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The Lehighton wrestling team dug deep to earn its first win of the season, 42-30, over East Stroudsburg North in Mountain Valley Conference action on Thursday.
The Timberwolves took an early 12-0 advantage after the Indians were forced to forfeit the opening bouts at 220 and 285.
Lehighton coach Dan Williams knew the forfeits would cost his team and that it would have to make up for it elsewhere.
"We knew it was going to be a close match, especially giving up a few forfeits," Williams said. "But it was nice to get a win.
"When you have a young team, its nice when they can start to gel together and the best way they can do that is through winning. I told them they really wrestled as a team and got themselves a win."
Lehighton got on the board with Tegan Durishin's dominant 9-0 decision over Nate Caraballo at 106. The win moves Durishin to 8-4 on the season, establishing him as one of the Indians' most consistent wrestlers.
Lehighton coach Dan Williams was more than pleased with Durishin's effort on the night.
"Tegan was one of those guys that was banged up but basically went out there and wrestled because he knew the team needed him," Williams said. "He got a nice win for us."
Lehighton got a crucial victory at 160 when Connor Frey pinned North's Robert Goetz. The win pushed the Indians' lead to 32-24 and gave them the breathing room they needed to hang on for the victory. With the win, Frey moves to 9-5 on the season.
While Williams is happy with the victory, he is even more pleased that he is seeing improvement in his young team.
"With some of these young guys what you have to look for is improvement," Williams said. "I'm seeing guys improve as we move along and that's really all I can ask for with this group of kids."
Williams believes this win will be a stepping stone for the young Lehighton team and help set the tone for the rest of the season.
"You could see the excitement in these young guys getting their first team win," Williams said, adding that it was their reward for working hard in practice. | {
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The big story of the past seven days
✣US breaks with UN on anti-Christian persecution
What happened?
The White House has overhauled its strategy for helping persecuted Christians, promising to give money to organisations which work directly with Christians and other vulnerable minorities in the Middle East. Until now, the US State Department has given money to the UN, but vice president Mike Pence said this was ineffective, and the money would now go to “faith-based groups and private organisations to help those who are persecuted for their faith. This is the moment, now is the time.”
What aid agencies are saying
Andrew Doran, vice president of In Defense of Christians (IDC), told the National Catholic Register that Pence’s announcement was a “game changer”. Everyone working with religious organisations to defend vulnerable populations, especially those who worked with Christian groups, must feel “enormously encouraged”. An IDC report had found that at least a third of UN aid targeting Christian areas was not reaching Christians.
His enthusiasm was echoed by Carl Anderson, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, who said the announcement was an important action against genocide. For two years, he said, the Knights had “warned that Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East have been falling through the cracks in the aid system”.
What commentators are saying
Don’t celebrate just yet, said John Allen at Crux. It remains to be seen whether the administration will follow through – and whether it can do so quickly enough. To begin with, the White House must issue detailed guidance on how the direct funding of church groups (and others) will work. “Based on church/state concerns and other issues, such a step is often a stretch for the federal bureaucracy, and this isn’t a case in which institutional inertia or ambivalence can be allowed to take hold.”
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One dead in fresh bimoba clashes
One person has been confirmed dead and a police officer shot in renewed clashes between the two rival Bimoba families at Sayuoo, a community near Napkanduri in the Northern region.
Fresh clashes in the North
Sources say several houses have also been torched in new tensions onSunday afternoon.
Starr News' Eliasu Tanko has reported that clash was triggered by a misunderstanding over a parcel of land.
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Selling yourself to Colleges Tips for Writing Winning Essays
Writing college admission essays can be daunting, time-consuming, and just plain frustrating. If you’re applying to the college of your dreams, you might get so nervous and anxious that you suddenly get writer’s block, you can’t think of any unique, outstanding qualities that you may have, and you just can’t think. But, if you take the time to relax, really think about who you are and why this college (or that one) is right for you, you’ll have very little trouble writing amazing admission essays.
READ AND REREAD THE QUESTIONSAlways make sure you answer the questions. That is the first rule of thumb. Then, incorporate who you are and your special qualities in that basic essay. College admission essay questions are quite broad, and they generally start out with a quote or an event which is significant to most people. Take these questions as starting points for your essay. Always choose your essay question wisely. Many people try to answer ones that seem “easy,” but every question demands an extensive answer.
CONVEY “UNIQUE”Admissions officers of colleges and universities everywhere are looking for “unique” individuals. How do you show them that you’re one-of-a-kind? Admissions essays are supposed to illustrate or illuminate some part of your life, or you as an individual, that can somehow contribute to the dignity and honor of the college. For instance, questions that ask how someone has affected you don’t necessarily mean “describe how someone has affected your life.” It can also be taken to mean “describe how you can affect others and use the college to your advantage.”
BE SPECIFICThe essay questions don’t ask you to write an autobiography. Students should actually focus on one aspect of their life, or one experience, that has motivated them or changed them for the better. Even experiences that don’t seem too profound can be used. Don’t make up things like, “My grandmother died and so I was forced to do so and so…” because it doesn’t get you anywhere. Instead, even one insignificant aspect of your life, such as the first time you moved to another house or getting eyeglasses, can be just as special as the “bigger” events.
STYLEStyle doesn’t have to be your downfall when writing these essays. In fact, showing your unique writing style is best. Just because you’re writing an essay for a college doesn’t mean that you have to write like a Ph.D student. Allow your creative juices to flow and your essay will naturally reflect your individual style.
WHAT TO WRITEThis is all up to you. Give yourself time to think about what your life has been like. Pretend that you’ve been asked to write an autobiography of yourself that might be published nationwide. Think of a chapter in that autobiography, a chapter devoted to one specific event, idea, or consequence of your actions. How has that event or idea changed your way of thinking about yourself, others, or the world, now? Do you regret that event or is keeping it essential to you as an individual? Make a list of all possible ideas, slowly fleshing out the details. After a week or two, you should be able to figure out which one has brought back or resurfaced the most memories for you, and if it still affects you today.
ORGANIZATIONDon’t be tempted to follow the basic five-paragraph essay, because this shouldn’t be formatted like that. Write as you naturally would without the boundaries. When you have a new idea, start a new paragraph.
CHECK AND DOUBLE-CHECKWrite your first paragraph or so and present this draft to your parents, teachers, peers, or anyone else who can provide you with valuable feedback. You should definitely present it to people who may have known you when the event or idea that you’re writing about happened. This way you can have outside information that you may decide to include in the essay. Once you’ve gotten your feedback, rewrite if needed and continue to finish the essay. Present this draft to the same reviewers, and revise as needed. Always read your essay aloud before printing or sending the final draft. If you were an admissions officer, would you consider admitting the student who wrote this essay?
Take these tips to heart, and trust somebody who applied to seven universities and lived to tell the tale of her college application process! Relax and take some time to reflect upon yourself. | {
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The It Gets Better Project—a campaign to help young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people—has enlisted the help of many pro sports teams in the last year to record videos. In fact, two Bay Area teams—the Oakland A's and San Francisco Giants—released their own videos in 2012. So it was no big surprise to see the San Francisco 49ers appear in their own It Gets Better video, which you can see below. | {
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NOTE: Some films contain strong language and mild nudity and are classified as needing parental guidance for young children. Please check the website for further details on each film prior to booking your tickets.
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Chris Seavor — otherwise known as the man who created Conker's Bad Fur Day — has already stated that Wii U development interests him a great deal. However, he's now given his most convincing indication yet that he has something in the works for Nintendo's system.
When asked on Twitter if he was going to work on the Wii U in the future, Seavor replied:
As it happens, we'll be speaking to Seavor very soon and may even get some exclusive information which will shed some light on his mysterious tweet. His studio Gory Details has already released Parashoot Stan on iOS — perhaps he's planning on porting that to the Wii U eShop? Or maybe Seavor has something entirely new up his talented sleeve? Share your predictions in the comment section below.
Damien has over a decade of professional writing experience under his belt, as well as a repulsively hairy belly. Rumours that he turned down a role in The Hobbit to work on Nintendo Life are, to the best of our knowledge, completely and utterly unfounded.
Conker's Bad Fur Day was amazing and one of my favourite (original)Rare, (not the new death husk Microsoft Rare). The graphics and textures were amazing, the sound quality and sheer amount of audio was staggering. AND it was a solid puzzle platformer with an hysterical plot.
Chris Seavor was the last great Rare programmer and it would be great to see him back on Nintendo.Would be amazing if the Stamper Brothers formed a new company and re-hired everyone from the late 90's and started working with Nintendo again if I'm honest.
It seems like every third day there is news that another Indy title may be coming to the Wii U. Nintendo has clearly done an excellent job of enticing those studios. If only they could attract more mainstream third party support as well.
Screw 3rd party! If Wii U gets another Conker game (the likes of Bad Fur Day, with the mature content and what not), then that would definitely help the Wii U in the "hardcore" department. I'm a full-out Mario and Zelda fan, but CBFD was one of the most unexpected, ironically charming, and not to mention, fun games I have played, and having a true sequal would mean that the Wii U would have something unique and creative to offer its more mature and hardcore fans, what Microsoft and Sony don't have I assume.
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Facebook sets up a new innovation hub in ChinaNaija247news
Facebook had unobtrusively propelled a photograph sharing application called "Bright Balloons" for the Chinese market a year ago. Facebook notes that the subsidiary will be focused on things such as training and development for entrepreneurs and developers.
Qatar strongly condemns attack on security forces in Afghanistan
Stanikzai further added that the attack left at least five security personnel dead while at least four others sustained injuries. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it had caused "dozens" of casualties among the security forces.
Vladimir Putin invites Donald Trump to Moscow
Speaking to reporters during a visit to South Africa, Putin said he shares Trump's desire for more face-to-face meetings. After the meeting last week in Helsinki, the Trump administration invited Putin to Washington.
At least 74 dead as wildfires rage near Athens - English
The death toll from forest fires that raged through seaside resorts near the Greek capital had increased to 74 last night. The raging orange flames devoured homes, markets and forests as terrified residents began fleeing to the sea to escape.
Trump touts strong economy; facts are more nuanced
Finally, here's Trump in September 2016 saying "it's time to establish a national goal of reaching 4 percent economic growth ". Combined with the second quarter, the economy has been growing at a 3.15 percent pace for the first six months.
Huge water 'lake' under surface of Mars
For the first time, scientists have detected a lake of salty water under the Martian ice, a study released Wednesday said.
"This lake, if it really is there, would be a prime place to look for life - after all, we have similar things on Earth, like the lakes buried beneath Antarctica, and life has been found to exist and thrive down there".
The subglacial lake on Mars was found by the European Space Agency's Mars Express and measures 12.4 miles in length.
The tool is called the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding (MARSIS), and was created to find subsurface water by sending radar pulses that penetrate the surface and ice caps.
But dissolved salts of magnesium, calcium, and sodium - known to be present in Martian rocks - are thought to maintain the briny miniature sea by reducing the melting point of water to minus 74C. The character of the signals even helped the researchers distinguish between water and carbon dioxide ice, an alternate explanation for the radar signals seen by MARSIS over the last 13 years.
The ISA team's findings will appear in this week's issue of the journal Science, they will reignite speculation about the planet's geology and the potential for life on Mars.
Information was gathered by what's known as the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding instrument, which was deployed on the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft, according to the agency.
The scientists expect the water is very salty, otherwise it would freeze.
Radio waves beamed down to the surface by Marsis penetrated through the ice and bounced back to the spacecraft.
"This is certainly not a very pleasant environment for life", he said.
Among the 29 radar samplings, the scientists spotted a series of unusually strong reflections bearing a distinct electrical hallmark.
A team of researchers led by Roberto Orosei of the National Institute for Astrophysics in Bologna, Italy, surveyed a region called Planum Australe, located in the southern ice cap of Mars, from May 2012 until December 2015.
Researchers said they are not sure how far down it goes, but that it may be around three feet (one meter) deep.
Chevrier said he also wanted to know how old the body of water might be.
However, Stillman, who was not involved in the research, said another spacecraft, or other instruments, need to be able to confirm the discovery.
"This suggests that something unusual is going on here". Though the mission has been in progress since 2003, this is their first major piece of evidence that liquid water now exists anywhere on the red planet. | {
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FACT seeks role in TN same-sex marriage lawsuit
The Family Action Council of Tennessee, a conservative Christian group led by former state Sen. David Fowler, wants to join the state in arguing against a lawsuit that seeks to require Tennessee recognition of same-sex marriages taking place in other states — New Jersey, for example.
News release from Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT):
FACT has partnered with the Alliance Defending Freedom to ask the court for permission to submit a “friend of the court” brief in the federal lawsuit filed in Tennessee by same-sex couples seeking to strike down portions of our state’s marriage laws — the parts that recognize out of state marriages only if they are between a man and a woman.
The brief — called an Amicus Brief — emphasizes the issue of state’s rights, specifically the rights of each state to determine its own policies regarding marriage and family. (Note: PDF of the brief, HERE.)
In October, four same-sex couples filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Nashville asking the court for force Tennessee to recognize their marriages that were performed in other states. The filing immediately moved Tennessee to the frontline of the national same-sex marriage battle. The brief sought to be filed by FACT and the Alliance Defending Freedom augments another brief filed by the state Attorney General’s office, which is defending the state in the lawsuit.
The ADF is a national organization that provides legal resources to individuals and organizations in challenges to family and religious liberty issues.
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Meanwhile, the lawsuit is referenced in a New Jersey newspaper story about two same-sex couples from Cookeville, Tenn., visiting the Garden State to get married
The couples belong to the United Church of Cookeville, Tenn., a congregation that, like the church in Warren, openly welcomes gay and lesbian congregants.
Trinity United Church flies the gay and lesbian rainbow pride flag outside its white-steepled building and adopted an “Open and Affirming Statement” in 2009, which states that “God’s love, Christ’s church, and the Spirit’s power are for the people of every color, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, circumstance and ability.”
…Rodriguez, 68, a former Catholic who joined the Cookeville church because of its “acceptance,” said he and DeVolder, 66, had not had a hard time being openly gay in Tennessee.
“I’ve had it easy to the point there was no bullying in my school,” DeVolder said.
Their community and church’s acceptance doesn’t extend to the rest of the state, which passed a constitutional amendment in 2006 prohibiting same-sex marriage. Tennessee law is being challenged in federal court by a gay couple who married in California in 2008 and three gay couples who married in New York in 2011 and who all live in Tennessee. | {
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2013: The year of bike sharing
December 20, 2013
by Jay Walljasper
2013 will be remembered as the year when bike sharing came of age in the US.
New bike sharing systems opened in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Fort Worth, Columbus, Austin (this week), and Aspen, Colorado, this year while existing systems expanded in Minneapolis, Washington D.C. and other cities.
And 2014 is shaping up as the time when automated bike rental stations become commonplace on America’s streets, as bike sharing comes to Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Diego, Milwaukee, Tampa, Cincinnati, Seattle, Portland, and Ann Arbor.
Skeptics predicted bike sharing would flop in New York City despite proven success in comparable places like Boston and Washington. Critics quickly quieted down after the Citi Bike system was launched in late May with 4300 bikes (now almost 6000) at more than 330 stations across Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Five million rides were logged in the first five months with no fatalities and only two dozen injuries, most of them minor. Ninety one percent of riders are so happy with the new system they want to use their federal tax dollars to expand it, according to a survey by Transportation Alternatives. (No public money has been invested in the system yet.) More than 90 percent of users also want to see Citi Bikes expand in their neighborhoods.
Another 4000 Citi Bikes will hit the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn next year, which will make New York one of the largest bike sharing systems in the world after Paris and eight cities in China.
Chicago, however, also claims the title of America’s #1 bike sharing city based on the number of stations—475 stations will be installed across the city by next year. The Windy City’s Divvy system opened last June with 750 bikes at 68 stations, and will expand to 4000 bikes next spring.
The Bay Area’s bike share system debuted in August with 700 bikes available in San Francisco, San Jose, Palo Alto and Mountain View. 2014 will see 1000 bikes at 100 stations.
Bikes sharing experienced a few bumps in the road this year. Los Angeles, set to open a downtown pilot program in 2013, abandoned plans due to a legal conflict about advertising on bike stations. The city is now looking to create a regional system. Meanwhile PBSC—the firm supplying bike sharing infrastructure for many systems including New York, Toronto and Washington—is on shaky financial ground, which might delay planned expansions in some cities and postpone bike sharing’s debut in Vancouver.
But even with these problems, Atlantic Cities blogger Sarah Goodyear writes, “In cities across the United States and Canada, bike-share has quickly proven its popularity.”
This is well-worth celebrating. Bike sharing offers people a healthier, more economical, greener way of travel that reduces traffic congestion for everyone, proven by a Washington DC survey showing that Capital Bike Share members drive 4.4 million fewer miles a year and save $800 in transportation costs on average.
And bike sharing makes life better for all bicyclists by getting more people on bikes more often. And the more bikes on the streets, the safer and more comfortable the ride is for all of us. | {
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Homemade Finger Exerciser – Video Tutorial
Below is a new video tutorial that shows how to build and use an inexpensive finger exerciser. I first built this tool approximately five years ago and continue to use it regularly. It is perhaps my favorite tool for training individual fingers and thumbs. You’ll find it easy to build and quite challenging even with light weights.
For more homemade equipment ideas, please refer to the archive section within the forum:
Looks great. I was thinking it might be better to make the board at 90 degrees to increase the weight as the pinch closes. At this angle does the weight get lighter as in moves closer to vertical or is it too little to notice.
@Tianfeng – Trust, you won’t notice. After having athletes use this for 5+ years, I’d guess that most people who first try struggle with 2.5 pounds with single fingers or a thumb.
One of the best lines I heard from a pro athlete who tried it the first time was him describing the soreness on day one as a feeling of getting his fingers caught in a car door. I believe that was with only 3.5 pounds.
As a 200+ Pound rock climber I am always thinking about grip strength. I was not thinking about the huge amount of weight but that the closer the pinch got to closed the weight was having more gravity pull on it instead of less. But I haven’t used something like this so I thought it might not make a difference at all.
I am looking for something along these lines because all of the regular grip strength for rock climbers tends to lead to more hand and tendon injuries with my weight.
I am going to build one tonight and give it a shot. Thanks for the great ideas.
I’ve become fascinated with hand & grip strength lately for some reason. Never invested a lot of time in it before, but as a side note it was said the late Wilt Chamberlin could palm a bowling ball. Don’t know the actual weight of the bowling ball but if that would take some extraordinary grip strength. Remember back when Ali was stripped from fighting and at one time they were trying to promote an Ali vs Wilt Chamberlin boxing match. They showed the size difference between Wilt’s hands and Ali’s and it was incredible. Chamberlin’s hands dwarfed Ali’s hands. It would have truly been a David vs Goliath, but I still say Ali wins.
You could likely make your own light weight by filling a bag with sand. You won’t need more than a few pounds. The other option is to shorten the length of the tool. As the weight inches closer to your hand, you’ll be able to handle more weight. | {
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Robbers Cart .7M from Calabanga Rural Bank
The Peñafrancia Rural Bank of Calabanga edifice fronting the Medroso park, a stone's throw from the town's police headquarters and the municipal building.
The Peñafrancia Rural Bank of Calabanga branch in barangay Del Carmen lost to persistent thieves the amount of P705,000 last October 10, 2010.
The undetermined number of robbers entered the bank premises through its rooftop. Investigators revealed the robbers may have used a bolt cutter, sledge hammer and chisels by boring a hole into the G. I. sheet roofing and wood.
Inside the building, the intruders gained access to the office of the manager where the cash vault was located for safekeeping the bank money.
Earlier on the evening of October 9, (maybe the same) thieves made a first attempt at robbing the bank through the roof.
This prompted the Calabanga Police Chief Inspector Elmer V. Mora to recommend to bank management the immediate repair of the forcibly destroyed portion of the roof.
Also included in the authorities suggestion was the protection of the premises and structure by detailing a security guard. But the management did not heed both advise.
This indifference and reluctance of the bank gave the robbers strong indication to make the second attempt on the following day with success and to the detriment of the small business and financial institution.
We have no idea if the bank maintains a surveillance or image recording device inside the building.
The Rural Bank office-building, fronting the Medroso park, is a stone’s throw from the Calabanga (PNP) national police headquarters and the municipal hall.
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A lot of stuff concerning personal matters and some directly related to our making videos and the cross-posting of videos to our social media sites have consumed much of our time and attention for the time longest. I will address one of the concerns on this video and the rest […]
It’s almost the Peñafrancia Fiesta and Feastivities again. The devotion to the Our Lady of Peñnafrancia and the Divino Rostro will outpour in the city streets and the Naga river. From the Archdiocese of Caceres, here’s the message of Archbishop Rolando J. Tria Tirona OCD, DD, for this year’s celebration […]
This is only a passing question for residents living around the City of Naga and also of towns nearby, and maybe of Camarines Sur province, too. Have you visited the Jesse Robredo museum yet? If not, then come on, let’s join Vice-President Leni Robredo show us around. The VPOP is […]
Visiting a fishing village for the second time in the town of Siruma was worth the effort. An added bonus was like a gift of surprise visit to a secluded area away from the populous village. Here, we share the quick round trip boat rides from rustic Vito to the […]
Canadians react with disdain on government officials, which include PM Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, due to garbage dumping in the Philippines. Watch how independent conservative YouTube channel shares reaction and more below: [At 1:40, notice the government official sitting right of President Duterte make face, reacting to […]
Sharing here the attendance of Vice President Leni Robredo during the 121st Independence Day rites this morning at Rizal Park in Manila. And below is the commemorative message of the vice president for the occasion: Sa araw na ito, bilang nagkakaisang lahi, ipinagdiriwang natin ang ika-isangdaan at dalawampu’t isang taon […]
A short clip derived from a PBS (US tv channel) documentary highlights a woman acquiring a “sense of peace” after aborting her two (twin) babies. The woman was shown getting clear instruction from the doctor on the dosage and timing of taking “medical” abortion pills. The doctor was so blatant […]
The most important and relevant documentary movie drops today. Will it be truth bites the plight of mass migration hurting Europe? We are referring to the much awaited “Borderless” movie by independent Canadian activist-journalist Lauren Southern and her team. After months enduring the rigors (and danger) of (clandestine) location filming, […]
Some world leaders, and even the mainstream media, didn’t get it. But at least, Pope Francis on Easter Sunday speaking after the special Easter ‘Urbi et Orbi’ message and blessing, expressed his “heartfelt closeness to the Christian community [of Sri Lanka] wounded as it was gathered in prayer, and to […]
Happy Easter!! As part of our continuing coverage of the Holy Week and partial culmination of the activities, we share below the just concluded mass celebration in Naga Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Archbishop of Caceres, the Most Rev. Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, OCD, D.D. , led […]
The Easter Vigil takes place on Saturday, April 20th, beginning at 8.25pm. in Vatican. The celebration begins with the blessing of the new fire in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica. The processional entrance follows next with the Easter candle and the singing of the “Exsultet” (or “Easter Proclamation”). Pope […]
This is a throwback post on the feature documentary about the Philippine Eagle. The much awarded and acclaimed film work about the rare and critically endangered Philippine Eagle was officially released less than a year ago. The feature documentary already shown outside the Philippines and gathered rave reviews and praises […]
Daring independent journalist Lauren Southern is on the hot trail of the illegal immigration happening now in most of Europe. On this her latest reportage the daring Canadian exposes the alleged human smugglers and traffickers operating in Greece as NGO’s like the Emergency Response Center International. ERCI is a self-described […]
This should be the first walking tour for inmotion channel, I mean, a walking exploration. So here I was at the churchyard of the main Catholic church in my hometown which is the Parish church of Our Lady of La Porteria. Welcome to inMotion. And many thanks and appreciate for […]
Yes, totally true. The epic fails in Ilocos Norte. One of which was the “cable cart” ride which amused the passengers at first. Then afterwards lost the interest for the operator obviously had difficulty maneuvering the cart up its destination and back. But hey, it was a good try. The […]
Culled from the online news portal itself, Rappler reports agents from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa early Wednesday evening, February 13. The arrest was done in connection with a cyber libel case filed by the justice department. NBI officers in civilian […]
This Philippine province of almost two million people, or 1.9 (1,952,544) million warm bodies according to the official census count of 2015 is the biggest in the Bicol region in terms of population and land area. While it is rich in natural resources and beautiful scenic places, majority of its […]
You read it right, this is the first monument dedicated to the Filipino teachers found in the town of Calabanga. This monument is a landmark for the longest time since I was living in the town, or actually, since I was born. But it was just a standing structure of […]
Watch Stupid Evil Deadly Traditional Politics of the Philippines. The Rodel Batocabe Murder. Many hearts bleed for the lives that are wasted and lost on a daily basis in the country. Some lives are lost by operation of the law as in the continuous drug excursions conducted by police authorities […]
I am back, yet again, after a long hibernation of sorts. I fixed some personal issues, settled what should have been done before and still in the process of accepting and facing some other health circumstances that is part of life. And then I completely pushed aside into the backburner […]
After posting the article covering the much vaunted Pantao regional port located in Libon town of Albay province we dig a foot deeper and decided to go ahead with an update and rejoinder about the project. Envisioned to boost a “robust economic corridor in southern Luzon, specifically for Daet, Naga […]
Imagine this. A handsome building rising on Quituinan Hill fronting the majestic Mount Mayon would be a sight to behold. That prospect emboldens the municipal council committee on infrastructure of Camalig in Albay coming forward with the plan. They proposed to build a P3.5 billion Bicol International Convention Center located […]
Time magazine’s 2018 acknowledged person(s) of the year (POY) received mixed reaction from netizens. Before the end of year, the US-based news magazine picks a POY of their choice who has done the most to influence the events of the year. This 2018, it came out with not one, but […]
Budget insertions for appropriations on the 2019 proposed national budget made top news these past days. Members of the house of representatives and the Budget Department are pointing fingers who did the possible insertion which bloated the proposed national budget. Budget insertions when intended for infrastructure projects of congressional districts […]
As many expected, former Philippine senator Bong Revilla on Friday was acquitted by the Sandiganbayan of the plunder case in relation to the misuse of P224 million pork barrel funds. Pork barrel funds were coated as Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of previous administrations. His co-accused, bussinesswoman Janet Lim Napoles […]
We get it. Bicolanos and travelers to and from the region will have to get used to flying and landing on four dated airports, one each in Legazpi, Pili (for Naga), Virac and Masbate. The one and only, but much vaunted, Bicol International Airport, or the Southern Luzon International Airport, […]
The domestic airport in Pili serving metropolitan Naga and the provinces of Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte will soon be capable of catering to evening flight take-off and landing operations. The Naga airport, which is operated by the Air transportation Office (ATO) of the Department of Transportation and Communications, has […]
To get a good grasp of the illegal immigrant crisis in the United States (America), and in Europe (European Union), we are sharing below two video coverage, one for each. These are different takes on the massive migrant caravan that began marching from Central America, mostly coming from Honduras, with […]
The town of Daraga in Albay province, has total assets of P1.029 billion making it to the top of the list among the richest municipal local government units (LGU) for 2017, besting 106 others in Bicol region, according to the Commission on Audit (COA). Daraga, aside from topping the list, […]
Ownership of the University of Nueva Caceres change hands. Kind of. For decades, the Hernandez family of Naga city and Libmanan town used to own and manage the first and largest university in Bicol. But not anymore as the education arm of the Ayala Corporation, the AC Education, Inc., (AEI) […]
Naga City, Bicol’s financial, business, educational and religious capital now has a total net worth of over P4.675 billion, making it the richest local government unit (LGU) in the region, according to the Commission on Audit (COA). The City of Ligao, in Albay province, followed far second, with a total […]
Why Fuentebella’s Partido Development Administration got the axe. The administration is cleaning up the mess of the past. Or, so it seems. Recently, Malacañang abolished a Bicol-based Government Owned or Controlled Corporation (GOCC) created during the administration of former president Fidel V. Ramos. The Partido Development Administration (PDA) was snapped […]
While I am not required to explain why I am using English as the medium or language of this channel, I am too happy to explain why. Also, I think it is time to share our reason. Hello friends, Thank you for dropping by and watching this post. At the […]
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So this is it. No more outright collection of airport terminal fee for OFWS beginning March of 2017. This is a minor news for Overseas Filipino Workers, if ever. Beginning March 2017, OFWs will get exemption from paying the P550 airport terminal fee. This was confirmed by Manila International Airport […]
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LEGAZPI CITY -– Commuters traversing the Yawa bridge here better find an alternative route to avoid inconvenience. Starting Monday, August 6, a traffic rerouting affecting buses, trucks and delivery vans take effect as works on the bridge widening project starts. While the project has an allotment of P140 million approved […]
Internal Revenue collection for October 2014 hits P101.8 billion. The Bureau of Internal Revenue has collected P101.8 billion for the month of October 2014. The tax revenue collected is 6.5% or P6.2 billion more than in October of 2013. Government spends P11.6-M for P-Noy’s Singapore trip. The government is set […]
As the Peñafrancia regional feast and festivities ushers in, watch here the regional competition of school bands, majorettes and military units fancy drill as they vie for ranking, honor and prestige of being on the top. Starts September 13, 2014, at 7:00 AM Bicol standard time. Peñafrancia regional competition of […]
MANILA, Dec. 22 — Just in time for the holiday. Pinoys can bring or send home balikbayan boxes worth P150-K tax free. Starting December 25, balikbayan boxes with values not exceeding P150-K will be exempted from paying duties and taxes. This was confirmed by Bureau of Customs spokesperson Neil Anthony […]
This is part two of Semana Santa schedule of activities and programs as released by the parish pastoral council of Our Lady of Porteria in Calabanga together with Rev. Fr. Abenson C. Martinez and Ref. Fr. Danilo V. Arnante. Domingo nin Pagkabuhay-Liwat ni Jesus (Please bring candles for the renewal […]
A convoy of twenty five truckloads of relief goods from Bicol intended for Leyte and Samar leaves Matnog port in Sorsogon Monday and will arrive at their destinations on the same day, a regional official of the Office of Civil Defense said. Rafael Bernardo Alejandro, civi defense regional director, on […]
Today, I temporarily place under my drawer the primary concern of growing more subs. Because today we go Chinese. I mean, I will talk in passing about the Chinese Zodiac as very soon the Chinese New Year will come with a bang on Feb 16, 2018 and end on Feb […]
The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Senator Jose Victor “JV” Ejercito and five others for the graft case filed against them by the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) for the alleged illegal procurement of P2.1-million worth of firearms. Also ordered arrested are the Bids and […]
On September 6 and 7, the townsfolk of Calabanga will celebrate the feast day of Nuestra Señora de la Porteria. The civil and religious heirarchy in the whole municipality closes ranks to celebrate as one the joyous occasion.
