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Broker tour this week proved to be fruitful for new listings. There were great new listings that I felt were well priced and within lake rights. It was tough this week to pick my "Top Pick of the Week", but I did narrow it down and here is my top pick of the week. 854 Strawberry Peak Road ~ $159,900 ~ Listed by Re/Max Mark Stone ~ This is not in lake rights, however this is a great home in Twin Peaks. 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 3 bedroom has a separate entrance and could be a separate unit. 229 Fairway Drive ~ $339,000 ~ Listed by CBSRR Michelle Hutton ~ This is a great home in the golf course area. Peaks of the golf course too. Thunderbird floor plan with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, great parking and an excellent vacation rental history. 869 Del Norte ~ $559,000 ~ Listed by CBSRR Wanda Block ~ This home has excellent golf course/country club and Grass Valley Lake views, gorgeous newer construction home with custom touches throughout. 27771 St Bernard ~ $425,000 ~ Listed by CBSRR Bob Bailey ~ This is a diamond in the rough. Large home with lake views, great BONES in this home. 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, level entry, 3 car garage, this is one of the great buys out there!!! That does it for this week. If you would like information on any of these or other homes in the Lake Arrowhead area, please let me know.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
pickles \| Keep It Up, David! After the gym today, I headed to the supermarket to stock up on some veggies since my parents' fridge was a little bare (they did have 6 cans of water chestnuts in the pantry, though – doesn't everyone?). I love that they're locally-owned, with an emphasis on Michigan products and companies. Produce signs, for example, list which city Michigan produce was grown in, so today, I bought roma tomatoes from Benton Harbor, which is where my mom was born and raised. While you can find anything and everything at Plum, including tons of rare, gourmet and specialty products (more on this later), it is pricey, in the Whole Foods/Gelson's range. Especially for produce – as you regular blog readers know, I love finding fresh produce at amazing prices (for example, my recent outing where I bought 11 different fruits and veggies for $6.16), and the buck doesn't stretch very far at Plum. I know, I know, I'm not in California anymore, where everything is grown within driving distance all year round, but still. I don't need to spend $6 a pound on grapes or $3 a pound on carrots. The aforementioned tomatoes were $1.49 a pound, however (a pretty good price), and I bought a couple other things that were on special this week. Luckily for me, there's a Kroger (another grocery store) directly across the street. I picked up some veggies there at better prices (50 cents for green onions, 83 cents for a pound of carrots, etc.) and headed home. Plum also had a couple produce items that I've never bought before, so I thought I'd continue my tradition of trying new things and pick one up for the first time. The first thing that caught my eye was the Buddha's Hand. Check this out! It has these long tentacle-esque thingies – it's like the squid of the produce world. I had no idea what it was, and thought it was some sort of squash. It was also $6, so I decided I'd go home, research it a little, and go back and buy it another day. Turns out, it's a very fragrant citrus fruit (if only I had smelled it, I maybe could have figured that out) that is basically all rind and pith, with very little flesh or seeds. You can read more about it here – be sure to read the comments for more great ideas on how to use and eat it. My dad and I tried them after dinner, and they were strange, but good. The rind is sweet, like an orange, but the pulp in the middle is tart, like a grapefruit, but more potent. My dad's review is that they "are bursting with flavor." And they're less than 15 calories apiece, if you're interested in calorie counts, and a good source of vitamins A & C. In a few days, I'm going back for that Buddha's Hand!	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Q: What can cause this cuda stack trace and what is wrong with this call to cudaMemcpy? My program, which draws a small animation, uses glut and cuda, and is written in C++, hangs after a while, and I see the following trace in the debugger when I interrupt it a few seconds after it hangs: Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt. 0x000000011302a84c in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () (gdb) bt #0 0x000000011302a84c in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #1 0x000000011306bc36 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #2 0x0000000113039455 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #3 0x0000000113006864 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #4 0x000000011303cbe6 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #5 0x000000011303d972 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #6 0x0000000113028bc6 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #7 0x000000011302a090 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #8 0x000000011301fcb2 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #9 0x0000000112ffcead in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #10 0x0000000113001718 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #11 0x0000000112ff27cf in cuMemcpyDtoH_v2 () #12 0x00000001001d70c4 in cudaGetExportTable () #13 0x00000001002098a5 in cudaMemcpy () (This is the top of the stack trace; the rest is my own functions, one of which calls cudaMemcpy.) If I try to interrupt right the moment after it hangs, the trace looks like this: #0 0x00007fffffe0026d in __spin_lock () #1 0x00007fff880f855b in pthread_mutex_unlock () #2 0x000000011303ad89 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #3 0x000000011303b972 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #4 0x0000000113026bc6 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #5 0x0000000113028090 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #6 0x000000011301dcb2 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #7 0x0000000112ffaead in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #8 0x0000000112fff718 in cuGraphicsGLRegisterBuffer () #9 0x0000000112ff07cf in cuMemcpyDtoH_v2 () #10 0x00000001001d70c4 in cudaGetExportTable () #11 0x00000001002098a5 in cudaMemcpy () I don't know how to approach this. cudaPeekAtLastError does not give any error before that call to cudaMemcpy. I also know that I can run the programs included in nvidia's SDK. Further, the program runs for several seconds before hanging, which means that all the cudaMemcpy calls before it hangs execute without producing errors, so there doesn't seem to be any issue specifically with how I call cudaMemcpy, or with pointers being incorrectly allocated (if they were, I would expect cuda to just generate an error, not hang). The card is GeForce 9400M, Cuda driver/runtime 4.2, Cuda capability 1.1. Any advice? A: I'd guess you're having a pointer problem, such as trying to copy past the end of a buffer (either source or destination), or referencing a bad pointer altogether. Once you start stepping on invalid memory, don't expect any sane error reporting or useful backtrace. Looking at your backtrace, the GLRegister calls could be called because you're unintentionally trying to copy from a device memory space mapped to OpenGL. Try cuda-memcheck, and/or valgrind. Or, since is easily reproducible, start by verifying (by debugger or by printf) the values you're passing into memcpy. Or, start manually binary-searching by disabling parts of the code until things work again.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaStackExchange" }
the brain police "who are the brain police?" Frank Zappa I'm Glad I had to post this. The soundtrack is "I'm Glad" by Captain Beefheart and His Magic band from his 1965 record, Safe As Milk. The images are from the early German Expressionist Film, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. Is this not perfection? Posted by microdot at 11:23 PM 2 comments: Labels: javascript:void(0) Now, That's Entertainment! I have been a fan of South Park since it's birth in the 90's. Anyone who can manage to offend everyone in such an extremely entertaining way gets my vote! Now, That's Entertainment! So I have been following the latest controversy over their recent episode that supposedly insulted Mohammed. Boy, censorship issues sure get confusing when American fans of the English-language version of South Park have to look to a Chinese broadcast of the episode to figure out what Cartman was saying in the closing speech of episode 201. Comedy Central/Viacom bleeped out, against Matt and Trey's wishes, over threats from a small wacko wingnut group identified as "Muslim extremists" (but founded by a Jewish dude). Complicated! I can't wait till it is broadcast here translated into French....Leading me to my next posting... Live from Paris, Arizona! Posted by microdot at 5:47 PM 2 comments: You Know You Know Here is a clip of the Mahavishnu Orchestra performing You Know You Know in 1972. In this clip, the drummer, Billy Cobham proves once again hat he was one of the greatest percussionists on the planet. The controlled dynamics and energy of his playing in an improvisatory format, the sympathetic communication, the pyrotechnic display without intruding on the other musicians is a supernatural phenomena. I was a real fan of this band at this time. I followed them from concert to concert across the midwest that year and I cut my long hair off forever. Posted by microdot at 12:24 AM 1 comment: Death From Within.... "No need to go to war with America. Just let them eat" Mao Zedong This Automatic Hot Biscuit, Sausage Patty and Gravy dispenser is available for your next Tea Party function from Bob Evans for only $595! (This is for real!) Posted by microdot at 9:14 AM 5 comments: Take A Right Turn At Crazy.... Here is a compilation by MediaMatters of the Tea Party Tax Day Protests on April 19th, 2010. I was a little disturbed by the Republicans Governors Association recently releasing an ad that tried to take some of the aura of the anti fascist fantasy movie V. They seemed to be embracing the mantle of 17th century British Terrorist, Guy Fawkes, who tried to assasinate the king of England and the Parliament by blowing it up. I really believe that the Gun Lobby is involved in whipping up a lot of the frenzy. The statement in the video by the woman in the video who informs us that Obama plans to ban fishing sort of took the cake.... The Republican Mainstream seems to have made a right turn at crazy and touched down smack dab on stark raving mad..... The Orchestrion This is actually a preview of Pat Metheny's latest album. If you go to YouTube, there are a few preview cuts up, but I found this presentation by Metheny, explaining his project utterly fascinating. Metheny is another guitarist who's sound and approach is so personal that you can identifiy him with just a few notes. He has been performing his unique, lyrical jazz since the mid 1970's. The Orchestrion is a one man jazz orchestra, controlled by solenoids that are triggered by Metheny's guitar. There are chiming guitars, a player piano, an xylophone, air powered pipes and percussion. This is technology that is pure Jules Verne Steam Punk on one hand and cutting edge futurism on the other. In Metheny's vision, it becomes extremely warm and human. Posted by microdot at 9:37 PM 1 comment: Re Elect John McCain C'mon Big Boy, you man enough to roll with a pro? You wanna maverick? I'll give you a maverick! Too much maverick, hey, I'm a pro. Get tough on immigration? What ever you want big boy...I'm swing both ways. Why don't we do a three way with my associate, Joe Joe Lieberman and Bomb Iran? If you be payin, then I be playin! Oh Yeah, you know you want it and it'll never get better than Johnny, babe.... Geezz, my achin' back.... You wanna tea party, baby I invented tea parties.... C'mon, big boy, it's gettin late and my truss is startin to chafe........ (please forgive me, it's my birthday...!) Posted by microdot at 12:05 AM 2 comments: Why Do People Have To Fight? Herve Villachaize helps me to help you make this day really, "Special". Posted by microdot at 10:27 PM No comments: No One Knows About Persian Cats Here is a clip from the 2009 Documentary, No One Knows About Persian Cats, which won awardas at the Cannes Film Festival. The film was made by 40 year old Kurdish director, Bahman Gobadi and Iranian/American journalist, Roxanne Saberi, who recently spent 100 days in a Tehran prison for charges relating to her journalistic freedom. The film deals with the life of 2 Iranian rock musicians, Negar Shaghaghi and Ashkan Koshanejad and their attempt to play music in Tehran. The band rocks. This is real visceral Persian/Metal Hybrid. Rock music has been banned in Iran. All music must be approved by the Ministry of Culture and the rock musicians of Iran risk their lives and freedom to create. The film asks the question, should Iranian artist s stay at home or leave to be creative? Koshanejad answers the question saying, after his arrest18 months ago and three week jail sentence, "Everyone is going to leave some day." The film was secretly shot over a period of 17 days in 2009 and was released in time for the Cannes Festival, which with their award, sent a powerful message to Iran regarding censorship. The upshot? The two main characters have been forced to leave Iran and go into exile. Posted by microdot at 9:49 PM No comments: The Smile Of Your Shadow A live performance by John Paul Jones of a piece from his cd, ZOOMA. Jones plays 12 string bass, mandola and finishes up with lap steel bass. I played electric bass for many years and how often when I had to come up with a bass part for a rock arrangement did I ask myself, "What would Jonesy do?" A real multi instrumental tour-de-force! Addicted To Speed Yesterday was Earth Day. At the same time, airports across Europe are reopening for normal operations after the volcanic dust in the atmosphere from the Icelandic volcano has subsided somewhat. The silence here was noticeable. The noise of jets in a city is part of the normal background noise, but here often, it is the only artificial noise. Yesterday, we noticed the resumption of flights over our house. I read that the CO2 levels had dropped dramatically in the last week. The effect was more dramatic than after 9/11 because more flights were affected. You have to stop and think about how addicted we have become to the instant gratification of speed. We take it for granted that we can hop on a plane and be any where on the planet in a matter of hours...in theory. I have to admit that I fly a few times a year but, I am always searching for the cheapest flights and the idea of instant travel, unless you can afford it is never as easy as it seems. The stress of making connections, layovers and waiting, flight cancellations and other variables can turn a normal flight into an ordeal. The experience of travellers this week put it into perspective for many. You surrender your reality to the airlines, stress, security and waiting. You enter a twilight world of aeroports, the milling crowds of massive travellers herding from one fast food counter to another trying to fill the time betyween flights. Why can't we do something else? Three words: Bring Back Blimps. This article was in yesterdays New York Times with a great photo essay on modern lighter than air vessels. The technology has advanced very far since the Hindenberg. Low environmental impact, passive energy and silence could make for a very enjoyable trip. BRING BACK BLIMPS! Posted by microdot at 10:47 PM 1 comment: The Person Sitting In Darkness Having now laid all the historical facts before the Person Sitting in Darkness, we should bring him to again, and explain them to him. We should say to him: "They look doubtful, but in reality they are not. There have been lies; yes, but they were told in a good cause. We have been treacherous; but that was only in order that real good might come out of apparent evil. True, we have crushed a deceived and confiding people; we have turned against the weak and the friendless who trusted us; we have stamped out a just and intelligent and well-ordered republic; we have stabbed an ally in the back and slapped the face of a guest; we have bought a Shadow from an enemy that hadn't it to sell; we have robbed a trusting friend of his land and his liberty; we have invited our clean young men to shoulder a discredited musket and do bandit's work under a flag which bandits have been accustomed to fear, not to follow; we have debauched America's honor and blackened her face before the world; but each detail was for the best. We know this. The Head of every State and Sovereignty in Christendom and ninety per cent. of every legislative body in Christendom, including our Congress and our fifty State Legislatures, are members not only of the church, but also of the Blessings-of-Civilization Trust. This world-girdling accumulation of trained morals, high principles, and justice, cannot do an unright thing, an unfair thing, an ungenerous thing, an unclean thing. It knows what it is about. Give yourself no uneasiness; it is all right." Now then, that will convince the Person. You will see. It will restore the Business. Also, it will elect the Master of the Game to the vacant place in the Trinity of our national gods; and there on their high thrones the Three will sit, age after age, in the people's sight, each bearing the Emblem of his service: Washington, the Sword of the Liberator; Lincoln, the Slave's Broken Chains; the Master, the Chains Repaired. It will give the Business a splendid new start. You will see. Mark Twain, 1901. The Person Sitting in Darkness, the conclusion of a piece about the American Occupation of The Phillipines....... Sooper Dooper Dick Once in a while, we find ourselves in the embarrassing position of actually agreeing with Dick Cheney. In 2004, then-Vice President Dick Cheney had a "frank exchange of views" with Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on the Senate floor over Cheney's ties to Halliburton and President Bush's judicial nominees. Cheney ended the argument by telling Leahy, "Fuck yourself." Since then, Cheney has joked about the incident and claimed the Leahy "merited" it because he was "close" to kissing him. On Dennis Miller's radio show today, Cheney suggested that his Leahy f-bomb was "the best thing" he had ever done. Yeah Dick, that was probably not only the best thing, but possibly the classiest...You stay classy, babe! MEDIACRACY With this brilliant image, The Liberal Democrats have defined Mediacracy. Murdoch has pulled out all the stops in his efforts to have the Conservatives win in the upcoming British Elections. Murdoch owns FOX. Why do Americans let an Australian billionaire make their decisions? A friend reminded me to listen to the original recording of this song. John Cale released a record in 1973 and this was the title track. I believe this is a 1995 performance, live in Paris. Cale is a great modern musician. A classically trained Welsh pianist and cellist who came to New York in the early 60's and immersed himself in the world of experimental and avant garde music. He worked with Lamont Young and Terry Riley. He recorded a record with Terry Riley called Church Of Anthrax after the Velvet Underground disbanded. Yes, he did play cello in the Velvet Underground. An interesting fact, as a child in Wales, he was raised speaking only Welsh. English was a second language learned when he was an adolescent. I was very much influenced by Cale as I drifted into Punk and New Wave music. One of the first songs I ever performed in public was Cale's, Fear Is A Man's Best Friend from his 1977 recording Animal Justice. Cale produced the Stooges, Nico, Devo, Jonathon Richman, the first Patti Smith record, Horses,worked with Brian Eno and reunited briefly with Lou Reed for their song cycle memorial for Andy Warhol, Songs For Drella. There even was a brief VU reunion early in the this decade.... An intensely interesting career, his talents easily straddle violent anti social punk rock (CHICKEN SHIT!) experimental noise and pure classicly orchestrated surreal pleasure. Thai Tea, Anyone? I have wanted to write about the political situation in Thailand for a little while. Last year I wrote about the Yellow Shirts and their demonstrations to oust the corrupt Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra. Now, Bangkok has been virtually shut down for weeks by the Red Shirts, the supporters of Thaksin. They want the present elected Prime Minister to step down, go into exile and Thaksin to be reinstated. The Yellow shirts are urban and educated and from the upwardly mobile middle class. The Red Shirts are predominantly poor and rural. The Red Shirts see Thaksin as their hero and his power base is in the poor, anti intellectual rural North. Thaksin was ousted by the Thai legal system because of massive corruption. Why you might ask, would the Thais want to bring back a corrupt criminal government after recently electing a reformist administration? The situation in Thailand is easily understood and actually is a microcosm of what is happening all over SouthEast Asia and in a more complicated sense in the United States. Why would Americans want to get rid of a recently elected adminsitration that is dealing with the massive problems caused by the last 8 years of massisve mismanagement and fraud of the Bush Administration? The Red Shirt movement is fueled by an oppositionist media. The movement is abnormally violent for an outwardly seemingly peaceful nation like Thailand. The violence is ignited by Thaksins thugs. Most of the deaths in the Red Shirt demonstrtions were shown to have come from violence inside the crowd. There are armed demonstrators firing at the Army and into the crowds. One of the recent victims was a Japanese Reuters Photographer, who was shot by bullets coming from inside the demonstration. Indeed, the violence of last weeks demonstrations caused the Army to retreat and stop trying to break up the crowds. The Red Shirt movement has degenerated into an all purpose manifestation of class struggle. Maoists, Islamic Rebels and The Urban Poor, who were Yellow Shirts last year have now been caught up in the fervor of the "revolution". It is now seen by many in the Red Shirt movement as the poor against the rich. The uneducated against the intellectual city population. This is inspite of the fact that the leader they are trying to bring back is the wealthiest individual in Thailand, a man who made his wealth through corruption and is responsible for preserving the corrupt system that keeps the rural Northerners in their "place". The success of Thaksin in creating this chaos that he can profit from is due to his use of media and propaganda. Does this sound familiar? A movement that is anti intellectual, anti government, not above using force to effect some kind of non specific change...just stay tuned to FOX and they'll let you know.... Springtime in La Sechere. This is a picture of my house, but it always seems to get lost in the foliage. Knocked Down, Made Small So, in 1983, the Was Brothers made a record called Born To Laugh At Tornados. An amazing conceptual band, Don and Dave were both producers. The core unit featured the amazing Sweet Pea Atkinson singing. They were stylistic acrobats. Born To Laugh At Tornados featured Mitch Ryder, Ozzy Osbourne and Mel Torme. This piece, Knocked Down, Made Small is kind of heavy metal and it sticks in my head after all these years. I always wished I could sing like Mr. Atkinson. So humor me, I'm singing along with the video while you are watching it. I took a very long bike ride today...tomorrow I will post some pictures of springtime in La Sechere. Posted by microdot at 12:19 AM No comments: A Little Geopolitical Vulcanism, or, How A Volcano Changed The World In geological time, Iceland is a very young place. It is a continent being born as others are being eroded away. It sits astride the junction of the Eurasian plate and the North American plate at a particularly thin area of the crust called the Iceland Plume. Iceland is being continually created by the volcanic activity. We saw the dramatic birth of an island, Surtsey in the 60's. Surtsey has proven to be a dramatic example of how volcanic activity creates land in the sea and then in short order, life fills the niches and in sci-fic terms, terraforms it. The history of the islands of the South Pacific are geographic evidence of the movement of the plates over these hot spots. We are seeing the evidence now in the Hawaian Islands as new land is created as the plates advance over the hot spot. In the North Atlantic, though, the junction of the plates remain fairly stationary, so the land mass of Iceland increases, steadily. The Atlantic is actually getting wider, and the Pacific is shrinking as the convection machine of the earth steadily does it work. I am seeing the evidence of the Icelandic eruption of volcano under the Eyjafallajokull glacier this week in the dramatic sunsets caused by the volcanic ash in the atmosphere. Of course all of Northern Europe, including the local airports here are feeling the effects as most major air traffic has been suspended because of the effects of abrasive volcanic ash on jet turbines. I remember flying on Peoples Air from Orly to JFK in New York in the 90's and seeing the huge dramatic plume of steam and ash from an Icelandic Vocano then. The weather was moving in a much more favorable direction and it didn't affect the air travel. So, we see air travel affected for the time being. This eruption, though is not really that big in the scale of things. Volcanic eruptions have altered the course of life on this planet many times. They have caused mass extinctions and altered weather patterns for decades. This hasn't been the first time Icelandic Vocanic activity has affected the rest of the planet in modern times. From 1783 to 1784, the fissure from the southern Icelandic Volcano, Laki spewed ash and poisonous gases killing much of the islands livestock, destroying agriculture and killing as much as a quater of the population. But the effects of Laki didn't stop there. Then, as now, there were more wide-ranging impacts. In Norway, the Netherlands, the British Isles, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, in North America and even Egypt, the Laki eruption had its consequences, as the haze of dust and sulphur particles thrown up by the volcano was carried over much of the northern hemisphere. Ships moored up in many ports, effectively fogbound. Crops were affected as the fall-out from the continuing eruption coincided with an abnormally hot summer. A clergyman, the Rev Sir John Cullum, wrote to the Royal Society that barley crops "became brown and withered … as did the leaves of the oats; the rye had the appearance of being mildewed". The British naturalist Gilbert White described that summer in his classic Natural History of Selborne as "an amazing and portentous one … the peculiar haze, or smokey fog, that prevailed for many weeks in this island, and in every part of Europe, and even beyond its limits, was a most extraordinary appearance, unlike anything known within the memory of man. "The sun, at noon, looked as blank as a clouded moon, and shed a rust-coloured ferruginous light on the ground, and floors of rooms; but was particularly lurid and blood-coloured at rising and setting. At the same time the heat was so intense that butchers' meat could hardly be eaten on the day after it was killed; and the flies swarmed so in the lanes and hedges that they rendered the horses half frantic … the country people began to look with a superstitious awe, at the red, louring aspect of the sun." Across the Atlantic, Benjamin Franklin wrote of "a constant fog over all Europe, and a great part of North America". The disruption to weather patterns meant the ensuing winter was unusually harsh, with consequent spring flooding claiming more lives. In America the Mississippi reportedly froze at New Orleans. The eruption is now thought to have disrupted the Asian monsoon cycle, prompting famine in Egypt. Environmental historians have also pointed to the disruption caused to the economies of northern Europe, where food poverty was a major factor in the build-up to the French revolution of 1789. Volcanologists at the Open University's department of earth sciences say the impact of the Laki eruptions had profound consequences. Dr John Murray said: "Volcanic eruptions can have significant effects on weather patterns for from two to four years, which in turn have social and economic consequences. We shouldn't discount their possible political impacts." This graphic was created by a guy named Kai and was posted on BoingBoing. In a post on December 11, 2009, I wrote about the experience of Dr. Peter Watts, the Canadian science fiction writer who made the mistake of getting out of his car when being questioned by US Customs agents at the Blue Water Bridge Crossing between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario. Dr. Watts was brutally beaten, gassed, charged with a felony and kept in an unheated cell over night without legal counsel. The next morning, he was released but his car was impounded and he had to wolak over the bridge in a snowstorm. The charges should have been dropped, but instead, Peter made the mistake of challenging them and is now awaiting sentencing, though he is safe at home in Canada. If yopu are crossing at The Blue water Bridge and a surly US Customs official wants to seize your laptop, USB Key, tear apart your luggage, for your own safety...Just shut up. pretend you just aren't there and it isn't happening to you. Just try to be a mindless happy android but most of all.... BEWARE! No Application For Satire I have been a user of Apple products for well over ten years and I can attest to the innovative design and the reliability of every thing I have ever bought from them. I am using a 12 year old first generation imac, which, inspite of a few brain transplants, has never let me down. It is showing its age now and it may be retired to the museum... Perhaps though, Apple has begun to to get too corporate for its own image and its own good. They have had problems with quality control on a level never seen before. They seel their products all over Europe, but still lack the infrastructure to give simple assistance for us in the outback. The politics of marketing seems to have taken its toll. In February, I posted a piece about how the iMussolini application was a big hit in Italy. You can have a virtual fascist in your pocket. Now, the Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist, Mark Fiore is grist for capitalist wheels of Apple. I have featured Fiores caroons here a few times and you can go to his website to see his current work. Fiore just developed an application for Apple for the iPhone, but the hitch is, Apple has a problem with satire. If he can get his application past the Apple Satire Police, he can reach a huge audience. How's that for a benevolent dictatorship? KIng Of The Gypsies The sound and tradition of Django Reinhardt stills lives and inspires new generations of musicians. The tradition of Gypsy Jazz Swing Guitar is very much alive here in Europe. Perhaps the featured guitarist in this live performance, Joscho Stephan might be the best living Gypsy Jazz Guitarist. Some people say he might be better than the master, Django, himself. But that's not fair, Joscho has all of his fingers. Reinhardt only had three on his fretting hand. Insignificant Earthlings This is a picture of the solar flare that erupted from the surface of the sun late on April 13, 2010. The effects of the proton storm are just beginning to be felt here on earth. The effects of solar flares have influenced the course of life on this planet. The radiation released by a hearty flare could and has influenced the genetic activity of cells. A nice big flare, like the one released on Tuesday and pictured here will just cause disruptions in radio transmissions and other electrical wave based technologies. One thing that has already happened is a huge display of the Aurora Borealis. To see an actual recording of the April 13th Solar flare, click here. It's humbling to have to deal at the same time with the effects of the latest major Icelandic Volcanic Eruption. The volcano erupted from beneath a glacier. Glacial volcanic eruptions are always extremely messy. A mix of ash and steam that is amplified by the stopper effect of the ice cap. The Icelanders are ready for this kind of thing. But, the aviation industry all over the world is reeling from the effects of the cloud of ash as weather systems push it over northern Europe. All international flights to and from Britain and Scandanavia are suspended and no one can say for how long. We are just insignificant earthlings. We pray to our gods, we sacrifice lambs, we fight wars over religion and then a solar flare, a volcano erupts, a meteor hits..................... Hank Williams died at the age of 29 in 1953. In a few short years he became an American Myth. He created "modern" country music and at the same time became one of the most influential figures in modern music as well. He was a true American poet. So, finally, 57 years after his death, Hank Williams was just honored with a special Pulitzer citation. He took his "Honky Tonk Confessionals" right to the working people with uncompromising honesty. His music is still being covered by contemporary artists and influencing their writing and art. There is something timeless about him, this performance of Cold Cold Heart seems just as fresh today, inspite of the frazzled video, as it was almost 60 years ago. Want To Place A Bet? So, shall we take bets? How long do you give him? I'm saying 6 months and then the firewall starts crumbling and Benny starts talking serious resignation. The Vatican was in heavy denial mode and spent a lot of energy trying to pretend that the controversy over Benny's cover up and mishandling of the ongoing Catholic Church Sex Scandal was just malicious gossip. We heard the controversy compared to the persecution of the Jews. That was a very bad move, it only caused more outrage. Today, on the other hand, the emiritus Bishop of Grosseto, Italy claimed that the controversy was a "Zionist attack". Bishop Babini, in a statement to the Catholic website, Pontifex was further quoted, "They do not want the church, they are it's natural enemies. Deep down, historically speaking, Jews are god-killers." Of course, after this statement began to fester and boil, Babini claimed he never said it and it disappeared from the website. Thank God for screen saves! You know, this is the last place that these guys should be going, because it's a little too easy to say, "And Benny, what were you doing during the War?" Yeah, I know he says he didn't have a choice in his membership in The Hitler Youth, but you have to admit, it could be an embarrassing question. The ongoing controversy gets deeper and the evidence that Cardinal Ratzinger as the chief enforcer of the Vatican was deeply involved and the source of the pattern of suppression, denial and intimidation used to cover the sex abuse up. The Vatican has begun to feel the heat and has issued statements regarding Benny's immunity from prosecution as a head of state. Yesterday, though, in the Sunday London Times, the author and science philosopher, Richard Dawkins announce that he has hired a team of lawyers to investigate whether Ratzinger can be charged. He has vowed to prosecute Benny for crimes against humanity. Dawkins and writer Christopher Hitchens believe they can make a case to arrest Benny during his planned September trip to Britain. Among the human rights lawyers they have hired is Australian-born barrister Geoffrey Robertson. They do not believe the Pope will be able to claim diplomatic immunity because he is not recognised as a head of state by the United Nations. "This is a man whose first instinct when his priests are caught with their pants down is to cover up the scandal and damn the young victims to silence," Professor Dawkins said. Last year Israel's foreign minister Tzipi Livni was forced to cancel a planned trip to Britain after a British judge was persuaded by Palestinian activists to issue a warrant for her arrest over her role Israel's invasion of Gaza in 2008. Try as they might, this is not going to go away. Over the week end in Malta, a number of billboards for a Catholic Organization with Pope Bennys image were defaced. Benny was given a mustache and the image of Pedibear was plastered on the image. In case you are wondering, Pedibear is an avatar image that was created to tag pedophilic predators of chat sites for kids. Pedibear came to worldwide fame when the image of the Vancouver Winter Olympics mascots was pimped by cyber vandals and Pedibear was inserted into the group. The image went out on wire services and ended up on the front page of Warsaws biggest newspaper among other places as the official image.... So, who's betting? I say 6 months... Posted by microdot at 11:41 PM 11 comments: More Free Power For Every One! I have always enjoyed visiting Toulouse, France. The picture above gives a pretty good feel of the ambience. A city of various shades of rose bricks. The space in the picture is the huge square of La Capitole. Central Toulouse is basically a pedestrian town, there is a subway, small busses, rental and free bikes, but the narrow, pedestrian streets and huge open spaces give the city a human scale which is intimate and grand at the same time. This weekend, Toulouse initiated an innovative new project which uses the natural energy of the thousands of pedestrians on the street to provide free power for street lights. In a two-week energy-saving trial, a group of paving slabs installed in the city center can generate 30 watts of electricity, enough to power overhead street lights. "It is an experiment for now, but this system, unique in the world, allows us to anticipate a whole series of applications for the city," the deputy mayor in charge of sustainable development, Alexandre Marciel, told Reuters. The paving slabs contain micro-sensors which capture the energy created by people walking on them, and store it in a battery. This could enable the city to collect electricity during the day for use at night when there are fewer people on the streets. The system is also being tested in Amsterdam and Shanghai, China. The pavement was invented by Dutch firm Jaap Van der Braak. The Pottery Barn Doctrine In the April 9, 2010 London Times, there was an article by Tim Reid which reported that Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who was a top aide to Colin Powell when he was Secretary of State, claimed in a declaration he made to support a lawsuit by a Guantanamo inmate that hundreds of innocent Afghani men were illegally detained in Guantanamo. The declaration went on to state that Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and George Bush Jr. knowingly kept them there because to admit that the prisoners were being mistakenly held would prove to be politically embarrassing and harm the push for War in Iraq and cast doubt in the publics opinion of their broader "War On Terror". It is not as if this had never been spoken of before. During the initiation of American actions in Afghanistan in 2002, it had been widely reported that hundreds of Afghans were detained because of the bounty offered by the Americans for terrorists. Many people were "turned in" because of the $5,000 bounty and it was a convenient way to settle feuds, eliminate rivals and seize the property of the victims. In Wilkersons declaration, he estimates that 742 prisoners were illegally transported and held at Guantanamo, some as young as 12 years old, some as old as 93. The declaration is significant because it is the first time that the allegation has been made by someone from inside the administration. It reveals the true disorganization and confusion behind the propaganda push to promote the War On Terror and the build up to the Iraq Invasion. