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+{"text":"Chapter 25: Triggered?\nIf her memory was serving her right, the first time they met, he had warned her to stay away from his son. When they were at the movies the day before, he had also given her another warning.\nWas the man suddenly out of his mind?\nSeeing her surprised, a somewhat uncomfortable look came over Justin's face.\nIn order to get close to him, that woman had done everything possible to get Pete's approval. Therefore, she would never miss this opportunity!\nHe was just thinking about it when he saw Nora casting her eyes downward coolly. \"You must be mistaken, Mr. Hunt. I'm not a childcare teacher. Neither do I have any fantasies about you.\"\nJustin paused.\nNora took a step forward. With a momentum that didn't lose out to his in any way, she said, \"Also, if the hospital really wants to hold me accountable, please contact my lawyer.\"\nAfter saying that, she covered her mouth, yawned, leisurely walked past Justin, and left the operating room.\nShe was already on the verge of falling asleep. How would she possibly have the time to play with a kid? The most important thing now was to hurry back home and sleep!\nEven Justin didn't have the right to detain people at will.\nIf he couldn't find Anti, then the only thing he could do was release them.\nIn the car back to the hotel, Lawrence complained, \"Can Anti be an eel? Why is she so slippery? How did she get out when I was obviously standing guard outside?\"\nJustin, who was in the back seat, replied, \"There are three possible explanations. One, our intel was wrong and Anti is blond. Two, Anti has very good moves and managed to escape, but this is unlikely.\"\n\"Yes, we surrounded the area very securely. Unless the hospital has an underground tunnel or she can fly, there's no way she can get out.\" Then, Lawrence asked, \"What's the third possibility?\"\nJustin kept quiet. Then, he turned and looked outside the car and slowly said, \"Nora Smith is Anti.\"\nThe corners of Lawrence's lips spasmed a little. \"Compared to that, I'd rather believe the second one. We've already thoroughly investigated Miss Smith. Someone who has never even gone to school can't possibly be Anti. Speaking of her, though, it turned out that she was the one that emailed Anti. That was why Anti had come. No wonder she was always so calm whenever her aunt's surgery was mentioned. As it turned out, it was because she had total confidence\u2026\"\nJustin pressed his lips together tightly and frowned. Then, he suddenly said, \"Find someplace where we can buy a Barbie.\"\nIn the stairwell on the top floor of Hotel Finest, the two children had sneakily met up.\nAn aggrieved Cherry whined, \"I haven't played any games for two days, Pete! Daddy is too strict. He doesn't let me use the cell phone!\"\nPete replied, \"Let's switch back for now.\"\nCherry nodded. \"Yes, yes, yes! Let's switch again after I've played my games for a day!\"\nCherry sighed. \"Daddy really hates Mommy, Pete. What should we do?\"\nPete frowned. After pondering for a while, he said, \"if the soft approach doesn't work, then let's try the hard approach.\"\nCherry's eyes lit up. \"What kind of hard approach!\"\nThe two little ones put their heads together and discussed for a long time before they finally reluctantly separated.\nBefore leaving, Cherry blinked and said triumphantly, \"By the way, the doctor made me do an IQ test today. My IQ is really high! The doctor rewarded me with a prize, and even Daddy was speechless with astonishment!\"\nMommy had also let her do something similar before, and even praised her and called her a genius.\nShe had made her brother proud today!\nPete, who believed her again, praised her. \"You're so awesome.\"\nHe returned to the room. He was just about to enter the study and spend some time doing some revision when he heard the door open. Justin strode in.\nHe took off his coat. Then, he walked over and said, \"Don't be mad anymore, Pete. Take a look at the toy that Daddy bought you.\"\nPete's eyes lit up.\nThe tyrant was always urging him to study every day and rarely let him play. He had actually bought him toys today?\nThen, he saw Justin walk over with a big pink Barbie and place it on his desk.\nA question mark slowly appeared in Pete's mind again.\nSeeing that his son didn't react, Justin thought he was still mad and asked gently, \"Shall Daddy play with you?\"\nPete stared at him with an indescribable expression. \"\u2026\"\nSeeing that he was finally reacting, Justin braced himself and suggested, \"Let's style Barbie's hair and change her.\"\nHe opened the Barbie's box packaging and took out the doll. However, after picking up a lock of hair, his fingers\u2014which were extremely nimble and flexible while playing the piano\u2014froze.\nWith a constipated look, Justin looked at his son and asked, \"Do you know how to tie a braid, Pete?\"\nPete was speechless.\nAfter the two stared at each other for a long time, Pete finally slowly uttered, \"\u2026This is so stupid.\"\nJustin's face instantly darkened. For some reason, his son's calm and unflappable expression made him unable to control his anger. \"I'm doing this all for you!\"\nPete lowered his head and flipped open the book, completely ignoring him.\nJustin was shocked.\nThen, he stared at the question that his son was looking at. The question was beyond Pete's current syllabus, so he asked, \"Can you understand such a difficult question when you don't even have a strong understanding of your basics?\"\nPete raised his head and glanced at him again. Which part of this simple question was difficult?\nThe tyrant's behavior was simply a mystery today.\nHe said coolly, \"Don't disturb me when I'm studying.\"\nJustin felt very speechless when he saw how his son was acting as if he totally understood the question when he clearly couldn't solve it, and he said, \"Fine, do what you want!\"\nHe would see for himself how long Pete could carry on the pretense for!\nAfter dinner, a perplexed Justin sat in the study.\nHis son had obviously been behaving very adorably, so why did he suddenly become reserved and taciturn again?\nAlthough he seemed more normal now, for some inexplicable reason, Justin instead missed the way he had wheedled and how animated and quick-witted he had been previously.\nHe picked up his cell phone and called the family doctor straightaway. He asked, \"Why is Pete's personality switching back and forth?\"\nThe doctor thought for a while and replied, \"Maybe something had triggered him previously, causing his personality to change.\"\nA trigger\u2026 What could have possibly triggered him?\nCould it be that woman?\nDownstairs.\nNora took a bath and fell into a deep sleep immediately after she came back.\nWith her cell phone in her hand, Cherry sat on the sofa and played games with Chester.\nChester was as talkative as ever while they played. He said, \"Did you get into an argument with Justin again? That behavior doesn't work on him. Why don't you wheedle instead? Also, Justin didn't manage to find Dr. Anti today, so he's in a bad mood. Aren't you just asking for it by doing that?\"\nHe was looking for Dr. Anti?\nCherry was stunned. She glanced at the bed in the bedroom and asked, \"Chesty, why is Daddy looking for Anti?\"\nChester replied, \"Isn't it obvious? It's for you\u2014\"\nBefore he finished, the doorbell rang.\nMrs. Lewis was busy in the kitchen, so Cherry jumped off the sofa and walked over to the door. She didn't think much and opened the door right away.\nJustin was currently outside the door. He wanted to try asking Nora again to go upstairs to take care of his son.\nHe got ready to speak when the door opened, only to spot Cherry right away.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin Are on a Romantic Spain Getaway\nYou'll Find the Best Turtleneck Sweaters at\u2026\nTop Fashion Trends For Spring 2022 Straight Out of The\u2026\nChris Martin and Dakota Johnson were sure to add \"romantic vacation\" to the docket for their summer 2021; the longtime couple was seen having fun together in Palma De Mallorca, Spain this week.\nPer E!, the two were seen enjoying a boat ride and sightseeing around the city. Sources also saw the two enjoying a walk. Each of them wore a baseball cap; Johnson wore hers backwards.\nIn February, People reported that the couple, who have been together for more than three years, have been living together in Martin's $12.5 million mansion in Malibu.\n\"Chris was always a big fan of Malibu,\" a source told the magazine. \"He loves the beach and often goes surfing and running.\" The source continued: \"[Johnson] seems to enjoy it as much as Chris does,\" the source said. \"They both love the outdoors and often take beach strolls. They also support local restaurants.\"\nMartin and Johnson are also part of the blended family that Martin and his ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, have worked hard to maintain following their \"conscious uncoupling\" in 2014.\n\"You're ending a marriage, but you're still in a family,\" Gwyneth Paltrow said on The Drew Barrymore Show last year. \"That's how it will be forever. Some days it's not as good as it looks. We also have good days and bad days, but I think it's driving towards the same purpose of unity and love and what's best for [our kids].\" She went on: \"We have this idea that just because we break up we can't love the things about the person anymore that we loved, and that's not true,\" she added. \"My relationship with Chris now is better than our marriage was, so I think that it can be done.\"\nHilary Weaver\nHilary Weaver is a freelance writer based in New York who writes about politics, queer issues, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, and every woman the Queen has ever made a dame.\nChrisDakotaGetawayJohnsonMartinRomanticSpain\nPriyanka Chopra Talks About Breakup Rumors With Nick Jonas Making Her Feel\u2026\n30 Of The Best Demon Tattoos for Men in 2022","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Seismic performance of eccentrically braced frames designed to AISC341 and EC8 specifications\nAied Qissab Al-Janabi, Musab\nTopkaya, Cem\n\u00a9 2020 Institution of Structural EngineersIn the United States, steel eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) are designed according to AISC341 Specification while in Europe EC8 provisions are used. The European provisions were developed mostly based on the research works conducted in the US. While EBF design recommendations in AISC341 and EC8 have similarities, marked differences exist in the amount of lateral force reduction and distribution of member over-strength among the stories. In addition, the effect of link over-strength on non-dissipative members is treated differently in the two specifications. A study has been undertaken to evaluate the performance of EBFs designed according to AISC341 and EC8. Pursuant to this goal, EBF archetype buildings with 3, 6, and 9 stories were designed using US and European provisions taking into account different force reduction factors. The archetype buildings were subjected to 44 far-field ground motions at the maximum considered earthquake level as recommended by FEMA P695. Nonlinear time history analyses were conducted by OpenSees analysis platform to obtain the link rotation angle, residual frame drift and column axial forces. The results showed that using larger force reduction factors and disregarding the distribution of member over-strength among stories result in large residual frame drifts and non-uniform link rotation angles along the height of the building. Considering a force reduction factor of 5 and imposing a limit on link over-strength among the stories were found to improve the performance considerably. Design recommendations were developed to enhance the performance of EBFs by unifying the rules given in AISC341 and EC8. The study was complemented by investigating the behavior of EBFs subjected to near-field ground motions with pulse. The results showed that near-field ground motions with pulse produce much higher link rotation angles when compared with the demands produced by far-field ground motions.\nhttps:\/\/www.scopus.com\/inward\/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85097385490&origin=inward\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.istruc.2020.11.031\nDepartment of Civil Engineering, Article\nSeismic Response of a Single Storey Innovative Steel Frame System\nDicleli, Murat (null; 2005-05-01)\nThe presented research studies the seismic response of a new braced steel frame type and a new design philosophy that will focus on minimizing damage to the essential structural members and ensuring satisfactory post-earthquake performance of steel buildings under service loads with minimal rehabilitation costs. The proposed frame type is composed of beams and columns with rigid connections, chevron braces and a conventional energy-dissipating member called the shear element connected between the braces and...\nSeismic response of a single story innovative steel frame system\nDicleli, Murat (2005-01-01)\nSeismic behavior of AAC infill walls insulated with cementitious lightweight panels in reinforced concrete frames\nKasapgil, Sema Melek; Binici, Bar\u0131\u015f; Canbay, Erdem (2021-12-01)\n\u00a9 2021 Elsevier LtdAutoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) walls are commonly used as infill walls in reinforced concrete frames. Thermal properties of infill walls in cold regions can be improved by bonding additional insulation panels. In this study, eight half-scale, one-bay, one-story reinforced concrete frames with insulated AAC infill walls were tested under cyclic increasing in-plane (IP) displacement excursions to simulate earthquake demands. Two different methods of insulation arrangements were studied b...\nNumerical investigation of braces and replaceable links for steel frames\nKazemzadeh Azad, Sina; Topkaya, Cem; Department of Civil Engineering (2021-2-10)\nConcentrically braced frames (CBFs) and eccentrically braced frames (EBFs) are among popular lateral load resisting systems for steel structures. The present study investigates different aspects of these systems. The part devoted to EBFs begins with a comprehensive review of research where 22 future research needs are identified and presented. This is followed by an experimental study on the low-cycle fatigue behavior of links, which are the most important members of an EBF. Results of the experimental stud...\nSeismic Retrofit of Deficient RC Structures with Internal Steel Frames\n\u00d6Z\u00c7EL\u0130K, RAMAZAN; Akpinar, Ugur; Binici, Bar\u0131\u015f (2011-12-01)\nThis paper describes an experimental study on internal steel frames (ISFs) to retrofit seismically deficient reinforced concrete (RC) frames. One reference and six strengthened frame specimens were tested under constant gravity load and cyclic lateral displacement excursions. Installation of the ISF with and without anchors to the RC frame was examined. Test results showed that the snug tight ISF installed inside an RC frame may suffice to realize the benefit of implementing ISFs. If the horizontal shear st...\nM. Aied Qissab Al-Janabi and C. Topkaya, \"Seismic performance of eccentrically braced frames designed to AISC341 and EC8 specifications,\" Structures, pp. 339\u2013359, 2021, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/inward\/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85097385490&origin=inward.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Search LA Public Notices\nAbbeville Meridional\nKaplan Herald\nGueydan Journal\nPhoto from ragincajuns.com\nLOUISIANA FOOTBALL VS. CENTRAL ARKANSAS CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS\nRagin' Cajuns were set to host Bears for home finale on Saturday, Nov. 21\nLAFAYETTE \u2013 No. 24 Louisiana Football's home finale against Central Arkansas on Saturday, Nov. 21, has been canceled due to COVID-19 positive tests and contract tracing within the program.\nThe Ragin' Cajuns did not hold practice Tuesday, Nov. 17, and will attempt to resume normal operations on Saturday, Nov. 21.\nA total of 33 student-athletes are in the program's COVID-19 safety protocol, which is a combination of contact tracing, isolation, quarantine and recovering cases.\n\"We are disappointed we will be unable to play Central Arkansas on Saturday,\" said Director of Athletics Bryan Maggard. \"We knew this season was going to require a lot of patience and flexibility and disruptions were likely to occur. The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and staff is always the primary focus.\"\nLouisiana's next game is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28, at ULM, with a 2 p.m. kickoff on ESPN3. Changes to the football schedule will be communicated by the Department of Athletics, if necessary.\n\"We appreciate our tremendous medical staff and athletic trainers working closely with our football program in order to best navigate this situation,\" said head coach Billy Napier. \"There has been an unfortunate uptick in coronavirus cases around the country, especially in football programs, and now more than ever, we must remain committed to being safe, following proper protocols and mitigating further spread of the virus.\"\nSeason ticket holders will be given the opportunity to redeem single-game tickets to a home men's or women's basketball game of their choosing, based on availability. Requests will be allocated based on the number of football season tickets in the account.\nVermilion Today\nAbbeville, LA 70510\nThe Kaplan Herald\n219 North Cushing Avenue\nKaplan, LA 70548\nThe Gueydan Journal\nGueydan, LA 70542\nThe Abbeville Meridional Copyright \u00a9 2021","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"What Kind of Feet Do Kangaroos Have?\nBy Beau Harmon\nTom Brakefield\/Stockbyte\/Getty Images\nKangaroos are a group of marsupials classified as macropods, or \"animals with big feet.\" Their distinct appearance features large and heavy hind paws, thick and muscular legs, a long and stout tail, and small forepaws. Their primary means of locomotion is hopping, though they are capable of moving more slowly using their tails and forepaws.\nLittle Paws Like Hands\nWith the exception of tree kangaroos, forepaws are small and similar to human hands. They have five toes, each curved and clawed, that they can use for grabbing, eating, grooming and fighting. They also use their forepaws to help keep themselves cool by licking them and smearing the saliva onto their bodies. The forepaws also serve in conjunction with the tail for \"crawl-walking,\" a means of locomotion that allows them to move more slowly than hopping.\nSound the Alarm\nOne of a kangaroo's most recognizable feature is his large hind paws. The hind paws have several uses, including acting as an alarm to warn other kangaroos of danger. When a mob of kangaroos is threatened, the kangaroos beat their large feet on the ground to warn other members of the threat. The hind paws also serve to settle disputes between jacks over breeding rights. Interestingly, a kangaroo cannot move his hind legs independently, which is why the animal's primary means of getting about is long, fast hopping.\nTail Like a Foot\nA kangaroo would have difficulty hopping, walking or even standing without his amazing tail. A kangaroo's tail is capable of supporting the creature's entire body weight and serves as a prop to stabilize the animal when standing. It provides counterweight when the animal hops so the creature does not pitch over on his face. It serves in crawl-walking, too; and when a kangaroo fights, he can stand on his tail, holding his opponent with his forepaws and trying to disembowel his opponent with his sharp hind claws.\nTree Kangaroo Feet\nTree kangaroos are similar to ground-dwelling kangaroos, but their paws have evolved to facilitate life in the trees. They have a broader range of motion in their hind feet and coarse pads on all four of their feet to improve their grip. Their forepaws can bend at the wrist, and their first and second fingers are opposed to the other three, allowing them to grab. While their hind paws are larger than their forepaws, the difference is not nearly as pronounced as with ground-dwelling kangaroos.\nDefenders of Wildlife: Basic Facts About Kangaroos\nDesert USA: Red Kangaroo (Macropus Rufus)\nSan Diego Zoo: Tree Kangaroos\nHow Do Elephants Use Adaptations for Getting Their Food?\nHow to Identify Coyote Tracks\nDeer vs. Antelope\nWhat Animals Cannot Walk Backwards?\nStructure of a Kangaroo's Legs\nHow Kangaroos Move\nWhat Animal Other Than a Primate Has Fingerprints?\nAre Monkey Fingerprints Similar to Human Fingerprints?\nDo Kangaroos Really Box?\nWhat Are the Major Characteristics of Primates?\nWhat Is the Average Land Speed of a Kodiak Bear?\nHow Are Koalas & Kangaroos Different?\nDo Elk Have Split Hooves?\nHow Do Squirrels Hang Upside Down on Trees?\nSpeed & Agility of a Mountain Goat\nLand Speed of a Puma\nWhat Are Kangaroos Related To?\nHow Long Is a Kangaroo's Life Span?\nDifference Between a Wallaby & Wallaroo\nWildlife and Exotic Animals \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"cattle call auditions\nAuditions and Tryouts 2019 \u2013 Disney Channel Auditions and Nickelodeon\nGirl Meets World Disney Channel\nadmin December 22, 2014 28 Comments\nDo you want to get on the popular Disney Channel show \"Girl Meets World\"?\nWell here is your chance because the show is now filming in the Los Angeles area and Disney Channel producers are casting for live studio audience members. This is a chance to watch \"Girl Meets World\" right where it is filmed, as it is being filmed, live and in person.\nThe show is giving away tickets to families with kids who are huge Disney Channel fans and those tickets are free. The series does film in the Los Angeles area so you would have to either live in the L.A. area or be coming down here for a visit in order to actually be in the studio audience. Kids have to be at least 10 years of age and accompanied by their parents in order to be considered to participate.\nSometime back there was a casting call and audition out for Disney's new new show \"Girl Meets World\". The show is now in airing and still in production. The series is a remake of the 90's Disney Channel hit \"Boy Meets World\". and even includes some of the old cast, now grown up and having their own kids and family. The original series, Boy meets World began airing on TV in 1993 and went many seasons until the series ended in 2000. The original show focused on two teens, Cory and Topanga. Cory and Topanga are now back in Girl Meets World but this time they are the parents and the story is being told from the point of view of their daughter Riley. The 90's favorite TV teen couple are now married and the story of their lives still continues in the new Disney Channel series. The show's new cast also includes Jack\u00e9e Harry, Peyton Meyer, Rowan Blanchard, Sabrina Carpenter and William Daniels as the new generation.\nCory is now a teacher. He has a daughter named Riley whose best friend is called Maya. \"Girl Meets World\" brings back the actors that originally played Cory and Topanga, Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel. Ben Savage spent 7 years on set of \"Meets World\" 2 decades back and had recently expressed his excitement on having a chance to now come back to the series again.\nCheck out Cory and Topanga in \"Boy Meets World\"\nNow, Here is the cast of the new Disney Channel series 'Girl Meets World\"\nThose interested in getting into the studio audience for a live taping of the Disney Channel series can check out the below information to request their spots.\nSet in New York City, this comedy series tells the wonderfully funny, heartfelt stories that \"Boy Meets World\" is renowned for \u2013 only this time from a tween girl's perspective \u2013 as the curious and bright 7th grader, Riley, and her quick-witted friend Maya embark on an unforgettable middle school experience. But their plans for a carefree year will be adjusted slightly under the watchful eyes of Riley's dad who's also a faculty member (and their new History teacher) and Riley's mom who owns a trendy afterschool hangout that specializes in pudding. The cast includes: Ben Savage, Danielle Fishel, Jack\u00e9e Harry, Peyton Meyer, Rowan Blanchard, Sabrina Carpenter and William Daniels\nHere is the info about getting cast for the \"Girl Meets World\" in studio audience:\nTICKET \/ AUDIENCE INFORMATION: When ordering tickets, please submit a separate order (party of 1) under his or her name for each guest attending. Due to the high demand for tickets, we request that guests interested in being the audience for multiple or consecutive show dates attend no more than once per month so that we may allow as many different fans as possible a chance to be in the studio audience. Guests who attend repeatedly or who have been admitted within the last three weeks\/show dates may be placed in a 'standby' line regardless of arrival time so others who have not yet had the opportunity may be admitted. Thank you for your cooperation. To request your spots please see this page for more information and the availability.\n\"Girl Meets World\" films at: LOS ANGELES CENTER STUDIOS which is located at 10201 W. FIFTH STREET, LOS ANGELES\nPlease note that it films in the Los Angeles, California area and that you must be in the area in order to attend. While the tickets are free, those attending will be responsible for their own transportation and parking costs.\nDisney Channel Austin and Ally\nCasting Call for Disney \"I Didn't Do It\" \u2013 See it Live\n\"Jessie\" and \"Austin & Ally\" Audience Tickets\nCasting Call for The Walking Dead Fans for Show\nGet on Disney Win Lose or Draw\nRelated Casting Calls:\nDisney PrankStars Casting Call and Tryouts\nDisney Channel Show - 'I Didn't Do It' Pilot\nDisney New Show \"Descendants\"\nDisney \/ Marvel TV show \"The Defenders\"\nPosted in Audience casting calls and tickets, Disney Channel Tagged Disney Channel, Girl Meets World, show tickets\nPrevBecome an Extra on Nickelodeon Shows in 2015\nNextGet Cast for The Walking Dead After Show\n28 thoughts on \"Girl Meets World Disney Channel\"\nAlso, I can play the violin, piano, I'm an actress, at least I'm trying and I am in theater.\nMy name is Jayla patton. I think being on any show is a blessings and if I got that chance I wouldn't let you down. I can sing, dance, draw and I want to inspire kids my age of even adults if i could. So please give me the opportunity to do that.\nheight 5\u20331\nLast name patton\nCarolina Tejada\nHi, my name is Carolina and I love to act, sing and dance. I'm also very good in singing. I want to do this because I want to inspire the people, like Sabrina Carpenter in girl meet world inspired me. I want to touch the people with my voice.\nHair colour: Light Brown\nEye colour: Light Brown\nInstrument: Piano, mandolin\nHobbies: Singing, Acting, dancing and Model\nLanguage: English and Spanish\nExperience: Choirs, orchestra,school theatre\nQuinn Kelly\nHello there Disney! My name is Quinn, and I'm not going to tell you how much I love your shows or your network, I'm just going to give you some facts about me so we may possibly form a business relationship.\nActing experience: I have been a part of all of the community theaters, sparking a main role every time.\nResides in: Lincoln, NE\nthank you for considering me.\n-Quinn Patrick Kelly\nHi my name is rose. I wanted to be on Disney channel because they don't do anything. I am supposed to receive a phone call, they didn't call me the next year. I love Disney channel, April 25,2015 8:40am.\nHi my name is rose and I would like to be on Disney channel because I like all your shows on Disney channel. I'm 13 years old and I was born 12\/9\/2001. Did I mention\u2026 I love Disney channel.\njerrica alexander\nI love girl meets world. I know all the characters: maya, riley, cory, Topanga, farkle, auggie and Lucas.\nI am 11 years old, 4'11, dark brown hair and eyes. I am a girl. I can sing and act.\nI would love to be on girl meets world\/ I am 11 years old, I am 4'11 with dark brown hair and eyes. I can sing and act.\nHimal\nHi my name is Himal and I am looking to get a role in the show twisted as I have the credentials for this great opportunity. I am 6 feet tall with tan skin and am 18 years of age, a young man who dreams of being a star. Since I was the age of 7 I always believed that anything was possible with my family working day and night to make ends meet, I was always told to follow my dreams. Being an actor has always been my goal with my strong parts in school plays and passion for the film industry. I know I would fit in great in the show. If you believe skill, hard work and dedication for the arts are assets, thank you.\nHi, I'm Helen, I'm 19 years old and boy I am in love with Girl Meets World. I'm extremely glad \"Girl meets world\" was made because after Boy meets world slowly stopped coming on, I was upset. I was in love with Shawn and Cory. I love Riley and Maya's relationship. I'll be completely honest, I've never acted a day in my life but I learn really fast. I'm weird (the good kind of course). I laugh at everything (I know what your thinking. This kid sounds crazy) but it's who I am. I enjoy every moment I get in life. I'm a very happy person. I love to see the good in others even if it means getting hurt. I'm a member of the soccer team at Grambling State University. Been playing since I was 7 and I plan on going pro. I moved from Africa at the age of 9. Please help me live my dream of being on \"Girl meets world\". Thank you and have a blessed day.\nKimmel brown\nHi my name is Kimmel Brown. I live in SC and I have a dream to be on girl meets world. I'm 11 yrs old and I can sing and act. I will love to be on Disney. I think that Disney is every child's dreams. You guys are good at what you do, please answer me back. I will love to live my dream.\nRebecca Hinkle\nI am Rebecca Hinkle. I have been in 2 plays, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Charlie in the Chocolate Factory. I would love to be considered for a part in a Disney Channel show or movie. I am 11 years old but I am 5 feet tall and look old for my age. I have modeled for Kendra's Boutique. I love acting and work great with other actors.\nI love singing and can memorize things very easily. I have brown eyes and light brown hair.\nTaylah Williams\nHi my name is Taylah and I absolutely adore girl meets world as it is my FAVORITE Disney channel show, but who wouldn't love it, it's amazing. I am 12 years old and still watch all the Disney channel junior shows as well. I like Sofia the first and all, what can I say Disney keeps me young. As a kid I had many friends then got taken out of that school and into a new one as the years pass. I hardly had any friends, therefore Disney was always there for me after school. I would non stop watch Disney as I am an artist ( like Maya ) I drew all the characters from my favorite TV shows and dressed up like them. I did little shows and when my one friend was over we would do shows and when I went over to her house we STILL did shows. I love Disney and girl meets world especially. I do not know how I would live without it. I have blue eyes, blonde hair and actually look a lot like Maya ( my FAVORITE character, I could pass as her sister! ) Many people would say their idol is Katy Perry or Taylor swift but personally mine is Sabrina Carpenter. I love every single song of hers when ever I have an up coming singing performance ( I do singing classes and am quite good at it ), I sing one of her songs every time, thank you and goodbye. I AM TAYLAH ( I ???? farkle!).\nYahaira Ramirez\nI really want to be on a show, it is my dream to become an actress. I may be attending the show.\nI also EXTREMELY want to be an actress. I have blonde hair, blue eyes and wear glasses (but I can see fine without them)\nMy name is Jasmine and I would love to be on Girl Meets World because I watch it and I really love the show especially the characters. I would give you the rest of the details about me please just email me back.\nMy name if Elizabeth. I just turned 16 in November. I am a sophomore in high school. I have blonde hair and blue\/green eye, plus I am white. My height is 5'4. I'm very athletic, I play basketball, soccer, I run\/jump in track. I also run in cross country! I have ran in a half marathon. I have done horse shows, I even own one. His name is dusty! I am also a cheerleader which right now, I am captain. My life in high school is great. In school I am in invasive drama which I have done some acting. Now you might wonder why I would like to be in a part of \"Girl meets World\".. Well I've always wanted to be on Disney, I want to be an actress. I have always thought it would be fun! Plus if I get this, this will help me do bigger things. Thank you for you time! P.s my cousin is good friends with farkel!\nHi my name is Mariam and it would be a dream come true to be on girl meets world. I would love to meet Reilly and Maya, Lucas, Cory, Topanga and all the cast! I am 10 years old!\nzakari claude\nWith been waiting my whole life to go on Disney channel. My name is Zakari and I live in Florida. I always wanted to go on the Disney channel.\nBridgette Jennings\nI am 12 years old and I have been acting at the Indiana athenaeum for two years. I have been in a lot of school plays. I have been into acting since I was 4. I took piano lessons for 1 and a half years. I would love to act with Sabrina and Rowan on Girl Meets World. It would be an honor to be an extra or more on the show.\nMy name is Katherine Johnson. I am 15 years old and I would love to be in one of the episodes in girl meets world, I've always wanted to be an actress and if I get a part in the show girl meets world it would be an honor.\nI mean I'll love to get tickets for your show (sorry )\nand have a good x-mess\n\"Girl meets world\" LOVE seeing your shows and I'll love to be in one of your show's.\nSterlyne jean\nMy name is Sterlyne, I am 13. I really love this show and I would love to get the tickets for the show.\nAlyssa bourgeois\nMy name is Alyssa Bourgeois. I would love to get the tickets for that show. I like the concept and the actors. It would be the opportunity of a life time for me!\nThanks happy Christmas by the way\nAuditions for Nick Show Double Dare\nTryout for The Disney Channel, Teen Movie Auditions Announced\nCasting Call for America's Next Top Model Cycle 23 in 2016\nDisney Auditions for 2016\nGet on Disney Channel \u2013 2015 Disney Auditions are Here.\nActing Agents\nActing for Kids\nAudience casting calls and tickets\nActing Articles\nMore Resources for young actors\nAudition Tips & Information\nHow Much Do Actors Make?\nActing Monologues\nFind Child Acting Jobs\nAuditions for Kids and teens\nBecome Famous\nHow Does a Modeling Agency Work?\nScene From Wizard of Oz\nScene from Disney's Aladdin\nScene from Disney's 'The Lion King'\nSample Disney Channel Audition Scripts\nBaby modeling agencies and child talent agents\nActing Schools in the U.S.\nCopyright Cattlecallauditions.com 2015","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Tag: Enhance Games\nNews Humanity Has Been Delayed to 2021\nSounds about right\nAs unexpected as it was, Enhance Games delighted the world with the transcendent Tetris Effect. Its next game, Humanity, was another surprise, and frankly, we still don't even really know what it's all about. The obscure title was announced over a year ago, and things have gone very quiet ever since. However, the team is still...\nThu 17th Dec 2020\nEnhance Games\nNews Tetris Effect: Connected Is a Multiplayer Expansion Coming to PS4 in a Free Update\nYours forever together\nThe only way to make Tetris Effect better is to make it bigger, and that's exactly what the team at Enhance Games is doing. The stunning take on the classic puzzler is getting a major update next year on PlayStation 4, and it's called Tetris Effect: Connected. As you may have guessed from the name, this expansion is all about...\nThu 23rd Jul 2020\nNews Tetris Effect's Gorgeous Soundtrack Is Available to Purchase and Stream Now\nMany scoffed when Tetris Effect was announced, but it turned out to be an incredible iteration of the classic falling-block puzzler. It's a brilliant audiovisual experience whether you're playing on PlayStation VR or your TV, and that's in no small part thanks to the wonderful music. Each of the dreamy stages in the game is accompanied...\nThu 28th May 2020\nNews Tetris Effect Vinyl Soundtrack Coming As Part of 1-Year Anniversary Celebrations\nEver since Tetris Effect first cleared lines on PlayStation 4 last year, fans have been wondering when they'll be able to get their hands on the soundtrack. As you'd expect of a highly music-driven title, the songs included in the game are fantastic, and many want to see the OST available as a separate purchase. The good news is that...\nMon 18th Nov 2019\nNews Humanity Is a Bizarre New PS4 Title from Tetris Effect Dev Enhance Games\nOh the humanity\nSony kicked off today's State of Play with a fresh game announcement. Humanity is the latest project from developers THA and Enhance Games, the studio that brought us the exquisite Tetris Effect. The above trailer doesn't give us an awful lot to go on, and to make matters worse, the press release is arguably less informative...\nNews Tetris Effect Trial Demo Returns This Weekend on PS4\nNot yours forever\nYou may remember that Enhance Games released a limited time demo of its brilliant rhythmic take on the classic puzzler, Tetris Effect, before launch. Today, the developer has announced its plans to make the demo available once again over this weekend. If it's exactly the same trial as before, you'll be able to play a handful of...\nThu 7th Feb 2019\nNews Tetris Effect Has a Hidden Retro Level, And It's Incredible\nGame, boy\nTetris Effect: the gift that keeps on giving. During this weekend's Ritual Event \u2013 which essentially sees the community working together to clear lines and win in-game prizes \u2013 players noticed that upon completion a Mystery stage had been added to the release's arcade Effect Mode. The level? It's only bloody well inspired by the...\nWed 14th Nov 2018\nNews Check Out the Gorgeous Launch Trailer for Tetris Effect on PS4\nTetris Effect is out today on PS4 with PSVR support, and it's pretty terrific. Mizuguchi's audiovisual mastery combined with the grandaddy of puzzle games makes for one heck of a good time. The game's announcement trailer was a thing of beauty, and the launch trailer is no different -- check it out above. In case you've not yet...\nFri 9th Nov 2018\nReview Tetris Effect - A Classic Puzzler Taken to Unprecedented New Levels\nIf only it was easy to put into words how Tetris Effect will make you feel. Unfortunately, there's a reason we're here writing reviews rather than best-sellers, but we're going to give it our best shot. Much like Rez Infinite before it, there's something melancholy and moving about Tetsuya Mizuguchi's take on the...\nNews Mini Documentary Talks Tetris Effect and the Phenomenon Behind Its Name\nSeeing blocks\nWe're very close to the release of Enhance Games' Tetris Effect, a stunning modern take on the classic puzzler that adds visual flair and chill-out tunes to create a unique experience. The game takes its name from a real life psychological phenomenon where people who play Tetris will sometimes visualise blocks falling when they shut...\nFri 2nd Nov 2018\nHands On Tetris Effect Is a Borderline Spiritual Experience with PSVR\nThere were no shortage of people who scoffed at Tetris Effect when it was announced at E3 2018 earlier in the year, but anyone who's played Rez Infinite on PlayStation VR will have understood. Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the mastermind behind the likes of Lumines and Child of Eden, excels at evoking emotional responses through audio-visual...\nThu 1st Nov 2018\nNews Chill Out with Some Brand New Tetris Effect PSVR Gameplay\nDoing lines\nSince the (brilliant) reveal trailer for Tetris Effect, we've not seen a huge amount of the trippy title from Enhance Games. It was shown off at E3, but for a game due out in a matter of days, we've seen remarkably little of it. Thankfully, there seems to have been a last minute push to show it off, as numerous outlets are showcasing...\nTue 30th Oct 2018\nNews Tetris Effect Getting Limited Time Demo Ahead of Launch on PS4 and PSVR\nWe're very much looking forward to Tetris Effect. It's quietly one of the most exciting games on the horizon; not only does it look to bring a totally unique flair to the peerless puzzler, but rhythm game mastermind Tetsuya Mizuguchi is at the helm. The man behind such classics as Rez and Lumines is bringing his musical touch to...\nFri 26th Oct 2018\nNews Tetris Effect Drops onto PS4 and PSVR in November\nWhile it might not be a particularly high profile release, one game we're very much looking forward to is Tetris Effect. It was announced during the lead up to Sony's E3 2018 press conference, and it's looked absolutely stunning from the beginning. We knew a 2018 launch was the aim, and fortunately, Enhance has just announced a...\nReview Lumines Remastered\nLumines beings are we\nRhythm games have a long and storied history throughout gaming, and Tetsuya Mizuguchi is one of the most important creators tied to it, having created such masterpieces as Rez, Child of Eden, the upcoming \u2013 and incredible looking \u2013 Tetris Effect, and of course Lumines. So it's cause for celebration that the...\nWed 27th Jun 2018\nNews Enter the Zone With New Info on Tetris Effect's Gameplay\nSome may have laughed at Sony's first Countdown to E3 announcement, but we here at Push Square Towers are extremely excited about Tetris Effect. Tetsuya Mizuguchi's penchant for entrancing players with audiovisual splendor paired with the timeless Tetris formula seems like a match made in heaven, and a new\nE3 2018 Tetris Effect Is Looking Like One of the Best Versions Yet\nYes, the trailer song is in the game\nWe've all played Tetris before, as was pointed out in the aftermath of last week's announcement stream. What we've never played before is Tetsuya Mizuguchi's take on the legendary puzzler, but we'll all get a chance later this year in Tetris Effect on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR. And it's looking...\nTetris Effects\nE3 2018 Tetris Effect Brings a Trippy Take on a Classic to PS4, PSVR\nWell this is going to be bloody good. Rez Infinite is already one of the best experiences you can have on PlayStation VR, and now Tetsuya Mizuguchi is back with a trippy twist on a classic: Tetris Effect. The debut trailer definitely has a Rez aesthetic to it, but it's backed by the auteur's signature electropop sound. The game will...\nWed 6th Jun 2018\nNews Lumines Remastered Delayed, Will Drop onto PS4 in June\nWe love a bit of Lumines here at Push Square Towers, so Lumines Remastered on PS4 is set to be a great opportunity to get reacquainted with this wonderful puzzler. However, we'll be waiting slightly longer than we hoped -- initially planned for a May release, developer Enhance has announced a small delay to the 26th June. While no...\nWed 2nd May 2018\nNews Lumines Remastered Drops Onto PS4 in May\nSome might say the PS4 has too many remasters at this point, but we can allow for this one, right? Lumines was a superb puzzle game on PlayStation Portable that played a little like a rhythmic Tetris, and the PS4 is set to receive Lumines Remastered in May 2018. This is a fairly straightforward HD port of the original game, as you can...\nReview Rez Infinite\nAn existential acid trip\nRez may have started life on the Dreamcast all the way back in 2001, but veteran Tetsuya Mizuguchi's synaesthesia shooter has finally found its true home on PlayStation VR. Despite being released on dozens of platforms over the past decade-and-a-half \u2013 including, of course, the PlayStation 2 \u2013 it feels like those...\nVideo Rez Infinite Is PlayStation VR's Killer App\nRez may have been kicking around since late 2001 on the Dreamcast, but despite launching on several platforms since \u2013 including the PlayStation 2 \u2013 it finally feels at home on PlayStation VR. While you can play this modernised version of the cult classic without Sony's spiffy headset, the fact of the matter is that Rez Infinite was...\nGamescom 2016 Rez Infinite Scores Gorgeous Retail Release\nAnd various other goodies\nRez is a favourite of ours on the Dreamcast and the PlayStation 2, but as producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi has pointed out in his latest PlayStation Blog post, it can be hard to find. The developer hopes to resolve this on 13th October, by teaming up with I Am 8 Bit to create a limited edition, boxed version of the game. Now...\nThu 18th Aug 2016\nNews Rez Infinite Boogies onto PS4 on 13th October\nFully playable on PlayStation VR\nAfter the official announcement of Rez Infinite at last year's Playstation Experience, developer Enhance Games \u2013 effectively a one-man studio made up of Rez creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi \u2013 has now revealed the game's release date on Twitter to be 13th October for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR, but only in...\nThu 23rd Jun 2016\nPSX 2015 Rez Is Returning on PS4 with PlayStation VR\nMore than just an up-Rez\nOMG! Sony went really hard on PlayStation VR for the first time during its PlayStation Experience 2015 press conference, and one of the games that it announced will be making a comeback in virtual reality is Rez \u2013 the Tetsuya Mizuguchi classic that last launched on PlayStation 2. Rez Infinite will run in 1080p at 60...\nSat 5th Dec 2015\nPSX 2015\nNews Sony Removed All the PS5 Target Dates from CES 2021 Trailer\nSoapbox A Resident Evil Outbreak Reboot Makes Far Too Much Sense\nPoll When Do You Think Sony's Next State of Play Will Be?\nTalking Point What Other PS5 Games Could Be Delayed Past 2021?\nSoapbox PS5 Backwards Compatibility Has Kept Me Glued to My Next-Gen Console\nNews Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch News Coming Soon, Ubisoft Updates Long L...\nNews Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 Patch Coming Within 10 Days, Native PS5 Version Set f...\nNews Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.011 Out Now on PS5 and PS4, Huge List ...\nGuide All PS Plus Collection Games on PS5\nNews PS2-Style PS5 Consoles Withdrawn From Sale After Company Receives 'Credi...\nNews Rust PS4 Version Incoming as Popular Survival Sim Gets an Age Rating\nNews Lots of PS5 Games Given Release Windows, Including Solar Ash, Kena, and ...\nGuide PS5 Stock: When and Where to Buy PlayStation 5 in January 2021\nGuide All Free PS Plus Games in 2021\nNews Resident Evil Fans Are Freaked Out by This Incredibly Tall Woman\nFollow Push Square","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Faculty & Research Case Studies Marine Stewardship Council\nMarine Stewardship Council\nBy Sonya Grier, Susan Masserang, Jonathan Tinter\n2000 | Case No. M297\nIn April 1999, John Gummer, chairman of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), an independent, global non-profit organization, was charged with implementing an eco-labeling program for seafood products harvested in a sustainable manner. Through the program, MSC hoped to harness consumer purchasing power and thereby reverse the decline in the world's fisheries. The case describes traditional approaches to environmental problems and recent innovative strategies, provides examples of eco-labeling for a variety of products, and explores consumer attitudes toward the environment and consumer purchase behavior. Recent crises, the dolphin-safe tuna controversy and the swordfish boycott, provide evidence of the level of public interest which MSC's broad eco-labeling plan could tap into in the council's effort to reverse the decline in the world's fisheries. Because both of the earlier campaigns were tangible and focused on specific issues, it wasn't clear to Gummer that consumers would respond the same way to a more general label applied to all seafood products. Gummer wonders how the council could get customers to start shopping for labeled products and how the MSC should approach industry to get seafood producers, processors, and retailers all on board.\nThis material is available for download by current Stanford GSB students, faculty, and staff, as well as Stanford GSB alumni. For inquires, contact the Case Writing Office. Download\nHarvard Business Publishing\nThe Case Centre","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"(With Book)\nArtist: Andy Cato\nLabel: Apollo Records\nGenre: Dance\nTimes & Places on CD\nAndy Cato... Groove Armada of course & before that Beat Foundation as well as Journey Man, Big C, the System, 7th Sense & a whole array of others. That's some pedigree,..This album has been gestating for some time, almost 20 years (the 1st from '93). 'I was travelling back from a gig recently & had an idea for a tune. I was just jotting it down & thought, I've been doing this for ages, I wonder where all the others are?' So I went to find the remaining fragments & try & put them together. Every one of these songs immediately takes me back to a place & a time where it happened.' Sorting through corrupt discs, snapped 8 track tapes, withered floppy discs & the plain missing, part of the process of creating the LP has been the search & in a few cases, restoration.'Most of them have not been touched,' explains Andy. 'I've had to recreate 1 or 2 as they were on C90s and even if you like the lo-fi it was just too much but some were in great nick.' This is a personal record through the mortal maze of dance. 'I did it for me, I was worried that anyone else might not have the same feelings when they heard the tracks but I played it to some people & they seemed to get caught up in the journey as well.' from squat raves to gigs in front of 100k people to arriving at an LA gig on a Camel. It's a history of the past 20 years through the lens of 1 person. Enjoy the ride!\nAndy Cato\nLa Chanteuse Inconnue","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Air Pollution and Climate Change\nEcology and Risk Assessment\nPublications, Research, and Projects\nValue-Added Products Through Bioconversion of Wastewater and Wastewater Sludge\nEmerging Contaminants and Endocrine Disrupters Removal in Wastewater Treatment\nRemediations of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater\nConstructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment\nWater Resources Management\nJournal Papers and Presentations\nCLIMATE CHANGE MODELING, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION\nby Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, C. S. P. Ojha, B. R. Gurjar, R. D. Tyagi, and C. M. Kao\nThis title contains 25 invited chapters that present the most current thinking on the environmental mechanisms contributing to global climate change and explore scientifically grounded steps to reduce the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.\nPHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL METHODS\nby Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, R. D. Tyagi, Ravi Naidu, B. R. Gurjar, C. S. P. Ojha, Song Yan, Satinder K. Brar, Anushuya\nThis title contains 18 invited chapters that provide in-depth information on the principles of carbon capture and storage technology and recent advances and future research and development in the CCS technology field.\nBIOENERGY AND BIOFUEL FROM BIOWASTES AND BIOMASS\nby Samir K. Khanal, Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, Buddhi P. Lamsal, R. D. Tyagi, and C. M. Kao\nThis book is one of the first to provide in-depth technical information on the broad topics of biofuel and bioenergy from biowastes and biomass with extensive illustrations, case studies, summary tables, and up-to-date references.\nSUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT\nby Jonathan W. C. Wong, Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, Rajeshwar D. Tyagi, and Ammaiyappan Selvam\nSustainable Solid Waste Management describes basic principles and recent advances for handling solid waste in an environmentally sustainable way. Solid waste poses problems of quantity\u2014the sheer amount is increasing around the world\u2014but also of environmental impact, especially with the introduction of materials harmful to ecosystems.\nThis volume uses a global lens to examine all aspects of the solid waste, including waste minimization, waste as a resource, appropriate disposal, and efficient systems fostered by effective public policy. Written by leading experts, the 22 chapters analyze the critical issues to be considered during the various stages of a waste management program.\nGREEN TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT\nby Huu Hao Ngo, Wenshan Guo, Rao Y. Surampalli, and Tian C. Zhang\nGreen Technologies for Sustainable Water Management describes science-based principles and technological advances behind green technologies that can be effective solutions to pressing environmental problems. Today's challenge for sustainable water management is to develop environmentally friendly, economically viable, and energy-efficient processes for treating and preserving the world's limited water resources. Successful approaches will provide a high removal-efficiency of pollutants and nutrient recovery while also reducing the carbon footprint, minimizing waste, and protecting human health and the environment.\nNANOMATERIALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT\nby Satinder Kaur Brar, Tian C. Zhang, Mausam Verma, Rao Y. Surampalli, and Rajeshwar D. Tyagi\nNanomaterials in the Environment offers the most current knowledge on the environmental impact of materials and products developed using nanotechnology. Nanomaterials are revolutionizing electronics, medicine, transportation, and many other industries, but they pose risks to living beings and ecosystems that are barely understood. The 23 chapters in this book consider the science of nanomaterials, their behavior in the environment, risk assessment and toxicology, and the future of nanomaterials.\nFORWARD OSMOSIS: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS\nby Ho Kyong Shon, Sherub Phuntsho, Tian C. Zhang, and Rao Y. Surampalli\nForward Osmosis: Fundamentals and Applications presents the principles and implementation challenges of low-energy desalination technology for producing potable and nonpotable water. In forward osmosis (FO), a saline feed solution passes through a semipermeable membrane toward a draw solution; water then may be separated from the draw solution. Although FO technology has advanced in recent years, much work remains to be done to develop suitable membranes and draw solutions that can easily and efficiently produce drinking water.\nENVIRONMENTAL AND PIPELINE ENGINEERING 2000\nby Rao Y. Surampalli2000 \/ Soft Cover\nThis collection contains 64 summaries of papers presented at the National Conference on Environmental and Pipeline Engineering, held in Kansas City, Missouri, July 23-26, 2000.\nNANOTECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS\nby Tian C. Zhang, Rao Y. Surampalli, Keith C. K. Lai, Zhiqiang Hu, R. D. Tyagi, and Irene M. C. Lo2009 \/ Soft Cover \/ E-book (PDF)\nThis report provides the current status of synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, as well as the environmental effects of nanotechnology.\nCONTAMINANTS OF EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN\nby Alok Bhandari, Rao Y. Surampalli, Craig D. Adams, Pascale Champagne, Say Kee Ong, R. D. Tyagi, and Tian Zhang2009 \/ Soft Cover \/ E-book (PDF)\nThis volume reports on anthropogenic chemicals, a new category of environmental contaminant that is predominantly unregulated and human-made, occurring in air, soil, water, food, and human and animal tissues in trace concentrations.\nSUSTAINABLE SLUDGE MANAGEMENT\nby R. D. Tyagi, Rao Y. Surampalli, Song Yan, Tian C. Zhang, C. M. Kao, and B. N. Lohani2009 \/ Soft Cover \/ E-book (PDF)\nThis report collects the latest information on recent trends in the bioconversion of sludge to value-added products such as biopesticides, biosurfactants, enzymes, bioplastics, and biofertilizers\/bioflocculants.\nMEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS\nby Tian C. Zhang, Rao Y. Surampalli, Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran, R. D. Tyagi, Say Leong Ong, and C. M. Kao2012 \/ Soft Cover \/ E-book (PDF)\nThis collection presents the fundamentals, applications, and recent advances of membrane technology, including state-of-the-art reviews of current research, critical analysis of new processes and materials, and avenues for further study.\nCHELATING AGENTS FOR LAND DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGIES\nby Daniel C. W. Tsang, Irene M. C. Lo, and Rao Y. Surampalli2012 \/ Soft Cover \/ E-book (PDF)\nThis volume examines the application of chelating agents for the treatment of soil contaminated with metals with a focus on soil washing, soil flushing, phytoremediation, and electrokinetic remediation.\nNATURAL ATTENUATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTES\nby Rao Y. Surampalli, Say Kee Ong, Eric Seagren, Julio Nuno, and Shankha Banerji2004 \/ Soft Cover\nThis report provides the regulatory framework, scientific and engineering principles, and applications of natural attenuation for the remediation of contaminated sites.\nZERO-VALENT IRON REACTIVE MATERIALS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE AND INORGANICS REMOVAL\nby Irene M. C. Lo, Rao Y. Surampalli, and Keith C. K. Lai2007 \/ E-book (PDF) \/ Soft Cover\nThis report provides up-to-date technical information and state-of-the-art research findings on the use of zero-valent iron reactive materials to remove contaminants frequently found in groundwater.\nADVANCES IN WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT\nby Rao Y. Surampalli and K.D. Tyagi2004 \/ E-book (PDF) \/ Soft Cover\nThis collection of 30 papers describes the application of innovative technologies for water and wastewater treatment with an emphasis on the scientific principles for pollutant or pathogen removal.\nREMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOILS AND GROUNDWATER\nby Alok Bhandari, Rao Y. Surampalli, Pascale Champagne, Say Kee Ong, R. D. Tyagi, and Irene M. C. Lo2007 \/ E-book (PDF) \/ Soft Cover\nThis report provides a comprehensive and thorough overview of conventional engineered processes and technologies used for the remediation of contaminated sites.\nNATURAL PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT\nby Say Kee Ong, Rao Y. Surampalli, Alok Bhandari, Pascale Champagne, R. D. Tyagi, and Irene Lo2008 \/ E-book (PDF) \/ Soft Cover\nThis report discusses the various natural processes for the attenuation and degradation of hazardous compounds and considers the application of these processes within inexpensive natural systems.\nSUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT\nby Chandra S. P. Ojha, Rao Y. Surampalli, Andr\u00e1s B\u00e1rdossy, Tian C. Zhang, Chih-Ming Kao\nSustainable Water Resources Management presents the most current thinking on the environmental, social, and political dimensions of sustainably managing the water supply at local, regional, or basin levels. The twin challenges of ensuring an adequate water supply and the optimal allocation for different uses are compounded by changes in climate, land use, demographic patterns, and water availability.\nby Rao Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, Satinder Kaur Brar, Krishnamoorthy Hegde, Rama Pulicharla, & Mausam Verma\nThis practical resource offers comprehensive coverage of the latest environmental codes alongside step-by-step remediation procedures. The book features information on all segments of the market, including water, air quality, and hazardous wastes, and enables you to ensure compliance with federal regulations.\n\u00a9 2019 Global Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability All Rights Reserved.\nTheme by Theme Trust","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Improved control at Fareham Borough Council, UK\nMonday, November 25, 2013 12:37 PM\nFareham Borough Council wanted to offer its customers payment by credit\/debit card, and, at the same time, introduce an Internet-hosted, back-office solution to enable it to collect data from the terminals and to monitor alarms.\nLike many other authorities, Fareham Borough Council wanted to employ the most cost-effective solution. A number of years ago, the Council invested in Cale MP 104 terminals.\nFor many years, Cale has designed its products in such a way that they can be upgraded to accommodate the latest technology. This was also the case with the MP 104 terminals. By upgrading the terminals rather than buying new ones, the Council both saved on capital costs and reduced the environmental impact associated with the provision of new terminals.\nThe terminals are now fitted with an EMV Level 2 credit\/debit card facility and are also connected to the Cale WebOffice Service. The Cale WebOffice Service is an Internet-based, fully-hosted solution that monitors terminals and provides customers with statistical and management information. The service can be accessed by its users (username and password) via any computer connected to the Internet that has a conventional browser.\nRichard Parsons of Cale BriParc says, \"The MP 104 machines are manufactured from durable and long-lasting stainless steel. The upgrade solution is ideal from both the economic and environmental perspectives.\"\nDownload the Cale WebOffice brochure to read more about the latest functions.\nAbout Cale\nCale is a Swedish company founded in 1955 and specializing in products for parking. Cale has become one of the leading suppliers of advanced and flexible pay & display machines in the world. This is the result of our dynamic product development, additional services and worldwide network of resellers. It all started with mechanical parking meters and has continued to the highly advanced tickets issuing machines that they produce today. With the experience they have gained over the years, they are today in a position where their products have been installed in about 35 countries around the world. This presence in many different markets, all with varying requirements, gives them broad experience that they use in the development of all new products.\nTina Dahl\nCale Access AB\nwww.calegroup.se\ncredit card payment the upgrade Cale WebOffice CWT terminals","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"AUCD Legislative News In Brief\nCongressional Schedule\nThe House and Senate return from a weeklong recess this week. Democratic leaders hope to complete work this week on a supplemental spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and other military and domestic priorities. Appropriations Committees are also expected to begin marking up appropriations bill soon. House and Senate Committees are gearing up this week to introduce and quickly move health care reform bills. Both the Senate and House have set ambitious goals of passage by the August recess. The Senate will also prepare for confirmation hearings now expected in mid-July for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor\nOver the weekend Chairman Kennedy (D-MA) and Chairman Baucus (D-MT) released a joint press statement reaffirming their commitment to work together on health care reform. The Senate HELP Committee is expected to hold private member and staff meetings this week and next, with mark up of legislation between June 16-25. There will be difference between the two bills based on jurisdiction and approaches that will need to be worked out. Differences may occur on establishing a public plan option and expansion of public programs. Agreement will also be needed on how to finance health care reform. Meanwhile, a timetable is circulating for possible action in the House. Hearings are likely in June and early July with mark up of joint legislation by the three in three committees (Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor) July 13 and floor consideration the end of July.\nDisability and aging organizations are organizing a third national call-in day will take place this Thursday, June 4. Last month over 10,000 calls were made to Senate offices. Staff, trainees and students, individuals with disabilities, and family members across the AUCD networked helped make the call-in day a success. While it is important to continue pressure on the Senate, the primary target of the call-in day this week is the House. It is particularly important to reach members of the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees. An Action Alert with the call-in information will be sent to the network and posted on the AUCD website.\nPositive Behavior Supports\nRep. Phil Hare introduced the Positive Behavior for Safe and Effective Schools Act of 2009 (H.R. 2597). The bill makes modest amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to foster the use of school wide positive behavior supports (SWPBS) in schools across the country. It also supports training of teachers, provides for technical assistance, research and related school reform activities that help improve the overall school environment. Additionally, the legislation would establish a new office within the Department of Education that would help coordinate and administer activities assisting specialized instructional support personnel who provide a critical role in the link between social and academic outcomes for students. AUCD signed onto a coalition letter to Rep. Hare in support of the bill. It is hoped that the issue of improper use of restraints and seclusion in schools brought to light in a recent hearing and through a GAO report, will provide the impetus to help move this bill quickly.\nMental Health in Schools\nRep. Napolitano (D-CA) introduced the Mental Health in Schools Act of 2009 (HR 2531) on May 20. This legislation would amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs. There is no Senate version as of yet. The bill was been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.\nStaff of Sen. Dodd (D-CT) released a discussion draft of a bill to reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. The draft bill contains many of the recommendations of the AUCD. For example, the Senate draft includes new provisions in Title I for research on effective collaborations between CPS and medical, mental health, developmental disabilities, early childhood and special education services as well as research on the impact of child abuse and negelect on disabilities. The bill also authorizes training for personnel in best practices for needs of children with disabilities, children under age 3, for coordinateion with agencies providing early intervention services. Title II strengthen prevention services for parents with disabilities and adds respite care to the list of core prevention services. Other provisions supported by AUCD and the National Child Abuse Coalition include the intersection between child maltreatment and domestic violence, increased attention to differential response and family group decision-making, and identification of core services for prevention. Staff of lead sponsors have also scheduled a time to meet with advocates to discuss the bill before introduction.\nAUCD Staff is working with a subgroup of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Taskforce on Employment and Training to develop principles for the reauthorization of Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The main focus of the changes being sought by CCD is to increase access to and improve services for individuals with disabilities at one-stop career centers as well as to incorporate report language to increase the accountability of state agencies responsible for vocational rehabilitation and training.\nJudicial Appointment\nPresident Obama announced last week that federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor is his nominee to succeed Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. Judge Sotomayor's favorable rulings in two prominent disability cases suggest that she understands disability issues. If the Senate confirms her nomination she would become the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court.\nObama Administration\/CMS\nU. S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the appointment of Cindy Mann to serve as Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations (CMSO), part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Mann most recently served as a research professor and executive director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute. Mann also previously served as director of the Family and Children's Health Programs at CMSO under the Clinton Administration, in that capacity she played a key role in implementing Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).\nLifespan Respite Care\nJill Kagan the Chair of the National Respite Coalition has been invited to testify before the House Veterans Affairs Committee on the respite care needs of caregivers of veterans on June 4. Wrtitten testimony will be available on the committee website. As of May 28 the Administration on Aging had still not released the program announcement for grants to states to implement the Lifespan Respite Care Act due to \"logistical\" issues. A release is expected very soon.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Abha Khandelwal\nClinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine\nCardiovascular Medicine Clinic Chief\nValvular Heart Disease\nCardiovascular disease in Pregnancy\nStanford South Asian Translational Heart Initiative\nBoards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations\nTask Force Member, CMQCC-Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy (2013 - Present)\nReviewer, American Journal of Cardiology (2009 - Present)\nMentor, Association for Women in Science (2013 - Present)\nVolunteer, American Heart Association (2009 - Present)\nFellow, American College of Cardiology (2009 - Present)\nResidency: Rush University Medical Center (2008) IL\nInternship: Rush University Medical Center (2006) IL\nMedical Education: The Ohio University College of Medicine on Public Health (2005) OH\nFellowship: Rush University Medical Center (2001) IL\nBoard Certification, Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology (2011)\nBoard Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (2012)\nBoard Certification: National Board of Echocardiography, Echocardiography (2011)\nBA, Case Western Reserve University (2000)\nMS, Case Western Reserve University, MIS (2001)\nMD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine (2005)\nClinical Consultative Cardiology and Womens Heart Health Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr Rm A260 MC 5319 Stanford, CA 94305\nGet a Second Opinion\nHeart Disease in South Asians\nWomen's Cardiovascular Disease\nEarly MRI Detection of Myocardial Deterioration as a Preventive, Disease Staging, and Prognostic Biomarker in Insulin Resistance Recruiting\nThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between insulin resistance (IR) and myocardial tissue abnormalities. The study will focus on a patient population, South Asians, with a high prevalence of IR.\nEffect of ranolazine on symptom and quality of life in patients with angina in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease: A case control study. International journal of cardiology Pargaonkar, V. S., Tremmel, J. A., Schnittger, I., Khandelwal, A. 2020\nBACKGROUND: More than 20% of patients presenting to the catheterization lab have no significant obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) despite having angina. Several occult coronary abnormalities, including endothelial dysfunction, microvascular dysfunction (MVD), and\/or a myocardial bridge (MB), may explain their symptoms. We studied the effect of ranolazine on symptoms and quality of life (QOL) in these patients.METHODS: We retrospectively studied 53 patients prescribed with ranolazine, matched on sex and age, with 106 patients on standard of care who underwent comprehensive invasive testing. Endothelial dysfunction was defined as a decrease in luminal diameter of >20% after intracoronary acetylcholine, MVD as an index of microvascular resistance \u226525, and a MB as an echolucent half-moon sign and\/or \u226510% systolic compression on intravascular ultrasound. A Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) and SF-12 questionnaire were completed at baseline and follow-up.RESULTS: Median follow-up was 1.9 (1.7-2.2) years. Endothelial dysfunction was present in 109 (69%), MVD in 36 (23%), and an MB in 86 (54%). Both groups had significant improvement in all dimensions of the SF-12 and SAQ with the exception of treatment satisfaction. We found no significant difference in change in SAQ and SF-12 scores between the groups, although the ranolazine group had significantly lower baseline SAQ scores.CONCLUSION: In patients with angina and no obstructive CAD, ranolazine is no different than standard of care in symptomatic and QOL improvement. Further randomized trials are warrented to confirm our findings and identify novel medical therapies in this patient population.\nView details for DOI 10.1016\/j.ijcard.2020.02.014\nTakayasu's Arteritis and Pregnancy CARDIAC PROBLEMS IN PREGNANCY, 4TH EDITION Khandelwal, A., Elkayam, U. 2020: 319\u201325\nPsychological Distress Among Female Cardiac Patients Presenting to a Women's Heart Health Clinic AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY Edwards, K. S., Hekler, A. C., Baum, J., Nejedly, M., Tsai, S., Khandelwal, A., Naderi, S., Hoover, V., Tremmel, J. A. 2019; 123 (12): 2026\u201330\nView details for DOI 10.1016\/j.amjcard.2019.03.029\nEfficacy of a Telehealth Preventive Cardiology Lifestyle Intervention Program to Treat High-Risk South Asians Parameswaran, V., Josan, K., Khandelwal, A., Abbasi, F., Dash, R. AMER DIABETES ASSOC. 2019\nView details for DOI 10.2337\/db19-885-P\nPsychological Distress Among Female Cardiac Patients Presenting to a Women's Heart Health Clinic. The American journal of cardiology Edwards, K. S., Hekler, A. C., Baum, J., Nejedly, M., Tsai, S., Khandelwal, A., Naderi, S., Hoover, V., Tremmel, J. A. 2019\nFemale cardiac patients are at greater risk for mental health disorders than their male counterparts, and these mental health disorders have been associated with increased cardiac morbidity and mortality. However, few studies have closely examined the mental health disorders found among the female cardiac population. The primary aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of psychological distress in a sample of female cardiac outpatients at an academic medical center. A secondary aim was to determine whether different demographic variables, cardiac risk factors, or cardiac diagnoses were associated with different levels of emotional distress. A survey, including demographic information, medical status, and standardized symptom measures was completed by 117 female patients scheduled for medical visits at an outpatient women's heart health clinic over a 4-month period. Using standardized self-report questionnaires, 38% scored in the moderate-to-severe range for at least 1 mental disorder and 50% endorsed current insomnia. Symptoms of clinical depression (20%) and anxiety (42)% were endorsed at higher rates than predominantly male or mixed comparison samples. Although there was no apparent relation between the severity of cardiac problems and the degree of psychological distress, women with diagnoses of hyperlipidemia, prediabetes, and diabetes reported greater psychological distress than those without these problems. Women with lower income also reported more psychological distress. In conclusion, our findings suggest an unmet need for integrated mental health services for female cardiac patients.\nMaternal Outcomes in Planned and Unplanned Pregnancies in Women with Cardiac Disease. Do, S. C., Tolani, A. T., Sie, L., Girsen, A. I., Lee, C. J., Sherwin, E., Panelli, D. M., El-Sayed, Y. Y., Khandelwal, A., Blumenfeld, Y. J., Bianco, K. SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2019: 323A\nA Multidisciplinary Approach to Care of Pregnant Patients with History of Open Heart Surgery. Do, S. C., Lee, C. J., Sie, L., Tolani, A. T., Sherwin, E., Girsen, A. I., El-Sayed, Y. Y., Khandelwal, A., Bianco, K., Blumenfeld, Y. J. SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2019: 323A\u2013324A\nCare of the pregnant cardiac patient e the importance of a multidisciplinary approach Tolani, A. T., Do, S. C., Blumenfeld, Y. J., Sie, L., Girsen, A. I., Lee, C. J., Sherwin, E. B., Tsur, A., El-Sayed, Y. Y., Khandelwal, A., Bianco, K. MOSBY-ELSEVIER. 2019: S536\nView details for DOI 10.1016\/j.ajog.2018.11.842\nCardioClick an Innovative Telehealth Approach to Lifestyle Intervention in High Risk South Asians Parameswaran, V., Josan, K., Winterbottom, J., Shearer, J., Khandelwal, A., Nallamshetty, S., Dash, R., Rodriguez, F. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS. 2019\nView details for DOI 10.1161\/circ.139.suppl_1.P337\nEFFECT OF RANOLAZINE ON SYMPTOMS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH ANGINA IN THE ABSENCE OF OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY Pargaonkar, V., Tremmel, J., Schnittger, I., Khandelwal, A. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. 2018: 161\nView details for DOI 10.1016\/S0735-1097(18)30702-2\nHypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. Current atherosclerosis reports Naderi, S., Tsai, S. A., Khandelwal, A. 2017; 19 (3): 15-?\nAlthough pregnancy-related deaths are rare in the USA, they are on the rise and have more than doubled in the last 20 years. A substantial portion of these deaths are related to cardiovascular disease, specifically hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). In this review, we will discuss the definitions and proposed pathophysiology of HDP as well as its potential role in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.Placental hypoperfusion may lead to an imbalance in proangiogenic and antiangiogenic factors, notably an increase in soluble fms-like tyrosine kinsase-1 (sFlt-1), thereby leading to endothelial dysfunction. Progress has been made in terms of determining the factors which lead to preeclampsia. Potential novel biomarkers for predicting preeclampsia risk have been identified through this research. Preeclampsia not only has important implications for the health during pregnancy but also for future cardiovascular risk. However, the exact mechanism by which it increases cardiovascular risk and the degree of risk it portends are yet to be elucidated.\nView details for DOI 10.1007\/s11883-017-0648-z\nExternal validation of a novel transthoracic echocardiographic tool in predicting left atrial appendage thrombus formation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING Doukky, R., Khandelwal, A., Garcia-Sayan, E., Gage, H. 2013; 14 (9): 876-881\nA recent study demonstrated that in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), a ratio of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) to the left atrial volume index (LAVI) of <1.5 has 100% sensitivity for detecting left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus. We sought to validate this prediction tool in an external cohort.We conducted a cohort study of consecutive AF patients who underwent transoesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) to 'rule-out' LAA thrombus and had a prior transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). The LAVI and LVEF were measured to calculate LVEF\/LAVI ratio. The sensitivity and specificity of LVEF\/LAVI <1.5 were calculated.Among 215 subjects, 19 (8.8%) had LAA thrombus and also had a higher mean CHADS2 score (2.5 vs. 1.9, P = 0.04), lower mean LVEF (24 vs. 44%, P < 0.001), higher mean LAVI (44 mL\/m2 vs. 30 mL\/m2, P < 0.001), and higher prevalence of cardiac failure (79 vs. 52%, P = 0.02). The LVEF and LAVI were found to be independent predictors of LAA thrombus (P < 0.05). The LVEF\/LAVI ratio diagnosed LAA thrombus with an area under the curve = 0.83 by the receiver operator characteristics curve analysis (P < 0.001). All 19 (100%) subjects with LAA thrombus had LVEF\/LAVI <1.5 vs. 87 (44%) among those without LAA thrombus (P < 0.001). The sensitivity and specificity of LVEF\/LAVI <1.5 were 100 and 55.6%, respectively.This investigation validates a simple TTE prediction rule to exclude the diagnosis of LAA thrombus, which may obviate the need for pre-cardioversion TEE in selected patients with nonvalvular AF.\nView details for DOI 10.1093\/ehjci\/jes313\nLocal Fibrinolysis for Massive Pulmonary Embolism: Teaching an Old Catheter New Tricks SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL Khandelwal, A., Spies, C. 2010; 103 (5): 396-397\nView details for DOI 10.1097\/SMJ.0b013e3181d7e0c2\nRecurrent Events Following Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Patients Above 55 Years of Age With Presumed Paradoxical Embolism CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS Spies, C., Khandelwal, A., Timmemanns, I., Kavinsky, C. J., Schraeder, R., Hijazi, Z. M. 2008; 72 (7): 966-970\nThe aim of this article is to summarize our experience of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in patients above the age of 55 years.PFO is associated with cryptogenic thromboembolic events (TEs) in patients younger than 55 years. Little is known about the recurrence rate of TE in patients above the age of 55 years undergoing PFO closure for presumed paradoxical embolism.PFO closure was performed in 1,055 patients, 423 of whom were above 55 years of age. Implantation of the device was guided by fluoroscopy and transesophageal or intracardiac echocardiography.A PFO occluding device was implanted successfully in all patients. Residual shunt was documented in 10% of patients above 55 years of age and in 8.4% of patients aged 55 years or younger (P = 0.325). During a median follow-up period of 18 months (range, 0-162 months) the annual incidence of recurrent TE in patients above 55 years was 1.8% while patients aged 55 or below had an annual incidence of recurrent TE of 1.3%. TE-free survival was similar in patients above 55 years of age compared with those aged 55 years and below.PFO closure in older patients is as efficient and seems comparable to those under the age of 55. Although traditional cardiovascular risk factors may be more frequent in the older age group compared with those younger than 55 years, PFO closure should not be withheld as a possible therapeutic option in this age group.\nView details for DOI 10.1002\/ccd.21737\nPercutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy for Massive Pulmonary Embolism Using a Conservative Treatment Strategy JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY Spies, C., Khandelwal, A., Smith, T. H., Jolly, N., Kavinsky, C. J. 2008; 21 (6): 566-571\nPercutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) for treatment of massive pulmonary embolism (PE) has been shown to be technically feasible, although the complication rate of the procedure appears relatively high. Whether a conservative treatment approach defined by an early termination of the PMT procedure once hemodynamic and clinical parameters of the patient have improved is associated with lower complication rates is unknown. We report our experience of PMT in patients with massive PE using the Angiojet system following a conservative treatment strategy.From April 2003 until November 2007, 13 patients underwent PMT with the Angiojet system. Indications for PMT were massive PE and either failed thrombolysis or contraindications to thrombolytic therapy. All patients were deemed high risk for surgical thrombectomy.Technical success was achieved in 12 patients (92%). Mean systemic arterial pressure increased from 87 to 106 mmHg following PMT (P = 0.011), while the heart rate decreased from 119 to 97 beats per minute (P = 0.041). In-hospital mortality was 15% (2 of 13 patients). No complications occurred which were attributable to the PMT procedure. Right ventricular size and function improved in the majority of patients following the PMT procedure.Using a conservative treatment approach of PMT for the treatment of massive PE carries a low periprocedural complication rate. The low morbidity was achieved without compromising clinical outcome, documented by an in-hospital mortality of 15%. PMT using a conservative treatment approach may result in comparable mortality, but lower morbidity than PMT using more aggressive, angiographically guided treatment strategies.\nView details for DOI 10.1111\/j.1540-8183.2008.00405.x\nIncidence of atrial fibrillation following transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects in adults AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY Spies, C., Khandelwal, A., Timmermanns, I., Schraeder, R. 2008; 102 (7): 902-906\nTranscatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) has become a routine procedure. Little is known about the effect of atrial septal device implantation on the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF). We evaluated the frequency of AF occurring after transcatheter PFO and ASD closure in a large population. From 1994 until 2007 a total of 1,062 patients underwent transcatheter closure of an interatrial communication. New-onset AF was defined by 12-lead electrocardiogram or Holter monitoring in patients without a history of AF at baseline. Of the 1,062 patients, 822 had a PFO and 240 had an ASD. During a median follow up of 20 months, new-onset AF was documented in 8% of patients. New-onset AF occurred in 7% of patients after PFO closure and in 12% of patients with underlying ASD. The annual incidence of new-onset AF was 2.5% and 4.1% in patients with PFO and ASD, respectively. Generally, patients with new-onset AF were older than those without AF. Device type or size did not influence the occurrence of AF. In the group of patients with PFO, residual shunt was more common in patients with AF compared with the non-AF group. In conclusion, AF is more common after PFO and ASD closure compared with the general population; although device type or size did not impact the occurrence of AF, residual shunt may influence the occurrence of AF after intervention in patients with underlying PFO.\nIdiopathic hemophagocytic syndrome with a fulminant clinical course. Clinical advances in hematology & oncology : H&O Khandelwal, A., Shah, N. B., Eichenseer, P., Welker, M., Miller, I., Nangia, J., Farhat, M., Gimelfarb, A., Kassar, M., Batus, M., Gezer, S., Shammo, J., Gregory, S., Fung, H., Venugopal, P. 2008; 6 (8): 587-590\nPatent Foramen Ovale and the Risk of First Ischemic Stroke Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy Khandelwal, A., Spies, C. 2007; 5 (5): 821-824\nView details for DOI 10.1586\/14779072.5.5.821\nThe Clinical Picture - A young woman with an eroded plaque on the hand CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE Laungani, A. G., Khandelwal, A., Tomecki, K. J. 2006; 73 (4): 369-371\nSubclinical chronic lymphocytic leukaemia associated with a 13q deletion presenting initially in the skin: apropos of a case JOURNAL OF CUTANEOUS PATHOLOGY Khandelwal, A., Seilstad, K. H., Magro, C. M. 2006; 33 (3): 256-259\nB-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) represents a low-grade B-cell lymphoproliferative disease that is the most common leukaemia in adults. The neoplastic cell is an autoreactive CD5 CD23 B lymphocyte. B-CLL may involve the skin, typically in the context of known disease. We present a case of subclinical B-CLL presenting initially in the skin.A 73-year-old male developed a lesion on his right cheek in April 2003 compatible with basal cell carcinoma. The re-excision specimen contained a well-differentiated atypical lymphocytic infiltrate consistent with B-CLL along with residual carcinoma. Subsequent laboratory studies revealed peripheral blood lymphocytosis with smudge cells. A diagnosis was made of Rai stage 0 CLL. Chromosomal studies on peripheral blood showed a deletion at 13q14.3. Excision of a second primary skin carcinoma revealed a squamous cell carcinoma in association with B-CLL that was identical to his previously diagnosed skin involvement.This case identifies a cutaneous presentation of subclinical B-CLL. There are two prior reports describing B-CLL presenting initially in the skin. In one case, the infiltrates were incidental on a re-excision specimen. The second report suggests 16% of B-CLL patients have cutaneous manifestations as the first sign of disease.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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It also provides secretariats for the Senate's legislative scrutiny committees, the Regulations and Ordinances Committee and the Scrutiny of Bills Committee, which examine bills and legislative instruments against certain rights and accountability criteria.\nThe Research Section develops, manages and delivers publications, resources and programs which inform a wide range of audiences about the role and operations of the Senate and the Parliament.\nThe Parliamentary Education Office (PEO) produces educational programs and resources\u2014including experiential learning programs, publications and a multi-modal website\u2014for school students, teachers and others.\nThe Procedure Office is led by the Clerk Assistant (Procedure) and has four functional areas, as shown in figure 11.\nFigure 11 Elements and responsibilities of the Procedure Office\nExecutive and Legislative Drafting\nRichard Pye, Clerk Assistant\nProcedural advice, support and training\nDrafting of legislative amendments and private senators' bills\nPublic information and parliamentary research\nParliamentary education\nLegislative scrutiny\nDavid Sullivan, Director, Research Section Simon Harvey, Director, Parliamentary Education Office James Warmenhoven, Secretary, Regulations and Ordinances Committee\nToni Dawes, A\/g Secretary, Scrutiny of Bills Committee\nPublications, seminars, exhibitions and research on parliamentary matters\nProduction of The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate Parliamentary education services and resources for schools, teachers and students Secretariat, advisory and administrative support to the committees\nThe full-time equivalent staffing level for the Procedure Office in 2009\u201310 was 33 (34 in 2008\u201309).\nThe cost of providing the services of the Procedure Office in 2009\u201310 was $5.8 million ($6.1 million in 2008\u201309).\nProcedural support\nIn 2009\u201310, the office assisted non-government senators and their staff by providing procedural advice relating to the role and work of the Senate and its committees. There was strong demand for such advice, particularly during sitting periods. Topics for advice generally revolved around the requirements of Senate procedure, but also ranged more broadly to include, for instance, the elements of the 'deadlock' provisions in section 57 of the Constitution; precedents for calling witnesses before Senate committees; and the options for the revival of regulations disallowed by the Senate.\nStaff of the office ensured the accuracy of advice by consulting other departmental officers\u2014principally the Clerk and Deputy Clerk\u2014and researching appropriate precedents. In keeping with parliamentary service values, advice was non-partisan, consistent and provided to senators and their staff in a timely fashion.\nIn 2009\u201310, the office prepared an average of eight procedural scripts per sitting day for senators' use in the chamber and elsewhere. This was higher than the 2008\u201309 average of seven scripts per day, but consistent with the average in 2007\u201308. The scripts typically related to procedural matters, such as disallowance motions; orders for the production of documents; and proposals to refer matters to committees.\nThe office also routinely responded to requests, from senators and their staff, to check material for procedural accuracy. Advice on these requests was accurate and provided in time to enable senators to use the material in the Senate and elsewhere.\nIn 2009\u201310, the office provided legislative support to senators' work by drafting amendments to bills and drafting private senators' bills, in response to instructions from senators and their staff.\nThis work was undertaken primarily for non-government senators, but a small number of backbench government senators also used these services. Occasionally, the office drew up amendments to inform committee processes and demonstrate the means of implementing committee recommendations.\nThe office drafted and circulated 139 sets of 'committee of the whole' amendments, containing 476 individual amendments\u2014these are amendments proposed to the text of bills dealt with by the Senate. Although the number of circulated amendments is low compared with 2008\u201309 (see table 2), the office also drafted more than 630 amendments that were not circulated, because they related to bills not dealt with by the Senate in 2009\u201310 or because they were drafted for use outside the chamber\u2014to inform negotiations between parties, for instance. The amendments produced for government senators fell into this category.\nWhere amendments were framed as requests to the House of Representatives, in accordance with section 53 of the Constitution, the office also produced statements explaining the applicability of section 53 and the precedents of the Senate. This ensured senators were able to meet procedural requirements and demonstrate that their amendments were constitutionally sound.\nThe office also prepared and circulated 29 'second reading' amendments\u2014these are proposed resolutions which comment on or affect the passage of bills, but do not propose specific changes to the text of bills.\nDespite the unpredictable levels of demand created by the concentration of legislative work within a small number of sitting weeks, the office met all timeframes for the production of amendments.\nPrivate senators' bills continued to be used as vehicles for non-government parties and individual senators to put down policy footprints and advance debate across areas of interest. In 2009\u201310, the office drafted:\n31 private senators' bills that were finalised and processed for introduction in the chamber\na further nine private senators' bills that were published online by senators as exposure drafts, but not introduced.\nA number of other bills were drafted to different stages of development, for introduction at a later date or for use by senators outside the chamber.\nTable 2 summarises senators' use of the office's legislative drafting and procedural services over the past four reporting periods.\nTable 2 Legislative drafting and procedural advice services provided to non-government senators, 2006\u201307 to 2009\u201310\nCommittee of the whole amendments 1,524 423 859 476\nSecond reading amendments 111 56 25 29\nPrivate senators' bills introduced 20 19 23 31\nProcedural scripts prepared 353 304 394 441\nTogether these services form a substantial part of the support provided by the department to the legislative work of senators and the Senate. The biennial senators' survey has consistently found that senators report high to very high levels of satisfaction with these services. Informal feedback confirmed that this was the case in 2009\u201310.\nSupport for legislative scrutiny committees\nDuring the year, the office provided secretariat, research and administrative support to the Regulations and Ordinances Committee and the Scrutiny of Bills Committee, assisting them to fulfil their responsibilities in accordance with the Standing Orders.\nThe committees examine all bills and disallowable instruments within their terms of reference. In 2009\u201310:\nthe Regulations and Ordinances Committee secretariat processed 2,468 instruments (3,404 in 2008\u201309)\nthe Scrutiny of Bills Committee secretariat processed 258 bills (210 in 2008\u201309) and the committee commented on 160 bills (111 in 2008\u201309).\nThe reduction in the number of instruments processed by the Regulations and Ordinances Committee secretariat reflects changes to the civil aviation legislative framework that resulted in a significant reduction in the number of airworthiness directives made.\nThe secretariats, assisted by the committees' legal advisers, completed the necessary administrative tasks to enable the committees to undertake their work. The legal adviser position for the Scrutiny of Bills Committee was vacant from January 2010 until mid-April 2010, during which time the secretariat undertook the adviser's workload.\nThe secretariats also prepared material arising out of the work of the committees, for use in the Senate chamber and for publication elsewhere. This included preparation and verification of disallowance notices, and publication of:\nthe required reports and alert digests and the Delegated Legislation Monitor (each Senate sitting week)\nthe Disallowance Alert, the Scrutiny of Disallowable Instruments and the Senate Disallowable Instruments List (updated online as required)\nbiannual volumes of committee correspondence.\nIn anticipation of its 30th anniversary in 2011, the Scrutiny of Bills Committee commenced an inquiry into its future role and direction. Information about the inquiry is available on the committee's website.\nStaff from both secretariats briefed several international delegations about the role and operations of the Senate legislative scrutiny committees, and conducted a training seminar for public servants. In May 2010, staff from the Regulations and Ordinances Committee secretariat introduced a new training seminar for public servants on delegated legislation and the Senate.\nThe legislative scrutiny committees hosted the biennial Australia\u2013New Zealand Scrutiny of Legislation Conference on 6\u20138 July 2009. The conference, opened by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, the Hon. Robert French, explored the theme of 'Scrutiny and Accountability in the 21st Century'. Staff from the secretariats organised the event and supported the 76 delegates representing legislative scrutiny committees in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.\nIn 2009\u201310, the Research Section:\ncoordinated and delivered seminars and professional training programs for senators and their staff, parliamentary staff, Australian public servants and others\nproduced publications and exhibitions, and arranged lectures, each with a focus on the work and role of the Senate and the operations of the Parliament\nmanaged an internship program and a formal research partnership with the Parliamentary Studies Centre at the Australian National University.\nThe aim of these programs is to ensure that senators and their staff are supported in their legislative work, and that other audiences are able to develop appropriate levels of knowledge and awareness of the Senate and its work.\nThe office also responded in a timely manner to requests for information and research support from a range of sources, including senators; the Clerk, Deputy Clerk and Clerks Assistant; and members of parliamentary associations, the academic community and the general public.\nSeminars and training programs\nDuring 2009\u201310, training and information programs were offered to senators' staff in the form of one-on-one sessions and group seminars, delivered by senior officers, explaining the operations and procedures of the Senate and its committees.\nThe department's seminar series continued to provide members of the public service and others with comprehensive training in the operations of the Senate and its committees, and the accountability to parliament of the executive and government departments and agencies. During 2009\u201310, a total of 1,260 people attended 35 seminars.\nThe seminar series remained an integral part of graduate training programs in the public service. A large number of graduates enrolled in the full-day 'Introduction to the Senate' seminar, and the range of half-day seminars was also well received. Senior officers of the department also conducted half-day sessions for Senior Executive Service officers.\nThe section organised seminars tailored to the needs of individual government departments and other interested groups, including the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; the Department of Finance and Deregulation; the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts; AusAID; the Law Council of Australia; the Defence and Industry Study Course; the Rural Leadership Program; and a group of Indigenous graduates.\nOccasional lectures\nDuring 2009\u201310, the section arranged eight lunchtime lectures as part of the popular occasional lecture series. Topics ranged from the rise of new forms of media and the erosion of democracy, to the political life of former Prime Minister the Rt Hon. Andrew Fisher. The series also featured a reflection by the then Clerk of the Senate, Harry Evans, on changes in the parliamentary institution during his long association with the Senate.\nThe department published lecture transcripts in its free journal Papers on Parliament and made audio recordings available on its website. Lectures were filmed and broadcast on television and the internet by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Public Affairs Channel, increasing the audience for, and accessibility of, the lectures.\nThe Research Section edited and published three editions of Papers on Parliament during 2009\u201310:\neditions 51 and 53 largely comprise papers in the occasional lecture series\nedition 52 commemorates the career of the former Clerk of the Senate, Harry Evans: it contains a selection of his writings and a comprehensive bibliography of his articles from the 1980s to 2009.\nIn December 2009, the section published an illustrated booklet, The President of the Senate, which provides an overview of the role and function of the President, including how the President is elected, and some information on past presidents.\nThe editing, proofreading and indexing of volume 3 of The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate was completed in early May 2010. This volume, covering senators and clerks who left the Senate between 1962 and 1983, is expected to be published in August 2010. Work has commenced on volume 4, covering senators whose terms ended between 1983 and 2002. Authors have been found for all 109 entries proposed for volume 4, and 38 entries have been received. The section also began preparing for the online publication of the dictionary.\nThe section also launched a new Senate essay prize named in honour of the first President of the Senate, the Hon. Sir Richard Baker. The prize, which was advertised widely in the print media, is open to secondary school students enrolled in years 10 to 12. It is to be awarded annually to the best student essay in each state and territory on a topic that promotes knowledge of the Senate and its work. A panel of senators selected five winning essays in 2009\u201310. The authors each received $500 and a certificate.\nThe section continued to issue a range of free publications aimed at raising awareness of the Senate and parliamentary processes. Details of the publications available in 2009\u201310 are provided in appendix 4.\nThe first part of a new exhibition in the first floor public exhibition area of Parliament House, 'Acting Wisely: The Work of the Australian Parliament', was completed in February 2009.\nIn August 2009, as the culmination of a coordinated effort between the section and the Department of Parliamentary Services, the Parliament's copy of Magna Carta was incorporated into the 'Acting Wisely' exhibition. The copy was moved from its former location in the Members' Hall to a purpose-built case within the exhibition, with improved lighting, security and interpretive text. The exhibition, which has been enthusiastically received, was officially opened by the President of the Senate in September 2009.\nThe section also published a booklet entitled Australia's Magna Carta, to complement the exhibition. The booklet chronicles the story of how the manuscript came into the Parliament's possession, and includes an account of the preservation work carried out on the manuscript by scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.\nElements of the first stage of 'Acting Wisely', which deals with the Parliament's legislative function, were made available to a wider audience as the 'Making Laws' online exhibition. This followed the publication in July 2009 of an online version of the earlier 'For Peace, Order and Good Government' exhibition.\nWork has commenced on the next stages of the 'Acting Wisely' exhibition, on representation and accountability, which will also be produced in both physical and online versions.\nIn December 2009, the section arranged the installation of an interactive 'Meet Your Senator' touch screen near the senators' portraits in the first floor public area. Together with a similar device in place for the House of Representatives, the screen provides visitors with an engaging and user-friendly introduction to all current senators and members of parliament.\nPartnerships with the Australian National University\nThe department runs the Australian National Internships Program in partnership with the Australian National University. During 2009\u201310, 39 students completed parliamentary internships and 34 students were placed in other departments and agencies. Interns continued to see Parliament House as an outstanding placement. The office coordinated an induction seminar for each group of interns, and organised some of the functions associated with the program.\nThe department also continued to play an active role in the Strengthening Parliamentary Institutions research program, which is funded by the Australian Research Council and run by the Parliamentary Studies Centre at the Australian National University. Senate officers participated in workshops which provided feedback to authors who had submitted papers for publication.\nIn November 2009, the department co-hosted a conference on ethics and integrity in parliament, as part of the research program. The conference investigated the system of self-regulation used in Australia and the integrity systems used in other countries.\nParliamentary education services\nDuring 2009\u201310, the PEO delivered an extensive range of high-quality educational services to schools, teachers and students.\nThrough its Education Centre, the PEO delivers an experiential learning program involving simulations of chamber and committee proceedings of the House of Representatives and the Senate, for students visiting Parliament House.\nThrough its outreach program, the PEO provides other opportunities for students and teachers to learn about the Parliament. By analysing a range of data, the PEO is able to target students and organisations less able to undertake Parliament House-based programs. To support this strategy, the PEO produces materials and resources on its website, on CD and in print.\nThe PEO also undertakes joint ventures, builds professional networks and invests in a range of training and development activities for teachers and trainee teachers. In addition, the PEO monitors curriculum developments in the area of civics education.\nDuring 2009\u201310, the PEO continued to work with and report progress to the PEO Advisory Committee and worked closely with relevant stakeholders in the other parliamentary departments, government departments and educational institutions.\nEducation Centre activities\nExperiential role-playing programs are conducted at the Education Centre at Parliament House during the school term. Role-play programs were delivered to 91,648 students in 2,622 groups during 2009\u201310.\nCurrent programs focus on four key functions of the Parliament. Evaluation of Education Centre activities has revealed an evolving demand among teacher and student groups to explore the work of the Parliament in greater depth. In 2009\u201310, the PEO began revising its programs to meet that demand.\nThe Impressive Teachers Scheme was also introduced during the year, to identify highly motivated teachers who are interested in further exploring the work of the Parliament, and to invite them to develop a professional relationship with the PEO. By affirming achievement and interest, the PEO hopes to gain partners to foster the work of parliamentary education and to encourage others to be similarly committed. The program is expected to provide opportunities for resource trialling, surveying, outreach visits and professional assistance.\nFigures 12 and 13 demonstrate that Education Centre attendances continued to grow in 2009\u201310. However, there is only limited scope for future growth, as the education facilities at Parliament House are operating at or near capacity. Some success has been achieved in encouraging schools to visit earlier in the school year when the demand for PEO education programs is lower.\nFigure 12 Students who visited the PEO Education Centre, 2005\u201306 to 2009\u201310\nText description of figure 12\nFigure 13 School groups that visited the PEO Education Centre, 2005\u201306 to 2009\u201310\nOnly a small percentage of Australian students are able to make the trip to Parliament House to participate in Education Centre programs. As a result, an important part of the PEO's mission is to provide educational resources for those students and teachers who cannot make the trip to Canberra.\nOne popular program involves conducting outreach activities across the country, taking the parliamentary role-play and other educational activities 'on the road'. Senators and members often welcome the opportunity to participate when this program is delivered to schools in their electorates.\nA wide geographical spread of outreach activities has been achieved in recent years. In 2009\u201310, the PEO conducted outreach activities in the locations shown in table 3.\nTable 3 Locations of PEO outreach activities in 2009\u201310\nMelbourne (suburbs) Atherton\nBrisbane (suburbs)\nTownsville Armadale\nPerth (suburbs)\nPinjara\nSouth Hedland Adelaide (suburbs)\nMurray Bridge\nOrroroo\nPort Elliott\nYankalilla Katherine\nNhulunbuy\nBarunga\nPlans to deliver outreach activities in regional New South Wales and Victoria and in Tasmania during September and October 2010 have been confirmed, and preliminary planning for visits to several other regions during 2010\u201311 has commenced. Figure 14 shows the geographical spread of outreach activities in the five calendar years from 2007 to 2011, including possible outreach locations in 2010\u201311.\nFigure 14 Locations of PEO outreach activities, 2007 to 2011\nWebsite and other resources\nTo better address the parliamentary education needs of all students and teachers, particularly those who are unable to travel to Canberra, the PEO devotes considerable resources to expanding the range and quality of its online and multimedia services and resources, as well as its capacity to produce quality educational resources in multiple formats.\nDuring the year, the PEO commenced:\na formal review of the interactive website tool Assignment Assistant (launched in May 2009), which assists students completing projects or homework on parliament and offers one-on-one contact with parliamentary educators\nthe ongoing enhancement of the in-house video production unit and development of material for the online video series About Parliament\nthe enhancement of the PEO website, including a review of all web content and the introduction of a content management system\na review of the research and development of web 2.0 technologies that will enhance the PEO's ability to engage secondary students\nthe investigation of new communication technologies, including video conferencing, for the delivery of PEO programs.\nThe PEO also continued to produce and update the educational materials detailed in appendix 4.\nA key achievement in 2009\u201310 was the release of a magazine-style resource, Get Parliament, for upper primary and lower secondary students. Get Parliament introduces the Parliament and the way it functions, with reference to material on federation, the Australian Constitution and the Parliament at work.\nThe PEO is committed to providing senators and members and their staff with direct access to parliamentary education information, resources and services. During 2009\u201310, this included regular email and face-to-face promotions to maintain parliamentarians' awareness of new and existing resources and services, including Get Parliament. The department's intranet site provided members and senators and their staff with up-to-date information about school groups visiting Parliament House and details of PEO programs and resources, including customised parliamentary education resource kits.\nIn 2009\u201310, there was a significant increase in demand for PEO publications and resources and in visits to the PEO website. The website recorded more than 525,000 sessions and more than 4.32 million page views, an increase of 22 per cent and 18 per cent respectively since 2008\u201309. This indicates that significantly more people are accessing the PEO website and viewing increased amounts of material, a key aim of the PEO's outreach strategy.\nThe examples of feedback from the PEO's target audiences shown in figure 15 confirm that the education services and resources were very well received in 2009\u201310.\nFigure 15 Comments on PEO services and resources, 2009\u201310\nFrom senators and members\nWe really liked [Get Parliament] \u2026 Layout is good and clear \u2026 The information is well written and communicates complex issues clearly and effectively. The graphics are fun\u2014and overall it should be an effective teaching resource.\nThank you for all the wonderful assistance you have given our office and I know how appreciative the schools that receive these kits are as they write and tell us \u2026 we have had two schools actually plan trips to Canberra after receiving a kit. Keep up the great work you all do.\nI would like to pass on my gratitude and that of the schools in my electorate to \u2026 the PEO, who came to my electorate \u2026 and ran Parliament Alive \u2026 the feedback from those teachers and schools was overwhelming. [The program] truly benefits young people in understanding how decisions we make here in Parliament House can affect them, their homes and their families.\nFrom teachers\nOn behalf of Year 7 teachers at our college, I congratulate you on your website. We regularly use the lesson plans\u2014they are well thought out and relevant.\nPart of my study as a pre-service teacher involved designing class programs for both primary and secondary aged students. Your website and resources provided myself and our study group with some excellent material for inclusion in our presentation kit.\nThe program put together by the Parliamentary Education Office was intellectually stimulating and provided the students with an overview of the Australian political system.\nFrom students\nHi. I am an 11 year old kid from Victoria and I just wanted to tell you that your website is great.\nThank you for filling our minds with knowledge and the interesting ways and rules of parliament.\nOn behalf of the grade six and seven students we would like to thank you for making the very long trip to our school to run a mock parliament and demonstrate to us how parliament is run.\nAs in past years, the PEO contributed significantly to the National Youth Science Forum sponsored by the Australian National University. The forum provides a summer study program for outstanding senior secondary school science students from all states and territories. As part of their experience, the students undertake a specially designed learning program at Parliament House. In 2009\u201310, 288 students took part, examining legislative work and Senate committee processes through role-play.\nThe PEO worked with Rotary International to run the Rotary Adventures in Citizenship program in September 2009. The five-day program gave the selected Year 11 students from across Australia an opportunity to experience the work of the Parliament, meet members of parliament and participate in an intensive learning program.\nIn 2009\u201310, the PEO also:\ncoordinated student attendance at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics hearings examining the Governor of the Reserve Bank\nprovided assistance, including tailored role-play programs, for the Oxfam Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Summit and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Heywire program.\nThe PEO maintained good relationships with parliamentary educator colleagues, both within Australia and internationally, throughout 2009\u201310. In addition to hosting visits by staff from the United Kingdom Parliament's Education Service and Outreach Office, the PEO attended and made presentations to the Australasian Parliamentary Educators Conference hosted by the Parliament of Victoria in September 2009.\nThe PEO also:\nbuilt on its relationships with the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House and the Australian Electoral Commission's National Electoral Education Centre, which share common subject matter and target audiences with the PEO\nliaised with the Australian Secondary Principals' Association and helped to coordinate meetings of the association at Parliament House.\nStaff training and development\nThe PEO invested heavily in training and development for its staff. During 2009\u201310, this included staff attendance at parliamentary training programs and professional and technical development courses.\nMost PEO staff members engage in face-to-face education activity which requires a high level of professional skill and commitment. All new educators undertake a comprehensive training program that ensures they are well equipped to cater for a wide range of student aptitudes, interests and special needs. Several new educators were recruited and trained in 2009\u201310.\nThe PEO's publishing capability was expanded in 2009\u201310 with the recruitment of a publishing manager, who is supported by a dedicated web developer and a publishing officer. Publishing staff focused also on training and development, particularly the use of new web technologies, improved interface and application design, usability and accessibility.\nDuring 2009\u201310, the department engaged in a range of activities with other parliaments and assisted in the development of parliaments in the region.\nThe department supported the work of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) by funding the attendance of a delegation at the 119th IPU Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, in October 2009. The Director, Journals and Notice Paper, served as secretary to the delegation, providing administrative support and guidance to delegation members on the procedures and practices of the IPU prior to and during the assembly.\nThe Usher of the Black Rod served as secretary to a delegation to European parliaments and institutions in April 2010.\nThe Deputy President of the Senate and the then Deputy Clerk attended the 40th Conference of Presiding Officers and Clerks, held in Kiribati in July 2009.\nSeminars and training programs were provided for parliamentary officers visiting from overseas parliaments. In particular, comprehensive programs were provided for delegations from India, Indonesia and Vietnam, continuing a long-term engagement with those countries' parliaments. The Inter-Parliamentary Study Program, conducted jointly with the Department of the House of Representatives in March 2010, provided training for officers from overseas parliaments in countries such as Bhutan, China, Finland, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mongolia, New Zealand, Samoa, Thailand and Tonga.\nThe department signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian Upper House, the Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (DPD), in September 2009. This partnership agreement provides for the sharing of skills and experiences through training activities, and is designed to improve the support provided to senators of the DPD.\nThe department also provided joint funding to the Parliamentary Relations Office (PRO), which is administered by the Department of the House of Representatives. The PRO provides parliamentary relations support to both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Many of the programs administered by the PRO involve significant contributions from officers of the Department of the Senate. The performance of the PRO is detailed in the annual report for the Department of the House of Representatives.\nFactors, events and trends influencing performance\nThe demand for procedural and legislative services is substantially driven by the requirements of senators and the Senate chamber. Factors influencing demand include the frequency of sittings, the number of bills dealt with by the Senate and the legislative priorities of the Government and others. The composition of the Senate is also a factor: a situation in which no one group controls Senate outcomes typically leads to a strong demand for these services. The work of the secretariats of the legislative scrutiny committees is similarly driven by the requirements of those committees.\nThe PEO's education programs at Parliament House continue to operate at near capacity, with schools often making bookings for the program many months in advance. Some success has been achieved in encouraging schools to visit earlier in the school year when the demand for PEO education programs is lower.\nTo better address the parliamentary education needs of all students and teachers, particularly those that are less able to travel to Canberra, the PEO continues to devote considerable resources to expanding the range and quality of its online and multimedia services and resources. In 2009\u201310, there was a significant increase in visits to the PEO website and in the demand for PEO publications and resources.\nThe main vehicle for evaluating the services provided by the office is the survey of senators, which is undertaken every two years. As recorded in last year's report, high levels of satisfaction were recorded across the full range of services provided by the office in the 2009 survey.\nThe Procedure Office also monitors levels of satisfaction with its performance through formal and informal channels such as letters, emails, phone calls, seminar evaluation forms and direct advice from senators and their staff and members of the public. This continual performance appraisal assists the office to make timely and responsive adjustments to the way it delivers its services. High levels of positive feedback were received in 2009\u201310.\nThe PEO in particular monitors feedback on its activities and resources from senators and members, as well as its target audiences of students and teachers. Figure 15 provides a few examples.\nPerformance outlook\nIn 2010\u201311, the Procedure Office will continue to provide its procedural and legislative services to meet the requirements of the Senate and senators and to support the work of the legislative scrutiny committees. Training and seminar programs will continue, with a focus on preparing and delivering orientation programs for new senators following the election. Each area within the office will also implement any changes which arise from the department's structural review.\nThe Research Section will further develop its information resources. A highlight will be the publication of volume 3 of The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate, and a program to commence publishing extracts of that work online. Another key task will be restructuring the office's other publications for the new parliamentary website that is due to come online in 2010\u201311.\nWork will continue on additional segments of the 'Acting Wisely' exhibition exploring the themes of representation and accountability.\nThe Research Section will coordinate a major conference to mark the 40th anniversary of the Senate's system of legislative and general purpose standing committees. The section will also coordinate the next Parliament House Open Day, scheduled for September 2010, as well as a range of activities to implement the ongoing Strengthening Parliamentary Institutions project.\nIn 2010\u201311, the PEO will seek to complete and consolidate a range of projects and programs. In the Education Centre, the implementation of the recommendations of a review of the role-play program will be completed: the most significant feature will be the introduction of concept-based role-plays, in contrast to the 'chamber-based' programs currently delivered.\nIn addition to facilitating role-play classes at Parliament House for more than 91,500 young Australians, the PEO will restructure and comprehensively review the material on its website to improve its accessibility and relevance. Increased emphasis will be placed on interactivity and an expanded range of materials will be developed, including new material for secondary students. Several publications will be updated and republished, and a number of outreach programs involving senators and members are planned.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Searching for 'Koreanness' in modern art\nIt's one thing to intend to promote Korean art internationally \u2015 it's a far harder thing to decide what makes art \"Korean.\"\nThat definition is evident in the title of the exhibition \"Simply Beautiful \u2015 Breath of Nature in Korean Contemporary Art,\" currently on display at Total Museum in Pyeongchang-dong, northern Seoul. The dominant aesthetic is one that weaves unique cultural traits with a contemplative and meditative view of nature.\nThe exhibition was organized from the start to tour abroad, and this year will head to Europe to be shown at the Centre Pasqu' Art in Switzerland and Le Grand Jardin Joinville in France before returning to Korea.\nThe 26 works by 10 artists in the exhibit may be united by a general \"Koreanness,\" but that focus appears to have made the works more innovative instead of limiting them. The theme, after all, is a vague one, and the artists tackle it in different ways, using natural shapes, materials and textures.\nThe idea is that Korean art can maintain its distinct \"Koreanness\" while also being universal and international. Can Korea have its rice cake and eat it, too?\nThe answer can be found in the works of Cheong Kwang-ho, who uses copper wires to link leaves and flowers in intricate structures. Cheong said he doesn't see his works as being particularly Korean,and that he is more interested in breaking boundaries and connecting emotionally \u2015 or at least visually \u2015 with viewers.\nHis work, \"The Leaf,\" for example, is a wall-sized leaf made out of crocheted thin copper wires. \"I wanted the work to look like it was half a sculpture and half a painting,\" he said. \"In a sense, I wanted to create a sculpture that resembled the ramie fabric used in traditional Korean clothes.\"\nOther works, such as Yi Gee-chil's rock installation, titled \"Work V-II,\" attempt to present a Korean sensibility toward nature while having a universal appeal. Yi's work is nothing but a hollowed-out rock sitting on top of a mound of sand. Minimalist? Sure, but also contemporary. Whether its appeal is universal is another question.\nThe exhibition is the result of two years of planning. The organizer is Koh Won-seok, also a director at Laurance Geoffrey's Ltd. Koh said the exhibition introduces current art themes in Korea without \"l osing a sense of the world.\"\nThe international element is hard to miss: The exhibition was sponsored by the Swiss Embassy in Korea. The Swiss are hoping that the show makes it easier for Swiss art to be shown in Korea as well.\n\"This exhibition will generate a give-and-take relationship,\" said Roland Viotti, the counselor of culture and commerce at the embassy.\nby Cho Jae-eun\nThe 10 artists featured in \"Simply Beautiful \u2015 Breath of Nature in Korean Contemporary Art\" are: Bae Bien-u, Cheong kwang-ho, Choi In-sub, Kim Hong-ju, Kim Jong-gu, Kim Taek-Sang, Lee Jae-hyo, Moon Beom, Toh Yun-hee and Yi Gee-chil. ?The exhibition runs through April 9. Admission is free. ?Total museum is located near Gyeongbokgung Station, line No. 3, exit 3, and is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Gigs You Should Go To\nI've been sizing you up and stuff\nPeople often do not believe me when I tell them that the real reason I started a bigband after moving to New York was peer pressure. But I am not kidding when I say that putting together an 18-piece ensemble to play my own music started to seem a lot more reasonable in light of the fact that basically everyone I knew was also doing it. New York is blessed (or cursed, I guess, take your pick) with a staggering number of composer-led, progressive-minded bigbands, and now, thanks to my Pulse colleague JC Sanford, those bands have a home.\nThe \"Size Matters\" series, curated by the estimable Mr. Sanford, runs every Monday night at the Tea Lounge in Park Slope (sets at 9:00 PM & 10:30 PM). The series launched earlier this year and features a different Brobdingnagian beast every week -- I've been to several shows I've been uniformly blown away by the writing and playing.\nThe September schedule is here -- there are some great hits coming up, including bands led by Jeff Fairbanks, Javier Arau, JC himself, and another Pulsekateer, Jamie Begian. In October it's Asuka Kakitani, Russ Spiegel, Noriko Ueda , and Gary Morgan & PanAmericana. Great things are happening in this space. Plus, you basically have no excuse not to come because there is no cover. Although I know I can count on you to do the right thing by these hardworking bigbandleaders and drop at least five bucks (the \"suggested donation\") in the tip jar.\nPosted at 12:34 AM in Gigs You Should Go To | Permalink | Comments (2)\nIncestuous and vain, and many other last names\nIt is not entirely clear to me what the point of having a blog is if you can't use it to occasionally give a shout-out to your friends and colleagues. So, in that spirit...\nTrumpeter and Secret Society alumnus Andr\u00e9 Canniere is briefly back in NYC, and has gotten the old gang back together -- Josh Rutner, Ryan Ferreira, Ike Sturm, Ted Poor -- for a gig at Saint Peter's Church this Thursday, April 16. 8 PM hit, suggested donation $5. You'll help me welcome the old boy back to Gotham, won't you? You can download a track from the Andr\u00e9's 2006 joint As Of Yet here.\nAnd, on the new-bigband tip, my Pulse colleagues have some minty-fresh large ensemble CDs for you:\nJC Sanford and his co-leader, David Schumacher, have unleashed the debut CD from their 17-piece behemoth Sound Assembly. Edge of the Mind (Beauport Jazz) features a killing band (anchored by John Hollenbeck on drums) and deftly integrates an almost dizzying array of compositional variety. (Samples here or on MySpace.)\nMeanwhile, Joe Phillips has a new, insanely ambitious release out on Innova. Sometimes I think cat-herding 18 musicians is Sisyphean, but Joe's own band is 25-strong. (Gah!) The very un-bigband-y palette includes five singers, seven strings, two vibraphones, two pianos, two guitars, and no drumset. Joe is one of the first composers I met in New York -- in fact, I met him before I even moved here, back when I was Fung Wah-ing my way into town every week for the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop. He is the guy who deserves the credit -- or the blame, I guess -- for convincing me that minimalism didn't suck, and that (post)minimalist-inflected jazz was viable. This new disc, Vipassana is flat-out gorgeous -- just listen to the excerpts here.\nFinally, not to be left behind, Jamie Begian returns to the scene with a new bigband record of his own -- coming \"sometime in the summer of 2009.\" Watch this space -- or, you know, this space -- and I'll sound the alarm when it drops. His previous outing, 2003's Trance, is formidable.\nPosted at 03:00 AM in Gigs You Should Go To, Interaural Transmissions | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)\nThis ain't Amsterdam, Vince\nFresh off their CMJ Showcase, there is much in the way of New Amsterdam goings-on this week. First, Corey Dargel's new disc, Other People's Love Songs, drops on Tuesday. You have seen this video for \"All Other Sounds (For Brian From Molly),\" yes? (Wait, you haven't? Watch, then:)\nThe CD launch show is this Wednesday, Oct. 29 at LPR -- doors 9 PM. NOW Ensemble are opening, and will also be the, ah, \"backup band\" for Corey's set. Corey wrote most of the arrangements but kindly invited Nick Brooke and yrs trly to contribute as well -- Nick arranged \"Hurry Up and Settle Down (For Damon From Jenn)\" and I did \"Lullaby (For 45x From Rachel).\"\nAlso, NewAm co-honcho Sarah Kirkland Snider and playwright Ellen McLaughlin (who you probably remember as the Angel in Angels in America) have a new music\/theatre piece, Penelope, which runs from Oct. 29 through Nov. 1 at NYU's Labowitz Theater. It's a one-woman-plus-string-quartet show, starring McLaughlin and directed by Lisa Rothe.\nPosted at 08:51 PM in Gigs You Should Go To | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)\nI've seen all good people\nSherisse Rogers, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein.\nWhat's the opposite of schadenfreude?\nSherisse Rogers has won the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Composers Competition. She won for her piece \"Transitions\" for bigband and string quartet, featuring Joel Frahm. (It's on her CD.) This is awesome and well-deserved. Sherisse is a longtime friend and huge influence on my writing. She is also among the composers featured in the Jazz Gallery's Large Ensemble Commissioning Program this year. Sherisse's Project Uprising bigband is at the Jazz Gallery Feb. 27 & 28, 2009 -- save the date.\nAlso, Lindsay has been recognized by Project Censored in their annual list of Top 25 Censored Stories. Her investigative piece for In These Times on the Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act is #6.\nPosted at 01:00 PM in Fellow Travellers, Gigs You Should Go To | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)\nI'm trapped in a world before later on\nThere's an overwhelming volume of great shows coming up in the next few weeks.\nThe above photo is from Donny McCaslin's Aug. 27 trio hit at the 55 Bar, which was seriously one of the best things I have seen all year. I've been avidly listening to Donny live and on record for almost fifteen years now and I've never heard him sound like that. As you probably know, he has a terrific new album out on Greenleaf -- there are some streaming tracks here -- but this is really the kind of music that needs be experienced live. (Especially if you are under the mistaken impression that the saxophone trio is a played-out lineup.) The bassist on the 55 Bar hit was Ricky Rodriguez, who knocked it out of the park in his first-ever gig with Donny. He and Ted Poor are doing the \"official\" record release hit with Donny at Jazz Standard on Sept. 30.\nDonny's label-mate and my fellow Canadian, bassist Michael Bates, is doing his own record launch, at Cornelia St. this Saturday, Sept. 13. He's joined by Quinsin Nachoff, a fantastic saxophonist and colleague of mine from way back when.\nAlso this Saturday, it's opening day of FONT (the Festival of New Trumpet Music), paying tribute to cult trumpet god Wadada Leo Smith. FONT runs through Sept. 28 and is brought to you by Greenleaf honcho Dave Douglas, and I've said before, it has by far the best programming of any jazz festival in New York, and is not to be slept on. Tons of great new music coming up at Cornelia St. (including Nabat\u00e9 Isles) and LPR (including a sweet Avishai Cohen\/Amir ElSaffar double-bill), while the Jazz Standard has Society co-conspirators Ingrid Jensen and Tim Hagans paying tribute to the tragic great Woody Shaw. Plus a trumpet-saturated Anti-Social Music afternoon at St. Marks Church called (naturally) \"ASM Blows!!\"\nAnd also also this Saturday we have NYC new music supergroup Signal (who made their debut at this year's Bang on a Can Marathon) doing an all-Reich Wordless show at LPR. Hmm, all of my favorite NYC new music hotshots together in the same band, playing Music for 18 and You Are in a club? What could possibly be done to improve this situation? (Well, honestly, draught beer that costs less than $7\/pint, but you know, Art requires certain sacrifices.)\nPosted at 12:04 AM in Gigs You Should Go To | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)\nIf you ain't in the itinerary\nI am glad I finally have a minute this summer to go hear some music, because there's some great stuff coming up this week:\nTonight (Tuesday 19 August - also Wednedsay night) at Smalls: Kurt Rosenwinkel & Aaron Parks Quartet w\/ Matt Penman & Kendrick Scott (8:00 & 11:00 PM)\nTomorrow (Wednesday 20 August) at Public Assembly (ex-Galapagos): groups led by Tim Collins and Jaleel Shaw (w\/Mike Moreno, Ben Williams, and Johnathan Blake). 8:00 PM\nFriday 22 August - jazz night at the J&R Music Fest at City Hall Park featuring Aaron Parks (who has a new record out today), Esperanza Spalding, the Caribbean Jazz Project feat. Dave Samuels, and Roy Hargrove. Free!\nSaturday 23 August and Sunday 24 August - the 16th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. Saturday is at Marcus Garvey Park and features Barry Harris, Charles McPherson, Vanessa Rubin, Rashied Ali, and Robert Glasper. Sunday is at Tompkins Square Park and the lineup is Randy Weston, Jerry Gonzalez and Fort Apache, Eric Lewis, and Gretchen Parlato. Also free!\nMy writeup and pictures of last year's Charlie Parker fest are here.\nCross the streams\nAssuming non-electric skies tomorrow, I hope to see you at the first-ever, free, outdoor Counterstream Radio\/New Amsterdam Records shebang (part of this year's East River Music Project). 2 PM kickoff at the East River Amphitheatre.\nIt is a lineup packed w\/nu-classical excellence:\nitsnotyouitsme\nMark Dancigers\nTimberbrit\nAlex Sopp\nMatt Marks and the Li'l Death Band\nN.B.: bigger audience = definitely better, so don't y'all sleep on this.\nThat's what's made, well made is on my workshop\nThe BMI Jazz Composers Workshop (of which I am an alumnus) is holding its year-end concert at Merkin Hall tonight. Society co-conspirator Tom Goehring is among the nominees for this year's Charlie Parker Award and Manny Albam Commission. Concert is free, and a great opportunity to hear some up-and-coming composers.\nAlso tonight -- Joe Phillips brings a somewhat scaled-down, intimate version of Numinous (and by \"scaled-down,\" I mean 10 players instead of 25+) to the Brooklyn Lyceum.\nFinal night - New Languages Festival\nMy sincerest thanks to those who came out to hear us late last night. A reminder that the New Languages Festival wraps tonight with performances by Aaron Ali Shaikh (w\/Michael Formanek, bass & Randy Peterson, drums), TOTEM> (Bruce Eisenbeil, guitar; Tom Blancarte, bass & Andrew Drury, drums) and Chris Speed, Skuli Sverrison & Jim Black. Awesome music, great vibe, low price.\nNew Languages Festival kicks off tonight\nOur hit is tomorrow, but this year's New Languages Festival launches tonight at 9 PM with sets by The Color Now (Ty Cumbie, guitar; Daniel Carter, winds; Adam Lane, bass; Lukas Ligeti, drums) at 8 PM, Miles Okazaki (w\/David Binney & Christof Knoche, saxes; Jen Shyu, voice; Hans Glawischnig, bass; Dan Weiss, drums) at 9 PM, and Tyshawn Sorey (w\/Ben Gerstein, trombone; Todd Neufeld, guitar; Chris Tordini, bass) at 10 PM. Assuming all goes well and I get all my advance shit together, I'm going to try to make it down for the big opening. Massive props to Jackson Moore, Aaron Ali Shaikh, and Ty Cumbie for all of their hard work in putting this festival together -- it takes a lot of blood and sweat to make a scrappy DIY festival like this happen.\nThe New Languages Festival is at the Living Theatre (21 Clinton St. between Houston & Stanton) tonight through Saturday. $10 a night, or $25 for all three.\nCan I get an encore do you want more\nSeveral people have written to ask if I am planning on liveblogging the Bang On A Can Marathon again this year.\nThe answer is simple:\nOH HELLS NO.\nI did my turn. It's on someone else this year. I will be there, taking notes and taking pictures, and will probably put up a little something something after the fact (amidst a wash of other rent-paying responsibilities), but I would also like to be able to actually enjoy hanging out at year's marathon without the additional stress of having to bang out a frantic liveblog update after each set concludes.\nGravity on me never let me down\nDid y'all catch Matana Roberts being interviewd on WNYC's Soundcheck last week? It's a good interview, with some nice commentary on her recent CD The Chicago Project. If you missed the broadcast, you can listen here.\nDuring the interview, the seemingly inevitable \"women in jazz\" question came up. This isn't really a topic that lends itself to radio-friendly soundbite answers -- Matana rightly points out that there are a lot of first-tier female horn players on the jazz scene right now, but for the more fully-realized version of her thoughts on gender and music, you should check her new video blog -- I am not yet ready to use the word \"vlog\" in earnest.\nYes, the video is split into four quadrants of Warholian colors -- if that bugs you, you can always, you know, avert your eyes and listen to the words.\nMatana's new (or new to me, at least) drummerless trio GRACE (Gabriel Guerrero, piano; Kevin Tkacz, bass) is at the Jazz Gallery on May 31.\nAlso at the Jazz Gallery, this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday -- Henry Threadgill's ZOOID, a sextet that was first unveiled on the 2001 disc Up Popped The Two Lips. The band still features guitarist Liberty Ellman and cellist Dana Leong, but the 2008 edition adds a few new players to the mix, including the fearsome Stomu Takeishi on electric bass.\nIf you're not planning on catching this gig, I'm honestly not sure why you are reading my blog.\nPosted at 08:58 PM in Gigs You Should Go To, Interweb Transmissions | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)\nYou'll listen and you'll like it\nThe Ensemble de Sade - 8 PM tonight at the First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn Heights (124 Henry).\nBecause there is no art without suffering.\nDrawn to all things\nMatana Roberts is bringing her blood narrative, Coin Coin, to Brooklyn's Issue Project Room tomorrow night (Thursday, Oct. 11), assisted by Jessica Pavone and Amelia Hollander (viola), Shoko Nagai (piano), Thomson Kneeland (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), and Daniel Givens (video).\nI will be on hand to moderate\/instigate a post-concert discussion, which will no doubt touch on some of the thorny personal, political, and social issues Matana has been exploring on her amazing blog, Shadows of a People.\nCoin Coin is deeply moving and personal music. Hope to see you there.\nPosted at 03:19 PM in Gigs You Should Go To, Meta | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)\nA new typeface, a new day\nRegular readers surely need no reminder that New York's most excellent jazz festival kicks off tomorrow at venues all over Manhattan and Brooklyn. Curators Dave Douglas and Taylor Ho Bynum have posts on their respective blogs highlighting some of the upcoming brassy goodness.\nNaturally, you can also befriend the festival on MySpace.\nCorey Dargel has been hard at work this year putting together his first stage piece, Removable Parts, which opens tomorrow at the Here Arts Center. Corey is aided and abetted by pianist Kathleen Suppov\u00e9 and director Emma Griffin. Like the tagline says, Removable Parts is a series of love songs about voluntary amputation.\nCorey invited me to contribute program notes for this piece, which I was delighted to do \u2014 you can read them here. Having heard the music and sat in on rehearsal, I'm very excited about seeing it all come together on opening night. The show runs until Sept. 15 -- get your tickets now.\nNow the whole wide world is movin'\nI am fairly confident that this is going to be all kinds of awesome:\nAt the Tea Lounge (837 Union St. in Park Slope) tomorrow (Friday) night. Admission by donation. Sets at 9 PM and 10:30 PM.\nAndrew D'Angelo. Curtis Hasselbring.\nAndr\u00e9 Canniere @ Bar 4\nTomorrow night (Sunday, Aug. 25), Society co-conspirator Andr\u00e9 Canniere returns to the scene with a hit at Park Slope's Bar 4. Ignore the seriously appalling cocktail menu (nothing that combines flavored vodka, schnapps, and sour mix should ever be billed as a \"Martini\") and go for the music, which promises to be much more refreshing \u2014 Canniere's band for this hit includes his fellow co-conspirator Sam Sadigursky (reeds), Ryan Ferreira (guitar), Ike Sturm (bass), and Tommy Crane (drums).\nLast year, I posted an MP3 from Canniere's debut recording, As Of Yet, and it is still available for your listening pleasure.\n7:00 PM hit. Suggested donation \u2014 $5.\nGive us this day\nOn Sunday afternoon, Society co-conspirator Josh Sinton brings his Steve Lacy project, Ideal Bread, to Caf\u00e9 Grumpy in Greenpoint (193 Meserole Ave). Ideal Bread is Josh, Kirk Knuffke, Reuben Radding, and Tomas Fujiwara. No cover.\nThe band is named after a characteristically charming and epigrammatic Lacy quote:\n\"... I have to remake it, I have to do better. Today's bread isn't good for tomorrow. I'm always looking for the bread that I had the idea about . . . the ideal bread.\"\nJosh studied with Lacy from the time he returned to the US in 2002 until just before his untimely death in 2004. Back in January, Josh contributed a wonderful guest post on what it means for him to perform Lacy's music with Ideal Bread. If you missed it the first time, go read it now.\nAll I'm askin' is for\nThe seriously entertaining Respect Sextet is at The Tank tonight, in a double bill with Dave Crowell's Naked Brunch, playing separately, and together. As you know, Respect includes Society co-conspirator James HIrschfeld on trombone and Matt Clohesy on bass, along with Josh Rutner (tenor sax), Eli Asher (trumpet), Red Wierenga (keys), and Ted Poor (drums). Naked Bruch is Crowell (alto sax), Grey McMurray (guitar), Mike Chiavaro (electric bass), and Jason Nazary (drums).\nI previously posted some MP3s from Respect's first two records -- if you didn't get them the first time, they are still available.\n7 PM hit, $10 cover.\nMatt Shulman @ Jazz Standard\nOccasional Society co-conspirator Matt Shulman is playing Jazz Standard tonight and tomorrow -- this is the official NYC launch for his newish disc So It Goes. I wrote about Matt's trio (which includes Society co-conspirator Matt Clohesy on bass and Jason Wildman on drums) back in December when they played Union Hall -- his unlikely blend of intimate singer-songwriter vulnerability and acrobatic nu-jazz swagger is something to behold.\nTuesday July 23 and Wednesday July 24 - two sets each night (7:30 PM & 9:30 PM). $20 cover.\nAs long as I'm making my music ain't gonna do nobody no harm.\nBecause what New York really needs is more free summer shows.\nOf particular note for readers of this blog:\nThe Respect Sextet play J. Hood Wright Park, 335 Fort Washington Ave (at W 175th St) from 5:30 PM-9:00 PM.\nLily Maase and Brian Adler Project play on Bleecker St (at Thompson St) from 4:00 PM-6:00 PM.\nManhattan Samba play Jackson Square Park, Greenwitch Ave (at Horatio St) from 8:00 PM-10:00 PM.\nComposers Collaborative play Terry Riley's In C in the middle of Cornelia Street from 6:00 PM -8:00 PM.\nNot part of Make Music New York, but still free today:\nLizz Wright at MetroTech (sponsored by BAM) -- 12:00 PM.\nRichard Thompson in Prospect Park -- 7:00 PM.\nNot free, but important:\nThe Vision Festival continues tonight and runs through Sunday.\nThe drug of a nation\nSo the 1970's punk\/new wave supergroup reunion I'm actually excited about happens tomorrow -- Television is playing Central Park Summerstage. For free. Hopefully with Richard Lloyd, although I'm very saddened (and a bit disturbed) to learn about his recent health troubles. Although Television only released two records (both of them gems) back in the day, they have been getting together again off and on since '92. But this Central Park hit was supposed to be Richard Lloyd's farewell to Television, so I sincerely hope he's well enough to make it out for at least a couple of tunes. That said, dude's just coming off eight days of intensive care, so I doubt anyone will hold it against him if he decides to sit this one out. Get well, Richard.\nAnyway, it's recently come to my attention that a lot of you jazzy\/new music types don't necessarily know about Television. They are basically responsible for kicking off the scene at CB's in the 1970's, but I guarantee you they don't sound anything like the speedy, sloppy sound you probably associate with early New York punk. First off, they were all virtuoso players -- Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine are bona-fide guitar heroes, but not in the overwrought post-Jimmy Page shredder mode, or in the proggy, heady Robert Fripp mode either. Both of them found new ways to solo that were less about flash and more about slow burn. But their sinewy, intertwining rhythm parts are really where it's at -- the classic example being the long-short chordal stabs vs. the back-and-forth double-stop sixteenths that open \"Marquee Moon.\" (Did I mention that this song, their biggest \"hit,\" is ten minutes long? Did I mention they are considered a punk band?)\nHere are some of my favorite bits from Alan Licht's awesome liner notes for the reissue of Marquee Moon :\nVerlaine wanted to work with Rudy Van Gelder, who'd recorded dozens of classic Blue Note jazz records in his small studio in New Jersey. This was perhaps too out of left field for even a CBGB band, so Fred Smith played a bunch of Stones and Zeppelin records for Verlaine and told him the same guy, Andy Johns, recorded all of them.\nLloyd remembers Andy's introduction to Television's aesthetic:\nWe got to the studio on 48th St. Andy wasn't there... but the drums were set up -- we were wondering about that. A long time later Andy comes in and says, \"Sorry I'm late. I came in early yesterday and set the drums up; let me play it for you.\" He plays the tape of the drums. All of a sudden out of the speakers comes the John Bonham drum sound, that huge, compressed, smacked sound. Tom shook his head and said, \"No, no, no, no, no, you've got to take all that down -- that's got to go. We don't want that drum sound.\" And Andy was flabbergasted, saying, \"I thought you hired me for that. That's my trademark. So what the hell am I doing here?\" We said, \"We want a dry sound, no reverb, no giant compression -- nice, tight, smaller kit.\" Andy didn't know what to make of it. We said, \"We hired you because you did all these great guitar records and because you're a master engineer.\" And that kind of softened him a bit. \"Oh, it's a New York thing, right? Like a Velvets thing, right?\" he said, undoing all the things he had done and starting over again.\nOne of the reasons for this is Lloyd's skill at developing written-out solos \"that had a melody and a plot... a kind of playwriting.\" He was also fond of The Beatles' use of double-tracked vocals and wanted to transfer it to lead guitars, \"instead of using chorus or delay.\" So, with his solos already worked out, he adeptly double-tracked them. Andy tried to convince Tom to double-track his solos too, but it was too difficult for Verlaine to remember what he had exactly played, given his spontaneous approach. The enduring quality of the Verlaine\/Lloyd guitar teaming is due to the effective contrast of their techniques.\"\nThe song [\"Venus\"] starts off with a sped-up tango beat and shifts into an almost classical, cascading dual guitar figure that Tom wrote on piano. \"I thought two guitars could be the left and right hand of a piano, so that concept was different for a guitar band.\"\nMarquee Moon closes with \"Torn Curtain,\" perhaps the moodiest song on either Television record. Verlaine's concept was a ballad with \"weird chords, because the song before is like a '50s major-chord song and I wanted this contrast. I heard some Stravinsky in the '70s 'cause some guy in a club said, 'God, you guys sound like Stravinsky.' So I went and bought three Stravinsky records for a dollar apiece, and I still had no idea what this guy was talking about [laughs], except for these weird chords.\"\nInterested now? Okay, here is a pretty good video someone has made to accompany the alternate take of \"Marquee Moon\":\nJust an early heads-up about this year's Vision Festival. If you've never been, it's kind of like Coachella for the Destination: Out set. Except with significantly less camping.\nIt runs June 19-24 at the beautiful Angel Orensanz Center, a former synagogue turned arts space on the Lower East Side. (It's a big space and the sound there can get a bit washy, so be sure to get there early so you can get up close.) Every year, the festival bestows a lifetime recognition award on an overlooked master -- this year, it goes to trumpeter Bill Dixon. I'm not all that familiar with Dixon's music, but Taylor Ho Bynum has a superb post talking about how much Bill Dixon's music has influenced his own -- he puts Dixon's album November 1981 right up there with In a Silent Way, A Love Supreme, The Rite of Spring, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, Too Much Sugar for a Dime, Braxton's Willisau Quartet, The Far East Suite, and Sign 'O' The Times. Dixon is premiering new works with the 17-piece Sound Vision Orchestra, which includes Bynum on cornet. I hope he will blog about the experience of putting this music together.\nOther Vision Fest highlights include a 50-violin tribute to the late Leroy Jenkins (that's \"Leroy Jenkins,\" not \"Leeroy Jenkins\"), premieres by Roy Campbell, Nicole Mitchell, and festival founder William Parker, and sets by Fieldwork, Marc Ribot, Marilyn Crispell, Tim Berne, Matthew Shipp, Fred Anderson, Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone, Myra Melford, Corey Wilkes, and Hamid Drake. There's even a poetry-plus-music project headlined by none other than Amiri Baraka. (I'm sure Stanley Crouch will be on hand to check that out.)\nThe full Vision Festival lineup can be found here. I'm going to the opening night on Tuesday and the Bill Dixon tribute on Wednesday (and might possibly be back for another night if I can find the time), and I'll be posting photos and a review here. Somebody asked me if I was going to follow up my Bang on a Can Marathon coverage by liveblogging the entire 6-day Vision Festival. This person either has an excellent sense of humor or is trying to kill me.\nMy photos from last year's Vision Fest are here.\nThe laugh that floats on a summer night that you can never quite recall\nRan Blake is making a rare NYC solo piano appearance at CIM on Thursday night. You really have no excuse to miss this -- Ran's solo piano record All That Is Tied was among the of the best releases of 2006, but Ran live is another thing entirely. It's no secret that Ran is personally and musically mercurial, but when he is on he is unreal. No one has a surer command of dynamics and pedal effects -- Ran has built up an entire vocabulary around extracting impossible-to-replicate sounds from the piano. His gift for daring harmonic juxtapositions and elliptic musical storytelling is unmatched. There is absolutely no one like him, and if you've never heard him play in person, you, uh, really need to fix that. My music sounds nothing like Ran's -- no one else's music could ever sound anything like Ran's -- but his cinematic approach to musical structure is a huge inspiration. Not to mention his big ears and big heart.\nMay 17, 8:30 PM, CIM. $15\/$10 students.\nMy Pulse colleague Joe Phillips's brilliant, sprawling, massively ambitious and deeply moving Vipassana will be performed at Makor tonight. Joe's music is thoroughly compelling on a purely aesthetic plane, but perhaps it's also worth noting, in light of this discussion, that it also completely destroys stereotypes of what music written by an African-American composer is supposed to sound like.\nIf you're unfamiliar with Joe's work, get thee to his MySpace page. His music, his drive, and his friendship have meant a lot to me. My own music would be very different (and much poorer) if we'd never met.\nYou must sing more sad\nFounding Secret Society co-conspirator Sebastian Noelle brings his new band, Koan, to Cornelia Street tonight. The lineup is killing, as you can see above -- Loren, Thomson, and Ted all bring their own formidable personalities to bear on Sebastian's intricately plotted tunes. Seb's got more details about the music he's written for this group up on his website.\n8:30 PM hit.\nKickin' like Kermit\nYou know Kermit Driscoll -- he's the one laying it down on all your favorite Bill Frisell records , and many more outstanding sessions besides, including two albums with New and Used, the group he co-led with Dave Douglas. Kermit has played on (and continues to play on) a staggering number of records that were vitally important to my development as a musician, and though I've never met him in person, I owe him a lot.\nBack in the mid-1990's, Kermit was out on a hike in the New Jersey hinterlands when he got bitten by a deer tick. Thereafter, he started to develop some nasty chronic symptoms -- aching joints, throbbing headaches, fever -- that eventually began to really slow him down. But it wasn't until August 2005 that Driscoll's doctors finally connected the right dots and realized he'd been infected with Lyme Disease -- but by this time, the disease had become very advanced, very debilitating, and very expensive to treat.\nThe good news is that the treatment appears to be working -- while he's still very much up and down, Kermit has recently been able to return to (limited) performing. I saw him with the John Hollenbeck Big Band at IAJE and he sounded outstanding. But thanks to the absurdities of the US health care system, he's now faced with massive medical bills far beyond his ability to pay, or his insurance company's willingness to cover. (And this is despite having \"good\" health insurance via the Musician's Union.)\nThis Monday, January 29, at Tonic, there will be a benefit concert featuring groups led by Bill Frisell, John Zorn, John Patitucci, and John Hollenbeck -- 7:30 PM hit. Tickets are $23 in advance or $25 at the door, with all proceeds going to help Driscoll in his time of need. Please come out and lend your support.\nFor those unable to make it or not in NY -- consider mailing in a tax-decutable donation to:\nKermit Driscoll Emergency Relief Fund\nATTN: Bill Dennison\nMusicians Union Local 802\nNew York, N.Y. 10036\nGo cat go, high and down low\nStalwart co-conspirator Josh Sinton will be part of the following, totally killing, totally free show, tonight at The Lucky Cat in Billyburg:\nTHPT -- Taylor Ho Bynum (you read his blog, right?), Pete Fitzpatrick, Thompson Kneeland, Harris Eisenstadt\nswaying to the gentle strains of Jimi Hendrix\nIdeal Bread -- Josh Sinton, Kirk Knuffke, Reuben Radding, Tomas Fujiwara\nrockin' the music of Steve Lacy\nTIN\/BAG Quartet -- Mike Baggetta, Kris Tiner, Brian Walsh, Harris Eisenstadt\nmaking their own special brand of sounds\nAgain, no cover (though hats will be passed and support will no doubt be gratefully and graciously accepted).\nI saw Ideal Bread back in December at Jimmy's Restaurant. I didn't have time to blog about the hit at the time, but I was very impressed and asked Josh to submit his thoughts on the gig:\nWhy do I perform Steve Lacy's music?\nI have three reasons for doing this. The first reason is simply to honor and promote the artist Steve Lacy. I met Steve my last year in school and studied with him and he kind of changed my life. I had never met such a unified human being. By that, I mean he's was all of a piece. The way he walked, played, wrote and talked were almost all interchangeable. When he walked down the hall, I could almost hear one of his songs in my head, and when he talked, it was eerily similar to when he played his saxophone. He came to mean an enormous amount to me as a teacher, composer and friend even though I only knew him for a little over two years. As for promoting him, Steve's compositions are a unique and very American contribution to the world. While he might evoke other composers, no one else wrote what he wrote. Once you start listening to his music, you can instantly recognize one of his compositions as easily as one of Monk's, Ellington's or Webern's. And there's a lot of this material (anywhere from 300-500 compositions depending on who you aks) to choose from. No one else is regularly playing his music (yes, occasionally) so it struck me as fertile material for exploration and promotion. I looked at Lacy's music and realized that maybe I could do a little for his music what he did for Thelonious Monk's music.\nRead the rest below the fold...\nContinue reading \"Go cat go, high and down low\" \u00bb\nBright Mississippi\nMatana Roberts's Mississippi Moonchile is at Tonic tonight, presenting Chapter 2 of an ongoing musical narrative called Coin Coin. Hank Shteamer talks with Matana about the project here:\nThe project takes its name from her maternal forebear Marie Th\u00e9r\u00e8ze Coincoin, a fabled Southern figure who, living as a free black woman in mid-18th-century Louisiana, bought her children out of slavery. Various Coin Coin installments have also dealt with Roberts's paternal relatives in Mississippi and her family's participation in the Great Migration.\n\"Coincoin was the first example of the strong female archetype that I was ever given as a child,\" she says. \"She had no business acumen and no education and just learned by observing. But there are a lot of discrepancies in the documentation [of her], so I'm also trying to touch on lore.\"\nEach of the many musical episodes that make up the wonderfully moving follow-up, Mississippi Moonchile\u2014which Roberts will reprise at Tonic on Tuesday 5\u2014was named after one of her Southern ancestors. The saxist based the narration in the piece on interviews with her octogenarian paternal grandmother. \"She has this really thick, beautiful Mississippi accent that I still can't decipher,\" she says with fond exasperation. \"For a while, I kept asking, 'What'd you say?' But she was getting annoyed, so I just wrote exactly what I heard.\"\nShe's joined by Shoko Nagai (piano), Hill Green (bass), Tomas Fujiwara (drums), Beatrice Anderson (voice) & Jason Palmer (trumpet).\n8 PM at Tonic. $10.\nImaginary itineraries\nLots of good music coming up in the next couple of days...\nTonight at Barb\u00e8s (8 PM hit), Secret Society co-conspirator Josh Sinton unleashes his new band, Ideal Bread, a group dedicated to the music of the late and much-lamented Steve Lacy. Josh studied with Lacy and knows his music intimately, and he and Kirk Knuffke (trumpet), Reuben Radding (bass), and Tomas Fujiwara (drums) have spent a long time getting inside this music. Here's how Josh describes the hit:\nThe evening's show will be filled with songs about art, gymnastics, love, philosophy, food, garbage, marriage, wine, tobacco, literature, oration, protestation, defenestration, New York, Paris, Rome, New Jersey and all points in between, outside of and inclusive of.\nAlso tonight at the Good Shepherd-Faith Church (6:30 PM reception -- free wine, y'all; 7:30 PM hit) is the second installment of the innovative Wordless Music series, featuring Albuquerque-based postrockers A Hawk and a Hacksaw, violinist and indie darling Andrew Bird, and classical pianist Stephen Beck playing an all-Bach program. (I reviewed the first Wordless Music hit here.)\nTomorrow (Thursday, Nov 16) at The Tank (9:30 PM hit), Corey Dargel and Kamala Sankaram perform apart and together. In addition to your favorite tunes from Less Famous Than You (reviewed here), and some timely \"policy anthems,\" Corey will be premiering a set of songs about the Virgin Mary, presented in collaboration with violinist Jim Altieri -- by all accounts, Corey and Jim stole the show at the American Composers Orchestra hit last month. Meanwhile, Kamala's band Squeezebox will present the live musical accompaniment to an original film, bloodletting, an expressionistic horror flick about the struggle for artistic survival -- and just plain survival. But before all of that, Corey and Kamala will open with a pair of songs from Nick Brooke's chamber opera Tone Test.\nMeanwhile, that same night, back at Barb\u00e8s (8 PM), singer Monika Heideman -- whose record has already been flagged by the Boston Phoenix as the \"the jazz-vocal debut of the year... make that the jazz debut of the year... make that the debut of the year\" -- returns to Brooklyn with her regular lineup: Khabu (guitar), Erik Deutsch (keyboards), Reuben Radding (bass), and Take Toriyama (drums). Monika also studied with Lacy, and may even sing some of his music if you ask real nice-like.\nSee also this Destination Out post on Lacy's recordings with Mal Waldron.\nThe insanely multitalented Erica vonKleist has her first NYC art opening tonight at the Greenwich Village Bistro. You can preview some of her paintings on her website. She will be performing from 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM with Jamie Reynolds (keyboard), Dan Loomis (bass), and Sara Caswell (violin). No cover.\nI got my laundry on the back seat and an itinerary too\nThe fourth annual Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) opens tonight with a triple-bill (Ben Neill, Eric Biondo, and the Vector Trio at Rose in Williamsburg) and runs for a whole month. Highlights include:\n\u2022 Festival curator Dave Douglas and Roy Campell in a tribute to Don Cherry at Merkin Hall tomorrow night\n\u2022 Secret Society co-conspirator Ingrid Jensen and my old Banff buddy Lina Allemano at Jazz Standard on Thursday, September 21\n\u2022 Cuong Vu on Tuesday, October 3 and Jonathan Finlayson on Thursday, October 5, both at Makor\n\u2022 Ralph Alessi at Tonic on Sunday, October 8\n\u2022 Secret Society co-conspirator Jacob Varmus on Wednesday October 11, and Montreal-based Gordon Allen with Nate Wooley on Thursday October 12, and John McNeil + Ron Horton on Friday, October 13, all at Cornelia Street\nI'm just barely scratching the surface of the amazing lineup -- go check it out for yourself. FONT is clearly the most exciting annual jazz festival in the city.\nAlso tomorrow (Saturday), my Pulse colleague JC Sanford and his co-leader David Schumacher bring their new music big band, Sound Assembly, to the Spark Caf\u00e9 and Arts Center. The killer lineup includes John Hollenbeck on drums and (in the incestuous way of NYC big bands) a sizable contingent of Society co-conspirators including Dan Wills, Ben Kono, Mike Fahie, Mark Patterson, Jason Colby, and Dave Rezek.\nSunday, September 17 - Tortoise at the Bowery Ballroom. Apart from the composers I've studied with personally, Tortoise is probably the single biggest influence on Secret Society. And yet, somehow, I've never managed to catch them live. This changes on Sunday.\nMonday, September 18 - Wordless Music featuring Glenn Kotche and Nels Kline (who are apparently in some band together or something), performing with Jenny Lin and Elliott Sharp, at the Good Shepherd-Faith Church (152 West 66th Street). Tickets ($20) available online here. This is the first concert in a new series curated by Ronen Givony, who invited me to check out Monday's event. Here's more info from his email:\nThe project is called The Wordless Music Series. The idea, in a word, is to pair classical and instrumental indie-rock or electronic artists in an intimate chamber music setting. The intention is to bring together two divergent audiences, and to explore the many similarities and concerns these sound worlds share. Above all, my hope is to demonstrate that it's really one big continuum of music, and that everyone has something to learn from each other.\nIt's actually very exciting to see Lincoln Center get behind this kind of innovative programming. The gig's at 8 PM, but I recommend hitting the pre-concert reception at 6:30 PM.\nIt's full of charts and facts and figures and instructions for dancing\nSound Art @ Washington Square Park\nSeptember 9, 2006 - 3:00 PM\nPaul Lansky + So Percussion + Luke DuBois + Joan La Barbara + Daedelus + Jerseyband\nand Carl Stone's Acid Bop\nCurated by Jen Stock of Soundbook One.\nAs Matt Marks of Alarm Will Sound writes:\nIf you are in or around New York, and you don't go to see this, you hate music. That's all there is to it. You Hate Music.\nMore info via Jen:\nCarl Stone is one of the pioneers of live computer music, and has been hailed by the Village Voice as \"the king of sampling\" and \"one of the best composers living in (the USA) today.