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[ null, "With its instant access to legions of readers, Twitter offers mourners an immediate chance to talk about the news of the day. Today, that news is the sad passing of Randy Savage.\n\nThe biggest of the big names, of course, is Hulk Hogan, who had an up and down relationship with Savage (Randy Poffo) through the years, both in and out of the ring.\n\nThe Hulkster has tweeted numerous times:\n\n“I’m completely devastated, after over 10 years of not talking with Randy, we’ve finally started to talk and communicate. HH”\n\n“He had so much life in his eyes & in his spirit, I just pray that he’s happy and in a better place and we miss him. HH”\n\n“We miss him a lot. I feel horrible about the ten years of having no communication. This was a tough one. HH”\n\n“I just pray that Randy’s happy and in a better place and we miss him. HH”\n\nHere are some of the posts so far:\n\nShawn Michaels: @IAmJericho jus txt me the news. We’ve lost one of the greats!! Our prayers go out to the family & friends of Randy Savage.\n\nThe Rock Dwayne Johnson: RIP Randy “Macho Man” Savage – you were one of my childhood inspirations and heros. Strength, love and prayers to the Savage/Poffo family.\n\nBret Hart: I have no words to say. This one hits me hard. We lost one of the best.\n\nJohn Cena: CeNation. The untimely passing of randy savage is indeed tragic. All true fans of wrestling will mourn this loss. One of the all time greats.\n\nJeff Jarrett: His madness. Randy is gone, but will never be forgotten. Thoughts and prayers are w the entire Poffo family.\n\nMick Foley: I just heard the sad news about the Macho Man. Randy Savage was one of my favorites performers, and my heart goes out to his loved ones.\n\nRey Mysterio: RIP Macho Man Randy Savage! Doing promotion in Seattle for Over the Limit ppv, was asked earlier today at a radio station, Who would I of loved to wrestle from back in da day? I said would of loved to hit it off in a 3ple threat, Macho Man, Ricky the Dragon, and myself!RIP RMS\n\nSoCalVal: Saying a prayer 4 Randy Savage & his loved ones. I had the honor of working for his promotion, he was inspirational 2 us all! What a loss.\n\nHoward Finkel: I am profoundly saddened by the passing of one of the all-time greats, Macho Man Randy Savage. My condolences go out to the Poffo family.\n\nTrish Stratus: Rest in peace Randy-my first inspiration in the ring. My prayers & condolences to the Savage family\n\nAllison Danger: I am imagining the shenanigans Larry Sweeney and Randy Savage must already be getting into…. #ripmachoman #ripsweeney\n\nShannon Moore: I think that this biz only has a few legends. Today we lost one. I’m really feeling down about the situation. Once again RIP Macho Man\n\nVickie Guerrero: RIP Randy Macho Man Savage. My prayers are to your family\n\nNatalya: My prayers are with Randy Savage and his family right now.\n\nChristian: Sad 2 hear about “Macho Man”Randy Savage..Only met him once briefly.No doubt 1 of the best & influenced so many performers you see today RIP\n\nShelly Martinez: Sad news about Macho Man My prayers r with his soul and all grieving his passing 🙁\n\nDarren Young: JUST like that! Life can end. Tell those close to ya that you love them cause ya never know! RIP Macho Man\n\nJTG: To one of my favorite Hall of Famers, inducted or not. Macho Man Randy Savage. R.I.P OOOOOOOOOH YEEEEEEEAH !\n\nJim Ross: Just heard Macho Man died this morning of a heart attack while driving his vehicle in Tampa. Condolences to all Randy Savage fans/family.\n\nKevin Nash: I lost a close friend today. If anybody in heaven is wondering who the cat in the ugly cowboy hat is it’s Randy. Love you Bro. Never another\n\nJillian Hall: So sad to hear about the macho man….RIP!\n\nWilliam Regal: Just heard of the passing of Randy Savage.A one of a kind great performer. RIP\n\nTommy Dreamer:: Randy Savage was the 1st person I saw piledrive someone thru a table. Thanks 4 all the memories. Hope u walk the aisle w/ Liz & Sherri again\n\nDoug Williams: RIP #randysavage I was fortunate to see him live at his peak…" ]

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[ null, "New Delhi: In an explosive report, the US State Department claimed that China wants to constrain India’s strategic partnership with the US, its allies and other democracies, as it perceives “rising India as a rival”.\n\nThe report further emphasised that Beijing intends to displace US as the world’s foremost power.\n\n“China perceives rising India as a rival and seeks to impel it to accommodate Beijing’s ambitions by engaging economically while constraining New Delhi’s strategic partnership with the US, Japan, Australia and its relations with other democracies,” the report said.\n\nThe report released just ahead of the critical transition of power from Donald Trump’s administration to President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, highlights that China is undermining the security, autonomy and economic interests of many nations in the region.\n\nThe report states that Chinese People’s Liberation Army in recent times provoked skirmishes along its disputed border with India and remains in tense standoff with India’s military at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).\n\n“China is undermining the security, autonomy, and economic interests of many others in the region such as member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including those in the vital Mekong Region, as well as the nations of the Pacific Islands,” the report added.\n\nDuring his visit to New Delhi last month, Mike Pompeo said that the leaders and citizens in India and US see with “increasing clarity” that the Communist Party of China (CCP) is “no friend to democracy and rule of law”, and that the US would “stand with the people of India to confront threats to their sovereignty and to their liberty”.\n\nThe 70-page report states that awareness has been growing in the US – and in nations around the world – that the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has triggered a new era of great-power competition.\n\nMeanwhile, China in a strongly worded statement dismissed the report saying it has been “concocted by Cold War fossils” who are destined to be “swept into the garbage dump of history”.\n\n“The document is another anti-China lie concocted by Cold War fossils from the US State Department,” ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday.\n\nThe comments by the foreign ministry came after the outgoing US President Donald Trump’s administration released a 74-page framework document outlining what it calims is China’s ambitions to become the world’s new superpower displacing the US.\n\nSamuel Miranda confesses to NCB he used to buy drugs for...\n\nA new kind of liquid scintillator via hybridizing perovskite nanocrystals with...\n\nKeep your OTPRMS Certificates safely on Digilocker, no fees required |...\n\nJoe Biden as new US President most likely to make Pakistan..." ]

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[ null, "Me, my Dad and my brother\n\nI ran into a store to pick up an item the other day and went to the register to pay for it. In front of me stood an old man wearing a baseball cap with day-old gray stubble and white Velcro sneakers looking just like my Dad in his later years. I didn’t think much of it until I looked at what he was purchasing…peanut brittle…Dad’s favorite.\n\nMy Dad has been gone for 17 years now, and I hadn’t thought about him in a while. I remembered how much he absolutely loved peanut brittle, and I used to buy a can of it for every occasion along with whatever I thought he might like. But he never seemed to want anything more than that peanut brittle.\n\nMy Dad was a tough guy. A Great Depression baby. He survived childhood poverty, an abusive father and World War II. He was rough around the edges and had a time-bomb temper. To be honest, we never got along. When I was young and was his little girl, he would have me running circles around him doing this chore and that chore, and I gladly did anything to please him. Nothing seemed to, though. At least that was my perception. As I got older and didn’t follow his orders as much as he would have liked, the fighting began. We were always at odds. He was very controlling, and I stepped into my “don’t give a crap” mode. We pulled away from each other as I went out into the world to try to find myself. I was described by someone during that period as kind of a hippie, but kind of not. My Dad didn’t care much for hippies, so the fact that I was dressing and acting like one disturbed him. No matter – I did what I pleased and sometimes did things just to aggravate him. Anything to get a rise out of him. I did this because I never felt encouraged or loved or cherished by him as a daughter should be.\n\nDuring this “discovery” period, however, I ran out of gas at 2 in the morning after dancing in a club all night. I called him, waking him out of a sound sleep to ask for help. He was there 15 minutes later with a full gas can and never yelled at me once or mentioned it again. The only thing he was mad about was that he left the gas can on the side of the road by mistake, and it was gone when he went back to retrieve it. I guess I knew deep down inside he loved me because there were some finely woven shreds of evidence of it throughout my life as in this instance.\n\nMy Dad worked hard all his life to be sure we had a nice home, food on the table and clothing – all the creature comforts. Although he yelled a lot, he never touched us like his battering father did him. He broke that chain, which made me proud of him. But he never took me in his arms and hugged me either nor did he ever tell me he was proud of me. I know that generation wasn’t much for showing their feelings or their emotions, so part of me understood he just wasn’t that kind of guy. But I always felt something lacking because of it.\n\nI didn’t understand why he cried like a baby as he walked me down the aisle on my wedding day. Or why he sobbed uncontrollably again during our father-daughter dance. It was a revelation to me. I was sure he loved being a good Pop-Pop to my kids, and as an adult he would do anything for me, even encouraging me to move home with my kids during a rough marital period. I finally decided that he must have loved me deep down inside in his own way all along, but it took years for me to figure that out.\n\nI miss him every now and then. Like on Father’s Day. I wish he could have seen my kids grow up and graduate and get married. I wish I could just sit down with him one more time and crunch some of that peanut butter that he loved so much.", null, "Leave a Reply to me Cancel reply" ]

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[ "Mobile payment apps have now been widely available for three years, but not enough people use them.\n\nI am a regular user of Samsung Pay. I’m always surprised when a retail clerk, upon seeing that I’m taking out my Galaxy at the point-of-sale, tells me that “phone payments don’t work here.” Of course, since it happens to me about twice a week, entering a state of surprise might not be the right reaction that I should have. Instead, perhaps my response should range from befuddlement to curiosity.\n\nYou should be using a mobile payment app for two reasons: one, it’s safer. Two, because the mobile payment providers want to seize market share, you’ll get lots of free perks.\n\nFor example, I have one card that ends in 0401. But when I use Samsung Pay, my receipt says that I’ve just used a card ending with the numbers 3212. Voila! If a vendor without scruples or a talented cyber criminal wanted my number, they would be foiled because that number only works when it been sent by Magnetic Secure Transmission (or “MST”) and Near Field Communication (“NFC”) from my phone. True, a traditional pickpocket could steal both my phone and my wallet, but even then, the person would need to know both the PIN to unlock my phone and the PIN to open up my Samsung Pay.\n\nAre you beginning to understand why a mobile payment is so much safer than a traditional card payment? It's common sense. Except for the times when I’m returning something for a refund, I can’t remember the last time a clerk asked to see my ID to verify my identity. I’d go one step further to say that the security of signature transactions is stepping backward. How often does someone attempt to reproduce their signature when they pay on a tablet accurately?\n\nOne more thing that should be mentioned about MST and NFC: Because Samsung Pay uses both of those technologies, it works with almost all of the newer point-of-sale terminals. Ubiquity is a critical distinction. I recently saw an article that reported that whereas Apple Pay was accepted at approximately 4 million terminals, Android Pay and Samsung Pay worked at ten million and thirty million terminals, respectively. In my experience, that makes a big difference when interacting with the “we don’t use that” retail clerk. While I can look at a terminal and know if it takes Samsung Pay, users of Apple Pay don’t have the same benefit. I can attest to the fact that it takes some confidence to refute a got-it-all-wrong clerk if there are people in line behind you in the check out lane.", null, "mobile payment app at the point-of-sale\n\nAndroid Pay, Google Wallet, Samsung Pay, and Apple Pay want your business. Each hopes to emerge as a winner in mobile payments, as they will gain competitive advantages if they can secure a significant share of the overall phone payments marketplace. Venmo recently added a point-of-sale functionality to its service, and many of the banks have introduced their in-house mobile payments service. WalMart recently added its mobile payment app.\n\nAll of this underscores how we are shopping in an unusual time. It evokes something akin to a time when there were four or five different word processing products (i.e., Apple Pages, WordStar, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works). The end game for each is the same. The winner will be the one with the most extensive user network.\n\nThat need to gain users translates into an opportunity for consumers to get free stuff. Free stuff! That’s right!\n\nOh, hold on: I just bought a Lowe’s gift card.\n\nI would benefit from the same opportunities if I used ApplePay. In fact, in the race to attract customers for their mobile payments products, almost everyone has something free to give to consumers.\n\nIf you want free stuff just for spending money, then you need to start using a mobile payment service.\n\nApple rolled out Apple Pay in 2014, a year before the arrival of Samsung Pay and Android Pay. Several million people signed up for the service on the day it launched. As a result, ApplePay has established a big lead in overall adoption. But Samsung Pay and Walmart pay are both catching up. According to Crone Consulting, WalMart Pay now works in almost five thousand WalMart stores. The firm says that active users (consumers who used a payment at least twice in the previous month) of Walmart Pay may soon surpass those with Apple Pay.\n\nBy the way, Walmart Pay doesn't use NFC or MST. Instead, it relies on QR codes to transmit payment details.\n\nIt isn’t just Walmart Pay that is encroaching upon ApplePay. Samsung Pay is now growing faster than ApplePay. By my way of thinking, Samsung’s MST technology is the difference-maker. Right now, a shopper can use Samsung Pay in any location that accepts a magnetic stripe card. You can use ApplePay at any store that has purchased a point-of-sale system with ApplePay.\n\nApple has stumbled here, in my opinion. As usual, they have created a system that only works with other Apple products. But becoming a consumer’s default payment platform isn’t the same as giving people the only one choice of headphone. When you can’t rely on Apple Pay to work every time, you look for a different solution.\n\nConclusion: If you are going to pay…\n\nI’ve found that it’s best to smooth things over with the clerk who just told me I couldn’t use my Samsung Pay. After all, it’s their house. I only shop there. So I adopt a tone of inclusiveness – a natural thing for any Southerner to do." ]

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[ null, "Snow Widows is an account of the Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole, that was undertaken in the early 20th century by Robert Falcon Scott and his team. It aims to describe the expedition as experienced by the women they left behind. The book is the result of the author’s ten years of research into Scott’s voyage, told through the correspondence, journals and images that survive. The focus of the retelling is on the women – the wives and mothers of the explorers – and the personal journeys that each of them undertook while their menfolk were away. The result is an accurate and moving account of life in a time when long-distance travel and communication were much slower and more difficult than they are today.\n\nAs friends of TripFiction, we often choose books to match where we’re going on our next holiday. We might want to learn more about the destination before we go or perhaps to immerse ourselves in a story with the characters inhabiting the same places as we’re visiting. In the case of Snow Widows, much of the action takes place in the Antarctic, which even today is an unlikely spot for tourism. In addition to the polar landscape, the author writes a social history of life in Edwardian England in the years leading to the world wars.\n\nMost of us will have at least some idea of the story of Scott and the men who went with him to the South Pole. Yet few will have heard of their wives and mothers, even though they were remarkable and many of them achieved great things in their own right. The account begins with the women waving goodbye to the ship, the Terra Nova, as she sailed away from Cardiff for the southern hemisphere, knowing that it would be a year, two years, or more, before they know whether the mission had succeeded. It explains the limitations of communication at the time – telegrams and cable messages were new and hadn’t reached many parts of the world, let alone the polar regions. What a contrast for us! We can follow planes on radar to “check’ that they land as expected, even text in mid-air, and we expect to be in touch with family and friends almost constantly.\n\nSnow Widows is written using the values of the day, mostly the years between 1910-20s, so we see the experiences of the women through this lens. Much was made of appearances, so we see the women making choices based on what is expected of them. Equally, the men – and particularly Scott himself – are driven to achieve what they believe will make their women proud of them, creating an almost inevitable mixture of “heroism and disaster.” The book describes the different backgrounds of the families; from Lois Evans trying to make ends meet as the wife of a sailor living in rural Wales, to the grand manor house and estate of benefactor Caroline Oates.\n\nSnow Widows describes the women’s attitudes to the expedition, their place in society, their views on the suffragette movement and much more. It links to other great moments in history, such as the sinking of the Titanic, and scientific and artistic developments. Through the eyes of the women, we experience the agony of distance – we realise that it could take a year to receive news from the expedition; that the expedition is “a world of dangers that [they] cannot share.”\n\nNaturally, the Norwegian Amundsen’s voyage is part of the narrative and there’s an interesting debate to be had about whether the twin journeys were a race, a competition, or simply two ways to address the same challenge.\n\nDescriptions of the Antarctic journeys are mainly from the documentation that survives: diaries detailing the extreme cold and the challenges of crevasses and mountain slopes. By contrast, we see some of the women travelling to New Zealand, where they experience comparative luxury and civilisation, as well as contrasting landscapes. In addition, the author describes cold, stormy winters in Scotland, warm visits to Italy and day-to-day life in various parts of England and South Wales.\n\nAlthough as readers we already know the outcome of the expedition, the author describes the way that the news reached the families of the men and creates great tension. Similarly in recounting the challenges that the women face, both in keeping themselves out of abject poverty, in some cases, and in their attitudes to trying to find out what went wrong. This is not a dry history book – it would be hard not to feel great compassion for each of the women, due to the separation, anxiety and grief they experience. There’s humour too: when Kathleen Scott is effectively hiding from society in New York she bumps into American explorer Robert Peary and learns that Amundsen is giving a lecture in the same building. Exasperated, she asks, “Is the whole building booby trapped with polar explorers?”\n\nSnow Widows is written as a chronological account – with a few exceptions – and will appeal most to readers who enjoy social history and hearing the voices of women. It can be a little difficult to work out which women belong to which men at first, and a diagram of Scott’s journey would have been helpful, but these are small things in a book that is a serious achievement and a thoroughly engaging read.\n\nSue for the TripFiction Team" ]

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[ null, "As the Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up a three-day stretch of organized team activities, they had several starters not appearing in Day 3, including Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.\n\nReported by a number of sources including Nate Taylor of The Athletic, Mahomes, Kelce and defensive tackle Khalen Saunders didn’t participate on Thursday after being available earlier in the week. Taylor also noted that defensive end Frank Clark, running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and cornerback Charvarious Ward were also non-participants.\n\nMahomes is hosting a charity golf event in Hawaii from May 28-30, likely explaining his Thursday absence, as pointed out by Dani Welniak of KCTV5.\n\nHead coach Andy Reid also noted that there was a cold bug going around the facilities which impacted certain players, possibly including some of Thursday’s non-participants.\n\nI wrote about the possibility of not achieving full participation before OTAs kicked off this week:\n\nAs many teams around the league have organized various forms of boycotts for voluntary offseason activities, the Chiefs opened their offseason workout program with 81 players present, according to Herbie Teope of The Kansas City Star. I expect the Chiefs to have a mostly full house again for OTAs, but the specifics of who does and doesn’t show up will bear watching.\n\nUltimately, the Chiefs got a significant amount of participation, with Mahomes only missing Thursday’s action and no high-profile holdouts as any sort of contract dispute or holdout, meaning the Chiefs should be all-systems-go as the offseason programs continue.\n\nRead More: Three Things to Watch For During Chiefs OTAs\n\nFebruary is short but sweet. This month, we share our picks for the city’s best bonbons and a lot of other unique sweets that are baked, dipped and drizzled to perfection. By Dawnya Bartsch, Martin … END_OF_DOCUMENT_TOKEN_TO_BE_REPLACED\n\nPhoto by Caleb Condit and Rebecca Norden It’s Valentine’s Day month, but fancy chocolate deserves to be enjoyed year-round. We visited chocolatiers around the … END_OF_DOCUMENT_TOKEN_TO_BE_REPLACED\n\nPosted on December 1, 2022 Overland Park now has more access to information about its Police Department than ever, thanks to a library of online transparency-focused … END_OF_DOCUMENT_TOKEN_TO_BE_REPLACED\n\nThe annual Beard Awards semifinalists nominations were just released and Kansas City’s food and drink scene has something to celebrate. The KC area has seven semifinalists by our count, including two … END_OF_DOCUMENT_TOKEN_TO_BE_REPLACED" ]

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[ null, "Artist Sandy Rodriguez finds her colors in the natural world. She’s delved into the art and science of making her own natural pigments from minerals, plants, and insects collected during research trips across the western U.S., often following Indigenous recipes.\n\nA former Getty Museum educator and artist-in-residence at Art + Practice, Rodriguez positions her art-making within the deep cultural history of the Americas. “I feel part of a larger tradition, doing work that continues to be important for our generation,” she said.\n\nIn her current series, the Codex Rodriguez-Mondragón, the artist draws upon the iconography and style of the Florentine Codex, an encyclopedic 16th-century Mexican manuscript written in Spanish and Nahuatl (the Indigenous language of central Mexico). Her work is a commentary on urgent issues of our times, including contemporary U.S. immigration policy, linking current violence against immigrants to atrocities perpetrated against Indigenous people during the colonial past. Yet, her paintings simultaneously celebrate Indigenous art and knowledge—then and now.\n\nIn a recent conversation, we asked Rodriguez how she got started.\n\nSandy Rodriguez: I come from three generations of Mexican and Chicana painters, so painting is in the blood. While growing up, I would run into my grandmother’s studio in Tijuana, and she would say, “Don’t touch the sable brushes. Here are your supplies for your own paintings.” It must have been in high school when I realized that my career path was also going to be in the arts.\n\nKim Richter: For the series that you have been working on for the past few years, you have been making your own colors. Tell me more about your research on colors and how it figures into your maps.\n\nSR: The story begins with cochinilla (or cochineal red) and the Mapa de la Region de Alta y Baja Califas. I mapped out colors found in the floristic provinces across Alta and Baja California while simultaneously doing field research in the desert regions of the area. As artist-in-residence at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Willowbrook, California, I had been working in hand-processed cochineal paint on canvas and European paper while teaching a methods and materials painting workshop. I came to a deeper understanding that my support material could conceptually add meaning to the content of my work and represent ideas, history, and place. I would invite my students to examine the featured colorant of the week, grind it, smell it, and share stories around a large table. I also realized I had an opportunity to go deeper with my research on color. During the six-month residency, I worked with unhoused residents and hospital staff in a Recuperative Care Center.\n\nKR: This relationship between arts and medicinal uses of these materials wouldn’t be surprising to anybody in Mesoamerica. You actively seek out those connections. What is your process and how did you become interested in Indigenous uses of colors in particular?\n\nSR: As part of my research I go out on a few field study trips each quarter to the different floristic provinces of California and across the western United States. I am working with an herbalist who has an extensive library of ethnobotany texts and guides to floras of the Western states. There’s an ethnobotany database where you can search any plant name to learn about how it is used for foods, drugs, dyes, and fibers by Native American peoples. You’ll find out which plant part was used to produce the color blue, which leaves were used as a tea to treat a sore throat, and how a poultice of plant material was used to treat abrasions. You begin to understand plant knowledge over time and by region. I cross-reference edible, medicinal, and utilitarian uses of plants—for example, a particular type of plant could be used for color, food, and embalming—to gain a broader perspective on the history of the plant’s use in the region.\n\nAt the Getty Research Institute, I ran across Diana Magaloni Kerpel’s The Colors of the New World: Artists, Materials, and the Creation of the Florentine Codex. She discusses Book Eleven of the Florentine Codex and how it functioned as a 16th-century treatise on color for the indigenous Nahua people. It was exciting at that moment to then dive deeper into a material of art history that was connected to my life. I was raised by three generations of Mexican painters who were educated according to the European canon of painting, sharing colors and techniques with me from that perspective. Now I cross-reference several art histories, do field research, and consult with experts from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to reconnect with Indigenous knowledge.", null, null, "KR: Diana Magaloni Kerpel’s research revealed the deeper meaning in Nahua artists’ deliberate choice of colors and the science behind making them. Likewise, there are many layers of meaning folded into the use of your color choices. How did you figure out how to make these colors?\n\nSR: Prior to making color for my own artworks, I did years of research on methods and materials of painting in European art using the resources in the stacks and special collections of the GRI. I became very familiar with hand-processing color into paint using historic pigments, binders, and ratios from a variety of time periods. Over fourteen years at the Getty, I taught a number of programs based on this research for a range of audiences. I also learned so much from the conservation reports in museum object files about the training of artists in different time periods. I applied this prior knowledge as I studied the images and poetic text of the Florentine Codex and experimented with materials in the kitchen and studio after reading.", null, null, "SR: This is the 500-year anniversary of the Conquest and the Florentine Codex has never been more relevant. We are living through the worst part of a pandemic year that has claimed more than 300,000 residents’ lives in less than a year. We are also turning a corner on four years of horrifying abuses of the last president, especially the ICE raids, family separation, and caging of children inflicted on Indigenous bodies and communities. Tlacuilos (the Aztec word for artists/scholars/scribes) are integrating visual language from past and present to tell histories of this new time for those who survive.", null, "In the second map, De las Señales y Pronosticós and I.C.E. Raids de Califas, I was thinking about how to represent the immigration raids of early 2018, when the federal administration penalized the state of California for declaring itself a sanctuary state. Immigration raids were conducted at places like Northgate Market and 7-Eleven, prominent immigrant-owned and immigrant-staffed businesses. It was here that I was looking very closely at Book Twelve of the Florentine Codex to make some of those concrete connections between communities of color targeted with violence in the past and the Central American and Mexican communities that are being targeted today. How do we try to understand moments when someone like Perla Morales is snatched off the street in front of her children? How do we keep these critical conversations in the forefront, while still shedding a light on past histories that resonate with this current moment? I went back to Book Twelve and studied the visual narratives for cues on how to depict the contemporary scenes painted in vignettes on the right side of the map. I studied the compositions, economy of line, weight of the marks, and tried to update those visual narratives as I had done with the first map.\n\nKR: As we were talking about the conquest of Mexico in 1521 as part of our Florentine Codex initiative, we keep emphasizing that this conquest is not over. Indigenous people of the Americas, not just Latin America, are traumatized over and over again. This includes policies in their countries that led them to leave in the first place. It’s this long, never-ending story that didn’t end in 1521. The conquest is ongoing.\n\nSR: In my work, I collapse the past and the present to underscore the ongoing process of colonization, conquest, resistance and its contemporary effects, and I also learn from and reference deep Indigenous knowledge that is as alive and vibrant now as it was when it was recorded. It is through working with a multitude of scholars, records, documents, maps, and natural materials to inform my interpretation of space where various histories are combined, juxtaposed, recovered, and re-envisioned, painted as a codex, a macro and micro view of humanity in relationship with land, time, and power.", null, null, null ]

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[ null, "Mark 10:32-34 32As they were on their way up to Jerusalem, Jesus walked ahead of them. They were amazed, and the others who were following Him were afraid. So once again He took the twelve with Him and told them what was going to happen to Him: 33“Look, we’re going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the ruling priests and the Bible scholars, who will condemn Him to die and hand Him over to the Gentiles . 34They’ll mock Him and spit on Him, whip Him and kill Him. But on the third day He will rise.”\n\nWhy were some amazed and others afraid as they were going up to Jerusalem? Because they knew the Jewish leadership in Jerusalem wanted to kill Jesus, but there he was walking up in front of them all. They were not wrong in their thinking.\n\nJesus then thinks he needs to prepare them for what is to happen. I believe he is also demonstrating his prophetic role as the Prophet. So he took them aside once again. He has told them several times what is going to happen, particularly since he came down the mount of transfiguration.\n\nJesus tells them and also us what is necessary for our salvation. He tells them what is to take place to deliver us from our sinful condition and have us enter into the kingdom of God. Our salvation is not a pretty gold or silver cross. Jesus will be betrayed. Yes, his friend and disciple Judas will betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. He is going to be betrayed into the hand of the ruling priest and scribes, the religious leadership of the Jews. These very people who should be recognizing who he is, their messiah and kind, will drum up charges against Jesus, mock and abuse him. They will condemn him to die because of their jealousy of him.\n\nThese people who should be worshipping him instead will hand him over to the pagan Gentiles, to the Romans. Jesus will only get even worse treatment from them. They are going to mock him, spit on him, whip him and crucify him. This is what Jesus must go through in order to save you, to be the atoning sacrifice for the sin of the world. Such treatment you and I deserve for our sin. All of this is described particularly in Isaiah chapter fifty-three so our guilt may be taken away, so our wounds can be healed. Our griefs and sorrows he carries and makes peace between us and God the Father. In bearing our iniquity he becomes and offering for guilt at the hands of his enemies.\n\nYet there is the word of hope. On the third day Jesus will rise again. Indeed Jesus does rise from the dead on the third day. The same chapter from Isaiah tells us he will prolong his days and see his offspring and receive his portion. Jesus rises to never die again. We who are given faith in him are his offspring. He reigns over the kingdom of God and creation and through faith in him we are made one with him in his kingdom. This is his great gift to us for whom he suffered, died and rose again.\n\nHeavenly Father, it was your plan in Christ Jesus to make him suffer, die and rise again so we may be restored back in fellowship with you. Grant us your Holy Spirit that we may believe Jesus’ words and works and be made partakers with him in your eternal kingdom. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen." ]

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[ "2 Corinthians 12:9, “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” (NIV)\n\nShe had not seen him in almost a year. She missed him. She missed his little cute face. She missed his encouraging words. She missed him, her oldest son. As she tried to nibble on her simple dinner, her weak appetite failed her. She was too excited. Tomorrow she would be going to see her son. The domestic violence had caused her to flee to her parents’ home. After spending a year away from her estranged husband, her brother in law had come to get the boy. He said the boy’s paternal grandmother wanted to see him. The boy was supposed to be gone for just a couple of weeks. The two weeks had turned to months. She felt cheated, lied to, and robbed. She had to see her boy.\n\nHer excitement was obvious. She had spent the day walking down the village telling her neighbors of her impending trip to see her son. She could not conceal her excitement. She wore a wide small all day. The night was long. Throughout the night, she tossed around on her makeshift bed. Whenever she fell asleep she would experience a devastating nightmare in which saw herself missing the bus.\n\nSoon, it was morning. She stepped out of the hut to gaze at the orange sun that was beginning to rise as it kissed the eastern horizon. The sun seemed to glide gently over the tree tops, as if to declare the arrival of a new day – a new hope. She embraced the sun’s warmth, and the promise it brought. The sun’s rays began to pierce through the tree leaves and foliage, flooding her face with a glow that uplifted her soul. She said a prayer, and was ready to go.\n\nOn the bus, she sat in the front window seat. She gazed outside for the whole trip. She wondered if her boy had grown taller. Was he mad at her for her failure to visit sooner? Her excitement turned to anxiety. She started hyperventilating. Her short breaths were interspaced with deep sighs. Her hands shook a little.", null, "The boy awoke to the rooster’s crow. The birds were chirping heavenly melodies. The water flowing down the creek behind the homestead, produced a harmonious, soothing sound. He struggled to rise from his sleeping area on the floor. He finally woke up and folded his two flimsy blankets. He rolled up the reed mat, and placed behind the door of the hut. His auntie had lit up a fire. The firewood emitted a sweet smelling scent, while the smoke it produced hovered like a cloud just under the grass-thatched roof.\n\nOutside, the sun was just beginning to introduce light to the new day. The towering mountains majestically welcomed the first sun rays of the day. A light wind blew, whistling and swaying small tree branches back and forth. The new day brought new hopes, even though he felt hopeless. His surroundings revealed normalcy and peace, yet his little soul was plagued with fear, loneliness, and confusion. Like many days past, he grabbed the white bucket to go fetch water from the well. While he walked down the little path dreaming of the big city where he used to live. He fantasized about taking a hot bath in a big bath tub. He wished he lived in a house with indoor plumbing, running water, and electricity.\n\nUpon his return, he waited for the water to heat up on the open fire, while he ate the porridge prepared by his auntie. He took a bath in the grass walled bathroom called “chenjahausi.” His uniform was so old the uniform shorts now had holes on the back. He put it on and walks to school.", null, "As was the daily schedule, the boy came home from school, had a cup of tea and two slices of bread for lunch. From there he went to watch the cattle. He hated watching the cattle every day. A few days a week would be fine. Watching the cattle everyday had become monotonous. He wished there would be another life besides this daily chore. He wished he could be like other kids. Other kids would go home to do their homework. They would go home to play in the yard with their siblings. But not the boy. His life was a daily dose of school and then followed by watching the cattle. The regular beatings do not make it any easier. He wished it would all end.\n\nSuddenly he heard the unmistakable humming of the only bus that comes from the big city. The boy and his cousin, as is their custom, ran onto an anthill to have a better look of who would disembark the bus. He wondered if mommy would be coming to visit him. The bus roared down the dusty rural road past the boy’s family bus stop. The boy’s heart, like on many occasions before, sank. Maybe mommy had forgotten about him. Maybe mommy did not love him anymore.\n\nShe disembarked hesitantly. As she stepped off the bus, she saw a boy running towards her screaming. He was a scrawny boy, with unkempt hair. He wore torn clothes. His pants were torn at the knees, and had patches on the back. He wore old tennis shoes with holes on the front that let his littles toes hang out. His big brown eyes confirmed, yes that is he. He jumped on her. She embraced and kissed him. Her tears flowed down her cheeks and flowed on to his dirty little face as if to clean it. His sobbing and laughter were like a mixture of joy and sadness, bitter and sweet, yet beautiful. At last, mommy was here. He would be safe now. She would never leave her boy again. No amount of suffering would pry her love from him. He would vow to reciprocate her love." ]