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Adel Hassan Hamed, a Sudanese man who was held from 2003 until 2007 and was tortured repeatedly. As of yet, representatives of George Bush Jr., Donald Rumsfeld or Dick Cheney have bothered to repond to the allegations. The article and the facts it reveals demonstrate the haste and sheer knee jerk reaction with which The United States initiated what is now its longest running conflict in its history. The Bush Administration did a lot of insane things regarding its neocon directed foreign policy. The involvement of George Bush with the Taleban and his Arbusto Oil Company was documented in this blog 3 years ago in a post entitled, But Cheney Was Right. And how was Cheney right? Read the post and learn about the real Osama/Saddam Hussein connection and how it detours through Crawford, Texas. That is the sorry ass history. We have to deal with the aftermath now. One term that Colin Powell used when he talked about the Iraqi War was the "Pottery Barn" doctrine. Simply stated it was, "You Break It, You Pay For It." Yes, we have to accept responsibility for the action of the Bush administration. There is no simple solution as Ron Paul would let us believe. You cannot disengage and walk away, because accepting responsibility means acting responsibly. We have created a uncharted new world of terrorism. We have inspired a few generations of residual hatred, no matter with what good intentions we start to use now. The world Bush left us with is the biggest Gordian Knot of all time. Let us hope that Barack Obama can begin to untie it instead of tying it tighter. Wrong Is Right Here's a piece called, Wrong Is Right, from the 1970 album, Spaces by the jazz/rock guitarist Larry Coryell. I've always considered this to be a ground breaking work. Coryell, who was originally a rock player from Seattle, went on to become one of the most influentially innovative jazz virtuosos of our time. The players he assembled for the Spaces project went on to form the great fusion rock bands of the 70's. The drummer is Billy Cobham and the second guitarist is John McGlaughlin. They formed the Mahavishnu Orchestra a few months later. This was McGlaughlins first American recording. The bassist is Miroslav Vitous, who became a memer of the original line up of Weather Report. Though he doesn't play on this cut, Chick Corea is on the record and shortly formed his seminal fusion group, Return To Forever. Coryell is still playing better than ever. He is a national treasure. The music on Spaces, though electric, is infused with lightness and really swings in the classic sense. One of my indispesible records. If you are a fan of Jazz, Swing, Blues and Gospel, you will love La radio du Hot-Club de Limoges. In the FM range of Limoges, the frequency is 101.2, but it's available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all over the planet, through the internet, just click HERE! The station is the work of Jean-Marie Masse, who is referred to as Le Pape du Jazz de Limoges. There are no commercials, it exists solely through listeners donations and has been in existance since the end of WW2. I can get it on my FM, but I usually listen to it with my Quicktime player. The station seems to have rabid fans all over the world! Check it out! So the self proclaimed Rodeo Clown, who managed to make 32 million dollars last year, managed to make the cover of the latest issue of Forbes Magazine. The clown also explains that he sees himself much more as an entertainer than a political activist, saying that he doesn't "give a flying crap about the political process": With a deadpan, The Clown insists that he is not political: "I could give a flying crap about the political process." Making money, on the other hand, is to be taken very seriously, and controversy is its own coinage. "We're an entertainment company," The Clown says. "I don't necessarily believe that [what the Rodeo Clown says] is reflective of his own personal politics — I don't even know if he has personal politics," Michael Harrison, the publisher of Talkers magazine tells Forbes. "I see him as a performer." This isn't the first time The Clown has suggested he isn't as radically conservative as he seems. In February he told USA Weekend that "you'd have to be an idiot" to "not notice the temperature change" caused by global warming, and that he thinks mankind may play a signficant role in the phenomenon. In describing himself as a Rodeo Clown he conceded "If you take what I say as gospel, you're an idiot." So, have we finally descended into the alternative FOX comic strip universe? Where politics are portrayed for a dumbed down populace as a sort of Saturday Morning Cartoon Calvacade and an angry Glenn Fudd is eternally pursuing the wily Obama Bunny? If FOX actually inspires mob violence, is this a ratings plus? Do violent acts committed by deranged viewers somehow equal a boost in advertising revenues? I don't know...we have entered uncharted waters here...and in the words of Porky Limbaugh.... New Tea, Same Old Bags A group of "Teabaggers" from the 1950's.... Commets? This piece is by a French group named Keltic Tales. The lead instrument is a very evocative 17th century relative of the bagpipe known as a Uilieann Pipes. They are actually the national pipe of Ireland and are not blown, but powered by a bellows strapped at the waist. They have a sweeter, more flexible and expressive sound with much more rainge than a traditional bagpipe. The group Keltic Tales has recorded 2 cds and I saw them perform in a live setting. The music is progressive jazz with some very interesting rythmnic interplay. The pipes are played by Gildas Bocle and his brother Jean-Baptiste is the keyboard artist who plays vibraphone as well. The Celtic music traditions are very much a part of the music of Northern France. Every year there is the worlds largest gathering of celtic traditions from throughout Europe in L'orient in Brittany, where the Freres Bocles come from. Here, as well throughout the south, there is aa strong Celtic tradition in the traditional Occitanian Music still played. Here, the instrument is a Cornus, which is more like a small traditional bagpipe and the Veille, which is wooden instrument with wooden keys and a cranked disk which creates a drone. I will try to find some examples of Traditional Occitanian Music. I have some friends here who are Occitan scholars and musicians. A Long Story So, I have this 200 year old stone barn. It came with the house and it's been in state of falling down for the last 45 years or more...ever since grandpa modernized it back in 1960. In 2000, there was a huge storm and it did a lot of damage to the property. It really tore up the roof of the barn. I had been planning repairs but things sort of got out of hand a year ago last Febuary, when another storm, Klaus further damaged the roof. Luckily, I have a good insurance policy and a friend who worked for many years as head of the agency here. We were able to get a good settlement...but, then things went a little further... The rear wall of the barn began to slump and within a few weeks, partially collapsed. Then it really collapsed. So back to the drawing board and system D.... My phone line was attached to the wall and somehow, it didn't get destroyed, but my service was never the same. A few weeks ago, my internet service really deteriorated and I was off line quite a bit. I won't go into my trials and tribulations with France Telecom and my internet server, Orange, but though the agents on the phone were polite, nothing seemed to really get done. Meanwhile, we were able to work with the roofer and a mason to get the repairs done with the money from the settlement. The picture above is when work on the wall commenced. The masons demolished what was left of over 1/2 of the wall. I had moved much of the stone myself over the course of a few weeks. With the machines, they did the rest in a few hours. Then they made a new foundation and in a few days, there was a new wall and the stone work from the road is nicer than the original. The roof starts next week, I have the tiles on the lawn. Finally, today, I think, I hope, I truly believe my internet problems are solved. Techs came by and tested the lines and I got a new livebox and programmed it and it works.... More wisdom from the master. Sun Ra, 1982.... Nuclear War, It's A Motherfucker..... Indoctrination Nation I wrote last week about the Texas School Board and their re editing of history for Texas High School History Books. Here are some specific "changes" the conservatives would like to include in their revisionist vision of America. This isn't just laughable. This isn't just nuts. This is dangerous. This is what the Soviets did. The Right likes to throw terms like Socialist around to scare people away from progressive ideas. In their mind, Socialist means Soviet, anyway. They are doing what they do best, accusing the rest of the world of being what they already are. Is American history being changed? Here are five recent examples of new conservative versions of history: Reaching for an example of how bad socialism can be, former House of Representatives Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, said recently that the people who settled Jamestown, Va., in 1607 were socialists and that their ideology doomed them. "Jamestown colony, when it was first founded as a socialist venture, dang near failed with everybody dead and dying in the snow," he said in a speech March 15 at the National Press Club. It was a good, strong story, helping Armey, a former economics professor, illustrate the dangers of socialism, the same ideology that he and other conservatives say is at the core of Obama's agenda. It was not, however, true. The Jamestown settlement was a capitalist venture financed by the Virginia Company of London — a joint stock corporation — to make a profit. The colony nearly foundered owing to a harsh winter, brackish water and lack of food, but reinforcements enabled it to survive. It was never socialistic. In fact, in 1619, Jamestown planters imported the first African slaves to the 13 colonies that later formed the United States. At the same event, Armey urged people to read the Federalist Papers as a guide to the sentiments of the tea party movement. "The small-government conservative movement, which includes people who call themselves the tea party patriots and so forth, is about the principles of liberty as embodied in the Constitution, the understanding of which is fleshed out if you read things like the Federalist Papers," Armey said. Others such as Democrats and the news media, "people here who do not cherish America the way we do," don't understand because "they did not read the Federalist Papers," he said. A member of the audience asked Armey how the Federalist Papers could be such a tea party manifesto when they were written largely by Alexander Hamilton, who the questioner said "was widely regarded then and now as an advocate of a strong central government." Armey ridiculed the very suggestion. "Widely regarded by whom?" he asked. "Today's modern, ill-informed political science professors? . . . I just doubt that was the case, in fact, about Hamilton." Hamilton, however, was an unapologetic advocate of a strong central government, one that plays an active role in the economy and is led by a president named for life and thus beyond the emotions of the people. Hamilton also pushed for excise taxes and customs duties to pay down federal debt. In fact, Ian Finseth said in a history written for the University of Virginia, others at the constitutional convention "thought his proposals went too far in strengthening the central government." Theodore Roosevelt was long an icon of the Republican Party, a dynamic leader who ushered in the Progressive era, busting trusts, regulating robber barons, building the Panama Canal and sending the U.S. fleet around the world announcing ascendant American power. Fox TV commentator Glenn Beck, however, says that Roosevelt was a socialist whose legacy is destroying America. It started, Beck said, with Roosevelt's admonition to the wealthy of his day to spend their riches for the good of society. "We judge no man a fortune in civil life if it's honorably obtained and well spent," Roosevelt said, according to Beck. "It's not even enough that it should have been gained without doing damage to the community. We should permit it only to be gained so long as the gaining represents benefit to the community." Actually, Roosevelt said, "We GRUDGE no man a fortune ... if it's honorably obtained and well USED." But either way, Beck saw the threat. "Oh? Well, thank you," Beck said with scorn during his keynote speech to the recent Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. The presidential suggestion that the wealthy of the Gilded Age should contribute to the good of society was a clear danger that must be condemned, Beck said. "Is this what the Republican Party stands for? Well, you should ask members of the Republican Party, because this is not our founders' idea of America. And this is the cancer that's eating at America. It is big government; it's a socialist utopia," Beck said. "And we need to address it as if it is a cancer. It must be cut out of the system because they cannot coexist. ... You must eradicate it. It cannot coexist." There's no doubt that Roosevelt was a domestic policy liberal by today's standards. In a 1910 speech in Kansas, he acknowledged that his "New Nationalism" meant "far more active governmental interference with social and economic conditions in this country than we have yet had." The 26th president insisted, however, that he wanted the government to guarantee opportunity, not a handout. "The fundamental thing to do for every man is to give him a chance to reach a place in which he will make the greatest possible contribution to the public welfare," he said. "Give him a chance, not push him up if he will not be pushed. ... Help any man who stumbles; if he lies down, it is a poor job to try to carry him; but if he is a worthy man, try your best to see that he gets a chance to show the worth that is in him." In his autobiography three years later, Roosevelt went on to dismiss the tenets of socialism as taught by Karl Marx as "an exploded theory." "Too many thoroughly well-meaning men and women in the America of today glibly repeat and accept," he wrote, "various assumptions and speculations by Marx and others which by the lapse of time and by actual experiment have been shown to possess not one shred of value." In addition, Roosevelt didn't advocate government ownership of the means of production, the definition of socialism. It's long been debated how well Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal government programs countered the Great Depression, but now a prominent conservative has introduced the idea that Roosevelt CAUSED the Depression. "FDR took office in the midst of a recession," Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., told the Conservative Political Action Conference in February. "He decided to choose massive government spending and the creation of monstrous bureaucracies. Do we detect a Democrat pattern here in all of this? He took what was a manageable recession and turned it into a 10-year depression." A year before, Bachmann went to the House floor to blame FDR and what she called the "Hoot-Smalley" tariffs for creating the Depression. "The recession that FDR had to deal with wasn't as bad as the recession (President Calvin) Coolidge had to deal with in the early '20s," she said. Coolidge cut taxes and created the roaring '20s, Bachmann said. "FDR applied just the opposite formula: the Hoot-Smalley act, which was a tremendous burden on tariff restrictions. And of course trade barriers and the regulatory burden and of course tax barriers. "That's what we saw happen under FDR. That took a recession and blew it into a full-scale depression. The American people suffered for almost 10 years under that kind of thinking." The truth? Historians agree that tariffs hurt trade and worsened the depression. However, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act — not Hoot-Smalley — was proposed by two Republicans, Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah and Rep. Willis Hawley of Oregon. A Republican House and a Republican Senate approved it. President Herbert Hoover, a Republican, signed it into law. The facts also show that the country was in something far worse than a "manageable recession" in March 1933 when Roosevelt took office. Stocks had lost 90 percent of their value since the crash of 1929. Thousands of banks had failed. Unemployment reached an all-time high of 24.9 percent just before Roosevelt was inaugurated. JOE MCCARTHY Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., burst onto the national stage in the early 1950s with accusations that he had a list of names of known Communists in the federal government. He didn't name them, was censured by the Senate eventually and his name became synonymous with witch hunts — McCarthyism. Now, the end of the Cold War has opened up spy files and identified many Communist spies who operated inside the government during the era. Some conservatives argue that this proves not only that McCarthy was right, but also that he was a hero and that he was smeared by liberals, the news media and historians. "Almost everything about McCarthy in current history books is a lie and will have to be revised," conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly said. "Liberals had to destroy McCarthy because he exposed the entire liberal establishment as having sheltered Soviet spies," conservative commentator Ann Coulter said in one interview. "The myth of 'McCarthyism' is the greatest Orwellian fraud of our times," she said in another. "Liberals are fanatical liars, then as now. The portrayal of Senator Joe McCarthy as a wild-eyed demagogue destroying innocent lives is sheer liberal hobgoblinism. ... If the Internet, talk radio and Fox News had been around in McCarthy's day, my book wouldn't be the first time most people would be hearing the truth about 'McCarthyism.' " Yet even some prominent conservatives say that McCarthy's defenders go too far, and that even from a conservative perspective, McCarthy was no hero and damaged the country. "A dangerous movement has been growing among conservative writers to vindicate the late Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy and his campaign to expose Soviet spies in the U.S. government," Ronald Kessler wrote for the conservative Web site Newsmax.com. "The FBI agents who were actually chasing those spies have told me that McCarthy hurt their efforts because he trumped up charges, unfairly besmirched honorable Americans and gave hunting spies a bad name." Kessler said the release of secret Cold War files under the Venona Project confirmed that there were Soviet spies in the U.S. government. "The problem was that the people McCarthy tarnished as Communists or Communist sympathizers were not the real spies," Kessler wrote. "The cause of anti-communism, which united millions of Americans and which gained the support of Democrats, Republicans and independents, was undermined by Sen. Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin," wrote William Bennett, who was the conservative secretary of education under President Ronald Reagan. "McCarthy addressed a real problem: disloyal elements within the U.S. government. But his approach to this real problem was to cause untold grief to the country he claimed to love," Bennett wrote in his book "America: The Last Best Hope." "Worst of all, McCarthy besmirched the honorable cause of anti-communism. He discredited legitimate efforts to counter Soviet subversion of American institutions." Easter In America/Joyeux Paque En France I thought I'd share this great advertising image I found from the early 60's. Of course we do this here also in France.... This is a piece by Sissiko Segal called simply, Chamber Music. Victor Segal is French and plays cello and Ballake Sissiko is Malian ande a master of the Koura. The Western African Harp, which is made from a gourd. Between the microtonal tuning of the Koura and the expressive elastic scales of the cello, togather, Sissiko Segal achieve a musical improvisatory language that takes us to another place. This is truly world music which draws from the African traditions, Western Classical traditions and jazz and truly create something brilliant, new, noble and undeniably beautiful. Papal African Pilgramage This week, the Vatican announced that Pope Benedict would be visiting Africa in a Good Will Post Easter Pilgramage to promote the Catholic Church. After a week of spin which has seriously undermined the Holy Week Observances, the Vatican seems to think that by reaching out to the African Catholics, it can appear to have rediscovered its humanitarian values and reinvigorate a church which has had serious public relation problems in the wake of the ever growing world wide child sex scandals. Bill Donahue, the head of the American Catholic League, in an interview, said, "Scandal? What scandal? You rabid hyenas in the press keep talking about pedophilia! What pedophilia? Most of those altar boys were over 13! I mean, who was molesting who here?" Donahue then added, " ummm,The Pope doesn't plan to go to Uganda, does he?" The Last Hand Gun On Earth I still don't have fully functioning internet yet. Another day of waiting for the electrician, or somebody like him. Appropriately, here's a somehow timely piece by the Firesign Theater. Art & Culture Touareg Groupe Coordination Aude Mali Groupe Coordination Aude Mali assists refugees from Timbuctu with their basic survival needs in the refugee camp in Djibo, Burkina-Faso. Most of them have gone back to their homes near Timbuctu and GCAM has restarted our school with 4 classes. We already have more than 70 students attending every day but we still need basic tools and food which GCAM provides. We also pay the salaries of the 2 teachers. With your help we could do major repairs on buildings that are partially destroyed. You can help us financing this school. A small donation goes a very long way. Thank you so much! Groupe Coordination Aude Mali is a non profit NGO based in France. 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HALLMARK COMPETITION – FINAL THEME NOW LIVE! The final theme has just gone live for our Hallmark competition, which we launched at New designers last month. Over the past 20 (working) days we have popped a new birthday theme up over on our Instagram account to celebrate our joint venture with New Designers, having been sponsors of the event for 20 years! How time flies! You can read more about our wonderful partnership in this previous post. You can view all the birthday themes over on Instagram. We have had lots of interest and received loads of entries so far which is fantastic – thank you. If you've not had chance to get stuck in yet, there's still time. We are running the competition for a few more days yet, to help you catch up on any themes you may have missed or not started yet, with the final date for entries being Monday 30th, at 12 midnight (00:00 GMT). So, for now, good luck to all who have already taken part, and welcome to all those who are about to join in. We'll announce more around the judging soon, so stay tuned.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Florida Insurance Hub offers free, comparative quotes on auto insurance from multiple insurance carriers so you can get the best possible rate. Auto or car insurance coverage has two parts. The first is the liability section of the policy. It covers your financial responsibility for injuring others. Some liability coverage is required by most states. The second part of auto insurance covers the car itself: comprehensive coverage reimburses losses from fire, theft or other perils; collision coverage pays to repair losses caused by an accident. Often this coverage is mandated by leasing companies or banks. There are also ancillary medical, car rental and other coverages which vary by state. An auto insurance policy is comprised of several different kinds of coverage. Most states require you to buy some, but not all, of these coverages. If you're financing a car, your lender may also have requirements. What coverage is available for auto insurance in Florida? 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Most policies exclude items like CB Radios, Car Phones, Cds. If you add special features to pickups, vans or SUVs(like chrome wheels, camper tops, lighting) these items will probably be excluded but can be covered by adding special coverage for these items. Personal Injury Protection – Also referred to as Florida No Fault Insurance, this covers you regardless of fault up to $10,000 of coverage. Your PIP will also cover your child, members of your household, certain passengers who lack PIP coverage as long as they don't own a car. People riding in your car who carry PIP coverage will be covered under their own policy. PIP also covers your child if he or she injured while riding a school bus. PIP coverage protects you while riding in someone else's car, as a pedestrian or bicyclist if you are injured in a crash involving a car. This coverage is required by Florida Law so the limit is $10,000. Some companies offer Extended PIP and Additional PIP. Other options are deductibles and coinsurance. It's a good idea to discuss this coverage in detail before purchasing to be sure the best options are chosen for you and your family. Medical Payments – This pays medical and even funeral expenses for you and members of your family and passengers in your car if involved in a collision regardless of who is at fault. It also covers you as a pedestrian if a car hits you. Because of the limitations under PIP coverage, a Medical payments limit of $2,000 or higher is recommended. Some people elect not to purchase this coverage because they think their health insurance provides coverage. Medical payments most often is used to cover the amount not covered by PIP. Because PIP is an 80/20 coverage up to $10,000, Medical payments coverage is needed to cover the $2,000 PIP does not cover. Because it is part of your car insurance policy, no coordination of benefits is necessary and the claim is paid quicker. Uninsured Motorist – This pays for injuries to you, your family & passengers when in an accident caused by someone who does not have insurance or has minimal coverage and is underinsured. This important coverage also provides coverage for any injuries you suffer if you are hit while walking or riding a bicycle by a driver with no insurance or inadequate insurance. For most people, it's a good idea to have the same limits for Uninsured Motorist as you have for Bodily Injury. Uninsured Motorist coverage is for the bodily injury you and your family sustain while in a car accident. Uninsured Motorist has very few limitation on what is covered so it can be a very valuable coverage when you are really hurt and the at-fault party does not have enough Bodily Injury coverage to take care of your injuries. Who is covered under your auto insurance? All the coverage in your auto policy applies when you are driving but it also applies when other people are driving your car. The coverage follows the car not the person. If someone is going to be a regular operator of your car, that person needs to be added to the policy as a driver. Your insurance company wants to know who's going to be using the car. After all, you could be a great driver with no tickets or accidents but your spouse, your teenager or your cousin staying with you may be lousy drivers. If you let people regularly drive your car without telling the insurance company and these people get into accidents, your insurance company will not be happy and in fact may cancel your policy. Some companies are very strict on drivers and will not pay claims unless the driver involved in the accident is listed in the policy as a driver. It's really all about protecting yourself financially. If you're in an accident or your car is stolen, it costs money, often a lot of money, to fix or replace it. If you or any passengers are injured in an accident, medical costs can be extremely expensive. If you or your car is responsible for damage or injury to others, you may be sued for much more than you're worth. Not only is having insurance a prudent financial decision, many states require you to have at least some coverage. How much auto insurance is needed?	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Site built by Alex Yandell Copyright © Jane Anson 2013. All rights reserved. new bordeaux Jane Anson BORDEAUX LEGENDS Bordeaux Legends, on the 1855 First Growth wines (including the full story of Mouton Rothschild's promotion in 1973) is published in French as Elixirs with Editions de la Martiniere (translated by Sophie Brissaud), in English with Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Winner of Prix Baron Philippe de Rothschild 2014, Best Wine Photography in the Gourmand Awards 2013, Special Jury Mention History & Literature, OIV Awards 2013 and Shortlisted, International Wine Book of the Year, Louis Roederer International Wine Writers' Awards 2013 see a selection of photos from the book. Wine writer and author Jane Anson. Follow me on Twitter @newbordeaux, Instagram jane.anson, news and columns on www.decanter.com and South China Morning Post New book October 2017 Wine Revolution, the world's best organic, biodynamic and natural wines, Quarto Publishing Pre-order now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wine-Revolution-Worlds-Organic-Biodynamic/dp/1911127292 If you're a drinker who's always wondered where all the craft wines are then you need to buy this book, which doesn't just tell you, but also brings them to life with stories and food ideas. Victoria Moore, Daily Telegraph A brilliant, beautifully designed, and timely book. Jane Anson has written an essential portrait of today's world of organic, biodynamic and natural wine by highlighting the people, passions, and bottles that count with her characteristic sensitivity and style. Elin McCoy Wine & Spirits columnist: Bloomberg News Finally a book that celebrates wines as they should be - heroic, alive, respectful the land and the simplicity of good taste Francis Mallmann, Chef Jane is one of the rare writers on wines who captures the essence of her subject without resorting to winespeak, sharing her expertise with irresistible enthusiasm, approachability and authority. More than a reference book, this gem takes a fresh look at the world of hand-crafted wines and their journey from terroir to cellar Michel Roux, O.B.E. The Club of Nine from award-winning photographer Andy Katz To purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Club-Nine-Andy-Katz-Anson/dp/0964980517/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499067086&sr=1-1&keywords=Club+of+Nine+andy+katz The heart of Saint Emilion Tracing the history of one of Bordeaux's newly-classified First Growths, Saint Emilion estate Château Angélus. Available on Amazon here	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Home » BEST PRODUCTS SHOP » 36 Spring/Summer 2023 Outfits That Make Basics Look Cool 36 Spring/Summer 2023 Outfits That Make Basics Look Cool More often than not, runways are a place for designers to showcase their most showstopping pieces—either their prettiest of the season or their most shocking. But lately, the over-the-top looks from fashion month aren't what's got the fashion crowd talking. Rather, spring 2023's pared-down basics were bookmarked the most, with brands such as The Row, Peter Do, Tibi, and Ferragamo (all of which specialize in an elevated, minimalist aesthetic) making the biggest splash. This, of course, is cause for celebration for anyone who likes to get started on trends right when they debut on the runway rather than waiting all the way until the following season when they arrive in stores. Things like T-shirts, blazers, leggings, and button-downs already live in our wardrobes, and if they don't, additions are ridiculously easy and affordable to purchase. All you need from fashion month is inspiration on how to style them in fresh ways. Ahead, find everything you need to check off spring 2023's top trend immediately. 10 Items a French Girl Would Buy From Nordstrom 30 Zara Sweaters, Dresses & Shoes Approved By An Editor	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
In "Massive Support Column at Nara's Todai-ji Temple" I noted that of the many massive columns in the 320-year-old "Hall of the Great Buddha" (until recently the largest wooden building in the world), one particular column was quite special. The columns, including this one, are about 20 meters (65 feet) tall; impressive any way you look at them. It was very dark inside this cavernous building, with what light there was mixed among scattered incandescent floodlights and ever-changing skylight wafting in from the occasional window. Adjusting color balance on these shots has been a nightmare, even with ample use of the color chart, because the lighting changes with each location, and over time as clouds passed. I think it's accurate to say that every person who paused for a photo flashed a peace sign. This is exceedingly common in Japan (much to the angst of non-Japanese), but here the saturation rate was a full 100%. Of course, I had to give it a try. What On Earth Is This Hole For? One thing I haven't mentioned yet is just why people are climbing through a hole in a column in a temple housing a huge (15 meter tall) Buddha statue. Well, I don't know why people climb through beyond the obvious "because it's there", nor, for that matter, why the hole was made in the first place, but the salient point is that the hole is the size of one nostril of the Great Buddha statue that the building houses. So, I guess, folks climbing through are pretending to be Buddha snot? I heard a long time ago that you will be enlightened if you can pass through the pillar. I did it numerous times and I can still do it today. But I've yet to experience any enlightenment. I visited Japan in April 2011 and my Nara Student Guide informed me that if one is able to fit through the hole in that column, he will achieve enlightenment. And I've seen similar information in my guide books. From what I understood when visiting Todai-ji many years ago, if you succeed in passing through the nostril-sized hole, you will be blessed with enlightenment in the next life. Whether that is what motivates people to try nowadays, I don't know. "Being Helpful " is a particularly awesome shot. I love it! 2013/01/18 00:45 Eastern Time, Burlington, Ontario Canada. Snow outside with the temperature at minus 12 degrees Celsius. I would NEVER fit, six foot nine and about 360 pounds, no where near as svelte as Jeffery. I wonder if and when the hole was carved, and by who for what purpose?	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Q: LDAP pwdlastset unable to change without error showing I have a problem which I am in need of some help with. I use LDAP with PHP to authenticate users, I also check to see if the users password is marked as expired. This all works fine if the user's password has not expired or if the admins have tick the box to force a password reset. However I get a problem when the password expires through the group policies. To make it so that I can still authenticate the user when their password is marked as expired, I need to change the pwdlastset value to -1 and then back to what it was in the first place. But this just throws and exception whenever the password has expired instead of changing the pwdlastset value. Exception: 0x50 (Other (e.g., implementation specific) error; 00000057: SysErr: DSID-031A1202, problem 22 (Invalid argument), data 0 ): updating: CN=Steve,OU=Developer Groups,DC=external,DC=domain,DC=local in Can anyone confirm for me whether I'm right in thinking that I cannot change this value once the password has expired through policies or not? If I am unable to change this value, is there not a work around? Thanks A: Only the system can modify the pwdLastSet attribute to any value other than 0 or -1. If you assign 0, the password is immediately expired. Then when the user changes their password the current date/time is assigned by the system to the pwdLastSet attribute. The value -1 corresponds to the largest integer allowed in a 64-bit attribute, 2^63-1. This value does the reverse of 0. It makes the password not expired. When the user next logs on, the pwdLastSet attribute will be set by the system to the value corresponding to the current date/time. A: If you ask for a generalized setting value in your app for the value of Password expiration policy, then you could add that to pwdLastSet, and compare to the current time to test if it is expired. Which is how the system does it. Prior to Win 2008 servers, there was only the domain wide password policy, so that works fine in that model. With fine grained password policies there can potentially be more password policies. As I recall, you make a group that is of a particular type whose members get the specific policy so it could be looked up. Of course, both approaches are Active Directory specific, and won't work on any other LDAP server as they use different methods for denoting expired passwords.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaStackExchange" }
Where is Hell in a Cell being held? We look at where this year's Hell in a Cell will be held on Sunday, June 5. By christian.crittenden Jun 4, 2022, 5:31pm PDT Share All sharing options for: Where is Hell in a Cell being held? Set Number: X164036 TK1 WWE's Hell in a Cell will take place on Sunday, June 5th, live from Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. This is the first time Hell in a Cell will be held at Allstate Arena, previously known as the Rosemont Horizon. In total, the WWE has held 23 ppv's here and that makes it one of the company's most tried and true venues throughout the years. The most recent WWE ppv held in Rosemont was Survivor Series back in November 2019 and the most recent time the company has been here in general was Monday Night Raw and a taping of Main Event in March. Survivor Series in 2019 marked the first time NXT was featured in the event that is between Smackdown and Raw. NXT held its own in the event , with their brand winning the Women's Survivor Series match and two others. The PPV also featured Brock Lesnar defeating Rey Mysterio in a No Holds Barred Match for the WWE Championship. Updated look at Big 12 Conference schedule for 2023 season Updated Big 12 basketball standings for 2023 season Pick against the spread, over/under for Kings vs. Timberwolves on Monday We go over some of the best betting options for Monday's matchup between the Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Take action on behalf of grizzly bears and their habitat Grizzly Times GRIZZLY TIMES PODCAST Interviews-Louisa & David Get Your Bearings Policy on Blog Comments Delisting? Public Perspectives Why Delisting is a Problem Management Basics Management Problems Why Bears Die There Is A Better Way Population Status Bear Ecology Bear Finances Flawed Science MAPS & GRAPHS Grizzly Bear Extirpations Patterns of Mortality Trends in Habitat Foods & Demography Landscapes of Conflict Potential & Restoration Comments on Government Plans Declarations & Testimony Status of Grizzly Bears Bear Tales 399's Story Native Voices Patagonia 399 event Redefining Recovery Gunning Down Grizzlies Other GT-Related Videos Conservation Heroes ESA Action Alert HR2532 Action Alert Contact Agencies Contact Politicians David Mattson A Poverty of Bureaucrats: The Sad Case of Grizzly Bear Recovery and Distinct Population Segments On December 7th 2017 the US Fish & Wildlife Service (i.e., "the Service") requested comments from the public "…on a recent D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling…that may impact our June 30, 2017, final rule delisting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) grizzly bear Distinct Population Segment (DPS)." In its Federal Register notice, the Service exclusively featured the portion of this ruling that pertained to the Service's illegal decision in the case of gray wolves to parse out and then delist a DPS from a much larger entity that was originally listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This request for public comment was bizarre on several counts. On the face of it, the Service was apparently expecting "the public" to render an opinion on a highly technical ruling by a Federal Court of Appeals, and the relevance of that ruling to highly technical litigation currently contesting the Service's recent rule removing ESA protections for Yellowstone's grizzly bear population. Barring the very few well-informed lawyers inclined to comment, "the public" was not qualified to judge legal aspects of this specific issue. Moreover, in its request for comments, the Service failed to both adequately describe the appellate court ruling or note other key issues highlighted by the Court. To quote the ruling (Humane Society of the United States, et al. v. Zinke et al., 865 F.3d 585 [D.C. Cir. 2017]): "In this case, the agency's analysis (i) wholly failed to address the effect on the remnant population of carving out the Western Great Lakes segment, and in doing so (ii) misapplied the Service's own discreteness and significance tests, and also (iii) turned its back on the implications of historical range loss. Those are major shortcomings that go to the heart of the Service's delisting rule." Nowhere in the request for comments did the Service offer the public a useful description of how it addressed the effects of delisting the Greater Yellowstone DPS on recovery of grizzly bears in other ecosystems; how it applied the discreteness and significance tests to differentiate the Yellowstone DPS; or how it addressed the implications of historical range loss. In fact, the Service made no reference to factor (iii) of the appellate court's judgement. It is not clear exactly what the Service was hoping to obtain from "the public," and to what effect. This lack of clarity and comprehensiveness by the Service begs the question of motives and intended outcomes. The obvious answer is that this request for comments by the Service was a cynical attempt to retrospectively develop a paper trail to remedy a patently deficient and overly hasty decision process, and flush out key elements of arguments that might be made by plaintiffs in litigation focused on removal of ESA protections for the Yellowstone DPS. Moreover, this attempt by the Service to elicit opposition arguments without concurrently rescinding its final rule delisting Yellowstone's grizzly bear population was unprecedented and illegal. Even so, this unseemly scramble by the Service to paper over the consequences of arbitrarily divvying up grizzly bear populations for the politically motivated removal of ESA protections does highlight some issues critical to the long-term survival and recovery of grizzly bears in the contiguous U.S. And these issues are substantial, including inadequacy of the Service's current population recovery targets, importance of connectivity among existing populations, and potential contribution of areas farther afield in the western U.S. to a more robust vision of recovery and restoration for grizzly bears. What are the effects of delisting Yellowstone's grizzly bear population on recovery in other ecosystems, and what are the implications of historical range loss to the Service's current approach to grizzly bear recovery? What follows is a litany of critical failings in the Service's current recovery program, an explanation of why, and the perhaps obvious remedy for each. The Service adopts a standard for recovery of grizzly bears in the contiguous United States that enshrines the loss of roughly 97% of historic grizzly bear distributions and numbers. This standard does not ensure adequate representation of ecosystems or adequate connectivity among populations, and is unnecessary given ample potential habitat. The Service does not adequately address the magnitude of historical grizzly bear losses in the contiguous United States, the paucity of current "recovery" relative to those historical losses, the lack of representation of historical ecosystems in current Recovery Areas, or the considerable potential prospects for recovering this species both near and far from current grizzly bear populations in the northern US Rocky Mountains. The figure immediately below (panels B-E), based largely on research reported by Mattson and Merrill (2002), shows the pace and magnitude of grizzly bear extirpations in the western United States between roughly 1800 and 1960. Additional information includes state by state population estimates circa 1800 as well as total grizzly bear population estimates for each time step. I based these estimates on a detailed reconstruction of historical grizzly bear habitat (in panel A) to which I applied a range of grizzly bear densities derived from contemporary research differentiating core from peripheral habitat. Panel F shows the extent of grizzly bear distributions around 2010, which correspond with what the Service contends is full recovery for the GYE and NCDE populations. The figure next below recasts this spatial depiction in graphical form. Losses of grizzly bear numbers and distributions in the western contiguous United States between 1800 and 1960 (B-E) along with the extent of gains since roughly 1970, largely under ESA protection. The extent of grizzly bear distributions at each time step are shown in green and the extent of losses in yellow. Estimated total populations are shown in the upper right corner of each figure and estimated cumulative losses of populations and distributions in red in the lower right-hand corner. Panel A shows estimated core and peripheral historical range relative to the extent of extreme desert and hot climates that would have imposed thermoregulatory limits on the distributions of grizzly bears. Historical declines and more recent growth of total grizzly bear populations in the western contiguous United States along with estimated annual rates of change (in red) during intervals between population estimates. The range of estimated population sizes throughout are shown in gray. The take-away points from this history are, first, that we lost roughly 98% of former grizzly bear numbers and 97% of historical distributions in a short 150-year period and, second, that "recovery" in our two largest Recovery Areas recoups virtually none of former historical populations and only 2% of former distributions. This is truly an impoverished vision of recovery, especially given the extent of habitat near current ecosystems as well as in other regions potentially suitable for restoration and recovery of grizzly bears. The figure immediately below shows the extent of suitable but largely as-yet unoccupied habitat for grizzly bears in the western contiguous United States. Each color or cross-hatching scheme denotes results reported by different researchers. All results include not only the effects of current habitat productivity, but also the effects of habitat security vis-à-vis humans. All but two of the assessments are published (Merrill et al. 1999; Carroll et al. 2001a, 2001b, 2003; Boyce and Waller 2003; Merrill and Mattson 2003; Singleton et al. 2004; Mattson & Merrill 2004; Merrill 2005; Schwartz et al. 2010, Mowat 2013; Lyons et al. 2016). The assessment of habitat suitability in the southwestern US by Mattson and Merrill is in preparation. The west-wide assessment by Carroll is unpublished but for this map. Map of potential grizzly bear habitat in the western contiguous United States based on a compilation of research dating back to 1999. Different colors or cross-hatching schemes denote results produced by different researchers. Black cross-hatched polygons denote current recovery areas. The take-away point here is that the best available science suggests there is ample potential but currently unoccupied habitat for grizzly bears in the western US, including extensive areas adjacent to but outside of current Primary Conservation Areas and Demographic Monitoring Areas. Whether the Service takes these results at face value is irrelevant. At a minimum they show that the Service incurs a burden to undertake its own thorough analysis of potential grizzly bear habitat in the western United States as part of a revised comprehensive recovery strategy. The Service needs to abandon its de facto adoption of 2-3% as sufficient for recovery of grizzly bear distributions and populations, and reconcile any new standards with a thorough analysis of potential habitat within historical distributions. The Service adopts a standard for recovery of grizzly bear populations within ecosystems that is inadequate for insuring long-term genetic health, evolutionary potential, and resilience to catastrophic environmental change, and is at odds with the best available scientific information. Research dating back to the 1980s amply demonstrates the need for populations numbering in the thousands, not hundreds, to ensure long-term genetic health and demographic resilience of vertebrate mammalian populations. Lande (1995), Brook et al. (2006), and Triall et al. (2007, 2010) have all emphasized this consensus based on genetic as well as long-term demographic evidence. More specifically for Ursus arctos, Reed et al. (2003) estimated that Minimum Viable Populations need to be around 5000 animals to ensure 99% probability of persistence for 40 generations which, in the case of grizzly bears, roughly equates to 400 years. Of particular relevance to grizzly bears in the northern US Rocky Mountains, Reed et al. (2003) estimated that this number needs to be even higher, around 8900, if bear managers are managing for little or no population increase. Such numbers far exceed recovery targets set by the Service and States for any Rocky Mountain grizzly bear population. The Service recognizes the inadequacy of the current population recovery target for ensuring long-term genetic health of Yellowstone's grizzly bears in its final recovery rule, consistent with previous statements by the now-retired Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator, Dr. Chris Servheen. For example, Servheen et al. (2001) state that "If carnivores such as grizzly bears…are to survive and recover to healthy population levels in the Rocky Mountains, the issue of fragmentation needs to be addressed in a proactive and effective manner." Likewise, Proctor et al. (2012), of whom Dr. Servheen was a co-author, state that "Without female connectivity, small populations are not viable over the long term." More authoritatively yet, the Service states in numerous places of its 2011 review of grizzly bear recovery that a connected metapopulation comprised of current northern Rocky Mountains grizzly bear populations will be critical to ensuring long-term recovery and persistence of this species in the contiguous United States (US Fish & Wildlife Service 2011). Proctor et al. (2005) make much the same point relative to small trans-boundary populations in the Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Recovery Areas. Amplifying these concerns, numerous researchers have observed the heightened vulnerability of large-bodied wide-ranging carnivores such as grizzly bears to endangerment, extirpation, and extinction. For example, Cardillo et al. (2005, 2006) note not only that extinction risk increases dramatically for mammals averaging larger than 10 kg, but also that latent risk of extinction at a community level is highest in North America at not only high latitudes, but also mid latitudes coincident with all of the extant grizzly bear populations of the contiguous United States. Similarly, Mattson (2004) emphasizes that "Carnivore size is perhaps the single most important biological factor governing the nature of interactions with humans and related levels of endangerment." Consistent with Cardillo et al. (2005), Mattson (2004) also showed that carnivores >8 kg in size have substantially higher odds of being endangered globally. The Service needs to design and implement a recovery program that provides for contiguous populations of grizzly bears of a size that comports with the best available science, sustains evolutionary potential, and ensures resilience to potential catastrophic environmental changes. The Service fails to consider the importance of potential emigration from the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide ecosystems to natural recovery of grizzly bears in the Selway-Bitterroot, Cabinet-Yaak, and Selkirk ecosystems. Connectivity among current grizzly bear populations in the northern Rocky Mountains will almost certainly increase odds of persistence for the original demographic/geographic entity listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1975, and contribute to reaching population sizes needed to ensure long-term genetic health and demographic resilience (as per my point immediately above). As I also noted immediately above, Servheen et al. (2001), Proctor et al. (2005), US Fish & Wildlife Service (2011) and others such as Craighead and Vyse (1996) have unequivocally stated that, not only will connectivity increase odds of persistence, but more emphatically be necessary to ensure that end. Likewise, authors such as Carroll et al. (2004) have shown that a doubling of connectivity among bear populations occupying protected areas increases probability of persistence by 100-300% for populations in semi-developed and developed landscapes typical of the northern US Rocky Mountains. Of particular relevance to the Selway-Bitterroot Recovery Area, absent active reintroduction efforts, natural recovery in this area will be wholly contingent on immigration of grizzly bears from other ecosystems, most likely from the Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide Recovery Areas. Given this imperative to connect ecosystems, there is ample research showing ample potential for achieving this end. In fact, substantial potential connective habitat exists among all existing Recovery Areas. Most notably, Walker and Craighead (1997), Merrill et al. (1999), Carroll et al. (2001, 2003, 2004), Servheen et al. (2001), Merrill and Mattson (2003), Mattson and Merrill (2004), Merrill (2005), Cushman et al. (2009), Proctor et al. (2012, 2015), and Peck et al. (2017) have replicated each other's results using different data and methods showing the same potential corridors and connective habitat, amounting to one of the most robust bodies of evidence for such potential independent of actual occupancy by bears. The figure immediately below shows this connective habitat for grizzly bears in the U.S.