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Trevor Lawrence throwing dimes to Tim Tebow. In the NFL. With the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Anything can happen.
Those two were arguably some of the best to ever play the college football quarterback position. Clemson Tigers, Trevor Lawrence, and national championships went hand-in-hand, just as the Florida Gators, Tim Tebow, and national championships went hand-in-hand.
Lawrence and Tebow just frankly know how to win. And to work. To work hard at that. That can't be denied.
Sure, there's been skepticism with Urban Meyer taking on Tim as a tight end with him not playing in a NFL regular season game since 2012 and at a different position. But frankly, that's all talk. That's analyst talk from behind desks. What matters is who's on the field, who's in the locker room, how this is impacting the Jacksonville Jaguars. Because guess what? Haters are gonna' hate.
And by the looks of it so far, Tebow is transitioning into a NFL tight end quite well.
The proof is in the pudding.
ESPN's Michael DiRocco was there to see the Jaguars' OTA with Trevor and Tim and had this to report:
"Tebow's transition from quarterback seems to be going smoothly…Tebow got extra coaching after several reps during blocking drills and at times looked a little hesitant or a half-step behind in others. But he caught every pass thrown his way, including two that went for touchdowns: one from Lawrence and another from Gardner Minshew."
What you may not have expected is that, according to DiRocco while "Tim Tebow looked like a … tight end…Trevor Lawrence looked like a … rookie quarterback."
That rookie transition is to be expected but that other part, about Tebow transitioning swimmingly into this new role, good for him! Just let your actions speak and let your game do the rest to silence the critics.
DiRocco did also mention that "Meyer said Lawrence was accurate in Wednesday's workout but had a bit of a tough time during red zone work on Thursday. Lawrence overthrew four passes and had two others broken up, but Meyer said it's normal for a rookie quarterback to struggle in the compressed area when facing an NFL defense. And Lawrence wasn't alone, either."
DiRocco also included a quote from Meyers saying Lawrence was "very accurate yesterday. Today we all struggled, not just him, offensively."
The Jaguars' new franchise quarterback is happy to have Tebow a part of the team.
Lawrence recently spoke to Yahoo Sports as Eric Edholm states he "joined Yahoo Sports on behalf of Gatorade — the first QB to sign a deal with it since Cam Newton — after Lawrence presented its 2020-21 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year award to USC commit Jaxson Dart of Corner Canyon High School (Draper, Utah)."
"That was really when I started to get into watching football and college football, right when Tim Tebow was in his heyday at Florida," Lawrence said to Yahoo Sports. "I played with him on all the NCAA games. But no, I'd never met him before until last week. That was cool for me to get to meet him. You would have thought that our paths would have crossed at some point, but they just hadn't. I just found that interesting.
Lawrence was impressed from the onset of what Tebow has brought to the team.
"The first thing that jumped out to me was the person," Lawrence said to Yahoo Sports. "Just his character. What he brings to the locker room. A guy you want to be around. He just does things right. I think coach Meyer and the staff knew that, bringing him on."
Lawrence has raving reviews for the quarterback he watched growing up.
"He's been awesome so far," Lawrence said to Yahoo Sports. "Just a hard worker. And he's in great shape. It's been cool to see, and obviously, it's still really early and he's still learning and just coming in a couple days later than some other guys for the install, so he's just getting his feet wet. But man, he's doing great."
Here's what another teammate, who's also new to the team this year after playing with the Detroit Lions, wide receiver Marvin Jones, Jr., said about Tebow being a part of the squad:
"Obviously, everybody knows the type of worker that he is and it's no different," Jones Jr., 'who was the team's oldest player (31) until the 33-year-old Tebow signed May 20' per ESPN, said. "He came in here and fit right in, just working and learning and stuff like that. In the back, when he's not in, he's looking at the plays and running extra and doing what he needs to do to get this new position going."
"…it's been good to have him here, most definitely," Jones, Jr. said via ESPN.
- 1 The Jaguars' new franchise quarterback is happy to have Tebow a part of the team.
- 2 "The first thing that jumped out to me was the person," Lawrence said to Yahoo Sports. "Just his character. What he brings to the locker room. A guy you want to be around. He just does things right. I think coach Meyer and the staff knew that, bringing him on."
- 3 "…it's been good to have him here, most definitely," Jones, Jr. said via ESPN.
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Welcome back to Humor Nation. Stefan Salvatore was turned into a vampire by Katherine Pierce. After becoming a vampire, he battled the bloodlust for a long time unless Lexi came along and helped him. But through out his life, he has fallen to the urges of feeding on human blood, and ended up becoming a Ripper several times. As a Ripper, he's one of the worst vampires ever. Even Klaus was impressed by his ruthlessness and monstrosity. He also been involved in a relationship with Rebekah Mikaelson, younger sister of Klaus.
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When Stefan Salvatore returned to Mystic Falls, he heard about the accident at Wickery Bridge which involved Elena and her parents. He saved the life of Elena, but was unable to save her parents. At this time Elena wasn't aware of Stefan. It was only later that they crossed paths at the School and felt drawn to each other. Elena soon developed a romantic relationship with Stefan as they both shared numerous qualities and beliefs in common. Elena soon finds out the deep hidden secret of Stefan that he is a vampire, but she gradually comes to accept his identity and keeps loving him. However their relationship ended in S4 when Elena confessed his love for Damon to him. But despite all, they still cared and supported each other.
Stefan and Caroline's relationship was developed when Stefan mentored the newly transformed vampire Caroline. He taught her how to control her urges and get used to the new lifestyle. Stefan offered her a great deal of emotional support and Caroline did the same. In Season 8, they married each other. However, their happiness was cut short when Stefan sacrificed himself to defeat Katherine.
There are numerous differences in his character when compared to the TVD novels. In the book, he loved Katherine for centuries and became heartbroken when she died. However, in the show, he only loved her before finding out about her true identity of a vampire. He had shared an antagonistic relationship with her, killing her twice. Also, in the books, he had only two love interests, Katherine and Elena. Whereas on the show, we have seen being romantically involved with numerous characters. In contrast to Damon, Stefan is the moral brother, the kind and compassionate one.
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If you deal with a visual impairment and you're considering going to college, you are not alone. A little more than 1% of first-year students in 2002 reported being blind or having partial vision loss. Reduced or compromised vision cannot hold you back from achieving your goals, and today's technology and protective legislation makes it easier than ever for students with visual impairments to enjoy all aspects of a higher education.
Defining Visual Impairments
Anything that reduces or interferes with an individual's ability to see qualifies as a visual impairment. There are various legal and medical standards, however, that can help students find and access the best assistance for their unique needs. While many visual impairments may be treated with corrective lenses, some cannot.
Total Blindness: Totally blind individuals have 20/400 visual acuity and a 10% field of vision or worse. Many students who qualify as totally blind still have light sensitivity and a limited ability to read printed materials, though assistive technologies can make this much easier.
Legal Blindness: Legal blindness, acuity of 20/100, is a legal standard used to determine not only potential benefits an individual may qualify for but also what licensed, hazardous activities, such as driving, an individual may be allowed to do.
Visual Impairments: You don't need to be qualified as totally or legally blind to suffer from visual impairments. Anyone with 20/70 vision qualifies for special considerations and may benefit from assistive technologies and procedures.
Health Conditions That Impact Vision: Many medical conditions affect vision, including relatively common ailments like diabetes. Head injuries also frequently diminish visual acuity. Before beginning college, students should speak to a doctor about any health conditions or previous injuries that may limit their visual range.
Finding Support to Ensure College Success
There are many paths to success, and the right support can help. Academic and social success begin before you even go on your first campus tour. The resources are there for you, and your admissions counselor should help put you in touch with anyone you need to talk to.
Campus Resources: Even small campuses offer many opportunities for students with visual impairments to engage with the greater community, find specialized support, and connect with groups that support their lifestyles. Speak to student services before you even schedule a tour to find out what resources and support structures each college has to offer.
Classroom Connections: Remember, your professors can also be a resource, especially at a smaller university. Arrange for a meeting during your professors' open office hours to discuss how they can accommodate you in class, during tests, etc.
Legal Resources: As a student with a disability, you have protected rights. Know your rights before you get to campus, and know who to contact if they are not respected.
- Section 504 protects your rights to equal opportunities, benefits, and services in federally funded or corporate spaces, including college campuses. Overseen by the Office of Civil Rights, Section 504 ensures that disabled students have access to classrooms. Although not all universities accept federal funding, the vast majority follow Section 504's guidelines.
- The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) protects students against discrimination in all public and private settings. Regardless of whether or not your university accepts federal funding, this legislation protects students under Title II and Title III. Under this legislation, governed by the Department of Justice, not only classrooms but education as a whole must be made accessible to all students, regardless of disabilities or impairments.
- The Assistive Technology Act helps disabled students by providing funding for assistive technologies. These can include specialized readers, wheelchairs, or voice amplifiers.
