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Seat better than expected, we'll made.
Excellent Pillion Pad, fits perfect, looks good, should be comfy, padded nice.
excellent quality, fit my Harley Sportster with LePera Solo seat perfectly.
Great seat! Just didnt fit my bike although the site said it did.
Little tough to get attaching bracket on but overall great once installed.
Look real good on there behind the solo bare bones seat. Keeps a real nice line to the rear fender. The woman says it's prettt comfortable too. More comfortable then it looks.
always had nice lines 2 match the bike
very happy! beautiful quality! looks great...
perfect fit, quality seat. looks amazing on my '93 fxrs.
Looks great on my FXR.
Nice looking seat, very easy to install, 30 minutes from out of the box to installation. Very fast shipping as always!
LePera makes a good seat. The passenger pad attaches very easily to the rider seat and fits on the bike perfectly.
Really nice. On my Deluxe (2007)fit snug on the solo Le Pera. Looks low and smooth.
great pillion pad to go with the solo. looks great on my fxst.
Looked great Universal fit but apparently NOT on. Harley sporster
Sleek looking and comfortable enough. You cant expect much padding with a low seat. It works well with me for my reach to the ground.
This looks great behind my bare bones solo seat.
I was surprised at how soon I received my order. It was on my door step on the 3rd day. I had the passenger seat installed on my bike in about 20 mins. I am very pleased.
Had to fab a bit to get it to fit exactly right and there was no rear bolt included. Looks good after more work than expected.
Fits perfect for my 03 Sportster
Thank you JP, I'm very happy with my seat!
Seat looks great on my bike, perfect compliment for my bare bones solo seat.
Looks great but the lady says she doesn't like it after an hour of riding
Great seat- low profile look, and still reasonably comfortable! Great buy thanks JP.
Excellent seat for the lady. Very comfortable for short trips. J&P Cycles always comes through!!
Great quality seat quick shipping as usual definitely recommend jp cycles
No problem with getting this product but it wasn't a comfortable seat for my wife's backside, instead I broke down and purchased the regal mustang touring seat. Haven't received that yet, but expect it to be much better for both of us. Given the width of the seat I'm sure it'll be more comfortable.
Mated right up to the bare bones solo. Looks great.
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Great quality , I have both the solo seat and the passenger pillion , looks great in either configuration on 17 Street Bob. Couldnt be happier with it.
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Fits very well. Completes the look. The drivers bare bones was very comfortable on a 700 mile trip this summer.
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Could someone direct me to a firewall that I could get for free?
And no I don't have OS X.
I'm not a big Mac person, so maybe I'm not the best person to respond to this. But last time I checked "Mac" and "free" don't really go together.
It was kind of designed like that. But good luck anyway. Hope you suceed.
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the cheek of it!
Originally posted here by KorpDeath
I'm not a big Mac person, so maybe I'm not the best person to respond to this. But last time I checked "Mac" and "free" don't really go together.
It was kind of designed like that. But good luck anyway. Hope you suceed.
im not a big M$ person, so mabee in one of the best people to respond to this, last time a checked "MicroSoft" and "free" dont go together either....... see a trent?
you want a good firewall that runs on a mac? go get a copy of linux thats compiled for PPC arcitecture. i happen to like SuSE Linux quite a bit. i assure you, you get that running you wont be asking "where can i get a firewall?" itll probly be in a diferent thread under "how do i configure this firewall?"
sorry about it sounding cynical, its not really. just good luck
Maybe I Should just get OS X
version tracker should have a firewall for mac that you can get....
But I would make the switch to OS X....it seems scary, but its worth it...if you have any questions about it IM or Email me offline....
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I bootlegged a firewall, off limewire, norton firewal, its the only firewall available for macs os 9 or x that has good protection. Im not one to comment Symantic Products, but i think that Norton firewall is you're best bet and as far as free is concerned, boot leg it. use Limewire its the only mac p2p available at current and unlike the windows p2ps it doesent install garbage like spyware on you're system. And as far as you getting os X, i surely recommend it firewall or not OS X is very very stable and has 10 times more security issues fixed than the earlier os's.
I`d say go with OSX as well, as its built on UNIX perhaps you could make your own Socks based firewall on it? I`ve seen this on other UNIX's and it works well (and its free). If I recall correctly 'Building Internet Firewall' by E.D Zwicky, S.Cooper, has a chapter on this.
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Last June, I showed a house in Rosemary Beach, Florida that interior designer Jenny Johnston had totally remodeled. Jenny took the beach house from the 1990s to the 2010s by using cooler colors, white slipcovers, antiques and trendy fabrics and furniture. Most people who left comments loved the transformation, but a few did prefer the older décor more: the brighter colors, the pine furniture, and the bold printed upholstery fabrics. Recently, Jenny showed me pictures of a condominium in ski country – Crested Butte, Colorado - that she had remodeled. The redo took two years to complete and it was a total gut job – with a new kitchen, bathrooms, lighting, flooring, etc. – everything was redone. I think I can safely guarantee that no one will say they like the previous décor better! The condo is very small – 2 bedrooms and one loft bedroom with just one living area. The "Before" pictures show that the condo hadn't been freshened up in over 20 years, while the "After" pictures show Jenny's dramatic transformation. The décor is very Colorado ski country chic – rustic, yet sophisticated. Enjoy!!!
Rosemary Beach, Florida: the "BEFORE" living room. Some commenters preferred the 90s décor over the new look. Most though, liked Jenny's updated décor more. Me too!
AFTER: A white slipcover sectional is much quieter than the loud island printed fabric of before. Jenny painted the yellow walls white and brought in an antique French buffet and a trendy Belgian styled coffee table. To read the entire post on the Rosemary Beach house, go HERE.
BEFORE: Typical Colorado ski country condo – rock and wood fireplace, vertical blinds, bulky furniture in maroons, blues, and greens.
AFTER: Everything has been gutted and changed – soft, printed linen curtains and textured blinds replace the verticals. The furniture is in shades of cream and ivory, with a large tufted plaid ottoman. A textured rug covers the living area.
BEFORE: The wood and rock fireplace as it was before Jenny redid it.
AFTER: The new slate fireplace has a wonderful curve on its left side, leading to the loft floor above it. A new cubby holds all the logs. Notice the way Jenny handled the flatscreen TV – a nice alternative.
Before: Wood and stone fireplace. You can see the front door to the right of the fireplace.
AFTER: Looking down from the loft at the fireplace – you can really see the curve on the left side and the large hearth on the right, which serves as a small entry hall. The front door to the condo is directly to the right of the fireplace.
The living area is very small, so furniture is kept to a minimum. The ottoman does double duty –it's perfect for a coffee table AND extra seating.
AFTER: Looking the other way towards the kitchen area. Notice the great woodwork in the kitchen – the refrigerator is almost invisible in the paneling.
BEFORE: Here you can see the kitchen and living/dining area – once two separate rooms. Jenny removed the wall between the two spaces, opening it up to create one larger, open room.
AFTER: Same View. The kitchen and dining area are now one big space, combining it with the living room. The floors were replaced with rustic looking hardwoods – keeping with the ski lodge atmosphere.
AFTER: Trendy nailhead armchair in the living room and an even trendier railway stops sign hangs in the kitchen area.
AFTER: The dining room chairs have a log appearance, again – keeping with the Colorado vibe. Great tin top table with curved iron base. Notice the overhead lights and fixture. Through the back hall, you can peek into the kids bunk room.
BEFORE: The spiral stairs with the brown carpeting that leads to the loft area overlooking the living room.
