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To mark the second anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement last month, an assortment of protests, marches and rallies were held, to support or oppose mostly predictable causes.
At the same time, a far more surprising undertaking began with far less fanfare: creating a prepaid Occupy debit card.
The idea, led by a group that includes a Cornell law professor, a former director of Deutsche Bank and a former British diplomat, is meant to serve people who do not have bank accounts, but it also aims to make Occupy a recognized financial services brand.
On Sept. 17, the day of the anniversary, the group, known as the Occupy Money Cooperative, began raising money to pay for initial operating expenses. The group's Web site invites visitors to "join the revolution," suggesting that using the card might represent a "protest with every purchase." That language evokes the spirit of the sprawling encampment of tents and tarps that briefly took over Zuccotti Park in 2011, and several people who were familiar figures there have endorsed the mission of the card, which its founders have described as "low-cost, transparent, high-quality financial services to the 99 percent."
But not everyone associated with the Occupy movement likes the idea; the notion of the Occupy name emblazoned on a financial product, even one made by people with some connection to the movement, has prompted questions about who controls the name and message.
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"Too much blood, sweat and tears have been going into Occupy to have that turned into a piece of plastic," said Bill Dobbs, a longtime Occupy participant. "This is a very odd fit, and for the project's sake and Occupy's sake, they ought to go on separate paths."
From its beginning, Occupy's participants were protective of the group's name and image, rejecting association with political parties. Protesters invaded the set of a "Law & Order: S.V.U." episode that was based on the movement, and lashed out at Jay-Z when he sold Occupy-themed T-shirts.
The idea for a debit card sprouted more than a year ago, said Carne Ross, a cooperative member who resigned from the British foreign service in 2004 to protest the Iraq war. Mr. Ross was also a member of the alternative banking working group established by Occupy's General Assembly.
"There is no profit here," said Mr. Ross, adding that once the cooperative raised about $900,000, it would make the cards available to anyone who signed up on the group's Web site. "The only revenue we want is to make the thing sustainable and eventually expand our range of services."
(Read more: Two-year-old Occupy Wall Street has 'lost momentum')
There will be no upfront cost for the card, Mr. Ross said, but there will be fees, including $1.95 for A.T.M. withdrawals and 99 cents for balance inquiries.
The card appears to intentionally avoid high fees that other debit cards have imposed, said Dean Baker, an economist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. "In general terms they are trying to have a very low-cost card," he said.
But when Mr. Ross participated in an "ask me anything" forum on the social media Web site Reddit in August, he was peppered with skeptical questions. Some of the most pointed criticism came in an article printed in Tidal, a magazine that examines the theories and tactics that formed Occupy and similar movements, which was headlined "Help Support Better Stronger Neo-Liberalism With the Occupy Money Cooperative."
The cooperative has also drawn criticism over its plan to establish a relationship with Visa, which some activists condemn because the company declined to process donations to WikiLeaks, the international organization known for publishing leaked information, much of it classified.
Mr. Ross said he respected the objection to Visa. But he said his group had no choice but to do business with that company or a similar one in order to produce a debit card that could be widely accepted.
Eventually, Mr. Ross said, the cooperative hopes to offer loans and other services that would benefit millions of people who do not use traditional banks, often because they cannot afford the fees.
While some organizers acknowledged that the debit cards could be put to good use, they said the term "Occupy Card" wrongly implied that the project had been vetted and approved by the movement as a whole. And several organizers framed their reservations as a question of legacy, saying they were disturbed by the possibility that a debit card could end up being the most lasting artifact of the movement.
"Occupy has always been a consensus-based movement," said Patrick Bruner, an organizer who was present on the first day of the protests. "And there's no consensus on this issue."
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It was the Winter of 1995 and I was driving to Diamond Gym with my training partners. Our typical 30 minute drive to Diamond was the 3 of us getting fired up to destroy the gym as we blasted music from my special Kenwood stereo.
Back then, I had cassette tapes that were special mix tapes with our favorite music. But this one time, the guys were strangely silent.
I was scared.
Scared that our workout was going to be a wash.
The entire 30 minute drive I could just feel their lack of energy.
Things changed when we opened the doors to Diamond Gym on that cold, Winter night.....
The lesson here is to choose your friends / training partners / environment wisely.
The wrong people coupled with the wrong place will suck the greatness right out of you.
I don't know about you but I have NO time for average. In fact, I despise it. I want NOTHING to do with average people and average environments.
Live The Code 365,


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Nothing plain about Jayne Keels' designs
Growing up in Fayetteville, inside a Colonial-style home, Jayne Keels discovered early that she had a gift – the ability to transform a blah living space into something fabulous.
"I guess I really started decorating when I was young, young," laughed Keels. "My sister and I shared a room and I was always moving furniture around and painting furniture."
Keels turned that early interest into a management position with This End Up furniture. The career would span 19 years and involved traveling up and down the East Coast, opening new stores. She also developed a keen eye for home design that later got the attention of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Keels was awarded an honorable mention award from the magazine for creativity and impressive execution of design for a makeover she did to a screened-in porch.
"I picked out different fabrics and used different textures like metal, wood and wicker," Keels said. "I like mixing. I don't want everything to be matchy-matchy."
Today, Keels, a mother of three and grandmother of three, calls Wilmington home and continues to live and breathe decorating. She is the founder and owner of Playne Jayne's Interiors, an interior design consulting firm she launched when she started her family 35 years ago. Keels also owns The Shop of Seagate on Oleander Drive with two friends, Kathy Raines and Sharon Lewis. "We have a lot of fun," she said.
It's at the shop where Keels gets to exercise her true love on a daily basis: decorating on a budget.
"I should have created the show 'Design on a Dime,' " she laughs. "I love to work with what people have, to incorporate new looks and fresher looks, an updated look into people's homes … make it look like a million dollars without spending so much money."
Featuring what Keels calls "re-purposed and re-loved" furniture in everything from solid wood to wicker to vintage, the three ladies find pieces for the shop along their way to visit out-of-town relatives. One has family in New York, the other has relatives in Charleston and Keels hunts for unique finds en route to Virginia to visit that sister she used to share a room with.
"I go to everything from estate sales to thrift shops to ware-houses, all sorts of places," she said.
Keels credits her customers with keeping her decorating drive alive.
"A lot of them have been through cancer or divorces and they need to be uplifted. It's funny how color and changing your surroundings can put a smile on your face," said Keels.
Color is her specialty, she says, and coastal elegance is her look of choice. Keels uses chalk paints to re-vamp old furniture, and for wall colors, she favors buxton and palladian blues by Benjamin Moore and Behr's country tan.
An all-time favorite decorating masterpiece was a buffet she painted herself.
"It was brown and I took it into what I call Wilmington white, not a white-white, not cream, it's in between. I enjoy re-inventing things. If it's an old chair, cut off the back of it and make a towel rack out of it," she said.
The Shop of Seagate is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. You can find Playne Jayne's Interiors, and Keels' design advice, at the store or 520-7770.
"It's a God-given talent I've always had," said Keels.
Seek professional advice (from an interior decorator). "Even if it's for just an hour to get the basics down, it's worth the money." Paint old furniture using sea glass, coastal colors. "They are really in right now." Don't take it too seriously. "The bottom line: have fun with it!"


