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Relocations and In Take
Barn Cat Bash Update
Our Cats after Release
Phone Calls/Emails You Don't Want to Get
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Relocations and In Take: Placed 27 this week with intake at 11:8 Bonham Rescue
3 Barn in Flower Mound (Frank, George, Simba)
3 Barn in Palmer (Kelly, Kirby, Baxter)
2 Garage/Man Cave in Krum (Bucky, Crockett)
5 Ag Barn In Princeton (Vincent, Yogi, Cheerio, Hanson, Henry)
1 Barn in Burleson (Baby Kitty – friend for current kitty that is 12 years old!)
1 Garage in Lucas (Princess)
4 Barn and Workshop in Pottsboro (Sam, Simba, Sandy, Butch)
There were two cats named Simba this week. The Flower Mound Simba is friendly and the Pottsboro Simba is semi-feral and brother of Sam.
Barn Cats Bash Update: The event was held at Grotto in Highland Village. We had 76 folks attend…10 more than last year and lots of "new blood". The Chef's Dinner donated by Chef Salerno from Grotto went for $1,000! It is a specially prepared dinner for 8 with wine that is held at the restaurant based on the scheduled of your 8 attendees. Everyone had a good time. We grossed a little over $9,000 – best ever for Barn Cats!
Our Cats after Release:
Alvarado – Placed Reece in a garage in Alvarado. He is doing GREAT and is "killing stuff" each day – earning his keep!
Rhome – Peaches and Coconut went to this barn. The short-haired one was seen early that day but lots of food is disappearing. SO – we hope for the best.
Sanger – Lisa, Anna, and Jerry were placed here. I did not see them but the family has seen "signs" that they are still around.
Sachse – This is a back porch with a shed next to it. Marina and Martin were placed here and originally came to Barn Cats from Frisco.They are doing great! Marina is sleeping in a large broken pot that lays on its side – one of those decorative pot things. You can see her cat hair around the edges of the broken area. She pops her head out of there some mornings to say "Hi" as the homeowner is drinking her coffee.
Melissa – 4 friendly cats (Ava, Bruce, Pepper, Baxter) went to this garage/backyard. We saw Ava and Baxter when we picked up equipment on Thursday. I have some pictures that I will try and get posted next week.
Phone Calls/Emails You Don't Want to Get:
A neighbor of a lady in Irving called on the weekend. She has too many cats/kittens and someone else in the area is poisoning them! That is illegal but you have to catch them in the act! I have alerted rescue folks in the area to see if they can capture them and get the vet work done. It is 10 to 12 adults and about 15 kittens. We do not take kittens – they get carried off by hawks and owls in a farm environment…but…we can help with the adults. She has had all but 3 sterilized but they will need to be tested and rabies/distemper shots updated. We shall see...
It is funny…not really…but folks call me "worried" about a colony they feed so I offer to take them after shots, etc. are updated, then…nothing! Hey – I do not have openings all the time. When I say "get the cats done" – get moving, people. When you "get around to it", I may not have room and then you will be mad at me. Problem with this is that the cats suffer because of their caregivers. Geez!
Coming up to another BIG WEEK – 7 on Monday and 8 yet to be scheduled. There are also a couple of barns wanting 2 or 3 – so, lots going on this week. Equipment pickup will be intense as well with Weatherford, Annetta, Royse City, and Sanger – at least the first two are in the same COUNTY!
Thanks for following the Barn Cats blog. See you next week! Peg


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Who is John Pardo?
John? He's the easygoing kind. He's older than I am, but I'm ready to bet that anyone who met us would think the opposite. He's the easygoing kind because that's the way his life is: easygoing. He responds to stress with that smile of his that would charm the grizzly bear in The Revenant, that smile I either love or hate (it depends on who he's smiling at…). He's a handsome guy, and he knows it, too, although sometimes he forgets it and goes out looking like something bought from a dime store in Rimini. Needless to say, he likes to take things easy in the theater as well: armchair, darkness in the house, couch, silence… That was the setting for a movie culture based on Spielberg, De Palma, Herzog, Eastwood… And that's how, when I was 3 and mom left us on our own at home, he force-fed me with E.T., The Goonies and The NeverEnding Story… And I ask you, where could an easy-going, "no stress" movie fan want to spend two weeks in summer, if not at the Locarno Festival? Movie, beer, lake, movie, beer, laRotonda… For years he's loved to have his birthday in Locarno (if you run into him on August the third, buy him a beer), and this year we're going to celebrate it together. Always assuming the screening of Tourneur's Cat People isn't on at the same time, that is! By the way, an easygoing type like him would have to live with a cat, Fat. Unbearable, and adorable, just like him. Jane (his sister…)
Jane (his sister…)
Who is Jane?
Jane is Jane. You could try to explain her in 74 different ways and she'd still tell you the right one is number 75. She's got a good head on her shoulders. She's younger than I am, but if you ask her, you can be sure she'll tell you that she's the mature one (well, maybe). She studied philosophy (and, my, does she remind you of the fact if it comes to an argument) and she works as a make-up artist for TV. I don't know if the movies are her dream, perhaps not. But I do know that the movies make her dream, and maybe that's how she'd like it to stay, like a den in which she can hide away and let her world take over. For one thing, when she comes out of there, you'd better watch out… she can go on repeating a point as steady as a metronome (like I told you, she studied philosophy) and no way is she going to shift from that position, not even in the face of divine intervention. Well, maybe Adrien Brody might change her mind. For sure at the Festival you'll come across her in the line outside L'Altra Sala right at midday, the sun beating down, and she'll be deep in the catalogue, trying to work out a well-nigh impossible schedule of nine "unmissable" screenings in one day. On the other hand she might be at laRotonda, talking about movies with someone (and if that someone happens to be you, don't say I didn't warn you – she studied philosophy!). Mind you, if her friends are to be believed, when she's set on having a good time then it's "see you when I see you", not hell or high water are going to stop her. I just can't wait to catch up with her one of those nights… Having said which, if you want to know how to recognize her, well, she's that lovely little creature with the yellow glasses who chases after screenings with her nose in a book! Younger than me, and she studied philosophy.
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MUCH-LOVED Australian destinations the Great Ocean Road and the Whitsunday Islands have been named among the world's best locations by two top travel companies.
The Great Ocean Road, the Burke and Wills expedition and road trippin' the east coast made it into Lonely Planet's list of the world's most spectacular routes.
Meanwhile the Whitsunday region has emerged from the devastation of last year's Cyclone Yasi to be named the Top Destination to Get Lost by US travel website Frommer's.
A $66 million facelift has changed a lot in the region and several luxury resorts have had major upgrades, the website said.
Lonely Planet's coffee-table book Great Journeys covers more than 70 of the best trips a traveller could undertake.
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YOUR SAY: What is the most spectacular route in the world - is the Great Ocean Road worthy?
They include ancient trails such as Machu Picchu in Peru and modern classics like Route 66 in the US.
Victoria's Great Ocean Road and the east coast of Australia fall under Great Road Journeys, while tracking through the desert and tropics following the trail of Burke and Wills makes a mention in the chapter Explorers and Conquerors.
Of the route that stretches from Melbourne to Flinders River in the north, across the outback, Lonely Planet writes: "In a nation that celebrates a wartime defeat as one of its major holidays, and then names a swimming pool after a drowned prime minister, it's unsurprising that the ill-fated Robert O'Hara Burke and William Wills should have become national heroes and icons."
For an east coast trip, the authors recommend "just hanging out" at Byron Bay and taking "the iconic plunge" at Bondi Beach or Surfers Paradise.
Along the Great Ocean Road, tourists are advised to catch a wave at Bells Beach, go cafe-crawling through Lorne and to throw down a tent by the Cumberland River.
Other trips that rate a mention include The Hippy Trail, made popular by Lonely Planet founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler; the Trans-Siberian Railway; the Amazon River; and the Yangtze River by slow boat.
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Arizona re-adding four-star guard commit Brandon Williams over the weekend propelled a recruiting class without a single player lined up a month ago to No. 21, per 247Sports national rankings.
