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Pan-Secession,” a neo-Confederate idea that different ideological groups should revolt against the “Empire” and go their own way: be that religious fundamentalist theocracy, ultra-conservative social repression, enforced racial separatism, or a murderously violent anti-Semitism. A kind of multi cultural de-centralized totalitarianism.
Many leftists have told me they are for secession by leftist movements only, although this would seem to defeat the purpose of secession, which is the peaceful co-existence of otherwise irreconcilable political factions. Leftist and liberals often react hysterically to the idea of white, conservative secession.
It seems that many so-called progressives cannot bear the idea that with secession, some states would develop more conservative polices for themselves and others more liberal ones. Instead, they want strong central government to redistribute wealth and impose ostensibly progressive values on the entire society. In much of the leftist worldview, the entire range of non-leftist thought is implicitly regarded as a conspiracy to oppress blacks, persecute gays, and exterminate Jews. They counter this by a de facto jihad against “straight white cisgendered Christian male privilege.” Of course, many leftist goals could be more easily advanced if the Left did not have to share political spaces with the Right. Seceded blue states could become havens for social democratic economic policies, gay anti-discrimination laws, and transgender restrooms.
If all the conservatives moved out, it would be much easier for progressives to build their utopia. Why don’t they encourage an exodus? It may be because the mere idea of a society that openly rejects their values is intolerable to them. Committed leftists often appear to thrive on righteous indignation. Conservatives would be delighted if progressives just disappeared; progressives regard their values as universally applicable and feel compelled to impose their values on every society everywhere. Progressives regard white separatism as an even more offensive variation of gated communities, both of which they see as upholding what they consider to be illegitimate race and class hierarchies.
Nevertheless, the prospect of ever-escalating political and social tensions will probably have the effect of making secession increasingly attractive. Secessionist movements and movements for the self-determination of unique peoples exist on every continent and in most nations. This creates the possibility for a new political paradigm that favors self-determination for all, from Basques to the indigenous people of the Andes, from Afrikaners to black African tribes, from Chechens and Kurds to Tibetans and Palestinians. If Americans eventually discover that they have irreconcilable and intolerable differences, the idea of secession may once again enter mainstream political discourse. | 4,000 |
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) often pledges on the presidential campaign trail that he will legalize marijuana in all 50 states on his first day in the White House — but he went a step further this weekend by inviting a crowd of about 15,000 people to come and personally witness the cannabis executive action.
At a rally in Chicago on March, the 2020 Democratic candidate reiterated his legalization promise, stating that “there are some things that a president can do with executive order.”
“It just so happens that with an executive order, a president can make marijuana legal in every state in this country,” Sanders said, earning intense applause. “I invite you to the ceremony when we do just that.”
He joked that he might hold the signing ceremony in Grant Park, where the rally was being held.
“Let me ask you all a question: how many folks here know somebody who was arrested for possession of marijuana?” he went on to ask, as he's done in prior campaign events. “We're going to move to expunge the records of those arrested for marijuana.”
Bernie Sanders feeling good and tells a crowd of 15,000 that he can legalize marijuana nationwide, and maybe he should sign that executive order in Chicago. #BernieForIL https://t.co/ILUZDN2ixF pic.twitter.com/Um72AMTgY1 — People for Bernie (@People4Bernie) March 7, 2020
The senator's proposal to immediately and unilaterally legalize cannabis nationwide is a relatively recent feature of his campaign, and replaces a prior pledge to enact federal change within his first 100 days in office. And while reform advocates are encouraged that he's making the issue a priority, some experts have questioned whether the plan is legally or logistically achievable.
Chief among the issues is the fact that removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act wouldn't necessarily change policies in states that continue to maintain prohibition. It might be federally legal, but individuals could theoretically be prosecuted under state law. Another issue is that the process of changing cannabis's status under federal law itself involves several agencies and is not something the president can necessarily get done unilaterally—let alone on day one of an administration.
Featured image: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, who is campaigning for a 2020 presidential bid, speaks to supporters at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday March 23, 2019, Los Angeles, CA (Yasamin Jafari Tehrani/Shutterstock)
This article has been republished from Marijuana Moment under a content-sharing agreement. Read the original article here. | 4,001 |
A police officer who shot and killed a 26-year-old man in Columbus, Mississippi, has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired from his job because he is white and the man he shot was black.
In a seven-page complaint, Canyon Boykin claims he is the victim of racial discrimination and that his 14th amendment rights were violated. He claims that he would not have been discharged “except that he is white and the deceased was black”.
Boykin was fired after he shot and killed Ricky Ball, in a case that has raised suspicion, questions and protests from the local community. Members of the city council say the official reasons for firing him were because he violated department policies by failing to activate his body camera, by posting offensive messages on Instagram and by allowing his girlfriend to ride in his police car for an unauthorized “ride along”. Columbus city attorney Jeff Turnage said that the body camera violation occurred when Officer Boykin failed to turn on his camera before shooting Ball.
Turnage also points to an Instagram photo that Boykin posted that makes use of a derogatory term for black people.
Boykin’s civil action argues that the Instagram post was over a year old, and that the post expressed “Boykin’s opinion on social matters”. The complaint also claims that he is not racist in a footnote.
The lawsuit states: “Plaintiff’s lack of prejudice against black persons is established through an earlier incident in which Plaintiff, along with Officer Johnny Max Branch, dove into a freezing lake and saved a black criminal suspect from drowning.”
Boykin says he actually tried to resign prior to his firing, but that his resignation was rejected.
Boykin’s lawsuit is another odd development in a case that has seen one twist after another. In addition to Boykin’s firing, several other officials including the former chief have left the Columbus police department since the shooting of Ball, but none have been directly linked to the shooting.
The city of Columbus has released two official versions of a report on the shooting without having noted any alteration. The first version released in November claimed that Boykin used a stun gun on Ball. The second version released to the Guardian in January omits mention of the stun gun. And police say Ball possessed a gun that was stolen from a police officer. Reported burglaries to that officer’s home were not reported until after Ball’s death – months after they are alleged to have occurred.
The chief of police, Fred Shelton, and the former chief, Tony Carleton, both declined to comment. | 4,002 |
that without Congress’ consent.
• Doe vs. Bush (2003). Twelve House members joined with several dozen servicemembers and their families to sue Bush on war-powers grounds, seeking to stop a United States-led invasion of Iraq.
• Kucinich vs. Obama (2011). Kucinich also sued Bush’s successor, Obama, on war-powers grounds, saying that his intervention in Libya was unconstitutional.
Drew Hammill, a spokesman Pelosi, said her statement is "accurate" because "she is clearly referring to the ‘House of Representatives,’ not individual members of Congress."
Kermit Roosevelt, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, agreed that Pelosi has some justification for singling out a lawsuit by the whole House. Having a majority of the House on board "suggests the grievance may be more legitimate," Roosevelt said, though he added that this scenario also "suggests that the House should be able to use the powers the Constitution gives it -- our familiar system of checks and balances -- rather than trying to enlist the judiciary in a political struggle."
Still, while Pelosi’s claim is literally accurate, legal observers suggested that her careful wording selectively downplays a long history of clashes between the two branches of government.
Elizabeth Slattery, a legal fellow with the conservative Heritage Foundation, agreed, saying that Pelosi’s statement is "technically accurate," but "misleading" "Typically, suits are brought against other executive branch officials, rather than the president directly," she said.
Stan Brand, a veteran Washington attorney who served as general counsel to the U.S. House under the late Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, D-Mass., said, "It may be that the House as an institution has never sued a president, but undoubtedly there have been cases where challenges to presidential actions have occurred. I am not impressed by the claim that this is the first such suit, because it elevates form over substance. The much more interesting issues for me are the jurisprudential separation-of-powers implications of such litigation."
Our ruling
Pelosi said "the House of Representatives has never sued a sitting president in all of U.S. history." We did find a long record of skirmishing between the legislative and executive branches over the limits of each branch’s power, including at least 14 suits over the past four decades filed by individual lawmakers or groups of lawmakers. But Pelosi said "the House of Representatives," and in her narrowly crafted claim, she’s right. We rate her statement True. | 4,003 |
Today I have for you a very simple yet delicious vegan pasta recipe. I have to say I wanted to make this recipe because I wanted to use my pasta maker with my Kitchen Aid mixer that we've never used since we bought it years ago. However, after making the pasta dough I realized there was a part missing! So needless to say I had to do some improvising and make the pasta the good old fashioned way with a rolling pin and knife. The pasta still ended up being a great success and was quite delicious. I will order the missing part and do yet another pasta recipe, only next time I'm thinking whole wheat ravioli.
Ingredients:
5 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (I used 365 organic unbleached all-purpose flour)
About 1 1/2 cups water
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon tumeric
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, tumeric, and salt.
Make a well in the flour and pour in olive oil and water. Gradually combine ingredients, adding more water as needed.
Knead the dough on a floured surface for about 5-10 minutes or until texture is smooth.
Cover dough and let sit for 20 minutes.
Cut dough into several different sections (about 7)
Roll out each section of dough using rolling pin on a floured surface (or using a machine) using flour as needed so your dough doesn't become sticky.
Starting with the end closest to you, fold the rolled out pasta sheet a few inches (going away from you), and then continue doing this until you have a flat jelly roll shape.
Using a sharp knife, cut the jelly roll pasta dough forming your desired width. I made a pappardelle shaped pasta, about 3/4 inches thick.
Lay pasta strands on a floured towel and dust them with flour.
Let the noodles sit for about 10 minutes before cooking them, and then cook them in salted water for about 5 minutes. Cooking times vary widely so keep an eye on your pasta to tell when it's ready.
Enjoy!
Note: This makes a lot of pasta, and you can always reduce the measurements. Also, you can add more flour or water as needed to make sure the consistency of the dough is right; you don't want it to be sticky or tacky but you also don't want it to be too dry.Directions: | 4,004 |
Aviana Weaver's mother, Angelica Scarlett, says she received a cryptic text message one week ago from her daughter informing her that she was being held against her will.
A New Jersey mother desperately searching for her teenage daughter for over a week fears her loved one has been forced into sex trafficking.
"We have pornography pictures and my daughter looked completely upset and unhappy in these photos,” the girl’s mother, Angelica Scarlett, said during an interview with radio station New Jersey 101.5.
She added that New Jersey and Pennsylvania authorities “believe she is in danger, being held against her will.”
Aviana Weaver, 17, was reported missing on Sept. 13 in Mount Holly, New Jersey, according to a statement released by Westampton Township Police Chief Stephen Ent.
The Rancocas Valley Regional High School student was last seen clad in black jeans, a nude colored tank top, and leopard slides, according to the police chief's statement.
The concerned mother said she believes her daughter is in extreme distress from her facial expressions in the nude photos.
“She's 17 and she looks upset," Scarlett said in the interview with NJ 101.5.
On Saturday, the mother said she had received an inkling of hope that her daughter was still alive.
Scarlett alleged that day she received a text message from an anonymous number claiming be her daughter, saying that she was being held against her will, according to the NBC Philadelphia station News 10. Scarlett's daughter’s phone has apparently been deactivated.
Westampton Township Police appear to confirm that the mother and daughter did connect with each other that weekend.
Chief Ent wrote in the release, that Aviana “was last heard from speaking to her mother via cell phone.”
Oxygen.com's attempts to reach Scarlett and the Westampton Township Police Department were not immediately returned.
On Thursday, Scarlett tagged along with Philadelphia Police officer on bicycles near Broad and Erie to circulate missing fliers acting off a tip Aviana was seen there.
However there appeared to be no sign of Aviana.
Scarlett worries she may have arrived one day too late.
“People think they saw her in the area on Wednesday,” Scarlett told NJ 101.5. “We were there until 1 a.m. [on Thursday], but no luck.”
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Aviana is described as a biracial girl who stands 5' 4" and weighs around 180 to 200 pounds. | 4,005 |
Compton Center, which are within easy distance of the stadium. Those who wished could wander over to the present ‘fields of marigold’ seats to take in as much of the game as they liked. (I gather these seats are being reclaimed at present from long-time season ticket-holders to facilitate just this.)
Before the university sets off down the path of spending $400 million (and with the inevitable cost of over-runs, probably $450 million) on this poorly planned Crossroads effort, serious consideration should be given to a more modest proposal that costs half as much and brings a better and more attractive result. Does Notre Dame really need this enormous, wasteful expenditure to provide luxury seating for its corporate friends? Does it need its campus dominated by three ugly behemoths?
Reconsideration assuredly will not come easily to the Notre Dame administration that regrettably has adopted some of the worst features of contemporary corporate style in its crass commercialization of the university. The talk now is of branding and marketing and education is increasingly thought of as a product. Nonetheless, serious faculty along with dedicated students who truly love the best of Notre Dame, and our wonderful committed alumni, should raise their voices in opposition. Independent members of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees should raise some serious questions of this proposal. Might even some of the generous donors who are undoubtedly already lined up to put their names on these ugly structures demand something better?
Much more is at stake here than a debate over buildings. This is about what kind of university Notre Dame will be. The building mania at Notre Dame is meant to show a university on the move and to reveal a “boldness of vision,” to quote Father Jenkins. This is but more of the public relations doublespeak that regularly emanates from the Notre Dame administration. It is essentially empty.
In the end a bold vision for Notre Dame will be forged more by what goes on within its buildings than by the buildings themselves. A bold vision for Notre Dame would be shaping our students to be true missionary disciples who understand well what truly matters in life and who can keep the pursuit of wealth and corporate power in proper perspective. Yet, buildings still matter. They tell us much about the kind of institution we are and might become. The Campus Crossroads Project is the wrong path for Notre Dame.
Fr. Bill Miscamble is a Holy Cross priest and professor of history at Notre Dame and a member of the Rover’s board of faculty advisors. He serves as the Paluch Professor of Theology at Mundelein Seminary during this academic year, after which he will return to his teaching at Notre Dame. | 4,006 |
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to announce the formation of a new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The announcement will take place at an event at HHS headquarters from 10:30 a.m. to noon. It will be livestreamed here. Speakers will include Acting Secretary Eric D. Hargan, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Representative Vicky Hartzler, Senator James Lankford, OCR Director Roger Severino, and special guests.
The Conscience and Religious Freedom Division has been established to restore federal enforcement of our nation’s laws that protect the fundamental and unalienable rights of conscience and religious freedom. OCR is the law enforcement agency within HHS that enforces federal laws protecting civil rights and conscience in health and human services, and the security and privacy of people’s health information. The creation of the new division will provide HHS with the focus it needs to more vigorously and effectively enforce existing laws protecting the rights of conscience and religious freedom, the first freedom protected in the Bill of Rights.
OCR already has enforcement authority over federal conscience protection statutes, such as the Church, Coats-Snowe, and Weldon Amendments; Section 1553 of the Affordable Care Act (on assisted suicide); and certain federal nondiscrimination laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion in a variety of HHS programs.
OCR Director Severino said, “Laws protecting religious freedom and conscience rights are just empty words on paper if they aren’t enforced. No one should be forced to choose between helping sick people and living by one’s deepest moral or religious convictions, and the new division will help guarantee that victims of unlawful discrimination find justice. For too long, governments big and small have treated conscience claims with hostility instead of protection, but change is coming and it begins here and now.”
Acting HHS Secretary Hargan said, “President Trump promised the American people that his administration would vigorously uphold the rights of conscience and religious freedom. That promise is being kept today. The Founding Fathers knew that a nation that respects conscience rights is more diverse and more free, and OCR’s new division will help make that vision a reality.”
To learn more about the new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division, visit us at www.hhs.gov/conscience.
To file a complaint with OCR based on a violation of civil rights, conscience or religious freedom, or health information privacy, visit us at https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints. | 4,007 |
Some people in the industry will say all these ICOs are great for Ethereum and the more exposure the Ethereum blockchain receives the better. In a recent interview, Charles Hoskinson seems to feel quite differently about it.
People say ICOs are great for ethereum because, look at the price, but it’s a ticking time-bomb,” – Charles Hoskinson
Charles spent a year with the Ethereum founding team in 2013 but left in 2014 after not being able to agree on whether Ethereum should be run as a for-profit or kept as a not-for-profit. He feels, like many other that companies through their ICOs are flooding the market with these tokens when the tasks can already be achieved with existing blockchains.
People are hungry to be involved in these ICOs and are investing in them at a far greater pace than last year. Some companies are raising millions of dollars in a matter of minutes. With a lack of regulation, companies are able to operate without consequence and its making for a situation that could be a ticking time bomb.
People are blinded by fast and easy money.”
The market so far in 2018 has not done well at all and seems to validate the comments made by Charles. Bitcoin hit its lowest mark in almost three years and many of the coins I follow have not fared much better. Ethereum, for the most part, has been the exception and has shown further, but minimal growth.
What will this all mean in 2018 for the market and cryptocurrency moving forward? Only time will tell on that one. The current ICO bubble will eventually deflate and there should be some market correction after that. There is no doubt that’s it’s only a matter of time before regulation is put in place for countries like Canada and the US. This will not stop the ICOs but it should put in place steps that will not allow them to bypass the same regulations that securities must follow.
The Ethereum blockchain will continue to suffer further trading outages due to the flood of transactions these ICOs create and they will not be going away anytime soon. I feel Ethereum will overcome this problem and improve ether trading to where it was.
This year cryptocurrency will see massive growth as more people enter the market. The exchanges in Canada are getting better and experiencing more volume daily. It has never been easier to buy and sell Ether, Bitcoin or Litecoin on great exchanges like QuadrigaCX and Coinbase.
It should be a great year for investing but just be careful in what you choose to invest in with so many current coins out there and the increasing amount of ICOs all fighting for exposure and dollars. | 4,008 |
Omar Abrego and his sons (Photo via KTLA)
Prosecutors announced Thursday that they will not be charging a pair of Los Angeles Police Department officers for the violent arrest of a South L.A. man who died the next day in police custody.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office believes the two sergeants "used only the force necessary with the narrow purpose" of arresting Omar Abrego, per the L.A. Times.
LAPD arrested Abrego on August 2, 2014 after they were notified about a man sitting inside a suspicious white-van without license plates. LAPD responded and found a van fitting the description driving erratically. They watched it run a stop sign and almost hit a pedestrian.
Police followed the van until it stopped in front of Abrego's home. Abrego exited the vehicle through its back doors, and tried to flee when police asked him to get down onto the ground. Abrego managed to make about a dozen or so feet before one of the sergeants tackled him. Abrego fought back.
The story goes that LAPD sergeants struggled to control Abrego. While some witnesses say they watched the sergeants beat Abrego with batons for 10 minutes, others say Abrego was uncontrollable.
"They just could not seem to get this man under control. He was just not going to stop," a witness said, according to the L.A. Times. "It was just sad to see a man so dysfunctional and for it to take all those cops to tame him."
A video showing the end of the arrest (below) shows Abrego lying in a pool of blood with the officers on top of him. It was also later determined that Abrego had ingested a significant amount of cocaine before the arrest.
Abrego died the next day, after being admitted to the hospital for kidney failure and a breakdown of muscle tissue. He was also treated for also treated for cuts, bruises, a severe concussion, and cocaine toxicity. The L.A. County Coroner's office listed his official cause of death as a result of cocaine use, but also cited "physical and emotional duress" as a contributing factor.
In the eyes of the attorney Steve Lerman, who is representing Abrego's wife and three children, the sergeants' "inability to control the situation," lead to Abrego's death.
"This was not justified by the facts or the law," Lerman said. "The Abrego case remains a significant blemish on the LAPD." | 4,009 |
growing left movement that could have gone on to champion its further demands on the state and deepen its class-consciousness, the Right to Water and Right to Change movement has been shattered into a thousand tiny pieces. Even worse, this has allowed extreme right-wing and racist views to gain a foothold, attracting more attention than any left party running in the local elections. And the results make this very clear.
The CPI, to its credit, has never put electoral politics above the task of developing class-consciousness within the working class. It has always stood firm on the importance of political education over political elections, even if that has been to the detriment of the growth of the party by not engaging in crass opportunism and using campaigns and issues as a way to increase the profile of potential candidates.
This can be seen in the many articles over the years in Socialist Voice warning about such opportunism, and those within the movements warning against such exploits. Time and time again, campaign after campaign, we have witnessed multiple parties of the left explicitly using campaigns as a way to springboard their own profile.
One sure way to kill off any campaign such as the Right to Water, Right to Change, the various housing campaigns, workers’ solidarity campaigns, and many others, is to allow them to be taken over by political personalities seeking to increase their political stock, clambering over each other for photo ops. Once that political opportunity is gone, or has served its purpose, there is no need to direct resources to it; and the activist network, left standing, starved of the opportunity of developing class-consciousness from engagement with the campaign, will eventually—through burn-out, disillusionment, inactivity, and betrayal—abandon the campaign and be left to just wither away.
It is high time that people began to mature politically, wake up from their unconsciousness, and abandon the electoral fetishism and individualism that is prevalent in Irish politics. Once the fanfare of these local elections is over, can we not sit down and really begin to do the work that needs to be done to repair the damage done to the potential in the water movement?
Let us analyse today’s concrete situation and our concrete conditions so as to set about the task of building a movement that is solidified around a left programme and unifying those involved with that programme.
Movements, if they are to reach their objective, cannot be driven and decided by individual personalities—on the contrary, the individual who represents it needs to be decided, directed and driven by the movement.
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"This is what, the Andrew Marr analysis as opposed to…[inaudible]…
Marr: "Having talked to Mr Barroso, which I think you haven't."
Salmond: "As opposed, Andrew, to the weight of evidence that's being presented to the Scottish Parliament's committees at the present moment - but, I don't know, is that an individual expression or is that the expression of the BBC?"
Marr: "No, it's not, I've got no views on this, nor does the BBC. I was simply reflecting on what Mr Barroso told us."
Salmond: "Well you just said what your opinion was."
Marr: "I said I think it will be quite difficult, having talked to Mr Barroso... currently the president of the European Commission."
Salmond: "Andrew, I thought you were asking questions but anyway I mistook you there, I thought you were giving your opinion, as opposed to President Barroso's opinion."
Stewart Maxwell MSP, convener of the Scottish Parliament's culture committee, said the Scottish Parliament had heard a number of "incredibly eminent witnesses" explain how and why Scotland would continue as a member of the EU on independence.
"That appears to have been ignored by the Andrew Marr programme in favour of an opinion from the president of the Commission that has been roundly rejected by EU experts," he said.
He went on: "There are questions for the BBC to answer over their coverage of this issue.
"Firstly, they failed to press President Barroso about his comparison of Scotland - which has been part of the EU for over 40 years - with Kosovo. And now a presenter offers what appears to be a personal view on an independent Scotland's EU membership.
"The comments from Andrew Marr appear to be outside the BBC's editorial guidelines, and no amount of backtracking can change that."
A spokesman for Mr Salmond said: "Though the specific comment made was surprising, the first minister responded at the time and we do not intend to complain about a programme we were represented on.