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[ null, "RFM has only brought its side-by-sides to America in the last year. Adam Reiger\nSHARE\n\nThe dampness of the cellar mixed with the smell of gun oil hit my nose. My eyes caught the fluorescent lights reflecting off blued metal. Well-kept barrels of various brands and models of vintage shotguns stood out in contrast against a worn table. My bank account was about to be sucked dry; I tried not to think about the overdraft fees. The affordable gun I had originally came for fell by the wayside as I shouldered an Italian-built shotgun with a slender English grip. Welcome to the world of side-by-side shotguns.\n\nUntil I met my dream shotgun in that cellar, the name Bernardelli was entirely unknown to me. V. Bernardelli closed its doors in 1997, a fact I only learned after researching the Italian manufacturer when an opportunity arose to buy one of their side-by-side shotguns. The truth is that buying used shotguns can be challenging; it’s easy to get burned on the value, plus the advantages of modern side-by-sides become more relevant as our bird hunting culture expands. But if we’re going to understand the resurgence of modern side-by-side shotguns in America, we first must understand their decline.\n\nThe Decline of American Side-by-Sides\n\nThe story of side-by-side shotguns is one that follows the rise and fall of trends. Even before companies like V. Bernardelli closed their doors, the days of buying now-famous American classics, like Parkers and A.H. Fox guns from hardware store walls at affordable prices, were long gone. Many of the factories shuttered by the late 1940s and the rights of those companies were acquired by larger gun manufacturers that would, for the most part, also cease production.\n\n“It started after World War II with the introduction of semi-automatic guns from various manufacturers,” said Jerry Havel, who spent 20 years working in the shotgun business and is now co-founder of the Upland Gun Company. “These manufacturers were able to mass-produce some great shotguns for the hunting market. This new technology made guns more affordable to the general public, so you saw a rapid growth of the outdoor industry. This left the ‘old guns’ in the corner for years.”\n\nBy the 1980s and ’90s, even the modern firearms companies began to drop side-by-sides as their popularity declined. Companies like Stevens ended production of classic models of side-by-sides by the late 1980s. Each one of these defunct guns were representatives of the last “affordable” side-by-sides of a different era. As Gregg Elliot of Project Upland pointed out in the article The Rise of the Over-Under: “Until about a decade ago, new, affordable side-by-sides ceased to be sold in the United States.”\n\nSure, affordable is a relative term. Even most over/under shotguns that dominated gunstore shelves during most of my younger days were beyond my price range. A Beretta 686 was entirely out of reach at $2,000. Classic side-by-sides were out of the question. After some years, though, my perspective began to change. I’d owned my fair share of affordable over/under shotguns that I eventually traded in, upgraded, or just left behind. My pattern of gun buying went from buying many inexpensive guns to buying fewer, more expensive guns. By consolidating my collection, a whole new world opened up to me.\n\nVintage shotguns are of course available to those interested in collecting, restoring, and understanding the old classics, but the vintage gun market is intimidating and fraught with risk, which further contributed to the decline in popularity of the side-by-side. But luckily, today there are a handful of modern side-by-side shotgun options that combine quality and functionality.\n\nIn the early 2000s, new double guns entered the market and renewed interest in the classic side-by-side design. Generally speaking, these guns are manufactured in Turkey, imported to the U.S., and sold by shotgun companies here.\n\nCZ-USA introduced a very affordable side-by-side, the Bobwhite G2, that carried a price tag under $700. Despite a few failed attempts at this market segment by other companies—notably Franchi’s Highlander that survived for less than a decade due to lack of interest—CZ stuck it out. Today, CZ-USA leads the entry-level side-by-side market. Entry-level guns provide the unique opportunity to fall in love with a side-by-side without a significant financial investment.\n\n“CZ-USA was uniquely positioned with its significant investment in CNC technology to bring a quality side-by-side to market that offered fit and finish not usually available at an entry-level price point—proven true by the CZ Bobwhite G2 quickly becoming the best-selling side-by-side in the United States,” said Zach Hein, Marketing Communications Manager at CZ-USA.\n\nI am still shocked every time I see a CZ Bobwhite G2 on the gun store shelves with its straight English stock and double triggers for an MSRP of only $675. The gun has always treated me well and I would not hesitate to recommend it as a starting point to anyone interested in getting into side-by-side shotguns.\n\nAKUS has white-labeled a series of side-by-side shotguns that include big names like Dickinson Arms, Webley & Scott, and even Kimber. These side-by-sides occupy a big portion of the $2,000-$5,000 market and are certainly worth the price. I’ve had the opportunity to shoot a Dickinson on a few hunts over the years and have always been pleased with its performance.\n\nSeeking to expand the market using direct input from the consumer, Project Upland (which I am the Creative Director for) collaborated with CZ-USA to crowdsource a shotgun design within the upland hunting community. Upon analyzing the data from the project, Jennifer Wapenski, Managing Editor of Hunting Dog Confidential said, “The upland community made it clear that certain features are absolutely essential in the ideal side-by-side shotgun: double triggers, a straight grip, and a splinter fore-end.\n\n“Aesthetically speaking, the color case finish receiver was by far the most popular choice. On those 28-inch barrels, upland hunters prefer a standard flat rib, a classic brass bead, and flush chokes.”\n\nThe CZ-USA Project Upland Edition side-by-side comes in at an MSRP of $1,429. It was originally to be showcased at Pheasants Forever Pheasant Fest, but COVID-19 had other plans, and it will become available in the next few months from authorized CZ dealers.\n\nThe Side-by-Side Shotgun Revival is On\n\nThose looking to spend more than $1,500 but less than $5,000 were neglected for a long time as most non-Turkish manufacturers either built above the $5,000 mark, like the Beretta Parallelo, or not at all. As interest within the Project Upland community grew around vintage side-by-sides, we began to engage in discussions with manufacturers about filling that gap.\n\n“The market has had plenty of used gun options,” said Havel. “Don’t get me wrong; there are some great used side-by-sides on the market for under $5,000. But the keyword is used. New hunters coming into upland hunting want to make their own memories, their own dents or scratches in the stock. Little nicks maybe on the barrel. They don’t want to inherit someone’s memories; they want their own.”\n\nWe spent some time collaborating with AYA on the shotgun that would come to be known as “The Classic.” This Anson and Deeley patent boxlock action shotgun was built on the idea of a simplistic, “American” version of a side-by-side, or essentially a minimalist version of AYA’s No. 4/53.\n\nWe even suggested the introduction of CNC-machined parts to reduce the production cost of the gun, but AYA opted to stay true to its hand-built roots. This gun lowered the entry threshold of the bespoke shotgun market by almost $1,000, coming in at an MSRP of $4,200. Although this is an incredible shotgun, the higher price point ultimately made us rethink the original idea of making it the “Project Upland Edition” AYA model. Although many of us aspire to own such fine guns, it doesn’t capture the true essence of our community and our mission of making the uplands accessible to everyone.\n\nItalian Guns Returns to the U.S.\n\nFinally, we’ve arrived at my favorite subject: Italian shotguns. In recent years, the newfound popularity of side-by-sides has made some Italian companies look to the U.S. market once again. This includes names like Fausti, F.A.I.R, Fabarm, and RFM. The recently-released Fabarm Autumn is new to the U.S. market, only available in 20-gauge (I am totally okay with that), and can be configured with either a straight English or pistol grip. Barrel lengths can be 28″ or 30″ but only a single-trigger model is available. The MSRP on this shotgun is $4,095; another $160 can get you a left-handed version which is a great consideration for those who are otherwise excluded from the standard cast of an off-the-shelf side-by-side.\n\nRFM is the Italian-built side-by-side that gets me most excited. RFM is an old company in Italy, but it has been in the states for less than a year. Their entry-level Zeus G1 can be custom-ordered to your measurements in the base version at just $1,999. Start adding bells and whistles to this boxlock and you can drive up the price tag by another couple grand, but that basic coin finish model with a pistol grip, extractors, and fixed chokes is definitely a value.\n\nJump up to RFM’s Venus at a starting MSRP of $2,899 and you get a dedicated small-gauge frame and straight English stock. One step further to their Mythos M3 and you move into the realm of demi bloc barrels with a starting MSRP of $3,999. All of these represent an interesting concept of bringing “bespoke” shotguns to a more achievable price point for the average hunter.\n\nRizzini has also begun to bring its side-by-sides to the U.S. market with the BR552 and BR550. Both guns cost around $5,000 (the BR550 is a few hundred dollars cheaper than the BR552). The guns are built on a steel monolithic frame and feature Turkish walnut stocks and 26-line-per-inch checkering. You can buy them in 12-, 16-, 20-, and 28-gauge, plus .410-bore. These boxlock doubles have single-selective triggers and the 552 is a couple pounds lighter (in 12-gauge) than the 550, making it easier to carry afield.\n\nWith the sudden influx of side-by-sides under $5,000, one has to wonder who else will bring new guns to the market? This revival marks an exciting time, especially for those less inclined to buy vintage or who are just looking for a modern shotgun. For the most part, the prices of all these guns reflect the quality of the build and the reliability of their performance. With growing interest from the hunting community and increasing competition from gun companies who have finally noticed that the side-by-side market is far from dead, we can hopefully look forward to many years of innovation and competitive pricing to keep quality guns accessible to the average hunter here in the U.S." ]

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[ "Across the Timor Sea’s objectives are aimed at acknowledging the bond we have with Timor Lestè (in particular, Ailalec) also honouring that special relationship of ‘friendship and mutual respect’ forged there in the early 1940s.\n\nStudents selected are children who have demonstrated potential both academically and socially. They are chosen by the Principals of both Ailalec Primary and St Francis of Assisi.\n\nSt Francis of Assisi was the school most preferred by the Ailalec Village Council and parents of the children, because of its high standards of education and care. Villagers understand the importance of a good education.\n\nWe believe a good ‘Education’ will better prepare them for the future.\n\nWhat a difference a year makes:", null, "Domingas Lopes Periera and Nelson do Carmo Xavier, with their parents, after receiving their ‘Certificate of Excellence’ awards, which acknowledges them as recipients of the ‘Baretto/Nicolay’ award.", null, "Domingas and Nelson at the start of their 2014 school year.", null, "It is hoped that with sponsorship support, eventually the Baretto/Nicolay Scholarship will grow, culminating in 12 former Ailalec Primary School students attending St Francis of Assisi Senior High School each year.", null, null, "2017~\n‘Across the Timor Sea’ sponsored eight Students in 2017.\nWhat a difference, since Nelson and Domingas first started High School.\nIt couldn’t have happened without the support of their Sponsors." ]

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[ null, "Indie rock band Holy Moses is going from gig to gig, having fun, when they are warned away from the town of Grand Guignol by teenager Cassie. They take it as a strange invitation, and encounter a frosty reception. The band are taken in by a seemingly hospitable family, but soon end up on the chopping block when it turns out they're in the den of a family of deranged serial killers. At their funeral, Cassie plays their demo tape of a mysterious resurrection song, and suddenly the rocking dead rise, ready to take revenge on this town...", null, "Hard Rock Zombies has gotten quite a cult following, which is unsurprising when you see the film. It's not well made or a good movie in the same sense as something like, let's say, The Shawshank Redemption, but it's definitely worth a watch-Many watches! There's an argument to be made that it's trying to be bad, and this could strip the movie of enjoyment, and in some ways I agree. Some moments land, others don't. But for the most part it's a fun movie, with more than enough to keep you entertained.", null, "The plot here gets off to a nice start, with the music tying in in a nice way. As it goes on it gets thinner and thinner, and trying to dissect the how's and why's is pretty fruitless. Like why are Jesse and the band good zombies, but all the people they kill just the regular kind? And it is a bit weird that the whole zombie invasion of the town is the fault of the heroes (though at least they take care of it but good in the end!).", null, "Where the movie gets weird is first in its general concept, which it lives up to in spades. It's refreshing to see a high concept title being brought to life so honestly. There are also werewolves, incest, killer dwarves, and nazis, led by a certain familiar face...! Then there's the love story, which has to be seen to be believed! It's a mix of normal and sweet, mixed together with potentially eyebrow raising elements.", null, "I can't praise the soundtrack enough. There are various songs throughout the movie, all of them good, from the opening concert, to the love song (which skirts the line between heartwarming and creepy). Shake it Out, Baby is a great mix of contemporary 80s rock, while also sounding like a great 60s throwback. It has a classic timeless feel in a way. Na Na Na is a simple fun track. The instrumental that plays during the revenge is a cool electronic piece, and feels straight out of a video game (I mean that in the best way possible!).", null, "Street Angel is a pretty standard rock song, coming in fairly late. The undead revival song has a few different variations throughout, with the main one recited at the end being a badass theme that really sells the premise. And lastly, Cassie is another great. It's a sweet tune, with a ballad-y feel. I honestly think Shake it Out, Baby and Cassie could have been legit bonafide hits if they were ever given a chance on the chart!", null, "The acting in Hard Rock Zombies is pretty over-the-top, and some performances work better than others. E.J. Curcio and Jessica Coe are good in their roles, having nice chemistry (questionable love story aside). Ted Wells as band manager Ron is fun and probably one of my favourite parts of the movie. He's a great straight man, and he's able to deliver hilarious lines like \"They're gonna tie her up and let all the ghouls screw her to death! Is that what you want? Ghouls you created screwing her to death?\" in total seriousness, without cracking up!\nApparently Ted Wells was a 'serious actor' and so was not pleased to be working on a movie called Hard Rock Zombies. I really hope that he thinks differently now, because", null, null, "Other performances are weaker, and you can tell a lot of the cast were probably amateurs, many with just this one film to their name. I'd say no-one does terribly, or at least, not without trying. I particularly enjoyed the extras we see in one scene! You can tell the locals in the Na Na Na number were actual townspeople with genuine reactions, and it's cool to see. Especially when compared to the hostile and insular characters in the movie.", null, null, "The effects are designed by industry legend John Carl Buechler, and they're neat! Cheaper than his usual designs, but often convincing, or at least creative. We get a good variety of violence and make-up, with decapitations, stabbings, and other creative demises. Most of it's implied, but what we do get is enjoyable enough. Standouts include the zombie eating himself (that last shot is great!), and the zombie make-up is good, especially for the main band.", null, "Hard Rock Zombies isn't for everyone, but for those who enjoy cheesiness, schlock, 'so bad they're good' movies, or appreciate such things with sincerity, this is the movie for you! It's a great way to spend an afternoon, and if nothing else you'll get to hear some nice tunes. And really, isn't that the greatest victory a movie like Hard Rock Zombies could walk away with?...\nPosted by Chris Hewson at 7:50 AM" ]

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[ null, "Beewolf … you might guess that it is a bee that looks like a wolf or maybe a wolf with stripes like a bee … but it is neither. A beewolf is a special kind of wasp found in the United States, Europe and Northern Africa that hunts (like a wolf) bees.\n\nBeewolves do not live with other wasps; rather they live alone. In the late spring or early summer, the female beewolf (also known as a digger-wasp) digs an underground tunnel in sandy ground. At the end of her tunnel, she builds a nursery chamber (room) in which she will later lay an egg. When the tunnel is completed, the wasp goes hunting for bees.\n\nThe mother beewolf is not looking for bees to eat. She is hunting bees for her babies to eat. The adult beewolf eats nectar from which it gathers from flowers or from honeybees which they squeeze the nectar out of after paralyzing.\n\nWhen the mother beewolf finds a small bee or even other wasps, she stings it between the bee’s front legs. The sting does not kill the bee, but it makes the bee unable to move (paralyzed). The wasp then grabs the paralyzed bee with her middle legs, and then drags the bee back to her tunnel. The beewolf uses her memory to find the tunnel.\n\nAfter the mother beewolf deposits the bee in the nursery chamber, she goes hunting for other bees. It takes several bees to feed one baby (larva) beewolf wasp. She will gather up to five bees for each chamber.", null, "When the mother beewolf has collected enough bees, she lays an egg on one of the paralyzed bees. She then leaves the room and seals the tunnel off with a door. She will then build more tunnels with rooms and hunt for other bees.\n\nWhen the egg hatches, the larva (baby) eats the bees- remember these bees are still alive – its mother has left behind. The living bees are baby food! The baby beewolf feeds on the living bees and grows until it reaches the right size. The larva then climbs to the top of the nursery room, attaches itself to the ceiling, and forms a cocoon around itself. There it will hang for 4 to 9 months while its body changes into an adult beewolf.\n\nScientists have discovered that the mother beewolf has organs (glands) on her antennae that carry a special type of bacteria. The bacteria make 9 different kinds of antibiotics (like medicine) that protect the larva.\n\nBefore the mother beewolf lays an egg, she smears a spot of special bacteria (it looks like white goo) in the nursery room. The newly hatched baby then crawls through the white goo, and the medicine the bacteria are making protects it from harmful diseases. When the baby beewolf spins a cocoon around itself, the good bacteria on its body gets spun into the cocoon, giving the baby protection as it changes into an adult.\n\nCan evolution explain how the beewolf knew how to build an underground nursery? Can it explain where the beewolf got the amazing chemical that doesn’t kill but only paralyzes the bee? Can evolution explain the special bacteria or the medicine they can make? How could the beewolf have even had babies that could live without all this amazing design already working? No, the chance and accident of evolution could never come up with a wonderful creature like the beewolf. Only an intelligent Creator could create such wonder. That Creator is God!\n\nOriginally published in the January/February 2012 Kids Think and Believe, Too! Check it out for activities and a maze.", null ]

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[ null, "The Viceroy of Ouidah Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:\n\nThis detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on The Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin.\n\nBruce Chatwin originally intended The Viceroy of Ouidah to be a biography of a Brazilian who became a slave trader in Africa during the nineteenth century. However, afterr his on-site research was disrupted by a coup attempt, he changed the names of the principal figures in the book and used his imagination to fill in the factual gaps. Chatwin, who died of AIDS in 1989, was an adventurous travel writer and novelist. He was known to play fast-and-loose with facts and although this book is sometimes identified as non-fiction, it is a historical novel that depicts the slave trade out of the West African kingdom of Dahomey, now known as Benin, which lies between Togo and Nigeria. The story revolves around a Brazilian whose real name was Francisco Felix de Souza, changed in the book to Francisco Manoel da Silva. It begins in the Dohomean port city of Ouidah, with a family commemoration of Da Silva's death, which had occurred 117 years earlier. Many family members are introduced in rapid succession because Da Silva had fathered sixty-three sons and an unknown number of daughters by the women in his harem or seraglio. He had been befriended by the King of Dahomey, to whom he supplied guns, rum, and finery through Da Silva's shipping trade with England. In turn, Da Silva was made Viceroy of Ouidah, a position that included the sexual favors of the seraglio.\n\nThe story covers the entire life of Da Silva, but emphasizes the period from his arrival in Dahomey from Brazil in 1812 at age twenty-seven to his death in Ouidah in 1857. It also deals with the lives of several people around Da Silva, especially his youngest daughter, Eugenia da Silva, who was born to a white woman and lived to a very old age. Other key figures in the book include Taparica the Tambour, who was Da Silva's right-hand man, Da Silva's African wife, Jijibou, and his Brazilian business partner, Joaquim Cutinho. When Da Silva, who came from a poor background, was sent to Dahomey by Cutinho and other rich business associates, they secretly believed that he soon will be killed by the dangerous king. Instead, the king and he become friends and Da Silva's fortune was made. He proved to be an efficient and cold-hearted slave trader, driven by a lust for riches, who even orchestrated slave-taking wars for the king. Da Silva maintained a hope and expectation of returning to Brazil someday but as the years passed and the slave trade became a public embarrassment abroad, his employers gave him no opportunity to leave Dahomey. In Da Silva's old age, after the king had taken everything from him, Da Silva even failed to sneak aboard a trading vessel in disguise. This dark book is full of mysterious rituals, disease, violence, greed, and suffering. Written with compact eloquence and a powerful sense of place, it has a mesmerizing visual style and was adapted as a film titled Cobra Verde by the noted German director, Werner Herzog." ]

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[ null, "Typically, conference calls are reserved for all sorts of business-like matters that rarely involve talk of new music and such creative things. Liam Benzvi and Francis Jimenez, known as the duo Strange Names, prefer to do interviews this way and we happily obliged to get the scoop on their latest 7″, Minor Times/Once an Ocean (White Iris Records). No PowerPoint slides were reviewed in the making of this interview, but we promise all the relevant details were discussed with the Minneapolis duo.\n\nDonkey Jaw: Talk to me about working in the creative incubator that is Black Iris studios and releasing a record on the label arm, White Iris?\n\nLiam: Absolutely. It was great. When we walked in people were rehearsing because in addition to being a rehearsal space, it’s also a studio. Super laid back. They had a lot of state of the art, vintage equipment that we got to play around with which was the coolest.\n\nFrancis: They’re just a really chill team that’s fun to work for and people that you don’t mind to hang around with or work too hard for.\n\nFor the 7”, did you guys have a handful of songs you’d been working on that you brought to the studio or was it locked down to the two we hear on it?\n\nLiam: We had a bunch of tracks we were down to record and sent them to White Iris. They chose these two that they wanted to do and of course, we were agreeable. We were very interested in the songs taking on a different shape given all of the equipment they have and tried to use what we could from that library of instruments.\n\nFrancis: It was really different recording this time around. Usually, we build some kind of electronic drum track to play with and this time we recorded drums and bass live to tape. The songs sound less electronic than they did on our second EP. It’s a cool new direction because it sounds more like we do when we play live.\n\nDid you guys enjoy your time out in Los Angeles? Any mayhem?\n\nLiam: I grew up in Brooklyn and don’t even really have a driver’s license, so I appreciate a walking city. Echo Park and Silver Lake are good walkable walks of LA, so that was welcoming. The only time we did anything like Hollywood Boulevard was cruising through it quickly at night.\n\nFrancis: We had to see that. (laughter)\n\nLiam: We didn’t get to immerse ourselves in the superficial cliche of it all. All the people we encountered were lovely. We were there for four or five days and in the studio most of the time. We wanted to go to the beach, but that never happened.\n\nYou guys met and started playing music in Minneapolis. What’s the scene like there, if one exists at all?\n\nFrancis: It’s really easy to get noticed and make your mark, because there’s just not a ton of bands. That said, it’s a really lively and supportive music scene. It’s not overwhelming and more like a small family all competing for the same thing. Being from Minneapolis, you don’t really have that much cred (laughter). It’s really a great place to be a musician with so much support.\n\nAre you guys still living many miles apart?\n\nLiam: Only for a few more weeks. I’m actually moving back to Minneapolis so we can work on our full length for an extended, infinite period of time. It’s a one way ticket, so we’re finally going to devote all of our creative energy to a full length now that we’ve done this. I think we’re in a good place to do it.\n\nWhat can we expect directionally with the full length?\n\nFrancis: I guess we’re not quite sure. We definitely have enough songs right now for a full length, but we’re writing new stuff. Each new song is kind of in the same vein, but at the same time branching into new territory which is really cool. We’re really excited about that.\n\nLIam: I think it’s going to be about finding cohesion with all of the songs. I feel like we’re very rhythmically and melodically centered when we write. That’s really vague isn’t it? You could say that about all songwriting (laughter). When we can get in a rehearsal space and flesh out ideas in the moment, that’ll be really valuable. I’m looking forward to the discoveries.\n\nFrancis: Playing live will find that cohesion. A lot of the singles we make are garage rock and synth pop, which don’t necessarily blend together but when we play them live they do.\n\nWill you guys be touring in the coming months or focusing solely on the upcoming album?\n\nLiam: We’ll play some shows locally. We love playing live and hope to do that while we’re writing and recording. That will help us understand what gets people riled up and what doesn’t. Honestly, we recorded a lot of our EPs before we had played those songs live. What all bands need is some time to get out and play all of their songs live.\n\nDo you guys flesh out your sound at all on stage with other players?\n\nFrancis: We started out rehearsing with just us and moved to five members. That was too much. We finally got it down to four.\n\nLiam: We’ve always firmly believed that our live set always has to be interactive and dynamic. It’s just more dynamic watching a full band play, so the full band serves us in that respect. One of my favorite bands to see live is Blonde Redhead because of the collaborative energy they have. The whole audience feels some kind of kinetic vibe. It’s almost like a chemical reaction. I hope we can bring that to our shows.\n\nSpeaking of sound, you guys are described in all kinds of ways. Everything from synth pop punk to garage rock gets mentioned. What’s the worst and or weirdest way you’ve heard your sound described?\n\nLiam: Well, being compared to other bands is always kind of weird because that creates a pretense, but it’s how some people find music accessible. We were recently compared to Vampire Weekend, and not to knock them but we were just like trying to do our own thing. It’s really all over the map. We try to simplify it into just pop music, but people don’t always know what that really means. To me, the epitome of pop is Rock The Casbah. So really, you just want to create that song over and over again (laughter).\n\nWhat show are you most excited to see this summer?\n\nLiam: I don’t know who is coming to Minneapolis. We’re going to be playing with The Walkmen. That’ll be fun.\n\nThat last record was killer.\n\nWe’re all about recommendations at Donkey Jaw. What record would you suggest our readers check out?\n\nLiam: We played with Caveman a few weeks ago and then saw them at SXSW. That record is really stellar. The new Knife album is crazy cool too.\n\nOne thought on “Wax Poetic: An Interview With Strange Names”" ]

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[ null, "Supertech filed an appeal before the appellate tribunal challenging the National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT) ruling on March 25 this year, wherein it initiated insolvency proceedings against the company.\n\n\nThe matter is pending before NCLAT.\n\nThe status report, pertaining to 18 residential projects spread across Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Uttarakhand, was submitted to NCLAT on May 31.\n\n“As per the information received from the management, there are 148 towers/plots/Villas and approximately 10,000 houses where the possession has been offered but OC has not yet received,” the report said.\n\nOn a project-wise basis, owners have taken possession of 9,705 flats without Occupancy Certificates (OCs). Out of the 18 projects, Eco Village-I in Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) has the highest number of possessions without OCs at 3,171.\n\nIn the report, Goel said the “management has clarified that towers, where OC was applied but not yet received, were only offered for possession and all such towers had all applicable and valid no-objection certificates from respective authorities.”\n\n“Also, management commented that the OCs were held with authorities due to outstanding dues payable by Supertech Limited, otherwise the towers were ready to be handed over,” the report said.\n\nSupretech and Goel declined to comment. In August, the builder’s two 31-storey towers — Apex and Ciyane — in Noida were demolished following a Supreme Court order.\n\nNot just Supertech, many other realtors in the Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) have offered possession of flats without OCs due to various reasons.\n\n“Builders take land on lease from the development authorities in Noida and Greater Noida. They construct the project but their lease amount remains unpaid. Due to this reason, development authorities don’t offer OCs till their dues are cleared,” Venket Rao, legal advisor to Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), said.\n\nRao, who also heads the law firm Intygrat, said that in many other cases, developers deviate from the sanctioned building plans and carry out illegal construction due to which the development authorities withhold the OCs.\n\nAccording to legal experts, apart from adhering to the respective building plans, developers need to procure compliance certificates from other competent authorities, including with respect to fire safety and lift safety. In case, there is non-compliance, the OCs are withheld since there will also be concerns about safety of the structure and inadequate facilities, they added.\n\nLocal bodies in many states have introduced a provision of deemed completion if the authorities concerned don’t raise any objection to the developers’ request for OC maximum within three months from the date of application.\n\n“It means that if the developer applies for completion and the development authority concerned doesn’t raise any objection for three months, even if the authority doesn’t issue an OC, it will be deemed to have obtained an OC,” a lawyer, associated with one of the development authorities, said on the condition of anonymity. “Deemed OC is a highly contentious issue legally. Also, the safety aspects of the building remain questionable”.\n\nA home buyers’ association said that absence of an OC creates problems for a flat owner.\n\n“The resale value of deemed OC flats is 25 per cent less than those with proper OCs. The buyer suffers as he or she cannot mortgage it for loan etc. The only purpose deemed OC serves is that it allows the buyer to legally occupy the physical possession of the flat,” Abhishek Kumar, President of the Noida Extension Flat Owners Welfare Association (NEFOWA) said.\n\nHe also claimed that the number of such flats in Noida could be between 50,000 to 1 lakh." ]

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[ "How to handle Basketball Referees", null, "Basketball can be very frustrating. You do not get to experience success all the time. The game wherein you are struggling to play in is the most annoying part, especially when you get calls. Believe it or not, I have gone through this one. I guess any player or coach who has undergone this situation can relate to this. You get so tired of getting your rhythm back in the game, and you feel that you are not doing anything right at all. When you try to exert the effort, you get a call. That is really upsetting for any player and coach. Situations like this can drive the player to be unkind to referees. They get mad at referees to the point of talking inappropriate words to them.\n\nHowever, you must consider that referees are people too. They make mistakes just like anybody else. Or perhaps, they just do not like you enough that you feel that they are terribly and poorly officiating the game. However, referees can also be a factor for you to drop your chance of winning ball games. But it should not be enough to yell and embarrass them in front of the public. If you take a look at it to a closer analysis, you are making a fool out of yourself. You are the one who is trying to embarrass yourself by talking harsh words to the referees.\n\n1. Remain to be calm\nSometimes, we can’t deny the fact that the officiating might be biased so, once you have recognized that the officiating is not correct, call a time out. The time out serves a dual purpose. Get your team together and listen to their concerns, and then let them relax and cool down. Refresh the minds of the players, and help them focus back on the game.\n\nThis is very important to remain calm until the game is over. Strong mental setting helps players think well enough. Being calm can direct the team effectively regardless of the terrible officiating of the game. A word of encouragement promotes calmness and boosts team motivation and deters frustrations.\n\n2. Recognize the problem\nPlayers are very keen, attentive and probably even recognize the problem. It makes them more vulnerable in bad situations and has the tendency to break, if let miss guided. Youths are compulsive, and have the tendency to get frustrated when cornered. Make sure you do not allow them to blame the officiating for problems on the court. This can lead to a negative mind state for the whole team. Use this as a teachable moment about adversity, and not find excuses for mishappenings. Let your players know that you are there to help them. Not to mention, it is very important to teach today’s young people on how to respect authority. It also teaches players not to blame others and to be held accountable to their actions.\n\n3. Treat referees with Respect\nThey are called officials in the game because they have the authority to maintain a nice and clean playing environment. Do not blame them for your shortcomings. If you have questions on certain calls, approach them with respect. You cannot win an argument if you treat them harshly.\n\nPlayers see the way coaches treat the referees, and coaches should be the one to teach their players to respect others, and learn to communicate without arguing and yelling uncontrollably. Referees are humans also and they like to be treated fairly with respect. Talk to them and ask your questions in a non-aggressive tone in order convey your concerns in a most responsible and mature way.\n\nReferees will also respect you by the way you are dealing with them. In addition, it is also a good idea to learn their first names, so you can effectively address them during the games. The chances of them responding or listening increases if they see that they get recognized.\n\nAbusing and shouting at the referees may harm your team a number of ways: First, it reflects your coaching bad. When you focus on justices of appeal, meaning you do not focus on your team, that also means that you are missing moments for your players. Second, you cannot have answers on calls. Once you need to question a call there is a tendency that they will not listen to your appeal. This can cost you the game. Third, some calls might be done against you if you constantly harass referees. Some referees will start making calls against you deliberately. Fourth, terrible team play: players often imitate their coach’s ways. If you shout bad words to referees, your players will almost certainly do the same thing. This will result in your players to come on the wrong side of the judges. Even when they accuse officials rather than take responsibility for poor play, this can lead to negative mental state for the whole team.\n\n4. Question a call in an assertive, but non-aggressive manner.\nIf you can still talk to the referee during breaks, take the opportunity to discreetly give him your concerns. If you have any questions to certain calls, referees are more likely to listen to criticism. Observe the referees’ body language and mode. If he does not care about what you are saying, stop the communication. If you shout and scream all the time, you might find yourself get kicked out off the game.\n\n5. Serve as a role model\nWith influence and power comes great responsibility. Coaches have to accept and take this into consideration. I invite you to think very seriously about the example they give their players. Remember that players are a reflection of their coaches. Effectively treat a difficult situation as it sends a message of self-control and discipline to the team. Players, especially young ones, can often mimic the action of the head of the team. Players will tend to follow your ways, therefore you must serve as a good role model to your players.\n\nEven if referees are poorly officiating the game, it is still the coach’s task to ensure that his players are always on top of their game. A strong coach can be able to express respect and patience as guiding principles towards success.\n\n“Act immediately.” Better to live with a decision than linger with indecision. And for all we know, the Cowboys might already have made their decision. Just haven’t said. – Parcells", null, null, null, null ]

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[ null, "Dato Najib was reported by Bernama as saying Malays will become \"bangsat\" (destitute) if UMNO loses power. TMI translated the \"b\" word as outcast.\n\nThe 1977 published Kamus Lengkap by Pustaka Zaman translate as crook; poor, destitute (person); bed-bugs; travel, roam\". In the light of Penang's demolishing more Malay villages, the translation outcast has similar meaning to the word pariah if that is the message from the Edge group.\n\nBig Dog pun a common motto into \"Bersatu teguh, bercerai bangsat\" to mean disunity will lead to disaster for the Malays. Life of Annie discuss her earlier posting which refers to crooks that lead other Malays to destitute.\n\nThe other part of Najib's statement on power is interesting to explore. It refers to power from the perspective of political power.\n\nIn the midst of conspiracy to topple the Prime Minister, the arguments evolved around legitimacy.\n\nAccording to the Westminister system, the leader of the winning party or coalition leads the nation. He will no more be legitimate should majority of the member of Parliament vote nay in a vote of no confidence.\n\nPolitics is not the only source of power. So it is legitimate to ponder whether UMNO do has control and applies power well.\n\nPhysics defined power as the rate of doing work. The simplest definition of work is force multiplied by distance.\n\nFrom the political or social science definition, it also means the ability to get work done but via others.\n\nPower is the ability to influence or control the behavior of people. It is a means to a certain action, usually social action and it could be positive or negative action.\n\nReferent power refers power based on charisma or interpersonal skill to attract others and build loyalty.\n\nExpert power are the power to get others to listen and respect from the knowledge and skills to understand situation, suggest solutions, and make good judgment.\n\nSubsequently, informational power was added as the sixth source of power.\n\n\"It further divided power by source: power either stems from personality or leadership, property or wealth, or organisation.\"\n\nPower has many interesting dimensions.\n\nFor instance, some people may have the knowledge and skills but have trouble influencing others. Some applies power and be seen as powerful. Some could influence but without applying power.\n\nPower could be associated with the struggle over resources. The more scarce and valued resources are the more intense and protracted are power struggles.\n\nThe process of power involves a variety of power tactics to push or prompt people into particular action.\n\nThere are plenty of examples of power tactics that are quite common and employed every day. The power tactics can soft or hard, rational or non rational, and unilateral or bilateral.\n\nThese are positive types of power.\n\nUMNO power have much to do with Malay feudelism. Part of feudelism is negative as in coercive power and positive as in reward power.\n\nIn Galbraith clasification, Najib's statement is the application of condign power. If UMNO is no more powerful, the argument goes that Malays will face a life like what is happening in Singapore and Penang.\n\nLooking at the coercive power elements at work, has the conditioned power through persuasion and openness been exhausted?\nat 8/24/2015 01:39:00 PM\n\nLook at Spore Malays. Now is a 3rd class society. Meritocracy is bullshit, racist and oppression. This meritocracy act as weapon use to kill and diminish the Malay under LKY regime\n\nBut to no avail that is not what the kaki bodek and penjilat tegar is telling him or he might be closing his ears for not wanting to hear.\n\nsooner or later the truth will prevail, if not from the agencies that his administration is oppressing but from the international agencies that are doing their own independent investigation.\n\nSad, because UMNO can do the right thing but fail to do so. They can only blame themselves for losing the trust of the Malays. Not the Jews, not DAPs, not PKR, or anybody else.\n\nThe cleansing process is just beginning.\n\nThis Pm like to utter the word bangsat.bangang.haram jadah to Malays...what abaout if we describe Bugis like...tikam belakang.pembunuh(killed using poison)..tidak boleh dipercayai...ambil bini orang..guna ilmu hitam...rasuah...tipu duit rakyat...If we looked back the history of Johore ..how the Bugis interfered the politic of Johore Sultanate...the given word best describe the scenario...\n\nYou want to see the actual embodiment of absolute power?\n\nLook no further than our Tun M. Don't have to tell others that he is of warrior bloodline. Don't have to remove people from position of power (save for Anwar the Sodomizer). Don't have to persuade the chinese with favorable policies but still win their support. And despite the problems he left behind, people still look up to him.\n\nThat's power to you." ]