Community: Going to college is about more than just your studies. There are many ways to connect with your college's social elements, including Greek organizations and clubs. Take advantage of sororities, fraternities, volunteer groups, and extracurricular activities. Technology makes it easier than ever for visually impaired students to enjoy college, both inside and outside of the classroom.
Scholarships for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
Many charities, government institutions, and other organizations offer scholarships specifically for visually impaired and blind students. These programs include:
- The Fred Scheigert Scholarship
- NFB Scholarship Program
- The College Bound Scholarship
- The Brother James Kearney Scholarship Program for the Blind
New scholarships appear every year, so it's a good idea to search frequently for new funding opportunities.
Tools and Assistance for Visually Impaired Students
Every student is different, even if they deal with similar visual impairments. That is why it's so important to know your options before setting foot in the classroom. Assistive technologies and techniques can cater to different learning styles, personalities, classroom settings, and subjects of study.
Reserved Seating: Simply being closer to visual class presentations may help you absorb more information. Discuss what types of materials your professor plans to share in class, and arrange for a reserved seat near the front of the class to make participation easier. Reserved seating also helps totally blind students navigate the classroom.
Braille Textbooks and Audiobooks: Speak to your professors and student services about Braille textbooks. They may also have audio options available. Even if they do not have them in the campus bookstore, they should be able to help you find an accessible copy.
Recorded Lectures: Taking notes in class isn't always a feasible option for visually impaired students. Although special assistive technologies may allow you to type notes in Braille, not all campuses have these tools. Getting permission to record lectures or borrow official university recordings can make studying much easier.
Apps, Software, and Hardware: If you've dealt with a visual impairment for a few years, you may already have some of these tools installed on your computer or tablet, and these technologies will serve you exceptionally well in college. A screen reader with basic Braille commands is vital for online research. It may also help you navigate college websites to learn about housing information, meal plans, tuition details, and course selection. Voice-to-text word processors can make writing much easier, as can Braille keyboards.
Additional Assistive Technology Resources
- Assistive Technology Overview
- Braille Embossers
- Resource Guide to Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired Students
- Colleges Helping Blind and Partially Sighted Students
- Audio Players and Talking Books
- Electronic Magnifiers
- Top Five Technological Aids for Students
- Common Assistive Technologies
- Visually Impaired Students and Online Colleges
- Five Assistive Technology Tools That Are Making a Difference
- Principles of Assistive Technology
- Top Assistive Technology Innovations
- Technology Helps Visually Impaired Students Thrive
- Upcoming Assistive Technology
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Honda CB350RS Launched At Rs 1.96 lakh-Details
The new Honda CB350Rs has been launched at a price of Rs 1.96 Lakh(ex-showroom). The Honda CSB50RS has a lot of similarities with the Honda H'ness CB350 with regards to the frame, engine, and other accessories.
The Honda CB350RS looks radically different, albeit based on the Honda H'ness CB350, in the form of the front mudguard, revamped LED headlamps, side panels, stubby tail, and up-swept exhaust. The single, flat seat is also entirely new with numerous textures on the side of the rider and pillion. The smaller rear wheel and wider tire are other features that separate this model from the regular bike.
The motorcycle features all-around LED lamps, even indicators that seem to have been withdrawn from Honda Hornet 2.0. Features such as the switchgear and instrument cluster from the standard CB350 have been transferred.
Unlike the regular CB350 which is available in 2 variants-DLX and DLX pro, the CB350RS will only be available in one variant. Like the CB350 DLX pro, the CB350RS also gets a dual-tone tank.
Like the H'ness Cb350, the Honda CB350 scrambler also gets the same 349cc single-cylinder engine. This engine is fitted with the same 5-speed gearbox as the CB350 and is also supported with the Honda Selectable Torque Control (HSTC).
The Honda CB350RS is based on the H'ness CB350 with the same cradle frame, telescopic fork, and twin shock absorber. Based on this latter experience, the RS can deliver a convenient ride on damaged roads.
With a 310mm disc at the front and a 240-mm disc at the back and regular dual Channel ABS, the Nissin brakes have been brought on from the H'ness.
The CB350RS weighs 179kg which is 2kg less than the CB350s. Ground clearance of 2mm and a seat height of 800mm are also hardware improvements.
This makes it marginally more Rs 3,000 more expensive than a CB350 DLX Pro, which is just under Rs 1.93 lakh. The CB350RS is priced at a cost of Rs 1.96 lakh (ex Showroom).
The CB350RS is sold in two colors: Radiant Red Metallic and Pearl Sports Yellow Black, with bookings available through all Major dealerships in India.
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Welcome to the Pitch Wars Workshops with some of our amazing past and 2020 mentors. From a lottery drawing, we selected writers to receive a query and first page critique from one of our mentors. We'll be posting some of the critiques leading up to the Pitch Wars submission window. Our hope is that these samples will help you in shining up your query and first page.
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Pitch Wars Mentor Roma Panganiban …
Roma Panganiban won an essay contest in fourth grade and used the prize money to buy some glitter gel pens and a pint of locally made cotton candy ice cream, and has been chasing those heights of excellence ever since. After majoring in English and Psychology at a picturesque liberal arts college in the middle of nowhere, she moved to England and dabbled in graduate school before finding her way back across the Atlantic to work at a cupcake bakery, a tutoring center, and a theatrical costume studio. She is now happily employed at a literary agency and lives in Brooklyn, where she stays up too late and complains about being tired.
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Roma's critique . . .
Adult: Literary Fiction
Dear [Mentor/Agent],
[Please note: this query was submitted as a Word doc in Garamond font, which I and many publishing professionals have a soft spot for! However, many agents accept queries only in the body of an email, and ANY kind of non-default formatting can wreak havoc on the visual experience. With no way of knowing how an email will appear before an agent, I would suggest erring on the side of caution and simply using whatever your email client's default formatting is, which will then translate smoothly into the agent's default formatting. But if the agent specifically requests material as Word or PDF attachments, Garamond away!]
I am seeking mentoring/representation for my novel TITLE OF NOVEL, a work of contemporary literary fiction that draws attention to questions of race and justice in a society that would prefer to ignore them. Due to [personalized reasons], I thought my novel might be of interest to you. [Excellent opening. The title is evocative and, as any good title should, sets a distinct tone for the query and the book itself. In this case, I know not to expect big laughs or an unambiguously happy ending. I also like the phrasing, "of interest to you"–it frames the work as a kind of humble gift to the agent, rather than a plea or even a commercial proposition, though of course it's arguably both those things. After all, an agent-author relationship is mutually beneficial, so it suggests a sense of mature professionalism for you to have acknowledged that right away.]
A [college/university? high school? PhD? Or use some other descriptor here; skipping an adjective in your opening sentence feels to me like a missed opportunity to set the bar appropriately high for the drama about to unfold] student disappears during Christmas break. Shortly, a video is released online in which a pair of men [dressed] as priests chain him to scaffolding in an alley. The student is Christopher Fairchild[:] he's the son of a billionaire, and he's naked. [The sparse syntax is very effective here.] For three days, snow slashes the screen, wind shrieks in the microphone, and the priests watch as Christopher is brutalized, mutilated, and tattooed. [This sentence could be tightened up quite a bit. "Snow slashes the screen" is one of the rare instances in which it could be more appropriate to use the passive voice, e.g. "the screen is slashed by snow," because the video is more salient than the unpleasant weather. That said, there's no simple way to flip that syntax of "wind shrieks in the microphone," and I do like that phrasing a lot. Perhaps the imbalance of this sentence is that there are two clauses that convey a similar message (harsh weather) in parallel with a third that provides new and more vital information (the "priests" are present, but are not the ones committing atrocities against Christopher). The simplest fix I might suggest would involve some tinkering with order and punctuation: "For three days, wind shrieks in the microphone and the video screen is slashed by now; the priests watch as Christopher…"]
Christopher is white, and most of [his attackers] are black, which provokes a series of heated reactions from those on both sides of the racial divide. When it comes to light that Christopher designed the entire incident and declines to press charges against any of those who participated in the violence, society desperately searches for an explanation for his actions, an explanation Christopher refuses to offer. [This is an unusually long sentence, as far as your writing thus far has gone, and I'm concerned it upsets the pace you've established. I think the main issue is that the bombshell reveal will inevitably invoke a kind of knee-jerk reaction in the reader–"Why?!"–but Christopher's refusal to give any response is pushed back by the fact that "society desperately searches for an explanation for his actions," where it makes more sense for Christopher to first refuse before society starts to desperately search for answers in the absence of a more forthcoming response from him. Soon, New York City [this is the first mention of setting: if a real university, which one? Naming it in the opening paragraph is one handy way of establishing a reader's expectations about the nuances of this story; there's a different sense to Christopher being, say, a CUNY student as opposed to NYU as opposed to Columbia] is near detonation: a white vigilante kills two black men on the courthouse steps; a police precinct erupts into internecine war after a white policeman assaults a black doctor, the younger brother of one of the precinct's detectives; a killer-become-priest prepares to mete out his own justice. [There's broken parallelism here: the first two example state the both parties' races, but the third does not. I believe that, unfortunately, the second example might work just as well if it were to be said simply that "a policeman assaults a black doctor"–the Blackness of the victim is relevant, but it's enough context to say that the doctor's assailant was a policeman without making explicit that he was a white one. His race is far less relevant than his badge.] The foundations of civil society are at stake as the city teeters dangerously close to descending into chaos, riots, and violent disorder. [I have to say I'm rather disappointed with the vagueness of "The Foundations of civil society are at stake". In general, specific stakes are more compelling than sweeping clichés. When aliens attack, people aren't concerned about "the future of humanity"; they're worried whether they'll be eaten or enslaved or zapped. What is more immediately on the line here?]
