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The Africanized honey bees in the Western Hemisphere are descended from hives operated by biologist Warwick E. Kerr, who had interbred honey bees from Europe and southern Africa. Kerr was attempting to breed a strain of bees that would produce more honey in tropical conditions than the European strain of honey bee currently in use throughout North, Central and South America. The hives containing this particular African subspecies were housed at an apiary near Rio Claro, São Paulo, in the southeast of Brazil, and were noted to be especially defensive. These hives had been fitted with special excluder screens (called queen excluders) to prevent the larger queen bees and drones from getting out and mating with the local population of European bees. According to Kerr, in October 1957 a visiting beekeeper, noticing that the queen excluders were interfering with the worker bees' movement, removed them, resulting in the accidental release of 26 Tanganyikan swarms of A. m. scutellata. Following this accidental release, the Africanized honey bee swarms spread out and crossbred with local European honey bee colonies.
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ThunderCat Racing Malta are proud to host the UIM 2015 ThunderCat World Championships.
A big, big thank you to our partners, sponsors and supporters for all of their assistance
A big, big thank you to our partners, sponsors and supporters for all of their assistance
ThunderCat Racing Malta (TCRM) is a non-profit making club, set-up by volunteers to provide an easily accessible, safe and professional environment for anyone interested in this fast growing sport.
A ThunderCat catamaran inflatable is approx 13ft long and powered by a 50hp outboard engine. It can turn on a "sixpence" and reach speeds in excess of 50 knots. Take a look at the video below.
We can help you with all aspects of ThunderCats in Malta. So, if you are looking for a new sport, hobby or something new and exciting to follow get in touch with us today.
The ThunderCat Racing Malta (TCRM) Club, affiliated to the Malta Powerboat Federation, are proud to host the UIM 2015 ThunderCat World Championships.
A first for Malta, the island is united behind the Malta Tourism Authority to make this a special event for competitors, spectators, sponsors and TV audiences around the world.
Plans are well advanced and the organising committee are working hard to make this an event to remember.
Malta, probably the best place in the world to spend 10th - 17th October 2015.
ThunderCat Racing has mass appeal to all ages offering great year round entertainment.
Thousands of spectators now follow Thundercat Racing, which is positioning itself as one of the most prominent watersports of the twenty-first century.
Many business around the world secure their names on team race boats and race events, taking full advantage of the media frenzy and promotional opportunities.
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Advances in acute stroke treatment have increased survival and resulted in more people living with chronic disability. There is strong evidence that exercise improves both motor recovery and quality of life for those living with stroke and can also improve or maintain post-stroke cognitive function. The CPSR Knowledge Translation Advisory Committee has identified post-stroke exercise as a high priority, particularly the need to develop and implement community-based exercise programs.
The Brain Canada Foundation in partnership with CPSR recently entered an agreement with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute to examine the implementation and impact of evidence-based, community-based exercise programs. The 'Stroke Recovery in Motion' project will use an integrated (participatory) knowledge translation (KT) approach to identify factors that facilitate or hinder uptake of best practices to be better able to accelerate future scaling up of programs.
An experienced, multi-disciplinary team from across Canada including stroke community advisory stakeholders are eager to commence work on this national initiative this summer.


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England captain Terry fighting for career: press
England football captain John Terry faces the "battle of his life" after prosecutors said he would face criminal charges over claims he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, Britain's press said Thursday.
England football captain John Terry faces the "battle of his life" after prosecutors said he would face criminal charges over claims he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, Britain's press said Thursday.
Wednesday's announcement, which came a day after Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was banned for eight matches for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, proves, however, that British football is taking a lead in dealing with racism, Fleet Street agreed.
"In the age of the celebrity footballer, few players have commanded more coverage... than John Terry," said the Independent's Sam Wallace.
"But the charges laid against him yesterday by the Crown Prosecution Service represent the battle of his life."
All newspapers were in agreement that Terry would never captain England again if found guilty, and Wallace also suggested it would dash his long-term dream of managing Chelsea, his domestic club.
Popular tabloid The Sun said the ruling was a "nightmare" for the Football Association (FA), particularly if the matter is adjourned when Terry appears in court on February 1, four weeks before England play the Netherlands in a friendly match.
In that event, the paper's chief football writer Shaun Custis called on Terry to "do the decent thing and step aside".
"There need be no presumption of guilt," he added. "It would simply be best for the national game."
The Times editorial said the action taken over Terry and Suarez had sent "a very clear message that racism where proven will not be tolerated in British football".
"Certainly compared with the appalling treatment that black players often receive in Italy and some of the Eastern European countries, England is a civilised place to play," it added.
The Guardian also ran a positive editorial, arguing that the attention given to the two cases showed how far the game had come but that Liverpool and Chelsea should have been more cautious in lending their blanket support to the two players.
"Absolutely no one believes that racism is a more common scourge in English football today than it was a generation ago," it said.
"English football has worked hard to combat racism. But all that good work can be undone by one shortsighted act," it added.
"Neither Liverpool nor Chelsea are therefore right to say that they will support their players, whatever the outcome."
The two incidents also highlighted the "complex and contradictory history of racism in English football", Times chief sports writer Simon Barnes argued.
Throughout their history, English football grounds have been "breeding grounds for pestilence" and "places where racial hatred could be hymned to the skies without restraint or rebuke," he wrote.
However, at the same time the game helped lower racial tensions across the whole country and created taboos which were later adopted in all walks of society, he added.
"Racial insults were once routine: now they're so shocking that the England captain must go to court."
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When we go to the polls Nov. 4, in addition to voting for president, congress and state legislators, there also will be a referendum question: Should a constitutional convention be convened to consider amending the state Constitution?
When we go to the polls Nov. 4, in addition to voting for president, congress and state legislators, there also will be a referendum question: Should a constitutional convention be convened to consider amending the state Constitution?
There is a statewide movement afoot to allow petitioning initiatives. That's a process by which ordinary citizens can petition the state to change laws or enact new ones through voter referendum.
Opponents argue allowing petition initiatives opens the door for special interest groups to push their agendas through well-financed, coordinated campaigns, thus circumventing the elected legislative process. And to re-enforce that point, that's exactly what they appear to be doing.
According to financial campaign reports from the state's Election Enforcement Commission, the Connecticut Education Association, the state's largest teachers' union, Planned Parenthood and others have contributed tens of thousands of dollars for a campaign to convince voters to reject the idea of a constitutional convention. The teachers' union alone has contributed $40,000 to the effort. Those groups opposed initiative petitions, favoring instead the current process of working through the state legislature — via their own lobbyists.
In contrast, the Connecticut Constitutional Convention Campaign, the group in favor of a convention and the petition initiative, has raised just $1,110 for a campaign to convince voters to approve the referendum question Nov. 4. Among the groups supporting that effort is the Family Institute, which sees initiative petitions as a means of achieving a ban on same-sex marriage in the state.