-Canadian Rockies, including potential connectivity to central Idaho. Map showing the current distribution of grizzly bears in the US-Canadian Rocky Mountains(dark pink or red shows core; light pink peripheral), current US Recovery Areas (red delineations), potential habitat in central Idaho (tan) and major potential connective habitat/corridors among ecosystems with an emphasis on the GYE and central Idaho (red arrows). However, even with such potential, it can be an agonizingly slow process for especially female grizzly bears to colonize far-distant areas. Averaged across relevant studies (Blanchard and Knight 1991, McLellan and Hovey 2001, Proctor et al. 2004, Støen et al. 2006, Zedrosser et al. 2007, Norman and Spong 2015), female brown/grizzly bears disperse only around 7 miles from their natal ranges, in contrast to 26 miles for male bears. Assuming that annual survival rates equal to those documented for grizzly bears occupying northern Rocky Mountain Recovery Areas apply to bears colonizing connective habitat, it would take female grizzlies roughly 80 years to colonize areas 100 miles distant. For male grizzly bear it would take roughly 50 years. The pace of colonization is slower than might be expected for males given that their advance is pegged to the advance of reproductive females, barring the next to last generational step. But this prognosis for progress only holds if survival rates for grizzly bears in connective habitat are comparable to those for bears in current Recovery Areas, which would only be likely if protections in connective habitat were comparable to those in source areas and if land uses in this connective habitat remain hospitable to grizzly bears. Given these concerns, the on-going rapid growth of human populations in the interstitia among northern Rocky Mountain grizzly bear populations is a major threat which the Service did not adequately address in its final rule delisting Yellowstone's grizzly bear population, but nonetheless recognized and highlighted in its 2011 status review of grizzly bear recovery (US Fish & Wildlife Service 2011). This, then, raises the question of whether security for grizzlies in potential connective habitat can be achieved and maintained under state management in the absence of ESA-related protections and resources, which brings me to my last point. The Service needs to design and implement a recovery program that ensures successful natural colonization of the Selway-Bitterroot and natural augmentation of the Cabinet-Yaak ecosystems through immigration of grizzly bears from the GYE and NCDE. The Service errs in its reliance upon vague and non-binding indications by the State of Montana, and none by the States of Idaho and Wyoming, to, at best, "maintain the option" to promote connectivity among existing grizzly bear populations in the northern U.S. Rocky Mountains. The Service has furthermore signed off on a management regime designed to prevent growth of the Yellowstone grizzly bear population. In stark contradiction to implications of the research that I've summarized here, the Service dismisses the need for, even benefits of, connectivity among ecosystems throughout the final rule delisting Yellowstone's grizzly bear population. Much of this language is the apparent result of changes demanded by the states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The best that the rule can offer is non-binding vague language suggesting that the state of Montana may or may not manage to promote connectivity between the NCDE and GYE ecosystems. More specifically the final rule states that "the State of Montana has indicated they [sic] will manage discretionary mortality in this area [between the GYE and NCDE ecosystems] in order to retain the opportunity for natural movements of bears between ecosystems." As problematic for achieving connectivity and reaching population goals needed to ensure long-term viability, the rule specifies a post-delisting management regime designed to prevent appreciable, if any, growth of the Yellowstone population. The key protocols are codified in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) developed and adopted by the three involved states, emphasizing management of grizzly bear mortality. This MOA and the rule itself specify that any growth of the population will be met with an increase in allowable mortality designed to bring numbers down again. For example, the rule states that the adjustable mortality rates adopted in the MOA "…were calculated as those necessary to manage the population to the modeled average Chao2 population estimate of 674 bears, which occurred during the time period that this population had a relatively flat population trajectory." This is unambiguously a recipe for preventing any long-term growth in the Yellowstone grizzly bear population. As an upshot, the current rule is designed to prevent the kind of population growth needed to attain connectivity, colonize the Selway-Bitterroot ecosystem, and reach numbers needed to ensure population viability, and furthermore offers no enforceable assurance that management in areas between currently-occupied ecosystems will proactively promote connectivity and colonization. The Service needs to ensure connectivity of grizzly bear populations in accord with a revised Recovery Plan prior to removing ESA protections, and then include authoritative binding provisions in any delisting rule that require the relevant States to maintain connectivity for the indefinite future. The Service's current approach to recovering and restoring grizzly bears in the western U.S. is a travesty. Or, more generously, the Service's recovery program ignores and contravenes the best available science, despite frequent protestations to the contrary. I'm not sure what it will take to elicit generosity, honesty, and integrity on the part of our public servants overseeing recovery of grizzly bears in the contiguous US. Given the extent to which these folks have been coopted, brain-washed, or otherwise subjugated, I'm not sure there is any remedy internal to the Service itself, which is why, for good or bad, the fate of grizzly bears rests on the cogency of legal arguments made by lawyers contesting the removal of ESA protections for Yellowstone's grizzly bears. Good luck and best wishes to them all. Referenced Literature Blanchard, B. M., & Knight, R. R. (1991). Movements of Yellowstone grizzly bears. Biological Conservation, 58(1), 41-67. Boyce, M. S., & Waller, J. S. (2003). Grizzly bears for the Bitterroot: predicting potential abundance and distribution. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 31(3), 670-683. Brook, B. W., Traill, L. W., & Bradshaw, C. J. (2006). Minimum viable population sizes and global extinction risk are unrelated. Ecology letters, 9(4), 375-382. Cardillo, M., Mace, G. M., Jones, K. E., Bielby, J., Bininda-Emonds, O. R., Sechrest, W., ... & Purvis, A. (2005). Multiple causes of high extinction risk in large mammal species. Science, 309(5738), 1239-1241. Cardillo, M., Mace, G. M., Gittleman, J. L., & Purvis, A. (2006). Latent extinction risk and the future battlegrounds of mammal conservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103(11), 4157-4161. Carroll, C., Noss, R. F., & Paquet, P. C. (2001a). Carnivores as focal species for conservation planning in the Rocky Mountain region. Ecological applications, 11(4), 961-980. Carroll, C., Noss, R. F., Schumaker, N. H., & Paquet, P. C. (2001b). Is the return of the wolf, wolverine, and grizzly bear to Oregon and California biologically feasible? Pages 25-46 in Large Mammal Restoration: Ecological and Sociological Challenges in the 21st Century. Island Press, Washington, D.C. Carroll, C., Noss, R. F., Paquet, P. C., & Schumaker, N. H. (2003). Use of population viability analysis and reserve selection algorithms in regional conservation plans. 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Pages 151-176 in People and Predators: From Conflict to Coexistence. Island Press, Washington, DC. Mattson, D. J., & Merrill, T. (2002). Extirpations of grizzly bears in the contiguous United States, 1850–2000. Conservation Biology, 16(4), 1123-1136. Mattson, D. J., & Merrill, T. (2004). A model-based appraisal of habitat conditions for grizzly bears in the Cabinet–Yaak region of Montana and Idaho. Ursus, 15(1), 76-89. McLellan, B. N., & Hovey, F. W. (2001). Natal dispersal of grizzly bears. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 79(5), 838-844. Merrill, T., Mattson, D. J., Wright, R. G., & Quigley, H. B. (1999). Defining landscapes suitable for restoration of grizzly bears Ursus arctos in Idaho. Biological Conservation, 87(2), 231-248. Merrill, T., & Mattson, D. (2003). The extent and location of habitat biophysically suitable for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region. Ursus, 171-187. Merrill, T. (2005). Grizzly bear conservation in the Yellowstone to Yukon region. 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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 272(1579), 2409-2416. Proctor, M. F., Paetkau, D., McLellan, B. N., Stenhouse, G. B., Kendall, K. C., Mace, R. D., ... & Wakkinen, W. L. (2012). Population fragmentation and inter‐ecosystem movements of grizzly bears in western Canada and the northern United States. Wildlife Monographs, 180(1), 1-46. Proctor, M. F., Nielsen, S. E., Kasworm, W. F., Servheen, C., Radandt, T. G., Machutchon, A. G., & Boyce, M. S. (2015). Grizzly bear connectivity mapping in the Canada–United States trans‐border region. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 79(4), 544-558. Reed, D. H., O'Grady, J. J., Brook, B. W., Ballou, J. D., & Frankham, R. (2003). Estimates of minimum viable population sizes for vertebrates and factors influencing those estimates. Biological Conservation, 113(1), 23-34. Schwartz, C. C., Haroldson, M. A., & White, G. C. (2010). Hazards affecting grizzly bear survival in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Journal of Wildlife Management, 74(4), 654-667. Servheen, C., Waller, J. S., & Sandstrom, P. (2001). Identification and management of linkage zones for grizzly bears between the large blocks of public land in the Northern Rocky Mountains. University of California, Davis, Road Ecology Center. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9kr1w8fp Støen, O. G., Zedrosser, A., Sæbø, S., & Swenson, J. E. (2006). Inversely density-dependent natal dispersal in brown bears Ursus arctos. Oecologia, 148(2), 356. Traill, L. W., Bradshaw, C. J., & Brook, B. W. (2007). Minimum viable population size: a meta-analysis of 30 years of published estimates. Biological conservation, 139(1), 159-166. Traill, L. W., Brook, B. W., Frankham, R. R., & Bradshaw, C. J. (2010). Pragmatic population viability targets in a rapidly changing world. Biological Conservation, 143(1), 28-34. US Fish & Wildlife Service (2011). Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) 5-year review: summary and evaluation. Grizzly Bear Recovery Office, Missoula, Montana. Walker, R., & Craighead, L. (2001). Analyzing wildlife movement corridors in Montana using GIS. Retrieved from: file://C:\mwp\school\Geog 4405\Analyzing Wildlife Movement Corridors in Montana Using GIS.htm 1/30/2001 Zedrosser, A., Støen, O. G., Sæbø, S., & Swenson, J. E. (2007). Should I stay or should I go? Natal dispersal in the brown bear. Animal Behaviour, 74(3), 369-376.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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Journalist Ken Auletta of The New Yorker discusses where Facebook stands today after a disappointing IPO. We conclude with an interview with Facebook C.O.O. Sheryl Sandberg and Marc Andreessen, who sits on the Facebook board. Ken Auletta Marc Andreessen Sheryl Sandberg Business, Society, Media Ken Auletta, Michael Malone, and David Kirkpatrick discuss social networks and the impact of Facebook on human interaction. 26:11 Social Networks; Brian Williams; Steven... Politics, Business, Tech A panel discusses social networking; Brian Williams on Rep. John Boehner, the new speaker; Steven Pearlstein on the economy. 54:23 Business, Tech Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape, on his recent undertakings, including venture capitalism and Ning. 54:27 'The Social Network' Entertainment, Tech David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin reflect on "The Social Network," and their research into the legal battles over Facebook. 19:31 In the wake of Facebook's stock market launch, we revisit a '11 interview with Facebook's C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg and C.O.O. Sheryl Sandberg. 19:02	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
EMU Birds (FARMING, BREEDING & MEAT PRODUCTION) Meat 20,000 Kgs., EMU Chick 5000 Nos., EMU Oil 4000 Kgs., Eggs 20,000 Nos. /Annum EMU (Dromaius novaehollandiae) bird belong to ratite group has high economic value for their meat, eggs, oil, skin and feathers. Meat from emu is of high quality in terms of low fat, low cholesterol, gamey flavour. These birds are adoptable to varied climatic conditions. Although emu and ostrich were introduced in India, emu farming has gained much importance. Emu and ostrich features, management of these birds during chick, growing, fattening, breeding and non-breeding stages were covered. Care and hatching of eggs, nutrient requirements, healthcare and products of emu and ostrich were also covered. Economics of emu rearing with reference to the cost of maintaining breeders cost of production of eggs and chick are covered. Commercial aspects of rearing emu has picked up in India in a big way as it promises a long-term return as compared to the initial investment. Emu bird farming is basically just like poultry. The way we look after poultry, cattle farming or goat farming, it is a similar kind of farming which is flourishing in India. As the rearing of Emu birds has increased several fold over the years, several enterprising farmers have come together to open units for separating the various products of the bird and make them available in the market in good quantities. There are several organizations making more efforts to spread awareness of the many health benefits of consuming Emu meat and using its oil. Valued cuts are from thigh and larger muscle of drum or lower leg. Emu skin is fine and strong. Leg skin is of distinctive pattern hence highly valued. Emu fat is rendered to produce oil, which has dietary, therapeutic (anti inflammatory) and cosmetic value. The country's first commercial emu farm was started in 1996 by an NRI named Mutiyala but it soon closed down. Mutiyala left for the US within months of starting his project because of the poor response. The reason for the growth of emu farms today is the increasing demand for the bird's meat and oil, which is believed to have medicinal properties, especially for treating joint pains and also high economic value for their eggs, skin and feathers. Far from its native habitat in Australia, the flightless emu is leaving its footprint across the plains of India, with an increasing number of farmers commercially rearing the ostrich-size bird. From a single farm in 1996, there are today more than 900 emu farms in 14 states, with a majority of them in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and ostrich (Struthio camelus) are reared commercially in many parts of the world for their meat, oil, skin and feathers, which are of high economic value. The anatomical and physiological features of these birds appear to be suitable for temperate and tropical climatic conditions. These birds can be well maintained on extensive (ranches) and semi intensive rearing systems with reasonably high fibrous diets. United State, Australia and China are leading in emu and of America ostrich farming. Emu and ostrich were introduced recently into India. Compared to ostrich, emu rearing is picking up. The Emu rearing is a promising source of considerable revenue and employment generation where the farmers would be able to sustain if a ready market was created by way of opening slaughter and processing units right here. The growth in Emu rearing would further indirectly boost the development of maize and soya crops. Emu birds are well adapted to Indian climatic conditions. Although emu farming is economical so far none of the farmers have entered in to the marketing of emu products. Emu business can bring handsome profit in both domestic and international market in the long run. EMU farming is a complementary to agriculture and is going to be the most profitable business in the near future. Emu farming offers great scope and potential because of its supplementary income, additional employment and simplicity in operation EMU farming in India is a huge business scheme with an enormous growth potential. New entrepreneurs should venture into this field. Few Indian Major Players are as under: Simran Emu Farm & Hatchery, Sami's Rearing and Farming Raman Gujral Aditya Emu Farm Queen Emu Farms Private Limited Platinum Emu Farms Sri Ramachandra Emu Farm House Ganesh Emu Farm VSP Emu Farm J.P. Emu Farm Sree Bakawathe Emu Farm Umrigar Emu Farm Rangrej Emu Farm Gurukrupa Emu Farm Aditya Emu Farm RK Emu Farm Rangrej Emu Farm Tirumala EMU Farm Siva Naga Emu Farm Golden Emu Farms Private Limited Haryana Emu Farms Sri Krishna Emu Farms Private Limited Lalitha Emu Farms The Golden Birds Poultry Farm NS Agro Farm & Hatchery Sumukha Farms V. R. 3 Emu Farms & Hatchery Unit Susi Emu Farms India Private Limited Rangrej Emu Farms Madhus EMU Farms Sri Palayathamman Emu Farms 2 Lakh Pairs/Annum EMU (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and ostrich (Struthio camelus) birds belong to ratite group have high economic value for their meat, eggs, oil, skin and feathers. These birds are adoptable to varied climatic conditions. Although emu and ostrich were introduced in India, emu farming has gained much importance. Emu and ostrich features, management of these birds during chick, growing, fattening, breeding and non-breeding stages were covered. Care and hatching of eggs, nutrient requirements, healthcare and products of emu and ostrich were also covered. Economics of emu rearing with reference to the cost of maintaining breeders cost of production of eggs and chick are covered. Features of EMU: Emu has long neck, relatively small naked head, three toes and body covered with feathers. Birds initially have longitudinal stripes on body (0-3 months age) then gradually turn to brown by 4 to12 months age. Mature birds have bare blue neck and mottled body feathers. Adult bird height is about 6 feet with a weight of 45 to 60 kg. There are no definite emu breeds but are captive bred. Legs are long covered with scaly skin adoptable to hardy and dry soil. Birds sit on their haunch and also walk frequently along the fence. Natural food of emu is on insects, tender leaves of plant and forages on different grasses, eats different kinds of vegetables and fruits like carrot, cucumber, papaya etc. Air sac hangs down loosely in females and is prominent during breeding season gives booming sound where as males do grunting sound. Often sex of the bird can be identified by these sounds during breeding season. Female is the larger of the two especially during breeding season when the male may fast. The female is the dominant member of the pair. The male emu sits on the nest. Emus live for about 30 years may produce eggs for more than 16 years. Birds can be maintained as flock or pair. The birds require fencing made of link chain of 2 x 4 inches with a height of 6 feet for adults. Sexes can be identified by tattooing on the skin of shank or by placing microchip under the skin. Market Survey: Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and ostrich (Struthio camelus) are reared commercially in many parts of the world for their meat, oil, skin and feathers, which are of high economic value. The anatomical and physiological features of these birds appear to be suitable for temperate and tropical climatic conditions. These birds can be well maintained on extensive (ranches) and semi intensive rearing systems with reasonably high fibrous diets. United State, Australia and China are leading in emu and of America ostrich farming. Emu and ostrich were introduced recently into India. Compared to ostrich, emu rearing is picking up. At present there are more than 10000 emus and only small numbers of ostrich are available in India. Emu birds are well adapted to Indian climatic conditions. Although emu farming is economical so far none of the farmers have entered in to the marketing of emu products. Commercial aspects of rearing emu has picked up in India in a big way as it promises a long-term return as compared to the initial investment. Emu bird farming is basically just like poultry. The way we look after poultry, cattle farming or goat farming, it is a similar kind of farming which is flourishing in India.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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Sign up - Login THE AVDELLS Electronic, Indie, Rock Home > Directory > THE AVDELLS Known for their sweeping melodies and haunting harmonies, what really sets THE AVDELLS apart is what they are writing about. Initially formed in the fall of 2012 as THE WRITERS, it was not until the spring of 2014, when finalizing the track list for their first EP ("LOSS"), that it became clear a character-driven narrative was beginning to take shape; an awareness that would not only ensure a cohesiveness within the 6 songs that were selected for the EP, but also set in motion the band's primary mission going forward: TO TELL A STORY. Inspired by songwriting greats (The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Radiohead) as well as master storytellers (J.R.R. Tolkien, George Lucas and Christopher Nolan), it was decided early on that every song they compose will be driven by the following concept: EVERY SONG IS A SCENE. Having found a way to combine their passion for music as well as their love for a classic tale, the next few years would see them balancing their time spent on live performances throughout Atlantic Canada, composing new material and mapping out a saga that showcases a gifted, young writer by the name of THOMAS AVDELL. The reluctant heir to a patriarchal society that has dominated its part of the world for centuries thanks to a very profitable merging of scientific and artistic innovations, Thomas is an outsider with inside information about the corrupt, inner workings of the society from which he has chosen to flee. Haunted by a troubled past and bearing the burden of knowing concealed truths, he's the classic hero who initially resists the call to action until a pivotal, life-changing moment draws him to embrace his gift and take up the path to ultimately fulfill his destiny: TO CHANGE THE WORLD. Truth be told, this developing story is what ultimately led this Indie Rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick to re-brand themselves in the summer of 2017 as THE AVDELLS. With a focus on storytelling set firmly in place, careful consideration is now taken to ensure that the mood, tempo, and lyrical content of each song accurately reflects what is happening at any given moment in the story. And if the inherent challenges brought forth by this rather complex songwriting process weren't enough, consider that up until now the story has only been told sonically! That's why, as firm believers in a 'show, don't tell' approach to storytelling, the band is currently working on incorporating visuals that will enable listeners to follow along as the story's main protagonist inevitably undergoes a journey of self-discovery. Now 2019, and ready to begin recording their first full-length release—a concept album that consists of songs, instrumentals, and narrative interludes (i.e. atmospheric tracks with voice-over narration)—the band is eager to see where the next step of their journey will take them… and their emerging hero. THE AVDELLS are… Matthew Landry (Vocals / Bass) Paul Oldfield (Drums / Vocals) Mathieu Saulnier (Guitar / Omni-chord / Vocals) Mars Savoy (Vocals / Guitar) MNB Mentions March @ Plan B Wednesday March 1st, 2017 9PM - New Music Night! Tuskk/WildCard/Bummertown/KingViking Thursday... June @ Plan B Thursday June 2nd, 2016 9:00 PM - Jack Marks' Lost Wages & New Grease Revival/Roxanne Potvin... Bandcamp profile	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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The Many Faces of Brandino 2 has 13 tracks, which show a level of musicianship and composition that I've really come to appreciate. Since Brandino is a bass player, it's no surprise that it's funky and "fat." Songs such as "Actual Proof" (just an example) are arranged by Brandino with lush strings and sassy horns. I must admit that I do have a favorite cut, "The Beginning of the End." This track travels, and expresses a hint of melancholy jazz that is reminiscent of Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. "Free Jazz" sucked me in with its driving bass lines and clever drumming. The piano is tasteful and impressive. These cats are "jazzers!" There's no mistaking the authenticity of its improvisation. I really felt like I was sitting in a smoke-filled brick-walled beatnik lounge back in the 50s. I loved the saxophone's performance and melodies on this one. I should also mention, "Where Is the World Going" . . . such fond memories of the Village Vanguard when listening.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Your search for Genre: "Prose" AND Gender of Author: "Male" AND Metaphor Category: "Government" AND Nationality of Author: "Scottish" AND Politics of Author: "Whig" returned 32 results(s) in 0.007 seconds "Adam in his first state was made after the Image of God, so that his bodily powers were perfectly under the command of his mind; This Revolt that we feel our Bodies and Senses are always in, cannot be supposed to be God's Original Workmanship" — Burnet, Gilbert (1643-1715) "He will write his Laws in their hearts, and make them to walk in them." "The imagination is thereby kept within bounds, and under due subjection to sense and reason." — Home, Henry, Lord Kames (1696-1782) "We first consider the nature of that act of the mind, which is termed belief; of which the immediate foundation is the testimony of our senses." "Sentiments, designs, affections, though it is from these that according to cool reason human actions derive their whole merit or demerit, are placed by the great Judge of hearts beyond the limits of every human jurisdiction, and are reserved for the cognizance of his own unerring tribunal." "The thoughts of that admiration, whose effects they were never to feel, played about their hearts, banished from their breasts the strongest of all natural fears, and transported them to perform actions which seem almost beyond the reach of human nature." "They are upon these occasions commonly cited as the ultimate foundations of what is just and unjust in human conduct; and this circumstance seems to have misled several very eminent authors, to draw up their systems in such a manner, as if they had supposed that the original judgments of mankind... "Justice, the last and greatest of the four cardinal virtues, took place, according to this system, when each of those three faculties of the mind, confined itself to it's proper office, without attempting to encroach upon that of any other; when reason directed and passion obeyed, and when each ... "In the system of Plato the soul is considered as something like a little state or republic, composed of three different faculties or orders." "This faculty Plato called, as it is very properly called, reason, and considered it as what had a right to be the governing principle of the whole."	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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LOCATION: Home » Knowledge Centre » Evidential Flexibility Policy has meaning Evidential Flexibility Policy has meaning Evidential Flexibility Policy has meaning – Manish Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] UKSC 59 Having been involved in this case in the Upper Tribunal before joining Richmond Chambers I am very pleased to confirm that the Supreme Court have allowed Manish Mandalia's appeal (against refusal of a Tier 4 (General) Student application) on the grounds that, on the particular facts of his case, the Home Office evidential flexibility policy "… obliged it first to have invited him to repair the deficit in his evidence." Please see here for my earlier article on the history of the case. A further article discussing some of the wider implications of this decision will follow. For the moment suffice it to say that the decision in R (Gu) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWHC 1634 (Admin), [2015] 1 All ER 363 has been overruled: a document can be missing from the beginning and end of a sequence as well as from the middle. If you would like advice regarding leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom under the Points Based System please contact Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers. What Is Leave Outside the Immigration Rules? By Alexandra Pease In this post we examine the possibility of being granted Leave to Remain Outside the Immigration Rules and the possibility of being granted Indefinite Leave to Remain based on the most exceptional compelling... Police Registration - What You Need To Know Conditions can be attached to a person's permission to enter or stay, and this includes a condition requiring a person to register with the police when in the UK. In this post we look at the requirement to register... Why does my BRP expire on 31/12/2024? If you have been granted indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the past few years, you will probably have been issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) with an expiry date of 31 December 2024. From 1 January... UK Visa and Immigration Application Services to Resume Somewhat paradoxically, as the UK gets ready to impose a 14-day quarantine period on most travellers arriving in the UK from 8 June 2020 (see our earlier posts here and here), the Home Office and its partners... Public Funds Part 3: Change of conditions to allow access to public funds By Alex Papasotiriou In this third post, following on from Public Funds Part 1: Public Funds and Coronavirus and Public Funds Part 2: Claiming Child Benefit we consider how to apply for a change of conditions to allow access to public...	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
A group of nuclear engineers at the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics clearly agree: an unknown number of engineers at the Russian Federation Nuclear Center facility were busted stealing some of that computer's cycles to mine an undisclosed cryptocurrency, as Ars Technica writes, citing Russia's Interfax News Agency. The supercomputer the scientists allegedly used was actually not supposed to be connected to the Internet at all, as a security precaution. "There has been an unsanctioned attempt to use computer facilities for private purposes including so-called mining", said Tatyana Zalesskaya, head of the Institute's press service. It probably made sense for the geniuses to attempt to mine Bitcoin using the most powerful computer they could find. Sarov is part of the heart of Russia's nuclear operations. "As far as I know, a criminal case has been opened regarding them", she added, without saying how many were detained. The nuclear center employs about 20,000 people; it's supercomputer can do the equivalent of 1,000 trillion calculations per second, the BBC reported. Crypto-currencies like Bitcoin do not rely on centralised computer servers. Susan Collins, who hosts the meetings, said "there'll probably be more than one [proposal] but it's too early to tell right now". Trump said we wanted a "bill of love". "It's not a situation where we can hold all our members". Up until today, I had no idea what the Federal Nuclear Centre in Sarov was, or that it happens to be the secret factory in Russian Federation that made the first nuclear bomb of the USSR. Russian Federation is becoming a hotbed of cryptocurrency mining because of its low-priced energy reserves, according to Bloomberg. The Sarov facility, which is usually called Federal Nuclear Center, is Russia's counterpart to the Los Alamos National Laboratory. There are suspicions that the radioactive polonium-210 used to kill ex-FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006 came from Sarov. But it requires massive amounts of computing power and energy. Multiple people in Russian Federation who had access to one of the country's most powerful computers allowed their curiosity to get the best of them, and they wound up in jail for it. The three-time former world champion was in good company, as American gold medal hope Nathan Chen also slipped up. With their short program and Chan's third place short program, Team Canada leads the competition with 17 points. Because if the guys that were rumored to be leaving from New England with him, they were planning on packing it up and going, too. According to Schefter , McDaniels had already been reconsidering the agreement and had not signed a contract with the Colts yet. The three-time defending champions will face Sevilla in a repeat of the 2016 final. Messi, 30, is considered as one of the greatest to ever play the game.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Whether it's the holidays or your bestie's birthday coming up, finding the perfect gift for that special creative person in your life can be a little tricky. What if they already have plenty of watercolor sets (disclaimer: that's pretty much unheard of) or what if they already have tons of sketchbooks? Or what if you just don't know where to start in terms of looking and just need some quick recommendations to get you started? This is exactly why I wanted to put this little guide together – to help you find the perfect gifts for artists that are not only awesome but also affordable. Most of these items I have personally used and absolutely love and stand by them. Be like Leslie Knope and be a winner at getting the perfect gift for your artist friend, creative, or art lover! This is a collection of gift ideas for your artist friend who may be in need of new art supplies. And honestly, an artist can never have too many of these, so if they happen to already have these art supplies, they will be delighted to get another set because these are all amazing products that you can come back to time and time again. You know what instantly makes you the best gift giver ever? Getting a set of these for (yourself!) that special creative artist in your life. Why? Because glitter makes EVERYTHING ten times cooler! These various shades of gold watercolors are a perfect tool for embellishing and adding more awesomeness to your already awesome watercolor sketch. I've used these for a variety of projects (adding pizzazz to my business cards, making lettering pop, adding gold accents for highlights or shadows, you name it and I've probably used the gold watercolors on it). Sample art using these gold watercolors can be seen here. I've recommended water brushes before in my blog post on how to get started with watercolors, and since then have discovered this awesome brand of MozArt water brushes! They are great for artists of any level because you can fill the containers with water which makes painting with watercolor super easy. You can also use these with watercolor pencils or other water soluble media. So instead of worrying about dipping your paint brush into your cup of coffee or tea, you can fill up your water brushes with water and get to sketching. They are fantastic for sketching en plein air, urban sketching, or just playing around with watercolors during a commercial break from your favorite show. I've used mine for over 5 months now and I like that the container doesn't get dirty, nor blocked. And you get 6 of them for $10, what a steal! (oops, did I just add this to my amazon cart as well?). I love my posca paint markers! They are awesome to add highlights onto any of your sketch and the white comes up super bright and clear. You can use them in tons of creative projects like writing out lettering, or outlining your lettering to make it pop. You can also add accents to your abstract art in form of dots, lines, or squiggles. I made this lettering art piece with posca markers! Microns are some of my favorite ink pens because they dry super fast (so perfect for lefties) and do not run if a watercolor wash is applied. They are great for outlining a certain part of a sketch, for creating hatch lines, or adding various texture to your art. And did I mention that they don't smudge? They are truly an indispensable product for an artist, illustrator or sketcher. And this set comes with ink pens of various sizes which is bonus and hella cool when you need to vary up your sketch stroke. Here are some sample sketches I've done with micron pens. The next section of this gift guide is great for anyone who loves and appreciates art, wants to keep being creative or someone who just needs a little push to get unblocked and tell that negative self talk to take a hike. I own and have read and loved these books and so I truly think they will be a great gift for your artistic or creative friend. This is one of my favorite books because it puts the idea of creativity in simple terms – you can and are creative. You just gotta look around. It also shares the positive message of just being yourself and the fact that original art doesn't exist. It's also a fairly quick read, but jam-packed with great insights and call to action for creatives and artists. We all struggle with negative self talk and often are our biggest critic. This book has been monumental in helping me get art work done. It's written in an encouraging voice that is not only supportive but also assertive and inspiring to go get that canvas or sketchbook and make some art happen. Self-doubt doesn't stand a chance with the insightful chapters of this book. It's also another lighter read and can be enjoyed in a weekend or a cozy Sunday afternoon (the chapters can be skipped around according to your most urgent artistic needs). This is the book that gave me permission to be a sketchbook artist without having to follow any "rules" that go into sketching. It is full of fun exercises to get you into sketching and seeing your world differently. Suddenly everything around you can be sketched and anything can become art. The illustrations are super colorful and inspiring and will get you craving to start making art right away! Every art lover will appreciate the beautiful watercolor portraits of famous women in literature. It's a gorgeous book with inspiring quotes in artistic lettering style and it makes a perfect addition to a creative's library. I love this book filled with beautiful illustrations and lettering from the artist Lisa Congdon. The quotes are all inspirational and perfect to read on a Saturday morning when you know you have some art work to do, but just can't even. Flipping through just a few pages will invigorate the mind and soul of any art lover or creative. Oh my Frida! These socks are amazing! I have a pair of these and love to wear them every time. There's lots of other artistic sock options, but these I think, take the cake. This is the cutest little artist pin I've seen to date. Super awesome quality. I couldn't resist and got one for my friend too! Speaking of friends, here is a shirt that my friend Bree designed. It's a great little reminder for yourself (or your art friend) to keep showing up, to keep creating, to keep being. I don't personally own this (yet) but it is such a fun mug and anyone who's ever dipped their brush in their coffee or tea will definitely appreciate the humor! This blog post has been updated in November 2018 with new & additional gifting ideas for artists. This book quickly became one of my favorites because it an art book all about WOMEN artists. So if you had a female artist in your life that is seeking some encouragement and resilient stories of how other women grew their art careers, this art book is for you (and your friend!). I also love the little art project ideas that Danielle includes with each chapter. In case you aren't familiar, Skillshare is an online membership site where you can watch tons of fun classes on all kinds of subjects. It is truly the gift that will keep on giving because there are always new classes being added on all sorts of subjects (and the creative ones are definitely my favorite). I have a few classes on there myself and I hope you'll give them a try :). This is one of my favorite tiny, compact AND cute watercolor sets that I always take with me when I travel. I especially love this color combo from Prima Watercolors – Pastel Dreams. It is truly dreamy and a joy to play around with (especially if you have flight anxiety and need something creative to do while you travel/fly). One of my all time favorite journals that I've ever purchased is the Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. It's a magical journal that will help you get out of your creative rut, start creative destruction of paper and give you a jolt of creative flow like never before. Seriously, one of the prompts is something like taking your journal and throwing it out of the third floor balcony. This gift is great for a certain someone you might already know (hey, no judgement here) who hoards tons of art supplies and beautiful paper or sketchbooks but who just can't bring themselves to start creating. This journal makes it easy and super fun to start. It removes the pressure and kindly guides you to just start doing something creative. I highly recommend it. Are you on the popsocket train yet? Ok, hear me out on this one. I know they've been around for a while but lots of people still surprise me when they say they've never used one. It makes using a phone SO much easier and it also creates a mini stand for it so if you want to watch a video hands-free, you can totally do it. Now, there's so many freaking options you can get for these! Possibilities are endless. Here's one of my favorites (created by yours truly) which instantly inspires some creativity and art action. If you want to see a few other popsockets I designed, visit here.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Fans who want a return to terracing are not content to sit in silence while they wait, explains Amanda Matthews Memories of standing on the terraces are now fast fading in the Premiership. Young fans are more likely than not to sit in the stands and watch their team in near silence. But members of "Stand Up Sit Down" feel all-seat stadiums and being made to sit contribute hugely to the lack of atmosphere, and that that is increasingly influencing fans' decisions to stay away. At Man City supporters have "the Atmosphere Action Group"; at Newcastle, "Bring Back the Noise". The efforts of the City fans are perhaps paying off; at a recent home game a recording of the crowd in full voice was heard over the public-address system... SUSD would welcome the return of safe terracing along the German model, but recognise that most clubs would be loath to put the necessary investment into doing this even if the law was changed. We therefore propose that the authorities consider relaxing the rules and allow fans to stand in front of their seats in designated areas, preferably a lower tier, something that they have done without incident since seats replaced terraces. There have been unofficial standing areas for years – the Bobby Moore Lower at the Boleyn Ground and the Kop at Anfield, for example. It is no coincidence that these parts of the ground generate the noisiest and most passionate atmosphere. These areas survive despite initiatives by clubs driven by the local authorities and the Football Licensing Authority (FLA). Many in the media were moved to comment on the magnificent support Portsmouth gave their team while standing one wet, miserable night when they were on the receiving end of a 5-0 thrashing from Arsenal, yet such support used to be commonplace. The FLA are placing growing pressure on clubs and local authorities to ensure supporters remain seated for the duration of the game apart from at "moments of high excitement". Safety officers' definition of this term varies dramatically from club to club, with some stewards cracking down on supporters standing, for example, during a corner. This pressure has resulted in threats to close parts of grounds, while some clubs have had away ticket allocations reduced, dependent on the local authority responsible for the stadium. Tottenham recently banned some supporters for three games as a punishment for persistent standing; many others had season tickets confiscated and have been told they are no longer welcome at their club. At SUSD we've spoken to a number of people within the game, including club chairmen, safety officers and individual police officers, who back our objectives. Yet very few will allow us to quote them on the record as they fear a reaction from the FLA and safety authorities. Last season the managing director of a Championship club voiced support for our initiative and urged fans to do likewise. Shortly afterwards that he was told by his local safety advisory group that his opinions on the issue should not be aired. When SUSD met the FLA earlier this year, they simply disregarded our arguments by referring to the risk of fans losing their balance and falling: "because a cascade effect (or similar) has never happened, that does not mean to say it won't and we have to use all our powers to stop it happening". Sports Minister Richard Caborn stated that supporter safety is more important than giving us the choice as to whether we sit or stand. But surely, if the risk of "cascading" was so great, then every supporter in the country would be legally required to spend the entire 90 minutes stuck to their seats? Many grounds hosted rock concerts during the summer, at which audiences were not subjected to any of the regulations applied to football supporters. If even a small minority of football fans behaved in the same way as Oasis fans during their concert at the City of Manchester Stadium – climbing from an upper tier to a lower one, for example – then there would be calls for games to be played behind closed doors. We've been told by the FLA that concert-goers' "profile" differs from that of football supporters and a similar reason is given to explain away why some Europeans can stand: they supposedly have a "different supporting culture" to us. Simply, it seems that a concerted effort is being made to prevent this issue being debated publicly. If the game's authorities were to consider the return of standing, either by implementing our proposals or taking away seats that were simply put on terraces, they should look at a survey carried out on our proposals by the Football Fans' Census last year. Just over 1,500 fans from all clubs were surveyed and 88 per cent of them said separate standing areas should be created, with a further 24 per cent saying they should be mandatory. While such strong opinions are ignored by club officials who haven't offered a convincing argument in favour of the all-seat rule, supporters will continue to watch games in the pub instead. A total ban on standing can't be justified on the grounds of safety, crowd control or customer care. It is time to accept that the current regulations are unworkable and to allow managed standing in the most suitable areas. From WSC 226 December 2005. What was happening this month Having a say Adam Brown looks at how the political interaction of fan culture has developed since the disenfranchisement of the mid-1980s The year 1985 was a... As Leeds have lurched from crisis to crisis, outsiders have wondered why fans have not become more militant. For Duncan Young, it's because... Finding a voice If it all becomes too much, what can Leeds fans do? Rob Freeman looks at how they could really give Ken Bates something to think aboutThe past four...	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