"The BBC face a more generic issue in relation to referendum coverage that has been highlighted by independent academic research and it is for the BBC to explain their overall approach."
A BBC spokesman said: "Andrew himself made it clear on air that he had not been intending to express a personal opinion, or that of the BBC, but was simply putting forward an argument from President Barroso who, as European Commission president, has an integral insight within the debate. | 4,011 |
Visit Every Single National Park? This Man’s About to Do It
Mel Gilbert, an attorney from Buffalo, New York, only has three more stops left to hit his goal of visiting all 412 of the United State’s national parks by the end of this month.
Gilbert will be visiting the Stonewall National Monument in New York City and the World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C., before heading to the White House to complete his quest on August 25, the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.
This will make him the 44th person to have ever achieved this feat, according to the National Park Travelers Club, of which Gilbert is currently vice president.
For the last 14 years, Gilbert has been traveling across the United States and to the US national parks listed in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, the American Samoa, Guam, and Saipan, witnessing everything from cascading waterfalls to prehistoric species and soaring mountains.
He began the journey back in 2002, after attending a legal seminar in St. Louis and learning of the many national parks that stretched from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean.
He asked how many national parks there were in total, which at the time was 384, and decided seconds later that he would make it his goal to visit each one of them in his lifetime.
Image zoom Glacier National Park, in Montana. Getty Images
As a part of the National Park Travelers Club, Gilbert has been able to visit many of these destinations with fellow members, who have the added advantage of splitting costs and ensuring safety when embarking on these types of trips.
Despite the club’s cost-sharing benefits, Gilbert estimates that he will have spent around $100,000 to achieve the feat, due to the fact that he did it while working full-time and often had to take multiple short trips to and from destinations.
His travels have also required some creative methods of transportation, including everything from 1800-era carriage and horses to ferry boats, bush planes, and sailing vessels.
“There’s not very many places you can go in the world where you can see new earth being created in front of your eyes,” he said in an interview with KY3.
Of all the parks he has been to, he is particularly fond of Grand Canyon National Park and the hiking trails it offers from its North Rim, though he was also highly impressed with the massive size and one-of-a-kind natural gems found in Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Zion National Park, and Montana’s Glacier National Park. | 4,012 |
I’ve made an index of all open issues in an attempt to keep things organized for the devs and bug reporters. All issues have a link to the actual report where they can be discussed. They are per category sorted on severity, the colors indicate whether it is gamebreaking, annoying or a minor issue. If you find new bugs you should report them in the Bug Reports section and read
post first.
Gameplay:
Letting go of a grabbed player can cause them to appear on the other side of the wall/roof (probably a vanilla issue with dismounting). thread thread )
When a player dies by a smash or a remote weapon (grenade, cluster, singularity, etc) the kill doesn't count for the player that smashes or threw the weapon. ( thread )
While holding an item that does 2% damage you can still do 4% damage (and grab players) by constantly changing the active item slot until it sticks. Effectively hiding your item. ( thread, thread )
You can’t hit players with a Rocket Launcher, you should be able to hit them for 2% damage. ( thread )
There is no evident sound anymore for grabbing a player. ( thread )
When you use an ender-eye you’ll always face south. ( thread )
Shooting arrows while having grabbed a player causes all arrows to hit them at maximum damage. ( thread )
The 10 second throw cooldown isn't reset when you respawn as one would expect. ( thread )
When a Proximity Mine is thrown close to an item spawn point and a new item spawns while the Proximity Mine is in its item form, the mine gets deleted and doesn't spawn a plate. ( thread )
Movement:
Trying to double jump while standing in a corner doesn't work all the time. ( thread )
Using a jetpack right next to a wall doesn't work all the time. ( thread )
You won't get knocked back when you stand directly on top of the source of an explosion (grenade, proximity mine, rocket launcher). ( thread )
If your double jump is recharging in the spawnbox it isn't reset when the match begins. ( thread )
Visual:
Some maps have a few building mistakes. ( thread )
Wrong data values on spectate menu. ( thread )
The "in queue" number on the ranked match signs are often incorrect. ( thread )
Particles stop working after spectating a match. ( thread )
Miscellaneous: | 4,013 |
Ouch. This is exactly what we were afraid of.
OnePlus has been steadily teasing details about its forthcoming flagship smartphone – the OnePlus 7 Pro. The Shenzhen-based company has already confirmed it'll boast a next-generation OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate, speedy UFS 3.0 storage, no wireless charging, 5G compatibility, and a triple-camera on the back. It's a seriously impressive set of features and specs. It also sounds like an expensive set of features and specs, and now a new leak has seemingly confirmed our suspicions.
Prolific tipster Ishan Agarwal, who already published a series of high-resolution leaked images that purportedly unmasked every colour variant coming to the flagship smartphone line-up, shared details on the European prices.
According to the leakster, OnePlus 7 Pro starts from €699/€709 depending on the market for the entry-level model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of built-in storage. That works out at £603/£612 when converted. However, that's unlikely to be how the Shenzhen-based company works out the UK pricing.
For example, the OnePlus 6T with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage costs €589 in France, which is roughly £508 converted, but actually costs £529 in the UK. As such, we're much more likely to see the entry-level OnePlus 7 Pro cost around £639.
Elsewhere, Agarwal has tweeted that OnePlus will charge €749 for the OnePlus 7 Pro with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and €819 for the (presumably) maxed-out model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. That's a lot.
For comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S10e costs €759 in the same markets, so OnePlus will be charging more than the entry-level model in the Galaxy S10 series. Granted, OnePlus likely thinks of its handset as more comparable to the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus, which will set you back €909 and €1,009 respectively.
So, OnePlus is still priced quiet aggressively when compared to those handsets. However, this is still a very different proposition from a company that positioned its smartphones as "Flagship Killers" and charged £329 for its latest handset just three years ago.
OnePlus will unveil its new flagship smartphone series on Tuesday May 14, 2019. If you didn't manage to snag a ticket to the sold-out event, don't worry. T3 will be in the crowd and will bring you everything you need to know. | 4,014 |
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William Nylander scored on his first shift at the World Junior Championship, serving notice that the tournament would be his platform to shine among his peers. Unfortunately, his tournament ended less than 15 minutes later after he took an illegal hit from a Swiss opponent. What could have been will never be known.
In just over a year since joining the Toronto Marlies and playing in the AHL as teenager, Nylander has produced 29 goals and 72 points in 67 games played. Toronto Maple Leafs’ head coach Mike Babcock recently said, “I’m dying for somebody to score.” Death, taxes and Nylander producing points are certainties, so while the Leafs continue along a path of patient development, Babcock can take comfort in knowing that scoring prowess is in the system.
Nylander has all the essential skills to contribute offensively at the NHL level, but his imagination, creativity and tremendous poise separates him and puts him in an elite class of talent. That mix of skills puts him on top of TSN Hockey’s Top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects list.
Max Domi has been a terrific rookie for the Arizona Coyotes after earning the No. 1 spot on the list last year. Two Coyotes prospects come in at spots two and three this year. Dylan Strome and Christian Dvorak are excellent centres who can play any situation in the game. It’s a tenet of successful team building that strength down the middle is mandatory. The prospect cupboard for the Coyotes is well stocked with five players in the top 50, including the dynamic and dangerous Conor Garland of the Moncton Wildcats (22) who was the MVP in the QMJHL last season and is the runaway scoring leader this season.
Fourth on the list is defenceman Ivan Provorov of the Brandon Wheat Kings. The Philadelphia Flyers prospect is an outstanding player and his time in the NHL doesn’t look to be far off. In fifth is Winnipeg Jets’ prospect Kyle Connor, who is tied for the scoring lead in the NCAA with the Michigan Wolverines as a freshman. Connor could accomplish what Jack Eichel did last year, winning the Hobey Baker Award for best college player as a freshman.
While there is only eight prospects in the top 50 who belong to Canadian organizations, three of the top six and six of the top 20 are property of Canadian clubs. With players such as Jared McCann, Jake Virtanen, Sam Bennett, Connor McDavid and Nikolaj Ehlers all playing as teenagers in the NHL, there is no lack of young and promising talent amongst the Canadian teams. | 4,015 |
Santa Ana, CA – An incredible Gold Certificate rarity, this “Triple Signature” 1882 Gold Certificate is one of just three pieces extant and the only such note remaining in private hands. The face of this note has the portrait of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton (nicknamed “Old Bullion”) to the left and the denomination in two conjoined rosettes at right. Gold overprints include “GOLD” at the top center and backgrounds to the serial numbers. The back is printed in a rich orange-gold and has an eagle at the center. After December 17, 1878, gold coins and paper currency were exchangeable at par in general commerce. Accordingly, these are the first of the Gold Certificates that saw wide use. The engraved signatures of Treasury officials Bruce and Gilfillan are stacked in the lower right corner. To their left is the large engraved signature of Thomas Acton, Assistant U.S. Treasurer at New York. In fact, these notes were payable at the office of the Assistant U.S. Treasurer there.
A large brown scalloped Treasury Seal is at bottom center, while the serial numbers, also in brown, are at the bottom left and top right. This riveting Gold Certificate exhibits just the lightest signs of circulation while displaying vividly printed inks and bright well margined paper. The orange-gold back is brilliantly colored and free from fading. The grading service makes mention of “Minor Edge Restorations” on the holder but those are minor in scope, skillfully executed and very difficult to detect. The note has long been recorded in census records as Choice About Uncirculated and while the eye appeal certainly suggests that, fold count requires a technical grade a bit lower. That said this is the only example of the catalog number available to the collecting community. The other two notes known reside in the collections of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and San Francisco. This is another exceptional rarity that can trace its pedigree back to the legendary collection of Albert A. Grinnell. It last traded publicly for $822,500 in a January 2014 auction. It is no less rare now than it was then. However demand for ultra-rarities such as this has only increased.
The 1882 $100 Gold Certificate will be presented in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries Official Auction at the ANA World’s Fair of Money, Friday, August 16, 2019 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. For more information contact Stack’s Bowers Galleries at 800-458-4646 or visit StacksBowers.com. | 4,016 |
Residents were evacuated from their apartment complex in the middle of the night after the building burst and significantly moved.
Emergency services were called on Friday around 3:45 am to the Green Trees Estate on Knocklayde Street in Ashfield, west Sydney.
At least ten people were forced out of the building upon waking to see tiles and concrete cracking and discovered that their doors could no longer open and close.
At least ten residents were evacuated from an apartment complex (photo) in Ashfield, west Sydney, after the building burst early early Friday morning
NSW Fire and Rescue members discovered cracks in the tiles in the building (shown)
Concerns have been raised about the safety of the structure, and NSW police said parts of the building “creaked and moved.”
NSW Fire and Rescue Superintendent Scott Dodson told Daily Mail Australia “there is no chance of a major structural collapse.”
He said Fire and Rescue was called at around 3:45 a.m. to address “concerns about creaking and loud noises in the building.”
Fire and Rescue responded and set up specialized surveillance equipment to track the movement.
“We insulated power and gas to the building, evacuated the building, and those people are now under the care of the NSW police in a local community center.
“There are cracks in the building and many of the doors don’t open, indicating that the building has moved considerably,” said Superintendent Dodson.
He explained that structural engineers from Rijkswaterstaat and the municipality continued to assess the building and trace the cause.
Around 3.45 am the emergency services were called (photo) and the residents were evacuated to a nearby community center
Residents woke up to discover that tiles and concrete had cracked inside the building and their doors could no longer open and close (police band in the Ashfield building in the photo)
Police and engineers remain on site (photo) at the Green Trees Estate in Ashfield
The NSW police told Daily Mail Australia that an exclusion zone has been established.
They remain on the site to enforce evacuations from the three-story complex to the nearby community center.
Reportedly, both Westconnex and Roads and Maritime Services representatives are present.
Residents have expressed concern that the newly completed M4 East WestConnex tunnels are located below Knocklayde Street.
Researchers are investigating whether the tunnels caused the cracks, but no connections have been made.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Westconnex and Roads and Maritime Services for comment. | 4,017 |
The U.S. Supreme Court today apparently includes some of the least friendly justices in the history of the bench.
A study of the court’s opinions, going back to 1791, included a ranking of 107 justices based on their choice of words used in opinions. It turns out five of the top 10 grumpiest justices are currently on the court. Justices Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Anthony Kennedy and Antonin Scalia and were found by study authors Keith Carlson, Michael Livermore and Daniel Rockmore to have used some of the most unfriendly language in their opinions in court history.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Ruth Bader Ginsburg were in the middle of the list, while Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan hadn’t been on the court long enough to be included in the study.
The study, which looked at about 25,000 opinions from 1791 to 2008, also found that opinions have gotten longer, but easier for a layman to understand. It looked for 7,000 words that are considered positive, such as “pre-eminent” and “adventurous,” and negative, such as “two-faced,” “admonish,” and “problematic,” according to Adam Liptak at The New York Times.
Older decisions are generally considered to be friendlier, which might account for the friendliest justice being John Jay, who was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court. The least friendly justice was also from that era, however. Thomas Johnson served less than two years on the court from 1791 to 1793. He’s followed on the list by Alito, Breyer, Thomas and Kennedy.
-Steve Straehley, Noel Brinkerhoff
To Learn More:
Justices’ Opinions Grow in Size, Accessibility and Testiness, Study Finds (by Adam Liptak, New York Times)
UVA Law-Dartmouth Team Traces Clerks' Influence on U.S. Supreme Court Through Computational Techniques (by John D. Cramer and Mary Wood, University of Virginia School of Law)
A Quantitative Analysis of Writing Style on the U.S. Supreme Court (by Keith Carlson, Michael A. Livermore and Daniel Rockmore, Washington University Law Review) (see page 20) (pdf)
For Supreme Court Justices, the Right to Free Speech Depends on the Speaker’s Politics (by Noel Brinkerhoff, AllGov) | 4,018 |
Despite your best efforts to stay full throughout the day, sometimes you do get hungry. For cum! Every woman ever has loved and still loves the taste of cum. Sometimes your cravings for cum get intense, but don’t worry, load lovers! Here are five snacks to tide you over when you’re desperately craving the scrumptious taste of dick hole excretions.
A Handful of Pistachios
These fan-favorite nuts are flavorful, filling and best of all will curb your insatiable craving for some afternoon delight! The activity of de-shelling your pistachios will keep you busy until you can lock down some more of those tasty spermies!
Apple with Peanut Butter
Even though your mid-morning snack usually consists of all that yummy cum, give an apple with peanut butter a try! It may not be as fresh as your dude’s stuff, but this other protein-packed snack will give you the energy you need to get through the workday. That is, until you can munch on some more penis drool!
Bagel Chips
Cut a bagel in half and bake each side in the oven for 10 minutes at 325 degrees. Make sure you stand right in front of the oven while you’re baking and focus all your energy on the bagel—it will stop you from running outside and screaming, “I NEED EJACULATE!!” while pointing at your hungry, hungry mouth.
Pomegranate Seeds
This snack is for those of you who have to get through a WHOLE DAY without swallowing splooge. Slice a pomegranate in half, and eat the seeds out with a toothpick one by one. This snack will take you probably all day to finish. Your pomegranate distraction will keep you going until you can finally get your mouth on nature’s other, better cock nectar!!
H2O With A Lime Wedge
We all know human women aren’t hydrated unless they’ve had their two liters of spunk every day, but a glass of H2O can sometimes help to temporarily hydrate you. Add a lime for taste, even though it will never come close to the delectable flavors of your man’s penis barf. You’ll just have to wait for a real live penis to grace you with some reject spermatozoa!
Of course, if you’re really craving man cum, we get it. So stop reading, and go find some dick snot now!!! | 4,019 |
Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München have developed a program that is able to help manage enormous datasets. The software, named Scanpy, is a candidate for analyzing the Human Cell Atlas, and has recently been published in Genome Biology.
"It's about analyzing gene-expression data of a large number of individual cells," explains lead author Alex Wolf of the Institute of Computational Biology (ICB) at Helmholtz Zentrum München. He developed Scanpy together with his colleague Philipp Angerer in the Machine Learning Group of Prof. Dr. Dr. Fabian Theis. In addition to his position at Helmholtz Zentrum, Theis is also a professor of mathematical modelling of biological systems at the Technical University of Munich. "New technical advances generate several orders of magnitude more data with a correspondingly greater information content," Theis says. "However, the historically evolved software infrastructure for gene-expression analysis simply wasn't designed to cope with the new challenges. New analytic methods are therefore needed."
The race for the Human Cell Atlas
According to Theis, a major international research project could also benefit from the software. A team of international scientists is compiling a reference database, called the Human Cell Atlas, which holds data on the gene activity of all human cell types. "For this project, and in a growing number of other projects in which databases are combined, it is important to have scalable software," says Theis. It is therefore no surprise that Scanpy is currently a candidate for helping to analyze the Human Cell Atlas.
"The publication of Scanpy marks the first software that allows comprehensive analysis of large gene-expression datasets with a broad range of machine-learning and statistical methods," explains Wolf, describing the achievement. "The software is already being used by a number of groups around the world, notably at the Broad Institute of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT."
Technologically, the application is a trailblazing development: Whereas biostatistics programs are traditionally written in the programming language R, Scanpy is based on the Python language, the dominant language in the machine learning community. Another new feature is that graph-based algorithms lie at the heart of Scanpy. Unlike the usual approach of regarding cells as points in a coordinate system within gene-expression space, the algorithms use a graph-like coordinate system. Instead of characterizing a single cell by the expression value for thousands of genes, the system simply characterizes cells by identifying their closest neighbors -- very much like the connections in social networks. In fact, to identify cell types, Scanpy uses the same algorithms as Facebook does for identifying communities. | 4,020 |
As more of the world’s population moves into refugee camps and slums due to war, climate change, rural-to-urban migration and ad hoc urban planning, discussions about housing are increasingly shifting toward how to meet these makeshift neighborhoods where they’re at.
Shelter Global’s annual Dencity Competition urges architects and planners to consider those neighborhoods, and attempts to “foster new ideas on how to handle the growing density of unplanned cities,” according to a press release. Last year’s winning project addressed the needs of the Kolis, a fishing community in Mumbai, with a proposal to find uses for the waste that accumulates in a local river. (Shelter Global is a nonprofit focused on safe, quality housing for all.)
The first place winner for 2017 is a water system for refugee camps in Jordan, by four urban design students at Columbia University. It would capture rainwater through a network of mini collection and storage units throughout the facility and is designed to account for future growth. More than functional infrastructure, the team’s design provides public space and opportunities for socializing in the camps too.
The proposal by the winning team in the 2017 Dencity Competition calls for collecting rainwater in a refugee camp.
“Designing for permanent impermanence is a great challenge,” jury member Peta Kempf said in a release about the winners. “This proposal demonstrates with great diligence how an informal community living in a water-scarce environment can become proactive to secure their livelihood without questioning their permanent impermanence. Providing the community with an ephemeral but lasting tool kit to collect water, this group enables a community to take on current and future water shortages within their region from the bottom up.”
The second and third place winners address water challenges at the Syria-Turkey border and Delhi, respectively. A group of four architects envisions modules that start with a single dwelling and expand into a network of structures that fit together and accommodate the needs of the growing Syrian refugee camp.
Renderings of plan for a growing refugee camp at the Syria-Turkey border
A French landscape architect addressed the risks of flooding to the residents of the Yamuna Pushta slum in Delhi, for the third place win. The proposal calls for active involvement by city government, a rigorous mapping of the area, community-engaged design, and the construction of channels and reservoirs adaptable for both the monsoon and dry seasons.
Renderings of plan to address flooding in a Delhi slum
See the Dencity Competition overview here for more about the winners and their projects. | 4,021 |
to the person, Ivanka will join her father for some events, but she is also expected to hold some of her own during the international tour.
In Saudi Arabia, Ivanka will take part in a roundtable discussion with Saudi women about women's economic issues.
The First Daughter wants to hear about the challenges women in the country face and the progress they have made, the official said.
The First Lady waved as she walked off Marine One and headed towards Air Force Once
Trump and Melania are pictured with Colonel Casey D. Eaton Commander, 89th Airlift Wing
Trump and Melania walked side-by-side as they boarded Air Force One together
President Trump and Melania waved after boarding Air Force One together
First Lady Melania announced on Thursday she will be joining Trump on an eight-day, five-stop trip on their first foreign trek since the president took office
Melania is scheduled to accompany Trump throughout each day, but is also expected to participate in her own events including spousal programs at the NATO and G-7 summits
In a press release on Thursday, the First Lady said she is'very excited for the upcoming trip' where she will speak with women and children 'with different perspectives'
In Israel, Ivanka, who converted to Judaism when she married her husband Jared in 2009, will visit the Western Wall with the president.
And in Rome, she will take part in a discussion about human trafficking with the Community of Sant'Egidio, an aid group with ties to the Vatican. She will also take part in a meeting with the Pope.
The meetings build on some issues she has already worked on at the White House, as she has held meetings on both women's economic empowerment and human trafficking.
President Trump and his wife, who lives in New York, kicked off Mother's Day weekend last Friday, by celebrating military mothers at the White House.
She was all smiles as she watched the president address the crowd at the event, which was held on National Military Spouse Appreciation Day. The two were also joined by First Daughter Ivanka.
During the event, he praised Melania saying he had become'so popular'.
The president paid tribute to his wife and the 'great moms' of America before choosing to spend Mother's Day morning playing golf at one of his clubs.
'Wishing @FLOTUS Melania and all of the great mothers out there a wonderful day ahead with family and friends!' tweeted Trump, who spent Sunday morning at the Trump National Golf Club, in Sterling, Virginia.
Melania had also tweeted a simple 'Happy Mother's Day'. | 4,022 |
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Having first approached Scott Walker about appearing on their 2009 album Monoliths & Dimensions, Sunn O))) initiated a conversation that would instead lead to something even more enticing, in the form of the epic Soused.
With a career spanning more than five decades, Scott Walker’s cult status remains as significant as ever before. Experiencing mega-stardom as part of The Walker Brothers before carving out a career as a solo crooner who released a quartet of peerless self-titled LPs that painted rich vignettes of life in the late 60s, Scott went through what felt like a massive U-turn by recording a collection of masterfully challenging albums: Climate Of Hunter (1984), Tilt (1996), The Drift (2006) and Bish Bosch (2013). While there’s some truth to this artistic arc, the actual picture is a lot more complex, with his knack for introducing the disturbingly counter-intuitive and the uncanny into his songwriting dating back to the likes of 'The Plague' (1967) and ‘It’s Raining Today’ (1969).
Centred around the core duo of Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson, Sunn O))) have been at the heart of underground and experimental metal since they began in Los Angeles back in 1998, broadening in range to increasingly encompass avant-garde and jazz dynamics to their dark music. Anderson is involved in running Southern Lord (Sunn O)))’s usual label home, whilst O’Malley is involved in a remarkable web of projects as a musician, designer, and label head of Ideologic Organ.
