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Brooklyn Fire brings the bounce with new ‘Allied Bounce’ Compilation
Brooklyn Fire records returns to form with a compilation designed to encapsulate the forthcoming festival season with an hour of unrelenting kick drums and spastic stabs. Assembled over the last few months by Tommie Sunshine and his band of merry synthfits, Allied Bounce is an injection of electrophetamine right into your bloodstream. From the blistering electro of Live City’s “Champagne” to the cryptic composition of Jayden Brigg’s “Experimental Patterns,” the Brooklyn Fire team has compiled a sterling collection of the bounciest cuts from down under.
Grab the 10 track collection of low-end mayhem via Beatport today.
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It involves making a base with a bunch of boozes.
There’s a wealth of flavors that come bursting out of those bottles. Time to nail them.
A hint: It flies. And it’s made of paper.
There’s a whole lot of exciting things happening with bourbon and glasses across the United States.
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10 Highly Controversial Statistics From The Culture Wars
They say that truth is the first casualty of war, and the culture wars are no exception. Often, though, its death isn’t deliberate. With any highly emotive issue, it can be difficult to sort the facts from the theories, the hard truth from the exaggerations. The following theories all use real data to reach their controversial conclusions. Whether you find their arguments persuasive is up to you.
10 1 In 3 Men Would Potentially Commit Rape
In 2015, the journal Violence and Gender published a shocking article. A small study had reported that nearly one in three college men would rape a woman if they thought they could get away with it.
The statistic attracted considerable attention, not least because the respondents only said that they would rape a woman if the emotive word “rape” was missing from the question. From a sample size of 86 men, 32 percent said they would “use force” to obtain sex from a woman.
On the other hand, only 14 percent were willing to say that they would “rape” a woman if there were no consequences. The researchers theorized that potential rapists have the ability to see their own actions in a kinder light, allowing them to commit their crimes without pangs of conscience. In light of campus rape problems, the study was reported widely.
Some experts took issue with the methodology, arguing that it drew false conclusions. The study authors used a five-point scale for their questions on rape, where 1 meant “very unlikely” and 5 meant “very likely.”
Those who answered with a 1 were considered to have said they would not use force to have sex with a woman. Those who answered with 2–5 were considered to have said they would.
Critics argued that this was inaccurate and that only those who answered with a 4 or 5—a low percentage—should have been included in the controversial “one in three” figure.
9 40 Percent Of Domestic Violence Victims Are Male
Domestic violence is usually seen as an issue that affects women. That’s why it is so powerful to learn that men make up 40 percent of domestic violence victims. This statistic turns our preconceptions on their heads and makes a shocking point about abuse and gender.
The statistic first came to prominence in 2010 because of a campaign by UK men’s rights group Parity. After analyzing data from the British Home Office and the British Crime Survey, they found that men made up on average 40 percent of the victims of domestic violence in the years 2004–09.
In some years, it was as high as 46 percent. In some, it was as low as 38 percent. Supporters of the statistic argue that it highlights a real problem.
But not everyone agrees that the figure tells the whole story. The chief executive for Women’s Aid has argued that there are different definitions of domestic violence. While men make up 40 percent of victims in one-off cases, women are more likely to suffer multiple incidents over a long period of time. In cases with four or more incidents, women make up 89 percent of victims.
The statistic also caused some controversy because many male victims of abuse are in same-sex relationships. Women’s groups argued that Parity was therefore wrong to suggest that women frequently abuse men.
8 Women Are Just As Likely To Abuse A Partner As Men
In 1975, the National Family Violence Survey by two sociologists made an interesting discovery. On questions about whether they had ever hit a spouse, women and men replied affirmatively in roughly equal numbers. They also reported getting hit in equal numbers.
Follow-up surveys set out to discover if the women were acting in self-defense. But again, similar numbers of men and women admitted to starting the fight and throwing the first punch.
In a 2010 article, one of the authors of the original study concluded from these statistics that women have similar motives for domestic violence as men. Namely, control and coercion. Supporters of the research say that this demonstrates that women are as capable of abuse as men.
Others have argued that the researchers’ methodology was flawed. Their papers used the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) as a way to measure intimate violence. CTS has been criticized for not measuring things like coercion or nonviolent forms of abuse and for leaving out sexual assaults. Critics also say that it doesn’t count violence by ex-partners. So women who are assaulted in revenge attacks are not counted in the statistics.
7 Right-Wing Terror Is Deadlier Than Islamist Terror
Since 9/11, terrorism may have become the biggest hot-button topic in America. Fairly or unfairly, it is currently seen by some as synonymous with “radical Islam.”
Hence the shock that accompanied a New York Times article on terrorist ideology in mid-2015. The newspaper claimed that an analysis of terror attacks on US soil in the post-9/11 era showed that right-wing extremists had claimed more lives than Islamists.
The tally came from a Washington research institute called New America. From September 12, 2001, until mid-2015, they found that 74 Americans had died in terror attacks. Of those people, 48 were murdered by right-wing extremists and 26 by Islamic extremists. Following the San Bernardino shooting, the number of murders by Islamic extremists jumped to 40 from 26.
The New York Times article also noted that the number of attacks carried out by right-wing extremists was 19, compared to seven by Islamic extremists.
The category of right-wing extremists includes white supremacists, neo-Nazis, “patriot” militias, and sovereign citizens. Sovereign citizens do not recognize or follow statutory laws at the federal, state, or local level.
Some people have argued that these statistics are misleading because they do not include the death toll from 9/11, one of the biggest events in American history. Once the 9/11 deaths are added, the odds change dramatically. They have also pointed out that the smaller number of Muslims than right-wingers in the US population means that individual Muslims are statistically more likely to engage in terror attacks.
6 1 In 5 US Women Have Been Raped
In 2010, the CDC began a project known as the National Intimate Partner Violence Survey. One of its earliest reports came with a shocking headline figure. Up to one in five American women reported that they had been raped in their lifetimes.
Even more had experienced some form of unwanted sexual contact. Approximately 44 percent of women and 23 percent of men had suffered some type of sexual violence.
The CDC subsequently identified sexual violence as a major health issue in modern America. Their survey data came from 12,000 interviews conducted in both English and Spanish and touched most major racial groups. It was considered to be thorough.
Nevertheless, some people detected flaws in the CDC’s research methods. Feminist writer Christina Hoff Sommers noted that the statistic would put US sexual violence on a par with the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo.
She argued that the CDC study let the researchers define what counted as rape instead of the interviewees. Women who had sex while drunk but lucid were conflated with those who had been penetrated while they were too drunk to give consent.
Instead of the 3.7 million victims identified in the CDC survey, Sommers believed that the real number was closer to the 188,000 rapes recorded by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
5 1 In 5 Women Will Be Sexually Assaulted On Campus
In 2007, the US Department of Justice released their Campus Sexual Assault Study. It carried one eye-catching statistic that has become famous: One in five women experiences sexual assault on campus.
In the nearly 10 years since then, other studies have reported similar findings. The latest was published in 2015 and focused on elite universities. Using a sample size of 150,000 students from 27 schools, this study appeared to confirm that the one in five ratio was accurate. In fact, their rate was slightly higher at 23 percent, which led some people to round up the statistic to one in four women.
Some critics, like Christina Hoff Sommers, contend that both of these figures are misleading. Sommers argues that such surveys suffer from selection bias, where the women who respond are the ones who would have naturally strong feelings about the survey.
This could potentially skew the results. Sommers has also argued that the 2007 Campus Sexual Assault Study conflated consensual sex while drunk with nonconsensual sex while drunk, which was redefined as rape.
Others have called the one in four figure misleading, saying that only 11 percent of the women in the study “were assaulted in a way that is consistent with criminal definitions of rape or sodomy.” A much higher percentage were fondled or received unwanted kisses, unpleasant experiences that might not pass the legal standard for sexual assault in a court of law.
The Campus Sexual Assault Study also used a controversial definition of “sexual harassment.” For example, being repeatedly asked out to dinner after you’d said “no” and being told crude jokes that you found offensive were considered to be incidents of sexual harassment. However, these events were excluded from the one in four assault figure.
4 Abortion Cuts Crime By 30 Percent
Abortion is an inherently controversial topic. Still, perhaps no other study has been quite as controversial as the one by Steven Levitt and John Donohue of Freakonomics fame. By examining the historic drop in US crime rates throughout the 1990s, they concluded that legalizing abortion had cut all crime by up to 30 percent.
In 1973, the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade was a de facto legalization of abortion. Levitt and Donohue claimed that the first group of babies born after the decision reached adulthood at the same time as a noticeable drop in the crime rate.
In addition, they found that some states had legalized abortion three years before the Supreme Court’s decision. In these states, the decline in criminal activity started three years earlier.
Finally, after abortion was legalized by Roe v. Wade, crime rates dropped sharply in states with high abortion rates (where it was easier to get an abortion) while it barely dipped in states with low abortion rates (where it was harder to get an abortion). Again, the difference in these crime rates occurred when babies born after the Roe v. Wade decision reached adulthood.
According to Levitt and Donohue, the logical conclusion was that legalized abortion results in fewer unwanted children, who in turn don’t grow up to be criminals.
Other people felt that their 30 percent figure was exaggerated. For example, two economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found a computer error that had skewed Levitt and Donohue’s data. By fixing the error, they found the effect of abortion on crime was reduced by half with the original data and by two-thirds using more recent data.
The Boston economists also criticized Levitt and Donohue for using the total number of arrests in their comparison rather than arrest rates per head (e.g., 5 arrests per 100,000 population). Controlling for that factor, the two Boston economists claimed that the impact of abortion on crime rates disappeared entirely.
For their part, Levitt and Donohue rejected the claims. Levitt says that his claims were based on a “collage of evidence” that controlled for multiple factors and that the computer error was related to one small part of the whole picture.
3 The UK Is Five Times More Violent Than The US
The US has a much higher murder rate than the UK. In fact, it is one of the highest in the Western world. Yet many have claimed that the UK is actually the more violent society.
A 2009 report in The Telegraph found that the UK was the violent crime capital of Europe. When compared to America, the UK was found to be five times more violent.
In 2010, the FBI reported that there were 403 violent crimes for every 100,000 Americans. The UK Home Office reported 1,797 offenses per 100,000 Brits, making Britain the more violent country.
These statistics have been used by gun rights advocates, who claim that stringent British gun control laws make UK citizens less safe. The numbers have also been used by those simply interested in comparing the two nations.
However, others have found problems with the figures. In the UK, police record a much wider range of behaviors as “offenses against the person,” including verbal assault and “causing alarm” without injury. The FBI does not track such incidents in America. Therefore, proponents of this view argue that the violent crime rates in these countries are impossible to compare.
On the other hand, there is still evidence that UK society is more violent as a whole. In the mid-2000s, Gallup concluded from a poll of 3,000 people that the UK is worse for crime than the US. In turn, the US is worse than Canada. British residents reported feeling significantly less safe than those of either of the other two countries surveyed.
2 A Woman Earns 77 Cents For Every Dollar A Man Earns
The wage gap is a focal point for modern gender activism. It is widely known that the average earnings for full-time work show that women as a whole earn 23 percent less than men. Nobody disputes this. The controversy arises when different interest groups try to explain this discrepancy.
The 23 percent gap does not account for differences in occupations, positions, education, or hours worked per week. This is important because women are more likely to work in professions with lower pay and fewer chances to progress, such as teaching children or psychology.
Men are more likely to work in highly paid professions like engineering or high finance. Once you account for these differences, the gap vanishes. But this is where the problem comes in.
Some groups, such as the National Organization for Women, claim that women’s career choices are influenced by a rigid, sexist culture. They argue that women are less likely to work in engineering because expectations and social pressures force them to accept more “feminine” roles with lower pay, not because they are less capable. While some women may indeed make it in male professions, they are the exceptions.
On the other side, people like Christina Hoff Sommers argue that American women are some of the best-educated, best-informed, and most determined females in the world. According to this side, it’s dismissive and at odds with reality to claim that women are manipulated by outside forces to take jobs that they don’t want. Women take on feminine careers largely because it’s their choice, which accounts for the discrepancy in earnings.
1 Male And Female Suicide Rates
Across the Western world, the male suicide rate is known to be significantly higher than the female suicide rate. In the UK, men are 3.5 times more likely to kill themselves than women. In the US, around 80 percent of all deaths by suicide involve male victims. It has been called a male crisis. Many men’s rights groups now campaign about suicide as a male issue.
However, the statistics have generated some controversy. Not because people dispute that more men die from suicide each year but because some campaigners claim that suicidal behavior actually affects more women. It’s known that 7 percent of women will attempt suicide during their lifetimes, compared to 4 percent of men.
However, since women are more likely to use pills (which have an extremely low success rate) and men are more likely to use guns or rope (which have an extremely high success rate), the stats are skewed toward male deaths.
According to some feminist writers, this shows that suicide is not a male issue. Some have even claimed that suicide is actually a women’s issue that is being misrepresented.
Campaigners on the other side argue that this doesn’t change the fact that significantly more men die each year at their own hands and that the real issue is how men talk about mental health problems. As with all of these statistics, we will leave it up to you to decide who—if anyone—is on the right side.
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Our Bushplug is everywhere these days (not just you know where)
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HOLLYWOOD – Tom Cruise has filed a $50-million lawsuit against Holesome Fun Incorporated, the world’s largest manufacturer of sex toys, over the company’s alleged unauthorized use of his image on its new Mission Insertable butt plug.
Mr. Cruise is also demanding “the immediate and complete withdrawal” of the Mission Insertable butt plug from Holesome Fun’s Dark Side of the Moon catalog and from any and all persons “currently harboring” this device.
“My client is tired of being the butt of jokes about his sexuality,” said Mr. Cruise’ attorney Marvin Keister. “The Mission Insertable butt plug is offensive not only on its face but also in its subversion of an orifice that Scientologists believe is next to godliness.
“L. Ron Hubbard taught Scientologists to respect their large—and their small—colons as the pathway to better physical and mental health; and although Mr. Cruise endorses regular high colonic cleansing and Vitamin K enemas, he is offended by the notion of butt plugs in general and of those with his face on them in particular.”
Trey Guccione, CEO of Holesome Fun, responded angrily to Mr. Cruise’ lawsuit.
“Like I’m sure Tom’s never been shitfaced before,” said Mr. Guccione. “He can take his lawsuit, hold it sideways, and stick it where the sun don’t shine.”
The device at the bottom of this controversy is a 3-inch silicone statuette designed to be inserted into the anus and rectum for sexual pleasure. A butt plug can be inserted during sex or it can be worn while its user is gardening, shopping, or attending the theater.
Butt plugs, which can be worn by men or women, gay or straight, were invented in Greece about 350 BCE. Since then butt plugs have been worn by historical figures (Alexander the Great, Hannibal, and Julius Caesar), musicians (Tchaikovsky, Boy George, and Mick Jagger), and opinion shapers (Gertrude Stein, Barney Frank, and Matt Drudge).
George Washington is rumored to have been wearing a wooden butt plug when he crossed the Delaware to attack the Hessians at Trenton. That, according to some Washington scholars, explains why he was standing up in the boat during the crossing.
In related news, 17 percent of the respondents to a recent Postcards from the Pug Bus poll believe Tom Cruise was fired by Paramount because of his penchant for wearing butt plugs.
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Summons issued after assault Sunday at Steamboat golf course
August 22, 2012
Steamboat Springs — A heated argument that started because of pin replacement at a Steamboat Springs golf course has resulted in a 60-year-old Steamboat Springs woman being charged with harassment.
The alleged victim — John Chapman, a 35-year-old Denver man who was in Steamboat for a golf vacation — said Wednesday that he was not happy with the woman only getting a stern talking to by police and that he wanted charges filed. He claims the woman, Steamboat resident Mary Effinger, hit him three times in the face Sunday on the No. 12 hole at Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club during an argument that started after his group apparently had left the flag tilted in the cup on previous holes.
"I want her to pick up garbage on the side of (U.S. Highway) 40 for a weekend or work in a soup kitchen," Chapman said. "She needs to come down a few pegs."
Steamboat Springs Police Department Capt. Jerry Stabile said Effinger was served Wednesday with a summons to appear in municipal court on suspicion of misdemeanor harassment.
When reached by phone Wednesday evening, Effinger said she had been unable to contact her attorney, whom she wanted to speak with before talking about the incident.
According to Chapman and a police report obtained through a public records request, Effinger, a longtime Rollingstone member, obviously was upset when she confronted the group on the No. 12 hole.
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Chapman said that Effinger asked them if they had ever played golf before and that she was upset because they did not replace the pin properly. Chapman said they apologized, but "she just wouldn't let it go."
Chapman admits he helped escalate the situation by calling Effinger an offensive name three times. He said that Effinger then slapped him and that he grabbed her wrist for a few seconds. When he let go, he said, she "punched me with a closed fist as hard as she could.” Effinger later punched Chapman a second time.
"You can't just hit someone like that. It's ridiculous," he said.
He reported the incident to police at about 2:30 p.m., and an officer contacted Effinger on the course.
Effinger told the officer she hit Chapman three times and was called the insulting name three times, according to the police report prepared by officer Bill Stucker.
"Mary explained she had never been called that name before," Stucker wrote. "I explained to Mary that it was not appropriate for him to call her a (expletive), (and) she should not have hit him. … I told Mary no criminal charges would be filed."
Chapman said he was upset when he learned Effinger was not facing charges.
"If I would have attempted to hit her in the face or even graze her with a knuckle, I would have spent the night in jail," Chapman said.
Stabile said Wednesday that miscommunication led Stucker to think Chapman did not want to pursue charges.
"Something got lost in translation," Stabile said.
He said that Stucker later spoke with Chapman and that the harassment summons was issued after Chapman told him he wanted charges to be filed.
The police report indicates Chapman and Effinger had been drinking, but it does not specify whether they were drunk. Chapman said Wednesday that he had not been drinking.
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Devotchka are bringing their soaring gypsy pop to town on May 1. Best known for the Little Miss Sunshine soundtrack, the band is touring in support of their new release, A Mad and Faithful Telling.
Their 2006 show at the Nightlight was great–and packed!–and I am amazed that they are coming to the Buff. There may be hope for this place yet. Tickets are $15.
You can learn more about Devotchka and hear some tunes at their MySpace page.
Here’s a pic from Bonnaroo 2006, from the the band’s main website.
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DISCLOSURE: Sourced from Russian government funded media
Written by Simon Chege Ndiritu exclusively for SouthFront
If the cold war ever heated up, Kyiv would have been the recipient of decisive nuclear assault from the UK and the US, yet the west is now delivering military assistance to Ukraine. What has changed? Why isn’t Ukraine a threat to the west as it was beginning in 1945 and throughout the cold war? Is it because it is misguided, looted, and impoverished?
It seems Ukraine has now become what Winston Churchill, the UK, and the US intended for Eastern Europe, and it must be maintained fighting against itself. Post-Soviet Ukraine shows what Eastern Europe can expect should UK-US accomplish Churchill’s vision, as I explain below.
Cold War- Churchill’s missed an Opportunity for a War
Most of us are happy that the cold war never heated up. However, I know some regretted bitterly that such a war never materialized. How do I know this you ask? Just Google “Operation Unthinkable” or “Operation Dropshot”. In the former, you will find that the UK Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, wanted to launch another war in Europe in 1945, even before WWII was concluded, and not because USSR’s red Army posed any threat to other Allies.
Instead, Churchill felt that the UK and the US needed to impose “their will” on the Soviet Union. This ‘will’ was loosely defined as having a “square deal” on Poland; a pro-west Poland. Now that they have a pro-west Poland, why the escalation in Ukraine? Churchill envisaged a future in which the Soviet Union would have no say in Europe, where it was partly located, but the UK, an island outside Europe would. He purported to offer a better vision for Europeans, a pretense driven by the need to divide and conquer Europe through senseless squabbles and wars.
Even before the devastation that had been caused by WWII had been addressed, the UK under Churchill wanted another war. Some versions of the said, “Operation Unthinkable” envisaged bringing the defeated Nazi Germans into the UK-US side in their fight against the Red army. Therefore, the West’s claim to abhor Nazism or even support democracy seems to have been less important than their need to control Europe.
If anyone thought that Churchill’s UK was the only warmonger, Americans had more impressive ambitions. Instead of pushing the Soviets out of Europe, they developed an elaborate plan to nuke all soviet cities, starting from Moscow, Petersburg all the way to Tashkent. The US developed these plans as it outwardly pushed a façade of supporting ‘democracy’.
It is possible that the only reason why Muscovites, Kyivites, and other Soviet cities’ residents were not vaporized alive or converted into heavily mutated beings was that the US lacked adequate nuclear bombs for this diabolical adventure. From this lengthy history, my point is that the West’s claim to care about Ukrainians or democracy is a façade.
If the US had obtained enough nuclear bombs and bombers before the Soviet Union developed its own, there would not be Ukraine to ‘democratize’ in 2014 and ‘defend’ 2022.
The Soviet Union and its diplomatic successors seem to be more responsible with its military than the West, meaning the world needs to be more careful with the latter. The UK-US like presenting themselves as ‘democratic’ and militarily responsible players despite unacceptable deaths and suffering they have caused through their never-ending wars across the world.
Meanwhile, the ‘undemocratic’ Soviet Union did nothing close to Hiroshima or Nagasaki, or even what was contemplated under “Operation Dropshot”. The USSR had appreciable benefits that can be built upon, but the west can’t let it happen. Let’s take Ukraine as an example. Soviet Ukraine was a superpower of its own sought. If the USSR was NATO, Ukraine was the UK.
The small country with a small natural resource pool and less manpower was a naval and aeronautic giant. Its aeronautical output included (but was not limited to) Antonov’s line of planes, proudly made by Ukrainians and their Russian brothers. Some of these planes have maintained a world record for their size and carrying capacity to date. Also, the country made numerous naval and civilian sea vessels. These and other industries provided many employment opportunities and hence incomes to Ukrainians.
Meanwhile, the UK and the US obviously slammed Soviet Ukraine and Soviet Russia as being undemocratic. However, the process of democratizing these countries became mired in looting, in favor of London, leading to its economic renaissance. Some may remember ‘Londongrad’, in which Russia’s wealth ended up in London for some time. For Ukraine, it has never abated.
News from ‘democratic’ Ukraine involves Joe Biden bragging how he instructed Ukrainian leadership to include his lazy and inexperienced son into the board of Ukraine’s state corporation. The son reportedly earned handsomely but it is all fair in ‘democracy’. After looting Ukraine and killing industries that formed a healthy trade ecosystem with Russians, the next step is sponsoring war, just to keep Ukraine poor, divided, and weak.
A ‘democratic’ Ukraine under the west’s patronage can no longer make aircraft. It has to make do with Turkish drones. It can’t make sea vessels and has to rely on refurbished ones donated by the US. Ukrainians who should have grown to work in a vibrant shipbuilding or aircraft manufacturing industry at home have to migrate to provide low-wage labor in the west, if not be turned to Banderite militias.
Amidst social and economic turmoil, the problem, according to the UK-US is not their fleecing of Ukraine and forcing it to hollow out its industrial base through unnecessary antagonism with Russians. Instead, war, just as Churchill and Americans recommended in 1945 is the answer.
Then we see the west delivering ‘military assistance’ to Ukrainians. The hyped assistance cannot really prevent anything but only facilitate Ukrainians to kill each other. In the event that a war breaks out, Ukrainian-speaking citizens will find themselves using these weapons against Russian-speaking ones in the east and south.
Nowhere else is the West’s ‘divide and conquer” game clearer. I cannot claim to know what happens next amidst boiling tension, but Modern Ukraine reflects Churchill’s vision for Europe and probably the entire world.
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- Your wrestling fans are going to love this WWE detail! Includes (8) paper masks (4 purple and 4 blue masks). Each measures 6" wide x 9" high with an elastic string on the back. One size fits most kids. Officially licensed WWE product.
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Othello Game: Othello is the game that takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master. The lead can change hands from play to play and strategy is everything. Play is simple. Players are represented by either black or white discs on the board. On each turn, players flank the discs of the opposing player between two of their own. Once captured, the double-sided discs are flipped over and become the opposite color. If you have a move, you have to take it. Play ends when one player can't make any more moves or the game board is full. The player with the most pieces of their color facing up wins. The more you play, the more certain strategies emerge, and the more likely you are to lead your opponent right where you want them. To celebrate its 35th anniversary, Othello features streamlined packaging, a more modern game board and storage for the pieces. Includes 64 reversible discs, game board, 2 disc holders, instruction booklet.
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Enter for a chance to win a Paula’s Choice RESIST Cleanser and Toner for glowing, healthier and younger-looking skin! 25 winners.
NOTESVoid in Quebec. No purchase necessary to enter. To enter the sweepstakes without starting a trial subscription to Woman's Day, select the "click here" option.
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Navionics+ Maps SD/MSD Card
- Choice between several options
- All-in-one detailed marine and lake cartography
- Provides the most accurate navigation data
- Comprehensive maps from multiple official, government and private sources
- Displayed in a familiar look and feel
- SonarChart™ and SonarChart™Live
- Create your own maps
- Innovative 1’ (0.5m) bathymetric charts
- Created using Navionics proprietary Community edits
- Useful local knowledge of edits
- Created by users of the Navionics Boating app
- Dock-to-dock Autourouting
- Start your journey with a set route
- Advanced chart options, customise your view
- Plotter Sync
- Plan on your mobile, continue on plotter!
- A one-year subscription to daily updates and advanced features
- Please note! Navionics maps are not compatible with Garmin!
Navionics+ is an all-in-one detailed marine and lakeside cartography. This makes Navionics+ charts the perfect choice for cruising, fishing and sailing. Featuring the most accurate navigation data for your GPS plotter, an exclusive 0.5m HD bathymetric chart enhanced by boaters like you, and unique local content shared by users of the Navionics app. Thousands of edits are made daily, so you’ll always have the most up-to-date charts and information. Navionics+ offers full coastal to offshore marine content, plus rivers, bays and over 40,000 lakes around the world. Daily updates and advanced features are included for one year!
The Navionics+ is available in several variants! Please note! Navionics maps are not compatible with Garmin!
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Intel finally outed more affordable 9th Gen CPUs, but motherboard compatibility is sketchy to say the least.
Rats abound in medieval France in this gripping, stunningly made third-person adventure.
Rage 2 is a disappointing open-world game rescued by tremendous combat.
Still no word on price.
£230 for 280GB? 3D XPoint has a point to prove.
Can WD's latest PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD differentiate itself enough?
1,700MB/s peak throughput.
Three new form factors.
While WD, Micron unveil 1TB microSD cards.
Integrated heatsink, 'Gaming Mode'.
Acts as Optane-like DRAM expansion.
Undercuts Samsung but at a performance penalty.
2,800MB/s over Thunderbolt 3.
Adds dynamic SLC cache.
PCIe, NVMe based.
16TB coming later this year.
Handles up to 12W.
Aims at gamers.
Gaming Storage card with RAID 0 NVMe for Z370, too.
58GB and 118GB flavours.
If you haven't installed 3B6QCXP7, don't.
128GB, 256GB capacities.
Core i7, up to 512GB of NVMe.
8c/16t part for $549; Sep 25th availability for NVMe RAID booting.
Corsair delivers a PCIe x4 SSD in an HHHL add-in card form factor - can it deliver the goods?
Also includes liquid-cooled Core i7-7700K and up to 32GB of DDR4.
May 8 2019 | 13:30
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The government is expected today to advise women affected by the PIP breast implant scandal whether they should have them removed as it emerges there were safety fears over the French company at least seven years ago.
About 40,000 women in the UK had breast implants manufactured by the now-closed French company Poly Implant Prostheses.
There may be more that have travelled abroad for cheap surgery in clinics using the implants.
British women could also have received Rofil M implants, which were produced by PIP and used in overseas clinics.
A probe into the risk of the devices, ordered by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley , is due to report this afternoon.
It emerged today that tests taken as long ago as 2005 raised safety concerns about the PIP implants.
In a report by LA-based consultant plastic surgeon Dr Grant Stevens 500 PIP implants were compared to 500 implants made by Mentor Siltex.
As many as 15% of the PIP implants had ruptured after four years, compared to just 4% of the other brand, Sky News reported.
According to Dr Stevens PIP asked him not to reveal the results.
PIP is also said to have failed to inform their insurers of hundreds of complaints from clinics and surgeons.
In a letter sent to PIP in 2006 by the insurers and seen by Sky News it is claimed PIP had received 4,000 claims by 2005 – but they only knew of four complaints.
The letter said: ‘We hold that PIP by a deliberate, wilful and financially rewarding violation of the regulations, prevented the authorities conducting an enquiry to try and stop the incidents.’
Experts including leading plastic surgeons have been examining UK data on rupture rates as well as concerns around the material used in the implants.
In France, the government has told women they should have the implants removed after they were found to contain non-medical grade silicone intended for use in mattresses.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has said its figures indicate 1% of implants in the UK have ruptured and insists there is no evidence of a link with cancer, as reported in one French case.
However, experts have cast doubt on the UK rupture figures, with Fazel Fatah, who is sitting on the Government review panel, saying there is no firm data on what proportion of devices have ruptured in Britain.
He said there could be a ‘significant number’ of silent ruptured implants that nobody knows about while other patients may not have gone back to the clinic where they had their surgery if they suffered a rupture..’
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Instead of a sermon, the youth shared on recent Todd Bentley type experiences they had had. Then someone said that they now needed to be doing what Todd Bentley does, and there followed a time of prayer for this Todd Bentley stuff. There was supposed to be a sermon, but it was canceled as this other stuff was going on for a long time. Now a lot of the youth seemed really sincere, and my heart goes out to them. But for me, this was a tragic event to witness. the Church ignored the leading of scripture, and replaced it with the leading of individuals' subjective experiences.
Today I read God's command to Joshua before he led God's people into the promised land:
7 Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but myou shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
The Holy Bible : English Standard Version. (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Jos 1:7-8.
Here, it is made clear that meditating on God's word day and night was the means God had ordained for Joshua to not go astray.
We see the same in the Psalms:
Ps 1:1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
The Holy Bible : English Standard Version. (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Ps 1:1-4.
God's people are characterized as those who mediate on God's word day and night, whereas those who do not do this, are the wicked.
In the New Testament we see that preachers are to preach in season and out of season:
2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
The Holy Bible : English Standard Version. (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 2 Ti 4:2-4.
So there is a danger that people will just want to hear things that their itching ears want to hear, and so it is the pastor's job to preach the word instead. Yesterday in church, a number of people shared about prophecies they were given, and they said, "It was exactly what I needed to hear." This worries me, as its very subjective, and the listener becomes the judge of what they need to hear, rather than the pastor. This means that not only is God's word circumvented in the whole process, but an individual's heart (which is sick and deceitful according to Jer 17:9) is the determining factor of what that person receives. In other words, their "itching ears" become the control of the food they live off.
So what should our approach be instead?
Firstly, the bible teaches that we as individuals should be meditating on God's word day and night (Jos 1:8; Ps 1:1). In the same way that we depend on physical food like bread, we should depend on God's word:
4 But he answered, “It is written, “ ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
The Holy Bible : English Standard Version. (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Mt 4:4.
Secondly, our pastors must teach us the word, so that we are not blown about by the many new teachings that keep coming our way:
11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
The Holy Bible : English Standard Version. (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Eph 4:11-14.
