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the Zerocoin protocol, the same protocol used by other privacy coins such as Zcoin. With PIVX, users can choose to convert their standard PIVX coins for zPIV tokens. Sending zPIV tokens ensures that user identity is completely dissociated from the transaction ID, enabling a completely anonymous yet verifiable asset transfer through PIVX masternodes.
ZCoin and Monetary Unit also utilize masternodes for their own privacy functions.
Exchanges
Cryptoassets like Block Net and Exscudo will use masternodes to support their decentralized exchanges. Masternodes will oversee exchange transactions to facilitate cryptocurrency trading and offer fiat currency gateways.
Such exchanges are currently in their theoretical stages of development, as no live platform is available for consumer use.
Commerce and Marketplace Service
Syscoin applies masternode functionality to its decentralized marketplace. With Syscoin, users can access the blockchain equivalent of peer-run commerce sites like eBay. Masternodes will be responsible for facilitating anonymous and instant payments on the marketplace.
You can access the Syscoin marketplace on the currency’s core wallet.
Smart Contracts
BOScoin integrates masternodes for its smart contracts and adopts the masternode governing system for its Congress Network. Taking their cue from Dash’s masternode voting mechanism, the BOScoin developers created Congress Network to improve governance and decision making within the network. Under this system, masternode operators are given voting privileges to decide on blockchain revenue allocation and code and policy modifications.
For a complete index of masternodes, give this website a look.
Making the Case for Masternodes
Masternode application is quite flexible. It compensates for proof of work’s limitations and behaves almost like a buffed-up version proof of stake systems.
Like proof of stake, it avoids the de-facto centralization mining pools bring to proof of work networks, and it consumes less energy than the proof of work model. Masternodes may promise enhanced stability and network loyalty, as larger dividends and high initial investment costs make it less likely that operators will abandon their position in the network.
They can even be used to keep miners from stepping out of line. Under Dash’s model, masternodes on the second tier network monitor the first tier proof of work network. This gives masternodes full reign to reject or orphan blocks if their miner uses and outdated version of Dash or tries to manipulate block rewards.
While their lasting application is still speculative, masternodes have serious potential to expedite distributive consensus and further democratize decision making within blockchain communities. If you can muster the capital, they’re certainly a promising investment opportunity, as their approach to consensus and network monitoring offer a middle-of-the-road solution to the problems facing both proof of work and proof of stake models. | 1,266,700 |
by Paul Kennedy @pkedit, Aug 2, 2017
Two years after the introduction of Targeted Allocation Money, MLS has changed. The depth of talent is evident in the many players passed over for selection to the MLS All-Star Game.Fox Sports 1'stalked with Soccer America about what accounts for the change.
"Simple answer is: money," he says. "Not ridiculous amounts of money, but money where you start to be in the conversation for mid-level players around the world, players that were going to Liga MX, players are going to places in Europe that aren't England. I think a lot of that has happened. The way we hopscotch around to different hotbeds, whether it is Colombia, then it goes to Argentina, where we see a couple of players come out and then we see all the the MLS clubs descend. The scouting network has improved. But ultimately, it comes down to having money to be competitive in the individual markets."
Respect for MLS opens doors that were closed for many years.
"There is an appreciation and relevancy MLS has achieved that this a place I can go to that won't hurt my development," Lalas says. "Off the field will be fine. But the perception of my national team coach or scouts of other clubs around the world, that's not going to hurt me. I think they see it in a much more favorable light. Not everyone. When you talk with a [Diego] Valeri and ask him how he perceived it and how he perceives and how players coming in from the outside perceive it, it has changed. Before it was out of sight, out of mind or will it hurt my brand? I don't think that is the case any more."
MLS's in-house efforts to sell broadcasting rights internationally have had the benefit of allowing players with an insatiable appetite for the game to become familiar with MLS.
"It's a battle of hearts and minds," Lalas says. "I said out of sight, out of mind. If you can get in sight, you can in their minds. I think MLS has done a really good job of realizing that this is not just a domestic product, but that it can be exported because this is the world game."
Of the players who have come into MLS in 2017, the player who stands out for Lalas is Atlanta United's young Paraguayan Miguel Almiron.
"He's the real deal," he says. "Whenever he gets the ball, the potential for something magical to happen exists. That's the definition of a star. He seems to be faster with the ball than without the ball. He's incredibly active with the ball and busy on the field. Sometimes that's not a good thing, but for him and the fact he's doing it for Atlanta and for what Atlanta is, it is really interesting." | 1,266,701 |
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TEHRAN, June 1- Iran on Sunday hanged a man said to be affiliated to an exiled opposition group, state media reported, despite international pressure on the Islamic republic to halt the execution.
According to the official IRNA news agency, Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani was convicted of “waging war against God” (moharebeh) by helping the People’s Mujahedeen Organisation of Iran (PMOI).
The announcement of the hanging came just hours after Amnesty International said Khosravi Savadjani’s trial in 2010 had been unfair.
The rights group said the condemned man’s family were informed by prison officials on Saturday that they must go to a jail west of Tehran, sparking fears his execution may be imminent.
Khosravi Savadjani was until then being held in solitary confinement at Evin Prison in the capital. Death row prisoners in Iran are generally transferred to isolation units before their executions take place.
Prior to his death, Amnesty said the execution would be a breach of domestic and international law, as Khosravi Savadjani — held since 2008 — should have benefited from a subsequent law that imposed lighter penalties for the crimes he was convicted of.
The PMOI was founded in the 1960s to oppose the pro-western shah.
After the 1979 Islamic revolution that ousted the shah, the PMOI took up arms against Iran’s clerical rulers and Tehran holds it responsible for murdering thousands of Iranian civilians and officials.
Iran says PMOI members currently in exile in Iraq should be extradited to face charges.
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Khosravi Savadjani was arrested in 1981 and jailed for several years. He was detained again in 2008 for having contact with the PMOI and has been in custody since.
According to the Iranian judiciary, documents, including photos and papers from sensitive facilities such as military bases, were recovered when Khosravi Savadjani was arrested. These had been given to the PMOI and their affiliated media, officials said.
Khosravi Savadjani had also been accused of facilitating financial aid for the opposition group. He was convicted by a revolutionary court and the verdict was later upheld by a branch of Iran’s Supreme Court.
Amnesty International said Khosravi Savadjani had reportedly been held for more than 40 months in solitary confinement in various detention centres.
“Yet again Iranian authorities are about to execute a man who did not even receive a fair trial,” Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty’s deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa, said on Saturday.
Iran remains the second biggest executioner in the world, after China, according to the United Nations. | 1,266,702 |
Microsoft appears to be preparing to offer its own SIM card, that tiny electronic device that slips into a tablet or smartphone, letting you access wide-area wireless networks operated by the big telecom companies.
As first spotted by The Verge, Microsoft has added a "Cellular Data" app to its Windows app store that "allows you to connect to a trusted nationwide mobile data network." According to the app's description, it requires a "Microsoft SIM." This could mean any number of things, and Microsoft has yet to comment. But a Microsoft SIM would be another indication of the gradual power shift that's remaking the world of wireless.
Over the past year, the power in mobile has shifted away from network operators like Verizon and AT&T and toward device makers like Apple and Google. In the process, most importantly, power is shifting into the hands of consumers.
A Microsoft SIM would push the carrier into the background and put the Microsoft name front and center.
In the past, in order to use a cellular network in the US, you typically needed a SIM card from one of the major operators and a contract that locked you into that network for a good two years. Carriers would subsidize phone purchases in order to lock you in. But now, smaller carriers like T-Mobile are offering access without extended contacts. More importantly, device makers like Apple and Google are building the hardware and software the world really wants—and they're building those devices to more easily free users from the tyranny of a single carrier. And the carriers, thanks to consumer demand, can't shun Apple or Google. They have no choice but to play along as their old business model crumbles.
Today you can buy phones directly from device makers on an installment plan, while Apple and Google have started to offer SIM cards that let you more easily move between carriers. With its iPad tablet, Apple offers a SIM that lets you test and choose from a list of carriers—and sometimes switch between them. Google has gone a step further with Project Fi, which provides a SIM that will automatically move you between different networks, depending on which signal is the best.
Yes, these efforts still have their limits. Apple's SIM doesn't work with Verizon. Project Fi only works with T-Mobile and Sprint. But we're slowly moving towards a world where the carrier sits in the background, where you can freely move between networks whenever it makes the most sense.
With its SIM, Microsoft could be trying something similar. The SIM may work behind the scenes with only one carrier—in which case, it's less interesting. But given the direction of the mobile business as a whole, it may well work with multiple carriers (though the SIM is apparently for use with tablets like the Surface rather than smartphones).
At the very least, a Microsoft SIM would push the name of the carrier into the background and put the Microsoft name front and center. Once again, the carrier fades into the background. | 1,266,703 |
Washington(CNN) The man suspected of "doxing" lawmakers during the Kavanaugh hearing last week had his first court appearance on Thursday and was ordered to remain in jail until his second hearing next week.
Jackson Cosko, 27, was arrested Wednesday by US Capitol Police, accused of publishing five US senators' private identifying information online, a practice known as doxing.
The incident took place last Thursday during the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of sexual assault.
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According to a criminal complaint, Cosko published the home addresses, home phone numbers, personal cell phone numbers and other private information of the five senators on the internet, editing their Wikipedia pages to include the information.
The lawmakers are not named in the complaint.
A Twitter bot that tweets out edits to Wikipedia pages allegedly made by devices with Capitol Hill internet connections, called @congressedits, picked up and tweeted out the lawmakers' personal information when it was added to the Wikipedia pages. The account is currently suspended.
Cosko worked for Sen. Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Democrat, from January 2017 until May 2018 as a legislative correspondent/systems administrator, according to Hassan spokesman Aaron Jacobs.
"Senator Hassan strongly denounces the alleged actions," Jacobs said.
According to the complaint, just before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Capitol Police received a call from the office of "Senator 7" after a staffer walked into the office and saw Cosko, who had been forced to resign months earlier. A spokesman for Hassan confirmed she is "Senator 7" in the complaint. Cosko was sitting at a desk, typing on a computer. When the individual confronted Cosko, he typed a few more keystrokes, grabbed something from the desk and left the office.
The complaint says the witness received an email minutes later threatening to leak the senator's information if the witness told anyone.
Capitol Police reviewed surveillance footage that showed Cosko entering the Dirksen Senate office building around 10:10 p.m. with a backpack and leaving the building around 10:21 p.m.
Cosko has been charged with making restricted personal information public, making threats in interstate communications, unauthorized access of a government computer, identity theft and obstruction of justice/witness tampering, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. He's also facing charges of second-degree burglary and unlawful entry.
The House of Representatives Security Operations Center analyzed the IP address used to publish the senators' information and determined Cosko was the person logged on at the time, according to the complaint.
A news release from the US attorney for the District of Columbia says Cosko is a volunteer on the staff of a House member, but does not name the member. | 1,266,704 |
The Seahawks are now the favorite team for every NFL fan.
I’m sorry. Those are the rules.
In the couple seasons since the NFL loosened its celebration rules, we’ve seen some solid performances in post-score antics. But the Seahawks really took the league’s newfound appreciation for the performing arts to an entirely different level.
Following Jaron Brown’s 17-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter against the Browns, the Seahawks receivers lined up and performed the choreography to NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye.”
Yes, this really happened, and we are so grateful that it did. The Seahawks easily have the best celebration of the season.
Compared to the original:
That was great stuff right there, and the pressure will be on the Seahawks receivers to bring that kind of effort for every post-touchdown celebration.
NFL fans certainly enjoyed the celebration — as they should.
WHAT THE WHAT?!?! Seahawks broke out NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” dance and I approve!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/LFxOYpxmDu — T̷R̷O̷Y̷ ̷H̷U̷G̷H̷E̷S̷ (@TommySledge) October 13, 2019
Seahawks did the *NSYNC bye bye bye on the browns in the endzone 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/V5AeEcaqc0 — Tony X (@soIoucity) October 13, 2019
The Seahawks receivers just did Nysync’s Bye Bye Bye dance together and I’m in love. — Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) October 13, 2019
The Seahawks just did the choreographed "Bye, Bye, Bye" dance as their TD celebration. Incredible. — Bradley Gelber (@BradleyGelber) October 13, 2019
The @Seahawks bye bye bye celebration took me back 😂 — Andy Zapien (@andyzapien) October 13, 2019
OMG the Bye Bye Bye dance in the end zone! I couldn’t love them any more! #seahawks pic.twitter.com/4yY5fBa1EL — Kaelysta 👑👑 (@Kaelysta) October 13, 2019
Seahawks just did the BYE BYE BYE NSYNC TD celebration!!!! Greatest celebration of all time!! pic.twitter.com/qSVVzAFKr7 — Jake Brown (@JakeBrownRadio) October 13, 2019
Great effort all around, Seattle. | 1,266,705 |
Greece’s former finance minister is in the process of setting up a pan-European movement to reform the EU’s institutions, he has revealed.
Yanis Varoufakis said his experience in Eurogroup meetings had left him with the conclusion that the EU was not democratic.
“What is going on in Greece is simply a reflection - an echo - of a far deeper crisis throughout the eurozone, which cannot be solved at any national or member-state level,” told the Open Democracy website.
“The obvious conclusion one must draw from this is that either you argue for a dissolution of the monetary union, and then you can talk about national politics again quite sensibly. Or you should be talking about a pan-European movement for change throughout the eurozone.”
Mr Varoufakis, who is an economist, said the new movement would have “one very simple, but radical, idea: to democratise Europe”.
“A pan-European movement is the only solution. It sounds utopian, but this idea cemented in my mind in August when I started travelling across Europe, and realised that there was a great deal of hunger and thirst everywhere I went for such an idea.”
At a separate event in central London in Friday night, the professor said small changes such as live-streaming all European Council meetings and releasing minutes of European Central Bank meetings would make a significant difference.
Yanis Varoufakis leaving the Ministry of Finance on Monday with his wife Danai (AFP)
He said the movement would not be a formal political party but rather a coalition of citizens open to all.
The European Union's constitution is democratic in part but not in others.
The European Parliament is directly elected, but it cannot pass legislation without the consent of the Council of Ministers, which is usually thought of as an upper house or senate.
Council members are indirectly elected to their post, being ministers in their national government. Many of their key meetings are held in private, however.
The European Commission, which acts as as the EU's executive, is not directly elected, though it is effectively accountable to the European Parliament.
Critics of the EU have long maintained the current setup is not democratic. At Conservative party conference earlier this month minister Karen Bradley outlined a process by which European member states sometimes use EU institutions to bypass national democracy.
Since the last Greek election Mr Varoufakis, who is no longer a Syriza MP, has been on a speaking tour, addressing audiences and television studios around the world.
The economist stood down from his post after the government, led by Alexis Tsipras, effectively accepted demands by Greece’s creditors for further austerity.
Last month Mr Varoufakis appeared on the BBC's Question Time programme to warn that austerity was being used as a cover story to conduct class war against the poor. | 1,266,706 |
Naresh Kumar was accused of killing Junaid Khan after a quarrel over seats in a train near Delhi
The Haryana government has to decide the action to be taken against its top government lawyer or Additional Advocate General Naveen Kaushik indicted last week by a Faridabad court for helping the key accused in the murder of 15-year-old Junaid Khan. The judge said despite being warned Mr Kaushik was seen suggesting questions that accused Naresh Kumar's lawyer should ask in the courtroom on Tuesday."It will send a wrong signal and will also create a feeling of insecurity amongst the victim party and will adversely affect the aim of the court to conduct free and fair trial," the judge said, calling the case "sensitive" and the government lawyer's actions "professional misconduct". Junaid Khan was killed in June at Asauti, just 30 kms from Delhi after a quarrel in a train over sharing of seats. According to the police, the teenager was allegedly abused on religious lines also before Junaid, his brother Haseeb and their two cousins were slashed with a knife before the teen was thrown off the train at a station.During the trial, Faridabad trial judge YS Rathor spotted Haryana's Additional Advocate General Naresh Kaushik assisting the Naresh Kumar's lawyer and was told that he could not appear in court for an accused because he represented the State.Mr Kaushik had then stated that he was only watching the proceedings, the order said."However, he has been assisting the defence counsel at the time of cross examination of the prosecution witnesses and suggesting questions to be put to the witnesses," judge YS Rathor said in his order the next day.Naresh Kumar is the second senior government lawyer in Haryana to land in a controversy in the last few months. In August, the government had to sack one of its top lawyers, Deputy Advocate General Gurdass Singh Salwara, who was caught on camera holding self-styled spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's bag after his conviction in a rape case.When NDTV contacted Mr Kaushik, he denied the allegations."I have not committed any wrongdoing but was in court only to provide a photocopy of the provision in the law," he said.
His boss, Haryana's Advocate General Baldev Raj is yet to take any action. "I have not received any intimation from the court. Once I do, I will ask for Naveen Kaushik's response," he told NDTV.Perhaps, the most famous case of such collusion between lawyers from the defence and the accused sides was in the Jessica Lal murder case. In 2008, the Delhi High Court had debarred lawyers from the two sides, RK Anand and IU Khan from practising law for four months. The next year, Supreme Court upheld the ban on Mr Anand but let off the special prosecutor Mr Khan, observing that his conduct was improper. | 1,266,707 |
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Audience data for 2015 contains bad news for Fox News. Fox continues to march towards extinction as the average age of Fox News, primetime viewers is stuck at 68, while the revitalized CNN saw their average viewer age drop to 59.
TVNewser reported, “Through Dec. 15 (which was the day of the last GOP debate), CNN’s median age was 61 years old for total day, and 59 years old for prime time (Monday-Sunday). MSNBC’s audience is two years older, at 63 (for both total day and prime time), while FNC’s is 67 for total day and 68 in prime time. For both MSNBC and FNC, that’s the oldest level on record in both dayparts.”
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Daytime audiences are always going to skew older, so the level playing field is in primetime. Both MSNBC and Fox News tried a similar strategy of promoting younger on screen talent to attract younger viewers. Both networks have seen their audience grow older.
CNN took a different path. The network’s mix of primetime news, documentaries, and original series has drawn younger viewers their programming.
Fox’s problems mirror those of the Republican Party. As Frank Rich pointed out in New York Magazine nearly a year ago, “Hard as it may be to fathom, Fox Nation is even more monochromatically white than the GOP is, let alone the American nation. Two percent of Mitt Romney’s voters were black. According to new Nielsen data, only 1.1 percent of Fox News’s prime-time viewership is (as opposed to 25 percent for MSNBC, 14 percent for CNN, and an average of roughly 12 percent for the three broadcast networks’ evening news programs).”
Fox News isn’t a television network. It is a retirement home/echo chamber for old white conservatives.
The fact that CNN has been able to attract younger viewers while Fox continues to flail suggests that the current cable news ratings leader is the path to extinction. As is the case with the Republican Party, demographics are not on Fox’s side. As Hispanics and African-Americans have become part of the backbone of the Democratic Party, they are ignoring Fox News.
Donald Trump is leading the Republican primary because he understands who the Fox News viewers are and what they want to hear. Trump is running on a platform that is designed to capture the votes of the Fox News crowd. The fact that Donald Trump is flourishing as Fox News is aging is not a coincidence.
Without younger viewers, Fox News is not sustainable in the long-term.
Fox News is dying of old age, and nothing that Roger Ailes has tried has reversed the creeping demise that is certain to come with the advancement of Father Time. | 1,266,708 |
hyper-visible.” The musicians and balloons are an invitation, says Messias. “You want to look at me? Now you can really look at me! If you don’t see the show, you’ll hear it.”
In dress rehearsals, history repeated itself. “As I turned the corner, these three boys saw me and started to shout abuse. Then they saw the musicians behind me and the audience behind them and they were quite taken aback.” He has since performed the piece in Belfast, Birmingham and Margate and still gets the odd comment, but more often people come out of cafes to join in or drivers honk their horns to the music. “There is very much a sense of celebration as well as commemoration.”
Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘If you don’t see the show, you’ll hear it’ … Nando Messias. Photograph: Loredana Denicola/Chris Daly
Has it helped him to come to terms with the attack? “I did think about moving somewhere else,” he admits. “But I cannot and don’t want to live my life running away. I belong here. I love my house, the area. I still think London is a very liberal place, where people embrace eccentricity and difference.” Messias quotes Quentin Crisp, his inspiration for moving to the UK. “He talks about falling and standing up again. Not toning down what he is, but piling on the make-up heavier, becoming stronger by becoming a louder version of yourself.”
Brazil is a country of contrasts. It’s carnival, it’s partying, but it’s violence, too
Messias welcomes the increased visibility for transgender people, even as he worries the current debate does not represent everyone. “This is very personal, but I feel it somewhat excludes bodies that remain misaligned. I identify as a male-bodied man but my gender is feminine – or effeminate. And I need that space to remain.” At the same time, Brazil’s ignoble record on trans rights – “I’m very sorry to say I think it holds the record for transgender murders” – is why Messias wants to take The Sissy’s Progress home. “Brazil is a country of contrasts. It’s carnival, it’s partying, but it’s violence, too; this underlying hypocrisy.”
What better time for a homecoming than this Olympic year, with the world’s eyes on the Brazilian flag. “You know, I noticed the words on that flag again recently,” says Messias. “Ordem e Progresso”. Order and Progress. He’s holding out for one. | 1,266,709 |
(All stats and records through Jan. 15; for report cards for all 30 teams click here.)
Offense: 113.3, 2nd Overall
Defense: 101.7, 3rd Overall
W-L | Pct. | GB
34-6 |.850 | --
Conf.: 22-5
Div.: 7-1
Home: 18-3
Road: 16-3
FRONTCOURT: A
Going from Andrew Bogut to Zaza Pachulia at center removed a rim protector, but the Warriors still have a Kia MVP candidate and KIa Defensive Player of the Year candidate. Kevin Durant and Draymond Green on the same frontline? Sure, why not.
BACKCOURT: A+
For all the talk about Stephen Curry trying to find his way, he’s at 24.7 points, 46.9 percent overall and 39.8 percent on 3-pointers. He didn’t get lost in the first place. Klay Thompson is a star on both sides of the ball.
DEFENSE: A
Challenging for the league lead in defensive efficiency and field-goal defense is especially impressive in the wake of the slow start that generated immediate concerns, albeit mostly among fatalists determined to find fault with the Warriors. They’re still good enough.
BENCH: B
Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston still have major roles, but so much has changed around them. Now Ian Clark, David West and rookie Patrick McCaw are playing double-digit minutes, a big difference from past seasons.
COACHING: A
The Warriors’ ability to handle the roster jolt and transition to life with Kevin Durant was always about Steve Kerr and Xs-and-Os, not team chemistry. The first half, therefore, became another proving ground for Kerr with a positive outcome.
OVERALL GRADE: A
The Warriors had two new starters, a bench overhaul, a new No. 1 assistant for the third season in a row, a road-heavy schedule early, a spotlight of massive expectations that might make other teams wilt... and still opened on 70-win pace. Talk about a perspective that should concern the rest of the league.
The watch between now and the end of the regular season, especially the very end, is whether Golden State will start wearing down after playing into June two years in a row. Kerr made finding rest for his veterans a priority since the first days of training camp and now must turn that into reality as the postseason approaches.
Scott Howard-Cooper has covered the NBA since 1988. You can e-mail him here, find his archive here and follow him on Twitter.
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Earlier this year Google made a big splash when they added a video clip search to their battery of search tools, yet in all fairness, Yahoo did beat them to the punch. Nevertheless, we began to ponder just what this service was really aiming for, and we even fantasized a bit about a searchable database of full TV shows that could possibly be streamed on demand.
Then, last week Google posted a job description that made it sound like they were heading slowly but surely into the TV realm. The posting, which has now been removed, read (in part):
You will identify key market trends that are shaping user behavior when watching Television. These include but not limited to the intersection of Internet and Television technologies, Video-On-Demand, Personal Video Recorders and emergence of next generation set-top-boxes with IP connectivity. You will then identify areas where use of Google's search and advertising technology can enhance this user experience and define appropriate products to deliver these user benefits. You will work with UI designers and software engineers to conceptualize and develop these features. As part of this role, you may also be required to interact with strategic partners in the telecom and cable segments across the world. As part of these interactions you will be required to present product and business strategy to senior executives at these companies and work with them to deploy these products in their network.