* Changed * Bump terra-date-picker dependency to 4.73.1 to ensure onChangeRaw gets called when date is selected from calendar. ## 4.31.0 - (November 16, 2021) * Fixed * Updated so that onOnsetChange gets called when a complete invalid date is entered. * Changed * Updated wdio screenshots. ## 4.30.0 - (September 21, 2021) * Fixed * Updated several translation files due to feedback from the translations team ## 4.29.0 - (July 21, 2021) * Changed * Updated Jest command * Updated Jest Snapshots * Updated `terra-form-input` from `v3.0.0` to `v4.15.0`. ## 4.28.0 - (March 25, 2021) * Changed * Upgrade tests to terra-functional-testing and WebDriverIO v6 ## 4.27.0 - (January 5, 2021) * Changed * Removed reference to intlShape as it is no longer provided in later versions of react-intl * Fixed * Fixed broken links in documentation. ## 4.26.0 - (December 8, 2020) * Changed * Update wdio tests to remove deprecated Terra.it helpers ## 4.25.0 - (November 10, 2020) * Fixed * Fix new eslint rule error ## 4.24.0 - (September 29, 2020) * Changed * Updated wdio screenshots to fix main build ## 4.23.0 - (August 4, 2020) * Changed * Update jest tests due to theme change in icon. * Changed * Update changelog formatting ## 4.22.0 - (June 16, 2020) * Changed * Updated terra form dependency to next major version. * Disabled wdio axe color-contrast rule on placeholder examples for IE testing. This will be re-enabled when [issue #2992](https://github.com/cerner/terra-core/issues/2992) is resolved. ## 4.21.0 - (June 9, 2020) * Changed * Apply themes by context and directly include packaged themes. ## 4.20.0 - (April 28, 2020) * Added * Added `directory` as a sub attribute to the `repository` attribute in package.json * Removed * Removed "View Component Source Code" from docs in favour of source code badge ## 4.19.0 - (April 14, 2020) * Changed * Update wdio test configuration to use root wdio config ## 4.18.0 - (March 31, 2020) * Added * Added wdio screenshots for clinical-lowlight-theme ## 4.17.0 - (March 17, 2020) * Changed * Update docs to use mdx syntax. ## 4.16.0 - (February 18, 2020) * Added * Added upgrade guide for `v3` to `v4`. * Added clinical-lowlight-theme wdio config file ## 4.15.0 - (February 11, 2020) * Changed * Added logic to show default or `date` granularity initially. * Clear existing data when granularity is changed. * Set Onset date to first day of `month` or `year` as per chosen granularity. * Calculation for leap year corrected. ## 4.14.0 - (January 28, 2020) * Changed * Update copyright to include 2020 ## 4.13.0 - (January 22, 2020) * Added * Added orion-fusion-theme and generated the respective reference wdio screenshots. ## 4.12.0 - (January 7, 2020) * Added * Add upgrade guides to dev-site docs * Fixed * Fixed `age-field` misalignment in IE. ## 4.11.0 - (December 10, 2019) * Changed * Increased `min-width` of year dropdown to fit values and scrollbar. * Mark `intl` prop as private since it is retrieved from the context automatically by injectIntl. ## 4.10.0 - (November 7, 2019) * Fixed * Removed age granularity from being populated for age less than a week. ## 4.9.0 - (October 3, 2019) * Fixed * Unknown precision fixed to return blank onset date value. ## 4.8.0 - (September 26, 2019) * Changed * Minor dependency updates * Removed * Removed terra-i18n as a dependency since it is not being used. ## 4.7.0 - (September 19, 2019) * Changed * Bump terra-date-picker dependency to 4.0.0. * Added * Added en-CA translations. ## 4.6.0 - (September 6, 2019) * Changed * Blank Age granularity fixed to return a blank onset date value. * Replaced Object.assign syntax with Object spread syntax * Cleaned up imports in examples and test files ## 4.5.0 - (August 14, 2019) * Changed * Update tests for dev-site v6 * Updated package.json test scripts * Removed react legacy `contexttypes`. Updated to implement `formatMessage` to interface with `injectIntl`. ## 4.4.0 - (July 16, 2019) * Added * Added enumeration for valid age unit, granularity, precision, and precision set values ## 4.3.0 - (June 11, 2019) * Removed * Removed node_modules from .npmignore * Added * Documentation of violation scenarios. * Indicate in site examples what birthdate is set to. * Added legend and isLegendHidden prop to Onsetpicker field group. * Changed * Update tests for terra-toolkit v5 and terra-dev-site v5 changes * Update wdio spec to use Terra.describeViewports ## 4.2.0 - (April 16, 2019) * Fixed * Regenerated failing jest snapshots due to select changes. ## 4.1.0 - (March 26, 2019) * Changed * Update react/react-dom peer-dependency to latest stable minor release * Changed react-intl to be a peerDependency instead of a devDependency * Updated lower bound for react-intl to ^2.8.0 to be consistent with changes in terra-core and terra-framework * Removed * Removed peer dependency on terra-base * Removed baseStyles import from terra-base ## 4.0.0 - (March 8, 2019) * Breaking Change * Condensed onChange function props into a single prop that returns an Object for the onsetDate. * Removed prop `granularitySelectOnChange` * Removed prop `precisionSelectOnChange` * Removed prop `onsetDateInputOnChange` * New prop `ageUnit` * New prop `onsetOnChange` ## 3.4.0 - (February 26, 2019) * Added * Added en-AU translations ## 3.3.0 - (February 5, 2019) * Changed * Minor dependency updates ## 3.2.0 - (January 22, 2019) * Change * Dependency updates ## 3.1.0 - (January 17, 2019) * Added * Changelog dev site doc page ## 3.0.0 - (January 2, 2019) * Breaking Change * Updated to use new form inputs and selects to support blank defaults - issue #256 * Resolved crash from issue #396, now returns an empty string if date is blank * Condensed props for input/select id's to a shared base id value ## 2.15.0 - (November 21, 2018) * Changed * Minor dependency updates ## 2.14.0 - (October 2, 2018) * Changed * Formatting changes per eslint v5 update ## 2.13.0 - (September 5, 2018) * Changed * Bumped minimum react peerDependency version from ^16.2.0 to ^16.4.2 * Bumped minimum react-dom peerDependency version from ^16.2.0 to ^16.4.2 * Updated test screenshots including the datepicker component ## 2.12.0 - (August 30, 2018) * Changed * Minor dependency updates ## 2.11.1 - (July 25, 2018) * Changed * Patch release ## 2.11.0 - (July 25, 2018) * Added * Added `sv` and `sv-SE` translations ## 2.10.0 - (July 3, 2018) * Fixed * Lint in doc page ## 2.9.0 - (June 28, 2018) * Changed * Minor dependency updates ## 2.8.0 - (June 19, 2018) * Changed * Remove Base wrapper from test examples. Terra-dev-site wraps all test examples in Base. ## 2.7.0 - (June 12, 2018) * Changed * Conform to eslint updates ## 2.6.0 - (May 30, 2018) * Changed * Moved examples to src ## 2.5.0 - (May 22, 2018) * Changed * Minor dependency updates ## 2.4.0 - (May 1, 2018) * Changed * Run tests once per screen-size. ## 2.3.0 - (April 20, 2018) * Changed * Translations for nl, nl-BE ## 2.2.0 - (March 27, 2018) * Changed * Converted nightwatch tests to wdio ## 2.1.0 - (March 6, 2018) * Changed * Minor dependency updates ## 2.0.0 - (February 19, 2018) * Changed * Update to React 16 ## 1.1.0 - (February 19, 2018) * Changed * Minor dependency updates ## 1.0.0 - (December 9, 2017) * Initial stable release	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaGithub" }
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Q: Is a PCT required when taking 1-Andro? A: LG Sciences recommends taking Form-XT after your cycle. A: No, this is a product just for men. A: Yes, while this product is non-methylated (non-liver toxic), a cycle support can help you stay healthy and stop any other possible unwanted side effects. A: 1-Andro can be stacked with almost anything. LG Sciences recommends 4-Andro, 17-Pro Andro, or Epi-Andro 50. A major advancement in lean muscle building. 1-Andro is a widely used prohormone because of the lean gains it provides and because it doesn't convert to estrogen or DHT. IT converts to 1-Testosterone and is purely anabolic. This is the perfect product for a cutting cycle and the perfect product to stack with. Since the Designer Anabolic Steriod Control act of 2014, the best prohormones were banned from the market. 1-Andro is the best and most effective ingredient brought forward since then. The bioavailability of 1-Andro has been poor in the past, but LG Science's Cyclosome Technology now increases it to almost 100%. Benefits: The Long List of Results to Expect! Cyclosome Technology was developed by researchers at LG Sciences and it involves trapping hydrophobic prohormones in liposomes so they can pass through the liver without getting destroyed. These prohormones and testosterone boosters are poorly absorbed without protection, and now LG Sciences has implemented it in all their prohormones. Maximum bioavailability equals maximum results and performance. LG Sciences recommends that you take 2-4 tablets per day in divided doses with or without food. Do not exceed 4 tablets per day. Cycle Support: It's Non-Methylated, Do I Need it? Even though this product is not liver toxic, you should still take a cycle support supplement to avoid side effects. We recommend Blackstone Labs Gear Support. PCT: Do You Want to Keep Your Gains? You should take a post cycle therapy supplement after your cycle to rebalance natural hormone levels, reduce any side effects, and keep the gains you just made. We recommend LG Sciences Form-XT. Stacking 1-Andro: Get Even More Gains! Other Ingredients: Microcrystanline Cellulose, Phosphatidylcholine 75%, Hydroxypropyl beta cyclodextrin (HPBCD), Phytosterols, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, FD&C Blue#2, FD&C Red#40. PURELY ANABOLIC AND STACKS WITH ANYTHING.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
The conflict in Kosovo was profoundly about the claims of Kosovo Albanians for independent statehood, and the opposition thereof, by the Serbian government and local Serbs. This chapter argues that the international missions referred to "peacebuilding" to appease Kosovo Serbs, as well as "statebuilding" to appease Kosovo Albanians. In managing this complex interplay of forces, the international community deployed multiple fluid forms of intervention varying from extensive and administrative forms of intervention, to more supervisory and diplomatic forms of intervention. While fluid interventionism entailed failure-driven responses to local resistance, it also manifested itself as a by-product of transitional global order and the growing confrontation with dominant powers. Assembly of Kosovo (2008) Kosovo Declaration of Independence, 17 February. Available at http://www.assembly-kosova.org/?cid=2,128,1635 (accessed 20 May 2015). Collaku P (2015) Kosovo Feels the Pressure Over New War Court, 28 December. Available at http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-feels-the-pressure-over-new-war-court-12-23-2015 (accessed 23 May 2016). D4D (2014a) Ian Cliff on the Tuesday's Saloon, 23 September. Pristina: Democracy for Development. Available at http://d4d-ks.org/video/ian-cliff-ne-sallonet-e-se-martes/ (accessed 27 December 2015). D4D (2014b) Robert Bosch on the Tuesday's Saloon, 23 September. Pristina: Democracy for Development. Available at http://d4d-ks.org/video/robert-bosch-ne-sallonet-e-se-martes/ (accessed 28 December 2015). EULEX (2010) Programme Report 2010. Pristina: The EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo. Available at http://www.eulex-kosovo.eu/docs/tracking/EULEX%20Programme%20Report%202010%20.pdf (accessed 23 February 2016). Government of Serbia (2007) Address by Prime Minister of Serbia Vojislav Kostunica to the UN Security Council, 03 April. Available at http://reliefweb.int/report/serbia/serbia-rejects-ahtisaaris-proposal-un-security-council-and-requests-new-international (accessed 20 May 2016). Government of Serbia (2008) Decision on the Annulment of the Illegitimate Acts of the Provisional Institutions of Self-government in Kosovo and Metohija on their Declaration of Unilateral Independence, 18 February. Available at http://www.srbija.gov.rs/kosovo-metohija/index.php?id=43159 (accessed 14 February 2016). Newman E and Visoka G (2016) The Foreign Policy of State Recognition: Kosovo's Diplomatic Strategy to Join International Society. Foreign Policy Analysis. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fpa/orw042. Palokaj A (2013) Kosovo-EU Relations: The History of Unfulfilled Aspirations?, Pristina: Kosovo Foundation for Open Society. Available at: http://kfos.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Kosovo-EU-Relations-The-History-of-Unfulfilled-Aspirations.pdf (accessed 28 June 2016). Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2010) Inhuman Treatment of People and Illicit Trafficking in Human Organs in Kosovo, AS/Jur 46, 12 December. Available at http://www.assembly.coe.int/CommitteeDocs/2010/ajdoc462010prov.pdf (accessed 20 April 2016). SITF (2014) Statement of the Chief Prosecutor of the Special Investigative Task Force, 29 July, Brussels: Special Investigative Task Force. Available at http://sitf.eu/images/Statement/Statement_of_the_Chief_Prosecutor_of_the_SITF_EN.pdf (accessed 29 December 2015). UN Secretary-General (2007) Secretary-General's Statement on the New Period of Engagement on Kosovo, 01 August. Available at https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2007-08-01/secretary-generals-statement-new-period-engagement-kosovo (accessed 20 July 2016). US Department of State (2010) Report of Inspection: Embassy Pristina, Kosovo. Report No. ISP-I-10-38A. Available at https://oig.state.gov/system/files/141666.pdf (accessed 26 February 2016).	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
COLUMBUS, Ohio – After a lineup made up predominantly of reserves earned a road point to begin their MLS campaign, the New York Red Bulls quickly turned their focus to the Concacaf Champions League and an imposing opponent after a three-day turnaround. Three days after clinching a spot in the CCL quarterfinals, head coach Chris Armas started just three of the same players in a 1-1 draw in Columbus against Crew SC Saturday afternoon as a Tuesday matchup with Santos Laguna in New York loomed large (8 pm ET \| Univision Deportes, YahooSports.com). After the match, Armas said earning the difficult result while so many starters rested "with an eye on Tuesday" gives him "more information that supports what we believe," which is that his team is as deep as any in MLS. Santos made an emphatic statement in the CCL round of 16, thumping CD Marathon by an aggregate score of 11-2 over two legs. Defender Aaron Long said the Red Bulls – and their backline in particular – aren't taking the matchup lightly. Despite that, Long said "for sure" the team thinks it can win a CCL title, and said they're approaching the tournament that way. "As long as we're in CCL, I think that's priority 1 right now," he said. "We're taking it one game at a time and understanding exactly the demands of leg one in our building – every goal for us, how it counts, every goal for them, how it counts," he said. "[We're] understanding the discipline it's going to take, understanding our opponent, respecting our opponent and understanding that nothing is a given. Now five wins in a row, are LA Galaxy legit? Could Long be next RBNY center back off to Europe?	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
SERMON. I.* Concerning the Perfection of God. THESE words are the Conclu∣sion which our Saviour draws from those Precepts which he had given his Disciples of greater perfection, than any Laws that were extant in the world before. V. 44. I say unto you, love your Enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for those that despitefully use you, and persecute you. And to perswade them hereto, he propounds to them the Pattern of the Divine Perfection; telling them, that being thus affected towards their Enemies, they should resemble God, v. 45. Page 2That ye may be the Children of your heaven∣ly Father; for he maketh the Sun to rise on the evil, and on the good, and sendeth Rain on the just, and on the unjust. First, The absolute Perfection of the Divine Nature supposed; as your Father which is in Heaven is perfect. Secondly, It is propounded as a Pattern to our imitation. Be ye therefore per∣fect, &c. In handling of these words, I shall do these four things. Page 3I. Consider how we are to conceive of the Divine Perfection. II. I shall lay down some Rules whereby we may govern and rectifie our Opinions concerning the Attributes and Perfections of God. III. How far we are to imitate the Perfections of God, and particularly what those Divine Qualities are, which our Saviour doth here more especially pro∣pound to our imitation. IV. I shall endeavour to clear the true meaning of this Precept, and to shew that the Duty here intended by our Savi∣our is not impossible to us; and then conclude this Discourse with some useful Inferences from the whole. I. I shall consider how we are to con∣ceive of the Divine Perfections. These two ways. 1. By ascribing all imaginable and possible Perfection to God. 2. By separating and removing all manner of Imperfection from him. 1. By ascribing all imaginable, and possible Perfection to God; absolute and universal Perfection, not limited to a cer∣tain kind, or to certain particulars; but whatever we can conceive, and imagin to be a Perfection, is to be ascribed to him; Page 4 yea and beyond this, whatever possible Perfection there is, or possible degree of any Perfection, which our short Under∣standings cannot conceive or compre∣hend, is to be ascribed to him. For we are not to confine the Perfection of God to our imagination, as if we could find out the Almighty to Perfection: But on the contra∣ry, to believe the Perfection of the Divine Nature to be boundless and unlimited, and infinitely to exceed our highest thoughts and apprehensions. More particularly, all kinds and all degrees of Perfection are to be ascribed to God, which either do not imply a plain Contradiction, or do not argue some Im∣perfection, or are not evidently incon∣sistent with some other and greater Per∣fection. Some things may seem to be Perfecti∣ons, which in truth are not; because they are plainly impossible, and involve a Contradiction; as that what has once been, should by any Power be made not to have been; or that a thing, which by its Nature is limited and confin'd to one place, should at the same time be in another. These things in Reason are impossible, and therefore not to be sup∣posed to fall under any Power how unli∣mited Page 5 soever. For if we once ascribe Con∣tradictions to God, we destroy his Be∣ing; because then to be, and not to be, Power, and no Power would be all one. And then there are some Perfections, which do argue and suppose Imper∣fections in them; as Motion, the quick∣ness and swiftness thereof in Creatures is a Perfection, but then it supposeth a finite and limited Nature: For a bound∣less and immense Being, that is every where present at once, hath no need to move from one place to another; and therefore though Motion be a Perfection in Creatures, there is no Reason to a∣scribe it to God, because it supposeth a greater Imperfection. And there are also some imaginable degrees of Perfection, which because they are inconsistent with other Perfecti∣ons, are not to be admitted in the Divine Nature. For instance, such degrees of Goodness and Mercy may be imagined, as would quite exclude and shut out Justice; and on the other hand such a strictness and a rigour of Justice, as would leave no room at all for Patience and Mercy; and therefore such degrees are not really to be esteem∣ed Perfections. For this is a certain truth, that nothing is a Divine Perfection,Page 6 which evidently clasheth with any o∣ther necessary and essential Perfection of the Divine Nature. We must so consi∣der the Perfections of God, that they may accord and consist together; and therefore it cannot be a Perfection of God to be so good and gracious, as to encou∣rage Sin, and to overthrow the Reve∣rence of his own Laws and Govern∣ment. 'Tis not Goodness, but Easiness and Weakness, to be contented to be per∣petually injur'd and affronted. 'Tis not Patience, to be willing to be everlasting∣ly trampled upon. So likewise on the other hand, 'tis not a Perfection to be so severe and rigorous, as to smite a Sinner in the instant that he offends, not to be able to refrain from Punishment, and to give time for Repentance. The first Worship of the Gods is to believe their Being; next to ascribe to them Greatness and Majesty, to ascribe to them Goodness, without which there can be no Ma∣jesty. And we shall find all along in Plato, & Tully, and the best and wisest Writers among the Heathen, that they every where attribute the highest Excellencies and Perfections to the Divine Nature, and do steer and govern all their Dis∣courses of God by this Principle, that Perfection is to be ascrbied to him: And Page 8 whenever any thing is said of God, they examin whether it be a Perfection or not; if it be, they give it him as his due; if it be not, they lay it aside, as a thing not fit to be spoken of him. And in the Scripture we do every where find Perfection ascribed to the Na∣ture, and Works, and Laws of God, to every thing that belongs to him, or proceeds from him: Job 37.16. Dost thou know the wondrous works of him that is perfect in knowledge? And again, Canst thou by search∣ing find out God? Can'st thou find out the Almighty to perfection? Ps. 18.30 As for God his way is perfect Ps. 19.7. The Law of the Lord is perfect. I shall not need to consider particular∣ly the several Perfections of the Divine Nature, I shall only give you a brief Scheme and Draught of them. What∣ever Perfection can be imagined either in the manner of Being or Acting is to be ascribed to God; therefore as to his Na∣ture we say that he is a Spirit, that is, that he is not meer Body or Matter, because that would exclude several other Perfections; for meer Matter is incapable both of Knowledge and Liberty, being determined by necessary Laws of Moti∣on; and yet without Knowledge and Page 9 Liberty, there can be no Wisdom nor Goodness. We say of God, that he is of himself, and without Cause, and does not owe his Being to any other; and consequently that he is necessarily, and that he cannot but be, and cannot be otherwise than he is; for that which is of its self did not chuse whether it would be or not, nor whether it would be thus or otherwise; for to suppose any thing to deliberate or consult about it's own Be∣ing, is to suppose it to be before it is. We must say of God likewise that he is immense, and every where present, because to be limited is an Imperfection; and that he is eternal, that is, ever was, and shall be; for to cease to be, is a greater Imperfection than sometime not to have been. And then we are to say of God, that he is the Cause of all other Beings, that they are made by him and depend upon him; that he knows all things, and can do all things in the most per∣fect manner, by a glance of his Mind, and by the meer beck and nod of his Will, without long study or deliberati∣on, without laborious pains and endea∣vours, and consequently that nothing is exempted from his Knowledge, and Page 10 Power, and Providence, and that he administers all things in a way of Good∣ness and Wisdom, of Justice and Truth; and therefore all things are to be re∣ferred to him, as their last end. All these Perfections, and all other that are possible, we are to look upon the Di∣vine Nature as fully and immutably pos∣sest of, and that in an higher and more excellent degree, than our finite Under∣standings are able to conceive or com∣prehend. 2. As we are to ascribe all imagina∣ble, possible Perfections to God, so we are to separate and remove all manner of Imperfection from him. We must not obscure or blemish the Divine Na∣ture with the least shadow or blot of Imperfection. If we once admit of this, to ascribe any thing to God which argues Imperfection, we strike at the foundation, and destroy one of the clea∣rest and most essential Notions, which Men have of God. And therefore we find the Scripture very careful to remove all kind of natural or moral Imperfection from God. Gen. 18.25. That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, and that the righteous should be as the wicked, Page 11 that be far from thee; shall not the Judge of all the world do right? Deut. 32.4. A God of truth and without iniquity. Rom. 9.14. What shall we say then, is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid, far be it from him. II. Place, to lay down some Rules by which we may rectifie and govern our Opinions concerning the Attributes and Perfections of God: The best I can think of, are these following. First, Let us begin with the most na∣tural, and plain, and easie Perfections of God, and lay them for a foundation, Page 13 and rectifie all our other Apprehensions of God, and Reasonings about him, by these; and these are his Power, Wis∣dom, and Goodness, to which most of the rest may be reduced. Right Apprehensions and a firm Belief of these will make it easily credible to us, that all things were made and are governed, by him; for his Goodness will dispose and incline him to communicate Being to other things, and to take care of them when they are made. An infinite Power and Wisdom render him able to do all this without any labour or difficulty, and without any disturbance of his ease or happiness, as Epicurus would seem vainly to fear; who in truth did not believe a God, but pretended only to deny his Providence, and that he either made or govern'd the world; because he was loth to lay so much trouble upon him. Vain man! as if those things which are impossible and difficult to our Weakness and Folly, might not be infinitely easie to infinite Power and Wisdom. Particularly the Goodness and Ju∣stice of God are not so difficult to ap∣prehend, as the Disputes and Contro∣versies about them have rendred them Page 14 to many. When we consider infinite Knowledge and Power, we may easily lose our selves, and go out of our depth, by wading too far into them: There is something concerning these, that is un∣imaginable, and unaccountable to our Reason; we may not be able to under∣stand how Something may be produc'd from Nothing; because it argues such an excess of Power, as we cannot compre∣hend; but yet we are forc'd to acknow∣ledge, that either the World must be produc'd from Nothing, or that Mat∣ter was eternally of it self, which is e∣very whit as hard to imagine, as that infinite Power should be able to pro∣duce it from nothing. So likewise we are not able to conceive, how God can certainly know future Events, which depend upon voluntary and un∣certain Causes, because we cannot comprehend infinite Knowledge; but this we may easily be satisfied in, that infinite Power and Knowledge may be able to do, and know many things, which we cannot conceive how they can be known or done, no more than a Child can imagine how a great Mathematician can demonstrate his Propositions. Only this we are sure Page 15 of, as we can be of any thing, that no Power can do that which is evidently impossible, and implies a plain Contradiction. We are not able perhaps to reconcile the particular Providences of God with his universal Goodness, Justice, and Wis∣dom, because we cannot see to the end of his Ways and Works at one view, and see every part with relation to the whole; which would appear very wise, if we knew the whole series of things, and saw the entire design together, as God himself does, to whom (as Solomon tells us) all his ways are known from the beginning. So that however we may be at a loss in our Conceptions of God's infi∣nite Knowledge and Power, yet Good∣ness, and Justice, and Truth, are Noti∣ons easie and familiar; and if we could not understand these, the whole Bible would be insignificant to us. For all Revelation from God supposeth us to know what is meant by Goodness, Justice, and Truth: And therefore no man can entertain any Notion of God, which plainly contradicts these. And it is foolish for any man to pretend, that he cannot know what Goodness, and Page 16 Justice, and Truth in God are: for if we do not know this, 'tis all one to us, whether God be good or not, nor could we imitate his Goodness; for he that imitates, endeavours to make himself like something that he knows, and must of necessity have some Idea of that to which he aims to be like: So that if we had no certain and setled Notion of the Goodness, and Justice, and Truth of God, he would be alto∣gether an unintelligible Being; and Religion, which consists in the imitati∣on of him, would be utterly impossi∣ble. Now these being the most easie, and intelligible Perfections of God, by which he is said in Scripture to declare his Name, that is, to make himself known to us, we should govern all our Reasonings about God (as concern∣ing his Decrees, and his concurrence with the Free Actions of Men, and his particular Providence, which are things more dark and obscure) by what is more clear; and we shall find in Scrip∣ture, that in all these points holy Men do constantly appeal to these unquesti∣onable and intelligible Perfections of God. Wilt thou destroy the righteous Page 17 with the wicked? (saith Abraham) That be far from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the world do right? We may be mis∣taken; but God certainly knows who are wicked, and who are righteous; and he knows how to punish the wicked, and save the righteous: But we can∣not be mistaken in this Principle, that the Judge of all the world will do right. Thus Moses satisfies himself, and others concerning the particular Providences of God towards the People of Israel. Deut. 32.3, 4. I will publish the name of the Lord: All his ways are judgement; a God of truth, and without iniquity, just and right is He. This we certainly know of God. So St. Paul, Rom. 2.2. Thou art inexcusable, O Man! Whatsoever Excuse men may pretend for their faults, he lays down this for a Principle, We are sure the Judgment of God is according to truth. Secondly, Let us always consider the Per∣fections of God in conjunction, and so as to reconcile them with one another. Do not consider God as meer Power and Soveraignty, as meer Mercy and Good∣ness, as meer Justice and Severity; but as all these together, and in such a mea∣sure and degree as may make them con∣sistent Page 18 with one another. The great∣est mistakes in Religion are certainly sprung from this root, from separating the Perfections of God, and considering them singly, and framing such wide and large notions of one, as to exclude ano∣ther: whereas the Perfections of God agree together, and that is not a Di∣vine Perfection, which contradicts any other Perfection. Among men indeed an eminent degree of any one Excellency does usually shut out some other; and therefore it is observ'd, that Power and Moderation, Love and Discretion, do not often meet together; that a great Me∣mory and a small Judgment, a good Wit and an ill Nature, are many times found in conjunction: But in infinite Perfection all Perfections do eminently meet and consist together; and it is not necessary that one Excellency should be raised upon the ruines of another. And if this had been well consider'd, Men would not, by being too intent upon God's Soveraignty, with neglect of his other Perfections, have spoken those hard things about Predestination: for the Soveraignty of God doth by no means set him above the Eternal Laws of Goodness, and Truth, and Righte∣ousness. Page 19 And if this were considered, men would not, by poring upon the Justice and Severity of God, be so swallowed up in despair: for God is not so severe, but he is merciful to the penitent, and hath left a retreat for the returning Sinner. If this were well consider'd, it would check the presumption of those, who incourage themselves in sin, by fancying to them∣selves a God all of Mercy and Good∣ness; and because sentence against an e∣vil work is not speedily executed, there∣fore their heart is fully set in them to do evil: For it is not Goodness and Mercy finally to bear with and forgive obsti∣nate Offenders; but want of Prudence and good Government. Thirdly, Among different Opinions con∣cerning God (as there always have been, and will be in the world) chuse those which are farthest from extremi∣ty; because Truth as well as Virtue usually lyes between the Extreams. And here I will instance in that Con∣troversie, which has much disquieted the Church almost in all Ages, con∣cerning the Decrees of God; about which there are two Extreams, the one that God peremptorily decrees the final Page 20 condition of every particular person, that is, their everlasting happiness or misery, without any regard or consi∣deration of the good or bad Actions of Men. The other, that God decrees nothing concerning any particular person, but only in general that men found under such and such Qualificati∣ons shall be happy or miserable, and puts it into their own power to qua∣lifie themselves. Now he that is doubt∣ful in this matter, as every man must be that understands the difficulties on both sides, had best take up in the middle Opinion, that God decrees the final condition of particular persons with respect to certain Qualifications, which speaking absolutely are not in every Man's power; but yet, under the influence of God's grace, which is never wanting to the sincere endea∣vours of men, may be said to be in our power, in the same sense, as St. Paul says, I am able to do all things through Christ strengthning me: For besides that this in all probability is the Truth, there will be this advantage in it, that he that stands in the middle, is like to be more moderate towards the Dis∣senters on both sides, than either of Page 21 them will be to one onother; because the middle is not so far from either Extream, as the Extreams are from one another. At the worst, he stands fair∣est for an impartial enquiry after Truth, and when he has satisfied himself where the Truth lyes, he may more silently pass over to it, without any great im∣putation of inconstancy; which can∣not but be remarkable in him, who passeth from one Extream to ano∣ther. Fourthly, and lastly, Entertain no Opi∣nion concerning God, that doth evidently contradict the Practice of Religion, and a good Life, though never so spe∣cious and subtile Arguments may be u∣sed to perswade it. Truth is most easily seen, and discern'd in those Rea∣sonings and Opinions which tend to practice; because the absurdity and in∣convenience of them is soonest disco∣vered: whereas we cannot so certainly find out the truth or falshood of those Opinions, which speculative Men devise in their Studies, without any consideration whether they serve any real purpose of Life, or not. Men in∣deed are very apt to form those notions, which are most remote from common Page 22 sense and use; because more pains and wit are required to make them plau∣sible: but there needs no other Ar∣gument to make a wise man despise them, than that they are unprofitable, and signifie nothing to our practice, and to make men truly better. This is universally true in all kind of knowledge, but most considerable in the knowledge of God and Religi∣on; because that knowledge is of the greatest consideration. We need not scruple to admit some things, not so evident to Natural Reason, if we be satisfied of the truth of them, from an higher and more cogent Reason: As that God has revealed it, and said it; this general Reason may perswade us of a thing that is above and beyond Natural Reason: But we may not ad∣mit any thing for a Divine Reve∣lation, which evidently contradicts and weakens the practice of an holy Life; because this is the main end of all Di∣vine Revelation; and we know God, only in order to the service and imita∣tion of him. Let us then look upon all know∣ledge that contradicts practice, as vain and false, because it destroys its end. Page 23 There are many things that seem pro∣bable enough in Speculation, which yet we most pertinaciously deny, because they are not practicable; and there are many things, which seem doubt∣ful in Speculation, and would admit of great dispute, which yet because they are found true in practice and ex∣perience, are to be taken for certain and unquestionable. The 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, the idle Reasoning of the Stoicks, was a thing contemned by the wiser Philo∣sophers, as a vain and useless subtilty. Zeno pretends to demonstrate there is no Motion; and what is the conse∣quence of this Speculation, but that Men must stand still? But so long as a man finds he can walk, all the Sophis∣try in the world will not perswade him, that Motion is impossible. In like man∣ner, they that would perswade us, that men can do nothing, nor contribute any more to their own Sanctification, than Stocks or Stones, and upon Scrip∣ture Metaphors misunderstood, (as our being dead in trespasses and sins, and crea∣ted to good works) graft Notions which are impossible and absurd in practice, do not consider that the natural conse∣quence of this is, that men must do Page 24 nothing at all in Religion, never think of God, nor pray to him, nor read his Word, nor go to Church; but sit still, and be wholly passive to the operati∣ons of God's grace: but however this may seem plausible, and men may think they add much to the glory of God's grace, while they deny any power in the Creature; yet every con∣siderate Man will presently appre∣hend, that this is by no means to be ad∣mitted, because it contradicts Practice, and makes all the Commands and Ex∣hortations of God's Word vain, and to no purpose; because it destroys Reli∣gion, and discourages the endeavours of Men; makes them sloathful and care∣less of working out their own Salvation; than which nothing can set a man far∣ther from God's grace and assistance, and more immediately dispose him for ruine; and upon some such false Reason∣ing as this, the sloathful Servant in the Parable hid his talent in a napkin, and buried it in the earth; but when he was called to account, his excuse was not admitted, but he was cast into utter darkness. The two other Particulars, namely how far we are to imitate the Divine Per∣fections, and particularly what those Page 25 Divine Qualities are, which our Sa∣viour doth here more especially pro∣pound to our imitation, and likewise to clear the true meaning of this Pre∣cept, and to shew that the Duty here injoyned, Be ye perfect, as your Father which is in Heaven is perfect, is not impossible to us. Both these I shall refer to another Opportunity.