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Now let us begin with that these Cops were really fired up & ready to go.
So at the risk of being a Monday Quarterback of these guys actions. It is at time like this that the Senior Cop should of told everyone to take a quick breath & calm down a bit. Yeah I know it is real easy enough to say that at my computer desk.
But I have had situations of violence in the Juvenile Halls like this but w/o guns. But the kids did have sharpened Toothbrushes and other weapons. That could & did hurt folks pretty bad at times.
The key thing during this incidents was & still is. Is to keep your head in trying times. Since that is what you really get paid for is for moments like this.
Now for the Dumb Ass Bastard / Citizen with the bullet hole in him.
Hey Numb Nuts, in a way you deserve to get shot. In that you having spent any time at all in the "hood". You should know by now that the Cops are always very nervous in this area. That & they want to follow rule # 1 of Police Work.
To be able to go home at the end of their shift!
Plus unless there has been a major scientific break through . That Cell Phone do not yet have a Force Field app yet do they?
So why reach for it in a potential fire fight? Especially when you know that they Cops are really fired up. Plus some of them can hardly wait to blow you away?
I know that if I am in the same scenario. I do not care who are or what you are. If I think that you are going to draw down on me. Well you can just guess on what I am going to do first! Hint – It ain't going to be pretty!
Also consider this below. Can we say some folks are a little trigger happy also? So maybe this is why the cops are going to be a bit more weapon free toward you?


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An angry mob Friday lynched a Sri Lankan national in Pakistan's northeastern city of Sialkot and burned his body over alleged blasphemy, officials said.
"A mob has killed the factory manager and burned his body, but we do not have information about the reason behind this incident," an official at the Sialkot district police station told Anadolu Agency over the phone.
High officials, including the regional police chief, are on the spot and the situation is now under control, he added.
According to media reports quoting officials, workers of the factory on Wazirabad road, Sialkot, had accused the Sri Lankan national, Priyantha Kumara, of desecrating posters bearing the name of Prophet Muhammad.
Soon after the incident, several video clips also got viral on social media that showed the mob chanting slogans of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) while burning the body.
In April, this year, the Pakistan government had declared the TLP as a "proscribed" organization for its alleged involvement in violent protests across the country.
However, last month, the authorities lifted the ban following an agreement between the government and the far-right political party that brought an end to violent nationwide protests calling for the expulsion of the French ambassador over blasphemous caricatures.
The provincial chief minister of Punjab, Usman Buzdar, said he was "extremely shocked" at the incident.
"I am extremely shocked at the horrific Sialkot incident. I have instructed IG (inspector-general of) Police to thoroughly investigate it. No one is allowed to take law in their hands. Rest assured, individuals involved in this inhumane act will not be spared," Buzdar tweeted.
The country's Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari also condemned the incident.
"Horrific & condemnable act of the mob attack on factory & murder of Sri Lankan manager in Sialkot. Mob violence cannot be acceptable under any circumstance as state has laws to deal with all offenses. Punjab govt's action must & will be firm and unambiguous," Mazari tweeted.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International South Asia also expressed deep concern over the incident and called for an immediate and impartial investigation.
"Amnesty International is deeply alarmed by the disturbing lynching and killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot, allegedly due to a blasphemy accusation," it said on Twitter.

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Pondicherry is small piece of land located on the Coromondal coast of India. This tiny piece of land is the store house of various attractions and activities that tourist will surely enjoy and experience. Pondicherry is the best place where you can experience the blend of occidental and oriental cultures. A small enclave near Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry experiences Tamil heritage, whereas the French dominance gave it a wonderful merge of the ethnicity that marks every aspect of the place.
Pondicherry was once the head quarter of French colony in South East Asia. The sophistication and the impression of French colony can be witnessed in various fields starting from delicacies to festivals to historical monuments. Every corner of the territory bears the example of French touches in this small piece of land. The light houses, the cottages, the churches still bear the heritage of France and illustrates the old tales of by gone days. Pondicherry is the best place where two cultures meet and adds diversity to the society of Pondicherry.
French Food Festival is one of the important festivals in Pondicherry. Gourmet, the food festival is an annual event and this festival is celebrated with display and magnificence. This festival is organized by Tourism department of Pondicherry and various French delicacies are prepared for the people who enjoy and experience the rich French cuisine. Tourists from different parts of the country come and visit this place during the festival. The diversity of culture is well evident in the festival.
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Six Ways to Help Your Child Cope with Racism—Part 2
Racist interactions lead targets to feel helpless and not know how to respond
Posted November 11, 2013
There are no words to describe how racism feels. Everyone deals with it differently. Some people lash out verbally, others withdraw into themselves. Some people can talk openly about how it feels, others hide it deep within... How many of our children are trying to learn in racist classrooms? How does a child reach their full potential and exercise their rights as citizens of this country when they are given messages every day that they are worthless human beings? What if it was your son or daughter? What would you do?
Racist interactions experienced by children and adolescents can take the form of name-calling, teasing, being excluded, physical threats, and cyber-bullying stemming from the target's racial and ethnic differences, such as skin color and cultural practices. Douglass found adolescents report an average of 3.5 racial/ethnic teasing experiences every 21 days. While she found the interactions were guised as being humorous they nevertheless had adverse effects on the target's self-evaluation and psychological well being. In our (Iyer and Haslam, 2003) research, 86% of South Asian-American women reported being racially and ethnically teased as children, and for many such experiences contributed to low self-esteem, depression, body image dissatisfaction, and disordered eating. While such interactions can take place anywhere, i.e., at a grocery store or at a shopping mall, given the amount of time children are in school they are most likely to occur within a school setting. These experiences can lead targets and their parents to feel helpless and not know how to respond. Listed below are signs to look for that might indicate your child is being victimized, followed by suggestions for empowering your child and yourself to face these difficult situations.
Signs Your Child is Being Victimized
- School refusal
- Complaints of physical symptoms, such as stomach aches, headaches, in the absence of an actual medical cause to avoid going to school, but appears fine when home
- Displays psychological symptoms of depression, anxiety, nervousness, crying, nightmares that are a change from before
- Withdrawn, appears lacking in confidence, expresses not being good enough
- Speaks negatively of ethnic/racial background, is disparaging of others of the same ethnicity, expresses desire to be a different ethnicity, i.e., expresses desire was white, had lighter skin
- Embarrassed to engage in cultural activities or activities that call attention to ethnicity
- Doesn't want to participate in after school activities with peers, reluctant to play outside
- Is scared to walk to school
- Is bullying or taunting other children
- Change in eating behavior
- Begins to perform poorly academically
- Comes home with bruises or cuts that are not explained
- Is frightened to share what is wrong
Ways to Help Your Child Cope with Racist Interactions
Talk to your kids and prepare them for the possibility that they might experience racism. Most ethnic minority parents teach their children about their culture by passing down information and traditions from their country of origin. However, research suggests, with the exception of African-American families, they are less likely to talk to their children about what it means to be a minority in a country that is primarily Caucasian and discuss experiences related to discrimination and racial teasing they might experience because of their ethnic differences (Caughy, Nettles, O'Campo, and Lohrfink, 2002). Preparing children for racist interactions is important because it allows them to attribute the discrimination and bullying to the bully, not to a personal defect within themselves or with their culture, and will encourage them to talk to you if it occurs.
Don't tell your kids to ignore the racism. Racism doesn't go away just because they look the other way. Such experiences are likely to lead kids to feel powerless, ignoring them may lead to more helplessness and avoidance. Instead teach your child to be appropriately assertive, to talk to you, to talk to someone they trust in school, to develop good social skills, to not be isolated. Bullies tend to pick on kids they perceive to be weaker or dislike and usually victimize their targets in groups when the target is alone or with kids they do not feel will retaliate.
Encourage your kids to get involved in group activities such as sports or other interests. If they don't feel comfortable in their athletic abilities practice with them, get them extra coaching if necessary. Help them develop the skills necessary to feel confident, which will allow them to make friends and be less of a target for teasing; if they feel confident they will be more likely to stand up for themselves if it occurs.
Don't ignore racism yourself. Talk to the teachers, the school administration, press the issue if you don't feel heard. As role models for your children by being assertive you will teach them to find their own voice and to stand up for themselves and others who are being teased. My girlfriend, who is Vietnamese, recently found racial slurs and swastika signs in the park outside her house. She went door-to-door to find out if anyone had seen what happened and tracked down two of the boys responsible. Upon calling the families she found one was receptive and brought their son to her house to apologize, the other became defensive and argumentative, regardless she let them know if it occurred again she would get the police involved. Get involved yourself. If you know racial teasing or discrimination is occurring in your school, in your neighborhood, get organized and get support to stop it, even if it's not your child who is being taunted. Don't ignore racism if you see it. It doesn't go away if you close your eyes and don't look.
Make time to get involved in your child's life. Get involved in school and your children's activities; know your neighbors; learn about your children's friends and their parents who your children spend most of their time with in school; volunteer; coach their softball team; lead their Girls/Boys Scout troop. This will allow your child to integrate themselves in school and feel like less of an outcast.
Examine your own beliefs about your children assimilating into the American culture and what impact they are having on your children. While in many Asian cultures deference is valued, in America assertiveness and speaking up for one self are an essential part of development. If children are asked to not speak up at home given cultural norms of respecting and not questioning elders, they will bring similar traits to the classroom, friendships, and eventually work, in a culture that expects them to challenge authority and think independently. Are you concerned they may adopt values that go against your culture, such as dating, dating outside their ethnicity, or socializing with friends after school or on the weekends? Many kids, especially as teenagers, may do things you are not comfortable with such as dating, however, if you have a good relationship with them and are open, it may make the difference between them actually telling you where they are when they are out, versus telling you what they think you want to hear. Often children who are singled out and teased tend to be perceived by other kids as being different, weird, or are not liked. Preventing your children from assimilating may contribute to them being a target for teasing and being ostracized, i.e. because they dress differently or cannot participate in activities that other kids do.
Racist interactions are a common experience for children and adolescents who are ethnically and racially different. As parents being aware and proactive will allow you and your children to feel empowered and to address such experiences if they occur.
This post is a follow up to Part 1, Racial Teasing: Reflections On Being Different, which is a personal account of the experience of being racially teased.
Caughy, M. O., Nettles, S. M., O'Campo, P. J., & Lohrfink, K. F. (2005). Racial socialization and African American child development: The importance of neighborhood context. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Douglass, Sara. Racial/Ethnic Teasing in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood http://www.s-r-a.org/announcements/online-newsletter/2013-06-20-raciale…
Iyer, D. S., & Haslam, N. (2003). Body image and eating disturbances among South Asian-American women: The role of racial teasing. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 34, 142–147.
Williams, M. 1999, Racism: A Personal Perspective, unpublished paper, Aboriginal Education Unit, South Australian Department of Education, Training and Employment, Adelaide. Quoted from: http://www.racismnoway.com.au/about-racism/understanding/schools.html