And this brings us to today's announcement that Google and UPN would be providing exclusive online access to the series premiere of "Everybody Hates Chris." If you're like us and still wondering why DirecTV doesn't carry UPN, you'll be able to watch the entire pilot via streaming video until this Thursday, September 29. Also in the announcement were additional enhancements to the Google Video service, including support for Macintosh and Linux users, in-browser video controls, and search results displayed as playable video thumbnails.
It also looks like Google is using Flash to deliver content, which allows users to view high-quality video without needing to download a separate media player. A VLC-derived browser plugin was used during the Google Video debut, but switching to Flash means being able to tap into its near-100 percent installed base. With Flash 8's video capabilities, Google's adoption of the format might help make it the method of choice for video on the Web.
The ease and popularity of podcasts, blogs, and other Web-accessible media has lowered the barriers to entry to becoming an independent news or entertainment source, but video has yet to take off; the main difficulty being the the immense amounts of bandwith and storage space needed. It's been an obstacle that media corporations with deep pockets have been able to overcome, but now that Google's in the mix, that video of your first piano recital might be rubbing shoulders with mainstream network shows. With video on demand services, P2P applications such as BitTorrent, and now Google, is the television industry looking like a less important node of content distribution? | 1,266,711 |
Top-ranked Andy Murray reached his second final of the season with a dominant 7-5, 6-1 win over seventh-seeded Lucas Pouille at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Friday.
Murray, who lost the Qatar Open final to Novak Djokovic in January, should feel confident of a 45th career title when he faces the unseeded Fernando Verdasco in Saturday's final. He leads the left-handed Spaniard 12-1 in their career meetings.
Still, the three-time Grand Slam champion is wary of Verdasco's ball-striking ability.
"He can generate a lot of power, he can control the ball," Murray said. "And when he's dictating the points, he's one of the best in the world at doing that."
Verdasco reached the semifinals in Qatar and even had five match points against Djokovic. But he will need to be more clinical against Murray, who saved seven match points in his quarterfinal here against Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Murray's semifinal against Pouille saw both players below their best, which was understandable as they had lengthy and dramatic matches ending late on Thursday night.
The Scot didn't reach the top of his game (Getty)
"I don't think it was the best match," Murray said. "Neither of us served well at the beginning."
Pouille's quarterfinal had ended after 2 am and the Frenchman said he didn't go to sleep until three hours later.
This week marks Murray's return to the court after his fourth round upset by Mischa Zverev at the Australian Open in January. Since leaving Melbourne, he's also been ill with a case of shingles.
This match was Pouille's first against a No. 1, and his lack of big-match experience showed in the second set.
Pouille was below his best against the No 1 (Getty)
The first set was competitive, with Murray breaking Pouille's serve in the final game, clinching it on his second set point with a backhand crosscourt passing shot.
Murray raced into a 5-0 lead in the second set before Pouille held to love to claw back a game.
"I think I was a bit too frustrated at the beginning of the second set, and that cost me three or four games," Pouille said. "Then it was too late to come back."
Verdasco has qualified for the final (Getty)
Earlier, Verdasco defeated unseeded Robin Haase 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-1, closing out the match by breaking Haase to love.
Verdasco upset sixth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round and No. 4 Gael Monfils in the quarterfinals. | 1,266,712 |
Canadian cellphone users are most satisfied with their service if they're signed up with Koodo and least satisfied if they subscribe to Rogers Wireless, an annual survey by a U.S. market research firm has found.
Koodo, which is owned by Telus, scored 765 out of a 1,000 points, while Rogers scored 662 in J.D. Power & Associates' 2013 Canadian Wireless Total Experience Study, released Thursday. The ratings are based on a survey of 13,300 mobile phone customers in September 2012 and March 2013 and take into account:
Network quality.
Cost of service.
Account management.
Offerings and promotions.
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Sales process.
In general, smaller "stand-alone" wireless providers that don't bundle their services with cable or internet received higher ratings than the four bigger, "full-service" providers: SaskTel, Telus, Bell Mobility and Rogers Wireless.
Among the smaller wireless providers, only Fido, which is owned by Rogers, scored lower than Sasktel, which topped the larger providers for the second year in a row with a score of 712. The average score overall was 691, almost unchanged from 685 in last year's survey.
Total Ownership Experience Index Ranking 2013 Wireless provider Score 1. Koodo Mobile 765 2. Virgin Mobile 744 3. WIND Mobile 729 4. Public Mobile 726 5. Mobilicity 722 6. PC Mobile 714 7. Solo Mobile 713 8. SaskTel* 712 9. Fido 704 10. Telus Mobility* 699 11. Bell Mobility* 674 12. Rogers Wireless* 662 *Full-service providers Source: J.D. Power & Associates
The study found that the average monthly wireless bill was $77, up from $68 in last year's survey. Adrian Chung, lead author of the study, said increasing smartphone and data use was a contributing factor.
Among survey respondents, 49 per cent had a data package and paid an average of $86 a month. Those who did not have a data package spent an average of $65 a month.
Sixty-three per cent of respondents had a smartphone, up from 54 per cent in last year's survey. Apple was the most popular brand (31 per cent of users) followed by Samsung and Blackberry, with 22 per cent each.
Other findings of the survey were that respondents:
Used their mobile devices to check email an average of 11 times a day.
Accessed the web on their mobile device an average of eight times a day.
Sent and received 15 texts a day on average, up from 13 in 2012.
The study also found that cellphone users who accessed customer service via the internet were more satisfied than those who called their wireless carrier or visited a store. | 1,266,713 |
, so we clearly have to do better," Vogel said. "More assertive offensively and then we've got to guard better. We're letting teams come (out) and get off on us in the first quarter. We've got to dial in to what's got to be done early in the game."
Call Star reporter Candace Buckner at (317) 444-6121. Follow her on Twitter: @CandaceDBuckner.
DALLAS AT INDIANA
Tipoff: 7 p.m. today, Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
TV: Fox Sports Indiana.
Radio: WFNI-1070 AM, 107.5 FM.
MAVERICKS (45-28)
Pos. Player PPG Key stat PG Rajon Rondo 8.7 8.0 apg SG Devin Harris 8.8 3.2 rpg SF Chandler Parsons 15.5 4.9 rpg PF Dirk Nowitzki 17.1 6.0 rpg C Tyson Chandler 10.1 11.4 rpg 6th Amar'e Stoudemire 11.3 5.8 rpg
PACERS (31-41)
Pos. Player PPG Key stat PG George Hill 15.9 4.7 apg SG C.J. Miles 12.6 2.9 rpg SF Solomon Hill 9.2 4.0 rpg PF David West 11.9 7.0 rpg C Roy Hibbert 10.8 1.7 bpg 6th Rodney Stuckey 12.9.383 3-pt FG%
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Injury updates: While Rodney Stuckey (sore left calf) and David West (allergic reaction) participated in practice on Saturday, both players' statuses remain murky. Stuckey is questionable on Sunday after missing three straight games. West, who's left eye appeared to be blood shot, is probable. For the Mavericks, starting two-guard Monta Ellis will likely not play after sustaining a right calf injury. According to media reports, Ellis walked around with the assistance of crutches on Saturday. "So he appears to be very doubtful for tomorrow," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said, according to the Dallas Morning News. "We don't think it's serious. But we are concerned."
Prediction: The Mavericks may be holding on to the seventh seed in the West, but lack backcourt depth especially with Ellis out of the picture and Rajon Rondo playing unimpressively since his arrival in Dallas. The Pacers, it can be argued, lack just about everything (i.e. defense, shotmaking, execution) and are stumbling at the worst time of the season. With only 10 games remaining, Indiana is running out of time to catch the Boston Celtics for the 8th seed. However… Pacers win 109-105.
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The Cavaliers organization is led by Chairman Dan Gilbert, CEO Len Komoroski and GM Koby Altman. The organization continues to make record-level investments in their player roster and serves a catalytic role in the continued growth and vitality of downtown Cleveland as a live, work and play 24/7 city. The Cavs organization is deeply committed to making a positive impact on the lives of children and families in Northeast Ohio with a full slate of community outreach initiatives, including a deep level of engagement and investments to eliminate blight in Cleveland and its neighborhoods.
In 2016, the Cavaliers delivered Cleveland its first championship in 52 years and became the only team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit to become NBA Champions. The 2017 Eastern Conference Champions enter the 2017-18 season with the same goal of bringing another championship to the city of Cleveland and the greatest fans in the NBA. The Cavs play their home games at Quicken Loans Arena – aka The Q – one of the NBA’s largest arenas known for its electrifying and award-winning game presentation. The arena is located in the heart of downtown Cleveland in the Gateway District and hosts more than 200 diverse events that draw over two million people downtown each year. For more information about the Cavs, visit Cavs.com. Follow the Cavs on Twitter (@cavs), Instagram (@cavs) and Facebook (facebook.com/cavs).
About Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. Among Cleveland Clinic’s 51,000 employees are more than 3,500 full-time salaried physicians and researchers and 14,000 nurses, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic’s health system includes a 165-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 10 regional hospitals, more than 150 northern Ohio outpatient locations – including 18 full-service family health centers and three health and wellness centers – and locations in Weston, Fla.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2016, there were 7.1 million outpatient visits, 161,674 hospital admissions and 207,610 surgical cases throughout Cleveland Clinic’s health system. Patients came for treatment from every state and 185 countries. Visit us at clevelandclinic.org. Follow us at twitter.com/ClevelandClinic. News and resources available at newsroom.clevelandclinic.org. | 1,266,715 |
European Council President Donald Tusk slammed what he called “senseless disputes” about trade between President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE and other international leaders, warning that the president’s recent actions on tariffs could "be really risky for the whole world."
Tusk warned reporters at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit in France on Saturday that “this may be the last moment to restore our political community,” according to The Washington Post.
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On Friday, trade tensions between the United States and China escalated significantly after China announced plans to slap tariffs on $75 billion worth of American goods. The country said it was “forced to take countermeasures” against the U.S. after getting hit with tariffs by the Trump administration in the two nations’ year-plus trade war.
Trump vowed to take retaliatory measures against China shortly thereafter and said in a tweet that U.S. businesses were “hereby ordered” to “find alternatives” to China. “We don’t need China. This is a GREAT opportunity for the United States,” he added.
Trump's remarks, combined with China’s latest round of tariffs and his administration’s vow to retaliate with tariffs on over $500 billion in Chinese goods, prompted stocks to plunge in the country not long afterward. The culmination of events in the past day have also fueled concerns about whether the global economy could soon be headed toward a recession.
Tusk cautioned on Saturday that “trade wars will lead to recession, while trade deals will boost the economy.”
He also took further aim at Trump for using “tariffs and taxation as a political instrument” in later comments.
“For me, it’s absolutely clear that if someone, for example... the United States and President Trump, uses tariffs and taxation as a political instrument, tool for some different political reasons, it means that this confrontation can be really risky for the whole world, including the EU,” he told the press, according to the Post.
“This is why we need the G-7,” he continued.
Tusk also warned on Saturday that the European Union plans to "respond in kind" if the Trump administration decides follow through on threats to impose tariffs on French wines over the nation’s new digital tax law.
“The EU stands by France. If the U.S. imposes tariffs on France, the EU will respond in kind,” he said, adding, “And if they do that... we’ll be taxing their wine like they’ve never seen before.” | 1,266,716 |
Gandhinagar
Without naming Congress directly, the Gujarat government today alleged that ‘concrete evidences’ has shown that the opposition was behind the recent violence in the state and was willing to spread it to even wider and much graver proportion with an intention that the state would have reeled under curfew for a very long period causing instability and maligning the Bhartiya Janata Party regime.
Addressing a press conference here the government spokesperson and health minister Nitin Patel, who heads the seven ministers committee formed to talk with the reservation demanding outfits of various communities including Patels or Patidars, said, ‘Many officer bearers of the opposition party have been arrested in connection with the recent violence. We can say with certainty that the party was behind the violence and had plans to make it graver and wider so that Gujarat would have reeled under longer periods of curfew and unrest. They wanted to destabilize the state and bring bad name to the BJP government. But the peace loving people of Gujarat have foiled this design. The Prime Minister, the Chief Minister and several religious leaders appealed for peace and the people have responded. However it seems that the reservation movement has taken a political shape now.’
Later talking to UNI Mr. Patel claimed that there were 15 to 20 local level office bearers of the opposition party (did not name congress directly) have been nabbed by the police along with other rioters in connection with the recent violence. ‘There name would also be made public,’ he said.
Earlier during the press conference reacting to the recent ultimatum of Patel Anamat Aandolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel to stop the supply of vegetables and milk, the minister said, ‘ these were essential commodities for the people and the prime source income of the village farmers. The government will ensure that the supply goes uninterrupted.’
To another query he said that the police has been instructed to show patience while dealing with public. It has been clearly instructed about that. He also thanked the people of the state for bringing the state back to normalcy. ‘There has been no untoward incident since last night. I thank the people for co-operating,’ he said.
The Congress on the other hand had created uproar in the assembly today over the violence that has left nine people including a policeman dead and over 200 vehicles burnt. The proceedings of the house was adjourned twice due to this and some of the congress members were also suspended by the speaker.
Hardik, whose brief arrest on after the PAAS rally on August 25 triggered the violence, had earlier said that if a compensation of Rs. 35 lakh each was not given to the family members of the eight common people who died during the violence by the government withing 36 hours then he would appeal to the farmers of his community to stop supply of vegetable and milk to the cities. | 1,266,717 |
Apple’s premium newspaper and magazine subscription service, News Plus, launched on March 25th, which means that if you signed up for the month-long free trial, your free ride is over, and you will be charged $9.99 per month going forward.
If you’re a reader of the magazines and newspapers that are available in Apple News Plus, it might be worth keeping the service, provided you can put up with its weird and sometimes incongruous interface. But if you aren’t planning to read a lot of magazine articles in the News app, it’s probably time to cancel your trial before you’re charged.
There are two ways to cancel your subscription on an iPhone or iPad. You can do it from the News app itself or through the App Store.
From the News app
Open the News app
On an iPhone, tap the Following tab on the lower right; on an iPad, view the Channels and Topics list on the left
Scroll to the bottom and tap Manage Subscriptions
Tap Cancel Free Trial (or “Cancel Subscription” if you’re already past the free trial)
From the App Store
Open the App Store app
Tap on your avatar in the upper right corner
Tap “Manage Subscriptions”
Tap on the Apple News Plus subscription under the “Active” banner
Tap “Cancel Free Trial” (or “Cancel Subscription” if you’re already past the free trial)
On a Mac
Things are a little easier on the Mac since you can access the subscription management section of the App Store directly from the News app.
Open the News app
Go to File > Manage Subscriptions
Select “Edit’ next to the Apple News Plus subscription
Click “Cancel Free Trial” (or “Cancel Subscription”)
If you are canceling your trial before the full month ends, your service will terminate immediately, and you will lose the remainder of your trial. If you’re canceling the service you’ve been billed for, you will be able to use Apple News Plus for the remainder of the 30 days that have been paid for, after which point, it will cancel. Once your service is canceled, you’ll no longer have access to the articles that require News Plus, whether you’ve saved them to read later or not.
Should you decide that you do want to subscribe to News Plus later on, you can sign back up through the News app, though you will not get another month-long trial when you do.
Update, 4:20pm, April 24th, 2019: Updated to add instructions on managing subscriptions directly from the News app on iOS. | 1,266,718 |
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TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives…If we remember those times and places…where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.
--Howard Zinn
I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him.
--Martin Luther King Jr.
True religion consisted in an inward life, wherein the heart does love and reverence God the Creator, and learns to exercise true justice and goodness...I found no narrowness respecting sects and opinions, but believed that sincere, upright-hearted people, in every society, who truly love God, were accepted of him.
--John Woolman
Love each other as I have loved you.. I call you friends because I have made known to you everything I heard from my Father.
--Jesus in John 15: 12-15
...Love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.
You have answered right, said Jesus, do this and life is yours...
Who is my neighbor?
Jesus replied with the Parable of the Good Samaritan [heretic, outsider, enemy].
--from Luke 10:27-37
Religion has been emphatically embodied, not in speculative theories, but in practical righteousness, in active virtues, in reverence to God, in benevolence to man- the latter being the only sure test of the former.
--Thomas M'Clintock
...It is safer to approach God through the Holy Spirit than through the door of theology. We can identify the Holy Spirit whenever it makes its presence felt. Whenever we see someone who is loving, compassionate, mindful, caring, and understanding, we know that the Holy Spirit is there.
--Thich Nhat Hanh
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and implement a platform co-op model. To combat a lack of understanding about how platform cooperatives function, AmbitioUS is providing a grant for PCC to conduct a survey of platform co-ops and create an interactive map of the field.
Sustainable Economies Law Center
Many organizations — including those funded by AmbitioUS — are popping up in recent years to develop new economic systems focused on local production, sustainability, and community. However, many of these organizations run into entrenched legal barriers and regulations that work for free-market capitalism but not so well for collaborative ventures. The Sustainable Economies Law Center is a nonprofit law center that is working to cultivate a new legal landscape. AmbitioUS is supporting SELC’s project, Next Egg, which will give individual investors a community-based option for investing outside of Wall Street.
U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Like the Freelancers Union, the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) recognized the lack of protections and benefits that independent workers receive compared to employed workers. The national grassroots membership organization brought Smart representative Arnaud Hubert on a three-month learning tour in the U.S., and USFWC is embarking on developing a version of Smart to serve U.S.-based independent workers..
Yo Mama’s House
Yo Mama’s House is an art and healing space created by Amoke Kubat, an important cultural anchor for the rapidly gentrifying Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul). Kubat uses art and healing to foster bonds among mothers of wide-ranging ages and backgrounds and is particularly aimed at creating community between younger and older African-American mothers to help younger mothers move them from surviving to thriving. AmbitioUS contributed to her downpayment fund so that Yo Mama’s House can purchase a physical home as the gathering place for their efforts — efforts that will counteract the growing displacement in Kubat’s primarily African-American North Minneapolis community.
The projects are wide-ranging but they are unified by the investment priorities of AmbitioUS — to support the people and projects that comprise a new economic paradigm and system that works by and for the very people whom the free market system has exploited.
“Our decision-making comes down to two things,” says Kim. “First, might this effort lead to financial self-determination? If they say it’s about serving needs, we move on; but if the answer involves ownership, then we’re interested. And, second, we look for solutions that are meaningful. Reclaiming heritage, strengthening bonds, nurturing cultural identity are what makes an intervention sustaining. A good project serves a need, but a great project will be long-lasting.”
Learn about more AmbitioUS grantees here or donate to support the arts community here. | 1,266,721 |
half century, the French elites had not experienced such a feeling. … The director of a polling institute mentioned for his part ‘big CEOs who were indeed very worried,’ and an atmosphere ‘that resembles what I have read about 1936 or 1968’ (the two French general strikes). There is a moment where they tell themselves, we have to be able to spend a lot of money to avoid losing what is essential.”
And so the financial aristocracy is pouring resources into repression and breaking with longstanding guarantees that the army would not be sent to fire on the population. After former PS presidential candidate Ségolène Royal called for sending the army to Marseille in 2013, history professor Jean-Marc Berlière reviewed the history of the French army’s use for police operations in an interview in Le Monde.
In the 19th century, Berlière explained, the army’s repeated murder of workers, including women and children, during strikes and May Day rallies provoked enormous class anger: “Massacres like those that periodically took place—at Fourmies, Narbonne, and so on—seriously hurt its image, which was already badly damaged by suspicion of social and political collusion due to its engagement during strikes on the side of the employers.”
After the October 1917 Revolution in Russia during World War I, which saw mass mutinies in the French army, the government decided it could no longer trust the army for domestic policing. “After the victory and the sacrifices of the 1914–1918 war, it was no longer possible to use the victorious army for internal operations,” Berlière said. Asked whether the French army was active after World War I in domestic policing inside the borders of current-day France, he added: “Basically, no. The political risk was too great: what would be the attitude of the conscripts?”
After the army’s infamous resort to mass torture and murder in a failed attempt to keep Algeria under French rule during the 1954–1962 independence war, Macron is again turning to the army. His hailing last year of Nazi-collaborationist dictator Philippe Pétain as well as Georges Clemenceau—who as interior minister before World War I oversaw army operations leading to the murder of 18 workers—reflect continuous official attempts to legitimize repression.
This underscores the reactionary character of continuous proclamations from within the political establishment that left-wing, socialist and working-class politics are irrelevant and dead. They create conditions where a deployment of the army against working people, lacking any shred of legitimacy, proceeds without meaningful opposition in official French life. The central task, in which the “yellow vest” protests mark an initial step, is to independently mobilize the growing political opposition in the working class against this drive to military-police dictatorship.
Originally published in WSWS.org | 1,266,722 |
The Trump campaign on Thursday released a television ad running on Super Bowl Sunday that highlights his administration’s economic successes.
Touting the country’s low unemployment rate, the 30-second ad is slated to run during the big game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, and is expected to be seen by the hundreds of millions of Americans who tune into the Super Bowl.
“Just as the Super Bowl crowns the greatest football team, nothing says ‘winning’ like President Donald Trump and his stellar record of accomplishment for all Americans,” Brad Parscale, Trump 2020 campaign manager, said in a statement. “With an incredible economy, historically low unemployment, and a policy of putting America first, President Trump is most certainly Keeping America Great.”
MIKE BLOOMBERG'S ANYTHING BUT CONVENTIONAL CAMPAIGN ADS
While Trump’s ad is costly – in 2019, a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl cost a record $5.25 million – the president won’t be the only candidate to make an appearance during the big game’s TV breaks.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced earlier this month that he purchased a 60-second ad slot during the Super Bowl.
Bloomberg, the billionaire businessman who is self-funding his Democratic presidential run, has an ad focusing on Calandrian Simpson Kemp – a mother in Texas whose 20-year old son was shot and killed in 2013. In the commercial, she shares the story of her son’s love of football and emphasizes the former New York City mayor’s track record of battling the gun lobby while pushing for tighter restrictions for firearms.
“Lives are being lost every day. It is a national crisis,” Kemp says in the ad. “I heard Mike Bloomberg speak. He’s been in this fight for so long. He heard mothers crying, so he started fighting.”
THE LATEST FROM FOX NEWS ON THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Bloomberg is spending $10 million-$11 million to run his ad nationally during the Super Bowl, according to Advertising Analytics, a well-known firm that tracks ad buys and spending. The Bloomberg presidential campaign wouldn’t confirm that number but did tell Fox News that they are paying the market rate.
Advertising Analytics says President Trump’s re-election campaign is paying roughly an equal amount to run their commercial during the Super Bowl. The firm says that Bloomberg and Trump appear to be – as of now – the only two candidates buying national spots during the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl represents one of the most coveted time slots for mega-companies like Pepsi and Budweiser looking to appeal to the more than 100 million Americans who tune into the game.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report. | 1,266,723 |
I mean, that’s how you win games right, scoring the most runs?’’
In theory, yes. But why ponder actual outcomes when you can obsess over expected ones?
We’re having our heads filled with so many exit velocities, spin rates, launch angles and catch probabilities, it’s as if scoring the most runs in a game is considered as antiquated as the eight-track.
These days you’re a hero when you take that pitch that’s 1/8th of an inch off the plate and draw your walk, even though a mere ground ball to the right side of the infield would have driven in that runner from third base with less than two outs.
If you strike out three times but happen to mix in a walk, take a bow.
Strikeouts used to be a hitter’s ultimate embarrassment.
We’re seeing relievers start games these days, legitimate starters expected to last 5⅓ innings, shifts on every pitch and hit-and-runs becoming as obsolete as library cards.
Pitchers are pitching away from contact, hitters are swinging like it’s a Sunday beer league softball game, and every game is being managed like it’s Game 7 of the World Series.
We’ve already had three no-hitters – one more than the last two seasons combined – with eight pitchers having a no-hitter through at least seven innings and 27 pitchers with a no-no through six innings.
When will it end? Can we have some baserunners now and then? How about some old-fashioned rallies? Perhaps the occasional baserunner in motion?
Hitters aren’t saying they want the shift outlawed, but they sure wouldn’t mind seeing the mounds lowered, with pitchers such as Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander doing their greatest Bob Gibson impersonation, or maybe pushing the mound back.
If you listen to the umpires, and pitching coaches, too, maybe widening the strike zone is the answer, at least forcing hitters to swing the bat.