\" He has used computers in live performance since 1986.\nDaedelus presents a live electronic set. Experimental electronic composer based out of Los Angeles. Impeccable collage work with eclectic sound sources; recent albums include Exquisite Corpse and Daedelus Denies the Day's Demise (Mush\/Ninja Tune)\nJerseyband -- experimental rock ensemble that fuses heavy-metal sounds with jazz instrumentation: \"a melange of de-tuned electric guitars, crashing drums, and a seemingly traditional jazz-ensemble front-line\u2026totally rad, and totally loud.\" (The Metroland Weekly). Plays solo set and first collaborative set with So Percussion.\nJoan La Barbara is a composer, performer, sound artist, and pioneer of a broad vocabulary of extended vocal techniques, praised as \"one of the great vocal virtuosas of our time.\" (San Francisco Examiner) La Barbara will perform \"Urban Tropics Revisted,\" a surround piece for voice and electronics.\nLuke DuBois presents selections from Timelapse (Cantaloupe) and a live electronic set. A composer, programmer, and video artist, he is the co-author of Jitter, a software suite developed by Cycling 74, and teaches interactive music and video performance at Columbia's Computer Music Center and NYU.\nPaul Lansky presents \"Ride,\" an 8-channel piece using traffic sounds for source material. Paul Lansky is professor of music composition at Princeton; albums include Alphabet Book and More Than Idle Chatter (Bridge).\nSo Percussion plays new works from the group's upcoming album Amid the Noise (Cantaloupe), featuring original compositions by ensemble member Jason Treuting and Paul Lansky's \"Threads.\"\nAnd here you thought NYC's free summer concert season was over. It's looking to be a beautiful weekend, too, so you literally have no excuse to miss this last chance to get your geek on in the daylight, before we all retreat to our black boxes, industrial lofts, and other usual haunts.\nRule number two give respect where respect due\nDOWNLOAD: The Respect Sextet - \"Cartel\" (from The Full Respect)\nDOWNLOAD: The Respect Sextet - \"Postal (a.k.a. PB&J)\" (from Respect in You)\nOn the heels of a regional tour of scenic Toronto, picturesque Rochester, panoramic Detroit, bustling Ann Arbor, and the hipster haven of Grand Rapids, the boys from Respect are road-seasoned and ready to transform the basement space at Cornelia into their own personal playground of depravity. Respectful depravity, of course.\nTonight (Thursday September 7) - The Respect Sextet. 8:30 PM, Cornelia Street Caf\u00e9. $10 cover.\nEli Asher, trumpet\nJosh Rutner, tenor sax\nJames Hirschfeld, trombone\nRed Wierenga, piano\/accordion\nTed Poor, drums\nPlus guest alto saxophonist Chris Wicks.\nExclusive MP3s offered with the kind permission of the Respect Sextet.\nSound Will Alarm\nAlarm Will Sound have announced their 2006-2007 season.\nRE: the Feb. 4 Perspectives at Carnegie gig, AWS managing director Gavin Chuck writes:\nThe Feb 4 show is curated by David Byrne who has chosen drones as the theme. So all the pieces we will perform will be drone-based.\nNew York hits:\nSunday, October 15, 2006 at 3:00pm\nReich Legacy\nWhitney Museum of American Art, Madison Avenue & 75th Street, NY, NY\nSteve Reich, Proverb\nMichael Gordon, Yo Shakespeare\nCaleb Burhans, Amidst Neptune\nSteve Reich, Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ (with So Percussion)\nFriday-Saturday, October 20-21, 2006 at 8:30pm\nThe Kitchen, 512 West 19th Street, NY, NY\nConlon Nancarrow, Player Piano Study No. 2 arr. Gavin Chuck\nConlon Nancarrow, Player Piano Study No. 6 arr. Yvar Mikhashoff\nConlon Nancarrow, Player Piano Study No. 3A arr. Derek Bermel\nBenedict Mason, Animals and the Origins of Dance\nJohn Orfe, new work\nGy\u00f6rgy Ligeti, Piano Concerto, first movement (John Orfe, piano)\nThoinot Arbeau, Branle des Hermites arr. Courtney Orlando\nAnonymous, Budi imya Gospodnie arr. Jessica Johnson\nAnonymous, Ot Yunosti Moieya arr. Jessica Johnson\nAnonymous, Blagoviernomu Tsariu arr. Jessica Johnson\nJohannes Ciconia, Le ray au soleyl arr. Gavin Chuck\nSolage, Fumeux fume par fumee arr. John Orfe\nAnonymous, Saltarello arr. Payton MacDonald\nSir Harrison Birtwistle, Carmen Arcadiae Mechanicae Perpetuum\nSaturday, January 20, 2007 at 8:00pm\nComposer Portrait: Edgard Var\u00e8se\nMiller Theatre, Columbia University, 116th Street & Broadway, NY, NY\n(with musicians from the Manhattan School of Music)\nDance for Burgess\nHyperprism\nUn grand sommeil noir\nPo\u00e8me \u00e9lectronique arr. Evan Hause\nOctandre\nDensity 21.5 (Jessica Johnson, flute)\nInt\u00e9grales\nSunday, February 4, 2007 at 7:30pm\nOne Note (part of David Byrne's Perspectives series, with Haale and Camille)\nZankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street & 7th Avenue, NY, NY\nAphex Twin, Cliffs arr. Caleb Burhans\nGiacinto Scelsi, Pranam II\nSunday, March 18, 2007 at 3:00pm\nIn Your Ear Redux: Out of Our Heads\nJohn Adams, Scratchband\nStefan Freund, new work\nAutechre, Cfern arr. Dennis DeSantis\nPayton MacDonald, Cowboy Raga\/Cowboy Tabla (Payton MacDonald, percussion)\nMiles Brown, Q-Ball\nGavin Chuck, Seen\nJohn Orfe, Cyclone (John Pickford Richards and Caleb Burhans, violas)\nAphex Twin, Four arr. Jessica Johnson and Payton MacDonald\nAphex Twin, Avril 14th arr. John Pickford Richards\nAphex Twin, Jynweythek Ylow arr. John Orfe\nAphex Twin, Prep Gwarlek 3B arr. Courtney Orlando\nAphex Twin, Cock\/Ver 10 arr. Stefan Freund\nRemixes by Dennis DeSantis\nSuper Marimba Boys with Toys\nSay, don't you know it?\nIn a naked attempt to raise my profile and increase my credibility with composers of Serious Music, I recently agreed to be interviewed by Prof. Heebie McJeebie, the well-respected TANDY Professor of Electronic Music at the Hotel Cadillac in Rochester, NY. The good professor has now posted the transcript of our conversation to his blog.\nMeanwhile, in totally unrelated news, this weekend is your last opportunity to see Corey Dargel perform in the Magic Monkey Dance Company.\nLaboratory Theater's Magic Monkey Dance Company is an operatic primate fantasia, chronicling the life of an orangutan named Kusasi. This animal epic tells of his beginnings as an orphan, his rise in dominance over a jungle kingdom that \u2013 due to the logging industry \u2013 will soon disappear, his struggle with panic attacks and bouts of depression, and the psychotherapist who would try to save him. The piece is performed in English and Orangutan with simultaneous English translation.\nPerformances at The Brick in Williamsburg. Tonight at 7 PM, Saturday (Aug 19) at 3 PM, and Sunday (Aug 20) at 7 PM.\nJust lights and glitter and garbage underneath\nFishbone to play CB's two days before it closes for good.\nUPDATE: Tickets now on sale.\n[Via BV]\nBMI Jazz Composers Workshop - July 6 @ Merkin Hall\nOn July 6 at Merkin Hall, the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop presents its annual concert showcasing this year's best works. This will be my fourth consecutive appearance at BMI's year-end shebang, where I will present a freshly revised version of \"Induction Effect.\" This will also be my last hurrah with the BMI Workshop -- I've enjoyed my four-year stint (including one spent commuting in from Boston) and learned a tremendous amount, from workshop directors Jim McNeely and Mike Abene and also from my fellow participants, but now it's time for me to move on and make room for the new blood.\nThe concert also features the premiere of Sherisse Rogers's Manny Albam commission, and also new music by Secret Society co-conspirator Tom Goehring (who is, BTW, among the nominees for the Charlie Parker Jazz Prize this year) and many other worthy up-and-coming composers: Javier Arau, Jon Schapiro, Asuka Kakitani, Jeff Fairbanks, Bryan Knox, Ann Belmont, Andrew Rathbun, and Michele Caniato.\nBest of all, it's free. Come on out and enjoy the fresh, crispy tunes.\nCorey Dargel, Anti-Social Music + Gena Rowlands Band, The Sharp Things@Norhtsix\nTonight at Northsix:\nCorey Dargel opens. (I reviewed Corey's debut record here.)\nAnti-Social Music and the Gena Rowlands Band present their multimedia opera, The Nitrate Hymnal.\nThe Sharp Things close.\nDoors at 8 PM. $10.\n[xposted at Pulse]\nJoe Phillips's Vipassana\n70 minutes. 20 instrumentalists. 5 singers. Tonight at the Puffin Room.\nYou can read me anything\nTonight at the Knit's Tap Bar, composer Jennifer Stock presents her electronic music trio Soundbook One, along with performances by Paul Lansky, Jonathan Zalben's laptop ensemble, a rendition of George Crumb's \"Celestial Mechanics\" (cosmic dances for amplified piano - four hands), and much fun besides. 8 PM, $10 cover.\nIf you're going to be at the Bang on a Can Marathon today, please say hello. I'd been hoping to blog about the event (and even briefly entertained the idea of trying to figure out some way of liveblogging it), but between preparations for next week's Pulse hits, the music copying gig I should be working on instead of typing this entry (rent must be paid), and my day trip to Atlanta on Wednesday to discuss plans for an exciting new project, y'all will have to settle for some snapshots instead. In fact, I can barely justify going to the event at all, but, like Warren Zevon said...\nOrder. Design. Composition. Tone. Form. Symmetry. Balance.\nPulse has a pair of gigs coming up in June, continuing our series of music inspired by photography, called \"The Eloquent Light.\" I'll be contributing a new piece based on this shot by hometown hero Jeff Wall.\nJoe has the details.\nAndr\u00e9 Canniere Group @ The Knitting Factory\nUnindicted Secret Society co-conspirator #3, Andr\u00e9 Canniere, brings the band from his recently released debut recording, As Of Yet, to the Knit tonight. These partners-in-crime include saxophonist Josh Rutner (of The Respect Sextet), guitarist Ryan Ferreira, bassist Ike Sturm, and drummer Ted Poor (who you surely know from his recent recordings with Cuong Vu and Ben Monder). They will be joined by guest trombonist James Hirschfield (also of the Respect Sextet, and a veteran of the very sexy new music band Alarm Will Sound).\nAndr\u00e9 has also generously agreed to allow me to offer to you, gentle reader, an [ahem] exclusive free download from As Of Yet. \"Accelerated Decrepitude\" opens with some skittishly funky rhythm section work leading into an attractive Zorn-ish head, and features outstanding blowing from both Andr\u00e9 and Josh. Check it out:\nListen to\/download \"Accelerated Decrepitude\"\nThere's more to be had at Andr\u00e9's MySpace page.\nAndr\u00e9 Canniere Group - tonight at the Knitting Factory (Old Office) 9 PM - 10:30 PM. $8 cover.\nBlown soundscapes\nIf you're looking for an excuse to make one last pilgrimage to CBGB before the club closes its doors for good at the end of October, you could do a lot worse than Sonic Youth's June 13 hit.\nTill I can't, till I can't, till I can't take no more of it\nBang on a Can Marathon at River to River --- June 4.\nHolus Bolus @ Cafe Grumpy\nOur estimable co-conspirator Josh Sinton brings his band Holus Bolus to Cafe Grumpy for their first ever NYC hit. The band includes former Bostonites Jeremy Udden (alto and soprano saxophones), Peter Bitenc (bass), and Eric Platz (drums), and transplaneted Montrealer Greg Ritchie (drums). Josh alternately describes Holus Bolus as \"well-made American improvised music\" and \"the quietest two-drummer band you may ever hear.\"\nTonight, 9 PM, Cafe Grumpy (Green Point)\nShane Endsley and Jonathan Finlayson @ Tonic\nGoddammit, this looks killing. I can't go (locked inside writing music for our April 18 hit) but you all had better:\n8:00 PM - Shane Endsley (trumpet) with John Hollenbeck (drums), Mike Gamble (guitar), Matt Moran (vibes), Erik Deutsch (keyboards), and our co-conspirator Matt Clohesy (bass).\n9:30 PM - Jonathan Finlayson's Common Thread -- Jonathan and Shane (trumpets), Tim Albright (trombone), Tyshawn Sorey (drums), and -- again -- Matt Clohesy (bass).\n$10 for both bands.\nGrachan Moncur @ The Iridium\nJackie McLean: \"Whenever I have a conversation about what's wrong with the jazz business, I always start out by saying, 'Where is Grachan Moncur?'\"\nAnswer: Saturday and Sunday night at the Iridium. With Billy Harper (tenor sax), Michael Blake (alto sax), John Hicks (piano), Calvin Hill (bass), Noriko Kamo (electric piano) and Richard Pearson (drums).\nGrachan has been largely absent from the scene for far too long. His comeback began with 2004's Exploration, a nonet record featuring classic Moncur compositions arranged by Mark Masters. While he has been quietly honing his chops at clubs in Newark and Brooklyn, this is Grachan's first appearance as a leader in a Manhattan jazz club in many years. Absolutely not to be missed.\nSets Saturday, April 08 and Sunday April 09, 8 PM and 10 PM. Cover is $27.50.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Grey's Anatomy: TV Series Theme Music\nCosy in the Rocket by Psapp\nClimb, climb into a rocket\nAnd we set the fuse to go, go go\nHead start, cosy in the rocket\nAnd I need to go, to go, go,go\nTip top ready for the sky\nAnd I'm tip top ready to go\nAnd I'm tip top ready to go,go,go\nCome, come, fly into my palm\nAnd collapse\nOh, oh, suppose you'll never know\nNobody knows where they might end up\nNobody knows where they might wake up\nTic tac toe, you're fitting into place\nAnd now the old ways don't seem true\nStick stop blue you're only shifting\nIn the same old shape you always do\nAnd I'm tick tock ready to go\nAnd I'm tip top ready to go, go go\nOh oh, suppose you'll never know\nUploaded by GreysGirrl94 on Mar 7, 2008\nWikipedia: Grey's Anatomy (soundtrack)\nGrey's Anatomy Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack album series for the television series Grey's Anatomy, with three volumes released in the series. The third volume was released on September 11, 2007.\nOpening theme \"Cosy in the Rocket\"\nWikipedia: Psapp\nPsapp is an experimental electronica band. The band, a duo consisting of members Carim Clasmann and Galia Durant, are sometimes credited with inventing a musical style known as toytronica, a form of electronica made with toys and toy instruments (the band uses toy guitars, flutes, and a chicken they named Brunhilda). They have released four albums (Northdown, Tiger, My Friend, The Only Thing I Ever Wanted and The Camel's Back) and five EPs (Do Something Wrong, Rear Moth, Buttons and War, Hi and the iTunes-exclusive Early Cats and Tracks). They composed the song \"Cosy in the Rocket\", the main theme on the medical-drama TV series Grey's Anatomy. Some of their other songs have been used in other American TV shows such as The OC and Nip\/Tuck as well as the UK Channel 4 TV show Sugar Rush.\nWikipedia: Grey's Anatomy\nGrey's Anatomy is an American television medical drama that premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), on March 27, 2005. Since then, eight seasons have aired.\nofficial web site: Psapp\nofficial web site: Galia Durant\nWikipedia: Gray's Anatomy\nGray's Anatomy is an English-language human anatomy textbook originally written by Henry Gray. Earlier editions were called Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical, but the book's name is commonly shortened to, and later editions are titled, Gray's Anatomy. The book is widely regarded as an extremely influential work on the subject, and has continued to be revised and republished from its initial publication in 1858 to the present day. The 40th (and 150th-year anniversary) edition of the book was published in 2008.\nWikipedia: Grey's Anatomy: Conception\n[Shonda Rhimes, the series' creator, explained...] The title, Grey's Anatomy, was devised as a play on words: a reference to both Henry Gray's medical textbook, Gray's Anatomy, and title character Dr. Meredith Grey.\nThe Grammarist: Grey vs. Gray\nGray and grey are different spellings of the same word, and both are used throughout the English-speaking world. But gray is more common in American English, while grey is more common in all other major varieties of English.\nBoth spellings, which have origins in the Old English gr\u01fdg, have existed hundreds of years. The American\u2013British distinction did not develop until the 19th century. ... [Gray] became the preferred spelling in American English around 1825.\nYouTube: Grey's Anatomy: opening sequence\nNobody knows where I might end up\nNobody knows where I might wake up\nLabels: music, television\nBuzzFeed: If Men Were Women On Halloween\nBuzzFeed: If Guys Worried About The Things Girls D...\nBuzzFeed: If Buying Condoms Was Like Buying Birth ...\nBuzzFeed: If Men Lost Their Virginity Like Women L...\nCollege Humor: The Best Reason Not To Share Nude P...\nPotty-Mouthed Princesses Drop F-Bombs for Feminism...\nBuzzFeed: If Men Were Honest When Hitting On Women...\nBuzzFeed: If Women Were Honest On Dates\n62: 10, 9, 8\u2026\nSooner or later I had to talk about farts\nLouis C K and Gloria Steinem: The Number One Threa...\nDavid Bowie: The Hearts Filthy Lesson\nThe Twilight Zone: TV Series Theme Music\nThe Sopranos: TV Series Theme Music\nSix Feet Under: TV Series Theme Music\nThe Newsroom: TV Series Theme Music\nHuff: TV Series Theme Music","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Ebook Review: Selfscape - Success Through Balance by Sheryle Moon By Robin Henry\nDo you recall those experiences when 'something' just happens at the right time? You're looking for a car parking space in the busiest shopping centre in town and one magically appears; you're in a ...\nEarning Your Bachelor Degree Online By Frank Marshall\nTraditionally, earning a bachelor's degree has required a student to physically attend a college or university. This might require a student to relocate, or the student might be limited in the class...\nHow To Visualize Yourself To Success By David Silva\nIf you've ever read anything about visualization, you're probably familiar with the basketball study. I don't recall who did the study, but it went like this: half of the basketball team practiced f...\nThe Root System of Success By Ali Durrani\nSo, you have heard it all before, right?You have read all the books, listened to all the tapes, checked out all the latest research on the internet, went to all those seminars, etc.Spent tons of mon...\nYou Don't Have To Be The Sharpest Tool In The Box Or Have The Highest IQ By Craig Dawber\nSomething I learnt a long time ago in high school was that I was not the sharpest tool in the box or the most happening thing around. I have a confession to make that I am a normal intelligent human...\nIntuition ... Are You Listening To The Clues All Around You? By Josh Hinds\nRecently I was listening to the audiotape Embracing Uncertainty by Susan Jeffers (www.susanjeffers.com), which set me off on a whole line of thinking with regards to intuition, and the part it can p...\nA Six-step System to Live a Much More Successful Life, Everyday! By Emmanuel Segui\nTo live a more successful life, you need to live a more balanced life. The areas where you need to focus your attention are: your personal development, family, business or career, health, relationsh...\nAre You Fulfilling Your Destiny? By Gary Simpson\nThere is something that you are uniquely designed to do. Maybe you are already doing that. Maybe you are not.Let me run some questions past you just to make sure: Do you spring out of bed every mor...\nHow To Get What You Want - Just By 'Talking To Yourself'! By Peter Roe\nVirtually all successful methods of bringing about lasting personal change have revolved around one idea - to actively re-write the internal instruction set that determines our behaviour. In short, ...\nSuccess \u2013 Get Started On Your Dreams By Paul Hooper - Kelly\nEver heard that joke: \"Which would you prefer: five easy lessons or one hard one\"?There are only two ways to jolt yourself into the sort of action necessary for success: the hard way or the more gen...\nBoredom and Burnout Are A Deadly Pair By Ramon Greenwood\nWe all get bored with our jobs at one time or another. It's a miserable feeling, but we can continue to function, although at less than full speed. However, left unattended, boredom can get so int...\nSuccess - Achieve Your Goals By Stuart Laing\nWhen Jim Carey was a lad he used to dream about being a famous well paid actor. So in order to make him feel closer to his dream he took to writing himself million dollar cheques. And before Donal...\nSuccess: Family First By Jeff Herring\nA woman comes out of her home one day to find three old and bearded men sitting in her front yard. Since they all looked so kind and since she was the hospitable type, she invited them in for a meal...\n10 Secrets for Success By Terje Ellingsen\nBelow are 10 secrets for success. These are a surveyed result of a number of successful people, to find out what they have in common in achieving success. The result is a set of 10 success strateg...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"PIMA THEATRE PRESENTS BALLET & BAGELS---ASL Night\nPima Theatre starts off its season with family-friendly 'Ballet & Bagels', directed by Milta Ortiz. Original work written by Pima Theatre students, with lead writers Missy Fowler and Milta Ortiz. This play features a diverse cast that centers on a young Latina who struggles to make friends and wants to dance at the ballet studio next to Nana's Bagel Shop. Frequent customers, The Bagel Bros and The Bagel Boys share a love of bagels much like the girls' love of ballet but will they all become friends?\nThis play was conceived and developed in Milta Ortiz's class, Principles of Dramatic Structure in the Spring 2022 semester. By the end of the semester, the entire class had contributed and were finished with a revised first draft. Ortiz says, \" Over the summer Pima student, Missy Fowler, worked on rewrites under my guidance toward a final draft. I then completed the final rewrites. It has truly been a collaborative experience, incorporating the ideas and voices of all involved. It has been a fun and rewarding experience.\"\nSome characters were even added following auditions. \"We added a couple of characters because the students who auditioned for the Bagel Boys worked together during the callback and that's what the play is all about, so we ran with it, I realize that we have created a world of characters that can function as a series of plays, modeled after a series of books, like The Baby Sitters' Club, where each play focuses on a different character. We already have the idea for the next play that I'll pitch to the class, much like I did last semester. It's a joy to work with the students in writing and directing 'Ballet & Bagels'. Get ready to dance in your seat! \" Milta Ortiz.\nASL NIGHT\nhttps:\/\/pima.universitytickets.com\/w\/event.aspx?id=1391&r=e1da0e4e46b64b...\nBlack Box Theatre, PCC West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"golden-thoughts.com\naranygondolatok.com\/en\nYo momma's so stupid, she tried\u2026\nYo momma's so stupid, she tried to hug her reflection in the pool thinking it was her long lost twin, and drowned.\nJokes, +1:\nA blonde, out of money, and down on her luck after buying air at a real bargain, needed money desperately. To raise cash, she decided to kidnap a child and hold him for ransom. She went to the local playground, grabbed a kid randomly, took her behind a building, and told her, \"I've kidnapped you.\" She then wrote a big note saying, \"I've kidnapped your kid. Tomorrow morning, put $10,000 in a paper bag and leave it under the apple tree next to the slides, on the south side of the playground. Signed, A blonde.\" The blonde then pinned the note to the kid's shirt and sent him home to show it to his parents. The next morning, the blonde checked, and sure enough, a paper bag was sitting beneath the apple tree. The blonde looked in the bag and found the $10,000 with a note that said, \"How could you do this to a fellow blonde?\"\nA woman had never seen Santa\u2026\nA woman had never seen Santa Claus before, but on Christmas Eve night she heard\u2026\nYo momma is so short, you\u2026\nYo momma is so short, you can see her feet on her driver's license.\nTeacher: \"If Astronomy is the name\u2026\nTeacher: \"If Astronomy is the name for the study of celestial objects, what would you\u2026\nHow to be Insulting in the\u2026\nHow to be Insulting in the Street: Find a bus stop with a waste bin\u2026\nYo momma is so hairy, the\u2026\nYo momma is so hairy, the only language she speaks is Wookie.\nRoses are red. Your blood is\u2026\nRoses are red. Your blood is too. You look like a monkey And belong in\u2026\nWhy did the mother cat move\u2026\nWhy did the mother cat move her kittens? She didn't want to litter.\nYo mama so ugly she's the\u2026\nYo mama so ugly she's the reason Sonic runs fast.\nQ: If April showers bring may\u2026\nQ: If April showers bring may flowers, what do mayflowers bring? A: Pilgrims!\nIn a Catholic school cafeteria, a\u2026\nIn a Catholic school cafeteria, a nun places a note in front of a pile\u2026\nKnock, knock. Who's there? Chicken. Chicken\u2026\nKnock, knock. Who's there? Chicken. Chicken who? Chicken your pockets. I think the keys are\u2026\nWhy don't you slip into something\u2026\nWhy don't you slip into something more comfortable, like a coma.\nYo mama so poor when you\u2026\nYo mama so poor when you walk in her house's front door you're in the\u2026\nQ: What did Cinderella say when\u2026\nQ: What did Cinderella say when her photos did not show up? A: \"Someday my\u2026\nAn old man is met by\u2026\nAn old man is met by his attorney, and is told he is going to\u2026\nBob: \"Why did the chicken cross\u2026\nBob: \"Why did the chicken cross the road?\" Joe: \"To get to the idiot's house.\"\u2026\ninfo@humormagazin.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"It's official: Twitter buys TweetDeck\nTwitter scoops up popular third-party apps for its social network platform\nSharon Gaudin (Computerworld (US)) on 26 May, 2011 03:22\nIt's official. Twitter last night finalized a deal to buy TweetDeck, ending weeks of speculation.\nThe two companies announced the acquisition Wednesday in separate blog posts. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.\nCNN.com reported Tuesday that Twitter was buying the maker of applications for the microblogging site for $40 million in cash and stock.\n\"This acquisition is an important step forward for us,\" wrote Twitter CEO Dick Costolo in a blog post. \"TweetDeck provides brands, publishers, marketers and others with a powerful platform to track all the real-time conversations they care about. In order to support this important constituency, we will continue to invest in the TweetDeck that users know and love.\"\nIain Dodsworth, TweetDeck Founder and CEO, insinuated in his blog post that TweetDeck staff won't be let go because of the acquisition.\n\"We've grown from one team member and a single user, to a team of 15 and a user-base of millions,\" he wrote. \"Change may well be inevitable, but we remain the same team, staying in London, with the same focus and products, and now with the support and resources to allow us to grow and take on even bigger challenges.\"\nToday's news comes after weeks of speculation about potential future owners of TweetDeck.\nBefore reports that Twitter was vying to buy the company, there was considerable speculation that UberMedia, which offers several popular Twitter applications, was on track to buy TweetDeck.\nAn UberMedia effort to buy TweetDeck would at would fit with the company's increasing rivalry with Twitter.\nTwitter and UberMedia clashed February when UberMedia's three major third-party mobile applications -- UberSocial, Twidroyd and UberCurrents -- were suspended from the popular microblogging site for allegedly violating its use policies.\nTwitter reinstated access to the UberMedia apps a day later.\nLast month, CNN.com reported that UberMedia is developing a microblogging service that would compete with Twitter.\nFor months, industry experts said UberMedia was looking to buy TweetDeck, whose tools compete directly with Twitter's Web and mobile clients. Having TweetDeck on board would have helped UberMedia further build a microblogging service -- one with TweetDeck features that many users have grown attached to.\nSharon Gaudin covers the Internet and Web 2.0, emerging technologies, and desktop and laptop chips for Computerworld. Follow Sharon on Twitter at @sgaudin, or subscribe to Sharon's RSS feed . Her e-mail address is sgaudin@computerworld.com.\nRead more about internet in Computerworld's Internet Topic Center.\nTags internettwittere-commerceWeb 2.0 and Web Apps\nSharon Gaudin","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Who Is Caleb Keeter? The Guitarist Changed His Mind About Gun Control After The Las Vegas Shooting\nBy Seth Millstein\nRick Kern\/WireImage\/Getty Images\nIn the worst mass shooting in American history, a man open-fired on a country music festival crowd in Las Vegas on Monday, killing at least 58 people and injuring 515 more. The horrific massacre caused at least one musician who performed at the festival to have a political transformation: Guitarist Caleb Keeter opposed gun control before the Vegas shooting, but announced afterwards that he \"cannot express how wrong\" he was on the issue, and that \"we need gun control RIGHT. NOW.\"\n\"I've been a proponent of the 2nd amendment my entire life,\" Keeter, who plays guitar for the Josh Abbott Band, wrote on Twitter Monday. \"Until the events of last night. I cannot express how wrong I was. We actually have members of our crew with [licenses to carry handguns], and legal firearms on the bus. They were useless.\"\nKeeter continued, revealing that during the shooting, he wrote a living will and a goodbye to his loved ones for fear that he \"wasn't going to live through the night.\" This, he said, was enough to make him consider his support for lenient gun laws.\n\"We need gun control RIGHT. NOW.\" he wrote. \"My biggest regret is that stubbornly I didn't realize it until my brothers on the road and myself were threatened by it.\"\nSome on Twitter criticized Keeter for only acknowledging the dangers of gun violence once his and his own loved ones' lives were in danger. Keeter didn't push back against his critics; rather, he acknowledged that they were \"absolutely right,\" and expressed his desire to play a positive role in stopping gun violence in the future.\n\"You are all absolutely correct,\" Keeter said in a second tweet responding to the criticisms. \"I saw this happening for years and did nothing. But I'd like to do what I can now.\"\nKeeter had discussed his previous position on gun laws in earlier Twitter conversations. After the Sandy Hook shooting, he said that he feared \"giving the ability to regulate our weapons to the institution that makes gun ownership a necessity,\" and suggested that it's unfair to blame guns, rather than those who use them, for mass shootings.\n\"I can't help but feel that blaming firearms removes responsibility from the killer,\" Keeter wrote in 2012. \"Seems like an easy way out.\"\nThe Vegas shooting, however, appears to have completely changed Keeter's mind on the topic of gun regulations.\n\"Writing my parents and the love of my life a goodbye last night and a living will because I felt like I wasn't going to live through the night was enough for me to realize that this is completely and totally out of hand,\" Keeter wrote on Monday. \"These rounds were powerful enough that my crew guys just standing in a close proximity to a victim shot by this f*cking coward received shrapnel wounds.\"\nKeeter added that, although he and his associates had guns on their tour bus, they \"couldn't touch them for fear that police might think we were part of the massacre and shoot us.\"\n\"A small group (or one man) laid waste to a city with dedicated, fearless police officers desperately trying to help, because of access to an insane amount of fire power,\" the guitarist wrote. \"Enough is enough.\"\nIn a Facebook post, band leader Abbott offered his condolences to the victims of the attack and confirmed that members of the band's crew were hit, but not injured, by shrapnel. He expressed no political positions on the merits of gun control, though.\nKeeter confirmed in another tweet that, despite the tragedy he witnessed, he \"will not live in fear of anyone,\" and that the band will continue to \"rock your f*cking faces off\" at future concerts.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Bristol native Barbara Allen has been operations\/general manager since 1994 of Stowaway Storage, a family-owned small business in Johnson City, Tenn., where she operates storage warehouse sites throughout Northeast Tennessee.\nShe graduated from East Tennessee State University with a BBA in accounting in 1983, and then was employed as a systems engineer and communications marketing specialist with IBM in Kingsport until 1994.\nBarbara was fundraising chairman during the building of the Ronald McDonald House and served on the organization's board of directors from its inception until 1997. She also chaired the board of directors at Appalachian Christian Camp. She has served on the board of directors for various Mountain States Health entities as well, including Washington County facilities (chair) and Blue Ridge Medical Management and also on Johnston Memorial Hospital board of trustees. On the Mountain States corporate board she has been a member of the committees for Audit and Compliance; Quality; Finance; Social Responsibility; and Corporate Membership.\nIn 2002 she received Milligan College Leader in Christian Service Award and in 2006 was the recipient of East Tennessee State University College of Business and Technology's Horizon Award.\nBarbara is a member of First Christian Church, and she and her husband, Charles, have two sons, Chip and Wes.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Fabric lightboxes\nSEG printing\nPrimark & Kendu\nLighting up a 13 metre long lightbox\nPrimark is a true destination store that allows fashion fans to keep up with the latest looks without breaking the bank. A visit to a Primark store is an experience in itself and the opening of a new store is a city showstopper! When the company inaugurated its latest store in Madrid, it instantly became a trending topic. The opening was testament to the brand's incredible attention to detail to ensure that new stores live up to the hype, creating unique store experiences for fashion fans and becoming a top news story, and it was no different when Munich's first ever Primark store was opened in May 2018. The new store was part of the brand's continued European expansion and, due to the building's restrictive features including a curved window display with limited access and large structural columns throughout the shop floor, the visual communication solutions needed to be customised to achieve the perfect Primark look&feel.\nThe team at Kendu overcame the technical challenges by designing customised lightbox compositions that not only adapted to the building's structural limitations but also created large-format spaces for additional in-store communication and decoration. For the main window display, eight large-format lightboxes each measuring 4.6 meters high by 1.6 metres wide, were installed to achieve a spectacular 13-metre-long visual above the store's entrance. For easy installation, the lightboxes were shipped in three semi-assembled parts and included customised set-up instructions for the shop-fitters.\nAdditionally, Kendu manufactured 34 LED lightboxes to cover up the unsightly structural columns on the shop floor. The new visual communication space, each measuring 2.5 metres high, was used as signage for the different sections of the store as well as to communicate positive messages about respect for people and for the planet further reinforcing Primark's commitment to its ethical approach from sourcing to store.\nSmartframe Window\nSmartframe Slim\nLet's talk about the future\nThanks for subscribe!.\nCopyright 2021 Kendu Retail, S.L. All rights reserved.\nWe use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Find out more by consulting our cookies policyAcceptDecline","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Film Review \u2013 Beirut (2018)\nby Nick Kush April 18, 2018\nwritten by Nick Kush April 18, 2018\nOn January 11th of this year, Bleecker Street released its trailer for Beirut, a fictional story set during the Lebanese Civil War in the early 1980's. From the mind behind the Bourne franchise and Michael Clayton, executives at Bleecker Street felt that Beirut could become a thriller that turned into a surprise hit. However, perceived insensitivity to the Middle East and the Lebanese caused a serious backlash, leading many to give up on the film before it ever hit theaters.\nThe following review will be spoiler free.\nDirected By: Brad Anderson\nWritten By: Tony Gilroy\nStarring: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris, Shea Whigham, and Larry Pine\nAfter losing his wife to tragedy as a Lebanese ambassador ten years prior, Mason Skiles (Hamm) has given up his role as a negotiator to foreign lands in hopes of escaping his demons. Ten years later, Skiles is now a heavy drinker, working as a labor dispute negotiator in the United States.\nHowever, Skiles learns that he is requested by name to act as the negotiator in a specific discussion between foreign diplomats and a rogue terrorist group\u2026and the main sticking point in the negotiation may be tied to his past.\nTony Gilroy initially wrote the script for Beirut back in 1991. However, not too many individuals have praised Gilroy for finally finishing his story.\nAfter the Beirut trailer dropped on YouTube, the hashtag #BoycottBeirutMovie started trending on Twitter. From the promotional material, it appeared that the movie was furthering Middle Eastern stereotypes that has been present in Hollywood for quite some time \u2014 that every Middle Eastern individual is a terrorist. It didn't help that the trailer included that typical sepia tone and an unidentifiable Middle Eastern yodel. Others questioned the authenticity of the Lebanese accents as well, noting their blatant inaccuracies. The landscape didn't look like Beirut either, and that's because the project filmed in Morocco, which is almost 4,000 miles away from the titular location.\nHabib Battah, a journalism lecturer at the American University of Beirut and the founder of BeirutReport.com, went on to explain his issues with the film:\n\"This is what happens in almost every Hollywood movie about the Middle East. The Americans and the white folks are the victims. They're being bombed. They're being attacked. The Arabs, usually, for the most part, are the aggressors. They're doing the bombing.\"\nNaturally, Tony Gilroy fought back on behalf of his project, noting that there's nothing \"anti-Arab or clich\u00e9\" about how they approached the film and that Lebanon was too polished and refined these days after years of rebuilding to film there. Either way, this wasn't exactly the press that Bleecker Street was hoping to receive.\nimage via Boston Herald\nJon Hamm is His Usual, Charismatic Self as Mason Skiles\nHe's had quite the prolific career as an actor, but most people know Jon Hamm as Don Draper from Mad Men as a debonair, troubled individual with enough charisma to pass around to the other actors onscreen. His character in Beirut uses some of the same traits to his benefit, instantly becoming a likable, grizzled veteran in his field and is clearly one of the smartest \u2014 if not the smartest \u2014 person in the room. As a negotiator, Hamm blows away the competition within the confines of each scene. He sees through lies, exposing logical inconsistencies in an instant to swing often contentious disputes in his favor. It's quite a pleasure to see Hamm carefully digest every word spoken in his direction. He uses everything to his advantage, making his involvement in the scenario very meaningful.\nBeirut plays out with a workmanlike attitude, telling the audience exactly what it needs to know about Hamm's character's backstory to get attached, allowing Hamm to then work his magic as an attractive, aging lead to pull the audience in completely. Within those constraints, Hamm provides enough charm and weight in the lead role to make Beirut a worthwhile viewing experience.\nimage via Regal Cinemas\nBeirut Handles its Story Solidly\nAs is the case with any thriller, Beirut has to juggle many different elements and mix them all to make a delicious stew \u2014 or at least one that's edible. Thrillers in the vein of Beirut are some of the more difficult films to direct. Every element has to work in tandem to create a twisting, revealing story that waits until just the right moment to show its cards in a game of poker with the audience.\nIn that regard, director Brad Anderson admirably guides Beirut through its 110-minute runtime. His direction puts trust in the audience to stay committed to the story. Unlike many of Tony Gilroy's other spy-influenced films, Beirut is a lot quieter and restrained, using action merely as a plot device to get from one point to another when words alone just won't do; there's little embellishment in this sense. Hamm's character is an expert negotiator, meaning that he does a lot of sitting and talking with the occasional break to stand while talking.\nStill, Beirut skirts by the normal issues that come from verbose motion pictures with great performances and style, varying each image to make the dialogue sizzle in the blistering heat of Lebanon.\nimage via The Daily Collegian\nBeirut Struggles to Create New Ideas\nAnd then there's the elephant in the room: is Beirut racist?\nAllow me to answer with a response that's a cop-out: it depends.\nBeirut continues the trend of Hollywood films that portray Middle Eastern people as the aggressors with an inclination to commit terrorist acts. Hell, even Best Picture winner Argo could fall into that same category. However, the argument can be made that these films don't call for Muslim characters that aren't radical since these films deal only with radical figures. Beirut works in this way as well. For the story it's telling, everything seems in check from my own personal perspective.\nHowever, where Beirut fails is creating original ideas, and that's where showing Middle Eastern people in a different light or diverging from the typical thriller layout may have added an extra bit of bite to the entire picture. You've seen Beirut countless times before in other forms. Whether it's the aforementioned Argo, Homeland, or countless other projects, Beirut works similarly without much deviation. In that sense, you can't criticize Beirut for what it does do, but you can criticize it for what it doesn't do.\nBeirut is still very entertaining, but its straightforward approach will leave some cold.\nimage via Toronto Star\nBeirut doesn't exactly provide the most original or nuanced story, but for the story it tells, it's pretty damn effective. Writer Tony Gilroy mixes real history with an interesting, twisting story that continues to reveal interesting information in a way that is surprising and entertaining.\nJon Hamm leads the way as a suave, troubled negotiator, making for a compelling driver of the story. You've seen this kind of character from Hamm in the past, but he's pretty great at doing it.\nBeirut certainly doesn't reinvent the wheel, but not every entertaining movie has to do so.\nimage via Roger Ebert\nThanks for reading! What are your thoughts on Beirut? Comment down below!\nIf you enjoyed this article, subscribe to MovieBabble via email to stay up to date on the latest content.\nJoin MovieBabble on Patreon so that new content will always be possible.\nWhat movie topic should I discuss next? Whether it be old or new, the choice is up to you!\n*quotation via The New York Times\nBeirutBlogEntertainmentFilmJon HammMiddle EastMovie ReviewsMoviesOpinionReviewsSpyThrillerWordpress\nNick Kush\nA current young professional in the Richmond, Virginia area, Nick founded MovieBabble in October of 2016 when he was a bored college student with nothing else to do. (And he kicks himself every day that his story isn't better.) Nick is also a member of the Internet Film Critics Society and the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association. You can follow him on Twitter @nkush42\n'Belle': A Wildly Ambitious, Melodramatic Trip Through \"U\"\n'Red Rocket': A Parody of the American Dream\n'Nightmare Alley' Avoids the Supernatural, but Casts a Haunting...\n'France': An Aware Reflection of the Artificial Media\n'Last and First Men': Contemplating the End of Days\n'Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time': A Moving and Deeply...\n'Black Friday': The Good News Is It Includes Bruce...\n'Drive My Car': A Deeply Human Reflection on Grief...\n'House of Gucci' Has Style and Substance\nO Brother, Happy Birthday! | MovieBabble December 24, 2020 - 5:25 pm\n[\u2026] *Michael Clayton may be a better performance. Still, \"top two and probably not two\" is a good place to be on the all-time list. [\u2026]\nLacynda April 18, 2018 - 2:38 pm\nOlaf Lesniak April 18, 2018 - 3:41 pm\nHmmm\u2026.I guess I didn't look at it from this way. Compelling argument.\nNick Kush April 18, 2018 - 3:43 pm\nJust trying to share both sides! I think it's worthy discussion to have considering how most films have some type of controversy attached to them these days.\nbck1402 April 18, 2018 - 11:27 am\nNever heard of this one, but given its topic, it isn't one that's going to make it to the screens here.\nStill, any new movie from Brad Anderson is worth checking out.\nNick Kush April 18, 2018 - 11:42 am\nI would definitely check it out at some point! It's worth a viewing!\nWant to join the MovieBabble staff? Check out this link in your browser to get started: https:\/\/moviebabble971852905.wpcomstaging.com\/join-moviebabble\/\nBe sure to check out the MovieBabble Patreon page: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/MovieBabble\nLeave a Comment Below!\tCancel reply\nLisbeth Deserved Better in David Fincher's 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'\nMartin Scorcese's Hitchcockian 'Cape Fear'\n'Stowaway' Is a Breath of Fresh Air\nThe 2019 Fall Movie Preview (MovieBabble Presents: Babble...\nFilm Review \u2013 To Each, Her Own (2018)\nAdam Sandler Sings in New Trailer for His...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"William J. Clinton\n42nd President of the United States: 1993 \u2010 2001\nMemorandum on Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended: Continuation of Waiver Authority for the People's Republic of China\nPresidential Determination No. 2000\u201323\nMemorandum for the Secretary of State\nSubject: Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended: Continuation of Waiver Authority for the People's Republic of China\nPursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, Public Law 93\u2013618, 88 Stat. 1978 (the \"Act\"), I have determined, pursuant to section 402(d)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1), that the further extension of the waiver authority granted by section 402(c) of the Act will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. I further determine that continuation of the waiver applicable to the People's Republic of China will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act.\nYou are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE,\nWashington, June 2, 2000.\nWilliam J. Clinton, Memorandum on Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended: Continuation of Waiver Authority for the People's Republic of China Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/node\/308044","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Trive Property's RM70m PPR contract in Alor Setar terminated\nSupriya Surendran\nNovember 10, 2017 18:38 pm +08\nKUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10): Trive Property Group Bhd said a contract awarded to the group in 2014 under the People's Housing Programme (PPR) has been mutually terminated.\nNo reason for the termination of the RM70 million contract was given in a filing to Bursa Malaysia today by the property group.\nTrive Property said both parties will not make any claims against each other due to the termination.\nTulangis Maju Sdn Bhd had awarded the contract to Trive Property's wholly-owned subsidiary, ETI Tech (M) Sdn Bhd, to undertake project management works in relation to the design and construction of 500 apartment units in Kampung Kilat, Alor Setar.\nAt the time of the award, Trive Property said the contract was expected to commence upon obtaining site possession, which was anticipated in May 2014, with a construction period of 36 months.\nTrive Property's share price hit a seven-year high of 21 sen on Oct 20 but has since fallen by some 55% to 9.5 sen today.\nIt was the day's sixth most actively traded stock on Bursa Malaysia with 93.2 million shares changing hands.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"{ 2019 06 29 }\n19 June 2019: Anne Sauvagnargues & Gregory Flaxman, Kondo Kazunori, Uno Kuniichi at Chiyoda \u2013 Akasaka, Hotel Felice\nAnne Sauvagnargues and Gregory Flaxman (two whose separately written books I greatly admire, and now get to meet, now working together) present \"Techno-Genetic Semiotics\":\n\u2026which concerns the status of images, no longer seen as representation, but a new form of individuation.\nIn 1989's Schizoanalytic Cartographies Guattari shows production of subjectivity is with machinic assemblages (agencements\u2014but as here the emphasis is on the machinic assemblages is not entirely misleading).\nGuattari's 1969 \"Machine et Structure\" review of Deleuze: structure is not only an ideal structure in the mind but it has an affectivity in machinic systems, involving technical social agents and human agents (i.e. assemblage-agencements), for example\u2014the smartphone.\nIn Deleuze's Cinema 1 sensory-motoric image involves technical and biological production of subjectivity\u2014to achieve a \"geology of morals\" as the plateau of that name in A Thousand Plateaus puts it.\nLeroi-Gourhan's Gesture and Speech is read closely by Deleuze and Guattari in A Thousand Plateaus.\n\u2014tools made by hand feedback to the human:\nmoving forward into dimensions of images\u2014cinemas is a threshold for technology.\nCinema no longer produces an image we can call human.\nIn cinema a spiritual agent or mind (Anne uses the English \"spiritual\" when I think she means d'esprit which rather means of mind than the French spirituel. In fact, Massumi makes this mistranslation in A Thousand Plateaus where he translates Plato's republic of free minds as republic of free spirits.) \u2026 in cinema, spiritual [I just left the 'p' out of that word and got siri-tual, is this the source of virtual spirit, Siri?] or mind is not trying to master an agency in the film camera.\nThe scandal of cinema is that it is no longer possible to attribute to the human the film-making: film\/camera has its own agency\/agencement.\nImage of thought is how thought represents itself to itself.\nCinematic image is not related or relatable by way of representation. It has no image or model. The cinematic image appears as an apparition in itself. It is itself the actualisation of a perception (the camera's\/film's). It therefore involves an individuation. (The image is not part of representation because it itself individuates.)\nThe cinematic image, the image in cinema, shows that it is possible for the image to have perception and motoricity. So the cellphone has agency.\nSigns are no longer just to be understood under human language.\nSemiology passes\u2014outside of human language\u2014to semiotics.\nImage or sign does not have a specificity to the cinema because of the same feedback loop of tool and hand.\nTechnik\u2014in Greek\u2014does not separate out literature from technology and science.\nA Western metaphysics is needed to perform this split between higher 'spiritual' (mental) production and the applied arts of the technical or technical arts (that is any art that has a technical aspect which can then be separated from it, and separated from it have its own pedagogy). This split does not obtain in Japan at all.\nThere are symbioses between living agencies and technical agencies.\nNoo \u2013 image of thought in cinema as in la noologie.\nMechanism + software:\nGreg: we do not see the camera in the image. Its agency is invisible.\n(Again I was taken to the thought of Merleau-Ponty, because of this distinction between visible and invisible and flesh: so that in a certain way, in a sense, the camera, the mechanism, is visible in the flesh. \u2026 like code and computerthere is a self-consciousness of agency and to separate the viewer in this way is to play into the notion of a separable perceptual field, which presupposes an abstract and disembodied viewpoint that can that partition some of itself off, and say this to you is the portion we call perceptible and visible. In fact, Greg and Anne's argument is towards the relative viewpoint of the film and camera as a subject distinct from the human subject\u2014a technical subject. But then there are technical, biotic and symbiotic subjects\u2014and are they not anorganic?)\n\u2026 breaking out of this parenthesis, it is not a subjectivity of image, the image not subjective, if this is thought only as being human subjectivity.\nWhat is an image in Deleuze?\nDeleuze says, It is time.\nThe subjective production of science is cited as one \"no longer reserved to human subjectivity.\"\nCinema is neither a [human] language nor language system. Semiotics refers then to a \"system of images independent of language in general.\"\naesthetic \u2013 system of sensibility\nImage and perception (and perhaps even the entire perceptual field) are the same thing. This is speaking from the point of view of Cinema 1 and 2.\nSubtractive model of subjectivity: whole field of perceptual images\u2014as immanent\u2014is that, a whole field or plane of immanence\u2014without \"everything that does not interest my perception.\"\nAnne: \"Subjectivity comes to be the problem of the earth. \u2026 Culture is something that happens to our planet earth.\"\nIt is not simply an ecology of subjectivity, but an ecotechnological transformation, or in ecotechnological transformation.\nGeology of morals\u2014again in A Thousand Plateaus\u2014means the elision of culture and nature. The problem of the earth understands or comprehends as problematic this elision.\nDeleuze does not turn to Bergson's Creative Evolution but rather to his 1896 book Matter and Memory, particularly in view of taking Bergson to the cinema in the two cinema books.\nFor evolution, for evolution following this subtractive model of subjectivity, all phenomena are included except that which does not interest the perceiving, as the thinking, the conscious subject.\nGreg spoke of an \"acentred universe\" (quite a good phrase, I think) meaning the \"englobing or an image around a particular centre of indetermination.\"\nCentring on \"indetermination\" ours is a provisional centring that obscures the subjective field rather than revealing it\u2014obscuring this other dimension of images.\nWhat does the concept allow us to do?\nProvisional acentring\u2014englobing an image of indetermination \u2026\n\"There are no other aesthetics not pragmatic\" \u2013 Anne.\nHabit \u2013 is both habituation and habitation. Habit is the only way to exist as a subject. (This is Deleuze's first synthesis, in Difference and Repetition.)\nNo longer ego cogito but ego habitus\u2014the habitus of rhythmicity and periodicity defines the subject, or its subject.\nIt entails the PATTERN OF ITS INDIVIDUATION. \u2013 Anne.\nMatter-life-spirit: if we don't want ontology so split, we need to open up subjectivity. (This also resonates strongly with the work I have been doing independently\u2014this and the acentring of the subject of and by indetermination. For me, this means the torroidal space of the durational event of subjectivity.)\nThe sign is both nonsyntactic and asygnifying, writes Deleuze: \"even human language has always been asignifying.\"\nAnne on Deleuze citing Jacobson and Sausurrean structuralist (formalist) linguistics: \"There is no inner signification.\" (The division between signifier and signified is nonspatial, nontemporal\u2014nondimensional.)\nAnne also cites\u2014as a beautiful book\u2014Howard Cohen's How Does the Forest Think.\nGreg: What is a sign?\nWhat makes a sign?\nThe cut is arbitrary\u2014if we think about it\u2014as to where we say a sign begins and ends. Is it phonemic? Orthographical?\nThe image in cinema makes explicit this implicit practical problem of what is a sign.\nBenveniste's 5 pages on Saussure are some of the most revealing.\nGreg: the \"relationship of sign, signifier and signified, AND the real therefore cannot be simply parsed.\"\nIrony is that of Derrida's favourite trope of catachresis\u2014meaning a misuse, of the sign, that becomes habitual, creating a new meaning, from misuse\u2014when deconstruction itself is subject to catachresis. That is deconstruction is rolled out as a sign for everything from the demolition of a building to the most banal of interpretative strategies of analysis.\nAnne\u2014in somewhat pedagogical mode\u2014and here we can see she is a very good teacher, but perhaps does not need to make everything polemical: So, 2 series, continua, one signifying, and one signified (easier to imagine in French, in the gerundive form of signifiant). The sign comprises these two continua. But it is not a meeting point and inside the sign there is no signification. We cannot plumb its depths or uncover its secrets. It is bare of depth, empty, because purely formally differential.\nAnne: for Lacan the question of signifier and signified leads to a new theory of subjectivity. \u2014 to endure symbolic means to endure the cut. (Cf. castration as it is presented by Deleuze in Difference and Repetition.)\nflows of series \u2013 cut between \u2013 where one ends another begins\n\"Language is a virtual system existing in each of our heads simultaneously,\" says Saussure. \u2013 says Greg.\nLanguage is an automatism (a MACHINE IN THE ESPRIT or GHOST \u2013 says I).\nBergson's \u2013 line on language and signs \u2013 language is a structure that is not given by my own invention. It is a mode of subjectivation that is unconscious and productive of subjectivity.\nPhenomenology is not produced by an act of consciousness. Phenomenology relies on the v\u00e9cu.\nBut I cannot access language in self-consciousness.\nThe Sartrean ego cannot any longer obtain when you are interested in collective modes of subjectivation.\n(Deely's Poinsot\u2014I want to add to the genealogy of semiotics being unfolded.)\nI am informed, intelligenced. Consciousness results from a social and political construction.\nSaussure\u2014Beneniste\u2014Jacobson\u2014 the shifter, the deictic I you he she one \u2026\nYou have to have a consciousness outside of consciousness to say I.\nDiscourse is language in action.\nAnne overstates her non-hospitality to human language.\nWhat is the tense of the moving image?\nIt is an existential dimension, the clause \"there is \u2026\" (Cf. Blanchot and Bataille and Levinas, I think, all three concerned with the there is.)\nCinema is not privileged because its subjectivity is avowable: say, this is me again, in Dziga Vertov's I am camera.\nMarxist analysis of Deleuze and Guattari: the person comes after the Middle Ages at the entry of the capitalist subject.\nSimondon's metaphysics mean also differenciation of sytheses of time:\n1. \u2013 habituation, actualisation, territorialisation;\n2. \u2013 territorialisation as deterritorialisation \u2013 \"a machinic assemblage, a collective assemblage of enunciation and assemblage of machinic bodies. Deterritorialisation and reterritorialisation. So in Simondon, deindividuation and individuation.\nThese, de- and re- are in mutual presupposition.\nTerritory is an act, a gesture.\nEvery territorialisation begins with a deterritorialisation.\nGreg: territory begins in a hunting ground. But now, in societies of control, we live in an open field in which we are being surveilled and tracked. (We are no longer the hunter, but hunted within a specific dispositif.)\nDecoding in this open field is difficult.\nThe relationship between presignifying image and prelinguistic signs is difficulted \u2013 vantage, POV.\nGreg: Bonitzar [?]: \"every image is a moral\" \u2013 a valence. Every sign is a perspective. (Now we are getting close to semiotics again.)\nA sign presupposes a valence, a vantage, an evaluation. The object it creates is but an evaluative disposition. (And we are leaving the perceptual field.)\nDeleuze writes that cinema is not a universal or primitive language system.\nRanci\u00e8re \"stupidly\" says Anne says Deleuze uses cinema to provide theological insight into matter itself. This is because cinema is more capable than human consciousness to delve into matter itself. You cannot distinguish degrees \u2013 for cinema, matter equals acentred images. There is no ontological hierarchy of the three levels, only the relationship between uncentred and centred.\nCinema presents a type of image that is not humanly produced.\nNietzsche gives a metabolic as well as symbolic interpretation. (Metabolic is a good way of addressing the symbolic against the physical framework of bodies and proxemics.)\nAnne: Habit \u2013 external relationship.\nGreg: Whitehead says \"life is robbery.\" All life lives off other living forms.\nGreg: psychomechanics and Spinoza's \"spiritual automaton.\" Spinoza uses the spiritual automaton in The Treatise on the Intellect. Leibniz takes up this term.\nCinema is a material automaton: the image, says Greg, exists as\nanimation.\n(Is this, I asked later, not the definition of the neoliberal market? (i.e. its vantagepoint, exactly, as the conceptual mechanism giving rise to it.)\n\u2013 the brain on top of the previous brain,\nan animation and autonomous, an automatism in thinking.\nWhat brings together mots and choses is the spiritual automaton (singularity) \u2013 a little divine thing.\nDeleuze: the cinema is a cinema of the world\u2014is a meta-cinema.\nThinking in relationship to an image.\nAnne: Conception of world \u2013 Spinoza and Descartes \u2013 \"removed a closed world to an infinite existence.\" This means infinite extension \u2013 the problem of the spiritual automaton connects matter and mind.\nThe modal idea is then where there is thought, where there is body.\nAnne: \"when you read Spinoza under God you can understand necessity and you can understand chance.\"\nGod? Anne: it is writing. (This again links to the work I have been doing on writing and AI, as the late working-out of a dispositif present in writing from the first: the Word, God, the Law.)\nGod today is automatic automatism.\nI ask my question, thinking also, why Norbert Wiener and cybernetics in the feedback from the tool to the hand? Isn't the automatism of the marketplace as conceived and promoted by the neoliberal thought collective here in play? Like a projection of the projection transferred to the projector\u2014cinema.\nGreg asks for clarification. He doesn't get the leap to market neoliberalism. But we talk later \u2026 and tend to agree. Particularly when it comes to cinema's intrication in the market. That is that the market does not exist.\nAfter this, Koichiro-san announces that the sponsors of the event will be presenting their product for trial and for sale: JT.\nJT is of course Japanese Tobacco.\nThe product is e-cigarettes, using small capsules, englobing the drug \/ flavour of choice.\nChristoff comes up and says, I like that your last question was followed by the introduction of \u2026 the market.\nThat there is nothing ironic and not even critical in the Japanese attitude to an academic event being sponsored by a tobacco company seems to me to be quintessentially Japanese. It acts as a reflector to all those oddly proxy attitudes of censure built on ressentiment\u2014an American later declared, on finding out that the sponsor was JT, that maybe he oughta leave right now.\nThe catering as usual was great for lunch. Was it bento today? I think it was Katsu chicken bento. If it was, it came from a nearby restaurant that Koichiro-san had approached. Again, this opposing movement to abstraction of localising and terroir\u2014eating from the territory. It is opposed in its intention.\nKondo Kazunori:\nIt is 1300km to Kondo \u2026 Kazunori-san has written on Cavaill\u00e8s\u2014mathematician and Victor Delbos\u2014his two books on Spinoza.\nHe offers a textual survey, which he calls an archeology, of Deleuze's notion of immanence. It's difficult and unrelenting stuff, and he quotes extensively in French and then subsequently in English from his sources. It's also admirable, but sometimes seems to suffer from the presumption of scientism that comes from the accumulation of proofs, as well as an accent that is reading rather than speaking from a pre-prepared text in English.\nL\u00e9on Brunschvig 1869-1944 \u2013 the first pairing cited, immanence and transcendence distinguished between as the difference between the \"directions of the two beliefs towards God.\"\nAndr\u00e9 Laland 1867-1964 \u2013 Kant's \"transcendent principle\" distinguished from the \"immanent principle\" in Kant.\nDeleuze uses 'immanence' on its own in regard to Spinoza's \"immanent cause\" in the Ethics.\n'Univocity' is retained throughout Deleuze's oeuvre. But the first time it is in regard to Spinoza that Deleuze brings univocity thought together with immanence. It is his invention, because univocity is a concept of Duns Scotus.\nIn Logic of Sense there is immanence of the 'quasi-cause.'\nDeleuze does not originate use of immanence in relation to transcendence (and Kant). But what is original in Deleuze is linking univocity to Spinoza and immanence with univocity.\nIn Anti-Oedipus \"champ d'immanence\" appears in association with capitalism.\nAccording to Kazunori-san the second major threshold in the use of 'immanence' is its association with Hjemslev.\n\"Champ d'immanence\" is entirely original to Deleuze and Guattari.\nRelative immanence is distinguished from pure immanence: relative immanence occurs in relation to transcendence.\n1977 marks another threshold in the definition of immanence.\n\u2013 \"D\u00e9sir et Plaisir\" in Two Regimes of Madness;\n\u2013 Spinoza and Us: Spinoza's Practical Philosophy;\n\u2013 Dialogues with Claire Parnet.\nHere \"champ d'immanence\" changes to \"plan d'immanence\" (usually translated as plane of immanence. But as you can see, there is elision in the French between plan and plane with important consequences.)\nIn Dialogues with Parnet, there appears the optional clause: either plane of consistency or plane of immanence. They may not be the same thing but they are presented together.\nIt is 'plane of consistency' again in Spinoza and Us. Here it could also be a 'plane of immanence' as well.\nAnne asks whether the cut of a threshold in the use of these notions begins a new continuity, as in a rhizome, where the cut of a threshold is a new beginning.\nKazonori-san answers that the plane is folded with the singularity. He draws a picture of a wavy line on the curve crossed by a straight line, which is the singularity of a threshold cutting across the wave but also at the fold.\nI ask whether Deleuze gives reliable or adequate representation of his concepts. Is there a correspondence between terms and concepts in Deleuze? Joe Hughes calls Deleuze a \"surly interlocutor.\" Perhaps he is an unreliable narrator, unreliably narrating, and initiating a mobility of terms, which do not necessarily cleave\u2014at least not at all rigorously, as has been presented\u2014to their concepts?\nKondo Kazonori-san's answer is that there are patterns. There are in fact three.\nUno Kuniichi-sensei has arrived at lunch. He is wellknown to many of the professors, including Anne, who introduces him to Greg.\nThe theme of his presentation is that Deleuze and Guattari\u2014either unfortunately or fortunately\u2014contrast the Eastern sagesse of thinking with figures with the Western philosophy of thinking with concepts. The figure is inadequate to the concept; Eastern wisdom does not arrive at philosophy, identified with the creation of concepts\u2014autochthonous in Greece, @5th century BCE.\nWestern ego is contrasted with Eastern figure. Do they hold a notion of the soul in common?\nThe soul sees war as struggle in combat. While the East flows.\nFigure in East and concept in West: a rhizome of flow.\nHegel provides an image of the sensible, that is a symbol: only spirit can grasp the concept.\nKuniichi-sensei makes the point of Hegel's symbol being almost like a figure.\nHe cites the translation by Andrew Cole of vorstellen as \"picture-thinking.\"\nFor some reason I note: first there is externalisation of relation, then internalisation of relation, in subjectivation(production of a subject).\nAnd: making a thought in the encounter with cinema's non-feedback in non-cybernetic imagery. (The inclusion of Norbert Wiener in Greg's presentation is still worrying me, thanks to Adam Curtis's All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace.)\nThe figure is a disaster.\n\"We see the damage the figure has done.\"\n\"What is the figure of the Orient? And then the figure of the Orient in relation to the immanence of Deleuze and Guattari?\"\nThe sense here is that the figure does not and perhaps cannot reach immanence.\nIzutsu's book [sic?] on Eastern religions is cited.\nZen immaculates beings from the all. (Compare this with the obscenity of the tree root in Sartre's novel Nausea.) Zen launches the all into chaos.\n\"The concept belongs to the philosophy of the West and the figure to the wisdom of the East.\"\nPerhaps, from excessive use or misuse of the figure, a singular translation has been elaborated in the East.\nFor Hegel the Figure blocks the East from forming concepts.\nHowever, there is another type of the figure in Deleuze's Logic of Sensation, which differs from that of Deleuze and Guattari in What is Philosophy?\nThe figure found in Francis Bacon's painting bears no relation to the wisdom of the East invoked by Deleuze and Guattari.\nKuniichi-sensei elaborates Bacon's disfigurement and distortion and damage to the figure in his figuration on a coloured plane.\nIsolation deformation dispersion modulation \u2013 captured: to make visible the invisible forces in a\nall that is on the plane of sensation\nBacon's figure has the same name as what is observed as the opposite of the concept.\nThe haptic, the manual or tactile aspects of Bacon's painting, is distinct from the optical or purely optical.\n\"In the spatial zone of closeness, the sense of sight behaves just like the sense of touch, experiencing the presence of the form and ground at the same place.\" \u2013 Maldiney.\nDeleuze discovers his own East and deterritorialises the figure\u2014it has become a sign of the outside.\nBergson: the figure is like fabulation. Its sensory surplus enters into the supersensory.\nFigure appears in the encounter of the finite with the infinite.\nIn Difference and Repetition thought without image is figured by Antonin Artaud.\nArtaud says to himself, I cannot think. His is a thought that constantly turns about a point of pain and impossibility.\nThe Artaudian thinking machine seems to lose all image.\nFigures appear in Artaud's poems (the poems are articulated in and by figures): 1921 stones become figures.\nArtaud lost the image but he did not lose the figure\u2014not reserved to the theatrical figure and to a theatre of cruelty.\nThe thinking body and the theatre of a body in crisis defines the theatre of cruelty.\nArtaud, in being done with the judgement of God, puts an end to the institution of thought. (The institution of thought might be identified with the concept.)\nThe \"figure works the thought\u2014more real than an image; less abstract than a form.\" And: \"less visible than an image.\"\nThe immanent and intensive use of the figure of Artaud's invention does not contradict that of Bacon. It is another figure than that invoked in relation to the wisdom of the East.\nHe suffers from the transcendence.\n\u2013 there is certainly a transcendence of the figure;\n\u2013 from the beginning of Buddhism there has been a strong immanentism in combat with Hindu transcendentalism: a place of immanence of oneself\u2014emptiness and nothingness;\n\u2013 a betrayal of immanence.\nNietzsche and Spinoza arrive at immanence by introducing an intense seduction of life. In Artaud, it is by thinking the unthinkable, by figures, that a singular body, a body without organs puts an end to the judgement of God.\nMatter, genesis, sincerity, haptics, fragile, fluctuating, harmony of sorts \u2026\n\u2026 it is possible the figure is crucial for immanence.\nKuniichi-sensei's presents a poetics\u2014could it be anything else?\u2014of the figure, reticulated around the physical and mental alienation to thought suffered by the body in pain, the mind in pain of Artaud.\nI try to form a question: I start by saying that I am a fan of the damage done by the figure. Although without the context of Minus Theatre, and its method of decomposition, this statement on its own does nothing.\nImmanence seems to be articulated as an agonism in Artaud.\nIs immanence which can be said of the immanentist aspects of (Zen) Buddhism, equally agonistic?\nBefore Kuniichi-sensei can answer, Anne, who is now sitting opposite me, repeats agonism? Qu'est-que \u00e7a veut dire? Agonisme?\nOui, \u00e7'est agonisme. Someone confirms.\nShe does not seem happy with the question.\nKuniichi-sensei's translator, assisting him, repeats the question in Japanese to him. It is the same person who translated for the students presenting their work in the exhibition associated with the Camp and Conference.\nI back up the question with the background of Western agonism\u2014the tradition of trials and struggle\u2014supposed to fit the spiritual hero for enlightenment. This also extends to the mortification of the flesh and austerities of all sorts which are still visited on Western peoples. (I am aware of a variation of this tradition in so-called Eastern wisdom: and I am thinking also of Zhuang-zi and traditions of rupture through laughter, through dancing, which is again Nietzschean, music and trance\u2014all of which Japan participates in.)\nKuniichi-sensei answers that there are also trials in Buddhism.\nI ask more generally about Hijikata Tatsumi, inventor of Ankoku Butoh.\nKuniichi-sensei answers he spoke many times and at length with Hijikata about Artaud. Neither one of them shared the almost religious mythologised view of Artaud that was common in Japan at the time. Hijikata's book is an exploration of immanence, Kuniichi-sensei said.\nImmanence can change into transcendence.\n\"I have to see exactly what happens: when something happens to reverse\"\u2026 immanence to transcendence, transcendence to immanence.\nTwo associated questions arise: is enlightenment\u2014in the only sense of reaching a plane of consistency or immanence\u2014singularity, a threshold at which the plane is folded? Or, rhizomatic, a cut commencing a new series?\nIs immanence\u2014moreover, in this sense\u2014\"spiritual\" or in thought? i.e. might not the whole confusion over spirituel and d'esprit, between mind and spirit, devolve on this point?\nI made a note here on Ainu being the indigenous people of North Japan. There is a picture in the park fronting Chiyoda Arts Centre of the aristocrat whose residence it had been. He is wearing a long atavistic kind of necklace, threaded with stones.\nKoichiro-san asks, By what do we receive the figure?\nForm, answers Kuniichi-sensei, by the intellectual eye. By the image of sensation.\nThe haptic is key for understanding the figure. So, I noted, a proxemics is in play, an imperceptible relation between that which was seen\u2026 a relational perception.\nThe link of misosophy, about which Jae asks, with violence: we can only think with some sort of violence. That is in the encounter.\nViolence on a more physical dimension detects some undetectable perception\u2014a relation between violence and impossibility.\nFor Artaud it is the impossibility of thinking, this violence. The unthinkable became some sort of figure very concretely\u2014the stone, the Stone.\nA background appears on the screen where Kuniichi-sensei has been showing quotations. Anne: D\u00fcrer's mother. No, says Koichiro-san: Spinoza, the hypotenuse.\nI approach Kuniichi-sensei after the presentation. I tell him of our friend in common. He says, You are from Brazil? No, I say. Not a good time for Brazil, he says.\nAfter this Koichiro-san addresses me as Simon-sensei. I treasure this moment.\nI leave for Akasaka, to which Chiyoda Line provides a direct route. J. flies in today. We meet at Hotel Felice, the corridor above. And pictured also is our first meal two doors down from the hotel.\nPosted by simon on Saturday, June 29th, 2019, at 7:09 pm, and filed under (&&&[Deleuze])=-1..., ..., \u1f08\u03ba\u03b1\u03b4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1, detraque, hommangerie, imarginaleiro, infemmarie, on tour, point to point, theatricality, thigein & conatus, X.\nFollow any responses to this entry with the RSS 2.0 feed.\nYou can post a comment.\n\u00ab 18 June 2019: Chiyoda Arts Centre \u2013 National Noh Theatre \u2013 Yoyogi\n20 June 2019: Akasaka \u2013 Odaiba \u2013 Akasaka \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Which words has Collins Dictionary included in its Brexicon?\n'Remoaner' is one of them\nAlex Green, PA Entertainment Reporter\nLea Nakache\nCollins Dictionary has released a list of words which have come into use since the EU referendum of 2016.\nCollins said the ten-strong list, dubbed the Brexicon, marks 'the latest chapter of the Brexit story' and details the 'words that Brexit has brought into prominence, for better or worse'.\nThis is the full list\nBrexiteer - noun - a supporter or architect of the withdrawal of Britain from the European Union\nBrexiety - noun - a state of heightened anxiety triggered by concerns about the imminent withdrawal of Britain from the European Union\nCakeism - noun - a wish to enjoy two desirable but incompatible alternatives\nFlextension - noun - An informal agreement to extend the time allowed for payment of a debt or completion of a contract, setting a new date that can be altered depending on future events\nMilkshake - verb - to throw a milkshake or similar drink over a public figure to humiliate him or her\nNo-deal - adjective - denoting a situation in which two parties fail to reach an agreement about how to proceed\nProject Fear - noun - a name given to any political campaign that seeks to arouse public alarm about proposed changes to the status quo\nProrogue - verb - to discontinue the meetings of (a legislative body) without dissolving it\nStockpiling - noun - the activity of acquiring and storing large quantities of goods\nRemainer - noun - a person who believes Britain should remain in the European Union. See also the related derogatory term, Remoaner - noun - a person who continues to argue that Britain should remain in the European Union despite the result of the referendum of 2016\ntendendo","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"East Africa Social Science Translation Collaborative Visiting Scholar Fellowships for East Africans\nPosted on Sunday, June 10, 2012\nEASST Collaborative Visiting Scholar Fellowships\nCourse(s) Offered: Social Science (economics, public health, etc)\nCourse Level: Postgraduate (fellowship)\nProvider: CEGA, Makerere University\nCountry to Study in: USA\nThe East Africa Social Science Translation (EASST) Collaborative, administered by the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA)* and Makerere University, invites economic, public health and other social science researchers and students from East Africa to apply for the 2012 Visiting Scholar Fellowship.\nEASST is a multi-institution partnership (including Addis Ababa University, University of Dar es Salaam, and the African Population and Health Research Centre) with a mission to improve basic education, health, agricultural, financial, and information services in East African countries. To achieve this goal, this fellowship will equip East African social scientists with the skills needed to carry out rigorous evaluations of social development programs. Upon completing the fellowship, the candidate is expected to return to a university or research institute in East Africa and assume a leading role in the global effort on impact evaluation for economic development.\nEligibility requirements include:\nBe a resident of an East African country participating in EASST (i.e. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, or Rwanda);\nHave a PhD or Masters (completed within the last 5 years), or be enrolled in a doctoral program, in economics, statistics, epidemiology\/public health, or other quantitative social science discipline;\nHave conducted an impact evaluation study (either randomized or quasi-experimental), or have an interest in micro-level data collection and quantitative analysis;\nShould hold a staff position at a research institution, university or other recognized national institution in East Africa that has an element of quantitative social science research;\nWill return to a university or research institute in East Africa for at least 1 year after the fellowship;\nBe computer literate and fluent in English.\nCandidates must have strong analytic and\/or quantitative skills, and have preferably taken courses in economics and\/or completed research using rigorous empirical techniques;\nCandidates should demonstrate an interest in rigorous program evaluation, policy analysis, and micro-level data collection;\nCandidate must demonstrate a commitment to building the capacity of African research institutions;\nCandidates must submit a clear and innovative research proposal that evaluates a specific public policy or program, using randomized controlled trial or quasi-experimental methodologies;\nFemale applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.\nEligible groups\nResident of East African countries participating in EASST (i.e. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,Ethiopia, or Rwanda) who meet the above 'Eligibility' requirements\nThe fellowship will be based at a CEGA-network campus (University of California or Stanford), and can be spent auditing courses, presenting recent work, attending seminars, developing curricula, and designing collaborative research projects.\nFellowship activities include:\nParticipate in seminars and lunch presentations on research topics in socio-economic development, including presenting his\/her own work;\nAudit courses, including a rigorous, post-graduate course in impact evaluation, taught by CEGA faculty;\nCarry out an independent research project under the mentorship of CEGA and EASST faculty members. Projects can use existing data for retrospective analysis or set-up a plan for original data collection;\nMeet and collaborate with CEGA faculty or students in a variety of academic departments;\nDesign impact evaluation curricula that will be taught at an East African institution;\nParticipate in policy dissemination in the form of contributing to policy briefs, attending meetings with policymakers and stakeholders, and presenting at CEGA and Makerere University or collaborating institution events;\nAttend research conferences, hosted by CEGA or by partner organizations.\nThe Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) is the University of California's premiere center for research on global development. CEGA's faculty affiliates use two powerful techniques\u2014rigorous evaluation and economic analysis\u2014to measure the impacts of large-scale social and economic development projects. The Center integrates business and economic approaches with expertise in agriculture, public health, education, and the environment.\nNot specified by provider\nSponsorship duration\nThree (3) months\nVisiting Scholars will be placed at a CEGA-network campus (UC or Stanford) for a 3-month visit.\nEach Visiting Scholar will be paired with a CEGA faculty mentor as well as a CEGA PhD student, to provide professional and personal support while in the program.\nRoom and board, health insurance, monthly stipend, visa fees, and roundtrip ticket will be covered.\nAfter completing the program, fellows will be able to compete for pilot grants of US $50,000 to support studies conducted jointly between an affiliate from an EASST institution and a CEGA faculty member.\nThey will also be eligible to receive grants of $10,000 for activities related to impact evaluation at an East African research institution or university.\nInstructions:All application materials must be received by 18 June 2012, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Incomplete applications or applications that do not fit the below requirements will not be reviewed.\nA full application includes:\nThis completed application form(doc) can be found at www.easst-collaborative.org, and must be submitted in MS Word format, single space, Times New Roman font, size 12. Please save the file as: familyname_firstname_easst2012.doc.\nTranscript of completed coursework within at least the last 5 years (i.e. your scores or grades from your university courses). Scanned copy is acceptable.\nOne letter from the applicant's supervisor or department chair demonstrating support and certifying that, if the applicant is selected, he\/she will be able to take a leave of absence.\nOne letter of recommendation, describing the applicant's research capacity, using the form at the end of this application. 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+{"text":"Log in via FSRH\nInitiating intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate 24\u201348 hours after mifepristone administration does not affect success of early medical abortion\nChristina Lang1,\nZhong Eric Chen2,\nAnne Johnstone2,3,\nSharon Cameron2,3\n1 The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK\n2 Chalmers Sexual Health Clinic, Edinburgh, UK\n3 Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK\nCorrespondence to Christina Lang, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK; christielang89{at}gmail.com\nObjectives The primary objective of this study was to determine whether intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (IM DMPA) given at the time of misoprostol administration, 24\u201348\u2009hours after mifepristone, affects the rate of continuing pregnancy. In addition, the study explored factors predictive of continuing pregnancy.\nDesign Case-control study based on database review of women who underwent early medical abortion (EMA) over a 4-year period.\nSetting Single abortion service in Scotland.\nParticipants 5122 women who underwent an EMA within the timeframe of this study.\nMain outcome measures Continuing pregnancies among women receiving IM DMPA were compared with those choosing other hormonal methods of contraception, non-hormonal contraception or no contraception at the time of misoprostol administration. Logistic regression was performed to assess the effects of demographic characteristics, gestation at presentation and method of contraception provided, on outcome of pregnancy.\nResults A total of 4838 women with complete data were included, of which there were 20 continuing pregnancies (0.4%); 284 women were excluded due to missing data. There was no increased risk of a continuing pregnancy among women who initiated IM DMPA at the time of misoprostol administration (24\u201348\u2009hours after mifepristone) compared with women who initiated no hormonal contraception at this time (RR 0.48; 95%\u2009CI 0.06 to 3.81). Gestation \u22658\u2009weeks and previous terminations were factors associated with increased likelihood of continuing pregnancy.\nConclusions Women choosing IM DMPA after EMA can be reassured that IM DMPA can be safely initiated at the time of misoprostol administration 24\u201348\u2009hours after mifepristone without an increase in the risk of a continuing pregnancy. Both increasing gestation and previous termination were factors associated with an increased likelihood of continuing pregnancy following an EMA.\nhormonal contraception\ndepot medroxyprogesterone acetate\nhttp:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1136\/bmjsrh-2017-101928\nEarly medical abortion (EMA) is a highly efficacious method of abortion with a low risk of continuing pregnancy.\nAdministering intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (IM DMPA) 24\u201348\u2009hours after mifepristone does not increase risk of a continuing pregnancy after EMA.\nPrevious termination and increasing gestational age are associated with an increased likelihood of a continuing pregnancy following an EMA.\nResearch indicates that most women ovulate in the first cycle after early medical abortion (EMA) (gestation up to 9\u2009weeks)1 and that as many as 15% have resumed sexual intercourse within 1\u2009week of EMA.2 These figures illustrate the importance of initiating an effective method of contraception immediately after EMA if women wish to avoid a subsequent unintended pregnancy, as recommended by UK national and international guidelines.3 4\nGuidelines advise that following an EMA all hormonal methods of contraception can be initiated.3 4 In countries where women can self-administer misoprostol at home, it may be more convenient for them to start the contraceptive method on the day of intake of mifepristone.2 However, women having the recommended regimen of EMA in the UK (ie, mifepristone followed 24\u201348\u2009hours later by misoprostol) need to make an additional clinic visit to receive misoprostol as it is not currently permitted to take this at home in parts of the UK.5 In October 2017, the Scottish Government approved home administration of misoprostol6 but this currently does not apply to England. In many UK services, therefore, hormonal contraception is often initiated at the return visit for misoprostol (i.e. 24\u201348\u2009hours after mifepristone).4\nThere have been theoretical concerns that initiating progestogen-containing contraceptives such as progestogen-only implants (IMP) and intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (IM DMPA) at the time of EMA may affect the efficacy of EMA in view of potential competition between mifepristone and progestogen at the progesterone receptor.7 In spite of these concerns, there is now good evidence that commencing IMP at the time of mifepristone does not affect efficacy of EMA.2 However, a recent study reported that the risk of continuing pregnancy (failed EMA) was higher when IM DMPA was given on the day of mifepristone intake compared with after the abortion was complete (continuing pregnancy rate of 3.6% vs 0.9%, respectively; 95% CI 0.4 to 5.6).8 Considering this research, updated Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare guidelines now recommend that women be advised that IM DMPA can be safely initiated at the time of mifepristone administration but that there may be a slightly higher risk of continuing pregnancy if IM DMPA is initiated at this time.4\nThere are no data available regarding the success rate of the recommended EMA regimen5 when DMPA is administered 24\u201348\u2009hours after mifepristone intake, at the time of misoprostol administration.4 Pharmacokinetics studies indicate that mifepristone is rapidly absorbed, reaching maximal serum concentrations within 1\u20132\u2009hours of administration and remaining in the micromolar range up to 48\u2009hours after oral intake.9 DMPA can be detected as early as 20\u2009min after intramuscular injection, with serum levels steadily increasing to effective concentrations within 24\u2009hours.9 Therefore, in theory a delay of at least 24\u2009hours following mifepristone administration should be sufficient to prevent potential competition between mifepristone and DMPA. However, research investigating the effect of this time delay on the efficacy of EMA is required to establish whether this assumption is correct.\nThe primary objective of this study was to determine whether initiation of IM DMPA at the time of misoprostol administration (24\u201348\u2009hours after mifepristone) affects the rate of continuing pregnancy compared with the initiation of other hormonal methods or no hormonal methods of contraception at this time. In addition, the study also explored other factors that may be predictive of continuing pregnancy.\nA review of the computerised database of women who underwent an EMA at home in the Lothian region was conducted. A case-control design was used to determine whether the methods of contraception provided at the time of misoprostol administration impacted on the outcome of the EMA.\nNHS Lothian (Edinburgh and surrounding region) provides abortion services for over 2000 women per year.10 11 Women receive advice about contraception at their initial assessment visit, and those having an EMA receive a method of contraception (pills, patches, rings, IM DMPA, IMP or condoms) on the day of administration of misoprostol, which is 24\u201348\u2009hours after mifepristone administration. For women choosing intrauterine contraception (IUC), a 'fast-track' appointment is made for this to be inserted at a specialist clinic within 2\u2009weeks of the procedure.11 All DMPA used in this study was nurse-administered and was the intramuscular 150\u2009mg preparation (IM DMPA).\nThe criteria for women having EMA at home in the NHS Lothian Abortion Service have been reported previously.12 To be eligible for home EMA, women must be aged 16\u2009years or over, have adult support, live within reasonable travelling distance from the abortion service, have no requirement for an interpreter, and have no causes for concern such as gender-based violence.12\nThe EMA drug regimen used consists of a single oral dose of mifepristone 200\u2009mg followed 24\u201348\u2009hours later by misoprostol 800\u2009\u00b5g, self-administered vaginally or sublingually. Women confirm the success of EMA by performing a low-sensitivity urinary pregnancy test (LSPT) (detection limit 1000 IU)13 at home 2\u2009weeks after the abortion, and contact the service if the LSPT is positive or if there are signs or symptoms of continuing pregnancy.12\nThe computerised database of the abortion service was utilised specifically to identify EMAs over a 4-year period between 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2016. The database recorded information on women including demographics (age, body mass index, smoking status, reproductive history), gestation at presentation, outcome of pregnancy, and method of contraception provided by the service. The databases were compiled prospectively by research nurses and adhered to data protection standards for National Health Service (NHS) databases. Continuing pregnancies were determined by checking regional hospital and abortion service computerised databases for women who made a subsequent visit to the abortion services or another hospital in the region with an ongoing pregnancy or who were booked for maternity care with an ongoing pregnancy.\nThe NHS Lothian Quality Improvement Team for sexual and reproductive health approved the project. Ethical committee approval was deemed not to be required by the NHS Lothian Research Governance Office.\nPatient involvement\nThere was no patient involvement in this database review study.\nStatistical analysis was performed on coded data using an Excel database. Excel was used to perform descriptive statistics and SPSS IBM software (Version 22.0. Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.) used for all other analysis. Women with missing data on the database were excluded from analysis. A case is defined as a woman who had a continuing pregnancy following an EMA; women with pregnancies that did not continue following an EMA acted as controls. Relative risk (RR) was used to examine the efficacy of EMA following different methods of hormonal contraception at the time of misoprostol administration in comparison to non-hormonal contraception. Logistic regression was used to examine whether women's characteristics (smoking, previous births and abortions, gestation at presentation (<8\u2009weeks or \u22658\u2009weeks) and the time interval between mifepristone and misoprostol) were associated with an increased likelihood of continuing pregnancy following an EMA. All variables included in the models are adjusted for one another. The adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% CIs were used to interpret this model. Statistical significance was defined as P<0.05.\nCharacteristics of women\nOver the 4-year period, 5122 women chose to have EMA at home. Some 284 women who had missing data were excluded from analysis; all women who had continuing pregnancies were included in the analysis. Of the 4838 women included in analysis there were 20 (0.4%) continuing pregnancies. The demographics of women and their gestation (assessed by ultrasound) in the case and control groups are shown in table 1.\nCharacteristics of women undergoing early medical abortion\nUptake of contraception and its effect on efficacy of EMA\nOf the 4838 women who underwent an EMA, 3862 (79.8%) received contraception at the time of misoprostol administration. A total of 1674 (34.6%) women chose long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) (IM DMPA, IMP and IUC), 1753 (36.2%) chose a short-acting contraceptive (oral contraceptive pills, patches and rings) and 435 (9%) opted for a supply of non-hormonal (barrier) contraception. The proportion of women \u22658\u2009weeks' gestation in each contraception method group was about the same (mean 18.5%); similarly, the proportions of women with previous abortion in each contraception method group were similar (mean 29.9%)\nThe RR of a continuing pregnancy in women receiving each method of contraception (or none) is shown in table 2. The risk of continuing pregnancy among women choosing IM DMPA was half that of women not using hormonal methods, but this was not statistically significant. Of the 475 women who received IM DMPA, 203 (42.7%) received this at 24\u2009hours after mifepristone and there were no continuing pregnancies in this group.\nRelative risk of continuing pregnancy following early medical abortion with different forms of contraception provided at the time of misoprostol administration (n=4838)\nAssociation of patient characteristics with continuing pregnancy\nOf the characteristics investigated, previous abortion and gestation \u22658\u2009weeks at presentation showed a significant association with continuing pregnancy (table 3). Women who presented at \u22658\u2009weeks' gestation were 3.8 times more likely to have continuing pregnancy than those who presented at earlier gestations. Compared with women who did not have a previous abortion, women who did had a 5.2 times increased likelihood of having a continuing pregnancy after EMA. Time from mifepristone to misoprostol, women's smoking status and experience of previous births were not found to be associated with EMA outcome.\nOutcome of early medical abortion in relation to women's characteristics, gestation at presentation and time from mifepristone to misoprostol (n=4838)*\nOur study confirms a low rate of continuing pregnancy in keeping with the high efficacy of EMA as previously reported.14 We have provided evidence that giving IM DMPA at the time of misoprostol administration (24\u201348\u2009hours after mifepristone) does not appear to impact the efficacy of EMA. In addition, the efficacy of EMA was not significantly affected by any of the other hormonal methods of contraception (pill, patch, ring or implant). Our study also shows that high numbers (nearly 70%) of women attending our abortion services left with an effective form of hormonal contraception.\nThe concern about IM DMPA use and efficacy of EMA if DMPA if given at the time of mifepristone administration arose from a randomised controlled trial (RCT) by Raymond et al8 in which women were randomised to either IM DMPA given at the time of mifepristone (Quickstart) or at a follow-up visit weeks later (Afterstart). That study reported that the estimate of the difference between the continuing pregnancies in the two groups was imprecise, with their data showing only a very small (0.4%) increase resulting from giving IM DMPA at the time of mifepristone.8 However, it should be recognised that participants in that study strongly preferred the Quickstart regimen, with 88% of women saying they were pleased with the timing of IM DMPA in comparison to 23% in the Afterstart group.8\nAll DMPA used in the present study was nurse-administered and was intramuscular 150\u2009mg. However, there is growing use of the subcutaneous (SC) preparation of DMPA (Sayana Press 104\u2009mg SC) in the UK and other countries. The subcutaneous preparation (SC DMPA) is absorbed more slowly and produces a lower peak serum hormone level in comparison to the intramuscular preparation.15 It is unknown whether SC DMPA affects the success of EMA if given at the time of mifepristone. The significance of these pharmacokinetic differences on any interaction with either mifepristone or misoprostol is currently unknown.8\nThe success of EMA has been associated with various factors, including age, gestational age and parity.15 In concordance with previous research, we have shown that both previous termination and increasing gestation are factors associated with failure of EMA.16 17 Previous studies have reported that EMA failure rate and subsequent requirement for surgical intervention was higher in women who were parous compared with those who were nulliparous.16 In the present study, we have not shown any significant association between parity and success of EMA.\nLimitations and strengths\nThis large case-control study represents the largest study (n=475) to examine the relationship between IM DMPA initiation at EMA and abortion outcome. However, the study did not allow for control of all possible confounding factors, being limited by available variables from the database. Continuing pregnancy following EMA is an uncommon event (0.4% in this study), and as such the case-control design was appropriate in identifying the risk factors associated with this outcome.\nA key strength of the study is the robust follow-up processes in place to ensure that continuing pregnancies are recorded, including checking regional computer systems that record attendances at all hospitals in the region, including maternity records, databases and telephone registers to maximise the accuracy of capturing any continuing pregnancies. Therefore, the likelihood of missing a continuing pregnancy after EMA is low.\nWhat this study adds\nAs the service delivery model in the UK has been that women receive misoprostol on licensed premises, this has meant an additional visit for misoprostol if it is to be taken as recommended at least 24\u2009hours after mifepristone.4 Therefore, this study gives reassurance that initiating IM DMPA at this visit 24\u201348\u2009hours after mifepristone does not affect the outcome of EMA. However, in settings where women can self-administer misoprostol at home, or where regimens for EMA are used with simultaneous administration of mifepristone and misoprostol,18 19 then an alternative option could be that women could self-administer SC DMPA at home after ensuring that there is a delay of at least 24\u2009hours after mifepristone. Given the data available to date, any location or timing of DMPA administration would seem reasonable based on the woman's informed choice.\nIn conclusion, this study provides evidence that giving IM DMPA at the time of misoprostol administration, with at least a 24\u2009hours' delay after mifepristone, does not appear to increase the risk of a continuing pregnancy after EMA.\nStoddard A ,\nEisenberg DL\n. Controversies in family planning: timing of ovulation after abortion and the conundrum of postabortion intrauterine device insertion. Contraception 2011;84:119\u201321.doi:10.1016\/j.contraception.2010.12.010\nHognert H ,\nKopp Kallner H ,\nCameron S , et al\n. Immediate versus delayed insertion of an etonogestrel releasing implant at medical abortion - a randomized controlled equivalence trial. Hum Reprod 2016;31:2484\u201390.doi:10.1093\/humrep\/dew238\nWorld Health Organisation. Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health care systems. 2nd edn. Geneva: WHO, 2012.\nFaculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. Contraception after pregnancy. https:\/\/www.fsrh.org\/standards-and-guidance\/documents\/contraception-after-pregnancy-guideline-january-2017\/ (accessed 23 Jan 2018).\nRoyal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The care of women requesting induced abortion. Evidence-based Clinical Guideline No. 7. 2011 https:\/\/www.rcog.org.uk\/globalassets\/documents\/guidelines\/abortion-guideline_web_1.pdf (accessed 23 Jan 2018).\nScottish Government. Chief Medical Officer Directorate. Abortion \u2013 Improvement to existing services \u2013 Approval for misoprostol to be taken at home. http:\/\/www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk\/cmo\/CMO(2017)14.pdf (accessed 23 Jan 2018).\nSonalkar S ,\nHou MY ,\nHou M , et al\n. Administration of the etonogestrel contraceptive implant on the day of mifepristone for medical abortion: a pilot study. Contraception 2013;88:671\u20133.doi:10.1016\/j.contraception.2013.07.008\nRaymond EG ,\nWeaver MA ,\nLouie KS , et al\n. Effects of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injection timing on medical abortion efficacy and repeat pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol 2016;128:739\u201345.doi:10.1097\/AOG.0000000000001627\nHeikinheimo O\n. Clinical pharmacokinetics of mifepristone. Clin Pharmacokinet 1997;33:7\u201317.doi:10.2165\/00003088-199733010-00002\nCameron ST ,\nGlasier A ,\nJohnstone A\n. Shifting abortion care from a hospital to a community sexual and reproductive health care setting. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2016;42:127\u201332.doi:10.1136\/jfprhc-2015-101177\n. Comparison of uptake of long-acting reversible contraception after abortion from a hospital or a community sexual and reproductive healthcare setting: an observational study. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2017;43:31\u20136.doi:10.1136\/jfprhc-2015-101216\nJohnstone A , et al\n. Can women determine the outcome of medical termination themselves? Contraception 2015;91:6\u201311.\nMillar SL ,\nCameron ST\n. Comparison of two low-sensitivity urine pregnancy tests for confirming the success of early medical abortion. BMJ Sex Reprod Health 2018;44:54\u20137.doi:10.1136\/bmjsrh-2017-101868\nShannon C ,\nWeaver MA , et al\n. First-trimester medical abortion with mifepristone 200 mg and misoprostol: a systematic review. Contraception 2013;87:26\u201337.doi:10.1016\/j.contraception.2012.06.011\nJain J ,\nDutton C ,\nNicosia A , et al\n. Pharmacokinetics, ovulation suppression and return to ovulation following a lower dose subcutaneous formulation of Depo-Provera. Contraception 2004;70:11\u201318.doi:10.1016\/j.contraception.2004.01.011\nAshok PW ,\nTempleton A ,\nWagaarachchi PT , et al\n. Factors affecting the outcome of early medical abortion: a review of 4132 consecutive cases. BJOG 2002;109:1281\u20139.doi:10.1046\/j.1471-0528.2002.02156.x\nSpitz IM ,\nBardin CW ,\nBenton L , et al\n. Early pregnancy termination with mifepristone and misoprostol in the United States. N Engl J Med 1998;338:1241\u20137.doi:10.1056\/NEJM199804303381801\nVerma ML ,\nSingh U ,\nSingh N , et al\n. Efficacy of concurrent administration of mifepristone and misoprostol for termination of pregnancy. Hum Fertil 2017;20:43\u20137.doi:10.1080\/14647273.2016.1243817\nAbbas DF ,\nBlum J ,\nNgoc NT , et al\n. Simultaneous administration compared with a 24-hour mifepristone-misoprostol interval in second-trimester abortion: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol 2016;128:1077\u201383.doi:10.1097\/AOG.0000000000001688\nPatient consent Not required.\nContraception after medication abortion should be determined by convenience and choice\nKelly Blanchard\nBMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health 2018; 44 235-236 Published Online First: 10 Oct 2018. doi: 10.1136\/bmjsrh-2018-200183\nHighlights from this issue\nBritish Medical Journal Publishing Group\nCopyright \u00a9 2022 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. All rights reserved","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Tourists frustrated as Eiffel Tower closes in peak season\n0 0 Thursday, August 2, 2018 Edit this post\nTourists walk past the Eiffel Tower, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 in Paris. The visitors descending on the Eiffel Tower at the peak of the August tourist season are voicing frustration that the beloved Paris monument is closed. Since Wednesday, Eiffel Tower workers have been on strike over the new visitor access policy, which they say is responsible for inordinately long queues.(AP Photo\/Michel Euler)\nThe August sun sparkles on the Seine River beyond the imposing Eiffel Tower.\nBut the many visitors who descended on the beloved Paris monument Thursday at the peak of the summer tourist season had their hopes of climbing it thwarted.\nSince Wednesday, Eiffel Tower workers have been on strike over the landmark's new visitor access policy, which they say is responsible for inordinately long queues.\nYet for many visitors whose stay is limited, long queues are better than no access at all.\nGerman tourist Nico Schulze Bilk, who had planned his visit to Paris eight months ago, voiced frustration.\n\"This is my first time in Paris and I was really excited to see the Eiffel Tower and ... the city from the top, but now it is closed,\" he said. \"I'm a little bit disappointed.\"\nCaroline Brawand, who was visiting with her family from Switzerland, had planned to share the magical view with her daughter for the first time.\n[post_ads]\"We are very let down, because we booked one month in advance to go up to the last floor of the Eiffel Tower,\" she said. \"At the same time we understand the employees who explained to us the state of the queues.\"\nSince last month, the Eiffel Tower has been allowing half of its tickets to be booked in advance for scheduled entry times. Previously, pre-booked tickets accounted for around one-fifth of the entries.\nBut unions that represent the tower's some 300 employees complain that since different ticketholders are now being allocated separate elevators, this has created \"monstrous\" waiting times and management has not listened to their concerns.\n\"There have been days with three-hour-long queues. Some elderly people fainted,\" said Eiffel Tower union representative Denis Vavassori. \"We are exhausted and we do not want to relive that in August.\"\nThe Eiffel Tower sees some six million visitors a year but has been beset by multiple strikes and security issues in recent years.\n\"This strike will continue until we will reach an agreement to reopen the Eiffel Tower and welcome our visitors under the best possible conditions,\" Vavassori said.\nTravel - U.S. Daily News: Tourists frustrated as Eiffel Tower closes in peak season\nhttps:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-IPy6IG4q6a8\/W2NSZqoHLEI\/AAAAAAAA21A\/2X6hWwftQ6IV6_Rbb5hyvc6NCwZ-t7IQwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/1.jpg\nhttps:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-IPy6IG4q6a8\/W2NSZqoHLEI\/AAAAAAAA21A\/2X6hWwftQ6IV6_Rbb5hyvc6NCwZ-t7IQwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/1.jpg\nhttps:\/\/travel.dailynews.us.com\/2018\/08\/tourists-frustrated-as-eiffel-tower_2.html","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"\u200b\u200b\u200bConnie Francis\nAmong My Souvenirs - Connie Francis\nFriends and Fan Photos\nConnie Public Appearances\nFan Area\nPhoto Request\nFan Letters\nConnie On The Radio!\n\"Between The Covers\" with Connie Francis on WXEL PBS\nWednesday, March 21st, Connie will appear in the WXEL - South Florida PBS studio guesting on the \"Between The Covers\" program at 2PM NYT....\nAmong My Souvenirs: The Real Story \/ Live Book Signing\nOn Wednesday, February 21st, 2018, Connie Francis appeared for a live, on-line virtual book signing broadcast from her home in Florida. ...\nAmong My Souvenirs, The REAL Story Vol. 1 Released December 2017\nTo coincide with Connie's 80th Birthday, her long-awaited 640 page autobiography was released in grand style at a gala celebration hosted...\nCelebrate Connie's 80th Birthday with Baltimore Net Radio!\nSince 2010, Baltimore Net Radio (BNR) has raised the bar when it comes to featuring musical maestros, legendary song birds and beautiful...\nAnnual Philadelphia Columbus Day Parade Makes it's Way Down Broad St.\nSOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The annual Philadelphia Columbus Day Parade made its way down Broad Street. Legendary singer, Connie...\nConnie Francis will Preside as Grand Marshal in Philadelphia Columbus Day Parade\nConnie Francis will preside as Grand Marshal in the Columbus Day Parade, Philadelphia, PA on Sunday, October 8th, 2017. The parade will...\nLegendary Singer Connie Francis Auctions Life's Treasures\nFILE - In this Nov. 27, 1978 file photo, singer Connie Francis poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. Francis, who gained fame in the...\nTinseltown Talks: The roller-coaster life of Connie Francis\nThe tragedies that befell singer Connie Francis throughout her life would challenge the most resilient of souls. Nevertheless, she...\nPop-Music Legend Decides to Connect with Fans by Offering Clothing, Personal Items from her Storied\nChart-topping singer Connie Francis' career spanned decades and took her to famous stages and private receptions around the world, often...\nThe Connie Francis Celebrity Collection, Heritage Auctions, Beverly Hills, Oct. 1\nHeritage Auction House of Beverly Hills is proud to present The Connie Francis Collection. Included in this auction will be many fine...\n\u200b\u200bAll text, images and sound \u00a9 copyright 2017 Connie Francis. All rights reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Posted January 7th, 2014 by FraggleRock.\nImmigrant, Montana: A Novel (published by Faber in the UK, Knopf in the US, Penguin Random House in Canada, and in translation by publishers elsewhere). Listen to an audio-clip of the author reading the book.\nThe Best Books of 2018\u2014The New Yorker\n100 Notable Books of 2018, The New York Times\nPresident Obama's favorite books of 2018\nNaming it among the favorite books of 2018, Canada's Globe & Mail says that this book \"reinvents the immigrant novel\"\n\"Its aim is not to tell a story, exactly, but to create a portrait of a mind moving uneasily between a new, chosen culture and the one left behind.\" \u2014 The New Yorker\n\"consistently entertaining\" \u2014 The New York Times\nEditors' Choice at the New York Times\nIn Granta magazine, an essay about the notebooks I used while writing Immigrant, Montana.\n\"a bold and provocative counter-narrative\u2026 We live in a world of #MeToo; this novel fearlessly unmasks some great men, making political stalwarts and revolutionaries stumble down from their pedestals.\"\u2014The Guardian\n\"As cerebral as it is sensual\u2026 Immigrant, Montana is intelligent, melancholy, quirky. At a time when feelings run high over which immigrants get to call themselves American, Kailash's idiosyncratic voice adds a welcome tonic note to the debate.\" Boston Globe\n\"\u2026 Immigrant, Montana is razor-sharp, told meditatively and youthfully, and is just as entertaining as it is serious.\" PEN America\n\"\u2026consistently surprising and hilarious\u2026 This novel is an inventive delight\u2026\" \u2013 Publisher's Weekly (starred review.)\n\"an intelligent and intimate novel\" \u2014 The Millions\n\"thought-provoking\" \u2014 Entertainment Weekly\n\"There is originality in Kumar's use of the autofictional mode, a form which coheres nicely with the novel's overarching message; in particular, the issue of how migrants are forced to fictionalize about, and to, themselves. This is not to mention, of course, the grotesquerie of state authorities demanding accounts of 'sufficient' depredation as a prerequisite for treating migrants with basic dignity\u2026 a rich, allusive exploration of immigration and selfhood.\" \u2014 Totally Dublin\n\"Amitava Kumar's Immigrant, Montana is a beguiling meditation on memory and migration, sex and politics, ideas and art, and race and ambiguity. Part novel, part memoir, this book is as sly, charming, and deceptive as its passionate protagonist, a writer writing himself into being.\"\n\u2013Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizers, winner of the Pulitzer Prize\n\"Amitava Kumar's Immigrant, Montana is romantic, natural, gorgeously detailed, and painfully truthful about exile, grad school, sex and the South Asian man. Few novels have captured the mental texture of immigration so accurately.\"\n\u2013Karan Mahajan, author of The Association of Small Bombs\nAmitava Kumar's new novel brings to mind W. G. Sebald's work, but Kumar has a deeper curiosity in the borderless-ness of storytelling as a confrontation to all kinds of borders imposed upon his characters by the external and the artificial, as we see more and more in today's world. Audacious in its scope yet with refreshing attention to detail, Immigrant, Montana is one of those novels that, with each rereading, a reader will unlock another treasure box of joy.\n\u2013Yiyun Li, author of Dear Friend, From My Life I Write to You in Your Life\nThere is a buoyant energy and hilarity to this account of an Indian student seeking the wide world through the women he meets, but one laughs with growing unease as a darker undercurrent is slowly revealed. An unusual, brave twist on the migrant's tale.\n\u2013Kiran Desai, winner of the Booker Prize for The Inheritance of Loss, winner of the Booker Prize\nImmigrant, Montana is a delight.\n\u2013Hanif Kureishi, author of Intimacy and other novels\nIn Immigrant, Montana, Amitava Kumar pushes at the boundaries of the novel in the best way\u2014 reminiscent of Ben Lerner and John Berger\u2014to open up a completely new, thrilling exploration of a particular immigrant experience, one that is fearlessly cosmopolitan and witty in its natural appropriation of cultural materials.\nThis is a deeply American novel, one that delves into the messiness of love (and sex!), and the meeting point between identity, character, place, and the constant cultural stuff floating around. I was reminded, strangely, reading it, not only of our contemporary explorers\u2014Teju Cole and Ben Lerner and Lydia Davis\u2014but also \u2026 Philip Roth, and so many others who had the skill and talent and, above all, the humor to do whatever was necessary to delve into the lives of their characters, even if it meant breaking with traditions and incorporating new ways of using the materials of the culture: we are, their work says, not only internal beings struggling for love and meaning in our lives, but also complex amalgamation of cultural and historical information. Above all, Kumar's novel was uproariously funny and deeply moving.\n\u2013David Means, author of Hystopia\n\u2023 Excerpts, Reviews, Interviews\n\u2023 Buy the Book\nThe Lovers: A Novel (Aleph Book Company). To be published elsewhere as Immigrant, Montana.\nPraise for The Lovers:\n\"His writing is a sharp blend of fiction, non-fiction, myth-making and history, telling a story that perhaps only Kumar can.\" Scroll.\n\"\u2026a dazzling treatise on the nature of reality, fiction and desire.\" The Hindu BLink.\n\"The Lovers aligns itself with that great tradition of mixed-form novels by writers such as W.G. Sebald, John Berger, Geoff Dyer and Teju Cole\u2026\" Sunday Guardian\n\"Kumar's storytelling becomes genre-defying, almost playfully so. In the tradition of W.G. Sebald, Patrick Modiano, P\u00e9ter Esterh\u00e1zy, Kumar too riotously blends the factual, the real, with the fictional\u2026\" Mint\n\"Part fictionalized memoir, part academic discussion of history and memory, and part erotic romance, the novel is riveting. Amitava Kumar's The Lovers makes its readers think, even against their will.\" India Today\n\"Kumar's style is reflective and unapologetically allusive to the titans of literary fiction\u2026\" HuffPost.\n\"extraordinary\" Open Magazine.\nReport in the Indian Express on the Delhi launch of The Lovers. And here's the review in the Indian Express.\nAn author interview in DailyO.\nAmitava Kumar on the modern love-story.\nLunch With a Bigot\n\"An exuberantly inquisitive collection of essays.\" (Kirkus Review)\n\"These are the very best sort of essays: the kind in which the pleasure of reading derives from the pleasure of following a writer's mind as it moves from subject to subject, making us see connections we might otherwise have been unaware of. Often a single paragraph contains such a story or detail so arresting that the reader must pause to appreciate it before moving on.\"(Francine Prose, author of Reading Like a Writer)\n\"Stimulating, wide-ranging, learned and funny\u2014exactly what one wants from a book of essays.\"(Geoff Dyer, author of But Beautiful: A Book about Jazz)\n\"Amitava Kumar is a sensitive, probing, erudite writer, always ready to question others and himself. It turns out his ceaseless curiosity and skepticism is the best way to write about India in all its complexity and heterogeneity\u2014his is a fascinating mind turned towards a crucial subject.\"(Edmund White, author of Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris)\n\"While Kumar writes for a mainstream audience, he isn't interested in catering to mainstream assumptions of any kind\u2026\" Los Angeles Review of Books\nTen Best Books by Academic Publishers in 2015\n\"Superb collection of essays\u2026 beautifully real.\" OPEN Magazine\n\"Instead of asking that hammer-beaten question\u2014What is the real?\u2014Kumar sets out to map it.\" Mint-Lounge\n\"While reading Lunch with a Bigot, I couldn't shake Kenneth Burke's now forgotten formulation of literature as 'equipment for living.'\" Staff Pick at Flavorwire\n\"Kumar is an artful, frank and clean-cut writer, with a compassionate curious mind and a dry sense of humor.\" Shelf Awareness\nA Matter of Rats\n\"A Matter of Rats is disconcerting, sophisticated, and recklessly courageous. The stories gathered here bring Patna to life, and accrete to an almost unbearable intensity.\"\u2014Teju Cole, author of Open City\n\"A Matter of Rats is a wonderfully witty, poignant, and idiosyncratic performance, full of surreal details and the oddest and most delicious digressions. Part memoir, part history, part biography of a rat-infested city in spectacular decline, Amitava Kumar has produced an enjoyably eloquent, gossipy, and discursive portrait of his love\/hate relationship with his benighted birthplace.\"\u2014William Dalrymple, author of City of Djinns and other books\n\"In A Matter of Rats, Amitava Kumar writes with such generosity, intelligence, precision and wit that we come to recognize the world he portrays and the heart he excavates as our own. In prose that's both page-turner grounded and blow-your-mind perceptive, Kumar brings his childhood home of Patna, India vividly to life. A Matter of Rats will make you laugh and cry and shake your head in astonishment and horror and delight. This is a book for all of us, now.\"\u2014 Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild\n\"Pound for pound, Amitava Kumar is one of the best nonfiction writers of his generation. . . . No one in India writes a more fine-grained and quietly evocative prose. . . . In his marvelous new work A Matter of Rats: A Short Biography of Patna, Kumar puts a stethoscope to his hometown and takes a reading of its heart.\"\u2014 Time Out Delhi\nA Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb\n\"Perceptive and soulful \u2026 meditation on the global war on terror and its cultural and human repercussions.\"\nA Foreigner\u2026 gets starred review and is a staff pick of 2010 at Publisher's Weekly:\nKumar's study (think Jane Mayer's The Dark Side meets Coco Fusco's protest art) reveals how deeply the figure of the \"terrorist\" has seeped into our imaginations by brilliantly synthesizing straight reportage\u2014on the Mumbai blasts and the trials of two putative terrorists in New York\u2014and contemporary conceptual art's responses to \"the war on terror.\"\nNobody Does the Right thing\n\"To know a country so you have its dirt beneath your fingernails is a difficult thing. Read Nobody Does the Right Thing and you will have India beneath your fingernails.\"\u2014Akhil Sharma, author of An Obedient Father\n\"Nobody Does the Right Thing is a deeply compassionate novel about art, life, and everything that lies in between.\"\u2014Laila Lalami, author of Secret Son\n(also published in the US as Nobody Does the Right Thing)\nHusband of a Fanatic\n\"I went to my high school in Patna, India, and asked kids to write letters to children their own age across the border. Then, I visited my wife's high school in Karachi, Pakistan, and asked the kids to write letters in response. One student began with charming candor: \"Dear Indians, First of all hello!! I am a Pakistani Muslim and I want to inform you that you are liars.\" \u2014 From Husband Of A Fanatic\nIn \"Husband of a Fanatic,\" his challenging and at times eloquent rumination on Hindu-Muslim tensions in India and its diaspora, Amitava Kumar often summons the dark humor that South Asian secularists use to combat their sense that the battle is not going their way. He opens with his encounter with Jagdish Barotia, a member of the militant group Hindu Unity, who immigrated to the United States over 30 years ago and whose violence of feeling is absurd, even pitiful, because he is doomed to live among Muslims in a multiracial part of Queens. Kumar lets Barotia's grossness stand unadorned and thereby lampoons it. \"On the phone,\" Kumar recalls, \"he had called me a haraami, which means 'bastard' in Hindi, and, after clarifying that he didn't mean this abuse only for me as a person but for everyone else who was like me, he had also called me a kutta, a dog.\" \u2014 Christopher De Bellaigue, The New York Times\nBombay London New York\n\"On an impulse, I decided to read Amitava Kumar's Bombay, London, New York again. I read it in a hurry when it first came out in 2002, noting with pleasure that it was, among many other things, the first really good book on reading written by an Indian. Reading it this time, I discovered with excitement that it is not only still the best Indian book about how and why we read but also an original, riveting piece of non-fiction.\" \u2014 Pradeep Sebastian, The Hindu\n\"This is a work of luminous imagination and tenderness. Amitava Kumar is a startling story teller: that rare cultural critic who writes from and for the heart. When last did any academic so successfully harmonize a love of language with a passion for ideas? This book will surely establish Kumar as one of the most eloquent, searching public intellectuals of his generation.\" \u2014 Rob Nixon, Rachel Carson Professor of English, University of Wisconsin, Madison and author of Dreambirds\nPassport Photos, a self-conscious act of artistic and intellectual forgery, is a report on the immigrant condition. A multigenre book combining theory, poetry, cultural criticism, and photography, it explores the complexities of the immigration experience, intervening in the impersonal language of the state. Passport Photos joins books by writers like Edward Said and Trinh T. Minh-ha in the search for a new poetics and politics of diaspora.\nOrganized as a passport, Passport Photos is a unique work, taking as its object of analysis and engagement the lived experience of post-coloniality\u2013especially in the United States and India. The book is a collage, moving back and forth between places, historical moments, voices, and levels of analysis. Seeking to link cultural, political, and aesthetic critiques, it weaves together issues as diverse as Indian fiction written in English, signs put up by the border patrol at the U.S.-Tijuana border, ethnic restaurants in New York City, the history of Indian indenture in Trinidad, Native Americans at the Superbowl, and much more.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"X Sci-Fi\nX Teens\/Young Adults (ages 13+)\nX Ongoing Series\nX Dynamite\nWritten by: Greg Pak, Nigel Rayno\nArt By: Nigel Raynor\nThe biggest comic book event of 2006 begins here as Dynamite Entertainment launches the all-new, Battlestar Galactica comic book series, based on the all-new \"re-imagined\" Series airing on SCI-FI! Picking up from the final pages of the best-selling #0 issue, Battlestar Galactica #1 features the ongoing creative team of writer Greg (Planet Hulk) Pak and artist Nigel Raynor! Joining the inside team is an all-star cast of cover artists: Michael Turner and colorist extraordinaire Peter Steigerwald, Billy (Uncanny X-Men) Tan, and Nigel Raynor! And as an extra added bonus for hardcore fans, Dynamite is showcasing a photo cover of the cast and crew of the BSG! The storyline is an \"untold tale\" taking place between seasons of the popular show, and features the return of characters not seen since the smash mini-series that re-launched Galactica to critical acclaim.\nWhile fans wait for the Season to continue in the Fall, Dynamite Entertainment continues their ongoing comic book series featuring the cast and crew of the all-new Battlestar Galactica! Writer Greg (Hulk) Pak and artist Nigel Raynor are joined by cover artist Adriano (Witchblade, Red Sonja) Batista, \"Cammo\" Camuncoli, as well as a cover by Nigel Raynor and a new photo cover! After the shocking events of issue #1 - all spinning out of the best-selling Battlestar Galactica #0 - issue #2 continues the story of the \"Returners\" and the re-appearance of the \"old school\" Cylon Warriors!\nThe best-selling comic book series from Dynamite continues! Faced with a deadly Cylon Baseship, Commander Adama and the crew of the Battlestar Galactica face their most desperate hour. As desperate times call for equally desperate measures, Adama takes up a role long left in his past on a mission with Starbuck and Zak to battle the Cylons face-to-face!\nIn this issue, all of your questions are answered about the fate of the Returners, and the status of the infected Galactica crew! Plus, see Commander Adama in action as you've never see him!\nThis issue continues the second storyline in our first \"season\" of all new adventures as Sharon arrives with her barbarian horde and yet another group of pirates attack the Galactica. Sharon and Adama come face-to-face once again. Of course Adama knows she's a Cylon... one of the Sharon's shot him, after all. But this Sharon - loyal and ready to serve - is unaware of what previously transpired!\nEach and every month, Dynamite Entertainment is your only source for the all-new adventures of the crew of the Battlestar Galactica! Read the stories that compliment the Peabody Award-winning TV show! This issue: Facing an attack by New Cylons, Adama forms a Returner brigade to be led by Sharon, and then ruthlessly engineers a battle between three different groups of Cylons - The OS Cylons, Sharon's army, and a troop of New Cylon Centurions - as terrible moral choices abound!\nEach and every month, Dynamite Entertainment is your only source for the all-new adventures of the crew of the Sci-Fi channel hit series, Battlestar Galactica! Read the stories that compliment the Peabody Award-winning TV series! This issue features the conclusion to the second thrilling story arc! Battle rages between the various factions, threatening to tear the fleet apart! It's Cylon versus Cylon! Human versus Human! And in the middle of it all, Sharon makes a fateful decision...\nEach and every month, Dynamite Entertainment is your only source for the all-new adventures of the crew of the Battlestar Galactica! Read the stories that compliment the Peabody Award-winning TV series! Have you come onboard yet? Greg Pak and Nigel's Raynor's third story arc of New Battlestar Galactica begins here! Sharon leads her strange army into the Cylon empire. As she goes, her Cylons spread their retrovirus, which makes all of the Cylon Centurions join her. But on the way, Sharon makes a startling discovery that will shake her to the core!\nBattlestar Galactica #10\nEach and every month, Dynamite Entertainment is your only source for the all-new adventures of the crew of the Battlestar Galactica! Read the stories that compliment the Peabody Award Winning TV Show! Have you come onboard yet? As the first \"season\" of New Battlestar Galactica comics races towards its conclusion, Sharon delves deep into her human memories while back aboard the Galactica, but the dedicated leader of the subversives is revealed to be not quite as he appears.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"NI 514 - July, 2018\nThe next financial crisis\nExotic monstrosities\nTen years ago I took an entry-level economics class at school. It was September 2008. Lehman Brothers had just filed for bankruptcy. 'It's certainly an interesting time to be studying economics!' the teacher said. It was \u2013 but you wouldn't have known from the syllabus. There was nothing about the financial system. There were, however, plenty of elegant abstractions, showing the intersection of supply and demand in a timeless, spaceless universe.\nThis blind spot for finance, I discovered researching this issue, extends to the economics profession generally. More worryingly, the complexity of the financial system eclipses even its practitioners. Fabrice Tourre, the only Wall Street trader convicted of anything in relation to the global financial crisis, sent off an email to his girlfriend in 2007 when he knew something was wrong: '[I'm] standing in the middle of all these complex, highly levered, exotic trades [I've] created without necessarily understanding all of the implications of those monstruosities [sic]!!!'\nFortunately, there is a growing constituency of progressive, unorthodox economists who do understand these exotic monstrosities. And when I reached out to them to speculate about possible candidates for the next financial crisis, they were all too ready to contribute: the Eurozone, trade wars, shadow banking, central banks\u2026 At least next time we won't be surprised when it happens.\nA positive prospect on the horizon is the redesigned and relaunched New Internationalist. From September 2018 we will become a bimonthly publication, giving us more space to go in-depth, with long-form features, more visual treatments and, as always, a rigorous sense of inquiry into the political, economic and social issues of our day and our world.\nWhen the world almost ended\n514 - July, 2018\nIt's 10 years since the global financial system almost sent the world into a great depression. Yohann Koshy takes stock of what went wrong and where we are now.\nOmar Hamdi\nThe carbon bubble\nYohann Koshy looks at the impending catastrophe linking the stock market to climate change.\nClueless central banks? A trade war? Southern debt? Leading economists on where the next crisis might come from...\nChina: a post-neoliberal order?\nIf the global financial crisis symbolized the decline of the West, it also signalled that the future belongs to China \u2013 a superpower that 'understands' the developing world better than the US, IMF or World Bank, according to Martin Jacques.\nWar of words\nWith president Trump, Zhou Xiaochuan, a US official, and Christine Lagarde.\nTen years ago the world focused on the US foreclosure crisis as thousands lost their homes in dodgy mortgage deals. Today, the crisis is still a reality for many. Jack Crosbie reports.\nInside the post-truth laboratory\nViktor Orb\u00e1n, Hungary's autocratic hard man, is riding high, with the help of young propaganda-mongers. Lorraine Mallinder investigates a media takeover.\nThe interveners\nTrusted in the communities they serve, India's women health activists are making a difference in getting help for people stigmatized for mental health problems. Yet, as Sophie Cousins reports, the challenge remains vast.\nAgainst their will\nLea Surugue and Gisella Ligios report from the Czech Republic where Roma women who were forcibly sterilized are demanding the authorities take responsibility.\nHow to make housing a human right\nIn cities such as New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, working people have been all but priced out, pushed into ever more distant fringes and suburbs. Mark Engler explores solutions.\nIs the 'Data Mafia' here to stay?\nFrom the moment you were born, The Man With The Data knew you better than you knew yourself. Omar Hamdi explains.\n'We can't be silent'\nPalestinians in Gaza have been putting their lives on the line to challenge Israel's decade long siege of the Strip.\nGarden dreaming...\nDating apps are disrupting traditional customs in Nepal's capital.\nAnti-groping badges are becoming a popular tool in Japanese women's fight against sexual harassment or chikan.\nIntroducing... Carlos Alvarado Quesada\nThe election on 1 April gave Carlos Alvarado Quesada's National Action Party (PAN) more than 60 per cent of the vote and makes him one of the under-40 club of victors in presidential elections (France, New Zealand and Iceland).\nNightlife vs Nazis\nTbilisi's clubbing scene is in the crosshairs of a war on culture led by reactionary elements in Georgia, opposed to its progressive ethos.\nFracking haunts sceptred isle\nResistance is rising in the UK as the company behind the controversial energy-extraction process known as fracking gears up for a return to action.\nBritish aiding repression\nA secretive British government aid-fund has generated renewed controversy after a rights group revealed that it has been used to train people involved in torture and execution.\nAnd f**k off they did\nIn May 2018, a group of 15 mostly Peruvian workers decided enough was enough...\nGreener, richer\nNew research suggests that low-carbon infrastructure is not only ethical, it also yields greater economic returns.\nHappy families; Radio, live transmission; Eat your greens.\nOur time will return\nThe lines painted on his skin lead to the heartlands of identity, discovers Dan Baron Cohen.\nOpen Window - Repression\nO\u011fuz Demir from Turkey with 'Repression\/Resistance'.\nCountry Profile: Botswana\nWame Molefhe profiles Botswana, where prosperity has morphed into corruption and inequality. But will the country's future see it regain the sparkle its diamonds offer to the rich?\nBig Bad World - Addict\nOnly Planet - Right-wing\nWorldbeater: Isaias Afwerki\nWe put the track record of Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea \u2013 and a liberation fighter turned ruthless dictator \u2013 under the spotlight.\nThe untiring campaigner and guardian of the deep, Claire Nouvian, speaks with Veronique Mistiaen about the transformative experience that led to her choosing her path \u2013 on to eventual victory.\nSouthern Exposure: Hadeer Omar\nMali's blind musical duo speak to Graeme Green about the 'refugee crisis' and why extremist efforts to stop the music will ultimately fail.\nHighlights from Hot Docs, the major documentary film festival held annually in Toronto, Canada.\nThe Water Thief by Claire Hajaj; The Old Slave and the Mastiff by Patrick Chamoiseau; The Neighborhood by Mario Vargas Llosa.\nBush Lady by Alanis Obomsawin; Under Frustration, Vol 1 by Arabstazy.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Alex & the List\nAlex, a lovable, unassuming dog trainer is in love with a great woman \u2013 Katherine \u2013 smart, talented, from a good family. Katherine adores Alex's quirky sense of humor, honesty and capacity to listen. Having decided to pop the question, Alex is blindsided when Katherine produces a detailed list of well-thought-out \"improvements\" she feels will tweak Alex on their way to becoming the ideal couple. Alex instinctively rejects the suggestion that he needs to change anything. But with the threat of a new competitor, Alex decides to \"do the list.\" Guided by a coterie of friends that include: Dave, Alex's loyal childhood buddy, best female friend Lily, her husband Michael, and their 8 year old son, Nicky, Alex's journey has him reconsider and question his beliefs, values and world.\nDirector: Harris Goldberg\nActors: Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jennifer Morrison, JoBeth Williams, Julie Gonzalo, Karen Gillan, Michael Nouri, Patrick Fugit\nWatch Alex & the List on 123Movies Online for Free \u00bb Best site to watch movies free and TV shows online is CipFlix\nWhen ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from\u2026\nCountry: Canada, India, USA\nGenre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction\nHitman: Agent Jun\nJun is a top agent of the National Intelligence Service who can strike down dozens of terrorists in one fell swoop. Disenchanted with his life, Jun disguises his death and\u2026\nNever Been Kissed\nJosie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her\u2026\nThe Amorous Sisters\nComedy about some schoolgirls being taught anatomy (of the sexual nature) by the sexually frustrated Barbara Moose. In bed at nighttime the girls practice their daily lessons on each other\u2026\nCat Run 2\nA couple of fumbling best friends run a private detective agency and find themselves solving their next case in New Orleans, becoming embroiled in a web of sexy female spies\u2026\nLife of Brian\nBrian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being\u2026\nA gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town\u2026\nGenre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Western\nManhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.\nThe story of the eventful life of George W. Bush\u2014his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith\u2014and the critical days leading up to his decision\u2026\nCountry: Australia, China, Hong Kong, Switzerland, USA\nGenre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History\nThe Man Who Knew Too Little\nAn American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks\u2026\nIn the irreverent spirit of fun that made \"The Lego Movie\" a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble\u2014Lego Batman\u2014stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are\u2026\nGenre: Action, Animation, Comedy, Family\nAfter being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as\u2026\nTrailer: Alex & the List","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"\u00bb Mavs sensation Doncic crowned NBA Rookie of the Year\nMavs sensation Doncic crowned NBA Rookie of the Year\nUpdated: Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 13:43 [IST]\nLuka Doncic received the award on Monday, ahead of Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young and the Phoenix Suns' Deandre Ayton.\nLos Angeles, June 25: Dallas Mavericks sensation Luka Doncic has been named the 2018-19 NBA Rookie of the Year.\nDoncic received the award on Monday, ahead of Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young and the Phoenix Suns' Deandre Ayton.\nThe 20-year-old Slovenian star averaged a team-high 21.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists in his rookie season with the Mavericks.\nDoncic is the only Mavs player, along with Jason Kidd in 1994-95, to be named the league's Rookie of the Year.\nHe is also the first international player who did not attend high school or college in the United States to receive the award since Spain's Pau Gasol with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001-02.\nDoncic joined Oscar Robertson as the only rookies in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game in 72 appearances.\nMore BASKETBALL News\nAnthony Davis sidesteps question on long-term future with Lakers\nDavis excited to team up with 'great leader' LeBron at the Lakers\nPelinka: Anything short of a championship is not success for Lakers\nWestbrook pens heartfelt goodbye to OKC after trade to Rockets\nNBA: Thunder's first-round draft picks after trading Russell Westbrook and Paul George\nWestbrook reunites with Rockets star Harden in Houston \u2013 reports\n76ers officially sign Horford, confirm Harris deal\nKawhi Leonard officially signs with Clippers, reportedly opts for three-year deal\nNBA approves coach's challenge, instant replay for 2019-20 season\nCauley-Stein explains decision to join Warriors\nRussell Westbrook trade destinations: Where could the Thunder guard go?\nMagic Johnson: Lakers almost unbeatable with addition of Bradley\nRead more about: basketball nba atlanta hawks dallas mavericks\nStory first published: Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 7:10 [IST]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Major Group 70: Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps, And Other Lodging Places\nIndustry Group 701: Hotels And Motels\nIndustry Group 703: Camps And Recreational Vehicle Parks\nA | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | V | W\nComplete List of AC Hotels by Marriott Locations < 100 Canada, United States 09\/24\/2019 $495.00\nComplete List of AKA Locations < 100 United States, United Kingdom 09\/12\/2019 $59.00\nComplete List of Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Locations < 100 United States 12\/30\/2019 $39.00\nComplete List of Aloft Hotels Locations 100 - 200 Canada, United States 09\/24\/2019 $495.00\nComplete List of America's Best Inn & Suites Locations < 100 United States 12\/26\/2019 $59.00\nComplete List of Americas Best Value Inn Locations 600 - 700 Canada, United States 01\/23\/2020 $395.00\nComplete List of AmericInn Locations 200 - 300 Canada, United States, Mexico, Argentina, Azerbaijan...More InformationCanada\n12\/02\/2019 $495.00\nComplete List of Andaz Locations < 100 United Arab Emirates, Canada, United States, Austria, Ethiopia...More InformationUnited Arab Emirates\nComplete List of Arlo Hotels Locations < 100 United States 10\/17\/2019 $39.00\nComplete List of Arrive Hotels & Restaurants Locations < 100 United States 10\/21\/2019 $39.00\nComplete List of Ascend Hotel Collection Locations 200 - 300 Canada, United States, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico...More InformationCanada\nComplete List of Ascend Resort Collection Locations < 100 Canada, United States, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico...More InformationCanada\nComplete List of Autograph Collection Hotels Locations < 100 Canada, United States 09\/24\/2019 $495.00\nComplete List of avid hotels Locations < 100 United States 12\/23\/2019 $495.00\nComplete List of Bally's Locations < 100 Canada, United States 01\/17\/2020 $59.00\nComplete List of Baymont Inn & Suites Locations 500 - 600 Canada, United States, Mexico, Argentina, Azerbaijan...More InformationCanada\nComplete List of Best Western Locations 2000 - 2250 Canada, United States, Mexico, Guam, Puerto Rico...More InformationCanada\nComplete List of Budget Host Locations 100 - 200 United States 11\/08\/2019 $67.00\nComplete List of Caesars Entertainment Locations < 100 Canada, United States 01\/17\/2020 $59.00\nComplete List of Cambria Suites Locations < 100 Canada, United States, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico...More InformationCanada\nComplete List of Canadas Best Value Inn Locations < 100 Canada, United States 01\/23\/2020 $395.00\nComplete List of Candlewood Suites Locations 400 - 500 United States 12\/23\/2019 $495.00\nComplete List of Canopy by Hilton Locations < 100 United States 11\/26\/2019 $59.00\nComplete List of Cherokee Nation Entertainment Locations < 100 United States 01\/06\/2020 $59.00\nComplete List of Chickasaw Country casinos Locations < 100 United States 01\/01\/2020 $59.00","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Daily Mail expands online shop with more commericial editorial content set to follow\nSmartphones now primary source of news for 1 in 3 mobile-owning Britons and account for 36% of digital ads, report shows\nMonthly magazine for British vegans offering content 'without preaching' to launch this month\nBy Freddy Mayhew Twitter\nA new glossy magazine aimed at the UK's half-a-million vegans \u2013 and those interested in learning more about the benefits of the plant-based diet \u2013 will launch this month.\nVegan Living (pictured) offers interviews with vegan celebrities, chefs and entrepreneurs, reviews, recipes and ethical fashion and beauty tips on a monthly basis \"without preaching\", said editor Flic Everett.\n\"Vegan Living is for a new kind of vegan \u2013 less hippie and hemp, more elegant and ethical,\" she said, revealing 88 per cent of vegans live in urban areas while 42 per cent are under 34.\nVeganism involves maintaining a diet that avoids all animal foods such as meat, fish, dairy, eggs and honey. Vegans also often avoid wearing leather and any products tested on animals.\n\"Vegan Living isn't about preaching to non-vegans, or being smug about wellness,\" said Everett, a former Manchester Evening News and national newspaper columnist.\n\"We're assuming people have their own reasons for adopting a plant-based diet and we're just here to make life easier.\n\"There's a huge array of vegan products and brands now, and growing interest from top chefs in producing incredible food without using meat or dairy.\n\"We want to celebrate that, and make it accessible to everyone, in a beautifully-designed, engaging package.\"\nThe magazine is produced by three editorial freelances, including the managing editor, editor and sub-editor, as well as several regular freelance contributors.\nThe first edition of Vegan Living will be available from 27 October priced at \u00a34.99.\nExternal review of IPSO finds press regulator is independent, effective and largely compliant with Leveson","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Cut again, Antonio Brown says he's done with the NFL on Twitter\nReutersMore from Reuters\nUpdated: September 22, 2019 1:30 PM EDT\nBombers release Nichols in 'gut-wrenching' decision\nCleveland Browns officially name Berry as new GM\nFree-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown said he won't play in the NFL again in a Sunday morning tweet.\n\"Will not be playing in the @NFL anymore these owners can cancel deals do whatever they want at anytime we will see if the @NFLPA hold them accountable sad they can just void guarantees anytime going on 40m 2 months will see if they pay up!,\" he wrote.\nWill not be playing in the @NFL anymore these owners can cancel deals do whatever they want at anytime we will see if the @NFLPA hold them accountable sad they can just void guarantees anytime going on 40m 2 months will see if they pay up !\n\u2014 AB (@AB84) September 22, 2019\nHe followed it up with a series of tweets about Patriots owner Bob Kraft, former player turned TV personality Shannon Sharpe and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who each had scandals mark their careers. Brown implied that they were held to a different standard than he is being held to currently.\nThe Patriots cut the controversial wideout on Friday afternoon, five days after Brown caught four passes for 56 yards and scored a touchdown in his debut with the team. Brown's due US$5 million of a $9 million signing bonus on Monday, but the Patriots could try to void the deal and the $1-million guaranteed base salary he is owed. The Oakland Raiders cut him earlier in September after reportedly voiding a $30-million guarantee.\nHis agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN on Saturday he has been in touch with \"a few teams,\" who \"want information regarding (Brown's) legal situation and the NFL investigation\" into accusations against Brown of sexual assault and sending intimidating text messages.\nESPN reported that people around the league don't expect any team to sign Brown until the league's investigation is resolved.\nThe NFL released a statement hours later in response to questions about Brown's status.\n\"Our office is presently investigating multiple allegations, some of which are the subject of pending litigation,\" the statement read, in part. \"We have as yet made no findings regarding these issues. The investigation is ongoing and will be pursued vigorously and expeditiously.\n\"As long as Mr. Brown is a free agent, placement on the Commissioner's exempt list is not appropriate. If he is signed by a club, such placement may become appropriate at any time depending on the status of the investigation. Upon the conclusion of the investigation, he may also be subject to discipline if the investigation finds that he has violated the law or league policies.\"\nBritney Taylor, Brown's former trainer, filed a civil suit last week accusing him of three incidents of sexual assault or rape over a two-year period from 2017-18. According to multiple reports, the league met with Taylor for 10 hours last Monday, and a meeting with Brown was expected at some point.\nOn Thursday, Sports Illustrated reported that a female artist \u2014 who levelled claims earlier this week that Brown made unwanted sexual advances before firing her \u2014 contacted the NFL claiming the 31-year-old wide receiver sent her \"intimidating and threatening\" texts. On Friday, the woman's attorney said the league had agreed to investigate the situation, and that the league had contacted the Patriots, who told Brown not to contact the woman any further.\nIn 10 NFL seasons (the first nine with Pittsburgh), Brown has 841 catches for 11,263 yards and 75 touchdowns. He is a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and four-time All-Pro.\nSeveral NFL teams' Twitter accounts hacked\nBrowns to hire Andrew Berry, 32, as GM\nQuake triggers tsunami warnings for Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico\nEpstein, Maxwell lured art students to ranch for sex games\nBlake Lively: My hand looked like 'feta cheese' after fight scene injury","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Politicos Work It Out\nLocal Politicos Work Things Out Rationally 092510\nLast week the Prospect has eyewitness reports that Superintendent of Schools Stan Hardeman, who was announcing a Loyalton High Grizzly's game campaigned for 5th District supervisorial candidate Karen Rickman, touting her support of county schools. Rickman is a well-known supporter of the schools and works for First 5.\nMany felt that Hardeman's position with the schools, and the venue, made endorsing a candidate unwise, maybe even illegal. It was also seen as unfair to the opposing candidate, Scott Schlefstein.\nThe Prospect had emailed Mr. Hardeman about the event, but hadn't heard back by press time.\nHowever, Mr. Hardeman did reply, saying he saw himself acting as a private citizen at the game; announcing football games is not part of the Superintendent's duties. As a private citizen Mr. Hardeman can legally take part in any political actions he chooses.\nHowever, when it was pointed out to Mr. Hardeman how the event looked to some, he quickly replied.\n\"I believe that my promotion of that candidate is somewhat exaggerated, however upon reflection I realize that I should have presented a \"balanced\" introduction of all the candidates or not said anything at all.\"\nMr. Hardeman offered to square things up:\n\"I apologize for my indiscretion. I did announce to the Rotary club that I should have provided a balance to an introduction of a candidate and I will do the same at the football game on Saturday\u2026 I do know that Scott took the time to learn about the federal money that Sierra County\/Schools receive in lieu of the reduced forest receipts (Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act) and he is in favor of supporting \"our\" efforts to get the act renewed (constitutes aprox. %16 of our school unrestricted budget) I will announce that fact at the game. \"\nMr. Hardeman has been working with other schools and organizations in the state to save the \"Secure Rural Schools\" funding, which supports schools and does many other things for the community, but it looks like hard times at the federal level might mean drastic cuts.\nMr. Schlefstein released a statement to the press saying, \"We are a family here in Sierra County. Instead of tearing each other down, we need to lift each other up.\n\u2026 My kids attend this school, so as a parent, I care about what goes on at their school. The legal and ethical impropriety of this kind of thing was already made well known by both the Sierra Booster and Sierra County Prospect.\"\nSchlefstein acknowledged the slight, but showed no inclination for further action. \"I think forgiveness is very important in life and necessary for so many reasons. People make mistakes and everyone deserves a second chance. We are all human.\nSo I call on both sides to put this behind us. One side should remember the law, think about the ethics of an action before acting, and tone down the rhetoric. The other side should not bother Mr. Hardeman about the incident any longer. It's over and we are moving ahead.\"\nThe Prospect is deeply disappointed that this issue wasn't blown all out of proportion, and that our local political folks are so willing work together. In other media markets lawyers are called, charges are made and denied, and tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars are frittered away. That's real news. Real news isn't made by people who apologize, nor by people who accept those apologies. Nice work, guys.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"What the World Cup will look like in 2026 with 48 teams\nThe 2022 World Cup draws to a close this weekend, marking the end of an era for the tournament before it rolls into the United States, Mexico and Canada in four years' time.\n\u2013 World Cup 2022: News and features | Schedule | Bracket\nThe current format, which sees 32 teams drawn into eight groups of four nations feeding into the knockout rounds, first featured at France '98. It's all a generation of football fans has known, spanning 24 years and seven editions.\nIn 2026, 48 teams take part in the World Cup \u2014 45 qualifying nations plus the three host countries. (FIFA president Gianni Infantino has indicated none of the hosts will not have to go through qualifying.)\nIt means the natural format of 32 teams in eight groups with the top two teams going through to create the perfect, 16-team knockout bracket is over.\nThere are going to be more teams, more games, more kickoff times and a longer tournament. The World Cup has lasted around 32 days throughout the current format (though it was condensed into 29 in Qatar), but it will have to be at least 35 days if FIFA expands to a mammoth 104-game tournament from the 64 it is now.\nSo will the 2026 World Cup work, who will qualify and what could it look like?\nWhy are there more nations at the 2026 World Cup?\nThis is the largest expansion the World Cup has seen. It started out with between 13 and 16 nations in 1930, 1934, 1938 and 1950. From 1954 onwards, the tournament featured 16 teams until it was increased to 24 for Mexico '86, and then 32 for France '98.\nThe move from 32 to 48 teams is a 50% increase, and will make it difficult for any one country to host the event because of the venues and infrastructure required.\nInfantino, who was originally elected to run FIFA on a proposal to expand to 40 teams, robustly defended the decision when it was announced in 2017, which FIFA projects will generate $1 billion more income and $640 million additional profit.\nInfantino says the money will be reinvested in football: \"Increasing the size of teams which can participate will increase the investment in football development, to make sure that the teams can qualify.\"\nFIFA president Gianni Infantino at the unveiling of the hosts cities for the 2026 World Cup. Harold Cunningham \u2013 FIFA\/FIFA via Getty Images\nWho gets the extra places at the 2026 World Cup?\nThere are 16 additional slots at the 2026 World Cup, and this is where the 46 automatic places will go (increase from 2022 in brackets):\nUnited States, Mexico and Canada will be included within the six places allocated to North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF.)\nThere will still be two places up for grabs through intercontinental playoffs to complete the 48. A total of six teams \u2014 one from each of the five confederations apart from Europe, plus an additional one from CONCACAF as host confederation \u2014 will take part.\nWho would qualify for a 48-team World Cup?\nLet's take the 2022 World Cup and expand it to 48 teams (which at one point was being strongly considered by FIFA.)\nFor the purposes of this illustration, additional qualification places have been handed to the next-best nations in the qualifying competition for each confederation. (As Italy failed to even make the UEFA playoff finals, they still miss out.)\nThe teams in bold are the additional 16.\nAfrica: Algeria, Cameroon, DR Congo, Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana, Tunisia\nAsia: Australia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, UAE\nNorth, Central America and Caribbean: Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, United States\nEurope: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Portugal, Ukraine, Wales\nOceania: New Zealand\nSouth America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay\nThe two best FIFA-ranked teams eligible for the intercontinental playoffs (Chile and DR Congo) are given the last places. (The other countries in the playoffs would have been El Salvador, Honduras, Solomon Islands, Syria.)\nThere would have been World Cup debuts for Mali, North Macedonia (and Qatar as hosts).\n\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 \u1d20\u1d00\u0274\u1d04\u1d0f\u1d1c\u1d20\u1d07\u0280 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf89\nVancouver will be a #FIFAWorldCup 2026 Host City! \ud83d\ude4c#HostCity2026 pic.twitter.com\/8IJhekesYR\n\u2014 FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 16, 2022\nHow will the 2026 World Cup group stage work?\nThis is where it gets somewhat uncertain, but if we take the teams who would have qualified for the 2022 edition in a 48-team format we can get a picture of 2026.\nOption 1: 16 groups of 3\nIt's been almost six years since the FIFA council voted to increase the size of the World Cup and approved a format that would see the 48 teams divided into 16 groups of three teams \u2014 with the top two going through to a round of 32. But Arsene Wenger, FIFA's chief of global football, has said this could yet be changed with a final decision due in 2023.\nThe total number of games would rise from 64 to 80 and FIFA believes the tournament can be played within usual 32 days. (The Qatar World Cup was squeezed into just 29 days as it took place during the European domestic club season.)\nEach group would have no more than one team from each confederation, so it seems logical there would be one pot with the 16 European teams, one for each group, while the remaining pots would be split on ranking.\nThat makes the draw pots, based on the latest FIFA World Ranking:\nPot 1 (UEFA): Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Portugal, Ukraine, Wales\nPot 2: Mexico, USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Senegal, Iran, Morocco, Peru, Japan, South Korea, Chile, Tunisia, Costa Rica\nPot 3: Nigeria, Algeria, Australia, Egypt, Cameroon, Ecuador, Mali, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Panama, Ghana, Jamaica, Iraq, UAE, DR Congo, New Zealand\nCanada would naturally be in Pot 3, but have been placed alongside the US and Mexico in Pot 2 as they would be pre-allocated a group as a host to play in their own country.\nA test draw produces the following groups:\nGroup A: Canada, Wales, Algeria\nGroup B: France, South Korea, Nigeria\nGroup C: USA, Serbia, DR Congo\nGroup D: Portugal, Japan, Egypt\nGroup E: Switzerland, Senegal, UAE\nGroup F: Belgium, Iran, Ecuador\nGroup G: Poland, Uruguay, Australia\nGroup H: North Macedonia, Peru, Cameroon\nGroup I: England, Colombia, Jamaica\nGroup J: Croatia, Tunisia, Iraq\nGroup K: Ukraine, Morocco, Saudi Arabia\nGroup L: Netherlands, Argentina, Panama\nGroup M: Denmark, Chile, Ghana\nGroup N: Sweden, Brazil, New Zealand\nGroup O: Germany, Costa Rica, Qatar\nGroup P: Mexico, Spain, Mali\nThe top two teams in each group would go through to a round of 32, which has caused controversy as it means the teams in the final group match could play out a specific result to ensure both go through at the expense of the third team, would would not be playing. At the 1982 World Cup, with four-team groups but final matches not played at the same time, West Germany and Austria played out a 1-0 game which meant both teams went through at the expense of Algeria, with the three teams finishing on four points. It's after this incident that FIFA adopted concurrent final group games.\nFIFA has suggested it could get around such collusion by deciding all group-game draws by penalty shootouts, but this still wouldn't eliminate the prospect of a specific result like 1-0 suiting both teams in the third game.\nThere would be very few marquee matches in the group stage, depending on the draw. Mexico vs. Spain and Netherlands vs. Argentina are standouts from this mock draw. Another criticism of this format is that it reduces much of the jeopardy, with two-thirds of the teams advancing. Also, countries would only be guaranteed two games, rather than three.\nFor these reasons, FIFA is considering a rethink and is almost certain to abandon this option.\n\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd \u1d0d\u1d07x\u026a\u1d04\u1d0f \u1d04\u026a\u1d1b\u028f \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd\ud83c\udf89\nMexico City, the Mexican capital, will be a #FIFAWorldCup 2026 Host City #HostCity2026 pic.twitter.com\/FnJVVrmyHL\nThis format sees the 48 teams drawn into groups of four teams, just as we have now. However, 16 or 32 teams must come out of the groups to create a balanced knockout bracket. That means it may well be the top two teams from each group plus the eight best third-placed teams, creating a round of 32. UEFA has used a similar system with third-placed teams advancing to the knockout rounds for the last two European Championships.\nThe positive is it creates a regular group stage with double-header final games, which can produce great drama as we saw in the 2022 edition. There would be less jeopardy with third-placed teams to go through, but it feels a more natural system for the World Cup. And all teams would get three games.\nFIFA is considering two methods:\n1) 12 groups of 4 feeding through to one knockout bracket.\n2) Two halves of 24 teams, creating 6 groups of 4 in each. The halves would come together for the final.\nThey are very similar, though with option 2 you wouldn't be able to play a team from the other half until the final. Also, the overall best eight third-placed teams might not go through, as each half would need four third-placed teams to advance.\nThe draw pots would be slightly different, and would likely revert to the usual system of hosts in Pot 1 along with the top-ranked teams by FIFA ranking.\nPot 1: Mexico, United States, Canada, Brazil, Belgium, Argentina, France, England, Spain, Netherlands, Portugal, Denmark\nPot 2: Germany, Croatia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Colombia, Senegal, Wales, Iran, Serbia, Morocco, Peru, Japan\nPot 3: Sweden, Poland, Ukraine, South Korea, Chile, Tunisia, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Algeria, Australia, Egypt, Cameroon\nPot 4: Ecuador, Mali, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Panama, Ghana, Jamaica, North Macedonia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, DR Congo, New Zealand\nEach group would have no more than one team from each confederation, apart from Europe, which would need to have four groups with two teams in.\nGroup A: Argentina, Switzerland, Sweden, Iraq\nGroup B: Belgium, Peru, Costa Rica, Ghana\nGroup C: Canada, Iran, Chile, North Macedonia\nGroup D: Netherlands, Morocco, South Korea, Jamaica\nGroup E: Mexico, Serbia, Egypt, Qatar\nGroup F: Denmark, Uruguay, Cameroon, United Arab Emirates\nGroup G: England, Croatia, Nigeria, Ecuador\nGroup H: United States, Colombia, Poland, DR Congo\nGroup I: Portugal, Senegal, Australia, Panama\nGroup J: Brazil, Japan, Ukraine, Mali\nGroup K: Spain, Wales, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia\nGroup L: France, Germany, Algeria, New Zealand\nThe issue with groups of four is the huge number of additional games. The 2022 World Cup had 64 games, and the three-team group stage format produces 80, but with four-team groups and a round of 32 we'd be looking at 104 matches \u2014 a 47% increase tournament to tournament. The World Cup would have to expand beyond 32 days, to at least 35, for this to be possible.