Legazpi city, (PNA) — The Department of Education (DepEd) will be hiring about 3,000 new public school teachers for the next school year in Bicol. But the region’s smallest province of Camarines Norte is getting the biggest share. The DepEd regional office based at the Regional Government Center in barangay […]
This should completely erase the doubt. Senator Grace Poe-Llamanzares is a natural-born Filipino and also complied with the residency requirement to run for president in the May 9, 2016 elections. This was declared by the Supreme Court of the Philippines (SCOTP) in a 47-page decision released on Friday on the […]
CamSur sustains P187.3-M loss on agri crops due to Amang. Tropical Storm Amang left Bicol not without wreaking havoc on agricultural crops in Camarines Sur. The province sustained agricultural losses pegged at P187.3 million according to the regional disaster council. Other provinces registered agricultural damages including Sorsogon at P23.2 milliion, […]
If the count of persons daily placed inside body bags is a certain measure of success, then the Duterte administration-driven campaign versus the proliferation of illegal drugs is a calculated success in Bicol. It seems. The rising death count is becoming a source of accomplishment for police officials in the […]
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Naga City and the surrounding areas will be transported to the “dark ages” again when the clock strikes just about 12 noon and until 6 pm or way beyond that today. It is because the government has theorized that one way to protect the celebration from any untoward incident, is […]
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The advocacy organization Social Watch Philippines alleges that the 2015 General Appropriations Act (GAA), which President Benigno S. Aquino III will sign before the end of the year, is very much loaded with pork barrel funds. The budget watchdog said in a report that vulnerabilities in the 2015 national budget […]
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(PNA) – A group of Bicolano divers did their share of cleaning Albay’s marine environment with a seabed clean-up activity off the coastline of Legazpi city. The event was tagged as scubasura which marked the recent observance of the World Water Day. The drive was spearheaded by the regional office […]
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Range Visit: Elsy Pearson
Last weekend I took part in a Fark Party, an event where members of the website Fark.com get together in person.
In this case, we decided to visit the Elsy Pearson range in Casa Grande, AZ. The aerial photograph is a little old, as there is now a range in the upper left where there appears to be cars parked, as well as a range in the lower-right. There’s also a chain-link fence. According to the range description on file with the NRA, it has a 250 yard rifle and pistol line. I eyeballed our range at 150 yards, but I could be mistaken. There was a few other ranges in the complex that may have been longer, but we left to get food before I could investigate further. There was also a shorter (maybe 50 yard) range where a bunch of NFA folks were shooting.
It’s an unsupervised range, with no safety officers. The rules are printed on a big metal sign — there was about six rules, all basically saying “be safe, don’t be an idiot”.
The range is run by the Casa Grande Parks & Recreation Department and is free for public use (having grown up in the San Francisco suburbs, this is nearly unheard of for me!). There’s a nearby range for police use only, but it was much the same as the public range. There is also the Casa Grande Trap Club about a quarter-mile north, for those who prefer shotguns.
The public rifle range is simple and spartan (metal roof, concrete benches, and not much else), but well-maintained. Large berms serve as backstops, and there’s a Big Honking Hill beyond the berms to catch any stray bullets. Unfortunately, air moving down the hill created some gusty winds at times, but not much cross breezes, so it didn’t really affect accuracy.
I didn’t look closely, but the range doesn’t seem to have any “facilities” — no bathrooms, no soda machines, etc. I don’t know if the range even has electricity running to it, but I doubt it.
There doesn’t appear to be any restrictions on the type of firearms used (though I wouldn’t be surprised if they restricted tracers and incendiary rounds for obvious fire safety reasons) — there was a bunch of folks with full-auto at range just north of us. From the look of things, it was a bunch of NFA owners having fun on a Sunday afternoon, rather than a match. No police cars were evident and a variety of guns (from heavy machine guns to MP5SDs) were being fired, so it didn’t seem to be cops either. It was refreshing to see so many NFA owners out there.
It’s a bit out of the way, but if you go South on South Isom Road from the intersection of West Arcia Road for about a half mile, it’ll be on your left. The Google Maps are accurate, as was the GPS (Garmin StreetPilot c330 — a device worth its weight in gold!) directions taking me to that intersection. Both Isom and Arcia are unpaved roads, but are smooth and well-maintained. My Toyota Camry had no trouble, nor did the Toyota Yaris and Hyundai Tiburon belonging to other members of the party.
If you find yourself in the vicinity of Casa Grande, the Elsy Pearson range is a well-maintained, clean, and free place to shoot. It’s nothing fancy, but ranges don’t need to be. | {
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Questions and Answers About Your Thyroid Issues
Dr. Kristen Hairston is an assistant professor with Wake Forest Baptist Health’s Internal Medicine—Endocrinology unit. Her clinical specialties include endocrinology, thyroid disease, pituitary gland disorders, diabetes and obesity management. She recently took time to respond to common questions people have about thyroid disease.
Q. How do patients typically learn they have a thyroid problem? Are the problems obvious?
Most patients have shown signs or symptoms of thyroid disease. After discussion with their primary care physician or provider, thyroid function studies are usually ordered. Some patients, on the other hand, only find out after routine blood work. It is not very common, however, for patients to be completely asymptomatic.
Q. What are the most common thyroid problems you encounter and how do thyroid problems typically affect your patients’ lives?
The most common problems include thyroid nodules, hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). Depending on the issue, patients can experience changes in bowel habits, sleep patterns, skin/hair texture and mood, among others.
Q. Can medicines and treatment help someone with thyroid troubles live a relatively normal life?
Absolutely. Medications and treatments are very effective in helping patients live normal lives. It is important to note that these medications and treatments are only effective if the thyroid hormone levels are truly abnormal. Regarding lifestyle/diet changes, the normal recommendations apply. These include adequate sleep, regular physical activity and a balanced diet.
Q. Once a patient has thyroid troubles, what advice do you offer them?
If you have been treated for thyroid conditions, you should understand:
When to take your thyroid hormone medication
Signs or symptoms of too much or not enough thyroid hormone
When to go to your primary care physician for blood tests to check thyroid hormone levels or to check for nodules
That other drugs you may be taking for other medical conditions could affect your health or interact with the medication for your thyroid problems; ask your doctor about possible drug interactions, side effects or warning signs.
You can further protect your health by eating a balanced diet, getting enough sleep, exercising several times a week, and getting fresh air and relaxation. Healthy living is an important part of recovery from thyroid conditions. These steps also can help to prevent future problems.
Additional Resources
Desiccated (dried and powdered) animal thyroid (Armour®), now mainly obtained from pigs, was the most common form of thyroid therapy before the individual active thyroid hormones were discovered. Although desiccated thyroid contains both T4 and T3, the balance of T4 and T3 in animals is not the same as in humans, so the hormones in animal thyroid pills aren’t necessarily “natural” for the human body.
Further, the amounts of both T4 and T3 can vary in every batch of desiccated thyroid, making it harder to keep blood levels right.
Finally, even desiccated thyroid pills have chemicals (binders) in them to hold the pill together, so they are not completely “natural.” Desiccated animal thyroid is rarely prescribed today, and there is no evidence that desiccated thyroid has any advantage over synthetic T4.
Q. Has treatment of patients with thyroid troubles changed much in recent years? How so?
Yes. For example, it has been known for many years that thyroid hormone is essential for normal brain development in fetuses, babies and young children. Research over the past 10 years has shown that even mild hypothyroidism—a deficiency of thyroid hormone—in the mother can have harmful effects on her fetus's brain development.
This finding has led to recommendations that women at risk for hypothyroidism or an underactive thyroid be screened during pregnancy, and that pregnant women with any degree of hypothyroidism be treated as soon as the diagnosis is made. This research has the potential to help many babies avoid impairments in brain development due to hypothyroidism in their mothers.
Thyroid nodules—growths within the thyroid gland—are common, but until recently, doctors and researchers have not known how to evaluate these nodules to make sure they are not cancerous. Studies over the past 10 years have shown that thyroid nodules are best evaluated with a neck ultrasound and biopsy, allowing patients with thyroid nodules to avoid unnecessary preliminary testing.
This finding has improved physicians' ability to accurately determine whether nodules require surgical removal or can be monitored without treatment.
Thyroid cancer treatment typically consists of a combination of surgery and radioactive iodine. After surgical removal of the thyroid gland, patients must take synthetic thyroid hormone.
Until recently, patients had to temporarily stop their thyroid hormone therapy to receive radioactive iodine treatment or undergo monitoring tests for possible cancer recurrence. This was to allow the patient's thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level to rise and stimulate cancer cells to absorb iodine.
Thanks to development of recombinant human TSH, a product made in the lab, patients with thyroid cancer today can undergo radioactive iodine treatment and monitoring using recombinant human TSH, rather than having to temporarily discontinue their thyroid hormone therapy.
www.thyroid.orgThe website of the American Thyroid Association, the leading organization focused on thyroid biology and the prevention and treatment of thyroid disorders
www.empoweryourhealth.orgA one-stop shop for patient health awareness initiatives created and promoted by the American College of Endocrinology in conjunction with the American Association of Endocrinologists
Disclaimer: The information on this website is for general informational purposes only and SHOULD NOT be relied upon as a substitute for sound professional medical advice, evaluation or care from your physician or other qualified health care provider. | {
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Apple iPhone 4: Target Release Date Confirmed
We’re not sure if too many of you will be interested in this with the iPhone 5 on the horizon, but retailer Target has just announced that they’ll be carrying Apple’s iPhone 4 handset in a few days time.
As reported from Apple Insider, customers who head down to their nearest Target store on Sunday November 7th may be surprised to see the iPhone 4 available to buy – in black only of course.
Aside from the iPhone 4, you’ll also be able to get the iPhone 3GS – again we don’t know why you’d want to, and Target employees will also help you to activate your handset immediately after purchase.
We haven’t heard of any bonus incentives for buying from Target yet, but hopefully they will offer customers something in return for the iPhone 4 which is likely to be proceeded by the iPhone 5 next Summer. | {
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John Ellenby made a name for himself in the 1980s as the head of Grid, a company that delivered what is widely viewed as one of the first laptop computers, the Compass. He died on Aug. 17 in San Francisco at the age of 75, his son Thomas confirmed to The New York Times.
The Compass featured the traditional clamshell laptop design and featured a flat-panel display that hovered over its keyboard. It was big and clunky and unlike anything current devices offer, but it was a laptop, nonetheless.
However, the Compass wasn't designed to appeal to consumers, like those from Apple, Dell or HP. Instead, the device was built for government officials and corporate users who might have a need for a high-end device. In fact, the Compass was on sale at the time for $8,150, which according to The Times, amounts to more than $20,000 today.
According to The Times, the Compass was used by President Ronald Reagan's national security adviser John Poindexter. James Opfer, director of the White House Communications Agency, told The Times that he was almost certain the Compass sat alongside the "nuclear football" that allows the president to launch nuclear missiles. The Compass eventually lost some of its luster in 1980s as other companies came on the scene and offered consumers, enterprise users, and even the government cheaper, lighter and more powerful options.
Ellenby was born in Corbridge, England, in 1941. He moved to California in the 1970s to work for Xerox and founded Grid in 1979.
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Nvidia responds to Intel’s anti-Ion propaganda
The Nvidia and Intel battle is now in full swing, with PowerPoint slides being sharpened and handbags placed in full public view. Following on from Intel’s anti-Ion propaganda document that we saw yesterday, Nvidia has retaliated with a PowerPoint presentation of its own, which is intended to answer some of Intel’s claims.
Like the Intel document, Nvidia’s presentation also takes a swipe at the ageing technology used by its competitor. One slide compares Intel’s "four-year-old three chip design" with Nvidia’s "modern two chip solution." This two-chip system, says Nvidia, provides 10x the performance while taking up 55 percent less space. The performance claim refers specifically to the Ion’s gaming abilities from its GPU with 16 stream processors.
Nvidia also points out that Ion is fully WHQL-certified by Microsoft for Windows Vista Home Premium, and that an Ion-based PC can perform real-time video transcoding tasks using CUDA, as well as having the ability to output 1080p HD video with 7.1 audio. However, the former has already been dismissed by Intel, which said that "neither gaming nor video transcoding are relevant to netbook and nettop users."
Interestingly, Nvidia claims that Intel’s next-generation Atom (codenamed Pineview) will ‘force’ customers to use Intel integrated graphics with what Nvidia describes as "minor improvements." This would explain why Nvidia is opening up its second-generation Ion platform to support VIA’s Nano CPU.
Nvidia also dismissed Intel’s claims about power consumption and battery life, saying that "peak power is a very poor measurement" that doesn’t represent real-world use of a netbook. To make its point, Nvidia published results from MobileMark 2007, which tests battery life using standard apps and video playback. The results showed that an Intel 945GSE-based system lasted for two hours, 40 minutes, while an Nvidia Ion system lasted for two hours, 31 minutes.
As with Intel’s document, Nvidia took the opportunity to publish a few quotes from the press, including one from DailyTech that says that Ion "Completely obliterates anything Intel can currently offer," and one from PC Perspective, which says that "any company not at least seriously considering adopting an ION platform design has no desire to be on the forefront of PC technology."
Was Nvidia right to respond to Intel’s claims? Let us know your thoughts in the forums.
There's little doubt that Intel's Atom has been a success, but it's been ultimately let down by the high power, and poorly featured graphics of the associated chipset. Looking to right this wrong, Nvidia IONs Intel's Atom into shape. | {
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I am in the process of getting divorced. I have a home that i am trying to sell that is in my name and my fathers name that i had before we were married. Some people are telling me that she has to sign off on the house for me to be able to sell it. Is this true? Her name is not on the deed and never has been. it is only in my father and i's name.
Asked on 7/18/11, 10:27 am
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If you acquired the property before marriage it is SEPARATE property. She does not have to sign. The only way it could be considered partly marital is if you and she lived there and made some substantial improvements during your marriage and her efforts led to the increase in value.
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3501:
(a) General rule.--As used in this chapter, "marital property" means all property acquired by either party during the marriage and the increase in value of any nonmarital property acquired pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) as measured and determined under subsection (a.1). However, marital property does not include:
(1) Property acquired prior to marriage or property acquired in exchange for property acquired prior to the marriage.
(2) Property excluded by valid agreement of the parties entered into before, during or after the marriage.
(3) Property acquired by gift, except between spouses, bequest, devise or descent or property acquired in exchange for such property.
(4) Property acquired after final separation until the date of divorce, except for property acquired in exchange for marital assets.
(5) Property which a party has sold, granted, conveyed or otherwise disposed of in good faith and for value prior to the date of final separation.
(6) Veterans' benefits exempt from attachment, levy or seizure pursuant to the act of September 2, 1958 (Public Law 85-857, 72 Stat. 1229) [FN1], as amended, except for those benefits received by a veteran where the veteran has waived a portion of his military retirement pay in order to receive veterans' compensation.
(7) Property to the extent to which the property has been mortgaged or otherwise encumbered in good faith for value prior to the date of final separation.
(8) Any payment received as a result of an award or settlement for any cause of action or claim which accrued prior to the marriage or after the date of final separation regardless of when the payment was received.
My advice is that you talk this over with a family attorney just to be safe. | {
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Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest, depending on quantity and context.
A woman (Drew Barrymore) and a man (Justin Long) meet only six weeks before she leaves NYC to head back to San Francisco. Despite both being upfront about their short-term intentions, their relationship soon turns serious and they experience the ups and downs of a long-distance relationship. Also with Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate, Jim Gaffigan, Ron Livingston, Oliver Jackson Cohen and Natalie Morales. Directed by Nanette Burstein. [1:37]
SEX/NUDITY 8 - A man and a woman kiss passionately as they walk into a room, they take each other's clothing off (the woman is wearing a tank top and shorts under her clothing, while the man is nude and his bare buttocks are seen) and begin to have sex on top of a table; a woman walks in the room and shouts when she sees them, and a man is then seen sitting at the table -- presumably, he was watching them having sex.► A man and a woman are seen in bed, covered by blankets as the man slowly thrusts on top of the woman (a small portion of the man's bare upper back is visible); they are later seen lying side-by-side in bed.► A man and a woman walk into a room, and turn on the light to see a man on top of a woman, thrusting with the woman's legs around his waist; they are both fully clothed and moaning, they immediately stop, a girl runs toward the room and all four adults shout at her to stop.► A shirtless man (his upper bare chest visible) is seen lying in bed talking to a woman on the phone, as she lies in her own bed; they have an erotic conversation about masturbation and imply that they are imagining having sex with one another, they both begin to moan as their hands are seen moving under covers (implying masturbation) and they shout in pleasure until they both stop and the man makes a crude joke about his genitals.► A man and a woman kiss while sitting on a bed -- a man in another room makes a remark about them "hooking up" -- they continue to kiss and fall back onto the bed, and the woman is then seen putting on her shoes and the man is seen shirtless, lying in bed with clothing on the floor, implying that they had sex.► A man and a woman kiss after he walks into the shower (it is implied she is nude, but only her bare shoulders are seen), and they hug and kiss. Men and women kiss multiple times, including a man and a woman kissing passionately in multiple public places and in front of groups of people. A man makes a remark as a man and a woman kiss passionately. A man and a woman kiss after the woman jumps into the man's arms.► A man enters a self-tanning booth, he takes off his robe (his bare chest is visible), his underpants are seen hitting the floor and he is seen fully nude from the side (his buttocks are visible as he covers his genitals with his hand). A man's bare buttocks are seen with a pale handprint on them from self-tanning. A woman is seen running out of a room wearing a bra and covering herself with a blanket. A shirtless man (his bare upper chest visible) watches through a window as two women hug. A woman wears a back-exposing shirt. A woman wears a cleavage-exposing shirt.► Using crude language, a man tells another man that he is interested in having intercourse with a woman. Three men discuss a list of women that they are interested in having sex with; one man says he imagines himself on top of the woman while she is "looking up" at him. A man asks a group of women if they would like to "hook up" with him because he is feeling "sexy"; the women decline. A man makes a crude joke about a man coming out of a woman's genitals. A man remarks that another man looks like he is performing oral sex on himself when he ducks his head; the man then pantomimes the other man's actions, and the other man explains in detail how he would perform oral sex on himself and confirms that he has in the past. A woman uses crude language to shout at a man, telling him she has male genitals and that she wants him to perform oral sex on her. A man discusses masturbation loudly (using slang terms) with another man while in the company of a group of people, including an elderly woman who makes a remark to the man about being "too rough" while masturbating and adding that she will talk to her grandson about that. Two women have a crude conversation about "dry humping," including one of the women going into explicit details about her sexual activities with a man. Three men have a conversation using crude language about a woman performing oral sex on multiple people. Two women have a crude discussion about men performing oral sex on women. A man and a woman discuss how they had sex: the woman says she regrets it and that the man had thrown up on her and cried. A woman tells a man to have "phone sex" with a woman. A woman makes a crude joke that she "does not want to get date raped" by a group of men. A woman jokes that a man is promiscuous. A man tells another man that a woman's behind is attractive.► A woman is seen scrubbing a table vigorously after discovering a man and another woman having sex on it.
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VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - A woman narrowly misses hitting a man in the face with a dart, the man shouts at the woman, they have a profane shouting match and the woman has to be picked up and carried out of the bar after the man threatens to beat her up.► A man screams as self-tanning spray gets into his eyes and mouth and he is seen spitting in a panic. A woman accidentally slams a door on a man's face, and he shouts but appears unharmed. A woman shouts as she slams her leg on an open drawer; she appears unharmed. A woman screams when a microphone shocks her mouth.► A woman shouts at a girl, and she spits chewed up cookie into the woman's hand (we see the chewed up cookies coming out of her mouth). A woman is seen spitting wine back into a glass (we see the wine come out of her mouth).► A woman tells a man that she will dismember his genitals if he hurts a woman. A man jokes that he will send a person to a gas chamber, after a person remarks that his hair and facial hair resemble Hitler. A man jokes with a woman that he would like to die from eating too much tortellini or from water boarding.► Two men walk into a room and see a man sitting on a toilet; they discuss how the man is sitting and crudely discuss his bowel movements. A woman asks another woman if a mark on the wall is blood or feces; the woman says she does not know and that it "smells like a skin infection." A woman says a bar smells like "urine and puke." A woman says that a man had thrown up on her and cried.► A man and woman playfully shove cake on one another.
SUBSTANCE USE - A man and woman smoke from a bong and laugh and act high, and a woman remarks that she is going to get "wasted." Men and women drink alcoholic beverages on multiple occasions, including at a bar and having wine with dinner, a woman is seen drunk and is seen blacking out on a stairwell, and a man orders shots of alcohol for himself and a woman.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Long-distance relationships, going back to college as an adult, struggling newspaper and music industry, family acceptance of relationships, roommates, internships.
MESSAGE - Love is hard, and long-distance relationships take a lot of work.
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Have you been Exposed to Asbestos in the Workplace?
Posted By Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman || 1-Aug-2014
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5 Tips for How to Handle Unexpected Expenses
07.02.19
By: American Heritage
We’ve all been there. You a have car that needs repair. You have a leaky roof in your new home. You have ANOTHER out-of-town wedding invitation, which means shelling out money for hotel, travel, etc. These are just a few examples of unexpected expenses that we all endure, many of which seem to occur at the most inopportune times.
While it’s impossible to know what’s ahead, the good news is that you have the ability to take control of your finances and better prepare yourself, and your wallet, for the unexpected. To help, we’ve outlined 5 ways to handle unexpected expenses.
1. Set Up an Emergency Fund
No matter where you are on your financial journey, maintaining an emergency fund is a smart strategy to help prepare for unexpected expenses. Essentially, “an emergency fund is money that’s been set aside to cover any of life’s unexpected events. This money will allow you to live for a few months should you happen to lose your job or if something unexpected comes up that will cost a fair chunk of money to cover” (Investopedia). Depending on the circumstance, your emergency fund can help cover unexpected expenses, or at least help make a dent in your financial requirements.
2. Know Where You Can Cut Expenses if Needed
As part of your ongoing budget planning, it’s recommended that you consider and have options for expenses that you can easily cut if push comes to shove and you need access to money for those unexpected expenses. Below are a few examples of expenses that may be worth cutting whenever you’re in a pinch:
Cook at home and say “no” to frequent dining out and UberEats deliveries
Cut the cable cord
Cancel gym membership (or look for a cheaper option)
3. Protect Yourself with Insurance
From home insurance to health insurance, people of every age and across all income brackets should take advantage of different insurance policies to help lessen the financial blow for any unexpected expenses, i.e. medical costs or home damages. While expenses, like health insurance may seem unnecessary (especially if you’re a healthy 20-something with no medical history), that is not the case, and it’s smart to prepare for all potential scenarios.