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The Wildcats' resurgence on the recruiting trail amid the tumult of an ongoing FBI probe offers some renewed optimism for a program that was facing bleak uncertainty. And a brighter outlook for Arizona reflects a generally improved forecast for Pac-12 basketball in general, thanks to the Class of 2018.
Pac-12 basketball had a 2017-18 season that can be most accurately described as a dumpster fire. The conference sent three teams to the NCAA Tournament, two to the First Four, and came away with zero wins.
Any time your conference tournament runner-up, which also finished the regular season in second place, fails to make the Dance, you've had a bad year.
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Arizona's move to No. 21 gives the league five of the top 21 classes of 2018 thus far, matching the SEC for most, with one more than the Big Ten; two more than the ACC; and three more than the Big East or Big 12. Three of the nation's top 10 classes — Oregon, UCLA and Arizona State — hail in the West.
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We have told you about the Sukhoi Su-35 in one of our previous articles, but now we want to show you some more of the Sukhoi aircrafts because these planes are really worth seeing! Check out the photo collection:
39 thoughts on "The Sukhoi Aircrafts Photo Collection"
I can imagine how many people would come here to spit toward Sukhoi, saying their western products are so much superior. Something Freudian. Something about overcompensation. Gosh. I miss those russophobes these days.
Wow! Blasting the pro-westerners before they even comment on the precieved superiority of their technology. Pretty bold. I fear by stating your opponents arguments before they make it only lends credibility to them. You kind of tipped your cards before everyone else. Not being critical.I am just saying you are shutting down entertaining debate and selling your argument short. However, I think the only way to decide this argument is to look at kill ratios of Western versus Russian fighters in head to head combat. I don't have those stats but I am sure they are out there. There have been plenty of conflicts that used modern fighters going back to 1980 or so. I wonder what the results are.
Is this the pro-American from Florida? Where have you been? Vacationing in Georgia? (the country- not the "hick" state)
Work kept me busy. For some time the posts here have been less interesting. Hope you're doing well (R)ev…
Why did you get blanked out????!!!!!
I don't tow the Pro-Putin nationalistic line
What matters much more is the level of training aircrews receive.And to be honest in this respect the Russians really due lag behind most western counter parts.
People that claim one plane is better than the other likely do have some issues.The best data for West vs. East combat aircraft would be the F-86 vs MiG-15.When the kill ratio between the USAF and Soviet flown MiG-15s the ratio is more or less 50/50 mainly because most of the aces on both sides where highly experienced and had flown combat in WWII.
Now if you compare the USAF F-86 to the MiG-15s flown by Chinese and North Korean pilots the USAF clearly dominated.This was not due to inferior aircraft on one side or the other but due to far superior training that USAF pilots had.
Chuck Yeager test flew a MiG-15 and he said that it was one of the best aircraft he had ever flown up to that point in time.Of course he had few complaints about the F-86 either.
I am not saying that Russian aircraft or most pilots are bad I am merely stating the fact that at the current time The level of training that Russian air crews get in lower than western counterparts.
you've got a point. many of the RuAF pilots I've met also complain about lack of sufficient flying time. but with the ongoing reforms and ever-increasing funding, a lot has improved. Still a long way to go though.
I think that the Russians learned a lot from their post Soviet Union military actions.They learned much from Chechnya. I have a good grade school friend who is in intelligence with the USAF is currently a Major he knows an extensive amount about enemy air combat and air defense capabilities(which of course is most likely to be Russian based technology)he told me that during the conflict in Georgia that it is believed that the Russian AF lost about 4 or 5 Su-24s to enemy air defenses which if that information is correct would be a sign of inadequate training or possibly over taxing of available aircrews.
In the modern world it is becoming too expensive to maintain a huge military force so nations must have much smaller much more advanced better trained professional troops.That is gong to be a huge challenge for the Russians I think because this is a new concept for the most part for Russia.Where the US has been using a no conscript career based military since 1974 and it took us at least 10 years to adapt to it.
I have read a few places that many annalists feel that until the "old breed" guys retire(who are used to the old ways from Soviet and really ever Czarist times)a different system will not be fully implemented.The first challenge is lower ranks in the US they are given a bit more training than their Russian counterparts not so much in the career field but in leadership and lack of needing direct supervision form an NCO.
Actually Russia still needs conscription, mostly because of its vast size. I personally don't want conscripts in any of the fighting units. Instead of making them serve 12 months in regular brigades, designate conscription as 12 months of training (in separate training centres) instead of one year of service. Russsia has always had a massive reserve, but this would create a massive reserve that has both quality as well as quantity.
In your last statement, you've hit upon the real remaining problem with the new Russian army. the leadership, who in their times as enlisted men and under-officers served in the Soviet army and still sees things that way.
I think that the correct aircraft losses in Georgia were 4 Su-25's, 2 Su-24's and the completely unacceptable loss of one Tu-22M.
If you look at most of the posts that this site puts up, they show that the Russian pilots are often in their 30's and 40's. The US pilots are typically in their 20's and 30's. Being a fighter pilot is a young mans game. It is physcally taxing. Yes experience does play a factor and so does doctrine. In the last 30 years, the NATO military forces has faced more air battles than the former Soviet states. Training is good but real combat builds your skills much faster. In the Iraq war the US lost a single A-10 to hostile fire (SAM Millisle). All other Fighter/Bomber losses were by accident or friendly fire. The only fighter/bomber lost to hostile fire in the Afghan campaign was destroyed on the ground. Considering the length of both these operations it is easy to say that the doctrine and expertise of the NATO pilots is very well developed and lethal. If the numbers in the Gerogian conflict ring true, it indicates a lack of training or out dated doctrine. Although, it could also indicate Russian pilots being over confident or under-estimating the Georgians. At this point in time, 100 US pilots v. 100 Russian pilots (flying identical aircraft) I would bet on the US pilots doctrine and training. Post Soviet Russia has let it's air force grow old and has not updated it's doctrine to counter modern technology and advances in air combat.
Wow. So you can tell how old a pilot is just by looking at a picture of him!
The Iraqis and the Afghans have, without a doubt, the perfect example of a modern airforce.
It wasn't either training or doctrine that caused the aircraft losses in Georgia. It all boiled down to the simple decision by the MoD to not deploy any of the longer range UAV's.
PS. my money's on the RuAF, because unfortunately for you, this is 2011, not the 1990's or the early 2000's.
Yes I can tell if any person is old by looking at a picture of them. Just like I can tell if someone is fat too. It is called discernment. It is one of the first skills human get as infants. They can identify physical charachteristics of other humans. Take off your Putin-goggles and look at the other posts. The Russian pilots are obviously middle aged.
In fact, the Iraqis had a very modern airforce and airdefense screen that they purchased from the Russians and the Chinese. It was much larger and had many more layers of defense than the Georgian defense forces. And you just made my point by blaming the losses on failure to use UAVs. Obviously there is a flaw in the doctrine that allowed someone to pull away valuable assets from the battlefield that caused the loss of aircraft.
You can put your money on the Russian air force if you want. it would have been better to bet on the Soviet air force (better run and equipped) The Russian air force at this time would not defeat at least 4-6 countries in the world right now. US, China, Germany, Isreal, France, Britain, and maybe even Canada.
I don't have to look at post on ER for news about the RuAF. I practically grew up next to an air base. I've seen plenty of RuAF pilots myself, as in with my own eyes, almost all of them being in their late 20's or their 30's. How many have you seen?
So, did any of the planes of that very-modern iraqi airforce fly in response to iraqi freedom? No. And just how exactly is it very modern? The most modern planes in the iraqi inventory in 2003 were, what, Mig-29 (B's and S's)? Yep. Ultra-modern.
It's common (Russian) doctrine to use UARV's to scout out the designated operations area. This would usually be done by Tu-143's and its variants. The order to not deploy them, meant that the forward aircraft only had satellite intelligence (another incompetent decision by the MoD, meant that almost no satellites were turned on Georgia). That is not a doctrinal failure, that is a command failure.
Once again, this is 2011. Even as recently as 2008/2009, the SAF and SADF might have a theoretical edge. But in the three years since then, the RuAF has changed considerably. Now, the only aspect in which the SAF and SADF would have been superior to the current RuAF, is in sheer size alone. In every other way, especially training-wise, the RuAF has not only recovered to Soviet levels, but has gone on.