Some players, such as Washington Nationals All-Star outfielder Bryce Harper, are suggesting games be reduced to seven innings.
Commissioner Rob Manfred believes a pitch clock would be the magical elixir. Perhaps it wouldn’t bring any further excitement into the game, but it at least would reduce the time of boredom.
Maybe we just have to be patient, hoping this is only an ugly cycle. Maybe, in time, hitters will actually learn to hit the other way and actually beat those relentless shifts.
But baseball better hurry, because with the NFL dominating the sports landscape and LeBron James and the NBA stealing the headlines, it’s starting to get late awfully early.
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Generally the error messages from git are fairly helpful, and often guide you to a resolution. Occasionally, they’re not.
I ran across this little problem today during a rebase. When a conflict occurs during a rebase, you are asked to resolve it manually and then use git rebase --continue.
If you decide during the conflict resolution to scrap the checked out branch changes, and just keep the file as-is from the other branch, you may get a little confused.
$ git rebase otherbranch First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it... Applying: This change will create a conflict during rebase Using index info to reconstruct a base tree... Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge... Auto-merging foo.txt CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in foo.txt Failed to merge in the changes. Patch failed at 0001 Commit message from checked out branch which creates conflict When you have resolved this problem run "git rebase --continue". If you would prefer to skip this patch, instead run "git rebase --skip". To restore the original branch and stop rebasing run "git rebase --abort".
Ok, have a look at the conflict.
$ cat foo.txt <<<<<<< HEAD Foo ======= Bar > >>>>>> Commit message from checked out branch which creates conflict
Here, HEAD is the other branch version, not the one that is checked out.
I decide I want to keep the ‘otherbranch’ version and drop all of the changes I’ve made on the checked out branch
$ echo "Foo" > foo.txt $ git rebase --continue You must edit all merge conflicts and then mark them as resolved using git add
Ok, so I need to tell git the conflict is resolved, makes sense.
$ git add foo.txt $ git rebase --continue Applying: This change will create a conflict during rebase No changes - did you forget to use 'git add'? When you have resolved this problem run "git rebase --continue". If you would prefer to skip this patch, instead run "git rebase --skip". To restore the original branch and stop rebasing run "git rebase --abort".
Huh?!? No, I didn’t forget to use git add, I did it … like … 2 seconds ago!
Turns out that because there is no change from the patch git suspects something has gone wrong. Git expects a patch to have been applied, but the file has remained unchanged.
The error message is not very intuitive, but it does contain the answer. We just need to tell rebase to skip this patch. It’s also not necessary to fix the conflict markers in the file. You will end up with the file version from the branch you are rebasing on. | 1,266,725 |
All the major players – and dragons – feature in dramatic first footage from the fantasy drama’s eighth and final season
A new Game of Thrones trailer has provided the first tantalising glimpse at footage of the show’s eighth and final season.
“I know death. He’s got many faces. I look forward to seeing this one,” Arya Stark says at the trailer’s outset, before it goes on to show the rest of the fantasy drama’s remaining major players, including Tyrion and Cersei Lannister, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen and her loyal dragons.
Also hinted at is the climactic battle between the living and the White Walkers, led by the menacing Night’s King. “Our enemy doesn’t tire, doesn’t stop, doesn’t feel,” Snow warns ominously.
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The final season will consist of six feature-length episodes, including one that will feature the battle for Winterfell, which is believed to be the longest and most expensive consecutive battle sequence ever committed to film.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the show’s creators and crew discussed how difficult the sequence was to make, with Maisie Williams, who plays Arya, saying it prompted moments “where you’re just broken as a human and just want to cry,” and Ian Glen, who plays Jorah Mormont, claiming that it was “the most unpleasant experience I’ve had on Thrones”.
The drama’s showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss said that they hoped viewers would enjoy the way they had ended the series, but said they were prepared for some viewers to “hate” its conclusion.
“There is no version where everybody says, ‘I have to admit, I agree with every other person on the planet that this is the perfect way to do this’”, Weiss said. “That’s an impossible reality that doesn’t exist. I’m hoping for the Breaking Bad [finale] argument where it’s like, ‘Is that an A or an A+?’”
One figure who won’t be appearing in the final season is George RR Martin. The fantasy author said that he had been invited to Belfast to film a scene for the show, but is too busy finishing The Winds of Winter, the sixth book in his Song of Ice and Fire series, which forms the basis of Game of Thrones. “I didn’t think just for the sake of a cameo I could take the time to return to Belfast,” Martin said.
Game of Thrones’ eighth season begins on 14 April and concludes on 19 May. | 1,266,726 |
takes care to write "her" rather than "his" when referring to an abstract person.
Vanguard of Personal Dignity
Sen has taken a stand on emotive issues. In 2006, Sen and author Vikram Seth led a group of activists seeking decriminalization of gay sex between consenting adults. Gay sex was finally decriminalized in India in a landmark judgment in 2009 but anti-homosexual discrimination remains widespread.
Sen also kept the sense of outrage alive over the sedition conviction of doctor and civil rights worker Binayak Sen till he was released on bail in April 2011. The Raipur court had found Binayak Sen, who has helped tribals and others at the margins of society in Chhattisgarh, guilty of sedition for smuggling letters from a jailed Naxal leader out of prison
"After my student days in Cambridge in 1953-56, I guess I have never been away from India for more than six months at a time. This — combined with my remaining exclusively an Indian citizen — gives me, I think, some entitlement to speak on Indian public affairs, and this remains a constant involvement,” Sen said in Les Prix Nobel.
Research for Action
“In a lifetime of careful scholarship, Sen has repeatedly returned to a basic theme: even impoverished societies can improve the well-being of their least advantaged members,” wrote Jeffrey Sachs, director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University.
Sen used his Noble Prize money for starting the Pratichi Trust which is committed to “research for action” in India and Bangladesh. Pratichi combats illiteracy, the lack of affordable basic healthcare, and the disadvantages from which women and young girls suffer.
“When the Nobel award came my way, it also gave me an opportunity to do something immediate and practical about my old obsessions, including literacy, basic health care and gender equity, aimed specifically at India and Bangladesh. The Pratichi Trust, which I have set up with the help of some of the prize money, is, of course, a small effort compared with the magnitude of these problems. But it is nice to re-experience something of the old excitement of running evening schools, more than fifty years ago, in villages near Santiniketan," added Sen.
Sen who is the Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University, has written over 20 books including “The Argumentative India,” “The Idea of Justice,” “Collective Choice and Social Welfare”, “Inequality Reexamined,” and “Identity and Violence.”
“He has a mind like a searchlight, yet he works at Mozartian speed. His output is staggering in its volume," Robert Cassen, an economist at the London School of Economics, told “The Guardian.” | 1,266,727 |
side business passing that information on to Wall Street clients trying to figure out how developments in Washington will affect a given industry or company. Others are policy research firms, which generally specialize in one field—energy policy, say—and gather information from those same sources, then mix it with their own analysis to compile reports. Then there are investment banks themselves, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, that have in-house staff who gather political intelligence for their own and their clients' use. There are individual operators—academics, policy specialists, lawyers or lobbyists—who sell analytic expertise, as much as raw information, to Wall Street. Some firms even operate as middlemen, connecting these experts to financial industry clients.
In some cases, Wall Street isn't paying for specific information, but rather for expert analysis or judgment. Kevin Kinser, an associate professor of educational policy at SUNY Albany who focuses on the for-profit college sector, told Yahoo News he helps financial industry clients interpret publicly available data on for-profit colleges, as they try to game out where federal policy is heading and how that might affect specific companies.
Kinser isn't privy to any inside dope—his role is more that of a guide or interpreter than an informant. "I have a particular expertise that comes from my scholarship, and I'm sharing that expertise with people who want that information," he said.
Still, many political intelligence practitioners depend on direct contact with lawmakers or government officials in a position to at least offer educated guesses about issues of major significance to a company's bottom line. And that's why the growth of the industry could make those lawmakers or government officials wary of holding conversations with stakeholders.
"When you talk to a lobbyist, you know their background and agenda," Mayhew said. "When you're talking to someone who has another agenda, which is undisclosed, you want to know that—particularly if that's to inform the decision-making of a hedge fund."
But some supporters of the industry argue that, with a growing number of ordinary people counting on Wall Street to manage their money, it's in everyone's interest for Wall Street to be able to make the best-informed decisions it can.
"We all just sort of hand our retirement funds over to professional investors, so these places are managing average Americans' retirement money," said one senior executive involved in the business. "Shouldn't they be required to do the best research?"
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We went camping over the weekend. As usual, we ate a lot of bacon, sausage, and eggs (with hash browns for the kids, who aren’t doing keto). We were at Willard Bay, a freshwater reservoir that was built adjacent to the Great Salt Lake by erecting a dike – essentially a dam around the entire area. The water is relatively warm and it’s not very busy. The main thing is: it’s close to us and since we were taking a camp trailer PLUS wave runners (super awesome 1996 Polaris ones I got for cheap on Craig’s list – hey, they work) I didn’t want to go very far. I had Keto Chow for lunch at the water (which was far more tasty than the sandwiches the kids were eating), as did my wife (see photo above).
Last night my wife pointed out a box one of my kids has drawn on. Apparently, he thinks we need to introduce a new flavor. I especially like the logo and the QR code.
This morning my “daily movie quote” calendar was full of awesome. Soylent Green is people; Keto Chow is ground-up low-carb hippies.
Finally an update on Keto Chow 2.0: Yesterday I went to visit the co-packing place to pick up a new batch of flavor tests. Overall they’re excellent. Vanilla, Strawberry, and Chocolate are awesome (strawberry needs some more pink color which is unrelated to taste but whatever). The Cookie and Cream flavor was buttery tasting with not enough “oreo” aspect, maybe needs some chocolate? It’s still good though, more like a butter cookie. The Chocolate Peanut Butter is interesting.
The Chocolate Peanut Butter is interesting. The facility has an employee that’s allergic to peanuts. This means that using actual peanut flour at that location isn’t an option. The first solution is to have a different facility do the packaging of the Chocolate Peanut Butter, we’re looking at that. The second solution is to use a peanut butter flavor that doesn’t contain any of the problematic proteins. We tried some of that and there was a slight hint of peanut taste but nothing like what we currently get with the chocolate peanut butter flavor using real peanut flour. With this being my #1 favorite flavor you can be assured that I will not compromise on anything less than “this is yummy enough to drink for a month straight, I want MOAR!”. He also gave me a mocha (I think coffee anything smells like burnt toast so I got a guy testing it for me). The Snickerdoodle flavor wasn’t ready yet, I’m thinking about adding a Salted Carmel and maybe a Banana flavor – dunno. In all, it’s a definitive step in the right direction! | 1,266,729 |
There’s some evidence that these dynamics are at least partly present at tech companies. Anecdotally, news stories provide several examples of women excluded, isolated, and sometimes even pushed into other fields. More concretely, my colleagues Christine Williams, Chandra Mueller, and Kristine Kilanski have demonstrated that female geoscientists run into these issues—they lack support and mentors, and feel their professional abilities aren’t respected.
These findings are, while disappointing, straightforward enough. But the scholarship in this area often neglects to consider whether these behaviors are consistent across racial lines, and my own research on black male professionals suggests they aren’t. I wanted to understand how these men experience confidence when they were members of a majority, but tokenism when they were in a minority. So I spoke to black men in engineering, law, medicine, and finance about their social ties at work and the stereotypes they encountered.
I found that rather than promoting the alienating processes detailed in the literature, many of these men instead demonstrated an acute awareness of the ways a masculine work culture put their female colleagues at a disadvantage. For instance, one cardiologist I interviewed described a “gentleman’s-club mentality” that he said pervaded medicine. He talked about how this culture excluded female doctors and taught men to discount their viewpoints and contributions. But tellingly, he also told me that one of his primary goals was to counter this perspective, and be a model of a male doctor who treated his female peers fairly and equitably—with high expectations for their success and a belief that they belonged in the field. He described his personal project as striving to be a “model of excellence” and to show other doctors how “a young black man could succeed.” Importantly, treating women colleagues respectfully and fairly was central to this image of success.
I also interviewed an engineering professor who empathized with the challenges he saw his female coworkers encounter. He told me that as a black man in engineering, he’d often been underestimated and marginalized. With that in mind, he took specific steps to help create a climate of inclusion for the women in his classes. Some of the examples he provided were subtle but meaningful. He made a point of using women as examples in exams, as in, “Suppose a bike rider wants to stop her bike in the shortest possible amount of time. How should she do it?”
While few white men would openly admit to hindering the career advancement of women, I did find a difference in perspective when I spoke to white and black male professionals. The handful of white men I interviewed for my research did not describe the same, or even similar, strategies for lending a hand to women. That finding, while extracted from a limited sample, is consistent with research about the unsupportive (and sometimes even hostile) behavior of white men working in law, higher education, and finance. | 1,266,730 |
Have you ever dreamed of a world without accidents? Without sickness? A world where no one is hurt and you can’t die, no matter how many times you die?
If you die and resurrect in perfect shape.
That’s the premise of the world presented in this manga. You can only die by age. A shot in the brain? Just a second of pain, don’t worry. Hit by a truck? No problemo, die and your shattered bones will be as good as new.
Then, what could possibly trouble a world like this, where disease and injuries are non-existent? Well, of course, death. Death appears as the worst sickness imaginable, and the mission of this world’s inhabitants is to cure it.
A plague of people know as vectors have appeared, and these mortals bring with themselves an infection that could bring death to the world, as this disease is transmissible.
Cool premise, but why should I read it?
As I said, that’s only the premise. That’s only the basis. Once you start digging into this precious work, you’ll be pulled into a race between the police who wants to protect the immortal citizens and the vectors who just want to live a normal life (or live, in general).
How the convictions of this two clashes, and how much is to discover from each faction will make a snowball of mystery and tension that is a delicacy to the senses and will make you want more and more, as questions arise and bits and chunks of strange information appear.
How the convictions of this two clashes, and how much is to discover from each faction will make a snowball of mystery and tension that is a delicacy to the senses and will make you want more.
Is it moral to kill someone to ensure other person’s life? Should you hold on into living even if that means to kill the persons you love? These are just some of the questions that this manga asks on the background, and man, it raises A LOT more as it goes on.
This work explores the relationship between humans and its own mortality, making you think and doubt about what is the correct and moral thing to do when confronting how to treat others lives when it can affect you in any way.
All of this in a nice seinen package, not afraid of showing violence and (some) sex, portrayed with beautiful artwork that defines the great slightly dark and mature style that makes this series great.
Summarizing
Shinazu no Ryouken (“Immortal Hounds”) presents us a bizarre and utterly original world that develops in a deeply interesting and profound police/detective drama full of mystery, violence, and action that will put constantly at the edge of your seat.
If you are craving for some seinen to bite on, give it a try. | 1,266,731 |
As it edges closer to a population of 2 million, the Austin metro area ranked No. 8 among the fastest-growing U.S. metro areas from 2012 to 2013, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
That’s a gain of 47,941 people, or more than 130 new residents in the region every day.
The population of the five-county Austin area climbed 2.6 percent from July 1, 2012, to July 31, 2013, the Census Bureau said. Officially, the area’s headcount went from 1,835,111 to 1,883,051. That’s a gain of 47,941 people, or more than 130 new residents in the region every day.
Among metro areas, Austin ranked 12th for the sheer number of residents added from 2012 to 2013. Meanwhile, Austin ranked No. 1 for percentage growth among metro areas with at least 1 million people.
Ryan Robinson, the City of Austin’s demographer, estimates the region’s population hit 1.9 million — 1,915,039, to be exact — on January 1.
Robinson recently told the Austin Business Journal that he expects the Austin area’s population to surpass the 2 million mark in the summer of 2015. “It’s pretty stunning that we’re growing that rapidly,” Robinson said. “We’re growing at such a fast rate that maybe we can catch San Antonio in the next 10 years.”
Here are the nation’s 10 fastest-growing metro areas from 2012 to 2013, according to the Census Bureau:
1. The Villages, Florida (5.2 percent)
2. Odessa, Texas (3.3 percent)
3. Midland, Texas (3.3 percent)
4. Fargo, North Dakota (3.1 percent)
5. Bismarck, North Dakota (3.1 percent)
6. Casper, Wyoming (2.9 percent)
7. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (2.7 percent)
8. Austin, Texas (2.6 percent)
9. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama (2.6 percent)
10. Fort Myers, Florida (2.5 percent)
The Census Bureau noted that six of the 10 fastest-growing areas are in or near regions experiencing a surge in the oil and gas business.
In a news release, Census Bureau chief John Thompson said the oil, gas, mining and quarrying industries have been the “most rapidly growing part of our nation’s economy” in the past several years. A major driver of that growth is the energy boom in the Great Plains, attracting job seekers from across the country, he said. | 1,266,732 |
To all fans of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
For the last three and a half years, we’ve worked hard to bring you a worthy successor to Bloodlines 1. To us, that meant not only making good on the ambitions of this remarkable game, but also a duty to ensure we would not repeat its mistakes. Today, we have to tell you that we need some more time to get you the game you’ve been waiting for. Although Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 will still launch in 2020, we have decided to value quality over making the Q1 launch window.
There are some things we wanted to hit under all circumstances when we set out to follow in Bloodlines’ footsteps: A deep, branching storyline; fascinating and amazingly acted characters; the rich universe of the World of Darkness. We firmly believe that we’re on the right track to get you all of this.
On the flip side, there’s the responsibility to avoid some of the issues that plagued the first game, which was famously launched too early. Over the last few months, it became clear that to stick to our original date would risk repeating that mistake. We won’t do that. In the end, everyone working on this game wants to offer you the best Bloodlines 2 we can.
This hasn’t been an easy- nor our first choice. Throughout 2019 we have been improving our processes and growing our teams, however it soon became clear that this alone won’t allow us to deliver the quality we want at the date we promised.
Your feedback was invaluable in this. It helped us give the proper weight to what we saw, as well. We’d like to thank you, and hope you’ll support us in the decision that came from it.
Many of us from Hardsuit Labs will be in Berlin for PDXCON. For those of you going, we look forward to seeing you there! We will be sharing insights into the development of Bloodlines 2 along with other steps we’ve taken to strengthen our development team to realize our ambitions for Bloodlines 2.
For those of you who won’t be there, we will be sharing more about this during the PDXCON Announcement stream on Saturday the 19th. We are also opening up a Reddit thread to answer any of your questions in the Bloodlines stream on the following Sunday.
Thanks,
Andy Kipling and Brian Mitsoda, on behalf of the team at Hardsuit Labs
We want to hear from you! Join the discussion on our Discord channel or Reddit to ask your questions. We will compile them to be answered on October 20th during our special Dev Q&A stream live from PDXCON.
Tune in to Paradox Interactive Twitch or Mixer channels this Sunday at 4pm CET to watch our dev team answer your most burning questions | 1,266,733 |
the Lightning Network, is actively shifting bitcoin from a pseudonymous system toward an anonymous system.
Anonymous payment networks do not make for a technology that large-scale enterprise and governments will incorporate. Instead, a future anonymous bitcoin would be openly antagonistic to virtually every large (non black/grey market) enterprise and government on Earth. The BTC developers aren’t naively stumbling into this scenario, they are actively provoking it with the assumption that node decentralization will produce a Hydra that governments cannot kill.
BSV, to the contrary, is proactively considering legal compliance at every step. Its proponents want a system that is not subject to political whims of developers and allows both enterprise and governments to make use of its public, immutable, payments and data ledger. Facilitating enterprise adoption is key, both for shifting the mining reward toward transaction revenue and also adding network stakeholders, thus diminishing the likelihood that governments will make network participation illegal.
Ten years from now will BTC be a high-fee payment network for wealthy criminals? Will BSV be a low-fee universal payment and data network with enterprise facilitated, simple UI for the common man?
Neither of these futures depend on Craig Wright’s current popularity or the outcome in a Florida courtroom. In ten years' time, this will likely be all but forgotten by the average investor.
Scaling and attracting entrepreneurs
What these outcomes do depend on is the aims of the respective technologies and their ability to scale and attract more adoption.
For BTC to become a government-resistant, store of value, it will need to attract sufficient capital to counteract its disappearing block reward, while simultaneously removing its primary selling point to early investors. All while defying effective government regulation.
For BSV to become successful it needs to continue to scale and professionalize so that entrepreneurs are attracted to build useful and attractive applications for end-users and governments. That will keep mining profitable in the long run.
While CSW’s legal odyssey distracts most, BSV’s promising fundamentals make it a strong candidate for a speculative buy in the near term. The long term potential of BSV as a future-oriented and robust version of the technology originally promised in BTC makes it a no-brainer for a fundamental buy for the long term, and a necessary hedge for any BTC holder.
If you are, or have been, excited about the promise of bitcoin, you may want to dig deeper into BSV, regardless of how CSW fares in this legal case or the next.
This piece was co-written by Zach Resnick, a Managing Partner at the New Economy Fund and Dave Mullen-Muhr, the fund's head of research. Caveat emptor: Please note that the Fund's largest position is in BSV. The authors of this piece are not financial advisors and this is not financial advice. Do not invest in speculative assets with money you cannot afford to lose. | 1,266,734 |
there is no issue, the matter is over, and we will be making no further comment.''
Mr Abbott phoned Beckie MacKinney last night in readiness to apologise if she was upset.
"No one sacrifices more for our country than a soldier's widow," he said afterwards.
"It was an honour to speak with her again. I thoroughly discussed the Channel 7 report with her and don't believe that there are any issues between us. That's where this matter should now rest."
However, Lance-Cpl MacKinney's father Ian said the Opposition Leader's comments were out of line and made him feel sick.
"My attitude would be to ignore it, to give it the least amount of credence,'' he told Fairfax.
"It just shows how good he is or isn't. I'm not going to let it bother me but it just shows he's not very thoughtful. He doesn't care too much."
Liberals rally to Abbott's defence
Seven earlier screened footage, released under Freedom of Information, of Mr Abbott's visit to Afghanistan last year.
US commander James Creighton was seen explaining the array of artillery available to support troops.
Mr Abbott was then seen saying: "It's pretty obvious that, well, sometimes s--- happens, doesn't it?"
Shown the footage by Seven's Mark Riley yesterday, Mr Abbott replied: "Look, you've taken this out of context. You weren't there. I would never seek to make light of the death of an Australian soldier."
Asked why he believed his comments were taken out of context, Mr Abbott refused to answer for 25 seconds.
"I've given you the response you deserve," he said.
Shadow finance minister Andrew Robb said Mr Abbott had been subjected to a "desperately low act" and a "pathetic ambush".
"Tony Abbott is a thoroughly decent man and would never, ever say anything disparaging of the men and women of our ADF," he said.
"It was a desperately low act,'' Mr Robb told ABC Radio today.
Mr Robb said it was his understanding that Channel Seven had the footage of Mr Abbott's remarks ``for some time'' and that the broadcaster waited to air the footage on the day federal parliament paid tribute to the latest Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan.
"It was a set-up, it was an ambush, it was totally inappropriate" he said.
"I think Tony Abbott deserves an apology."
Mr Abbott last night said: "The material was used out of context. It clearly did not bear the interpretation that Channel 7 placed on it. Channel 7 should not be revisiting a soldier's death to create a media circus."
- Michael Harvey, Shannon Deery, Jay Savage, Joe Kelly, Ben Packham, AAP
Originally published as Minister defends tongue-tied Abbott | 1,266,735 |
Rex Ryan said last December that he gave his team a "black eye" with his mouth after several of his bold predictions about the Buffalo Bills last season fell short of happening.
Now his twin brother is doing the talking.
Bills assistant head coach/defense Rob Ryan, hired by Rex this January after being fired by the Saints last November, said in an interview with TheMMQB.com published Friday that the Bills will defeat their long-dominant division rival, the New England Patriots, this season.
"All the respect in the world for Bill Belichick. That was fantastic training, working for him for four years, and I learned a ton," Rob said, referring to the 2000-03 seasons when he was a Patriots assistant coach. "Look, [Belichick] is the No. 1 nemesis of every coach in this league. So it's not just Rex.
"Now, I think if you ask [the Patriots'] offensive staff, the worst they ever play is against Rex. People say, 'Well, [Rex] hasn't beat them [nine of the past 10] tries.' Yeah, well, [Rex] has beat the hell out of that [Patriots] offense. I am sure the respect is mutual.