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Jeffrey Gettleman and Sameer Yasir
NEW DELHI — The Indian government said on Monday that it was revoking a constitutional provision that had for decades given a unique degree of autonomy to Kashmir, a disputed mountainous region along the India-Pakistan border.
In anticipation of the announcement, which many analysts predicted could set off rioting and unrest, India had flooded Kashmir with thousands of extra troops. The Indian authorities also evacuated tourists, closed schools and cut off internet service.
For many years, Kashmir has been governed differently than other parts of India, and the government's decision to revoke parts of Article 370 of the Constitution is widely seen as a blow to Kashmir's special status. India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party, known as the B.J.P., has deep roots in a Hindu nationalist ideology and one of its campaign promises during the election this year had been removing the special status of Kashmir, which is predominantly Muslim.
"Today the B.J.P. has murdered the Constitution of India," said Ghulam Nabi Azad, a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, an opposition party.
The Indian government also said that it would support a parliamentary bill to split the state of Jammu and Kashmir, which includes the Kashmir Valley, into two federal territories: Jammu and Kashmir, which will have a state legislature, and Ladakh, a remote, high-altitude territory, which will be without a legislature.
Amit Shah, the home minister, said the government had the legal authority to change Kashmir's status. But some analysts said that was not so clear and that the issue would most likely end up before India's Supreme Court.
A sense of panic has spread across Kashmir as millions of residents woke up Monday to deserted streets. Relatives of Kashmiris who could be reached by phone said that many people were fearful about stepping outside and were waiting in their homes for news about what was going to happen next.
Many Kashmiris had feared that the Indian government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would either remove their region's special status or turn Kashmir into a federally ruled territory.
Separatist groups, including some that are armed and maintain links to neighboring Pakistan, have been chafing for independence from India for years. Analysts say that any steps that reduce Kashmir's autonomy could demoralize the Kashmir public further and provoke an outburst of serious violence.
The Pakistani Foreign Ministry condemned the Indian announcement as a violation of United Nations resolutions, saying in a statement on Monday that "Pakistan will exercise all possible options to counter the illegal steps."
Politicians across the political spectrum urged the Pakistani government to come up with a strong, swift and effective diplomatic response.
Shahbaz Sharif, president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz political party, said that Pakistan should call for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.
"The people of Kashmir cannot be left alone at this moment," he said. "We will go to every extent to defend the human rights and legal rights of Kashmiris."
Mr. Sharif added, "Kashmir is the jugular vein of Pakistan, and anyone laying a hand on our jugular vein and honor will meet a frightful end."
Before the Indian announcement, as anxiety was building in Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan said that the only road to lasting peace in South Asia ran through the region.
In a Twitter post on Sunday, Mr. Khan said that President Trump had offered to mediate the Kashmir dispute when the two leaders met in Washington last month.
"This is the time to do so as situation deteriorates there and along the LOC with new aggressive actions being taken by Indian occupation forces," Mr. Khan wrote, referring to the Line of Control, the name of the disputed border between Pakistan and India. "This has the potential to blow up into a regional crisis."
Over the last few days, the authorities in Kashmir had been issuing satellite phones to senior police officers so they could communicate in case the cellphone network was disrupted, which happened around midnight going into Monday, according to widespread news reports.
The authorities have also restricted the movements of prominent Kashmiri political leaders, including Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, according to many reports in the Indian news media.
Ms. Mufti, the most recent chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said in an interview before Mr. Shah's announcement on Monday that Kashmiri politicians were coming together to defend against any possible moves by India to remove the special laws that grant limited autonomy to Kashmir under the Indian Constitution.
"There will be chaos if our identity is compromised," Ms. Mufti said. "We will go to any extent to preserve that identity guaranteed under the India Constitution."
Security officers have evacuated thousands of tourists, mostly Indians, telling them it was dangerous to be in the valley and that militant groups might be planning an attack.
Janvi Singh, an entrepreneur from Mumbai, saw her vacation suddenly cut short.
She had just arrived at her hotel in Gulmarg, a scenic mountainside town, on Friday when government officials knocked on the door of her room and told her she needed to leave immediately.
"They didn't take no for an answer," Ms. Singh said.
For decades, Kashmir has been plagued by turmoil. When India and Pakistan won independence from Britain in 1947, Kashmir originally opted to remain a small independent state.
But militants from Pakistan soon invaded Kashmir, leading it to seek protection from India. Kashmir agreed to become part of India only under certain conditions that guaranteed its autonomy, which were protected by Article 370. India and Pakistan then fought several wars over the area and today most of Kashmir is administered by India, with a smaller slice controlled by Pakistan, which like Kashmir is majority Muslim.
Tensions reached a breaking point in February, when a Kashmiri militant rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of Indian paramilitary forces traveling on a highway, killing at least 40 soldiers. A banned terrorist group, Jaish-e-Muhammad, which is based in Pakistan, claimed responsibility.
It was the worst attack in the region in three decades, and set off a tense military standoff between India and Pakistan that culminated in a dogfight between Indian and Pakistani warplanes. Pakistan shot down and captured an Indian pilot, who was soon handed back to India.
Over the last year, activists say, the hunt for separatists has intensified, pulling ordinary Kashmiris into the fold.
Indian Army officials said Friday that they had specific information about a planned attack by Pakistan-based militants on Hindu pilgrims and tourists.
But many Kashmiris were skeptical of those claims and wondered if there was another explanation for the sudden troop buildup in the region, already one of the most heavily militarized areas in the world.
Many residents are now panicking. People are hoarding supplies, causing shortages of medicine and baby food. Many fuel stations ran dry as thousands of people lined up through Friday and Saturday nights to fill their cars with gas.
"All the hotels in Gulmarg are empty," said Muzamil Ahmad, director of an upscale hotel there.
Germany, one of the few Western countries that had earlier removed restrictions on travel to the region, issued a travel advisory asking its citizens to avoid the valley. Britain, Australia and Israel issued similar warnings.
Along the Line of Control, both sides have been building up their troop levels.
On Saturday, Pakistani officials accused India of using cluster bombs along the border that killed two civilians and wounded 11 on the Pakistan side. India denied it used cluster bombs, which have been criticized across the world as being dangerous to civilians.
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About 100 memories just came flooding back.
We're kind of known for our Game Day Threads. The GDTs put GT on the map, so to speak. They get a little crowded, the language gets steamy. Sometimes people have a little too much to drink, they get loud and someone next door calls the police. And invariably people start clamoring for them earlier and earlier.
So we got in the habit of putting up posts where people could gather before the main gathering and start talking hockey. And odd photoshops and new combinations of curse words for what we think of Detroit. It only seems fitting that these posts are now going to be known as the pre-parties. Welcome to the first one of the year.
One note: PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY GAME INFORMATION IN THIS POST! SOME PEOPLE WHO NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP ARE TRYING TO WATCH THE GAME "LIVE ON TAPE" TONIGHT. SO DON'T RUIN IT.
You probably know we like to keep things a little informal, but sometimes we might throw out a topic and see where it leads us. It's just before lunch time. Let's talk food. When you gather round the old television or when you're down at the game or you're in a local watering hole that has an open kitchen after the game, is there any food that you connect with enjoying hockey? Could be just what you like eating with beer, like chicken wings. I wish I was eating chicken wings right now.
Feel free to discuss hockey food, the Wings, the Blues, how Dan should bring us all back a T-shirt or jar of pickled herring for us from Sweden. Whatever. It's your pre-party. Live it up. The GDT will be arriving at 1 p.m. St. Louis time.


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Our brothers and sisters in the Mindanao Episcopal Area of the United Methodist Church in the Philippines and the people in their mission field have recently been devasted by two typhoons. Typhoon
Goni (Rolly), which was the second of the two, was a Category 5 super typhoon which hit the already damaged and flooded regions of eastern Philippines. Goni is purported to be the strongest typhoon on record to make landfall. Goni's 225 kph (140 mph) with sustained winds gusted up to 280 kph (175 mph) caused overwhelming devastation. It created 16-foot surges which destroyed some 13,000 homes and damaged an estimated 66,000 houses. Evacuation was hindered, not only by the effects of the previous typhoon but also by the possibility of Covid infections in crowded evacuation centers. Reports of casualties are still coming in as communications have been hampered by flooding and power outages.
We are in close contact with Bishop Rodolfo Juan of the Davao Episcopal Area of the United Methodist Church who reports many of our churches have been damaged, severely crippling our church's efforts to help the communities around them. Many of those who have lost their homes belong to the churches that have partnered with our own Volunteers in Mission teams from the Illinois Great Rivers Conference for over three years. Many of those who lost their homes and property are active United Methodists; and we continue to pray for safety, courage and resilience for our churches in the Philippines as they minister to their communities, even as they themselves suffer through much loss.
It is indeed a God-given privilege for us to reach out and support our brothers and sisters who are suffering. Your kindness and generosity will give hope to the hundreds of thousands affected by this disaster. Together as the Illinois Great Rivers Conference we can make a great difference. Please send your financial donations to IGRC Advance #7020. You can also donate below by selecting the Donate Now button and indicating IGRC Advance #7020, Philippines Typhoon Relief in the Gift Designation box.
May your generosity and compassion be a source of hope and comfort to those who are suffering that they may declare as Lamentations 3:22-23 says, "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
Stephen Granadosin
Spoon River District Superintendent