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Romero Creations Ukuleles Strings 'n' Things KAMUKE HALL OF FAME All posts by:Cameron Murray Ukulele Stories: Andrew Molina When I first met Andrew in Los Angeles, he was just starting to make waves on the uke scene, but it was obvious he'd become one of the best performers around. He had a glint in his eye and the skills to back it up. Fast-forward a few years and Andrew has three fantastic albums to his name, as well as a brand-new online ukulele academy. We had a great chat about his musical journey so far and he gave me some valuable tips for players of all levels. Enjoy! andrewmolinaukulele.com https://media.blubrry.com/ukulele_stories/p/content.blubrry.com/ukulele_stories/EP_13_ANDREW_MOLINA_DONE.mp3 Category: PODCAST Tags: andrew molinaukeukuleleukulele stories UKULELE STORIES: TOM FREUND American singer-songwriter Tom Freund is a fairly recent convert to the uke, but he's making up for lost time. As soon as I heard his single Happy Uke, I thought it'd be fun to have a chat with him about it, and I was right! Over the years, Tom has collaborated with Ben Harper, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, KT Tunstall, Dave Matthews, Diana Krall and many others. He's also done a lot of work on TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Dawson's Creek, Parenthood, Las Vegas and Pete The Cat, and he performed with Graham Parker in the 2012 Judd Apatow comedy This Is 40. tomfreund.com https://media.blubrry.com/ukulele_stories/p/content.blubrry.com/ukulele_stories/EP_12_TOM_FREUND.mp3 Category: PODCAST Tags: happy ukekamuketom freundukeukuleleukulele stories Dhani Harrison: Ukulele Tuner Being Beatle George's son has its advantages, but also great responsibilities as a ukulele custodian. Interview by Michael Dwyer Dhani Harrison is on a mission. Yes, he's here to promote his new Fender signature ukulele: a sleek, ovangkol tenor that comes in two shades of blue with inbuilt tuner/pick-up and mystical fretboard inlays. But he's more concerned about the billion other ukuleles languishing out there in lesser states of repair. "Whenever I see a uke in a room, I always tune it," he says. "I went in a house the other day and I saw there was a ukulele on the side. And I picked it up and I strummed the strings, and it was in tune perfectly, which is rare… I was like, 'That person actually plays the ukulele'. "You can tell a lot about a person by how they leave their uke." It's fair to guess that Dhani Harrison had to leave home to find his first neglected uke. His father George, as the whole world knows, was a flag-flying devotee of the instrument in his post-Beatles years. "It used to make him happy. I think it reminded him of his childhood," his son says. "I think it started as kind of a childhood obsession with George Formby and wartime music, and how it was a happy thing. And then he started trying to be able to master all the stuff that Formby could do. And he got it. And he then became a legit, really good ukulele player." Young Dhani's first instrument was a Wendell Hall Ludwig banjolele with a white whalebone headstock. He remembers learning a lot of Formby songs — Auntie Maggie's Remedy, Hitting the High Spots Now, Home Guard Blues — "because that's all you can play on those things". "I wasn't approaching it from a Hawaiian mellow perspective. It was from a very rack and raucous, sort of vaudeville perspective." The Hawaiian connection came later, as the Harrison family increasingly spent time in Maui in the 1980s and '90s. As a teenager, Dhani fell for Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Gabby Pahinui and Bennie Nawahi, and so began his own journey as a musician. Dhani's Fender Artist Signature ukes As well as family friends Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, he's since collaborated with artists as diverse as Wu-Tang Clan, UNKLE and Pearl Jam — a connection his father helped facilitate back in 1993, backstage at a massive Bob Dylan tribute at Madison Square Garden. "Dad had to go and rehearse with Booker T and the MGs and he left me with Pearl Jam for the afternoon, with Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder," he remembers. "They were super nice and my dad thought that was funny because he knew how much I loved them." Years later, Dhani was touring Seattle with Fistful of Mercy, his trio with Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur, and decided to visit Vedder — by now one of the rock world's foremost ukulele aficionados and ambassadors. He wound up playing with Pearl Jam at the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, and at their 20th anniversary shows in Wisconsin. "I think the only time we've ever played ukes together was [when Vedder] was playing a solo show at Brixton Academy. I came on and we covered Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash on steel-string ukuleles. I remember really cutting my fingers on the strings because I always play with my fingers. "He has some kind of metal ukuleles with metal strings and all kinds of fun stuff. He's in his own ukulele world, I'm in my own ukulele world, but our mutual love for Hawaii, surfing and ukuleles is kind of the heart of our lives." So far, the uke has been a modest presence on Dhani's Harrison's records. Check out his soundtrack to the 2013 movie Beautiful Creatures, and the occasional track by his band, thenewno2. But "I'm sitting in the middle of tons of them right now," he says. "So the chances of them ending up on a piece of music is pretty high." Meanwhile, his advice to uke players — and not coincidentally, one of Fender's obvious strengths — begins with good machine heads. The old tuning pegs are charming enough if they hold, but too many new players are put off by the fact that they won't stay in tune. "If you've got crap ones, it's no fun to play whatsoever." And after the hardware is sorted? "It's really in the right hand where you can soar in ukulele, you know what I mean? When you lock it in the right hand, and you know you've got some tricks, like scissors and all that kind of stuff… [then] it's just practice, all the time. Play as much as you can. Take one with you, wherever you go, then you play it everywhere… And if you take two, then you can play with someone else." Funny. His dad used to say much the same thing. Maybe the evangelistic fervour is a tiny bit contagious. "Absolutely," he says. "It brings smiles, joy, heals, unites. They're powerful little things. In the right hands they're also very disarming. I think that's why they help unite, because people tend to be disarmed by them. You can't hate on a ukulele. Simple as that." Dhani Harrison's signature Fender ukulele retails in Australia for $549. Michael Dwyer is a Melbourne journalist and tenor ukulele player with The Thin White Ukes, who launch their second album, A Better Future, at Brunswick Ballroom on Sunday, August 29. Category: FEATURE Tags: dhani harrisonfendergeorge harrisonkamukethe beatlesthe thin white ukesukeukulele Review: Breezin' Along With The Breeze By The Ukulele Uff Trio I TRY not to be too effusive when it comes to reviews, but this album is a rare gem! Thoughtful arrangements, impressive musicianship and great production combine to create a foot-tapping listening experience. Based in Liverpool, England, The Ukulele Uff Trio has been wowing audiences since 2014. Breezin' Along With The Breeze is their second album and they've put together a diverse selection of 15 excellent tunes, most of them dating from the 1920s. Anyone who's already a fan of Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys, the Sweet Hollywaiians and Ukulelezaza will find a lot to like here. While the vintage Martin soprano of Chris 'Ukulele Uff' Hough shines through on almost every track, he's accompanied superbly by Dave Searson on guitar and Bill Leach on Hawaiian steel guitar. Singing duties are shared throughout and special mention must go to John Lewis, who adds some lovely, lyrical clarinet on Oh How She Could Play A Ukulele. Highlights include the jumpy Red Lips, Kiss My Blues Away, a pacy version of the English folk classic The Leaving Of Liverpool and Singin' In The Rain, which may as well be retitled Swingin' In The Rain, such is its inherent grooviness. For uke purists, it's hard to go past the two marches from 1893, Under The Double Eagle and The Liberty Bell, and the final tune on the record, Uke Medley, gives Chris a chance to show off his solo skills. Make yourself a cup of tea (or a dry martini), put your feet up and prepare to be carried away with the breeze. I guarantee you won't regret it. Breezin' Along With The Breeze is available on CD at ukuleleufftrio.co.uk or digitally at https://ukulele-uff-lonesome-dave.bandcamp.com Category: REVIEW Tags: kamukereviewthe ukulele uff trioukeukulele Ukulele Stories: Daniel Ho Daniel Ho & Cameron Murray at the 2019 NAMM Show in Los Angeles Born in Hawaii and based in California, Daniel Ho is a one-man industry. The talented singer-songwriter, producer, arranger, composer and audio engineer has won six Grammy Awards and shows no signs of slowing down…even during a global pandemic! In our wide-ranging chat, Daniel talks about the future of the music industry, gives us an insight into co-designing Romero Creations instruments, and tells us exactly what the ukulele means to him. And you won't want to miss his fantastic tips for players and songwriters. danielho.com Daniel on Apple Music Daniel's uke course at Musician's Creativity Lab https://media.blubrry.com/ukulele_stories/p/content.blubrry.com/ukulele_stories/EP_11_DANIEL_HO.mp3 Category: PODCAST Tags: daniel hokamukepodcastukeukuleleukulele stories 10 Tips to Help You Choose a Ukulele – by Ralph Shaw Photo by Chris Devlin If you are a fairly novice player and don't know about stringed instruments, it's nice to have an experienced player with you to help you choose your instrument. But that may not be possible and, ultimately, it is you who will live with the choice. So if you can do the choosing yourself, it promises to be a satisfying and memorable experience. Here are 10 basic things to help you be more confident with your choice. Remember you will be spending more time with this object than possibly anything else you own outside of your furniture. So don't be cheap. A great-sounding instrument can uplift you, make you want to play more and will make you sound good from the first strum. How much are you willing to spend? Or, what is the most you can afford to part with? Think about how much you spend in other areas of your life (like your car or clothes) and figure out what an appropriate amount should be for you. There are 3 main sizes of uke: Small = Soprano (or the slightly larger but less available Concert) Medium = Tenor Large = Baritone Try all three and decide which suits you best. This could be for physical reasons (large or small hands) or it might be the sound you prefer. Soprano and Tenor have the bouncy ukulele sound whereas the Baritone uke tends to be closer to a guitar – if that's what you want. Look closely at all the points where the various parts of the instrument have been joined. Check out the frets. Are they straight and cleanly inserted into the fingerboard or raggedy looking? If all the wooden joins are smooth and pleasing to look at, it's a visual sign that the maker has taken care. 4. Looks Does it look good on you? It's unfortunate but true that modern audiences listen as much with their eyes as with their ears. How your instrument looks will send a message to your audience about you and the music you're about to play. A beautifully inlaid uke will say one thing and a bright pink uke will say another. It's not really a huge deal though and, if you play well, people will eventually listen no matter what. Generally, I would say don't choose your instrument according to the colour, that is unless it also fulfils the other qualities you're looking for. With the uke facing you on the wall or on a stand, strum across the open strings. What does the sound make you think or feel? If you like the basic tone, that is a good starting point. Once you're holding it and pressing the wood with the sound-hole pointed away, it will sound different again. However, some instruments lose their tone when you play them. Find out if the uke holds the tone all the way up the neck by pressing a finger across all four strings at some of the higher frets. Does the tone still sound full and ringing or has it become dull? Does it feel good to hold while resting easily in your arms? If the neck and headstock are too heavy for the body, the instrument will be constantly tipping to one side. It's not necessarily a deal breaker, because you can use a strap to hold the uke in place, but is that what you want? A beautiful-sounding ukulele has great resonance. It sounds loud and full and the sound carries on without disappearing right away. This happens because a good uke is made from thin wood that is free to vibrate thanks to well-placed bracing (thin pieces of internal supporting wood). The physical light weight of your instrument is a clue that it is well-made and potentially great sounding. 8. Tuners Check that the instrument holds its tuning. The tuning pegs need to be sturdy and tight while also being easy to adjust. Planetary tuners with their hidden gearing (1:4) make tuning quick and precise while still looking like friction pegs. There is nothing wrong with good friction pegs either, so long as they stay in place and don't slip during the middle of a song or when you accidentally brush them with your finger. Guitar-style geared pegs (they may come out sideways from the headstock) work well too if good quality. 9. Intonation There are several ways to check intonation and I offer this one as a way of doing a quick and easy test: Tune the strings. Then play a chord like say G7, or E minor, and notice if the string that is not being pressed sounds in tune with the 3 strings that are being played as part of the chord. Does it still sound sweet? Next move the chord up one fret with the fourth string still open. How does that sound? Move the chord all the way up the neck one fret at a time, strumming as you go. Even the discords along the way will sound sweet if the intonation is good. If it gets nasty and jarring, it means that the build of the uke is poor and the intonation is off. You will never sound good with this instrument no matter how how much you practice. But keep checking the open tuning of the strings. New strings have a tendency to stretch and need to be regularly retuned for the first few days. If the strings keep going out of tune, this will confuse the above intonation technique. (It's worth noting that banjo ukuleles have a moveable bridge which can be adjusted to get good intonation. That is if all the frets have been well placed to begin with.) Find out what is available in your music shop within your price range and read reviews about the instruments you'll be handling. You might discover a fine instrument that is also a reasonable price. But try several if you can. Some companies can be inconsistent in their quality and two identical-looking ukuleles may sound and feel quite different. If you really want to get into research, then the variety of tone-woods, strings and building styles will provide you with a world of interest but essentially if you are happy with the sound, the look and the feel of your new ukulele, then you've made a good choice. This article first appeared in Ralph Shaw's excellent Ukulele Entertainer eNewsletter. Sign up for it here: https://ralphshaw.ca/newsletter/ Category: FEATURE PRO TIP Tags: choosing a ukulelekamukepro tipRalph Shawukeukulele UKE-IN-FOCUS: Martin Taropatch SUPPOSEDLY derived from a guitar-like instrument brought to Hawaii by Portuguese sailors, the taropatch is similar in size to a concert ukulele and has eight strings, arranged in four pairs. Although manufacturers such as Nunes, Kumalae and Oscar Schmidt produced the taropatch during the early-mid 1900s, it's generally accepted that the finest examples were built by C.F. Martin & Co in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, USA. The first recorded sale of a Martin taropatch was on August 9, 1916, and it first appeared in the company's price lists in 1918. Available in three styles of mahogany and koa, it didn't sell as well as Martin's easier-to-play, four-stringed ukes, particularly after the company released its own concert size in 1925. The taropatch was dropped from the Martin line in 1932. Pictured here is a Martin 1K (koa) taropatch dating from around 1929. The instrument was purchased in England in 1977 by Richard Maingôt and the case was made for it in 2004 by Cedar Creek Custom Case Shoppe (cedarcreekcases.com) in Oilville, Virginia, USA. "I acquired my lovely taropatch while I was living in Richmond, Surrey," says Mr Maingot. "I purchased it on the spot; an eight-stringed beauty without a scratch or blemish on her body. And what a tone! You are immediately transported to Hawaii when you hear this instrument." Some contemporary manufacturers, such as Kamaka, Lanikai and Kala, make eight-string ukulele variants, but none are quite up to the standard of the vintage Martins. At least not yet… Category: UKE-IN-FOCUS Tags: martintaropatchukeukulele Leave a comment Hall Of Fame: Eddie Kamae WHEN it comes to Hawaiian music, perhaps no other artist looms larger than the great Eddie Kamae. Credited as a major proponent of the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance in the late 1960s and '70s, he was one of the first people to treat the ukulele as a serious solo instrument. Born into a music-loving family on August 4, 1927, Kamae started playing uke when he was 15. His first instrument was a gift from his brother Sam, who found it on a bus he was driving for Hawaii Rapid Transit. "From that day onward, Eddie was hooked," says author James D. Houston in his excellent biography Hawaiian Son. "He just liked the sound of it, the size of it, the feel of the strings, the hum of the wood." It was another brother, Joe, who became Eddie's first teacher. Joe passed on basic chords and strums and soon his younger sibling was hungry to learn more. When Eddie turned 18 in 1945, he was still eligible for the draft and was sent to New Caledonia in the Coral Sea, where it was his job to pack up US military supplies for shipping back to America. With plenty of spare time on his hands, Kamae practised day and night and developed an impressive repertoire of instrumental solos. On his return to Hawaii, Eddie started attending weekend music sessions in downtown Honolulu. He received a standing ovation the first time he revealed his stunning solo tunes and it was there he met a fellow uke enthusiast named Shoi Ikemi. The pair eventually began working together, calling themselves The Ukulele Rascals and wowing the crowd with complex duets. Eddie was to get more time to practise when he was caught trying to pass off vials of cornstarch and flour as household medicine and was sentenced to three years in prison. "I didn't know how I was going to last three years in there," says Eddie in Hawaiian Son. "My uke was my companion and my way to find some peace of mind. Music got me through." With a newfound appreciation for Hawaiian music, Eddie teamed up with slack-key guitar star Gabby Pahinui to form a band and, in 1960, the Sons Of Hawaii was born. Despite Pahinui later leaving to pursue a solo career, the group went on to record 14 critically acclaimed albums. Eddie set up a production company called Hawaii Sons, Inc. and was among the first Hawaiian musicians to establish his own recording label. Outside of music, he and his wife Myrna produced a set of 10 culturally important documentaries that examine the history of the islands. Without Eddie's powerful impact, it's fair to say the ukulele would not be where it is today. The great Ohta-San was mentored by Eddie and Jake Shimabukuro credits him as a major influence and his favourite player. On January 7, 2017, Eddie passed away in Honolulu, surrounded by family and friends and while his best-known song, E Ku`u Morning Dew, played softly in the background. Mahalo, Mr Kamae. By Cameron Murray This article originally appeared in Issue 11 of KAMUKE Ukulele Magazine, which is available in the Store Category: HALL OF FAME Tags: Eddie KamaeHawaiikamukesons of hawaiiukeukulele Ukulele Stories: Janet Klein For Episode 10 of the podcast, it's my great pleasure to bring you an interview with the incredible Janet Klein. Since 1998, the charming uke-playing chanteuse and her hot band The Parlor Boys have been recording and performing rare and forgotten musical gems from the 1910s, '20s and '30s. During lockdown, she's been presenting her "Hit Of The Week" Parlor Party, an online hootenanny that features interviews with fascinating artists and historians, as well as plenty of fabulous music. I hope you enjoy our chat! janetklein.com janetklein.bandcamp.com facebook.com/janetkleinandherparlorboys kleinette.com https://media.blubrry.com/ukulele_stories/p/content.blubrry.com/ukulele_stories/Ep_10_Janet_Klein.mp3 Category: PODCAST Tags: Janet Kleinkamukemusicukeukulelevintage Pro Tip: Thumbing It, By Jason Arimoto Growing up in Hawaii, my ukulele journey began in the fourth grade where we first learnt our basic chords – C, F, and G7. My passion for the instrument developed a few years later during a resurgence of ukulele playing in Hawaii. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole had just released his Facing Future album, Ka'au Crater Boys came out with Valley Style and Pure Heart featuring Jake Shimabukuro and solo ukulele albums by Daniel Ho were looming on the horizon. The mid-'90s brought ukulele back to the forefront of the local airwaves in a stripped-down acoustic format where you could hear each artist hitting the strings and even breathing in the studio microphones in quieter sections. I would listen to these albums on repeat, inspired by their playing techniques, which I still use in my performances today. In middle school, I was thrust into a new world on the opposite side of campus, where the cool kids were ukulele players and they were playing all the songs I loved listening to on the radio. Not only were they having fun jamming, but people were listening – more importantly, girls were listening and singing along. Now my calling was clear: I would be a ukulele player. My ukulele at home was a Martin soprano passed down from my great-uncle, who had worn a thumb groove into the back of the neck in first position and had worn the frets nearly flat from playing. I set out on the daunting task of teaching myself to play, pre-internet. My cousin's friend, who happened to be a guitar player, helped tighten up the tuning pegs so they would hold their tune. My dad showed me how to tune the instrument using the piano and taught me the Hawaiian Vamp – D7, G7, C. My family helped me set up my first ukulele, but no-one thought anything of my new-found musical interest as I'd failed miserably on other instruments from a lack of motivation and practice. I would have to learn a few basics on my own before I would dare take my ukulele to school. This presented a few challenges: one, I didn't have a chord book, and two, I was supposed to be doing my schoolwork. I quickly discovered the best way to play in secret was to use my thumb. Using the side of my thumb as opposed to the nail made for a nice fleshy surface with a rich, mellow tone that was pleasant, subtle and quiet. It was perfect for late-night practicing propped up in bed when I was supposed to be asleep or studying. While practicing in secret, I surprised my parents a few months later by playing IZ's version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World off a photocopied chart from the Roy Sakuma school that I got for trading some choice baseball cards. Soon I was asked to play the song at every family party, wedding and funeral. The core of the IZ strum to me is the use of the thumb as a different tone in the strum. Many flashy techniques use the index finger as the main strumming finger – the nail on the down-strum produces a brighter, harder sound that sonically cuts through. The techniques I enjoy playing the most use both thumb and finger in the strum. The juxtaposition of tones helps to create a more sophisticated sonic landscape and in many ways is easier to keep in time. As an example, strum swung eighth notes using your index finger with down-strums falling on downbeats and up-strums on upbeats. Now accent the backbeat (beats two and four). You'll notice you have to strum harder in order to accent. This change in velocity of your strum creates an accent, but also adds another variable to fall out of time. Now add a downbeat/down-strum with your thumb on beats one and three while keeping the finger down-strum on beats two and four. The trick is to use the same motion for both the thumb-strum and the finger-strum and let the different 'picks' create the accent. The brighter nail sound of the finger on a down-strum will give you a natural accent without having to use as much effort. This translates to a more laidback-sounding strum and lets you play with more dynamic range because the thumb-strum can be made very quiet due to the fleshy nature of the thumb, while the nail of the index finger adds a loud and bright strum. Changes in volume and tone create a more textured sound, producing a more nuanced strum. This type of flow in a strum is one of the most magical sounds in ukulele playing. For people new to using the thumb-strum, I usually recommend two practice approaches for incorporating the thumb-strum into your repertoire. First, use your thumb on downbeats only. Start with the thumb on quarter-note down-strums, then incorporate up-strums with your finger. Next, practice alternating thumb and finger on quarter-note down-strums, then incorporate up-strums with the finger. The second approach is to use your thumb to play any of your go-to strum patterns. You'll be using the side of your thumb on both the down and up-strums for a softer tone on both strums. Keep your thumb parallel to the strings and avoid using the nail on the up-strum – think of the feeling of swiping a touchscreen with your thumb. This will also ensure your wrist is relatively straight on the strum, which will help to minimise tension and strain and give you an even, mellow tone. Using your thumb on both the down and up-strums provides a tactile movement that will help you keep time by allowing you to physically feel the off-beats when incorporating both finger and thumb-strums. I always use the example of listening to two very popular songs: IZ's Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World and Hey, Soul Sister by Train. One strum is nuanced with an interplay of all parts of the strumming hand, while the other has a more static feel. Both fit perfectly in their respective songs – the nuances of an IZ-style strum would be buried in a larger arrangement of a pop song like Hey, Soul Sister, but there is something beautiful and meditative about playing quietly and subtly late at night while propped up in bed using your thumb-strum on your ukulele. This article first appeared in Issue 11 of KAMUKE, which is available in the Store Category: PRO TIP Tags: jason arimotokamukelos angelespro tipu-spaceukeukulele This is going to be HUGE! Get in fast, friends, an Happy New Year! 🥳🥳🥳 Best of luck in 2022, Want to learn how to play like Andrew? Sign up for Just received a set of @banjoleletinman's new st Gearing up for next year's @melbukefest! It's Repost from @am_ukuleleacademy • In my new acade 11/11 - We Will Remember Them #rememberanceday #l © Kamuke Productions 2021. All rights reserved.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Before Juvenile broke nationally with the repetitive mumble-rap declaration of "Ha," he first tested the water with "Soulja Rags." In fact, playing to the recyclable economy of Cash Money Records, a big chunk of the song's lyrics found their way into "Ha." But Juve's character-driven writing was strong enough to justify reuse.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
APIN launches book on HIV/AIDS prevention initiatives To underscore its success in the fight against HIV/AIDS and contributions to public health in Nigeria, the APIN Public Health Initiatives, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) will, on Thursday, hold a public presentation of its new book, "Turning the Tide: AIDS in Nigeria." APIN, which began as a project of Harvard School of Public Health, is committed to fighting the HIV/AIDS scourge in Nigeria, The book documents its success in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria in the last 13 years. The event, which would have the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, as special guest, will hold at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, the federal capital. Speaking to newsmen at a pre-event media briefing, the Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Prosper Okonkwo, said the book presentation is not just a major milestone in the history of the organisation, but a demonstration of its success in its mandate to stem the tide of HIV/AIDS scourge in the country. He explained that the book presentation was coming after the release of the National AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) by President Muhammadu Buhari,last month. The report showed that the AIDS prevalence index had dropped from 3.1 in 100 to 1.4 in 100. Okonkwo said the HIV/AIDS scourge had evolved from state of denial to quality and comprehensive treatment and prevention. "The HIV/AIDS response in Nigeria has evolved from a stage of denial and complacency, through the establishment and implementation of multi-sectoral response, to the current state of scale-up of quality comprehensive prevention, care and treatment programmes for infected and affected persons in Nigeria," Okonkwo said. He added that the gains of this enhanced and focused HIV/AIDS programming were evidenced in the recently released reports of the last NAIIS, which showed marked reduction in both prevalence and burden of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. After starting as a project of the Harvard University School of Public Health in 2001, APIN became a wholly Nigerian international NGO with diplomatic status in 2008. Due to the US government policy to transfer ownership of its implementing partners, Harvard began the transition from 2010 and completed it in 2012, and, thus, APIN became the first indigenous entity to accomplish the objective of the US government. APIN now has wholly Nigerian board, management and staff and working in eight states of the federation. The organisation presently provides HIV care to more than 250,000 patients, representing about 25 percent of patients receiving Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Nigeria. Task force gives occupants of illegal structures 7 day ultimatum to quit Buhari salutes Ajimobi at 70 Ondo police deny suspects' death in cell NBM Africa to publish blueprint for strengthening Nigeria's democracy Again, rainstorm wreaks havoc in Ondo FG, NACCIMA hail Ugwuanyi for enhancing ease of doing business in Enugu Fayemi distributes 141 new vehicles to state officials Ganduje pledges free schooling for Kano children, Almajiri NNPC records N5.2bn trading surplus in August Ogun Commissioner-nominees: Osoba loyalists reject Abiodun's list Groups ask court to sack NDCC Interim Board members We must explore inherent potentials in Zero Oil Plan for export market – NECP boss Christopher Oji The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) over the weekend has issued...	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
The handicrafts in the district of Mayurbhanj (Odisha) were in a manner acknowledged as an important part of rich cultural heritage of this region. Handicrafts of Mayurbhanj are available in several materials and forms namely stone carving, stone wares, Dhokra, Brass & Bell Metal wares, Artistic Mats, Wooden painted items, lacquered toys, Terracotta, Sabai-Grass product, Cane & Bamboo products, Musical Instruments, Costume Jewellery, Folk paintings, Tassar Textiles. The dhokras are adivasis and like their counterparts in Dhenkanal and Keonjhar district and neighboring state of West Bengal they used to make metal casting items purely for house-hold use. They are a nomadic tribe and roaming about from place to place to find their living by marketing their products. A few years ago the primitive vigour and character of the Dhokra metal ware was discovered and there has since been a rising demand for these products. The major raw materials are natural wax from beehives fine wood/ charcoal and bell-metal etc., which are locally available. At present about 300 artisan are working in the trade at different pockets of the district. Sabai grass is grown in a wide part of Mayurbhanj district which is mainly used for making Sabai Rope. Sabai Ropes are mostly sold out side the state for use in weaving Charpai (Cots) and in paper manufacturing concerns. Sabai rope is also used in making Sofa sets, Chairs, Tea Poy etc. The main body frames of the Chairs and sofas are made in Bamboo and wood and Sabai rope is woven and coiled over the frame to give a finishing shape, which attains exceptional excellence. The civil Jail of Baripada is pioneer in introducing such Sofa and some other items namely Car mats, Screens, Carpets etc. In recent years utility articles like Dining mat; Fruit Basket/Tray; Flower vess etc. are produced by using jute twine along with Sabai rope with intervention of National Council of Jute Development. With grow-ing demand for Sabai grass furniture and sabai products, one training centres have been opened at Baripada by Director Handicraft and Cottage industry Odisha to train local boys and girls particularly from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe groups.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Derbyshire village murder victim named as wife of councillor - as he fights for life in hospital More than 11,000 children to receive school place offers Derbyshire County Council today (Monday, April 16) made offers of places to more than 11,000 children. Monday, 16th April 2018, 1:35 pm Updated Monday, 16th April 2018, 1:36 pm Of those parents who applied by the closing date, 94.5 per cent are due to be offered their first choice school. Overall, 99.1 per cent have been offered a place at one of their preferred schools. And of those who applied for a junior place by the deadline, 97 per cent will be offered a place at their first preference school and 98.4 per cent will be offered a place at one of their 3 preferred schools. Cabinet Member for Young People, Coun Alex Dale, said: "We're pleased that so many families have got their first choice school and I'd like to thank everyone who applied within the deadline. "Our school admissions and transport team have done another fantastic job of processing more than 11,000 applications and I'd like to thank them for all their hard work. "If you haven't applied for your child's primary school place please get in contact with us as soon as possible." The small number of parents who have not been offered a place at their preferred school have the right of appeal to an independent panel. Information on how to appeal is available online by visiting www.derbyshire.gov.uk/admissions. Alternatively parents can get information from our admissions and transport team by calling 01629 537479. This year 99.9 per cent of parents in Derbyshire applied for their child's primary school place online. Parents who provided an email address were due to receive an email about their child's place after 9.30am on this morning. Or parents can log on to www.derbyshire.gov.uk/admissions using their user ID. The council will post out letters to parents who didn't provide an email address. Anyone who hasn't already made an application should do so urgently by using the late application facility at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/admissions or Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190 between 8am and 8pm on weekdays (9.30am and 4pm on Saturday). Paper application forms are also available from the school admissions and transport team on 01629 537479.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Thread starter Ishmael badlatitude Does she have any evidence that he "colluded with the Trump campaign on behalf of Russia" because the actual Mueller found none. Former special counsel Robert Mueller pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump's characterizations of his 22-month investigation, telling lawmakers on Wednesday that he did not evaluate "collusion" with the Russian government, and confirming that his report did not conclude that there was "no obstruction" of the probe. "The president was not exculpated for the acts that he allegedly committed," Mueller told the House judiciary committee, adding that Trump could theoretically be indicted after he leaves office. "We did not address 'collusion,' which is not a legal term," Mueller added. "Rather, we focused on whether the evidence was sufficient to charge any member of the campaign with taking part in a criminal conspiracy. It was not." Mueller refutes Trump's 'no collusion, no obstruction' line 'We focused on whether the evidence was sufficient to charge any member of the campaign with taking part in a criminal conspiracy. It was not.' www.politico.eu Dog is hanging his hat on the word "collusion", and no one has been charged with that crime. To be fair, it really wasn't. To me, collusion suggests both parties are sophisticated enough to maximize benefit from the transaction. Or, at least make it comparable. In reality, the defeated ex-President and his campaign were duped. They were used. They were played. And, it seems Dog is okay with that. Just don't use the word "collusion". Yes, I know it's not a crime. Just be accurate. Not clear to me how they were "duped" "used" or "played" by the Russians but if you can make the case, fine, go with that. badlatitude said: Such weasel words. In America one does not need to be exculpated for mere allegations. Okay bullshitter. phillysailor Once again, Dog doesn't understand the difference between an investigation and a trial. Reactions: badlatitude No, but you'll admit it raises an interesting question. phillysailor said: Without a conviction, what good is an investigation? And yet, it remains the case that in America one does not need to be exculpated for mere allegations. Well, capitalism. That particular investigation made a profit of millions for us taxpayers! Swimsailor Well, Trump now has an actual conviction. Hunter still just has allegations. Yet you and the rest of the RWNJ'S have already convicted him. Why the double standard? Swimsailor said: Hunter has confessed, has he not? He's a democRAT! Sol Rosenberg said: He need not confess. He is a Demoncrat. That's all that is needed. benthivore I hope TFG doesn't start posting dick pics. Raz'r De Nile Blue Crab said: How would we know what it was? It can't see daylight anymore. But her emails. If Hillary starts identifying as non-binary, is it they emails or them emails? Doz emails. I'd go with them's emails. Possessive possessive. Reactions: Sol Rosenberg Heartening that Hunter's Laptop is all that MAGA seems to have. A pathetically small weapon for a revolution, even if completely true. Even if expanded to a bigger deal. I say we keep their attention on that shiny object for another 6 years. US ILCA 7 representative for Paris 2024 Latest: Bored Stiff	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
The Roe Generation The oppression of the People of Israel in the land of Egypt began with fear of their multiplication. Though this reproductive tendency was in obedience to God, it was viewed as a threat. When enslavement and bondage were not enough to suppress the People of Israel, Pharaoh turned to genocide and population control. One of the survivors of this period was Moses. We first read of him in Exodus 2. "And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. So the woman conceived and bore a son." (1:1-2). Through a series of providential events, Moses' life was preserved and he was not a lost member of his generation. One could be forgiven for thinking Moses was the oldest child in his family based on him being the first child mentioned after "a man of the house of Levi went and took as a wife a daughter of Levi." In fact, he had a brother, Aaron, whom we later find out is three years older and a sister who was already looking out for her little brother just after he was born. We later read that the man was named Amram, his wife was Jochebed, and their children were "Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam." Their children are also listed in this same order later in the official ecclesiastical record of the People of Israel. Moses definitely was not the firstborn, so why is he the first child we hear about from this couple? This could be because Moses was their first child whose life was threatened under this new regime. The children of Amram's family seem to straddle a generational divide between those who were born in a time when the blessing of Joseph and Israel in Egypt was remembered and those born after it was forgotten. This could also speak to why God uniquely chose Moses to lead his People out of Egypt. Aaron's life may have never been threatened by this oppression. From his very earliest days Moses had a visceral understanding of the oppression under which the people of Israel lived. Our country faces a similar divide today. January 22, 1973, the day the Supreme Court issued its Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions, marks a distinct generational dividing line between those born when abortion was illegal and those of us born when it was legal. There is a stark difference between one side of this line and the other. When my mom found out she was expecting me, three years after Roe, a nurse told her, "You know, you don't have to keep it." Well, she very much wanted to keep me, and I'm very thankful she turned down that offer. Generational transition is not new for America. President Kennedy was born in 1917, a year before my maternal grandparents were born. In his inaugural address, he spoke of how "the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, born in this century." Just as leading the People of Israel out of bondage was led by someone born in bondage, so too, leading America out of the bondage of Roe and abortion may end up being led by someone born after Roe—someone who has a visceral understanding of what it means to know that a third of this generation has been torn apart in the womb and disposed of as waste, and that the other two thirds were all one gruesome sales pitch away from destruction and never seeing the light of day. Tags: 1000, Exodus, Life Rediscovering the Value of Names Approaching God God's Empathy Congress Updates 9 Things I Love About Martha Seeing Thomas in Context Remembering Kennedy's Inaugural Address How to Lead a Soul to Christ The Random Things of God Demand Equality = Demand Power When Learning Requires Unlearning Two opposite ways to hit bottom Family Lighthouse How to be an exceptional contractor Understanding Compromise An Opportunity in Every Situation Where to find God's promised power The Future of Value, Shared Office Edition Year Transition Two days in one for Congress House vote scheduled for tomorrow on efforts to ma... Rivers of Pleasure	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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Once I was fully fortified again, I could continue on my journey. My next — and final — stop was (you guessed it!) Target. I ask you, is there anything more heavenly than that classic Target smell. It envelopes you into its web of seduction at every turn — the CDs, the school supplies, the straw hats! It's all so intoxicating, isn't it? PS… I love how you still read print mags. Die hard to the end! I love it! You're so right about the Target smell! Wow, I never realized it before! I'm very much that smell of Target is crack being pumped into the air, because the second I walk in I want to buy everything. I can only assume they put everyone in a drug induced state to get us to buy. You are adorable in that straw hat. Love it and love shopping at Target and Barnes & Noble.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Clermont Foot Auvergne is a football team from France, based in Clermont-Ferrand. The club was founded in 1911. The club is playing for the season 2018/2019 in the French Division 2. Clermont Foot plays their home games in the Stade Gabriel Montpied.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Inside the Mind The Human Brain How Jerusalem Syndrome Works by Katie Lambert Jerusalem Syndrome Profile People coming to Jerusalem often expect it to look as it did in Biblical times. They don't expect cell phones PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images "Samson" also happened to be a paranoid schizophrenic. So what's the back story of your average person with Jerusalem Syndrome? The majority of the people (about 80 percent) who get Jerusalem Syndrome have some form of mental illness [source: Kezwer, Lee]. They may already have some form of psychotic disorder -- "Samson" falls into this group -- or they may have some sort of personality disorder or fixation. A large percentage of the people in this group are Jewish, some are Christian and very few are Muslim. Local residents fall into this group as well. Jews with the syndrome tend to identify with Old Testament figures, Christians with the New Testament. Men identify with male characters and women with female characters. But the most interesting group is also the smallest group -- the people with no history of mental illness, who come to Jerusalem, come down with the symptoms of Jerusalem Syndrome and recover quickly. Some experts claim that this group doesn't exist, that no one without some sort of disorder spontaneously suffers a psychotic episode like this. But others disagree. Who gets this type of Jerusalem Syndrome? Men and women seem to get the syndrome in equal numbers, although some estimates skew the number toward men. The majority of people who get the syndrome are: from North America (occasionally Western Europe) members of a Protestant Christian religion in their 20s or 30s Reports indicate that people who come down with Jerusalem Syndrome had very religious childhoods, but renounced their religion sometime during adolescence or young adulthood. So what they expect when they come to Jerusalem is how they pictured Jerusalem as children, not a bustling modern city. Why is it that Protestant Christians from the United States are the most susceptible to being overcome by this sudden religious fervor? Bar-El has suggested that they're more susceptible because unlike Jews or Catholics, who have rituals, traditions and an intermediary to the divine (like a priest), Protestants connect directly to God [source: Lee]. Rituals may serve as something to ground a person -- the person can connect to God, but in a safe, prescribed manner, in a way that has parameters. Why the United States, Canada and parts of Western Europe? Maybe because religion has an uncertain place in the Western world today. Think of watching the news: On one hand, you hear about religious extremists carrying out suicide bombings in the name of a higher power. On the other hand, you hear about skirmishes over labels on textbooks denouncing evolution or whether you can say "Christmas" in a school newsletter. It seems to be a question of scale, and the modern, Westernized world doesn't know quite where to put its beliefs. For someone who grew up devout and steeped in the word of God, the world today doesn't match up to the tenets of the Bible. Perhaps he or she thinks that a return to the roots of the religion will be a return to purity and simplicity. For some people, a visit to Jerusalem turns their world upside down. But is Jerusalem Syndrome even real? Or is it just some disappointed people going a little batty on their Mediterranean tour? Study Solves Why Drinking Gives You the Munchies The Mandela Effect: Why So Many Recall Events That Never Occurred Science Is Finding Out Why Some Love ASMR Videos and Others Hate Them Try These 5 Daily Habits to Improve Your Life This Year How Dopamine Works	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Jesus Christ was known as the "Prince of Peace." He calmed the waves, angry crowds and aggressive signs of disease. Jesus' spiritual view of life enabled him to perform radical demonstrations of God's love. He was the ultimate example of maintaining peace. Christian Science is based on the teachings of Jesus and the Bible. Christian Scientists believe that anything can happen through closeness to God and constant prayer. Family dissension, political upheaval, and any type of unrest can be healed as Jesus illustrated. The daily prayer is said all over the world on a daily basis by thousands. It reminds one that if God's Truth, Life and Love are present then anything is possible to God. Sin refers to anything that is un-Godlike. It helps to quiet thought and listen for ideas and solutions coming from God. Oftentimes, through prayerful thinking, it seems as though miraculous things happen, but this is natural and part of God's law. We know that our thinking can influence and inspire others. Positive results can occur from dedicated prayer, and acting out in love rather than anger or frustration. "The rich in spirit help the poor in one grand brotherhood, all having the same Principle, or Father; and blessed is that man who seeth his brother's need and supplieth it, seeking his own in another's good." Listen to a collection of hymns and songs that speak to the power of divine peace in our lives and the world at hymnstream.com/peace. The musicians share their inspiration on this topic through hymns from the Christian Science hymnals and their own compositions. For more inspiring music, shop online at ChristianScience.com. Listen to continuous healing music.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
COMMENTS: The official name is "The Five Minute Puzzle That Might Take Longer". I've been wanting to make this since I played with it during the IPP29 design competition. The designer was coy, and I didn't receive permission until Nick vouched for me...so after long ado, here it is! 5MPTMTL is a tricky little guy, with a parity issue that I'm not smart enough to explain. Since it took me (a lot) longer than 5 minutes to solve, I suppose I'm not smart enough to decipher it either. Thankfully I am smart enough to make it, and the result turned out pretty well. Each piece signed and dated; 36 copies made for sale.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