AFTER: On the spiral stairs, the carpet has been replaced with wood. Here, you can see into the guest bedroom. Notice how the table looks bronze in the center – which goes with the metals in the kitchen. And the chairs – really do resemble cut logs – perfect for ski country rustic!
AFTER: Looking at the other side, the range has a cute hood and hexagon tiles in shades of bronze, taupe, browns and ivory make a huge style statement.
AFTER: The guest room, off the dining area, has textured wall to wall carpet.
I adore the lampshade treatment!!!
AFTERL: The guest room's bath. Jenny used the same cabinetry here as in the kitchen, and throughout the condo. In such a small space, the repetition of the cabinetry and other design elements creates cohesion.
BEFORE: The jumbled and cramped kids bunk room.
AFTER: The bunk room now has two sets of bunk beds in it. An antique pine dresser sits between the beds. The tall mirror is an unexpected touch of elegance – juxtaposed with the rustic dresser. Bunk beds remained – just with a new, deeper paint job.
BEFORE: The bunk room's bathroom is small, with room for just a shower stall. What could possibly be done to this space to make it interesting?
Ask Jenny!
AFTER: WOW! The bronze colored tiles fit well with the bronze tiles in the adjacent kitchen. The shower is open to the room, thus making it seem somewhat larger. The patterns of the tiles creates an additional design element. The cabinetry and paneling is a rough wood. Just wonderful!
AFTER: Close up of the rough wood cabinetry and notice the hanging light fixture.
BEFORE: Above the kitchen/dining area is a loft room and bathroom. Previously this area was open to the living area with a dated wood railing.
AFTER: In this picture – to the left of the fireplace - you can see what Jenny replaced the wood railing with. Instead of an open rail, she put in a half-sheetrock wall, providing a bit more privacy to the loft area, which is used as a master bedroom. The top of the wall is finished with a piece of stained wood and there are stained rafters that Jenny added to the condo. Notice, here too – the rustic latch used on the TV cover. For such a small space – there is a lot of detailing that was put into it – all adding up to a more interesting scheme.
BEFORE: Upstairs overlooking the living room below. You can see the wood fireplace mantel at the very left.
AFTER: The loft area is now the master bedroom – with the beautiful view outside the tall windows. The railing is now a half wall providing a bit more privacy, while updating the look. At the foot of the bed is a tufted bench with double ruffling. So pretty! Jenny installed the rafters which add to the rustic look. And between the rafters is beadboard, just another detail that adds to the charm.
AFTER: A slipcovered chair with similar flange edged, double ruffling sits next to a desk and the bed. The odd shaped windows which can't be changed out, once had dark stained molding surrounding them. By painting the molding white – the windows tend to disappear in the background. The carpet here is a tone on tone flat pattern.
AFTER: Across the bed, one long lumbar pillow adds the only pattern in the quiet room.
BEFORE: The master bathroom is a mess, outdated and ready for a complete overhaul.
AFTER: Using the same beautiful cabinetry as the kitchen and guest bathroom, Jenny put in a double vanity with a lowered makeup area in between.
AFTER: The tufted stool is done in the same master bedroom linen with the same flanged edge double ruffle detailing on the skirt.
AFTER: The tiles are mixed with white marble in the bathroom. Since this is part of the master bedroom suite, the tiles and tile patterns are sophisticated and quietly elegant.
I hope you have enjoyed seeing how a dated and unattractive condominium can be updated for the new decade. Despite its small size, the space reads large and functional, with a rustic Colorado ski lodge atmosphere that is sophisticated at the same time. Thanks Jenny for sharing this!! It's beautiful!
Interior Designer Jenny Johnston can be reached HERE.
NOTE: Don't forget there is a new Skirted Roundtable interview up with Meg Fairfax Fielding of Pigtown Design. Next week – David Easton will be our guest! Listen HERE.


text: Latest Video News Libertarian venture capitalist, Peter Thiel, funds effort to break up Google Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google? Published 1 year ago on November 16, 2017 By Alex Christoforou 5,676 Views Share Tweet Silicon Valley venture capitalist, PayPal co-founder, and Facebook's first investor (even before the CIA dumped money into the surveillance network) Peter Thiel is not about to disclose why he donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the campaign of a state attorney general who recently launched an antitrust probe against search monopoly Google, but many are speculating that it's all about fueling the breakup of the all powerful Internet giant. Via the Mercury News… Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced Nov. 13 that his office was investigating Google to see if the Mountain View tech giant had violated the state's antitrust and consumer-protection laws. The Missouri attorney general said he had issued an investigative subpoena to Google. He's looking at the firm's handling of users' personal data, along with claims that it misappropriated content from rivals and pushed down competitors' websites in search results. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the Missouri action and Thiel's support of Hawley. The company has been at the center of controversy over whether some of America's most successful tech companies are monopolies and should be regulated or broken up. A New York Times op-ed in April asked, "Is It Time to Break Up Google?" "We are going to have to decide fairly soon whether Google, Facebook and Amazon are the kinds of natural monopolies that need to be regulated," wrote Jonathan Taplin, former director of USC's Annenberg School of Innovation and author of "Move Fast and Break Things: How Google, Facebook, and Amazon Have Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy." In June, the European Union slapped Google with a $2.7 billion antitrust fine for favoring some of its services over competitors'. Google has said it was considering an appeal. In Missouri, Thiel put his money behind Hawley in 2015, with $100,000 contributed during Hawley's campaign for the state attorney general's seat, then added two more $100,000 donations to the campaign in 2016, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics. Hawley was sworn in on Jan. 9. Hawley is not the only state attorney general to have probed Google over antitrust concerns. Former Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott began investigating Google in 2010. In 2013, Thiel donated $100,000 to Abbott, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics. This news organization has asked the Texas Attorney General's office for information about the status of the Google investigation — this article will be updated if an answer is provided. In response to Abbott's probe, Google in 2010 said in a blog post that it was sometimes asked about the fairness of its search engine. "Why do some websites get higher rankings than others?" the post said. "The important thing to remember is that we built Google to provide the most useful, relevant search results and ads for users. In other words, our focus is on users, not websites. Given that not every website can be at the top of the results, or even appear on the first page of our results, it's unsurprising that some less relevant, lower quality websites will be unhappy with their ranking." Thiel, a billionaire libertarian, previously used his ample financial resources to target a different company: media firm Gawker. Thiel funded a lawsuit by entertainer Hulk Hogan over a sex tape published on Gawker.com, which had earlier publicly outed Thiel as gay. The lawsuit brought about the website's demise. After Thiel successfully breakups the very toxic, do evil, Google, perhaps he can then focus on breaking up the very social network he helped build, Facebook. Here is Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley outlining his antitrust violations case against Google on Tucker Carlson Tonight… Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Related Topics:GooglePeter ThielJosh Hawley Up Next Popular and influential Russian Presidential candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky calls for a mandatory second round of voting Don't Miss Turkish MP from Erdogan's party praises Russian, Iranian and Turkish unity on Syria – calls US the major problem Advertisement You may like Is Silicon Valley Morphing Into The Morality Police? Google Employees debated burying conservative media in search Hell Hath No Fury Like a Liberal Scorned: The Media Turns on Facebook and Google Click to comment Leave a Reply This comment form is under antispam protection This comment form is under antispam protection Subscribe Notify of new follow-up comments new replies to my comments Latest Pelosi tries to prevent State of the Union address because of shutdown Nancy Pelosi advised Mr. Trump not to deliver a live State of the Union speech, but the reason may be because she is unwilling to be exposed. Published 12 hours ago on January 16, 2019 By Seraphim Hanisch Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tried what is perhaps a new stunt in the ongoing government shutdown saga (we hesitate to call it a "crisis"). She requested that President Trump either reschedule his yearly State of the Union address or – and she said this literally – deliver it in writing to Congress on January 29th, the date the speech is scheduled to occur. "Sadly, given the security concerns and unless government re-opens this week, I suggest that we work together to determine another suitable date after government has re-opened for this address or for you to consider delivering your State of the Union address in writing to the Congress on January 29th," Pelosi wrote in a letter to Trump. The letter, which can be seen directly by clicking the hyperlink above, tries to essentially make this request the President's fault because he refuses to take "no wall" for an answer. The motive behind this attempt is interesting. Politico covered this story originally, and this publication is pretty far to the left and definitely not a Trump fan oasis. Yet in a rare random feat of journalism, the Politico article does appear to give some of the real reason why the Speaker of the House did this. Publicly, Democrats