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Loving God, Loving People
We have launched a new motto for Refuge, although it is not a new idea. "Loving God, Loving People" is not just a motto, mission statement, and vision statement, it describes who we are and what we do. We are commanded by God to "love the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind" and "love your neighbor as yourself". The hard part comes by not just saying we love, but showing that we love. Showing God we love Him is obeying His Word (John 14:15) and by doing good to people (remember Jesus said that if we do to the least of these we do it unto Him). The Bible teaches that if we love God we should love people (1 John 4:21).
I want everyone to experience all God has for them. If we teach people about God and His love for us, hopefully they will fall in love with Him and follow His Word. We must be about our Father's business and be doing what He has commanded us to do, and that is to go and teach (Matt 28:19). Jesus came to seek and save those who are lost. If we are to be Christians (meaning Christ-like) then we must do as He did!
And that happens when we Love God and Love People.


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View 191 - 200 results for punish engineers comic strips. Discover the best "Punish Engineers" comics from Dilbert.com.
Thursday May 28,
Tags asking, work, assignment, placating, saluting, sarcasm
The boss says, "Find out how many engineers our competitors have so we can justify having that many." Dilbert says, "Sure, I'll spend a few hours comparing our apples to their oranges." The boss says, "Why does your cooperation sound like insubordination?" Dilbert says, "Aye-aye, captain!"
Wednesday June 03,
Tags leadership, assignment, describing, happy, ridiculous
Dogbert the CEO Dogbert says, "Ratbert you're my new VP of sales." Dogbert says, "Your job is to set impossible goals for the salespeople and punish them for failing." Ratbert says, "Yay! I always wanted to be a sadist!" Dogbert says, "Dreams do come true."
Sunday May 25,
Tags engineers, hauled away, human resources, questioning mental stability, sealed in concrete, wrapped in plastic, bodies hidden, business
The Boss says, "Go to human resources for a psychological evaluation." Dilbert says, "Why??? Have I said anything that is abnormal?" The Boss says, "You're an engineer. Everything you say is abnormal." Catbert says, "Question one: How many bodies are hidden in the crawl space under your house?" Dilbert says, "If they are hidden, how would I know?" Catbert says, "Well, maybe you would smell them." Dilbert says, "Not if they were wrapped in heavy plastic and sealed in concrete." Wally says, "How'd it go?" Dilbert says, "Not so good."
Sunday December 06,
Tags cold-calling, sales, engineer, threatening, fire, closing, economy, business, engineering
Dogbert the CEO Dogbert says, "Sales have been lagging" Dogbert says, "I want each of you to cold-call ten customers per day." Alice says, "We're engineers. We don't know how to sell." Dogbert says, "Just follow this script. It's guaranteed to close every sale." Dilbert says, "Hello. I'm calling on behalf of the police and firefighter's charity for unattractive youths." Dilbert says, "If you send us $500 we will send you a lovely piece of software as a thank you gift." Dilbert says, "Otherwisem when your house catches on fire, you might find yourself handcuffed to the refrigerator." Mom says, "Dilbert? Is that you?" Dilbert says, "Hi, mom. I'm in sales now."
Sunday February 07,
Tags management theory, engineer, find, choices, unhelpful, useless, office, characters, impractical, doomed, high demand, engineering
Man says, "I need you to assign one of your engineers to my project." The Boss says, "Follow me and I'll show you your choices." The Boss says, "This one is highly capable, but she's in such high demand that you'll be lucky if she ever returns a call." The Boss says, "This one is aggressively unhelpful." The Boss says, "This one will tell you that all of your plans are impractial and doomed." The Boss says, "That one is an intern, so no one takes him seriously." The Boss says, "My management theory is that nature makes everyone useless in their own way." Man says, "I'm not useless." The Boss says, "Said the man who can't find a good engineer."
Monday October 08,
Tags charge less, enginners, honesty, stop, brilliant suggestion
The boss: Explain why you charge less of your time to projects than all the other engineers. Dilbert: "I'm trying something new. It's called honesty." The Boss: "Stop doing that." Dilbert: "Okay brilliant suggestion."
Sunday January 04,
Tags vp of marketing, new version of prodcut, testamnet, customers, new version, raw data, customers hate us
As Vp of marketing, I am proud to introduce the new version of our product. Behold!! This sia testament to what can happen when you listen to customers. we asked customers what they wanted the new version to do. Six months ago I gave that raw data to you engineers. Today we see the result. Its the first time Ive seen it myself. whats it do? BAM!! Our customers said they hate us.
Sunday June 27,
Tags engineers, office, name, zinger, introductions, invisible, resentful
Why its great to be an engineer Hi Dilbert. Dilbert: Hi...there. He doesn't remember my name. Say it! Say my name! Hey dilbert. Now he'll be forced to introduce me, her- her. Alice: Am I interupting anything? dilbert: no Its awkward for you now. HA HA! squirm, you name forgetter. The pressure too introduce me must be killing you . HAHA! Dilbert: Do you have the new software specs? Alice: follow me. Alice: who was that guy? Dilbert: What guy?
Sunday November 07,
Tags slaes rep, nice suit, dilbert questioned, well dressed engineer, not redibilty, reverse makeover, consultant, engineers are grungie, business
The boss: go with our sales rep and answer the customer's technical questions. whoa! you can't go looking like that. This is a nice suit, exactly, a well dressed engineer has no credicbility! I'll call my reverse make over consultant. Im bob the straight eye for the queer looking guy. Lets see...I'll give you my clothes ...add ear hair eye brow extensions, You seem highly credible and I don't know why. Genius.
Sunday January 26,
Tags boss, Dilbert, dont idel well, freaks out, gets phone call, lost connection, meeting, sit still challenge, mind body connection, business
The Boss calls after Dilbert, "Dilbert, come here for a minute." The Boss and Dilbert are walking towards The Boss' desk. The Boss says, "I need to talk to you about..." He is interrupted by the ringing telephone. The Boss is on the telephone. He holds up his finger at Dilbert. Dilbert thinks, "He's giving me the 'wait' signal." Dilbert continues to think, "I have nothing to look at, nothing to fiddle with, nothing to do." Dilbert continues to think, "I'll try thinking about how my mind controls my muscles." Dilbert's arms start shaking. He thinks, "Uh-oh... I'm getting too conscious of my muscles and it's freaking me out." Dilbert falls back and exclaims, "Gaaa!!! I've lost my mind-body connection!!" Dilbert is on the floor with his feet up in the air. The Boss says into the phone, "The problem with my engineers is that they don't idle well."