There is nothing illegal about what is happening. And certainly, both sides of this argument should have the right to make their case to voters, who will ultimately make the final decision.
The state Constitution mandates voters be asked every 20 years if a convention should be held. The last time the question was asked, voters said no. That was in 1986. The last convention held was in 1965 to address how many General Assembly representatives there should be and how those districts are apportioned.
Initiative petition is not inherently a good or bad idea; it's how it's used that can be. Voters need to be vigilant this year in assessing the arguments pro and con, aware both sides are motivated by their own agendas.


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Dr. William E. Schatten was active in the Atlanta community for much of his career. He served as the 1983 and 1984 campaign chairman of the Atlanta Jewish Federation and as president from 1988-1990. He was the Atlanta Israel Bonds Chairman from 1971-1976 and was a member of the National Israel Bond Cabinet. From 1976-1978 Dr. Schatten was president of the Ahavath Achim Congregation. The records consist primarily photocopies of newspaper articles relating to the many activities of Dr. Schatten in a wide variety of community organizations including Ahavath Achim Congregation, the American Jewish Committee, the Anti- Defamation League, Emory University, Israel Bonds, and Jewish National Fund.
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I write from doing, not from thinking. Words come out my fingers, but for that to happen the rest of my body has to have moved. When I'm stuck it's probably because I'm trying to know: to find that certainty that will bring everything under control; to find the naming that will put life in its place; to let me return to previously scheduled programming. I have appointments and projects and deadlines, don't you know. Oh, you do. And you don't care. I see.
When I need to know, I go to my mat. Well, really my yoga room. It's true, I'll start on my mat, but there's no guarantee I'll stay or end up there. I'm more a choreographer than a researcher. More applied than theoretical. I move to find stillness and close my mouth to find words that are true.
I know that when I sit to write and am overwhelmed with by the enormity of the abyss, my place is not writing: it's on the mat. I know that when every time I open my mouth gooey, difficult, sticky, hang-in-the-air-and-wish-I-could-reel-back words come out (words like cry and death and sad and how) it's time to go in, close the door and find out what happens next.
It doesn't mean that the abyss and the gooey words retreat right away, or even soon. But jumping in makes the abyss less other and strangely allows its native stickiness to permeate and nourish my tissues so I don't have to pin it down in words. The words that will come later will be truer for this foray into the void.
Yoga is my version of "Where the Wild Things Are." They are here, all around, waiting for us to shut up and see that they don't care about our schedules because they care so much about what we have to give.


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I don't really know how you could emulate this.But why would you want to do that? It's quality is comparable to human s**t.Unless someone found a way to emulate the swivel camera part.
I know this post is deader than dead, but I've figured that since I'm the one who opened it in the first place, I owe it closure.I've recently picked up this particular project again and I managed to compile the camera driver.For whomever it may be of use, I'm sharing the Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer emulators in one SFX file.Download link, since the forums aren't allowing me to attach: https://yadi.sk/d/lTRS-CM33PdPVTCheers! ~ SP
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[Story Sells] Happiness Sauce in this 2016 Superbowl Commercial
Wanna be happy in your work?
Apparently, here's the secret: Just do one thing well.
That's the message of Greg McKeown's book Essentialism. When you pursue too many things at once, you burn out. (Or maybe even worse, never make an impact anywhere.)
If you own a fancy garden hose nozzle, you know what I mean: Use the "SHOWER" setting and you get a bunch of limp streams.
Use the "JET" setting and you get one forceful blast that can chip the paint off your siding.
So to make a big impact, you have to focus.
Good advice — and not just for life-hacking.
As in life, so in art. Focused stories crater the biggest impact in our minds. And the same is true for a good sales story.
No matter how many bells and whistles your product delivers, a good story can really only impart one big benefit at a time.
In a sales story, this "one thing" is our theme. Our whole narrative should hang on this point.
(You put your hero in trouble. And he gets out of his predicament with the magic of your big benefit.)
One Superbowl commercial this year got it right.
Hyundai pitched their new set of wheels in a 60-second spot starring comedian Kevin Hart.
In the story, Kevin is the protective Dad whose daughter is going out on a date with a pompous Dude. So Dad gets all nicey and hands the guy the keys to his Hyundai. "Why don't you take my new car?"
What the Dude doesn't know is that the Hyundai is secretly loaded with a GPS called "Car Finder." That's how Kevin dogs their steps the entire date.
That's the whole commercial – dramatizing how Kevin shadows them wherever they dart.
Of course it's over the top – Kevin dangles from a helicopter over "make-out point" in the end. But the melodrama drives home the message: you'll be able to protect your kids when they roll in this car.
This commercial showcases just the one feature – the Car Finder. They could have muddled the message with several other features. But if they had done that, it's unlikely any would have stuck. IT would have been the same boring list of features we've heard countless times.
Focus your story on ONE message.
Scott, this is starting to get creepy! How do you always seem to know what lesson most needs to be implanted in my brain when you begin to write your articles?
So simple! So obvious!
People are always asking "What does ___ do?"
So I does me research and I tries to list all the features, benefits and results in a logical flow in such a manner that the reader doesn't get bored and click away. I am working on that in my head right now for a product called "Verapol."
Verapol is a new name for an old product called Manapol. It is a powdered form of Aloe inner leaf gel. 6 doctors and scientists wrote a 171 page book titled "The Science Behind Aloe: The Healing Plant" which I have read twice, and refer to often when considering new copy for marketing it.
But you have awakened me to how simple it is.
People who take it Feel better, get better, heal faster and have better health.
It doesn't prevent, diagnose, treat, mitigate or cure any diseases. The FDA can relax.
People who take it feel and get better faster. Period.
If you want to know why, read the damned book. I'll be glad to sell you one of those, too.
take it >>> feel better >>> heal faster >>> be healthier >>> guaranteed
So simple! So obvious!
Hey Bruce, thanks for that. Glad to help … even if it does get a little "creepy." 🙂
Yes Scott.
I observed this singleness on the top copywriters' newsletter. It's worth reading. Just one point at a time.


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With high-profile celebrity status, endorsements, sponsorship and advertising deals generally follow. However sometimes the celebrity face becomes stronger than the brand itself. If a brand is to select a celebrity to front their brand then they need to be 100% certain it they will resonate with the target audience and act as a suitable ambassador.
Sadly with some celebrities comes a fair share of controversy. The likes of Tiger Woods and John Terry have brought shame upon themselves recently and haven't reflected well on their brands. The likes of Kerry Katona and David Beckham have also caused their brand associations to become strained over the years. Some of these celebrities have done minor things which in the grand scheme of things aren't huge, some of created furore bordering on national disgraces.
So why do brands continue to use celebrities? What are the risks? What are the benefits? And are there alternatives?
Why use celebrities?
Brands that produce or sell luxury goods often use celebrities. They choose celebrities that they perceive share the same values as their products. Celebrities that offer the glamour, to portray their products as aspirational to the general public. The perfume and cosmetic industries generally use glamorous or beautiful people to show how effective their products are. These celebrities have generally been huge celebs from supermodels to hollywood stars.