A more accurate (up-to-date) version of your list would include just China and the US.
You sound like a whiner.
The Su-35 and Mig-35 are better than the Su-PAK FA and the Mig-LMFS respectively. But the MoD still prefers them as merely "interim" desgins.
With replacements for Su-25s and the Mig-31s, the RuAF ought to be good.
Oh, also, is any one going to accuse Russia in copying? Raptorsky, perhaps? Or, finally would any one admit its design may well be similar (planes should look alike in order to fly according to the same airdynamic laws), but it cannot be spherical or uniwinged.
First picture of the 2nd page is showing Alphajets of the French Aerobatic Team, not Sukhoi Aircrafts. 🙂
Beautiful fotos of impressive aircraft! I've always loved high performance military planes, whether piston or jet engine powered. I used to love watching F-14s and F-18s launch off of the carrier, when my ship was steaming with a battle group. Awesome post ER!
actually, that SU-26 acrobatic plane is very good
I love these aircraft! I wish Canada wasn't bound by law and we could purchase these aircraft for our own forces. Just a beautiful aircraft! Thanks for sharing these awesome pics!
Sukhoi SU-34 is one cool plane. Love the russian cammoflage style.
Magnificent! It would be nice to see Russia be able to export these. Maybe one day Russia will be able to compete with Boeing and Airbus, too. Let's see some Sukhoi, Tupolevs and Ilyushins airliners in the West–they're long overdue.
They do the Su-27 for export it is called the SU-33 India and the Peoples Republic of China are two operators.
Su-33 is naval version, It never was exported. Export version is Su-30, operators are India, China, Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Uganda Venezuela, Vietnam and Russia of course.
No, yojimbo. the Su-33 is used by the navy. The Su-27 was upgraded into the Su-30 and there is an upgrade option MK (Modernised Komercial). MKM is for malaysia, MKI is for india and so on.
Awesome! But how the hek did they drawed a haert in the sky?µe
Must see a video about that one must be impressive to watch them in action
It's not Su, It's Aero L-39 Albatros.
I like it when they take aft pictures of fighter planes. The engines look like furnaces that could blast anything to dust.
Hi, I don't mean to sound like a typical dumb woman, but the third photo from the top on the first page (with the three fighters), the one in the middle…is that a Russian Stealth Fighter?
Yes. Thats the T-50. The PROTOTYPE of the PAK FA project, headed by Sukhoi.
I think the Russian designs are much better than the american counterparts, because the "western" planes are more "fragile" (too much electronics), so the Russian pilots are more experienced and better. No pun intended.
Sukhoi produces the best fighters in the world by all standards….
Piekne Samoloty, Piekne zdjecia.
Preciosas fotos.Desde luego los mejores aviones del mundo. Ni los americanos tienen esta tecnologia de aviación.


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Julian Borger / The Guardian: Trump to pull US out of third arms control deal
Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams: Trump Condemned for Ditching Treaty That Has 'Helped Prevent Nuclear War for Nearly Three Decades'
David Corn / Mother Jones: In the Middle of the Pandemic, Trump Just Took Another Step That Puts the World at Risk
Meteor Blades / Daily Kos: Trump plans to withdraw from yet another arms treaty, showing weakness, not strength
Nicole Darrah / The US Sun: President Trump 'withdrawing US from Open Skies treaty' that allows countries to monitor military activity
Don Jacobson / UPI: U.S. to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty
Ryan Morgan / American Military News: Reports: Trump to end Open-Skies nuclear-focused treaty with Russia on Friday
Michael R. Pompeo / United States Department of State:
On the Treaty on Open Skies
On the Treaty on Open Skies
Discussion: NPR, Washington Post and American Military News
Charles Maynes / NPR: U.S. Sends Ventilators To Russia In $5.6 Million Coronavirus Aid Package
David Ignatius / Washington Post: Are we seeing a tactical tilt toward Russia?
New York Times:
For Spy Agencies, Briefing Trump Is a Test of Holding His Attention — President Trump's intelligence briefings have gotten renewed attention since he blamed them for failing to sound the alarm early on about the coronavirus. — WASHINGTON — President Trump has blamed many others …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, National Review, Raw Story, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Contemptor and Washington Monthly
Theodore Kupfer / National Review: Government Failures and Public Opinion
Brad Reed / Raw Story: Trump still refuses to read intel briefs — and only likes looking at pictures and charts: report
Greg Sargent / Washington Post: Trump's entire reelection message amounts to an admission of failure
Mark Sumner / Daily Kos: Intelligence agencies found it impossible to convince Trump that COVID-19 was a serious problem
William Vaillancourt / Contemptor: Intelligence Agencies Have Hired Outside Consultants to Figure Out How to Make Trump Pay Attention
Martin Longman / Washington Monthly: Trump Can't Blame Intelligence Briefings for His Coronavirus Response
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill:
Intelligence agencies have hired outside consultants to improve communication with Trump: report
Intelligence agencies have hired outside consultants to improve communication with Trump: report
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Raw Story
China to propose hugely controversial national security law in Hong Kong — Hong Kong (CNN)China will move to pass a hugely controversial national security law for Hong Kong, in what could be the biggest blow to the city's autonomy and civil liberties since its handover to Chinese rule in 1997.
Discussion: BBC, The Straits Times, Breitbart and South China Morning Post
John Hayward / Breitbart: China's Rubber-Stamp Legislature Considers Laws to Crush Hong Kong Protests
Mark Magnier / South China Morning Post: US investors weigh business fallout from Beijing's power play in Hong Kong
New York Times:
China Moves to Impose New Hong Kong Security Law, Increasing Party's Sway
China Moves to Impose New Hong Kong Security Law, Increasing Party's Sway
Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press and TheBlaze
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump advisers warn McSally is in trouble — Senior political advisers to President Donald Trump warned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday that Republican Sen. Martha McSally is falling dangerously behind in the critical swing state of Arizona.
Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA: Trump Begs McConnell To Save Him In Arizona As Polls Show Dems Running Away With The State
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Gardner brawls with Hickenlooper over threat to block recess
Gardner brawls with Hickenlooper over threat to block recess
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News, The Mahablog, One America News Network and CNN
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News: Several GOP senators press for more stimulus payments during coronavirus crisis
Mayor / One America News Network: Senators attempt to advance bill lengthening coronavirus business loan terms
Christian Boone / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery video charged with murder — William "Roddie" Bryan, who shot the video capturing the final seconds of Ahmaud Arbery's life, has been arrested and charged with his murder, the GBI announced Thursday. — Bryan, 50, has maintained his innocence.
Discussion: Mediaite
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Appeal Court orders Flynn judge to explain himself — The federal judge overseeing the tumultuous case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn has until May 31 to explain his rationale for declining to immediately dismiss the case against Flynn after the Justice Department moved to drop the matter.
Adam Shaw / Fox News: Federal appeals court orders judge in Flynn case to respond to motion to dismiss charges
Brett T. / Twitchy: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse calls judge on appeals court in Michael Flynn case 'a cartoon of a fake judge'
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
D.C. Circuit Orders Judge Sullivan to Respond to Flynn Mandamus Petition
D.C. Circuit Orders Judge Sullivan to Respond to Flynn Mandamus Petition
Discussion: Law & Crime and Power Line
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime: Former Top Mueller Lieutenant Will Do 'Fireside Chat' to Raise Money for Joe Biden's Campaign
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: Judge Sullivan ordered to respond to Flynn mandamus petition
Marc Caputo / Politico:
A Trump election conspiracy collapses — MIAMI — A Trump election conspiracy theory has fallen apart after Florida's law enforcement agency said it had found no widespread voter fraud in the 2018 races for Senate and governor. — President Donald Trump had complained repeatedly about election …
Discussion: Raw Story, Press Watch and Common Dreams
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story: Florida investigators debunk Trump's conspiracy theory of voter 'fraud' to 'falsify a victory': report
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch: The critical subtext for Trump's rage against mail-in ballots is that he wants the minority to rule
Jake Johnson / Common Dreams: As Trump Says 'Voting Is An Honor' in Rant Against Mail-In Ballots, Progressives Respond: 'Voting Is a Right'
Michael Ruiz / Fox News:
RNC intervening in Dem lawsuit in Florida to protect election integrity
RNC intervening in Dem lawsuit in Florida to protect election integrity
Discussion: Politico
Gary Fineout / Politico: GOP enters legal fray over Florida vote-by-mail
Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:
The mastermind of George W. Bush's White House victories is advising Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, focusing on swing state battlegrounds and Republican voter outreach — Karl Rove, the senior adviser to the last GOP president, has been helping the Trump reelection effort as an unpaid and informal role.