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Glen Smith - Stone Mountain Rag
Taylor, Moore, and Burnett - Grandma's Rag
Fiddlin Arthur Smith and Earl Scruggs - Smith's Rag
Lowe Stokes - Row Row Row
Matt Kinman and Moses Nelligan - Peacock Rag
Crook Brothers - Black Mountain Rag
Ray Brothers - Choctaw County Rag
Henry Williams And Eddie Anthony - Georgia Crawl
Sandy's Fancy - Ragged Bill
Eddie Ogle - Ragtime Annie (live 2012 Henry Reed Fiddlers Convention)
The Skillet-Lickers - Tanners Rag
Nashville Washboard Band - Old Joe
Narmour and Smith - Jake Leg Rag
Gordon Tanner, John Patterson, and Smokey Joe Miller - Bully of the Town
Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers - Blues In A Bottle
Ernest Stoneman - All I Got's Gone
Charlie Poole - He Rambled
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Trump's Expected SNAP Change Would Target Jobless Workers
The Trump Administration is reportedly poised to propose a rule restricting states' ability to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to childless adults living in high-unemployment areas who are struggling to find a steady job. Hundreds of thousands of unemployed SNAP participants could lose help putting food on the table as a result.
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There are two ways that help athletes. One is through the special 4 Element Yoga exercises that are tailored specifically to their needs; the other is through a healthier diet and the use of nutritional support. Let's talk about nutrients first. If you aim to be a serious athlete you need to ensure that the biochemistry that underlies the health of your body's joints and muscles is working for you. And underlying that biochemistry are the nutritional resources the body gets. And underlying all this is you – your habit patterns of eating and/or the nutritional supports you regularly bring into your body.
To accomplish this great task nutritionally, it's obviously important to eat with some awareness. Because athletes are really motivated, they will go the extra mile to do what is needed to make their bodies strong and healthy. Unfortunately they don't always know how to do so. You may recall the saying, "A little knowledge can be dangerous". Hence the reason many take all those "vitamins…" from the local drugstore, Walmart, GNC.
The point is, if you are going to take an everyday vitamin-mineral support you need to ensure it's one made with a certain degree of integrity. Consider 4 Element Lifestyle's Athletic Nutrients. While there may be another on par, this one is excellent as a multi for the athlete. Look at its ingredients and compare it with your own. If you want to go another level, consider something equivalent to the Athletic Pure Pack. As you will see, it adds yet more nutritional boosts for the athlete. Even if you do not choose these products, reading about them will help you know what to look for when you buy your own.
Many of you athletes are fond of taking a protein-boosting shake. While I often tout the Raw Meal Green Shake for general use, the whey protein in the Whey Basics that 4 Element Lifestyle carries may be more suitable for athletes. Whey contains branched chain amino acids, which are often used by the body to build muscle, tendons and ligaments. The other proteins are important for building organ muscle and fiber tissues, enzymes and a host of other body tissues. While Raw Meal has a mix of all of these proteins (including branched chain ones), whey contains more of them. At the same time, note if the whey you buy is cold-processed, which helps it retain its biochemical integrity. Further, it is best that your whey is not denatured in its processing by various chemicals, which may cause it to be less useful to the body. A denatured protein loses its shape and its ability to function as it is meant to function for a body. While digestion will denature a protein, it is generally a good idea to begin with that protein not being denatured by something else first.
With all that said, it obviously is important for you, the athlete, to eat well on a regular basis. Be aware that if you eat a lot of protein, you generally need to ensure that you are getting a good amount of vegetable intake. This is because the mineral ash from protein metabolism is often acidic. Vegetables give you your alkaline reserve so you may neutralize those acids. While 60 or more grams of protein is often recommended, don't feel like you necessarily need that much – especially every day. If you are smaller, 30-40 grams is fine each day. Maybe throw in a protein shake every few days.
If you are a serious athlete, consider cracking an egg or two and in your health drink. It can be important to sanitize the shell first to insure that you don't get any salmonella coming from the shell surface. Eggs have a good amount of oil components that are beneficial for an athlete as well. It's a time-honored, old fashioned athletic concept.
As far as helping your athletic body through 4 Element Yoga, consider joining the 4 Element Yoga club. With it you will receive videos and other info on how to use 4 Element Yoga to strengthen your achy joints, tight muscles and torn ligaments – as well as the discs and nerves of your spine. But for now, take this in: most injuries are helped by an isometric pressing backwardly of that injured tissue. This helps that injured part of the body to garner some structural support and improve its alignment of tissues (bones, muscles, ligaments, nerves). You can press that injured or strained, overworked muscle area back into a hand, a countertop, a corner of your wall; the molding of a doorway is often good.


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Web applications
Dynamic Assessment Plugin
Quickly scans web applications to identify accessibility issues and recommends corrections to violations.
Automated A11y Tester
Detects and remediates accessibility issues during agile development and testing.
Digital Content Checker
Inspects and verifies the accessibility of HTML content and EPUB documents.
Open source accessibility
Desktop accessibility: AccProbe
Combines numerous accessibility inspection and event management tools to test rich client applications.
Repository of best practices: Va11yS
Working accessibility code samples and design patterns that can be used to speed development efforts.
Accessibility checklists
Set of guidelines to help create accessible web, mobile and desktop applications for people of all abilities.
Inclusive design
Design principles to help you better understand how physical and cognitive disabilities affect the use of a product.


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The Challenge
In the spring semester of 2014, The LAMP was hired to complement an after-school Common Core test-prep program at The Magnet School for Technology and Communications (TMSTC) in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The LAMP has partnered with this school for a number of years, delivering in-school media literacy workshops to elementary students covering everything from basic visual literacy to news and advertising literacy. Throughout those in-school programs, The LAMP delivered unique, customized curricula while working with the teachers to incorporate specific learning units. This new assignment, however, was something different. How could we integrate our curricula into a structured test-prep program, providing a fun and interactive learning environment while reinforcing Common Core-aligned skills? The school was now mandated to improve from some fairly poor test scores, and so the school's primary goal was to improve test scores – not deliver media literacy skills. On top of the challenge of boosting scores and staying true to our mission of teaching media literacy, we were also faced with the school's history of low attendance rates in after-school programs. All things considered, we had our work cut out for us and approached the project with the same zeal we hoped to inspire in our students.
The program spanned twelve weeks, meeting twice a week for two hours. Students spent the first hour of each session with The LAMP, analyzing and creating media messages, and the second hour with their test-prep instructors, working through Common Core ELA prep books. The twelve weeks were divided into four skill cycles: 1) Key Ideas and Details, 2) Craft and Structure, 3) Integration of Knowledge and Ideas, and 4) Close and Careful Comprehension. Over one hundred students signed up for the program, spanning 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. For our sections of the program we grouped students by grade, with 4th graders comprising about 40% of all students, and 3rd and 5th grades splitting the difference. At least two teaching artists were assigned to each grade, with additional teaching assistants and volunteers brought in as necessary. We also involved the school's test-prep instructors, which was very important for the organization of the classrooms and the consistency of instruction. The test-prep instructors were present in the initial planning session and provided feedback on the schedule and project-cycle alignment. During the program, the instructors assisted The LAMP's teaching artists in guiding the students' project planning and design, supervised students during the production phase and were able to conference with students throughout the editing process. Our strategy was for the instructors involved in the program to take some of the program concepts and activities back to their own classrooms.
Using Media and New Literacies to Meet Goals
Because our programs already align to over sixty Common Core standards, it was not necessary to create completely new programming, but we did need to align our current programs with the specific skill cycles of the test-prep program. We were also conscious of infusing our programs with more specific Common Core language, in which the students' prep books were used as resources.
Each program cycle used a scaffolded curriculum, so that it began with a specific medium literacy and ended with a production component. Students critically evaluated and analyzed media messages across a variety of forms and styles, eventually creating their own media projects using simple creative and editing software, cameras, and audio recorders. In addition, each program cycle was designed to build from and expand on the skills learned in the previous cycle. For the first cycle, Key Ideas and Details, the students produced comic books to practice basic visual literacy and storytelling skills. Emphasis was placed on using images and text to identify and communicate the elements of theme, character, plot and setting. Students worked in small groups to choose their own story topics, and used Comic Life to construct the comic book pages.
For the second cycle, Craft and Structure, students expanded on the visual literacy and storytelling skills practiced during their comic book projects, while also learning simple video production and editing skills. The short video narratives could not include spoken dialogue, had to 30 seconds to 1 minute in length, and needed to utilize a clear story structure with a beginning, middle and end. The students learned how to use different shot sizes and angles for telling their stories, and also used a variety of locations, props and costumes to communicate character and setting. Learning basic editing skills in iMovie allowed the students to arrange their shots in a coherent structure, layer music and sound effects to create mood and rhythm, and include text and transitions. The students had particular trouble with the 'no dialogue' parameter, but it proved to be a good learning opportunity. The students found that projects which concentrated on the visual elements storytelling had much stronger narratives than did the projects that relied heavily on text.
For the third cycle, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas, students moved from visual literacy to news literacy. The 5th graders worked in small groups to produce one-minute audio pieces, and chose their topics with a focus on current events in their community and school. Each podcast team conducted research to gather quotes and facts and figures appropriate to their topic, identified interview subjects amongst their peers and teachers, and wrote scripts. They then recorded their scripts and interviews and used GarageBand to edit their podcasts and layer in music and sound effects.
Meanwhile, the 3rd and 4th graders worked in larger teams to produce three- to five-minute newscasts. Each production team was given three different story segments to produce; the segments were eventually edited together into a larger newscast with introductory and interstitial material. Students conducted basic research, wrote scripts and produced storyboards. They recorded their interviews, B-roll and 'on-the-street' and 'in-studio' material, and finally used iMovie to piece it all together. Each project empowered the students to frame relevant issues through their own perspectives while also exploring their community. Emphasis was placed on asking and answering questions, gathering information from a variety of sources, using that information to form a critical perspective, and finally on presenting that information and perspective in a structured, informative and entertaining form.
For the final cycle, Close and Careful Comprehension, all students produced short documentaries, building on and combining the visual literacy, storytelling, news reporting, and audiovisual recording and editing skills they learned throughout the previous cycles. Again, emphasis was placed on research and gathering of information, formulating a point of view and integrating multiple sources of information into a presentation appropriate to the documentary form.
After twelve weeks, the program culminated with a showcase where students presented their projects and shared their experiences with parents, faculty and other students. What's more, attendance for the program was 92% – a new record for this historically struggling school. Plus, those test scores did go up by 58% for ELA, and 78% for math. Principal Dr. Garcia credited The LAMP as a significant factor in meeting difficult goals around attendance, testing and student engagement.
Response to The LAMP's work was overwhelmingly positive, and the students enjoyed the program while noticeably improving their comprehension and communication skills. Parents told us on numerous occasions that their children wouldn't stop talking about the projects they were creating. Our classes constantly ran over time because the students and teachers were so wrapped up in a project, and we hated to pull students away from working so hard to get their projects just right. As we are constantly reminded, students want to tell their own stories; they want to pursue their interests; and they enjoy learning in a fun and creative environment. Students are more motivated to participate and finish projects when they're given the freedom to express themselves, and when they have those expressions celebrated.