\nThe European Club Association, which exists to protect and promote European club football, was against the increase the 48 games because of the impact on the domestic calendar. Fears were allayed when FIFA said the tournament could still be played within 32 days, but a switch to 104 fixtures can only result in a bigger and longer World Cup.\nHow will the 2026 World Cup differ from the last edition in the US?\nMore teams and more matches\nThere were only 24 teams at the 1994 World Cup in the US, playing a total of 52 matches (36 in the group stage.) In 2026, it is likely to be 104 fixtures (72 in the group stage.)\nMore host cities spread across time zones\nUSA '94 was a tournament largely held on the East Coast (Eastern Time, ET); of the nine host cities, only Stanford and Pasadena were on the West Coast (Pacific Time, PT) with just Dallas in Central Time (CT).\nIn 2026, the World Cup will see 16 venues in three countries across time zones.\nPT (4): Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles\nCT (6): Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City\nET (6): Atlanta, Miami, Boston, New York\/New Jersey, Philadelphia, Toronto\nThe MetLife Stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host the 2026 World Cup final. Matthew Ashton \u2013 AMA\/Getty Images\nMore games may mean later kickoffs\nIn 1994, kickoff times were tailored more toward European audiences, with no game kicking off later that 4:30 p.m. PT (12:30 a.m. in the UK.)\nFIFA won't schedule any two matches to be played at the same time, other than the final group matches, and with so many more games to be played it's likely games will be stretched across the day to maximise the timezones.\nWith only 24 games to schedule for the first two group matches in 1994, it was possible to avoid evening kickoffs in PT \u2014 overnight in Europe. But with 48 matches to fit into a similar timescale and played across time zones, it will be difficult to avoid without the tournament getting even longer.\nSo, at the men's World Cup in 2026, we could see the first match of the day kicking off at 1 p.m. ET (6 p.m. UK) and the final match ending on the West Coast at 11 p.m. PT (2 a.m. ET, 7 a.m. UK), even though it's not ideal to have matches taking place late in the night ET.\nAt the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Ivory Coast vs. Japan was one match scheduled to be played at 10 p.m. local time (2 a.m. UK) to enable four matches to be played that day (every other day in the first two rounds of group matches had no more than three matches.) Qatar actually had 10 p.m. local as one of its main kickoff times, the first time this has been the case at the World Cup.\nJan 29, 2023; Philade\nJan 29, 2023; Kansas\nJan 28, 2023; Waco, T\nLast time these two s\nJan 28, 2023; Charlot\nAfter World Cup, what England need to fix before Euro 2024Who is winning the race for the Golden Ball?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"filed: April 30, 2008 \u2022 Illinois\nResidents get opportunity to speak\nCarolyn Gerwin, at the lectern, asks questions of PPM Energy representatives Tuesday during the second session of a public hearing on the proposed Cayuga Ridge wind farm. The hearing will continue tonight at 7 in the auditorium at Pontiac Township High School.\nSeveral residents who live within the 15,000 acres where Cayuga Ridge Wind Farm turbines are planned raised a series of questions Tuesday, the second night of a public hearing on the project. An attorney representing some of them said information would be presented tonight countering some of the claims of the company seeking a special-use permit for the 155 turbines.\nThe second three-hour session of a public hearing held by the Livingston County Zoning Board of Appeals in the auditorium at Pontiac Township High School, Tuesday's meeting was taken up by questions from the public to representatives of PPM Energy, who had made a presentation that constituted Monday's session of the hearing. Tonight, in the third session, public comment and testimony will be heard by the Board of Appeals, which will make a recommendation to the Livingston County Board on whether to grant the permit that will allow the wind farm to be built.\nThe only person not coming to the lectern near the auditorium stage to ask questions Tuesday was Peoria attorney Chris Spanos, representing People Protecting Cayuga Ridge. The first person in the public-comment phase of the hearing, he said an appraiser would testify tonight about wind turbines' effect on property values and an acoustical engineer will dispute some of the information PPM supplied about noise levels.\nSpanos encouraged the Board of Appeals to \"at least consider requiring\" a property-value assurance plan before recommending approving the special use permit to the County Board and to put off that recommendation until hearing \"both sides of the story\" from \"people just as qualified\" as the PPM employees and consultants who presented their side on Monday.\nEvidence and comment from the public will be received at tonight's session, scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m. If more time is needed, the hearing will be continued, to an as-yet-undetermined date in May.\nQuestions on Tuesday to the PPM people ranged from the amount of tax money the turbines will produce to whether they could trigger an epileptic seizure to a sister visiting a resident near one of the turbines. Three County Board members \u2013 Carolyn Gerwin, Dee Woodburn and George Knudsen \u2013 asked questions as individuals, and Saunemin Mayor Mike Stoecklin asked about tax revenue to some of the government units in the wind-farm area.\nForty-three people had signed Monday as wanting to comment in the public hearing, and more signed before Tuesday's session. When it began, Board of Appeals members had the first chance to ask questions, and one had to do with the 25-year lifespan of the project that had been mentioned previously in the hearing.\n\"If they're not used, they'll have to come down,\" said Project Manager Jesper Michaelsen, and PPM's Scott Winneguth said the turbines could get new blades as technology develops.\n\"I'm fully expecting to have these turbines running thirty years from now,\" Winneguth said.\nGerwin, the first member of the public to ask questions, asked a number of them, including about a decommissioning agreement between the wind-farm company and Livingston County. At this time, a PPM legal adviser answered, it's one of the aspects of the agreement that's in progress. It was noted later in the meeting that the decommissioning plan and costs will be updated every three years, and a financial guarantee will be in place to pay for it.\nQuestions from Kim Schertz, who lives in Hudson but whose husband does some cropdusting in Livingston County, included some about tax subsidies for wind-energy companies, including the Production Tax Credit, a federal credit that will end this year if not renewed. Michaelsen said wind-farm projects have to fit in with the overall tax picture.\nIn answering some of the questions posed by Blackstone resident Laura Buscher, PPM representatives said that \"a large percentage\" of the 90 families who have lease agreements with the company live on the land where the towers will be located or in nearby towns, like Odell and Pontiac. She also asked which courts any lawsuits would go to, since PPM is being absorbed into a Spain-based company in May. Michaelsen said an agreement would be in place for decommission in that case, via either an escrow account or a letter of credit from a bank or other financial institution.\nAnother Blackstone resident, Cheryl Tate, was told in answer to some of her questions that wind turbines pose no threat to people with heart conditions or cause epileptic seizures. She was also told that during construction a well-publicized local phone number would be available to residents with concerns, such as night work installing rotors because of lower wind speeds than in daytime.\nSaunemin resident Rich Fox and that village's mayor Stoecklin asked some tax-revenue questions, and were told that the Odell, Saunemin and Emington-Campus fire districts will each get $22,000 to $70,000 a year, with some reduction over time.\nStoecklin asked about projected tax revenue that had been shown at Monday's PowerPoint presentation by PPM, and covering periods of one, five and 25 years.\nThe 25-year projections included $723,000 to the Odell Park District, $8.5 million to the Dwight High School District, $10 million to the Saunemin Grade School District, and $8.3 million to Pontiac Township High School District 90.\nBy John Faddoul, Staff Reporter\npontiacdailyleader.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"My Grandfather Was Not Eager To Fight in WWII\nPosted on December 16, 2016 by CharlieClaywell\nRob Beaty 'working' tobacco.\nI started watching Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States and my first impression is it is a well-researched, critical view of American history. The series challenges some of the commonly held beliefs about our country \u2014 including our telling of WWII.\nIn Stone's telling, during the late 1930s Americans were not overly interested in going to war. His assertion is not unfounded. It was the era of isolationism \u2014 and much of the 'good feeling' associated with the war came in the years after it was over. As NPR reports in a review of 'Angry Days,'\nThe conscription bill (i.e. the draft) was one of the most unpopular pieces of legislation, at least in the beginning, because we only had had a draft twice in our history before: the Civil War and World War I. The idea of a standing army was anathema to most Americans, as it had been to the Founding Fathers.\nAnti-War Movement\nOur standing army is a modern invention that grew along with the military industrial complex president Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about. As a society we have embraced our military and, today, opposition to any war tends to be seen as un-American. And, when Americans think about anti-war movements most recall Vietnam, probably because much of it was capture on film. However, one of the largest anti-war organizations in American history actually occurred during WWII. Its chief spokesmen was Charles Lindbergh. The organization, America First Committee, formed by Yale students included famous members \u2014 like future presidents Gerald Ford and John F. Kennedy.\nCongresswoman Votes Against War\nThe first woman elected to Congress, Jeanette Rankin, has the distinction of being the only member of Congress to vote against entry into WWI and WWII. Rankin, a pacifist, believed that president Franklin D. Roosevelt permitted the Pearl Harbor attack to galvanize Americans into supporting the war. Although the allegation was never proven, as one author notes, at the very least, FDR did fail to interpret a 'basket load of tips' showing an attack was imminent.\nWhen Rankin cast her opposing vote on Dec. 8, 1941, in the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor, she said,\nAs a woman, I can't go to war and I refuse to send anyone else.\nAppalachia: Never Saw A War They Did Not Support\nBut I knew none of this when my maternal grandfather told me his WWII experience. Nor had I read American Nations. In the book, the author quips that the people of the Greater Appalachian region (which extends into my portion of Ohio) never saw a war they did not like. In a general sense, that has proven true with many of the people I know.\nHowever, it was not true for Grandpa.\nRegrets and Memories\nRob and Malinda (Smith) Beaty with their great-grandchildren. (Click to enlarge)\nOne of the biggest regrets of my life is taking too long to get to know Grandpa. Even though in my youth my family travelled 'back home' on a regular basis, it was not until after my father died in 2000, that I really saw the need to get to know my grandparents. By then my paternal grandparents were deceased. But, I did spend time with Grandpa and Grandma Beaty and I still remember conversations with them \u2014 especially ones with Grandpa on his porch.\nWe talked about everything. He reminiscenced about cutting lumber \u2014 and I discovered he knew a lot about it. He mentioned diseases that ravish stands of timber \u2014 a subject I knew (and know) nothing about. He also talked about working on the Dale Hollow Lake project \u2014 and becoming very ill. He also just couldn't believe that they (he and other workers) were instructed to leave felled trees to be covered up by the lake.\nTo him that was just wasteful.\nFamily vs. Nation\nHis WWII story surprised me, though, because I thought everyone wanted to 'go over there and fight.' That was the history I had learned. Because his story does not fit the national narrative, I've always been reluctant to tell it \u2014 especially in our era of hyper-partisanship and hyper-patriotism. Dissent and resistance tends to be vilified these days.\nI also feared some would find it un-American and unpatriotic to put family above a nation. I don't.\nAnd neither did he.\nRob Beaty's War Experience\nRob and Malinda Beaty would end up celebrating more than 70 years of marriage.\nRob Beaty was born in 1915, which means when the war broke out in December, 1941 he was just a few months away from being 27. Married in 1933, Grandpa had been wed for nearly a decade and had three young children and a pregnant wife. My mother would be born within six months \u2014 in June of 1942.\nSo, to put his life in perspective, he was a father, a husband and not prime soldier age. Although I do not know the exact age when he was called before a draft board for active war duty, he would have been between 27 and 30.\nAgain, not an age most (except professional soldiers) head to war.\nGrandpa Works In War Effort\nAfter Pearl Harbor the war was largely supported by the American public. Even America First dropped their opposition \u2014 encouraging former members to embrace the effort. There was also local support for the war \u2014 WWI hero Alvin C. York, who lived in nearby Fentress County, Tennessee was actively encouraging citizens to buy war bonds. After years of refusal, York had agreed to let Hollywood film his story \u2014 garnering an Academy Award for Gary Cooper.\nIt was in this era that Grandpa's first foray into WWII began when he went to work at a Indiana munitions plant (most likely Charlestown). When I spoke with him I was unaware that he had been required to register for the draft nearly two years before the Pearl Harbor attack. Since he was not in the 18-20 year-old range, he was sent to work and not to the front line.\nAccording to my grandfather, in the war factory he was working overtime every week \u2014 and it was 'the best money he ever made.' Undoubtedly this is true since he would have entered the workforce during the Great Depression \u2014 and up until the War job, he worked as a laborer \u2014 clearing lumber \u2014 and as a farm field hand.\nBut, earning 'good money,' would not be reason enough for one woman to leave the Clinton County, Kentucky area. Grandpa said my grandmother refused to move to Indiana. So, when it was official she was not moving, Grandpa told his boss he would be quitting, because for Grandpa there was not really a decision to make.\nHe would choose his wife over war.\nGrab Your Gun\nUpon hearing Grandpa's decision, the boss bluntly informed him, \"If you quit Friday, by Monday you will be drafted.\" Drafted, of course, meant heading to the front lines.\nThe situation brought out an angle I never knew about Grandpa, his willingness to resist. I knew he cared deeply for my grandmother because I heard him tell her when she had open heart surgery. He even used the L word, something I had never heard him say. His affection began in their teenage years \u2014 according to Grandma \u2014 he just never would stop 'pestering her.'\nBut Grandpa's resistance to the War, also exposed his inventive side. After all, he may be legally required to stand before the Draft Board, but that did not mean they had to want him.\nHe had a few tricks up his sleeves.\nAlthough I can easily understand why a 27-30 year-old man would not want to take up a new career as a foot soldier, especially in an era of isolationism, the U.S. government could not.\n\"I didn't want to go (to war),\" Grandpa frankly admitted as we sat on his porch.\nSo he arrived at his hearing 'under the influence' (whiskey, I believe) making it difficult for doctors to examine him. He also pretended to be unable to see clearly during his eye exam \u2014 intentionally misreading the letters on the chart. (Of course, depending on the amount of alcohol consumed, he may not have been able to clearly see the letters.)\nIn his words, he 'hemmed and hawed\" around \u2014 and his plan worked.\nHe was not accepted into the military which meant he was able to grow old with my grandmother \u2014 celebrating more than 70 years together \u2014 which, I imagine, was all he ever wanted to do anyway.\nRob and Malinda Beaty inside their Albany, Ky. home with my daughter, Molly \u2014 their great-grandchild.\nCategories: American History, Family History, WWII\nOne thought on \"My Grandfather Was Not Eager To Fight in WWII\"\nGP Cox","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"U.S. to boost spending on tribal lands, protect Nevada sacred site\nAndrea Shalal, Valerie Volcovici and Jeff Mason\nU.S. President Joe Biden visits the SK Siltron CSS facility in Bay City, Michigan\nBy Andrea Shalal, Valerie Volcovici and Jeff Mason\nWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will give Native American tribes more say in managing federal and tribal lands as part of a plan that includes assistance for tribes whose land has been harmed by climate change, the White House said on Wednesday.\nPresident Joe Biden and other Cabinet officials announced the measures at a two-day Tribal Nations Summit, with additional steps focused on providing better access to capital for tribal nations.\nBiden also said at the summit that he intends to protect the area surrounding Spirit Mountain in Nevada, known as Avi Kwa Ame to the Fort Mojave tribe, which has been urging the United States to designate the huge swath of land as a national monument.\n\"I'm committed to protecting this sacred place that is central to the creation story of so many tribes that are here today,\" Biden announced during remarks at Tribal Nations summit in Washington.\nBiden was met by applause when he commented that he intends to visit tribal lands while in office.\nAmong the other new actions announced by the administration are efforts to boost purchases of tribal energy and other goods and services, and to revitalize Native languages.\nThe three signature pieces of legislation passed during Biden's time in office - laws dealing with infrastructure, climate and COVID-19 relief - have provided nearly $46 billion in funding for tribal communities and Native American people, the White House said.\nThe actions include new uniform standards for how federal agencies should consult Native American tribes in major decisions that affect their sovereignty, the creation of a new office of partnerships to advance economic development and conservation initiatives and agreements promoting the co-stewardship of federal lands, waters, fisheries and other resources of significance and value to tribes.\n\"I made a commitment my administration would prioritize and respect nation-to-nation relationships,\" Biden said. \"I hope our work in the past two years has demonstrated that we're meeting that commitment.\"\nThe Interior Department also announced it would award $115 million to 11 tribes that have been severely impacted by climate-related environmental threats, and $25 million each to two Alaska tribes and the Quinault Nation in Washington state to help them execute their plans to relocate their villages to safer ground.\nFederal agencies will also be instructed to recognize and include indigenous knowledge in federal research, policy, and decision-making, by elevating tribal \"observations, oral and written knowledge, practices, and beliefs\" that promote environmental sustainability.\nThe Small Business Administration will announce plans to boost access to financing opportunities, while the Energy Department plans to increase federal agencies' use of tribal energy through purchasing authority established under a 2005 law unused for more than 17 years.\nThe administration will also work to deploy electric-vehicle infrastructure in tribal lands, prioritize the replacement of diesel school buses with low or zero emission school buses, and help tribes buy or lease EV fleet vehicles.\nAs part of that drive, the Interior Department will set a goal to award 75% of contract dollars from Indian Affairs agencies and 10% of the department's remaining contract dollars to Native-owned businesses. Along with a new Indian Health Service goal of 20% of purchases, the actions could redirect hundreds of millions of dollars to businesses on tribal lands.\nThe government will also release a draft of a 10-year plan to revitalize Native American languages and which underscores the urgency for immediate action, while formally recognizing the role that the U.S. government played in erasing Native languages.\nThe administration also announced a new initiative that will aim to widely deploy broadband and other wireless services on tribal lands, helping Native American tribes improve communication services that have lagged those of non-tribal lands.\n(Reporting by Andrea Shalal, Valerie Volcovici and Jeff Mason in WashingtonAdditional reporting by Katharine Jackson in WashingtonEditing by Robert Birsel and Matthew Lewis)\nNIH PROGRAM STUDY SUGGESTS PREGNANT PEOPLE WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF OXIDATIVE STRESS MAY BE MORE LIKELY TO DELIVER PRETERM BABIES\nElevated levels of oxidative stress during pregnancy might be linked to a higher risk of preterm birth, according to a new study funded by the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program at the National Institutes of Health.\nEmerging Sensor Technologies for Environmental Monitoring and Their Global Growth Opportunities 2022: Featuring IoT Sensors, Low-power Wide-area Networks (LPWANs) & More\nThe \"Emerging Sensor Technologies for Environmental Monitoring and Their Global Growth Opportunities\" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.\nNFL betting: Bettor places $300K bet on Bengals to score at least 24 vs. the Chiefs\nThe Bengals scored at least 27 points in each of their three games against the Chiefs in 2022.\n1 million Ohioans applied for student loan forgiveness. It's unclear if they'll get it\nNearly nearly 1.1 million people in Ohio applied for debt forgiveness under President Joe Biden's plan, but it's currently held up in court.\nUS STOCKS-Wall St crawls higher as easing inflation spurs Fed pivot hopes\nWall Street crept higher on Friday after data showing easing inflation spurred hopes of a policy downshift from the Federal Reserve, while credit card giant American Express jumped nearly 10% on an upbeat forecast. The Commerce Department's personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, showed a 0.1% rise last month after a similar increase in November.\nTwo months after undergoing surgery for serious burns, Jay Leno is now contending with a number of broken bones after being knocked off a motorcycle. The comedian and former \"Tonight Show\" host told a Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Thursday that he broke his collarbone and two ribs and cracked his kneecaps on Jan. 17. The November garage fire and January wreck both stemmed from his passion for working on vintage vehicles.\nGerard Butler says a freak accident 'almost killed' Hilary Swank on the P.S. I Love You set\n\"I cut her open,\" the actor said.\nHere's Why Tesla Shares Have Soared By Over 20% This Week\nTesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) investors have enjoyed a good start to 2023. The stock's upward momentum continued this week, spurred on by an earnings report that provided several reasons to be optimistic about the electric vehicle (EV) maker and its stock. As of early in Friday's session, Tesla shares were up about 23% for the week, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.\nGeorge Clooney, Snoop Dogg and Chris Martin Recreate Jimmy Kimmel Live! Premiere 20 Years Later\nThe stars, who were guests on the premiere episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2003, came back to the show to reminisce about their favorite moments on and off the show\nCannabis company OrganiGram gets de-listing warning from Nasdaq\nCanadian cannabis company OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (OGI) (CA:OGI) said Thursday it received notification from the the Nasdaq that it is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement to retain its listing because its stock has traded below $1.00 for 30 consecutive trading days. The company now has until July 24 to regain its minimum bid requirement. If its bid price closes at or above $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, the company will regain compliance.\nHousehold bills could fall by more than \u00a3750 from July - live updates\nHousehold bills could fall by more than \u00a3750 from July as estimates continue to tumble for how the energy price cap will look later in the year.\nSouth Africa vs England cricket live: score and latest updates from Jofra Archer's return\nSouth Africa vs England, first ODI: full scoreboard\nKSHB - Kansas City Scripps\nGrandview home full of 60 years of Chiefs memories\nKSHB 41's Charlie Keegan visits the home of one Chiefs fan in Grandview and see the history of the Chiefs displayed at her home.\nLawyers for the 29-year-old's family say the bodycam footage shows Mr Nichols being severely beaten.\nWhere's Marty? Checking out Bill's Music landmark sign in Catonsville\nMarty's checking out an iconic landmark Friday in Catonsville\nU.S. consumer moods brighten to kick of 2023, inflation views down\nU.S. consumers entered 2023 with the most optimism in nine months, buoyed by healthy incomes and easing inflation even as most worry a recession could trip up the economy this year. The University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers benchmark Consumer Sentiment Index rose nearly 9% to 64.9 in January - the highest since April 2022 - from a final reading of 59.7 in December. The forward-looking expectations index rose to the highest in a year, but Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu warned the recent improvements could be jeopardized by the political standoff in Washington over U.S. government borrowing.\nEagles Wire\nEagles-49ers: 13 more stats to know for NFC Championship Game\nWe're looking at 13 more key stats to know for Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers\nTrailblazer and apparel brand founder Joanna Griffiths of Knix named Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year\u00ae 2022\nJoanna Griffiths, founder and CEO of Knix\u2014 a Toronto-based intimate apparel company best known for their human-centric design and cutting-edge technology \u2013 is Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year\u00ae 2022. Selected by an independent panel of judges and announced last night, Griffiths is this year's national program winner for her commitment to leading with purpose, working towards greater sustainability and transforming the consumer landscape.\nBig Tech's Free Ride Is Coming to an End\nAmerican consumers are starting to fear that technology will undermine their freedoms. A change is coming for the industry, Mark Penn writes.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Anne Arundel County Health Department says rabid raccoon found in Severna Park\nAt 91, Irv Koch keeps Maryland's last basement bar going\nGerald Winegrad: Migratory waterfowl offer a nature show you don't want to miss | COMMENTARY\nBigger is better with 'Naked Boys Singing!'\nOn the Level: Determine what's causing dry-nail pops\nRepublican-turned-Democrat Laura Neuman joins race for Maryland governor\nPets Available for Adoption - Week of January 17, 2022 | PHOTOS\nAnnapolis mayor, others from cities with mass shootings push Senate to return to Washington for gun bill vote\nBy MATTHEW DALY and LISA MASCARO\nWASHINGTON \u2014 More than 200 mayors, including Annapolis' and two mayors recently anguished by mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, are urging the Senate to return to the Capitol to act on gun safety legislation amid criticism that Congress is failing to respond to back-to-back shootings that left 31 people dead.\nIn a letter Thursday to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, the mayors wrote, \"Our nation can no longer wait for our federal government to take the actions necessary to prevent people who should not have access to firearms from being able to purchase them.\"\nThe mayors urged the Senate to vote on two House-passed bills expanding background checks for gun sales that passed that chamber earlier this year.\n\"Because most of us are elected in a bipartisan manner, we believe mayors have the ability to bring people together. The continuation of these mass shootings are a rallying cry for mayors around the country. We are calling on the Senate to act,\" Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley said in a statement.\nThe letter was signed by El Paso, Texas, Mayor Dee Margo, Dayton, Ohio, Mayor Nan Whaley and others where mass shootings have occurred, including Orlando and Parkland, Florida, Pittsburgh and Annapolis. Maryland mayors from Baltimore, College Park, Salisbury, Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Somerset also signed the letter.\n\"Quick passage of these bills is a critical step to reducing gun violence in our country,\" they wrote.\n'It cannot continue this way': Annapolis grieves those killed in weekend mass shootings \u00bb\nThe push comes as McConnell, the Republican leader, resists pressure to recall senators from the congressional recess, despite wrenching calls to \"do something\" in the aftermath of the shootings.\nInstead, the Republican leader is taking a more measured approach, as GOP senators talk frequently among themselves and with the White House in the face of mounting criticism that Congress is failing to act.\nPresident Donald Trump is privately calling up senators while publicly pushing for an expansion of background checks for firearms purchases, but McConnell knows those ideas have little Republican support. In fact, the White House threatened to veto a House-passed background checks bill earlier this year. Yet, as the nation reels from the frequency of shootings and their grave toll, McConnell's unwillingness to confront the gun lobby or move more swiftly is coming under scrutiny.\n\"I can only do what I can do,\" the president told reporters Wednesday as he departed Washington for visits to El Paso and Dayton to comfort victims and families and to praise first responders.\nOhio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown made a personal plea to Trump during his visit to \"call on Sen. McConnell to bring the Senate back in session this week, to tell the Senate he wants the background checks bill that has already passed the House.\"\nThe politics of gun violence are difficult for Republicans, including McConnell, who would risk losing support as he seeks reelection in Kentucky if he backed restricting access to firearms and ammunition. Other Republicans, including those in Colorado, Maine and swing states, also would face difficult votes, despite the clamor for some changes to gun laws.\n\"In Congress, we're trying to come up with some answers,\" Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn, who is also up for reelection, said after donating blood in El Paso.\nAnne Arundel County Democratic Central chair removes Facebook post blaming Republicans for mass shootings \u00bb\nIn Kentucky, where McConnell is recuperating from a shoulder fracture sustained in a weekend fall, activists have been demonstrating at his home and protesting at his downtown Louisville office.\nIn the meantime, Trump continues to say there's \"great appetite\" for background checks legislation.\nBut that is not the case, for now.\nInstead, Republicans are trying to build support for more modest measures, including so-called red-flag bills from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., that would allow friends and family members to petition authorities to keep guns away from people deemed a threat to themselves or others. But those efforts are also running into trouble from conservatives, who worry about due process and infringing on gun owners' rights.\nSenate Letter Final 4 (1) (PDF)\nSenate Letter Final 4 (1) (Text)\nGOP senators are also considering changes to the existing federal background checks system, modeled on the so-called \"fix-NICS\" law signed last year that improved the National Instant Criminal Background Check system, as well as strengthening penalties for hate crimes.\nWhile many of those proposals have bipartisan support, Democrats are unlikely to agree to them without consideration of the more substantive background checks bill.\n\"We Democrats are not going to settle for half-measures so Republicans can feel better and try to push the issue of gun violence off to the side,\" Schumer said Wednesday.\nSen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat who, along with Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., is pushing a bill to expand background checks, said Trump's support will be the determining factor in whatever gets done.\n\"At this point in time leadership comes from President Trump,\" Manchin said.\nThe Capital staff writer Naomi Harris contributed to this article. Associated Press writer Bruce Schreiner in Louisville, Kentucky, contributed to this report.\nLatest Nation and World news\n'I will not sit quietly': 3 Black senators in the spotlight on voting rights\nJoe Manchin III\nPatrick J. Toomey\nBiden to pick Cuban-born, Naval Academy graduate to be Navy secretary\nAs Naval Academy prepares for commencement, defense secretary tells West Point cadets they're ready","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"55 fiction 6:30 or 18:30 ?\n6:30 or 18:30 ?\nby The Solitary Writer on 11\/07\/2015 03:56:00 AM in 55 fiction\nI arrived at the Nasik railway station on time. The train was scheduled to arrive at 6.30 PM.\n6:35 PM. There were no signs of the Mumbai Express.\nI enquired the station master about the train.\n\"Mumbai Express leaves at 6:30 AM, sir,\" he said.\nIt was my mistake.\n\"18:30!\" Frustrated, I slapped my forehead.\nBy The Solitary Writer at 11\/07\/2015 03:56:00 AM\nMithila Menezes November 8, 2015 at 12:38 AM\nHahahahha.. That's why it's always better to use the 24 hr clock! :D\nMessi and the Messiah of Mumbai\nNetherlands Vs Holland at the FIFA World Cup final...\nHard drinks or Soft drinks?\nWhere to buy Palazzo Pants?\nHow Is Media Affecting You?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"ArtsJennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are engaged for a second time\nJennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are engaged for a second time - Photo by Digital Spy.\nHollywood (Times Of Ocean)- Bennifer is set to marry for a second time. Jennifer Lopez, 52, and Ben Affleck, 49, are engaged again! Lopez announced that she will be marrying Affleck once more (despite never getting married the first time).\nIn a Tweet directing people to subscribe to it ahead of the announcement, the popstar and actress disclosed the news in her newsletter On the J Lo. She shows off her engagement ring and gets emotional in a video. Hollywood\n\"I've realized there are many moments in my life where amazing things happened when I was wearing green,\" Jennifer Lopez described in one of her newsletters.\nIn 2002, the couple started dating, and announced their first engagement later that year but called it off in 2004 before reuniting last year.\nDuring this time, Lopez married Marc Anthony in 2004 and welcomed twins before splitting in 2011 and divorcing a year later. Actress Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck married in 2005, but split in 2017 and divorced the following year. They are the parents of Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10.\nThe actress spoke about her second try at love with Affleck while promoting her latest movie, ironically titled Marry Me.\n\"I would say we learned our lesson the first time,\" she explained. \"To hold it sacred. \"You have to do what feels good to you all the time. But at the same time, you learn from the past, you do things better the second time.\"\n\"There's a part of it that, yes, we're together. But there's a part of it that's not, you know, being so open the way we were when we were so young and in love many years ago.\"\nHe said that his divorce from Garner contributed to his difficult time on Justice League, and he decided not to play Batman anymore. Despite this, he reprised the role for The Flash, which he called \"a really nice ending to my career.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Disease Prevention & Control\nAging Well Initiative\nWell and Wise\nPolicy and Partnerships\nSchools, Youth and Families\nCommunity Power Building\nNurse Family Partnership\nWomen, Infants, Children (WIC)\nFamily Health Coordinator\nTobacco Licensing and Regulations\n100 W. Beaver Creek Blvd. 107\n0020 Eagle County Drive, Suite E\nHome | Public Health\nCommunity members develop local food production map\nContact: Melissa Kirr at melissak@walkingmountains.org or Katie Haas at katie.haas@eaglecounty.us\nIncreased access to healthy food and the local food suppliers who produce it, are now at the fingertips of Eagle County residents. A new web-based map identifies 300 food producers within a 100 mile radius of the town of Eagle, the county seat. The map can be accessed via the Walking Mountains Science Center website at: http:\/\/www.walkingmountains.org\/sustainable-food-map.\nThe food producer map was developed by members of the Healthy Communities Coalition, which is a group of community members and leaders dedicated to implementing evidence-based strategies to increase opportunities for healthy eating and active living for all Eagle County residents. The food producer map was conceptualized as an informational tool for consumers, farmers, chefs, restaurateurs, policy makers and planners. Meighen Lovelace, a Healthy Communities Coalition member and Food Policy Council leader adds: \"when a community is able to easily identify its local food resources, it enables businesses, families, and individuals to make more sustainable food choices. Access to fresh food builds health and wellness while creating community and supporting the local economy.\"\nThe development of the map was an extensive process by a Healthy Communities Coalition work group, comprised of community members representing a variety of sectors. Work group members researched food producers based on specified food types (i.e. dairy, meat, fruits, vegetables, herbs, etc). The producers were contacted before being added to the map. In the final stage of the project, the Eagle County GIS Department supplied the finishing touches to create the functional web-based map. By clicking on the icon of the food producer, the viewer can access the information to contact the producer directly to confirm products and services.\n\"The map is a great informational resource for community members. In addition, the map also serves as a tool to provide context for conversations around improving local food distribution and increasing healthy food access,\" says Katie Haas, Healthy Communities Coordinator for Eagle County Public Health.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"BeAdvisors AD | Collectors Guide to Fiac and Paris Internationale 2018\nAuthorBeAdvisors ADPosted on 19 October 2018 5 December 2018 CategoriesBeAdvisors Art Department\nMEGAN PLUNKETT\nEmalin, London\nBorn in Pasadena, 1985\nLives and works in Los Angeles\nFor Paris Internationale, Plunkett presents an ongoing series of images pulled from Craigslist over the past year. Browsing the site listings of various items for sale, she began noticing and collecting photos where dogs enter the image frame. As a domain, Craigslist represents a space in which photography functions subjectively and casually. Objects put up for sale are frequently documented in the settings in which they have lived \u2013 in this way, life muddies its way into a market of DIY commerce. For Plunkett, these images continue her investigation into the material conditions of the image, its appropriation and circulation in public space as well as their complicated behaviour within the space of value, exchange and utility.\nMegan Plunkett completed her MFA at the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, in 2017. Selected exhibitions include Plus One, with John Miller, Shoot the Lobster (New York, NY, USA. 2018): Me as a dog, Who Hit John Bar (Vilnius, Lithuania, 2018), Caisson, Diver, Charmer, Commercial Street at Jenny's (Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2018) Live Rust, Not Right, Long As I Can See, Bad Reputation (Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2017): I Bet You Wish You Did And I Know I Do, Emalin (London, UK. 2017), New Human Agenda, And Now, (Dallas, TX, USA. 2017): Tar Pits, Redling Fine Art (Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2017); The Garden of Forking Paths, curated by Adam Marnie at Magenta Plains (New York, NY, USA. 2017).\nJONATHAN LYDON CHASE\nCompany, New York City\nBorn in Philadelphia, 1989\nLives and works in Philadelphia, PA\nJonathan Lydon Chase received his MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (2016) and his BFA from the University of the Arts (2013). Chase's paintings and drawings focus on queer black bodies in everyday spaces and emotional states of being that range from intimate, poetic, and visceral. These spaces are interior and exterior collage, blending lines of pain, pleasure, tenderness, and despair. The bodies in Chase's paintings talk about complexity found at the intersection gender, sexuality, and race.\nHis influences range from art history to 90's culture and personal experience. Currently Chase has work on exhibition in Reclamation! Pan-African Works from the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection at The Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA. Previous exhibitions include the California African American Museum, Los Angeles, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, and The Bunker, Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody, Palm Beach (all 2017); and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art, Philadelphia in 2016. Chase's works are included in numerous private and public collections including The Wedge Collection, Toronto, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the Woodmere Museum of Art, Philadelphia.\nLEE KIT\nMother's Tankstation\nBorn Hong Kong, 1978\nLives and works in Taipei\nLee Kit is considered as one of the most thoughtful aestheticians currently practicing anywhere in the world. His enigmatic sculptural installations work directly with architectural space, ambient light and shade, and the interplay between empathetic song lyrics and texts, creating poignant spaces rooted in mundane reality. Apparently carefree, perhaps even seeming improvised to the unfamiliar viewer, each object, colour, and their attendant thoughts, are placed and counterpointed with absolute precision. Even time \u2013 or more particularly; the purposeless stepping aside from a functional use of it (wasting it) \u2013 becomes a conspiratorial, political strategy targeted against 'efficiency'. With a finely attuned parity of aesthetics and practicality: projectors are placed atop unfussy supports, conventional plastic storage containers, boxes, directly on the floor or other fundamental solutions, in order to angle the throw of light onto layers of objects or cardboard paintings. Rather than acting as a static fa\u00e7ade, Lee Kit's paintings operate against his formal training \u2013 another political gesture \u2013 by facilitating, or contributing to the illusion of his minimalist assemblages. The inconsequential, overlooked and disregarded fragments from daily life, holes worn in table tops, door mats, hooks, cupboards, light fixtures are transformed into tangible visual poems, transforming the unremarkable into works that speak of our shared experience and implying the (im)possibility of intimacy in a globalised society. Lee Kit represented Hong Kong at the 55th Venice Biennale, with 'You (you).' (2013). Since then he has exhibited extensively, with solo exhibitions in diverse institutions\nMartin Van Zomeren, Amsterdam\nBorn in 1976 in Teheran\nLives and works in The Hague, The Netherlands\nThe way in which Navid Nuur relates to material, the space around him and his observations therein, can almost be regarded as devout. The attention for detail and the careful fine-tuning of the various elements of a work or exhibition make the audience part of an 'inner' world. In Nuur's work \u2013 although very conceptual at first sight \u2013 a very personal visual problem becomes the central question. What Nuur has in common with the conceptual artists from the sixties is the relation between concept and form. Form for him however, is not necessarily the result of the idea, but materializes through a subjective program of requirements or rules in which intuition has the upper hand. He applies concepts that often relate to a temporary in-between state that places his work between the audience and an often abstract phenomenon, such as light, energy, air, or 'rest space'. Nuur's form-language and meaning are therefore principally purely process-oriented.\nTen years ago Navid Nuur put an end to his career in graphic design and focused his attention on the autonomous visual arts. His oeuvre consists of paintings, sculptures, installations, videos, drawings,\u2026 His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows at Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, Centre d'\u00e9dition contemporaine, Geneva, Galer\u00eda Plan-B, Berlin, Be-Part, Platform for Contemporary Art, Waregem, Martin Van Zomeren, Amsterdam, Galerie Max Hetzler, Galerie Martin van Zomeren, Amsterdam, Centre Pompidou-Metz, Metz, PLAY Kortrijk \u2013 City circuit for contemporary art. Various venues, Kortrijk, K\u00f6nig Galerie, Berlin, Galleria Zero, Milan, among others. Nuur's works are part of several public collectios such as Centre Pompidou, Paris, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, Ko\u00e7, Istanbul, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Kunsthalle, Zurich, De Hallen Museum, Haarlem, S.M.A.K (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst), Gent.\nROGER WHITE\nLabor, Mexico City\n1976 Born in Salem, OR\nLives and works in Middlebury, VT and Brooklyn, NY\nWhite's paintings are about the everyday and the sense of time and space that accompany the domain of experience. He considers that the images in his paintings have been pulled from the depths of the quotidian to offer for the viewer's consideration. Perhaps they are components of something, or an oblique history of the present. The everyday, as a category of experience, appears to us fractured by the integration of information technology at the granular level of life, while at the same time it is threatened with extinction by the array of interlocking catastrophes the 21st century has brought. The mundane itself seems to be on the verge of historicization. What can this tell us about the way we live in the present?\nThe picture in the painting is a plate from the Facundus Beatus, an 11th-century illuminated manuscript made in Spain. We're living in a very Dark Ages moment, that much seems clear, and the flattened space of the illustration has something to do with the receding stripes of the not-very-attractive rug the picture is lying on here. There's an athletic sock in the top corner, and of course a box of tissues. Again, mainly from life. Roger White (1976, Salem, OR) lives and works between Middlebury, VT, and Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from Yale University (B.A.) and received his M.F.A. from Columbia University. He works both as a painter and writer, and he is also a co-founder of the art journal Paper Monument.\nTONY JUST\nKarma, New York City\nLives and works in Berlin\nTony Just is an American visual artist who was born in 1969. Tony Just has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the White Columnsand at the Federico Bianchi Contemporary Art. Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'Fly Over the Queen's Jubilee' sold at Santa Monica Auctions 'Fine Art Auction' in 2013. There have been many articles about Tony Just, including 'Art in Review; On Paper' written by Pepe Karmel for New York Times in 1994. About his intentions, Just has said: \"Using elements of abstraction, representation, illustration and duplication I try to produce paintings which show the infinite possibilities of interpretation.\nThe magic of seeing images revealed or dissolved. To move the viewer just a little bit closer to seeing something they may have missed.\"\nJust received an MFA from Hunter College, New York in 1994, and a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1992. He has shown his work internationally since the mid-1990s with solo exhibitions at Frederico Bianchi, Milan (2014); Sommer & Kohl, Berlin (2012 and 2009); and Gavin Brown's enterprise (2007 and 2004.) He had a two-person exhibition with Elizabeth Peyton in 2003 at the Orient Historical Society, Orient, New York.\nRita Ponce de Le\u00f2n\n80M2 Livia Benavides\nBorn in Lima, 1982\nLives and works in M\u00e9xico\nRita Ponce de Le\u00f3n creates installations that engage their viewers, inviting visitors to try different postures and ways of relating to their senses and to the collective. Her projects gather drawings, sculptures, and proposals for dialogue that trigger exchanges between bodies, and the reinvention of spaces. Ponce de Le\u00f3n invites our thoughts and feelings to resonate, be shared and transformed.\nRita Ponce de Le\u00f3n studied Visual Arts in her home city at Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Per\u00fa (1999-2003) and later in Mexico City (\"La Esmeralda\", 2003-2008).\nFocused mostly on drawing and installation, she has exhibited her work in places like S\u00e3o Paulo Biennal (Brazil), 2016; Fundaci\u00f3 Joan Mir\u00f3 (Barcelona), 2014; Kunsthalle Basel (Switzerland), 2014; 80M2 Livia Benavides Gallery (Peru) 2015; Sala de Arte P\u00fablico Siqueiros (Mexico), 2013; the 12th Fellbach Small Sculpture Triennial (Germany), 2013; Museo de Arte Moderno (Mexico), 2012; New Museum, New York (USA), 2012; and Centro Cultural Border (Mexico), 2008. In 2013, her work was published in the book Vitamin D2 (Phaidon Press Limited, London). She lives and works in Mexico City. In 2016 she made a residency in Kazuo Ohno Dance Studio in Yokohama.\n\u2190 BeAdvisors AD | Collectors Guide to ArtVerona 2018 \u2013 #backtoitaly\nMMAT \u2013 MAURO MATTEI ART TRUST \u2013 IS PRESENTED AND ANNOUNCES TWO ACQUISITIONS \u2192","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"The Sewers Issues, The Sewers, Issues\n\"Healt-care staff should not have to go to work fearing for their lifes and safety\" - Janet Davies\n\"Three days ago Diane was happy, lucky... Smiling. Now she's scared, hopeless. I... I wish I could do something for her. I mean... How can she live in this? And the kids? What about the kids? The look in Bill's eyes. It was terrifiying. He was scared. Why do he have to grow up in... In this? And Nia too. Oh, god. Why does my family have to live like this?\"\nFrank Tucker was a mechanic before the outbreak. Always in overalls and soaked t-shirts, oil in his goatee, shoes untied. He might seem like a man who never took shower, who never washed his clothes, but he actually did. His wife, Diane, worked in Neil & Lillian's Cafeteria before the outbreak. As the best one in Pennystown to cooking, she was the first hired. Actually, there were only four people hired at the Cafeteria; Neil and Lillian, of course. Diane to make food, and Frank and Diane's daughter, Nia, as waitress. Frank and Diane have two children; The twins Bill and Nia. They were twins, and looked alike. Actually the only difference would be the sex. They both went to high school, and while Nia worked at the Cafeteria, Bill worked along with his dad, as mechanic.\n\"Who might you be talking to, Tucker?\" Liam asks. For a few minutes, him and Hansi has been standing, listening to Tucker's prayers. Normally, Hansi would have raged, and asked Tucker to shut up, but this time, he didn't.\n\"He's praying.\" The voice from the former mailman, Brandon, coughs weakly. Brandon and Tucker were keeping watch in the other end of the sewers; On top of the two cars with two .22 rifles, sponsored by the Rhett brothers. The only light in the whole sewer is the light from the cars. At their first supply run, Tucker filled one of the cars with batteries, so that they always could have light; Or at least for a good amount of time.\n\"Take a break, man.\" Hansi says, almost kindly. Both Liam and Brandon looks surprised at Hansi. \"We're covering the next couple of hours.\" This might have been the first time in the three days they has been in the sewers, where Hansi has been kind. Of course, Hansi and Tucker were friends before the outbreak, but Hansi had always been mean towards his friends too.\n\"Thanks... But I can stay a bit longer.\" Tucker says with weak voice.\nThe former mailman, still in uniform, looks with tired eyes at Tucker. \"I'm going to get some sleep, Tucker.\" Brandon lays the .22 Ansh\u00fctz on the roof of the silver grey stationcar, filled with car batteries. He slowly climbs down the car, into the opposite walkway than Hansi and Liam.\n\"You go get some sleep too.\" Hansi says to Liam, and jumps up on the car, on which Brandon sat on before, in two jumps. \"Thanks.\" Liam says, and swallows hard.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home \u00bb Sparrows Dance\nBONES: Actress Michaela Conlin on THE FINAL CHAPTER \u2013 exclusive interview\nMichaela Conlin has played Angela Montenegro on Fox Network's BONES since it premiered in 2005. Over twelve seasons, Angela has evolved from a free-spirited, free-loving artist to a computer genius. She's dealt with getting together, breaking up with and finally marrying colleague Jack Hodgins (TJ Thyne), having their son, and coping when Hodgins lost the use of his legs and, temporarily, his emotional stability. Angela has also enjoyed success in both her original field of artwork and as a technological innovator (she's just won a major award for the Angelatron, a computer program she developed that reconstructs faces from skeletal [\u2026]Read On \u00bb\nBONES: Michaela Conlin gives the scoop on Season 11 \u2013 exclusive interview\nBONES is back for its eleventh season on Fox, Thursdays at 8 PM. Emily Deschanel is back as crime-solving forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan, David Boreanaz is back as her FBI agent\/husband\/investigative partner Seeley Booth and writers\/producers Jonathan Collier and Michael Peterson are taking on the show runner positions this year. The mixture of mystery, science, romance and comedy just wouldn't be the same, of course, without all of Brennan's lab colleagues. Foremost among these is Michaela Conlin's computer genius and artist character Angela Montenegro. At the end of Season 10, Angela, her scientist husband Dr. Jack Hodgins (TJ Thyne) [\u2026]Read On \u00bb\nExclusive Interview: Michaela Conlin talks BONES Season 8 and Season 9\nMichaela Conlin has spent eight years on BONES, currently airing on Fox Monday nights at 8 PM, as artist\/facial reconstruction specialist Angela Montenegro. Angela is now married to TJ Thyne's character entomologist Dr. Jack Hodgins and, as of Season 6, mother of little Michael Vincent Hodgins. At a party thrown by Fox for the Television Critics Association, Conlin and her BONES colleagues are celebrating the official announcement of the series' pickup for a ninth season. The actress takes time to talk about playing Angela. ASSIGNMENT X: Congratulations on the Season 9 pickup. Did you have to think about, \"Do I want [\u2026]Read On \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"'After Life': 5 things you didn't know about Ricky Gervais\nBy Zuncey T.\nSeason 3 of After Life will revolve around Tony (Ricky Gervais) as he deals with the aftermath and mourns another significant loss\nNetflix has announced that \"After Life\" will have its final and final episode. After a huge success of two seasons, the series is back for Season 3. So start your engines and get ready to enjoy the final episode of the show.\nSeason 3 of After Life will revolve around Tony (Ricky Gervais) as he deals with the aftermath and mourns another significant loss. He now understands what it's like to really move on with your life. Meanwhile, the character is no longer silent about the things that happen in his life. He continues to overcome the struggles and hurdles to fill the void left by his late wife. Aside from the end of After Life after three seasons, the actor also made an announcement detailing his appearances in other upcoming Netflix shows. Penelope Wilton (Anne), Joe Wilkinson (Pat), Tim Plester (Julian), Tony Way (Lenny) and Jo Hartley (June) will also appear on the upcoming show.\nRicky Gervais called \"humorlessly\" because he said \"The Office\" would be canceled if it aired today\nRicky Gervais, the English comedian, actor, director and writer was born on June 25, 1961. The comedian is best known for his work as a co-creator, co-writer and actor on The Office, a British television mockumentary sitcom. In 1983, Ricky Gervais and his friends were signed to London Records, who released two of their singles entitled \"More to Lose\" and \"Bitter Heart\". In addition to his work in the music industry, he has also worked in radio as Assistant Events Manager for the University of London Union. Later in 2006, three free podcasts were released together with the title The Podfather Trilogy. In 2010, Ricky Gervais was named to Time's 100 list of the world's most influential people. Gervais is the winner of seven BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards, five British Comedy Awards and two Rose d'Or awards.\nAfter Life Season 3 will air Friday, January 14, 2022. You can watch the show on Netflix.\nReleased footage shows a US drone strike that killed Afghan civilians\nMeeting with Baerbock on the Ukraine crisis Blinken: Nord Stream 2 is already \"leverage\" towards Russia\nOtto Warmbier's death: North Korea pays mini-compensation for tortured US student\nPerson under suspicion Handball players discover cameras in the locker room","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"'Superman & Lois' Officially Renewed For Season 2 At The CW\nTyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tullloch's Superman and Lois is officially getting a second season at The CW.\nAhead of tonight's Superman and Lois episode, The CW has announced that it has renewed the series for a second season. The CW's Mark Pedowitz had the following to say regarding the renewal of Superman and Lois and the network's other new series, Walker.\n\"The phenomenal multiplatform debut of Superman and Lois, which delivered for us in a big way on both a linear and streaming basis, is a testament to the creativity, hard work and dedication of the talented people who worked tirelessly in front of and behind the camera, especially in this challenging environment. We are thrilled to now have two brand-new bona fide hits in Superman & Lois and Walker, both of which have been renewed for next season along with 11 other of our shows, further positioning us for continued strength and stability for next season.\"\nStarring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tullloch, Superman and Lois made its debut on The CW last week, drawing 1.75 million viewers and a 0.4 demo rating. Delayed viewing increased the former number to 2.7 million. The series is described as revolving \"around the world's most famous superhero and comics' most famous journalist as they deal with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.\"\nJavicia Leslie's Ryan Wilder Is Ready For Battle In Awesome 'Batwoman' Poster\nIn addition to Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent and Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane, Superman And Lois stars Jordan Elsass and Alexander Garfin as the sons of the titular characters, Dylan Walsh as General Sam Lane, Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang, and Erik Valdez as Kyle Cushing. Written by The Flash's Todd Helbing, the series will be executive produced by Helbing, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Geoff Johns.\nSuperman And Lois airs on Tuesday nights on The CW. Stay tuned for all the latest news on Superman and Lois and the rest of the Arrowverse, and be sure to subscribe to Heroic Hollywood's YouTube channel for more original video contention in the future.\nThe post 'Superman & Lois' Officially Renewed For Season 2 At The CW appeared first on Heroic Hollywood.\nsource https:\/\/heroichollywood.com\/superman-and-lois-renewed-season-2-the-cw\/\n'Justice League': New Snyder Cut Poster & Banner Tease The Age Of Heroes\nDwayne Johnson To Begin Filming 'Black Adam' In April","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"https:\/\/www.letstalk-tech.com\/best-profile-examples-for-dating-sites\/\nhttps:\/\/www.letstalk-tech.com\/dating-apps-with-free-trials\/\nHonor 8 Pro: Full HD camera test at 1080p (30 FPS & 60 FPS)\nNo Comments on Honor 8 Pro: Full HD camera test at 1080p (30 FPS & 60 FPS)\nThe Honor 8 Pro is a feature-packed phone, and one of its most useful perks is the dual 12MP camera setup on the back. It takes some impressive photos and in the two videos below, you can see how it records in a real-world setting with no edits.\nIn the first video, I walk around my garden recording at full HD and 30 frames per second. The second video, however, records at 60 frames per second to give you an idea of how the Honor 8 Pro rear cameras handle faster movement.\nHonor 8 Pro rear camera test: 1080p at 30 FPS\nAt 30 frames per second, the Honor 8 Pro smartphone can support image stabilisation which is very useful. As you'll see for yourself, the video quality is actually quite smooth and fluid.\nSwitching it up to 60 frames per second on the Honor 8 Pro and you notice the extra jerkiness, due to the lack of stabilisation \u2014 although the doubled frames per second are noticeable.\nAnalysing the Honor 8 Pro video footage\nWhat's immediately obvious to me is the way 60 frames per second looks faster; the Honor 8 Pro's camera movement feels swift and snappy. That said, the lack of stabilisation takes a big hit on video quality, unfortunately, and it's enough to prevent me from using the 60 FPS setting when the phone is hand-held or susceptible to movement. In those scenarios, 30 FPS is the way to go.\nAnother noticeable point about recording at 60 FPS is the way it would lag slightly with any movement. It's probably a software issue above all, and it shouldn't throw you off too much, but it's certainly there.\nRecording at both settings I was happy with the speed at which the Honor 8 pro would focus, particularly when I'd move my hand in front or go closer to the bushes.\nOverall I was happier with the results at 30 FPS. The Honor 8 Pro produces smooth pans, steady frames and focused really well.\nWhat do you guys think about the Honor 8 Pro's rear facing camera setup? Let me know in the comments!\nTags Android, camera tests, emui, featured, Honor, honor 8 pro\n\u2190 How iconic can a product get? Looking at the history of iPhone \u2192 What's makes Riva's Arena & Festival speakers special? Interview with Riva Audio founders","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home\u00bbGovernance\u00bbManagement\nOliver Bennett , , , General Counsel and VP of Compliance & Legal\nOliver Bennett joined Sientra in 2015, first as outside counsel and then as general counsel to the company, prior to becoming General Counsel and Vice President for Compliance and Legal in 2018. Mr. Bennett brings with him almost two decades of experience in counseling medical device and life science companies in complex and high stakes legal issues. Prior to joining Sientra, Mr. Bennett practiced law at a number of premier firms where he was at the cutting edge of legal practice representing clients in ground-breaking cases that have helped shape US law. Most recently, Mr. Bennett was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Before that, Mr. Bennett was Of Counsel at Kaye Scholer LLP (now Arnold White Kaye Scholer LLP), and an associate at Latham & Watkins, LLP and Clifford Chance US LLP. Mr. Bennett received a Master in Laws degree from Harvard Law School where he was also a Fulbright Scholar, and Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia.\nDeborah Bettencourt , , , Vice President, Customer Experience and Corporate Administration\nDeborah Bettencourt joined Sientra in 2007. Ms. Bettencourt has nearly 20 years of experience in corporate operations and information technology within the medical device industry. She spent much of her professional career at Inamed Corporation (currently Allergan Medical). Ms. Bettencourt served as Director of Information Technology at Inamed Corporation where she was as an integral part of global information technology implementations, business acquisitions, system and process integrations, and international manufacturing expansions. Ms. Bettencourt is a member Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and holds a BA in Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Ms. Bettencourt also serves on the Board of Trustees for Marymount of Santa Barbara.\nDan Carlisle , , , Vice President of Innovation and Product Development\nDan Carlisle joined Sientra in 2007. Mr. Carlisle has nearly 30 years of innovative product design and development experience as well as technical expertise in the aesthetic\/surgical market. Prior to joining Sientra, Mr. Carlisle was Senior Director, Technical Marketing at Inamed Corporation (currently Allergan Medical) where he was responsible for designing, refining and improving new products for the global aesthetic market. Additionally, he served as Director of the internationally recognized Inamed Academy\u2122 (currently Allergan Academy \u00ae), a global education and training platform for surgeons. He is named inventor or co-inventor on numerous patents in the aesthetic plastic surgery field. Before Inamed, Mr. Carlisle held various management positions at Silimed Corporation based out of Brazil and at McGhan Medical. Mr. Carlisle holds a BA in Art from California State University at Northridge.\nRosalyn d'Incelli , , , Vice President, Clinical Operations\nRosalyn d'Incelli joined Sientra in 2009. Ms. d'Incelli has more than 13 years of Clinical Research experience coupled with an accomplished record of clinical achievements. Prior to joining Sientra, she was the Director of Clinical Studies at Mentor Corporation, where she oversaw many of the company's studies and managed their clinical resources. Ms. d'Incelli was a significant contributor to Mentor's successful Silicone-Gel PMA approval, and at the time led the company's large Post-Approval Silicone-Gel study. Additionally, she served as Clinical Director for Mentor's phase 3 botulinum toxin studies and was previously involved in multiple urology studies. Prior to joining Mentor, Ms. d'Incelli was employed at Inamed Corporation (currently Allergan Medical) in Clinical Operations where she was a member of the clinical study team seeking approval for the company's Silicone-Gel PMA. She has a demonstrated successful track record in the area of clinical operations with notable clinical studies completions in the areas of Breast and Facial Aesthetics and marketing approvals. Ms. d'Incelli holds a BA from the University of California Santa Barbara and is SoCRA board certified in Clinical Research.\nKirk Gunhus , , , Vice President & General Manager, miraDry\nKirk Gunhus joined miraDry in 2018. He brings over 20 years of commercial experience in the health care and device industry, most recently serving as Vice President of APAC at ZELTIQ Aesthetics, before joining miraDry as Vice President of International. Mr. Gunhus has a track record of success in the aesthetic capital market business and has demonstrated exceptional leadership in his career. While at ZELTIQ, Mr. Gunhus led Asia Pacific Operations to over $30M in revenue and organized expansion in several APAC and European countries. Prior to ZELTIQ, Mr. Gunhus held numerous sales roles at Medicis Health, selling Restylane, Perlane and Dysport and Cibia Vision, a subsidiary of Novartis. Mr. Gunhus received a Bachelor's degree in Arts from North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota and a Masters of Leadership from Bellevue University in St, Louis, Missouri.\nCharles Huiner , , , Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy\nCharlie Huiner joined Sientra in 2014 and brings with him a successful track record of nearly 25 years in business development, marketing, strategy and operations, where, in the past 15 years, he served in senior roles in the medical technology and device industries. Mr. Huiner's medical device and aesthetics experience includes 3 years at INAMED (now Allergan Medical) where, as Senior Director of Corporate Development and Strategy, his responsibilities spanned business development, strategy, corporate communications and investor relations. At INAMED, Mr. Huiner served a core role in a number of important partnership and in-licensing transactions including the acquisition of JUV\u00c9DERM\u00ae, and he was also part of the senior transaction team that executed the $3.3 billion sale of INAMED to Allergan Medical. Immediately prior to joining Sientra, Mr. Huiner was at InTouch Health where he served as Vice President of Business Development and Marketing. At InTouch Health, he led a number of important strategic growth initiatives including conceiving of, building, and leading the Company's B-to-B surgical collaboration business. His extensive transactional and strategy transformation expertise is grounded by early career experience in operating and investing roles with Security Capital Group (now GE Capital) and ProLogis Trust. He began his career as an M&A financial analyst for NatWest Bancorp. Mr. Huiner earned a BA in History from Williams College, and an MBA in finance and marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg School where he concentrated in healthcare management.\nJoAnn Kuhne , , , Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance\nJoAnn Kuhne joined Sientra in 2006. Ms. Kuhne has more than twenty years of global regulatory and clinical experience. Prior to joining Sientra, Ms. Kuhne served as Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs at Inamed Corporation (now Allergan Medical) where she was instrumental in the company's efforts to obtain PMA approval for the company's silicone gel breast implants. Before Inamed, Ms. Kuhne was Director of Regulatory & Clinical Affairs at Medtronic PS Medical, leading the company's global regulatory and clinical efforts for its neurosurgical implants. Preceding her career at Medtronic PS Medical and Inamed, Ms. Kuhne spent several years in the orthopedic implant industry as Manager of Regulatory Affairs for Smith and Nephew Orthopedics and Intermedics Orthopedics. Ms. Kuhne received her BSN from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan and an MSN from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society and is board certified in Regulatory Affairs. Ms. Kuhne is an active volunteer at the Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding Center and is a sponsor for Threshold Ministries and Impact 2818.\nPaul Little , , , Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer\nPaul Little joined Sientra in 2018. He brings with him over 30 years of financial and operational management experience with public companies in the aesthetic space. Mr. Little most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Syneron Candela, a leading global non-surgical aesthetic device company with a wide portfolio of medical aesthetic products. Prior to Syneron Candela, Mr. Little held several roles at Allergan including Vice President, Finance & Commercial Operations and Vice President, Assistant Corporate Controller. Mr. Little also currently serves on the Business Advisory Council at Plasticos Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides resources for low and middle-income families worldwide. Mr. Little received a Bachelor's degree in Business Economics with Honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara.\nValerie Miller , , , Vice President, Corporate Controller\nValerie Miller joined Sientra in 2017. She has over 20 years of financial management experience in both public and private healthcare and technology companies. Ms. Miller has held a variety of financial executive level positions. Most recently, she held the senior financial positions at The Trade Desk, Inc, which went public in 2016 and at lynda.com (which was acquired by LinkedIn in 2015). Prior to that, Ms. Miller spent five years as VP Controller at Mentor Corporation (now Johnson & Johnson). She was also VP Corporate Controller at QAD, Inc,, a public software company. Earlier in her career, Ms Miller was in financial management at Allergan, Inc. Ms Miller is a CPA and received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics with an emphasis in Accounting from the University of California, Santa Barbara.\nJason O'Hearn , , , Vice President of Sales and Professional Relations\nJason O'Hearn brings more than 18 years of aesthetic medical device experience to Sientra, 10 of those years were spent in senior\/executive management positions. Prior to joining Sientra, Mr. O'Hearn was Vice President of Sales at Mentor Corporation WW LLC, a division of Johnson & Johnson. He was responsible for leading a team of approximately 110 sales professionals and his efforts resulted in Mentor becoming a world leader in breast implant sales. Mr. O'Hearn played a vital role in the introduction and acceptance of silicone gel implants into the U.S. market, and he has demonstrated a successful track record of moving market share in a highly competitive market. Mr. O'Hearn holds BA in Business Management and a minor in Finance from San Diego State University. Mr. O'Hearn is a volunteer for the Mesa Beautification Committee, which raises funds and awareness on how to keep our Santa Barbara beaches and parks clean.\nKim Porter , , , Vice President, Information Technology\nKim Porter joined Sientra in 2018. She brings with her over 20 years of Information Technology experience with large government and public companies. Ms. Porter most recently served as Deputy Chief Information Officer at the County of Ventura, an award winning digital government agency. Prior to the county, Ms. Porter served as a technical leader at Amgen, where she held various roles in the global information technology organization. Ms. Porter received a Bachelor's of Science degree from Excelsior College while serving in the United States Army.\nMatthew Speitel , , , Vice President, Finance\nMatthew Speitel joined Sientra in 2014. He brings with him more than 15 years of financial and operational management experience with both public and private companies. Previously, Mr. Speitel served as Vice President of Finance at Guitar Center, Inc., a multi-channel retail company focused on providing musical instruments and services. Mr. Speitel was at Guitar Center for approximately five years and was responsible for the finance and accounting functions, development of the consolidated budget and forecast, and driving operational efficiencies to support top-line and operating margin growth. Prior to Guitar Center, Mr. Speitel held roles of increasing responsibility at KPMG LLP, serving most recently as Audit Manager. His public accounting experience focused primarily on managing mid to large cap engagements (including SEC registrants) in the consumer products, technology and manufacturing industries. Mr. Speitel is a Certified Public Accountant and received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the California Lutheran University.\nJane Wolf , , , Vice President, Marketing\nJane Wolf joined Sientra in 2018. She brings over 25 years of commercial experience in the pharmaceutical and device industry, focused on aesthetics in both sales and marketing leadership roles. Ms. Wolf most recently was VP of Global Marketing at Establishment Labs. At Kythera, a start-up aesthetic company, (now Allergan Medical), she led marketing and product launch teams. Prior to Kythera, Ms. Wolf held numerous roles at Allergan, including Sr. Director of Global Strategic Marketing and led the competitive strategy for BOTOX\u00ae against the introduction of multiple new neurotoxins in the North American market. Her leadership contributed to the significant market share achieved and maintained by this brand. Ms. Wolf received a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and International Studies from Iowa State University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Previous (24) article\n\"Essays \/ Articles\"\nThe acquisition and production of arms and explosives by the Polish Home Army is a fascinating subject but one so far only partially researched. There are many reasons for this, among others one should mention: the exceptional secrecy surrounding such production, which was quite necessary in face of enemy efforts to stop it; the relatively small number of people actually involved (mainly those with excellent technical qualifications) and also the scarcity of archive material and witness accounts.\nSOURCES OF SUPPLY\nLike probably every underground resistance movement, the Polish Home Army suffered from a shortage of arms and explosive materials. What it did acquire originated from a number of sources including: arms caches hidden by the Polish Army during the 1939 September Campaign; arms captured from the enemy during ordinary fighting or as a result of special weapons and ammunition gathering operations; arms purchased from the occupant or from soldiers of satellite states (Rumania, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia etc); arms purchased from specialised train thieves; materials stolen from German factories by Polish workers as well as chemicals bought or otherwise acquired on the basis of fake purchase orders from pharmacies, chemists or warehouses.\nFrom 1941 onwards yet another external source of arms and explosives were Allied airdrops.\nHowever, all these sources of supply were still highly inadequate and this was the reason why underground production was also started.\nORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND TASKS\nCovert production of arms and explosives was supervised and coordinated by: the Home Army HQ (KGAK) Diversions Command Production Division (Dzial Produkcji Kierownictwa Dywersji Komendy Glownej Armii Krajowej), the Engineers Department of the 3rd (Operational) KGAK Division and the Productions Department of the 4th AK Supply Division.\nThe KGAK Diversions Production Department (cryptonyms: 'Teodor' and 'Remiza') started operating in November 1942. The first commander was Lt. Col. Franciszek Niepokolczycki code names 'Franek\" and 'Teodor'. In September 1943 the command was taken over by 2nd Lt. Franciszek Hamanowicz code name 'R\u0119bisz'. The purpose of this department, employing 48 people, was to produce arms and explosives for the existing needs of diversionary fighting units.\nThe Engineers Department of the 3rd Operations KGAK Division (cryptonyms: 32, 'Pas'\/Belt and 'Siekiera'\/Axe) was already set up in 1939. It was commanded at the start and at the end of the war by Major\/Lt Col\/Col Franciszek Niepokolczycki (with a break from the autumn of 1942 to the autumn of 1943 when the department was commanded by Col Ryszard Zyms). Subordinate units of this department included the Bureau of Technical Research (which in 1942 was merged with the KGAK 'Kedyw' Diversions Studies Bureau to become Technical Studies and Research Bureau) as well as explosives workshops.\nThe Technical Studies and Research Bureau (BBT) was organised and subsequently commanded for the rest of the occupation by Lt\/Capt Engineer Zbigniew Lewandowski code names 'Szyna'\/Rail and 'Zbigniew'. The Bureau comprised sections dealing with: prototypes and models; munitions studies; sabotage and diversions studies; a transport subdivision; a publications subdivision; a materials and airdrop equipment subdivision; an experimental diversionary operations and testing range patrol as well as an archive and a warehouse. The Bureau's tasks included: utilisation of explosive materials left over from the 1939 September Campaign; the selection and testing of equipment to be used in sabotage and diversionary operations (particularly those concerning trains); the preparation of instructions and instructors for sabotage and diversionary operations as well as the testing and adaptation of airdropped munitions to meet covert combat requirements.\nThe Bureau, which employed c. 30 people, also had its very own testing range in a forest near Jozefow outside Warsaw.\nThe commanders of the Engineers Department were also in charge of the following Warsaw based explosives workshops: 'Farbiarnia' at 15 Krochmalna Street, 'Kinga' at 103 Solec Street, 'Asfaltowa' at 15 Asfaltowa Street, 'Wola' at 56 Wolska Street as well as 'Powazki' at the junction between Okopowa and Powazkowa streets.\nThe 4th KGAK Division Armaments Service (cryptonym 'Lesnictwo'\/Forestry) was created in May 1940 and its commander throughout the occupation was Lt Col Jan Szypowski, code name 'Lesnik'\/Forester. The objectives of this secret service included: creating a plan to meet the underground movement's armament requirements; gathering and analysing information concerning the numbers and types of weapons secretly held in various parts of the country; collating information regarding munitions plants commissioned by the occupant for them eventually to be taken over and operated for the Home Army; gathering technical data regarding the enemy's weapons; increasing the Home Army's arsenal through purchases from the occupant, own production and airdrops as well as technical supervision of Home Army arms caches.\nThe Productions Department of the 4th KGAK Division (cryptonyms: 'Drzewo'\/Tree, 'Perkun', 'Waga'\/Scale and 'Ciesla'\/Carpenter) was active since April 1942 and its commander throughout the rest of the war was Lt Engineer Witold Gokieli, code name 'Ryszard'. The Department's tasks included the running and financing of the production and repair of weapons for the Home Army throughout the country as well as the purchase or other acquisition of materials and equipment essential for this purpose. For these reasons the Department cooperated with the production units of Kedyw, the Engineers Department and the Armaments Service. It had depot and transport sections as well its own patrol unit to escort the transports. The Department comprised 177 members.\nClandestine production of weapons and explosive materials was conducted in all areas of the Secret Polish State but it was most intensive and effective in the following regions: Warsaw, Kielce and Radom, Krakow, Lublin, Wilno and Lwow. The resistance movement's arms production peaked during the Warsaw Uprising.\nWEAPONS PRODUCED BY THE HOME ARMY\nSubmachine gun:\nThe manufacture of firearms was concentrated in a few hundred workshops producing a homemade version of the English 9 mm Sten submachine gun, which had a very simple and reliable design. In all the Home Army produced approximately 1,000 Stens.\nHome Army members (Eng. Wac\u0142aw Zawrotny pseudonym 'B\u0142yskawica'\/Lightning, Eng. Seweryn Wielanier pseudonym 'Prawa R\u0119ka'\/Right Hand and Eng. Kazimierz Czerniewski pseudonym 'Korebko') also designed a Polish version of the 9 mm submachine gun called 'Blyskawica'\/Lightning. In all approximately 700 Blyskawica submachine guns were produced.\nHand grenades and Molotov Cocktails:\nMany types of grenade were produced. However, the most important types were the secretly designed offensive grenades, the ET-40 'Filipinka' impact grenade (designed by Edward Tymoszak in 1940) and delayed action 'Sidol\u00f3wka' (the P-42 friction detonator being designed by Wladyslaw Pankowski in 1942). In total the Home Army produced some 400,000 grenades of all types.\nMoreover, the Home Army produced exceptionally effective Molotov Cocktails (especially during the Warsaw Uprising). Some of these were technologically quite advanced, the flammable substance being petrol with added concentrated sulphuric acid and a fuse comprising potassium chlorate and ground sugar.\nFlamethrowers and catapults for Molotov Cocktails and hand grenades:\nThe flamethrower was not only a formidable weapon but also one that was fairly simply and safe to produce in clandestine conditions. Thus even a special 'underground' K-type flamethrower was designed. Approximately 900 such flamethrowers were produced.\nDuring the Warsaw Uprising one of the means of making up for the shortage of anti-tank weapons was the production of catapults for Molotov Cocktails and hand grenades (as designed by Henryk Knabe code name 'Glowacki'), crossbow type Molotov Cocktail launchers (Jan Bobrowski and Marian Chmielewski), rubber band type Molotov Cocktail launchers (Engineer Szczepan Kie\u0142b) as well as pipe Molotov Cocktail launchers (Sergeant Bogumil Jaszkowski code name 'Jarek').\nGrenade launchers and mortars:\nDuring the Warsaw Uprising the very serious shortage of weapons to support the Home Army infantry led to the construction of a number of grenade launchers and mortars including: a 75 mm grenade launcher firing anti-tank missiles (constructed by Engineer Zbigniew Paczkowski and Engineer Ludomir Heger), an 80 mm grenade launcher firing incendiary anti-tank missiles, a 80 mm mortar (Engineer Mieczyslaw Lopuski and Engineer Eugeniusz Zochowski), a 120 mm mortar. etc.\nSabotage materials:\nThe Home Army developed the manufacturing of specialist materials to be used in diversionary actions against German industrial plants as well as road and rail transport. Among other items produced there were: tyre puncturing spikes (so-called '\u017cabki'\/frogs), special tool kits for unbolting rail girders, igniting charges, termite bombs, clock bombs, smoke and signalling torches as well as chemical substances used to 'gas' cinema theatres.\nArmoured vehicles:\nDuring the Warsaw Uprising Engineer Walerian Bielecki pseudonym 'Jan' and Jozef Fernik pseudonym 'Globus' converted a Chevrolet truck to construct an armoured vehicle called 'Kubus'.\nExplosive materials and ammunition:\nThe Home Army identified, analysed and produced the following explosives: initiators such as mercury fulminate, lead azide, tetryl and lead trinitroresorcinate as well as brisant chemicals such as cheddite, ammonite and trinitrotoluene.\nApproximately 300 kg were produced of the essential primer tetryl.\nCheddite, acquired from potassium chlorate, was the easiest and therefore most popular explosive to be produced by the underground movement: c. 65,000 kg. Moreover, approximately 4,000 kg of ammonite were produced.\nTrinitrotoluene was acquired from Polish Army supplies left over after the 1939 September Campaign and from Allied airdrops. It was also exclusively from the latter source that another excellent brisant material reached the Home Army: plastic explosive\nOne should also mention the considerable amounts of explosive materials that were acquired during the Warsaw Uprising from unexploded enemy bombs and artillery shells.\nAmong those who made outstanding contributions to the production of explosives were: Engineer Boleslaw Andrzej Honowski \u2013 code name 'Antoni', Capt. Tadeusz Smisniewicz \u2013 code name 'Hrabia\/Count', Engineer Janina Szabatowska \u2013 code name 'Janka', Engineer Ludomir Heger \u2013 code name 'Andrzej' and Engineer Franciszek Przezdziecki \u2013 code name 'Rafal'.\nThe Home Army did not produce its own ammunition but it did have a network of workshops sorting pistol and rifle bullets stolen by Polish workers from factories in Skar\u017cysko-Kamienna a Czestochowa. Thus over 1.5 million rounds were collected.\nOne should also remember about three workshops that were specially set up during the Warsaw Uprising to repair damaged ammunition from badly prepared Soviet airdrops. There were two in the Srodmiescie district (commanded by Lt Mieczyslaw Przepiorkiewicz \u2013 code name 'Lt Marek', and Capt Engineer Franciszek J. Pogonowski \u2013 pseudonym Capt 'Marek') and one in the Zoliborz district.\nTo complete this overview of the Home Army's extensive and unique clandestine effort to produce weapons and explosives one should mention the numerous workshops of locksmiths and blacksmiths or even improvised gunsmith workshops which repaired partisan weapons and even produced simple diversionary devices.\nRafal E. Stolarski (Warszawa)\nBohaterowie drugiej linii. Dorobek polskich podziemnych zbrojowni 1939\u20131944. Materialy z sympozjum, Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, Warszawa 11 maja 1998\nStanis\u0142aw M. Jankowski, \"Steny\" z ulicy Mogilskiej, Krak\u00f3w, 1977\nStanis\u0142aw M. Jankowski, \"Steny\" bij\u0105 celnie, Krak\u00f3w ,1983\nMarek Ney-Krwawicz, Komenda G\u0142\u00f3wna Armii Krajowej 1939\u20131945, Warszawa, 1990\nFranciszek Jan Pogonowski, Podziemna zbrojownia, Warszawa, 1975\nPolskie Si\u0142y Zbrojne w drugiej wojnie \u015bwiatowej, t. III, 'Armia Krajowa', London, 1950\nKazimierz Satora, Podziemne zbrojownie polskie 1939\u20131944, Warszawa, 2001\nKazimierz Satora, Produkcja uzbrojenia w polskim ruchu oporu 1939\u20131944, Warszawa, 1985\nMore about the Authorr","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"VISIT Close\nUnfortunately, this years event has been cancelled. Tickets for 2021 will be on sale late spring \/ early summer.\nBook Tickets for 2021\nNotes from the Elves\nSouth Devon Railway \u2013 Devon\nWensleydale Railway \u2013 Yorkshire\nAre dogs allowed on board THE POLAR EXPRESS\u2122?\nUnfortunately, dogs and other animals are not allowed on board. Service dogs are welcome to join us but will need to sit under the table for the duration of the journey.\nFollow on Facebook Tweet on Twitter View on Instagram\nWhere we are...\nThe Station,\nDartbridge Road, Buckfastleigh,\nTQ11 0DZ\nContact Our Elves\nTHE POLAR EXPRESS and all related characters and elements \u00a9 & \u2122 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s20) THE POLAR EXPRESS\u2122 Train Ride at South Devon Railway is licensed by Railevents International and is operated and managed by PNP Events Ltd , Registered in England and Wales. Company Number 11056091. VAT Number 320329051, on behalf of South Devon Railway\nHere to help...\nHere are some FAQs that may help you.\nPlease contact us via email for support, we are always happy to help! We're sorry but we're unable to provide telephone support, please use one of the methods above.\n(not the edible variety)\nIn order to provide you with the best experience possible we have to use cookies to track your basket contents etc. By continuing you are agreeing to allow us to do this.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Electric cars: is now the time to plug in?\nAugust 25, 2012 reve\nThere are electric-only cars, plug-in and normal hybrids, and even diesel models that promise (on paper at least) to do 80 miles per gallon (mpg).\nThe car that's best for your wallet will largely be determined by the type of journeys you make.\nDrivers looking for an environmentally friendly car that is cheap to run now enjoy a bewildering choice of vehicles, engines and sources of power.\nThe key statistic to look out for, apart from mpg, is the grammes of CO2 per km that the vehicle emits.\nVehicle tax is now set according to a car's emissions, with the greenest cars that emit less than 131g\/km qualifying for zero tax.\nIf you want to drive in London's congestion zone and avoid paying the daily \u00a310 charge, your car must only emit 100g\/km or less. But as cars become cleaner, that level is likely to be reduced.\nAnd before you buy a car based on the manufacturers' claims of fuel economy, check to see what it will achieve in reality. The carmakers are masters at making the figures look good in test conditions but cars rarely manage to match that performance when being driven on the road. So what are the options?\nPetrol hybrids\nThe Toyota Prius, which for years dominated the hybrid market in the UK, has some new rivals \u2013 and it's no surprise to learn they are also made by Toyota. The company has just launched the plug-in Prius, which is a serious rival to the Vauxhall Ampera and one that is at least packed with proven technology.\nOnce charged, the Prius can be driven for about 15 miles using electricity only. After that it becomes a standard Prius hybrid in that the 1.8-litre petrol engine drives the car and recharges the battery.\nThe car claims to score an incredibly economical 134.5mpg with just 49g\/km CO2 emissions, but this comes at a price, with the basic model at \u00a327,000. Its stand-out feature is that it can be fully charged in just 90 minutes from a standard household supply.\nIt is best for short urban commutes, but with the option to drive any distance using the conventional hybrid engine. Run it on electric power all week and you could be saving \u00a310 a day in commuting costs against the running of a standard 35mpg petrol car \u2013 more if you drive in central London.\nMeanwhile, if it is too small, Toyota has also come up with the first seven-seat hybrid that will appeal to those with big families or running taxi firms. Toyota's Prius + has just gone on sale at \u00a326,195 and the basic model is London congestion charge exempt. The official fuel economy figure is 68.9mpg but you are more likely to get 55mpg-58mpg in real life if you drive it carefully.\nThe reliability of Toyota's hybrid technology has certainly been proven, with many cars covering 400,000 miles without major problems.\nHybrids are perfect for cities as the electric engine gets the car going and once it is moving the petrol engine takes over. And every time you brake, the energy is fed back into the battery.\nFor those who want a hybrid but don't want to spend close to \u00a330,000, the Honda Insight is a cheaper alternative. It has a 1.3-litre petrol engine, does a claimed 68.9mpg (again 55mpg is more likely) and it costs \u00a319,535.\nNote that hybrids only make financial sense for those who do plenty of stop\/start drives in urban areas. If you spend your life hacking up and down the motorway, a conventional diesel is a better option.\n100% electric cars\nDespite great advances in recent years, cars that run entirely on battery power still struggle for acceptance. The Nissan Leaf (\u00a325,990) may have set new standards, but sadly has yet to attract buyers in any significant numbers. Cars that can travel just 90 miles rarely meet most consumer's needs \u2013 as Mark King found out when he test drove the soon-to-be-launched electric BMW Mini E.\nIf you run an estate agency or florist's business and whizz round a 30-mile radius from base, they make perfect sense and can be a money saver. Running costs will be a few pounds a week in electricity. However, bear in mind the cost of upgrading your home electricity supply to achieve fast-charging \u2013 at a price of around \u00a3700.\nThe real downside to electric cars is that they are unsuitable if you need to travel long distances.\nDiesel hybrids\nFor some car experts, diesel hybrids that combine a diesel engine and an electric motor are the long-term solution to getting vehicles to go further on fewer gallons of fuel. Last spring, the first diesel hybrid, the Peugeot 3008, went on sale and since then almost 10,000 have been sold in Europe. Available here for \u00a327,000, this crossover-type model has an electric motor powering the back wheels and a standard diesel engine driving the front. This large car comes with a claimed 75mpg and you should get close to 60mpg in real life. CO2 emissions are 99g\/km.\nProvided the battery has sufficient charge, as you set off the 3008 will run in electric mode only for a maximum of 2.5 miles up to 31mph; it can also maintain a cruise speed up to 40mph on battery alone. Someone abandoning a conventional 30mpg car in favour of a 3008 will save \u00a31,300 annually if they drive 14,000 miles a year.\nThis car will appeal to gadget fans as there are no end of buttons to press and different driving modes, including four-wheel drive. It cleverly decides which driving mode is most economical. Company car drivers will enjoy its snow-beating ability and low car tax.\nHowever before you hand over your cash, be aware the cheapest petrol 3008 is almost \u00a310,000 less and even the basic 1.6-litre diesel costs just \u00a318,895. That delivers 54mpg in the combined cycle and emits 135g\/km.\nMeanwhile, from November, those with \u00a340,000 to spend will be able to get their hands on the latest luxury diesel hybrid, Mercedes-Benz's E300 BlueTEC. This car is reportedly getting very close to its claimed 65.7mpg, although with emissions figures of 109g\/km you will still have to pay to drive in central London.\nMercedes says that unlike many other hybrids, there is no loss of cabin space in this vehicle compared with the same conventional model. Drivers opting for this car will spend almost an extra \u00a310,000 but save \u00a3500-\u00a3600 a year in lower motoring costs on an average mileage of 16,000. There's an estate version too.\nConventional cars\nPlenty of people reading this will wonder why they should invest in a hybrid car when standard diesel cars offer low CO2 emissions and a claimed 80mpg. The excellent Kia C'eed 1.6 CRDi costs \u00a316,500, claims 74mpg and, like its hybrid rivals, comes with no road tax. Meanwhile, VW claims its Golfs will do almost 50mpg in 1.2-litre petrol mode or 74mpg in \"bluemotion\" diesel form, and there are several cars making similar claims.\nWhile motorists will rarely get close to the fuel economy claims of the manufacturers, these cars will match most hybrid's consumption figures. According to car website Honestjohn.co.uk, which produces real-life fuel consumption data, most diesel drivers are doing well if they get 80% of the claimed figures, and will be doing very well to get over 60mpg \u2013 which is still respectable \u2013 and offers significantly lower fuel bills for most. A 14,000-mile new diesel car owner would save \u00a31,200 if switching from a 30mpg petrol car.\nThe downside is that diesel currently costs 8p to 10p a litre more than unleaded petrol. Modern diesel cars have also become something of a lottery. In a bid to clean up their emissions, cars now feature diesel particulate filters. These do the job, but they do not like a diet of urban journeys where hybrids thrive. They are very expensive to fix and the internet is awash with diesel car owners who bought cars on the promise of great mpg, but are then hit with large maintenance bills. If you mostly drive around urban areas, green car buyers would be better off with a hybrid.\nThat said, if you drive at least 16,000 miles a year on long trips, the most fuel-efficient diesel is the car to go for. Diesel cars do well from the current car tax structure. When comparing new models, check the showroom car tax information.\nOfficial mpg\nCO2\/km\nCost of driving 10,000 miles*\nCongestion charge exempt\n*Based on a series of assumptions: 10,000 miles of which half is driven in urban areas. Petrol price 130p\/litre and diesel 138p\/litre, plus an average of \u00a32.50 a day to recharge electric models. Real cost will entirely depend on roads driven\/and distance between recharge. Many councils provide free recharging points which would bring down costs dramatically.\nVauxhall Ampera (electric) 29995 235.4 27g 1012 0 Yes\nToyota Prius Plug in (petrol hybrid) 27895 134.5 49g 1037 0 Yes\nHonda insight (petrol hybrid) 19535 68.9 96g 1337 0 Yes\nToyota 7 seat Prius+ (petrol hybrid) 26195 68.9 96g 1075 0 Yes\nHonda Jazz (petrol hybrid) 16300 62.8 104g 1750 0 No\nToyota Yaris (petrol hybrid) 15895 89 79g 1075 0 Yes\nPeugeot 3008 (diesel hybrid) 26996 74.4 99g 845 0 Yes\nMercedes 300 BlueTec (diesel hybrid) 40000 65.7 109g 1140 0 No\nKia Cee'd 11.6 CRDi 16295 76.3 97g 1012 0 Yes\nAnd a conventional engined car \u2026\nFord Focus 1.6 Zetec 17200 47.9 136g 1643 120 No\nStar choice: Toyota Yaris hybrid\nFor not much more than it will cost you to buy a standard five-door petrol model \u2013 a shade under \u00a315,000 compared with around \u00a312,800 \u2013 Money's top pick of green car purchases is the Toyota Yaris hybrid which offers close to 80mpg. It won't be big enough for everyone, but if you need something that will get you to work and the shops while handling the school run and the occasional longer journey, this is it.\nWith a CO2 emission count of 80g\/km, it is likely to be exempt from the London congestion charge for some time. Someone switching from a 30mpg car to the hybrid Yaris and doing 12,000 miles a year could save \u00a31,400 in lower fuel bills alone. As petrol prices rise \u2013 and oil prices are already on their way up \u2013 the savings only grow bigger.\nWe haven't driven it, but reports from those that have say it is good, and, crucially, manages to get close to its claimed consumption figure. If you are in the market for a new, small, eco-friendly car with low running costs, try one out. On paper it can't be beaten.\nIts main rival, the hybrid Honda Jazz, is also worth looking at as it is slightly bigger, although those in the know suggest that it doesn't quite beat the Yaris.\nClimb behind the wheel, hit the \"power\" button and a host of lights on the dashboard leap into life. The car's range in electric mode, you immediately learn, is 50 miles, plus a further 310 in petrol-powered reserve. You shift the automatic lever into drive, and it moves silently out into the traffic. The lack of any engine noise apart, this car goes like any other executive car \u2013 albeit with a slightly smaller interior than most. Welcome to the Vauxhall Ampera, hailed by its fans as the first \"e-car\" that, crucially, has the range to take you any place you care to go.\nThis week Guardian Money examines the host of super-green cars to hit UK showrooms in the past few months and assesses whether they are now a serious alternative to conventional cars or remain rich people's toys.\nThe petrol savings are eye-watering. Charging an Ampera to go 50 miles will set you back around \u00a32.50\u2013\u00a33, or nothing at all if you can access council-installed charging posts. Unlike other electric cars, this one has a petrol engine that will keep the wheels turning after the charge runs out. There's no vehicle tax or congestion charge to pay. But the purchase cost is very high; \u00a330,000 after the government's \u00a35,000 grant still makes it twice the price of the cheapest Ford Focus or \u00a310,000 more than a standard Ford Mondeo. The hours spent recharging will also put many people off. Overall, our analysis suggests that while the Ampera can, for some drivers, deliver financial gains, most average motorists will find that a Toyota Yaris hybrid, at under \u00a315,000, is a more realistic option.\nThe Ampera \u2013 voted UK Car of the Year 2012 \u2013 was launched in the United States as the Chevvy Volt, and sales initially tanked, delighting right-wing commentators who derided it as the \"Obama-car\". But more recently, especially in California, sales have begun rising, although sales of other electric cars, such as the Nissan Leaf have been miserable.\nWill e-cars catch on in the UK? Money did the number-crunching and found that someone currently driving a 35mpg petrol car 80 miles every working day (around 20,000 miles a year) should save around \u00a33,000 a year in petrol by switching to an Ampera \u2013 but, crucially, they will need somewhere to charge the car at work and at home.\nAnyone living in a flat, or even a terraced house without a drive, will find it impractical to charge up the car unless they live in areas such as Brighton, Birmingham and large parts of London, where free charging posts are now relatively common (they are even popping up at motorway service stations). Run the car for a decade, though you will easily make enough savings on petrol to justify the initial price tag.\nThe alternative is to buy a hybrid (petrol\/electric) car, available for less than \u00a315,000 \u2013 not much more than it costs to buy a new standard diesel model.\n\"Range anxiety\" has long been the issue (after price) that deters buyers. The all-electric Nissan Leaf can only cover 90 miles before a recharge, and then it's not like filling up at a petrol station \u2013 it will take four hours or more. This is Ampera's trump card, as it can be driven on as an electric-only car \u2013 for the cost of just a few pounds in electricity \u2013 and still be taken on a 300-mile trip with the help of its petrol back-up.\nIf you're wondering why the Ampera qualifies as an electric car rather than a hybrid it's because the Ampera is always powered electrically. Its 1.4-litre petrol engine only comes life when the battery becomes depleted, feeding enough power back to the battery to keep the car going.\nCrucially, it's the electric engine only that drives the car. In a hybrid, the petrol engine drives the car above certain low speeds.\nVehicle renting company Zipcar, one of the first major buyers of the Ampera, offered us a test drive, and we were genuinely impressed. What strikes you first is that, unlike some other electric cars, the American-built Ampera has an executive, well put-together feel, and its relaxed drive is well suited to urban motoring.\nPut the car in \"normal\" driving mode, and it does the rest. On a four-hour, high-power, charge \u2013 or six hours plugged to a household socket \u2013 it will go almost 50 miles of normal driving in electric mode before the petrol engine helps out.\nOfficially, the Ampera offers 235.4mpg, but in theory, if you drive 40 miles to work, give it a full charge, then drive home, you won't use a drop of petrol. Meanwhile, every time you brake, the energy is recycled to recharge the battery.\nInside the four-door car the battery takes up some room. As a result the interior is smaller than you might expect \u2013 similar to a compact exec car. There are two rear seats which would be OK for children, but accommodating two Olympic hammer throwers would be struggle. The rear visibility isn't great, but there is a reversing camera in the dash, along with a very swish satnav. The hatchback boot space is small for a car of this size, but not absurdly so.\nContrary to what many people think about electric cars, the acceleration is great. Vauxhall says 0-60mph is achieved in nine seconds and the car will go up to a top speed of 100mph. Running in petrol-generating mode the car appears to return around 40mpg, until it can be recharged.\nThe Ampera is backed by a \"lifetime\/100,000 mile new vehicle warranty\", while the battery system has an eight-year\/100,000 mile warranty, transferable to subsequent owners. Servicing is annual, at one of the 24 dealers supplying this car in the UK. Insurance is likely to be the same or a little higher than comparable-sized conventional cars. Reliability and battery life remain the big unknowns, as are likely resale values (though Zipcar says early signs are encouraging). The 100,000- mile warranty should ease some buyers' fears, but to pay out \u00a330,000 on such a car is still something of a leap of faith.\nUltimately, the price tag is likely to put off all but the most committed of buyers. However, if you drive to work and have access to recharging points, it's worth trying an Ampera and seeing if the sums work for you, particularly if you pay company car tax. A stress-free option could be to lease one. Contracts can be had from around \u00a3400 a month, which sounds a lot until you realise your fuel bills could be a fraction of what they are now.\nThe Mini E \u2013 is this the future of eco-friendly driving?\nWhoosh: Mark King and the BMW Mini E. Photograph: Katia KingI've never turned heads driving a 10-year-old Volkswagen Golf, but pootling along the residential streets near my Sussex home in a prototype Mini E seemed to attract admiring stares from pedestrians. Perhaps they were as fascinated as I was by the eerie Star Trek whooshing noise the car makes.\nBMW has taken an existing Mini shell and retro-fitted it with battery power to create the Mini E, a fully electric vehicle. When it arrived on my doorstep \u2013 a loan from EDF Energy \u2013 one major drawback was immediately obvious: it requires so many batteries to power it that there is no back seat. For a family of three this makes the Mini E somewhat impractical; it's for one driver and a single passenger.\nAt least as it gave me a chance to see how the car handles \u2013 and boy, does it handle well. With instant acceleration, there's no delay between touching the pedal and moving forward. Touch it too hard and you're thrown back in your seat. It's fast. Really fast.\nThe speedometer indicated the car might be able to reach speeds of up to 160mph, though I was told BMW had capped my vehicle at 95mph. When I ventured on to the A23 near Brighton, I (safely) floored it and discovered the car had no problems reaching a legal 70mph. It kicks myths about electric cars being like milk floats firmly into touch.\nBut a feature known as \"regenerative braking\" was hard to get used to. In order to put juice back into the battery, and prolong the range of the car, it brakes of its own accord the second you lift your foot off the accelerator. When approaching junctions this can be useful, but if you're used to gently easing off the accelerator and cruising slowly to a natural stop it's disconcerting at best and irritating at worst.\nSpeed-freaks might be frustrated too. The faster you go, the more charge you use up, and there are far fewer charging points than petrol stations. In some ways this makes it safer for other road users and pedestrians because it encourages slower, responsible driving, although the car's near-silence means you might worry that pedestrians can't hear you approaching.\nClearly, it's that all-important range that is the big question. The Mini E I tested was locked to accept only a 12-volt charge, which meant it took eight hours to fully charge the battery (a 30-volt charge would halve this time). And for your eight hours you get about 100 to 110 miles, making it only really practical for someone who can charge it at home \u2013 but this requires a piece of kit costing around \u00a3800 to ensure your mains electricity is safe. Without home-charging, you'll quickly develop \"range anxiety\" \u2013 constantly worrying about how much juice you have left.\nCharging a Vauxhall Ampera, which can go 50 miles on \u00a32.50 of electricity and is exempt from tax. Photograph: Alamy\nThere are plenty of electric car charging points in Brighton and I had no trouble finding one; most are free to use at the moment. While I knew I wouldn't be giving it a full charge (I didn't fancy hanging around for eight hours), I had to laugh when I looked up at the sign that read: \"Max stay three hours\" \u2013 that wouldn't get me half-charged let alone fully topped up. To be fair, that's an issue for the local council rather than BMW or Mini, but it does make you wonder how councils will cope if electric vehicles do take off. Will all public charging spaces become ridiculously busy? Will councils introduce fees for using them? Will they build more to cope with demand?\nThe estimated 3p a mile running cost would more than halve my current expenditure, but the range of the car and the tiny interior makes it impractical for my family, and if you do wish to drive far, you'd have to make repeated stops to boost your battery.\nIf you're single, in a couple or run a city-based business, it'll be much more appealing, but even then a fully electric car will be no good if you live in an block of flats or do not have a garage, driveway or parking spot near your property. Mark King\nMiles Brignall, www.guardian.co.uk\/profile\/milesbrignall\nCO2electric car\nPrevious PostFree license plates considered in China for electric vehiclesNext PostHimin Solar is the subcontractor for China's first 1MWe Tower Plant","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Ewan MacFarlane Shares 'Honey' Video From Expanded 'Always Everlong'\nHoney single art\nEwan MacFarlane has released a music video for his new single \"Honey\". The track comes from his forthcoming deluxe edition of his acclaimed debut album \"Always Everlong\", which is set to be released on February 18th.\n\"Honey\" represents the first time Ewan has revisited his back catalogue, being a recording of a song that was originally written and released via his band The Grim Northern Social back in 2003.\nHe had this to say about the song, \"I'm really proud of that period of my career, the success we had and the songs we released. Honey is about being so much in love that you can taste it.\n\"It's about wanting someone and fantasizing what it would be like to have it all on your terms, which is of course is impossible. None the less, its ok to dream!\"\nOn the deluxe release, Ewan said, \"we had so many great songs that we left out first time around. Then when the reaction to the album was so strong, it seemed like the sensible thing to do was to release an expanded version of the album.\"\nThe new package includes 7 extra tracks in total, and among them BBC Radio Scotland afternoon show single of the week \"This Year\" and new single \"Honey\". Watch the video below:\nEwan MacFarlane 'Vindicated' With New Single\nNews > Ewan MacFarlane","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Fantasy game maker is taking on a big rival: Amazon\nBy Talisman, January 15 in General Discussion\nTalisman 27\nJunior Spammer\nhttps:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/business\/2020\/01\/13\/fantasy-game-maker-taking-big-rival-amazon\/eRg12aODnJCG2vXFGGX3VL\/story.html?fbclid=IwAR2tNou3AaChTIIJ39qGAE5C2E1APNpBO53KXaKPmpEv6qwq_hrYEBKJ83A\nBy Hiawatha Bray\nAmazon is now preparing to invade Middle Earth. And only a little-known Needham video game company stands in its way.\nStanding Stone Games is the maker of the fantasy video game \"Lord of the Rings Online,\" inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale of mythical adventure and designed to be played by thousands of people at a time. Such a game is known in the business as an MMO, or massive multiplayer online game.\nStanding Stone is facing its own battle for survival as Amazon.com spends as much as $1 billion on a TV series based on Tolkien's work, and is developing its own \"Lord of the Rings\" MMO game. Amazon began working on the new game last summer, in cooperation with the Hong Kong game developer Leyou Technologies Holdings, though it hasn't revealed when it will be released.\nThough nervous about Amazon's looming competition, Standing Stone executives are a long way from panicking.\n\"Are we worried and wary about having a competing game? Of course,\" said executive producer Robert Ciccolini. \"They are an excellent company that has a lot of marketing power.\"\nCiccolini even sees a way his company could benefit from Amazon's investment, by generating enough new interest in Tolkien's work to steer customers to his company's product.\n\"The Lord of the Rings series will reinvigorate everything Lord of the Rings,\" he said. \"Having this exposure to Tolkien is usually good for us.\"\nIn fact, Amazon may not be the fearsome giant in this fight, given the company's spotty track record in game development.\n\"I'm skeptical that Amazon is going to do anything right,\" said Michael Pachter, a gaming analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles.\nAmazon Game Studios, founded in 2014, has yet to generate a major success. Indeed, just last June, the gaming unit announced substantial layoffs, as well as the cancellation of several games then under development.\nAmazon declined to comment on its plans for the game.\nWanda Meloni, chief executive of the research firm M2 Insights, figures it's not Standing Stone that needs to prove itself. \"The pressure is squarely on Amazon to succeed,\" she said.\nStill, it's Amazon, a global giant with more money than Sauron, against Standing Stone, a low-profile independent game developer that can't call for help from a rich corporate parent.\nThe Lord of the Rings game, known to its players as LOTRO, and Standing Stone's other online game, \"Dungeons & Dragons Online,\" were originally developed by Turbine, a game company founded in the mid-1990s. Turbine launched Lord of the Rings in 2006. As with other online games, such as the better-known \"World of Warcraft,\" players paid a monthly subscription fee. But in 2010, Rings switched to a \"freemium\" approach. Basic play is free but special tools and weapons that make the game more exciting can be purchased.\nIn the same year, Turbine was acquired by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, part of the giant Time Warner media company. The new owners poured millions into a game called \"Infinite Crisis,\" a massive online fighting game based on characters from another Time Warner media property, DC Comics, such as Superman and Batman.\nBut that game, released in 2015, was a massive flop. The following year, Time Warner spun off Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online into a new independent company, Standing Stone. Time Warner has since been acquired by AT&T and is now named WarnerMedia.\nLike most other MMO operators, Standing Stone won't reveal how many people have signed up to play its game, but Ciccolini said that on a typical day they see about 10,000 players logged in at the same time.\nNot everybody comes to fight battles or attempt perilous quests. For some, Rings Online is a social hangout. Ciccolini said one player, a Tolkien expert, conducts seminars on the writer and his work. The software includes a feature to let gamers perform music for the entertainment of other players; sometimes several get together and hold in-game concerts.\nThat social aspect may make it difficult for some faithful players to leave their friends behind and switch from LOTRO to the Amazon game.\n\"I'd need to know more about it before I decide to try it,\" said one player, Joris Benzidane, who works as a translator in La Rochelle, France. \"However if I play it, it will be on top of LOTRO and certainly not instead of LOTRO.\"\nFor Josh Riggins, an operations manager in Tacoma, Wash., LOTRO has become a family affair. \"My parents (in their 60s) and my kids (8 & 9) all play,\" Riggins wrote in an e-mail.\n\"The casual player (who plays for free anyway) might move to Amazon's game, but that won't bother the hard-core LOTRO players. Also, Tolkien fandom is such that many players will play both.\"\nSplay 54\nLooks like Severlin answered the questions with a sense of truth. 10k log ons per day. He is including alt cycling in this count, so at optimum the number is more like 8k and possibly much less. Anyway, let's stick with his number of 10K. The last expansion's price was from $40 to 140$.\nThe rest of what he says is being underplayed. They sure are worried and though more Tolkien world exposure does indeed captivate generally more interest. Very little will go SSG's way.\nHmm? Thirteen year old MMO or a brand new MMO? Which way will I go? Ask this question to a person with a small amount of disposable income and the answer is obvious. It doesn't matter if the person stays with the newer MMO. What matters is if SSG can endure the introduction of another competing MMO. It doesn't matter if the MMO is not LotR proper because Tolkien is Tolkien regardless of the setting. Everyone who indulges MMO's and Tolkien will choose at first the newer MMO. Well, because it's new.\nIf Amazon's new game flops, it may not matter to SSG's continued development of LOtRO. Can it and they survive? It's not looking good for SSG.\nAmenhir 119\nExperienced Spammer\nServer:Landroval\nKinship:Spirits of Gaderung\nSeverlin is in a dream world. The new game isn't going to draw people to Lotro. If the game is half-way decent and looks great it's going to suck a large amount of players away from Lotro. The only ones that will stick around are those terribly addicted to the game, and really old people that turn their noses up at \"action rpgs.\"\nI have a friend who was nagging me to log in after almost a year. Not a single person in my kinship on Landy had been active in the last two months. I ended up clearing out about 9 pages of members. Most of those people hadn't logged in in at least a year, some as high as 1200 days or more. I had also forgotten how cringe inducing the banter is in world chat. I guess that's what happens when the average age of your player base is 55 and they only know dad jokes and shitty puns.\nIf people decide to check it out they're going to see hours upon hours of bacon spam and harry potter references and immediately uninstall.\nChief Executive Shitposter\n1 hour ago, Amenhir said:\nI had also forgotten how cringe inducing the banter is in world chat.\nOh dear lord, yes. I had to mute world chat just because of how inane the idiots were on there. That and all the people saying \"goodnight Middle-earth\" as if everyone was supposed to give a shit.\nI found I had no current means to contact another outside of LotRO. Uggh! I downloaded a current patch and logged into a Creep about two weeks ago. I said I wouldn't do it and loathed the idea of watching the launcher update. I waited for near an hour for the other mentioned to log on. During that time I joined a Creep raid and went through the motions resembling pvp but my heart wasn't in it. Soon as we exchanged contact info I logged out and uninstalled the game.\nPJ. 17\nTwitter:@WhollyRudeTech\nLocation:Fareham\nKinship:Masters of the Code\nOn 1\/15\/2020 at 3:19 PM, Splay said:\nOr it could be logins when you put your username and password in initially?\nPosted Tuesday at 03:53 AM\n10K logins per day...how many of those are non-paying, either as F2P\/Premium or Lifers? I get the impression that there are a significant number of lifers, and I'd guess that 75-80% are not paying a monthly subscription. If only 20% or the regular players are paying, the game is only making $30K a month, or $360K a year. I doubt that covers the salaries for the employees.\nSomeone must be buying a hell of a lot of points to sustain the game.\nIf you listen to LOTRO players (the successor to Casual Stroll to Mordor), at least one of the hosts valars pretty much every character she creates...so she's regularly throwing SSG money. I guess these are the people who are keeping the game afloat.\nAlmagnus1 81\nJunior Forum Furniture\nServer:Elendilmir\nPosted Tuesday at 06:14 PM\nAt this point, i'm not surprised in the least that there's enough whales keeping LotRO on life support - mostly because they're stuck in a sunk cost fallacy and have to keep going.\nkarac avalron 0\n39 minutes ago, Almagnus1 said:\nHello I am new to these forums but not the game. I think there is some truth to this statement but there is also another type of whale that plays LOTRO, thats the adult with disposable income. I wont suppose to know the % of how many players are this type of player, but I can confirm personal knowledge of at least 8. As an example, there is a guy I play LOTRO with on Anor, we talk alot in discord. Frank is a 54 year old attorney, frank claims he made 350K in 2019. Video games are his hobby, he told me he spent 1,000.00 U.S. on LOTRO last year.\nI was floored, I pay VIP but It would never enter into my wildest spending thoughts to spend that much on LOTRO. I make a decent living (less than frank) but 1,000.00? Nah. Frank and I talked it out, as he explained it to me he spent .29% of his income on this game, yes thats less than a half percent of his income. Now I only know this guy from gaming he could be full of shit but I suspect there are more then the 8 or so people that I know that fall in this category.\nI would concede its the minority but I suspect the average player would have to be spending far more than the VIP a year. I mean they just did an expansion, have to pay for a studio etc. Now I understand DDO plays a roll her, its likely they combine the revenues of both games to sustain the one studio but how many \"franks\" are there out there?\n32 minutes ago, karac avalron said:\nI was floored, I pay VIP but It would never enter into my wildest spending thoughts to spend that much on LOTRO. I make a decent living (less than frank) but 1,000.00? Nah. Frank and I talked it out, as he explained it to me he spent .29% of his income on this game, yes thats less than a half percent of his income. Now I only know this guy from gaming he could be full of shit but I suspect there are more then the 8 or so people that I know that fall in this category. \nI'm wonder how many of the people that pay are basically the slot machine addicts (the kind that are dirt poor but help keep the casinos afloat). I've often wondered with some of the predatory monetization schemes employed by certain companies if that's not the actual point, especially since they often use psychology to help improve the effectiveness of the monetization.\n20 hours ago, Almagnus1 said:\nYa thats a great point, the whole loot box crap. Its prevalent in other games like Elder Scrolls Online etc. I mean LOTRO has a slot machine you can play every log in with hobbit presents. Its not coincidental it shares the appearance and visual aspects of a slot machine. It would be devious if it wasnt blatantly obvious as to what it was meant to represent.\nOn 1\/21\/2020 at 1:52 PM, karac avalron said:\nThat story is not of a whale. Their $1,000 a year doesn't make a difference. Nor will it keep the lights on. Whales in LotRO spend that much and more monthly. Even those can't make the difference. Do the math and think about it.\n5 hours ago, Splay said:\nCitation please?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Kimberley native, former Dynamiter Carter Bancks retires from professional hockey\nJan. 14, 2021 1:16 p.m.\nKimberley native and former Dynamiter Carter Bancks has announced his retirement from professional hockey.\nBancks, 31, has for the past six seasons played with the Utica Comets, the American Hockey League's (AHL) Vancouver Canucks affiliate team. He served as their captain for the past four seasons.\nAn important message from our forever Captain, Carter Bancks. pic.twitter.com\/kfODsQgA3r\n\u2014 Utica Comets (@UticaComets) January 11, 2021\nBefore stepping into a professional career, Bancks played four seasons in the WHL with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, climbing the junior hockey ranks starting with the KIJHL's Junior B Kimberley Dynamiters. Now that he's retired, Bancks is back home with his wife Lauren in Marysville.\n\"It's been incredible being back home,\" Bancks told the Bulletin in an interview on the steps of the Civic Centre, where his career began. \"I find sometimes the older you get the more you appreciate where you're from and that kind of clicked for me when i was about 24, 25 years old.\"\nREAD MORE: Kimberley native Carter Bancks enjoying career season with Utica Comets\nHis Kootenay hockey roots run deep as his father, Jerry Bancks is Kimberley hockey royalty, serving as assistant coach and then head coach with the Dynamiters in addition to working closely with the Alpine Hockey School in Kimberley.\nKimberley's Selkirk Sports School presents the Jerry Bancks award each year to an athlete who \"works to achieve excellence in their academic and athletic lives while being a positive influence and presence in their community.\" The most recipient of the award was Cameron Reid, who moved from the Dyamiters to the Cranbrook Bucks this past year.\nREAD MORE: Cam Reid receives the 2020 Jerry Bancks award\nHis father said he and his mom and sister are extremely proud of Carter, not just for his many successes on the ice, but his continual work off of it.\n\"We know how hard he worked, he kind of always went against the odds and was able to actually play a few games in the NHL which was his goal,\" Jerry said. \"I'm pretty proud of him, he took the hard way and was able to make the most of it and did quite well.\n\"A lot of people don't understand how tough it is when you're not making millions of dollars in the NHL. It's a hard business. But what makes all of us most proud of him is, if you go on the Utica website, is what he is as a man, not so much a hockey player, a captain just about everywhere he was, that's what we're most proud of.\"\nREAD MORE: Dynamiters head coach Jerry Bancks announces retirement\nBancks' first full season of professional hockey was with the AHL's Abbotsford Heat. Two seasons into his time there, Bancks was called up by parent NHL club, the Calgary Flames, and on April 23 he made his NHL debut against the Nashville Predators. Bancks was on the starting lineup that day and played a total of 12:33.\nREAD MORE: Bancks gets called up to the Flames\nREAD MORE: Bancks makes NHL pro debut\nHe got another chance to play with the Flames three days later, logging 16:49 of ice time against the Chicago Blackhawks.\nWhile in Utica, Bancks' exceptional efforts made with the community earned him recognition as the Utica Comets Man of the Year in the 2015-16 season, which also made him a nominee for the AHL Man of the Year. That year he also received the Tom McVie award as the Most Valuable Player.\nREAD MORE: Bancks reflects on Flames debut, AHL season\nHe was again awarded Comets Man of the Year in the 2019-20 season and was also awarded the Thomas M. Lindsey award for exceptional community service.\n\"That was one of the most exciting things about being in Utica, we got to do all sorts of different work within the community, stuff at homeless shelters, women's housing, tons of stuff with kids at school,\" Bancks said.\n\"And you got to meet a lot of incredible people and being there for six years you got to build relationships with them as well and obviously I've had a great role model in my dad and without my mum and dad and their influence in my life and hockey career, all the support, I would never have accomplished all the things I was able to and it's always been really important to me to give back to the places that have treated me so well.\"\nJoining the team in 2014, Bancks set a team record for appearing in 367 games during his six years there.\n\"It was an incredible experience,\" Bancks said. \"It was six years that I'll remember for the rest of my life, I was able to play in a city that was so passionate about hockey, an organization that treated their players so well and honestly all the friendships and memories of playing with your teammates and the laughs and just going to battle every night and counting on each other and just the whole experience was incredible and I feel so thankful to have got to spend six years in Utica and be a leader down there and just nothing but the best things to say about the city, the organization and all the people down there.\nIn his retirement announcement, Bancks said that the opportunity to play in Utica allowed him to live out his childhood dream and changed his life forever.\n\"To all my teammates, past and present, thank you for the countless memories,\" Bancks wrote. \"I won't forget the games we played, the laughs we shared, and the brotherhood we built.\"\nReflecting on his career from the steps of the building which helped create its foundation, Bancks said he would have never made his progression to the Western League had he not had a season with the Dynamiters program as a 16-year-old.\n\"Growing up in Kimberley, playing this in arena, as I have retired there's been a lot of reflection time and those years starting in minor hockey were incredible. All the volunteers in town, the whole community, how they supported minor hockey and then moving into the Dynamiters and all the wonderful people who volunteer their time to make sure that this is one of the best places to play in Junior B hockey.\n\"It was probably the most fun I've almost ever had playing the game.\"\nHe added that now that he's home he's excited to try and help give back to the game, helping kids move along in their own careers.\nBeyond that, Bancks said he does have some plans for what the next chapter of his life will look like, but he's unable to reveal them just yet.\n\"I'm just going to be living back home with my wife Lauren who I also need to say a big thank you to, she has been an incredible support,\" he said. \"There's been some definitely tough days being apart from each other. But just really excited to start our life back here and move on to the next chapter.\"\nIn the meantime, Bancks has been spending some of his time back home walking his lab at Bootleg, and making the hike up the ski hill to shred Kimberley's heavy snowfall.\npaul.rodgers@kimberleybulletin\nBoeser scores 2, Vancouver Canucks dump Edmonton 5-3 in NHL season opener\nFormer Taekwondo Canada coach found guilty of sex-related offences involving student","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Anna Dello Russo + H&M = Gleefully Over-the-Top Accessories\nItalian Vogue Japan editor-at-large Anna Dello Russo is famous for her unrestrained love of fashion and eccentric style. When H&M came calling for a Fall 2012 collaboration collection, she chose to do accessories, such as jewelry, clutches, shoes, shades and a trolley.\nShe may call herself a fashion victim, but Vogue Japan editor-at-large Anna Dello Russo is celebrated in the industry for her unrestrained enjoyment of fashion and her eccentric, over-the-top style. Now she's collaborated with H&M on a line of statement accessories for Fall. The collection includes sunglasses, jewelry, shoes, clutches -- and a trolley. October 4th is the official in-stores date, and involves about 140 doors worldwide.\n\"I'm completely crazy for fashion. That's why people think I'm a fashion icon, because I'm really a fashion victim more than a fashion icon,\" says AdR in the video below. About her decision to focus on fripperies rather than clothing, \"accessories for me are the focus in my life,\" she explains. \"As you see [in] my house, I collect them.\"\nI'm charmed by AdR's joyful appreciation of pretty and fantastical things. \"They make a sound,\" she says of a jingly oversize charm bracelet. \"This sound -- bling-bling -- this sound is a great sound because it's a therapeutic sound.\"\nLooks like every AdR for H&M piece is designed to elicit compliments or spark conversation at least. Anyone else wonder how many might end up on eBay with extortionist price tags within hours of stores opening on Launch Day?\nAnna Dello RussoH&Maccessories\nLUNAR NEW YEAR STYLE TIPS + BEAUTY #GRABBYHANDS\nHot to Trot: H&M Teams Up with Versace This Fall for 2012 Collection\nLineup Preview: Maison Martin Margiela for H&M","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"The 5th National Renewable Energy Summit 2013\nNow in its fifth year, the National Renewable Energy Summit is Ireland's best-established event for the business of renewable energy.\nThe 6th National Water Summit\nOrganised by iQuest, 6th National Water Summit will take place on Wednesday, November 28th 2012 at the Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin.\nNew Noise Monitoring Requirements\nThe EPA recently published new noise monitoring guidance, termed NG4. On the face of it, this is only of interest to holders of IPPC and Waste Licenses. However, many local authorities when requesting noise monitoring, or setting limits, will often refer to EPA guidelines and, therefore, this new publication should be of interest to all organisations, including local authorities, where noise is an issue.\nThe 2nd National Smart Cities Summit\nAs our planet gets more urban, our cities need to get smarter!\nFully Accredited ISO 17025 Air Monitoring Service\nAir Monitoring\nFor effective regulation of air emissions from IPPC and Waste Licensed sites, monitoring data submitted by licensees must be reliable.\nThe 2012 National Smart Electricity Conference\nFollowing the success of the inaugural 2010 National Smart Grid Summit, iQuest, in association with ESB Networks, is delighted to present the 2012 National Smart Electricity Conference.\nISO 14001 accreditation\nISO 14001 is the de facto global standard for Environmental Management Systems. Being accredited to this standard means that an organisation is committed to reducing its environmental impact and has been independently certified as so doing.\nN.E.V.S - The National Electric Vehicles Summit\nPutting the cash, cars and charging points in place to make EVs the smart choice of Irish motorists.\nOrganised by iQuest, the 5th National Water Summit will take place on Thursday, 1st December 2011 at the Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin.\nSee the Light 2011 - Ireland's Built Environment Reaching for Zero\nThe Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's (SEAI) Renewable Energy Information Office, in association with the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI), is hosting the 9th See the Light Conference on Thursday 13th October 2011 at the Memorial Hall, UCD School of Architecture, Richview, UCD, Dublin.\nEnergy Users Seminar\nEnergy Ireland, in association with the Irish Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (IIPMM) is running a one-day seminar examining key aspects of the Irish energy market and, in particular, how market developments impact on the large energy user sector.\nGetting real value from an energy audit\nIt is now widely accepted that the majority of industrial and commercial sector organisations can make significant and worthwhile savings in energy consumption by implementing energy efficient practices.\nBioenergy 2011 Wood Energy Securing Ireland's Energy Future\nPresented jointly by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, COFORD and Teagasc, Bioenergy 2011 will take place at Johnstown Castle, Wexford on Thursday 16 June 2011.\nRevised Bunding Guidelines\nBund Guidelines\nIt is over five years since Environmental Efficiency published the first edition of the Good Bunding Guidelines.\nThe Inaugural Water Metering Summit\nIn these times of major uncertainty, one decision has been made - domestic water charges will be introduced. .\nThe Inaugural Smart Cities Summit\nThe Smart City can enhance the lives of citizens, encourage business to invest and create a sustainable urban environment.\nNow in its fourth year, the National Renewable Energy Summit is Ireland's best-established event for the business of renewable energy.\nThe 8th National Waste Summit 2010\nThe 8th National Waste Summit 2010 - TIME FOR A DECISION ON WASTE - will take place on 24th November 2010 at The Convention Centre, Dublin\nOrganised by iQuest, the 4th National Water Summit will take place on Thursday, 25th November 2010 at the Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin.\nSee the Light 2010 - Building a Carbon Free Future\nThe Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland's (SEAI) Renewable Energy Information Office - in association with the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) - is hosting the eighth See the Light conference on Thursday 9th September, at Croke Park, Dublin..\nThe Inaugural SMART GRID SUMMIT\nOrganised by iQuest, the Inaugural Smart Grid Summit will take place on Thursday, 7th October 2010 at the Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin.\nFollowing an extensive review of the demand for air monitoring in Ireland, Environmental Efficiency can now offer to undertake all air monitoring required by IPPC and Waste Licence operators.\nBioenergy 2010 - warming to wood energy\nPresented jointly by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, COFORD and Teagasc, Bioenergy 2010 will place on Thursday, 17 June 2010, at the Carlton Hotel, Tralee.\nThe Inaugural National Emergency Management Summit\nA two-day hybrid conference incorporating indepth strategies for planning, response and recovery in any emergency situation - with a special, separately bookable focus day on flood risk management.\nThe Inaugural GREEN IT SUMMIT\nSoaring energy prices have put the focus on Green IT's ability to deliver reductions in energy costs.\nThe 3rd National Renewable Energy Summit\nThere's a lot happening in today's energy market. The renewable and green energy sector is fast becoming the 'hot' area for investment. Recently we received news that the European Investment Bank is to lend up to \u20ac500m to Ireland to secure the country's green energy supplies. A new agreement in climate change negotiations should also provide impetus for further investment in low carbon and clean energy technologies.\nThe waste management industry in Ireland is worth over \u20ac560 million a year and is considered by a recent Forf\u00e1s report to have a high growth potential.\nGenerating energy from residual waste\nWaste minimisation, re-use and an overall reduction in the amount sent to landfill continue to be the main drivers for the waste industry in Ireland.\nThe 3rd National Water Summit 2009\n2009 is an important year for European water policy. By the end of this year, the first River Basin Management Plans must be established by Member States, laying down specific measures to ensure that all EU waters reach good quality status by 2015.\nBioenergy 2009 - Banking on Biomass\nPresented jointly by Sustainable Energy Ireland, COFORD and Teagasc, the Bioenergy 2009 \u2013 Banking on Biomass Conference takes place on Wednesday 17 June 2009, at the Lyrath Estate Hotel,Kilkenny.\nThe National Renewable Energy Summit 2009\nA recent Forf\u00e1s study estimated the Irish market to be worth \u20ac2.8 billion, with an additional \u00a3624 million (\u20ac698 million) market in Northern Ireland.\nThe question facing Ireland now - our government, business sector and public - is whether we wait for the technological innovations that will come from abroad, or whether we make those innovations ourselves and export them.\nRepak Recycling Awards 2008\nThe Repak Recycling Awards recognise the efforts and ingenuity of the Repak Industry Members, Local Authorities and Collectors in the area of packaging prevention, reuse and recycling.\nIn order to avoid massive fines from the EU, Ireland must meet it's commitment to landfill significantly less waste - starting in 2010. With the deadline looming, the country has a major challenge on it hands.\nThe 2nd National Water Summit 2008\nWater reform continues to dominate politics, business and industry. Building and developing our water strategy remains an extremely important challenge especially in terms of effective management, legislation, sustainability & supply, conservation and quality.\nResource, Recover, Rethink\nThe environmental trade exhibitions - resource Irish Water Waste & Environment Show and recover Irish Recycling & Waste Management Show - formerly IWWE & IRWM, will see some exciting changes at the next event on 24-25 March 2009.\nBioenergy 2008 - A Growing Opportunity for Energy and the Environment\nPresented by COFORD, Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) and Teagasc, Bioenergy 2008 Conference and Exhibition will take place at Teagasc Mellows Centre, Athenry, Co.Galway on Thursday & Friday 19th and 20th June 2008, respectively.\n2007 Sustainable Energy Awards\nThe Sustainable Energy Awards are intended to encourage, recognise and reward excellence in energy management in the industrial, commercial and public sectors.\nRe-useable packaging, compostable, flexible food packaging, zero waste to landfill, fixed packaging reduction targets and geothermal heating systems are just some of the initiatives that were commended in this year's 6th Annual Repak Awards.\nSee the Light 2007 - Building for Ireland's Future Today\nOrganised by Sustainable Energy Ireland's Renewable Energy Information Office (SEI REIO) - in association with the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) - See the Light 2007 - Building for Ireland's Future Today - will take place at The Ash Suite, Croke Park, Dublin on Wednesday 31 October, 2007.\nThe 5th National Waste Summit - A new era in Irish Waste Management?\nWith Green ministers controlling the environment agenda for the first time, is this the dawning of a new era in Irish environmental policy? Specifically, what influence will the Green agenda have on existing waste management policy?\nTara Support Services Limited - Graffiti & Surface Solutions\nAs an experienced cleaning contractor, Tara Support Services Limited supplies all-in-one surface solutions. The company's range of services has been developed through experience and includes the removal of graffiti, together with a comprehensive selection of preventative products and other surface solutions.\nIEMA approved Advanced EMS Auditor Course - Five-Day Training Course\nEnv. Management\nThis 5-day Environmental Auditors Training Course has been designed specifically for members of in-house company environmental teams or management consultancies and certification bodies who wish to develop their skills and knowledge of the Environmental Management System Audit process.\nIreland's recycling rate is now over 30% for municipal waste - but, as for many other high recycling countries, the critical question now is 'What is to be done with the residual waste?' - that fraction which is left after reduction, reuse and recycling.\nHigher Certificate in Science in Environmental Management\nThe NSAI Training Centre - in partnership with IT Sligo - is offering a Higher Certificate in Science in Environmental Management by distance learning.\nBioenergy 2007- Fuelling Ireland's Future\nPresented by COFORD, Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) and Teagasc, Bioenergy 2007 will take place at Teagasc Oak Park, Carlow on Thursday 30 August.\nThe National Water Summit\nThere are huge developments in motion for one of Ireland's most important natural resources. With the National Development Plan 2007-2013 including an unprecedented \u20ac4.7 billion investment in water - as well as significant private investment - there are major issues and challenges to be addressed regarding the necessary infrastructure, treatment and planning for future capital projects.\nEnergy Services for Business\nAll businesses are concerned about the costs of energy and are constantly seeking ways to enhance competitiveness and improve their environmental performance.\nCarbon trading simply explained\nHow does carbon trading work? Does it really help tackle climate change? Is it all just smoke and mirrors? Is the Kyoto Protocol doing any good?\nWASTE POLICY, PLANNING AND REGULATION IN IRELAND\nIndependent report recommends new approaches to waste management\nTHE ALTERNATIVE, SUSTAINABLE & RENEWABLE ENERGY SUMMIT 2007\n2007 is likely to become a boom year for alternative energy. The rising popularity of alternative energy technologies will attract venture capital funding, legislative incentives and support - and growing investment from the business sector.\nSpring Clean your Office\nAs part of the National Spring Clean month, during the month of April 2007, Electronic Recycling is offering a 20% discount for recycling that old junk.\nLaw and the Environment 2007 - 5th Annual Conference for Environmental Professionals\nAimed at a wide range of environmental professions, this conference will explore a broad selection of topics and will involve presentations by leading experts in the field of environmental law from Ireland and beyond.\nBeat the Graffiti Tagger - GUM BUSTERS scores a first at IWWE\nGUM BUSTERS - long-time specialists in the removal of chewing gum and graffiti - once again score a nationwide first with the launch of their latest offensive against the Graffiti Tagger - The Graffiti Buster Kit.\nGolder Associates - User Training Courses Ireland 2007\nStructured training in the background, use and limitations of 'Sim' software - User Training Courses Ireland 2007\nJohnstown Recycling Ltd - New Organic Composting Facility\nJohnstown Recycling have announced the opening of their new Organic Composting Facility at Slanemore just outside Mullingar.\n2nd National Infrastructure Summit\nIreland's rapid economic growth continues, while the infrastructure log jam is starting to cause real problems for business. Unless the problem is addressed, it could threaten future economic growth.\nTo sustain our economic competitiveness and population growth, it is estimated that, between now and 2020, a massive \u20ac140 billion public sector investment is needed. In addition, the investment in Northern Ireland is projected to be \u20ac24 billion (up to 2015).\n\"The comprehensive package of environmental measures contained in the Budget demonstrated that the environment is now at the centre of Government economic policy\" - Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dick Roche, T.D.\nThe Sustainable Energy Awards, now an All-Island initiative, are organised by SEI and sponsored by ESB Customer Supply. The awards aim to recognise excellence in energy management.\nHealth and Safety Legislation - One-Day Training Course\nIrrespective of whether a company is involved in manufacture or is a service organisation, it has a statutory obligation - under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005 - to operate in a manner which safeguards the health and safety of its workforce.\nEnvironmental Legislation - One-Day Training Course\nNSAI offers public courses to help individuals gain the skills that they require to operate management systems effectively. The range of courses offered reflects the wide range of certification services offered by NSAI.\nIPPC licence application - how to avoid the costs\nAs a result of changes in the IPPC Directive, more and more companies are required to have an IPPC licence. Where a licence is required, there are significant time and cost factors involved - not only in making the application, but also with ongoing compliance costs.\nGreening the Personal Computer\nThe importance of developing a Green Computer can best be understood in relation to the impact of the IT industry on the environment and society.\nThe Fourth National Waste Summit - Implementing Ireland's waste management plans\nNow that the waste plans are in place - in accordance with national and European policy - it is time to implement them. The National Waste Summit 2006 will examine the key issues and challenges to be faced in delivering Ireland's much needed waste management infrastructure and services.\nThe Environment has become an important factor in the overall business strategy of companies in Ireland, as environmental issues become increasingly complex. Traditional ways of addressing environmental issues - in a reactive ad-hoc manner - are proving to be highly unsatisfactory. The need for qualified people with environmental training has grown as a result of the requirement to implement an ever-increasing amount of environmental legislation.\nNSAI Annual Conference 2006 - ENVIRONMENT IRELAND\nMaximising the positive and minimising the negative impact of business development on sustainable development\nIBEC NATIONAL CONFERENCE - The Future of WEEE Management in Ireland\nThe WEEE Directive, which came into force in Ireland on the 13th of August 2005, was an extremely significant piece of legislation for producers and retailers of electrical and electronic equipment. The experience gained since August '05 makes this Conference both timely and necessary.\nMillennium Park - Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)\nGreenstar's Millennium Park Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is one of the largest automated recycling facilities in Ireland and the UK and was officially opened on Monday, October 16th by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr. Dick Roche, TD.\nEchoing the philosophy of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, 11 Awards were presented by the Minister of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr. Dick Roche TD - to schools, companies and local authorities at the 2006 Repak Recycling Awards in the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin.\nNew Technologies Training Programme\nAn exciting new CPD accredited training course has been developed by Enviros Consulting - with support from F\u00c1S - for personnel at all levels who have a role in the waste decision-making process.\nRepak calls on householders to break Recycling Week record\nRepak is calling on householders to break the Repak Recycling Week record by helping to recycle over 15,000 tonnes of used packaging in the weeks surrounding this year's campaign, which takes place from the 2nd October to the 8th October.\nTechRec wants your WEEE!\nTechRec, the only WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) processing facility in Ireland, is opening its doors in 51 Park West, Dublin 12 to the general public, on Saturday 7th October, 2006 from 10am to 4pm - as part of National Recycling Week. The aim of the day is to encourage Irish consumers to become more recycling conscious and do their part in the 'race against waste'.\nNational Energy Efficiency \"Power of One\" Campaign\nNoel Dempsey T.D., the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources has launched the Power of One campaign - a two-year national campaign to address the issue of energy efficiency in Ireland. The nationwide campaign is designed to highlight what each of us - as individuals - can do to reduce wasteful energy consumption.\nIreland's largest WEEE recycling facility opens in Dublin\nCedar Resource Management, Ireland's leading recycler of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), has launched its WEEE recycling facility in Dublin. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dick Roche TD officially opened the facility in the Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole.\nESAI Environ 2007 colloquium\nThe ESAI Environ 2007 Colloquium will take place at the Institute of Technology Carlow from 26th - 28th January 2007.\nGreening IT - Beyond Recycling..\nThe development of a Green Computer - one that contains no toxic waste, is relatively easy to reuse or recycle - is a persistent dream for environmentally aware IT developers.\nAdoption of sustainable building practices as energy costs continue to grow\nSEE THE LIGHT 2006 - organised by Sustainable Energy Ireland's Renewable Energy Information Office (SEI REIO), in association with the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) - will take place at the Cavan Crystal Hotel, Cavan on 28-29 September 2006.\nNational Environmental Conference & Exhibition for the Hospitality & Tourism Industry\nThe National Environmental Conference & Exhibition for the Hospitality & Tourism Industry is the first environmental conference specifically aimed at the Hospitality & Tourism Industry in Ireland. The event is taking place on Tuesday 5th September, 2006 in Killashee House Hotel. The Conference will be officially opened by Minister Dick Roche T.D. and will be Chaired by Noel Duffy from Clean Technology Centre in Cork.\nFoundation Course in Environmental Management\nThe aim of this certified programme is to provide new and experienced managers - with responsibility for environmental matters - with the necessary information and skills to ensure optimum environmental performance and resource management. The course numbers are limited to 18 participants\n'Free Trade' - the market for Reuse\nThe Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Vincent Jackson, has launched \"Free Trade\" - an innovative new online service that helps Dublin householders obtain and pass-on goods for free - such as furniture, stereos, baby products, garden items, books, clothes and lots more.\nEnvironment & Recycling Shows will run annually from 2007 at the RDS, Dublin\nFor the first time - due to high demand - the Irish Water, Waste & Environment (IWWE) and the Irish Recycling & Waste Management (IRWM) exhibitions will run annually from 2007 at the RDS, Dublin. The dates for the next shows are 7 - 8 March 2007.\nEnvironment Ireland 2006\nEnvironment Ireland is Ireland's largest annual conference on environmental policy and management. With the success of last year's inaugural event, this year the conference and exhibition have been moved to the larger Burlington Hotel venue.\nIreland's National Allocation Plan 2008 - 2012\nThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted Ireland's second National Allocation Plan to the European Commission in Brussels as required under the Emissions Trading Directive on 13 July 2006.\nLocal Authority Prevention Demonstration (LAPD) Programme\nA national initiative to promote waste prevention through local authorities has been launched by Mr Dick Roche, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government. The Local Authority Prevention Demonstration (LAPD) Programme will not only prevent waste being generated in participating businesses and sectors, its findings will provide a template for other waste prevention projects nationwide.\nIndaver invest \u20ac4 million in 'Waste to Energy' Facility\nIndaver Ireland has invested over \u20ac4 million in a new solvent blending facility that will allow hazardous waste to be treated, recycled and converted into a fuel. The new facility is located at Indaver's existing EPA licensed hazardous waste transfer station.\nEnergy from Waste in Ireland\nA top level conference - with speakers from Ireland covering policy, strategy, planning and financing for energy recovery within an integrated waste management future - is to be held on Tuesday, 19 September 2006 at the SAS Radisson Hotel, Dublin. The Chairman of the conference will be PJ Rudden, Director, RPS Consulting Engineers and the Keynote Address will be given by Mr Dick Roche, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.\n2005 Repak Results\nRepak, the industry funded recycling scheme, has revealed initial packaging recycling figures for 2005 - showing how industry met and exceeded the 2005 EU used packaging recycling target (50%) by an impressive 14% (64%).\nEPA launches 24 hour phone service - reporting of illegal dumping encouraged\nThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled details of a confidential telephone service designed to encourage reporting of illegal dumping of waste or of abandoned illegal dumps.\nEmission Trading Scheme (EU ETS)\nThe European Commission has released (15 May 2006) the 2005 carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions data and compliance status of more than 9,400 installations covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.\nThe inaugural National Infrastructure Summit 2006\nThe critical need for development and investment in Ireland's infrastructure is well documented. Decades of under-investment in the country's national infrastructure is affecting us all. Sustained strategic investment is needed to correct our infrastructure deficit and maintain our competitiveness as a world-class economy.\nSustainable Energy Awards 06\nThe annual Sustainable Energy Awards are intended to encourage, recognise and reward excellence in energy management, performance and design in the industrial, commercial and public sectors in Ireland.\nComposting Innovation - from Sewage Works to Composting Plant\nThe rate of adoption of composting - especially of kerbside collected green waste - has been accelerating over the past few years, but finding suitable sites can be a limiting factor. The site chosen for this Enviros designed project - and the extent to which existing infrastructure has been modified and re-used -makes this project a remarkable example of sustainable re-use on a large scale.\nThe Kyoto Protocol - One year on\nThe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - and its Kyoto Protocol - provide the international framework for combating climate change.\nNational Environmental Conference to be hosted at Environmental & Recycling Shows\nFaversham House Group, organisers of Irish Water Waste & Environment (IWWE) and the Irish Recycling & Waste Management (IRWM) shows (8-9 March 2006, RDS Dublin), has announced that its shows will partner with the annual Forum for environmental professionals - organised by the Dundalk Chamber of Commerce.\nWaste Technologies - Composting\nImproving our waste management system is a key challenge that is currently engaging Ireland's citizens and government. A primary goal in accordance with the EU Landfill Directive is to reduce our dependence on landfill in favour of more environmentally sound alternatives.\nNew noise regulations to impact on the waste management sector\nA new regulation entitled \"Safety, Health & Welfare at Work (Control of Noise at Work)(Protection of Workers) Regulations to be introduced by February 15th 2006, will have a significant impact on the waste management sector in Ireland.\nSustainable Energy Awards 2005\nOrganised by SEI and sponsored by ESB Customer Supply, the Sustainable Energy Awards encourage, recognise and reward excellence in energy management in the industrial, commercial and public sectors.\nLessons from integrated Waste Management in Europe - Case Study for Ireland\nPJ Rudden, Business Development Director for RPS Group Ireland, gave the Keynote Address at The Annual Conference of the Waste Management Association of Australia.\nIBEC Environment Awards 2005\nSociety today expects high environmental performance from all sectors of Irish business. Irish industry continues to meet the challenge of continuous environmental improvement in the face of increasing competition in all industrial sectors - e.g. engineering and electronics; food and drink; pharmaceutical and chemical and textiles.\nEchoing the philosophy of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, 12 Awards were presented by the Minister of the Environment, Mr. Dick Roche TD - to individuals, companies and local authorities at this year's Repak Recycling Awards in the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin.\nThe 3rd national Waste Summit\nThe 3rd National Waste Summit - taking place again in the Croke Park Convention Centre, on October 25th and 26th 2005 - is aiming to answer the questions on how to put waste plans into action and ensure a clean future for Ireland.\nBund survey reveals many bunds in poor state\nThe EPA requires IPC licence holders to have their bunds tested at regular intervals. A recent survey of these bund test results suggests that the nation's bunds are in a poor state and that a large proportion of bunds fail the required water retention test.\nF\u00c1S - Environmental Training\nF\u00c1S provides a range of Environmental Training Programmes.\nREACH debate coming to a head\nAfter two years of heated discussion and controversy, MEPs and lobbyists are gearing up for a decisive clash as the draft REACH bill goes to the EU Parliament in a first reading vote\nNitrates Directive\nThe Nitrates Directive (91\/676\/EEC) - Council Directive of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources - was adopted in 1991 and has the objective of reducing water pollution caused or induced by nitrates from agricultural sources and preventing further such pollution, with the primary emphasis being on the management of livestock manures and other fertilisers.\nService Indicators in Local Authorities 2004\nThe Report - DELIVERING VALUE FOR PEOPLE - SERVICE INDICATORS IN LOCAL AUTHORITIES - was launched in January 2004, by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.\nIRCHEM 2005 sponsored by FedEx set to attract over 2,000 visitors\nIRCHEM - Ireland's only Exhibition for the largest, most successful and fastest growing industrial sector - moves to Dublin for this year's event.\nQuestions & Answers on EU Policies on Electric and Electronic Waste\nElectrical and electronic waste is waste from a huge spectrum of products. They include small and large household appliances, IT and telecommunications equipment, lighting equipment, and consumer goods - such as radios, TV sets, video cameras and hi-fi systems.\nWEEE & RoHS Directives\nThe WEEE Directive requires producers to be responsible for the financing of the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE from 13 August 2005.\nEnvironmental policy integration in Europe - the role of administrations\nEnvironmental policy integration (EPI) means including environmental considerations into other policies - with a view to achieving sustainable development. While political commitment to this has received much attention, there has been less focus on support for EPI from administrations.\nRepak, the industry funded recycling scheme, has revealed initial packaging recycling figures for 2004.\nIncreased power production drives EU greenhouse gas emissions up in 2003\nEmissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases from the European Union have increased in 2003, after having fallen in 2002. Emissions in the 15 old member states (EU-15) increased by 53 million tonnes (1.3%) between 2002 and 2003.Total EU-25 emissions increased by 1.5%.\nWater Quality in Ireland 2001-2003\nThe EPA report (Water Quality in Ireland) presents a review of water quality in the State in the years 2001-2003, based on measurements made in the period at some 3000 locations on 13,200 km of river and stream channel, on 492 lakes and 25 estuarine and coastal water areas and at some 300 groundwater sampling locations.\nWind Energy - Why aren't we taking advantage?\nAt the end of 2004, Ireland had 339 MW installed wind power, including 25 MW offshore at Arklow Bank. With a total Irish electricity capacity approaching 6,000 MW for the same period, this means that wind is supplying approximately 5.5 % of overall generating capacity.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"A Selection of\nMind Control Movies\nMind control movies on the increase?\nIt seems that there are more and more mind control movies nowadays. It's probably a reflection of the growing awareness of the damage being done by psychopaths and manipulators in our society today. And of course, the more extreme psychopaths, the serial killers and rapists, sell tickets at cinemas.\nYou can watch instructional videos on sects here\nSome movies demonstrate very well the nature of psychopaths, others demonstrate the effects of mind control and still others illustrate how life is for the members of a destructive sect. Here are some examples of each.\nMind control movies - psychopaths\nEdward Norton plays a psychopath in \"Stone\", who manipulates the prison psychologist (Robert DeNiro) into making mistakes and letting him go free, He even gets his wife to seduce the psychologist!\nTerrence Malick's \"Badlands\" has Martin Sheen playing the role of a psychopath, killing his girlfriend's father and then going on the run. Of particular interest, however, is Sissy Spacek's role of the girlfriend. Notice in particular the lack of emotion after the death of father and frequently, while she is commenting in the background, she talks about all sorts of highly emotional things without the faintest emotion in her voice.\n\"I, Psychopath\" is a great movie about a self-proclaimed psychopath who wants to be tested to confirm if he's a psychopath or not. You will learn a lot about how psychopaths think and function from this film. He's even caught on camera insulting and abusing the interviewer, one of the typical methods used in mind control. You can watch the movie free here\nAnother free movie is \"Fishead\" which examines the role psychopathy plays in the current financial crisis in the world. There are two issues here. One is the psychopaths themselves who are in positions of leadership. The second is the role of antidepressants in causing a lack of empathy in decision makers. You can watch it here (sign up is free).\n\"The Devils Double\" is another great movie about a man who was forced to be the double of Hussein's son. In this you can see the childish, impetuous nature of a psychopath, with the desire for instant gratification. Also obvious is the sudden temper, the viciousness, the sexual delinquency and the total lack of respect for others that is typical of psychopaths.\n\"The Last King of Scotland\" is another fantastic portrayal of a psychopath by Forest Whitaker. There are a lot of examples of the sudden changes of mood, one moment being friendly, the next moment aggressive and threatening, in order to control and manipulate. Highly recommended!