Discussion: Breitbart, The American Independent and Raw Story
Joshua Caplan / Breitbart: Report: Karl Rove Advising Trump's Reelection Campaign
Emily Singer / The American Independent: Trump campaign hires GOP strategist Trump called 'the worst in political history'
Travis Gettys / Raw Story: Karl Rove latches on with Trump campaign as an adviser: report
Robert Frank / CNBC:
American billionaires got $434 billion richer during the pandemic — U.S. billionaires saw their fortunes soar by $434 billion during the nation's lockdown between mid-March and mid-May, according to a new report. — Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg had the biggest gains.
Justice News:
U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain Announces Charges and Guilty Plea of Former Philadelphia Judge of Elections Who Committed Election Fraud — PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Domenick J. DeMuro, 73, of Philadelphia, PA, a former Judge of Elections …
Discussion: Breitbart, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Law & Crime, The Daily Signal, National Review, TheBlaze, Townhall, Just The News and The Gateway Pundit
Mensah M. Dean / The Philadelphia Inquirer: South Philly judge of elections admits he took bribes to stuff the ballot box for candidates for Common Pleas Court
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime: Philadelphia Election Judge Admits to Stuffing Ballot Boxes for Democrats in Three Separate Elections
Tobias Hoonhout / National Review: DOJ Convicts Former Philly Judge of Elections Who Stuffed Ballots for Bribes
Phil Shiver / TheBlaze: Former Philadelphia Judge of Elections admits to stuffing ballot boxes for Democrats from 2014-16 …
Reagan McCarthy / Townhall: Former Philadelphia Judge of Elections Indicted for Election Fraud in Favor of Democrats
Daniel Payne / Just The News: Philadelphia Democratic official pleads guilty to stuffing ballot boxes for cash
Judge affirms Whitmer's authority to extend COVID-19 emergency; Legislature to appeal — Lansing — A Court of Claims judge ruled Thursday that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had the legal authority to extend Michigan's state of emergency under the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act …
Discussion: The Hill
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill: Michigan court rules governor has authority to extend state of emergency
Gov. Kemp: Less than 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19 throughout state — ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp and the state's health director spoke Thursday about inaccurate coronavirus testing data . — Kemp held a news conference Thursday where he asked Georgians for patience …
Alex Wayne / Bloomberg:
Trump Told to Stay Home by Baltimore Mayor Ahead of Visit — The mayor of Baltimore asked President Donald Trump to cancel a planned visit to the city on Monday to celebrate the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, noting the Maryland city is still under a stay-at-home order to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story and The Hill
Anne Gearan / Washington Post: Trump skips a mask in public during tour of Michigan auto plant that requires them
Cody Fenwick / Raw Story: 'Petulant child' Trump told to stay away by local leaders worried about public health
Andrew Mark Miller / Washington Examiner:
California doctors say they've seen more deaths from suicide than coronavirus since lockdowns — "The numbers are unprecedented," Dr. Mike deBoisblanc of John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California, told ABC 7 News about the increase of suicide deaths adding that he's seen a …
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
Is Ben Smith's Column About Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True? — It was a tantalizing story, written by The New York Times' freshly poached media columnist and published with an attention-grabbing headline: "Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?" — In it, the columnist, Ben Smith …
Discussion: Page Six, Mediaite, Fox News and The Daily Beast, more at Mediagazer »
Eileen Reslen / Page Six: Matt Lauer has a new tattoo about hatred on his forearm
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast: Matt Lauer, You Were Canceled for a Reason
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Atlantic lays off almost 20% of staff — The Atlantic is laying off nearly 20% of staff, according to an internal note from David Bradley, the publication's chairman, that was obtained by Axios. — Why it matters: It's the latest media company that's been been forced to take drastic measures …
Discussion: CNN and The Daily Caller
Shooting at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is terror-related, FBI says — (CNN)Thursday's shooting at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas is terror-related, according to FBI officials. — Authorities previously said a shooter had been "neutralized," but there may be a second person …
Discussion: New York Times, USNI News, The Daily Caller, National Review, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast, Jihad Watch, ABC7 and WND
USNI News: UPDATED: FBI Says NAS Corpus Christi Gun Battle is 'TerrorismRelated', 2nd Person of Interest at Large
Marlo Safi / The Daily Caller: FBI Reportedly Determines Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Shooting Was 'Terrorism Related'
Tobias Hoonhout / National Review: Navy Base Shooter 'Neutralized' after Injuring at Least One Person
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast: Terrorism Motive Suspected in Naval Base Shooting, Second Suspect at Large
Robert Spencer / Jihad Watch: Texas: FBI says shooting at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is "terror-related"
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump Is a Superspreader—of Distraction — A couple of months ago, in the early days of the Great Shutdown, Republicans complained that Democrats' impeachment of Donald Trump had distracted the President from taking more aggressive action to counter the spread of the coronavirus.
Windsor Mann / The Week:
Trump's lethal aversion to reading — If you're reading this sentence, you've read more than the president has today. — Last month, The Washington Post reported that President Trump ignored "more than a dozen" intelligence briefings in January and February warning him of the coronavirus.
Discussion: Contemptor
William Vaillancourt / Contemptor: Trump, Who Routinely Didn't Read Early Warnings about Coronavirus, Insists His Response …
CBS San Francisco:
Attorney: 1,200 California Pastors Agree To Reopen May 31 In Defiance Of Stay-At-Home Order — SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — More than 1,200 California pastors say they will resume in-person services on May 31 in defiance of Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
Discussion: Associated Press
Nicholas Reimann / Forbes:
Dire Situation In Alabama Capital: ICUs Full, Coronavirus Cases Double In May — The mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, says the city's health care system has been "maxed out" as cases of coronavirus have more than doubled in May—a sharp contrast to the slowing coronavirus spread that's taken place across …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and al.com
Kate Cox / Ars Technica:
Just turning your phone on qualifies as searching it, court rules — Location data requires a warrant since 2018; lock screen may now, too. — Smartphones are a rich data trove not only for marketers but also for law enforcement. Police and federal investigators love to get their hands …


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"Ice Massacre" Book Review
This week I read Tiana Warner's Ice Massacre, one of the goriest and most gripping YA novels I've ever read.
Basically, there's a war between humans and mermaids in the north Atlantic. It's not really affecting the rest of the world (at least, nobody else is getting involved), but the people on the island of Eriana Kwai are being starved, due to the mermaids eating all the fish, which the island-dwellers need for food. In response, Eriana Kwai sends twenty young men every year to fight the mermaids (an event called The Massacre), and nine out of ten times they fail to return. This is mostly because men get easily hypnotized by the mermaids, who then use the opportunity provided by their stupor to rip them to shreds. Literally.
So, after however many years of doing this the island finally decides, "Hey, the guy thing isn't working out. What if we sent girls?"
Meela, the main character, is one of girls on the first all-female crew sent to kill mermaids. But the thing about Meela is she not only dislikes killing in general, she also has a Romeo and Juliet style friendship going on with one of the mermaids. It gradually escalates to full-blown romance, leaving a major cliffhanger at the end of the story (dammit, Warner!).
I found Ice Massacre after stumbling upon a review by Danika, who praised not only Warner's portrayal of war but also the fact that it's about a queer, interracial romance. With terrifying, killer mermaids. How many teen books out there can claim that?
Warner does an incredible job of showing the tragedy of war and the way humans value different lives. How girls, so often abused and oppressed, are somehow considered more valuable than boys. How senseless violence destroys beautiful relationships and young minds. How you can aid your "enemy" while remaining loyal to your people.
It's an excellent book, with a sequel. I highly recommend it!
Be sure to check out my interview with Tiana Warner.
You can get Ice Massacre for less than five bucks at Barnes & Noble here!