Another key trick is to pick up on somebody that's popular or hot at the moment. Whilst I mentioned in the above post of perfume and cosmetics companies picking über glamour, brands like L'Oreal are experts at hand-picking people "of the moment", classic examples include Cheryl Cole and at one point footballer David Ginola. Garnier also pulled off the coup of grabbing a popular celebrity by enrolling Davina McCall. There are other cases when companies get it wrong, remember Jason McAteer advertising shampoo? More bad decisions later in this post.
The potential
Get the celebrity right and your brand could be off to a flyer. The endorsement is believable and customers want to be associated with the brand as much as the celebrity. Get it wrong and the endorsement looks at best paid for and at worse ridiculous. Of course it isn't always down to the celebrity, sometimes it is as much the cheesy production of an ad that breaks down the credibility – Jamie Redknapp and Louise Redknapp holiday commercial anybody? It can also be the innocent and bizzarrely naive actions that undermine the endorsement (David Beckham shaven his head whilst advertising Brylcreem). Whatever the case brands need to have a plan in place to mitigate poor choices by either their agency or celebrity figurehead.
The potential is also great. If you can get an up and coming act at the start of their rise you could benefit in two ways. Ride the crest of their rise to fame and receive some quedos in terms of helping them achieve their goals. If the tie-up works as it should in your strategy meetings then there is no reason why you can't succeed. Nike seem great at this. They consistently select sports stars that embody sporting excellence and in the main shy away from bad news stories. They also execute their merchandising, promotion and Marketing strategies with clinical expertise. Michael Jordan was perhaps the best example of this. Jordan was an NBA superstar, Nike created an image for Jordan and in terms helped him reach World status, perhaps unrivalled by any NBA star either then or now. They have also successfully used the Brazilian national football team to great effect. Their ads show the squad performing awe-inspiring tricks whilst maintaining a genuine feel to what is being played out on TV. However this particular tie has also caused controversy, with concerns over the depth of influence Nike has on the Brazilian national association.
Good tie-ins
So as mentioned previously good tie-ins are ones that match celebrities with the brand. Maybe they share similar values or appeal to the same audience. They match has to be believable and resonate with the audience. Below are my suggestions of good tie-ins.
Nike and Micheal Jordan
For all the reasons highighted previousy, Jordan became bigger than an NBA star, bigger than the man himself. Jordan became a ridiculously huge commercial engine. The relationship was part of Nike's desire to corner sporting excellence with their brand. Jordan also gave Nike the urban edge, with Nike Air Jordan shoes the choice footwear for Hip Hop stars and fans.
L'Oreal and Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Cole has had her issues in her past, including allegations of racial assault. However the Girls Aloud star has turned things around since becoming one of the key faces in the band and a judge on X-Factor. Her showbiz marriage to controversial footballer Ashley Cole also made her a media darling. With Ashleys alleged extra-marital activities she came from being and aggressor to a strong independent woman. This mix of defined character and huge success was an instant pull for L'Oreal and despite Cole's strong North East accent, she fitted the role perfectly.
Sainsburys and Jamie Oliver
Sainsburys have long battled the likes of Tesco to become a force in the highly competitive supermarket sector. This has been helped in no small means by TV chef Jamie Oliver. Jamie was always well liked as a TV personality, however he took a few risks that could have back fired. Taking on the government and schools to improve school dinners propelled Jamie into the big time. This good feeling towards Jamie has rubbed off on to Sainsburys. The tie-in also works due to Jamie being famous for food, which is the staple component of Sainsburys.
Walkers and Gary Lineker
Walkers crisps have gone from another snack food company to the dominant player in UK crisps and snacks. This incredible journey has gone almost hand-in-hand with taking local star and national hero Gary Lineker. The ads and concepts have adapted over the years, but Lineker is a constant. Even off the back of the ex-England stars marriage breakdown, Lineker has remained a popular figure.
Bad tie-ins
The tie-ins here are about as popular as a fart in a lift. Some due to poor judgement in terms of celebrity, others due to actions after becoming associated to the brand. Either way, just take a look and squirm or tell me how wrong I am.
Iceland and Kerry Katona
So when Iceland first pulled off the coup of landing Jungle queen Kerry their ad execs must have been rubbing their hands together. They had one of the nations favourite and a normal down to earth girl made good. Unfortunately, the public very quickly saw Kerry as a figure to loathe rather than love, not helped by her own misdemeanours. Since then Katona has come out as having problems with various addictions, debt and failed relationships. Iceland have since dropped Katona
Accenture and Tiger Woods
Accenture one of the world's premier consulting firms paid a massive sum to use the image of undoubtedly the world's best golfer, the Jordan of PGA and all round admired sports star, Tiger Woods. Tiger has since been found to have a number of extra-marital affairs and has been treated for alleged sex addiction. Tiger was all over the front pages for all the wrong reasons. Tiger was promptly dropped by Accenture.
What is the alternative?
So as discussed the potential for a star to gain bad press through either misguided naivity or more worryingly through poor actions that damage their public equity as well as a brands. So despite all the benefits should you do something else?
Well brands such as Halifax and B&Q have used their own staff to varying degrees of success. This isnt always the best route as you aren't guaranteed to find a personality big enough to make an impact or if you do, they could become primadonnas. This provides equal issue of reliance on a face to lead your brand.
So how about using a character? Advertising seems to go through cyclical phases where characters become the force and celebrities go into the background. At the moment some of the most successful ad campaigns feature characters. Immediate campaigns that spring to mind include Meerkat, Compare the Market, Opera singer, Go Compare and Churchill the nodding dog, Churchill Insurance. Bizarrely, all of these are finance related. These factors can be as problematic as celebrities. With characters you are generally expected to tell a story and improve on one campaign to another. The non-finance ad that springs to mind is Cillit Bang. The ad campaign also pushed Barry Scott in to becoming a cult figure, especially within student communities. However an outburst by the character on social media and the uncovering that Barry was indeed made up has meant to concept has backfired.
Another alternative, which may sound groundbreaking is concentrate on your company, your business and promote what is good or different about it. Or pick a theme that can create a platform as opposed to a one-off.
Potential future tie-ins
So to sign off, I thought I would suggest a few light hearted tie-ins.
Dolmio and Joe Calzaghe – Dolmio's animated Italians would be no match for World Champion boxer Calzaghe. Would his Welsh accent generate credibility issues?
Red Bull and Robbie Williams – Robbie made a particularly highly charged performance on X Factor. This could easily be the result of a Red Bull marathon.
Specsavers and Arsene Wenger – The Arsenal manager is well known for saying, "I didn't see anything" – maybe Specsavers could set the Frenchman's sight back to 20:20.
Kalms and Naomi Campbell – World renowned laid back super model Campbell would be the perfect ambassador for Kalms. She could even undertake roadshows highlighting to the public how to avoid conflict.