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[ "Haiti’s emancipation legacy to be honoured at Cup Match", null, "Haiti’s flag will be given a place of pride at Somerset Cricket Club for Cup Match in tribute to the Caribbean nation’s historic role in Emancipation.\n\nErnest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, joined the presentation of the flag to Dawn Simmons, secretary of the club, on the grounds of the Cabinet office.\n\nDr Peets noted that the Haitian Revolution, which ended with the island’s independence from France in 1804, proved “a tipping point in ending the system of slavery in Bermuda and other British jurisdictions in 1834”.\n\n“Haiti is a proud nation, steeped in rich history,” Dr Peets said. “It is the oldest Black republic in the world, and is connected with Caricom outside Bermuda.”\n\nMs Simmons highlighted the deep links between the Cup Match holiday and the end of slavery in Bermuda.\n\nMs Simmons traced the origins of the holiday to the island’s Friendly Societies.\n\nDamon Walker, chairman of cricket for St George’s Cricket Club, wished the West End rivals “all the best in this year’s Cup Match”.\n\nThe flag was presented by activist Glenn Fubler, who said that it had been flown last year for Cup Match at the East End club.\n\nThe Haitian Revolution started in 1791 as an insurrection by formerly enslaved people against French colonial rule.\n\nThe overthrow of slavery and French rule was a pivotal event in New World history and the abolition of slavery.\n\nMr Fubler said commemorating Haiti’s example was “not just about looking back — it’s about helping to develop ourselves today”.\n\nHe added that the flag would “remind upcoming generations of the shoulders on which we stand”.\n\nMr Fubler said: “We are a week before the first day of Cup Match, which is rooted in the celebration of Emancipation — which liberated 800,000 enslaved people throughout the British Empire, including Bermuda, on August 1, 1834.”\n\nHe added that the National Museum of Bermuda would also fly the flag of Haiti until August 1.\n\nMr Fubler also invited the community to a celebration of peace at Somerset Cricket Club at the end of this week.\n\n“We take this opportunity to invite the general public to join the West End Ministerial Association in an ecumenical pre-Cup Match service at the Somerset field on Sunday at 8am, where the theme is Unity in the Community and a peace tree will be presented.”" ]

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[ null, "Bugs. When I remember of Zambia, I think of bugs.\n\nIt started when a mysterious little creature bit Dani on the side of the head, we spent hours monitoring the swelling bite as it inched near her eye, applying cortisone, and praying that we wouldn't have to go to the clinic. Thankfully, Dani's head didn't explode and the bite went way.\n\nBut her adventures with the insect world weren't over. The next day, as we were lying down on the bed in our hostel, Dani jumped up, shaking her head from side to side. A cockroach had crawled into her ear and refused to leave. For the record, we're not sure if it ever came out (gross, but true).\n\nDespite a mosquito net, our favorite bug repellent (Dani has a new found love for chemicals), and wearing clothes head to toe while we slept—the bugs were everywhere.\n\nEven at our local internet cafe cockroaches were crawling over the keyboard and we didn't dare open the drawers of the dresser in our room—better not to know what else was also calling the hostel home.\n\nBugs aside, Zambia was our of my favorites countries. There's not a lot of infrastructure, or DSL, or tourist destinations to visit in Lusaka. And definitely not a lot of food options for the vegan/vegetarians (thank Vishnu and Shakti that there was one Indian restaurant within walking distance). Yet, in this medium sized city were some of the nicest people we've met yet on our journey and where we had some of the most frank conversations with agricultural aid workers.\n\nYou immediately feel safe in Lusaka. People are proud of the fact that during the day anyone can walk nearly anywhere, despite the fact that we didn't see a single police car. Zambia is also laid back. Don't expect many places to have \"take-away\" cups for your coffee, and don't expect any meal your order at a restaurant to arrive in under a half-hour. But the culture of being relaxed, sitting down to enjoy a meal, and allowing the day to float by, is something I will deeply miss as we continue to travel. No one seems in a rush in Zambia and no one rushes you.", null, "Jan Nijhoff, who sits on the advisory group of Nourishing the Planet, served as a terrific host. In only three short days we had an incredible set of meetings with CARE , COMESA , Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO), the World Food Program, USAID , and others. As part of our visit, Jan took some of the most experienced staff from various organizations to engage in a frank and open discussion on a wide range of topics that included: misuse of donor money, the role of the market and private sector in sustainable agriculture, developments in cell phone technologies to aid farmers, carbon trading systems, and so much more.\n\nWe spent hours with Jan having exhilarating conversations that range from the fluctuations in maize pricing to the prevalence of outdoor hockey rinks in the Netherlands.\n\nWe also met with an environmental reporter named Benedict Tambo with the Zambian Daily Mail. Benedict lamented the fact that businesses were ordering fewer and fewer papers and a rising number of people impacted by the economic downturn were choosing food over their daily news. To maintain his environmental beat, Benedict also writes sports news, and sometimes even entertainment. The troubles seemed all-to-familiar with those faced by the newspaper industry in the United States.", null, "We stayed at a fun hostel called KuOmboka, at 20$/night for a private room with fan. The place has a bustling bar that attracted far more locals than tourists. The 24-hour internet cafe, accessible laundry facilities, and the pumpkin leaves on the menu were the real selling point. The place was extremely friendly, people genuinely trying to be helpful, and down the street from a lovely Indian restaurant that had all-you-can-eat vegetarian tali for four dollars. We also tried various traditional Zambian foods, and I watched Dani eat an entire bowl of Maize meal, called \"nshima,\" which admittedly didn’t taste that bad. The local beer is called Moshi. It's a light beer and when I told a Zambian it reminded me of Budweiser, he was truly insulted. Even after I told him: \"But I like Budweiser!\"", null, "We spent Saturday night as spectators, visiting a local club called Brown Frog and watching Zambians get down with some intense rumba and salsa dancing while we downed jack and cokes. Zambia has a real \"joie du vivre\" and I watched as people smiled and glowed as they danced. People were dressed to the nines, the woman sporting decadent dresses, and the men sporting their dress shirts. Some of the couples had clearly been practicing, as their moves seemed so fluid they'd been choreographed for the crowd.\n\nWe also visited an organization created by a North Carolinian named Dale Lewis, whose life's work has been in testing methods to have the most impact possible on conservation and in reducing the pouching of wildlife. After years of trial and error, his data showed that lifting farmers from poverty through providing access to a market, offering training, and fair wages, was the single biggest factoring in protecting wildlife. The growth, size, and scope of his operation was mind-blowing, employing hundreds of staff that involved thousands of farmers. Dale's dream is to make COMACO and it's brand (terrific nuts, honey, and peanut butter) self-sufficiant. He says that he is 70 percent their, while receiving training from Minneapolis-based General Mills, and support from Howard Buffet, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and others.\n\nIt rained nearly the entire time we were in Zambia, and after three straight days of downpour, and flooding on the neighboring streets, we wondered if our ground floor hostel room would soon be under water. After many months of drought the rain seems to be coming at the wrong time, too late to help farmers harvest crops. People were clearly getting nervous as newspapers predicting an entire week of rain.\n\nWhile it is easy to find companies willing to take you by bus the nearly 25-hour route from Lusaka to Johannesburg, it's another story to get to Zimbabwe's capital Harare which is a stop along the route. We found a company whose transport reminded more of a traditional school bus than a commercial bus company. When you arrive at the bus station, dozens of people hoard around you, trying to out-negotiate each other assuming that you are headed to visit Victoria Falls in Livingstone. Yet, that doesn't seem like the right mission for this trip, with so many exciting organizations and projects awaiting us in South Africa, Mauritius, Madagascar and beyond...\n\nThank you for reading! If you enjoy our diary every day we invite you to get involved:\n\n1. Comment on our daily posts -- we check for comments everyday and want to have a regular ongoing discussion with you. 2. Receive regular updates--Join the weekly BorderJumpers newsletter by clicking here. 3. Help keep our research going—-If you know of any great projects or contacts in West Africa please connect us connect us by emailing, commenting or sending us a message on facebook." ]

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[ null, "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. (Colossians 3:1-2)\n\nBack in the seventies there was a saying going around in Christian circles exhorting Christians: “Don’t be so heavenly minded that you are no earthly good.” So effective was that campaign that today it appears that the saying was taken to the extreme so that we are now producing Christians that are “so earthly minded that they are no heavenly good.”\n\nIt is sad to see so many formerly strong fundamental churches pandering to the whims of an increasing populace with an insatiable need for entertainment. They call this being “seeker sensitive.” This is an oxymoron because the Bible says that “there is none that seeketh after God” (Romans 3:11). Many churches have lowered their standards in attempt to win those who have no standards and end up neither pleasing God nor pleasing man. Jesus came “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10); He did not come to be sought. Jesus was not a panderer. When the rich young ruler came to Jesus seeking eternal life (Matthew 19:16-22), Jesus did not offer him the easy way out, nor did He go after him when “he went away from him sorrowful” because he had great possessions.\n\nThe standard for the Christian is the heavenly standard: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matthew 6:33). “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2). We are to “seek those things which are above” (Colossians 3:1), and to set our “affection on things above, not on things on earth” (v. 2). We need to understand that “the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever” (1 John 2:17). Our love for the lost should never exceed our affection for the things above. We must “be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear” (1 Peter 3:15), but never at the cost of compromise." ]

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[ "Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure is a competent adventure game for kids made remarkable by its gimmick: collectable figurines that let you play in new ways.\n\nAs you can deduce from the title, Skylanders is the latest entry in the Spyro franchise that began on the PlayStation and expanded to other platforms. Some of the recent installments, while interesting, failed to really captivate the public. The games tended to be rather complex and frequently they played awkwardly, plus a lot of them were part of a trilogy. That made it difficult for someone to get involved partway through the story. When it came time for the latest adventure, Activision wisely went back to the drawing board with a fresh developer and a unique idea.", null, "Skylanders tells the story of a chain of islands that float above a sea of clouds. There, a wise old man named Eos serves as the portal master. He has powerful magic that allows him to control mythical beasts. With their strength, he is able to keep evil at bay. Yet as the game begins, Eos is growing frail. That’s bad news for the islands, particularly when a nasty fellow named Kaos invades and then destroys the Energy Core from which Eos derives his power. Now darkness is spreading over the islands and only you--a fresh portal master--can save the day.\n\nSpyro is one of more than 30 different creatures who will assist you in your efforts to defend the chain of islands collectively known as Skylands. If you’ve grown to appreciate Spyro because of his past adventures, you can enjoy a reunion with him now and meet new friends along the way. If you’ve never been a fan of the purple dragon, or if you’ve never played any of his games, there’s no law saying you have to use him here. You can instead save the day with a variety of unique monsters (including a few other dragons) with one of eight elemental affinities: magic, tech, life, undead, fire, earth, air and lightning. Just know that you’ll have to pay for the privilege.\n\nSkylanders ships with a plastic portal accessory and three figurines. The sturdily-constructed portal is about 8 inches in diameter and it attaches to the front of your Xbox 360 using the USB cable. No batteries are required. The cord is long enough to reach most places in your living room, for the most part. As for the figurines, they’re all quite small and you can’t pose them, but they’re intricately modeled so that they truly have a collectible quality even if you don’t give a hoot about the actual game. You’ll start with the Spyro, Gill Grunt and Trigger Happy figurines.", null, "It’s not possible to play the game without the figurines. You set your figurine of choice on the glowing pedestal and the corresponding character appears on-screen. As you play the game, you’ll gain experience points that increase your character’s levels (up to a maximum of 10) and you’ll find currency that you can spend on useful upgrades. Every character collects both experience points and currency separately, and each character also has distinct moves that you can unlock. Furthermore, you must eventually choose one of two paths for your character to follow. All of that information is then stored within the figure so that if you take it over to a friend’s house, you can play there with your stats in place. Gaming platform is irrelevant as long as there’s a portal base, so you might build up your character on Xbox 360 and then play with a friend who has the game for Wii.\n\nAs you play through a given level, your character’s health is vitally important. There are health pickups along the way that restore your life when you take damage. If your character’s health meter drains completely, though, he’s out of action until you exit the stage. Should you happen to run out of characters, you’ll have no choice but to restart a level, which can be frustrating near the game’s end when some areas take around 10 or 15 minutes to clear.\n\nLevels feature lots of loot and they all contain special areas that are locked behind gates. To pass through gates, you must have a character with the matching affinity. As long as you have such a character and he hasn’t been disabled for that stage, you can simply pull the current character off the pedestal and replace it with a new one. The whole process takes mere seconds and it lets you feel like you’re actively involved in the adventure.", null, "Kids should love the entire concept, and the game capitalizes on that. While every stage can be conquered using only the three characters that ship with the game, most stages feature areas that you can’t access unless you have additional figurines. Given the MSRP of each figurine (around $7 or $8), you’ll have to spend around $40 to gain access to a character of each element. Every stage also contains discs that you can collect to gain additional special moves, even for skylander creatures you don’t currently possess. Unless you indicate that you’d rather not watch, you’ll see video showing off how much that character kicks butt with its new move. The likely result: kids will constantly be begging their parents for additional figures until they have all of them, which could easily wind up costing a couple of hundred dollars on top of the cost of the game. Another potential issue is that stores currently are having a hard time keeping the figurines in stock. You may head to the nearby Wal-Mart with big plans to expand your fleet of monsters, only to find bare shelves and an apologetic sales associate.\n\nAssuming that you do buy some more figures, at least there’s some genuine value in each purchase. The special areas that you access will typically allow you to gain new hats for your beasts that grant new stats and can make them look pleasingly silly as you summon them. Besides that, you can visit familiar regions as often as you like after completing them, in search of new loot or experience points or perhaps just for the heck of it. You can also bring a friend and tear up an environment together. Not only that, but there also are battle arenas where you can play one of three mini-games. In one, you brawl and grab special abilities as you try to decimate your opponent’s life meter. In another, you fight for a ball and try to kick it through a goalpost before your opponent does. Finally, the third challenge is to collect randomly-generating crystals ahead of your rival.\n\nSkylanders: Spyro’s Adventure is an enjoyable but largely unremarkable game when you only factor in the core experience. Despite giving you a lot of ground to cover and a number of puzzles involving switches and crates that should challenge and delight younger gamers, the adventure can start to feel repetitive and the camera is annoying at times. Let yourself get caught up in the spirit of things, though, and you’ll be surprised by how addictive it all becomes. Skylanders may rely on a gimmick, but that gimmick works beautifully.\n\nIf you enjoyed this Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure review, you're encouraged to discuss it with the author and with other members of the site's community. If you don't already have an HonestGamers account, you can sign up for one in a snap. Thank you for reading!\n\n© 1998-2021 HonestGamers\nNone of the material contained within this site may be reproduced in any conceivable fashion without permission from the author(s) of said material. This site is not sponsored or endorsed by Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Microsoft, or any other such party. Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is a registered trademark of its copyright holder. This site makes no claim to Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, its characters, screenshots, artwork, music, or any intellectual property contained within. Opinions expressed on this site do not necessarily represent the opinion of site staff or sponsors. Staff and freelance reviews are typically written based on time spent with a retail review copy or review key for the game that is provided by its publisher." ]

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[ "It’s never easy to be style icon and facing and defending yourself from all the criticism especially for an innocent child of 4 years unless you have a mother like Angelina Jolie.\n\nAngelina Jolie, who is currently promoting her film ‘Salt’ defended the style sense of her daughter, Shiloh by saying she found her style sense completely ‘fascinating’ also adding that she will never force any of her six children to do something they are not.\n\nRecently, Jolie’s daughter, Shiloh has been pictured wearing boys’ neckties, jackets, hats and other clothing giving her a complete tom boy look. Jolie while supporting the style said that children should be allowed to express themselves in whatever way they want.\n\nAngelina Jolie also added, “Society always have something to learn when it comes to the way we judge each other and label each other” which made the crew of the ‘Salt’ a bit uncomfortable.", null, "Scorsese and DiCaprio to team up again for ‘The Gambler’" ]

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[ "Corporate America fears that a Trade War would hit supply chains in China.\n\nSomething strange happened in the Empire State Manufacturing Survey released by the New York Fed this morning. The survey has two headline components: The index for current conditions and the index for future conditions six months down the road. The first index behaved reasonably well; the second index plunged the most ever.\n\nExecutives are notoriously optimistic. In the survey, which goes back to 2001, expectations for future conditions are always higher than current conditions, and often by a big margin, even early on in the Financial Crisis before all heck was breaking loose.\n\nThe index of future conditions reacts to events. For example, it spiked after Trump’s election. So today’s biggest plunge in survey history is a reaction to an event.\n\nThe headline index is based on a question about “general business conditions.” The sub-indices are based on questions about specific aspects of the manufacturing business, such as new orders, shipments, unfilled orders, employment, etc.\n\nBut the index for future conditions – which is usually highly optimistic – got crushed, with only 40.3% of the respondents saying “general business conditions” are getting better and 21.9% saying they’re getting worse. This pushed the index down to 18.3, the lowest level since February 2016. The 25.8-point plunge from March to April was the steepest monthly plunge in the history of the survey.", null, "The 25.8-point April plunge took the index from 44.1 points in March to 18.3 points in April, the largest monthly plunge ever.\n\nThe second largest plunge (25.1 points) occurred in January 2016 as credit in the energy sector was freezing up and as the S&P 500 index was on its way to drop 19%.\n\nThe third steepest plunge (24.3 points) occurred in January 2009, during the Financial Crisis.\n\nThe chart below shows the month-to-month changes in the forward-looking general business conditions index:", null, "Among the forward-looking sub-indices were some standouts, in terms of by how many points they plunged from March to April:\n\nOver the history of the survey, the index for future conditions has been on average 31 points higher than the index for current conditions, attesting to the rampant and enduring optimism of the executive mindset about the future. But in April, the difference plunged to just 2.5 points, the smallest difference since 9-11, when it had plunged to 0.6 points.\n\nWhy the plunge in optimism?\n\nThe report did not explain why optimism among manufacturers, after the 16-month Trump surge, plunged to this extent, so suddenly, and to such a low level even as the economy was clicking along, as long-term interest rates remained low, and as current conditions didn’t signal any major deterioration.\n\nThe future conditions index reacts to events. And there was only one major economic event that cropped up in the US during the survey period: Fear of a trade war with China.\n\nIt’s not that US manufactures export that much to China – they don’t, and that’s part of the problem. As a group, they worry less about China cracking down on manufactured goods exported from the US to China. But they worry about their supply chains. They’re going all over China and through China, importing into the US essential components and materials, thus contributing to the horrendous trade imbalances between the US and China. And these components and materials are now being specifically targeted by US tariffs.\n\nThe proposed tariffs would not stop those imports but would raise their costs, and the rising costs of those imports – or the costs of switching to another supplier outside of China – would eat into the profit margins of the US manufacturers. This would be the opposite of what happened when these executives decided to cut costs by offshoring their supply chains to China.\n\nFor now, no actual tariffs have been imposed. And it’s possible that Trump will cave under the pressure of Corporate America and that nothing will change — in which case we could expect this optimism gauge to spike once again.\n\nLeverage – the risk it poses to banks – is why the Fed has been worried about the price bubble in commercial real estate. Read… As Malls Get Crushed, Commercial Real Estate Prices Fall to Lowest in Nearly Two Years\n\n51 comments for “Optimism of Manufacturers “Plunged” the Most Ever: NY Fed”" ]

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[ null, "It is not known if Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin (BTC) alone, if they had help from others, or whether they themself are just a pseudonym for a developer collective. However, after the launch of Bitcoin on Jan. 9, 2009, Nakamoto worked to improve the software by receiving feedback and opinions from several collaborators.\n\nAmong them is Dustin D. Trammell, one of the first cypherpunks to download the official version of Bitcoin and mine the cryptocurrency. Trammell is a computer security research scientist and a specialist in virtual security. In addition to talking to Satoshi and suggesting improvements to Bitcoin, he also received some Bitcoin from the creator themselves.\n\nCointelegraph Brasil talked to Trammell about the early days of Bitcoin, after the virtual currency hit a new valuation record above $61,000. Here’s what the early adopter thinks about the future of cryptocurrency.\n\nCointelegraph: Before Bitcoin, what was the atmosphere and how did you come to learn about BTC?\n\nDustin Trammell: I’m not really sure… My introduction to digital currencies was literally when Satoshi published the Bitcoin white paper to the mailing list. Prior to that, most of my experience with alternative currencies was of the metals-backed physical kind, like the Liberty Dollar.\n\n“I did not speak to Satoshi before they released the Bitcoin white paper. The first version I was able to review and run was the initial public release to the mailing list a few months later. Yes, I used the very first public version and every version thereafter.”\n\nI immediately began submitting bugs and asking questions, which led to the emails that I published via my blog. I remember being on the SourceForge list, as I wanted to keep up with development, but I don’t think I ever posted to it. I was subscribed to the Bitcoin-Development and Bitcoin-List lists, although it looks from my email history like I didn’t subscribe until 2013/2014. I don’t recall being in the IRC channel or the original forum. I joined BitcoinTalk after it was created.\n\nCT: How was mining at that time? Was it something of a “study” or did you already think that Bitcoin could be a currency as it is today?\n\nDT: Mining was incredibly easy, although I did not realize for the first few days that you had to go into the settings and specifically turn mining on. Once I did that, I was off to the races… So, there were a few days at the very beginning when I was running the software but not mining yet. Back then, you could easily mine with commodity CPUs and you could generate a block of 50 anywhere from a few times a day to one every few days, depending on your processing power.\n\n“Given my interest in alternative currencies and information security, I was definitely interested in the project and thought it showed promise, but at the time I wasn’t thinking this far ahead and about what it has evolved into today. If I was, I would have saved far more Bitcoin than I did.”\n\nBack then, I mostly sent Bitcoin to myself, consolidating coins into a single wallet from the various computers that I was mining on. I don’t recall sending any to anyone else until years later, when they were finally worth more than $0. Satoshi only sent me coins once using my IP address.\n\nI actually stopped mining at some point and forgot about Bitcoin for a year or two, and was blissfully ignorant of what was happening with the project. During that time, the value appreciated from $0 to around $9. I started paying attention again when the news story about Bitcoin being used on the Silk Road came out. This is probably when I joined the other email lists.\n\nCT: Do you think Satoshi had already worked on creating an e-cash before Bitcoin?\n\nDT: Not sure, but probably not. It seems that they had pulled together many different technologies and concepts to create Bitcoin. I’m not sure you could have that kind of clarity and lack of bias if you had specifically been working on digital currencies prior. I think you might have needed an outside perspective.\n\nIn hindsight, Satoshi didn’t seem to be trying to solve a technical problem, but rather a social problem. A systemic problem with the legacy financial system. At the time though, they were very focused on the technology, so some of the philosophical points may have been overlooked or downplayed by those not paying close enough attention.\n\nCT: Do you think Bitcoin has found the “formula” to achieve its value, or has it just become an investment asset that will be accumulated by the same “bankers” and governments that the cypherpunks once fought?\n\nDT: Yes, today I truly believe that Bitcoin has the potential to become the world’s next global reserve asset. It has already conquered the internet; altcoins on exchanges are almost universally traded against Bitcoin in ALT/BTC pairs.\n\nIt has the rock-solid monetary policy and proven network effect to continue driving its value to the moon against other non-scarce assets. The new financial system that is being built on top of Bitcoin is going to completely outperform the legacy systems, that there’s literally no choice but for Bitcoin to supplant them. This is Finance 2.0.\n\n“I think it’s a bit late for bankers and governments unless they get in the game quickly. Most of the Bitcoin has already been issued and the remaining authorized supply to be issued is dwindling rapidly, with the supply of newly minted coins halving every four years or so.”\n\nThey’ll have to buy from existing holders, and most of us have no intention of selling to them. That will drive the price in fiat currencies parabolic. The first central bank to print fiat to buy Bitcoin wins.\n\nCT: Did you imagine that one day there would be this whole industry around Bitcoin?\n\nDT: Yes, I saw the potential for Bitcoin to become very big, and there was some discussion at the time around scaling and what layer-two solutions might look like, but this has grown far beyond my early expectations.\n\nI wish I still had most of the Bitcoin I mined. I had a lot. I gave a lot of it away to promote Bitcoin. I bought a lot of Casascius coins and Bitbills, and gave them out at hacker and computer security conventions, renaissance fairs, parties, left them as tips at restaurants, etc. I gave it literally to anyone that would take Bitcoin.\n\nI also bought a lot of things with Bitcoin, from real estate and a car to Bitcoin miners to random electronics. I own one of the Bitcoin nerd merit badges that cost me… 1 BTC. They would still cost 1 BTC if they weren’t sold out.\n\n“I have mixed opinions on other projects and what potential they have. I try to keep an open mind and consider each on its own philosophical and technical merits. For example, I actually do like Ethereum, but it’s not well decentralized and ETH is horrible money. It wasn’t intended to be money, and the Ethereum monetary policy is practically nonexistent. ETH is basically a utility token that you use to accomplish things on the Ethereum network.”\n\nI hold a little ETH because I occasionally like to do things on the Ethereum network, such as play Decentraland, and following and participating in this whole NFT/crypto art movement is somewhat interesting. But I don’t hold it as an investment, or as money, because it has no stable, predictable monetary policy. I only hold enough of it to accomplish what I want to do on the network.\n\nI think “DeFi” [decentralized finance] has a long way to go to work out the bugs and security issues with digital ledger contract systems. For now, I’ll stick to the original decentralized-finance project, Bitcoin.\n\nCT: What about Satoshi — do you think they still have access to Bitcoin and continue to work on cryptocurrency development, or did they really abandon everything?\n\nDT: I have no idea. My best guess is that Satoshi burned those keys early on to prevent themselves from being tempted to reveal themselves later, or lost them… Or Satoshi is dead. There are multiple plausible Satoshi candidates that are now no longer with us. Satoshi certainly isn’t Craig Wright though.\n\nCT: Looking at what Bitcoin was in 2009 and what it is today, what is the future of the main cryptocurrency in the market?\n\nDT: I believe it will continue to grow and evolve, from the speculative asset and store of value that it has now become, to later the global reserve asset, to a unit of account, and finally to actual currency.\n\nWe’re getting there with the floodgates of institutional money opening up and layer-two solutions like Bitcoin Lightning and Liquid coming online, but it’ll still take a while. That said, it’ll probably happen sooner than we expect. “Gradually, then suddenly…”" ]

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[ "Benefits Street: Territorial Stigmatisation and the realization of a (tele)vision of divisions", null, "Tom Slater and I put our heads together a little while ago and wrote a piece exploring some reactions to the initial series of Benefits Street. We examined the responses to the programme by Iain Duncan Smith, Christian Guy (Director of Duncan-Smith’s ‘think-tank’ the Centre for Social Justice) and Fraser Nelson (Telegraph journalist and Advisory Board member of the Centre for Social Justice) using Bourdieu and his work On Television and Wacquant’s work on terrirotial stigmatisation or ‘the taint of place’.\n\nWe think it’s quite a good piece, although the anonymous reviewers who saw it disagreed. Thankfully, Bev Skeggs viewed it more positively and has posted it on her Values & Value blog, which is well worth a browse in its own right. If you do read our piece and like it, or indeed even if you don’t, Bev has written a fascinating short piece on Benefits Street called ‘Legitimizing Slow Death’ which examines Benefits Street, drawing on a ‘theory of monstrosity’…..\n\nI’m having a bit of a break from Twitter for boring reasons which I won’t go into here, so if anyone wants to make Christian Guy, Fraser Nelson and/or others involved with the Centre for Social Justice or the making of Benefits Street aware of our critique, please, be my guest…" ]

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[ null, "Every winter we have the opportunity to honor the sworn and civilian members of the Gwinnett County Police Department for going above and beyond the call of duty to keep our community safe and to recognize those retiring at an annual Retirement & Awards Dinner.\n\nThe Chief of Police Unit Citation is awarded to a group of employees (unit, squad or team) for sustained exemplary performance at an exceptionally superior level, resulting in the successful completion of a specific mission or objective. All nominations for this award come from the Unit’s Division Commander. This award is given only at the discretion of the Chief of Police.\n\nCO Addison is one of the most positive employees in Communications. She is always the first to volunteer to provide tours to citizen groups or to welcome an applicant observing in the center. CO Addison is supportive and encouraging to everyone she encounters and is always willing to help her co-workers in anyway necessary.\n\nCO Hardin has volunteered for several years teaching students about the do’s and don’ts of 911. She recently developed a formal training program that will be used to teach not only students but other community groups as well.\n\nTraining Officer Chitwood has been training since 2015. In that time, he has been responsible for 10 trainees. He is dedicated to training and is able to customize the program to fit the needs of his trainee. His desire for excellence makes him an asset to the Training Program.\n\nIn September 2019, CO Pizarro showed true professionalism as she assisted on two separate critical life threatening emergencies. In both cases, she had to calm family members and provide CPR instructions over the phone. She started EMS service within a matter of seconds and the Fire Department stated that her ability to provide medical instructions over the phone was the primary factor in saving the lives of both citizens.\n\nSCO Prophete is an extremely positive and supportive supervisor. She constantly makes herself available to staff to provide any assistance they may need or address their concerns. SCO Prophete is hardworking and always willing to go above and beyond by working overtime, teaching training classes and anything else that will assist with operation of the Communications Center.\n\nIn June 2019, COIII Timmons received a call about a robbery that just occurred at a cellphone store in Snellville. She received GPS data from one of the phones that was stolen and updated the responding units as to its location. The suspect traveled at a high rate of speed through 6 different counties and eventually crashed in Coweta County where deputies were able to take the suspect into custody. Because of her ability as a communications officer, a dangerous suspect was apprehended." ]

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[ "In a House of Commons debate last month, Mrs Gibson called on the UK Government – which has the power to regulate delivery charges – to take “concrete and decisive action” to ensure that consumers in Arran and across much of Scotland do not face higher delivery fees or have their order refused.\n\nThe debate came almost four years after Ms Gibson first raised with the UK Government the need to tackle retailers who apply excessive delivery surcharges, which cost shoppers across Scotland an extra £38.1m a year.\n\n“It is completely unjust that consumers in Scotland are expected to fork out an extra £38.1 million each year on rip-off parcel delivery surcharges.\n\n“I have repeatedly raised this issue with UK Ministers who have sat on their hands for years while delivery surcharges continue to hit pockets across Scotland.\n\n“Arran consumers are more dependent on online shopping than those living on the mainland and should not have to pay extra delivery charges just because of where they live.\n\n“It’s time the UK Government took concrete and decisive action to set out exactly what action it will take to ensure a fair deal for island and rural consumers.”", null, "Tipping waste into our marine environment", null, "A request for help with an Arran-Australia connection", null, "A Poetry Date for your Diary", null, null, null, "Harnessing the Power of Music in Dementia Care\n\nStrengthening Links between Scotland and Ireland\n\nMP Patricia Gibson reports on the return of EU funding" ]

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[ null, "Both $BTC and $ETH already power formidable collateral economies--this is important to watch, as holding collateral is a key golden goose for banks. https://t.co/fzmXn7WIK8\n\nMoving beyond a medium of exchange\n\nIn his earlier tweet, Burniske also predicts that holding Bitcoin as a collateral could eclipse its medium of exchange (MoE) use case.\n\n1/ Long run, I expect assets that aim to be a store-of-value (eg, $BTC, $DCR, $ETH) to be much more widely used as collateral than as a means-of-exchange.\n\nHe even goes as far as claiming that Bitcoin could morph into an off-chain collateral for the world.\n\nBurniske states that Ethereum has already created a burgeoning collateral economy around it. Apart from extending its utility beyond a pure MoE, this could also drastically decrease the coin's volatility because of all DeFi use cases.\n\nThe next big thing in crypto\n\nAs reported by U.Today, Genesis Capital, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG) that rules the roost in the cryptocurrency lending sector, had a record-breaking third quarter with a whopping $870 mln in new originations.\n\nIn Q3, Bitcoin remained the best collateral for crypto with fiat money and altcoins breathing down its neck. The share of USD loans increased by 25 percent quarter-over-quarter.\n\nHowever, a group of Wall Street traders made a dire warning about crypto lending, claiming that the breakneck speed of its growth could result in another crypto bubble." ]

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[ null, "A 2009 study by researchers at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia found that a small strip in the DTES was the most dangerous place for pedestrians in Vancouver and that 10% of all pedestrian injuries happen in this neighbourhood.\n\nTo tackle this safety threat, the Great Beginnings Program team engaged with DTES residents to\n\nThe DTES Pedestrian Safety project aimed to provide good health and safety across all sectors of the DTES population. A partnership between the City and the non-profit Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) set out common goals and integrated responses to pedestrian safety along Hastings Street.\n\nAs a result of this project, the City of Vancouver:\n\nVANDU and the City of Vancouver presented the Pedestrian Safety report at an international forum on Urban Health in New York City on 25 October 2010, highlighting the success of participatory research projects between government funders and citizens.\n\nThe Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) is a group of users and former users who work to improve the lives of people who use illicit drugs through user-based peer support and education." ]