plan to argue that the parties need to focus on addressing the shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history. They're also concerned about security staff working through a major national event without being paid. "This shutdown is ridiculous and the people tasked with protecting him and protecting us are not getting a paycheck," said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), the House Rules Committee chair. "So it's inappropriate to carry on with business as usual." But privately, Democrats also don't want to give Trump a major platform to blame them for the shutdown when Trump's demand for billions in wall funding has been the main driver, according to a Democratic lawmaker close to leadership. Trump has tried to pin the blame on the shutdown on Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, but public polls shows the public largely blames the president. The announcement comes as a group of bipartisan House lawmakers in the Problem Solvers Caucus is set to meet with Trump on Wednesday to discuss border security. Trump, frustrated by his inability to secure any additional money for his border wall, has tried to peel off moderate Democrat support as Pelosi and Schumer dig in. But Democrats are rallying fellow members to stay together. Schumer attended a closed-door caucus meeting with House Democrats just as Pelosi made the announcement on the State of the Union address on Wednesday. Her message was to stay unified in their opposition. Politico was able to bury this bold-typed point in the rhetoric that "public polls largely blame the president." However this may not exactly be the case. There are indications that the 26-day long standoff is going to go the President's way. While this is admittedly speculative, there seem to be solid factors on the President's side of the argument that the Democrats do not have. Some are factual, and many are emotional and rhetorical: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is standing firm, and has not wavered from the commitment to pass nothing that the President will not sign. Some Democrat leaders are beginning to speak about border security – including the wall – as vital needs. This includes this representative from Southern California (!) Representative Katie Hill, who gave this interview on Fox News: Where the argument is pragmatic and information-based, as Representative Hill notes, then the argument becomes quite compelling for a wall. CNN turned down the opportunity to interview Dan Plante, a San Diego area TV reporter, about the border wall there because Mr. Plante said that the new wall that has been installed in that sector is hugely successful. The level of information given by the Democrat opposition leaders, Pelosi and Chuck Schumer is essentially at the level of "no you can't have it. Because!!" – in other words, septuagenarians acting like four-year olds. Really. Talk show anchor Rush Limbaugh and his huge body of listeners are wildly in favor of the shutdown and everything the President is doing. It is very clear that the shutdown's length is doing nothing to deter President Trump's base. And as long as that holds true, he will not move a muscle. President Trump is a businessman, not a politician. He is far more results-driven than the mainstream media can afford to admit. While they characterize him as insane, or a child, or throwing a tantrum, the President doesn't really care. He knows what he wants, and he is prepared to be patient and wait the Democrats out. The final sign we will offer on this list (though there are more) is that the Russia collusion narrative is back. When things go bad for the media on Trump, they try to pull out Russia. Maybe it is just a bad habit because it seems less and less effective each time it is tried. The battle lines are tropes versus reality, and politics versus policy. It is too soon to be sure that this will go the President's way and that the wall will go up, but patience and perseverance are beginning to expose cracks and weaknesses in the Democrat argument. Some of the US certainly does NOT care about a border wall. But those that do have not been shaken by all this – rather, they have been strengthened, plus they have facts on their side. All the Pelosis and Schumers of the world can do is fret and complain and look like fools, and they seem to be doing exactly that. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Peak Stupidity: Deep State and mainstream media push 'Trump is a spy' nonsense (Video) The Duran – News in Review – Episode 167. Published 15 hours ago on January 16, 2019 By Alex Christoforou The Duran's Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the sheer stupidity of the entire 'Trump is a Russian spy' narrative being plastered all over the mainstream media, as neo-liberal shills and neocon war hawks continue to damage the Office of the United States President by insisting on pushing a made up story that a five year old child who waits for Santa Claus to bring Christmas gifts would have a hard time believing. Meanwhile the real crime and real treason derived from a Comey-Clapper-Brennan Deep State plot to remove a democratically elected Trump from power, is being blacked out from the mainstream, neo-liberal news cycle. Remember to Please Subscribe to The Duran's YouTube Channel. Follow The Duran Audio Podcast on Soundcloud. The Gateway Pundit lists the 35 times the FBI "deviated from standard practice" or committed crimes in an effort to exonerate Hillary Clinton and indict US President Donald Trump.. The FBI leadership under the Obama Administration took many actions that deviated from standard practice [i.e. were corrupt and criminal] in their efforts to exonerate Hillary from her crimes and then spy and frame candidate and then President Trump. Today current members of the FBI are embarrassed to even turn on their TV's as a result. Time magazine of all places reported recently about the many efforts the FBI took related to Hillary exoneration and then the Trump framing. These corrupt and criminal actions have taken a desperate toll on the current members of the FBI – In normal times, the televisions are humming at the FBI's 56 field offices nationwide, piping in the latest news as agents work their investigations. But these days, some agents say, the TVs are often off to avoid the crush of bad stories about the FBI itself. The bureau, which is used to making headlines for nabbing crooks, has been grabbing the spotlight for unwanted reasons: fired leaders, texts between lovers and, most of all, attacks by President Trump. "I don't care what channel it's on," says Tom O'Connor, a veteran investigator in Washington who leads the FBI Agents Association. "All you hear is negative stuff about the FBI … It gets depressing." Of course the employees of the FBI are in a funk, their fearless and corrupt leaders, as well as leaders in Obama's corrupt DOJ, went to extravagant links to exonerate the obvious criminal actions of Hillary Clinton, and then to do all they could to prevent candidate Trump from winning an election. Then once the election was won by President Trump, they went to unheard of depths of deceit and corruption to attempt to remove him from office. Here's a list of the actions the Deep State FBI took in their recent criminal actions surrounding the 2016 Presidential election and since [the first 11 items are from the Time post noted above with comments in brackets] – 1 – Comey breached Justice Department protocols in a July 5, 2016, press conference when he criticized Hillary Clinton for using a private email server as Secretary of State even as he cleared her of any crimes 2 – Comey reopened the Clinton email probe less than two weeks before the election 3 – Andrew McCabe lied to the bureau's internal investigations branch to cover up a leak he orchestrated about Clinton's family foundation less than two weeks before the election and had lied for months about it 4 – FBI wasn't adequately investigating "high-risk" employees who failed polygraph tests (but, in fact, putting them in charge of high-profile investigations, like Peter Strzok who failed his poly). In one instance, an FBI IT specialist with top-secret security clearance failed four polygraph tests and admitted to having created a fictitious Facebook account to communicate with a foreign national, but received no disciplinary action for that. 5 – The FBI's miss of the Russian influence operation against the 2016 election, which went largely undetected for more than two years (The FBI had the chance to kill this Russian intrusion years before it reached crisis point in the election). Mueller's Russia probe found that Moscow's operation against the 2016 election first got under way in 2014, but the FBI failed to address it. 6 – The FBI was getting information it shouldn't have had access to when it used controversial parts of the Patriot Act to obtain business records in terrorism and counterintelligence cases. 7 – The bureau missed the significance of the damaging 2015 hack of the DNC database [although others argue that the DNC was never hacked – due to the FBI's lack of investigative process, we may never know what happened.] 8 – The bureau also sat on the disputed "dossier" prepared by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele. [Which was then used for the entire case against Trump and anyone near him]. 9 – The bureau's decision to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page was influenced by politics. 10 – Text messages between FBI special agent Peter Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page, which were critical of Trump. 11 – Comey broke with Justice Department rules and norms by assuming authority usually held by prosecutors and speaking in public about a case that did not produce criminal charges. 12 – Comey took copious notes and diligently informed others of all interactions with Trump while lying about having had any interactions with Obama, never taking notes or notifying anyone so even after having been warned of Mr. Steele's motivations, even after having fired him for violating the rules, the FBI continued to seek his information—using Mr. Ohr as a back channel. This surely violates the FBI manual governing interaction with confidential human sources. 13 – FBI guidelines state that unverified information should not be submitted to the FISA court. 14 – They were passive, not proactive. The Obama administration "stood down" and watched these "activities" unravel. At worst, they possibly played a hand in creating circumstances to push the investigation forward into more serious stages that allowed for more intrusive techniques, such as spying. (The FBI is supposed to prevent crime, not watch it happen). 