\nMind control movies - sects\n\"Red State\" is about three teens looking for sex who get caught up in a fundamentalist religious sect who kill sexual deviants. A lot of interesting things here about the mind-set of group members including the conflicts they sometimes have. The FBI's handling of this sect is also of interest in this movie!\n\"Los Esclavos Felices\" is a movie that was supervised by Alfredo Silletta, a well-known anti-sect journalist. This is a brilliant portrayal of the recruitment and indoctrination in a sect. It is a Spanish movie, but it's well worth a look if you want to understand how sects function. To someone who has not been in a sect it may seem a bit far-fetched, but ex-members of sects will recognize a lot of what happens in the movie.\n\"The Island\" is about people in a sheltered environment waiting for their turn in a lottery to be able to go to the island. It turns out that they are clones grown for the organ spares of their 'owners'. The bounded reality of the sect is depicted here very well.\nIn a similar vein there is \"The Village\" 2004, \"Demolition Man\" 1993, \"The Truman Show\" 1998 and \"The 13th Floor\", 1999. In Demolition Man, pay special attention to the language and how it has been curtailed in order to limit the thinking and actions of the people. This is called 'loaded language' in cults.\nMind control movies - the effects\n\"The Wave\" is a German movie where a teacher tries to create the experience of life in a dictatorship for his students. It demonstrates nicely the effects of group pressure on individuals and how quickly people can change their beliefs and ideals.\n\"Dogville\" is a brutal demonstration of firstly, how people can be manipulated to treat others badly, and secondly, how somebody in a vulnerable position can be captured by a group and subjected to all sorts of horrors. This movie is not recommended for people in a very sensitive state of mind.\n\"1984\" George Orwell's classic tale of life in a totalitarian environment. Timeless!\n\"Bridesmaids\" (2011). Not strictly a movie about mind control but it displays the isolation that can occur as a result of mind control. The main character is the chief bridesmaid organizing a friend's wedding. Another friend wants the job and sets about to discredit the main character, and does so as well as any good psychopath!\n(It turns out she's not actually a psychopath, she does feel guilt and remorse. However, the first half of the movie is a good demonstration of the devastating effects of a psychopath at work.)\nAnthony Hopkins deserves a mention in any list of mind control movies. In \"The Road to Wellville\" he plays the eccentric leader of a health spa, which is essentially a parody of a health and fitness sect. He also plays the lead role in the famous Hannibal Lecter series, which is about a psychopathic serial killer.\nAnd the recent TV series \"Homeland\" is not only very entertaining, it demonstrates many of the aspects of emotional manipulation used by psychopaths to control others, as well as the extent to which victims of mind control can be manipulated (I will say no more in order not to spoil it!)\nEntertainment and education\nThis is just a short list and it seems that there are many other mind control movies being turned out today. The manipulators seem to have captured evn the interest of movie makers and theatre goers!!\nWe are going to have to find a way to deal with the damage and destruction that psychopaths cause. At the moment society and the legal system are not sufficiently organized to deal with what is happening. Mind control movies are not only entertaining but they help to increase awareness of the problem and shows people that psychopath does not always mean 'serial killer'. In fact, it is estimated that about 1% of the population today are psychopaths!\nLearn how to stop mind control...\nReturn from Mind Control Movies to Mind Control\nFrustrated with your web site?\nDifficulty deciding with so much information that is often contradictory?\nThe steps to success - with unmatched proof!\nOnline Success Is About More Than Just Web Hosting\nSOLO BUILD IT! -Web Hosting PLUS All The Tools","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Elul: How To Realistically Change The World by Rabbi Benjamin Blech\nFeeling down about the state of the world? Hard to read the newspapers with all of the tragedies that have become part and parcel of our daily lives? Well the month of Elul is here \u2013\nHappiness- Day 1\nTony Robbins' Secret to Happiness by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg\nYears ago, someone gave me a Tony Robbins CD to listen to. I was excited to hear what one of the most inspirational people of modern times would have to say and how it could change my life for the better.\nAcquiring Faith by Rebbetzin Feige Twerski\nA young man, a congregant of our synagogue stood spellbound as he watched my brother-in-law Rabbi Shloime, of blessed memory, totally absorbed in and transported by the experience of prayer.\nEinstein's Secret to Happiness by Rabbi Benjamin Blech\nLast week an anonymous buyer bought a short note written by Albert Einstein for $1.56 million an auction in Jerusalem, an all-time record for the sale of a document in Israel.\nThe True Path to Inner Happiness by Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks\nMany years ago I heard a wonderful story about a great Jewish sage. Someone had written him a letter on the following lines. \"I am in a state of deep depression. I wake up each morning dreading the day ahead.\nHappiness Day 5\nSuffering is Optional by Rabbi Kalman Packouz\nI once visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. What impacted me most was a video interview. An old man told of finding his friend davening (praying) one day. \"Chaim, what are you praying?\"\nPlug Into The Positive: Choose Hope by Rebbetzin Slovie Jungreis Wolff\nHuman nature is drawn to the negative. We pay attention to the stains, the frustrations, that which irritates us. We are surrounded by news that makes us feel down and fear of the unknown.\nShabbat Edition- Day 7\nParshat Shoftim by Rabbi Shraga Simmons\nEvery person has one thing that he is living for. Let's call it a \"personal bottom line.\" For some it is money, for others prestige, for others pursuit of pleasure. Now let's imagine that you're faced with a situation where you are about to lose everything \u2013\nsuccess- day 8\nJewish Identity: Are You In or Out? by Sara Yoheved Rigler\nOur Sages assert that the Israelites in Egypt were on the lowest level of spiritual impurity. They worshipped idols. They were debauched and dissolute. So how did they merit the grand and miraculous redemption?\nFind Your Greatness: The Power of Visualizing Change by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller\nWhat Does Change Look Like?\nFor Alfred Nobel, the beginning of change looked like an obituary in a French newspaper: his own. Nobel, a Swedish arms-manufacturer, invented dynamite.\nsuccess- day 10\nInspiration and Perspiration by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks\nBeethoven wrote more than 700 works of music, some after he became deaf. It is said that he sawed the legs off his piano, and used the floor as a sounding board. Lying with his ear to the wooden floor,\nIsrael's Long Walk To Freedom by Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein\nIn his autobiography \"Long Walk to Freedom,\" South African President Nelson Mandela, considers the balance needed when reflecting on the past and the future, on achievements and failures:\nIn The Footsteps Of Moses: The Man Of The Wall by Brocha Goetz\nOne day, when Meir Schuster and his friend were in their early twenties, they had just finished praying at the Western Wall. They watched other young people going to the Wall and being lit up by the experience. And the thought struck both of them at the same time:\nPrinciples In Politics: The Lieberman Legacy by Rabbi Shraga Simmons\nFor years, the conventional wisdom was that to get ahead in secular society, you had to tone down your Jewishness. But Senator Joseph Lieberman has changed all that. As an orthodox Jew, he observes Shabbat, eats kosher, and prays three times a day.\nShabbat Edition- Day 14\nParshat Ki Teitzei Holy Money: Integrity and Honesty by Rabbi Yitzchok Breitowitz\nDealing honorably in business is the acid test for whether religion is truly relevant. Many have a mistaken idea of what is within the scope of Jewish tradition.\nPleasure- day 15\nA Connoisseur Of Life: Judaism's Approach To Pleasure by Rabbi Noah Weinberg\nImagine inviting someone over for a fancy, four-course dinner. After serving the melon, they thank you and get up to leave. \"Where are you going? We're just getting started. The best is yet to come!\"\nBody and Soul: Why We Fast On Yom Kippur by Rabbi Akiva Tatz and Rabbi Shmuel Reichman\nIt is commonly understood that Abraham's major contribution was the doctrine of monotheism. He taught an idolatrous world that there is only one God, and that idea is synonymous with Judaism. But I have to tell you that that picture is not accurate.\nCraving For Connection: Three Levels of Intimacy by Rabbi Shlomo Buxbaum and Rabbi Yonason Goldson\nTHE ELEMENT OF WATER: PLEASURE CENTERS OF THE SOUL We yearn for love and connection, as well as a pull toward physical gratification.\nFruits Of Your Labor and Bread Of Shame: The Glow Of Accomplishment by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan\nOne of the highest human pleasures is that of accomplishment and completing a job well done. In order to make man a vehicle to accept His good, God created him with the capacity to enjoy. There are many things that give man pleasure.\nScience Of The Spirit: The Transcendence of Man by Rabbi Yitzchok Fingerer and Rabbi Dr. Aryeh Leibowitz\nIn August 2005, the London Zoo was the first in the world to highlight a new exhibit: human beings. After an exhaustive contest, eight candidates (a chemist included) were selected to serve as pioneers for this trailblazing attraction. In cages, with keepers in tow, these eight men and women \"monkeyed around.\"\nA Taste Of Heaven: Insights From The Hit Film \"Soul\" by Ruchi Koval\nWhat happens to us after we die? Who are we, truly, as humans? What is our purpose for living? What is the higher power in the universe? These are just some of the \"light\" questions that are explored in Disney\/Pixar's latest movie, \"Soul.\"\nKi Tavo: A Nation Of Storytellers by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks\nThe secret to Jewish longevity is our power of narrative. Howard Gardner, professor of education and psychology at Harvard University, is one of the great minds of our time. He is best known for his theory of \"multiple intelligences,\nRelationships- Day 22\nMan's Real Best Friend by Rabbi Zev Leff and Rabbi Boruch Leff\nThe Talmud (Sotah 14a) instructs us in the Mitzvah of imitating God in all His ways. Just as God clothes the naked, visits the sick, comforts mourners and buries the dead, so should you emulate\nThe Origins Of Life & The Children Of God by Rabbi Warren Goldstein and Rabbi Noson Weisz\nIn 1964, Arno Penzias and Robert Woodrow Wilson, two young astronomers, stumbled on the origins of the universe completely by accident. Sitting at their desks at Bell Labs, New Jersey, they suddenly picked up a strange buzzing sound from their telescope.\nThe Social Animal: Man's Desire For Community by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks\nThe Torah describes the infamous episode when Moses performs the very first example of tikkun olam, a mending of the past and rectification of what was broken, namely the sin of the Golden Calf. The Torah signals this by using essentially the same word at the beginning of both episodes.\nLouis Armstrong And The Jewish Family by M. Rosenzweig\nLouis Armstrong, popularly known as \"Satchmo\", was a towering, influential and beloved jazz musician. His career spanned five decades and different eras in the history of jazz. And for most of his adult life, the Baptist wore a Star of David necklace, the quintessential symbol of Judaism.\nMaking Love Last: Holy Matrimony by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Rabbi Yehoshua Berman\nOver the past few months I've been having conversations with leading thinkers, intellectuals, innovators and philanthropists for a BBC series on moral challenges of the 21st century. Among those I spoke to was David Brooks, one of the most insightful moralists of our time.\nHostility & Harmony: The Iconic Sibling Sagas of Tanach by Rabbi Ari Kahn\nIn a sense, the entire first book of the Torah is a book of sibling intrigue, involving competition, jealousy and even murder. As Abel's bloodied, lifeless body lies on the ground in a lonely field, God calls out to Cain and asks, or perhaps demands, \"Where is your brother Abel?'\nParshat Nitzavim: Choosing Choice by Rabbi Noson Weisz\nRosh Hashanah celebrates the gift of free will. My rebbe, Rabbi Yitchok Hutner of blessed memory, characterized Rosh Hashana as the holiday that celebrates the gift of bechira , free will. Rosh Hashana is the Day of Judgment and there cannot be judgment without choice. The greatest possible acknowledgement of the importance and power of human choice is God's willingness to sit in judgment and carefully weigh the merits of man's decisions.\nHigh Holidays- Day 30\nNew Years Resolutions That Last by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller\nAs the High Holidays approach, here's how to make real changes and get the new year off to a fresh start.Twelve days. That's the length of time most people keep New Year's resolutions, according to one 2018 study.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Back | Home \u203a Knowledge Base \u203a Marine Radio Articles\nA Guide to Marine Radio\nThis guide goes someway to explain suitable radio products used to communicate at sea. It is not intended to replace guidance from professional radio specialists such as RYA appointed instructors.This is general information about the different types of marine radio products available and will hopefully help you make an informed choice when purchasing.\nThe most popular way of communicating at sea is via a marine VHF (Very High Frequency) set. These are combined transmitter\/receivers that operate on allocated frequencies known as 'channels'.\nMarine VHF radios are used for a variety of purposes including; contacting harbours, marinas, locks, summoning the rescue services and ship-to-shore or ship-to-ship communication. To prevent maritime transmissions creating interference with other radio users, a section of the radio spectrum has been allocated specifically for marine communications.\nTo make operation within the spectrum as simple as possible, radio frequencies have been organised into numbered channels (eg. Ch.16 actually refers to156.800MHz).The VHF marine radio band remains consistent around the world, ensuring that vessels travelling on international voyages can always communicate. There are 55 international marine channels, a similar number of private channels (allocated on a local basis to commercial organisations), and some unique national channels. Channel 16 (156.800MHz) is the international calling and distress channel.\nHandheld VHF radios work in exactly the same way as their fixed equivalents. Many of the features are shared and in ICOM's range they even follow the same operating protocol, to help users who use both types. As with any tool there are advantages and disadvantages.\nHandheld advantages include small size and portability, usefulness in an emergency, should a vessels electrical power fail, independence from the vessel's power and antenna, and value. Disadvantages are related to the power output and battery life, which affects range and how long the handheld can be used.\nTo summaries, compact size makes handhelds more suitable for small vessels without their own battery source; or as emergency back-up for fixed radios or as additional radios for crew and use in tenders etc.\nFixed or panel-mount VHF Marine radio\nAll ICOM fixed-mount marine VHF radios have DSC calling capability, allowing you to alert other boats, ships and shore stations with the single press of a button. These DSC capabilities include; position polling, a variety of group calling options and the ability to connect to a remote microphone and act as an inter-ship intercom system. Many radios also have automated fog horns that connect to an external hailer horn to act as a public address system and built-in hailers .\nFixed radios do require installation, including connection to a power source, VHF antenna and GPS antenna. When siting your radio, you should think about how it will be used. You will probably need it whilst navigating and at the helm when entering or leaving port. Think carefully before installing.\nHow much Range can I get with my marine radio\nMany customers ask about the range (distance) over which a radio can communicate. It is the most popular question, with the hardest answer. Radio travels as waves\u2026 similar to light, and like light it can be reflected, reduced or even stopped by other objects. A popular answer is 'line of sight' which essentially means 'if you can see it, you can talk to it'. This is generally a good guide.\nYou must remember that the radio signal comes from the radio aerial (not the radio itself) and therefore mounting the antenna higher allows the radio to 'see' further. The same rules apply for receiving a signal, although some base station aerials are also mounted on very high masts. This is another influencing factor.\nAs a stronger, more powerful light can be seen from further away, the same applies to radio. Radio power is measured in watts and the higher the power the further the range, but it's not quite that simple. Even very low power can give some range, subject to conditions.\nPower can be used to improve the quality of signal and to overcome some obstacles. Remember, more power out means more power in, giving shorter battery life for handhelds or non-recharging batteries. Always start with the lowest power setting and work up. All fixed sets have at least two power settings, 5 watt and 25 watt. Handhelds have various power levels, ICOM models are typically 1 watt to 6 watt as standard, with 1~5 watts available on entry models.\nBecause VHF travels in straight lines, like light, as you travel away from land the curvature of the earth prevents the signal from reaching you. This happens between 35 and 50 miles off shore and if you still need to communicate over that distance you need to look for some other way of achieving this, ie., by using HF (SSB) radio.\nLonger distance (beyond VHF) communications are achieved using an MF\/HF\/SSB radio. MF means Medium Frequency and gives a range of up to 200~250 miles. HF or High Frequency extends that range to thousands of miles and maybe even global. SSB means Single Side-Band and is the mode that the radios use to communicate. This subject can quickly become very technical and we will not dwell on the whys and wherefores here. Many books exist for those who want to know more.\nInstallation is Very Important when Dealing with Marine HF Radio\nAs HF relies on propagation to achieve long range, it is essential that the signal is given the best possible start. This generally means that the antenna and RF ground need to be correctly installed. Whilst an ATU will improve antenna operation, the RF ground and power supply are more complex and require a degree of technical knowledge and experience. For this reason we advise customers to seek professional advice on HF installations. It is worth noting that this equipment may be used in a safety of life situation and cutting corners to save a few pounds is really not worth the risk. MF\/HF\/SSB equipment draws a high current (around 30 Amps at 12 Volts) and when incorrectly installed, transmitting can affect other instruments such as GPS, autopilots etc.\nAll radios require the user and the vessel to hold a relevant licence. The vessel's licence is like a car tax disc, but is also the key to obtaining an MMSI number, which will uniquely identify your vessel. The user requires a radio 'driving licence' and two different types are available.\n1. For VHF only, the SRC (Short Range Certificate) takes one days training and essentially instructs users in radio etiquette and procedures. VHF operation itself is fairly straightforward, however, the the course also teaches you about digital selective calling (DSC) functions and emergency procedures.\n2. For other communications (HF, Satcom etc.) the LRC (Long-Range Certificate) is required. This covers procedures such as setting up an HF call etc. and takes about 3 or 4 days. Courses are available nationwide at RYA registered schools.\nWe hope this short guide has thrown some light on the topic of marine radio.\nFor information about ICOM marine products, visit the marine radio pages on our website.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Mary Travers Biography\n(Singer-Songwriter and Member of the Folk Music Group 'Peter, Paul and Mary')\nBirthday: November 9, 1936 (Scorpio)\nBorn In: Louisville, Kentucky, United States\nMary Travers was an American folk singer, who was part of the musical folk music trio 'Peter, Paul and Mary'. Their group was known for their smooth harmonies as well as their anthems which had a political tone. They were one of the most successful and best-known musical groups in the 1960s. Their first album was 'Peter, Paul and Mary', which was a success. It reached 1st position on the US Billboard 200. At the 1963 Grammy Awards, the single 'If I Had a Hammer', won two awards in the categories of 'Best Folk Recording', and 'Best Performance by a Vocal Group'. The group continued to release several more albums, such as 'See What Tomorrow Brings', 'Album 1700', and 'Peter, Paul and Mommy'. In 1999, their group was also inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2ZPPPpgr3d\/\n(maddymillerphoto)\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4ppbqAjetD\/\n(dudleysrecords)\nhttps:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Peter_Paul_and_Mary_1970_Crop.JPG\n(ITA-International Talent Associates \/ Public domain)\nPop Singers #357\nMusicians #1456\nSingers #668\nDID WE MISS SOMEONE?\nCLICK HERE AND TELL US\nWE'LL MAKE SURE\nTHEY'RE HERE A.S.A.P\nAlso Known As: Mary Allin Travers\nSpouse\/Ex-: Ethan Robbins (m. 1991), Barry Feinsteinm (1963\u201319680, Gerald L. Taylor (1969\u20131975)\nfather: Robert Travers\nmother: Virginia Coigney\nsiblings: Ann Gordon, John Travers\nchildren: Alicia Travers, Erika Marshall\nBorn Country: United States\nPop Singers Lyricists & Songwriters\nDied on: September 16, 2009\nplace of death: Danbury, Connecticut, United States\nCause of Death: Leukemia\nU.S. State: Kentucky\nCity: Louisville, Kentucky\nAmerican Celebrities\nAmerican Women\nKentucky Musicians\nWomen Singers\nScorpio Singers\nMary Travers, along with Peter Yarrow, and Noel Paul Stookey, started the group 'Peter, Paul and Mary', in 1961. They soon released their first album 'Peter, Paul and Mary', which was a success, peaking at 1st position on the US Billboard 200. It included the hit singles such as 'Lemon Tree' and 'If I Had a Hammer'. They won the Grammy award for the latter, in two different categories: 'Best Folk Recording' and 'Best Performance by a Vocal Group'.\nIn 1963, they released their second album, 'Moving', which also was a success. The single 'Puff, the Magic Dragon', became a huge hit. Their third album was 'In the Wind'. The single 'Blowin' in the Wind', won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Recording and Best Performance by a Vocal Group'. The album also reached 1st position on the US Billboard 200.\nOver the next years, the group continued to release several more albums, though they were not as successful. Some of them include 'A Song Will Rise' (1965), 'See What Tomorrow Brings ' (1965), 'Album 1700' (1967), 'Peter, Paul and Mommy' (1969), 'No Easy Walk to Freedom' (1986), 'Flowers and Stones' (1990), and 'In These Times' (2004).\nTravers had also begun her solo career in 1971, with the debut album 'Mary'. Though it wasn't much of success, it was the most successful of all the five solo albums she had recorded and released. It included singles such as 'I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado', 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', 'Erika with the Windy Yellow Hair' and 'Indian Sunset'. She released four more solo albums, which were 'Morning Glory', (1972), 'All My Choices', (1973), 'Circles' (1974), and 'It's In Everyone of Us' (1978).\nWomen Musicians\nScorpio Musicians\nAmerican Singers\nFemale Pop Singers\nMary Travers was born on 9 November 1936, in Louisville, Kentucky, in the US. Her parents, Robert Travers and Virginia Coigney, were journalists as well as active organizers of a trade union named The Newspaper Guild. They moved to Greenwich Village, in New York City, in 1938.\nMary studied at Little Red School House, but she left high school before graduating, to become a part of the Song Swappers folk group. She performed with the group for some time, before she formed 'Peter Paul and Mary'.\nTravers was married four times. From 1958 to 1960, she was married to John Filler. They had one child.\nShe married Barry Feinstein in 1963, with whom she had a second child. They divorced in 1968.\nFrom 1969 till 1975, she was married to Gerald L Taylor.\nHer last marriage was with Ethan Robbins. They got married in 1991, and remained together till she passed away in 2009.\nShe was diagnosed with leukemia, in 2004. She had a bone marrow transplant soon but it caused complications, which led to her death in September 2009. Her body was buried at Umpawaug Cemetery in Redding, Connecticut, in US.\nScorpio Pop Singers\nAmerican Musicians\nAmerican Pop Singers\nAmerican Women Singers\nAmerican Female Musicians\nAmerican Female Pop Singers\nWomen Lyricists & Songwriters\nAmerican Lyricists & Songwriters\nAmerican Female Lyricists & Songwriters\nScorpio Women\n1970 Best Recording for Children Winner\nLyricists & Songwriters #783\nQuote Of The Day | Top 100 Quotes\nMary Travers Bio As PDF\n- Mary Travers Biography\n- Editors, TheFamousPeople.com\n- TheFamousPeople.com\n- https:\/\/www.thefamouspeople.com\/profiles\/mary-travers-11761.php\n(American)\nQuavo Marshall\n20th Century | 21st Century | Celebrity Names With Letter M | 20th Century Singers | 21st Century Singers | Singers Names With Letter M | 20th Century Musicians | 21st Century Musicians | Musicians Names With Letter M | 20th Century Pop Singers | 21st Century Pop Singers | Female Celebrity Names With Letter M | 20th Century American Singers | 21st Century American Singers | 21st Century American Musicians | 20th Century American Musicians | 20th Century Lyricists & Songwriters","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"The 80 Best Christmas Songs of All Time\nGet your holly jolly on with the ultimate holiday playlist.\nBy Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping Institute and Marisa LaScala\nBetsy Farrell\nThere are two types of people in the world: Those who listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving ... and Grinches. Fine, that's not exactly true, but there's just something magical about Christmas songs \u2014 the nostalgia, the traditions, the feeling that can only be described as jolly \u2014 that just set the mood. So, even if you're the type to wait until after Turkey day, if you're decorating the house, trimming the tree, wrapping gifts or just in the mood to relax and want to listen to some of your holiday favorites, we've created a playlist of the best Christmas songs of all time.\nThe list, which ranges from 1942 to today, has a little bit of everything. There are the old, classic favorites you look forward to hearing every year. There are the under-the-radar, modern Christmas songs that should be classics, but haven't been around long enough yet to reach that status. There are country Christmas songs that add a bit of twang to the holiday. And, of course, there's Mariah, because no playlist would be complete without her. Throw these all on your playlist, and you'll put modern Christmas radio stations to shame.\nDonaldson CollectionGetty Images\nBing Crosby's classic hit about a picturesque Christmas scene is one of the most popular holiday songs ever \u2014 Guinness World Records even named it the best-selling single of all time.\nAMAZON ITUNES\nRELATED: The Best Christmas Movies of All Time\nHulton ArchiveGetty Images\nI'll Be Home For Christmas (1943)\nWe couldn't stop at one Crosby tune; his heartfelt holiday song is a moving tribute to the soldiers fighting in World War II.\nHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1944)\nJudy Garland originally recorded this soft Christmas song for the musical Meet Me in St. Louis, which is about four daughters coming of age while getting ready to move to New York. Time for a re-watch?\nMichael Ochs ArchivesGetty Images\nThe Christmas Song (1946)\nEveryone knows this holiday song, so it barely needs a name \u2014 it's the one where Nat King Cole sings, \"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.\" It's so popular that it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974.\nSilver Screen CollectionGetty Images\nFrosty the Snowman (1947)\nGene Autry is the performer behind this song and \"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,\" so it's a voice you've been attached to since you were a little kid.\nRELATED: 25 Catchy Country Christmas Songs You Should Start Listening to Now\nLet It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (1948)\nThis jazzy holiday song by Frank Sinatra is about that cold winter weather we all have a love-hate relationship with. Although it wasn't on his original Christmas album, it was featured on the updated compilation album.\nMele Kelikimaka (Merry Christmas) (1950)\nBing is back, this time with the Andrews Sisters for a fun and bouncy song that tells listeners that \"Mele Kelikimaka\" is Hawaii's way to say \"Merry Christmas to you.\"\nAMAZONITUNES\nSanta Baby (1953)\nThis cheeky song by Eartha Kitt is about wanting some pretty extravagant Christmas gifts. Even though this is a holiday tune, it's one of her most well-known songs ever.\nBlue Christmas (1957)\nElvis Presley's recording of this song is the most well-known version, but rumor has it that he didn't even want to sing it in the first place, according to an interview with late singer Millie Kirkham.\nRun, Rudolph, Run (1958)\nWhen you need a Christmas song with some rock and roll to it, Chuck Berry is the first one to call. This one will get people to get up and dance!\nV&A ImagesGetty Images\nRockin' Around the Christmas Tree (1958)\nBrenda Lee was only 13 years old (!) when she recorded this holiday favorite. She'd probably wouldn't have guessed that people would still be listening to it today.\nGAB ArchiveGetty Images\nSleigh Ride (1958)\nThis Johnny Mathis pop song is from his first Christmas album ever \u2014 in total, he's released six throughout his career.\nRELATED: 30 Fun Christmas Games the Whole Family Can Play\nThe Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) (1958)\nThis novelty Christmas song came out back in the '50s, but we're sure everyone still knows what Alvin wants to find under the tree. It's a certified kid-pleaser.\nJingle Bells (1960)\nElla Fitzgerald's jazzy rendition of this Christmas classic is a holiday staple. A harmonica version of it was actually the first song ever played in outer space, according to the Smithsonian.\nHarry LangdonGetty Images\nIt's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (1963)\nFun fact: This holiday pop song by Andy Williams is often featured in back-to-school commercials for Staples.\nNBCGetty Images\nChristmas, Baby Please Come Home (1963)\nDarlene Love's barn-burner of a song may be about heartbreak, but it makes us happy to hear it every year.\nIcon and ImageGetty Images\nLittle Saint Nick (1963)\nInstead of a \"little deuce coupe,\" this time the Boys are singing about Santa and his sleigh.\nChristmastime Is Here (1965)\nThere's something melancholy about this song, which everyone knows from A Charlie Brown Christmas, but it wouldn't feel like the holidays without it. You can get this song with the vocals, or as an instrumental.\nA Holly Jolly Christmas (1965)\nThough it's sung by the great Burl Ives, this song was actually written by Johnny Marks, who, despite being Jewish, wrote tons of other popular Christmas songs, including \"Rocking Around the Christmas Tree\" and \"Run Rudolph Run.\"\nFPGGetty Images\nWinter Wonderland (1966)\nDean Martin's take on this classic holiday hit is upbeat and genuinely fun to listen to. He, too, has an entire Christmas album complete with his take on all your holiday favorites.\nMerry Christmas, Baby (1968)\nFor an R&B Christmas, there's nothing more soulful that Otis Redding's version of the Johnny Moore's Three Blazers tune.\nChristmastime Is Here Again (1968)\nThe Flirtations may not have achieved the heights of other '60s girl groups, but their Christmas number, originally released as a B-side, is a banger.\nDavid RedfernGetty Images\nFeliz Navidad (1970)\nPuerto Rican singer Jos\u00e9 Feliciano's upbeat song has easy-to-remember lyrics in both Spanish and English, making it the best bi-lingual Christmas song.\nI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (1970)\nEven though Jimmy Boyd was the original artist of this song, Jackson 5's cover is so much catchier, with funky beats, amazing vocals and innocent conversations recorded in the background.\nThis Christmas (1971)\nYou've probably heard this soul song covered by plenty of other artists, but Donny Hathaway was the first. Rolling Stone even called him one of the \"most important Black performers\" of his time.\nHappy Xmas (War Is Over) (1971)\nJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded this with the Harlem Community Choir as a protest song against the Vietnam War, and it eventually became a classic Christmas hit.\nJack RobinsonGetty Images\nRiver (1971)\nWhile this melancholy tune is not about Christmas but merely set during Christmastime, it's become an anthem for those who feel loneliness instead of joy in December.\nCBS Photo ArchiveGetty Images\nPeace On Earth\/Little Drummer Boy (1977)\nDavid Bowie and Bing Crosby teamed up for this duet for the TV special Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas. Sadly, it was was one of the last recordings Crosby made before he died.\nChristmas Must Be Tonight (1977)\nFor Christmas with a roots-rock vibe, this song by The Band celebrates the life of the \"son of a carpenter\" who brought the world joy.\nWally McNameeGetty Images\nPretty Paper (1979)\nWritten by Willie Nelson but originally recorded by Roy Orbison, Nelson included this Christmas song on his first Christmas album.\n90 Best Christmas Cookies of All Time\nAmina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping Institute Editorial Assistant Amina is an editorial assistant at the Good Housekeeping Institute, where she works with lab experts (who test all the latest products) and writes original content based on their recommendations.\nMarisa LaScala Senior Parenting & Relationships Editor Senior Parenting & Relationships Editor Marisa LaScala covers all things parenting, from the postpartum period through empty nests, for Good Housekeeping; she previously wrote about motherhood for Parents and Working Mother.\nMore From Christmas Ideas 2021\nTarget's New Year's Eve Hours\nWhen Should You Take Your Christmas Tree Down?\n28 Fun Winter Crafts to Keep the Cheer Alive\nSome Domino's Locations Will Be Open on Christmas\nTaco Bell Will Not Be Open on Christmas This Year\nGood News: IHOP Will Be Open on Christmas\n120 Creative Christmas Captions for Instagram\nPublix Will Not Be Open on Christmas This Year\nAll the Details About Costco's Christmas Eve Hours\n100 Christmas Quotes to Get You in the Spirit","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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+{"text":"The CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor enhances the effect of rituximab in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cell lines\nLinn Reinholdt1,\nMaria Bach Laursen1,\nAlexander Schmitz1,2,\nJulie St\u00f8ve B\u00f8dker1,2,\nLasse Hjort Jakobsen1,3,\nMartin B\u00f8gsted1,2,3,\nHans Erik Johnsen1,2,3 &\nKaren Dybk\u00e6r1,2,3\nDiffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is an aggressive disease with variable clinical outcome, accounting for at least 25-30 % of adult non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Approximately one third of DLBCL patients are not cured by the currently used treatment regimen, R-CHOP. Hence, new treatment strategies are needed. Antagonizing the CXCR4 receptor might be promising since the CXCR4-CXCL12 axis is implicated in several aspects of tumor pathogenesis as well as in protection from chemotherapeutic response. In Burkitt lymphoma, the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor has already been shown to enhance the therapeutic effect of rituximab, the immunotherapeutic agent of R-CHOP; but this is yet to be confirmed for DLBCL. We, therefore, investigated the effect of plerixafor on DLBCL cellular response to rituximab.\nIn this in vitro study, human DLBCL cell lines were treated with rituximab and\/or plerixafor, concomitantly or in sequence. The trypan blue exclusion method and MTS-based assays were used to evaluate cellular proliferation, whereas flow cytometry was used for assessment of apoptosis status and CXCR4 surface expression level. Linear mixed effects models were used to assess statistical significance.\nWe observed that simultaneous addition of plerixafor and rituximab resulted in a significant decrease in DLBCL cellular proliferation, compared to monotherapeutic response. The effect was dose-dependent, and concomitant administration was observed to be superior to sequential drug administration. Accordingly, the fraction of apoptotic\/dead cells significantly increased following addition of plerixafor to rituximab treatment. Furthermore, exposure of DLBCL cells to plerixafor resulted in a significant decrease in CXCR4 fluorescence intensity.\nBased on our results, implying that the anti-proliferative\/pro-apoptotic effect of rituximab on DLBCL cells can be synergistically enhanced by the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor, addition of plerixafor to the R-CHOP regimen can be suggested to improve treatment outcome for DLBCL patients.\nLymphomas are a class of hematological cancers which can be categorized as either Hodgkin lymphomas or non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are the most frequent of the two, with the aggressive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) accounting for at least 25-30 % of adult non-Hodgkin lymphomas [1].\nDLBCL is a clinically, morphologically, and molecularly heterogeneous disease with an unknown etiology [2]. The treatment currently used for DLBCL is a multi-agent regimen combining the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab with three chemotherapeutic drugs, i.e. cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and vincristine, and with the corticosteroid prednisone (R-CHOP). Addition of rituximab to the treatment regimen of DLBCL patients has improved treatment outcome significantly [3\u20136]. Even so, 30-40 % of DLBCL patients have refractory disease or relapse after treatment with R-CHOP [7]. Relapsed patients are generally treated with high-dose chemotherapy in combination with autologous stem cell transplantation. The majority of these patients are, however, not eligible for this treatment strategy because of their age, comorbidities, or refractory disease. Thus, this subset of patients is not cured and, consequently, other therapeutic approaches are required.[8]\nRituximab is a genetically engineered chimeric monoclonal antibody consisting of a human Fc region and murine variable regions, recognizing CD20 cell surface molecules abundantly present on most normal and malignant B-cells [9]. Uncertainty remains on how rituximab exerts its therapeutic effects. Several mechanisms have been proposed, including complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), and apoptosis. Interestingly, the effect of rituximab was enhanced by the C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) antagonist plerixafor (AMD3100) in a related type of lymphoma (Burkitt lymphoma) [10, 11]. This CXCR4 antagonist displays a low-risk safety profile and has already been approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical use in non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients in combination with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) for the purpose of mobilizing hematopoietic stem cells [12]. Plerixafor is a specific small molecule CXCR4 inhibitor. More specifically, plerixafor is a bicyclic reversible inhibitor that blocks binding of the CXCR4 receptor ligand, C-X-C chemokine ligand type 12 (CXCL12 or SDF-1\u03b1), by binding to an extracellular binding pocket of CXCR4 [13].\nCXCR4 is a cell surface receptor implicated in B-cell lymphopoiesis, as demonstrated by severely impaired B-cell lymphopoiesis in CXCR4-deficient mice [14, 15]. It is expressed on normal and many malignant hematopoietic cells; including those of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, multiple myeloma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) [16, 17]. Recently, CXCR4 overexpression was reported to be associated with decreased survival of mice intravenously injected with DLBCL cells [18] and, importantly, with poor prognosis in a cohort of 94 DLBCL patients treated with rituximab-containing regimens [18] and a training\/validation cohort of 468\/275 DLBCL patients treated with the R-CHOP regimen [19].\nThe CXCR4-CXCL12 axis appears to be implicated in several biological functions linked to tumor pathogenesis. Proliferative and pro-survival signaling pathways can be induced by activation of CXCR4 on the surface of tumor cells, and blocking the CXCR4 receptor, accordingly, results in inhibition of tumor proliferation [11, 20]. Migration of CXCR4-positive hematopoietic cells is promoted by a gradient generated through stromal cell production of CXCL12 [16]. In line with this, blocking CXCR4 results in inhibition of tumor metastasis [21].\nChemotherapy protection of malignant hematopoietic cells is shown to be induced by interaction with surrounding stromal cells in e.g. the bone marrow. Accordingly, this interaction is suggested to be involved in treatment resistance and persistence of minimal residual disease.[22] By inhibiting the interaction of CXCR4 with its ligand CXCL12, several studies have reported that the tumor-promoting signals of stromal cells can be reversed, resulting in more chemotherapy-susceptible tumor cells and an increase in the spontaneous apoptosis rate [23\u201326]. Consequently, blocking the CXCR4-CXCL12 axis might be a promising approach for potentiating the effects of the currently used treatment regimen in DLBCL.\nTo the best of our knowledge, the effect of combining the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor with the monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody rituximab has never been evaluated in DLBCL; neither in vitro, nor in vivo. In this study, we evaluated the in vitro effect of combining plerixafor and rituximab, by comparing the level of growth inhibition induced by single agent and combination treatment of DLBCL cell lines. Flow cytometry-based assays were applied to DLBCL cell lines to investigate the combined and solitary effect of the drugs on CXCR4 surface expression and on apoptosis stage. Thus, this study investigates how rituximab and\/or plerixafor influence CXCR4 expression, and how the expression of CXCR4 influences drug effect in vitro.\nCell line characteristics\nIn this study, two human DLBCL-derived malignant suspension cell lines were used; RIVA and FARAGE. Both cell lines were kindly provided by Dr. Jose A. Martinez-Climent (Molecular Oncology Laboratory, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain). Through systematic dose-response experiments, thoroughly described previously [27], the 50 % growth inhibition (GI 50 G )-values of the cell lines with respect to rituximab were determined to be 3.3 \u03bcg\/mL and 27.8 \u03bcg\/mL, respectively (Additional file 1), demonstrating RIVA to be more sensitive than FARAGE. This difference in rituximab sensitivity was our incentive to proceed with these cell lines. In regards to molecular subtype, RIVA is ABC-like whereas FARAGE is classified as GCB [28]. According to the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures catalogue (ACC 585), RIVA displays a complex karyotype, carrying i.a. MYC rearrangement (t(4;8)(q22;q24)) and BCL2 amplification (der(18)amp(18)(q21)dup(18)(q21q23)). According to the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC CRL-2630), FARAGE has a more simple karyotype, with trisomy of chromosome 11 as the only listed karyotypic aberration.\nCell culturing\nCells were maintained in RPMI 1640 medium (Life Technologies, Copenhagen, DK) supplemented with 10 % heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (Invitrogen, Copenhagen, DK), 100 U\/mL penicillin, and 100 \u03bcg\/mL streptomycin (Life Technologies, Copenhagen, DK), at 37 \u00b0C and 5 % CO2 in a humidified atmosphere. Cells were passaged regularly to ensure optimal cell growth, and maintained for a maximum of 25 passages to minimize any long-term culturing effects. To ensure that cells were harvested in their exponential growth phase when conducting experiments, cells were incubated at 37 \u00b0C and 5 % CO2 in a humidified atmosphere for approximately 24 h after seeding. Importantly, both cell lines were identification-validated and examined for mycoplasma infection at the end of their culturing period, to avoid misinterpretation of the experiments due to cross-contamination\/mislabeling or mycoplasma-induced changes of cellular properties, respectively. The EZ-PCR Mycoplasma Test Kit (Biological Industries, Beit HaEmek, IL) was used to test for presence of mycoplasma. For identification validation (barcoding), DNA was extracted using the DNeasy Blood and Tissue Kit (Qiagen, Copenhagen, DK) and multiplex PCR performed using the AmpFlSTR\u00ae Identifiler\u00ae PCR Amplification Kit (Applied Biosystems, Copenhagen, DK). Capillary electrophoresis was completed and analysis performed using Osiris (http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/projects\/SNP\/osiris\/). Cell line identity was determined by comparing a selection of 9 short tandem repeats against the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures database (http:\/\/www.dsmz.de\/services\/services-human-and-animal-cell-lines\/online-str-analysis.html). Unless otherwise stated, all reported incubation steps were performed at 37 \u00b0C in a humidified atmosphere of 5 % CO2.\nAdministration of reagents\nDLBCL cell lines were exposed to rituximab (MabThera\u00ae, Roche, Copenhagen, DK) and\/or plerixafor (InSolutionTM CXCR4 Antagonist I, AMD3100, Merck Millipore, Copenhagen, DK), in sequence or concomitantly. By combining rituximab and plerixafor, we expected a synergistic therapeutic effect, allowing a dose reduction and, thereby, reducing toxicity while maintaining efficacy and minimizing\/delaying induction of drug resistance [29]. A final concentration of 20 % Pooled Human AB Serum (HS) (Novakemi AB, Handen, SE) was added, as a source of complement [30] and CXCL12 [31], in order to enable assessment of rituximab-induced CDC and investigate the impact of CXCR4 antagonism, using the same batch of HS (IPLA-SERAB-13517) for all experiments to avoid batch-induced variation. The end point of drug administration was to measure cellular proliferation, apoptosis, and CXCR4 cell surface expression. All reported concentrations are final concentrations.\nCell proliferation assays\nDrug-induced growth inhibition of RIVA and FARAGE cells was assessed in two ways, 1) through enumeration of living cells using the trypan blue exclusion method, 2) through an MTS-based assay.\nFor the trypan blue exclusion method, cells were seeded out in 24-well culture plates at a concentration of 0.3\u2009\u00d7\u2009106 cells\/mL, 24 h before drug\/saline and HS was added. Rituximab (10 \u03bcg\/mL) and plerixafor (500 \u03bcM) was added either concomitantly or with a 24 h time lag. Following a drug incubation period of 0 h, 24 h, or 72 h, homogenized single cell suspension and trypan blue (Life Technologies, Copenhagen, DK) was mixed 1:1, with inclusion of three counting replicates per well. Cells were counted directly, using a hemocytometer and a light microscope.\nFor MTS-based assays, cells were seeded out in 96-well culture plates at a concentration of 0.3\u2009\u00d7\u2009106 cells\/mL, 24 h before drug\/saline was added. A 5-point 2-fold serial dilution was applied in triplicates, each drug alone as well as the two drugs combined (C1\u2009+\u2009C1, C2\u2009+\u2009C2, and so forth). Rituximab in concentrations ranging from 4.17 \u03bcg\/mL to 66.67 \u03bcg\/mL, and plerixafor from 208.33 \u03bcM to 3333.33 \u03bcM. After drug addition, plates were incubated for 30 min before adding HS. After a 48 h incubation period, the number of metabolically active cells was estimated by adding the MTS-containing CellTiter 96\u00ae AQueous One Solution Reagent (Promega, Madison, WI, USA) at a concentration of 20 % of the pre-addition well content, incubating for exactly two hours, shaking for 10 s, and finally measuring absorbance at 492 nm, using an Optima-Fluostar plate reader (BMG LABTECH, Ortenberg, DE). To avoid border effect, all border wells were omitted from data analysis.\nFlow cytometry-based analysis\nCXCR4 cell surface expression level and apoptosis status of RIVA and FARAGE cells was assessed concomitantly by flow cytometry-based analysis. 24 h before administration of drug\/saline, 600 \u03bcL cell suspension per well was seeded out in 24-well culture plates at a concentration of 0.3\u2009\u00d7\u2009106 cells\/mL. After administering rituximab (10 \u03bcg\/mL) and\/or plerixafor (500 \u03bcM), plates were incubated for 30 min before addition of HS. Drug-exposed and untreated cells were harvested and stained following a 48 h incubation period. The PE Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit I (BD Biosciences, Copenhagen, DK) was applied as described by the manufacturer, with the following modifications. Cells were only washed once and in stain buffer, after which they were resuspended in 100 \u03bcL 1X Binding Buffer. Immediately prior to addition of 7-Amino-Actinomycin (7-AAD) and PE-conjugated Annexin V antibody, 10 \u03bcL APC-conjugated anti-CXCR4 antibody (clone 12G5, BD Biosciences, Copenhagen, DK) was added. Following incubation at room temperature in the dark for 15 min, 100 \u03bcL 1X Binding Buffer was added to each tube. Unstained cells as well as single staining with the appropriate antibodies were included as controls. A BD FACSCantoTM II (BD Biosciences, Copenhagen, DK) was used for analysis, and data were analyzed using FlowJo Software (Tree Star Inc., OR).\nTo evaluate significance between treatment groups, linear mixed effects models were applied with experimental replicate as random effect and either number of living cells, fraction of apoptotic\/dead cells, or log-transformed CXCR4 expression values as dependent variable. To evaluate the type of drug interaction (i.e. additive, antagonistic, or synergistic), number of living cells was used as dependent variable in a linear mixed effects model with interaction between rituximab and plerixafor as independent variable and experimental replicate as random effect. A significance level of 0.05 was applied, and statistical significances between selected groups are indicated on the figures. The treatment group without significance denotation is the reference. All data analyses were performed using the statistical software R, version 3.2.2.\nThe CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor significantly enhanced the rituximab-induced effect on growth inhibition of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cell lines\nTo determine if plerixafor modulates the effect of rituximab-induced growth inhibition, RIVA and FARAGE cells were treated with rituximab (10 \u03bcg\/mL) and\/or plerixafor (500 \u03bcM) for up to 72 h, and the number of living cells was counted by the trypan blue exclusion method, after 0 h, 24 h, and 72 h of drug exposure. For both cell lines, rituximab single agent treatment resulted in a significant decrease in the number of living cells after 24 h-72 h (p\u2009<\u20090.05), and plerixafor monotherapy in a significant decrease after 72 h (p\u2009<\u20090.05) (Fig. 1). Remarkably, by administering plerixafor and rituximab concomitantly, a pronounced reduction (p\u2009<\u20090.001) in the number of living cells, as compared to both the untreated control and single agent treatments, was observed after 24 h-72 h for RIVA (Fig. 1a) and 72 h for FARAGE (Fig. 1b). To evaluate the type of drug interaction, linear mixed effects models with interaction between rituximab and plerixafor were applied, revealing that a synergistic interaction can be assumed at 24 h-72 h for RIVA (p\u2009<\u20090.001) and 72 h for FARAGE (p\u2009<\u20090.01).\nThe growth-inhibitory effect of rituximab was significantly enhanced by plerixafor, in a drug sequence-dependent manner. The diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cell lines RIVA (a) and FARAGE (b) were exposed to single agent treatment with the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab (10 \u03bcg\/mL) or the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor (500 \u03bcM) as well as to combination treatment, either concomitantly or with a 24 h time lag. The number of living cells was determined by the trypan blue exclusion method, 0 h, 24 h, and 72 h after drug administration. Horizontal lines represent the mean of three independent experiments, and each geometric symbol represents a counting replicate. RTX prior and PLX prior are excluded from the 24 h plots since they are equivalent to the RTX and PLX groups, respectively, at this time point. Statistical significance between groups was determined using a two-level linear mixed effects model. When using concomitant treatment as reference (RTX\u2009+\u2009PLX): *p\u2009<\u20090.05, ***p\u2009<\u20090.001, n.s. no significant difference; when using untreated control (Untreated) as reference: # p\u2009<\u20090.05, ## p\u2009<\u20090.01, ### p\u2009<\u20090.001, n.s. no significant difference; RTX, rituximab; PLX, plerixafor; RTX prior, RTX administered 24 h before PLX; PLX prior, PLX administered 24 h before RTX\nFor investigating if drug combination sequence has impact on outcome, drugs were added sequentially with a 24 h gap, in addition to the single agent treatments and the concomitant administration. For both cell lines, the most pronounced effect was observed following concomitant treatment (Fig. 1). By adding rituximab and plerixafor sequentially, the decrease in the number of living cells was significantly smaller for both cell lines, compared to concomitant exposure for 72 h (p\u2009<\u20090.001). Results were especially pronounced for RIVA, the more rituximab-sensitive cell line. Concomitant administration resulted in a 4-fold reduction in the number of living cells as compared to the untreated control, whereas initial administration of rituximab followed by plerixafor 24 h later only caused a 1.8-fold reduction (Fig. 1a). Therefore, we conclude that combination sequence of rituximab and plerixafor is of importance, with concomitant administration being superior to sequential administration. Hence, concomitant drug administration was included in subsequent experiments.\nMTS-based assays were performed to further investigate the effect of adding plerixafor to rituximab treatment of DLBCL cells. A 5-point 2-fold serial dilution (rituximab: 4.17-66.67 \u03bcg\/mL; plerixafor: 208.33-3333.33 \u03bcM) was applied to RIVA and FARAGE cells, alone as well as in combination, 48 h before addition of an MTS-containing reagent, with absorbance readings at 492 nm 2 h later. For both cell lines, rituximab monotherapy resulted in a reduction in the number of metabolically active cells, as compared to the untreated control, for all concentrations tested (Fig. 2). Plerixafor monotherapy, on the contrary, showed only little to no effect at low concentrations, whereas the reduction in the number of metabolically active cells was very pronounced at the highest concentration tested, as compared to the untreated control (Fig. 2). Whether the effect of high plerixafor concentration is due to general cytotoxicity remains to be tested, however. The drug-induced response pattern was very similar between the two cell lines, with optimal treatment choice depending on the drug concentrations used. For the majority of concentrations (C3-C5) applied to the two cell lines, combined treatment exceeded the effect induced by the corresponding concentration of rituximab (Fig. 2). The effect of single agent treatment with plerixafor was exceeded by combined treatment for all concentrations tested; except for the highest concentration where no evident difference was observed (Fig. 2).\nThe growth-inhibitory effect of rituximab was remarkably enhanced by plerixafor, in a drug concentration-dependent manner. The diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cell lines RIVA (a) and FARAGE (b) were exposed to a two-fold serial dilution of the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab (4.17-66.67 \u03bcg\/mL) and\/or the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor (208.33-3333.33 \u03bcM) for 48 h. When in combination, corresponding concentrations of the drugs were administered (i.e. C1\u2009+\u2009C1, C2\u2009+\u2009C2, and so forth). Blank-corrected absorbance values were obtained through MTS-based experiments. Data are presented as mean of a minimum of three technical replicates, with each individual replicate presented as a geometric symbol. PLX, plerixafor; RTX, rituximab\nIn conclusion, we observed that the growth-inhibitory effect of rituximab can be enhanced by the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor in DLBCL cell lines, presumably in a synergistic manner, with a more pronounced effect for cells displaying higher rituximab sensitivity. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the effect of combination treatment is dose-dependent as well as drug sequence-dependent, with concomitant administration being superior to sequential administration.\nCombining plerixafor with rituximab significantly increased the fraction of apoptotic\/dead diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cells\nTo explore the mechanism of drug effect in RIVA and FARAGE cells, rituximab (10 \u03bcg\/mL) and\/or plerixafor (500 \u03bcM) were applied and apoptosis analysis performed 48 h later by flow cytometry, using 7-AAD in combination with Annexin V to distinguish living cells (7-AAD\u2212\/Annexin V\u2212), early apoptotic cells (7-AAD\u2212\/Annexin V+), and late apoptotic\/dead cells (7-AAD+\/Annexin V+) from each other.\nIn accordance with the proliferation experiment results, administering plerixafor concomitantly with rituximab significantly increased the fraction of early apoptotic (p\u2009<\u20090.001) as well as late apoptotic\/dead cells (p\u2009<\u20090.05), relative to single agent treatments (Fig. 3), indicating apoptosis to be part of the drug response mechanism. As for the proliferation experiments, the effect of combination treatment on apoptosis status was not as pronounced for the less rituximab-sensitive FARAGE cells (Fig. 3c).\nAddition of plerixafor to rituximab treatment significantly increased the fraction of apoptotic cells. The anti-CD20 antibody rituximab (10 \u03bcg\/mL) and\/or the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor (500 \u03bcM) were administered to the diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cell lines RIVA (a) and FARAGE (b). The cells were subjected to flow cytometry-based analysis 48 h later, using a combination of 7-AAD and PE-conjugated Annexin V. One representative experiment per cell line is shown, with numbers indicating the percentage of cells in each quadrant. (c) The fractions of early apoptotic and late apoptotic\/dead cells are summarized as mean of two independent experiments\u2009\u00b1\u2009SEM, with each experiment containing technical triplicates. Statistical significance between groups was determined using a two-level linear mixed effects model. *p\u2009<\u20090.05; **p\u2009<\u20090.01; ***p\u2009<\u20090.001; RTX, rituximab; PLX, plerixafor; Q1, dead cells (AnnexinV\u2212\/7-AAD+); Q2, late apoptotic\/dead cells (AnnexinV+\/7-AAD+); Q3, early apoptotic cells (AnnexinV+\/7-AAD\u2212); Q4, living cells (AnnexinV\u2212\/7-AAD\u2212)\nIn conclusion, the fraction of DLBCL cells in early as well as late apoptosis was significantly increased when plerixafor was administered simultaneously with rituximab, as compared to single agent treatments.\nPlerixafor induced a significant decrease in CXCR4 fluorescence intensity for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cell lines\nSince a post-treatment decrease in bone marrow-expressed CXCR4 was recently reported to be associated with favorable treatment response and significantly better prognosis in a small cohort of non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients [32], we wanted to investigate the effect of plerixafor (500 \u03bcM) and\/or rituximab (10 \u03bcg\/mL) on the cell surface expression level of CXCR4. This was conducted 48 h post-drug addition by flow cytometry-based analysis of RIVA and FARAGE cells. A significant decrease in median CXCR4 fluorescence intensity following plerixafor monotherapy was observed for both cell lines, relative to untreated control (p\u2009<\u20090.001) (Fig. 4), with the decrease being especially pronounced for the more rituximab-sensitive RIVA cells (Fig. 4a). The plerixafor-induced decrease was not significantly affected by concomitant treatment with rituximab (p\u2009>\u20090.05) (Fig. 4).\nMedian CXCR4 fluorescence intensity was significantly decreased following plerixafor exposure. The diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cell lines RIVA (a) and FARAGE (b) were exposed to the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab (10 \u03bcg\/mL) and\/or the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor (500 \u03bcM) for 48 h, after which CXCR4 fluorescence intensity was determined by flow cytometry. Horizontal lines represent the mean of three independent experiments, and each geometric symbol represents a technical replicate. Statistical significance between groups was determined using a two-level linear mixed effects model. ***p\u2009<\u20090.001; n.s., no significant difference; MFI, median fluorescence intensity; RTX, rituximab; PLX, plerixafor\nIn conclusion, plerixafor induced a reduction in median CXCR4 fluorescence intensity, which was not significantly altered when rituximab was included in the treatment of DLBCL cells.\nCXCR4 is an interesting target in DLBCL since overexpression of this receptor has recently been associated with poor prognosis in a cohort of R-CHOP-treated DLBCL patients [19]. Notably, CXCR4 antagonists can be used as potential drug sensitizers since treatment-induced CXCL12 pathway activation might be involved in acquired drug-resistance mechanisms through several processes, including induction of cancer cell survival, invasion, and stem cell phenotype [33].\nIn this in vitro study on DLBCL cell lines, we investigated the effect of adding the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor to the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab, an immunotherapeutic compound already included in the standard treatment regimen of DLBCL. The effect of plerixafor on the rituximab-induced decrease in the number of proliferating tumor cells was found to be dependent on drug concentration; but for the majority of concentrations tested, plerixafor significantly enhanced the effect of rituximab (Fig. 2). When examining the interaction between rituximab and plerixafor, it was confirmed that a synergistic interaction can be assumed. This might very well be valid in vivo as well. Hu et al. [11] showed that the therapeutic efficacy of rituximab, as measured by median survival time, was enhanced by plerixafor in a disseminated Burkitt lymphoma model; and although O'Callaghan et al. [10] did not find plerixafor to have an effect on survival of Burkitt lymphoma cells in vitro, neither when used as single agent treatment nor when in combination with rituximab, they found that combining plerixafor with rituximab in vivo resulted in a significant increase in survival of mice with disseminated Burkitt lymphoma, compared to single agent treatment with rituximab, suggesting a substantial clinical effect of combining the two drugs. The much lower dose of plerixafor (10 \u03bcM) used by O'Callaghan et al. could very likely explain the lack of in vitro effect; at low doses we did not observe any effect of plerixafor either (Fig. 2).\nThe enhancing effect of CXCR4 antagonism on rituximab efficacy is not limited to plerixafor, however. In a recent study by Beider et al. [34], addition of the CXCR4 antagonist BKT140 to rituximab treatment was demonstrated to significantly decrease the number of viable lymphoma cells in Burkitt lymphoma cell line studies as well as in the bone marrow of mice with disseminated Burkitt lymphoma xenografts. Another way of targeting CXCR4 is through pepducins, which are cell-penetrating lipopeptide CXCR4 antagonists. O'Callaghan et al. [10] observed a significant increase in the rituximab-induced apoptotic effect on Burkitt lymphoma cell lines and primary CLL cells, when combined with the CXCR4 antagonizing pepducins; a treatment strategy which was also capable of increasing the survival of mice with disseminated Burkitt lymphoma xenografts, compared to treating with rituximab alone.\nIn addition to boosting the effect of rituximab, CXCR4 inhibition has been shown to enhance the effect of other components of the R-CHOP regimen. Lee et al. [35] explored the effect of the CXCR4 antagonist T22 on the in vivo efficacy of cyclophosphamide in the treatment of established lung metastases from melanoma cells, showing a synergistic drug interaction. In ALL, plerixafor has been shown to enhance vincristine efficacy in vitro [36] and in vivo [37] and, interestingly, survival of ALL-engrafted mice was extended when plerixafor was added to vincristine treatment [37]. Plerixafor can also sensitize tumor cells to doxorubicin. In an in vitro study conducted by Azab et al. [23], multiple myeloma cells were demonstrated to be more sensitive to doxorubicin when tumor cell interaction with bone marrow stromal cells was interrupted by plerixafor. These observations suggest that CXCR4 antagonists might exert an even more beneficial effect when combined with the complete R-CHOP regimen, yielding CXCR4 inhibition a promising supplement to the already-implemented R-CHOP treatment in DLBCL.\nA phase I clinical trial (NCT00694590) in 24 previously-treated, but relapsed, CLL or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) patients has been conducted with the purpose of investigating if plerixafor sensitizes tumor cells to rituximab-induced killing. The focus was to monitor the safety and efficacy of adding plerixafor to the standard treatment with rituximab, with the primary objective of determining the maximum tolerated plerixafor dose in combination treatment. According to the abstract by Andritsos et al. [38], presenting preliminary results for the CLL patients and testing a maximum plerixafor concentration of 0.32 mg\/kg, the combined treatment was well-tolerated and, in a proportion of patients, partial remission was observed. Hopefully, this will lead to further clinical examination of plerixafor in combination with R-CHOP.\nThe primarily used plerixafor concentration in our studies is quite high (500 \u03bcM); however, at this concentration, a synergistic effect with rituximab can be assumed whereas single agent plerixafor treatment does not appear to be toxic to the lymphoma cells (Fig. 1). For healthy human volunteers treated with 0.32 mg\/kg subcutaneously administered plerixafor, a maximum plasma concentration of 1000 \u03bcg\/L was estimated (~ approximately 2 \u03bcM) [39]. For comparison, a dosage of 0.24 mg\/kg (injected subcutaneously) is recommended for hematopoietic stem cell mobilization and subsequent autologous transplantation. Thus, our results indicate that in order for a synergistic effect to occur, it might be necessary to raise the concentration of plerixafor used in a clinical setting, receiving higher concentrations than those measured in the blood of individuals treated with plerixafor. However, many factors are at play in the more complex clinical setting and could influence drug interaction and, thus, concentration needed for synergistic effect.\nIn the present study, we observed that concomitant administration of plerixafor and rituximab is of great importance (Fig. 1); an observation especially relevant if plerixafor is to be tested for inclusion into the DLBCL treatment regimen. In support of this observation, Kozin et al. [40] demonstrated that concomitant treatment was superior to sequential drug administration, showing that treatment with plerixafor immediately after local irradiation in breast and lung carcinoma murine xenograft models resulted in significant inhibition of tumor re-growth, whereas administration of plerixafor 5 days post-irradiation treatment rendered plerixafor without effect.\nWhen exploring the mechanism of drug effect, we observed that the fraction of apoptotic cells increased upon combined treatment with rituximab and plerixafor (Fig. 3). This implies that apoptosis induction is a contributing factor to the enhanced effect observed when subjecting DLBCL cells to plerixafor in combination with rituximab. In accordance, Beider et al. [34] observed the CXCR4 antagonist BKT140 to reverse rituximab-induced cellular arrest of Burkitt lymphoma cells, demonstrating that the number of late apoptotic\/dead cells increased significantly upon combination treatment, with increased activation of the apoptotic caspase3 pathway.\nThe therapeutic effect of plerixafor is likely two-fold; in addition to its direct sensitizing properties, plerixafor might render CXCR4-expressing tumor cells more accessible to rituximab-induced eradication by inhibiting tumor cell homing to the bone marrow and by mobilizing tumor cells to the peripheral blood [41, 42]. In line with this, Beider et al. [34] observed that the survival and proliferation of CXCR4-expressing tumor cells were supported by the stroma and that this bone marrow stromal cell-induced protection of Burkitt lymphoma cells could be reversed by the CXCR4 antagonist BKT140, increasing rituximab-induced tumor cell death. Accordingly, Buchner et al. [43] demonstrated that CXCR4 antagonists abrogate the stromal cell-induced protection of CLL cells and, thereby, increase the efficacy of rituximab-induced CDC.\nRecently, it was reported that non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients experiencing a decrease in bone marrow-expressed CXCR4 after treatment, responded well and had a significantly better prognosis [32]. Hence, we investigated the drug-induced effect on CXCR4 surface expression level, and found plerixafor to induce a decrease in CXCR4 fluorescence intensity, as measured by flow cytometry (Fig. 4). This could either indicate plerixafor-induced internalization of CXCR4 or masking of the receptor due to plerixafor binding; but in either case, it indicates that plerixafor decreases CXCR4 receptor accessibility. Consequently, our observation that combined treatment is more effective in the RIVA cell line might not only be due to the higher rituximab sensitivity of this cell line, but also that more plerixafor molecules have bound to RIVA cells and\/or that plerixafor induces a greater downregulation of CXCR4 on the surface of RIVA cells. Kim et al. [44] and Moreno et al. [18] suggest plerixafor treatment to cause internalization of myeloma and DLBCL cell surface-located CXCR4, respectively, as assessed by flow cytometry; whereas Fricker et al. [45] used flow cytometry-based assessment of anti-CXCR4 antibody binding as an indirect measure for binding of plerixafor to CXCR4. Also using flow cytometry, Schols et al. [46] more thoroughly investigated the interaction between plerixafor, anti-CXCR4 antibody, and the CXCR4 receptor, in T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma cells. They report that binding of plerixafor to the CXCR4 receptor inhibits anti-CXCR4 antibody binding and declare that CXCR4 internalization does not occur, which they later confirmed by fluorescence microscopy-based visualization using stably transfected U87.CD4 cells expressing GFP-coupled CXCR4 [47]. Hence, the plerixafor-induced decrease in CXCR4 fluorescence intensity observed in our study is most likely a measure of receptor-bound plerixafor and not due to receptor internalization. Of notice, Beider et al. [34] observed that Burkitt lymphoma cell interaction with bone marrow stromal cells increased the tumor cell surface expression of CXCR4. Thus, the effect of plerixafor on the amount of available tumor cell CXCR4 receptors is probably both direct via receptor blockade and indirect via disruption of tumor-stroma cell interaction, preventing the stroma-induced increase in CXCR4 expression.\nPatients diagnosed with ABC-DLBCL have a dismal prognosis [48]. A frequent characteristic of ABC-DLBCL is constitutive activation of the NF-kB signaling pathway due to gain\/loss-of-function mutations in genes encoding pathway members upstream of the central transcription factor NF-kB [49]. Of notice, NF-kB can induce transcription of CXCR4, and CXCR4 pathway activity can result in nuclear accumulation of NF-kB [50, 51]. Accordingly, Chen et al. discovered an association between high CXCR4 expression level and ABC subtype [19], while Shin et al. reports high NF-kB expression in DLBCL samples to associate with CXCR4 expression [52]. By disrupting the positive feedback loop between CXCR4 and NF-kB, the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor could possibly counterbalance the NF-kB signaling pathway deregulation. In support, Huang et al. observed that pre-treatment of osteosarcoma cells with plerixafor attenuated the CXCL12-induced increase in NF-kB promoter activity [53], with similar results reported for oral squamous cell carcinoma [54].\nLike the ABC-DLBCL-diagnosed patients, double-hit lymphoma patients have a poor outcome [55]. Most commonly, double-hit lymphoma cases are of the GCB subtype and characterized by concurrent chromosomal translocations of MYC and BCL2, resulting in deregulation of these oncogenes and, consequently, in deregulation of the cell cycle process and apoptosis [56, 57]. Cancer cells of patients diagnosed with GCB-DLBCL are frequently addicted to PI3K\/Akt signaling, and degradation of Myc can be inhibited as a consequence of Akt-induced inactivation of GSK-3\u03b2, whereas sequestering of Bcl-2 can be disrupted by Akt-induced phosphorylation of the proapoptotic protein Bad [49, 58, 59]. Since the PI3K\/Akt signaling pathway is central to CXCR4 signaling [51], plerixafor could possibly attenuate the translocation-induced deregulation of MYC and BCL2. In agreement, Chen et al. observed an association between CXCR4-positivity of DLBCL tumor samples and high expression of MYC as well as BCL2 [19]; whereas Hatano et al [60] demonstrated decreased c-Myc expression and Mao et al. [61] decreased Bcl-2 expression upon plerixafor administration, though in prostate cancer cells and brain tissue, respectively. Thus, plerixafor additionally has potential as adjuvant therapy for double-hit lymphoma patients.\nBased on the promising findings of this study, implying that the CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor synergistically enhances the anti-proliferative\/pro-apoptotic effect of rituximab on DLBCL cells, it seems interesting to further explore the effect of combining rituximab with CXCR4 antagonism. 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The research was supported by grants from Herta Christensens Fond, Fonden til L\u00e6gevidenskabens Fremme, and Einar Willumsens Mindelegat.\nThe datasets supporting the conclusions of this article are included as additional files (Additional files 2, 3, 4 and 5).\nLR, MBL, JSB, HEJ, and KD conceived and designed the study. Acquisition of data was performed by LR and AS. LR, AS, LHJ, MB, and KD analyzed and interpreted the data, and LR drafted the manuscript. All authors critically revised and approved the final manuscript.\nDepartment of Haematology, Aalborg University Hospital, Sdr Skovvej 15, Aalborg, DK-9000, Denmark\nLinn Reinholdt\n, Maria Bach Laursen\n, Alexander Schmitz\n, Julie St\u00f8ve B\u00f8dker\n, Lasse Hjort Jakobsen\n, Martin B\u00f8gsted\n, Hans Erik Johnsen\n& Karen Dybk\u00e6r\nClinical Cancer Research Center, Aalborg University, Sdr Skovvej 15, Aalborg, DK-9000, Denmark\nAlexander Schmitz\nDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Sdr Skovvej 15, Aalborg, DK-9000, Denmark\nLasse Hjort Jakobsen\nSearch for Linn Reinholdt in:\nSearch for Maria Bach Laursen in:\nSearch for Alexander Schmitz in:\nSearch for Julie St\u00f8ve B\u00f8dker in:\nSearch for Lasse Hjort Jakobsen in:\nSearch for Martin B\u00f8gsted in:\nSearch for Hans Erik Johnsen in:\nSearch for Karen Dybk\u00e6r in:\nCorrespondence to Karen Dybk\u00e6r.\nSystematic dose-response experiments for rituximab. The diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cell lines RIVA and FARAGE were exposed to a two-fold serial dilution of the anti-CD20 antibody rituximab (15 different concentrations starting from 66.67 \u03bcg\/mL) for 0 h and 48 h and, subsequently, incubated 2 h with the MTS-containing CellTiter 96\u00ae AQueous One Solution Reagent (Promega) before absorbance measurements at 492 nm. Thus, the center of MTS exposure was at 1 h and 49 h, respectively. Model-based pre-processing was performed using raw absorbance values obtained through these MTS-based experiments, and the G-model used to generate dose-response curves and obtain time-independent summary statistics, as previously described [27]. Dose-response experiments were repeated thrice for each cell line, using a minimum of three technical replicates per condition. (PDF 5 kb)\nData used to generate Figure 1. (XLSX 26 kb)\nReinholdt, L., Laursen, M.B., Schmitz, A. et al. The CXCR4 antagonist plerixafor enhances the effect of rituximab in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cell lines. Biomark Res 4, 12 (2016) doi:10.1186\/s40364-016-0067-2\nCXCR4 antagonist\nPlerixafor\nAnti-CD20 antibody\nDrug combination study","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"'We've never had to do anything like this': new ADCS head praises social workers' adaptation to coronavirus\nTough times lie ahead, but the sector can carry forward lessons learned from working under pandemic conditions, says Jenny Coles, the incoming president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services\nBy Alex Turner on April 24, 2020 in Children, Social work leaders\nJenny Coles, president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2020-21 (credit: ADCS)\n\"I'm used to working in smart ways, but this has been challenging,\" admits Jenny Coles, the new president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services [ADCS], as she chats to Community Care from her home while dogs yap deafeningly in the background.\nColes, the director of children's services at Hertfordshire council, took over from predecessor Rachel Dickinson at the start of April, days after the country was placed into coronavirus lockdown, sending departments scrambling to adjust their practices to unprecedented times.\nComing into her presidency, Coles has faced the added task of making her mark on the new role without interacting with others in person. Her inaugural address was delivered yesterday via PDF \u2013 including a sprinkling of all-caps sections for emphasis \u2013 rather than lectern, while key meetings, as they have been for most people, have been conducted via video or audio call.\n\"It's getting over your personality, making sure you're getting the points of the association over when sometimes you can't see people \u2013 though it's been the same for everyone, which has been helpful in some ways,\" she says. \"But that's not taken away the privilege of representing peers and colleagues, even if it's a bit daunting.\"\n'Amazing' response\nColes entered children's social work in 1986, in Luton, after a spell working in an adolescent residential unit lured her away from a planned career in teaching. The profession is rarely short of fresh and taxing puzzles, she points out.\n\"If you've worked in children's services for even a short time you know it's challenging, but with real highs,\" she says. \"I would never have chosen another field \u2013 every day, even if it's a challenge, is about finding solutions.\n\"Talking to colleagues, that's been good preparation for people on the frontline [adapting to working in a pandemic], having to look at different ways of engaging with families or children they work with,\" she goes on. \"But I can't say we've ever had to do anything like this before.\"\nIn terms of how children's services have responded to Covid-19, Coles says she's found it \"amazing\" how quickly social workers and the families they work with have reshaped their contacts around WhatsApp and Zoom, and how team working has adapted.\nShe acknowledges that, given pre-existing disparities between digital capabilities, some employers have found making changes trickier than others. But, Coles adds, it will be important, months from now, that thorough reviews are carried out to identify where necessity-driven new ways of working have actually ended up improving how relationships function between social workers and families.\nGuidance controversy\nMost initial shifts in practice were made in the absence of national guidance, which, along with the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been at the heart of social workers' concerns about practice during coronavirus.\nWhen the Department for Education (DfE) did issue advice in early April, it drew criticism for giving councils latitude to depart from statutory duties, without specifying under what circumstances they might do so.\nColes says the consensus within ADCS is that the DfE mostly did as well as it could have in the circumstances. \"ADCS were part of discussions and were keen to get as much clarity as possible, but also to have local discretion within the statutory guidance,\" she says.\nBut she says the association will be \"continually\" asking the DfE, with which it speaks weekly, to review what it puts out.\n\"We are representing concerns and issues coming from our members,\" Coles says. \"We have been doing that on PPE [another area around which the guidance was criticised, for understating the extent of social workers' needs] \u2013 even though we need less than adults' services, we absolutely do need it in [some] settings.\"\n'Difficult balance'\nWhat would be most useful for councils, in terms of further guidance? Coles says many would appreciate additional clarity about how far bread-and-butter child protection activity, such as visits and core group meetings, can deviate from standard practice in response to local circumstances while still fulfilling duties.\n\"One thing that would be helpful [would be to clarify] what constitutes a statutory visit in this time,\" for instance, under what circumstances virtual visits will suffice, Coles says by way of example.\n\"It's a difficult balance, because statutory responsibilities must remain, but it's finding acceptable ways of [meeting them] and being able to judge, with families who do not always feel they need to co-operate, and making sure children are safe in those circumstances,\" she says.\n\"Councils will get on and do things for themselves, and what we wouldn't want, after all this, is to come back and that not to be seen as adequate,\" she adds. \"We don't want to have blame on social workers and children's social care teams for taking the best [approach] they could in difficult times.\"\nIt's likely that where the lines of acceptability lie will be subject to continuing argument. In the wake of Community Care's conversation with Coles, the government published a new statutory instrument relaxing a range of duties relating to children in care from today \u2013 leading to charges that it is \"destroying\" safeguards. But as with the Care Act 'easements' provided to adult social care departments, the extent to which children's services' behaviour alters will only become apparent over the coming weeks and months.\nLooming referrals spike\nWhat seems more certain for children's social workers, though, is that their jobs are only likely to become tougher as the pandemic progresses, Coles warns. Already there have been headlines about the rising incidence of domestic abuse \u2013 listed by Coles as a priority focus during her tenure \u2013 under lockdown conditions.\n\"It's rightly receiving a national focus \u2013 in my area and most others, there has been increased contact with [services around] domestic abuse,\" she says, adding that she is \"really worried\" about the potential impact on children. \"The important thing is to continue getting information to the public, not only for victims, but also for others in communities so that if they feel something is wrong they can at least phone a helplines for assistance.\"\nWhile those contacts have increased, overall referrals into children's services have fallen sharply across the country, driven by children's relative lack of visibility owing to school closures and other service disruption. Coles has repeatedly mentioned falls of 50%, including in her own county.\nMeanwhile pressures on many families will have increased, fuelled not only by home confinement but by the influx of new claimants into an often cruelly unreliable benefits system.\n\"Referrals will come back when restrictions start to lift, and schools go back,\" Coles says. Local authorities are planning for the inevitable \"huge spike\", she adds, by drawing on the national scheme that enables recently deregistered social workers to offer their services, by redeploying staff within their own services and by monitoring data with partners.\nCare review delay\nColes says she's been heartened to see that, in the East of England region of which Hertfordshire is part, the wider children's social care workforce has mostly been depleted less than had been feared \u2013 including within children's homes. But that could change rapidly, she warns.\n\"The residential care workforce is really an area to watch,\" Coles says. \"This is an area we are already concerned about, and which this situation is not going to assist \u2013 and that goes for fostering as well.\"\nCovid-19: children's social care guidance criticised for 'unlawfulness' and approach to PPE\nHow social workers can tackle the ethical and practice challenges of Covid-19: guidance from PSWs\nMost councils calling for extra social workers during Covid-19 pandemic, survey finds\nPrior to the impact of coronavirus, of course, the new Conservative administration's promised review of the care system was at the forefront of minds across the children's services sector. As and when some semblance of normality resumes, Coles insists, the review must return to that position of prominence.\n\"It's important not to rush this review, that it is broad and looks not just at young people in care and their journey through it, but why they have come into care, and that it is evidence-based,\" she says.\n\"We need a view looking at the whole of young people's education, their family life and their emotional and physical health \u2013 it must be cross-departmental and involve colleagues in the Department for Health and Social Care,\" Coles adds. \"[It must be] really looking at outcomes and what can be done to improve them \u2013 young people who have been in care, or are in care, have a big part to play.\"\nColes chooses her words carefully about how she believes the care system should ultimately be delivered. But she stresses that she considers the existence of a \"market\" for looked-after-children to be fundamentally wrong. \"What we need is a range of provision that has skilled people working in it, is not-for-profit and is properly funded,\" she says.\nNew funding fears\nLooking more broadly at children's social care, the battle for proper funding is of course a core ADCS concern \u2013 and the subject of those capital letters in Coles' presidential address \u2013 with the spiralling costs of care placements \u2013 as services have become focused on statutory interventions \u2013 being the key drain on budgets for most councils.\nWhile the government has talked up its recent \u00a33.2bn handout to councils to support extra spending during coronavirus, there has been widespread incredulity at the notion that such a sum will in any way cover the costs incurred, with many calls on the money, particularly from adults' services.\nThis was only amplified this week by comments from education secretary Gavin Williamson, who said that no young person should have to leave care during the course of the pandemic.\nColes' presidential address points out that the large mandate enjoyed by Boris Johnson's government gives it an opportunity to invest deeply in children's services, with the spending review due this year providing a platform from which to do so.\nBut the economic downturn caused by coronavirus and the public spending spike triggered by the government's emergency measures has already caused borrowing to balloon. The longer the pandemic goes on the higher borrowing will go, leading to warnings that 'austerity 2.0' will follow to bring the budget into balance.\nLooking at the new world foisted up on us by Covid-19 and beyond, how optimistic does Coles really feel?\n\"The extra funding is very welcome,\" she says. \"However, ADCS will continue to push for a three-year settlement for children's services, which will include extra costs arising from the pandemic, and is vital to meet the pressures we have been stating very clearly over the last two years.\n\"Yes, I am concerned [about what the future holds]\", she adds. \"But that won't stop us being absolutely clear that children's services need sustainable funding.\"\nChild sexual abuse inquiry launches investigation into child protection leadership 'If social workers are thriving, they will deliver the best for children' \u2013 director praised by Ofsted\n'Big-hearted' social worker dies from suspected Covid-19\nCharity blasts legislation relaxing duties to children in care under Covid-19 as 'destroying safeguards'\nOne Response to 'We've never had to do anything like this': new ADCS head praises social workers' adaptation to coronavirus\nJames Appledore May 5, 2020 at 9:04 pm #\nIts surely a given that the new Austerity will impact public services more deeply once more.No amount of new ways of working can compensate for cuts in services and staff numbers. This will happen in children's services, with posts not being recruited for or recruitment delayed. Irrespective of the recent reduction in agency worker numbers I predict that that will begin to increase again. We need bold leadership that is not reticent to highlight pressures on children and families by predicted impending \"reforms\" to benefits including to housing provision. We need leadership that sees social work as part of our society not atomised to individual \"good practice\" that only has an internal dialogue between leaders, managers and practitioners. I hope we get it.\nPodcast: Looked-after children and self-harm\nHow we can help your organisation","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home \u00bb Tech News \u00bb How Much For Senior Pictures At Nunes Photography\nHow Much For Senior Pictures At Nunes Photography\nDr. Peter Schirmacher is non just an average pathologist. The German doctor is globe-renowned in his field, honored by The Pathologist equally one of the 100 well-nigh influential in the world. He is the interim chairman of the German language Gild of Pathology, director of the Constitute of Pathology at Heidelberg Academy Infirmary, and president of the German Association for the Study of the Liver. Lesser line, this professor and physician understands pathology like very few on the planet.\nThis is why it's so perplexing that a bombshell report he released this week has been admittedly censored. Mainstream media won't report on it and Large Tech has eliminated accounts who attempt to share it. Considering the incessant push towards universal vaccinations by government, academia, media, and Big Tech, it actually shouldn't be perplexing at all that his work is being quashed because it details mind-blowing data about the dangers of the and so-called Covid \"vaccines.\"\nIn short, Dr. Schirmacher performed autopsies on 40 people who had died within two weeks of receiving a Covid jab. Of those, xxx%-40% could be directly attributed to the \"vaccines.\" He is calling for more autopsies of those who die soon later getting injected to see if his numbers pan out. Merely Deutschland has thus far been reluctant to act. Meanwhile, the report of this highly respected pathologist and pro-vaccine doctor is beingness suppressed.\nThrough all of our searches, we found one respected German publication, Welt.de, that posted it. On a tip from our friends at Press California, we had the page translated. Here's what it says; apologies for the poor translation at times. And as you'll see, mainstream media in Germany reported on it but clearly tried to downplay the implications of Dr. Schirmacher's enquiry:\nHeidelberg principal pathologist calls for more autopsies of vaccinated people\nIn gild to better understand the effect of vaccines, many more corpses would have to be autopsied, demands the Heidelberg principal pathologist. Peter Schirmacher assumes a considerable number of unreported cases of vaccination deaths \u2013 just reaps articulate opposition.\nThe master pathologist at the University of Heidelberg, Peter Schirmacher, urges many more autopsies of vaccinated people. In improver to corona deaths, the corpses of people who die in connectedness with a vaccination would also have to exist examined more frequently, said Schirmacher of the High german Press Agency in Stuttgart.\nThe managing director of the Pathological Institute in Heidelberg even warns of a high number of unreported cases of vaccination deaths and complains: The pathologists do not notice anything about virtually of the patients who die after and possibly from a vaccination. Notwithstanding, other scientists disagree with him on this point, every bit do the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) and the Paul Ehrlich Plant.\nFor a year now, corona deaths accept been autopsied at the academy clinics in the southwest in order to better understand the disease. The state supports the Covid-19 autopsy inquiry of the university pathologies with effectually one.viii million euros.\nSchirmacher heads the autopsy projection.\nThe findings of more than 200 autopsies so far have led, among other things, to ameliorate treatment and ventilation of Covid sufferers, he says. \"The noesis gained here helps to treat the sick amend and more successfully and to save lives,\" says Science Minister Theresia Bauer (Greens). Schirmacher, a member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina since 2022, hopes that the funding will go along next year.\nThe doctor now wants to get to the lesser of rare, serious side furnishings of vaccination \u2013 such equally cognitive vein thrombosis or autoimmune diseases. The problem from his indicate of view: Vaccinated people usually do not die under clinical observation. \"The dr. examining the corpse does non constitute a context with the vaccination and certifies a natural death and the patient is cached,\" reports Schirmacher. \"Or he certifies an unclear type of death and the public prosecutor sees no tertiary-political party mistake and releases the corpse for burial.\"\n40 vaccinated people autopsied within ii weeks\nIn Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, the pathologists therefore worked with public prosecutors, the police and resident doctors, reports Schirmacher.\nMore than 40 people have already been autopsied who died within ii weeks of being vaccinated. Schirmacher assumes that 30 to 40 percent of them died from the vaccination.\nIn his opinion, the frequency of fatal consequences of vaccinations is underestimated \u2013 a politically explosive argument in times when the vaccination campaign is losing momentum, the delta variant is spreading quickly and restrictions on non-vaccinated people are being discussed.\nSchirmacher received a clear contradiction from other scientists. The statements that there is currently likewise fiddling knowledge about side effects and the dangers of vaccination are underestimated are incomprehensible, said the Paul Ehrlich Establish. In particular for serious reactions, which too include when a person dies after a vaccination, there is a reporting obligation under the Infection Protection Deed. \"I do not know of any data that would let a reasonable statement to be made here and I am not starting from an unreported number,\" said the head of the Standing Vaccination Committee, Thomas Mertens.\nThere is no reason to presume a high number of unreported vaccination complications or fifty-fifty deaths, emphasized the immunologist Christian Bogdan from the Erlangen University Infirmary. \"There can also be no question of neglecting the possible dangers of COVID-19 vaccines.\" The last few weeks and months in detail have shown that the surveillance organization is working well. In Germany, for case, the rare occurrence of cerebral vein thrombosis after vaccination with Astrazeneca (1-2 cases per 100,000 vaccinations) was recognized as a complication, says Bogdan.\nSchirmacher insists on his opinion. \"My colleagues are definitely wrong because they cannot assess this specific question competently,\" he responded. He doesn't want to spread panic and is by no means opposed to vaccinations, says the professor, who says he himself had himself vaccinated confronting corona. Vaccination is an essential office of the fight against the virus, he clarifies. But you lot accept to weigh upwardly the medical reasons for vaccination individually. From his betoken of view, the \"individual protection consideration\" is overlaid past the idea of \u200b\u200ba rapid vaccination of society.\nThe Federal Clan of German Pathologists is also urging more autopsies of vaccinated people. This is the only mode to exclude or prove connections between deaths and vaccinations, says Johannes Friemann, head of the dissection working grouping in the association. Still, from his betoken of view, too petty autopsies are carried out to speak of an unreported number. \"You don't know anything all the same.\" General practitioners and health regime need to be made aware of this. The federal states would have to instruct the wellness government to club autopsies on site. The Federal Association of Pathologists requested this in a letter of the alphabet to Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) in March. It went unanswered, says Friemann.\nThe publication seems to get out of its mode to discover dissenting views while only giving a sentence to the well-nigh of import takeaway from the research. Whether one is fighting for the pro-vaccine agenda or non, they should non dismiss that this respected pathologist is calling for more autopsies to confirm or debunk his claims of xxx%-xl% death by vaccine. Ane would remember that if they're such strong believers in the efficacy and safety of the experimental drugs, they'd want the autopsies to reaffirm their beliefs.\nThe but English language written report that we've constitute and then far from a known news outlet came from our friends at Gratuitous West Media:\nThe director of the Pathological Plant of the Academy of Heidelberg, Peter Schirmacher, has carried out over forty autopsies on people who had died within two weeks of their vaccination. Schirmacher expressed alarm over his findings.\nThe regional daily\nreported: \"Schirmacher assumes that 30 to twoscore percent of them died from the vaccination. In his opinion, the frequency of fatal consequences of vaccinations is underestimated \u2013 a politically explosive statement in times when the vaccination campaign is losing momentum, the Delta variant is spreading rapidly and restrictions on non-vaccinated people are beingness discussed.\"\nThe Merkel administration chop-chop moved to respond to this \"politically explosive\" argument from Heidelberg. According to the High german Press Agency (dpa), the Paul Ehrlich Constitute announced that Schirmacher'south statements were \"incomprehensible\". The Chancellor'due south lackey, senior German immunologist Thomas Mertens dismissed the findings correct away: \"I don't know of whatever information that would let a justifiable argument to exist made here and I am not bold an unreported number.\"\nThe immunologist Christian Bogdan from the Erlangen Academy Infirmary, member of the Standing Vaccination Committee (STIKO), as well contradicted Schirmacher's assumption of a \"loftier number of unreported vaccination complications or even deaths\".\nThe pathologist however received back up from his ain ranks, and the Federal Association of German Pathologists stated that more autopsies of vaccinated people who died within a certain time frame after vaccination should exist performed.\nThe head of the \"Autopsy Working Group\" in this association wanted to make full general practitioners and health regime aware of this. In other words, doctors of the patients who die within a few days or weeks later on vaccination should apply for an autopsy in instance of doubtfulness or the wellness authorities should take action.\nThe Federal Association of Pathologists had already requested this in March in a letter to Wellness Minister Jens Spahn (CDU), but it went unanswered.\nSchirmacher's warning\ncould of course ruin a multi-digit long-term billion-dollar business for diverse pharmaceutical companies, while the already low willingness to get the jab in the remaining unvaccinated group could farther decrease dramatically and ultimately the unabridged pandemic strategy of the federal government could unravel.\nMerely the seriousness and reputation of the director of the Pathological Found at the University of Heidelberg are unassailable.\nSchirmacher himself is already leading an autopsy project on people who accept died from Covid-19, which is subsidized by the land. He himself then expanded the focus and too autopsied more than 40 deceased vaccinated people. Even if his results are only a snapshot, it is a dramatic one: thirty to 40 percent died from the vaccination itself. The pathologist cited \"rare, severe side furnishings of the vaccination \u2013 such as cerebral vein thrombosis or autoimmune diseases\".\nSchirmacher responded to the criticism from some colleagues. He denied a lack of competence: \"The colleagues are definitely incorrect because they cannot appraise this specific question competently.\"\nMoreover, he has not tried to spread panic, and he is not an opponent of vaccinations \u2013 Schirmacher himself has been vaccinated.\nThe Robert Koch Institute meanwhile refers to the regular safety reports of the Paul Ehrlich Institute on its website.\nStill, should it go credible in the coming weeks that politics, science and the media are campaigning against Schirmacher and his alarming results are being completely ignored, it would exist another carmine flag regarding the rubber of the products.\nTwitter meanwhile suspended the account of former\nscientific discipline correspondent Alex Berenson for sharing details of a Pfizer clinical trial with like findings which completely obliterates the narrative of the political establishment.\nAccording to Pfizer: \"During the blinded, controlled period, 15 BNT162b2 and fourteen placebo recipients died; during the open-characterization catamenia, 3 BNT162b2 and two original placebo recipients who received BNT162b2 after unblinding died. None of these deaths were considered related to BNT162b2 by investigators.\" It stated that the causes of death were counterbalanced between BNT162b2 and placebo groups: 15 people who took the vaccine died and 14 people who took the placebo died.\nMerely tons of people who were in the placebo group have now taken the jab, thus \"the trial bullheaded is cleaved now\" and \"this is all the data we will always have,\" Berenson pointed out.\nAll of this is reminiscent of the election audits happening in the United States. The Democrats who claim that there was not widespread ballot fraud are so adamant about stopping the audits from proving them right. Meanwhile, the pro-vaxxers are so sure the \"vaccines\" are condom that they are attempting to prevent the very autopsies that could show information technology.\nHere'south the thing: just equally Democrats know there were major challenges to the 2022 ballot that would exist discovered through audits, then too practice the pro-vaxxers know that a shut examination of people dying after they received the jabs would spark questions about the safety of the injections. Those who have nothing to hibernate do not try so hard to keep it all hidden.\nWe must demand autopsies be performed on everyone who dies within two weeks of getting the injections. The initial data is then hitting, anyone who objects to this is pushing an calendar, not science or healthcare.\nSource: https:\/\/www.sott.net\/article\/456538-Media-blackout-Renowned-German-pathologists-vaccine-autopsy-data-is-shocking-and-being-censored\n\u2190 Where To Get Cheap Camera Lenses How To Take A Panoramic Photo \u2192","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"tag: Polaris Partners\nBy Jeff Dorsch - 17 Aug, 2018 - Comments: 0\nCybersecurity Check Point Software Technologies reports that facsimile machines (yes, people still use them!) can be subject to hacking through vulnerabilities in their communication protocols. The HP Officejet Pro All-in-One fax printers and other fax machines can be compromised with a hacker only knowing a fax number, according to the company. Check Point Research says a design flaw in Andro... \u00bb read more\nThe Week in Review: IoT\nBy Jeff Dorsch - 22 Jun, 2018 - Comments: 0\nFinance Marvell Technology Group priced $500 million in senior notes due in 2023 and $500 million in senior notes due in 2028. The chip company will use net proceeds from the debt offering, cash on hand, and borrowings under a new term loan facility to fund the cash consideration and other amounts payable for Marvell's proposed $6 billion acquisition of Cavium. The companies have expected to... \u00bb read more\nIIoT And Predictive Maintenance\nBy Jeff Dorsch - 30 May, 2018 - Comments: 1\nIt's every production line manager's nightmare\u2014some machinery breaks down, stopping production on the factory floor. In a fab, if just one piece of semiconductor manufacturing equipment goes down and is out of service for hours, wafer fabrication can grind to a halt. Such shutdowns are expensive, especially if the plant is operating on a 24-hour schedule to meet demand. One selling poi... \u00bb read more","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Sarah F. Leibowitz, Ph.D.\nLeibowitz is interested in understanding the neurobiology of substance abuse and addiction. She and her colleagues study the most commonly abused substances, namely alcohol and nicotine, in addition to palatable fat- and sugar-rich foods that may have addictive-like properties. Her current research in rodents investigates neural mechanisms that mediate the transition from casual use to abuse and ultimately dependence on these substances. It reveals marked similarities between neurochemical mechanisms in different brain areas that control the consumption of fat, alcohol, and nicotine and also various emotional behaviors, such as novelty seeking, impulsivity, and anxiety, which promote their consumption.\nSubstance use disorders are heterogeneous in nature, with users exhibiting different patterns of intake varying from cycles of bingeing to chronically elevated intake. Leibowitz's research links these patterns to distinct neurochemical systems. It demonstrates that individuals prone to abusing these substances, identified by particular behaviors and biomarkers, exhibit specific neurochemical abnormalities that may be causally related to their excessive consumption. Abusers are highly susceptible to relapse, and her findings associate this with specific neuroadaptations that come to precede bingeing behavior and persist in the absence of substance exposure.\nLeibowitz also finds that exposure to fat, alcohol, and nicotine early in life, before puberty or during pregnancy, induces this predisposed phenotype in the offspring. Her recent studies suggest that this is attributed to a similar stimulatory effect of these substances on neurodevelopment, neuroimmune function, and lipid metabolism. Live-imaging studies in zebrafish are also allowing a more in-depth understanding of how these substances affect the birth and migration of brain neurons that promote substance abuse.\nWith the diversity of mechanisms underlying substance use disorders in adults, Leibowitz's research is focusing on developing methods for prevention of early exposure and brain reprogramming, early detection of abuse propensity, and personalizing pharmacotherapy for distinct subpopulations of prone or addicted individuals.\nResearch affiliates 12\/25","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"the quest for el dorado expansion\nThe Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples Expansion | Board Games | Board Games, bg | You did it! This time you will encounter even more perils on your paths. The Quest for El Dorado Heroes & Hexes Family Games. What you get - the quest for El Dorado comes with 7 Terrain tiles, 2 Terrain strips, 1 ending tile, 6 blockages, 8 playing pieces, 4 Expedition boards, 1 starting player hat, 1 market board, 86 Expedition cards, 36 Cave tokens, and instructions. The path to El Dorado leads through different types of terrain: landscape (green, yellow, blue), rubble (gray), and base camp (red). The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples is currently at $27.49. The answer is that some players might get their hero card in their opening hand and get a huge boost at the beginning of the game. Looking for a new game to play and not sure which style would suit your tastes? Hire intrepid heroes to accompany you on your expedition and help you battle the demons of the darkest jungle! \u2022 Expedition cards that work with new board spaces, Misses: Once again, this is not the most perfect implementation. Usually. Finally, there are four new piles of expedition cards to purchase during the game. Receive periodic updates from Board Game Quest delivered right to your inbox. Quest for El Dorado \u00e4r ett deck-building game om farofyllda strapatser och fantastiska rikedomar.. Har du tillr\u00e4ckligt med mod f\u00f6r att v\u00e5ga dig iv\u00e4g och s\u00f6ka efter den gyllene staden? The new \"demon\" spaces require players draw a face down curse token. Finally, the demon spaces would seem to be a great addition to the game. Edit. These are single cards added to a player's deck from the beginning. This is some of the most delicious meat of any game that uses a board movement component along with deck building. So far we're deep into complications. Are you ready to embark on a new journey to El Dorado, the City of Gold? These provide powerful, game changing bonuses. Will you dare to search for the golden city? In game playing and buying, this can reveal itself in a variety of ways. This time out, they're releasing an expansion for the aforementioned game, called Heroes and Hexes, with a theme that encourages asymmetry and aggression. 200 Ravensburger Points. A strategic board game. You quest once again for El Dorado, but this time your path is more perilous. And The Quest for El Dorado does a fine job of packing together a game with a solid, well-balanced core. There are three primary components in this expansion: spaces which punish players with curses, familiar cards, and hero cards available from the \"Hero games tavern\" (exactly how it's listed in the translated from German rules). Daily Quest for El Dorado was one of my favorit family games in 2017. Conquistadors' Quest for El Dorado According to legend, Francisco Pizarro led one hundred-and-eighty-two men, primarily plunderers and mercenaries, Spanish Conquistadors in 1532, in the quest for El Dorado and used the evasive excuse that it was for \"God and the Crown.\" Conquistador and historian Ciezo de Leon recorded some of the events. Are you ready to embark on a new journey to El Dorado, the City of Gold? Each player assembles and equips their own team, hiring various helpers from the scout to the scientist to the aborigine. Weekly. This item will ship to United States, but the seller has not specified shipping options. The Quest for El Dorado Heroes and Hexes Expansion. Hits: These are mainly used for specific spaces on the new boards. This is a stand alone expansion and can be combined with the original Quest for El Dorado and 1st expansion. The Quest for El Dorado Promo Pack Expansion Sealed New Ravensburger. \u2022 Not enough variety in card deck setup, Frequency Free shipping . In The Quest for El Dorado, players take the roles of expedition leaders who have embarked on a search for the legendary land of gold in the dense jungles of South America. EL Dorado Expansion - Heroes and Hexes. I am excited to see that an expansion is coming out this year. 5 \u2013 An amazing game that creates a new benchmark for the genre. It also, in addition to being a standalone, can combine with the base game and the expansion. Tahsin loves games that tell stories through their play structure. If it really needed anything, it was more expedition cards and the creation of a randomized setup of expedition cards. The Quest for El Dorado: Heroes and Hexes Expansion Are you ready to embark on a new journey to El Dorado, the City of Gold? There is also the potential to draw demon cards which do nothing but fatten your deck with useless chaff. Our mission is to build connections in our communities, especially for servicemembers and their families. Players must make a visit to the \"Hero games tavern\" to acquire one of these cards, and they are only allowed one acquisition for the whole game. The expansion includes two blockades that bear a demon symbol, and if you're the first to break such a blockade on your quest across the map, you must suffer the curse that follows. It is rare a product will cause a gamer to consider crossing from one to the other. The problem is that the hero cards are revealed randomly. Brand new game elements - in this expansion you'll be experiencing new challenges By having to race to each of the 3 Golden temples to collect 3 gems, torch hexes and more! We'll see where this goes. 1 starting tile, 3 terrain tiles, 3 temples, 1 ending tile, 6 blockades, 8 game pieces, 4 expedition boards, 1 starting player hat, 1 market board, 150 expedition cards. The Quest for El Dorado Promo Pack Mini Expansion Goodie - Sealed. The other side to this expansion are the hero cards. Quest for El Dorado: Heroes & Hexes Expansion; Click to open expanded view Quest for El Dorado: Heroes & Hexes Expansion # 020553. Asara. Assemble your expedition and lead it through the jungles of South America in this deck-building board game*. About the shop. This also begs the question \"why not allow players to choose these from the start?\". By using our website, you agree to the use of cookies. The Quest for El Dorado: Heroes and Hexes Expansion Review, 10 Highly Sought After \"Grail\" Board Games, 10 Influential Games That Changed Modern Board Gaming, PortalCon 2021 Streaming Online This Saturday. In this case, the publisher should put in big bold letters the word \"OPTIONAL\" on the box cover. The Quest for El Dorado: Heroes and Hexes Expansion. (music bensound.com) Compare prices for the The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples board game across 12 board game online retailers like Amazon, Miniature Market and Cool Stuff Inc. The Quest for El Dorado - Heroes & hexes Expansion VA. SKU : RVN26790. Here are some examples: Heroes need to be hired from the tavern. It has turned this gamer from the \"expansions are cool\" variety to a new camp: \"expansions are highly suspect until played.\" Players willing to put up with some annoyances in implementation will find the variety added into The Quest for El Dorado appealing. Samla ihop din expedition och lotsa den igenom Sydamerikas djungler i detta sp\u00e4nnande deckbuilding-spel. Ravensburger, publisher of The Quest for El Dorado, is on the hunt for a fabled city where the streets are lined with customer dollars once again. Recently viewed. $10.99 + $3.00 shipping . Playing as the Aztecs, you will need to \"subject the Mexican plain to \u2026 Hop on to our Discord Channel and chat with the BGQ Crew. Ravensburger, publisher of The Quest for El Dorado, is on the hunt for a fabled city where the streets are lined with customer dollars once again. It could be a great year for Ravensburger\/Alea. As you will soon find out, this is only the beginning of a much grander adventure. A penalty implemented on one player may be lighter in effect than on another player. El Dorado Games is raising funds for The Island of El Dorado (reprint & expansion) on Kickstarter! \u2022 Heroes are great for even more deck choices For every good idea in this expansion, there are missteps or elements that make for grievances or groans at the end of the game. RVN00026790 Ravensburger The Quest for El Dorado, Heroes and Hexes Expansion at Gamersroll with Free Shipping for all orders over $149 Every route is a new challenge. The goal of The Quest for El Dorado is to move your player figure from the starting line to the temple of El Dorado before anyone else. $14.99. Head toward the Treasure Room in The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples, a return to form for a classic racing deckbuilder that adds new terrain types and interesting challenges for another excellent entry in the series. The Quest for El Dorado is a family-weight racing game with deck building as its core mechanism. Some of the effects will resolve immediately and some will be lasting. This time out, they're releasing an expansion for the aforementioned game, called Heroes and Hexes, with a theme that encourages asymmetry and aggression. No products found. Your's truly is firmly in the \"expansions are cool\" crowd. The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples Review \u2013 with Zee Garcia 16 June, 2020 | By: The Dice Tower | Your Opinion Category: Review Age: 10+ 30 - 60 Min 2 - 4 Players 2017 New terrains and new challenges await! Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. The second expansion is \u2026 Hire intrepid heroes to accompany you on your expedition and help you battle the demons of the darkest jungle! Qty: Add to Cart Qty: Add To Wishlist. Take our quick quiz and find out what type of board games are best for you! Delve back into the jungle in The Quest for El Dorado: Heroes & Hexes, a great expansion for a super-fun game that adds new tiles, some player interaction, and some Heroes to help you reach the City of Gold. Lightening the game are new familiar cards. This is a known issue with our search function, and we are working to resolve it. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 . Customers who bought this item also bought. The Quest for El Dorado: Heroes & Hexes comes with 3 new double-sided terrain tiles and features a total of 6 new map layouts for players to explore. They're very useful and can even give a player a single, one-time-use bonus for that extra push at just the right time. There are no victory points; just a race to the finish. You have reached El Dorado, the legendary city of gold. Help create a better connected game database and link to an expansion to this game. When it comes to expansions, people initially group themselves into either the \"expansions are cool\" crowd or the \"expansions are unnecessary\" crowd. The Quest for EL DORADO Strategy Games. Out of stock. Shipped with USPS Parcel Select Ground. You did it! Also included are 1 training camp, 2 blockades, 60 expedition cards, 18 cave tokens, and 20 curses. Will you choose the scout, the photographer, or the prop plane? $32 $39.99. In the meantime, try eliminating \"of\", \"the\", and other short words from your search terms... You did it! I hope we get many more different movement cards. Each hex space shows the requirements you have to meet to move onto it. ... A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians Expansion. 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+{"text":"The Kingdom's Tough Choices: Between MbS and a Hard Place\n\u00a9 Photo: maxpixel.net\nIf Saudi Arabia does not choose between sweeping internal reforms or an ambitious external agenda, its ruling dynasty may be in peril. Riyadh's dwindling resources cannot sustain both.\nBy Ziad HAFEZ\nIn 2016, the Arab National Conference made the assessment that Saudi Arabia would be facing a future of hard choices due to their fast-changing policies and positions. Events have since proved them right. Riyadh today faces tough decisions on the future orientation of its domestic and foreign policies \u2013 some of which could affect the very existence of the ruling dynasty and its line of succession established almost a century ago.\nDomestically, two crucial changes made recently could weaken the foundations on which Saudi Arabia was built.\nOne of these changes relates to the line of succession, which has traditionally been bestowed through the sons of the founding monarch, Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. The succession allows only for the sons of this first king, all brothers and half-brothers, to accede to the throne in line with seniority, from eldest to youngest. The sons of these brothers are not successors to the throne.\nThis system has provided stability by avoiding rivalries among factions and the innate propensity for establishing lineage. However, the current King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who succeeded to the throne via those founding principles, has effectively broken the rules by appointing his son Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) as crown prince, and thus establishing his own successive lineage.\nTo be fair, the old system has become increasingly difficult to implement as the second generation of princes is vanishing by attrition. As one may expect, this new appointment of King Salman's son never sat well with the few remaining sons of the founding monarch.\nHowever, MbS has managed to secure the endorsement of younger princes, and has consolidated his grip on power by systematically eliminating all those loyal to the former, now deposed, crown prince Mohammed Bin Nayef.\nThe second crucial change was implemented by MbS, when he chose to curb the influence of the clerical class who challenged his attempts to modernize the kingdom.\nThe firm grip of MbS on institutions that implement the observance of the Sharia, as defined by the clerical class, has allowed him to control the degree of social and cultural austerity that plagues Saudi society.\nMore pointedly, MbS issued a decree banning flogging in public, a significant landmark in interpreting penal rulings traditionally upheld in the kingdom. That ruling is likely to have far-reaching consequences in Islamic jurisprudence, already being addressed by scholars.\nAntagonizing the clerical class may have strong support among the youth, especially those under 24 years of age who represent 51 percent of the total Saudi population of 35 million. However, the conservative nature of the population may balk at the speed of forced change.\nThe government is taking a big risk by undertaking difficult social and cultural reforms in a period of economic austerity. Damaging its alliance with the clerical class without having taken the time to establish a loyal middle class is akin to placing the cart before the horse.\nMbS has managed to win several battles, such as granting women the right to drive, legalizing movie theaters, authorizing public, mixed-gender concerts, and creating touristic resorts on the Red Sea.\nThe crown prince has also cracked down on corruption and cronyism, by forcing princes of all ranks, businessmen, and others who have enriched themselves at the expense of the state, to return 'illegitimately gained' funds.\nMbS's most ambitious plan for the kingdom, however, is the construction of the city of Neom, touted as the future hub of technological innovation in the region. He also aims to reduce the kingdom's dependence on oil. However, the economic infrastructure for such a shift is not in place, and will require a much longer time, and significant resources, to complete.\nThe question is, can these reforms continue if MbS's economic policies do not provide the universal welfare state that the population has long enjoyed?\nSaudi Arabia, by numbers\nThe kingdom enjoys the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 1.9 trillion US dollars in the region on a purchasing power parity basis. Inflation was a moderate five percent in 2019. The per capita income is among the twelfth highest in the world at US$ 56,000. Income inequality is moderate with a Gini coefficient index of 45.9 (the lower the lever, the lower the inequality).\nWhile there are some doubts about the accuracy of the index, it does, for all intents and purposes, show some inequality even though the issue has not yet been at the forefront of local grievances.\nThere are no statistics on poverty, and the government does not allow attention to this issue. Protests are forbidden and the media is strictly controlled and regulated. Freedom of expression as well as the traditional freedoms enjoyed in developed societies are lacking. But, overall, the Human Development Index (HDI) for the kingdom is very high (0.854), positioning at 40 out of 189 countries and territories.\nThe Saudization of the work force has not achieved its goals of lowering the unemployment among the kingdom's citizens and especially the youth.\nExpatriates once constituted 90 percent of the workforce in the private sector, while Saudi nationals constituted the bulk of state employment. The private sector can absorb up to 600,000 workers, but the workforce entering the market is over 1.5 million.\nThe IMF has issued a report saying that the government cannot sustain a policy of absorbing the incoming workforce. In 2017, about 700,000 foreigners left Saudi Arabia because of high fees on expatriate workers, yet unemployment rose to 12.9 percent, though some estimates are much higher.\nThe Saudi domestic workforce lacks the necessary skills and willingness to learn and adapt to the standards required by private companies. The domestic population has grown sevenfold since 1960, but its resources do not match that growth. Saudis are facing the reality of oil reserves depletion, with no new fossil fuel discoveries in sight. Oil reserves in Yemen may have been one reason for Riyadh's aggression against its southern neighbor, but the results have been disastrous for the Saudis on every level.\nRiyadh's ability to economically provide for the needs of its population is challenged by an unstable energy market and the erratic policies of the government.\nFor instance, at the height of the war on Yemen, the crown prince decided to pump more oil into the market, leading to diminished oil prices and therefore government revenues. Stabilizing the market meant dealing with Russia at the great displeasure of the United States.\nFurthermore, the war on Yemen has significantly drained the kingdom's coffers, necessitating the imposition of austerity measures. Resurging oil prices have provided a small cushion of foreign reserves estimated at 500 billion US dollars, which allow Saudi Arabia's credit ratings to remain high.\nGiven its erratic financial stability, ambitious domestic economic plans are likely to be further delayed due to the disastrous Saudi decision to launch an unnecessary, treasury-draining war on Yemen. The expectations of achieving a decisive victory within weeks or months, thereby cementing MbS's legitimacy and competence, proved to be tragically misplaced.\nRiyadh is now contemplating a humiliating defeat that has already delivered a blow to the crown prince's carefully crafted image. The expected fall of the city of Marib in Yemen is likely to seal the fate of the war in the coming few weeks.\nWar, insecurity, and a region in flux\nThis unanticipated outcome has led Saudi decision makers to revisit old policies and strategies, and to examine new ones. Most importantly, the ruling dynasty has to ensure its security.\nFor the last 76 years, that protection was ensured by the United States. In exchange for a steady supply of oil, Washington protected the Saudi dynasty from the turmoil in the region caused by the establishment of Israel, communism and left-wing activism, and later, the ascendence of rival political Islamism.\nThe Saudi wars on Syria and Yemen, as well the financing of jihadi movements against Iran and its regional allies, were a major departure from the traditional Saudi quiet diplomacy of bribing opponents and bankrolling intellectual mercenaries and media outlets.\nIn a surprising admission, MbS has acknowledged the exportation of Wahhabism to many parts of the world upon the request of western governments and in order to provoke sedition and dissent within the Muslim and Arab world. Does this mean that the kingdom will forego its policy of arming jihadists as it did in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Libya?\nIt may be too early to tell, but if MbS distances himself from the extremism of Wahhabism, then at some point, the past policy of arming jihadists will become a liability significant enough to threaten the dynasty. It may have already started to do so.\nSaudis today want to know if US security continues to be reliable. The question remains at the center of the kingdom's preoccupations.\nFor Washington, whatever use the kingdom might have once served to US foreign policy is today a subject of 'introspection' by the administration of President Joe Biden. Suddenly, 'morality' has become a factor in the alliance with the ruling Saudi family. The murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi seems to have made MbS unpalatable to President Biden, although not enough yet to curtail large weapons sales.\nTo date, no contact between President Biden and MbS has taken place. That trend started with US President Barack Obama but was flipped on its head during the administration of Donald Trump. Furthermore, the mood in the US Congress is getting significantly cooler toward the Saudi ruling dynasty in general, and MbS in particular.\nThe strategic weakness of the US at the domestic level as well as the erosion of its once military, economic and financial global dominance means it is no longer able to honor its defense commitments to its partners.\nRiyadh has sensed this change, especially in the aftermath of the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, with little or no notice provided to even its NATO allies.\nThe 2020 electoral defeat of Donald Trump was a further setback to the crown prince and his regional aspirations. Suddenly left without protection guarantees, MbS was forced to reassess both his alliances and enmities.\nNew friends, old foes, or just leave it to geography?\nEngagement with Iran under the sponsorship of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was one outcome of his recalibration. While it is too early to say whether the talks will succeed, echoes from Iran seem positive, whereas Riyadh remains circumspect.\nSaudi King Salman's declaration of the need to have good relations with neighboring countries is a notch significantly below the warmer term 'brotherly,' but still, a softer stance than in previous declarations. The rivalry for the leadership of the Islamic world is still very much in play.\nDiscussions with Tehran undoubtedly involve the war on Yemen. So far, Riyadh is still not willing to concede defeat, and developments on the ground show it is still putting up a fight. If Marib falls \u2013 an almost certainty \u2013 the game will be over. What face-saving deal could be arranged is not clear at this stage.\nWill the Iranians show some leeway? Will the Houthis, formerly allied to the House of Saud during the heyday of Arab nationalism, be accommodating? The issue is no longer what kind of control the kingdom may retain in Yemen but what kind of relations will emerge.\nGeography will have its say and force an accommodation of some sort as the kingdom cannot ignore the strategic position of Yemen at the entrance of the Red Sea \u2013 nor can Yemen ignore the larger neighbor it has on its northern and eastern borders.\nIn terms of armaments, the kingdom has started discussions with the Chinese and the Russians, a turn of events not appreciated in Washington. The impending defeat in Yemen is also a stain on the performance of US defense weaponry that could not prevent or repel the rocket attacks on oil fields in the kingdom.\nThe cheaper and more efficient Russian and Chinese arms systems have suddenly become more attractive to Riyadh. This does not necessarily mean a severance of ties with the US, but rather, a diversification of supply sources and an accompanying increase in Russian and Chinese influence. At this stage, the US cannot but stand helpless in this turn of events.\nSuch moves by the Saudi kingdom are likely to forge increased cooperation with the Eurasian block, and could result in Saudi Arabia joining Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).\nUltimately, the security of West Asia and the Persian Gulf cannot be maintained by the US or NATO, but by the regional powers in ascendence. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is likely to increasingly take the lead role in all of Asia.\nIn September, Saudi Arabia's main regional rival, Iran, fully joined the now nine-member SCO and Afghanistan is an observer nation. The Saudis will want to be part of this influential powerhouse, but should be reminded that Iran has the veto power to nix any new applicant.\nThe kingdom is also revisiting its position in Syria and Lebanon, although in opposite directions. In Syria, it is edging closer towards a resumption of relations with the government of President Bashar Assad, whereas in Lebanon it is aggressively pursuing an alliance with the right-wing Lebanese Forces (LF) and Arab tribes against the Lebanese resistance Hezbollah, President Michel Aoun, and Prime Minister Najib Mikati.\nHezbollah remains an extremely sore spot for Riyadh, and local Lebanese political parties traditionally allied to Riyadh do not have the clout or numbers to counter the group \u2013 which handily won the popular vote in the 2018 elections \u2013 despite the huge amounts of Saudi money made available to them.\nIn just the past few days, the Saudis have recalled their ambassador to Lebanon, sent the Lebanese envoy packing, barred imports from the Levantine state, and urged their Gulf allies \u2013 the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain \u2013 to follow suit. Facing a humiliating loss in Yemen, MbS has turned his wrath on yet another weak Arab state. Some habits die hard.\nThe most critical issue for the stability of the region remains the Palestinian struggle with the Israeli occupation. Saudi Arabia has not hidden its hostility toward the Palestinian resistance; instead showing outright disdain by imprisoning leading members of Hamas who have lived in the kingdom for several decades.\nHowever, despite a 'Deal of the Century' \u2013 that later morphed into the Abraham Accords \u2013 which other Gulf neighbors quickly signed onto, the Saudis have not yet taken the step towards normalization with Israel.\nStrong resistance within the Saudi kingdom appears to have influenced the decision to avoid a step considered offensive to most Arabs and Muslims around the world. Repercussions could have been significant had the caretakers of Islam's two holiest cities 'normalized' relations with Israel.\nGiven the inherent instability of the kingdom due to the changes promoted by MbS, the spectacular failure in Yemen, and the increasing strength of the Resistance Axis in the region, it is unlikely for Saudi Arabia to normalize with Israel any time soon. The question is, where do Riyadh and MbS go from here, as Saudi Arabia's regional, domestic and international prospects diminish?\nthecradle.co\nMohammed bin Salman Saudi Arabia Yemen\nNovember 7, 2021 | Editor's \u0421hoice","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Michigan State University University of Michigan Wayne State University\nURC Impact\nInfrastructure Innovation Tour\nPast Partnerships\nURC Close Menu\nURC Profiles\nURC Innovations\nShare on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIN Share on Google+ Download Full Report\nLeading Discovery: Life, Medical & Health Sciences\nSome of the research emerging from URC universities can seem like science fiction, but it has practical, real-world applications to improve the health and quality of life of people around the world. These discoveries can increase the efficiency of healthcare efforts, reduce costs to patients, and\u2014in some cases\u2014serve as the basis for successful startup companies.\nDr. Marcos Dantus, MSU\nAt MSU, a team led by university distinguished professor Marcos Dantus has developed a laser with a pulse duration shorter than one millionth of a second. Using these ultra-fast smart lasers, doctors can identify molecules that indicate disease quickly and noninvasively\u2014an \"optical biopsy.\" Currently, tests for skin cancer involve cutting away a sliver of skin and sending it off to a lab, creating long wait times. This new technology allows doctors to conduct a biopsy as early as the patient's first appointment, and review the results immediately, which can greatly increase chances of recovery. It is also more accurate and cheaper to use\u2014it can see twice as deep, define margins more accurately, use much less energy, and salvage more tissue.\n\"In the case of melanoma, which is a fast, progressive cancer, it can literally mean a life or death difference,\" Dantus said. \"Melanoma usually starts from the very top layers, so if it's detected on time and removed on time, the prognosis is usually good.\"\nSafe drug dosages are determined by measuring the toxicity of drugs in animals, but results can often be skewed because animals process medications much more quickly than humans. U-M researchers are using a microfluidic chip to deliver a precise flow of medication across kidney cells as an alternative testing option that may be the beginning of improvements in dosing, reducing instances of kidney damage in patients.\nDr. Zhuo-Hua Pan, WSU\n\"When you administer a drug, its concentration goes up quickly, and its gradually filtered out as it flows through the kidneys,\" said Shuichi Takayama, U-M professor of biomedical engineering. \"A kidney on a chip enables us to simulate that filtering process, providing a much more accurate way to study how medications behave in the body.\"\nWSU spin-off RetroSense Therapeutics is a success story on several fronts. They are helping restore vision in patients suffering from blindness due to retinitis pigmentosa and advanced dry age-related macular degeneration, for which there are no FDA-approved therapies. RetroSense also represents the strong innovation ecosystem of the URC institutions. \"The world-leading research conducted at Wayne State University formed the bedrock on which RetroSense was founded. It was a great experience working with the university, which was supportive at the research level, in tech transfer, and beyond,\" Said Sean Ainsworth, CEO and founder of RetroSense Therapeutics. In June 2016, RetroSense was named one of the 50 smartest companies by MIT Technology Review, and in the fall of 2016 it was acquired by Allergan plc, a leading global pharmaceutical company.\nHeader Picture: Kidney on a Chip, U-M\nK-12 Education Brief\n2019 Benchmark Report: URC Remains Tops in the U.S. in Medicine, Bio Science Talent\n11th Annual Economic Impact (2018)\nFoundation for the Future: URC Contributions to Infrastructure Improvement\n11th Annual Economic Impact\nPreserving Our State's Freshwater Heritage\nURC Profile\nURC Paves the Way for New Mobility\nSensors: Developing Smarter Infrastructure\nGenerating Ideas to Power Our World\nMerit Network \u2013 Empowering Michigan Residents by Expanding Internet Access\nCybersecurity: Protecting Michigan's Infrastructure From Attack\nRevitalizing Detroit Neighborhoods, One House at a Time\nEngaging Detroit\nCrossroads of Rural and Urban: MSU Extension & the MSU Product Center\nBob Fish\nBiggby Coffee\nFeatured Quotes\nThe URC is an incredible asset for our industry, state, and citizens in terms of the scale of R&D conducted at its universities in critically important areas. Medical and healthcare discoveries with the potential to improve and save lives position Michigan as a top state for innovation in the life, medical and health sciences.\nMichael JandernoaFormer Chairman of the Board and CEO of Perrigo Company\nThe University Research Corridor showcases Michigan's world class universities, economic competitiveness, and scientific breakthroughs being made every day in our state. This innovative partnership is creating jobs, fostering relationships with all types of businesses, from our largest corporations to smallest entrepreneurial businesses, and driving innovation in all sectors of our economy.\nThe Honorable Debbie StabenowU.S. Senator from Michigan\nI think certainly there has been an uptick in entrepreneurship in the state, and I think a lot of that is owed to the URC getting more involved in economic development in the last 10 years.\nDoug RothwellPresident of Business Leaders for Michigan\n\u00a9 University Research Corridor 2020. 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+{"text":"All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc\u2026\nCoogan's Eagle soars\nHapless ski-jumper's story will be told\n08\/08\/2007 \u2026 Steve Coogan is to play Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards in a new biopic about the hapless ski-jumper.\n\u00a9 BBC\nAmerica imports the Worst\nUS remake for BBC sitcom\n07\/08\/2007 \u2026 Amercia's CBS network is to attempt a remake of the BBC comedy The Worst Week of My Life.\nAdam fine honour\nHills scoops Aussie theatre award\n06\/08\/2007 \u2026 Adam Hills has won one of Australia's most prestigious theatre awards.\nDownload me... just like that\nNew comedy website sells old shows\n06\/08\/2007 \u2026 One of the new generation of websites selling comedy shows online has been launched, featuring the likes of Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howerd and George and Mildred.\nHaven't you grown!\nDoes comedy boom harm the Fringe?\n06\/08\/2007 \u2026 The director of Edinburgh's if.\nSun 05 August 2007\nLosing Faith\nBrown quits Fringe after collapse\n05\/08\/2007 \u2026 Veteran comedy impressionist Faith Brown has cancelled her one-woman Edinburgh Fringe show after collapsing on stage.\nSat 04 August 2007\nIt's not the Last of this...\nComedy talent show renewed\n04\/08\/2007 \u2026 The American stand-up talent hunt Last Comic Standing has been renewed for a sixth series next summer.\nVictory for NY sketch groups\nCity rethinks legal clampdown\n04\/08\/2007 \u2026 Sketch groups in New York have won a victory over proposed new laws that would have stopped them filming in the street.\n\"A joke worth laughing at always has an idea behind it, and usually a subversive idea. \"\n\u2013 George Orwell","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"MOUNT PLEASANT FC VS TIVOLI GARDENS FC \u2014 'Tegat' desperate to give fans something to cheer about\nDRAX HALL SPORTS COMPLEX \u2014 4:00 PM\nDRAX HALL, St Ann \u2014 Mount Pleasant Football Academy (FA) and former champions Tivoli Gardens will both be desperate for a win when they meet at Drax Hall in the Red Stripe Premier League (RSPL) first-round action today starting at 4:00 pm.\nMount Pleasant FA earned their first point in a draw away to Humble Lion last weekend and are in ninth place on one point, while Tivoli Gardens are one of three teams that have lost both games played so far.\nTivoli Gardens have never beaten Mount Pleasant in the RSPL, as the St Ann-based team won two and drew the other game last year on their way to the semi-finals.\nWhile he is not satisfied with position of the team, Paul \"Tegat\" Davis, who will make his first home appearance as the team's head coach, says \"its important for the team to win this game for the fans\".\n\"We need to win this game for the fans who have been there for us all along and we have not given them much to cheer for yet.\"\nTivoli Gardens' lowly position \u2014 conceding five goals and yet to score \u2014 will not lull them into any false sense of security, Davis noted. \"We will be preparing for them just like we would prepare for any other team, they need to win as well and so they will be coming full force and we have to be ready for that.\"\nWinning at home will be crucial, Davis added. \"We must defend our home ground, this is our place and winning here will be crucial in the long run.\"\nDavis will look to the likes of Kemar Beckford, Kevaughn Isaacs and Jamiel Hardware if they are to continue their good run against Tivoli Gardens, who have lost their last five games in the RSPL, as they ended last season with a three-game losing skid.\n\u2014 Paul Reid","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Lobby Bar \u2013 March 18: Mandatory Happiness, Hotels of Cards, and Obama on the Subway\nBy Jeremy Del Nero on 18 March 2016\nLobby Bar \u2013 An Alliterative Allusion of FBT News and Views, Perpetually in Neutral\nFun-sized. Jonathan Spira heads to the Village Voice Choice Eats tasting event and has eight recommendations for good grub in NYC. Everything in the event was sample-sized \u2013 from the miniature \u00e9clairs to the bites of babka \u2013 including the napkins and silverware. After dinner, clown cars arrived to ferry guests home.\nTracing game. Which airline currently operates the world's longest flight? The record, defined by most time spent in the air, is currently held by World Global Air, whose Chicago-Singapore flight follows the coastline of Africa rather than heading there directly over the Sahara.\nFree swag! It's election year, so make sure to exercise your right to vote\u2026 in the GlobeRunner awards. Participants will receive a stainless steel \"I voted\" pin. Please allow approximately 75 years for delivery.\nBest way to travel. Paul Riegler dines at Sugar Freak in the Astoria neighborhood of New York City. The restaurant borrowed Jesse's time machine and transported us to the New Orleans of the 1970s for the evening. At about $40 per person, this was much less expensive than purchasing a roundtrip ticket out of JFK. We'll soon be testing this money-saving trick at a Thai restaurant, based on available time machine slots of course.\nDown the hatch. Denmark has officially regained its title as the world's happiest country. The data is supposedly a reflection of healthy life expectancy and GDP among other factors, but we think it has more to do with the Xanax that flight attendants are instructed to distribute to all passengers who disembark in the nation.\nMove outta da way. Nearly every automaker in the U.S. wants to make automatic emergency braking standard by 2022. Unfortunately, FBT's bid for the idea of automatic acceleration, which would force slow drivers to go at least the speed limit, was discarded early on in negotiations.\nTo the underground. Washington D.C. chose to shut down its subway system all day on Wednesday this week. The decision was supposedly made to check for potential fire hazards, but a source from the White House tells us that President Obama planned to ride the subway to get to his appointments on Wednesday after his limo ran out of gas.\nTrue or false. Hilton announced that it broke ground on its first Tru by Hilton hotel. In the same press conference, Hilton's CEO said that \"Tru is the future \u2013 all of our other hotels are fake. Literally. They will collapse within 24 hours.\"\nLobby Bar \u2013 October 3: Obama Flies Virgin, Boeing is Born, Food Flights, and Travel Innuendos\nLobby Bar \u2013 June 12: Nintendo's First Car, How to Fly For Free, and Dessert With Obama\nLobby Bar \u2013 March 20: Shagadelic Airlines, Edible Hotels, and Autocannibalistic Cars\nLobby Bar \u2013 March 27: The Value of Duty, Jogging Across the World, and John Hancock Makes a Friend\nLobby Bar \u2013 March 6: The Son of a Virgin, Standing is the New Sitting, and a Marriott on Mars\nAir France to Offer New Business Class Menu on Flights from the U.S. and Canada\nSheraton Marks Transformation with New, Modernized Logo\nMarriott to Restore Luster to Sheraton Brand\nMarriott Debuts New Line of Bath Amenities for Sheraton Brand\nTesla Dramatically Expands Number of Charging Stations in Manhattan\nTesla Motors is in the process of deploying additional charging stations in Manhattan, a move that will make the ratio...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Colorado's Pot Tax Revenue for Schools Already Surpasses All of 2014\nEnhance Your Daily Wellbeing with Eleven Acres\nWarfighter Hemp: A CBD Company Founded by Veterans\nColorado Loosens Rules on Investing in Cannabis Businesses\nJudge Rules Harborside Owes Back Taxes\nCannabis plants grow in a Denver dispensary. Photo By Gracie Malley.\nColorado's educational system continues to benefit the most from the legalization of cannabis. The latest statistics from the Department of Revenue indicate that the state has already generated more tax revenue for school construction this year than it did throughout the entire first year of legal sales.\nBy May, the state's 15-percent excise tax had reportedly earned $13.7 million, signifying a hefty increase from this revenue source considering that only 13.3 million was deposited into the coffers in 2014.\nThis raise in school funding is due to more businesses paying taxes in 2015 than in the inaugural year. Prior to the launch of legal sales, state regulators offered the medical marijuana industry a one time tax-exempt status to help them transition into the recreational sector. This, along with the fact that more cannabis businesses have emerged since last January, has put the state on track to achieving the fiscal benefit anticipated with the passing of Amendment 64.\n\"It sounds very encouraging,\" said state senator Pat Steadman of Denver. \"Voters wanted the school capital construction program to benefit and despite some bumps in the road at the beginning, it looks like what was intended is coming to fruition.\"\nThree separate taxes are applied to recreational marijuana sales in Colorado: a 2.9 percent sales tax, an additional 10 percent special marijuana tax and a 15 percent excise tax on wholesale transfers.\nThe latest cannabis tax data indicates that sales began leveling off in the spring, with the market maintaining a monthly sales total of somewhere between $42.4 and $42.7 million. Medical marijuana sales achieved its highest position \u2013 $32.4 million \u2013 during the month of May.\nBecause of some new revisions to state funding, Colorado schools are promised no less than $40 million in 2015, regardless of what the excise tax brings in. The current data seems to imply the take for 2015 will be closer to $30 million \u2013 a figure that is expected to increase in the coming years.\n\"It sounds like they're on track for more than $30 million for this calendar year,\" said Steadman. \"When we talk about $40 million for school construction, I knew that was a number they'd need to grow into. But it looks like we're going to grow into it and that's a good thing, because I'm promoting the passage of Proposition BB this year and voters have twice seen on the ballot the $40 million figure for school construction\u2026 Proposition BB would help make that happen.\"\nVoters in Colorado will decide on Proposition BB in the upcoming November election. Depending on the outcome, $60 million will either be refunded to pot shop patrons or filtered back into the state to pay for projects ranging from school construction to law enforcement.\nWould millions in tax dollars from cannabis legalization benefit your state? Tell us what changes you'd like to see in the comments below.\nRelated Topics:Amendment 64, Cannabis, cannabis tax, cannabusiness, Colorado, education, marijuana taxes, Proposition BB, schools\nLisa Gail Bosserman\nI STRONGLY AGREE dat People wuld B 100%LESS STRESSD OUT,MORE CALM&Food Service Industries wuld definatly BENEFIT frm legalizing Ganga,Reefer,Pot,Weed,Wacky Tobacky,Herb,Tree,Loud,wateva name U have [email protected] U wuld'nt rob ur Mom or Kill ur Best Friend 4 a Dime Sack\nMore in Economics\nBeer Sales Get Pummeled in Canada Post Legalization\nBuds over suds!\nCalifornia Cannabis Operators Adjust to Metrc, the State's Track & Trace System\nBy Jimi Devine January 8, 2020\nThe new era of cannabis tracking has arrived in the Golden State.\nCannabis in Africa: Will 2020 Be the Breakthrough Year?\nBy Bill Weinberg December 28, 2019\nForeign investment is pouring into a few key countries on the African continent, but a few...\nPortland Airport Will Allow Cannabis on Oregon Flights\nOregon Will Begin Selling Recreational Cannabis October 1","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Oscar-Nominated Actress Diane Ladd Introduces Special Sneak Preview of New DALAI LAMA AWAKENING Film on Oct 24 in Ojai, CA\nOn October 21, 2013 | 0 Comments\nThis is one of a handful of Advanced Special Sneak Preview Screenings of the film (narrated by Harrison Ford) before its Multi-Country International World Premiere in 2014.\nOJAI, CA \u2013 Beautiful and mystical Ojai, California, 83 miles northwest of Los Angeles and known for the mysticism of Krishnamurti and where celebrities seek refuge from busy Hollywood, welcomes the new documentary film 'Dalai Lama Awakening,' that audiences are already calling \"a shift in consciousness,\" \"transformational\" and \"preverbal.\"\nFor two days only, the Ojai Playhouse in Ojai, CA hosts a Special Sneak Preview Screening of 'Dalai Lama Awakening,' the new film that features the 14th Dalai Lama and the narration of actor Harrison Ford. Both the Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25 screenings begin at 3 p.m., with a Director's Q&A to follow afterwards.\nThree-time Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd will introduce the film and its Director Khashyar Darvich at the Thursday, October 24 screening at the Ojai Playhouse. Diane Ladd is a widely acclaimed actress and writer, and first met Darvich at the Sedona Film Festival at a screening of Darvich's previous documentary film, 'Dalai Lama Renaissance,' which went on to win 12 awards and screen over 1,000 times around the world.\nOscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd and 'Dalai Lama Awakening' Film Director Khashyar Darvich\n'Dalai Lama Awakening,' which was 15 years in the making, presents the profound and life-changing journey of innovative Western thinkers who travel to India to meet with the Dalai Lama to solve many of the world's problems. The result was an inner transformation of the participants, as well as what audiences report is a personal transformational experience for those who watch the film.\nThe film also features innovative thinkers like Dr. Michael Beckwith (from 'The Secret'), Quantum Physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami (from 'What the Bleep Do We Know'), Revolutionary Social Scientist Jean Houston and others\n\"When I was making 'Dalai Lama Renaissance',\" says Director Khashyar Darvich, \"'Dalai Lama Awakening' is the film that my heart and soul wanted to make. I was happy with the international success and impact of 'Dalai Lama Renaissance,' but we had to make some compromises in editing the film in order to meet the requirements of distributers.\"\n\"But 'Dalai Lama Awakening' is a film without compromise,\" says Darvich. \"It is something pure, fulfilling and complete\u2013 a heart-felt expression from the filmmaker's poetic soul. This is the film that inspired me and moved me at the most profound level, so I know that it will deeply impact audiences as well.\"\nAudiences who have seen Advanced Screenings of 'Dalai Lama Awakening' express that it is a profound, emotional and powerful film.\nThe first Special Sneak Preview Screenings and Q&As on the U.S. West Coast have been successful beyond what Director Darvich imagined, with sold-out screenings and audience members commenting that they have been profoundly moved by the film. One audience member in Ashland, Oregon shared during the Q&A that she \"sobbed while watching the film.\" In Portland, Oregon, another member of the audience shared \"I was changed.\" Another commented \"I felt my whole being shift into compassion\" and another that the film was \"a journey of multi-dimensional beauty.\" On the film's Facebook page, someone who had watched the film wrote: \"Truly a film of awakening. You will be moved.\"\n'Dalai Lama Awakening' will have its official World Premiere in 2014 in several countries around the world simultaneously. The film and Director Darvich have already been invited for an extensive multi-city tour of the film through England, Scotland, Ireland in March and April 2014, as well as to Australia later that summer.\nThis is an opportunity to see this powerful and cinematic \"transformation of the heart,\" and to participate in a Q&A with the film's Director, before its World Premiere and wider 2014 international release.\nFor more information, or for tickets, you may call the Ojai Playhouse at: 805-646-1011, or visit their website, here: http:\/\/www.ojaiplayhouse.com\nYou may view the trailer for the film, here: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fgiNutr0pig\nThe official website for the film, including a schedule of film screenings around the world, is: http:\/\/www.DalaiLamaFilm.com\nThe 'Dalai Lama Awakening' Film Facebook page is: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DalaiLamaAwakening\nDirector Khashyar Darvich signing DVDs and speaking with an audience member after\na screening of 'Dalai Lama Awakening'\nList of Best Books by H. 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H. the 14th Dalai Lama to Keep You Happy in Donald Trump's America\nPresident Obama Speaks about Today's Meeting with Dalai Lama: Preserve Tibetan Religion & Culture; Protect Human Rights in Tibet\nPresident Obama's Statement on Meeting with Dalai Lama\nDalai Lama Washington Bipartisan Lunch Hosted by Congressional Leaders Paul Ryan and Nancy Pelosi\nDalai Lama on European Refugee Crisis: Expresses Balanced View and Extending Compassion to Both Sides\nChina Producing Art Propaganda on Tibetan Culture and History in Attempt to Control the Message of Dalai Lama and Tibet\nScience and the Dalai Lama: New Discoveries, New Thought, Space Travel\u2026\nWhere Do Clinton and Sanders Stand on Tibet (& the Dalai Lama)?\nOregon and California welcome 'Dalai Lama Awakening' SPECIAL SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENINGS and Director Q&As New 'Dalai Lama Awakening' Film receives praise from critics and audiences even before its 2014 World Premiere\nWakan Films No description. 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+{"text":"Centre to roll out e-health platform eSanjeevani across states\nThe e-health platform currently available in 23 states recorded 2 lakh tele-consultations in 10 days since August 9, following a review meeting between the Union health Minister and state governments\nUpdated: August 20, 2020, 16:55 IST\nIn a push to Digital India, a flagship programme for promoting e-governance, the newly launched eSanjeevani platform, an initiative to make e-health services easily accessible across the states has conducted two lakh tele-consultations during the lockdown.\n\"In what can be seen as a big push for the Digital India initiative of the prime minister, the eSanjeevani platform has proved its usefulness and easy access for the caregivers and the medical community, and those seeking healthcare services in the time of Covid-19,\" the Union health ministry said.\nThe services of the digital platform were introduced in November 2019. \"Tele-consultation by 'eSanjeevani' has been implemented by 23 states (which covers 75% of the population) and other states are in the process of rolling it out,\" the Union health ministry said.\nAccording to the Union health ministry, the 2 lakh consultations were completed in 10 days since August 9, after the Union health Minister Harsh Vardhan presided over a review meeting with states and Union territories to commemorate the completion of 1.5 lakh tele-consultations.\nThe eSanjeevani platform has enabled two types of telemedicine services -- doctor-to-doctor (eSanjeevani) and patient-to-doctor (eSanjeevani OPD) tele-consultations.\nThe former is being implemented under the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centre (AB-HWC). It aims to implement tele-consultation in all the 1.5 lakh Health and Wellness Centres in conjunction with identified medical college hospitals in a 'Hub and Spoke' model.\n\"States have identified and sup dedicated 'Hubs' in medical colleges and district hospitals to provide tele-consultation services to 'Spokes', i.e sub-health centres (SHCs), primary health centres (PHCs) and Health and Wellness Centres,\" the ministry said in a statement.\nMeanwhile, the Union health ministry has also rolled out the second tele-consultation service 'eSanjeevaniOPD' enabling patient-to-doctor telemedicine owing to the Covid-19 pandemic in April this year.\n\"This has proved a boon in containing the spread of Covid while simultaneously enabling provisions for non-Covid essential healthcare,\" the ministry note said.\nThe top five states which have been utilising the e-health services being offered through this platform include Tamil Nadu (56,346 consultations), Uttar Pradesh (33,325), Andhra Pradesh (29,400), Himachal Pradesh (26,535) and Kerala (21,433).\nWhile Andhra Pradesh leads in having the most HWC-medical college interactions with 25,478 consultations while Tamil Nadu leads in the OPD services with 56,346 consultations.\ntele-consultation\nesanjeevani\nMSMEs now prioritizing cross border trade, online selling, social commerce with Digital-first approach: Report\n829 villages in Naxal-infested Gadchiroli district have no internet connectivity: DoT\nOffline traders take on e-tailers at DPIIT meet on ecommerce role in digitization","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Blogs Business Library News\nFlexibility in Denmark\nBenjamin Hall\nEvery year, The World Bank publishes a report on the ease of doing business. In late 2018, The World Bank published its 16th Edition, comparing business regulation and scoring countries in 190 economies around the world.\nComing in third place for ease of doing business was the Nordic country of Denmark (population 5.8 million), where starting a business (allegedly) requires just five procedures and 3.5 days startup time.\nIn 2018, Denmark made enforcing contracts easier by adopting an e-filing system \"that allows users to file the initial complaint electronically and judges and lawyers to manage cases electronically.\"\nMore importantly, Denmark exemplifies a business-friendly environment and a flexicurity model that has been widely studied. Here are the pillars of that model:\nBusinesses can hire and fire employees according to relative trends in their industry, however, individual workers receive sufficient income should they lose their job - most receiving over 80% of their previous salary for two years.\nAlthough there is no official minimum wage, employers and unions in each industry reach agreement on wages based on competitiveness and inflation. Collective bargaining helps to keep salary differentials in check.\nDenmark devotes more $$$ than double the average for OECD countries on active job training and labor market policies. This support-based approach includes programs such as public and private job training, classroom training\/education, and job search assistance.\nLike the job market, the classroom education approach in Denmark is also highly flexible with the average course only three-and-a-half days in length. Some 3,000 courses are constantly updated to match the skills demanded by employers. Also noteworthy: The unemployed are entitled to six weeks of education free of charge.\nIn Denmark, where roughly 25% of the workforce changes job each year, being flexible and adaptive to change is simply a part of the culture.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"CEB Working Paper\nrepec.nep.his\nCoins,\nClandestine,\nPrices,\nSwitzerland,\nNapoleon,\nEagle,\nLitra,\n240518&r=his\nPrice Formation on Clandestine Markets:\nThe Case of the Paris Gold Market during\nGeorges Gallais-Hamonno, Thi-Hong-Van Hoang\nand Kim Oosterlinck\nBecause of data scarcity, there are almost no quantitative analyses dealing with\nclandestine markets, despite their prime importance during wartime. This paper\nexploits a unique database of daily prices of gold coins traded in occupied Paris,\nin order to gain insights into price formation on such a market. First, using data\nfrom Switzerland, we show that arbitrage took place, despite the costs and risks\ninvolved, and led to a gradual (but incomplete) convergence of gold prices.\nSecond, on basis of an event study, we provide evidence that the introduction of\nhigher penalties for black market activities had no significant impact on prices.\nFinally, we analyze the law of one price on this clandestine market. Under this\nlaw, one gram of gold should have a similar value, whatever form it takes\n(independently of the coin considered). However, we do find large price\nvariations for one gram of gold contained in different coins. We attribute this\nresult to market participants' taste for specific gold coins and we present our\nresults in the framework developed by Sargeant and Velde (2002).\nKeywords: Paris clandestine gold market; World War II; Swiss arbitrage;\nweekday effect; repressions; event studies\nJEL Classifications: G1, N2\nCEB Working Paper N\u00b0 16\/048\nUniversit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management\nCentre Emile Bernheim\nULB CP114\/03 50, avenue F.D. Roosevelt 1050 Brussels BELGIUM\ne-mail: ceb@admin.ulb.ac.be Tel.: +32 (0)2\/650.48.64 Fax: +32 (0)2\/650.41.88\nPrice Formation on Clandestine Markets: The Case\nof the Paris Gold Market during WWII\nGeorges Gallais-Hamonno a ,\nThi-Hong-Van Hoang b\nKim Oosterlinck c\nBecause of data scarcity, there are almost no quantitative analyses dealing with clandestine\nmarkets, despite their prime importance during wartime. This paper exploits a unique\ndatabase of daily prices of gold coins traded in occupied Paris, in order to gain insights into\nprice formation on such a market. First, using data from Switzerland, we show that arbitrage\ntook place, despite the costs and risks involved, and led to a gradual (but incomplete)\nconvergence of gold prices. Second, on basis of an event study, we provide evidence that the\nintroduction of higher penalties for black market activities had no significant impact on\nprices. Finally, we analyze the law of one price on this clandestine market. Under this law,\none gram of gold should have a similar value, whatever form it takes (independently of the\ncoin considered). However, we do find large price variations for one gram of gold contained\nin different coins. We attribute this result to market participants' taste for specific gold coins\nand we present our results in the framework developed by Sargeant and Velde (2002).\nJEL classification: G1, N2\nKeywords: Paris clandestine gold market; World War II; Swiss arbitrage; weekday effect;\nrepressions; event studies\n*a\nG. Gallais-Hamonno, georges.gallais-hamonno@univ-orleans.fr, University of Orl\u00e9ans, France, b T. H. V.