Thirdly, if someone shares something in church that is not from scripture but perhaps a prophecy, or maybe just someone sharing their own subjective experience of something, then we test it by scripture:
1 Corinthians 14:29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.
1 Thessalonians 5:20 Do not despise prophecies, 21 but test everything;
Acts 17:11 Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Fourthly, if what is shared promotes a different gospel of the gospel preached by the apostles in the Bible, then that message, and the messenger must be rejected:
Galatians 1:8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
This whole process will only work however if the church and the pastor are steeped in scripture. Sadly the Todd Bentley message at the moment is that God will bypass the usual sanctification process (which is heavily dependent on the bible), and instead will give you years of sanctification through a spiritual experience when you get prayed for and "slain in the spirit." What I heard in this church yesterday echoed that. The truth is however that if God's people neglect mediating on God's word day and night, being taught from the scriptures each week, and testing "testimonies" from the front by scripture - then God's people will end up being,
Ephesians 4:14 tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
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James Stark, a.k.a. Sandman Slim, crawled out of Hell, took bloody revenge for his girlfriend’s murder, and saved the world along the way. After that, what do you do for an encore? You take a lousy job tracking down monsters for money. It’s a depressing gig, but it pays for your beer and cigarettes. But in L.A., things can always get worse.
Like when Lucifer comes to town to supervise his movie biography and drafts Stark as his bodyguard. Sandman Slim has to swim with the human and inhuman sharks of L.A.’s underground power elite. That’s before the murders start. And before he runs into the Czech porn star who isn’t quite what she seems. Even before all those murdered people start coming back from the dead and join a zombie army that will change our world and Stark’s forever.
Death bites. Life is worse. All things considered, Hell’s not looking so bad.
It’s a little tricky to review this book, for two reasons. First, to go into too much detail will throw out a ton of spoilers for the first book. Second, I’d basically just be repeating all the praise I wrote in my review of Sandman Slim… Nevertheless, allow me to repeat myself…
Twisted from the get-go, I think Kill the Dead has one of the best first paragraphs I’ve read in a long time:
“Imagine shoving a cattle prod up a rhino’s ass, shouting ‘April fool!’, and hoping the rhino thinks it’s funny. That’s about how much fun it is hunting a vampire.”
Stark is out on a vampire hunt, which is a great, action-packed way to (re-)introduce readers to our anti-hero. Only six months have passed since the explosive, revelatory ending of book one. He’s still working (on a freelance, bitter-at-paying-taxes basis) for the Homeland Security-linked Heaven squad (which reminded me a little of the Initiative, from Buffy, only they actually are playing for the “good” side). His contact calls him in to look at a particularly freaky crime scene, which sets Stark’s mind to investigating and pondering what’s really going on in Los Angeles.
While he’s musing over the strange fate of the body he was shown, Lucifer orders him to be his bodyguard (Slim’s on retainer with him, too, you see). Naturally, this job becomes a thorn in Stark’s side as well, but one that also has a positive side, as he meets a delightful porn star with hidden skills.
Speaking of Lucifer, I really like the way Kadrey’s written him. He is probably the only believable devil I’ve read in a very long time, and is certainly one of my favourite iterations of the character ever: he’s arrogant, disdainful of sycophants and hangers-on, but also (at least to Slim), a bit like a kindly uncle and mentor. There is something about him that reminds me of Dr. House. It makes it much easier to believe that this being could seduce followers and worshippers away from the light. Unlike some other versions, he is not a cartoon, with red skin and cloven-hoofs (like the one in that Tenacious D video).
As the two jobs come together, we learn more of Stark’s life in Los Angeles, how much he remains torn up by the death of his girlfriend, and how bad he is at normal human interactions. We also meet the most kindly dead guy (of whom I became extremely fond), learn more about Stark’s real father, and see some genuine character development – across the board, too. It’s not just Stark who grows and develops, but all of the recurring characters. Despite this being just book two, I felt like I’ve got to know the characters very well in a relatively short period.
Kill the Dead is funny, twisted, gripping, unrelenting, uncompromising, irreverent, and very well-crafted. (Adjectives, as you can see, flow freely and easily when describing this man’s writing…) Kadrey’s style and prose are very fluid, stripped-down. As in Sandman Slim, there were moments when Kadrey took time to indulge and expand the occasional metaphor or scenario, but unlike in some authors’ works this actually only improved matters. He has a very particular way with words that is alternately entirely new, Hunter S. Thompson-esque (in his more chemically-tinged moments), and highly, and colourfully descriptive. The novel elicited not a few chuckles, and plenty of snorts and outright laughter on the subway. That I was laughing with dark delight probably unnerved many of my fellow commuters.
Oh, as a bit of an aside: Hypoallergenic golems? This is possible one of the most inspired segues in any novel I’ve read. It’s also a really important, oft-overlooked consideration – especially if they’re flaky and serving nibbles…
As with Sandman Slim, this novel is highly recommended (perhaps even essential), and with every new page I read of Kadrey’s writing, I become ever more addicted. This is a superb series, and one that should have every fan of Urban Fantasy, the supernatural, horror and generally excellent, slightly gonzo writing begging for more. Which is just as well, considering the fact that books three and four and a novella that bridges the gap between them, are already available in the US and UK. (Sorry, I don’t know about other territories, but if the series isn’t already available, then it can only be a matter of time.)
The Series (thus far): Sandman Slim, Kill the Dead, Aloha From Hell, Devil in the Dollhouse, Devil Said Bang
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This week on lunch with Seth, we are taking our leftover chicken plus a few of Seth’s favorite things, to make a fun new lunch. Packing a fun and healthy lunch doesn’t have to be super complicated, but it is very important! So when my son asked to have a little corner of my blog to encourage other kids and moms, I was thrilled!
Seth is my first born, he will be 10 this month! yes I said 10. I will be over here crying! He loves to cook like mommy and daddy and it’s the only chore that he begs to have. My boy is also a dreamer! He is one of those kids that comes up with all the futuristic ideas! Convinced that he can change the way that you think about packing lunches and that he can make kids believe that healthy eating is fun!
Will you be a part of his journey? Let’s start with a simple lunch that he literally just made from walking around the kitchen!
Our Favorite Lunch Box-
He was so excited to have received his new lunch box from PlanetBox our only and favorite! PlanetBox is made out of stainless steel, it’s non toxic, because really we are talking about our lunch here :). It’s reusable and recyclable, which makes it not only good for us and our kids, but also for our environment.
The different food compartments are the best! We can put completely different foods in the same lunch and no be afraid of some yucky mush, which was way fun for Seth when it came time to make this lunch! I told him that I was providing leftover chicken, and he would have to go to the pantry to find the rest of his lunch. He felt like he was on that TV show, where the chefs go crazy trying to get pantry goods. This is what he came back with.
I asked him if he needed help but he said no mommy! I got this! And really it was easy for him to arrange the food in a way that he wanted, then I offered some granola bites to complete the lunch and boom! Lunch was ready!
He paired the strawberries with the cheese, which was delicious. For the chicken, he wanted some avocado and salt, some times left over chicken can be a bit dry, so avocado is a great way to add some moisture and creaminess. Carrots! the child almost never eats carrots! I’m telling you, making your own lunch can be miraculous! Raisins have been a staple in this house for quick snacks and for our field trips, so I can see why he grabbed those, and they fit perfectly in his creation.
Learning to teach by example-
His brothers came along to watch big brother do his thing, when he was done, everyone was begging to eat the veggies and fruit in that lunch box! Every morning, they wake me up with ideas for what we can pack for today, and I love it! I discovered a while back that if I only keep things I want them to eat in my kitchen, that is what they will grab. It’s not always easy! I have a terrible sweet tooth! But I also know that they watch me and what I have for lunch. So that helps me a lot to make better choices! For myself and for them!
“I would like to be known as a woman who teaches by being”. -Maya Angelou
I encourage you to start talking to your children about their meals! It’s amazing how their minds will come up with outstanding ideas! When they feel like they are helping, it helps them to learn a sense of responsibility with what they eat and how they take care of their bodies.
Come see us next week! When Seth will be showing a simple and fun recipe, to include in our amazing lunch, and showing off some more cool features of our PlanetBox! Can’t wait to grow our lunch adventure with you all! You can also pin this post, to save it for a future time. Here is the finished product, seconds before being devoured by hungry little dragons.
For more fun ways to teach kids responsibility and independence, check out this post with a free printable chores chart for kids.
You can find Seth’s shirt here for a steal!
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Long time FLUX member Kwan Lowe will be presenting on Podman.
Podman is a rootless Docker container platform that works well in cases where Kubernetes is overkill.
'Rootless containers" refers to the ability for an unprivileged user (i.e. non-root user) to create, run and otherwise manage containers.
Included will be setting up a Podman server with CentOS and running various workloads such as Vault, NGinx, or Minecraft.
The Online Monthly Linux Meetup is now via Zoom, still on the third Tuesday of the month.
Socializing begins at 6:30 PM, and presentation / discussion begins at 7:00 PM.
The in-person Monthly Linux Meetups are suspended until the COVID-19 threat is diminished and public gatherings are again allowed.
Hosted by Bill Mooney from FLUX
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AP ImagesThe NBA has released its 2012-13 schedule. And the first games everybody wants to know about are opening night and Christmas Day. And in a major upset, neither day will feature Jeremy Lin and the Houston Rockets playing in Madison Square Garden.
Rather, Lin will make his much anticipated return to Madison Square Garden on a Monday night in mid-December (Dec. 17). That will be Lin's only game against the Knicks in New York this year. The two teams will also meet in Houston on November 23.
The big games on opening night will be the Boston Celtics in Miami to face the defending NBA champions Miami Heat, in a rematch of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Dallas Mavericks will also face the Lakers in Los Angeles.
The marquee matchups on Christmas Day will be the Celtics against the Nets in Brooklyn, the Knicks at the Lakers, and a rematch of the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Heat, in South Beach.
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Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Time: 7:45am - 9:00am
Venue: Tokyo American Club
Speaker: Heather K. Wingate (Senior Vice President, Head of Global Government Relations, MetLife Inc.)
Member Fee: ¥3,800 Guest Fee: ¥7,200
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: Thursday, June 23, 2016
Hosting Committee(s): Government Relations
Drawing on her decades of experience in Washington D.C. in both the public and private sectors, Ms. Wingate will discuss the trends that are shaping the 2016 U.S. presidential election and offer her thoughts on what businesses need to be watching out for.
As Head of Global Government Relations for MetLife, Ms. Wingate manages the company's state, federal, and international government relations teams that are responsible for engagement on public policy and regulatory issues at all levels of government. Prior to joining MetLife, Ms. Wingate was Managing Director of Public Affairs for Nomura Holdings America, Inc. Before that, she served as Managing Director and Head of Federal Government Affairs at Citi from 2003 to 2010. Ms. Wingate has served in a number of public sector positions, including as Assistant United States Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. In addition, Ms. Wingate worked in the U.S. Senate from 1997 to 2001, serving as Chief of Staff to then-Senator Sam Brownback.
We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity to hear from a leading government relations professional!
Arthur Mitchell, Chair and Board Liaison
Mari Matthews, Yoshitaka Sugihara, Vice Chairs
ACCJ Government Relations Committee
NOTE 1: This event is OFF THE RECORD.
NOTE 2: If you cancel after the stated deadline, the full meeting fee will be charged to your account. Sorry, no substitutions or walk-ins.
NOTE 3: If you are driving to Tokyo American Club, please inform the ACCJ of the make, model, color and plate of the vehicle, by the registration deadline, as arrangements must be made. A 1,100 yen parking fee will apply.
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Car Accident In Dania Beach?
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Second Half Stats You Should Be Aware Of
- Joshua M Brown
- July 14th, 2013
The action in the first half augurs well for some follow-through in the July-December period. Probabilistically of course, but anything can and will happen if and when it wants to.
That being said…I believe the below statistics, via BTN Research, are worth thinking about:
SIX DOWN, SIX TO GO – The S&P 500 was up +13.8% (total return) for the first half of 2013 (i.e., January-June), its best performance for the first 6 months of any calendar year since 1998. The stock index gained +17.7% for the first half of 1998, on its way to a +28.6% gain for all of 1998.
AND THEN? – The S&P 500 gained +13.8% (total return) for the first half of 2013, the 16th time since 1990 (i.e., 16 of 24 years) that the stock index has produced a positive total return during the January-June time frame. In the previous 15 times that the S&P 500 was positive during the first half of the year, the stock index followed up with a positive total return in the second half of the year 12 times, i.e., 80% of the time.
THE HOME STRETCH – The S&P 500 has closed at its calendar year high in the second half of the year (i.e., during the 6 months of July-December) 73% of the time since 1950.
80%, 73% – I like those precedents, although I’d not be betting my life on them.
Full Disclosure: Nothing on this site should ever be considered to be advice, research or an invitation to buy or sell any securities, please see my Terms & Conditions page for a full disclaimer.blog comments powered by Disqus
The Reformed Broker is a blog about financial markets and the economy. Joshua Brown is a New York City-based investment advisor for high net worth individuals, charitable foundations, retirement plans and corporations... More.
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Small Molecule "Molecular Tweezers" that Inhibit Amyloid-β Fiber Formation
Tech ID: 23205 / UC Case 2008-489-0
Researchers at UCLA have developed “molecular tweezers,” which can inhibit folding, assembly, and toxicity of amyloid-β that define Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology. In contrast to current therapies which only address symptoms, this therapy directly targets the disease mechanism of AD.
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an incurable neurodegenerative disease afflicting millions of Americans. Managed care of AD patients presents an enormous financial and social burden on society. Contributing to this burden is the dearth of effective treatments for AD. Current therapies target the symptoms rather than the cause of disease, which involves the deposition of the amyloid-beta (Aβ) and tau proteins into fibrous plaques or tangles in the brain. Aggregation of Aβ and tau proteins is neurotoxic, precipitates neuronal death and impairs cognitive signaling, all of which are characteristic of AD.
Therapeutic research efforts in AD continue to focus on the drivers of disease by targeting inhibition of Aβ production, enhancement of Aβ clearance, or disruption of Aβ assembly. Development of therapeutics had previously been hindered by our incomplete understanding of the disease. Recent studies, however, have greatly improved our understanding of the structure and the critical steps involved in the formation of the fibrous plaques. These findings are seeding the development of rationally designed therapies that target specific amino acids of Aβ fibers. Since they specifically target the disease mechanism, such approaches hold great promise for the treatment of AD.
Researchers at UCLA have developed “Molecular Tweezers,” small molecules that inhibit the assembly of Aβ proteins. Using recent insights to the structure and assembly process of the Aβ protein, specific amino acids critical to fiber formation were identified and targeted in the design of the molecule. These “tweezers” inhibit the assembly and toxicity of Aβ in a non-neurotoxic manner. The invention represents a potential drug for the treatment of AD.
- Therapeutic to inhibit progression of the Alzheimer’s Disease.
- The molecular tweezers and derivatives can be developed for other amyloid-related diseases including Parkinson’s disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease.
- Inhibits the principle cause of AD instead of the symptoms.
- Disaggregates pre-existing Aβ40 and Aβ42 protein fibrils.
- The tweezer is non-toxic at concentrations up to 200 μM.
State Of Development
The researchers have performed proof-of-concept studies demonstrating the ability of the molecular tweezers to inhibit assembly of Aβ in both in vitro assays and in vivo mouse models. Additional animal studies to further characterize efficacy and pharmacokinetics of the molecule and associated derivatives are underway. In addition, experiments to reveal the structure and mechanism of interaction have been initiated.
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CHCF unveiled a Web site rating thousands of the state's long term care providers -- information that will help consumers make better choices and focus providers on improving quality.
The California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) today unveiled a new Web site rating thousands of the state's long term care providers on a wide range of quality of care measures -- information that will help consumers make better choices and focus providers on improving quality.
A new report also released today by CHCF shows that more Californians are searching out home-based long term care services instead of nursing homes, and that despite some areas of improvement, the states' nursing homes face continued quality challenges.
The free online service, CalQualityCare.org, rates the care provided by nursing homes, hospice programs, and home health agencies, where data is available to evaluate performance. The site also provides information on many other kinds of long term care, such as assisted living, retirement communities, and day care. CalQualityCare features an easy-to-use "Long Term Care Assistant" tool that helps consumers choose among care options by posing ten simple questions.
"There are thousands of long term care choices in California, but the quality of care provided varies from superior to poor," said Mark D. Smith, M.D., M.B.A., CHCF president and CEO. "CalQualityCare gives consumers the information to help decide which providers will best meet their needs."
The new CHCF report, Long Term Care Facts and Figures, showed that use of long term care services has increased between 2003 and 2007, with more than one million Californians, including adults, children with disabilities, and the elderly, using some type of long term care service. But most of the growth occurred among people using home and community-based services, while the number of people in nursing homes has remained steady.
"This Web site will allow both consumers and nursing home managers to see how the state's long term care facilities rate based on important quality measures. It will shine a spotlight on each facility's quality of care and opportunities for improvement," said Bonnie Darwin, executive director of the California Culture Change Coalition, a statewide organization representing nursing home providers, resident advocates, state and federal regulators, and direct care workers.
Sponsored by CHCF in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco, CalQualityCare is an independent service with no commercial relationships that might bias ratings systems. The data are collected exclusively from federal and state agencies.
"We believe that if California consumers have this kind of information when making long term care decisions, then providers will be motivated to give better quality care to their patients," adds Maribeth Shannon, director of the CHCF Market and Policy Monitor Program. "That's our ultimate goal."
Other key findings from the Long Term Care Facts and Figures report include:
- California's nursing homes have reduced the use of restraints on patients, but the usage rate is still above the national average.
- California spends $3.8 billion for Medicaid nursing home services, but nursing homes continue to have a large number of serious federal deficiencies, serious state citations and complaints, and rank low on several quality measures compared to the nation.
- California Medicare beneficiaries use fewer home health and hospice services and have lower expenditures in this area than the national average.
- California has a higher percentage of Medicaid participants receiving home- and community-based care (80%) than the national average (62%).
- In spite of recent increases in Medicaid reimbursement to nursing homes, California reimbursement rates continue to lag behind the national average.
Long Term Care Facts and Figures is published as part of the CHCF California Health Care Almanac, an online clearinghouse for key data and analysis examining California's health care marketplace. Find all Almanac reports at www.chcf.org/almanac.
In addition to CalQualityCare.org, CHCF also sponsors CalHospitalCompare.org, which provides quality of care information about the state's hospitals.
About the California Health Care Foundation
CHCF is dedicated to advancing meaningful, measurable improvements in the way the health care delivery system provides care to the people of California, particularly those with low incomes and those whose needs are not well served by the status quo. We work to ensure that people have access to the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford.
CHCF informs policymakers and industry leaders, invests in ideas and innovations, and connects with changemakers to create a more responsive, patient-centered health care system.
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BCD, Inc. Hoover Treatment Center
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Memphis Recovery Centers Inc
Synergy Treatment Centers
Sponsored Alcohol and Drug Treatment in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas
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About Addiction Treatment in Sulphur Rock, AR
If the featured treatment facilities don't match your needs, there are still other options available. We’ve located several various drug and alcohol abuse clinics near Sulphur Rock AR. Don’t let the sizeable number of possibilities bewilder you, though – our helpful advisors are standing by to help you locate the program if you want to talk with a live person. Our free number is 1-888-287-0471 , and someone is accessible day or night.
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Addiction treatment programs include a surprising range of phases, regardless of whether it is essential to encourage a person overcome a physiological dependence or an addiction to any behavior. In the case of abuse of drugs or alcohol it regularly entails a withdrawal period, followed by a drug rehab program. Drug addiction rehabilitation, a dependency to alcohol treatment and habit-related addiction treatment also make use of ongoing counseling. Should it become necessary, services to help manage an intervention are most often existing. To make sure you locate the addiction care plan that’s the perfect option for your exact needs in Sulphur Rock, call one of our counselors to help you find a service when you are ready to get help. Kick Dicodid, Antipsychotics or whatever particular substance has been keeping your life captive.
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Get the most out of your IGA Membership
Not sure how to get started? No worries, we've got your back!
- Secure 20+ golfers for your GHIN Roster (10-golfer minimum required by USGA)
- Name a Handicap Chair and create a Handicap Committee
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- Attend online seminar (here)
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- Post material from IGA club fulfillment package in public area along with Course Rating charts
- Promote IGA individual membership program through posters, emails, social media
During the Season
- Give your members an opportunity to use their Handicap Index. Schedule club leagues and events with Net divisions.
- Set up your leagues and events in USGA Tournament Management powered by Golf Genius (included in your club membership at no additional cost)
- Keep your golfers active through the winter in case they travel to warmer regions and are able to post their scores. Don’t worry, you won’t be billed twice for these golfers. The first billing is a snapshot of your roster as of April 15th.
- 1/1 – Q1 USGA checkpoint for 10-golfer minimum and WHS certification requirements
- 1/1 – Annual club fee billing (includes club fee + 20 pre-paid golfers)
- Good time to inactive golfers prior to the start of the season. The club is responsible for managing their own golfer roster in the Admin Portal.
- Will receive IGA Club Fulfillment Package with educational and promotional materials.
- 4/1 – Q2 USGA checkpoint for 10-golfer minimum and WHS certification requirements
- 4/1 – Score posting season begins in the IGA region.
- 4/14 – Last day to clean up GHIN roster.
- 4/15 – Individual membership billing #1
- 7/1 – Q3 USGA checkpoint for 10-golfer minimum and WHS certification requirements
- 7/15 – Individual membership billing #2
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- 11/14 – Final day to post scores made in the IGA region
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TT Talk - Carrier's duty to deliver under a Straight Bill of Lading
- Date: 30/10/2002
- Source: TT Talk 27
In a judgment delivered earlier this month, in the case of APL Co Pte Ltd v Peer Voss, the Court of Appeal in Singapore has held that a carrier is not entitled to deliver goods carried under a straight bill of lading, without production of that bill of lading by the named consignee. A straight bill of lading is a non-transferable/non-negotiable bill of lading, in which the consignee is named/identified. It differs from a negotiable bill of lading, where the consignee is expressed as 'to order' or equivalent.
The decision is an important one, since it establishes for the first time in Singaporean law that a straight bill of lading is different from a sea waybill, the presentation of which is not a prerequisite to delivery by the carrier. As regards production on delivery, there is now no difference between a negotiable bill of lading and a straight bill. In both cases, the carrier is at risk if he delivers without requiring the bill of lading to be produced in exchange for the goods. In the case of a straight bill, the consignee claiming delivery must in addition identify himself as the person named as the consignee in the bill.
The decision is contrary to current industry practice, which tends to equate straight bills with sea waybills, but it may be followed in other jurisdictions. For example, the English Court of Appeal, in the recent case of 'The Happy Ranger' indicated that it might not be wise to rely on the textbooks, most of which have to date agreed that a straight bill need not be produced as a pre-requisite to delivery. The effect of the decision on industry practice is currently under debate, and we will keep readers of TT Talk informed, as discussions progress.
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Battle of Ladysmith
The Battle of Ladysmith was one of the early engagements of the Second Boer War. A large British force which had concentrated at the garrison town of Ladysmith launched a sortie on 30 October 1899, against Boer armies which were slowly surrounding the town. The result was a disaster for the British. The main body was driven back into the town, and an isolated detachment of 800 men was forced to surrender to Commandant De Wet. The Boers did not follow up their advantage by proceeding towards the strategically important port of Durban, and instead began a Siege of Ladysmith, which was relieved after 118 days.
In June 1899, when it appeared that hostilities between Britain and the independent Boer republics were likely, the British government began sending troops to South Africa as a precaution. Most went to Natal, where the vital port of Durban appeared to be within comparatively easy striking distance for the Boer forces. The British government was unwilling to order a complete mobilisation, but on the recommendation of the Commander in Chief of the British Army, General Wolseley, they agreed to send 10,000 troops which Wolseley believed could defend Natal if war broke out until reinforcements could arrive by sea.
The first contingent were some troops returning to Britain from India, under Major General Penn Symons. The War Office subsequently dispatched units from garrisons in the Mediterranean and elsewhere, eventually totalling 15,000. Lieutenant General Sir George White was appointed to command this enlarged force. White was 64 years old, and suffered from a leg injury incurred in a riding accident. Having served mainly in India, he had little previous experience of South Africa.
Natal was divided roughly into northern and southern parts by the Tugela River. Northern Natal was surrounded on three sides by Boer territory. Although advised to deploy his force south of the Tugela, White rejected this advice for reasons of prestige. Other senior British officers considered that White was badly advised by over-eager officers such as Penn-Symons or White's Adjutant General, Colonel Ian Hamilton. White concentrated the bulk of his force at Ladysmith, about 12 miles (19 km) north of the Tugela, while a brigade under Penn-Symons was posted even further north at Glencoe and Dundee. Penn Symons' position was particularly exposed to danger, being so far north that it was vulnerable to being surrounded, while not far enough north to block the passes through the Drakensberg mountains which the main Boer armies would have to cross to invade Natal.
Outbreak of war
Contrary to the advice of several British officials such as Sir Alfred Milner, the High Commissioner for Southern Africa, the independent Boer governments were not over-awed by the despatch of British troops to Natal. Instead, they regarded it as evidence of Britain's determination to seize control of the Boer republics. The South African Republic or Transvaal government under President Paul Kruger considered launching an attack in September, but President Steyn of the Orange Free State dissuaded them for several weeks while he tried to act as intermediary. With the complete breakdown in negotiations, both independent republics declared war and attacked on 12 October.
A total of 21,000 Boers advanced into Natal from all sides. The only regular uniformed units were the Staatsartillerie of both republics (and some units of policemen such as the South African Republic Police or ZARP). The rest were mainly farmers, dressed in their ordinary working clothes, with some townsmen and contingents of foreign volunteers known as Vrijwilligers.
On 20 October, two Boer forces attacked Penn-Symons' detachment at Dundee but were driven back at the Battle of Talana Hill. The British suffered heavy casualties (including Penn-Symons, who was mortally wounded) and were cut off from Ladysmith by another Boer force which captured a railway station at Elandslaagte which lay between them. On 21 October, British troops under Colonel Ian Hamilton and White's cavalry commander, Colonel John French, recaptured the station in the Battle of Elandslaagte. White was unable to follow up this success by relieving Penn-Symons's force (now commanded by Brigadier General J.H. Yule) as he feared that 6,000 Boers from the Orange Free State were about to attack Ladysmith. This decision highlighted Ladysmith's exposed position.
Yule's force had to make an exhausting four-day march across the Biggarsberg hills before they could rejoin White in Ladysmith. On 24 October, White made a demonstration at Rietfontein against the Boers pressing forward down the railway line from Glencoe to Ladysmith, to distract them from attacking Yule. The British suffered 132 casualties, mainly from artillery fire.
Battle of Ladysmith
Rather than retreat south of the Tugela, White continued to mass supplies and reinforcements in Ladysmith. (He sent the wounded south to Pietermaritzburg but left the civilians and other non-combatants in the town.) As the British troops concentrated in Ladysmith now constituted a balanced "field force" of all arms, White also rejected the option of leaving an infantry garrison in Ladysmith while sending the bulk of the mounted troops and artillery south of the river. He gambled on being able to strike a knock-out blow against the Boer armies in a "set-piece" action. This was despite the disadvantages of the terrain, with Ladysmith being on low ground surrounded by hills rising to 500 feet (150 m) above the town, which gave the Boers the advantage of height.
From 26 to 29 October, White sent out tentative cavalry reconnaissances, which he recalled when it appeared that Boer horsemen might cut them off. On 29 October, Boers could be seen emplacing one of their heavy Creusot siege guns on Pepworth Hill, roughly 4 miles (6.4 km) north-north east of the town. Before this gun could open fire, White had already made plans for attack the following dawn, based on incomplete reconnaissances and observations.
The main frontal attack was intended to capture Pepworth Hill. The column was led by Colonel Ian Hamilton and consisted of the 1st battalion, the Devonshire Regiment, 1st battalion, the Manchester Regiment, 2nd battalion, the Gordon Highlanders and 2nd battalion, the Rifle Brigade. This attack was to be supported by a column under Colonel Grimwood, consisting of the 1st and 2nd battalions, the King's Royal Rifle Corps, 1st battalion, the Leicestershire Regiment, 1st battalion, the King's Liverpool Regiment and the 2nd battalion, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, which would attack the supposed Boer left flank and capture Long Hill, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Pepworth Hill. The bulk of the mounted troops under Colonel John French (the 5th Lancers, 5th Dragoon Guards, 18th Hussars less a squadron lost at Talana Hill, 19th Hussars, several companies of Mounted infantry, the Natal Carbineers and Imperial Light Horse were stationed in reserve or to Grimwood's right. Six batteries (the 13th, 21st, 42nd, 53rd, 67th and 69th) of 15-pounder guns of the Royal Artillery were to support the attacks.
White also sent a detachment consisting of the 1st battalion, the Royal Irish Fusiliers and half the 1st battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, with number 10 Mountain Battery (equipped with RML 2.5-inch Mountain Guns) to capture a pass known as Nicholson's Nek which lay about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the northwest of Pepworth Hill. The force was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Carleton of the Royal Irish Fusiliers. White intended that by seizing the pass, this detachment would prevent the Boer force from the Orange Free State reinforcing the Transvaal Boers on Pepworth Hill, and also prevent the defeated Boers retreating directly north.
Grimwood's brigade had deployed during the night around Lombard's Kop and Farquhar's Farm, and faced north towards Long Hill. As dawn broke, Grimwood found that half his brigade had straggled, and French's mounted troops had not reached their assigned position. Before this could be corrected, the British troops came under heavy rifle fire from their own right flank. The Boers in this sector were nominally commanded by the elderly Commandant Lukas Meyer, but were actually led by Louis Botha.
At the same time, the first shell from the Boers' "Long Tom" on Pepworth Hill landed in the town, causing consternation. The British field guns opened fire on Pepworth Hill and Long Hill, and temporarily silenced the Boer siege gun but Colonel Ian Hamilton's frontal attack on Pepworth Hill was called off as it became clear that Grimwood was in trouble, and Hamilton's attack would not be supported. Although the main body of South African Republic Boers under Commandant-General Piet Joubert were stationed behind Pepworth Hill, there were none on Long Hill, and fire on this hill was wasted. The British artillery itself came under accurate and effective fire from the Boers' field guns, which were fought as individual gun detachments, and were quickly moved between emplacements before British guns could find their range. The British guns were deployed as they had been drilled to do, in neat rows of six without using cover from artillery or even rifle fire. Their fire was not as effective as that of the Boer Staatsartillerie, and they incurred needless casualties.
After four hours, White had received no messages from Carleton, although firing could be heard from the position he was supposed to have occupied. With no prospect of a successful attack, he ordered his troops to "retire as opportunity offers". As they began to fall back into the open plain between Lombard's Kop and Ladysmith, they came under heavy fire from Botha's riflemen and the Boer gun on Pepworth Hill. Some of Grimwood's units (mainly those which had already suffered heavy casualties at Talana Hill, and were short of officers and tired) panicked and the retreat became a rout. Two batteries of field guns covered the retreat by withdrawing in stages, each battery providing covering fire in turn while the other limbered up and fell back. The British were also very fortunate that a detachment of naval guns (four 12-pounder and two 4.7-inch guns, under Captain Percy Scott of HMS Terrible) arrived by train in Ladysmith and went almost straight into action. Their first few rounds immediately found the range to Pepworth Hill and suppressed the Boers' "Long Tom".
The British fell back into Ladysmith, with units temporarily demoralised. The day was subsequently termed "Mournful Monday". Nevertheless, the Boers did not immediately take advantage of their victory. It is said that when Joubert was urged to follow up the British infantry, he replied, "When God stretches out a finger, do not take the whole hand".
White was not aware of the fate of Carleton's force until the next day, when Joubert sent a letter which also unilaterally granted an armistice to allow the dead to be buried. Carleton's force had been late setting out because the mules carrying his guns and reserve ammunition had not been properly controlled by inexperienced drivers and had been fractious. As dawn approached, Carleton feared that because of the late start, his force would be exposed at daybreak in the open plain between Pepworth Hill and the Nek. He therefore decided to occupy a hill known as Tchrengula just to the south of the Nek. As they climbed the hill, the mules bolted and startled British soldiers fired several shots, alerting the nearest Boers.