4. Maintain Access to Available Credit
While it’s not a good idea to solely rely on a credit card for unexpected expenses (see above recommendations for an emergency fund and insurance protection), it is advisable that you maintain a strong credit score and access to credit. In cases where your unexpected expense “revolves around debt, you may be able to negotiate a gentler repayment plan or reduced monthly bill—and carve out some extra room in your budget” (U.S. News).
A good strategy here is to speak with your creditors to see what’s possible. This approach is especially beneficial to those individuals who secure a credit card with a local establishment, like American Heritage Credit Union, since we are dedicated to working with our community members to best support their financial goals, including how to navigate tough situations.
5. Consider a Home Equity Line of Credit
If you are a homeowner, one alternative to relying on credit card availability, is tapping into your home equity via a home equity line of credit (HELOC). In a recent article on our blog, Home Equity Loan vs. Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC), we explained that a HELOC offers homeowners some financial flexibility, with ongoing access to cash—kind of like a credit card. In short, a HELOC allows you to get approved for a certain amount based on your home equity, where you can “only borrow what you need…and you can borrow multiple times after you get approved” (The Balance). This option is especially appealing to people who may be house-rich, but cash-poor and in need of access to extra funds to cover unexpected expenses.
If you’re interested in learning more about how you can prepare for unexpected expenses, contact our team today and we’d be happy to walk you through some other strategies! | {
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ANGLERS VISITING OUR AREA: Specifically those of you who just fished the Delaware River (or other streams in the NY Catskill Region),the Farmington in Connecticut, or Maryland's Gunpowder River, Please clean your boots and waders with a diluted bleach solution OR hot water(must be over 140 degrees f) and laundry detergent - It must soak for at least 30 minutes to be effective. DIDYMO has been identified in these watersheds. Another option is to purchase a second pair of boots and waders to wear only in infected waters. It's the only sure way not to spread DIDYMO. Please be responsible - Don't spread DIDYMO TO Central Pennsylvania! | {
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I am Ratchet
Transformers Series 1 Autobot Car Ironhide
AFA 85 Tape Sealed
Ironhide is security director for Optimus Prime and the Autobots. Ironhide transforms into a van. His mold comes from Takara’s Diaclone Line and was first released in Japan in the color black. He also was released by Takara in the US under the Diakron line that preceded Transformers. | {
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Because Narain Karthikeyan deserves it.
From the rumors and hints being dropped, India will have another reason to celebrate, maybe as early as this weekend.
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the new torch bearer deserves this honor. But before we go all out, let’s remember the person who started it all, when the climate was very different.
Back in 2005, Narain Karthikeyan became the first Indian driver to get a seat in F1. And 2005 was a very different time period. Sponsors in India were still weary of the international scene, there was no Force India F1, there was no Indian GP and there certainly was no chartered course for an Indian driver. I do not know of any other drivers from India who decided to pick a driving school like Elf Winfield and then went on to compete in the international scene, even in the junior races.
But braving those odds, Narain managed to secure a ride. Driving for a back marker team, I did not expect too much from him, but he did shine. Call it blind faith, but I did and still do believe that Narain would have done well had he found a stronger team.
In the following days and weeks when the Indian media hails the new blood, celebrate, but spare a moment for the man who made it there, with a much smaller fan base, a much smaller group of sponsors and managed to create history.
As much as I hate Nascar, I know this. If Narain does start racing in that series, I will be there cheering him. The man deserves it and that’s the least I could do as his fan. | {
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Corsair Memory, one of the most respected producers of memory modules for overclockers on the planet, on Thursday introduced the highest-performing 8GB dual-channel DDR3 memory kit in the world. Thanks to extreme PC3-19200 speed and high-density, the new product will likely become a great choice for performance enthusiasts, who actually use their PCs for demanding applications.
Corsair's new Dominator GTX 8GB dual-channel memory kit can operate at 2.40GHz with CL9 11-10-30 timings at 1.65V memory voltage. The Dominator GTX 8GB 2400MHz kit consists of two memory modules based on a special PCB with Corsair’s DHX+ heatsink coupled with an AirFlow 2 GTL cooling fan for maximum reliability and further overclocking potential. The previous world's record for speed of "stock" 4GB memory modules was 2.30GHz and was achieved just about five weeks ago.
The 2.4GHz dual-channel DDR3 kits are the result of a "painstaking four-stage component screening process" which is passed by fewer than one in twenty memory ICs, which means that only 5% of appropriately designed DRAMs for high-speed operation can work at such high clock-speed. Qualification is performed on an Intel P55 motherboard, using the same rigorous test cycle applied to the rest of Corsair’s memory product line, the company said.
“The purpose of these kits is to help overclockers explore the limits of memory performance. They are the product of careful screening, selection, and testing, and we are eager to see what enthusiasts will do with them. As long as our customers are obsessed with making computers faster and more powerful, we will continue producing extraordinary memory kits to help make that happen," said Giovanni Sena, director of memory products at Corsair
The exclusive Corsair's new Dominator GTX 8GB (4GB*2 modules) dual-channel memory kit may be purchased from Corsair’s web-store for rather whopping $499. The manufacturer noted that this is a limited edition product. | {
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I’m Too Busy to Workout
That was a favorite. It may be true. You may have more in your day than planned, or your day could have done a complete 360 and you are now home with a sick child, you have to work later than planned forcing you to miss a favorite class, lots of things can happen. It’s what you do with that change up that not only prepares you for the next time, but helps you to stick to your routine. If you can’t do a class, walk at lunch. If you’re home with a sick child, find a workout video, either one of your own or one you can watch on cable. Do situps, walk the stairs for a cardio workout, pushups on the living room floor. Find a way to get something in. You will feel better about yourself in the end! | {
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7-Eleven Convenience Stores Opening in Vietnam
7-Eleven will be opening a convenience store in Ho Chi Minh City in the coming days. The popular chain will open in the lobby of a commercial office building on the edge of the Central Business District. The structure has a master franchise agreement with a Vietnamese franchisee owned in part by IFB Holdings whichRead More… | {
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Last Sunday the China Academy of Art School of Architecture opened its ten-year exhibition, ‘Re-Experiment.’ The opening ceremony was followed by the start of ‘A Return to Reality,’ CAA Architecture’s two-day international forum on the future of architecture education. In this way the work in the exhibition served as both the evidence and framework for discussing how to educate architects in the 21st century.
Wang Shu, dean of CAA School of Architecture, spoke of the project to discover experimental thinking within a critical historical tradition. I think that when walking through the exhibition, viewers are able to sense the tension between these two ideas. The student projects often make use of traditional craft techniques or rural spatial strategies, while at the same time exhibiting a sense of grandiosity and monumentality in the overall structure. One of the most interesting aspects of the show is that a lot of the work appears quite unfamiliar to us: mountains of chairs, maps of traditional gardens, and interactive displays of Chinese calligraphy. The exhibition succeeds the most when these traditional techniques and practices are put into tension with contemporary issues such as rural development, new building programs, and industrial production.
Presentation and discussion area of the international forum, “A Return to Reality.”
How do we rediscover historical tradition within, or through, experimental thought? This issue has been received very differently in the US or Europe than in China, whose architectural concerns range from the financial to the technical to the ethical. Compared to China, for example, American craft is an expensive and time-consuming process; new technologies provide viable, less-expensive alternatives despite their non-traditional forms. At the CAA, and in the context of China’s inexpensive labor market, experimental craft revolves around re-signifying the historical language of China’s building lineage.
This is one way to locate a school of architecture, with a specific identity for itself, here in China.
The exhibition is visually stunning, although the sheer volume of work on display can make it difficult to focus on individual works. The quality of the work, however, is consistently measured and precise. Certainly in the context of China – a country largely concerned with rapid urban and economic development – the CAA school of architecture has embraced more basic and local problems of building: environment, climate, material, and technique. These are not new concepts by any means, yet the work in the show is rich, unfamiliar, and layered. Several successful projects, for instance, focused on how to renew the the traditional courtyard house typology by experimenting on its construction and material systems, as well as its ability to adapt to new programs other than strictly housing.
Even though it was a ten-year exhibition, ‘Re-Experiment’ only included works produced during the 2016-17 academic year. I was asked to deliver some introductory remarks at the exhibition’s opening ceremony, which focused on what this work tells us about the school and its development. From its concerns about traditional language and vernacular systems, the identity of the school hinges on the relationship between the architect and the systems they require, produce, and utilize. The decision to include only one year’s work is part of this visual ethics; the work in the show is not intended to be the best work the school has ever produced. Rather, the exhibition shows the trajectory of the school as it continues to hone in on details, places, and methods.
The Italian philosopher Umberto Eco proposed a theory of ‘opera operta,’ or open work. Eco’s theory proposes an equation between the degree of openness, the degree of information, the degree of ambiguity, and the degree of adherence to conventions in a work, but is fundamentally disinterested in describing things as good or bad, art or non-art. There are many similarities between these ideas and the school’s leadership in Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu. As teachers, they guide the pedagogy and research objectives of the school with an open point of view. As architects with their own practice, they have developed an extremely specific vantage point from which to understand building in contemporary China.
Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu have created a ‘school of thought’ in the classical sense. The school’s students and professors are dedicated to the task of establishing a new form of vernacular architecture in China, even though there is a huge degree of variety and difference in this work. The juxtaposition of ‘Re-Experiment’ and ‘A Return to Reality’ – a local exhibition and an international forum – is evidence of a pedagogical system gaining resolution between the methods of experimentation (the student) and the conditions of what is possible (the place). This is a further reflection of the practice Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu have established here in Hangzhou.
These survey documents are my study of a farmhouse in Zhejiang’s Wencun Village, which is also the site of Wang Shu’s most recent village renovation. In this case the roof was deemed structurally beyond repair, but the sequence of courtyards that it served within the small block became integral to the design phase. Even though the roof was removed, its construction techniques and spatial characteristics were retained in the renovation design.
Women at work in Evora, Portugal. In the background, Alvaro Siza’s social housing project was under construction in 1978.
Siza’s building project for low-income housing residents who could no longer afford the city center has clear social and practical considerations. This image of the building under construction, with local women at work in the foreground, is a part of that social project. Rather than see them (building or resident) as complete subjects, we see only the details of their relationship. In 1979, Siza wrote,
Most of my works were never published; some of the things I did were only carried out in part, others were profoundly changed or destroyed. That’s only to be expected. An architectonic proposition whose aim is to go deep . . . a proposition that in- tends to be more than a passive materialization, refuses to reduce that same reality, analyzing each of its aspects, one by one; that proposition can’t find support in a fixed image, can’t follow a linear evolution. . . . Each design must catch, with the utmost rigor, a precise moment of the flittering image, in all its shades, and the better you can recognize that flittering quality of reality, the clearer your design will be. . . .That may be the reason why only marginal works (a quiet dwell- ing, a holiday house miles away) have been kept as they were originally designed. But something re- mains. Pieces are kept here and there, inside ourselves, perhaps fathered by someone, leaving marks on space and people, melting into a process of total transformation.
This image and project have both been powerful for me for a long time. It seems fitting to share it now given the current political situation.
This fall I am teaching a fourth year architecture studio titled ‘Natural Construction’ (自然建造) at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. Although each professor is responsible for their own syllabus, an integral part of the coursework is a week long trip to the rural villages, where students produce a book of extensive survey documents. In the past these survey documents have provided the studio’s building language for the remaining 15 weeks, thereby designating a clear relationship between vernacular structures and a studio-wide definition for what is ‘natural.’ This relationship is visible in the work of Wang Shu, who has served as dean of the CAA School of Architecture since its founding ten years ago.
As the fourth year studio is completed right before students enter their thesis year, Natural Construction Studio plays a transitional role in each student’s education. And yet after discussions with faculty and former students, as well as seeing previous studios’ work, it seems clear that no one knows what the class should be specifically teaching. The fourth year architecture students are already extremely competent in drawing and modelling and, being at the China Academy of Art, they are well-versed in the language of vernacular building systems. Before their thesis, most students are developing their own visual language, differentiating themselves from their classmates, and producing work that will help them get a job after graduation. This is the difficulty of studying vernacular building systems in the contemporary design education system: the work has a tendency to stray toward individual acts of spectacle (nostalgia included), despite the best intentions of a larger academic structure aimed a the cultural rehabilitation and preservation of historical structures.
These problems seem to arise, in part, from the treatment of survey drawings as operative tools. In recording the rural villages as they exist in great technical detail, the survey becomes a kind of mausoleum of visual facts-to-be-deployed rather than interpreted as maps of a larger building culture. Landscape architect James Corner distinguishes between these forms of drawing as such:
“Mapping precipitates its most productive effects through a finding that is also a founding; its agency lies in neither reproduction nor imposition but rather in uncovering realities previously unseen or unimagined, even across seemingly exhausted grounds. Thus, mapping unfolds potential; it re-makes territory over and over again, each time with new and diverse consequences. Not all maps accomplish this, however; some simply reproduce what is already known. These are more ‘tracings’ than maps, delineating patterns but revealing nothing new.”
James Corner. ‘The Agency of Mapping’
The idea here is that there is not, and cannot be, a neutral technique of surveying or representation; as soon as a survey document becomes a technical document or takes on a certain style, it works more as an operative ‘tracing’ rather than a process of understanding and synthesis. This is not to say that a technical survey is wrong, only that we ought to be aware of how those documents function in a school of architecture: what attitudes and forms of work it precipitates.
The two images shown above are my own survey-maps of Providence after reading Corner’s article. While these maps deal with much larger scales than the students in Natural Construction will (1:10,000 and 1:1,000), and of course very different locations (Zhejiang Province, CN and Providence, US), they represent a synthetic point of view which may prove critical to the rural project that the China Academy of Art is working on. At these large scales, Providence’s most lasting and unique structures are its geological and natural formations. In ‘Forming Narragansett Bay,’ the northeast landscape is a rock surface eroded by thousands of years of glacial recess. In ‘Flooding Providence,’ the city’s urban development narrows the canal’s edges and widens the flood plain.
In Zhejiang Province today the vernacular housing structures already have this level of extended, far-reaching tectonic history. The mapping of this extensive history and opening up a discussion about it may serve students in a more synthetic understanding of ‘what’ rural space is and how it works, rather than the stylized effects of a technical survey. Ultimately, the politics of economic development programs make it very difficult for architects to work and affect change in the Chinese countryside. Without a doubt, these realities ought to be reflected in the survey and mapping of their vernacular systems such that they remain active spaces, culturally relevant, and not subject to continued social and material degradation.
Construction escalated quickly after the 2016 Chinese New Year, when millions of residents returned to Hangzhou after the annual visit to their ancestral villages. It was March, six months before Hangzhou hosted the G20 summit and its attendant fleets of polished black cars. In the downtown West Lake area, mazes of street-level scaffolding, looming dust-clouds, and provisional traffic barriers were the first signs of a strategy for city-wide intervention.
Teams of workers crashed through the city’s streets, hammering into Buddhist temples and hair salons alike. Within days, a road was repaved into a slick black surface without blemish or measure. Within a week, housing blocks had shed their scaffolding and debris nets to reveal reframed wooden windows, restored stone cladding, and uniform boxes concealing air conditioning units.Straddling a temple roof three stories up, workers let slip a replacement beam and shattered the stone sidewalk below. Pedestrians take note. Freshly hewn blocks (delivered daily) were hammered into place by teams of greyscale men and women emerging from clouds and mounds of stone dust.
The year-long preparations for the G20 rendered Hangzhou a construction site with 8 million residents. The muted surfaces of traditional grey-brick housing blocks were at once patterned everywhere onto local malls, and the temples had wifi and security checkpoints installed; where old and new buildings differed in activity and scale, fresh paint, cladding and stone pavers furnished the edge and closed the image gap. The irony is crucial: in September, when twenty world leaders and their finance ministers arrived, the year of construction had rendered the entire city and its population a political invisibly of architectural proportions.
The renovation of six hundred fifty-one infrastructure projects in less than a year is not the backdrop for a summit on the stabilization of global economic policy; it is an entry ticket, a form of authorization. The cloud of stone dust is not a visual metaphor for economic power floating into China, but is itself the material evidence of widespread political authority in action: the clumsy process of filling in, smoothing over, and taking away made manifest. Conversely, the image that is still seen by world leaders, TV cameras, and residents alike is that of the mythologized capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, where as much as been removed as has been preserved. In images as in global politics, not everyone is invited.
Hangzhou has an earnest, if sometimes invisible, connection between what it used to be and what is has become. Nearly everyone you encounter here is a tourist or has been living here (outside the city center) for the last few years; the residents live in older housing blocks behind commercial streets, small shops, and plastic surgery advertisements that line some of the more visible areas of the city. In many ways their storefronts act as barriers, an economic and spatial fence, between a more strictly consumer and tourist society and the more traditional values associated with housing and habitation in Chinese cities. The storefronts are a buffer zone allowing inhabitants within the block to sell small goods to tourists on the street, removed from the conditions of their housing areas.
The temples and preserved landscape areas – West Lake in particular – are physically immune to the forces of political and economic modernization that characterize this relationship. Their preservation turns them into cultural monuments whose stable meaning serves as a specific and continuous backdrop for what is an otherwise constantly changing social and political system. It is presumptuous, however, to say that traditional housing blocks and preserved monuments are examples of a battle going on between ancient and modern China. China, or more specifically Hangzhou, has already begun the process of physically and mentally industrializing as a society, and it will continue to do so according to its own principles. Rather than suggesting winners and losers of a battle between historical culture and images and the contemporary consumer economy – when what we mean is a simplistic battle between backwards tradition and progress – we should rather look at these different kinds of images and ask how they co-exist together as parts of a modern Chinese city.
It seems important, then, not to ascribe a false sense of time to either of these conditions; it should be clear that they both exist now and are greeted with the same enthusiasm by residents and visitors alike. West Lake, and the innumerable surrounding pagodas, are curtained off from rapid urbanization in a similar way that the older housing blocks are from the busy street. In this way it is easy to misinterpret the modern city as a discrete marker of economy, and the landmark as a discrete marker of culture. West Lake is a tourist destination for millions of Chinese every year, and this fact alone makes it one of the most striking symbols of economy. That very same economy allows governmental oversight and planning in defining the geographical regions of preserved landscapes, and funds not only the more visible forces of ‘modern’ urbanization at large, but also the modernization of culture and its images as well. | {
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Nice Game Boys! Impressive!
That one word sums up the Seahawks-Chiefs game on Friday. There was not one instance, not one aspect, of the game when the team that controlled the game was at question. In every aspect of the game, the Seattle Seahawks DOMINATED the Kansas City Chiefs.
It has been difficult to select the five guys to write about in these posts each week, this week was no exception. Like every week, those chosen are ordered by jersey number.
Russell Wilson #3
What a day to be Russell Wilson! You wake up in the morning knowing you are the starting quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks. You travel to the stadium, and find outMatt Flynn is not going to be able to play due to a sore elbow. That means you will be getting all the first unit reps in the game. Today, most of the pressure on you is self generated.
Then you lineup behind Max Unger, when everything just clicks for you.
Wilson was cool, calm and collected on the field friday night. He did everything Pete Carroll had hoped he would and then much more. If I were Matt Flynn, I would not sleep very well tonight.
13/19, 185 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. Tack on another 58 yards gained by his feet.
Charly Martin #14
It’s no secret that I really enjoy watching Charly Martin play. He goes out on the field every play and gives it everything he has. The numbers would imply that Charly is probably going to get cut during the teams final cut down, but I am not so sure.
A coach has to find a way to keep a player on his team that make plays every-time the players number is called .
Tonight Charly showed awareness of the sticks to run his route just deep enough to pick up a first down on a third down play. Late in the game Charly caught a touchdown over the middle, where he had to go up and out played the defender to come down with the ball.
For the second time this preseason the Seahawks have had a nice punt return. A Martinblock has sprung the return man free in both plays.
Richard Sherman was and always is IMPRESSIVE. I had him down for 3 pass defenses during the game.
Robert Turbin #22
Okay, confession time…, After the game I was a bit amped up, heck I still am, and I had a fantasy football draft to go to. Late in the draft, I pulled a Pete Carroll and took a flyer on the rookie running back out of Utah State.
The reason why I chose the rookie was because, with Marshawn Lynch‘s running style, Lynch is bound to get banged up a bit.
If Lynch needs to sit out a game or two, I think Robert Turbin can step in and have an excellent game. After watching Turbin run all over a pretty good Kansas City run defense I can see potential.
Richard Sherman #25
I had him down for 3 pass defenses during the game, he got called for a bogus penalty on at least two more. It is hard to pass in this league when you are playing a giant cornerback who has the ball skills Richard Sherman does.
If you ask me, Richard looks like he feels a little spurned from being the only starting member of the Seahawks secondary to miss the Pro Bowl.
Earl Thomas #29
After Matt Cassel threw the pass that Earl Thomas took 75 yards to the house, the Chiefs’ quarterback had a look on his face like “I never want to play this defense again”
That wasn’t the only play Earl made in the game, it felt like more of a nail in Cassel’s coffin. Earlier in the game, Thomas leveled a receiver and jarred the ball loose.
He is a free safety that hits like a strong safety, and I can’t blame any receiver for hearing footsteps when he’s on the prowl.
I hope we (12th man) have many more games like this during the 2012 NFL campaign. They say it’s only preseason.
Just remember, it is for the Seahawks too! “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” | {
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Roberta Laughlin pitches in Friday to help spread mulch and spruce up Kilbourne Park's community gardens in Chicago. Volunteers across America participated in the National Day of Service on the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the U.S.
Thousands of people heeded the call by President Barack Obama and Congress to observe Sept. 11 by volunteering. Here is a sample of events around the country.
In Chicago, Betty Johnson spread mulch in a community garden Friday as a way to stave off a renewed sense of the helplessness that swept over her as she watched the World Trade Center crumble on television eight years ago.
Roberta Laughlin, 46, echoed that as she dumped a wheelbarrow's worth of mulch on the organic garden, where volunteers were taking part in the day of service.
"This takes something that was obviously a horrible tragedy," she said. "Something good can come out of it."
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, who joined 20 or so volunteers, also said as much.
"Closely tied to remembering is the feeling all Americans had of wanting to do something very shortly after the realization of what that day, that horrible day, had come to mean for so many of our fellow Americans," she told the group.
Care packages for soldiersIn Boston, dozens of volunteers made their way from table to table Friday, loading up boxes on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, a series of parks in downtown.
"Dude, you rock my socks!" Becca Weast wrote in a note to a soldier.
"I hope what's here can hold you for a bit," the 22-year-old wrote of the cartons of hand sanitizer, cookies, phone cards and other supplies packed in priority-mail boxes. "Get your booty home safe."
Weast's care package was on its way to a soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan as part of an event organized by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, which helps families of service members killed since the 2001 attacks.
The group was founded with the support of the families of Sept. 11 victims and with the son of the park's namesake, the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who initiated the movement to make the anniversary a day of service.
The packages might be a small comfort to lonely service members, Weast said, adding, "I wish I could give more."
A birthday girl at workIn Buffalo, N.Y., students at Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School spent the day painting the gym and cafeteria or planting flowers at Cazenovia Park.
Student Char Hardy has grown accustomed to her happy birthdays being tempered by the country's sad memories. She turned 6 on Sept. 11, 2001. She turned 14 on Friday.
"Since I'm always in school on my birthday, I've always had to remember it and pay tribute," she said during a day of service.
She hasn't minded. She was happy to sing the national anthem to open the day.
"Just to sing the national anthem anywhere, no matter what — it can be at a baseball game, it can be in school," she said. "I'm proud of my country and it's a complete honor to sing that song."
In a hall scented with fresh paint and cut lumber, noisy with the excited chatter of kids free from book work, Hardy said she would be proud to spend her birthdays in service.
"It's good to pay tribute to families," especially those of the first responders to the attacks, said the ninth-grader, who hopes to perform with the Rockettes and study forensic science.
"It was one of the most heroic things, I personally think, that was done since war times, like the Civil War."
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President Clinton met with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to discuss how to stop the Middle East violence and resume peace negotiations. Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami was optimistic, saying, “These were very, very serious negotiations with a spirit that may lead to the conclusion of an agreement if we maintain the same spirit throughout.” | {
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Widely assumed to be a fabulously wealthy welfare state, Saudi Arabia is in fact an economic basket case waiting to
happen.
By Robin M. Mills<p>
Robin
M. Mills is head of consulting at Manaar Energy and author of The
Myth of the Oil Crisis and Capturing Carbon. Contact him at [email protected] or
via Twitter @robinenergy.
</p>
August 25, 2011
In 1935, an oilman visiting the Middle East reported back to his headquarters, "The future leaves them cold. They want money now." Although the temptation of overspending has repeatedly undermined oil-rich governments from Caracas to Tehran, Saudi Arabia avoided this trap over the last decade through fiscal discipline that has kept its expenditures below its swelling oil receipts.
But in a recent report striking for the candor of its unpalatable conclusions, Saudi investment bank Jadwa laid out the kingdom’s inexorable fiscal challenge: how to balance soaring government spending, rapidly rising domestic oil demand, and a world oil market that gives little room for further revenue increases. And that was before the recent economic turmoil knocked $20 per barrel off oil prices.
Saudi Arabia’s government spending, flat since the last oil boom in the 1970s, is now rising at 10 percent or more annually. And it will rise faster still: The House of Saud’s survival instinct in the wake of the initial Arab revolutions led King Abdullah to announce $130 billion of largesse in February and March. The resulting increases in government employment and salaries can be cut only at the cost of more discontent.
And that’s only what the kingdom is spending on its "counterrevolution" at home. Saudi Arabia will pay the lion’s share of the pledged $25 billion of Gulf Cooperation Council aid to Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, and Oman. With Iraq, Syria, and Yemen likely flashpoints yet to come, the bill will only increase. Already, nearly a third of the Saudi budget goes toward defense, a proportion that could rise in the face of a perceived Iranian threat.
Meanwhile, fast-growing domestic demand poses a serious threat to oil-export revenues. The kingdom is one of the world’s least energy-efficient economies: With prices fixed at $3 per barrel for power generation and $0.60 per gallon of gasoline, Saudi Arabia needs 10 times more energy than the global average to generate a dollar of output. Subsidized natural gas, too, is in short supply, undermining an economic diversification drive focused on petrochemicals. As much as 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil are burned for electricity to meet summer air-conditioning demand, yet Jeddah, Saudi Arabia’s second-largest city, still suffers frequent power cuts. By around 2026, Jadwa projects that domestic consumption will be over 5 million bpd, exceeding exports, which will never again reach their 2005 peak.
This combination of higher spending and lower exports shortens Saudi Arabia’s time horizon. Usually considered, on shaky evidence, to be a "price moderate" within OPEC, the kingdom now requires $85 per barrel to balance its budget. That figure will rise to $320 by 2030, according to Jadwa. (Of course, just because the Saudis need a certain oil price to balance the budget does not mean they can get it. Higher prices today come at the inevitable cost of future revenues, as economic growth is reduced and consumers choose more efficient vehicles.)