Otherwise, they've got it on Amazon for $14.95.
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6 Common Limitations Of Cup And Handle Pattern
Every chart pattern is known to have certain limitations. These common limitations of cup and handle pattern are also unavoidable.
Cup with handle pattern is a bullish continuation pattern that resembles the shape of a typical cup. It provides great opportunities for short-term traders as well as long term investors.
But, it is also having some discrepancies or limitations that are highly debatable among traders & investors. You can't avoid them all together. Therefore, you need to remain cautious while trading cup with handle chart pattern.
It will help you to prevent unexpected losses, if the pattern goes against your assumptions anytime. Here are 6 simple limitations of cup with handle chart pattern:
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(1) Minor Discrepancies Are Always Likely To Occur
It is one of the most popular limitations of cup and handle pattern. Like every chart pattern, cup with handle chart pattern is also subject to some minor discrepancies in real time.
You can't find a classic shape of a typical cup. If you want to argue regarding the typical shape of a cup then its not a cup.
Some of the minor discrepancies during formation of cup and handle pattern include shape of cup, height achieved on left & right side of cup, profit targets after breakout, base formation & many more.
You need to make positions only after accepting these discrepancies to some extent. However, if you are uncomfortable with some major discrepancies then it will be best strategy to either stay away or use strict stop loss order.
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Posts Tagged 'Babe Ruth'
"Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks."*…
Ruth stepped out of the box after strike one, then stepped out again after strike two. Tired of being heckled, he pointed two fingers, which is where the controversy begins. In the legend, he was pointing to the center-field seats, four-hundred-plus feet away, calling his shot in the way of Minnesota Fats saying, "Eight ball, corner pocket." Root's third pitch was a curve—the deuce. Off the edge of plate, down, but Ruth swung anyway, sending it into deep afternoon. It landed exactly where he'd pointed, that's what they said, beside the flagpole in back of the bleachers—490 feet from home. Lou Gehrig followed with another home run. The Yankees won 7 to 5 and went on to sweep the Series.
Ruth's "Called Shot" is among the most famous plays in baseball history. Drawings show the penultimate moment: Babe, Bambino, the Sultan of Swat, arm outstretched, two fingers raised like the Pope giving a benediction. There's a statue, movies. But it was disputed from the start. Did Ruth really call his shot, or did it just look that way?
Grantland Rice and Westbrook Pegler, among the most famous sportswriters of the day, had been watching from the press box behind home. Both claimed to have seen Ruth point to center, calling his shot. Franklin Roosevelt, then candidate for president, was at the game—he threw out the first pitch—and he saw it, too. Ditto Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak. Among the last living witnesses is retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who, then a twelve-year-old Cubs fan, was at the game with his father. The Cubs pitcher "Guy Bush was razzing Ruth," Stevens told the writer Ed Sherman. "He and Ruth were in some kind of discussion back and forth. I heard years later it was over the Cubs being tightfisted and not giving a full share to Mark Koenig. I do remember Bush came out of the dugout and engaged in a colloquy with him … My interpretation was that he was responding to what Bush was saying. He definitely pointed toward center field. My interpretation always was, 'I'm going to knock you to the moon.' "…
The most iconic event ever to occur in Wrigley Field did not star the Cubs—it unfolded in 1932, and starred the New York Yankees, with the home team serving merely as foil: The story of Babe Ruth's most famous homer, "The Called Shot."
* Babe Ruth
As we beckon to the bleachers, we might recall that it was on this date in 1911 that Ty Cobb was awarded the Chalmers Prize (an automobile), the equivalent of today's MVP Award. The "Georgia Peach" had achieved aa 40-game hitting streak and a .420 batting average, the highest in the league and record for the time; he led the league that year in numerous other categories as well, including 248 hits, 147 runs scored, 127 RBI, 83 stolen bases, 47 doubles, 24 triples and a .621 slugging percentage. Cobb hit eight home runs but finished second in that category to Frank Baker, who hit eleven.
Significance is where you find it…
At CoolSerialNumbers.com, Nashville musician and currency collector Dave Undis brings together like-minded digit-heads who have little interest in the history of money or even the denomination of a given note. Instead they are after certain patterns and series that fall under the flexible heading of "fancy" serial numbers.
Low serial numbers, from 00000001 to 00000100, are sought after, as well as palindromes (23599532), solids (with a digit that repeats eight times), seven-of-a-kinds (66666665), ladders (45678901) and important dates (12071941). The criteria get even more obscure from there: Undis is seeking a pi note, with the number 31415927. But the more apparently jumbled the digits, the less likely it is that anyone with the bill in their wallet will ever notice.
Which is too bad when you consider how much these fancy numbers can sell for—quite a bit more than the bill's face value, in some cases. Right now, on Undis' website, you can buy a $1 bill with the serial number 00000002 for a whopping $2,500. If that sounds like chump change, consider that a $5 bill with the number 33333333 goes for $13,000.
You can also peruse the Cool Serial Numbers collection, displayed via Google+, and get a sense for how oddly soothing a row of zeros can be, although "radar repeaters" have an interesting effect of their own, and who could resist collecting the elegant numbers of the Fibonacci sequence?…
Read all about it at "A 'fancy' serial number can make a $1 bill worth thousands."
As we comb through our currency, we might recall that it was on this date in 1920, his first season with the New York Yankees (after being traded from the Red Sox), that Babe Ruth hit a record 54th home run. While seven years later Ruth raised the record to 60– a mark only topped in 1961 by Roger Maris– it was this first year in pin stripes that changed baseball forever: at Boston, Ruth had been a starting pitcher; but the Yankees moved him to right field, making him a regular hitter. And hit he did. Ruth ushered in the "live-ball era" of the sport, as his big swing led to rising home run totals that thrilled fans, but more fundamentally helped baseball evolve from a low-scoring, speed-dominated contest to a high-scoring power game.
And, of course, he did it without the aid of modern performance enhancements… just cigars and booze.
And a side of Bacon…
From the Spring, 2010 issue of Lapham's Quarterly ("Arts and Letters"), "Friends, Lovers, and Family," a plot of the "degrees of separation" among the creatives who have, among them, done so much to define the canon of English arts and letters…
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See the whole thing here… and rest assured that it does, finally, resolve to Kevin Bacon.
As we revisit our Facebook friends lists, we might recall that it was on this date in 1939 that the Baseball Hall of Fame was dedicated and opened in Cooperstown, NY.
Stephen C. Clark, a local hotel owner, was the champion of the effort to build the Hall in Cooperstown. He was anxious to boost the local economy, which was suffering economically, as the Great Depression had significantly reduced the local tourist trade, and Prohibition had devastated the local hops industry. He played heavily on the erroneous assertion that U.S. Civil War hero Abner Doubleday had invented baseball in Cooperstown, a claim made by former National League president Abraham G. Mills and his 1905 Mills Commission. His grand-daughter, Jane Forbes Clark, currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hall of Fame.
(Readers should note that Cooperstown is by no means a one trick pony: it is also home to The Farmers' Museum, The Fenimore Art Museum, Glimmerglass Opera, and the New York State Historical Association.)
Plaques honoring Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson, the first class of Inductees (named before the Hall itself was complete)
The Big Shake- Before and After…
On this date 104 years ago, San Francisco was rocked by a major earthquake, which was followed by a tremendous fire– the worst natural disaster in American history, alongside the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. Thanks to the Prelinger Archives and "lunarparcel," we can get a sense of the city four days before the tumbler, and a few days after…
TotH to reader MK for the lead…
As we give thanks for firm ground beneath our feet, we might recall that it was on this date in 1923 that "the House that Ruth Built," Yankee Stadium, was opened.
Opening Day; from the following day's New York Daily News (April 19, 1923)


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In recent weeks, Oracle has made a flurry of announcements regarding awards to partners. As expected, a few of our Oracle Accelerate solution providers have been recognized.