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Proactive PatientsJanuary 14, 2010 Written by JP [Font too small?]
I was recently reminded of one of the most important tools available to us as patients: awareness. The quality of care we receive can be greatly influenced by the feedback we provide to our treating physicians. A seemingly insignificant change in how we feel such as headache, muscle pain or an occasional "racing heart beat" could identify whether a new medication or therapy is working or life threatening. Likewise, it's important to be mindful of any minute or substantial signs of positive changes as well. In short, we need to understand what we should expect from any new treatment and then pay close attention to any potentially related reactions.
This lesson reminder was brought home when I recently asked my wife how her knee and shoulder were feeling. In the past these two areas were trouble spots brought about by certain forms of repetitive physical exertion – lifting weights, playing tennis, etc. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the inflammation and pain were now completely gone. In fact when I first inquired Mrs. Healthy Fellow hardly remembered what I was talking about. The results exceeded expectations to such an extent that we both forgot about what we were "treating". Naturally we're both thrilled that the pain had subsided. But this was also a good wake up call to remember what supplements we were taking and how they were impacting us. By the way, the supplement that Mrs. H has been using to address her aches and pains is called Collagen Booster by ReserveAge.
Being aware requires being informed. There's a lot of intriguing information circulating in the scientific literature that never sees the light of day in the mainstream press. According to most news sources, low carbohydrate diets likely contribute to cancer and heart disease, dark chocolate *could* possibly be healthy, doctors are either saviors or villains and the key to treating infertility is primarily via cutting edge technology. I want to dig a little deeper today and share some lesser known research that scientists are
A new study presented in the journal Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews reports that long-term high blood sugar, as measured by HbA1c (haemoglobin A1c), is associated with increased arterial stiffness and poor circulation. This connection was noted in patients with normal blood sugar and in those with impaired glucose metabolism. One effective way to counter this cardiovascular risk factor is to adopt a carbohydrate restricted diet according to a new study conducted at the University of Connecticut. A group of 40 overweight men and women with high triglycerides were assigned to one of two diets for 12 weeks: a) 12% carbohydrates/ 59% fat/ 28% protein or b) 56% carbohydrates/ 24% fat/ 20% protein. Each diet provided approximately 1500 calories daily. A measure of circulation (flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery) was tested at the start of the study and at its completion. The volunteers consuming the higher fat diet experienced improved blood flow at the 12 week mark (5.1% at start, 6.5% at completion) while the lower fat group exhibited a reduction in "peak flow-mediated dilation" (from 7.9% at start, 5.2% at completion). In addition, those on the carb restricted diet also found greater reductions in post meal inflammation, insulin and triglycerides. The authors of the study concluded that, "These findings show that a 12-week low-carbohydrate diet improves postprandial vascular function more than a LFD (low fat diet) in individuals with atherogenic dyslipidemia". (1,2)
A recent 8 year examination of 5,450 postmenopausal women revealed an important link between insulin levels and breast cancer (BC) risk. In all, a total of 190 of the study participants were diagnosed with BC. Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine determined that the women with the highest levels of insulin were more than twice as likely to develop BC than the volunteers with the lowest insulin. A new experiment reported in this month's issue of the journal Nutrition and Metabolism offers one possible way to reduce insulin and possibly breast cancer risk – eating a lower carbohydrate meal plan. Two groups of mice with chemically induced mammary tumors were fed either a low protein high carbohydrate diet or a moderate protein reduced carbohydrate diet over a 10 week period. The findings of the study indicate that "reducing the dietary carbohydrate:protein ratio attenuates the development of mammary tumors. These findings are consistent with reduced post-prandial insulin release potentially diminishing the proliferative environment required for breast cancer tumors to progress". (3,4)
The newest and possibly the greatest fiber supplement yet will hopefully be coming soon to a health food store near you. The January 5th issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry is the latest to document the health effects of cocoa fiber (CF), a byproduct of the chocolate manufacturing industry that is produced via the enzymatic break down of cocoa husks. The result is a fiber source that is rich in antioxidants and soluble fiber. This unique combination of health promoting phytochemicals and roughage has been clinically shown to reduce blood pressure, body weight, cholesterol, constipation, oxidative stress and triglycerides in animals and humans alike. (5,6,7,8,9)
Doctors are just as fallible as the rest of us. New evidence conducted at Ben-Gurion University offers an important alert for patients and physicians alike: mood matters. 188 primary physicians were surveyed to determine whether quality of care was affected by their state of mind. The results indicate that, in general, doctors in a good mood were less likely to issue referrals, ordered fewer tests, prescribed medications less often and spoke to their patients more. The lead author of the study commented that "The findings that on bad mood days physicians tend to talk less, and may needlessly prescribe and refer more than on good mood days, implies that negative moods may be detrimental to quality and costly to healthcare systems". Another recent investigation found that physicians in private practice were 50% to 80% more likely to discourage the use of generic medications, as compared to "country-employed physicians working on a salary". In both of these instances, it would behoove patients to be aware of these possible pitfalls and respectfully address them with their health care team if they suspect either situation is going on. (10,11)
The infertility industry is massive and growing faster than any toddler possibly could. Treatment options to improve the likelihood of pregnancies can be both dangerous and prohibitively expensive. But the good news is that there's a healthy way for both men and women to improve their odds of conceiving naturally. A recent evaluation of 794 men uncovered a strong link between being overweight and poor seminal quality. A separate Internet study involving 1,651 women also found a connection between obesity, a larger waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and a delayed time-to-pregnancy. The conclusion of the population study states that "Our results confirm previous studies showing reduced fertility in overweight and obese women". Losing weight not only yields success in the baby department, but it can also provide said newborns with a healthier set of parents and a better start to life. (12,13)
The information I present on this site is never meant to categorically dismiss all aspects of allopathic medical care or the news provided by the conventional media. My primary objective is to supplement what's already out there. I want to fill in the gaps that I see as an alt-med outsider looking in. If you feel the same way I do, then please share the information you read here with your health care team. But when doing so, please make sure to share it in a positive way. The idea is to spread the "good word" in a supportive, unthreatening manner so that family members, friends and physicians are likely to be receptive. The reality is that this a long term strategy, but I see evidence of hopeful inroads being made every day and I think you will too.
Be well!
A Special Note: I think everyone reading this is probably aware of the devastating earthquake and humanitarian crisis that's befallen the Haitian people. In the past, I've reported on a fine charity that does a wonderful job of promoting greater health for adults and children alike via improved nutrition. If you haven't already donated to the Haitian relief effort and you'd like to do so, please consider supporting Vitamin Angels in their goal of sending 1,000,000+ children's multivitamins to this vulnerable region. Thank you.
Tags: Fertility, Fiber, Low Carb
Posted in Heart Health, Nutrition, Women's Health
2 Comments & Updates to "Proactive Patients"
Tom Says:
January 15th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
This is a good post. I definitely agree with the idea that we need to be proactive as patients. We need to trust what our doctors tell us, but we also need to make sure that we are looking out for our own well-being as well. Providing specific details of what we are experiencing can definitely help the doctors diagnose the issues. I personally like to ask my doctor questions in regards to any type of treatment that I need. I think it's important to know what the doctor is trying to accomplish with the treatments they are providing, as well as what to expect going forward. Thanks for posting this, there's a lot of good information.
JP Says:
January 15th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Thank you, Tom! 🙂
I really appreciate your kind words and I loved reading about your personal experience. It sounds like you have an excellent attitude about your medical care.
I really do believe that proactive patients not only help themselves but they also help to create better physicians. It's a win-win situation.
Be well!