Disney Channel and Amy Winehouse – A match made in heaven. The world's cleanest and happiest TV channel with, um, err, Amy Winehouse.


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Looming Questions for New York Gambling
Over the past year, the future course of gaming in New York State has undergone a remarkable series of changes. Now that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is no longer planning to replace the Javits Center in Manhattan with a convention center and full service casino at the Aqueduct Racino in Queens, Assembly Speaker and shot-caller Sheldon Silver is reportedly open to a gaming resort at either Coney Island or Willets Point.
At the same time, horse racing fans and stakeholders are waiting on the governor, who seized control of the scandal-scarred New York Racing Association in May, to make a decision on the sport's future.
Both of these issues are at the core of the 12th Annual Saratoga Institute on Racing and Gaming Law, taking place Aug. 14-15 at Albany Law School.
Casino Shakeups
Last March, when it was clear that the New York State legislature wasn't going to make good on its promise to finally reform the redistricting process, Cuomo cut a deal with the legislature: finish drawing new district lines — gerrymandered or not — in exchange for signing off on his plan to legalize table games at seven non-Indian casinos.
The first problem was that table games already exist in New York at the state's Indian casinos. The Seneca Nation has an exclusivity agreement with the state on table games west of Rochester, so they felt the deal infringed in their rights.
"We remain skeptical of this initial decision," Seneca President Robert Odawi Porter told the Buffalo News.
The crown jewel in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's casino plan was to be the radical transformation of Aqueduct Racino in Queens into a full-service casino and convention center. It would have replaced Javits Center in Manhattan as the city's major convention center.
But on June 21, the governor announced that the deal with Genting, the Malaysian company that owns Aqueduct, had fallen through.
"The uncertainties and difficulties regarding the constitutional amendment, competitive landscape, tax rate and infrastructure support made any decision difficult," explained Stefan Friedman, a spokesperson for Genting.
A week later, the New York Times reported that Genting officials had met with the governor before his casino plan was ever announced, suggesting that they may have influenced the plan's creation. Cuomo strongly denied the implication.
On Monday, the New York Daily News reported that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, long opposed to gaming in the city, says he's open to a casino — maybe one with a convention center — on Coney Island or in Willets Point. Aqueduct hasn't totally been ruled out. Anything seems to be a possibility, as long as the casino isn't in Manhattan, a source close to Silver told the Daily News.
Horse Racing's Questionable Future
While the siting of the city's casino waits in political purgatory, another breed of New York gamblers are also waiting anxiously the next play.
The New York Racing Association (NYRA) operates horse betting at Belmont, Aqueduct and Saratoga racetracks. Well, sort of.
Early in 2012, the president and general counsel of the NYRA were fired when regulators revealed that the private agency had underpaid gamblers at all three tracks by $8.5 million over the course of 15 months. Compounding the corruption claims were a slew of recent horse deaths and allegations of doping.
On May 22, Cuomo signed a deal with the NYRA that involved replacing the agency's board with state appointed members, who would govern its operations for the next three years. Those appointments are expected to happen in September, shortly after this week's annual conference called the Saratoga Institute, which brings together experts on the legal issues surrounding gaming in New York.
"It will be critically important to see who the governor's appointees are. Whether they have experience in the industry – there's been a history of appointees that haven't had than on-the-ground experience," Karl J. Sleight, an attorney who leads the Racing and Gaming Industry Team at Harris Beach Law Firm, told Susan Arbetter on a recent episode of the Capitol Report. Sleight is discussing the NYRA's issues at the Saratoga Institute this week.
Another attorney who is attending the conference, Lisa Marrello, told Arbetter that the governor should prioritize horse racing before tackling casinos.
"As we embark on the 2013 session, and we look to see some of the challenges that the executive and the legislative will encounter on the issue, you need to shore up that racing base before we tackle the casino issue," said Marrello.


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1300 Central Point Road
Lake City, MN 55041
6 beds | 5 baths
1 / 60
Property Description
Absolutely amazing views of beautiful Lake Pepin from this 6 bedroom, 5 bath home! Stunning scenery includes rolling bluff lands, sailboats, tug boats and barges, luxury paddlewheels and numerous eagles. Enjoy your own lakefront and beach and feel like you are on vacation year-round. Perfect spot for boating, jet skiing, wind surfing, kayaking, paddle boarding and more. Paved ramp to your own dock and steps to beach. 3 level home with 4+ car garage below
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Current Price: $769,000
Contract Information
List Price: $769,000
List Date: 2018-07-25
Owner is Agent: No
In Foreclosure: No
Potential Short Sale: No
Association Fee: No
Auction: No
General Property Information
Total Bedrooms: 6
Total Bathrooms: 5
Full Baths: 4
1/2 Baths: 1
Fireplace: Yes
# Fireplaces: 2
Foundation Size: 1530
Year Built: 2005
Garage Stalls: 4
Approx Nbr of Acres: 0.14
Waterfront: Yes
Water Access: River
Location, Tax and Other Information
House Number: 1300
Street: Central Point
Street Abbreviation: Road
Postal City: Lake City
County: Goodhue
State/Province: MN
Zip Code: 55041
Parcel Number: 541800220
Tax Year: 2018
Tax Amount: 6540
School District: Lake City #813
Directions & Remarks
Directions: Hwy 61 to Lake City, left on Central Point Rd., house on right.
Status Change Info
Status: Active
Contingency: None
Currently Not Used
Geo Lat: 44.466717
Geo Lon: -92.282296
Garage Type
Garage SqFt: 1530
Waterfront Info
DNR #: Pepin
Lake Acres: 25215
Waterfront Frontage: 295
Lake Maximum Depth: 60
Lake Class: General Development
Lake Chain: No
Road Btwn Wtr & Home: No
New Development
New Development: No
Property Features
Air Conditioning: Central
Appliances: Dishwasher; Disposal; Dryer; Exhaust Fan/Hood; Microwave; Refrigerator; Washer
Bath Description: Full Master; Jetted Tub; Main Floor Full Bath; Private Master
Dining: Informal Dining Room
Roof: Asphalt Shingles
Fuel: Natural Gas
Heat: Fireplace; Forced Air
Room Information
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|Dining Room
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Listing Office: Coldwell Banker Nybo & Assoc
Last Updated: July - 13 - 2020
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Bird by the Blue Door
Bird by the Blue Door
Only the child's shovel will do—
neon-green, simple
light wood handle.
Behind barberry and cottonwood—I am private, tucking
the bird into snow—distant
from the house
we live in
that killed it when it veered out of its orbit,
Later I'll clean the shovel with some fluid,
yellow, smelling bright as nails.
After the bird dropped with a thud,
the wind
dropped too.
I wanted to work my fingers through the freezing feathers,
coax the wings to fan out,
its thumbsized heart too rapidly beating,
eye open with pity,
At night, my child presses his cheek hard against mine,
his thin-walled chest against mine
till we're doubly pulsing,
The wind's a small unbidden sound,
not grieving.