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Quick Takes: 2-4 players 45 minutes Ages 6+ Level 1 (easy to learn, easy to play, and FUN!)
Qwirkle is an accessible family game. It is similar to classic favorites like Dominoes (with no math) or Scrabble (with no letters). In fact, this game is perfect for friends or families with that one member who memorized all the silly Scrabble words like "swarf" and "qat" and are exhausting to play with (you know who you are!).
Game play is as simple as matching colors and shapes using tiles, but this game also requires tactical maneuvers and well-planned strategy. Each player has 6 tiles that are hidden from the other players. On each turn, a player earns points by laying tiles down by either matching a color or symbol to a tile already in play. It's a great family game, learnable within minutes and plays quite quickly.
Why we chose it for Board's Edge Games:
- Classic with a twist - similar to games you know and love, but with a twist to keep it fresh and interesting
- Family fun - intuitive, family friendly game
- Simplicity - easy to play, with a quick learning curve
Selected Awards and Honors:
- Parents' Choice Gold Award - 2007
- Mensa Select Winner - 2007
- Spiel des Jahres Winner - 2011


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Kendrapara: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police was arrested in Odisha's Kendrapara district today on charges of sodomising a home guard inside an outpost.
Mahendra Behera (52), who was officiating head of Choudkulat police outpost under Pattamundai Police Station, allegedly sodomised a home guard last night at the outpost, said Sub-Divisional Police Officer Kedarnath Sahoo.
The arrest was made after an FIR was registered on the complaint of the 25-year-old victim, posted at the outpost.
Medical examination of both the accused and the victim has confirmed the act of sodomy, he said.
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Hey guys,
I'm looking to make a few (lots ;) ) more bucks from my traffic.
Any one have an idea?
I have tried a few of the classics obviously, but looking for new stuff, more effective?
Contextual, for sure, although I do have videos…
I'd hate it to be intrusive, something light…
Any help from you guys, most appreciated :icon_mrgreen:
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�72 Types Of Americans That Are Considered �Potential Terrorists� In Official Government Documents��
1. Those that talk about �individual liberties�
2. Those that advocate for states� rights
3. Those that want �to make the world a better place�
4. �The colonists who sought to free themselves from British rule�
5. Those that are interested in �defeating the Communists�
6. Those that believe �that the interests of one�s own nation are separate from the interests of other nations or the common interest of all nations�
7. Anyone that holds a �political ideology that considers the state to be unnecessary, harmful,or undesirable�
8. Anyone that possesses an �intolerance toward other religions�
9. Those that �take action to fight against the exploitation of the environment and/or animals�
10. �Anti-Gay�
11. �Anti-Immigrant�
12. �Anti-Muslim�
13. �The Patriot Movement�
14. �Opposition to equal rights for gays and lesbians�
15. Members of the Family Research Council
16. Members of the American Family Association
17. Those that believe that Mexico, Canada and the United States �are secretly planning to merge into a European Union-like entity that will be known as the �North American Union��
18. Members of the American Border Patrol/American Patrol
19. Members of the Federation for American Immigration Reform
20. Members of the Tennessee Freedom Coalition
21. Members of the Christian Action Network
22. Anyone that is �opposed to the New World Order�
23. Anyone that is engaged in �conspiracy theorizing�
24. Anyone that is opposed to Agenda 21
25. Anyone that is concerned about FEMA camps
26. Anyone that �fears impending gun control or weapons confiscations�
27. The militia movement
28. The sovereign citizen movement
29. Those that �don�t think they should have to pay taxes�
30. Anyone that �complains about bias�
31. Anyone that �believes in government conspiracies to the point of paranoia�
32. Anyone that �is frustrated with mainstream ideologies�
33. Anyone that �visits extremist websites/blogs�
34. Anyone that �establishes website/blog to display extremist views�
35. Anyone that �attends rallies for extremist causes�
36. Anyone that �exhibits extreme religious intolerance�
37. Anyone that �is personally connected with a grievance�
38. Anyone that �suddenly acquires weapons�
39. Anyone that �organizes protests inspired by extremist ideology�
40. �Militia or unorganized militia�
41. �General right-wing extremist�
42. Citizens that have �bumper stickers� that are patriotic or anti-U.N.
43. Those that refer to an �Army of God�
44. Those that are �fiercely nationalistic (as opposed to universal and international in orientation)�
45. Those that are �anti-global�
46. Those that are �suspicious of centralized federal authority�
47. Those that are �reverent of individual liberty�
48. Those that �believe in conspiracy theories�
49. Those that have �a belief that one�s personal and/or national �way of life� is under attack�
50. Those that possess �a belief in the need to be prepared for an attack either by participating in paramilitary preparations and training or survivalism�
51. Those that would �impose strict religious tenets or laws on society (fundamentalists)�
52. Those that would �insert religion into the political sphere�
53. Anyone that would �seek to politicize religion�
54. Those that have �supported political movements for autonomy�
55. Anyone that is �anti-abortion�
56. Anyone that is �anti-Catholic�
57. Anyone that is �anti-nuclear�
58. �Rightwing extremists�
59. �Returning veterans�
60. Those concerned about �illegal immigration�
61. Those that �believe in the right to bear arms�
62. Anyone that is engaged in �ammunition stockpiling�
63. Anyone that exhibits �fear of Communist regimes�
64. �Anti-abortion activists�
65. Those that are against illegal immigration
66. Those that talk about �the New World Order� in a �derogatory� manner
67. Those that have a negative view of the United Nations
68. Those that are opposed �to the collection of federal income taxes�
69. Those that supported former presidential candidates Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin and Bob Barr
70. Those that display the Gadsden Flag (�Don�t Tread On Me�)
71. Those that believe in �end times� prophecies
72. Evangelical Christians
Do any of those criteria apply to you?