"But I know one thing, we are going to beat them. We are together, we're going to beat the best. It's two against one. Him one-on-one against any coach in the league, that guy is pretty damn good. And he's also got his best buddy Tom Brady with him. He trained him, and he single-handedly made him great as well."
Rex is 4-11 against New England, including the playoffs, since taking over as the New York Jets' coach in 2009. Overall, the Bills are 4-28 against Belichick since he became the Patriots' coach in 2000.
Later in the interview, both brothers made reference to the declining health of their father, 82-year-old ex-NFL coach Buddy Ryan, as motivation for trying to take down the Patriots this season.
"We're going for broke, man," Rex said.
"Because who knows?" Rob continued. "[Buddy is] not going to be able to watch us coach for much longer, I don't think. But hopefully he can see this one, because we have got big plans. Bring Belichick on. We got him."
Rex might have been more restrained in the interview than his twin brother, but he did make one bold statement that will be sure to catch the eye of Bills fans -- for better or worse.
"I brought in a real football coach, Not a 9-to-5er. A real football coach whose life and passion is the NFL," Rex said of Rob. "The name Ryan means something. If you are a fan of the Buffalo Bills, thank your lucky stars he is here, and myself." | 1,266,736 |
Metro mayors want home owners to pay average $3 more per year in property tax, call for 2% transit fare increase in 2018
METRO VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – What do you think about paying a little more in property tax and transit fares, while paying tolls depending on how far you drive — if it meant all of the long awaited transportation projects go ahead?
Metro Vancouver mayors have unveiled how they would fund their share of what’s needed to implement their 10-year transportation plan.
The mayors would ask home owners to pay on average $3 more per year in property tax. This is the first time they’ve gone the property tax route.
They also want a one-time two per cent transit fare increase in 2018.
The mayors are also proposing bringing in mobility pricing by 2021. That’s a scheme which would likely see lower tolls on more routes instead of tolls on select ones, like we have now.
Vancouver and Surrey would provide land for the LRT and Broadway subway for free.
The mayors also want to sell surplus TransLink properties. But they’re also asking more from the provincial government.
In addition to the agreed-upon one-third share of capital costs, they want the province to return $50 million in carbon tax money given to households outside of Metro Vancouver back to the region.
Metro mayors want on paper support from the province on the mobility pricing scheme and governance of TransLink given to the mayors.
Province confirms $246 million for transit improvements, alludes to supporting property tax hike
The provincial government says it still needs to sit down with the Mayors Council to go over their ideas but it is offering $246 million dollars to immediately improve transit across Metro Vancouver.
Minister Responsible for TransLink Peter Fassbender won’t give a timeline as to when projects will be decided on and how soon construction may begin.
Meantime, he is alluding to supporting a property tax hike. “We’ve mentioned a property lift and densification along transit corridors which we believe, even the mayors own report that
TransLink said it could be upwards of $1 billion available to fund capital infrastructure.”
The money he adds will be spent over three years for ideas proposed by the council which is all part of Phase 1. “We also need to remember Phase 2 is a long-term plan. It is not something that is going to happen next year, so we have the time to work out the path forward with the region, with the mayors and with our federal partners,” explains Fassbender.
All this money Fassbender claims, is different from last year’s plebiscite where one-third of the money promised then would have only gone to the Broadway Subway in Vancouver and LRT in Surrey. | 1,266,737 |
Journalists will be charged $8,000 to apply for a visa, even if it is rejected, to visit the island of Nauru where the Australian government is holding hundreds of asylum seekers in detention.
The Global Mail is reporting the new fee, up on the $200 it cost for a visa in 2013, will come into effect in the next few days after the Nauruan parliament voted to approve the increase.
A spokeswoman for the Nauru government said the move was solely for “revenue purposes” and was yet to come into effect.
The website’s photographer, Mike Bowers, applied for a visa to visit the island in November and on Tuesday was reportedly sent an email from the director of Nauru’s government information office, Joanna Olsson.
“Sorry for the late response but yes we are granting media visas. The fee is $8,000 per visa, single entry valid for 3 months. The visa fee is not refundable if the application is not successful,” the email said.
Bowers initially thought the quoted fee was a mistake but it was confirmed to both him and another staff member at the Global Mail to be $8,000.
The opposition leader, Bill Shorten, said he had "no idea" whether the Australian government had any role in pushing for the visa fee increase, but argued the move may be intended to deter journalists from visiting Nauru.
"There's more than one way to bar the scrutiny of the press," he said. "It could be a revenue raising measure or it could be a measure aimed at discouraging Australian journalists from reporting to Australia how Australian taxpayer dollars are being used."
Asked whether the Australian government requested the change, the Nauran spokeswoman said: "I haven't been told anything to suggest that."
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young criticised the Nauruan government's decision, saying it was designed to make it difficult for the media to access Nauru and to get information back to Australia.
"This is of course part of Tony Abbott's strategy of shutting down public information about how Australian taxpayer money is being spent on the cruel and harsh detention camps on Nauru," she told reporters in Adelaide.
Offshore processing of asylum seekers on Nauru was re-introduced by the Gillard Labor government in 2012.
In July, an accommodation building at a processing centre on the island was destroyed when asylum seekers began rioting, which Salvation Army workers put down to the “degrading” conditions they were being held in.
The practice of offshore processing and the conditions asylum seekers are held in have been criticised by the United Nations refugee agency and in December it was announced the Australian government was ending the Salvation Army’s contract to provide humanitarian services on Nauru.
Nauruan government officials have been contacted for comment. | 1,266,738 |
ignore these blessings puts a gulf between us and Him. It’s not that He has left us, it’s that we are pulling away from Him. To acknowledge Him opens the door for Him to shower even more blessings upon us. Thanking Him daily for all He has done for us will help strengthen our testimonies of His love for us. Thanking Him for our membership in His Church helps us treasure it all the more. In a General Conference address Elder David A Bednar said, “Let me recommend that periodically you and I offer a prayer in which we only give thanks and express gratitude. Ask for nothing; simply let our souls rejoice and strive to communicate appreciation with all the energy of our hearts.” Gratitude such as this will draw us closer to the Lord and strengthen our testimonies of the truthfulness of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
This point seems to conflate the Mormon Church with God. They are not the same. Also the Gospel of Jesus Christ is separate from the Mormon Church as well. People active in Mormonism may or may not be dedicated to God. People who are not members may or may not be dedicated to God and his gospel. And certainly Latter-day Saints who have left the fold may also may or may not be dedicated to God and his gospel. To label one who distances themselves from the Church as having distanced themselves from God is an assumption and is offensive. We are better than this. Also once you understand what a faith crisis entails you recognize how after having felt betrayed and lost trust in Mormonism, it is reasonable to then explore the realty of God. The best thing we can do with these people is validate that whether they stay Mormons or not, that their relationship with god is independent of that and they should be encouraged to continue to look for him and we are to truly be happy for them when they find him elsewhere.
Conclusion By doing our part, as suggested in these 8 points, we cannot help but stay faithful and steadfast in protecting our testimony and membership in the Church. We conclude with the words of Elder Dallin H. Oaks: “The Holy Ghost will protect us against being deceived, but to realize that wonderful blessing we must always do the things necessary to retain that Spirit. We must keep the commandments, pray for guidance, and attend church and partake of the sacrament each Sunday. And we must never do anything to drive away that Spirit.” (Ensign, Nov. 2004, “Be Not Deceived”)
Yes, if we put blinders on we can cling to our simple naive faith that gives us comfort and allows us to remain comfortable….. but it is only when we become real truth seekers, and like Christ, sit with those who are marginalized and different do we grow a real living faith that can sustain the storms. We are better than this. If we are not then it seems we are likely not cut out for real truth seeking. | 1,266,739 |
What’s the most hideous color on Earth? It might sound like dinner-table conversation (or maybe not), but British officials have invested resources into the question, in hopes that the answer might help people quit smoking. As Morwenna Ferrier reports for The Guardian, the UK's survey recently found Pantone 448C to be the world’s ugliest color, and the country will now be incorporating the shade onto all cigarette packages manufactured for sale in the nation from now on.
The UK got the idea after an Australian research agency in 2012 surveyed more than 1,000 smokers between the ages of 16 and 64. The survey was part of a mission to figure out how to make cigarette packages as unappealing as possible. Then, survey respondents decided that a color called “Opaque Couché” reminded them of death and filth, reports Rachel Wells for The Brisbane Times, so Australian officials decided to use it on plain packs of cigarettes. They initially characterized the nasty hue as “olive green,” but backtracked after the Australian olive lobby objected to the name.
Now, the UK is taking Australia’s lead. A recent change to cigarette packs has stripped all branding. Pantone 448C will be the dominant color, and brands will only be able to use a standard font in the same size and location on the pack. As Olivia Maynard reports for The Guardian, a full 60 percent of the new packs will be covered with health warnings.
The move to remove branding from packs of cigarettes is gaining steam worldwide. The World Health Organization recently called for more countries to make the switch, and research about ugly and plain cigarette packaging is rolling in. A 2013 study found that when teens and young adults smoke cigarettes from packs without any branding, they perceive them less positively than cigarettes from branded packages. And a group of studies of the Australian move to take branding off of cigarette packages found, in part, that smokers who try cigarettes from plain packs find them less appealing, satisfying, and of lower quality. But one Australian researcher claims that when branding is removed from packs of cigarettes, it just makes illegal tobacco more appealing.
While the Brits make their packages uglier, the United States may turn to another brand of hideousness instead. Recently, a new clinical trial found that when smokers see images of rotting lungs, blackened teeth and cancer patients, they are more likely to attempt to quit smoking. Though the U.S. passed legislation to include horrifying pictorial warnings on cigarette packaging back in 2009, a federal appellate court delayed implementation after manufacturers claimed there wasn’t enough evidence to back the move. As Nicholas Bakalar reports for The New York Times, the evidence from the new trial could push the court to move ahead with pictorial warnings.
Whether it’s ugly and nondescript or just plain scary, expect cigarettes to become even more offputting in the coming years. | 1,266,740 |
The Hampden woman killed inside her Kennebec Road apartment building Friday was in the early steps of getting a divorce from the brother of her alleged killer, according to the victim’s ex-husband.
In the weeks leading up to her death, Renee L. Clark, 49, had moved out of the 557 Kennebec Road home she shared with her husband, Frank “Chuck” Clark III, and where her husband’s brother, Philip Clark, also lived, because she felt unsafe around them, said Dom Crocitto, who said he was married to Renee from 2004 to 2008.
On Friday, police charged Philip, 55, with the murder of a woman who lived at that address. After an autopsy was performed Saturday, a Maine State Police spokesman said she died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Authorities had not officially confirmed the woman’s identity as of Sunday morning, but Crocitto said he received a phone call Friday from members of Renee’s family informing him of her death. Crocitto, 60, helped raise Renee’s three adult children from a previous relationship, and they still live with him in Winterport.
“It came through the family, from a phone call. And I told the children,” he said Sunday.
Police have not commented on a possible motive for the shooting or provided any details on how it happened.
But Crocitto said — and court documents show — that Renee said she felt unsafe at the Kennebec apartment building where she died, and she had moved out of the building and into a rented house by herself while she was in the process of getting a divorce.
“I am in the process of retaining council [sic] and filing for divorce. I am fearful of what he will do through this process and would like to have protection through it,” Renee wrote in a June 15 temporary protection from abuse complaint filed in District Court in Bangor that accused her husband of verbal and physical abuse.
She added in the filing that she had not been staying at her residence on Kennebec Road for the last several weeks to avoid him. Attempts to reach Frank Clark, 56, for comment Sunday were unsuccessful, but court documents say that he denies the allegations against him. He filed a motion to dismiss the protection order, and a court date was scheduled for July 26 at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor.
Also on June 15 — the same day Renee filed for the restraining order against her husband — police charged his brother, Philip, with criminal trespassing after he tried to to enter Renee’s home, according to a District Court clerk.
The charge was the most recent in Philip Clark’s criminal history in Maine that dates back to the mid-1980s, and includes counts for assault and possession of a concealed firearm. | 1,266,741 |
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Three friends who studied together at the University of Leeds are preparing to open a brand new takeaway serving vegan food in Hyde Park.
Lucas Leal Abadi, Dom Wood and Shaz Osborne - all 21 - met during their first week studying in Leeds three years ago and have remained close friends ever since.
The trio originally set up Friends of Jam while studying, selling homemade conserves at local festivals, but they have now secured their first permanent unit in the heart of the student neighbourhood.
Lucas told LeedsLive: "In the last two years we've found ourselves getting a little bit bored and thought to ourselves: 'How can we start up a business for ourselves?'
"Then Shaz and Dave said they were thinking of starting a vegan burger place in Hyde Park."
The bold move will see them open Friends of Food in September, with a range of interesting plant-based burgers on offer.
High on the list of specials will be a cauliflower burger with kimchi, wasabi mayo and mango chutney, but foodie fans might also want to try the hot seitan burger or even an onion bhaji burger.
"We chose Hyde Park because we have lived in the area for a number of years and we love it," said Lucas.
"It's a great student area and it's on the main route to Leeds.
"We are all vegan and really believe in cutting down on meat. We saw a gap in the market that's grown so much in the last few years.
"Running a business is new for all of us, but we believe in ourselves and we believe in each other. We've come quite far already."
Friends of Food are looking to raise £6,000 towards the costs of setting up the business through Kickstarter. You can back the campaign here by donating as little as £10, which will get you a burger, chips and a drink.
The new takeaway will open in September at 12 Hyde Park Corner, where Panda Express used to be based.
Jaw-dropping circus skills and spectacular street theatre at Hull's Freedom Festival ADVERTISER CONTENT WITH VISIT HULL The East Yorkshire port city of Hull is no stranger to great art and culture and, later this summer, the award-winning arts festival, Freedom Festival, returns for its 12th year. Jaw-dropping circus skills, spectacular street theatre and a wide range of music will be among the attractions in the city, which has a direct train service from Leeds, taking just an hour. Freedom Festival 2019 takes place from August 28 to September 1 in Hull city centre. Go to www.visithull.org for more information.
To find out more about the big things happening across Yorkshire visit our entertainment homepage. | 1,266,742 |
Major wildfire in Moray 'will take days' to put out Published duration 23 April 2019
image copyright Carrbridge Fire Station image caption About 100 people are now involved in the operation
A huge wildfire which has destroyed more than 20 square miles of grassland in Moray will "take days" to put out, according to the fire service.
About 70 firefighters have spent a second day tackling the blaze which is close to two wind farms.
The alarm was raised shortly before 15:00 on Monday after flames were spotted near Paul's Hill wind farm at Knockando, south west of Elgin.
Fire chiefs called it a "significant, fast-moving fire".
There have been no reports of casualties but the fire has destroyed about 60 square kilometres (23 square miles) of grassland and woodland.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Area manager Bruce Farquharson said up to 100 people were now involved in fighting the fire.
Police, ambulance and local estate staff joined the efforts, along with Forestry Commission staff and local windfarm workers.
image copyright Carrbridge Fire Station
He said: "This is one of the largest fires we have had in the last couple of years - the area and the intensity of the fire.
"It has passed through one windfarm and is impinging on a second.
"We have had to evacuate a couple of farms for safety purposes, to the south of Dallas.
"The fuel is extremely dry after the winter and the sun we have enjoyed over the Easter weekend has created the perfect environment for fires to take hold and spread very quickly."
Four fronts
Mr Farquharson explained that SFRS cannot deploy firefighters into a woodland fire, and that it needed to be tackled from above using helicopters to drop water.
image copyright Carrbridge Fire Station image caption The fire is close to two wind farms
He said it would take days to put the fire out completely.
The blaze is burning on four different fronts.
The Paul's Hill wind farm, which consists of 28 turbines, is operated by Fred Olsen Renewables.
There was a large grass fire in the same area last weekend.
Firefighters have also tackled a separate wildfire affecting about 75 acres of land in Lochaber, and at Bonhill in West Dunbartonshire.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been on wildfire alert for number of days because of what they described as "tinder dry" conditions.
It said on Twitter: "Our crews have worked tirelessly to tackle a large number of significant wildfires across Scotland this #Easter weekend.
"There remains an extreme risk of wildfire across the country in the coming days, with temperatures remaining high and moisture levels low.
"We encourage everyone who is enjoying the countryside during this period of extreme danger to exercise caution and be aware of how easily fires can start - and spread." | 1,266,743 |
1860, having walked most of the way. Two days later, he walked into the office of President Brigham Young.5
Henry described the experience in these words: “[I] called upon [President] Young, who received [me] very kindly. I said to him, ‘[President] Young I have come without being sent for, if I have done wrong, I am willing to return and finish my mission.’ [Brigham Young] answered: ‘It is all right, we have been looking for you.’”
Henry described his joy, saying, “Thus my dream was literally fulfilled.”6
His joy came from a confirmation that the Lord had been working with and watching over him. He learned what is true for all of us—that the Lord’s servants are inspired to know the Lord’s will. And Henry Eyring had confirmed what I know as well: that the prophet, as the president of the priesthood, is inspired of God to watch over and care for the Lord’s servants and to call them.
Whatever your calling in the priesthood, you may have at times felt Heavenly Father was unaware of you. You can pray to know His will, and with the honest desire to do whatever He asks you to do, you will receive an answer.
Heavenly Father will allow you to feel that He knows you, that He appreciates your service, and that you are becoming worthy of the greeting from the Lord you want so much to hear: “Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”7
It is my prayer that every priesthood holder will reach out in faith to rescue every soul for whom he is responsible. God will add His power to His servant’s efforts. Hearts of people will be touched to make the choices that will bring them along the gospel path toward happiness and away from sorrow.
It is my prayer as well that every priesthood holder will feel the loving and watchful care of Heavenly Father, of the Savior, and of the prophet of God in his calling in the priesthood.
I bear you my special witness that we are in the service of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ. I testify that He has called you and me into His service knowing our capacities and the help we will need. He will bless our efforts beyond our fondest expectations as we give our all in His service. I testify that God’s prophet, who is the president of all the priesthood in the earth, is inspired of God.
I am grateful for the examples of faithful priesthood holders everywhere. Heavenly Father and the Savior are grateful that you do your part. They know you, They watch over you, and They love you. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen. | 1,266,744 |
Tesla has undoubtedly been one of the kings when it comes to drag racing from a dig. It has demolished the hopes and dreams of many die-hard car builders when the realization that a stock vehicle marketed towards economy and luxury could blow the doors of their blood, sweat, and tears. But that's all come to end now that the McLaren 720S is here to twist things up a bit.
It was only a few weeks ago that the guys from DragTimes brought us an interesting piece when a Lamborghini Aventador went up against a Tesla Model X P100D. Now the Tesla's lighter, more agile sibling, the Model S, has brought forth its own blood for comparison against a different opponent, the McLaren 720S.
Despite the weight savings, the Model S isn't going to do much good compared to its latest rival. Both cars look good on paper, but only one will walk away crowned with the title of drag race king.
Let's get price out of the way. The McLaren starts at around $290,000, more than double the price of a base Model S P100D. It's important to remember that the McLaren has historically marketed its cars towards the likes of Porsche owners more than it is to Tesla. That alone makes it a difficult comparison to put them both in the same test, which speaks wonders of the Model S acceleration.
On to performance details then. The McLaren utilizes a 4.0-liter V8 engine paired with twin-turbos, ultimately pumping out a respectable 710 horsepower and 568 foot-pounds of torque. The Model S, on the other hand, uses both of its electric motors to put 588 horsepower and 920 foot-pounds of torque to the wheels. The Tesla takes full advantage of its instant power delivery and will sprint from zero to 60 miles per hour in an astounding 2.275507139 seconds. The McLaren is just a tad slower to ramp up, making the same run in about 2.8 seconds. The zero to 100 mph race is what begins to separate the two competitors. While the Tesla takes 6.52 seconds to make the run, the McLaren shows its true colors by getting there nearly a full second faster.
When comparing the two over a full 1,320 feel, the pressure is on. The Tesla can blast through the quarter mile at 10.72 seconds, while the McLaren leaves it in the dust at just 10.4 seconds. Dragging it out further will finally distance the two even further, allowing the petrol-powered sports car to reach its top speed of 212 mph while the Tesla hits its software-limited 155 mph before going no faster.
The McLaren also has its diet to its advantage, weighing 3,150 pounds versus the Model S' scale-tipping 4,960 pounds. That's basically like strapping a Smart ForTwo to the McLaren's roof in order to make the two weigh even remotely close to each other. | 1,266,745 |
Comedy Central is debuting its new series Ugly Americans— an animated series on the monsters that inhabit, create, and propagate Manhattan culture– on March 17 at 10:30pm. Mediaite was invited to preview the pilot episode of the new series, and if only for its superb navel-gazing it’s worth checking out the pilot. Its only roadblock is that a niche comedy about a culture of limited visibility outside itself can only appeal to so many people.
It aspires to be something of an Animal Farm for stereotypical Manhattanites; instead of the communists being pigs and the abused proletariat workhorses, the bosses are devils and the roommates are zombies, with the protagonist with which the audience should identify being the only stable human being of the bunch. It applies every insult you’ve ever hurled at a New Yorker literally. Surrounding our hero, the earnestly human Mark Lilly, are monsters who reflect their inner traits in their species. His roommate Randall’s slavish devotion to attractive women turned him into a zombie. His paramour Callie is manipulative and diabolical, but what else could you expect from the spawn of Satan?
The most commonly existing sidekick in Mark’s life is his coworker Leonard, a wizard whose magical powers resemble the uncanny ability of many a disgruntled employee to create ridiculous excuses for his behavior out of thin air. While many would just call in sick to work, Leonard would have to “tend to his children”—which he creates in an instant. It’s the “dead grandmother” excuse taken to its logical extreme.
“Ugly Americans” is a delight for anyone who has experienced Manhattanite culture up close. The hurdle it will have to overcome is whether the more universal jokes will be enough to appeal to people who have not been properly initiated into NYC culture. It’s easy to dismiss an animated comedy show about monsters as low-brow (especially one with the aesthetic sensibilities of The Powerpuff Girls), even moreso if the culture it is trying to mock is alien to the viewer. And it’s unclear how many Gawker articles about the superficial, self-centered, super-humanly driven characters. The problem is that a large part of what makes the show work is that it’s clear the project has no interest in courting viewers that don’t “get it.” In fact, if it did tried to pander to some lowest common denominator of monster jokes, it would probably flop. Intelligent humor is usually a bad business investment (see Conan O’Brien, Arrested Development), but Ugly Americans’ simplistic toilet humor facade might just carry it through while the intended audience gets to enjoy the self-deprecating jokes hidden under the surface.
Check out the trailer below:
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The Patriots have allowed a tight end to reach at least nine fantasy points in every game this season, partially as a result of allowing a receiving TD to a TE in all but one game (Week 4 vs. Carolina). Austin Hooper has seen 16 targets the past two weeks and leads the Falcons in red zone receptions this season.
Pass-catchers I hate in Week 7
T.Y. Hilton, Colts: If you are a believer in the off-again, on-again pattern, this a "good" week for Hilton, as he was elite in Weeks 3 and 5, but a dud in Weeks 4 and 6. But I believe that was much more due to matchup and he has now had fewer than 60 yards in four of six games this year. Against a Jags defense that generates plenty of pressure (fourth-highest rate) and, as a result, has limited deep-ball production in a big way (third-lowest deep completion percentage), it makes me nervous for Hilton, as 47.8 percent of Hilton's fantasy points since 2014 have come via the deep pass. The Jaguars are one of only three teams in the NFL to not allow a touchdown pass on a ball thrown 15 or more yards this season. Hilton is outside my top 20 this week.
Others receiving votes: As discussed earlier, Sammy Watkins is this week's wideout opposite Patrick Peterson. After this week, he has a bye, the Giants (Janoris Jenkins), Houston, at Minnesota (Xavier Rhodes), New Orleans (seventh-best pass defense the past four weeks) and Patrick Peterson again. Oofa.... Based on his usage and everything I wrote about Roethlisberger above, I can't imagine using Martavis Bryant as anything other than a hope-for-a-long-one prayer.... Given the quarterback situation and a poor matchup, not to mention inconsistent production, DeSean Jackson is merely a big-play, touchdown-dependent dart throw.... The 49ers' defense has allowed the fewest fantasy points to opposing tight ends this season, thanks to allowing the second-fewest receiving yards per game to them and no touchdowns. Given all the other weapons Dallas has, I would be hard-pressed to start Jason Witten this week.