Following a diverse group of New Yorkers, some of whom have been entangled in the torsions of racial discourse their whole lives, and some of whom are only now discovering its power over their lives, TITLE OF NOVEL is a novel about pain, endurance, and human connection in a city of eight million people. [Great sentence. Comprehensive, but tight.] The novel draws upon the taut lyricism and bottomless anger of Claudia Rankine's Citizen, on Kevin Brockmeier's exploration of interlocked human suffering and lush rendering of pain as beauty in The Illuminations, and on Billie Holiday's haunting and poignant recording of "Strange Fruit." [Excellent. Comp titles are given specific justification, and with two strong literary comps, there's room to throw in an unconventional but entirely apt non-literary comp. I'm always a fan of seeing stories told via other cultural mediums used as unexpected bonus comp "titles." To me, doing so indicates a writer's broad understanding of their book's role in the greater artistic landscape, not limited to books alone, and speaks to a depth of thought put into the comps beyond simply listing three of the Amazon bestsellers in, for example, the category of "contemporary racial justice novels."
I am a contributing editor at Redacted, where I have written on issues of race in America through articles on James Baldwin and Ta-Nehisi Coates. [Very smart, and always appreciated, when writers say what they write about, not just where. Journalist or not, every writer has a "beat," and it does the agent a favor to tell them what yours is rather than having them try to categorize you themselves.] My short stories and essays have appeared in several journals, most recently in The Columbia Review, and my story 'Title of Story' was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. [This is subjective, but I appreciate the restraint in listing only the brightest of your publication highlights. A query should be more like a résumé than a CV.] My first novel, TITLE OF NOVEL, will be released by Title of Publishing Company on August 26, 2020.
I have included the first page of my novel, as requested, and I would be happy to send you the full manuscript, complete at 67,000 words, for your review. Thank you for your time and consideration.
[The author asked the following]
One thing I am particularly struggling with re: this query is that my novel has an experimental structure. Each chapter focuses on a different character and is written in a different style, and gradually the various stories start to overlap and paint a fuller picture of what is happening. I don't know if I should address that in my query letter or not. As of right now, I allude to the structure only by a brief reference to "diverse voices", but I would be interested in hearing my critique guru's thoughts as to if and how I should address my novel's structure in the query.
Yes, particularly for literary fiction, you should absolutely make note of the novel's experimental structure! While some agents may be turned off by it, there's no sense in not being upfront, especially when other agents are intrigued by exactly that kind of formal novelty. This can be conveyed in a single, straightforward sentence, either before or after comps, in the paragraph where you mention the novel's "diverse voices." In fact, the sentence you've used right there is a great starting point: "Each chapter focuses on a different character and is written in a different style, and gradually the various stories start to overlap and…" A more elegant sentence might read something like, "BLOOD AT THE ROOT utilizes a nonlinear narrative structure, with each character narrating various chapters in their own distinct styles; overlap in time until a truer picture starts to emerge from the noise." But play with the wording as you like; the short answer is yes, DO address the novel's structure in the query itself.]
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It is four-thirty in the morning, not yet day, but warming, the sky still mostly opaque, but a phthalo green, now, as opposed to the onyx of true night. [This is a strong and distinctive style choice, to start with a bundle of descriptive clauses–but I'm afraid I can't say I'm fond of it. There is no new information beyond the time of day, and placing such lyrical visual imagery in the opening sentence is rather like taking a hydration break after the first two steps of a marathon. Not every opening has to be high octane, but there needs to be some sense of forward momentum that's lacking here. I'd be more grabbed simply by the sentence, "It is four-thirty in the morning"–the absence of any other information forces me to consider the inherent strangeness of a story beginning 4:30 in the morning, leaving room for my curiosity to spark and keep me reading.] The boy is being led on a length of chain, handcuffed. He does not struggle. He does not speak. He is naked, shoeless; shards of glass cut into his feet as he walks, but he doesn't seem to notice, only continues walking, bleeding. It is hard to guess his age; his testicles have descended and he has a thatch of pubic hair, but there's no flesh beneath his epidermis, only bone reaching out through his skin, the ribs and sternum nearly free, the clavicle, skull, and vertebrae not far behind. [Now this progression from general to specific is excellent, the literary equivalent of watching an artist sketch in pencil before shading in dark and light.] The street is mostly deserted. The camera remains with the boy as he walks, so there is no way to tell where he is or who is on the other end of the chain. Two, three times, people appear behind him, their mouths open, frozen around words that won't come, their eyes gaping, suspicious. All are wearing thick jackets, winter hats, and gloves.
The structure appears like a leviathan, a hellfire-red, Baker-style rolling steel scaffold eight feet high, six feet wide. ["Leviathan" is such a powerful word to invoke here and sets the tone so well. However, I have to admit that the meaning of "Baker-style" is lost on me.] The back of the man on the other end of the chain appears, followed by another man; both wear vestments: an alb, girdle, stole, and chasuble. One has braids that fall to his shoulders; the other man's hair is cropped to his scalp. They undo the boy's chain and handcuff his wrists to horizontal slats on opposite ends of the scaffolding, then his ankles, and move off camera.
The boy's penis hangs limp. A blast of wind pushes it left; it falls back to center. [This is the second reference within a single page to the boy's genitals. Individual reader's personal sensibilities aside, where the first reference was a clever way of indicating the relative age of "the boy," this is nothing more than a fanciful way of saying, "It's cold" (which we already know from the thick jackets). I could do without it.]
The man with the short hair reappears and places a small table to one side of the structure, and the man with braids places something on it that it is still too dark to see, and this is when even those who choose to watch the uncut version of the video reach for their mouse, because the action dies for over an hour. [Love this.] The priests take up positions on either side of the boy, standing motionless, silent, and the camera doesn't pan or track, only stares into the darkness encompassing the two men and the boy between them. Light emerges from the womb of night slowly, releasing gradient, line, and detail in dribs and drabs, the advent of color. [Gorgeous final sentence, and I appreciate way your creative use of the term "advent" bridges the pseudo-religion of this scene and its secularity.]


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Iran blasts Riyadh peace agreement as 'legitimising Saudi occupation in Yemen'
The Saudi-brokered power-sharing deal aims to end a north-south rift that has escalated during the country's war.
"The Riyadh agreement between [Abedrabbo] Mansour Hadi's government and the separatist council is incomplete and will not solve the Yemen crisis and its problems," Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement cited by the official IRNA news agency.
"The Yemeni people will not allow foreign forces to occupy southern Yemen," it added.
Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said the agreement "does not provide any support to solve the problems in Yemen but comes in the context of promoting the Saudi occupation directly or through its forces to the southern part of the country".
Iran has for years been accused of backing Houthi rebels who took over Yemen's capital city Sanaa in September 2014.
Security Belt Forces - dominated by the STC - in August took control of Aden, which had served as the beleaguered government's base since it was ousted by the Houthi coup.
The clashes between the separatists and government forces, who for years fought on the same side against the Houthis, had raised fears the country could split into two entities.
The STC then expelled internally-displaced Yemenis from the north of the country seeking refuge from the ongoing violence.
"We do believe among those migrating south there are some planted by certain political groups", Mohamed Alsahimi, deputy head of the STC's UK office told The New Arab at the time - accusing some refugees being planted to instigate instability in the country's south.
The warring factions in recent weeks held indirect talks mediated by Saudi Arabia in the kingdom's western city of Jeddah, which culminated in the deal signed in Riyadh.
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The first teaser trailer for Judy pits a beloved and soothing Judy Garland staple—The Wizard of Oz's "Over the Rainbow"—against a darker glimpse into the megastar's final months. Take a look above.
Renée Zellweger stars as Garland in the upcoming biopic, which focuses on the final year of her life, including her swansong concerts in Europe. The cast also includes Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story, Broadway's The Glass Menagerie) as Garland's fifth husband Mickie Deans, Jessie Buckley as production assistant Rosalyn Wilder, Michael Gambon as impressario Bernard Delfont, and Gemma-Leah Devereux and Bella Ramsey as a young Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft.
Judy, directed by Tony nominee Rupert Goold and featuring a screenplay by Tom Edge, based on the play End of the Rainbow by Peter Quilter, will premiere September 27.