\nHoang thv.hoang@montpellier-bs.com, Montpellier Business School and Montpellier Research in Management,\nFrance and K. Oosterlinck (Corresponding author), koosterl@ulb.ac.be Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles, SBS-EM,\nCEB, 50 M. Roosevelt, CP 114\/03, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Phone: +32 (0)2650-24-40 - 32 (0)2650-41-88\nBlack markets are both fascinating and frustrating to analyze: fascinating because they\nare a spontaneous answer to some type of prohibition; frustrating because they are elusive (a\nlack of data and archives makes it hard to analyze them rigorously). By definition, black\nmarkets share a common feature: They are prohibited by law. But the extent of prosecution\ncan vary dramatically. Practices may range from intensive repression to laissez-faire. In the\nfirst case, data are almost impossible to find, whereas in the second, one may question the\nextent to which market participants believe they are infringing the law. In occupied France, a\nwhole range of practices co-existed. The subject of this paper\u2013the clandestine market for gold\nin occupied Paris\u2013could be considered as an intermediate case. German archives show that the\narmy were well aware of the market's existence, tolerated it, and traded on it. Even though the\nmarket was officially forbidden, trading never stopped despite periods of sharp repression.\nDuring the Occupation, the intensity of prosecution of black market activities changed\ngradually. Grenard (2012) distinguishes three phases. The first months of the Occupation, i.e.\nthe second semester of 1940, saw the creation and expansion of black market networks. Black\nmarket operations, which were at first only conducted by a limited number of persons,\ngradually became the norm. 1 By the second half of 1941, almost everybody was to some\nextent involved in black market activities for food. This forced the French government to\nprosecute only the major actors. In the third and last phase, beginning in 1943, the German\nforces took a more active stance in prosecuting black marketers. The willingness to rationalize\nthe exploitation of occupied France and limit resistance movements explains the harsher\napproach taken both by the occupying forces and the French collaborationist government.\nThe case analyzed in this paper, the clandestine market for gold in occupied Paris, is\nunique in many respects. Indeed, to our knowledge it is the only black market for which daily\nprices were available during the Occupation. The exceptional nature of the data is worth\nFood rationing was imposed on September 23, 1940, leading to an increase in black market activities.\nstressing since the norm is usually to consider that black markets are \"inaccessible to\nquantification\" (Sanders, 2008, p. 137). This is certainly true for data on black markets for\nfood or clothes, which are scattered and, at best, provide only an impressionistic view of how\nthese markets worked. The limited frequency of these data prevents running robust statistical\nanalysis. In our case, by contrast, daily prices are available for three gold coins (napoleon,\nsovereign and double eagle) traded on the Paris black market during the 1941-1948 period.\nThe lack of reliable data has made it impossible to analyze the price formation process on\nclandestine markets. The limited literature on this topic has been mostly concerned with\ninformational efficiency. For example, Gupta (1981), Booth and Mustafa (1991) and Huett et\nal. (2014) show that clandestine markets in foreign currencies are usually efficient. By\ncontrast, Gallais-Hamonno et al. (2015) find that the Parisian black market for gold during\nWorld War II was inefficient. 2 Even though these analyses shed light on a key characteristic\nof price formation on clandestine markets, many questions remain unanswered.\nThis paper addresses three main points. First, using data from Switzerland, we assess\nwhether the transaction costs generated by the clandestine character of the gold market were\nhigh enough to prevent international arbitrage. Our results show that arbitrage operations took\nplace, despite the costs and risks involved, and led to a gradual (but incomplete) convergence\nof gold prices. Second, we rely on an event study to determine the impact of legal changes\nrelated to penalties on prices in the black market for gold. Theoretically, tighter repression\nshould lead market participants to require a higher premium to trade on clandestine markets,\nthus triggering a price decline. To test this hypothesis, we examine the impact on the gold\nprice of three laws affecting the sanctions for black market activities. Our results indicate a\nnegative price reaction to only one of the laws considered (the strictest). In the last part of the\npaper, we analyze the law of one price on the clandestine gold market. Under this law, one\ngram of gold should have a similar value, whatever form it takes (independently of the coins\nconsidered). However, our results do show large price variations for one gram of gold\ncontained in the three considered coins. We attribute this result to market participants' taste\nfor specific gold coins and we and we present our results in the framework developed by\nSargeant and Velde (2002).\nRecent analyses on gold also focus on its role as a safe haven investment (Baur & McDermott 2010, Beckmann\net al. 2015, Hoang et al. 2015).\nThe paper is organized as follows. Section 2 presents the Paris black market for gold\nduring World War II using archives from both the German occupation forces and French\nauthorities. Section 3 discusses the impact of international arbitrage with Switzerland on the\nprice of gold in occupied Paris. Section 4 shows how changes in legislation and repression\naffected prices on this market. Section 5 considers the law of one price regarding market\nsegmentation and demand for specific coins. Section 6 concludes.\n2. The Clandestine Market for Gold in Occupied Paris\nThe Paris black market for gold was born from prohibition. In order to finance the war, an\nOrder in Council (d\u00e9cret-loi) of September 9, 1939, established controls on gold and foreign\ncurrencies. Article 3 of this law focused on gold and stated that: \"Any trading and operations\nin gold need to be authorized by the Banque de France. Imports and exports of gold are\nprohibited unless approved by the Banque de France.\" This law also provided that gold could\nbe sold only to the Banque de France, or to an authorized commercial bank at official prices:\n47,608 French francs (FF) per kilo of fine gold, FF 274.49 for a napoleon coin, FF 346.16 for\na sovereign coin and FF 71.13 for one gold dollar in the double eagle coin. 3 These official\nprices remained unchanged during the war. Of course they did not reflect the strong demand\nfor gold and were therefore much lower than the prices on the black market. As a concession\nto the public, the law guaranteed the anonymity of sellers providing their gold was sold to the\nBanque de France.\nTransactions on gold were limited during the Phony War 4 as gold owners were probably\nwilling to keep their holdings in case they had to flee the country. The speed of the French\ndefeat took everybody by surprise, leading to a mass exodus in June 1940. After the\nArmistice, it took several months for the Parisian population to come back home (Alary,\n2010). Ordinary life resumed its course in the fall of 1940, as shown for example by the reopening\nof the Paris Bourse in October 1940. This coincided with the imposition of strict\nrules. The Coulisse (the Parisian equivalent of the Curb market in New York) was a natural\ntarget for the occupying forces in view of the large number of Jewish brokers actively\ninvolved in this market (Oosterlinck, 2010). As a result, the Coulisse remained closed. During\nThe American double eagle ($20 gold coin) was priced for only one dollar but its whole price was 20 times the\nquoted price, meaning FF 71.13 times 20, or FF 1,422.60 (more details below).\nFrom November 1939 to March 1940 (see Sartre, 1983 & Hoare, 1984).\nthe winter of 1940, some of the brokers, who were no longer allowed to trade, started\ngathering at Place de la Bourse and they began trading gold from the street curb or \u2013\npreferably \u2013 in caf\u00e9s. At the beginning of 1941, a form of decentralized market with \"face to\nface\" trading had emerged and was functioning with success in caf\u00e9s around the Bourse. 5\nThe market was \"open\" daily from Monday to Friday and, until April 1941, even\nsometimes on Saturdays. Six assets were traded on a regular basis: three gold coins 6 and three\nforeign currencies. 7 In a somewhat exceptional fashion for a black market, several sources\nprovided prices for the assets traded on this market. This paper is based on the huge database\nof daily quotes coming from a pamphlet 8 published in 1950 by De Litra & Cie (hereafter, De\nLitra), a merchant established just before the war, in 1938, that traded gold and precious\nmetals. The pamphlet consists of two parts: The first is an analytical history of the price of\ngold coins in France from 1900 to 1950; the second provides the daily quotes of the six assets\nmentioned above, from February 3, 1941 to January 31, 1948 (just before the opening of a\nlegal gold market on the Paris Bourse). 9 Unfortunately, the pamphlet neither discusses the\nway the firm traded during the German occupation, nor how prices were collected. Figure 1\npresents the daily price movements from February 1941 to August 1944 on basis of an index\nfor each coin, with a value of 100 on the first day data are available (February 3, 1941). 10\nFigure 1 shows that the gold price was very volatile during the war. The figure can be divided\ninto two sub-periods, before and after the invasion of the Zone Libre 11 (free zone) on\nNovember 11, 1942. In the first period, the price of gold coins increased continuously, while\nin the second, it declined until July 1943 before going up until the Liberation of Paris on\nIn some respects, this market is similar to the 19 th century Coulisse, or curb market. The Coulisse, too, was\nprohibited but trades took place openly under the columns of the stock exchange and even inside the building\n(Pollin, 2007).\nFF 20 napoleon, [6.4516 grams with 5.806 grams of fine gold], 20 shilling sovereign, [7.988 grams with 7.322\ngrams of fine gold], $20 double eagle, [33.437 grams with 30.093 of fine gold]. Vigreux (1947) mentions\nnumerous trades in Swiss Vrenelis after 1946. The 20-mark gold coins were not traded on the Paris clandestine\nmarket due to strict export ban. According to De Litra (1950, p. 42), a German soldier caught in possession of a\n20-mark gold coin outside Germany would have been executed.\nThe British pound sterling, GBP; the American dollar, USD and the Swiss franc, CHF.\nThis pamphlet was discovered by one of the authors, Mrs Hoang, at the Bank of France's archives while\nwriting her PhD thesis. Unexpectedly, this firm still exists at the same address \u2013 and one of the wealthiest streets\n\u2013 in Paris, on Avenue Victor Hugo, but its website indicates a different business: \"Auxiliaire Financier\"\n(financial auxiliary).\nReaders may refer to Hoang (2012) for more information on the official market for gold in Paris from 1948 to\n2004 (in French).\nEven if the data are available for the period until February 1948, we focus only on the Occupation period,\nwhich, for Paris, ended on August 25, 1944.\nFollowing the armistice signed on June 22, 1940, France was partitioned. The so-called Zone Libre (free zone)\nwas administered by the French collaborationist government (the Vichy government). In November 1942,\nfollowing the Allied landing in North Africa, German troops invaded the free zone.\nAugust 25, 1944. This increase might be linked to the reassessment of the outcome of the war.\nFollowing the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, market participants might have realized that\ngold would be valuable if the fighting came closer to Paris. This explanation would be\nconsistent with the continuous rise in the gold price until the Liberation.\nFigure 1: Daily gold price index in the Paris clandestine gold market from 1941 to 1944\nThe accuracy of the price series is confirmed by cross-checking the prices from De Litra\nwith those collected from four other sources: (1) The Banque de France, in which three\ndifferent departments gathered data, (2) a note written by a German officer, (3) the diary of a\nFrench businessman (Pierre Nicolle, 1947) and (4) the chapter on the exchange market during\nthe Second World War written by Professor Vigreux (1946) for the Revue d'Economie\nPolitique. Unfortunately, none of these sources describes the data collection methodology, but\nthe correlation coefficients between De Litra's data and these sources are very high, over\n0.98. 12 We use De Litra (1950) because it is the only source that provides complete daily data\nfor the whole period. In the other sources, either the periods are incomplete or data are\navailable on a monthly frequency only.\nAccording to De Litra (1950, p. 41), in 1940 the Germans tolerated and participated in the\nmarket in order to acquire foreign currencies and gold. In this way, German participants could\nDetails of these four sources are available upon request.\ntake advantage of the overvaluation of the Reichsmark 13 , and were even considered the\nbiggest buyers of bars and ingots (De Litra 1950, p. 43). The occupation forces were in fact\nmonitoring the market in such a way that they were able to analyze price changes for various\ncoins, as shown in the German note. 14 This remained the case even after 1943, when the\noccupation forces began to take a more active stance to limit black markets. Had the German\nmilitary authority governing Paris wanted to stop the market, it could easily have done so.\nOne or several raids around the stock exchange would have been sufficient. But the occupiers\npreferred to tolerate a market which could serve their purposes. Following Sanders (2001), the\nGermans needed an active black market for goods such as gold, silver and platinum.\nAn official document, \"La France au pillage\" (1946, \"Pillage\" hereafter), 15 provides\nadditional evidence of German behavior on the black market for gold. During the Occupation,\ntwo institutions dealt with gold purchases. The first was an office known by its acronym\nROGES 16 which bought a total of 1,587.780 kg of gold on the black market in 1941 and 1942\n(Pillage, p. 96). In 1943, the whole German system of black market purchases was\nreorganized to stop uncontrolled competition between German departments. From then on, the\nrepresentative in Paris of Berliner Handelsgesellschaft Bank (BHG) became responsible for\npurchasing gold and foreign currencies.\nIn May 1940, the Germanq imposed an exchange rate of FF 20 for one Reichsmark, an overvaluation of at\nleast 50%.\nThis is a crucial document, for our analysis at least, dated April 1944 and published by the Deutsches Institut\nfur Wirtschaftsforschung \u2013 Abteilung Paris. The translated title reads \"Political determinants of the gold price at\nthe black market in Paris in 1943\" (Politische Bestimmungsgr\u00fcnd des Goldpreises am schwarzen Markt in Paris\nin Jahre 1943). Archive reference: AN AJ40\/831\/3.\n\"The Plundering of France.\" In 1946, this document was filed under \"Restricted reading.\" To our knowledge,\nit is currently available in two places only, the archives of the French finance ministry and of the Banque de\nThis office was in charge of purchasing precious metals for the war industry, especially platinum, on the\nclandestine market.\nTable 1: Purchases by BHG on the black market for gold (July 1943 \u2013 August 1944)\nCoins Costs Coins per\n(FF million * ) working day **\nBars or scrap coins (grams) 42,964 16\nEagles 417,156 335 1,414\nSovereigns 50,346 188 171\nNapoleons 172,532 582 585\nMiscellaneous 6,986 25 24\nTotal coins 647,020 1,130\nTotal gold 1,146\nForeign currencies 806\nAssets in neutral countries 154\nTOTAL PURCHASES 2,106\nAt official prices 331\nBLACK MARKET PREMIUM 1,776\nSource: Pillage, 1946, page 114. * : figures are rounded to millions. ** : column 2 divided by 295 working\ndays (following De Litra, 1950).\nTable 1 details the purchases made by BHG from July 1943 to August 1944, which provide\nmany insights. First, the size of BHG's operations was impressive. From July 1943 to August\n1944, it spent respectively FF 1,147,000,000, FF 806,000,000 and FF 153,000,000 on gold,\nforeign currencies and foreign assets (Pillage, p. 114, rounded to the nearest million). BHG\nbought more than 647,000 coins for an amount equivalent to a little more than one billion\nfrancs. The daily amount of purchases was equal to 1,414 American eagles and to 585 French\nnapoleons if one considers 295 working days per year. On average, purchases to the tune of\n2,000 coins were made per working day, certainly not enough to \"make\" the quote but\nsufficient to sustain it. All purchases were made with cash (Pillage, p. 114). The double eagle\nrepresented 65% of total purchased coins, in contrast to 27% for the napoleon. These figures\nthus confirm the German preference, mentioned by several sources, for double eagles (De\nLitra, 1950; German note, 1944). 17\nAccording to the German note, the French involved in the clandestine market for gold\nwere active both as buyers and as sellers. As buyers, they would invest some of their savings\nin real assets to have \"small\" items of great value such as gold. This is consistent with\nThis preference is also confirmed by the analysis presented in Section 4.\nprevious research documenting the demand for small portable goods in occupied Paris\n(Oosterlinck, 2016). 18 Jewelers were also buyers of the precious metals required for their trade\non the black market. As sellers, bourgeois or retirees would need money simply in order to\nlive, because inflation was eroding their purchasing power. 19 In any case, the amounts held by\nthe French population were substantial. Just after the war, the quantity of gold hoarded by\nFrench people was estimated at 3,500 tons, twice the official reserve of the Banque de France\nat that time. 20 By contrast, this figure was estimated at 2,320 tons in 1939. The sharp increase\nin gold hoarding reflects the high demand for gold during the war.\n3. International Arbitrage in a Clandestine Market\nPart of the supply of gold came from speculators in France who were exploiting the price\ndifferential with Belgium and Switzerland to conduct international arbitrage activities.\nAccording to the German note, the supply of foreign gold was irregular and often influenced\nby political and administrative considerations. For example, stricter border controls or\nlimitations in terms of transportation could hinder the arrival of gold. The German note also\nstressed the role played by foreigners, who could also be active on the French market 21 .\nSwitzerland was the principal gold provider for France (German note, 1944; De Litra, 1950;\nVigreux, 1947). The Swiss authorities estimated that 200 tons of bullion were sold in\nSwitzerland from 1941 to 1946, with 80% going to France. 22\nIn the summer of 1941, Switzerland began to limit gold transactions (De Litra, 1950, p.\n44). In August 1941, the Swiss government restricted the quantity of gold sold to private\nbuyers. The Swiss national bank (Banque Nationale Suisse, BNS) sold gold bars only to\nbusinesses (jewelers for example) at a fixed price of CHF 4,970 per kilo. However, there was\nno official measure prohibiting gold imports or exports. The BNS simply asked commercial\nbanks to sell gold only to Swiss residents. Despite these requests, the clandestine export of\ngold surged, prompting the Swiss government to officially regulate the market. A law passed\non December 7, 1942 provided that: (1) no gold transactions could be carried out without\nIt is worth stressing that buying real goods to conceal illegal profits was common \"long before the Liberation\"\n(Mour\u00e9 & Grenard, 2008, p. 978).\n39% per year from 1941 to 1948, according to the French national institute for statistics, Insee.\nAs mentioned in a press article: \"Le bas de laine fran\u00e7ais ? Deux mille milliards\" in Ordre de Paris,\nThis was the case, for example, of Italians during the summer of 1943.\n\"Le bas de laine fran\u00e7ais ? Deux mille milliards\" in Ordre de Paris, September 16, 1947.\nauthorization; (2) gold imports and exports were subject to written authorization; and (3) all\ngold transactions were subject to an 8% tax. In fact, the BNS wanted to stop selling gold coins\nin order to limit speculation. Thus, from December 7, 1942, gold could be sold or bought only\nthrough an approved intermediary, who was subject to a 2% tax on turnover (De Litra 1950,\np. 44). Moreover, the BNS imposed an upper price limit for all transactions: CHF 4,970 per\nkilo of fine gold, CHF 30.5 per napoleon, CHF 38.45 per sovereign, CHF 7.9 per dollar in the\ndouble eagle coin. 23 Quite logically, this law led to the emergence of a black market for gold\nin Switzerland.\nThe Interim Report of the Independent Commission of Experts Switzerland \u2013 Second\nWorld War (2002), analyzed the gold transactions conducted by the BNS during WWII. The\nreport contains a graph showing price movements for three gold coins (sovereign, napoleon,\nand Swiss Vreneli) traded by Swiss banks from 1940 to 1942. Prices of napoleons varied\nbetween CHF 25 and CHF 35 while those of sovereigns ranged from CHF 35 to CHF 50. The\nprice differential reflected the difference in the weight of fine gold contained in these two\ncoins (5.806 vs. 7.322 grams, respectively). The original data for this graph were published in\na report of Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Banques Suisses. With these data, Figure 2 presents the monthly\naverage prices of these three gold coins, compared with the corresponding values for Paris.\nFor the sake of comparison, the Parisian averages are converted into Swiss francs using the\nexchange rate prevailing on the Paris clandestine market at each corresponding date (from De\nLitra, 1950).\nSource: Note B-115-3 on December 10 and 11, 1942, of the Direction G\u00e9n\u00e9rale des Services Etrangers of the\nBanque de France, available in the Bank's archives.\nFigure 2: Comparison of gold prices between Switzerland and Paris from February 1941\nto October 1942 (in CHF, monthly data)\nNote: The values used in this graph are monthly average prices in CHF. Swiss data are from report No 3 of the\n\"Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Banques Suisses\" in 1942. Paris data are from De Litra (1950) and converted into CHF using the\nexchange rate on the Paris clandestine market, available in De Litra (1950).\nFigure 2 shows that prices in France were higher than in Switzerland (with a gap of CHF\n10 on average for napoleons and sovereigns, and of CHF 2 on average for eagles). In order to\ncompare the difference of gold prices between Switzerland and Paris, Figure 3 presents the\nprice differential for one gram of fine gold for each coin from 1941 to 1942. The average\ndifferential for the whole period is between 25.17% for the sovereign and 28.94% for the\nnapoleon. But is this price difference between France and Switzerland really large? For\ncomparative purposes, we rely on the analysis of Bignon (2009), 24 who computed the price\nrange (defined as the highest price divided by the lowest price) for black markets in post-war\nGermany. His data cover 120 districts in Bavaria with a distance ranging from 8.5 km to 488\nkm. The price ranges computed by Bignon (2009) are much higher than the ones reported in\nour case. The lowest range (2.8) is observed for cigarettes in 1948, compared with a high\nvalue of 1.45 for the napoleon in February 1941 25 . Three elements may account for the\ndifference between the two cases. First, Bignon (2009) compared black markets in different\ndistricts whereas we compare a black market to a free one. Second, the number of venues\nobserved by Bignon (2009) is much larger (120 districts) than ours (two cities, Paris and\nGeneva), creating a higher likelihood that prices would differ markedly for at least a pair of\ndistricts. Third, the goods considered differ in nature, which may explain the difference in\nAs mentioned previously, there are very few studies analyzing black markets quantitatively. Bignon (2009) is\nprobably the closest to our analysis.\nIn the framework used Figure 3, this is equivalent respectively to 280% and 45%.\nprice dispersion. This comparison point suggests that the difference was not so high if other\ngoods are considered.\nFigure 3: Price differential between Paris and Switzerland for 1 gram of fine gold\n(monthly data)\nNotes: This graph shows the price difference between Paris and Switzerland in proportion to the price of one\ngram of gold in Switzerland. The formula used is: (the price of one gram fine gold in the coin in Paris in CHF \u2013\nthe price of one gram of fine gold in the coin in Switzerland in CHF) \/ the price of one gram of fine gold in the\ncoin in Switzerland in CHF.\nA closer look at Figure 3 shows that the price difference was the highest, more than 45% in\nFebruary 1941. This differential decreased dramatically in subsequent months, to around 20%\nin October 1941. In just a few months, arbitrage operations led to a significant convergence of\nprices between the two markets, even though the Parisian market was clandestine. In 1942\nhowever, the convergence stopped and the price differential became characterized by\nsubstantial volatility, which we attribute to the policy changes regarding gold trade in\nSwitzerland. We conjecture that the uncertainty about the future availability of gold had an\nimpact on the dynamics of gold arbitrage and thus on the price differential between the two\nmarkets. The upshot at the end of 1942 seems to reflect expected difficulties regarding future\narbitrage operations.\nA document in the Banque de France archives 26 contains detailed weekly prices of gold\ncoins traded in Switzerland during the second part of 1942 (from June 1 to December 7,\n1942). This dataset, with a precise mention of the day instead of monthly averages, allows us\nto calculate precisely the profits from the Swiss arbitrage. For that, we first assume that gold\ncoins bought in Switzerland were sold two days later in Paris. However, to take into account\nthe uncertainty over smuggling, and as a robustness check, we also computed arbitrage profits\naccording to whether the trip took three, four or five days. Furthermore, two scenarios were\nconsidered, one in which the French speculator already had CHF at the beginning of his\/her\noperation (Panel A) and one in which he\/she first needed to convert French francs into Swiss\nfrancs (Panel B). The results are reported in Table 2.\nTable 2: Profits from the arbitrage with Switzerland (with weekly data from\nSwitzerland, June 1 to December 7, 1942)\nA. In CHF Napoleon Sovereign D-eagle\nB. In FF\nNapoleon Sovereign\nAverage 22.80% 15.65% 21.92% Average 22.53% 15.35% 21.62%\nSD 7.78% 6.92% 8.75% SD 9.25% 7.42% 9.47%\nSD 6.60% 6.38% 8.21% SD 10.91% 9.63% 11.88%\nSD 6.36% 5.18% 8.33% SD 11.60% 10.18% 12.16%\nIn general, the results do not change according to the number of days considered.\nHowever, they change substantially according to the coins. Sovereigns yielded the lowest\nreturns (between 14% and 16%) while napoleons and double eagles were in a higher range\n(21% to 24%). The higher profit margins for the latter two coins probably reflected German\nand French interest in the double eagle and the napoleon, respectively. The returns from these\narbitrage operations were huge considering that the profit was generated in only a few days\nduring a period relatively favorable for smugglers. Indeed it was only at the end of 1942 that\nSource: Document n\u00b0 1377200101\/13 in the Banque de France archives.\nSwitzerland began to impose stricter border controls with France (Alary, 2001); and as\nmentioned previously, gold was still easy to buy in Switzerland prior to December 7, 1942.\nOur results confirm the profitability of arbitrage with Switzerland. This profitability may in\nturn account for the size of arbitrage operations with Switzerland indicated in the German\nnote and the numerous references to these in the contemporaneous press. 27 Of course, our\nresults do not take into account the costs and risks associated with this illegal activity.\nEvidence from a later period would tend to indicate that the financial costs of crossing the\nborder were small compared to the coins' value. 28 The main cost was the risk of getting\ncaught, seeing the coins confiscated and, of course, being jailed.\nOur analysis indicates that on Swiss arbitrage operations were very profitable. Despite this\nactive arbitrage, however, there was no full price convergence. According to the German\nnote, a substantial part of the smuggling activities took place on weekends when border\ncontrols were few and far between. As a result, the first days of the week were characterized\nby a large inflow of gold coins, leading automatically to a price decrease. To test this\nassertion, the returns on gold coins are compared as a function of the days of the week. To\nbetter identify this effect, two different periods are used: the whole period (1941-1944), and a\nsub-period (only 1941 and 1942) that precedes the law of December 7, 1942. The results are\npresented in Table 3, Panel A for the whole period (1941-1944) and Panel B for the subperiod.\nThe annualized rates of return on all assets were much higher in 1941-1942 than during the\nwhole period (about 55% vs. 30%). Regarding the day-of-the week effect, we find no\nsignificant difference for the whole period (1941-1944), except for the Wednesday-Thursday\ncomparison of the double eagle, for which the return variances are significantly different. For\nthe 1941-1942 period, the rates of return for the first days of the week (Mondays, Tuesdays,\nand Wednesdays) tend to be lower than the rates at the end of the week (Thursdays and\nFridays) in the 1941-1942 period (about 54% vs. 58%). This would support the hypothesis\nwhereby most of the coins that came from the borders during the weekends were sold on the\nfirst days of the following week. However, this difference is not statistically different from\nDetails of these press articles are available from the authors upon request.\nFollowing a document found in the archives of the Banque de France, No. 1467200501\/33, a memo of the\nDirection G\u00e9n\u00e9rale des Services Etrangers on August 8, 1958, the \"passage cost\" for a clandestine operation\nwas about $3.3 per kilo.\nzero at the conventional level of confidence. It is therefore impossible to give full credence to\nthe remark in the German note. 29\nTable 3: Weekday effect on the Paris clandestine market for gold\nNapoleon Sovereign D-eagle Napoleon Sovereign D eagle\nReturn 29.53% 29.81% 29.27% 54.69% 52.74% 52.41%\nSD 40.33% 41.03% 45.78% 44.53% 45.64% 50.13%\nNote: Mean and s.d. (standard deviation) are in annualized values, estimated by multiplying the weekly values by\n52 and 52 , respectively. The t-test for comparison of means, F-test for comparison of variances, and\nKolmogorov-Smirnov for comparison of distributions of returns between each couple of days of the week are also\nperformed. Their results are analyzed in the text.\nBy contrast, the comparison tests (t-test, F-test and Kolmogoro-Smirnov) show that the\nreturn variances differed significantly according to the days of the week: Between Mondays\nand Wednesdays for the three coins in both periods; between Tuesdays and Wednesdays for\nthe napoleon; and between Wednesdays and Thursdays for the double eagle (only in the 1941-\n1942 period for the last two cases). Wednesdays stand out for their low volatility, especially\nfor 1941-1942. This observation, together with the fact that Wednesday returns were lower\nthan those on the other days, suggests that uncertainty about the gold supply was lowest at the\nmiddle of the week, after the supposed high beginning-of-week level. This may be attributed\nto the fact that market participants on Wednesdays would have known about the smugglers'\nThis weekday effect also leads to the rejection of informational efficiency of the Paris clandestine gold market\nand confirms the findings of Gallais-Hamonno et al. (2015).\n4. Black Market Laws and their Impact on Gold Prices\nThe previous elements give the impression that the market for gold was hardly a black\nmarket and that trading on the clandestine market entailed no specific risk. This was certainly\nthe view of the Germans at the beginning of the Occupation. According to the German note,\nthe market was well organized and the business was safe. However, this was not always the\ncase for French investors. Delarue (1968, p. 41) reported the activities of French\ncollaborationists who exploited the illegal nature of the gold trade to trick potential sellers and\nconfiscate their gold. According to the author, these operations led to the confiscation of four\ntons of gold during the war. Even if the German authorities tolerated this activity, the French\ngovernment passed a series of law increasing the sanctions black market trading. Prosecutions\nof wrongdoers also increased over time. Did these changes affect the black market for gold?\nTo answer this question, we first present the legal framework regarding black markets in\ngeneral before testing whether legal changes had an impact on gold prices.\nDuring the first part of the war, the occupying forces played a crucial role in the\ndevelopment of black markets. Major suppliers to these markets were in fact eager to sell to\nGermans, who had both the means to pay and the ability to provide protection if needed\n(Grenard, 2012, p. 42). German demand was such that a special department was created to\ntransfer goods bought by soldiers to their families (Grenard, 2012, p. 47). In the fall of 1940,\nthe German forces set up several agencies to buy goods in France. The best known of these,\nthe Bureau Otto, 30 quickly developed a network to find goods of interest for Germans. By the\nbeginning of 1941, the Bureau Otto had more than 400 employees and worked intensively\nwith French intermediaries.\nThe increasing difficulties faced by the French population to buy food led to harsh\ncriticism of the Vichy regime. This forced the regime to act, and in the spring-summer 1941,\nrepression was stepped up. Judges, considered too lenient by the regime, were ordered to be\nmore severe (Grenard, 2012, p. 104). On March 21, 1941, a new court was created to judge\nblack market activities. A few months later, on September 7, 1941, it was replaced by a more\npowerful court, the Tribunal d'Etat. According to Grenard (2012, p. 115), the judgments\nFrom the nickname of its founder, Hermann Brandl.\nhanded down by this court were extremely harsh, with life imprisonment being a common\nsentence for the main black marketers.\nBy the end of 1941, the war had driven the majority of French men and women to become\ninvolved on black markets. It is safe to say that almost the whole population was in fact acting\noutside the bounds of legality. This forced the government to take a more tolerant stance on\npetty offenders, and minor deals were described as part of the \"grey market\", defined under a\nnew law passed on March 15, 1942, which made a clear distinction between grey and black\nmarkets. Illegal activities conducted to survive were considered as different to those carried\nout mainly for profit. For black marketers operating on a large scale, the new law meant\npotentially higher prison sentences. Following the passage of this law, prosecutions were\ntargeted on the main actors, leaving minor offenders more or less alone. According to Grenard\n(2012, p. 191), the state of repression influenced prices, with actors requiring a premium\nwhen the risk was the highest.\nDuring the first years of the Occupation, therefore, the German forces had an ambiguous\nposition on black markets: although officially forbidden, they were tolerated in practice\nbecause they could be used to acquire goods. This position shifted at the end of 1942, when a\nmore rational policy to exploit occupied France was put in place (Grenard, 2012, p. 231). The\nplundering policies engineered by Goering were replaced by planned exploitation arranged by\nAlbert Speer. From then on, black markets were viewed as playing against German victory. 31\nGerman activities on the market were dramatically reduced and some soldiers were even\ncourt-martialed for their involvement. From 1943 on, only select groups of Germans could\nstill buy in total impunity. The French collaborationist government followed the impetus\ngiven by the Germans and increased prosecution even further. Direct action by the Gestapo\nbecame increasingly frequent. During the first half of 1943, the Devisenschutzkommando 32\narrested a series of black market traders (Sanders, 2001, p. 271). A new law passed on June 8,\n1943, tightened even further the potential sentences faced by black marketers. The Milice\nfran\u00e7aise 33 also entered the game and, to impress the general public, made a series of highly\nOn the exploitation of occupied France, see Occhino et al. (2007 and 2008).\nThe Foreign Exchange Protection Commando, which monitored financial transactions in several occupied\nThe Milice fran\u00e7aise was a French paramilitary organization created by the Vichy regime to fight against\nresistance movements.\npublicized arrests. In parallel, resistance movements started legitimizing black markets,\npresenting their actions as a way to resist the invaders.\nThus over the course of the war, the French government passed several laws to increase the\nrepression of black market activities. These statutes targeted black markets in general, not the\nmarket for gold in particular. In view of the position of the German authorities, market\nparticipants may have expected that these laws would not really be implemented on the\nclandestine market for gold. If participants believed the police would turn a blind eye to their\nactivities, one would not expect any market reaction when these laws were passed. To test\nwhether the changes in the legal framework for clandestine markets had an impact on the gold\nmarket, we rely on a so-called event study focusing on the market reaction following the\nadoption of the three main laws:\n- September 7, 1941: Black market activities will be judged by a Tribunal d'Etat.\n- March 15, 1942: Prosecution focuses on the main actors, leaving minor offenders\n- June 8, 1943: The potential sentences faced by black marketers are increased.\nThese three dates will be considered as the event dates. The event window will cover the\nperiod [-10, 0, 10], thus including 10 days before the event date and 10 days afterwards. The\nestimation window is 140 days before the window for the first event date (as our sample\nperiod begins only on February 3, 1941). As for the second date, the estimation window is\n252 days before the event window, and it is 247 days for the third event date. This choice is\nconsistent with MacKinlay (1997), who suggests using about 250 trading days prior to the\nevent window.\nEstimation window\nEvent window\nWe use the constant mean (or mean-adjusted) return model in which abnormal returns in\nthe event window are calculated by the difference between the observed and expected rate of\nreturn. This latter is the average rate of returns over the estimation window. In the absence of\nany daily market index for that period, it is impossible to use a market model. This limitation\nis unlikely to bias our results. As shown by Brown and Warner (1985), the mean-adjusted\nreturn model provides similar results to those of the market model in most cases. To test the\nsignificance of the abnormal returns, we use the t-student test with the null hypothesis: \"There\nis no abnormal return within the event window.\" The technical aspects of these tests are\npresented in Appendix 1, and Table 4 provides the results.\nTable 4: Descriptive statistics of the abnormal returns and their significance\nLaw of September 7, 1941 Law of March 15, 1942 Law of June 8, 1943\nMean 0.0041 0.0006 -0.0089\nSD 0.0119 0.0092 0.0184\nt-statistic 1.5782 0.3113 -2.2200 **\nMean 0.0045 -0.0003 -0.0062\nt-statistic 1.5437 -0.1268 -1.5678\nD-eagle\nt-statistic 0.8843 -0.2490 -2.5330 **\nNote: This table presents the mean, standard deviation (SD) and t-statistic of the abnormal returns of the\nthree gold coins in the event window. ** means that the average value of the abnormal returns is\nsignificantly different from 0 at the 5% level of confidence. All the calculations are presented in\nAppendix 1.\nTable 4 shows that the two first laws did not have any significant impact on gold prices.\nApparently, until 1943, market participants did not believe that the laws would affect them.\nThis is consistent with the view that at the beginning of the Occupation, the clandestine gold\nmarket functioned as a tolerated market. This also suggests that traders on the gold market\nwaited to see how the laws would be enforced and thus did not react to at first. Since the laws\nwere applied to black markets in general, these results may suggest that the clandestine gold\nmarket functioned differently from other clandestine markets. According to the German note,\nprice changes on the gold market had a direct influence on prices of other goods (consumer\ngoods but also securities) traded on black markets. This may be explained by the fact that gold\ncould be used to buy other assets or goods, but the reverse was not true. 34\nSee \"La France au pillage,\" 1946.\nThe results are different, however, for the June 8, 1943 law, which had a negative and\nsignificant impact on the prices of napoleon and double eagle coins at the 5% level of\nconfidence. 35 Furthermore, the fact that both the double eagle and the napoleon saw\nabnormally sharp price decreases suggests that German participants (preferring the double\neagle) as well as their French counterparts (preferring the napoleon) reacted to the law, if we\nfollow the distinction made by Nicolle (1947) and De Litra (1950). This observation is thus in\nline with expectations. This result also testifies to the will of the German authorities to also\nprosecute German participants on this market, who felt that that infringing the law could have\nserious consequences from then on. As pointed out by Sanders (2008), deals in gold were\nillegal even by German standards. As for French investors, the June 1943 law was the most\nsevere of the three, and the increasing involvement of the Milice in the repression did not go\nunnoticed. 36\nLegislation by itself may also have a limited impact if enforcement is minimal.\nUnfortunately, it is impossible to draw a precise picture of the prosecutions brought against\nblack marketers. However, by examining the restricted files held at the French national\narchives, one may gain some insights into the repression of the illicit trade in gold. In general,\nit seems that there was a clear risk of prosecution. Appendix 2 details the number of penal\ncases to be found in the French national archives related to clandestine trading in gold and\nforeign currencies. 37 In the entire period for which we have data (1939-1951), the number of\ncases related to gold (352) was much higher than those concerning foreign currencies (191).\nEven though the sample size is relatively small, the change in the number of case files is in\nline with observations made by contemporaneous actors. Indeed, both Vigreux (1947) and De\nLitra (1950) indicate an increase in clandestine gold trades after the Phony War in 1940.\nBodin (1946) mentioned that the French police became more active in the hunt against gold\nsmugglers after the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. He attributed the zeal of the French\npolice to a change in the nature of the end-beneficiary of the seized gold. Before the\nThe absence of reaction for the sovereign may be due to its poor liquidity (the other two coins being the most\nliquid. There was indeed high demand from the French for the napoleon and from the Germans for double\neagles, as shown in section 5).\nThe focus of this paper is the Occupation period but it is worth stressing that after the Liberation of Paris in\nAugust 1944, several decrees were passed regarding gold trade (see De Litra, 1950 and Hoang, 2011 for details\non these).\nANF, BB\/18\/7080-BB\/18\/7107.\nLiberation of Paris, the requisitioned gold went to the German authorities, while afterwards it\nended up in the coffers of the French government.\nThese restricted files also provide anecdotal evidence on the nature of trading and on the\nway smugglers or black marketers were treated when caught. The size of the trades varied\ngreatly. In some instances, the amounts involved were extremely small, with the illegal sale of\na single gold coin leading to an arrest, 38 while in others, hundreds of coins were seized. 39 In\nmost cases, the coins were either confiscated 40 and\/or a fine was levied. In some instances,\noffenders were jailed without parole. 41 Fraud seems to have been ubiquitous, and several files\nmention fake gold ingots. For example, on June 19, 1944, three fake ingots were seized in\nParis, with the buyer being prosecuted for illicit gold trading and the seller for swindling. 42 In\nother cases, when the deal was about to be concluded, buyers pretended to act in the name of\nthe occupation forces and seized gold. 43 In many cases, the arrests of people willing to take\nadvantage of the price differences between Belgium or Switzerland and France were made\nnear the borders. For example, in February 1941, an employee of the French national rail\ncompany, SNCF, was arrested at the Belgian border in possession of USD 3,000 and was\nfined FF 213,396. 44 Smuggling from Switzerland or Belgium lasted well after the war, and\nsome criminal cases were still being brought at the beginning of the 1950s. Overall, Appendix\n2 shows that there was a real risk in trading gold clandestinely.\n5. The Law of One Price and Coin Preferences\nDue to the lack of data, few papers have attempted to make the link between prices on\nblack markets and the law of one price. Bignon (2009) is an exception, with an analysis using\ndata on several commodities in different German cities just after WWII. His results show that\ncigarettes were more liquid than other goods, hence their success as money during the war.\nBignon (2009) reported price differences across districts but did not report large differences\nFor example in Poitiers on October 12, 1944, one person sold one 10-franc gold coin and was prosecuted\n(source: ANF, BB\/18\/7084- 6-BL-219). During the Occupation, the same was also true. For example, on\nOctober 28, 1943, M sold five inherited gold coins to G. The coins were seized and M and G each had to pay a\nFF 1,000 penalty (source: ANF, BB\/18\/7084- 6-BL-144).\nANF, BB\/18\/7082 6-BL 220. For instance, 180 coins (in ANF, BB\/18\/7084-6BL220) or 199 napoleons (in\nANF, BB\/18\/7085-6BL276).\nA decree of October 7, 1944, specified that the seizure of the coins was compulsory.\nANF, BB\/18\/7084- 6-BL 143.\nANF, BB\/18\/7084 6-BL 178. In ANF, 7084-6BL164: the ingot was in copper.\nANF, BB\/18\/7084 6-BL 220 or ANF, 6BL 187.\nANF, BB\/18\/7082 5-BL 92.\nwithin them. (Price differences may be due to transaction costs between the districts.) In our\ncase, and similar to the analysis of Sargeant and Velde (2002), we analyze whether market\nparticipants made a distinction between the different gold coins. If these participants were\nindifferent to the coin itself, then the value of one gram of fine gold should be similar across\nall coins and thus the law of one price would hold in the Paris clandestine gold market during\nWWII. Our results show that this was not the case. Figure 4 depicts the ratio between the\nprice of one gram of fine gold in a napoleon coin over the price for the same quantity of gold\ncontained in a double eagle coin. 45 If fine gold was viewed as equivalent in all gold coins, the\nratio should be equal to 100%. But as shown in Figure 4, the ratio varies substantially from\nthis value over 1941-1944.\nFigure 4: The ratio of one gram of fine gold in a napoleon over a gram in a double eagle, 1941-\nFrom February 1941 to February 1943, the double eagle traded systematically at a\npremium to the napoleon since the ratio was lower than 100%, with a differential reaching\n10% on some dates. The highest differential (about 20%), reached on November 16, 1942,\nmay reflect large changes in demand for specific coins linked to the invasion of the Zone\nLibre by German troops a few days earlier, in reaction to the Anglo-American invasion of\nFrench North Africa. One may conjecture that the Zone Libre invasion had a direct impact on\nsupply and demand for clandestine gold. Overall, this premium of the double eagle over the\nWe also analyzed the ratio between the napoleon and the sovereign. The price of one gram of fine gold in a\nnapoleon was systematically higher than that of the sovereign most of the time. This shows that demand for\nsovereigns was lower than that for napoleons or double eagle coins. More information about this analysis is\navailable upon request.\nnapoleon suggests that demand for the double eagle was higher than for the napoleon from\nFebruary 1941 to February 1943, or alternatively the supply of napoleon was higher, or both.\nMaking the distinction between supply and demand effects is of interest because several\nsources linked the demand for certain coins to certain specific groups of market participants.\nBoth Nicolle (1947) and De Litra (1950) mentioned the interest shown by Germans in the\nU.S. double eagle. Nicolle (1947) further suggested that the French population preferred\nnapoleons. If one considers the period from February 1941 to February 1943, the premium for\nthe double eagle could reflect either an increase in demand from German participants (if\nsupply remained constant) or an increase in the supply of napoleons (if demand remained\nconstant). There are no precise figures on the relative changes in the numbers of coins being\noffered for sale. Nevertheless, the number of coins seized by the authorities may serve as a\nproxy for the relative proportion of the different coins being traded. Table 5 gives the exact\nnumber of coins seized by the German occupation forces in 1941 and 1942.\nTable 5: Number and nature of gold coins seized between 1941 and 1942\nMarch 1, 1941 September 1, 1941 January 1, 1942 July 1, 1942\nto December 31,\n1941 to June 30, 1942\nGold (grams) 29,424 21,109 14,638 13,149 78,320\nNapoleons 80,710 169,331 166,327 249,357 665,725\nVrenelis 27,220 56,860 109,444 35,580 229,104\nEagles 48,665 45,163 54,791 51,731 200,350\nSovereigns 5,050 9,974 66,189 6,910 88,123\nMiscellaneous 13,381 23,745 41,515 19,850 98,491\nGoldsmarks (RM 20) 480 500 170 860 2,010\nSource: \"Pillage,\" page 103. RM = Reich mark.\nFigures from Table 5 clearly indicate that whereas the number of eagles seized was more\nor less constant over the period, the number of napoleons was multiplied by three between\nMarch 1941 and December 1942. An increase in number of coins concomitant with a price\ndecline could be interpreted as a sign that the supply of napoleons on the market had surged.\nIn this case, the relative change observed at the beginning of our sample could reflect massive\nsales of napoleons by French people in need of cash to pay for food or other vital products.\nUnfortunately, there is no reliable data for the remainder of the period, so it is impossible to\nfirmly establish why the napoleon became relatively favored as the war progressed. Indeed,\nbetween February and July 1943, the napoleon overtook the double eagle. This increase in\ndemand for the French coin coincided with a sharp decline on the equity market (Oosterlinck,\n2010). The starting point of this decline may be linked to a series of laws passed in February\n1943, which forced the registration of securities and capped the daily price increases for any\nsecurity. As a result, investing in securities became less attractive, and participants may have\ndecided to invest in gold instead. In this case, higher demand for the napoleon would be due\nto the rebalancing of portfolios following the new legislation. By July 1943 and until the\nLiberation of Paris in August 1944, the double eagle traded again at a premium, possibly\nreflecting increased demand from German actors anticipating they would have to flee the\ncountry soon.\nNo archival evidence explains why the Germans would favor this coin over the British\nsovereign or the French napoleon. One way to look at this issue is to put it into perspective\nwith the work of Sargeant and Velde (2002), who analyze the chronic shortage of small\ndenomination coins that persisted until the middle of the 19 th century. They explicitly take\ninto account the fact that supply or demand for money should be differentiated by\ndenomination. In their model, the rate of return of small coins is dominated by that of large\ncoins during shortages of the former (Sargeant and Velde, 2002, p. 9). For these periods,\nsmall denominations render more liquidity services than large coins. The liquidity advantage\nof small coins is exactly offset by the return differential between small and large coins.\nAnother way to present the difference in demand is to acknowledge that small coins can\nalways be used to buy expensive items, whereas the reverse is true only sometimes.\nThus, in a Sargeant and Velde (2002) setting, the demand should always be higher for the\nsmallest coins, which in our case would be the napoleon. How can we therefore account for\nthe preference for the double eagle? This may be explained by the fact that money can be\nvalued as a means of exchange but also as a store of value. Indeed the model developed by\nSargeant and Velde (2002) analyses the difference in demand for small and large coins mostly\nby looking at the value of money as a means of exchange. One could thus argue that German\nbuyers were not primarily interested in gold to purchase goods directly but considered it more\nas a store of value. In this case, two reasons may explain their preference. First, one could\nargue that larger coins could have been perceived as more interesting because it is easier to\ncarry one double eagle than five napoleons. This would be consistent with the observation that\nGermans were also the largest buyers of bars and ingots (De Litra, 1950, p. 43). Second, in\nthe same vein but with a slightly different assumption, if French people valued napoleons\nmore because of their liquidity (the small coin effect), then if Germans were indifferent to the\nliquidity issue, it seems only logical that they would have preferred the less liquid coins to\navoid paying a liquidity premium.\nIt could also be argued that psychology played a role in the coins' valuation. Germans may\nhave preferred U.S. coins either because they associated French coins with a dominated and\ndeclining economy or because they believed that the double eagle would be easier to\nexchange abroad should Germany lose the war. Likewise, French buyers' preference for\nnapoleons could be attributed to their familiarity with this coin, which had been used as a\ncurrency when France was under its last gold standard between 1803 and 1914 (Hoang,\n2011). They may also have expected that napoleons would have been easier to use as means\nof exchange should they have to pay smugglers to cross the border with Spain or Switzerland.\nThese suggestions are of course only conjectures and none of these reasons need to be\nmutually exclusive.\nThis paper describes and analyzes the clandestine market in gold in occupied Paris\nduring World War II. We first detail how the market worked. We then exploit a unique\ndatabase of daily prices of gold coins traded in occupied Paris to gain insights into price\nformation on such a market. Indeed, little is known about the working of clandestine markets\ndespite their prime importance in wartime. The bulk of the quantitative literature has focused\non the informational efficiency of such markets. We depart from these studies by addressing\nthree main questions: 1) To what extent were prices on this clandestine market affected by\ninternational arbitrage? 2) To what extent were legal changes reflected in prices? 3) Was the\nmarket following the law of one price?\nOn basis of archival data, we show that arbitrage operations took place, despite the costs\nand risks involved, and led to a gradual (but incomplete) convergence of gold prices between\nParis and Switzerland. We further show that arbitrage operations were highly profitable. This\nprofitability was apparently deemed high enough for smugglers to engage in these operations,\ndespite the obvious risks (being arrested for example) such an endeavor entailed. We also\nprovide evidence that smuggling went on long after the war's end.\nSecond, on basis of an event study, we find that most legal changes that increased penalties\nfor black market activities had no significant impact on prices. Before 1943, it seems that\nmarket participants on the clandestine gold market did not believe these penalties would be\napplied or would concern them. By contrast, the most severe law, passed in 1943, led to a\nsharp reduction in prices. By that time, both the German occupation forces and the Vichy\nregime were determined to combat black markets. We attribute this price decline to the\nchanging environment, in which the will to implement the new laws was perceived as much\nhigher.\nThird, we analyze the law of one price, under which one gram of gold should have a\nsimilar value, whatever form it takes (independently of the coins considered). However, we\nfind significant price variations for one gram of gold contained in the three coins under\nconsideration. Archival evidence suggests that German buyers favored the double eagle while\nFrench buyers preferred the napoleon. We attribute this preference to the dual nature of\nmoney as a means of exchange and a store of value, while Sargeant and Velde (2002) focus\non coins' value mostly as means of exchange. We argue that German buyers were not\nprimarily interested in gold to purchase goods directly but considered it more as a store of\nvalue. In this case, two reasons may explain their preference for the double eagle. On the one\nhand, larger coins could have been perceived as more interesting because it is easier to carry\none double eagle than five napoleons. This would be consistent with the observation that\nGermans were also the largest buyers of bars and ingots. On the other hand, but with a slightly\ndifferent assumption, if French people valued napoleons more because of their liquidity (the\nsmall coin effect), then if Germans were indifferent to the liquidity issue, it seems only logical\nthat they would have preferred the less liquid coins to avoid paying a liquidity premium.\nANF: French National Archives (Archives Nationales de France), Paris, France\nDeutsches Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung \u2013 Abteilung Paris:\n- Politische Bestimmungsgr\u00fcnd des Goldpreises am schwarzen Markt in Paris in Jahre\n1943. April 1944, 10 pages. 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Any error or shortcoming remains the\nauthors' responsibility.\nAppendix 1: Event study methodology\n1. Time line\n- As explained above, the event date is the same day as the day when the law was\npassed in the Parliament.\n- For the event window, we choose a 10-day gap (before and after the event) because\nwe think that 10 days may be sufficient for the information to be disseminated and\nbecome known to the public.\n- For the estimation window, we choose the period of one trading year with about 250\ntrading days.\n2. Calculation of abnormal returns\nWithout any daily market index for the study period (1941-1948), we can use only the\nmean-adjusted return model, which is the follows:\nRi,\nARi,\nis the expected return that we estimate by the average return of 250 days prior to\nthe event window,\ni , t\nis the abnormal return of asset i on date t ,\nR ,\nis the real rate of\nreturn of asset i on date t within the event window.\n3. T-test on the significance of abnormal returns\nTo test the significance of the abnormal returns, we use the t-test statistic calculated as\nWhere AR is the average of the abnormal returns, SE is the standard error calculated as\nSE where SD is the standard deviation and n is the number of observations in the event\nwindow. It is 21 days in our case.\nFinally, for the significance of the test, we simply need to compare the test statistics with the\ncritical values of the Student distribution at 1%, 5% and 10% with 20 degrees of freedom (20\n= n-1=21-1). They are 2.84, 2.08 and 1.72, respectively.\nAppendix 2:\nNumber of criminal case files found in the French national archives on clandestine\ntrading in gold and currencies from 1939 to 1951\nDates Paris Provinces Lyon\nGold Currencies Gold Currencies Gold Currencies\nNovember 11 to December 31, 1939 1 1 1 0\nJanuary to May 1940 18 8 42 9\nFrom June 1940 to August 1943: Missing files\nSeptember to December 1943 1 0 8 1\n1945 4 1 35 11\n1946 5 4 34 1 22 3\n1947 5 10 33 27 24 19\nJanuary 1948 3 2 1\n1948: February-December (freedom\non gold trade since February 1948) 5 11 10 4 3\n1949 3 3 6 17 4 6\nTotal 78 41 219 104 55 46\n% total files (543) 14% 8% 40% 19% 10% 8%\nOn gold: On currencies:\nTotal: 543 352\nCEB Working Paper Price Formation on Clandestine Markets: The Case of the Paris Gold Market during WWII Georges Gallais-Hamonno, Thi-Hong-Van Hoang and Kim Oosterlinck Because of data scarcity, there are almost no quantitative analyses dealing with clandestine markets, despite their prime importance during wartime. This paper exploits a unique database of daily prices of gold coins traded in occupied Paris, in order to gain insights into price formation on such a market. First, using data from Switzerland, we show that arbitrage took place, despite the costs and risks involved, and led to a gradual (but incomplete) convergence of gold prices. Second, on basis of an event study, we provide evidence that the introduction of higher penalties for black market activities had no significant impact on prices. Finally, we analyze the law of one price on this clandestine market. Under this law, one gram of gold should have a similar value, whatever form it takes (independently of the coin considered). However, we do find large price variations for one gram of gold contained in different coins. We attribute this result to market participants' taste for specific gold coins and we present our results in the framework developed by Sargeant and Velde (2002). Keywords: Paris clandestine gold market; World War II; Swiss arbitrage; weekday effect; repressions; event studies JEL Classifications: G1, N2 CEB Working Paper N\u00b0 16\/048 November 2016 Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management Centre Emile Bernheim ULB CP114\/03 50, avenue F.D. Roosevelt 1050 Brussels BELGIUM e-mail: ceb@admin.ulb.ac.be Tel.: +32 (0)2\/650.48.64 Fax: +32 (0)2\/650.41.88\nPage 2 and 3: 1 Price Formation on Clandestine Ma\nPage 4 and 5: 3 stressing since the norm is usual\nPage 6 and 7: 5 the winter of 1940, some of the b\nPage 8 and 9: 7 take advantage of the overvaluati\nPage 10 and 11: 9 previous research documenting the\nPage 12 and 13: 11 Figure 2: Comparison of gold pri\nPage 14 and 15: 13 A document in the Banque de Fran\nPage 16 and 17: 15 zero at the conventional level o\nPage 18 and 19: 17 handed down by this court were e\nPage 20 and 21: 19 is unlikely to bias our results.\nPage 22 and 23: 21 Liberation of Paris, the requisi\nPage 24 and 25: 23 napoleon suggests that demand fo\nPage 26 and 27: 25 the same vein but with a slightl\nPage 28 and 29: 27 References ARCHIVES ANF: French\nPage 30 and 31: 29 Sargeant T. J., Velde F., 2002.\nPage 32 and 33: 31 Appendix Appendix 1: Event study\nMagazine: CEB Working Paper","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home \u203a Music\nSounds of Summer: Seven of DJ Khaled's Best Hot Weather Bangers\nWarm weather predicts another win for the hitmaker\nWritten By Nateleg\u00e9 Whaley\nSource: Shareif Ziyadat \/ Getty\nToday, DJ Khaled is ushering in another summer with his tenth studio album Grateful. Asahd, Khaled's baby son, is the executive producer of the forthcoming release, which features A-list musicians. Before the release, Khaled rolled out Beyonc\u00e9 and Jay Z's \"Shining,\" \"I'm the One\" featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, and Quavo; and the Rihanna and Bryson Tiller duet \"Wild Thoughts.\"\nAll of these tracks are top contenders for the song of the summer, but Khaled has always had an ear for music that makes this season pop. Since his 2006 debut Listennn\u2026 the Album, he's consistently been behind some of hip-hop's biggest collaborations. With the arrival of Grateful, let's take a look back at Khaled's biggest warm weather hits from the past decade.\n\"We Takin' Over\"\n\"We Takin' Over\" features T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, and Lil Wayne, flexing about money, power, and respect they now claim since they've become famous. Akon makes the 2007 track complete with his powerful vocals on the hook.\n\"I'm So Hood\"\nThat same year, Khaled enlisted his fellow Floridians \u2014 T-Pain, Plies, Rick Ross, and Trick Daddy -\u2014 to celebrate their Sunshine State. With \"I'm So Hood,\" the collaborators honor the blocks that raised them.\n\"All I Do Is Win\"\nT-Pain's passionate hook on 2010's \"All I Do Is Win\" directed everyone's hands to go up and down when this track played. Khaled continued with his boys club-themed records bringing T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, and Rick Ross together to spit their winners circle lyrics.\n\"I'm on One\" featuring Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne, became one of DJ Khaled's highest-charting hits in 2011. The self-indulgent cut peaked at no. 1 on the Billboard Hip-Hop\/R&B airplay charts by July 2011.\n\"No New Friends\"\nTwo years after the hit \"I'm on One,\" Khaled brought the chart-topping trio \u2014 Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne \u2014 back together for \"No New Friends.\" The summer 2013 jam was an ode to staying loyal to your roots after you've reached the height of success.\nNew school R&B crooners August Alsina, Chris Brown, Jeremih, and Future teamed up for the love song \"Hold You Down.\" The track became another no. 1 R&B record for Khaled in 2014.\nSex has a cost for Drake on his 2016 summer anthem \"For Free,\" which sampled Too Short's \"Blow the Whistle,\" Akinyele's \"Fuck for Free,\" and Kendrick Lamar's \"For Free Interlude.\" Khaled's found success again teaming up with Drake as \"For Free\" reached no. 2 on the Hot 100.\nNow, another summer and another Khaled banger is on the way!\nSounds of Summer: Seven of DJ Khaled's Best Hot Weather Bangers was originally published on globalgrind.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Games Blog\nGames Blog of November 2013\nPrevious Files\nWarning: explode() expects parameter 2 to be string, array given in \/home\/tecnopolis\/f-r-e-e-games.com\/modulo_mes_blog.php on line 61\nOn day 29\/11\/2013 we brought you this game called Fish falling fish which belongs to the category Animal. This free online game is very simple. Some of them you will even have to avoid, because they will most likely break your net, and then you will have to buy a new one. You can visit our website http:\/\/www.f-r-e-e-games.com and play for free this wonderful game called Fish falling fish for free. In these 2054 days it has been played 6331 times. We hope you like it, and remember that you play all our games for free.\nOn day 28\/11\/2013 we brought you this game called Weapons of Maths Destruction which belongs to the category Math. The objective of this free online game is to solve math problems in order to destroy enemies. Otherwise, your gun will take time to reload after each shot. You can visit our website http:\/\/www.f-r-e-e-games.com and play for free this wonderful game called Weapons of Maths Destruction for free. In these 2055 days it has been played 9550 times. We hope you like it, and remember that you play all our games for free.\nOn day 27\/11\/2013 we brought you this game called Arcade Action which belongs to the category Action. The objective of this free online game is to destroy enemies and stay alive for as long as possible. Collect powerups whenever possible. You can visit our website http:\/\/www.f-r-e-e-games.com and play for free this wonderful game called Arcade Action for free. In these 2056 days it has been played 7000 times. We hope you like it, and remember that you play all our games for free.\nOn day 26\/11\/2013 we brought you this game called Machine Duels which belongs to the category Fighting. Your objective in this free online game is to dominate all other cities. You must defeat 3 war machines to advance to the next stage. You can visit our website http:\/\/www.f-r-e-e-games.com and play for free this wonderful game called Machine Duels for free. In these 2057 days it has been played 6772 times. We hope you like it, and remember that you play all our games for free.\nOn day 25\/11\/2013 we brought you this game called Zombi Centipede which belongs to the category Classic Arcade. This free online game is basically about killing zombies. Move your character with your mouse and shoot at the row of zombies that advance from the top of the screen down through a graveyard. You can visit our website http:\/\/www.f-r-e-e-games.com and play for free this wonderful game called Zombi Centipede for free. In these 2058 days it has been played 6188 times. We hope you like it, and remember that you play all our games for free.\nOn day 22\/11\/2013 we brought you this game called Precision Sniper which belongs to the category Shooting. The objective of this free online game is to kill targets as directed, as quickly and secretly as possible. . You can visit our website http:\/\/www.f-r-e-e-games.com and play for free this wonderful game called Precision Sniper for free. In these 2061 days it has been played 6386 times. We hope you like it, and remember that you play all our games for free.\nOn day 21\/11\/2013 we brought you this game called Crazy Ball and Gravity which belongs to the category Ball. The objective of this free online game is to basically bounce on the paddles to collect the orbs in each level. If you want to reach the opposite half of the screen on which you are on, use the arrow keys to guide the ball. You can visit our website http:\/\/www.f-r-e-e-games.com and play for free this wonderful game called Crazy Ball and Gravity for free. In these 2062 days it has been played 6186 times. We hope you like it, and remember that you play all our games for free.\nOn day 20\/11\/2013 we brought you this game called Spaceship Shots which belongs to the category Starship. In this free online game, you will be able to play some sort of Space Invaders but with a modern look and without having to press the fire button all the time, since the ship will always be shooting. It will be your choice to have a strong or a powerful ship. You can visit our website http:\/\/www.f-r-e-e-games.com and play for free this wonderful game called Spaceship Shots for free. In these 2063 days it has been played 6370 times. We hope you like it, and remember that you play all our games for free.\nOn day 14\/11\/2013 we brought you this game called Modern Asteroids which belongs to the category Classic Arcade. In this game the goal is to defend your base from oncoming attacks and rack up a huge score in the process. They will all end up reaching the base, unless you are able to shoot at them first. You can visit our website http:\/\/www.f-r-e-e-games.com and play for free this wonderful game called Modern Asteroids for free. In these 2069 days it has been played 5860 times. We hope you like it, and remember that you play all our games for free.\nOn day 12\/11\/2013 we brought you this game called Maze puzzle which belongs to the category Intelligence. In this free online game, the objective is to move the rocks with Stinky Bean and place them all onto the Scatmonkey goals. Use the arrow keys to move Stinky Bean. You can visit our website http:\/\/www.f-r-e-e-games.com and play for free this wonderful game called Maze puzzle for free. In these 2071 days it has been played 6380 times. We hope you like it, and remember that you play all our games for free.\nOn day 08\/11\/2013 we brought you this game called Suicidal Combat Defense which belongs to the category Strategy. The goal of this free online game is to defend your respect from the incoming Madness Men. On the bottom left of the screen you will have a list with the towers that you have available. You can visit our website http:\/\/www.f-r-e-e-games.com and play for free this wonderful game called Suicidal Combat Defense for free. In these 2075 days it has been played 6661 times. We hope you like it, and remember that you play all our games for free.\nCopyright \u00a9 Gifmania Networks |\n| Privacy Policy | Contact | Terms of Use | Gifmania C.B. Paseo de la Chopera 152 Alcobendas Madrid (Spain) CIF E84034057","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Star Tracks - Friday, May 26, 2006\nBy People Staff\nUpdated on January 24, 2022 06:52 PM\nLOVE IN BLOOM\nMalibu Media\nKate Bosworth puts the squeeze on beau Orlando Bloom in North London on Thursday. The couple will soon be on promotional tours for their respective summer films: her Superman Returns and his Pirates of the Caribbean sequel.\nTHEIR 'WAY'\nJemal Countess\/WireImage\nThe Dixie Chicks \u2013 from left, Emily Robison, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire \u2013 kick off Good Morning America's summer concert series in New York City's Bryant Park on Friday. The trio performed songs from their new album Taking the Long Way, including the single \"Not Ready to Make Nice.\"\nLDP images\nA costumed Mischa Barton takes a break on the Toronto set of her film Closing the Ring to snuggle with her pooch Ziggy on Friday. In the period drama, Barton plays a young woman who loses touch with her fighter-pilot boyfriend during World War II.\nBOWLER OVER\nNew trend alert? Lindsay Lohan leaves a Beverly Hills hair salon clad in a fedora and leather walking shorts on Friday.\nRoger Wong\/INFGoff\nSarah Michelle Gellar and former Lost star Maggie Grace get mutually distracted on the New York City set of their film The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, based on the collection of short stories by Melissa Bank.\nFEELING GRAY\nHeining\/Thornton\/INFGoff.\nNicole Kidman takes to the New York City streets to film a scene for her still-untitled Noah Baumbach project on Friday. The actress plays a single mother with a pre-teen son in the dramedy.\nSUNNY DISPOSITION\nLondon Entertainment\/Splash\nLindsay Lohan is all smiles as she heads into a West Hollywood tanning salon to get some instant color on Thursday.\nNUOVO AMORE\nSunset Photo and News\nDenise Richards and Richie Sambora wind down their Italian vacation in Ravello, strolling and browsing through ceramic stores before popping into the Hotel Palazzo Sasso, a five-star resort with panoramic views of the Mediterranean. This weekend Richie will continue his tour with Bon Jovi in Germany.\nPaul Adao\/INFGoff\nJennifer Garner lifts her precious cargo \u2013 6-month-old daughter Violet \u2013 after a doctor's visit Thursday in Cambridge, Mass. Garner and husband Ben Affleck have taken up residence in the area for the summer while he's directing the movie Gone, Baby, Gone.\nARMY OF ONE\nJessica Simpson shows her support for the military during a casual West Hollywood outing on Thursday.\n'X'-STATIC\nEvan Agostini\/Getty\nHalle Berry and Hugh Jackman do a little gladhanding during their visit to to promote X-Men: The Last Stand on MTV's TRL on Thursday. When asked by Jackman what's toughest about working with him, Berry said it's the fact that he's \"so stinkin' good-looking\" \u2013 and that he's married.\nNicole Richie counts on the kindness of strangers \u2013 namely a paparazzo who reportedly lent her money to buy a blueberry snow cone \u2013 while hiking with pals in Hollywood's Runyon Canyon on Thursday.\nINFGoff\nOscar winner Dame Judi Dench and Ewan McGregor try out a little Method acting for their latest roles as a lobster and a tomato while filming a Kevin Spacey-directed commercial in London's Trafalgar Square on Friday.\nAntoine Cau\/ABACA\nJennifer Aniston leaves her Manhattan hotel Wednesday to head over to the Late Show studio, where David Letterman complimented the Break-Up star on her \"tremendous\" legs.\nROYAL ENTRANCE\nDP\/AAD\/Starmax\nKirsten Dunst, with costar Jason Schwartzman, makes a grand entrance at the Cannes Film Festival, where they debuted their period biopic Marie Antoinette on Wednesday.\nFRANCOIS GUILLOT\/AFP\/Getty\nVeteran actors Robert Downey Jr. and Keanu Reeves find serenity among the chaos of Cannes during a photo call Thursday for their film, A Scanner Darkly.\nJuan Garces \/Splash\nHulk Hogan goes on a super-sized shopping trip in a Miami Home Depot on Wednesday, spending nearly $10,000 on household items in one hour for an upcoming episode of his reality show, Hogan Knows Best.\nSILVER BELLE\nFinalpixx\nParis Hilton suits up as a glittery beach babe Wednesday to shoot a music video for her first single \"Stars Are Blind,\" off her debut album (due in the fall) at Paradise Cove beach in Malibu.\nIN SYNC\nSandra Bullock and husband Jesse James make it a casual day in New York on Wednesday, stopping to chat with a friend before heading to an antiques store.\nStar Tracks - Wednesday, August 9, 2006\nStar Tracks - Saturday, October 14, 2006\nStar Tracks - Monday, January 28, 2008\nStar Tracks - Monday, May 22, 2006\nStar Tracks - Thursday, October 26, 2006\nStar Tracks - Friday, July 7, 2006\nStar Tracks - Friday, March 24, 2006\nStar Tracks - Monday, April 3, 2006\nStar Tracks - Wednesday, May 17, 2006\nStar Tracks - Friday, Nov. 24, 2006\nStar Tracks - Friday, September 22, 2006\nStar Tracks - July 18, 2005\nStar Tracks - Friday, August 18, 2006","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Advanced Tech World\nHomeFuture TechThe Future Of Energy Storage : Supercapacitors\nThe Future Of Energy Storage : Supercapacitors\nAtul Kumar March 05, 2021\nThe Future Of Energy Storage - Supercapacitors\nWith Tesla's battery day event not too far off, and their acquisition of Maxwell Technologies last years, we thought it was worth taking a closer look at Supercapacitors. Some believe that supercapacitors might be integrated into future EVs. But, what exactly is a supercapacitor? And what makes them so different from batteries? Are they really the future of energy of storage?\nSupercapacitors vs. Conventional Batteries\nBefore we get into depth of whether supercapacitors can really change energy storage all on their own, it's worth taking a look at what they are and how they're different from something like lithium ion battery. Both batteries and capacitors are a method of storing energy, but lithium ion batteries rely on chemical reactions to store and release their energy. It's made up of a positive and negative side, which are called the cathode and anode. These two sides are submerged in a liquid electrolyte and are separated by a micro perforated separator, which only allows ions to pass through, when the battery charges and discharges, the ions flow back and forth between the cathode and anode. During this process the battery is heating up, expanding and contracting. These reactions degrade the battery over time, giving batteries a limited lifespan.\nToyota & Lamborghini have launched hybrid-tech models\nOne benefit of battery technology is a very high specific energy or energy density so that it can store a lot of energy for later use. But capacitors are different; they don't rely on chemical play in order to function. Instead they store potential energy electrostatically. Capacitors use a dielectric or insulator between their plates to separate the collection of positive and negative charges building on each plate. It's this separation that allows the device to store energy and quickly release it. It's basically capturing static electricity. One benefit of this is that a 3MF capacitor now will still be a 3MF capacitor in 15-20 years time, while battery may lose voltage capacity over time and use. And unlike a battery, a capacitor has a much higher power throughput, so it can charge and discharge in a fraction of time but they have a very low specific energy. It's good for very small bursts of power. And that's where supercapacitors enter the scene. They start to bridge the gap between battery and capacitor.\nBMW supercharger station\nThe concept of a \"supercapacitor\" is not a new thing. In fact, in 1957 the first supercapacitor device was created by \"General Electric\", but there aren't any know commercial applications. In 1966, Standard Oil Co. accidentally discovered the double \u2013 layered capacitor when working on fuel cells, but it wasn't until the late 1970's that the Japanese company, NEC Corporation began commercially offering the first \"supercapacitor\" for the computer memory back up. In fact, while we commonly refer to many products as super capacitors or ultracapacitors these two terms are used interchangeably and really depends on what company producing it wants to call it. For the most part it's really just a trademark thing.\nTesla supercharger\nIn 1990's, products such as ECOND's PScap \u2013 starter for diesel trains \u2013 began hitting the markets and pushing the boundaries of energy storage and capacitor applications. Companies like Maxwell Technologies, Murata and Tecate generally dominate the supercapacitor field. But recently developments in Graphene based capacitors are once again nurturing the growth of supercapacitors efficiency and application.\nSupercapacitor vs. Normal Capacitor\nFirst how we need to talk about how a supercapacitor works? And how it's different than a regular capacitor? Because it's a kind of cool it's starting to venture toward a battery's design and use an electrolyte on either side of an insulator. When current is applied ions build up on either side of the insulator and create a double layer of charge. What makes a supercapacitor truly superior to a normal capacitor or even a battery is the distance between the metal plates. In a normal capacitor the distance is around 10-100 microns. But in a supercapacitor that distance is narrowed to one thousandth of micron and that smaller distance leads to larger electric field i.e. more energy storage. Not to mention, the carbon coated plates on supercapacitors in increase the available surface area for storage capacity by up to 100,000 times. That's a lot more energy available for use than a normal capacitor. So, what are these power hungry little titans used for? We are just at the beginning of supercapacitor applications. But in general, they've been found to have the biggest potential for application in hybrid-transportation. Toyota, Peugeot-Citroen, Mazda and even Lamborghini have all released models of vehicles that use some combination of supercapacitors and conventional Li-ion batteries. Believe it or not, even though Tesla invested $200 million in the purchase of Maxwell Technologies, Elon Musk has said his focus is not expanding the use and development of Maxwell's supercapacitors for Tesla vehicles but instead in their battery manufacturing technology. However cars like Toyota's Hybrid-R concept car and Lamborghini's high powered sedan are using supercapacitors for a very specific role: Power Generation during deceleration. In other words when cars are slowing the energy generated from that action is stored by supercapacitors onboard and later used for acceleration \u2013 saving batteries for less strenuous actions than acceleration and deceleration. It's taking advantage of a supercapacitors superior power throughput.\nSupercapacitors in Switzerland\nA fantastic example of how effective supercapacitors can be is seen in Switzerland where a fleet of buses will be exposed to charging stations at a variety of stops along their route. Just 15 seconds can top the energy charge off and only a few minutes would suffice for a null charge. With frequent top offs it makes up the lack of energy density and storage. And because supercapacitors draw a lower current over a period of a few minutes at a time, this puts less stress on the grid. However supercapacitors still can't compete with Li-ion batteries when it comes to that high specific energy and long term energy storage. But despite that some companies are making progress on projects that are poised to make supercapacitors more universally applicable. Graphene \u2013 the material actually play a role in the future of capacitors. Companies like NAWA Technologies and Skeleton Technologies have taken supercapacitors to the next level by incorporating Graphene into the coating metal plates. They've taken this and expanded the conventional use of supercapacitor into the market like components for e-motorcycles, spacecrafts and wave energy technology.\nGraphene Structure\nGraphene provides the next generation of supercapacitors with an interesting array of improvements. In particular, Graphene offers substantially more surface area, giving supercapacitors even more capacity for energy storage. But in addition to that, Graphene is ultra light has unique elasticity and is incredibly strong. In fact NAWA Technologies, Skeleton and other supercapacitor battery companies have already found major application for their Graphene based supercapacitors. Skeleton's product can be found helping to power major tram systems in big European cities like Warsaw and Mannheim. But it's not just trams and urban transportation that Skeleton has found use for. They're working with European space agency on a potential approach for sudden power usage on satellites and spacecraft. As well as developing an ultacapacitor module for use in wind turbines to help manage the blade pitch control.\nAutomobile Division\nAviation World\nWhy Don't We Have Smart Contact Lenses?\nWhy Elon Musk Is Interested In Natural Gas?\n20 Facts About Numbers\nNorway's Wireless Charging Roads\nBlue Eye Technology\nForecasting : The Guiding Factor For Industries\nUnited States Sixth Generation Fighter Aircraft - NGAD Program\nCopyright \u00a9 Advanced Tech World","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Cleveland Indians to continue using team name while 'non-Native American based name' is identified\nCleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo\/Tony Dejak) (Source: Tony Dejak)\nBy Chris Anderson | December 14, 2020 at 2:22 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 4:40 PM\nCLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland Indians acknowledged on Monday afternoon intent to begin the name-changing process, but added the franchise will keep the \"Indians\" title until a new, \"non-Native American\" one is decided upon.\nThe decision to move forward with changing the name commenced in July 2020 after an extensive process to learn how the \"Indians\" title affected different communities and if it aligned with the organization's values.\nIn part, a statement from the franchise reads:\n\"We are deeply grateful for the interest and engagement from Native American communities, civic leaders, leading researchers, fans, corporate partners, players, and internal teammates devoted to these formal and informal conversations. After reflecting upon those discussions, we believe our organization is at its best when we can unify our community and bring people together \u2013 and we believe a new name will allow us to do this more fully.\"\nThe Cleveland baseball team will continue using the name \"Indians\" while a new franchise name is identified.\n\"Hearing firsthand the stories and experiences of Native American people, we gained a deep understanding of how tribal communities feel about the team name and the detrimental effects it has on them,\" team owner Paul Dolan said. \"We also spoke to local civic leaders who represent diverse populations in our city and who highlighted the negative impact our team name has had on our broader population and on under-represented groups across our community. I am truly grateful for their engagement and input, which I found enlightening and insightful. When a sports team is aligned with its community, it unlocks the ability to unite people from different backgrounds and bring people together in support of their home team.\"\nCurrently, the process to change names in in phase one of the multi-step process, the team announced.\nStatement from the organization. http:\/\/MLB.com\/CLETeamName\nPosted by Cleveland Indians on Monday, December 14, 2020","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"iowa judicial district 5c\nJudge Lauber was in private practice from 2003\u20132011. District 5C is based in Polk County, Iowa. ince Iowa adopted its merit system for selecting judges in 1962, The Iowa State Bar Association has conducted the Judicial Performance Review as a way of giving voters information on the Iowa judges up for retention that election year. Before her appointment she served as bank... Magistrate David M. Erickson, West Des Moines, was appointed to serve Polk County August, 1, 2009. 500 Mulberry Street Room 212 Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: 515-286-3772 Case Scheduling. State Capitol. at Creighton University of Law in 2012. Gov. She attended McKendree College and received her law degree from Drake Law School in 1985. His term is February 1, 2020 through January 31, 2026. Judge Gamble is a member of the... Senior Judge Huscher, Waukee, was appointed to the bench in 1997. Iowa District Court 5A Mark F. Schlenker. She earned a Masters of Public Administration and Juris Doctorate with honors from Drake University in 1999. Judge Lauber... Judge McAllister was appointed to the bench in April 2019. and J.D. Crane will fill the judicial seat formerly held by Judge Robert Blink. Her past experience includes private practice law. Born in Plymouth, North Carolina, she earned her bachelor's degree with honors from... Judge Brandt, Des Moines, was appointed to the bench in March of 1997. Judge Price has worked as a trust officer, an assistant Polk County attorney and most currently in general... Senior Judge Romano, Johnston, was appointed as a District Court Judge in December 2001. Prior to her appointment, she worked as a staff attorney for 23 at the Youth Law... Judge Belcher was appointed to the bench on August 20, 2010, becoming the first African American female judge in the state of Iowa. Judge Porter earned his law degree from Drake University Law School in 2004,... Judge Relph, Corydon, was appointed to the bench in 2014. Find contact's direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, she earned her bachelor's degree with distinction in 1970 and her law degree with distinction in 1975 both from the University of Iowa. She was previously employed as a public defender in Story County and Polk... Magistrate Zimmerman was appointed to the bench in February 2017. Gronewald will \u2026 Gronewald will \u2026 He received dual Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Maryland at College Park, one in English\/Communications, and the second in Criminology\/ Criminal Justice. She then served as assistant attorney general for the State of Iowa until 1977. Then I turn the page and I find the judicial sections \u2014 Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judges, District 5C Court Justices, and Associate Judges; other than one name, I do not recognize anyone on the back of the ballot. The deadline for filing judicial applications is Friday, November 8, 2013, at 4:00p.m. She is a member of C. Edwin Inn... Judge Schlenker, Indianola, was appointed to the bench as District Associate Judge in 2012. Before that, he served as a Polk County Magistrate for 8 years. After graduating in 1977, he went to the Drake University Law School and graduated in 1980. Under Iowa's judicial merit selection system, judges are appointed by the governor after going through an from the University of Missouri Law School in 1993. Born in Prairie City, Iowa, he earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1971. throughout the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa. In 1992, he received his law degree with Honors from Drake... Judge Nelmark was appointed to the bench in 2019. Her legal career included service as a graduate law clerk for a justice of the... Judge Kimberly Ayotte was appointed to the bench in February 2019. Chief Judge, Arthur E. Gamble, District 5C Polk County (District 5C) Heather Lauber, district judge; David May, district judge; Romonda D. Belcher, district associate judge; Gregory D. \u2026 He attended Drake University where he received his law degree in 1978. Judge May previously practiced law with Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., in Des Moines. He graduated from Colorado State University in 1975 and from Drake University School of Law in 1985. He received his bachelor's degree in 1972 and his and law degree in 1975 both from the University of Iowa. Judicial Nomination Commission, District 5A: Marlys Popma, Kellogg. All Rights Reserved. Find contact's direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. He received his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University in 2000 and his law degree from Drake University Law School in 2007. Clerk of Court. He was a bus driver for Keyline Transit in Dubuque before attending Drake. Des Moines, IA 50309, Christopher Patterson Originally from Rockford, Illinois, Judge Seidlin attended Drake University where he received his undergraduate degree... Judge Scott, Des Moines, was appointed to the bench in 2014. Prior to her appointment, she was an Assistant Polk County Attorney for 15 years. Iowa District Court 2B Carl J. Petersen. from Drake Law School in 2009 with High Honors. PDF: RTF \u00a7602.11112 - Fifth judicial election district. Judge Holwerda was in private practice in Newton until... Judge Kemp was appointed to the pend in July 2019. Polk County Courthouse He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 1987 and his law degree from Drake University Law School in 1990. After graduating in 1973, he went into private practice for approximately 20 years. He was born and raised in Jefferson, Iowa. He is married and has four children. Fatino is also an appointed member to the Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Rules of Civil Procedure (2015\u20142019), and has been an appointed member of the Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission (2015\u20142021). She graduated with honors, Order of Coif, from Drake University in 1980. Magistrate Hamilton worked as an Assistant City Attorney for Council Bluffs from 1990-1998,... Magistrate Adam D. Hanson, Winterset, was appointed to serve Madison County August 1, 2009. There is a nominating commission for each of Iowa's fourteen judicial election subdistricts. A District Court Judge earns a salary of $137,700, is eligible for a pension through the Iowa Judicial Retirement Fund and receives benefits as an employee of the State of Iowa. \u00a9 2021 Iowa Judicial Branch. He graduated from the University of Dubuque in 1973 and Drake Law School in 1977. He resides... Judge Guiter was appointed to the bench in January 2012. Iowa District Court 5C Mary Chicchelly. He was retained in 2014 for a term that expires on December 31, 2020. A District 5C Court judge struck down a part of the 2017 voter-ID law that prevented Iowa county auditors from using an existing voter database to verify voters' identity. He previously was in private practice in Clive, Iowa. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he attended the University of Iowa where he earned his bachelor's and law degree. She received a law degree from Drake University and an LLM from the London School of Economics. He received his undergraduate degree in English and Speech Communications from North Central College in 1972 and his law degree from Drake University Law School in 1975. The two major political parties He served as an assistant Polk County Attorney, Assistant Iowa... Judge Christensen, Lenox, was appointed to the bench in 1993. Judicial Branch Building and Courthouse Tours, State Court Administration Organizational Chart, Archived Supreme Court Opinions Prior to 2017, Archived Court of Appeals Opinions from 1\/10\/2018 to 2\/7\/2018, Archived Court of Appeals Opinions from 2017 and Earlier, COVID-19 Resources for Children's Justice, Submission of CLE Programs by CLE Sponsors, Complaint Against a Non-Lawyer Who is Practicing Law, Commission on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Information for Current Shorthand Reporters, How to Become a Qualified Court Interpreter in Iowa, Information for Current Court Interpreters, Judicial Branch Building Media Interviews. 500 Mulberry Street Room 212 Des Moines, IA 50309 Phone: 515-286-3772 Case Scheduling. Judge Guiter practiced law with the same firm following graduation from law school in 1982 until his appointment to the bench.... Judge Holwerda, Newton, was appointed in 2010 to serve as Jasper County Magistrate and in 2013 to serve as District Associate Judge. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's in psychology and earned her law degree from Drake University in 1998. He received his bachelor's degree from Dordt College in 1979 and his law degree from Valparaiso University in 1983. She received her bachelor's degree from Creighton University in 1973. He received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1978 and his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1981. In 2010, The FAMiLY Leader (then known as the Iowa Family Policy Center) vigorously opposed retention of three State Supreme Court justices who exceeded and abused their judicial power to foist same-sex marriage upon Iowa in the 2009 Varnum v. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979 from Drake University. Judge Parker served as law clerk to the Honorable James P. Denato in 1980. Christopher Kemp, an associate judge in Iowa's Fifth Judicial District, on Monday responded to three requests from attorneys for Andrea Sahouri, a 24 \u2026 She received her undergraduate degree from Northeast Missouri State University in 1990, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri-Colombia in 1993. Iowa District Court 5C Mary Pat Gunderson. 1007 East Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50319. Kim Reynolds announced her appointments Tuesday of Joseph Seidlin and Celene Gogerty as district court judges in Judicial Election District 5C. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended Drake University where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1970 and his law degree in 1973. Judicial vacancy notice for District 5C There is a district associate judge vacancy in District 5C (Polk County) due to the passing of Judge Colin Witt.The District 5C Magistrate Appointing Commission is currently accepting applications for the position, which will be primarily a \u2026 Clerk of Court. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 1976 and his law degree from Drake University Law School in 1979. Phone: 515-286-3198, Christopher Patterson He received his undergraduate degree from lowa State University in 1983. Before her appointment, Judge Relph was in private practice with the Chambers & Relph Law Firm,... Judge Reynoldson was appointed to the bench in July 2019. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1974 with his law degree and worked at a private law firm until his appointment to the... Senior Judge Lloyd, Osceola, was appointed to the bench in 2002. Gov. She is the current chair of the Taxation Section of... Magistrate Jeff Lipman was appointed as a Polk County Magistrate in May of 2001. In 1982 she received her law degree from Drake University Law School. Judge Cox practiced law for... Judge Franklin was appointed to the bench in 2007. Judge Mertz is a member of the Iowa State Bar Association and the American Bar... Judge Murphy was appointed to the bench in 2017. He... Magistrate Matthew C. Hanson was appointed to serve Taylor County in June, 2014. Magistrate Ananstasia Baker Hurn was appointed to serve Polk County August 1, 2013. She received her undergraduate degree from Northeast Missouri State University in 1974, and she graduated with honors from Drake University Law School in 1982. Iowa District Court 6 Andrew Chappell. A chief judge, who is selected by the Iowa Supreme Court, heads each district. After graduation from law school he entered the private... Judge Paulsen, West Des Moines, was appointed to the bench in 1992. Iowa District Court 3A Richard B. Clogg. Iowa is divided into eight judicial districts. from the University of Iowa in 1996 with Distinction. Judge Murphy then served four years on active duty in the United States Army. He earned his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University and his law degree, with distinction, from the University of Iowa. She grew up in Mason City, Iowa. He received his undergraduate degree from Drake University in 1984 and his law degree from Drake University Law School in 1987. He received his Political Science degree from Carleton College in 2006 and his law degree from Drake University in 2009. Included in this information is the political party affiliation for each judge. In February 2016, he was appointed as a district judge in Judicial Election District 5C. Iowa District Court 5A Mark F. Schlenker. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Jacobsen was in private practice for Diehl, Clayton &... Judge Kelly, was appointed to the bench in October of 2015. Judge May, Polk City, was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals in April 2019. He was born in Des Moines, graduated from Indianola Community High School in 1972, received a B.S. Office of the Governor. Before being appointed to the bench, Judge... Senior Judge McGhee, Des Moines, was appointed as a District Associate Judge in February 2002. Her past experience includes private practice in Corydon, Iowa. View Brendan Greiner's business profile as District Associate Judge at State of Iowa - Iowa Judicial Branch. She received her bachelor's While in private practice, he served as... Judge Pattison was appointed to the bench in May 2020. He was appointed to this position in July 2012. After graduating from the University of Northern Iowa with highest honors, she received her law degree with distinction from the University of Iowa college of Law. Iowa Judges Association, the Allamakee County Bar Association, the Iowa State and Minnesota State Bar Associations, and serves as assistant chief judge for the First Judicial District. Iowa District Five is a district court in Iowa. Judge May of Polk City was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals in April 2019. She worked in private practice until her appointment. Colleen Adams 515-286-3704 Magistrate Nielsen was appointed to the bench in 2014. Judge Romano worked for a private law firm before serving as... Judge Schemmel, Grimes, was appointed to the bench in 2003. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 1976 and his law degree, with honors, from Drake University Law School in 1978. From 2011 to 2012, she was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Iowa and worked in the appellate unit. She attended Drake University, where she received her bachelor's degree in 2000 and her law degree in 2003. Judge Moisan, Des Moines, was appointed to the bench in 1995. Upon graduation... Judge Mertz, Knoxville, was appointed to the bench in February 2002. Phone: (515) 281-5211 Iowa District Court 5C 2016 - 2019 Larry McLellan. She received her undergraduate degree from Iowa State University in 1993 and her J.D. The two major political parties Iowa District 5C: Polk: Iowa District 6: Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Tama: \u2026 Before taking the bench, Judge Beattie served on active duty with the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's... Judge Clogg, Indianola, was appointed as a District Court Judge in 2012. Prior to her appointment as magistrate in 2012, Judge Goettsch was in private practice from 1994-1998 and served as... Judge Greiner was appointed to the bench in 2018. He was born and raised in Ottumwa, Iowa and received his undergraduate degree from Drake University in 1971 and his law degree from Drake University Law School in 1974, both with honors. Judge Paulsen maintained a private practice in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,... Judge Pille, Des Moines, was appointed to the bench in 1985. He is a practicing attorney and a member of the Ringgold County, District 5B, Iowa State, and American Bar... Magistrate Mary Ellen Perkins was appointed to serve Guthrie County in 2001. The Iowa Judicial Branch dedicates itself to providing independent and accessible forums for the fair and prompt resolutions of disputes, administering justice under law equally to \u2026 In 1972 he graduated from Drake University School of Law. David has been in private practice since 1978. He attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, graduating in 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in political science, continuing on to receive his J.D. from Drake Law School in 2007 with High Honors. He received his bachelor's degree from Drake University in 1970 and his law degree also from Drake University in 1972. Reynolds on Friday announced the appointment of Samantha Gronewald, of Urbandale, as district court judge in the Judicial District 5C, which covers Polk County. Iowa District Court 5C Mary Pat Gunderson. ... (District 5C) Heather Lauber, district \u2026 ... district court judge, to Iowa \u2026 Iowa District Court 5C Mary Chicchelly. Iowa District Court 5C 2016 - 2019 Larry McLellan. In 2010, The FAMiLY Leader (then known as the Iowa Family Policy Center) vigorously opposed retention of three State Supreme Court justices who exceeded and abused their judicial power to foist same-sex marriage upon Iowa in the 2009 Varnum v. PDF: RTF \u00a7602.11113 - Bailiffs employed as court attendants. He is a member... Thomas P. Graves, Urbandale, was appointed to serve Polk County August 1, 2017. 515-286-3394 Judge Coppola had been in private practice for 21 years. Judge Block was in private practice for... Senior Judge Birkenholz, West Des Moines, was appointed to the bench in 1998. He is a past president... Judge Porter was appointed to the District Court bench in October 2015. Judge Moisan practiced law with a firm from 1984 until her appointment... Judge Parker, Indianola, was appointed to the bench in 2005. He received his bachelor's degree from Cornell College in 1974 and his Juris Doctorate from Drake University Law School in 1977. Also included is the primary election history, since it identifies the ballot type: (D)emocrat or (R)epublican. Judge McGhee has worked as the Program Planner for the Iowa Commission of the... Judge Mott, Newton, was appointed to the bench in December of 1980. He was a law clerk for... Judge Hefner, Adel, was appointed to the bench in 2010. Then I turn the page and I find the judicial sections \u2014 Supreme Court Justice, Court of Appeals Judges, District 5C Court Justices, and Associate Judges; other than one name, I do not recognize anyone on the back of the ballot. She received her Bachelor's degree from Drake University in 1992, and her J.D. Seidlin, of Clive, received his undergraduate and law degrees from Drake University. Click here for a list of judges up for retention in YOUR district and what is known about their record on life. She graduated from Iowa Methodist School of Nursing in 1988, Mercy College of Health Sciences in 2003, and Drake University Law School in 2006. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 2003 and her J.D. from the University of Iowa in 1995 with Distinction. Gov. He then went into private practice until 1979, when he became a juvenile... Senior Judge Price, Ankeny, was appointed to the bench in July 2001. She received her bachelor's degree in English from Iowa State University and her law degree from Drake University School of Law in 2008. Magistrate Patrick William Greenwood, Lamoni, was appointed to serve Decatur County in 2015. Prior to appointment... Judge Seymour, Des Moines, was appointed to the bench in June, 2010. He was a... Judge Gogerty was appointed to the bench in November 2018. Office of the Governor. Prior to her appointment to the bench she worked as a Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Linda Reade, United States... Magistrate Rolands was appointed to the bench in December 2019. Beattie will fill the judicial seat formerly held by Judge Eliza Ovrom. The Iowa Judicial Branch and Iowa State Bar Association provide information each election cycle on the judges who are up for retention. Judges. Prior to his appointment to the district court bench, he was a judicial magistrate... Judge Gronewald was appointed to the bench in December 2017. Caffeinated Thoughts July 3, 2019 Magistrate Lipman is a 1989 graduate of the William Mitchell College of Law. State Capitol. In 2006 he earned a masters in law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in dispute resolution. He was in private practice for 25 years prior to his appointment. All Rights Reserved. She received her bachelor's degree from St. Olaf College in 1971 and her law degree from Drake University in 1974. Under Iowa's judicial merit selection system, judges are appointed by the governor after going through an While in private practice,... Judge Gamble, Clive, was appointed to the bench in 1983. Judge Christensen is a member of the District 5B, Taylor... Senior Judge Egly, Polk City, was appointed to the bench in 1986. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1979 from Drake University and his law degree from Drake University Law School in 1982, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif. District Associate Probate Judge: District 5C, Judicial Branch Building and Courthouse Tours, State Court Administration Organizational Chart, Archived Supreme Court Opinions Prior to 2017, Archived Court of Appeals Opinions from 1\/10\/2018 to 2\/7\/2018, Archived Court of Appeals Opinions from 2017 and Earlier, COVID-19 Resources for Children's Justice, Submission of CLE Programs by CLE Sponsors, Complaint Against a Non-Lawyer Who is Practicing Law, Commission on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Information for Current Shorthand Reporters, How to Become a Qualified Court Interpreter in Iowa, Information for Current Court Interpreters, Judicial Branch Building Media Interviews. She was born in Madrid, Iowa and received her bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 1995. In February of 2016, he was appointed as a district judge in Judicial Election District 5C. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1992 and from Drake University School of Law in 1998. Prior to her appointment, she worked as the Assistant Warren County Attorney, Traveler's Insurance Workers' Compensation Defense... Magistrate Donna M. Schauer, Adel, was appointed to serve Dallas County in February, 2010. She received her undergraduate from Wartburg College in 2005 and her law degree from Drake University Law School in 2008. He is a member of Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association and the Iowa Children's Justice Initiative. Prior to taking the bench, he was in private practice. He was admitted to the patent bar in 1974, as well, and worked in private practice for 23 years.... Judge Blane, West Des Moines, was appointed to the bench in 1995. Judge Hefner worked in private practice from 1978 - 2010. A district judge has ruled against placing a temporary injunction on Iowa's new judicial nominating law in response to the second lawsuit filed against the \u2026 Before his appointment, Judge Pattison was a clinical professor of law at... Judge Poschner was appointed to the bench in May 2018. Crane will fill the judicial seat formerly held by Judge Robert Blink. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Oregon State University in 2005, and her J.D. Judge Mott has served in the United States Navy. Judge Clogg received his bachelor's degree from Simpson College in... Judge Sarah E. Crane was appointed as a District Court Judge in the Fifth Judicial District, based in Des Moines, Iowa, in June 2018. He received his bachelor's degree from Gannon University in 1977 and his Juris Doctorate from Drake University in 1979. He was appointed to this position in 2013. She grew up on the northeast side of Des Moines. Judge May previously practiced law with Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., in Des Moines. District court service Kim Reynolds appointed Sarah Crane and Scott Beattie as district court judges in Judicial District 5C. He is a member of the Iowa State Bar... Judge Lauber, West Des Moines, was appointed to the district court bench in December 2016. Also included is the primary election history, since it identifies the ballot type: (D)emocrat or (R)epublican. She received her B.A. He served as a District Associate Judge from 2000 until his appointment to the District bench. Gogerty, of Des Moines, received her undergraduate degree from \u2026 She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 2000 and her law degree from Drake University Law School in 2003. \"Serving Attorneys & Iowans Since 1874\" 2014 Judicial Performance Review Prepared by The Iowa State Bar Association 8B 3A 4 5B 2A 6 7 8A 1A 5C 3B 2B 5A 1B Iowa District Court 7 Mark Ray Lawson \u2191 Iowa Judicial Branch, \"District Five Judges and Magistrates,\" accessed September 4, 2014 \u2191 2.0 2.1 Iowa Secretary of State, \"Judges Standing for Retention November 4, 2014 General Election,\" accessed September 4, 2014 \u2191 3.0 3.1 Legal Directories.com, \"Profile: Lawrence P. McLellan\" Larry McLellan is a judge of District 5C of Iowa. \u00a7602.11111 - Judicial nominating commissions for election districts 5A and 5C. Before his appointment to the bench he worked as the Judicial Law Clerk Fifth... Judge McCall, Newton, was appointed to the bench in 2010. 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+{"text":"Advertise with Austin Weekly News\nMain Contact Us Advertise\nMain Articles Opinion Streetbeat Out and About Multimedia\nMain Shops Coupons\nWest Garfield Park Community Stakeholders\nPromoting a Drug Free West Side\n3504 W. Lake St.\nCommunity rallies to prevent underage drinking\nApril 21st, 2015 8:55 AM\nJerry Stender, owner of Personal Liquor, is the example of what the West Garfield Park Community Stakeholders wants other area liquor stores to emulate. The store owner does not sell alcohol to minors, cards those purchasing alcohol, hires its own security guards and keeps the entrance free of loiters and litter.\nThis is not how the story ends\nSeptember 2nd, 2014 1:16 PM\nThe evening I learned of my sister's death, I had plans to go to dinner with friends \u2014 two single (divorced) women with similar life challenges. It was to be a celebration of my recent promotion; one friend's recent success in graduate school; and the other's recent recovery from a life threatening illness.\nFathers Who Care Weekly Television Show - featuring Mrs. Tamela Milan on 6-7-18\nWest Side Youth Council - Weekly Television Show on CAN-TV (Cable Channel 21).\nPeople and Things You Should Know !\nMay 30th, 2018 1:00 PM\nTune in TONIGHT, May 31, 2018 at 7:00 pm !\nCAN TV Community Empowerment Show, Nov. 9th\nNovember 7th, 2017 9:00 AM\nThis is a community show so call in and join the conversation!\nSee All Related Blogs\nThe West Garfield Park Community Stakeholders is a consortium of residents, agencies, churches, elected officials, law enforcement, and businesses who work together to improve the quality of life on the West Side. We are actively engaged in efforts to prevent substance abuse by young people and to end youth violence.\nOur Community Empowerment and Unification meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month, at 6:00 pm. SHARP at 3504 W. Lake St. in Chicago.\nEveryone is always welcome to attend, if you are concerned with the future of the West Garfield Park Community and the welfare of its residents.\nFor additional information, internships and volunteer opportunities, please feel free to contact Fathers Who Care at 773-287-5821 or email us at walter@fatherswhocare.org.\nThe West Garfield Park Community Stakeholders is sponsored in part by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).\nEstablish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, federal, state, local and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth.\nReduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.\nOur Purpose is to:\nCreate opportunities via programs, activities, and events to help direct youth towards positive alternatives to violence as well as teaching them how to become productive citizens through positive civic engagement.\nOur Vision as stakeholders is to engage a partnership of residents, parents, youth, educational institutions, organizations and public servants with a common goal to reduce violence within the West Garfield Park community. And as stakeholders, our purpose is to reduce violence by strengthening our community through programs, activities, and events that build healthy and productive lives.\nNote: This page requires you to login with Facebook to comment.\nChicago Inner-City Resource Gallery from Chicago\nPosted: October 1st, 2014 5:56 PM\nWe support your efforts on our Facebook page. Keep up the great work!\nPosted: May 28th, 2013 11:16 AM\nLove to see groups like this aimed at decreasing violence and drug use. We need more dedicated individuals like them in the world!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"BOOK Deniece Williams\nTerritory: Worldwide excluding the US\nkevin@stimulusmgmt.com | veronika@stimulusmgmt.com\nFor US bookings please contact Mark Green: +1-212-539-6039\nBIOG\nDeniece Williams' soaring, four-octave soprano voice made her one of the most distinctive talents to arrive during the soul era. Although she made her recorded debut in 1968 \u2014 the same year as fellow Gary, Indiana natives the Jackson 5 \u2014 it wasn't until the '70s that Williams truly established herself, first as part of Stevie Wonder's Wonderlove, then as a songwriter, and finally as a solo artist who could also produce and arrange her own material while partnering with R&B and jazz giants such as Maurice White, Ray Parker, Jr., Thom Bell, and George Duke. This Is Niecy (1976), her debut album, scored a gold certification on the strength of the number two Billboard Hot Soul Singles hit \"Free\" and six other songs she co-wrote. This planted the seeds for an enduring career highlighted by the number one pop hits \"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late\" (1978) and \"Let's Hear It for the Boy\" (1984), 11 additional charting albums, and Grammys in the gospel field for \"I Surrender All\" and \"They Say\" (both 1986) as well as for \"I Believe in You\" (1987) and This Is My Song (1998). Since the latter win, Williams has issued Love, Niecy Style (2007) and a handful of singles including \"When You Love Somebody\" (2020), her first independent release.\nBorn June Deniece Chandler in Gary, Indiana, Deniece Williams grew up singing in the Church of God in Christ. Her favorite vocalists were Carmen McRae and Nancy Wilson, and she was also inspired by her parents, both of whom sang. From 1968 through 1970, while in her late teens, Williams recorded six singles for the Chicago-based Toddlin' Town label and its Lock subsidiary as Deniece (or Denise) Chandler. None of them charted, but \"I'm Walking Away\" and \"Mama, I Wish I Stayed at Home\" became favorites of the U.K.'s northern soul scene. Williams temporarily left music behind to pursue nursing education and steady employment, and started a family.\nThrough her cousin, Williams later met Stevie Wonder \u2014 another one of her favorites \u2014 backstage at a concert. This led to an audition and her joining Wonderlove, Wonder's group of background vocalists. Williams performed and recorded with the Motown artist for a three-year period that included the sessions for Talking Book, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life as well as Wonder-helmed studio dates with Syreeta and Minnie Riperton. During this time, Williams contributed background vocals to recordings by numerous other artists ranging from Don Everly and Kenny Rankin to Esther Phillips and Roberta Flack. She also co-wrote material for the Soul Train Gang (including the Wonder-arranged \"Baby Open the Door,\" featuring her on co-lead vocals) and Merry Clayton (\"How'd I Know\").\nPoised to take flight as a solo artist, Williams signed a production deal with Maurice White and Charles Stepney and joined the roster of Columbia Records, home to White's band, Earth, Wind & Fire. Williams released her first album, This Is Niecy, in 1976. Produced by Stepney and White, it featured the number two Billboard Hot Soul Singles hit \"Free,\" which also crossed over to number 25 on the Hot 100. \"Cause You Love Me Baby\" and \"That's What Friends Are For\" also charted. Williams co-wrote all three of the singles, and among the deep cuts was \"Slip Away,\" the composition originally recorded by Merry Clayton under the title \"How'd I Know.\" Labelmates the Emotions put their own spin on that song for Rejoice, also produced by White, who continued to work closely with Williams for her 1977 follow-up, Song Bird. Williams' second album, recorded in the wake of Stepney's death by heart attack, yielded the Top 20 soul single \"Baby, Baby My Love's All for You.\" After that, she connected with fellow Columbia artist Johnny Mathis for \"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late,\" a number one hit on the Hot 100, soul, and adult contemporary charts. Its success led to the duet partners making the album That's What Friends Are For. In addition to the title song \u2014 the original version of which appeared on Williams' debut \u2014 it featured a version of Ashford & Simpson's \"You're All I Need to Get By\" that went to number ten on the soul chart.\nWilliams changed direction somewhat with her third solo album, her first to bear the imprint of Maurice White's Columbia-distributed ARC (short for American Recording Company). Released in 1979, When Love Comes Calling saw Williams work separately with David Foster and Ray Parker, Jr. as co-producers. While its biggest single, \"I've Got the Last Dance,\" was Williams' only overtly disco recording, it crowned Billboard's disco chart. Moreover, its vivacity and pop appeal was something of a precursor to her greatest mainstream success five years later. Williams had two more LPs to cut for ARC. My Melody and Niecy, respectively released in 1981 and 1982, were well-received collaborations with Philly soul originator Thom Bell that resulted in the singer's third gold album (for the former), Top 20 soul entries with \"What Two Can Do\" and \"Silly,\" and a number one soul hit with \"It's Gonna Take a Miracle,\" her first Grammy-nominated recording (for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female). In '82, Williams and Mathis were heard together again on the theme for the television sitcom Family Ties (\"Without Us\").\nARC shuttered, but Williams simply moved back to Columbia proper, and for her next two albums \u2014 both of which peaked at number ten on Billboard's Black Albums chart \u2014 teamed with George Duke. The 1983 offering I'm So Proud, highlighted by the number nine Black Singles hit \"Do What You Feel,\" earned Williams' second Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance and was followed by another hit duet with Mathis, an update of \"Love Won't Let Me Wait\" (popularized by Major Harris). Subsequently approached by Paramount to record the bubbly \"Let's Hear It for the Boy\" for the soundtrack of Footloose, Williams obliged \u2014 despite Duke's initial strong objection \u2014 and as a result scored a global hit that in the U.S. alone topped the Hot 100, Black Singles, and dance charts. \"Next Love\" and \"Black Butterfly\" also charted from the album Let's Hear It for the Boy, which was among the nominees for Best R&B Performance in the female category. \"Let's Hear It for the Boy\" itself was nominated for a Grammy in the pop performance field.\nRather than take advantage of her considerable pop momentum, Williams opted to record her first contemporary gospel album. The decision wasn't all that surprising given that her LPs dating back to This Is Niecy contained faith-based material and that Let's Hear It for the Boy also included \"Whiter Than Snow,\" Grammy-nominated for Best Inspirational Song. So Glad I Know arrived on the Sparrow label in 1986 and fared well on Billboard's gospel and Christian charts. It garnered three Grammy nominations. Williams took the award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female (\"I Surrender All\") and with featured guest Sandi Patty won Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus (for \"They Say,\" the solo original version of which appeared on I'm So Proud). Williams continued to release secular material, too. After another 1986 release, Hot on the Trail, she finished off her lengthy Columbia era with 1987's Water Under the Bridge and 1988's As Good as It Gets, each of which mixed contemporary gospel and R&B and was led by a Top Ten Black Singles hit, namely \"Never Say Never\" and \"I Can't Wait.\" Her gospel recordings for Sparrow resumed in 1989 with Special Love and guest appearances on Children in Praise by the West Angeles Church of God in Christ Angelic Choir. By the end of the decade, she was nominated for four additional Grammys, winning Best Gospel Performance, Female for \"I Believe in You\" (off Water Under the Bridge).\nDuring the '90s, Williams made guest appearances on albums by the likes of Nancy Wilson, George Duke, and Stevie Wonder and released three gospel albums on as many labels. Lullabies to Dreamland was issued in 1991, trailed five years later by Love Solves It All. The third one, This Is My Song, won the 1998 Grammy award for Best Pop\/Contemporary Gospel Album. Nine years passed before her next release, Love, Niecy Style, on which she covered R&B classics spanning the '60s, '70s, and early '80s. Duke, Wonder, and Earth, Wind & Fire's Philip Bailey were among the collaborators on the album, produced by Bobby Eli, a Philly soul vet who worked on Williams' early '80s sessions with Thom Bell. Since then, Williams has continued to perform and act, and has recorded the occasional single, such as the independently released 2020 track \"When You Love Somebody.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"FOLLOW US ON: \ue02b \ue32f \ue361\nOpen\/Close Menu Criminal Defense Lawyers | Georgia Trial Lawyers | Arora & LaScala\nManubir \"Manny\" Arora\nMichael LaScala\nKelly Madrid\nMichael Nealon\nKris Verghis\nThe End of the Road for Federal Campaign Funding?\n\ue607 \ue0a5\nManny Arora May 1, 2016\nThe public funding program was established in 1976 as a response to the Watergate scandal. Through this program qualified Presidential candidates can receive federal government funds to pay for the valid expenses of their political campaigns in both the primary and general elections, subject to certain conditions. As historic levels of money pour into presidential campaigns\u2014based on the now infamous Citizens United v. F.E.C. case, which allows unlimited donations to be made to political action committees\u2014more and more presidential candidates are choosing to fund their campaigns with private contributions. This choice allows them to avoid being bound by spending limits that, most agree, are outdated.\nDuring the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama became the first major party candidate to reject public financing for the general election. Eight years earlier, Republican George W. Bush became the first major party candidate to opt out of the public financing system during the primaries. In 2004, Bush again rejected public money during the primaries, as did Democratic candidates Howard Dean and John Kerry. And in 2008, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republicans John McCain, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney all opted out of the system during the primaries as well.\nThe Mechanics of the Matching Fund System\nPartial public funding is available to Presidential primary candidates in the form\nof federal matching payments. Candidates seeking their party's nomination to the Presidency can qualify to receive matching funds by raising over $5,000 in each of 20 states (i.e., over $100,000), however, only contributions from individuals apply toward this threshold. Although an individual may contribute up to $1,000 to a candidate, only a maximum of $250 counts toward the threshold and is matchable. In essence, the federal government will match up to $250 of an individual's total contributions to an eligible candidate. The current public matching funds cap for a presidential primary election is $20,000,000; more importantly, if public funds are accepted, then the total amount of money a candidate can spend is $96,000,000. This is obviously not any where near enough in today's political season. This is why George W. Bush and Barack Obama rejected public funds in the last few presidential elections.\nPrimary election candidates seeking matching funds have to abide to strict conditions. They must submit a letter of agreements and certifications to the Federal Election Commission (\"Commission\") which is a contract with the government. In exchange for public funding, the candidates promise to comply with the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act and the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act. As part of this agreement, candidates pledge to limit national spending for all primary elections and to limit spending in each state based on its voting age population. Moreover, candidates must agree not to spend more than $50,000 of their personal funds in connection with the campaign.\nOnce the Commission determines that a candidate has met the eligibility criteria, he or she may submit contributions from individuals for matching. The Commission's audit staff reviews these submissions to see if the requests meet the standards for matchability. The contributions, for example, must be in the form of a check or other negotiable written instrument made payable to the candidate or their campaign committee. Once the Commission is satisfied that the submissions comply with the law, it certifies to the U.S. Treasury an amount due to the candidate.\nAfter the campaign, the Commission audits each candidate's committee to ensure that funds were not misused and that the committee maintained proper records and filed accurate reports.\nThe Need to Upgrade the System\nMany campaign finance experts argue that if the program is to survive, then the public financing system needs to be reformed. Rep. David Price, introduced legislation to modernize the presidential public financing system (a.k.a. EMPOWER Act). Price's proposal includes eliminating spending limits for primary and general elections. His bill (H.R. 414) has yet to make it out of committee, let alone onto the House floor. 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+{"text":"'I Can't Trust Your Wife': Amber Tells Gary That She's Done With Kristina On 'Teen Mom OG'\nWill the two women ever be able to reconcile?\nBy Jordana Ossad\nApril 22, 2021 \/ 10:18 AM\nAmber and Kristina have reconciled their differences in the past, but Leah's mom insisted during Part 1 of the Teen Mom OG reunion that she will \"never have a good relationship\" with Gary's wife from here on out. So can history repeat itself, or will the duo continue to be estranged?\nEarlier this season, Gary and Kristina spoke with Leah about her birthday and potential plans with her mom. Leah resisted inviting Amber to a small family get-together and stated, \"Twelve years, and she hasn't really done anything. That's kind of been Kristina's spot.\"\nKristina's reply: \"I'm just the bonus mom.\"\nWhen Amber and Gary watched this scene back with hosts Dr. Drew and Nessa, Amber was upset at Kristina and believed she could have \"said a bit more.\" Gary replied that he was \"pro your relationship with Leah,\" but Amber's hurt was palpable.\n\"Sometimes I get pushed to the side, obviously -- she just said it,\" Amber admitted.\nDr. Drew agreed with Amber, saying these are \"touchy, emotional, hot button issues\" and \"of course\" Amber would have feelings about them. But Amber had enough and halted the discussion.\n\"I'm going to stop this right now,\" she stated. \"We're going to end this on a positive. Thank you, Gary, so much for that. I really enjoyed seeing that. That was amazing to hear you actually sticking up for me. But your wife is absolutely horrible at it.\"\nAmber then reflected on her history with Gary and told him how she appreciated him.\n\"You are a great person -- you have always been there for me when I've asked you to be there for me. You said I could trust you, and I did trust you,\" Amber said. \"But I can't trust your wife. And she has sat there and gotten in the way of me and my daughter over and over and over again, as you have tried to push me toward my daughter.\"\n4_Amber_ThankYou\nShe concluded that she will never have a \"good relationship\" with Kristina -- and with that, she left the set. But is this the case, or can the two women work to repair it? Give your predictions in the comments, and be sure to hear from Kristina when she joins Gary next week on Part 2 of the Teen Mom OG reunion.\nFrom Anitta To Wet Leg, Get To Know The Grammys Best New Artist Nominees\nJazz prodigies, a bluegrass talent, a new voice that channels the past, and more\n'Hip-Hop Is About People': Tracing Rap's Rise Through Photography\nIn a new exhibition at Fotografiska New York, images of Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, and more showcase the genre's evolution\nBop Shop: Songs From Kali Uchis, Libianca, Caroline Rose, And More\nOne song for fellowship, one for heartbreak, one for expectation, and more\nSamia Is Working Toward Euphoria\nHer new album 'Honey' celebrates stark if guarded honesty about people in her life: 'I'm writing something maybe they'll hear at a party on Spotify'\nJordy Puts A Queer Spin On An Early 2000s Hit With 'Story Of A Boy'\nThe out pop singer reflects on penning an homage to his 'younger queer self'\nHere Are Your 2023 Oscar Nominees\n'Everything Everywhere All At Once' leads the pack with 11 nods","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Separating Similar Effects of Conjunction and Intonation in the Resolution of Lexical Ambiguity\nScott Jackson, University of Arizona\nDavid Townsend, Montclair State University\nThomas Bever, University of Arizona\nRecent work has shown that prosodic information has a number of important effects on human sentence processing, including effects on the semantic integration of clauses (Schafer 1997). In an effort to learn more about the nature of these prosodic effects, we ran an experiment that manipulated not only prosody, but also the type of initial subordinating conjunction, which we predicted might have a similar effect on processing. Our results confirmed previous work on the effects of conjunction type (Townsend & Bever 1978; Townsend 1983), and they replicated the basic pattern of the prosodic effect from Schafer (1997). However, a more in-depth analysis suggests (i) that prosody and conjunction type are playing different, interacting roles in this \"makes sense\" decision task, and (ii) that the prosodice effect may be more directly dependent on the gradient phonetic feature of phrase-final lengthening, rather than on an abstract phonological prosodic category.\nJackson, Scott; Townsend, David; and Bever, Thomas, \"Separating Similar Effects of Conjunction and Intonation in the Resolution of Lexical Ambiguity\" (2005). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 439.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"The Team Partners CAB Funders\nProjects Exposure Core Biostatistics Core Outreach Core\nAir Pollution Regulatory Agencies Contact Us\nHome Our Team The Team Partners CAB Funders Research Projects Exposure Core Biostatistics Core Outreach Core Publications Resources Air Pollution Regulatory Agencies Contact Us\nThe Children's Health & Air Pollution Study (CHAPS) strives to understand and reduce the risks of air pollution exposure to children's health in the San Joaquin Valley of California.\nTo accomplish our mission CHAPS will:\nInvestigate the air pollution exposures on children in Fresno during critical growth stages;\nAssess the effects of these exposures on birth outcomes, development, immune health, and inflammation;\nSustain active partnerships with community organizations that prioritize air pollution, environment, and health in their work.\nThe City of Fresno\nWhy Study Children?\nChildren are more vulnerable to environmental hazards than adults. Children are more exposed to pollution per body weight unit because they breathe more air. They also may be more vulnerable to environmental risks because they are still developing their immune, neurological and other bodily systems.\nWhy Fresno?\nThe San Joaquin Valley, and Fresno in particular, are identified as areas that are highly subject to environmental hazards, health risks, concentrated poverty and social vulnerability (the combination of many social, economic, environmental and place factors that describe a person or community's burden.)\nAir pollution concentrations in the San Joaquin Valley are commonly above state and federal clean air standards. Many of the cities, such as Fresno, in the 8-county region are classified as the most polluted cities in the United States for both particulate matter and ozone pollution. The health costs of the region's polluted air are many and include high levels of hospital admittance and emergency room visits linked to asthma complications, increased cardiovascular disease risks and even premature death.\nStudy Participants\nWe are studying children at critical stages of development in the Fresno metropolitan area. The study includes:\n220 pregnant women and their babies\n320 children\n100 adolescents\/young adults\nMost participants will be seen 2-3 times during the study. Building on our team's previous work, the young adults were recruited from prior studies such as CHAPS Phase 1 and the Fresno Asthmatic Children's Environment Study (FACES) that was conducted from 2000-2008. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to participate in this important study!\nOur preterm birth and birth defects (Project 1) research is based on other data and not from our recruited participants.\nChild cohort participant. 9 year old Kaiyadaye, is excited to contribute to science.\nCHAPS SJV\nChemicals and metals can harm your children's health. @UCSF_PRHE has created helpful information for men and women\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/bqmX7RlI7b\nFresno and surrounding cities in the San Joaquin Valley are the most polluted in America. UC Berkeley researcher, J\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/lBzKfyvR3Y\nIn this New York Times piece, #CHAPS lead researcher Dr. John Balmes discusses problems with the EPA's current revi\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/p4DifNpw4r\nWhen farm workers go home after work, they may contaminate their cars and homes with pesticide residues from their\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/YvgQUhfWES\nThere are substantial additional costs associated with caring for children with autism spectrum disorders. Costs ac\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/T9nqkPEOph\nChildren are susceptible to pesticide exposure because they have higher rates of metabolism, less mature immune sys\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/1HFk8QEFCf\nParental environmental exposures can play a role in autism and developmental delay. Kids were at greater risk for a\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/0WV9yMPmeV\nThe Children's Centers have improved the understanding of the links between #airpollution and several child health\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/3b4pgdjXl1\n#Autism spectrum disorder (#ASD) includes a wide range of symptoms and levels of disability characterized by challe\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/AzDJubqrAB\nChildren's Centers' researchers have identified potential links between #airpollution, pesticides, occupational exp\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/VnfYQdQEwx\nIntro Photo\n4991 East McKinley Avenue, Suite 109,\nFresno, CA, 93727,\n559-272-4874 chapssjv@berkeley.edu\nResourcesFAQContact Us","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Adele adds extra dates to 2016 UK arena tour due to 'phenomenal demand'\nAdele has added a raft of new dates to her upcoming UK and European tour after tickets for the initial live shows sold out immediately this morning (December 4).\nCurrently celebrating her record-breaking success with new album '25', Adele will head out on the road for a series of arena gigs in February and March next year. Initial nights in London, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham sold out when they went on sale this morning (December 4).\nFour new dates at The O2 in London have now been added to the tour alongside additional shows in Birmingham and Manchester. The full dates and venues can be seen below. Tickets for all of the new dates will be on sale from 9am on Monday, December 7.\nNew Adele tour dates\nManchester Arena (March 10-11)\nLondon, The O2 (March 21-22)\nBirmingham, Genting Arena (April 1-2)\nLondon, The O2 (April 4-5)\nExtra dates in Zurich, Amsterdam and Antwerp have also been added to the tour.\nSee below for Adele's 2016 UK and Ireland dates in full.\nAdele will play:\nBelfast, SSE Arena (February 29-March 1)\nDublin, 3Arena (March 4-5, )\nManchester, Arena (March 7-8, March 10-11)\nLondon, The O2 (March 15-16, 18-19, March 21-22, April 4-5)\nGlasgow, SSE Hydro (March 25-26)\nBirmingham, Genting Arena (March 29-30, April 1-2)\nThis article was first featured on nme.com\nThe Coral to return after five year break \u2013 new album and UK tour plans confirmed\nColdplay Announce Tour Dates\nJustin Bieber announces UK Arena tour dates for 2016\nPrevious Red Hot Chili Peppers to headline Reading and Leeds 2016, The 1975 also on the bill Next Thom Yorke and Flea reunite to play 'Atoms For Peace' on French TV \u2013 watch","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Kotlin, Kubernetes Make Their Mark Among Top Skills\nby Nate Swanner Jan 2, 2019 4 min read\nTech skills pay the bills, but not all tech skills are created equal. Which ones are on the rise, and which get technologists hired and paid? According to data, Kotlin and Kubernetes are worth pursuing if you want to remain employed in the tech industry. These skills were specifically called out in job postings on Dice. Granted, not every job posting lists all skills that the position requires. For example, an 'Android Developer' job might not mention Java or Kotlin knowledge as a requirement, as the hiring manager assumes that any applicant will know those skills. However, even if these skills aren't mentioned in the job posting proper, they're likely to become a major element of the job interview, especially if there's a whiteboarding or programming component. Over the last year or so, \"hot\" skills trends have skewed heavily toward containerization of apps and services, as well as the cloud. Over the first three quarters of 2018, for instance, Kubernetes and Terraform ruled the tech skills landscape. The popularity of these two skills suggests that companies are continuing to invest in designing their own scalable stacks that use cloud services such as AWS or Azure for storage and compute. At the same time, Blockchain, Ethereum, and the catch-all 'cryptocurrencies' designation prove that new tech is also gaining traction, despite the wavering price of Bitcoin. Happily, we see blockchain listed more often than crypto; as we've noted before, blockchain is a more viable employment avenue than cryptocurrency. We should also note that, as raw tech skills go, TensorFlow is leading the charge for machine learning. (For those new to TensorFlow, it's an open-source library used to build machine-learning models. It also seems to be contributing to the popularity of Keras; though not as popular as TensorFlow, Keras' popularity rises and falls in alignment with TensorFlow. GraphQL and Automation Anywhere are proving useful for bringing bots and APIs to more users, too. Then there's Kotlin. The upstart language is having its moment, with Google's blessing for Android development leading to a massive uptick in Kotlin jobs. As a tech skill, it's being called out in job postings more than ever; since Q1 2016, mention of the skill 'Kotlin' has seen a 1,000 percent increase. Developers have been using it not only for mobile development, but also (in a more limited way) libraries, tooling, and web backend projects. Over the next several years, it will be interesting to see how the tech-skills landscape changes. One curiosity will be whether Swift can become a more robust presence within job postings. With the language gaining LSP support, it might end up called out more often by employers in a variety of industries \u2013 having its 'Kotlin' moment, if you like.\nNate Swanner\nupskill career success job hunting\nNate has written for publications like SlashGear and The Next Web. When not opining about tech, he's likely knee-deep in Swift methods and algorithms.\nHow Swift and Kotlin Destroyed Dropbox's Terrible C++ Pipe Dream\nFor years, Dropbox used C++ to share features between its various platforms. It now says that dream is dead; instead, it will focus on Swift and Kotlin for mobile platforms. It began using C++ when its team was\u2026\nKotlin or Java: Which Do Android Developers Prefer?\nDo Android developers prefer to work with Kotlin or Java? Although Java has been a mainstay of Android development for many years, Google has recently thrown its weight behind Kotlin, naming it a \"first class\"\u2026\nPython Strong, Kotlin and Swift Have Brightest Future: SlashData\nDespite a rapidly growing global developer population, SlashData reports, languages such as Java, C, and C++ are growing slower than expected. Meanwhile, Kotlin has come on strong, and Swift is outpacing Object\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"The Stranger Times: (The Stranger Times 1)\nC.K.McDonnell\nThe Stranger Times\nThe Stranger Times 1\nModern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & mystery; Fantasy; Mythological Creatures, People & Places; Urban Fantasy; Supernatural\nSeries: Stranger Times\nWhether you're an 'American Gods' binge-watcher, addicted to Ben Aaronovitch or devoted to Discworld and Terry Pratchett, this smart, knowing, outrageously fun (and occasionally rather rude) supernatural romp by an award-winning stand-up comic is a must-read . . .\nThere are Dark Forces at work in our world (and in Manchester in particular) and so thank God The Stranger Times is on hand to report them. A weekly newspaper dedicated to the weird and the wonderful (but more often the weird) of modern life, it is the go-to publication for the unexplained and inexplicable . . .\nAt least that's their pitch. The reality is rather less auspicious. Their editor is a drunken, foul-tempered and -mouthed husk of a man who thinks little (and believes less) of the publication he edits, while his staff are a ragtag group of wastrels and misfits, each with their own secrets to hide and axes to grind. And as for the assistant editor . . . well, that job is a revolving door - and it has just revolved to reveal Hannah Willis, who's got her own set of problems.\nIt's when tragedy strikes in Hannah's first week on the job that The Stranger Times is forced to do some serious, proper, actual investigative journalism. What they discover leads them to a shocking realisation- that some of the stories they'd previously dismissed as nonsense are in fact terrifyingly, gruesomely real. Soon they come face-to-face with darker foes than they could ever have imagined. It's one thing reporting on the unexplained and paranormal but it's quite another being dragged into the battle between the forces of Good and Evil . . .\nBy: C.K.McDonnell\nBorn in Limerick and raised in Dublin, C K (Caimh) McDonnell is a former stand-up comedian and TV writer. He performed all around the world, had several well-received Edinburgh shows and supported acts such as Sarah Millican on tour before hanging up his clowning shoes to concentrate on writing. He has also written for numerous TV shows and been nominated for a Kid's TV BAFTA. His debut novel, A Man With One of Those Faces - a comic crime novel - was published in 2016 and spawned The Dublin Trilogy books and the spin-off McGarry Stateside series. They have been Amazon bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. C. K. McDonnell lives in Manchester. To find out more, visit whitehairedirishman.com\nReviews for The Stranger Times: (The Stranger Times 1)\nA filmic romp with great characters, a jet-propelled plot, and a winning premise. -- Eric Brown * GUARDIAN * I tore through The Stranger Times. Like an entertaining collision between the worlds of Mick Herron and Charlie Stross, it's a novel that proves ancient eldritch horror is no match for old-school journalism. -- CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYRE, bestselling author of Fallen Angel There are weird happenings in Manchester; good job the drunk and dysfunctional journalists of The Stranger Times, a newspaper dedicated to paranormal and the unexplained, are on hand . . . terrific, easygoing fun. -- Robert Millen * THE TIMES * I loved this . . . great premise - great story - great characters . . . hugely enjoyable. -- JODI TAYLOR, bestselling author of The Chronicles of St Mary's series A cracker . . . brace yourself for murder, monsters, mesmerism - and merriment. Wonderfully wacky. * SAGA * Darkly witty. * i-NEWSPAPER * Darkly comedic . . . alternating between sinister and silly, McDonnell's writing is intelligently witty. * THE HERALD * Fresh and genuinely funny. * SFX magazine * The one-liners zing, the dialogue is a tennis match of witty banter. * FINANCIAL TIMES *\nMasquerade in Lodi\nSherlock Holmes and the Three Winter...\n#8 Sherlock Holmes\nJames Lovegrove\nThe Classified Dossier\nSherlock Holmes and Count Dracula...\nChristian Klaver\nWorld of Robert Jodarns The Wheel...\nThe Book of Sand\nTheo Clare\nThe Frozen Crown\n#1 Warrior Witch Duology\nGreta Kelly","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Jared Way 2020-01-03, 20:45\t A Daily Tree \/ Banalities & Journaling \/ My PhotosLeave a comment\nWhat you see is not so much a single tree as a collection.\nI went to town, over the river and through the woods. This is the road.\n[daily log: walking, 2km]\nJared Way 2020-01-03, 17:28\t Banalities & Journaling \/ Found Online \/ Politics, Economics & Current AffairsLeave a comment\nThe VW corporation is officially retiring the Beetle after 70 years.\nActually, they retired the model once before but then resurrected it in the form of the New Beetle. And in fact the old Beetles lived on in countries like Mexico and Brazil. In Mexico, for example, I believe they only stopped manufacturing old Beetles in 2003, while in Brazil, they continued to be made until 2006.\nI have owned 5 cars in my life. 3 of them were Beetles (old types). It's the only car where I was able to take apart and put the engine together successfully. I lived in my Beetle for a summer in 1985.\nThe first bug I owned had been my mom's before it was mine. We traveled in it across Canada in 1977. The car was known as \"Betsy.\"\nHere is Betsy in Ontario in the summer of 77.\nLater I drove Betsy through 25 states and she died in the town of Normal, Illinois, in late 1985. I sold her to a kid named Derrick for $50.\nMy second bug had been my grandmother's, and when she died in the late 80's I inherited it. That car was known as \"Rog.\"\nI had it with me until I was living in Philadelphia in 1997, when Michelle and I sold it because we were broke. It was a sad.\nMy third bug I bought when living in L.A. and Burbank in 2000. It was named \"Vato,\" because it was a very Mexican-seeming bug \u2013 it had been \"lowered\" and had one of those vato-ized, mini steering wheels. But it was a good car.\nIt caught on fire and died on the 134 Freeway near Glendale, I think, one day when my dad was driving it.\nJared Way 2020-01-03, 07:23\t A Daily Poem \/ Englyn \/ My Poetry & FictionLeave a comment\nThe mad paper clip maker conquered all,\nstarting out small, \"clip-baker,\"\nthen spouting clips, acre by acre.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Lacey Spring History\nThe first public school at Lacey Spring was built on a hill overlooking the spring in 1884. The principal of this school was John W. Taylor, who had operated a private school in the area since the late 1860\u2032s. The school was well-known throughout Rockingham County and offered an advanced course of study which included modern and ancient languages and higher mathematics.\nDuring the first decade of this century, citizens of the Lacey Spring community began to see a need to replace the aging original structure and appealed to the county school board for funds to erect a new school. The second Lacey Spring school was built on a lot south of the village and opened in January, 1919. The school operated at its new location until May of 1953, when the school was closed and the students bused to Linville-Edom and Broadway.\nIn 1987, the Rockingham County School Board, in order to relieve crowded conditions at Plains Elementary School and Linville-Edom Elementary School, chose a site at Lacey Spring for a new school. In September, 1989, the new Lacey Spring Elementary opened its doors and became the third public school to serve the Lacey Spring community\nDuring its first six years, Lacey Spring experienced rapid growth, growing from 370 to 410 students. A mobile unit was added to provide additional classroom space. In the spring of 1995, the school board decided to alleviate the space problems at Lacey Spring by redistricting and sending 110 students to Plains Elementary and 30 students to Linville Edom Elementary. In October 2006, the Rockingham County School Board voted to approve the construction of a new elementary school on the Montevideo Middle School site. Redistricting was done and in August 2008 approximately 75 students from Lacey Spring Elementary were sent to the new Cub Run Elementary School. Lacey Spring Elementary received approximately 40 students from Plains Elementary. The current enrollment at LSES is approximately 230 students.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Advanced Search | Register Now | Login\nChanukah Store\nKosher Lamp Products\nMegilah\nReligious Apparel\nPlease complete at least one of these fields and click search to find a gift registry:\nRegistry Name:\nRegistry Number:\nFrom: monthJanuary February March April May June July August September October November December - SELECT -day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 year2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030\nTo: monthJanuary February March April May June July August September October November December - SELECT -day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 year2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030\nEngaged?! Getting Married?! Congratulations! Safra's new Wedding Registry features a fun and convenient way to share gift suggestions with your friends and family. REGISTER now to be begin!\nLooking for a gift registry? Input your friend's or family member's name and press \"Search\". (If you are unable to find the desired registry, CLICK HERE to browse the most recent ones.)\nAlready registered? Please login to view your existing gift registries or create new ones.\nDesigned & Developed By: Shalom Fruchter\nNow I Know\nHascThe Video Collection V2-7\nMirrer in Manilla\nUncle Moishy YomTov Collection","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home \u00bb News \u00bb Kaduna: 521,096 enrol in health insurance scheme amid cry of inadequate hospital bed space, doctors\nKaduna: 521,096 enrol in health insurance scheme amid cry of inadequate hospital bed space, doctors\n\u2013 As Hospitals in Zaria cry for inadequate space, doctors\nBy Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo\nHospitals in Zaria, Kaduna State have appealed to the relevant authorities to provide them with more staff so as to cater for the increasing health care needs of community members.\nThis is coming as the Kaduna Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) announced that 521,096 persons in the state have enrolled in the health insurance scheme.\nSpeaking to a team of experts that comprised of Health workers and journalists from the State Media Working Group of Save the Children International led by Dr Joseph Natsa in Zaria at the weekend, on a visit to Major Ibrahim Abdullahi memorial hospital Sabon Gari Zaria (MIBA hospital Zaria), on arrival at the hospital the group met with the hospital matron, Hadiza Abubakar. who made an appraisal of their activities, problems and prospects as regards the Universal Health Coverage.\nShe said after the consultation, a patient goes to the pharmacy and get the free drugs available. But if the free drugs are not available, they write for the patient to buy.\nShe said they get a very big turn out of clients because the hospital is strategically located.\nShe, however, complained of a lack of enough space in the hospital.\nShe said the hospital has not had enough bed space as they have only 27 beds for both adults and paediatrics.\nAccording to her, when the hospital is full, they have to refer to Gambo Sawaba General Hospital in Zaria, because it won't be fair to ask patients to go home. She said they also refer emergency cases, to the big hospitals.\nDr Natsa explained the basics about the Health Care Provision Fund, maintaining that since the team was not on a fault-finding mission but to fill the knowledge gap, it was part of its mandate to educate her and other members of the public on the importance of going to the hospital.\nHe took time to explain to her in the Hausa language, at the end of which she expressed with delight that she now knew about the Basic Health Care Provision Fund, and other related information.\nAmong the issues that were explained to her included among others: Basic Health Care Provision Fund which is all about money earmarked by the Federal Government, the consolidated revenue, which is subsequently disbursed to states, the remaining money that remained at the Federal level, one per cent is shared to the states, Kaduna inclusive, for the citizens to benefit from the fund\nHe also explained to her about NHIS and KADCHAM., etc.\nHe told her that the Kaduna State Government has on its own, take one per cent of its consolidated fund, which is geared to the provision of health care for the vulnerable, poor population.\nThe Matron later took the team to the section where outpatients were awaiting medical attention.\nSome patients, two males and two females were interviewed by the Journalists in the team,a summary of the entire interview was that the 4 patients interviewed lacked knowledge of the innovations, provision and methods of accessing these windows in both the Federal and state supra ministerial health concerns.\nDr Anthony Hycienth, the Medical Director of the hospital, said the hospital lacked enough space, while the building project to provide enough space in the hospital is stalled, the project stopped in May 2021.\nAccording to him, the hospital has only 4 doctors.\nThe team from Save the Children, therefore, recommended to the government, to create space and infrastructure in the hospital due to the strategic location of the secondary health facility (SHF).\nAlso, the need to sensitize the health workers at the SHF on the Kaduna state contributory health scheme (KSCHS)\/BHCPF.\n\"The SHF although they've been accredited as a primary service provider, they are yet to get enrollees for both KSCHS\/BHCPF, however they have lived for NHIS.\nEarlier, Abubakar Saidu, KADCHMA's Formal Sector Team Lead, who spoke at a two-day Biannual Review Meeting of Media Working Group, organised by Save the Children International, in Zaria, said 383,513 persons had been enrolled under the formal sector; 4,523 under the informal sector, while 79,239 vulnerable population accessed free healthcare services under the scheme.\nAccording to him, 8,292 were captured under the Tertiary Students Health Insurance Programme and 45,529 under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF).\nHe said all the enrollees are accessing the Basic Minimum Package of Health Services as defined by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).\n\" The state's contributory health insurance scheme is designed to provide access to quality, affordable and equitable healthcare services to all residents of the state without financial barriers,\" he said.\n\"The goal is to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) towards improving the poor health indices in the state.\"\n\"KADCHMA began the provision of healthcare services to the enrollees since June 2020, to reduce out of pocket spending on healthcare to the barest minimum.\"\n\"This, in the long run, will reduce poverty arising from catastrophic and impoverishing health spending.\"\n\"Enrollees under the formal public sector make three per cent premium contribution deducted from their salaries,\" he said.\nHe said that for the informal and organised private sector, the premium contribution for individuals was N10,650 while a household with a maximum of six members paid N57,990 per annum.\nHe said for the 45,529 enrollees under the BHCPF, every state provides 25 per cent counterpart fund of the total requirements for coverage of the defined population-based on enrolled beneficiaries in the state.\n\"The NHIS will then provide the complementary 75 per cent from the BHCPF to the state based on the defined benefit package.\n\"Also, about 80 per cent of the 79,239 vulnerable population and 45,529 enrolled under the BHCPF, were selected from the Social Register of the poor and vulnerable households in the state.\n\"While the state government expends N10,650 on each of the 79,239 poor population, amounting to N843.89 million annually.\n\"And N575.9 million was expended on 45,529 poor and vulnerable persons under the BHCPF at N12,650 per person,\" he said.\nJoseph Jockshan, BHCPF Focal Person, Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Board, said the BHCPF was established under Section 11 of the National Health Act, 2014.\nHe said that N152.9 million was disbursed to 254 Primary Healthcare Centres across the state under the healthcare provision fund in the first and second quarter of 2021, adding that each of the benefiting facilities received N601,500.\nThe State Media Working Group of Save the Children International, planned to take its advocacy to the government and other critical stakeholders in the health sector, to draw attention to the improvement of Primary Health Care facilities, SHF and others in the state.\n2023: Time for Nigerians to unite for restructuring \u2013 UK Afenifere January 22, 2022\nCivil Group identifies Osinbajo as next president January 21, 2022\nOgun launches OP-MESA, declares war on kidnappers, 'yahoo boys' January 21, 2022\nIGP orders posting of Abiodun Alabi as new Lagos CP January 21, 2022\nRe: PDP's choice of youth leader devoid of rational thinking, says APC chieftain January 21, 2022","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"India PM Modi, Egypt President Al Sisi call for zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism\nLeaders hold wide-ranging talks on agriculture, digital domain and trade\nPublished: January 25, 2023 18:40 ANI\nIndian President Droupadi Murmu, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk during a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India January 25, 2023. Image Credit: Reuters\nNew Delhi: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and India's Prime minister Narendra Modi condemned the use of terrorism by countries as a foreign policy instrument and also called for a zero-tolerance approach to terror attacks.\n\"Both leaders strongly condemned the use of terrorism by the country as a foreign policy instrument and called for zero tolerance of terrorism. And for all those who encourage, support and finance terrorism provides sanctuary to the terror group, whatever their motivation may be,\" Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said while giving the details about the meeting between President Sisi and PM Modi.\nThe media was briefed after Modi held wide-ranging talks with Al Sisi, focusing on ways to enhance bilateral ties in a range of areas, including agriculture, digital domain, culture and trade.\nBoth leaders decided to elevate their bilateral ties to \"Strategic Partnership\" covering political, security, defence, energy and economic aspects.\nIn the special briefing, Kwatra also said that both nations had the same challenge and that is terrorism.\nKwatra also announced that Egypt, for the first time, invited India for their tri-services exercises \"Brightstar.\"\n\"One more element in the field of defence ... is the joint exercise of special forces of both sides called Cyclone. One is currently being held in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and also for the first time, India has been invited to Egypt's tri-services exercises called Brightstar, which is to be held later in the fourth quarter of September 2023,\" he added.\nEarlier, the Egyptian President met Modi and held discussions on ways to enhance bilateral ties in a range of areas, including agriculture, digital domain, culture and trade. Al Sisi said that he has invited Modi to Cairo to complete the talks to move forward the ties between the two nations.\nAddressing a joint media statement after the talks, Modi said, \"We have decided that under India-Egypt Strategic Partnership, we will develop a long-term framework for more comprehensive cooperation in political, security, economic and scientific fields.\"\nHe further said, \"We have also decided in today's meeting to further strengthen cooperation between our defence industries and to increase the exchange of counter-terrorism information and intelligence.\nMeanwhile, Al Sisi said: \"I am going to take part in the Republic Day parade. I am thankful to PM Modi for such a grand welcome. During our discussions, we talked about trade and investment and how to further expand our cooperation in import and export\".\nAl Sisi will be the Chief Guest at India's 74th Republic Day, marking the first time the President of Egypt has been invited as chief guest on India's Republic Day.\nEarlier in the day, he was welcomed by President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi and several Union Ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan.\nIndigo airlines calls 'poha' as 'fresh salad'\nVideo: 2 skiers killed after avalanche hit Kashmir\nUS to train India astronauts, help on planetary defence\nUS, India partnership targets arms, AI\n'Where's the money gone?' Jamaicans ask after Bolt case\nKuwait: Teen held after burnt body of Filipina found\nSaudi Arabia launches new Transit Visa\nMissing radioactive capsule found in Western Australia\nCouple in viral dance video get 10 years in Iran jail\nUK faces fresh mass strikes as wage talks derail\nComplete guide to Taste of Dubai\nPhotos: Half a million strike in UK's largest walkout\nPro-Am Results: Ras Al Khaimah Championship","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"By Joe Papeo\nPhotos: Red Hot Chili Peppers at Prudential Center\nPrudential Center, Newark, NJ, 5.4.2012 \u2013 Live music does something to the soul. And at Friday night's Red Hot Chili Peppers show at Prudential Center, it felt like everyone needed a little healing. Earlier in the day, Beastie Boys founder Adam Yauch passed away after a battle with cancer. But this wasn't a random death in the music industry and a band paying their respects. The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys were friends; they came through the industry at similar times and had similar impacts on their genres.