Savings cushion the budget for now. But the experience of the last oil price cycle is likely to recur: $180 billion of assets in 1980 had become $176 billion of debt by the end of 2002, and despite the oil-price crash, Riyadh was able neither to cut spending nor to grow a viable non-petroleum economy. This time, Jadwa foresees that the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency will be forced to draw down its $500 billion of foreign assets to the point where, by 2030, the country’s fiscal position will be under severe strain.
So far, the kingdom has been fortunate. This decade’s rapidly rising spending was enabled when Saudi Arabia’s main OPEC rivals, Venezuela, and Iran, left the field clear due to underinvestment in and mismanagement of their oil industries. Along with the war in Libya, this has allowed Saudi production to increase to its highest level in 30 years while prices have remained strong. But the good times will soon come to an end.
Oil prices have again, as in 2008, been allowed to get too high, too fast. The renewed economic downturn, combined with fears of overheating in China and other emerging markets, has only sharpened this challenge. Growing efficiency, demographics, and alternatives mean that OECD oil demand is probably in a slow, long-term decline, while non-OPEC supply is proving more robust than expected, with strong growth in Brazilian pre-salt oil and North American unconventional shale oil and oil sands.
And, for the first time since Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani did battle with the Iranians in the 1970s, Saudi Arabia faces a real challenger within OPEC. Even if Iraq’s ambitious plans are only half-realized, it will soak up more than half of global demand growth. Its vast, low-cost reserves make major production increases attractive even if they reduce prices. For its own reasons, Iran seeks to undermine Iraqi stability, but that would hardly be a palatable outcome for the Saudis either.
And that’s not all: Angola also has room for further growth; Muammar al-Qaddafi’s impending defeat may restore some of Libya’s production; and, with Hugo Chávez suffering from cancer, Venezuela’s oil policy may change after the 2012 election.
The Saudis’ dilemma is this: They hold nearly all OPEC’s spare capacity, their essential weapon for keeping the cartel in line. June’s "worst meeting ever" was actually a victory for Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi. Opposition by Iran, Venezuela, Libya, and others to a production hike left him free to increase output as far as he chose. Yet Saudi Aramco, the country’s monopoly state oil company, has few drill-ready development projects. Plans announced in 2008 to take Aramco’s capacity to 15 million bpd have not been implemented, and the only big project under way, the giant Manifa heavy oil field, with about 900,000 bpd, will mostly serve domestic needs.
So what should the Saudis do? Setting a credible target, say $70 per barrel, and defending it by creating new spare capacity would reduce long-term prices. By enduring some pain themselves and drawing down their vast savings, they would burn off high-cost competition, punish OPEC rivals that are ignoring quotas, and damage archenemy Iran. Yet they are understandably reluctant to spend billions of dollars on new fields at a time of wavering demand.
Ambitious plans for nuclear and solar power are no panacea. Saudi Arabia has no competitive advantage over other countries in alternative energy. If it succeeds in reducing oil use in transportation, other countries can too — so who will be buying Saudi oil?
The black hole in current policy discussions is improved energy efficiency. Raising domestic fuel prices would cut demand, allow development of higher-cost gas resources, and free up more oil for export. "Smart" subsidies or cash transfers could offset the price hikes for vulnerable groups.
A lower oil-price target would have to be combined with domestic spending restraint. The Saudi government cannot forever be the employer of last resort; reshaping education and labor policy to bring more Saudi citizens into the private sector would ease some social pressures. Between 2005 and 2009, 2.2 million private-sector jobs were created, but only 9 percent went to Saudi citizens.
Tinkering is not enough. Without radical reforms, Saudi leverage within OPEC will be increasingly constrained. The kingdom’s regional power will weaken, precisely at the time when it is attempting to step up its role. And in the long term, its economic and social model will come under intolerable strain.
Yet the crisis is still too far away, the lure of easy oil money too strong — and the policy changes required demand deft execution untypical of Saudi bureaucracy. As Machiavelli cautioned, "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things." | {
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Executive summary
Trachoma screening and management data for 2012 were provided to the National Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit by the Northern Territory (NT), South Australia (SA), Western Australia (WA) and Queensland (Qld). Data were analysed by region in the NT, SA and WA, with five regions in the NT, four in SA and four in WA. Queensland screened six communities and its data was aggregated for analysis. Jurisdictional authorities had designated 204 remote Aboriginal communities as being at risk of endemic trachoma in 2012.
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Trachoma screening and management data for 2012 were provided to the National Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit by the Northern Territory (NT), South Australia (SA), Western Australia (WA) and Queensland (Qld). Data were analysed by region in the NT, SA and WA, with five regions in the NT, four in SA and four in WA. Queensland screened six communities and its data was aggregated for analysis. Jurisdictional authorities had designated 204 remote Aboriginal communities as being at risk of endemic trachoma in 2012.
Screening coverage
A total of 195 (96%) of 204 at-risk communities were screened for trachoma during 2012 (Table 1.1).
Within these communities, 5,426(71%) of an estimated 7,676 resident children aged 5-9 years were screened.
Screening coverage in children aged 5-9 years in at-risk communities was 67% for the NT, 79% for SA, 73% for WA and 64% for Qld (Table 1.1).
Screening coverage of 5-9 year-old children in 2012 increased in NT, SA and WA (Figure 1.3)
Clean face prevalence
A total of 5,473 children aged 5-9 years in 193 at-risk communities were assessed for clean faces during 2012 (Table 1.1).
The overall prevalence of clean faces in children aged 5-9 years was 79%, with 75% in the NT, 90% in SA, 81% in WA and 70% in Qld (Table 1.1, Figure 1.4).
The proportion of screened communities with over 80% of children aged 5-9 years having a clean face was 58% in the NT, 89% in SA, 57% in WA and 33% in Qld (Figure 1.5).
Trachoma prevalence
The overall prevalence of active trachoma among children aged 5-9 years in screened communities was 4%, with 4% in the NT and WA, 2% in SA, and nil in Qld (Table 1.1).
The prevalence of trachoma in 5-9-year-old children decreased since the last report in NT, SA and WA (Figure 1.6).
Of all communities that screened 5-9-year-old children, 63% (121/193) had no trachoma detected (Figure 1.9).
In 25% (48/193) of all communities that screened 5-9-year-old children endemic levels of trachoma (over 5%) were found (Figure 1.9).
In 8% (15/193) of all communities that screened 5-9-year-old children, hyperendemic levels of trachoma (over 20% prevalence of trachoma) were found (Figure 1.9).
The proportion of screened communities with no trachoma detected increased in the NT by 20%, in SA by 21% and in WA by 3% in 2012 compared to 2011.
The proportion of screened communities with endemic trachoma (> 5% prevalence) decreased in the NT, SA and WA in 2012 compared to 2011 (Figure 1.8).
Follicles consistent with Trachomatous inflammation – follicular were observed in one community in Qld, however PCR tests results were negative for Chlamydia trachomatis. | {
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True happiness isn’t about being happy all the time
Over the past two decades, the positive psychology movement has brightened up psychological research with its science of happiness, human potential and flourishing. It argues that psychologists should not only investigate mental illness but also what makes life worth living.
The founding father of positive psychology, Martin Seligman, describes happiness as experiencing frequent positive emotions, such as joy, excitement and contentment, combined with deeper feelings of meaning and purpose. It implies a positive mindset in the present and an optimistic outlook for the future. Importantly, happiness experts have argued that happiness is not a stable, unchangeable trait but something flexible that we can work on and ultimately strive towards.
I have been running happiness workshops for the last four years based on the evidence from the above field of psychology. The workshops are fun and I have earned a reputation as “Mrs Happy”, but the last thing I would want anyone to believe is that I am happy all the time. Striving for a happy life is one thing, but striving to be happy all the time is unrealistic.
Recent research indicates that psychological flexibility is the key to greater happiness and well-being. For example, being open to emotional experiences and the ability to tolerate periods of discomfort can allow us to move towards a richer, more meaningful existence.
Studies have demonstrated that the way we respond to the circumstances of our lives has more influence on our happiness than the events themselves. Experiencing stress, sadness and anxiety in the short term doesn’t mean we can’t be happy in the long term.
Two paths to happiness
Philosophically speaking there are two paths to feeling happy, the hedonistic and the eudaimonic. Hedonists take the view that in order to live a happy life we must maximize pleasure and avoid pain. This view is about satisfying human appetites and desires, but it is often short-lived.
In contrast, the eudaimonic approach takes the long view. It argues that we should live authentically and for the greater good. We should pursue meaning and potential through kindness, justice, honesty and courage.
If we see happiness in the hedonistic sense, then we have to continue to seek out new pleasures and experiences in order to “top up” our happiness. We will also try to minimize unpleasant and painful feelings in order to keep our mood high.
If we take the eudaimonic approach, however, we strive for meaning, using our strengths to contribute to something greater than ourselves. This may involve unpleasant experiences and emotions at times but often leads to deeper levels of joy and contentment. So leading a happy life is not about avoiding hard times; it is about being able to respond to adversity in a way that allows you to grow from the experience.
Growing from adversity
Research shows that experiencing adversity can actually be good for us, depending on how we respond to it. Tolerating distress can make us more resilient and lead us to take action in our lives, such as changing jobs or overcoming hardship.
In studies of people facing trauma, many describe their experience as a catalyst for profound change and transformation, leading to a phenomenon known as “post-traumatic growth”. Often when people have faced difficulty, illness or loss, they describe their lives as happier and more meaningful as a result.
Unlike feeling happy, which is a transient state, leading a happier life is about individual growth through finding meaning. It is about accepting our humanity with all its ups and downs, enjoying the positive emotions, and harnessing painful feelings in order to reach our full potential. | {
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Send in the Drones
September 11, 2013
Send in the Drones
The competition is heating up among states to host new U.S. test sites for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (a.k.a. drones). At least 24 states have queued up to bid to have their air hubs designated as UAV test sites in a program which potentially may generate billions in new revenue for the winners.
Later this year, the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to select six U.S. test sites for UAVs. According to the federal government, the purpose of these sites is to determine if remotely piloted (and, hopefully, unarmed) aircraft “can be safely integrated into manned airspace” by 2015.
In its 2013 Aerospace Forecast, the FAA called UAVs “the most dynamic growth sector within the aviation industry.” The report predicts that at least 7,500 commercial UAVs will be operational in the U.S, within five years. The Feds envision handing out drone permits to energy companies, news organizations, filmmakers and researchers, among others. [We’re tempted to pause here and consider the ramifications of giving Rupert Murdoch a drone permit, but let’s not go there.]
FAA revealed in its 2013 forecast that at least 327 drones already are flying over the U.S. While many of these flights are undertaken as Air Force test programs in restricted airspace, there have been several reports this summer of drone “loaner” programs for unspecified border patrol and law enforcement assignments. The FBI has said it has the authority to use drones to hunt down kidnappers, and state and local law enforcement agencies already are lining up to be the first to acquire drone capabilities.
FAA has been mandated by Congress to integrate drones into what the acronym-addicted policy wonks call the NAS (National Air Space) by September 2015. Last month, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International hosted its annual show at the Washington Convention Center, filling the exhibit hall with dozens of snazzy new drones in anticipation of a booming market for UAVs; exhibitors included U.S. aerospace giant Boeing. No word on whether China, Iran and North Korea sent delegations to the Washington confab to kick the tires on the latest drone prototypes.
A leading contender in the drone test-site derby is the Dayton Development Coalition in Ohio, which is touting resources like Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the Air Force Research Lab, numerous university R&D programs and a thriving regional aerospace industry. Dayton, which may be a frontrunner in the UAV sweepstakes, also is home to UAV manufacturer SelectTech Services, based in nearby Centerville, OH.
“We’ve done our homework and we have not been idle,” Joe Zeis, Coalition executive vice president and chief strategic officer, told the Springfield Sun-News. “Our goal is to be ready today or six months from today. We’re positioning Ohio to support the FAA in the integration of UAVs into civilian airspace safely and effectively.”
Sinclair Community College in OH has FAA approval for restricted flying of small UAVs at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. The Ohio Army National Guard received approval this year as well to train at the Springfield airport with a hand-launched UAV dubbed Raven. The Air Force also has FAA approval to fly developmental UAVs at the former DHL air hub in Wilmington, DE. A regional plan calls for UAVs to use existing facilities at the Springfield airport and the Wilmington Air Park for takeoff, then fly to military airspace in southern Ohio, previously used by F-16s, from the Springfield Air National Guard Base.
Seeking to overcome the advantage held by aero-defense hubs like Dayton, two states that aren’t even adjacent to each other have decided to pool their resources and submit a joint bid for the UAV test program. Virginia and New Jersey have teamed up to try to win their piece of the drone bonanza, in an effort spearheaded by the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. [Earlier this year, it was reported that Maryland would join VA and NJ in a Mid-Atlantic Unmanned Aerial Systems Consortium entry, but MD opted to send in its own bid].
FAA originally was supposed to select the six domestic test sites for drones in July, but acting FAA administrator Michael Huerta notified the members of the Unmanned Systems Congressional Caucus that the decision was being postponed due to safety concerns and privacy issues.
The lingering safety issues are an indication that—even in a controlled test-flight setting —adding drones to our overcrowded skies may be a dicey proposition. Further complicating the UAV test plans is the ongoing difficulty FAA has encountered in transitioning the nation’s airspace from a ground-based navigation system to a GPS system called NextGen. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s inspector general told Congress at a July 17 hearing that the NextGen program has been plagued by “the lack of an executable plan and unresolved critical design decisions.”
The Washington, D.C.-based Electronic Privacy Information Center has petitioned the FAA about drone surveillance concerns. Evolving UAV technology is much more efficient at surveillance than manned aircraft because drones can fly closer to the ground for days at a time. Targets usually don’t see (or hear) UAVs coming until they’re already overhead. The Pentagon reportedly is developing next-generation drones the size of birds that can fly into buildings through windows.
UAV industry representatives are questioning whether the FAA has exceeded its federal mandate in raising privacy concerns. According to the Association of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems International, the FAA’s role is to safely integrate unmanned aircraft into the skies, not regulate privacy,
We’ll keep you posted as the domestic drone era dawns over the U.S.A.
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One of the biggest news events in Beatle-land this year has been the recent release of the Ron Howard documentary about the Beatles’ touring years, entitled The Beatles: Eight Days A Week. As I have mentioned before, it’s been a dream of mine for years to go see a Beatles movie in the theaters and pretend I’m a fan from the 1960s seeing A Hard Days Night upon its release.
I tried to do that back in 2012, when a documentary called The Beatles: The Lost Concert was scheduled for wide release in theaters. This documentary (supposedly) captured the frenzy of the Beatles’ first concert in North America, which occurred in Washington D.C. on February 11, 1964. Unfortunately, it was never released in theaters due to copyright issues. When I learned of its canceled release, I was heartbroken, but I never stopped believing that perhaps one day another Beatles documentary would find its way to a theater near me.
I first heard about The Beatles: Eight Days A Week over the summer, and even after watching the official trailer on the Beatles’ YouTube channel and visiting the movie’s website, I still sort of thought it was too good to be true. I reserved mild hope that I’d be able to see this movie, but I figured that my efforts to see the Beatles on the big screen and learn new Beatles trivia would be thwarted once again.
However, as events fell into place, the stars aligned, and my prayers were answered, I actually was able to see this movie at a theater near my school just a few weeks ago! I was so excited at the prospect of seeing 90 minutes of remastered Beatles footage and audio, and the movie definitely exceeded my giddily high expectations.
At this point in my Beatles fandom, I’ve read and watched so much about them that it’s difficult for me to be shocked by any aspect of their narrative. And yet I continue indulging in Beatles-related releases like this movie because I am always amazed at their magical story. The Beatles’ rise to success in the 1960s is a remarkable tale, filled with astounding chart domination, incredibly concentrated musical output, and incalculable influence on the culture of their era. I keep coming back to Beatles movies, articles, and programs because I revel in hearing about how they took the world by storm and altered the whole concept of rock music and success for a band. It’s infectious and endlessly fascinating.
Back to the movie at hand, it certainly did not blow my mind with a wholly new perspective on the Beatles’ touring years. However, it was a thoroughly enjoyable movie-watching experience for a Beatles fan. I was pleasantly surprised to see a lot of backstage footage that I had somehow never come across on YouTube or television. These clips emphasized that the Beatles really were a hilarious four-headed monster, at least in their early days. The movie also detailed a few points about the Beatles’ stops in specific areas of which I was not previously aware.
These included a 1964 Beatles concert in Florida that they flatly refused to perform unless they sang to an unsegregated crowd. Though the Beatles were from England, they were very conscious of the racial tensions present in the US at the time and took this opportunity to maintain their belief that any form of segregation was morally wrong and unacceptable to them. This isn’t really a huge spoiler, but I previously had no idea that the venue actually agreed to unsegregate the seating for that particular concert so the Beatles would still perform, which helped set a precedent for unsegregated concert venues in that and surrounding areas.
This movie also focuses a lot on the difficulties that the Beatles faced during their rise to worldwide acclaim through their tours. I was not wholly aware of the actual danger that they were in just entering a building or driving around. There were many clips of near-riots on streets all over the world that stemmed from the Beatles’ arrival in that particular city. This is a helpful reminder for aspiring musicians that the only sustainable reason to become a musician is because you deeply love music, not because you want to be famous. I am always in awe of the immense scope of Beatlemania in the mid 1960s, but it certainly was not all good days and sunshine.
Despite all of this, I would trade just about anything to spend one day experiencing the height of Beatlemania. However, seeing this movie in the theaters is probably the next best thing. The Beatles: Eight Days A Week may not be groundbreaking, but honestly, barring some huge, covered-up scandal I don’t know about, it is difficult for any new Beatles project to be groundbreaking. What I absolutely love about the release of this movie is how it contributes to keeping the Beatles’ music and story alive in today’s generation. As long as there is the occasional Beatles-related project or musical re-release, I’ll have confidence that they will remain eminent figures in cultural lore.
Today I’m continuing my trend of occasionally diverging from Beatle-centric material to discuss the recent release of The Getaway, the 11th studio album by what is probably my second favorite band of all time, Red Hot Chili Peppers. This album has reaffirmed my belief that they are actually underrated by the general population for the incredible creativity and musicality of their catalog. They’re not just a funk-alternative-rock hybrid that sings “Under The Bridge” a lot, they are a genius musical conglomeration that has blessed the world with many, many awesome songs.
Speaking of awesome songs, this album is absolutely full of them! The Red Hot Chili Peppers strayed from their usual producer, Rick Rubin, on The Getaway, choosing to work instead with popular producer Danger Mouse. I’m not hugely up on music producers and their individual styles, but I do think that the change in producers is evident in this album’s more polished, modern sound. Some devoted fans of RHCP have complained about this, presumably longing for the days of yore when RHCP jumped all around the stage and wore nothing but socks during their concerts.
However, perhaps unsurprisingly, I am always a champion of a band’s musical evolution if I feel that they are still staying true to their musical roots. As good an album as Californication is, it really would be tedious if RHCP released six albums exactly like it. In my mind, there’s a distinct difference between a band evolving their sound and a band “selling out” with pop drivel. The Getaway certainly represents the former for RHCP; it features just enough experimentation that is well-balanced with more straightforward songs, and to me, it all sounds like the signature Chili Peppers that I love so dearly.
To give my more specific opinions on the album, I’m going to do a quick song-by-song rundown! Here we go!
The Getaway– This is definitely one of the less rock-sounding songs on the album, but I love the scattered guitar work in the beginning, and it has a well-deserved place among the RHCP canon as a soothing, mellow track.
Dark Necessities– I feel that the album version could benefit strongly from a more prominent guitar part. However, it is a fantastic song with an addicting base line, and I absolutely love the guitar solo break near the end!
We Turn Red– This song didn’t stick out to me upon my initial listening of the album, but it certainly is funky and has interesting lyrics. I’ll have to listen to it some more to truly get into it, I think.
The Longest Wave– THIS, my friends, is I believe the best song on the album! From the guitar introduction, to the soft verses, to the majestic chorus, I am obsessed with listening to this song on repeat. Ride the wave, because this song should become a RHCP classic if there’s any justice in this world.
Goodbye Angels– This song really rocks, I love it!!! One of my favorites on the album as well, it builds beautifully and the guitar slashes throughout the song will get stuck in your head. Also that guitar break near the end is just brilliant.
Sick Love– Important to note that this song features the one and only Sir Elton John! It’s interesting and honestly I think I’d prefer it as a classic Elton John song than a RHCP song, but I appreciate it nonetheless.
Go Robot– Wow, there’s not one but TWO bass parts on this song! I think it sounds better as a live version, as the album version sounds a little overproduced even within the context of this album. Still, it’s extremely catchy and should be a single soon, I’d love to hear it on the radio!
Feasting on the Flowers– I love the breezy guitar style throughout this song. I don’t have a ton to say about it honestly, but it’s not a bad song at all.
Detroit– This song rocks pretty hard while still fitting in to the Chili Peppers’ more modern musical style. Again, the guitar here definitely drives the song and keeps it fun!
This Ticonderoga– This awesome song weaves back and forth between two very musically distinct parts, though I do think the two sections are a little randomly put together. Still, the song’s internal diversity is a new, interesting musical step for the Chili Peppers.
Encore– My other favorite song on the album!! It’s much more mellow alternative than the Chili Peppers commonly go, but the guitar is hypnotic and addicting. I actually like its verses better than the chorus, which is unusual for me, but the driving, sort of poppy beat here actually works really well as a constant thread throughout the song.
The Hunter– This song is honestly a little slow for me and drags a bit to be a favorite of mine, but if you’re in the mood for a much slower Chili Peppers song, this one has a lovely airy guitar part.
Dreams of a Samurai– This is probably the most overtly experimental song on The Getaway, but upon multiple listens, it’s quite a fascinating song and a grand, inspiring closing gesture on this amazing album.
One thing I love about this album as a whole is how it features their current guitarist, Josh Klinghoffer, much more prominently than did the previous Chili Peppers album, I’m With You. The aforementioned album was his first as an official member of the band, but his contribution to RHCP truly blossoms on The Getaway with the increased guitar presence and his lush backing vocals and harmonies. I’ve seen a lot of Josh-bashing on RHCP videos by overly nostalgic RHCP fans, but I think he’s a fantastic musician with a lot to offer for the Chili Peppers. I can’t wait to see what he’ll bring to the table for future RHCP albums!
So in conclusion, I love this album and I’ve been listening/harmonizing to it a lot this summer. With each listen, I continue to notice just how many diverse and interesting sounds there are on this album. For someone who enjoys unpacking individual elements of songs as they listen to them, this album is definitely for you. I’m so excited by its presence in my life, and I am keeping my fingers crossed that the Red Hot Chili Peppers tour the US soon to promote it! They are #1 on my current bucket list of concerts to see, and I have every faith that if/when I see them live, I will be transported on a musical getaway.
Hello followers and readers of Beatle Me Do! I have returned from a hiatus for which I greatly apologize, but I have a few ideas for fun posts that I will be publishing throughout the summer! In the meantime, I have decided to dedicate a post to the late Beatles producer, George Martin, who died on March 8 of this year at age 90. Before becoming a music producer with the Beatles, Martin primarily produced comedy albums. However, he is most well known for signing the Beatles to a record contract in 1962 and producing every single Beatles album except for Let It Be, which was (some say) infamously produced by Phil Spector.
The debate over who is “the fifth Beatle” has gone on for decades and is practically a cliche by now. Some Beatles fans support awarding this illustrious title to members of the Beatles camp such as their manager, Brian Epstein, or their first drummer, Pete Best. However, if there really is such a thing as “the fifth Beatle,” I strongly believe that George Martin deserves that title.
His work in the studio with the Beatles helped transform their songs from acoustic demos into sonic masterpieces. He was a major player in the Beatles’ studio experimentation starting in around 1965 and strongly supported their use of the studio itself as an instrument. When the Beatles were on top of the charts and the musical world, George Martin was the man behind the curtain, the wizard of Oz who literally orchestrated their success. His death marks the passing of a figure essential to the Beatles’ musical innovation.
I’d like to touch on a few Beatles songs on which Martin had a particularly noticeable influence. First up is the acoustic version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps from the Beatles Cirque de Soleil show, Love. This show features some remixes of Beatles songs, but these remixes are composed only by compiling bits and pieces from different Beatles songs. This particular version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps originates from a demo version from the Beatles Anthology 3. It features a George Martin-composed orchestration that was the only original music composed for the Love album. I absolutely love this version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps; it’s a beautiful song made even more poignant and striking by the orchestra. Seeing the Love show is definitely on my Beatles-related bucket list!
Next, I’m going back to one of Martin’s first orchestral contributions to Beatles music, the famed song Yesterday, which features only Paul McCartney, an acoustic guitar, and a beautiful Martin-composed string quartet. Supposedly Paul was a bit skeptical about the idea of putting a string quartet on a song released by a rock band, but was convinced otherwise after Martin explained exactly how he planned to arrange it based on the chords of the song. This song is now legendary among the many iconic tracks in the Beatles’ catalog, thanks not only to the beauty of its melody and lyrics but also to the perfect melancholy accompaniment that the strings provide.
Another song which has an unmistakable George Martin touch is In My Life, on which he plays the sped-up piano break at the end of the song. I believe this is one of, if not the only, Beatles songs to feature a piano solo, or if not it was definitely the first to do so. It’s songs like this that truly embody the spirit of Rubber Soul, an album which challenged the definition of rock and roll and began pushing the boundaries of musical experimentation in rock music.
Eleanor Rigby is one of those Beatles songs that features an orchestra arrangement so strikingly iconic that I could listen to just the instrumentals and enjoy the song just as much. This is all thanks to George Martin, who insisted on creating a relentlessly staccato string arrangement that I regard as an absolute masterpiece. You can listen to the instrumental version of Eleanor Rigby, a track on the Beatles Anthology 2 album, here. Every time I listen to this track and try not to let my inner sing-along drown out what I’m actually hearing, I notice new little intricacies of the arrangement. It’s songs like this that absolutely astound me as to their fearless musicality and give me a true appreciation for the power of orchestral music. This song is just perfect.
Finally, what better way to close out this George Martin tribute post than with the behemoth of all classical arrangements in rock songs, the string section in A Day In The Life. This song is often ranked as the #1 best Beatles song, and while it’s not my #1 personal favorite, it is without a doubt an absolute, indisputable masterpiece. This is largely due to the enormous, chaotic, vaguely conducted orchestra part that builds and builds and always makes me feel like a car is about to hit me. Martin’s touch on this song is evident in its sonic power to completely overwhelm your senses and leave you breathless at its conclusion. What a song to close out Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. What. A. Song. Period.