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Rank these systems in order of decreasing entropy.
Rank from highest to lowest entropy. To rank items as equivalent, overlap them.
- A) 1 mol carbon tetrafluoride gas at 273K 40L
- B) 1 mol krypton gas at 273K 40L
- C) 1/2 mol krypton gas at 100K 20L
- D) 1 mol krypton gas at 273K 20L
- E) 1/2 mol krypton liquid at 100K
- F) 1 mol fluorine gas 273K 40L
- G) 1/2 mol krypton gas at 273K 20L
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FLAGSTAFF, AZ — The Flagstaff Police Department is mourning the loss of a fellow officer.
According to a press release from the Flagstaff Police Department, Officer Jarrett Shughart was found dead at his home on Saturday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Officials say officers arrived at his home for a welfare check and that's when they made the discovery.
The Coconino County Sheriff's Office has assumed the investigation which remains ongoing.
Officer Shughart began his career with the Flagstaff Police Department in October of 2014. During his time, he served as a Field Training Officer and was recently assigned in a light-duty capacity due to a work-related injury.
"At this time the family requests privacy; funeral arrangements are unknown at this time. The City of Flagstaff and the members of the Flagstaff Police Department extend our deepest condolences to Officer Shughart's family and friends," officials said in a statement.
Early Sunday morning, the Mayor of Flagstaff and the Flagstaff Fire Department expressed their condolences.
A Flagstaff Police Officer was lost last night. My heart goes out to his loved ones and colleagues. I am thankful for our police officers and grateful for their service and commitment to our community. God bless them and their families. pic.twitter.com/1RQ5eLlChe
— Coral (@Coral4AZ) September 13, 2020
The City of Flagstaff and members of the police department issued a statement reminding others in need of resources available.
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Have you ever taken a shower in a value-priced hotel somewhere? First, you have to figure out how to get hot or cold water out of the silly thing, and then the real games begin. 200 feet from the water heater, the changes you make to the water flow take a while to make a difference. "Ow, hot!" OK, turn it down a bit. "Frr-frr-frreeeezing!" That adjustment went a bit too far. Repeat until you find a happy medium, hoping that nobody throws it off by taking a shower in the next room or flushing the toilet downstairs.
That, my friend, is exactly how the stock market works.
Cold shower or lava bath?
In a perversion of Newton's third law of motion, every action in the market has an opposite and usually massive overreaction. Ever since the financial crash in September, we've seen months of enormous volatility. Mr. Market is still fiddling with the water knobs, still trying to settle on the proper temperature for his money shower. Before the panic started, the water was way too hot. Now, I think it's freezing.
Take blue-chip General Electric
It's human nature to overreact a bit, of course. Burned by the hot water, we don't want to get scalded again, so we leap a bit past "reasonable" changes and straight into "way too safe." And this creates some massive investment opportunities for the contrarian adventurers among us.
Cheap stocks aplenty
Have a gander at these icy-cold steel baths:
Company |
Trailing P/E |
Trailing P/E,
Alcoa |
$44.77 |
$6.80 |
4.6 |
14.6 |
Harley-Davidson |
$48.14 |
$11.54 |
5.0 |
11.9 |
Ingersoll-Rand |
$47.31 |
$11.75 |
5.2 |
13.1 |
American Express |
$53.45 |
$16.55 |
6.6 |
14.9 |
General Electric |
$38.52 |
$12.58 |
7.6 |
16.6 |
Texas Instruments |
$34.41 |
$13.38 |
7.9 |
19.2 |
Best Buy |
$53.60 |
$16.42 |
10.2 |
17.1 |
Data from Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's.
All of these well-respected companies have seen their stock prices absolutely bludgeoned by an overreacting market. Best Buy is the only one of the lot to have rebounded significantly from 52-week lows, as all the others remain just a few clicks off the bottom. But rest assured that they've all seen volatility that makes nitroglycerin look timid by comparison. An opportunistic investor with some cash to spare could make a killing by investing in solid businesses like these at historical rock-bottom prices. Every single household-name business on my list sports at least three CAPS stars (and five for Ingersoll-Rand), and the Fool itself already owns two of them.
Mass psychology, individual opportunity
This theory of the stock market acting like a huge low-budget shower works because of the mass-psychology involved. It's the average reaction of thousands, or even millions, of individual investors and financial institutions. Each individual is still free to act much more reasonably and take smaller leaps between extremes of buying and selling. That could, would, and should be you, dear Fool. Let the masses go over the cliffs of insanity like a well-heeled lemming herd, and reap the rewards of the mispriced stocks they leave in their wake.
And the next time you check into a cheap motel, ask for a room as close to the water heater as possible. You'll thank me for that advice in the morning.
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Esther Drummond
Esther Drummond was a CIA analyst in the 21st century and a member of Torchwood upon its reformation in 2011. She was a good friend of fellow CIA agent, Rex Matheson. Esther sought to bring about the greater good, even at the cost of her own life. She did so by encouraging Rex and Jack to reverse the Miracle, after being shot.
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Aim of this paper is to investigate the traditional technologies of lifting and sea transport of large stone blocks (time spent for sea transport, ways of charging and stewing large stone pieces, number of people engaged) with evidence from 18th and 19th century Italy, as a key to understand ancient Roman practices. I shall use data from reconstruction of the 5th century Christian basilica of St. Paul at Rome, burnt in 1823, where new granite shafts, mainly from Italian quarries, replaced the Roman ones. Other documentary sources help to understand some details related to heavy transport, otherwise unknown for Roman period. It should be obviously dangerous to induce directly that the same technologies used for lifting and transport of columns in 18th or 19th century were in use also in Roman Imperial age, but the study of such processes can help us to put in the right view our reconstruction of ancient reality.
El objetivo de este trabajo es la investigación de las tecnologías tradicionales de alzamiento y transporte marítimo de grandes bloques líticos (tiempo pasado en el viaje, maneras de cargar y estibar piezas grandes de mármol, número de personas empleadas) a través de la evidencia extraída da la Italia de los siglos XVIII y XIX, como indicio para comprender las prácticas romanas antiguas. Voy a utilizar algunos dados extraídos de la reconstrucción de la basílica paleocristiana de San Pablo Extramuros de Roma, quemada en el 1823, en que nuevos fustes de granito, sobre todo de canteras italianas, remplazaron los fustes de edad Romana. Otras fuentes pueden ayudar a comprender detalles relacionados con el transporte pesado, que no se podrían conocer de otra manera para la edad Romana. Sería arriesgado deducir directamente que las mismas tecnologías utilizadas en los siglos XVIII y XIX estuvieran en uso en la edad Romana Imperial; pero, el estudio de tales procesos puede ayudar a poner en la luz adecuada nuestras reconstrucciones de la realidad antigua.