\nFrom the time you walked into the arena, it was Beastie Boys playing over the sound system. But the acknowledgement of the death of Adam Yauch did not end there. Anthony Kiedis came out in a green t-shirt with M.C.A. written in black marker. M.C.A.'s death was so fresh there was no way to even get himself a proper one. And the tribute continued throughout the night. The Chili Pepper's front man spoke about M.C.A. after the second song of the night and the band even teased a Beastie Boys.\nBut the night wasn't a somber one. The Red Hot Chili Peppers were in top form, almost inspired by the death of their friend. And the crowd who walked into an arena with death on their mind were reminded about the life that music breathes into you.\nI had heard earlier in the day that we would be with about 10 photographers in the photo pit. When we got there it was a whole other story. 16 photographers plus another group of VIPs with iPhone cameras getting in our way. We were limited by the venue as to where we could go in the pit, and basically formed a wall of photographers. We had no real room to move around, and while we were told we could stand on the barriers, that lasted less than one minute.\nThis set does mark my first time being published on Rolling Stone. Check it out at the link below.\nhttp:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/news\/red-hot-chili-peppers-pay-tribute-to-adam-yauch-in-newark-20120505\nwww.redhotchilipeppers.com\nCheck out the Slide Show Below:\nFull Gallery of Photos\nSee the photos BIG\nCanon 5D Mark II , Canon 7D\nCanon EF 16-35mm f\/2.8L II, Canon EF 24-70mm f\/2.8L , Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L II IS\nPlease help support the site buy buying from Amazon or Adorama through the link on the right. There is no extra cost to you and I receive a small credit for clicking through my site.\nThis entry was posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 at 3:35 pm. It is filed under Alt Rock, Live Music, Punk Rock and tagged with 2012, Alt Rock, anthony kiedis, concert, flea, funk, live music, New Jersey, newark, pop, prudential center, published, red hot, Rock, rolling stone. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"GINA RIPPON\nB.Sc., Ph.D., C.Psychol., Hon.FBSA\nVIDEOS - PREVIOUS TALKS\nGINA RIPPON, author of\nThe Gendered Brain\nProfessor Gina Rippon is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuroimaging at the Aston Brain Centre, Birmingham.\nHer research involves state-of-the-art brain imaging techniques to investigate how the brain interacts with its world, and what happens when this process goes wrong.\nShe is an outspoken critic of 'neurotrash', the populist (mis)use of neuroscience research to (mis)represent our understanding of the brain and, most particularly, to prop up outdated gender stereotypes.\nIn her new book 'The Gendered Brain' (Bodley Head - UK edition), 'Gender and our Brains' (US edition), she challenges the idea that there are two sorts of 'hardwired' brains, male and female, and offers a 21st century model for a better understanding of how brains get to be different.\nTHE GENDERED BRAIN - UK edition\n(Gender and our Brains - US edition)\nThe new neuroscience that shatters the myth of the female brain\nAn agenda-setting book that demolishes the myth of the male or female brain\nUK - available in hardcover, paperback, Kindle and Audiobook\nUS - available in hardcover\n'The Gendered Brain is one of those books that should be essential reading before anyone is allowed to be a teacher, or buy a child a present, or comment on anything on Twitter, ever again' The Guardian (Best books of 2019 so far)\n'Rippon takes a scalpel to the research surrounding sex differences in the brain with precision and humour ... Rippon rightly includes the impact of misleading media reporting and the effects of living in a society that assumes all girls like pink and women can't read maps ... The context and examples cited throughout are fascinating \u2014 from the Tomboy Index to how playing Tetris can easily change the results of a mental rotation performance study ... examples are what makes The Gendered Brain so enjoyable. The chapter on the social brain is particularly enlightening' Sue Nelson, The Financial Times\n'A smart and witty addition to the literature on sex differences. Gina Rippon is one of the most outspoken scientists in this area, and she debunks a whole host of sexist stereotypes in her new book.' Angela Saini\nChosen as 'one to watch in 2019' by Observer and The Times\n'A treasure trove of information and good humour' CORDELIA FINE, author of Testosterone Rex\n'A brilliant and thorough debunking of the popular myths around sex differences in brains and behaviour' DR EMILY GROSSMAN\nBook covers (US & UK Editions)\n'This book is about an idea that has its roots in the eighteenth century and still persists in the twenty-first century. This is the notion that you can 'sex' a brain, that you can describe a brain as 'male' or 'female' and that you can attribute any differences in behaviour, abilities, achievements, personality, even hopes and expectations to the possession of one or the other type of brain. It is a notion that has inaccurately driven brain science for several centuries, underpins many damaging stereotypes and, I believe, stands in the way of social progress and equality of opportunity.'\nThe twenty-first century world is one which seems determined to magnify 'essential' differences between men and women's brains, from (or even before) the moment of birth. This comes via toys, clothes, books, through schools, the workplace and the influence of social media. But where do these supposed differences come from and how 'essential' are they?\nTaking us back through centuries of sexism in science, The Gendered Brain shows how we arrived at the idea of an inferior, female brain and how cutting-edge breakthroughs in neuroscience can liberate us from this outdated understanding of what our brains can do. Rippon shows us the reality behind much of the data that is used to justify the gender gap, and explains how major breakthroughs in neuroscience will help us dispel these stereotypes and 'neurotrash'.\nThe Gendered Brain is an accessible and polemic popular science book with huge repercussions for the gender debate, for education, for parenting and for how we identify ourselves.\nOrder Now (UK)\nOrder Now (USA)\nThe TIMES - UK\nBook Marks - USA\nNational Post - Canada\nE&T (Engineering and Technology) - UK\nThe Guardian - UK (Best books of 2019 so far)\n\u00a9 2019 Gina Rippon. Terms & Conditions of Website Use | Accessibility | Privacy Policy","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Swing Once More: Relating Timing and Tempo in Expert Jazz Drumming\nHenkjan Honing, W. Bas de Haas\nMusic Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol. 25 No. 5, June 2008; (pp. 471-476) DOI: 10.1525\/mp.2008.25.5.471\nHenkjan Honing\nUniversiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands\nW. Bas de Haas\nSwing refers to a characteristic long-short subdivision of the beat that is generally considered a crucial aspect that contributes to the quality of a jazz or pop performance. The current study measures this pattern (referred to as the 'swing ratio') at different tempi in jazz drumming. The experimental setup differs from earlier studies in a number of ways. First, swing ratios were systematically measured at different beat durations in a musically realistic range. Second, repeated performances were collected to check for consistency. Third, drummers were asked to perform on a full MIDI drum kit. The results show that professional jazz drummers have enormous control over their timing. Nevertheless, the swing ratio is not kept constant, but it is systematically adapted to a global tempo. As such, this study provides further support for the hypothesis that expressive timing generally does not scale with tempo.\n\u00a9\u00a9 2008 By the Regents of the University of California\nVol. 25 No. 5, June 2008\nYou are going to email the following Swing Once More: Relating Timing and Tempo in Expert Jazz Drumming\nDevelopment and Validation of the Brief Music in Mood Regulation Scale (B-MMR)\nWho Enjoys Listening to Sad Music and Why?\nShow more Research Report","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Unrated and other light combat vessels\nAge of Sail Historical Discussions\n'Myrmidon' 1781, British 22-gun ship (With Plans)\nBy Malachi, July 10, 2015 in Unrated and other light combat vessels\nMalachi 1,025\nLength of Gundeck 113' 9 \u00bd\"\nLength of Keel 94' 2\"\nBreadth 31' 0\"\nDepth in Hold 10' 2\"\nBurthen 481 15\u204494\nArmarment:\nUpper Gun Deck 20 6-pounder\nQuarterdeck 2 3-pounder (to be replaced by two 12-pounder carronades later on)\nHull coppered in August 1781.\nNamed for the warlike race who followed Achilles in the Trojan War, the first H.M.S. Myrmidon to serve in the Royal Navy was a sixth rate of 481 tons built at Deptford and laid down in November 1779. Launched on 9th June 1781, she measured 114 feet in length with a 31 foot beam and was based on the lines of H.M.S. Amazon, a French fr\u00e9gate l\u00e9g\u00e8re (La Panth\u00e8re) captured in 1745 and assimilated into the fleet on account of her particularly useful design. Mounting 22 guns - 20-6pdrs. on her upper deck and 2-3pdrs. on her quarterdeck - and carrying a crew of 160, she was not completed until the American War of Independence was drawing close and thus saw only limited service. Despite the Navy's needs in the French Wars, she was hulked for harbour service in 1798 and broken up in April 1811.\nSix other (slighly smaller and more cost-effective) ships based on her lines were built, Echo (1782), Rattler (1783), Calypso (1783), Brisk (1784),\nNautilus (1784), Scorpion (1785).\nAll these ships share a rather uncommon feature, the french-style stern which looks like a direct copy of the stern of the Panth\u00e8re (or the Renomm\u00e9e, her 'bigger sister').\nI orderd her surprisingly complete plans from the NMM, let\u00b4s see when they\u00b4ll arrive\nSir John Jervis 0\nPoTBS...\nBungeeLemming 1,516\nMaster and Commander\nLocationGermany\nnot a bit.\nPOTBS' Myrmidon was our Renomee.\nThis one's only parallel to potbs is its name\nNed Loe 3,850\nNaval Photographer\nSimilar , but not the same ship. Potbs had 2 ships, one was customized by 3d modeler and could actually use this stern. Take a look at these ships Myrmidon and Cursed Blade (Top). Top image matches the blueprint.\nWell, the Myrmidon is an almost 100% identical bitish copy of the Amazon\/Panth\u00e8re (captured 1745), which basically was a scaled down 20-gun version of the Renomm\u00e9e\/Sir\u00e9ne.\nThat being said, I forgot that we\u00b4re going to get the Renomm\u00e9e ingame so the Myrmidon would be a bit redundant. A fine looking ship, though. And a very good and fast sailor, too, according to her sailing report.\nLeBoiteux 2,237\nPost Captain\nOn 10\/07\/2015 at 11:53 AM, Malachi said:\nSix other (slighly smaller and more cost-effective) ships based on her lines were built, Echo (1782), Rattler (1783), Calypso (1783), Brisk (1784), Nautilus (1784), Scorpion (1785).\nHMS Echo\nBritish 6-pdr Corvette\nArmament :\nGD : 16 x 6-pdr\nQD : 4 x 12-pdr (carronade)\nfc : 2 x 12-pdr (carronade)\nhttp:\/\/collections.rmg.co.uk\/collections\/objects\/83629.html\nhttps:\/\/threedecks.org\/index.php?display_type=show_class&id=242\nEdited October 25, 2017 by LeBoiteux\nIs there more than :\nThe decorated stern ? The figurehead ?\nDecoration of the sterns of the French Panth\u00e8re (1744) and HMS Echo (1782) and her sister ships :\nThey copied the decoration 40 years after the building of the original. Surprizing !!\n@Malachi Some thoughts to share about the paint schemes of British ships and differences with the French ones ?\nWhat about the figureheads ?\nDrawings of the decoration of La Panth\u00e8re (1743) by Caffieri, p. 132 : https:\/\/spectrum.library.concordia.ca\/973827\/1\/Portanier_MA_S2012.pdf\nThe small differences between Caffieri's artistic drawings and the British technical plans are interesting.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"CAN A CHILD BORN UNDER A CUSTOM WHICH ALLOWS A WOMAN TO HAVE POSTHUMOUS CHILDREN FOR HER DECEASED HUSBAND INHERIT FROM THE ESTATE OF THE DECEASED HUSBAND?\nKnow the law and your rights, through our law reports made simple for lawyers and non-lawyers\nMR. AFAM OKEKE\nMADAM HELEN OKEKE\n(2017) LPELR-42582(CA)\nSimon Okeke married Madam Helen Okeke's mother \u2013 Mrs. Christiana Nnunwa Okeke (Nee Ojukwu) under the Marriage Ordinance in 1924. The marriage was blessed with two female children namely: \u2013 Mrs. Cecilia Nnonyelum Orizu and Helen Okeke \u2013 the Respondent. Simon Okeke in 1945 while the statutory marriage was subsisting married a mistress \u2013 Mrs. Ebele Okeke. The said Samuel Okeke died intestate on 14th April, 1947. Mr. Afam Okeke \u2013 the Appellant, was born in 1952, about five (5) years after the death of late Simon Okeke; by Mrs. Ebele Okeke while living in her maiden home. After the death of late Simon Okeke, his brothers in accordance with Nnewi Customary Law retained Madam Helen Okeke in the home of her late father as his heiress and successor in title. Mr. Afam Okeke at a stage started challenging and disputing Madam Helen Okeke's right and position in her deceased father's compound and started claiming same as his own.\nMadam Helen Okeke brought an action at the Anambra State High Court praying for the following reliefs:\n\"(a) A declaration that she is the person entitled to the grant of a statutory right of occupancy in respect of the compound of late Simon Okeke situate at Ndimgbu, Otolo, Nnewi.\n(b) A declaration that she is the person who inherited the estate of late Simon Okeke.\n(c) A declaration that Mr. Afam Okeke is not entitled to inherit the estate of late Simon Okeke or any part thereof.\nMadam Helen Okeke at the High Court averred and contended that dead men do not procreate or have children and that the Nnewi customary law relied upon by the Appellant and which recognizes a child born several years after the death of a deceased person as the son of the man is repugnant to natural justice, equity, good conscience and against public policy.\nIn a considered judgment, the learned trial judge entered judgment in favour of Madam Helen Okeke. Mr. Afam Okeke, dissatisfied with the judgment, appealed against the said judgment to the Court of Appeal.\nThe Court of Appeal held that the Nnewi native law and custom which permitted widows to have children posthumously, in the name of their deceased husbands, was not only repugnant to natural justice, equity and good conscience but aversed to public morality and policy because it encourages wanton prostitution and promiscuity by such widowed wives. The implication is horrendous to the effect that children who are products of such illicit sexual activities by their mothers will have the notion of a person who is not their biological father as being their father, but who, in fact, is not. Since Mr. Afam Okeke was born five years after the demise of Simon Okeke, he cannot lay claim to a right of inheritance to the estate of the late Simon Okeke nor can he contend successfully that he was denied his right of inheritance to the estate of late Simon Okeke because of the circumstances of his birth. The Court further held that it is up to the Mr. Afam Okeke to demand from his mother, who his real and biological father is, because his inheritance lay only to the estate of his real and biological father and not to the estate of his make-belief father \u2013 Simon Okeke, who predeceased his conception and birth.\nDID YOU KNOW THAT REVOCATION AND COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND BY THE GOVERNMENT CAN ONLY BE VALID WHEN DONE FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES?\nDID YOU KNOW THAT A PARTY IN BREACH OF A CONTRACT CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR ACCRUABLE INTEREST ON A LOAN OBTAINED BY THE OTHER PARTY PURSUANT TO THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT?\nCAN AN EMPLOYEE CHALLENGE THE TERMINATION OF HIS EMPLOYMENT\/RETIREMENT AFTER HE HAS COLLECTED TERMINAL BENEFITS?\nPrevious Article WHAT IS THE POSITION OF THE LAW WHERE A PURCHASER OF LAND MAKES PART PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE BUT DEFAULTS IN PAYING THE BALANCE?\nNext Article DID YOU KNOW THAT THE COURT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HEAR ANY CASE AGAINST A PUBLIC OFFICER WHERE THE ACTION IS BROUGHT 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE ACT COMPLAINED OF?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"WisBar News\nCaseLaw Express\u2122 gets a facelift; Free service notifies subscribers of recent court decisions\nMore than 5,300 lawyers, judges, law office support staff, and court personnel subscribe to the State Bar's CaseLaw Express. This free weekly email service keeps members abreast of recent cases that have been added to WisBar's case law archives. Recently redesigned, the new format is easier to scan, saving subscribers valuable time.\nIn a recent survey, subscribers had this to say about CaseLaw Express\nIt's so much better for our small practice than subscribing to the reports, in terms of cost, space ,and efficiency.\nThis service is invaluable to me, as I can scan those cases that have an impact on my work for a state agency.\nThis is an excellent and helpful service, particularly for out-of-state lawyers who have a keen interest in Wisconsin law.\nIt sure beats waiting for the advance sheets to arrive in the office.\nIt is one of the more valuable services the State Bar offers.\nIt is a quick and convenient way to keep up-to-date on Wisconsin decisions.\nMore than 5,300 lawyers, judges, law office support staff, and court personnel subscribe to the State Bar's CaseLaw Express. This free weekly email service keeps members abreast of recent cases that have been added to WisBar's case law archives. Recently redesigned, the new format is easier to scan, saving subscribers valuable time.\nNinety-four percent of the respondents to a recent survey said they value the information they receive from CaseLaw Express and find it helpful in their practice. One respondent cited this service as a necessity for his small firm, which prints out cases relating to the firm's area. \"It's so much better than subscribing to the reports, in terms of cost, space, and efficiency.\"\nSubscribers receive an email each Monday listing all decisions handed down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals during the previous week. Each edition categorizes cases by topic, provides direct links to the full text of each decision, and indicates whether a decision has been recommended for publication.\nTo subscribe, visit www.wisbar.org\/express. For more information, contact the State Bar at (608) 257-3838 or (800) 728-7788.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"TEXAS RANGERS \u2013 PAY ORDER - FRONTIER REGIMENT 1861 \u2013 WM WALLACE\nPay order to William Wallace or F. W. Fauntleroy Atty for \"Protection of the Frontier\u2026 for pay as Capt in Gen Fauntleroy Co. New Mex. 4 1\/8 x 8.\u00a0 Signed on back by Edward Clark, the eighth Governor of Texas, his term coincided with the beginning of the American Civil War.\nThroughout the Civil War, the Texas State legislature provided laws and appropriations to organize companies of men to provide frontier defense. These men were not part of the Confederate States Army but served under the command and control of officers in the employ of the State of Texas, although the organization of the troops was along military lines. The first of these groups was the Frontier Regiment, which existed from mid-1861 until December 1863 when the group was mustered into the CSA. They were replaced by the Frontier Organization, which was in existence until the end of the war in 1865. In the official State records these groups are often referred to as the Texas State Troops.\nWilliam A. A. \"Big Foot\" Wallace. 1817 \u2013 1899 . After learning that a brother and a cousin had been killed in the Goliad Massacre, Wallace went to Texas to \"take pay out of the Mexicans.\" He tried farming near La Grange, but soon tired of that occupation. He found Austin too populated for his tastes and eventually moved to San Antonio. He was a member of the Texan Army which fought General Adrian Woll's invading Mexican army near San Antonio in 1842. He then volunteered for the Somervell and Mier expeditions. He was a prisoner in the Perote Prison, surviving the \"black bean\" incident. Following his release, Wallace joined the Texas Rangers under Jack Hays, serving until the outbreak of the Mexican War. He was a Lieutenant in Capt. R. A. Gillespie's Company of Texas Mounted Volunteers in the United States Army during the War. He again served as a Ranger during the 1850s, fighting border bandits as well as Indians. Wallace's tracking skills were often put to use trailing runaway slaves trying to get to Mexico. He also drove a mail hack between San Antonio and El Paso. During the Civil War Wallace stayed in Texas to help protect the frontier from depredations by Indians, deserters, and Union soldiers. Wallace's later years were spent in Frio County, Texas near the small community of Bigfoot.\nF. W. Fauntleroy (Faunt le roy), was educated in Indiana and passed his bar exams in 1841. The next year he raised a company of soldiers, marched to Texas, and entered Houston's army. He was a ranger. In 1845 he went to Jackson, Mississippi and raised a company which became Company A of Jeff Davis regiment of Mississippi Rifles. He commanded during the Mexican War until Buena Vista. He was discharged for disability and went to Palestine. In 1856 he came to Gatesville. He had charge of a minute company which ranged the frontier. He served on the frontier under Colonel Norris during the Civil War. He was District Attorney when the district covered eleven counties. Later he was Judge of Coryell County.\nFine condition. tx151\nSKU: tx151","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Access to the NHS \u2013 Article in The Sun\nIf you thought that the NHS stood for National Health Service, think again. Since last July it has become the International Health Service but paid for, of course, out of your taxes.\nThat was when the government sneaked out new instructions to family doctors with no public announcement and certainly no debate.\nDoctors must now accept on their lists any foreign visitor who is here for more than 24 hours. They must also accept any illegal immigrant who cares to apply.\nIt is hard to think of a more open invitation to health tourists both from developing countries and from rich countries like the United States where health care is both private and very expensive.\nIt is very different in most EU countries where you have to pay for \u00a320,000 worth of health insurance before you can apply for even a tourist visa. If they can police access to their health services, why can't we?\nIt is astonishing that the government should have agreed to this at a time when the NHS is struggling. The Health Service gets no extra money to cope with rising medical costs, nor the growing number of elderly people who are most likely to need treatment.\nWe think that this is incredibly unfair to British tax payers. It is the very last thing they need as their money gets scarcer. That is why we have written to the Prime Minister today asking him to get the government to think again. These absurd instructions must be cancelled straightaway.\nPlease download the PDF file for a copy of the letter to the Prime Minister","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"2050 Motors Appoints Electric Vehicle Industry Pioneer to Newly-Formed Advisory Board\nLAS VEGAS, March 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 2050 Motors, Inc. (US OTC: ETFM) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the creation of an Advisory Board of up to five (5) technology, finance and business professionals to guide it into the next chapter of growth in the electric vehicle (EV) market. The Company is pleased to announce Aldo Baiocchi, Founder and CEO of DayMak Inc. (www.daymak.com), a leading provider of eBikes and related machinery, as the first member of this Advisory Board.\nSaid Aldo Baiocchi, CEO of Daymak:\nDaymak has been a pioneer of the eBike market since 2001, when I simply wanted to purchase such a machine for my daughter and found none available or suitable in Canada. Since then, I have built Daymak and its affiliates into multiple locations across the nation and generated substantial sales over the years. We have multiple SKUs in the eBike, eScooter, eATV, eSnowmobile, and related markets. Looking ahead, we are integrating onboard solar recharging, Internet of Things (IoT), and wireless technologies to make our products the premiere eMachines available anywhere in the world. I am excited about the near-term growth opportunities at 2050 Motors and am particularly enthusiastic about our Companies' ongoing collaboration in EV ride sharing and rentals, which I believe are each billion dollar or more markets over the coming years. To this end, I launched a ride sharing and rental portal to target the EV rental market, aimed at following in the footsteps of other similar sharing and rental plans in hospitality (e,g., AirBnB), ride sharing (e.g., Uber, Lyft), and eScooter and bike\/eBike rentals (e.g., Divvy, Citi Bike, Bird, Lime, Jump, Motivate). I believe a partnership and\/or combination of this platform with 2050 Motors will become a powerful force in this rapidly growing market.\nSaid Vik Grover, CEO of 2050:\nI have been in discussions with Aldo for many months on the substantial upside potential of the EV market, especially regarding eBikes. As I have said earlier, the time could not be better to attack this high-growth opportunity and build a substantial player in the EV market here and abroad. 2050's Phase I strategy in distribution is a stepping stone to a planned Phase II launch of B2C sales \/ M&A followed by a future Phase III launch of eBike ride sharing and rentals.\nAldo Baiocchi Bio\nAldo Baiocchi is President and founder of Daymak Inc. and is responsible for the vision and daily operation of the Company. Under Mr. Baiocchi's leadership, Daymak has sold over $100 million worth of eBikes since its inception. The Company is the largest distributor of eBikes in Canada with over 100 dealers worldwide. Daymak is the developer of the Daymak Drive Bluetooth controller technology that is a universal controller acting as the brain of an electric vehicle. It is featured in Daymak's eATVs, eBikes, eScooters, mobility products and mini dirt bikes. The controller features GPS, geo-fencing, motor lock, re-gen brake, motor lock and many more features.\nDaymak is also the developer of the Daymak Beast Scooter, Daymak Beast ATV, and Boomerbeast mobility scooter, popular new models with substantial demand evidenced in the market. These vehicles feature all-wheel drive and an all-electric drive trained-controlled by the Daymak Drive controller. Additionally, Daymak has developed the EC1 (Electric Carbon eBike). Featuring a light carbon frame and fully-integrated display in the handlebar, the EC1 is one of the lightest electric bikes in the market.\nDaymak has been named one of the fastest growing companies in Canada according to Profit Magazine. Baiocchi has won several awards including the Cleantech North Award for the development of the Company's Shadow eBike (first wireless eBike) and Daymak has been named one of the Greenest companies in Ontario. The Company is based in Toronto, Canada.\nBaiocchi has over 25 years' experience in management roles. Previously he was Vice President of Production at Microforum Inc. (TSE from 1987-1997) where he developed several software programs including \"Virtual Corporation\", a voice-activated game, and the PC \"New Beat Trancemission\". Aldo was President of Aludra Inc. from 1997-2001 a computer software company. Mr. Baiocchi is an avid entrepreneur with over 30 years' experience, has a vision to proliferate electric bikes, electric vehicles and drones globally through e-sales, e-ridesharing and e-rental programs\/clubs, and has a Bachelor's Degree from York University.\nAbout 2050 Motors, Inc.\n2050 Motors, Inc. (http:\/\/2050motors.com\/about-us.html) is a publicly-traded company founded to develop, produce, distribute and sell the next generation of clean, lightweight, efficient vehicles and their associated technologies. Some of these technologies include alternative renewable fuels, hybrid electric vehicles, advanced graphene lithium batteries and low-cost carbon fiber vehicles. Additionally, the Company is exploring next-generation energy technologies, including Power over Ethernet (Poe), Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), and other substantial, global, high-growth verticals. The Company has been successful in forming long-term relationships and exclusive contracts for a variety of game-changing technologies.\nStatements in this press release about our future expectations, including without limitation, the likelihood that 2050 Motors will be able to meet US DOT requirements, meet minimum sales expectations, be successful and profitable in the US market, bring significant value to 2050 Motors' stockholders, and leverage capital markets to execute its growth strategy, constitute \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, and our actual results could differ materially from expected results. No information in this press release should be construed in any whatsoever as in indication of the Company's future revenues, financial performance, or stock price. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this statement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.\nVik Grover, CFA\n2050 Motors, Inc.\ninfo@2050motors.com\nhttps:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/vikgrover\/\nBMW picks insider Zipse as CEO to catch up with rivals\nElon Musk says most cars lack the 'soul' that Tesla vehicles boast\nBGR News\nFormula E: Inside the \"Silicon Valley of Cars\"\nThe Morning After: Reviewing Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro\nUber error charges riders 100 times more than the original price\nAfter Baidu tie-up, BMW taps Tencent for autonomous driving in China\n'Top Gear' takes on the internet's questions\n2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid gets top IIHS safety rating","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"The most beautiful places on the planet\nOften asked: Time on big ben?\nAuthor Gemma Rabbit\n1 What time is Big Ben?\n2 How long are the hands on Big Ben?\n3 Is the Big Ben the biggest clock in the world?\n4 When the Big Ben will be ready?\n5 How many times Big Ben chimed?\n6 How many times does Big Ben chime a day?\n7 What happened to Big Ben?\n8 Why did they build Big Ben?\n9 When did Big Ben stop ringing?\n10 What is the most famous clock?\n11 How long did it take to build Big Ben?\n12 What is world's largest clock?\n13 Is Big Ben still covered in scaffolding?\n14 Is the scaffolding still on Big Ben?\n15 Is Big Ben in London under construction?\nWhat time is Big Ben?\nThe bongs of Big Ben at 11pm in London signal the UK's departure from the EU.\nHow long are the hands on Big Ben?\nThe hands of the clock are 9 and 14 feet (2.7 and 4.3 metres) long, respectively, and the clock tower rises about 320 feet (97.5 metres).\nIs the Big Ben the biggest clock in the world?\nThe tower was designed by Augustus Pugin in a neo-Gothic style. When completed in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world. Big Ben is the largest of the tower's five bells and weighs 13.5 long tons (13.7 tonnes; 15.1 short tons).\nWhen the Big Ben will be ready?\nThe parliament has now confirmed that completion of the project has been pushed back. \"Prior to the covid-19 pandemic, the project was on schedule to be completed by the end of 2021,\" the update said.\nYou might be interested: Readers ask: Kensington palace vs buckingham palace?\nHow many times Big Ben chimed?\n47) It took 6 years to complete construction of the tower after its foundation was dug in 1843. 48) So far, Big Ben has chimed during the reign of British monarchs Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI, and currently Elizabeth II.\nHow many times does Big Ben chime a day?\nCurrently, Big Ben does not chime at all, as the clock tower is undergoing restoration. But when the mechanisms are working, Big Ben chimes on every hour of the day. The number of chimes indicates the hour (from one to twelve). The first of the hour chimes indicates the actual time.\nWhat happened to Big Ben?\nBig Ben's striking mechanism was locked on Monday, August 21 \u2013 with a crowd of 1,000 gathering to hear the last bongs at noon. The renovation work is expected to last for four years, meaning the there will be no regular bongs until 2021.\nWhy did they build Big Ben?\nWhen was Big Ben built? The Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire in 1834. In 1844, it was decided the new buildings for the Houses of Parliament should include a tower and a clock. A massive bell was required and the first attempt (made by John Warner & Sons at Stockton-on-Tees) cracked irreparably.\nWhen did Big Ben stop ringing?\nOn April 30, 1997, at exactly 12:11 pm, London's iconic Big Ben clock stops ticking. For 54 minutes, the most famous clock in the world failed to keep time. Completed in 1859, Big Ben has a long history of technical issues.\nYou might be interested: Often asked: Nassau coliseum seating chart?\nWhat is the most famous clock?\nHere are some of the world's most famous clocks: Big Ben \u2013 London. Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia. Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel \u2013 Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Prague Astronomical Clock \u2013 Prague. Rathaus-Glockenspiel \u2013 Munich. The Saviour Tower \u2013 Moscow. The Zytglogge Tower \u2013 Bern, Switzerland.\nHow long did it take to build Big Ben?\nCompleted in 1856, the tower was designed by architects Charles Barry and Augustus Welby Pugin and took 13 years to build. Its construction required 2600 cubic metres of brick and 850 cubic metres of stone. It began telling time on May 31, 1859. Big Ben chimed for the first time on July 11, 1859.\nWhat is world's largest clock?\nThe largest clock in the world actually consists of four clocks, one on each side of the Makkah Royal Clock Tower. The 601 meter tall and 120 stories high tower is part of the Abraj Al-Bait skyscraper complex. It not only houses the Fairmont hotel, but also the Makkah Clock.\nIs Big Ben still covered in scaffolding?\nThe Elizabeth Tower \u2013 commonly known by the name of the bell it houses, Big Ben \u2013 is now almost entirely covered in scaffolding. Only one clock face can be seen due to refurbishment works which will take until 2021 to complete.\nIs the scaffolding still on Big Ben?\nScaffolding hiding the roof of the Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, will begin to be removed in the coming days. One of London's most famous landmarks will begin to be revealed this week after three years of extensive renovation.\nYou might be interested: Often asked: Machu picchu tickets 2018?\nIs Big Ben in London under construction?\nSince 2017, the iconic Elizabeth Tower \u2014 more commonly nicknamed \" Big Ben \" \u2014 has been under construction and will remain scaffolded until 2020. While these repairs are necessary to preserve the landmark's architectural beauty, unprepared tourists may be disappointed upon arrival.\nGemma Rabbit\nQuestion: Parking at oakland coliseum?\nQuick Answer: Windsor castle visit?\nMachu picchu huayna picchu tickets?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Episode 71: Humans, Humans VS. Ex Machina, Top 5 Warnings to the Future\nJuly 28, 2015 by Ali Mattu, Ph.D.\n\"They are as close to humans as can be, and yet still people insist that forming a relationship with them or treating them with dignity is somehow perverse.\" We review Humans, AMC and Channel 4's new science fiction drama. How does Humans explore the relationship between humanity and technology? What does it reveal about the singularity and artificial intelligence? How will society change if we create an artificial labor class? In the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER, what's the better exploration of AI \u2014 Humans or Ex Machina? We download our top 5 warnings to the future.\n0:00 - 18:30: Humans (non-spoilers)\n18:30 - 46:56: Humans (spoilers)\n46:57 - 58:31: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER: Humans VS. Ex Machina\n58:32 - 1:25:08: Top 5 Warnings to the Future\nIf Isaac Asimov Were Alive, Humans Would Be His Favorite TV Show\nLike its technology, Humans delivers more depth than advertised\nIn an Android World, 'Humans' Is Real and Terrifying\nCrazy Sexy Geeks: Artificial Intelligence\nTop 5 Warnings to the Future\nConrad:\n\"The Entire History of You\" (Black Mirror)\nA for Anything\nStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home\/The Bone Clocks\n\"Let that be your last battlefield\" (Star Trek: The Original Series)\nJuly 28, 2015 \/Ali Mattu, Ph.D.\nHumans, Ex Machina, Warnings to the Future","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home \u00bb Migration crisis: Joe Biden's approach criticized from all sides\nMigration crisis: Joe Biden's approach criticized from all sides\nPresident Joe Biden is trying to show firmness and humanity, while urging patience.\n'Don't come to the border' without first initiating a legal process: Joe Biden tried Thursday to send a message combining firmness and humanity in the face of the record arrivals of migrants at the border with Mexico, a politically perilous subject for the American president.\nHis announcements have been criticized as much by the right, which regularly accuses him of laxity on the subject, as by human rights associations, who accuse him of attacking the right to ;asylum.\nThe Democrat promised to fix a broken immigration system, in a speech at the White House, while acknowledging that this difficult problem would not be solved overnight.\nJoe Biden will travel on Sunday, for the first time after two years in office, to the southern border of the United States, more precisely to El Paso, Texas.\nHe will then go to Mexico City, and has already made it known that strengthening the border will be at the heart of his discussions with his Mexican counterpart Andr\u00e9s Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has sometimes very fresh relations with his big neighbor.\nThe president has blasted extreme Republicans, accusing them of grandstanding over the migration crisis and accusing them of blocking his funding requests to deal with the issue.\n\"We can secure our border and fix immigration policy to be orderly, safe and humane; we can do all of this without extinguishing the flame of freedom that has brought generations of immigrants to America. \u00bb\n\u2014 Joe Biden, President of the United States\nHowever, his administration has announced new consequences for migrants who cross the border illegally: The United States will have more often resort to immediate expulsions, accompanied by a ban on new entry into the territory for five years.\nMore than 230,000 arrests were still recorded in November at the border southern United States, a record high.\nMigrants watched by members of the National Guard await the arrival of border agents in Eagle Pass, Texas, after crossing the Rio Great for entering the United States.\nThe United States will create 30,000 additional residence permits per month for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, the countries currently supplying the largest flows of illegal immigrants.\n< p class=\"e-p\">But nationals of these countries may, if they do not take this legal route, be turned back as soon as they attempt to cross the border illegally. Although it is difficult to send them back to their respective countries, due to political or security conditions, Mexico has committed to accepting 30,000 per month.\nThe United States also wants to restrict eligibility for asylum by establishing a rule that individuals who have not made a proper application with the United States, or in another country crossed, will be excluded from it except exception.\nPresident Biden rightly said today that asylum is a legal right and he spoke with compassion for people fleeing persecution. But the program he announced puts his administration in line with Trump's anti-immigrant policies, denounced the ACLU, a powerful civil rights group.\nIn contrast, the right-wing AFL criticized the president for promising mass amnesty to 30,000 illegal aliens each month, which it says is a gross violation of law.\nLarge swaths of the U.S. economy, especially in agriculture, depend on immigrant labor.\nMigrants, Concerned About escape poverty or violence in their country of origin, often take enormous risks to enter American soil.\nA U.S. border agent tries to stop migrants from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande, Texas.\nMore than 800 people died during the the past fiscal year, largely drowned in the Rio Grande River, according to a border guard official quoted by NPR radio.\nThese flows are also putting pressure on border communities , whose infrastructure struggles to accommodate these migrants in decent conditions.\nFor the moment, the Biden administration has mainly relied on a measure put put in place by his Republican predecessor Donald Trump during the pandemic, which allows for the immediate return of any illegal alien intercepted at the border, including potential asylum seekers.\nThis measure , dubbed Title 42, is the subject of intense judicial guerrilla warfare, the epilogue of which will be known. u in June to the United States Supreme Court.\nPrevious ArticleSouth Korea's first lunar probe captures Earth and Moon\nNext ArticleMexico: one of the sons of the famous drug trafficker \"El Chapo\" was arrested","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Investors gag over Railtrack clause\nBy This Is Money\nUpdated: 19:00 EST, 29 June 2002\nTHE attempt by small shareholders to sue over the collapse of Railtrack could be thwarted by a clause in the Government's \u00a3500m offer for the defunct business.\nSmall shareholders have discovered that last week's offer includes a caveat that Railtrack's board will agree not to give documents or evidence that might help them in a lawsuit against the Government. Some investors claim former Transport Secretary Stephen Byers created a false market in the shares ahead of his announcement in October that Railtrack would go into administration.\n'This gagging agreement clearly indicates that the Government has something to hide,' said Andrew Chalklen, chairman of the Railtrack Private Shareholders Group, which has 22,000 members. 'This is a disgraceful act intended to cover up its wrongdoing.'\nInstitutional shareholders are expected to accept the \u00a3500m offer, under which the Government-backed Network Rail will take over Railtrack. Investors will receive around 250p a share, 30p less than the price when the administration was ordered.\nRailtrack: Sell or hold?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"This site uses cookies to provide you with a more responsive and personalised service. By using this site you agree to our use of cookies. Please read our cookie notice for more information on the cookies we use and how to delete or block them.\nThe full functionality of our site is not supported on your browser version, or you may have 'compatibility mode' selected. Please turn off compatibility mode, upgrade your browser to at least Internet Explorer 9, or try using another browser such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.\nDeloitte User?\nOther regulatory\n[\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7]\nEBA reports on results of the second impact assessment of IFRS 9\nThe European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a report on the results of its second impact assessment of IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments'. For the report, EBA looked at a sample of approximately 50 institutions across the European Union.\nThe exercise, which follows up on the first impact assessment published in November 2016, has confirmed the EBA's initial observations on the stage of preparation for the implementation of IFRS 9 and the estimated impact of IFRS 9 on regulatory own funds.\nOn the qualitative side, the report highlights that banks have made further progress on the implementation of IFRS 9 since the previous exercise, but smaller banks are still lagging behind in their preparation compared with larger banks. On the quantitative side, the responses received show that the estimated impact of IFRS 9 is mainly driven by IFRS 9 impairment requirements. The estimated increase of provisions is on average 13% compared to the current levels of provisions under IAS 39.\nThe full report can be accessed on the EBA website.\nIn parallel, the EBA also launched a public consultation on its guidelines on uniform disclosure of IFRS 9 transitional arrangements to ensure institutions' Pillar 3 disclosures on capital and leverage ratios are consistent across the EU during the transitional period. More information is available here.\nIFRSs in Europe \u2013 Events of 2017\nIFRS 9 \u2014 Financial Instruments\nEuropean Banking Authority (EBA)\nEuropean Union formally adopts IBOR 2 amendments\nAcademics and the post-implementation reviews of IFRS 9, IFRS 15, and IFRS 16\nUK adopts IFRS amendments for IBOR Phase 2 and amendments to IFRS 4\nIFRS Foundation publishes IFRS Taxonomy update\nESAs respond to the Trustees' sustainability consultation\nEuropean Union formally adopts IFRS 4 amendments regarding the temporary exemption from applying IFRS 9\nAll Related\nEFRAG endorsement status report 14 January 2021\nEFRAG endorsement status report 16 December 2020\nA Closer Look \u2014 Financial instrument disclosures when applying Interest Rate Benchmark Reform \u2013 Phase 1 amendments to IFRS 9 and IAS 39 and Phase 2 amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16\nGovernance in brief - FRC issues advice on annual reports for 2020\/21 reporting season\nPost-implementation review of IFRS 9\nIFRS 9 \u2014 Hedging variability in cash flows due to real interest rates\nIBOR reform and the effects on financial reporting\nIFRS 9 Financial Instruments\u2014Fair value hedge of foreign currency risk on non-financial assets (Agenda Paper 9)\nRelated Dates\nAcademics and the post-implementation review of IFRS 9\nEffective date of 2018-2020 annual improvements cycle\nAbout UKAP\n\u00a9 2021. See Legal for more information. Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (\"DTTL\"), its global network of member firms and their related entities. DTTL (also referred to as \"Deloitte Global\") and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com\/about to learn more.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Thompson Hails Passage of Bill to Repeal SALT Cap, Restore Fairness for CA-05 Taxpayers Legislation addresses double taxation, provides tax relief\nWashington \u2013 Today Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) hailed the passage of his legislation H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for State and Localities Act. This bill temporarily repeals the State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction Cap, a change that was hastily made in the 2017 Republican tax law and unfairly penalized taxpayers in districts like California's Fifth Congressional District. Thompson led debate on the House floor and released the following statement after today's debate.\nThompson Votes for Articles of Impeachment Against the President Supports efforts centered around abuse of power and obstruction of Congress\nWashington \u2013 Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), a former member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, voted for the two articles of impeachment offered by the House Committee on the Judiciary after weeks of an impeachment inquiry conducted by the Intelligence Committee. The first article charges the President with an abuse of power and the second with an obstruction of Congress. A statement from Thompson on his vote is below.\nChairman Thompson Hails Inclusion of Gun Violence Research And NICS Funding in Spending Deal Thompson, Task Force have long fought for these priorities\nWashington \u2013 Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05) applauded House and Senate negotiators for including in the spending deal $25 million for research into our nation's gun violence epidemic and $78 million in federal funding for the National Instant Background Checks System (NICS). This is the first time Congress has funded gun violence research in over 20 years and is $3 million more in NICS funding than was provided for in last year's budget. A vote on this deal with this funding included is set to happen later this week.\nThompson Votes to Pass the Lower Drug Costs Now Act Bill will reduce cost of medications, expand Medicare\nWashington \u2013 Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, voted to pass H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019. As statement from Thompson on the vote is below.\nThompson Votes to Pass Bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Thompson Votes to Pass Bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act Bill establishes program for agricultural workersAct Bill establishes program for agricultural workers to earn legal status\nWashington \u2013 Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced the House passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, bipartisan legislation he cosponsored to give a path to legal status for agricultural workers. This bill is strongly supported by local growers, farmers and farmworker groups alike. Thompson released the following statement after the vote.\nThompson, DeGette, Johnson Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize USADA Bill helps to promote Anti-Doping efforts in sports\nWashington \u2013Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Rep. Dianna DeGette (CO-01) and Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06) announced introduction of a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and promote clean competition in national sporting.\nThompson Lauds Newly Negotiated USMCA Trade Agreement as Member of Working Group Democrats unveil updated deal with stronger protections for American workers, economy and environment\nWashington \u2013 Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), a member of the House United States Mexico Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement Working Group, stood in support of the recently-released and newly-negotiated trade agreement between the three nations. A statement from Thompson is below.\nRep. Mike Thompson to Seek Reelection to Represent Fifth Congressional District Humbled at widespread support from across district\n(NAPA, CA) \u2013 U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson announced that he has filed to run for reelection in the Fifth Congressional District, which includes all of Napa County and parts of Lake, Sonoma, Solano and Contra Costa Counties.\nThompson, Eshoo, Lofgren, Matsui, Bera, Huffman Swalwell, DeSaulnier, Khanna, Panetta Announce Bill to Make Electrical Grid Better Able to Withstand disasters Bill would help mitigate risk in light of public safety power shutoffs\nWashington \u2013 Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Members of the Bay Area Delegation \u2013 Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Rep. Doris Matsui (CA-06), Rep. Ami Bera (CA-07), Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02), Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) \u2013 announced plans to introduce a bill to improve the infrastructure of our nation's electrical grid so it is better able to withstand extreme weather and natural disasters. This bill would help deliver energy for residents that is consistent and reliable. Plans for this bill were announced in light of recent Public Safety Power Shutoffs conducted by Pacific Gas and Electric that have left millions of Californians without power.\nChairman Thompson, 132 Democratic Members Urge Senate Action on House-Passed Bills in Wake of Deadly Shootings Bipartisan legislation would help prevent gun violence\nWashington \u2013 Today Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05) and 132 Members of the House Democratic Caucus wrote to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging him to hold a vote on H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Check Act of 2019 and H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019. Both passed the House with bipartisan support more than 260 days ago and have been blocked from Senate consideration despite widespread public support.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"TOPCAST Aviation Europe\nTopcast Aviation Europe Limited (\"TAEL\") belongs to the TOPCAST Group (\"TOPCAST\"). TOPCAST was founded in 1991 and headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, with nineteen offices across Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, the United States and the United Kingdom. TOPCAST connects suppliers with customers in all segments of aviation including airlines, Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) service providers and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). TAEL acts as a UK Sales Office for the TOPCAST with an annual turnover of approximately \u00a33m.\nTAEL is ultimately majority owned by funds advised by the Private Equity firm Permira (\"Permira\") which acquired a controlling stake in the business on 2 December 2019. Permira has structured its investment in the business through Permira VI Investment Platform Limited, a holding company that has investments in businesses across a number of different activities and geographies, including the UK. Whilst this tax strategy document applies to TAEL, it is aligned with the principles set out in the tax strategy document published by its parent company, Permira VI Investment Platform Limited.\nThe TAEL Board is responsible for reviewing and approving this Tax Strategy and ensuring there is an appropriate framework for its implementation and for the identification and management of tax risk. The publication of this tax strategy is regarded as satisfying the statutory obligation, under Paragraph 16(2) of Schedule 19 of the UK Finance Act 2016, for TOPCAST Aviation Europe Limited ('TAEL') for the period ended 31 December 2021.\nThe TAEL Tax Strategy Statement comprises of the following 4 key sections:\n1. Risk Management and Governance Arrangements\nTAEL's policy is to comply with all applicable UK tax legislation, regulations, reporting and disclosure requirements. The daily management of TAEL's tax affairs is the responsibility of the Finance team, assisted by our external professional tax advisor who supports the team in understanding changes to the UK tax system and filing complete and accurate tax returns in accordance with HMRC guidance. TAEL has implemented a tax control framework to help identify, assess and manage tax risks in order to help ensure ongoing compliance. The Board and management team oversee the approach to tax governance in line with the overall business strategy and the Senior Accounting Officer is formally accountable for ensuring an appropriate tax governance and control framework is in place. The Board is updated of any significant tax issues requiring its oversight or input as required.\n2. Attitude Towards Tax Planning\nTAEL complies with the Group's effective and comprehensive approach to managing risk, which is underpinned by our Code of Ethics and supported by company policies and standard operating procedures. Our approach to tax is designed to manage tax risks in a manner that is consistent with our core values and mission, which is to provide innovative solutions and services while developing long-term partnerships with our principals and customers.\nIn accordance with our core values and internal control risk management approach, we adopt a low-risk approach when considering our UK tax affairs. To the extent that TAEL undertakes any tax planning, it is with the purpose to support the commercial needs of the business, is within the overall risk appetite of the group and is supported by external tax advisors as appropriate.\n3. Level of acceptable risk\nAs with TAEL's business risk appetite, we have a low tolerance towards tax risks. We seek to minimize the risk of a dispute with HMRC by being open and transparent about our tax affairs. With respect to transactions in which there could be significant uncertainty or complexity as to the tax treatment, we would seek advice from our external tax advisors to ensure that the correct tax treatment is applied, and that the tax impact of any transactions is well understood and aligned with our tax strategy.\n4. Approach towards dealings with HMRC\nTAEL seeks to comply with all global tax reporting requirements and payment obligations. We engage and cooperate with HMRC by maintaining an open and transparent relationship based on integrity, respect and fairness. We aim to make accurate and timely disclosure in correspondence and returns, and respond to queries and information requests in a timely manner. We ensure all interactions with HMRC are conducted in a collaborative and professional way.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"AWAKENED BY CHAOS NOW AVAILABLE!\n\"Awakened by Chaos\" is now available on all streaming devices! It's been a labor of love for all involved and we look forward to bringing these songs to the stage.\nCheck it out on Spotify and Apple Music\nAWAKENED BY CHAOS ALBUM ART\nWe are pleased to unveil the cover art for our upcoming release AWAKENED BY CHAOS. The album is presently being submitted for digital distribution and will soon be available for release. We cannot wait for you to hear it!\nAwakened by Chaos Update\nHail Axis Faithful-\nThings are ramping up. I've been listening to the final mixes of the last two songs on \"Awakened by Chaos\" and they sound amazing as I knew they would. We are currently finishing up the cover art\u2026\nFundraiser to Finish \"Awakened by Chaos\"\nThe new Axis of Empires album, \"Awakened by Chaos,\" is completely recorded with only the mixing and mastering left to go. Due to unexpected circumstances, we are launching a crowdfunder to finish this final stage of the production process. Details\u2026\nSACRED PATH now Available!\nOur new single \"Sacred Path\" is now available on streaming devices! We had a great time recording this new track and look forward to hearing what you think. Our new album is currently in the works with our new vocalist\u2026\nShelby Lee Joins Axis of Empires as Lead Vocalist\nAxis of Empires is pleased to announce that vocalist Shelby Lee has joined the band as lead vocalist. Shelby was already collaborating with Jordan on Other Strangers, a jazz\/pop vocal project when the opportunity arose for her step up as\u2026\n\u00a92019 Axis of Empires. All Rights Reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"The Panoramic View: The Hudson and the Thames\nThe Panoramic View: The Hudson and the Thames, is currently on view through May 19, 2013 at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, NY.\nJohn Frederick Kensett (1816-1872)\nView on the Hudson, 1865\nThe Baltimore Museum of Art\nGift of Mrs. Paul H. Miller, BMA 1942.4\nPhotography By: Mitro Hood\nOn the Thames, Near Windsor, 1868\n22 1\/4 x 34 inches\nCollection of the Maryland State Archives\nMSA SC4680-10-0056\nPhotographed by Edward Owen\nDavid Johnson (1827-1908)\nView from West Point, 1867\nOil on canvas, 36 \u00bd x 59 3\/8 inches\nPrivate collection, Garrison, New York\nRobert Havell, Jr. (1793\u20131878)\nA View of Poughkeepsie\nOil on paper, laid down on board\nCourtesy of Arader Galleries, New York\nRobert Havell, Jr. (1793-1878)\nWest Point from Fort Putnam, 1848\nOil on canvas, 28 x 40 inches\nHudson River North to Croton Point, 1851\nCollection of the Ossining Historical Society Museum\nFrom London to New York, The Panoramic River: the Hudson and the Thames shows new ways of seeing the two iconic rivers \u2500 the Hudson, America's \"first river\" and England's ancient Thames. In the late 18th century, British artists developed the large-scale panorama, all-encompassing bird's-eye views of the rivers and their lands that made humans seem the center of the universe. Popular planetarium visions for the 19th century audience, they are the roots of today's big screen immersive film experiences.\nBy the early 19th century, painters such as Robert Havell Jr., who emigrated from London to New York, exemplify the influx of English artists who influenced a shared Anglo-American panoramic vocabulary as well as the evolution of American landscape painting. Havell's work, (who also created many of the landscapes for Audubon's famous birds) includes panoramic publications and paintings of the Hudson River and the Thames like other artists in this exhibition such as Thomas Cole (Father of the Hudson River School), and noted artists Jasper Cropsey and John Kensett, who favored the chain of cities, suburbs, and countryside along these two rivers, where horizontal planes and historical associations gave form to both artistic and cultural expression.\nThe Panoramic River features major loans from more than two dozen museums, galleries, and private collections. Museums lending paintings include: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The New-York Historical Society; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Baltimore Museum of Art; Yale Center for British Art; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College; Maryland State Archives; Morgan Library & Museum, Williams College Museum of Art; and Princeton University Art Museum.\nThe Panoramic River, organized by Hudson River Museum, is co-curated by Bartholomew Bland, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Laura Vookles, Chief Curator of Collections. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with additional essays by Pat Hardy, Curator of Paintings, Prints and Drawings, Museum of London and Geoff Snell, Doctoral Student, University of Sussex and the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England.\nThe exhibition and the accompanying catalogue have been made possible by a generous grant from the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts, Inc.\nHudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, NY. 10701\nWed- Sun, 12-5 pm. Fridays, 12 to 8 pm (July 1 to Sept 7). Museum $5 adults, $3 seniors & youth 5-16. Children under 4, free. Members Free.\nExit 9 (Executive Blvd.) Saw Mill River Pkwy (north or south). Info & Dir: 914.963.4550;\nPicasso: Master Prints\nThis spring, the Columbia Museum of Art presents a small, but luxurious exhibition, Picasso: Master Prints, featuring some of the artist's greatest prints. The installation opened April 16 and is on view through August 11, 2013.\nPicasso: Master Prints showcases etchings, lithographs and pochoirs by Pablo Picasso, the most influential artist of the 20th century. Best known as the inventor of Cubism, Picasso was prolific in still life, figurative art, and mythological scenes, all of which are featured in this exhibition. No matter what kind of print he was making or what the subject matter was, Picasso brought an extraordinary level of innovation and expertise to the art of printmaking, making every work in this exhibition a master print.\nFourteen of the prints in this exhibition are on loan to the CMA from the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro, NC. Picasso sold these prints directly to his friends and active art collectors, Etta and Claribel Cone. In turn, the famous Cone sisters gave them to the Weatherspoon Museum. This selection includes a set of 10 color pochoirs (stencils) made in the early 1920s. The set of pochoirs in Master Prints was published by Picasso's dealer of that time, Paul Rosenberg. Picasso's images were inspired by his work for the famous Ballets Russe (Russian Ballet) and the Commedia dell'Arte, a 16th century form of Italian theatre characterized by masks. Themes from these two theatrical sources made their way into the prints through the characters of Harlequin (a clown) and Pulcinella (the ancestor of Punch). Visitors will also see the guitar\u2014the instrument of the wandering troubadour\u2014reconfigured by way of Cubism.\nIn addition to the brilliantly colored pochoirs, this exhibition includes classic black and white work by the master. One is\nThe Coiffure of 1923. In his neoclassical style, Picasso transforms the visual solidity of Greek sculpture into minimalist modern lines. Though this image is small in scale and the artist uses almost no detail, a sense of classical grandeur is realized by positioning the figures in a pyramid.\nA selection of prints from Picasso's most popular folio of etchings, The Vollard Suite, produced from 1900\u20131937, is also on view in this exhibition. These prints were made when Picasso was involved in a passionate affair with his muse and model, Marie-Th\u00e8rese Walter, whose classical features are a recurrent presence in the series. They offer an ongoing process of change and metamorphosis that eludes any final resolution.\nPicasso Master Prints was on display at the Cincinnati Art Museum from December 17th, 2011 through May 13th, 2012.\nProfile in Three Colors, 1956\nTwo Clowns, 1954\nPablo Picasso, Pierrot and Harlequin on a Caf\u00e9 Terrace, c. 1922 stencil on paper, ed 29\/100, 8 \u00bc x 10 \u00bd inches.\nWoman in an Armchair, 1913\nThe Hermitage in the Prado\nFollowing the presentation in Russia of the exhibition The Prado in the Hermitage (State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, 25 February to 29 May 2011), which saw the highest visitor numbers of any exhibition held at that museum (more than 630,000), Spain welcomed The Hermitage in the Prado (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 8 November 2011 to 25 March 2012).\nComprising 179 works from the Hermitage's celebrated collections of paintings, drawings and sculptures in addition to a large and remarkable groups of archaeological items, examples of the decorative arts, furniture and court dress, The Hermitage in the Prado marked the conclusion of a unique exchange of collections between these two great museums that are not only of equal importance but have similar origins as repositories of the former royal collections of their respective countries.\nAs was the case with the exhibition of works from the Prado held in Saint Petersburg earlier this year, this exhibition offered visitors the chance to see one museum inside another given that it included not only many of the Hermitage's most famous works of art and archaeological items but also objects that relate to the Museum's own history. With this aim in mind the exhibition opened with portraits of Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Nicholas I and with paintings of the interiors of the Winter Palace and its surrounding area.\nWith regard to the large and highly important selection of paintings, drawings and sculptures in this exhibition, particularly notable works included\nSaint Sebastian by Titian,\nThe Lute Player by Caravaggio,\nSaint Sebastian by Ribera,\nThree Men at a Table by Vel\u00e1zquez,\nand two works by Rembrandt from the important group of the artist's paintings in the Hermitage, namely\nand Haman accepts his Fate.\nAmong the drawings on display were works by D\u00fcrer, Rubens, Watteau and Ingres, while sculptures include the terracotta model by Bernini for The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, and The Penitent Magdalen, one of Antonio Canova's masterpieces in marble.\nMoving forward in time, the exhibition also featured notable works from the Hermitage's celebrated holdings of Impressionist and Post-impressionist paintings by artists such as Monet, C\u00e9zanne, Renoir, Gauguin and Matisse, the latter represented by Game of Skittles\nand Conversation.\nThere were three works by Picasso, including\nSeated Woman and\nThe Absinthe Drinker.\nThis section of the exhibition concluded with two great icons of Russian avant-garde art,\nComposition VI by Kandinsky\nand Malevich's enigmatic Black Square.\nNo avae no Maria (The Month of Mary) Paul Gauguin\nLorenzo Lotto, \"Rest on the Flight into Egypt with Saint Justina\"\nVeronese's \"Lamentation over the Body of the dead Christ\"\nEl Greco's \"Saint Peter and Saint Paul\"\nPaul C\u00e9zanne's \"Blue Landscape,\nThe Spanish Line in the British Museum. Drawings from the Renaissance to Goya\nA Saint Tied to a Tree, Jos\u00e9 de Ribera, Red chalk, 232 x 170 mm, 1626, \u00a9 The Trustees of the British Museum 1850, 0713.4\nFor the first time outside the UK, The Spanish Line in the British Museum. Drawings from the Renaissance to Goya at the Museo del Prado starting 19 March 2013, presents a group of 71 works from the collection of drawings by Spanish artists housed in the British Museum, considered one of the most important in the world due to the exceptional quality of the works. The collection offers a reflection of the highly refined taste that English collectors developed for Spanish art during the course of the 19th century. Only a few of these drawings have previously been seen in Spain and the present exhibition thus represents a unique opportunity to see a fascinating survey of the history of Spanish drawings in the galleries of the Museo del Prado. Sponsored at the Prado by its \"Friends\", the exhibition was first seen at the British Museum at the end of last year and now arrives in Madrid with notable differences, although maintaining the overall chronological arrangement and sections devoted to regional schools. Within these sections there are works by some of the leading Spanish artists such as Berruguete in the Renaissance and the great masters of the Golden Age including Zurbar\u00e1n, Murillo, Cano, Ribera and a drawing attributed to Vel\u00e1zquez. The exhibition culminates with the work of Goya, who is particularly well represented in the collection housed at the British Museum\nArranged chronologically, the 71 drawings will allow visitors to appreciate the way Spanish artists expressed their commitment to the medium of drawing over a period spanning more than three hundred years, from the mid-16th century to the 19th century.\nThe exhibition includes drawings by all the most important artists of this period including Vel\u00e1zquez, Murillo, Zurbar\u00e1n, Ribera and Goya, represented through some of their key works.\nDrawings by Spanish artists were highly esteemed and collected in Great Britain from the mid-19th century onwards, reflecting the growing taste for Spanish art in that country which was encouraged by the publication of the two volumes of the Handbook for Travellers in Spain by Richard Ford (1845) and Annals of the Artists of Spain by William Stirling Maxwell (1848).\nIt was traditionally considered that Spanish artists were not particularly interested in drawing. This idea has, however, been revised in recent years and the present exhibition aims to demonstrate that the notion of drawing as a basis for the practice of art was well established in Spain from the Renaissance to the 19th century.\nThe 71 drawings in the exhibition are complemented by two paintings from the Prado's collection for which the preparatory drawings are in London. The presence of these two oils by Vicente Carducho and Luis Paret allows for a reflection on the role of preparatory drawings in the final work.\nThe exhibition opens with the oldest drawings by 16th-century Spanish artists working in Castile, including Alonso Berruguete. This section also explores the repercussion on Spanish drawing of the presence of foreign artists in the country, primarily Italians, who were working on the decoration of the monastery at El Escorial. Among them was Pellegrino Tibaldi, represented here by one of the most outstanding architectural drawings of the 16th century, Study for the Decoration of the Library at El Escorial.\nThis section continues with the work of some of the most important 17th-century artists active in the different regions of Spain, which were independent artistic centres. They include Vicente Carducho, Alonso Cano and Francisco Rizi in Madrid; Francisco Pacheco, Murillo and Zurbar\u00e1n in Seville; Juan Ribalta in Valencia and Jos\u00e9 de Ribera in Naples. All represent the great burgeoning of drawing that took place in the Golden Age, of which outstanding examples are The Dwarf Miguelito by Rizi, The Archangel Michael by Murillo, A miraculous healing by a Saint attributed to Ribalta and Tityus (or Prometheus) by Ribera.\nFrom the 18th century the exhibition includes key works by Luis Paret (Masked Ball at the Teatro del Pr\u00edncipe) and by Jos\u00e9 Camar\u00f3n (Oriental Woman under an Awning) as well as drawings by other masters of this period, demonstrating artists' increasing use of the medium at this period in response to international trends and influences.\nThe exhibition concludes with the work of Francisco de Goya, who permanently changed the context of Spanish art and contributed to making the country one of the leading artistic centres in Europe. Goya's drawings explore the imagination, beliefs and human conduct. Eight works that span his entire career and have never previously been seen in Spain (including the magnificent drawing of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington) reveal his incomparable versatility as a draughtsman and the variety of subjects that attracted his interest.\nThe accompanying catalogue analyses the works on display in the individual entries and also includes a brief history of drawing in Spain from the 16th to the 19th century in the form of five introductory texts to the entries: \"The introduction of graphic practices: Castile 1500-1600\"; \"Madrid, artistic capital 1600-1700\"; \"Andalusia 1550-1700\"; \"The drawing in Valencia 1500-1700. Ribera in Naples\"; and \"The 18th century and Francisco de Goya\".\nThe catalogue also includes an introductory essay that offers a general analysis of Spanish drawing with a focus on its critical fortunes, origins and distinctive characteristics, concluding with the history of the Spanish drawings collection in the British Museum. All the texts are written by Mark McDonald, the exhibition's curator and the curator of the British Museum's collection of Spanish drawings.\nPartial Exhibit List\nThe Archangel Michael, Bartolom\u00e9 Esteban Murillo. Pen and brown ink over black chalk, 268 x 189 mm, c. 1655 - 1660 \u00a9 The Trustees of the British Museum 1873,0614.216\nThe Garrotted Man\nEtching, 327 x 211 mm\n\u00a9 The Trustees of the British Museum 1875,0612.95\nArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington\nRed chalk over black chalk and graphite, 235 x 177 mm\n\u00a9 The Trustees of the British Museum 1862,0712.185\nDon Quijote Beset by Monsters\nBrush drawing in grey-brown ink and wash, 207 x 144 mm\nFor having Jewish Ancestry\nBrush drawing in brown ink and wash, 205 x 142 mm\nEmperor Maximilian I and the Age of D\u00fcrer\nEmperor Maximilian I and the Age of D\u00fcrer Albertina, Vienna 14 September 2012 to 6 January 2013\nEmperor Maximilian I was a \"media emperor\", who spared no efforts for the representation of his person and to secure his posthumous fame. He employed the best artists and made use of the most modern media of his time. Many of the most outstanding works produced for the propaganda and commemoration of Emperor Maximilian I are preserved in the Albertina. These include not only numerous works by Albrecht D\u00fcrer, but also Albrecht Altdorfer's Triumphal Procession \u2013 a work in gouache on parchmennt the artist and his workshop executed for Maximilian \u2013 which was the focus of the exhibition. (Follow link for images and history.)\nBesides Maximilian's tomb at the Hofkirche in Innsbruck and the monumental Triumphal Arch, the Triumphal Procession is the largest and most important of his commissions: following the model of ancient triumphal processions, it presents musicians, hunters, banner carriers, artillery, magnificent imperial carriages, soldiers, knights and princes, statues of Maximilian's Habsburg ancestors, his wedding to Mary of Burgundy and his wars. The Triumphal Procession thus reflects the most important persons and events of Maximilian's life and, like the other major projects, was intended to serve his eternal memory and the glory of the House of Habsburg.\nThis work was once composed of 109 large-sized sheets, out of which numbers 49 to 109, as well as the author's sheet, have survived and all of which still show their original brilliant colours; put together, these body-colour paintings amount to more than fifty metres in length. They were last presented publicly in 1959 on the occasion of the Albertina's exhibition honouring the 500th anniversary of Maximilian's birthday \u2013 reason enough to not only present them again in their entirety and on a large scale, but also to reassess them from a scientific point of view.\nThe subsequent translation of the Triumphal Procession into the woodcut medium by Hans Burgkmair, Albrecht Altdorfer, and their workshops illustrates the work's multiple-stage realization, which the emperor requested for almost all of his commissions. In terms of both form and idea, the Triumphal Procession and the monumental woodcut of the Triumphal Arch, which will also be on display in the exhibition, as well as the book projects Theuerdank, Wei\u00dfkunig, and Freydal, are all intrinsically related to one another, since all of them treat the ever-recurring core themes of Maximilian's life: his noble lineage, his extraordinary talents, his devoutness, and his military glory. Another section of the exhibition will be devoted to knighthood and the Order of St George; further focal points will deal with the emperor's interest in genealogy, the reception of antiquity, and humanism.\nIn addition to important works from the holdings of the Albertina, many international lenders are contributing to the exhibition including the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin, the British Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York.\nFAMILY \u2013 THE POLITICAL POTENTIAL OF KINSHIP\nBBy arranging for the marriage of his son Maximilian to Mary of Burgundy, Emperor Frederick III laid the foundation for the rise of the Habsburgs. Maximilian in turn succeeded in expanding the Habsburg family's sphere of influence to large parts of Europe. In wedding his children and grandchildren to the Spanish, Bohemian, and Hungarian heirs apparent, Maximilian established a Habsburg power base that reached far beyond the borders of the Holy Roman Empire. This wise marriage policy is referred to in the well-known saying \u00bbLet others wage war, but thou, O happy Austria, marry; for those kingdoms which Mars gives to others, Venus gives to thee\u00ab. This expansion of the House of Habsburg was not only aimed at strengthening the Empire, but was first and foremost beneficial to the Habsburg dynasty as such. Yet since the emperor's influence on imperial policymaking essentially depended on his support base at home, his position within the Empire was bolstered by the Habsburg gains in territory in Burgundy, the Netherlands, Spain, Bohemia, and Hungary, all of which were rich in resources.\nMaximilian's grandson, Emperor Charles V, once more enlarged the Habsburg dominion by adding parts of South America, thus governing an empire \u00bbupon which the sun never sets\u00ab. Under Emperor Maximilian I and his successor, Charles V, the Habsburgs rapidly rose to become Europe's leading dynasty for the next four centuries. Internal political matters and wars in the Netherlands and Hungary and against France and Venice forced Maximilian to constantly travel around with his entourage. Hence he never established a permanent residence; nevertheless, Innsbruck became one of his favourite retreats and thus saw a heyday under Maximilian. It was also the place where Bianca Maria Sforza, Maximilian's second wife, spent many years of their marriage.\nBETWEEN POETRY AND TRUTH: THE EMPEROR'S ANCESTOR WORSHIP\nThe first member of the House of Habsburg to become emperor was Maximilian's father, Frederick III. In 1508, fifteen years after the latter's death, and with the assent of Pope Julius II, Maximilian I proclaimed himself \u00bbElected Holy Roman Emperor\u00ab. A sovereign coming from a relatively young dynasty, Maximilian sought to glorify his descent in order to distinguish himself from rival ruling houses. A venerable lineage was to anchor his position in history and present him as the heir of a splendid past.\nHe enhanced his line of ancestors with antique roots reaching back to the Greek hero Hector or the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. Maximilian's genealogical trees even contain progenitors from the Old Testament, such as Noah, or pious saints like Margrave Leopold from the House of Babenberg. In this way, Maximilian endowed himself with such noble virtues as piety, humbleness, resolve, and courage, which were assured by legendary forefathers. Such imaginary ancestors as King Arthur conferred upon Maximilian virtues like chivalry and justice. Maximilian also claimed Charlemagne as one of his ancestors, since this enabled him to deduce the legitimacy of his own position as imperial sovereign from the first post-Roman emperor. Such fantastic constructions designated the emperor as the embodiment of a virtuous Christian hero: the First Knight of the Empire!\nTThe first member of the House of Habsburg to become emperor was Maximilian's father, Frederick III. In 1508, fifteen years after the latter's death, and with the assent of Pope Julius II, Maximilian I proclaimed himself \u00bbElected Holy Roman Emperor\u00ab. A sovereign coming from a relatively young dynasty, Maximilian sought to glorify his descent in order to distinguish himself from rival ruling houses. A venerable lineage was to anchor his position in history and present him as the heir of a splendid past.\nHumanism was the most important intellectual movement during the Renaissance and spread across all of Europe in the sixteenth century. Based on classical thought, humanism designed an ideal image of man, whose personality was to evolve freely through universal education: man became the measure of all things. At the turn of the sixteenth century, discoveries and scientific research also led to new insights that paved the way for the future. The heliocentric system took the upper hand thanks to Nicolaus Copernicus, and Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.\nThe dissemination of humanist ideas was facilitated by the invention of the printing press around the middle of the fifteenth century. Works by classical and medieval authors were not only translated, but they were also made accessible to the educated through printed books. Broadsheets illustrated with woodcuts also played an important role in the spread of humanist teachings.\nTo Emperor Maximilian, humanist ideals and ideas were of interest insofar as he was able to exploit them for his own ends. These involved historical and ancestry research, but also astronomy and cartography, which were not irrelevant in warfare. Several humanists in Maximilian's entourage devised concepts for the prestigious projects to be realized in his memory and supervised the artistic execution of these comprehensive works meant to immortalize his fame. Maximilian was one of the promoters of the University of Vienna. It accommodated the \u00bbCollege of Poets\u00ab, which had been founded by him in 1501 and one of whose scholars was the \u00bbarch-humanist\u00ab Conrad Celtes.\nTHE TRIUMPH OF THE EMPEROR\nIIn ancient Rome, victorious military leaders marched to the Capitol in a triumphal procession, where offerings were made and celebrations held for the troops and the populace. Through literary descriptions by humanist authors and pictorial representations of the Italian Renaissance, the classical motif of the triumphal procession also regained its topicality north of the Alps.\nIn 1512 Maximilian I commissioned Albrecht Altdorfer to paint a glorious Triumphal Procession on vellum, which originally was more than 100 metres long. Maximilian had already devoted himself to the theme of the triumphal chariot five years earlier. In 1518 Albrecht D\u00fcrer designed the Great Triumphal Chariot in the form of a monumental drawing showing the emperor and his family riding in an elaborately decorated coach. This work was later reproduced as a woodcut. The historical and iconographic foundation for such works derived from schemes conceived by Maximilian's humanist advisors. Models from ancient times, with their classical iconography meant to elevate rulers, were translated into the period around 1500, with a focus on the emperor's personality.\nA triumphal procession such as that painted by Altdorfer never took place in reality. And a triumphal chariot such as that drawn by D\u00fcrer was never built for the emperor. Maximilian's Triumphal Procession, his Great Triumphal Chariot, and his printed Arch of Honor, which was three metres high, were merely realized as images serving as propaganda and for the emperor's glorification. Thanks to the modern reproduction medium of woodcut, it was possible to print and disseminate them in large editions.\nTHE IDEAL IMAGE OF THE RULER \u2013 HERO IN A THOUSAND GUISES\nA master of self-stylization, Maximilian created a complex image of himself as a ruler. But it was not only the competent politician and brave military leader, who himself courageously and resolvedly fought in the front line of the battlefield, that was to be glorified. The \u00bbideal ruler\u00ab was just as adroit when it came to jousting, hunting, rhetoric, and courtly love. He also possessed a medieval knight's virtues, which were indispensable for good government. Many of the works of art Maximilian I commissioned deal with these knightly virtues. Unlike the Medici, for example, he was neither a patron nor a collector: his artistic interest was always directed at a mise-en-sc\u00e8ne of his person and the commemoration of his life and deeds. His literary and autobiographic book projects \u2013 such as the jousting book Freydal, the adventure epic Theuerdank, and the family chronicle Wei\u00dfkunig \u2013 portray the sovereign as a hero excelling in all disciplines. The carriages filled with treasures in his Triumphal Procession and precious works of gold were intended to celebrate the emperor's immeasurable riches.\nIn this respect, however, the emperor's panegyrical self-portrayal was far removed from the harsh reality of a permanent shortage of financial means. Maximilian's imperial household, the wars he led, and the works of art he commissioned to glorify his person and governance were financed by loans granted him by Jakob Fugger in exchange for land, privileges, and ennoblement.\nThe sovereign's depiction in diverse roles \u2013 such as one of the Three Magi or as Saint George \u2013 is an expression of his constant efforts to transfigure his personality. Maximilian's real image is conveyed to us in the form of Albrecht D\u00fcrer's powerful drawing from 1518. Distributed in an edition of several hundred impressions through the medium of woodcut, it continues to shape our idea of the emperor's appearance.\nKNIGHTHOOD AND THE ORDER OF SAINT GEORGE\nThat Maximilian did not die prematurely on the battlefield, in a jousting tournament, or during a hunt is almost miraculous. There are numerous testaments to his courageous personal participation in battles and intervention in dangerous situations of all kinds. This contributed to Maximilian's image of the \u00bblast knight\u00ab, which took shape in the period of Romanticism.\nIndeed, knightly virtues played an important role in the emperor's life \u2013 a role that was best personified by Saint George, the patron saint of the Crusaders. Maximilian particularly supported the Order of Saint George, established by his father, Emperor Frederick III. In 1493, Maximilian founded the Brotherhood of Saint George, which was to raise funds for the campaign against the Ottoman Empire. Yet Maximilian did not achieve his goal of expelling the Turks from Europe. If the emperor had himself depicted as the Christian victor over the dragon, it was in order to at least fight his crusade symbolically on paper, since financial restraints had kept him from launching a real one.\nAn excellent jouster, Maximilian personified the fading ideal of Burgundian knighthood. It is not a coincidence that the art of making plate armour was in its heyday at the turn of the sixteenth century: Maximilian, who had a passion for tournaments, was also a major patron in this field.\nIn reality, however, Emperor Maximilian was a far-sighted sovereign and military leader who commanded the most modern artillery of his period and overran his opponents with a powerful infantry of lansquenets, with Maximilian himself fighting as a foot soldier on the front line.\nTHE GREAT DEATH\nEmperor Maximilian did his utmost to live on in the memory of posterity. This primary goal of his culminated in a tomb he started planning in 1502 and which, according to the original concept, was to comprise nearly 200 bronze sculptures. The most renowned artists of the period were engaged to work on this memorial monument. Besides Saint Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna or the Chapel of Saint George in Wiener Neustadt, Maximilian considered an abbey consecrated to Saint George on Mount Falkenstein near Lake Wolfgang as a suitable site. This memorial was only installed fifty years after the emperor's death, under his grandson Ferdinand I, in the Innsbruck Court Church. But Maximilian's ancestors \u2013 the monumental \u00bbSchwarze Mander\u00ab (Black Men) \u2013 guard an empty tomb. Maximilian's mortal remains are interred in front of the altar in the chapel in which he was baptized \u2013 the Chapel of Saint George in Wiener Neustadt Castle.\nFor the preservation of his memory, Maximilian preferentially made use of the technique of woodcut, in terms of both text and image. This is most impressively demonstrated by his Arch of Honor, the largest woodcut produced in the age of D\u00fcrer: combining battles, historical events, ancestors, and the emperor's family tree, it is another mise-en-sc\u00e8ne of Maximilian's role as emperor.\n\u00bbHe who does not provide for his memory while he lives, will not be remembered after his death, so that this person will be forgotten when the bell tolls. And hence the money I spend for my memory will not be lost.\u00ab With these words, Maximilian sought to justify the funds spent for immortalizing his life and deeds. This striving for posthumous fame was in stark contrast to how the emperor's life actually ended. He died in 1519, conscious of great guilt and driven by a fear of God's judgement. During his last years, he had his coffin carried along wherever he went. Having received the Extreme Unction, he abdicated all of his titles and ordered that his teeth be broken off and his hair be shorn after his death as a sign of humility. His dead body was to be scourged in order to purge him of all guilt.\nHowever, the works of art Maximilian I left behind confirm his earlier prognosis that the money spent for his commemoration and fame would not be in vain. The powerful visual language of the works he commissioned has ensured that Emperor Maximilian still remains unforgotten.\nEMPEROR MAXIMILIAN I 1459\u20131519\nMaximilian was born in Wiener Neustadt on 22 March 1459, the son of Emperor Frederick III and his consort, Eleanor of Portugal.\nIn 1462 Maximilian witnessed how his family was besieged at the imperial castle in Vienna by his uncle Albrecht. Although Frederick rose to power after Albrecht's death, Vienna was conquered by Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, in 1485 and became Hungary's capital for the next five years. For these reasons Maximilian avoided Vienna throughout his life, preferring Innsbruck, Wiener Neustadt, Graz, Wels, and other towns as temporary residences.\nAfter the death of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, in 1477, his daughter Mary (1475\u20131482) inherited his rich dominions. That same year she married Maximilian, who thus became Duke of Burgundy. They had two children, Philip (1478\u20131506) and Margaret (1480\u20131530).\nWhen Mary of Burgundy died prematurely, Maximilian \u2013 or rather his son Philip \u2013 came into possession of the Low Countries and the Duchy of Burgundy. King Louis XI of France sought to reconquer formerly French territories, but Maximilian could defend large parts of his Burgundian inheritance.\nIn 1490 Archduke Sigismund abdicated his rulership of Tyrol, Further Austria, and the Habsburg homelands in the region around Lake Constance in favour of Maximilian, under whom the castle of Innsbruck was transformed into an imperial residence. In 1493 Maximilian succeeded his father as King of the Romans and regent of the Archduchy of Austria.\nIn 1494 Maximilian married Bianca Maria Sforza, who was beneath his rank, but brought him an immense dowry, which he urgently needed to settle his debts. In return, Maximilian bestowed the fiefdom of the Duchy of Milan upon her uncle Ludovico Sforza, called \u00bbil Moro\u00ab. Bianca died in Innsbruck in 1510.\nIn 1495, at the Diet of Worms, Maximilian decreed the empire's administrative reform. It was the first time that a general tax \u2013 the \u00bbCommon Penny\u00ab \u2013 was introduced. Maximilian also established the so-called \u00bbImperial Chamber Court\u00ab, which was to put an end to medieval feuds.\nIn 1496 Maximilian wed his son Philip the Handsome to Joanna of Aragon and Castile, and at the same time married his daughter Margaret to Joanna's brother John, the Spanish heir apparent. Through this double alliance and after John's premature death, the Habsburgs came into possession of the Spanish crown. Philip and Joanna's son, the future Emperor Charles V (1500\u20131558), was to govern Spain and an empire \u00bbupon which the sun never set\u00ab.\nIn 1508 Maximilian declared himself \u00bbElected Holy Roman Emperor\u00ab. This proclamation could not take place in Rome, as was customary, but \u2013 with the assent of Pope Julius II \u2013 was held in Trento, because Maximilian's adversary Venice refused him passage to Rome. The emperor's powers as such were limited, but his domestic support base and the emperor's moral superiority over other royal houses in Europe were crucial advantages.\nSince the 1480s, the Augsburg banker Jakob Fugger had been Maximilian's most important financial backer. Out of gratefulness for his political support, Maximilian ennobled him in 1511.\nDuring the first and second decades of the sixteenth century, Emperor Maximilian commissioned comprehensive works of art in order to glorify his person and government. Maximilian himself had been working on various plans for his tomb since 1502. In 1512, Albrecht Altdorfer began to paint the Triumphal Procession, which was one hundred metres long. In 1515, Albrecht D\u00fcrer completed the monumental Arch of Honor. And in 1518, D\u00fcrer portrayed the emperor at the Diet of Augsburg.\nIn 1515 the \u00bbDouble Wedding of Vienna\u00ab, which ultimately turned out to be highly advantageous, sealed the dual alliance Emperor Maximilian had arranged for his grandchildren, Ferdinand and Mary, who were married to the children of the King of Bohemia and Hungary. Through Maximilian's wise dynastic marriage policy, the House of Habsburg obtained Burgundy along with the rich Netherlands, as well as Spain, Hungary, and Bohemia, within a period of three decades.\nMaximilian died in Wels on 12 January 1519. According to his wishes, he was buried in the Chapel of Saint George in Wiener Neustadt Castle, where he had once been baptized. Maximilian's tomb, with its larger-than-life bronze figures, was unfinished at his death. On the initiative of his grandson, Emperor Ferdinand I, it was completed in 1585 and installed as a cenotaph in the Innsbruck Court Church, which had specially been built to accommodate this empty sepulchre.\nView of Innsbruck from the North, c. 1496\nWatercolour, bodycolour, heightened with white Albertina, Vienna\nSoldier on Horseback, 1498\nPen and brown ink, watercolour Albertina, Vienna\nThe Italian Trophy (Design for the \"Triumphal Procession of Emperor Maximilian I\"), 1518\nPen and black ink Albertina, Vienna\nHand Holding a Pomegranate (Study for the \"Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I\"), 1519 (?)\nBlack chalk Albertina, Vienna\nKnight, Death and the Devil, 1513\nCopper engraving Albertina, Vienna\nPortrait of Emperor Maximilian I, c. 1519\nWoodcut Albertina, Vienna\nThe Triumphal Arch of Emperor Maximilian I, 3rd edition, 1559\nColoured woodcut, laid down, rolled upAlbertina, Vienna\nThe Master of Fl\u00e9malle and Rogier van der Weyden The Birth of Modern Painting\nThe St\u00e4del Museum, Frankfurt, in cooperation with the Gem\u00e4ldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, dedicated a major exhibition, 21 November 2008 \u2013 22 February 2009, to Robert Campin, the \"Master of Fl\u00e9malle,\" and Rogier van der Weyden \u2013 a presentation focusing on the still unresolved issues concerning the \"ars nova,\" that revolutionary new painting emerging in the Burgundian Netherlands, which, with its truthful rendering of details of reality, marks the beginning of modern painting in the early fifteenth century.\nBesides the brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck, the \"Master of Fl\u00e9malle,\" often identified with the Tournai painter Robert Campin, and Rogier van der Weyden, who worked for him intermittently and later became \"painter to the town of Brussels,\" were of crucial importance for the birth and initial development of Early Netherlandish painting. They stand for the discovery of the visible world which they represented in hitherto unknown realistic detail thanks to the sophisticated new technique of oil painting. A precious brocade fabric or the tear on a mourning Madonna's cheek, the signs of age in a woman's face, or the snow-covered summits visible far on the horizon \u2013 the Dutch painters of the fifteenth century introduced motifs as worth including in a picture that had been unfamiliar in European painting before. As the imagination of that time was profoundly informed by religious notions, these details of the visible world depicted with delusive exactness were also used to hint at a transcendental world beyond the banal everyday reality.\nThough the Master of Fl\u00e9malle, also known as Robert Campin, and Rogier van der Weyden number among the most important and innovative European artists of the fifteenth century, and their paintings like\nthe \"M\u00e9rode Altarpiece\" in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters,\nor the \"Miraflores Altarpiece\" in the Gem\u00e4ldegalerie in Berlin belong to the most beautiful and popular works of late medieval art \u2013 both works were included in the exhibition in Frankfurt \u2013 there has been no monographic exhibition dedicated to the two painters and their oeuvres until today.\nHowever, a direct comparison of the two \u2013 particularly in matters of style \u2013 is of crucial importance in this case. For the identification of the Master of Fl\u00e9malle with Robert Campin is still as controversial as the drawing of a clear dividing line between the former's oeuvre and Rogier van der Weyden's. Four monumental volumes on the two artists, arriving at partly radically divergent conclusions, have been published only in recent years. Under these circumstances, an exhibition that brought together the two artists' oeuvres, presenting some of their works together for the first time since centuries, offered a splendid opportunity to make persuasive proposals for a solution based on direct comparisons.\nAbout fifty masterpieces by the two artists were assembled in the exhibition \"The Master of Fl\u00e9malle and Rogier van der Weyden. The Birth of Modern Painting.\" They came from the most outstanding museums of the world such as the Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp, the Gem\u00e4ldegalerie in Berlin, the Groeningemuseum in Brugges, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts in Dijon, the Museum der bildenden K\u00fcnste Leipzig, the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon, the National Gallery in London, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Museo del Prado in Madrid, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre in Paris, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.\nFor the St\u00e4del Museum, which possesses one of the most significant collections of Early Netherlandish painting itself, this exhibition represented a landmark for the research in this field, which has been intensely pursued at the institution for many years. An exhibition of the St\u00e4del Museum, Frankfurt, and the Gem\u00e4ldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin.\nFurther venue: Gem\u00e4ldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, 20 March \u2013 21 June 2009\nCatalogue: \"The Master of Fl\u00e9malle and Rogier van der Weyden. The Birth of Modern Painting,\" edited by Stephan Kemperdick and Jochen Sander, preface by Max Hollein and Bernd W. Lindemann. With contributions by Gabriel Dette, Bastian Eclercy, Beatrix Graf, Stephan Kemperdick, Peter Klein, Antje- Fee K\u00f6llermann, and Jochen Sander. English and German editions, numerous illustrations in color, Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern 2008.\nMaster of Fl\u00e9malle, Diptych of the Holy Trinity and the Virgin by the Fireplace\nMaster of Fl\u00e9malle, Madonna by a Grassy Bank. Oak panel, 40,2 x 28,5\nMaster of Fl\u00e9malle, Virgin and Child with Saints in an Enclosed Garden\nRogier van der Weyden, Portrait of a Young Woman. Oak panel, 34,5 x\nRogier van der Weyden, Workshop, Annunciation Triptych (Center Panel).\nThe Master of Fl\u00e9malle, Birth of Christ. Oakwood, 85,7 x 72 cm. Mus\u00e9e\nThe Master of Fl\u00e9malle, Fragment of the Bad Thief. Oakwood, 133,7 x\nThe Spanish Line in the British Museum. Drawings f...\nThe Master of Fl\u00e9malle and Rogier van der Weyden T...\nReflections on Water in American Painting:The Phel...\nGoya. Light and Shade\nBosch Bruegel Rubens Rembrandt Masterpieces of the...\nStoried Past: Four Centuries of French Drawings fr...\nGustav Klimt, The Drawings\nPrivate Treasures: Four Centuries of European Mast...\nRembrandt. Painter of Stories\nPAINTED ON 21ST STREET Helen Frankenthaler from 19...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Briefs: NYC city council considers tax cut; Choice, Circus Circus agreement\nNYC city council considers tax cut: The New York City Council is reportedly planning to dramatically cut the local hotel tax to encourage a faster recovery of the city's US$100 billion tourism market. The Hotel Association of New York City has been urging Mayor Eric Adams and the council to bring down the occupancy tax rate on hotel stays to 2.875% from the existing 5.875%. The tax is likely to generate US$25 million in revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, as per the mayor's preliminary budget plan. However, studies have revealed that the city's tourism market is not expected to bounce back fully to 2019 levels until 2026. A study by the Hotel Association found that lowering of hotel occupancy tax for two years would enable hotels to increase occupancy rates and generate additional revenue.\nCircus Circus Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas\nChoice, Circus Circus agreement: Choice Hotels International has entered into a strategic agreement with Circus Circus Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to become a part of the Ascend Hotel Collection. Circus Circus' 4,000 rooms can be booked directly through Choice channels.\nDallas leads US construction pipeline: With 165 projects\/19,730 rooms, Dallas leads all U.S. markets in pipeline projects, according to Lodging Econometrics. Atlanta comes second with 135 projects\/17,646 rooms, followed by Los Angeles (123 projects\/20,176 rooms), New York (122 projects\/20,864 rooms) and Phoenix (103 projects\/13,820 rooms). Dallas also has the highest number of projects (54 projects\/7,133 rooms) expected to start in the next 12 months. Markets with the greatest number of projects under construction are New York (90 projects\/14,710 rooms) and Dallas (25 projects\/3,698 rooms), followed by Atlanta (25 projects\/3,928 rooms), Austin (25 projects\/3,381 rooms) and Los Angeles (21 projects\/3,489 rooms). These five markets account for 19% of the number of projects currently under construction in the U.S. With 84 projects\/9,495 rooms, Dallas also has the most projects in the initial planning stages, followed by Los Angeles ( 57 projects\/9,881 rooms), Atlanta (56 projects\/6,585 rooms), Nashville (48 projects\/5,635 rooms) and Orlando (42 projects\/7,204 rooms).\nSC Capital raises JPY122 billion: Singapore-based SC Capital Partners has secured commitments, including pledges, from two undisclosed global institutional investors, for JPY122 billion (US$951 million) for its new Japan Hospitality Fund. SC Capital says the fund will focus on acquiring minor repositioning and\/or operating hospitality-related investments in Japan, which will include real estate trusts, beneficiary interests representing real estate, real estate investment trusts and companies. The first close of the fund was held with the initial commitment of JPY61 billion (US$47 million) with a further top-up option to increase commitments to JPY122 billion (US$951 million).\nBNP Paribas acquires Club Med in France: BNP Paribas REIM has acquired the ski-in, ski-out Club Med de l'Alpe d'Huez in Isere, France, through its SCPI Accimmo Pierre fund. The property was acquired from Lagune, an investment vehicle managed by Luxembourg-based Batipart. Operated by Club Med since it opened in the 1980s, the 442-key resort underwent major renovations and extension in 2019, enabling it to reposition itself from three to four tridents. Capital investments totaled \u20ac87 million (US$93.42 million).\nCoast Hotels grows portfolio: Coast Hotels Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Hotel Canada Inc., agreed with Calgary, Canada-based SM2 Capital Partners last month to acquire the Regency Suites Hotel in downtown Calgary. The 120 all-suite property, which was rebranded as the Coast Calgary Downtown Hotel & Suites by APA, reopened on April 12. This is Coast Hotels' fourth hotel acquisition in the recent months, with the fifth property in Sechelt, British Columbia, set to join the brand within the next 60 days.\nThailand lifts testing norms: Thailand has lifted the RT-PCR testing requirement for international arrivals from May 1 and introduced two new entry schemes specially customized for vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers. Fully vaccinated international travelers will no longer be mandated to show proof of a pre-arrival negative RT-PCR test nor go through a test on arrival. However, travelers are still required to register for a Thailand Pass with a vaccination certificate and an insurance policy with coverage of at least US$10,000 (reduced from the earlier US$20,000). Vaccinated international travelers will be free to move around the country, while unvaccinated\/partially vaccinated international travelers will no longer be required to show proof of a pre-arrival test nor undergo a test upon arrival. They will have to register for a Thailand Pass with a five-day hotel booking an insurance policy with coverage of at least US$10,000. Upon arriving in Thailand, unvaccinated\/partially vaccinated will have to stay in quarantine for five days and undergo a test on the fifth day.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"July 7, 2015 \/ 9:50 AM\nPaul McCartney likens post-John Lennon era to 'revisionism,' talks songwriting controversy\nMarilyn Malara\nPaul McCartney arrives on the red carpet at the 2014 Women's Leadership Award Honoring Stella McCartney at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City on November 13, 2014. In a recent interview with Britain's Esquire magazine, McCartney likened former band member John Lennon's death to martyrdom and explained how it affected his career. Photo by John Angelillo\/UPI | License Photo\nThe Beatles wave to the thousands of screaming teenagers after their arrival at Kennedy Airport in New York, New York on February 7, 1964. Photo by United Press International\nA woman sets down a candle among the flowers and pictures left on the \"Imagine\" mosaic as John Lennon fans gather at Strawberry Fields in Central Park to pay tribute to the musician on December 8, 2010 in New York City. File photo by Monika Graff\/UPI | License Photo\nSinger Sir Paul McCartney (L) and his wife Nancy arrive at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, on April 20, 2015. Photo by Keizo Mori\/UPI | License Photo\nSinger Sir Paul McCartney arrives at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, on April 20, 2015. Photo by Keizo Mori\/UPI | License Photo\nLONDON, July 7 (UPI) -- Paul McCartney aired some leftover frustrations from his songwriting days with late bandmate John Lennon, saying which name goes first on the credits is still important.\nIn an interview for this July's issue of British Esquire magazine, McCartney said at first the duo intended to alternate the brands \"Lennon and McCartney\" and \"McCartney and Lennon\" on their songs -- depending on who primarily penned them -- but it never happened.\n\"And I didn't mind. It's a good logo, like Rogers and Hammerstein,\" he said. \"Hammerstein and Rogers doesn't work. So I thought, 'OK'.\" But tensions rose again when the Anthology released in 1996; songs were credited to \"John Lennon and Paul McCartney,\" which the \"Yesterday\" singer-songwriter felt broke the brand.\nFurthermore, on many platforms -- including the Internet -- the credit would cut off McCartney's name: \"You know how on your iPad there's never enough room? So it's kind of important who comes first,\" remembering a recent instance when he saw \"Hey Jude\" listed as written by \"John Lennon and...\" in a music book.\n\"But I've given up on it. Suffice to say,\" he told the magazine. \"In case it seems like I'm trying to do something to John.\"\nThe late Beatles band member was murdered in December 1980 in New York, and was immediately immortalized to what McCartney called James Dean-levels. He said, although he \"agreed with it,\" fans lost sight of the band's surviving members' contributions.\n\"So what happened was, I started to get frustrated because people started to say, 'Well, he was The Beatles.' And me, George and Ringo would go, 'Er, hang on. It's only a year ago we were all equal-ish,'\" he said.\n\"John did a lot of great work, yeah. And post-Beatles he did more great work, but he also did a lot of not-great work,\" McCartney continued. \"Now the fact that he's now martyred has elevated him to a James Dean, and beyond. So whilst I didn't mind that -- I agreed with it -- I understood that now there was going to be revisionism. It was going to be: John was the one.\"\nMcCartney, 73, has been touring continuously as a solo-act for about two years, playing concerts all over the world for his Out There tour. He said he's not even thinking about slowing down, mostly because he hasn't grown sick of life as an entertainer and rock legend.\n\"I still enjoy writing, I still enjoy singing. What am I gonna do? You see so many people who retire and then immediately expire,\" he said.\nBill Cosby said he gave drugs to woman in 2005 deposition Katy Perry, ex-boyfriend John Mayer cozy up at concert 'Can't Buy Me Love' actress Amanda Peterson dead at 43\nMusic \/\/ 5 hours ago\nGFriend shares tracklist for 'Labyrinth' album\nJan. 21 (UPI) -- K-pop stars GFriend released a tracklist and the teaser video \"A Tale of the Glass Bead: Previous Story\" for their album \"Labyrinth.\"\nAlice Cooper adds summer dates to North American tour\nJan. 21 (UPI) -- Alice Cooper will perform with Tesla and Lita Ford on a new leg of his \"Ol' Black Eyes is Back\" tour.\nBright Eyes reunites for new music, tour\nJan. 21 (UPI) -- Bright Eyes signed with Dead Oceans and will record new music and perform its first shows in nine years.\nNickelback to launch 'All the Right Reasons' anniversary tour\nJan. 21 (UPI) -- Nickelback will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its album \"All the Right Reasons\" with a new tour featuring Stone Temple Pilots, Tyler Bryant and Switchfoot.\nAlicia Keys announces 2020 world tour, new album coming March 20\nJan. 21 (UPI) -- Alicia Keys announced on Tuesday a 2020 world tour in support of her upcoming album titled \"Alicia,\" which will be released on March 20.\nEntertainment News \/\/ 7 hours ago\nCourtney Stodden finalizes divorce 3 years after split\nJan. 21 (UPI) -- Courtney Stodden, 25, reached a settlement in her divorce with Doug Hutchison, 59, and went public about a 2019 suicide attempt.\nBlake Shelton, Gwen Stefani are in love in 'Nobody But You' video\nJan. 21 (UPI) -- Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani express their love for each other in the new music video for their duet, \"Nobody But You.\"\nPamela Anderson marries film producer Jon Peters\nJan. 21 (UPI) -- Pamela Anderson and \"A Star is Born\" producer Jon Peters exchanged vows at secret wedding in Malibu, Calif.\nDaryl Hall and John Oates announce North American summer tour\nJan. 21 (UPI) -- Daryl Hall and John Oates have announced a North American summer tour with special guests Squeeze and KT Tunstall.\nMovies \/\/ 8 hours ago\n'Horse Girl': Alison Brie questions reality in first trailer\nJan. 21 (UPI) -- Alison Brie, Debby Ryan, John Reynolds and Molly Shannon star in the Netflix psychological thriller \"Horse Girl.\"\nJoaquin Phoenix calls Heath Ledger his favorite actor in SAG acceptance speech\n'The Conners' plans live episode to watch N.H. presidential primary\nOzzy Osbourne shares Parkinson's disease diagnosis\nBrad Pitt watched ex-wife Jennifer Aniston's SAG speech from backstage\nFamous birthdays for Jan. 21: Jack Nicklaus, Emma \"Baby Spice\" Bunton\nSAG award statuettes created at California foundry","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"The Covenanter's Grave in Bathgate #History #Scotland\nThe killing of James Davie at a field preaching in Bathgate parish is a complicated case to unravel. It was first recorded in Ridpath's list of the victims of the Killing Times in 1693. A decade or so later, Adam Blackadder wrote a detailed narrative account of it and soon after that Wodrow briefly wrote up his brief version of the event. All of the sources tell broadly the same story, but differ over who was responsible for the shooting of Davie.\nThe final and fourth source for his death, the inscription on his grave in Bathgate, adds to the confusion over who was responsible.\n4. The Covenanter's Grave in Bathgate\nDavie is buried at Old Bathgate Parish Church under flat stone in centre of churchyard to the south of the church. The church lies beside Edinburgh Road, i.e., the A89.\nStreet View of Old Bathgate Parish Church\nThe inscription on the gravestone is as follows:\n'Here lies the Body\nof JAMES DAVIE\nwho was Shot at\nBlackdub April\n1673 by HERON\nfor his adhering to\nand Scotlands co\nvenanted work of\nReformation in\nOpposition to POPE\nRY PRELACY PER\nJURY and TYRANNY\nRepaired by a Few Men\nin this PARISH.'\nLike Ridpath and Wodrow, the grave names him as 'James Davie'. However, it adds the unique details that he was 'shot at Blackdub April 1673 by Heron'. Who Heron was is not known. Blackadder states he was killed by dragoons under Lieutenant Inglis. The date for his death of April, 1673, accords with the date range found in Blackadder, even though the inscriber of the gravestone did not use Blackadder as a source for the inscription, but it is too early a date for the March, 1675, date that an analysis of Blackadder's account suggests.\nMost of the inscription is of a generic character and of no historical use when it comes to evaluating what Davie actually believed. However, it does tell us what those who created it believed that David had died for.\n'Blackdubb'\nThe Shooting of Davie\nAccording to the gravestone, Davie was shot at 'Blackdub', a farm in Bathgate parish, Linlithgowshire.\n'Blackdubb' appears on Roy's map of the mid eighteenth century. The placename \u2013 Black 'Dub' \u2013 probably means a 'black stagnant pool', which is exactly what one would expect for a location beside a moss or muir. The moss beside Blackdub is known as the Black Moss.\nMap of former site of Blackdub\n'Blackdub' and other farms around it also appear on Thomson's map of 1832. On that map it lay further south from the road and close to, if not at, Netherhouses.\nThe placename 'Blackdub' had vanished by the time of the first OS map in the mid nineteenth century, by which time, a railway had been built across the farm. Today, that stretch of rail line has been reopened and runs between the stations at Blackridge and Armadale.\nAccording to Blackadder's account, Blackdub was where John Blackadder preached in 1670 and Archibald Riddell, probably in March, 1675.\nBlackdub was a classic location for a field preaching, as it sat by the march boundary with Shotts parish in Lanarkshire. James Renwick later preached further west on the march boundary at Brounrigg and to the northwest at Blackloch. The Peden Stone at Benhar lies further south on the same boundary and beyond it are the sites of Donald Cargill's field preachings at Starryshaw and Falla Hills.\nThe Date of the Gravestone\nWhen a gravestone to Davie first appeared is not clear. A series of at least two, and probably three, stones have marked his grave.\nToday, a modern granite stone (see half way down link) erected by the Scottish Covenanter Memorial Association after 2011, marks his grave. It sits beside an earlier, 'repaired' stone at the site.\nThe inscription on the 'repaired' stone probably points to the existence of an earlier gravestone, probably the first and original stone, with a similar inscription that contained nearly the same content minus the phrase 'Repaired by a Few Men in this PARISH.'\nThat earlier stone was probably 'repaired' in the nineteenth century, when many other stones were repaired or replaced. In practice, 'repaired' may well mean that the stone was replaced. Judging from photographs of the 'repaired' stone in 2011, the lettering used looks to me like it is in a more modern form than which was used in the early eighteenth century.\nWritten Sources for the Stone\nRecords for the gravestone certainly exist from the mid nineteenth century. The inscription and grave are not recorded in the tenth edition of Cloud of Witnesses in 1794, but they are in later nineteenth century editions, the mid-nineteenth century OS name book and the New Statistical Account in 1845.\nThe latter records that:\n'Some of the inhabitants of this parish suffered hardship and loss in the time of the Covenanters. One man, by name James Davie, was shot by one of a party of dragoons, who dispersed a congregation assembled in a hollow on the farm of Blackdub, in the western part of the parish. The worshippers had escaped across a strip of deep moss, which interposed an effectual obstacle to the progress of their mounted pursuers. But while they stood on the other side gazing at their enemies, and thinking themselves quite safe, the troopers fired their carbines at them across the moss. The only shot that took effect killed Davie. His body lies in the old churchyard of Bathgate, with this inscription, \"Here lies the body of James Davie, who was shot at Blackdub, April 1673, by Heron, for his adhering to the word of God and Scotland's covenanted work of Reformation, in opposition to Popery, Prelacy, perjury, and tyranny.\" (New Statistical Account, Linlithgowshire, 157-8.)\nThe New Statistical Account version of Davie's death is similar to that found in Blackadder's \"Memoirs\" with a few minor variations.\nThe content of the inscription almost certainly predates the publication by Crichton of Blackadder's Memoirs in the 1820s, as it records that 'Heron', rather than Lieutenant Inglis, was responsible for the shooting. It is clear that the inscription and Blackadder's account of c.1700 were not influenced by each other. The inscription also differs from the version published by Wodrow, as the latter claimed that Thomas Kennoway was responsible for Davie's death.\nThe rhetoric of the inscription against Catholicism, Episcopacy and the alleged tyranny of the Stuart kings indicates that the earlier stone was erected at some point after the Revolution of 1689 to 1690, almost certainly in the eighteenth century.\nFrom the content of the inscription, it is possible that the gravestone was not erected by the \"Continuing\" Society people in the early eighteenth century. They used a fairly rigid formula when it came to their stones, which included a passage of information based on Shields' A Short Memorial, which was not available in this case, the claim that the martyr died for Scotland's Covenanted Work of Reformation, which does appear, and a poem about the martyr, often on the reverse, which is entirely missing in this case. That may point to a date a bit later in the eighteenth century for the creation of the original gravestone.\nFor more on the Covenanters in Bathgate parish, see here.\nText \u00a9 Copyright Dr Mark Jardine. All Rights Reserved. Please feel free link to this post on Facebook or other social networks or retweet it, but do not reblog in FULL without the express permission of the author @drmarkjardine\nBathgate, Bathgate, West Lothian EH48, UK\n~ by drmarkjardine on June 25, 2016.\nPosted in Bathgate, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, James Davie (d.c.1673), Linlithgowshire, Scotland, Scottish History\nTags: Armadale, Bathgate, Covenanters, Graves, History, Scotland, Scottish History, West Lothian","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"World Market Center Las Vegas Names Ron Radin Business Development for Lighting Category\nWorld Market Center Las Vegas announced the appointment of Ron Radin as Business Development for Lighting. With the addition of a number of lighting category leaders and the expansion plans of current tenants, World Market Center is becoming an important and growing resource for lighting buyers with nearly 75 companies representing this category.\nRadin is owner and publisher of Homestyle Publications (www.homestylesmag.com) which has produced over 30 custom magazines for lighting retailers throughout North America and has a circulation of 2.3 million consumers. Prior to this, Radin held sales\/marketing positions with several lighting companies including Adjusta Post Lighting, North Shore Lighting and Casablanca Industries where he was responsible for creation of the Casablanca Lighting division.\n\"We are very excited to have Ron join the team and believe he will be an asset to World Market Center because of his strong background and the key relationships he has with leading lighting companies in the industry, both domestically and internationally,\" said Robert Maricich, President and CEO of World Market Center Las Vegas. \"Ron will be able to use his expertise to acquire key buyers to Market to expand our platform for existing lighting tenants.\"\nThe next Las Vegas Market will be held August 2-6, 2010 and will be co-located with the launch of two new events, Gift+HomeTM and VegasKidsTM. Attendees can book discounted rooms online now at www.LasVegasMarket.com.\nAbout World Market Center Las Vegas: World Market Center Las Vegas is an integrated home and hospitality contract furnishings showroom and trade complex. The state-of-the-art campus showcases furniture, decorative accessories, gift, lighting, area rugs, home textiles and related segments, as well as the Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC), now open daily to consumers and designers. World Market Center currently hosts the biannual Las Vegas Market\u2122, the preeminent total home market. In August 2010, World Market Center will launch the inaugural Gift + Home\u2122 show catering to the gift, decorative accessory and seasonal industries along with Vegas KidsTM which will provide youth furniture, juvenile products, toy and game, children's books, children's apparel and gift. In January 2011, INSPIREDESIGNTM returns at World Market Center representing a dynamic alternative for manufacturers and companies serving the hospitality design marketplace. Find us on Facebook and Twitter.\nFor more information on World Market Center Las Vegas, visit www.LasVegasMarket.com.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Takes a Village \u2013 Comedy Series for Maori Television\nIt was an absolute joy doing the production design for the Maori Television series Takes A Village.\nShot on location in Taita, my trusty assistant Kara Bull and I, turned the local rock'n'roll dance hall into the colourful and creative Whara Bay Community Centre.\nThough not the flashest set I've ever created, the space became a homely hub and an entertaining base for the cast and crew for the duration of the shoot, where many laughs were shared over games of ping pong and new friends were made.\nStarting each and every day with a karakia and waiata was a refreshing and galvanising change to the shoot day that I will remember and cherish.\nCheck out this crack up comedy on line\nwww.maoritelevision.com\/shows\/takes-village\nThe Sister and the Poet: Jerusalem\nI had a great day today helping my mate Michaela Stoneman hang her show at the new Sisters of Compassion gallery out in Island Bay. Being a brand new exhibition space the walls were pristine so we had to be extra careful not to leave a mark!\nThe show runs from the 22 July to the 22 of September, so go and check it out if you are in Wellington. You can see more about this show and Michaela's other works on her website www.mbstoneman.com\nBranding Opportunity for Animals Opshop in Newtown\nUsing the logos and signage I designed many moons ago, Opportunity for Animals Opshop in Newtown finally got the exterior signage it deserves today.\n\u200bWith help from Jesse Mullen we managed to make sure that no one will ever be confused as to what this shop is again!\nJust Good Stuff Market\nTom and I will be serving drinks at the Just Good Stuff market opening this monday, so come on down and join us for a glass of Christmas cheer and first dibs on all the goodies.\nThistle Hall Gallery, Upper Cuba Street, Wellington Heaps of good stuff from just $5.\nSix days to solve all your christmas shopping needs, while supporting local, independent creatives - it's practically guilt-free!\nCheck out www.facebook.com\/justgoodstuffnz for a preview of some of the good stuff on offer (updated regularly, so check back for even MORE good stuff...)\nHope to see you there, tell all your friends!\nTom and I will be selling a range of succulents and cacti in glass vessels and hand made concrete pots. There's an array of shapes, sizes and prices to suit everyone. The perfect addition to any desk, tabel or window ledge! We'll also be selling Creepy Bunny calendars.\nManawa Karioi Ecological Restoration Project\nI have recently designed a logo for Manawa Karioi, a Wellington based restoration project in Island Bay. The project started in 1990 and the first seedlings were planted in 1991. Twenty five years later the land beside Tapu te Ranga Marae is now flourishing with native flora and fauna.\nNikau Palms have been planted at the entrance ways to the Manawa Karioi reserve to greet new visitors, it is for this reason that the Nikau was chosen for the logo.\nA friend of mine, Ross Gardener, has been involved with the project since it's infancy. Watch a video about his involvement with Manawa Karioi on their spanky new website www.manawakarioi.nz. The video was shot and edited by a friend of mine Vanessa Patea, who also created their new website.\nThe Mischievous Goats at The Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary\nI have been involved with the Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary since its formation back in 2007, and my role within the sanctuary group has predominantly been as the media person \/ designer. I've always enjoyed visiting the sanctuary and taking photographs of all the animals that reside there, so it was a natural progression for me as a video maker to make a documentary about the sanctuary. This video about the goats is a short except from what will eventually be a longer documentary about the sanctuary.\nPeople always say not to make films with kids and animals, so making a documentary on an animal sanctuary definitely put that theory to the test! Between roosters crowing and goats attempting to eat the cables leading to the camera, trying to get a good interview in the can certainly had its challenges.\nThe goats were a mischievous bunch of characters to film \u2013 I definitely had a number of behind the scenes butt bunts to contend with. But despite their naughtiness, they were always keen to be a part of what was going on and willing to put on a show for the camera so I really enjoyed filming them.\nThe Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary is a safe and sustainable space to rehabilitate and re-home abused, injured, and neglected animals. Located in the \u014ctaki forks, an hour's drive north of Wellington, New Zealand, the sanctuary is home to around 200 animals as well as four live in caretakers.\nI think it's so important that places like the Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary exist so that animals in need can live out their lives free from abuse and exploitation. It takes a lot of hard work and monetary input to care for all of these animals, so I hope that through promoting the great work that the sanctuary is doing, funds can be raised to keep the animal residents happy and healthy for the rest of their natural lives.\nCheck out The Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary website I have been updating and help support the goats at the Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary.\nCreepy Bunny Calendar 2017\nCreepy Bunny 2017 Calendars are hot off the press and available for purchase through this website.\nA few select stores around Wellington will also be selling the calendars including Madeit on Victoria street in the central city, and Baron Hasselhoffs chocolatarium in Berhampore.\nTom and I will also be having a stall at the Just Good Stuff Market in December so calendars will be available there too \u2013 if there are any left, there's limited copies so get them while they last!\nShine Your Love\nHad a fantastic day out in the sunshine this week with the Kaboose Media team, producing this video for Greenpeace New Zealand with Tiki Taane Tikidub Productions.\nPower companies in NZ want to tax people for using solar energy harnessed from solar panels, starting in Hawkes Bay. 45,000 people have signed the petition to oppose it. Say no to the Solar Tax.\nSHINE and SHARE the petition now!\nhttp:\/\/greenpeace.nz\/solarise-petition\nA Month in Vietnam\nMy partner and I recently had the pleasure of visiting Vietnam. We were there for one month and managed to cover a lot of ground despite trying to stay in one place for as long as possible. It was the first time I have traveled aboard for an adventure that didn't involve work, so it was interesting to be a tourist for a change and have an actual holiday.\nFirst, we landed in Saigon where we were awed and amazed by the number of scooter commuters. Crossing the road became a fun game of trust and gradually the noise of the beeping faded into the background of our minds. We wandered around the busy streets and got ourselves lost down numerous alley ways. The cheap street side eats were fantastic as were the iced coffees and $1 beers!\nWe then traveled west through the Mekong Delta. A vast myriad of waterways with small villages encrusted along its edges, providing trade routes and sustenance for it's many inhabitants. One of the things that interested us about the boats on the Mekong were the eyes that featured on the front of all of them. These were traditional, apparently to ward off the crocodiles that used to live in abundance in the delta.\nWe went further west still to Phu Quoc island, where resort development was rampant as this once quiet fishing island geared up to become VIetnam's next big party island. For us, being there off season, it was quiet and rained a lot but was still lots of fun to explore.\nSwiftly heading east, the mountain township of Da Lat was our next stop. Known as Vietnam's answer to Switzerland, Da Lat was abundant with gorgeous french colonial buildings and lots of fresh produce \u2013 that was only able to be grown there due to the cooler climate. A great opportunity to crack out the jeans, Tom and I enjoyed exploring all the creative galleries, bars and cafes on offer. The Hang Nga Crazy House was amazing. \"A free-wheeling architectural exploration of surrealism\". A private home built by the famous Mrs Dang Viet Nga - who had an earlier house that she built torn down because the people's committee thought it looked too anti-socialist. A maze filled bar with the same name \u2013 100 Roofs, has been built in it's honour and was definitely our favourite place while we were there.\nNext stop was the east coast city of Hue, where we visited the Imperial Enclosure and drank cold beers with ice, in an attempt to stay cool. From here we hired scooters and drove through the mountain pass, down the coast to Hoi An. It was so great to be independent, even the thunder storm and deluge en route didn't dampen out enjoyment of the trip!\nArriving into Hoi An we were delighted to see rice paddy fields flanking the road with majestic water buffalo ploughing them. Such beautiful giant beasts, they captivate me every time I see them. As night fell we were enchanted once again by the incredible lanterns that festooned the old quarter of Hoi An. All along the riverside visitors and traders bustled amidst the warm glow of the lanterns. We had a fantastic dinner made for us by a woman in a small boat and she also had chilled beers for our curbside dining pleasure!\nNext stop was Hanoi, which became our base while we adventured to Halong Bay and the mountainous villages of the Sapa region. Hanoi itself was a great city, we loved how many of the streets were named after the production guilds that used to vend there and how some streets still do sell these products. My favourite street was the stationary and art supplies street. Thought the haberdashery street was also quite a treat!\nHalong Bay was spectacular. A region in the north east of Vietnam that comprises of over 2000 limestone islands, spearing out of the water like the spikes of a dragons back \u2013 such as it's name suggests. From a distance it appears to be a single land mass but as we ventured in on our cruise boat\/deluxe junk, we discovered that it was actually a myriad of small islands some of which contained epic cave structures with fresh water within. Halong Bay was incredible, though for me sadly dampened by the intense tourism that exists there \u2013 and the combined lack of waste management that polluted the otherwise picturesque seascape.\nFinal destination on our action packed holiday was Sapa. A township that exists in the northern most mountains of Vietnam, which is full of ancient rice terraces and incredibly clad women! We went on a mountain trek with a bunch of H'Mong laydees, donning such stylish outfits, and learned about the hand embroidering, hemp looming and indigo dying they do as part of their traditional craft. I really enjoyed the chunky, bold jewellery they wear too and was able to buy a few special pieces for myself while we were there. We loved Sapa, it was a great finale to our month long Vietnam trip.\nClick here to see a selection of photographs I took on the trip.\nStrange Stains in Japan\nI recently had the pleasure of helping a good friend Cookie, aka Strange Stains, create a video for her boosted campaign to do an artist residency in Japan.\nIt was a fun couple of days shooting at her studio out in Te Horo and then editing in the city at mine\n\u2013 interspersed with an impromptu Kate Bush flash dance down at Waitangi park in Wellington!\nYou can link to the Boosted campaign here.\nThe Most Wuthering Heights Shambush\nClick here to see a short video that was put on TVNZ of the event","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"'Little House on the Prairie:' You Can Eat Like Laura and the Ingalls Family With Recipes From 'The Little House Cookbook'\nJulia Dzurillay\nIt wasn't always easy to cook a family meal while living on the frontier. The Ingalls family, however, made the best of everything, with Laura Ingalls Wilder detailing several of her favorite food moments in her Little House on the Prairie novel.\nHere's what we know about the cookbook that transpired not long after.\n'Little House on the Prairie' Episode Titled 'Founder's Day' | NBCU Photo Bank\nThe 'Little House on the Prairie' series is based on a real family living on the frontier\nLife during pioneer times was challenging. After moving to Walnut Grove, the Ingalls family, as seen during the series Little House on the Prairie, builds their own house and makes it a home. The Ingalls family didn't always have much, but Pa and Ma did their best to put food on the table for their children.\nSometimes that was vegetables, other times that was some kind of bread. In the novel, Laura Ingalls detailed the special treat it was for her family to have white sugar. For the television series, Caroline Ingalls was known for her dessert recipes throughout Walnut Grove. In one episode, despite fighting an infection, she bakes pies for a church fundraiser.\nRELATED: 'Little House on the Prairie:' Here's the Reason Why the Real Mary Ingalls Went Blind\nThere's a cookbook based on the recipes from the 'Little House on the Prairie' novel\nAlthough Laura Ingalls Wilder rarely showcases her recipes on the Little House on the Prairie series, there are some ways for fans to eat just like the character. The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories was originally published in 1979 and continues to be available for purchase.\n\"This award-winning cookbook features more than 100 of the recipes that Laura Ingalls Wilder chronicles in her classic Little House books. A great gift for Little House fans and anyone who wants more information about what life on the prairie was really like, this cookbook is also a fun resource for family sharing activities,\" the description on Amazon reads.\nRELATED: Michael Landon Did Whatever It Took to 'Gross Out' Other 'Little House on the Prairie' Cast Members\nSome recipes are already available online\nIf you're looking for some quick and easy frontier-inspired recipes, fans can also head to the Little House on the Prairie website, where several recipes are available. Fans can try their hand at making Cranberry and Brown Sugar with Mint Glaze Country-Style Ham or Laura's Wedding Cake Recipe \u2013 Traditional Recipe and Blueberry Topping Variation.\nThese recipes are pretty close to what Laura Ingalls Wilder and the rest of her family would actually cook and eat while they were alive. Of course, today, it's a lot easier to get the ingredients and cook them up.\nThe Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories is available for purchase on Amazon in both hardcover and paperback. The Little House on the Prairie series has since ended, but fans can watch episodes on several television networks.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Music News Social Media\nNo, Facebook isn't actually going to delete band accounts for livestreaming\nSep 15, 2020 AltPress, facebook, Facebook Live, Music Licensing, Musicians\nFacebook is clarifying what its new music guidelines mean for artists who use the platform to share music and livestream performances.\nFacebook states that artists are permitted to perform gigs and covers of songs they don't own the copyright to in both stories and livestreams.\n\"Music in stories and traditional live music performances (e.g., filming an artist or band performing live) are permitted.\"\nHowever, Facebook is putting a limit on the number of recorded tracks used in video content.\n\"The greater the number of full-length recorded tracks in a video, the more likely it may be limited.\"\nFacebook recommends that users use shorter clips of recorded music similar to what's seen on TikTok. As well, there should \"always be a visual component to your video\" and recorded music \"should not be the primary purpose of the video.\"\nSource: No, Facebook isn't actually going to delete band accounts for livestreaming\nMeeting Of The Minds: Why The Music & Mental Wellness Industries Are Syncing Up Now More Than Ever | Forbes\nEx-Live Nation Exec Launches Meditation Resources for Concert Industry \u2013 Variety","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Acima Has Lease-to-Own Options at FURNITURE ZONE at 2040 Forest Ave\nLease-to-own the items you want from FURNITURE ZONE with help from Acima. We're a great way to bring home the stuff you need, even if you don't have a perfect credit history. Ask about Acima in-store at 2040 Forest Ave or apply online!\nFURNITURE ZONE\n2040 Forest Ave\nLease-to-Own with Acima Is Available for Products from FURNITURE ZONE on\nHave you ever tried to rent-to-own furniture, mattresses, video game consoles, or even jewelry at any of your favorite retail stores? Does an important home appliance need to be replaced right now but you're out of quick cash to spend? It's all possible with a bit of help from Acima, Staten Island's go-to way to get what you need today. With Acima's affordable and flexible rent-to-own options, you don't have to have a perfect credit history to bring home what you need from great retailers like FURNITURE ZONE.\nAcima works with well-known stores like FURNITURE ZONE on to give people like you easy access to rent-to-own options on all the important things, from new tires for your family van to prescription eyeglasses for your child. After all, we know that the cost of living in Staten Island isn't the cheapest, and some pricier items just can't wait until your next payday! We also recognize that your credit score doesn't define you, which is why we make the rent-to-own route available to those who might not be able to get financing. After all, Acima isn't a way to finance at FURNITURE ZONE. It's a way to lease at FURNITURE ZONE!\nSo don't let a far off payday hold you down if you need a new TV in Staten Island, a computer for schoolwork, or anything else that makes life more comfortable. Even outdoor gear, bicycles, and video game systems. Many Acima customers apply with a challenged credit history. After you're approved, we purchase the goods you want from FURNITURE ZONE and rent them to you with a lease-to-own plan that lets you make flexible lease renewal payments, acquire the items by exercising an early purchase option, or return the items back to Acima if you change your mind.\nHow to Lease-to-Own with Acima for Products from FURNITURE ZONE in Staten Island, NY\nDoes the idea of making small lease renewal payments on your favorite things from FURNITURE ZONE in Staten Island sound impossible? Go try for yourself! Shop now and pay later with a lease from Acima at any one of our rent-to-own host retailers in Staten Island, including your closest FURNITURE ZONE.\nFind local stores you trust and nationwide retailers you love in the 10303 area that offer Acima. Start on our website to view all of the stores that offer rent-to-own options through Acima. The list is organized by departments like electronics, jewelry, eyewear, tires and rims, musical instruments, home appliances, furniture, and much more. Select the store you want to visit and pick the items you want, whether that's dazzling jewelry or the latest video game console for some extreme fun!\nThere are three different ways to apply. Apply online, on your mobile device, or by visiting FURNITURE ZONE at 2040 Forest Ave in Staten Island, NY. We require a little information to process your rent-to-own options, and then you'll get fast access to the things you need. We welcome everyone in Staten Island to apply, even shoppers with less than stellar credit or no credit history. Try the rent-to-own route with Acima for products from FURNITURE ZONE today!\nOnce you're approved, you'll make an initial rental payment at FURNITURE ZONE. Then you can inch towards ownership with easy-to-manage lease renewal payments. If you're ready to own your furniture, appliances, electronics, or tools sooner than later, we'll help you out with an early-purchase option. And on the off chance that the rent-to-own items you lease with Acima and bring home from FURNITURE ZONE or at any other Acima host retailer in Staten Island aren't as great as you anticipated. If so, give our Customer Service team a call at 801.297.1982 to arrange for a return.\nWhat Products Can You Lease-to-Own in 10303?\nWhat you should really be asking is\u2026 what CAN'T you rent-to-own from FURNITURE ZONE with a little help from Acima? You can take advantage of quick approval rent-to-own options on quality merchandise from FURNITURE ZONE at 2040 Forest Ave. But that's not all! We work with many merchants in Staten Island, NY, allowing you to rent-to-own products for every room in the house.\nAsk about Acima the next time you visit your favorite Staten Island stores, including FURNITURE ZONE. You never know when you might be able to go the rent-to-own route! Look throughout your home. Does your living room need a furniture makeover? Style it up with rent-to-own furniture in Staten Island, including beds, armoire, TV stands, and recliners. Don't forget to lease a flat-screen television to complete your entertainment experience! Or, upgrade your laundry room with a rent-to-own washer and dryer set that actually gets your clothes clean.\nHead to the kids' rooms and take a peek. Is it time for new school computers, gaming systems for fun, and tablets for streaming movies and shows? A bigger desk or bed? You can lease it all through Acima! You can even bring home prescription eyewear and professional-level musical instruments for the family! That's a bargain for most parents!\nAcima makes it possible to get stuff that goes in your garage and car, too, like rent-to-own tires, power tools, and outdoor gear. Getting your car road-worthy, investing in a new hobby, or fixing up your Staten Island home is easier with flexible lease renewal payments from Acima.\nExcited to finally bring home what you want from FURNITURE ZONE without credit? Locate opportunities to rent-to-own with Acima at stores like FURNITURE ZONE in Staten Island, NY and apply to lease-to-own through Acima today!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Notre Dame Prep ineligible for playoffs after AIA upholds penalty\nScott Bordow, azcentral sports\nThe Scottsdale Notre Dame Prep football program is ineligible for the postseason.\nThe Arizona Interscholastic Association executive board voted by a 5-3 margin to uphold the probation penalty for Notre Dame's summer football class. Teams placed on probation are ineligible for the playoffs.\nBoard member Mark Goodman said he voted not to reduce the probation because of the \"perceived advantage\" Notre Dame's summer class gave the team. Several other board members reiterated Goodman's comments.\nThe board voted to reduce the penalty for Notre Dame's recruiting violation from probation to a two-year warning. The recruiting violation stemmed from an email sent by Notre Dame to youth players regarding a skills camp.\nIn a conference call with the executive board before the votes were taken, Notre Dame Principal Jerry Zander said, \"I'm sorry that Notre Dame Prep has put you in this difficult position. I know it's going to take time for Notre Dame to gain all of your trust back. I truly believe we will do that in time. I plead with you that these boys get to finish what they started and not get penalized for the behavior of adults.\"\nAddressing the two penalties separately, the board first agreed to reduce the recruiting violation from probation to the two-year warning in part because Notre Dame took corrective action by firing coach Mark Nolan.\nBoard member Camille Casteel said she was frustrated with Notre Dame, saying, \"All of this could have been avoided if we had someone from the administration or the coach say, 'We messed up, we're going to fix it and it won't happen again.' \"\nBut in the end, Casteel said, she voted to reduce the penalty because, \"Let's do what's in the best interest of kids.\"\nWhen it came to the summer class, however, the board ultimately decided the competitive edge Notre Dame got for having its players in helmets and pads was something it couldn't overlook despite the self-corrective action the school took Thursday.\n\"I do feel like it's a situation where they have a definite advantage going into this year's playoffs,\" board member Jeannine Brandel said. \"While I appreciate all the effort they have put forth, I must very sincerely must vote no.\"\nFollowing the vote, attorney Jordan Rose, speaking on behalf of a group of Notre Dame parents, asked if the board would reconsider should the school take further corrective action and fire president James Gmelich.\nAs part of the seven steps Notre Dame outlined Thursday in its report to the AIA, Gmelich no longer is in charge of academics, athletics or extracurricular activities. Zander said Gmelich only will be involved in fundraising going forward.\nThe board went into executive session following Rose's request but after just a few minutes, it allowed the media and the public back in for the open session and there were no motions to lessen the penalty of probation. After the meeting was adjourned, the Notre Dame parents in attendance walked forward to shake the hands of the board members and AIA Executive Director Harold Slemmer.\n\"We're just disappointed the school didn't take the next step,\" Rose said. \"... I think we feel a little let down by the administration of the school.\"\nJoe Jaquint, the father of Notre Dame linebacker Joey Jaquint, said the parents understood the AIA's decision.\n\"We put them in a terrible, terrible position,\" Joe Jaquint said. \"It's just heartbreaking for the kids. ... We're disappointed, obviously, in how Notre Dame handled this situation. They fumbled the ball, so to speak.\"\nOpen letter from fired Dame Prep coach Mark Nolan on being fired\nBORDOW: AIA should rescind Notre Dame's probation\nLETTER: Get facts before demonizing Notre Dame\nRob Yowell, father of senior quarterback Cameron Yowell, said he can live with the decision, \"because the school fought hard.\"\n\"The effort was made to restore what was rightfully theirs,\" Yowell said. \"At the end of the day, the ruling was what it was and the AIA has to make a decision. \"We fought for them and came up a yard short. I can live with that.\"\nUpholding the probation penalty means the second-place team in the 5A Conference's Northeast Valley region will receive an automatic bid to the playoffs. Scottsdale Chaparral can clinch a second-place finish if it beats Phoenix Arcadia on Friday. If Arcadia wins and Phoenix North Canyon loses to Paradise Valley, Arcadia will get the bid by virtue of its victory over Chaparral. If all three teams finish 2-2 in region play, North Canyon will move onto the playoffs because it has a better record in conference play.\nAs part of its corrective action, Notre Dame still will not be able to hold spring football in 2017. Athletic director Monica Barrett also will serve a one-week suspension. Gmelich offered to serve a suspension, as well, but Notre Dame asked him to continue working. He will donate a week's pay to charity.\nazcentral sports high school sports reporter Richard Obert contributed to this article.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Steven S. Tsoraides MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS | Connections\nHome\/Steven S. Tsoraides MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS | Connections\nSteven S. Tsoraides MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS | ConnectionsDrew2020-01-07T17:36:07-06:00\nSteven S. Tsoraides MD, MPH, FACS, FASCRS\nResidency Program Director Associate Professor of Clinical SurgeryDepartment of Surgery\nWork 624 NE Glen Oak Avenue, Second Floor Peoria IL 61603 work Work Phone: 309-655-3971work\nDr. Steven Tsoraides earned his undergraduate degree at Loyola University Chicago with a major in biology and minor in history. He received both his doctorate of medicine (MD) and Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP). He completed his General Surgery Residency at UICOMP, where he also served as administrative chief. He completed his Colorectal Surgery fellowship at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois.\nDr. Tsoraides is board certified in General and Colorectal Surgery. He has taken many leadership roles, including the State Cancer Chair for the Commission on Cancer and American College of Surgeons Illinois Chapter. As Program Director, his focus is training the best skilled surgeons with excellent clinical judgement and a commitment to life-long learning and evidence-based practice. Along with his research and publications, Dr. Tsoraides values mentoring young surgeons and students. Adding practice preparedness and wellness curriculums to the training are examples of his commitment to ensuring surgeons trained at our program are well rounded and able to achieve peak performance. His practice focuses largely on the treatment of colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, as well as benign anorectal conditions. He is highly skilled in robotic and laparoscopic surgery and is passionate about passing these skills onto future surgeons.\nDr. Tsoraides has always called Illinois home and takes pride in befriending and caring for the good people of Central Illinois. He lives in Peoria with his wife and young son and attends All Saints Greek Orthodox Church. Dr. Tsoraides actually grew up in an auto repair shop, and he has worked with his hands from a young age. Although his hands have taken on different tasks over the years, he continues to enjoy the art and science of the profession, which he has joined. He also enjoys any time spent on a Greek island.\nGeneral, Colon, Rectal\nMD and MPH \u2014 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria\nGeneral Surgery Residency \u2014 University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria\nColorectal Surgery Fellowship \u2014 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine\nPeer Review Journals\nTsoraides SS, Gupta SK, Estes NC. Splenic Rupture Following Colonoscopy: Case Report and Literature Review. Journal of Trauma-Injury, Infection, & Critical Care. 62(1):255-257. Jan 2007.\nTsoraides SS, Cha AI, Crawford DL. Postcholecystectomy Biliary Symptoms. Journal of Surgical Education. 64(4):228-233. Jul 2007\nTsoraides SS, Pearl RH, Stanfill AB, Wallace LJ, Vegunta RK. Incision and Loop Drainage: A minimally invasive technique for subcutaneous abscess management in children. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 45(3):606-609. Mar 2010.\nYong FA, Tsoraides SS. Salvage of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis after recurrent prolapse. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 30(3):433-434.2014. Mar 2015.\nAhmed Z, Rossi ML, Yong S, Martin DK, Walayat S, Cashman MD, Tsoraides SS, Dhillon S. Beh\u00e7et's Disease Departs the \"Silk Road\": A case report with geographical comparison. Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. 17;6(1):30362. Feb 2016.\nQayyum I, Bai D, Tsoraides SS. Loop Drainage After Debridement (LDAD): Minimally invasive treatment for pilonidal cyst. Techniques in Coloproctology, 20(8):591-4. May 2016.\nOpen Access Peer Review Publications\nTsoraides SS, Pacheco PE, Pearl RH. Concordant VACTERL Anomalies in Identical Twins. Clinics in Surgery. Sept 2016.\nTsoraides SS, Huettner F, Rawlings A, Crawford DL. Robotic Surgery of the Colon. in Robot Surgery, Baik SH, Intech, Jan 2010.\nTsoraides SS, Rakinic J. Antibiotics, Approaches, Strategy, and Anastomoses in Shakelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 7th Edition, Chapter 177. 2216-2230. Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 2013.\nTsoraides SS. Understanding Colorectal Cancer. InterBusiness Issues. June 2014.\nTsoraides SS, Thomas M, Rakinic J, Hassan I, Firilas A. Does Percutaneous Drainage of Diverticular Abscesses Allow for Elective One Stage Surgery? Proceedings from Annual Scientific Meeting, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, May 2011, Vancouver BC.\nTrue E, Tsoraides SS, Wang H, Farrell JJ, JBonello JP. Predictors of Failure with Fecal Microbiota Therapy for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Colitis. Norman C. Estes Surgery Symposium, May 2014, Peoria IL.\nVenkateswara PP, Tsoraides SS, Rakinic J. Percutaneous Drainage of Diverticular Abscess is Definitive Management in Some Patients. Annual Scientific Meeting, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, May 2014, Hollywood FL.\nTrue E, Tsoraides SS, Wang H, Farrell JJ, JBonello JP. Predictors of Failure with Fecal Microbiota Therapy for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Colitis. Annual Scientific Meeting, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, May 2014, Hollywood FL.\nQayyum I, Tsoraides SS. Don't Fear the Learning Curve for Robotic Colorectal Surgery: A Young Surgeon's Experience. Scientific Session of the SAGES 2015 Annual Meeting. April 15-18, 2015, Nashville, TN.\nQayyum I, Tsoraides SS, Crawford DL, Bonello JP, Doubet J. The Intraoperative Use of Laser Induced Fluorescence Angiography in the Evaluation of Colorectal Anastomoses: A Randomized Study. Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter, American College of Surgeons. June 18-20, 2015 Peoria, IL.\nQayyum I, Tsoraides SS, Bonello JP, Doubet J, Wang H, Crawford DL. The intraoperative use of laser induced fluorescence angiography in the evaluation of colorectal anastomoses: a randomized prospective study. 15th Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology Congress, October 5, 2015, Melbourne, Australia.\nAhmed Z, Rossi M, Yong S, Walayat S, Martin D, Tsoraides S, Dhillon S. Behcet's Disease Departs the \"Silk Road\": A case report with geographical comparison. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, October 16-21, 2015. Honolulu, Hawaii.\nTsoraides SS, Asfour RH, Scheidt MJ, Marshall JS. Safety & Efficacy of Synchronous Robotic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer with Liver Metastases. Scientific Session of the SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting. March 16-19, 2016, Boston, MA.\nTsoraides SS, Asfour RH, Scheidt MJ, Marshall JS. Safety & Efficacy of Synchronous Robotic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer with Liver Metastases. Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter, American College of Surgeons. May 19, 2015 Springfield, IL.\nTsoraides SS, Spradling J. Program Director Assessment of General Surgery Graduate Competency for Surgical Practice and Fellowship. Surgical Education Week\/Association of Program Directors in Surgery Annual Meeting. April 18-20, 2017, San Diego CA.\nPodium Presentations at Scientific Meetings: International\nQayyum I, Tsoraides SS, Bonello JP, Doubet J, Wang H, Crawford DL. The intraoperative use of laser induced fluorescence angiography in the evaluation of colorectal anastomoses: a randomized prospective study. 15th Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology Congress, October 5, 2015, Melbourne, Australia. Presented by Qayyum I.\nPodium Presentations at Scientific Meetings: National\nTrue E, Tsoraides SS, Wang H, Farrell JJ, JBonello JP. Predictors of Failure with Fecal Microbiota Therapy for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Colitis. Annual Scientific Meeting, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Benign Abdominal and Colonoscopy Session, Monday May 19, 2014, Hollywood FL. Presented by True E.\nTsoraides SS, Spradling J. Program Director Assessment of General Surgery Graduate Competency for Surgical Practice and Fellowship. Surgical Education Week\/Association of Program Directors in Surgery Annual Meeting: APDS \"Quick Shot\" Paper Session V. Thursday April 20, 2017, San Diego CA. Presented by Spradling J.\nVideo Presentations at Scientific Meetings: National\nTsoraides SS, Cha AI, Crawford DL. Robotic Right Colectomy. Annual Scientific Meeting, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Video Session, May 6, 2009, Hollywood FL.\nPoster Presentations at Scientific Meetings: National\nTsoraides SS, Thomas M, Rakinic J, Hassan I, Firilas A. Does Percutaneous Drainage of Diverticular Abscesses Allow for Elective One Stage Surgery? Annual Scientific Meeting, The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, May 2011, Vancouver BC.\nAhmed Z, Rossi ML, Yong S, Martin DK, Walayat S, Cashman MD, Tsoraides S, Dhillon S. Intestinal Behcet's Disease Does Not Follow the Silk Road. American College of Gastroenterology 80th Annual Meeting. October 18, 2015. Honolulu, HI.\nPoster Presentations at Scientific Meetings: Regional\nQayyum I, Tsoraides SS, Crawford DL, Bonello JP, Doubet J. The Intraoperative Use of Laser Induced Fluorescence Angiography in the Evaluation of Colorectal Anastomoses: A Randomized Study. Resident Competition, Order of St. Francis Healthcare Annual Research Symposium. May 18-20, 2015, Peoria, IL.\nTsoraides SS, Asfour RH, Scheidt MJ, Marshall JS. Safety & Efficacy of Synchronous Robotic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer with Liver Metastases. Resident Competition, Order of St. Francis Healthcare Annual Research Symposium. 2017, Peoria, IL.\nPeer Reviewed Papers Read at Scientific Meetings: Regional\nTsoraides SS, Cha AI, Crawford DL. Postcholecystectomy Biliary Symptoms. Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Founders' Competition, May 16, 2008, Grafton, IL.\nPodium Presentations at Scientific Meetings: Regional\nTsoraides SS, Gupta SK, Geiss D, Marshall SJ. Challenging Injury of the Abdominal Aorta. Annual Meeting, Midwest Surgical Association, Spectacular Problems in Surgery, August 2, 2009, Lake Geneva, WI.\nTsoraides SS, Pearl RH, Stanfill AB, Wallace LJ, Vegunta RK. Incision and Loop Drainage: A minimally invasive technique for subcutaneous abscess management in children. Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Founders' Competition, May 29, 2009, Peoria, IL.\nTsoraides SS, Thomas M, Rakinic J, Hassan I, Firilas A. Does Percutaneous Drainage of Diverticular Abscesses Allow for Elective One Stage Surgery? Annual Resident Competition, The Chicago Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, March 18, 2011, Chicago, IL.\nTrue E, Tsoraides SS, Bonello JP. Fecal Microbiota Therapy in the Treatment of Clostridium dificile diarrhea. 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Founders' Competition, June 7, 2013. Springfield, IL. Presented by True E. First Place Awarded.\nTrue E, Tsoraides SS, Wang H, Farrell JJ, JBonello JP. Predictors of Failure with Fecal Microbiota Therapy for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Colitis. UICOMP Surgery Research Day, June 6, 2014, Peoria, IL. Presented by True E.\nQayyum I, Tsoraides SS. Don't Fear the Learning Curve for Robotic Colorectal Surgery: a young surgeons' experience. 64th Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Founders' Competition, September 20, 2014. Champaign\/Urbana, IL. Presented by Qayyum I.\nTrue E, Tsoraides SS, Wang H, Farrell JJ, JBonello JP. Predictors of Failure with Fecal Microbiota Therapy for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Colitis. The Surgeon's Travel Club\/The Surgical Experience, Peoria and Beyond. April 18, 2015. Peoria IL.\nQayyum I, Bai D, Tsoraides SS. Loop Drainage After Debridement (LDAD): Minimally Invasive Treatment for Pilonidal Cyst. Annual Resident Competition, Chicago Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. April 24, 2015 Chicago, IL. Presented by Qayyum I.\nQayyum I, Tsoraides SS, Crawford DL, Bonello JP, Doubet J. The Intraoperative Use of Laser Induced Fluorescence Angiography in the Evaluation of Colorectal Anastomoses: A Randomized Study. Resident Competition, Order of St. Francis Healthcare Annual Research Symposium. May 20, 2015 Peoria, IL. Presented by Qayyum I.\nQayyum I, Tsoraides SS, Crawford DL, Bonello JP, Doubet J. The Intraoperative Use of Laser Induced Fluorescence Angiography in the Evaluation of Colorectal Anastomoses: A Randomized Study. Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Founders' Competition. June 19, 2015 Peoria, IL. Presented by Qayyum I.\nTsoraides SS, Marshall JS. Safety and Efficacy of Synchronous Robotic Resection for Colorectal Metastases. Central Illinois Surgical Week 2015, 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2nd Annual Norman C. Estes Surgery Symposium, Robotics Symposium, Jump Trading Center, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, June 19 2015, Peoria, IL.\nTsoraides SS, Asfour RH, Scheidt MJ, Marshall JS. Safety & Efficacy of Synchronous Robotic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer with Liver Metastases. Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter, American College of Surgeons. May 19, 2015 Springfield, IL. Presented by Asfour RH.\nAlmzayyen M, Tsoraides SS. Multimodal Narcotic Limited Perioperative Pain Control with Colorectal Surgery as Part of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol: A randomized prospective single-center trial. Illinois Surgical Society Fall Meeting 2017. September 15, 2017. Peoria, IL. Presented by Almzayyen M.\nInvited Lectures at Scientific Meetings: Regional\n\"Colorectal Surgery, State of the Art Presentations.\" 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter, American College of Surgeons, May 11, 2012. Peoria, IL.\n\"The Impact of Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndromes on a Surgeon's Practice.\" 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter, American College of Surgeons, June 7, 2013. Springfield, IL.\n\"Colorectal Disease \u2013 Transforming Open Surgery to the Robotic Technique\" Robotics Symposium 2013. OSF St. Francis Medical Center and Jump Trading Simulation and Education Center, June 15, 2013. Peoria IL.\n\"Reducing SSI Rates in Colorectal Surgery.\" Central Illinois Surgical Week 2015, 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, Illinois Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2nd Annual Norman C. Estes Surgery Symposium, Robotics Symposium, Jump Trading Center, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, June 19 2015, Peoria, IL.\n\"Update on National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.\" Illinois Surgical Society Fall Meeting 2017. September 16, 2017. Peoria, IL.\nLectures and Presentations\n\"M3 Career Day\" Guest Speaker for the Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, 2007, Peoria, IL.\n\"M2 Orientation\" Guest Speaker, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, 2007 and 2008, Peoria, IL\n\"The History of Surgery in Peoria\" Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, May 30, 2008. Peoria, IL.\n\"Gastrointestinal Conference\" Coordinate and present monthly educational conferences on topics related to surgical gastrointestinal disease under faculty direction. Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, 2007-2010. Peoria, IL.\n\"Stomas\" Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, February 19, 2010. Peoria, IL.\n\"What's Going On Down There Doc? The Difficult Diagnosis\" Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Southern Illinois School of Medicine, February 17, 2011. Springfield, IL.\n\"Anal Melanoma\" Case Presentation Tumor Board, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, September 15, 2011. Peoria, IL.\n\"Metastatic Rectal Cancer\" Case Presentation, Tumor Board, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, October 27, 2011. Peoria, IL.\n\"Managing Diverticulitis: Update in Management Options for Primary Care Physicians\" Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, January 12, 2012. Peoria, IL.\n\"Abdominal Wall Closure.\" UICOMP Department of Surgery M4 elective, Surgery Residency Preparedness Practicum. March 1, 2012. Peoria, IL.\n\"Locally Aggressive Rectal Cancer in a Noncompliant Patient\" Case Presentation, Tumor Board, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, May 3, 2012. Peoria, IL.