Carleton's men began preparing sangars on what they thought was the summit of Tchrengula. In fact the mile-long summit was divided into two peaks, and in the dark, the British had occupied only the southern, lower summit. Vice Commandant Christiaan De Wet quickly grasped the situation, and led some men on horseback to gallop to the northern end of the hill, where they dismounted and climbed the hill to occupy the undefended northern summit. From there, the Boers pressed forward along the summit which was strewn with rocks which gave individual Boer riflemen ample cover. The British sangars were exposed and obvious targets to the Boers, and gave inadequate protection. Like the artillery, the British infantry relied on drill, firing volleys on the command of an officer. By the time the order had been given, the intended target was safe behind cover, while the British soldiers were exposed to fire.
The British infantry resisted for several hours, but the numbers of wounded and killed increased and ammunition ran out. Finally, as the main British force could be seen retreating into Ladysmith, Carleton gave the order to surrender. A British officer waved a white flag at the same time. Some of the British troops had seen no reason for the surrender and felt themselves humiliated by the order. Eight hundred soldiers were taken prisoner.
Since the Boers launched no immediate assault, the British force reorganised and constructed defensive lines around the town, which would require a major effort to overcome. They recovered morale through some small-scale raids at night which sabotaged some of the Boer artillery. Thereafter the siege became a long drawn-out blockade, except for a single storming attempt. After several failures, a force under General Redvers Buller, who was later known as "Sir Reverse" and the "Ferryman of the Tugela", broke through the Boer forces defending the Tugela to effect the Relief of Ladysmith on 28 February 1900.
- Pakenham (1979), pp.107–108
- Pakenham (1979), pp.161, p.178
- Pakenham (1979), p.106
- Kruger, p.89
- Arthur Conan Doyle, The Great Boer War, Ch. 7
- Kruger, p.93
- McElwee, p.220
- Kruger, p.95
- Pakenham (1979), p.154
- Kruger, p.97
- Kruger, p.96
- Kruger, pp.95–96
- Kruger, Rayne; Goodbye Dolly Gray, New English Library, 1964
- McElwee, William (1974). The Art of War: Waterloo to Mons. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-20214-0.
- Pakenham, Thomas (1979). The Boer War. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-7474-0976-5.
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My phone rang at work today. It was a friend, a girl I used to babysit for who has grown up into one of my favorite people on the planet. If you met her, you’d like her. She has this ability to befriend anyone. She’s cheery and bubbly, outgoing and friendly, and gorgeous to boot, with this smile full of teeth and thick thick thick blond hair down her back that she’s never dyed. When she was little, she had these big cheeks I used to smoosh.
I haven’t talked to her much since I last saw her, over the summer when I was in town visiting another friend. I called her for an impromptu lunch, and we met an hour later.
She’s a junior in college and one of those girls who’s gonna be successful in anything she does. You know the type. Maybe you are the type. Maybe you envy the type, or wish you were the type.
When she called today, she knew I was at work; she was on her way to class. Last week, I sent her a Facebook message congratulating her on being voted (or named? Not positive how this works) president of her sorority.
Instead of messaging me back, she called me today.
“I haven’t forgotten about you!!” she told me. “I’ve been swamped. I miss you! I love you!” Yes, she’s the kind of girl who can punctuate declarative sentence with an exclamation point, even in speech.
We have a Facetime date on Thursday. I miss her face, so it’ll be good. I’ll try to see if we can get her to visit some upcoming weekend, but I know she’s gonna be busy like a crazy person as the semester nears its end and papers are due and finals are to be studied for.
Our lil conversation lasted for two minutes and 49 seconds, but it made my Monday morning oh so very happy.
So this is me encouraging you to do one of those today: Give a friend you love that you haven’t seen a while a little phone call, even if it’s in the middle of work. You don’t need to rehash your life — just tell her you love her.
It’ll brighten her day, I promise.
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Natasha Lomas reports:
Another independent report into U.K. government surveillance has concluded interception warrants should require judicial sign-off, rather than being sanctioned by ministers as is the case now.
This follows the publication of the Anderson surveillance review last month which also urged the government to adopt judicial sign-off. The U.K. is alone among the so-called Five Eyes intelligence alliance powers in not having a judicial process for signing off interception warrants.
Read more on TechCrunch.
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Posted on | January 31, 2014 | 28 Comments
Earlier today, I took notice of false allegations Brett Kimberlin made against me in filing for an injunction in the million-dollar Maryland lawsuit Kimberlin v. Walker, et al. Just to further illustrate the manifest absurdities the defendants must deal with, here is another sentence from that same filing:
This claim follows Kimberlin’s bizarre assertion that a disclaimer on Aaron Walker’s blog is understood by “his readers … as code to take … vigilante action.” Kimberlin refers the court to “Exhibit B,” among which alleged “death threats” we find this:
That’s a screen-cap from the blog Charlie Foxtrot, but does the man in the photo wielding the enormous rifle look familiar?
Kimberlin tried the same thing in June 2012, using Professor Reynolds as “Exhibit E” in a motion he filed against Walker, at a time when Walker was forbidden to blog about Kimberlin by a court order (which was subsequently overturned). It’s encouraging to see that Instapundit has moved up from “Exhibit E” to “Exhibit B,” and with some luck, he may eventually make it to “Exhibit A.”
But really, you’re nobody in the blogosphere until you’re a defendant . . .
- Jan. 31: Brett Kimberlin Lies Again
- Jan. 28: ‘Mr. Kimberlin’s Fantastic Allegations’
- Jan. 23: Another Brett Kimberlin Lie?
- Jan. 13: Brett Kimberlin Allegedly Alleges
- Jan. 13: Kimberlin Lawsuit Hearing Today
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Accounting with a personal touch
A new website promoted the personality of the business and its people.
Design a modern brand identity and website for an accountancy firm whose origins can be traced back to 1888. Include an advertising campaign that focuses on clients relaxing, secure in the knowledge their accounts are in safe hands.
- Graphic design
- Web design
- Design for print
- Public Relations
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The first step, in my opinion, in productive citizen engagement is providing information and helping educate citizens about government and budgeting. This is because government is just a black box to most people. They sort of understand some of the most basic functions of government, but may not have any idea of which level of government does it. Who pays for libraries? Roads? Do I have police and a sheriff? What about fire service? What does the state even do? These are not unrealistic questions.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGNIcdfveko]
Therefore, it should not be surprising the primary way the local governments engage with citizens is to push information out to them. This phase of engagement can be characterized as a one way relationship between government and citizens where government is delivering information.
Have you heard about transparency, open government, or open data? Of course you have. These efforts are all a part of this initial phase. They involve governments (local and other) making documents and information public and accessible to citizens. The goal is that citizens will learn about government and hold government accountable. So in the past that may have meant that the budget was available at the local library, now it is available online and searchable! For example, want to see know how much Charlotte’s Aviation department spent on postage? Sure! They were appropriated $40,000 in FY2016. Of course, there is no context for that and it may seem outrageous to many. That is a problem with just posting everything online. A lot of people do not know what they are looking for or how to interpret what they are seeing. I always think about this as one of those scenes in a legal drama where the defense requests a file and what they get is a room full of file boxes and papers to sort through.
Is that really transparency and engagement? I think it can be done better, but making it all public is important and valuable, I just think we can do better. Websites make a lot of this information push a lot easier. While that is great and I applaud the efforts, government needs to be mindful of how easy it is to navigate. There is evidence that having little videos that explain some of the terminology and how to navigate and find what you are looking for helps citizens a lot. This may be something you want to consider. You can also be innovative about how you present data in the first place. A great example of this is what Asheville is doing. They had originally had something similar that was done through a Code for Asheville group, but now they are hosting something pretty similar on their own website.
What I like about it is that it presents the different areas of expenditures and visually presents them based on their size. This is more effective in helping people understand the scope of expenditures and the differences in the level of program spending. It also allows the user to click on the box and dive deeper into the spending in that area. For example, above is a visualization two clicks in from the full budget. I first clicked enterprise and then water. This is a simple way to present some of this information in a digestible way. One thing that may have made it even better would be having definitions involved for those residents that do not know what enterprises are, for example. You could also link to the website of these departments or that section of the budget.
I will admit I like their old one slightly more, see a screen shot of it here:
That is because I prefer being able to quickly see how it has changed over time and by how much. However, both are good and better than what you find in most jurisdictions.
Another example of information sharing is the taxpayer receipt. The basic idea here is that you get a receipt for everything else you spend your money on; why not get one for your taxes. While I am a big believer in not treating citizens like customers, I think that this is an effective tool for making the numbers meaningful. In fact, I wrote a bulletin on the taxpayer receipt that lays out some of the arguments for it and how you could create one yourself. I show you how to create one that is static; i.e., one that you could mail to people or leave in the library or town hall. There are also dynamic ones where you can input your actual tax burdens and see what your numbers look like. Rather than having to create one yourself there are companies that will do it for you like Balancing Act (and yes that is my paper they link to).
Charlotte has taken them on and created their own tool, though they have used it as a simulation to balance the budget. Depending on how they choose to use that information Charlotte’s tool may be closer to the second phase of engagement: consultation. Which we will get to in a future blog!
Of course, there are more traditional ways of reaching out to citizens to provide information such as public access channel videos (or online videos) and budget fact sheets. Tune in next time for a quick overview of those more traditional ways of sharing budget information (and you do not even have to wait a full month—consider it a bonus!).
Final thoughts: Benefits of these information sharing tools is that they are pretty efficient. Governments can reach a lot of people and make a lot of information available. Those strategies are also relatively low cost and do not require too much effort or burden on the budget office or IT. You could just get an amazing intern to work on some of it, may I recommend a Carolina MPA student? Some problems with these strategies is that they rely on citizens actively seeking out information. You will likely not reach passive citizens, and they may represent the vast majority of citizens.
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32 Hanbury Street, London E1 (020 7247 4735). Meal for two: £70 (cash only)
A few years ago I gave a positive review to a Chinese restaurant on London's Shaftesbury Avenue called Golden Day, where the food made my scalp sweat. It specialised in the dishes of Hunan; nothing could be served unless it had first been pelted with fistfuls of fresh and dried chillies, even dessert. I loved their "dry pot" chicken, the liquor in the wok bubbling to nothing over its burner, and the slices of pork belly with pickled soya beans. The management laminated my review and stuck it in the window. I walk past often and, being thus reminded of what a great time I'd had there, would pop in by myself, hunker down behind one of the wooden partitions and bury myself armpit deep in plates of fire and punch with a bit of pig thrown in for good measure. It made me happy.
A few months back I ate there again and it was awful. It was now a culinary black hole, a place where appetite went to die. It felt like a different place entirely. Dreary bits of meat floundered about like corpulent German tourists testing the buoyancy of the Dead Sea, in sauces which had a similar level of subtlety as those waters. I told the manager how bad I thought it now was and walked him over to the window where the laminated copy of my review was Blu-Tacked in place. I insisted he took it down, which he did. It was a staggeringly self-regarding thing to do: bullying, bombastic and ludicrous. In my defence, I was really quite drunk, which is no defence at all. Then again I was also very cross.
I've since realised my sense that this was now a different restaurant was closer to the mark than I might have imagined. Not long after, I heard that the Golden Day chef had moved on to Yipin China on the Essex Road. I ate there and lo and behold all the power and attitude I loved was in place. This is something with which those of us who adore these niche Chinese restaurants, with their fighty repertoire far removed from the sugary staples of the Cantonese tradition, must contend. The kitchens of restaurants serving the food of Sichuan, Hunan and Xiandong provinces depend, for the most part, on an immigrant workforce. And that workforce tends to be more mobile than most. The restaurant is great until they sod off somewhere else. Then it isn't. I am constantly receiving emails from people telling me the place I praised is awful, that I am an idiot and have personally ruined their evening out. (The exception to this is the group around the Soho Sichuan restaurant Barshu, which maintains its standards.)
I hope today's restaurant stays as good as it was the night I ate there, but past experience means I advise you to visit sooner rather than later. Sichuan Folk was recommended to me by the brilliant Fuchsia Dunlop, author of the key English language cookery books on Sichuan food, who also trained at the Sichuan Higher Institute of Cuisine in Chengdu, one of the very first Europeans so to do. She is a consultant for the Barshu group, and regularly rolls her eyes at me when I big up the qualities of a rival, as if I'm a promising undergraduate who has overreached himself. So if she recommends somewhere it's generally worth paying attention.
And it is. Sichuan Folk is a small box of a restaurant on Brick Lane, down the road from the many truly awful curry houses which cluster here. There is a little wooden fretwork on the walls and some brushwork – Chinese characters, a few delicate bamboo shoots – for decoration. Tables are packed closely together, so that you end up pointing at dishes landing in front of strangers and barking: "Ooh, what's that?" As is standard in Sichuan places, the menu is picture led. It is a riot of overexposed saturated colours – or at least I assumed it was until the food arrived and it was just as vivid off the page.
We started with a bowl of sesame seed-sprinkled caramelised walnuts, as black as pebbles on a churned shingle beach and almost as shiny. These are the crystal meth of sugared-nut snacks, the thin outer layer giving way to deep toasted tones punched up by the sesame seeds. They are what Tsingtao beer was invented for.
Their meaty, thin-skinned "signature" dumplings are half the size of standard Chinese-restaurant offerings and come in a deep soy-based sauce which is less a salty hit than something intense with umami and more caramel. Our waiter insists on spooning the sauce over the dumpling's folds repeatedly before he will let us near them. We appreciate his ministrations.
Sichuan twice-cooked pork is slices of belly with fat the colour of marble that melts on the tongue, with a good handful of seared spring onions to make you feel it might almost be good for you, plus the welcome intrusion of pickled red chillies. It's served with steamed rice buns to be opened up and back-filled: you get soft sweet bun, the crunch of spring onion, the hit of fiery sauce and then the pork itself.
Fire-exploded kidney flowers is perhaps a little less pyrotechnic than it sounds – it's a stir-fry of sliced pig's kidney but is as gloriously unapologetic a piece of offal cookery as you will find in London.
The final combo is Chinese fish and chips. The chips are slices of flash-fried potato with a shedload of dried red chillies, garlic and salt. What's not to like? The fish is a "fish-fragrant" sea bass that arrives at the table whole, battered and curling up on itself, slathered with a sauce and a fine julienne of spring onions. The waiter displays then dismantles it. We fear bones, but by some miracle of expert deep-frying, the whole thing can be crunched through from head to tail. The flesh is white and pearly and soft. The sauce is sweet and sticky, with an edge of fire.
That's a repeated theme. Some Sichuan restaurants throw chillies and numbing peppercorns at you as if you're an addict craving a fix (and sometimes I am). Perhaps we only hit the gentle end of the menu, but here it felt like they were being used as a flavouring rather than some sweat-inducing declaration of intent.
Right now Sichuan Folk is an absolute gem, a true collector's piece. I just hope it stays that way.
Jay's news bites
■ The Red Chilli group has been a reliable source of kicking Sichuan food across the north for many years now. The most reliable remains the outpost on Portland Street, in Manchester. Portions are huge, and prices reasonable. Ignore any dish you've ever heard of and go instead for the likes of spicy hot-poached mutton in chilli oil. Some of it may hurt, but you'll like it…
■ While we're in that part of the world, Disappearing Dining Clubs, which stages pop-up dinners in unusual locations, has just extended operations from London to Mancs. The next one is on 28 November in Murray's Mills, Ancoats. Four courses cost £46 with £1 going to the Teenage Cancer Trust (disappearingdiningclub.co.uk)
■ This week sees the publication of A Fork In The Road, a collection of food-based travel writing from the Lonely Planet, edited by James Oseland of American food mag Saveur. There are contributions from big names such as Michael Pollan, Tamasin Day-Lewis and Fuchsia Dunlop…. Oh, and an essay on the joys of Essex oysters by, er, me.
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Communicating While Blindfolded
Feeling disconnected from your team?
While seeing your audience virtually is important, the in-person connection often wins--especially when communicating strong emotions. Something gets lost in the transmission when we can’t “see” up close and personal. It’s hard to lead when communicating with a blindfold. How you approach and respond to your team has a direct impact on each member. Research on emotional intelligence and emotional contagion by Daniel Goleman reveals that employees look to their managers for cues on how to react to sudden changes or crisis situations. Effective leaders take a two-pronged approach: 1) they acknowledge the stress and anxiety that employees may be feeling in difficult circumstances, and 2) they affirm their confidence in their teams.
Below are some recommended action items in this time of “alone/together” communication. With these supports in place, employees are more likely to feel comfortable in their new reality of remote communication and organization.
Be proactive and offer encouragement:
Don’t assume that everyone on the team is doing just fine because you don’t hear from them; double check with a specific question for each one and a personal disclosure of your own. Acknowledge the difficulty. “How are you doing with this? I am having trouble without our break room discussions in the morning.”
Be direct if you sense a distancing or struggles. Demonstrate your concern for each team member. Pay special attention to folks who are extraverted and are more relational than outcome oriented. They may need to spend a little more time processing the changes in communication.
Develop group norms
Be predictable about meeting times. Try not to schedule back to back--ask your team to start at quarter after the hour to give everyone a break to check in with family or get in a quick walk.
Encourage breaks during the day. This is an acknowledgement of how rituals ease stress and improve productivity. In addition, there are competing attentions in every household--honor them by acknowledging they take priority.
Discourage virtual clutter. When you can, use instant messaging instead of email, especially for coordination details. Rely on email for formal group decisions (and for documents if you don’t have a shared drive). Turn to video conferencing for group discussions, brainstorming and occasional social gatherings.
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What pretty nails you have! Heavily pregnant Jennifer Garner pulls faces at daughter Seraphina as duo enjoy some pampering
She is heavily pregnant with her third child and extremely close to her due date.
So Jennifer Garner put her feet up for some pampering today.
The 39-year-old mother-of-two took along her youngest daughter Seraphina for some special mother and daughter time.
Animated: Jennifer Garner pulled some animated faces at her daughter Seraphina as the pair got their nails done today
The Butter star was seen pulling some animated faces as her adorable girl showed off her bright red nails.
Little Seraphina boosted her toddler height but standing on the manicurist stool to parade her freshly painted tiny talons.
As she creeps closer to her due date, Jennifer is certainly dressing for comfort.
A little help: Little Seraphina boosted her toddler height but standing on the manicurist stool to parade her freshly painted tiny talons
Today she looked cosy in a pair of maternity jeans, a charcoal T-shirt and an oversized cream cardigan.
As she awaits the imminent arrival of her third child with husband Ben Affleck, this week Jennifer opened up about her ex-husband Scott Foley.
The actress, who married actor Foley when she was in her twenties has revealed that she regrets marrying so young.
Dressing for comfort: Jennifer looked cosy in a pair of maternity jeans, a charcoal T-shirt and an oversized cream cardigan
Speaking to the Sun Jennifer said: ‘I wish I'd known to wait for marriage until I was 30 or over.
'I did marry in my twenties and I found divorce a crushing experience.’
The marriage lasted just four years and the couple divorced in 2004.
Opening up about the experience Jennifer admitted it left her ‘beyond heartbroken,’ but added: ‘But I got up and got on with it. I also kept my belief in marriage.’
Happily ever after: Jennifer and her husband Ben have two daughters together and are currently expecting their third child who is due any day now
Shortly after her divorce from Foley, Jennifer began dating Ben Affleck and the couple married in June 2005.
The acting duo have two daughters together, Violet, six, and Seraphina, three, and they are currently expecting their third child who is due any day now.
In the newspaper interview Jennifer also spoke about her relationship with Affleck.
Regrets: This week Jennifer, who married actor Scott Foley when she was in her twenties, has revealed that she regrets marrying so young
She explained: ‘Ben is not only my husband, he has helped me in every way. He is the base of my life.
‘He is an incredibly loving and generous man. I expected he would be a great dad and he is. But what really surprised me was how, when something goes wrong, he is so much calmer than I am.’
Jennifer hasn't let her pregnancy get in the way of doing anything and despite the imminent arrival of her baby she has been seen running errands and helping out with parenting duty almost every day.
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Over the holidays, my wife and I traveled to see her family in Dallas where we enjoyed warm weather and lots of fun outdoor activities. As much as I was able to relax and step back from school for a bit, it was Christmas morning when my mind was sent racing. Our nieces have been hoping for American Girl Dolls for quite some time now, so when they opened them on Christmas you can be sure that they were playing with them immediately! After the excitement of gift opening faded and all the wrapping paper was cleaned up, I had the chance to sit back and watch as the girls began to play school with their new dolls.
Our nieces are nine and seven and attend a school that is rather similar to ours here at KTEC, a close-knit, community charter school with a STEM focus. I had been talking to them earlier in the week about their teachers and their favorite parts of school (recess always ranks number one!) and they shared that they loved their teachers and really enjoyed reading and science, so I was a little surprised when, after a while, they started playing Math Class with the dolls.
You may know that my wife is a high school math teacher and I was always passionate about math growing up as well, so while I was surprised it was a pleasant surprise to see them playing Math Class. It started out as many math classes do, with the turning-in of homework. Then, “the teacher” started quizzing “the class” on math facts. They started out easy enough and “the teacher” was awarding extra recess to everyone who got them right, what a deal?! However, things took a turn for the worse when the questions got tougher. As soon as “the class” started getting questions wrong recess was taken away and everyone had to do more worksheets…yikes!! Talk about being surprised, this beautiful morning had just turned into a nightmare for Uncle Bret!!
I immediately went and found my sister-in-law and grilled her about this school, I mean what was going on around there?!?! She assured me this was nowhere near the reality at their school, one they’ve been attending since kindergarten. She did, however, shed some light on the situation. Our nieces, who are typically good students who work hard at school, absolutely loathe math. They feel constantly under attack by math homework, multiplication tables, and memorizing math facts. It is a battle at home and anxiety mounts every time tests come around. My sister-in-law, who is also a teacher, expressed her concerns that math was going to be the thing that made her daughters start dreading going to school.
So, as I said, my mind started racing! It started with, what can we do to help more students like math (in particular girls)? I then got to the point of, what are we doing to ensure that all of our students are having a positive experience in school, no matter their strengths or weaknesses? School isn’t always going to be easy for everyone and I don’t think it should be, there is an appropriate level of challenge that all students should face. However, when I think about a class of 20-25 students, I wonder how many kids are being appropriately challenged all day long. Are there students who are struggling to the point of anxiety all day or even part of the day? What about the other side, do we have students who aren’t challenged enough and thus bored throughout the day? Like I said, my mind was racing!
As we return and continue planning for second semester, I’d like to ask you to work with your teams to think further about appropriate challenge and what we’re doing to ensure that all of our students are being met at their optimal level. We talk often about those students who need extra support to meet expectations but what about those other kids, the ones who regularly meet or exceed expectations? How can they be appropriately challenged?
I know it is never easy when there are so many different kids at so many different levels, especially when we tend to get so focused on meeting expectations and standardized testing. If you’d like to continue this conversation in person, I’d love to hear people’s thoughts and suggestions!!
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“He had a dream; a stairway was set on the ground and its top reached to the sky, and the angels of God were going up and down it…. Jacob awoke from his sleep [mishnato] and said, ‘Surely the Lord is present in this place and I did not know it!’ Shaken, he said, ‘How awesome is this place! This is none other than the abode of God, and that is the gateway to the heaven.’” (Breishit 28: 10-17)
What is it that Jacob did not know? What was the exact nature of his light-bulb realization? In this week’s shiur, Avivah Zornberg shared a drash from the Hasidic commentator the Meor VaShemesh, which I translate/paraphrase in these next two paragraphs:
**There is a midrash that says that Jacob awoke not from his sleep (mishnato) but from his Mishnayot (mimishnato). From this we learn that the essence of man’s worship is to come to perfect service of God and to grasp the meaning of God through both Torah and Tefilla. There cannot be one without the other, because an ignoramus does not become a pious Hasid; and conversely, one who says, “there is nothing in the world for me except Torah” does not have even Torah. It is true that by studying Torah for the sake of heaven and cleaving one’s soul and one’s very being to the letters of the Torah, a person can achieve great holiness; but a person can only truly fear and love and yearn for God through prayer, and through the surrendering of the self that prayer entails, as we know from all our holy books.
Our sages of blessed memory taught that when Jacob had his dream at Beit El, he established the evening prayer Arvit. Until this point, Jacob had not known the secret of prayer. God did not reveal Himself to him until he became aware of its tremendous power. And this is the meaning of the midrash that says that Jacob awoke from his Mishnayot – that is, he awoke from his study of Torah, for he had been studying for fourteen years in the yeshiva of Shem and Ever. Upon awakening, he realized that Torah alone would not bring him to a full awareness of God. Jacob said, “Surely the Lord is present” – meaning that though prayer, he was able to better understand God than he ever could through Torah alone. “And I did not know it” – meaning that I did not know the tremendous power of prayer, which enables us to come to know God in full fervor, and brings us, therefore, to the gates of heaven.**
This Shabbat, in which we read parshat Vayetze, will mark the first Shabbat that I am no longer gabbai of our minyan in Jereusalem. I am excited to be yotzeit y’dei chovati – to be free at last of my formal responsibilities and to pass on the mantle of leadership. No more running around the shul to find someone to leyn the accidentally-unassigned aliyah; no more setting up kiddush during musaf; no more fretting that the shliach tzibur sounds like a cross between a foghorn and a bilious pigeon. I am excited; but I am also nervous. In the role of the busy gabbai, I have had the best excuses not to daven; now, it seems, many of my excuses have run out. I might just finally have to learn to pray.
Why am I still so woefully oblivious to what the Meor Vashemesh calls “sod ha-tefilla”? Though I can’t claim to have spent fourteen years in a yeshiva, I do, like Jacob, privilege study over prayer. And so I manage to find the time to attend a 45-minute daily daf yomi shiur, but rarely feel I can spare the full half hour for shacharit afterwards. I go to a morning minyan at my yeshiva once a week, but I come late, sit in the very back of the room, and hide my head in a Gemara. I forget my tallit and tefillin more often than I care to admit; the accoutrements of prayer seem like just an additional nuisance. Shabbat, as I have said, is not much better. On Friday nights, when I do go to shul, I take a chumash rather than a siddur and read through the parsha in a last-minute attempt to come up with a dvar Torah for the Shabbat that everyone around me is so joyously welcoming.
I am not proud of that fact that whenever Torah and Tefilla compete for my time, Torah wins hands-down. It might be tempting to chalk it up to hyper-intellectualism, and to say that I am just so absorbed in my studies that I can’t be bothered to daven. But any time I find myself drawn to such excuses, I remember a story that my Talmud teacher told me three years ago. Once upon a time, he related, he used to learn Gemara during minyan. His rav noticed that he would do this every day. One day his rav came up to him and said, “Shmuel, you must be such a talmid chacham given all the Gemara you learn during davening. But I have to ask you: If you’re such a talmid chacham, don’t you know better than to learn Gemara during davening?”
This question haunts me when I find myself reaching for the chumash instead of the siddur on Friday nights, and when I learn in the back of the room during morning minyan. I know that it is not just a love for Torah that keeps me from appreciating the power of Tefilla. Rather, there is something about Tefilla that is agonizingly difficult for me. There are essential differences between Torah and Tefilla that draw me so passionately to the one, and exclude me so frustratingly from the other.
Though they are both ways of coming to know God, Torah and Tefilla are quite different from one another. Torah is about novelty—about conquering as much new territory as possible, and synthesizing more and more information, and coming up with chidushim that cast everything that came before in a whole new light. Tefilla, on the other hand, is about repetition and return. Each day and each week and each year, we recite exactly the same tefillot as the day and weeks and years that came before. The Amidah of Tuesday is the same as the Amidah of Monday; the Shabbat musaf this week is identical to the Shabbat musaf last week; and we will say the prayer for dew this Pesach as we said it last Pesach. Whereas Torah study is about taking the unfamiliar–the next daf of Gemara, a new sugya, a new perush–and internalizing it until it becomes familiar, Tefilla is about taking the familiar–the same words we say day after day–—and saying them with such kavana that it is as if we are renewing each day the miracle of their creation.
Learning Torah is about forging onwards, plowing ahead, breaking new ground. The metaphors we use for studying Torah are those of forward motion and expansion. People who love the study of Torah are those who are never content to stay in one place, or to bask in what they already understand, for it is for this purpose that they were created. They know that Torah demands that we keep moving, that we keep turning it over and over, and that we do not stop even for moment to notice, say, a beautiful tree by the roadside. Tefilla, in constrast, is about standing still and looking inwards. The central prayer—the one that is called HaTefilla (the prayer) by the rabbis—is called the Amidah (standing) because it must be recited while standing in place, our feet pressed together like angels. If I want to daven, I have to wholly inhabit myself and my space. I have to be comfortable enough in my body to sit and stand and bow freely, all without ever stepping out of a very narrow imaginary circle drawn around my feet. I have to be focused and present and at peace. I have to be, in short, everything that I am not.
The shift from being a person who learns Torah to being a person who also knows to daven is the transformation we witness at the beginning of this week’s parsha, as the Meor VaShemesh so beautifully articulates it. Jacob wakes up suddenly from his dream and realizes, for the first time, that dwelling in the house of God means embracing the divine through prayer. It is not a lesson easily learned, even after many years of study; indeed, it was only when he went out–vayetze–from the yeshiva that Jacob fully grasped the power of Tefilla. And so how do I effect this transformation within myself, I who spend every free minute studying Torah, and I who have never dreamt of ladders with angels ascending and descending from heaven to earth and back? I do not know. But perhaps if I put down my Gemara, close my eyes, press my feet together, and raise my voice in song with those around me–not just tomorrow, but the next day and the next day and the next–I might surprise myself one day and find that I, too, am in the company of angels.