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Titan for Krypton Skin in the Beta Repository won't work on my Nvidia ShieldTV
JoshFink posted a topic in KodiI'm having the hardest time trying to fix something here and I can't figure out why. I have several Nvidia ShieldTV units at home and I've installed them all the same: Install Kodi Add the Kodi Emby Beta Repo from http://kodi.emby.media Install Emby Install and Enable the Titan for Krypton skin For some reason the Titan for Krypton Skin just blanks out my home screen in Kodi. I don't even need Emby installed for this to happen. All of my other ShieldTV's work but for some reason on this new one I cannot enable it. Has anyone else had this problem, or gotten it to work, that has done an install lately? Thanks, Josh
Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes
Guardian Hope posted a topic in KodiArctic Zephyr: From Ashes http://imgur.com/a/bNlCO The beloved theme which has had an 80 page run with Kodi Isengard (v15) returns in Kodi Jarvis (v16) as Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes. As @@im85288 and @@badaas move on to Eunique (which so happens to use From Ashes' Audio Suite so check it out!) long term support custodianship of what I personally like to believe is one of the best themes currently out for Kodi has fallen to me. Although updates won't be as frequent as they once were, the point of From Ashes is to ensure that it continues to work in Jarvis and beyond. Released Christmas Eve, Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes features all the enhancements made to the Kodi experience by its predecessor while introducing new enhancements such as the Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes Audio Suite to ensure that you have an engaging multimedia entertainment experience. Current Version: 3.4.70 (December 13, 2016) / 4.9.92-alpha9 (January 08, 2017) Official Sites Official Site: https://northebridge.com/systems/oss/kodi/fromashes (IN DEVELOPMENT) Kodi Forums: http://forum.kodi.tv/editpost.php?pid=2227162 Emby Forums: http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/29180-arctic-zephyr-from-ashes/ Lifecycle Policy To help ensure and maintain the Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes experience, NortheBridge has imposed a lifecycle policy. Each major release of Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes undergoes several phases during the active life of the Kodi addon: Preview Availability (PA), General Availability (GA), Long Term Support (LTS), and End of Life (EoL). The lifecycle policy for Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes is available at https://northebridge.com/systems/oss/kodi/fromashes/lifecycle as well as displayed below: Arctic Zephyr: Exploded - Kodi 15 Isengard - Initial Release: April 2015 - Status: End of Life (November 2015) Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes - Kodi 16 Jarvis - Initital Release: December 2015 - Status: LAST CALL UPDATE (November 2016) Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes (Danvers) - Kodi 17 Krypton - Initial Release: August 2016 - Status: Preview Availability (August 2016) Arctic Zephyr: For Another Age - TBD/Future Successor Requirements (Kodi 17 Krypton) Kodi Krypton (v17) NortheBridge by Design® Repository or the Emby Beta Repository Optional Suggested Addons (Kodi 17 Krypton) Get Emby Server (All Platforms) Install the Emby Server Addon for Kodi Kodi 16 (Jarvis) Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes support for Kodi Jarvis (Kodi 16) is coming to an end and is now in "End of Life" Status. As of November 2, 2016, it is no longer supported and will not receive future updates. However, we understand that not all devices are Kodi Krypton ready yet. The installation is a little different on Jarvis than it is on Krypton. Rather than installing from a Repo, you'll need to download the zip file from the "How to Get It (Release Channels)" section below and you'll need: Emby Beta Repository Script.Duration which is also available in the Emby Beta Repository Description Conceived in April 2015 as "Arctic Zephyr: Exploded," by @@im85288 and @@badaas before later being curated and published by NortheBridge as "Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes," authored by @Guardian Hope - From Ashes is the second generation and successor of the "Arctic Zephyr: Exploded" skin for Kodi and introduced support for Kodi Jarvis while retaining its predecessor's capabilities and design. Now that the From Ashes Project is moving into its second year, the third generation of the skin - "Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes Danvers" is now co-authored by @Guardian Hope and minus0 and introduces new features and design aesthetics for a modern skin intended for Kodi Krypton. It continues to be published by NortheBridge and is based on the original Arctic Zephyr created by Jurialmonkey although many have posed the notion that Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes is in its own right, a skin by itself due to how far it has diverged from the original. History This From Ashes project has existed on the Emby forums since 2015 and was brought to the Kodi forums with the release of the "Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes Audio Suite," into the official Kodi Repo the latter available for use with any skin or skin modification provided the appropriate credits are given. Officially, the "Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes Audio Suite" is used in Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes and Eunique but will work with any skin. Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes supports everything its predecessor did except it has moved well beyond in both design and scope. The idea is to stay true to AZ:E (http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=223715 / http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/19594-arctic-zephyr-exploded/page-1) while advancing forward with a theme favored by a lot among the Emby community. How to Get It (Release Channels) Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes can be obtained from a variety of official sources. Please, only download Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes from the sources outlined below to ensure you have the authentic skin: Enterprise CDN (https://embycdn.northebridge.com - DV/OV SSL Secured): NortheBridge by Design Repo (Kodi 17 Krypton): https://embycdn.northebridge.com/NatalieDormer/repository.northebridge.by.design.kodi-2.0.00.zip Dormer (Kodi 16 Jarvis): https://embycdn.northebridge.com/AZFA/dormer/3.4.70/skin.arctic.zephyr.fromashes-3.4.70.zip Danvers (Kodi 17 Krypton): https://embycdn.northebridge.com/AZFA/danvers/4.9.90/skin.arctic.zephyr.fromashes.danvers-4.9.92-beta9.zip Emby Beta Repository for Kodi: http://www.mb3admin.com/downloads/addons/xbmb3c/kodi-beta-repo/repository.beta.emby.kodi-1.0.5.zip GitHub (FOR ADVANCED USERS): https://github.com/NortheBridge/skin.arctic.zephyr.fromashes/ GitHub also contains the source code for "Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes." Installing For Kodi Krypton (v17) or later - Enable "Addons from Third-Party Sources" and Install the NortheBridge by Design Repository. Once installed, simply browse to "Install from Repository," Select "NortheBridge by Design," Select "Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes Danvers," and Select "Install." It may take two minutes to install depending on the specifications of your hardware and internet connection. Kodi will ask you to switch to "Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes Danvers" when it's ready. For Kodi Jarvis (v16) - Install the Dormer Zip File (AZ:FA 3.2.40) or you may get it from the Emby Beta Repository by installing the Emby Beta Repository and then browsing to "Install from Repository," Select "Emby Beta Repository," Select "Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes," and Select "Install." It may take two minutes to install depending on the specifications of your hardware and internet connection. Kodi will ask you to switch to "Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes" when it's ready. Install from GitHub Source (for advanced users) - Simply download from GitHub and rename the folder inside the zip to either "skin.arctic.zephyr.fromashes" for Kodi 16 Jarvis (Dormer - 3.2.40) or "skin.arctic.zephyr.fromashes.danvers for Kodi 17 Krypton (Danvers - 5.x). You may apply this same method to install a development branch which is usually signified by its version number suffixed with "-dev" such as "5.0.00-dev." Please note that using a development branch is intended for advanced users who know how to install the released version as development branches share the same version number as their released counterparts. Pre-Release Software Notice (Krypton - "Danvers Preview") ARCTIC ZEPHYR: FROM ASHES (DANVERS PREVIEW) IS EARLY STAGE PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR TESTING. ALTHOUGH IT IS LIKELY MOST, IF NOT ALL, FEATURES OF ARCTIC ZEPHYR: FROM ASHES WORK ON KODI 17 KRYPTON, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT CERTAIN FUNCTIONALITY MAY BE LIMITED OR MAY NOT WORK AT ALL. YOUR USE OF PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE IS DONE SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. Known Issues As with any software, Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes is not immune to glitches, bugs, and other limitations which may crop up from time to time. Some issues have been inherited from Arctic Zephyr: Exploded while others have been introduced through the ongoing development of Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes. The following is a list of all known validated issues: To be UpdatedThe Best Audio Experience To get the best experience, Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes will try to change Kodi's default Confluence sounds over to the From Ashes Audio Suite. If it doesn't do that, simply go to "Look and Feel," click "GUI Sounds," and enable the Audio Suite by clicking on it and selecting "Use." It's compatible with any theme working for Jarvis or later and integrated with Eunique as well (another great theme I strongly recommend you check out!). Special Thanks I would like to give a special thanks to @@im85288 especially for helping (and continuing to help me) ease into the Kodi theme development process. I'd like to also thank @@im85288 and @@badaas for making such a great theme! This theme is the reason I stuck with Kodi after Windows Media Center was removed from Windows 10 Pro. I also believe a special thanks to @@marcelveldt is in order who was the one that created the skin helper which this and virtually every other theme here relies upon. Continued Development As I had mentioned earlier, development will continue on Arctic Zephyr: From Ashes although the pace may be quite slow at times. One of the best ways I have found to speed up seeing things that you want to see is that if you know how to develop Kodi addons and themes, simply hop on over to GitHub and contribute. It is a community theme now after all and a contributors page will be in the next release! http://imgur.com/a/0aw3A
Fresh Install Krypton 17.1-RC1 Raspberry Pi2 Crashing
tman12 posted a topic in LinuxHello, I'm using the latest OSMC for Raspberry Pi2 with the Emby for Kodi addon and when the library is scanning it just suddenly crashes and I see the sad face screen before starting all over again. Everything was working perfect before I update OSMC. I figured it might be an issue with the update so I did a fresh install and I'm still getting the same problems. The steps I followed were to download the img from OSMC, write to micro SD using WIn32 Disk Imager, install Emby for Kodi via file manager using Beta 1.0.5, login to my Emby Server via the addon, begin library update. This is the same process I followed before so I don't think there is any issue with how I'm executing everything. I have added a URL to the log file (and attached.txt) so hopefully someone can take a look and let me know if anything stands out. Kodi OS: OSMC latest version OSMC_TGT_rbp2_20170210 Emby Server: Version 220.127.116.11 Emby for Kodi: 1.0.5 repository Scan gets about 20-30% in for Movies and then crashes to sad face screen, process repeats itself every time. Log File: http://paste.osmc.io/inojukafey Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks, Tman12 Kodi Log.txt
Kodi crashes when playing from home screen widgets (Movies/TV Shows) on iOS devices
glassman posted a topic in KodiThis is a duplicate issue in another forum post, but nobody has been posting anything in that thread: http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/32876-kodi-crashes-when-playing-from-home-screen-widgets/ Basically, when trying to view a Movie or TV show from a home screen widget, such as Movies, or TV Shows, Kodi crashes immediately. However, if I go into the Movies or TV Shows menu, I can play content just fine from the Emby back end. This only seems to happen on the home screen, and it does not matter what Skin is being used. I've experienced this with Kodi 17, 16.1, and 16. Kodi 15.2 does not seem to have this problem. This will happen consistently on both tvOS and iOS devices. I've sideloaded Kodi on several iPhone 6/6 Plus and Apple TV 4's, and all display the same behavior. I've attached my logs just in case they may be helpful in any way. kodi.log kodi.old.log