Once I could hold someone
else's love so patiently,
distantly, you could hardly
tell it was me being loved.
I could have waited for the fox to lick
the bird's eye closed, nudge its weight from
my doorstep, then streak off in flight,
carrying the bird in its mouth
over the fields, over the fields
to where it belonged.
I could have studied the crenellations
of the bird's under-wing or sketched
its fine head with a charcoal stick. Or burned
the bird to a teaspoonful of ash and scattered it
over the lake.
Thrill and patter of wings. Or left
the bird where it was,
turned to other things.
Before he died, a friend stored his sculpture
Angel of Death in my house: wings tucked,
wooden shoulders hunched. His stooped frame, his shadowy face
seemed human, seemed to need consolation.
I tried to stroke his cheek,
but he was too tall and gaunt for me to reach….
My fingers grazed his stiff robes,
the bulk of him.
I have cried I have not cried enough
I have ignored the compass
blackened the map with blindness
while the worms
died in the earth they kept making
I have cried I have not cried enough
I blanketed my child
before he could think to cover himself
I thinned myself as though I were a project
deaf to the forklift and dozer
I blot out grief as snow does light
I pass through mirrors—armor-cool
not having listened to what is bodiless
and breathing
the last day of february and the barberry and snowbirds
and surveyor's little orange and yellow flags flittering
my armor shiny bits of my helmet in pieces we are in pieces one
feathery piece of us dropped and I have been talking
so much god has vanished my words a little something to bring
to a party
Beautiful fractal—
bird with the blur for an eye, what did you
see before plummeting?— Shadow wavering
at the threshold, glommed
by light.
Later—the shock
of snow you slid into
from my light green shovel—the chilly
between branches where you might have perched
and twitched. Under berry trees sacked in white ash,
how handsome in your death-suit,
sealed clean—
Sacred as a book.
Later, in spring, it rains and rains
and the water rises
from the drainage ditch, carrying
pitch and froth and mud and melting
snow and sodden feather-sack,
the water spilling over
the bank, over the creeping things, the ivy,
snagging what it hauls itself over, dragging
bulk toward my house...pulling everything
closer to me, circling my ankles, insistently lapping....


text: WERA Grand National Finals have four full days of racing for all motorcycle enthusiasts! Vintage racing, Bridgestone/WERA National Endurance Final, Pirelli/WERA Sportsmans Championship Sprints and the Michelin/WERA National Challenge Finals! Also, this year's event promises to have more spectator activities than ever before so make sure to bring your friends and family!


text: On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 13:42:42 -0800 Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net> wrote: > > > Guido has told me that he was ready to approve PEP 428 (pathlib) in its > > latest amended form. Here is the last call for any comments or > > arguments against approval, before Guido marks the PEP accepted (or > > changes his mind :-)). > > > > Congrats Antoine! I've approved your PEP. Go ahead with the integration. > > Everybody: pathlib is an immediately useful standard way for manipulating > file paths, both platform-specific and platform-independent (so you can > work with Windows paths on a POSIX system and vice versa). > > pathlib won't replace os.path immediately (the current status is > "provisional", which means that the API may still be tweaked after 3.4 is > released), but in the long term I expect os.path to die a quiet death (as > well as the host of 3rd party path modules that preceded pathlib). > > Great job Antoine! I've posted the implementation at http://bugs.python.org/issue19673 I know you've already more or less reviewed it, so I'm gonna commit in the coming days anyway :) Regards Antoine.


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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday (Aug 31) called on China and the Philippines to abide by an international tribunal's decision on the disputed South China Sea region.
"This is a crucial opportunity to uphold the existing rules-based international order, show respect for international law, and support regional stability and prosperity," Mr Kerry said in an address to students on a two-day visit to New Delhi.
The remarks came ahead of a Group of 20 summit in China on Sept 4 and Sept 5 that is to be attended by global leaders.
Beijing wants to use the meeting in the tourist hub of Hangzhou to lay out a broad strategy for global growth, but talks are likely to be overshadowed by arguments over everything from territorial disputes to protectionism, diplomats said.


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Version 1.03:
- Fixed bug in C4D r17.048 AddColorChooser "#TypeError: Required argument 'settings' (pos 6) not found" does not seem to be documented but providing dummy bc seems to surfactant.
Will This plugin get updated/Work in R20?ReplyDelete
It looks like it is done in Python... so it has a chance of working r20 (we will know in a few weeks). Unlike the C based plugins that all need a recompile for r20. But I hope the developer still plans on keeping this project alive as it is very much needed.ReplyDelete


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The 21st century has seen the return of right brain thinking after left brain dominance during the 20th. Sceptics call this the age of endarkment. Is it the opportunity to do joined up thinking?
Left Brain, Right Brain by Dan Eden :
"There appear to be two modes of thinking, verbal and nonverbal, represented rather separately in left and right hemispheres respectively and that our education system, as well as science in general, tends to neglect the nonverbal form of intellect. What it comes down to is that modern society discriminates against the right hemisphere.
-Roger Sperry (1973)"
"The chart below will help illustrate the characteristics which are known to reside on each side of our brains.
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
risk taking
Our personality can be thought of as a result of the degree to which these left and right brains interact, or, in some cases, do not interact. It is a simplification to identify "left brain" types who are very analytical and orderly. We likewise certainly know of the artistic, unpredictability and creativity of "right brain" types. But each of us draws upon specific sides of our brain for a variety of daily functions, depending on such things as our age, education and life experiences. The choices of which brain is in control of which situations is what forges our personalities and determines our character.
Experiments show that most children rank highly creative (right brain) before entering school. Because our educational systems place a higher value on left brain skills such as mathematics, logic and language than it does on drawing or using our imagination, only ten percent of these same children will rank highly creative by age 7. By the time we are adults, high creativity remains in only 2 percent of the population.
The War of the Brains The two brains not only see the world in vastly different ways but, in our current society, the left side just "doesn't get" what the right side is all about. It tends to dismiss anything significant coming into consciousness from its "flaky" cranial twin. Sometimes two sides can actually disagree, resulting in our perception of emotional turmoil from the expressive protests of right brain. Our conscious mind can only focus on data from one brain at a time. We can switch from one side to the other very quickly (with our corpus collosum intact) but that's not always the most efficient way to act and eventually ultimate authority to enter consciousness is delegated to one brain or the other. In our modern world, this battle is almost always won by the left brain.It appears that most people will never reach their maximum potential because of compromises that have been made between these two governing bodies. Sometimes skills which the right brain can perform better are routinely handled, with less skill, by the left brain. Ideally, both brains work together in people with optimum mental ability. This coordinating ability may be the key to superior intellectual abilities. In most people, however, the left brain takes control, choosing logic, reasoning and details over imagination, holistic thinking and artistic talent."