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Start date of ride January 17 Bikes: Honday XR 250 from Fuark, Suzuki DR 250 Punctures: 2, front tire at 40 kmph, rear in the middle of nowhere KM so far this tri: more than 4400 Houei Xai - Muang Sing first 25 km fine, next 100 or so a mix of soft powder, gravel, mud, dust, heavy construction. From Nam Sing to 22 km out of Luang Namtha was the most difficult. 3.5 hours riding Houei Xai to LNT. Luang Namtha to Muang Sing: Easy. Muang Sing to the local border northeast of town. 27 km of good rough offroad. Muang Sing to Long- 17 B, diversion on the cut down road to Vieng Phouka Flat out top gear on sometimes paved roads but easy 50 out. The turn that we were directed to slightly after the bridge in Long was a good vertical and in poor condition. We entered about 13:00 and went 7 - 9 KM and due to the hour, decided to give up on this one. The track was narrow and dense jungle. If the rest was like the first, it was a moderately difficult offroad track. A report from a local in Long indicated there was a bridge over the river near to Vieng Phouka. Luang Namtha - Luang Prabang Easy from LNT. The Turn at Na Teuy and the road conditions went down seriously. Lots of pot holes, loose rocks and cuts in the road. This lasted about 40 km(about) and the road surface got better. LPB - Sam Soun - Vieng Thong Road connection north of LPB is signed, about 20 km out. Packed dirt and flat along a river until Pak Xeng. The map says very steep but I didn't think it was worse than the entry from Nam Meo on the eastern portion of 6. It's all dirt and there are some drainage ruts to be careful with but it was 4th gear + at top speed. BEAUTIFUL RUN. At the turn on the hwy , 94 km to Vieng Thong there is fuel and M 150. The road is severely patched and some fast approaches to potholes were inevetable. Vieng Thong isn't the garden spot of Laos but the guesthouse on the east end of the market was better than the western end. Indoor overnight locked parking. Cold beverages abound across the street and the food was good. There is an endless supply of Lao Lao as well. Vieng Thong - Phonsovan Road was a little more broken up until the turn south. FAR TOO COLD> All Fog and elevation changes had no impact. Visability was less than 10 meters most of the ride until 66 km down from the turn at Phou Lao. There is heavy road construction the last 33 km of the road until you reach Muang Kham. Muang Kham to Phonsovan - power ride. Warm. Phonsovan - Paksan First 32 km fine. There have been a few reports on this road. The turn is about 500 meters past the fuel station at the top of the hill in Muoang Khoune, go right an off you run on packed dirt/gravel. There are few signs here adn in Tha Viang saw no markers for Thathom or Xaysomboune. There is fuel all along the way, guesthouse in Tha Viang, Thathom and looked like one more in Thasi. Missing KM markers from the GT Rider Map: Phonsovan - Mouang Khoune - 32.5 more or less Mouang Khoune - Thathom - about 71 Turn after 2 bridges/washes after Thatom 4 km from "town" This is a heavy deep powder dust track, in rainy season - ohh. Thatom - Paksan about 82 KM Paksan - VTE - Paksan highway 13 just sucks because it's boring. Paksan - Na Hin(klonglor cave) Easy, one note of warning is the uphill sections here are usually filled with big rocks used by truck drivers to keep the truck in place, they just leave them on the road and in late daylight the shadows from the hills tend to make them a little hard to see. Na Hin - Call Ralph before you arrive by at least a day to reserve. Upon arrival - tell him exactly when you wish to eat and PRE ORDER. The food is damn good and filling but if you order off the menu, be prepared to drink a lot of beer as cooking time is long. horizontal refreshement is avaialble until 22:00 or so I am told. Na Hin - Lak Xao - Nakai - Mahaxay - Vilabury - Xepon - Moung Phin One day ride if you leave before 8 and pound it out. Na Hin - Lak Xao is fully paved and rollerblade quality. Fuel in Lak Xao, turn right at the roundabout. Road deteriorates after 200 meters. Traffic on this road 1E is heavy and dust dust dust. The only turn is after the lower bridge north of Nakai. Go Left(ish). The road all the way to the cut down to Mahaxay is full of trucks, buses, dumptrucks, watertrucks. After leaving Oudomsak(Nakai) it is a downhill grade with no shoulder and tightish turns where drivers dust you badly. When you reach the bottom of the grade, continue on. When you pass a small restricter dam look LEFT. There is a tall watch tower and go into the Contractor Site. Drive past the guards, back past the SOS clinic and opposite the volleyball courts is a Dust Free place to eat a snack from the Aden market. Good food is available but don't eat in the restaruant. Go to the bakery and store. Continue on about 20 km. the road is all dust. When you start to run directly west, look for a condom billboard(it faces west) and turn left here and rip down this packed dirt road until you get to Xaybuathong. There have been a few posts about this as well and I admit I missed the turn. No worries. This time of year the river was low enough to ride and we drove about 33 km on sand/dust/powder until we were across the Xe Nou river by Sopxe. We just found a crossing and went for it. On the other side you can't be far from the main road south, use the force. Vilabury has food, fuel and increased traffic on a sometimes paved road. The turn on HWY 9 is 43 km down from the town. Flat out high speed to Moung Phin Moung Phin - Pakse (one day) those that know my disaster on this road... 36 km from Phin is the river. Extortion of 100,000 kip to cross, small boats and the bikes were laid flat. The rive is low but not low enough to cross at this time. The entry to the track of 23 is further east from the landing and all sandy. In the first village drive to the rightish and you come upon a 2 wheel track. Go south. All cuts lead to the main path eventually. It's a bit rough out here. You need good riding skills here and we were lucky to have mostly all the creeks at a low point but there are some serious uphills after the creeks. There is a second river to cross not marked on the map and it was far too deep to ride. Moung Phin to the largest village on the southern end - 88 Moung Phin to the second river crossing 126 Moung Phin to Salavan turn left 126 Moung Phin to Salavan 137 The really hard bits are between the upper river and 25 km south of it. Hella steep washes, lots of rock jumping. From Saravan to Pakse is easy - 110 km. Pakse - Attapeu via Pakxong Easy up from Pakse. At the turn in Paksong the road is like swiss cheese for about 10 km then turns to packed dirt. 40 km from the turn is a sign for the hydro plant, go left. We later learned it may be possible to do the straight ahead but it is not confirmed. The GT map is also incorrect here when you come out on the main road to Attapeu. You exit to the road 40 KM above Attepue, easy ride. Attapue - Paam out of town headed east. Look for a sign saying Xayong District 16 km, turn left. All dirt with large holes. 14 km along you come to a town with a small river on the right, cross the river is the SAM missle. This path continues north and should be possible to head up to Dong from here but I am unsure about crossing the river 30 km south of Dong. Attepue - Pakse via 18. the first 40 odd km are easy. The first river 13 km past Sanamxai was a little too deep and boats were cheap. There was no way to get lost on this road. It is by far the most challenging high speed offroad run I've done in Laos. There are many creeks to cross and some serious deep ruts from trucks hauling trees in wet season. The deepest river was about 80 cm deep and slick rocks. Fun. Pakse to Thakek. boring highway. Lak Xao - Vieng Thong 200 km Not open to be honest. Going from Lak 5, 11 km east of Lak Xao, there is a small sign saying Cham District 90 KM. From the turn to Vieng Thong is a good dirt road at times and hellish offroad. I would think after talking to Cambobum and several other riders, it is CLOSED 62 KM north of Lak 5. There is a military checkpoint and my riding buddy and I spoke Vietnamese to them, no bribes, a few smokes and we were permitted to go after passports were recorded and bike papers inspected by the Military and the Village Chief. I have good notes on this ride but will not post them. I advise all riders of low to middle offroad ability and low to medium mechanical not to go. I also think that big bikes are a mistake, there is a bamboo bridge that barely supported me and the DR 250 and I aint that fat anymore. Email me directly to get the trips notes.
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Humphrey School hosts a discussion with Kathleen Hall Jamieson, founder of FactCheck.org.
And indeed, the stark, startling examples of politicians and campaign ads attacking "custodians of the knowable" gave testament to the damage attacking facts can do to our democracy. But Jamieson said it goes beyond politicians and policies. It's fundamentally about us.
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When future generations come to analyze and survey twentieth-century philosophy as a whole, Bertrand Russell’s logic and theory of knowledge is assured a place of prime importance. Yet until this book was first published in 1969 no comprehensive treatment of his epistemology had appeared. Commentators on twentieth-century philosophy at the time assumed that Russell’s important contributions to the theory of knowledge were made before 1921. This book challenges that assumption and draws attention to features of Russell’s later work which were overlooked.
The analysis starts with Russell’s earliest views and moves from book to book and article to article through his enormous span of writing on the problems and theory of knowledge. The changes in ideas as he developed the theory are traced, and the study culminates in a statement of his latest views. His work is seen in a continuity in which the changes were part of the development of his mature thought, and the total evaluation and interpretation clarify many of the common misunderstandings of his philosophy.
This is naturally of interest to all philosophers, and for students this is the answer to inevitable questions on the nature of Russell’s ideas and their evolution.
Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Nature of Philosophy 3. The Method of Analysis 4. Russell’s Empiricism 5. Realism 6. Conclusion
Reissuing several works originally published between 1918 and 1985, Routledge Library Editions: Russell offers a selection of scholarship covering the life and theories of Bertrand Russell. The set includes two biographies, a skit commentary and works looking at areas of Russell's thought and philosophies from ethics to nature of knowledge.
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While it won't be available to preorder, the iPhone 5s will hit Apple's online store at 12:01 Pacific next Friday, Sept. 20, while Apple's retail stores will begin selling the device when they open at 8 a.m. local time.
Apple announced more details on the availability of the iPhone 5s in an email sent out to customers Friday morning. Customers hoping to get the iPhone 5s on its launch day next Friday will presumably need to line up at an Apple Store or one of the company's carrier partners.
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The lack of preorder availability for the iPhone 5s has led to speculation that inventory could be severely constrained for the upcoming launch weekend. In previous years, users were able to preorder Apple's latest flagship handset ahead of time, and available inventory sold out in a matter of minutes.
Well-connected analyst Ming-chi Kuo of KGI Securities revealed last month that the iPhone 5c would out-ship the iPhone 5s in the current quarter. According to Kuo, the iPhone 5s has faced apparent production issues associated with the new Touch ID fingerprint scanner located under the home button.
Apple is reportedly on track to ship 8.4 million iPhone 5c units in the September quarter, but just 5.2 million iPhone 5s units. As production ramps up, Kuo expects Apple to grow iPhone 5s shipments to 28 million units in the holiday 2013 quarter, while the iPhone 5c will reach 18.7 million units during that three-month frame.
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“Priors and Posteriors: Implications for Exporters”
While many new exporters cease exporting activity quickly, those that survive tend to thrive in their initial destination markets, and may expand to new markets. I develop a simple model that seeks to explain the dynamic export behavior of firms by incorporating uncertainty regarding product demand, which is resolved by entry into markets. My paper contributes to the literature on international trade by extending the work of Albornoz et al (2012), allowing for greater number of markets.
I assume that the demand for a firm's product is positively correlated across markets, such that while uncertainty regarding a prospective destination market can only be fully resolved through entry into the market, outcomes from other markets are informative. Firm productivity, however, is constant across markets and known to the producer. Consequently, the expansion behavior of a firm is driven by both the information value of an additional observation, as well as the expected profitability. As a result, the expansion speed of a firm will be related to beliefs regarding profitability: highly profitable firms will be more likely expand to multiple markets simultaneously, in contrast to other firms who choose to expand sequentially.
A key result is that sequential nature of expansion places great emphasis on the ranks of the destination markets: being more attractive than a similar market leads to more entry and different outcomes for entrants. While a reduction in trade barriers typically increases entry in all other markets, there are circumstances where entry increases at the expense of markets in close proximity.
“Capabilities and Input Choice”
This paper develops a model in which firms vary by both labor productivity and the quality of their output, with intermediate inputs of heterogeneous quality required in the production process. This paper contributes to the literature by building upon Sutton (2007), as well as Kugler Verhoogen (2012), to analyze the impact of an increased availability of intermediate inputs.
The model shows how input choice is affected by a firm's exogenously determined characteristics, more specifically the productivity and caliber (ability to produce quality output),
and how the distribution of firms responds to changes in factor prices. In doing so, this paper extends Sutton (2007), by allowing heterogeneous inputs, and a stark difference between the models is seen for low wage economies. Further, this paper examines the determinants of correlation between usage of high quality inputs and productivity, finding that, unlike Kugler Verhoogen (2012), a positive correlation need not exist for a given economy.
“Hit or Miss? Test Taking Behavior in Multiple Choice Exams”, with Pelin Akyol and Kala KrishnaThis paper models and estimates students' decision to guess/attempt or skip the question in a multiple choice test in order to understand the role that student characteristics play. We do this using data from the Turkish University Entrance Exam, a highly competitive, high stakes exam. In particular, we investigate students' behavior according to their gender, predicted score and experience in the exam. Our results show that students' attitudes towards risk differ according to their gender, predicted score and exam experience: female students behave in a more risk averse manner relative to male students, and high scoring students are more risk averse. However, our counterfactual analysis suggests that although different testing regimes can lead to different score distributions, the relationships between exam score percentiles and student characteristics are relatively invariant.
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This past quarter, Honda's US production had outpaced Japanese production for the first time ever. It's a common practice for carmakers to operate plants in many countries to complement production in its home country. For the second manufacturing quarter of 2010, Honda produced 236,819 vehicles in the US, while it built 236,559 vehicles in Japan.
There's actually only a 260-vehicle difference but it's still seen as a major landmark for Honda. But when the production for the first half of the year is calculated, Japan made more than the US.
A total of 491,913 vehicles were produced in Japan compared to 480,913 in the US. Honda's production was also seen to increase in other regions.
Honda raised local production in many areas, but not reaching levels such as in the US or Japan. When local output is increased, the cost of regional shipping is lower.
In addition, the manufacturers' costs are kept in check. Honda also revealed that during the first half of 2010, 90% of all Hondas sold in the US were also made in the US. Local output is rising due to the rising demand in certain markets.
Industry analyst Jesse Toprak said that Japan's population is waning and its market is already saturated with vehicles. In the US, it's expected that sales will only improve after the economic downturn. In addition, emerging markets are seeing an increase in the demand for cars.
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We are your one-stop shop for all tyres and wheels in Blayney, Bathurst, Milthorpe, Canonwindra and Cowra. While we stock tyres from all the major brands, we also have a range of good budget tyres available. There is something to fit all makes and models! With friendly, expert advice on all your tyre, wheel, brake, mechanical repair and servicing needs for your vehicle, we'll give you a customer service experience that will keep you coming back.
So if you are in Blayney looking for all the big names in tyres including Toyo, Kumho Tyres, Goodyear, Dunlop, Maxxis, Vitora, Cooper, Continental, Pirelli and Michelin call us now and get the POWER at Blayney Tyrepower.
19 Adelaide Street, Blayney NSW 2799
Phone (02) 6368 2385
Mon - Fri: 8am - 5pm
Sat: 8:30am - 12pm
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Saturday Night Special Converter, '67-'81 Chrysler Torqueflite 727 (24-Spline)
For '67-'81 Chrysler Torqueflite 727 Transmissions (24 Spline)
The popular Saturday Night Special® Torque Converter delivers premium performance at a reasonable cost. A great choice for show cars and street rods, this converter incorporates many of the manufacturing processes and performance features found in TCI® full competition models, including furnace brazed fins and a hardened, pre-ground pump hub.
Quicker Acceleration & Improved Low End Power to Run More Smoothly
Fully Streetable w/ No Modifications Required
All TCI® Converters Feature HDT Coating™
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Google's Google Wallet application was released a couple of months back, but only a handful of people can actually make use of the NFC-based payment app. First of all, they need to be in the right place, as not all retailers support Google Wallet and the service is, for now, only available in select U.S. cities. Second, you need to have a phone with integrated NFC. However, if you've got the latter covered but are based in London as opposed to the USA, then you might actually be able to use Google Wallet in the not too distant future.
According to French newspaper, Le Echos, London has been chosen as the next pilot city for Google Wallet, and the service will arrive in time for the Olympics. According to the paper, Google's trial will kick off in the first quarter of 2012, testing mobile payments and special NFC coupons. Though Le Echos doesn't give much else in the way of information, it does mention that Google is in talks with several banking and distribution companies, as well as the French manufacturer Ingenico, as part of its London trial. In the United States, the company paired up with Sprint, so it's likely it will partner with a network here, too.
This is not the first time we've heard NFC and Olympics in the same breath. Earlier this year, Samsung, Lloyds TSB and Visa announced that athletes competing in London’s 2012 Olympic Games would be given special NFC-ready Samsung smartphones. This unique Olympics-brand phone would also be available for purchase by members of the public.
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[19 April 2009]
Some teachers—caring and engaged—inspire their students. Other teachers—burned out, broken down, and self-involved—inspired Sit Down, Shut Up.
The series focuses on an out-of-touch faculty at a Florida high school. Science teacher Miracle Grohe (Kristin Chenoweth) believes in a mish-mash of creationism and spiritual hokum. Poor Willard Deutschebog (Henry Winkler) has a catchphrase: “If I believed in reincarnation, I’d kill myself tonight.” PE instructor Larry Littlejunk (Jason Bateman) wishes he was anything but, and English teacher Ennis Hofftard (Will Arnett) would be better off teaching PE. The cast is rounded out with a similarly maladjusted bunch of administrators and support staff. The students barely make it into the background.
Like Kath & Kim, Sit Down, Shut Up is based on an Australian series. And like that series, it features protagonists too self-absorbed and clueless to be believable as real people. And so co-creator Mitch Hurwitz—perhaps best known as executive producer for Arrested Development—came up with a solution: He animated them. This allows Hurwitz and company—including co-executive-producers Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (Two and a Half Men) and Josh Weinstein (The Simpsons)—to bring the series more in line with the rest of Fox’s celebrated animated series, taking aim at cultural norms and disappointments. At the same time, it avoids the ugly edge of Seth McFarlane’s frat-boy cartoons. Instead, it uses its innovative visual style, a mix of animated characters and live-action photographic backgrounds, to create a sense of detail and groundedness. It’s a neat trick.
Hurwitz says one of his inspirations is Mo Willem’s excellent children’s book Knuffle Bunny, which also blends illustrations with photos. In fact, the producers were so enamored Willems’ work they asked him to draw their characters. Rather than the bulging, blow-up-doll characters of Family Guy and American Dad, Willems’ designs are charming and playful, and sometimes clever jokes in and of themselves (such as the counter-to-her-personality smiley-face pin worn by Principal Sue Sezno, voiced by Kenan Thompson).
What goes on inside this cool visual world is as broad as the other adult-oriented cartoons on Fox or Adult Swim. Some jokes border on perverse, many are downright juvenile, including the double entendres in the character’s names. (Actually, forget double entendres: there’s only one way to interpret the name “Larry Littlejunk.”) The first two episodes feature gags about porno mags, man-boobs, chesticles, and a new horror invented for the show called the “pejina.” (It’s best not to think about it.) The characters are boorish and egomaniacal. The comedy is crude.
Yet the talented cast members are usually able to sell jokes that might have been weak on the page. One of the premiere episode’s meta elements has each character introduced by name and catchphrase. Assistant Principal Stuart Proszakian (Will Forte) likes to say, “I need a catchphrase.” This should be dumb, but Forte instills the line with such silly, upbeat obliviousness that it’s funny not just once, but repeatedly. Similarly, Thompson plays a female character without resorting to an obvious falsetto. The slight modulation of his clearly male voice is witty unto itself. Each actor finds humor in a different way—Winkler’s voice is more defeated than goofy, while Chenoweth sounds as flighty as ever.
For the new series, Hurwtiz has tapped three Arrested Development alumni (Bateman, Arnett, and Winkler). But while the blueprint looks the same—self-interested characters go about their daily dramas while Bateman plays the straight man who thinks he’s above it all—the shows operate on very different levels. The first offered sophisticated wordplay and superb timing. Sit Down, Shut Up makes jokes about nut-sacks (of the legume variety). Still, it does one thing very right, and very like the beloved Arrested Development, with talented comedians delivering gags at an exhilarating, rapid-fire pace.
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use the following search parameters to narrow your results:
e.g. subreddit:aww site:imgur.com dog
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see the search faq for details.
advanced search: by author, subreddit...
~3 users here now
My favorite song atm - What Do You Want From Me (youtube.com)
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Some more basics, here's Natalie's page (en.wikipedia.org)
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I figured I'd post the basics first. Here is the Wikipedia page (en.wikipedia.org)
Spice up the subreddit! (self.Cascada)
And last but not least, Yann Pfeiffer's page (en.wikipedia.org)
Another basic, DJ Manian's page (en.wikipedia.org)
REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc.
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The summer break has various political consequences. Political leaders have a chance to recharge their batteries. The momentum gathered by political parties is temporarily halted. Political operatives reflect on the past year and plan for the new one. The public opinion polls cease to dictate the news. And most importantly voters get a chance to put politics out of their mind and put political arguments in perspective.
In that sense the new year is a new start with fresh possibilities. My own view is that for that reason 2018 has a sense of mystery about it with political outcomes uncertain.
But as we all emerge from our summer daze we remember that one of the defining characteristics of 2017 was that many issues were left unfinished.
Controversy continues to swirl around the future of asylum seekers and refugees on Manus Island and Nauru. The reputation of the New Zealand Prime Minister has now been besmirched. The religious freedom elements of the same-sex marriage decision will reignite when the Ruddock committee reports in March. Conservative elements in cabinet and Coalition party rooms will be watching closely. The redistributive aspects of the Gonski 2.0 federal school funding decisions refuse to settle down. Public school advocates are particularly unhappy. Energy policy has not been put to bed either in terms of short-term power reliability and pricing or in terms of the bigger conflict between coal and alternative energy sources. The forthcoming South Australian election will inevitably draw federal comment in this regard. The long-running distraction of the dual citizenship quandary among federal MPs should have been resolved but has not been. The High Court will report again as a Court of Disputed Returns on the David Feeney and Katy Gallagher cases. Social issues like euthanasia were put firmly on the national agenda by the Victorian State Parliament decision to legalise assisted dying.
Last year did set some things in train, though. The banking and financial services royal commission, anathema for so long to the government, gets under way. The Trans Pacific Partnership multilateral free trade deal survived Donald Trump's veto on American participation. Indigenous constitutional recognition came to a grinding halt when the government rejected out of hand the proposal for a new Indigenous voice contained in the Uluru Declaration, but that just ensured that the issue will be reconsidered this year.
The next election remains the opposition's to lose, but the government can probably look forward with some optimism.
There are three potential elements to success for Malcolm Turnbull. The first is the economy. A recent Ipsos international survey reported that there was global optimism that "2018 will be a better year". Australians agree. The government can only bask in such community sentiment if it translates into higher approval ratings. But it will help anyway. Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison must turn favourable economic statistics such as strong employment figures into a convincing story about better times ahead.
They will attempt to bolster their standing by the promotion of the government's credentials as a champion of increased exports and free trade. Turnbull will take the credit for the survival of the Trans Pacific Partnership and for widely trumpeted plans to increase arms exports. But not only do both increased arms sales and free trade incorporate contestable values, but they are longer-term ventures without any immediate payoff.
The second element of a revival is party and Coalition unity. Liberal and Coalition conservatives must take the internal pressure off their leader to enable him to perform better as a relaxed and confident PM.
Here the ABC 7.30 interview with Tasmanian senator Eric Abetz on Monday evening was informative. He left Turnbull on tenterhooks. While some credit was given to the government for strong employment growth Abetz was clear that public opinion polls would ultimately determine whether credit is due to the prime minister. Bad polls mean no credit.
He also strongly defended the right of any backbencher, such as Tony Abbott, to speak their mind and defended this practice by resort to individualism as the driving ethos of the party. That mindset glosses over the necessity of virtues such as teamwork and pragmatism in any governing party.
The third necessary element to the re-election of the government lies in the performance of Bill Shorten and the Labor opposition. The Opposition Leader will have his mettle truly tested this year. First, he will have to survive the turbulence of dual citizenship bad news, which will test both his credibility and his campaigning skills.
It is expected that David Feeney in Batman will be ruled out. That will be bad enough because in the ensuing byelection Labor will have to fight the Greens and may lose the seat, with the government sitting back laughing.
If ACT senator Katy Gallagher is also ruled ineligible that will add to Shorten's discomfort and destroy altogether any claim Labor had to superior management of candidate preselection.
Shorten also must brace himself in March for possible bad news in the March 3 and March 17 Tasmanian and South Australian elections. The return of the Tasmanian Liberal government will be expected, but the loss of the South Australian Labor government would have federal implications, like the return of the Queensland Labor government hurt Turnbull. Momentum is a precious commodity.
But most of all Shorten must adapt his posture to cope with better economic and political news for the government. In such circumstances no opposition can afford to look nagging or hypocritical. It must be a model of optimism, decency and egalitarian values.
John Warhurst is an emeritus professor of political science at the Australian National University and a former chairman of the Australian Republican Movement.
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Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education
As a result of this program students will learn art history, subject matter selection, composition, use of the golden mean, perspective and aerial perspective, value, grounding the board, use of circle masks, grayscale and verdaccio underpainting, color mixing and theory, skin tone palettes, rendering a likeness of the subject, lighting, application of various mediums, glazing, and preservation of finished work. A feedback survey will be distributed to the students on the last day of class. This information will be compiled and shared with all students, the instructor, and included in the final report. A copy is attached.
12 students, aged 16 to Senior Citizens were able to benefit directly by taking the Jim Robinson workshop. The class was evaluated through the use of an online Survey Monkey evaluation. Those who responded to the evaluation gave the class great marks. I heard only positive things about Jim as an instructor and the class. It is really neat to have multi generations all learning together. The 4 youth we had in the class really gave the old-timers a feeling of energy and enthusiasm.
Other, local or private
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Published time: April 05, 2014 12:52
AFP Photo/US Air Force
Serious issues regarding constitutional law rose to the surface on Friday as a US federal judge dismissed a court case against the US government by families of three Americans killed in US drone strikes in Yemen.
Read more about:
Constitutional collateral damage: Lawsuit over American drone deaths tossed out by US judge
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Text heavy websites which readers found hard to navigate are a thing of the past at not-for-profit Vision Australia.
The charity works in partnership with more than 50,000 clients who are blind or have low vision. In addition to those with disabilities, the websites are used by the families of clients and people wishing to donate.
The not-for-profit’s corporate, Seeing Eye Dog and radio station sites needed to be accessible for people with impaired vision, but at the same time appealing to others with normal vision.
Vision Australia e-communications manager Aimee Sanderson told Techworld Australia that the not-for-profit went into the project in late 2012 with a few business goals.
“A lot of sites appear as monochrome for clients and we wanted to avoid that. We also wanted to increase online donations and that was across Seeing Eye Dogs Australia and Vision Australia.”
Using Telerik’s software development tool Sitefinity, the charity’s IT partner Websilk created customised websites with less text and incorporated an e-commerce engine to support online donations.
“To date, we have increased our monthly donations by 160 per cent just through the right kind of user experience and design,” she said.
“It also comes down to mobile functionality because our old sites weren't responsive. People can now view the websites on tablets.”
The charity also increased donations through distributing videos about its annual Christmas appeal, Carols by Candlelight, on Twitter and YouTube last year.
Vision Australia is now exploring the development of a text to speech option on its corporate website which will convert text into spoken words for vision impaired people.
Follow Hamish Barwick on Twitter: @HamishBarwick
Follow Techworld Australia on Twitter: @Techworld_AU
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I continue to try to keep you up to date with information that is current, pertains to people with diabetes and is what your health care provider should be reading.
GLP-1/DPP4 Medication Study
A current study being done at John’s Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland revealed a 2 fold increased risk of acute pancreatitis needing hospitalization by patients being treated with therapies – Byetta and Januvia. The study done by Dr. S. Singh, utilizing over 1300 subjects and reported in the JAMA-Internal Medicine, stressed that “patients should not stop taking their prescribed medications before consulting with their physician.” He continued to say that “those taking these medications should be aware of symptoms of acute pancreatitis including severe nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.”
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas and can be extremely dangerous if left untreated. Usually pancreatic enzyme levels are checked if a problem is suspected and can offer a diagnosis along with the symptoms. According to Dr. Singh “this is a red flag because pancreatitis can be on the pathway to pancreatic cancer.” At this point in time little is known about the long term effects of these medications since they are fairly new. The American Diabetes Association and The American Association of Endocrinologists stress that this information should be used on an individual basis and that these medications still have multiple benefits. At this moment there are 9 ongoing studies using GLP-1 medications (with 65,000 subjects), which should lead to more definitive answers about these medications.
What is GLP-1?
GLP-1 is a hormone that is released from the endocrine cells in the gut after a meal containing carbohydrates. Byetta, the first GLP-1 mimetic approved in the U.S., mimics GLP-1 formed in the body and prompts insulin secretion when the blood sugar is elevated after a meal. It also reduces the production of glucagon (sugar) released by the liver that usually occurs after a meal. Another benefit is that it is one of the few diabetes medications which preserves beta cells in the pancreas where insulin is formed; it slows gastric emptying which decreases hunger and aids in the shedding of pounds (a difficult process when you have diabetes). It comes in a pre-filled pen and is injected twice a day within in an hour of your meals. It is a subcutaneous injection placed in the abdomen, thigh or upper outer arm. Other available GLP-1 medications are Bydureon, which is injected once weekly, and Victoza which is injected once a day – at anytime, as long as it continues at the same time the following days. Januvia was the other medication studied; it is an oral medication which is a DPP4 inhibitor. The concept is GLP-1, which helps control after eating blood sugars, is quickly broken down by an enzyme we secrete called DPP4. This oral medication blocks DPP4 (a DPP4 inhibitor) so there is GLP-1 available to lower blood sugars. Other brands of DPP4 medications not used in the study are Tradjenda, Onglyza, and Galvus. The shedding of excess weight is seen much more in the GLP-1 injectables as compared to the oral medications.
GLP-1 mimetics and DPP4 inhibitors offer great benefits to people with type 2 diabetes, but also may come with some risk. Always have a discussion with your health care provider before starting a new medication, know the facts and report any unusual symptoms when they occur. Realize that diabetes is a growing illness and drug research is a huge field; new diabetes medications on the horizon will continue to be developed and approved. Understand what you can before making a medication decision with your physician by becoming an informed patient. Happy learning!
NOTE: Consult your Doctor first to make sure my recommendations fit your special health needs.
She is a member of the American Diabetes Association as well as the South Florida Association of Diabetes Educators. She worked with the education department of NBMC to help educate the hospital's in-patient nurses about diabetes. She practices a healthy lifestyle and has worked as a personal fitness trainer in the past.
She was one of the initiators of the North Broward Diabetes Center (NBMC) which started in 1990 and was one of the first American Diabetes Association (ADA) certified programs in Broward County, Florida for nearly two decades. Robbie has educated patients to care for themselves and has counseled them on healthy eating, heart disease, high lipids, use of glucometers, insulin and many other aspects of diabetes care. The NBMC Diabetes Center received the Valor Award from the American Diabetes Center for excellent care to their patients. Robbie has volunteered over the years as leader of many diabetes support groups.
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- Bachelor of Journalism and Humanities (B.J.Hum.) (Honours)
The Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including a minimum of six 4U or M courses. The six 4U or M courses must include 4U English.
Note: students who already hold an undergraduate degree are not eligible to apply for the B.J.Hum. (Honours).
The B.J.Hum. (Honours) maintains a number of places in second year for students who wish to transfer from Carleton or elsewhere. Transfers into higher years will not be considered.
Normally, offers are made to students with an overall CGPA of 10.00 (A-) or higher.
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Hobby Lobby Sale
Went in looking for yarn for my satchel bag, and found out that they have Sugar n' Cream and Caron's Simply Soft at .99 a skein.
So of course I walked out of there with 18 bits o' sugar.
>_>.......might drop by after work again..... :thinking:
/ Ze blog
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TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) — If all goes well, construction on a new Tupelo Police Department headquarters could begin early next year.
Police officers and city leaders say they welcome the change it’ll mean for the department and taxpayers.
The Tupelo City Council is reviewing final plans for the 2-story, 38,000-square-foot building planned for four acres that was the site of a former illegal cigarette sales operation.
Current cost estimates are under the city’s $10 million budget with about $400,000 to spare. City leaders hope enough will be left for motorcycle unit offices and bomb disposal.
If the plans are finalized, site work would begin early next year with construction taking about 12 months.
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The College of Education promotes quality in teaching and learning within a framework of educational opportunities. The College adheres to high standards of academic excellence in the preparation of caring, moral educators who are well prepared to teach in culturally diverse schools.
Innovative Academic Programs
Students are encouraged in their professional endeavors by a faculty dedicated to model lifelong learning and to foster critical and creative thinking in professional interactions with each other, with the students, and with the educational communities within our sphere of influence.
Programs of Study
The College of Education offers undergraduate and post-baccalaureate teacher certification programs at four levels (EC-12, EC-6, 4-8, 8-12) with certifications in all-level art, music, physical education, technology applications, Spanish, theatre, and multiple secondary areas. Majors are also offered in sport management and recreation leadership.
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oh, what to do on a friday night?
Many of you are going to wonder if we are the most boring family in the universe, but in some endearing way I really like our friday nights. We have just a couple of weekly traditions in our family, sunday brunch and then beavertail (Jamestown, RI) for some jumping on the rocks... and then friday night grocery shopping! We make it an event by piling everyone into the car, picking a universally fun place to eat and then topping it all of with grocery shopping.