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Queen Bee
While she definitely owns the name "Queen," she can be very silly when playing with string/cat-fishing toy or even shoe laces. The beeeautiful Bee is very talkative!!
She would prefer to be in a quiet, calm home where she is the only cat. She has never been around small children but has lived with dogs. She doesn't interact with them much but should have no problem with a mellow, cat-loving mature dog.
Bee will come to a seated person and ask to be petted or start kneading on one's chest. (She doesn't especially like to be picked up and carried.) She loves to be combed, though, even on the belly, as long as she's standing up. She'll "high five" for a Greenie before she has her dinner. She'll answer to Bee (or Busy Bee) and will come when called.
Queen Bee enjoys being outside, but must be in a completely secure (enclosed) area as she has no qualms about jumping on or over a fence to see what's on the other side.
Bee is a 9-year old spayed, chipped, long haired tortie. She's current on all shots and she has been receiving flea treatments every month. The Queen is taking applications for adoption. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for consideration. She's the Queen you know!


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Most of the time is when the retiree becomes worried about where they will invest their retirement benefits. Another worry about whether they will ever get enough to sustain them during the old age periods. The fact is, no matter how much retirement income at hand, if well managed can make you get going for the rest of the days after retirement. A good plan is better before one has received the payment. The well-planned finances hinder one from misusing the funds and eventually become wasted in unnecessary activities. Many are the retirees that become frustrated after realizing their funds have not benefited them anything due to lack of properly structured plans. There are various plans that can address such problems once for all for the individuals preparing to retire in order to have a good life after leaving the jobs as follows.
First, most of the time is when the retiree finds themselves in income gaps. This is when retiree experiences a decrease in the income since they have pulled out of their jobs recently. In fact, they have to conduct their normal activities as usual by payment of bills and catering for other needs. The retirement benefit requires a proper management in order to fill in the gap so as to ensure the smooth running of life. It is advisable to research about the most effective way to make use of the funds and invest the retirement income in order to avoid running out of the finances in the course of life. Click here for more details.
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This is United States Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, in what should be a career ending move, warning the nation of a "secret society" within the FBI working behind the scenes to bring down Donald Trump. Sen Ron Johnson claims "informant" who has news about the FBI "Secret Society" working to overthrow President Trump. pic.twitter.com/QzGhXBEUYD […]
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Secret Societies inside the FBI
By Mark | January 25, 2018
Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alex Jones, Bill Kristol, birther, conspiracy, conspiracy theories, fake news, FBI, Fox and Friends, FOX News, Kentucky, Lisa Page, Morning Joe, Peter Strzok, post-truth, Robert Mueller, Roger Ailes, Ron Johnson, Russia, Russiagate, Sandy Hook, school shooting, Sean Hannity, secret society, Steve Bannon, Wisconsin | 160 Comments
Dylan Ratigan, stating the obvious about the Saudis
By Mark | October 18, 2010
Dylan Ratigan was on MSNBC's Morning Joe program on Friday, when the subject of Bill O'Reilly's now infamous "Muslims killed us on 9/11" comment on the View came up. Here's what he had to say. What's odd to me isn't what he said, but how his comments are met by his fellow panelists. It's like […]
Posted in Media, Politics | Also tagged 9/11, arms dealing, Bill O'Reilly, Dylan Ratigan, Morning Joe, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, the View, Wahhabism | 7 Comments
Finally… Thank you, Barney Frank
By Mark | August 19, 2009
By now, you've probably seen the footage of Congressman Barney Frank calling one of his constituents crazy during a town hall meeting held last night in Massachusetts. It's been all over the web today. Here it is, for those of you who haven't seen it, though. Anyway, I just wanted to take a moment and […]
Posted in Media, Observations, Politics, Rants | Also tagged accusations of socialism, al Qaeda, Barney Frank, crazy people, death panels, Democrats are too respectful, health insurance, healthcare, healthcare reform, Hitler, homophobia, LBJ, lunatics, Michele Bauchmann, Obama, Rush Limbaugh, shit house rat, town hall | 29 Comments


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Solange Deletes Twitter Account, Denounces White Supremacists
Solange speaks up.
The R&B songstress deleted her Twitter account, but not before posting a message about the state of the nation. Knowles' parting tweet referenced Takiyah Thompson, a 22-year-old North Carolina Central University student who was recently arrested for her role in removing a statue of Robert E. Lee, a Civil War general of the Confederate Army.
"deleting my twitter soon, but before I dip, when we gonna pull up?" asked Solange. "what we got to do to get my new hero Takiyah Thompson free?"
Taking to Instagram, Solange shared a note through Stories. "been trying to study myself," she wrote. "been trying to practice self preservation during this time and not give racist ugly ass fuck bois who reek of citronella my energy so that I can perform this album."
Knowles' posts arrive on the heels of a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia that claimed the lives of three people. In her note, Solange also denounced white supremacists and nazis before reflecting on her son Julez, who is about to start the new school year.
"how mofos supposed to have a fresh start with education, seeing this shit?" she asked. "thinking about demanding he not be required to take 'American History' because its deep dark rooted ugliness continues to live right now, right before our eyes."
Solange has not been alone in her criticism of racism and white supremacists. Following the events in Charlottesville, John Legend, Killer Mike, Lady Gaga, Questlove, Common, Snoop Dogg, and Pharrell were among the many who spoke up against racism.