They appear alongside extended Sunn O))) member Tos Nieuwenhuizen on this recording.
Recorded in London in early 2014 and produced by Walker and long-time ally Peter Walsh with the assistance of musical director Mark Warman, Soused is a 5-track, 50-minute collaborative record that cements the status of both act’s wide-reaching and otherworldly renown.
TRACKLISTING:
CD / DL:
1. Brando
2. Herod 2014
3. Bull
4. Fetish
5. Lullaby
LP:
A1. Brando
A2. Bull
B1. Herod 2014
C1. Fetish
C2. Lullaby | 4,023 |
South Korea Drafts Up Official Legislation for Cryptocurrencies
Listen to the audio version of this article: Recorded for Crypto Analyst by King Passive
The leading financial regulator of South Korea — the Financial Services Commission (FSC) — has just put the finishing touches on a proposed legislative package that would formally legalize, and thus regulate, cryptocurrency exchanges in the nation.
Somewhat ironically, this legalizing effect would be created by categorizing crypto exchanges as “unauthorized fundraisers.”
The FSC’s new legislative initiative seeks, then, to clarify the previously ambiguous regulatory atmosphere surrounding crypto e-commerce ventures in the Asian tech hub nation.
Accordingly, under the new laws, cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea would be mandated to acquire a license from the FSC before being allowed to open their doors.
Exchanges will need to prove their reputability, per an anonymous FCS official:
“Cryptocurrency exchanges will be required to maintain standards for consumer protection, such as having separate deposits for customers’ assets, and for increasing transparency, such as having a procedure for confirming customers’ identity.” “The authorities will also be empowered to prosecute exchanges that break these rules.”
South Korea Outlines Proposed Legislation for Cryptocurrency Exchanges https://t.co/Sdg1xx4uHs pic.twitter.com/N3hfQ4ohLc — bitcoin news (@crypto4news) November 29, 2017
On another, albeit slightly stricter front, the FSC’s Vice Chairman also announced a new set of anti-money laundering (AML) laws that would give South Korean regulators the ability to devise ways to mitigate “crypto” laundering:
“We will improve the safety of financial transactions by establishing a discipline system corresponding to the risk of money laundering of new products.” “We will draw up thorough countermeasures that prevent cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, from being a new channel for money laundering.”
In other words, the FSC will surely make exchanges in the nation comply with stricter Know-Your-Customer (KYC) laws so they can have a stronger purview over potential launderers should the need for an individual investigation arise.
All in all, then, crypto buying and selling will be allowed in South Korea, although it will be heavily regulated at the exchange level.
TLDR: South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is going to officially legalize the operation of cryptocurrency exchanges, with a few caveats.
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Hi everybody! Welcome! My name is Phoenix and today I’m going to be talking about the movie called Finding Dory.
Actually, Finding Dory is the sequel to Finding Nemo. And I haven’t seen Finding Nemo but I really want to. Finding Nemo came out a long time ago and I think what it’s about is Nemo getting lost and his dad has to find him. That’s basically what happens in this movie but it’s not Nemo this time, it’s Dory.
Overall I really liked this movie but this movie was a little sad. Actually very sad. But at the same time I think it was really cool. The parts that were really sad were like Dory got lost a lot in this movie and she was really alone and really sad and she lost her parents. Imagine me, what if I lost my parents? I would be really sad.
But one of the cool parts that I really liked was when this octopus came and saved Dory. I also liked when this bird came and swooped down and looked at Meemo in the eye like this 8|. And he also had red eyes and was black. I also thought one part in this movie was super cute. It was when a whole bunch of otters were lined up in the middle of the street and they were trying to stop traffic. They were so cute and they were doing the party hug dance. There was also another part that I thought was really funny. It’s when there was these fishes in these tanks in a truck and every time the truck hit a bump the fishes were changing boxes. And I also liked when Dory and the octopus were in a tank where the kids can feel the animals in the sand. And each time someone grabbed down with hands it was like a big monster that was eating them.
So there are some other scary parts in this movie. And some more cool and funny parts but my daddy said not to give too much away because this is a new movie that just came out. So yeah, I recommend this movie for kids. Although I will warn you, it is kind of sad. I really liked it and I think you guys would too.
So yeah, that’s pretty much my review for the movie called, Finding Dory. Thank you for watching. I’ll see you next time. Goodbye everybody!
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Is nothing in this world sacred? Having slapped the badge on SUVs, fully-embraced turbocharging and ditching its strict rear-wheel drive-only policy, BMW’s M Division is now eyeing up an even bigger shift – electrification of its powertrains.
“At the end of the road, of course, M vehicles will be electrified,” Frank van Meel, boss of M Division, admitted. “We follow a clear motorsport philosophy about precision, dynamics, agility - drivetrain isn’t the defining factor of what M stands for, it’s just a way of fulfilling our philosophy. So yes, electric drivetrains in the future can also fulfil our philosophy and they will.
“If you look at electrification technology right now, the weight increase would be too big compared to the increase of performance. The answer for the time being is no, but on the other hand we are looking at what project ‘i’ is doing with new battery technologies and new e-motors, so when we see the advancements in technology are big enough, then the time will be right.”
It’s not looking good for an M-developed supercar – a la Mercedes-AMG GT – either, says van Meel: “The i8 is the current halo car, it’s the future on the road. I wouldn’t want to ruin this halo effect by trying to make another halo car, so currently it’s not an issue. And from an M perspective, rather than having a flagship and a heap of boats, we’d rather have an armada of high-performance vessels.” Shots fired.
Anyway, last roll of the dice, surely there’s scope to turn the wick up on the i8. More power, more grip, etc. “You can’t marry M and ‘i’ together because i8 is perfect as it is. Although it has batteries, the weight is below 1,500kg and to make that happen you have to make the car exactly to the point”, said van Meel, kiboshing our fantasy. “You can’t say ‘I want more performance, wider tyres, and a six-cylinder engine’, because the overall vehicle concept is so perfectly to the point.”
So there you have it. What do we think internet: is the M brand navigating in the right direction or needing to plot a new course? Damn, this boat thing is infectious… | 4,026 |
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is rapidly declining in today’s world. For example, there is a Japanese firm called Fanuc, Ltd. that actually has industrial robots manufacturing other industrial robots in a “lights out” factory.
How bizarre is that?
But things wouldn’t be quite as bad for U.S. workers if China was not cheating so badly. The truth is that they just do not play the game fairly.
For instance, it is estimated that the Chinese government is keeping China’s currency valued about 40 percent lower than it should be. This is essentially a de facto subsidy to China’s exporters.
There has been a little bit of rumbling in the Obama administration about this in recent weeks, but it is quite unlikely that they will push China too far on this issue. After all, the Obama administration desperately needs China to keep loaning us massive quantities of money so that we can keep funding our runaway debt.
If you sit back and objectively analyze the facts, it quickly becomes undeniable that China is beating the living crap out of us economically. In fact, one prominent economist is projecting that the Chinese economy will be three times larger than the U.S. economy by the year 2040 if current trends continue.
This all could have been turned around a decade or two ago, but now China has us by the throat. At any time, China could decide to start selling off massive quantities of U.S. Treasuries. At any time, China could decide to cut off our supply of rare earth elements (of which they have a virtual monopoly).
China is now even the number one supplier of components that are critical to the operation of U.S. defense systems. How smart were we to allow that to happen?
It is a direct threat to national security for China to have so much leverage over us. But you rarely hear anyone talking about this.
The truth is that trade with China is not a left/right issue. As I have written about previously, it is impossible for any self-respecting conservative to justify our trade policies with China and it is impossible for any self-respecting liberal to justify our trade policies with China.
Yet very few current members of the U.S. Congress ever discuss the possibility of sweeping changes to our trade policies.
So we will continue to lose thousands of factories, we will continue to lose millions of jobs and we will continue to see the biggest transfer of wealth in the history of the world accelerate.
So do any of you think that I am wrong about this? Please feel free to leave a comment with your opinion below…. | 4,028 |
Countries That Recognize Taiwan
By Kimutai Gilbert on May 29 2018 in Politics
The skyline of Taipei, the largest city in Taiwan.
Taiwan, officially and constitutionally known as the Republic of China, is recognized as a sovereign entity by the Holy See as well as 19 member states of the United Nations. It maintains diplomatic relations with 57 other member states of the UN, although they are unofficial. The states recognize the Taiwanese government as a representative of the Chinese people but not as an independent state.
Relations With the People's Republic of China
The Peoples Republic of China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and its territories. In 2005, China enacted what was called an "anti-secession law" towards Taiwan against military intervention from the US on Taiwan's independence. The law formalized China's policy to use non-peaceful means against the Taiwanese independence movement in the case of a declaration of independence. This created tensions between the two entities.
Neither China nor Taiwan sees their relations as foreign. They prefer to use the term Cross-Strait relations in referring to their geographical separator, the Taiwan Strait. The Taiwanese and Chinese governments do no interact directly.
However, relations between the two sides have been warming up since 2008 with the promotion of cross-strait links and increased economic and social interchanges between them.
Bilateral Relations
The relations between Taiwan and other nations vary from state to state. Entities like Kiribati and the Holy See recognize Taiwan and have embassies in Taipei. 57 other member states of the UN maintain unofficial and non-diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
106 nations, among them 46 African countries, have no form of relations with Taiwan. There are also ten entities, among them Serbia, that neither recognizes China nor Taiwan. Over the years, the recognition of Taiwan's independence has decreased with many nations shifting allegiance to Beijing. This could be attributed to the rise of China as a superpower.
Relations With International Organizations
Many international organizations have excluded or downgraded the Republic of China due to pressure from China. In some cases, Taiwan may only retain full participation if it uses names such as "Chinese Taipei" or "Taiwan, China". Taiwan has however been a part of several major international treaties.
Transport and Communications
Due to the sensitivity of the issue regarding Taiwan's status, airlines of various nations have set up their subsidiaries to operate services in Taipei. They operate under a different name and omit their national symbols. The International Telecommunication Union officially allocated Taiwan the International Dialing Code +886 in 2006.
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Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Lhota describe themselves as guardians of religious freedom who respect Mr. Bloomberg’s efforts to maintain the separation of church and state but believe he has ignored the needs of religious communities. And Mr. Lhota suggested Mr. Bloomberg had sometimes encroached on the rights of New Yorkers of faith.
“Government should not interfere with religious practice,” Mr. Lhota said in an interview. “We have a government here in the city that has attempted that on a number of occasions.”
Mr. de Blasio said Mr. Bloomberg had governed as if he had a “blind spot” to faith-based groups. “I don’t think the mayor really understands how crucial it is to protecting the fabric of the city,” Mr. de Blasio said in an interview.
Mr. Bloomberg, who is Jewish, has repeatedly expressed a desire to keep religion and government separate, an attitude common among American Jews. “This business of bringing religion into everything is just bad because if you really believe in religion you should be the person out there championing separation of church and state,” he told a biographer, Joyce Purnick, a former reporter and editor for The New York Times. And the mayor’s spokesman, Marc LaVorgna, said last week, “His actions are guided by his belief that the Constitution and Supreme Court rulings aren’t just pieces of paper.” However, Mr. LaVorgna also pointed to the mayor’s defense of the proposed mosque, despite a public uproar, saying, “The mayor stood up and forcefully defended the bedrock principle of religious freedom while nearly every other politician in this city hid for cover.”
Nonetheless, the changes proposed by Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Lhota would represent a shift in tone for New York, a city home to an array of religions, but often synonymous with secularism.
“There’s an openness that you did not see with Bloomberg,” said James R. Kelly, a professor emeritus of sociology at Fordham University. “They are saying, ‘I really am reaching out. I am more inclusive.’ ”
Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Lhota both come from families with ties to the Roman Catholic Church.
Mr. de Blasio, who does not attend church, was raised in a household that did not follow any faith. His father was skeptical of organized religion, and his mother, the daughter of Italian immigrants, left the Catholic Church as a young woman. | 4,030 |
Self-proclaimed Nazi guilty of stirring up racial hatred Published duration 8 January 2018
image copyright Ian Taylor/Geograph image caption The man who cannot be named for legal reasons will be sentenced at a later date
A self-declared Nazi who called Jewish people "parasites" who should be "eradicated" has been found guilty of stirring up racial hatred.
The 22-year-old man from Lancashire, who cannot be named for legal reasons, committed the offences in speeches at far-right gatherings in 2015 and 2016.
He was involved with the now banned group National Action.
He denied two charges but was found guilty by a jury at Preston Crown Court and will be sentenced at a later date.
Jurors heard that in one speech, the defendant said Britain "took the wrong side" in World War Two by choosing to fight the "National Socialists who were there to remove Jewry from Europe once and for all".
'Deliberately controversial'
Referring to the Holocaust - which he claimed during his trial not to believe in - the man had told activists "that's what the Final Solution was."
He added that instead "we let these parasites live among us, and they still do" before going on to say "we let these people destroy us, and they are still destroying us now, and we're pointing fingers at the symptoms and not the disease".
He added: "You can call me Nazi, you can call me fascist. That is what I am."
In the other speech held in North Yorkshire, he called for Jews to be "eradicated" and said Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had been wrong to show "mercy to people who did not deserve mercy".
The man told jurors he was a Nazi and that the law courts were run by Jews, but said that did not mean he hated all Jews.
'Crossed the line'
Giving evidence, he said he was being deliberately controversial to provoke lively debate and shift views further to the right on the political spectrum.
Anti-racism group Hope Not Hate said after the verdict it was "pleased to have provided the impetus and the evidence for this prosecution" adding it had been a "frustrating" process.
Sue Hemming from the Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement: "This man intended to stir up hatred and wanted others to hate Jewish people like he does."
She added his remarks went "beyond protected free speech and crossed the line into vilifying a group using threatening and abusive language at public meetings".
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U.S. authorities arrested three alleged scammers attached to the BitClub Network Tuesday who successfully defrauded investors of $722 million through a mining pool Ponzi scheme.
According to a press release, Matthew Brent Goettsche, 37, of Lafayette, Colorado; Jobadiah Sinclair Weeks, 38, of Arvada, Colorado; and Joseph Frank Abel, 49, of Camarillo, California were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud (Goettsche and Weeks) and conspiracy to offer unregistered securities through their participation in BitClub Network, a mining pool. The news was first reported by BNN Bloomberg.
Two other unidentified defendants remain at large.
The alleged scammers created false figures meant to demonstrate BitClub’s earnings from its bitcoin mining pool to its investors between April 2014 and December 2019.
An attached indictment showed how Goettsche and an unidentified individual planned how to make their fake numbers look “real” by providing daily earnings inconsistent on a day-to-day basis.
“Goettsche discussed with his conspirators that their target audience would be ‘dumb’ investors, referred to them as ‘sheep,’ and said he was ‘building this whole model on the backs of idiots,’” the release said.
Investors were encouraged both to purchase shares of the mining pool, as well as “rewarded” for bringing on new investors.
Goettsche allegedly directed his co-conspirators to raise and lower the Ponzi’s supposed earnings at various times, while Weeks apparently sent an email in mid-2017 which noted BitClub’s shareholder funds were not used to purchase more mining equipment.
In a statement, John Tafur, Special Agent in Charge of the IRS-Criminal Investigation group’s Newark field office said, “today’s indictment alleges the defendants were involved in a sophisticated Ponzi scheme involving hundreds of millions of dollars that preyed upon investors all over the world.”
The scam was “a classic con game” with a crypto twist, he said.
BitClub has long been an active player in the crypto space too. The pool claimed to receive $136,000 as part of an errant bitcoin transaction fee, of which it donated half to the Bitcoin Foundation in 2016.
The pool also apparently supported the controversial SegWit2x upgrade (which was eventually pulled) in 2017.
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A new study suggests that pornography viewing frequency, perceptions of excessive use, and control difficulties are unrelated to body image or relationship problems among women. The research was published in Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity.
“Problematic pornography is a huge issue that no one talks about. We have lots of research indicating men view pornography and that it affects their relationships/views of self. However, we have considerably less research on women’s pornography viewing behaviors, let alone their ‘problematic pornography viewing,'” said study author Nicholas C. Borgogna of the University of South Alabama.
For their study, the researchers surveyed 949 women regarding their pornography viewing habits, body image, and relationship satisfaction. The average age of the sample was 22, and most participants reported first viewing pornography around the age of 15.
“Women view pornography and some develop problems such as excessive use, control difficulties, and dysfunctional use of porn to avoid negative emotions (albeit all of their frequencies are less than those traditionally observed in men),” Borgogna told PsyPost.
For example, people who show signs of problematic pornography use tend to agree with statements such as “I risked or put in jeopardy a significant relationship, place of employment, educational or career opportunity because of the use of pornographic materials.”
The researchers found no evidence that the frequency of viewing pornography was related to women’s body image satisfaction or relationship satisfaction by itself. However, one aspect of problematic use was weakly linked to reduced body and relationship satisfaction.
“Women’s pornography use as a dysfunctional coping mechanism was modestly correlated with body image issues and relationship satisfaction issues,” Borgogna explained.
Women who showed signs of this aspect of problematic use agreed with statements like: “I use pornographic materials to escape my grief or to free myself from negative feelings” and “I watch pornographic materials when am feeling despondent.”
But two other aspects of problematic use — excessive use and control difficulty problems — were not related to body image or relationship satisfaction.
“We did not measure body image internalization dimensions, such research could help further elucidate our non-significant findings related to body image,” Borgogna said. “The findings are cross-sectional. Thus, longitudinal research would be extremely helpful in establishing the temporal order of these relationships.”
The study, “Is Women’s Problematic Pornography Viewing Related to Body Image or Relationship Satisfaction?” was authored by Nicholas C. Borgogna, Emma C. Lathan, and Ariana Mitchell.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked former prime minister Ariel Sharon’s 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip at a memorial ceremony marking two years since Sharon’s death Monday evening at the Knesset.Netanyahu, who quit Sharon’s government to protest the withdrawal, said leaving the Gaza Strip did not achieve Sharon’s goals of bringing about security and peace.“In Gaza, we received a base for Hamas terrorism adjacent to our territory,” Netanyahu said. “Unfortunately, transferring control over and responsibility for Gaza to the Palestinians not only did not set us on the path to peace, it enhanced the arming of terrorist organizations. Our obligation is to at least learn the necessary lessons from this episode.”Netanyahu said one of the lessons was that any land Israel leaves in the future must be demilitarized. But he did not rule out further withdrawals or speak against the creation of a Palestinian state.Former Kadima MKs who attended the event said it was inappropriate that Netanyahu attacked the former prime minister at a memorial ceremony.MK Nachman Shai, who is currently in Zionist Union, said Netanyahu’s behavior was “tasteless” but that he was not surprised due to the bad blood between the two former Likud rivals who fought politically for decades.But the former prime minister’s son, former MK Omri Sharon, said after the event that he did not notice that Netanyahu had attacked his father.“I thought he was respectful and that it was a good speech,” Sharon said. “He presented his viewpoint. It was fine, not too extreme.”Netanyahu did praise Sharon’s army career and said his legacy would be his success fighting terrorism in 2002’s Operation Defensive Shield.Opposition leader Isaac Herzog painted Sharon as the father of his own ideas of separating from the Palestinians.Herzog, who served as Sharon’s housing minister, said that were he still alive, he would have completed the construction of the West Bank security fence.“Israel must continue the path Sharon started,” Herzog said. “I hear all those who attack Sharon for withdrawing from Gaza. But it is interesting that I do not hear any of them recommend that we return to Gaza.” | 4,034 |
A wall poster asking travelers to stay away from SeaWorld is scheduled to be unveiled at San Diego's Lindbergh Field at noon Thursday, according to the American Civil Liberties Union and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
The organizations sued the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority in March, demanding that the poster advertisement be accepted and posted. They contended that advertisements for nonprofits and for SeaWorld are allowed at the airport, making the rejection of the animal rights group's message discriminatory.
The ACLU and PETA said Wednesday that the lawsuit was settled out of court, allowing the poster featuring actress Kathy Najimy to stay up for one month in Terminal 2.
The airport authority had no comment on Wednesday.
"Nothing is more fundamental to the First Amendment than the principle that government may not silence speech because of its viewpoint,'' said David Loy, legal director at the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties. "We are glad this case resulted in the vindication of PETA's free-speech right to reach San Diego visitors on the same terms as any other advertiser."
The poster features the actress beside the words "Welcome to San Diego! If you love animals like I do, please avoid SeaWorld. Kathy Najimy for PETA."
Najimy, who grew up in San Diego, is known for her roles in "Sister Act" and the HBO series "Veep."
PETA has been demonstrating against SeaWorld for years, contending that its orcas are mistreated. The theme park denies the allegations.
"PETA is an extremist organization and this ad demonstrates that, once again, they are more interested in publicity stunts than helping animals," said David Koontz of SeaWorld San Diego. "The truth is that our animals at SeaWorld are healthy and happy. We are dedicated to their well-being."
He said the "real advocates for animals" are SeaWorld and its trainers, birdkeepers, veterinarians and other animal-care staff.
"Most people recognize that SeaWorld, not PETA, is the real animal welfare organization," Koontz said.
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Atlus CEO Naoto Hiraoka along with representative director and president Yukio Sugino recently mentioned that they have a few new titles in the works. In this week’s issue of Famitsu magazine, they also talked about the benefits of being a part of Sega.
Famitsu asks the two to share their thoughts about the new generation of consoles with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Regarding current generation consoles, Hiraoka says, “As console game makers, of course we won’t just avoid them. We’ll definitely be making an effort on that front.”
“Sega released Yakuza at the PlayStation 4’s launch, so they have some know-how when it comes to making software for the current generation consoles, which I believe we can share as needed,” says Sugino.
He continues, “Compared to Atlus, Sega are on a much bigger scale [as developers], and our respective know-how is completely different. They’re much more advanced than us when it comes to tools and middleware.”
Sugino also explains that if you look at the bigger picture, the Sega Sammy group has various small companies within it, all with their own expertise; so if Atlus felt the need to get something done a certain way, they could always ask Sega Sammy.
Famitsu points out that they’ve heard that both companies [Sega and Atlus] seem to be quite happy with one another, and that it looks like we can expect a lot more from them and their synergy together, in the future.
Hiraoka replies, “That’s right. The other day, we held a briefing session with Sugino and myself on Atlus’ side, with [Yakuza producer, Sega CCO Toshiro] Nagoshi and others from Sega to discuss our title line-up for the next three years, where we talked about things such as, ‘Ah, with that kind of lineup, we can do this and that.’”
Sugino concludes the talk by explaining that even if two companies are aware of what they’re working on and when it will be announced to the public, the timing for joint projects and such is often difficult.