The good thing is that on any given friday night the grocery store is usually empty so we tend to kind of take over the place, two carts (ok, sometimes we are kind of loud) one cart is the entertainment cart and the other fills the weeks shopping. This simple fun, handles a weekly chore but gets everyone involved. I would say that the only pitfall is you usually come home with a few weird items, but I think it is sometimes fun for the kids to try what they pick out by themselves (I can assure you we don't let them go wild and pick just 'anything') and if you are already at Whole Foods or something like this there is usually not much damage that can be done.
I like to find the fun in a simple thing like this, I think that we can get stuck in doing big events all the time with our kids, like movies, shows, and museums. I just think that for kids, they don't really care as long as everyone is doing something together and it doesn't always need to be a costly spectacle, and most of the time it's the most simple things that they find the best. We try to put the same kind of family fun into raking leaves and household chores but somehow the kids don't really last that long.
One more nice thing about Grocery Night is that at the end of the night you usually have two totally pooped out kids sleeping in the back seat of the car!
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Do you have a question that is
not listed here - click here
A policy of title insurance is a
contract with an insurance company in which it agrees to indemnify (compensate
or reimburse) the insured against a loss sustained as a result of defects in
the title, other than those outlined as exceptions. The title policy may insure
the owner, a lender, a mortgage holder, a holder of any interest, as indicated
by the buyer of the policy. The title insurance company agrees to defend, at
its expense, any lawsuit affecting title which is based upon defects insured in
the title policy.
A Title Search or title
investigation involves an examination of the recorded documents on a particular
property. It is extremely important for a buyer to know the true condition
of the title before making an important investment decision.
The definition of an 'Escrow' is
the method of closing a real estate transaction in which an impartial third
party is authorized to keep or safeguard a certain item, generally money, while
supervising the fulfillment of specific instructions. Upon satisfaction of said
instructions, the Escrow entity delivers the escrowed item to the designated
Without a doubt, the Fideicomiso
(trust) is one of the most dynamic legal instruments in Mexico. And by
contrast, it's probably the document least understood by Foreigners.
Article 27 of the Mexican
Constitution grants to the Mexican Nation ownership of the land and water
within the national territory, and provides that the Nation shall have the
power to transfer ownership rights to such properties to private individuals,
thereby creating private property.
Section I of the abovementioned
Article 27 grants the right to acquire the dominion of land and water only to
Mexican individuals and companies, and grants the government the discretionary
power to grant the same right to foreigners, subject to the conditions that the
foreigners agree with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to consider themselves
Mexican nationals with respect to the property acquired and not to invoke the
protection of their home governments with respect to the same.
The Fideicomiso is the instrument
or vehicle used by the government to exercise its discretionary power
permitting foreigners to acquire ownership rights to real estate property
within the "restricted areas" of Mexico, granting the Trustee (a
Mexican bank), legal title to the property for a determined period of time.
The Parties to a Fideicomiso are:
The Settlor (Seller)
The Trustee (the Mexican bank)
The Beneficiary (Buyer)
The Beneficiary Substitutes (move into title upon death of the primary
As Trustee, the Mexican bank acts
on behalf of the foreign Beneficiary in any and all transactions involving the
property held in Fideicomiso. However, the Beneficiary retains the use and
control of the property and makes the investment decisions regarding it.. The
Beneficiary has the right to use, improve, lease without limitation, sell
without restrictions and to pass the property to named heirs. In essence the
Beneficiary has the same absolute rights to use, benefit and enjoy the property
as if it were in fee simple (direct) ownership.
CLOSING COST ON A TRANSACTION?
In addition to the purchase
price, a real estate sales transaction involves numerous expenses for both
parties, such as pro-rations, taxes, brokers commissions, title investigation
and insurance expenses, load fees, among others. These fees can represent a
substantial expense and it is prudent to request a written estimate prior to
beginning the transfer.
For a detailed
discussion of closing costs, click here.
DE DERECHOS (ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS)
When a property has already been
placed in a Mexican trust, fideicomiso, the transaction most likely to be
entered into would be an Assignment of Rights, because the Buyer in essence, is
acquiring the Sellers rights to the Fideicomiso that holds title to the real
FOREIGN INVESTMENT LAW
This was published and became law
on December 28, 1993, and has brought genuine enthusiasm throughout the world
concerning Mexico's investment opportunities. The law has been a major step
toward bringing ownership of Mexican real estate in line with other
industrialized countries. It allows fee simple (direct) ownership of
non-residential properties in the country's restricted areas, provided that
such property is 1) owned by a Mexican corporation; and 2) that it is for
non-residential purposes. The law also extended the duration of the Fideicomiso
term for residential properties from 30 to 50 years, with a renewal upon
request by the party having an interest in the property.
SIMPLE (DIRECT) PURCHASE
A 100% foreign-owned Mexican
company may directly acquire property within the restricted zone, providing it
is to be used for non-residential activities. In other words, the usage
must be industrial or commercial, in order to qualify as non-residential..
Defined under the Mexican
Constitution, the "restricted" zone is the band 100 kilometers deep
from any Mexican border, and 50 kilometers from any coastline. Because it is so
long and skinny, the entire Baja peninsula is considered to be in the
"restricted" zone and the Mexican bank trust (fideicomiso) is
required for any non-Mexican acquiring residential property
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Ron Squarer has been a member of the board of directors of Travere Therapeutics, Inc. since 2017. Mr. Squarer has extensive commercial, development and executive leadership expertise from a career that spans more than two decades in the biopharmaceutical industry. He served as chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Array BioPharma, Inc. from 2012 until its acquisition by Pfizer in 2019. Prior to this, Mr. Squarer held positions of increasing responsibility with Hospira Inc., a global pharmaceutical and medical device company, most recently serving as senior vice president, chief commercial officer, where he was responsible for delivering $4 billion in annual revenue. Mr. Squarer joined Hospira from Mayne Pharma, where he served as senior vice president, global corporate and business development when Mayne was sold to Hospira in 2007. Prior to Mayne Pharma, Mr. Squarer held senior management roles at both Pfizer, Inc., and at SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (now GlaxoSmithKline) in the US and Europe. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for Deciphera Pharmaceuticals and as the chairman of the board at ADC Therapeutics. Mr. Squarer holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.
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It has now become fairly evident that the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing is not accidental. In fact, there is a strong possibility that the flight was commandeered to the US military base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. A bizarre “extraordinary rendition“?
Please note that this article is being expanded and updated regularly. I have decided to keep all the information in one place, as opposed to having it scattered across several different posts. So do check back. Also note that some commentators have posted very insightful information.
Why did Flight 370 try to hide its whereabouts?
MH370 was a 777-200 service carrying 239 passenger and crew on a regular Kuala Lumpur to Beijing service. To recap, it left KL at 12.40 am, it disappeared as a commercial radar trace at 1.22 am close to the area where such radar visibility to the Malaysia air traffic control system drops off, and was never observed as entering Vietnam controlled air space on a path intended to cross that country to the South China Sea and continue past Hong Kong toward its destination. The transponders on Flight 370 was switched off immediately after it was outside the visibility of Malaysia’s air traffic control! To quote a poster GarageYears on a forum for professional pilots,
Turning off the transponder isn’t just a toggle or push-button, the switch is a rotary and you’d have to move it two positions to get it into the standby condition.
This could only have been done by a compromised crew, or by hijackers. To quote another forum member Tfor2,
1. It was a hi-jack (transponder turned off, no Mayday), and the plane was not under the control of the pilots. It flew to wherever was demanded, and something happened thereafter causing it to crash, probably from an effort to regain control (as with United 93 during events of 9/11). So it could be anywhere. An eye-witness will eventually come forward. 2. The most fearsome worry to come out of this is how come an aircraft can invade national territory without military or civil or satellite detection? This leaves a hole in the defense systems of all countries.
To quote a professional A330 pilot,
I think the flight deck was compromised.
But that’s not the only sign that Flight 370 was trying to hide its whereabouts. Immediately after shutting off its transponders, Flight 370 made a U-turn and headed in the direction of Diego Garcia, crossing Malaysia in the process. If there indeed had been a massive technical failure, the crew would have tried to safely ditch the plane at sea, not return to Malaysia. And if there had been a cabin decompression, the plane would have slowly lost altitude, crashing into the Gulf of Thailand. Malaysia’s Air Force Chief General Rodzali Daud first raised the possibility that the plane had reversed course the very next day (9th March), and he was quoted by a Malay-language paper as saying the jet had been tracked hundreds of miles from its intended flight path, over the Strait of Malacca off western Malaysia, and up to 320 kilometres northwest of the Malaysian state of Penang, after which it either disappeared or Malaysian radar lost capability to track it. It was clearly flying low, as if to avoid detection by radar.
General Daud’s statement was clearly not expected, as all the concerned governments were vigorously pedalling the notion that the plane was lost in the Gulf of Thailand, and all search and rescue efforts got misdirected to the plane’s intended route. The Communist Vietnamese government even produced some eyewitnesses that testified seeing a plane flying low off their coast. There were repeated attempts to identify any piece of floating debris in the vicinity as that of Flight 370. When mainstream media picked up General Daud’s very credible statement, he was pressured into retracting it, and has now issued a formal retraction. America’s biggest trading client, Communist China, also expressed irritation at the Malaysian government over the “confusion.” It is clear that such misdirection could not have been possible without the involvement of highly placed Malaysian officials. Nevertheless, General Daud’s statement has altered the direction of the search, which now focuses on the Andaman Sea, instead of the Gulf of Thailand. It seems there were desperate attempts to keep the search away from the West Coast of Malaysia. For example, an oil rig worker on the Vietnam coast claimed to have seen a fiery object, but the report later turned out to be untrue. To quote,
Letter that was received by Vietnamese officials about a possible crash in Vietnam (unconfirmed source) – http://t.co/COQZQvDtU2
— Florian Witulski (@vaitor) March 12, 2014
BBC also reported about the letter but it turned out to be false information… nothing at the Ho Chi Minh coast
— Florian Witulski (@vaitor) March 12, 2014
To quote another poster Frenchwalker on the same aforementioned forum,
Just to point out on some of the information provided by the Malaysian military last night around its last know position, more so around the fact the the aircraft descended to around 3000ft would this simply be to maintain Visual Flight Rules , cloud base in Kuala Lumpur usually sits between 3000ft and 10,000ft this would indicate the the person in command certainly had control of the Aircraft
If the plane was headed towards Diego Garcia (which is under eight hours of flying time from Kuala Lumpur), it would have been captured on Indonesian radars as well, and it was likely to have crossed over Indonesia. But unlike Malaysia, Indonesia is a defacto Globalist client state, and would immediately cover up such information. Australia also has a sophisticated radar network, but we haven’t heard from them either. Apart from radar, there is also other “live” data associated with commercial aircraft, which is not being discussed. To quote another user of the forum Davionics,
Why has nobody confirmed/announced if there were any transmissions sent via SATCOM? Seems to be the elephant in the room – the media currently appears to have an unhealthy tunneled obsession with; radar, ads-b, voice comms, gps, black boxes, etc. Surely ACARS and engine telemetry data could shine a good dose of light on this incredibly sad fiasco. Many aircraft today also have Panasonic Avionics high-bandwidth eXconnect GCS (Global Communications Suite) to augment SATCOM.
Investigators have now confirmed that such live data indicated that the plane continued to fly even after its last radar contact. The just won’t tell us when the data transmissions ended (which would indicate when the flight landed). To quote,
Throughout the roughly four hours after the jet dropped from civilian radar screens, these people said, the link operated in a kind of standby mode and sought to establish contact with a satellite or satellites. These transmissions did not include data, they said, but the periodic contacts indicate to investigators that the plane was still intact and believed to be flying. Investigators are still working to fully understand the information, according to one person briefed on the matter. The transmissions, this person said, were comparable to the plane “saying I’m here, I’m ready to send data.”
And there is still no word about the signals from monitoring systems embedded in the plane’s Rolls-Royce PLC engines, which would have stopped when the plane landed. Diego Garcia is the strongest US military-air force base in the Indian Ocean. It served as a forwarding base in almost all American conflicts in the Gulf and in Afghanistan. It was also a transit venue for the infamous “extraordinary renditions.” It possesses formidable radar capabilities, as well as several airstrips. And large hangars that can hide aircraft. To quote a commenter on a pilot’s website who believed the plane was in Diego Garcia,
My speculation is of this being a super-duper, super-extraordinary form of rendition.
And most important of all, Diego Garcia has a staff who follow a code of not asking too many questions and keeping their eyes wide shut. Unlike Malaysia, there are no General Dauds in Diego Garcia, who would blurt out what they saw on military radar.
UPDATE: To give one example of this code of silence, when the Americans started building their base in Diego Garcia, they ordered some 2000 native inhabitants on the island out. The natives fearfully complied, after their pets were killed using exhaust fumes from military vehicles. The natives ended up living in the slums of Maldives, and are still not allowed to return. Those who stole an entire island from its original inhabitants are certainly capable of stealing a jumbo jet. And those who were stationed on the base pretended not to notice the deportation of 2000 natives from island. I assume they would be equally indifferent to the landing of MH370 on the island.
Its Official: Diego Garcia is a Strong Possibility!
Assuming the plane landed, WNYC has produced a map showing all possible airports within the range of MH370, based on its last radar contact, and Diego Garcia is one of them!
The Washington Post has published an infographic that puts Diego Garcia within four hours if its last known location, and they have taken the last known location as the place where the transponders switched off, not the place where military radars picked up the plane near Penang. If they had taken Penang as the last known location as far as radar is concerned, Diego Garcia would have probably been even closer.
All possibilities are being discussed, from the Gobi desert and Kazakhstan to Pakistan and Iran. Even though the geopolitics of the Indian subcontinent and the Indochina region has resulted in several nations carefully watching their radars for enemy aircraft on a fulltime basis. Somehow they all seemed to have missed the huge plane flying without a transponder identifying it. There is absolutely no mention of Diego Garcia, except for the Malaysian Transport minister, who claims he has no confirmation yet that it landed at Diego Garcia, even though his government is looking into “all possibilities.” A Pentagon official claims to believe that the plane crashed into the Andaman Sea, north of Diego Garcia (But obviously not at Diego Garcia).
Some conspiracy sleuths have also uncovered proof that no flights were scheduled for 3 days at Diego Garcia airport during the time MH370 went missing. All maintenance crew would likely have been on leave, so that the plane could be sneaked in undetected. On March 7th, the Facebook account of the Diego Garcia passenger terminal posted a notice that there would be no scheduled flights for the next 72 hours. This posting is still visible as of 11:38 AM 20th March 2014. The following is a screenshot.
This little factoid was even tweeted about.
— jeanette (@jeanettekramer) March 18, 2014
This was also posted to the wall of the US Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia because it concerned US Navy support crew in there. The same conspiracy sleuths insist that this post along with many other posts between March 6th and March 9th were deleted.
The presence of a large number of Chinese passengers on board the doomed flight is being used to strain relations between Communist China and Malaysia, and it may contribute to a future deterioration of their relationship, resulting in increased justification of Chinese presence in the region, and maybe even future Chinese aggression. This may also help explain why a Malaysian plane was targeted, as opposed to an Indonesian plane (Indonesia is already in the hands of the Globalists, and therefore never gets any brinkmanship from Communist China, which is a creation of the Globalists). Malaysia is probably the only country in the world whose recent leadership has openly criticized the IMF, Israel, the War on Terror and made claims that 9/11 was an Inside Job. Malaysia has a bustling economy, but the Globalists prefer plantation style economies, such as neighbouring Indonesia, which is completely under Globalist control. Since Malaysia cannot be subject to the so-called War on Terror unless they start openly supporting Al-Qaida, the only other alternative the Globalists have is to feed it to China, and the Panda will invite itself for lunch, Al-Qaida or not. Mainstream media has repeatedly stressed at Chinese impatience with Malaysian “incompetence.” While it is true that the present mess would not have been possible unless many Malaysian officials were compromised, so were many officials of other governments involved in the search and rescue efforts. And despite such high level corruption, the deliberately concealed fact that the plane had reversed course and moved Westwards did come out, albeit in a muffled way. It is unlikely that such disclosure would have ever happened in any of the neighbouring Globalist-dominated countries.
Other Odd Ends
Initially there were reports of some passengers who did not board the plane, but then Malaysian authorities were forced to “retract” their statements. Passengers connected to the Global Elite usually receive advance warnings.
- Flight 370 had 20 employees of Texas based Freescale Semiconductors. It is unclear whether or not the company counted the NSA among its clients. These 20 engineers were working on electronic warfare, and designing some kind of stealth plane invisible to radar! To quote Wikipedia on the company,
In the 1960s, one of the U. S. space program’s goals was to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth [Not Quite!]. In 1968, NASA began manned Apollo flights that led to the first lunar landing in July 1969. Apollo 11 was particularly significant for hundreds of employees involved in designing, testing and producing its electronics. A division of Motorola, which became Freescale Semiconductor, supplied thousands of semiconductor devices, ground-based tracking and checkout equipment, and 12 on-board tracking and communications units. An “up-data link” in the Apollo’s command module received signals from Earth to relay to other on-board systems. A transponder received and transmitted voice and television signals and scientific data. […….] and Motorola’s MPC5200 microprocessor deployed telematic systems for General Motors’ OnStar systems. […….] In addition, a recent ABI Research market study report states that Freescale owns 60% share of the Radio Frequency (RF) semiconductor device market. […….] Also in 2011, Freescale announced the company’s first magnetometer for location tracking in smart mobile devices.
- Confirmation of Iranian passengers travelling on false European passports. While they have been ruled out as hijackers, the Powers That Be sometimes do use Iranians for dirty work. There was also an attempt to portray them as favourably as possible.
- If a missile destroyed Flight 370, the missile would have left a radar signature (Thanks to Mike Adams).
- Boeing 777 commercial jets are equipped with black box recorders that can survive any on-board explosion, and they transmit locator signals for at least 30 days after falling into the ocean (Thanks to Mike Adams).
- Many parts of destroyed aircraft are naturally bouyant and will float in water (Thanks to Mike Adams), and would have been noticed if there was a crash at sea.
- Some relatives of passengers claim that calls placed to their cellphones are ringing! Passenger social media accounts on the Chinese social media QQ site show the passengers to be online!
- Conspiracy Forums are abuzz with rumours of the plane being diverted to Diego Garcia.
- America has jumped into the investigation, subtly suggesting that the captain went mad (The Iranians don’t seem to interest them). But that’s what they said about EgyptAir Flight 990, which was returning to Egypt with more than 30 military officers who had trained in America. They are mum about the radars at Diego Garcia picking up anything unusual.
- The lyrics of Get It Started, a song produced by American rapper Pitbull (released 25th June 2012) have gained notoriety among the conspiracy crowd as having contained allegories to the plane’s disappearance. The music video is creepy, and shows people being watched and followed, as if some kind of intelligence operation is going on. The lyrics in question are: No Ali, no Frasier, but for now it’s off to Malaysia/ Two passports, three cities, two countries, one day/Now that’s worldwide, if you think it’s a game, let’s play, dale. The two Iranian men who boarded the plane using fake passports had purchased their tickets from a mysterious Iranian named Ali. According to those who are reading into this, the two passports refers to the two men who boarded the plane using two stolen passports. The three cities might be Kuala Lumpur Beijing and…….. (hold your breath) maybe a city on the American East Coast where the plane was ultimately flown to (see next section). The two countries may be Malaysia and China, and it is clear that the whole operation was meant to create a serious rift between the two. The plane had indeed flown “worldwide” in a short span of time, and had the rift between Malaysia and China deepened, the consequences would have also been “worldwide.” Yes, we do think its a game dale, so lets play! Are the lines I am what they thought I’d never become….I went from eviction to food stamps a reference to “food-stamp” President Obama and his dark transformation?
- Two “ex-Navy SEALS” SEALs have been found dead aboard the American ship Maersk Alabama in Seychelles, not far from Diego Garcia. It is unclear if this incident is related.
- British satellite firm Immarsat claimed that it was picking up hourly pings from MH370 up to 7.5 hours after take off.
- The pilot was, or claimed to be a fanatical supporter of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. He even attended Anwar’s trial just before flying. Anwar was being tried for sodomy. Anwar Ibrahim was an opponent of Mahathir Mohammad, and the latter was quoted as saying “He [Anwar] would make a good Prime Minister of Israel.” The Diego Garcia runway was later found among his favourite five runways in a flight simulator he used at home!
- A story originally posted by Jim Stone claims that on March 18th, one of the passengers (Philip Wood) posted a photo to 4chan using his iPhone (which he had hidden in his ass), in which he pleaded for help. The photo was black but its EXIF data (latitudes and longitudes) indicates he was in Diego Garcia. Using some image editors, some concluded that it was a selfie of a hooded man in a dark room, but as one commenter on this website asked, why didn’t he use the flash in the iPhone 5C camera? I am still looking into this and don’t know what to make of it. April fools joke? I would have not bothered posting this except for the fact that Philip Wood’s wife has gone public claiming that the plane was flown to an undisclosed location and several governments were involved in the cover-up. It is unclear what she has to say about the 4chan message. Lets hope its not an attempt to discredit her.
- Residents on a remote southern island of the Maldives reported seeing a low-flying jumbo jet on the morning of the disappearance of MH370. Maldives is north off Diego Garcia.
- Airport security camera photographs of the two men travelling on fake passports have been shooped! The younger man (left) was identified as Pouiria Nur Mohammad Mehrdad, 19, said by police in Malaysia to be an Iranian asylum seeker on his way to Germany to meet his mother. The older man (right) remains unknown. But this still does not explain why the legs (and bag) of the older guy were shooped onto Mehrdad’s torso. There are also many other discrepancies in the passenger list, such as people who were reported to be on the flight now claiming to be at home.
From Diego Garcia to Where?
If suppose we are to assume that the plane was indeed diverted to Diego Garcia, it is reasonable to assume that the plane and its passengers would not be kept there indefinitely. If we are to follow the logic of some devoted conspiracy theorists who are pursuing this on other forums, the plane and its passengers would be flown to the Eastern mainland of the United States, over the Atlantic Ocean to escape scrutiny (and comparatively less distance than the other way around). Of course, the plane’s livery would be painted over. The plane’s wreckage would later be carefully deposited by (presumably by air) on a location far away from Diego Garcia. But why are we discussing this here? Because the same devoted conspiracy theorists who are pursuing this on other forums have pointed out that four days after the disappearance of MH370, a curious military exercise took place on the Southern-Eastern part of the United States coastline. Fighter jets were reportedly “escorting” a plane. To quote,
Members of the South Carolina Air National Guard are conducting an air defense exercise along the coast. Guard Senior Master Sergeant Edward Snyder says people might see fighter jets escorting a civilian aircraft Thursday over the North Charleston and Myrtle Beach areas.
Add to that, there is historical precedent suggesting that some very suspicious crashes at sea may have been more than just crashes. The following are some well known examples.
- In 1983, KAL007 was headed to South Korea, with an American Congressman on board. The Congressman was on a mission to warn the South Korean leadership that the United States government had been compromised by the Soviets. The plane disappeared at sea. After the fall of the Soviet Union, there was some evidence that the Congressman was imprisoned in a gulag. The United States government didn’t seem to have a problem with this arrangement.
- The 1998 crash of SWR111 in Canadian territorial waters. The plane was carrying diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other gems in its cargo hold, which were worth half a billion dollars. They were being transferred from a bank in America to a bank in Switzerland. None of these were ever recovered. It is possible that the plane was diverted to a Canadian airport. Also on board was Saudi prince Al-Saud Bandar, one of the richest men in the world.
Only 60No bodies were recovered. Update: Cabal Times has a special on the crash/disappearance of SWR111, thanks to insights gained from the disappearance of MH370. The similarities are baffling.
- The 2009 crash of AF447 in the Atlantic Ocean.
A Tentative Theory of What’s Going on….
The most unusual aspect of this case is that the plane has mysteriously vanished, and the Powers That Be are well aware that such a scenario raises more questions than answers. It could be possible that The Powers That Be arranged to have the “wreckage” deposited along the plane’s intended route, diverting attention away from Diego Garcia. But in an unprecedented turn of events, Malaysian authorities started focusing on the Indian Ocean, with good reason. Therefore the Powers That Be are suddenly faced with the challenge of depositing another “wreckage,” in the Indian Ocean, in such a short period of time, in an area now subject to global scrutiny, and again, away from Diego Garcia. And therefore the unusual delay in presenting the wreckage.
The other alternative is that there was never intended to be any wreckage, and like another plane that vanished in Angola, the plane may be used in a future nuclear 9/11 to kickstart Globalist wars. Even if this is the case, the plane would still be diverted to Diego Garcia, and “retrofitted” in USA, because Iran simply lacks the technical knowhow.
For a number of reasons, I tend to believe that the pilot (but not necessarily the co-pilot) was involved, and that there were hijackers on board.
Update: Australia is now playing a major role in diverting attention away from Diego Garcia, by claiming to have picked up black box signals northwest of Perth. The absence of wreckage in the vicinity is being attributed to a “high speed vertical impact,” which is as scientifically credible as the Flying Spaghetti monster taking down the plane. If the plane did indeed crash in the area, then it’s flight path would have been picked up simultaneously by Australia’s sophisticated Jindalee Operational Radar Network. It would also have been picked up by Indonesian radar. There is reason why the Powers That Be are favouring this region as the crash site. The presence of deep underwater trenches will make recovery impossible, leaving only Powers like the United States with the capability to conduct a full “recovery,” if any.
Update: My theory has been partially vindicated. I had earlier stated that there were hijackers on board the plane, and that the pilot (but not necessarily the co-pilot) was involved. According to a new report, the co-pilot tried to make a phone call from his mobile phone AFTER the plane’s transponder was shut off. This was when the plane was flying at low level, to avoid detection by radar, back across Malaysia (near Penang) and towards Diego Garcia. Flying at such a low level inadvertently made cellphone reception possible, and perhaps the hijackers forgot to confiscate the cellphone of the co-pilot. Malaysian authorities are not revealing to whom the call was made or any other specific details, other than that the call was cut for unknown reasons. Maybe the pilot sitting next to him (who was compromised) intervened. And it still make the role of the pilot even murkier. To quote,
If Fariq was able to make a call, why was there no attempt by the pilot, Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, to also make a mobile phone call?
An email received by the Mail recently suggested that the aircraft had been hijacked and that the pilots had been ordered to fly around Malaysian and Indonesian air space while negotiations were carried out.
Those negotiations, said the email – from a source in Malaysia which could not be verified – demanded the dropping of a jail sentence imposed on Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
The hijackers, said the email, gave government negotiators five hours to meet their demands or the plane would be destroyed.
If we are to lend credence to this theory, then there are two possible scenarios.
The Powers That Be were desperate to free Anwar Ibrahim. The negotiations between the hijackers and the Malaysian government were conducted in secret, and Anwar Ibrahim was to be quietly acquitted later on. The plane and it’s passengers would be returned to Malaysia, and the hijackers would be quietly released later on as part of the conditions. But in case the Malaysian government didn’t baulk, The Powers That Be had a backup plane. The plane was turned in the direction of Diego Garcia once the hijack took place and once the transponders were shut off. In five hours, it would land at Diego Garcia, and the world would be misled into believing it had crashed en route to Beijing. If this was indeed the scenario, then The Powers That Be were confident that Malaysian authorities would baulk, and the necessity of faking a crash was unlikely. This could explain why attempts to plant a wreckage have been so sloppy and uncoordinated so far.
- The Powers That Be were desperate to free Anwar Ibrahim, but at the same time, they had no intention to return the plane or its passengers, even when their demands were met. The Malaysian authorities would fulfill their demands regardless, out of a combination of fear and hope, and due to the presence of compromised individuals in their government.
Update: HOLY COW! Obama is in Malaysia. This is the first visit by an American President in nearly half a century, and it seems that his “four country visit” was merely a diversion for visiting Malaysia! And he is deliberately avoiding opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim!, who has come under intense scrutiny from conspiracy theorists worldwide (Sorry Anwar bro, this just isn’t the time). When Osama Bin Laden ended up being killed in Pakistan in December 2001, America indirectly gave the Pakistani government nearly $2 Billion for postponing the news of his death until another 10 years (so that the so-called War on Terror could continue unabated). Now what will the present Malaysian government get for covering up MH370’s diversion to Diego Garcia?
Update: Sarah Bajc, partner of American passenger Philip Wood, launched a campaign to collect $5m to reward any insider who comes forward and resolves the mystery. Several other people who have lost loved ones on the flight have joined her. Sarah Bajc had earlier gone public claiming that the plane was flown to an undisclosed location and several governments were involved in the cover-up. But never mind the lack of media coverage, because they are all “conspiracy theorists.”
Update: Another Malaysian Airlines Flight, MH17, has been brought down by a surface-to-air missile in an area held by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Is this some kind of message to Malaysia, to threaten them against releasing any details of their investigation into MH370?
Update: According to Barry Chamish, there is something really fishy with the following image of MH17 taken at Amsterdam just before its final flight.
To quote Barry,
Why is Yaron Mofaz the son of Shaul Mofaz current Israel Opposition Leader & Former Minster of Defense, (who was not a passenger on the plane like Cor is said to be and is still alive today) taking a picture of MH17 in Amsterdam for Reuters just prior to the plane taking off and being “shot” down mid flight, becoming international news? Why is Yaron Mofaz’s image almost identical in time/position to the “said to be confirmed” victim Cor Pan’s famous last shot of MH17? Why is the media passing both images off as if they are the same image, when they are in fact not? WHY AREN’T PEOPLE GOING NUTS ABOUT THIS…???
Most of the passengers on board MH-17 were Dutch. The Dutch government has formed a formed a joint investigation team, which consists of Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and Ukraine. Suspiciously, Malaysia has been left out, because it was “their fault” for flying into a warzone. Even more suspiciously, these countries have a secret agreement to cover up inconvenient truths, should they arise.
Update: Thanks to General Daud’s statement on the plane flying towards the Indian Ocean in the days following the incident, we now have a tentative theory on how the conspiracy was conducted. In other words, the MH370 conspiracy serves as a template on how similar conspiracies were conducted in the past. This website now has a special on the alleged 1998 crash of Swissair 111, minutes away from a major Airforce base. Since the conspirators represent the same forces, there are too many baffling similarities (See Below link). It is important to note that that credit of what little we do know about MH370 goes to some very brave Malaysians, who unlike the Swiss and Canadian people (in the case of SWR111), did not cave in to international pressure. THANK YOU MALAYSIA!
Update: The resources section below has been updated to link the official Malaysian Airlines websites on MH370 and MH17. I am particularly impressed with the official Malaysian government website on the MH370 investigation. They have even put up the satellite log data for everyone to see. In contrast, the Transportation Board of Canada’s investigation into SWR111, which cost US$48.5 million over five years, shamefacedly claimed that similar satellite data for SWR111 had been “deleted.”
Update: The Indonesian Embassy in Malaysia has denied a report that Indonesian Police Chief, General Sutarman said he and his Malaysian counterpart knew what happened to Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370. Looks like the elephant in the living room can no longer be ignored.
Update: December 20, 2014 – Former airline boss and famous French author Marc Dugain argued Thursday that there had been a cover-up in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, speculating that the passenger jet could have been hacked and then shot down by the US. Dugain, a well-respected French author, argues that the Boeing 777 carrying 239 people crashed near Diego Garcia, a British island in the middle of the Indian Ocean used as a strategic air force and intelligence base by the US military, in the six-page article in Paris Match. Here’s a gist of what Marc Dugain has to say:
- Dugain has already received a “friendly threat.” According to Dugain, a British Intelligence Officer cautioned him against the “risks” of investigating the flight’s disappearance and suggested that he “let time do its work” instead.