\n\"Cancer of the Small Intestine in the Setting of Crohn's Disease\" Case Presentation, Tumor Board, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, June 21, 2012. Peoria, IL.\n\"Rectal Cancer and Transanal Resection\" Case Presentations, Tumor Board, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, August 30, 2012. Peoria, IL.\n\"Rectosigmoid Colon Cancer\" Case Presentations, Tumor Board, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, December 20, 2012. Peoria, IL.\n\"Rectal Cancer: one size does not fit all\" Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, February 8, 2013. Peoria, IL.\n\"Coding from a Colorectal Surgeon's Perspective\" American Academy of Professional Coders, Peoria Chapter Meeting, August 20, 2013. Proctor Professional Building, Peoria, IL.\n\"Stage IV Colon Cancer with Multiple Liver Metastases\" Case Presentations, Tumor Board, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, August 22, 2013. Peoria, IL.\n\"Rectal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the setting of Ulcerative Colitis\" Case Presentations, Tumor Board, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, October 17, 2013. Peoria, IL.\n\"Colorectal Surgery: Robotics, Techniques, and other Pearls,\" American Academy of Professional Coders, Canton Chapter Meeting, February 11, 2014. Graham Medical Center, Canton, IL.\n\"Colorectal Surgery: Robotics and Ostomy Creation\" United Ostomy Association, Peoria Area Chapter, September 16, 2014. Proctor Professional Building, Peoria, IL.\n\"Colorectal Surgery: Robotics, Techniques, and Other Pearls \" Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Illinois Carol Fisher Chapter, Peoria Affiliate, August 27, 2015, OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL.\n\"Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Best Practices in Colorectal Surgery\" Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, April 29, 2016. Peoria, IL.\nCategories: Faculty, Surgery, UICOMP","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Man accused of killing 13-year-old met her on social media, strangled her: report\nby: Jason Kotowski, Karen Hua\nPosted: Jul 8, 2020 \/ 09:33 AM PDT \/ Updated: Jul 8, 2020 \/ 05:50 PM PDT\n*WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT*\nBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 An Inglewood man accused of killing a 13-year-old Bakersfield girl convinced her to send him naked photos and meet up with him, raped and strangled her, according to a newly released court document.\nArmando Cruz, 24, could face the death penalty if found guilty of murder with special circumstances and multiple other charges filed against him in the death of 13-year-old Patricia Alatorre.\nPolice said Patricia was last seen the night of July 1. Surveillance video showed her getting into a white pickup. The truck was found the next day in Inglewood, and Cruz was taken into custody.\nCruz has pleaded not guilty and is next due in court later this month. He's charged with a total of 12 felonies.\nThe document says Cruz contacted Patricia on social media and convinced her to send him images of herself, and he sent her a nude photo of himself. He convinced her to meet with him to engage in sex acts despite knowing she was 13, and he traveled from Los Angeles to Bakersfield for the encounters, according to the report.\nOn the second occasion, he drove her around the block against her will as she screamed, the document says.\nCruz strangled Patricia as she continued to struggle and scream, according to the document.\nCruz then dumped Patricia's body and set it on fire, according to the report. The document does not say where her body was found.\nMore Crime Watch Stories\nThe city of Wasco will have a new network of eyes to keep a watch for crime and help investigators solve cases.\nDuring the Tuesday night city council meeting, members voted to contract cameras from Flock Safety and create a local program that rebates citizens for the costs of buying home security cameras.\nby Joseph Luiz \/ Jan 20, 2021\nBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Two women were arrested on Tuesday after leading police on a vehicle pursuit through Kern County.\nThe Bakersfield Police Department said at around 10:55 p.m., officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle driving recklessly in the area of Easton Drive and California Avenue. The driver failed to stop and a vehicle pursuit began.\nBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- A Fresno resident has been arrested in connection with the human trafficking of a 17-year-old within Bakersfield, according to police.\nJavonna Lewis, 22, was arrested on suspicion of torture, kidnapping, human trafficking and other charges. Police said the victim has been reunited with her family.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"\u2190 Noir Comics | The Score by Richard Stark and Darwyn Cooke\nNoir Crime Fiction | \"False Negative\" by Joseph Koenig \u2192\nCrime Movies | Drive (2011)\nDrive (2011) Film Poster (via blogs.metrotimes.com)\n\"There's a hundred-thousand streets in this city. You don't need to know the route. You give me a time and a place, I give you a five minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens a minute either side of that and you're on your own. Do you understand?\"\nAs far as crime movies go, Drive (2011) is a terrific neo-noir thriller. Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, and Ron Perlman to name a few, the film was an absolute delight. The first thing I noticed was the lack of dialogue; Drive is intersected by periods of silence, varying in length and intensity. Some of these periods of quiet are unsettling, some beautiful, some tragic, but it's in these moments that the story is told. The soundtrack can be easily divided into two categories: first, the primal throb of powerful engines and second, a handful of vintage songs. Both were perfectly suited to the film (I bet that most people googled the soundtrack while walking out of the theater, it's that striking).\nThe second thing that struck me was the subtlety of Ryan Gosling's take on his character (who is never given a name other than \"Driver\"). He and Carey Mulligan did a superb job relaying emotion through the smallest means possible. Nothing was \"over-acted\" and each of their characters appear completely genuine. I felt that the apparent lack of effort made them more believable, and ultimately relateable.\nThe Driver (Ryan Gosling) Scorpion Jacket (via andoooo.tumblr.com)\nI'll attempt to relay the plot in as few sentences as possible, I know that lengthy synopsis can become tiresome: The Driver is a auto mechanic by day, an infrequent stuntman, and a wheelman in the criminal underworld. He develops feelings for his neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan), who is raising a son on her own because her husband, Standard (Oscar Isaac), is in jail. Their romance is cut short by Standard's premature release from the penitentiary. Irene doesn't know that her man is in deep with the mafia, and when the Driver learns that she's potentially in danger he volunteers to help Standard out. The lone wheelman bites off more than he can chew.\nIrene (Carey Mulligan) (via movies.about.com)\nHere's my homebrew noir definition rundown:\nHollywood. A pizzeria, a garage, a greasy motel, the back room of a strip-club, and miles of road weave a vivid neo-noir backdrop.\nThe Driver doesn't want to be a hero, but is, and that's what we like about him. He's quiet without the shyness, and when he's angry he becomes a frightening potential we can identify within ourselves, and it scares the hell out of us.\nIrene is the clueless femme fatale. She's unaware of the danger she's in and the sacrifice that the Driver is making for her until nearly the end of the film. She's truly a femme fatale because it's because of her that the Driver is willing to place himself in the line of fire. Blanche (Christina Hendricks) is also a femme fatale thematically, for reasons that I won't spoil here.\nBlanche (Christina Hendricks) (via wegotthiscovered.com)\nThe misogyny in the film feels formulaic; Irene's oblivious to her situation and simultaneously helpless, it's a classic 'damsel in distress' formula- but it's insulting to women because it type-casts them as victims. Additionally, one scene takes place in the back of a strip-club for no other reason than to objectify the women in the scene and characterize the villain who is lurking there. I only like this scene because it's designed to be misogynistic, it makes us feel no remorse for the man who runs the club.\nRedemption is a definite theme in the film. Standard craves redemption for his colored past and the Driver craves redemption for feeling the way he does about a married woman. Also, Irene and her son must be redeemed from the mob who wishes them harm, redemption that can only come through Standard and the Driver.\n\"A lot of guys mess around with married women, but you're the only one I know who robs a joint just to pay back the husband. Crazy.\"\nDrive is permeated by the unfulfilled promise of eroticism. There are no sex scenes, and the only nudity occurs in the back room of the strip-club (which is simultaneously the most violent scene in the film, so\u2026not sexy). The most erotic moment is when Irene and the Driver share a kiss in an elevator, moments before an act of horrifying violence. It's a great moment, and honestly I was grateful that the film was so tame. Because we never see them consummate their love, we truly feel like outsiders\u2013 and this makes their relationship seem even more beautiful.\n(GIF images from onscreenkisses.tumblr.com)\nIrene's son, Benicio, undergoes the biggest loss of innocence when he sees his father brutally beaten by mob muscle. Before they leave, they give him a bullet and tell him to hang on to it because the next time they come back they're going to use it. What a horrible thing to do to a little boy.\n8) Emasculation\nShannon (Bryan Cranston) is the most emasculated character in the film. He acts as a surrogate father to the Driver, but he's constantly being driven under the heel of the mafia. His broken pelvis and permanent limp are witness to a history as peppered with risk and heartbreak as the Driver's future. Shannon's a shell of a man.\nThe Driver doesn't smoke. I felt that making sure the audience knew this was a conscious decision to break with the film noir genre while simultaneously paying homage to it. Shannon says to the Driver early in the film:\n\"You look like a zombie, kid. You getting any sleep? Can I offer you some benzedrine, dexedrine, caffeine, nicotine? Oh, you don't smoke. That's right. Better off.\"\nIt's as if Shannon knows that when you smoke, you're doomed for a tragic noir ending. Guess it didn't matter, right?\nDrive (2011) is textbook neo-noir. Oddly enough, several times during the film, I felt it had a Memento (2000) vibe\u2013 I think I'm going to stage a little double feature at my place, any takers?\nOne word of caution: Drive is EXTREMELY violent at points. Some of the most brutal\/bloody images I've ever seen. It's not a film for the faint of heart.\nRyan Gosling in Stunt Mask (via filmdrunk.uproxx.com)\nFiled under Crime Movies\nTagged as Crime Movies, Drive, Neo-Noir","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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+{"text":"How to stop itching skin at night\nNight skin itching\nAdd: idyfofy78 - Date: 2020-12-15 06:52:35 - Views: 5724 - Clicks: 6918\nYou may have itchy skin over certain small areas, such as on an arm or leg, or over your whole body. Nuremberg steht f&252;r:. AT&T provides information about network practices, performance characteristics, and commercial terms, consistent with the FCC's open internet rules.\nIf everyone in the U. We Explain Technology. Here is information to help you get ready for your appointment and to know what to expect from your doctor. From roads and footpaths, to cycling, parking and public transport. Some unlocked phones may not be compatible with other providers. Tests of thyroid, liver and kidney function.\nGenerally itchiness is a common skin condition and the more troublesome form may be called eczema. From here you'll be able to create your business structure, conduct your business registration, learn more about taxes, permits, licenses, and any additional requirements for starting your new business. Itchy skin treatment focuses on finding the cause of the itch and removing it. 1 public university and No.\nSome of the treatments are: Creams: These work to stop the itch by moisturizing your skin and help your immune system not overreact. CNET editors and users share the top tech &39;how to&39; tips and tricks with advice for getting the most out of all your gadgets. Find more ways to say stop, along with related words, antonyms and example phrases at Thesaurus. Online stopwatch. Nerve disorders. Have you forgotten your password? The latest tweets from The latest tweets from Weve decided to part with our high-potential domain.\nWikiHow marks an article as reader-approved once it receives enough positive feedback. Create a backlog, submit your game times and compete with your friends! 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The jQuery stop () method is used to stop an animation or effect before it is finished. To refresh your PC. See the current weather conditions, hourly forecast, radar and 10-day forecast for the Washington, D.\nLearn more. Neuropathic itching is worse than itchiness caused by insect bites and allergic rashes for one reason those go away. The itching from Dampness manifests with vesicles or papules. If your doctor thinks your itchy skin is the result of a medical condition, you might have tests, including: 1.\nBat or autoexec. Itching, also called pruritus, can result from infection, inflammation, allergy, insect bites and other abnormal conditions. Corticosteroid creams and ointments. View or pay your bill, check usage, change plans or packages, manage devices & features, and more.\nCollaborate for free with online versions of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote. We've got you covered coast to coast. JavaScript is deactivated in your browser. It is a part of popular depictions of Native Americans in various novels, e. Louisiana State University (LSU) LSU is the flagship university for Louisiana, supporting land, sea and space grant research. If itching is widespread and begins shortly after use of a drug, that drug is a likely cause. Our network is designed for speed, superior on-time performance, and customer satisfaction. Itching, also called pruritus, is often associated with a rash, as with poison ivy.\n34 nationwide. Discover gardening made easy. How - traduction anglais-fran\u00e7ais. Login to manage your AT&T Wireless, DIRECTV, U-verse, Internet or Home Phone services. About ICMJE. Bei uns kannst du dir &252;ber 5000+ Serien kostenlos online auf dem Computer, iPhone, iPad, Android Handy usw. How many goats are you worth?\nSam Smith & Demi Lovato - 'Im Ready' out now: world\/ImReadyID Stay up to date with Sam Smith music, tours and exclusives here: American and British spellings, with alternative pronunciations. We have pain scales to measure intensity, but not itch scales. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. It is independently rated as the number one logic-based solution to problem drinking. Itching is a common irritation of the skin that makes you want to scratch the itchy area. If a drug reaction is suspected, switching to a different medication may be helpful.\nMonday - Saturday 8pm - 9:30pm Lunch Tuesday - Saturday 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Get onboard. Itching without any skin abnormalities and those that are more generalized are often difficult to diagnose and treat.\nWith neuropathic itching, nerves in the upper (cervical) spine, likely compressed by vertebrae, cause the itch sensation. As you rub or scratch the area, it gets itchier. In what way, or by what methods: 2. 000+ Nutzer. Itching is a common symptom and it can be caused by a number of different conditions.\nSome cure infections kids get from scratching too much. About 50% of cases of itching all over the body are caused by systemic diseases such as iron deficiency, liver and kidney disease, thyroid dysfunction, polycythemia, and certain cancers. You should stop by for one of our poker games, they&39;re a lot of fun! Itching: Definition Itching is an intense, distracting irritation or tickling sensation that may be felt all over the skin&39;s surface, or confined to just one area. Conditions that affect the nervous system \u2014 such as multiple sclero. Itching is not health condition or disease in itself, but is very often a symptom of some underlying health condition. It was so great to see you, thanks for stopping by!\nClick here to find current rebate offers. How to use one-stop in a sentence. See your doctor or a dermatologist (skin disease specialist) if your pruritus affects your whole body or has lasted more than two weeks and is not getting better with self-help measures.\nGet scientific proof of how STP \u00ae can help remove deposits and help get your vehicle running better longer. Chemotherapy medications commonly associated with risk of allergic reactions include: L-asparaginase, paclitaxel, docetaxel, teniposide, procarbazine, and cytarabine. NSD has over 170 terminals providing national coverage. Neuropathic itching, however, wont go away. UB is consistently recognized as one of the world's most exceptional, most affordable universities, making it a top choice for students and faculty around the globe. 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Recommendations of Stumpf and St\u00e4nder published in Dermatologic Therapy in recommend the following treatments: For notalgia paresthetica, which is especially difficult to treat: Awareness of the symptoms gives you the power to help someone identify the reason for their nonstop, unreachable itch. If your skin is itchy and red, your doctor may suggest applying a medicated cream or ointment to the affected areas.\n\/hw\/ > \/h\/ due to wh -cluster reduction in Old English; compare who, which underwent this change later, and thus is spelt wh (Middle English spelling of \/hw\/) but pronounced \/h\/ (it previously had a different vowel, hence avoided the spelling and sound change in Old English). Scratching has caused your skin to be red or swollen. What causes itching? These include liver disease, kidney failure, iron deficiency anemia, thyroid problems and certain cancers, including multiple myeloma and lymphoma. We rarely think of chronic itching as a terrible way to suffer, at least not until we experience it.\nWorse than that is the fact that its common, underrecognized, and often misdiagnosed. Direct deposit and your stimulus check: How you can now prepare for another payment. AAA\/CAA is a federation of regional clubs located throughout North America. SEE HOW STP \u00ae FIGHTS HARMFUL ENGINE DEPOSITS. Find out how SawStop can work for you.\nNew content on important topics shared daily. Itchy skin can be a symptom of an underlying illness. Enter the email address that you want to use.\nUsed to ask about someone&39;s physical or emotional state. Stream\/Download Lil Baby's New Album \"My Turn\": to\/MyTurnYDFollow Lil Baby \u00b7 wikiHow is a \"wiki,\" similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. Save documents, spreadsheets, and presentations online, in OneDrive. Itching or burning. Learn About My Vehicle | GMC Owner Center. Create your own equestrian center, enter competitions and unlock collections of unique horses. Learn About My Vehicle | Chevy Owner Center. \"Governor Abbott Appoints Farris To First Court of Appeals\": The Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott today issued a news release that begins, \"Governor Greg Abbott has appointed April Farris to the First Court of Appeals, effective Janu, for a term set to expire on Decem, or until her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.\nVe made it easier than ever to save big on your favorites. Most of us view pain as the worst kind of suffering. Click on the combination that matches your symptoms to find the conditions that may cause these problems. Nuremberg) den US-amerikanischen Ort Nuremberg (Pennsylvania); den Film N&252;rnberg \u2013 Im Namen der Menschlichkeit (OT: Nuremberg); Siehe auch: Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 28.\n\u00b7 Itching is a symptom of skin irritation. Liver or kidney disorders and thyroid abnormalities, such as hyperthyroidism, may cause itc. Options include: 1. How-to definition is - giving practical instruction and advice (as on a craft). Leathery or scaly skinSometimes itchiness lasts a long time and can be intense. Introducing the new AT&T Mail. Sounds are fast, clear and completely natural, pre-recorded by native speakers. The original Sarna contains menthol and camphor; the sensitive version contains pramoxine.\nUsed to. Itchy skin is an uncomfortable, irritating sensation that makes you want to scratch. An Ideal tool for road warriors, telecommuters and satellite offices, workers will have a consistent VPN.\nIf itching (usually with a rash) is confined to an area in contact with a substance, particularly if the substance is known to cause contact dermatitis, that substance is a likely cause. \u00b7 Itching is an unpleasant sensation that compels a person to scratch the affected area. More How images. The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show. Com where you can recover your password. \" is a song by English singer-songwriter Sam Brown from her debut studio album of the same name (1988). How definition, in what way or manner; by what means?\nCom, the world&39;s most trusted free thesaurus. Find sales, special offers, coupons and more. You might hear your cancer care team refer to itching as pruritus. See more videos for How. Please use the filter below to further narrow down the results below. Browse all Stop & Shop locations in the United States for the best grocery selection, quality, & savings.\nOpen to all Massachusetts residents Testing is not restricted to residents of the cities where sites are located You don't need to have any symptom (s). Use the taskbar for more than seeing your apps and checking the time. Itching is common with allergic reactions, such as food allergies or other types of allergy. But this guide is about itching without a rash. 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KL (Kuala Lumpur) RM0.\nItching is usually an uncomfortable feeling that can cause restlessness, anxiety, skin sores, and infection. \u00b7 During the past four years, President Donald Trump has challenged the integrity of the Supreme Court and tried to drag the justices into the legal muck with him. This will clear your Bing search history on this device. You are being redirected to ATT. Forgot Password \/ New User Olvid\u00f3 la contrase\u00f1a \/ Nuevo Usuario. Avoid items or situations that cause you to itch.\nHelp and support content for Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 8. Itching is a symptom of a wide variety of mild to serious diseases, disorders and conditions. Itching can be caused by many things, including dry skin, insect bites, and allergic reactions. Byron Leigh Hatch, founder of the Carl Sagan team, all around smart and thoughtful guy, and a setizen since shortly after began in 1999, passed away in August. Take the quiz and find out!\nApply hypoallergenic and fragrance-free moisturizer (Cetaphil, Eucerin, CeraVe, others) to affected skin at least once a day. Sufferers benefit from social support because they may not know what they have. Discover how we?\n\u00b7 Itching is an irritating sensation that makes you want to scratch your skin. Itching can also result from insect stings and bites such as mosquito or flea bites. More news for How. Wilhelm II killum papoose und killum squaw, so Jo Fixum will find this Kaiser and stickum bayonet clear through. The leading innovator in adventure camera carry, f-stop pack systems are widely recognized for their rugged build, comfort, and modularity. Itching definition, of, relating to, or characterized by an irritating sensation of the skin. Analysis of the signs and symptoms may be enough to make the diagnosis, but a biopsy may be needed to rule out other clinical causes of itching.\nLearn more about skin conditions in pregnancy. Itching may occur on a small part of the body, for example around the area of an insect bite, or it can affect the whole body such as an allergic reaction. How long are your favorite video games? Itching is a symptom of many health. The program is created by international bestselling author Craig Beck. Today&39;s Deals. MatSu Valley, ALASKA.\nOr click on \"See All Conditions\" to see every condition related to itching or burning. In some individuals, however, itching under the skin is caused by a psychological condition. However, allergic causes of widespread itching can be difficult.\nSearch the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. A study conducted by researchers from King&39;s College London and health science company ZOE found that 17 percent of respondents reported a rash\u2014often itch. Treatment relieves symptoms for some but not all people. Chronic itching is such a significant problem that a professional organization, the International Society for the Study of Itch (IFSI), comprised of clinicians, researchers, and scientists, is dedicated to improving our understanding and treatment of pruritus for the benefit of suffering patients worldwide. A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop.\nThe word \"How\" is a pop culture Anglicization of the Lakota word h\u00e1u, a Lakota language greeting by men to men. Flugreisende k&246;nnen sich nun am Airport N&252;rnberg auf das neuartige Coronavirus testen lassen. Bumps, spots or blisters 3. 12%) Thu,, 3:59AM EST. Your browser doesn&39;t accept cookies. Along with the itching, you may also have a rash or hives. Easy to use and accurate stopwatch with lap times and alarms. \" reached number 52 on the UK Singles Chart when it was first released.\n: How did the accident happen? Choose Change Apple ID. 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In what state or condition: How is she today? \u00b7 While generalized itching can be caused by skin conditions, systemic disease is the culprit in up to 50% of cases.\nDamp-Heat is a major pathogenic factor in eczema: it is very important to treat the itching in eczema because scratching aggravates this disease. Definition of how-to (Entry 2 of 2) : a practical method or instruction the how-tos of balancing a checkbook also : something (such as a book) that provides such instruction First Known Use of how-to. \u00b7 Your itching does not improve or gets worse. Plus, if you have a gardening question, one of our helpful and friendly gardening experts can help answer it. What does how-to mean? Return to myAT&T.\nTo turn on automatic updates, go to Settings > General > Software Update > Customize Automatic Updates, then turn on Install iOS Updates. Please try again later. Forums pour discuter de how, voir ses formes compos\u00e9es, des exemples et poser vos questions.\nThe stop () method works for all jQuery effect functions, including sliding, fading and custom animations. Com is the freight community's most trusted partner in freight rates, data, negotiation tools, and load board solutions. Itch originating in the skin is known as pruritoceptive, and can be induced by a variety of stimuli, including mechanical, chemical, thermal, and electrical stimulation. FYI: We can only unlock devices that work on the AT&T network. Neither Notalgia paresthetica nor brachioradial pruritus has a definitive cure.\nYou can&39;t undo it. How did Howgh get popular? How is neuropathic itching diagnosed and treated? Is itching a sign or symptom?\nIt can occur anywhere on the body and can be very frustrating and uncomfortable. Visit our pharmacy & gas station for great deals and rewards. If home remedies don&39;t ease the itchy skin, your doctor may recommend prescription medications or other treatments.\nAnd if they know, they are likely frustrated because they realize the itching will never go away. Itchy skin that lasts more than six weeks (chronic pruritus) can affect the quality of your life, for example, by interrupting your sleep and causing anxiety or depression. Many skin conditions itch, including dry skin (xerosis), eczema (dermatitis), psoriasis, scabies, burns, scars, insect bites and hives.\nStop someone (from) doing something: A broken leg won 't stop me from going to the concert. Privacy Policy; Terms of Use; Using Premier Via Third Parties; Advertising Choices \u00a9 AT&T Intellectual Property. Used to make a suggestion: 2.\nOptional split intervals and alarm sound. Nationwide team of wonderful doctors. Try to identify what&39;s causing your symptoms and avoid it.\nCare Agreement You have the right to help plan your care. ,000\/month for the first 12 months; ,000\/month for the next 12 months; ,000\/month for the next 12 months; 4. More How videos. Use creams, lotions or gels that soothe and cool the skin. The ShopAtHome web site is currently unavailable.\nEine entsprechendes Corona Test Center wurde in Betrieb genommen. These things may also help stop itchy skin returning and avoid skin damage from scratching. Deliveries are currently on hold due to the lockdown and will resume once the situation returns to normal. How (hou) adv. Acute itching, during the infusion of chemotherapy could be an early sign of a hypersensitivity reaction. Learn and share in the YouTube community.\nWe list over 5,300 authors, with chronological lists of their books (about 62,000 titles), both series (6,300+) and non-series. Pregnancy: More than 1 in 10 pregnant women say itching is a problem. How to get relief: If you have severe itch (or pain), tell your dermatologist, who may prescribe a medication. Google's free service instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages. There is a type of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer were the area of skin over the tumor can become red, inflamed, painful and itchy & this condition is called Paget&39;s disease of the nipple, which is associated with breast cancer, can cause itchiness. Long-standing itch can affect your quality of life.\nGoogle has many special features to help you find exactly what you&39;re looking for. Many people find relief with self-care measures such as moisturizing daily,. AT&T home telephones are among the world&39;s best-selling cordless systems and come packed with all the latest features for your home or small office. Definition: 1.\nForgotten your password? 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It can either be: generalised \u2013 where itching occurs over the whole body; localised \u2013 where itching only occurs in a particular area. It has been suggested that an itch is a subthreshold sensation of pain; however, although both itch and pain sensations share common nerve pathways, they are generally considered distinct sensory types. Find more ways to say how, along with related words, antonyms and example phrases at Thesaurus. Keith (aka Smitcat) manages Pacific Communications' creative digital assets (online and locally), design\/production Studio, technology updates (Mac\/PC) and art\/photographic archives. This might be heavy, rough clothing; an overly heated room; too many hot baths or exposure to a cleaning product. The medical name for itching is pruritus.\nDelusory parasitosis causes a person to believe that parasites are living beneath the skin&39;s surface and causing a deep itch. The purpose of this website is to provide Korean learners with a one-stop resource for learning Korean. \u00b7 A stop order is an order to buy or sell a security when its price moves past a particular point, ensuring a higher probability of achieving a predetermined entry or exit price, limiting the. If you changed your Apple ID to a third-party email address, check your email for a verification code, then enter the code. Join the discussion. Sometimes itching is caused by dry, cracked or irritated skin. In some cases, you may be referred to a specialist in skin diseases (dermatologist). Itchy skin can occur without any other noticeable changes on the skin.\nDry, cracked skin 4. An X-ray, CT scan, or MRI of the spine may be taken to determine correctible deformities that could be compressing nerves. Nevertheless, itching can be difficult for a person to describe to others. 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What are common causes of itching beneath the surface? Also make an appointment if the itching is accompanied by other symptoms such as weight loss, fatigue, fever, or changes in bowel habits. On your terms.\n0% annual increase onward. The latest tweets from The Stop Drinking Expert Video Course is a self-paced 10 module online coaching program. When Dampness is combined with Heat, the itching is more intense as it is caused by the combined effect of both Dampness and Heat.\nOnce they know, they can seek help and try an array of interventions to find temporary relief. Moisturize daily. HOLIDAY BONUS OFFER! Presented by the OEM Collision Repair Roundtable, Inc. \u00b7 It is an internet battle cry: Stop the Steal has swept across inboxes, Facebook pages and Twitter like an out-of-control virus, spreading misinformation and violent rhetoric -- and spilling into. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. Two common forms of neuropathic itching are notalgia paresthetica and brachioradial pruritus. ; In the Account section, choose Edit.\nThe metal foot on the end of a tape measure, or the \"tang,\" is designed to be loose; the tang floats slightly to account for its own width dependent on whether you're measuring from the outside of an object (like from one end of a board to the other) or inside an object (like the distance one one edge of a window frame to another). We strive to provide the most detailed, accurate and clear explanations at every step of the way \u2013 from learning how to read all the way to advanced grammar. You have new symptoms such as weight loss, fatigue, changes in urination, or fever. Prolonged itching and scratching may increase the intensity of the itch, possibly leading to skin injury, infection and scarring. In cancer patients, itching can be caused by: Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy; The cancer itself.\nOffering web design services, web hosting, do-it-yourself business websites and easy-to-use online marketing tools. Itching is often caused by skin conditions, but it can also be caused by internal. Our table saw is the safest on the market. S Passport: information you need to provide, costs of applying, tips for filling out and submitting complete applications, and where to apply. De ist Deutschlands gr&246;&223;te Internetseite f&252;r Kinder mit kostenlosen und spannenden Inhalten, wie Spiele oder Videos.\nA complete blood count can provide evidence of an internal condition causing your itch, such as iron deficiency. Shop GameStop, the world&39;s largest retail gaming destination for Xbox One X, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch games, systems, consoles & accessories. Causes of itchy skin include: 1.\nIt's all here. 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Often, you feel itchy in one area in your body, but sometimes you may feel itching all over. Careers We offer a wide range of positions, career advancement, as well as flexible working hours. Often, the itching that is perceived in this condition is triggered by the use of drugs or by extreme emotional stress.\nHowLongToBeat has the answer. Explore Mayo Clinic studies testing new treatments, interventions and tests as a means to prevent, detect, treat or manage this disease. What is how greeting?\nFind expert advice along with How To videos and articles, including instructions on how to make, cook, grow, or do almost anything. How (greeting), a word used in some misrepresentations of Native American\/First Nations speech How, an interrogative word in English grammar; How? Breaking this itch-scratch cycle can be difficult. Terms & Conditions; Privacy; The WW Logo, Wellness that Works, SmartPoints, FitPoints, Points and myWW are trademarks of WW International, Inc. This guide will cover some of the most common, but it is not exhaustive -- rarer causes will not be covered. Choose Continue. If we did, people with chronic itching would choose the number that most equates with torture.\nEnter your ZIP\/postal code to take full advantage of your local club&39;s products and services. What is the definition of how? You&39;ve always wondered. How to use Lulu - Tutorials, FAQs, guides, videos and customer support to create, publish, and sell. Sign up by January 15th, and receive a credit after 100 transactions. New video on main channel soon. And the more it itches, the more you scratch. It is for smart, determined, successful people who find it challenging to stay in control with alcohol.\nWith thousands of available channels to choose from. Bryon Leigh Hatch and Arecibo have passed on. Setting the path and variables in Windows and Windows XP. Home Decor in Jackson, MS. Get tech support, share tips and tricks, or contact AT&T for account questions, 24x7.\nThe appearance of U. \u00a9 WW. More news for Stop.\nYou can deactivate your Facebook account temporarily and choose to come back whenever you want. Happy ardening! While itching symptoms vary, it typically leads to a peculiarly uncomfortable skin sensation. If Congress does approve a second stimulus payment, the IRS will act quickly to send out checks. FAQ | USPS. Pills: There are several kinds of these, too. Long after the shingles rash clears, you can have pain, numbness, itching, and tingling that can last for months \u2014 or years. Search the world&39;s information, including webpages, images, videos and more.\nValid from Dec 18 to Dec 24. Also known as pruritus (proo-RIE-tus), itchy skin can be caused or worsened by dry skin. Com is For Sale to the highest bidder. \u00b7 Itchy skin is an irritating and uncontrollable sensation that makes you want to scratch to relieve the feeling.\nThe ICMJE is a small group of general medical journal editors and representatives of selected related organizations working together to improve the quality of medical science and its reporting. The webmaster will not forward messages to congressional offices. Find another word for itching. To create this article, 192 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time.\nPruritis is the scientific word for severe itching. Go to appleid. For information about jobs, training, career resources, or unemployment benefits call: 1-877-US2-JOBSor TTY.\nM&228;rz um 17:22 Uhr bearbeitet. SawStop is North America&39;s 1 table saw. No file size limits, no ad watermarks - just a simple, free online tool to create PDFs from your Excel files. Howrse is a free horse breeding game. What seems like a skin condition is truly a musculoskeletal defect compressing a nerve to cause relentless deep itchiness. Those of James Fenimore Cooper or Karl May. Stop right now, thank you very much I need somebody with a human touch Hey you, always on the run Gotta slow it down baby, got have some fun Do do-do do, do do-do do Do do-do, always be together Ba da-ba ba, ba da-ba ba Ba da-ba, stay that way forever And we know that you could go and find some other Take or leave it cause we&39;ve always got each.\nSee full list on healthcentral. Personal Google marketing products are only used if you click on \"Agree\". It&39;s common in older adults, as skin tends to become drier with age. Stop Soldier Suicide is a registered 501(c)3 that has achieved the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStarTM. Moisture helps the skin absorb the medication and has a cooling. Get in touch with community experts and other users in the YouTube help forum. Depending on the cause of your itchy skin, it may appear normal, red, rough or bumpy. Internal diseases.\nVisit us online or at any of our more than 500 branch locations. Description Itching instinctively leads most people to scratch the affected area. With iOS 12 or later, or iPadOS, you can have your device update automatically overnight while it&39;s charging. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings. Another word for how. If you are having problems contacting your representative, you can report the problem using the Contact Webmaster form, write or call your elected representative, or visit the member&39;s website for alternate contact information.\nAll rights reserved. Enter your offer code to begin your submission. Sarna is a topical pain reliever used for the temporary relief of itching and minor skin irritations like sunburn, insect bites, cuts and scrapes, and poison oak, ivy, or sumac. Another word for stop. Furniture Stores in Greensboro, NC. 301 Moved Permanently.\nYou have questions or concerns about your condition or care. ACT is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization, known for the ACT test, but there are many more ways that our solutions can help on the path to college and career readiness. Both tend to occur in people over age 40.\nItching is a symptom we have all experienced. Access your email at the link found here while traveling throughout European Union (EU) countries. There are simple things you can do to help ease the itching. Overview of how and what is needed to apply for a U.\nHow to use how in a sentence. Com and sign in. The path is now managed by Windows and Windows XP and not the autoexec. Your inbox is going places. Mira 9 traducciones acreditadas de how en espa\u00f1ol con oraciones de ejemplo y pronunciaci\u00f3n de audio. The SBA's size standards determine whether or not your business qualifies as small. Maryland Department of Human Services - myDHR.\nTo change the setting, use the following step-by-step guide. Sometimes it can feel like pain, but it is different. Making the itch go away. Whether you are a new gardener or an experienced one, we can help you learn new hings and grow your garden. Celebrate the Good with the Turkey Talk-Line A Turkey Talk-Line expert, Karen, teamed up with lifestyle influencer, Rosalynn Daniels to chat about tips to make this holiday special, no matter how you celebrate. In what manner or way; by what means: How does this machine work? Blood test.\n1, and Windows 7. Finding the cause of the itching and treating any underlying skin disease is the first step in solving pruritus. One-stop definition is - providing or offering a comprehensive range of goods or services at one location; also : provided or offered at such a location. Definition of how (Entry 2 of 3) 1a : the way or manner in which asked how they could help the story of how the company was founded remember how they fought also : the state or condition in which reported how the patient was found by the paramedics. By 1917 it was so stereotypically accepted that it found its way into US World War I propaganda depicting Native American soldiers. We&39;re going. A Microsoft account gives you access to Microsoft products and services with just one login.\nNt files, as was done with earlier versions of Windows. Please activate JavaScript in order to access this website. Shop in-store or order online for home delivery or store pickup. Learn how to do anything with wikiHow, the world&39;s most popular how-to website. You can request to have your Facebook account permanently deleted. The AT&T Support Community Forums \u2013 Find answers to questions about AT&T's products and services. Psoriasis is a chronic cause of skin inflammation that can also be associated with itching.\nAll customers get FREE Shipping on orders over shipped by Amazon. Official Tilt Brush Help Center where you can find tips and tutorials on using Tilt Brush and other answers to frequently asked questions. What are you? Use Google Hangouts to keep in touch with one person or a group. Shop a wide selection of gamer-centric apparel, collectibles & more. Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite l&228;sst dies jedoch nicht zu. Stock Price: 0072. It was written by Brown, Gregg Sutton and Bruce Brody.\n\u00b7 From Middle English how, hou, hu, hwu, from Old English h\u016b, from Proto-Germanic *hw\u014d, from the same root as hw\u00e6t (\"who, what\"). Com, select Sign in, and then choose Create one! Here&39;s how to set one up: Go to account.\nSigns and symptoms of itching can involve the vagina or the genital area called the vulva. Repeated scratching can cause raised thick areas of skin that might bleed or become infected. Itching or Pruritus creates the urge to scratch and may be accompanied by a rash, blisters, or bumps on the skin. To what extent, amount, or degree: How. * Call us at.\nThe itch feels deep, like its under the skin, making the sufferer scratch especially hard. The primary afferent neurons responsible for histamine-induced itch are unmyelinated C-fibr. We got two pieces of really bad news yesterday. Others keep your immune system calm.\n, one of the Five Ws in journalism. For temporary relief of itching, try these self-care measures: 1. More At images. Cookies are required to use this site. How to stop itching that won&39;t go away? , and the National Automotive Service Task Force.\nAngie&39;s List selects their best experts in Home, Health, and Auto to answer your questions. Ask a gardening question, get a gardening answer. Itching for answers? Betty Crocker is your ultimate guide to mastering the kitchen\u2014one ingredient, technique, shortcut or substitution at a time. Here is a reminder. Available on mobile or on desktop, start making video or voice calls today. You might then cover the treated skin with damp cotton material.\nThe reasons range from harmless rashes to more serious conditions. I-STOP\/PMP - Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing - Prescription Monitoring Program Prescription Monitoring Program Registry. Terms of Use | Email: OEM1Stop Administrator | Visit. Systemic Disease. Learn how to do just about everything at eHow. Following its re-release in 1989, the song peaked at number four, becoming Brown&39;s highest-charting.\nAvoid waiting rooms and traffic by using telehealth from home. Transitive to prevent someone from doing something, or to prevent something from happening Policies like this aren't going to stop crime. While men and women get brachioradial pruritus, more women than men get notalgia paresthetica. Do you know which preposition to use before times, days, months and years? AT&T, the AT&T, Globe logo. You can personalize it in many ways\u2014change the color and size, pin your favorite apps to it, move it around on your screen, and rearrange or resize taskbar buttons. Lined up single file, the line would stretch around the Earth almost 7 times. How may refer to:.\nThe University at Buffalo is New York's No. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. You&39;re likely to start by seeing your family doctor or primary care doctor.\nView the latest on our store health & safety plans. An application for learning the condition of local streams, lakes and other waters anywhere in the US. Roku provides the simplest way to stream entertainment to your TV. Here is a quick how to fix the most common problem of any vape pen and cartridge.\nAnglo-French estop (p)er, literally, to stop up, from Middle French estouper, ultimately from Latin stuppa hemp fiber (used for plugging holes). To stop and spend time at some place or with someone for a brief period of time. \u00b7 Vaginal itching is a symptom that may signify something is occurring with your vagina.\nTracking down the cause of your itch can take time and involve a physical exam and questions about your medical history. See full list on mayoclinic. Die Stadt N&252;rnberg (engl. Join our Automotive Scientists in a test facility and watch our products be put to the test.   Some of the conditions and causes of generalized itching, especially when a rash is not present, include:. 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+{"text":"Home naval-today UK Warship Welcomes Head of OPCW-UN Joint Mission Aboard\nUK Warship Welcomes Head of OPCW-UN Joint Mission Aboard\nHMS MONTROSE\nWhilst alongside in Limassol, Cyprus on 13 February, HMS Montrose welcomed on board Sigrid Kaag, the Head of the Joint Mission set up by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations (UN), to remove and destroy the ingredients used for the manufacture of Syrian chemical weapons.\nThe Commanding Officer and crew of HMS Montrose should be proud of their courage and commitment which speaks volumes for the UK's vision for international peace and security.\nShe visited the ship to recognise the UK's part in the Danish-led Operation RECSYR (REmoval of Chemical weapons from SYRia), in which HMS Montrose has been taking part since early January, and to hold talks with the Commander of the RECSYR Task Group, Commodore Torben Mikkelsen of the Royal Danish Navy.\nSince arriving in the Eastern Mediterranean, HMS Montrose has been working alongside warships from Denmark and Norway to carry out escort and protection duties of two merchant vessels who are transporting the chemicals from Syria for onward destruction, a mission that has also seen close co-ordination with Russian and Chinese warships who are also operating in the area.\nTalking about the role that his ship has had over the last month, the Commanding Officer of HMS Montrose, Commander James Parkin Royal Navy discussed with Ms Kaag how the ship is working very closely with her Danish and Norwegian allies to ensure full protection of the merchant vessels transporting the chemicals.\nHe explained \"The Task Group as a whole operates seamlessly together. Having been re-tasked from operations in the Persian Gulf, my Ship's Company and I are all honoured to be part of an operation of such global significance.\"\nAfter a discussion with Commodore Mikkelsen, Ms Kaag was taken on a guided tour of the Type 23 Frigate with demonstrations being given of the work of the bridge, operations room and the Lynx helicopter, all of which showcased the capabilities of the ship in a wide range of potential scenarios.\nDuring her visit, Ms Kaag thanked everyone in HMS Montrose for the vital part that they have been playing in the operation of the coast of Syria.\nShe said \"The United Kingdom's contribution to peace and security through its significant contribution to Syria's chemical weapons elimination and destruction, is most meaningful and significant.\"\nIn an interview with journalists after her tour, Ms Kaag went on to say, \"Just looking at the maritime component alone under the terms of the Moscow agreement, with the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, Denmark, Norway and of course the United Kingdom, this is a unique multinational effort with several different countries working together to achieve a shared goal.\"\nAfter she departed, Commander Parkin said, \"It has been a tremendous honour for Commodore Mikkelsen and I to have hosted Sigrid Kaag on board HMS Montrose today, and I remain very proud of the contribution that we have made over the past month to Operation RECSYR.\n\"My ship and my sailors are trained to a very high standard and we remain extremely confident of our ability to deal with any scenario that may arise.\"\nThe Devonport-based Frigate deployed from the UK in August 2013, and is due to return home around Easter, after she is replaced in Operation RECSYR by another Royal Navy ship.\nPress Release, February 17, 2014; Image: Royal Navy\nView post tag: Head\nView post tag: Joint\nView post tag: Mission\nView post tag: Naval\nView post tag: News by topic\nView post tag: OPCW-UN\nView post tag: UK\nView post tag: Warship\nView post tag: welcomes\nDanish Navy reclassifies 2 support ships as frigates\nThe Royal Danish Navy (S\u00f8v\u00e6rnet) has reclassified its two Absalon-class support ships as frigates. ...\nRolls-Royce strengthens ties with UK MOD\nEngineering company Rolls-Royce has signed a collaborative agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence...\nUK Carrier Strike Group assembles for 1st time\nSeveral days ago, the Royal Navy's new Carrier Strike Group assembled for the first time to carry ou...\nUK, Australia agree to collaborate on new frigates\nUK, US navies carry out mine hunting and countermeasures exercise\nUK, France partner up on developing autonomous minehunting systems\nUK, Dutch navies train for joint counter-narcotics ops","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Turkish soldiers and locals try to rescue people trapped under avalanche in Bahcesaray in Van province, Turkey, on Feb. 5, 2020. (Ihlas News Agency (IHA) via Reuters)\nSecond Avalanche in Eastern Turkey Kills Dozens of Rescuers\nTwo avalanches in eastern Turkey have killed 38 people, most of them buried by the second downslide while working to rescue victims of the first, officials said on Feb. 5.\nTurkey's Disaster and Emergency Authority (AFAD) said 33 people died when the second avalanche hit while they were searching for two more victims of the first snowslip, which killed five people, after rescuing eight others.\nFifty-three people were injured, it said.\nTV footage from Bahcesaray district in the eastern province of Van showed dozens of people using shovels and sticks in snowfall and high winds to dig out vehicles that had been buried and toppled in the avalanche, which occurred on Tuesday evening.\nTurkish soldiers and locals try to rescue people trapped under avalanche in Bahcesaray in Van province, Turkey, on Feb. 5, 2020.( Ihlas News Agency (IHA) via Reuters)\nVan governor Mehmet Emin Bilmez said earlier that rescue efforts were continuing but did not say how many people were still believed to be trapped.\nInterior Minister Suleyman Soylu said conditions in the area made it difficult for rescue vehicles to operate, adding that a vehicle had been pulled out from under 4-5 meters (16 feet) of snow.\nOsman Ucar, head of AFAD's Van office, was hospitalized after being caught in the avalanche. He told Ihlas News Agency from hospital that some 200 people were working in the rescue operation but many were out of the immediate area when the second avalanche hit on Wednesday.\n\"I was halfway buried in snow,\" he said. \"I got out by my own means.\"\nBy Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun in Istanbul, Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay in Ankara","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Thimbleweed Park Review\nAran Suddi 05\/04\/17 1 Comment\nThimbleweed Park is a modern throwback to a classic era of adventure games. That isn't a surprise considering the big names that are behind the title, Ron Gibert and Gary Winnick, are credited with classics like Maniac Mansion, The Secret of Monkey Island, and Day of the Tentacle. In a way that puts a bit of pressure on Thimbleweed Park to live up to the standards set by those games, and for the most part it lives up to them.\nRight off the bat, it's clear that Thimbleweed Park revels in its excellent sense of humour, pointing out inconsistencies and breaking the fourth wall. Each of the five playable characters has been written to have their own style of humour, ranging from sarcasm to straight up vulgarity. Fittingly it is Ransome the Clown who is the funniest character of the bunch, and will provide the most laughs throughout Thimbleweed Park.\nWhen it comes to the writing in general, Thimbleweed Park's script is generally very strong, with various changes in the course of the story. You're never quite sure where the plot will go next or what kind of characters you'll run into. Each new character that you run into is memorable in their own way, which helps when you get stuck on a puzzle and are trying to think of who exactly may be able to help you.\nOf course the main part of Thimbleweed Park's gameplay lies in the puzzles and you have a choice of how to approach the game before you start. You can choose to play the Casual Mode which will make things easier and remove some puzzles, while Hard Mode is the full experience with all puzzles intact. For the purpose of this review I opted for Hard Mode to see just how tough the game can be.\nThere's definitely some very challenging puzzles in the game, should you choose similarly, and they can require some experimentation and out of the box thinking to solve problems. What may appear logically to you may not necessarily gel with the logic of the game itself, which can be a little frustrating at times, but paying attention to everything that characters say and everything you read helps, as clues on how to progress are buried beneath those words. These clues may tell you what you need to do next to progress the story, but it may not give you any real hints on how to do it.\nThimbleweed Park is split into chapters, but they don't really bookend the game itself with items you've picked up carrying over. An item you got early in the game may not come into play until much, much later in proceedings. There are a number of commands that you can give to characters when interacting with the environment and items, like opening, closing, looking at, or using them. In classic point & click adventure style, pays to try and use these on everything because it may result in finding one of the more obscure puzzle answers.\nYou will get stuck at points in Thimbleweed Park which really halts proceedings, and at these points I did feel like giving up and taking a break, because the game lost its sense of fun during those lulls. It goes back to some of the puzzles having solutions that don't match up to your own logic, to the point that you're not even sure what Thimbleweed Park requires of you, but when it does finally click there is always that sense of achievement.\nAs a visual piece, Thimbleweed Park wears its inspirations on its sleeves, with a strong vibe of Maniac Mansion and the other SCUMM engine games coming into play. Of course there has been evolution on several fronts with better animations and busier environments. The voice work is also very well done with each character having a distinct voice that stands out, and lines are generally well delivered. Agent Ray is one character that grated a little due to the air of disinterest that seems to accompany her words, making her feel like the weakest character of the cast.\nWhat's Good:\nOffers some great puzzles\nGame is accessible to different skill levels\nThe humour is generally great\nAnimation and voice work is well done\nWhat's Bad:\nSome points that really do make you feel stuck\nAgent Ray's serious tone can become a bit tiresome\nThimbleweed Park is a game that will resonate strongly with those who enjoy adventure games, and especially fans of some of the older games in the genre. It is a labour of love and that's something that shines through the game. There are points though where some puzzles can feel a bit too obtuse in relation to their end goals, leading to a bit of frustration, though that can be countered with the casual mode. Thimbleweed is a strong entry to the adventure genre from the minds of those who helped cement it, though it can be tough at times.\nVersion tested: PC\nTags: Thimbleweed Park\nAran Suddi\nFrom the heady days of the Mega Drive up until the modern day gaming has been my main hobby. I'll give almost any game a go.\nPoint And Click Mystery Thimbleweed Park Makes Its Way To PS4 This Summer\n3shirts 06\/04\/17, 11:11\nI agree with most of this. Good review.\nAs a huge SCUMM and Monkey Island franchise fan, I love the game's humour and aesthetic. They've made it look retro while actually improving the graphics significantly over the old games. Basically it looks how you think the old games looked, rather than how they actually did!\nI like the character switching mechanic and the writing has all the charm and wit of the classics.\nThis is a brilliant game to play with a partner too as you can both appreciate it together and work out the puzzles.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Harman Expands Role With Producer & Engineers Wing\nUS AKG Acoustics, JBL Professional and Lexicon named official 2010 P&E Wing Sponsors 21\/07\/10\nThe Producers & Engineers Wing of The Recording Academy has announced a sponsorship agreement with the Harman Professional Group (HPro)'s leading audio brands AKG Acoustics, JBL Professional and Lexicon. Here's all the details from the press release that we have received:\nAs official P&E Wing sponsors, AKG Acoustics, JBL Professional and Lexicon will participate in a variety of activities throughout the year, including being the title sponsor of high-profile regional Academy Chapter events, having a presence on the P&E Wing section of the recently launched GRAMMY365 member Web site and serving as a participating member of the P&E Wing Manufacturers Council.\n\"We are very pleased that Harman has chosen to have AKG, JBL and Lexicon work closely with The Producers & Engineers Wing this coming year,\" stated Maureen Droney. \"JBL Professional has partnered successfully with the P&E Wing for the last few years and, together with AKG and Lexicon, shares the P&E Wing's vision of capturing and delivering the highest quality audio. We look forward to this extended partnership and to having key individuals from the Harman family of products interact and exchange ideas with our membership.\"\n\"Harman is pleased to support The Producers & Engineers Wing,\" noted Michael MacDonald, VP Marketing and Sales, Harman Professional Group, \"Their work is so important to both the future of our industry and the future of recorded music. I can not think of any place to invest our marketing funds that could yield a better return on investment.\"\nEstablished in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards -- the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music -- The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture.\nCurrently more than 6,500 professionals comprise The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing, which was established for producers, engineers, remixers, manufacturers, technologists, and other related creative and technical professionals in the recording field. This organized voice for the recording community addresses issues that affect the craft of recorded music, including the development and implementation of new technologies, technical guidelines and recommendations, and archiving and preservation initiatives.\nwww.producersandengineers.com\nAn Introduction To Web3\nKrishnaSynth Makes Its Comeback\nSoundtoys 5.3.8 On The Master Bus\nDecapitator, SIE-Q, Radiator\nExploration Of Orchestral Tools Drones\nMassive sonic experience from Alexander Hacke\nSequential Trigon 6 - 3 VCO Poly - Dave's Last Instrument\n6 voice with new VCO and filter designs\nSonic LAB: Arturia MINIFreak Synthesizer\nDigital heart, analogue filters","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"info@coloradomotorsportshalloffame.com\nAgajanian Award\nJerry Van Dyke Award\nNominee Form\nInjured Racers Fund\nColorado Motorsports Pioneers\nColorado Heritage Race Tracks\nSnapshots of Colorado Motorsports History\nHeritage Story Submission Form\nVern Shaver\n2011 Inductee, S\nVern Shaver's love of racing spanned more than 30 years. His racing career began in 1954 when he and brother, Buck, built their first stock car, which they raced at Pikes Peak Speedway in Colorado Springs. Veteran police officer Wayne Strobridge was their driver. In May, 1964, Vern began racing midgets with the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association. He was a hands-on car owner for more than 20 years, winning 39 RMMRA features and two United States Auto Club features.\nVern was a championship car owner in 1967, 1968, and 1970, with Eddie Jackson driving the famous #5 Shaver Offy. Other drivers who won features in Vern's midgets were John Hollansworth, Spyder Anderson, Jim Beckley, and Buddy Taylor.\nVern won races outside the RMMRA with Dave Manes, Lee Birdsong, and had multiple wins with Buddy Taylor, including the Western World Midget Championship in Phoenix, Arizona.\nAdditionally, Vern served on the RMMRA Board of Directors and Tech Committee. After he retired as an active car owner in 1983, he continued to assist his son-in-law, Gay Smith, with Gay's hill climb racing efforts and was an avid NASCAR fan. Vern was a man of integrity, who always spoke his mind, and he never walked away from a good argument.\nVern passed away in 2005.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Manchester United's Rangnick takes over as Austria coach-Austria FA\nManchester United's Rangnick takes over as Austria coach-Austria FA \/node\/2073221\/sport\nManchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has been appointed as the Austrian national team coach on a two-year deal. (Reuters)\nhttps:\/\/arab.news\/2hecf\nUpdated 29 April 2022\nRangnick has said he will also stay on in a consultancy role at the Premier League club\n\"I look forward to working with a success-hungry young team and compete at the Euro (2024) in Germany,\" Rangnick said\nDUBAI: Manchester United's interim manager Ralf Rangnick has been appointed as the Austrian national team coach on a two-year deal tasked with qualifying for Euro 2024, the country's football association president Gerhard Milletich said on Friday.\nRangnick, who will make way at United for Erik ten Hag at the end of the season, has said he will also stay on in a consultancy role at the Premier League club.\n\"It is an honor for me to take over as head coach. I look forward to working with a success-hungry young team and compete at the Euro (2024) in Germany,\" Rangnick said.\nThe contract will be initially for two years but should the team qualify for Euro 2024 then it is automatically extended for another two years, the FA said.\nThey added that they expected him to take over in late May after the end of the Premier League season.\n\"We are delighted that we have won as our team chief an outstanding expert of international football with Ralf Rangnick,\" Milletich told a news conference.\n\"We are convinced that he is the ideal man and with his vision he will take the OEFB (Austrian FA) and the national team forward.\"\nThe German, who took over at United following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November but had an agreement to work as a consultant for two years when he took the job, will be in charge of the Austria team ahead of their Nations League matches in June.\nTopics: Manchester United Ralf Rangnick Austrian national team\nAre Cristiano Ronaldo and Ralf Rangnick heading for an inevitable divorce?\nRangnick savours 'best' win as Rashford takes Man Utd into top four\nKingdom's Diriyah E Prix hailed as 'best production in the history' of Formula E by co-founder Alberto Longo \/node\/2241966\/saudi-sport\nLama Alhamawi\nRounds 2 and 3 of season 9 were won by Pascal Wehrlein of TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team\nRIYADH: Alberto Longo, co-founder and chief championship officer at Formula E, has hailed last weekend's Diriyah E-Prix double-header as \"the best production that we have ever done in the history of Formula E.\"\nLongo spoke during a press conference on the sidelines of the two-day event in Riyadh, which represented rounds two and three of Season 9 of the FIA Formula E World Championship.\nBoth night races were won by Pascal Wehrlein of TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team.\nLongo told Arab News: \"I can tell you that after 102 races that we have done in the history of Formula E that this is by far the best production that we have ever done.\"\n\"You can see it on the garages, it is something that has never been done before in the history of motorsport and those garages are full of LEDs that are by itself entertainment,\" he said.\nAdding to the spectacle of the races were the fan village and concert lineup hosted in the Kingdom's birthplace, said Longo.\nCarlo Boutagy, founder and CEO of CBX, the exclusive promoter of the Formula E World Championship in the Middle East, added that \"this is the first time in the history of motorsports that the garages have been full of LED(s), even the race control which is really nice.\"\n\"In Saudi every year we have been improving this race,\" Boutagy added. \"In the first year we had one race and then we moved it to a double-header, then we made it into a night race, which is the only race in the calendar that is a night race.\"\nBoutagy said this year's Formula E was a big upgrade compared to previous editions with new headlining artists and areas for people to watch the contest, including at the fan village.\nThe fan village boasted several tents and booths offering interactive experiences and activities such as live gaming simulators.\n\"We have put a lot of effort and a lot of time and investment into it and we just try to push the bar year (after) year to give more to the people when they come and give them a better experience,\" Boutagy said.\nThe 2023 Diriyah E-Prix saw 11 teams and 22 drivers take to the race grid for the fifth time in the Kingdom since Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman inaugurated the event in December 2018.\nTopics: Diriyah E-Prix 2023 Formula E\nDiriyah Season to host first BMX Freestyle World Cup in region\nFormula E for entertainment for fans in Diriyah\nStill time for Newcastle to strike January deals, says Howe \/node\/2241626\/sport\nStill time for Newcastle to strike January deals, says Howe\nThe Magpies have already signed Anthony Gordon from Everton for $55m\nSigning of Gordon has divided fans, as the player is one who polarizes with his on-field antics\nNEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe admits it could be a busy end to the January transfer window for Newcastle United although he accepts incomings are far from guaranteed.\nThe Magpies have completed the $55 million signing of England under-21 forward Anthony Gordon from Everton but face a race against time to bring in the two further players Howe has set his sights on.\nThey have agreed on a nominal fee to take youngster Harrison Ashby from West Ham United but are set to lose both Jonjo Shelvey and Karl Darlow to Nottingham Forest and Hull City respectively.\nThat leaves a two-player gap in the Magpies' 25-man Premier League squad, with Ashby and Gordon both sitting outside of the group.\nHowe is keen to make sure he replaces Shelvey at least, although he is far from certain the right player will be available to plug the gap.\nSpeaking ahead of the second leg of the club's Carabao Cup semifinal with Southampton, Howe said: \"From a football decision perspective, we will see what we can do in the market to try to bring a player. There's no guarantee on that. With other transfers, we will try and see what we can do. In terms of permanent signings, that will be very difficult. We will look at a loan situation, but it has to be the right player.\"\nHowe also revealed that he did not want to lose Shelvey despite some persistent injuries this season.\n\"It will be very difficult to keep Jonjo currently, with where he wants his career to go,\" said Howe. \"We can keep players who want to leave. There is nothing to say that every player that wants to leave you have to let go. But you have to take every situation independently and try to judge everything, judge what is best for him and the club.\"\nHowe acknowledged that Shelvey has had talks with Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest.\n\"Jonjo has been a huge player for this football club over the last seven years. He has been an important part of my squad since I have been here,\" he said.\nThe transfer window in England closes at 11 p.m. GMT on Tuesday.\nThe signing of Gordon has divided fan opinion, especially as the player is one who polarizes with his on-field aggression and antics.\nHe also went on strike to force the move through \u2014 and Howe has addressed the player's mental state ahead of a potential first appearance in the Premier League at the weekend.\n\"For someone of his age, we're going to need to really support him and guide him through this move,\" said Howe, who will not be able to play Gordon against Saints as he is cup-tied.\n\"Certainly, from the person that I met yesterday, I was hugely impressed by how he handled it. It's a big day. I've been there as a player,\" the Newcastle coach added. \"You go to a new club, and it can be daunting. I thought he was excellent in everything that he had to encounter, meeting new teammates, meeting new coaching staff, getting a lot of information, trying to settle in.\"\nGordon, who was also interested in Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, said Newcastle were the only club for him.\n\"Since I heard of the interest, I was always convinced Newcastle were for me,\" he said. \"I think the fan base and the city really suits me as a person, the way the team are playing under the gaffer at the minute really suits me, and the club just look like they're heading in the right direction.\n\"I feel like it's a really big step,\" Gordon added. \"People haven't seen what I'm capable of yet. I think under the gaffer, and the way the club's going, I can really excel here.\"\nTopics: Newcastle United Eddie Howe Anthony Gordon Jonjo Shelvey\nNewcastle's Howe on January transfers\nReplace Chris Wood in transfer window or miss out on trophies, Eddie Howe warns Newcastle owners\nRiders from 12 nations to tackle opening round of FIA Bajas World Cup in Saudi \/node\/2241611\/sport\nRiders from 12 nations to tackle opening round of FIA Bajas World Cup in Saudi\nMulti-category event takes place in Hail on Feb. 2-4\nMohammed Al-Balooshi of the MX Ride Dubai team heads the field on his TM 450\nHAIL: Thirty-one motorcycles, five quads and competitors from 12 nations have entered this weekend's Saudi Baja-Hail, the opening round of the 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup, in addition to four riders taking part in a national event running behind.\nWhile two-time event winner Mohammed Al-Balooshi of the MX Ride Dubai team heads the field on his TM 450, two other former Hail winners feature on the international entry.\nAl-Balooshi's brother, Sultan, also represents the MX Ride Dubai team and is a two-time former winner of the longer Hail International Rally (2018 and 2019), while Saudi rider Mishal Al-Ghuneim reached the top step of the podium on a Husqvarna in 2021.\nThere is strength in depth across the entry, with several riders more than capable of challenging for victory, while others will be hopeful of scoring points in the FIM Womens' and FIM Veterans' categories.\nYoung Jordanian rider Abdullah Abu Aishah (KTM) has pushed Al-Balooshi close on several occasions in the past and will be hopeful of starting his FIM challenge in winning style. He finished fifth on the 2022 Saudi Baja last November, behind the triumphant Al-Balooshi, Kuwait's Abdullah Al-Shatti (Kawasaki), Al-Ghuneim and fellow Saudi Anass Al-Reheyani. All three of those rivals will challenge for top honors again this weekend.\nFIM Junior hopeful Alex McInnes is seeded at four and the Briton is more than capable of finishing on the podium, while Qatar-based Australian was sixth last year and will be aiming for a top three finish. Other international riders likely to challenge for top honors are Kiwi Philip Wilson, Australia's Andrew Houlihan and the British duo of Barry Howe and Brett Hunt.\nThe neighboring State of Qatar will be represented by Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani (Gas-Gas), Mohammed Al-Kaabi (KTM), Mahanna Rashid Al-Naimi (Honda) and Abdulrahman Al-Sheeb (KTM). Yaghoob Azadi will ride a Rasen Racing Team Husqvarna in the national category.\nKuwait's Sarah Khuraibet (Duust Rally Team Husqvarna) and Indian rider Sarah Kashyap (Beta) will decide the outcome of the Womens' category.\nLast year's quad winner Haitham Al-Tuwaijri faces Saudi rivals Hani Al-Noumesi, Abdulaziz Al-Atawi and Sultan Al-Masoud, as well as the UAE's Abdulaziz Ahli, to decide the honors on four wheels.\nThe Baja is being managed by the Saudi Motorsport Company in conjunction with the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) and the Ministry of Sport. The event is running under the chairmanship of Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, the president of the SAMF, and in partnership with Abdul Latif Jameel Motors.\nTopics: Saudi Baja-Hail 2023 FIM Bajas World Cup Mohammed Al-Balooshi\nSaudi's Yazeed Al-Rajhi seals 2nd FIA World Cup win at Dubai Baja\nAl-Rajhi, McInnes, Al-Tuwaijri in control after first leg of Saudi Baja 2022-Hail\nMcIlroy comes out on top of bitter rival Reed in Dubai \/node\/2241596\/sport\nMcIlroy comes out on top of bitter rival Reed in Dubai\nMcIlroy had fallen behind arch-rival Reed after a bogey on the 15th hole\nThe Northern Irishman bounced back with birdies on the 17th and 18th to prevail over Reed by a single shot\nDUBAI: Rory McIlroy prevailed in a nail-biting finish over Patrick Reed, the man he \"prefers not to acknowledge\" after a spat between the two, in the rain-delayed $9 million Dubai Desert Classic on Monday.\nIt was the first time McIlroy has won the first start of his new season and is his 15th DP World Tour victory in 231 starts.\nIt was also his third Dubai Desert Classic victory in 13 appearances.\nHe will remain world number one, after Spaniard Jon Rahm failed to win the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour on Saturday.\nMcIlroy and Reed went into the tournament after a row when Reed reportedly threw a tee toward McIlroy on the practice range in Dubai.\nThe two have been at odds since McIlroy criticized players, including Reed, who joined the rival Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit.\nMcIlroy, who lost this tournament last year on the final hole when his second shot found the water and he ended up making a bogey, had fallen behind Reed after a bogey on the 15th hole.\nHowever, the Northern Irishman made amends with birdies on the 17th and 18th in a round of four-under par 68.\nMcIlroy finished on 19-under par, while Reed, starting the day four shots behind the Northern Irishman, made a crucial bogey on the 16th and a par on the drivable par-4 17th hole in his round of 65.\nAustralian Lucas Herbert, champion in 2019, closed with a six-under par 66 to take solo third place at 16-under par 272.\nEngland's Callum Shinkwin, who started with three bogies in his first six holes playing in the lead group with McIlroy, made six birdies after that to shoot a 69 and take solo fourth place at 273.\nThe DP World Tour stays in the UAE for a fourth consecutive week and will head to the northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah this week for the $2 million RAK Championship.\nTopics: dubai desert classic Rory McIlroy Patrick Reed\nRory McIlroy takes three-shot lead into final round of Dubai Desert Classic\nWorld No. 1 Rory McIlroy confirmed for 2023 Dubai Desert Classic\nWomen's football tournament in Saudi Arabia motivates Pakistani player to strive for more \/node\/2241576\/sport\nWomen's football tournament in Saudi Arabia motivates Pakistani player to strive for more\nNAIMAT KHAN\nSaudi Arabia won the 4-nation friendly tournament, while Pakistan finished second\nSardil said she faced many difficulties to become a defender of the Pakistani national team\nKARACHI: When Sahiba Sardil returned from playing the first women's football tournament in Saudi Arabia last week, an experience she says has motivated her to strive for more, she received a hero's welcome at home.\nSardil, a defender of the Pakistani team, was in the Kingdom for a four-nation friendly tournament held from Jan. 11 to 19 featuring Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Comoros and Mauritius. The South Asian country finished the competition as a runner-up, with the host coming out as champion.\nWhen she arrived home in Mauripur, a small fishing town near the seaside metropolis Karachi, she was greeted with much fanfare. People from the community gathered and adorned her with garlands, while others played drums and waved the Pakistani flag as they marched alongside the football player.\n\"It was a great experience. I will always remember those 10 days,\" Sardil told Arab News on Sunday.\n\"Saudi Arabia and the welcome I have received here at home have motivated me to work harder and go further.\"\nSardil said she faced many difficulties before making it to the national team.\nThe 21-year-old had started her football journey playing with male cousins in a dusty space, where there was only one goalpost and another one had to be marked with stones placed on the ground.\nShe also grew up in a conservative area, where it was common for young girls to stay within the confines of their homes. Her father initially had \"strict rules\" for the women in their household but eventually gave in and allowed Sardil to join a football academy three years ago.\n\"I didn't reach the national team and this position so easily\u2026I had to bear so much,\" she said.\nSardil's father, a fisherman who would often be away for months at a time, is now her biggest supporter.\n\"The respect that I have received today, the support I have received, is because of my father,\" she said.\nNow that she is home after her first international competition, Sardil recalls the games in the Kingdom with fondness and said she had adored the Saudi team the most.\n\"To go to Saudi Arabia, to play outside of Pakistan was a huge honor for me,\" Sardil said. \"We felt really good playing against them. It felt as if we were playing football properly.\"\nfollow us Follow @ArabNewsSport\nTweets by ArabNewsSport","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Updated 30 December, 2020 - 18:00 dhwty\nThe Empire of Trebizond: Byzantine Offshoot of Great Power and Wealth\nThe fascinating and exotic history of the Empire of Trebizond, which existed between the 13th and 15th centuries AD, is a great story. This empire occupied the southern coast of the Black Sea, and was formed following the sacking of Byzantine Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204 AD. When Constantinople fell to the Latins, the Empire of Trebizond became one of the independent states or offshoots of the Byzantine Empire. Although the Byzantine Empire was later restored, after the recapture of Constantinople, the Empire of Trebizond was able to maintain its independence. It was the longest lasting Byzantine successor state and, believe it or not, outlasted the restored Byzantine Empire.\nThe Ayasofya mosque and bell tower (originally the Byzantine Hagia Sophia church of Trebizond) an ancient surviving structure in Trabzon, Turkey, the illustrious and powerful capital of the Empire of Trebizond. (Alizada Studios \/ Adobe Stock)\nThe Empire of Trebizond Rises After The Fourth Crusade\nThe foundation of the Empire of Trebizond (also known as the Trapezuntine Empire) is closely tied to the Fourth Crusade. Following the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin in 1187 AD, and the subsequent failure of the Third Crusade in capturing the holy city, the Fourth Crusade was promoted by Innocent III, who became pope in 1198 AD.\nLike the preceding crusade, the original aim of the Fourth Crusade was to capture Jerusalem. This time, however, the strategy of the crusaders was to first conquer Egypt, the heart of the most powerful Muslim state in the Levant, the Ayyubid Sultanate, before marching on the Holy Land. The capture of Egypt would not only eliminate the most formidable Muslim power in the region, but would also provide the crusaders with the resources they needed to hold Jerusalem in the long run.\nFor this strategy to succeed, the crusaders required ships to transport their army to the mouth of the Nile River. Therefore, they turned to the foremost maritime power in 13th century AD Christendom, the Republic of Venice, for help. At that time, the Venetians were led by Doge Enrico Dandolo. Although the doge was over 90 years old and blind, his mind was still extremely sharp.\nDandolo saw the Fourth Crusade request as an opportunity that would benefit Venice greatly. In addition to reaping the spiritual rewards associated with the crusades, this venture would also ensure that prime trading privileges in Alexandria, one of the most important ports in the Mediterranean, would be given to the Venetians. Thus, motivated by the prospect of spiritual and material gains, Dandolo was keen to seal a deal with the crusaders.\nA deal between the Venetians and the crusaders was struck in April 1201 AD. In return for ships and provisions, the crusaders, perhaps overly optimistic, promised to return to Venice in a year's time with an army of 33500 men, and 85000 marks. To uphold their end of the bargain, the Venetians had to shut down all their entire commercial operations for a year. Apart from ships that carried the troops, ships for the transport of horses, and galleys (to protect the transport ships from hostile vessels) had to be built as well. The crusaders, on the other hand, failed to keep their promise, as it became clear in the summer of 1202 AD that the promised army would not materialize. Instead of 33500 men, only about 12000 arrived in Venice.\nThe Fourth Crusade and foundation of the Latin Empire (1202-1204 AD), which gave rise to the Empire of Trebizond. (Kandi \/ CC BY-SA 4.0)\nThis presented a huge problem for both the crusaders and the Venetians. For the former, it was impossible to collect enough money for the Venetians, whereas for the latter, it seems that their investment was lost even before the expedition began. The shrewd Dandolo, however, came up with a solution \u2013 he would defer the payment in exchange for military aid against the port of Zara.\nThe port was once under Venetian rule, but had recently freed itself, and went over to the Hungarians. Although it would not be much of a problem for the crusaders to take the port by force, the Hungarian king had taken the cross, which meant that his lands were now under the protection of the Pope. Therefore, it would be wrong for the crusaders to attack Zara.\nThe leaders of the crusade had to choose between the threat of excommunication by the Pope, and the threat of not sailing at all from the Venetians. Whilst some wanted no part in the attack on Zara, the majority felt that the latter was the greater of the two evils and, ultimately, they decided to comply with the demands of the Venetians.\nIt was at Zara that the crusaders received envoys from Alexius Angelos, a claimant to the Byzantine throne. Alexius wanted the crusaders to help him gain the throne and promised magnificent gifts in return, including a large sum of money, troops, provisions, and the recognition of Rome's authority by the Orthodox Church. Once again, there were those who were not inclined to attack fellow Christians. In the end, however, the view that a friendly emperor on the Byzantine throne would greatly support their cause prevailed, and the crusaders headed for Constantinople.\nThe crusaders entering Constantinople after it fell to the Latins in 1204 AD. (Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix \/ Public domain)\nIn June 1203 AD, the crusaders arrived in Constantinople, and by the end of July succeeded in taking the city. Alexius was crowned emperor on the 1st of August 1203 AD, but his reign was unstable right from the beginning. On the 8th of February 1204 AD, the emperor was murdered, and the Byzantines tried to expel the crusaders from Constantinople. By the middle of April 1204 AD, the Byzantines were defeated, and Constantinople fell to the Latins.\nA Millennium of Glory: The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire\nAncient Underground City Found Hidden in Turkey's Trabzon Province\nThe Thousand-Year History of the Spectacular Cliff Face Monastery of Sumela\nBaldwin IX, the Count of Flanders, was elected as the first Latin Emperor of Constantinople. Despite the loss of Constantinople, the Byzantines were not completely defeated, and three prominent successor states were formed. Each of these states claimed to be the true successor of the Byzantines, and their ultimate goal was to recapture Constantinople. This was achieved by the Byzantine Empire of Nicaea in 1261 AD.\nThe coat of arms of the Empire of Trebizond. (Samhanin \/ CC BY 3.0)\nThe Founding Family Of The Empire of Trebizond\nApart from the Empire of Nicaea, the two other notable successor states of the Byzantine Empire were the Despotate of Epirus and the Empire of Trebizond. The former was centered on the historical region of Epirus and was established by a branch of the Angelos family. The rulers of Trebizond, on the other hand, were known as the \"Megaloi Komnenoi\" (Grand Komnenoi) and belonged to the Komnenos family. This was a powerful family whose members occupied the Byzantine throne from 1081 to 1185 AD. The founders of the Empire of Trebizond, Alexios I, and his brother, David, were in fact the grandsons of Andronikos I, the last ruler of the Byzantine Empire from the Komnenos dynasty.\nThe origins of the Empire of Trebizond may have predated the fall of Constantinople in 1204 AD. In 1185 AD, Andronikos I was deposed and killed. His son, Manuel, was blinded, and possibly died of his injuries. Rusudan, the wife of Manuel, fled from Constantinople with her two sons, Alexios and David, to avoid persecution from the new emperor.\nIt is not entirely clear, however, as to where Rusudan and her children went after leaving Constantinople. One view is that they went to Georgia, as Rusudan's father was the King of Georgia. Another view is that they fled to the southern coast of the Black Sea known as Paphlagonia, a coastal region that was the power base of the Komnenoi. There is some evidence to suggest that a semi-autonomous state was already established on the southern Black Sea coast before 1204 AD. For instance, at the end of the 11th century AD, the Trapezuntines were already minting their own coins, despite still being, in theory, part of the Byzantine Empire.\nIn any case, when Constantinople fell to the Fourth Crusade, Alexios and David adopted the traditional Byzantine title \"Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans.\" This meant that the rulers of Trebizond were claiming to be the successors of the Byzantine Empire and the Roman Empire. The Byzantines, incidentally, had long claimed to be the heirs of the Roman Empire, and therefore the Trapezuntine emperors were merely continuing the tradition of their predecessors.\nTrebizond began striking its own coins at the end of the eleventh century, despite being theoretically still part of the Byzantine Empire. Here, a silver asper of John I Komnenos, Emperor of Trebizond (1235-1238) (The Barber's Trapezuntine Collection \/ Barber Institute)\nWas The Empire Of Trebizond A True Empire?\nThe use of the title \"Emperor\" by the rulers of Trebizond was not a problem so long as Constantinople remained in Latin hands. When the city was recaptured in 1261 AD by Michael VIII Palaiologos, the ruler of Nicaea, this title became somewhat problematic. It took the restored Byzantine Empire and the Empire of Trebizond 21 years to resolve this thorny issue.\nIn 1281 AD, the Trapezuntine emperor, John II Komnenos, removed his imperial regalia before the walls of Constantinople, and married Eudokia Palaiologina, a daughter of Michael VIII, who was now the Byzantine Emperor. In return for John's submission, the ruler of Trebizond was given the title \"Emperor and Autocrat of the entire East, of the Iberians and the Transmarine Provinces.\" This would be the title used by all subsequent Trapezuntine rulers until the empire's end in the 15th century AD.\nWhen the Empire of Trebizond was established, its rulers controlled the southern coast of the Black Sea from Sinope in the west to Soterioupolis in the east. This corresponds roughly to the modern Turkish provinces of Sinop, Ordu, Giresun, Trabzon, Bayburt, G\u00fcm\u00fc\u015fhane, Rise, and Artvin. The first years of the empire saw a rapid expansion westward under David's military leadership. Thanks to the victories won by David, the Empire of Trebizond found itself on the border of the Empire of Nicaea.\nThese territorial gains, however, were short lived, as the lands to the west of Sinope were conquered by the Nicaeans in 1206 AD. The Trapezuntines were unable to hold on to Sinope for long either, as it was captured by the Turks in 1214 AD. According to some scholars, during the 13th century AD, the Empire of Trebizond was in control of the \"Transmarine Provinces\" or \"Perateia,\" which consisted of Cherson and Kerch, on the southern and eastern parts of the Crimean Peninsula, respectively.\nThe Greek Orthodox Sumela Monastry in the Macka district of Trabzon Province, Turkey, reached its present form in the 13th century after gaining prominence during the existence of the Empire of Trebizond. (MBAYSAN \/ Adobe Stock)\nKeeping the Empire Of Trebizond Alive\nEven though the Empire of Trebizond was not very large and had many enemies who were keen to seize its territories, it was able to survive and prosper during the 13th century AD. The empire owed its survival and prosperity to several factors. For a start, the Pontic Mountains to the south of the empire made it difficult for invaders to attack from that direction, whilst marriage diplomacy helped the Trapezuntine emperors gain allies amongst their neighbors. In addition, the city of Trebizond prospered and grew wealthy due to its strategic position on key Middle Age trade routes. This was especially so from 1258 AD onwards, when the city became the western terminus of the Silk Road, following the destruction of Baghdad by Hulagu Khan.\nThe Empire of Trebizond reached its zenith during the reign of Alexios II, who ruled from 1297 to 1330 AD. One of the projects of Alexios' reign was the building of new walls for the protection of Trebizond. Much of the city was exposed to attacks from hostile forces, and the Turks had launched attacks on Trebizond from time to time since 1223 AD. Therefore, Alexios II decided to build new walls to protect the harbor and the lower city. The walls were later strengthened in 1378 AD. It has been suggested that, considering the resources spent on the construction of the walls, the Trapezuntine emperors were hoping to make their city look like Constantinople as much as possible. Today, however, the walls of Trebizond are crumbling, and the sections that have survived are now threatened by modern development.\nThe fortification plans for medieval Trebizond (modern Trabzon, Turkey). The walls and sites marked in red are still in existence today. (NeoRetro \/ CC BY-SA 3.0)\nThe Empire of Trebizond began to decline after the reign of Alexios II. The Turks, who had threatened the empire since its foundation, were growing in strength. In 1402 AD, the Ottoman Turks were defeated by the Timurids at the Battle of Ancyra. The Trapezuntine emperor, Manuel III, benefitted from this victory, as he was an ally of Timur. Nevertheless, the Ottomans soon recovered, and threatened Trebizond once more.\nIn 1442 AD, the Ottoman sultan, Murad II, attempted to capture Trebizond by attacking the city from the sea. Although the invasion was repulsed, the Ottomans made another attack on Trebizond in 1456 AD. This too was repulsed but many Trapezuntine prisoners were taken and a heavy tribute was exacted. Incidentally, between these two attacks, the Byzantine Empire had fallen, as Constantinople was conquered by the Ottomans in 1453 AD.\nThe penultimate Trapezuntine ruler, John IV, recognized the threat of the Ottomans. Fearing that Trebizond would suffer the same fate as Constantinople, he forged various alliances for the defense of his empire. When he died in 1459 AD, the throne went to his brother, David, whose wild schemes, including an alliance with Western rulers for the reconquest of Jerusalem, eventually provoked the Ottomans to launch their final assault on Trebizond.\nOn the 15th of August 1461, David surrendered to Mehmed II, a month after Trebizond was placed under siege by the Ottomans. Thus, the Empire of Trebizond, one of the last Greek claimants to the Roman Empire, came to an end.\nToday, traces of the Empire of Trebizond, and the Byzantine period that preceded it, can still be seen in the modern city of Trabzon (Trebizond). The most notable of these are its ancient walls and its many Orthodox churches (some of which have since been converted into mosques, like the Ayasofya mosque pictured above).\nApart from the fact that the Empire of Trebizond outlived Constantinople by almost a decade, it is also known for being the last independent Greek state (until the Greek War of Independence in 1830 AD), a center of Christianity, and for its contacts with Western Europe, even whilst under Ottoman rule.\nTop image: The Ayasofya mosque and bell tower (originally the Byzantine Hagia Sophia church of Trebizond) an ancient surviving structure in Trabzon, Turkey, the illustrious and powerful capital of the Empire of Trebizond. Source: Ilhan Balta\/Adobe Stock\nHendrix, D., 2016. Trebizond. [Online]\nAvailable at: https:\/\/www.thebyzantinelegacy.com\/trebizond\nNew World Encyclopedia, 2020. Empire of Trebizond. [Online]\nAvailable at: https:\/\/www.newworldencyclopedia.org\/entry\/Empire_of_Trebizond\nNew World Encyclopedia, 2020. The Crusades. [Online]\nAvailable at: https:\/\/www.newworldencyclopedia.org\/entry\/The_Crusades\nPhillips, J., 2005. Fourth Crusade: Conquest of Constantinople. [Online]\nAvailable at: https:\/\/www.historynet.com\/fourth-crusade-conquest-of-constantinople.htm\nromeartlover.tripod.com, 2020. Trebizond. [Online]\nAvailable at: https:\/\/romeartlover.tripod.com\/Trebison.html\nTeall, J. L. & Nicol, D. M., 2020. The Fourth Crusade and the establishment of the Latin Empire. [Online]\nAvailable at: https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Byzantine-Empire\/The-Fourth-Crusade-and...\nThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts, 2020. Trapezuntine Coins. [Online]\nAvailable at: http:\/\/barber.org.uk\/the-empire-of-trebizond\/\nThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2017. Camnenus Family. 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+{"text":"The Mummy from 2017 is today's failure\nHahaha, nope.\nThe Mummy (2017) is a reboot of a reboot of the Original Mummy franchise, started way back in 1932 with good old Boris Karloff as the titular mummy. For those who are unaware, the image that pops into your head when I write Frankenstein's Monster, is Boris Karloff, that's how old this is.\nThe Mummy Franchise was rebooted once before, back in 1999 as a Adventure-Action movie series, similar in nature and design to Indiana Jones, just without the hat and whip, the two first one were pretty solid action-adventure movies, with a fair amount of comedy and jokes, interspaced with perfectly decent action sequences, the third one was absolutely dreadful and killed off that franchise back in 2008.\nBEHOLD! THE DOMINATOR!\nHowever, Marvel's Movie universe began taking off and somebody in the depth of horror that is Universal Studios marketing department went \"hang on, we've got a whole mess of monsters, don't we? Why not make a Universe out of them? A DARK UNIVERSE!\"\nThey basically did a sort of alpha test of it with Dracula Unleashed, but it was frankly dreadfully boring, and even Universal realized that and downplayed the whole connection.\nThe big takeoff was supposed to be the 2017 rebooted \"The Mummy\", starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella as the Mummy and Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyll\/Mr. Hyde. Tom Cruise? He stars as fucking Tom Cruise, the overwhelming domination that only Tom Cruise can do to a movie.\nSure, Tom Cruise is weird and probably not human, but he's not that bad an actor at all, but this movie was called \"The Mummy\", the focus ought to have been at least a little more on the Mummy, instead it was all about how Tom Cruise got superpowers and became Seth or something?\nThis was supposed to be a big franchise were the Mummy would have been part of it and they trap the Mummy at the end of the movie, she should have just vanished away or be temporarily sealed for some else to release later.\nBut nope, just Crowe hurling exposition about old nonsense and secret societies and then Cruise riding though the desert.\nIt killed the Dark Universe dead, the movie made about 400 million US$, the budget was around 125-195 million US$.\nThat may look like a success, but it isn't, those figures don't count marketing, add that to the total: 345 million US$, which is not enough to risk the establishment of a full franchise.\nSo the Dark Universe died before it basically started, there are still two other \"Shared Universes\" other than Marvels running: DC's, of which only Wonder Woman and Aquaman are worth anything, and the Giant Monster thing with Godzilla and King Kong.\nThe DC movies have all but died and the last Godzilla didn't do to well, we'll see how Godzilla Vs King Kong will do.\nThese universes require a massive amount of work to ever get to work, but every single movie have to be good too and that's a problem that Marvel have somehow managed to avoid so far.\nTags: 2017 Dark Universe failure Marvel Tom Cruise\nPrevious The Twelve Battles of the Isonzo River is today's staggeringly massive utterly wasteful failure.\nNext The Republic of Nauru and their giant pile of shit is today's rather unfortunate failure.\nElectronic Entertainment\nThis is a nice long list of the many failures of Fallout 76","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Episode 4: A Day of Sunshine and Rain\nBe Advised: This episode contains discussions of murder and physical violence, as well as depictions of a house burning to the ground and death due to fire. It also contains passing mention, though no depiction, of suicide. Listener discretion is advised.\nIn a long, rambling voicemail message to his superior, Edmond LaValle, an agent for a powerful peace-keeping agency in the Unseen World, recounts the events of one day in the life of a magical detective.\nStarring Felix Trench as Edmond LaValle.\nWritten by Gabriel Urbina and Directed by Sarah Shachat.\nScript Editing by David K. Barnes.\nOriginal Music by Alan Rodi.\nSound Design by Zach Valenti.\nProduced by Sarah Shachat, Zach Valenti, and Gabriel Urbina, along with Angel Acevedo, Jenn Schneider, and Amy Tanguay.\nA transcript for this episode is available here. Visit our website for additional information on our show, the team behind UNSEEN, and more episodes. Ad sales by Multitude.\nToday's episode is brought to you by BetterHELP, the world's largest online counseling service. As a special offer for UNSEEN listeners, you can get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com\/unseen.\nMore episodes from Unseen\nMidsummer Special: Midsummer, Highland Falls\nBe Advised: The following episode contains depictions of fantasy violence and gore, discussions of child abuse, and mentions of miscarriage. Listener discretion is advised. A woman tells the story of the strange mansion her family left her, the unsettling presence that has followed her for much of her life, and the mysterious disappearance of her husband. Starring Libby Woodbridge as Janie Lynnwood. Featuring Mark Pag\u00e1n as Tom Lynnwood. Written by Emily VanDerWerff and Libby Hill and Directed by Zach Valenti. Script Editing by Sarah Shachat and Gabriel Urbina. Sound Design by Zach Valenti. Original Music by Alan Rodi. It also features the song \"Oval Window\" by Yehezkel Raz. Produced by Sarah Shachat, Zach Valenti, and Gabriel Urbina, along with Angel Acevedo, Jenn Schneider, and Amy Tanguay. A transcript for this episode is available here. Visit our website for additional information on our show, the team behind UNSEEN, and more episodes. Ad sales by Multitude. Today's episode is brought to you by BetterHELP, the world's largest online counseling service. As a special offer for UNSEEN listeners, you can get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com\/unseen. See omnystudio.com\/listener for privacy information.\nApril Fool's Special: Now You See Me\nBe Advised: The following episode contains depictions of body horror and fantasy violence. A young woman recounts her quest to become a sorcerer's apprentice. Starring Lisette Alvarez as Verena Morisseau. Written by Jordan Cobb. Directed by Sarah Shachat. Script Editing by Gabriel Urbina and Sarah Shachat. Original Music by Alan Rodi. Sound Design by Zach Valenti. Produced by Sarah Shachat, Zach Valenti, and Gabriel Urbina, along with Angel Acevedo, Jenn Schneider, and Amy Tanguay. Additional music featured in this episode: \"Blue Waltz\" by Kadir Demir. A transcript for this episode is available here. Visit our website for additional information on our show, the team behind UNSEEN, and more episodes. Ad sales by Multitude. Today's episode is brought to you by The Magnus Archives, Europe's premier horror podcast, produced by our friends at Rusty Quill. Make your statement. Face your fear. See omnystudio.com\/listener for privacy information.\nValentine's Day Special: How Dudley Took The Plunge\nA young man recounts the unusual way he made and lost his fortune over a Valentine's Day weekend at a luxury hotel for magicians. Starring Leo Wan as Dudley Carmichael. Written by David K. Barnes and Directed by Gabriel Urbina. Script Editing by Sarah Shachat and Gabriel Urbina. Sound Design by Zach Valenti. Original Music by Alan Rodi. It also features the songs \"Coming Of Age\" by Bob Hart and \"Chunky Monkey\" by Shtriker. Produced by Sarah Shachat, Zach Valenti, and Gabriel Urbina, along with Angel Acevedo, Jenn Schneider, and Amy Tanguay. A transcript for this episode is available here. Visit our website for additional information on our show, the team behind UNSEEN, and more episodes. Ad sales by Multitude. Today's episode is brought to you by BetterHELP, the world's largest online counseling service. As a special offer for UNSEEN listeners, you can get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com\/unseen. See omnystudio.com\/listener for privacy information.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Review: Center Repertory Company mines\u2026\nReview: Center Repertory Company mines 'Enchanted April' for big laughs\nBy Pat Craig | Bay Area News Group\nPUBLISHED: April 8, 2009 at 12:42 pm | UPDATED: August 15, 2016 at 5:36 pm\nIt is a rainy afternoon at the women's club when Lotty Wilton spots the ad in the paper.\nA fellow in sunny Italy is renting his small castle for the entire month of April \u2014 a perfect way, the slightly flaky Mrs. Wilton (Lizzie Calogero) figures, to blow the money she's socked away. And if that's not enough she can enlist the aid of serious Rose Arnott (Suzanne Irving). And if even THAT's not enough, she can solicit a couple of other ladies to rent the place with her.\nIt's not a bad idea, really \u2014 four women escaping the rain and their families for a month of doing whatever they feel like in paradise. OK, maybe Mrs. Wilton is flaky like a fox. But when we meet her in Center Repertory Company's charming production of \"Enchanted April,\" she presents the sort of personality that would make puppies seem dour.\nAnd that's just the start of a sparkling and funny production of this story of a 1920s girls' month out. The yarn, first a novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, then a movie a time or two, has its latest incarnation in a play by Matthew Barber, who combines the traditional British reserve with the secrets hidden just behind that stiff upper lip to create a remarkably satisfying romantic farce.\nArnott and Wilton both suffer from lack of attention from their husbands. Mellersh Wilton (Alex Moggridge) is bent on building his business and sees his wife as a woman whose main duties in life are to have meals ready on time and to not embarrass him. Frederick Arnott (Steve Irish) views his wife as a hot dish who has been cold too long, and uses his pen name to write naughty novels and meet somewhat warmer ladies who give only cursory thought to checking marital status.\nThe traveling quartet is rounded out by Mrs. Graves (Wanda McCaddon), an older grand dame who met several 19th-century literary greats and has strong ideas about just how women \u2014 and everyone else \u2014 should behave. The final in this foursome is Lady Caroline Bramble (Maryssa Wanlass), a beautiful young woman who wants to escape from the social whirl and the men who often make it spin wildly out of control.\nSo the castle in Italy is a perfect place for all to get away. It's owned by Antony Wilding (Joseph Rende), who pops in midway through the second act, and operated by Costanza (Kerri Shawn), an Italian maid who is a match even for Mrs. Graves,\nNot surprisingly, things don't turn out quite as planned. But if it had, there wouldn't be much to laugh about, and director Michael Butler seems bent on wresting every possible laugh out of the play. He pretty much accomplishes this with his cast of extremely able comic actors and even a touch or two of bare male bottoms (there, I've warned you, so don't call me) for maximum chuckles. The cast is remarkable in its laugh-wrangling, all done without straying far from the realistic characters the actors play.\nThe play is also given a charming touch of elegance with the costumes by Maggie Morgan, a nicely understated light and sound design by David Lee Cuthbert and Will McCandless, and a flat-out breathtaking set design by Kelly Tighe, who constructed the first act setting against a backdrop of open umbrellas, then blew things wide open with a beautiful Italian villa set for the second act. It's not only lovely but sturdy, because it had to support all manner of physical comedy.\nReach Pat Craig at pcraig@bayareanewsgroup.com.\nWHAT: Center Repertory Company presents \"Enchanted April,\" by Matthew Barber\nWHEN: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays through May 2; also 2:30 p.m. this Saturday, no show this Sunday\nWHERE: Lesher Center for the Arts, Civic Drive at Locust, Walnut Creek\nTICKETS: $39, 925-943-7469, www.lesherartscenter.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Top Country\nA spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah. Now\u2026\nIn Victorian England, the young and beautiful Alice tells a tale of a strange new land that exists on the other side of a rabbit hole. Thinking Alice insane, her\u2026\nMetalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem\nWhile Toki and Abigail remain in the clutches of Magnus Hammersmith and the Metal Masked Assassin, the remaining members of Dethklok carry on with their lives while pretending not to\u2026\nThe Stone Roses: Made of Stone\nA documentary about the English alternative rock band, The Stone Roses. Meadows interweaves archive film, intimate behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen material, delivering the definitive account of the band and their\u2026\nStory of My Death\nFamous lover Casanova (Vicen\u00e7 Altai\u00f3), now long past his prime, meets Count Dracula (Eliseu Huertas) during a journey to Transylvania.\nCountry: Spain, France, Romania\nAn underwater voyage to Indonesia to learn about its inhabitants such as giant rays and whale sharks as well as efforts being made in the region for ocean conservation.\nParanormal Occult: Magick, Angels, and Demons\nIs the Occult synonymous with demonic possession and satanic worship or is it an empowering practice that predates history? Stars Carroll Runyon.\nTrevor Noah: African American\nInternationally acclaimed comedian Trevor Noah challenges the status quo through his unique perspective, breaking down cultural flaws on all sides and finding our mutual connections with laughter. 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A sinister past is about to be revealed as he is forced to join the killing spree.\nA defense attorney begins to suspect that her client, who is charged with the murders of a vacationing family, might be more than meets the eye.\nThe Protector 2\nKham is the last in long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand's war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne,\u2026\nInside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of\u2026\nCountry: USA, Canada, Indonesia\nJan Dara: The Finale\nBased on a famous Thai erotic novel, the film tells the story of Jan, a boy who grows up in a house lorded over by his sadistic and debauched father,\u2026\nThe haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission\u2026\nA young girl contracts what she thinks is a sexually-transmitted disease \u2013 but is actually something much worse.\nAn aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.\nBanshee Chapter\nOn the trail of a missing friend who had been experimenting with mind-altering drugs, a young journalist \u2013 aided by a rogue counter-culture writer, The Silence of The Lambs \u2014\u2026\n616: Paranormal Incident\nWhen Special Agent Watts and his Investigation Unit are called to the derelict Woodburrow Prison he thinks it's business as usual. But there's nothing usual about Woodburrow. 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+{"text":"Abbott Peak: Antarctica\nThis page presents the geographical name data for Abbott Peak in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division.\nFeature Name (see definition): Abbott Peak\nFeature ID (see definition): 12\nPrimary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 167\nDescription (see definition): Pyramidal peak on Ross Island, on the N side of Mount Erebus, between it and Mount Bird. Charted by the British Antarctic Expedition (BrAE) under Scott, 1910-13, and named for Petty Officer George P. Abbott, Royal Navy (RN), a member of the expedition.\nNOTE: The information regarding Abbott Peak in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Abbott Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.\nhttps:\/\/geographic.org\/geographic_names\/antname.php?uni=12&fid=antgeo_101\nAbbott Peak","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"South Coast Metro\nSouth Coast Metro 360 Magazine\nSouth Coast Metro Directory\nMembers & Benefits\nMember Meetings & Events\nSouth Coast Metro Style\nBroker Buzz\nPosted by scmetro In News,Press Releases 0 comment\nNew in South Coast Metro 03-27-18 | South Coast Repertory's 2018-19 Season Lineup\nFrom South Coast Repertory Press Releases South Coast Repertory\nFriday, March 23, 2018 655 Town Center Drive\nMEDIA CONTACT: Tania Thompson, Director of Public Relations, (714) 708-5561 or tania@scr.org Costa Mesa, CA 92626\nSouth Coast Repertory's 2018-19 Season Lineup Includes Sense and Sensibility, Sweeney Todd and M. Butterfly\nCOSTA MESA, Calif.\u2014South Coast Repertory's 2018-19 season opens with Jane Austen's romantic classic Sense and Sensibility. The season also includes the award-winning musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; the clever comedy Native Gardens; the compelling drama M. Butterfly; the madcap comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; the intriguing portrait of science pioneer Rosalind Franklin in Photograph 51; and the return of Southern California satirists Culture Clash. Subscriptions are currently on sale and single tickets will become available in June. More information is available at www.scr.org.\n\"We're enthusiastic about what next season has to offer,\" said SCR Managing Director Paula Tomei. \"The range of work is both compelling and entertaining and we look forward to the experience that our audiences and artists will have when they join together.\"\nAssociate Artistic Director John Glore said, \"Our upcoming 2018-19 season celebrates the best in contemporary theatre, with great plays from Broadway and London's West End and from some of SCR's favorite artists\u2014including David Henry Hwang, Karen Zacar\u00edas, Stephen Sondheim and Culture Clash.\"\nRounding out the theatre's 55th season are two world premieres in the Pacific Playwrights Festival\u2014to be announced at a later date\u2014and the three-play Theatre for Young Audiences series, which includes The Velveteen Rabbit.\nOn the Segerstrom Stage\nSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, adapted by Jessica Swale\nNative Gardens by Karen Zacar\u00edas\nSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler\nM. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang\nTBA world premiere for the Pacific Playwrights Festival\nOn the Julianne Argyros Stage\nVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang\nCulture Clash, written and performed by Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza\nPhotograph 51 by Anna Ziegler\nNate the Great: A New Musical by John Maclay and Brett Ryback\nNaked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience, based on the book Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems, script and lyrics by Mo Willems, with music by Deborah Wicks La Puma\nHoliday Classic\nA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by Jerry Patch.\nThe annual showcase of new plays\u2014the Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF)\u2014features seven new plays over a weekend in a combination of readings and full productions, April 26\u201328, 2019. The three-day festival attracts theatre professionals from across the nation\u2014as well as local and regional new-play fans\u2014drawn by the opportunity to see some of the best new works in the country. Over the course of more than two decades, PPF has presented nearly 140 plays by approximately 100 playwrights.\nAt the holidays, it's Orange County's favorite, A Christmas Carol, with Hal Landon Jr. back for his 39th consecutive year as everyone's favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge. Single tickets for A Christmas Carol go on sale to the public August 1; subscribers enjoy exclusive early access to these tickets.\nAll dates and plays are subject to change. More information about the season is available online: www.scr.org.\nCHRONOLOGICAL LISTING FOR 2018-19\nAll dates and plays are subject to change.\nAdapted by Jessica Swale\nSept. 1\u201329, 2018\nSegerstrom Stage\nThe Dashwood sisters\u2014practical Elinor and impulsive Marianne\u2014are of good social standing and marriageable age. When Father dies and their half-brother skimps on their inheritance, they are forced to leave their grand estate for a tiny, cold cottage. Just as life seems it's bleakest, a handsome stranger arrives on horseback and the sisters are convinced their futures are secured. Follow Elinor and Marianne as they chase their dreams from Devonshire to London and back in this charming romantic classic.\nVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike\nBy Christopher Durang\nSept. 30\u2013Oct. 21, 2018\nJulianne Argyros Stage\nVanya and Sonia share a country house where they fret endlessly\u2014and amusingly\u2014about their hapless lives. When Masha, their self-absorbed movie-star sister, and her much, much younger boy toy, Spike, visit for the weekend, the entire household gets hilariously upended. Rivalries are rekindled, resentments rage, the housekeeper blurts out strange prophecies and Masha announces she's selling the house. A tongue-in-cheek homage to Chekhov, this Tony Award-winning comedy was described as \"deliciously madcap\" by USA Today.\nBy Karen Zacar\u00edas\nOct. 13\u2013Nov. 10, 2018\nIn this comedy of good intentions and bad manners, Pablo and Tania personify the American Dream\u2014young, educated, a baby on the way and new owners of a suburban fixer-upper. Virginia and Frank couldn't be happier or more welcoming, especially when the new next-door neighbors want to replace an ugly chain link fence dividing their yards. But a dispute over the property line quickly spirals into an all-out war on taste, class and entitlement that the Cincinnati Enquirer described as \"bright and witty and clever.\"\nNate the Great\nA New Musical\nBy John Maclay and Brett Ryback\nNate the Great, the world's greatest kid detective, loves solving mysteries\u2014almost as much as eating pancakes. When Annie's special painting of her dog, Fang, goes missing, Nate's on a new case! Did Fang bury it? Is Rosamond, who prefers cats over dogs, up to foul play? Come along as Nate searches for clues and gathers the facts in this clever musical that teaches us to see the world in new ways.\nAdapted by Jerry Patch\nDirected by John-David Keller\n\u200bNov. 24\u2013Dec. 24, 2018\nNineteenth-century London comes to life when your family joins the SCR family for the holidays. Recapture the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas with this timeless Dickens classic and all your favorite characters\u2014Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family, the Fezziwigs, the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come\u2014and, as always, Hal Landon Jr. as everyone's favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, for the 39th consecutive year.\nWritten and performed by Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza\nDec. 30, 2018\u2013Jan. 20, 2019\nThose bad boys of comedy are back at it, bringing their special style of irreverent, thought-provoking social satire with them. SCR audiences first experienced their smart, outrageous humor in a playful adaptation of The Birds and later with the wildly popular Culture Clash in AmeriCCa. With the world back under their microscope, expect laundry to be aired, public figures skewered and sacred cows poked. In other words: Classic Culture Clash!\nMusic and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim\nBook by Hugh Wheeler\nJan. 19\u2013Feb. 16, 2019\nIn a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's struggling pie shop, Sweeney Todd plots revenge on the lecherous judge who wronged him and his family. In the seedy underbelly of 19th-century London, desperate times lead to diabolical schemes\u2014and strange alliances. With razor-sharp wit and extraordinary songs like \"Pretty Women\" and \"Not While I'm Around,\" this Tony Award-winning masterpiece was proclaimed, \"more fun than a graveyard on the night of the annual skeleton's ball\" by The New York Daily News.\nNaked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience\nBased on the book Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems\nScript and Lyrics by Mo Willems\nMusic by Deborah Wicks La Puma\nFeb. 1\u201317, 2019\nWilbur is different from all the other Naked Mole Rats. He wears clothes\u2014and he likes it. His friends think it's ridiculous and needs to stop\u2014that's just a Naked Mole fact. After all, what will happen when Grand-Pah, the oldest and wisest elder in the colony finds out? Filled with tail-shaking good tunes, this outrageously fun musical proves it's okay to be yourself. Rock on!\nBy Anna Ziegler\nMarch 3\u201324, 2019\nRosalind Franklin was a British pioneer in science in the early 1950s, yet her groundbreaking role in the discovery of DNA's double helix structure is still often overlooked. Based on a true story, Photograph 51 presents an intriguing portrait of a complex, courageous woman making her way in a male-dominated field. While rival teams of researchers compete for a breakthrough, Rosalind, focused and unbending, is locked in a race of her own. A hit in the West End, it was proclaimed \"A triumph\" by The Telegraph.\nTBA: A World Premiere\nPart of the Pacific Playwrights Festival\nMarch 30\u2013April 27, 2019\nApril 14\u2013May 5, 2019\nBy David Henry Hwang\nMay 11\u2013June 8, 2019\nWhen this rich, compelling drama debuted on Broadway, it became an instant sensation, sweeping the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. A married French diplomat. A mysterious Chinese opera diva. A passionate 20-year affair. Inspired by true events, this break-out hit by the author of Chinglish and Golden Child proved much more than a steamy tale of seduction. Obsession, perception and the allure of fantasy make for a remarkable tale of espionage and betrayal described as \"visionary\" by The New York Times.\nBy Margery Williams\nFor nearly a century, this beloved classic has captivated and charmed children and adults, alike. Lonely and forgotten, a stuffed rabbit longs to be real. When another toy is lost, he quickly becomes a little boy's new favorite. As the rabbit's dapper appearance gets worn and shabby from play, a wonderful change begins to happen. This is a moving story about the power of love\u2014and a little bit of magic.\nComplete information is available at www.scr.org.\nABOUT SOUTH COAST REPERTORY: Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson, is led by Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei. SCR is widely recognized as one of the leading professional theatres in the United States. While its productions represent a balance of classic and modern theatre, SCR is renowned for its extensive new-play development program, which includes the nation's largest commissioning program for emerging and established writers. Of SCR's 520 productions, one-quarter have been world premieres. SCR-developed works have garnered two Pulitzer Prizes and eight Pulitzer nominations, several Obie Awards and scores of major new-play awards. Located in Costa Mesa, Calif., SCR is home to the 507-seat Segerstrom Stage, the 336-seat Julianne Argyros Stage and the 94-seat Nicholas Studio. www.scr.org\nscmetro\nalliance@southcoastmetro.com\n1631 W. Sunflower Ave., Suite C-37\nSouth Coast Metro California 92704\n\u00a9 South Coast Metro","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"The Best Books on the French Revolution of 2023\nAre you looking to improve your knowledge of the French Revolution? Is your teacher preparing their guillotine if you fail the next exam? There's no need to worry! This guide will help you find the best books on the French Revolution for you!\nThe French Revolution is more than just libert\u00e9, \u00e9galit\u00e9, fraternit\u00e9. The Revolution was about a vast array of complex problems within eighteenth-century France. Conflicts between the estates cascaded into more significant issues, ones that cost the lives of thousands of French men, women, and even children.\nAdmittedly, The French Revolution is a tough subject. Its impact affected much of the world, from the ideas originating from the Revolution to the aftermath.\nLuckily, we have a comprehensive reading list to guide you through your studies. Whether you are looking for an introduction into French history or supplemental textbooks, we have found the right book on French history.\nOur Top Favorite\nOur Top Runner Up\nOur Top Value Pick\nCitizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution\nThe Oxford History of the French Revolution\nThe Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War\n1. Our Favorite Books on the French Revolution\n1.1. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama\n1.2. The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by William Doyle\n2. Our Runners up for the Best Books on the French Revolution.\n2.1. The Oxford History of the French Revolution by William Doyle\n2.2. The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny by Ian Davidson\n3. Our Value-picks for the Best Books on the French Revolution\n3.1. The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War by Graham Robb\n3.2. A Concise History of France by Roger Price\n4. How to Pick the Best Books on the French Revolution for You\n5. Wrapping the Best Books on the French Revolution\nOur Favorite Books on the French Revolution\nCitizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama\nCitizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution is the most important book you could read to begin learning about the French Revolution. The first edition was written over thirty years ago, but still is considered the gold standard for Francophiles and has later since come out with other updated editions. This encyclopedic tome discusses social and cultural factors that led to the Revolution. It is perhaps the best book on French history!\nWhat Makes it Unique?\nSchama uses a style that makes his book easily accessible to readers. At times it feels like it winds around different concepts like the various estates or events like the Tennis Court Oath, but he always comes back around. Think of him as a teacher who gets occasionally sidetracked.\nWhen Schama brings significant characters into the narrative, he gives them context by giving them a small biography. These biographies help you familiarize yourself with the principal characters within the French Revolution.\nWhy Choose this French Revolution Book:\nWhen we say this book is an encyclopedia-like tome, you better believe us! It narrowly misses a thousand pages. However, this is a plus because it covers a breadth of information, allowing Schama to dive deep into the context of the Revolution.\nThe large page count sounds intimidating but the text is very readable. Admittedly, Schama may give too much context into a key figure or event. If this is your first exposure to the Estates-General, King Louis XVI, Robespierre, or the different factions that arose, this book is invaluable to growing your knowledge about them.\nWhile Schama's account of the Revolution is comprehensive in scope, it does tend to skew towards a conservative view. This means that Schama gives more weight towards the anti-revolutionaries, people for the status quo! If you read Schama's account, you'll want to balance it out by reading other French Revolution textbooks written by historians with opposing perspectives.\nSchama, Simon (Author)\nThe French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by William Doyle\nThe French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction is a part of a series of short introductions that give a concise overview of different areas within the humanities. William Doyle is an expert in eighteenth-century France and has authored numerous books on the topic, which is why he's featured twice on this list. This very short introduction is a perfect book for those looking for quick context and expert analysis in a short book.\nThis book is concerned with providing concise information on the economic, ideological, and political origins of the Revolution as well as the primary causes of the revolt of the Third Estate. What makes it unique is how well worded it can be. You'll want to read slowly and might have to Google some of the words, but that's the cost when looking at the book through various historical lenses, such as a Marxist lens.\nThis book has an excellent bibliography with a plethora of different primary and secondary source suggestions.\nWhy Choose the French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction?\nThe title doesn't lie when it calls itself a \"Very Short Introduction.\" The book has little over a hundred pages so that it can read quickly. However, do not forget it can be dense at times. You may not need to be studying history to grasp this book, but it helps.\nThe brevity of The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction is excellent, but it leaves out crucial historical context other texts provide. This book should not be your first read into the history of France or its Revolution!\nThis book is relatively cheap when compared to other books about the French Revolution. If you're on a budget and need another book to supplement other French history books, look no further!\nThe French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)\nDoyle, William (Author)\n168 Pages - 02\/01\/2020 (Publication Date) - Oxford University Press (Publisher)\nOur Runners up for the Best Books on the French Revolution.\nThe Oxford History of the French Revolution by William Doyle\nThe Oxford History of the French Revolution is like a textbook but with a better narrative flow. It is a standard text in French history. It covers a large swath of history surrounding the French Revolution, from how life was under King Louis XVI, how life was during the reign of terror, and how life was like after the Revolution. This French Revolution textbook covers many types of history as well: political, economic, even geographical.\nDoyle focuses on the hard facts of the Revolution. He doesn't let speculation play a significant role in the narrative. However, you could start to become drowsy at times from all the facts that droll on.\nThe Oxford History of the French Revolution explains how the Reign of Terror led to Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power. The conquests that came after was a result of a people who've had their world broken and rebuilt in under two decades. Doyle does a good job of explaining the years prior to and after the Revolution.\nLike his other book, The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction, this book has an excellent bibliography filled with other sources you can use.\nThis book is like Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution, it is a good introduction. You may want to choose this book if you are beginning your research into this period of French history.\nThis book does have a few editions, and some of the more recent ones have more recent scholarly sources but come at the cost of clarity. Upon reading some sections, paragraphs were scrambled and had too many ideas packed into them. These problems were few and still made for a good read!\nThe French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny by Ian Davidson\nThe French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny gives an account of the French Revolution from the onset of the Revolution with the various estates to the execution of Robespierre. It discusses many of the major events between 1788 to 1795 but doesn't devote much time to pre- or post-revolutionary France.\nThe French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny is written for history enthusiasts. There isn't as much jargon found in this book compared to others on this list, and it is easy to follow Davidson's narrative of The Revolution.\nDavidson compares the French Revolution to the American, which provides valuable insight into the nature of revolutions in general.\nWe find the simplicity and flowing nature of the book comes at the cost of complexity.\nThis book is for those who want to focus strictly on the years of the Revolution.\nWhile this book reads well, you'll need more information to make connections and understand what he says. He, at times, seems biased in favor of the revolutionaries, almost downplaying the violence the Reign of Terror produced.\nThe French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny\nAudible Audiobook\nIan Davidson (Author) - Clive Chafer (Narrator)\nOur Value-picks for the Best Books on the French Revolution\nThe Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War by Graham Robb\nThe Discovery of France is a story about a man traversing the French countryside. In a story-like tone, Robb discusses the history of France by visiting different villages and describing how life was like in the nineteenth century to the present. He covers a lot of ground, touching pre-Revolution France to modern-day.\nRobb's ability to weave the details about French history into a digestible book is excellent. He makes the mundane life of a French peasant sound pleasing, who knew that peasants would get together every week to bake bread?\nThe book focuses on the people of France, not any single region or monolithic figures, like Paris or King Louis XVI.\nRobb provides a wealth of knowledge about France throughout the years with little analysis to go along with it. At times it seems to veer from a geographic history to a people's history.\nThe Discovery of France is a good book for those looking for a study of French people and customs.\nThe book covers from around 1750 to 1914. Meaning Robb spends some time on the Revolution and many other events. If your primary concern is the French Revolution, you may hold off on purchasing this book.\nRobb, Graham (Author)\nA Concise History of France by Roger Price\nA Concise History of France is for those who already have some knowledge of France through the ages. Price starts in the middle ages and discusses how France became the nation it is today. He trades a flowing narrative for one that is slower, but more factually dense. It can seem dull at times.\nA Concise History of France focuses primarily on politics, economics, and societal development of France.\nPrice does tend to neglect culturally essential pieces of history, briefly touching subjects related to the arts and literature.\nAt times the book loses the concision it promises, leaving some readers confused.\nIt can be a difficult read for some, more intermediate knowledge of France is required.\nThis book starts in the Middle Ages and ends in modern times. It gives a good overview of French history, so it's good supplemental reading to your list.\nThis book is useful if you like an academic style.\nA Concise History of France (Cambridge Concise Histories)\nPrice, Roger (Author)\n528 Pages - 02\/06\/2014 (Publication Date) - Cambridge University Press (Publisher)\nHow to Pick the Best Books on the French Revolution for You\nChoosing the right book on the French Revolution can be overwhelming. Whatever your historical knowledge, there is no doubt history is a complex mistress. You need to consider the people who lived back then, the political landscape of their surroundings, and a plethora of other things too.\nIt begs the question of what French Revolution textbook should you read? What is the best book on French history?\nWhile there is no clear answer, this section of the guide will ask some probing questions to get you closer to the book calling your name!\nWhat Interests You About the French Revolution?\nWhy do you want to know more about the French Revolution? Is it the political philosophy that developed during that time or came out of it? Is it the societal shift that gave rise to a nationalistic backing of Napoleon Bonaparte and the subsequent conquest towards Russia that sparks your interest?\nAnswering these questions can help you find an expert in that specific area of history and the books they've written. Make sure to check out the best books on Napoleonic Wars here.\nHow Much Do You Know About France and The Period Surrounding the Revolution?\nIf you already know about the French Revolution, you can skip the introductory books. You'll want to read books that dive into specific subjects.\nIf you have little knowledge of France's history, look at Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution. This book is comprehensive and will give you valuable insight into this foundational period in French history.\nWhat Kind of Source Material Are You Looking For?\nThere are two main sources for historians, primary and secondary.\nPrimary sources are materials that come out of a period by those who experienced it. These materials are what historians use to turn into secondary sources.\nSome primary source authors to check out are Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine, while both are not French, they both provide valuable perspectives to the Revolution. Alexis de Tocqueville was born after the Revolution but is invaluable to historians today. He wrote The Old Regime and Revolution; its account of the Revolution holds a candle to none of that time.\nYou shouldn't discount works of fiction about the French Revolution. They can be an excellent supplement to your French Revolution textbook.\nFiction is lovely because it can get your mind into a character that is experiencing the events of the Revolution.\nHere's a brief list of good works of fiction:\n1. Les Mis\u00e9rables by Victor Hugo\n2. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens\n3. The Scarlet Pimpernel series by Emma Orczy\n4. A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel\nWrapping the Best Books on the French Revolution\nHere's a summary of the best books on the French Revolution we have reviewed:\nNo matter your level of expertise on the French Revolution, this list has got you covered.\nIf you're looking the best book on the French Revolution, check out our favorite Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution by Simon Schama. His research is readable and teeming with information.\nIf you like to dabble in history, we suggest Ian Davidson's The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny. His book is enjoyable, and we think it's a good read for whatever reason you want to learn about French history.\nHowever, it is ultimately up to you what book to read. You must ask yourself:\n\"Why do I want to learn about this moment in history?\" \"What approach should I take when studying the French Revolution?\"\nIf you enjoyed this post, check out our other history book reviews here.\nHere are some other history textbook guides that may interest you:\n> The Best AP French Language and Culture Review Books\n> The Best French Textbooks\n> The Best AP Spanish Language and Culture Review Books\n> The Best Spanish Textbooks","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"PRESS RELEASES 2000 RELEASE\nEDITORS: Please do not use \"Pacific Gas and Electric\" or \"PG&E\" when referring to PG&E Corporation or its National Energy Group. The PG&E National Energy Group is not the same company as Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the utility, and is not regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission. Customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Company do not have to buy products or services from the National Energy Group in order to continue to receive quality regulated services from Pacific Gas and Electric Company.\nNATIONAL ENERGY GROUP ANNOUNCES SALE OF TEXAS NATURAL GAS BUSINESS\nHouston, TX \u2013 The PG&E National Energy Group today announced that it has signed a definitive stock purchase agreement to sell its Texas natural gas and natural gas liquids business to El Paso Energy Field Services Company, a subsidiary of El Paso Energy Corporation (NYSE:EPG). The value of the transaction to the National Energy Group is approximately $903 million, which includes debt with a book value of $624 million associated with the operations of PG&E Gas Transmission, Texas Corporation and PG&E Gas Transmission Teco, Inc. The transaction will be accretive to the National Energy Group's earnings in the year 2000 and beyond.\nThe holdings, which consist of 8,500 miles of natural gas and natural gas liquids pipeline, nine natural gas processing plants, and natural gas storage facilities, are all located in Texas.\n\"The market prices for natural gas transportation and natural gas liquids, combined with the price we paid to acquire these businesses, resulted in a significant drag on earnings despite recent improvements in operational and financial performance,\" said Thomas G. Boren, President and CEO of the National Energy Group. \"This transaction will eliminate a negative impact on our earnings and will help the National Energy Group achieve its financial goals by 2002.\"\nThe transaction is expected to close by mid-year 2000. The sale of these businesses, which have total assets of $2.5 billion, will result in a one-time charge against 1999 earnings of $890 million, or $2.42 per share that, pursuant to accounting requirements, will be reflected in the National Energy Group's financial results of operations for 1999.\n\"We continually review the operational and financial performance of our competitive businesses, assessing their ability to deliver shareholder value,\" said Boren. \"When assets or businesses such as this one aren't expected to deliver shareholder value, we will act decisively to move them out of our portfolio. This transaction frees up human and financial resources we will use to grow our National Energy Group.\"\nLehman Brothers is acting as financial advisor for the transaction and Andrews & Kurth, L.P.P. is acting as legal advisor.\nThe National Energy Group, which includes non-utility generation, natural gas pipelines and energy trading and services businesses in 27 states and Canada, had 1998 revenues of almost $12 billion and $10 billion in assets.\nCopyright \u00a9 2004 - PG&E Corporation. All Rights Reserved . feedback . privacy policy\nanalyst info\nfinancial contacts\npresentations & speeches\ncurrent stock quote\nstock price (historical)\ndividend & stock split history\ndividend payment dates\ngeneral terminology\ndividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan\nlost, stolen or destroyed certificates\nproxy statements and proxy cards\nshareholder services contacts","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Bridging the Gap at de Anza\nLast updated 1\/23\/2019 at 2:11pm\nFor members and those who live in or come to visit the de Anza Country Club, there is a gap between available entertainment or learning opportunities, and getting the word out to folks who might enjoy and\/or benefit from that knowledge, according to de Anza GM Raimen Shalizi and office manager Jessica Gillespie, during the 100+ gathering at the 'Bridging the Gap event' on Jan. 9 at de Anza.\nCase in point: Upcoming events at the Performing Arts Center. On Jan. 9, BSPAC Artistic Director George Keith and board member\/actor Elaine Hazelrigg explained their efforts to bring the fine arts, theatre arts, and music to the Borrego community, and that they needed community members' support via their attendance at those events. A definite win-win situation, and Gillespie is looking to expand the \"Bridging\" experience.\nAfter Keith and Hazelrigg spoke, many guests concentrated on a game of Trivial Pursuit, usually hosted on Thursday's, led by Jim Wermers with number-cruncher wife, Anne, running up scores for each table after six subject areas were \"trivialized.\"\nBees Shut Down Keys View\nThe Eclipse That Made Einstein Famous\nJeremy Goes Home\nGSP Public Comments: Borrego Springs Sponsor Group\nCPUC Denies SDG&E Request to Eliminate HUC","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Continuing our Support for India During New COVID-19 Wave Accessible Text\nContinuing our Support for India During New COVID-19 Wave\nThe following message was sent from Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, Head of JPMorgan Chase India and Philippines Corporate Centers Dan Wilkening, and CEO of Asia Pacific Filippo Gori to employees in India as an update on relief efforts on May 14, 2021.\nAs India continues to deal with the devastating impact of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, colleagues around the world have reached out to ask how they can help alongside the firm. With this in mind, we wanted to provide an update on our support efforts for employees and the broader community in India, as well as details on how employees can contribute.\nSupport for India\nThe key areas of COVID-19 support for our colleagues that we announced last month are progressing well, with the bank committing $3.8 million towards these programs in 2021. Programs that have launched include extended medical insurance; 24x7 ambulance service; partnerships with our clinical service providers and hospitals for hotel and in-home quarantine; doctor-on-call service; and vaccination reimbursement support. We are working hard to increase access to vaccines, subject to availability and government regulations. We also have dedicated help lines for our colleagues in India if they have questions or require assistance.\nWe have committed $2.8 million towards immediate India-wide coronavirus relief efforts, such as providing support to the public health system to improve the capacity of small hospitals, enabling them to provide treatment for greater numbers of affected patients. Other contributions will go toward providing food and essential items to low-income communities across India. J.P. Morgan is also a member of the recently announced Global Task Force on Pandemic Response, which is a public-private partnership providing 1,000 ventilators and a further 25,000 oxygen concentrators.\nThe pandemic will have long term consequences for many people \u2014\u200b often those already disadvantaged. This year, J.P. Morgan's annual $10 million philanthropic commitment to building economic resiliencies for these communities will prioritize recovery and economic resilience efforts across India. This is part of our $32 million ongoing philanthropic commitment to:\nsupport microbusinesses, particularly those owned by women;\nhelp young people pursue stable and promising career pathways; and\nhelp support inclusive fintech solutions for the post-crisis environment, ensuring that people in India have access to the financial tools that will help them weather any future crisis.\nWe know many of you want to get involved and show your support, so we have kickstarted a campaign for employees across the world to contribute to select organizations supporting COVID-19 relief efforts in India. For every dollar donated, the firm is matching the contribution 1:1.\nOn behalf of the firm and our colleagues around the world, our thoughts are with all of our colleagues and their families in India. We would also like to thank them for their focus and dedication as they continue to serve our clients all over the world during a very challenging environment. Thank you for all that you are doing.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Beth Mooney ruled out of the Ashes series with a fractured jaw, confirms Cricket Australia\nVarun Dhawan's driver Manoj dies due to heart attack; actor rushes to Lilavati hospital\nHome\/India News\/\"PM Modi's Security Breach In Punjab Sponsored Conspiracy\": Yogi Adityanath\n\"PM Modi's Security Breach In Punjab Sponsored Conspiracy\": Yogi Adityanath\nThe Prime Minister was stuck atop a flyover for 15-20 minutes\nUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday alleged that the security breach during Prime Minister's Punjab visit was a \"pre-planned and sponsored conspiracy\" and asked the ruling Congress government in the state to apologise.\nYogi also claimed that the Punjab government did not follow the appropriate protocols during the Prime Minister's visit.\n\"PM Modi's security breach during his visit to Punjab was a pre-planned sponsored conspiracy. Punjab government didn't follow the protocol. Drone or any attack might have happened there but Punjab government ignored all this. Congress should apologize to the country,\" Adityanath said while addressing media persons in Delhi.\nHe further said that before any VVIP movement, intelligence inputs are received.\n\"The local intelligence in detail brings inputs to the knowledge of the state government. In the intelligence input, it was already stated that more than 1 lakh people will be coming to the Prime Minster's rally,\" Yogi said.\nHe further said that the state government was aware that the weather was not clear and about the alternative route to be taken as well.\n\"The Punjab government ignored it all. The absence of the Punjab Chief Minister, Chief Secretary and Director General of Police is a violation of the protocol. Punjab Chief Minister cannot get away by with the excuse that he came in contact with a COVID-infected person,\" Yogi said.\nCondemning the statement of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over briefing about the incident to Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Yogi said it reflects the CM's irresponsible attitude.\n\"In an irresponsible way, he briefed about a severe security lapse to someone who is not related to Punjab or government of India in a direct or indirect manner,\" he said.\nThe Prime Minister was stuck atop a flyover for 15-20 minutes while on his way to Ferozepur in Punjab last week due to the road being blocked by some protesters. The Ministry of Home Affairs termed it as a \"major lapse\" in his security.\nTags PM Security Breach punjab Yogi Adityanath\nPrevious Candidates of SP, allies for 1st, 2nd phase of UP polls to be announced in a day or two\nNext Working To Fix Issues Found At Dorm Facilities, Says Foxconn, As Plant Resumes Production\nOn October 28, the court had pulled up UP Police for the arrests. New Delhi: \u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"One Small Step For Apple\nWell, it's something at least.\nMany indie developers, including myself, have been saying how important some sort of \"Premium\" App Store is to the long-term attractiveness of the iPhone as a games platform for a while now.\nYesterday Apple finally announced they were going some way to addressing these concerns by introducing an additional channel to the App Store. In addition to \"Top Free\" and \"Top Paid\" apps they're also going to separate out \"Top Grossing\" apps.\nHopefully that's just a working title \u2013 it certainly doesn't sound like it's been through Apple's mighty marketing machine \u2013 but regardless of the somewhat unpleasant nomenclature, it should ensure a reasonably convenient way for developers to differentiate games they've invested significant time and trouble to build from all the 60p \"pull my finger\" gags and their equivalent.\nIs it enough to tempt Denki in to the iPhone market? Hmmm\u2026 we'll see. It certainly hasn't hurt, so I'll be keeping an open mind as always.\nMeanwhile, here's what Mobile Entertainment had to say about the announcement.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"LA and SoCal: Funders\nJewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles: Los Angeles Grants\nJuly 11, 2019 \/ Stacey Suver\nOVERVIEW: This prominent L.A. funder supports both Jewish and secular causes through its grantmaking. Funding priorities include education, human services, education, Jewish causes, arts and culture, and civic life.\nIP TAKE: The best opportunity for secular nonprofits in Los Angeles is JCFLA's General Community Grants program. This is a rapidly growing foundation with more donors contributing each year, which translates into more grant funds flowing to Los Angeles groups.\nPROFILE: The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles was established in 1954 and manages assets for over 1,200 families. In a recent year, it reported managing charitable assets of approximately $872 million and is one of the 10 largest foundations in Los Angeles. Between 1990 and 2015, the foundation distributed over $1 billion in grants to nonprofits.\nIn recent years, the foundation has made the most grants to education, followed by human services and then Jewish community. Other funding priorities include health, civic life, arts and culture, international and foreign affairs, and environment\/animals\/science. The foundation offers several types of grants, including cutting edge grants, Israel grants, general community grants and capital grants.\nCutting edge grants support new programs that that address needs in the Los Angeles Jewish community; they range up to $250,000 for a three-year period. Capital grants are also specific to the local Jewish community and are awarded up to $50,000 for construction and renovation projects. General community grants go toward secular causes in the Los Angeles area and are awarded for $10,000 and $25,000. Each year, the foundation chooses a different special interest area, such as homelessness, financial literacy, domestic violence or early childhood education.\nUnfortunately for local secular grant seekers, the community grants program does not accept unsolicited proposals. The new year's focus is announced along with grant awards for that year. But ultimately, all of these grants must serve the Los Angeles community. Community grants are made for program support only.\nFor organizations affiliated with the Los Angeles Jewish Community, plan to attend a grant seeker's workshop before applying for a cutting edge grant. Then you can submit a grant inquiry to nstrongin@jewishfoundationla.org. Check the capital grants program page for updated details about how to apply for these grants.\nGrant seekers can learn about JCFLA grantees in the foundation's grants database and search by interest area, year, and grant type. Keep up with recent happenings on the foundation's publications and press page.\nJuly 11, 2019 \/ Stacey Suver\/\nLos Angeles Grants, SoCal Grants\nhuman services, education, Jewish causes, arts and culture, civic life, arts, culture, Los Angeles, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, international affairs, foreign affairs, environment, animals, science, homelessness, financial literacy, domestic violence, early childhood education, California\nStacey Suver\nOpus Community Foundation: Los ...\nMayor's Fund for Los Angeles: Los ...\nRELATED FUNDING NEWS\n\"Inclusiveness and Openness of Spirit.\" A Donor Makes the Case for Free Museum Admission\nDavid C. 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Burkle Foundation\nThe Four Top Interests of Los Angeles' Gilbert and Jacki Cisneros Foundation\nA Few Things to Know About the Warren and Elaine Breslow Family Foundation\nHow the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation is Stepping Up to Bat for Local Youth\nWhere the NBCUniversal Foundation Is Focusing Its Local Giving in the U.S.\n\"Idea Generators.\" Why This Health Foundation is Investing in Senior Fellows\nStrength in Numbers: Behind a Fundraising Push for Immigrant Rights\nIn Los Angeles, a Foundation-backed Push to Bring More Diversity to the Tech Sector\nRallying Around Relief: In the Face of Wildfires, California Funders Take Action\nMillions for Los Angeles: How the Otis Booth Foundation Gives Locally\nFeeding the Youngest Minds: Another Major Donor Steps Up for Early Education\nThis Local Funder Is Fighting Human Trafficking in San Diego County\nFive Questions About the Ayrshire Foundation, Answered\nWhy We Pay Attention to This Top Jewish Community Foundation\u2014And Why You Should, Too\n\"We Can't Count on Washington\": A California Funder Preps for the 2020 Census\nFunny People: A Quick Look at This Hollywood Power Couple's Giving\nThe Wonderful World of Mini-Grants: Who's Giving Them and Why?\nAcross Generations: A Look at How a West Coast Real Estate Family Approaches Giving\nConnecting Dots: Special Initiatives at the Orange County Community Foundation","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":">Baseball\n>Yogi Berra - HFSID 268423\nYOGI BERRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: STAN \"THE MAN\" MUSIAL - HFSID 268423\nYOGI BERRA and STAN MUSIAL The Hall of Famers pen their names on this 11x14 black and white photo Photograph signed: \"Stan Musial\" and \"Yogi Berra\" both in blue felt tip. B\/w, 11x14.\nYOGI BERRA and STAN MUSIAL The Hall of Famers pen their names on this 11x14 black and white photo Photograph signed: \"Stan Musial\" and \"Yogi Berra\" both in blue felt tip. B\/w, 11x14. Catcher YOGI BERRA (1925-2015) led the American League in games caught and chances accepted eight times, and led the league in double plays six times. He is one of only four catchers to ever field 1.000 in a season (1958), and between July 28, 1957 and May 10, 1959, Berra set major league records by catching in 148 consecutive games and accepting 950 chances without making an error. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Berra was named the Yankees' manager for the 1964 season. The day after the Series ended, the Yankees fired him. He took over as the Mets' manager in 1972 and led them to the NL pennant in 1973, joining Joe McCarthy as the second manager to win pennants in both leagues. The St. Louis Cardinals' STAN MUSIAL (1920-2013) hit at least .300 for sixteen consecutive years. At his retirement after the 1963 season, the three-time Most Valuable Player held the National League record for most runs, hits, doubles, and RBIs. Musial appeared in 24 All-Star games, won seven batting titles, and had a lifetime batting average of .331. He was nicknamed \"The Man\" by admiring Brooklyn Dodgers' fans. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1969. Fine condition.\nYOGI BERRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 250175\nYOGI BERRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 268404\nYOGI BERRA - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 250199\nYOGI BERRA - CURRENCY SIGNED - HFSID 265736\nSTAN \"THE MAN\" MUSIAL - JERSEY SIGNED - HFSID 296720\nSTAN \"THE MAN\" MUSIAL - LITHOGRAPH SIGNED - HFSID 277475\nSTAN \"THE MAN\" MUSIAL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED BASEBALL - HFSID 290252\nSTAN \"THE MAN\" MUSIAL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED POSTER WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 322290\nSTAN \"THE MAN\" MUSIAL - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 322304\nSTAN \"THE MAN\" MUSIAL - MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED - HFSID 2399\nCHUCK CONNORS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 63520\nDICK SISLER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 124923\nEDDIE MIKSIS - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 159164\nGEORGE FOSTER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 285608\nBaseballs (1277)\nBaseball Bats (235)\nSports Cards (2926)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Department of Film, Television and Theatre presents 24th annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival\nThe 24th annual Notre Dame Student Film Festival, presented by the University's Department of Film, Television, and Theatre, will take place Jan. 24 to 26 (Thursday to Saturday) in the Browning Cinema at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.\nThis year's festival will feature the Audience Choice Award, a new honor in which audience members vote for their favorite film via text message during the first five screenings. The award will be presented to the student director(s) of the winning film before the final screening.\nThe festival screens films made in the past year by Notre Dame undergraduates as class projects. All entries were shot on location, mostly in the South Bend area, and feature local student and faculty actors. A number of films from the past two decades have gone on to compete in national film festivals.\nFilms are screened at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. throughout the festival. Tickets are $7 for the general public, $6 for faculty and staff, $5 for seniors age 65 and older, and $4 for students. Tickets may be purchased online at performingarts.nd.edu, by phone at 574-631-2800 or at the performing arts center ticket office.\nFeatured films include:\n\"Journey of a Pen,\" Kathleen Bracke, Brendan Fitzpatrick, Kelsie Kiley \u2014 The realities of high school as seen through the travels of a ballpoint pen.\n\"Amie's Image,\" Nicole Timmerman, Erin Moffitt, Elizabeth Kellogg \u2014 The outlet of art provides inspiration for a woman struggling to make ends meet in Chicago.\n\"Three's a Crowd,\" Eileen Chong \u2014 Feelings are hard to explain, and even harder to forget.\n\"Shadowpainting,\" Katie Mattie, Fiora O'Meara \u2014 Painting with someone looking over your shoulder is not a good idea.\n\"The Lost Pastime,\" Grace Carini, Marty Flavin, Andrew Cheng \u2014 A group of baseball purists resurrects a version of America's pastime not seen since the 1800s.\n\"Sleeper,\" Vincent Moore, Greg Doonan \u2014 Something is in the house while he's sleeping \u2026 and the prescribed solution isn't solving the problem.\n\"The Sculptor,\" Suzann Petrongolo, Duncan Smith, Zachary Smith \u2014 For two years, Andrew Wilson Smith spends his time chipping away at the facades of a monastery on the plains.\n\"Sinking,\" Ashley Puffer \u2014 A love story of oral hygiene.\n\"Undecided,\" Eileen Chong, Shelley Kim \u2014 An Asian woman faces a cosmetic decision that she hopes will change her future.\n\"Scarves and Crosses,\" Bri Neblung, Collin Erker, Siobhan Martinez \u2014 A unique and refreshing look into the lives of three Muslim students practicing their faith on a Catholic campus.\n\"Mimesis,\" Sara McGuirk, Dan Garcia de Paredes \u2014 There is no invention in the poet, until he \u2026 or she \u2026 is possessed.\n\"Clergy,\" Zuri Eshun, Blake Avery \u2014 Haunting and powerful, an inner battle tears at the heart of a young priest.\n\"Out of the Ashes,\" Johnny Whichard, Ana Christian, Pat Nguyen \u2014 The residents of Mannford, Okla., try to cope with life four months after a wildfire destroys their town.\n\"Talk it Out,\" Camille Muth, Will Neal \u2014 Things just aren't working out for us \u2026 right?\nAdditional student films will be available for online viewing only at ftt.nd.edu.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Top Quotes About Anything\nHome \u00bb Mark Udall\nMore Quotes By American\nA. Alfred Taubman(1)\nA. Bartlett Giamatti(9)\nA. J. Foyt(3)\nA. J. Langer(3)\nA. J. Liebling(9)\nA. J. McLean(7)\nA. J. Muste(2)\nA. Philip Randolph(12)\nA. R. Ammons(26)\nA. Whitney Brown(7)\nAaliyah(28)\nAaron Allston(19)\nAaron Brown(5)\nAaron Burr(3)\nAaron Carter(4)\nAaron Copland(7)\nAaron Eckhart(38)\nAaron Latham(1)\nAaron McGruder(15)\nAaron Neville(24)\nAaron Siskind(2)\nAaron Sorkin(13)\nAaron Spelling(19)\nAaron Stanford(1)\nAaron Yoo(3)\nAbbey Lincoln(8)\nAbbie Hoffman(20)\nAbe Fortas(2)\nAbe Lemons(9)\nAbe Vigoda(1)\nMohandas Gandhi\nRecommended Collections\nBest Quotes by Leontyne Price\n10 Best Quotes About Home\nBest Quotes On Frankness\nBest 10 Quotes About Life, Death & Afterlife\nBest 15 Quotes About Cash, Money, Economy & Debts\nBest 10 Quotes About Loneliness\n10 Best Success Quotes\nMark Udall Quotes\nRanchers need clean water for their stock, farmers need it for their crops, every employer needs it to stay in business, and every living thing needs it for life\u2026 The law needs to be clear to protect water quality and the rights of landowners.\nBusiness Law Life Living Needs Quality Rights Water\nI haven't inherited the earth from my parents, I am borrowing it from my children.\nBorrowing Children Earth Parents\nThe new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines \u2013 not to send more troops to Iraq \u2013 but to rebuild our capacity to meet national security threats globally.\nArmy Congress Iraq Marines National security Needs Troops\nWhile expanding market access for American industry, financial markets and farmers is critical, I believe it needs to be done responsibly, accounting for the treatment and protection of workers and the environment.\nAmerican Environment Financial Needs Protection Treatment Workers\nPresident Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored people's faith in the presidency and in government.\nCountry Crisis Faith Government Integrity Interest Leadership Man Nation People Presidency President Self Self interest Service Time\nThere is no question that we must do more to secure our borders \u2013 but how we go about securing them is also important.\nAny doctor will admit that any drug can have side effects, and that writing a prescription involves weighing the potential benefits against the risks.\nBenefits Potential Will Writing\nOn the mountains mistakes are fatal. In politics, mistakes are wounding emotionally, but you recover. Personally, wilderness helps me get back in touch with natural rhythms, helps me reflect and, in the process, restore my creativity.\nCreativity Mistakes Mountains Politics Wilderness\nIt is deeply shocking and incomprehensible to me that despite volumes of documentation and living witnesses who can attest to the horrors of the Holocaust, there are still those who would deny it.\nStem cells have the potential to be used to treat and better understand some of the world's most deadly and disabling diseases.\nPotential World\nProfession: Politician\nBirth Date: 18th Jul, 1950\nMark Emery Udall (born July 18, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Colorado's 2nd congressional district. Prior to being elected to Congress, he represented parts of Boulder, Colorado in the Colorado House of Representatives.\nThroughout his career he has proposed legislation to support renewable energy, expand national parks and protect natural resources. Born in Tucson, Arizona, he is the son of former U.S. Representative Mo Udall. A member of the Udall family, a western American political family, his relatives include New Mexico's Tom Udall and Utah's Mike Lee. Udall ran in 2014 for a second term in the U.S. Senate, but was defeated by Republican Cory Gardner.\nSource: Wikipedia.com\n\u00a9 2020 Top Quotes About | Easy Wordpress Code","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Dealer Profile: Mid-State Equipment\nFresh Ideas Bring Customers in the Door\nBy John Dobberstein posted on October 5, 2009 | Posted in Rural Lifestyle Market\nMid-State Equipment in Janesville, Wis., uses its free-standing rural lifestyle dealership and creative marketing programs to focus on market segments.\nOne night last March at an ag equipment dealership in Janesville, Wis., something happened that would raise the eyebrows of most dealer-principals.\nAbout 90 women packed the showroom during a special event at Mid-State Equipment's rental\/consumer store and spent 2 hours getting tips about landscaping and outdoor power equipment maintenance. The scent of aromatherapy products wafted in the air, courtesy of a co-op grocery store that participated.