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[ "It’s 34 years since Sally Dynevor [then Sally Whittaker] made her Coronation Street debut. Now, as the world’s longest-running soap opera celebrates 60 years on-screen, she’s one of its longest-serving cast members. And a lot has happened to her Street namesake in that time.\n\nCobbles legend Hilda Ogden thought Sally's character, called Sally Webster, was too downmarket to be her lodger, Kevin Webster’s, girlfriend. But they married and had a roller-coaster relationship for decades. These days Sally’s got a new soulmate in Tim, an inspired pairing with actor Joe Duttine.\n\nThe years have been action-packed for Sally – and even incorrigible Corrie gossip Hilda would have been lost for words if she’d heard that, one day, Sally “from the wrong side of town” would be Mayor of Weatherfield!\n\nYou never know what’s around the corner for the Street’s greatest social climber. And that’s just one of the reasons Sally Dynevor, 57, still gets a thrill when she picks up a script…\n\nSally, as Corrie turns 60, can you believe you’ve been in it for so long?\n\nNo! I still feel like a newcomer, it’s unbelievable.\n\nBut it took you a few attempts to get your foot on the cobbles, didn’t it?\n\nI’d just come out of drama school. I auditioned to be a posh girlfriend of Kevin’s but that would never have worked! And also a milkman’s daughter, but I didn’t get that either. Then I got a call about this character called Sally and thought, “That’s a good omen, she’s got the same name.” I got a few episodes and then it was a year. And the years have just rolled by…\n\nIn the early days you had a lot of scenes with Jean Alexander, who played Hilda. What was that like?\n\nShe was so professional and dedicated. She taught me a lot about things like discipline, which is really important. And, of course, there was Bill Roache as Ken. When I see him in the corridor I still get excited, thinking, “Oh my God, I can’t believe he’s been in it since the very first episode!” Back then the cast was older – character actors who were incredible and had done rep theatre, variety, light entertainment… With the older cast today there are so many memories – we’ve all grown up, grown old, had our families and gone through marriages, births and deaths together.", null, "You arrived as part of a kind of northern brat pack…\n\nThere was myself and Michael Le Vell [Kevin], Nigel Pivaro [Terry], Kevin Kennedy [Curly], Sally Ann Matthews [Jenny] and Sean Wilson [Martin]. It was quite an exciting time because it was kind of like the next generation, not that we knew it. There I was on my first day, meeting people I’d watched since I was a little girl.\n\nAnd now here we are, celebrating 60 years of Corrie…\n\nYes, we’ve got this wonderful 60th anniversary storyline, the fight for the Street. It’s lovely because it involves the whole community – we’re all in it together. There’s something really poignant about that.\n\nOne of your most famous storylines was when Sally found out she had breast cancer, only for you to find out you had it too…\n\nYou joke that life imitates art, but when that happened it was just the biggest shock. I was very confused for a while thinking that my surgeon had mixed me up with my character. But if it hadn’t been for that storyline I probably would never have checked myself. I was 46 and I thought it wouldn’t happen to me.\n\nFinding it early is so important and that is exactly what they are doing – trying to predict breast cancer in women, prevent it and protect them.\n\nViewers have seen Sally and Kevin marry and have their girls, Rosie and Sophie. And now Helen Flanagan and Brooke Vincent who play them are mums…\n\nWe are all very close. When we were able to meet up we got together with the babies. I’m so proud of them, they are great mums. I miss them – I wish they were back in the show.\n\nYou’re a mum-of-three and Helen’s pregnant with her third child. Did you both give Brooke baby advice\n\nBrooke is incredible. She has always been brilliant with children, so there was never any of that – she probably knew more than me and Helen!\n\nYou must feel like a surrogate grandma, on a practice run before doing it for real!\n\nAnd Corrie’s to thank for you meeting their dad, Tim, as well…\n\nTim’s mum, Shirley, worked on the show. He was at university and one holiday he came home and was an extra in the Rovers and we got chatting. Later, I invited his mum to a party. She brought Tim. His dad was a director on Coronation Street in the very early days so he’d grown up with it. And Tim’s brother, Josh, was our floor manager for years. So there are a lot of connections between the Dynevors and Coronation Street.\n\nWhat do child soap stars look like now? From Ben Mitchell to Bradley Manning\n\nYou’ve made a lot of good friends among the cast, but do you manage to keep up with people after they leave the show?\n\nIt’s hit and miss. I’m really close to Connie Hyde who played Sally’s sister, Gina. It’s very difficult because people like Suranne Jones go off and are so busy, it’s hard to keep up. But whenever you do see each other there’s great love and respect. People are very warm about their time on the show, whenever it was in their career.\n\nYou’ve got so many great memories but do you have any regrets?\n\nThe one person I really wish I’d got to meet at Corrie was Pat Phoenix [Street icon Elsie Tanner] because I met her when I was 13. I was walking past Oldham Town Hall, going to my drama class, and out of a huge car gets Pat Phoenix. I don’t know what came over me but I just ran over and said, “Hi Pat! I want to act.” And she said you’ve got to work so hard and be dedicated. She gave me all these tips and I really wanted to see her again so I could say, “I met you when I was 13 and you were lovely and inspired me,” but I never got the chance.\n\nYou’re 57 now. Do you think we’ll see Sally as a pensioner, still living on the Street?\n\nYou do think, “I wonder if this is the year they do something terrible to my character?” You never think it’s forever, everyone gets nervous when their contract is up! But I still get excited, every time I’ve got a bunch of scripts with good things in. I can’t imagine having that anywhere else. We all enjoy it so much you don’t see the years flying by, and Corrie’s almost part of my DNA now." ]

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[ null, "This panel comes from Jet Powers #1; Magazine Enterprises, 1950.\nThe Thing in the Meteor.\nArtwork by Bob Powell.\n\nBob Powell’s work also appeared in the first issue of Race to the Moon, in the stories The Invasion and Disc Jockey.", null, "We ran these biographical jazz comics from 1948’s Jukebox by Famous Funnies as a series in our first year here on Mars, but you might have missed them. Now you can read them all in one post!\n\nRetailers don’t often carry these in stock, although you can find a few issues on eBay every now and then. We are so grateful to the Digital Comic Museum for these scans!\n\nPrize published Treasure Comics from 1943-1947. It had all kinds of stories, from humor to adventure to fantasy. Lurking in the pages of the tenth issue you will find a crime story by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon: Tomorrow’s Murder! Kirby and Simon did not stay on the title for long but other greats like Frank Frazetta were also featured in it before its demise.", null, null, "You have enjoyed our 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea posts featuring the Moby Books adaptations and Pablo Marcos artwork. Now, let’s just keep proving that Jack Kirby did it all – including a giant squid! Today you will find in our gallery a six-page story from 1955, published by Charlton Comics, that spoofs the Jules Verne classic.\n\nJust for fun, we threw in a one-page superhero spoof from Uncle Jack, too: Comet Feldmeyer and his lovable companion The Electronic Nuisance! Consider yourself a major geek if you get the “Dial M for Myrtle” comics reference, and move to the head of the class.\n\nCollector’s Guide:\n– from From Here to Insanity #11; Charlton, 1955.\nAll art by Jack Kirby other than four pages out of the 68-page issue.\n\nUnderwater adventures also await you in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea!\n\nOne of our guest bloggers, Kandou Erik, covered Captain 3-D by Jack Kirby for us in detail. We refer you to that post! Since then, we found scans of the entire issue you might like to see. Enjoy!\n\nIn this nearly forgotten issue of Black Magic from 1950, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby again tackled a subject of great interest to them in those years: dreams.\n\nMort Meskin and Bill Draut also contribute to this issue. We saw their work alongside Kirby & Simon in Strange World of Your Dreams and other golden age gems.", null, "Cover art by Jack Kirby. The Scorn of the Faceless People!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; dream analysis story. The Cheerful Old Lady in Black!, art by Mort Meskin. The Cloak!, art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Paul Darvas orders a new cloak, only to receive a cursed cloak from Asmodeus himself. Out of Your Mind text story. I’ve Seen You Before, art by Bruno Premiani. Yesterday You Died!, art by Bill Draut; When Grace Hanley is looking to buy a house she sees a ghostly image of a murder that has yet to happen in that house. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price\n\nThe April, 1954 issue of Strange Tales contains four illustrated shorts and one text piece. Early work by Joe Sinnot appears in The Cask in the Cave. Vernon Henkel provides the eerie artwork for the brief but dramatic Garden of Death! This tale, narrated by Death, scanned a bit better than the other tales. Let’s take a look!\n\nSo many things work against this piece of golden age nonsense: disastrous dinosaur depictions, colors fading into putridity, and lots of development to squeeze into four pages. Somehow, they pull it off. This is Bernard Krigstein, isn’t it?\n\nIf not, then it’s Paul Reinman, who did the artwork on the totally terrifying… Laundry Machines?\n\nOne thing is for sure: First panel, Final page of the story. That is none other than the Free States Leader in DMZ! Yeah! That might be one we want to paint. The Free States Rising chapter of DMZ is one of our all-time favorite story arcs.", null, null, null, null, null, null, "You will see familiar themes like Martians, strange dimensions, conscious robots, and alien worlds. You will witness harbingers of future sciences like genetic engineering and cloning.\n\nAnd, you will see a few ideas Kirby revisited decades later in his original stories. Behold the walking dogs and rats of “The Last Enemy” who resemble the animalistic characters of Kamandi, and a flying chair that would get an upgrade to seat Metron of the New Gods. Enjoy!\n\nIssues #1-3 are now collected in a Kindle version!\n\nLast September, we ran a series of educational pieces from Mystery in Space. After we collected Giants of the Telescope, Our Amazing Universe, and Our Strange Universe, we had a batch of astronomy pages left that didn’t fall under any of those headings.\n\nThey’re still cool, though, so we present to you the remaining astronomy features today. Enjoy!", null, "We discovered Captain Science in a Caliber Press reprint called Buried Treasure. They created a fine black and white re-print of “Captain Science and the Insidious Dr. Khartoum!” Love the Wally Wood artwork!\n\nLike many Golden Age Comics now in the public domain, you can find Captain Science scans at the Digital Comic Museum. Or, you can collect the original issues of Captain Science.", null, "Al Williamson, Beware the Robots, golden age, Martian, One of Us is a Martian, robot, Steve Ditko, Tales of Suspense\n\nOne of us is a Martian. It might be …you! Come to think of it, we’re all Martians, here! So, let’s rock this Steve Ditko tale from the golden age of science fiction comics and see what happens.\n\nWe’re also including an Al Williamson piece called Beware of the … Robots! Yes, the next time someone complains about machines taking their job, you can confidently say, “Let ’em!” We’ve got better things to do!\n\nThanks to The Warrior’s Comic Book Den for hipping us to this sci-fi classic. They’ve got some great Al Williamson pieces there and much more.", null, null, "In this short story from World of Fantasy, a man hesitates to start up conversation with a lovely lady standing in the rain one night. But, the reader gets a glimpse of the strange events that would unfold if the man had actually worked up the nerve to talk to her. We don’t want to spoil it for you, but it involves aliens!\n\nWe haven’t had any luck tracking down a reprint collection of these. If you know of one, leave a comment for us!", null, null, null, "As part of their Classics Illustrated series, Gilberton published Prehistoric World in 1962.\n\nIt takes the reader from the beginning of life, through the age of dinosaurs, into the age of mammals, and ends with a detailed look at prehistoric man. Within its 100 pages, we also learn about many key people who shaped the study of prehistoric life.\n\nCollector’s Guide:\n– From Classics Illustrated Special #167: Prehistoric World; 1962.\n– Not in stock? Try it on Newkadia.", null, "Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s work on Police Trap has been well-documented at The Jack Kirby Museum. The collaborators watched their publisher fall to pieces, and they found Charlton was willing to help continue the title. Police Trap #5 was the first Charlton issue, but it would only last through #6.", null, "Challenge of the Unknown, golden age, High Priestess of the Snake People\n\nWhat sold us was the hallway full of severed reptile arms holding torches. Now that’s decorating! We hope you enjoy “High Priestess of the Snake People” from Challenge of the Unknown. It’s just your usual boy-meets-girl, girl tries to transform boy into hideous reptile demon like the rest of her cult – type story. Rock!", null, "Greetings from the land of dreams, Martians! Instead of sharing these awesome full-color Little Nemo in Slumberland strips one-by-one, we’re going to lay all of 1909 on you in one post.\n\nThat’s right: 1909. Dude, that was a long time ago. Before women had voting rights in the USA. Before men walked on the moon. Heck, people hadn’t even adjusted to having cars, planes, and radios! But the imagination of artist Winsor McCay brought many people all the flights and trips they needed.\n\nLittle Nemo has been collected a few times. I like the “So Many Splendid Sundays” Vol. 1 & 2 because they are printed on large pages like the originals. But if you are looking for a complete collection, you want either the six-volume set published by Fantagraphics, or the 2-volume hardcover collections by Checker.\n\nWould you like to dream some more with Little Nemo? Just click Little Nemo in Slumberland Gallery to see all of our exhibits. We also like Golden Age Comics and Dinosaur Comics." ]

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[ "Shoppers in Newcastle this Friday will be in for a surprise when a Chinese lion roars into town.\n\nIn the run-up to the main Chinese New Year celebrations on Sunday, which will include the popular parade starting in the city centre, The Chinese Festivity Group is arranging an additional spectacle for passers-by.\n\nAnd intu Eldon Square is to host some of the action for a second year running, to give a wider audience a chance to share the fun, and a Lion Dance is set to get under way at noon.\n\nThe dance will start at the Grey’s Monument entrance of the shopping centre then will make its way through Grey’s Quarter to St Andrew’s Way, outside New Look, giving shoppers and passers-by a chance to get up close and personal with the colourful spectacle.\n\nAccording to Chinese tradition, the lion dance brings good luck and scares away evil spirits for the year ahead.\n\nIt proved a hit in Eldon Sqaure last year when it was performed by Edmund Ng’s Choi Lee Fut Kung Fu Dragon and Lion team.\n\nAnd crowds enjoyed the surreal sight of the lion also climbing up an escalator .\n\nEdmund, also a member of the Chinese Festivity Group which organises Chinese New Year in the city, said at the time: “Our dedicated troupe of performers come from a training base whose aims and objectives are to promote healthy living by practising the art of Choi Lee Fut kung fu and Chinese lion dancing.\n\n\"We also aim to promote racial harmony through better understanding of Chinese arts and culture.”\n\nThe dance will give spectators an idea of what to expect from Sunday's parade which will also feature a dragon dance, accompanied by floats, colourful flags and banners.\n\nSince last year saw the expansion of the Chinatown and Stowell Street festivities, with a longer parade route starting Newcastle city centre for the first time, thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign and support from NE1, the festivities are set to be better again this year.\n\nThey are an opportunity for more people to learn about Chinese New Year which traditionally features a lot of red.\n\nThe colour is a symbol of prosperity and tradition sees the older generation hand out red pockets - hong bao - filled with money to children or unmarried adults.", null, "Red decorations and lanterns also adorn streets, homes and offices throughout the celebrations; the focus of which is on families, with relatives getting together to wish one another peace and prosperity for the year ahead.\n\nOn Chinese New Year’s Eve, many will gather for a ‘family reunion dinner’ and to exchange gifts.\n\nAnother tradition involves cleaning: sweeping is meant to rid the house of evil spirits but families put away brooms on Chinese New Year’s Day to ensure that they don’t accidentally sweep away good luck too." ]

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[ "KQ workers issue strike notice ahead of US flights", null, "National carrier Kenya Airways’ October 28 maiden direct flight to the United States was yesterday facing turbulence after an aviation workers’ union promised industrial action over the airline’s failure to agree with its employees on special pay and working conditions for the long-haul flight.\n\nKenya Aviation Workers Union (Kawu) said the looming industrial action would include cabin crew refusing to perform duties on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft that will be deployed for the first direct flight to New York.\n\nCorrespondence between the union and KQ management shows the workers’ representatives are demanding better perks for the crew, who will man the US direct flight as well as conclusion of a longstanding CBA seeking to rationalize workers’ pay.\n\n“It’s our demand that management commits to concluding the CBA negotiations before October 28, 2018,” Kawu secretary- general Moses Ndiema said in a letter dated October 17 to members and KQ management.\n\n“To that end we are calling on all our members across all sections, that is passenger services, cargo operations, passenger ramp, inflight functions, technical, flight ops and support services, to stay away from the USA operations until further advised by the union. This call applies to our comrades in CDL as well.”\n\nUpdate On London-Nairobi KQ Flight To Kenyans In The United…\n\nKenya Airways chief executive Sebastian Mikosz has, however, asked the union to abandon the strike plans arguing that the airline will pick up the CBA negotiations with the union after the launch of the direct flight.\n\nMr Mikosz described the union’s call to boycott the US direct flight operations as an attempt to “sabotage” KQ’s profile globally and its fresh bid “to generate increased revenue.”\n\n“Employees proceeding with an illegal strike are supporting our competitors by working to the detriment of the company and should be considered as such by the public and Government of Kenya,” he said, adding that management “will only pick up the CBA related conversations after successful launch of the NYC route.”\n\nKQ had not responded to the Business Daily’s queries on the looming stand off by the time of going to press. Kawu officials, led by Mr Ndiema, chairman Walter Ongeri and organising secretary Jimi Masege however maintained that the conclusion of the CBA would make the direct flights a success as it would encourage the airline’s staff to be more productive.\n\nThe union is asking for special terms for cabin crew on the long haul flight, insisting allocation of additional staff would allow each cabin crew member “adequate” time to rest. Besides, the unionists want the cabin crew to be paid Sh20,000 allowances per hour exceeded up to a maximum of 21 hours duty period, “in line with international aviation standards”.\n\nThe union cited the Kenya Civil Aviation Act, which regulates flight times, duty periods and rest periods and time off for cabin crew as the basis of its demands.\n\n“An employee shall not be assigned or compelled to perform any duty after the expiry of 15 hours for normal operations except in unforeseen circumstances as provided for in the Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft) Regulations, 2013,” the law says.\n\n“Duty times for augmented operations shall be discussed and agreed with the union.”\n\nPresident Uhuru Ken yatta has said the upcoming direct flights represent a significant achievement that could transform trade and cultural relations between the US and Kenya.\n\nKenya was in February last year granted Category One status, paving the way for US Federal Aviation Administration officials to approve non-stop direct flights between Nairobi and New York." ]

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[ "I got to stay in the nice couples house so I could sleep for as long as I wanted. I went up by ten o’clock, took a shower and then went down for breakfast (that was already on the table. I do feel spoiled sometimes while traveling like this!).\n\nAad came back from Utrecht at 1225, so I met him to pick up my rain clothes and say goodbye. It was a really nice stay, especially during the circumstances (that is, not having anywhere to sleep).\nI then started to bike to my next destination: Gierle. I had another Warmshower answer who told me she had actually moved, but her parents could probably host me, so I contacted them and got an OK pretty soon!\nWith 42 kilometres left I stopped for a brake and ate a sandwich I had gotten with me from the breakfast. I also took the time to take some new profile pictures for Warmshowers and Couchsurfing as I do not longer have my long blue hair!", null, "I then continued, and after a while it started appearing Belgium flags everywhere. Apparently I had crossed the border without even noticing!\nThe vending machines seem to be pretty popular here. For snack I bought some waffles and a cola, which was actually good, and cheap according to me!", null, "I went the last distance, but had problem finding the house. Apparently the road is some sort of three-way, but after finding someone who knew the road, I found the house right away.\nThis couple, Agnes and Gilbert, was also really nice. They lived in a really nice house on the outskirts of a small village. They did have some trees and plants they got fruit and vegetables from, and also chickens. They had also traveled by bike earlier, for example in Marocko, and had some nice pictures in a calendar from the trip!\nAlso, the blog view from tonight was really nice!", null ]

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[ "A few days ago, the volleyball team has been one of the most controversial topics online after snobbing and giving cold responses to the fans who approached them while arriving at Boracay. The athletes just straightly went to the coaster without granting the request of their fans.\n\nThe group did not even bother to wave or greet their supporters but the fans kept on greeting them and shouting for the names of the players.\n\nThe social media influencer criticized and lambasted the volleyball players for being rude to their fans.\n\nIn the video, it can be seen that Rajin is trying to get the athlete’s attention a couple of times. She repeatedly approached Wong trying to get noticed by her idol but she failed during the process.\n\nThe Choco Mucho team member just snobbed and ignored her without even looking. She left without even waving or saying “hi” or “hello” to her female fan. Navarro gets disappointed due to what happened.\n\nThe player earns criticisms and backlash from the online community. Wong has yet to comment on the viral video.", null, null ]

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[ "Early Juventus v Napoli Clash: Is there a Serie A Title Race This Season?", null, "There was a point last season at which Napoli appeared to have the edge over Juventus at the top of Serie A. With just a few games of the campaign left to play, Maurizio Sarri’s side had the momentum. Just a single point separated the two sides with four fixtures remaining as Napoli drew in the Bianconeri.\n\nOf course, as we now know, Juve managed to hold off Sarri’s side, clinching their seventh straight Scudetto. This looked to be a bookend on what had been a burgeoning rivalry, with Sarri leaving then Stadio San Paolo for Chelsea and Cristiano Ronaldo making the move to Turin to only further tighten Juventus’ grip on Italian football.\n\nIndeed, the signing of Ronaldo, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner arguably the best goalscorer to have ever played the game, prompted many to predict that Juventus would be untouchable at the top of Serie A this season. That might still materialise, with Max Allegri’s side winning five from five to start the campaign. But the expected Napoli collapse hasn’t come, at least not yet.\n\nThe appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as Sarri’s replacement was a peculiar, and unexpected, one. The 59-year-old is one of the most decorated coaches in the history of the game and a multiple Scudetto winner. But stylistically, he is very different to Sarri. There is almost nothing that links the two men and so Ancelotti was predicted to be something of a misfit at his new club.\n\nFive games in and this doesn’t appear to be the case, though. Napoli have lost just once and sit just three points behind Juventus in second place ahead of this weekend’s clash between the two sides at the Allianz Stadium. Ancelotti has succeeded in making Napoli, in his own words, “more solid,” but that hasn’t come at the cost of their quality higher up the pitch. They remain one of the most dynamic, exciting teams in the Italian game.\n\nWhether that will translate into a genuine title challenge will be determined over the coming weeks and months, but Saturday’s match will at least give us an indication of whether the contest between Juventus and Napoli will pick up where it left off at the end of last season. There was a sense of the rivalry building. That has been disrupted by what happened at the two clubs over the summer, but the spirit remains and that could still result in a compelling race at the top of Serie A." ]

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[ null, "Bucolic. Isn’t that a fun word? According to the handy little box that pops up in Google when you start searching for a definition, bucolic means “of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.” Yes, I had to look it up. Anyway, the point is, dairy farms may look like an idyllic landscape for raising cows that provide our children with their much-loved milk and cheese snacks, but they’re actually hiding a dark secret.\n\nThe Problem with Dairy Pollution\n\nAccording to Yale Environment 360, over 50 percent of the United States’ milk production is generated by just 3 percent of the nation’s dairy farms. Each of these dairy farms has at least 1,000 cows, with the largest weighing in at around 15,000 cows. This seems all well and good until you consider all the – ahem – waste that these cows produce. Let’s put it this way, a dairy farm with 2,000 cows generates more than 240,000 pounds of manure daily. That’s 90 million pounds a year.\n\nWhat All That Poo Pollution Means\n\nOkay, so it’s no secret cows produce waste, but that poo is polluting area waterways, and that’s a problem. The runoff from farms seeps into aquifers, leading some communities to stand up to dairy farms that want to consolidate their locations into what I think should be called single-location super-dairies. These super-dairies can also increase the levels of nitrogen in the soil, which can actually kill nearby plants. That’s a bad thing if you’re a neighboring farmer just trying to grow some wheat.\n\nAlthough fines levied against Wisconsin dairy farmers may not be the most constructive ways to handle the dairy pollution problem – a recent case involved a $65,000 fine against a dairy farm by the Wisconsin Department of Justice – they are evidence that the local government is taking notice. In addition, the EPA has been working with dairy farmers in the San Joaquin Valley to manage manure to turn it into a resource for boosting soil quality, for fertilizing crops, and generating renewable energy. So here’s hoping that dairy farmers and industry leaders can team up to make these farms into something from our imagination: clean, pure and beautiful." ]

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[ null, null, "Feature selection is a very important technique in machine learning. We need to be able to solve it to produce models. It’s not an easy technique though. Feature Selection requires heuristic processes to find an optimal machine learning subset.\n\nIn the previous post I discussed the brute force algorithm as well as forward selection and backward elimination which were both not a great fit. What other options are there? We can use one of the most common optimization algorithms for multi-modal fitness landscapes; evolutionary algorithms.\n\nHow do Evolutionary Algorithms work?\n\nEvolutionary algorithm is a generic optimization technique mimicking the ideas of natural evolution. There are three basic concepts in play. First, parents create offspring (crossover). Second, there is a chance that individuals undergo small changes (mutation). And third, the likelihood for survival is higher for fitter individuals (selection).\n\nAfter we create the initial population, there is a series of steps we need to keep performing. That is until we reach a stopping criterion. The image below depicts one possible way to implement such a loop. Please note that there are different approaches for the implementation of evolutionary algorithms. Some people prefer to perform the selection only for crossover. Others first select a new generation and perform crossover afterwards. Some people mutate only the offspring, but others also mutate parents. In my experience, the exact details of the algorithm have only little effect on how well they perform so I will explain only one variant below.\n\nThe first step is to pick parents from our population for crossover. I prefer to randomly pick parents from my population until I use all parents in exactly one crossover. Since the selection of survivors happens directly before (see below), we do not need to use the fitness for the parent selection. The selection step will already make sure that we mate only fitter parents in the next generation. There are many variants to implement this.\n\nThere are also many variants for the actual crossover. The variant in the picture above uses a single split point at the same position for both parent bit vectors. We create the offspring by using the front part from the first parent combined with the back part of the second parent and vice versa. Crossover can lead to large jumps in the fitness landscape. These jumps allow evolutionary algorithms to cope much better with multi-modal fitness landscapes. They simply have less likelihood to get stuck in a local extremum.\n\nThe next step is to perform mutation. Mutation means that we flip a single bit from 0 to 1 or the other way around. Many people only mutate the offspring of crossover, but I prefer to also mutate the parents. Please note that sometimes there is no mutation at all anyway. The likelihood for flipping the selection of a single attribute is 1 / m if m is the number of attributes. That means that we flip on average one attribute for each individual in the mutation. Mutation leads to a small movement in the fitness landscape. It can be useful to climb up towards a close-by extremum in the landscape. Finally, we can decide if we want to keep the original individuals as well or only keep the mutated individuals. I often keep both.\n\nBut first we will evaluate all individuals in our current population. We call this the evaluation phase of the evolutionary algorithm. We can, for example, use the accuracy of a cross-validated model trained on this feature subset. We store those accuracies together with the individuals, so we can perform a fitness-driven selection in the next step.\n\nThe last step in our iterative process is selection. This step implements the concept of “survival of the fittest”. That means that individuals, i.e. attribute subsets, which lead to models with a higher accuracy should have a higher likelihood to survive. And survivors build the basis for new attribute sets in the next generation. There are many ways of performing a selection. We will in fact see in my next blog post that we have several interesting options for solving the feature selection problem in even better ways. But for now, we go with one of the most widely used selection schemes, namely tournament selection.\n\nThe loop ends when we meet a stopping criterion. This can be a maximum number of generations or the fact that there was no improvement any longer for some time. Or the optimization reached a time limit. But whatever the reason was, we deliver the best individual so far as result.\n\nHow can we easily use Evolutionary Feature Selection?\n\nLet’s discuss how we can setup those different heuristics for feature selection in RapidMiner. [The RapidMiner processes can be downloaded by clicking on the button at the end of this post.]\n\nThere have been numerous papers showing that evolutionary feature selection is effective. In this blog post, we want to show that the results of each of the different approaches can differ. We will use a single data set. Keep in mind that the approaches are heuristics and results can be completely different for other data sets, but in practice we will often see patterns like those we will discuss below.\n\nThe data set we will analyze is the Sonar data. It has 208 examples (rows, observations, cases…) and each one is a frequency spectrum of objects in the water. In total, we have 60 different frequency bands which form the attributes of our data set. Our goal is to detect from the frequency spectrum of an object if this object is a rock or a naval mine. The image below shows a visualization of the data in a parallel plot. Each line in this chart is representing one example in the data set. The color specifies if the corresponding object is a rock (blue) or a mine (red).", null, "As we can see, this is a pretty hard task, but there are certain areas in the frequency spectrum where the two classes differ a bit more. These areas are even easier to see in the deviation chart below. This chart only shows the mean values for each attribute of both classes. The transparent regions represent the standard deviations of the attributes for each class.", null, "There are 4 different areas of the frequency spectrum where the two classes differ most. Those are the areas around attribute 11, attribute 20, attribute 35, and attribute 45. We saw in the first image that a single area will be sufficient to find a good model. But some combination of attributes in those areas should help a lot to get over the noise.\n\nBefore we do any feature selection, let’s first establish a benchmark by evaluating how well our model works on the complete data set. We will use Naïve Bayes as model type for the experiments here. And we will evaluate all models with the same 5-fold cross-validation. This means that there is no impact from different data splits during our experiments. We can do this in RapidMiner by defining a local random seed for the cross-validation operator.\n\nAs mentioned before, the process can be found at the end of this blog post. We achieve 67.83% accuracy on the Sonar data set with Naïve Bayes. And of course, we expect that feature selection will improve the accuracy even further. We will not try the brute force approach here though. For the 60 attributes (frequency bands) of our data set, we would end up with 260 – 1 = 1,152,921,504,606,849,999 combinations.\n\nThe next experiment we perform is a forward selection approach. We use the same 5-fold cross-validation as used above to evaluate the performance of each attribute subset. The optimization stopped already after 4 rounds and delivered attributes 12, 15, 17, and 18. The accuracy of this subset was 77.43%. This is much higher than our benchmark without any feature selection. But another thing is worth noticing. The feature selection has only selected attributes from the left two areas out of the 4 relevant areas of the frequency spectrum. The right two areas have not made it into the result. The forward selection simply stopped before after running into a local extremum.\n\nWe will now try backward elimination as an alternative as it might do a better job in finding a good model considering all four important areas of the frequency spectrum. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. This algorithm only removed 8 out of the 60 attributes from the data set. All other noise attributes stayed in the data set before the backward elimination was running into the first local extremum. The lower accuracy of only 73.12% should not come as a result then, although it is still better than using the full data. At least we can see that getting rid of those 8 attributes paid off already. But there is still too much noise in the data which covers the actual signals.\n\nLastly, let’s look at the evolutionary approach for feature selection. We use a population size of 20 and stop the optimization after a maximum of 30 generations. The optimization runs slightly longer than forward selection or backward elimination. But the accuracy is clearly higher: 82.72% and with that the best result we have achieved. What is equally interesting is the subset of 11 attributes selected by the algorithm:\n\nThis subset covers all four important areas of the frequency spectrum. We have attributes around attribute 11, attribute 20, attribute 35, and attribute 45. Which is exactly the reason why this feature selection has outperformed the other approaches. The evolutionary algorithm was simply not running into local extrema and stopped too early. It kept going until it found a much better result.\n\nForget about forward selection and backward elimination. Evolutionary feature selection should be the technique used to solve this problem. In my next blog post I will discuss how we can get better results and additional insights by not only optimizing for the most accurate model alone. Instead, we will also optimize for the simplest model at the same time. This will be the topic for the next blog post though.\n\nMake sure to have RapidMiner downloaded. Then download the processes below to build this machine learning model yourself in RapidMiner.\n\nPlease download the zip-file and extract its content. The result will be an .rmp file which can be loaded into RapidMiner via “File” -> “Import Process”.\n\nGO TO PART 3 OF THIS SERIES: REGULARIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION" ]

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[ "On Monday, Garth Brooks announced that he would be performing at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. That news didn't sit well with some conservative country fans. As disgruntled fans fill the Internet with calls for boycotts and accusations that the country star is alienating his base, Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, seem unbothered by the news.\n\nIn a Zoom call following the announcement, Brooks answered questions about the performance. The singer hoped that his decision might provide a moment of unity, saying: \"I might be the only Republican at this place. But it's reaching across, loving one another because that's what's going to get us through probably the most divided times that we have. I want the divided times to be behind us.\"\n\nThat is a rare, political declaration from Brooks, who has historically avoided identifying with a political party. But when discussing why he accepted the invitation, offered by Dr. Jill Biden personally, he said, \"It’s not Republican or Democrat. It’s a leader for whom I am the civilian of the greatest country on the planet.\" He continues, \"As long as you have people like the Bidens who are hellbent on making things good … That makes me feel good. Because I want to spend the next 10 years of my life not divided. I'm so tired of being divided.\" Brooks fans who are outraged by his inauguration performance seem to be ignoring the track record when it comes to Brooks' political history.\n\nBrooks announced on the call that he's performed for every sitting president dating back to Carter, with the exception of Reagan. But the particulars of those past performances are complicated. In terms of inaugurations, Brooks has only previously performed for Obama, where he sang his iconic 1992 single, \"We Shall Be Free.\" In a 2011 interview, Brooks noted of Obama, \"I love him to death and I fully support him and I just wish him well because it’s got to be hell in that office.\" After establishing an ongoing friendship with then-President Obama, he also performed at the annual Christmas tree lighting back in 2016. He also performed for the Clinton and Bush administrations during special events during their terms.", null, "When asked to perform for Trump's inauguration in 2017, the singer declined, but the reason was beyond politics. In the throes of planning a tour, an additional date was added to his sold out tour, landing on the same day as the inauguration. Brooks prioritized fans over politics and did not attend, though he says he has performed for Trump privately over the past four years.\n\nBut when it comes to messaging in music, fans seemed to forget Brooks' more progressive ideological leanings. The multiple Entertainer of the Year winner has been one of the most outspoken artists in country music, introducing seemingly radical lyrics for a genre that is perceived to be more conservative. In 1993, at the height of the AIDS epidemic, Brooks sang in \"We Shall Be Free\":\n\nWhen we're free to love anyone we choose\nWhen this world's big enough for all different views,\nWhen we all can worship from our own kind of pew,\nThen we shall be free.\n\nAnd then, in a 1999 interview with George, the singer said, \"But if you're in love, you've got to follow your heart and trust that God will explain to us why we sometimes fall in love with people of the same sex.\"\n\nThis assumption that all country music must be specifically conservative is a modern development for the genre. Brooks' \"We Shall Be Free\" is hardly the first time that country has pushed the envelope. Dolly Parton's \"The Bridge\" features a pregnant woman committing suicide after having no other options. Loretta Lynn's \"The Pill\" was banned from radio for discussing birth control. Merle Haggard's \"If We Make it Through December\" is an unparalleled meditation on poverty. Reba McEntire's \"She Thinks His Name Was John\" is about a woman dying of AIDS. Their legacies as outspoken progressive artists remain intact. And young musicians like Kacey Musgraves, Sturgill Simpson, and Orville Peck carry on that torch today.\n\nAs for the protest against Brooks, history suggests he'll be fine. He was \"cancelled\" last year by conservatives for wearing a \"SANDERS\" jersey that fans perceived to be support for Bernie Sanders. It was, in fact, the jersey of Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions — where Brooks was playing at the time.\n\nHeidi Klum Posted a NSFW Instagram in a White Body" ]