However, he continues, by knowing what both are working on well ahead of time, it makes it much easier for such collaborations to be possible. So if we are to see future collaborative projects between Sega and Atlus, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see this happen in about three years’ time. | 4,036 |
After seeing a recent in-house promotional brochure, I’d like to issue a brief request on behalf of my fellow researchers. This is addressed to all professional photographers: please, no more colored spotlights.
I know that you see this as a deficiency, but scientists do not work with purple radiance coming from the walls behind them. Not if we can help it, we don’t, and if we notice that sort of thing going on, we head for the exits. In the same manner, our instruments do not, regrettably, emit orange glows that light our faces up from beneath, not for the most part, and if they start doing that we generally don’t bend closer so as to emphasize the thoughtful contours of our faces. When we hold up Erlenmeyer flasks to eye level to see the future of research in them, which we try not to do too often because we usually don’t want to know, rarely is this accompanied by an eerie red light coming from the general direction of our pockets. It’s a bad sign when that happens, actually.
I know that your photos have lots more zing and pop the way you do them. And I’m sorry, for you and for the art department, that our labs are all well lit (with boring old fluorescent lights, yet), and that we all wear plain white lab coats (which tend to take over the picture), and that our instrument housings are mostly beige and blue and white. It would be a lot easier on you guys if these things weren’t so.
But that’s how it is. And when you get right down to it, you’re actually doing us a disservice by trying to pretend that there’s all sorts of dramatic stuff going on, that discoveries are happening every single minute of the day and that they’re accompanied by dawn-of-a-new-era lighting and sound effects. We’d rather that people didn’t get those ideas, because the really big discoveries aren’t like that at all. It doesn’t make for much of a cover shot, but if one of us ever does manage to change the world, it’ll start with a puzzled glance at a computer screen, or a raised eyebrow while looking at a piece of paper. Instead of getting noisier, everything will get a lot quieter. And if there are any purple spotlights to be seen, we won’t even notice them...
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Censorship comes in many forms. Most often, when we talk about it at EFF, we’re talking about the measures that governments take to restrict their citizens’ freedom of expression or access to information. Online, that can mean blocking websites, restricting the right to anonymity, or shutting down the Internet, among other things.
But as our speech increasingly takes place on social media platforms—like Facebook or Twitter—so has our thinking about censorship. And while we still believe that companies have a right to restrict content on their platforms, we also believe that they have a moral obligation to consider the implications of doing so. Companies should do their best to uphold the spirit of free expression and minimize harms that their policies might have to innocent users.
Onlinecensorship.org—a joint project of EFF and Visualizing Impact—launched at the end of 2015 to document social media censorship and hold companies accountable for their actions. In the past year, we’ve learned a great deal about how users perceive and are impacted by censorship on a number of platforms, as well as what types of content are commonly taken down.
One of the more interesting things to emerge from our research is just how seriously this kind of censorship can affect social media users. Several years ago, when EFF was just beginning to look at this issue, companies like Facebook were much smaller, making it easier to suggest that users simply find another platform on which to express themselves. Today, companies like Facebook and Google have integrated their services across so much of the web that leaving isn’t so easy.
In Onlinecensorship.org’s most recent paper, we highlight some of the most egregious examples of content takedowns on social media from 2016, including the censorship of the iconic Terror of War image, and the bizarre account deactivation that occurred as the result of sharing a cat photo.
In addition to these examples, 2016 saw the emergence of new trends, most notably the censorship of live videos. In July, the police shooting of Philando Castile in Minnesota hit national headlines, in part because Castile’s partner, Diamond Reynolds, had managed to livestream the incident...until Facebook cut her off. Although the company later apologized, similar censorship incidents occurred throughout the year.
As we move toward a new year, we will continue to monitor content takedowns through Onlinecensorship.org (where we’ve recently revamped our user survey to include more platforms) and keep you informed.
This article is part of our Year In Review series. Read other articles about the fight for digital rights in 2016.
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. Throughout The Coming, whether Busta Rhymes is vicious and aggressive (“Everything Remains Raw”) charming and soulful (“It’s a Party”), or cool and laid-back (“Ill Vibe”), he never sacrifices the talent, creativity, or individuality that makes this album a roller-coaster of fun.
However, experiencing this work of art would be absolutely incomplete without watching its classic music video.
“Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check” by Busta Rhymes (Music Video)
Directed by Hype Williams, the music video showcases Busta Rhymes wearing countless colorful, overfitted, and bizarre outfits and rocking crazy hairstyles while rapping with an absurd level of energy. He literally bounces off the rainbow-soaked walls, his arms flailing with each bar, his eyes bursting out of its sockets, and his mouth stretching beyond belief. The fish-eye lens, surreal camera angles, cheesy CGI, and tacked on scene transitions all elevate this fun atmosphere. Together, Busta Rhymes and Hype Williams create such a captivating and electrifying music video that it becomes absolutely impossible to look away. While Busta naturally tempered his delivery as he entered mid-life, this part of his career remains an underrated gem in hip-hop.
We all have an inner weird. It comes out in the way we sing to ourselves in the shower, dance in our bedroom, and imagine the crazy outfits and hairstyles we are too afraid to try out. Busta Rhymes’s “Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check” inspires us to embrace this inner weird — our qualities and peccadillos that formulate the molecules in our unique body.
I’ve started to embrace my own weirdness. It was always odd to others and to myself that I spent all of my free time listening to and learning about music, or that I found myself wanting to major in both computer science and psychology in college. I had many insecurities and doubts about these interests at the time, but my weirdness led me to some of the best decisions of my life — building a music publication and working at a mental health tech company. Every weird decision I have made, subconscious or conscious, has led to greater confidence, agency, and fulfillment. Along the way, I’ve discovered the beauty of weird. I’ve realized that we don’t always need to follow the norm, filling a life solely of commas, periods, and spaces.
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“The government tries to make sure homes are paying a fair market value for things like rent and consulting and supplies,” said John Villegas-Grubbs, a Medicaid expert who has developed payment systems for several states. “But when home owners pay themselves without revealing it, they can pad their bills. It’s not feasible to expect regulators to catch that unless they have transparency on ownership structures.”
Formation and Warburg Pincus both declined to discuss disclosure issues.
Groups lobbying to increase transparency at nursing homes say complicated corporate structures should be outlawed. One idea popular among organizations like the National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform is requiring the company that owns a home’s most valuable assets, its land and building, to manage it. That would put owners at risk if care declines.
But owners say that tying a home’s property to its operation would make it impossible to operate in leased facilities, and exacerbate a growing nationwide nursing home shortage.
Moreover, investors say, they deserve credit for rebuilding an industry on the edge of widespread insolvency.
“Legal and regulatory costs were killing this industry,” said Mr. Whitman, the Formation executive.
For instance, Beverly Enterprises, which also had a history of regulatory problems, sold Habana and the rest of its Florida centers to Formation because, it said at the time, of rising litigation costs. AON Risk Consultants, a research company, says the average cost of nursing home litigation in Florida during that period had increased 270 percent in five years.
“Lawyers were suing nursing homes because they knew the companies were worth billions of dollars, so we made the companies smaller and poorer, and the lawsuits have diminished,” Mr. Whitman said. This year, another fund affiliated with Mr. Whitman and other investors acquired the nation’s third-largest nursing home chain, Genesis HealthCare, for $1.5 billion.
If investors are barred from setting up complex structures, “this industry makes no economic sense,” Mr. Whitman said. “If nursing home owners are forced to operate at a loss, the entire industry will disappear.”
However, advocates for nursing home reforms say investors exaggerate the industry’s precariousness. Last year, Formation sold Habana and 185 other facilities to General Electric for $1.4 billion. A prominent nursing home industry analyst, Steve Monroe, estimates that Formation’s and its co-investors’ gains from that sale were more than $500 million in just four years. Formation declined to comment on that figure. | 4,041 |
“White prviled.”
While covering May Day protests in Portland on Wednesday, journalist Andy Ngo captured footage of a leftist activist requesting help spelling the phrase, “white privilege.”
The woman is seen incorrectly spelling the phrase in chalk on a sidewalk before being corrected by an off-camera individual. Her second attempt is also unsuccessful as she omits the first “i” in the word “privilege,” resulting in the phrase, “white prvilege.” According to Ngo, the scene was captured near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.
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In a Twitter thread, Ngo compiled the footage he captured at May Day protests, which he characterized as “a celebration of Marxism, socialism & communism.”
In one video, a masked speaker urges white protesters to use their unearned privilege to protect others. “Fuck the state!” the woman says. In another video, masked protesters – identified as antifa activists by Ngo – steal the hat of Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson. Gibson and the antifa members nearly come to blows.
In a photo taken by Ngo, protesters are seen holding signs that read “Abolish ICE” and “Abolish Work.”
Ngo captured footage of an antifa protester spraying his camera with silly string. The Quillette editor claimed he was the victim of an unprovoked attack by a masked protest attendee. Ngo said Portland police told him they would not pursue any action against the man who assaulted him because “it would be an ‘escalation’ for police to approach the individual.”
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According to Fox News, protesters took to the streets of Portland to rally for the rights of marginalized groups. In a statement, Portland police characterized May Day events as peaceful and said no arrests were made.
“We asked participants to peacefully and safely demonstrate and they did,” said Portland chief of police Danielle Outlaw. “Those involved demonstrated the ability to exercise their rights in a peaceful manner, which we appreciate. Thanks to all those involved in the planning and collaboration on the law enforcement and partner side to make this a successful day.”
However, The Oregonian reported that antifa activists clashed with far-right protesters Wednesday evening at a Portland bar. The brawl was captured on video by freelance journalist Mike Bivins. Bivins also captured footage, purportedly from the May Day protests, that showed a woman appearing to have been knocked unconscious.
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Drew, “and has similarities with insect olfactory development, and is a very good example of convergent evolution associated with a land-based adaptation” – convergent evolution occurring when unrelated species arrive independently at the same adaptation.
Despite its rightful place as the world's largest terrestrial arthropod, coconut crabs begin their lives in the sea. After mating on terra firma, mom releases her fertilized eggs in the ocean, where the larvae swim about for a month. They then enter what’s known as the glaucothoe stage and find a snail shell to occupy.
At this point the coconut crab is in essence much like the hermit crab you’d buy at the pet store. But whereas commercialized crabs live out their days in a shell, forever battling for the choicest homes, the coconut crab eventually leaves that whole keeping-up-with-the-Joneses silliness behind, developing a hard belly and making its way inland. Once it’s gone fully terrestrial, a coconut crab never returns to the sea except to release its eggs. They'll drown if fully submerged.
Despite its freakish size, massive pincers and formidable armor, the coconut crab increasingly finds itself in peril. They have for millions of years lived on islands with no large mammalian predators, allowing them to reach such incredible proportions. This is changing as human encroachment has thrown their food chains into chaos.
“This is why they are disappearing throughout their range,” said Drew. “Most of the islands they live on now have things like pigs, dogs, and humans," all of which will eat them. Finding truly massive coconut crabs is thus becoming rarer. They simply can’t survive long enough to grow to their full potential.
So as much as you might love to grab one so your kid can shame all their classmates during show-and-tell, please do not disturb this remarkable gentle giant. Mother Nature, and your cat, will thank you.
Browse the full Absurd Creature of the Week archive here. Have an animal you want me to write about? Email [email protected] or ping me on Twitter at @mrMattSimon.
References:
Drew, M., et al. (2010) A review of the biology and ecology of the robber crab, Birgus latro. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 2010.03.001
Drew, M., et al. (2013) Factors influencing growth of giant terrestrial robber crab Birgus latro on Christmas Island. Aquatic Biology. 19:129-141 | 4,043 |
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't have one of those), everyone was incredibly friendly and laid back.Joe ordered a beer from the bar and was shocked to discover that it was only $2.50. Me being a non-drinker simply ordered a Coke...and was nearly transported back to 1999 when it only cost me $1.00Joe went on to say that the liquor selection wasn't very good, but he was incredibly happy with the fact that he could get quality beers without paying the "douchebag premium" that most bars tack on (and raise the total price over $7.00).As the evening went on, Joe and I were having a lot of fun...and I was starting to get hungry. Waiting two hours and getting terrible service for moderately good food at dinner had not been enough to sate me.The house DJ had been announcing that the kitchen was open all evening...and something smelled amazing. I asked one of the people at the bar what it was."Chicken wings; 4 for $5." she replied.This seemed a bit steep, but I figured the cost was justified in my quest to get the full East Cooper Disco experience. My order (which arrived to me in less than 10 minutes) turned out to be one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life.The wings were delicious. They were also so large that I was unable to finish the last one. This was definitely a full meal sized portion.The main act, however, was the best part of the evening. I had never heard of Sir Jonathan Burton before, but he was fantastic. We were treated to an upbeat mix of old school funk and hip hop. Burton himself was not only a great singer, but could shred on a guitar like you wouldn't believe.Embedded below are a few quick snippets of his great set.The dance floor had also finally come to life. People much older than us were getting down while Joe and I wisely sat back at the bar and enjoyed the music. No way were two white guys going to do anything but embarrass themselves trying to bust a move out there.As the evening drew to a close, Joe and I said goodbye to a place that ended up being an unexpected surprise for both of us. It may be a cliche to say that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but that definitely applies when you're talking about the East Cooper Disco. What it lacks in exterior flashiness is more than made up for with its laid back atmosphere, delicious food and drink, and great live music.Now I'm not saying every night will be like that if you decide to head over to 1162 Venning Road. This doesn't exactly look like my type of scene. | 4,045 |
this conviction in fact owes nothing to evidence or reason. M2. The faith meme makes a virtue out of believing in spite of there being no evidence. M3. The faith meme encourages intolerant behavior towards those who possess rival faiths. M4. The faith meme arises not because of evidence but because of epidemiology; typically, if one has a faith, it is the same as one’s parents and as one’s grandparents.
Dawkins’s meme idea, and his dismissal of faith as a virus of the mind, is both a purported naturalistic explanation of religious belief and a pragmatic dismissal of it as a harmful phenomenon.
A contemporary atheistic pragmatic argument is that the existence of God would make the world far worse in some respects than would be the case if God did not exist, even if it did not make the world worse overall (Kahane 2011). As Kahane notes, if God were to exist, then a full understanding of reality by humans, may in-principle be unachievable. Additionally, if God were to exist, moral autonomy may be limited, since humans, as creatures, might be subordinate to God’s demands, including demands for worship, obedience, and allegiance. Finally, if God were to exist, complete privacy may be lost, as an omnsicient being could, presumably, know one’s thoughts and attitudes.
Kahane’s intricate argument is counter to the conventional view that God’s existence is something that all should hope for, since this world would, arguably, be the best or among the best of all possible worlds if God were to exist. Even so, Kahane argues that one could rationally prefer that God not exist. The argument invovles a distinction between evaluations from an impersonal viewpoint, and from a personal viewpoint. It is the latter, which proves the most promising for the argument as Kahane contends that the existence of God could undermine the meaning generating life-projects of some. If his argument is sound, Kahane has provided a kind of athiestic pragmatic argument that one could prefer that God not exist, even if God’s existence would render the world better overall than it otherwise would be.
Much of Kahane’s argument consists of comparisons between possible worlds in which God exists (“Godly worlds”), and those in which God does not exist (“Godless worlds”). The modal reliability of these comparisons is far from obvious, since God is standardly seen as a necessarily existing being. For a critical examination of Kahane’s arguments, see Kraay 2013. | 4,046 |
intended.Maybe this had something to do with the clumsily thrown in heaps of infodump, painfully interrupting already shaky and unsteady narrative, adding tons of poorly placed and far-fetched exposition which it mistakes for layers of complexity, basking in self-importance while being needlessly silly (and, frankly, needless).Maybe it was the sheer number of complex plot threads that weaves complexity but ended up going nowhere, with few (admittedly, memorable) exceptions.Maybe it was what I can only perceive as casual racism so pervasive in descriptions of most 'ethnic' characters and entire groups featured in this novel, so present in every casually thrown stereotype. Intentional or not, it was unpleasantly grating.Maybe it was the lack of dimension in Stephenson's characters. Hiro appears to be created as an embodiment of a teenage computer whiz's dreams, not developing in the slightest throughout the novel, only acquiring more and more badassery in the throwaway 'why not?' sloppy manner. Y.T., despite her awesomeness², behaving in a strangely robotic fashion. Raven and Uncle Enzo, frustratingly underdeveloped. Juanita, whose character could have been interesting, appears to exist solely as potential mate for Hiro. The only times I felt any connection to the characters were the appearances of the robotic dog, and I am not even a dog person.Maybe it was the inability to interweave the plot threads into a coherent storyline, to create a bigger whole out of separate parts. The ideas are there, the concepts are there; what's missing is cohesiveness able to pull them together, untangle them and weave a net captivating the readers' brains and imagination. Without this cohesiveness, even the wildest and most daring ideas - like Stephenson's unconventional approach to viruses, for instance - remain disjointed, underdeveloped, unfinished, unpolished, like the refugee Raft in his novel, made of heaps of refuse clumped together trying to make a whole but failing at it.Honestly, I can't help but see how this book would have worked so much better in a graphic format, being it a comic book (like, apparently, it was initially envisioned) or a film; the action scenes would have looked splendid while the awkwardness of language with overused frequently clumsy metaphors and the jarring present tense (which really doesn't work for this story) would have been cast aside.-----------Yes, I am very disappointed at my disappointment with this book. I wish I had the ability to overlook its flaws, but the indifference I felt when reading it precluded me from caring enough to let its good moments overshadow the bad. | 4,047 |
Iran says it has identified and arrested in the vicinity of the country's capital a number of Daesh elements planning to carry out acts of sabotage in Tehran.
“These individuals sought to [carry out their] plots during Bahman 22 rituals,” Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Ja’far Montazeri said on Friday, referring to celebrations marking the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
Millions of Iranians filled the streets countrywide on Friday to relive the day 38 years ago when the nation’s hard-fought Islamic Revolution against the former US-backed regime became victorious.
On, February 11, 1979, the Iranian nation’s struggles and protests against the tyrannous monarchical Pahlavi regime came to fruition under the leadership of Imam Khomeini, the religious and spiritual leader who is known as the “great architect of the Islamic Republic.”
Iranians take part in a rally marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution on February 10, 2017, in the capital Tehran. (Photo by AFP)
Referring to Iran's support for anti-terrorist operations outside its borders, particularly Syria and Iraq, he said, according to intelligence obtained, the Daesh Takfiri group had had plans to conduct acts of terror inside the country.
He noted that further information on the plots of these nabbed Daesh operatives would be revealed to the Iranian nation within the next few days.
The senior Iranian judicial official emphasized that if the resistance front, supported by Iran, had not stood up against terrorists, Daesh Takfiri terrorists would have reached the country’s borders.
“Know that if you do not slap the enemy in the face outside the country and outside the borders, it will arrive at your gates,” Montazeri said.
Iran has been providing advisory assistance to Syria and Iraq as per a request by the governments of the two countries in their battle against Daesh terrorists.
An Iranian official said in August 2016 that security forces killed an “instrumental” member of the Takfiri terrorist group of Daesh and busted the terror cell he belonged to during clashes in the country’s west.
Governor General of Kermanshah Province Asadollah Razani added that the terror cell had infiltrated the western province, which borders Iraq, and had been tasked with staging suicide strikes against different targets across the country.
Iranian forces have, over the past months, engaged in clashes with terrorist groups, thwarting plots on the border and within the country, arresting several operatives, and confiscating large amounts of explosives and bomb-making materials. | 4,048 |
polls, but sixth in fundraising and ninth in contributors.
Voting blocs at the bottom
There is little separating the bottom seven candidates, though several of them represent voting blocs that the leading candidates may look to court.
Steven Blaney ranks eighth with 4.5 points, largely thanks to his high number of donors in Quebec. But many of them are from his own corner of the province, limiting his potential.
Pierre Lemieux and Brad Trost each have 2.8 points. Both candidates represent the social conservative wing of the party. The data points to Trost having grassroots appeal — he ranks seventh in fundraising and donors — but neither he nor Lemieux have received a single endorsement from the party establishment.
Chris Alexander (2.3 points), Andrew Saxton (1.9), Deepak Obhrai (1.9) and Rick Peterson (1.0) round out the list of 14 candidates.
No winner on the 1st ballot
The index suggests there will be no winner on the first ballot — as most campaigns will admit. Even if Bernier or O'Leary was every voter's second choice, they are so far from a first ballot majority that the count would still need to go to at least 10 ballots to put one of them over the top.
The index doesn't provide any indication of how things might go after the first ballot, but any scenarios gamed out with what data is available suggest there is little potential for any other candidate to move ahead of Bernier or O'Leary at this stage.
The long list of candidates and the ranked ballot — as opposed to a delegated vote where momentum can build on the convention floor — diffuses voters' preferences, making it difficult for a single "consensus" candidate to push ahead of the more polarizing front-runners.
But voting will begin in about seven weeks. Plenty of time for one consensus candidate to emerge — or for one (or both) of the front-runners to pull even further ahead of the pack.
The index is based on four different metrics: endorsements, fundraising, contributors and polls. In tests on 14 recent federal and provincial leadership races in which all party members could vote, the index has replicated the first ballot results with a median error of +/- 2.2 points per candidate.
A more detailed explanation of the index's methodology can be found here.
*As Kevin O'Leary entered the race after the end of the last fundraising reporting period, the index substitutes his poll support in place of his fundraising and contributors. Each candidate's average is then adjusted so that the index adds up to 100. | 4,049 |
The life-work dilemma for women has long been that “the workplace has changed in their favor, but home hasn’t,” she says. Men, however, “have the opposite problem. More is expected of them at home, but expectations have not shifted at work.” Which explains why the percentage of fathers in dual-income households who say they suffer work-family conflict has risen to 59 percent from 35 percent since 1977.
Younger couples say they want and expect parity in their relationships. But many women still carry a chip on their shoulders, chiseled in part by years of keeping all those to-do lists in their heads. And if men can find no relief from the pressures of work, they are not going to be able to fit into the revamped economy of home.
How then to inch toward change? Can we make it “manly” (or even better, “gender neutral”) to spend a day with a child, or earn less money but have more family time, or be the only parent at a parent-teacher conference because your wife has a meeting? “If long hours are really about proving ‘whose is bigger,’ you can have flex policies until the sun sets and men won’t use them,” Williams says.
Indeed, where flex policies are offered, American men don’t use them as much as American women do. In California, one of two states in the country to provide paid parental leave (or “bonding leave”) for both parents, 74 percent of new mothers took the new benefit compared with 26 percent of new fathers. This is, to be sure, an improvement over the 17 percent who took it when the program was first introduced in 2004-2005. (It is also significantly higher than the percentage of French men who take time off. French law allows both parents to take a leave or to work reduced hours until their child is 3, but 97 percent of those who do so are women.) It’s better than it used to be, but it’s far from equal.