The 2010 North American Titan Awards were presented at Oracle OpenWorld. Oracle Accelerate solution provider partners were well represented:
· DAZ Systems Inc.--Momentum Category--Regional SI / Reseller Applications Momentum - DAZ Systems, Inc.
o Solutions Category-- Oracle Accelerate
o Industry Specific Solutions Category --Health Science & Education Industry
· Everge Group-- Industry Specific Solutions Category --Financial Management
· CSS International--Industry Specific Solutions Category--Services
Across the pond, Oracle handed out the first EMEA Partner Specialization Awards. Three Oracle Accelerate solution providers were recognized:
· BPI On Demand--Applications Partner of the Year.
· inoapps -Oracle Oracle Accelerate Partner of the Year
· Sinfo One--Midsize Partner of the Year.
Like we always say...Oracle has thousands and thousands of partners. But only a relative few (about 180) wear the Accelerate badge. The representation of Oracle Accelerate solution provider partners amongst these awards winners is pretty impressive. It shows not only these partners' commitment to excellence but also how Oracle acknowledges the importance of Oracle Accelerate.
Congratulations to all the winners.


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Bowl of Disaster
By Stett Holbrook
Order a bowl of shark fin soup at a fancy Chinese restaurant, and expect to pay $20 or more. But you get precious little shark fin for your money--just a few stringy strands of the cartilaginous meat. That's not only bad value, it's an environmental crime when you consider how those few grams of shark fin got to your soup bowl.
Not only are sharks being harvested in numbers that have caused their numbers to crash by as much as 85 percent worldwide, many of the sharks are caught for their fins only. The rest of the fish is discarded. Shark "finning" is a particularly gruesome practice where fins are hacked off live fish and the bodies are tossed overboard, where the powerless sharks are left to sink, bleed and die.
As a top predator, sharks are slow to reproduce, and some species produce only two pups every two years. The lucrative shark fin industry, which has grown dramatically over the past 15 years, has had a particularly devastating impact on the fishery.
"The shark populations are getting so that there's not much left," says Pete Knights, executive director of San Franciscobased WildAid, an environmental nonprofit group waging a campaign to reform the shark fin trade. "It really looks pretty grim."
WildAid is working to ban finning and promote a sustainable shark fishery. The organization is focusing its campaign on Taiwan, Thailand, China, Hong Kong and Singapore, countries where shark fin consumption is highest.
Several countries have banned finning, including the United States, Costa Rica, Ecuador, South Africa and the European Union. But there are still millions of miles of unprotected waters, and fishing is notoriously hard to regulate. WildAid is working in Central and South America, where fishermen are reportedly raiding marine preserves for sharks.
But with prices for the fins approaching $800 a pound for some species, the trade continues to attract fishermen. The only other way to make as much money is drug trafficking.
"There's so much money involved," Knights says.
The fins, which are sold dried, are cooked down until they break into threadlike strands of meat that have little flavor. It's the chicken broth, ginger, garlic and other ingredients that give the soup its taste. But it's not really about flavor. It's a status symbol. Diners think they're big shots if they can afford shark fin. The soup is particularly popular at weddings, birthdays and banquets where hosts can show off their largess.
But Knights says once consumers become aware of the barbarous practice of finning and the importance of sharks to the marine ecosystem, they quickly loose their appetite for the pricey soup. I know I have.
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From the February 16-22, 2005 issue of Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper.
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text: Nabeel Ansari Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 , but we don't get stuff like that very much anymore. :/ We do, and if you paid attention to the multitudes of examples posted in this thread, you would plainly see that. but I would have to say MOST people like songs that have harmony/melody/etc. As already stated, strong melody kind of music is INAPPRPORIATE in certain types of narratives and settings, which is why more ambient and atmospheric music is employed because the trend of mainstream gaming has been gravitating towards: -violence -large narrative -epic scenes If you listen to the Lord of the Rings soundtrack, for example, you will hear some pretty good melodies. They'll also be completely outnumbered by more atmospheric and less thematic music used in the film. This is true with a game like Assassin's Creed 4. It has a lot of good melodies, but also a lot of less melodic music. Why? It's a very large narrative with a lot of tracks, and if every track played during every part of the game had a strong catchy melody, it would distract from the game itself. You didn't have this problem with a game like Mega Man 2 because it is literally JUMP N' SHOOT MAN There's nothing to the game other than jumping and shooting. Play the game on mute, it will not be nearly as enjoyable. Like stated previously, old games relied on their music to convey mood and setting because they didn't have voiceover dialog, VFX, the capacity for recorded and rendered sound design (instead of oscillating a white noise generator and calling it an airplane). Game audio is more complex and more ambitious than it has ever been. Strong homophonic music has taken a back seat in so-called "most" of the mainstream games because it just isn't appropriate for the kinds of games these are compared to old games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites


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Advertisements have shaped millions of people's opinions over the years. These advertisements are instruments that are used to appeal to a certain group of people. Ads are very appealing and are created for a variety of reasons. They can be used to get people to buy a certain product or to instill the brand name into the minds of the buyers. The magazine that will be discussed is called Athlon Sports Pro Football edition. The magazine, volume 24, is dated to be sold until September 9, 2005. Athlon Sports Pro Football is an annual magazine that gives detailed descriptions on each team in the NFL. The magazine discusses the off-season, trades, free agents, and the NFL draft. The magazine is strictly about football; therefore Athlon Sport's target audience consists mostly of men. This target audience's age varies greatly. Children to elderly adults have interest in sports. This is not strictly who reads the magazine, but a group that the magazine targets.
However this is the age group in which the magazine will base most of their writing style and advertisements. It is quite intriguing to see how a company like Samsung would try and capture the attention of these men. The advertisement for the SamsungDLP TV is modeled to appeal to men as sexual beings.
This advertisement is for a new TV that is made by Samsung. This television is named the pedestal DLP TV. This is a new TV that Samsung is trying to introduce through an advertisement. The setting of the Ad is in a large modern style room. Everything in the room is fashioned in colors such as tan, pastel yellow, and light brown. There are windows in the rear of the room that appear to be open, letting sun shine into the room.


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Repair Shops can Hack Your Laptops
Some computer repair shops are illegally accessing personal data on customers' hard drives – and even trying to hack their bank accounts, a Sky News investigation has found.
In one case, passwords, log-in details and holiday photographs were all copied onto a portable memory stick by a technician. In other shops, customers were charged for non-existent work and simple faults were misdiagnosed.
An investigator from the Trading Standards Institute said he was "shocked" by the findings. The investigation was carried out using surveillance software loaded onto a brand-new laptop.
It operated without the user being aware that every event that took place on the computer was being logged.
All activity on the screen was captured in still images, and the identity of whoever was using the computer was recorded using the laptop's built-in camera.
Sky engineers then created a simple, easily diagnosable fault, by loosening the connection of the internal memory chip.
This prevented Windows being able to load. To get things working again, the chip would simply need to be pushed back into position.
The investigation targeted six different computer repair shops. All but one misdiagnosed or overcharged for the fault.
The most serious offender was Revival Computers in Hammersmith, West London.
Shortly after identifying the real fault, an engineer called our undercover reporter to say the computer needed a new motherboard, which would cost $ 130.
Tests carried out by our internal Sky engineer after the diagnosis revealed there was nothing wrong with it.
The surveillance software then recorded one technician browsing through the files on the hard-drive, including private documents and intimate holiday photos, including some of our researcher in her bikini.
As he snooped through the files, he is seen smiling and showing the pictures to another colleague.
Later on in the same shop, a second technician loads up the machine and also looks through the photos, which are inside a folder clearly marked 'private'.
He then plugs his own portable memory stick into the laptop and copies files, including passwords and photos, into a folder labelled "mamma jammas".
Inside one of the documents copied to the memory stick was a text file containing passwords for Facebook, Hotmail, eBay and a NatWest bank account.
Once the technician had discovered this information, he opened a web browser on the laptop and attempted to log into the back account for around five minutes.
The only reason he was unsuccessful was because the details were fake.
When confronted over the findings, staff at Laptop Revival said they did not want to respond to Sky News on camera.
However in a telephone conversation, they denied all knowledge of the alleged abuses.
When shown the findings, Richard Webb, an e-commerce investigator for Trading Standards said: "I'm really quite shocked, both in the range of potential problems this has revealed – people overcharging, mis-describing the faults – but also people attempting to steal personal details.
"It's a big abuse of trust. If you were expert in computers you wouldn't have to hand in your machine to be repaired. They know that.