text: 'Working Memory, Thought, and Action' is the magnum opus of one of the most influential cognitive psychologists of the past 50 years. This new volume on the model he created (with Graham Hitch) discusses the developments that have occurred within the model in the past twenty years, and places it within a broader context.Working memory is a temporary storage system that underpins our capacity for coherent thought. Some 30 years ago, Baddeley and Hitch proposed a way of thinking about working memory that has proved to be both valuable and influential in its application to practical problems. This book updates the theory, discussing both the evidence in its favour, and alternative approaches. In addition, it discusses the implications of the model for understanding social and emotional behaviour, concluding withan attempt to place working memory in a broader biological and philosophical context. Inside are chapters on the phonological loop, the visuo-spatial sketchpad, the central executive and the episodic buffer. There are also chapters on the relevance to working memory of studies of the recency effect,of work based on individual differences, and of neuroimaging research.The broader implications of the concept of working memory are discussed in the chapters on social psychology, anxiety, depression, consciousness and on the control of action. Finally, Baddeley discusses the relevance of a concept of working memory to the classic problems of consciousness and free will.This new volume from one of the pioneers in memory research will doubtless emulate the success of its predecessor, and be a major publication within the psychological literature.


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We would like it to be but nothing certain yet, I suppose it would be entirely up to Cyber Hand
Wow you all did great work! Incredible to see everything accomplished!
@JordanWill thank you, we appreciate it greatly
Well here's our last Winter Wave set: Axato, The Last Skull Raider
Please give us all your thoughts, the good, the bad and the very bad so that we can improve in the future.
Also provide us with your general thoughts on our Winter Wave as whole if you're willing please
@Asriel there's going to be a Summer Wave released at a similar time to when Lego would. Every set we've done so far is part of the Winter Wave
There is going to be a summer wave? Amazing!
Or is the summer wave the protectors
Remember that the update or "patch" to the sets will be the next thing we will share in the future... about the summer wave, it will be another group of set/Mocs, at least 5. So all of the previous sets already showed here are part of the winter wave alone.
Wow, The day is finally here.....
So, I will admit I was really hoping you'd be able to get a 3d printed mask for this guy before you did the instructions and it's a bit of a shame to not see him with it. But whatever it's not a big deal.
Seeing as this is the FINAL review for these sets I'll be doing in a while I'mma go all out this time.
So, the set looks like the inner construction is pretty well designed and would be a lot of fun to build. It's easy to tell that the builds are very important for you guys. Function-wise he seems a little disappointingly standard. He has the 2016 waste function and a thornax launcher which is a little disappointing considering how creative the large Rahi styled Monsters functions were. But it's not BAD, just not on the same level as before. Luckily he is just a dude, so you don't really need to many crazy functions. Moving on to a REALLY important feature of the set, the look. Gotta say, I'm not digging this one too much. Don't get me wrong, he looks OK, but nothing jumps out at me about it. The colors are fine, I get what your doing with the larger "powered up" half and half thing. But he is kind off boring. The best LOOKING thing in the set is his sword with is, it's freaking awesome I love that part to death. But the rest is... fine.
Taking into account everything on the set, the good, the bad, and the.... fine...... Axato gets a
BUT WAIT, I'm not done yet.... it's time for the pen-ultamate of my stuipid reviews,
The Winter 2017 BIONICLE Legacy wave
So, a lot to look back on here. We had the Generals. Your take on Protector style sets. They were simple yet decent. Some were mediocre at worst, others great at best. Okala is still absolutely fantastic and Anirra was pretty amazing too. After that, rather during, you showcased the... Monsters? I guess that's what I'll call them. They were pretty note worthy. While some looked better than others, it was obvious so much love and care went into making them have awesome functions. You guys did a great job with these. And I think that mindset applies to the entire winter wave. Clearly you are giving it your all, I think I can speak on behalf of everyone following this and say that it's easy to tell you all put a lot of love and effort into this project. The way you have taken feedback is to be noted by many people as a life lesson. You have never argued or complained when we didn't like a set, rather you took our feedback into consideration, and for that I tip my imaginary hat to you.
Bionicle Legacy Winter 2017 gets a,
Okay, I haven't done a review for a while. Time to take a look.
First off before the review it is important to remember this was engineered as a set not a MOC, thus crazy over the top 500 parts greebling, as much as I love that, is not the objective.
With that all said, moving on, starting with the overall shape and design of the MOC. To begin, the shape of the MOC fits both g2, the skull raider appearance, and the disfigured nature of the body as explained in the story. If I were to pick at anything in the shape, I'd say the ankle extensions being exposed draws a lot of attention, and the knee armor is pretty wide compared to the rest of the leg. Overall, the facets of his character easily attached to his physical shape in a very appealing way.
Moving on to function. Though there is nothing stunning with regards to function, the set still has reasonable ability. The torso can turn, and the limbs seem to have good maneuverability. I'm not sure if the orb is meant to be shot (I'm assuming that is the fragment of the MOUP so no) but if I'm wrong then there is one other function. Despite the lack of function the MOC definitely makes up for it with the stellar physical shape.
On to color. This set's color is probably its weakest area. Though strong colors are used, there may be too many of them. Firstly, there are all three metallics (gold trim, silver armor and gunmetal mask). Generally it is best to stick to one or two (two if you aren't using many other colors). Then there are two neutral colors, black and grey. Though there is nothing wrong with that on its own, or even paired with two metallics, with all the others, it gets to be too much. And then we have two blues. These two blues are tough to mix with even just one other color in the mix (this isn't on you, in fact LEGO barely got it to work with uniter Kopaka). While all these colors are great colors, when they're all on the same set, they clash. This creates a rather unfortunate predicament as the gold is needed for the orb, the dark blue is headed to show is unmutated state while the light blue is needed for his other half, the grey is pretty much the only color for a lot of the necessary pieces (ankle extensions and others of that type), the black seems to be a good fit for his character, the silver is better than gold for armor, and this list can go on why according to the story, most of these colors are must haves.
Anyhow, the solutions I can find have a few possibilities (though I don't think it'd be reasonable to redo it!).
First, I'd simply put more dark blue on the set. On the torso and the lower legs. Swap the black shins out for blue maybe. Meanwhile, take the gold off the body (if like the poster its on the chest, than maybe leave the chest piece gold) and let black be the trimming. This will make the gold on the staff and chest piece (if gold) pop more. Since the staff is also black, you may just do away entirely with black on the body, and rely more on blue and the metallic. Pick either silver or gunmetal to be the metallic. Though gunmetal is harder to come by, I would recommend it (I really wish the main silver armor pieces did come in gunmetal, that would make this set incredible). Silver works just as great too and likely is the better option because of how many pieces are made in silver as opposed to gunmetal, but my personal preference would have been gunmetal. With the blue and silver, you should be able to appropriately cover the body while keeping the same overall vibe (now that I'm thinking a little more, probably keep the black trimming, but only in a couple spots). As for the shape, it's all perfectly fine, and the weapons are on point. These are just my immediate suggestions. I have not constructed an Axato set to experiment with this, so I can't say I believe these suggestions would undoubtedly help. I believe they likely would, but I could be wrong
Going to the more important side of this: what I think of the set as it is. Keeping in mind this is meant to look like a set, I give Axato a solid 8.5 out of 10. The MOC has the right shape, well made weapons, sufficient functions, and an understandable color scheme that all together place it where it is on my score board.