Rest in peace, George Martin. I know this tribute is a few months late, but I tried to make a post that pays the proper respect to a man who was literally and figuratively instrumental in crafting many of my favorite songs of all time. He was among the giants of the musical world, and he will certainly be missed.
Today I’d mostly like to discuss Dave Grohl’s recent performance of the Beatles’ famed “Blackbird” at the Oscars. I knew about a few of the scheduled Oscar performances before the date of the program, but for some reason I hadn’t heard about this one and it took me completely by surprise. When I heard those iconic opening chords and saw Dave Grohl alone on the stage with a guitar, I knew it would be a good tribute, and I was not disappointed. From spearheading production of the Sound City documentary from a few years ago, to recording “Cut Me Some Slack” with Paul McCartney, to performing on the Beatles 50th Anniversary Special, Dave Grohl has certainly earned my respect and admiration for his Beatles and classic rock-related ventures. He is one cool dude. In case you missed his feature on the Oscars, here it is for you!
One brief un-Beatles related tangent… This performance, along with some ambiguous comments by members of Foo Fighters, recently led to a rumor that Foo Fighters were breaking up, once and for all. Apparently these rumors have surfaced before, but supposedly this time Dave was striking out on his own to “do his own thing musically” and get away from the band.
So how did Foo Fighters respond to this rumor? Not with a concisely-stated tweet or Facebook post, but with this masterful 7 minute-long video. You really have to watch it yourself to get its full effect.
In conclusion, anything Beatles-related that Dave Grohl does is bound to be wonderful, and the members of Foo Fighters are complete bosses. Also in case you’re just not patient enough to watch the entire video and have not heard the news, Foo Fighters is NOT breaking up. Spoiler alert.
Anyway, going back to the original topic, I just love how Beatles music is now used to pay tribute to people that have nothing to do with the 60s or rock music in general. Their songs have become universal anthems for just about any subject or person because they were written with a timeless, relatable appeal. Not just Blackbird, but songs like Hey Jude, Yesterday, Let It Be, In My Life, and many others have been covered so often by other artists that I bet there are some people today who don’t know that those songs are originally by the Beatles. In those cases, I’d rather that they know the song’s origins, but as long as Beatles songs are still relevant in some form in this generation, their music is living on and speaking to people. That’s about all I can ask.
You didn’t seriously think I’d forget his birthday, now did you?
Finally, happy belated birthday to George Harrison, who after all this time is still definitely my favorite Beatle and one of my musical and personal inspirations. I’ve devoted many a post to him on this blog, but for now I’ll just say that his music is thoughtful, creative, and truly beautiful, just like him. I wish his solo songs were more well known by the general population, but with recent releases like the “George Fest” DVD and the masterful Scorcese documentary from a few years ago, he seems to be gaining more acclaim, slowly but surely. Let’s continue that upwards trend, to 2020 and beyond!
As is the nature of the Beatles in the 21st century, something new Beatles-related is bound to come up soon, but for now I’m signing off. Enjoy your days, and may they all be Good Days (of) Sunshine. 🙂
Well it’s late at night and I’ve decided to do a post where I just talk about a few Beatles and music-related things that come to mind. In the past with blogging, I’ve found that my favorite posts are borne out of an utter lack of initial ideas that then becomes an uninterrupted stream of consciousness. So let’s just see where this goes!
It’s been 23 days since the news broke that David Bowie had died, and though some of the initial shock and disbelief has passed for me, I still find myself listening to his songs a lot more than I ever have before. I stand by my favorites that I posted last month, but as I’ve continued to dig deeper into his catalogue, I’ve discovered more songs of his that I absolutely love, including Hang On To Yourself. I had never heard of this song until about a month ago, but one day it came up on shuffle and I could not stop listening. I think it’s one of his catchiest and most fun songs, and certainly an underrated cut from the Ziggy Stardust album. It also sounds kind of punk-ish, yet another example of Bowie being musically ahead of his time. Definitely take a listen if you don’t know it already! (or even if you do, because it is a fantastic song)
This week also marks 52 years since the Beatles first landed in America to perform on the Ed Sullivan show, thus spurring the Beatlemania we all know and that I’ve posted about many, many times before on this blog. Once again, I continue to admire how strong of a presence the Beatles have in society today. They’ve even made it into children’s books!
Awwww this is just so cute!
My mom sent me this picture of a cute book she saw recently, which made me realize that the Beatles are truly at “textbook-status” now. They’re basically historical figures, synonymous with an era in history defined by revolutions in music, politics, fashion, and countless other things. The fact that books like this are being published to make the Beatles accessible to young children is truly heartwarming. It gives me continued confidence that the greatness and brilliance of the Beatles will never fade from the world.
For some reason I couldn’t find the original version of this on YouTube, nor could I find the clip with it from the Help movie. 😦
Anyway, one thing I’ve realized about this song as I’ve listened to it more and more is that it is, in my opinion, one of the Beatles songs that has aged the best. It really sounds like it could be released today, that’s how timeless it is, and I absolutely adore the melody. As much as I love the Beatles’ more experimental songs like I Am The Walrus, I also admire their simpler, more folksy songs that can be performed with just a guitar and a voice. This is one of my favorite Beatles songs to walk around singing to myself. I never get sick of it! If I one day learn how to play guitar, I will learn this song for sure.
I definitely was not expecting to blog quite so soon after my last post. When I woke up this morning to the horrible news that David Bowie had died of cancer, I immediately prayed that it was another celebrity death hoax, but when I saw the news on his official Facebook page I knew it had to be true. Though I have not listened to the majority of his astounding 25 studio albums, I do consider myself a big fan of his. His incredible, artistic music aside, David Bowie seemed like a musical and artistic genius to me with how he continually reinvented himself and refused to duplicate his past work.
He is also a musician whose existence I suppose I took for granted, in that I just assumed he’d be around forever to promote his album, musical, and various future projects. I sincerely wish I had listened to him more and fully appreciated his artistry while he was alive. But I suppose the best I can do now is to honor him by posting my ten favorite songs of his and why I love them. Again, these may be somewhat mainstream choices because I am not familiar with all of his extensive catalog, but I hope to remedy that in the near future. This list may change for me, but at this moment, these are my favorites, so that’s what I’m going with.
I forget when exactly I first heard this song, but I do recall being extremely intrigued by the opening. It has a really interesting sound that I can’t quite put my finger on, and I love how it brings back the Major Tom character from “Space Oddity.” One thing I’ve noticed about David Bowie’s songs is how they often have the same beat throughout the entire song, which you might think would make them eventually tedious but they somehow never are. This song is just magical and I love it!
I actually first found out about this song from the Nirvana cover on their MTV Unplugged album. I’m very thankful for that, because the original version is so intricately arranged that each piece seems like a puzzle piece meant to perfectly fit in a whole. The guitar riff is also somewhat ominous and unresolved, which adds to this song’s mystique and strengthens its overall appeal for me.
My favorite part of this song is definitely the guitar throughout. I just cannot get enough of it, it’s so catchy! Beyond that, the lyrics are fun and the harmonica is awesome, also the bass at the end is pretty badass. I don’t have a ton else to say about this one, I’ve just always gotten very happy when it comes on the radio and it is one of my favorite Bowie songs!
This is an absolute gem off of the Ziggy Stardust album, which is filled with gems. I know it was kind of the point of the album, but I love how many songs on this album involve stars. It all seems so fantastical and otherworldly, which judging by Bowie’s look during this period was fully intentional. I also love the part of this song where the music stops except for some cool spacey star sounds, I honestly don’t know what instrument that is but I think it is pretty self explanatory. Also I’ve noticed the lyrics to this song take on an entirely different meaning in the context of Bowie’s death. Something to think about.
This song is a true classic for both Queen and David Bowie, but I felt compelled to include it here because it is so brilliantly crafted to show Bowie’s talent. I love how it builds and builds to a triumphant climax and then tapers off again towards the end. It’s one of those songs that I have to listen to all the way through if it comes on the radio or anywhere because though it is an extremely popular song, it is not overrated in the slightest. Somewhere right now, I bet David Bowie and Freddie Mercury are singing it together. 🙂
I hope it’s not terrible to say that whenever I hear this song, I first think of Jimmy Fallon’s “Tebowie” skit that changed its lyrics to apply to Tim Tebow. That video always makes me laugh, but aside from that, this is yet another well-crafted rock song from David Bowie. The guitar here absolutely makes the song for me once again. In fact, this is probably one of my favorite guitar-heavy songs that I can think of by any artist. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and Jimmy’s “Tebowie” character is certainly the highest form of flattery for this fantastic song.
This may not be #1 on my favorites list, but musically this is an absolute masterpiece. It may well be his very best song ever. The piano here is stunning, it reminds me of “Rocket Man” by Elton John a bit with its complicated, unpredictable, majestic chord progressions. How funny that both songs are about outer space in some way. Anyway, for me this is up there with “Bohemian Rhapsody” as a truly perfect example of rock music at its finest and most artfully cinematic.
This is probably one of the most fun, upbeat David Bowie songs out there, and I think it was also one of the first songs I heard by him. The chorus with its piano part reminds me a lot of the Beatles’ “Back In The USSR,” and in general it is just an awesome song. I get really excited whenever I hear it and could honestly play it on repeat for hours on end. It’s that good!
To be honest, it was really hard for me to choose between the top three songs on this list. I basically like this song just as much as my #1 choice, but for different reasons, so I put it at #2 here. The whimsical lyrics here are fun and lovable, the guitar is percussive and slightly abrasive, and the whole song is, for lack of a better word, fantastic. I think I identify with this song on a spiritual level, it means that much to me!
I didn’t discover this song until I saw “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” a few years ago, which is a wonderful movie, but it quickly became my favorite David Bowie song and one of my favorite songs in general. “Heroes” is truly inspiring, empowering, and uplifting. The guitar is lush and magical, and as always, David Bowie’s distinctive voice soars above the instrumentation. This song touches me emotionally like very few songs do, even including Beatles songs. Whenever I hear it, I feel like I can become a hero and do anything. I, like Charlie in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” feel infinite.
I did not really anticipate posting about David Bowie on this blog, but as a fan of the Beatles and all whom they inspired, which includes Bowie, I felt it was necessary. May David Bowie join John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, and the ranks of rock stars whose legend only grows after their untimely death. Rock on, Starman.
Today I’ve decided to combine two of my favorite things, the Beatles and Buzzfeed quizzes, into one post. I confess that I, like many of you I’m sure, occasionally find myself taking random quizzes on Buzzfeed just to entertain myself and pass the time. They are definitely addicting, especially when there are a whole bunch of Buzzfeed quizzes related to a topic I enjoy, like Harry Potter, Parks and Rec, theater, vegetables, and of course, the Beatles. I’ve come across many fun Beatles buzzfeed quizzes and articles over the years, and I will compile some of them for you in this post! Enjoy!
I thought this one was laughably easy, in that I actually laughed out loud because I knew each one right away. Nevertheless, it’s a good quiz to make you feel like you haven’t tried that hard but still know everything about the Beatles.
This quiz is not quite as straightforward as you may initially think… Instead of just the four Beatles as the four possible answers, you also have the option of being a Beatle in a certain period of their existence. For example, I got “Late 60s Paul McCartney,” although I’m pretty sure I once got “Psychedelic George Harrison” as my answer. Perhaps I put a different favorite pattern in the beginning this time, I don’t know. Honestly there’s no wrong answer for this one! (unless you get Pete Best or something, I’m so sorry if you did)
Thankfully I got 21/21 on this one, but some of it was a bit tricky! I found myself singing most of the lyrics in my head as I read them, which made it much easier to guess the associated song title. This is a slightly more intermediate level Beatles quiz than the first quiz I posted, so if you’re feeling confident in your Beatles fandom after taking that one, go for this one next!
Okay, this quiz is hard. I got 18/20, and some of the ones I got right were complete guesses. This is definitely one of the hardest Beatles trivia quizzes I’ve taken. I am now a humbled Beatles fan who fully admits that she does not know everything about them. But it’s okay because now I realize that I have more random Beatles facts to learn! Yay learning! | {
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Golden era ending for emerging markets
London, June 24, 2013
By Sujata Rao
A decade of improvement in emerging market credit ratings is coming to an end as higher borrowing costs and commodity price falls threaten to lay bare many countries' failure to reform during the good times.
Between 2007 and 2012 emerging economies earned almost 200 rating upgrades from the three main agencies, nearly half of them promotions to the top 'investment grade' category.
Given the weight investors still assign to credit ratings, that was a huge driver for much of the $8 trillion or so that has flowed to emerging stock and bond markets since 2004.
But this week has brought confirmation of two things, both with profound implications for the developing world. First, US money-printing won't last for ever and may end in 2014. Second, China's economy is indeed cooling, and fast.
These factors made recent years good ones for emerging markets. Rock-bottom US interest rates and a resurgent China stoked commodity demand, bringing an exports bonanza, fast economic growth and a chance to borrow at record low yields.
Signs of a reversal sparked a worldwide sell-off in emerging markets this week, with over $6 billion fleeing the sector.
That the golden years might be ending was made clear recently when Brazil, one of the main beneficiaries of China's rise and the easy money tide, saw its outlook cut to negative by Standard & Poor's, putting it in line for a downgrade.
Moody's has since warned it might also cut Brazil's rating outlook because of weak growth, rising debt and lack of reform.
Those worries apply to a number of developing countries, says Sébastien Barbé, head of emerging markets strategy at Credit Agricole, who does not expect any significant rises in average emerging market ratings soon.
"We have turned the page," Barbé said. "In the past decade two factors were driving ratings. One was positive - better management, political stability and the rise of the middle class. The other was artificial, coming from excessive spending in developed countries and excessive savings in Asia."
These imbalances added on average 1.5 percentage points a year to emerging markets' growth, he estimates.
"Now that period has ended and it won't come back. EM must change its business model, China has to invest less and consume more, Brazil has to consume less and save more ... All this is going to be very hard to do," Barbé added.
Data reflects the change in ratings momentum. Fitch, for example, upped six emerging sovereigns last year, versus 18 and 13 upgrades respectively in 2011 and 2010. Negative outlooks are now twice as common as positive, a sea change from late 2011.
The picture is similar for S&P, which upgraded 10 emerging ratings in 2012 versus 19 in 2011. So far this year it has raised four emerging market sovereigns while cutting seven.
The Fed and China have crystalised existing worries over slower growth and weaker balance sheets, which as Brazil and Turkey show, can lead to a rise in political risk.
Of the giant BRICS economies, India is in danger of losing its investment grade rating. South Africa also faces a downgrade while China saw its local debt rating cut this year.
Marie Cavanaugh, S&P's managing director for sovereign ratings, said successful reforms in many Latin American and Asian countries had put them on a stronger footing. Some, such as Mexico, are actually now embracing long-delayed reform.
But the backdrop is changing, Cavanaugh warned: "Many emerging markets are dealing with shifts in cross-border capital flows and the challenges of economic rebalancing."
REFORMS
Big changes have occurred in emerging markets since the turn of the century that should mean they are more robust than in the crisis years of the late 1990s. These include the free float of many currencies, healthy public debt ratios, and trillions of dollars in central bank vaults.
J P Morgan notes that almost two-thirds of countries included its flagship emerging bond index, the EMBI Global, are now rated investment-grade, compared with just 2 percent when the index was launched in 1993.
Yet, after an initial reform spurt, relatively few countries have used the good times to improve infrastructure, labour markets and tax collection, or reduce reliance on commmodities.
David Hauner, head of EEMEA fixed income strategy at BofA-Merrill Lynch Global Research, says the 30 commodity exporters he tracks enjoyed a quadrupling of terms of trade since 2012.
But widely used indices measuring corruption or ease of business show only a third have adopted any meaningful reform.
"Commodity prices explain a good part of the improvement in these countries' current account and fiscal balances," he said.
As the tide of easy money ebbs, the high-spending growth model will become unfeasible for many. Hauner uses Russia as an example, noting the budget deficit excluding oil now equates to 10 percent of economic output - double its 2007 level.
The average EM current account balance stands at under 1 percent, a third of pre-crisis levels, Morgan Stanley says. "You have to ask: are interest rates in line with financing needs?" Hauner said. "If they are lower, their policies are not sustainable: they are a gift of (US money printing)." - Reuters | {
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Cover songs have always had an important place in the music industry. They provide a familiar platform for expressing a unique musical style, and have propelled the careers of countless bands from The Beatles, with their 1963 hit cover of The Isley Brothers’ “Twist and Shout,” to Panic! at the Disco, who actually originated as a Blink-182 cover band.These days, the insane amounts of musical and creative talent on YouTube have made covers as important as ever to the music industry. Songs are re-interpreted in endless ways from bedrooms to soundstages, and can sometimes even blaze the path for the original song to becoming a hit, as was the case with Walk Off The Earth’s cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know.”Given the major popularity of cover songs on YouTube, the user experience of song discovery should be far better than typing in the title of individual songs and adding “cover” to the query. I decided to build CoversOnly to make a site which, as its name suggests, is completely centered around only covers. Covers are organized in a number of relevant ways, suggested videos will always lead to other covers, and a more prominent focus is put on the artists themselves, who spend far more time than you’d imagine making their covers.Here are 4 reasons why CoversOnly is the best site ever for discovering and enjoying cover songs:Real-Time Charts!We created an algorithm that works in real time to rank the popularity of cover videos. It’s kind of like the Billboard charts... but much faster and of course only for covers. We promise you’ll discover amazing new cover songs and artists with it every day.Most Popular SongsDirect links to all the covers of today’s most popular songs will blow your mind if you are just starting to grasp how popular cover versions are online. And if you already love cover videos, we promise that this is a far better way to watch all the videos of a popular song than manually searching for the covers on YouTube.It’s All About The ArtistsThe musicians creating these covers are front and center on CoversOnly. We use their actual names, not the YouTube handle they had to add extra letters and number to because their real name was already taken. We have a daily featured artist, artist pages to find all their cover videos, and links that are as pretty as can be (e.g. http://coverson.ly/Cimorelli). We also have a whole bunch of curated collections, which organize covers in fun ways to help you discover artists and videos you might have not found otherwise. Covers of Every Song EverFor every video you watch, there will always be a link to watch all cover versions of that song. Get lost in a web of covers of “Toxic” covers, we promise you’ll end up somewhere weird and awesome. Pro tip! We’re going to add a proper search feature soon, but you can already search for any song ever by adding the artist name and song name to our url like this: coverson.ly/Fall-Out-Boy/Young-VolcanoesAre you a cover artist? Sweet! If we don’t already have an artist page for you, let us know and we’ll set one up for you. You can check by going to http://coverson.ly/Your-Name, replacing “Your” and “Name,” of course. We’re also planning to add many more features to artist pages soon, like links to your Facebook, Patreon pages, etc. CoversOnly is for you, so please tell us how you like it and what else we can add to make it even better. Lastly, we highly suggest making sure your cover videos have “cover” in their titles and also mention the original song and artist. It makes it way easier for everyone to discover your videos this way. | {
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Part of a progressive medical subspecialty, ASDS member dermatologists perform medically necessary and cosmetic procedures to improve the health, function and beauty of skin through every stage of life.
From forehead furrows to frown lines…
Performing more than 5 million cosmetic procedures each year, ASDS member dermatologists offer many treatments that are less intense, safer and have quicker recovery times than ever before.
1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer every year
Any suspicious new growths or changes should be examined by a dermatologist immediately. ASDS member dermatologists are trained to select the best treatment choice based on the individual patient.
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Scars can be emotionally devastating for many people, leading to mental and emotional complications. Scars can be disfiguring and aesthetically unpleasant. Side effects of scarring may include:
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How you treat wounded skin can go a long way in preventing excessive scarring.
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Treat wounds promptly.Maintain constant pressure on wounds with special bandages or special silicone sheeting. This will help flatten any resultant scarring.Gently massage the scarred area once it is healed. Massaging helps break down the dense bands of collagen from forming in underlying tissue.Consider scar therapy for older scars, and for scarring that causes you physical or emotional pain.
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Ignore a scar that becomes raised, itchy or red, which could be a sign of infection.
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We Need an Exchange Program for Racial Integration
By Jason Stanford
The best response to the Black Lives Matter movement is the one solution we're not considering: integration. Black and white Americans live largely separate but unequal lives, living in segregated neighborhoods and attending segregated schools that seem foreign to each other. We lack the political will for forced integration—even though it worked—but we should consider a student exchange program to build bridges between our communities.
For a year, a black student could attend a white school and live with white families, and vice versa. This would be modeled after foreign exchange programs where schools and service clubs would send a local teenager to study in a foreign country in exchange for hosting a student from that country. I was a Rotary Youth Exchange student in West Germany where I did little to dispel suspicions that Americans were stupid. Nevertheless, that experience left me—family-by-family, friend-by-friend—better able to understand the world and my place in it.
An exchange program could do the same for black and white Americans. I realize how naive it is to think that creating mutual experiences could engender mutual understanding, but these days I'll grasp at whatever straws of hope are within reach.
If we wanted to do what worked, we'd go back to forced busing, but there's no desire to do that despite the fact that school integration cut the achievement gap in half. According to New York Times Magazine writer Nikole Hannah-Jones on a recent episode of the "This American Life" podcast, the gap between the reading scores of black and white students went from 39 percent to 18 percent in the school integration era between 1971 and 1988.
"People say, well, we tried to force it, and it just didn't work out," said Hannah-Jones. "And typically, what people are thinking of are places like Boston, where busing was used, and where it was violent and ugly, and white people just left and didn't want to deal with it."
Without ever saying so, we returned to separate-but-equal after that. School districts serving children of color sued states for equal funding but not integration, reasoning that equal funding meant equal opportunity. That led to the bait-and-switch of the 1990s, when the business community substituted accountability for equity, blaming the poor performance of black and Hispanic students on the "soft bigotry of low expectations."
Meanwhile, we left all the children behind in the same segregated schools where we found their parents in the 1970s. In a 2013 University of Texas study, education professors Julian Vasquez Heilig and Jennifer Jellison Holme discovered that Texas schools were as segregated as they were under Jim Crow. Urban schools were "intensely segregated" with student bodies made up almost entirely of Black and Hispanic students. They were separate but not equal; funding and performance were stubbornly low.
"So, 50 years after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the data reveals that very little has actually changed when it comes to the segregation of African Americans and Latinos in our schools," said Heilig.
Hannah-Jones has found the same racial regression in her reporting of schools in Tuscaloosa and St. Louis, where white parents have what she calls a "barricading mentality" against black children attending school with their children.
Don't look to her for hope. After she "laid out this incredibly adaptable racist system that is harming generations of black children, people want me to give them hope," she said on the PostBourgie podcast. "And I understand it, because you don't want to believe that it's intractable, but it is, and it's intractable because we have absolutely no will to do anything about it."
There's no hope if we're talking about forced busing or cash reparations. The only ideas out there are grad-school fantasies such as giving black citizens five thirds of a vote—that is, make their votes count almost twice as much as others'—to make up for the three-fifths compromise.
Systems are intractable. People are not. Through a voluntary student exchange program, white and black Americans can walk a mile in each other's shoes if even for a little while. We have a long way to go, and this could be a good first step.
Jason Stanford is a regular contributor to the Austin American-Statesman, a Democratic consultant and a Truman National Security Project partner. You can email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JasStanford. | {
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The Iranian nuclear program is a source for international concern. The concern genuinely stems from the suspicion that the Iranian nuclear program might not be exclusively peaceful. Consequently, the United States and its P5+1 partners (China, France, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom) have engaged in diplomatic talks to ensure Tehran’s nuclear program is exclusively peaceful.
A comprehensive deal is within reach if the diplomats continue to engage in creative trade-offs and move towards bridging the gaps that exist and move away from their entrenched positions. However, myths and misconceptions about the negotiations and Iran’s nuclear program persist that threaten to derail the talks. Until the November 24 deadline, the Arms Control Association will publish a weekly post debunking some of the most commonly held “myths” about Iran’s nuclear program and what a comprehensive agreement will seek to achieve.
Iran tests a Shahab-3 during exercises in 2012. Photo Credit: AFP
MYTH: Iran is developing long-range ballistic missiles that could be armed with nuclear warheads
As the negotiations progress toward a comprehensive deal, rhetoric that is used by critics of the talks implies that Iran is developing long-range rockets to be armed with nuclear warheads. This is sometimes used to muddy the waters during the on-going negotiations.
Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was categorically wrong during a July 29, 2014 Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Iranian nuclear program when he said that Iran is “developing a long-range rocket that will be able to reach the United States and other places in Europe. That is what they’re developing and that’s what they head towards.’’
Rhetoric like this has the potential to damage the negotiations because in reality the facts don’t seem to support the claims.
There is no serious evidence to back up all the claims that have been made about Iran developing long-range rockets to deliver nuclear warheads. The U.S. intelligence community assess that Iran may be technically capable of developing an ICBM with sufficient foreign assistance, not that they are doing so. Iran has never tested any long-range rockets. Iran’s longest-range missiles are medium-range ballistic missiles, not the intercontinental-range missiles as critics will have us believe.
As far as the evidence shows, Iran is assessed to have deployed several dozen Shahab-3 and Ghadr-1 medium-range ballistic missiles with ranges up to 2,000 kilometers, as well as dozens of short-range ballistic missiles with ranges of 150 to 500 kilometers. Iran is testing a solid-fueled medium-range ballistic missile, the Sejjil-2, but that has not been tested since 2011 and the United States cannot confirm Iran’s claims that this missile is deployed.
False claims about Iran’s ballistic missiles just muddy the waters. Also, the best way of curtailing Iran’s capability to deliver nuclear weapons is to ensure Teheran’s nuclear program is severely limited, as the P5+1 negotiation is seeking to do. The necessary checks–transparency of the nuclear program, intrusive monitoring and verification on Tehran’s nuclear activities and limits to its enrichment program–should be the focus of the negotiation.
A comprehensive deal that tightens all the loose ends of the Iranian nuclear program will prevent Iran developing nuclear weapons without detection. The attempts to introduce extraneous issues in the negotiations such as the banning of ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads is unrealistic and superfluous in a final deal. There is no need to include issues which will unnecessary agitate a party to the negotiations and delay a deal from being reached soon when the same result being advocated will be achieved through a well laid out strategy in a comprehensive deal.
A comprehensive nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 is reachable. A deal that limits Iran’s uranium-enrichment capacity, effectively blocks plutonium production, and guards against prohibited nuclear weapons related activities would reduce the potential dangers posed by Iran’s ballistic missiles. | {
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Palin’s Wasilla Bible Church attacked. Burn baby, burn?
The Wasilla Bible Church, the Alaskan church made famous as being the religious outpost for failed VP candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has caught fire.
The “suspicious” fire devastated the church Friday night, and officials are considering arson among possibilities. A ladies craft group was in the building when the fire broke out, although no one was hurt.