That means in case you have the flu, a headache, earache, or anything of similar nature that will most likely disappear in a couple days, save time before going. Once the perfect spot is established, think outside of the box. This is surely an indispensable service for those who are house bound and unable to travel. Now before you start having suspicious thoughts concerning the effectiveness of generic drugs, you should read what the experts must say. Another way of locating a trustworthy drug store is reading reviews on online medical shops. People may consider utilising homeopathic treatments just since they're quite low-cost. In today's world, if you're using internet, it implies that you won't need to go outside for getting medicine. As with any career, salary is vital and pharmacist isn't exception. The types of medicine you get in Canadian medications are the same you'd receive in the event you purchased in your country. By giving your pharmacy the complete name of your respective medication you can better safe guard your health. Any reputable online business puts their shopping cart software on a secure server. This is often a common occurrence as January 1 kicks off a whole new year of pharmacy benefits and beneficiaries are kept in (with minor exceptions of course called qualifying life events or QLEs) until the next open enrollment season in November. The narcotics will almost always be kept in a very safe that just the pharmacist has access to. Then it lists 4 points which I am reproducing just as written:. Some pharmacies search for technicians which are self motivated and action takers.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
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Situated 37 miles inland from Germany's northern coast is the historic city of Bremen. Known partly for its significance during the second world war, during which time it was one of the most bombed German cities outside of Berlin, it's somewhat of a surprise that there is so much of its rich history still evident. But some of the city's most impressive architecture was, miraculously, left untouched by the thousands of allied planes that flew many missions over the strategic city. As such, Bremen's Altstadt has retained much the character that its centuries-old architecture gives it. Compact as it is, the old town can be reached on foot from the main train station in just 10-15 minutes, or by tram from the airport in a similar amount of time. The city's central point of focus is Marktplatz, a square enclosed on three sides by 15th and 16th century buildings that include the UNESCO world heritage listed Rathaus (town hall), and the Schütting, located opposite and the current home to the city's Chamber of Commerce. Set back slightly from the square's north east corner, as peering nosily through the gap, is the Dom, the city's sky-scraping cathedral. With its twin towers, finished in copper as is typical of the era for many high profile buildings and churches throughout Germany, the cathedral also acts as central Bremen's focal point for many miles around. Immediately to the south of Marktplatz is the quirky Böttcherstraße, with yet more old architecture towering both sides of the street – some of which has had to undergo bomb repairs. A few blocks to the east is the Schnoor quarter, a medieval district of old streets and houses that date as far back as the 15th century. Originally home to some of Bremen's poorer residents, the buildings are now used as outlets for independent retailers that help to maintain a highly unique setting. With items for sale that range from individually-made clothing accessories to fine chocolate delicacies, it's seems only right to spend not just time exploring, but also some currency as well. While the city centre doesn't have a particularly busy feel to it, there is every chance that narrow streets – such as those within Schnoor – can feel quite congested. Fortunately, Bremen has the perfect answer for everyone wanting to get away from it all: Bürgerpark. Measuring 2.7km in length and covering 202 hectares, Bürgerpark is a vast area of green space located a short distance north of the Hauptbahnhof (main train station). Marking the south entrance is a small circular lake, overlooked by a 70's style hotel, while further north within the park, there is a large children's area, a crazy golf circuit and a boating lake from which rowing boats can be rented. If it all sounds like there's little to do when the rain comes, Bremen has something to offer during the bad weather, too. Renowned for its production, the city is home to the Mercedes car factory, and the Beck's brewery – both of which can be toured. There's also a science museum located on the north-east corner of Bürgerpark, and is easily reached by public transport (for which a free voucher is given when checking into any of the city's hotels). Of course, there is no shortage of good pubs throughout the city, many of which also serve homemade meals that may reshape previously formed opinions on German cuisine. It's unlikely to be high on many people's list for a two-week summer holiday, but with a compact city centre that is so easily reached by plane or train, Bremen has all of the ingredients of a perfect destination for a short city break.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Paul's coaching me. We start this session with Paul discussing his proposed coaching process and then we talk about Mandyland. He helps me figure out some of the details and clarify some of the concepts. We cover why I did not feel inclined to be very niche-like with this podcast. Why cover the "why" of what I am doing. Paul also challenges me with the fractured aspect of my work as he tries to wrap his head around all that I do. I resisted it, as I typically do. He asks the questions I hate the most: What's the common thread? What connects all these things that I do? Jenn rants about her job for the first 13 minutes. So skip ahead if you don't want to hear that. We eventually cover topics such as leadership, managing others, reference letters, challenges of being a working mom, brining your whole self to work, working/busy too much, life in balance, being addicted to work.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
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Hi everyone, I'm Sairah Yusuf, the Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Generations For Peace. We've heard a bit about monitoring and evaluation on this blog – our Pioneers and Delegates have been doing it, and the GFP Institute takes a major role in it. And now, this Friday, a team from GFP HQ (including myself and my colleagues Nabila Hussein [Knowledge, Education and Outreach Officer] and Safiya Ibn Garba [Programmes Manager & Lead Facilitator]) will be heading to Kaduna, Nigeria, to assist with a set of five Participatory Evaluations. You might be wondering: "What does that mean? What is a Participatory Evaluation?" Participatory Evaluation is an approach that brings together everyone who is involved in a programme, and asks them to – collectively – come to an understanding of what happened and why. At GFP, this means bringing together the people who ran the programme (GFP Delegates and Pioneers), people who were participants in the programme (the Target Group), people who benefited indirectly from the programme (the Beneficiary Community) and other stakeholders who are involved in the programme. This is something we do at the end of each programme cycle. This approach has been selected by GFP because it has some important advantages. Participatory Evaluation is inclusive, giving everyone in the programme an opportunity to voice their opinions. Inclusiveness helps increase people's sense of ownership of the programme and its results. Participatory Evaluation also helps improve the transparency, accountability, and credibility of the programme – people know exactly how decisions are made, who is responsible for making them, and whether these decisions will be put into action or not. By involving everyone, Participatory Evaluation also helps capture important information that may not have been documented through other data gathering processes. Most importantly, the whole process offers an opportunity for collective learning for everyone involved. How do we do this? We plan to bring together everyone involved for a set of Focus Group Discussions, to share – amongst other things – what worked well in the programme, what did not, what unintended outcomes there might have been, and what changes should be made to the programmes in the future. Afterwards, everyone has the chance to participate in a Big Group Discussion to share their views with each other. Sounds intimidating? It doesn't have to be. In fact, over the next few days, we will be walking you through our Field Visit step by step, through vlogs of our preparations and progress, and a wrap up of the Participatory Evaluations as well. Stay tuned!	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
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Sandra Bullock explains new 'do: 'I feel like my hair was there to help me hide' New year, new 'do for the Oscar-winning actress. Sandra Bullock is sporting a new shorter hairstyle.Isa Foltin / Getty Images Dec. 18, 2018, 9:08 PM UTC / Source: TODAY By Chrissy Callahan Sandra Bullock isn't afraid of a little change, and she's got a fresh new 'do to prove it. The Oscar-winning actress has been sporting a cropped cut for the past few months and somehow, it's flown totally under the radar — until now. When Bullock sat down with TODAY's Hoda Kotb to discuss her new Netflix movie "Bird Box," the conversation quickly turned to the star's fresh new look after Hoda noticed the actress' shorter style. Sandra Bullock showed off her new 'do at the New York screening of her new film "Bird Box." Theo Wargo / WireImage "You know what they say, they say when a girl changes her hair, she's gonna change her life," Hoda told Bullock. In response, the mother of two laughed, then acknowledged Hoda's insight, saying "My life is changing so fast." Bullock has had long locks for many years.Dave J Hogan / Getty Images Known for her long strands — typically worn straight in her signature brunette hue — the actress said she's finding a shorter cut to be refreshing, in more than one way. "It's funny. I feel like my hair was there to help me hide. And I hide behind my hair. And when I did cut it, I went, 'Oh, OK, that's me. I can be this person now.' It's all about the hair," Bullock said. Bullock's new hairstyle looks equally great when worn curly or straight.Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images Bullock has been showing off her new 'do during the promo tour for "Bird Box," and she's ready to usher in 2019 with the new style. And if you ask us, Hoda summed it up best when she said, "It looks great!" Sandra Bullock talks 'Bird Box' and family time with her kids	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Meredith Pellon clasps her hands and looks down, movement stirring inside her before it escapes in clunks that still manage to have grace. She looks over an invisible ledge with ambiguous focus, as if she could be looking through a hole in the earth or a display of jewelry under glass. While held close at first, her popping has the quality of a VHS skipping, in the most pleasurable way. Slowly rotating, she builds tension by keeping her bursts of movement relatively contained. Relief finally hits when Etta James' "I'll Be Seeing You" starts playing, bringing an entirely different environment to the sculpture of Pellon's ideas. Her stances get wider, her feet start leaving the ground more often, she lifts her eyes and stretches her arms away from the grasp they once held each other in. Meredith Pellon. Photo courtesy of artist. 12 Minutes Max, Open Studio, Choreography, Etc., and now Performance Lab – the name has evolved, but the concept remains the same. On The Boards is dedicated to showcasing local artists' work (such as Pellon's) not only in the final stage, but also in development. Those selected for this session presented their works-in-progress "in the round," with an audience on four sides. Tension builds differently when WAREHAUS dance collective takes the stage. Clad in Adidas tracksuits, dancers Akeisha de Baat and Megan Hunter run their hands over their legs and arms. The satisfying "swoosh" sound of the sports fabric immediately awakens the senses. Assuming traditional warm-up positions, squeezing joints, and finding deep, preparatory stretches, the duet not only limbers up their bodies, but our perspective. Circling the space, their "warm up" evolves into more stylized angles, and moments of spinning that doesn't seem to stop. Sliding across the floor in their socks, I feel as if I could still experience this dance with my eyes closed, which is exactly what Hunter does next. With one sense gone, the two finally make contact and dive into a full bodied, half-blind duet. Lifts, assisted falls, flips, and weight shares follow one after another, without certainty as to who's leading. WAREHAUS expertly investigates how the experience of the senses changes when not all of them are available. Hope Goldman's work seems to cover all the senses, in all directions, shapes, and moods. Six dancers in red and blue pedestrian clothes take turns setting off a chain of events, over and over in Shoal. They stumble onto stage, inch with baby steps, rub their legs, reorient randomly yet organize thoughtfully at the same time. It seems as though every possible verb enacts in front of me, through different bodies, collectively, yet separate. A wonderful flurry of contradictions, her work utilizes unison phrase work, intensely internal gestures, and popcorn progressions to build a sort of society of movement. Goldman makes the appropriate choice not to include added sound, which lends itself well to the percussion of the quirky stomps and shuffles. Toward the end, it becomes hard to find a pattern as the group stands, kneels, and twists in all different ways. Yet in this moment of individualism, we see the group come together in a collective humanity, which we can sense was there all along. Photo by Shelley Rose Photography. Humanity combats an object, and the personal trauma it represents in the Naomi Macalalad Bragin's work. She stares down a violin, like a bullfighter across an arena. Her strained relationship with the instrument shows right away, as she prepares for battle by applying red lipstick. Sounds of a thunderstorm and dishes shattering rattle the space as she approaches and takes the violin out of its case. All hell breaks loose as she thrashes around, pantomiming through a classical piece, seemingly possessed by the violin. Broken is the story of Bragin's tortured background in growing up a competitive classical musician. As a street/hip-hop dancer, friction is created between her body's pathways and the Western history of the object she holds. At one point her shoulders quiver to the sound of a typewriter, and she mouths the words "her English never breaks," a reference to her harrowing experience as the daughter of an immigrant, removed from her Filipino culture. By far the most emotionally evocative piece of the night, Broken is an intimate look at Bragin's childhood trauma of cultural assimilation in her family. Performance Lab showed at On The Boards on September 20th, 2018. Find more about the program here. Naomi Macalalad Bragin will also be showing work in Solo: A Festival of Dance at On The Boards October 4-7, 2018. Find tickets and info here.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Originally out of Lahaina Maui, David left the islands to attend Adams State College. There he chased his dreams and competed against the nation as a Div. II collegiate wrestler. Watching MMA grow as a sport, the decision was made to walk off the mat and into the octagon. After 2 years of learning multiple martial arts, David became ranked #5 under the top amateur watch list. Currently living in Arizona, he is now fighting as a professional and dedicating every minute of the day to training in hopes that one day he will be a world champion. Souta Nardi is the grandson of Tsutomu Hanahara, a 1964 Gold medalist olympic wrestler and the first Non-Russian sambo champion during the USSR era. His father, Chris Nardi, is the first black belt under Master Luis Heredia. Souta has had a passion for Jiu-jitsu and wrestling since he was 3 years old. His goal in Jiu-Jitsu is to become a World Champion at each and every belt, compete as much as possible and to eventually share his passion with younger generations of athletes. As for wrestling, Souta dreams to join one of the best college wrestling team at Penn State University, become the best wrestler he can be and keep his family's tradition alive .	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in Harassment on Friday, June 29, 2018. You might wonder if Denver Police Officers have a favorite crime. Our experience is that they do, and Harassment is at the top of their list. It is written so broadly, that most any conduct which is opposed by another person fits the bill. By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in Fraudulent Acts on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. With Primary Elections just taking place in Denver, Colorado, we may see a rise in Voting Fraud charges. Voting Fraud can be intentional or accidental, but regardless of intentions, it is important to have an experienced fraud lawyer to help protect your future. By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in Warrant on Monday, June 25, 2018. Arrest warrants are useful for taking someone into custody if a Thornton Police Officer or Adams County Sheriff Deputy doesn't witness a crime. Warrants of this type are issued by a judge, upon application by law enforcement in a document called Affidavit for Arrest Warrant. The officer puts together a basic Affidavit and then takes it to a judge or magistrate to sign. In most Colorado jurisdictions the officer tells the judge what they want the bond amount to be, and judges almost always do what the officer wants. By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in Hit and Run on Friday, June 22, 2018. People that are involved in a Hit and Run will face serious charges in Adams County, Colorado. By law, a person directly involved in an accident is required to stay at the scene of the crime if anyone has been injured or if any damage has been done to the vehicle. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE / DWAI ROADSIDE MANUEVERS IN DENVER - YES OR NO? By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in Driving Under the Influence on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. On your way home from a bar or party, if you are feeling good, the last thing on your mind is a charge for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Driving While Ability Impaired, C.R.S. 42-4-1301. So, you need to prepare in advance for the best course to take if police pull you over in Denver, Colorado. By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in False Reporting on Monday, June 18, 2018. The most important thing is to avoid False Allegations in the first place. After hundreds of cases of people who are False Reporting and accused in Jefferson County Court, there are some common factors to avoid. First, avoid making women and girls angry to the core. For example many cases involve parents taking a cell phone from a teenaged girl for discipline, and the stepdad is suddenly accused of sexual assault. Second, Domestic Violence allegations come from angering an ex-girlfriend or spouse. Go slowly and carefully in breakups - not abruptly. Finally, don't marry, sleep with, or be around mothers with teenaged girls. You will get burned, as they are willingto lie if upset. They are missing the gene which stops them from accusing their biological father. Step-dads are always fair game to get what a teenaged girl wants. False Allegations. PROSTITUTION: PIMPING AND PANDERING LAWS IN COLORADO - WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in Prostitution on Thursday, June 14, 2018. By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in Sexual Assault on a Child on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. A Sexual Assault on a Child, C.R.S. 18-3-405, false allegation in Denver or Douglas County is about the most terrifying experience a person will face in a lifetime. Police and prosecutors know that it takes little more that the word of a child to win an SAOC case and to put an adult in prison. False accusations stem from America's strong bias in favor of kids and against the accused. Innocent until proven guilty, is a thing of the past. By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in False Imprisonment on Friday, June 8, 2018. Kidnapping and False Imprisonment are closely related in Jefferson County, Colorado. They differ based on the motive, type and length of holding someone against their will. A minor inconvenience to the alleged victim, will mostly be charged as False Imprisonment. A more lengthy or more complex and for profit holding of someone will result in Kidnapping charges. Let's compare these two laws. Colorado Kidnapping Law. Is Menacing a Domestic Violence Crime in Denver Courts? By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in Menacing on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Menacing can be used as a base crime for Domestic Violence, in Jefferson County, Colorado. In fact, we often see this connection. Usually, Menacing occurs after the breakup of a relationship. The man or woman starts issuing threats of injury if the other person does not restore the relationship with them or sees another person. By definition, Menacing involves any threat or physical action which knowingly places or attempts to place someone in fear of imminent serious bodily injury. This raises the question of whether a threat to harm in a non-serious manner, amounts to Menacing. By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in Child Abuse on Monday, June 4, 2018. In Child Abuse cases in Adams County, knowledge of Social Services' symbiotic relationship with police is an important fact you must know. Generally, in any Child Abuse case, social services (Adams County Human Services Center) is involved. If a child is an alleged victim of sexual assault in Thornton or Commerce City, social services will get a referral from police. If social services is the first to learn of the allegation, they will make the referral to police. These two organizations live off, and benefit from each other. Police want more cases to justify bigger budgets, and social services wants the same. Consequently, they love to work hand in hand and share everything concerning a case, including any interviews they conduct. By Terry O'Malley of O'Malley and Sawyer, LLC posted in Conspiracy on Friday, June 1, 2018. The Douglas County Definition of Conspiracy to Commit a Crime, C.R.S. 18-2-201, provides that "A person commits conspiracy to commit a crime if, with the intent to promote or facilitate its commission, he agrees with another person or persons that they, or one or more of them, will engage in conduct which constitutes a crime or an attempt to commit a crime, or he agrees to aid the other person or persons in the planning or commission of a crime or of an attempt to commit such crime." People in Denver, Colorado do not always realize that this means they can be charged with a crime they didn't commit. Helping out in any way is sufficient to be charged.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
A 2016–2017-es Ligue 1 a francia labdarúgó-bajnokság 79. alkalommal megrendezésre kerülő legmagasabb szintű versenye. A pontvadászat 20 csapat részvételével 2016. augusztus 12-én kezdődött és 2017. május 20-án ért véget. Részt vevő csapatok Angers Bastia Bordeaux Caen Dijon Guingamp Lille Lorient Lyon Marseille Metz Monaco Montpellier Nancy Nantes Nice Paris Saint-Germain Rennes Saint-Étienne Toulouse Tabella Osztályozó Az időpontok a közép-európai nyári idő szerint vannak feltüntetve. A rájátszást 2–1-es összesítésben a Troyes nyerte, így mindkét csapat bajnokságot váltott. Statisztikák Góllövőlista Gólpasszok Mesterhármasok 4 A játékos 4 gólt szerzett Kapott gól nélkül lehozott mérkőzések Csapatok régiónkénti bontásban Jegyzetek Források Francia labdarúgó-bajnokság francia 1	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaWikipedia" }
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The Candlelight Mandate & Moon Jae-in's Inter-Korean Dilemma Author: John Delury The question of the proper relationship between domestic sentiment and foreign policy is a vexed one. Historically, statesmen and strategists have tended to distrust or disparage the role of the demos in the elite enterprise of foreign affairs. In the immortal words of the then vice president Richard Nixon: "If we indulge in the kind of thinking which assumes that foreign policy decisions should be made on the basis of public opinion polls we might as well decide now to surrender our position of world leadership to the communists." Yet from even the most condescending foreign policy establishment perch, it is hard to dispute the significance of securing public support for key foreign policy moves. Nixon as president was fully aware of this, carefully stage-managing his most dramatic maneuver, the visit to China in February 1972, in a way that would maximize support back home. And of course, Nixon's loss of public trust over the Watergate scandal brought about the abrupt end of his influence on everything, including foreign affairs. Nixon's impeachment, after years of public opposition to the war in Vietnam, strengthened the view in the United States that unsupervised elites were in fact the worst possible stewards of the instruments of national power, and that popular, democratic checks were critical ingredients in wise and prudent foreign policy. Once the public is accorded a decisive role in foreign affairs deliberation, we have to grapple with the problem of determining what "the public" thinks in the first place. Who represents "the public"? How can we assert "it" thinks one way or another? What do we mean by expressions such as "the public seems to have changed its mind"? French theorist Pierre Bourdieu, for example, challenged the validity of statistical representations of "public opinion" based on polling data. Bourdieu argues that public opinion so constructed is an "artefact" of the pollsters, rather than a reflection of an actual thing in the world. Polling data creates a false sense of certainty about public preferences—the illusion of a static and knowable thing, "the public," where one does not exist. Despite the epistemological limitations and political biases embedded in the art of polling, public sentiment must be brought into the equation of foreign policy analysis. Particularly in a South Korean context, given the highly participatory nature of political culture, it would be foolish to adopt an elitist premise that the public factor can be ignored. South Korean president Moon Jae-in, for one, emphasizes the critical importance of democratic legitimacy and public input in all aspects of governance, including foreign policy. This browser does not support PDFs. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Join the team — We're doubling the team in 2021 and hiring across all departments. View our opportunities. VergeSense ProductUse CasesCustomersPartnersResourcesCompany VergeSense Closes $12M Series B Investment as Companies Prepare to Return to the Office in 2021 Today, VergeSense is pleased to announce that we've closed a $12M Series B investment led by Tola Capital. We look forward to working together to meet new workplace challenges in a post-pandemic world. "VergeSense is critical in the return to work and enables companies to break with the past as we prepare for the post-pandemic era," said Sheila Gulati, Managing Director at Tola Capital. "Our view is that VergeSense is ushering in a new era of real estate – one that is more technology enabled, more quantified, and more predictive, thus arming businesses with better tools to evaluate and plan their offices. This is all to the benefit of employees, giving them more safety, flexibility, and choice in their workplace." A Year of Change & Momentum We are honored to be serving enterprise organizations across 29 countries, including some of the top tech companies and financial institutions in the world. Over 26 of the Fortune 500 companies use VergeSense today, and the VergeSense platform tracks millions of data points across over 40M square feet globally. 2020 will be remembered as the year everything changed. COVID-19 forced a drastic reset in the way people work and how companies think about the office. Most of our clients are eager to return to the office, but recognize that the new workplace they create will (and must) look very different. From measuring social distancing to powering an agile seating program, reliable, real-time occupancy data is a necessity. Adding to our VergeSense family is a growing network of strategic integrations and partnerships. We are proud that our partnership ecosystem has doubled in the past 12 months, teaming up with some of the leading providers of workplace technology and strategy such as JLL Technologies, iOffice, Schneider Electric, Comfy, RICOH, SpaceIQ, and more. Innovation for a New Way of Working "VergeSense plays a crucial role in helping today's real estate managers answer critical questions in this very unpredictable time, iterate quickly, and model future space needs," said Eddie Kang, Tola Capital Principal and newly appointed VergeSense board member. "Additionally, given the employee experience is at the heart of a company, data is key in order for the C-Suite to feel confident in their real estate decisions." Our workplace analytics platform powered by sensor technology provides data and insights to help workplace leaders make informed decisions about their office space – like seating needs and capacity planning, office design, conference room and common area usage, and overall utilization of square footage. Over the last several months, VergeSense has developed new solutions to support businesses in today's climate, including our workplace re-entry solution and our next gen wireless sensor. "As companies evaluate their workplace strategy and embrace flexible work environments for their employees, data to measure and validate those decisions will be more important than ever," said Dan Ryan, co-founder and CEO of VergeSense. "We are excited to team up with Tola Capital." To date, VergeSense has raised $22.6M in total funding with previous investments by JLL Spark, Allegion Ventures, Bolt, MetaProp, Y Combinator, Pathbreaker Ventures, and West Ventures. Our mission is to create intelligent space where people can thrive. To accelerate progress on that mission, VergeSense plans to double headcount in 2021 and we're hiring across all departments. Positions can either be remote or based in one of VergeSense's office locations, including San Francisco, Mountain View, Boston, and Minneapolis. Check out our current openings and apply. How to Leverage the Future of Workplace Analytics The Future of Work in 2021: Our Top 10 Predictions Subscribe to VergeSense ProductUse CasesCustomersPartners ResourcesCompanyCareersPrivacy PolicyTrust Center [email protected]+1 (617) 618 5006© 2020. All Rights Reserved. Number of Desks	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
The insanely beautiful French alpine pastures provide ideal grazing ground for France's oldest native sheep breed, the Merino d'Arles, which is destined to be a favorite fiber among trekkers traveling the ancient transhumance between France and Italy. Long before the French Alps became the winter playground for alpine sport enthusiasts, they were the feeding ground for thousands of French sheep who vacated their pastures in Provence, where the summer heat quickly robs the land of fertile soil. Kirby Camino is like many ranchers in the West; his days are long, the tasks are endless, and the dollars are few. Kirby is a third generation Basque rancher trying to keep the farm afloat amidst a volatile meat market and well-armed barrage of energy companies, converting valuable pasture land into drilling sites that will ultimately make the land uninhabitable for sheep. Fully aware of the challenges of an uncertain future, Kirby helps to maintain more than 3,000 Rambouillet sheep that have garnered every award a sheep can earn in the ranch's 70-year history. Less than five years ago Janice Kissinger left her "day job" and launched a new career in the world of natural fibers. Using recycled Indian saris, Janice applies Merino wool to create finely felted garments into a line of soft, sensual luxury. Her business features a growing line of one-of-a-kind garments that masterfully blend tradition with talent. Astonishingly, each piece is individually sculpted, no sewing, no buttons, no hidden zippers are used in creating this apparel.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
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What will divide us next? Pat: --- Quote from: 3catcircus on November 04, 2021, 01:19:13 PM --- --- Quote from: Pat on November 04, 2021, 01:02:33 PM --- --- Quote from: 3catcircus on November 04, 2021, 09:21:44 AM --- --- Quote from: Rafael on November 04, 2021, 03:52:09 AM --- --- Quote from: Ratman_tf on November 04, 2021, 02:21:28 AM ---It's always boggled me that people put stock in government acting "better" than private citizens. We see the President, and congress, etc, flying about in private jets, enjoying health care perks, and making deals with corporations that secure their wealth and power while doing a half-assed job on the occasional project or plan that they campaigned on. This is my non-partisan critique of all government, not just "those people". Both parties are guilty, and both get re-elected because they've locked down the process where we nominate new candidates. Completely agree with you there. Government is made by people, and they are going to act just as selfishly as anyone else if you let them. Just take this story, from a year ago: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/congress-insider-trading-problem/608488/ But that's why we supposedly have a system of checks and balances in place. And if the system has stopped working as it should, then we need to adapt it so it works more efficiently again. If politicians are doing a "half-assed job", it's the public's responsibility to properly motivate them - for example, by reducing their possibilities to connect every decision they make to them making some sort of extra salary. That's what the democratic system is literally designed for. But isn't that the root of the problem? "The Government" or "The Company" is treated like a person without having the accountability of a person. No, the government didn't decide on something - the people elected or appointed or hired into that government made the decision. Likewise, a corporation didn't make a decision, the C-suite or board of directors made a decision or set a policy. The collective we need to stop blaming nameless, faceless entities and start holding accountable the people shielded by their association with those entities. Name names. Fire people. Try and convict people. Make it so that corrupt people will no longer see government "service" as a viable career. Make it so that sociopaths are weeded out from positions of authority in publicly-held corporations. It would help to have term limits for elected officials and it would help if interlocking corporate directorships were unlawful. The "company as a person" problem is overstated, and mostly a distraction. In some ways, a company is legally treated as a person. But only in a very narrow fashion, for specific reasons. And how exactly would you choose which individuals to hold responsible? Large bureaucracies, including governments and corporations, are systems designed to widely distribute responsibility. Some things can be pinned on specific people, but many other things are the result of systems in place that create certain outcomes, and it's not clear who created the systems, and even if it were they're often long gone anyway. The CEO and C-suite can set direction to a certain degree, but have to deal with a lot of inertia and can't just redesign the system from scratch. This is even more true in the federal government, which is morass of overlapping responsibilities created by accretion over centuries that allows blame to be shifted around like quicksilver in a beaker. (And I say that as a person who believes we should throw a lot more executives, and many, many, many more government officials, in jail. But it's not a solution to the underlying problems.) It's even harder to blame the voters, because any political system that's created will immediately attract the busybodies and other people who think they should have a say over what their neighbors are doing, and they'll immediately start tweaking the system to ensure they remain in power. They'll spend their entire lives doing this, making the system as opaque and murky as possible to disguise what they're doing. Conversely, the general public make poor watchdogs, because the improvements they can make in their own lives by learning all they can about the different candidates will be marginal, but require a vast expenditure of effort, thus leading them to the rational conclusion that it's in their best interest to throw up their hands and do nothing. It's not about "letting" the cronies and crooks in power get away with anything; it's that there seems to be no way to stop them, and all the sound and fury aimed in that direction amounts to nothing. These are all systemic problems, not personal problems. We can't fix the problem that corrupt people will be attracted to loci of political or managerial power, so the solution isn't just better people or a magically more attentive public. No, the real solutions have to be systemic. In this case, limit the appeal of government to the power hungry. Circumscribe their powers, by hard limits and massive decentralization. If there's less power in one place, worming yourself into power provides less benefit; and having to lobby 50 or 70,000 different governments for corporate favors is a lot harder than lobbying just 1. Replace arbitrary discretion and fudging with clear rules that are applied consistently. If your job is just applying rules with little leeway allowed, then you can't benefit by granting boons to your friends or further employers. These would be hard changes to make. It will require taking on the seemingly overwhelming number of people who screech when a single redundant program is threatened with excision, and the even larger number of moral busybodies who think they should be able to tell everyone else what to do. And even harder, it would require converting many of them. That's education, and the mission of a generation or two, not a quick fix. I don't necessarily agree. The collective we allows people to hide behind institutions instead of actively forcing them into accountability. As someone who works intimately with the federal government, I see exactly how federal employees operate. If 10 fed employees, 1 is competent and qualified, 1-2 are complete morons, and the other 7-8 are barely capable - to the point that contractors do their jobs for them while they perform the official but largely ceremonial duties. And I'm not talking about ambassadors and such - I'm talking about GS-12 to GS-14 or so. A contractor does all of the heavy lifting to, say, put together a study or report, and the government employee hits the "send email" button on it. Should that document get delivered to who it shouldn't (in a legal sense), the government employee isn't going to get in any trouble but the contractor would go to jail. That's the point - as you go up in power and influence in government or industry, there needs to be more scrutiny, not less. And it isn't a systemic problem - it's a character defect problem with the people that gravitate towards government service or float to the top (like shit in the toilet) into suites in industry. At a broad level, it's all because of laziness in pursuing potential empoyees, in getting political candidates, and in interaction with lobbying groups. People won't do the hard job of due diligence because they don't want to find out what might come up as a result. This laziness and fear allows the corrupt(ible) to make bolder and bolder moves the further up the food chain they rise. A guy who cuts a few corners as a middle manager ends up running Enron. A Hillary Clinton email server full of classified documents operating in a closet without an ATO is accepted. It isn't until they reach the point that their own praetorian guard stabs them that their terrible behavior ends. At that point, it's too late. Prevention needs to be the order of the day. The only way I know how to do that is term limits for the elected and preventing people from sitting on multiple corporate boards while employed in the c-suite of other corporations in a quid pro quo. The system is designed that way. Do you have a nonfunctional department, or is your department riddled with useless people? Can't fire them, hell no. The best solution is often creating an new department with some vague name and purpose, sending all the people you don't want over there, where they check in each day, check out, and collect a paycheck for the rest of their lives. While generating reams of paperwork that mean nothing and saps the will of anyone reading them. I am not fabricating an example. This is a serial numbers filed off version of a story I've heard from people in the trenches. The only solution is to shrink the bureaucracy. And the only way to that is to change the system, and change the incentives, to prevent the bureaucracy from ever growing to that extent. A few scapegoats won't change anything, term limits are one of those ideas that sound great, but have very little practical effect, and blaming it on laziness is absurd. Shasarak: --- Quote from: Rafael on November 04, 2021, 01:32:49 PM ---Oh, come on. Words do actually have meaning. And what you're describing is just another spin on the faerie tale of trickle-down-economics - just supposedly from the Moon, this time. And for that matter, if you're really regarding your personal understanding of "efficiency" as more important than constitutionality - then you're the totalitarian, not me. :P "Faerie tale of trickle down economics" answered in on easy to understand picture	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
C initingnan, Di Nakikita (Looking Without Seeing) is the title of CFA's documentary about children living a hand-to-mouth existence in the slums of Metro Manila, directed by award-winning filmmaker Clodualdo del Mundo, Jr. After its premiere showing at the CFA Lagerwey Hall on November 12th, a tour is being planned for previews of the documentary in schools, to be followed by forums where the issues of social justice and children's rights can be discussed. The video documentary tells the stories of six children whose lives, at first look, seem insignificant and hopeless, but in reality, offer more meaning and hope as they embrace their fate without question, but struggle to rise above their condition. As we get to see each subject's dire situation and witness the hunger, filth and pain, we see two sides of society: one that is selfish and indifferent, the other, brave and resilient. We meet Rose Mae, who desires to become a lawyer one day so that she can defend the less fortunate; Rachelle, whose pride is in her ability to perform advanced ballet techniques; Rey-Ann, who manages to be a consistent honor student despite skipping a meal or two during the day; Jomar, who wishes to give his family a more comfortable life; teenaged Jerome who finds time to actively participate in community programs; and street couple Manilyn and Niño, who make an effort to save money from their daily earnings for their children's future. The video was first presented last November 12 to CFA partners and various church, government and non-government groups working to alleviate poverty in the Philippines. Among the anti-poverty groups in attendance were: Pondo ng Pinoy Foundation, ERDA, Pangarap Foundation, KIDS Foundation Inc., League of Corporate Foundations, Para sa Bata Organization, Assisi Development Foundation and Philippine Christian Foundation. The documentary was produced with the support of Stichting Rotterdam in the Netherlands. A mini-photo exhibit was mounted at the CFA foyer while writer/director Doy del Mundo introduced the film and shared his experiences and insights during production. The audience shared their perspectives during an Open Forum session after the screening. Feedback was very encouraging as reactions varied from praise for CFA's efforts, admiration for the courage of the children, and tears of joy from those who were moved by the stories. Several groups have expressed interest in using the film for their own poverty awareness and education programs. To create a wider and deeper understanding of urban poverty, CFA has initiated discussions with schools to conduct a video forum tour starting January 2011. Interested schools may get in touch with the CFA Training Department at 713-2972.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
News & Reviews: Breaking News Coming Soon! Irish Backup Guitar with Flynn Cohen Learn to accompany jigs and reels and other traditional Irish dance tunes in the style pioneered by Irish guitar greats. Sign up for updates here. We're excited to announce that our latest guitar course, Irish Backup Guitar with Flynn Cohen, will launch in just a few weeks. In this new course, Flynn will teach you how to accompany jigs and reels and other traditional Irish dance tunes in the style pioneered by Irish guitar greats Paul Brady, Mícheál Ó Dhomhnaill, and Dáithí Sproule and used at Irish seisiúns. You''ll learn essential chord voicings and rhythm patterns, and we include practice tracks so you can work on your accompaniment with a melody player. Acoustic guitar and mandolin player Flynn Cohen has performed all over the world with many notable acts in traditional and contemporary acoustic music. He can be seen in concert with the American folk band Low Lily (formerly known as Annalivia), and legendary Irish accordion player John Whelan, as well as in duo shows playing music from his four solo albums. He has performed at the Library of Congress and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York City. A former guitar student of John Renbourn, Davey Graham, Scott Nygaard, and Paul Binkley, Flynn has degrees in music from Dartington College of Arts in Devon, England, and Mills College in Oakland, California. He taught for many years in the Music Departments at Keene State College in New Hampshire and Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. You can sign up for email updates about the launch of Irish Backup Guitar by submitting your email address in the form below, and we'll keep you informed about when you can sign up. We hope you'll join us! Tags: Mandolin	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