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[ null, "It's odd how things happen. In 1999, a couple of researchers set out to recreate the harrowing wind conditions that brought down the Tacoma Bridge in 1940. They got creative in designing their wind tunnel experiments and in the process ended up creating the Vortex Bladeless - a wobbling, hollow straw that just may be the future standard in wind tech.\n\nWhen the wind breezes by, the 40-foot high Vortex Bladeless harvests kinetic energy with the help of a process known as vorticity. It works like this: When wind hits a structure, it creates a series of swirling mini-whirlpools of air called vortices. These vortices are a huge deal for architects and engineers, who must build around this phenomenon - or else risk the total collapse of the structure due to the oscillation that the vortices create. The Tacoma Bridge is one example of a huge structure brought down by the oscillation effect of vorticity.", null, "The fans make up a huge portion of the total cost of traditional wind turbines.\n\nThe Vortex uses this oscillation to harness kinetic energy. Using magnets situated at the base of the Vortex's cone-shaped mast, the Vortex can maintain a level of oscillation regardless of wind speed - drawing more electricity from less wind. The makers of the Vortex have designed it to feature no moving parts, a decision that they say allows for cheaper manufacturing and minimal wear-and-tear during the device's lifespan. While modern blade turbines require intermittent lubrication, the Vortex requires no additional elements for maintenance, and there is no need to replace spare parts. On top of all this, the initial cost to build a Vortex is around 51 percent cheaper than a classic fan-type turbine. While this is good news for the financially-minded, the question remains: How does it perform?\n\nAs it stands, the Vortex can harness about 30% less than a standard turbine - but where standard turbines suffer from being situated too close to other turbines, the bladeless prototype can actually benefit from a tight grouping of turbines. \"We tested in a wind tunnel to put one Vortex just in front of another and the second one actually benefits from the vortices given off by the first structure.\" said David Suriol of the Vortex team.1 It runs quietly, posing no danger to nearby birds or the surrounding environment. This eco-friendliness is a major selling point for the Vortex team, who plan to begin crowdfunding of their project on June 1st.\n\nMany eyes are on the development of the Vortex to see if it proves to be a feasible improvement on standard wind technology - but no matter how the wind blows, the development of cheaper, more sustainable alt energy tech is definitely a step in the right direction.\n\nFor more info, check out http://vortexbladeless.com/" ]

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[ "VSCity bankers are ruining your life again. They just can’t help it. Rescued from collapse in 2008 and force-fed on a healthy financial diet ever since, the industry is now in great shape. And with an illusory display of arrogance that only they can muster, bankers have come to see themselves as a force for good, especially in these troubled times.\n\nTheir sizable reserves are largely intact, and the dangerous operations that caused so much trouble more than a decade ago are overseen by tough regulators.\n\nUnable to indulge in their usual risky behavior, they were allowed to resume a pre-crash habit – handing out huge bonuses to their directors, traders, derivatives brokers, marketers and pension fund managers.\n\nThe city’s bonuses in February and March this year were the largest in terms of cash on record, pushing the gap between bonus and non-bonus wages to its highest level ever. By the time the figures for the year to May came out, total earnings, including finance and insurance bonuses, had risen 13.6%, down only marginally from the 15-year high. .4% of the year to March.\n\nConsulting firm CEBR said a closer look at the figures revealed that in May workers in the top 1%, most of them in the financial sector, were enjoying higher pay packages of more than 10% to those of the previous year, while those in the bottom 20% only received 1% more.\n\nThere have been other winners in the race for higher wages, including construction workers, truck drivers and hotel workers. But these increases can be attributed to Brexit-related staff shortages, and the increases, while substantial in percentage terms in some cases, are often starting from a very low base.\n\nBank of England researchers predict average wage growth of 5.25% this year, 7.75% below its forecast of 13% for peak inflation\n\nThe stench of injustice generated by a City bonus culture – a culture that reshows how bank profits are seen as a private matter while losses are society’s problem – should spark a wave of protests angry. However, there is a broader point, and that is how salaries and bonuses in the financial sector have overstated data on average incomes, apparently tricking policymakers into thinking that everyone benefits from a salary bonus.\n\nBank of England Governor Andrew Bailey is guilty of this: he has repeatedly hinted that workers are so secure in their jobs now that the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8% – its lowest level in 40 years – that they will increase their salaries at all levels. He first turned to workers in February when he said there should be ‘pretty clear restraint’ in the annual wage bargaining process between staff and their employers to help prevent a downward spiral. rising prices. Bailey faced scathing criticism from union leaders, and even a reprimand from an embarrassed No. 10, at the time under Partygate tickle and eager not to antagonize the electorate further.\n\nStill, that didn’t stop him from repeating the message in May, telling MPs that workers should ‘think and think’ before asking for pay rises. He added a plea addressed to high earners, who he said should consider the impact of inflation before seeking big increases. He capped his own salary at £575,000.\n\nNaturally, the reference to high wages was scoffed at by unions unable to secure an average raise of more than 2% in February – a figure which has since fallen to just 4%. Average wage increases across all industries averaged 4.3% in May, down from 4.2% in April.\n\nBailey defended himself, saying his regional agents had warned of big pay rises ahead. Without his calls for moderation, the six consecutive interest rate hikes since December may not be enough to prevent further increases in inflation, even if energy prices fall.\n\nPerhaps the regional agents were focusing on some of the biggest employers in the UK, which are facing pay strikes. Recent polls by postal workers and railroad workers, followed by nurses, could represent the start of a mass pay revolt, but another arm of Bailey’s empire, his research department, predicts average growth in wages of only 5.25% by the end of this year, 7.75 percentage points below its forecast of 13% for the peak of inflation.\n\nSo why, while wage growth is weak everywhere except in the financial sector and businesses hit by Brexit-related staff shortages, are the rest of the population being told that their wage increases are so high that borrowing costs need to rise?\n\nNot only are higher mortgage costs hitting millions of homebuyers, but the effects are also rippling through to rents, as many landlords bought properties with huge loans. Higher borrowing costs will weigh on all household spending and business investment, pushing the economy into a deeper recession than already expected.\n\nTo hell with those City bankers, and shame on the central bank for ignoring the bad smell under their noses.", null, null, null, null ]

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[ "Life was good for Emmanuel Angazou. The singer and musician from the Central African Republic had toured Europe. He had received his bachelor's degree from the university in Bangui, the country's capital. He was happily married. With his music, Emmanuel could provide for his family and save a little money.\n\nEverything changed on January 28, 2014, when war came to his hometown of Boda. Emmanuel's life was quickly transformed into one of hardship, loss and despair.", null, "Emmanuel Angazou, a musician from the Central African Republic, was forced from his home in Boda, after militants attacked the city. Photo by Michael Stulman/CRS\n\"It was 4 p.m. I was listening to the gunfire. I remember the noise of the guns, and I knew it was going to get worse,\" he says. \"My wife and I went straight to the church.\"\n\nThe Catholic Church in Central African Republic has often provided a place of refuge in times of crisis. This time, in Boda, it sheltered around 7,000 people on church grounds, offering a place of relative safety. There Emmanuel first encountered Catholic Relief Services, which provided critical emergency aid, including buckets, soap, kitchen supplies, mosquito nets, mats and cloth.\n\n\"Everybody was fleeing the market, so it was not possible to find food,\" Emmanuel says. At the church, \"The sisters helped us.\"\n\nThousands of Muslims remain trapped in an enclave, surrounded by anti-balaka militia, unable to move.", null, "CRS provided Emmanuel Angazou and others with tools, a door, a lock and windows to rebuild their homes destroyed during violent conflict in the Central African Republic. Photo by Michael Stulman/CRS\nWhen Emmanuel returned, he found his house destroyed.\n\n\"My house was burned. I lost two beds, mattresses, kitchen supplies—everything,\" he says.\n\nLike most homes in Central African Republic, Emmanuel's had sun-dried brick walls, an earth floor and a thatch roof. With the roof burned away, the rains washed away the walls.\n\nEmmanuel had almost no income. He made only pennies a day selling avocados. Rebuilding his house would cost $350. There was no way he could save that much money.", null, "More than 9,000 households in Central African Republic have received CRS support, and we're scaling up efforts to help more rebuild their homes, which were destroyed in fighting. Photo by Michael Stulman/CRS\n\"Thanks to CRS, I started to rebuild my house,\" says Emmanuel.\n\nMore than 9,000 households have received support through CRS.\n\nTwo years of violent civil strife has destroyed life for millions of civilians in the Central African Republic. More than 5,000 people have been killed, and people live in a state of fear.\n\nMore than half of the population needs immediate assistance.\n\nTo help them, CRS is scaling up its shelter and housing reconstruction work, and expects to reach an additional 1,000 people in the next several months.\n\nRead the latest update from CRS country programs and partners around the world as they respond to... END_OF_DOCUMENT_TOKEN_TO_BE_REPLACED\n\nRead the latest two-page summary from CRS country programs and partners around the world as they... END_OF_DOCUMENT_TOKEN_TO_BE_REPLACED" ]

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[ "Greece Angered at Turkey that they Disputed Marine Border", null, "Greece rejected as \"unreasonable\" the claims of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlith Chavushoglu that there is no marine border between the two countries, BNR reported.\n\nThe sharp reaction of Athens was triggered by a statement by the Turkish Minister before the Parliament, contesting the Lausanne Treaty of 1923, which established the modern borders between Greece and Turkey. According to Chavushoglu, Ankara will not accept the \"factual situation\" in the Aegean.\n\nTurkey argues that it will not recognize the Aegean Sea as a Greek lake, because of the numerous Greek islands, some of which are near the Turkish coast, the adjoining aquatory practically covers almost the whole sea. The European Commission has repeatedly called on Ankara to respect the sovereignty of European countries.\n\nResponding to the statement by the Turkish Foreign Minister, the government spokesman in Athens, Tsakanopoulos, accused Turkey of extreme opinions that destroy the climate of trust and good neighborly relations. \"Turkey not only fails to respect the maritime border with Greece but also questions international agreements that Ankara has signed,\" Tsakakopoulos told Greek media.\nThe position of the foreign ministry in Athens is categorical - Greece will not allow both disregard for international treaties and changes to national borders. Initially, Turkey's claim only affected the Greek island of Imia. The leader of the opposition National People's Party then said Greece had seized 18 Turkish islands." ]

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[ "TEEN Mom star Farrah Abraham has faced criticism over a video of her daughter.", null, "Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham has hit back after facing mass backlash over a video of her daughter Sophia dancing in her underwear.\n\nThe reality TV star, 27, took to Snapchat earlier this week to share a video of her nine year old daughter wearing makeup while in a dressing room during a shopping trip.\n\nSophia is seen wearing a Calvin Klein underwear set in the video shared by her mum as she poses in the mirror.\n\nFans of the Celebrity Big Brother star hit out, with one tweeting: \"Stop marketing your daughter to child predators.\"\n\nA second wrote: \"This isn’t appropriate to put online.\"\n\nFarrah has now hit back after being quizzed on the clip by TMZ, saying: \"I know my daughter and I are living our best lives wearing Calvin Kleins.\"\n\nShe added that the video was \"no different\" to children modelling for Calvin Klein.\n\nIn the past Farrah has faced backlash for letting her daughter wear makeup when she was seven.\n\nShe revealed how she was forced to defend her decision to the principal of Sophia’s school, who wasn’t impressed over the makeup.\n\n\"You know, when your kids are five or six they already start playing with makeup,\" she explained.\n\n\"So I said to them - and I proved my point because now the principal switched schools - I go, ‘Well then you should take off your makeup.\n\n\"‘If you don’t want little girls coming to school with makeup then don’t wear makeup.’ And then ever since I’ve seen that principal she hasn’t had makeup on her face.\"" ]

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[ "Single is in the out position. Just my 2 cents. On AM I found increasing these setting slightly gave a fuller sound to my audio. The other is that on some radios the ETS won’t work.\n\nFrom the CB to the PC! They are good mics. With this control set completely clockwise, the volume of Slapback and Echo repeat will be at maximum and sound as loud as the original sound picked up by the mic. With the latest trend of manufacturers supplying less information to their customers it’s a pleasant surprise to see Astatic continue their old tradition.\n\nI know the majority of echo users are out to annoy the world, but ecuomax echo can be an enhancement rather than efhomax detraction. This was extremely low and probably should be expected.", null, "The 9 volt battery can be changed by removing one screw from the rear panel. You could easily speak five quick words before the echo repeats itself. Those of you who detest echo mics please don’t skip this article.\n\nCome in and ask them here. This makes it possible for the end user to change the mic cord if it goes bad. This is an effect that is familiar to most people. The mic cord is terminated with a RJ type connector like those used on telephone equipment and the new ham radio gear.\n\nRedbeardyour non profit Prophet from the ‘Bam!!! Most operators want to talk a foot or two from the mic and to do that the mic must be tuned up to be more sensitive causing feedback when talkback is used. Also in the shack: A word spoken into the mic will repeat and decrease in volume until it fades away. This push button selects the single or multi tone ETS.\n\nIt’s a pleasure to be able to say that, especially about a product made in the USA. This mic is of heavy fchomax construction with four soft rubber feet to keep it from sliding around.\n\nTurning the control counterclockwise activates the Echo effect and sets the echo delay time. The setting of this control will vary depending on how far away from the mic you speak. The switch should last a long time in this mic. It has more low end audio giving it a deeper tone while maintaining the high tone response that the D is famous for. On the nest page is a co py of the schematic. No switch failures or scratchy transmissions due to side pressure from poor mechanical designs.\n\nI’m sure there are other effects that can be created with the infinite amount of control this mic offers. I’d rather be a conservative nut job than a liberal with no nuts and no job. For my taste I found that setting the Digital Delay to the first line inside the Slapback effect range and the Effects Gain at 7 on sideband gave a fuller effect without a hollow astatif.\n\nEngineering, assembly and performance it’s quality all the way! This will drive a walkman type stereo headphone set or an amplified speaker.\n\nLocated next to the ear jack it is used to adjust the headphone or amplified speaker volume. The Mic Gain graphic display and Digital Delay area are blue with gold trim.\n\nI went out to my mobile to hear what it sounded like and the audio was weak alot of noise. Astatic offers a wall transformer which eliminates that problem.\n\nThe top panel is a tough laminated plastic label that will resist scratches much better than silk screen painted surfaces. The first thing I spotted was the pink label on the outside of the box.\n\nIt has a high quality output and manyal from the same amplifier stage that is feed into the radio. The tones are generated digitally and are easy on the ears, or should I say nerves.\n\nPlaying with the values of R47 and R48 would increase the echo gain, but I’m sure that changing any values will result in deterioration of sound quality. This isn’t unique to this mic. To the left, Figure mxnual, is a top view that will help you better visualize the controls as they’re described, and following are descriptions of these controls and the effect they have per the manufacturer’s instructions and my experience.\n\nIn either case, turning the control towards MAX increases the delay time. What I mean by that is that the echo was louder that the spoken word. One is a single tone and the other is a multiple tone axtatic different quick tones. The base is black with gold lettering and trim. Looking at the schematic I noticed two amplifier stages dedicated to audio manua. Also, when I hit manyal ETS button the mic goes live as if keyed up." ]

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[ "Last week I drove a long ways to the to watch the coolest thing I ever will see in the sky–a total solar eclipse. To get there, I travelled through the Mojave Desert, onto the spectacularly scenic Colorado Plateau, and through the Great Basin Desert, before winding up in the Sawtooth Wilderness in the Western Rocky Mountains. If you’re into geopolitical boundaries, that’s California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Idaho. As I drove east through the desert, I went from basically completely flowerless areas to places with a bunch of things in bloom. That’s because while summer rains are basically non-existent in the Western Mojave, more eastern American deserts have a summer monsoon season, and a group of late-blooming species have evolved to take advantage. Unfortunately (for this blog), many of the summer bloomers–especially the annuals–have tiny, boring flowers. Here are a couple late-blooming desert species that are showy enough to post.", null, null, null, "And in some depressions near Magic Reservoir in Idaho, I ran into Camissonia tanacetifolia (Tansy-leafed Evening Primrose, Onagraceae) and Downingia laeta (Great Basin Calicoflower, Campanulaceae)", null, "The best botany, however was up in the mountains, where many montane and alpine meadows were still in glorious full bloom. Anticlea elegans (Mountain Deathcamas, Melianthaceae) formed large displays in marshy areas,", null, "while Epilobium orbicordum (Rock Fringe, Onagraceae) grew among the boulders", null, null, null, null, "Gentians, in particular, scream “end of summer” to me, and thus this post will likely wrap up the rambles for the year. I’ll be back following the winter rains next year." ]

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[ null, "Now, the trucks are empty, parked alongside piles of wood blanketed in thick dust. Workers who once chopped and lifted the wood drink tea and smoke marijuana in roadside shacks surrounded by scorched farmland.\n\nA crash in demand for rosewood in China due to the coronavirus outbreak has led to an abrupt halt in illegal logging in this lush pocket of northern Sierra Leone – a rare upside to the pandemic that has killed thousands and left much of the planet under lockdown.\n\n“No Chinese men are coming here any more, and they’re the only people to come here and help us by buying what we cut,” said Ishmael Sessay, who has been harvesting timber from Sierra Leone’s oldest park since last year.\n\nChinese demand for rosewood, which serves a growing domestic furniture market, has fueled illegal logging across West Africa, including in southern Senegal, where thick forests have depleted fast in recent years despite a ban.\n\nLogging for domestic use is allowed, but the government says logging in the park goes far beyond what is needed to satisfy home demand, and it does not have the resources to stop it.\n\nIn Outamba-Kilimi, more than 1,100 square km of park are protected by 27 unarmed rangers.\n\n“We are completely and totally overwhelmed by the influx of illegal activity that has been going on in the park,” said Joseph Musa, who runs Sierra Leone’s National Protected Areas Authority.\n\nDetermining how much forest Outamba-Kilimi has lost is difficult. Most satellite data tracks the loss of high-canopy forests, but much of Sierra Leone, including Outamba-Kilimi, consists of low-canopy forest savannah, loss of which is harder to detect.\n\nFor now, though, the forest has been granted a reprieve.\n\n“This coronavirus, I’m happy for it. I don’t want anybody to die, but I feel pain in my heart when I see this forest cut,” said Musa Kamara, who worked as a ranger in the park from 1981 to 2018. “This sickness is the only thing keeping them away.”" ]

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[ null, "Vlasta Delimar: This is I. Retrospective Exhibition 1979-2014, Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, May-August 2014\n\nVlasta Delimar graduated from the School of Applied Arts in Zagreb in 1977. She began working in the late 1970s together with a neoconceptual group known as the Group of Six Artists. The themes of V. Delimar’s early work – the female body, personal autonomy and notions of womanhood – would eventually solidify as the core of her artistic interest. Her early piece The Transformation of Personality (1980) took the form of a documented mock fashion show set in Zagreb’s Student Centre, which at the time was one of the most important alternative venues for emerging artists. V. Delimar, the only model in the show, eventually appeared completely naked. She herself frequently said that the naked body cannot deceive: it is the truthful medium of art. The same applies to sexual pleasure and the powerful potentialities it provides, as seen in a series of modified black-and-white photographs Visual Orgasm (1981) that portrays the artist’s sexual climax.\n\nIn 1993 the central institution for contemporary art in Croatia, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, organised the artist’s exhibition called My Poverty. In those socially turbulent years, after the breakup of Yugoslavia, a corresponding shift in her artistic attention took place. Underpinning it is a series of performances called Mature Woman (1997); in one, she is sitting with widespread legs, peeling vegetables in a window screen. By overacting and exposing, she is playing with the idea of a decorous middle-aged post-socialist woman. In Taking a Stroll as Lady Godiva (2001), V. Delimar rode naked in Zagreb city centre on a white horse without official approval to do so. She addressed injustice caused to an individual who wants to live by her own rules, but also voiced the criticism of public monuments depicting heroic horsemen by making an anti-monument gesture in order to subvert the traditional iconography. Men Should Be Trusted(2003) revealed that V. Delimar does not necessarily speak from a proclaimed feminist position, but rather from an internal narrative logic, taking primarily her own female experience as the starting point. The work consisted of billboards depicting V. Delimar standing in the grass, breasts exposed, smiling and waving. In front of her on the ground are sheets of paper, from which we can read the handwritten title. A group of feminists felt obligated to intervene. Although V. Delimar’s self-interpretation does not align with feminist endeavours, her art still carries a strong feminist potential. For several years, from 2005 on, she led an international multimedia project My Land, Štaglinec. In 2009, together with the celebrated Croatian artist Antonio G. Lauer (b. 1937, aka Tomislav Gotovac) and her partner Milan Božić, V. Delimar made another well-known nude Zagreb stroll Two Men and a Woman. She continues to perform naked, proudly presenting an aging body. The Right to an Orgasm at Over 60 (2017) addresses themes of shame and sexual repression in old age, uncovering the concepts of socially controlled bodies and women as desexualised caregivers.\n\nThe growing recognition of her work has been evident both internationally in numerous collaborations, and locally in two retrospective exhibitions that took place in 2014 and 2020.", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, "Vlasta Delimar, The Right to Orgasm at over 60, Galerija Mala, Jelačić Square, Zagreb, 2017", null ]

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[ null, "The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae.\n\nIt is the most widely distributed species of bird of prey, found on every continent except Antarctica; the only major ice-free landmass from which it is entirely absent is New Zealand.\n\nPeregrine falcons prefer open habitats, such as grasslands, tundra, and meadows. They are most common in tundra and coastal areas and rare in sub-tropical and tropical habitats.\n\nThey have recently begun to colonize urban areas because tall buildings and bridges are suitable for nesting in this species, and because of the abundance of pigeons and doves as prey items.", null, "There are 19 regional variants (subspecies) of peregrine falcon worldwide. These subspecies can be very different in size and color.\n\nLike all falcons, peregrine falcons have long, tapered wings and a slim, short tail.", null, "The male and female have similar markings and plumage, but as in many birds of prey the peregrine falcon displays marked sexual dimorphism in size, with the female measuring up to 30% larger than the male.\n\nThe peregrine falcon’s coloration helps it to blend into its environment. The back and the long pointed wings of the adult are usually bluish black to slate grey with indistinct darker barring; the wingtips are black. The white to rusty underparts are barred with thin clean bands of dark brown or black. The tail, colored like the back but with thin clean bars, is long, narrow, and rounded at the end with a black tip and a white band at the very end.", null, "According to a National Geographic TV program, the highest measured speed of a peregrine falcon is 389 km/h (242 mph).", null, "These birds most frequently hunt from a perch with a high vantage point, such as a cliff or tall tree. They take flight once prey have been detected. They may also fly or hover to search for prey.\n\nPeregrine falcons use a wide variety of vocalizations at different stages of life, but primarily during breeding seasons.\n\nThe usual nest is a mere scrape on a ledge high on a cliff, but a few populations use city skyscrapers or tree nests built by other bird species. The clutch is three or four reddish brown eggs, and incubation lasts about a month. The young fledge in five to six weeks.\n\nThe peregrine falcon became an endangered species in many areas because of the widespread use of certain pesticides, especially DDT. Since the ban on DDT from the early 1970s, populations have recovered, supported by large-scale protection of nesting places and releases to the wild.\n\nThe peregrine falcon has been listed as a species of “least concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since 2015.\n\nThe peregrine falcon is a well respected falconry bird due to its strong hunting ability, high trainability, versatility, and – in recent years – availability via captive breeding.", null, "In the late Middle Ages, the Western European nobility that used peregrines for hunting, considered the bird associated with princes in formal hierarchies of birds of prey, just below the gyrfalcon associated with kings. It was considered “a royal bird, more armed by its courage than its claws”.\n\nNative Americans of the Mississippian culture (c. 800–1500) used the peregrine, along with several other birds of prey, in imagery as a symbol of “aerial (celestial) power” and buried men of high status in costumes associating to the ferocity of raptorial birds.\n\nThe peregrine falcon is the national animal of the United Arab Emirates.\n\nThe peregrine falcon has been designated the official city bird of Chicago.\n\nThe 2007 US Idaho state quarter features a peregrine falcon.", null, null, null ]

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[ "{I write a monthly article in Lincoln County News. This was last month's}\n\n“But where is it I will go then?” asked little Opie, the very smallest of the goats, and youngest.\n\n“You kind of don’t go anywhere, because your body becomes like rain drops and it goes back into the ground so in fact, you will be everywhere,” said Ollie, a bit older than Opie.\n\n“So when you die, I will always be able to talk with you?” asked Opie.\n\n“Sure!” said Ollie, and he romped off to eat a tree.\n\n“It’s just like being the moon,” said Earnest, the very well read pig. “Your body is gone but you become the light of the moon.”\n\n“And you become the sun, and stars and snow,” said old Else, one of the oldest goats.\n\nThe conversation had begun because one of the old cats had died, and the animals are always informed by the house boss lady when a death occurs. The animals had seen many herd mates die, and buried. While they don’t carry on in mourning the same way the humans often do, they revered death as an integral part of life, and they respected both. They feared neither. In fact, they sensed death much sooner than most humans. The boss lady always came out and calmly told them who had died, and then she would let them all see the animal lying in repose, and they could sniff the body if they choose. But they knew long before the boss lady when death occurred. It was an innate message but also a scent of the dying that alerted them.\n\n“It sounds like being dead is a very busy time.” said Opie.\n\n“Death is not that important,” said old Else, who was very crippled and old, and felt she was probably the next one to go. “What is important is a good death.”\n\n“What is a good death?” asked Opie.\n\n“Well, think about what it was like to be really little, and you were sitting around with your mother and father, and maybe some other friends, having a nice evening and meal together, and then you got sleepy since you were so young. And your mother tucked you into your straw and kissed you goodnight, and as you fell off to sleep you could hear her and the others chewing their cud, and the moon was out over the barn and maybe you could hear the wind, or smell the ocean nearby...and just like that, you are asleep. That would be a good death,” said Else.\n\n“That sounds okay,” said Opie. “And then when I wake up I would be rain or snow or the moon and you could still see me anytime.”\n\n“That’s right, Opie, all the energy and love in your little body just gets bigger and bigger.”\n\n“I’ve always wanted to be bigger and bigger,” said the little goat in the barnyard. And he ran off to help Ollie eat the tree. “Is this tree someone we once knew?” he asked.", null, "Posted by Katherine Dunn/Apifera Farm at 8:16 AM\n\nEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest\nLabels: Else, Wisdom\n\nLove this. a LOT." ]

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[ "Over the past few weeks I’ve treated myself as a silent cast member per se on our beloved project. Of course the irony in this for the actual cast is that they are making a “silent” film. Why should I be any different, you may ask? Well, for me it has been about quiet observance and lots of listening because I get to become all of the voices for the cast. No pressure, right? Now, luckily this does not mean that I’ll be doing Elmer the Fudd voiceover over all Juli’s scenes (next film, Juli). No, I get the distinct honor and joy of being the sound and the voice of this film through music, and I am happy to report, I am pleased.", null, "As posts have been made, scenes been shot and friendships made, the “voice” of Providence has been keeping up with things right along all of you in the wings. Every observation and blog about the production sparked a new idea. “I should call this artist”, “oh, that song may work there”, “hire that guy for extra instrumentation”, etc. Of course much like the cast this has been one of the most challenging film projects I’ve done already in that there is so much more responsibility. Am I really the “voice” of the entire cast? Am I crazy enough to take the gig? The truth is, i am every bit of that crazy, and that’s what drew me in. I am much like the cast in that the challenge of making this project was an enormous part of the draw. That was second for me only to the fact that this is still a vehicle for us to glorify which will always be a priority for me when possible.\n\nApart from the fact that Sharon and Fred approved 90% of the music I submitted (yes, Brittany I got stumped), I’ve been enjoying the parallels so far between my “set” and that of the cast. While I do have a fair collection of my artists I’d either produced, toured or recorded with now on our soundtrack, I’ve also made new friends in some new artists and songwriters that I wasn’t familiar with. I’ve also been able to grow friendships with casual acquaintances that are now also going to be a strong part of our new “voice”. This is an exciting part for me as music supervisor on Providence as growth is one of the things I adore about filmmaking. As the role of music supervisor slowly comes to a head, the real fun begins next month when I get to sit down and compose the real “voice” of Providence. The score.\n\nPart of what makes a film come together is obviously the sound. So much of how I compose a film centers around not only the scene performance but the sounds going on. Everything from the foley and sound design to the way an actor speaks a line can influence me on a score. With that not being there for Providence, I’ve been wondering all along where that influence was going to come from. Lucky for me we have the answer. The original music from the artists is what has started to create our mood. Yes, Sean, you can breathe now.\n\nAs Sharon mentioned in a post, Providence is leading us in a direction with its “voice” that we didn’t quite expect. Of course we all know who is actually leading that but for me it is a wonderful and special thing to observe because now it is like the “rest of the cast” has finished their scenes. We have a wonderful array of known and upcoming artists now and a spectacular collection of tunes to incorporate into our film. The “voices” are starting to speak and now I can get to real work. I am excited to say the least because now the composer can take over and tie us all together. It is going to be very special as now melodies and moods can flow, and I am elated to see where it goes. I am not going to give anything away but I’ll bait you with the words “indie” at times “chamber orchestra”(perhaps) at others. Wherever the score takes me it is going to be a joy in the end (as long as I don’t screw it up) and hear our film speak. i’ll let let you know after another cup of coffee.\nMore from the studio soon……be blessed. SO’S\n\nChristian speaker, Sharon Wilharm, is a women’s ministry leader, popular media guest, and award-winning female filmmaker whose stories have impacted audiences around the globe. Her filmmaking efforts have been recognized with dozens of accolades including the AFA “Shibboleth Award for Visionary Leadership in the Field of Christian Film Making”, four prestigious ICVM Crown Awards including Bronze “Best Picture”, a finalist in the Christian Retailing’s Best Awards and dozens of “Best Writer”, “Best Director” and “Best of Fest” festival awards. An accomplished storyteller, Sharon draws the audience in with humor, engages them with stories, then ties everything together to bring to light spiritual truths. Her heart’s desire is to encourage women in their walk with the Lord, showing them how to find God’s will for their life through prayer and scripture.", null ]

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[ "\"Get ready for a close encounter of the herd kind.\" Studiocanal has released a third official UK trailer for A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, the latest comedy sequel from stop-motion studio Aardman Animations. This third trailer follows the first teaser trailer last year, and the other full-length UK trailer from earlier this year. It's a sequel to the surprisingly successful first Shaun the Sheep, originally released in 2015. When an intergalactic visitor – an impish and adorable alien called Lu-La – crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun soon sees an opportunity for alien-powered fun and adventure and sets off on a mission to shepherd Lu-La home. The small voice cast includes Justin Fletcher and John Sparkes. This looks like good fun and the more they show from this, the better it looks. Plus it's Aardman! And no matter what I always enjoy seeing more stop-motion animated films. I'm sure this will connect with children, too.\n\nHere's the third UK trailer for Aardman's A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, from YouTube:", null, "You can still watch the first UK teaser for Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon here, or the full UK trailer here.\n\nStrange lights over the quiet town of Mossingham herald the arrival of a mystery visitor from far across the galaxy… but at nearby Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun has other things on his mind, as his mischievous schemes are continually thwarted by an exasperated Bitzer. When an impish and adorable alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun soon sees an opportunity for alien-powered fun and adventure, setting off on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organisation can capture her…can Shaun and the flock avert Farmageddon on Mossy Bottom Farm before it’s too late? A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon is directed by filmmakers Will Becher (a lead animator for Aardman) & Richard Phelan (a storyboard artist for Aardman) both making their feature directorial debut. The screenplay is written by Jon Brown and Mark Burton, based on the characters created by Nick Park. StudioCanal will release Aardman's A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon in the UK this October. Lionsgate will then release the film first in the US starting December 13th, 2019 later this year.\n\nSome cliches in it, but still looks charming ...\n\nI'm a big fan of the stop-motion medium. Looks like fun.\n\nWhen will they make a legit crossover of their IPs? Just a matter of time." ]

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[ "Who is Preston Adelman? He’s Hip-Hop’s Next Big thing, But he’s not a Rapper", null, "Hailing from humble beginnings in Boaz, Alabama, 20-year-old artist and entrepreneur Preston Adelman is making a name for himself and his platform. A creative child growing up, Preston has always been enthralled with the hip-hop scene, and in 2016, his ambition turned into experimenting with custom album covers for his favorite artists. He created an Instagram page where he posted his unique custom album covers, and within two months, quickly grew to 35K followers. After his success, Preston created “TroopDsgn,’ the online name for his brand– settling on a new career path.\n\nPreston says he really had no true reason behind the name “Troop”– he was simply typing different usernames until one was available. However, that mantra has quickly risen among the ranks of the sports design world. Preston has gone viral numerous times for his unique content. In 2018, he found success creating custom rapper x NBA 2k covers. In 2019, his editing series “If rappers played in the NFL” became a popular trend across social media. Recently, his “SmallAthletes” trend, where Adelman shrinks athletes to bite-sized portions, has been picked up by teams all around the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL.\n\nOn his social media pages, Preston creates unique album cover designs, unique sports content, and photography from many concerts around the US– flaunting over 120K followers across all of his social media outlets, where Adelman eventually hopes to turn his booming platform into one of empowerment for aspiring artists.\n\nPreston has shot concerts for Migos, Lil Baby, Young Thug, Travis Scott, Gucci Mane, and many others. He recently created some cover art for his favorite rapper, NLE Choppa, for his song “No Love” that generated millions of streams. Their relationship started in May 2021, when Adelman met him in Memphis at Allen Iverson’s all-star basketball game. Fast forward exactly one year later, in May 2022, Preston was invited to take photos at NLE Choppa’s concert. Eventually, Adelman started working with NLE Choppa’s label and created many cover arts for the rapper and his artists.\n\nCurrently, Preston works with Playmaker, a sports/hip-hop outlet with over 15 million followers across their platform. Adelman’s role is to create winning/unique content and find new ways for Playmaker to go viral. By working with many record labels, Preston helps connect record labels to Gen-Z audiences Playmaker has helped push many of the top artists in the game today, including NBA Youngboy, Kodak Black, Logic, Roddy Ricch, DaBaby, 21 Savage, Trippie Redd, Tory Lanez, Eminem, Kevin Gates, Gucci Mane, and many more.\n\nWhile there are plenty of photographers, artists, and designers out there doing what he is doing, Preston believes he stands out by his genuine desire to see those around him succeed. He believes the most important part of succeeding is building genuine relationships. Had Adelman not built relationships in prior years to gain the trust, he would’ve never had the opportunity to work with the top rappers in the hip-hop industry." ]