15 – John Brennan, James Clapper, Samantha Power, Loretta Lynch were all briefed by James Comey on the alleged Russian interference into the Trump campaign, yet the Trump campaign was left in the dark. 16 –FBI agents found Abedin deleting classified Clinton emails from her Yahoo account but failed to subpoena her devices. If they had, maybe they wouldn't have had to reopen the case in 11th hour when NY agents found work emails on the laptop she shared with her perv husband. 17 – The FBI failed to notify Congress of the investigation into the Trump campaign for months rather than quarterly as was practice. [See Comey presentation to House Republicans in March 2017] 18 – The FBI did not pursue criminal charges when Clinton's email archives were permanently deleted from her private server days after a subpoena for them was issued by a congressional committee investigating the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi. 19 – The IG found that the FBI and DOJ during the MidYearExam probe of Hillary Clinton email server "did not require any witnesses to testify before the grand jury," despite at least 3 witnesses lying to FBI agents. 20 – "[T]he Midyear team did not obtain search warrants to examine the content of emails in Mills's or Abedin's private email accounts and did not seek to obtain any of the senior aides' personal devices." 21 – IG Report: Nobody was listed as a subject of this [Clinton email] investigation at any point in time (So neither Hillary nor her top aides were formally under investigation by FBI at any time in 2015-2016, but the agents handling the issue thought it was a criminal action). 22 – The IG report indicates a strong pro-Clinton/anti-Trump bias in FBI investigators of Midyear and Operation Russian Collusion but it still went on without personnel changes or actions against the corrupt investigative team. 23 – The IG report found: "The MYE Team did not seek to obtain every device, including those of Clinton's senior aides, or the contents of every email account through which a classified email may have traversed." 24 – Manafort interviewed twice before joining the Trump team. If he was guilty of anything why did they allow him to join the Trump team? 25 – In 2008, a questionable person on McCain's POTUS campaign caught the attention of FBI counterintelligence, and the FBI privately approached McCain. That questionable person was quietly removed from Team McCain but this same sensitivity was not provided to the Trump team. 26 – The corrupt Obama FBI and DOJ used the "salacious and unverified" opposition research called the Steele dossier to open a counterintelligence investigation and obtain warrants but it wasn't even verified and it was created by the opposition party [DNC]. [Multiple sources] 27 – Unprecedented leaking to the press: 13 different individuals at the FBI were feeding a journalist information. 28 – Dan Bongino asks the question: How did Halper go from being a CIA informant to an FBI informant? And he's right. It is a DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD PRACTICE for law enforcement agencies to give up/share their asset. 29 – The "probable cause" arrest of George Papadopoulos is a deviation from the standard practice. 30 – Halper was a CHS (Confidential Human Source). FBI rules prohibit using a CHS to spy on Americans before an official investigation has been created. 31 -Stone and Caputo say they believe they were the targets of a setup by U.S. law enforcement officials hostile to Trump which was before an official investigation which again is a deviation from standard practice. 32 – The FBI interviewed Carter Page in March of 2016 about his Russian ties. Two months later, Comey is briefing the NSC about his concerns about Carter Page. Nothing of any note happened in those intervening months to cause a rise of concerns, so whatever concerns Comey had Comey had them before Page was hired on as an adviser. It was a DEVIATION FROM STANDARD PRACTICE for Comey to not have warned Trump about Page. Comey warns Obama instead who also takes no steps to warn Trump. 33 – Another deviation from the standard practice is to start an investigation without a crime. 34 – Planting the Isikoff article to be used in court to obtain a FISA warrant. 35 – Related to the FBI, it's important to note that former DNI chief James Clapper limited the IC report for review to only 3 agencies rather than send the report out to all 17 agencies for review. This way he was able to control what was put into the report – another deviation from the standard practice. This may only be a partial list of FBI abuses and actions taken with deviations from standard practice, if not clear cut crimes. The gangsters who ran Obama's FBI, from Mueller to Comey, are so corrupt, current and former agents are now embarrassed to be part of the once storied federal agency. Quite frankly, it's doubtful if the FBI can ever be trusted again! Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Trump's wish to take the US out of NATO leaves NeoCons seething The US President has seen the truth of the irrelevance of NATO, but there is enormous resistance to change. Published 18 hours ago on January 16, 2019 By Seraphim Hanisch Tucker Carlson, Fox News and Russian and American news outlets alike have picked up the story that US President Donald Trump has on numerous occasions, opined that the United States would do well to depart from the North Atlantic Military Organization, or NATO. This wish caused enormous fury and backlash from those opposed, which, oddly enough include both Democrats and Republicans. Their anger and alarm over this idea is such that the media networks through much of the US are alive with the idea of impeaching the President or bringing 25th Amendment proceedings against him for insanity! Take a look: Tucker Carlson, as usual, nailed it. NATO was formed to make Western Europe secure in the face of a perceived Soviet threat. In 1991, the USSR collapsed and the threat of Ivan the Communist bad guy collapsed with it. But 28 years later, NATO is still here. And, why? Well, many "experts" continue to point at Russia as a threat, though after that statement no one seems honestly able to elucidate precisely how Russia would, in fact, threaten any nation, take over it, or conquer the world. Indeed, if anyone seems to understand the perversity of being in charge of the whole world, it seems to be Russia, as expressed by politician and LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (see how this is so here). Zhironovsky observed that China is the other nation that is running at full force, but viewing the problems the US is having with being the leader of the world, China stops short of trying to attain this position itself. The question becomes "What does a nation that rules the world actually do then?" President Trump appears to be seeing the same question, or some similar variant based on the same theme. NATO serves no constructive purpose anymore. Despite the conflicts in Ukraine and Saudi Arabia and Yemen, Israel and Syria, there simply are no great threats in the world as it stands today. While there are certainly still wars, none of these wars represents an existential threat to the United States. Why wouldn't a US leader want out? In fact, there is further no existential threat to Europe from any present war, nor is there a threat from Russia itself. In fact, Russia has been entering into business relations with many European countries who wish to buy cheap and easily available Russian natural gas. Turkey purchased an S-400 antimissile system in addition to its US made Patriot battery. There would seem to be very little in the way of concrete and reliable reasoning for the alliance to continue. But the American Deep State and liberal establishment have come together to resist the US President in a truly furious manner, and it is revelatory of the hypocrisy of anti-Trump politics that American liberals, typically the "sing Kum-ba-yah peacenik" crowd, displays paroxysms of outrage and horror that NATO might be disbanded. As the result of that, the American media is determined to choke off any possibility of one thinking, "well, what if we were to disband NATO?" Why is this? Simple. A lot of people make their living by preparing for the Russian "threat", and it would mean the end of their work, the end of their money, and a great disruption in life. It does not matter that while this is true, these same people could conceivably apply their considerable skill sets to deal with real problems that face a world that no longer has a dipolar alignment, or to help prevent a real problem from arising from real situations, such as the recent and current Islamization of many European cities. One of the great afflictions of American politics and policy has been that so much of it appears to be focused on "short term" or "no term" matters. We see this with the problems related to border security, the coming advent of AI-based automated processes that may furlough low-skilled workers in tremendous amounts in a short period of time. Rather than solve real problems, the elected representatives and media seem more content to oppose Donald Trump when he, as a businessman ought to do, makes a federal case out of what he sees on the horizon. The Border Wall, for example, is a highly logical part of a properly handled set of immigration policies. But the very direct behavior of President Trump helped amplify the resentment the Democrats still hold against him for defeating Hillary Clinton in 2016, and so, the Democrats have effectively said "nuts!" to the needs of the nation and they take out their resentment on the nation by refusing to negotiate with the President about how to close the border. NATO is another example. The alliance served its purpose. It is time for the alliance to end, or to be radically restructured in terms of new goals based in real, and not just flimsy rhetorical, needs. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading JOIN OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL Your donations make all the difference. Together we can expose fake news lies and deliver truth. Amount to donate in USD$: 5 100 Validating payment information... Waiting for PayPal...Validating payment information...Waiting for PayPal... 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Three armies went forth to capture a giant mickey of vodka, strong enough to melt a minifig's face off.