"They know you won't be able to tell what they've done afterwards, they know you're putting your trust in them and unfortunately, as we're seeing, there are too many people willing to abuse that trust.
"What you've shown is that there is a much wider problem in the industry than we knew about.
"It suggests we need to look at the area again and we do need to test it like you have done, but with a view of taking criminal enforcement action if these problems are found and evidenced."


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Characterization of soil organic matter under varying conservation management practices
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This study examined the effects of three conservation management practices (i.e., no-till, grass vegetative filter strips (VFS) and agroforestry VFS) and four landscape positions (i.e., summit, shoulder, backslope and footslope) on many aspects of soil organic matter (SOM) quantity and quality. Initial work indicated that losses of dissolved organic carbon in runoff and stocks of soil organic carbon were not significantly different among conservation management practices 10 years after installation; therefore more sensitive indicators of SOM quality were required to detect changes in SOM at this spatial and temporal scale. Using multiple physical, chemical and biological indicators, this study demonstrated that VFS enhance aggregate-associated organic carbon in the particulate, adsorbed and occluded fraction, water-extractable organic carbon, labile KMnO4-oxidizable organic carbon, aggregate stability and microbial enzyme activity. Spectroscopic analysis of confirmed the greater proportions of partially degraded plant residues and a lower index of degradation under grass VFS. This may be the result of differing quantity and/or quality of organic matter inputs to the soil, or the result of differences in the decomposition rate due to protection in soil aggregates under the perennial vegetation of VFS. Overall, this study contributes to a greater understanding of conservation management practices on a field scale, and has implications for the role of management practices in the global soil carbon cycle.
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WOW Press Statement: WOW Supports Fr Roy Donovan, calls for more clergy to speak out for equality, With 0 Comments, Category: Church News, Church Reform, Latest News, Press Statements, Women in the Church, Women's Ordination, WOW,
Women's Ordination Worldwide offers our support to Limerick parish priest, Fr. Roy Donovan, for his recent public statements in support of women's ordination to the Roman Catholic priesthood and diaconate.
We pray that more members of the clergy and hierarchy will speak out for women's full inclusion in our Church, joining the majority of Catholics around the world who support greater roles, including ordination, for women in the Church.
The Church hierarchy must rid itself of the sin of sexism and once and for all, model its own Gospel values by recognizing women as equal partners in faith.
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Women's Ordination Worldwide (WOW): Founded in 1996, WOW is an international network of groups whose current mission is the inclusion of women in all ordained ministries in the Roman Catholic Church. Founded on the principle of equality, WOW opposes all discrimination. 'There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus'. (Galatians 3:28)


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21 Questions with Darcy MichaelBy TNB A&C
May 24, 2012
Please explain what just happened.
My cat fell into a sink full of water. And there's zero proof I pushed her. And it was totally worth it, even with the mess.
What is your earliest memory?
My cat falling into a sink full of a water. Trying to remember anything prior to that gets dicey. I blame the weed.


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Custom Simple Name Bar Necklace
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Customize your necklace with a name of your choice and choose between three colors. The bar measures at 1.5" and can fit up to 12characters using the lowercase font pictured and positioned to the far right, centered, or far left.
➊ Materials: Sterling Silver / 14K Gold Filled / Rose Gold Filled
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Repeat the process with a little more milk.
Continue adding milk until the bechamel gets the consistency of a sauce thick and smooth. Salt it.
According to the dish to prepare, the bechamel will be thicker or more liquid. Change the proportion of milk to get the correct point.
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Expressive Arts sessions begin with relaxation exercises and inner focusing. You'll be guided to sense the body's wisdom and to note the inner imagery. Often the body is trying to tell you about stress producing situations in your life. Through visual arts using watercolor, pastels, oil crayons, and colored pencils you learn to identify, display, and transform your images. Sound, laughter, and music activate vibrational healing to soothe the spirit. Movement, dance, and healing gestures mobilize the body's healthy hormones. Storytelling and native and tribal myths help you tap into the wisdom of the ages. Three dimensional design, mandalas, and sculpture bring focus and clarity that can release stress. All of these expressive arts will help you create healing and growth pathways.
Lundee Amos, (above) a cancer survivor, is shown experiencing her first Expressive Arts session and the first time she has used watercolor. She said: "There was a release of my troubled heart and I felt celestial guidance The session was fun and I experienced new art mediums that showed me how I could continue the session at home. I didn't want to stop and I look forward to my next session with Ruth."
Another client, Cathy Keilar says: "The combination of guided visualization, and expressing my feelings thru drawing and movement cleared a lot of stuck emotions for me. Ruth's creation of such a safe, expressive atmosphere supported a transformation of emotions that helped free up my energy. After the seesion, I felt a great sense of integration of what I know is real, not just the projection of my ego".
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The latest from the Fox News "12 in 2012" series on South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint.
DeMint has become a huge favorite among the Republican base in recent years. See more on DeMint from Fox News:
Senator Tea Party, as Jim DeMint is sometimes known, is a moniker the first-term senator began wearing before the Tea Party became a household name. It's also a description that has pushed the South Carolina Republican out of the shadows and into the forefront of electoral politics.
"I'm proud to be called Senator Tea Party. I feel like I'm giving a voice to people who are very frustrated that Washington's not listening," DeMint told Fox News.
This fall, DeMint, who was just re-elected to his second term in the Senate, took his commitment to making Washington listen out on the campaign trail – and not merely in his own race. He endorsed high-profile conservatives and donated millions from his political action committee to failed Senate candidates Ken Buck of Colorado, Sharron Angle of Nevada and Christine O'Donnell of Delaware as well as successful contestants Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky.
It's a success rate that has made people wonder whether the GOP could have done better had DeMint not been so stubborn, but it's also one that has compelled people to keep a close eye on the Tea Party hero.
DeMint could be a real contender though right now his recognition is limited mostly to the Republican base.


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From countless beautiful landscapes and sites to historic cities, Italy has it all. If you are not on a packed budget and can give unlimited time to spend, here are few of the places you should consider when travelling to Italy.
If you are travelling in Italy for the first time you should definitely not miss out on Rome. From magnificent churches and beautiful fountains to museums and renaissance art work, Rome is somewhere you would want to get lost into. Besides such sights, Rome is also ahead in offering fantastic dining opportunities and nightlife.


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|Location: Derby, Derbyshire
|Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + + Package
|Posted: 5 months ago
|Contract Type: Permanent
|Industry: Construction
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Architectural Technologist - Modular Construction - Derby
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Architectural Technologist - Modular Construction - Derby - £45K + Package
Due to expansion our client is looking to extend their technical team, we are looking for Architectural Technologist experienced in the residential sector with knowledge of timber framed buildings.
The company is and very successful and expanding timber framed modular company with very high expectations, a great team environment and career prospects.
The Person
You will be an experienced Architectural Technologist educated to degree level with working knowledge of:
- Revit BIM level 2/3
- BOM's (Bill of Materials)
- Parts Libraries
- Designing Residential Buildings
- RIBA Plan of Works
- Timber Framed Modules
- CDM regs
- Building Regulation and Warranty type approval
The Role
As the Architectural Technologist you will:
- Develop Details plans for the residential and housing sector
- Work closely with the client to develop technical designs for manufacturing
- Development of Design Briefs
- Develop designs from conceptual to technical stage
- Development of Technical and Installation Manuals
- Work with the senior team to map out process and data workflow
- Assist in the creation of modelled components linked to the master parts library
What to do next...
If you are interested in this role please contact Mark Boyes at Barker Ross on 07808628040 or email your CV to firstname.lastname@example.com.
We manage roles across the construction sector, I specifically specialise in white collar construction recruitment including roles such as site manager, Contracts managers, project managers and site engineers and we are keen to speak to good candidates for permanent and temporary recruitment.
If this is not the ideal role for you but you are interested in roles of this type please do not hesitate to give me a call or email your CV.
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Interfaith Christian Women's Fellowship
Women from the Upper Ottawa Valley began meeting for a period of springtime fellowship more than 30 years ago. The program allows time to relax, share laughter and song, meet new and old friends and to learn more about some aspect of living a Christian life. Women of all ages are welcome, the structure is informal, the meals nourishing and delicious, and the fellowship continuous throughout the weekend.