There are some practical reasons for these discrepancies. Biology dictates that many women will take pauses during the prime career-building years that men don’t need to take. Similarly, breast-feeding during the first month to year of life means a child necessarily spends more time with the mother. Often, though, what look like causes are really effects — we make assumptions about sex roles and then reinforce them with our behavior. If you challenge those assumptions, it follows that you can change behavior. Which explains what happened in Sweden. | 4,050 |
Three children are among five people killed after a stolen car crashed into a tree in Leeds, leaving a scene of "complete carnage".
A 12-year-old, two 15-year-olds, a 24-year-old and a 28-year-old died after the collision on Stonegate Road in the Meanwood area on Saturday night, West Yorkshire Police said.
Two of them were pronounced dead at the scene and three died a short time later at hospital.
Two 15-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remain in custody, West Yorkshire Police said.
The vehicle had been removed from the suburban road by mid-morning on Sunday but a large gash could still be seen on the tree.
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Police had cordoned off a quarter mile section of the tree-lined street, which is about three miles north of the city centre and lined by semi-detached houses and grass verges.
A police spokesman said officers were confronted by a scene of "complete carnage" when they arrived at the crash site.
He told the Press Association just one vehicle had been involved but it was not yet clear whether the five victims and two suspects had all been in the car.
"Whether they were all in the car or whether some of [the victims] were pedestrians we can't say at this point in time.
"We've got the road closed, an investigation in place and we're trying to find out what's occurred."
Detective Chief Inspector Jim Griffiths, who is leading the investigation, said: "This is clearly a tragic incident in which five young people have lost their lives. We are currently investigating the exact circumstances of what happened. | 4,051 |
The Trump administration announced new sanctions against North Korea Tuesday amid heightened tension between Pyongyang and Washington.
According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, eighth North Korean banks and 26 individuals have been targeted in an attempt to further isolate the regime of Kim Jong-un.
“We are targeting North Korean banks and financial facilitators acting as representatives for North Korean banks across the globe,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. “This further advances our strategy to fully isolate North Korea in order to achieve our broader objectives of a peaceful and denuclearized Korean peninsula. This action is also consistent with UN Security Council Resolutions.”
Several of the penalized North Korean individuals are believed to be working from countries such as China, Libya, Russia and the United Arab Emirates.
The sanctions follow accusations from North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong-ho that recent statements from President Trump amount to a “declaration of war.” Trump on Saturday threatened that Pyongyang “won’t be around much longer” in response to a speech from Ri at the United Nations.
“Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at U.N.,” Trump tweeted. “If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won’t be around much longer!”
North Korea also said it may detonate a nuclear weapon over the Pacific Ocean after Trump warned the U.S. may have to “totally destroy North Korea” during his speech last week at the United Nations.
While at the United Nations Trump announced similar sanctions targeting people and entities tied to Pyongyang.
“North Korea’s nuclear program is a grave threat to peace and security in our world, and it is unacceptable that others financially support this criminal, rogue regime,” Trump said last week. “The brutal North Korean regime does not respect its own citizens or the sovereignty of other nations. A new executive order will cut off sources of revenue that fund North Korea’s efforts to develop the deadliest weapons known to human kind.”
In early September the United Nations Security Council also approved sanctions that cap North Korea’s crude oil imports, ban textile exports and the approval of new work permits for North Korean workers by foreign countries.
The Trump administration’s goal remains the complete denuclearization of Pyongyang.
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A former Navy SEAL cried as he described a military dog that died in the futile search for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl during the deserter’s sentencing hearing.
Not only did the dog die in the search for Bergdahl, who walked off his post in 2009, but retired Navy SEAL James Hatch was hit with an injury that ended his career, The Associated Press reports.
Hatch was able to keep his composure while recounting his own experience on the search mission to find Bergdahl, but when it came to talking about the military dog who died, Hatch couldn’t contain his emotion.
“His name was Remco,” Hatch said.
“Take your time,” prosecutor Army Maj. Justin Oshana said.
Hatch said that he was dropped off with his team and Remco near the Pakistan border, when Remco came too close to two fighters who fired at the dog and the rest of the team with AK-47s. During the ensuing firefight, Hatch was hit in the leg.
“I screamed a lot. It hurt really bad … I thought I was dead,” he said.
Since he’s come back stateside, Hatch has founded a non-profit to support for military dogs.
Bergdahl pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy last week and now faces up to life in prison. However, given recent comments from President Donald Trump, which essentially reaffirm his anti-Bergdahl comments made during during the campaign, Army Col. Jeffrey Nance is still considering the defense lawyers’ argument Monday that the trial has been unfairly prejudiced.
“I can’t comment on Bowe Bergdahl because he’s — as you know, they’re — I guess he’s doing something today, as we know,” Trump said Oct. 16. “And he’s also — they’re setting up sentencing, so I’m not going to comment on him. But I think people have heard my comments in the past.”
Testimony is expected to continue for several more days before Nance makes a ruling on Bergdahl’s fate.
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dramatically different in statistically significant and non-significant data irrespective of whether the null hypothesis is really true or not. Blue bars: the expected t value in data where the null hypothesis is true and the test outcome is non-significant (left bar: true negative) and when the test outcome is significant (right bar: false positive). Red triangles: the expected t value in data where the alternative hypothesis is true and the test outcome is non-significant (left triangle: false negative) and when the test outcome is significant (right triangle: true positive). Black crosses: the expected t values in non-significant (left cross) and significant (right cross) data. Signal detection decision probabilities are shown by α (false positive), 1-α (correct rejection of H 0 ), β (false negative) and Power (true positive) in the figure. (B) Expected mixture model t value distribution for various H 0 :H 1 odds(see legend). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2000797.s001 (TIF) S2 Fig. The extracted t-value distribution. (A) The one dimensional probability density distribution of extracted t-values. (B) The two-dimensional t-value by degrees of freedom distribution. The significance threshold [p≤(α = 0.05)] is marked by the white curve. The density of records is shown by the colorbar on the right. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2000797.s002 (TIF) S1 Table. Journal information for the three subfields investigated. 5-year journal impact factors used in the study; the number of records in journals; the number of papers by journals and the average number of records per paper. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2000797.s003 (DOCX) S1 Text. Supporting Methods. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2000797.s004 (DOCX) S1 Data. Data in Matlab format. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2000797.s005 (MAT) S1 Code. Matlab code. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2000797.s006 (M)
Acknowledgments The authors thank the help of Ana Sanchez Marin in organizing PDF files and Timothy Myers in the validation process. We thank the helpful comments of Philip Dawid and Sir David Spiegelhalter (both at the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK) on some features of our data. | 4,054 |
CoinJar to put brakes on Bitcoin volatility
CoinJar's Hedged Accounts in action. Source: Supplied
Australian Bitcoin start-up CoinJar has taken on one of Bitcoin’s chief criticisms, allowing consumers and businesses to bypass the cryptocurrency’s volatility and peg its price against a currency of their choice.
Hedged Accounts was unveiled on stage at Europe’s biggest financial technlogy conference Finovate, and means that for example if a user holds $400 worth of Bitcoin in Australian dollars, they can access $400 worth of Bitcoins in future.
Bitcoin itself has seen wild volatility in recent months, crashing from a value of over $1000 per Bitcoin to under $300 this month.
CoinJar said there is no additional charge and no time limit on its Hedged Accounts functionality, and that Bitcoin users can change or unhedge that value at any time.
In practical terms, CoinJar’s Hedged Accounts mean the value of a user’s bitcoin remains stable.
CoinJar chief executive Asher Tan said Hedged Accounts would benefit people who want to start out with Bitcoin for practical purposes, but don't want to manage it actively or worry about fluctuating prices.
"While some users enjoy the speculative aspects of Bitcoin, there are others who would like to hold Bitcoin without worrying too much about the volatility. Hedged Accounts makes Bitcoin a more stable currency, and more useful to more people,” Mr Tan said from London.
CoinJar made the leap to the UK late last year, with Mr Tan describing the UK as a more welcoming environment for Bitcoin than Austrlaia.
The start-up officially reincorporated as a UK company, CoinJar UK Ltd, and has taken up residence at Europe’s largest financial technology accelerator, Level 39 at Canary Wharf in London.
"They [the UK] have a very sensible approach to the regulation of new technologies like Bitcoin," Mr Tan said in an interview.
"There's an understanding bitcoin could be really big, so people in all levels of government are trying to formulate policy and work out how they can encourage businesses to situate themselves in the UK.
"I don't think FinTech companies can be globally competitive just remaining in Australia. There's a culmination of regulation and a small user base, and all those sorts of things,"
Hedged Accounts are available for CoinJar users globally from today; new users can sign up for a standard CoinJar account and add a Hedged Account at CoinJar's website.
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Vettel's 2018 title challenge gradually unravelled after he slid off track and into the wall while leading the German Grand Prix.
In an interview in an upcoming episode of The Autosport Podcast, Burti – who commentates on F1 for Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo – suggested former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt would have helped Vettel avoid compounding the error with further mistakes in the second half of the season.
“It was a really tiny mistake, which happens, and he was unlucky it happened in the wrong time and the wrong place and had a big consequence,” Burti told Motorsport.com.
“From then on, I really think that someone like Jean Todt would give him good feedback.
“I think Vettel felt maybe on his own to fight back from his mistake.
“Once you have that pressure, if you say as a racing driver ‘I cannot make a mistake on the next lap or the next corner’, you make a mistake. Once I think about it, that’s it.
“I think that’s what happened to him. Although he’s a great champion, he’s too human and when you have those feelings it doesn’t do you any good.
“He was on his own and someone like Jean would have made the difference to put him back on track, because it’s not normal to see a four-times champion to make so many mistakes, and silly mistakes sometimes.”
Burti, who raced in Formula 1 for Jaguar and Prost, tested for Ferrari from 2002-2004 during Todt’s stint at its helm.
He suggests Ferrari’s leadership in recent years has not been as effective under current team principal Maurizio Arrivabene as it was during its run of success in the early years of the 21st century.
“Maybe Ferrari lost a little bit the leadership that Jean used to give,” said Burti.
“I worked with Stefano Domenicali he was a really good guy, I don’t know what the team was when he was team principal [from 2008-2014] but after he left Ferrari never got the rhythm that it used to.
“I know a little bit about Arrivabene when I was there because he was with Philip Morris and he wasn’t, in my view, a good leader because he was not sympathetic, he was always very distant from us and I never got the understanding why." | 4,056 |
The Conservative government’s mean-spirited response to the apparent revitalization of the federal Liberals as “the party of the middle class” under Justin Trudeau is well-documented. More telling, and indeed disturbing for the future of Canada, however, has been the reaction of the official opposition.
By maintaining their focus on gaining absolute power, the New Democratic Party has confirmed that the progressive, idealistic impulse in Canada – the old desire among supporters of the NDP and the now defunct Progressive Conservative Party to promote the interests of the nation’s poorest (albeit for different reasons) regardless of the electoral consequences – is all but gone.
Before Jack Layton, the federal NDP viewed itself as Canada’s social conscience. Recognizing that their party’s progressive platform would likely never win them elections, New Democrats dedicated themselves instead to embedding the principles of social justice across the Canadian body politic.
And when they focused on policy, rather than just results at the polls, they could often claim significant successes. Indeed, much of the so-called Liberal social welfare state of the 1940s through the 1960s was built on the backs of courageous, persistent and strategically-savvy progressive advocates.
Everything changed with Layton’s decision to bring down the Paul Martin government in 2006. By rejecting a budget that had promised Canadians a universal child-care program along with a well-funded plan to deal collaboratively with Canada’s First Nations communities, the NDP confirmed its newfound preference for power over principle.
Indeed, at the strategic level, New Democrats revealed a political approach remarkably similar to that of the Conservative Party of Canada, a group that had not long before demonstrated its true colours by dropping the term progressive from its moniker altogether.
Today, then, Canada is home to three major federal parties explicitly committed to the so-called middle class, its interests and its values.
In their singular quest for power, all three are also inclined to treat Canadians like taxpayers rather than citizens: voters who must be served rather than represented.
Since the nation’s poorest pay less tax and vote less often, they have no place in this political picture. So progressive policies, based on a long-term understanding of national self-interest that emphasizes the sustainability of economic and social gains in generational terms, have been marginalized.
Canadians should be concerned about what we could soon become. And ironically, it’s what used to be the most progressive party of all that could lead us there.
Adam Chapnick teaches defence studies at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. His column appears on thestar.com every Tuesday. | 4,057 |
New York City attorney Alan Futerfas was announced Monday to be the lawyer representing first son Donald Trump Jr. in the still-developing investigation into whether the Trump campaign had any contact with Russian officials who interfered in the U.S. presidential election. But he started getting paid last month.
Federal Election Commission documents filed Saturday showed that the Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. campaign committee paid Futerfas' law offices $50,000 on June 27 for "legal consulting," as Reuters pointed out.
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The news could shake up the ever-evolving timeline of who knew what and when.
The New York Times broke the news last weekend that Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort had met with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya at Trump Tower during the summer of 2016. Trump Jr. admitted to the meeting and said the trio had talked about adoption, but on Sunday, the Times came out with another report revealing that Trump Jr. had only attended because the attorney had vowed to share dirt on Hillary Clinton.
On Monday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters the president had only heard about his son's meeting "in the last couple of days," according to CNN.
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On Tuesday, Trump Jr. publicly shared the email chain that preceded the meeting. The messages in part refer to "Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump" and "official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful." The next day, Futerfas confirmed that he was taking on the case.
By Friday, news outlets were reporting there were eight people, Trump Jr. included, who went to the meeting.
Saturday's FEC form was for the second quarter and also includes payments for "legal consulting" to Jones Day, a firm known for its close relationship with Trump, and the Trump Corporation. But the portion about Futerfas was getting the most attention, even causing Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, of Illinois, to tweet about it.
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The development also followed a Yahoo News story based on White House sources that claimed Trump's legal team knew "more than three weeks ago" about Trump Jr.'s emails.
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House Republicans will kick off February with a vote to repeal Obamacare, giving new members the chance to record their opposition to the law while the party pursues its own health plan.
“We will begin the month renewing our commitment to individual freedom and opportunity,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California said Thursday in a memo to the GOP caucus.
Republicans have voted dozens of times to repeal all or part of the Affordable Care Act since its passage in 2010, but this will be the first full-scale repeal vote of the new Congress.
The bill also directs relevant committees to work up GOP-driven health reforms that could replace Obamacare after repeal.
The latest bid for full repeal is sponsored by Rep. Bradley Byrne, Alabama Republican, and sets the table for Senate Republicans, now in the majority, to follow suit, although they’re unlikely to find 60 votes to overcome a Democratic filibuster and force President Obama to veto their efforts.
Congressional Republicans had been focusing on more limited swipes at Obamacare.
The House voted to redefine full-time work under the law from 30 hours per week to 40, and it exempted veterans from the law’s insurance mandate on businesses with the hope that employers will hire more ex-servicemen and women.
On Thursday, top Senate Republicans introduced a bill to scrap the mandate outright, saying companies that employ 50 or more workers should not be forced to pay for health coverage or face debilitating fines.
“Obamacare’s burdensome employer mandate continues to hinder job-creation and growth, and the best action Washington can take is to repeal it entirely,” said Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican.
Congressional Republicans also want to repeal Obamacare’s tax on medical device makers. Several Democrats support that measure, too, because their states contain clusters of manufacturers that have complained about the tax.
The GOP has been unable to rally behind a comprehensive alternative to Obamacare to fulfill the second part of its repeal-and-replace strategy, although several proposals are floating around.
While Mr. Obama wields a veto until 2016, the Supreme Court is set to rule by June on a case that could invalidate many of Obamacare’s subsidies, blowing a hole in the law and giving the GOP daylight to swoop in with their plans.
Mr. McCarthy’s memo says the new repeal bill instructs the relevant House committees to “to develop our patient-centered health care reforms.”
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Let’s say your OpenStack cloud is up and running, but your sense of how well it runs is a bit nebulous.
Enter AVOS (Analytics & Visualization on OpenStack.) Developed by a team at Cisco to give operators a clearer picture of their clouds, it was shown at the monitoring session at the Mid-Cycle Ops Meetup, along with VMTP.
Cisco’s Debo Dutta, who worked on it with lead developer and "co-conspirator" Alex Holden, talked to Superuser over email about this recently-released tool.
What were the operational issues that led to the creation of the dashboard?
We were running Hadoop workloads on OpenStack and optimizing the stack for better performance. We realized, while operating our mini-cloud, that we had no idea of (or visibility into) what is happening when workloads are run. This made us think about visibility and interactive dashboards with minimal information to maximize the insight to the operator.
What kind of information were you looking to show?
We wanted a single page with a bunch of useful features that we felt would have helped us. For example, we needed to search for things within our project, hence we put a search feature. We needed to see metrics only when we drilled down. Hence we created the topology view and upon click, we drill down and show more metrics and info.
Then we wanted to figure out when something was going wrong. Instead of first writing complex data science algorithms (which we also do), we felt it would be better for the human expert to detect anomalies quickly if we presented the information to the person in a novel way. Hence we added heat maps. Finally, we felt the need to see virtual network VM-VM traffic and this lead to collecting data from Open vSwitch and showing the virtual network traffic matrix.
What problem does it solve?
AVOS solves the problem of presenting operational insights of an OpenStack cloud in a crisp fashion, interactively conveying a lot of data with a very intuitive user experience.
We believe that a combination of smart insights, data science and interactive visualization could lead to better tools for both the operator as well as the tenants. This is a gap in OpenStack today.
Where can people find it?
We released an early version at: https://github.com/CiscoSystems/avos
We also have interactive storage/Ceph insights which we demoed here: http://lnkd.in/bpp7kJ6
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had immense fun in its match with Dingleframus – it was the hardest physical driving match I’ve had in a little while, and in the end, a missed charge basically caused it to hover off the stage.
Here’s “Metric Brushless Hipster 12 O’Clocker” LiftLord, a Xo creation but shown with optional interchangeable Aaron module.
12 O’Clocker ready for its first match against Abrasive Personality, a design I really want to see more of – it has a belt sander running the length of the bot, with a backstop and all. I think this kind of design needs exploring. Putting more horsepower behind it and using a super gritty belt might actually result in some serious unconventional damage.
So what the hell are those blue things on the stage that have been appearing in every video so far?
They’re my secret weapon: 3D printed model set screws. I printed about a dozen, then another dozen or so followed me to Atlanta courtesy of RocketProps. Some local folks contributed a few more…. and suddenly, a stage full of giant set screws. Robot Battles: serious business since 1967 or whatever.
Not sure what I was doing here – probably double checking the chain drive after the rumble where it was derailed due to the main sprocket being physically bent. 12 o’clocker went 1/1 plus hanging around during the rumble, which was hugely entertaining.
Well look who’s on display! I’m told that Witch Doctor & Hypershock were also going to be present. Lies! I didn’t see any of y’all this whole weekend, so Overhaul had to have all the fans to itself. Such a sad day.
That’s a wrap for Dragon Con 2016. Once again, I’m staying a few days extra in Atlanta, and will diffuse back up north some time this week. On deck for robot work is finishing Clocker and a quick revamp of Roll Cake before FI in about 1 month. Otherwise, I’ll be hopefully creating more problems for myself with van work soon, since I want to re-winterize a few spots before things get cold (e.g. in 2 months or so). Some of my earliest rust repair is starting to come apart finally, and I have better weaponry against it now. Further down the line is word about # s e a s o n 3 and starting Overhaul….overhaul…. work in earnest. This will ideally occur over the coming winter.
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Burglar killed by homeowner; outraged family asks ‘how else would he get...
A Florida family is making their voices heard after their 17 year old son was shot by a homeowner while he was robbing her house.
According to CBS Miami, 17-year-old Trevon Johnson was killed last Thursday after breaking into a house just a few blocks from his own residence in Miami-Dade county.
The 54-year-old woman told police her surveillance system alerted her to the intrusion. Rushing home, she found the teen climbing out of a window.
A confrontation ensued, resulting in shots being fired. Miami-Dade police arrived on scene seconds after the shooting, giving CPR to the burglar. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Johnson’s family has issues with how the situation played out.
“You have to look at it from every child’s point of view that was raised in the hood,” said Harris. “You have to understand, how he gonna get his money to have clothes to go to school? You have to look at it from his point of view.
“I don’t care if she [had] her gun license or rights or any of that. That is way beyond the law… way beyond,” said Johnson’s cousin, Nautika Harris. “He was not supposed to die like this. He had a future ahead of him. Trevon had goals, he was a funny guy, very big on education, loved learning.”
“What’s wrong with her,” asked Johnson’s sister Nisha Johnson. “She did not have to shoot him.”
Relatives insist that they don’t believe that Johnson stole anything, though detectives cannot confirm that at this time.
While police say the homeowner is cooperating with detectives and hasn’t yet been charged with a crime, they insist that people avoid taking matters into their own hands.
“If there’s any type of situation that happens or they believe there’s a burglary at the home or any type of confrontation, dial 911. Have the police make that confrontation,” Detective Dan Ferrin said. “That’s what we’re here for.”
Florida has had a contentious history with so-called “vigilante justice” when it comes to defensive use of firearms. In 2012, Florida made headlines when teen Trayvon Martin was killed by neighborhood resident George Zimmerman, sparking a controversial conversation across the country. | 4,062 |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve board will hold a public vote on whether to lift growth restrictions on scandal-hit Wells Fargo following pressure from Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts lawmaker said on Friday.
FILE PHOTO: A Wells Fargo bank sign is pictured in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S. August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
The Fed’s policy shift could make it tougher for Wells Fargo to shake off the unprecedented sanctions that the bank said on Thursday are expected to crimp earnings by around $100 million.
In February, the Fed ordered Wells Fargo to keep its assets below $1.95 trillion until it had improved its governance and risk controls following a wave of sales practices scandals. The regulator previously said Fed staff would assess the adequacy of the bank’s remediation plan, which would also be reviewed by an independent third party.
During a congressional hearing in March and in a follow-up letter, however, Senator Warren pressed Fed Chair Jerome Powell to submit the bank’s remediation plan to a board vote and to consider publishing the third-party review.
On May 10th, Powell wrote to Warren that he accepted the request for a board vote.
“After further consideration, the decision about terminating the asset growth restriction will be made by a vote of the Board of Governors,” Powell wrote in the letter published by Warren’s office on Friday.
He added that when the third-party review is ready, “we will review that report to determine whether and to what extent the report can be publicly disclosed.”
The Fed declined to comment on Friday beyond Powell’s letter. A spokeswoman for Wells Fargo declined to comment on the Fed’s decision.
On Thursday, Wells Fargo told investors the cap would hurt earnings less than it thought this year.
The bank previously expected the asset cap to hit after-tax net income by up to $400 million, but lower deposit and loan growth gave it room under the limit and caused it to cut that figure to less than $100 million, Treasurer Neal Blinde said.