A major question for scholars of Roman imperial architecture is how so many large marble shafts or blocks, mostly from quarries very far from the building site, reached their destination. Many scholars formulated hypotheses about type and size of ships involved, techniques of lifting and stowage, as well as the organization of such transport, in first place extracting data from ancient sources, not always so clear on this subject. The research on size of largest commercial ships in Roman age can count on ancient sources and shipwrecks (
Dimensions and weight of wrecked marble cargoes carried by Roman ships are a more reliable source. On this basis, Ben Russell stated that nearly 50% of cargoes weigh less than 50 tonnes (in many cases much less). Small ships were mainly used for this purpose, then, even if there is also evidence of wrecked ships carrying 90 tonnes or more, concentrated in the centre of Mediterranean. These data suggest that major ships travelled on long-range traffic, while the small ones, mostly wrecked near to the land, sailed along coastline (
It is perhaps possible to enlarge our vision of this problem, by investigating the traffic of marble and stone in a recent past, when traditional methods of lifting and sea transport were still in use, before invention of new transport technologies in the late 19th century. The conditions of marble trade in modern age, indeed, are similar to those in Roman period, because we can detect the same need for transport of heavy charges from quarries to farther building yards, using ships by sea and barges by rivers and lakes. Besides, the study is easier, in a way, because there are more sources at our disposal, while for matters of technique and port organizations posed by marble trade in Roman period we have just a few sources (
The evidence raised from many documents dated to 18th-19th century, relating to marble sea trade, could be used to investigate traditional technologies of heavy lifting and sea transport, estimating the time involved, the ways of charging and stewing large stone columns, the number of people engaged. It could be an instrument to understand some processes used in Roman Imperial period for lifting and transport of large columns by sea. For example, the packing material used in Carrara marble ship in nineteenth century, to secure the marble cargoes, was also a saleable product: this circumstance has been used to infer that Roman Imperial marble transport ships could have used the same device, too (
The first example I have chosen is the rebuilding of the fifth century Christian basilica of
The project chosen for the reconstructed basilica used many qualities of marble (
The architects of the new Basilica had to buy most of the shafts of columns for the naves at quarries, however. The two columns of the Basilica triumph arch ("Arco di Galla Placidia":
A long journey by land and water brought the granite shafts from Lago Maggiore to Rome. They embarked on barges near the quarries, on the river Toce, reaching then the river Ticino via Lago Maggiore, and following the canal "Naviglio Grande" arrived to Milan (in 15th century this canal reached the construction yard of the Duomo:
Their travel around Italy went on along the Adriatic coast to the strait of Messina, then up to the Tiber, and from there to the Basilica of San Paolo via a canal dug for the purpose: a journey of km 2,220, lasting an average of four months. The "pielego"
We have a good description of loading operations for the two obelisks in granite of Baveno, 10 m high each, leaving from the port of Venice to Villa Torlonia at Rome (
Another good example for quarrying and transport of stone monolithic columns comes from the contracts for the stones in the prospect of Catania cathedral (
Archive documents help to reconstruct the steps for purchasing and transport, each with separate procedures, consisting of a preliminary contract with general terms (with number and size of pieces to buy or to transport), an auction for the lower offer, and a final report, to verify that the measures of pieces transported were as long as those stipulated. In 1756 Filippo Salamone, commander of "sciabecco" (chebec) "il SS.mo Crocifisso, S. Rosalia e S. Francesco di Paola", tonnage of 1800 "salme" (
The total volume of the blocks was of 3,941 "palmi cubi" (
The journey from the port of Palermo to the port of Catania should have been paid at a price of 3
The examples I have shown are certainly of "direct" commerce, in response to a specific order sent to quarries. A document of "indirect" commerce, purchase of marble in the quarries to be sold retail, is, for example, the marble wreck at Capo Bianco near Crotone, with small or medium-sized marble shafts or plaques. These shafts had different dimensions and shapes, coming mainly from Liguria, France and Tuscany, with a reconstructed volume of almost m3 12,39 – a rather small ship (
It seems that boats involved in heavy marble transport during 18th and 19th century were not of large dimensions: like the tartan (
Medium sized ships, modified for stone transport, carried few large and heavy shafts or blocks. Smaller blocks or shafts were stowed into larger ships, like the chebec (
Marble cargo usually will not fill completely the stowage capacity of a ship, expressed in tonnes of tonnage (a capacity measure expressing how many tonnes of a merchandise occupying 42 cubic feet can be charged into a ship). 1 tonne of tonnage in that period was 42 cubic feet, an average between the specific weights of any merchandise (
For example, if a ship had a tonnage of 100 tonnes, it will be able to load 4200 cubic feet = 120 cubic meters of normal merchandise, but only 1300 (100 x 13) cubic feet = 37,14 cubic meters of stone, or other heavy loads (
In the case of the ships transporting alabaster columns from Egypt to Rome in 1840, we know only the total cargo volume (57 m3), and the tonnage of the three ships (2 tartans of 70 tonnes, 1 mistico of 57 tonnes), but we do not know how the cargo was divided within them. I have tried to divide it in proportion to the major capacity of the two tartans and lesser capacity of the "mistico", or 2:2:1. Our source, then, says that the amount of the blocks they charged at Rosetta was higher than it was told before the journey (
The results above show that the larger ship, the chebec, was loaded only at half of its capacity; but we cannot know if the commander loaded also other merchandise or ballast that could be useful to increase his gain. Other ships were loaded at 2/3 or ¾ of their capacity, but with few large blocks. A single cargo of 56 tonnes of Carrara marble was considered the maximum for a marble transport ship of 18th century, the tonnage of which unfortunately is not known (as we saw above). The evidence of marble shipwreck Punta Scifo A (
Clayton Fant has convincingly stated that the contract used for transports of large blocks in Roman law was the
The price asked by Commander Salamone in 1756 for sea transport was 3 tarì per 100 Kg of stone (I remind that 1 Sicilian silver tarì of 2.41 gr of weight was equivalent to 1/11 of 1 silver Scudo). It seems distant from the costs for Carrara marble transport in 16th Century, when we know that the costs to ship a
The study of some case of stone sea transport in modern age seems to have almost helped us to put in the right view our reconstruction of ancient reality. In the same way, reconstruction of ancient building processes can be helped by knowledge of traditional technologies. From this study we have seen how the transport of large shafts was faced in not different ways than in Roman age, and traditional mechanisms used for lifting and stowing stone can help to imagine similar devices used by Romans. It has been possible to calculate how much marble a ship could put in the hold without danger for sailing, making a comparison with Roman marble transport ships. New data could be raised deepening this field of research, helping archaeology to imagine in a more realistic way ancient marble transport.


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Kimbal Musk & Big Green Are Seeding The Future With Free Seeds
Kimbal Musk and his wife, Christiana, shared a touching video yesterday in which they announced that Big Green is giving away free seeds for Plant A Seed Day, which was today. Kimbal shares the story of Lenny, whose mother and family have struggled with hunger.
Lenny was amazed how easy it was to grow food. He discovered this by growing beans from his cupboard in his backyard.
With millions of people out of work and school out of session, @christianamusk and my heart go out to those without food. @BigGreen, we are giving away free seeds https://t.co/Txt7C09yyn 🌱 Find gardening resources with family planting activities. Share your story #PlantASeedDay pic.twitter.com/tSyhUPSW4G
— 𝙺𝚒𝚖𝚋𝚊𝚕 𝙼𝚞𝚜𝚔 🤠 (@kimbal) March 18, 2020
Millions of people are going to be out of work and schools are closed due to the coronavirus. The sad truth is that for many families, school is where those struggling with food insecurity (a fancy term meaning lack of funds to buy food) get their meals. The idea of planting and growing your own food is really encouraging because it shows you that there are ways to solve all types of problems.
Personally, I really am bad at growing things — plants tend to die around me, but I have friends and neighbors who garden. My landlady also has a community garden in which several volunteers help out as well.
We got an early start today pic.twitter.com/HuM2IGxLPh
— Anne Marie (@AnneMarieSBC) March 19, 2020
For those like me (RIP my sweet oregano plant) who want to help, we can always donate to our local food banks. Here in Baton Rouge, several school kitchens have reopened and are trying to feed thousands of needy families locally. Our governor gave the order to close schools statewide until April 13, and one mother, Kendra Floyd, who has 7 children, has been struggling to keep them fed. She told The Advocate that, "It's getting tough." Capitol Middle, a school close to her, was to be a feeding site.
Nadine Mann, director of child nutrition for the East Baton Rouge Parish (Louisiana doesn't have counties) school system told The Advocate that each car "has seven, six, five, four … four was the least" children needing food. These meals are the core of the well-being of many children in Baton Rouge. "At least 80% of our kids are in poverty and we know without this meal, without school lunch or breakfast, they may not have a meal at home," Mann said to The Advocate. One thing that Mann worries about is food supplies in the future — milk and bread especially. The school system is accepting donations for food supplies at its charitable Foundation for East Baton Rouge School System.
One thing Baton Rouge schools don't have, at least that I am aware of, are Big Green's learning gardens. Perhaps if our school systems were to show children how to grow their own food, they could include this as a way of slowly solving hunger issues at home. There are more ways to solve a problem and growing food is just one of them — as well as supporting your local food banks.
Big Green is giving away free seeds, and if you would like one, visit the website and click on the banner at the top of the site. From there, you can send an email with your address requesting free seeds. I've done this — and will give them to my neighbors and landlady to plant for our community garden.
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Stable coins are one of the most lucrative options for savvy crypto investors. These tend to provide relief from the fluctuations, which are normal with other cryptocurrencies.
So, If your radar is focused on Tether (USDT) currently, then there are some things that you must be aware of before diving in.
Curious to find out what these are? Read on to quench your curious thirst!
USDT – The Basics
Tether is one of the most predominant stablecoin in the financial sphere. With a market cap of 3 Billion U.S. Dollars in November 2021 and 83.15 Billion U.S. Dollars in May 2022, it is sufficient to say that this stablecoin is here to stay and conquer!
Tether ranks as one of the biggest cryptocurrencies in the world, with its pricing being connected to the U.S. Dollar. This particular segment has made up about half of the overall value locked in Decentralized Finance or DeFi. Investing in Tether is unlike what you may encounter with other cryptos since its stability is unmatched.
#1 – Tether is Connected to U.S. Dollar
The first thing you should know about Tether Is that it's a stablecoin that is connected to U.S. Dollars. A stablecoin is connected to another real-world asset. 1 Tether is connected to $1. Since Tether's price mirrors that of the U.S. Dollar, it is not the type of cryptocurrency you would buy, and hope that the pricing for it will go high.
#2 – Tether can be Used to Buy Crypto, Encounter Money Transfers and Earn Interest
As a cryptocurrency investment, Tether may not be an ideal investment, but it has several other case uses. The most common reasons you may buy Tether include;
- Used to buy other cryptocurrencies: As you must know, transferring money from your bank account to a crypto exchange can take several days. If you intend to have funds in your account to buy crypto in the future, then instead of waiting around, having Tether in your account can help you do so.