This is the ultimate collection of all Bloom merch, including the exclusive Bloom Book (Zine Edition); a 32 page photo book of never before seen images of Troye, created by Jacob Bixenman. You'll also receive a signed artcard! Choose any format of music to complete your collection. All orders from the Troye Sivan shop include access to exclusive content within the official Troye Sivan app. Curated by Troye, you will get access to exclusive content, first access to pre-sale tickets & VIP packages plus exclusive merchandise & competitions. THE BLOOM TOUR NORTH AMERICAN DATES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED (CLICK HERE) FOR MORE INFO. Please note: if you choose to purchase the exclusive white vinyl, your order is expected to ship in November, 2018. Bloom Book by Jacob Bixenman. A collation of never before seen images of Troye Sivan. Image of Troye printed on the front. BLOOM printed on the tips of the laces. A5 double sided art card printed with image of Troye. Upon order confirmation, you will receive a coupon code to access exclusive content within the official Troye Sivan app. Copyright © 2018 Universal Music Group. All rights reserved.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Latics land loanee Korey Smith flies Canaries nest Latics have signed midfield man Korey Smith on a one month emergency loan from Barclays Premier League club Norwich City. Smith, who will wear the No 23 shirt, steps straight into the squad for tomorrow's home npower League One match against AFC Bournemouth subject to Football League and Premier League clearance. Latics have acted quickly to replace club captain Dean Furman who yesterday joined Doncaster Rovers on loan. The 22-year-old Smith, who can also play right back, has already made a total of 104 career appearances for the Canaries and during loan spells at Barnsley and Yeovil. Smith made his debut for Norwich City in April 2009 and featured regularly in the team which won the npower League One title in 2009/10. In the first half of last season, Smith was also regular in the side which went on to win promotion to the Premier League. Smith spent the second half of last season on loan at Barnsley and was also loaned to Yeovil between September/December 2012. He has made 73 first-team appearances for the Canaries, 12 for Barnsley and 19 for Yeovil. Look out on the official website later for an exclusive interview with Smith who is pictured being welcomed to Boundary Park by Caretaker Manager Tony Philliskirk.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
>EP-51584 Changes in the Energy and Sodium Content of Main Entrées in US Chain Restaurants from 2010 to 2011 Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, v. 114, no. 2, Feb. 2014, p. 209-219 Posted on RAND.org on January 01, 2013 by Helen Wu, Roland Sturm Diet and Eating Habits, Obesity, Public Health, Access further information on this document at Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics This article was published outside of RAND. The full text of the article can be found at the link above. Did the energy or sodium content in main entrées from top U.S. chain restaurants change between 2010 and 2011, as restaurants prepared for new federal menu labeling requirements? BACKGROUND: The food environment shapes individual diets, and as food options change, energy and sodium intake may also shift. Understanding whether and how restaurant menus evolve in response to labeling laws and public health pressures could inform future efforts to improve the food environment. OBJECTIVES: To track changes in the energy and sodium content of US chain restaurant main entrées between spring 2010 (when the Affordable Care Act was passed, which included a federal menu labeling requirement) and spring 2011. DESIGN: Nutrition information was collected from top US chain restaurants' websites, comprising 213 unique brands. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis evaluated change across main entrées overall and compared entrées that were added, removed, and unchanged. Tests of means and proportions were conducted for individual restaurant brands to see how many made significant changes. Separate analyses were conducted for children's menus. RESULTS: Mean energy and sodium did not change significantly overall, although mean sodium was 70 mg lower across all restaurants in added vs removed menu items at the 75th percentile. Changes were specific to restaurant brands or service model: family-style restaurants reduced sodium among higher-sodium entrées at the 75th percentile, but not on average, and entrées still far exceeded recommended limits. Fast-food restaurants decreased mean energy in children's menu entrées by 40 kcal. A few individual restaurant brands made significant changes in energy or sodium, but the vast majority did not, and not all changes were in the healthier direction. Among those brands that did change, there were slightly more brands that reduced energy and sodium compared with those that increased it. CONCLUSIONS: Industry marketing and pledges may create a misleading perception that restaurant menus are becoming substantially healthier, but both healthy and unhealthy menu changes can occur simultaneously. Our study found no meaningful changes overall across a 1-year time period. Longer-term studies are needed to track changes over time, particularly after the federal menu labeling law is implemented. Key Finding There were no meaningful changes in average energy or sodium content in main entrées from top U.S. restaurant chains between 2010 and 2011. Although restaurants changed the nutrition content of thousands of entrées, those changes included both increases and decreases in energy and sodium content. Author Statement Across the restaurant industry, there was a pattern of one step forward, one step back. Restaurants make changes to their menus regularly, but they may make both healthy and unhealthy changes simultaneously. This study provided objective evidence that overall, we did not see a new wave of healthier entrées come in to replace less healthy ones. The urgency of the U.S. obesity epidemic requires a much larger and faster rate of change in the food environment, including and extending well beyond the restaurant setting. This report is part of the RAND Corporation external publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations. Copyright: The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Publisher: Elsevier Inc Availability: Non-RAND Document Number: EP-51584 Series: External Publications Diet and Eating Habits	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Meet the Ushers. (By the way, this name is no accident). The parents, Ted and Biddy. Grandma Martha. The three kids, William, Amy and Sam. Just a normal, middle class family gathered around the table on Christmas Day. Until they start dying very violent deaths. One by one. As secrets and resentments boil to the surface, it becomes clear there's more than one Usher with a motive for killing off the others. But in the end, the truth turns out to be far more shocking than anyone in the ill-fated family could have imagined. The cover is by Lee Bermejo, and according to Amazon, the book is due in October.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
By Denise Thornton on September 23, 2011 • ( 2 Comments ) WISCONSINITES HAVE MIXED VIEWS ON ETHANOL I have ambivalent feelings about biofuels in general. It doesn't seem like a magic bullet to me, and I read that putting cropland into biofuel production will likely increase hunger in an increasingly hungry world so that a minority can continue tooling about in their fuel-powered lives. So, I read this new study from UW-Madison with interest, and pass it along. A majority of Wisconsinites support the use of ethanol blends if it keeps dollars and jobs in the United States and reduces air pollution, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers. I wonder what this car runs on. (photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/denverjeffrey/226550746/ But that support dropped substantially if those surveyed were told that ethanol could harm their engine or reduce gas mileage. About two-thirds said they would not support ethanol under these conditions. It is generally believed that ethanol will not hurt newer engines, but studies have shown that it will cause minimal reductions in mileage compared to gasoline. "Understandably, this poll indicates mixed attitudes toward the pros and cons of ethanol," says Bret Shaw, assistant professor of life sciences communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and environmental communication specialist for UW-Extension. Respondents' actual knowledge about ethanol was also mixed. While ethanol does, in fact, burn cleaner than gasoline, only 53 percent believed this to be the case, while 41 percent thought the two were about the same and 6 percent believed ethanol burns dirtier that gasoline. Asked about ethanol's impact on the environment, 41 percent believed that it causes less damage than gasoline, 15 percent thought ethanol was more damaging and 44 percent believe the two were about the same. There is debate among scientists and industry groups on this question. Although ethanol burns cleaner, detractors argue that its environmental benefits are overstated because demand for crops needed to produce it may accelerate the conversion of forests and other natural, carbon-absorbing ecosystems to farmland. Ethanol can be produced from renewable agricultural products, such as wood chips. Read more: http://www.transportation.anl.gov. (photo credit: Argonne National Laboratory.) The survey found considerable doubt about ethanol's economic benefits. Only 43 percent believed domestically produced ethanol increases U.S. jobs, while 46 percent thought it would have no effect and 10 percent believed ethanol use would decrease jobs. Similarly, relatively few respondents thought ethanol would decrease their own fuel costs. Thirty-one percent thought it would boost the price at the pump, 41 percent said that it has no impact and 28 percent believed it lowers pump prices. Ethanol blends are generally thought to decrease fuel prices at the pump for Wisconsin consumers. Overall, support for ethanol was highest among people who were younger, more educated, Democrats and those living in a county where an active biofuels plant was located. Respondents were interviewed in June and July as part of the most recent UW-Madison Badger Poll. Data was collected from 556 persons chosen at random within households with landline telephones. The overall response rate for the survey is 39.6 percent with a 4.2 percent margin of error. The analysis was conducted by Bret Shaw and Michael Cacciatore, doctoral student the UW-Madison Department of Life Sciences Communication. What do you thing about ethanol and biofuel in general? I'd really like to know. WHAT GARDENERS ARE GROWING AND WHY MARK BITTMAN'S RECIPE FOR SUSTAINABILITY Here in Latvia, many open fields are returning to forest due to underuse. Farming is just not earning enough to keep people on the land. If ethanol can be made from the willow and alder that seems to be growing up then that might be one way of using under utilised land, or if it can be made from grasses then that would keep the open nature of the landscape and help farmers and those not actively farming to earn something. The only problem is that I suspect that what would happen is big companies would buy up the under used land and locals would hardly see a penny of it. Yes, that's the challenge. I don't think turning willows into fuel is a cottage industry. If it takes a big investment to get started, then it's going to be run by big industry with absolutely no concern for the welfare of anyone but stockholders. And we are getting an up close and personal look at how that kind of management tends to work out.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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Seminars and Keynote Speaking Let our experiences help shape your future. Nancy Varallo, RDR, CRR, FAPR Nancy Varallo is a Registered Diplomate Reporter and Certified Realtime Reporter. She began her court reporting career as a freelancer in 1979. In 2001 she founded The Varallo Group, which offers a unique suite of services designed to help court reporters and firm owners achieve business success. Nancy is also a founding member and Executive Director of Project Steno. [email protected] Read More about Nancy Varallo is a marquee name in court reporting, with a rich and proud history dating back to 1937. Nancy, a court reporter, educator, and business owner, carries on the Varallo tradition of excellence with her company's longstanding commitment to time-honored values of quality, service and accountability. She believes in life-long learning and volunteerism. Nancy received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Court Reporters Association in the summer of 2017. 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Do you have great ideas to move your career or business forward but need a plan to accomplish your goals? How will you make your ideas a reality? Nancy Varallo, Executive Director of Project Steno and owner of The Varallo Group, will take you through a step-by-step process to plan strategically for your personal future. Don't wait for tomorrow. Be ready today. The Business of Customer Service (1.0 hours) When you're down in the weeds, taking down rapid-fire Q & A, getting out transcripts, scheduling your book, it's easy to forget we are first and foremost in the business of customer service. Nancy Varallo, Executive Director of Project Steno and owner of The Varallo Group, puts into a service perspective the overlapping relationships that converge in courts, in agencies, with employees and customers. Who's the client in your relationship(s)? How do you satisfy everyone's expectations? Gain insight into doing just that. What did you say the last time you were asked, "Why don't they just use tape recorders?" or "Won't you be replaced soon?" Don't you love those questions? Inquiring minds will want to know, so this timely seminar will help you craft the perfect rejoinder. Each of the speakers on our panel has had to deal with these questions – and other thorny ones as well. "Why are there so many mistakes in those captions?" We'll bring the questions we've heard, you bring yours, and together we'll fashion some spot-on answers. We'll keep it light, we'll keep it witty (we hope). Next time you're asked, you'll be able to smile and confidently reply, "I'm glad you asked!" Download Nancy's CV Realtime Tips and Tricks to Make your Workday Easier (2.5 or 3.0 hours) Our fast-paced court reporting world demands that we write smarter. Ed Varallo, six-time NCRA speed contest champion, will outline his systematic approach to writing shorthand which is designed to require less physical effort, produce better realtime output, and thus reduce editing/scoping time. Ed will share his tips and techniques that will set you on the path to unleash the Realtime Superstar inside you! It's easier than you might think! Creating the Demand for Draft Transcripts (1.0 hours) To be truly realtime capable – able to turn out fast, accurate drafts and fast certified transcripts – we need to write smarter. We have to write fast, with clean notes, for hours on end — and then turn out a fast draft transcript on demand. No demand for realtime services in your area? Ed Varallo, six-time NCRA speed contest champion, will share with you his tips and techniques to create the demand for rough draft transcripts. Delivery by dinnertime, not bedtime, is what your clients need. Learn how to provide this valuable service and increase your bottom line. How to Pass a Test (1.0 hours) Everyone is nervous on test day. You can't banish nervousness. The trick is to write well despite being nervous — and you can do that! Let six-time National Speed Contest Champion Ed Varallo (no stranger to test day nerves!) describe for you the several simple, common-sense techniques he has discovered that allow you to be at your best on test day — no matter what! Schedule with Nancy and Ed Event City Event State	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
Reason 1: They're the lazy man's computer. People talk of mobiles as being the lazy man's computer because you always have your phone on you 24 hours a day and it's much quicker to quickly search for something than to power up a computer. However, with their small screens, mobiles aren't the most pleasant way to experience websites, to look at something with friends/colleagues, to view larger amounts of information, to read an e-book, etc. Yes I know mobiles are portable computers too but once again they lack that larger screen which is necessary for so many things. I was in a coffee shop yesterday and a group of students were sat at the table next to me. One of them had an iPad and was using it to show his friends various things. It became a social experience which would be much more difficult on a small screen. Within the business world, tablets provide a more portable, more impactful means to showcase work to clients. Tablet sales rose an incredible 60% in the first quarter this year for Verizon Wireless. Children love touching and interacting with things directly so tablets are ideal for engaging them and helping them to learn whilst also having fun. Research by Nielsen found nearly 70 percent of children in households with tablets use them and they are often used outside of the home to keep children entertained on journeys. The price is incredible. Cheaper than the average smartphone and computer. With offers like the one below surely Tablet growth is set to soar!	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Carefully remove all packaging from your flowers. Do not remove the string or elastic from a hand-tied bouquet as this is holding the bouquet together in its arranged shape. This can be removed once the flowers are in the vase. Cut approx. 2-3cm at an angle with a sharp pair of scissors, secateurs or knife from the base of each stem. Cutting at an angle will result in a larger surface area from which your flowers can drink. Remove any leaves from the stems that will be below the waterline in the vase. Place the bouquet in a clean vase filled with fresh water preferably on room temperature. Add the flower food following the instructions on the sachet. Arrange your flowers in your vase and display somewhere away from draughts, direct sunlight, heat sources and ripening fruit – all of these factors affect how long your flowers will last. Re-cut the stems every 3 days and change the water. Top up the vase water when necessary. The flowers has been hand arranged in an oasis block, please do not remove stems from the foam. On arrival, check that the block is moist. To prolong the life of your arrangement add water into the container every 2 to 3 days. If you wish you can keep flowers in the original packaging but make sure you top up arrangement with fresh water every 2-3 days. For the best results we recommend you remove flowers from the packaging and follow the bouquet instructions. Dyed and painted products may stain. Lilieas are toxic to cats and can be harmful to other pets. If there are lilies included in the arrangement take care as the pollen may stain. Astroemeria, Hyacinth, Tulips and Daffodils are harmful if eaten and may cause skin irritation. Keep your plant in fairly warm room with good light. Avoid draughts and direct heat. Most houseplants are killed by overwatering. Aim to keep the compost moist but wait until it has almost dried out before rewatering. Use water at room temperature (68° F/20° C). Water from above and put saucers under plants to allow excess water to drain away. Generally plants will need watering more during the spring and summer growing seasons, than when dormant in winter. Water less in winter than in summer when actively growing. Many plants will grow without feeding, but flowering plants are very hungry and will do best when given a weekly dose of liquid feed. Never feed a new or newly repotted plant. A plant that relocates from the garden center to your home is stressed and will need a month or two to adjust to its new environment. Remove wayward branches with secateurs if necessary. Despite what people think, Orchids are remarkably easy to grow and maintain in a household setting. As you can imagine, light is essential to the growth of all plants and flowers. Helpfully, an Orchid's leaves will tell you whether they are getting enough light. Light Green - this means that the Orchid is getting the perfect amount of light. Yellow - the Orchid is getting too much sunlight, so try to move the Orchid to an area that is more shaded. Dark Green - the Orchid is not getting enough light. The leaves go dark to enable the plant to absorb as much light as possible. Orchids have bloom spikes in cycles of 90-120 days after the bloom emerges from the plant. Some people like to cut the stem of the orchid back to the 1st or 2nd bract. This will encourage the flower to bloom from the existing orchid spike. However the problem with this strategy is that the resulting flower will often be smaller. Helpfully, the roots of the Orchid will react if they are not getting enough water. You should aim to water an Orchid no more than once a week. Never leave an Orchid in water. During watering, excess moisture can easily be trapped between the leaves of sympodial orchids such as Phalaenopsis. Without air movement to help the water evaporate, it will eventually rot the plant and cause it to die. The normal room temperature (25 C) of your home will generally be appropriate for an orchid. If you are comfortable in a temperature then the orchid will be too. Interestingly orchids struggle to grow in soil. This is because they are epiphytes, or air plants. This means that they grow best in substances like moss, so they get both air and water. All our orchids are potted in moss before they arrive. Colour - this is integral to the quality of a bouquet. If the colour of a bouquet fades quickly, you are unlikely to keep them in your house for very long! Vitality - the stems need to look healthy and alive. Stems Infected with Bacteria - this will leave the petals covered in an unsightly black bacteria. A - There were a similar number of flowers. This is an obvious precaution, as for example, if the bouquet that was deprived of flower food has more flowers to share the water, this would have a detrimental impact on the vitality of the flowers over an extended period of time. B - That the flowers in each bouquet were of a similar type. This is important, because different flowers require different amounts of flower food. Therefore if both bouquets have a similar number of similar flowers, then we could more accurately test the effect of flower food. C - This one seems obvious, but each vase would receive the same amount of flower food. D - Each vase would receive the same amount of water. The test was to be carried out in the Vase Life Testing facility in Holland, of our partners Chrysal. Now we had worked out what we were going to test, and where we were going to test it, then we were ready to go! How do they compare after 13 days? What do the experts think? Why is Flower Food so Important? Do We Know What is in Chrysal Flower Food? It is very important to use the plant food that you get with your bouquet. As our research has shown, the presentability of your flowers will fade quickly without the necessary nutrients. This is down to two factors. Nutrients and water. Flower food contains substances that kill bacteria. Bacteria in vase water will clog up the base of the stem, and will restrict the water supply to the flowers. As a result, the flowers and the stems will lose their rigidity, and will quickly begin to droop. PH levels within the vase water are also important to ensure that the flowers can take up nutrients as quickly and as efficiently as possible. The normal ideal PH for flowers is 6.5. If vase water is too acidic or too alkaline, the nutrients that the plant needs, such as iron and nitrogen, cannot be dissolved in the vase water. Therefore the water that the flower takes in will not contain the necessary nutrients. As a result, the PH regulators in Chrysal flower food aim to keep the PH of the vase water at 6.5, so that the plant can absorb the necessary nutrients. Once the flowers have lost their colour and their vitality, and the bottom of the stems are covered in bacteria, then you will end up throwing them away! However if you use the Chrysal sachet that is included in your bouquet, you will be able to prolong the life of your bouquet. The longer your flowers stay alive and presentable, the more enjoyment you will get for the money that you spent on them.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's revelation that a top US official said Pakistan would be bombed "back to the stone age" if Islamabad didn't break its ties with the Taliban and provide logistical support to the US conquest of Afghanistan is yet another example of the mobster methods that have come to characterize US diplomacy, especially under the Bush administration. Coming five years after the event and under conditions where Musharraf is under heavy pressure from Washington to do still more to assist the US in south, central and west Asia, the revelation also points to the increasingly desperate position of Pakistan's military strongman. Musharraf, in his autobiography, In the Line of Fire—which was published this Monday, by CBS subsidiary Simon & Schuster—further claims that he "war-gamed the US as an adversary," but concluded that in any such clash Pakistan would have been crushed, especially since Pakistan's arch-rival India would have sought to exploit the situation. Musharraf's revelation of the US war threat, which was first reported by CBS on Thursday, September 21, led to a bizarre scene the next day when George W. Bush and the Pakistani president concluded a bi-lateral meeting at the White House with a joint press conference. Responding to the same question, Musharraf claimed that he could not elaborate further on the fact that the US had threatened to all but annihilate his country, which with 150 million people is the sixth largest in the world, because he was honor-bound by the contract he had with Simon and Shuster not to comment until the official launch of his autobiography. The denials of Armitage and Bush are, to say the least, preposterous. As any politically literate person knows, for decades the US has bullied and threatened governments all over the world and pressed for the ouster of regimes deemed insufficiently amenable to US economic and geo-political interests. But whereas in the past this was generally done surreptitiously, through covert destabilization campaigns and coups, and whereas in the past the US made a pretense of upholding law in international relations, under the Bush administration, Washington has waged and asserted the right to wage further pre-emptive wars—i.e., illegal wars of aggression—while routinely issuing publicly threats of violence against countries like Syria and Iran. Nevertheless, Musharraf's revelation has proved embarrassing for the Bush administration. In announcing to the Pakistani people in September 2001 that his government was distancing itself from Afghanistan's Taliban regime, Musharraf said that failure to do so would imperil the country's national interests. But he had never said, till last week, that the US had threatened Pakistan with war. Such a war, it need be added, would not only have meant death and horror for countless Pakistanis. It could potentially have had horrendous consequences for all of South Asia and the world, since Pakistan is a nuclear-weapons state and the first priority of any US attack would undoubtedly have been to try to destroy Pakistan's nuclear capacity. So why did Musharraf choose to reveal this threat now, five years after the fact? Clearly he is intent on promoting his autobiography, which he hopes will boost his image as a "progressive" leader at home and internationally. But the real reason is to be found in the multiple crises swirling around Musharraf, crises which threaten his life as well as his regime. There is widespread and deep-rooted popular anger at Musharraf's support for US imperialism's attempt to secure a stranglehold over the oil resources of the Middle East and Central Asia through military conquest. Musharraf's neo-liberal economic policies have caused economic insecurity and social inequality to grow, adversely effecting Pakistan's toiling masses. But the government's use of its privatization program to reward supportive companies has also alienated substantial sections of the elite. Recently the Pakistani government was forced to sign a humiliating "peace treaty" with tribal leaders in the Waziristan region after waging a two-year war, at the behest of the US, in pursuit of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters who have taken refuge there. Oblivious to Pakistan's tribal and ethnic complexities, the US pressed Pakistan to send troops into the tribal border regions for the first time since 1947 and to wage a brutal counter-insurgency campaign that caused large numbers of civilian casualties and included collective punishments of entire villages and tribal groups. The conflict is said to have resulted in 4,000 deaths, including at least 900 Pakistani troops. Under the treaty signed with the "tribal elders" the Pakistan military is obliged to withdraw its forces from this area, to return all arms confiscated by the military and to pay reparations to the tribal leaders for the damage done by the Pakistani military to life and property. The Musharraf regime also faces a serious crisis in the south-west province of Baluchistan, a crisis that the bourgeois opposition to Musharraf and much of the press warns could, if not defused, lead to an implosion akin to that of 1971 when East Pakistan broke away to form Bangladesh. For two years resource-rich Baluchistan has been wracked by a tribal insurgency, fed by complaints that the Pakistani elite is siphoning off the province's wealth. But the insurgency escalated to a national crisis, when the Pakistani military killed the long-time Baluchi tribal leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti in late August 2006 in what appears to have been a deliberate assassination aimed at thwarting any attempt to reach a negotiated settlement. By revealing the US threat to attack Pakistan, Musharraf is trying to persuade his bourgeois critics that there is no viable alternative to his policy of doing Washington's bidding and that in September 2001 he moved adroitly to secure the interests of the Pakistani elite under conditions of grave danger. He also is likely trying to send Washington a message that there are limits to how far he can go in accommodating its demands. The think-tank Stratfor in a September 22 report points out that Musharraf's comments were publicized just a day after Bush remarked that US forces would enter Pakistan—with or without Pakistani permission—to capture or kill Al Qaeda leaders if the US obtained "actionable" information. While Musharraf now boasts that he "war-gamed" the US in September 2001 before deciding that he best bow to Washington's demands, the Pakistani elite never anticipated, let alone wanted, its geo-political maneuvers in Afghanistan to place it on a collision course with Washington. This is especially true of the Pakistani military, which has a decades-long close partnership with the Pentagon. It was the US after all, under the Democrat Jimmy Carter and subsequent Republican administrations, which pressed Pakistan to play a pivotal role in transforming Afghanistan into a Cold War battlefield. At the US's behest, Pakistan took a leading role in organizing the Afghan Mujahidin and served for a decade as the conduit for sending US and Saudi Arabian money and arms and foreign Islamicist fighters to Afghanistan, thereby planting the seeds from which Al Qaeda and the Taliban sprung in the 1990s. After Soviet troops were withdrawn from Afghanistan, the US effectively washed its hands of Afghanistan. This left the Pakistani elite free to try to realize its own ambitions of using Afghanistan to give it "strategic depth" in its confrontation with India and to serve as a gateway to the oil-rich post-Soviet Central Asian republics. But the Clinton administration did support the coming to power of the Pakistani-backed Taliban. Just as it cynically allied with Islamic fundamentalists elements and various other communalist forces, while singling out Serb chauvinist atrocities for denunciation, in the dismembering of Yugoslavia. One further point should be made. The US establishment maintains that it was the January 1980 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan that drove it to forge a strategic alliance with Pakistan's then military dictator Zia-ul Haq. The truth is the US was more than happy to see Zia depose Ali Bhutto, Pakistan's populist, democratically-elected prime minister, in 1977. And, Washington's plan, of which Zbigniew Brzezinski's now boasts, to goad the Soviet Union into invading Afghanistan by stoking an Islamic opposition to the secular, pro-Soviet government, was always predicated on the fact that the US would be able to arm the Afghan Islamicist opposition through Pakistan. If relations between the Carter administration and Zia soured for a time in 1979 it was principally because the Pakistani government was pursuing nuclear weapons in defiance of the US. No sooner had the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, than the Carter administration came running to Zia with an offer of economic aid. On assuming office the Reagan administration embraced Brzezinski's strategy and soon made Zia's regime the third largest recipient of foreign aid. The US-backed Zia regime presided over the "Islamicization" of Pakistan. It provided state patronage to right-wing religious parties, encouraged religious organizations to assume social and educational functions the state was no longer prepared to finance, introduced laws discriminating against women and minorities, and helped generate sectarian religious divisions that continue to plague Pakistan. As for Pakistan's involvement in the Afghan civil war, not only did it give a major boost to the growth of fundamentalist religious-political organizations and provide a new source of power and influence to the military and its intelligence agencies, it also contributed to the development of a host of social problems in Pakistan, from drugs to a Kalashnikov-culture. The Bush administration's threat to wage war on Pakistan in 2001 and subsequent fulsome embrace of the dictator Musharraf as a major US ally in the "war on terror" is only the latest in a long series of events in which the US elite, in pursuit of its own predatory geo-political objectives, has shown itself to be utterly indifferent, in fact hostile, to the Pakistani people and their most elementary democratic rights.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
This company has been voted in the Top 5 Places to work for in New Jersey for the past two consecutive years. Work with an established team of Developers and Architects. This is a full-time role based in Pennington, NJ with no travel requirements.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Zhengzhou, the city with long history, splendid culture and rich tourism resources, it is also one of the eight ancient capitals of mainland China. The famous attractions recorded her civilization for more than 8000 years, such as: the hometown of Xuanyuan and Yellow Eperors, Ruins of Peiligang Culture, Ruins of Dahe Valledge, Shang City Ruins, etc.. The cultural tourist spots with Chinese characteristics typically represented by the Yellow River Scenic Area and the Site of Dahe Village, with the Songshan Mountain Scenic Area centering on the Shaolin Temple and the Songshan Mountain National Forest Park add infinite charms to Zhengzhou. After experiencing the long history of Zhengzhou, and the mysterious shocked Shaolin Temple, you may take the train ahead to the west of Lhasa. Besides, the railway No. Z165 from Shanghai to Lhasa will also stop by Zhengzhou railway station, the arrival time is at 05:07am, the duration time is 7 minutes, set out at 05:14am. 6. Daily supplies: sleeping bag, towel (quick drying- type), face towel, wet-paper, sun hat, sun glasses, sun cream etc. sun-protct productions, shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, facial cleanser, skin care productions, facial masks, cosmetic with hydration type), sun-protction lip-stick, toothbrush and toothpaste, washing powder (easier to carry compare with liquid detergent), small back-pack, rain hood, whistle, convenient hook, disposable plastic wrap (may take wet clothes or tower), seperate bags (pack the stuffs accordingly, and convenient to take), water- proof bag (functional product), vacuum cup, camping cup, chopsticks and forks (of hygiene reason), hair dryer, fully charged power bank. Zhengzhou located at No. 82, Erma Road, 27 District, Zhengzhou, and it is the special railway station, which under the jurisdiction of the Zhengzhou railway bureau is the largest passenger transfer station and parcel transfer station in mainland China. At present, Zhengzhou metro Line 1, and Line 10 can be reached. If the number of team members is large, we may consider sending a coach to pick them up.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
On Sunday the 3rd of March CBS Sport Football Women hoped to get a victory in their second 11-a-side practice match. Last time we met Heimdal Bk. we won 2-0and Heimdal ended Serie 1 ranking as no. 5, where CBS Sport ended as no. 4. Opposed to last practice match, we actually had a lot of subs this time, which was awesome – and also a perfect opportunity for the coach to test some of the new players, and a chance for the new players to show their worth. The first minutes of first half looked quite good. Coach Jeppe had asked us to put the pressure high, which worked very well. But somehow, we started to fall back and then first half wasn't any fun. First goal was scored by Bk. Heimdal, who got a pass towards goal, which Cecilie called out to be hers. But she miscalculated the distance to the ball and the striker heading for the ball ended up scoring. 1-0 to Bk. Heimdal. Second goal, was Cecilie one-on-one with the striker from Bk. Heimdal. Cecilie ended up taking down the player instead of the ball and the ref ruled penalty kick, which Bk. Heimdal positioned in the opposite side of where Cecilie went. 2-0. At the end of first half CBS Sport managed to score. Anne-Mette sent a perfect pass to Birita, who manage to leap the ball to the right of the goalkeeper who had gotten a bit far out of the goal. 2-1. In second half, Bk. Heimdal had a corner kick that was cleared at first, but then got in to the box again leaving Cecilie with two opponents, who managed to get it in. 3-1. Later on in the match Bk. Heimdal had another pass towards goal chased by a striker. Two CBS Sport players were right in her heels, but she managed to shot and Cecilie who had gotten a bit too far out, got her hand on the ball, but only enough to lead it to the cross. 4-1. To make the result look a bit better, Camilla made a pass from the side line, which – helped by an opponent – got to Knudsen, who managed to score! 4-2. This match wont go down in history as anything glorious. But we learned some lessons (or were reminded of some stuff) and got to see what some of the new players could bring to the pitch. Last 11-a-side practice match is on the 17th of March, where Bk. Skjold's team from the Københavnerserie probably is gonna give us a football lesson. But we're ready and looking forward to see what we can bring in a match like that.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Darryl A. Goldberg is an aggressive criminal defense lawyer who represents those accused of the most serious criminal offenses in both federal and state courts. Based in Chicago, he regularly travels to other state and federal district and appellate courts to represent his clients, often in high profile cases. In the course of his criminal defense practice, his clients have included professional athletes, celebrities, doctors, lawyers, accountants, and law enforcement officers. His relentless efforts as a trial lawyer have resulted in jury verdicts acquitting his clients of everything from first degree murder to large scale drug conspiracy charges. He chairs many committees for the American and Chicago Bar Associations, including the Criminal Law and Criminal Trial Evidence Committees.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Did 'Man of Steel' Take Its Plot From Disney's 'Hercules'? Some presidential candidates would have you believe this year's election is about immigration or gun control. Those candidates are wrong. Bernie Sanders knows exactly what you want to see changed in this country, and he's ready to talk about the important issues. As President, Mr. Trump will seek to abolish wind. It would be easy to blame this winter's unseasonably mild temperatures on El Niño, the enigmatic weather pattern caused by warm Pacific Ocean currents that manifests around Christmas as a slushy suckfest, or on Obama's deliberate raising of the earth's temperature to accommodate our eminent Bee overlords, but leading climatologists, meteorologists, and unattractive weathermen agree; It's all on Trump 2016.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Q: denumerable set: If A, B are denumerable sets, AXB is a denumberable set. Prove ZXN, ZXZ and QXQ are also denumerable sets. So I prove $\mathbb{Z}\times \mathbb{N}\sim\mathbb{N}$ part: $f:\mathbb{Z}\times \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}\times\mathbb{N}$ such that $$f:(z,n)\mapsto\begin{cases} (2z,n), & z>0 \\ (2(-z)+1,n), & z\leq 0\end{cases} $$ $f: \text{bijective}, \implies (z_1, n_1) \neq (z_2, n_2) \implies f(z_1, n_1) \neq f(z_2, n_2) \implies f: \text{injective}$. $f(\mathbb{Z}\times \mathbb{N}) = \mathbb{N}\times \mathbb{N} \implies \mathbb{Z}\times \mathbb{N}\sim \mathbb{N}\times \mathbb{N} \wedge \mathbb{N} \times \mathbb{N} \sim \mathbb{N}$ i am not sure how to prove that $\mathbb{Z}\times \mathbb{Z}$ and $\mathbb{Q}\times \mathbb{Q}$ are denumerable sets. Thank you so much for your help. A: Let $A,B$ be denumerable sets, and assume $\mathbb{N}\times\mathbb{N}\sim\mathbb{N}$. Then choose bijections $k:\mathbb{N}\times\mathbb{N}\longrightarrow\mathbb{N}$, $h:A\longrightarrow\mathbb{N}$ and $g:B\longrightarrow\mathbb{N}$ be bijections. Then: $$(h,g)\circ k:A\times B\longrightarrow\mathbb{N}$$ Is a bijection.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaStackExchange" }
Q: How to relay the terminate signal onto Spring Boot if handling the signal in code? I have a function that catches the terminate signal and does some finishing touches to the application (logging, closing some of the internal app components, etc.) After doing so, I want to relay this terminate signal onto Spring Boot so it gracefully terminates/shuts down. Right now it just hangs for 3 minutes before dying. { ... final Signal signal = new Signal("TERM"); Signal.handle(signal, Signal -> { terminate(signal); }); } private static void terminate(Signal signal) { EZLog.getGlobalInstance().info("Signal received: " + signal.getName()); app.shutdown(); updateECSTaskStatusToStopped(); // relay shutdown onto spring boot } How would I approach that correctly?	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaStackExchange" }
Gherardo Walter Zaban, italijanski rimskokatoliški duhovnik, slovenskega rodu, * 4. april 1918, Podklap, Beneška Slovenija, † 26. junij 1994, Čedad, Italija. Življenje in delo Rodil se je v slovenski družini v kraju Podklap (ital. Canal di Grivò, občina Faedis). Že kot otrok je s stari odšel v Francijo, kjer je končal gimnazijo in v Reimsu stopil v bogoslovno semenišče. Leta 1940 se je za kratek čas vrnil v rojstno vas, druga svetovna vojna pa ga je prisilila, da je ostal v Kraljevini Italiji. V Vidmu je končal bogoslovje in bil leta 1943 posvečen v duhovnika. Beneška Slovenija je imela mnogo ljudi slovenskega rodu, ki so se odlikovali na različnih področjih. Tudi Zaban je bil eden izmed njih. Čeprav so starši govorili domače narečje, on pa slovenskemu jeziku ni bil naklonjen, pa je kljub temu ves čas stal ob strani svojim ljudem in jim pomagal. Kot kaplan je služboval v Arbeču (sedaj ital. Erbezzo). Ker je bil zaveden narodni delavec je z oblastmi večkrat prišel v spor. Leta 1948 je bil prestavljen za župnika v Landar (ital. Antro) in tam ostal 21 let. Tu je obnovil župnijsko cerkvico sv. Silvestra in cerkvico sv. Duha na Vrhu (ital. Spignon), dal zgraditi kinodvorano in postaviti nov oltar v cerkvici sv. Jakoba v Bijačeh (ita. Baicis, občina Pulfero). Veliko skrb pa je posvetil turizmu. Po načrtih arhitekta Valentina Caharije Simonittija, ter denarno pomočjo dežele Furlanije - Julijske krajine in domačinov je dal preurediti Landarsko jamo in ta zgodovinski spomenik v nadiški dolini odprl javnosti. Leta 1969 je postal vojaški kaplan v Čedadu, kjer je ostal do upokojitve 1984. Viri Glej tudi seznam slovenskih rimskokatoliških duhovnikov Rojeni leta 1918 Umrli leta 1994 Beneški Slovenci Slovenski rimskokatoliški duhovniki Italijanski rimskokatoliški duhovniki	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaWikipedia" }