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For startup, early-stage, and emerging companies, demonstrating high growth potential is critical in order to obtain financing from venture capital firms and funds. But what exactly are venture capitalists (VCs) looking for when they're looking to invest in an emerging company? How can a company present itself in such a way that makes it attractive to VCs?
Below are four initial questions that VCs consider when evaluating whether they will fund specific deals. If you're seeking to improve your company's capital-raising efforts, focusing on these four considerations when crafting your pitch can help make your proposed deal more appealing—and thus more fundable—to potential VC fund investors. Keep in mind that not all companies are ready to approach VC funds to seek capital. You may wish to pursue additional "friends and family" investment or angel investors to help your company reach a stage where VC funds may be interested.
Traditionally, networking with others in the venture capital industry has been the most effective way to get a first meeting. Even during the COVID-19 era, networking is still important and can be done in many different mediums. It is always optimal to rely on those who know you best and know your industry. Industry experts can introduce you or recommend you to those in the VC fund world. Be creative about cultivating connections to particular VC funds who invest in your industry and particularly those that invest in the stage of financing which you are seeking. Research the partners in these funds and try to track connections that you may have in regard to industry, educational backgrounds, or social contacts.


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Get the Flavor of Classic Reuben Sandwich in this Delicious Reuben Soup
If you love a tangy, classic Reuben—corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing—you'll love this easy soup. Find corned beef at your supermarket's deli.
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- 4Servings
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 sliced yellow onion
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1½ cups drained sauerkraut
- 1½ tsp caraway seeds
- 5 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 8 oz corned beef, chopped into bite-size pieces
- 3⁄4 cup sour cream
- Shredded Swiss cheese
- Marbled rye bread, toasted and cut into squares
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high. Add yellow onion and salt and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, about 8 minutes.
- Add sauerkraut and caraway seeds and cook, stirring, 1 to 2 minutes. Add beef broth and increase heat to high; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and stir in corned beef. Simmer until corned beef is warmed through, about 10 minutes.
- Turn off heat and stir in sour cream. Ladle into bowls; top each with shredded Swiss cheese and marbled rye bread, toasted and cut into squares.
Kitchen Counter
Per serving: 413 cal, 30g fat, 90mg chol, 21g prot, 16g carbs, 5g sugar, 3g fiber, 1360mg sodium


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Island Hoppin' is a brand new 2018 Lagoon 520 debuting at the Annapolis Boat Show, and available for charter in the Virgin Islands.
The 520, Lagoon's performance luxury model, perfectly intersects the ideas of comfort and capability. It's accommodations are fit for the collaboration of adventure and gratification.
This 5-cabin version is perfect for a variety of charter make-ups. Groups of friends, families large and small, extend families, the possibilities are endless. 4 queen Staterooms are available to the guests on a regular basis, all with their own separate bathrooms and showers.
Tremendous amounts of entertaining and relaxing space on board this vessel. The Flybridge, where the helm and sailing functions meet the enormous convertible settee provide the best seat in the house whether under sail, or under stars. The Forward Cockpit Lounge where morning coffee meets the sunrise. The Aft Cockpit where the exquisite meals are served and chaise Lounges are on both sides of the vessel. The Main Salon, which houses the open-concept galley, large sofa-chaise and Flat-screen TV. And also a more formal dining area should that be desired.
Make: Lagoon
Built: 2018
Length: 52'0"
Guests: 8
Cabins: 4
Crew: 2
Includes: Dinghy. Scuba Diving Equipment, Kayaks, Fishing Gear, Snorkeling Gear, Wake Board, Tube, SUP Boards


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Empathy and also accountability.
Many leaders don't understand that individuals do not need to be agreed with, they simply wish to feel seen, heard, and also comprehended. It's a subtle shift that transforms every little thing. When we reply with, "That's an intriguing point. Please advise me to consider that following quarter when we have seen how sales are," we are using compassion with, "I hear you" and also accountability with, "remind me currently."
If you come from a history of fear-based leadership, accountability can trigger you right into thinking the owner will certainly shame you openly for refraining from something completely. That is not what responsibility indicates in this context; remember we're stabilizing it with concern.
Utilizing empathy as well as accountability in equivalent steps allows for:
Development: This suggests that the company can make even more money. Cha-ching! Yes, please. It additionally indicates that each employee can find out as well as develop as a person and also a business person.
Depend on: This is when consistent details are shared throughout the degree, feature, sex, generation, ethnic culture, sexuality, and any other classifications you can think about, and it creates an environment of count on. Depend on that the crucial details will certainly be shared and that not everything will be shared. Be consistent, do not choose faves' and also do not leave individuals out since that will lead to the reverse of depending on as well as will cause the dreaded revolving door.
The easeful flow of job: This is critical to the effectiveness as well as happiness degree in a firm and also is based on duty clarity and also cooperation.
Building Your Small Business Organizational Graph
I suggest a hierarchical structure that plainly defines "go-to" individuals while additionally allowing for cross-level interaction since it's probably to provide high efficiency and as a result sales.


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The acquisition of Harlex by SNP, the world leader in SAP transformation, means that we are now able to offer UK clients a complete end-to-end data management and data transformation service powered by SNP's industry leading data transformation software. We would be delighted to welcome you to our stands at UKISUG to explain how our industry leading approach and software can drive your transformation to S4HANA with minimal business interruption and zero downtime at cutover.
Spread over 3 days, UKISUG Connect 2016 is designed to provide the attendees with an arena to learn, network and collaborate with their peers and take advantage of the many years of SAP experience all in one place, at the same time.


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In this guided project the learner will have the opportunity to learn how to write and design their resumes and cover letters using Canva. Canva is an online graphic design program that allows you to create and design all types of documents, graphic design compositions and more. Canva is a great option for those looking for a user-friendly and easy-to-use platform to create attractive designs for their resumes. Canva has many elements that are free and it gives you a lot of freedom when designing. In addition to this, Canva has paid content that offers another endless number of elements and possibilities for the design but they are not mandatory or totally necessary, so the user has the freedom to choose how much content or elements they want to have at their disposal. Canva is an extremely useful tool for those who are just starting out and even becomes a very good tool for those who have spent years designing more advanced programs. It is a fast option that does not need to be installed on your computer and as long as you have an Internet connection, it will be an accessible tool.
Resume Screening
Human Resources (HR)
Critical Thinking
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But there is one specific thing about OANDA: this broker doesn't keep all historical data at the MT4 servers for a long period, they have only 3 months of trading data available there. It means that if your account trading history is more than that period it won't be possible for us to get and show it at your account dashboard.
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Understanding the Wabi-Sabi Art of Imperfection
Shou Sugi Ban House CEO Amy Cherry-Abitbol explains the Japanese aesthetic behind her Hamptons wellness retreat.
They say beauty is universal, though it can be quite tricky to define, as it takes on various meanings depending on the moral and theoretical principles of a specific culture. If Western societies follow ancient Greek ideals of beauty based on components like perfection, symmetry, and grandness, the Eastern ones instead abide by a completely different set of standards that tend to be more spiritual in nature. Immersed in an environment that is both serene and transcendent, the Shou Sugi Ban House wellness and spa retreat in the Hamptons is exactly the kind of Japanese-influenced meditative destination that is beautiful in its own simplicity. To find out more about the Eastern concepts of beauty, we spoke with Amy Cherry-Abitbol, CEO and co-founder of the Water Mill–located haven, on her interest in opening Shou Sugi Ban House and the Japanese philosophy and aesthetic of wabi-sabi behind the space.
Photo: Courtesy of Fredrika Stjarne for Shou Sugi Ban House
What brought you to creating Shou Sugi Ban House?
"I was a practicing corporate attorney for over 30 years and was looking for a change in profession. In the spring of 2014, I attended a Harvard Business School program entitled 'New Paths' for women seeking to change careers and explore new opportunities. I evaluated many different directions and was fortunate to find the ideal project in which to combine my interests in health, wellness, and design with the help and support of a close friend from law school [co-founder Kathleen Kapnick]. I recognized the need for a destination like this in the Hamptons—which offers a perfect setting for this experience, surrounded by the healing powers of the ocean, beaches, open skies, and sprawling farms. When the property became available, we seized the opportunity. Though many are surprised by this, a destination wellness retreat and spa like ours is unique to the area, and Shou Sugi Ban House is the first of its kind in the Hamptons."
What is the Japanese philosophy and aesthetic of wabi-sabi?
"The Japanese principle of wabi-sabi celebrates beauty in what's natural, even that which is imperfect and impermanent. The simplicity of this approach was the starting point for my vision of what Shou Sugi Ban House would become."
Photo: Courtesy of Fredrika Stjarne for Shou Sugi Ban House
Where does your interest in wabi-sabi stem from?
"I lived in Japan for many years and have always been inspired by the Japanese culture, aesthetic, and design. When we were designing Shou Sugi Ban House, incorporating wabi-sabi elements as well as authentic ingredients was fundamental to creating the experience."
How do wabi-sabi principles relate to Shou Sugi Ban House, and what is their importance?
"The principle of wabi-sabi informed the design of the property and the programs that we have implemented, as well as the materials and ingredients we use. It speaks to an understated elegance in the interior design, which we further enhanced with a tranquil and calming color palette of bisques and natural hues, organic fabrics, and artisan-crafted furniture. For the grounds, this translated to incorporating the pebbled pathways, a meditation bench, a gathering lawn, a cherry-blossom orchard, a fire lounge, and several discovery moments for mindful, contemplative reflection. This also brought an added focus on sustainability and organic, naturally harvested ingredients for our culinary program and spa and healing arts offerings, including many grown in our on-site gardens."
Shop Cherry-Abitbol's Picks:
Signature Ceramics
Night Carafe Set
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Mernio Wool Throw
Jojoba & Bamboo Scrub
Body Gel Refresh
Body Butter
Yuzu Body Wash
Yuzu Body Lotion
Organic Hand Cream
Boie de Rose Body Balm
Healing Perfumes
SSBH Signature Candle
Photos: Courtesy of Fredrika Stjarne for Shou Sugi Ban House
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Give the gift of laughter and more with these Funny Printable Birthday Cards! You and the birthday guy or gal will appreciate the giggles!
I've never been one for a sappy birthday card. Really, if you can make me laugh on my birthday, that's the perfect gift! Today I have a hilarious set of birthday cards that are guaranteed to bring a smile to the birthday boy or girl's face!
In this download there are eight different printable funny birthday cards, as well as a sheet of all eight. They have hilarious sentiments like "today is all about you (you attention whore)" and "in dog years you'd be dead" in a bright and fun color palette. Pair one of these cards with some craft beer or a bottle of wine and you have the perfect birthday present!
Just enter your email into the form below and you'll receive an email to download your files. Click on the "Confirm Subscription" link in the email and the PDF download will start automatically.
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This freebie is for personal use only. You can learn more about our commercial license.
I suggest printing on a heavier paper or light cardstock—60lb cover stock works really well and still folds nicely. I prefer a laser printer to an inkjet. If you don't have a laser printer, it's easy to send off these files to a print shop like FedEx Office to print!
Easy DIY Birthday Present Ideas
Looking to make a handmade gift to go along with your card? Here are some fun ideas!