Palin released a statement after the fire and offered an apology to the assistant pastor “if the incident is in any way connected to the undeserved negative attention the church has received since she became a vice presidential candidate.” | {
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NC3R CRACK IT Challenge
The National Centre for the Replacement Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research is currently running a 3D retina organoid challenge. Although they have already completed phase I, the drug testing component of NEI's challenge will have some components in common with the CRACK IT challenge. Click here to learn more.
We welcome your questions and comments. Please send general questions and comments to the NEI Office of Science Communications, Public Liaison, and Education. Technical questions about this website can be addressed to the NEI Website Manager(link sends e-mail). | {
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On the way from Philistine to Beersheba, Isaac digs a series of three wells that were previously excavated by his father, Abraham. At the first well, Isaac meets some people who claim the water as their own. Isaac names it esek, “contention.” At the second well he digs, they meet people who also were not happy about the project. He named it sitnah, “enmity.” At the third well, they find people who were not bothered. He names it rechovot, “spaciousness.”
Rechovot is what Isaac was after. He wanted to carve out space for real connection. Isaac understood that the first two wells, associated with fear and scarcity, were not for him. Living there would not allow life to flourish.
Fixing our former icemaker, now compost tumbler
Last summer at Ramah in the Rockies, I started a project on how to effectively process organic waste on the campsite. On becoming a member of the community, I was pretty surprised that the camp didn’t compost everything. Despite having tons of land, environmentally conscious people, and a farm, composting is not something to take for granted. The main setback is with some of the local residents of the site, the bears, who have created a enormous challenge. Bears want to eat our food, while we want to compost and make soil. The previous solution, two converted ice makers turned into compost tumblers, successfully took away the food from the bears but have failed to handle large amounts of organic waste and make a finished product.
My friend Robyn Goldstein had an idea an idea from the far east, commonly called Bokashi. This name is a Japanese word that doesn’t really translate well. A few of the translation options are “shading off,” “gradation,” and “fermented organic material.” My guess is that the last translation came after the development of process, which is basically taking any and all organic materials and anaerobically fermenting them in a similar fashion as cheese or sauerkraut.
The process is quite simple and avoids a lot of the management issues of a traditional compost pile. You do not have to manage the carbon to nitrogen ratio (or browns to greens) or turn it. Plus, Bokashi can handle meat and dairy, while only taking 10 to 20 days to ferment. It can be done inside or outside, in small buckets or very large.
However, in our trials it hasn’t been all easy. The bears were definitely curious to check out what we were doing. Trying to figure out what to do with all this fermented material also is a major challenge. But for the most part, this has been a great learning opportunity and worth taking to the next stage.
Finished Bokashi compost in my hand.
With the help of Hazon, Ramah in the Rockies is continuing this project and offering support for other Jewish institutions interested in Bokashi fermentation. Ramah will be able to process up to 500 gallons of organic waste this summer at any given moment, or up to 2000 gallons across the summer. Moreover, The Sustainable Skoolie Adventure bus will be diverting valuable material from the landfill this summer, using Bokashi all around the country at other summer camps, community centers, festivals, and farmer’s markets.
I imagine myself redigging the wells of my ancestors. Sometimes I meet contention. Sometime I meet enmity. Sometimes I create space for connection.
Zach Goldberg is a JOFEE fellow at Ramah in the Rockies & Congregation Bonai Shalom. Zach is a farmer, educator, and community organizer from Philadelphia, where he experienced the city’s rich cultural history, prominent civic life, and innovative urban design. After a trip to one of the oldest urban farms in the city, Zach found his passion for the soil and has run with it! He recently worked at Eden Village Camp, where he designed innovative and regenerative garden spaces. He has worked on groundbreaking food system projects around the world, including Israel, Barbados, and Montreal. Zach holds a B.Sc. from McGill School of Environment. | {
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Well, yeah, babies will totally ruin the life you had before you had a baby - you certainly can't go back to being Number One in your life once you've had a child (or at least, let's hope you don't.....). My pre-baby life was shattered when my water broke.
But in no way is that a bad thing. I'm a much better person now that I'm not the star of my own show. I love more, forgive more, appreciate more, laugh more (sometimes to keep from crying more), and understand far more than I ever would have as a childless woman.
I fully believe that not everyone is meant to be a parent. And I fully believe some people are not whole until they have a child.
I'll be co-sleeping with both of my kids (and my cat, plus any future cats) for as long as they'll let me! Right now I'm looking at my queen bed wondering how I'm going to fit in (have a 3 year old, 3 month old, and their guardian, my cat Mads, all sprawled out).
My 17 month old son hates vegetables, so the only ways I can get him to eat them are by mixing spinach into scrambled eggs and cheese. the spinach wilts so it's not this big thing that he has to chew. He likes some veggies if they are cooked and have some cheese on them. I make a creamy veggie casserole and he likes that. You can try to give your baby some slices of banana into the bagel with peanut butter. It's mushy enough that he might not even tell he is eating a fruit!
My babe started teething at 3 1/2 months, and he was a little bitey. My plan to wean once he got teeth went straight out the window, and I turned to the trusty Dr. Sears baby book my aunt sent me - short, easy solution that is so counter-intuitive you'd have to hear it from someone else: pull him IN instead of OFF. Seemed a little mean, but it was really took less than a second and I'll be darned if it didn't work and he hasn't bitten me since (and he's almost a year now, still nursing happily).
Michele shared a pediatrician's officeincident where a mom was rough with her childthat caused her to judge her harshly, while still admitting she didn't know what was really happening in that mom, or child's life. You responded, and how! I read them all, but kept coming back to the very first one by toriandgrace that just felt right:
I have screamed at my four year old when she's hurt me before. It's not right and it's not necessary, but sometimes when it's finals week, my husband is deployed, my dogs just ate my favorite sandal (again), and my daughter has been whining all day, I snap and yell. It's not justifiable, but it happens. If it happens in public (not sure that it has) then feel free to judge me as well. If she had hit the child, or pulled the child's hair to show that it hurt, then I would classify her as a bad mom. Occasionally screaming, while not good parenting, isn't really the end of the world.
I live in New York and I agree that it should be a law not to smoke in a vehicle with children. It's just too bad that parents don't have enough common sense not to smoke around their kids without some law telling them not to.
Having two children close in age is a real adjustment. Like you said there's a total revamping of thinking that needs to go with it all. My second child did need a lot more attention and everything. I tried to divide the time up as best I could between both of them. And squeeze in all the other chores that need to be taken care of on a regular basis. It's good that your mom can help and give you good advice when you need it.
We're all our own worst enemy aren't we? Envying that mystical thing we don't have. I was a working mom with my first, and I was just sick with envy for SAHMs. Now that I'm at home, I do miss the demands of my nonprofit fundraising job.... But the reality is, staying home won the mini-mommy-war in my head. I dorkily enjoy playtime with the kids, accomplish enough household tasks that our family life is simpler, and carve our time for friendships and creative writing when I can.
I don't begrudge anyonee else's decision,but the internal battle-of-the-mommy-guilts was an intense one. Even worse, now that I'm satisfied with my decision as a good one for our family and for me... I worry that I'm not the best role model for my daughters... but I'll go back, or amp up my current, piddly freelancing work, at some point. Phew... Just writing about it wears me out. | {
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Talking
Horloge Talking Clock is a software whose creation was inspired by a talking watch that I had at the time. I recorded the sounds of the watch to make me sound basis within the software. The development of this software allowed me to familiarize myself with the sound interfaces of Windows (Win32). | {
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Local Ballot Elections
Local Ballot Elections are both similar and significantly different than candidate elections.
To get a good overview as to what the rules are in your state for ballot elections check out the Ballotpedia website here. Find your state on the home page and click on it. On this page check out the Voting and Elections tab, among other sources. | {
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The New India Assurance is the largest non-life insurance company in the country. It got listed in November.
The company chairman and managing director G Srinivasan speaks to Falaknaaz Syed about the company’s plans, in-house Third-party Administrator (TPA), the need to increase premium rates in Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, recommendations for the Union Budget and reinsurance marketFrom its listing price of Rs 725 in November, the share price of New India Assurance has fallen by 14 per cent. Why is the market not so confident about your company?
It’s a new stock in a new sector where there are no benchmarks so far. It will take some time for investors to understand our company. But the company is very solid. New India Assurance made a net profit of Rs 1248 crore in the first half of the current financial year, compared to a net profit of Rs 478 crore in the corresponding period of last year, a growth of 161 per cent. We are a company with the largest profit in the market and expect to reach Rs 26,000 crore of premium income this year. This financial year, the domestic business may see a growth of 18 to 19 per cent with a premium income of Rs 22500 crore while the international book will grow by 5 per cent at Rs 3500 crore. We continue to work on bringing down the claims ratio and have brought it down by 5 per cent and management expenses by 4 per cent. We have posted a growth of 20 per cent in domestic
premium for the nine months ending December 31, 2017 at Rs16,800 crore as against Rs 14,000 crore for the same period last year. Our company’s network including fair value is Rs 37,000 crore and our asset base is Rs 73,000 crore. We are the only insurer to have an international ‘A’ rating. I am sure the market will understand the value in the company and we will get our due recognition very shortly.
The release of film Padmavati has been delayed. During the protests, a fringe political party had destroyed the sets. What are the claims that have come from Padmavati?
There was a small claim of Rs 3 crore on property damage. As far as the distribution side is concerned the film is yet to be released. The policy comes into effect only if the film is certified and released but the film is yet to be released. The policy covers if there is loss of revenue due to disturbances or other insured events, which was not the case as the film is yet to be released. Similarly, if the government bans the film, the policy will not cover any loss. Also the sum insured of the film is small at Rs 80 crore and we have reinsurance protection for the cover and has no major significance for the company.
How are motor and health portfolios doing?
Across product lines, the two challenging businesses are health and motor. We are repricing the health products and working on claims minimisation, as a result, the health loss ratio has fallen by 12 per cent to 100 per cent and we expect it to further fall to 95 per cent by the end of this financial year. Similarly, incase of motor insurance, we have taken several steps such as pruning the Nil depreciation cover and that has led to a 5 per cent fall in incurred loss ratio of motor own damage portfolio. The incurred claims ratio in motor own damage portfolio is 75 per cent. Also the premium rates in Group health insurance is going up and the rates have risen by 20-40 per cent, which is a very positive trend. So both the health and motor portfolios are seeing a significant improvement, helping boost the overall profitability.
What are the new products or business segments that you plan to enter?
Very shortly, we will come out with Title Insurance covers for builders. Title insurance is mandatory for developers under the RERA legislation. And we see enormous opportunities. The policy protects insured from losses arising from certain risks that could adversely affect their title or interest in property. If a title is defective then a title insurance policy will cover the legislation costs. We are also about to launch a policy for Insolvency Professionals (IP). It will be a packaged cover meeting the requirements of IPs. It’s a new profession and an IP could commit some errors during their job. This policy will cover their liabilities. The terms of the cover are being designed and we will be launching the policy in next 2-3 weeks. The policy can be of three months, six months that can be renewed after that. Besides we also plan to come out with a simple health insurance policy with certain limits and caps (on usage) which will be an economical and affordable policy for the common man.
Non-life insurance companies are making losses in the mass personal accident insurance scheme like Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana. You had some months back mentioned that the premium needs to increase. What is the update?
The government has promised to look at it when it comes for renewal. So the next renewal for PMSBY is on June 1. The loss ratio in this social scheme is 200-250 per cent and we hope the government revises the price as it will then complete 3 years so that the price is in line with the loss ratios.
What is the price increase that will help the PMSBY scheme breakeven?
The premium for the last 3 years have remained unchanged at Rs 12 for 2 lakh personal accident cover. There should be three times increase in the premium, may be Rs 35. The idea is to provide a cover to the poor. The policy is an important social cause and we don't want to make profits out of the scheme but would want to breakeven.
What are your recommendations for the Union Budget?
We have asked for tax relief on personal lines of covers such as householder’s policy. We have also asked for an increase in tax relief on health insurance policies. Currently, there is a tax benefit of upto Rs 50,000 on health insurance covers and we want it to be doubled to Rs one lakh. We have also asked for lowering the GST on health insurance policies.
What is the update on the inhouse TPA of the public sector general insurers?
Our in-house TPA is scaling up in a big way. It is already operational in Delhi and Mumbai and has opened offices in other cities like Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune. It will be fully operational in the next six months across the country. We see huge benefits from our in-house TPA in terms of better claims management. It will be doing 1-2 per cent of business in terms of number of lives covered but in a year’s time, it will do much more.
As your TPA scales up, will you completely do away with private TPAs?
No. We want private TPAs so that there is good amount of competition between our inhouse TPA and private TPAs in providing us (policyholders) with the best of services. But in another 3 years, our in-house TPA should be able to do 50 per cent of the business.
Losing 50 per cent of the public sector insurers business will be a big jolt to private TPAs. Will they shut shop?
Health insurance business is growing at 18 per cent and so the number of people entering the fold is increasing. So, there will be enough business to give private TPAs good volumes.
What is the update on the preferred provider network (PPN) where you negotiated special package rates from several hospitals?
Clearly there is a need to control health care costs in the country otherwise healthcare will become unaffordable for the common man. The government too is taking measures on rationalising health care costs for instance it capped the price of stents. If healthcare remains affordable, people will be able to take advanced medical care and be benefited by the coverage of the health insurance industry. The PPN is working successfully in 12 cities and we have 3000 hospitals under PPN across the country, which includes the top hospitals in big cities.
How has the reinsurance market been this year?
This year the domestic insurance industry has been very fortunate and did not see major catastrophes and I hope this continues. However, the reinsurance market was impacted by several hurricanes in the United States that has resulted in huge losses for international reinsurers. So there will be hardening in reinsurance rates in certain segments such as property insurance. However since Indian loss ratios have been good, so the Indian reinsurance rates will remain stable. | {
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Criminals try to gather information about us online in order to scam us and steal our identities. In America in 2012, identity theft cost the average victim $365 and 12 hours of work to rectify. In 2013 there were 13.1 million U.S. adult victims, that’s nearly one victim every two seconds! That figure represents 5.5% of U.S. adults. This is why being savvy with our online privacy is important!
Got a path/directory traversal or file disclosure vulnerability on a Windows-server and need to know some interesting files to hunt for? I’ve got you covered Know any more good files to look for? Let me know! Are you on a Linux server? Try this one instead: Path Traversal Cheat Sheet: Linux
Pre-Execution Boot, or PXE, is a method of booting a workstation machine by loading an operating system across the network. If PXE boot can be enabled (often it is enabled by default, even when machines are restricted from booting CDs or USB Devices) then an stripped down Linux operating system can be loaded over the network and used to compromise the target.
CVE-2014-0094 and CVE-2014-0050
Struts is an extensible framework used for creating enterprise Java Web Applications.
In Struts 1.x there is a problem related to how the ActionForm bean population machanism works, whereas in Struts 2.x there is an issue in how ParametersInterceptor allows access to the ‘class’ parameter that is directly mapped to the getClass() method and allows ClassLoader manipulation. Long story short, this can allow attackers to execute arbitrary Java code remotely.
This issue was believed fixed in March 2014 (Apache Struts Security Bulletin S20-020), however on April 24, 2014, the Apache Software Foundation released an announcement warning that the original issued patch for the vulnerability in Apache Struts up to version 2.3.16.1, did not fully patch the vulnerability.
Affected
Apache Struts <= 1.3.10 and 2.0.0 – 2.3.16.1
Proof-of-Concept
One way to manually discover this vulnerability is to attempt to cause a strong class error in the parser, this should not cause any harm to the server but should prove the existence of this issue, by showing a 500 error. The following payloads can be supplied to GET and POST parameters:
Compression Ratio Info-leak Made Easy
CRIME is an attack against SSL, like Heartbleed, but it has a much smaller probability of exploitation. The authors of CRIME also wrote the BEAST attack. The attack can allow an attacker to recover web cookies and thereby perform session hijacking attacks, much like BEAST and the specific restrictions for the attack are similar. The attacker requires the ability to repeatedly inject predictable data whilst monitoring the resulting encrypted traffic. This requires the attacker to achieve two main prerequisites before the attack is possible: the attacker must be able to observe network traffic and manipulate the victim’s browser to submit requests to the target site.
The manipulation could be possible through Cross-site scripting attacks; JavaScript is not required and an attack could be possible with HTML Injection alone however it would be less efficient.
For CRIME to be possible the server must support compression of the request before encryption. TLS supports DEFLATE which is vulnerable, as is SPDY. The client must also support compression but only a small percentage of browsers do. | {
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]]>http://banana1015.com/judge-old-classmate/feed/0WAFFNeighbors Not Happy With 'Stripper School' In Neighborhood [VIDEO]http://banana1015.com/neighbors-not-happy-with-stripper-school-in-neighborhood-video/
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http://banana1015.com/putting-your-kids-on-the-school-bus-for-the-first-time-is-the-saddest-thing-ever/#commentsTue, 03 Sep 2013 14:55:59 +0000Tree Riddlehttp://banana1015.com/?p=237042Continue reading…]]>As many other parents did today, I loaded my boys onto the bus for their first official day of school. The task, which seems pretty ordinary, stirs some thoughts, emotions and, more than anything, memories... all of which basically destroyed me emotionally.
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http://banana1015.com/teen-suing-school-district-over-facebook-photo-used-without-permission-video/#commentsFri, 21 Jun 2013 21:22:02 +0000Sargehttp://banana1015.com/?p=222357Continue reading…]]>Atlanta-area teen, Chelsea Chaney, is suing her former school district for using a Facebook photo of her in a bikini as part of a student seminar on the importance of exercising caution when uploading photos to the web. According to Chaney, the photo on her Facebook page was taken, without her permission, and used by the Fayette County Schools Director of Technology in a district-wide Internet safety seminar
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http://banana1015.com/michigan-lawmakers-discuss-year-round-school/#commentsTue, 20 Nov 2012 21:18:32 +0000Fantonehttp://banana1015.com/?p=159868Continue reading…]]>Everybody knows that the best part of being in school is the 3 months off in summer, but lawmakers in the state capital are discussing and considering the idea of a 12 month school calender.
]]>http://banana1015.com/michigan-lawmakers-discuss-year-round-school/feed/0YouTubeNearly 100 Flint School Employees Called Back To Workhttp://banana1015.com/nearly-100-flint-school-employees-called-back-to-work/
http://banana1015.com/nearly-100-flint-school-employees-called-back-to-work/#commentsFri, 22 Jun 2012 19:24:33 +0000Fantonehttp://banana1015.com/?p=114769Continue reading…]]>Flint City Schools need all the help they can get, and luckily, after announcing massive layoffs, nearly half of the employees let go will be getting the call to come back to work. Check out the details on the good news.
]]>http://banana1015.com/nearly-100-flint-school-employees-called-back-to-work/feed/0Photo by Chris Hondros/NewsmakersElementary School Kids Rally Behind Disabled Classmatehttp://banana1015.com/elementary-school-kids-rally-behind-disabled-classmate/
http://banana1015.com/elementary-school-kids-rally-behind-disabled-classmate/#commentsThu, 31 May 2012 00:57:17 +0000Fantonehttp://banana1015.com/?p=108081Continue reading…]]>I'm not a real big fan of kids, and elementary school kids are pretty much the worst. These twerps are an exception to the rule though, as evidenced in this video of an entire school rallying behind a disabled classmate. Pass the Kleenex.
]]>http://banana1015.com/elementary-school-kids-rally-behind-disabled-classmate/feed/0Photo: YouTubeFlint Schools to Lay Off 237 Teachershttp://banana1015.com/flint-schools-to-lay-off-237-teachers/
http://banana1015.com/flint-schools-to-lay-off-237-teachers/#commentsWed, 23 May 2012 19:45:12 +0000Fantonehttp://banana1015.com/?p=106031Continue reading…]]>No matter how you look at it, Flint has some tough decisions to make. The city is severely in debt and it seems like nothing is safe from the chopping block. Check out the details on the newest plan to save the city money.
]]>http://banana1015.com/flint-schools-to-lay-off-237-teachers/feed/0Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty ImagesWhen Asked Questions, Kids Say The Dumbest Thingshttp://banana1015.com/when-asked-questions-kids-say-the-dumbest-things/
http://banana1015.com/when-asked-questions-kids-say-the-dumbest-things/#commentsTue, 07 Feb 2012 13:54:40 +0000Tony LaBriehttp://banana1015.com/?p=68611Continue reading…]]>I understand that sometimes when caught off guard, it can be a little difficult to answer a question. Some of the answers given here in this video are ridiculous. Here is just one example, Question: "What is the name of our Vice President?" Dumb Blonde Girl Answer: "Bin Laden?" This could be proof that our country is doomed.
]]>http://banana1015.com/when-asked-questions-kids-say-the-dumbest-things/feed/0BreakState Police Say Caller Warned of Five 'Dirty' Bombs in Genesee County Schools (Updated)http://banana1015.com/state-police-say-caller-warned-of-five-dirty-bombs-in-genesee-county-schools/
http://banana1015.com/state-police-say-caller-warned-of-five-dirty-bombs-in-genesee-county-schools/#commentsFri, 04 Nov 2011 19:31:52 +0000Banana 101.5http://banana1015.com/?p=41429Continue reading…]]>Michigan State Police say a caller warned of five 'dirty' bombs located in Genesee County schools, at least one school has gone into lock-down. The Genesee County Sheriff asks that all area residents please not call 911 for information; the calls are blocking the 911 lines | {
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Punjabis Sign up for Nanny School to get Visas
As Canada looks to grow its caregiver sector, more opportunities are opening up for those seeking Visas.Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Canada’s commitment to boost its live-in caregiver program as a pathway to citizenship has boosted the business of “nanny institutes” in Punjab.
Traditionally, people from Punjab have gone to Canada as farmers, plumbers, carpenters, electricians and welders.
For Punjabis dreaming of better opportunities abroad, a caregiver visa is now one of the best white collar ways to get into Canada, reported the Indian Express.
“Going to Canada as caregiver is a relatively new trend. After an initial boom, there was a downturn in 2009 when the processing time took much longer due to the increasing number of aspirants. Since last year, there is again a boom as rules were changed. Now a caregiver need not live with the family round-the-clock, but for a minimum eight hours in a day,” said Gursharan Sodhi, who runs the Chandigarh-based Cali Healthcare Resources (CHR).
“I will get a good salary and better environment there.”-Jatinder Kaur, 22
There are about 10 institutes in the Chandigarh and Mohali areas alone offering the “nanny course”, charging between Rs 60,000 and Rs 90,000
The number of students in each class varies between 10 and 30.
A network of agents offers “packages” to the aspiring immigrants, complete with the “nanny” course and a job offer from Canada.
Armed with a certificate from a training institute, and a signed agreement of employment, a visa applicant can apply for a two-year work permit. After two years of working as a caregiver, the candidate is free to apply for a permanent residency and later citizenship in Canada.
Jatinder Kaur, 22, is an economics graduate from Kapurthala and is enrolled with Chandigarh Immigration. She described the course as “first aid, taking care of children and elderly, prescription reading”. And admitted that her goal is Canada.
“I will get a good salary and better environment there.”
Fellow student Sukhjeet Singh, a 25-year-old electrical engineer from Hoshiarpur and the son of a Punjab Police inspector, said there is no money in engineering jobs. “I worked as an engineer for three years. I was getting about Rs 20,000 as salary. As a nanny in Canada, I hope to easily make more than Rs 1 lakh.”
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada recently said it will have the backlog of permanent residence applications through the old Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) largely cleared by the end of 2018.
In an announcement on Dec. 3, IRCC said its goal is to finalize 80 per cent of applications for permanent residence submitted on or before Oct. 1, 2017, by caregivers and their family members through the LCP.
“The commitments the government has made today will mean that many Live-in Caregiver Program applicants who have faced long delays and family separation may soon reach their goal of permanent residence,” Canada’s Immigration Minister, Ahmed Hussen, said in a news release.
“After diligently providing care for Canadians, they may soon be in the company of their own loved ones, together in Canada.”
The program provided foreign nationals with at least two years of full-time, live-in employment as a caregiver in Canada with a direct pathway to permanent residence. The program was closed in 2014 but thousands of caregivers who were working in Canada were given an extended opportunity to apply for permanent residence.
As many as 6,000 more applications for permanent residence under the LCP could still be submitted, IRCC says.
In its announcement, IRCC also committed to processing 80 per cent of new, complete LCP applications submitted on or after Oct. 1, 2017, within 12 months.
As of Oct. 1, 2017, IRCC said the number of caregivers and their family members waiting for their applications to be finalized had been reduced by 63 per cent. This reduction was due in part to additional resources that IRCC dedicated to processing the backlog of applications.
IRCC says this push has it on track to finalize 5,000 more cases than it had originally forecast for 2017. In total, 20,000 new permanent residents will be welcomed to Canada this year in the caregiver category.
IRCC also said that developments could soon be announced regarding a proposal to eliminate the $1,000 Labour Market Impact Assessment fee for Canadian families looking to hire a foreign worker to care for a person with high medical needs. The fee would also be eliminated for Canadian families with an income of less than $150,000, who are looking to hire a foreign worker to provide childcare.
But not all Punjabis who turn up in Canada as caregivers remain as such, and might switch to other jobs after becoming permanent residents, said an immigration expert in Chandigarh.
“The majority of Punjabi immigrants do not want to work at someone’s home abroad. Also, the many Punjabi families in Canada who give job offers do not want a nanny either. It has become a sort of business for many to charge money for paperwork. For others, it is a way to help relatives and friends enter Canada,” the expert, wishing not to be named, told Indian Express.
National Institute Chandigarh owner G L Kaushal said caregiver employers usually cross-check several times to ensure that the probable caregiver does the job diligently once abroad.
Students at the institutes confessed that they had tried unsuccessfully for US or Canadian visas earlier. “My family is settled in the United States. But the US turned down my visa twice citing that I was overage. There is no upper age limit for caregiver job,” said Rupinder Kaur, 26, who has come from Amritsar to the CHR institute.
A woman from Faridkot, with a B.Sc in Biotechnology, said her application for visa for Canada under the hairstylist category was rejected a few years back. She hid her B.Sc. qualification at the time of application. She is now trying again under the LCP.
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Logitech G, the eponymous company's gaming division, has officially announced its first gaming mice to include in-use wireless charging under the technology name 'PowerPlay'.
Designed to prevent gamers from having to swap batteries or tether their wireless mice, PowerPlay works by putting wireless charging coils into the mousepad itself. As the wireless mouse runs over the mousepad, it is able to inductively charge from these coils - both while sat at-rest and in active use, Logitech claims. The result: a wireless mouse which is actively charging at all times at any position on the 275mm x 320mm PowerPlay mat.