Defenses to stream in Week 7
Tennessee Titans (50 percent available): You know... Cleveland.
Buffalo Bills (64 percent available): At home against a banged-up Jameis Winston or Fitz Magic. The Bills' defense has averaged more than nine points a game thus far.
Miami Dolphins (74 percent available): Eight sacks the past two weeks. The Jets aren't terrible, but they're also not scaring anyone.
Matthew Berry, The Talented Mr. Roto, promises to be less sappy next week. He is the creator of RotoPass.com, the founder of the Fantasy Life app and a paid spokesperson for DRAFT. | 1,266,747 |
as the protector of social science and the promoter of its interests at the same time as it presents a partial picture of them and displaces the commitments of those it enjoins to show solidarity. Critics like myself are accused of risking the future funding of the social sciences by our ‘divisiveness’ and, thereby, also risking the futures of early career researchers. This pressure is similar to managerial pressure within the university not to disrupt the ‘brand’. Suppose the government does not accept the claim for extra funding, it is likely, nonetheless, to accept the steer toward interdisciplinary research across the social sciences, natural sciences and engineering, and the emphasis on behavioural change. And this will have consequences for the careers of social scientists that do not share these orientations.
Were the situation not so serious, it might be thought of as a version of Fawlty Towers, where, in the run up to an election, social scientists are told: ‘don’t mention the politics’. But, if there are ‘choices’ about the public and the private, and about taxation and spending, to be made, we should remember that ‘choices’ can arise without them necessarily being put to the electorate. Indeed, this is, for elites, the preferred way to proceed. So, after the last election, direct public funding of undergraduate degree programmes was removed and replaced by fees, despite not being put to the electorate. An 82% cut in public spending was achieved at the same time as greater revenue for universities was raised from student indebtedness. Yet, successive British Social Attitudes reports have showed the public both to be opposed to student debt (at levels lower than was subsequently introduced) and to believe that university education is about far more than instrumental purposes. The only decline in support for publicly-funded higher education is among those with graduate-level qualifications (themselves the beneficiaries of the previous system).
Just as university leaders have been willing to compromise the values of higher education in return for money from student fees, so the authors of The Business of People are willing to compromise the values of social science for money. Should we be surprised that the transformation of the university under neo-liberal policies of marketisation should also have their impact on the configuration of its disciplines? We shouldn’t be: funding comes at a price. Nevertheless in the pursuit of public money, shouldn’t there be more critical attention devoted in social science research to those issues that plague our societies rather than those which have been mobilised to accommodate the interests of elites?
This article is part of the Education strand of the Liberalism in neoliberal times series that OurKingdom is running in partnership with Goldsmiths, supported by the Department of Sociology. You can read Gholam Khiabany's introduction to the whole series here.
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It looks like it could be home to the Addams Family.
Covered in vegetation, it strikes a chilling pose in Morfydd Street in Morriston, Swansea.
Now, one of the creepiest mansions in Wales is going up for auction.
Dunbar House, which is also known as Danbert House, dates back to the 1880s, and has been listed by Newport-based property auctioneers Paul Fosh auctions with a guide price of £62,000+.
This is the latest in a long line of attempts to find a buyer for the property, which is subject to a pre-planning application for 15 flats.
In 2015 the property was sold at auction for £100,000 after Swansea Council forced the Australia-based owners to sell up, to recoup costs spent in maintaining the decaying building. The buyer's identity was not revealed.
(Image: South Wales Evening Post)
It has also been advertised for sale for £149,950 previously.
In January, 2014, it was on a list of 20 listed sites 'at extreme' risk in Swansea.
The property was built for and probably designed by Daniel Edwards who lived between 1835 and 1915, and was a tinplate manufacturer in Morriston.
(Image: Clee Tompkinson Francis)
Matthew Jordan, of Paul Fosh Auctions, said: “This is a really amazing property with a fascinating history with links even stretching as far as down under in Australia.
"The once proud but now sadly seemingly neglected building was built and lived in, in the 1880s, by the former Swansea steel magnate Daniel Edwards but in recent years has become dilapidated and overgrown.
“The detached property in the heart of a residential area in Morriston, is arranged over basement, ground and upper floors and occupies a prominent corner position on Morfydd Street where it meets Glantawe Street in the suburb of Swansea.
“Access to the M4 at Junction 45 is approximately 1 mile to the north providing links to Cardiff and Bristol in the south east.
“The extremely interesting property offers wide scope for future use or redevelopment subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents. We are advised that a pre-planning application was submitted to convert the building into 15 flats.”
(Image: Paul Fosh Auctions)
Dunbar House will be offered for sale, along with some 80 other properties, at the next Paul Fosh Auctions sale on Thursday, September 13, at The Park Inn Hotel, Llanedyrn, Cardiff, starting at 5pm. | 1,266,749 |
Image copyright Cake International Image caption Emma Morris created a life-sized model of Swan Lake's Odette using Rice Krispies
A life-size ballerina with one leg elegantly raised has formed the centrepiece of a major cake exhibition.
The model of Swan Lake's Odette is one of hundreds of creations at this year's Cake International display in Birmingham.
The scene was created over four days by Emma Morris, who runs a cake business in Aberdare near Cardiff.
The show is billed by organisers as the UK's biggest, with up to 30,000 visitors expected.
It is the third time Ms Morris has exhibited at the event and said transporting the 5ft 4ins ballerina proved the biggest challenge.
Image copyright Cake International Image caption Christine and Phil Jenson designed a Wallace and Gromit-inspired cake
"It was a nightmare," the 46-year-old said.
"We hired this van with a special lift because it's so heavy.
"But, when we arrived part of the leg had been damaged so we had to repair it. I had to reapply fondant on its legs."
The ballerina is made of Rice Krispies rather than cake, she said, in order to preserve the creation.
She still has a 4ft Avatar she created for last year's exhibition in her living room.
Image copyright Cake International Image caption Another cake was styled on Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree
Image copyright Cake International Image caption Lara Mason made a cake based on Gene Wilder in the film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Other highlights of this year's show include a scene from Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree and a Wallace and Gromit-inspired cake, designed by Christine and Phil Jenson, of Peboryon, Cornwall.
And, Lara Mason, 30, from Brownhills near Walsall, took four weeks to make her cake showing Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
It is the fourth time the customer service adviser has taken part in the exhibition.
"It is so addictive," she said.
"I don't know what it is. Everyone starts throwing ideas around. It's such a buzz to be involved."
Image copyright Cake International Image caption Another Roald Dahl-inspired creation in cake form was the late author's BFG character
She added: "I chose Gene Wilder because it would have been Roald Dahl's 100th birthday this year so it was a bit of a nod to that."
Organiser Melanie Underwood, the editor of Cake International magazine, said people travelled from across the country to display their creations.
"The standard this year is amazing," she said.
"There are some really incredible pieces." | 1,266,750 |
who works with the Free Syrian Army near the Turkish border, said he receives requests to arrange transport for patients almost daily.
“We suffer a lot to get them there. We must carry them on our backs,” he said.
There isn’t enough manpower for everyone, however, and many in desperate need of medical treatment must wait to find a safe passage.
In Ariha, another town in Idlib province, the smell was nauseating as a 60-year-old man removed a bandage from his infected feet — most of the skin and flesh was gone. The man, who works as a butcher, was arrested at a checkpoint. His court papers say he is accused of “participating in demonstrations.” He was held and tortured for 45 days.
“They hit my foot with a wire cable telling me to confess,” he said, adding that he was released 10 earlier. “When they took me to court they had to carry me. When the judge saw me he didn’t even question me. He ordered my release.”
So far, the route through Turkey has been too dangerous for someone in his condition. Until now he has been unable to get any treatment.
“We are in a large concentration camp called Syria,” he said. “My fate is in God’s hands.”
Volunteer doctors say they receive many cases of torture by authorities. Treating these patients often leads to their own arrest. Dr. Najib Aledel has been imprisoned twice for his work in a secret hospital in Ariha. Ten days after his last release Dr. Aledel said he was back on the wanted list.
“There was no injury for me,” he said in reference to his two months of total prison time. “But I saw very bad deeds happen to others, and there is no [medical] treatment inside the prisons.”
Dr. Aledel said the cease-fire agreement between the government of Bashar al-Assad and the Free Syrian Army is in name only. The patient number has dropped, but not significantly, he said. And medical supplies, he said, are so low he and his staff often give their own blood to patients in need of transfusions. He said there are no humanitarian groups or overseas aid and the only supplies come through private donations both local and international. In all clinics, doctors said they desperately need more support from abroad.
Mohammed, an activist and pharmacist that secretly supplies these underground clinics in Ariha, believed these attacks on the medical system are yet another way to instill fear into the people.
“The government is aiming for social chaos so people will get desperate and ask for the government to come back,” he said. “But now we have started. There is no going back.” | 1,266,751 |
a people, is not in Tehran despite the blatherings of its ludicrous (and largely powerless) President, anymore than it was in Baghdad. Nor is it in the gullies, caves, hilltops and villages of the North-West Frontier. Threats from there - hot air and light weaponry - are nugatory compared to one we must now confront.
The threat to America is right here at home, sitting in two chairs in Washington right now, not faces on a screen, not characters in the tawdry television drama we call politics, but two actual human beings, their buttocks warming the leather of their seats, plotting how to cover up their crimes - the ones we don't know about yet - plotting how to avoid accountability for the crimes they can no longer conceal, plotting even now in the fading twilight of their reign of lies, theft and murder, how by any means necessary, they can get still their hands on most of the world's oil and pass the proceeds along to their cronies.
If you won't impeach now Gramma, you're on your way to being as guilty as they. Those who enable high crimes and misdemeanors - including never let us forget, treason - become as culpable as the perpetrators. If you don't impeach now, you will be an accomplice as will be all the others who stand with you - those who voted to declare the nuclear-free armed forces of a sovereign nation 'terrorists' for example, or one of your leading candidates for President who refused to take 'off the table' the 'option' of nuking innocent people who posed no threat to us, just so that she could look as tough as war-criminals.
Enough. This is the moment of enough. This is the moment where we lose or win back what was once and still can be again a great nation. Use the Constitution or lose the Constitution.
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Malta has officially condemned the nation of Brunei following their enacting of an Islamic Sharia Law that makes having gay sex punishable by stoning to death.
“The introduction of a Brunei law to stone and kill individuals for no other reason than expressing their innate sexuality is abominable,” Equality Minister Helena Dalli said in a tweet earlier today. “More than ever we need a global alliance to challenge the criminalisation of LGBTIQ sexual and gender diversity the world over.”
Following the tweet, a state spokesperson confirmed with Lovin Malta that the government endorses Minister Dalli’s tweet.
The introduction of a #Brunei law to stone and kill individuals for no other reason than expressing their innate sexuality is abominable. More than ever we need a global alliance to challenge the criminalisation of #LGBTIQ sexual and gender diversity the world over.@free_equal — Helena Dalli (@helenadalli) April 4, 2019
The government’s response comes during a global movement to boycott Brunei and any businesses or hotels associated with the island nation
Superstar host Ellen DeGeneres, singer Elton John and tennis star Billie Jean King have all voiced their support of actor George Clooney’s original idea of a boycott to show their disapproval of the way Brunei is treating members of the LGBT community.
As countries around the world – including Malta – move to enshrine laws protecting the LGBT community, Brunei is going in the opposite direction, enacting the harshest penalty for those found to be engaging in anal sex.
At least nine hotel chains have been named in the boycott list
And the boycott of Brunei is entering various industries: adverts promoting Brunei have been removed from London’s transport networks, and Deutsche Bank has banned its staff from staying at Dorchester hotels, one of the nine named chains.
I commend my friend, #GeorgeClooney, for taking a stand against the anti-gay discrimination and bigotry taking place in the nation of #Brunei – a place where gay people are brutalized, or worse – by boycotting the Sultan’s hotels.https://t.co/8ymurW7hqm — Elton John (@eltonofficial) March 30, 2019
A list of Brunei-supported hotels has been making the rounds as places to be boycotted, which Helena Dalli also retweeted
Tomorrow, the country of #Brunei will start stoning gay people to death. We need to do something now. Please boycott these hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei. Raise your voices now. Spread the word. Rise up. pic.twitter.com/24KJsemPGH — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 2, 2019
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The Republican candidates for attorney general clashed bitterly over their experience in a lively debate on Boston Herald Radio that showed sharp differences in the candidates’ backgrounds and priorities.
“The last thing Massachusetts needs is another sue-happy attorney general,” said Dan Shores, a South Shore attorney who faced off against Cape Cod lawyer Jay McMahon in the debate on the “Battenfeld” show on Thursday.
Shores, who admitted he has no specific law enforcement experience, criticized McMahon’s background, which includes decades as a trial lawyer.
“Just because you have 30 years of small cases before our state courts does not qualify you as the next attorney general,” Shores said. “Open any Yellow Pages, you’re going to see a lawyer just like attorney McMahon with the same level of experience.”
McMahon quickly fired back, attacking Shores for failing to try cases in the Massachusetts courts.
“I’m listening to Dan Shores and he’s giving us a reason why he has no experience at all in the Massachusetts court system where the attorney general operates,” McMahon said. “It’s absolutely ludicrous to say he has three years as a patent lawyer and has not one case in the Massachusetts court system, and he is going to hire litigators, he’s going to counsel litigators on how to operate in a Massachusetts court and he’s never been in one.”
The exchange was the harshest yet of the campaign, and came as both candidates are struggling for name recognition and attention in the primary battle to face off against Attorney General Maura Healey.
McMahon and Shores also disagreed on gun control legislation, with McMahon saying he opposed a ban on so-called bump stocks, which can cause a semi-automatic weapon to fire faster and were used by the shooter in the Las Vegas massacre.
“I have a lot of guns,” McMahon said. “Licensed gun owners in Massachusetts don’t commit gun crimes. I’m not in favor of any more restrictions. We already have too many.”
Shores also said he was a licensed gun owner but supported the bump stock ban.
The candidates also agreed on a number of issues, including supporting mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes and supporting the death penalty for certain opioid drug dealers who are found to contribute to overdose deaths.
Both candidates also described themselves as supporters of President Trump, with McMahon saying he attended Trump rallies and the inauguration. Shores also said he backed the president on most issues, including on immigration.
“But if there’s something the president is doing, that the White House is doing, that hurts the people of Massachusetts and I’m the attorney general, then I will push back against the administration,” Shores said. | 1,266,754 |
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WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the White House VA Hotline, first launched in June as part of President Donald J. Trump’s commitment to reforming VA, is now fully staffed with live agents working to serve Veterans 24-hours a day, 365 days a year.
The hotline, which became 24-hour operational in mid-October, is now staffed by a team consisting of 90 percent Veterans or employees who have a Veteran family member, and is in response to Veterans’ requests to talk to agents who could relate to their experiences.
“The White House VA Hotline provides our nation’s Veterans with a direct, dedicated contact line that allows them to interact with highly trained, live agents to answer their needs and concerns,” said VA Secretary David J. Shulkin.
“Since the initial launch of the hotline in June, we listened to our Veterans, who indicated that they prefer speaking with other Veterans and Veteran family members, and we adjusted our hiring based on that feedback,” added Shulkin.
“We’re proud that the hotline is now staffed 24/7 by a team of mostly Veterans or Veteran family members who have direct knowledge of their particular concerns and can use their experience to address them in the best way possible with the resources of the VA. This represents a true win-win for Veterans and their loved ones.”
Since 24/7 coverage began in October, the hotline has served more than 10,000 callers.
Hotline agents answer inquiries, provide directory assistance, document concerns about VA care, benefits and services, and expedite the referral and resolution of those concerns. Agents undergo regular updates and training on VA services based on hotline trends and are assisted by newly implemented tracking software to help VA capture and improve its response, referral and resolution processes to best support Veterans.
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On NBCNews.com this morning, we’ve published articles looking at the Dem and GOP frontrunners to the vice-presidential running mates.
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Dems: Tim Kaine, Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown
GOP: John Thune, Bob Corker, Chris Christie, Rick Scott
In The Hunt
Dems: Cory Booker, Julian Castro, Tom Perez, Xavier Becerra
GOP: Mary Fallin, Mike Pence, Jeff Sessions, Newt Gingrich
On The Bubble
Dems: Al Franken, Shaun Donovan, Mike Mullen
GOP: Kelly Ayotte, Scott Brown
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Tim Kaine weighed in on why his name’s in the mix – and whether he’s “boring” -- in an interview with one of us(!)… Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack would be a safe choice for Clinton’s VP, but insiders worry he doesn’t have the personality for the job… The RNC is hoping to turn Sanders supporters away from Clinton’s pick, the Huffington Post writes... Elizabeth Warren is campaigning with Clinton for the first time in Ohio… Newt Gingrich says he has not heard from the Trump campaign but hypothesized that the candidate is “probably going to start thinking about it two days before Cleveland.”… Bob Corker praised Trump’s Scotland news conference as “one of his best events.” … Marco Rubio says it’s not a “viable option” to be Trump’s running mate.
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The medical aid organization Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has published a briefing paper about the alarming spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis, which they refer to as the “biggest threat to global health you’ve never heard of.” Tuberculosis (TB), which is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the deadliest diseases in the world, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Every year, around 8 million people around the world fall ill with TB, and 1.3 million die of it. TB spreads when a person with an active infection in the lungs coughs or sneezes droplets containing the bacteria into the air and these are then inhaled by someone else. The disease usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other organs. Typical symptoms include persistent coughing, sometimes with blood, weight loss, night sweats, fever, fatigue and loss of appetite.
Inadequate global response has led to surge in drug-resistant TB Share on Pinterest Each year, over 8 million people around the world fall ill with TB Standard TB is curable, but because of inadequate global response, there is now a growing epidemic of strains that are drug resistant, says the briefing paper. For example, Medical News Today reported on a Lancet study that found patients in South Africa with untreatable forms of TB were being discharged into the community and contributing to the spread of the disease. The result is that deadlier drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) strains are spreading at an alarming rate, even to people who have never had TB before. Drug-resistant TB is much harder to cure. Half a million new cases of it are diagnosed every year. Standard drugs do not work, and doctors have to resort to long, expensive, complex and arduous treatments that only cure half of infected patients, at best.
Drug-resistant TB ‘is everybody’s problem’ MSF Medical Director Dr. Sidney Wong says: “The DR-TB crisis is everybody’s problem and demands an immediate international response. It doesn’t matter where you live; until new short and more effective treatment combinations are found, the odds of surviving this disease today are dismal.” One of the reasons that DR-TB is spreading so rapidly is because only 1 in 5 people infected get the treatment they need. And when they do get the treatment, they have to endure 2 gruelling years of daily injections and have to swallow over 10,000 pills. Moreover, the treatments are toxic and make the patients horrendously ill, with some becoming psychotic or suffering permanent loss of hearing. And now, there are strains emerging that even harder to treat – multidrug-resistant TB or MDR-TB. MSF say cases of this have doubled in the UK over the last 10 years, and London is already regarded as the “TB capital of Western Europe.” | 1,266,758 |
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‘Rather than feeling fuzzy-headed, I could think straight. And even though I was recovering from the anaesthesia I had more energy.’
Within two weeks Michael was ready to go home with a host of pills to take daily to prevent his body rejecting the donor organ. His life started afresh.
‘I started learning to drive — I’d felt too foggy-headed before to do that — and I could work full-time. I could eat what I liked. Before, I felt as if my life was on hold. Now I felt free again.
‘We could plan a family holiday —something we hadn’t done for years. We went camping in Northumberland and it was wonderful to be care-free.’
HOW YOU CAN HELP Since the Daily Mail launched this vital campaign, 45,000 more people have joined the organ donor register.
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He met his fiancee Kim, now 23, in 2008 and two years ago their daughter Alexa was born.
‘There were times in the past when I never thought I would have a life like this — with a wonderful wife-to-be and a beautiful daughter.
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There is a chance Michael will need another kidney in the future, as a donated kidney lasts on average ten to 12 years.
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He is otherwise fit and well — and preparing to take part in the Transplant Games in the 800m and 1,500 metres in the summer.
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ja,what could one really do about it? As we’ve outlined, if you were able to survive such a widespread devastating event in the mountains in Colorado in your own private bunker, you’d have to fight the USG and the Military in the aftermath, so you should be prepared to fight them or join them. And most of the preppers are preppers because they either don’t agree with the USG or believe that they are ‘lying’ to us in which case they would be reluctant to be part of the ‘join them’ crowd, meaning that preppers are all potential revolutionaries, even if they don’t want to ‘overthrow’ the government, in a doomsday scenario where resources are scarce, they’d be putting themselves in a conflict situation just by surviving such an event. This is the key logic that 90% of preppers generally haven’t thought of, and it’s a lot more important to think about this ‘plan’ than buying gas masks and other paraphernalia. In fact the mainstream way that preppers are ‘preparing’ is mostly all wrong; keeping a 5 year food supply and Gold bars and ammunition in your basement is not really a plan. Of course, that is the mainstream prepper crowd there are hardcore guys, again mostly ex-Military, who understand the realities of a post-event scenario that are really ready to survive in the wild. They know the simple truth about War – combat is more about camping and survival in the wild than firing bullets.
For those who are skeptical about this intelligence analysis, first they should read this book which is quite dated, which is the foundation for the modern conspiracy movement, which is largely controlled by the same elements. Call it the shadow government, call them think tanks, call it Adam Smith’s ‘hidden hand’ – these are the forces behind the Doom Culture.
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Tom Hiddleston may be flying from super villain to superhero, as "The Avengers" star is in early discussions to play Eric Draven in Relativity Media's reimagining of "The Crow," individuals close to the project have told TheWrap.
Based on the James O'Barr comic book series that was previously adapted as a 1994 Miramax movie starring Brandon Lee, "The Crow" follows a man who returns from beyond the grave to avenge his death.
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Ed Pressman of Pressman Film and Kevin Misher of Misher Films are producing with Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh and Jeff Most. Dan Farah of Farah Films will executive produce with Relativity's Tucker Tooley.
Hiddleston recently had dinner with producers and sent them a makeup test that he did on his own in London. He will undergo a proper makeup test in the coming days, as the character's appearance is important to fans of the franchise, who should be delighted with the casting of a major member of the Marvel universe.
Acclaimed Spanish filmmaker F. Javier Gutierrez ("Before the Fall") is directing "The Crow" from a script by Cliff Dorfman ("Warrior"), though it's possible that other writers will be credited as well.
Production is tentatively scheduled to begin this fall, though the timetable could move slightly depending on several factors.
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O'Barr wrote "The Crow" to help him deal with the death of his girlfriend, and it's the story's emotional component that sets it apart from other comic book properties. Hiddleston appealed to producers who were enamored with his ability to project both a light and dark side. He has also displayed gifted physical talents as the villainous Loki in "The Avengers," as well as impressive dramatic chops in the acclaimed indie film "The Deep Blue Sea."
In addition to his turns in "Thor," "The Avengers" and upcoming Marvel sequel "Thor: The Dark World," Hiddleston has worked with top directors such as Steven Spielberg on "War Horse," Woody Allen on "Midnight in Paris" and Jim Jarmusch in "Only Lovers Left Alive." He is also attached to play photographer Robert Capa in an upcoming biopic.
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A medical marijuana bill is scheduled to go before a Virginia House committee on Tuesday.
Northern Virginia Delegate David Englin hopes to revitalize a 30-year-old Virginia law which allows marijuana to be legally used for medicinal purposes, reports Jerrita Patterson at CBS 6
The bill, if passed, would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana for the treatment of medical conditions such as cancer and glaucoma. (Aye, that’s the hang. Doctor’s can’t “prescribe” a drug considered Schedule I by the feds; see below.)
Delegate Englin’s bill would prompt Governor Bob McDonnell to ask the federal government to change its stance on marijuana, making it legal to prescribe everywhere.
If the governor agrees to ask the Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify cannabis, he will join the governors of Rhode Island, Washington, and Colorado, who petitioned the federal agency over the past few months.
Delegate Englin said he doesn’t think there’s any chance that this bill will pass, but he said it’s important to start a dialogue.
“Doctors, not politicians, should decide what’s best for their patients,” Englin said.