The Trattorians arrived to destroy it. They would destroy this relic to demotivate their enemies.
They brought a significant amount of reinforcements.
The Britannians wanted to drink it, and see if the legends were true.
They brought few reinforcements, in hope their artillery would be enough.
The Bavarians wished to drink it as well, and deny the Trattorians the great crime.
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U.S. Bobsledder Going for Gold Again in Sochi
Steve Holcomb, driver of the U.S. four-man bobsled team, is coming off a gold medal performance in Vancouver 2010. Holcomb sat down with WSJ sports reporter Matthew Futterman to talk about his upcoming challenges heading into Sochi. Photo: Getty Images
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Girl Scout Day is for Girl Scouts of all ages who are interested in learning more about multi-culturalism in New England in the early 19th century. Learn about how minority women paved a way for themselves and those after them. Meet Molly Geet, a Native American Doctress; Mumbet, a slave who fought for her freedom in the Massachusetts court system and won; and Mary Culligan, an Irish Immigrant and hired-hand.
Register online starting Feb. 24.
Also, inspired by Women's History Month, girls can explore the everyday lives of girls and women through demonstrations and performances! Visit the animals and the costumed Villagers throughout the Countryside and the Center Village.
If time permits, consider making a quick craft in the Hands-on Crafts Center; $5-10 per activity - first come, first served; some age and safety restrictions apply.
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These activities are designed to meet Brownies Try-Its and Junior Girl Scout Badge requirements.
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•Admission is $7 per Scout (ages 5-17); one adult per Scout also pays the special $7 Scout Day rate. Additional Adults pay the Adult Admission rate of $20. (Admission rate includes most Village activities and an Old Sturbridge Village patch for the Scout.) Members, Sturbridge residents, and children under three are free; Studio sessions are $5 per activity per child; Hands-on Crafts Center Activities are $5-10 per activity per child.
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He quit school when he was fifteen and joined a carnival after getting kicked out of the FFL (for being underage), but he went back and finished high school in 1957. After that he worked as a deputy sheriff, did a hitch in the army, came back and went into radio broadcasting, where he worked for sixteen years.
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Champy sees reform efforts just beginning for federal market
WT: How does the Dell acquisition of Perot Systems accord with the theme of your book that companies succeed when they are inspired to grow? Was this an inspirational move by Dell?
Champy: I believe it was. If you listen to Michael Dell, the acquisition was made because he had a genuine appetite and saw the need to be in the services business in order to provide even better solutions to his customers. In that sense it was very inspired. It was done with the intention of engaging customers and, as I suggest in the subtitle of "Inspire," getting them to come back and really keeping them engaged. It's possible to develop an even higher value-added service by being both in the hardware as well as in the services side.
WT: How has the Dell acquisition changed your role within the company?
Champy: One thing has changed dramatically. Perot's services business was extensive but limited. What we have available to us now is a broader range of services particularly services that have to do with operating and maintaining technology infrastructure. Dell brought about $4 billion in services business into the services organization. So we have a broader range of services that we can offer and additionally we're more global. Perot's markets were principally U.S. based and although we had a big offshore capability – about 7,000 people in India – we were never what I would describe as a global company. Now together with Dell we are a global business. That's a big change.
WT: Both companies were known as excellent marketers. Have you noticed any marketing changes as a result of the merger?
Champy: There is a really well-orchestrated effort to go way beyond just selling a piece of hardware but to provide to customers of Dell an integrated set of both hardware and services particularly around infrastructure. I've noticed a lot of emphasis on engaging small, medium and large clients with propositions about managing in a much more efficient and effective way the whole technology infrastructure of the company. It's no longer just about selling boxes.
WT: What's your next book project?
Champy: Harry Greenspun, the chief medical officer at Dell, and I just finished a book on re-engineering health care. It's about applying the re-engineering thinking and work that I did in the 1990s to the delivery of healthcare. It is a rethinking of the fundamental processes in healthcare. I am very hopeful it will make the case for the need for radical change in the way health care is delivered.
WT: Where do you see future growth in the federal contracting market?
Champy: Health care will be very big. We have by no means completed health care reform, we've just begun. What government has done, and I think rightfully, is started to fix the accessibility issue. We haven't dealt with the efficiency of delivery or the quality issues around health care. Those are huge issues and a lot of work is ahead both in government and in the private sector. At some point we have to take on how we'll make the electronic health care records accessible nationally and even globally. I don't think we'll ever have a single system, it's too expensive and too challenging to do. The answer may be in technology, creating a cloud with powerful search engine capabilities. And government has to get more efficient over time to pay for itself. I think we're going to see a lot more aggressive redesign of government work. The age of re-engineering isn't over, it's just beginning.
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We have by no means completed health-care reform; we haven't even started going in the right direction. Instead, we've set medical insurance on a path of self-destruction, and greatly incentivized waste and bad behavior. Thinking about political matters from the alleged viewpoint of an engineer is nothing new, and it is just as puddle-shallow now as it was a century ago. Little good, and great harm, arises from such pseudoscientific pretense.
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On May 27th I joined the first of two field trips this semester about industrial minerals in Bavaria. We saw several active open pits. The first location is an active clay pit (Fig. 1). Here relatively pure kaolinite and lignite that are closely inter-calated are being mined to produce chamotte. The clays and lignite are of pliocene age and were deposited in the glacial out-wash valley of the ancient Naab river. The mine is host to a large pond of acid mine drainage in the centre that is pumped out and neutralised with burned lime. Contrary to many acid mine drainage problems this is caused by the high organic content of the clay and lignite. The humic acids are also respondsible for the colors.