Interestingly, the technology for receiving the wireless power isn't to be built directly into mice themselves; instead, Logitech is making available what it calls the 'PowerCore module', an add-on device which connects to compatible wireless gaming mouse to enable PowerPlay connectivity. These, naturally, include the company's latest gaming mice: the Logitech G903 and G703.
In addition to PowerPlay, Logitech has announced a second technology featured in the G903 and G703 mice: LightSpeed. According to Logitech, LightSpeed represents 'the difference between winning it all or walking away with nothing', thanks to a one-millisecond report rate and what the company vaguely describes as 'end-to-end signal optimisation'. The key takeaway from the LightSpeed tech, though, is Logitech's claim of a 12dB improvement in wireless signal strength - equivalent to a 16-fold increase - compared to the competition. The LightSpeed receiver, meanwhile, is built into the PowerPlay mousepad.
The PowerPlay Wireless Charging System is due to launch in August,
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Blaine Vestby, president, has announced the relaunch of Q ONE Production Technologies Inc. The company, originally known as Q1 Production Technologies, gained international recognition as a leader in lighting and technical supply to the event and entertainment industries. Q ONE is a joint venture with New York-based Bentley Meeker, founder of Bentley Meeker Lighting & Staging Inc., one of the foremost lighting suppliers for major events throughout the eastern U.S. Q ONE has opened facilities in Winnipeg and New York City, with corporate headquarters in Winnipeg, and will focus equally on serving regional clients and exploring opportunities throughout North America.
ACCI-CARE, a division of Accident Care Canada Inc., is pleased to announce Kerry Swanson has joined the company as president of Canadian operations, responsible for business development and the launch of its driver's protection program.
Around the World in 80 Ways is proud to announce the addition of Aruna Hall, premier Aussie specialist, to our team of travel professionals. Hall's wealth of knowledge and excellent customer service will bring tremendous value to clients.
Economic Development Winnipeg Inc. has been identified as one of Canada's top 10 economic development groups by Site Selection magazine in its sixth annual Best to Invest awards and rankings. The September 2013 issue also lists Winnipeg as a top Canadian metro based on April 2012 to March 2013 project data derived from the magazine's proprietary new plant database, which counts projects according to specific criteria related to new construction, and the publication's own research initiatives.
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The World Education Congress 2013 has given Prof. Digvir Jayas, vice-president (research and international) at the University of Manitoba, the Education Leadership Award at its recent meeting in Mumbai, India.
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
What's unusual about this story is not that a small-town Panhandle jailer traded oral sex with female inmates for contraband, but that the local prosecutor pursued the case vigorously and secured a plea bargain for a four-year sentence. He wanted to go for a longer sentence, the DA said, but "he agreed to a plea deal in the case because victims and other witnesses are scattered throughout the state. Some, he said, are serving prison time, and it would cost taxpayers too much to bring them back to testify."
That's among the longest sentences I've seen handed out in recent memory for Texas prison or jail guards smuggling contraband or having sex with inmates, certainly in state court. By contrast, at TDCJ prison units guards caught smuggling contraband are put on probation or fired but not prosecuted. The Houston Chronicle reported last year that:
Texas prisons are a virtual bazaar of prohibited and illicit goods smuggled in by guards and correctional employees who have rarely faced harsh punishment when caught, according to a Houston Chronicle review.
Nearly 300 employees, many lowly paid correctional officers, were reprimanded for possessing prohibited items at 20 prison units with the most pervasive contraband problem between 2003 and 2008, records show.
Of the 263 employees disciplined solely for contraband, about three-fourths (199) were given probation, where they were placed under special scrutiny for specified periods. Thirty-five were fired; 26 received no punishment at all. One of the 263 was criminally prosecuted for the contraband, but served no prison time.
The only comparable sentence I know of involved Montague County Sheriff Bill Keating, who ran a jail, as AP put it where "'Animal House' meets Mayberry." But it never quite materialized. He pled guilty and faced a sentence of up to ten years in the federal pen, but then died in April 2009, just weeks before a federal judge was scheduled to issue his sentence in June. Of the 11 Montague jailers indicted with Keating in that scandal, so far the stiffest penalty received has been 2 years in prison for one CO; all others so far have gotten probation.
A more recent case in Austin involves a Travis County jailer (and former Chattanooga, TN "police officer of the year) who has been charged with a third degree felony (2-10 years) for similar transgressions. So if there's not a lower sentence reached in a plea bargain, she could receive a sentence in that range. In the Travis County case, though, there were aggravating circumstances (the capital murderer with whom she was romantically involved was plotting to murder a guard and escape with her help).
Beyond those few, isolated cases, I've not seen many prison or jail guards getting multi-year prison terms for contraband smuggling or improper relationships with inmates, particularly given how much contraband has been found at some TDCJ units. In jurisdictions dominated economically by prisons, grand juries sometimes won't even bring charges against prison staff. So the Moore County sentence is an outlier. For the most part, Texas is extremely inconsistent with prosecution and sentencing practices on these types of cases, mostly trending on the lenient side for a state with a "tuff on crime" reputation in every other area.
Honestly, that doesn't bother me a lot; I'm more bothered by the number of guards caught with contraband who're left on the job in probationary status. I tend to think that what's needed are systems approaches - checks and balances that limit opportunities for malfeasance, getting rid of bad apple employees when they're identified - and treating most contraband smuggling as an employment matter rather than cause for prosecution. As an employment matter, though, it should result in firing and the stripping of peace officer certification, with prejudice against returning to the profession.
Obviously there are extreme cases - like whoever smuggled the handgun to an inmate who escaped during medical transport last year - where the endangerment of others justifies incarceration as punishment. But in the larger number of day-to-day cases, I'm not so sure harsher sentences are necessary as long as the CO is fired.
What do you think? Given that today the vast majority of contraband-smuggling guards never face prosecution, what is the appropriate punishment when they do? Is job termination punishment enough, or do such cases merit prison time?
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The jailer was a sleaze. Thesentence seems a little steep, even though the DA apparently wanted more, except for the inaccessibility of the "victims." Who were these "victims." The inmates wanted various contraband. The jailer wanted sex. They both got what they wanted. The jailer broke the rules. The inmates did too. Fire the jailer. Hit the inmates with some limited loss of privileges. Then call it a day.
If the jailer was withholding food or threatening punishment unless he got his jollies, then there would be victims. And there should be punishment beyond loss of job.
It's my understanding that Texas porn law specifically allows parents to show their kids porn. DA James Farren wants to find a way around that law in order to prosecute a Randall countian who showed porn to his teenage daughter. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I kinda thought it was the DA's job to enforce the law, not to try to find a way around it. Maybe the lege should rewrite the law, but not the DA.
In this case, I would think that demanding sex for favors would constitute sexual harassment, at least, in addition to the corruption charges. In the free world, such an exchange would be prostitution, but the guard having authority over the prisoners makes it harassment at least, if not assault.
Depends on what you want. If the level of contraband smuggling is ok...then just these wrist slaps are fine. If you want to reduce it, then ramp up the prosecutions and sentencing, but get ready to have to pay more for professional jailers. I'd ramp it up but cut the jail pop about 50%.
Prosecution is absolutely necessary in the interest of public safety as well as general deterrence. Many of these cases could be prevented if we were not so negligent in our hiring practices. Texas must join with others and at some point begin psychologically screening recruits prior to offering them employment in a secure correctional facility. I was pleased to hear that TYC recently began utilizing such an assessment tool to ensure emotional suitability of applicants.
BB, I agree the problem could be mostly addressed (and most successfully addressed) at hiring. But if you hire people with integrity, I don't then also necessarily think it follows that a higher penalty would matter much - that implies the only reason they're not committing crimes is fear of punishment, and ideally one hopes to have hired better officers than that. Of course, as my father likes to say, if wishes were horses, beggars would ride. In the current environment, maybe for some COs fear of prosecution is the only thing that keeps them honest - if so, it's a sad commentary.
I see it from a different perspective . . . that of the family members who are very often wrongfully accused of bringing in contraband (at least partly because some in TDCJ are unwilling to do anything about their guards). I know of at least two moms (and I do know them personally and respect them) who have lost the 'privilege' of visiting their sons because of alleged contraband. In one case, the inmate had been pressured to tell how the contraband got into the unit. He refused (which is the only safe thing to do) so he was told that until he did tell, his mom would lose her visitation 'privileges'.
It is more than just sad. It is dangerous and embarrassing. I agree that if we addressed the poor labor quality issue then we would see fewer such cases and the incidents where we make examples of these individuals with enhanced penalties simply to deter others would not be an issue. This is the proverbial dog chasing its tail. Negligent hiring practices = Poor labor quality = Corruption, administrative burdens, nonrehabilitative environment and legal liabilities. Until it changes, it is what it is!
Especially, for TDCJ I think that anyone who brings in contraband should be punished to the full extent of the law. These actions will continue as long as others do not see reprecussions for their actions. However, anytime that an TDCJ employee is prosecuted and convited of a felony they are usually sent to another state's penal system with an assumed idenity for their own protection. I sometimes wonder if this reduces the chance that they will be prosecuted.
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Prologue. Minigame (MPEx:S.MG) is now maintaining frozen copies of various linux distributions.i
Why would a private company involved in videogame development maintain frozen copies of OS distros ?
Consider the basic situation : a new user hears of Minigame's product, and wishes to try it. What do we do now ?
If the object were a physical item, such as a shovel, or a particular kind of dildo, the evident approach would be to describe the item. Whether stated in terms of materials, geometry, production process, however effectual and convenient, such description will suffice.ii
Intuitively this should work even better for abstract items, such as a computer program - describe it and you're done. So how shall we describe it ?
"Here's the source code, compile it and run it" is tempting, of course - if for no other reason, then because that's what "everyone does". This in turn because at some point illo tempore it actually worked, or at any rate worked well enough, or mostly worked or whatever it did. I have no idea, I wasn't there and didn't see it ever work.
For instance, "Eulora runs fine on Ubuntu". But what does this mean ?
I have a machine running Ubuntu 10.04. Eulora runs fine on this machine. According to "canonical", which isn't anybody, Ubuntu 10.04 is "no longer supported". What does this mean ?
It does not mean anything.
Meaningless as it is, in pratice it has nevertheless the effect that synaptic (which also isn't anythingiii) tells you that Firefox 20.0 is "the latest" version of Firefox (and if you delve into detail, it also tells you that Ubuntu repositories no longer existiv). This is especially funny in that Firefox 20.0v only handles TLS 1.0.vi
Confronted with this situation, I downloaded the latest firefox and
cp -rv * /usr/lib/firefox/
which resulted in a broken installation "that wouldn't start" (in human terms - that complained about missing gtk-3vii). So I checked to see which is the latest version of firefox that still uses gtk-2, downloaded that,
cp -rv * /usr/lib/firefox/
again and thereby obtained an installation of firefox that could use current ssl thus being able to read all (as opposed to most) https pages.
For the sake of fully understanding this preliminary example, test this on one of your own slavegirls. Give her a machine running Ubuntu 10.04 ; demonstrate to her that the firefox there current is not able to load a certain page ; explain to her why this is ; and task her to resolve the matter.
I am deeply curious whether your slavegirl can in fact resolve this.
If she can then she can certainly have those implants, and anything else she wants ; because she's one of those, readily worth thousands of Bitcoin on the auction block, except for the detail that no one owning one ever seems willing to part with her for any reason.
If she can not, she's just like everyone else, which is to say normal. And here's the strategic decision : does your notion of "publishing" go along the lines of gossipd, "only the qualified may meaningfully ever hear of this", or along the lines of signatures, "anyone should be able to do this" ?viii
If you decide to define "publish" correctly, then "a game publisher" is necessarily involved in an activity whereby the normal, and not the exceptional, can try out its published product.
Yet if your description of your product is "download the source, compile and run", you are implicitly importing in there the normal user's OS, whatever it may be.
This import is in no substantial way different from linking a library dynamicallyix : should it be changed later, by anyone for any reason, your program will receive the new functionality as it is rather than the functionality you yourself observed and tested against as it historically was.
This is the hole through which the night comes in. Small groups operating with little remanencex will be of course tempted to replace say [ with something carrying a viral payload - very deeply evident tampering. Large groups with significant expectations of remanence will however prefer much more subtle breakage.
Consider a very plainly evident example : once such a group managed to hijack the government and replace some portions of the definition of the workplace with nonsensexi, you were somehow burdened with an obligation to... upgrade! The "workplace" definition changed, and now your behaviour with regards to it has to change. There are numerous other examples - the definition of marriage for instance changes all the time ; and the definition of "owed" changes whenever convenient as well.
There is a lot of power in the ability to impose change, derived from the fact that as "revolution" is strictly running in a circle around a peg, then the sum over infinity of all the various discrete revolutions comes out as 0, yet throughout that infinity the "revolution" process spun someone's circle. The whole "progressive" nonsense is very strictly speaking an engine implemented out of chumps, and so yes it has a power rating as it generates work over time.
It then necessarily follows that in the quest to deny power to outsiders and maintain it for oneself, a company will opt to deny the possibility of change to nobodies, and invest resources into making this denial stick. So Minigame is maintaining frozen snapshots of historical linux distros, to deny random third parties the ability to force it to change ; and perhaps if needed to leverage this ability in order to force those third parties to change themselves.
Ideological History of the Republic.
[March 2013] A concise explanation of the functioning of inflation in socialism is unearthed. While in no sense novel, this snippet will nevertheless prove extremely influential in shaping Republican thinking for many years to come.
[March 2013] Some people discovered the soi-dissant "Bitcoin developers" are idiots. The unpleasant matter languished for many months in this stage.
[October 2013] Research into the strength of the RSA basis for Republican process begins. It will yield many interesting results over the years (Imperial attempts at unhappening it notwithstanding).
[October 2016] Evolving understanding of the problem of social hierarchy results in an unequivocal rejection of the humanity of common people.
Did I omit anything ?
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Do you have any fucking idea how bloated these are, by the way ?
We are talking terrabytes of data here. Why ? Can you even vaguely guess what the fuck would be in Ubuntu that'd legitimately consume hundreds of Gigabytes of storage medium ?
A page is about 2k bytes, uncompressed. A book is about half a MB. A whole wall covered in shelves is a Gigabyte or maybe two if you have really long walls. Really, Ubuntu legitimately contains enough stuff to cover many hundreds of walls with shelves ?
Are you sure it's not just the necessary result of the ontological void screaming in the tiny empty skulls of a million pointless flies ? [↩]
The reader inhabituated with thinking in the proper sense, and habituated to instead substitute a mishmash of soundbites (obtained from "trusted"1 sources) may readily imagine that the solution would rather be an offer to "sell it to him".
This is nonsense, albeit satisfactory to a certain kind of narrowly minded self-interest known by idiots as "capitalism", which it pointedly isn't, and by everyone else as "ESLtard corporatism".
For one thing, I can't promise to continue delivering the product for as long as there may exist those who hear of it ; nor can I promise I'll be willing to send it to them wherever they may be. The former is a very marked problem with many items that actually matter (in stark contrast to the sorts of items that normally interest the sort of subhuman idiot we're here discussing, which are as an universal rule without known exceptions neither interesting nor important2). The latter might in principle fall foul of who knows what impedance mismatch3 between the communication of information and the communication of specified physical items.
For all sorts of reasons, some but not all of which have to do with the scandalously obscene imbecility of amoebas masquerading as human beings, you may discover at any point that "deliver an item" is a poor response to "state a question".
------1 Such as for instance from "the media", always understood as the government's agitprop machine exclusively ; such as from "community consensus" (aka fecal matter) ; such as from inept wordplay and so forth. The chief property of the Markov-chain based "thinker" is that his software is not verifiable in any objective sense ; but merely enacted through practice. Hence the subhumanity, not as an insult but as a cold, hard fact : it can not be said that his activity is either intentional or directed, making the average, hard-working, law-abiding, tax-paying, married-with-children citizen a sort of mollusc, not a sort of human. Hence the need of the idiot for the state : a super-entity to absorb and roll into one huge ball all the various (uncountable and subjectively impredictable) failures of the amoeba ; then "handle" them in bulk, which universally reduces to the emission of unbounded, unbacked promises as to the future (generally in the shape of fiat "currency" whenever available), promises that by definition and necessarily can't ever be satisfied.
2 The need for bell-bottom pants, smartphones, tamaguchi scl ends with the going out of the Kink High generation that thought it's swag. It's true that it was impossible to get laid properly without disco hair or a spoon for up your nose in the 70s. Nevertheless, their pointed absence today does not preclude anyone from getting laid (arguably - on the contrary). This is because the avatars of the idiot are irrelevant to the world, a mere coat of paint, entirely indifferent to the function of the painted thing. Meanwhile the need for a telescope is universal, and while the telescope may be superseded by better technology, the need for it never subsides. Should the new technology fail (such as for instance through a separation of domain from the old, that only becomes observable later ; or such as through failure of a production factor, that unexpectedly becomes unavailable) the telescope will be manufactured again as it was before. It will not however be needed again as it was needed before - it was needed throughout, and to the same degree. A man's education is not "needed now and again", but factually needed in everything he does, whether explicitly or implicitly, it's there ; and similarily items of interest, be they physical or ideal, are just as needed in their final implications, replacements, alternatives scl as they are in direct presence.
3 Consider the illustrative case of some idiots (who for reasons unknown, convincingly misrepresented themselves as "in charge") deciding "pgp is a munition and may not be exported". The "ban" (more properly speaking, the self-important aferations of irrelevant nobodies) were circumvented in fact, but the impedance mismatch is confirmed, not anulled through being resolved : there evidently was something there to resolve (which is, obviously, the main driving force pushing the subhuman amoeba in the way of actual people - it aims to exist through inconvenience). [↩]
Just for fun : if you remove all its built-in nonsense (which 404s because "canonical" deliberately deleted it all, in its doomed quest for relevancy) ; and then insert a broken line in the ppa list, it dies with a permanent
E: Malformed line 34 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
Go to the repository dialog to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
pop-up window. You can't however "go to the repository dialog", because synaptic closes immediately after you close the pop-up. So you can, with trivial effort, put the synaptic "easy to use" "GUI" "UX" "just like Windows" etc blabla into a smashed state from which it can not by itself recover.
This is the deep reason canonical isn't anybody : you can't become somebody by taking a tool, such as a piece of software, and painting over the seams so it no longer works. Very nice and a pat on your artistic head for the coat of paint, but no, your "artistic car" that has lost the use of the trunk is not a car anymore, nor useful. It's just a very large paperweight, of the exact same substance as those idiotic "gifts" you kept making for your mother during art class until you grew up enough to figure out that nobody wants chunks of clay or papier mache or whatever the fuck it was your daycare at the time pushed upon you.
None of this matters, of course, because nobody actually uses synaptic for any purpose that isn't "eee look what the Down's kids did, isn't it cute how they think they're part of this species" ; and even if someone somehow did use it, they'd still just nano /etc/apt/sources.list and fix it there directly. Which is the tautologic point : nobody uses the GUI/foreskin versions because a) they don't work1 and b) they aren't actually useful, or by their own lights (as seen in their non-working state) ever actually used by anyone.
------1 In this context "work" means reliably, in protocol rather than promise variant of reliably. Which is to say that it is not possible for them not to work ; rather than they mostly seem to generally work, more or less. [↩]
Does any software actually need 20 major revisions for any conceivable purpose ?
Quick likbez if you've not been following the "login state implemented over stateless protocol" lulzfest ongoing (for close to three decades now!) over at mongoloid "developer" farm : TLS was introduced because "SSL" (which is ambiguously a name for the protocol-nonsense as well as the nonsensical implementation thereof) v3 was utterly broken.
You understand what is being said here ? The third version of a thing built out of enough hubris to name itself the same as the thing it implemented was fundamentally and irreparably broken. Something like USG.Ford coming out with a car named Car 3.0, that fails to move on its own, and it is discovered that this is nothing short of a fundamental problem, for instance because the retarded islanders involved made the engine block out of pressed wood. And they painted it "metal". It looks just like an engine block, alright ? They got a little confused! And should that example be too wild for you to swallow, consider instead the actual lived case of USG.LM producing a "LCS" out of pressed shitboard.
So TLS was introduced, and guess what ? TLS 1.0 is fundamentally and irreparably broken. So you have to use TLS 1.2 or whatever now ; but the good news is that "online commerce" sites such as Paypal moved the deadline for the change : it was supposed to be this summer, but they moved it to Autumn 2017.
Who told this collection of fowl and cattle that they are people like you and me, and why did they ? [↩]
"GTK" is this other shambling horror we shan't discuss, other than to say there's absolutely no reason it needs major version revisions. The fact that it has three means it will never stop having them, and consequently that it fails at its only purpose in life. [↩]
This distinction figures prominently in the gossipd spec as well as discussion around it.
There are two fundamental modes of practical cryptography, one of them being "signature", as typified by deedbot, a situation where anybody can verify the truth of a sentence for the cost of a process ; the other of them being "gossip", as typified by the yet-inexistent gossipd, a situation where nobody can verify any truth, but merely allocate levels of trust.
These two modes are primitive - much like Bitcoin is the primitive of money - which is to say they are universally present in all fields whether the practitioners are theoretically advanced enough to recognize this or not yet (much in the way energy and mass are present in all physical interaction, whether the people involved are aware or not, and irrespective of what derivative nomenclatures they may be using).
It would stand to reason that only the first mode can be properly called "publishing". Tentatively, the second could be called "releasing", enacting both these terms into linguistic centrality, as they cover the most important distinction in extant human culture. [↩]
There's ample discussion re dynamic linking, and its practical problems as well as the political implications thereof which you are expected to be familiar with ; and which this article systematizes. [↩]
The term comes directly from the "memory" in game-theoretic modelling of interaction. If you are likely to run into the entity again, it has significant remanence in your system. [↩]
mircea_popescu funny how deeply aware they are of the power transactions occuring. as per the current kink high, "giving boy power" = bad ; but giving women very similar power over, eg, "whether fuck jokes are acceptable in the workplace" is doublespent as "fairness" or "equality" not as a power grab.mircea_popescu because hey, cheerleader suits have been around forever but boys still managed to control themselves ; whereas joking about coworker's boobs has not been around forever nor could anyone expect subhuman females to control self.
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Jerry Tarkanian won 784 games during his college coaching career at three schools. He is most known for his 17-year tenure at UNLV, where he led the Rebels to three Final Fours and the 1990 national title.
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In his first game as head coach at Fresno State in 1995, Tarkanian shows his displeasure with a call during an exhibition game against Brewster Packing in Fresno, Calif.'s Selland Arena.
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Jerry Tarkanian, left, greets former player Greg Anthony after the UNLV Alumni game in November 2006 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Anthony was part of Tarkanian's 1990 national championship team.
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In this March 1, 2014, file photo, Jerry Tarkanian is escorted by his son, Danny, during halftime ceremonies honoring the former Fresno State coach, in Fresno, Calif. Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian, who built a basketball dynasty at UNLV but was defined more by his decades-long battle with the NCAA, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Las Vegas after several years of health issues. He was 84.(Photo: P Photo/Gary Kazanjian, File)
LAS VEGAS (AP) – He couldn't stop fighting the NCAA any more than he could give up chewing towels courtside. Jerry Tarkanian built a basketball dynasty in the desert, but it was his decades-long battle with the NCAA that defined him far more than the wins and losses.
The coach who won a national title at UNLV and made the school synonymous with basketball died Wednesday after several years of health issues. He was 84.
Tarkanian put the run in the Runnin' Rebels, taking them to four Final Fours and winning a national championship in 1990 with one of the most dominant college teams ever. His teams were as flamboyant as the city, with light shows and fireworks for pregame introductions and celebrities jockeying for position on the so-called Gucci Row courtside.
He ended up beating the NCAA, too, collecting a $2.5 million settlement after suing the organization for trying to run him out of college basketball. But he was bitter to the end about the way the NCAA treated him while coaching, and carried the grudge the rest of his life.
"They've been my tormentors my whole life," Tarkanian said at his retirement news conference in 2002. "It will never stop."
The night before he died, fans attending UNLV's game against Fresno State draped towels over the statue of Tarkanian outside the campus arena. Tarkanian is depicted in the statue chewing on a towel while sitting in a courtside chair urging his team on.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a longtime family friend, said Tarkanian's legacy was far more widespread than just in Las Vegas, where he made UNLV a national power and was a bigger star than anyone playing on the Las Vegas Strip.
"Jerry's mark on American athletics is significant not only because of his coaching ability, but also his fearlessness in taking on the brutal NCAA," Reid said. "They controlled, bullied and tried to embarrass him, but he never stopped fighting until they cried uncle."
Tarkanian was an innovator who preached defense yet loved to watch his teams run. And run they did, beginning with his first Final Four team in 1976-77, which scored more than 100 points in 23 games in an era before both the shot clock and the 3-point shot.
He was a winner in a city built on losers, putting a small commuter school on the national sporting map and making UNLV sweatshirts a hot item around the country. His teams helped revolutionize the way the college game was played, with relentless defense forcing turnovers that were quickly converted into baskets at the other end.
He recruited players other coaches often wouldn't touch, building teams with junior college transfers and kids from checkered backgrounds. His teams at UNLV were national powerhouses almost every year, yet Tarkanian never seemed to get his due when the discussion turned to the all-time coaching greats.
That changed in 2013 when Tarkanian was elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, an honor his fellow coaches argued for years was long overdue. Though hospitalized in the summer for heart problems and weakened by a variety of ills, he went on stage with a walker at the induction ceremony.
"I knew right from day one I wanted to be a coach," Tarkanian said. "Coaching has been my entire life."
Tarkanian's career spanned 31 years with three Division I schools, beginning at Long Beach State and ending at Fresno State, where Tarkanian himself played in 1954 and 1955. Only twice did his teams fail to win at least 20 games in a season.
But it was at UNLV where his reputation was made, both as a coach of teams that often scored in the triple digits and as an outlaw not afraid to stand up to the powerful NCAA. He went 509-105 in 19 seasons with the Runnin' Rebels before finally being forced out by the university after a picture was published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal showing some of his players in a hot tub with a convicted game fixer.
UNLV was already on probation at the time, just two years after winning the national title and a year after the Runnin' Rebels went undefeated into the Final Four before being upset in the semifinals by the same Duke team they beat by 30 points for the championship the year before. Even after losing four of his starters off that team and being on probation, Tarkanian went 26-2 in his final year at UNLV.
Tarkanian's style evolved as he was able to recruit better players, and the Rebels were all about running and shooting. But the core of his high flying offenses was great defense, and Tarkanian drilled them constantly in practice to commit to nonstop pressure and create turnovers.
"Everything had to be full speed intense," he once said. "A lot of coaches want guys to be loose for games. I never wanted them to be loose. I wanted their hands sweating, their knees shaking, their eyes bulging. I wanted them to act like we were going to war."