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Well, the sneakers are complete with their laces. I had been asking people if they preferred blue or hot pink laces. The hot pink is not quite that vibrant. People made it challenging when they said both. 🙂 In the end, blue had more votes, so here they are all completed. I'm going to send… Continue reading New Sneakers – Done
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Friday Roundup #27-20
It's hard to believe that this is Friday #27, and the start of the second half of the year. Where did that time go? This past week has been rather mixed, as I went back to work on Wednesday, but only for two days. It was nice though to catch up with people and have… Continue reading Friday Roundup #27-20
Trace, Cut, Stitch, Repeat, OMG!
Things were going so well. Until they didn't. The title of this post should carry on as a Dismay, Resignation, Reorder and Start Again. I am sure we all have had these moments in our makes. (Please day I am not the only one!) I traced the template and cut the pieces for the sneakers.… Continue reading Trace, Cut, Stitch, Repeat, OMG!
Friday Roundup #26-20
A week of good weather and everyone goes loopy. I get that we have all met challenges with the changes to our lives over the past couple of months. But the craziness of people is astonishing. We went walking yesterday along the coastal path. We chose an early time and found minimal crowds. Along our… Continue reading Friday Roundup #26-20
Happy Days – SneakerKit #3 Arrives
Delivery day and my third SneakerKit has arrived. Something for the weekend. 😀 Here is a peek at the unwrapping. Watch out for the next update at the weekend.


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Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
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|French politician
|7 March 1961, 15th arrondissement of Paris, France
|61 years
|Star sign
|Union for a Popular Movement, Rally for the Republic, Rally for France
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan ([ni.kɔ.la dy.pɔ̃.ɛɲ.ɑ̃]; born 7 March 1961), sometimes referred to by his initials NDA, is a French politician serving as President of Debout la France since 2008. He has been the member of the National Assembly for Essonne's 8th constituency since 1997 and was previously Mayor of Yerres from 1995 to 2017.
A member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party until January 2007, he then founded the Gaullist and souverainist party Debout la France (DLF; "France Arise") in November 2008, named Debout la République until October 2014 and which is closely linked to the European political party Europeans United for Democracy. He ran for President of France in 2012 and 2017 and endorsed the runner-up Marine Le Pen in the 2017 second round.
Early life
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan was born Nicolas Dupont on 7 March 1961, in Paris. He is the son of Jean-Louis Dupont, who was a wine maker and a Second World War veteran who escaped a German POW camp and Colette Aignan.
Dupont-Aignan graduated from Sciences Po in 1982 and acquired his law license in 1984. He graduated with his postgraduate degree from Paris Dauphine University. Dupont-Aignan also attended École nationale d'administration between 1987 and 1989.
During his youth, Dupont-Aignan supported the Gaullist politician Jacques Chaban-Delmas and was a member of Rally for the Republic, campaigning for Chaban-Delmas during the 1974 presidential election.
Political career
Early years
Dupont-Aignan began his professional career in politics as a civil administrator and working in several ministerial offices, including that of the Minister of National Education and the Environment. Dupont-Aignan joined Rally for France in 1993 and then began serving in Michel Barnier's ministry of the environment in February 1995 though he refused to support either Édouard Balladur or Jacques Chirac in their presidential campaigns that year. Serving with Michel Barnier, Dupont-Aignan was friendly with multiple Europhile personalities such as Francois Bayrou.
National ascension
In the early 1990s, the city of Yerres was in 20 million euros in debt following the closure of a major aquatic centre that closed a few months after its opening. In the 1995 municipal elections, Dupont-Aignan was elected with 51.8% of the vote against the then-Socialist mayor. He was also reelected in 2008 with 79.70% of the vote in the first round, giving him one of the biggest margins of victory for a mayor in France.
Shortly after becoming mayor, Dupont-Aignan attempted to fix the debt issue by renegotiating the interest rate established with banks, being able to bring the debt from 45 million euros to 34 million euros. Dupont-Aignan took this further by cancelling infrastructure initiatives set by the previous mayor and developed a cheaper, environmentally cheaper plan that included creating communal housing.
In terms of environmental policy, Dupont-Aignan reprocessed swimming water to clean streets and his numerous environmental policies were able to win the city awards. On the issue of crime, a municipal police brigade that could patrol the forest areas was created and CCTV was upgraded. This led to Yerres having a significantly lower crime rate than the rest of Essonne.
Dupont-Aignan was first elected to the National Assembly in 1997 as the member for Essonne's 8th constituency. He has been reelected every legislative election since. Following the creation of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), Dupont-Aignan ran in the leadership election in 2002 and again in 2004, losing both.
Dupont-Aignan also campaigned for a "No" vote in the 2005 French European Constitution referendum, abandoning perceived Gaullist principles. He was one of the only members of the UMP to vote "No".
Foundation of Debout la France
Following disagreement with the UMP candidate, Nicolas Sarkozy, Dupont-Aignan left the UMP on 13 January 2007. Dupont-Aignan intended to run for the 2007 presidential election but failed to gather the necessary 500 signatures of elected officials.
Following his failure to gather the 500 signatures necessary to run, Dupont-Aignan was reelected in his constituency of Essonne 8th though he was no longer a part of the presidential majority due to disagreements with President Sarkozy over taxes and a pro-American foreign policy, voting alongside the Socialist Party on several occasions.
Dupont-Aignan eventually founded Debout la France on 23 November 2008 with the ambition of founding a third party that could compete with both the right wing UMP and left-wing Socialist Party who he labeled as being the "same". Debout la France contested the 2009 European Parliament election, gaining 2.04% of the vote in Metropolitan France.
2012 presidential election
In November 2010, Dupont-Aignan announced his intention to run for the 2012 presidential election during the annual congress for France Arise, pledging to leave the Euro and return to the Franc, leaving the Euro as a reserve currency. In March 2012 he announced that he had obtained the necessary 500 signatures to run as an official candidate.
Dupont-Aignan received 644,043 votes on the first ballot, or 1.79% of the votes cast, finishing seventh. His best showing (24.88%) was in Yerres, of which he was mayor. He did not endorse any candidate for the second round.
2017 presidential election
Dupont-Aignan announced his candidacy for the 2017 presidential election during an interview on TF1 on 15 March 2016. Polls taken shortly after gave Dupont-Aignan a voting intention between 3 and 6%. On 7 March 2017, Dupont-Aignan secured the necessary 500 signatures to run in the 2017 presidential election before releasing his manifesto the following day in the form of a book.
Shortly after the beginning of the first round, Dupont-Aignan denounced Emmanuel Macron, saying that he "served the interests of the rich" and accused Serge Dassault, the owner of Le Figaro, of harassing him through text messages in an attempt to get him to renounce his candidacy in endorsement of François Fillon. Le Figaro denies that Dupont-Aignan was harassed though does not deny text messages were exchanged between the two. On 22 April, Dupont-Aignan organised a petition demanding that three televised debates be shown during the first round with all candidates appearing at the debates. Because he was not invited to the first debate, he left prematurely and denounced TF1 for what he called a "lack of democracy".
In the first voting round of 23 April, Dupont-Aignan came in the sixth place, receiving 1,695,000 votes which represents 4.70% of the vote total. Failing to hit the 5% threshold, Dupont-Aignan was not reimbursed for his campaign funds. During an interview on 28 April 2018, he endorsed Marine Le Pen for the second round saying that he would help her with campaigning.
Marine Le Pen pledged in return to appoint him as Prime Minister of France should she win. The electoral alliance between Debout la France and Front National gathered protesters in Dupont-Aignan's commune, Yerres. Dupont-Aignan was also called a "petainist" and compared to Pierre Laval. Dupont-Aignan also had dissidents within his own party with his "right hand", Olivier Clodong, resigning. Dominique Jamet, Vice President of Debout la France, resigned as well. Le Pen lost the vote in the second round of the election against Emmanuel Macron.
Dupont-Aignan was reelected during the legislative election of 2017; he resigned as Mayor of Yerres later that year and was succeeded by Clodong.
Political positions
Dupont-Aignan has been described as nationalist, protectionist, and eurosceptic. He describes himself as a Gaullist. Dupont-Aignan supports a French withdrawal from the EU and endorsed Brexit. Although he shares many policies and views with Marine Le Pen, he is considered less hardline than she and has criticized her in the past.
Dupont-Aignan strongly advocates leaving the euro, calling it a "racket", and returning to the franc, retaining the euro only as a reserve currency. Dupont-Aignan has also voiced his support for Rattachism.
Personal life
Dupont-Aignan is married to lawyer and former parliamentary assistant, Valérie Vecchierini. The couple have two daughters, Victoire and Sixtine.
Dupont-Aignan declared during the 2017 presidential election that he was worth more than 2 million euros. He had also declared in 2013 that he has a house worth €130,000 in Yerres and an apartment in Paris worth €420,000.