The Galilee Centre, anchored by its Georgian style house with the addition of modern facilities, is a perfect place for communities large and small to come together.
Just walking among the giant trees in the grounds brings tranquility to your soul. There is a strong spiritual aura there.
M. Barry
I have felt comfortable, welcomed, relaxed and refreshed while at both of the retreats I've made with this group, and I look forward to future retreats. Each time gives me renewed fervour and understanding of "Faith" and all its Blessings. It is also a re-affirmation of how well warm and fervent Christians interact with each other, in prayerful reflection, and as a general rule, in Faith and in Fun.
D. McDonald
What I found at the Galilee Centre were women who welcomed me with open arms.
No one was preaching to me, that was what I was afraid of. The accommodations were reminiscent of an old college dorm and food was super delicious. I have gone now for two years and am looking forward to my third year.
L. Deschamps
Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic
Since 2003, the OMC has provided Mindfulness-based Symptom Management and Mindful Self-Compassion programs in the Ottawa Region designed to help ease the distress of psychological difficulties.
It's mission is to make available ways to cultivate and sustain mindfulness skills which are the foundation of compassion for self and others.
It's vision is that when we develop clarity about our core values, we are better able to meet our needs and, in turn, more available to connect with others with compassion and intimacy.
The OMC has been the beneficiary of the beautiful surroundings and supportive staff of Galilee Centre for our annual silent retreat. Our retreats have been a deeply healing process for retreatants because of the quality of care and attention they receive. Most of our retreatants are new to silent retreats and usually arrive feeling tentative about the weekend. The gentleness of the greeters, kitchen staff, and managers is reassuring to them and so necessary for a newcomer to practice. More seasoned retreatants come to replenish themselves in the beautiful landscape and the steadiness of the staff. Whether it is for the annual weekend retreat or longer 5-day sessions, we at the OMC are deeply committed to keeping Galilee as the place to cultivate our practices of mindfulness and compassion
Retreats for healing after abortion for women & men
For the past number of years, Galilee Centre has sensitively hosted weekend retreats twice yearly for healing for women and men touched by abortion.
These confidential retreats are a beautiful opportunity for any person who has struggled with the emotional or spiritual pain of abortion.
The weekend is a chance to get away from daily pressures to focus on the buried emotions of the past in light of present symptoms and to begin healing through a supportive trauma sensitive process, that is designed to help you experience the mercy and compassion of God.
For more information and upcoming retreat dates please see our website at www.rachelsvineyardottawa.ca OR contact Terry and Lynda directly by phone at (613) 806-5522 OR by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Galilee is an ideal place for this life changing retreat. We were immersed in beauty – the view, the forest, peaceful, private, relaxing. The food was wonderful, the bedroom had everything I needed..
True North Insight / Voie boréale
True North Insight (TNI) is a charitable organization offering a full schedule of Buddhist insight (vipassana) meditation retreats and courses in English and French. The vision of True North Insight sees peace, well-being and liberation of heart and mind as innate in all people, no one excluded; our service is to support the inner realization and the outer expression of this reality.
True North Insight loves holding its retreats at Galilee Centre. The grounds are beautiful, the accommodations are clean, and the staff is always welcoming and supportive. The contemplative atmosphere of Galilee is a perfect fit for our meditation retreats, and our participants always say they feel like they are coming home when they arrive at Galilee.


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Festival celebrates arts in the region
For the fifth year running, the University of Wolverhampton is staging its seven week festival across Wolverhampton and Walsall in celebration of the arts.
Artsfest is a collaborative project led by the University's Faculty of Arts including The Performance Hub, based at the Walsall Campus, the Arena Theatre, the School of Humanities and the Wolverhampton School of Art.
Students and staff have collaborated with local venues including the Mander Centre, Newhampton Arts Centre, The New Art Gallery Walsall, the Light House Media Centre and to stage events covering music, dance, theatre, literature, poetry, film, art and design.
A variety of events are on offer including poetry, walks and tours, musical theatre productions, live performances, art exhibitions, music, workshops and talks.
An amateur production of Tim Rice's Chess will be staged at the Arena Theatre, Shakespeare's views on love and lust will be discussed, a Sculpture Symposium will be on show at the New Art Gallery Walsall, Jazz will be served up with cream teas and Wolverhampton School of Art students will show off their work at their annual Degree Show.
Miceal Barden, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University, said: "Artsfest is now an established event and this year marks its fifth year. Once again we have joined with cultural venues from across the city to showcase the Performing Arts, Art and Design, Film and Media and Poetry and Literature. There's something for everyone with many free activities on offer.
"This year – as well as celebrating the achievements of our 3,000 students – we continue as advocates for the work that they will go on to do after graduation. We've invited an eclectic range of new artists from across the region and further afield, allowing them a chance to use Artsfest as a platform to enhance their careers."
Artsfest will run from Friday 3rd May until Sunday 30th June 2019. Join the Artsfest conversation online by using #WLVArtsfest.
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What is Di George Syndrome? A quick introduction
It's been a difficult 12 days. It was 10 days ago that we received the news that Enfys has Di George Syndrome. We were completely stunned. We had never heard of Di George Syndrome before… Since the diagnosis, I've spent time learning about DiGeorge Syndrome and what it could mean for Rainbow.
Di George Syndrome, Velo-Cardial Facial Syndrome, Shprintzen's Syndrome and CATCH-22 are all known variants of 22q DS (22q Deletion Syndrome).
22q DS is believed to be the second most common chromosome abnormality after Downs Syndrome.
22q DS is also believed to be under diagnosed with estimates of people with the deletion being between 1:2000 to 1:1800.
There are almost 200 anomalies caused by 22q DS… with individuals experiencing around 30 symptoms during their life, on average.
22q DS is a spectrum disorder; one person could have many severe symptoms while another has only a few minor symptoms. There is no correlation between the severity of one symptom and the severity of another.
The most common symptoms of 22q DS are heart defects, speech & language delays, poor immune system, feeding problems, palate problems and facial features.
22q DS is no-one's fault… In around 90% of people with 22q DS it is a random 'copying error'. I've likened it to a photocopier missing out the odd letter on a page of text.
Perhaps the most frightening part of a 22q DS diagnosis is that no-one can give you answers. There is no way of telling if a baby will have developmental delays, autistic tendencies or speech and language problems other than to let them grow.
Rainbow's biggest problem (aside from the low muscle tone and feeding issues) is her immune system. I will go into the immune deficiency once her complete immunology report is back but it looks like Rainbow has around 20% of immune system they would expect to see in a baby of her age.
You can find more about 22q11 DS from Max Appeal, The 22 Crew and Unique!


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Google's Quietly Eavesdropping on You. This Is How You Can Find These Records!
We long ago became used to the fact that almost any information can be found on the Web. But did you know that all your requests, including voice search data, are recorded and stored by Google on the Internet?
LikeAble decided to find out what it's for and how we can disable this function to keep personal information away from prying eyes and ears.
The search engine records all your voice requests and can store them for many years. The company doesn't make a secret of it. In fact, everything's written on ten pages of Google Terms of Service, which was probably read only by the developers themselves.
So if you use the voice search and have granted access to your microphone, you can listen to all the conversations that you've ever had.
What is it for?
All your information — everything you're looking for, saying, the way you spend your time on the Web — is transmitted to a program that makes the Internet "convenient," adjusting it for you.
It sounds good, but don't forget that any information on the Internet can get to a malicious user and be used against you. This data also serves to show you commercials "tailored" to you.
Where do I find this information?
On this link you'll find all the information your cell phone microphone has ever recorded. If there's nothing there, it means you didn't use the voice search "Okay, Google."
And here's a full dossier where you can find the information relating not only to the voice search but also to where and when you were, what you searched for, and what you downloaded.
How to delete your personal data
To disable tracking and voice search recording in the future, click on this link and in a pop-up menu on the right select "Activity controls." This opens a page where you need to find "Voice and Audio activity" and turn it off.
But that's not all. To remove all personal data from the server, click on the "Choose deleting parameters" in the right column, and then select "All time" in the next pop-up menu. Now all the voice information will be deleted from the Google server.