- When the pilot last said “Good night,” there was a certain mocking tone in his voice.
- Dugain says that data from UK-based Inmarsat is suspect and that it is close to Intelligence Agencies.
- Dugain believes that testimonies from witnesses at Maldives is being suppressed, and that an empty Boeing fire extinguisher was found on the beach two week after the incident.
Update: The Malaysian Government needs to be warned not to give too much authority to Australia over the search and rescue. Australia was involved in the cover-up, and their military radars probably saw everything. This nation of ex-cons played an important role in the Globalist conquest and enslavement of neighbouring Indonesia.
UPDATE: This is stuff from a link posted earlier that I had missed out on.
Update: Some Good News. Malaysia Airlines is now tracking long-haul flights every 15 minutes after MH370 disappearance. To quote, “the systems on its Boeing 777 fleet had been upgraded to report the plane’s position every 15 minutes, and its Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A330 and A380 aircraft every 10 minutes.”
Update: A “media institute” that panders to the mainstream media does not want you reading this website. To quote,
The insatiable desire for information is partly because the situation is so mysterious. Couple that with the fact that the flow of new, credible details comes in the form of a drip rather than a firehose. Now mix it all together with fears of terrorism and airplane crashes and you have a perfect recipe for rumor and conspiracy theories.
Though I hate the rumors and overreaching on a story like this, I see the fundamentally human process driving empty quotes and unsubstantiated reporting.
This is how we cope with big, uncertain events: we grasp for ways to relate, to process them through our own lens. And when there is a dearth of information, we push, prod and search and speculate. We fill the empty air of cable news and conversation with anything.
In searching for answers, we reach for anything that can seemingly make sense of what we don’t know. We also engage in this process together, by sharing and communicating.
A little digging revealed that the “media institute” in question was founded by an editor of the St. Petersburg Times. To quote,
Poynter’s founding president was Donald K. Baldwin, another former editor of the St. Petersburg Times. Baldwin, a longtime colleague of Nelson Poynter’s [……………….]
Robert J. Haiman was Poynter’s president and managing director from 1983 to 1996. It was Haiman, former executive editor of the St. Petersburg Times, who moved the institute […….]
The problem is that the town of St.Petersburg in Florida is home to the CIA drug plane fleet. Here’s what an investigator has to say about the relationship between the St. Petersburg Times and the CIA drug trade:
Hometown paper of the drug trafficking organization (DTO) in question.
“A conspiracy theorist who runs a popular Web site continues to link both (Frederic) Geffon and (Brent) Kovar to the Mexico bust,” sneered St. Petersburg Times reporter Aaron Scharockman.
“The blogger calls the plane “Cocaine One” because of its presidential-looking paint job.”
Apparently, that’s me to whom he’s referring
The St. Petersburg Times’ incredibly obtuse coverage of the scandal may owe something to it’s status as the hometown newspaper of the drug trafficking operation in question.
Still, the paper’s coverage illustrates one essential point about drug trafficking.
Everything operates on a sliding scale, depending on who you are, where you are, whom you know, whom you ask, and who you’re ‘with.’
The most important thing is, apparently, to be ‘with’ somebody.
The truth that really hurts is having a press that’s less free than Mexico’s.
It’s humiliating. And while certain elements of the American elite may profit from it…
Once again, the rest of us get stuck with the bill.
UPDATE: Residents of Maldives are once again insisting that they saw MH370. This puts Mh370 very near Diego Garcia. To quote,
Fresh testimonies from a small island community in the Maldives has reignited reports that missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could have crashed over 5000 kilometres away from the official search led by Australian authorities.
Locals from the island of Kudahuvadhoo, located in the southern area of the Dhaalu Atoll in the Maldives, reported witnessing ‘a low-flying jumbo jet’ on the morning of March 8 last year, when the flight disappeared while travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board
UPDATE: In an article, I explained how the alleged crash of AirAsia 8501 may have been linked to the governments of Indonesia and Singapore. Looks like these two Globalist controlled countries have been at it for some time. In 1997, we had the crash of Singapore based Silk Air’s Flight 185, which was en-route from Jakarta to Singapore. The pilot was an accomplished member of Singapore’s air force. As the fable goes, He left his seat and pulled the circuit breakers so that the Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorders stopped functioning, and the transponder was turned off. He then deliberately crashed the plane into a river in Indonesia. And why a narrow river of all places? Because that would help explaining why no bodies were ever found (The Captain had more likely landed the plane at an Indonesian or Singaporean Air Force Base, and the passengers are now prisoners, inclusing the famous model Bonnie Hicks). Some “wreckage” was deposited into the river to placate the press, but it was a fairly miniscule amount. The Flight Data Recorders were never found (how convenient).
UPDATE: Note that a slew of recent similar incidents are being investigated in a manner that rules out conspiracy, and all blame is being put on pilots. This is to pave the way for pilotless aircraft in the future, which means that incidents like MH370 will be happening whenever the Globalists feel like. No more need to put in compromised pilots and/or hijackers on board flights intended to be rerouted to military airbases. On the other hand, simple preventive measures, such as installing video cameras on the flight deck and in the cabin, are being stonewalled because they will create more workload on the conspirators (forging/tampering with Cockpit Voice-Recorders and Flight Data Recorders is one thing; forging/tampering with video is fairly painstaking). For an interesting discussion, scroll to the bottom of the Germanwings 9525 article.
UPDATE: A Malaysian Airlines plane almost crashed into a Kuwaiti airlines planes in Pakistani airspace. This could only have been accomplished with the complicity of Pakistani Air Traffic Controllers. Pakistan is a client state of America, and even kills its own citizens on America’s behalf.
UPDATE: Did you know that Diego Garcia was strangely unaffected by the 2004 Tsunami which devastated many coastal areas of the Indian Ocean? To quote,
The key United States military base in the Indian Ocean has been unaffected by the tsunamis which have devastated parts of Asia, The Washington Post has reported.
Diego Garcia, a British territory about 1,500 kilometres south of India, hosts about 3,200 US military personnel and civilian contractors and many US long-range bombers and Navy ships.
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Bigelow, a spokesman for US Pacific Command in Hawaii told the newspaper the US base was apparently safe.
“There are no reports of any damage there,” Lt Col Bigelow said.
In other news, The United States and New Zealand conducted secret tests of a “tsunami bomb” designed to destroy coastal cities by using underwater blasts to trigger massive tidal waves during the Second World War.
UPDATE: A mysterious user of the Chinese social media network Weibo apparently predicted the disappearance on AirAsia Flight 8501 almost two weeks before the plane went missing, urgently warning Chinese nationals not to use the airliner in dozens of posts. The report, carried by the Epoch Times, relates the story of how the individual “repeatedly warned people away from Malaysia Airlines (and) AirAsia.” “Do not become another victim of MH370,” warned the individual in a December 15 post, adding that AirAsia was about to be targeted by “powerful” forces which he referred to as the “black hand”. The user made a total of 39 posts on the subject which were viewed by 650,000 people. After flight QZ8501 disappeared, users returned to the threads to express amazement at the individual’s prediction, speculating that he was an “insider” of some kind or connected to the Malaysian or Chinese government.
Update: On 26 October 2012, a former Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-4H6 ended up in Kemble UK for scrapping (so we are told). This is a 737, which is slightly different from MH370 (which was a 777). If things had gone according to plan, we would probably see this same fuselage split up into several sections and deposited at the South China Sea by a trawler, in the immediate aftermath. It would be difficult to distinguish it from the the fuselage of a 777 (the tail area would probably be severed to hide the shortness in length). Of course, it would not stand up to scrutiny, but again, either Vietnam or China would have jurisdiction over the investigation. And it this could be immediately presented to the media to quell any doubts.
Update: Australian aviation consultant Neil Hansford accuses the Malaysian government of a coverup. To quote,
He told Sky News: “I’m finding in any interviews I’m doing with Malaysians, there is a fair bit of spin, there’s a fair bit of denial of the boarding procedures and the manifest checking with the stolen passport list, and inconsistencies all the time.
“Nothing that I’m hearing is giving me any warmth about the two passengers with the stolen passports,” he said. “If they were heading for Germany, why would they be on a Malaysian aircraft going to China? It just doesn’t make sense.”
Update: The captain made a mysterious phone call just before takeoff. To quote,
[…….] investigators were reportedly trying to identify a mysterious phone call made by pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah while he was in the cockpit. It is not known who he rang or what was said, but officials believe the call, made minutes before the plane took off, could solve the mystery.
The call was made using a mobile phone number obtained under a false identity.
Update: Tomnod, a satellite imaging community, that started a crowdsourcing campaign to find MH370, produced this picture, which shows an aircraft like MH370, flying low over the jungles of North-East Malaysia. If this is really MH370, then my theory that MH370 crossed Malaysia again after disappearing is vindicated. It seems several villagers in north-eastern Malaysia have corroborated sighting of MH370 in this timeframe. Why has the MH370 search campaign been deleted from the Tomnod website despite the massive support it recieved?
Update: One of the passengers is drawing a lot of attention from conspiracy theorists. This particular passenger is New Zealander Paul Weeks. The following is some of the little bits of information we know about him.
- Was a mechanical engineer.
- He was enroute to Mongolia, where he had been employed by TransWest Mongolia since March 2014. This company has massive digging operations involving heavy hydraulic machinery. Are they involved in the secret excavation of the tomb of Genghis Khan, which supposedly had untold riches?
- According to a TransWest Press Release, Weeks was on his way to work at the Oyu Tolgoi mine, which was financed by the notorious Rothschild mining syndicate Rio Tinto.
- He worked as a design engineer at Victor Hydraulics.
- He served as a vehicle mechanic in the New Zealand Army. This is according to his LinkedIn Profile. If he was a member of New Zealand Special Forces, I doubt it would be listed on his LinkedIn Profile.
- There is another Paul Weeks in Seattle, who is also a mechanical engineer, who is an employee of Boeing corporation, and helps Boeing deliver aircraft such as the 777 (MH370 was a 777) to new customers!
Just before he boarded flight MH370, he sent a text to his wife saying she and their children meant the world to him. Mrs Weeks received the text while he was waiting in Kuala Lumpur for the connecting flight to Beijing. “It just said he was missing us already – it was just a message to say he misses us and we were his world.
Here is another narrative,
It may be their last gift from daddy.
Before taking off on the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner for a new job in far off Mongolia, Paul Weeks took off his wedding ring and watch and handed them to his wife Danica.
“If something should happen to me then the wedding ring should go to the first son that gets married and the watch to the second,” Weeks said, the worried wife recalled.[……..] Danica Weeks said her husband, a mechanical engineer, had just landed a “dream job” with Transwest Mongolia and had packed “lots of photos” of his family in his luggage.
Was Paul Weeks involved in some way, in the hijack/disappearance of MH370? Did he have an Intelligence background? Did he knowingly forsake his family for a new life and a new identity somewhere else? His wife told his child “You know Daddy has gone away … and on the way Daddy got lost’,” she said.
Update: Passenger Phillip Woods colleague, IBM employee Greg Candelaria was also booked on MH370 but decided not to go.
Update: Matthias Chang, a prominent Malaysian lawyer and author, who served as political secretary and adviser to former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, has raised some interesting questions. To quote,
Why was there been no focus, especially by foreign mass media, on the intelligence and surveillance capabilities of Diego Garcia, the strategic naval and air base of the US? Why no questions were asked whether the flight path of MH 370 (if as alleged it crashed in the Indian Ocean), was within the geographical parameters of the Intelligence capabilities of Diego Garcia? Why were no planes deployed from Diego Garcia to intercept the “Unidentified” plane which obviously would pose a threat to the Diego Gracia military base?
Update: Yoichi Shimatsu has some new information on Freescale Semiconductors. To quote,
Among the 200-plus passengers bound for Beijing, the target group for the hijack is narrowing down to 20 tech employees working for Freescale Semiconductors, based in Austin, Texas. Among these programmers and systems designers are 12 Malaysians and 8 citizens of mainland China.[…….]
In February 2013, Freescale unveiled the Kinesis KL02, the world’s smallest microcontroller, measuring 1.9 mm by 2mm and containing RAM, ROM and a clock. The company brags that the device is so small that it can be swallowed for medical uses, such as releasing drugs according to prescription schedule or directing micro-surgery.
Tiny though it may be, the micro-controller is the key to next-generation warfare based on self-guidance, tactical versatility and hierarchy of commands, in short, an adaptive thinking weapon that can outsmart foes. Potential applications include:
– Drones smaller than a fly, either as remotes or autonomously, on surveillance missions or to deliver biowarfare packets, for example, lab-cloned viruses or toxic drugs. Their light weight means longer flying periods or even indefinite hovering time if solar-powered.
– Injectable implants to insert a human-machine interface, for example, a targeting system attached to the optic nerve, rendering Google glasses obsolete. Bionic implants could be implanted in nerves of the limbs to control battery-powered prosthetics, realizing the Pentagon’s dream of a human-centered robotic warrior, known to anime fans as “meka”.
– Maneuverable micro-satellites and mini-submarines that can be operated as drones or act independently to track and hunt larger weapons systems, spy satellites too small to be detected by ground telescopes, and orbiting warheads containing chemical, biological or nuclear materials.[……]
The series code of Kinesis KL02 stands for Version 2 made in Kuala Lumpur, which is the capital of Malaysia. This core of America’s next-gen weapons systems was developed overseas, in a Muslim-preponderant country economically allied with China, Russia and Japan and often at odds with US foreign policy [….]
In the case of Freescale, the executive management and several veteran board members are connected with the Carlyle Group, which favors civilian commercialization of defense-related technologies to benefit its investment partners, including George Bush Senior and several retired defense secretaries.
On the other hand, Freescale is financially contolled by private-equity group Blackstone, with major investors including the Rothschild banking family and several of its business partners.[……..]
Thus, in November, just a few months before the MH370 hijack, Freescale seated a new member on its Board of Directors. Joanne Maguire is an executive with three decades of experience in the Lockheed Martin Space Division. She studied electrical engineering at University of Michigan and UCLA, where she earned her master’s degree. She was invited to the Harvard Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security. Caltech honored her with the Karmann Wings Award and she received the Peter Teets Award from the National Defense Industrial Association.
Stephen Allen Schwarzman, the chairman and CEO of the Blackstone Group. He and George W. Bush were both in the Skull and Bones society. Including Freescale Semiconductors, there were 26 high-tech employees from five major technological communications / military contractor companies. The four other companies were China Telecom, Business Machines Corp., International Business Machines (IBM), ZTE Corp., and Huawei Technologies Co. In December 2010, ZTE sold systems for eavesdropping on phone and Internet communications to the government-controlled Telecommunication Company of Iran. At least one ZTE mobile phone (sold as the ZTE Score in the United States by Cricket and MetroPCS) can be remotely accessed by anyone with an easily obtained password. To quote a source on Huawei,
Huawei China-based telecom company with military ties has two employees on the manifest list, but declined identifying them. Not surprising considering its past spying for Chinese military, according to US officials. Huawei had to ”exit the U.S. market” last year after Congress’s House Intelligence Committee accused it of spying in the U.S. for China’s military. Based in Shenzhen in China’s Guangdong province, Huawei is the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker, employing 140,000 people world-wide. It’s a chief competitor to US-based firms like Cisco Systems, that’s seen Huawei eat into its market share, especially in developing markets. The committee investigated Huawei in 2012 due to: 1) it potentially including surveillance back doors in telecommunications equipment sold to the U.S. and 2) its CEO Ren Zhengfei having been a military technologist for the People’s Liberation Army, the military of the Communist Party of China (CPC). At the same time, the committee investigated ZTE, noting “companies around the United States” had experienced “odd or alerting incidents using Huawei or ZTE equipment.”
Update: Remember that the British satellite firm Immarsat supplied data about the pings? Here’s how they did it (or so they say).To quote, “In a press statement this afternoon, Prime Minister Najib Razak said that, using a type of analysis “never before used in an investigation of this sort.” Imagine the room for coverup and misdirection.
UPDATE: MH370 Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah is actually related to opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim!!! To quote,
The ‘fanatical’ pilot aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines plane is related to Malaysia’s jailed opposition leader, it was revealed today. After previously denying he recognised the pliot’s name, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim admitted that Malaysia Airlines MH370 Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah is related to his son-in-law. ‘I am not denying that he (Zaharie) is related to one of my in-laws and that I have met him on several occasions,’ he said. He also admitted Zaharie is a close friend of PKR supreme council member and Subang MP R. Sivarasa. He added: ‘To politicise this is not right. We should respect the family’s rights and pray for them instead of prosecuting him before the investigation is completed.’ Anwar further admitted that Zaharie was a staunch opposition supporter and that he had met the pilot on a few occasions at party functions. He said: ‘I am not one to hide my associations with others. I have met him once or twice but I do not remember how many times.’
Lets hope no other pilots are related to Anwar Ibrahim. It has also been revealed that Captain Shah’s wife and three children moved out of the family home the day before the plane went missing.
Update: MH370 used the complex procedure of terrain masking to hide its trail To quote,
The missing jet was deliberately dropped to a height of just 5,000ft to avoid commercial radar after it turned away from its routine path, it was claimed today. Investigators have told Malaysian newspaper the New Straits Times that the Boeing 777 could have flown low over the Bay of Bengal, avoiding radar in a number of countries. On military radar, investigators told the New Straits Times, the aircraft would have registered as just a blip. But the stresses on the 200 ton aircraft flying at that height would have been enormous and highly dangerous for the structure. Investigators said they believed whoever was controlling the plane had flown close to land, or over it, in what is known as ‘terrain masking’ – using the surrounding landscape to keep out of sight of radar. The technique is used by pilots of military aircraft to fly to their targets without detection – but it is dangerous and in the dark it would be extremely difficult, calling on great skills. Maneuvering a large aircraft like the 777 in this way would be a feat judged to be almost impossible, but investigators say they are certain that the aircraft did drop to 5,000ft or possibly lower, in what is thought to be an attempt to avoid commercial radar.
There have even been eyewitness reports of the plane flying unusually low back towards Malaysia after its disappearance. To quote,
At least nine people – fishermen, farmers and villagers – have made reports to police about seeing lights in the sky and some said they heard the loud noise of an engine. These accounts appear to match the conclusions of investigators who say the jet flew low after making a sharp turn and heading west from its course over the South China Sea.
Update: Some discrepancies regarding the two Iranian passengers. We were originally told that (source):
- They reached Kuala Lumpur via Doha using Iranian passports – not reported stolen – under the names of Delavar Seyed Mohammad Reza, aged 29, and Pouri Nour Mohammadi, 18.
- They then switched to stolen Austrian and Italian passports to board Beijing-bound flight MH370. One of them had family in Amsterdam and sought to reunite with them.
- Passports are generally screened against Interpol’s stolen passport database. Why weren’t any alerts triggered?
- Thai police said a suspected Iranian people smuggler “Ali” had booked the tickets for the two men on flight MH370 through travel agencies in Pattaya, a seedy seaside city renowned for its flourishing sex industry. He booked through phone and the tickets were paid in cash by a friend of his.
The flights were booked under the names of Luigi Maraldi, an Italian, and Austrian Christian Kozel, who had their passports stolen in Thailand in the past two years.
- When asked about these individuals travelling with fake passports, Malaysia’s civil aviation chief Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said one of them was black, and not Asian! This could explain why earlier photos of both of them showed digital manipulation (scroll way up). The torso of one was pasted onto the torso of another. To quote, “Asked by a reporter what they looked like ‘roughly’, he said: ‘Do you know of a footballer by the name of (Mario) Balotelli? He is an Italian. Do you know how he looks like?’ A reporter then asked, ‘Is he black?’ and the aviation chief replied, ‘Yes’.” How did one of the Iranians get switched with a black man?
- Why haven’t Malaysian authorities released footage of the security screening of these two gentlemen?
Nine days after Flight MH370 vanished into thin air, IT professional and aviation enthusiast Keith Ledgerwood came up with an interesting observation. As we are aware, MH370 vanished after turning off its transponder. What if MH370 started shadowing the flight path of another Boeing 777 which still had its transponder turned on to escape radar scrutiny? After meticulously digging up all other flights in the vicinity, he arrived at the conclusion that MH370 was shadowing Singapore Airlines Flight 68 (SIA68) from Singapore to Barcelona. Here is a Cabal Times review of this gamechanging theory.
Update: As we are aware, after disappearing, MH370 crossed Malaysia again, flying low with its transponder turned off. The region it crossed in particular was Penang before heading to Diego Garcia. Was this Captain Zaharie’s emotional ‘last farewell’ fly-past of his home, which is situated on the island of Penang? According to Simon Hardy, a senior Boeing 777 captain with a major commercial airline, this was exactly what Zaharie was doing. To quote,
Captain Hardy said the flight did something ‘quite remarkable’ by flying in and out of the airspace of Malaysia and Thailand eight times noting: ’I’ve never seen anything like that but it is a good way to cause confusion between the controllers.’ After flying along the border the passenger jet performed a sharp u-turn towards Penang, one of three turns made in quick succession. ‘It took me months to work out what this was. ‘The clue was Ayers Rock,’ he said referring to the giant natural feature and landmark in the heart of Australia. ‘I have done the same manoeuvre there, to look down and get a great view. Somebody was taking a last emotional look at Penang.’ He explained: ’I thought of this at 5am, went downstairs and researched where the air crew were from.’ Noting that pilot Shah was from Penang while co-pilot Hamid was from Selangor, he said: ‘Someone did a nice long turn and looked down on Penang. It’s perhaps the only clue to the perpetrator.’
Update: In an 18th May 2014 blog post, Mahathir Mohamad eluded to the possibility of CIA involvement in the disappearance of MH370.
Cabal Times’ theory on the disappearance of MH370 was published on 12th March 2014. On 17th March 2014, nine days after MH370 had disappeared, a major Malaysian newspaper Utusan, ran a story on the possibility of of MH370 being redirected to Diego Garcia. They hinted at the possible culpability of Indonesia in the coverup. Now Indonesia is OFFICIALLY unimpressed by Cabal Times.
Update: Diego Garcia does have a prison facility. It was supposed to be a secret. To quote,
Lawrence Wilkerson, a senior US official during the Bush administration, revealed in an interview to Vice News in January that, according to his sources, the island was used as “a transit site where people were temporarily housed, let us say, and interrogated from time to time.”
Update: An unofficial report into the crash of MH17 by a group of aviation experts was leaked onto LiveJournal. It claims that there is a strong possibility that MH17 was downed by an Israeli made Python air-to-air missile. The authors have made a very convincing case. As if in response, New Corp Australia released a video around the same date in which Ukranian rebels discuss shooting down a Russian Sukhoi aircraft that allegedly shot down MH17. The pilots of the Sukhoi aircraft allegedly ejected after it was shot down and teams were sent to arrest them. I believe the Python missile makes a more convincing theory.
Update: The Chinese government is cracking down on Chinese families of MH370 victims. To quote,
Families complain of harassment by local communist party officials, several have been detained by Chinese police for holding meetings and some say they have been barred from speaking to the international media.
I have earlier contended that Singapore, and its parent country, China, may have been indirectly involved. Note that China was very vocal in bashing Malaysia and its management of the crisis before the Diego Garcia conspiracy theory surfaced. Now that Malaysia can no longer be blamed, they are going silent.
Update: What apparently appears to be a part from a Boeing 777 wing (marked BB670) has shown up on the shore of Reunion island. If indeed this belongs to a Boeing 777, things may get interesting. What is odd is the location, which is towards the West of the Indian Ocean, off Africa (and not far from Diego Garcia). The official search mission made us believe that the plane crashed on the East of the Indian Ocean, towards the Australian coast. A CNN pundit has already chimed in, claiming that the Ocean currents may have carried MH370 debris from the Australian coast to the coast of Africa. But wait a minute…didn’t they try to convince us that there was no debris because the plane hit the ocean at a vertical angle obliterating everything?
Update: Australian Transport and Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss is already gushing that the piece of wreckage found on the coast of Reunion will put an end to Diego Garcia Conspiracy Theories. He also stupendously insists that the Australian search for MH370 on the other side of the Indian Ocean was the correct crash site, not deliberate misdirection and grandstanding by the Australians. To quote,
Truss said that if the two-metre long piece of wreckage found on the French territory was indeed from MH370 it would eliminate some of the “rather fanciful theories” about what happened to the plane.
“[If proven] It establishes really beyond any doubt that the aircraft is resting in the Indian Ocean and not secretly parked in some hidden place on the land in another part of the world,” he said.
“So it removes some of those theories but it doesn’t provide a great deal of help in specifically identifying where the aircraft is at the present time.
“We are confident, on the basis of continuing refinement, continuing assessment of the satellite data, that the search area is correct.”
Discerning readers will note that even if the full wreckage is found, a safe landing at Diego Garcia cannot be ruled out. More questions will arise as to how the wreckage got there. Swissair 111 secretly landed at a Canadian base, yet the wreckage was compacted and deposited in another harbour for misdirection.
If the wreckage is indeed from MH370, we can safely assume that the crash site is also nearby. If that is the case, then military radars on Diego Garcia would have full details of what transpired. Why haven’t we heard of them ever since this incident happened? Mainstream media sources are pretending that Diego Garcia does not exist.
UPDATE: Malaysian PM confirms wreckage is from MH370!
UPDATE: Malaysia’s transport ministry said a search team on Reunion island found new pieces of wreckage (airplane window parts, seat cushions and aluminum material from an aircraft).
Mainstream Western Media is still sticking with the theory that the original crash site is on the Australian coast, and that “ocean currents” carried the wreckage of Reunion Island. If that is really the case, why wasn’t any wreckage reportedly found on other nearby islands such as Diego Garcia?
Re. MH-370- Reader: "Engineer friend said foam in the wing would be waterlogged after a month or two (3 tops) and would sink to the bottom."
— Henry Makow (@HenryMakow) August 6, 2015
Update: Why is the widow of the MH-17 pilot not being permitted to see his corpse?
Update: If indeed the debris at Reunion was deposited by ocean currents, the debris would have ended up further north towards Diego Garcia. To quote,
The fact that the debris was found on Réunion itself provides a hint as to where the plane went down. The island lies on the far side of the Indian Ocean from the suspected crash area, a distance of some 2,500 miles. The ocean’s strongest east-to-west current, the South Equatorial Current, runs about a thousand miles north of where searchers are currently looking. Should the search area be moved up?
Update: I am introducing my readers to a pilot and technology blogger, Jeff Wise. I don’t agree with his thesis that Putin/Russia was behind the MH370 disappearance and that the plane landed at Kazakhistan. But I do find some of his findings extrememly relevant. For example, he points out that the MH370 satellite reporting system was not turned off, but rebooted! He believes that when the MH70 satellite reporting system was rebooted, it started feeding spoofed data to the satellites, and this could be the only explanation for the mysterious reboot. I do believe his writings are definitely worth following. Here is his theory in a nutshell:
For a long time, I resisted even considering the possibility that someone might have tampered with the data. That would require an almost inconceivably sophisticated hijack operation, one so complicated and technically demanding that it would almost certainly need state-level backing. This was true conspiracy-theory material.
And yet, once I started looking for evidence, I found it. One of the commenters on my blog had learned that the compartment on 777s called the electronics-and-equipment bay, or E/E bay, can be accessed via a hatch in the front of the first-class cabin. If perpetrators got in there, a long shot, they would have access to equipment that could be used to change the BFO value of its satellite transmissions. They could even take over the flight controls.
I realized that I already had a clue that hijackers had been in the E/E bay. Remember the satcom system disconnected and then rebooted three minutes after the plane left military radar behind. I spent a great deal of time trying to figure out how a person could physically turn the satcom off and on. The only way, apart from turning off half the entire electrical system, would be to go into the E/E bay and pull three particular circuit breakers. It is a maneuver that only a sophisticated operator would know how to execute, and the only reason I could think for wanting to do this was so that Inmarsat would find the records and misinterpret them. They turned on the satcom in order to provide a false trail of bread crumbs leading away from the plane’s true route.
It’s not possible to spoof the BFO data on just any plane. The plane must be of a certain make and model, equipped with a certain make and model of satellite-communications equipment, and flying a certain kind of route in a region covered by a certain kind of Inmarsat satellite. If you put all the conditions together, it seemed unlikely that any aircraft would satisfy them. Yet MH370 did.
Update: According to an expert, the barnacles found on the wing piece on Reunion Island indicate that the debris was floating on the ocean for a few weeks, and the debris was discovered on the coast of Reunion Island within a few days of washing up on the coast. But another French expert has contradicted. To quote,
According to a Toulouse aeronautics expert who requested anonymity, the element of the wing would not have floated for several months at the water’s surface but would have drifted underwater a few meters deep. According to Jean-Paul Troadec, former chairman of the Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA), the state of flaperon, even if it is not intact, indicates that there was no violent impact with the ocean surface. “If this had been the case with the MH370, one would expect much smaller debris than a flaperon,” said the expert.
Update: According to former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad (who believes the CIA was involved in the disappearance of MH370; scroll up for details), current Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been bewitched by “RM,” which is probably a thinly veiled reference to Najib’s wife Rosmah Mansor. And “RM” has in turn been bewitched by Indonesian shamans/black magic practitioners! Is this an indirect reference to Najib aiding the coverup of MH370 on behalf of interests linked to Indonesia? Mahathir Mohamad has called for Najib to step down and attended a rally organised by the yellow Bersih movement. Najib is facing corruption allegations involving the the transfer of $700 million to his bank account.
Update: French authorities have confirmed that three numbers found inside the flaperon match those of MH370. They claim that the flaperon was manufactured by a Boeing subcontractor in Spain, who confirmed. But this is not without controversy. To quote,
The story briefly faded from the public eye. Then, on August 21, the French news outlet La Depeche ran a report citing sources within the investigation to the effect that the technical examination of the flaperon had ended without the hoped-for evidence being found. A few days later, Le Monde ran a report which echoed the Times’ earlier reporting: “maintenance work that Malaysia Airlines has indicated it carried out on the flaperon does not exactly match that observed on the discovered piece.”
There are even more visual discrepancies, when the MH370 flaperon is compared to photos of the same part. Clearly somebody is lying. This ripped flaperon is being used to advance the theory that the plane was ditched at sea (and the flaperon tore apart when it hit the water). But this theory is fairly flawed. To quote,
As I pointed out in the original post, an inherent problem with the ditching scenario is that it is an intentional act that dooms the pilot to a prolonged death. Indeed, while pilot suicides are rare, ditching suicides are so far unknown. It woud be like committing suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge while wearing a parachute.
Update: An interesting anomaly in the MH370 radar data. To quote,
In the Factual Information, it is stated that Indonesian military radar recorded MH370 as it traveled toward IGARI but not as it traveled back over Malaysia [after turning off the transponder]. One explanation is that Indonesian radar site was powered down after midnight, local time.
Or maybe Indonesia was complicit.
Update: Computer simulations by a German oceanographer, combined with information on the barnacles, shows that the flaperon came the eastern equatorial Indian ocean (read: Diego Garcia), not the current search area. To quote,
Now computer calculations by German oceanographer suggest that perhaps the search for the Malaysia Airlines aircraft has been carried out in the wrong area. Until now, says Andreas Villwock of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, it’s been assumed that MH370 had crashed far south of the equator at 35 degrees latitude. Computer models by his colleagues show, however, that the debris “probably comes from the eastern equatorial Indian Ocean,” far from the nothern end of the current search area.
Update: Supposed Mh370 suitcase found.
— Antoine Forestier (@a_forestier) July 30, 2015
The Official Malaysian Government Website on the Investigation of MH370. Satellite log data can be found here.
Malaysian Airlines page on MH370
Malaysian Airlines page on Mh17
Professional Pilots Rumour Network (Note that this is a fairly technical forum, and conspiracy theories are being deleted)
Twitter search for #MH370 and #Diego Garcia
Reddit search for MH370 and Diego Garcia
A Malaysian Source (Regularly Updated)
Maps of the supposed flight route.