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[ null, "By Jody Godoy and Dan Levine\n\nSAN JOSE, Calif. (AKUURA) -A California judge sentenced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors in her now-defunct blood testing startup that was once valued at $9 billion.\n\nHolmes, dressed in a dark blouse and black skirt, hugged her parents and her partner after the sentence was handed down.\n\nDuring the hearing, Holmes cried as she said she was “devastated” by her failures and would have done many things differently if she had the chance.\n\n“I have felt deep shame for what people went through because I failed them,” she said.\n\nBefore handing down the sentence, Davila called the case “troubling on so many levels,” questioning what motivated Holmes, a “brilliant” entrepreneur, to misrepresent her company to investors.\n\n“This is a fraud case where an exciting venture went forward with great expectations only to be dashed by untruths, misrepresentations, plain hubris and lies,” he said.\n\nThe judge set Holmes’ surrender date for April. Her lawyers are expected to ask the judge to allow her to remain free on bail during her appeal.\n\nAssistant U.S. Attorney Jeff Schenk told the judge before he handed down the sentence that a 15-year sentence would be “making a statement that the ends don’t justify the means.”\n\nHolmes’ attorney Kevin Downey sought home confinement for Holmes, saying leniency was justified because unlike someone who committed a “great crime” she was not motivated by greed.\n\nThe federal probation office had recommended a 9-year prison sentence, according to court papers.\n\nProsecutors and an attorney for Holmes declined to comment as they left court.\n\nProsecutors said at trial that Holmes misrepresented Theranos’ technology and finances, including by claiming that its miniaturized blood testing machine was able to run an array of tests from a few drops of blood. The company secretly relied on conventional machines from other companies to run patients’ tests, prosecutors said.\n\nHolmes testified in her own defense, saying she believed her statements were accurate at the time.\n\nThough she was convicted on four counts, Holmes was acquitted on four other counts alleging she defrauded patients who paid for Theranos tests.\n\nOnce valued at $9 billion, Theranos Inc promised to revolutionize how patients receive diagnoses by replacing traditional labs with small machines envisioned for use in homes, drugstores and even on the battlefield.\n\nForbes dubbed Holmes the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire in 2014, when she was 30 and her stake in Theranos was worth $4.5 billion.\n\nBut the startup collapsed after a series of articles in the Wall Street Journal in 2015 questioned its technology.\n\nHolmes is expected to challenge her sentence and Davila’s rulings upholding her convictions at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.\n\nBefore handing down the sentence, Davila asked if any victims of Holmes’ fraud were in court.\n\nAlex Shultz, whose son Tyler Shultz worked at Theranos and whose father, former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, invested in the company, told the judge how a family member once heard Holmes describe her supposedly revolutionary technology.\n\n“There is no hitch,” Holmes responded." ]

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[ null, null, "The Warcraft game series is a perfect example of a timeless masterpiece. It has, after all, cemented itself in gaming culture ever since its inception some 20-years ago. The Warcraft (2016) movie however, albeit much better than most film adaptations, ultimately fails to deliver where it matters.\n\nWarcraft (2016), directed by Duncan Jones (Source Code (2011)), seems to be a decent compromise between the notoriously difficult to adapt gaming and film industries. Instead of drawing its plot straight from the more popular game in the franchise, World of Warcraft, the movie is an adaption of Blizzard’s game: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans; the game that gave the franchise its roots.\n\nWarcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy (RTS) game that gave players the choice to play between two warring sides. The game featured full campaigns for both races. More importantly, it told the story of the just and great ruling Humans versus the savage and murderous Orcs with foreign magics and taboo practices. Charles Leavitt, Duncan Jones, and Chris Metzen penned the screenplay, which brought life to all major characters in the film while simultaneously telling a story of a growing war.", null, "Warcraft tells the story of Azeroth, and the beginnings of the war between Man and Orc. In a world inhabited by various fantastical races such as Elves and Dwarves, the rulers are Human. For many years Azeroth was peaceful and contemt until a surprise invasion of Orcs, a foreign race known for their savage lifestyles, threatens the balance of Azeroth.\n\nThe movie features exactly the same narrative as the game, with both of the races having their own motives behind events portrayed in the film. The Orcs, led by nefarious warlock Gul’dan (voiced by Daniel Wu) have had their world consumed by a dark magic that is causing the dead to rise from their graves and the lands to die. The Orcs, now desperate for new lands to settle in, are brought to the land of Azeroth and it is there that they launch a campaign to destroy all Men. Orc clan leader Durotan (voiced by Toby Kebbell) distrusts the Warclock Gul’dan, however. Dorutan questions his dark leadership, afraid of what he really has to offer for the entire Horde.\n\nOn the human side, King Llane (Dominic Cooper) and Knight Commander Lothar (Travis Fimmel) team up with the Guardian of the Realm Medivh (Ben Foster) and rebel mage Khadgar (Ben Schentzer) in order to find a peaceful solution to the invasion. It does not take them long to find that the realm needs protecting now more than ever. Slave and Halfbreed Orc, Garona (Paulla Patton) betrays her previous slave-masters, the Orcs. In exchange for freedom, she sides with the humans in order to give them an advantage against the imposing Gul’dan.", null, "Ultimately, the story is as strong as one can expect from an established world filled to the brim with lore and history. The problem is that Warcraft attempts to tell the story to such an extent that it feels just a tad too much. The movie features characters that are perfectly fleshed out which immediately elicits sympathy for both factions involved in the coming war. There are also numerous subplots that can, at times, become distracting for the casual film-goer.\n\nWarcraft also changes location too often, resulting in a confused audience who has no idea where the action is taking place. It becomes a game of recognising areas in order to know where scenes are taking place. This in itself is a tedious thing to ask of the average film-goer. This becomes even more arduous when the action starts to pick up pace. Despite all that, the movie still manages to tell a pretty compelling story, and that is the strangest part.\n\nOne redeeming feature of the movie is the superb use of Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) in a film. The movie is visually stunning and close-ups of the orcs can leave you amazed at the realism. One scene jumpts to mind though, where we see Durotan’s baby. Normally CGI babies in movies look like living plastic dolls, not unlike the awkwardness of Chucky (1988) or ceiling-crawling babies in Transporting (1996).", null, "On the flip side, things in the human encampment look too perfect. Their armour is too shiny, and their faces are air-brushed to the point of being unbelievable. This most probably was done in an attempt to blend CGI and reality together believably, but the overuse ironically makes it less believable. If this had been their intention, I think it would have been better to do the entire movie in CGI.\n\nIn conclusion, Warcraft (2016) is a deliberate throwback to the game that spawned an entire franchise. It is ripe with throwbacks and Easter eggs that will have all long-time fans smiling from ear to ear. However, the constant shifts in locale and overstuffing of plot may just be too much for the average movie goer to handle.\n\nUltimately, Warcraft is a beautiful, epic tale that is dragged down with too much content for the time allotted." ]

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[ null, "To celebrate, Simon will be taking to the stage to discuss creativity and writing with Uncommon Founder Nils Leonard at the UK Creative Festival.\n\nSimon rose to prominence as co-creator of the cult television show 'Spaced'. After two ground-breaking seasons, he moved on to develop and co-write, with Edgar Wright, the critically praised feature 'Shaun of the Dead', starring as the eponymous hero, Shaun. The film has since been voted one of the Best British Comedies ever made by many, including Empire Magazine and Channel 4.\n\nAfter conquering zombies, award ceremonies and the rest of the world, Simon and Edgar reprised their debut movie success with the smash-hit follow-up features, ‘Hot Fuzz’ and the third and final film in the ‘Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy’, ‘The Worlds End’.\n\nIn addition to his roles in Star Wars, Star Trek, and the Mission Impossible franchise, Simon’s recent roles include the much talked about cameo in Amazon Studio’s adaptation of popular comic-book series The Boys and the voice of The Chamberlain in Netflix’s ‘The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance’. Simon also starred alongside Juno Temple in Katharine O’Brien’s intimate look at the devastating impact of mental illness in ‘Lost Transmissions’. He has just wrapped the next instalment of Mission Impossible and completed shooting The Undeclared War for Channel 4 alongside Mark Rylance.\n\n“Simon is one of our leading creative British talents, responsible for some of the most iconic and loved moments from TV and Film over the last 20-years. The breadth of his storytelling vision is truly extraordinary. As Simon takes steps into directing, we’re thrilled (and a little giddy) that we’ll be on this journey alongside him.” RSA global MD, Kai Hsiung\n\n‘I’m really excited to be joining the RSA family and embarking on this new phase of my career. Excited by all the possibilities.’ Simon Pegg" ]

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[ "HBO’s popular fantasy drama series Game of Thrones‘ season 7 is out! Not the show exactly, but the plot has breached the wall of security that the showmakers had built with such dedication after the major Season 5 leak. One Redditor under the username awayforthelads had posted spoilers for season 7 weeks ago. At first, their theories seemed ridiculous but then, as images from the show’s sets surfaced, the theories suddenly started to seem very possible.\n\nThings went from weird to weirder when, after the leaked plots seemed feasible, the Redditor’s account suddenly got deleted. Fishy, right? Anyway, remember how everyone down south in Westeros refused to accept that the White Walkers have returned? Well, according to one of the spoilers, Jon Snow brings a wight from across the wall, as a prisoner, to help make people aware of the imminent threat. At first, everyone was skeptical of this but then, the spoiler was confirmed by Watchers on the Wall and the leaks suddenly gained credibility.", null, "So, does that mean that all his other theories are true as well? I don’t know but, if they are even in the slightest then, OH MY GOD! On the off chance that they are true then, in the next season, we’ll get to see a reunion of Arya and Nymeria. But not before Arya kills off all the Frey sons AND Littlefinger.", null, "Jon’s real name was also revealed to be Aegon and he wants to keep his resurrection a secret. We might also get to see his parents, Rhaegar and Lyanna, get married. Do you know what that would mean? Jon Snow would be a trueborn Targaryen prince so Daenerys has no claim to the throne.", null, "Speaking of the Targaryen queen, she’s going to go bat-shit crazy, just like her father and rain fire wherever she goes. Sadly for her, Jon Snow crosses the wall with Viserion to bring back a wight as proof of the White Walkers’ existence. Viserion dies at the hands of the Night King only to be resurrected by him. The dragon will end up being the Night King’s bitch and the tables will turn. Imagine the horror of the Mother of Dragons.\n\nOh… There were some other spoilers like the wall will crumble as Jon has sex with Dany.\n\nThe good part is that none of these have been confirmed but the fact that these spoilers came from a credible source is making me nervous because honestly, I don’t think I can handle all of this. You can read all of these unconfirmed spoilers here.\n\nShortly after these rumours surfaced, conspiracy theorists put their thinking caps on. The Game of Thrones season 5 leak was reportedly done by the show itself in order to create hype. This was confirmed by Alexander Siddig, the actor who played Prince Doran. The confirmation of the wight scene was also reportedly a trick where the crew was trying to mess with us.\n\nOther people who claim to have inside knowledge have refuted these rumours but, they also say that this leak could be the showmakers’ attempt to throw us off which seems very likely. While all of us here are losing our shit, the showmakers are sitting there all smug like." ]

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[ null, "Arsenal striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has posted images on his social media pages to reveal that he has been suffering from Malaria since going on international duty with Gabon last month.Aubameyang missed the clash at the weekend between Arsenal and Sheffield with an illness, with many thinking it was COVID-19 but the striker has now revealed that it was in fact Malaria which has been affecting him.“I’m already feeling much better every day, thanks to the great doctors that detected and treated the virus so quickly,” Aubameyang said in a post on Instagram, alongside a photo of himself on a hospital bed.“I wasn’t really feeling myself the last couple weeks but will be back stronger than ever soon!”", null, "Since returning from international duty, he has played two games for Arsenal — against Liverpool in the Premier League on April 3 and against Slavia Prague in the Europa League last week. He missed the win over Sheffield United in the league on Sunday and wasn’t part of the squad taking on Slavia in the second leg of the quarterfinals on Thursday. The post Arsenal striker Pierre Aubameyang shares photo from hospital bed as he recovers from Malaria appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog." ]

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[ "The New Animal Kingdom ~ The Urban Jungle ~ the metropolis. Now home to more than 50% of the earth’s human population. Meanwhile, nature is once again becoming congested and this time mankind is to thank: fire-fighters, conservationism, tree-huggers. It’s not as if we’re the the only animals that build, destroy and bogart mother nature…but perhaps we’re the first to realize (bless the human brain) that we must conserve to sustain.\n\nIt didn’t occur to me until recently that a natural preserve must seem quite congested to an animal. Yellowstone, Yosemite & the river-mouths in Alaska during spawning season…they are the Manhattan, Bangkok & San Francisco of the animal kingdom. Although not every animal enjoys living in the natural preserve, it’s animal instinct to provide for one’s family. “Honey, there are not enough worms here…we’re moving to the forrest.”\n\nImagine the most bustling forrest you’ve hiked thru: for a moment, shut-off your eyes and just listen. It’s a cacophony of noise. Listen to the birds sing. Listen to the brook babble. It’s a natural symphony! Beautiful. However, if you change your perspective, that forrest seems unlivable. Consider how annoyed a bear must be by the never ending squawking of a crow. Ponder how badly a frog needs a good nights rest in the rainy season but the incessant droll of the creek keeps him up.\n\nIt gets so bad, that one sparrow leaves. He flies downstream, to the west. The millions of tall & obnoxious trees dwindle with every stroke of his wings ~ leaving behind thousands of species (that he never much cared for) whom made the natural skyscrapers their home.", null, "He reaches the City by the Bay…a land he had heard about in myths and dreamt was real. This idyllic paradise is foreign but he feels at home. It’s nearly silent, except for a few new & pleasant sounds. The horns, the bells, the peaceful chatter of the people whom raise and lower their volume, pitch and tone but never seem to cry like the miserable hawk. It’s clean, almost sterile ~ and he can fly without fear of running into a tree, bird or dumb moose. His best friend, the stoner-butterfly, the trip and he’s proliferated. Turns out he wasn’t a fool for leaving after all. In fact, the bird contemplates returning to the forrest but only to brag about his new home. But he is never going back, he found his Walden." ]

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[ null, "A record twelve years straight of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister came to an end Sunday night as Naftali Bennett was sworn in.\n\nThe new government, which at least temporarily, ends a roadblock in Israeli politics, was approved by a vote of 60 to 59 opposed, with one abstention.\n\nIn Israel, voters support their block, or party at the poll, and then the party with at least 60 votes can elect the prime minister. But that has never happened and parties are forced into a coalition to gain the 60 vote majority to elect a leader.\n\nMembers of the new cabinet included former election opponents of Netanyahu. Those include Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) who failed to obtain a majority in 2020 and Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beiteinu). The most controversial addition to the cabinet is that of Saeed Alhoromi, leader of the Ra’am party which has ties to the Islamists.\n\nBennet, 49 years old, becomes the first religiously observant Jew to take the helm of the country and is the first to have been born to American parents. He is seen as to the right of Nethanyahu, a fact that has been downplayed by American and European media outlets that have regularly attacked Netanyahu in the past.\n\nREAD: Bennett to the right of Netanyahu\n\nBennett’s first Knesset speech as prime minister was drowned out by non-stop heckling from his opponents in Nethanyahu’s coalition of the Likud, Shas, Religious Zionism, and United Torah Judaism parties.\n\nBennett is 49 years old, the child of American parents, and the first Israeli prime minister to be religiously observant. During his maiden speech, he waited patiently for the heckling to subside before continuing.\n\nHe said he would be the prime minister of all Israelis, including those who didn’t vote for him, and promised to open a new chapter with Israel’s Arab citizens.\n\nTOUR ISRAEL: Join Metro Voice on a tour of Israel this fall\n\nForeign policy expert Daniel Pipes writes in the Washington Times, “Only when Netanyahu departs the prime ministry can conservative and centrist parties come together and govern as a unit. Were Mr. Netanyahu gone, today’s misbegotten, even freakish, coalition of 61 members from across the political spectrum (right, center, left and Islamist) could be replaced by a sensible right-center bloc of up to 81 members, or more than two-thirds of the parliament’s 120 seats.”\n\nBut political scientist Guy Ben Porat says that including an Arab party in the government is significant.\n\nAlthough Arabs have significant roles in society, including sitting not the Supreme Court and in media, many feel ostracized from much of Israeli culture because of the stain of Palestinian terrorism which rocked the country in the early 2000s. More than 2,400 Israeli citizens were murdered by Palestinian Arab suicide bombings of school busses, cafes, and public transportation. So disturbing were the massive, almost daily attacks to the Israeli psyche, public distrust spread and continues to this today. It is not helped by Arab Palestinian social media filled with calls for martyrdom against their Israeli citizens.\n\nTime will tell if the new coalition with Arab participation helps heal the deep wounds caused by the attacks.\n\nThe election portends as much internationally as it does domestically. With what is seen as a compliant and even weak American administration now, many wonder if there’s any will to stop Iran.\n\nPorat said that there are celebrations in Iran, implying that Bennett and the new government will not prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.\n\nPrevious: 5 ways to make your home a healthier place to be\nNext: Spirit of Kansas 4th of July festival back in full for 2021 in Topeka", null ]

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[ null, "This past Wednesday Evanston Police released harrowing dashcam footage of the 2015 arrest of an African American man who was suspected to have stolen the car her was driving in- however, as it turned out- the vehicle ended up being be his own.\n\nOn the night of October 10, 2015, Lawrence Crosby an engineering doctoral candidate at Northwestern University, was working on his car around 7:00 PM when a woman passing by suspected him to be stealing the vehicle. Following her 9-1-1 call she followed Crosby to tell his dispatcher of their location.\n\nCrosby, had his own dash cam video recording in his car, and he can be heard telling someone he felt he was being followed (which he was). He was heading to the police station for his own safety due to his suspicions, but ended up getting stopped in a church parking lot before he could arrive. Instead of being held by police, what followed ended up in his assault at the hands of police.\n\nAs reported by Craig Wall for Fox32 writes:\n\nThe dashcam video shows him get out with his hands up with a cellphone in his hand and he then gets taken down by officers who thought they were dealing with someone who stole a car.\n\n“I’m cooperating…sir, you’re on video… that’s an FYI,” Crosby can be heard telling the officers. He had moved to the front of his car to put himself within view of his own camera.\n\nEvanston Alderman Brian Miller, who is running for Mayor, said he was infuriated at what the video showed, particularly in light of the fact that there have been five incidents in the last two years where he says police have not de-escalated minor incidents.\n\nHe pushed for the release of the video and says this case needs to be a wakeup call for the Evanston Police Department.\n\n“I understand being a police officer is a tough job, but we need them to exercise judgment in their day to day operations. And in this situation, within ten seconds of Mr. Crosby getting out of his car with his hands in the air, he was tackled, he was kneed while he was standing up, then he was punched repeatedly by multiple officers, for allegedly stealing his own car. Our police officers need to be better than that,” Alderman Miller said.\n\nCrosby was charged with resisting arrest and disobeying officer, but a judge threw out those charges. Crosby filed a civil rights lawsuit against Evanston Police in 2016 and that case is now pending.\n\nEvanston Police found the use of force justified, but in light of this incident, they said the department has changed it’s policy so that subjects do not need to be taken down by officers during an arrest.\n\nEvanston Police issued a video statement on their YouTube channel, along with the dash cam video and 9-1-1 call.\n\nInteractions like the one between Crosby and the Evanston police are on the rise. High profile cases of unarmed Black men killed in situations like this are becoming too commonplace to brush under the rug and is indicative of the deeper rooted problems within law enforcement involving issues of racial profiling and racism as a whole. The Evanston PD, are not taking responsibility for the actions of their employees as they have stated they felt the force used was adequate and justified.\n\nDo you think the same would have been said had Crosby been white?\n\nIf Police departments blindly support their officers in their wrong doing, this will allow emboldened officers to continue with their poor behaviour all while feeling justified to do so.\n\nWhat are your thoughts on the whole situation? Do you think Crosby has a good case for his Civil suit?\n\n“Our Source Is Not The Russian Government” – Anti Media News" ]

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[ null, "Play Poker at a Poker Tournament\n\nPoker is one of the most popular games played by Americans today. The first known game of poker was in China in sometime around 6000 BC. Poker is an online family of card games where players place wagers over which hand is most likely to win according to the rules of that particular game. There are numerous variations on poker, all of which have gained popularity with time and are played across the world.\n\nIn a standard game of poker a player may bluff, call, raise or fold. Bluffing is when a player pretends to not have a hand, usually to draw the wrong card or for some other reason, and thus hope that someone will fold or take a lower amount of the pot than their real bet. Calling is when a player bets and then calls that someone else who has made the initial bet.\n\nThere are two ways in which a player may bet. They may call with their raise, which is the highest amount that can be bet on a turn; they may call with a raise after the flop, which is lower than their previous raise, but not by that much. There is also a type of betting known as a “least cost”. This means that a player may bet the smallest amount that will cover their entire betting range, no matter what their hand size is. Once a player enters the pot after the flop, the bets for the players in the pot are considered to be cost based, and the pot may only be split based upon the final betting total." ]

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[ null, "Deathtrap, a tower-defense game with strong action-RPG elements, comes to Steam on 22nd October as an Early Access Game with many exciting features you’ve been longing to see in this genre. Choose from three game modes (PvP, Single Player and Cooperative Campaign), create your own maps and monsters, share them with your friends and get ready for a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.\n\nBe clever, be quick – and show no mercy.", null, null, null, null, null, null ]

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[ "Love can be found in the most unexpected of places, even if it's on a roadside banner.\n\nHaving given up on his search for a wife through social media (too much competition), a man from Terengganu, Malaysia, turned to a rather unusual way of advertising his availability — by putting up two banners of himself in town.\n\nTurns out, it actually worked.\n\nHis banner caught the attention of the internet when a passerby took a photo and shared it on Twitter on Jan 10.\n\nAfter the picture made its rounds online, 35-year-old Noor Aziro Abdullah received numerous calls enquiring about the ad, including one from a lady from the same state.\n\nHis potential missus? A 33-year-old clerk who contacted him out of curiosity, and the pair have hit off since.\n\n\"We are just friends since we're still in the early part of the relationship,\" Aziro told the Malay Mail. \"Even though she said she agrees with me being her husband, we still want to get to know each other first.\"\n\nAfter a few weeks of exchanging text messages, the two decided to meet up last week, with Aziro's little sister in tow.\n\nAccording to his sister, Aziro's family wants someone who can accept him as who he is (he's a carpenter), as well as his modest family, which includes three other sisters.", null, "Though his banner has already been removed by the Dungun Municipal Council, Aziro continues to receive calls and messages about it.\n\n\"I still get calls from all over. Most of them are from outside of Terengganu, some are from Klang, Johor, even Sarawak and to my surprise, I've also received calls from Indonesia.\"\n\nA caller from Penang even rang him to compliment Aziro and his originality, while another asked if his method worked as he wanted to try it out for a friend.\n\nFor now, to focus on his budding relationship, Aziro has decided to put the search for love on standby." ]

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[ "LCL plans to remove about a hundred agencies by 2021\n\nThe bank LCL, a retail subsidiary in France, the Crédit Agricole group SA, plans to remove up to a hundred agencies by 2021, indicated to the AFP a spokesman fo", null, "The bank LCL, a retail subsidiary in France, the Crédit Agricole group SA, plans to remove up to a hundred agencies by 2021, indicated to the AFP a spokesman for the group, confirming information published by the Agefi. \"LCL redevelops and expands its branch network to enhance its network in new areas of life and territories of the Grand Paris and the major regional metropolises,\" says the bank, which uses the term \"consolidation\" agencies rather than \"suppression\".\n\nIn detail, this new organization will result in \"the collection of 80 to 110 agencies in close proximity to each other to group together all of the skills in the same place and gain efficiency,\" he said. The bank, which has presented this plan to the staff representative bodies in mid-February, also provides for the creation of 20 to 25 agencies LCL on urban areas considered as \"strategic\" as well as the relocation of approximately 50 agencies.\n\nThis project is part of the continuation of its plan of reorganization of its territorial network, which has already resulted in the removal of 198 agencies from 2016. In total, the network is the LCL in France account for more than 1,700 agencies, according to the website of the bank.\n\n1 The growth of the world leaded by trade tensions 2 Air Transport: Terminal blocked by the yellow vests 3 Yellow vests: the traders affected will have exemptions 4 Uber: the decision of the tribunal pushed back several... 5 In full strike, customs officers meet Gérald Darmanin 6 The presentation of the draft law energy postponed 7 Why are Americans moving so much? 8 The boom of offers of green electricity 9 Elections union at Air France: the CGT eliminated 10 Of control software of the Boeing 737 Max is going...\n\nThe growth of the world leaded by trade tensions" ]

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[ "OnePlus has practically multiplied its piece of the overall industry in the premium cell phone section in India and has become fastest growing premium smartphone in india.\n\nAs indicated by International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker 2017 Q3, OnePlus keeps on fortifying its piece of the pie in the premium online cell phone advertise in India with 62.2 percent piece of the pie, keeping up its lead over officeholder cell phone monsters Apple and Samsung in online channels.\n\nOnePlus caught 12 percent offer of the premium cell phone shipments in India amid Q1, 2017 and the offer has dramatically increased to 28 percent in only two quarters.\n\nThe brand saw its best ever quarterly deals in India in the second from last quarter this year, practically multiplying its volumes and piece of the pie every year and was the quickest developing brand in its fragment, quarter on quarter. The other key features of Q3 2017 are as per the following:\n\nOnePlus 5 was the best offering cell phone by and large (above USD 400) with 24.74 percent share, well in front of the leader show from Apple and Samsung.\n\nOnePlus, an Amazon elite, additionally solidified its initiative on online channels as its volume share expanded from 57.1 percent to 62.2 percent amid the quarter (above USD 400 section).\n\nRegarding general positioning, OnePlus grew 120 percent y-o-y amid Q3 2017 and appeared at No. 8 in rundown of best 10 marks in India (in view of significant worth).\n\n“Our emphasis on offering a premium cell phone understanding and sustaining the security with the quickly developing OnePlus people group in extraordinary and drawing in ways has helped the brand develop quickly, while making an unmistakable personality. Driven by the extraordinary execution of our current cell phones, OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 3T specifically, we are lowered by the market approval as the brand turned into the favored decision for the computerized wise purchasers searching for a premium cell phone understanding. OnePlus is resolved to organize client experience and offer best of the innovation accessible by ceaselessly advancing on the product and in addition equipment,” said general supervisor at OnePlus, Vikas Agarwal.\n\nAfter the effective dispatch of the OnePlus 5, the brand is currently all set to divulge the most recent and much-anticipated OnePlus 5T on November 16, 2017.", null, "Aahana Kumra: “My Heart Goes Out To Each Person In The...\n\nTop 10 most expensive phones in the world\n\nAirtel declares 60GB free net for a half year: Here’s the..." ]

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[ null, "Pence, an evangelical Christian, told Fox News that Limbaugh was \"the anchor of conservatism\" and said that Limbaugh served as his inspiration to go into talk radio before Pence got into politics.\n\nThroughout his long tenure as a commentator and broadcaster, Limbaugh has been criticized for espousing viewpoints that have been harmful, sexist, homophobic, and racist.\n\nFor example, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he downplayed the public health threat posed by the virus, claiming it was \"being weaponized as yet another element to bring down Donald Trump.\" He called former first daughter Chelsea Clinton, who was 12 years old at the time, a dog, compared NFL players to gang members, and conducted a segment on his radio show in which he mocked people dying from the AIDS virus. Limbaugh later stated he regretted the latter.\n\nLimbaugh was a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, who awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom." ]

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[ null, "Other Available Books by Ivy Davis\n\nAbout Savage Oath by Ivy Davis\n\nI had a choice: Either die or get married.\nI chose to die but he wouldn’t let me.\nLiam Donovan, second in command to the Irish mob.\nHe’s decided that he wants me for himself, despite my objections.\nRunning is all I’ve ever known\nAnd now he expects me to settle down, with him.\nScrew that.\nI’m not a woman that he can so easily tame.\nLiam has another thing coming if he thinks he’s going to get his way.\nAnd yet, my desire for him grows by the day,\nMaking what I must do that much harder.\nOur marriage is coming to a head.\nEither we’ll make it out alive…\nOr we’ll both die in the process.\nSavage Oath is the third book in the Donovan Mob series but can be read as a standalone and has a gaurnteed happy ending." ]

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[ "A New Way to Become a Teacher", null, "A month after he graduated from Beloit College with a degree in mathematics, my son Ben is taking his first step towards becoming a high school math teacher.\n\nHe starts his Denver Teacher Residency program Monday through a collaborative effort between the University of Denver and the Denver Public Schools.\n\nBen will be taking classes for the next year at Denver University and in the fall he will be helping his mentor mathematics teacher in her classroom at Lincoln High School, which is a low-income, predominantly Hispanic high school in Denver. (President Obama visited the school in 2011.)\n\nIf all goes well, Ben will earn his teaching credential and a master’s degree by this time next year and will become a full-fledged math teacher in the Denver school district for the 2015-2016 school year.\n\nThis spring Ben flew to Denver to participate in what could be called speed-dial dating with mentor mathematics teachers in Denver. At the University of Denver, Ben and his new classmates got to talk for about five minutes with 14 different math teachers. After those 14 conversations and reading each teacher’s bio and philosophy of teaching, Ben had to pick his five favorites. On their end, the teachers did the same. Last week Ben was thrilled to discover that he got his No. 1 teacher pick.", null, null, "Ben in front of University of Denver’s College of Education\n\nWhen Ben decided that he wanted to be a teacher, I started researching. While I know a lot about college for undergraduates, I know far less about graduate programs. I should mention here that I think far too many students trot off to graduate school. Lots of these college grads, in my opinion, choose grad school because they don’t know what else to do. And that’s a terrible reason to take this step, which can be quite expensive.\n\nOne of the unique aspects of graduate degrees in education is that many teachers pursue them. Teachers typically obtain master’s degree because they can earn more money from their school districts. This is the reality even though there is zero evidence that a teacher with a master’s degree is a better teacher than one with just a bachelor’s degree.\n\nWhen researching Ben’s options, I talked with a math education professor at San Diego State, whose son used to play soccer with Ben when they were younger. The professor warned me that there are lots of bad master’s programs that serve teachers who want the diploma to qualify for higher salaries, but don’t want to work hard getting it.\n\nFYI, I don’t blame the teachers for feeling this way since getting a master’s degree is a dumb requirement for receiving higher pay. The prof suggested that Ben consider getting a teacher credential initially and if he ended up really liking teaching he could seek out a top-notch master’s degree program.\n\nI must say that my opinion of the Schools of Education, at the beginning of my search, was low and what I was discovering made me feel worse. The research, for instance, coming out of the bipartisan National Council of Teacher Quality is incredibly depressing.\n\nThe NCTQ conducts annual surveys of the quality of teacher preparation programs and the results are atrocious. Here is a post that I wrote last summer on this topic on the latest NCTQ annual report: Teacher Education Programs Flunk Out\n\nThe NCTQ, also released a study in December that suggests that the majority of teacher programs do a poor job of preparing teachers to manage their classrooms, which is essential to being a successful teacher.\n\nPeople asked me if Ben had considered Teach for America, but I was skeptical of this program that appears to be a big draw among students at elite schools. The problem that I see with Teach for America is that new grads get just five weeks of training in the summer and then they are thrown into their own classroom in low-income schools. Talk about setting young grads up for failure!\n\nThanks to a friend of mine in Denver, I was thrilled to discover teacher residency programs, which are becoming increasingly popular.", null, "and give them a strong year of on-the-job training, similar to a medical residency, so they can be more effective when they get their own classroom. Compared to the traditional educational programs, there is far less time devoted to theory and much more time focused on practical advise.\n\nResidency programs seek recent college grads with very strong academic credentials and young professionals who want to teach math and science or other hard-to-fill teaching slots in low-income schools. Students who have earned a bachelor’s degree in education are not eligible.\n\nGrad students in these programs typically spend a year in a mentor teacher’s classroom while also attending classes. At the end of the program, the graduates will have a teacher’s credential and a master’s degree.\n\nBeyond representing a promising route into teaching, these programs can be an inexpensive way to get into teaching.\n\nI think Ben’s program in Denver is typical of what you’ll find. The Denver Public School District is paying Ben a $20,000 stipend to participate in the program which should cover his room and board for the year. The University of Denver discounted the tuition for the program and Ben has taken out a federal unsubsidized loan to cover the rest of the tuition. The school district, however, will pay off a quarter of his loan each year for four years if he remains in the school district.\n\nBen could end up paying $0 for a master’s degree in education.\n\nA Sampling of Teacher Residency Programs\n\nIf you are interested in learning more about teacher residency programs, I’ve included links to some of the programs. Ben had applied or was planning to apply to the first five that I listed below before he got accepted into the Denver program.\n\nUrban Teacher Residency United This umbrella group will connect you to many residency programs including Atlanta, Memphis, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Richmond, Seattle and Chattanooga.\n\nBen’s first choice was the Denver program because he wanted to live there. He visited the Rocky Mountains quite a few times growing up because his dad is a native of Denver. We were lucky because Ben’s aunt was always generous in letting us stay at her place in Vail, which made vacations inexpensive.", null, "Ben, his aunt and his dad\n\nThe photos below are our favorites of Ben in the mountains. I took the first photo minutes before he had his first snowboard lesson in Vail. I took the second one after he finished his first day on the slopes with his snowboard class. When his teacher residency is over, I hope Ben is as excited about teaching as he was about snowboarding!", null ]

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[ "A Dozen recipes of Hilsa is being showcased at the month-long festival at Oh! Calcutta", null, "Hilsa fish (or “Ilish\" as it is known in Bengali) occupies its pride of place in Bengali cuisine. During monsoon every year, the taste of this fish is at its best, as this is the time it goes from the sea upstream into the rivers. Bengalis love this fish from the core of their heart, a passion that is comparable to the Hyderabadi passion for biryani. The Bengali cuisine has a huge number of recipes using this fish, starting from the humble fried fish and simple curries to steamed versions in mustard sauce. There is a trend of serving boneless dishes of the fish too in recent times, though puritans argue this is not the way to relish this delicacy. Hilsa is also popular in countries like Myanmar, Pakistan and states of India such as Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.\n\nOh! Calcutta, the restaurant chain specializing in Bengali cuisine hosts a Hilsa Festival in its branches across the city during monsoon. The promotion named The River Water Hilsa Festival is currently on at its branches all over the country. A special menu is offered across all the branches, consisting of 12 different preparations of the fish.", null, "While Ilisher Jhol (a curry using basic spices as well as kalonji, with brinjal added as a vegetable), and Ilish Bhaja are some of the traditional preparations, the promotion also showcases quite a few dishes with boneless Hilsa, as well off-beat preparations using souring agents like Aamra (Indian hog plum). Here are some of my picks from the dishes being offered:", null, "Ilisher Fish Finger: This variant of the popular dish Fish Finger tastes even better with the Hilsa flavours slightly overwhelming the rich spices. Goes well with Kasundi, a mustard-based sauce popular in Bengal.", null, "Mochar Ilish: Mocha or banana flower has a few exotic preparations in Bengali cuisine, but the preparation with boneless Hilsa is not common. A layer of boneless fish is covered by some spiced and well-cooked banana flower.", null, "Smoked Hilsa: This recipe is a legacy of British India, which used to be popular in the clubs of Calcutta during the British Raj. The boneless fish with a smoky taste is served with Sautéed Vegetables and Potato Wedges.", null, "Ilish Paturi: Boneless Hilsa is prepared in a sauce of mustard along with green chillies, and then wrapped in a banana leaf and steamed. Oh! Calcutta version follows the traditional recipe and tastes authentic.", null, "Lal Lonkar Ilish: This preparation appeals to the spicy palates and should work well with the locals in Hyderabad. The spicy and tangy preparation has a copious amount of red chillies and goes well with rice.", null, "Aamra Diye Ilish: A light and tangy curry with Indian hog plum being the souring agent. This comfort dish with rice was my favourite from the menu.\n\nSome other interesting recipes being offered are Meghna Majhider Ilish, inspired by the boatmen of the river Meghna in Bangladesh, and Aam Tel Ilish, where Hilsa steamed with mango pickles, steamed sealed in a clay pot with Steamed Rice. The a-la-carte festival is on for both lunch and dinner.\n\nThe River Water Hilsa Festival is on until the end of August at Kolkata, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad branches of Oh! Calcutta." ]