Now, for a little bit of background on Virginia’s existing medical marijuana law, which seems to have created a lot of confusion. (Make no mistake about it, homie; Virginia is not a “medical marijuana state,” and patients have no legal protection there.)
Since Jerrita Patterson incorrectly says in her video report that the reason patients aren’t legally allowed to possess marijuana in Virginia is because it’s federally illegal, that needs correcting here.
In 1979, the General Assembly passed § 18.2-251.1, which technically legalized medical marijuana — but since the law, unlike that of California 17 years later, uses language which requires doctors to “prescribe” cannabis rather than “recommend” it, rendering the law unworkable. (Physicians could lose their licenses for “prescribing” a Schedule I substance like marijuana, but are allowed to “recommend” it instead.)
The reason Virginia patients can’t have medical marijuana — despite the passage of a medical marijuana law in 1979 — is because legislators didn’t know any better at the time than to write the bill so that it required a “prescription” from physicians rather than a “recommendation.” The other problem is that it would require patients to get their cannabis at pharmacies, which, of course, aren’t allowed to handled Schedule I substances.
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Russian security firm Dr Web claimed that the backdoor malware has already infected 17,000 Macs.
Although the firm didn’t reveal exactly how the malware – dubbed Mac.BackDoor.iWorm – spreads, it said that the biggest number of infected OS X machines are in the US (26%), followed by Canada (7%) and the UK (6.9%).
The malware was developed using C++ and Lua and makes “extensive use of encryption in its routines,” the firm wrote in a blog post.
“When Mac.BackDoor.iWorm is initially launched, it saves its configuration data in a separate file and tries to read the contents of the /Library directory to determine which of the installed applications the malware won't be interacting with,” Dr Web continued.
“If ‘unwanted’ directories can't be found, the bot uses system queries to determine the home directory of the Mac OS X account under which it is running, checks the availability of its configuration file in the directory, and writes the data needed for it to continue to operate into the file.”
The backdoor then opens a port on a victim machine and waits for an incoming connection.
It is at this stage that it uses Reddit to communicate with the C&C servers, the vendor said.
“In order to acquire a control server address list, the bot uses the search service at reddit.com, and—as a search query—specifies hexadecimal values of the first 8 bytes of the MD5 hash of the current date,” it explained.
“The reddit.com search returns a web page containing a list of botnet C&C servers and ports published by criminals in comments to the post minecraftserverlists under the account vtnhiaovyd. The bot picks a random server from the first 29 addresses on the list and sends queries to each of them. Search requests to acquire the list are sent to reddit.com in five-minute intervals.”
The firm didn’t say to what use the compromised computers have been put but it would be natural to assume that once co-opted into a botnet, they could be used to launch DDoS attacks, spam runs or other malware attacks.
Security expert Graham Cluley pointed out that Reddit is not to blame – it’s platform is simply being abused by the hackers.
“They’ve done nothing wrong as such, and even if they shut down the accounts that are communicating with the botnet there would be nothing to stop the hackers behind the campaign creating new accounts or using an alternative service (Twitter, perhaps?) to communicate with the compromised computers,” he argued. | 1,266,765 |
McConnell guarantees Supreme Court confirmation” (Morning Consult).
The one common thread was that McConnell guaranteed the Scalia vacancy would be filled — and that the means of filling it depended on how Democrats acted. “How that occurs will depend largely on how the other side handles it,” he told Morning Consult.
That’s probably his way of saying that if Democrats intend to filibuster any nominee, regardless of qualifications, McConnell is willing to push his colleagues to change the rules.
At the moment, he may not have the votes to make the move, which would require 50 of his 52 Republicans to support a maneuver that they were hostile to just three years ago when Reid executed it.
“I am not a proponent of changing the rules of the Senate,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told reporters Monday evening. “I hope that common sense will prevail and that we will have a normal process for considering this nominee.”
But there’s very little that is normal about the process now. Thousands of liberal activists gathered outside the Supreme Court on Monday night at a rally opposing Trump’s executive order banning refugees from around the world and foreign nationals from seven majority-Muslim nations, urging Democratic lawmakers to fight him at every turn.
The pressure on Democrats to filibuster the nominee to the high court will be tremendous. Even though 10 Democrats are up for reelection next year in states that Trump won in 2016, those Democrats know they need their own energized base to support their campaigns.
Only one Democrat seems likely to support Trump’s pick at this point, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a former governor who believes in strong executive authority and who comes from a state that Trump won by 42 percentage points.
“I’m not a filibuster-type guy,” Manchin said Monday.
Some are considering delaying the bigger fight until the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy — usually the court’s most key swing vote — but the momentum among activists is toward constant confrontation against all Trump appointees.
Our Revolution, a PAC formed by backers of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), called on its supporters to demand Democrats force every hour of debate on every Cabinet nominee to slow up Trump’s “reign of terror.”
That type of tactic could easily force McConnell into a decision he has been able to avoid since winning the majority in the 2014 midterm elections.
“It was a huge, huge mistake in my view,” he said then of the filibuster rules change. “It is hard to un-ring a bell. You know, they’ve now established a precedent. It’s a big issue and a big discussion.”
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Hey Red Sox… it’s high time to turn this train wreck around for the children.
Or at least for parents who are seeking the tiny hammer to smash the glass on the emergency dinner alarm.
It’s summertime in the Boston area. You’re inching your way up 93 during typically abysmal bumper-to-bumper nonsense. It’s only taken you 50 minutes to get from Dorchester to Malden. You’ve already communicated with the wife and gotten nowhere on a dinner plan. The kids are wreaking havoc and the living room is upside down. You’ve had enough of Mazz, so you bounce over to 92.9 for some musical respite. It’s Sublime… again.
You do a quick mental inventory of the downstairs beer fridge. Nothing. Is there any wine in the house? Only Riesling? Man. But at least there are turkey burgers in the freezer and a few buns left.
Oh yeah… it’s friggin’ Monday.
Wait a minute. Did the Red Sox win yesterday? Boom, done. Kids are free at the 99.
Buzz the wife: “The Nines. Have the kids ready to walk out the door in 30.’’
The Nines maneuver… a stressed-out parents’ safety net. Five dollar margaritas, cheap boneless wings, bowls of pasta with butter, mandarin oranges, apple sauce, crayons, mazes, and even a few rousing games of tic-tac-toe.
And the popcorn! For the love of all that is holy … those bottomless bowls of popcorn. They even gave one of the cartoon girls on the kids’ menu the same name as my daughter: Paige.
I love the Nines. My wife doesn’t even like it, but there’s never a dispute to go to the Nines. It makes too much sense.
But it only happens if the Red Sox win.
So now, I’m left heading into the summer months with the paralyzing feeling that my children may never eat for free at the 99 again.
Please, Red Sox, take a look at my daughter fumbling with the ice cream sandwich wrapper and my son tactfully solving that word puzzle with one hand buried in a popcorn bowl and ask yourselves this question: Do you want to rob New England kids of the 99 experience?
I don’t expect Jordan’s to send me a check for the recliner, and I’m OK with that. But just a few nights a month give us the option of the Nines.
If you stay in last place, fine. Just don’t take away the Nines.
The Red Sox disastrous week in 10 photos: | 1,266,767 |
They Might Be Giants Fandom Cautiously Broached with New, Cooler Friend Group
DENVER — University of Colorado freshman Gordon Brill attempted last week to reveal his affinity for the band They Might Be Giants to his new, cooler circle of friends, resulting in a painfully awkward silence, sources report.
“I thought maybe I’d found my ‘in’ when we started talking about David Byrne,” Brill said. “Talking Heads are kind of in the same universe as TMBG, right? Quirky and arty? Man, I’m lucky they misheard.”
Reports indicate that Dina Richards and Murph Ingalls, members of Brill’s new social group — by all accounts, a few notches cooler than the one he had at his old school — indeed did not make out what Brill said.
“I guess they only heard ‘Giants,’ and assumed I was talking about sports… something they for sure have no interest in,” Brill said, with a slight tinge of relief. “So I just told them my older brother is a douchey jock, but he’s not. My brother is actually really cool. These new friends would love him.”
Despite the setback, Brill believes it is just a matter of time before his tastes are outed.
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“This shouldn’t be a problem! They’re a fine band who writes good songs,” said Brill, who had just resolved to wear his Mink Car tour T-shirt to school within the month. “I figure, if they question me about it, I can play dumb… maybe I’ll say I recognized the name from the Malcolm in the Middle credits and dove deeper. I can hear it now: ‘Hey, they’re actually pretty good! You should give ‘em a listen, Dina!’”
When reached for comment, TMBG’S John Linnell and John Flansburgh sympathized with Brill.
“Yeah, once middle school’s over, it’s anyone’s guess as to whether people are going to accept someone liking us,” Flansburgh said.
“There are still certain friends and family members we haven’t come out to as fans of They Might Be Giants… and we’re They Might Be Giants,” added Linnell.
Brill, already looking ahead to his next attempt, announced plans to play “Birdhouse In Your Soul” at some point during the next drive to Fat Sully’s Pizza, with the song nestled safely between the Smiths and an early R.E.M track.
Photo by Danny Felts @DannyFelts. | 1,266,768 |
SWNS/GETTY Homeless migrant David Lyndon Cole travelled 100 miles to sexually assault a girl
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Sierra Leone-born David Lyndon Cole, 22, talked to the young victim on social media before persuading to meet him for sex. He then travelled 116 miles from where he was sleeping rough in London to Evesham, Worcestershire, where he sexually assaulted the teenager. Cole pleaded guilty to two sexual assaults and one count of meeting a child after grooming and was jailed for 45 months at Worcester Crown Court on January 16.
He was also placed on the sex offenders register for life and given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order restricting him from using the internet and engaging with anyone under the age of 16 for five years. The court heard Cole arrived in the UK from Sierra Leone in 2011 to be with his mother but their relationship deteriorated and he was left homeless. He groomed the girl after meeting her online and began sharing thousands of "extremely graphic" sexual texts with the victim.
SWNS Sierra Leone-born David Lyndon Cole was sleeping rough in London to Evesham, Worcestershire
After meeting the girl at her home last August, one of her friends tried to take a picture of him but he became violent. Prosecutor Daniel White said: "He snatched the camera away for the obvious reason that he was too old to be with a girl that age.” Cole spent the night at the girl's home when her mother was away and they had unprotected sex on August 20.
GETTY The man was jailed for 45 months at Worcester Crown Court
The court heard the girl feared she could be pregnant but a test came back negative. The next day Cole returned to London with the girl and they slept rough for two nights, including one at Paddington railway station. They travelled back to Evesham on August 29 where they had sex again. Cole was arrested the next day.
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In a statement made to police, the girl said she was "devastated" Cole had lied about his age and said she believed he was just 16. Judge Nicholas Cartwright said Cole could be deported back to Sierra Leone after his sentence. Speaking after the hearing, Detective Sergeant Jim Hopkins from West Mercia Police, said: "A team of designated detectives in the CSE team worked very closely with the victim and her family to ensure they received all of the support their required throughout the investigation. | 1,266,769 |
six hours, but I'll take that figure with a grain of salt, since the company previously said Zelda would get around three hours of battery life. Clearly, it's not the sort of device you'd want to take on a long trip without a power adapter or backup battery.
Since it charges via a USB-C port, though, you should be able to juice up easily with typical battery packs in sleep mode. (Hooray for interoperable standards!) You might have trouble charging from some sources while playing Zelda, since the system would technically be using more power than it takes in.
It was a unique experience playing Zelda in the Switch's tabletop mode (with the kickstand out), though it's clearly not an ideal way to play the game. It's far more immersive when you're actually holding the Switch in your hands. That kickstand, by the way, is easily the flimsiest component of the entire system. It's just a thin piece of plastic, and I often felt like I'd rip it out of the system whenever I used it. At least Nintendo recognizes it could be a problem: The company points out that you can simply pop it back in the Switch if it falls out. Still, that's a component that might not last too long in the hands of unruly kids.
As a home console
The Switch feels much more familiar when it's docked to a TV. As soon as you slip the Joy-Cons into the Grip accessory, there really isn't a huge difference between the Switch and Nintendo's previous consoles. As a former Gamecube owner, I also felt a bit of nostalgia holding the Joy-Con Grip. It's similar to Nintendo's excellent Wavebird controller in your hands, even if the two gamepads don't look much alike.
Naturally, Breath of the Wild is a much more epic experience on a large television. The game simply looks great, with long draw distances, spectacular lighting effects and detailed characters. I lost count of the number of times I set the controller down just to take in Zelda's detailed environments. In particular, I loved the way sunlight and clouds slowly rolled over the game's expansive environments. Zelda had some performance issues when the screen was filled with enemies and lots of action, but it wasn't anything game-stopping. It's not really news that the Switch's graphical capabilities aren't competitive against the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One -- that's not the market Nintendo is aiming for.
The Joy-Con Grip held up through hours of playtime, though the smaller buttons on the controllers were irritating during longer play sessions. And, strangely enough, you can't charge the Joy-Cons from the Grip; you have to reconnect them to the docked Switch to do so. If you want to refuel while playing a game, you'll have to shell out another $30 for the Charge Grip accessory, which includes a USB-C port on the top of the gamepad. | 1,266,770 |
value.
“Every language is a very complex cognitive structure, and is fully developed to fulfill its communicative, social, psychological and cognitive functions,” he says.
“It’s unjustified to classify languages spoken by small populations, or languages that don’t exist in written form – which is most of the world's languages! – as less relevant. Linguistic diversity is one of the most astonishing things about human culture.”
Related communities Aside from the Amish and Mennonite communities in the United States, there is another Anabaptist group that took root in North America after fleeing persecution in Europe: the Hutterites. These communities have settled mainly in Canada, and can trace their ancestry to northern Italy and Austria. Like the Amish, they dress distinctively and have large families. But rather than PD or Amish Swiss German, they speak Hutterisch – a form of Austrian German. End of insertion
Spiritual connection
Louden, who is himself Mennonite, says that today, most PD and Amish Alemannic German speakers in the US see Swiss language as being an integral part of their spirituality, but do not identify particularly strongly with Switzerland as a nation.
“They want to conserve a precious heritage that is fundamentally spiritual, but for which the language is an important symbol and tangible connection,” he says.
Some American Anabaptist groups do travel back to Switzerland to visit the regions their ancestors came from – particularly the Emmental.
“When [Amish and Mennonite people] think of Switzerland, they think of the same stereotypes that everyone does – cheese, chocolate, Alps, Heidi, cuckoo clocks,” Louden says. “But they are profoundly aware of why their forefathers left. Their ancestors had a brutal experience at the hands of Swiss governmental and religious authorities, especially in the 17th century.”
Crunching the numbers Today in the US, Pennsylvania Dutch is spoken by an estimated 300,000-350,000 Amish and conservative Mennonites, in 31 US states – mainly Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin. Reliable figures for non-sectarian PD speakers, whose ancestors were affiliated mainly with Lutheran and Reformed churches and who reside almost exclusively in Pennsylvania, are harder to come by, but the figure is believed to be under 40,000. Speakers of the Alemannic (Swiss and Alsatian) German dialects are mostly Amish, along with some older Mennonites. Louden estimates about 10,000 for Amish Swiss German speakers and 4,000 for Amish Alsatian German speakers. End of insertion
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this is documentary is a photo essay following two extraordinary people - Josh & Jenna.
Newlyweds in September 2014, Josh & Jenna were two days into their long awaited honeymoon in Taiwan in March 2015 when Josh found himself in the emergency room with neurological impairments. After scans revealed a large brain tumor, Josh and Jenna were on a flight back to the United States 24 hours later.
Josh was diagnosed with a WHO Grade IV, Glioblastoma Multiform (GBM) in March 2015.
this is documentary sets out to tell the visual journey of a patient with brain cancer and his family. It's chronologically presented to convey the magnitude of the experience. This is not a filtered and sanitized story. Life, real life and the journeys we take, are not intended to be sanitized to make you feel better. It is meaningful to view Josh and Jenna's journey as it unfolds; feeling it, processing it and hopefully eventually coming to some understanding of what this journey is for patients and their families.
this is opens the doors, pulls the curtains back and exposes the entirety of the patient experience.
this is brings the viewer face to face with the humanity of medicine and demystifies what is often veiled from public view.
Every journey and story is different; theirs is the story I have the privilege to tell.
Josh and Jenna's life on this journey is raw, real, honest, transparent, emotional and humbling.
I hope you are inspired and motivated to learn more, do more and give more. I hope these images give you pause to think and that you are moved to make a difference.
this is…
a Georgia Tech graduate in aerospace engineering
a husband and newlywed
39
curious
patient
empathetic
passionate and gentle
college cheerleader
reserved yet self confident
diligent
entertained by novel ideas
always up for a challenge
wanting children
a wife and daughter
29
skeptical
fiery
ritualistic
type A
an adventurer
casualty of sports
lover of peas and the color green
marathon runner
wanting to carry his child
procrastinators
silly
cancer
a clinical trial
trust
compassion
commitment
honest & raw
emotional
seeking answers
Thank you to Emory Healthcare & Piedmont Healthcare for granting me extraordinary access to tell this story.
For more information about brain tumors, brain cancer, treatments, support and clinical trials, please visit:
The National Brain Tumor Society
American Brain Tumor Association
Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure
American Association of Neurological Surgeons | 1,266,772 |
A pair of Swedish creatives are poking fun at Donald Trump’s involvement in rapper A$AP Rocky’s legal troubles with an Ikea-inspired manual that gives tongue-in-cheek instructions to the commander-in-chief.
If you haven’t been keeping up with the case, here’s what happened: During a tour stop in Stockholm earlier this summer, the rapper—real name Rakim Mayers—was charged with assault following a fight and spent nearly a month in jail.
A$AP Rocky has since been released and is now back in the U.S. awaiting a final verdict due Aug. 14. But his case has spurred interest in the Swedish justice system—particularly around President Trump’s failure to understand it.
Last month, the president tweeted that he’d “personally vouch for” the rapper’s bail—except Sweden doesn’t have a bail system. He also criticized prime minister Stefan Löfven for “being unable to act” on the issue, even though Swedish law prohibits him from intervening.
He also, curiously, sent Robert O’Brien—the White House’s special envoy for hostage affairs—to Stockholm to monitor the case.
So to catch the president up on the Swedish legal system, art director Oscar Gierup at McCann New York and copywriter Hampus Elfström at Forsman & Bodenfors Gothenburg have put together step-by-step directions in the style of an Ikea manual. Besides being instructional, it’s also, as you’d expect, rife with digs at the president and his unofficial catchphrases (covfefe, stable genius, etc.)
Oscar Gierup and Hampus Elfström took it upon themselves to explain the Swedish justice system to Donald Trump. Provided
Gierup said the idea came to them when Trump started attacking Sweden on Twitter.
“We wanted to do something with the fact that Trump specifically started to argue with Sweden and our prime minister,” he explained. “Especially since he’s on ‘such good terms’ with dictators and leaders known for killing journalists and innocent people.
“We also think it’s important that he (and others) know that we have other laws and regulations in Sweden,” he continued. “Trump clearly doesn’t understand that. If the prime minister would do what he wants him to do, that would be grounds for impeachment.”
Being from Sweden, he said it made sense to give their hometown brand a shoutout.
“The Ikea manuals are quick, simple, and [are] of course very associated with Sweden, so we felt that the medium was a perfect fit for this idea,” Gierup said. | 1,266,773 |
By Zheng Yiran in Beijing and Pei Pei in Shenzhen, Guangdong | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-04-15 14:02
An insulated-gate bipolar transistor (or IGBT) wafer scale is produced at BYD's factory in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
China's new energy vehicle giant BYD Co Ltd announced on Tuesday evening the restructuring of its wholly-owned subsidiary — now named BYD Semiconductor Co Ltd — in a bid to deeply integrate its semiconductor business, offer better products to the industry, and actively seek an independent listing at an appropriate time.
Through internal restructuring, the subsidiary, originally named BYD Microelectronics Co Ltd, now covers the development, production and sale of power semiconductors, intelligent control products, intelligent sensors and optoelectronic semiconductors. It boasts an integrated industrial chain with chip design, wafer manufacturing, assembly, testing and downstream applications.
The company said that with the restructuring, it will increase its supply of insulated-gate bipolar transistor (or IGBT) semiconductor technology to the industry. The IGBT semiconductor technology is regarded as a core technology of new energy vehicles (NEV).
Song Jin, a senior automobile analyst at Beijing-based market consultancy Analysys, said: "Semiconductors are important hardware for NEV production. BYD's restructuring of its subsidiary offers the subsidiary more autonomy, and promotes the company to better operate its semiconductor business."
With independent operation, the restructured subsidiary is able to go through a more clarified audit process, have more credibility in the industry, and better supply the industry, he said.
BYD Semiconductor expects that driven by market demand, it will proactively secure more orders from the external market, and accelerate the development of the company by seizing the opportunity of the rise of China's semiconductor industry in the future.
Meanwhile, it intends to introduce strategic investors by way of capital increase and allotment of shares. It will actively seek a separate listing in due course, and establish an independent capital market platform and market-oriented incentive mechanism, so as to stimulate the vitality of the company and drive the sustainable growth of its businesses.
The restructuring also offers the company more opportunities to attract investment from the country and venture capitalists, Song said.
On Dec 3, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a guideline on NEV development, suggesting that by 2025, NEV sales should reach 25 percent of the total, and pure electric vehicles should become mainstream.
With the restructuring, BYD is expected to better seize the opportunities from the government's favorable policies, Song added.
Data from industry research consultancy NE Times showed that currently, BYD's self-developed automotive grade IGBT loading surpassed 700,000, ranking first in the country. | 1,266,774 |
enter the scene, where they go to shows and discover the underground, that’s in danger. Where are the kids going to find the music? No knocking on rooms with 2,000 caps, but you’re not going to find that same sense of community there. That’s a concert, not a show.” And yet, while Colorado’s scene veterans are distressed to see things change, the groundwork they laid has begun to pay dividends. As one band from Denver gets noticed, another finally gets some press, even if they sound different. The result is an attempt to imitate the Colorado tradition — not to bite off any specific style, but to try and create something that sounds personal and different.
“There’s a return to the natural, organic sound and aesthetic in metal,” says Dave Otero of Denver studio Flatline Audio. Recently featured in Nail The Mix for his work with clients like Cobalt, Cattle Decapitation, and Archspire under his belt, Dave has become one of underground metal’s most important producers. He sees Denver’s freedom to be you and me as a growing trend. “For a while, productions were highly modernized, and it sounded like otherworldly beings creating music. But I’m seeing a shift away from that. Bands just want to sound like a band, live and recorded. They’re dropping the pretension, and the ideas of how members are supposed to be, and coming back to being a band. The death metal scene has really gone in that direction. There are bands taking control of their own identities.” Though every band in Colorado’s metal scene sounds different, there is one thing they all have in common: they love it there. Even as rents get hiked, DIY spaces become galleries and cafes, and weed tourists fill their streets, they refuse to budge — in part to help the local scene, and in part because they’d rather not leave a place where they get to be who they want to be. “I’ll never leave Denver as long as I can afford to live here,” laughs Ben Hutcherson. “Denver is a place that regularly gives me hope for people being creative and finding interesting ways to sustain themselves with their creative pursuits. A city that responds to the needs of its population. For all its faults, I fucking love this city. I’m fine to have my ashes spread in the mountains…and I’m not even a mountainy dude!” “Yeah, dude,” says Ethan McCarthy. “I’ve been all over the world, and I never want to leave here.” *** WORDS: Chris Krovatin HEADER IMAGE: Khemmis, by Alvino Salcedo
Posted on November 19th 2018, 7:00pm | 1,266,775 |
What started out as a man offering fifteen hundred dollars for his dream girl has taken a turn for the weird. Romeo Rose, an Austin photographer, started the website Sleepless in Austin to find the girl of his dreams. His dream girl, to put it mildly, needs to fit some very serious requirements, which got Rose in a bit of hot water, and led him into one of the most painfully awkward interviews of all time.
Rose’s requirements for a girlfriend include not being fat, not being a “promiscuous slut,” and… well, this little tidbit.
I will not date a Black girl. I don’t care if she looks like Halle Berry, I will not ever date a Black girl. And, I do not believe that Whites & Blacks should mix races sexually and have kids together. I think it’s ok for Whites & Hispanics. But not Blacks. I would NEVER, EVER, EVER date a woman if I found out she had EVER been sexually active with a Black man.