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The Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers tease that the cover-up crew will grow increasingly desperate for answers. Things are really falling apart for this secret circle. Victoria (Amelia Heinle), Phyllis (Gina Tognoni), Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Sharon (Sharon Case) all have so much at stake.
However, the latest threat seems to relate specifically to the Newman clan. As a result, Nikki and Victoria will remain the most rattled. The stables were set on fire and the firearm registered to Victor (Eric Braeden) was found with only his fingerprints on it. J.T.'s (Thad Luckinbill) bloody shirt was added to the mix, which made Victor (Eric Braeden) the prime suspect in this murder investigation.
Who's setting up Victor up and way? The obvious answer would be someone who wants revenge, but soaps don't always go for the obvious answer. Y&R fans will recall how Nick's (Joshua Morrow) impersonation plot fooled everyone in Genoa City. The Young and the Restless was willing to let Nick wear a J.T. mask and terrorize his abused sister, so anything goes!
Sharon went off on Nick for pretending to be J.T. and causing chaos, but he defended himself. Nick had to take a page out of Victor's playbook for the sake of the custody situation. Raising Christian (Jude and Ozzy McGuigen) was too important, so Nick did what he had to do. Perhaps the show will take a similar route with Victor.
What if Victor is behind his own framing? If he knows what Nikki and the others did, he may be falling on his sword to protect them. The evidence is circumstantial, so Victor may feel confident that he can get off the hook. If he is responsible for this setup, that probably means Victor moved the body, too. That could be his insurance policy since Rey (Jordi Vilasuso) can't prove cause of death without it.
Victor has suddenly vanished, so there may be some complications he didn't anticipate. Going off the grid could be part of Victor's plan, but there's also a chance that an enemy is fighting back at the worst possible time. The Young and the Restless spoilers say Nikki will find herself in the hospital after an attack, so Victor wouldn't be behind that part. He wouldn't go as far as to have his wife injured.
Victor's scheme may go awry like many of the ones before it. His foolproof plans aren't usually as foolproof as he thinks! Victor could inadvertently stir the pot and provoke a mysterious foe's wrath. A miraculously alive J.T. would be a great option here.
Still, Victor would have good intentions with this potential setup. He'd do anything for his family, even if it means scaring them for a better outcome. Nikki and Victoria are outraged that Victor's being framed, but it could actually be Victor trying to help them out!
The Young and the Restless spoilers say this story will heat up after Victor returns on December 21. We'll give you updates as other Y&R news comes in. Stay tuned to the CBS soap and don't forget to check CDL often for the latest Young and the Restless spoilers, updates and news.
Get ready for the drama coming your way next week on #YR! pic.twitter.com/TY97MXBJD5
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@@ -196,15 +196,20 @@ Support for Augmented rbtrees
Augmented rbtree is an rbtree with "some" additional data stored in each node.
This data can be used to augment some new functionality to rbtree.
Augmented rbtree is an optional feature built on top of basic rbtree
-infrastructure. rbtree user who wants this feature will have an augment
-callback function in rb_root initialized.
-This callback function will be called from rbtree core routines whenever
-a node has a change in one or both of its children. It is the responsibility
-of the callback function to recalculate the additional data that is in the
-rb node using new children information. Note that if this new additional
-data affects the parent node's additional data, then callback function has
-to handle it and do the recursive updates.
+infrastructure. An rbtree user who wants this feature will have to call the
+augmentation functions with the user provided augmentation callback
+when inserting and erasing nodes.
+On insertion, the user must call rb_augment_insert() once the new node is in
+place. This will cause the augmentation function callback to be called for
+each node between the new node and the root which has been affected by the
+When erasing a node, the user must call rb_augment_erase_begin() first to
+retrieve the deepest node on the rebalance path. Then, after erasing the
+original node, the user must call rb_augment_erase_end() with the deepest
+node found earlier. This will cause the augmentation function to be called
+for each affected node between the deepest node and the root.
Interval tree is an example of augmented rb tree. Reference -


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Release: April 27, 2012 (limited)
It's always a joy to be the youngest viewer in the theater by a good 30 or 40 years. And also one of the only ones present. Then again, that's not really surprising when I came to the realization that this movie had been out since April this year. !!!!! I hadn't seen but a single trailer or teaser for this hilarious revamping of Jack Black's career. I guess if you snooze, you lose. It could be even more of a sleeper hit than Moonrise Kingdom. And in terms of the enjoyment you'll experience the two are on par.
Great to see Jack Black graduate from the School of Rock! In this humorous little hit directed and written by Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused; A Scanner Darkly), we've learned the man can flesh out a character just as well as he can act like a total goofball. But I think there's more to it than that, even. He's invented a new, more believable brand of his old comedic wonkiness. He still gets to wear his britches high as hell (well past where a normal person would consider their waistline), he potters around the screen with a slightly weird walk — one Carthagian described him as "light on the loafers." Despite the ridiculousness, Black's Tiede has far more depth than any character he's had in the past. I'm so glad to see him finally break the mold, I think it's a respectable career move.
'Respectable' is a slight understatement when describing Bernie Tiede. The town of Carthage, Texas, loves the man as though he were family. As an assistant funeral director, Tiede takes the extra-extra mile to ensure the deceased always get a proper burial. That's a mindset that effloresces his wonderful personality, the affection that has won the townspeople over. That's why it is so difficult and so bizarre, when, due to a thorough investigation done by none other than District Attorney Danny Buck Davidson (Matthew McConaughey), they learn of Bernie's murder of Marjorie Nugent, the richest and most despised woman in Carthage.
She is a character that would even give the Pope trouble maintaining objectivity in his dailies (if ever she graced the Vatican). She wears on Bernie's sweet nature as a matter of fact which is exactly where it all goes wrong.
Packed with interviews from actual Carthage locals commenting on the identity and controversial arrest and imprisonment of the real Bernie Tiede, Linklater has drafted a cleverly funny and endearing story that boosts its stars as well as bring attention to an otherwise unknown community. He infuses the locals in such a way as to ensure there's always a gut-busting moment for each second of tension — the source of which is traced mainly to one knucklehead named Nugent.
While the ending may surprise you, it's part of the shock that rocked the community when it all happened in the mid-90s, and is recreated with exceptional taste.
Recommendation: Bernie is hysterical, yet not over-the-top at any one point. Instead you'll enjoy a rather steady chuckle that builds and builds and builds, like the sneeze you can't even get rid of staring into bright sunshine.
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 104 mins.
Quoted: "Ms. Nugent is in a deep-freezer headed for Dallas."
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Photo credits: http://www.impawards.com; http://www.imdb.com


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Elaine Y. Hsiao, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, De Logi Chair in Biological Sciences, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Biographical Info
Dr. Elaine Y. Hsiao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology at UCLA, where she leads a laboratory studying fundamental interactions between the microbiome, brain and behavior, and their applications to neurological disorders. Her studies on the relationships between the microbiota, immune system and nervous system led her to discover that the microbiota can regulate behavioral, metabolic and gastrointestinal abnormalities relevant to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Her work in this area, and on neuroimmune interactions in autism, has led to several honors, including the National Institutes of Health Director's Early Independence Award, distinction as Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Science and Healthcare, National Geographic's Emerging Explorer Award and fellowships from the National Institute of Mental Health and Autism Speaks. Inspired by this interplay between the microbiota and nervous system, the Hsiao laboratory is mining the human microbiota for microbial modulators of host neuroactive molecules, investigating the impact of microbiota-immune system interactions on neurodevelopment and examining the microbiome as an interface between gene-environment interactions in neurological diseases.
Relevant Recent Publications
- Yano JM, Yu K, Donaldson G, Shastri G, Ma L, Ann P, Nagler C, Ismagilov RF, Mazmanian SK, Hsiao EY (2015) Indigenous bacteria from the gut microbiota regulate host serotonin biosynthesis. Cell, 161:264-76.
- Hsiao EY, McBride SW, Hsien S, Sharon G, Hyde ER, McCue T, Codelli JA, Chow J, Reisman SE, Petrosino JF, Patterson PH*, Mazmanian SK* (2013) The microbiota modulates behavioral and physiological abnormalities associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. Cell, 155:1451-1463.
- Hsiao EY, McBride SW, Chow J, Mazmanian SK, Patterson PH (2012) Modeling an autism risk factor in mice leads to permanent immune dysregulation. PNAS 109:12776-81