The bank said in financial filings that it had received detailed feedback from the Fed regarding its remediation plan. In order to have enough time to incorporate this feedback, Chief Executive Tim Sloan said the bank was planning to operate under the cap for the first part of 2019.
“I’m glad the Fed’s Board of Governors changed course,” Warren said in a statement. “The Fed must strictly enforce its order to show Wells Fargo that it means business.” | 4,063 |
more accurately -- a Carmelo Anthony who plays better defense.
Historically, the No. 1 draft pick is a hit-or-miss. Just as many players chosen at No. 1 have made the pick look brilliant as have made an organization look imbecilic. A team can get Anthony Davis one year and Anthony Bennet the next. Literally.
It's not an exact science. It is an exact risk.
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A self-evaluation.
"I see a competitor," McDermott said when asked how he views himself. "It's not all about scoring, you know. A lot of people think I'm just a scorer. I try not to be selfish, I try to get my teammates involved and be real unselfish and fully compete every play out there."
When he is open, his shot is like watching a pool shark shoot on empty red felt. After I watched in person Parker, Wiggins, Embiid, Randle, Gordon and others who are projected to be drafted ahead of McDermott this season, it seemed evident that McDermott is that much better and far more consistent and efficient than anyone else playing basketball at this level.
Six years ago, he was coming off of the bench of his high school team in Iowa. The only other player in the game who has improved this much over a similar amount of time might be Anthony Davis. Davis went from not making the all-state team his junior year of high school to winning an NCAA championship, making the Olympic team, being No. 1 pick in the NBA draft and recently being named an NBA All-Star in a span of five years.
This alone makes McDermott's progression eerie. Corollary. And he knows he's improved.
"The game has gotten easier for me over that time period," McDermott said. "I feel so much more comfortable in so many different spots. I used to shy down a little down the stretch [of games], and now I'm stepping up making big plays. Just confidence at an all-time high. And I feel that I can make any shot on the floor."
This upcoming NCAA tournament could prove to be his showcase -- the proof the NBA needs to see his light.
So maybe he really isn't the next Kevin Love. Maybe at the rate he's been getting greater, Doug McBuckets is the next Anthony Davis. Just a little shorter with a bit less arm span, less physically gifted, but with an unequaled, unparalleled, unmatched, unlimited gift to score.
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, salvation by self-flagellation proves to be a false track. Instead, Everyman is only able to accept his death and find spiritual transcendence by repeating the prayer, "For the gifts of my body I give thanks / At the hour of my death." Everyman’s ecstatic gratitude for his body climaxes in a moment reminiscent of the climax of His Dark Materials: "Praise to my tongue for snowflakes, tequila, / marzipan, mint, cheese and honey, every kiss. / Every kiss." (Marzipan, coincidentally, features prominently in Will and Lyra’s kiss.)
Like His Dark Materials, Duffy’s Everyman cannot find the sense in a theology that punishes the body. Instead, theology must be experienced through the body, and it is only through celebrating our bodies that we can experience true spiritual transcendence.
This is not an idea that would have made sense when the original Everyman was written in the 15th century, or when Milton wrote Paradise Lost in the 17th century. At that point in history, bodies were uncomfortable and disgusting; they were filthy and riddled with disease. To get closer to God, you had to transcend the body itself. You had to punish and reject it. Relatively speaking, we've only recently figured out how to comfortably live in a body, with medicine and indoor plumbing and upholstered furniture. So it's really only now that this idea of a theology of the body is finding widespread acceptance in beloved YA fantasy trilogies and in celebrated plays by Britain’s poet laureate.
And it is only with a theology of the body that the fantasy of the daemon can be born. The fantasy of the daemon is that you can hold your soul in your arms, that you can cuddle it and love it and know it with your body, the way His Dark Materials' Lyra cuddles and loves her daemon Pantalaimon. With a daemon, you can even touch your lover’s soul, as Will and Lyra touch each other’s daemons.
These thoughtful, philosophical underpinnings of His Dark Materials are what give it such legs, and have kept it alive for 20 years and counting. They are why the BBC is planning a new TV adaptation even after The Golden Compass flopped at the box office. The trilogy presents the world in ways that can be shocking when you're a child and are still compelling when you’re an adult: It grows with you in the way the best books always do.
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by Dekker during production was that all the monsters were copywritten by Universal Studios – meaning they could not be directly copied to screen. The solution to this was getting Stan Winston involved; his team created updated versions of each character while staying as close to their original look as possible, which resulted in a fantastic, fresh approach.
Look out for the human form of The Wolfman in this played by Jon Gries (aka Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite).
This is a wonderful movie to watch again, or introduce your kids to, as the gore is minimal and the scares are tolerable.
#278 on my Flickchart / #957 All Time
Humans are our cattle…
LA TV Reporter Karen White (played by the amazing genre queen Dee Wallace) suffers amnesia after an encounter with a serial killer stalker, and is sent along with her husband Bill to “The Colony” for treatment. The Colony ends up being full of interesting characters, and after Bill is attacked by a wolf-like creature, he and Karen start to undergo “transformations”.
Directed by Joe Dante (Who also brought us Piranha, Gremlins, and The ‘Burbs), this was the first movie to be released in the 1980s’s rebirth of the werewolf. The Howling is based on a novel of the same name by Gary Brandner; the screenplay however took a less direct approach then the more serious and straightforward novel. The movie is filled with inside jokes, (the majority of main characters are named after directors of old werewolf movies) and cameos from people such as Roger Corman and Forest J. Ackerman.
There’s always a debate on which movie has the best transformation scene, American Werewolf or The Howling, but both movies were essentially done by the same people using the same special effects techniques. Rick Baker originally had left American Werewolf in London due to delayed production and was actually working on The Howling. After he went back, his assistant Rob Bottin took over. I prefer American Werewolf’s more in your face approach, where The Howling hides everything behind low light – but it is still pretty amazing.
Take note to keep an ear on Pino Donaggio’s score: it’s a lighthearted horror blend that is perfectly balanced and really makes this movie. Please avoid the sequels at all cost.
#524 on my Flickchart / #1266 All Time
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Blaming women for the acts of violence committed against them is not a new idea to societies that are bound by patriarchy. Taking it further, we have witch–hunting — blaming women for everything that happens in society, even if it is a natural occurrence. If you thought it was a thing of the past, think again — in India, there is a death for witchcraft reported every third day, with the majority of the victims being women.
According to the National Crime Records Bureau, 2,097 people were murdered from 2000 to 2012 in the name of witch-hunting. That brings us to the question of how a woman is branded a witch. If someone even remotely related to a woman falls sick, that is reason enough to brand one a witch. Women are also branded witches for reasons like crop failure or injecting wells with insects. According to The Ladies Finger,
two women were pushed into a well and buried alive in Assam because they were believed to have “used black magic to infest with insects the well from which we drink water.”
Though Jharkhand is leading in the number of cases reported for witch-hunting, 11 other states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Assam and Bihar still report cases as well.
"They want to kill me. They believe I'm a sorcerer. In prayers, I ask my goddess every morning, 'am I really?''', Bahura Bai, one of the few to have survived witch-hunting, told Al Jazeera.
Women are also branded witches malevolently for acquiring their property or as an act of revenge. Widows or single women become more vulnerable to acts of stigmatisation in such instances.
Even though the government tries to take steps to prevent such acts of violence, there isn’t much it can do when the majority in a village turn out to be co-conspirators. That is where women like Birubala Rabha (63), on whom Yourstory had done a story some time ago, come into the picture. She has been fighting the evil practice of witch-hunting for more than 20 years now, since her mentally challenged son was branded a witch. Though she was thrown out of her village for trying to prevent murders in the name of witch-hunting, she has saved more than 40 from being killed through her relentless efforts. And she gives hope for a positive change.
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TIOGA-NICETOWN (WPVI) -- Police have charged a woman with attempted murder in a hit-and-run accident in the Tioga-Nicetown section of Philadelphia.29-year-old Precious Richardson Coleman has been charged with 2 counts of Attempted Murder and related offenses.Bail was set at $750,000.The incident occurred around 2:05 p.m. Friday on the 4400 block of North 17th Street.Officers were flagged down by witnesses who stated that the suspect had used her vehicle to run over two people.Police say one victim, identified by family members as 24-year-old Beatrice Spence, affectionately known as 'DeeDee,' was involved in a dispute with Coleman over a man.According to a witness, Spence was on the porch when she saw Coleman speeding down the street.That's when she ran off the porch to meet Coleman on the street.A 37-year-old male, identified as Spence's uncle, then ran after Spence to stop her from running to meet the suspect.Police say Coleman then hopped the curb and struck both victims.The uncle was thrown and Spence was pinned against the porch.Coleman then backed up and fled the scene."The last thing I saw was her coming 100 mph - I'm telling everyone, 'Move! Move! Move!'" the uncle said.Spence's mother, who was cooking dinner, left the house and stayed by her daughter's side in the ambulance.Witnesses say she, however, left the oven unattended too long and the house caught fire.Fire rescue was called to the scene and put out the fire.Spence was hospitalized in critical condition and had to undergo surgery where doctors were forced to amputate one her legs."She just keeps saying, 'She ran me over Mom and took my leg Mom and I wasn't even going with him. Ain't nobody going to want me now because I have one leg,'" said the victim's mother Danika Spence.The uncle suffered scrapes and bruising.At approximately 1:20 a.m. Saturday, officers recovered Coleman's 2004 white Dodge Durango, which had heavy front passenger side damage, in the rear alley of the 6000 block of N Marvine Street.At around 11:00 a.m. Saturday, officers arrested Coleman outside of her home on the 2800 block of Van Pelt Street.Relatives also say just hours before the hit-and-run, they believe the Coleman threw a brick at their home. A police report was filed in that incident.Family members displaced by the fire say they are receiving assistance from the Red Cross and other relatives. | 4,068 |
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Trump administration can start using military funds to construct a wall on the southern border, handing the president a major legal victory.
The ruling allows the administration to use $2.5 billion in military funds to begin construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border while litigation plays out. A lower court had issued an injunction blocking officials from using those funds.
ADVERTISEMENT The Supreme Court's four liberal justices each at least partially dissented on the ruling Friday.
In an unsigned order, justices said they ruled in favor of the administration partly because “the Government has made a sufficient showing at this stage that the plaintiffs have no cause of action to obtain review” of the administration’s compliance with the federal statute invoked to divert the military funds.
Wow! Big VICTORY on the Wall. The United States Supreme Court overturns lower court injunction, allows Southern Border Wall to proceed. Big WIN for Border Security and the Rule of Law! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2019
Solicitor General Noel Francisco argued that the needs of the administration outweighed those of groups like the ACLU and Sierra Club who are challenging the use of the Defense Department funds for the wall. And he said that if the funds remain frozen until the end of the fiscal year, authorities may not be able to use them at all.
U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam in California, an Obama appointee, issued a permanent injunction blocking officials from utilizing $2.5 billion of the roughly $6 billion in diverted military dollars, siding with the groups' arguments that building the wall would cause "irreparable harm" to their interests at the border.
And the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling earlier this month, declined to temporarily halt that injunction, finding that “the use of those funds violates the constitutional requirement that the Executive Branch not spend money absent an appropriation from Congress."
Trump declared a national emergency earlier this year to reallocate the military funds for the border wall. That move followed a record 35 day-long partial government shutdown, as lawmakers from both parties refused to give Trump his requested amount of funds for border security.
House Democrats also attempted to sue to stop the diversion of the Pentagon dollars for a wall, claiming that only lawmakers can allocate federal funding under the Constitution.
But U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden in D.C., a Trump appointee, found that the lawmakers did not have the standing to bring forward the suit. That ruling is currently being appealed.
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LAS VEGAS – Lorenz Larkin still isn’t sure how exactly he feels about fighting on Saturday’s UFC Fight Pass prelims rather than the pay-per-view main card.
Larkin (17-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC), who recently stepped in as an injury replacement for Dong Hyun Kim (21-3-1 MMA, 12-3 UFC), meets Neil Magny (18-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC) in the “featured” prelim on the UFC’s digital service. It’s one of three matchups that stream on UFC Fight Pass from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas before the rest of the card shifts to FS1 and PPV.
Regardless of its slot on the card, Larkin knows it’s a great opportunity. Magny is on a 10-1 run in the organization and ranked No. 10 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings. Larkin, who’s 3-1 at welterweight since moving down from middleweight, is still unranked in his new weight class, but a victory over Magny could certainly get him in the top 15.
Larkin, though, just wants to assure this fight gets as big of a push as possible. Although UFC officials have assured him it won’t be overshadowed by the televised fights, he wants to see how it all plays out before he makes a judgment.
“We were originally slotted for, I think, the second fight on pay-per-view,” he said. “The viewership number would’ve been crazy. But, if we’re on Fight Pass and we get marketed the right way, then it makes sense. Because a lot of things, I always look at it from a fighter’s aspect and look at it from the business aspect too because you can’t just be one-sided all the time.
” … It’s not just for me. It’s for Neil too. … If they’re pushing us and they’re marketing us on Fight Pass, it makes sense. Because we wouldn’t have got that if we were the first or second fight on pay-per-view. So I’ll take marketing over viewership any time.”
Check out the full interview, in which he further discusses the UFC Fight Pass dilemma as well as his own standing in the division, above.
And for more on UFC 202, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site. | 4,070 |
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Parents are being warned about potentially toxic levels of chemicals in slime toys popular with children.
The consumer group Which? tested 11 of the most popular products on the market and found eight of them had above the recommended levels of boron.
The chemical is found in borax, a common ingredient in slime that helps to create its stickiness.
Exposure to excessive levels of boron can cause irritation, diarrhoea, vomiting and cramps.
Which? has passed its findings on to the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
It said there needed to be better regulation of the market, as many slimes had minimal safety labelling or information on ingredients.
'Peace of mind'
Which? director of research Nikki Stopford said: "If you have school-age kids, you're probably very well aware of the latest slime craze sweeping the playgrounds. Kids love it.
"Parents buying slime for their children should have peace of mind that these toys are safe, so they will be shocked to find that the health of their children could be put at risk by these slimes.
"There must be fundamental changes to the product safety system.
"Manufacturers must stop making unsafe products and the government and retailers simply have to do a far better job of getting anything identified as a risk off the shelves and out of people's homes".
The products found with above the recommended 300mg/kg level of boron were:
Jupiter Juice (pink) by Toysmith
Fluffy Slime (pink) by CCINEE
Crystal Slime Magic Clay (pink) by Cosoro Dodolu
Mini Bucket Putty (green) by Baker Ross
Slime Toy (purple) by iBase Toy
Fluffy Slime (blue) by LOYO
Brezeh Free Slime Toy (orange) by Brezeh
My Fluffy Slime (green) by Virtuotrade
All of them were sold by Amazon.
The company told Which? it had removed the products that had failed the tests from sale.
Amazon was unable to provide a comment to the BBC.
Which? said people who had bought the products should be entitled to a refund and should stop using the product.
And the group warned parents whose children were making "homemade" slime that they should also be careful.
This is because some ingredients listed for slime, such as contact lens solution, contain borax and often slime recipes do not list the quantities that need to be added. | 4,071 |
NICHOLAS Collins moaned, cried and had his eyes shut with duct tape as he was bashed to death with a hammer.
Almost three years later, the woman who helped dump his body in far north Queensland has sobbed as she described the bloody scene of his death.
Hamish Stewart Murray, nicknamed “Hammer”, bashed Mr Collins and disposed of his corpse in Cairns mangroves in November 2012.
The 30-year-old’s skeletal remains, including his badly damaged skull, were found five months later.
Murray, 39, says he did not commit murder because he was forced to assault Mr Collins in self-defence.
Marnie Peckham says she found the two men covered in blood in the Cairns home she shared with her mother.
Murray had a metalworking hammer in his left hand.
Mr Collins had silver duct tape wrapped around his head to cover his eyes.
Ms Peckham, who had taken drugs with Murray numerous times, told the first day of his trial she repeatedly removed herself from the scene but could not escape the “thumping” sound of the hammer hitting Mr Collins.
“He (Collins) was making noises like moaning and sort of crying and I could hear the of noise of hitting” the 42-year-old told the Supreme Court in Cairns between sobs on Monday.
“He wasn’t really breathing properly, it was like gurgling breathing.”
Ms Peckham is currently serving a jail sentence for being an accessory after the fact of Mr Collins’ alleged murder.
She says she began helping Murray clean up the scene and put the hammer in a bag.
He then asked her where it was, retrieved it and began hitting Mr Collins again, she said.
The court heard Mr Collins was wrapped in a doona, blanket or carpet and put in the back of a Landcruiser.
Ms Peckham said Murray initially said he wanted to put Mr Collins “somewhere so someone could find him”.
But when they reached the mangroves, Murray said “f***ing hell, he’s dead” and removed all eye tape and clothing from Mr Collins’ body.
“His (Mr Collins’) eyes were closed,” Ms Peckham told the court. “I could hear water splashing and I could sort of see... he put Nick in the water, in the mangroves.”
The trial continues. | 4,072 |
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., participates in the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit.
DETROIT – Sen. Kamala Harris contended Wednesday that President Donald Trump's trade policy forced the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
It was one of the rare moments where trade policy came up during the two nights of debates in Detroit. Harris argued that Trump failed to follow through on "promises to working people." Harris criticized the president for the trade conflict with China that she said put a financial burden on American consumers.
"[Fed Chairman] Jerome Powell just dropped the interest rates and he admitted why, because of the so-called trade policy this president has that has been nothing more than the Trump trade tax that has resulted in American families spending as much as $1.4 billion more a month on everything from shampoo to washing machines. He betrayed the American people," Harris said.
Earlier Wednesday, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate target for the first time since 2008. The central bank's policy-setting committee cited "implications of global developments for the economic outlook as well as muted inflation pressures."
In comments after the Fed's two-day meeting ended, Powell suggested that trade tensions influenced the decision on rates.
"We also feel like weak global growth and trade tensions are having an effect on the U.S. economy. You see it now in the second quarter you see weak investment, you see weak manufacturing," Powell told reporters.
Several other candidates detailed how they would change trade policy when asked nearly two hours into Wednesday's debate. Former Vice President Joe Biden shifted his stance on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal he backed as a member of the Obama administration that Trump backed out of in one of his first major acts as president.
"I would not rejoin the TPP as it was initially put forward," Biden said. "I would insist that we renegotiate pieces of that with the Pacific nations that we had in South America and North America so that we could bring them together to hold China accountable for us setting the rules of the road."
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii criticized TPP. Still, she said she would not continue Trump's tariffs on China.
"I would not because the approach that President Trump has taken has been extremely volatile without any clear strategic plan and it has a ravaging and devastating effect on our domestic manufacturers, on our farmers who are already struggling and are failing to see the light of day because of the plan that Trump has taken," she said.
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We need to truly understand and acknowledge our past, and the forces (capitalism, trade, racial theory) that made it possible, and then move towards a common, greater humanity. I don’t want to punish modern Europe for the past. But I do think that British nationalism tied to the past is dangerous, and unfortunately, perpetuates a system of exploitation and cultural destruction. Nationalism, nation-state, and colonial borders all need to disappear.
Firstly, let’s acknowledge that the colonialism hasn’t died, its still here, in its worst forms. Tibet, Palestine, West Papua, Chechnya, Tamil Eelam, East Turkestan, Amazonia, are a few of the places still under the throes of exploitation, aided on by western Corporations and the nation-state system. This is the past we haven’t atoned for perpetuating itself.
Then, no more debating who was the worst or best colonial power. Accept the past fully. Educate our citizens not in abstract, false national pride but in our common human history. Invest heavily in those countries that suffered the most during colonialism. Protect the remnants of once great cultures that are now hanging on by a thread, to atone for those that no longer exist. (Aztec, Inca, Herero, Tasmanian).
“All I object to is the slimy white man’s burden humbug. The pukka sahib pose. It’s so boring….Why, of course, the lie is that we’re here to uplift our poor black brothers instead of rob them. I suppose it’s a natural lie enough. But it corrupts us, it corrupts us in ways in you can’t imagine.” George Orwell, Burmese Days.
The remnants of this attitude, with Orwell experienced serving the British crown in Burma, is what I’m fighting today. It is not only the oppressed who suffer, but also the oppressor. I think the fact that my piece touched such a nerve among so many people shows that they realize the hypocrisy of the modern world, that their lives are tied to a system that built Europe, that allowed the spread of English and capitalism and devalued culture, family, and true, Eastern spirituality. Even us, the oppressor nations, will be free once we understand our past. Then we can build a new, human and nature centered global paradigm.
No more fighting the battles of the past. Make a clean break, for the change to build real prosperity.
I believe. We can do it. | 4,074 |
The process to complete an application for a medical marijuana business in Arkansas is intense, and groups that applied for dispensaries, like Eureka Green, filled out hundreds of pages.
Suzie Bell with Eureka Green explained, "You have to put in a business plan, you have to tell them exactly how you're going to operate it."
Even though the top-scoring dispensary applications are not supposed to come out until next week, the consulting group's raw scores were released in response to multiple Freedom of Information Act requests.
Dr. Dan Bell, with Eureka Green, said, "We were fifth in our zone."
So what does that mean for this group in Eureka Springs?
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission divided the state into eight zones.The four top-scoring applicants in each zone will get a dispensary license, for a total of 32 dispensaries.
Based on these raw scores, which are not final and have not yet been approved by the commission, Eureka Green came in fifth in Zone 1, which means they just missed the cut.
"We were like 19th in the state out of 200-something. So it was a strong application," Bell said.
But each group can only have one dispensary in the state, even if they applied for a dispensary in multiple zones. Two of the groups who scored in the top four in Zone 1 also scored in the top four in other zones.
Bell said, "There are two in Bentonville and two in Fayetteville. So basically what is that? A 20 mile zone. And that's not going to serve this district well," He continued, "And so if one of these chooses to be somewhere else we'd be in. Or if the commission would choose to give a fifth license in each zone, which the law allows them to do, that would allow them to spread the geographic zone."
If that group in Eureka Springs does get a license for a dispensary, that will be two medical marijuana businesses in Carroll County. There's a group in Berryville that already got a license for a cultivation center just last year.
And if Eureka Green gets that license:
"We're going to run it like a medical clinic with nurses and charts," Bell said, "We're going to advise people in professional ways that I don't think anybody else is going to be able to do anywhere in the state."
The spokesperson with Arkansas’ Alcoholic Beverage Control Division emphasize the raw scores released do not guarantee a license will be provided. Scores will be discussed at the Medical Marijuana Commission meeting on January 9. | 4,075 |
Pique is on pole to rotate on Thursday against Las Palmas LaLiga - Las Palmas vs Barcelona Game comes three days before Atletico
With 13 games to go before the end of LaLiga Atletico Madrid will not give up second place in the standings, and with one eye on the match against the Rojiblancos, Gerard Pique is more than likely to be rested for Thursday's match at Las Palmas.