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[ "Woman bags jail sentence after deliberately sawing off her hand to claim £925,000 in insurance scam", null, "22-year-old Julija Adlesic from Ljubljana in Slovenia has bagged a three year jail sentence after deliberately sawing off her hand to claim a £925,000 insurance payout.\n\nAdlesic reportedly hatched the macabre plot with her boyfriend and arrived the hospital when they knew the hand could not be reattached. Adlesic told hospital authorities that she injured herself while sawing branches.", null, "Just days before the incident in early 2019, police investigations found Adlesic’s partner, Sebastien Abramov searched online for information on artificial hands work. This was used as evidence that the amputation was part of an insurance scam plot.\n\nTheir plan was foiled after police recovered the appendage and surgeons reattached it. The 22-year-old lady however protested her innocence during her trial, saying she would never have deliberately chopped off her hand .\n\n“No one wants to be crippled.\n\n“My youth has been destroyed. I lost my hand at the age of 20.\n\n“Only I know how it happened.”", null, "She was subsequently found guilty of attempted insurance fraud by a court in the city. Sentencing her to three years, Judge Marjeta Dvornik said;\n\n“We believe the sentences are fair and appropriate, and will serve their purpose.”" ]

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[ "Drizella weed strain: How to Grow and Enjoy This Plant\n\nDrizella is a hybrid, which means that it has both Sativa and Indica properties. Even so, it’s a Sativa-dominant strain that crosses three marijuana plants: White Widow, Cinderella 99, and Space Queen. The buds of this delicious strain have a tropical aroma and notes of citrus, pineapple, and vanilla. But, the effects are even more amazing. When you consume the plant, you can expect clarity and stimulating long-lasting cerebral effects.\n\nDue to its energizing and motivating nature, the Drizella strain is widely popular among musicians and other creatives. The effects include a high, but do not make you lose focus. In fact, Drizella is known to boost creativity and inspiration due to Sativa’s effects.\n\nIf you choose to consume this weed, know that the effects are hard-hitting and long-lasting. This is because of the high THC level of the strain, as well as the unique THC: CBD ratio.\n\nDrizella was created by Dynasty Seeds. It inherited the sweet and tropical aroma from the crossing of the three hybrids. The amazing crossing created excellent genetics and a plant that’s easy to grow. The Drizella cannabis can be grown indoors or outdoors as long as the conditions are warm such as in the Mediterranean climate.\n\nInitially, Drizella has sweet notes and gives consumers an instant energy boost. After an hour or two, the effects move onto more soothing effects, eventually bringing the consumer to deep and calm sleep.\n\nWhat Are The Effects Of The Drizella?\n\nFans of this weed love it because of the energy boost it provides. Because of the high THC levels, Drizella has almost instant and long-lasting effects. This makes it ideal for daytime use, but after a few hours, the user should be ready to experience heaviness and head to his couch or his bed.\n\nThe strain can be used both as a medicinal weed or a recreational weed. Consuming it brings people to an uplifted state and boosts their motivation for the rest of the day. Once you inhale and exhale it, you’ll feel an uplifting effect and a force of energy that will help you get through your daily challenges. The best part about this is that the seeds of the strain don’t take away your focus. You can keep your mind sharp while enjoying the psychedelic properties.\n\nDrizella brings feelings of excitement and happiness, combined with euphoria waves that keep the user optimized. This girl makes for an excited high, often accompanied by the giggles, which makes it a great weed to use in company with friends. Even though these effects come rapidly, you can expect a second wave of mellow and steady cerebral high that will elevate your mood and make you talkative.\n\nOnce these effects subside, it will soothe you and its calming properties will make you get rid of all stress and worries, helping you to have a good night’s sleep.\n\nWhat Are The Medical Appointments Of The Drizella Weed?\n\nIt is the ideal solution for the treatment of some chronic conditions, especially in cases of chronic pain or chronic fatigue. The weed keeps the patients energized for a couple of hours and can be used both during the day and the night for higher productivity and calmer sleep.\n\nBecause of the many medical appointments, it now comes in various shapes and forms. You can smoke it in a cigarette, take it vaporized, or in the form of edibles such as wax. Nowadays, Drizella is used regularly by patients, even in the morning, to help them get through the rest of the day. Depressed users use it to contain the stressful feelings and emotions, and beat the depression symptoms.\n\nFinally, it is used by patients who suffer from chronic headaches and cramps, as well as inflammation.\n\nWhat Are The Possible Side Effects?\n\nAs you can imagine, this strain like any other can have some adverse reactions on its users, especially the ones that aren’t used to it or take too much too fast. The bud is known to leave people with dry mouth or cottonmouth, as well as show some symptoms like dry eyes. Thankfully, these are mild symptoms that can easily be controlled with a simple solution – water.\n\nDrizella can make some consumers feel a bit of paranoia if they suffer from mood disorders, and aren’t used to this type of potency in marijuana strains. Another adverse effect is dizziness, though it’s rarely reported in users.\n\nWhat Are The Features Of The Drizella Strain?\n\nThe Drizella strain is easy to recognize because of its appearance and amazing flavor and fragrance. Let’s see what features this strain has.\n\nHow does it look, smell or taste?\n\nDrizella has a super attractive appearance with dense structure and light buds. The aroma is yet another reason for its attractive appeal. It smells like pineapples and earthy vanilla. It’s bound to light up your appetite even before you’ve tried it. Some users reach for sweets and treats because the strain brings on the munchies. Some have reported a hint of citrus in the aroma, but it depends on how it’s grown.\n\nIn terms of the flavor, the it tastes tropical and sweet on the inhale and has a taste of lavender on the exhale. When you smoke it, you can notice a pungent undertone that remains on the lips for some time. The bud has traces of diesel and pineapple, which makes for an extraordinary smoke.\n\nShould You Consume The Drizella Strain?\n\nIf you’re up to some relaxation and need an energy boost to get you through the day, then yes, this one is amazing for you. Drizella may come harsh if you consume too much of it right away, especially if you are a newbie to this type of marijuana strain.\n\nBecause of the high THC levels and soothing effects, Drizella is used for many medical purposes. If you have any of the issues above, you might want to discuss this strain with your medical advisor.\n\nIs The Drizella Strain Popular With Growers?\n\nIt is really easy to grow. It’s popular with novice, as well as experienced growers. Naturally, the big interest in the strain on behalf of consumers is a great contributor to this, too.\n\nHow To Grow Drizella?\n\nAs we mentioned before, the Drizella plant is easy to grow. This plant is often grown by novices as well as experienced growers. It’s known for its amazing resistance to common diseases, as well as the short amount of time Drizella needs to flower before it’s ready for harvest.\n\nThe plant can be grown both indoors and outdoors. If grown indoors, Drizella can yield around 15 ounces per square meter within 8 to 9 weeks. When grown outdoors, Drizella can produce around 17 ounces per plant. The strain’s flowering time finishes around the middle of October when it’s ready to be harvested.\n\nIs Drizella useful to edibles?\n\nDrizella can be found in different forms, including edibles, which makes it easier for consumption for those who want to avoid smoking it or want to use the strain regularly for medical purposes.\n\nWhat Are Alternative Strains?\n\nDrizella is extraordinary marijuana – and not just because of the great aroma and flavor. This Sativa dominant strain has the best features of its three parents. The strain is highly potent, which means that it will bring effects rapidly and keep them for a very long time. When you consume it, you can expect an energy boost and some amazing soothing effects that will take away the stress and bring a wave of creativity your way.\n\nIt is known for its many medicinal uses, so it’s perfect if you’re suffering from chronic pains, insomnia, depression, etc. Even if you are not, it makes for the perfect daytime smoke.", null, null, null, null ]

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[ "by Monice Mitchell Simms on April 5, 2020 in Address: House of Corrections, Independent Publishing, On writing", null, "Fam, I was raised in the Baptist church (Corinthian Baptist Church in Detroit, to be exact) and as a result, so was my novel’s protagonist, Merry Paine.\nHere’s a peek into what my March and April books of the month, “honey bee” and “merry merry” – the first and second of three novellas I’m publishing to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of my debut novel, Address: House of Corrections – have to offer. Hope it entices you to buy. 🙂\n“Oh, Lord, you been so good to me…Hallelujah…So good, Jesus…So good…So good…”\nMerry heard the mumblings before she realized where the voice was coming from.\nA massive Colored woman was sitting on the pew alone in front of her. She was moaning and rocking, moving the wooden pew with each heavy sway. Wouldn’t be long now before she…\n“Thank ya, Jesus! Thank ya! Thank ya! Thank ya! Thank ya!”\nThe large woman leapt to her swelled feet, her fat head rolling back and forth, round and round as if her thick neck was made out of spaghetti.\nSpent, she threw back her head and fell back as if the sanctified air, itself, was going to catch her.\nMerry scurried to run out the aisle, but couldn’t. Excellent was in her way, holding up one of the large woman’s gigantic arms and cradling her head.\nGently, she eased the limp woman back into her seat, pulled off her glasses and started to hum.\n“It’s alright. Ain’t nothin’ wrong in callin’ is name.”\nThanks for reading. You can buy both books here: http://bit.ly/AHChoneybee & https://bit.ly/AHCmerrymerry\n\n← Getting Stronger\nA Easy DIY Face Mask! →\nFam, it truly takes a village to create a docuseries -- Especially one that explores three countries in 47 days!" ]

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[ null, null, "My first day on a Jiu Jitsu mat nearly two years ago reminded me of my fifth week of Marine Corps boot camp on Parris Island, the week that I had been dreading since my mom signed my enlistment papers (I was 17 when I signed the contract). The fifth week back then was Swim Qual week, and I was what my Drill Instructors referred to as a “swim rock” or “iron duck”. Yup, I was that genius who thought that it would be a good idea to go to the Marines (a maritime warfare branch) not knowing how to swim, but like I said I was 17 years old so I just hoped that I’d figure it out when the time came. I’m not much of a planner, but I do have this uncanny ability to hope for the best, but what happened to me that week was a nightmare. Needless to say I came as close as humanly possible to drowning countless times without having to need mouth to mouth resuscitation from the Combat Swimming Instructors. The instructors were ever helpful with their reassuring words of encouragement such as, “Go ahead give up and drown! It’s the easy way out!”; “Don’t waste our time Recruit, just drown already!”; or the tried and true, “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me, Recruit!” I clearly recall the words of that instructor (my Guardian Angel who guided me through the qualification on that final day). I had just accomplished the platform jump performing the abandon ship technique for the umpteenth time, and the instructor greeted me at the other end of the pool with a wry smile. He grabbed me by the shoulders and spoke these memorable words, “Outstanding, Recruit! Now you’re gonna make it across this pool with all your goddamned gear, and get the fuck out of the pool on the other side, do some side-straddle hops, sing the goddamned Marine Corps Hymn, stop lolly-gagging around, and get back to your platoon, OR I SWEAR TO GOD I WILL DROWN YOU MYSELF!” To which I replied, “Aye, Sir!”\n\nSo yeah that’s how the first day on the mats at Marcio Cruz BJJ felt, not that anyone was threatening to drown me, but the fact that Jiu Jitsu, for the uninitiated, is very similar to drowning. You’d think that as an adult who has lived 30 plus years in the same body that I would have had a general understanding of how to move, but I found myself like the earlier me in that pool on Parris Island, flailing my limbs desperately trying to get away from the slowly enveloping, yielding, yet overwhelming absorption of force being used by my training partner. It made no sense to me. As in the water, I was at once pushing against an amorphous force, yet finding no arm or foothold to climb out of the suffocating depths. The more I struggled, the more tired I became, the more tired I became, the more I struggled, and so on until panic set in, and I began to go under.\n\nAfter a brief thirty second or so exchange I couldn’t breathe mostly due to my exhaustion, and partly due to my training partner calmly applying a cross-collar choke. Regardless, I was happy for the momentary break that my submission offered me. There were still about 5 1/2 minutes left in the round. My training partner smiled and said something akin to, and I paraphrase, “Fun huh? Just remember to relax and breathe!” All I could think about was that’s what everyone says about swimming. The last two years of Jiu Jitsu has been a swimming lesson, and I think that I’ve gotten to the point where I can tread water, that is just as long as I stay in the shallow end and away from the sharks that come in all shapes, sizes, and belt colors." ]

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[ null, null, null, null, "CHARLESTON — Despite the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia ended the 2020 fiscal year with a surplus of $10 million, according to Gov. Jim Justice.\n\nAlthough state officials previously had estimated the state would close out the fiscal year with a deficit in excess of $525 million, that scenario was ultimately avoided, Justice said.\n\nState officials were able to use reserve funds to offset losses in revenue collections caused by business shutdowns due to the pandemic, and officials did not have to resort to using the state’s rainy-day fund, Justice said.\n\nIn the final hours before the end of the fiscal year on June 30, Justice issued three executive orders in order to meet the conditional mandate of a balanced budget.\n\nThe second order notified the West Virginia Legislature of the governor’s intent to transfer $68.6 million from the state’s rainy-day fund “to meet General Revenue cash flow obligations for the start of the new fiscal year; FY2021.”\n\nThe third order mandated all departments, agencies, bureaus, sections, boards, commissions and other organizational units within the executive branch of the state government to “effect a spending reduction of their General Revenue appropriations for FY2020.”\n\nAccording to a press release from Justice’s office, the transfer of funds from the rainy-day fund, also called the Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund, happens “annually.”\n\nThe full text of the rainy-day fund order says revenue collections to date are “inadequate to make timely payments of the state’s obligations,” necessitating the transfer of funds.\n\nThe text also says the full amount of the transfer must be repaid to the fund within 90 days.\n\nThe full text of the order mandating a state agency spending reduction says a report submitted to the governor by the state Budget Office shows a fiscal year-end revenue shortfall of approximately $255 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\nThe order goes on to say the shortfall is largely due to the decision to delay state income tax filing deadlines until July. The order also says the projected year-end surplus of other general fund resources will offset only a “small portion of these deficits.”\n\nThe state would have ended the fiscal year with a “potentially significant budget deficit” unless a “minimum of $198,000,000 in spending reduction occurs” and adjustments and additional revenues increase a “minimum of $57,000,000” beyond projections, the order says.\n\nJustice also recently laid out how the state will spend its $1.25 billion allocation from the federal CARES Act.\n\nThe bulk of the funding, or $687 million, will be used to shore up the finances of WorkForce West Virginia, the agency responsible for handling unemployment benefit claims.\n\nJustice called the $687 million set-aside for the agency “monstrously important” to avoid a drop in state bond ratings, tax hikes on businesses or both.\n\nBrian Abraham, the Justice administration’s general counsel, said outside legal experts have determined the governor has the authority to decide how the CARES Act funds will be spent without action from the Legislature.\n\n“We had some consultants do the work, and they came with a legal opinion that the current budget bill prospectively does include federal dollars received after the Legislature meets. We believe these funds would be incorporated within that,” Abraham said. “This money was granted in an emergency, and it’s contemplated that the governor has the authority to spend those emergency funds, both federally and on a state basis.”\n\nHouse of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, said legislative leaders met with the governor prior to his announcement of the plan.\n\n“Gov. Justice presented us with his proposed plan on how to allocate the $1.25 billion in CARES Act resources. When asked by the legislative leaders participating about his legal authority to spend this money without legislative approval, he said his office had done a legal analysis and concluded legislative action was not necessary,” Hanshaw said. “We asked to be provided a copy of the analysis laying out the legal basis for that opinion, and were told it would be provided to us. We will review that analysis and give it thorough consideration once we receive it.”" ]

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[ null, "The N.W.A. flick \"Straight Outta Compton\" just got christened with a drive-by shooting ... right in front of the movie crew.\n\nEyewitnesses tell TMZ ... the gunfire erupted outside the Compton Courthouse last week when some neighborhood guys, not actors, flashed gang signs at a passing car.\n\nWe're told the gunmen were NOT targeting the crew -- but since they were setting up outside the courthouse the bullets came dangerously close. One nearby civilian was hit, and collapsed next to the set ... but survived.\n\nThe L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. tells us the shooting is under investigation. They have not yet determined if it was gang-related.\n\nWe're told filming will continue this week in a rough area of Compton ... even though many members of the cast and crew are shaken, and worried about their safety.", null, null ]

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[ "you can configure this block in iqithtmlbanners module. It is hooked in displayRightColumnProduct hook.\n\nIn the ever-changing world of technology, any component more than half a decade old is usually in need of an update. At seven years old and counting, that’s exactly the state DDR3 memory is in: computers can only do so much with it.\n\nSince the introduction of DDR3 memory technology in 2007, processors have doubled in capability, SSDs have revolutionized throughput, and graphics cards have drastically increased frame rates, leaving memory as a limiting factor. With Crucial DDR4 Desktop Memory, crush the DDR3 memory bottleneck and unlock a new standard of performance.\n\nEffortlessly multitask between apps, and empower your system to fire on all cylinders. Crucial DDR4 increases memory bandwidth by over 30%, allowing your system to handle more data at once. As DDR4 technology matures, bandwidths are expected to achieve up to 25.6 GB/s – twice that of standard DDR3. To maximize bandwidth, Crucial DDR4 memory is optimized for next-gen platforms that support four channel memory.", null, null, null, null, "Save products on your wishlist to buy them later or share with your friends." ]

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[ null, "PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The tuneups are over, and Ohio State was visibly relieved to have the last one out of the way.\n\nThe Buckeyes did everything they could to take the trip to Rutgers seriously, lock in on the importance of staying unbeaten and keep matching the program’s high standards. But as the traveling party made its way back to the locker room on Saturday evening at SHI Stadium, there were more than a few folks wearing scarlet and gray who acknowledged that the main mission had been accomplished.\n\nYes, that might have been the sloppiest outing of the season for No. 2 Ohio State. But the Buckeyes posted another blowout, cruised past Rutgers with a 56-21 win — and then got a plane home with no new significant injuries. With the competition level finally getting ramped up starting next week, that was really all that counted.\n\n“I mean, it was one of those games,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. “I thought our guys played good in the first half, then we decided not to play J.K. [Dobbins] in the second half. Came out in the third quarter and went right down the field, then decided to go with our [backups]. There was some sloppiness after, but overall I thought the guys played really well.\n\n“Now the minute that game went to zero, all the focus is on Penn State and getting ready for this next run. We have to do everything we can to prepare for this game, and it starts right now.”\n\nThe attention may have immediately shifted to Big Ten East Division title game for the Buckeyes. But before diving into that matchup, Lettermen Row is looking back at what we learned from Win No. 10 for Ohio State on Saturday against Rutgers.", null, "Success against Rutgers isn’t really the barometer for Ohio State. But one lingering question for the Buckeyes heading into the brutal closing stretch was whether or not the passing attack would be capable of carrying the offense just in case the ground game struggled. With the way Justin Fields is developing both physically and mentally, the solid work from the offensive line protecting the quarterback and the productivity of the wide receivers, it’s getting tougher to ignore the threat the Buckeyes can pose through the air. Fields was particularly sharp against the Scarlet Knights, completing 15 of his 19 attempts for a career-high 305 yards with four touchdowns — without a sack or interception. Both Penn State and Michigan will obviously represent bigger tests, but the Buckeyes certainly look ready for them.\n\nThe tag on his travel bag identified Cade Stover as a linebacker, and that was the position Ohio State recruited him to fill. But the freshman has been getting some practice reps at defensive end, and with the Buckeyes still short-handed up front, he looked like a potential star there down the road once Larry Johnson gets more time to work with him. Stover isn’t likely to play again this season now that he’s appeared in four games since a redshirt year is probably still in his best interest. But considering the existing depth at linebacker and a couple losses coming in the offseason up front, Stover might need to make that move permanent.", null, "The volume of targets is always going to be relatively limited, but the Ohio State tight ends sure seem to have a knack for making the most of them. Luke Farrell turned heads with his highlight-reel touchdown grab, Jake Hausmann turned his only catch into a score and Ohio State has also seen Jeremy Ruckert make more of an impact in the second half of the season. In the big picture, those three guys and Rashod Berry are well down the priority list for the Buckeyes when it comes time to decide where the touches should go. But all of them bring more to the table than just an ability to block for the rushing attack, and now opposing defenses are at least going to need to account for them in the game plan.\n\nOhio State can’t really be blamed if the concentration lapsed for one week considering Rutgers couldn’t possibly have posed a real threat to the most complete team in the nation. It’s incredibly difficult to make it through a college football season without a lull or letdown — but the Buckeyes were able to still deliver an easy blowout victory without looking anywhere near their best. Much like the season-opening win over Florida Atlantic, Ohio State appeared much more concerned about simply locking up a win early and then avoiding any setbacks in the second half. But now that Penn State, Michigan and a possible Big Ten championship game opponent are up next, a bunch of guys who want nothing more than to prove themselves on big stages will get the chance. Expect to see a laser-focused group during the week ahead.\n\nThe Buckeyes played it safe with Damon Arnette and his injured wrist, giving him the day off despite having him dress and go through all pregame warmups. The absence of the senior cornerback gave Ohio State more reps to spread around for a few young guys — and allowed Shaun Wade to play on the outside, where he almost immediately made an impact with an interception and a forced fumble. But guys like Sevyn Banks and Cameron Brown were the real beneficiaries of Arnette getting a break, and those two guys look ready to take the torch next season for what will be a revamped secondary. Ohio State effectively turned the Rutgers trip into a developmental scrimmage, and that could wind up being especially useful for the defensive backs down the road." ]

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[ null, "Austin Chronicle staff writer Jordan Smith was awarded the Stanley Walker award at the 76th Annual Texas Institute of Letters event in San Antonio. This award in the category of newspaper journalism honored Smith’s Austin Chronicle piece investigating the Larry Swearingen case, “The Science of Injustice” (Aug. 19, 2011), which carefully lays out the case surrounding the 1998 murder of Melissa Trotter and calls into question the legitimacy of physical evidence in Texas courts. The case is now under appeal because forensic evidence suggests Swearingen had been arrested and incarcerated weeks before the murder could have been committed.\n\n“I’m honored to receive this award from the Texas Institute of Letters. To be recognized by such a dynamic group of writers and thinkers is humbling,” states Stanley Walker award winner Jordan Smith.\n\nAustin Chronicle Politics Editor Michael King elaborates: “We are extremely proud of the recognition of Jordan Smith’s reporting and writing by the Texas Institute of Letters, a distinguished keeper of the state’s literary and intellectual legacy. At the Chronicle, we’ve become accustomed to the insight, intelligence, and hard work that Jordan brings to every story she reports, and perhaps we’re a little spoiled. So we’re delighted to see that work honored by the knowledgeable folks at the TIL, and in the name of Stanley Walker, an original Texas ‘maverick.’ Jordan is our colleague, ally, and friend, but her work belongs to all Texans.”" ]

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[ null, "A milestone in modern thought, Space, Time and Architecture has been reissued many times since its first publication in 1941 and translated into half a dozen languages. It is a pioneering and influential standard history giving in integrated synthesis the background and cultural context of modern architecture and urban planning, set in their manifold cultural relationships “with other human activities and the similarity of methods that are in use today in architecture, construction, painting, city planning and science.”\n\nThe book had its genesis in the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard University in the spring of 1938, and it was recognized from the outset as a series of related essays on seminal topics in the organization of human spaces, obtaining fresh insights, not from a panoramic survey, “but by isolating and examining certain specific events intensively, penetrating and exploring them in the manner of the close-up” as Giedion outlined his method. (from Wikipedia)" ]

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[ "Numenta in a Nutshell\n\nWe are a team of scientists and engineers applying neuroscience principles to machine intelligence research. Our neuroscience research code is publicly disclosed and available in open source.\n\nNumenta has developed a major theory of intelligence and how the brain works called The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence, and we’re now exploring how to incorporate key principles of the theory to the field of machine intelligence.\n\nWhat Makes Us Unique\n\nWe are one of the few teams that has developed large scale theories of the brain that are biologically constrained, testable, and implemented in software. We believe The Thousand Brains Theory will be foundational to the creation of truly intelligent systems.\n\nHow Our Research Will Impact the Future of Machine Intelligence\n\nOver the past decade, machine learning and AI have succeeded at performing many tasks that were unimaginable earlier. Problems such as identifying a cat in an image or recognizing someone’s speech are now routine in our lives. Yet, the way these technologies accomplish the tasks is fundamentally different than how our brain accomplishes the same tasks. For example, a machine learning system that recognizes a cat may be trained with over a million labeled training images in order to reliably identify a cat, whereas a human child learns about a cat with just a handful of examples. Moreover, that child knows that the cat may purr, the cat may scratch and the cat can jump high, whereas all the machine knows is what a cat looks like. The machine doesn’t understand cat; the child does.\n\nThe limitations faced by today’s AI systems are generally agreed in the machine learning community. Such systems require enormous time and resource to train, are brittle to noise, cannot learn continuously, and do not generalize but rather accomplish narrow, specific goals. We are still a long way from a robot performing tasks that a child can handle easily.\n\nWe do not believe it is possible to overcome these limitations simply by proceeding down the same path with more data and more power. A new approach is needed and we believe that approach must incorporate what we have learned from the brain.\n\nWe have a robust road map that applies the principles of neuroscience to put us on the path towards machine intelligence. In the near term, we are applying our model to existing CNN and AI models in order to enable systems that are more brain-like, such as systems that are robust to noise and can learn continuously. Long term, we will continue to build out more pieces of our model with the ultimate objective of creating intelligent sensorimotor systems that can learn, plan and act.", null ]

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[ null, "The Burgman Street ushers in a new class of scooters. Yes, it is based on the popular Access 125, but its design urges you to do more than just commute with it. And so, besides the daily commute, we have ridden it around with a pillion, taken it off the beaten track (nothing too severe, we must add), and we have also done an intercity road trip on the scooter. And, after nearly three months we are ready to wrap things up. Here then is a list of things we liked and some we didn’t about living with the Burgman Street.\n\nStorage. The underseat storage is huge. It’s good enough to hold my riding jacket and gloves, or a pair of sneakers along with my laptop and travel coffee mug. It can’t hold a full-face helmet, though, in case you were wondering.\n\nThere’s some more storage as part of the front apron, which can hold the wallet and the cellphone on the left. And then there’s one on the right that can hold a litre bottle. The floorboard is usable too, but it’s notexactly well shaped to hold large bags.\n\nEngine. It’s refined. It’s torquey. And, it’s efficient. One can barely hear it or feel it on the road when ridden under 60kmph. But, it’s at its best when cruising between 70-80kmph. In fact, even when ridden with the throttle to the stops, it doesn’t feel strained or sound coarse; it just keeps piling on the digits till you see three figures on the clock. The fuelling is spot on; the throttle response is light and precise; and the CVT doesn’t shudder or show any signs of lag, no matter how hard you twist the throttle.", null, "Comfort. I like the seating ergos, and I like seat. The latter is large, cushy, and not too high off the ground. Ditto for the pillion. I spent over an hour and half on that seat everyday commuting from work to home, but not once did I crib about it after stepping inside the house. I like the low speed ride, the lack of vibrations, and the light twist of the throttle.\n\nQuality. It’s easily one of the best in the class. We haven’t heard a single squeak or rattle from the plastics. None of the buttons, hooks or levers have popped out of place. And, apart from having to adjust the rear brake a bit, we haven’t had to pay any attention to the scooter’s running whatsoever.", null, "Fuel Efficiency. Again, it’s right up there with the best in class. When ridden with a gentle right wrist, the Burgman returned over 50kmpl. Otherwise, when ridden normally – you know when keeping up with fast moving traffic, overtaking slow moving one with an enthusiastic twist of the wrist, or even when cruising at 80kmph when the roads permitted – the Suzuki returned around 45kmpl. The worst we got, was 39kmpl.", null, "Rear end styling. Okay, let me clarify that – the styling is fine; it’s just that the 10-inch rear wheel looks disproportionally small. Sure, it helps liberates more underseat storage, but it scores poorly in the aspect of looks.\n\nBrakes. As with the rear end styling, we are nitpicking here. The feel and progression from the brakes is good, both front and back. And, the combined or linked braking system works well too – even on gravel. But, the brake bite, especially for the front disc setup, could be better.\n\nFinally – and we are clearly finding it hard to find faults here – the left apron storage could have been lockable. I use it on and off to throw in my wallet and cellphone while commuting to work. But, if I do make a coffee stop in between, I almost always have to walk back from the store to fetch them.\n\nTo buy or not to buy", null, "The Suzuki Burgman Street is a definite buy. As we mentioned earlier, it is refined, efficient, comfortable, usable, stylish, and practical. And particularly in my case, both my sons find the seat low, accessible and long when the three of us ride together. And they love the Suzuki for it." ]

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[ "Other projects under Research Catalogue\n\nResearch Catalogue\nThe harmonium and the accordion are two similar instruments working via the same core principles: free-reeds and bellows. Despite this commonality, the harmonium was popular in the late romanticism & early 20th century whilst the accordion, as a concert instrument, started to emerge only from the 19...\n\nResearch Catalogue\nCanon-1 is the first of a serie of five electro-acoustic works by Dick Raaymakers for which the concept 'morphology of sound' formed the principle starting point. Alongside the compositional activities, Raaymakers attempted to systematically describe a theoretical model that allowed him to get grip ...\n\nSinging and Well-being - The Experiences of |>rofessional (hoir Singers\n\nName: Alistair Sung Main Subject: Classical Cello Research Coaches: Gerard Bouwhuis, Renee Jonker Title of Research: Performing Classical Music in the 21st Century Research Question: Can a reconsideration of presentation, programming and audience relationship influence the response to classical music? Summary of Results: The financial and cultural climate of the past 50 years has changed the way in which classical music is perceived. Where once it was valued as a crucial part of a healthy society, it has now grown isolated from mainstream culture and has been relegated to the periphery of modern cultural life. This paper will examine how these recent cultural and social developments occurred and focus on their effects on the performance of classical music in the 21st century. Through an analysis of new and existing approaches to performance, a framework will be established which will form the basis of a test concert. Data gained from this concert will then be analysed in order to explore the possibility of altering existing concert conventions to respond to the problems facing the performance of classical music. Research will be presented in the form of a research paper. Biography: Alistair began learning the cello in Sydney Australia with Marcus Hartstein and David Pereira. After attending Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Alistair completed his Bachelor Music (honours I)/Bachelor Arts (philosophy) at the University of New South Wales in 2010. On graduating, Alistair was awarded the university medal and his honours thesis, ‘Variety in Performance: A Comparative Analysis of Recorded Performances of Bach’s Sixth Suite for Solo Cello’ was co-published in the Empirical Musicology Review (Ohio State University). Alistair is currently completing a Masters degree at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague with Larissa Groeneveld.\n\nResearch Catalogue\nMany musicians think that experiencing and showing vulnerability is a weakness. I see it differently. To share our music with the world, without any assurance of acceptance or appreciation, is to be vulnerable; to be real, to choose courage over comfort, to take off your mask, is vulnerability. The ...\n\nResearch Catalogue\nWhile searching for a way to unify my creative process into an artistic practice, I was led to design a new instrument. This instrument resembles a cello in certain respects but also integrates important values and discussions from the current century, notably Communication, Integration, Representat...\n\nResearch Catalogue\nThe Walton Viola Concerto is one of the most famous and recognized compositions in the viola repertoire. Apart from this, it is a compulsory piece in any viola orchestra audition. This research is focused on my practice and artistic process of the Walton Concerto, consequently subjective, to create ...\n\nResearch Catalogue\nBorn in 1892, composer Nikolai Obukhov belongs to the Russian avant-garde generation and was one of the pioneers in experimenting with twelve-tone systems, notation, and electronic instruments. He stands out from his contemporaries having inherited not only some aspects of Alexander Scriabin’s music...", null, "14 JUN 2022 — 21 JUN , Presentations Master Research\nThe master students of the Institute of Sonology (KC) will give public presentations about their master research projects at different locations around The Hague from 14 - 22 June 2022. Check the link for more information.\n\nThe IST course Place to Action! Art that Interferes of the lectorate Art Theory & Practice of the KABK is motivated and inspired by places. The group would like to share their findings and actions.", null, null, null, "For Channa Boon, the 'thick present' is a tangible and palpable given and it is a possible translation for what she calls the Acoustic Body; a heightened perception and experience of the (non)human body, the landscape, space and the object, and thereby the perception that these are all carriers of e...", null, "1 JAN 2016 — 31 DEC 2018\nMovement matters (2016-2018) is a long-term pedagogical research project organized by Renske Maria van Dam and Cocky Eek, and hosted through the ArtScience Interfaculty. In this project contemporary values of the Japanese spatiotemporal practice of ‘ma’ are explored, through reactivation of the exhi...\n\nResearch Catalogue\nAfter the second world war, the musical performance style remains changing from intensely expressive into clean and litteral. 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The viola’s rising status paved the way for collaborations between violists and composers, resulting in an...\n\nResearch Catalogue\nThis research explores the creation and application of mindfulness and goal setting exercises and tests its relationship with the construct of self-efficacy for music learning and practicing. Three separate questionnaires and pre- and post-intervention interviews were applied to a sample of 11 conse...\n\nResearch Catalogue\nName: Anabela Marcos Main Subject: Singing Research supervisors: Johannes Boer and Erwin Roebroeks Title of Research: Monteverdi and the architecture of emotions Research Question: In what way could the formal and the expressive elements in Monteverdi's music be related to painting and a...\n\nResearch Catalogue\nABSTRACT Title of Research: The advent of the transverse flute in Italy and its use in mixed consorts during the sixteenth and ear-ly seventeenth centuries Research Question: Which were the possible combinations of instruments that included flute and which occasions saw performances of these mixed c...\n\nResearch Catalogue\nThis study aims to understand and learn about the historical performance practice in the 17th century. As an early music singer, I am attracted to the sweet and charming 17th-century French vocal music. 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[ "Earlier this week I received a deluxe sample of the GlamGlow Volcasmic Matte Glow Moisturizer from Sephora and being a huge fan of the GlamGlow line I was very excited to try out their new moisturizer.\n\nThe GlamGlow Volcasmic Matte Moisturizer is not cheap at $54 for 1.7 oz/ 50 mL however after using it I’m thinking I’d like a full-sized jar.\n\nWhen I opened the jar the product was completely different from what I expected. When you first put your finger on top it feels spongey, this is not a liquified or wet moisturizer. You need to press you finger in a little to get it out of the jar, it almost feels like a soft lip balm. It actually felt a little greasy on my finger too but when I applied it to my face it blends and absorbs into a matte finish which is really beautiful.\n\nI used the GlamGlow Brightening Treatment (orange jar) first which does leave my face a little red. Then I applied the Volcasmic Matte Moisturizer. As you can see in the photo I don’t look greasy at all, although this pic isn’t the greatest…46 and no make-up is a little scary : )\n\nThe good news it that it hydrated my skin, smoothed my wrinkles and left my face feeling amazing. I am super impressed with this product and it smells like an orange Creamsicle which is so nice.", null, null, null, "Their claim is that it “hydrates without adding shine” and I have to say that was the case with me and I do have oily skin. I have such a hard time finding a moisturizer that works without being too slick and I think I’ve found one in Volcasmic.\n\nI’m going to use up the rest of the sample and then I might just splurge on this. My birthday is next week so that might be a good excuse to get it!", null, "Join 17,637 other followers\nFollow Queen of the Girl Geeks on WordPress.com", null, "To help cover my expenses, this blog contains affiliate links. This never ever costs you anything extra. Learn more and read my full disclosure HERE." ]