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Former Broken Hope Frontman Takes Own Life
On Jan. 20, Joe Ptacek, former vocalist for 1990s death metallers Broken Hope, died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was 37, and news of his passing has shocked the Illinois metal community.
The erstwhile band's former guitarist, Jeremy Wagner, broke the news to fans online, saying in a statement that it was "with profound sadness and shock that [I report that] my friend and former bandmate -- Joe Ptacek -- has died. Joe was my high-school friend who formed a death-metal band with me called Broken Hope. We always dreamed of putting out albums and touring the world. After graduating, we achieved a lot of those dreams and released five albums, performed worldwide, appeared in countless international magazines and did a video for MTV. We were on Metal Blade Records and met all of our heroes and performed everywhere."
Wagner says he hadn't heard much from Ptacek since 2000, right around the same time the band dissolved. The band's last LP came in 1999, in the form of 'Grotesque Blessings.' In recent months, though, the two had reconnected, and "became friends again. I just chatted with him after the New Year as he and I had found a drummer and a rehearsal spot where we were to begin working to bring back a new, resurrected form of Broken Hope."
In recent weeks, Ptacek seemed "positive, healthy and had a mature and humble attitude that made me happy to see." Nothing seemed to be amiss. "I'm thankful to have known him in my lifetime and to have traveled many a mile and share many a stage with such an original character," Wagner writes. "Moreover, I'm thankful to have hugged him and to have made him smile the last time we were together. Why he chose to take his life, I'll never even begin to fathom, but I pray he's in a better place."
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A few days ago, Chicago-born rapper Chief Keef surprised the world by announcing his new album The Dedication, which is his fifth release of 2017. The upcoming project is slated to release on December 1st, and yesterday Keef finally revealed the official tracklisting. The forthcoming offering is set to be 15 tracks long, and will feature the likes of Lil Yachty, A Boogie, Turbo, D. Rich and a few others. Pre-order the album now, and stay tuned for the official release. Enjoy!
1. "Ticket"
2. "Keke Palmer"
3. "Mail Box"
4. "Cook"
5. "Bad" Feat. Tadoe
6. "Text"
7. "Get It"
8. "Glory Bridge" Feat. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
9. "Negro"
10. "Less Speed"
11. "Come on Now" Feat. Lil Yachty
12. "Kills"
13. "Told Y'all"
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Crypto Market Commentary
13 April 2020
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SpiceVC Update
Security Tokens infrastructure is growing up. A majority of the work going on is not as visible as the crypto space as it deals directly with regulation, compliance and traditional finance more than our friend Bitcoin does.
Nevertheless, after scrolling through some of the NAV reports from SpiceVC, I noticed that a good number of evolutions have occurred and it is worthwhile doing an update on the STO space.
Security Tokens in context
Whilst the world around us is being reshaped by chaos and confusion, I honestly see STOs as being a big net winner in the long term phoenix form the ashes. As traditional markets are being tested by a 1-in-100 year deleveraging event, the public are calling institutional trust into question, and for good reason.
Equity and credit markets are experiencing extreme volatility and central banks are now stepping in to buy everything from treasury bills to junk bonds. Bail-outs are rewarding bad institutional decisions and speculative investments by hedge funds and shadow banks who have no accountability due to the cheapness of money and guarantee of government catch nets.
Too much wealth is concentrated in a small pocket of people. When the going is good, all is well. When it is not, suddenly liquidity crunch and a lack of buyers becomes apparent. The average person has been completely priced out of these markets. When the five poker players walk away, nobody else can afford the entry fee and the game stops.
This disparity between fundamental reality and market pricing is what leads to this juxtaposition.
The problem we have is that traditional markets lack transparency and have unfair distributions.
The STO solution
STOs provide a new mechanism for global and wide access to investment opportunities. Not only does it enable people access to equity investments scaling from start-up seed rounds to public listing, it creates opportunities for new financial products.
A company could tokenise their debt, their production sales on a specific product or a portion of their cashflows.
A basketball player can tokenize their sponsorship revenue, their future contract earnings or their venture to produce a new shoe design.
A start-up pizzeria could tokenise their initial funding, bypassing the bank lenders and going straight to the local community in return for a share of revenues.
The actual opportunity is immense. It reshapes the nature of transparency, capital raising and investment distribution.
At the end of the day, the advantage of STOs is automation. It cuts the costs and time associated with raising capital down by orders of magnitude whilst accessing a global pool of liquidity and investors.
As the traditional markets a brought to the knees due to a lack of transparency and an erosion of trust, the demand for a new solution that answers these questions will be immense. The solution offered by distributed ledgers cannot be put back in the bottle. It will happen and I see STOs as a very likely outcome in the long run.
Taken from SpiceVC NAV reports, there is momentum building behind the STO solution, despite its early stage of growth. Coinbase custody is making moves into the space, BitGo (a crypto custodian service) has acquired Harbor. There is growing interest and recognition of the opportunity and this is extremely exciting. I believe the momentum is in the STO markets favor.
SPICEVC Portfolio Updates
What I have always liked about SpiceVC is that they have been pioneers in the space from day one and have a very broad portfolio covering all areas of the industry. They are equivalent to an STO ETF in that if the STO industry takes off, they are likely to have investments in some of the winners.
The following are some key updates from the portfolio.
Securitize – One of the flagship and front-runners in the STO issuance platform market. In Q4 2018, they entered a partnership with IBM to tokenise corporate debt which is simply an enormous potential market.
Over $200M worth of securities have been issued as of Q4 2019 with 50 customers and 1500 investors. Partnerships have also been established with Open Finance Network, Sharespost, tZero and Archax (another Spice investment) to provide STOs with secondary trading. An additional raise of $15M was undertaken bringing total investment to $30M, with Sony Financial Ventures joining the latest funding round, a positive sign.
Saga – A stablecoin project that is planning to deliver a tokenized equivalent to the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDR) currency. This is essentially pegged to a basket of fiat currencies and is a direct competitor to Libra. In all honesty, this project has me the most excited as I actually see this being the most likely global digital currency model (outside pure USD) that catches on.
In December 2019, SAGA launched the digital currency in Europe where regulatory and compliance is less onerous than in the US. This actually means that SAGA beat Libra to the punch and is a very positive development. I will be watching this closely as stablecoins are an ENOURMOUS market that is almost guaranteed to play out in the next few years.
INX – A regulated digital asset exchange for STOs and cryptocurrencies and is seeking approval in multiple jurisdictions to realise the global access to liquidity. INX is preparing for an IPO in the US which would make it the first security token issued in the US. The plan is to raise $130M in April.
INX will be launched on Ethereum, Quantstamp will audit the code, Tokensoft provides design services for the token and exchange and BitGo provides custody solutions. This is a massive milestone and will be one to pay attention to as it breaks new ground in the market.
Others – Whilst the above portfolio companies are those with the biggest updates, the Spice Portfolio consists of a number of ventures which remain promising albeit light on information.
Slice and ROX are both tokenizing real estate, an unbelievably large market which stands to benefit greatly from tokenised liquidity and new fractional ownership models.
Bakkt has launched their institutional trading platform for Bitcoin derivatives which further legitimizes the market.
Archax is a London Based digital asset trading platform that is specifically targeted at institutional investors.
IOB is providing tools and analytics for traders, market makers and regulators to enter and manage risk, trades, regulations and portfolios in the STO space.
ROKK3R (was GraphPath and was acquired) and RNDR are building distributed compute solutions for rendering and machine learning algorithms which is a growing market and likely necessary service. Whether it has potential to bear profitable fruit is outside my knowledge base.
Concluding thoughts
Slowly but surely. The STO market is growing and evolving. To be honest, I am very impressed with the progress to date. It is no small feat to raise capital in what would appear a speculative and long run industry. Yet SpiceVC continues to push forward the space and many of its portfolio companies have made great strides towards increased valuations and success.
I remain confident that STOs will be a key beneficiary at the end of this financial restructuring. As with much of this space, timing is impossible to predict, however the outcome remains very likely.
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Pope: Annunciation, Mary is "always young, because she has never aged from sin"
Aging does not make us old, sin does, "because it makes the heart sclerotic". For this reason, Mary, who was "created in grace" and "full of God's presence", thus without sin, is always young. "Today we look with joy at the One full of grace. Let us ask her to help us stay young, by saying 'no' to sin, and to live a beautiful life, by saying 'yes' to God."
Vatican City (AsiaNews) – Pope Francis dedicated the Angelus today, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to explaining the "beauty of Mary Immaculate in the Gospel".
In his address, the pontiff noted that people do not become old from aging but from sin, which makes the heart sclerotic. For this reason, Mary, "created in grace" and "full of God's presence", thus without sin, is always young.
Speaking to about 30,000 people present in St Peter's Square for the recitation of the Marian prayer, Francis said that "the Gospel, which narrates the episode of the Annunciation, helps us to understand what we are celebrating, above all through the greeting of the angel. He addressed Mary with a word that is not easy to translate, which means 'filled with grace', 'created by grace', 'full of grace' (Lk 1:28). Before calling her Mary, he calls her full of grace, and thus reveals the new name that God has given her and that suits her more than the name given to her by her parents. We also call it that, at every Hail Mary."
"What does full of grace mean? That Mary is full of God's presence. And if she is entirely inhabited by God, there is no place in her for sin. This is an extraordinary thing, because everything in the world, unfortunately, is contaminated by evil. Each of us, looking inward, can see dark corners. Even the greatest saints were sinners and all reality, even the most beautiful, is affected by evil: everything except Mary. She is humanity's only 'green oasis', the only one uncontaminated, created immaculate to welcome fully, with her 'yes', God who came into the world to begin thus a new story. Every time we acknowledge her full of grace, we make her the biggest compliment, as God did.
"A nice compliment to do to a lady is to say to her, politely, that she looks young. When we say to Mary full of grace, in a certain sense we also tell her this, at the highest level. In fact, we always acknowledge her as young, because she has never aged from sin. There is only one thing that really ages people inside: it is not age but sin. Sin makes one old, because it makes the heart sclerotic. It closes it, makes it inert, it makes it fade. But the One full of grace is devoid of sin. She is always young, she is 'younger than sin', she is 'the youngest of human kind'. (G. Bernanos, Diary of a country priest)."
"The Church today congratulates Mary by calling her all beautiful, tota pulchra. As her youth is not in age, so her beauty does not consist in exteriority. Mary, as today's Gospel shows, does not excel in appearance: from a simple family, she lived humbly in Nazareth, an almost unknown village. She was not famous: even when the angel visited her, no one knew it, there was no reporter that day. Our Lady did not lead an affluent life, but had worries and fears: she was 'greatly troubled' (verse 29), says the Gospel, and when the angel 'departed from her' (v.38), problems increased.
"Yet, the One full of grace led a beautiful life. What was her secret? We can grasp this by looking again at the scene of the Annunciation. In many paintings, Mary is depicted sitting in front of the angel with a small book. That book is the Scripture. Thus, Mary used to listen to God and spend time with him. The Word of God was her secret: close to her heart, it then became flesh in her womb. Staying with God, in dialogue with him in every circumstance, Mary made her life beautiful. It is not the appearance, not what passes, but the heart focused on God that makes life beautiful. Today we look with joy at the One full of grace. Let us ask her to help us stay young, by saying 'no' to sin, and to live a beautiful life, by saying 'yes' to God."
After the Angelus, the pope announced that this afternoon, at 4 pm, he was going to the Piazza di Spagna "to renew the traditional act of homage and prayer at the foot of the monument to the Immaculate. I ask you to join me spiritually in this gesture, which expresses filial devotion to our heavenly Mother."