Fig. 1: Clay pit with acid mine drainage in center. Dark layers are lignite within kaolinite.
One of the pecularities of this clay pit are siderite concretions (Fig. 2). Peculiar as such as these clays are already very iron poor by nature. Siderite concretions are fairly common and can be the size of a football. What strikes in the field is that these concrections almost always have a small piece of coal or wood at their core. Not visible to the naked eye is that the clays are strongly iron depleted in the vicinity of the concretions. Sulphure isotope data points to the source of formation. Bacterial activity is to blame!
Fig. 2: Yellowish-brownish siderite concretion around wood chips in kaolinite.
The coal is not boring either. Below (Fig. 3) you can see a well preserved fossil leaf about 3 to 4 cm long. I have no idea what exactly this is but the pliocene coals of the region are known for their well preserved and rich plant fossils.
Fig. 3: Leaf on pliocene coal.
And finally a brief look (Fig. 4) into the oven! The sieved and prepaired clay is calcined at ca. 1200°C for a period of roughly 6 hours. The lignite supplies about 1/3 of the required energy, the remaining 2/3 supplied by natural gas. Fine-spread lignite within the kaolinite clay generates a high-porosity chamotte. Clay with few or no coal burns to a dense, low-porosity chamotte.
Fig. 4: Readily calcined and still glowing chamotte exiting the oven.
Thanks to my PhD supervisor for leading this interesting field trip and to
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Construction on second apt building at Williston State College is underway
WILLISTON, N.D. - With the recent thaw, construction of Phase II is now underway. Phase II, the second apartment building being constructed on Williston State's campus, is a mirror image of the first apartment building built at WSC, completed August 2013.
Managed by Dakota Commercial & Development Co., Phase II is an 11 million dollar project consisting of four stories and 80,000 sq feet making up 74 residential units. Additionally, 13,000 sq feet of space will provide 41 underground parking stalls and 8,000 sq feet of will be available for commercial use.
Three million of the total cost was garnered through the Housing Incentive Fund, provided by the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency. Half of the units in Phase II will be dedicated to housing essential service workers in the area, while the other half will be available at market rate.
There are current conversations between Dakota Commercial and Williston State in regards to the market rate units as WSC is continually looking for ways to meet student housing needs. While discussions are still underway, WSC President Dr. Raymond Nadolny says, "the College plans on using some of these units for student housing. It's very similar to what one sees at other major universities."
Dakota Commercial is not yet looking for tenants or taking information from those hoping to occupy the residential units. However, they are seeking business interested in filling the commercial space(s) which will be online this coming winter. More information about available residential units will be announced to the public as the project nears completion.
Expected completion of Phase II is December 2014.
For additional information, questions, or inquiries regarding Phase II and/or the commercial space therein, please contact Kevin Ritterman, President of Dakota Commercial at 701.772.3101 or firstname.lastname@example.com. For information about Williston State College, please call 701.774.4200, visit willistonstate.edu, or stop by 1410 University Ave.


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Rep. Lloyd Doggett: Tax reform bill projections by proponents are 'totally unrealistic'
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - House Republicans scored a major legislative win Thursday, passing a massive tax overhaul. But Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D- Texas) says the projections by proponents of the bill "are totally unrealistic."
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Treasure Chest Thursday, The Gift of a RingMarch 4, 2010 at 04:11 | Posted in Carnival of Genealogy, family history, memories, Treasure Chest Thursday | 2 Comments
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Maria and Fernando decided to take the couple on a walking tour of Milano. They would do some shopping and visit the Duomo di Milano. Near their apartment was a small jewelry store where they looked at rings in the store window. There was a beautiful 18KT ring with a fancy vintage appeal. It was like a small flower. Valentino had bought Bonnie a beautiful 18KT cross and chain in Gaeta their first week in Italy as his wedding gift for her. He had made the promise of this gift before they were married so she was not expecting another gift. After all, the entire trip itself was a gift of a lifetime dream for her. All day they gazed in store windows and occasionally she would try a ring on for size and look. She would gently tell Valentino that none were as pretty or unique as the first small ring near the apartment. And then she would remind him she was not expecting a ring because she already had her wedding ring!
The next day they were scheduled to take the train to Germany to visit Carlo and his wife Elsa who were unable to make the trip to Italy. Bonnie spent a lazy morning washing her hair and packing for the train trip. Maria made her a special breakfast while the men took a walk together. Valentino was like a boy when he returned, too excited to hide his surprise for the following week when Bonnie would celebrate her birthday in Germany. He had a beautiful small box with the precious flower ring inside! He and Fernando had gone to the first store and bought that ring as a gift! After thirty years together and many wonderful presents, it was still her favorite because it held so much love!
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Most pictures by Anne Mauch, Ekaterina Evdokimova! About Cardboardia's materialization in Perm. We were invited to come and help build Cardboardia in Perm (KartonKamsk). Perm is a city with two faces: one rough, industrial and hardworking and one innocent, cultural and fun-loving. The city used to be the last stop before people deemed "undesirable" by the Soviet regime passed on their way to the gulags. Due to it's military industry Perm was a 'closed city' until 1987, with population of … Continue reading
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Mr. Speaker, our employment insurance program must be available for workers but it cannot be available to the point where it becomes a disincentive to work. We are concerned with what the NDP is proposing. The benefits would be so high that people would not go to work. We know in Ontario and many parts of the country that foreign workers are brought in because we cannot get Canadian workers to do the jobs.
That is the case in our slaughterhouse plants, our greenhouses in southern Ontario and our vegetable fields in Manitoba. We want to ensure that the employment insurance program does not pay excess benefits.


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Michael am I, guardian of the highest word.
Oh dread dragon with this sword of light
I can conquer you in a single fight.
Your scaly hide it can easily pierce
And drain the life from your fangs so fierce.
But also to you a last chance I may give
To change your ways and so to live.
That the highest is served through your power
And a part of us you become from this hour.
If I may but live then I shall try
To serve the princess as best I can
And with her every woman and man.
I'll plow the fields and plant the wheat
So that she and all her folk may eat.
We'll teach him to plough
And we'll teach him to sow,
We'll teach him to harrow
To reap and to mow.
He'll garner the harvest
And grind all the flour,
Humankind will grow strong
In the strength of his power.
The Michaelmas play at Davis Waldorf was held in a stand of trees on our field. The second graders, directed by their teacher Patrice Rapp, presented their play with strong, fearless voices! The sixth grade students provided the dragon.
From the fire-breathing volcano of Mount Lassen to the fire-breathing dragon of Davis Waldorf, the sixth graders gave life to the dragon. I used chickenwire to form the head, and tarp for the skin. We draped the tarp over the children and with flour thrown to simulate smoke, they made a convincing dragon!
Enjoy the following pictures (I used publishing software to make them look like pencil drawings to maintain the children's privacy).
with a loop and a puff of smoke, the dragon appears


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Why has no one told me how amazing spas are before?!
I mean, yeah people say they're great but why has no one shook me and gone "WHY HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN, YOU CRAZY WOMAN? GET YOURSELF BOOKED IN RIGHT NOW!!"
It was my mum's birthday at the weekend so as a special treat I'd booked us into a spa for the day. (Yes, I know, I'm a wonderful daughter ;) ) We started off going for a swim and then using the hydro pool which is kinda like a massive jacuzzi and has a waterfall type thing in one end. Then we went for a neck, shoulder and back massage - oh my god, I could have those every day!! Afterwards we chilled out in the 'relaxation' rooms, then did a bit more swimming, sat in the sauna and then had a 'Rasul' treatment which involves covering yourself in grey mud from top to bottom (quite a sight!) and sitting in a steam room for 35 minutes after which you emerge with the soft skin of a newborn baby.