Nice work to everyone who worked on him
On another note relating to the poster. I'm curious as to what mood, if you will, the project is going for with the visual representation of the story. The poster for Axato's instructions tells to me it is very light hearted, or at least not deeply serious. However, from what I know of the story the Bionicle Legacy Project storyline is a bit darker than that. If it was the intent to be less serious with the instructions poster, it looks just fine, but if the poster is meant to be serious, I'd recommend changing a few things such as a different font for letters, less bright highlighting/outlining of the set, and perhaps a bit of smoke/dust to ground things. That aside, like the set, it is a very nice poster.
Didn't Axato have a custom mask?
Yes, we are just waiting for @Cyber-Hand to share it but given that is totally voluntary from him, I guess is just a matter of time. Having said that, this a "preview" of the mask on better detail.
A sort of split, a little light hearted but with some darker elements of story if that makes sense. So not overly dark and not overly lighht hearted, just somewhere in the middle.
Also thanks @ThatchMac and @JordanWill, both of your reviews were very helpful to us
I expressed my thoughts on this set before (saying it was really good), and I have to say that without the special mask it loses some of that "cool" factor it had before, but it's still a neat model (aside from the different feet, I don't like that).
well i think i should just post the other poster i and Fanbyl made:
infact... Fanbyl even made this with the poster:
The shadows shall not touch the trees of my ancestors, because my finesse and agility is a better conduit to strength than the god-like giants who came before. I'm Okala, warrior princess.
This is very well done. I would highly suggest that you guys re-upload these, including the Alhakri demo, with proper titles on the BLP YouTube channel.
That's the idea but we have a problem with the original youtube channel and we are looking for a new channel where all videos related to the project will be upload.
About the use of dark blue, We changed the gun metal to dark blue (you can see that in the last page of the building instructions, an actually mistake) but then changed back to gun metal to avoid the "too many colors" issue, ironically then it becames in the "too many metal colors" problem and the reason behind this is that I can't change the color in the skull villain armor and chest piece unless you paint those pieces I guess. Still, we will take into account what you said.
Alright, these are really cool! I can't believe I haven't seen these before. Really digging the custom mask
I think this was answered some time ago, but what paint was used for making that purple?
@Asriel It's an acrylic paint called "grape", and you apply 4 layers of it
How's the progress going?
Quite slow unfortunately, were all quite busy at the minute
Is the summer wave coming?


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Islamabad/Kabul/Geneva (ICRC-IFRC) – – Afghan and Pakistan Red Crescent Societies are helping people affected by Monday's M7.5 earthquake whose epicentre was in Jerm district in the Afghan province of Badakhshan close to the border with Pakistan. Shockwaves were felt throughout the region.
The earthquake claimed at least 77 lives in Afghanistan and over 200 in neighbouring Pakistan. More than 2,000 have been injured. "The death toll is expected to rise," said Nangyalay Yousufzai, the head of the Nangarhar branch of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, speaking from the area affected by the quake.
Following the quake, the Afghan Red Crescent deployed about 200 volunteers and staff to the affected areas to provide emergency relief, conduct assessments of the needs and assist with blood donation services. Emergency response teams are mobilized for search and rescue.
The Pakistan Red Crescent Society also immediately deployed to carry out relief activities. Emergency medical material to treat more than 350 patients has been delivered to Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar and District Headquarters Hospital Swat.
Both emergency response teams are actively involved in tending to those wounded and providing basic assistance to the most affected people. It will take several days to have a clear picture of the extent of the damages as many areas are covered by snow and many roads are still blocked due to landslides.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) are supporting the Red Crescent societies in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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LISTEN: The Ultimate Black Millennial Holiday Playlist
We're knee deep into the holiday season, and just as important as all the love, family, gift giving, and hot chocolate are, the holidays are nothing without the music. So, in what has become a tradition here at WCC, we've compiled a playlist to help usher in this season's greetings.
Last year it was the 16 Christmas Songs to End Your Year on a High Note, and the year before it was 10 Essential Holiday Songs for Millenials. But for 2015, we're rolling out a new list of the best holiday music, both classic and current. Read the tracklist and download the playlist below!
1. David Foster – "Carol of the Bells"
Way back in 1993, David Foster released The Christmas Album in which he featured collaborations with some of the best in the business like BeBe & CeCe Winans, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Peabo Bryson, and Roberta Flack. But one of the strongest tracks on the album is the opener, a breathtaking instrumental of "Carol of the Bells". And it's timeless.
2. Ricardo Williams – "This Christmas"
UK singer took a Christmas classic that has been done to death, Donny Hathaway Christmas classic "This Christmas", and made it feel brand new. How you ask? Trap. He made a trap version of "This Christmas", and it's genius.
3. The Walls Group – "Christmas Time is Here"
Gospel music's new kids take on a Christmas classic that is forever tied to A Charlie Brown Christmas. Their harmonies are flawless, their voices are butter, and the nostalgia meter is on 10.
4. Kevin Ross – "Season of Miracles"
We've been following Kevin Ross for years now, and we featured last year on our list of 16 Songs to End Your Year on a High Note. Now officially a Motown signee, he has toured with Ne-Yo and Maxwell, and on "Season of Miracles" off of his EP The Coldest Winter, Ross is living proof that the classic Motown sound is still alive and well.
5. India Arie & Joe Sample – "Silent Night" feat. Brandy
I'm shocked that recently released Christmas With Friends hasn't received more coverage as it is a collaboration between the queen India Arie and deceased music legend Joe Sample. Plus, it is filled with the most insane features (so many I had to pull two songs from the collection and add them to this list). Here, India and Brandy's voice duel and lay over each other to create harmonious euphoria.
6. Pentatonix – "The First Noel"
The best acapella group on the planet does it again. On "The First Noel" each member of Pentatonix gets a moment to take the lead vocal spot, but it is the layering of their voices that will cause the chills. It's haunting. It's operatic. It's beautiful.
7. Joe – "The Christmas Song"
Joe has stayed in the game for ages, and there is a reason for that. His voice is incomparable. His tenor is also tailor made for a mellow modern jazz version of "The Christmas Song".
8. India Arie & Joe Sample – "Favorite Time of Year" feat. Tori Kelly
In 2015, Tori Kelly rocketed from YouTube fame to star of her own Pepsi commercial campaign. She just received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, and she more than holds her own here dueting with India Arie. If you haven't had the pleasure of experiencing her pipes, take a listen.