CNN coverage (Warning Disinfo)
Coverage on the Wall Street Journal (Warning Disinfo; This publication is associated with the Rothschilds)
A continuously updated Timeline of events courtesy the
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When I meet new people and tell them that I work at the Library of Congress, the first question is usually “What do you do there?” When I explain that part of my job is to oversee a group that develops software, the reaction is often one of surprise: “What? Libraries develop software?”
Yes. Yes they do.
There are a number of groups at the Library of Congress that develop and customize software: the ILS Office, the U.S. Copyright Office, the Network Development and MARC Standards Office and the central Library IT Systems department. I have the distinct pleasure of working with the Repository Development Center (RDC) at the Library, which is responsible for the development of a number of web applications and tools that support the acquisition, management, preservation and delivery of digital collections. The RDC is busy on many fronts.
Chronicling America is the website that manages and delivers historic newspaper content for the National Endowment for the Humanities-supported National Digital Newspaper Program. The RDC created and maintains a robust web application, which handles the ingest and indexing of the newspaper page images, optical character recognition results and metadata. The application provides for search functionality, including machine access through various web services. Of special note is the availability of the entire newspaper data set as linked open data. We are also responsible for the Digital Viewer and Validator, which is made available to the partner organizations to ensure that files meet the standards set for the program. In 2011, the program released the LC Newspaper Viewer, the Web-based delivery application that powers the Chronicling America site, as open source software.
The RDC team is working on a suite of solutions, known as Content Transfer Services, that focuses on digital content life cycle actions that are undertaken primarily at the bit level, including transferring, moving and inventorying files, as well as verifying that files have not changed over time. To this end we are working on the Library’s Inventory System to record life cycle events and support auditing; the BagIt Specification for the packaging of content; the Bagger desktop application and BIL Java Library to support the use of BagIt; and workflow tools that leverage both to ensure repeatable, documented, audited processes. The team has developed these tools for use at the Library, but many have now been released as open source.
The World Digital Library is a joint project of the Library and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. WDL makes it possible to discover, study and enjoy cultural treasures from around the world on one site, in a variety of ways. Information may easily be browsed by place, time, topic, type of item and contributing institution, or can be located by an open-ended search. Navigation tools and content descriptions are provided in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Many more languages are represented in the actual books, manuscripts, maps, photographs and other primary materials, which are provided in their original languages. The RDC team created the web application, produced a cataloging application to manage the collation and enrich metadata from partners and developed a variety tools for content production workflows.
Another team new to the RDC focuses on support for the web archiving activities at the Library. This team has led the development of the DigiBoard, a tool that allows nominators to select websites to be archived, as well as streamlining the permissions tracking, quality review processes and reporting for the web archives. The team members are also active participants in the Preservation Working Group of the International Internet Preservation Consortium.
The RDC also has the distinct pleasure of developing tools for the acquisition and processing of content in connection with the Library’s acquisition of the Twitter archive. We also work with the U.S. Copyright Office and our colleagues in Library Services on developing tools needed for processing of electronic journals added to the Library’s collection through electronic deposit. Other activities include developing tools to provide a Digital Conversion Automation Framework for the quality review of newly digitized Library collections and records, as well as collaborating with colleagues at other institutions on a developing RESTful Bag Server Specification. And we enthusiastically participate in numerous other initiatives, including JHOVE2, the development of World Wide Web Consortium semantic web standards and the Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative.
The entire team is one that never avoids a challenge and often seeks them out. It is a point of pride for us all to have a role in both helping to preserve digital collections and making them accessible.
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The Plaintiff fell while returning home after 5.00 pm on the 18th November 2013 having visited a number of licensed premises wherein he consumed 5 pints of Guinness. The Plaintiff was awarded €105,650 in Sligo High Court in 2017 against Sligo County Council. The Plaintiff suffered a significant injury involving a fracture to his left distal tibia and fibular. The Plaintiff had fallen on wet and slippery tiles in his porch of his rental Council home. Following an appeal, the Court of Appeal ordered the issue of liability to be retried, however did not retry the issue of quantum. The Plaintiff who previously worked as a paver claimed the slippiness of the porch’s tiling and the angle of the porch to face the prevailing winds and rain caused a hazard. The Plaintiff’s legal team alleged that the porch was constantly exposed to being wet which exacerbated the issue caused by the slippy mosaic tiles.
The Plaintiff argued he was a visitor of the council-owned house which he rented and occupied, and that the Council owed him a duty of care. Under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1995, the Occupiers undertake a duty to take such care as is reasonable to ensure that a visitor to the premises does not suffer injury or damage by reason of any danger due to the state of the premises. A visitor includes:-
- An entrant who is present on the premises of the Occupier at the invitation or with the permission of the Occupier or a member of his family.
- A member of the Occupiers’ family.
- An entrant who is present on the premises of the Occupier for the purpose of an expressed or implied term in a contract.
Regard may be had to the following: –
- The care which a visitor ought to have to his own safety.
- The extent of supervision and control that an accompanying visitor can be expected to exercise over such visitor.
- All the circumstances of the case.
It was found that the Plaintiff was not a visitor of the Council owned house which he rented and occupied. Mr Justice John Jordan found it was “artificial” for the Plaintiff to suggest he was a visitor to the house that he rented and occupied. It was also noted that the Plaintiff was a resident of the property since 2004 and had control over the condition and cleanliness of the porch surface. The Court found that on review of the letting agreement and the level of control the Council had over the premises it was correct to say that the Council was an Occupier however the Plaintiff too was clearly an Occupier. However, the fact that both the Plaintiff and the Council were together Occupiers did not give the Plaintiff a cause of action against the Council under the Occupiers Liability Act.
The Plaintiff failed to prove the Council was “in any way responsible” for the accident. The Council provided expert evidence from a Michael Morris a Professor of Surface and Interface Engineering at Trinity College Dublin and the Court was satisfied that the unglazed tile did not pose a danger on the premises.
It was noted that the Council did not argue the consumption of alcohol was an act of contributory negligence, however they argued it was a factor in regard to the Plaintiff’s duty to take reasonable care for his own safety and in his conflicting accounts of how the accident occurred.
This case is an example of the Court of Appeal endorsing a more reasonable duty on Occupiers. However, one must ask would it have been a different result if the case involved a private landlord and if there was an issue raised, with the regard to the slippiness of the tiles, in writing in advance of the fall.
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US Labor Department's OSHA fines Bridgford Foods
Processing $212,000 for endangering workers
CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued the Bridgford Foods Processing Corp. facility in Chicago 10 safety citations for failing to implement and provide training for workers on lockout/tagout procedures, thereby exposing them to energized equipment. The meat processing plant is facing proposed penalties of $212,000.
"By failing to train employees and enforce lockout/tagout procedures, Bridgford Foods placed employees in danger of serious injury from equipment that was not properly de-energized," said Gary Anderson, OSHA's area director in Calumet City, Ill. "OSHA is committed to ensuring that workers are provided a safe and healthful workplace."
As a result of a July 2010 OSHA inspection, Bridgford Foods Processing has been issued one willful citation, with a proposed penalty of $70,000, for allowing workers to remove a shovel stuck in an auger screw conveyor without locking or tagging out the auger, placing employees in danger of the machine operating while they worked to remove the shovel. A willful violation exists when an employer has demonstrated either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the law or plain indifference to employee safety and health.
Bridgford Foods Processing also has been issued six repeat citations, with proposed fines of $135,000, for having locked exit doors, failing to provide lockout/tagout or electrical safety training, failing to provide a load backrest extension on a powered industrial truck to minimize the hazard of material falling and failing to specifically outline energy control procedures. OSHA issues a repeat citation when an employer previously has been cited for the same or a similar violation of a standard, regulation, rule or order at any other facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years.
Additionally, two serious citations have been issued for failing to perform periodic energy control inspections and to maintain unobstructed exit routes. Those citations carry penalties of $7,000. An OSHA violation is serious when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
One other-than-serious citation has been issued for failing to properly illuminate exit signs. An other-than-serious violation is one that has a direct relationship to job safety and health, but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm.
Bridgford Foods' Chicago facility has been inspected by OSHA three times since November 2007, resulting in 29 health and safety citations. The company is headquartered in Anaheim, Calif., and also operates two factories in Dallas, Texas, and one in Statesville, N.C.
This investigation falls under the requirements of OSHA's Severe Violators Enforcement Program. Initiated in the spring of 2010, SVEP focuses on recalcitrant employers that endanger workers by committing willful, repeat or failure-to-abate violations in one or more of the following circumstances: a fatality or catastrophe, industry operations or processes that expose workers to severe occupational hazards, employee exposure to hazards related to the potential releases of highly hazardous chemicals and all egregious enforcement actions. For more information on SVEP, go to http://www.osha.gov/dep/svep-directive.pdf*.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Employers and employees with questions regarding workplace safety and health standards can call OSHA's Calumet City Area Office at 708-891-3800. To report workplace injuries, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742).
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It's time to start planning for an outing for the SE members. The idea has been put forth to visit Raven Cliff Falls sometime soon, like on a Sunday in about 30 days to allow everyone to agree on a date and schedule it in to thier days off. Hopefully the weather will be cooperative that far in advance. Chime in and tell me what you can do so we can set this up. I'd like to get a few people going on this so we can get to know each other and have a good time. There may even be some camping involved. Heres a link describing the area, it's near Helen in North Ga.
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Sunbury-On-Thames – April 20, 2020 – Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced its SSD business continues to grow at a strong rate following an astounding 2019. SSD demand through Q1 2020 remained high due to continued growth in the client, enterprise and OEM sectors. Since 2019, Kingston has broadened its SSD portfolio with three new client SSDs, five data center-specific drives ― two of which achieved VMware Ready™ status ― and launched its first U.2 NVMe PCIe solution.
Market share data for 2019 from analyst research companies Forward Insights and TRENDFOCUS showed Kingston in a strong leadership position. Forward Insights ranked Kingston in first place in worldwide channel SSD shipments with 18.3 percent market share, ahead of semiconductor manufacturers Western Digital and Samsung (16.5 percent and 15.1 percent, respectively). According to Forward Insights, almost 120 million SSDs were shipped in the channel in 2019.
“Demand in the channel remained very high as overall shipments increased 36 percent from 2018,” said Gregory Wong, president and principal analyst, Forward Insights. “Kingston’s competitive product portfolio and extensive distribution enabled it to outgrow the market by a factor of two.”
TRENDFOCUS placed Kingston as the third-largest supplier of SSDs globally, with 10.4 percent market share, behind Samsung and Western Digital. In 2019, TRENDFOCUS reported that 276 million SSDs were shipped worldwide, an increase of 36 percent year over year. NAND consumption remained high as SSD shipments continued to surge in both units and average capacities throughout the year.
“Favorable pricing for a good portion of 2019 helped drive demand in the client space, enabling increased SSD-attach rates from the OEMs,” said Don Jeanette, vice president, TRENDFOCUS. “Moving forward through the rest of 2020, SSD-attach rates in PCs will remain strong, with continued strong demand for SATA SSD in various data center deployments, as well as continued increases with Hyperscale buildouts for PCIe.”
“The 2019 research findings from both analyst firms validate Kingston’s growing presence and position in the SSD market,” said Tony Hollingsbee, SSD business manager, Kingston EMEA. “We continue to solidify our presence in the client space with strong SATA offerings as well as distinct NVMe solutions optimized for notebooks and desktops. In addition to the growth in OEM and partner manufacturing, we are proud to deliver several new enterprise solutions with predictable performance and greater dependability for a variety of applications and host environments.”
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Since winning Britain’s Got Talent 2012 as a double act, Ashleigh Butler and her dancing dog Pudsey have become stars in their own right.
Pudsey – a border collie, bichon frise and Chinese crested powderpuff cross – has published his ‘Autobiodography’, starred in David Walliams’ BBC adaptation Mr Stink, attended the Cannes Film Festival and is later this year shooting his first feature film, Pudsey: The Movie.
While his 18-year-old owner is a new presenter on CBBC pet show Who Let The Dogs Out? and will join singer Jodie Prenger and Cbeebies’ Mr Bloom in a festive production of Dick Whittington.
The dancing duo’s next performance together will be at the grand opening of The Pet Show at Stoneleigh Park, near Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, on July 20 at 10am. Ashleigh and Pudsey will be taking part in a special routine on both days of the event.
Other highlights include Smokey the world’s noisiest purring cat and dressage to songs by Run DMC.
Ashleigh is not unfamiliar with Stoneleigh Park. Before becoming famous on the ITV talent show the teenager competed in various dog agility competitions at the venue.
She says: “I have never been to The Pet Show before, but I used to do dog shows at the Stoneleigh grounds and won quite a few competitions, including the Olympia Horse Show in December which also has a competition for dogs.
“My Dad, Nan, Grandad and Aunt are from Birmingham.”
Ashleigh’s feet have hardly touched the ground following her TV success. Last year she and trick–performing Pudsey flew to LA in Simon Cowell’s private jet where they appeared on America’s Got Talent.
Chatting to actor Morgan Freeman backstage on The Jay Leno show was one of the more “surreal” moments, she admits.
“He was lovely,” Ashleigh says.
“It’s been a crazy year – we have been really busy.
“Before we went to America, the idea for a book about Pudsey was mentioned and when we came back five weeks later his Autobidography was ready to go.
“Some of my favourite things have been going to America, performing at the Royal Variety Show and doing six weeks of filming for CBBC.
“I was previously a guest presenter on Who Let The Dogs Out And About? and then they asked me to be a presenter on the main show. It’s really good and great to see the kids and their dogs.
“For my 18th birthday in February I had a massive joint party and Britain’s Got Talent bash with 300 friends and family – it was the first time we’d all celebrated since I’d won. It was brilliant. We went back to the US for a family holiday in Florida earlier this summer.”
As well as counting BGT judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and David Walliams among her friends, Ashleigh keeps in touch with Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville. She says: “I worked with him on Mr Stink last October. He was lovely. He had to work with Pudsey and I had to teach him what to do. I still see him every now and again.”
Pudsey is not Ashleigh’s only pet.
Like her mum Penny, the animal–loving teen, who grew up in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, has been training show dogs since the age of five.
She says: “We have seven dogs – three border collies, one Chinese crested and three cross-breeds – 20 to 30 guinea pigs, five chinchillas and one fish. I don’t have much to do with the chinchillas, guinea pigs or Chinese crested as they are my sister Tayla’s.”
Ashleigh and Pudsey are gearing up for a busy few months ahead.
She adds: “We are going to start shooting the Pudsey movie in September. It’s going to be a fictional film like Lassie. That will take us through to panto season when I am playing Alice Fitzwarren in Dick Whittington at the Manchester Opera House. I am Dick’s love interest. Dick has his cat and Alice has her dog: Pudsey.”
* Ashleigh & Pudsey will be at the UK’s largest indoor and outdoor family pet show, on July 20 and 21 at Stoneleigh Park. Events include The Dog Agility Open Grand Finals 2013, a Shire horse display, and a birds of prey interactive show. There will be dedicated areas for dogs, cats, small animals, birds, horses, fish and micro–pigs with pony rides, petting areas and ‘have a go’ activities and workshops. www.thepetshow.co.uk /0844 581 496
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Eliot Neighborhood Association
Land Use Committee
Minutes for July 11th, 2016
We had a nice walking meeting and discussed the Rodney stop sign issue.
We saw 2 wrecked cars at Monroe and Rodney which have reportedly been there for over a month.
There was a discussion of how the stop signs at Monroe and Morris where they intersect Rodney could be swapped. Clint mentioned how this would make sense to reduce the number of stops for bikes on the 2 routes from 2 in the area to 1. However Allan was very concerned with this issue due to the fact that he lives on Morris street and does not want to move the location of the wrecks to his block. There was a general agreement that some other sort of diversion or speed reduction would be needed on Morris street if this were going to be done.
Allan was asking folks if they thought that the status quo was better than if we simply made the Monroe/Rodney stop sign face east & west noting that the crashes were only happening at this intersection — no one seemed to think that we should turn it. Allan mentioned that he was quite tempted to drop this issue rather than have his street face the burden of having North/South facing stop signs.
Clint & Phil mentioned how the long stretch from Ivy to Russell was much longer than from Williams to Vancouver, while Allan wouldn’t let go of the fact that there are more things to slow cars down on Rodney between the speed bumps and intersections that cause folks to slow down for potentially crossing traffic. Montse mentioned how we could propose adding a diverter at Morris/MLK and Allan mentioned that one at Morris and Rodney could also work, but it seemed like there was not a consensus of how either of those would work.
Allan mentioned about how Morris street east of Rodney is noticeably above the city’s standards for a greenway: < 1000 cars/day and <100 cars/hr at peak.
Several neighbors came by to weigh in but none had any definite answers. Folks generally mentioned that speed bumps should be closer to the intersections, where speeding is most dangerous.
4 thoughts on “LUTC Minutes 2016-07-11”
I live on Monroe just a few doors down from Williams. People come flying through here as they cross Williams. The majority of them are just cutting through to MLK. Flipping the stop signs is probably a good idea. Even better would be a few speed bumps.
After this meeting, I spent the past 2 days going back & fourth with Rich Newlands (project manager) and another PBOT employee (engineer Scott Batson).
I Move that the Eliot LUTC write a letter in support of turning the stop signs at Rodney/Morris and Rodney/Monroe in conjunction with an additional speed bump east of Rodney on Morris Street.
Here’s the details of my conversations:
Scott, the Engineer, had these notes:
a) I confirmed that the bumps on Morris from Williams to MLK were constructed to the 25-mph standard, though the stop sign at Rodney is also probably acting like a middle speed bump. I reviewed the data I have regarding NE Morris, Williams to MLK.
b) PBOT has yet to figure out the best solution for where two greenways cross.
The proposal they have is very much in line with our discussions on Monday night (Thank you Phil, Montse, and Clint for attending).
There are 2 options. The one that I like more is much more expensive and we don’t have a funding source for it, but I am listing it because I think it is worthy of mentioning. Both options would turn the stop signs @ Rodney/Morris St & Rodney/Monroe
cheap & Rich committed that he would pay for it:
A) Least cost, is to turn the stops at Morris/Rodney and Monroe/Rodney (~$600) and infill a single standard speed bump between the current two bumps ($2,000), for a total of 3 bumps, or
This new speed bump – almost exactly between the 2 on Morris street — this would put it just east of the intersection but not ‘at’ the intersection due to their desire to not put in ADA curb cuts for cost reasons.
more expensive & possibly better:
Turn the stops at Morris/Rodney & Monroe/Rodney (~$600) and construct two closely spaced raised crosswalks as depicted in the picture below (<$6,000). The caveat with this is that the intersection would need to be investigated to make sure raised crossings could be constructed easily. Rich said this was a no-go due to their policy that if they 'touch' an intersection they need to make it ADA compliant which means rebuilding all 4 corners.
I have some concerns that there might still be additional crashes at the Morris/Rodney intersection, but I think with the additional speed bump I am willing to live with this as a compromise.
I still think that the volume of traffic on Morris St is too high for a neighborhood greenway and should get attention, but that is a topic for another day when another funding source is available — I'll call it the 'neighborhood greenway defense fund'.
Thank you all for helping me see the light and compromise on this issue.
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Nashville's Top Picks For Parks
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The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) has released a thorough report addressing the progress of the 2015 Paris climate pact and its goal of reducing global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
In 2015 the United Nations met and created the Paris climate pact, an agreement to work together to reduce global warming levels to 2.0°C above pre-industrial levels, with an ideal goal of 1.5°C. As a follow up to the event, the IPCC was invited to produce a report scheduled for a 2018 release that would assess our progress, with the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change. The resultant report was a thorough analysis of our progress towards our 1.5°C goal, and what many of the environmental impacts would be.
To summarise the work of dozens of authors and two years of research: we are ‘nowhere near’ reaching our goal.
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The image below, taken from the IPCC Report, highlighting some key risks and probabilities of global warming over 1.5°.
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Michelle runs a content creation agency offering content writing, editing and photography services with a special focus on travel and tourism, small businesses, science and environmental issues.
- Diploma in Book Editing, Proofreading and Publishing
- Bachelor of Science
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In the innovative world of skincare, there seem to be so many viewpoints on how best to achieve beautiful, healthy skin. But one thing we can all agree on is that exfoliation is absolutely essential, no matter your age, ethnicity or gender. Let’s explore the difference between physical and chemical exfoliation so you can decide the best option for your skin.
It's the actions you take every single day that make you who you are. These default patterns are your habits. If you want to see changes to your results, you need to get real about the choices you make on a day to day basis.
Manta rays are large beautiful creatures that live in warm tropical, subtropical and temperate waters around the globe. There are two species of manta ray in the world - the reef manta ray ( Manta alfredi) and the giant manta ray ( Manta birostris).
The past few months have certainly been tough on all of us, with Covid-19 spreading its way across the globe. We've risen to the challenges of a new way of living - shutting our respective borders and staying inside our homes. Now, we're beginning to cautiously re-emerge.
We've put together a review of the salary ranges you can expect from a UX Design career. In summary: An early career UX Designer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average salary of AU$72,623. A mid-career UX Designer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average salary of AU$86,036.
We've all been there - we start out with the absolute best intentions to make something happen in our lives. We count down to the new year, set a goal or vow to do something about our problems. We write it down and feel super pumped, because, 'Let's do this!'
While it has long been know that cuttlefish have chromatophores - neurally controlled, pigmented organs that they use to change colour and pattern for hunting, hide from predators and attract a mate (Karoff, 2014) - an exciting discovery was made by cuttlefish researchers studying mourning cuttlefish ( Sepia plangon).
Community Therapy provides Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services to help people living with dementia achieve their mobility and independent-living goals. There are many types of dementia, such as: Alzheimer's disease Vascular dementia Lewy Body disease Frontotemporal dementia Alcohol-related dementia Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease HIV-associated dementia People living with dementia often experience cognitive difficulties, including short term memory loss and challenges...
How to create a sustainable enchanted forest birthday party.
Reporting back to the community on a water quality testing blitz of the Mary River and its tributaries. I also wrote much of the draft report, working closely with the project managers. Article appears on page 7
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Prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3, also known as DD3) is a new biomarker that could improve the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis. It is a great biomarker with fairly high specificity and sensitivity. The incidence of prostate cancer is rising steadily in most countries. The commonly used prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test once gave people hope for early diagnosis of prostate cancer. However, the low specificity of the PSA test has resulted in a large number of unnecessary biopsies and overtreatment. During the past decade, many new prostate cancer biomarkers have been found. Among these, PCA3 is the most promising. Due to its great performance in distinguishing prostate cancer from other prostate conditions, PCA3 could likely be applied for early diagnosis of prostate cancer, patient follow-up, prognosis prediction, and targeted therapy. After years of research, we have obtained some knowledge about the sequence of PCA3 gene. We have also determined the relationship between PCA3 and the proliferation of prostate cancer cells and learned some information about how PCA3 affects tumor-related genes and proteins. A PCA3 score has been created, and it has been used in a variety of studies. Some researchers have even applied PCA3 to targeted therapy and obtained a good effect in vitro. This review describes the current state of research, and explores the future prospects for PCA3.
Wang Y, Liu XJ, Yao XD. Are you the author?
Department of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China.
Reference: Chin J Cancer Res. 2014 Aug;26(4):493-500.
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There are things everyone wants for their families, friends and neighbors: a safe place to live, access to good health care and healthy food. Yet as we get older, sometimes meeting basic needs can become more challenging. Next week the 2015 White House Conference on Aging will focus on the policies that impact older Americans across the country. Often, older Americans who live in rural areas are isolated, with fewer transportation options and limited access to other important services. Knowing these unique challenges is one reason USDA and other federal agencies are investing in housing, health care and nutrition programs for our country’s rural seniors.
For instance, USDA’s Rural Development’s Rural Housing Service provides safe, affordable rental housing opportunities for the elderly in rural America through its suite of multi-family housing programs. With more than 5,000 existing multi-family housing complexes for senior citizens living in rural areas, USDA’s Rural Housing Services staff work with partners to provide rural elderly residents with more than 146,400 safe, affordable apartments. These partnerships create places like the East Ward Village Apartments, an abandoned school that was renovated into a multi-family housing complex with 31 units for seniors and disabled individuals in McCook, Nebraska (population 7,770).
USDA’s Rural Housing Service’s Single-Family Housing Repair Program has more than $28.2 million in grants to help 4,670 very low-income, elderly rural residents repair their homes – making them safer and healthier places to live. This includes older Americans like Leon and Priscille Boucher who have lived in the same house in Berlin, New Hampshire (population 9,600) for 47 years. With a small grant from USDA’s Single Family Housing Repair program, the Bouchers were able to replace the faulty roof, making their house safer and more secure.
To improve access to reliable health care in rural communities, a variety of Medicare strategies have been put in place, including the Critical Access Hospital program and expansion of rural health clinics and community health centers. In 2014, USDA’s Rural Housing Service invested more than $176 million in 33 assisted living and nursing home facilities through the Community Facilities program. This includes facilities like the Maple Grove Apartments in Carthage, Illinois (population 2,544). In partnership with USDA, the Hancock County Senior Services Association developed Maple Grove into a new “small house” assisted living design specifically for seniors with limited mobility and advancing dementia.
USDA helped support a new Diabetes Center for Excellence in Akwesasne, New York (population 12,000) to serve the St Regis Mohawk Reservation in upstate rural New York. Chronic health challenges like diabetes impact tribal elders disproportionately, and the Center will help improve the health and wellness of the Akwesasne community by providing specialized services for diabetes prevention and management.
To help rural older Americans who may face challenges in accessing healthy and nutritious food, USDA’s Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) helps low income seniors access fresh, nutritious, locally grown fruits and vegetables, from farmers markets, roadside stands and other local retail. Earlier this year, the AARP Foundation received $3.3 million through the a Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) grant to enable SNAP shoppers to purchase more fresh produce from farmers markets and Kroger grocery stores in Mississippi and Tennessee. AARP Foundation is using this grant to develop and implement a nutrition education program for older adult SNAP shoppers to inform older adults about the value of fresh foods both nutritionally and economically.
On Monday, the White House Conference on Aging will look at these critical issues for older Americans in rural communities and across the country, and we hope you’ll be able to join in the conversation.
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Mondraker Leader RR 29er
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High-End Alloy XC Platform, The Leader models are the best value bikes for all types of riding.
- XtraLite Alloy Full Butted 29er XC frame
- RockShox Reba RL 29 QR15 100mm fork
- Sram Level T 160mm brakes
- Sram NX1 1x11s drivetrain Sram NX1 30T crankset
- MDK-XP1 TLR 29er wheelset
- Onoff Notion XC components
- Maxxis Pace 29 x 2.10 tires
The Mondraker Leader RR 29er 2017 Features are:
Frame: Leader 29er Xtralite Full Butted Alloy
Fork: RockShox Reba 29 RL Solo Air Remote 15mm tapered 100mm
Headset: Fsa Nº57 tapered 1-1/8”->1/5”
Bars: Onoff Notion 0.2 710mm
Stem: Onoff Notion +/-5º
Shifters: SRAM NX1 Trigger right 11s
Rear Mech: SRAM NX1 X-Horizon Type3 11s
Chainset: Sram NX1 DM30t
Bottom Bracket: Sram GXP XR 73mm
Cassette: Sram PG-1130 11-42t 11s
Chain: SRAM PC1110 11s
Front Brake: SRAM Level 160mm
Rear Brake: SRAM Level 160mm
Rims: MDK-XP1 29 TLR wheelset
Front Hub: MDK Disc Pro 15x100mm
Rear Hub: MDK Disc Pro 9x135mm
Tyres: Maxxis Pace 29x2.10 Wire Front - Maxxis Pace 29x2.10 Wire Rear
Seatpost: Onoff Notion 0-R 27.2x400mm
Pedals: Not Included
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A pitching machine throws baseballs to a batter so he can work on becoming a better hitter. Baseball players from the high school ranks on up to the pros use pitching machines for batting practice. Batting cages are also available at many recreational facilities throughout the United States. Here, players from the ages of 5 years old and up can make use of the pitching machines. After a batter deposits a coin or token, the machine will toss a pitch about every 10 seconds. These cages are designated with speeds equipped for everyone from slow, medium, fast, to major league--where the pitching machine delivers a ball at roughly 90 miles per hour (40 meters per second).
In live batting practice, a pitcher or coach will throw baseballs to hitters who swing their bats at the thrown balls. Live batting practice is used to supplement the use of the pitching machine and give hitters the feel for live pitching. Pitching machines have advanced to the point where they can throw not only fastballs, but curveballs, sliders and screwballs as well.
Pitching machines come in a variety of styles. However, the two most popular machines are an arm action machine and a circular wheel machine. The arm action machine simulates the delivery of a pitcher and carries a ball at the end of a bracket, much like a hand would. The arm action machine then delivers the ball in an overhand motion. The circular wheel machine contains one or two wheels that spin much like a bike tire. The wheels on these machines are usually set in either a horizontal or vertical fashion. With a circular machine, a ball shoots out towards the hitter after it is fed into the wheel or wheels.
The use of pitching machines allows baseball players the opportunity to get batting practice on their own. Most batting machines are set up in a batting cage, a netted area that will contain the balls after they are hit. By using a pitching machine and a batting cage, hitters can get a huge number of batting reps without having to drag other players out to a baseball field or wear out the arms of team pitchers or coaches. The cost of pitching machines varies greatly. On the high end, the popular two-wheeled, JUGS model is a versatile and durable machine used by colleges and professionals. Low cost Atec models are durable and more cost friendly for families.
Baseball pitching machines are a great tool for improving your swing and hitting skills.
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If you have yet to give yourself the pleasure wallop of seeing and hearing Daniel, I don't want you "to be free of hope"... so....
guest post by Brian Godshall
I know how important music can be to your projects.I wanted to point out some new developments in the music business that may prove advantageous for any upcoming media you are producing. You may already be aware of some of these and some may be new to you. I hope this information is helpful. After you've taken a look at this, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
1. Putting brands together with music and indie films I have been working on some ideas and connections to put together a brand or brands with music and indie films. Specifically I am proposing that an advertiser can pay for some or all of the music rights in an indie film in exchange for co-promotional opportunities. If you have questions or are interested in this concept, please contact me directly. I expressly would like to hear about upcoming film projects and/or review scripts where source music is a key element to see which brand(s) may be appropriate for such opportunities.
2. 3/27/12 - DMNews - Madonna & Smirnoff - Hip Digital
Per Digital Music News Smirnoff announced in March a massive discount on a modified version of Madonna's latest album, MDNA. The 'Nightlife Edition,' which includes 7 album tracks, 4 Smirnoff exclusive remixes, and 3 additional remixes (apparently non-exclusive), is selling for just $3.50. The special collection was put together by Hip Digital, which specializes in just this sort of music branding alliance.
3. Less expensive music on YouTube clips I have a contact at Manhattan PR firm and they had posted a promo clip on Facebook for the Broadway play VENUS IN FUR. I've attached a link below. They used a popular song (from 2009 - Florence & the Machine/"Kiss with a fist") so I contacted them as how they got this (thinking maybe no one cleared it). However he told me, and my cursory research confirmed, that as of recently youtube has available a certain amount of current music for cheap (meaning $100-$200.00) for use on Youtube only. Anyway I thought it made the clip really "pop" and evidently it was all legal and it looks and sounds great.
If you think you have a client or need to see about this and want my help, let me know and I can look into it for you. I may be able do some initial work gratis - it may not even take that long.