- Money transfer: Tether is a viable option to transfer money between exchanges and crypto-wallets. You can use Tether to transfer money to your own exchange account or to send funds to another person. Moreover, Tether does not charge fees for transactions in between Tether wallets.
- Earn Interest: You can choose to earn crypto through exchanges, and it is viable to earn 25% interest by lending out coins. The benefit associated with Tether is that the value would not fluctuate. With other cryptocurrencies, you can gain interest; however, you can lose money if the pricing fluctuates.
#3 – Tether Limited is a Bit Controversial
Despite being a stable coin, Tether has reasons to be cautious. Tether Limited, which issues Tether, does not have the best reputation. One major issue is that Tether Limited previously claimed that Tether is backed by $1, and recently it released info that only 2.9% of Tether is backed by cash. Tether Limited has also been a subject of a lawsuit due to an alleged cover-up that is related to a crypto exchange known as Bitfinex.
You May Read: Implementation of KYC Regulations in Crypto Exchange
#4 – Hold Tether in Digital Wallets
You can choose to store Tether in digital wallets or exchanges. If you want, a Bitcoin exchange in the UAE can help you with that. Also, there are numerous options available around the globe and you can choose to store them anywhere you want. The most preferred ones are the semi-hot storage options.
#5 – Use Cases
Tether circumvents the issues of the settlement system by removing currency conversion fees and settling it within minutes, not days. USDT costs nothing in terms of fees. USDT transactions tend to have settlement finality, which implies that once the tokens have been received, the transfer can never be reversed, nor can a financial institution restrict immediate access to funds.
More use cases for Tether include that it is used for remittances since it solves key problems for workers present globally. Tether has a transparent transaction fee and removes the need for a third party or business.
You May Read: Why Smart Contracts are Pivotal to the Crypto World?
To Conclude
Tether is one of the most sought stablecoin across the globe. If your radar is in the line for Tether, then you should go forth in choosing to invest and trade for it. It is a viable option to go forward with, especially if the stakes are high for financing.


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The Department of Homeland Security, under Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, created the "Disinformation Governance Board" faster than the administration sent weapons to Ukraine and in a more organized manner than their withdrawal from Afghanistan, Judge Jeanine Pirro said Thursday on "The Five."
Pirro and co-host Greg Gutfeld remarked its inception must be just a coincidence, given the approaching midterm elections and Elon Musk's Twitter purchase.
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DHS tapped Nina Jankowicz, a "disinformation fellow" at the Woodrow Wilson Center according to the New York Post, who previously expressed doubt over the veracity of that newspaper's Hunter Biden laptop bombshell.
On "The Five," Pirro said the board was created very quickly after Democratic figures like Barack Obama called for stringent content moderation:
"Isn't it amazing how fast they got this disinformation group together? – given how long it took them to get weapons to Ukraine… or how disorganized they were in getting out of Afghanistan."
Pirro and the panel noted Mayorkas was grilled on the matter in House hearings this week:
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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, questioned Mayorkas on Thursday on the appointment of Jankowicz – citing her comments regarding the laptop and Steele dossier – as well as a DHS claim the board will combat "misleading narratives that undermine trust in government."
Jordan pressed further, asking if the board will therefore analyze such "narratives" as CDC Director Rochelle Walensky previously claiming vaccinated people cannot contract coronavirus, or "the smartest man on the planet" – a reference to Anthony Fauci – insisting the microbe didn't originate in a Chinese lab.
Later, Pirro went on to say the American people have been lied to "repeatedly" by federal officials who suddenly want a disinformation arbiter.
"We've suffered under their thumb for four years of Russian collusion delusion, along with the Hunter Biden laptop being [derided as] Russian disinformation," she said.
"The only thing they want is to be able to control what we say … and what we think."
She added that there is already "palpable…hatred" from the left toward free-speech advocates like Musk, pointing to left-wing MSNBC host Joy Reid claiming the South African immigrant misses the Apartheid system.
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John S. Oliver
Faults and Dykes. A Geological Study of the Witwatersrand (First Edition; 1911)
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The Indians looked dead in the water for eight innings and it looked as if Zach McAllister would lose his Major League debut. But with one swing of Travis Hafner's bat, the Indians completed a startling five-run rally in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the crushed Toronto Blue Jays at energized Progressive Field, 5-4.
McAllister navigated the first inning, issuing a two-out walk to Jose Bautista, but striking out Adam Lind for his second K to get out of any trouble. It took 25 pitches, but a scoreless first career inning is something to remember.
Michael Brantley led off the Tribe first with a single, and stole second with two outs. Carlos Santana walked to put two on. Toronto starter Carlos Villanueva then walked Grady Sizemore to load the bases, but Orlando Cabrera flied out to end the inning.
The Indians, who left 13 on base in Wednesday's win over the Yankees, were already sitting on three LOB as the game headed for the second.
In the Toronto second, Aaron Hill walked leading off, and with one out stole second and went to third on a throwing error by Asdrubal Cabrera. Travis Snider then singled to center to score Hill, and the Blue Jays led 1-0. McAllister then struck out J.P. Arencibia for the second out, but Rajai Davis reached on a throwing error on McAllister, with Snider going to third and Davis to second.
But Yunel Escobar flied out, so — although Toronto had broken the ice, it could have been much worse than a 1-0 Indians deficit.
The run charged to McAllister in the frame was unearned.
With two outs in the Tribe second, Lonnie Chisenhall was injured when he was beaned in the helmet by a pitch which seemed to then bounce off his nose. Jack Hannahan came on to run for Chisenhall after Chisenhall had been down for nearly a minute, and Michael Brantley collected his second straight hit, moving Hannahan to third. But Asdrubal Cabrera flied out, and the Indians had stranded two more runners, giving them five for the game already.
In the bottom of the third, Travis Hafner singled leading off. But after working the count to 3-0, Santana struck out. Villanueva uncorked a wild pitch against Sizemore to move Hafner to second, but Sizemore fanned and Orlando Cabrera grounded out, and the game moved to the fourth with the Blue Jays still up by a run.
Toronto added two runs in the fourth on RBI singles from Arencibia and Davis, but McAllister, to his credit, was able to work his way out of a bases loaded and one out jam to keep the count at 3-0, and Cleveland still in the game.
With two outs in the Indians' half of the fourth, Hannahan tripled to right. But Brantley flied out, and the Tribe's frustrating offensive night continued.
Rafael Perez came on for Cleveland in the fifth, ending McAllister's night after 94 pitches. Zach (4.50 ERA) allowed three runs — two earned — on five hits, walking three and striking out four. For a first Major League effort, it could have been better, yes…but it could also have been worse. And not to be cruel, but it was about as good as any start we have seen lately from Fausto Carmona, whom McAllister replaced in the rotation at least for now.
Perez allowed two hits in the fifth, but was helped by a caught stealing to keep Toronto from adding to their lead.
Asdrubal Cabrera struck out to start the Indians' fifth, then Hafner and Santana both singled to put runners at first and second with one out. But Sizemore took a called third strike. For the third time Orlando Cabrera batted with two outs and men on, and for the third time he was retired, as Villanueva got OCab on a foul out to the catcher, running the Indians' left on base total to nine.
Perez worked a scoreless sixth, and Villanueva ( 2.99 ERA) worked a one-two-three frame of his own as his pitch count reached 111.
Chad Durbin came on in relief of Perez in the seventh and set the side down in order. Marc Rzepczynski then entered the game for Toronto, ending Villanueva's night.
Asdrubal Cabrera drew a one-out walk, but Hafner grounded into a double play, and to the eighth we went, with time running out and The Good Guys still down by three.
Frank Herrmann took over for the Indians in the eighth, and allowed two hits while getting two outs. Joe Smith relieved Herrmann and struck out Escobar, as the Tribe's bullpen kept doggedly giving the offense a chance to get back into the game.
Santana led off the eighth with a walk, but was forced at second by Sizemore. That was all for Rzepczynski, as Jason Frasor came on for the Blue Jays.
And not for the first, nor the second, nor the third, but for the fourth time tonight, Orlando Cabrera ended an inning with at least a man on base, although this time Cabrera did not actually leave anyone on. Translation: Cabrera grounded into a double play, and just like that, Frasor was out of the inning.
Tony Sipp continued the Indians' bullpen parade when he came on for the ninth. After a strikeout, Bautista went deep to left for his 29th homer this year, to make it 4-0 Toronto. Sipp finished the inning without further damage, but this one, for all intents and purposes, was over.
Or so it seemed.
Frank Francisco — with ten saves — came on for the Blue Jays in the ninth to finish things. But Travis Buck greeted Francisco with a single, and on the next pitch, Matt LaPorta doubled, sending Buck to third.
That Bautista home run really hurt at this point, for otherwise the Tribe would have had the tying run coming to the plate with nobody out.
But wait. Hannahan walked, loading the bases, and the tying run did come to the plate in the person of Brantley, still with nobody down.