That was also the way Tarkanian approached his dealings with the NCAA. His program at Long Beach State was put on probation after he left for UNLV and it wasn't long before UNLV was also on probation and the NCAA was demanding Tarkanian be suspended for two years. But he sued to overturn the penalty and remained as head coach, though NCAA investigators became a common sight in Las Vegas over the years.
Tarkanian liked to tell the story about the time one of his assistants saw an NCAA investigator renting a car at the airport and followed him to a local strip club. Tarkanian got some brochures for the club and mailed them to the investigator, telling him there was a special going on.
"The one thing I've done is I've fought them the whole way, I've never backed down," he said. "And they never stopped."
The sad-eyed Tarkanian was born to Armenian immigrants Aug. 8, 1930, in Euclid, Ohio, and attended Pasadena City College before transferring to Fresno State, where he graduated in 1955. He coached high school basketball in Southern California before being hired at Riverside City College, where he spent five years before moving on to Pasadena City College.
He was hired at Long Beach State in 1968 and went 23-3 in his first year, then led the school to four straight NCAA tournament appearances, including the 1971 West Regional final, where Long Beach led UCLA by 12 points at halftime only to lose by two. While at Long Beach he got into his first dispute with the NCAA, writing a newspaper column that questioned why the organization investigated Western Kentucky and not a powerful university like Kentucky.
Never shy about challenging the NCAA, Tarkanian once famously said: "The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky, it's going to give Cleveland State two more years' probation."
By the time he moved to Las Vegas in 1973, Tarkanian was considered one of the rising coaching stars in the country. He quickly built a name for what was then a small school and by his fourth season at UNLV he had the Runnin' Rebels in the Final Four, where they lost 84-83 to North Carolina. It would be another decade before UNLV made the Final Four again, and the Runnin' Rebels were in three in five years, including the national championship season of 1990.
In the final that year, UNLV used its pressure defense to blow out Duke 103-73 in one of the most dominant performances in championship game history.
It all happened with Tarkanian on his chair courtside, chewing on a moist towel that was always left carefully folded underneath his seat. The towel chewing, Tarkanian would later say, was something he started doing during long practices when he could not stop to go to a drinking fountain.
After being forced out at UNLV, Tarkanian briefly coached in the NBA, going 9-11 with the San Antonio Spurs before being fired in a dispute with ownership. He would later return to Fresno State, where he had six straight 20-win seasons before finally retiring in 2002.
Tarkanian was a fixture at UNLV games in his later years, watching from a sideline seat next to the court that was named after him.
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Fighting crime by spraying spider-webs at them is no longer exclusively Peter Parker's property; now there's a robot that will do exactly the same thing... if the lawbreakers in question are very, very slow.
You have to hand it to the inventors of this new four-wheeled security bot; they're obviously geeks. Not only does it shoot out a Spider-Man-esque web to foil any thieves, but it's called the T34, which suggests that it belongs somewhere in Skynet's overall scheme for robotic overlording (Admittedly, somewhere on the bottom of the list, round about the time that they ran out of all the parts needed to make the robots look scary. Or competent).
That's not to say that the T34 is about to launch its own rebellion anytime soon; it still requires a human to remotely control it, as well as pick up whoever gets caught up in its tangled web. But that's no reason to feel complacent; for all we know, there might be a T33 around the corner that's ready to kick our asses for laughing at its older brother. | {
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A week of riding the Airtel 4G highway in Trivandrum
It was probably ten days back that I got a call from Airtel Corporate Communications inviting me to a Bloggers meet to be held in connection with their 4G launch in Thiruvananthapuram. I was a bit confused, I wasn’t a blogger in the true sense, but then why was I being invited? We are inviting only few people, said the Corp Comm guy. It seems a common friend had recommended my name. I cross-checked. Guess, it was my active presence in the social media that qualified me for this event.
Last Monday (September 14, 2015) afternoon I turned up at a Coffee shop, the venue for the meet-up. A motley group of hardcore bloggers, social media professionals, social media activists and PR professionals, most of whom I knew, were present there along with senior officials from Airtel.
George Mathen, HuB CEO for Kerala & Tamil Nadu at Bharti Airtel, told us how September 14th was a big day for Airtel as they rolled out 4G service in the capital city. He also gave us details about the long journey that Airtel has travelled since the launch of their first 4G network in Kolkatta, the first in the county too, way back in 2012.
Airtel is the first Telecom service provider to introduce 4G in Kerala. Trivandrum is the third city in the State after Kochi and Kozhikode to get a 4G network. At least for now, 4G pricing is same as 3G.
All of us were given an almost new 4G handset with pre-activated SIM to experience 4G network for two weeks. Just like an excited kid who gets something for the first time, we all switched on our handsets to explore it.
My first task was to do a speed test. 15 years back (I was in Bangalore those days) getting a steady Internet speed of 25 Kbps was considered lucky. Cut to the present and the only difference was that the ‘K’ was replaced with ‘M’. Was sceptical initially but when I asked around, most of us had got similar speeds. It was impressive.
We spent around two hours interacting with each other and also downloading few games or applications or just seeing some HD quality videos without the usual buffering. I was waiting to get home to show off the new 4G connection to my wife and kids.
But the initial enthusiasm died down when I reached home and realised that there was no signal (range) inside my house in Tilak Nagar (Parottukonam). Going up to the first floor also didn’t help. We were told that when a 4G (LTE) customer moves out of coverage area, it would fall back on 3G but in my case, it was showing a 2G (Edge) connection.
Over the next few days, I took my 4G handset along with me to check out the 4G experience. Even though the network speed varied and was not consistent as can be seen from the table below, I was never disappointed. It is much better than any other Internet connection that I have experienced before. Just for the records, we have a 10 Mbps Asianet Broadband (wired) at home and two wireless connections (BSNL 3G & BSNL EVDO). The Asianet connection has never crossed 3 Mbps and the other two are always in Kbps.
Date
Place
Time
Download Speed
Upload Speed
15/09/2015
Pattom
11.04 am
18.32 Mbps
7.41 Mbps
15/09/2015
PMG
11.25 am
8.41 Mbps
7.92 Mbps
15/09/2015
Statue
06.05 pm
13.08 Mbps
8.55 Mbps
15/09/2015
Press Club
06.23 pm
18.95 Mbps
8.07 Mbps
17/09/2015
Mascot Hotel
12.26 pm
11.33 Mbps
2.62 Mbps
18/09/2015
Palayam
06.23 pm
12.51 Mbps
5.08 Mbps
18/09/2015
Thampanoor
10.09 pm
7.30 Mbps
7.77 Mbps
Since I wasn’t keeping well for the last few days, I could not go to the IT hub of Trivandrum, basically the Kazhakuttom area and the Airport side but from what I have heard from my friends there, most Airtel 4G users are a happy lot.
Since I cannot use Airtel 4G at home, I have been using it whenever I go out – to attend press conferences and events. I even gave a demo to my students at the Institute of Journalism (IJT) at Trivandrum Press Club. I also use it to see live streaming of news channels while driving around.
So end of one week of using #Airtel4G, it been a very satisfying experience with no complaints. I hope they will sustain the quality of service and the speed. As of now I will recommend Airtel 4G to others.
We are expecting other Telecom operators like Reliance Jio, Idea and Vodafone to launch their 4G services in Kerala by the end of this year or early next year. And BSNL has no plans yet. So Airtel will definitely have the first mover advantage. | {
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NuGet got a lot of love in this release, especially when it comes to packages that are supported - which is not always as easy as it seems. We now have full support for Fody, MVVM Light as well as Entity Framework 6. If you find a package you need that doesn't work in SharpDevelop, please let us know in the forums.
In other news, SharpDevelop 4.4 allows you to target .NET 4.5.1, and it supports the 12.0 solution format (VS 2013). NUnit and Subversion integration were upgraded too, and we made quite a few bug fixes (to point out one area: the WPF designer). | {
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Image of the Tuscaloosa tornado as it roars towards the Rosedale community. Seven people were killed in two apartment complexes and a home adjacent to the videographer. (Video by Ever Duarte)
□ The tornado that left a streak of devastation through Tuscaloosa and the suburbs of Birmingham during the 2011 Super Outbreak has become one of the most well-known tornadoes in history. It became, at the time, the costliest single tornado on record, and easily the most photographed tornado to date.
The National Weather Service took particular care in selecting a rating for the Tuscaloosa tornado. There was tremendous public pressure for an EF5 rating, and surveyors spent more than a week analyzing and reanalyzing the damage path. The area of particular interest was the Tuscaloosa suburb of Alberta City, where the most intense damage occurred. There was much disagreement, and one survey team awarded the damage an EF5 rating, but the NWS eventually classified the tornado as a “high-end” EF4.
Many people were surprised at the decision. The tornado most certainly would have received an F5 rating on the old Fujita Scale, but the new Enhanced Fujita scale has different and somewhat more stringent rating standards. It is important to note the differences between the Fujita Scale and the Enhanced Fujita Scale, as the Tuscaloosa tornado likely lies squarely in between the two categories.
Below are aerial damage photographs that follow the tornado’s path of destruction from Tuscaloosa to suburban Birmingham. Particular attention is paid to areas where EF5 damage may have occurred.
Click on each photo to enlarge.
As the tornado entered the heavily urbanized southwest side of Tuscaloosa, it devastated two large apartment complexes and caused seven fatalities. A dozen buildings were leveled at the Rosedale Community (bottom left), and a section of the Charleston Square Apartments (top right) was flattened, hurling two college students to their deaths. Perhaps the most impressive footage of the tornado was captured by Ever Duarte from an apartment immediately out-of-frame at top center.
A high concentration of fatalities occurred in the Cedar Crest neighborhood, where large, well-built homes were completely flattened. Forest Lake (visible to the left) may have provided the tornado a brief respite from ground friction.
Hurricane force inflow winds shattered windows and uprooted trees four blocks away from the EF4 damage swath. The storm’s massive appearance on video was largely due to the low cloud bases typical of supercells in the Deep South. Compared to most violent tornadoes on April 27th, the tornado was quite narrow as it passed through Tuscaloosa – all of the worst damage was confined within a 150-yard wide streak. After exiting town, the tornado widened considerably.
The tornado strengthened as it crossed University Boulevard into the suburb of Alberta City. An apartment complex was completely leveled and a large food store (lower right) was swept completely away. There were multiple fatalities in a home just north of the store. Damage in this area was extreme, and an F5 rating on the Fujita Scale was likely appropriate. On the Enhanced Fujita Scale, damage in this area was borderline (but not clearly) EF5 in intensity.
Wider view of the damage around 25th Street. Large, multi-story buildings were obliterated and grass was partially scoured from the ground. The Tuscaloosa tornado was very fast moving and caused most of its damage in less than five seconds.
Video of the tornado from 2406 University Boulevard. The swath of possible EF5 damage passed less than a block east of this location.
Close aerial view of the devastated Alberta Elementary School. The grass scouring within the streak of worst damage is indicative of extreme intensity. Upon reviewing the damaged school, Tim Marshall awarded an EF4 rating as he found that there were “no ties between the walls and the foundation” (AMS, 2011). (Image by Tim Marshall)
View of the Tuscaloosa tornado over Alberta City. The tornado was likely near maximum intensity at this time. (BamaUAMS)
The tornado was near peak intensity as it passed over the Chastain Manor Apartments, where two residents died. A survey team headed by the National Science Foundation considered the damage to the newly built apartment complex to be of EF5 intensity (LaDue, Marshall, 2011). Two additional survey teams, however, considered it to be “high-end” EF4 damage. The southern building’s second floor, which was at ground level on the uphill side of the complex, was swept cleanly away to its cement floor. The structural anchorage was to code, but not considered “superior” in quality.
One of the UA survey members standing above the remains of a bathroom in the Chastain Manor Apartments. The plumbing fixtures were ripped from the floor, one of the damage indicators that led this particular team to award an EF5 rating. (Songer, 2011)
Close aerial view of possible EF5 damage to the Chastain Manor Apartments. A small but well-constructed club house, just out of frame at bottom, was also swept completely away. Grass around the complex was damaged, but not completely scoured. Considering the speed and size of the tornado, the damage to the apartments likely occurred in only a few moments by instantaneous gusts in excess of 200mph.
After devastating the Chastain Manor Apartments, the tornado tore through a neighborhood along County Road 45. There were multiple fatalities on Crescent Lane as homes were swept from their foundations.
Boats from a business along Keene Street were turned into large projectiles as the tornado struck homes on 5th Street NE. Two homes at bottom center appear to have been swept completely away. The Enhanced Fujita Scale requires that a home of “superior construction” be swept cleanly away for an EF5 rating to be applied. The homes in this area are typical of most frame homes and therefore not adequate to gauge EF5 intensity. The tornado was expanding as it passed through this area and the core of intense damage widened to over a quarter mile in width.
The home at bottom right was likely the one mentioned in the NWS survey as having been swept completely away near Holt Peterson Drive. The house was obliterated in EF5 fashion, but tree damage nearby was not consistent with winds of EF5 intensity. The tornado was a mile wide as it passed through this area. Due to the mountainous terrain, the damage pattern became complex and erratic. Less than a mile northeast of this area, the tornado destroyed a railroad bridge and hurled a 34 ton steel support-truss 100ft uphill.
After exiting the Tuscaloosa metropolitan area, the tornado plowed through 35 miles of unpopulated forestland. Aerial imagery of tree damage suggests that the tornado maintained EF4+ intensity and widened to over a mile in width. The tornado, along with several others in the 2011 Super Outbreak, left one of the largest swaths of violent tornado damage ever documented.
The tornado encountered a coalyard rail depot just southwest of Pleasant Grove, overturning all but two of the heavy cars. One car, which weighed 36 tons, was hurled 120 yards (visible at center). Eyewtiness statements suggest the car was thrown in one toss and not rolled (Knupp et al., 2012). This is the longest distance a railroad car has ever been moved by a tornado and possible evidence of EF5 winds. Damage in the suburbs of Birmingham also reached borderline EF5 intensity, particularly in a narrow swath of devastation through Concord.
The Birmingham suburbs of Concord and Pleasant Grove both experienced borderline EF5 damage. Well-constructed homes were ripped from their foundations and large hardwood trees were almost completely debarked.
Had the Tuscaloosa tornado occurred back in the 90’s, it would have achieved an F5 rating. The EF-Scale, however, has stricter guidelines that differ from the Fujita Scale. People often erroneously believe EF5 tornadoes are weaker than F5 tornadoes since the former’s estimated wind range begins at 200mph and the latter commences at 261mph. The wind ranges are simply estimates and cannot be taken at face value. The EF-Scale was developed under the assumption that the Fujita Scale overestimated tornadic wind speeds.
All things considered, the tornado likely falls in an unusual place – above the threshold of an F5 but just below the threshold of an EF5. Damage in Alberta City, however, was more impressive than the worst damage caused by some official EF5s, such as the Greensburg, Kansas, tornado of 2007. One inherent limitation with tornado damage scales is the lack of emphasis on wind duration – a variable which, with the addition of multiple vortices and transient wind features, is nearly impossible to calculate. Considering the small size and fast movement of the Tuscaloosa tornado, it is quite likely the tornado had winds significantly higher than other large and more slow-moving EF5 tornadoes. The four tornadoes that were awarded EF5 ratings during the 2011 Super Outbreak, however, were unusually powerful and caused noticeably more intense damage than the Tuscaloosa event, so an EF4 rating may have seemed most appropriate in context.
Above is one of the few videos taken within close proximity of the tornado in Alberta City. The Chastain Manors Apartment Complex was located only a quarter mile south of the videographer’s home. | {
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CNBC Unveils Index for Tracking Equity Crowdfunding Revolution
In September 2013, after Title II of the JOBS Act went into effect, new possibilities opened up in the world of crowdfunding. Instead of just offering a product, discount, or small reward in exchange for monetary funding, crowdfunded projects can now offer equity in exchange for public funding—if they use accredited investors.
Despite that caveat, all sorts of new online services are working to facilitate this kind of funding, from AngelList and Circleup to the FINRA-approved FlashFunders. And now, in another sign that equity crowdfunding is slowly moving towards in to the public consciousness, cable TV station CNBC and analyst outfit Crowdnetic are partnering to release a new crowdfinance index, aiming to give the investing public a window into how this new market is evolving.
“This is a sea change, and it reaches from Main Street where people are building businesses and the barriers are coming down to fund them, all the way to Wall Street, where there are mature investors looking at these platforms to find out what the next big thing is,” says Steve Lewis, vice president and senior executive producer at CNBC.
Essentially, since September 2013, Crowdnetic has been tracking all of the fundraising from 16 online leading portals (like AngelList and Crowdfunder). The portals publish data to Crowdnetic, anonymized and in real-time, including valuable investor commitment data. “We see what’s being invested in, what kinds of companies those are, and the geographic locations they’re in,” says Luan Cox, founder and CEO of Crowdnetic.
It’s a big market, Cox explains: there are over 8 million accredited investors, yet less than 3 percent have invested in a private deal. Meanwhile, Crowdnetic has tracked over 5000 companies that have come online to raise money, and at any given point in time, there are 3500 active companies on the portals Crowdnetic tracks, publishing data to them.
This may seem like niche news, but there’s potential to draw enormously important information from the index. As Cox tells it, it could be one way for companies to make themselves known to the public even before they’ve committed to venture capitalists. “Companies are coming online onto these platforms without needing permission from VCs,” she says.
Cox says Crowdnetic anticipated the rise of wearables thanks to their data. “We were able to add that as a sector in our technology index, then all of a sudden we had something like 300 wearable companies on the platform,” Cox says.
Yes, equity crowdfunding may not go truly mainstream until a new breed of service shows up—one that allows a broader group of people, and not just accredited investors, to buy a stake in a new company. But while we wait for the Securities and Exchange Commission to approve a new set of Jobs Act rules—which likely won’t happen anytime soon—this new index bringing the idea into the country’s living rooms. And that’s something. | {
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The Gazette Weekly
Jo Sue Horner, age 80, passed away on February 3, 2016. A visitation will be held on Monday, Feb. 8, from, 8:30-10:00am, at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St. A graveside service will follow at 12:30pm Monday at Robinson Cemetery in Collins, MO. Jo Sue was born on October 4, 1935, in Weaubleau, MO, to Edgar and D. Louise (Sullivan) Edwards. She worked for nearly 20 years as a photo vision tester for the MO Department of Motor Vehicles. She was a very independent person, and she enjoyed cookbooks and crossword puzzles. She is survived by her daughter, Jeannie Jo Horner, cousins, Arlie Pemberton (wife, Helen), Beverly Clark (husband, Jerry), Barbara Bledsoe, and Robert Allen Young (wife, Mary); many extended family, and her four-legged friend, Tyson the dog. She was preceded in death by her parents; cousin, Carolyn Segebartt; and her cat, Tom. Condolences may be sent to www.speakschapel.com. (Arrangements: Speaks Buckner 816-650-5555) | {
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May 24, 2006
Blago's pretty school picture
Good ideas abound. Enacted into law, they'd be a boon to the schools, though strengthening teacher accountibility ought to be on the table, too, since we're talking about pumping a new $10 billion into education.
The money? No problem -- we'll just sell and/or lease the state lottery.
Uh oh. To paraphrase Johnny Cash here, the skepticism is knee-deep high and rising. Rapidly.
The numbers are instant mush. No way of knowing at this point even approximately how much an IPO of lottery stock would bring in; same's true of a lease arrangement. Way too many unknowns, chief among them who'd actually control such things as expanding gambling.
If I'm an investor, I'd be reluctant to put up much if the legislature had it's hand in the pot (lot of people took it in the shorts in Iowa this year when lawmakers decided new lotto machines were really slots and had to be yanked out of thousands of locations.)
If I'm a lawmaker, I'd be reluctant to hand over control of gambling to anybody.
Beyond that, there's the question of whether it's very bright to sell off what Blago called a "valuable asset." Looks like another case of instant gratification. Big wad of cash now, and let somebody else worry about tomorrow.
I'm made doubly skeptical by the governor's attempt to run the old "do it for the schools" scam by the public for a second time. First time was when the lottery was created back in '72 or thereabouts. Helping the schools was the chief selling point used by lottery backers, but then the proceeds went into the general fund. People kept complaining about that, so in 1986 lawmakers decreed that the lottery money would go directly into the Common School Fund, and it has ever since (though Blagojevich skirted that fact Tuesday).
'course, the lottery money amounts to far less than is spent from the Common School Fund, so the schools remain at the mercy of the lawmakers each year at budget time. If the state gets the wad of cash Blago is fishing for, it'll go quickly and we'll be right back where we are today -- scrounging around for cash every year, only needing more to support all the new things created.
Skepticism's already waist-deep high and rising, despite the pretty school picture the governor is waving about.
Posted by jcb at May 24, 2006 12:30 AM
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I wish I had magic wand to make you governor for a year to see what you would do. Fools knock down a barns, but it takes a team of skilled professional to build one!
Anyone can yap, yap, yap. Do you do anything other than criticize those that do?
The only thing more embarrassing than our governor is the fact that David Hasselhoff was shown in the audience of 'American Idol' crying as the winner was announced.
Posted by: Jim Mowen at May 25, 2006 07:50 AM
For anything positive to happen in IL public schools, the teacher unions will have to be convinced to accept teacher accountability. Scott Reeder's fine series about teacher tenure shows the difficulty in achieving that goal.The idea that a teacher's union wouldn't put teacher concerns above student concerns is just not realistic----that's not what unions do. I just don't see that happening in IL where all three branches of government are in control of the Democrat Party. It ain't gonna happen.
And the lottery thing is particularly galling. Denny Jacobs sold us on the idea that riverboat gambling would be the savior of the public schools. How stupid were we to believe a politician who was in the pocket of gambling interests? Yet the Jacobs family are considered gods in the Democrat Party.
I wonder how the State of Illinois, in the financial mess it's in, would have paid for our schools without the revenue from the boats? Pulled it our of a hat perhaps? The money had to come from somewhere and the gaming and lottery money has paid the bills for public education for a long time.
Being a politician is a thankless job but I for one than Denny Jacobs for doing SOMETHING for this area - whether you believe it to be right or wrong. He always had the best interest of his consituents.
So quit being so jealous of a political dynasty. Start one up yourself if you don't like it.
Correction, Paladin. Former Sen. Denny Jacobs, when pushing riverboat gaming, didn't sell it as solution to education funding and the disparities we face. He said it would help, and it has, but don't overstate what he said and what he didn't say. Go back to the legislative debate and you'll get a clearer picture. Thanks.
Posted by: moline dem at May 25, 2006 09:31 PM
Paladine,
You shouldn't make up stories so easy to check and refute.
Denny Jacobs' never passed riverboat gaming as anything other than a way to help depressed river communities. For you to suggest otherwise is false!
Over the last 11 years, Jacobs' riverboat bill generated $17.3 billion to the Illinois General Fund. As a result, education has seen huge gains. Those of us who know Denny know he never promised anything.
As for Denny being in the pocket of the riverbaots, it looked more like they were in his pocket.
I for one think the Jacobs' Families' 100 year record of elected public service is incredible. Time after time the public has elected them. Why? Because they deliver for ordinary people!
The only time I found myself agreeing with Scott Reeder is when he said, "Mike Jacobs' performance in the Illinois Senate has been remarkable."
Working for an anti-union shop, I am sure hReeder is nothing more than a controlled factor!
Scott Reeder did an excellent series on teacher tenure. As a Democrat, I wish more in our party would take that message more seriously and have more backbone in steering a moderate path on education policy. Perhaps they will. Scott's a good reporter in the Statehouse.
Posted by: anonymous at May 25, 2006 11:37 PM
ThomOverstreet -
If Riverboat gambling was passed to help depressed river communities, why has our depressed river community remained depressed? Why has $17.3 Billion gone to the IL General Fund and not more remained in our sepressed river community - and why does the non-depressed, non-river community of Chicagoland have riverboat gambling.
Government...our great protector!
Posted by: havinfun at May 26, 2006 06:21 AM
Not helped our community? Are you okay?
Casino Rock island is one of our largest employeers and has funneled millions of dollars directly to the citizens of Rock Island.
Casion Rock Island is in the process of building a $140 million project. That means at least two years of construction. Given this is a labor management agreement, it will be built by union workers.
For the record, Chicago does not have a single casino boat. Are you saying Casino Rock Island is in Chicagoland? Duhhhh.
Now that casino gaming has proven to work, create jobs and provide government with needed revenue (without raising salses of income taxes), everyone wants to get in on the act. Hopefully, Illinois will allow Chicagoland to have its own casino. This casino would gnerate over an addtional billion a year to Illinois taxpayers.
And yes, without government, you would certainly need protection, as you appear to be the kid people use to beat up on the playground!
Reeder doesn't have to worry about job protection or money as his wife is a highly compemsated vetenerian. Money may be my issue, but it's not Reeders.
Well dang! Now I see I was comparing oranges and tangerines. jcb's post and the subsequent comments were about the lottery. Stupid me, I tied Denny Jacobs connection with riverboat gambling with whatever "public servants" promoted lottery gambling as the savior of public schools, and thus dragged the sainted Denny Jacobs into the fray. THANK HEAVENS FOR DENNY JACOBS---we can't say that enough.
But all that aside, I agree with anon5/25@11:37pm and the always festive havinfun. If we're getting all this money, why aren't our schools better and our area more prosperous?
This area is not becoming a Las Vegas of the Midwest as many had predicted. And we are not drawing large amounts of outsiders to the area. Most of the gamblers are locals recycling the same money over and over again continuing to lose another five percent of their income that the boats profit from at the end of the day. The major problems with relying on gambling as a moneymaker are two-fold. One it creates no practical trade resource. It simply takes money away with the five percent and gives nothing back of value except low wages, it is Pure Profit. Two, the businesses that associate with gambling are low wage paying jobs. They are tourist traps such as hotels, restaurants and retail stores. The people working in those industries get average to low scale wages and benefits. We have plenty of low scale positions, especially hotels. What we need are jobs similar to those we have lost or jobs that take advantage of hi-tech newness and earnings opportunities. That doesn't mean we should dump the industry, just that we need something else that offers more opportunity to the local workforce to stand beside it.
Posted by: NoMorePinocchios at May 26, 2006 02:46 PM
Denny Jacobs and Lane Evans are nothing alike. One is liberal, the other conservative. One of them is still a public servant (until November), the other a private citizen. Lane Evans has been sainted and Denny has always had a little bit of the devil in him.
Posted by: Aunt Clara at May 26, 2006 03:50 PM
It's too complicated for you to understan.Just know that if every elected offical brought in as much money as Denny Jacobs did when he was running the place, you wouldn't have to worry your pretty head about money for schools.
Boland has been in office for twenty years, what has he done to add a dime to the state cofferes? Just ask'n!
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