Tag Archives: vying Violence Escalates in Mosul, Iraq ahead of Elections Posted on March 8, 2010 by particularkev Christians targeted as political tension builds in weeks leading to parliamentary polls. ISTANBUL, March 5 (CDN) — Political tensions ahead of parliamentary elections in Iraq on Sunday (March 7) have left at least eight Chaldean Christians dead in the last three weeks and hundreds of families fleeing Mosul. "The concern of Christians in Mosul is growing in the face of what is happening in the city," said Chaldean Archbishop of Kirkuk Louis Sako. "The tension and struggle between political forces is creating an atmosphere of chaos and congestion. Christians are victims of political tension between political groups, but maybe also by fundamentalist sectarian cleansing." On Feb. 23 the killing of Eshoee Marokee, a Christian, and his two sons in their home in front of other family members sent shock waves across the Christian community. The murder took place amid a string of murders that triggered the mass exodus of families to the surrounding towns and provinces. "It is not the first time Christians are attacked or killed," said the archbishop of the Syrian Catholic Church in Mosul, Georges Casmoussa. "The new [element] in this question is to be killed in their own homes." The capital of Nineveh Province some 400 kilometers (250 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Mosul has been known as the most dangerous city for Christians. At least 275 Assyrian Christians have been murdered by Islamic insurgents since 2003, according to a report prepared by the International Committee for The Rights of Indigenous Mesopotamians. While in 2009 the organization listed 16 deaths, since January there have been at least 13 murders, eight of which took place the second half of February. The movement of internally displaced persons to surrounding areas started in mid-February and tripled between Feb. 24 and Feb. 27 to about 683 families, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Although the rate of displacement into areas around Mosul has slowed, the report estimates that 720 families had fled the city as of March 1. This represents about 4,320 people. Christian Students Affected The murders have not only driven families away from the cities but have also kept students away from university. Three of the Christians killed in February were university students. As a result, around 2,000 Christian students are staying away from their classes until the tension in Mosul eases. "We believe that the attack against these students was somehow related to the political situation in Mosul," said General Secretary of the Chaldo-Assyrian Student and Youth Union Kaldo Oghanna. "This has affected our people in Mosul badly, and they have left the university." Oghanna said that the union has proposed that the Ministry of Education open a new university in a safer area of the Nineveh plains for the nearly 3,000 Christian undergraduate students and 250 graduate students studying in Mosul. He also said that they have appealed to the university's administration to make necessary exceptions for the Christian students who have not attended classes in the last few weeks. Although some local Christian leaders say they expect the tension to ease after Sunday, security may not improve as the Christian community is caught in political tensions between Arabs and Kurds vying for control of the province. Archbishop Casmoussa said regardless of who is behind the murders, the Christian community demands justice. "We urge the Central and Regional Government to pursue the murders and their masters and judge them according to Iraqi laws, even if they are supported by religious or political parties," Casmoussa said. "Enough is enough. Are we to pay the price of political struggles or ambitions?" Sako said that in other cities security has improved, and that Christians are eager to cast their votes. The election on March 7 will decide the 325 members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq, who will then elect the prime minister and president of Iraq. Of these seats, five are reserved for the nation's Christian minority, estimated at around 600,000. Most of them live in the Nineveh plain. At the beginning of the Iraq war, there were about 1.2 million Christians living in Iraq. Iraq's population is roughly 30 million. 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NAIROBI, Kenya, January 26 (CDN) — Islamic extremists shot the leader of an underground church to death outside the capital city of Somalia this month and have threatened to kill his wife, his tearful widow told Compass. Having learned that he had left Islam to become a Christian, Somali militants from the Islamic extremist al Shabaab murdered 41-year-old Mohammed Ahmed Ali at about noon on Jan. 1, Amina Ibrahim Hassan said. He was killed sometime after leaving his home in Hodan, on the outskirts of Mogadishu, she said. She and other family members were not immediately aware that he had been killed. "We waited for him that day, but he did not turn up," said Hassan, who has since fled to Nairobi. "The following day, on Jan. 2, I was informed by the fellowship that my husband had been killed." Ali led an underground church. Christian sources said members of al Shabaab, said to have links with al Qaeda terrorists, had been monitoring Ali and his wife for indications that they had left Islam. Ali had organized New Year's Day festivities for Christians to take place in Medina, about 15 kilometers (nine miles) outside of Mogadishu. Al Shabaab extremists killed him after word of the planned party leaked to them, Hassan said. Hassan, who worked for a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) before leaving the country, said she received threatening calls from members of al Shabaab on Jan. 3. "We know who you are working for," Hassan said one extremist told her. "We also know your home and that you are a follower of the Christians, and we are going to kill you the way we killed your husband." Aware of the Islamic extremist militia's determination to carry out their threats, Hassan called a relative in Nairobi and informed him of the death of her husband and her intention to flee to Nairobi. She set out for Kenya early the next morning by bus with her only child, 2-year-old son Abdi Asis Mohammed Ahmed. They reached Ifo, one of the Dadaab refugee camps on the Kenya side of the border, on Jan. 11. She stayed there for a few days before continuing on, arriving at Nairobi on Jan. 20. "I am thankful that I was able to reach Kenya safely having lost everything – my husband and property," Hassan said. Al Shabaab extremists have been monitoring Somalis who work with NGOs for signs that they have embraced Christianity, Christian sources said. Ali came to faith in Christ under the influence of his late uncle, Ali Mohammed Nur, who died in 2000 at the age of 70. Ali, who had worked as a taxi driver, completed secondary education and converted to Christianity the same year his uncle died in 2000. He was baptized in 2005. Hassan said she converted to Christianity in 2005, was baptized in 2006 and married Ali in 2007. She worked for various NGOs in Somalia before fleeing the war-torn country. In 2009 Islamic militants in Somalia sought out at least 15 Christians, including women and children, and killed them for their faith in a campaign to rid the country of all non-Muslims. On Nov. 14, Islamic extremists controlling part of Mogadishu executed a 23-year-old Christian they accused of trying to convert a 15-year-old Muslim to Christianity, according to Christian sources. Members of al Shabaab had taken Mumin Abdikarim Yusuf into custody on Oct. 28 after the 15-year-old boy reported him to the militants. Before Yusuf was executed by two gunshots to the head, reports filtered in that he had been badly beaten and his fingers broken as the Islamists tried to extract incriminating evidence against him and information about other Christians. A source later learned that Yusuf's body showed signs of torture; his front teeth were gone, and some of his fingers were broken, the source said. On Oct. 19 in Galkayo, in Somalia's autonomous Puntland region, three masked members of another militant Islamist group in Somalia killed a Somali woman who declined to wear a veil as prescribed by Muslim custom. Sources said members of the comparatively "moderate" Suna Waljameca group killed Amina Muse Ali, 45, in her home; she had said members of the group had long monitored her movements because they suspected she was a Christian. Suna Waljameca is considered "moderate" in comparison with al Shabaab, which it has fought for control over areas of Somalia; it is one of several Islamic groups in the country championing adoption of a strict interpretation of sharia (Islamic law). Along with al Shabaab, another group vying for power is the Hisbul Islam political party. Somali Christians are in danger from both extremist groups and Somali law. While proclaiming himself a moderate, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has embraced a version of sharia that mandates the death penalty for those who leave Islam. On Sept. 28, a leader of Islamic extremist al Shabaab militia in Lower Juba identified only as Sheikh Arbow shot to death 46-year-old Mariam Muhina Hussein in Marerey village after discovering she had six Bibles, according to Christian sources. On Sept. 15, al Shabaab militants shot 69-year-old Omar Khalafe at a checkpoint they controlled 10 kilometers (six miles) from Merca after discovering that he was transporting Bibles, sources said. On Aug. 18 al Shabaab extremists shot and killed 41-year-old Ahmed Matan in Bulahawa, near the Somali border with Kenya, according to Christian sources. In Mahadday Weyne, 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of Mogadishu, al Shabaab Islamists on July 20 shot to death another convert from Islam, Mohammed Sheikh Abdiraman, sources said. On Feb. 21 al Shabaab militants beheaded two young boys in Somalia because their Christian father refused to divulge information about a church leader. The extremists also reportedly beheaded seven Christians on July 10; Reuters reported that they were killed in Baidoa for being Christians and "spies." 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NAIROBI, Kenya, October 27 (CDN) — Three masked members of a militant Islamist group in Somalia last week shot and killed a Somali Christian who declined to wear a veil as prescribed by Muslim custom, according to a Christian source in Somalia. Members of the comparatively "moderate" Suna Waljameca group killed Amina Muse Ali, 45, on Oct. 19 at 9:30 p.m. in her home in Galkayo, in Somalia's autonomous Puntland region, said the source who requested anonymity for security reasons. Ali had told Christian leaders that she had received several threats from members of Suna Waljameca for not wearing a veil, symbolic of adherence to Islam. She had said members of the group had long monitored her movements because they suspected she was a Christian. The source said Ali had called him on Oct. 4 saying, "My life is in danger. I am warned of dire consequences if I continue to live without putting on the veil. I need prayers from the fellowship." "I was shocked beyond words when I received the news that she had been shot dead," the source in Somalia told Compass by telephone. "I wished I could have recalled her to my location. We have lost a long-serving Christian." Ali had come to Galkayo from Jilib, 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Kismayo, in 2007. She arrived in Puntland at the invitation of a close friend, Saynab Warsame of the Darod clan, when the Islamic extremist group al Shabaab invaded Kismayo, the source said. Warsame was born in Kismayo and had lived in Jilib but moved to Puntland when war broke out in 1991. The source said it is not known if even Warsame knew of Ali's conversion from Islam to Christianity. "She might not have known, because Warsame is not a Christian," he said. In 1997 Ali, an orphan and unmarried, joined the Somali Christian Brothers' Organization, a movement commonly known as the Somali Community-Based Organization. As such she had been an active member of the underground church in the Lower Juba region. Muslim extremists have targeted the movement, killing some of its leaders after finding them in possession of Bibles. The organization was started in 1996 by Bishop Abdi Gure Hayo. Suna Waljameca is considered "moderate" in comparison with al Shabaab, which it has fought against for control over areas of Somalia; it is one of several Islamic groups in the country championing adoption of a strict interpretation of sharia (Islamic law). Along with al Shabaab, said to have links with al Qaeda, another group vying for power is the Hisbul Islam political party. While al Shabaab militia have recently threatened forces of Hisbul Islam in Kismayo, Suna Waljameca has declared war on al Shabaab. Among Islamic militant groups, Suna Waljameca is said to be the predominant force in Puntland. It is unknown how many secret Christians there are in Somalia – Compass sources indicate there are no more than 75, while The Economist magazine hedges its estimate at "no more than" 1,000 – but what is certain is that they are in danger from both extremist groups and Somali law. While proclaiming himself a moderate, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has embraced a version of sharia that mandates the death penalty for those who leave Islam. Christian Servants In 1994 Ali worked with the Belgium contingent of United Nations Operations in Somalia as a translator. The same year she was a translator during a peace conference aimed at bringing together warring clans in the lower Juba region. Her death follows the murders of several other Christians by Islamic extremists in the past year. Sources told Compass that a leader of Islamic extremist al Shabaab militia in Lower Juba identified only as Sheikh Arbow shot to death 46-year-old Mariam Muhina Hussein on Sept. 28 in Marerey village after discovering she had six Bibles. Marerey is eight kilometers (five miles) from Jilib, part of the neighboring Middle Juba region. On Sept. 15, al Shabaab militants shot 69-year-old Omar Khalafe at a checkpoint they controlled 10 kilometers (six miles) from Merca, a Christian source told Compass. Al Shabaab controls much of southern Somalia, as well as other areas of the nation. Besides striving to topple President Ahmed's Transitional Federal Government in Mogadishu, the militants also seek to impose a strict version of sharia. In August al Shabaab extremists seeking evidence that a Somali man had converted from Islam to Christianity shot him dead near the Somali border with Kenya, sources said. The rebels killed 41-year-old Ahmed Matan in Bulahawa, Somalia on Aug. 18. In Mahadday Weyne, 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, al Shabaab Islamists on July 20 shot to death another convert from Islam, Mohammed Sheikh Abdiraman, at 7 a.m., eyewitnesses told Compass. The militants also reportedly beheaded seven Christians on July 10. Reuters reported that they were killed in Baidoa for being Christians and "spies." On Feb. 21 al Shabaab militants beheaded two young boys in Somalia because their Christian father refused to divulge information about a church leader, according to Musa Mohammed Yusuf, the 55-year-old father who was living in a Kenya refugee camp when he spoke with Compass. 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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 16 (CDN) — A convert from Islam in Somalia's self-declared state of Somaliland has been jailed for distributing Christian materials, and another is on the run from both family members and police upset over his new faith. Christian sources said Somaliland native Osman Nour Hassan was arrested on Aug. 3 for providing Christian literature in Pepsi village, on the outskirts of the breakaway region's capital city, Hargeisa. Promotion of any religion other than Islam in Somaliland is prohibited, contrary to international standards for religious freedom such as Article 18 of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 5(1-2) of the Somaliland constitution states that Islam is the state religion and prohibits the promotion of any other faith, according to the U.S. Department of State's 2008 International Religious Freedom Report, and Article 313 outlines penalties for Muslims who change their religion. Hassan was accused of providing Christian literature to a village Muslim boy, who later showed it to his family and friends. The boy's Muslim family reported the incident to the police, the sources said, leading to the arrest of the 29-year-old Hassan. He was taken to Hargeisa central police station. The arrest has upset underground Christians who see it as a muzzle on religious expression. They said other Muslim villagers had received Christian materials from Hassan and took no offense, and that Christian Ethiopian refugees in the area have distributed the same literature without problem. On Aug. 6, the Muslim family who accused Hassan met with his family and agreed that Islamic teachers, or sheikhs, should go to see him in jail to advise him on Islamic doctrine. Two sheikhs met him in the police station cell and implored him to stop spreading Christianity. "You are from an Islamic family, and therefore you should not disgrace or paint a bad image of the family," argued one of the sheikhs, according to a source who spoke with Hassan. In response, according to the source, Hassan told them that he had received the Christian materials as educational material for himself and for others who cared to read them, and that Jesus was his Savior. Convinced that Hassan had truly left Islam, and angered by his defiance, the sheikhs urged authorities to take him to the harsher conditions of a jail in Mandera, 60 kilometers (37 miles) away, but at press time Hassan was still incarcerated in Hargeisa. "His stand is that he is waiting for the coming of Issa [Jesus], just as the whole world is also waiting," said one neighbor. Somaliland, which is vying for international recognition as a nation, is bordered by the Gulf of Aden to the north, by Ethiopia to the southwest and by Djibouti to the northwest. Fleeing Somaliland Another Somaliland convert to Christianity, Mohamed G. Ali, is on the run from both authorities and family members. Ali has fled to neighboring Ethiopia, but the 27-year-old father of three said this will not be enough to deter relatives who seek to punish him for leaving Islam. He said relatives previously abducted his wife, who is expected to give birth to their fourth child within the next two weeks, and that they are again looking for ways to kidnap her as well as the children. The native of Hargeisa said he has already survived several attempts on his life by Muslim fanatics since becoming a Christian in 1998. Family members, close relatives within his tribe, the larger community and local officials have all done him harm, he said. He first came to Ethiopia in April 2002, subsequently marrying Fatumo Mohamed at the Church of the Nazarene. News of his Christian marriage circulated, preceding him upon his return to Hargeisa; soon after his arrival, he said, Muslim fanatics kidnapped his wife and demolished his house. Fatumo Mohamed remained captive for several months, later managing to escape and rejoin her husband. For more than three years, as they were displaced from the community and went into hiding, he faced open and official threats. When life became unbearably dangerous, they decided to flee to Ethiopia in August 2005. Speaking only in general terms to protect loved ones he left behind, Ali said Somaliland authorities were seeking him for reasons related to his Christian faith; other sources confirmed this. Even after he arrived in Ethiopia, Ali was sought by the Somaliland government, which published a notice on April 11, 2007 displaying his photo in two local Somaliland newspapers, Jamhuuriya and Maandeeq. The notice ordered him to appear before a district court within 30 days, saying failure to do so would result in stiff action being taken against him. That was just one more episode in a journey of faith that began when he broke his leg in 1996. Receiving treatment in Djibouti, he stayed with a close relative who told Ali the New Testament account of Jesus forgiving an adulterous woman brought for judgment. Amazed at Jesus forgiving the woman, Ali began researching Christianity; three years earlier, he had witnessed the stoning of five young women accused of committing adultery in Hargeisa. "At that point I failed to see the meaning of compassion in Islam," he said. "Many questions started coming to my mind – that not even a single person in the midst tried to call for compassion for the young ladies. I felt that it could have been even better to kill them with a gun than subjecting them to such inhumane killing." Ali, who is seeking asylum and has conveyed his security concerns to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, is struggling to meet the basic needs of the family – food, shelter, education and clothing – and he is facing an urgent health concern. For three years he has been living with a bone infection, he said, and the danger of paralysis is rising. Looking worried and frightened, and that without asylum he could lose his family as well as his life. "I will continue trusting in God's protection, for blessed are those who are persecuted for His sake," he said. 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Last week I took you back to 2009, and mentioned how it was a rather good year. One of the best, and certainly most adventurous, things I did was to take a road trip up the coast of Western Australia with S, shortly after we'd just got engaged. The thing is, we just kept finding the strangest stuff. It was like something out of made-up-land. Some things were beautiful, some things were strange, some things were gross. All were amazing in their own special way. Starting in Freemantle, or Freeo if you're cool, we found some beautiful colonial architecture to start things off. Good breakfasts in this neck of the woods, I'll say. We discovered that the bargain-basic-cheapest camper van we rented had been miraculously upgraded to fully-tricked-out-Transit van. It had a kitchen and a bathroom and everything! This is Ben. We found that we could love a vehicle far more than we thought. Oh how we loved Ben. Back to the road trip – we're not all camper van spotters – and we found that the famed red earth is really red! Driving up the main coast road, we were surprised at how few cars we found. And how wide and open the space was. We found the most idyllic beachside town, which I ramble on about here. I could have looked at this view forever. Alas no, time to get back on the road. If you're lucky, you'll get the petrol station version. You might even find a road train party. Sidenote: road trains are terrifying. Look at the size of those things! Sometimes you'll find one of these on the road. I have no idea what it is but it looks very intriguing. Further on, we found a jetty that was a mile long. It's called the one mile jetty, obviously. It's so long it even has a train that goes the length of it. When we visited, half of the jetty was closed for repairs having been damaged by some Weather. I think it's been renovated now, luckily. Then we found a satellite dish built by NASA to support the Apollo moon missions. You can climb up it and take cheesy selfies, which of course we're far too sensible to do. We found that driving such a long way requires lots of good music, conversation and biscuits. On this stretch in particular, we found more enigmatically graffitied termite mounds than we saw passing vehicles. After a long drive we found the Ningaloo reef! Turns out there's a reef this side of Australia, too, and it's just as interesting as the Great Barrier Reef. So we found a boat to take us snorkelling with whale sharks. No big deal. Our camera wasn't waterproof so you'll have to make do with some ambient boat shots. Back on dry land, we found this pretty immense naval communication station. It serves the Australian and US Navy, and is the most powerful broadcast station in the Southern Hemisphere. We found plenty of fantastic sunsets, too. Best enjoyed from our picnic chairs with a cold drink. It helps that there's so much wide open space. Did I mention the space? To quote Anne Watts, you can see for about three weeks out here. Then we found a beach made entirely of tiny shells. It was quite a big beach, too. What had happened to all these tiny shellfish, I wonder? The rain had dissolved some of the calcium in the shells and glued them together. We found a little quarry where they used to be cut up and used as bricks. Imagine living in a shell house! Shortly after the shell beach, we found the pièce de résistance. The reason we'd taken this trip in the first place. What's a stromatolite, I hear you ask? I feel the explanation is one for those who want to know enough to google it, but briefly-ish: stromatolites are colonies of cyanobacteria, and are the oldest living things on earth. In fact, they made it possible for us to live – they evolved at the stage of Earth's history (approx 3.5 billion years ago) where the Earth's atmosphere was mostly carbon dioxide. Cyanobacteria produce oxygen via photosynthesis, and over millions and millions of years, they produced so much oxygen that they changed the composition of the atmosphere to very similar to that which it is now. That led to the rise of other, oxygen metabolising creatures that in a sad twist of fate started eating the stromatolites. The consequence is that there are very few colonies living today, and one of the most extensive is found in Hamelin Pool, WA. One of the reasons for this is that due to a sand bar, the water here is trapped and subject to a lot of evaporation. So it's very salty, and nothing that likes eating stromatolites can live there. For two biology graduates, this is about as geekily exciting as it gets. It's a living fossil! You can see the bubbles of oxygen these little guys are producing. Still doing their bit, all these years later. Having reluctantly torn ourselves away from the stromatolites, we hit the road again whilst trying not to hit any native (endangered) wildlife. Sadly, we did not find any bilbies. We found the other Denham, a town by the same name as a village just down the road from where I grew up. They're even twinned with each other. In Denham, we found a boat to take us to a pearl farm. We bobbed about looking at the lines and lines of farmed oysters, and found out how exactly you farm shellfish. The views back to the mainland were pretty cool, too. On our way back, we were found by a friendly dolphin who accompanied us home. Back down the coast we headed, to the beautiful natural spot that is Kalbarri. We found the perfect place to watch the sun go down. Down the road we found a seahorse farm, with the most incredibly cute bright yellow seahorses. I really, really, really wanted to take one home with me. Sadly it was not to be. Instead, we drove on and nearly took this home with us. No thanks! I don't even know what that is. I'm not sure I want to. Next up we found a pink lake. We didn't believe it would really be pink. We found landscapes so flat and empty that the wind roars in from the ocean at such a speed that trees actually grow sideways. The sheep seem ok though so it's fine. We found more, ever increasingly beautiful sunsets. Lucky you don't have smellovision because this was the stinkiest sunset I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing. I think there was natural gas under the beach because the more you walked, the more it stank. Still, it was pretty though. And finally, the last stop before we returned our dream van in a somewhat bewildered state, we found these rock formations. They're called The Pinnacles and nobody knows why they're there. All I know is they're really cool. And that concludes my greatest ever adventure. It was such a strange string of bizarre sights that putting it down all together seems unreal. I promise, I have made none of this up. And the best part is that hardly anyone (outside of Western Australia…) knows about all these amazing sights. There was basically nobody on the roads the entire time we were there, and most of these places we visited were deserted. Nobody about. Please, if you can, go now before everyone else cottons on. This is just absolutely mind-blowing! I mean the contrast between ocean and desert – so beautiful! I wish I'll be able to go roadtrippin in Australia one day too!! I know, the picture with the bright orangey red earth against the turquoise sea is one of my favourites. Such gorgeous colours and contrasts. I know! Isn't it amazing what the earth can do? Aren't they gorgeous? I'd highly recommend the west coast if you can manage it. It's a pretty big trek for anyone, but that's why it's so nice and quiet out there. There's just so much to see and it's all so beautiful! Definitely! I feel very lucky to have been able to see it. And with so few other people around, too! that jetty is a long walk to the sea but with the view, it's really no bother at all! I'm so glad you enjoyed them! It was a breathtaking trip from start to finish, I fell head over heels in love with the place. I just had no idea all these cool places existed, and that nobody else was there to see them! well australia is obviously the best, right? or weirdest, whatever. i have never been to WA and i'm not sure i ever will, to be honest. maybe if i still lived there of course. i laughed so hard at smellovision. All of your photos are stunning, and I can't believe that you got swim with whale sharks! So freaking cool! I would love to visit Australia, even if it's only to see some of these beautiful things that you saw! It was the coolest thing EVER. They're so beautiful, and graceful, and I feel like they're a fish with a sense of humour. Definitely once in a lifetime. I can't recommend Australia highly enough – I know it's super expensive to travel to from basically everywhere, but it's so worth it when you get there. They just have the most bizarre and beautiful stuff. Woah. Australia's so amazingly dramatic isn't it?! Brilliant photos and I had no idea a bilby was a thing! We've travelled on the East Coast and in Central Australia but not in Western Australia. This looks amazing! Just incredible! I couldn't believe my eyes half the time. A bilby is totally a thing and it's so very cute. Unfortunately I've only ever seen one in a zoo – I had high hopes of seeing one in the wild but turns out they're very elusive. I highly recommend a trip to the West Coast if you get the chance. It's a gorgeous place and has a totally different feel to the East Coast in my opinion. Wow what an absolutely stunning place! This is definitely on my list of places I would love to visit some day. It's brilliant isn't it? I really hope you get to visit one day. I would love to go back already! Wow. Thank you for sharing such a breathtaking of my home town! I've never seen Perth and WA look as stunning! I'm so glad you enjoyed them! And lucky you to have such a stunning home town and state. We only had a few days in Perth but thoroughly enjoyed it – it's such a chilled out place. But not in a hippy way, if you know what I mean. Eh, I don't know, but I would like to go back soon! I know, they do look like made up animals a bit don't they? So cute though. I'm pleased you enjoyed the photos! WoW – looks really cool! I am travelling Aus briefly later this year and I am Beyond excited!! The landscape just made taking swoony pictures so easy! It's like art everywhere you look. I hope you get to visit one day, too! Wow, what an incredible trip – so many contrasts! There really were! It's such an incredible place, I fell totally in love. I love your photos (and you writing, too)! I've always wanted to visit Australia – it'd definitely be an adventure for me, as some of the landscapes I've seen look so unreal. Your post just made me want to visit more! Wow what an adventure you've had! It makes me happy you've been to both Denhams as well 🙂 You'll know what I mean when I say they're a bit different…! I do hope you have more local adventures, then I can read them to help with missing WA! Both Denhams are vastly different! Lots of West Australian adventures to come…nearly finished unpacking our boxes! Officially obsessed with stromatolites now – fascinating stuff! I'm yet to visit Australia, but your post has made me really want to make that a possibility next year. They're just the coolest! I'm so glad to have found a fellow fan. Most people look at me like I have three heads. I really do hope you manage to visit Australia, it's an incredible place. Ah this is amazing! I can't wait to go back to Aus later in the year. As a bio grad as well, love that you can see the cyanobacteria, I didn't know you could!! Yay high five fellow bio grad! I know, so cool to see bacteria without a microscope! (I mean technically you can't see the individual bacteria, just the colonies, but still. Details). I hope you have a fantastic trip! Mmmmm. Its my home state. I've been up and down that road many times and never get tired of it. Heading back to Broome later in the year. Great photos, they really do it [the space;)] justice. It's magical isn't it? It's like something out of a fairy tale. I just couldn't believe everything we saw. I'm glad you think I/we did it justice! I wish we'd have had time to go all the way to Broome. Now that would have been an adventure. Ps. Denham, England has the best pubs! Yes it certainly was! If there's one thing I can say about the Brits is that we know how to do pubs. Nowhere else comes close! I'm so pleased you liked them! We thought engagemoon perfectly captured the spirit of the whole adventure. We were quite smug about it, to be honest. This post is so full of pretty pictures and interesting facts. So many things to comment on. That pink lake – wow! I would love to see the beach made up with tiny shells too. And that last sunset photo is gorgeous too but I laughed at the stinky part. I'm pretty impressed you know the names of all these natural formations!	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Lalkar is saddened by the death of the writer, artist and revolutionary dramatist, Gursharan Singh. He had a long association with the Indian Workers Association (Great Britain) and Lalkar, which for a long time was the organ of the IWA-GB. He visited the UK at our invitation twice with his drama troupe and performed several progressive plays to thousands in several towns in the United Kingdom. We send our sincere condolences to his family and friends on the demise of this great son of Punjab and India. We associate with, and reproduce below, an obituary of him which appeared in the November 2011 issue of Liberation, central organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist). Liberation salutes Comrade Gursharan Singh, revolutionary playwright and theatre-person, who passed away on 27 September at the age of 82 after a long illness. Gursharan Singh joined the communist party at the age of 16 and remained committed to communist values the rest of his life. He took theatre to the people, performing plays in villages, public squares, streets and towns with minimal equipment. His plays challenged feudal oppression, capitalist plunder, state repression and imperialism. He played a major role in the formation of Jan Sanskriti Manch, and was elected its founding President in the founding conference of JSM in October 1985. Gursharan Singh fearlessly performed plays committed to Bhagat Singh's values, at the height of the separatist frenzy in Punjab. He worked closely with trade unions, a range of people's movements, and civil liberties movements. Jailed during the Emergency, he became a symbol of the campaign against fake encounters and assassination of revolutionaries. His home was always a shelter for communist activists. He was a member of the national advisory board of the Indian People's Front (IPF). The 150 or so plays that he scripted and directed addressed political and social issues from a revolutionary perspective. Some of his memorable plays include 'Baba Bolta Hai', 'Jangiram ki Haveli' and 'Gaddha.' After Bant Singh's limbs were mutilated by feudal forces, his play on the incident was performed in many parts of Punjab. Comrade Gursharan Singh will remain a model and an inspiration for revolutionary cultural activists. Long Live Comrade Gursharan Singh!	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4" }
Anna Marie Colavincenzo Marshall Funeral Home Ellwood City - Anna Marie Colavincenzo, 89, of Ellwood City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Born November 20, 1932 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Antoinette Cosentino Bellissimo. She was the beloved wife for 49 years to Herbert G. Colavincenzo when he passed on April 26, 2006. The loving mother to son Martin (Valerie) Colavincenzo and daughter Linda (Tim) Krings both of Pittsburgh. She was the best grandma to Dan, Kelly, and Christa Colavincenzo as well as Ben and Ella Krings. Anna is survived by sister-in-law Joan Bellissimo of Hershey, brother-in-law Raymond Colavincenzo of Clyde OH, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sister Rose Ferrese and brothers, Frank, Vincent, Joseph, and Vito Bellissimo. Anna graduated from Lincoln High School in 1950. She was a member of the Holy Redeemer and the Christian Mothers. Anna loved being a lifelong resident of Ellwood City and was an avid reader enjoying her weekly visits to the library. Her family will miss her wonderful Sunday dinners and her fabulous fruit pies for dessert. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday January 16, 2022 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Marshall Funeral Home, Ellwood City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Holy Redeemer Parish on Monday January 17, 2022 at 11:00 am. Father Mark Thomas will officiate. Interment will follow in Holy Redeemer Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Ellwood City Public Library, 415 Lawrence Ave, Ellwood City, PA, 16117. Her family is grateful for the wonderful caregivers at Juniper Village in Forest Hills, PA. Online condolences may be sent to marshallsfh.com. Published in Ellwood City Ledger	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }
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Q: How to count how many fields in a JObject that are set with LINQ? So I need to calculate how many fields in a JObject has a value that is not null or whitespace. I came up with the solution below that works fine. However, I am wondering if there is a way to do it with a fancy one-liner in LINQ instead? JObject jObject = JObject.Parse(@"{ ""Name"":""Nisse"" , ""Address"":""Road1"", ""Zip"":"""", }"); var counter = 0; foreach (var x in jObject) { if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x.Value.ToString())) counter++; } //Counter is now 2 A: Below check each property and return you not empty properties jObject.Children().AsEnumerable().ToList() .Count(t=> !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace( t.Values().ToList()[0].ToString())) Note : this code is based on the object structure provided in question. A: You could use int counter = jObject.Children().Count(c => string.IsNullOrEmpty(((JProperty)c).Value.ToString()));, but see for yourself if that is more readable.	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaStackExchange" }
Brian J. Murphy SAG-AFTRA & Music Industry Fighting Antiquated State Law Regarding Artists' Personal Service Contracts by Encouraging Support for FAIR Act Legislation In our article, "Streaming Has Created a Showrunner Problem," we discussed how the streaming of motion picture content and the binge-watching model of dropping all series episodes at once has not only changed the way Hollywood writers typically create. It has also negatively impacted other workers in the entertainment and media industries. Among other impacts, according to SAG-AFTRA this trend has led to a significant increase in the amount of time actors are "held" for multiple years under employment agreements for series productions. In a joint effort to combat burdensome contract and employment terms, SAG-AFTRA and multiple music artist associations are encouraging their members to support legislation in the California Assembly called the Free Artists from Industry Restrictions (FAIR) Act. California workers are protected from being locked into long-term employment contracts by a California Labor Code statute which provides that employment contracts cannot last more than seven years. However, that so-called Seven Year Statute was created over 150 years ago and according to SAG-AFTRA no longer provides adequate employee protection to address the continued rise in streaming of motion picture content and the binge-watching content delivery model. The delivery of music over the plethora of digital music streaming platforms currently available is bringing increasing profits to record labels while potentially causing harm to recording artists. Recording artists must now contend with contracts that permit labels to not only take a percentage of record sales, but also of all other revenue generating enterprises of the band. Making matters worse, recording artists were expressly excluded from the Seven Year Statute in a 1987 amendment, leaving them particularly vulnerable to potential liability for damages should they work for another music label or even themselves. The FAIR Act The FAIR Act would modify the existing Labor Code provisions to better align with how film, TV, and music are produced and distributed today. The bill would limit the length of time that production companies and recording labels could hold creative artists in contracts that keep artists off the job market and unpaid for long time periods. As just one example, the bill would require production of subsequent television and streaming platform series seasons within 12 months after the actor's services are concluded for the prior season. In addition, the FAIR Act would afford recording artists the protections of the Seven Year Statute. You can read the FAIR Act, AB1385 here. Federal Trade Commission Filing Here are excerpts from the coalition's public comments submitted to the FTC in support of the FAIR Act: "Overly broad exclusivity clauses and unilateral options, exercisable in the employer's sole discretion, allow employers to unreasonably restrain actors' ability to work. These restrictive covenants are increasingly oppressive and keep actors off the market and unable to work for excessively long periods of time. They restrict actors' abilities to work, compete, and build their careers. For all practical purposes these pernicious provisions are non-negotiable and unmodified for everyone but a handful of the biggest stars. "Underrepresented groups will be disproportionately disadvantaged by this practice. Being held off the market — and therefore off-screen — for years, during the period when they would statistically have the most opportunities, will destroy earning potential and career building. It prevents opportunities and limits exposure at the most critical juncture in their careers. "These restrictive covenants lack a pro-competitive justification in today's market. There is no market harm if an actor works on another series, commercial, or movie during hiatus periods. There is market harm by unilaterally and unreasonably restricting work for actors, to the sole benefit of increasingly powerful, vertically integrated, global entertainment conglomerates." The public comments, filed jointly with the Music Artists Coalition and Black Music Action Coalition, say: "Unconscionably long contract terms are rampant in the industry, aided by an exemption to California's Seven Year Rule, which keeps musicians and actors from accessing the Rule's protections. The Rule, which prevents any personal service contract from being enforced beyond seven years, is one reason California is a haven of worker mobility that helps it become one of the great economic powers in the world. Musicians are singled out — to the economy and the publics' detriment — as this anti-competitive law and Major Label practices deflate the movement of labor and stifle creativity in the workforce. "Musicians sign record contracts for a chance at success in music. But for most musicians, record contracts are not a means to success but rather a mechanism Major Labels use to exploit their labor. While Major Labels contend that only 1 out of 10 artists recoup on their advances (sums given to artists before a record is released that are entirely recouped by the label before an artist is paid any royalties), this claim is immaterial: Major Labels do not provide many artists with access to the market. "Musicians are routinely denied the chance to complete their contractual obligations and are thus severely or entirely restricted in the movement of their services and economic opportunities. One way artists are rebuffed is when labels 'shelve' an album, refusing to release a record entirely. Another is by releasing songs as 'singles' instead of on albums. In both instances, the label prolongs the term of the contract because record contracts for a specific number of albums, as opposed to a term of years or a total number of songs, and in California, because the Seven Year Rule excludes musicians. "Three multinational, foreign-owned, multibillion dollar companies (collectively, the 'Major Labels') control over 65% of the market across the world. While artists today make pennies on the dollar compared to past generations, Major Labels have launched massive IPOs, riding skyrocketing margins, huge stakes in the top streaming companies, and ownership of their own publishing companies to huge profits and executive compensation. These and other historic predatory practices are still rampant today, where Major Label record deals ensnare young artists, many of whom are from underserved communities and are people of color. "The restrictive and anti-competitive practices of the recording industry belong in a bygone era. An exemption like that in California's Seven Year Rule gives the labels safe harbor to mistreat musicians. Our international allies have taken notice: the U.K., the third-largest music market by revenue in the world, has engaged in an anti-competitive investigation into the practices of the recording industry. Restricting the free movement of labor and services, and clamping down on creativity generally, is antithetical to American ideals and norms. The record labels already have a leg up–they do not need or deserve to have the law and leaders look the other way in the face of unfair contracting." For advice on how you can protect your creative rights across a wide range of purposes, or in structuring and negotiating the terms of your next agreement call the office of Brian J. Murphy, Attorney & Counselor at Law, at 310–473–3500. You can also complete our online contact form, and we'll be in touch with you soon. More from Brian J. Murphy Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Internet, New Media and Sports Law Group. Fintechs: milking the poor Daniel Cohen-Dumani Digital Transformation Today Carlsberg Group follows a recipe for success with Microsoft Azure, SAP, and a cloud-first strategy IBM's star is shining bright Three Strategies to Fast-Track and Increase Initial and Ongoing Return on Warehouse Investment Rines Angel Fund Ghost Kitchens Are Not Scary Geek+ announces $100 million series E1 financing round Webarticle Alliance to Advance Internet of need Enjoy Your Stay: Hospitality in a Post-COVID Era	{ "redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaCommonCrawl" }

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