Oh and there was lunch and a glass of champagne in the middle of all that too.
Honestly.. if I had more money I'd be there once a month. So nice to spend a whole day away with my mum too and catch up properly.
I think RA patients should get spa membership free on the NHS. I'll suggest that to my local MP and see what they say...


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Sitting on a white leather couch in the living room of his Edina home, Josh Harding doesn't get emotional as he tells his story.
He looks completely healthy. He doesn't seem scared. He speaks so confidently, so courageously, you'd never know his life has been altered forever.
"I don't look at this like I've got to take a new path," said Harding, drafted 10 years ago by the Wild and months off signing a new three-year contract. "This is a little bump in the road. I've had lots in life."
Harding, 28, has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an incurable autoimmune disease in which the body randomly attacks and eats away the protective lining of his nerves and causes them to scar. It causes problems with balance, fatigue and blurred vision. There are 25,000 new cases diagnosed in the United States every year.
"I had a couple days where I felt bad for myself, but no more," said Harding, who plans on continuing his career. "There's things in life that happen. Sometimes you can't explain it. You deal with it."
After keeping the disease private from everyone other than his immediate family for more than a month, Harding began calling friends Wednesday. He spoke to nearly every one of his teammates. He called Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher and coach Mike Yeo.


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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
No Age / HEALTH @ The Scala, 11 August 2008
A Q&A about Monday's Upset! The Rhythm gig.
Q: What's so great about HEALTH?
A: Unsure. I could use the well-known 'music to be admired but not loved' cliche, but I'm not sure I even admire HEALTH's much feted debut album that much. It sounds to me like a collection of good ideas not very well put together. I consistently fail to understand the adulation heaped upon them. The remix album HEALTH//DISCO was so much more up my street and made the disparate parts hang together much more nicely.
Q: HEALTH are amazing live, yeah?
A: Still Unsure. I was expecting quite a lot from this set, but came away a little unsatisfied. I'd seen the LA noiseniks once before, last summer and quite enjoyed the madness, but maybe the fact that this was the first time I had been a gig since the birth of The Baby Growl coloured my judgement somewhat. Sure, there were a couple of really great moments at the Scala, most notably the point where everyone seemed to be drumming (don't ask me for track names silly), but most of the rest of it was just like the album - lots of sonic blasts and random screaming - with added on-stage energy. Two points in their favour though: 1) The drummer is an amazing powerhouse. Not subtle or complex, but boy can he hit 'em! 2) There was more on-stage camp than I was expecting, mainly in the tall figure of John Famiglietti. If you've seen them live, you'll know what I mean.
Q: How do you stage-dive from a low stage?
A: Climb onto the back of chair and fall backwards into the arms of your fans. Whilst playing guitar of course.
Q: How do you excite your fans without getting your gear trashed?
A: Can be tricky. The kids can get excited and storm the stage. This is the sort of thing that you're known for and would encourage. But it has its risks, like messing about with your guitar leads. It can cause problems, like stopping songs. But hey, it's punk rock.
Q: Do No Age live up to their fearsome live reputation?
A: Sort of. There were qualifying factors. First, I have a feeling that the gig might have been more thrilling had it been in a smaller venue, like Cargo or Bardens. But No Age have spent a lot of time playing London venues of that size and now their time has come to step up to the next level, which means places like The Scala. It's fine enough really, but the energy is obviously going to get dissipated more in a bigger space. Second, the sound was a bit rough to begin with. Now, with bands like No Age, that shouldn't really matter, but not hearing vocals is a bit of a problem. Still, the sound improved as the show progressed.
Q: So what's the No Age magic formula?
A: Punk pop energy. That's about it. On record, there's plenty of effects-drenched guitar bliss-outs, but live these are largely neglected in favour of straightforward fuzzed up two-minute power pop punk. Randy Randall's buzzing guitar, Dean Spunt's crashing drumming and shouted vocals and little messing about. Over the course of an hour in which they must have played most of their material from Weirdo Rippers and Nouns, the songs begin to sound a bit similar, but hey, it's a good song and when there's so much fun to be had, who's complaining?
Q: What next?
A: Bigger venues probably, which is not necessarily a good thing. Mind you, No Age do seem to have a bit of a bond with Upset! The Rhythm, so I don't see them running off in the direction of Live Nation any time soon. Despite the major label deal, Spunt and Randall's LA DIY roots still count for something.
mp3: HEALTH - Triceratops
mp3: HEALTH - Triceratops (Acid Girls RMX A)
mp3: No Age - Every Artist Has a Tragedy
mp3: No Age - Neck Escaper
Buy HEALTH and No Age albums from Rough Trade.
Video of No Age performing at the gig. More live action from HEALTH and (third band on the bill) Lovvers over at UTR's Youtube page.
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Battle of Bremen
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Can you discover whether this is a fair game?
Some diagrammatic 'proofs' of algebraic identities and inequalities.
Some puzzles requiring no knowledge of knot theory, just a careful inspection of the patterns. A glimpse of the classification of knots and a little about prime knots, crossing numbers and. . . .
The picture illustrates the sum 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = (4 x 5)/2. Prove the general formula for the sum of the first n natural numbers and the formula for the sum of the cubes of the first n natural. . . .
Can you see how this picture illustrates the formula for the sum of the first six cube numbers?
This article invites you to get familiar with a strategic game called "sprouts". The game is simple enough for younger children to understand, and has also provided experienced mathematicians with. . . .
This is an interactivity in which you have to sort the steps in the completion of the square into the correct order to prove the formula for the solutions of quadratic equations.
Can you use the diagram to prove the AM-GM inequality?
Three frogs started jumping randomly over any adjacent frog. Is it possible for them to finish up in the same order they started?
The country Sixtania prints postage stamps with only three values 6 lucres, 10 lucres and 15 lucres (where the currency is in lucres).Which values cannot be made up with combinations of these postage. . . .
I want some cubes painted with three blue faces and three red faces. How many different cubes can be painted like that?
We are given a regular icosahedron having three red vertices. Show that it has a vertex that has at least two red neighbours.
In this 7-sandwich: 7 1 3 1 6 4 3 5 7 2 4 6 2 5 there are 7 numbers between the 7s, 6 between the 6s etc. The article shows which values of n can make n-sandwiches and which cannot.
An article which gives an account of some properties of magic squares.
Draw a 'doodle' - a closed intersecting curve drawn without taking pencil from paper. What can you prove about the intersections?
This article discusses how every Pythagorean triple (a, b, c) can be illustrated by a square and an L shape within another square. You are invited to find some triples for yourself.
A serious but easily readable discussion of proof in mathematics with some amusing stories and some interesting examples.
This is the second of two articles and discusses problems relating to the curvature of space, shortest distances on surfaces, triangulations of surfaces and representation by graphs.
A composite number is one that is neither prime nor 1. Show that 10201 is composite in any base.
Prove Pythagoras' Theorem using enlargements and scale factors.
Take any pair of two digit numbers x=ab and y=cd where, without loss of generality, ab > cd . Form two 4 digit numbers r=abcd and s=cdab and calculate: {r^2 - s^2} /{x^2 - y^2}.
ABCD is a square. P is the midpoint of AB and is joined to C. A line from D perpendicular to PC meets the line at the point Q. Prove AQ = AD.
Kyle and his teacher disagree about his test score - who is right?
Euler found four whole numbers such that the sum of any two of the numbers is a perfect square...