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Thousands of students around the world are practising for their IELTS test at this exact moment.
Hunched over an IELTS textbook and reading passages. Or great walls of text in the vain hope that somehow these magic words and sentences will help them get a band 7 or 8 or even a 9 in the test on the big day.
Unfortunately, they are wasting their time.
When preparing for the IELTS test you have to remind yourself of one major thing — it is a test of English. There is no such thing as 'IELTS English'. There is only English.
And if your General English is up to speed, then you are almost ready for the IELTS test.
Make sure you have a good command of English in all the skill areas — reading, writing, speaking and listening. Once you have that then you can start looking at strategies and skills needed for the actual test itself.
I want to outline a few key points you need to think about before doing the test. Go through these points one by one and make sure you understand what you need to do when test day arrives.
Let's begin.
The IELTS test is a test of your English Ability
Let me stress again, there is no such thing as IELTS English. There is only English. And that is what the examiner is testing when he meets you.
Without a decent command of General English, you are not likely to do well in the IELTS test. Do yourself a big favour and make sure that your General English is up to speed before you even book the IELTS test.
You can have a test for your General English from an English teacher in your area.
If you can find a local teacher who has experience teaching IELTS, then ask him or her to help you with a test. The teacher should be able to give you a test under real IELTS test conditions and tell you if you are ready or not.
Even better, if you can find someone who is an IELTS examiner then they should be able to tell you exactly if you are ready or not.
You may have to pay a small fee for this but it is better to know if your English is at the right level before you book the test.
Please remember — your General English must be of a good standard first. Then you can think about improvements for the test. Once your English is at the right level, then you can think about studying on an IELTS course. This course will teach you the format of the test, what the examiner is looking for and what you need to do at each stage of the test.
But first your General English. Because that is what the test is about. Your English ability.
Are your English Skills all at a good level?
It is no use going into the test and thinking, well, my listening is great so I'll probably get a Band 9 for that but my writing is terrible so I'll only get a Band 4 for that. So I might get a Band 6 overall.
This is just a way of trying to trick the IELTS test.
If you go into the test with this mindset, you will lose.
You must ensure that all your English skills are as high as you can get them. Yes, you may be better at speaking than reading but you still need to work on your speaking skills to improve your chance of a better score.
A good teacher will help you with this.
A good teacher can see which of your English skills need more work, which English skills you are better at than others. Let the teacher help you so you do the right amount of work on each English skill and see a marked improvement.
Think about this: If you were to be tested only on your poorest English skill, what score would you get?
If it's anything below a 5.5 in the test, then you need to do more work.
Don't cheat yourself on this — it's not worth it.
Don't rely on IELTS books, classes or courses
I keep saying this but it is worth stressing again.
The IELTS test is a test on your English skills. There is no such thing as IELTS English.
Use IELTS books but do not rely on them. Read everything and anything you can get your hands on. Reading IELTS test articles or other material is not enough.
There is an unlimited supply of reading material that you can get your hands on. Read the news, read blogs, read articles on any and every subject.
All of this reading material is good for you. As long as you are reading something in English it will help your reading skills improve. And this will help you broaden your range of vocabulary and improve your writing and speaking skills.
Many students when preparing for the IELTS test only read IELTS articles and books. Maybe they imagine that this is what they really need to help them do well in the test. They could not be any more wrong.
Read everything. It will help you so much.
Use English every day
You need to get into the habit of using English as much as you can in your everyday life.
This means not only reading anything and everything in English but writing, speaking and listening too.
There is no need to just write IELTS style articles — write other things too. Write a daily journal, write short stories, write your own news articles based on current news in the world. Make writing a daily habit that you stick to every day. Each time you write, understand that your writing is getting better a small degree each time.
Try to speak English every day. Form an English-speaking group with your classmates where you only speak English. Practice speaking English when you are alone. You can talk into a mirror — it works.
And listen to English songs, English podcasts, English news.
If you are isolated away from many other people, use the internet to connect in English with the world.
It is not enough to only use English in your IELTS class or English class two or three times a week.
Make English part of your life every single day.
Make an English group with your classmates
One of the best things you can do to give all your English skills a kick start is to form an English group with your classmates. You could have an English Only group where you only use English all the time you are together. This can be quite a challenge but you can see a lot of development by doing this.
If you are in school or university, it is easy for you to start your own English group. Just get like-minded students to join you to practice English together.
You could put a sign up on the notice board to get attention. Or use social media.
Make sure that all the people in your group are serious about studying English and not just there to socialize or play. You might have to set some strict rules so that people understand you are serious.
Then it is just a matter of meeting regularly and choosing what skill to study or practice. Maybe on Mondays you want to practice English reading — so you do that. Then on Wednesdays you do speaking practice. It is all up to you and your group.
Meet regularly for it to work. So no making excuses and missing any meetings.
Do a different English activity every day
Focus on a different English activity to do for every new day.
So, for example, on Monday you listen to a podcast — and therefore practice your listening skills and comprehension.
Then on Tuesday you read three articles. You write all the new vocabulary from these articles and go through them again to make sure you completely understand the meaning of each one.
On Wednesday you write an article or short story. Therefore, practising your English writing skills.
And so on and so on.
The good thing about doing this is that you only focus on one skill for each day. This means you have the maximum concentration on that one skill. This is much better than doing five minutes here and five minutes there.
You need absolute and total concentration on one skill at one time.
Be a Volunteer
A cool thing to do is to volunteer your services as an English tutor or teacher.
You can do this in your neighbourhood or local community. Ask at your local schools or community centre if they need an English tutor to help the students study English.
The good thing about doing this is that while you are teaching others, you are also learning English yourself.
Self Study All the Time
You must study English by yourself. Do not think just by attending a few IELTS classes and going to a speaking class that you are doing enough to improve your English skills.
You have to put in the effort to make a major improvement in all your English skills. The only way to do this is by self-study. Most students hate going over the books and practising all the skills. But you have to do it.
Make time to study by yourself and do it every day.
Over time, you will see a gradual rise in improvement in all your English skills.
So just do it.
IELTS classes — only when your General English is good enough
Once your English is up to speed, then start your IELTS classes.
IELTS classes are very useful. But only if your English skills are good enough. It is a waste of time doing IELTS classes if your English is no good.
This is the biggest mistake that students make. They sign up for IELTS classes when their English is nowhere near the standard required to do the IELTS test. This is such a waste of their time.
Yes, IELTS classes can be very useful. But only when your General English is good enough.
It's not rocket science. I don't think I am saying anything revolutionary. It is all common sense.
But if you want to get a good score in the IELTS test, you need to follow some of these simple rules.
The most important things to think about are:
– Improve your General English
– Practice English every day and everywhere you can
– Use ALL English, not just IELTS English
By doing only these basic things you stand a much better chance than many others of doing well in the IELTS test.
It takes work and commitment. It is not easy.
But it is not hard work. And it only requires a few hours study a day.


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Today's modern architectural products are designed to fit seamlessly with room design so that they are aesthetically pleasing as well as functional. Stretchwall fabric systems allow architects to integrate absorption into a room that molds and adapts to their designs insuring a meticulous finish. Pre-fabricated acoustical panels can be used as an alternative to meet lower budget costs, and can be custom factory cut to any size or shape up to 5' x 10', and are available with several different mounting methods for ease of installation.
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