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[ "Muthambi was enemy of the state – Phumla Williams\n\nDespite years of acting as GCIS director-general, Muthambi refused to appoint Williams permanently or pay her in line with her level.", null, "Faith Muthambi actively “worked against the state” and “wanted to steal public money at any cost” during her tenure as communications minister.\n\nThis affected governance and dysfunction set in at the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture heard yesterday.\n\nGiving a chilling account of how strained relations were with Muthambi, an emotional acting director-general of GCIS, Phumla Williams, said she was stripped of most of her functions as corporate services deputy director-general, and that Muthambi “ripped open my old scars of torture”.\n\nWilliams said the emotional trauma of working under Muthambi was similar to the physical and psychological torture she suffered when arrested in Soweto in 1988 in the apartheid era.\n\n“I was no longer sleeping. I had nightmares. My facial twitches were back. I had panic attacks. I saw torture going through my body again,” Williams testified yesterday.\n\nUnder cross-examination by the inquiry’s senior counsel, Kate Hofmeyr, Williams said despite years of acting as GCIS director-general, Muthambi refused to appoint her permanently or implement a recommendation by the Public Service Commission (PSA) to offer her renumeration in line with her level.\n\n“I was not paid at level 16 for acting as director-general and the post was not filled,” said Williams.\n\nIn terms of PSA regulations governing the employment of civil servants, government is required to advertise a post within six months of it being vacated and fill it within a year.\n\nWith appeals to former president Jacob Zuma for intervention ignored, Muthambi took over the job of appointing and firing staff, leading to dysfunction and low staff morale at GCIS, said Williams.\n\nWhen transferred to her old position of deputy director-general corporate services in August 2016, Williams found Liphoko had taken over most of her functions, including finance, on Muthambi’s orders.\n\n“In terms of the Public Finance Management Act, a minister does not get involved in the running of a department. I found what was happening odd,” she testified.\n\nWith her conditions of employment changed without consultation and her job rendered redundant, Williams found “the bulk of my work removed”.\n\n“I was only left with human resources and information technology,” she added.\n\nWilliams said her health was gravely affected from being at the mercy of Muthambi.\n\n“I never thought something like this would happen in an ANC government.\n\n“Having removed finance and procurement from me, Muthambi wanted to steal at all costs and I had to contend with those scars in my system.\n\n“On August 31, 2016, I wrote to Liphoko asking for early retirement. But then I looked deep into my soul about whether I was doing the right thing and I reversed the application days later.”\n\nWilliams said she “did not want to sell my country and fail my children because of an enemy in government.\n\n“I remembered where I came from. I was an ANC activist, tortured at the hands of an apartheid enemy because I refused to turn against my own comrades.\n\n“I was now being tortured by people calling themselves ANC comrades.\n\n“I realised that I was not dealing with a minister but an enemy who had no interest in serving South Africa.”" ]

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[ "4 edition of Pioneer Shakespeare culture in Canada found in the catalog.", null, "collection of Shakesperian [sic] literature, begun at York, U.C. (Toronto), circa, A.D. 1826, and added to occasionally from time to time down to the centennial year of the province of Ontario, A.D. 1892, being the contents of the Log shanty book-shelf for the year 1892, displayed in the lodge of the Pioneer and Historical Society of the county of York, on the grounds of the industrial exhibition of that year\n\nPioneer food was often stodgy, plain, or altogether absent. While Laura’s family is concerned throughout the book with packing away stores to make it through harsh winters, Wilder tends to gloss. In Amelia Lost, biographer Candace Fleming follows up her acclaimed works on P. T. Barnum, the Lincolns, and Eleanor Roosevelt with a fascinating look at aviatrix Amelia g’s meticulous research combines with her storytelling expertise to craft an account of Earhart that manages to breathe life into the legendary figure’s mysterious : Jean Hatfield. Petrarchan sonnet. The sonnet was created by Giacomo da Lentini, head of the Sicilian School under Emperor Frederick II. Guittone d'Arezzo rediscovered it and brought it to Tuscany where he adapted it to his language when he founded the Siculo-Tuscan School, or Guittonian school of poetry (–).", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, "Pioneer Shakespeare culture in Canada: collection of Shakesperian [sic] literature, begun at York, U.C. (Toronto), circa, A.D. and added to occasionally from time to time down to the centennial year of the province of Ontario, A.D. being the contents of the Log shanty book-shelf for the yeardisplayed in the lodge of the Pioneer and Historical Society of the county of York.\n\nLooking for books by Toronto. See all books authored by Toronto, including Pioneer Shakespeare Culture in Canada: Collection of Shakespearian Literature, Begun at York, U.C.\n\n(Toronto) Circa A.D. Being the Contents of the Log Shanty Book-Shelf Fr the YearDispl, and Undergraduate Instruction in Arts & Science, and more on Shakespeare in Canada: a world elsewhere?. [Diana Brydon; Irene Rima Makaryk;] -- \"Canada's long history of Shakespeare productions and reception, including adaptations, literary reworkings, and parodies, is analysed and contextualized within the four sections of the Pioneer Shakespeare culture in Canada book.\n\nCanada's long history of Shakespeare productions and reception, including adaptations, literary reworkings, and parodies, is analysed and contextualized within the.\n\nWest side story: how Shakespeare stormed America's frontier Whether his plays were performed on a whaling ship, up a redwood tree or by a burlesque dancer. AMAZON BOOK REVIEW.\n\nA book that has significant damage is likely not worth much. A book collector wants an attractive copy. Dust jackets. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket.\n\nThe dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. Canadian literature, the body of written works produced by Canadians. Reflecting the country’s dual origin and its official bilingualism, the literature of Canada can be split into two major divisions: English and French.\n\nThis article provides a brief historical account of each of these. Pioneer Shakespeare culture in Canada [electronic resource]: collection of Shakesperian [sic] literature, begun at York, U.C.\n\n(Toronto), circa, A.D.and added to occasionally from time to time down to the centennial year of the province of Ontario, A.D. being the contents of the Log shanty book-shelf for the yeardisplayed in the lodge of the Pioneer and Historical Society Author: Henry Scadding.\n\nPioneer Shakespeare Culture in Canada Collection of Shakespearian Literature, Begun at York, U.C. (Toronto) circa A.D. Being the Contents of the Log Shanty Book-Shelf for the YearDisplayed in the Lodge of the Pioneer and Historical Society of the County of York, on the Grounds of the Industrial Exhibition of that Year.\n\nhas a large selection of children’s books, including charming classics, gorgeous picture books, mystery and adventure series, and much more!/5(). out of 5 stars An Important Book About a Forgotten Pioneer.\n\nReviewed in the United States on June 4, Verified Purchase. Tiny Stitches tells the story of medial pioneer Vivien Thomas, an African American who overcame discrimination in the 's to develop a life-saving surgical procedure. Hooks takes readers from his early days 5/5(22).\n\nDon't close the book. Books make very good gifts. They are items that provide hours of enjoyment for the recipient. They are a one-size-fits-all solution to the problem of what to buy for a loved one. A book is also a considerate option when giving to an acquaintance such as.\n\n12 Facts About William Shakespeare’s Romeo and - Pioneer MiniSp BTU But he was caught by authorities while trying to cross the. Biography. Born in Worcester, England to diplomat John William Richmond Shakespeare and his wife Lalage Ann, daughter of the travel writer and journalist S.\n\nMais, Shakespeare grew up in the Far East and in South America, including Brazil, where his father worked at the British Embassy between and John Shakespeare was later chargé d'affaires at Buenos Aires, before serving as Alma mater: Magdalene College, Cambridge. Deanne Williams is a Canadian author and literary scholar.\n\nShe is a Professor in York University's Department of English. A pioneer in early modern Girl studies, she has published award-winning research on Shakespeare's girl characters and girl performers in medieval and early modern England.\n\npm curbside pickup. We have a vacation home in Ashland, Oregon, and my children grew up with Shakespeare at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and now second and third generation are following. I thought I would share with you the title of my favorite children’s book – for the art, the story, and all of the literary references to mythology: Voyage of the Basset.\n\nThe name Canada is derived from the Iroquoian word kanata, which means village. Location and Geography. Canada is located in the northern portion of the continent of North America, extending, in general, from the 49th parallel northward to the islands of the Arctic Ocean.\n\nIts eastern and western boundaries are the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. British culture is influenced by the nation's history; its predominantly Christian religious life, its interaction with the cultures of Europe, the traditions of England, Wales and Scotland, and the impact of the British gh British culture is a distinct entity, the individual cultures of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are diverse and have varying degrees of overlap.\n\nPublished J \"A superb, much-awaited biography.”—Steven Aschheim, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A new biography of the seminal twentieth-century historian and thinker who pioneered the study of Jewish mysticism and profoundly influenced the Zionist movement.\n\n): I'm looking for a book I read in the 90s, it starts with a man that kills himself just before getting married to much younger women, and the story its about the reason, the story goes on to show the story of this girl who is raped at a very young age, and gets pregnant she lives the baby behind a moves away, she later marries and has an affair with a navy seal, and has a daughter, the ending.\n\nTvvo right profitable and fruitfull concordances, or large and ample tables alphabeticall. The first contayning the interpretation of the Hebrue, Caldean, Greeke, and Latine wordes and names scateringly dispersed throughout the whole Bible, with their common places following euery of them: and the second comprehending all such other principall words and matters, as concerne.\n\nStay up to speed on all we have to offer-plus activities, crafts, and blogs for parents and educators in our newsletter. Please enter a valid email address. For Educators. Canada Day is the national day of Canada. It is celebrated on July 1 every year since throughout Canada and by Canadians in other countries.\n\nCanada day is also known as Dominion day. Following are the quotes about Canada and Canadians including funny Canada quotes, Inspirational and Patriotic: “Give your head a shake.\n\nIt contains 6 books: Don Quixote (Cervantes), The Arabian Nights (Entertainments), Paradise Lost (Milton), Hamlet and MacBeth (Shakespeare), The Golden Treasury of English Songs, and Love and Other Stories (Maupassant) Each book is /2 x /2 x 1 inches and bound in leather with a snap close.\n\nIn this short drama play, one of many short drama scripts carried by Pioneer Drama Service, a man is off on a peacekeeping mission overseas.\n\nThe women Jack leaves at home must deal with his six month absence, each facing the reality of separation privately. War Letters. We to-day’s procession heading, we the route for travel clearing, Pioneers. O pioneers. 21 O you daughters of the west. O you young and elder daughters.\n\nO you mothers and you wives. Never must you be divided, in our ranks you move united, Pioneers. O pioneers. 22 Minstrels latent on the prairies. InThe Theatre Museum Canada Corporation was established with Whittaker as founding chairman. Its mandate is to collect, document, preserve, study, display and interpret the heritage of theatre in Canada, and to enhance the public appreciation of the historical context of theatre in Canada.\n\nEighties culture is big, from nostalgic TV dramas to tours by ageing pop stars. But it's time for a clear-eyed assessment of the decade, which prized excess and economic rationalism along with.\n\n\"Crash\" rather notoriously defeated the groundbreaking romance \"Brokeback Mountain\" at the 78th Academy Awards, but even the less-popular other nominees -. The sonnet was created by Giacomo da Lentini, head of the Sicilian School under Emperor Frederick II.\n\nGuittone d'Arezzo rediscovered it and brought it to Tuscany where he adapted it to his language when he founded the Siculo-Tuscan School, or Guittonian school of poetry (–). He wrote almost sonnets. Other Italian poets of the time, including Dante Alighieri (–) and.\n\nMining the Stalls at Borough Market: The top weekend port of call for foodies is the market under the railway by London Bridge station—not least for the free samples dished out by vendors keen to market their wares.\n\nIt’s gourmet heaven. Enjoying the New English Comfort Food: London’s first Indian restaurant opened inand Asian food of every origin is now the capital’s most. Full of clever pop culture references and coming-of-age nostalgia, it’s sure to resonate with young actors while appealing to a broad audience of all ages.\n\nMax Griffin, geeky aspiring filmmaker, and Amanda Hughes, the most popular girl in school, are having the worst day of their lives.\n\nOr sign up for our daily email and get a daily dose of Open Culture in your inbox. via Book Riot. Related Content: Enter an Archive of 6, Historical Children’s Books. Search millions of books at BAM.\n\nBrowse bestsellers, new releases and the most talked about books. Pre-order titles at great prices from your favorite authors. The Best History Books of The Washington Post calls Pulitzer Prize-winner Gilbert King’s newest book “a sobering but and one that adds nuance to .The next best thing to eating food, is talking about it.\n\nAnd we've all done our fair share of that -- us food editors especially. But there are some people who love food so much, who think about food in just the right way, that they articulate what we've always felt but haven't been able to eloquently put into : Julie R.\n\nThomson.Discover Great Places Through Reading is a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A new list is created and distributed annually by the Library of Congress's Center for the Book during the National Book Festival." ]

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[ "Before the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon show debuted back in 1983, there were the infamous toys. The Mattel action figures came first, a full year before He-Man ever yelled “I have the power!” on weekday afternoon TV. They are the genesis of the whole MOTU phenomenon. And with the arrival of the sequel series this past summer on Netflix, MOTU: Revelation, there also came a whole new line of action figures.\n\nNow, via Geeks are Sexy, we’ve discovered that the official Masters of the Universe Twitter account has created a one minute stop-motion short featuring several of the new figures from the first wave. You can watch it right here.\n\nEveryone needs a Moss Man in their corner.\nMasters of the Universe: Revelation is now streaming on @netflix! #ThePowerReturns pic.twitter.com/Kfckxi31NQ\n\n— Masters of the Universe (@MastersOfficial) September 4, 2021\n\nThe short features a pitched battle between He-Man and his arch-nemesis Skeletor in the forests of Eternia. Prince Adam’s muscular alter ego rides his trusty Battlecat, while the Lord of Snake Mountain puts up his best fight with his Havoc Staff. Evil-Lyn lends a hand to her bony boss with her magic scepter. But the best part of this video? It has to be Moss Man. He-Man’s half-human/half-plant ally gets all the good action in, as his limbs extend and kick some bad guy butt.", null, "The motion smoothing on this stop motion short is pretty next level. Especially for something that is essentially just a promo for the new toy line. Hopefully, when wave two arrives (presumably with the second half of the first season on Netflix), we will have another stop-motion short continuing the story. Teela and Man-at-Arms need to get in on this action too.\n\nOf course, there’s a whole other He-Man cartoon and toy line on the way too. The new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe CGI series is also coming to Netflix soon. We imagine the toys for that series will warrant a stop-motion short of its own as well. We just hope that Orko gets a moment in the sun in at least one of them! Show that little Trollan wizard some respect." ]

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[ null, "London has seen the most disruptive 10-year property cycle on record. The uncertainty caused by Brexit is a major factor of the current market, with both buyers and sellers waiting for better market conditions. After a muted first quarter, the spring moving season shows a bit of relief.\n\nHow Brexit Affects the Current Market\n\nAfter the 2008 housing crash, London prices bounced back from 2010 to 2014 while the rest of the U.K. had slow growth. However, there has been a steady decline in price growth the past two years, with a predicted 2-4% drop for London this year.\n\nThe Brexit date keeps getting pushed back while the withdrawal agreement between the E.U. and U.K. is being settled. The nature of the break up agreement will have a huge impact on the economy, and until that’s set, uncertainty is a major market force. Since the Brexit vote in 2016, this period of uncertainty has driven big changes in London’s housing market. Many people are holding off on making decisions until they know more.\n\nPrices capped in London in July of 2017 and have been declining ever since. The luxury center of London was hit hardest, leading international investors to swoop in and buy up property. The drop in the pound’s value has also benefited foreign investors looking for a “Brexit Discount”.\n\nNew Growth on the Horizon\n\nWhile the year began slowly, the spring is seeing more activity. During the first quarter, people were waiting on deal or no deal for an April Brexit. The extension of Brexit to October gives buyers and sellers a period of certainty.\n\nAccording to Rightmove’s April Housing Index, April has seen the highest pricing bump for this time of year since 2015, at 1.1%. Still, number of sales, selling price, and number or properties are down.\n\nThe market for first time-buyers and family home sector is performing relatively well. Family housing needs, such as more space or school location, outweigh the political uncertainty. After waiting for two years since the referendum, some families are just growing impatient and are taking their chances in the housing market.\n\nThe drop in prices favors new homeowners, who will have the support of the Help to Buy program before its end in 2023.\n\nPrime central London will likely see a bounce back in luxury real estate once the Brexit deal is finalized. This spring has already seen signs of market recovery. Central London will simply always be desirable. There are several luxury developments which will be complete in the next few years, such as Twenty Grosvenor Square in Mayfair.\n\nLondon’s economic growth and dearth of new homes means that that market is unlikely to depreciate further." ]

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[ null, "RASUWA, Oct 15: The cross-border transmission line with China will be constructed in government-to-government (G2G) model, as per a bilateral pact signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day state visit to Nepal. Earlier, the work was being carried out in government-to-business (G2B) model.\n\nIt is expected that profit-loss calculations do not come in the way to affect the construction work under the G2G model.\n\nFrom the Nepal side, the government has been providing Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) with the funds for the construction of the project and previously, from the Chinese side, State Grid of China had been working with its own investment. With agreements signed on Sunday, the project is now converted to G2G model.\n\nDetails about the number of tower, location to install towers, river areas, national park areas and necessary land have been included in the study report. The substation in the Nepali side will be located at Ratamate, whereas in the Chinese side the substation will be placed at Jilong County of Tibet.\nThe distance of the transmission line from Rasuwagadhi border point to Ratamate is 70 kilometers. The cross border transmission line is targeted to be completed within six years. The project is being handled by the Department of Project Development under Nepal Electricity Authority.\nAtreya informed that the State Grid of China and NEA had agreed to jointly prepare the detailed project report (DPR).\nThis will be Nepal’s first cross-border transmission line with China. With India, Nepal is connected at 11 locations. China, under the Belt and Road Initiative, is aiming to expand transmission lines with seven continents within 2030. After Nepal is connected to China with the transmission line, it will connect India and other Asian countries.\nIf electric railway is brought into operation, the distance of the transmission line will increase too. The 70 kilometer line will be 105 kilometer if extended to Kathmandu.\n\nTibet-Nepal Economic and Trade Fair kicks off in capital\n\nKATHMANDU, Oct 8: New dimensions are being added in the age-old relations between Nepal and the People's Republic of China... Read More...\n\nKATHMANDU, Sept 9: Nepal and China are planning to establish an industrial park in Chitwan with the view to developing... Read More..." ]

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[ "How young drivers can stay safe on the roads\n\n0\nWritten by: Emma Lunn\nAccording to Brake, one in five new drivers crash within 12 months of passing their test.", null, "Statistics from the charity also show that 1,500 new drivers are killed or seriously injured every year on UK roads.\n\nBrake has found that newly qualified drivers with a car full of passengers of similar age are four times more likely to be in a fatal crash, compared with when driving alone. Research shows that peer pressure can encourage bad and risky driving. However, young drivers are less likely to crash when carrying older adult passengers.\n\nCampaign groups have repeatedly called for Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) to be introduced. These would place restrictions on new drivers such as curfews at night, or limits on the age of passengers being carried for 12 months after passing a test.\n\nUnder the New Drivers Act, a driver’s licence might be revoked if they get six penalty points within two years of passing their test. If this happens, the driver will need to retake and pass both their theory and practical driving tests again.\n\nHaving points on your licence will also impact how much you pay for your car insurance, which for new drivers is normally already quite high.\n\nAlex Kindred, car insurance expert at Confused.com, said: “When drivers carry others, particularly ones of a similar age, peer pressure received by passengers can encourage bad driving and showing off.\n\n“Speeding is another factor younger drivers do not take seriously. Many young drivers will feel frustration from lower speed limits on roads and exceed them. Driving at night is also a factor here, as quieter roads will encourage faster driving and use of mobile phones behind the wheel.\n\n“One of the most worrying factors for young drivers is drink and drug driving. Data received from UK police forces revealed that an average of 1,000 under-age children had been caught and charged with drink-driving offences each year since 2008.”\n\nHow young drivers can stay safe\n\nConsider taking a Pass Plus course\n\nA Pass Plus course helps hone your skills in specific circumstances, such as night driving and driving on the motorway. The aim is to make you a safer driver that can adapt to adverse conditions and unfamiliar road types.\n\nThe course is practical training that takes at least six hours and is for drivers to improve their skills and drive more safely. It can be taken at any time, although it should be most useful to new drivers in the year after passing their test.\n\nWhen you’re driving, you’re responsible for the safety of any passenger in your vehicle, so ensure you warn them that you need to concentrate. If you have an accident due to being distracted, you can’t pass the blame onto your passengers.\n\nThis includes things such as them telling you to look at something as you are driving, or messing around with the car music system.\n\nWhilst it may seem like an obvious one, many serious crashes happen because drivers lose control, especially around bends when they’ve misjudged the speed and handling.\n\nMany drivers don’t realize that even travelling an extra couple of miles per hour could determine whether an accident is fatal or not.\n\nEnsure all passengers wear a seatbelt\n\nNever set off on a journey if you or one of your passengers isn’t wearing a seatbelt. Whilst it is also a motoring offence to not have one on, if you are involved in an accident and someone is in your back seat without a seatbelt, they can be jolted straight through the windscreen. This could potentially cause serious damage to a passenger in the front seat. Victims of car accidents may hire an auto accident lawyer or car accident lawyer to help them file a claim and get a fair compensation.\n\nMany of the worst collisions happen between midnight and 6am. If you are taking a long journey that could head into the night, consider sharing the driving with someone else.\n\nHaving alcohol or drugs in your system, no matter how little, can impair your abilities behind the wheel. This includes over-the-counter medicines." ]

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[ null, "Could there finally be an end to grey hairs and wrinkles? According to an experiment carried out in California, researchers are able to reverse the aging process in mice, and trials in humans could start in 10 years.\n\nScientists from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California made older mice more youthful by using a new technique that takes adult cells back to an embryonic status. The findings of the study were published in the journal Cell.\n\nAs a result, mice looked younger and were able to live for 30 percent longer. Researchers stimulated four genes known to be extremely active while in the womb. The team was also able to make human skin cells younger in the lab." ]

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[ "Among the US tech giants, Amazon leads on R&D spend in 2017", null, "The electronic and cloud computing behemoth, Amazon has spent the most on research and development than any other US company in 2017.\n\nBased on the data by FactSet, Recode first reported that the company spent $22.6 billion on R&D last year. It includes the spend on both technology and content.\n\nOther than Amazon Web Services, the cloud arm of Amazon which it is heavily invested in, and Amazon Prime a music and video streaming service which can be accessed by a paid subscription and provides others benefits too than just video and music streaming, it launched some other major products and services last year.\n\nThis included its concept store, Amazon Go. The convenience store of the future which is cashier-less and also Alexa, Amazon’s digital assistant. Last year the company also closed its biggest deal with the $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods.\n\nNext on the list after Amazon is Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. which in 2017 spent almost $16.6 billion on R&D. Closely followed by Intel which spent $13.1 billion on R&D. Next is Microsoft at $12.3 billion and Apple at $11.6 billion.\n\nMicrosoft made a major breakthrough last year with its HoloLens given that all eyes are now on Artificial Intelligence, a technology with limitless possibilities. The HoloLens is different from AR and VR headsets since it is fully self-contained and doesn’t need to be connected to a PC or a mobile. Apple’s major launch was definitely the iPhone X.\n\nFrom its 13th position in 2016, Facebook jumped to the ninth position in 2017 with a $7.8 billion spent on R&D this year. Recode attributes the spending jump to Facebook’s Building 8, the company’s secretive hardware research lab.\n\nWith the recent data breach and fake news, Facebook may need to change its strategy and look at perhaps data management tech given it has more than 2 billion people using Facebook.\n\nWith AI and AR and VR generating a lot of interest, it is going to be an exciting year for tech development as we wait and watch what the tech giants from the US have to offer in terms of new tech products and services." ]

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[ "No one knows this more than the SGC.\n\nThe enemies weren’t just from other planets and galaxies. Some of the more annoying and dangerous enemies the SGC ever tangled with were from right here on good old Earth.", null, "Indiana Senator, Robert Kinsey, was the head of the Senate Appropriations Committee which was responsible for providing the finances for the SGC.\n\nKinsey erroneously decided that the SGC should be shut down. He cited that they weren’t productive enough (not bringing in enough usable technology) and that there had been way too many threats from alien enemies.\n\nKinsey did his absolute best to shut them down. He was even dumb enough to insist that the U.S. military could handle the Goa’uld (uproarious laughter ensues). Yeah, that went over well. NOT!\n\nApophis kicked the crud out of the military and it was only because SG-1 disobeyed orders and went through the Stargate and…(you don’t think I’m going to tell you, do you? Watch the series).\n\nAnyway, thanks to SG-1 saving the planet, again, the President was finally able to see the true importance of the SGC program and re-instated it.\n\nThat didn’t stop Kinsey from being a total pain in the caboose, though. It’s later found out that he was behind a few nefarious plots which ultimately stood to fatten his pockets and lead him to the top spot in the White House. That is until SG-1 stopped him.\n\nThen, there’s the NID (National Intelligence Department), which has possibly been in existence since after the Roswell incident in 1947. They are supposed to be good guys and give over watch for all government agencies dealing in alien stuff.", null, "Susceptible to corruption, a rogue group of agents started doing their own thing back in 1998. In so doing, they were stealing and using alien technology under the guise of wanting to protect the Earth.\n\nSo, amidst working to establish allies, find technology for Earth, fight the Goa’uld, unite Jaffa and Tok’ra, the SGC had to deal with the NID and the infamous Colonel Harold Maybourne.\n\n“General Hammond, request permission to beat the crap out of this man.“—Jack O’Neill regarding Maybourne", null, "Maybourne’s past is classified, but what we do know is that he came to the NID directly from the Air Force. Maybourne was big on suggesting plans and programs that were very risqué and seriously illegal.\n\nThanks to O’Neill running a sting operation, it was found that Maybourne was running illegal operations off-world. Maybourne’s career came to a nasty close and he ended up in the federal pen.\n\nSome of the rogue NID agents eventually left the NID and started their own little happy band of criminals called The Trust. They took to procuring and selling some of the alien technology to big corporate companies. Some of those companies happened to have an investor by the name of Robert Kinsey. One other happened to be run (behind the scenes) by Ba’al.\n\nAnother problematic government agency was the International Oversight Committee. This group came into being after the remaining governments of the world were alerted to the threats of aliens, thanks to Anubis attacking the earth in Antarctica while looking for the lost city of Atlantis.\n\n“You know, if I had the salaries they pay these idiot blowhard politicians to put into my budget – I’m sorry, did I say that out loud?“—Henry Landry\n\nThis group was made of up of “arrogant, selfish, greedy, close-minded and xenophobic control-freaks, typically presented as attempting to force the Stargate teams and off world operations to proceed according to their views and attempting to pass the blame when operations go wrong”**\n\nI couldn’t have said it better.\n\nThe members were from several of the World’s governments and were a civilian committee. None had military experience, nor could think in terms other than number crunching, idealism and general political game-playing. Because of this, they were incapable of understanding the true dangers inherent in dealing with alien species.\n\nThis group, which only had de-facto power, caused problems for both the SGC and the expedition sent to Atlantis in the Pegasus galaxy (more on the Atlantis expedition next week).\n\nHowever, in spite of all the governmental interference, the SGC continued with their journeys and adventures, bringing wonder, laughter and amazement to our televisions.\n\nJoin me next week when I introduce the second series in the franchise, Stargate: Atlantis\n\nLt. Colonel Mitchell: Just another everyday mission to save the galaxy, sir." ]

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[ "By dailymail.co.uk | 1 year ago", null, "Thomas Schreiber was stopped by police in Chiswick, west London on April Winchester Crown Court heard Schreiber had driven at 135mph from Dorset Police tasered Schreiber for his own safety as he was trying to stab himself He denies murder and attempted murder and the trial continues A man accused of murdering..." ]

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[ "November 04, 2019\nMy story, The Empty Quarter was inspired by the concept of the angle of repose.\n\nThe angle of repose is a kind of tipping point. It's the highest slope that the pile can form without becoming unstable and beginning to slide, a point of balance. It's the reason why wet sand makes better sandcastles than dry sand — it has a much higher angle of repose.", null, "What if one of the contaminants in sand was an alien species? What if, as a result, the sand dunes towered upwards at angles impossible back on Earth? In my story, the steep dunes cause an accident which is a turning point, a tipping point, for the people involved. Just like the angle of repose is a tipping point.\n\nBut there's a second tipping point in my story, not for individuals but for the culture of the human colonists on my alien planet. What will they do when the truth about their past is revealed? Will they make an ethical choice? I hope it's never too late for that.", null, "Reading journal: The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers", null, "Genre: Crime Published: 1930 Date read: July 2018 This has been sitting on the shelf for decades, but I don’t remember ever reading it before. It’s not the kind of thing you would forget. The story is told through a series of letters and documents, apparently known as an epistolary novel. The basic set-up is this: an older man and his younger wife’s lives are upset when two young men, artists, move into their house as boarders. The wife may or may not have an affair with one of them. Portraits are painted. An older female companion is gratuitously denigrated and then vanishes from the plot for no apparent reason. There is suspicion, then angry words, and in due course the older man, an expert on fungi, nevertheless dies of what appears to be mushroom poisoning. A long-absent son returns and pursues evidence that this was no accident. The style is dreadful and there is no suspense. I could hardly care enough to read to the end, so unpleasant were all the characters. And I do\nRead more", null ]

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[ "India and Her Neighbours: A Special Focus on China", null, "India and Her Neighbours: A Special Focus on China\n\nChinese activity in India and her neighbouring countries is very crucial for India; recently China is creating strategic tension in India. China has not only used Pakistan, but has also used other South-Asian countries. While India is moving towards the US, China is creating pressure on India directly and indirectly through her neighbours. In pursuit of such policy, China has successfully established its military presence in almost in all countries neighboring India on all four directions. India and China while cooperating in a variety of multilateral processes ranging from trade negotiation to discussion on climate change are increasingly competing with each other in global race for wealth, energy and influence as emerging powers. The two sides are still struggling inside the mesh of classic security dilemma where any action taken by one side is immediately interpreted by the other as a threat to its own interest. In this context, this paper aims to discuss the security of India vis-à-vis China." ]

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[ null, null, null, null, null, null, "Three migrants make their way to a gate along the border fence in El Paso. Aaron Montes\nFullscreen", null, null, null, "Alex, a young migrant from Guatemala, smiles with a group of eight migrants along the border fence in El Paso. Aaron Montes\nFullscreen", null, "A group of eight migrants from Guatemala remove their shoelaces before being taken by the U.S. Border Patrol. Aaron Montes\nFullscreen", null, null, "The troops last week began laying out the razor wire under the Paso Del Norte International Bridge as part of an effort to increase security around the ports of entry. Their effort coincides with U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to make it harder for large groups of migrants to cross the border illegally.\n\nThe troops will be visible for an indefinite amount of time as they are called upon to help install and maintain the barriers, said CBP spokesman Ruben Jauregui.\n\n\"It's not something that can be done all at once,\" he said. \"We find areas we need to change and modify as needed.\"", null, "Soldiers stand by a truck at the Bridge of the Americas on April 3, 2019. (Photo: Mark Lambie/El Paso Times)\n\nJauregui said the soldiers are not involved in operations but may walk along the bridge while constructing barriers.\n\nCBP began installing concrete K-rails and concertina wire on the U.S. side of ports of entry in February as the number of migrants arriving in Juárez began to increase.\n\nThere are an estimated 3,000 migrants in Juárez awaiting their chance to apply for asylum in the U.S.\n\nMore: More than 100 immigrants wait in Juárez: 'The only thing we can do is stay' in Mexico\n\nThe materials being used at El Paso ports of entry are similar to the barriers at ports in California and South Texas.", null, "U.S. Troops last week began laying out the razor wire under the Paso Del Norte International Bridge as part of an effort to increase security around the ports of entry. (Photo: Aaron Montes)\n\nIn February, CBP said it was using existing El Paso port of entry personnel to carry out the hardening efforts.\n\nEl Paso ports of entry are not the only places soldiers have been sent to help immigration authorities manage a surge of Central American migrants entering the U.S.\n\nA.F. Tom Thomas, a civilian aide to the secretary of the Army, said about 150 soldiers are helping the U.S. Border Patrol identify migrants who try entering the U.S. from desert areas along the U.S.-Mexico border. They are stationed from El Paso to Laredo, he added.\n\nThomas said it's not unusual for troops to help construct barriers and put up fencing as part of efforts to deter illegal immigration. They've been helping the Border Patrol for over a year now, he estimates.\n\n\"There's no legal restriction as far as I am concerned,\" he said." ]