So Rose obviously had some explaining to do when he appeared on HuffPost Live to talk about the website. Caitlyn Becker first brought up his weight requirement, and after sitting through Rose going off on the psychological problems of overweight people, she asked, “Do you find me physically repulsive?”
This is how Rose answered.
“I can tell you’re a little overweight. I mean, maybe repulsive is a strong word, you know, look, nothing personal against you, but if someone that looked exactly like you asked me on a date, I wouldn’t go out with them.”
Such a charmer, this man.
But when it got around to his “no blacks” and “no white girls who have ever slept with blacks” rules, things got way more awkward. Rose kept defending himself by saying a man’s sexual preference does not make him a racist, which would have been fine on its own, but then he went and said this.
“I find black people, they visually look disgusting to me, I mean, they look like, you know, monkeys or gorilla or an animal, you know, that’s disgusting, it’s like bestiality.”
Becker loudly gasped, and cut him off before he could go any further.
And you’re not going to believe the one thing he touts to prove he’s not a racist. Also, give some credit to Becker here for being far calmer and more restrained than the rest of us would have been.
Watch the interview here, via HuffPost Live:
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Photo Credit: Suzuki
I’m not a motorcyclist, but I try to be an advocate for them. When I’m out driving I respect bikes and give them a safe distance. I don’t tailgate or change lanes around them suddenly. It’s the least I can do for our friends on two wheels. This is doubly true for owners of the Suzuki Hayabusa: if I see you on one of those, I absolutely will do whatever it takes to stay the fuck away from you.
This is because if you ride Suzuki’s 1300cc, nearly-200 mph big beef machine, I assume that you are someone who believes he is God’s own enchanted speed boy who can never die; that you’ve never ridden the ‘Busa below 110 mph except when coming to the occasional and regrettable stop; that you regard other cars and bikes as stationary objects; and that if you haven’t crashed it yet, you’re probably going to.
Sorry. It’s just that I’ve never ever seen a Hayabusa on the road that wasn’t running up on cars at 30 over the posted highway speed limit, while dressed in regular jeans and maybe a windbreaker. So when I see a Hayabusa, I politely signal, change lanes, slow way down and hang back as far as I can until the Hayabusa is far ahead of me to meet its final fate elsewhere.
Maybe you aren’t like that! Maybe you’re a perfectly nice and upstanding member of society and you own a Hayabusa. Maybe you’ve even voted in an election, because you don’t in fact have a felony criminal record that prevents you from doing so. Cool! I’m just saying most Hayabusa owners probably aren’t like you.
And as a driver, in a car, I want nothing to do with it. Sorry!
I recently had an encounter with a Hayabusa, driving upstate with my wife in the Kia Stinger GT. I was shocked to see it. I couldn’t even remember the last time I saw one on the road; frankly, I had assumed all the Hayabusa owners died sometime in the mid-2000s.
Anyway! When I saw the Hayabusa and its denim- and t-shirt-clad rider, weaving between cars in the far right lane, I said “no thanks” and slowed to change lanes and get out of his way. He blasted off when he got his opening, his Yoshimura exhaust leaving our eardrums ringing. I believe I could see the Hayabusa kanji tattooed on his calf.
This is how I handle Hayabusa owners. If you are a car-driver, I suggest you do the same. | 1,266,777 |
Moldova crisis: Snap elections called by interim president Published duration 10 June 2019
image copyright EPA image caption Protests have been staged in front of Moldova's parliament in recent days
Moldova's pro-Russian President Igor Dodon has been stripped of his duties, escalating a political crisis stemming from inconclusive general elections.
The move came after his party agreed a coalition cabinet with a pro-European Union block, welcomed by the EU.
Outgoing PM Pavel Filip's rival party challenged that agreement, and the Constitutional Court backed Mr Filip, appointing him as interim president.
Mr Filip then announced the dissolution of parliament and new elections.
But parliament refused to accept his order and said the country's state institutions had been seized. Mr Filip's Democratic Party is led by Moldova's richest man, Vladimir Plahotniuc.
The Council of Europe (CoE) - Europe's top human rights watchdog - criticised Moldova's Constitutional Court and said it was "extremely concerned" about the situation.
"Recent decisions of the Constitutional Court are difficult to understand and seem to be arbitrary in the light of the text of the Constitution and of international rule of law standards," said CoE Secretary General Thorbjoern Jagland on Sunday.
There are now fears that the prolonged political crisis could lead to violent clashes on the streets.
Moldova, a former Soviet republic, lies between the EU member state Romania and Ukraine and is one of Europe's poorest countries.
What's happening in Moldova?
Elections in Moldova in February resulted in stalemate, with no clear winner emerging between rival pro-EU and pro-Russian parties.
On Sunday, the Constitutional Court in the capital Chisinau relieved Mr Dodon of his duties because of his refusal to dissolve parliament.
This came a day after the pro-EU Acum political bloc and Mr Dodon's Socialists struck an unlikely deal and formed a compromise government.
In parliament, lawmakers also declared that Moldova's state and legal institutions "have been seized" by influential oligarchs, calling for the resignation of several top officials.
But their opponents say the formation of the new government took place a day after a constitutional deadline for this expired - a claim both Acum and the Socialists dispute.
Mr Filip's Democratic Party later filed a legal challenge, backed by the Constitutional Court.
In response, Mr Dodon described this as desperate steps to usurp power.
"The European Union stands ready to work with the democratically legitimate government," a statement issued on Sunday said.
Is this political tug-of-war unusual?
No. In Moldova, a parliamentary republic, the rival political camps frequently clash with one another.
Therefore the country - where the electorate is split between EU- and Russia-sympathisers - has witnessed several such crises in recent years. | 1,266,778 |
A package bound for Austin, Texas, has blown up at a FedEx distribution centre near San Antonio, reportedly injuring a female worker.
The blast came two days after a fourth powerful homemade bomb was set off in Austin. Two people have been killed and six more injured in what appears to be the work of a serial bomber.
The latest device exploded shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning at a building in Schertz, a city 65 miles south of Austin, officials said.
There were unconfirmed reports the package contained nails and shrapnel. One employee apparently suffered a "percussion-type" injury from the blast.
The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were at the scene, with officials saying the package is likely linked to a string of explosions in Austin.
On Monday, Austin police said they were looking for a suspect after the fourth package bomb to strike the city this month showed a "higher level of skill" than the previous three.
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Police Chief Brian Manley urged residents in a south-west neighbourhood of the city to be cautious of suspicious packages after Sunday's blast, triggered using a trip wire, injured two cyclists.
“The belief that we are now dealing with is someone who uses trip wires shows a higher level of sophistication, a higher level of skill,” Mr Manley said during a Monday morning press conference.
The carnage appears to be random, police said. It followed suggestions the package bombs were targeting minorities after two black men were killed by earlier devices.
Authorities, who have been unable to identify a suspect despite numerous tip offs, described an evolving strategy by the bomber.
They noted the bombs may now be triggered by twine, fishing line, or any number of trip wires, and that people should be careful around the city. | 1,266,779 |
Ethiopia car import tax is easy but information is not available. Hence importing vehicle into Ethiopia is tough, daunting and downright frustrating. Especially dealing with ethiopia car import rules. We are here to help.
Who can import vehicles into Ethiopia?
First let’s answer the first important question. Who can import cars into Ethiopia? The Ethiopian law allows only the following entities to import vehicles into Ethiopia. That is of course, as long as they satisfy the rest of the requirements.
Licensed import/export businesses entities (dealers) that have trade license in the automotive industry, Business entities that have investment trade license which endorses vehicles as encouragement, Diasporas who have been living outside the country for more than five years and moving back home for no return, Expats who are moving into the country for the first time.
Note: Diasporas and expats are allowed to import only one vehicle.
People and businesses who don’t fall into those four groups should consider using a licensed dealer to import their vehicles. Otherwise your property could be confiscated and your attempt could be punishable.
Now we have have covered the four entities who are allowed to import motor vehicle by low. Let’s move on to the type of taxes imposed on you and amount you are required to pay.
Dealing with ethiopia car import tax – Taxes imposed on importing Vehicle
According to tax proclamation #444 every vehicle imported to Ethiopia is liable to five different taxes unless exempted by law. These five ethiopia car import tax categories are.
Custom Duty,
In simple terms custom duty is tax tax imposed on goods entering and leaving the country. This is true to cars and all kinds of vehicles.
ERCA imposes duty only on imported goods and they have five groups or levels of rate. These levels of rate are 0%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 35% of CFI which is cost, insurance and Freight of the vehicle.
Excise Tax,
Value Added Tax (VAT),
Sur Tax,
Withholding Tax.
Even though everyone is liable for these duties and taxes, everyone pays different amount. The amount you pay in each of the tax type depends on the type of vehicle you are importing. The next section covers the tax estimation and calculation processes at ERCA (Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority).
Ethiopian Car Tax Estimation and Calculations
Tax estimation depends on a number of factors. We will try to list each factor and clarify this process so everything is easy and simple for you.
Engine power or Cylinder Capacity, Year of manufacturing, Amount car is bought.
Source: ERCA
Also available in slides:
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istant past that the Flyers could just make whoever they wanted to show up here show up here. That the Flyers were the place to be among guys who had their choice of destination.
If there’s one offseason that captures that, surely it’s the 2007 offseason, right? Paul Holmgren’s first summer in charge of things here. Holmgren — whatever faults you want to bring up about his time in Philadelphia in general — was outstanding that first year on the job, on the heels of the unquestioned worst season in franchise history. And highlighting the moves he made that summer were a trio of free signings that would shape the next half-decade of Flyers hockey: Scott Hartnell, Kimmo Timonen, and Danny Briere.
You know how Paul Holmgren got those guys (two of whom he acquired via a free-agent-rights trade) to sign with the Flyers? He overpaid them.
Yep. He sure did. I love all three of those men with my entire orange and black heart, but take a look at what they signed for relative to the salary cap that season, put it in the context of the $81.5 million cap hit we play under now (and that Mr. Overpay Me Hayes himself signed under), and tell me with a straight face that those contracts aren’t overpayments for what those guys were:
Kimmo Timonen was awesome. An outstanding player, and such a good guy that he got basically our entire fanbase to root for him to win a Stanley Cup on the team that took our best chance at one in this millennium after the Flyers traded him. But if you dropped prime 32-year old Kimmo Timonen into this summer’s free agent market, does he really get eight figures per year? Probably not. Because the Flyers overpaid him that summer. Just like they did with Hartnell (who, frankly, was probably not a better player at the time than Hayes is now) and Briere (who was great, but that great?).
Yet very few people sat around and talked then about how the Flyers are so desperate and pathetic and unnoteworthy that they need to overpay to get good players. They talked about how exciting it was that the Flyers were back, and sure enough, the team made it to the Conference Final the next year.
All of which is to say this: consider yourself unfortunate to be living through the least prosperous era of Flyers history. Get angry and call for folks to lose their jobs if the team doesn’t win a playoff series this year. Question the fact that the folks upstairs went out and spent a ton of money on guys that may not even be big upgrades. Don’t be happy with how things have been, because you shouldn’t be.
But you can do or not do all of those things without creating a reality that was never actually real. | 1,266,781 |
Negative Energy: Senate Bill Would End Tax Credits for Renewables and EVs, But Boost Coal, Gas and Nukes
WASHINGTON – The Senate is likely to pass legislation that would fail to extend tax credits for renewable energy and electric vehicles but does include financial incentives for coal, natural gas and nuclear power – the direct opposite of what’s needed for America’s transition to a clean energy future.
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said it would take a miracle for the Republican-controlled upper chamber to agree to include an extension of certain federal tax credits for renewables and EVs in the comprehensive energy bill now under consideration.
"Unless we have a miracle on the floor... we’re not going to win this round,” Wyden said in a speech Wednesday to the American Council on Renewable Energy, according to a report in Utility Dive.
Last week, Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and John Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced the American Energy Innovation Act. It has no language to extend tax incentives for renewables, electric vehicles and energy efficiency. But it includes financial incentives for the natural gas and nuclear industries, and for dubious technology the coal industry claims would enable the capture of carbon emissions.
“Renewable energy tax incentives should be the foundation of any energy legislation the Senate considers,” said EWG President Ken Cook. “The clean energy revolution sweeping the nation was in large part sparked by these forward-thinking tax policies. Failing to extend and build on them in the Senate’s energy bill, while giving incentives to dirty and dangerous energy sources, is exactly the wrong direction for America.”
The Senate bill does include some positive provisions, including providing R&D support for solar and funds for piloting energy storage projects.
Wyden has introduced an amendment to the Murkowski-Manchin bill to continue and expand incentives to invest in clean transportation, renewable energy, energy storage and energy efficiency. Among other provisions to boost renewables and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Wyden’s amendment would:
Expand EV tax credits through 2024 for an additional 600,000 vehicles from each manufacturer and extend them to fuel cell vehicles.
Extend the production and investment tax credits for solar, wind and other renewables.
Make permanent the tax deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings.
According to Utility Dive, Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, told reporters that any legislation that does not include key renewable energy provisions would have a difficult time passing the Democratic-controlled House.
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This morning, after nine nights of near-insomnia, I got up not feeling like complete trash. There's a new Lady Gaga song in the world, and I have not heard it. I'm going to make coffee, do some stretches, put on a green tea face mask, light a candle (apparently ‘grey flannel’ has a scent), eat a banana, chug some water... OK, yes, my body is now ready for ~“Perfect Illusion”~, ostensibly the lead single off Gaga's first A.A.P. (after ARTPOP) album. (FYI, the track was co-produced by Gaga alongside Mark Ronson, Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, and Bloodpop.)
One listen. Another listen. The creeping dread of having wanted a song to be good—because Gaga's highs have been high—and realizing it isn't. Log on to Slack. Start chatting with the only person on, Jeremy Larson, Pitchfork contributor slash personal friend.
jill_mapes [8:31 AM]
reviewing this new Gaga single
I'm like...
jeremydlarson [8:31 AM]
: /
it’s kind of wack
right?
jill_mapes [8:31 AM]
it starts not well
jeremydlarson [8:32 AM]
the key change is unearned
jill_mapes [8:32 AM]
well, it’s like, why key change w/o the big vocal moment?
the effect is lost on such produced music
jeremydlarson [8:33 AM]
the production is very very thin
especially on the chorus
jill_mapes [8:33 AM]
yeah but it feels like there's a lot of it
jeremydlarson [8:33 AM]
yeah exactly
jill_mapes [8:33 AM]
a lot of very thin sauce
like she needs heavier low end
the Parker thing almost gets her into a groove, but not quite
I don't think it's a total nightmare
jeremydlarson [8:34 AM]
Parker thing?
I mean maybe my ears are trained to hear more low end now
jill_mapes [8:34 AM]
Kevin Parker co-produced, I defs hear some Tame Impala vibes kick in at one pt
jeremydlarson [8:35 AM]
but the four on the floor bass drum feels so poorly produced/recorded, like someone playing a cardboard bass drum
ohhh
jill_mapes [8:35 AM]
ha | 1,266,783 |
’ve been collecting all of the fan mail. Whenever I’m having a hard time, I revisit them. Reading them makes me think, “I’m doing well, I’m influencing others in a positive way. I haven’t wasted my time.” Your support means a lot to me. It’s something that I lean on. I’m not deserving of your love, but I’m extremely grateful. Your support was a bigger help to me than you’d think. “The Chase,” video was also a wonderful surprise; it gave me a lot of strength to move forward. I’m saying this as Lee Jae-Wan, and not just Wolf.
This is what I always want to say. Wherever and whenever, I’d love to see you guys again. I’d also like it if you guys can continue to contact me! In a way, we left a lot of rookie players behind when we left SKT. Please watch over them well. Especially Effort… They’re like little sprouts! There was a science experiment where an onion that received a lot of praise and love grew nice and tall. Please show the affection that you showed us to them!
¤ As for the last question: you guys went from a legendary bot lane to fellow competitors. Is there anything that you wish to say to the other?
Bang: If I meet him on stage, I’ll have to beat him down…
Wolf: Oh this will be fun.
Bang: Talking to each other from time to time will give us something to lean on. I’ve come to realize that I’ve been blessed. As a professional gamer, I met a lot of great people, and I think I’ll continue to meet great people. “You were a great person. I hope you stay that way. But I’m going to beat you when I see you on stage.”
Wolf: We’re friends, and [with friends] there is no better feeling than beating him or her in League. Meeting a friend in solo queue is really something…
Bang: We might be too far away to meet in solo queue though…
Wolf: Meeting friends in solo queue is fun. Meeting them on stage? I know what he hates, so I’ll have a lot of fun making him miserable. Honestly, meeting Duke or Impact in a game is really fun.
Bang: I’ll just say one more thing. The fans and teammates that I met in SKT T1, the time that I spent with you is all very valuable to me. I’d like to see you soon! Goodbye!
Wolf: Take care everyone!
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I know, I know, it’s late August and we’re approaching the final throes of the offseason. But I don’t think I’m the only one still very bored and not-so-patiently waiting for opening day. In that vein, here’s something I’ve thought about doing for awhile: comparing ACC football teams to characters from one of my favorite TV shows, The Simpsons.
Atlantic Division
Boston College Eagles: Between the accent and their status as a transplant from well outside of the conference’s geographical footprint, they’re just a little out-of-place. But with a $2.3 billion endowment, they certainly aren’t lacking for money. Mayor Quimby.
Clemson Tigers: A little brash or even arrogant, sure, but there’s a reason everyone tunes in to watch when they’re on TV. Kent Brockman.
Florida State Seminoles: An unmatched history and legacy compared to their peers, mixed with a little bit of evil, makes them easy to be jealous of and maybe even hate a little bit. Mr. Burns.
Louisville Cardinals: We don’t know where they came from or why they’re here, but we’ll humor them in the meantime. Poochie.
N.C. State Wolfpack: This dog is a huge part of why we’re all here in the first place. Santa’s Little Helper.
Syracuse Orange: A ham-handed bunch from upstate New York that frequently gets steamed by their opponents. Principal Skinner.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons: Rooted in Christianity and everyone’s favorite neighbor. Ned Flanders.
Coastal Division
Duke Blue Devils: Best known in the 1990s for electrocuting themselves out of insanity. Frank Grimes.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: Nerds who always give their best effort, regardless of how they’re perceived by the outside world. Martin Prince.
Miami Hurricanes: The hell-raisers of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s with an attitude to match. You either loved or hated them. Bart Simpson.
North Carolina Tar Heels: A preeminent figure from the beginning, they’re Duke's old rival and never finished their degree. Homer Simpson.
Pittsburgh Panthers: see also Louisville Cardinals.
Virginia Cavaliers: They’re the only charter member of the Coastal Division to have never played in the ACC championship game. They’ve almost had a couple licks at that shiny brass ring but just haven’t closed the sale. Gil Gunderson.
Virginia Tech Hokies: The slack-jawed yokel from the boondocks. Cletus Spuckler. | 1,266,785 |
The Rangers have designated righty Neftali Feliz for assignment, Anthony Andro of FOX Sports Southwest reports on Twitter. His roster spot will go to starter Matt Harrison, who will return to the big leagues after a long layoff for serious back surgery.
Feliz, 27, was once an ace reliever for Texas and owns a 2.71 career ERA over 259 1/3 big league innings. He has struck out 8.4 and walked 3.5 batters per nine over that span, with a 35.4% groundball rate.
Those career marks include a particularly rough start to the current season. Feliz has allowed 5.09 earned runs per regulation game, with 7.6 K/9 against 4.6 BB/9. He still works in the 93 to 94 mph range with his fastball, down a few ticks from his early season peak but still in line with recent campaigns.
Truth be told, the results have not been supported by ERA estimators in recent seasons. Feliz has not posted a sub-4.00 SIERA since way back in 2011, and has not dipped below the 3.00 mark by that measure since his first two seasons. Much the same holds when one looks at his FIP and xFIP numbers.
Things seemingly took a turn for the worse when the team attempted to utilize him as a starter in 2012. Feliz had a rocky go of it, throwing 42 2/3 innings of 3.16 ERA ball while benefiting greatly from a high strand rate and miniscule.213 BABIP. ERA estimators all had him pegged as a replacement level rotation piece. Feliz ultimately succumbed to Tommy John surgery in May of 2012, and has never quite recovered his arm speed.
While all the signs were there, it nevertheless remains stunning to see the move. Feliz was one of the game’s more promising arms in his heyday. He is owed $4.13MM this year, and comes with one more season of arbitration eligibility. Given his salary and recent performance, it would not be surprising to see him pass through waivers, but with over five years of service (he entered the season with 4.151 on his tab), he’d be eligible to elect free agency and keep the money.
The other major news here, of course, is the return of Harrison. It once seemed unclear whether he’d ever throw again, yet alone return to the majors. The 29-year-old was a steady contributor over 2011-12, racing up 399 frames with a 3.34 ERA and leading the team to lock him up to a five-year, $55MM pact. He is still under control through 2018, with the last year coming through a $13.25MM club option ($2MM buyout), and at this point Texas will be glad to receive any contribution from the southpaw.
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images. | 1,266,786 |
Chinese police are using facial recognition glasses to identify ‘fugitives’ passing through a crowded train station. The futuristic technology may be the next step in making sure no criminals escape justice.
Officers deployed at Zhengzhou East high-speed rail station in the Henan province are the first in the country to don the cutting-edge, tinted glasses in the name of catching criminals.
The glasses contain in-built facial recognition software that allows police to scan passengers travelling through the station. Specifically designed for police use, the smart spectacles are connected to a tablet-like device that allows officers to take mugshots and compare them to a police database.
Chinese police use real-time facial recognition glasses for public security https://t.co/Rrm6EfQ2SUpic.twitter.com/jMtLsPnxtV — People's Daily,China (@PDChina) February 7, 2018
The app brings up the suspect's vital information, including name, ethnicity, gender and last-known address. It also informs police if the individual is on the run from the law, the address of where they are staying and information related to their internet usage, according to AFP.
Authorities say the AI glasses have so far been instrumental in identifying seven fugitives related to hit-and-run and human trafficking cases in addition to 26 suspected identity thieves, the South China Morning Post reported.
Police say the glasses will be used to screen fugitives and illegal travelers using false identities during the spring festival rush - one of the busiest travel periods in China.
389 million train trips are expected to be made over the festival period, from February 1 to March 12, according to the National Development and Reform Commission. Zhengzhou East is one of the largest railway interchange stations in China.
Social network profile to become official ID in China https://t.co/v0Z4wqmDkppic.twitter.com/vrMyqg67gN — RT (@RT_com) December 28, 2017
Meanwhile, several Chinese railway stations including Zhengzhou are offering "face swiping" check-in services, similar to automated passport checks at airports, during the rush period.
AI is big business in China as tech companies work closely with government agencies to create a vast digital surveillance system. China’s largest social media network, WeChat, is set to launch ID cards this year in conjunction with the Chinese Ministry of Public Security, that will be recognized as official identification by the state.
READ MORE:'Minority Report’ AI to collar suspects before they do the crime
Plans are also underway to build a giant facial recognition database to identify any citizen within seconds. The goal is for the system to be capable of matching someone’s face to their ID photo with about 90 percent accuracy.
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running typical applications. The Reactor 1TB allowed the system to function for 643 minutes on battery power. This is just four minutes shy of the best time turned in for this capacity size.
Power Limited Performance
When your notebook is conserving power, it reduces the CPU, PCIe and system bus clock speeds. This is a reduced power environment. Some drives perform better than others in this state, but the performance is very close since the bottleneck is transferred to the link state. The Mushkin Reactor doesn't perform as well as some of the other drives, but is much closer to the fastest SSD in this state than it is to a mechanical HDD.
Final Thoughts
It's no secret how Mushkin came up with the Reactor or why this product is on the market. By pairing a low-cost 4-channel controller with Micron 16nm flash, Mushkin was able to keep the price very low for this product. What the company ended up with is the lowest priced 1TB SSD on the market, period. The graphics on Mushkin's site, the same we ripped for the first page of this review, tells us, the users, that the company wants to target gamers.
Games are getting massive in size, some over 50GB, more than what a Blu-Ray disk can hold. If you play more than a few modern games, a 128GB or in some cases a 256GB SSD will not do. Delivery services like Steam and Origin put games at our arm's reach on demand, but you have to download the software to have it readily available. The Mushkin Reactor 1TB allows us to do just that.