Barcelona remain undefeated so far in the domestic competition, and have been a prominent leader for weeks.
However, Diego Simeone's side have taken advantage of two recent draws for the Catalans to cut the distance to seven points.
This makes Sunday's match at the Camp Nou a key date for the outcome of the championship.
A Barcelona victory would widen the margin between first and second to 10 points again.
Ernesto Valverde will prepare for the clash in the Canary Islands with more rotation than usual, and though he's not very fond of making massive changes, the need is urgent.
Against Girona, four days after the trip to Chelsea, Andres Iniesta and Sergi Roberto rested, and now there needs to be another round of rest for certain starters.
Jordi Alba, who received a yellow card against Girona, will miss Las Palmas but be back for Atleti.
Of the rest, Gerard Pique, who has had discomfort in the right knee for several weeks, seems a sensible pick to sit on the sidelines.
Despite this problem, the centre-back played at the Estadio Mestalla in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey and repeated his starting sport against both Chelsea and Girona.
However, on Saturday he ran into Pere Pons and had to leave the pitch.
Considering the closeness of the Atletico clash, everything points to Vermaelen and Umtiti forming the defensive pairing in Gran Canaria.
Suarez, needed for Atletico
Another two players capable of rotating are Ivan Rakitic and Luis Suarez.
The Croatian has not been injured so far this season and has played 21 out of 24 games, being the fourth most used player by Valverde.
Meanwhile, the Uruguayan forward is one card away from a suspension.
He tried by all means to get a yellow against Girona, but the referee denied him.
Therefore, the threat remains and the Txingurri could bench him against Las Palmas, because losing Suarez for Atleti would be a big problem for Barcelona. | 4,076 |
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The Trump administration has proposed changes to three rules for SNAP assistance. The rules change could take food away from 3.7 million people.
NBC News reported:
A study by the Urban Institute released this week examined the three rules in combination for the first time and found that 3.7 million fewer people would receive SNAP in an average month, 2.2 million households would see their average monthly benefits drop by $127, more than 3 million others would see an average drop of $37 per month, and 982,000 students would lose access to free or reduced lunches.
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“What we found is that overall the three proposed changes would reduce the number of households participating in SNAP by about 11 percent if this was implemented in 2018,” said Laura Wheaton, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute who conducted the study. “It’s about a 9.4 percent reduction in the number of people participating and about an 8 percent reduction in overall benefits.”
Trump is proposing kicking 3.7 million people off of food stamps. Reducing benefits for 2.2 million households, and kicking almost 1 million kids out of the free and reduced lunch program.
The administration’s proposal takes cruelty to a whole new level. SNAP assistance already doesn’t cover a full month of food. Most recipients are lucky if they can stretch their assistance to last for two weeks.
When I last wrote about this proposed change in July of 2019, I noted that most SNAP recipients aren’t lazy non-working healthy adults, “Most food stamp benefits go to low-income white people, but the Trump administration will also be cutting food assistance for low-income veterans. 1.4 million low-income vets receive food stamps. Additionally, millions of poor senior citizens receive SNAP benefits. 4.8 million seniors are on SNAP. SNAP also helps 20 million children a month eat.”
Those SNAP recipients who can work, already do, but they are members of the largely overlooked class of working poor in the United States. Children and seniors make up most of the people living below the poverty line, but there are also 12 million Americans who work but are still poor.
Trump is trying to pay for his failed tax cut for the rich by taking food away from the poor.
Even while Trump is being impeached, he is still finding ways to harm the most vulnerable in American society.
For more discussion about this story join our Rachel Maddow and MSNBC group.
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We are less than a week into 2019 and the cutest meme of the year may have already been bestowed upon us. Thank you, China. The meme challenge called “Four Generations in One Room” or the “Four Generations Challenge” is taking over Douyin, (aka TikTok in Chinese). Just as it sounds, four generations of family members appear one after the other.
From youngest to oldest each family members file into a room calling out for their dad. As each dad is called in he says “hey” and calls for the next. The same for moms.
Four generations Four generations Posted by Shanghaiist on Thursday, January 3, 2019
The results? Possibly the cutest family videos ever.
this Chinese four generations meme is so wholesome omg pic.twitter.com/bozR6rB93w — kassy cho (@kassy) January 4, 2019
And social media is obsessed. People love how pure and wholesome it is. Plus, it’s pretty incredible to see four generations of people in the same space.
the video challenge where there’s four generations of my favorite thing ever — bunny (@kayyellebee) January 5, 2019
Four generations challenge/meme is the cutest thing ever — Chloé (@SuperYeou) January 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/atatumm/status/1081335644113186816
the four generations challenge is so cute :( — naвeela⁷ (@celestaeljimin) January 4, 2019
Four Generations Challenge: I neeeeeed more videos!!! omg please! so damn cute!! — Jito (@jitomigone) January 4, 2019
China has had several meme challenges light up the internet recently. In October of 2018, the “Flaunt Your Wealth” challenge blew up. It featured people casually falling out of luxury cars or tripping on the street, with all their luxury goods flying out of their hands around them.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpMZbm6BMEw/?utm_source=ig_embed
https://www.instagram.com/p/BofvwhEH-FS/?utm_source=ig_embed
The trend ended up going viral all over the world.
Hopefully, the four-generation challenge will make its way to the U.S. ASAP because this is the kind of wholesome energy we’re trying to bring into 2019.
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, since god didn’t help.
Listen lady, if you’re not trying to be pushy, you’re doing a shitty job of it. Here’s a thought: you can have a graduation, which includes everyone, where there’s a ceremony to recognize the students for their achievements…but without breaking the law. If all that other stuff is what’s important, then your behavior makes absolutely zero sense. Of course, it’s not important to you. What’s important is making sure they hear about Jesus, which is exactly what it means to be pushy. So either you’re an idiot or a liar.
The article says that superintendent Tommy Knight was “advised not to comment at this time.” Well, Tommy Knight, at [email protected], I’m sure as hell going to comment.
Mr. Knight, I read the article about your reaction to the ACLU’s letter about the graduation prayer. Surely you realize that a sectarian prayer to a captive audience at a public school is flagrantly illegal (if you don’t, it may be time to find another job). Upon being called on it, rather than apologizing and simply not breaking the law any more, you decided to nix the entire graduation – as if the graduation ceremony and recognizing the accomplishments of the Riverside students is an empty enterprise if those students are not made to hear a Christian prayer. You seem to have totally missed the point of a graduation, which is pretty damning since you are the superintendent of the school district. What the situation looks like to myself and to the eyes of the rest of the nation outside your little town in Arkansas is that you have done this to sic the believers of your small town on the student who asked you to not break the law. It looks like you are attempting to punish the student who merely insisted that all students at your school be represented equally. Maybe you disagree, and you think that canceling the entire graduation instead of removing the one illegal part of it was the best way to convey your pride at what your students have done. If so, then you have nothing to worry about. But this story is starting to get eyes on it across the entire country. Your decision will not be one made in secret. Time to decide how you want yourself and your school district to look when they are judged by the rest of the nation. JT
Asshole.
I wonder if by tomorrow morning his inbox will be full of similar letters. Perhaps you all could help him out with that. | 4,079 |
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A newly formed U.S.-backed Syrian rebel alliance on Saturday launched an offensive against Islamic State in the northeast province of Hasaka, a day after the United States said it would send special forces to advise insurgents fighting the jihadists.
It was the first declared operation by the Democratic Forces of Syria, which joins together a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia and several Syrian Arab rebel groups, since it announced its formation earlier this month.
World powers and regional rivals are convening in Vienna to seek a solution to the four-year conflict in Syria that has escalated since Russia intervened a month ago with an intense air campaign.
Fighting in Hasaka had begun after midnight, a spokesman for the alliance said. A group monitoring the war reported fighting and coalition air strikes in the area.
A video posted earlier on Youtube announced the offensive in southern Hasaka, and showed several dozen men in fatigues standing outdoors with yellow flags and banners carrying the name of the Democratic Forces of Syria in Arabic and Kurdish.
The campaign would “continue until all occupied areas in Hasaka are freed from Daesh,” a spokesman for the alliance’s general command said in the video, using an Arabic name for IS. He urged residents to stay away from IS-controlled areas of Hasaka.
Another spokesman later said alliance forces had already attacked Islamic State fighters.
“The battle began after midnight,” Talal Salu told Reuters via internet messaging service. “They were flanked by our forces... (who) thwarted a counter attack.”
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The United States’ decision to station ground troops in Syria comes after it dropped ammunition to rebel groups in northern Syria several weeks ago.
Washington’s strategy in Syria has shifted from trying to train fighters outside the country to supplying groups headed by U.S.-vetted commanders.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors developments on the ground, said fighting was raging on Saturday near al Hawl, a town close to the Iraqi border, accompanied by coalition air strikes.
Hasaka province borders Iraq and territory there that is a crucial stronghold for Islamic State.
One member of alliance, the Kurdish YPG has to date proved Washington’s most effective partner on the ground against IS in Syria. It had pushed towards the border in previous fighting this year.
The Raqqa Revolutionaries Front, one of the Arab groups in the alliance, on Thursday declared an imminent offensive against Islamic State in its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa province, which borders Hasaka. | 4,080 |
Hockey Winnipeg is suing its former executive director after he allegedly made tens of thousands of dollars worth of fraudulent charges on the association's corporate credit card and transferred money to himself and his roommate.
In a statement of claim filed in Winnipeg Court of Queen's Bench on March 6, 2018, Hockey Winnipeg — also known as the Winnipeg Minor Hockey Association — alleges the money was used to pay for alcohol, gasoline, automobile repairs, computer services, taxis, groceries, concerts, hockey tickets, streaming services, and expenses at restaurants, bars, hotels and lounges.
It is seeking $54,447.93 from Andrew Skogen, who served as executive director from Aug. 14, 2017 to Feb. 22, 2018.
The statement says Skogen had "a specific duty not to use the Hockey Winnipeg corporate credit card for any personal expenditures whatsoever."
CBC News repeatedly spoke to Skogen asking for comment on the allegations. He told CBC he would have a statement ready by Wednesday morning, but none was received. He did not respond to further attempts to follow up.
The credit card charges cited in the claim add up to $40,777.93. Skogen allegedly used the products and services "for his sole use and enjoyment," the statement says.
Skogen also allegedly made a series of e-transfers worth a total of $13,670 from Hockey Winnipeg's bank account to himself and his roommate, who is not named in the statement, and who the statement says "provided no services or any value whatsoever to Hockey Winnipeg."
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Hockey Winnipeg president Chris Hall told CBC News he could not comment on the lawsuit.
A spokesperson for the Winnipeg Police Service said police are aware of the allegations and an investigation is in its preliminary stages, but no charges have been laid.
Hockey Winnipeg says the charges and transfers were made between Aug. 17, 2017, just days after he started working, until Feb. 21, 2018, one day before he was fired.
The balance on Hockey Winnipeg's corporate credit card was automatically debited out of the association's Bank of Montreal chequing account.
"When BMO's monthly credit card statements and chequing account statements would arrive at Hockey Winnipeg, Skogen routinely took possession of them to the exclusion of all other employees," the statement says.
Hockey Winnipeg is seeking the full amount of the credit card purchases and e-transfers plus interest, as well as punitive damages, legal costs and any other damages the court decides to award.
Skogen has not yet filed a statement of defence. | 4,081 |
(@natashalennard) December 21, 2017
A full acquittal in the first Jan. 20 rioting trial is a big, big deal: This was the first of multiple trials set to take place throughout the next year. Question now is, will the government drop cases or push ahead https://t.co/6EArXmxq0I — Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) December 21, 2017
There’s still more ppl awaiting trial, so don’t stop paying attention just because there was good news today.?? https://t.co/UmMVuKJZNv — bobby london (@i_KAN_love) December 21, 2017
“a major victory in a year full of absolutely abysmal news” https://t.co/xrqu1bdNos — reclaim UC (@reclaimuc) December 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/MichaelEHayden/status/943906552414638080
I wish I could've seen Kerkhoff's face when the verdict was issued. Still a lot of trials to go, but today is a good day. — Dixie Fried Marxism (@BamaHighTest) December 21, 2017
Got an official quote from photographer @LexShoots, just found not guilty on all counts in the #j20 case: pic.twitter.com/YuTignKcF8 — Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) December 21, 2017
NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS is an amazing outcome of the first round of #J20 prosecutions – but we can't forget there are many more on the docket. Hopefully the DOJ and police across the country will take these verdicts as a repudiation of mass arrest and mass prosecution tactics https://t.co/mAtoP5gLts — Gideon Orion Oliver (@gideonoliver) December 21, 2017
Alternative idea: Drop the charges. https://t.co/oQhMgJgcDQ — Chip Gibbons (@ChipGibbons89) December 21, 2017
J20 “Not Guilty” Verdict Deals Blow To Trump Admin and Shows the Power of Collective Defense: https://t.co/k3mxtdV2ns @sarahlazare pic.twitter.com/VyiwJTWFwS — In These Times (@inthesetimesmag) December 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/sdrockcab/status/944016428570726401 | 4,082 |
May 19, 2014 -- Pancakes may be most ubiquitous as silver dollar-sized treats or stacked flapjacks, but some parents aspire to serve up something a little more creative: Mickey Mouse ears, letters spelling out 'Happy Birthday' or even a galloping horse.
All of these designs -- and even more complicated ones, such as the Eiffel Tower -- can now be cooked without fear of a shaky hand ruining breakfast.
Meet PancakeBot, a culinary printer that marries your imagination to the griddle.
"It was inspired by my daughters Lily and Maia," said Miguel Valenzuela, who lives with his family in Norway. "I was reading Make Magazine Volume 2 when Lily asked me what I was doing. I told her I was reading an article about a guy named Adrian Marshall who made a Pancake Stamping Machine out of LEGO. She immediately turned to her sister and said, 'Papa is going to build a pancake machine out of LEGO!'"
Not wanting to let down his 3-year-old daughter, Valenzuela took to tinkering for the next six months and developed a LEGO-based PancakeBot.
A video of the invention went viral online and inspired the family to bring it to the 2012 World Maker Faire in New York City, where it was well received.
But not all families, or foodies, want to build a kitchen tool out of toy blocks. So Valenzuela set about creating the next evolution of PancakeBot, made from "acrylic, stepper motors and an Arduino controller."
The new bot debuted at the Maker Faire in the Bay Area this past weekend and made stomachs rumble all over again.
"We are currently working on patent details for commercial versions and want to release an open hardware license for the Maker community," Valenzuela. "We also want to have these in class rooms and after school programs to help inspire kids and adults to create and make."
Valenzuela also told ABC News that he the machine is more than just a printer.
"It is the inspiration of a child and it's main aim is to inspire, motivate, and help others realize what their imaginations can come up with," he said. "I couldn't have done this without the support of my friends and Family, especially my wife Runi and daughters Lily and Maia."
And how do you garnish a creation that comes out of the PancakeBot?
"Canadian maple syrup with freshly picked wild blueberries," said Valenzuela. "We get lots of those in Norway." | 4,083 |
Acclaimed lift music composer Brian Eno is orchestrating a mass mail-in to Brit home secretary Priti Patel so the great unwashed can tell her: "Don't Extradite Assange."
At 3pm on 3 December, the background muzak technician will pull the sheets off an oversized digital Christmas card (pictured) outside the Home Office's Westminster premises, featuring a snap of white-haired WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and emblazoned with the cheery message: "This Christmas journalism is on trial."
Read in movie trailer narrator's voice
Of course, that depends on semantics.
The United States would argue it's trying to extradite Assange from the UK to face 18 espionage charges related to assisting whistleblower Chelsea Manning exfiltrate classified information, which is a far cry from what we claim to do at The Reg.
Being found guilty could result in a 170-year prison sentence.
Lullaby maestro Eno has long been an outspoken supporter of the leaker-in-chief, often lending his gravitas to calls to free Assange.
At the event, Joe Public will be able to add a personalised message to general pleas not to hand Assange over to the US justice system, which will then flood Priti "Vacant" Patel's inbox.
An electronic version will pummel Home Office email accounts on 19 December, the date of Assange's next court appearance.
Jules is currently serving 11 months in HMP Belmarsh for skipping bail in June 2012 by hiding in the broom cupboard of London's Ecuadorian embassy. This was after losing a Supreme Court challenge to a European arrest warrant ordering his return to Sweden for questioning over rape allegations.
The ruse was up when Ecuador booted him out after getting sick of his poor hygiene and not cleaning up after his cat. The $5m security bill for granting him asylum probably didn't help either.
The rape allegations were last week dropped due to "weakened evidence", according to the Swedish Prosecution Authority, meaning the US could book him on a one-way flight across the Pond.
Assange's extradition hearing is set to take place from 24 February, which he tried and failed to delay.
Eno doesn't stand accused of anything near as exciting, just making boring ambient boring and ambient easy-listening music.
He started out as synth player in art ponce band Roxy Music to later embark on a solo career churning out albums with such inspiring titles as "Music For Airports".
We can't wait to hear "Music For Extraditions". ® | 4,084 |
Driverless Cars and Transportation Tech Coming to West Market Street
Recently Fairlawn has been in the news as part of the State’s “DriveOhio” program that is “looking to build Ohio’s infrastructure for smart mobility and to facilitate smart mobility innovations.” In layman’s terms, the State is looking for ways that the Internet and Internet-enabled technology (including cars) can improve our roads.
There have been six communities selected for this program, with Fairlawn being the only selected city outside the Columbus area. The CBS headline of “driverless cars” is only part of the story.
DriveOhio reached out to Fairlawn because of the FairlawnGig fiber network and its accompanying Wi-Fi capabilities. These factors are what is needed to monitor and communicate with driverless cars. The FairlawnGig network allows car manufactures to test tomorrow’s technologies in a community that has the broadband speeds of tomorrow.
Fairlawn’s role in the program involves testing driverless cars along West Market Street, with plans to begin this summer. Fairlawn’s city-wide fiber access as well as the numerous FarlawnGig-installed Wi-Fi access points along West Market Street make Fairlawn a perfect test bed for driverless cars as well as other “smart” transportation emerging technologies.
To date, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and DriveOhio have received permission from Fairlawn to test next generation transportation solutions and autonomous vehicles. Before specific plans move forward, a rock-solid safety plan would be put into place. Plans going forward will include the City as well as the fire and police departments.
If Fairlawn moves forward with any driverless car testing, updates will be available on FairlawnGig’s website, and social media The current plan also includes digital signage along West Market Street to provide a heads-up for drivers.
This move is part of an effort in the city to improve mobility in high-traffic areas. Soon area traffic signals including those on West Market Street and the Medina Road/Montrose area have been equipped with ODOT controllers to help link all the traffic signals in the Montrose/Fairlawn system. If you travel this route, you will notice a smoother traffic flow as changes will allow traffic systems to be more responsive and adaptable depending on conditions.
“Fairlawn is on the radar in the State of Ohio for cutting-edge technology, which is where we want to be,” explains Fairlawn Mayor William Roth. | 4,085 |
this show the passion and the conflicts that develop between competitive adults earning a living at the highest level, with the brightest spotlight on them every day. It is part of the road that needs to be traversed during a baseball season that puts grown men – regarded as the best in the world at what they do – in the same room from Valentine’s Day to October 1 or later.
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It will be interesting to see how Puig’s career turns out. He goes all-out about eighteen hours a day – on the field and off. We’ll see if it takes its toll. I’ve drawn the analogy many times: If a young person grew up in Los Angeles as a Dodgers fan and was a good high-school player – good enough to go to UCLA or Cal State Fullerton or Loyal Marymount or USC – and that player was drafted in the first round and signed at twenty-one and within a year was in the big leagues, like Puig, took the city by storm, took the league by storm, and was in the spotlight every day, that person would very likely have a challenging time adjusting as well. In this situation, add the fact that Puig came from a totally different environment, a vastly different world, and in some ways it’s amazing he handled it as well as he did, even with the slip-ups.
Analysis
This really was an incredible chapter. It was tough to pick out the key parts and not include the entire text within this excerpt. From reading this book, you’ll get to know the inner-most thoughts of the Dodgers former general manager as if you were sitting next to him on a barstool. In reading the chapter about Puig, you may gain a greater understanding of some of the things we still see at the present day. This would include the benching, lapses in mental play, and being let go by his agency representation.
This book is an easy read and a page turner in every sense of the word. I would recommend it as a must-read for any Dodgers fan. Realistically though, any baseball fan will say they enjoyed it after completing it.
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2017-03-14 07:55 ET - News Release
Mr. Dave Eto reports
NATURALLY SPLENDID PACKAGING LINE COMMENCES OPERATIONS AND WARRANT EXERCISE RAISES $445,425
Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd.'s recently acquired packaging system has been successfully installed and has commenced operations. Naturally Splendid is now fulfilling the Eat Real Snack Food Canada Ltd. (ERSF) co-packing contract.
Work has been continuing since the start of the year to finalize preparation of the 3,000-square-foot packaging facility at the company's Pitt Meadows headquarters. Installation of the machinery acquired from Eat Real Snack Foods, described in the agreement announced on Jan. 25, 2017, started during February and was finished earlier this month. The first order of dried fruit products to be packaged into stand-up zipper bags is under way and is near completion at the time of writing of this update.
Naturally Splendid chief executive officer Dave Eto stated: "Interest from other co-packing clients continues to grow and now we are introducing them to our facility. Sample runs of product and co-packing agreements are being discussed. This is also an opportunity to introduce our co-packing partners to other parts of our business, like HempOmega and food ingredients. Co-packaging facilities like ours are rare in Western Canada. We have tailored our co-packing services to be beneficial to companies ready to transition from hand-fill operations to a more automated process. These businesses may not currently have the volumes or capital to develop their own packaging operations and are looking to grow. By offering our services at this level, we provide processing capability to local processors ready for the next stage of their business."
Naturally Splendid has also received $445,425 in cash and $120,000 in accounts payable settlement from the exercise of warrants previously granted. The warrants were exercised at prices of 30 cents, 35 cents and 40 cents for a total of 1,464,500 common shares being issued. Following the issuance of these shares, Naturally Splendid will have 76,010,649 common shares outstanding.
About Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd.
Naturally Splendid is a multifaceted biotechnology company that is developing, producing, commercializing and licensing an entirely new generation of plant-derived, bioactive ingredients, nutrient-dense foods and related products. Naturally Splendid is building an expanding portfolio of patents (issued and pending) and proprietary intellectual property focused on the commercial uses of industrial hemp and non-psychoactive cannabinoid compounds in a broad spectrum of applications.
We seek Safe Harbor. | 4,087 |
UK electronic surveillance agency GCHQ is using bulk data collections methods that have been outlawed in the United States, according to a privacy group which has filed a legal challenge against the practice.
In a challenge lodged with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), Privacy International (PI) campaigners are attempting to end the mass collection of the general public’s data.