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Associate Program Officer, Spencer Foundation
Instructor, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Matthew Holsapple is an associate program officer at the Spencer Foundation. At the Foundation, he contributes to grant-making in higher education, STEM education, research-practice partnerships, and education journalism, among other areas of education research. Prior to that, he worked as a senior research analyst at the University of Chicago's Consortium on School Research and School for Social Services Administration. His research focuses on the relationship between student experiences and institutional practices and characteristics in predicting college outcomes; the effects of college choice on outcomes; college student learning and development; and moral and ethical education in colleges and universities. He also has professional experience in journalism and university-based media relations and strategic communication. In addition to teaching at Northwestern, he also teaches courses on data use and analysis in the University of Chicago's Master's of Social Work Program.
|PhD, Higher Education
|University of Michigan
|MA, Education Research Methods
|University of Michigan
|MSEd, College Student Affairs
|Purdue University
|BS, Public Relations
|Purdue University
Selected PublicationsNagaoka, J., Holsapple, M.A., & Roderick, M. (2016). The College Match Indicator: Linking Theory to Practice in A.P. Kelly, J.S. Howell, and C. Sattin-Bajaj, Matching Students to Opportunity: Expanding College Choice, Access, and Quality Harvard Education Press: Cambridge, MA.
Johnson, D.W., Moeller, E., & Holsapple, M.A. (2014). Research into Practice: Postsecondary Success in the Chicago Public Schools. New Directions for Youth Development: 31-53.
Burt, B.A., Carpenter, D.D., Holsapple, M.A., Finelli, C.J., Bielby, R.M., Sutkus, J.A., & Harding, T.S. (2013). Out-of-classroom experiences: Bridging the disconnect between the classroom, the engineering workforce, and ethical development. International Journal of Engineering Education: 714-725.
Holsapple, M.A., Carpenter, D.D., Finelli, C.J., Harding, T.S., & Sutkus, J.A. (2012). Too much noise: Using a communication framework to understand discrepancies in engineering ethics education delivery. Journal of Engineering Education.
Holsapple, M.A. (2012). Service-learning to encourage openness to diversity: A meta-analysis of current support. Michigan Journal of Community and Service Learning.
Holsapple, M.A. (2012). What ethical role models?. ASEE Prism: 47.
Finelli, C.J., Holsapple, M.A., Ra, E., Burt, B.A., Bielby, R., Carpenter, D.D., Harding, T.S., & Sutkus, J.A. (2012). A nationwide holistic assessment of engineering students' curricular and cocurricular experiences and their ethical development. Journal of Engineering Education.