So Francisco, brought on to finish, departed, and on came left-hander Luis Perez — with no saves — to face a real mess.
But Brantley struck out swinging after running the count to 3-1.
Then Asdrubal Cabrera came through with a single, finally putting the Tribe on the board and cutting Toronto's lead to 4-1, with the bases still loaded for Hafner in a lefty-vs.-lefty battle.
And you know what happened.
Hafner hit a grand slam to right, and the Indians, miraculously, had won 5-4.
The winning pitcher was Sipp, who moves to 4-1, while Perez took the loss for the Blue Jays, to fall to 1-2.
The series will continue on Friday when Mitch Talbot goes for the Tribe.


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A new Eastern Cape farm, that will offer internships to those in cannabis farming, is set to open in December.
A young farmer from the Nelson Mandela Metro in the Eastern Cape has been given a boost by government to start her own cannabis farm.
Sinazo Tshaka (33) is one of the few youth in the country licensed as cannabis farmers.
She is venturing into the cultivation and agro-processing of the cannabis plant, thanks to funding of R917 498 from the Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform's (DRDAR) Isiqalo Fund.
"I am so grateful for this fund, as I took a leap of faith leaving my accounting profession to start something new," says Tshaka.
"Cannabis farming includes hemp and marijuana. I focus on hemp, which does not contain tetrahydrocannabinol – the psychoactive compound in cannabis that makes a person high. In agro-processing, we extract cannabidiol," she adds.
She became interested in cannabis farming in 2017, while undertaking research as a student at Nelson Mandela University, where she studied this line of farming. Once she secured funding, Tshaka got a farm in Elandsrivier, in Uitenhage.
"Farming is expensive, so this funding will help us a lot. We wanted to start working last year, but the Coronavirus Disease pandemic hit South Africa and we had to wait. This December, we will get our hands dirty," she says.
The Eastern Cape DRDAR also helped Tshaka obtain her permit to farm cannabis; while the National Youth Development Agency helped her to access information and buy equipment.
Tshaka's project will take in 10 graduates from agricultural schools, each year, to complete their internships in cannabis farming.
"I am going to train these young people to not look for employment, but to rather open their own enterprises so that we have more entrepreneurs," she says.
Tshaka wants to show young people that there are many ways of making a living, other than formal employment.
"We now have a government that helps us with entrepreneurship, so as young people with ideas we need to go out and start businesses," she says.
Tshaka encourages the youth not to fear going into career fields they didn't study for if they are passionate and willing to work hard.
For information on the Eastern Cape DRDAR's Isiqalo Fund, contact the department at 043 602 5006.


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Agricultural-tie property secures a rosy future with mortgage finance
James Gaffney runs a fire and security alarm business in the South East. When Pippins Farm in East Sussex came on the market, James was keen to buy the property as he could relocate his business office and storage, have a home for his wife and parents, and he could see potential to develop an equestrian enterprise and other businesses on site.
Pippins Farm has 22 acres of pasture, three stables, a tack room and a timber agricultural building. The bungalow has an agricultural occupancy condition (agricultural tie) where the house must be occupied by people locally employed or last employed in agriculture or forestry.
Other mortgage brokers found lenders weren't prepared to lend
James owns a large portfolio of buy-to-let residential properties and is accustomed to approaching mortgage brokers for residential property finance. However, when it came to finding finance for the purchase of Pippins Farm, James was drawing a blank.
The amount of land and the agricultural tie was a restriction for many lenders. James needed someone who could see the potential of the property and its agricultural, equestrian and other income streams to help him with his purchase plans.
Matthew Penfold at Batcheller Monkhouse, the agents selling the property, recommended James talk to Rob Lister of R&BS.
Market knowledge and expertise gets quick results
James said, "R&BS have access to the whole of the rural mortgage market and know the criteria of the individual lenders. They not only deal with traditional bank managers but also tap into underwriters and the heads of departments within banks to obtain opinions. Their knowledge of the market is therefore second to none."
With this knowledge and relationships with rural and commercial lenders, Rob knew which lenders would react positively to the proposal.
"Rob produced a detailed business report showing just what the lenders needed. The detail and quality of the report was outstanding. Lenders could immediately see the potential. After Rob and I met with one suitable lender, our mortgage was approved within two hours," said James.
A rosy future at Pippins Farm
The farm has previously produced apples which met the occupancy restriction. James and his wife Lauren will continue to grow apples and sell to local retailers and through farmgate sales. Lauren will introduce DIY liveries and grass lets, with an aim to providing full time livery and buying, breaking in and selling young horses in the future. Solicitors and land agents have confirmed that this activity complies with the occupancy condition.
We often get referred cases where clients can't find finance. We have relationships with an extensive range of rural and commercial lenders and know which lenders' criteria will work for different circumstances. For positive finance results, give us a call or email us for a no-obligation discussion.
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Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto, was a Venetian painter famous for his landscapes, or Vedute of Venice.
He was also an important printmaker in etching. His pupils included his nephew Bernardo Bellotto, Francesco Guardi, Michele Marieschi, Gabriele Bella and Giuseppe Moretti.
The painter, Giuseppe Bernardino Bison was a follower of his style. Joseph Smith sold much of his collection to George III, creating the bulk of the large collection of Canalettos owned by the Royal Collection.
There are many examples of his work in other British collections, including several at the Wallace Collection and a set of 24 in the dining room at Woburn Abbey. Canaletto's views always fetched high prices, and as early as the 18th century Catherine the Great and other European monarchs vied for his grandest paintings.


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Counselling Techniques for Children and Adolescents who find it Difficulty to Talk
– Counselling Techniques for Children and Adolescents who find it Difficulty to Talk
This resource provides practical and visual counselling techniques for children and adolescents across the age range. The techniques remove the need for wordy explanations and long conversation, while giving opportunities for children and adolescents to explore their thoughts and feelings, many of whom may find it hard to express themselves. This resource is particularly helpful for those with social and communication disorders, language problems, autism spectrum disorders, as well as those who are reluctant to talk.
The book contains 14 photocopiable worksheets that cover topics such as:
Most of the sheets are designed to be used on an individual basis but some could be used with groups or within the classroom. The techniques were trialled and tested by counsellors in a number of schools, with one counsellor commenting: 'I keep 'Talking in Pictures' in my work satchel and have copied proformas at the ready at each of my schools… and I use the techniques most days of the week'.
The resource is for use primarily by school counsellors and child psychologists, but teachers, social workers and speech and language therapists will ¬find the ideas helpful and useful.
The resources within are designed to clarify problems and work towards solutions when time is limited and many of the sheets can be used more than once, as a way of monitoring change over time.
Ages: 5-8 (Lower Primary), Ages: 8-10 (Middle Primary), Ages: 10-12 (Upper Primary), Ages: 12-15 (Junior Secondary), Ages: 15-18 (Senior Secondary)
A4 Photocopiable Teacher Resource Book – 76 Pages (B/W)
Beverley Thirkell
User Friendly Resources
SEN Recommended Reading List
– Even More Classroom Games
Following the success of the top-selling Fair Play! the series has been expanded to include even more photocopiable games with this new title More Fair Paly – Even More Classroom Games. This follow-on series includes a further forty engaging and purposeful games across two books. Choose a single title from the Dropdown Menu to Look Inside.
This comprehensive photocopiable book provides users with comprehensive in-class support materials for working with students who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Off We Go books are beautifully illustrated, engaging social storybooks for children that explain 'what comes next' on an outing. They are designed to help children to get through the task sequentially making it easier for them. The colourful books are very suitable for children with autism or other social communication difficulties and indeed as an EAL resource.
The Special Needs in the Classroom series shows you how, with everything you need from vital background knowledge on developmental stages to practical activities to build the student's confidence and competence with literacy or numeracy. Choose a book option below to LOOK INSIDE:
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Dyslexia Matters is a three-book series that offers a rich and important foundation of phonemes, phonologic awareness and general phonics knowledge.
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This series offers a maths programme through to age 9 that can help students with dyscalculia because it is grounded in an understanding of their needs and best teaching practice with this group of children in particular.
This book is a practical guide to teaching drama and provides a clear and coherent framework together with a theoretical underpinning that will allow teachers to create their own drama lessons from an informed standpoint and maximise their learning potential.
– Starters and Strategies for Writing in the Classroom The Writing Ideas Bank is a mad and funny book about teaching and learning writing. Written in a quick and witty style that will appeal to young writers, it has been designed to give both students and teachers a range of practical (and nutty) writing strategies that will support all writing genres. LOOK INSIDE:
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Marathon Matt-Personal Coaching for Runners
- Where
- 622 22nd Avenue, San Francisco , CA
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- 415-572-4437
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Running is frequently an individual sport. Everyone derives something different from the act of running. In turn, each individual has their own personal running goals.
My focus is on enabling and empowering individuals to achieve and exceed their personal running goals.