9. The Braxtons – "Every Day is Christmas"
Those Braxton girls finally got it together and recorded an album together. Sure, it is only a Christmas album, and there is almost zero promo work being done for it, but Braxton Family Christmas is a solid collection of both standards and original compositions. And I swear every time these sisters sing together, an angel gets its wings.
Enjoy the songs and don't forget to download the complete playlist HERE!
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Russia's VPN Ban: What Is It and What Does It Mean for You?
Millions of people around the world use VPNs to protect their privacy while online.
As many of you will know, accessing the web using a high-quality paid VPN service 4 Reasons a Paid VPN Is Better Than Free Ones I used to be big fan of free VPNs. Why pay when free alternatives exist, right? But it turns out they're selling you short. So here's why paid VPNs always beat free VPNs. Read More hides your IP address, encrypts your traffic, lets you access some geo-blocked content, and prevents you ISP from knowing what you're looking at.
Perhaps understandably, some of the most oppressive regimes in the world aren't too happy about it. States that want to keep a tight control on what their citizens are exposed to see VPNs as a weak point. Residents can use them to bypass a state's control over news networks or organize anti-government protests.
As such, some states are moving to ban the use of VPNs. One such state is Russia. China is another. Let's take a closer look.
Russia and China: A Closer Look
The list of countries that ban VPNs reads like a who's who of the most troublesome locations on the planet. Places such as Cuba, North Korea, Libya, Syria, Myanmar, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Bahrain, and Yemen all restrict usage.
However, the two most prominent countries are Russia and China. Russia has only just joined the list. After the passage of a new law over the weekend, nobody in Russia will be able to use VPNs or proxies from 1st November 2017.
According to CNN, chairman of the Russian parliamentary committee on information policy and communications, Leonid Levin, said the following:
"The law does not introduce any new restrictions and especially no censorship. My colleagues only included the restriction of access to information that is already forbidden by law or a court decision."
Russian internet regulator Roskomnadzor already maintains a list of blacklisted sites. Levin is essentially saying the new law is only designed to enforce the list. Of course, the cynics say that it's a way for Putin to control the flow of news. There will be presidential elections in March 2018.
Regardless of the reason, there's no denying that the new law represents a major blow to the country's open internet. With the ongoing debate over net neutrality Experience How Terrible the Web Could Be Without Net Neutrality Net neutrality might be going away, and this Chrome extension shows just how bad that rollback could be. The internet might never be the same again. Read More in the United States, it seems like it could be a sign of things to come.
The other big player in the war on VPNs is China. By sheer coincidence, on the same weekend that the Russian news broke, Apple also said it was pulling all VPN apps from the Chinese version of its App Store.
It's the latest salvo from the Chinese government, who earlier in 2017 had been forced to deny a Bloomberg story which claimed all VPNs would be banned in the country from the start of 2018.
Apple let all VPN providers know in an email over the weekend, claiming their apps "did not comply with the legal requirements [in China]."
Apple's move follows a new law that the Chinese government passed in January 2017. It said all VPN providers would need government approval in order to operate. Unsurprisingly, no non-Chinese apps have yet been given approval.
How Are States Enforcing the Bans?
Of China's 650 million internet users, it's thought around one-third use a VPN service 3 Ways a VPN Can Shield You From Big Brother's Surveillance Panopticon Not convinced that you need a VPN? Here are three surprising reasons why a virtual private network should be the cornerstone of your security. Read More . Therefore, Apple's move has created quite a stir.
The crackdown in China has only been possible thanks to an upgrade to the country's internet censorship equipment.
Known colloquially as "The Great Firewall The Internet Isn't Really Free - Who Is Censoring It & Why In any free, democratic society, citizens take pride in the fact that they have free access to information. This is true in many countries, where citizens have won hard-fought battles for independence. It is something... Read More ," the project employs more than two million people to keep China's citizens from freely viewing the web. The firewall blocks most social media networks along with several globally renowned news sites 12 Best News Sites You Can Trust Want the best news sites around? This list of top-ranked news sites kill fake news stories and publish credible content. Read More such as The New York Times, Bloomberg, and Time.
The attack is two-fold.
First, the country is targeting middleman stores like Apple's iTunes. If Apple wants to maintain a presence in the country, it's legally bound to comply with the government's request.
Second, China has instructed all the state-run telecommunications firms, such as China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom, to block access to the services.
Given the Russian news is so fresh (remember, the VPN ban in China has been simmering for more than six months), it's unclear how Putin's government intends to enforce the crackdown.
Broadly, it's expected Roskomnadzor will be tasked with implementing the ban. The agency already requires all user data to be held on Russian servers and for all ISPs to retain traffic and browsing data for up to one year.
As such, even if users manage to circumnavigate the initial ban, it will be quite clear to the authorities who are using VPNs, even if they can't directly see what content the user was accessing. One can only imagine the Russian law enforcement agencies will take a dim view of perpetrators.
As an additional way to enforce the ban, the Russian government has also made it a legal requirement for any chat app to make a user identifiable through their phone number. Previously, it was a voluntary system, as it is elsewhere in the world. The same law also requires the provider to limit access to its app if the user is "spreading illegal material." VPNs will now fall under that definition.
What Can You Do?
If you're a visitor to China, Russia, or one of the other countries in the world that block VPNs, what can you do? In short, we don't know yet.
If you have a VPN provider from elsewhere, is there a chance it would work when you're within a restrictive country's borders? Time will tell. Logically, one can assume it's only a matter of time until maverick VPN providers are creating services specifically for people in those countries, but they will be illegal.
Am I missing something with first China and now Russia banning VPNs? Surely this is a prohibition i.e. we'll see a huge jump in VPN use
— joeharrod (@joeharrod) July 31, 2017
And what about if you work for a multinational corporation in China or Russia that needs a VPN to securely access the outside web? Again, we don't know. Businesses are clearly worried; some international companies in China have even closed their Chinese operations after similar moves in the past. For anyone involved with the world's second largest economy, it's a worrisome situation.
Ultimately, remember this: using a VPN in China and Russia will soon be illegal. If you decide to circumnavigate the ban in any way, you will be in breach of that country's law. You will have to face the consequences of your actions. Don't risk it.
How Did You React to the News?
With every passing day, it seems like the internet is becoming increasingly restricted. It's easy to point the finger at Russia, China, and other similar countries, but western nations are taking similar steps as well.
The loss of net neutrality threatens to undermine the entire operation of the web in the United States. The U.K. government has passed draconian internet surveillance laws How the UK's Snooper's Charter Could Affect the Whole World The Investigatory Powers Bill, better known as the "Snooper's Charter", is here. You might think it only affects the UK, but you'd be wrong. This affects everyone, across the whole world. Read More . The Netherlands, internationally renowned for its liberal values, passed sweeping surveillance laws in 2016. The list goes on.
Has the internet passed its golden age? Will we ever see the same level of online freedom again? Let us know what you think about Russia, China, and the state of online freedom in the comments below.
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