The complaint aims to shine a light on the difference between UK and US legal restrictions on mining huge volumes of metadata.
In the US, the Freedom Act came into effect June 1, effectively limiting the state’s capacity to access mass amount of date, including innocent citizens’ personal records.
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Speaking about the disparity between US and UK law on the issue, PI’s deputy director Eric King told The Guardian: “That the practice started, and continues, without a legal framework in place, smacks of an agency who sees itself as above the law.
“How can it be that the US is so much further ahead on this issue? With the USA Freedom Act now passed, the equivalent NSA power has now been curtailed before the debate this side of the pond has even begun.”
Under the current system intelligence can also be extracted from private companies, King said.
“Secretly ordering companies to hand over their records in bulk, to be data-mined at will, without independent sign-off or oversight, is a loophole in the law the size of a double-decker bus.
“Bulk collection of data about millions of people who have no ties to terrorism, nor are suspected of any crime, is plainly wrong. That our government admits most of those in the databases are unlikely to be of intelligence value … shows just how off-course we really are,” he said.
Last month, PI was the first to report that the law was being quietly changed, they say, to grant police and spy agency hackers immunity by amending the Serious Crimes Act 2015.
In a letter sent to all MPs on May 26, 38 specialist signatories drawn from across different fields of law explained their concerns and called for a proper assessment of the risks posed by Britain’s security state.
Their aim is to “ensure that any changes in the law, and especially any expansions of power, are fully and transparently vetted by parliament, and open to consultation from the public and all relevant stakeholders.” | 4,088 |
against the cover of Vanity Fair.”
He goes on with a dig. “(My) priority is to get rid of Stephen Harper. Justin Trudeau’s priority is Justin Trudeau.”
On occasion, Mulcair does give politics a rest and he does it best with his family.
Tom Mulcair and Catherine Pinhas make sure that there is time carved out of a busy schedule to keep them grounded.
They have two sons and two grandchildren. Their get-togethers are often north of Montreal at the family cottage in the Laurentians, north of Montreal.
On a very cold Saturday afternoon in February they all meet at their favourite spot to snow shoe.
Granddad was out in the morning to tamp down a path for the family. Juliette, not yet six, is on her snow shoes, but her little brother, Raphael, is tucked in on a sled.
For an hour the family enjoys a winter afternoon that includes a stop by a snow-covered marsh for hot chocolate and cookies.
His son, Mathew, is a police sergeant based in the area and says the family is prepared for a year of political campaigning.
His other son Gregory, a physics teacher in Montreal, is less enthusiastic about what politics means for the family. He says his dad “is in a field that is just a bit more in the public eye.”
Catherine and Tom Mulcair have been married for almost 40 years. Their relationship is a close one.
On the road Mulcair says after a long day his “first reflex it to pick up the phone and call Catherine.
“Sometimes it’s difficult to pull back,” he says, “so talking to Catherine helps to give me perspective.”
Catherine, a practising psychologist, clearly values those calls.
“Most of the time I will listen and we’ll share the day when we’re not together.” She then adds “We’re honest with each other and we approach what is difficult together and find strength together.”
Both know that the coming months will be full of challenges. Catherine calls it an adventure and says they will take it all “one day at a time and do the best we can.”
Her husband tells audiences it’s “game on” to win the election and he’s waiting for the real campaign to begin.
“I’m really looking forward to it. So is the whole family actually. We’re pretty excited.” | 4,089 |
took place on the following Shabbat – our first in the Holy Land. We were incredibly excited. We woke up that morning, put on our white clothes, and went outside. We had expected that on Shabbat in Jerusalem, everything would come to a stop like it did in Ethiopia. But that is not how things were.
We saw that cars continued to drive and people walked around and were involved in their everyday activities as usual. Then we understood that – unlike in Ethiopia – there are many ways to be a Jew aside from the path of being a religious Jew in Ethiopia who observes the laws of the Torah.
The acclimatisation continued and, in effect, continues until today through our struggle to find our equal place in all facets of Israeli society – employment, education, academics, etc.
The journey to Jerusalem as a geographical location came to an end, but the journey to the “conceptual” Jerusalem – a journey that strives to build an exemplary and equal society – continues.
Through our activities at Olim Beyahad, we are working to create this social reform.
Olim Beyahad: The Facts
Olim Beyahad was established in 2007 with the aim of changing Israeli society’s misperceptions and negative attitudes towards the Ethiopian Israeli community through facilitating the suitable employment integration of outstanding Ethiopian Israeli university graduates at the forefront of Israel’s workforce. Over the past 10 years, Olim Beyahad developed into a leading organisation, ensuring equal opportunities for the Ethiopian community and significantly impacting Israel’s workforce and the community’s employment integration. About 900 Ethiopian Israeli university graduates integrated into suitable jobs through its programmes, while they formed a network of 1,500 employers and 2,500 volunteers who committed to advancing their mission by hiring participants and volunteering within their activities. Olim Beyahad also received multiple awards and recognition for its effective employment integration activities.
Yet, despite its achievements,the charity has yet to achieve its ultimate mission of achieving the reality of the Ethiopian community being fully integrated into all facets of Israeli society.
This understanding goes hand in hand with its longstanding stance that the difficulties faced by Ethiopian Israelis in integrating into Israel’s workforce and society as a whole will only be solved through addressing “both sides of the coin” – on the one hand society must work with the Ethiopian community to provide its members with the tools to use their potential, and on the other hand it must work with society to reduce stereotypes, prejudices, and misconceptions to form a foundation for the proper absorption and integration of Ethiopians and reduce racism, discrimination, and inequality towards them and minorities in general. | 4,090 |
Based on past legal battles, everyone who knew anything about the history of N.W.A knew it was bound to happen once Straight Outta Compton came out in August, and today it has. In a breach of contract, copyright infringement and defamation lawsuit seeking $110 million in damages, former N.W.A manager Gerald Heller is going after NBCUniversal, director F. Gary Gray, Legendary Pictures, the screenwriters of Straight Outta Compton as well as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, the estate of Eazy-E and the rest of the infamous gangsta rap group.
“The Film is littered with false statements that harm the reputation of Plaintiff and aim to ridicule and lower him in the opinion of the community and to deter third persons from associating or dealing with him,” says Heller’s complaint (read it here). The 12-claim suit filed Friday in L.A. Superior Courts says that the “sleazy manager” Jerry Heller character, played by Paul Giamatti, is made out as the villain of the movie about what was called “the world’s most dangerous group” back in the late 1980s. Heller says he never gave permission for his name or likeness to appear in the movie — and as a pivotal part of the N.W.A story, Giamatti’s Heller appears a lot.
A NBCUniversal spokesperson said they had no comment on the lawsuit. The company will have to say something in the courts eventually because Heller wants $35 million in monetary damages and $75 million in punitive and exemplary damages plus “restitution of all gains, profits and advantages” the wide range of defendants made off the movie, which has made almost $200 million worldwide since its August 11 release.
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“The insidiousness of Defendants’ behavior is underscored by the fact that the Film may well become the largest globally grossing music-story based film ever,” the filing says of Straight Outta Compton. “The larger the success of the film, the greater the damages to Plaintiff, who has been and continues to be defamed, ridiculed, and robbed of his personal and financial rights to the extent that the intentional and egregious behavior of Defendants demands the imposing of punitive damages.” Heller also alleges that “a significant amount of the Film’s content” is lifted from his 2006 book Ruthless: A Memoir and screenplays that he owns.
Michael R. Shapiro of the Law Offices of Michael R. Shapiro is representing Heller in the case. | 4,091 |
The latest drone footage from Apple park shows the march of progress towards completion, but it is not clear how many more videos there will be of the campus. with Apple reportedly cracking down on drone pilots in the area.
The latest footage from Apple Park shows a glimpse inside the now unclad Steve Jobs Theater, work underway in the atrium, the historic barn re-assembled completely, and the manmade pond nearly ready for water. Additionally, a large amount of progress has been made on the visitor's center, showing a roof resembling the Chicago remodeled store.
AppleInsider has also learned that there is a security force intended to halt these flyovers. Another drone pilot claims that they were stopped by a hired security guard who has the express purpose of shutting down drone flights over the campus.
At present, Apple Park is not listed as a "no-fly" area by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, nor could AppleInsider locate any filing for the "Controlled Airspace" status at this time. Current FAA guidance requires drones to keep 360 feet away from structures, and mandates that the user must maintain visual line-of-sight to the device at all times.
Navigable airspace above 500 feet is limited to manned airplanes. FAA guidance allows drones to fly below an altitude 400 feet to ground level, but there are court rulings from the mid-20th century that suggest that a landowner owns up to 365 feet — so a legal battle is imminent.
Apple could have an avenue for restrictions, if they can demonstrate that the drones are causing a nuisance, or are violating one of California's privacy laws. Drones landing or being flown from private property can result in a trespassing charge.
On Feb. 22, Apple officially named the "spaceship" campus under construction. The entire facility is now called "Apple Park," with the 20-foot tall and 165 foot in diameter glass auditorium honoring one of the founders of the company and named the "Steve Jobs Theater."
Before the massive construction effort started, the area was Hewlett Packard's land, and was essentially completely paved over. Apple's demand for trees is reportedly putting pressure on the local market, forcing contractors to source from outside California. The final tree count is expected to approach 9,000, with apple, apricot, cherry, and persimmon trees dotting the landscape.
An environmentally-friendly design was paramount to Jobs's vision, and Apple's related Phase 2 project adds additional workspace adjacent to the main headquarters, and includes a small data center powered by the on-site solar farm, fuel cells, and other sources of renewable energy. | 4,092 |
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As Congress sinks its teeth into an alternative to the widely loathed anti-piracy legislation that some fear will lead to Internet censorship, Hillary Clinton is standing up for the ideals of an open web. In a speech at The Hague, Clinton sounded less like the Secretary of State than some sort of digital freedom superhero. And she's not just talking about the Internet in the United States but also in censor-happy countries like China, Syria and Russia. "When ideas are blocked, information deleted, conversations stifled and people constrained in their choices, the Internet is diminished for all of us," she said on Thursday. "There isn’t an economic Internet and a social Internet and a political Internet. There’s just the Internet."
Glenn Greenwald doesn't buy that talk for a second. In a lengthy and strongly worded blog post at Salon, Greenwald writes:
What Hillary Clinton is condemning here is exactly that which not only the administration in which she serves, but also she herself, has done in one of the most important Internet freedom cases of the last decade: WikiLeaks. And beyond that case, both Clinton specifically and the Obama administration generally have waged a multi-front war on Internet freedom.
Ouch. The civil liberties lawyer goes on to detail the Obama administration's anti-WikiLeaks tendencies, including the federal government's blocking access to the State Department diplomatic cables that spread as far as the Library of Congress's computers and gives passing mention to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that would give the government even more power to censor the web. Greenwald concludes:
Internet freedom -- preventing government and corporate control of the Internet -- is indeed one of the most vital political fights of this generation, perhaps the most vital. There are many people in a position credibly to lead and support that fight. Hillary Clinton and the government in which she serves is most definitely not among them; more often than not, they are among the enemies of those freedoms.
As anybody who's followed the backlash to SOPA can attest, pooh-poohing Internet freedom is highly unfashionable. Greenwald's link-laden post that details the government's anti-Wikileaks stance makes clear how it's easy to talk the talk but actually defending Internet freedom requires more than headline-grabbing rhetoric. Of a United Nations proposal that would allow governments more power to censor the web, Clinton said, "They aim to impose a system, cemented in a global code, that expands control over Internet resources, institutions and content and centralizes that control in the hands of the government." But isn't that what SOPA would accomplish? | 4,093 |
Joe Raedle via Getty Images Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) participate in the Democratic presidential primary debate in the Sullivan Arena at St. Anselm College on Feb. 7 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg faced a swipe from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday night over his record on addressing racial disparities in his city’s criminal justice system.
Debate moderator Linsey Davis confronted Buttigieg with the statistic that, while he was mayor, a Black man in South Bend was four times more likely than a white resident to be arrested for marijuana possession ― a greater disparity than seen either statewide or nationwide, and one that increased after he took office.
“The reality is, on my watch, drug arrests in South Bend were lower than the national average, and specifically to marijuana, lower than in Indiana,” Buttigieg said. “But there is no question that systemic racism has penetrated to every level of our system, and my city was not immune. I took a lot of heat for discussing systemic racism with my own police department, but we’ve got to confront the fact that there is no escaping how this is part of all of our policies.”
When Davis pressed him on the increased racial disparity in South Bend during his tenure, Buttigieg cited drug enforcement strategies adopted to target extreme gang violence.
“These things are all connected, but that’s the point,” he said. “So are all the things that need to change in order for us to prevent violence and remove the effects of systemic racism, not just from criminal justice but from our economy, from health, from housing and from our democracy itself.”
But Warren dismissed Buttigieg’s answer as lacking in substance.
“You have to own up to the facts. And it’s important to own up to the facts about how race has totally permeated our criminal justice system,” she said, noting studies that show Black Americans face systemically harsher treatment than whites in every facet of the system.
“But we cannot say that criminal justice is the only time we want to talk about race specifically,” Warren added, calling for “race-conscious laws” on issues like housing, where government policy has long discriminated against African Americans and other people of color. “You can’t just repeal that and say, ’OK, now everything is even ― it’s not.”
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Jack Phillips, the cake artist facing legal action and a ruling to re-educate his staff because he declined to design a wedding cake for a same-sex ceremony in 2012, has filed a notice of appeal with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colo., said in his appeal he would be happy to provide other baked goods, but he could not design a wedding cake for them because of his beliefs about marriage.
In the appeal, Phillips says that he “declined [the same-sex couple’s] request, explaining that he would be happy to provide any other baked goods, but he could not design and create a wedding cake for them because of his beliefs about marriage.”
As he said at the time: “I don’t feel like I should participate in their wedding, and when I do a cake, I feel like I am participating in the ceremony or the event or the celebration that the cake is for.” In the same vein, Phillips does not design cakes for Halloween celebrations because he does not believe he should participate in what he believes is a pagan holiday.
Following the incident, the American Civil Liberties Union then filed a lawsuit against Masterpiece Cakeshop. On May 30, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission upheld a December ruling by Administrative Law Judge Robert N. Spencer that Phillips had discriminated against the couple “because of their sexual orientation.”
The commission’s order requires Phillips to design wedding cakes for same-sex ceremonies in violation of his beliefs, institute re-education classes for his staff on the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act and send quarterly “compliance” reports to the commission for two years.
Phillips claims in his appeal that under the First Amendment, the government cannot compel him to convey a message with which he does not agree.
As many celebrity cake-makers agree, creating a wedding cake is not an assembly line production. It takes hours of careful work to design cakes that reflect the interests, personality and commitment of the couple. In fact, the same-sex couple he turned away obtained a cake from a nearby bakery with a rainbow-filled center, a design about their relationship.
This is the issue at the heart of the appeal: Phillips claims the government should not be forcing business owners to betray their consciences and convey what they do not believe. Even more importantly, he says, the government should not be in the business of “rehabilitating” consciences or “re-educating” its citizens to change their moral beliefs about the definition of marriage. | 4,095 |
Since the launch of the Nebulas community roadmap, community members have gradually begun working with the official Nebulas team via the Go Nebulas platform and have been contributing to the Nebulas ecosystem. In order to involve more community members in collaboration and to ensure the quality of the projects, the Nebulas Foundation has decided to appoint a temporary Nebulas Technical Committee. Their job duties will include the responsibility to review the rationality of proposed community projects and to evaluate project results prior to the establishment of the Nebulas Council.
Under the premise of maintaining community participation, after review and discussion, the Nebulas Foundation has decided to appoint four former Nebulas team members and one community member for a total of five members to the temporary Nebulas Technical Committee.
The chosen members are:
Xuepeng Fan: Research Director of Nebulas. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and was a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Diego. His research interests include blockchain systems, distributed systems and parallel programming. Xuepeng has previously worked at Microsoft Research Asia, Megvii.
Ruby Wu: Director of Ecological Development of Nebulas and Head of the Public Chain Technology Alliance. She previously worked at the Investment Banking Department of the China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC) and the Capital Markets Department of Standard Chartered Bank. Ruby holds a bachelor degree from Waseda University and the Singapore National University as well as a Masters degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Iris Li: Product Director of Nebulas. Her primary interests are Information Architect, focus on Human-computer Interaction and former Product Manager of TaoOnTheRoad. Iris Graduated from Tongji University with a degree in Computer Science and Technology.
Liang Li: Test manager of Nebulas. He has formerly been a QA at Lenovo, testing director at Weiche and has spent many years doing tech analysis testing. Liang excels at quality system construction, risk control, personnel training and much more.
Jinbo Zhang: Postdoctoral in the Blockchain Laboratory of Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. Ph.D. and is currently enrolled in the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science from Peking University. His research interests include but are not limited to structured deep learning, blockchain theory and the application of large scale related networks in financial technology. He has applied for 4 blockchain related patents and has published more than 10 research papers, including two CCF A papers with hundreds of Google citations. Jinbo has been a research assistant at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University and Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology. | 4,096 |
The world's second largest cryptocurrency spiked Thursday after a key Securities and Exchange Commission official made it clear that in the eyes of the agency, it's not a security.
The digital currency ether rose 8.8 percent to a high of $520.68, according to CoinDesk. Its price has struggled along with other cryptocurrencies this year, and has dropped about 35 percent since January.
While SEC leaders have publicly labeled bitcoin as a commodity, this is the first clear statement by the financial watchdog on how they plan to regulate ether.
"We don't see a lot of value in seeing ether as a security," William Hinman, head of the Division of Corporate Finance for the SEC, said at the Yahoo All Markets Summit: Crypto conference in San Francisco. "Ether is a coin that is evolving."
Hinman cited the cryptocurrency's decentralized and public network, and lack of a third party expecting to make a profit as reasons that the agency won't treat it like a security.
"In case of Ether as we interact with market participants, we keep gathering info and at some point we say this is something we should make clearer," he said.
Ether's one-day performance
Source: CoinDesk
The digital currency, which has a market value of $50.39 billion according to CoinDesk, is backed by the company Ethereum. It has often been described as "fuel" or "gas" to power the Ethereum network, a blockchain platform aimed at "smart contracts." Ethereum has become a popular platform for developers using blockchain.
A consortium called the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance for example, which includes companies like Microsoft and JP Morgan, is using the Ethereum blockchain to build applications.
Hinman did not categorize other cryptocurrencies, which are having the same identity crisis with regulators.
The cryptocurrency XRP is the subject of a lawsuit alleging that it is a security. Ripple is the name of the San Francisco-based company developing a network for faster global financial payments, while XRP is the name of the digital token that financial institutions on the network can use to transact quickly. Executives from Ripple have said without a doubt, XRP is not a security.
The agency will look at other cryptocurrencies on a case-by-case basis, Hinman said. Moving too quickly in search of a label could cause the agency to miss key facts and circumstances, which can vary dramatically depending on the cryptocurrency, he said.
"We don't think establishing a lot of bright lines is helpful," Hinman said. "We don't want to react too quickly, we do want to protect investors but not stifle innovation." | 4,097 |
at the site, as were troopers from the fire and explosion unit. But there were no reports of missing people.
Several pets, however, were believed to have died in the fire.
One tenant, who gave his name only as Joe, said he heard a woman screaming that her cats were still inside.
"The smoke was so heavy, I had to get really low to the ground to get out. I was gagging," he said.
Tenants said working smoke detectors, neighbors helping neighbors and the work of firefighters saved lives.
Gerard Murphy said he made it out of his burning apartment because the building's alarms woke him up.
"It was bad in there," he said. "I couldn't see anything in the hallway," Murphy said.
Kenny Wells, another resident, doesn't want to think what his fate might have been had a neighbor not banged on his door yelling "fire, get out!"
"The smoke was so thick I couldn't even see him when I opened the door," he said.
When firefighters arrived shortly after midnight, they encountered a raging fire with thick smoke.
"It was not a good feeling at all when we got here," Assistant Fire Chief Nick Verdicchio said. "We had heavy fire showing from the back of the building. It started to come out the front, so we just did a full-court press trying to get these people out of here, and within a half-hour... the building collapsed upon itself."
Calls went out for additional help and firefighters from Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, Milford and Woodbridge responded. Several times, crews were forced to withdraw when portions of the building collapsed.
"One of the obstacles we had was water supply," Verdicchio said. "We had a couple of nearby hydrants that were frozen. We had no water. So we had to scramble to find a water supply."
The Connecticut Red Cross and Team Inc. worked Monday to find temporary and permanent housing in the Naugatuck Valley for those displaced by the fire.
"We need landlords with one- or two-bedroom apartments to contact us," said Diane Stroman, a vice president at Team Inc., which is in downtown Derby.
Residents like Jean Wilkinson said she "lost everything in the fire... I couldn't even get back in to get my pocketbook or my medicines. All I got is what you see," she said referring to the clothes on her back.
John Burgeson and Digital Editor Jim Shay contributed to this story. | 4,098 |
Story highlights 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale went missing Saturday
Her body was found Monday in a recycling container
Brothers, 15 and 17, were charged with murder in her death
Two teenage brothers were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Autumn Pasquale, the 12-year-old-girl found dead Monday in Clayton, New Jersey, according to authorities.
"The brothers are ages 15 and 17 years old, and both are in police custody at the present time," Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton said Tuesday, adding that the younger brother had also been charged with one count of luring.
Prosecutors say Autumn was lured to the boys' home, where they murdered her -- possibly for her BMX bike, which police found among some of the girl's belongings when they searched the site early Tuesday.
Autumn's body was found in a recycling container. Dalton said she was strangled and died from blunt-force trauma, but based on preliminary findings, there were no signs of sexual assault.
Police were aided by the suspects' mother, who contacted police because of Facebook postings, according to Dalton.
The young suspects turned themselves in, accompanied by their attorneys, Tuesday.
"We're strongly considering waiving them to adult court. However, we want to let the process take its part," Dalton said.
In New Jersey, authorities are not permitted to release the names of juveniles charged with a crime.
A Facebook page was created after Autumn went missing Saturday, and many neighbors and friends donated their time to help 200 law enforcement members search for her.
She was last seen riding her bike from her home, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
Neighbor Joyce Fisher described to CNN affiliate News 12 New Jersey how she felt after volunteering and handing out fliers for the search effort, only to find out that those accused live just across the street.
"I'm exhausted," she said, and was especially unnerved when she saw investigators bring the girl's bike out of the suspects' house.
"Scared... devastating... unnerving. Nice quiet town. We know everybody's move around here. We never had any issues like this," she said. "Everything is shattered."
"At this point, we have to put our anger aside," Dalton said. "We have to let justice take its course and through the support of all the caring families in Clayton, with the support of the law enforcement community.... We'll get past this, because we are strong."
Pasquale would have celebrated her 13th birthday next week. | 4,099 |
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