4. With Romplr, fans can now connect to artists' music in a whole new personal way by creating their own versions of a song and being part of the creative process. In addition to the core song elements, fans can then record and share their mixes through Facebook Connect, through email or on www.romplr.com the online interactive music companion site. Heh, the song example on the home 'how to' page is Tone Loc's 'WILD THING' - from 1988. Check it out.
5. These Numbers May Change Your Attitude About Three-Strikes...Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by paul from www.digitalmusicnews.com
SOPA could be the first battle in an anti-piracy World War III, but there may be softer solutions to this problem. Just last week, prominent VC Fred Wilson outlined a plan that involved self-policing of bad actors by the tech community itself - without the bitter aftertaste of FBI raids and DNS takeovers. And across the Atlantic, France just presented some interesting stats related to its controversial three-strikes enforcement campaign. You know, the one that features warning letters and threats of access cutting, all under the banner of Hadopi. This effort has a bad reputation, but it's actually far softer than high-profile RIAA lawsuits that bankrupt file-sharers, some of which are still being prosecuted today. Hadopi claims that file-sharing is ebbing, though certainly apps like Spotify and the native Deezer have something to do with that. But a separate study out of Wellesley and Carnegie Mellon asserts that iTunes sales are now stronger in France relative to the rest of Europe.
But this may be the most interesting set of stats:
French population (2011): 65.8 million
Number of first-round letters: 822,000
Number of second-round letters: 68,000
Number of third-round letters: 165
So, the group that ultimately received a third letter is 0.02 percent of the group, and 0.00025 percent of the broader population. And, these aren't devastating, RIAA-style consequences: rather, the 'bad actors' will receive fines of 1,500 euros, a month of no internet access, or both (we've heard higher terms, but this is according to the latest information from the group). That's it.
It's softer, and just maybe an effective strategy.
"We suggest that with regard to mitigation of sales displacement by piracy, a national anti-piracy policy combined with educational efforts is much more effective in the longer term than a small number of high-profile lawsuits."
Wellesley/Carnegie Mellon researchers.
6. from Variety 4/27/12 -- DJs look to thefuture.com for mix royalties - With the mainstreaming of electronic dance music, the industry has had to confront a number of challenges adapting DJ culture to more established digital music platforms. Not the least of these issues is that longform DJ mixes -- which are to dance music fans what extended jams of "Dark Star" are to Deadheads -- are virtually impossible to find on mainstream Internet radio or streaming services.
Since DJ mixes can contain nearly unrecognizable snippets from countless songs, attempts to stream or sell them on aboveboard platforms can run into hurdles from the amassed rights holders involved. But a newly launched startup dubbed Thefuture.fm -- formerly Dubset -- is trying to clean up the space, offering what it claims is the first platform to offer fully legal streams of mixed audio.
The company utilizes an audio fingerprinting technology it calls MixScan to track every song incorporated into the mixes it provides and to allocate payments to both DJs and the rightsholders of all sampled material accordingly. Partnering with BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, SoundExchange and NARM, the service calculates royalty payments by analyzing the plays a particular mix receives, coupled with the presence of particular songs in the mix, then distributes payments to the appropriate bodies.
7. FINALLY some music branding trivia -- The Rolling Stones did this commercial jingle for RICE KRISPIES Cereal in 1963; the song appeared in a commercial that aired only in the UK in 1964. Here’s the spot in question:
Brian Godshall has handled music clearances and/or licensing for over 15 years for many dozens of independent films including more recent movies such as CAUCUS, PLEASE GIVE and JACK GOES BOATING as well as past films such as TOWELHEAD, BORN INTO BROTHELS, GARDEN STATE, GUNNIN' FOR THAT #1 SPOT, KINSEY, THE NAMESAKE, SONGCATCHER and many others. He looks forward to new ideas and changes in the independent film industry.
Well, this is the next best thing...
Is it only me, or does everyone else always hear the James Bond theme when I walk into a room?
The world keeps getting better and better -- at least in terms how we can create better work and get it seen. Today, has brought some more good news. Blake Whitman, Vimeo's VP of Creative Development, announces Vimeo's New Music Store:
In addition to being Vimeo’s VP of Creative Development, I also make videos. Something that I’ve been struggling with for a while now, is how to find music that I can legally use in my videos. I search and search and search every music related site on the net and it ends up taking WAY too much of my time. And even when I find that needle in the haystack, figuring out how to actually use the song (legally that is) is a whole other story. Do I contact the musician? The label? Do I need an attorney and who's going to pay for that?!
So we had an idea. Wouldn’t it be great to create a place on Vimeo to easily discover, license and download music? Well, the obvious answer is OF COURSE, but we wanted to make sure it would be easy and intuitive to use. So we decided to create Music Store, a music library powered by two great curated music providers, Audiosocket and the Free Music Archive. The library allows anyone to search tracks by lots of different criteria and provides license agreements right there on the site. You can purchase and/or download music easily and then throw it in an editor and start editing!
Check the key features:
• Over 45,000 songs
•Three types of licenses: 1) Creative Commons licenses which are free (yes free), 2) Personal use, Non-commercial, web-use licenses for the casual user which are $1.99 per track; and 3) Commercial, web-use licenses for professional users which are $98 per track.
•Searchable by over 100 features like tempo, mood, theme, genre and instrumentation
Music is a big deal for every filmmaker. But every Producer also knows that come music clearance time, money is running out, nerves have been scraped raw, and it is a hell of a lot of work and time to get the clearances in place. And usually you can not get paid until you complete delivery, and that includes delivery of the music licenses.
Those dedicated, music-loving souls whom do the clearances are one of the many unsung heroes of the film biz. I have had the pleasure of working with Brian Godshall on several of my films, and he is one of the really great ones. Today, he extends his generosity to share some of the latest developments of where the film and music world meet.
You know how important music can be to your projects. So we know you want to know all the new developments in the music business that may prove advantageous for an upcoming media you are producing. You may already be aware of some of these and some may be new to you. After you've taken a look at this list, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
1. As of 6/10 Rumblefish makes available some music of theirs for free/cheap to video makers for you tube productions; www.friendlymusic.com; You can pick from 400,000 songs for $1.99 per video - they developed an app to make it easy and cheap to use music on websites, etc. rumblefish.com;
2. Per music blog/website Digital Music News-- 4/29/11 -- music focused Facebook deal - businesses can now reward visiting customers with free Mp3s - thanks to Facebook check-in incentive system created by Neurotic Media; neuroticmedia.com;
3. Mix Match Music allows music fans to make their own mixes of master recordings that are available through this site. Perhaps this may be a valuable tool to promote the music in your next project. mixmatchmusic.com;
4. Branding - some of the major record labels are joining up with an entity which has something to promote, such as a film, and a "sponsor" through a branding effort. The sponsor will then pay for the music download when a fan of the project goes onto the site and wants to download new music. target="_blank">hipdigitalmedia.com;
5. Per Digital Music News 8/25/11 - ReverbNation - has just launched "promote it" a Facebook-based ad platform that offer customized targeting, landing pages, and far deeper interactivity reports. ReverbNation is one of several companies to use the updated Facebook ad platform. Perhaps this can be used in your next music based project. reverbnation.com;
6. Shazam - It all started in 2002 - even before the advent of smartphones - Shazam launched a simple service designed to connect people in the UK with music they heard but didn’t know. Since then, Shazam has come of age and moved beyond music discovery and has now evolved into one of the world’s most recognized mobile consumer brands. The launch pad to our success has been our core music recognition technology that enables anyone with a mobile phone to identify music that is playing - even under noisy conditions - wherever they are, simply by Shazaming it. The clip is run through our database of more than 10 million tracks (extending back to the '50s) to find an exact fingerprint match. shazam.com;
7. Just for fun you may want to check out THE BEATLES who granted use of their music to the site whymusicmatters.com; Their 2 minute video promotes the legal use of music. There are also short films with music from, among others, Louis Armstrong, The Jam, Kate Bush and Sigur Ros.
8. The President of NMPA Calls for Blanket Licensing of Mechanical and Sync Rights - The article below basically talks about how the Harry Fox Agency/NMPA are in discussions with the record labels and digital companies to revise legislation pertaining to some of the synch (film, TV and other visual media) uses of music. It may result in faster and more economical fees being charged to the producers of such audio-visual media. This was reported on various websites such as Billboard and indie-music.com.
June 16, 2011 By Ed Christman (@edchristman), New York At the National Music Publishers Association's annual meeting yesterday (June 15), president and CEO David Israelite urged members that now is the time to create U.S. blanket-licensing solutions for digital music service providers seeking mechanical and synchronization rights.
He said that music publishers are facing "three big challenges:" they have to continue to fight copyright theft and infringement; they have to help legal digital sites to prosper; and they have to make sure that publishers get their fair share of that prosperity.
But he said that prosperity could remain elusive if the industry continues to license the way it has been. "If you look at the challenges of the industry," the way we license doesn't work: it is broken."
As a solution, Israelite said that now is the time to revisit the SIRA Act (Section 115 Reform Act) of 2006, which never made its way successfully through Congress to become the law of the land.
He urged that legislation be crafted that would create designated agents to act on behalf of all music publishers for synch and mechanical rights. He said that it didn't have to be one agent, it could be a small number similar to the set-up of ASCAP, SESAC and BMI. As long as they agents were competitive and publishers had the right to align with any one of the appointed agents they so chose, and could switch if they wanted to, that would fill the void.
Otherwise, he warned, the music industry would lose out on creative business models, which might never launch because of the complicated licensing situation. Moreover, Israelite noted that the reform would only be in circumstances where the user requires blanket licenses. Publishers could still cut individual deals in situations that make sense.
He cited the Youtube litigation as a situation warranting some kind of mass synchronization vehicle. In that litigation, music publishers and other entertainment rights holders including Viacom are seeking to overturn a court decision in favor of the website. That decision said that when user-generated video's containing copyrighted materials are uploaded to Youtube by users other than the rights owners, the site is protected by the fair-use provision provided by the safe harbor element of the Digital Millennium's Copyright Act.
But what if Youtube conceded and wanted to be properly licensed? "We wouldn't be able" to provide them with an easy solution for mass synchronization licensing, he said. That's why its time to revisit the SIRA Act.
He made the point that in revisiting the SIRA Act, other music publishing issues might also be resolved. For example, music publishers don't think it is fair that they get only 9 cents from a $1.29 list-priced downloaded song while the master rights owners get 81 cents.
Later, Israelite told Billboard that the NMPA was working with record labels and digital companies on how to draft such legislation. "We are far along in concept, but there is nothing on paper yet," he said. The industry won't even reach out to Congress until everything is negotiated and ready to go. "This shouldn't be controversial [legislation]," he said. "We will all come together to support it."
Earlier, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton opened the meeting with a keynote address that began with the admission: "I am here because I feel your industry is under assault from IP thieves and counterfeiters,'" Morton said. "We haven't done enough about it." But that has changed with the current Obama administration he said.
Among the steps the administration has taken is the creation of an IP Center in Arlington Va., which includes not only ICE staffers but personnel from Interpol and other agencies from countries like Canada and Mexico.
In one of its more controversial actions, ICE has been targeting infringing websites and seizing the assets.
As a result he said a lot of other sites came down just because they thought we were going to go after them. When ICE started putting seizure banners on sites, it had an unanticipated reaction. Even more people went to visit the sites to see the seizure banners. What ICE started doing was putting up educational messages about copyright infringement.
Ken Feinberg, the managing partner of Feinberg Rozen lawfirm, gave the other keynote address. He was appointed the special master of the administration of payout from the pending-and-unmatched funds. So far, $161 million has been paid out, to over 1,200 music publishers, he reported to NMPA members.
He called the pending-and unmatched settlement that he administered unusual because very rarely is he presented with a negotiated solution on the front-end.
There was one big problem, he conceded. That occurred when he realized there were over 2,350 songs with "conflicts", where ownership claims in each of those songs added up to more than 100% ownership. But today, through privately held negotiations, that has been reduced to 52 conflicts, which he labeled a tremendous achievement.
Finally, beyond the settlement, Feinberg noted that while there are thousands of trade associations in Washington very few have more input than the NMPA.
Brian Godshall has handled music clearances and/or licensing for over 15 years for many dozens of independent films including the more recent movies PLEASE GIVE and JACK GOES BOATING as well as past films such as TOWELHEAD, BORN INTO BROTHELS, GARDEN STATE, GUNNIN' FOR THAT #1 SPOT, KINSEY, THE NAMESAKE, SONGCATCHER and many others. He looks forward to new ideas and changes in the independent film industry. Email: [email protected] Web: bgodshallcleamusic.com;
Ted adds: "By the way, I don't usually give out this sort of blanket endorsements, but: HIRE THIS GUY. You won't be sorry. He's worth his weight (and rate) in gold.
Just because you can do something, does that mean that you should. Do short term needs always outweigh long term goals? Does obtaining services for less than they are worth make you a good producer? Last month Jordan Passman introduced us to his scoreAscore service, allowing filmmakers to connect with composers at prices they set. Today Jordan guest posts to expand on his vision to stop the marginalization of music in the film biz.
We fight for film music, and here's why:
"This is an unpaid request."
"Ultra low budget, so no upfront fee"
When you break down the filmmaking process, it's easy to see why music gets so frequently marginalized. Music is a final thought. A composer is almost always the last one to join the creative team, and at that point filmmakers have already spent their budget on production, talent, editors, DPs etc. The filmmakers who are posting the above headlines on craigslist exemplify a major problem in this business. Often times, they already paid their DP, editor, actors, make-up artists...but now it's time for music, and they have no money put aside for a composer, yet they expect someone to do the job at no cost. It's like losing 500 dollars in blackjack, and then being upset over the two dollar charge for the valet who parked your car. The two dollar valet fee pays the overhead and the employees’ time, but it hurts to spend that money when you're already in debt. I am confident that filmmakers still see the value in music for film, however, we need to remind them that it’s crucial to compensate composers for their hard work.
Composers should not be a last thought, but rather a key aspect of a film, one that merits fair compensation. The composers I know put everything they have into every job they have. They always deliver their best, even when they know they are underpaid or even unappreciated. It takes hundreds of hours of focus and dedication to deliver a film score (writing, orchestrating, recording, producing, mixing, mastering, etc.), and yet it's sometimes expected to be done to perfection, with little to no budget! We're in a world where the perceived value of music is less and less, and people think it can be created instantly on a computer. But in fact it takes an incredible skill set to create a powerful score. How do we instill the value of music into this artform? The solution is to put the choice into the filmmakers hands.
Because I am passionate about solving this problem, I created scoreAscore.com. I am a firm believer that "what you spend is what you get", and my experience running scoreAscore has proved this theory. Like all other creative individuals, the best scores are produced by composers who feel valued and appreciated. Anyone who has worked with professional composers on a project with a luxurious budget knows what they do to enhance a film. I want to create a healthy and fair way for media producers to find music, and for composers to contribute to projects. scoreAscore allows filmmakers to name their price for their music. The mission of scoreAscore is to value composers' work, so that all camps are happy. We can't afford to lose the professional composers in this industry, and if we don't pay them deservedly, we will lose the magic that music brings to films.
-- Jordan Passman
Jordan Passman launched scoreAscore.com in May 2010. Born and raised in LA, music has always been a huge part of Jordan’ s life. In his early career, he worked in the entertainment industry throughout college (Creative Artists Agency, Warner Bros. Studios & Warner Bros. Records). After graduating from Pitzer College, Jordan joined the Film/TV Membership Department of ASCAP (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers) in New York.
And beyond this great clip (and The Grey Album, GirlTalk, & BiggieHendrix) what else plays on it?
I once had dreams that our movement away from an impulse buy based entertainment economy, over into one based on choice and commitment, would lead to greater demand and thus increased funding for diverse, ambitious work of quality. Sigh... It seems, though, that the planet I live on asks those of us who care about such things to do more for less. Unlike some, I think there is a surplus of immensely talented folk out there with great stories to tell in interesting ways. Unfortunately, it is really hard for most artists to do great work on their own. And that's where producers come in. So it's completely frustrating when we are trying to do more work, but there is far less funds available to work with. What are we supposed to do? Fortunately, not only does the technology improve, but there are some people out there who keep coming up with good ideas for our benefit. Today, I have a new one of those for you, one that can help you produce good movies for less money: scoreAscore.
I am going to let xcoreAscore's founder tell you all about it:
I’m Jordan Passman, founder and CEO of scoreAscore.com. I created scoreAscore to connect professional music composers and quality media producers. Why scoreAscore? There are big project owners who can pick up the phone and call one of the top film composer agencies to find what they need. On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are film producers scrounging through overwhelming music libraries looking for great music.
With our Name-Your-Price system, scoreAscore.com gives you original music in an easy-to-use, safe and efficient environment. Each composer is a professional who has been personally screened; some have even won Emmys and been nominated for Academy Awards.
We offer 24/7 access to composers and their music, with a mission to pair the next John Williams with the next Steven Spielberg. Our current clients include: Directors, Producers, Ad Agencies, Video Game Publishers, Trailer Houses, Music Supervisors and more! Check us out. Feel free to reach out to me directly at anytime.
Take 50 seconds to check out this animation, explaining how scoreAscore works: scoreAscore.com/learnmore.php
Jordan Passman launched scoreAscore.com in May 2010. Born and raised in LA, music has always been a huge part of Jordan' s life. In his early career, he worked in the entertainment industry throughout college (Creative Artists Agency, Warner Bros. Studios & Warner Bros. Records). After graduating from Pitzer College, Jordan joined the Film/TV Membership Department of ASCAP (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers) in New York.
I just stumbled across The Guardian's live music series "How I Wrote..." where musicians tell of the inspiration behind their top songs -- and then perform them live in the studio. It's quite a find and worthy of burning off at least an hour today. From Cee Lo Green, British Sea Power, Warpaint, Antony & The Johnsons, to Rufus Wainwright and Corinne Bailey Rae. It's quite a collection.
You can follow them on Twitter to get the latest updates of course..
Some music is for the birds. This is made by them. Little wing indeed.
This is it!
I guess this song became a "classic" because it is so silly. I never got it otherwise. It seems designed for Karoake but it came out BEFORE people did that. Go figure. Well this version totally captures the pure silliness inside.
And then afterwards your entire household can sing operatically all day -- just sayin'...
Some say this is the weirdest Beatles' cover EVER! We wish they sang on our corner every weekend.
The creator of Where The Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree, and other classics, had a few choice nuggets that he hadn't yet aired by the time his time expired. Check it out.
I moved to NYC because of Lou Reed and Martin Scorsese. They were my young man gods of creation.
Was it the semi-narrative, the accusatory question (How does it feel?!), the multiple meanings of the chorus, the propulsive rave up, or just the great tune over all, but how many songs manage not to just stick for decades but rise to the pinnacle of great rock songs? And then to get the namesake and the creator together in their fifties still rockin' it before multiple cameras and a giant swarm of fans loving every minute.
Wow. Four things we like that taste great together. Don't you just love putting stuff in a bowl and mixing different ingredients together and just experimenting what it might taste like? Well, this is not that, because they clearly knew what they were doing taking the 8 bit video game look, mixing in Legos and animation and backing it with some great computer generated music. Pure fun in our bowl.
Before I ever came to NYC I spent quite a bit of time dreaming of doing so. I wanted it to be a world where everyone was as cool as Mink DeVille. He definitely gets some of the credit for moving me off the basic R&R focus and onto the wild and diverse turf that is American music. Now, having realized our loss this week, I realize I have missed all the great stuff he did after those first few albums. I may have to start to buy music again!
When we were first trying to figure out how to make a lot of movie with a very little bit of money, our MO was to boil each scene down to it's single essence. Or at least try to. Why fill it up? Why not strip it down instead? What was it that the movie truly couldn't live without? Was the scene about plot or performance, beauty or energy, humor or emotion? I think this video could have helped us a lot...
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i need to stop imagining scenarios in my head that have a -2% chance of actually happening it’s becoming a problem
Id really love to have him under my xmas tree
there is only two people on this earth that make those moves work for them
Its ridiculous how good this is
It never gets old.
IT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY WHEN PEOPLE REFER TO ME AS THEIR FRIEND WHOA. FRIEND
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do you ever look at somebody and wonder how they moan during sex
no but thanks now i have a new habit forced upon me whenever i go out
i think about this post at the most inappropriate times and it has ruined my life
im just waitin for some mysterious person to come into my life and tell me i am the chosen one for some crazy ass mission thing which will be no surprise to me cuz i rock n i kick butt n then ill save the world but in a cool n badass way n probably look hot as heck while doing it
It’s almost that time of the semester.
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The Lead Paint Project
Who we are
Kids Legal's Lead Paint Project was created in 2015 to help protect families and kids in Androscoggin County who are at high-risk for lead poisoning because of the lead-based paint in their homes.
Attorneys represent parents of children that have been poisoned by lead in their homes and those concerned that their homes may have lead hazards. They help parents navigate Maine's lead paint, housing, and special education laws. They also advocates on behalf of families if their children need special education services as a result of lead poisoning.
What we do
The Lead Paint Project educates, advocates, and litigates.
The Lead Paint Project provides free legal trainings to anyone who is interested in learning more about Maine's lead laws. We have trained medical providers, social workers, teachers, parents, tenants, and landlords.
The Lead Paint Project works with families and provides free legal advice based on their specific needs. Often, parents just want someone to make sure that their voice is heard. Whether it's with their landlord, doctor, or child's school the Lead Paint Project works with families to explain the often confusing areas of landlord/tenant law, Maine's lead paint regulations, and special education law.
The Lead Paint Project provides free legal representation to families of children who have been poisoned by lead paint hazards. Maine's laws protect renters from hazardous conditions within their homes. It also requires landlords to take reasonable steps to fix hazardous conditions once they become aware of them.
Maine law also requires that children who qualify for special education, including those who have been poisoned by lead, receive the appropriate services.
The Lead Paint Project represent parents in court and administrative forums to ensure that their housing and education rights are protected.
The Lead Paint Project is located in Androscoggin County within the Lewiston regional office of Pine Tree Legal Assistance.
office is at 95 Park St., Suite 301, Lewiston, ME 04240
mailing address is: P.O. Box 398, Lewiston, ME 04243
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Discussion in 'InsideTopAlcohol.com Tech Questions' started by dragster156, Feb 9, 2019.
any new latest greatest ideas with ring gaps?
What's everyone doing these days?
Always better to go too big than too small! I run .040-.045” on both the top and second ring with a 4.560” bore with very little leakdown and no blow by into the breathers on a blown alcohol bbc and never worry about butting the rings!
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More thanhave an active social media account. And with so much of our lives spent online these days, your social media profile can easily become a hotbed for criminals on the hunt for your details. From accepting friend requests from seemingly harmless strangers to sharing far-flung holiday photos, find out what’s putting you at risk and learn how to change your social media habits to protect yourself.
It’s not uncommon for scammers to use social media to make their approaches more personal. Criminals aren’t stupid; the more they know about you, the easier it is to impersonate you. And they can learn a lot about you from your profiles, such as your friends and families’ names, where you live and what you do on the weekends.
Using this information, they could try to connect with you as a friend or romantic interest (both Instagram and Facebook are). They do this in the hope that you’ll grow to trust them and, in turn, offer up more of your personal information which they can use against you. They might also try to sell you fake shopping deals, competitions or investment opportunities they think will appeal to you, to get you to part with your money.
The bottom line is: never accept social connection requests from people you don’t know or trust.
2. Exposing too much of yourself
Fraudsters can use the information you post online to piece together your identity in order to apply for credit or buy things in your name. For example, they might try to locate your maiden name, date of birth or pet’s name - all of these are commonly used for passwords which they could attempt to crack to access your accounts.
You also put yourself at risk of identity theft when you post updates of your activities and day to day life on social media. If you post a photo of yourself on holiday, it won’t take a criminal long to work out that your house is empty and. As well as expensive items like jewellery and electronics, criminals might also take documents containing your personal and banking information (such as utility bills) during the break in. Using the seemingly innocent information lying around your home, it wouldn’t take long for someone to commit identity fraud in your name.
While sharing photos and updates can be a great way to keep in touch with loved ones, try to limit how much information is publicly available on your social media sites.
3. Not checking your privacy settings
If you haven’t checked yourrecently, it’s worth doing so now (it only takes a few minutes).
We suggest you keep your settings as private as possible. For example, only allow people you’re connected with to view your profile photo, date of birth and city. You can also control who’s able to send you friend requests, view your posts and see your connections.
If your privacy settings aren’t secure, you’re leaving yourself vulnerable to fraudsters being able to dig into your personal life without you knowing about it.
4. Providing too much information to third-party apps
It’s important to be careful when you’re allowing third-party apps access to your social media accounts. For example, when you play an online game or rent a holiday home, the company might ask for your permission to access or link with your social media profile.
Before you consent, make sure that the request is coming from a reputable company. Even then, it’s sensible to enter as little personal information as possible. By doing this, you’re minimising how much of your personal data could be impact if the app was to fall victim to a security breaches (like whenfor breaching Australian privacy law).
5. Using the same password for multiple accounts
Avoid using the same password for your social media accounts as you do for other accounts - particularly your email account. Once someone has access to this, they have the potential to unlock hundreds of your other accounts and change the passwords on your behalf, so only they have access.
It’s best to change your passwords regularly and make sure they’re as long and complex as possible. If you need some inspiration, have a read of ourwhich outlines some password generators and tips for creating strong, unique passwords.
And set up two-factor authentication (2FA) if possible. This is usually available for sites containing your personal or sensitive information, such as mobile banking apps, social media platforms and ClearScore. With 2FA, you’ll be asked to enter a code sent to your mobile phone as well as your password when you try to log in, adding an extra layer of security to your account.
Set up 2FA on yournow - it’s quick, free and simple to do.
If you think you’ve fallen victim to identity theft or fraud,as soon as possible to prevent any further damage.
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Okay. He's got it. Pretty soon, he'll find out what it is. Now -- what does he do with it? The cheap (and easy, and probably accurate) answer is 'Whatever Will tells him to do.' But...
This could be the latest in a series of BB twists that proves to be absolutely no factor in the game. It's very possible that Mike will pull a Terry and just sit on the thing until it's no longer good. Chilltown's entire existence in the cage has been based around not openly seizing power. They sit back, they watch, they manipulate -- and frankly, they don't care what's happening as long as they're not the ones at risk. If things continue to work against the floaters, possibly including a dump of James at the first convenient moment, Mike & Will may not find themselves in a position where they must use the coup. Erika goes, Danielle goes, Marcellas goes -- that's three and the pointless twist is dead for the year.
Is there a position where Mike would have to use the coup? It feels like there's one: he and Will on the block. But right now, they've managed to convince the non-floaters in the cage that their best interest is in getting the floaters out -- and the floaters think they've got to dump S6 before anyone else. It would take a major synapse firing by someone to come to the 'Chilltown must go now!' conclusion, and that doesn't seem likely with this group. Howie might do it by accident, but that's just a case of scrambling up the keys. A Mike & Will nomination is still possible, but at this point, it's not probable --
-- and Mike might not use the coup even if that went through. Right now, Will is Mike's shield: if he has any brains at all, he's realized this. Mike is not a primary target as long as Will's around. However, this is giving Mike credit for the ability to think, or at least, to think for himself. Right now, Will's doing the thinking for both of them. It's quite possible that if they were both up, Mike might say 'Well, only one of us can win and he's got to go sometime. They're all going to target him and I'll be in the house for another week -- where's the harm?' This would be monumentally stupid. It might even be as monumentally stupid as invoking the coup at the wrong moment and turning Chilltown into the target in the cage, because the primary motivation on any BB season is always revenge, and suddenly, people would have something new to take revenge for.
My early prediction: no direct use of the coup unless Will & Mike are both up. He may, however, explain how it functions to the other hamsters (if he's allowed to) and use it as a threat to get Chilltown's way. "Don't bother nominating us -- we'll just flip you up there instead." The coup may be more helpful as a threat than an event. You can use a threat every week until the slip is no longer good.
But of course, if Chilltown goes with that, they'd better make sure the other hamsters believe the coup is good for the entire game. Because as soon as it runs out --
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Here's a place to talk about the relationships in your life whenever you want.
Oh hey there! Yes, it is a great party. Have you had a cupcake? Yes the numbers are great, we're pleased.Yes, I've already sexually harassed someone. There will probably be a lot more of that, I hope that's OK. Mmhmm. Oh, thank you!
... So, what exactly is your role here? Oh. CEO. Well, that's something I should have known.
And SCENE. Thats me at Tuesday night's launch party stuffing my foot down my gaping maw after a 20-minute conversation with the in-my-defense very young and unassuming CEO of my new company, Say Media. Also in my defense: Very new to company, exhausted after 13 or so 12-hour days hunched over my desk and giggling crone-like with Jane at dubiously funny inside jokes. Not in my defense: I had already been in several meetings that day with said CEO.
I then possibly proceeded to dig the hole deeper by uttering an apology in which I referred to myself as "the biggest asshole in the world."
The smart professional business lady lesson here: Always know who the top-ranking officers of your company here. That's just good sense.
Making mistakes so you don't have to since 1983.
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Netflix is reinforcing their commitment to black storytellers through a dedicated collection of movies and documentaries about the black experience in America. The collection is now available to all U.S. Netflix users.
When we say “Black Lives Matter,” we also mean “Black storytelling matters.” With an understanding that our commit… https://t.co/Tbm0hJeg3b— Netflix (@Netflix)1591794009.0
Netflix showed their solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement through this tweet about the new collection of films that pops up when users first log into Netflix, The pop-up reads:
"More than a moment. Black lives matter. Learn more about racial injustice and the Black experience in America with this collection of films, series, and documentaries."
Users can then choose to enter the collection or continue to the homepage.
With so many lists being compiled on what to watch right now to educate yourself about blackness and racism, Netflix creates a one-stop place to start this intensive process of gathering information and becoming informed about racial inequality. The collection includes various genres perfect for viewers of all tastes. Here are just a few of the 47 films, series and documentaries that are included in this collection:
- Dear White People
- When They See Us
- Orange is the New Black
- Beyonce's Homecoming
- Da 5 Bloods
- Get An Inside Look At Steve Carell In Netflix's 'Space Force ... ›
- Tamron Hall Announces 'Hear Us Now' Special Highlighting The ... ›
- Keke Palmer Goes Face To Face With National Guard At LA Protest ... ›
- Inside Beyoncé's New Documentary on Netflix - Celebrity Page ›
- Keke Palmer Discusses Aftermath Of Her Viral Protest Video On Jimmy Kimmel Live - Celebrity Page ›
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Beaulieu reminds us “Don’t give up hope, and don’t give in to whining or complaining. America is still the land of opportunity where you can become what you dream to be.”
Wednesday’s Wisdom……Quotes From The Original Real Estate Sages!
It’s a fact that real estate – more specifically, real estate investing – has been the investment vehicle that has created more wealth than any other financial instrument in the history of humankind.
“Every person who invests in well-selected real estate in a growing section of a prosperous community adopts the surest and safest method of becoming independent, for real estate is the basis of wealth.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
“Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate. More money has been made in real estate than in all industrial investments combined. The wise young man or wage earner of today invests his money in real estate.”
– Andrew Carnegie
“No investment on earth is so safe, so sure, so certain to enrich its owners as undeveloped realty. I always advise my friends to place their savings in realty near a growing city. There is no such savings bank anywhere.”
– Grover Cleveland
“Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.”
– Franklin Delano Roosevelt
“Real estate is the best investment for small savings. More money is made from the rise in real estate values than from all other causes combined.”
– William Jennings Bryan
“Real estate is an imperishable asset, ever increasing in value. It is the most solid security that human ingenuity has devised. It is the basis of all security and about the only indestructible security.”
– Russell Sage
“Don’t wait to buy land, buy land and wait.”
“Buy land. They ain’t making any more of the stuff.”
– Will Rogers
Have a Terrific Day Everyone!
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