The Silicon Motion SM2246EN is a solid controller that is without issue. To date, the only issue we found was on an early firmware that chewed through power more than newer firmware. The Reactor ships with newer firmware, so that's not even an issue with this product. We've tested SM2246EN controlled drives in several capacity sizes.
The 128 and 256GB drives compare well to other products on the market, but the 512GB drives fall behind MX100 and a few other low cost products on the market. Mushkin's decision to take Reactor to 1TB was a good move. The drive offers solid performance that is faster than some of the TLC NAND flash products on the market, and does it at a lower price.
The price is really what makes the Reactor such a good product. Mushkin left the adapter bracket out and for that matter all of the accessories. That allowed Mushkin to get the price as low as possible at this time, lower than every other 1TB on the market today.
If you want a 1TB SSD that will last longer than a traditional mechanical hard drive, deliver significantly higher performance and want it at the lowest price possible, the Mushkin Reactor 1TB is the drive to scoop up at this point. | 1,266,788 |
Remember the Robotic Dragonfly? The little drone was an early crowdfunding success story, netting over a $1 million in pledges on Indiegogo in 2012. At the time, it was one of the first crowdfunded gadgets to raise more than a million dollars. The project promised a tiny robot that can fly like a bird and hover like an insect — and for $99, too. Bad news, friends. This little drone is not taking off as scheduled.
The company announced yesterday that it is in deep financial trouble. But it’s not their fault, the founders say in notes on Indiegogo. It’s PayPal and Indiegogo’s fault for not releasing funds. How much? The company didn’t release that information.
TechCrunch reached out to TechJect, PayPal and Indiegogo for additional information. This post will be updated with responses.
This is not the first crowdfunded gadget to fail to ship. It’s becoming a trend. Pirate3D promised an easy-to-use and cheap 3D printer, but the company ran out of cash before fulfilling orders placed on Kickstarter.
It seems TechJect failed to even fully develop the Robot Dragonfly even though the project hit first hit Indiegogo nearly three years ago. The Indiegogo project page states the development had begun (in at least 2012) on a $1m grant from the US Air Force. “We don’t want users to wait for technology to trickle down,” the page says. Yet backers are still waiting.
After the company announced the financial troubles yesterday, backers took to the comments section on Indiegogo en masse. And rightly so. Today, the company clarified that technically the project has not been canceled yet. The company just needs more money to continue. It also notes that if the product fails to ship, the company will release “all the company’s Dragonfly IP with full license authority to all our campaign backers for use, re-sale and more as they please to instigate recovery against their loss.”
The Robotic Dragonfly always seemed a bit far-fetched. We covered the campaign after visiting the Georgia Tech labs where the project was born. But good engineers do not always make good founders. It takes a special team to see a product from CAD drawings to prototypes to store shelves.
This is just the latest example of how consumers need to be more careful with crowdfunding. There are no guarantees with crowdfunding and there is more risk involved than what’s advertised. The Robotic Dragonfly was funded in 2012 during crowdfunding’s early days. Since then, sites have revised their terms of service to provide more security for backers. Still, several projects have popped up over the following years with wild promises and questionable claims. The Robotic Dragonfly will not be the last gadget to take a dip in the crowdfunding deadpool. | 1,266,789 |
train ourselves to receive. Many people struggle with accepting gifts and favors, and this often comes from an inability to receive love as a result of our deep feelings of unworthiness.
At first, gifting ourselves can feel a little shallow. The trick is to not put the emphasis on buying ourselves stuff—the giving—but to focus on the feeling of receiving. By allowing ourselves to open up emotionally to fully accept a gift, we are telling our inner child that they are worthy.
But at the same time, just as you can spoil a child, it’s important to not make gifting the only way of showing yourself love.
I have witnessed, many times, people trying to overcompensate for their self-love issues through materialism. So make sure you have the basics covered too, as well as ensuring you…
Spend Time with Your Inner Child
We’ve all known, or possibly have been, that child that grew up with everything. They had the nice house and all the latest stuff, but weren’t really happy.
Maybe their parents weren’t very good at communicating emotions. Or they prioritized their bickering over their children’s happiness. Or perhaps they were just straight up abusive.
A similar dynamic can occur with our relationship to our inner child. And so it’s important to develop healthy communication with that part of yourself.
Through visualization, spend time being present with the little you. Allow them to feel your full caring, appreciation, and protectiveness as the responsible adult you.
In a quiet place, you can envision you, in your adult form, being present with the little you. Maybe you are holding them, sitting them on your lap, or listening to their feelings and needs so you can meet them, instead of ignoring them, as so many of us do.
You can also spend time stepping into the shoes of your child self and take comfort in experiencing the loving presence and protective qualities of your adult self.
Feeling as though you were your child-self, allow yourself to be held and comforted by the adult you who has vowed to protect you. Feel the safety, security, and comfort—the unconditional love—that you perhaps were deprived of as a child.
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Treating yourself with this level of respect, care, and unconditional love is some of the deepest and most instantly rewarding self-work one can do. Start today and be sure to share with others this practice when they notice the positive changes in you!
About Sharif H Joynson Sharif H Joynson is a writer and coach based in London, England. He is also a dad, dedicated life partner, personal trainer, and self-defense instructor. He works with men and couples to make them stronger in themselves and their relationships. Visit him at www.sharifhjoynson.com. | 1,266,790 |
“We are looking at recovering our entire debt from Vijay Mallya,” SBI MD Arijit Basu said.
Vijay Mallya case: After a UK court yesterday issued an enforcement order granting permission to seize Vijay Mallya’s properties in Hertfordshire, Arijit Basu, the newly appointed MD of SBI said that about Rs 963 crore has been recovered from the liquor baron, and a significant portion is expected from the sale of London assets. Notably, the UK court has ruled in favour of a consortium of 13 Indian banks that seek to recover funds owed to them by Vijay Mallya, who is fighting extradition to India on fraud and money laundering charges worth nearly Rs 9,000 crore.
Arijit Basu said that the country’s largest lender SBI is working closely with counsels in London to ensure that the money returns. “We are looking at recovering our entire debt from Vijay Mallya. The UK (United Kingdom) court enforcement order is a world-wide freeze order,” Arijit Basu told in an interview to CNBC TV18.
Notably, the court order permits the officer and his agents entry to Ladywalk and Bramble Lodge in Tewin, Welwyn, where Mallya is currently based. However, it is not an instruction to enter, which means the banks have the option to use the order as one of the means to recover estimated funds of around 1.145 billion pound, PTI reported.
In an interview to CNBC TV18, Pallav Mohapatra, SBI’s DMD said that the ownership of Vijay Mallya’s assets is very complex. Mohapatra explained that the total exposure of the banking sector to Vijay Mallya is at Rs 6,500 crore. Pallav Mohapatra said that a consortium of banks had decided to go for bankruptcy process against the liquor baron.
Within days after liquor baron Vijay Mallya became the first person to be tried under India’s new Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, the former ‘King of Good Times’ has offered to pay up all his dues to creditors. Last month, the ED (Enforcement Directorate) made its first official move to clampdown against big bank loan defaulters as it moved court against Vijay Mallya seeking to declare him a ‘fugitive offender’ and to confiscate his assets worth Rs 12,500 crore.
In response to potentially being declared a fugitive economic offender, Vijay Mallya recently tweeted, “I am asked for comment on being labelled a Fugitive Economic Offender. When I have placed assets on the table before the Hon’Ble Karnataka High Court in excess of the PSU Bank claims how can I be an Economic Offender? The Fugitive part falls away.” | 1,266,791 |
A look at President Donald Trump's response to a recent Syria chemical attack and the FBI Raid's Trump After Dark: Storms at Home and Abroad edition
President Donald Trump strongly hinted at imminent U.S. military action against Syria — on the same day his personal lawyer’s offices were raided by the FBI.
In a whirlwind of news, Trump then denounced special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The nation stood on the brink of significant military action as the president spoke before a strategy meeting in biting terms about Mueller, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and a “witch hunt” targeting him.
“Trump said... that the United States had ‘a lot of options militarily’ about how to respond to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria over the weekend,” POLITICO’s Rebecca Morin reports. Trump also strongly hinted that the U.S. would be taking military action soon.”
Meanwhile, “Trump reacted angrily … after the FBI seized records from his longtime personal attorney, calling the law enforcement actions ‘disgraceful’ and part of “an attack on our country,” POLITICO’s Josh Gerstein reported.
Trump didn’t mince words — in fact his rage at the FBI’s raid of his personal lawyer Michael Cohen’s offices seemed to mirror his tough language on Syria.
““It’s an attack on our country, it’s an attack on what we all stand for,” Trump said of the FBI raids.
“This is about humanity, and it can’t be allowed to happen,” Trump said about Syria’s use of chemical weapons.
Elsewhere in President Trump’s orbit:
EXTRA SESSIONS: President Trump renewed his criticisms of Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from investigations of Russia.
SCOTT MY PROBLEM: Scott Pruitt’s chief of staff at the EPA, Ryan Jackson, said he approved raises to top staff at EPA and insisted that Pruitt had no knowledge of the raises.
HALEY’S COMET: U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley told the U.N. Security Council that Russia was complicit in the gas attack over the weekend by the Syrian government.
PROBLEMS CROP UP: President Trump attempted to reassure American farmers amid an escalating trade war with China and said he’ll “make it up to them.”
COMEY AND GET ME: The White House has no current plans to counter the coming media tour by fired FBI Director James Comey.
BRAVE FACE: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company should have done more to protect users‘ privacy during testimony on Capitol Hill.
There you have it. You’re caught up on the Trump administration. Happy Monday. | 1,266,792 |
Anyone who ever worked with these micro framework will have an understanding of what is happening on the example above. LiveCode english like syntax makes it very easy to understand source code, even if the above code has no comment at all.
Building a Whole Web Backend
As LiveCode Server grew, more featured frameworks became available such as RevIgniter by Ralf Bitter. It is modeled after PHP CodeIgniter and me and the monks at Kauai Hindu Monastery used it to build our whole web framework that can be seen at:
Himalayan Academy Publications and Kauai Hindu Monastery
This website has a lot going on behind it including multimedia archives that dates back to 1979, online eBook readers and more. Our whole system is built with LiveCode and some may argue that it would be better if done with another tool but this tool served our purpose and we already knew how to use it. It can be used by me and by monastic people alike. We’re all inventive users in the path of Dharma there.
Building an Admin UI
LiveCode is specially suited for building Desktop applications and in the case of our Hindu Monastery Website we created a desktop app to serve as management UI. These days people often build very complex administration interfaces for their websites when sometimes there is no need at all for it to be web based. Using the same language we used to build the website, we built (even reusing parts) a desktop app for management of our media resources.
HAPMAN interface
So from the convenience of a Desktop app we can manage all our media resources. It is not as pretty as software from Panic but its way better than an HTML interface.
Building Mobile Games
The current trend is mobile and LiveCode can deploy applications to both Android and iOS. I was always interest in mobile games so I went on to build a couple games for an upcoming book on building mobile games with LiveCode.
Apple Catcher on iPad
LiveCode is a wonderful tool to create mobile casual games and much easier to learn than the alternatives. Soon my book will be ready and I will unleash some casual games for both iOS and Android (from the same code).
A pledge
If you made this far, you have now a glimpse of what an inventive user can build with LiveCode. Also check out this blog (1001 things built with LiveCode)[http://livecode1001.blogspot.com.br/] for more examples.
LiveCode has a huge potential to be a very friendly introduction to programming for new developers and is a powerful tool in the hands of inventive users and seasoned developers. Please help us make it open source by pledging on our Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1755283828/open-source-edition-of-livecode
Thanks in advance for making it Open and Free Andre Alves Garzia | 1,266,793 |
Hollywood Critics Association to Celebrate the End of the Decade in Cinema
(Los Angeles, CA – January 6, 2020) – With 2019 closing out another incredible decade in film, the members of the Hollywood Critics Association will be celebrating with a special montage as well as a series of decade-specific awards at the 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards Ceremony on Thursday, January 9, 2020.
“The past 10 years have not only featured remarkable films and filmmaking, but they also served as a time for change within the industry. The fall of Harvey Weinstein launched Time’s Up and the Me Too movement. Underrepresented voices within the industry were no longer afraid to speak up and demanded that changes be made. This decade also introduced a new way to watch films, with the launch of original films being made or released exclusively on streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney+, and Apple TV+. This decade has been revolutionary for Hollywood and we are delighted that we can pay tribute to it,” notes HCA COO Ashley Menzel.
The decade-specific awards include:
Actor of the Decade
Actress of the Decade
Filmmaker of the Decade
Producer of the Decade
Next Generation of Hollywood
Marriage Story’s Adam Driver will be honored as the Actor of the Decade, while Seberg’s Kristen Stewart will receive the Actress of the Decade award. Incendies and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve will be honored as the Filmmaker of the Decade, while Daniela Taplin Lundberg, the founder of Stay Gold Features, will be receiving the Producer of the Decade award. Lundberg has served as a producer on over 15 films within this decade, including Harriet, Honey Boy, Beasts of No Nation and The Kids Are All Right.
The Next Generation of Hollywood award highlights actors and actresses aged 25 and under whose talented body of work within the last decade has shown that they are the next generation of stars in Hollywood. Recipients of this award include Kelvin Harrison Jr., Zoey Deutch, Brooklynn Prince, Thomasin McKenzie, Geraldine Viswanathan, Jack Dylan Grazer, Mckenna Grace, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, and Shahadi Wright Joseph.
About HCA:
Formerly known as the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society (LAOFCS), the goal of the Hollywood Critics Association is to create a diverse community of passionate and professional critics with a passion for entertainment, including film and television.
HCA Board of Directors are as follows:
Scott Menzel, Founder
Ashley Menzel, COO
Nestor Bentancor, President
Jazz Tangcay, Vice President
Contact Us:
Hollywood Critics Association
Awards@ HollywoodCriticsAssociation. com | 1,266,794 |
Chadar Badar, an ancient form of puppetry, tells stories of the Santhal way of life, and migration
Daman Murmu, one of the few surviving artists who perform Chadar Badar, an ancient form of Santhal puppetry, wants to pass on this art to as many people as he can. However, so far he has got only one student, one of his sons-in-law Tanti Soren.
Carrying a wooden box with puppets hanging in them, the artist tells different stories through movements of the puppets accompanied by songs and hand-made crude musical instruments.
“I have been performing Chadar Badar since 2002. Every morning I carry this box on my bicycle as far as I can in areas surrounding my home and tell different stories,” Mr. Murmu told The Hindu on his recent visit to Kolkata earlier this month.
A resident of Uttar Dinajpur district in north Bengal he got his first taste of Chadar Badar, as a child, from a visitor who came from Dumka in Jharkhand. He learnt more about this from his uncle with whom he stayed for a number of years in Uttar Dinajpur district.
In the next few years Mr. Murmu carved out his own wooden dolls and performed in the adjoining villages. He has been at it for over a decade now, eking out a living from the rice and other food grains which he gets from people after his performances.
Anthropologists say that Chadar Badar reflects the Santhal way of life which has an element of their culture and stories of migration.
“The stories and the songs which accompany the performance keep changing. A close analysis suggests that the stories reflect what they imbibe from societies other than their own,” Kakuli Chakraborty, head of office, Eastern Regional Centre of the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) told The Hindu.
The AnSI along with an NGO Sambhav recently felicitated Mr. Murmu at an event in the city.
Sourav Sinha, a representative of Sambhav said that Chadar Badar is a dying form of Santhal puppetry and felicitation of Mr. Murmu is an attempt to give some recognition to it.
Meanwhile, filmmaker Palash Das has come up with a documentary on Chadar Badar titled ‘Saga of a Puppet Show.’ The documentary will be screened at AnSI in the next few weeks.
Mr. Das told The Hindu that along with different aspects of the tribal art he has highlighted the life of another artist, Sukan Mardi of Birbhum who has been practising it for the past 18 years. “Chadar Badar, besides being a tribal art form is also an important tool in the tribal community to spread social messages,” he added. | 1,266,795 |
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Setting a World Record
What does it take to be officially certified as the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS “largest functional pedalboard, based on the total number of guitar effect pedals in the same circuit”? We honestly had no idea — but now we do. It’s quite a hurdle. Here are a few of their requirements, all of which had to be precisely met to be certified as world record holders.
All pedals must be commercially available from recognized manufacturers. A full inventory list of all the pedals used, the pedal type, and settings must be supplied. Schematics of the circuitry of the pedalboard show how all pedals are connected. Pedals must be preconfigured before beginning the attempt. All pedals have to be connected simultaneously so any pedal can be used. All pedals must be functional. Ten people must witness a performance using all the pedal devices, but not necessarily all at the same time. The pedal effect must be audible in submitted video evidence. Witnesses must include a music professional who can attest that each pedal is connected in a single circuit. Video evidence of the entire counting process, carried out by a technician in the presence of two independent witnesses, must be provided. Photographic evidence of the record attempt should be supplied.
All in all, there were 155 pieces of supporting evidence submitted to GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS for certification as the World’s Largest Guitar Effect Pedalboard. To raise the bar even higher, we had a few requirements of our own that we added to the list. One of those was that there would be no duplicate pedals to ensure we had the broadest representation of all the pedals that people realistically use.
Cameo Appearance by Rush’s Alex Lifeson…
For the icing on the cake, we had a special guest artist drop by. Guess who just happened to be in town and wanted to try his hand on this largest pedalboard in the world? None other than Alex Lifeson of Rush. It’s fascinating that no matter how famous you are, you still love getting a chance to geek out with other guitar players. Alex is no different.
Are You Kidding Me?
Close your eyes and try to imagine what a $90,000 pedalboard would look like. A pedalboard that has 1,248 knobs (let that sink in) and is 70′ long. One that requires 34 power supplies. Plus it takes eight people to move just a quarter of it. Sounds completely absurd, right? Of course! But you’d love to get your hands on it, right? You know you would. We sure did.
Want to see more photos of this mind-expanding pedalboard and the people who put it together? Click on See More Photos below.
Thanks to these partners who helped bring this vision to life.
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Finneas is often most recognized for his work as a producer and collaborator of his world-conquering sister, Billie Eilish. Late this summer he announced his debut EP Blood Harmony and revealed a short run of dates in support of its release.
The October tour turned out to be nothing short of a treat for fans of his solo work.
As I went up the stairs of historic Thalia Hall I could already hear the loud chatter from the crowd waiting anxiously for their main attraction, and I was surprised that this wasn’t a packed house. However, from the moment Finneas hit the stage to open his set playing “I Lost A Friend” I legit had to thank God that there weren’t more people because their collective jumping was making the floor shake! The place looked about 75% full but it bounced like it was in violation of the total capacity code by a couple hundred.
The music itself was great to see in this kind of setting. Some of the performances that stood out the most after that opening number included “Angel” which marked the second time fans went bonkers as they sang along, and set-closer “Let’s Fall In Love For The Night” provided the climax for the night especially when hits the final “Don’t waste your eyes on jealous guys, fuck that noise.” The best story-time moment award goes to his prelude to “Die Alone,” which he said was a song he wrote in Dallas about a girl from Chicago that made him think “oh I’m fucked” the second he dropped her off after their first date. He added: “when you fall in love with someone you realize that none of the memories you made without that person matter that much.” You could feel how this made his die-hards absolutely melt and it gave off this unexplainable energy that filled the room.
Well aware of the diversity of the crowd, he thanked those who came out on a Sunday night, those who convinced their parents to bring them, and those parents who agreed to take their kids out. “To me the moment that I’m in right now is my favorite so thank you for being here.”
From the floor to the balcony, anywhere you looked you’d find teens & tweens (plus the rest of us) with their hands in the air grasping either their phones or cardboard signs, and others would extend out towards the stage as if they were attempting to physically catch the notes Finneas sang into the mic. If you’re into live experiences, you would wish to feel half as elated as these fans were and that’d be more than enough to make you happy at your next event.
Check out our photos below.
Photo Credit: Oscar Oliva Jr / Pursuit Of Dopeness | 1,266,797 |
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday denied claims that the Islamic Republic was trying to develop a nuclear bomb, AFP reported.Ahmadinejad, who is currently on an official visit to Ecuador, said that Iran would continue its resistance against Western pressure over its nuclear program, according to the report."They insult our country and our citizens, of course we'll resist pressure," Ahmadinejad said during a press conference. "The nuclear question is a political excuse. They all know full well Iran isn't interested in producing nuclear bombs. We don't believe in making atom bombs. We believe it is immoral."Ahmadinejad visited Cuba on Wednesday where he said Iran had done nothing to warrant enmity from its enemies.He said nothing about the bomb attack that killed an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran earlier in the day, which his government blamed on Israel and the United States, the leaders of international opposition to Iran's nuclear program.Shortly after arrival in the Cuban capital he told students in veiled remarks at the University of Havana that Iran was being "punished" for no good reason."Have we assaulted someone? Have we wanted more than we should have? Never, never. We have only asked to speak about and establish justice," Ahmadinejad said.Earlier, he declined to comment upon landing at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport, where he smiled and flashed the victory sign several times at reporters as he was met by Esteban Lazo, one of Cuba's vice presidents.Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, in charge while Ahmadinejad travels, told Iranian state television "this terrorist act was carried out by agents of the Zionist regime (Israel) and by those who claim to be combating terrorism (the United States) with the aim of stopping our scientists from serving" Iran.He said Iran's nuclear program would go on.The White House denied any US role in the car bomb attack and Israel has declined to comment. But the controversy overshadowed the display of Iran's ties with Cuba, which is just 145 km from the United States, its longtime ideological foe.Before his speech, the University of Havana awarded Ahmadinejad an honorary doctorate in political science, saying he had strengthened relations with Cuba and other Latin American countries and "valiantly defended the right of his people to self-determination" in the face of international pressure.It was not yet known if Ahmadinejad would visit former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who is now mostly retired at age 85 but still meets occasionally with visiting foreign leaders. | 1,266,798 |
SANDY, Utah — Utah investigators and stunned residents of a middle-class Salt Lake City suburb are trying to understand what led a man to open fire on a woman and children inside a car, leaving the woman, a boy and the man himself dead and two other children injured.
Police went out to the area in Sandy, Utah, after getting a 911 call Tuesday afternoon about a domestic disturbance, said police Sgt. Jason Nielsen.
They found a bullet-ridden car with smashed windows and blood in the middle of a street next to a second car that police say the suspect used as a ram to stop the first car from leaving the neighborhood. An unidentified woman was driving the car in which the victims' were found. Police say she picked up the woman and two juveniles in a car acting as a "good Samaritan."
Crime scene investigators begin their work as Sandy police investigate a fatal shooting in a Salt Lake City suburb that left several people dead with another two injured, Tuesday. Scott G Winterton / AP
Police found the man, a woman and a boy dead, and a boy and girl injured from gunshot wounds. Nielsen did not have details about the kids' ages and identities or the name and whereabouts of the woman who picked them up. That woman who Nielsen called a "good Samaritan" survived, he said.
The injured boy was hospitalized in critical condition. A girl was hospitalized in stable condition.
Investigators were still trying to confirm details about the relationships of those involved.
Nielsen did not immediately know if the gunman killed himself or if someone else involved in the dispute had a gun.
The shooting occurred in the quiet neighborhood with winding roads, nestled against mountains about 20 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. It took place about a half a mile from an elementary school after students had just left for the day.
It was unclear if any children still at the school witnessed the shooting or heard gunshots, Canyons School District spokesman Jeff Haney said.
Resident Colby Corbett was in his backyard waiting for his 8-year-old son to walk home from school when he heard 20 to 30 gunshots within a few seconds.
"I was panicking bad," Corbett said. "I thought it was like a gun battle."
Corbett said he was relieved when his son arrived soon after, coming from the school and in the opposite direction of the gunfire. His son, Anthony, said he wasn't worried because he thought the gunshots were fireworks.
Ridge Workman, a 14-year-old boy who lives several hundred yards away from the shooting, said he heard seven to eight gunshots and also thought they were fireworks. When he went outside, he saw a car in the street riddled with bullet holes, its windows smashed in and blood nearby.
He called his mother and told her that what was strange was how "eerily silent" it was at the scene. | 1,266,799 |
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