Imagine two identical cylindrical pipes meeting at right angles and think about the shape of the space which belongs to both pipes. Early Chinese mathematicians call this shape the mouhefanggai.
The final of five articles which containe the proof of why the sequence introduced in article IV either reaches the fixed point 0 or the sequence enters a repeating cycle of four values.
Start with any whole number N, write N as a multiple of 10 plus a remainder R and produce a new whole number N'. Repeat. What happens?
What is the largest number of intersection points that a triangle and a quadrilateral can have?
When is it impossible to make number sandwiches?
The first of two articles on Pythagorean Triples which asks how many right angled triangles can you find with the lengths of each side exactly a whole number measurement. Try it!
Four jewellers share their stock. Can you work out the relative values of their gems?
Explore the continued fraction: 2+3/(2+3/(2+3/2+...)) What do you notice when successive terms are taken? What happens to the terms if the fraction goes on indefinitely?
It is impossible to trisect an angle using only ruler and compasses but it can be done using a carpenter's square.
Three points A, B and C lie in this order on a line, and P is any point in the plane. Use the Cosine Rule to prove the following statement.
If you think that mathematical proof is really clearcut and universal then you should read this article.
This is the second article on right-angled triangles whose edge lengths are whole numbers.
A, B & C own a half, a third and a sixth of a coin collection. Each grab some coins, return some, then share equally what they had put back, finishing with their own share. How rich are they?
This article looks at knight's moves on a chess board and introduces you to the idea of vectors and vector addition.
Can you find the areas of the trapezia in this sequence?
In this third of five articles we prove that whatever whole number we start with for the Happy Number sequence we will always end up with some set of numbers being repeated over and over again.
Janine noticed, while studying some cube numbers, that if you take three consecutive whole numbers and multiply them together and then add the middle number of the three, you get the middle number. . . .
The first of five articles concentrating on whole number dynamics, ideas of general dynamical systems are introduced and seen in concrete cases.
This article extends the discussions in "Whole number dynamics I". Continuing the proof that, for all starting points, the Happy Number sequence goes into a loop or homes in on a fixed point.
Prove that, given any three parallel lines, an equilateral triangle always exists with one vertex on each of the three lines.
Take any two numbers between 0 and 1. Prove that the sum of the numbers is always less than one plus their product?
This article stems from research on the teaching of proof and offers guidance on how to move learners from focussing on experimental arguments to mathematical arguments and deductive reasoning.
A little bit of algebra explains this 'magic'. Ask a friend to pick 3 consecutive numbers and to tell you a multiple of 3. Then ask them to add the four numbers and multiply by 67, and to tell you. . . .
Draw some quadrilaterals on a 9-point circle and work out the angles. Is there a theorem?
Can you make sense of these three proofs of Pythagoras' Theorem?
If a two digit number has its digits reversed and the smaller of the two numbers is subtracted from the larger, prove the difference can never be prime.


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Ethiopia's prime minister has announced that the country will free all of its political prisoners, pardon them and close a notorious prison.
It's a surprising turnaround for a government that has launched a sweeping crackdown on dissent and had not previously admitted that it is even holding political prisoners.
"Political prisoners that are facing prosecutions and are already under arrest will be released," Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said at a press conference, according to The Associated Press. "And the notorious prison cell that was traditionally called Maekelawi will be closed down and turned into a museum."
He added that the goal is to "foster national reconciliation."
Ethiopia has seen large popular protests for more than two years that showed no sign of stopping, despite hundreds killed and thousands of arrests. The demonstrations began in 2015, initially to protest government development plans near the capital, Addis Ababa.
Their scope later widened to protest corruption. Central to the demonstrations are the Oromo and Amhara communities, as NPR has reported, which make up a majority of the Ethiopian population but say they are marginalized politically.
Defense Minister Siraj Fegessa said in August that more than 29,000 people were arrested during a 10-month state of emergency that ended that month, Reuters reported. Protests continued after the state of emergency was lifted.
Hailemariam's announcement Wednesday came after marathon meetings with the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front coalition. It's not clear who will be released from prison or when that will happen.
Activists and rights groups welcome the move but remain skeptical about whether the government will go through with it. They say the detainees should never have been arrested and are being targeted for their political beliefs.
Amnesty International's Fisseha Tekle said the announcement could "signal the end of an era of bloody repression in Ethiopia."
Tekle says that for years, the Maekelawi detention center "essentially functioned as a torture chamber, used by the Ethiopian authorities to brutally interrogate anybody who dares to dissent including peaceful protestors, journalists and opposition figures."
And in an interview with NPR, Tekle adds that the Ethiopian government is faced with a choice: "My wishful thinking is that there will be reform because through [the] hard way, through crisis and through unrest, the Ethiopian government ... has learned that repression is not going to work in Ethiopia."
Ethiopia's prime minister started the new year with a surprise. He announced that the government would release all political prisoners and also close a notorious prison. The move follows years of political unrest in the Horn of Africa nation. NPR's East Africa correspondent Eyder Peralta is following this story from his base in Nairobi. Eyder, what did the prime minister say exactly?
EYDER PERALTA, BYLINE: This happened after the prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, met with the ruling party. He called a press conference, and he dropped a big bombshell. He said that political prisoners would be pardoned and released and that they would close a notorious prison. The prime minister says that this will be done for the sake of, quote, "national reconciliation." And basically he thinks that this should spark some kind of national dialogue.
The unspoken part of this of course is that Ethiopia has seen some serious unrest for more than two years now. The country has seen constant protests, and the government has responded with a really heavy hand. For ten months, they declared a state of emergency, and when that ended last summer, the government said they had made more than 20,000 arrests.
SIEGEL: And you speak of the prison that's to be closed as being notorious. How so?
PERALTA: Yeah, so that's the Maekelawi prison. And it's essentially by all accounts a torture chamber. Journalists and opposition figures have been held there. But mostly that prison is a symbol of Ethiopia's long history of oppression. It goes back to imperial times. So the closing of it is a big deal. It's a symbolic big deal.
SIEGEL: What do you make of the timing? Why did the prime minister make this announcement in his new year's address?
PERALTA: It comes after a long period of protests. Most of the 20,000 people who were arrested have been released. According to estimates from human rights groups, more than a thousand of them were charged with terrorism. And one of the things that's important to understand is that Ethiopia has global ambitions. The government is trying to build a middle-income country. And it has made some strides, but these protests have really put a strain on those plans because they haven't stopped.
Another thing is that they've taken an ethnic tone. The Oromos, who are the majority in that country, started expressing disillusionment with never having had the presidency. And the Amharas, who used to hold power in the country, joined in as these protests went on with some of the same sentiments - that they felt left out of the prosperity of the country. So this became a very serious situation for a government that has a long history of repression. It was serious because two of the country's biggest tribes had essentially turned against it.
SIEGEL: From what you've heard from people in Ethiopia today, are the prime minister's words being greeted as a new beginning, or are they skeptical of what they've heard?
PERALTA: There is a ton of skepticism. A lot of activists on social media have expressed deep, deep skepticism. One of them said that this was a small step in the right direction, but he said it needed to be implemented immediately and without any conditions.
SIEGEL: One of the questions is, I gather, it's not clear who exactly a political prisoner is and as to when they might be released or when the prison might be shut down. Did the prime minister say?
PERALTA: That's right. The prime minister did not define who is a political prisoner. He did say that the prison will be turned into a museum but gave no timeline for that.
SIEGEL: NPR's Eyder Peralta talking about the announced closure of one of Ethiopia's most notorious prisons - Eyder, thanks.
PERALTA: Thank you, Robert.
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