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Chinese, Australian PMs discuss MH370 flight
Updated: 2014-05-01 08:43
The Phoenix International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Artemis, also known as the Bluefin-21, is prepared for deployment from the Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the Southern Indian Ocean in this undated picture released on April 21, 2014 by the Australian Defence Force. [Photo/Agencies]
BEIJING - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday held phone talks with his Australian counterpart, Tony Abbott, to discuss the search for a missing Malaysian jetliner and relations between the two countries.
After being briefed on the next phase of search operation for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Li said the international community had made tremendous efforts in the hunt for the ill-fated plane.
He noted that with seabed search to be expanded to a much larger area, the operation entered a new phase while Australian, Malaysian and Chinese ships would continue to hunt the jetliner.
In face of more difficulties, the operation must go ahead without the slightest slack, Li said, adding that it was the three countries' obligations to the families of all the people on board.
The premier said China was willing to work with all parties on a plan for the new phase of search and would try its utmost to actively participate in the operation.
China is ready to send high-ranking officials to a ministerial meeting of the three countries on the search work early next month, he said.
On bilateral relations and Abbott's recent visit to China, Li said he hoped that the two sides would strengthen cooperation to ensure the success of the Economic Leaders' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the Group of 20 Leaders' Meeting, hosted respectively by China and Australia this year.
Abbott said his country would intensify the seabed hunt for MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean and expand the search area. He lauded the active participation of Chinese aircraft and vessels in the previous phase of search.
Australia is willing to maintain close communication and coordination with China and Malaysia on the next phase, he said, expressing his hope for the two countries' continuous support.
Australia is also ready to make concerted efforts with China to continue to strengthen their strategic partnership, said the prime minister.
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March 27, 2021
Asian American Studies Student Awards
Asian American Studies recognizes the excellent research and creative work conducted by students. Faculty members teaching Asian American Studies courses or mentoring students in projects in the field are invited to nominate their undergraduate and graduate students for this award, based on courses taken in 2020-21 and/or published work. We have limited budgets this year, but plan to give at least one undergraduate student and one graduate student award.
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Win a Raymarine Dragonfly 7PRO SONAR/GPS/Chart Plotter worth AED 3,000/-
Come and check out the new products launched by Raymarine. Enter your contact details on an iPad displayed at the booth to qualify for the draw. The winner will be announced on the last day of exhibition (05.03.2016) at 21:00.
Dubai Boat Show starts on Tuesday, March 1st 2016.
Elcome International, the regions leading yachting technology integrator, is bringing a range of new products aimed at the super-yacht, fishing, and outdoor market segments to the Dubai International Boat Show, taking place next week from March 1st to the 5th at the Dubai International Marine Club Mina Seyahi. We are working closely with world's leading manufacturers to provide the broadest and highest quality product portfolio for yachts of all sizes, from small pleasure boats up to the world's largest mega yachts.
In addition to our longtime partner Raymarine, we will also be launching several exciting new products from some of our other partners such as Böning, FLIR, and Cobham:
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While it is well established that humans respond to inequity, it remains unclear the extent to which this behavior occurs in our nonhuman primate relatives. By comparing a variety of species, spanning from New World and Old World monkeys to great apes, scientists can begin to answer questions about how the response to inequity evolved, what the function of this response is, and why and how different contexts shape it. In particular, research across nonhuman primate species suggests that the response is quite variable across species, contexts and individuals. In this paper, we aim to review these differences in an attempt to identify and better understand the patterns that emerge from the existing data with the goal of developing directions for future research. To begin, we address the importance of considering socio-ecological factors in nonhuman primates in order to better understand and predict expected patterns of cooperation and aversion to inequity in different species, following which we provide a detailed analysis of the patterns uncovered by these comparisons. Ultimately, we use this synthesis to propose new ideas for research to better understand this response and, hence, the evolution of our own responses to inequity.
This article was originally published in the journal Social Justice Research. Copyright © 2012 Springer.
The post-peer-reviewed version is available here with the permission of the author.
Recommended Citation
Price, SA & Brosnan, SF. (2012). To each according to his need? Variability in the responses to inequity in nonhuman primates. Social Justice Research, 25(2): 140-169. doi: 10.1007/s11211-012-0153-z


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Contemporary gay romance and fantasy writer. Also loves flowers and bakes the occasional cake. Sometimes they're edible ...
Book News:
Much to my delight, gay thriller A Dangerous Man is no 9 in the Amber Allure bestseller chart for September - which is welcome news indeed after its Goodreads thrashing, hurrah. Perhaps - perish the thought - it's not actually as bad as its new readers think? You never know, tee hee ...
Meanwhile, gay-based fantasy The Gifting (Gathandria *1) found itself at No 91 in the Amazon UK gay fiction charts, whilst The Executioner's Cane (Gathandria *3) was at No 87 in the Amazon US gay fiction charts. The faint glimmer of glory was brief, alas, but welcome.
As a reminder, over at Untreed Reads, all my short stories can be purchased at the bargain price of 50c or 20p, so do feel free to browse. A story a day keeps boredom away, so they say.
One poem this week - the goldfinches are back! -
And here's my mini review of Kate Mosse's Winter Ghosts:
I'd expected more from this, given Mosse's reputation - I've not read any of her work before so this was my introduction. It's a very well written ghost story, but the plot is the same as many other ghost stories, so I kept thinking I'd read it before somewhere. No surprises at all really. However, the times and settings are very good indeed, but it still feels like a slight novel to me.
Life News:
This week we've been putting the garden to bed for the winter, so I've pulled up the dead plants or those which won't come back next year, and given stuff (there's a technical gardening phrase for you) a light winter prune where needed. I've not planted the tulips yet, but I'll do those in November. I also refreshed the hanging baskets with winter greenery - though I've brought them all inside today, along with other vulnerable pots, because of the storm heading our way.
Other plants brought inside include my two surviving cannas - one of which bloomed for the first time today. So our Durban canna has one gorgeous orange flower on it, with more to come, and is spending its first day of existence in our dining room with its canna friend.
On Thursday, K and I saw the world premiere (go, us!) of political comedy The Duck House, starring Ben Miller, in Guildford. My verdict is:
OK, but far more farcical and therefore not as satirical or witty as we'd hoped. The second half is much better (and ruder!) than the first half, but they really need to dampen down the level of hysteria in the first half in order to build up the tension more effectively. Still, it's good to see that decent farce is at least still being written for the stage.
And Saturday's cake was a St Clement's (orange and lemon) sponge. Very tasty it is too, and so easy to make, hurrah.
Have a great Sunday, and if you're in the UK, I hope the coming storm isn't as bad as the 1987 one, hey ho.
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Fear the Walking Dead Exclusive Video: Alicia's Hiding Spot
With the group on Fear the Walking Dead once again split up, what will they encounter next? It's still unclear where Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) may be heading after the latest episode, and we'll have to wait until the latest episode airs this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on AMC. If viewers will recall, it was after a near-death experience that the youngest member of the Clark family decided to head out to an unknown location that Jake supposedly suggested to her.
In an exclusive video to The TV Junkies, Alicia is shown hiding out in a somewhat strange location that may not be safe. Elsewhere in "El Matadero," written by Alan Page and directed by Stefan Schwartz, Ofelia (Mercedes Mason) fights for survival, while Nick (Frank Dillane) uses his skillset for profit in the apocalypse.
Are you loving Alicia's growth on FTWD? Check out the exclusive clip and sound off in the comments!
Fear the Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.


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Civil Rights
Block on Trump's Asylum Ban Upheld by Supreme Court
If you've ever received a parking ticket for failure to move your vehicle for the street sweeper, you're going to want to keep an eye on a potential new photo parking ticket law in California. Because under the measure, AB 2567, which was recently approved by the California Senate, the street sweeper will be watching you. Big brother style.
Under AB 2567, authored by Steve Bradford (D-Gardena), cities would mount cameras on the front of streetsweepers, which will automatically capture photographic evidence of cars parked in the street during restricted times. The sweepers will have automated ticketing machines installed onboard.
"Having photo enforcement technology on the street sweepers allows for efficiently citing cars that are illegally parked and improve street sweeping,'' said Sen. Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego). But at what cost? Sen. Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) spoke out against the measure, finding it premature until a study is completed San Francisco, The Los Angeles Times reports. The American Civil Liberties Union shares Dutton's concerns and has been vocal against the provision as well as similar attempts to automate the issuance of citations.
"Streetsweepers...remove from streets and roads unnecessary pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, trash, and debris...thereby protecting the environment and contributing to the health of people in communities worldwide," Assembly Bill 2567 states. "...this article shall provide a single statewide standard for the use of camera enforcement technology on streetsweepers to help ensure continuity in program implementation and enforcement by local public agencies..."
The program would be set up in a similar fashion to red light cameras, which have been a source of controversy throughout the nation. A private photo parking ticket company would be contracted to install as well as maintain the cameras set up on the streetsweepers. The company would then mail tickets to owners after capturing the photographic evidence.
It is worth nothing that Chicago already passed a photo parking ticket law, which ultimately failed, thenewspaper.com reports. Attorneys in Chicago realized that the automated camera photographs needed to record images of both the vehicles and the restricted parking signs, otherwise they could be defeated in court. It is unknown whether such a challenge would be successful in California if the bill passes. AB 2567 now is awaiting a final vote by the Senate and Assembly approving amendments before it goes to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Also noteworthy: Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar proposed parking ticket bill last year.
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A DOUBLE decker bus narrowly avoided a home as it veered off the road and smashed into a garage in Rugby.
Remarkably noone was injured in the crash in Wentworth Road, which happened at about 6pm on Wednesday.
It is believed the driver lost control of the vehicle when he fell ill at the wheel.
Thankfully there were no passengers on the Stagecoach bus when it mounted the kerb and collided with a garage and garden wall.
Police cordoned off the scene and the driver was taken to University Hospital in Coventry for treatment.
Stagecoach marketing manager Chris Child said: "We can confirm one of our vehicles was involved in an incident in which it made contact with the front wall of a house yesterday in Wentworth Road.
"However, nobody was injured as a result of the incident.
"Safety is our absolute priority and we will now investigate the circumstances of the incident as a matter of priority, we can however confirm there was no issue with the vehicle."