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-Marathon Matt Group Training Programs
Marathon Matt periodically coaches group training programs in partnership with Fleet Feet Sports. On July.24, 2007, Marathon Matt in partnership with Fleet Feet Sports launches the ROCK 'N' RUN 13.1 TRAINING PROGRAM! This KILLER program targets the San Jose Rock 'N' Roll Half Marathon on Oct.14!
The rocking and running gets started on Tuesday, July.24 @ 6:30PM at the Marina Green Monkey Bars (near intersection of Marina/Webster)!
Here's why Rock 'N' Run 13.1 ROCKS:
11 weeks of training (7/24-10/14)
28 workouts (Tuesdays @ 6:30PM, Sundays@ 9AM, and '6' Thursday night speed workouts @ 6:30PM)
$25 Fleet Feet gift certificate
$15 event registration discount
Race day t-shirt from Brooks
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-Marathon Matt Custom Training/Fundraising Programs
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Protecting The Rights Of Injured Warehouse Workers
Warehouse jobs have become more common due to the number of stores and businesses that offer online ordering and delivery. They can be very lucrative jobs with good benefits. Unfortunately, they can also be very dangerous jobs as well.
If you have been injured in an accident at your job in a warehouse, get the legal help you need from the Law Offices of Anthony Choe. Leading our Los Angeles-based firm is attorney Anthony Choe, a highly skilled and compassionate attorney who is dedicated to helping his clients get the compensation they deserve. You have an ally who will work to protect your rights, job and future.
Common Warehouse-Related Injuries
Many warehouse injuries result from falling objects, forklift accidents, lifting objects, machinery malfunction and more. Warehouse workers are at risk of suffering a wide range of injuries in these situations, including:
- Serious head trauma and traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries and paralysis
- Broken bones and crushed bones
- Amputations
- Burns
- Severe back and neck injuries
Fatalities can also occur, which may result in the need to file a wrongful death claim.
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Workplace injuries typically qualify you for workers' compensation, which can help cover the cost of medical bills as well as provide income for you while you are out of work, recovering from your injuries. We can help you understand the workers' compensation process and situations where your employer is responsible.
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Humidity Control Strategies for Winter Conditions
By Marina Lambert, Stéphane P. Lemay, Liliane Chénard, Ernest M. Barber, Trever Crowe and published by the Prairie Swine Center - Most control systems used in swine facilities are temperature controlled, relying on a constant minimum ventilation rate (MVR) for relative humidity (RH) and contaminant controls during the cold season.Background
A survey conducted with 15 grower-finisher farms of the Prairies confirmed that conventional control systems are used and less than half the farms surveyed used recommended MVR settings. In more than half the farms, MVR adjustments were done to keep it to its minimum or to adjust it when the barn operator felt that the humidity was too high.
Underestimating MVR results in high RH and contaminant concentrations. Overestimating MVR results in higher energy cost for ventilation and supplemental heating. A system that could automatically adjust the ventilation according to the room humidity could improve the overall conditions in the building and optimize energy requirements.
A computer model has been developed to evaluate the benefits of temperature-humidity control (THC) systems that take into account the room RH over a more conventional temperature control (TC) system. A full-scale grower-finisher room supplied with commercial equipment and control systems was simulated under Prairie winter conditions and under different control strategies.
The comparison of heating and ventilating systems was based on average temperature,
energy demand and respective fluctuations of humidity and carbon dioxide
concentrations. For THC systems, Proportional (P) and Proportional-Integral-Derivative
(PID) controls were simulated from November through March under Saskatchewan
winter conditions. Based on simulations, a TC system provides effective humidity control
considering that the minimum ventilation rate is adequately set and adjusted throughout
the growth period.
Figure 1 presents the RH obtained with three specific strategies: TC;
THC with a PID control and a RH setpoint of 77 per cent; and THC with a P control with
a 75 per cent setpoint and a 5 per cent PBand. As shown on Fig. 1, THC strategies
keep the RH at the setpoint approximately 30 per cent of the time. A much wider
variability is obtained with TC strategy. Furthermore, THC strategies are more
appropriate as the ventilation is being adjusted to the room moisture production that can
fluctuate within a day or as a result of sporadic water wastage. In THC control,
decreasing the setpoint from 80 to 70 per cent increases energy requirements by a
factor of two.
For a given RH setpoint, PID control requires more energy than P control
as it keeps the RH at that setpoint or lower. However when equivalent RH conditions
are maintained (75 per cent setpoint with P control and 77 per cent setpoint with PID
control), energy requirements are similar or lower with PID control as shown in Fig. 2
and Table I.
Optimum strategy
Overall with specific setpoints, PID (77 per cent) compared to P control (75 per cent-5 per cent) provides higher RH and CO2 concentrations but differences are lower than 2.5 per cent. Considering simulation results, the controller complexity, the expected accuracy of those controller and humidity sensors, the strategy selected as being optimum was THC with P control, a 75 per cent RH setpoint and a proportional band of 5 per cent (THC-P-75 per cent-5 per cent P. Band).
The authors wish to acknowledge the funding provided for this project by the Natural
Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada, TDK Corporation of America and DelAir Systems Ltd. The project was initiated
by Drs. Y. Zhang and A. Tanaka and their foresight in starting the project and getting it
funded are appreciated. Strategic funding was provided by SaskPork, Alberta Pork,
Manitoba Pork, and Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food Development Fund.
Source: Prairie Swine Centre - January 2006


text: Insomniac announced tickets are on sale for the next highly anticipated stop along NGHTMRE and Slander's Gud Vibrations Tour, taking over the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA. on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Following their Gud Vibrations EP in 2015, the duo took their talents to the stage and took off on a nationwide tour in 2016. Last July, they brought their impressive Atom stage to the Hollywood Palladium for thousands of fans. NGHTMRE and Slander return with a revamped Atom production alongside heavyweights like G Jones, Habstrakt, ARMNHMR, Wavedash, and 1080p. Tickets for this unmissable event start at $45 before fees and are available, here.


text: This town is the point where South Bay joins Lake Huron, and is the departure point for the ferries to Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. The town is a 65 km drive from Little Current at the top of Manitoulin Island. The original name for the town was Sagradawawong or "the outlet" based on its location at the mount of South Bay. In the 1880s the town became an important fishing station on the Great Lakes. The first public building was the church, built in 1890 to serve both Anglican and Presbyterian congregations. Some of the original homes built for the fishermen are still standing. In 1932, the first ferry service from Tobermory was begun, bringing tourists and their automobiles to the Island.


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Torquay Surfing Culture On Display
17 July 2015 - Great Ocean Road
A visit to the Torquay Surfing Museum, also referred to as the Australian National Surfing Museum or the SurfWorld Museum provides a real surfing experience.
There was a time in Torquay when the surf industry was just a few blokes making surfboards and rubber suits to keep themselves warm in the water. Now, Torquay is considered to be the surfing capital of Australia. The Surf Museum looks at the changes that have taken place in surfing culture and heritage over the years.
It's a vibrant Museum with heaps on display, and it's worth a look, even if you are not a surfer. Even the kids really enjoy it.
The Museum is located in Beach Road, close to the iconic surf shops in Torquay such as Rip Curl, Quicksilver, Roxy and DC. A bargain can be found at the factory outlets around the corner in Baines Court.
Surf World is also home to the Torquay Visitor Information Centre and is within walking distance from Serenity Torquay Accommodation Ocean View and Sea View.


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Milwaukee Man Indicted in a Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Approximately $1 Million in Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Subcontracts
On June 28, 2016, Thomas Burse was indicted in U.S. District Court, Milwaukee, WI, on mail- and wire-fraud charges related to a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $1 million in DBE subcontracts. Burse allegedly provided fraudulent documents to WisDOT in order to expand his company's DBE certification. Burse was also charged with mailing fraudulent invoices for DBE engineering services to prime contractors on federally funded highway projects.
This investigation was based on information from WisDOT alleging that Burse, owner of Buveck Consultants, LLC, a construction inspection and management services firm, submitted fraudulent college academic transcripts, a diploma, and cover letters claiming to have a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. Burse was approved by WisDOT as a DBE to perform construction inspection and management services. DBE regulations required the DBE owner to have an overall understanding, managerial, and technical competence and experience directly related to the DBE's operations.
Burse submitted a request to WisDOT to expand Buveck Consultants' DBE status to include engineering services. In connection with this request, Burse submitted his resume in which Burse falsely represented that he had bachelor of science degrees in business administration and civil engineering from two separate Illinois-based universities. In fact, Burse only attended these universities for approximately 1 year and did not graduate or obtain a degree from either school. Based on Burse's false submissions, WisDOT approved Burse's request to expand Buveck Consultants' DBE status. Using this expanded DBE status, Burse fraudulently obtained approximately $1 million in engineering contracts as a DBE.
DOT-OIG is conducting this investigation with assistance from WisDOT.
Note: Indictments, informations, and criminal complaints are only accusations by the Government. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.