\nPromoted publicly for several weeks, the event won over some new customers for Mid-State, and word got out about the dealership's outreach efforts with rural lifestyle customers in the region. Most of the women admitted that they'd never stepped foot in the building, which sits about 200 yards away from Mid-State's production-ag focused dealership.\n\"I was ecstatic about getting 90 people here on a Thursday night,\" says Chris Frodel, Mid-State's vice president. \"It got people in our facility to see everything we have to offer. And since then, I've had 3 or 4 sales from people who came back from that event.\"\nAddressing a Problem\nMid-State Equipment \u2014 a store organization founded in 1974 \u2014 acquired its ag-focused dealership, just outside of Janesville, in 2000 to capitalize on the presence of high-caliber farm customers in the area and continue building a footprint in southern Wisconsin. The company also saw potential to serve commercial and residential customers in the region's cities and resort areas.\nMid-State Equipment Rental\/Consumer Store\nLocation: Janesville, Wis.\nMajor Line: John Deere\nShortlines: Scag\n2008 Gross Revenue: $4.1 million\nEmployees: 13 (5 in service, 2 people each in parts and sales, a full-time rental manager and an after-market sales manager)\nKey Staff: Chris Frodel \u2014 Vice President\nBut the dealership wasn't set up to serve rural lifestyle customers, even as more and more urbanites began to invade the countryside.\nInitially, Mid-State rented a small lawn-and-garden store in the city of Janesville, about 3 miles away from the ag dealership, that had only 6,000 square feet of space. Commercial contractors visiting the location had to pull their trucks and trailers into small spaces to drop off equipment and then back out.\nProduction farmers at the ag dealership that needed a simple part for outdoor power equipment couldn't get what they needed in one stop. They were forced to the other store instead.\n\"For the commercial operators with a trailer full of equipment, it was cumbersome,\" Frodel says. \"We decided that we couldn't do this any longer.\"\nMid-State's managers decided they were giving the wrong signals to their customers.\nRather than cram lawn-and-garden equipment and staff into the existing ag dealership or build an addition, Mid-State spent $1 million to build an 11,500 square-foot, free-standing dealership that caters to horse farms, fruit-and-vegetable growers and large-property owners in the region.\n\"A lot of the time, the perception is that since we're the John Deere dealer, we're about big iron and big ag,\" Frodel says of Mid-State, which has additional locations in Columbus, Watertown, Jackson and Prairie du Sac, Wis. \"What we're trying to do here is to attract rural lifestyle and commercial customers and separate that from the large ag.\"\nThe first challenge was deciding how the store would be built, keeping in mind the types of customers they were serving. Managers wanted the layout outside the building to be \"easy in, easy out\" for commercial customers dropping off or picking up equipment from the service department.\n\"If we have a operator who brings their commercial fleet in here, where would it be convenient to drop off their equipment and keep going?\" Frodel says, recalling the conversations. That led to the design of a continuous driveway in front of the store so equipment could be loaded and unloaded efficiently by customers near the service entrance.\nCreating a unique feel inside the dealership was also important. When customers walk through the front door, they immediately see Deere-themed clothing, toys, dishes and other retail items \u2014 a deliberate move to differentiate the store from a traditional ag dealership. Sales staff sit just inside the entrance, and tractors, lawn mowers and other featured products are prominently placed in the store's mid-section, with other equipment placed around the perimeter.\nThe retail items add an extra dimension for customers. And the new building has enough space to hold the inventory for Mid-State's website, www.greentoys4u.com, where customers can buy memorabilia from Deere, Ertl, Bobcat and Kubota.\n\"At least a couple times a week people come in the door and say they didn't know we had all of this,\" Frodel says.\nThe building itself has a modern, inviting atmosphere inside and out, with large windows and high ceilings. Workers enjoy a conference room and kitchenette upstairs in the loft, and the service shop is in the back.\nFrodel, who manages both Janesville operations, says it's key for their rural lifestyle dealership to get new people in the door and not rely solely on established customers. \"Equipment is obviously our main business here, but you can also see the merchandise we have to offer is a huge thing.\"\nThe Pros & Cons\nCatering to a customer's needs is a major focus of a rural lifestyle dealership. But Frodel admits there are pros and cons to having a separate building to serve specific market segments.\nThere's extra money involved in lighting, heating and cooling the building year-round, and paying salaries for 13 employees, including 5 in service, 2 people each in parts and sales and one full-time rental manager. And due to the seasonal nature of the rural lifestyle market, it is a challenge to utilize the building to its fullest all year.\nBut Frodel says Mid-State Equipment has improved its efficiency overall, including the rural lifestyle store, by sharing staff on occasion. Both dealerships in Janesville share truck drivers when needed. Technicians in both buildings help each other out during busy periods.\nHaving two buildings in one location, instead of two in different locations, also gives customers \"a more complete idea\" on what Mid-State has to offer, whether it's a commercial landscape contractor getting equipment serviced or farm customers that need parts for their mowers.\nAnother key to the building's success has been the rental business for equipment like aerators, roto-tillers, loaders, cement equipment or lifts \u2014 items that some customers don't want to own. The dealership offers daily, weekly and monthly rentals. It's another way of getting customers in the door, even if they're not in the market to buy equipment.\nMid-State isn't too worried about the rural lifestyle store's profitability. Gross sales were up 12% in 2008 and have gone up 5-8% every year since the building was opened.\n\"We do need to focus on the volume of equipment and parts to make it a viable operation,\" Frodel says. \"There are months where we might operate a little slimmer than we'd like, but we make up for that in our peak seasonal times. It is paying off.\"\nPicking a Sales Staff\nHaving a unified sales staff in a single dealership that caters to different market segments might create some problems if sales people prefer to work with certain types of customers or product lines.\nBut Mid-State faced a different issue \u2014 recruiting and training a sales staff that focuses on the unique needs of consumers and commercial customers.\nExisting sales staff were kept on when Mid-State took over in 2000, but they've all moved on over time. The company began to tap recent college graduates to work in sales, emphasizing to them the chance to grow with the dealership.\nSomething else is unique: women have a significant role at the business.\nMarketing research shows that women figure prominently when rural lifestyle-type equipment is purchased. Jenny Green, a current lawn-and-garden sales associate, is the second woman to work in sales at Mid-State's rural lifestyle dealership.\n\"Whether my sales person is a man or a woman, it's brought to their attention that we expect them to pay attention to the woman of the house because they're an important part of the purchase. That emphasis personally comes from me,\" says Frodel.\nWhile it's possible for Frodel to rotate the sales staff between stores, she prefers to have them focused on their market segments \u2014 especially with rural lifestyle customers because they require more time and attention. There are big-box stores in Janesville that sell John Deere tractors, a fact that constantly motivates Mid-State to focus on service.\n\"It's just taking the time to understand what their needs are and what they're looking for. We know what they're comparing us to, so we make sure they're comparing apples to apples with the product lines,\" Frodel says.\nThe philosophy of serving a market segment extends to how the service department and shop is run. Mid-State strives to have a 24-hour turnaround for commercial customers. And the importance of customer attitudes is also stressed, she says. \"Some customers may want to know the all ins and outs, but some just want their equipment fixed and don't want all the technical conversation.\"\nMid-State's commercial dealership seems to break away from the pack when it comes to creative marketing.\nCatering to customers with horse farms in southeastern Wisconsin has been key for Mid-State, especially as mid-box competitors like Tractor Supply Co. have entered the fray.\nTwo years ago, Mid-State hosted a fashion show for horse riders at its rural lifestyle building. About two-dozen people attended, which wasn't the greatest turnout but probably sparked some ideas. \"We coordinated other horse organizations in town, we brought in saddles, some younger riders and had a fashion show with different things they would wear when they were showing horses,\" Frodel says. \"That brought in a whole different set of customers that hadn't been in here before.\"\nLast spring, Mid-State tried something that struck a major chord in Janesville.\nEmployees organized a \"Ladies Night\" event, with Green taking the lead. Frodel encouraged Green to contact other businesses in the community to work with Mid-State on the event in attracting a female audience.\nSeeing an opportunity to showcase their own businesses, a greenery and co-op grocery store agreed to participate. They put flyers in customers' bags about the event, and the local radio and newspaper also promoted it.\nInvitations were sent to customers through the dealership's mailing list. Some of the households only had a man's name listed, so Mid-State addressed them to the \"lady of the house\" if there wasn't a female name available, Frodel says.\nGreen also convinced local businesses to donate dozens of door prizes, including spa gift certificates, free health club memberships, gardening supplies or flowers. Mid-State donated a weed trimmer.\nThe gathering was billed as a chance for women to learn maintenance skills in an environment they were comfortable with.\nBut they got much more than that. When they arrived, the women were greeted with a glass of sparkling organic cider, chocolate fountains and appetizers. And for 2 hours, the women traveled to 4 stations to learn basic techniques for lawn and equipment maintenance.\nAt the lawn-and-garden station, they learned how to check the oil and sharpen blades on a mower. At the small-handheld-power-equipment station, they learned how to reload a string trimmer and determine what machines need a gas-oil mix. A local plant nursery hosted a session on spring landscaping ideas and how to prep soil for planting. The co-op grocery store hosted a session on aromatherapy.\n\"We had nice gift bags made up with a bunch of different items. Half of the women left with something,\" Frodel says. \"We were trying to make it a fun event, not just a learning event.\"\nMid-State plans to hold the event again next year, possibly in late May or June, so some ride-and-drive activities can be organized outdoors. The company also plans to hold similar \"Ladies Night\" events at two other dealerships.\nFrodel says the customer base has grown tremendously at the rural lifestyle store because of the special marketing events. \"If customers have a good experience, they tell somebody. They tell their neighbor, they tell somebody at church. That's what keeps us going \u2014 new people coming through the door.\"\nIf Mid-State would have done anything different with its rural lifestyle dealership, it would have been to build a bigger shop, Frodel says. The current one is barely 4,000 square feet.\n\"That's a good sign. It means our business has grown. That's always a good problem to have.\"\nKEYWORDS chris frodel creative marketing customers Fresh Ideas lawn and garden equipment market segment Mid-State Equipment new customers special events\nJohn Dobberstein\nJohn Dobberstein is associate editor of Rural Lifestyle Dealer and Farm Equipment magazines. He is also managing editor of No-Till Farmer magazine and editor of the Dryland No-Tiller e-newsletter. He previously covered agriculture for the Tulsa World and worked for daily newspapers in Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Joseph, Mich. He graduated with a B.A. in journalism and political science from Central Michigan University.\nGoing from Big to Small Pays Off\nJordan Sales & Service's Approach to Selling Tractors","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"FROM ASHES TO NEW\nFebruary 26, 2015 by Teri Doty Leave a Comment\nAnnounce New EP and Spring Tour With HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD\nThe brand new tracks on the EP will be available for streaming via Spotify on 3\/2:\n\"Land of Make Believe\"\n\"Lost and Alone\"\n\"Through It All.\"\nThe upcoming self-titled EP provides music for the fans that will see the band on their tour of the U.S. opening for Los Angeles-based rockers, Hollywood Undead. The tour kicks off March 9th and will be the group's first national run.\n\"We can't wait to hit the road and finally get the chance to meet the fans that put us in this position. We've worked incredibly hard over the last 2 years and now is our chance to show everyone what we've been working so hard on,\" said Brandyberry, \"We couldn't be more stoked that our 1st national tour is with Hollywood Undead, so thanks to them and their team for giving us this chance!\"\nFROM ASHES TO NEW with HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD:\nMarch 9 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts\nMarch 10 \u2013 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall\nMarch 11 \u2013 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre\nMarch 13 \u2013 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance\nMarch 14 \u2013 New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place\nMarch 15 \u2013 Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage\nMarch 17 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge\nMarch 18 \u2013 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe\nMarch 20 \u2013 Denver, CO @ Marquis\nMarch 21 \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT @ Murray Theatre\nMarch 30 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour\nFiled Under: Press Releases Tagged With: FROM ASHES TO NEW, Hollywood Undead","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Petitioners Demand Phase-out of GHG Pollution\nWASHINGTON, DC: Three scientists, one climate accountability analyst, one physician, and two\npublic-interest organizations, will soon file a far-reaching Petition with the Environmental Protection\nAgency (EPA) to phase out GHG pollution based on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended in 2016.\nContact: Dan Galpern, Climate Protection & Restoration Initiative General Counsel,\ndan.galpern@cprclimate.org and 541.968.7164\nPetitioners will file in-person at EPA Headquarters in Washington D.C. on June 16th at 10am Eastern time, and will hold a press conference after the filing, at Freedom Plaza, beginning at 11am Eastern time.\nAn embargoed press briefing will be held with the Climate Emergency Forum on Friday, June 10, 2022, at 1pm Eastern time, via zoom at https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/3683543857.\nCo-petitioner Donn J. Viviani, a 35-year EPA veteran (now retired) explains: \"Under TSCA, specific chemical substances that impose 'an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment' need to be restricted. Indeed, that's how we kick started the global effort to protect the Ozone Layer from CFCs back in 1978. Here, as President Biden has recognized, we confront an 'existential threat.' But there are alternatives, and GHG emissions can be avoided, destroyed, removed, and sequestered. Accordingly, the existential threat to our children is avoidable, albeit with some effort. The risk, therefore, is unreasonable. EPA needs to act.\"\nThe Petition includes a summary of the relevant science, establishing that unabated GHG emissions \u2013 stemming predominantly from the burning of oil, coal and gas \u2013 already afflict the nation with heightened wildfire, deadly heat waves, extreme drought, severe flooding, rising seas, and an increasingly acidified, shell-dissolving ocean.\nAccording to famed climate scientist and co-petitioner James E. Hansen, \"Our elected leaders have dithered too long. Economists agree that a carbon fee with the funds distributed to the public is the fastest way to achieve clean energy, job growth and social justice. Our Petition lays out a path for the President to take action under existing law that gets us part way there. Congressional gridlock can no longer excuse inaction.\"\nThe Petition will be filed while the US Supreme Court is still considering West Virginia et al. vs. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). That case, according to Dan Galpern, Counsel to Petitioners, concerns whether, under a catch-all provision of the Clean Air Act, the Agency retains authority to impose requirements beyond the fence-line of particular power plants to phase out the most pollution-intensive fossil fuels.\nCPR Initiative's Petition to Restore Our Climate\nCampaign Page\nAccording to Galpern, \"the Court's decision simply should not disturb EPA's authority under TSCA. The Clean Air Act and TSCA are coordinate legal tools. Indeed, Congress intended they be used together to address the nation's most intractable environmental problems. Moreover, TSCA clearly establishes that restrictions, to the point of prohibition, are in order \u2013 for chemical substances that impose a serious risk of injury to public health or the environment. Here, the fate of the climate system implicates everything. We need to do right by our children and their progeny, utilizing every significant available legal tool, particularly at this very late hour.\"\nAccording to co-petitioner John Birks, Emeritus Professor in Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Colorado, \"We know enough to warrant serious action. Indeed, EPA certainly retains in its files a mountain's worth of detailed scientific studies concerning more horrific impacts that are still to come. My colleagues and I are determined not only to avert the worst, but to protect and restore a viable climate for future generations. That is why we have here outlined an appropriately ambitious path.\"\nClimate experts ranging from Dr. Hansen to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have established that our present course of high GHG emissions is unsustainable. But in order to chart a different course, according to co-petitioner and climate accountability analyst Richard Heede, it is necessary to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable. \"We do this, in the Petition, in two ways: first, by pressing EPA to require a phaseout of GHG emissions within reach of US law, and second, by compelling the industry to remove, or pay to remove, at least a share of its so-called 'legacy' GHG emissions.\"\nClearly, the \"existential threat\" presented by the climate crisis is not a subject for scientists alone. As co-petitioner and clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at George Washington University Lise Van Susteren puts it, \"there is a critical moral, spiritual and psychological dimension to the climate issue that demands our full attention. The reality of increasingly severe outcomes, absent appropriate action, induces present trauma in our children, similar, in certain respects, to the threat of gun violence. As responsible adults, we need to do something right now. How else can we provide any real hope to the children? Here we demand no more than the enforcement of existing law. The Petition certainly gives me hope, at least.\"\nFor further information, see CPRclimate.org or email CPR Initiative at: info@cprclimate.org.\nPetition to Phase Out GHG Pollution to Restore a Stable & Healthy Climate: Fact Sheet of June 7, 2022.\nMembers of the media may request a one-on-one interview with CPR Initiative Executive Director & General Counsel Dan Galpern to learn more about this campaign.\nBy CPR Initiative\nCategorized as Campaigns & Actions, Statements & Releases Tagged EPA, GHG, Greenhouse Gas, Petition, Phase-out, Pollution\nPetition to Phase Out GHG Pollution to Restore a Stable and Healthy Climate\nFirst Public Event Since CPR Initiative's Filing With EPA","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Consulate Office\nHolidays observed\nHistory of Sri Lanka\nTrade, Business & Investment\nSL-Canada Relations\nTrade & Invesment\nNew Passport\nRenewal\/Alteration to passport\nRegistration of Births\nAuthentication of Documents\nPayment of Pensions\nImportation of Animals\nConsular Fees\nRegistration of Marriages\nRegistration of Deaths\nApplication for an Emergency Travel Documents (NMRP)\nTrade and Economic Relations between Sri Lanka and Canada\nTrade and Economic relations between Sri Lanka and Canada has increased over the years.\nExports from Sri Lanka to Canada\nSri Lanka's exports to Canada has increased by 12.8% from US$ 126.24 million in 2011 to US$ 142.42 million in 2012. \"Apparel and clothing\" has been the main item of export from Sri Lanka to Canada, which accounted to 54% of the total value of Sri Lanka`s exports to Canada in 2012. Other main items of exports to Canada are retreated or used pneumatic tyres of rubber, compounded rubber, raw bristle fibre of coconut (coir), tea, gloves, mittens & mitts, new pneumatic rubber tyres, other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber and preparations of cereals etc.\nImports from Canada to Sri Lanka\nSri Lanka's imports from Canada have decreased by 5.8 % from US$ 331.99 million in 2011 to US$ 312.88 in 2012. Imports of wheat & meslin accounted for 83% of the value of total imports from Canada in 2012 being a single dominant item during the past nine years. Other main imports from Canada were iron or steel & its articles, dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, newsprint, in roll or sheets, coin, plastics and articles thereof, uncoated craft paper & paperboard, in rolls or sheets, and optical photographic, cinematographic etc.\nSri Lanka's Trade with Canada : 2002-2012\nSL's Exports US$ (mn.)\nSL's ImportsUS$ (mn.)\nTotal TradeUS$ (mn.)\nBalance of Trade US$ (mn.)\nSource: Department of Customs, Sri Lanka\nProducts and services which have potentials and expansion capacity from Sri Lanka to Canada:\nTextile and apparel\nGem and jewellery\nRubber based products\nConfectionary items\nFresh & processed food\nIT and IT enabled services\nInvestment Opportunities for the Canadian Entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka\nSri Lanka welcomes Foreign Direct Investment. A number of Canadian Entrepreneurs have invested in Sri Lanka under the provisions of the Board of Investment Act and under the normal Law of the country. At present, 15 Canadian companies\/business ventures are operating in Sri Lanka with total investment of US $ 28 million (up to 2009).\nIn order to protect the interests of the Canadian investments in Sri Lanka, the Government of Sri Lanka has signed the under mentioned Agreements with the Government of Canada.\nAgreement on Promotion and Protection of Investment on June 17, 1982.\nAgreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation on June 09, 1982.\nFor more information on investment opportunities in Sri Lanka- www.boi.lk\nCanada - Sri Lanka Business Council\nThe Sri Lanka-Canada Business Council was established in December 1990 with a view to promote bilateral trade, investment, tourism, technology transfer and industrial cooperation between Sri Lanka and Canada.\nFor more information- www.cslbcbiz.com\nSri Lanka as a Tourist Destination\nSri Lanka is considered as a unique tourist destination in the Indian Ocean. Flanked by the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal, Sri Lanka holds many attractions that entice tourists to visit and explore the stunning and mesmerizing world (Steeped in Buddhist influence, the historic cities store myriad unspoken tales and legends within their walls).\nThe amazing tourist destinations in Sri Lanka have boosted tourism in the island nation. The island has been known by several names such as Dharma Deepaya, Heladiva, Serendib, Taprobane and Ceylon. There are many famous tourist attractions in Sri Lanka which include Buddhist stupas, temples and monasteries, Hindu temples, forts, relics of ancient dynasties and civilizations. The national attractions include golden beaches, misty mountains and diverse fauna and flora.\nWhen the renowned scientist and writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke made his home in Sri Lanka in 1956, he claimed the island the 'Jewel of the Indian Ocean' was the best place in the world from which to view the universe [The author of 2001: A Space Odyssey].\nMore information on tourism: www.srilankatourism.org","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"US Elementary school teacher brutally attacked by a father angry about a mask mandate\nBy Yucatan Times on August 15, 2021\nSutter Creek Elementary School in in Amador County, California. Screenshot via NBC News\/KCRA News\nA teacher had to be hospitalized after he was attacked by a parent who was angry about a mask mandate at an elementary school in Amador County, California, on Wednesday, NBC reported.\nThe incident occurred when the parent, who was picking up his daughter from Sutter Creek Elementary School, saw her wearing a face covering, in line with the school district's COVID-19 policy.\nThe father proceeded to get into a heated argument with the school principal over the matter, in which he allegedly called the situation a \"conspiracy\" and claimed children \"are being treated like animals,\" according to CNN.\nA male teacher tried to step in during the argument to calm the father down, but a fight still ensued.\nSutter Creek Police officers did not arrest the student's father but said they are still investigating the incident.\nAccording to Amador County Unified School District Superintendent Torie Gibson, the teacher suffered \"lacerations on his face, some bruising on his a face and a pretty good knot on the back of his head,\" NBC reported. He was treated at the hospital but was released on the same day.\nIt was unclear if the parent sustained any injuries, but he was banned from being on campus.\nIn a letter sent to families, Gibson wrote: \"As the first day of school comes and goes, there are always hiccups along the way, especially during this trying time.\"\n\"Remember, we are not the ones making the rules\/mandates,\" she added. \"We are the ones required to follow\/enforce them if we want to keep the doors open and the students at school five days a week.\"\nThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously said that all children wear masks when they return to school this year. The recommendation comes as more children are falling sick with the Delta variant of the coronavirus.\nDisputes over mask mandates in schools are erupting all over the country.\nIn Georgia, elementary school parents clashed during a protest over a mask mandate, some of which were accused of spitting, CNN reported.\nA video released this week shows anti-mask parents in Franklin, Tennessee, harassing parents wearing masks outside a school board meeting after it approved a temporary mask mandate for elementary students and staff.\nSource: Insider\ncoronavirusCOVID-19face maskface mask mandatorypandemic","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Steve Bannon: 'We've turned the Republicans into a working-class party' - 2019-12-17\nSteve Bannon: 'We've turned the Republicans into a working-class party' December 17, 2019, David Smith, The Guardian\nThe former White House strategist and far-right agitator hails the British election as a 'victory for populism' with lessons for the US\nSteve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist associated with global far-right nationalist movements, has urged Republicans to \"find our AOCs\" \u2013 a reference to the Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez \u2013 to claim the mantle of the party of the working class.\nIn an interview with the Guardian at his Capitol Hill townhouse, Bannon, who helped shape the party in Donald Trump's image, argued that Republicans have to fight back against the \"perfect casting\" of Democrats elected to Congress last year by boosting equivalents from their own ranks.\n{{cite news | first = David | last = Smith | title = Steve Bannon: 'We've turned the Republicans into a working-class party' | url = https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2019\/dec\/17\/steve-bannon-working-class-republicans-labour | work = The Guardian | date = December 17, 2019 | accessdate = December 27, 2019 }}\nRetrieved from \"https:\/\/umbraxenu.no-ip.biz\/mediawiki\/index.php?title=Steve_Bannon:_%27We%27ve_turned_the_Republicans_into_a_working-class_party%27_-_2019-12-17&oldid=145262\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"CDC update: More than 1,800 people sickened by vaping, 37 dead\nMore than 1,800 people in 49 states have been sickened by a lung disease caused by vaping, according to new figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thursday.\nThe CDC also said that 37 people have been killed by the disease, which the agency is calling EVALI.\nPeople in 49 states have now been sickened due to vaping, according to the CDC. Alaska is the only state in which no vaping illnesses have been recorded.\nSeventy percent of those sickened with EVALI are male, and 79 percent of patients are under 35 years old.\nThe CDC's updated reports come after a turbulent week in the vaping industry, which saw a lawsuit filed by a former employee of one of the field's largest companies, Juul. The lawsuit alleges Juul shipped one million contaminated vaping pods and failed to notify customers or issue a recall.\nIt's not clear if the allegations in the lawsuit are related to the nationwide outbreak of EVALI.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"NJ football: Shore Conference announces 2019 schedule\nThe Shore Conference Executive Committee released the schedule for the 2019 season on Thursday\nNJ football: Shore Conference announces 2019 schedule The Shore Conference Executive Committee released the schedule for the 2019 season on Thursday Check out this story on app.com: https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/sports\/high-school\/football\/redzone\/2019\/01\/17\/nj-football-shore-conference-announces-2019-schedule\/2603844002\/\nSteven Falk, Asbury Park Press Published 12:37 p.m. ET Jan. 17, 2019 | Updated 1:40 p.m. ET Jan. 17, 2019\nA week 0 Shore Conference American Division game on the weekend of Sept. 6-7 between former Thanksgiving rivals Red Bank Catholic and Rumson-Fair Haven is one of the highlights of the 2019 Shore Conference Football Schedule.\nThe 2019 schedule was approved by the Shore Conference Executive Committee and released Thursday.\nThe full schedule for the 2019 season be seen below. Each school was asssigned an eight-game schedule by the conference.\nThe teams in American, Colonial, Constitution, Liberty, Patriot and National divisions, will play five divisional games and three nondivisional games because those divisions have six teams each. The teams in the Freedom Division will play six divisional games and two nondivisional games because that division has seven teams.\nThe conference had previously released the divisional alignment for the 2019 season in December. Only 18 of the conference's 43 teams are in the same division as last year.\nMore: NJ football: Shore Conference realignment for 2019\nRed Bank Catholic and Rumson-Fair Haven played last season for the first time since the Thanksgiving series between the two ended after the 2013 season.\nRed Bank Catholic, which went unbeaten and finished ranked No. 1 in the Asbury Park Press Shore Conference Top 10 and won the NJSIAA Non-Public Group III championship with a win over Mater Dei Prep, held on for a 14-13 win when Rumson-Fair Haven missed a last-second field goal\nFootball 2018 by on Scribd\nFootball (Photo: FILE PHOTOPA)\nRumson-Fair Haven went on to win the NJSIAA's Central Group III and South Group III Bowl Game championships. It was Rumson-Fair Haven's fifth sectional championship in the last six years.\nThe game between the two last year was in Week 7.\nWeek 0 is the week before the traditional opening of the season for most schools. Week 0 is later this season because Thanksgiving is later this yea\nThe Red Bank Catholic-Rumson game is one of two on Week 0. The other is Matawan hosting Raritan in a nondivisional game. Matawan is in the Freedom Division. Raritan is in the Patriot Division.\nRed Bank Catholic and Rumson-Fair Haven are part of a loaded American Division that also includes South Group IV Bowl Game champion Long Branch and perennial Shore Conference powers Middletown South, Manalapan and Toms River North.\nAmong the intriguing nondivisional games are: Mater Dei Prep, which is in the Colonial Division, will play at Rumson-Fair Haven in Week 5, at Middletown North in Week 7 and host Manalapan in Week 8. Middletown North, which is right down the street from Mater Dei Prep is in the Constitution Division.\nRumson-Fair Haven will also play at traditional Ocean County power Jackson Memorial in Week 8.\nNon-Public schools Red Bank Catholic and Donovan Catholic, which is a rising program, will meet in Week 7 at Donovan Catholic.\nRed Bank Catholic will also play at perennial Shore Conference power Manasquan in Week 2.\nSt. John Vianney will host Middletown South in Week 1 and play at Long Branch in Week 8.\nMiddletown South and Brick, two of the Shore's most tradition-rich programs will meet in Week 8 at Middletown South in what could be a preview of a Central Group IV playoff game and a rematch of last year's Central Group IV semifinal, won by Brick 42-14.\nBrick and Brick Memorial will meet in their traditional season-opener in Week 1. The game will be played this year at Brick.\nThe five Thanksgiving Day games that were played in the Shore Conference last season: Lakewood-Toms River South; Long Branch-Red Bank; Asbury Park-Neptune; Middletown North-Middletown South and Manasquan-Wall are all on the schedule for Thanksgiving this season.\nThe Lakewood-Toms River South series will celebrate its 100th renewal. The game will be played at Lakewood and will be a Freedom Division game.\nOne game not listed on the schedule this year is what has been the traditional season-finale game between Donovan Catholic and Manchester. The two had met every year since 1978. That game had usually been played the week before Thanksgiving.\nSteven Falk: 732-643-4267; sfalk@gannettnj.com\nSeton Hall basketball rolls past Marquette wins sixth straight\nWho was the best Shore Conference girls track athlete of the decade?\nVote: Who was the best Shore Conference baseball player of the decade?\nRutgers basketball: Great defense not enough as six-game streak ends at Illinois\nCollege wrestling: Ohio State downs Rutgers\nSeton Hall basketball earns signature road win at Xavier","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home Movie Reviews Hot Tub Time Machine\nOne of the more hilarious films of the first part of 2010, Hot Tub Time Machine features a title that battles Snakes on a Plane for most accurate title, and takes ques from several top-notch comedies. If you are looking for mindless hilarity and not looking for a coherent plot, then this film is for you. Overall, an homage to 80s American teen comedy films, Hot Tub Time Machine promises nothing more than what the title suggests.\nLou (Rob Corddry) accidentally falls asleep in his car with the engine running after a night of hardy partying. He wakes up surrounded by his friends Adam (John Cusack) and Nick (Craig Robinson) who believe he tried to commit suicide.\nTo brighten his spirits the gang, along with Adam's nephew Jacob (Clark Duke), head to a ski lodge they used to frequent in the 1980s. A repairman (Chevy Chase) announces that he fixed the hot tub which now contains an bright glow and transports the gang back to 1986.\nMuch like Back to the Future the four do their best to retrace their footsteps as they wait for the hot tub to repaired and return to the present. Careful not to cause butterfly effects, they must repeat exactly what they did twenty plus years ago.\nHot Tub Time Machine is held together by a quick pace and gross-out humor, all which hide the delicate plot line. There is no doubt that this movie will keep you laughing throughout, however the lack of a true plot line that makes coherent sense shows the carelessness of the production team. Mix equal parts of The Hangover, Back to the Future, and Revenge of the Nerds and forget the story at the grocery store.\nCusack reprises his generic, typecast role as a socially awkward loser who can barely score the girl. It is one of the few intelligent ideals of the film with a self-reflective notion that his character is essentially the same character Cusack has played before; Lloyd Dobler comes to mind. Corddry and Robinson pull off equally hilarious performances while Duke stumbles through the film.\nHot Tub Time Machine tries to be nothing more than what the title suggests, which essentially prevents any viewer from feeling short-changed. For a quick and easy time\u2014which is what the main characters are all looking for\u2014this movie fulfills any preconceived notions. While the film ends on a positive note, the characters themselves never appear to embrace any interior growth, and we are presented with a shallow denouement that anyone could have expected.\nClark Duke\nLyndsy Fonseca\nMindless Comedies\nRob Corddry\nSteve Pink\nPrevious articleCoraline\nNext articleNick Of Time","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Did Tories break election spending rules? Electoral Commission seeks court order\nPublished time: 12 May, 2016 16:32\nPrime Minister David Cameron speaks during the final session at the Anti-Corruption Summit held at Lancaster House, London, May 12, 2016. \u00a9 Stefan Rousseau \u00a9 Reuters\nThe Electoral Commission is seeking a court order to have the Conservative Party disclose information relating to claims it breached election spending rules.\nThe watchdog says it has applied to the High Court after party chiefs failed to provide requested details after two statutory notices.\nThe allegations relate to accommodation costs of activists on its \"battle bus.\" Conservatives are accused of recording the costs of activists bussed into marginal seats under individual candidates' limits, rather than as part of the national campaign.\nPolice probe into alleged Tory general election fraud launched\n\"We are today asking the court to require the party to fully disclose the documents and information we regard as necessary to effectively progress our investigation into the party's campaign spending returns,\" the commission's legal counsel Bob Posner told the Daily Mail.\n\"If parties under investigation do not comply with our requirements for the disclosure of relevant material in reasonable time and after sufficient opportunity to do so, the Commission can seek recourse through the courts.\"\nThe party acknowledges some accommodation for the activists was not properly registered due to an \"administrative error.\"\nBut it insists the bus tour was part of the national campaign organised by the Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ), and as such did not need to be recorded in individual constituency spending limits.\nA Conservative Party spokesperson says it advised the Electoral Commission it would comply with their notices by Thursday.\nThe Commission says the extended deadline for both orders, each of which seeks separate information, expired on Monday.\nThe news comes as Prime Minister David Cameron hosts an anti-corruption summit in London.\nNine police forces are now investigating whether local election spending was properly recorded.\nThe case has led to calls for the new police and crime commissioner for Devon and Cornwall to stand down while she is investigated over her part in the campaign.\nCampaigners have also questioned the legitimacy of the Conservative government's parliamentary majority.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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S., \"Association of BoLA-DRB3.2 alleles with tick (Boophilus microplus) resistance in cattle\", vol. 5, pp. 513-524, 2006.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Tag Archives: historical movie\nA Little Woo Goes a Long Way: Red Cliff Parts 1 & 2.\nDebbie and I have always said \"a little Woo goes a long way.\" Well this time John Woo has outdone himself with Red Cliff Parts 1 & 2.\nSimply put, John Woo's film, Red Cliff , Parts 1 & 2, in which he re-creates (at an $80 million dollar price tag, I might add) the oh so legendary battle of Red Cliff in 208 A.D., which ultimately led to the demise and fall of the notorious Han Dynasty, can only be described as a breathtaking war epic, edge of your seat cinematic masterpiece!!!\nFrom the Prime Minister waging war against the western kingdom, in hopes of eliminating opposition and placing himself as sole ruler of his envisioned unified China, to the ironic friendships which flourished among an unlikely alliance, not to mention, the strategic genius of Infantry verses Naval wits, that culminate into one of the most famous battles in history.\nEven for those of us who are not familiar with famous battles in history, though, this is a film to be cherished. The music alone is uplifting and invigorating. It could almost be described as Star Wars-like. The characters are much more finely drawn than you usually see in any blockbuster film and certainly more well developed than you would usually find in a war movie. And, although Red Cliff is about a famous battle, Woo does more, much much more, than cast this one battle in broad strokes. He goes beyond even Kurosawa in this respect. Kurosawa's films are visually beautiful, painfully beautiful even, and every frame could be frozen and hung on the wall in a museum, quite frankly. But Woo takes time to savor the moment. I guess that's why this film is broken up into two parts, each of which is two hours long\u2026but they're well worth it. They're what make this film three-dimensional and human\u2013more than just art but something that can touch the spirit.\nFor example: consider the moment when the army is ordered to stop the demonstration it is putting on for visiting dignitaries, all because the chief of defense has heard a flute playing out of tune in the hill over the training grounds. The chief of defense climbs the hill, while the entire army waits, frozen in place. He finds a boy and his grandfather. The boy is playing the flute. The chief of defense looks at him sternly, demands that he turn over the flute, takes a knife out of the boy's belt, and fixes the flute. He then hands it back to the boy who finds that it is in much better tune now. He plays again and the army and visiting dignitaries all smile\u2026and, as happens all the time in Red Cliff, this moment, which is carried out so sweetly, immediately gives way to another, in which\u2013well, I won't give away what happens this time, but the entire army ends up spontaneously kneeling in response to the boy's grandfather suddenly kneeling. For a rag-tag army, many of whom we are told used to be pirates, such a spontaneous show of respect for the elderly is very touching.\nHaving said all of that, I have still only scratched the surface of what is so wonderful about this movie. There are the brilliantly creative tactics devised by the army's chief strategist, when the army is running out of arrows, for instance. There is the chief strategist himself\u2013if you haven't seen the movie yet, I suggest you read the subtitles carefully whenever he has anything to say! There is the princess who refuses to play the role of a subservient woman\u2013she responds to a proposal of marriage by punching her suitor and knocking him out, and then she proceeds to find her own way to defend her kingdom, leaving to become a spy on the other side, taking along pigeons to use in sending intelligence back across the Yangtze River. There is the general who saves his lord's baby son, and proceeds to tie the baby on his back and ride into battle with him. There is the other general who manages to escape after being cornered by 30 or 40 men all pointing spears at him\u2013he takes his own spear and flings it at the prime minister, then grabs one of the spears being pointed at his own throat, uses it to knock down the men in front of him (killing at least one along the way), runs straight at the prime minister and knocks his horse onto its side, then grabs his side's flag from the ground, jumps on the horse as it stands up, grabs his spear (still standing up where he threw it) and rides off. The prime minister, at that point, lost in admiration, refuses to allow his men to counterattack\u2026I have to stop here because Red Cliff is full of moments such as this. You'll just have to watch the movie!\nOn a side note, I personally loved the fact that this film had sub-titles and was not dubbed. I found it to be more realistic and authentic to its true form and it did not come across as a watered down, been there and done that Hollywood Blockbuster. If you are a John Woo fan and are waiting to feast your eyes, ears and mind on a juicy mind-blowing, smack that A$$, who's your daddy flick, then this is a MUST SEE EPIC! WHOA!!!!\nPosted by JPFmovies on October 21, 2009 in Movie Reviews\nTags: china, historical movie, john woo, Movie, red cliff, review","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Tamborcito\nTamborcito, Colombia\nNovember, the last month of the autumn, in Tamborcito, is another pleasant month, with temperature in the range of an average high of 20.1\u00b0C (68.2\u00b0F) and an average low of 13.8\u00b0C (56.8\u00b0F).\nThe coldest month is November, with an average high-temperature of 20.1\u00b0C (68.2\u00b0F) and an average low-temperature of 13.8\u00b0C (56.8\u00b0F).\nIn Tamborcito, in November, during 30 rainfall days, 353mm (13.9\") of precipitation is typically accumulated. Throughout the year, in Tamborcito, there are 354.3 rainfall days, and 3837mm (151.06\") of precipitation is accumulated.\nIn Tamborcito, the average length of the day is 11.8h.\nNovember has the least sunshine of the year in Tamborcito, with an average of 5.1h of sunshine.\nMonths with the lowest UV index in Tamborcito are January, February, April through July, September through December, with an average maximum UV index of 4. A UV Index of 3 to 5 symbolizes a medium health hazard from the exposure to the Sun's UV rays for the average person.\nNote: In November, the average maximum UV index of 4 translate into the following recommendations:\nTake precautions - Protection against the skin and eye damage is obliged. The solar radiation is most powerful near the mid-day, so the exposure to the direct Sun should be reduced accordingly. On bright days sunglasses that block both UVA and UVB rays should be worn. A hat with a wide brim is extremely helpful, as it can prevent roughly 50% of UV radiation from reaching the eyes.\nWhat is the coldest month in Tamborcito?\nNovember is the coldest month, with an average high-temperature of 20.1\u00b0C (68.2\u00b0F) and an average low-temperature of 13.8\u00b0C (56.8\u00b0F).\nWhat is the temperature in November in Tamborcito?\nIn November, the average high-temperature is 20.1\u00b0C (68.2\u00b0F), and the average low-temperature is 13.8\u00b0C (56.8\u00b0F).\nWhat is the most humid month in Tamborcito?\nThe most humid month in Tamborcito, Colombia, is November, with an average relative humidity of 95%.\nWhat is the average humidity in November in Tamborcito?\nIn November, the average relative humidity in Tamborcito is 95%.\nHow much does it rain in Tamborcito in November?\nIn Tamborcito, Colombia, during November, the rain falls for 30 days and regularly aggregates up to 353mm (13.9\") of precipitation.\nWhat is the average length of the day in November in Tamborcito?\nIn Tamborcito, the average length of the day in November is 11.8h.\nWhat is the month with the least sunshine in Tamborcito?\nNovember has the least sunshine of the year, with an average of 5.1h of sunshine.\nHow long on average sun shines in November in Tamborcito?\nIn Tamborcito, the average sunshine in November is 5.1h.\nWhat is the month with the lowest UV index in Tamborcito?\nMonths with the lowest UV index in Tamborcito, Colombia, are January, February, April through July, September through December, with an average maximum UV index of 4.\nWhat is the UV index reading in November in Tamborcito?\nIn November, the average daily maximum UV index in Tamborcito is 4. A UV Index of 3 to 5 symbolizes a medium hazard to health from unsafe exposure to the Sun's UV rays.\nThe month with the highest average low temperature is May (14.3\u00b0C).\nMonths with the highest atmospheric pressure are May and September (1011.2mbar).\nMonths with the lowest atmospheric pressure are February and December (1010.6mbar).\nMonths with the lowest relative humidity are July and August (86%).\nThe wettest month (with the highest rainfall) is May (472mm).\nThe driest month (with the least rainfall) is January (161mm).\nAverage rainfall days in November: 30 days\nThe month with the least rainy days is February (27.4 days).\nThe month with the most sunshine is July (Average sunshine: 8.4h).\nMonths with the highest UV index are March and August (UV index 5).\nMonths with the lowest UV index are January, February, April, May, June, July, September, October, November and December (UV index 4).\nThe month with the least cloud cover is July (Cloud cover 56).\nMonths with the highest visibility are July and August (7km).\nMonths with the lowest visibility are April, October and November (5km).\nNovember, the last month of the autumn, in Tamborcito, is another pleasant month, with temperature in the range of an average high of 20.1\u00b0C (68.2\u00b0F) and an average low of 13.8\u00b0C (56.8\u00b0F). The most humid month in Tamborcito, Colombia, is November, with an average relative humidity of 95%. [606276]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"US Assassination of Iran's Top Military Leader May Ignite World War 3\nPosted by AJ Nelson | Jan 2, 2020 |\nThe US has admitted to assassinating Iran's most beloved military leader, General Qassem Soleimani, in a drone strike which seems very likely to ignite a full-scale war. Six others are also reported killed, including Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.\nAccording to the Pentagon, Trump personally ordered the assassination. I'll keep following this hugely important story and will probably be writing a lot about it as it unfolds. I encourage everyone who values peace and humanity to follow it as well.\n\"Spoke to a very knowledgeable person about what Iran's response to Soleimani's assassination might be,\" The Quincy Institute's Trita Parsi tweeted regarding this developing story. \"This would be the equivalent of Iran assassinating Petreus or Mattis, I argued. No, he responded, this is much bigger than that.\"\nPentagon out with a statement on the airstrike.\n\"This strike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. The United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world.\" pic.twitter.com\/W1L8ymqScd\n\u2014 Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) January 3, 2020\n\"Most Americans won't understand the gravity of this,\" tweeted journalist Rania Khalek. \"Qasem Soleimani is head of the Iranian IRGC's elite Quds Force, which conducts operations outside of Iran in both Iraq and Syria. He was credited with helping turn the tide in both countries against Al-Qaeda and ISIS.\"\n\"This is very serious,\" Khalek added. \"The US essentially declared war on Iran by assassinating its most revered military figure in Iraq. And by also killing the head of the PMF, the US created more enemies in Iraq. There will be regional retaliation. It's unlikely it can be prevented.\"\n\"If true, It is not an understatement to say this could change the entire Middle East,\" tweeted Rising's Saagar Enjeti.\n\"There's going to be that war now that people have been pushing for since tanking the Iran Deal,\" tweeted The Intercept's Murtaza Mohammad Hussain.\n\"If this is true, the US has effectively declared war on Iran, which has established militarily ties with Russia and China. It's not hyperbole to say this could start WW3. Insane,\" tweeted Grayzone's Dan Cohen, who also highlighted the important fact that \"Iran, Russia and China held joint naval drills less than a week ago.\"\n\"Iranian sources in Iran are warning that killing Gen. Qasem Sulaimani spells war,\" tweeted Farnaz Fassihi of The New York Times. \"'Official reaction will begin with a strike,' one says.\"\nA proportionate retaliatory strike would necessarily entail an attack on US military targets, or the military targets of US allies. If that happens, either the empire stands down or we're looking at an all-out war of a size that is potentially almost limitless.\nIranian sources in Iran are warning that killing Gen. Qasem Sulaimani spells war.\n\"Official reaction will begin with a strike,\" one says.#Iraq\n\u2014 Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) January 3, 2020\nMonths after Donald Trump took office it was reported that the CIA had escalated covert operations in Iran, and the administration has been escalating tensions with that nation further and further ever since it announced its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 on completely false pretenses. The withdrawal was followed by waves of debilitating, civilian-starving sanctions implemented with the goal of provoking civil unrest, a goal Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has openly admitted. From there we saw increased US military presence in the region, then the Iraqi-killing airstrikes earlier this week and the resulting tense angry standoff at the US embassy in Baghdad, and now here we are with Iran planning retaliation for an unforgivable assassination on its most senior and revered military official.\nMany are understandably claiming that this geostrategically pivotal confrontation was precisely what Trump was installed to facilitate all along. The largest donor to any campaign in 2016 was oligarch Sheldon Adelson, who gave $25 million to the Trump campaign, and who in 2013 said that the US should drop a nuclear bomb on Iran. After Trump's election win, Adelson gave another $5 million to his inauguration, the largest single presidential inaugural donation ever made. Newt Gingrich, another of the billionaire's hired politicians, has said that Adelson's \"central value\" is Israel.\nMake no mistake, Iran is not Iraq or Libya. A full-scale war against Iran would be many times more deadly, costly and destabilizing than those interventions; the UK's Admiral Lord West told The Daily Star Online last year that winning such a war would require no less than a million troops, or nearly the total number of active duty US military personnel in the entire world. Even if a direct war with Iran didn't lead to a confrontation with China, Russia and the other unabsorbed allies, it would still be worse than Vietnam and Iraq combined in terms of death, destruction, expense, and regional destabilization.\nLast year Lord Admiral West warned that the US would need no fewer than a million troops to win a war with Iran, almost the number of total active-duty US military personnel in the whole world. Even if this doesn't become WW3, it would still be worse than Vietnam + Iraq. https:\/\/t.co\/UKuNxwvfqH\n\u2014 Caitlin Johnstone ? (@caitoz) January 3, 2020\nAnd now, as I sit as the mother of two teenagers watching what might be a third world war looming on the horizon, all I can think is about how infuriating it is that we've spent the last three years on Russia bullshit and sectarian political infighting instead of building an actual cohesive antiwar movement and pushing real opposition to Trump's warmongering.\nLet's get it together, humans. We need big changes, and we need them yesterday.\nPreviousIran's Most Important and Powerful Military Leader Assassinated in US Airstrike\nNextMajor US Cities Ramp Up Security to Prepare for Potential Iran Attacks","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Small Group Anne Frank Walking Tour\nBy walk\nWalk through Amsterdam with a professional guide that shows you Amsterdam during the second world war, through the eyes of Anne Frank. The tour goes from the Jewish Quarter and finishes outside the Anne Frank museum. This tour is a perfect addition to your visit to Anne Frank museum. You will learn why the Dutch tried to co-exist with the occupying army, and how the Dutch behaved towards the Jews of Amsterdam like Anne Frank. Hear about important events, such as the February Strike and Winter of Hunger. Ideal for fans of European history, the tour also gives an insight into how the Jewish community lived, survived and still thrive in Amsterdam. You travel back to the dark days of World War II and learn what life was like following the occupation of the Netherlands by the Germans in 1940-1945 and how Anne Frank became an icon of the brutality of suppression.\nWalking Tour 80 Activities","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"European Commission downplays fears of food shortage amid skyrocketing energy prices \u2013 POLITICO\nA senior European Commission official played down fears that soaring energy costs could cause food shortages in the coming months, after MEPs warned on Tuesday of the economic pressures farmers face.\nFarmers have seen the price of artificial fertilizers soar amid a wider energy crisis across Europe as natural gas, a fossil fuel, is a major ingredient in nitrogen-based fertilizers.\n\"It is clear that there is a huge problem here, but we have to look at it in perspective,\" said Michael Scannell, deputy head of the Commission's agriculture department.\nScannell was responding to concerns expressed by Members of Agriculture of the European Parliament commission, like Romanian Daniel Buda of the European People's Party, who said there could be a \"very serious food crisis\" if the EU does not take urgent action to mitigate the rising costs of fertilizers in the months to come. come, especially since farmers are now sowing their winter wheat crops.\n\"We have 500 million consumer citizens in the EU \u2013 they need to be fed. And I am very worried, \"said Buda during the committee meeting, warning that small farms could go bankrupt if the EU does not intervene.\nScannell said the Commission regularly analyzes agricultural markets at a granular level. \"We are very close to the ground and the evidence to date does not give us any reason to be alarmist,\" he said.\nThe Commission is wondering whether anti-dumping tariffs on imports of liquid fertilizers from countries like Russia should be abolished in order to increase the supply of fertilizers on the European market. However, this would remove the protection of European fertilizer producers.\nLifting anti-dumping measures on imports alone would in no way significantly reduce fertilizer prices for EU farmers, Scannell said.\nNo place for fascism in modern European Greece\nEAM S Jaishankar meets the Director of the WTO, Vice-President of the European Commission\nVHP writes to UN Human Rights Commission and EU to \"save\" Hindus in Bangladesh\nWhy are the Western Balkans important for the European Union? \u2013 Analysis \u2013 Eurasia Review\nSpeech by President Charles Michel at the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Assembly\nHow 2 flights to Europe may have spurred the spread of a new variant","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Patrick Anderson\n153 games reviewed\nAre you Patrick Anderson? If so, email [email protected] to claim this critic page.\n85 \/ 100 - The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution\nBottom line, if you haven't played the original The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, I would not recommend you start with this sequel. It's like starting to watch a movie halfway through. But if you have played it, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Chapter 2: Retribution is a great continuation and maybe even a must-play. It's got all of what made the first game very great, plus a few improvements and additions. For me, returning to post-zombie-apocalypse New Orleans has been uncomfortable, unpleasant \u2026 and fun as hell.\n88 \/ 100 - Espire 2\nNo, it's not perfect but Espire 2 on the Meta Quest 2 is a blast to play. Innovative mechanics, great level design and two really engaging quests more than make up for the few glitches and incomplete multiplayer. If you love stealth games \u2014 or you just want to be Ethan Hunt or James Bond for a few hours \u2014 pick this one up.\n85 \/ 100 - Iron Man VR\nIron Man VR on the Meta Quest 2 represents the best elements of VR gaming. In first person 3D view, and 360-degree realism, you can get the feeling of truly being a superhero in a way that traditional games can't match. Sure, it's a bit on-rails. You're essentially in a playable movie here. But there's enough fun and varied experience that you won't mind. Iron Man VR was already a solid game on the PSVR, but it's a great Meta Quest 2 title.\n85 \/ 100 - Into the Radius\nIf you have been wanting that extreme survival adventure experience on the Meta Quest 2, Into the Radius is your game. It'll have you alone, outgunned and loving every minute of it. But even for the rest of us, there's a fun time to be had \u2014 provided you can weather the initial frustration.\n90 \/ 100 - Sunday Gold\nAs I said before, Point and Clicks aren't usually my thing. Putting things randomly together, making obscure leaps of logic, and cycling through inventories just gets boring for me. But Sunday Gold offers so much more than most Point and Click games. It's got JRPG-like combat. There's the fun mini-games. And it's excellently voice-acted and it looks gorgeous. Sure, the story won't blow you away but trust me, Sunday Gold is a big game in a little package and it's definitely worth a look.\n87 \/ 100 - Wands Alliances\nI've really enjoyed my time with Wands Alliances, and I strongly recommend it for any Meta Quest 2 player. Despite some technical annoyances, it has fun and thrilling team-based combat and a very stylish presentation that'll have you coming back for more.\n73 \/ 100 - World of Mechs\nWorld of Mechs has the basics down. It's a fun mech battle VR game that's got 20-plus hours of fun to offer, especially if you get into the online component. It's got intuitive, simple controls and the battle mechanics are sound. There's a lack of depth right now, and there are still a lot of new maps, details and system tweaks that need to be addressed in order to make this a complete experience. But even so, at $20.00 US this is a VR experience that's worth your time and money.\n82 \/ 100 - MOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE\nMOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE is a lot of fun. One of the best VR bullet-hell games I've experienced, it will have you ducking, bending and swiveling like a demon. It may lack variety and is best played in small doses (and big clear rooms), but If you like bullet-hell survival, and you've got a Meta Quest 2, this one is a title to check out.\n75 \/ 100 - Little Cities\nWho knows \u2013 maybe the devs will add more in future updates after launch. Until then, Little Cities is a cute, colorful, well-made little city builder that will offer you lots of casual fun. If you can live with a limited city, and a lack of challenge, you'll enjoy it. Relax, let the urban sprawl take shape, and just build.\n75 \/ 100 - Rune Factory 5\nLook, I feel like I've been spending a lot of time here bashing Rune Factory 5, and maybe I have. But let me emphasize that I still had a lot of fun with it, and I think other players will too. I might be even a bit addicted to it, honestly. There's just too much here to not like on many levels. But it's just missing some finish to its technical aspects, especially the visuals and menus. And it needs some follow-through on all its great ideas to make it coalesce into one great experience. Yes, Rune Factory 5 is many games in one, for better or worse. And if you're ok with that, you'll have a lot of fun with it. Now, let's just hope they fix that menu.\n86 \/ 100 - Avicii Invector\nIf you're a fan of the late DJ himself, well this game is a no-brainer. He was clearly a great talent and the music is outstanding. But for everyone else, AVICII Invector: Encore Edition on Meta Quest 2 is still worth strapping on the VR headset and giving a go. The music is great and the gameplay is addictive and fun. If you like rhythm games but you don't want to sweat (or risk accidentally bonking your family in the head), AVICII Invector: Encore Edition's chill EDM vibe is the VR experience you're waiting for.\n80 \/ 100 - Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond\nMedal of Honor: Above and Beyond, if nothing else, represents a symbolic step forward for VR game platforms like the Oculus Quest 2. It's the closest thing to a AAA title I've played on my headset yet. I don't know if its nearly-50GB file size is warranted given the so-so visuals, but I did have a lot of fun with the Campaign missions. I'll still wait a while for the multiplayer to work out its kinks, but I can see myself enjoying that eventually, too. All in all, I'm not sure if Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond would do Grandpa proud, but if you own an Oculus Quest 2, it's a fun experience and worthy of your time.\n75 \/ 100 - Knockout Home Fitness\nKnockout Home Fitness has a clear objective and target audience: this is a game for people looking to get in shape that replicates a workout routine with a personal trainer. It never really pretends to be much more, like an addictive video game. That will be fine for many people, but if you're hoping for more, Ring Fit Adventure is still the undisputed champ.\n50 \/ 100 - Rhythm of the Universe: Ionia\nIonia has some appealing concepts and the environmentally-conscious themes show its heart is in the right place. The climbing mechanic and other physical interactions are also well suited to VR. But there just isn't enough to do, and in Ionia's blink-and-you'll-miss-it run time I was never challenged physically or mentally. Even the centerpiece musical aspects really just amounted to me plunking a few notes and moving on. Despite a few highlights, this is one adventure that doesn't live up to the magical premise.\n80 \/ 100 - The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners\nIf you're hungering to take a stab at some new Saints & Sinners content, Aftershocks delivers lots of new gameplay. It doesn't throw any crazy new ideas or new story elements at you, but it does add some enjoyable extra hours of combat-based fun to be had in post-apocalyptic New Orleans, including the chance to keep upgrading your home base with all that sweet new loot. Plus, without spoiling anything, Skydance seems to hint at more Saints & Sinners DLC to come \u2014 until then, as a free update for existing Saints & Sinners players, Aftershocks is a no-brainer.\n63 \/ 100 - Clash of Chefs VR\nClash of Chefs is a simple game and that's just fine; its cute colorful visuals get the job done even if they're not stunning, and the minimalist presentation has its charms. There's nothing overtly \"wrong\" with this game and for a short, casual play session, there's some fun to be had. But, much like the empty calories of eating a hamburger and fries, you'll be wanting something a little but more substantial after too long.\n78 \/ 100 - Islanders\nFor best results, pick up Islanders: Console Edition for shorter sessions; calm yourself down and escape from the stress of life. Don't look for it to satisfy your Napoleonic yearnings for military glory. And if you've been looking for the next \"Civ-on-the-go,\" keep looking. Islanders: Console Edition is a small game that knows what it is \u2014 and isn't. And that's just fine.\n88 \/ 100 - I Expect You To Die 2\nDespite these annoyances though, I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and the Liar is one of the best VR games of 2021 so far. The smart, funny Bond-inspired writing, the meticulous attention to detail, the masterful use of Oculus's VR controls, and the well-designed missions had me \u2026 well, glued to my seat the entire time. It may not change much from the original, but I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and the Liar once again delivers a thoroughly-enjoyable VR experience from start to finish.\n75 \/ 100 - Ven VR Adventure\nVen VR Adventure is overall a solid platforming adventure that uses its many gameplay influences well. There are some nice courses to play through and a visually appealing world to unlock in around 5 hours. They've also improved the game from previous versions, allowing you to send Ven backward to retrace missed parts of a level. But I still wish that darn camera didn't intrude on the fun so much; that issue and a general sameness were a letdown to what is otherwise a game with lots of positives.\n78 \/ 100 - Ragnarock\nIt wouldn't be unfair to summarize Ragnarock by saying it is Beat Saber with a Viking theme. And it is undoubtedly another solid VR workout game that will have you burning boatloads of calories, but having so much fun you won't notice how sweaty you are. But Ragnarock lacks some of the elements that make Beat Saber great; there isn't enough variation in the rhythmic actions you do to the music, and the playlist of songs is a bit paltry (although the devs have said they will be adding to it). Combine that with mediocre visuals and Ragnarock is a decent game and fun way to get a great workout, but one whose repetition might make you want to hang up your helmet after a while. Pick this one up if you're a fan of Norse themes, you're looking to take a break from Beat Saber \u2026 or you just want to rock.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Category: OverLord\nOverLord \u2013 13 (Fin)\nIn a battle so epic it needed two parts, Momonga\u2014sorry, Ains Ooal Gown\u2014turns the tables for good. Having told Shalltear that everything has gone according to plan, he transforms into \"Perfect Warrior\", the armor of Lord Touch Me, a former playmate. He then proceeds to summon superweapon after superweapon, so fast and unpredictably is the onslaught that Shalltear must abandon defense altogether and focus on offense, losing an arm in the process.\nBut Shalltear wasted all her skills and most of her MP in the first half of the battle, when she thought the two participants were a lot more evenly matched. Turns out, Ains was simply lying to her, as well as failing to correct her incorrect assumptions about his weaknesses. The only weaknesses Ains had against Shalltear were dealt with in that first half, which is why he thanks her so profusely before Part Two begins.\nOnce a timer goes off, Ains dispenses altogether with the fiction that Shalltear had the slightest chance against him and casts \"Fallen Down.\" As she utterly disintegrates in the light of her overlord's power, a smile marks Shalltear's face. He was every bit as great as she thought, and then some. Of course she couldn't win against him.\nThe same reason Ains had all those cool weapons is the same reason he's able to ultimately resurrect Shalltear, albeit, unexpectedly, without her ample bosom (something she laments once she notices). That reason is cold hard cash. I've played my fair share of RPGs long after the main quest is complete and amassed fortunes so large I could buy everything there was to buy, which is what Ains does. And while it costs a cool 500 million to resurrect Shalltear, it isn't as if there was anything else for him to buy.\nIt's all too common for villains to simply disappear into oblivion, cursing the name of the hero who defeated them. OverLord is different. Not only is Ains not a hero but an antihero, but Shalltear isn't a villain either; she was under mind control, which we learn was only partial, but it still did the trick in terms of having her rebel against Ains. And she comes right back, mostly the same as she was, and certainly just as in love with the adorable Ainsy-Winesy.\nWith Shalltear returned to the fold and Nazarick back at full strength, Ains gets back to work, learning all there is to be learned about this new world he finds himself in. He's awarded Orichalcum Plate, and plots to fortify Nazarick and discover the entities who tried to steal Shalltear's Mind\u2014we learn they're from the Slane Theocracy, and they're not done yet. We also learn that Brain Unglaus is still alive, as Stronoff finds him in an alley.\nThere's no official indication at the end of this extended epilogue that there will be a second season OverLord, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was, whether it's in Winter or next Spring or Summer. There's certainly plenty of material left to explore, lots of awesome one-sided battles to be fought (and perhaps some not so one-sided), and, of course, the central mystery of What Exactly Happened to the human MMORPG player inside Lord Ains. Though, at the same time, I'm kind of glad weren't spoon-fed all the answers.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Tue, 29 Sep 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags adventurers, ains, Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, battle, cash shop items, cocytus, demiurge, magic caster, momonga, npc, phoenix down, pvp, resurrection, shalltear bloodfallen, sharknado, showdown, spells, strategy, super tier magic, supreme being, trump card, undead, vampires, victory, weakness, weaponry, world items3 Comments on OverLord \u2013 13 (Fin)\nOverLord \u2013 12\nAs it did so marvelously with the Clementine fight (which was nowhere near as technically challenging as this one), OverLord once again delivers with an extremely fun and satisfying payoff to all of the buildup surrounding Ains' duel with Shalltear. The battle that took up most of this episode's running time got my adrenaline pumping and didn't let up, right up to the delicious ending.\nAnd yet it still gave us some time to check in on Ains' guardians back at Nazarick. Albedo admits she let Ains go based on emotion rather than logic\u2014a decision she likely wouldn't have made had Ains not altered her personality to love him deeply. Demiurge, who he didn't alter, thinks they're being derelict in their duty to protect the one remaining supreme being by fighting in his place, but Cocytus considers it blasphemy that Demiurge would question Lord Ains' orders or question his ability to win.\nThe bottom line: No one is going to interfere in this fight. So, like us, they sit back and watch. And let me tell you: they're treated to quite a show.\nWhen Ains confronts Shalltear once more, she's still inert and unresponsive, allowing him to cast a variety of high-level buffs that will prove crucial in surviving her attacks as well as doling out his own. Here's the full list of pre-battle spells:\nBody of Effulgent Beryl\nBless of Magic Caster\nInfinity Wall\nMagic Ward, Holy\nLife Essence\nGreater Full Potential\nFalse Data, Life\nParanormal Intuition\nGreater Resistance\nMantle of Chaos\nIndomitability\nSensor Boost\nGreater Luck\nMagic Boost\nDraconic Power\nGreater Hardening\nPenetrate Up\nGreater Magic Shield\nMana Essence\nTriplet Maximize Magic, Explode Mine\nTriplet Magic, Greater Magic Seal\nTriplet Maximize Boosted Magic, Magic Arrow\nThat's a lot of buffs, but it's exactly what one expects of such a high-level fight. And while there's some fun to be had in having your way with lesser enemies, squaring off against an opponent that will actually put up a fight\u2014an optional super-boss, for instance\u2014 is one of the unique joys of RPG play. Watching Ain buff himself took me back to my own preparation for Yiazmat, the strongest foe in FFXII who has 50,112,254 HP in fifty separate million-HP bars.\nThat level of preparation amplifies the sense of occasion, and Ains' internal monologue establishes that even he doesn't know exactly how this is going to go down. Then the fight begins, and a red battle armor-donning Shalltear cuts loose, matching Ains blow for blow. He surprises her with a few traps and attacks (and bluffs about more, knowing he must preserve his MP), but she has a few skills he's not aware of, which he's never witnessed her using but which she assures him her creator Peroroncino built into her.\nMost intriguing of all, there are moments when Shalltear realizes she has no idea why she's even fighting her former master, but then whatever parameters were overwritten to make her rebel (or which activated after a timer went off) kick in, and she presses her attack.\nReality, Lightning, Fire, Dark, Holy; elemental and non-elemental magic flies in both directions, with moves and counter-moves coming as quickly as the two combatants can call out the enchantments. Indeed, the one thing I think the battle could have benefitted from was more of an enchantment \"shorthand\". Sure, it's impressive that all Ains and Shally have to do to cast ridiculously powerful spells is say the name of that spell, but the lengthy English spell names are a double-edged sword, giving the spells weight but also slowing the casting pace.\nBut who cares about long spell names, when we're treated to Lord Ains conjures an effing Sharknado. (He calls it a \"Shark Cyclone\", but still, pretty sweet). I also enjoyed the seemingly mono-directional stream of light-spears that suddenly change direction and hit Shalltear, surprising both her and us. The two just keep pulling out of their bags of tricks.\nBut Ains is slowly draining his MP, and Shalltear knows it. Hoping to break the stalemate, she summons her trump card (but probably not her only one), an ethereal doppelganger, Einherjar, as well as her \"household\" of lesser beasts. Ein lunges at Ains while Shalltear kills her own beasts in order to heal herself. But Ains is ready, activating the skill \"The Goal of All Life is Death\"; a giant clock counts down, and when the hands reach twelve, both Einherjar and the household disappear, leaving Ains and Shalltear alone again in the midst of a sandy desert where the forest glade once stood.\nTheir surroundings thus drastically transformed, the two combatants assess their present state. Both are nearly out of MP, and Shalltear is almost out of skills, but she has all of her HP, and she believes the battle is all but wrapped up. But it would seem Ains was coy even in his internal thoughts, as he expresses to Shally how grateful he is she went all out and fought him with everything she had to this point, believing draining his MP would be the key to defeating him.\nBut that's not the case: by not fighting him cautiously, she allowed him to arrange an even larger plan beyond the battle plan executed thus far. And next week, it will be time to show her just how badly she miscalculated. I can't wait.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Tue, 22 Sep 2015 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags adventurers, ains, Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, battle, buffing, cocytus, demiurge, hp, magic caster, momonga, mp, npc, shalltear bloodfallen, sharknado, spells, strategy, super tier magic, supreme being, trump card, undead, vampires, weakness, world item2 Comments on OverLord \u2013 12\nLast week demonstrated just how dark and nasty Shalltear can be, but she was also neutralized by a mysterious force in a forest clearing, and the true nature of her condition was not elaborated on with great detail. In effect, we were as in the dark as Ains. This week, he works to shed some light on what exactly is going on.\nHe uses a God-level item to locate Shalltear, and then he's summoned by the Adventurer's Guild. He tells them the vampiress is someone he's been hunting for years, and if he nabs her\u2014and he's pretty confident he will\u2014he wants Orichalcum, none of this Mythril mess.\nWhen other adventurers accompany Ains on the hunt, even though he warned them they'd definitely die if they did, he makes good on that warning by having Mare kill them. That's some Ice Cold Ains.\nThe expected confrontation with Shalltear comes surprisingly quick, and is surprisingly brief. The episode subverts expectations that Ains can undo what's been done to Shalltear with an ultra-rare item which enables its wielder to make a wish, by having the ring reject his wish. Shalltear remains still and silent. It's then, when Ain's rare \"super tier\" magic item fails to work, that he decides to beat a hasty retreat to reassess his tactics. I like how the show doesn't always make things laughably easy for the big lug.\nI also like how he was holding back, even with that wishing ring; he's got loads more trump cards locked up in his fancy treasury, minded by a guard of his own creation: Pandora's Actor. The shapeshifting sentinel initially appears as a supreme being like Ains: Albedo's creator; which is a pretty great shock when it happens, for it momentarily confirms he's not alone on this world, nor is he unchallengable in power.\nHowever, it's just Pandora's Actor, whom Ains hasn't seen in a while and, now that he's older, realizes how goshdarn lame the fellow is, what with his saluting and German (though I agree his threads are pretty sweet). I appreciated this scene of relative levity despite the solemnity of the task before Ains; he's been at this game so long, he's literally no longer the young man he once was: a guy who made goofy characters like Pandora thinking they're cool, or who saved up all summer for the Shooting Star ring.\nThings return to seriousness when Ains and Albedo travel deeper into the depths of the treasury, into a mausoleum where he raised statues for each of his former comrades before they retired from Yggdrasil. Albedo remarks on the fact he calls it a mausoleum, and wonders out loud if Ain's Supreme bretheren are dead and gone. He says that's not quite the case, but wonders to himself if it actually is. This isn't a game anymore, after all.\nFinally, after showing Albedo the sconce where he plans to raise a statue of himself, Albedo can't take it anymore, and begs her great lord to stay in this world and rule over everyone\u2014over her\u2014forever. He then tells her, he's come to collect enough world-level items to face off against Shalltear, knowing he's probably the only one who can stand against her (a revision of my understanding that Albedo was the second-toughest of the Guardians, or maybe Ains is talking about Shalltear in her current state).\nWith her tears and determination, she eventually gets him to promise to come back from the fight, no matter what ends up happening. But the truth is, Ains is using this Shalltear dilemma as an opportunity to prove to himself he's worthy of being the Overlord of Nazarick, or if he's in over his bony little head.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Tue, 15 Sep 2015 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags adventurers, ains, Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, creators, e-rantel, investigation, magic caster, momonga, monster, npcs, pandoras actor, revolt, shalltear bloodfallen, shapeshifter, shooting star, spells, super tier magic, treasury, trump card, undead, vampires, weakness, world item4 Comments on OverLord \u2013 11\nNews from Albedo that \"Shalltear has revolted\" was definitely a nice stab to end last week's battle with Clementine and Khajit, and left me with a complex response. On the one hand, if it's true that Shalltear revolted, it means this world is a lot more dangerous than had been apparent thus far.\nBut if Albedo was simply overreacting based on her latent dislike of and rivalry with the vampiress, it still speaks to a trend of internal court strife that started out playful and harmless but could spell big trouble, even for the Supreme Lord.\nI'm pleased, then, that the actually answer to the question of what happened with Shalltear fell somewhere between those two possibilities, with qualities of both.\nI'm also pleased that OverLord's quality of storytelling did not falter greatly just because Momonga was out of the picture for the vast majority of the episode. He's a powerful, dominant presence both in the world and show, so his absence, while felt, was mitigated by giving us a closer look at Shalltear, including her downright frightening \"attack\" form.\nLike Albedo and Narbarel, she looks about as far down as humans as one can, but goes further, looking upon them as food, or, at best, an entertaining \"playmate.\" But someone who considers humans even more as mere food and toys is the accompanying maid Solution, who is beautiful and seductive, but in reality is a shape-shifting slime monster whose boobs turn into a mouth that swallows a hapless dolt whole.\nBut interestingly, it's not a total cakewalk for Shalltear & Co., at least not as much as it was for other Nazarickians thus far. Shalltear not only comes across the redhead to whom Momon gave a red potion (which she uses to save herself), but a well-coordinated force of NPCs manages to hold off a few of Shalltear's attacks, and may or may not have taken temporary control of her mind.\nIt's that event, and its registry on the master screen, that causes Albedo to suspect a revolt. We can be reasonably clear she's mistaken, however, and that the reality is more complicated; another mystery Momonga has to figure out with that big bony head of his. I appreciate the nuance of the situation, which is far more interesting than if Shalltear had suddenly decided to rebel against the lord she's always loved (long before Momonga altered Albedo's personality to love him), which would be way out of character.\nAnd that's also something the show keeps present in our own heads: the (anti-)heroes of Nazarick who serve Lord Ains Ooal Gown are the product and offspring of their creators, \"supreme beings\" like Ains who just happened to also be his friends (at least friends within the game, if not outside of it in the \"real world\"). As such, aside from his love hack of Albedo which was his doing, everyone who serves Momonga is acting in accordance with the parameters set by their creators, i.e. those friends of his.\nSo if it was Shalltear's creator's will that she revolt against Ains, so be it\u2026but neither I nor Momonga are willing to concede that absent further information. For now, he simply has to find Shalltear\u2026and hope whatever she has doesn't spread to his other generals.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Tue, 8 Sep 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags adventurers, ains, Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, army, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, brain, brita, children, coordination, creators, death, destruction, e-rantel, enemies, investigation, magic caster, momonga, monster, npcs, red potion, revolt, shalltear bloodfallen, spells, undead, vampires, weakness, zombies7 Comments on OverLord \u2013 10\nThis was probably the best OverLord episode yet, not just due to the sheer shattering of expectations just like so many skeletal dragon bone shards, but also because of how goddamn FUN it was to watch. I was laughing out loud hard at the master-level pwnage going on this week. Even though I knew full well that as big as they talked, both Khaj and Clem were dead meat; I just wasn't prepared for just how dead a meat they turned out to be.\nWhat's so great about the pwnage is that by the end, we're actually empathizing with the two human opponents, loathsome they may be. Clem is a superior warrior, and I believe her when she says there are only a handful of humans alive who can hang with her in battle. She shows off her terrifying speed and strength by blasting at Momon numerous times, and is even able to smudge his armor.\nBut in the end, Clem is human, and Momon isn't\u2014he may as well be God on this world. Against the Lord of Nazarik, she's as defenseless as a baby mouse in the clutches of a cat, and Momon is merely keeping her alive long enough to learn something about martial arts on this world. And if he has a little fun with some evil showmanship, so much the better.\nIt's also worth noting that Momon isn't the only one fighting with a handicap (though he's mostly just standing around); Narbarel is fighting as \"Nabe\", yet still holding her own. But when Momon gives the order, she sheds her alias with relish, and calmly and glibly explains to Khajit just how fuckin' screwed he is before vaporizing his dragons in the blink of an eye and turning him into a steaming stain on the ground. His five years of evil toil over and done with, just like that. That's the power\u2026of one of Momon's mid-level attendants.\nHaving ordered Narbarel to quit messing around and finish up, Momon decides to do the same, setting his swords aside and letting Clementine buff herself up and come at him with everything she's got, \"fully prepared to die,\" because while she thinks she has the upper hand against this \"meathead\", death is all that awaits her once she enters his reach. She takes her shot, stabbing Momon through both eyes and blasting him with lightning and fire, but to no avail.\n\u2026Then Momon grabs Clem, and things stop being funny for a couple minutes. Fear finally registers on her crazed countenance as she realizes no matter how much she flails and struggles and lashes out and sheds her teeth biting Momon, she cannot free herself, and he's not going to let go. The plates attached to her outfit fall one by one and clank on the ground; her death knell.\nThis is Clem at her absolute most pathetic and sympathetic, but then Momon reminds us she took her time killing his adventuring companions, so he takes his time with her, squeezing harder and harder until she just\u2026pops. Yikes. But hey, at least there's still a body left, unlike Khajit. R.I.P. Clementine: I will miss your craziness, but it would have gotten old eventually.\nTheir human opponents thus dealt with, Momon locates Nphirea, destroys the Crown of Wisdom, and carries him out, as Nabe collects the equipment of the defeated. For their trouble, they both get upgraded from Copper to Mythril plates (though they hoped for Orichalcum), and Momon arranges for Nphirea and his grandmother to move to Carne to make potions for him.\nThen he checks his messages and learns of the next crisis in his quest to dominate this world: According to Albedo, Shalltear Bloodfallen has rebelled against him. Now, that sounds like bad news, but among the possibilities, Albedo may just be exaggerating about her rival for Momon's heart, or Shalltear, while powerful, is still no match for Ains Ooal Gown and his remaining followers. But no matter how bad it ends up being, I'm certain of one thing: it will be fun\u2014and occasionally disturbing\u2014to watch Ains deal with it.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Tue, 1 Sep 2015 Tue, 1 Sep 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags adventurers, ains, Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, army, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, childs play, clementine, death, destruction, e-rantel, faceoff, flailing, giant hamster, grandmother, hamusuke, handicap, investigation, khajit, magic caster, momon, momonga, mythril, nabe, narbarel gamma, nphirea, prestige, re-estize kingdom, shalltear bloodfallen, spells, swords of darkness, undead, zombies3 Comments on OverLord \u2013 09\nGiven that the show had built Clementine up to be one of the toughest baddies yet to appear, it was pretty clear Nphirea was going to end up being captured, even with the Swords of Darkness defending him (one of which, who I thought sounded like a girl, turned out to be a girl). In the time it takes for Momon to register Hamusuke, Clem takes care of the lot of them, not just killing them, but turning them into zombies whom Momon has to put out of their misery. But before she does, she details her great plan, as villains are wont to do:\n\"\u2026Although it's impossible to control all the undead we summon, we'll be able to lead them in various general directions! IT'S THE PERFECT PLAN!\"\nI love this monologue by Clem, because she prefaces her assertion that her plan is perfect by pointing out that it's not perfect. But Clem is strong and evil enough not to care that much about the details. As long as the world is on fire, she's happy to watch it burn. Yuuki Aoi continues to breathe life into the \"inhuman warrior\" with her zany, gusto-filled performance.\nWhen Momon learns all his former comrades are dead, just like that, he is \"displeased\"; he doesn't wig out or scream or fume like your average shonen hero. This is the undead OverLord, people; and Clem's victims were above all \"tools to raise his name,\" not friends. His beef with her is the fact she destroyed his tools, not that she cut his close human bonds.\nFurthermore, he treats Nphirea's rescue as a transaction; his granny agrees to pay him everything she has to save Nphi, and Momon has no cumpunction whatsoever about exploiting a grandmother's unconditional love. Notably, there's a lot less internal monologue from Momonga this week, suggesting an ever-greater comfort in his new, apparently permanent overlord skin.\nLike Clem's imperfect plan, even in an episode where most of the characters from the last couple of episodes have been murdered finds places to infuse moments of comedy, such as when Nabe has to carry Hamusuke on her back as she flies over the undead army in the cemetery.\nBetween that and all the scroll spells they cast to locate Nphirea, there's a firm practicality to Momon's course of action, which isn't ideal due to the time constraints. He may not know the bad guys' plans, but he knows Nphi isn't long for his world if he dawdles. But in taking out the bulk of the zombie army before several city guard witnesses, he's already succeeded in furthering his name. He just has to stick the landing by defeating the bosses.\nFinally, Momon and Nabe come face to face with Clem and Khaj, and I'm reminded of the cocky Slane army with their formidable-looking mecha-angels. Clem and Khaj aren't exactly shaking in their boots, and Nabe's first lightning spell, while taking out all of Khaj's subordinates, only manages to give him a small scratch. So either Nabe's going too easy on him, or he's the first truly tough customer she's had to deal with.\nSimilarly, Clementine, she of the many tones of voice and twisted facial expressions, is confident she can take Momon, because she only knows of a few people who can hold their own in a fight with her. Of course, since one of those names is Stronoff, we know for a fact Momon will have no trouble eliminating her\u2026eventually.\nSo it's less a matter of if he defeats Clem, but how. Just to turn things around and piss her off, Momon declares he'll implement a handicap in fighting her, refusing to go all out on her, no matter what. We've only seen playful, confident Clem up to this point, but I'm certain next week we'll see her truly pissed off and on the defensive for perhaps the first time in her life. But one thing I can't believe is that Momon will lose. If he does, it'll be because he wants to.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Tue, 25 Aug 2015 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags adventurers, ains, Ainz Ooal Gown, army, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, clementine, copper plate, e-rantel, faceoff, giant hamster, grandmother, hamusuke, handicap, hostage, investigation, khajit, magic caster, momon, momonga, nabe, narbarel gamma, nphirea, prestige, re-estize kingdom, spells, swords of darkness, undead, zombies3 Comments on OverLord \u2013 08\nThis new world Momonga finds himself seems a little smaller this week, as the girl Nphirea likes (and is sadly unable to propose to) turns out to be Enri, the girl Momonga saved. She summoned helpful goblins who help keep the village safe and are even training the villagers to defend themselves. I for one am glad not all goblins are bad. Of course, Nphirea former knows him as Mr. Momon, while Enri knows him as Lord Gown.\nThus Momonga ends up getting caught in his own web of lies. Fortunately, Nphirea doesn't have a malevolent bone in his body; he just wanted to follow and learn from Momon, and promises to keep the fact he has multiple identities a secret. Nabe offers to kill herself for blabbing about Albedo, but Momonga considers the incident closed and all is forgiven.\nNphirea asks Momon not to kill the Wise King of the Forest if he encounters it, lest the power vacuum of the forest lead to an uptick in monster activity (the King is the lesser of two evils). His domain is a lovely, lush, dense forest primeval that reminds me of Mononoke-hime, and Aura's giant talking beast friends continue that theme\u2026\n\u2026As does the unveil of the Wise King himself: a giant talking hamster. I\u2026was not expecting that, though when I first saw the squirrel-like eyes in the dark I suspected something rodent-y. This is absurd and a little trippy, and Momonga, knowing an ally of his had a similar pet, doesn't really want to deal with this guy, so I really like how everyone else is so in awe of this Wise King, despite being a giant hamster. Even Nabe sees power in its gaze (I didn't catch a gender).\nHe also achieves what he wanted originally: to gain prestige and create buzz back in the city by capturing and registering the legendary beast, while inspiring Nphirea to ask if he can join his team. Momonga gently refuses, but promises he'll help protect Carne, and in the meantime Nphirea is welcome to keep observing and learning from him.\nBack in town there's the sense that everyone had just undertaken a great adventure and are now back home sweet home. Nphirea himself is ready to settle in for the night when he notices his grandma isn't around, and that's when he finds Clementine lying in wait for him, offering her chilling sing-song \"Hiiii.\" This is not good news for our long-banged pharmacist, but it is good news for the show. Things are moving along, slowly but surely.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Sun, 23 Aug 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, body pillow, carne village, clementine, e-rantel, enri, friends, giant hamster, goblins, identity, lord ains, mage, massacre, MMORPG, momon, momonga, nabe, narbarel gamma, nazarick, nostalgia, ogres, over lord, pawn, pet, re-estize kingdom, teamwork, wise king of the forest, yggdrasil, zuranon2 Comments on OverLord \u2013 07\nOverLord continues to plod along at a leisurely, deliberate pace, but there's something to be said for a show of this genre to not move at such a breakneck speed that nothing that happens matters as much as what happens next. Momon is playing the long game here, so it makes sense for the show to focus on his first job as an adventurer, protecting Nphirea alongside the Swords of Darkness.\nThis episode was almost assured an 8 just for the scene of Demiurge walking in on Albedo in Ains' bed with her recently-crafted Ains body pillow. Utterly ridiculous? Sure, but I won't deny I laughed out loud at that ridiculousness. And Demiurge's casual reactions completed the sale. Momonga's changes to her character are locked in, he must reap what he's sown. I wonder if Albedo's obsession will only get worse to the point it becomes a crisis\u2026but considering the comedy angle with the pillow, I also highly doubt it.\nBack in the field, Momon gets a chance to both see the DarkSwords do their thing, and to show them what he's capable of, which is bringing down a giant ogre with one swipe. Nabe takes two out with one lightning bolt, not even having to unsheathe her sword. The Swords don't embarrass themselves either, as Momon notes how good of a team they are because they know each other's strengths and weaknesses and work to close each others' gaps. The ogre\/goblin mob didn't have a chance.\nThat night, the team feasts, and Momon runs into a practical problem, as he can't eat or drink without exposing the fact he's just a skeleton beneath his armor. But he has a bigger issue in that spending all this time with a tight-knit team of adventurers is incredible nostalgic, to the point of wistfulness and melancholy. He remembers he used to be like this with his comrades, and is resigned to the fact they may all be dead now, and he alone ended up in this weird new world.\nIt's also nice to see people acknowledge responsibility for what they carelessly say to each other, whether it's the flirty guy asking if Nabe is Momon's lover (causing her to carelessly blurt out Albedo's name) or the boy mage carelessly telling Momon he's sure he'll see his friends again when he doesn't know that.\nAs for Clementine, she prowls the streets of E-Rantel, killing and torturing and un-killing for intel on Nphirea. But when she visits Khajit, the two don't seem on the friendliest terms. Khaj wants to turn E-Rantel into a city full of undead, but doesn't that mean Clementine won't have anyone left to kill, torture, and turn undead?\nHow will she satisfy her \"corrupt personality\" in Khaj's undead E-Rantel? The clash of Lawful (Khaj) and Chaotic (Clem) Evil makes for a good antagonistic duo, and Clem's Yuuki Aoi really chews the scenery well with her up-and-down voice. I just wish one of them would encounter and face off with Momon already.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Sun, 23 Aug 2015 Sun, 23 Aug 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, body pillow, clementine, e-rantel, friends, goblins, lord ains, mage, massacre, MMORPG, momon, momonga, nabe, narbarel gamma, nazarick, nostalgia, ogres, over lord, pawn, re-estize kingdom, teamwork, yggdrasil, zuranon\nMomonga's starts to fulfill his desire for the name Ainz Ooal Gown to become known far and wide throughout the world starts out modestly, by entering E-Rantel posing as a young adventurer \"Momon\", accompanied by one of his battle maid Narbarel AKA \"Nabe\". He knows that he can't conquer a world he knows next to nothing about, and a great way to learn more is to play things by the book and rise in the ranks of the adventurer guilds.\nMomonga is making a conscious effort to do things carefully and empirically, not making to much noise. Yet his potential to be a bull in the proverbial china shop is evident when he tosses a would-be bully across a tavern, knocking over another adventurer's precious potion. He gives her one of his to make things right, but his potions are red, not the usual blue, so she takes it to the local pharmacist, Nphirea, who then learns about Momon and is intrigued.\nBy then Momon, needing coin but unable to secure high-level jobs, agrees to join an adventuring party, Swords of Darkness. Nphirea seeks out Momon, and both he and the Swords agree to accompany him as his bodyguards on an herb-collecting excursion. Even after annihilating an entire Slane army, Momon remains cautious and is hesitant both to guard Nphirea alone at his present state of knowledge of the new world, and also just plain doesn't want to go back on his word to join the Swords of Darkness, instead including them.\nThroughout all of this, Nabe remains dutifully by Momon's side, voicing her displeasure with having to jump through hoops for human trash (though I understand why he didn't bring Albedo along; she's more powerful than the battle maid and hence hates being around humans even more than Nabe). There is something to both Momon and Nabe having to restrain themselves in order to fit in and get the knowledge and experience he wants out of this.\nMeanwhile, the next antagonist in Momon's adventure reveals herself to the audience with lots of helpful expository dialogue with another baddie. They're members of the secret society of Zuranon, and she, Clementine, has secured a magical item that consumes the one who uses it. She's heard about Nphirea in E-Rantel, and wants to use it on him, gaining the help of Khaj.\nI'm looking forward to seeing where this goes, and the inevitable showdown between Momon\/Nabe\/Swords of Darkness and these would-be spreaders of chaos and death. But the long and short of it is, we didn't get to see any of that in this episode; it was largely setup, albeit with some decent world-building.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Sun, 23 Aug 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, angels, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, baharuth empire, by the book, childs play, clementine, e-rantel, friends, knights, lord ains, mage, massacre, MMORPG, momon, momonga, nabe, narbarel gamma, nazarick, over lord, overmatched, pawn, re-estize kingdom, slane theocracy, testing, trapped, trump card, village, yggdrasil, zuranon\nEverything about the mages the Slane Theocracy sends to Carne, led by Nigun Grid Lewin of the Sunlit Scripture, indicates they're tough customers by any measure, and there's no better way of demonstrating that than by methodically beating down Re-Estize's head warrior Stronoff with wave after wave of summoned Escaflowne-style mecha-angels.\nStronoff has offensive magic and is able to carve through a few dozen, but they just keep coming, and his soldiers aren't strong enough to help him. On the edge of defeat and death, Lord Momonga\u2014sorry, Ainz Ooal Gown\u2014uses the item he gave Stronoff to switch places with him, with Stronoff ending up in the villager's shelter and Ainz and Albedo facing off against a huge and confident Slane force.\nLewin and his forces look strong and they feel strong, and they definitely did a number on Stronoff. But as great and famed a warrior as he is, Stronoff is still only a human, and so are they. And the strength and magic of humans turn out to be of no consequence to Ainz and Albedo. He entered the battle prepared for a tough fight, but he turned out to be overly cautious. But that's okay, because I expected them to put up a fight too.\nWhich is why it's so strange that I don't feel cheated in the slightest by the fact Luwin and the Slane mages are nothing but ants before the power of Ainz. After watching them have their way with Stronoff, watching Ainz utterly turn the tables by defeating every weapon at their disposal with comical ease was a lot of fun. I keep using that word because that's what this show is: loads of badass, giddy, contagious fun.\nEven Albedo (who granted is infatuated with Ainz) can't restrain her glee at the spectacle she witnessed, setting aside her objections about him even bothering to face such puny opponents and reveling in his awesomeness, along with the way he used Stronoff as a pawn to collect more information on the strength of the local powers, which he's determined is pretty pathetic.\nBack home at Nazarick, Ainz declares his new name and orders the assembled guardians to make sure it becomes an eternal legend that spreads across the world. That, Inner Ainz believes, is the best way (not to mention the most entertaining way) for him to attract the attention of other human players from Yggdrasil. If they made the trip with him to this new fantasy world, he intends to find them.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Sat, 22 Aug 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, angels, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, baharuth empire, childs play, dive, friends, gazef stronoff, knights, lord ains, mage, massacre, MMORPG, momonga, nazarick, over lord, overmatched, pawn, re-estize kingdom, slane theocracy, testing, trapped, trump card, village, yggdrasil2 Comments on OverLord \u2013 04\nFrom his magic mirror in the Tomb of Nazarick, Momonga is able to watch a group of knights sack a village, brutally slaughtering men, women, and children with impunity, and he realizes something: it's not really bothering him. The sight of such real violence would have made him sick in the world he came from, but here he finds himself unusually hardened. Instead of watching the pillaging with outrage or disgust, he sees it as an opportunity both to test his abilities and gather information.\nBut he also wishes to repay a debt to \"Touch Me\", another player who once saved him from a band of enemies because \"it was common sense\". Do unto others, and all that. Momonga didn't even have to ask, and neither to the villagers of Carne, as Momonga practices various magics while saving a couple of little kids from their doom, for which they're grateful, if a bit freaked out by his scary looks.\nIt's immensely fun to watch as he uses lower-level spells to smite the murderous knights, and a slightly higher-level one to reanimate one of their dead into a giant, virtually invincible zombie warrior. Even if he's a stranger in a strange land figuring things out, he has the advantage of being one of the most powerful beings in that land, at least compared to the people he's encountered.\nOther than Sebas in the cold open, the fully-armored Albedo is the only one of Momonga's guardians who appears this week, and while it seems like she'd rather smash all the lowly pathetic humans into jelly, she stays her hand and obeys every order her beloved issues.\nIt's great that not only are we following extremely powerful, elite beings in relation to their world, but they might not even be the good guys. Only Momonga, who is, at least in his thoughts, still human, even bothered visiting this village, dragging Albedo along more for procedure\/precaution than necessity.\nTouch Me's words about rescuing the weak being common sense ring true, as Monomga, AKA Ainz Ooal Gown, collects some useful info about some of the geography and politics of the world he finds himself in. But he also reflects an empathy for humanity his beastlike guardians lack; reflected in the Chief Warrior of the Kingdom of Re-estize, Gazef Stronoff, who came from a village much like Carne Village, always wished for help to come when trouble struck.\nHelp never came for him, but now he works to make sure other villagers aren't subjected to the same disappointment and neglect. The strong have a duty to protect the weak. Momonga just happened to beat him to it in Carne. And as Stronoff arrives, ahead of another wave of potential enemy knights, Momonga may end up in deeper than he wanted at this juncture, but with all the tools he needs to prevail.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Fri, 21 Aug 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, altruism, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, baharuth empire, carne village, dive, gazef stronoff, knights, mage, map, MMORPG, momonga, nazarick, over lord, re-estize kingdom, skull, slane theocracy, testing, top level, trapped, village, yggdrasil, zombies\nWithout being too direct about it, this second outing confirms that OverLord means to ask the question, \"If a game were about to end and you were the last one logged in, would the NPCs make you their god?\" It also answers that question with a fairly unequivocal \"yes\", although those two floor guardians not present and the army at the end of the episode may be cause for concern.\nBut not that much concern, as the people he does have on his side pledge to gladly \"perish as his shield\" if need be. Their skills are apparent and their loyalty appears unswerving. Momonga is someone different to each of them\u2014beautiful, strong, kind, merciful\u2014the recurring theme is that of ebullient praise in every possible aspect of ol' Skullface, which seems to trigger his insecurities: what did he do to deserve all this?\nWell, it would seem he deserves it because he was the last human player left. If you're an NPC of the game, the human players are supreme beings, and without them, you don't exist. So it's a big deal that he stayed, even if he didn't even mean to be the last one there.\nIt would seem that in his careless state near the time he believed the Yggdrasil servers would shut down, Momonga's seemingly innocuous decision to make Albedo fall in love with him caused an unintended imbalance in the dynamic of his \"court\" of guardians. To whit: a character he didn't modify already has romantic feelings for him, making Albedo a threat.\nThe two smitten ladies bicker at length until deciding Momonga should have at least two wives\u2014the two of them\u2014making it just a matter of who's the first wife. The other guardians seem to rally around Demiurge's idea of Momonga producing an heir, so that the NPCs would have someone to follow should he leave or die.\nMeanwhile, after issuing general orders to conceal the suddenly exposed Tomb of Nazarick, Momonga continues to test the limits (or lack thereof) of his powers and survey what has apparently become his kingdom by default. Looking at the bright starry sky and glowing full moon, he is filled with a desire to possess everything his beady red eyes see, a goal his guardians can certainly set their watches to.\nKeeping this ridiculous-looking character grounded is the fact that beneath his scary and imposing facade, there's a guy inside with no friends or family in the real world, and his frequent little jumps of fear and surprise really humanize him. Hino Satoshi's multifaceted performance really makes up for the lack of facial expressions. Plus Momonga tends to slump, decreasing his sinister aura somewhat.\nTo that end, Momonga starts to make it easier for his guardians to move around, issuing Ainz Ooal Gown teleportation rings like the one he wears. He may have made a slight slip-up in awarding the first one to Mare (who is a boy btw), because for a moment Albedo seems slighted; but she seems appeased when she gets hers.\nMeanwhile, as the work to hide Nazarick continues, a stern-looking general orders the destruction of another village. Are these more NPCs given sentience like Momonga's guardians, only not loyal to him? It looks like the honeymoon may be over, but the true threat level of these guys, if any, remains to be seen. Maybe they'll be pushovers, or swear fealty in the fact of Ainz Ooal Gown's awesome power.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Thu, 20 Aug 2015 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, aura bella fiora, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, cocytus, dark elves, demiurge, dive, dmmorpg, fidelity, guardians, loyalty, mare bello fiore, MMORPG, momonga, nazarick, npcs, over lord, sebas tian, shalltear bloodfallen, skeletor, skull, top level, trapped, yggdrasil2 Comments on OverLord \u2013 02\nI initially stayed away from OverLord when all I heard was that it was another show about a guy who got trapped in a virtual reality RPG, because, well, that sounded pretty familiar. But in the last couple weeks I've heard some good things about it\u2014it's not just a lazy SAO clone; it has great characters and a sense of humor; etc.\u2014and after finally diving in, I have to say I agree.\nOverLord's setting isn't all that novel, but its premise is both enticing and refreshing: rather than a hero's journey about rising from the bottom to the top, our \"hero\" Momonga starts out on top\u2026on the very top, having done just about everything there is to do in Yggdrasil, just in time for game's servers are about to shut down for good. He's basically looking on all his works.\nJust look at how lonely Mononga looks at that huge table. The scene is suffused with the lingering energy from all the great battles that were planned and all the great victories celebrated; but like the throne room of a ruined castle,with the grandeur comes melancholy, as \"much that once was is lost.\"\nThen, just when Momonga thinks the game is about so shut down for good\u2026it doesn't. Not only does the game keep going, but the console and all connections to the GMs, admins, and outside world are gone. Even more interesting, NPCs suddenly look, sound, smell, and act more realistically, as if they were flesh-and-blood people. Momonga jokingly revises the character profile of his chief guardian Albedo to be deeply in love with him, and now she's stuck that way. Even in love, this guy is set.\nAs he surveys his vast holdings and loyal retainers, Momonga notes that while the controls of the game have changed, he can still do everything he used to, from order everyone around to teleporting wherever he pleases to summoning fire elementals with the game's Ultimate Weapon, Ainz Ooal Gown.\nI think it's a very cool and effective choice for the show not to even bother getting into how or why this happened, but just lets us share in the bemused (and not panicky at all) Momonga.\nAnd why should he panic? Look at that diverse group of badass guardians under his command. Heck, look at him. He's like Skeletor's credible big brother. This was a relatively laid-back first episode, but it was a lot of fun. So much so that I put out of my mind the fact the animators saved a lot of work making the protagonist speak without moving his mouth, and simply enjoyed the fact that for once we have a protagonist who is not an underdog, but, well, an overlord.\nAuthor braveradePosted on Wed, 19 Aug 2015 Thu, 20 Aug 2015 Categories Anime Reviews, OverLord, Summer 2015Tags Ainz Ooal Gown, albedo, aura bella fiora, \u30aa\u30fc\u30d0\u30fc\u30ed\u30fc\u30c9, dark elves, dive, loyalty, mare bello fiore, MMORPG, momonga, npcs, over lord, sebas tian, shalltear bloodfallen, skeletor, skull, top level, trapped, yggdrasil2 Comments on OverLord \u2013 01\nRABUJOI \u2013 An Anime Blog Blog at WordPress.com.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home \u00bb Lifestyle \u00bb Happy Holidays? Tori and Dean Celebrated Thanksgiving as a Family Amid Drama\nHappy Holidays? Tori and Dean Celebrated Thanksgiving as a Family Amid Drama\nHappy holidays? Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott celebrated Thanksgiving \"as a family,\" a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.\n\"Everyone chipped in for the cooking and preparation,\" the insider says of the family-focused event. \"They really are trying to celebrate the holidays as a family and put aside their differences.\"\nEverything We Know About Tori Spelling and Dean's Marriage Status Amid Drama\nThe Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 48, and the Slasher actor, 55, \"have a lot of heated arguments and good and bad days,\" the source says, noting that they are \"still there for their children\" no matter what.\n\"Most importantly, [they] want their kids to be happy,\" insider explains, adding that the divorce may \"still happen,\" but for now, the couple have an \"understanding\" when it comes to the holidays.\nThe duo, who wed in 2006, share five children: Liam, 14, Stella, 13, Hattie, 9, Finn, 8, and Beau, 4.\n\"They're trying to just get through the rest of the year as one unit,\" the source adds.\nTori Spelling and Dean McDermott's Ups and Downs\nEarlier this year, Spelling and McDermott sparked split speculation when they were spotted on separate occasions without their wedding bands.\nThe sTORI Telling author fueled breakup rumors when she revealed in June that she wasn't sleeping in the same bedroom as her husband after he returned home from a project overseas.\nMcDermott, however, seemingly shut down split chatter in September during an appearance on the \"Feminine Warrior\" podcast. At the time, he said Spelling forgot to put her ring on after washing her hands when she was photographed without the diamond. He claimed he lost his band while playing a game of golf.\nOne month later, Spelling reignited the rumor mill when she was photographed outside an attorney's office with documents that read \"assets,\" \"support\" and \"custody.\"\nA source told Us in October that the BH90210 alum \"wants a divorce\" after a disagreement following McDermott going \"missing\" for two days. The insider added that Spelling \"feels trapped\" in her marriage but has been muddling through it for their children.\n\"There's no trust there,\" another source told Us earlier this month of the pair's current dynamic. \"It's been building up over time.\"\nSpelling raised eyebrows in November when she shared her family's holiday card via social media, and McDermott was nowhere to be seen.\n\"With Love, from our farm to your home! Xoxo, Tori & Family,\" she signed the card, leading many fans to think she and the Open Range actor were broken up.\nAfter a fan joked that McDermott \"must be 'working' out of town\" to have missed the photoshoot, Spelling replied, \"Fact: @imdeanmcdermott was filming his new feature film in Canada.\"\nWhile the Unchartered TerriTORI author seemingly shut down split speculation with her comment, she turned heads one day later when she shared two more holiday photos without McDermott.\nHow Stars Celebrated Thanksgiving 2021: Pics\nSpelling posted two different photos of herself holding custom stockings on November 23, asking her fans to help weigh in on which ones she should hang at home this year. Both images, which were part of a sponsored post, also featured embroidered stockings with her kids' names on them hanging from the fire.\nMcDermott, however, didn't get a shout-out or a stocking, again leading some fans to question whether they were still together.\nThe Troop Beverly Hills actress shared a Thanksgiving photo with her daughters on Thursday, November 25, calling them \"empowered females\" for their help \"cooking, cheering and chatting\" with her in the kitchen.\nTwo days later, Spelling was spotted with McDermott and their children out at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, for the first time in months.\nWith reporting by Diana Cooper\nAdam McKay talks past Will Ferrell friendship, reveals what ended their relationship\nFrom Eye Creams to Retinol Serums, These Are the Best Anti-Aging Skincare Deals for Cyber Monda","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Displaying 0 album(s) and 24 image(s):\n2019 Fantasy Fest Parade 06\nCostumed revelers proceed up Duval Street during the Fantasy Fest Parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The extravaganza of floats and costumed marching groups was the highlight event of the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nVirginia Wark propels her Fantasy Fest Parade entry saluting the \"Animal House\" film up Duval Street Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The extravaganza of floats and costumed marching groups was the highlight event of the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Carol Tedesco\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nA float depicting a rainbow-colored piano keyboard and revelers proceed up Duval Street during the \"In Tune But ... Off Key\"-themed Fantasy Fest Parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The extravaganza of floats and costumed marching groups was the highlight event of the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nTowering figures propelled by costumed revelers proceed up Duval Street Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Key West, Fla., during the Fantasy Fest Parade. The extravaganza of floats and costumed marching groups, themed \"In Tune But ... Off Key,\" was the highlight event of the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nCostumed revelers representing Mozart's orchestra make their way down Duval Street during the \"In Tune But ... Off Key\"-themed Fantasy Fest Parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The extravaganza of floats and costumed marching groups was the highlight event of the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Carol Tedesco\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nCostumed revelers representing Mozart's orchestra make their way down Duval Street during the \"In Tune But ... Off Key\"-themed Fantasy Fest Parade Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The extravaganza of floats and costumed marching groups was the highlight event of the 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\n2019 Masquerade March 06\nA group of revelers called the \"Key West Seaphony\" strolls down Fleming Street Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Key West, Fla., during the Fantasy Fest Masquerade March. Thousands participated in the event that was a highlight of the subtropical island's annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival, themed \"In Tune But ... Off Key\" in salute to all things musical. Fantasy Fest is to conclude Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Carol Tedesco\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nCostumed revelers proceed down Fleming Street Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Key West, Fla., during the Fantasy Fest Masquerade March. Thousands participated in the event that was one of the highlights of the subtropical island's annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that is to conclude Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nCostumed revelers portraying supersized cathedral bells stroll on Fleming Street Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Key West, Fla., during the Fantasy Fest Masquerade March. Thousands participated in the event that was one of the highlights of the subtropical island's annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that is to conclude Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Carol Tedesco\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\n2019 Headdress Ball 03\nJay Solly shows off his entry dubbed \"Big Pine Karaoke\" during the Fantasy Fest Headdress Ball Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. The theme for this year's event is \"In Tune But ... Off Key.\" FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nRod Kerridge displays his \"Key West Wreckers\" nautical creation at the Fantasy Fest Headdress Ball Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nContestants display their creations during the Fantasy Fest Headdress Ball Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Key West, Fla. Virginia Wark, right, was declared the overall winner for her \"40 Years Off Key\" headdress inspired by Fantasy Fest's theme, \"In Tune But ... Off Key.\" The 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nTwo women costumed as jellyfish proceed down Fleming Street Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Key West, Fla., during the Fantasy Fest Masquerade March. Thousands participated in the event that was one of the highlights of the subtropical island's annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that is to conclude Sunday, Oct. 27 FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nCostumed revelers proceed down Fleming Street Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Key West, Fla., during the Fantasy Fest Masquerade March. Thousands participated in the event that was one of the highlights of the subtropical island's annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that is to conclude Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau)\nAn Elvis Presley impersonator joins other revelers during the Fantasy Fest Masquerade March Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Key West, Fla. Thousands participated in the event that was one of the highlights of the subtropical island's annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that Is to conclude Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau)\n2019 Pet Masquerade 04\nDiana Benton shows off her two cats dressed as country superstars Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton during the Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The event was one of many activities during Key West's 10-day costuming and masking festival that continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nPatti Bridges and her dog Cousin Itt, costumed as guitar players, \"perform\" during the Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The event was one of many activities during Key West's 10-day costuming and masking festival that continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nElizabeth Epperly shows off her chihuahua Bibi, costumed as Slinky Dog from the animated film \"Toy Story,\" during the Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Key West, Fla. The event was one of many activities during Key West's 10-day costuming and masking festival that continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\nDonna the tortoise crawls on the Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade stage Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Key West, Fla., costumed as characters from the classic fable \"The Tortoise and the Hare.\" The event was one of many activities during Key West's 10-day costuming and masking festival that continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\n2019 Zombie Bike Ride 05\nA participant pedals her bicycle Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, during the Fantasy Fest Zombie Bike Ride in Key West, Fla. More than 11,000 \"zombies\" cycled in the event that coincided with the beginning weekend of Key West's annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking celebration that continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)\nCostumed bicycle riders roll Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, during the Fantasy Fest Zombie Bike Ride in Key West, Fla. The event, which attracted some 11,000 participants, was one of many activities set for the island city's 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking celebration that continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)\nParticipants pedal Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, during the Fantasy Fest Zombie Bike Ride in Key West, Fla. Some 11,000 \"zombies\" cycled in the event that coincided with the beginning weekend of Key West's annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking celebration that continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)\nCostumed participants pedal Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, during the Fantasy Fest Zombie Bike Ride in Key West, Fla. Some 11,000 \"zombies\" cycled in the event that coincided with the beginning weekend of Key West's annual Fantasy Fest costuming and masking celebration that continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. (Rob O'Neal\/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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+{"text":"Watergate prosecutor: Trump-Putin summit 'will live in infamy as much as the Pearl Harbor attack or Kristallnacht'\nBy Aris Folley - 07\/17\/18 07:25 AM EDT\nFormer Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks slammed President Trump Donald TrumpIran convicts American businessman on spying charge: report DC, state capitals see few issues, heavy security amid protest worries Pardon-seekers have paid Trump allies tens of thousands to lobby president: NYT MORE late Monday after he appeared to side with Russian President Vladimir Putin on his denial of interfering in the 2016 election.\n\"It's just as serious to me as the Cuban missile crisis in terms of an attack or the 9\/11 attack,\" Wine-Banks said during an appearance on MSNBC hours after Trump delivered remarks alongside Putin at a joint press conference in Helsinki.\n\"The president is taking the side of the people who attacked us instead of trying to prevent a future attack. He has done nothing to make sure that the elections four months away are going to be safe and I would say that his performance today will live in infamy as much as the Pearl Harbor attack or Kristallnacht,\" Wine-Banks continued, referring to when Nazis in 1938 marched through towns in Germany and Austria destroying Jewish businesses, synagogues and homes. She added that the president's performance is a \"really a serious issue we need to deal with.\"\n\"His performance today will live in infamy as much as the Pearl Harbor attack or Kristallnacht.\"\n- Fmr. Watergate Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks on Trump's comments at the Helsinki summit pic.twitter.com\/pp5YuNw1pi\n\u2014 Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) July 17, 2018\nThe president drew condemnation from the media and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle after he downplayed the Russian government's meddling in the 2016 presidential election and slammed the special counsel's investigation.\n\"The probe is a disaster for our country. I think it's kept us separated. There was no collusion at all. Everybody knows it,\" Trump said alongside Putin, just days after 12 Russian nationals were indicted on charges related to the hacking of the Democratic National Committee.\nWhen asked during the press conference whether he would condemn the Russian government for election meddling, Trump also said he didn't \"see any reason why it would be\" Russia that hacked Democrats during the 2016 election.\nTags Donald Trump","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"AnalysisBhima KoregaonConstitutional LawDemocracy and Rule of LawSocial Justice\n#BhimaKoregaonVerdict: Between the majority and the minority judgments of the Supreme Court, falls the shadow\nNikita Agarwal & Kritika A\u00b7 October 5, 2018\n[dropcap]O[\/dropcap]ur recent decisions reiterate the value of individual dignity as essential to a democratic way of life. But lofty edicts in judicial pronouncements can have no meaning to a citizen unless the constitutional quest for human liberty translates into securing justice for individuals whose freedom is under threat in specific cases.\n~ Justice D Y Chandrachud\nThe right to move court\nFive eminent personalities moved a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Indian Constitution regarding the arrest of five rights activists, advocates and a journalist on August 28, 2018 for their alleged involvement in instigating violence in the Bhima Koregaon, Maharashtra. The purpose of the petition was \"to subserve larger public interests and to prevent stifling of honest dissent so as to protect democratic values and the democracy\". The petition moved the Court \"not to stop investigation into allegations, but to ensure independent and credible investigation by such persons as may be deemed fit under supervision of this Hon'ble court\". The petition further emphasised that \"on the face of it [arrests] appear indiscriminate, unwarranted, part of a malicious campaign to threaten human rights defenders, independent journalists, writers and thinkers in this country, from critiquing the government and its policies and an attempt to muzzle dissent\".\nTushar Mehta, Counsel for the State of Maharashtra, argued against the maintainability of the petition filed by third parties as they were said to be \"strangers\" to the offence under investigation. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Counsel for the activists, argued that they were \"all outstanding, well-known and well-respected human rights activists\" and therefore, the arrests requires to be enquired into and that they should be released on bail.\nArticle 32 of the India Constitution provides for remedies for enforcement of fundamental rights. Article 32(2) states that \"the Supreme Court shall have power to issue directions or orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, whichever may be appropriate, for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by this Part [fundamental rights].\"\nArticle 32 of the India Constitution provides for remedies for enforcement of fundamental rights. Article 32(2) states that \"the Supreme Court shall have power to issue directions or orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, whichever may be appropriate, for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by this Part [fundamental rights].\" In People's Union for Democratic Rights and Ors V. Union of India Justice, P N Bhagawati in 1982, expanding the horizons of justice delivery system and the scope of Article 32, stated: \"Having regard to the peculiar socio-economic conditions prevailing in the country where there is considerable poverty, illiteracy and ignorance obstructing and impeding accessibility to the judicial process, it would result in closing the doors of justice to the poor and deprived sections of the community if the traditional rule of standing evolved by Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence that only a person wronged can sue for judicial redress were to be blindly adhered to and followed, and it is therefore necessary to evolve a new strategy by relaxing this traditional rule of standing in order that justice may become easily available to the lowly and the lost.\"\nThe affidavits filed by the four arrestees further resolved the question of the locus standi. Justice D Y Chandrachud, in his dissenting judgement, opined: \"The institutional role of this Court as a constitutional adjudicator should brook no technicalities which obstruct the cause of justice.\"\nIn the Bhima Koregaon case, the majority and the minority judgments responded to the arguments of the petitioners. The affidavits filed by the four arrestees further resolved the question of the locus standi. Justice D Y Chandrachud, in his dissenting judgement, opined: \"The institutional role of this Court as a constitutional adjudicator should brook no technicalities which obstruct the cause of justice.\" He further said that, \"application deserves to be allowed as the accused themselves have chosen to approach this Court and also in the backdrop of the preliminary objection raised by the State that the writ petitioners were completely strangers to the offence under investigation and the writ petition at their instance was not maintainable\".\nIn the majority judgement authored by Justice A M Khanwilkar, concurred by the then Chief Justice, Dipak Misra, it is stated: The \"application deserves to be allowed as the accused themselves have chosen to approach this Court and also in the backdrop of the preliminary objection raised by the State that the writ petitioners were completely strangers to the offence under investigation and the writ petition at their instance was not maintainable. We would, therefore, assume that the writ petition is now pursued by the accused themselves and once they have become petitioners themselves, the question of next friend pursuing the remedy to espousetheir cause cannot be countenanced.\"\nAnother question that arose on the maintainability of the petition was whether the parties who have already approached alternate courts for relief can seek direction from Supreme Court (whether Supreme Court can be approached at this point in the investigation when the charge sheet has not been filed, and Trial and the High Courts have both been approached and are still deliberating upon the matter)\nAnother question that arose on the maintainability of the petition was whether the parties who have already approached alternate courts for relief can seek direction from Supreme Court (whether Supreme Court can be approached at this point in the investigation when the charge sheet has not been filed, and Trial and the High Courts have both been approached and are still deliberating upon the matter).\nJustice Chandrachud in his dissent stated: \"This Court, as a constitutional adjudicator, has been entrusted with the jurisdiction under Article 32 to secure the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution. While the discipline of the law of criminal procedure must at all times be kept in view, it cannot be gainsaid that the protection of fundamental liberties is a subject so integral to democratic constitutional values that technicalities should not be allowed to override the cause of substantive justice.\"\nAnswering the question, Justice Chandrachud in his dissent stated: \"This Court, as a constitutional adjudicator, has been entrusted with the jurisdiction under Article 32 to secure the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution. While the discipline of the law of criminal procedure must at all times be kept in view, it cannot be gainsaid that the protection of fundamental liberties is a subject so integral to democratic constitutional values that technicalities should not be allowed to override the cause of substantive justice.\" He also stated: \"The petitioners have not in their submissions sought recourse to the jurisdiction of this Court for espousing a remedy which is available before the competent court under the Code of Criminal Procedure.\"\nJustice Khanwilkar, in the majority judgment, however, directed that the arrestees approach the High Court and District Courts for remedies and he rules that no such abrogation of fundamental rights and liberties has occurred in the present case.\nCan a party in the case demand for a different investigating agency?\nIn an Absolute No!, Justice Khanwilkar invokes the order of Narmada Bai Vs. State of Gujarat and Ors., saying \"the accused persons do not have a say in the matter of appointment of Investigating Agency. Further, the accused persons cannot choose as to which Investigating Agency must investigate the offence committed by them.\" However, Justice Chandrachud in his dissent disproves the invocation of the Narmada Bai judgement: \"The key issue [in Narmada Bai] was whether after filing of the charge-sheet by the state investigative agency, this Court was precluded from appointing an independent specialised agency like the CBI to go into the same issues, if the earlier investigation was not done in accordance with the established procedure\u2026\"\nJustice Khanwilkar further uses Sanjiv Rajendra Bhatt Vs. Union of India and Ors. to substantiate his judgment in which the court had pronounced that \"the accused has no right with reference to the manner of investigation or mode of prosecution\". However, Justice Chandrachud in his dissenting judgment argues that the facts of the case were substantially different: \"It was held that the nature of the case relating to an allegedly false affidavit and the alleged hacking of an email account were not of such wide amplitude so as to warrant the constitution of a SIT. The Court also observed that the petitioner had not come to the Court with clean hands and that no relief could be granted to an individual who came to the Court with 'unclean hands'. These facts were the distinguishing feature.\"\nJustice Chandrachud's dissenting judgement very strongly states that \"this case [Bhima Koregaon] supports my [Justice Chandrachud's] view that in the interest of justice, and particularly when there are serious doubts regarding the investigation being carried out, it is not only permissible, but our constitutional duty to ensure that the investigation is carried out by a special investigation team or a special investigative agency so that justice is not compromised\"\nJustice Chandrachud's dissenting judgement very strongly states that \"this case [Bhima Koregaon] supports my [Justice Chandrachud's] view that in the interest of justice, and particularly when there are serious doubts regarding the investigation being carried out, it is not only permissible, but our constitutional duty to ensure that the investigation is carried out by a special investigation team or a special investigative agency so that justice is not compromised\". He supports his view by quoting an earlier judgment of Justice Khanwilkar in E Sivakumar v Union of India, in which he had upheld the High Court's decision to issue the writ of mandamus to transfer the investigation to the CBI. The same judgment is cited by Justice Khanwilkar to support the argument that accused cannot demand an investigation. The accused has no right to be heard during investigation. However, Justice Chandrachud cites Justice Khanwilkar's words from the judgment: \"It is the bounden duty of a court of law to uphold the truth andtruth means absence of deceit, absence of fraud and in acriminal investigation a real and fair investigation, not aninvestigation that reveals itself as a sham one. It is notacceptable. It has to be kept uppermost in mind that impartialand truthful investigation is imperative\u2026If a grave suspicionarises with regard to the investigation, should a constitutionalcourt close its hands and accept the proposition that as the trialhas commenced, the matter is beyond it?\u2026\" \u2014 thereby, interpreting the judgment in favour of setting up an SIT.\nJustice Khanwilkar concluded: \"In the present case, except pointing out some circumstances to question the manner of arrest of the five named accused sans any legal evidence to link them with the crime under investigation, no specific material facts and particulars are found in the petition about mala fide exerciseof power by the investigating officer. A vague and unsubstantiated assertion in that regard is not enough.If the answer to point (i) is in the negative, can a prayer of the same nature be entertained at the behest of the next friend of the accused or in the garb of PIL?\"\nMaking a case for the appointment of SIT, Justice Chandrachud says, \"This Court has a constitutional obligation, where its attention has been drawn, in a case such as the present, to a real likelihood of the derailment of afair investigative process to issue appropriate directions under Article 142 of the Constitution.\"\nWhile Justice Khanwilkar's judgment points to the fact that the Bhima Koregaon case in not an extraordinary case which warrants a special investigation, Justice Chandrachud makes an argument that it is indeed an extraordinary case and the matter of the case in hand is different, according to Justice Chandrachud, from those used by the majority judgement to reject the prayers of the petitioners. He points to a recent judgment (S Nambi Narayanan v Siby Mathews) delivered by the then CJI, Dipak Misra in which he granted a sum of Rs. 50 lakh as compensation to a space scientist who was found to have been wrongfully implicated and subjected to custodial interrogation. Justice Chandrachud asserts: \"The fact that the payment of compensation was ordered nearly 24 years after the wrongful arrest is a grim reminder about how tenuous liberty can be and ofthe difficulty in correcting wrongs occasioned by unlawful arrest.\" Making a case for the appointment of SIT, Justice Chandrachud says, \"This Court has a constitutional obligation, where its attention has been drawn, in a case such as the present, to a real likelihood of the derailment of afair investigative process to issue appropriate directions under Article 142 of the Constitution.\"\nJustice Chandrachud, on the other hand, points to the biases of the investigating officers \u2014 by citing the instances where the panch witnesses were \"imported\" from Pune while carrying out the arrests, press conferences were conducted by the Joint Commissioner of Police in one instance and ADG (Law and Order) in the other, alleged and unverified letters with grave implications were leaked to media houses at various occasions \u2014 thus indicating a purported and disturbing intention to carry out a media trial against the accused by the investigating officers\nPronouncing that the FIR no. 2\/2018 (the FIR specifically names Sambhaji Bhide, head of the ultra Hindu outfit Shivajinagar Pratishthan, and Milind Ekbote, the chief of Hindu Janjagaran Samiti \u2014 as perpetrators and conspirators of the violence in Bhima Koregaon. Sambhaji Bhide has not been arrested, while Milind Ekbote secured bail within a month of his arrest. The FIR relates to offences under the Penal Code, Arms Act and the SC\/ST Act. Since the police were allegedly not investigating the FIR, a writ petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court) is an independent FIR and at most can be considered to be a cross FIR, Justice Khanwilkar states that neither the writ petitioners nor the named accused in FIR No.4\/2018 in that sense, can pursue relief in respect of FIR No.2\/2018 registered at Pimpri (Urban) Police Station. Justice Chandrachud, on the other hand, points to the biases of the investigating officers \u2014 by citing the instances where the panch witnesses were \"imported\" from Pune while carrying out the arrests, press conferences were conducted by the Joint Commissioner of Police in one instance and ADG (Law and Order) in the other, alleged and unverified letters with grave implications were leaked to media houses at various occasions \u2014 thus indicating a purported and disturbing intention to carry out a media trial against the accused by the investigating officers. Justice Chandrachud further states that these letters that were leaked to certain media houses have neither been placed before the court of law nor do they find mention in the transit remand applications moved before the CJM Faridabad by the Pune Police. Without going into the veracity of the letters, Justice Chandrachud points out that there is a bone of contention regarding their authenticity as they do not have headers, dates, etc and also, in one instance, uses Marathi words in a letter allegedly written by Sudha Bhaardwaj \u2014 who doesn't speak, read or write the language.\nJustice Chandrachud cites a body of precedents to establish the maintainability of the prayer for the establishment of an SIT. Questioning whether the Maharashtra Police can now be trusted to carry out an independent and impartial investigation, he states that every citizen faced with an allegation of criminal wrongdoing in entitled to a fair investigation. It is an integral component against arbitrariness under Article 14 and of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21. \"If this Court was not to stand by the principles which we have formulated, we may witness a soulful requiem to liberty,\" says Justice Chandrachud.\nProcedure established by law, depriving life or personal liberty of a person, has to be fair and just. It, by no means, can be fanciful, capricious, oppressive, or arbitrary as laid down in Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India.\nWhile Justice Chandrachud in his stunning judgment lays bare the entire petition and discusses various points of law rigorously, striking at the heart of the matter \u2014 the utter violation of due process as per the provisions of the CrPC and the UAPA. The majority judgement in all but a few lines notes that the Pune Police is responsible and can be trusted to carry out the investigation following due process. The dissenting judgement recognises the extraordinary circumstances of the present case and asks for the setting up of an SIT; the majority orders for the extension of house arrest of the five implicated for another four weeks and gives them leave to seek remedies in High Courts and District Courts, while sending the case back to the Pune Police who are now armed with impunity to do as they please.\nRead an account of the court hearing in the Bhima Koregaon case here.\n[pdfviewer]https:\/\/cdn.theleaflet.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bhima-koregaon-case-update-1-1.pdf[\/pdfviewer]\nNikita Agarwal & Kritika A\nNikita Agarwal is a lawyer working with Jagdalpur Legal Aid. She is currently practising in Bilaspur High Court. 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+{"text":"Ruby Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering the latest Ruby and Rails news.\nThe Official Ruby Site Is Proudly Maintained by No-One\nBy Peter Cooper \/ August 3, 2011\nOfficial project sites should set the benchmark for standards relating to that project in terms of the best quality and most up to date news updates, documentation, download links, tutorials, and so forth. On this front, Ruby's official site at ruby-lang.org is doing a bad job (in the English language variant, at least).\nUpdate: Since making this post, people have begun to volunteer and existing volunteers have started to update the site. The Download page now lists alternative implementations :-) Congratulations to everyone who stepped up. This means this article may progressively become out of date, so please read it in that context, since the problems may get fixed soon :-)\nThe site's footer says it's \"proudly maintained by members of the Ruby community\" and links to the homepage of the rather anonymous Ruby Visual Identity Team who redesigned it 5 years ago. Sadly, though, the site doesn't seem to get much proud maintenance and as, perhaps, the most popular destination for newbies checking out Ruby on a whim, it's not playing a strong hand.\nNote: I'm not picking nits for fun here. As someone who depends upon Ruby's popularity, I care about this topic and if shining a spotlight on the site's flaws will help people rally around, discuss the problems, and eventually work on a solution, I'm more than happy to accept the flak for being the grump who kicked it all off ;-)\nLet's tour a few areas:\nThe Homepage\nThe homepage is the best part of the site, mostly because it's automatically updated with a blog. The latest item is from just yesterday and covers the Ruby 1.9.3 preview 1 release (though Ruby Inside covered it before the official site and in more detail!).\nThe simple, snappy definition of Ruby is good, and the randomly changing source code example is OK for such a tiny chunk of code. So far, so good. There's not much to pick on here, but things fall down in the sidebar a little:\nThe \"Some Top Ruby Projects\" section is a randomly changing list of mostly dead or hardly ever updated projects and, worse, it links to Rubyforge for every one, despite Rubyforge rarely hosting the latest version of any of them anymore. The \"more\" link heads to Top Ruby Projects, a list of top Ruby projects in the prior decade, it seems. Entry #5, rubot, hasn't even had an update since April 7, 2008. I dread to imagine what newcomers think.\nThe Libraries Page\nThe libraries page is a long time favorite of mine. Earlier this year, I ranted on Twitter about the Libraries page specifically recommending you install a 4 year old version of RubyGems (version 0.9 - we're up to 1.8 now!) James Edward Gray II picked up on my comment and had it updated to 1.7.2.\nStill, though, it's like reading a cookbook from the ruins of Pompeii. Its two top suggestions for finding libraries are RubyForge and the Ruby Application Archive. It even says RubyForge is a popular home for Ruby libraries. If this were true, Ruby is hosed because there were only 14 updates to libraries hosted on RubyForge in the whole of July. The Ruby Application Archive, on the other hand, boasts a whole 5 updates in July. These are the only 2 ways suggested to find libraries.\nThe libraries page also gives some handy tips on how to install a gem... using a gem that doesn't even exist anymore! Then out of nowhere it randomly refers to \"Gemcutter\" as the official repository, a moniker that hasn't been used for ages now.\nThe Download Ruby page is, I suspect, one of the most popular. Sadly it's one of the most flawed.\nDespite MRI being only one of many implementations, it fails to make any reference to other implementations (the Python download page gets this right) and then runs straight into offering up the raw source code to the latest versions of MRI, rather than providing any useful instructions for average users. Why no links to JRuby, IronRuby, Rubinius or REE for people who would be better served by those implementations?\nThe Ruby on Windows section links to some out-of-date Ruby Installer versions.\nThe Ruby On Linux section recommends that installing \"the current stable version of Ruby 1.9.1\" (wildly out of date) is an easy and elegant way to go on Ubuntu or Debian. Sure, if you want to put up with segfault-o-rama and library incompatibilities.\nThe Ruby On OS X section kicks off with the state of play on Leopard (OS X 10.5 - now two versions out of date) and recommends using MacPorts to install Ruby, despite the popularity of RVM.\nThis is core bread and butter stuff. People who are new to Ruby are going to be hitting the Download Ruby page in their hundreds daily, no doubt, and they're getting fed a poorly organized pile of out of date information.\nThe News Blog\nAs previously mentioned, the front page is taken up mostly by links to news updates on the blog, which doubles up as the \"Recent News\" section of the site. I've picked on this before, but the quality of the news leaves much to be desired. On the Ruby 1.9.2-p290 release, little was said:\nRuby 1.9.2-p290 is released.\nThis release doesn't include any security fixes, but many bugs are fixed in this release.\nSee ChangeLog for details.\nShota Fukumori\nOther than the download links, that was the entire post! But I saw enough people asking on Twitter and Reddit what the changes were that I crawled the Changelog and wrote my own post for Ruby Inside. Not Pultizer winning stuff, but the bare minimum I'd expect from a \"proudly maintained\" official home page for a language we supposedly all care about.\nI'd comment on the quality of the core documentation on ruby-lang.org too, if I could, but the sluggish, de facto pseudo-official site for it at ruby-doc.org isn't even maintained by the core Ruby team, but by James Britt. (And we should certainly congratulate James for this long standing and mostly thankless task, but why isn't it maintained in any official capacity?)\nNot All Bad\nIt's definitely not all bad news. The About Ruby page remains relevant, the Security page seems to get updated, and there are links to some useful external resources like user group listings, an IRC channel, and the main mailing lists. I've always enjoyed the Ruby From Other Languages page too.\nI also need to stress that I, for one, appreciate the effort put in by people to produce the site so far. But it clearly isn't living up to its ideals. We have so many great developers in the Ruby scene and it'd be great to have even more, but with such a lacklustre site, it almost looks like Ruby is dying on its arse.\nSo why should Ruby put up with such a poorly updated, beginner-unfriendly and next to useless official site? Answers on a postcard to the Ruby Visual Identity Team, whoever they are, or perhaps just in the comments here. (And, yes, I suspect the Ruby Visual Identity Team is these folks but you shouldn't need to Google to try and guess that..)\nAdded: It is important for me to stress that my comments are entirely directed at the main English language version of the site and not necessarily the localized, foreign language editions of the site. I have been told many of these are far more up to date and have more active maintainers. I apologize if I offended anyone who felt I was including their localized sub-sites in my comments.\nIndonesian Official Ruby Web Site Launched\nAmazon Releases aws-sdk, An Official AWS SDK for Ruby Developers\nOfficial Ruby Logo Contest \u2013 Win a Plate And 100,000 Yen!\nSteve Klabnik says:\nYeah, it needs a lot of work. A lot of it is really long in the tooth...\nThat said, the few times I've emailed them about updating things, they've done it promptly.\nLove it...\nI can see a lot of people hating it right now. But is the awful truth.\nJonathan Rochkind says:\nSo, do you have any interest in volunteering? Cause that'd be awesome, and if they don't take you up on it, that's an even bigger problem than what's presumably the current situation of nobody with the time\/interest to do it.\nSo truly un-Matz like. Not friendly, not helpful. There must be a billion eager open sourcers who would take this over I think...\nPeter Cooper says:\nJonathan: Maybe. James Gray has been in touch with me via Twitter just this moment and has made a similar suggestion (he has access to the site) so we will hopefully discuss this.\nThe only problem is that unless there is reform made to how the site is managed, the changes possible will be primarily cosmetic (would core team members seriously want a third party writing their blog posts?). I suspect it's a thankless and altruistic task and there are better people than me at being altruistic, selfless, and diplomatic enough to resolve the inevitable disputes (I'm a loud mouthed unilateralist, as Ruby Inside probably demonstrates).\nI'm pretty big on getting credit for things (far higher on my scale than money in most cases) and I don't see any reasonable way to get that here (note how hidden the 'visual identity team' are - no-one's taking credit for anything). There are surely selfless, altruistic people ready to take on this task and do some good. (And before you think this all sounds a bit self-aggrandizing, code contributions are credited and reflected, through Changelogs, tickets, etc. That's partly why people do it.)\nNow, even if you don't like my attitude, you can't say I'm not honest :-)\nPeter, As someone who's sole programming knowledge is from your book and Chris Pines Learning to Program page I have picked up on a lot of neat things I never thought I would understand but I have also found it incredibly difficult figuring out just what the heck it is I am \"supposed\" to be doing. To be honest I have been going to rubyforge and wondering why it looked like a tomb if Ruby was such a popular language. It seems like 1.8.7 is the most used Ruby implementation but I am not sure why... Perhaps it is all above my pay grade, but I didn't really get much help from the main Ruby site. I really need to find a place to learn some programming fundamental concepts. Anyway found your article interesting and informative Cheers,\nJim Gay says:\nI actually just reached out last week to get involved with this site and I'm currently awaiting some more info.\nNice one, Jim! Keep us informed.\nPut the whole thing in github and let people submit pull requests.\nI was, not long ago, one of those newcommers who thought that all that chat about ruby being dynamic and in plain growth was bullshit when I surfed through the official website. I eventually found some other resources, but still my first encounter was not too encouraging to say the least.\nHope you're article pushes some buttons around so those who will come have a better first panorama of the language and the community.\nAnonymousWoodDuck says:\nPeople hitting the ruby-lang site will most likely be new to Ruby and should be encouraged to take up and write 1.9 since its official and stable.\nAlternative implementations that don't have the complete 1.9 feature set and legacy versions should be explicitly marked as such because they shouldn't be used without a very compelling reason.\nJames Britt says:\n\"The only problem is that unless there is reform made to how the site is managed, the changes possible will be primarily cosmetic (would core team members seriously want a third party writing their blog posts?). I suspect it's a thankless and altruistic task and there are better people than me at being altruistic, selfless, and diplomatic enough to resolve the inevitable disputes (I'm a loud mouthed unilateralist, as Ruby Inside probably demonstrates). \"\nFor a few yeas (some time ago) I was one of the three English-speaking editors for for ruby-lang.org. I was (and never have been) a core contributor, but had enough interest and motivation to pitch in. It worked out pretty well. Later on the site got a serious makeover, and over time more editors were added.\nHaving more people able to maintain a site is a mixed blessing. On the one hand it become more likely that this or that notable event would get posted. On the other, over time, people drop out believing there are now other people looking after things, even if that's not the case. But a key aspect is that whomever is doing it does it out of a real interest, not from sense of duty for being part of some core team, stuck with a task they really don't want to do.\nThe truth is, many developers love to code but hate to document or blog or even post decent announcements to a mailing list. But if there are other people willing to fill in then it works out. I much prefer to see apps, libraries Web sites, and so on done by people dig for the love it rather than having it directed from some official centralized person or committee.\nBTW, one interesting phenomenon I saw was that many things would b e announced on Twitter, and practically no place else. I'm pretty positive I've seen that with announcements for registration dates for RubyConf. Nothing on rubylang.org, nothing on ruby-talk. Just Twitter. I think the reasoning was that enough people would see it, retweet it or blog about or something, and the overall dissemination of key info would be crowdsourced.\nIt's an interesting approach, but seems to work best when trying to reach people who already know all the cool places to get news. It does little for people who are just looking into Ruby and (naively) assumed that important information would be on the language's home page. Still, it's worth re-evaluationg the roles and uses of traditional sources of info such as mailing lists or official Web sites. If nothing else it's important to look at how decentralized things can be and still work.\nAs for ruby-doc, I have always been open to suggestions and comments on the site, and if people have concrete ideas (i.e. something other than \"make the docs better\" or other equally nebulas, however noteworthy, desires) they should get in touch with me. (BTW, many thanks to those who *have* written to me and your words of encouragement. Please be sure to thank the doc writers who are doing the real work.)\nI'd be particular interested in better links to resources for Ruby newcomers, and ideas on how best to integrate a comment system into the API docs. I'm aware of Disqus, but last I checked it had issues with multiple comment fields for different topics on the same page. Write to james.britt@gmail.com\nnube says:\nSure Peter, put your name at the bottom of every page. Will that be enough for you to make a start? Will it compensate for the time you will have to spend?\nAnd no you don't have to write their blog posts, but the site could certainly mirror (or display the rss feed of) the top Ruby blogs (e.g. Ruby Inside).\nlibogski says:\nRuby is not yet dead, but it has bottomed out. Ruby had a chance of making it big, but ultimately it failed to deliver (except Rails).\nA good analogy for the paths of Python and Ruby is the careers of two Star Wars stars: The career of Mark Hamill resembles that of Ruby, while Python is that of Harrison Ford.\nPostmodern says:\nThank you Mr. Cooper for pointing out this \"broken window\" in our community. I have already taken it upon myself to attempt porting http:\/\/www.ruby-lang.org (a Radiant CMS site) to Jekyll. So far I've spidered\/mirrored the site and started breaking the raw HTML into Jekyll layouts\/includes. My plan is to have the master branch contain all static assets, and have separate branches for each translation. Once the layouts\/includes are finished and Jekyll can render an exact copy of http:\/\/www.ruby-lang.org, I will begin converting the HTML to Markdown. By using Jekyll and Markdown, we lower the bar to contribution and simplify hosting (Obligatory: static-HTML is web-scale).\nIf your interested in helping me do the dirty work of porting static-HTML to Jekyll\/Markdown, the GitHub repository is here: https:\/\/github.com\/postmodern\/www.ruby-lang.org\ngit clone https:\/\/github.com\/postmodern\/www.ruby-lang.org.git\ncd http:\/\/www.ruby-lang.org\/\ngit fetch origin en\ngit checkout en\nnnay13 says:\nFor a newcomer , leading projects like Rails, Sinatra , RSpec eclipse the language itself.\nMike Cook says:\nI know only too well how difficult it is to keep a site up-to-date, however, there are tricks that the team could do.\nIf they're struggling to keep all those links relevant, then why are they keeping them? Why not remove them, or replace with something more general - point people to their Twitter account(s) perhaps.\nThey could make their whole site more generic, which although might not be the uber cool place it could be, at least it won't be the out-of-date sponge it currently is.\nAs a relative newbie to Ruby, I soon learned to forget about ruby-lang.org and it's rare that I end up on the site...I suppose that says everything.\nThe truth is, many developers love to code but hate to document or blog or even post decent announcements to a mailing list.\nRight on. The amount of digging I have to do sometimes merely in order to mention a project on the podcast or on here is surprising.\nI much prefer to see apps, libraries Web sites, and so on done by people dig for the love it rather than having it directed from some official centralized person or committee.\nI agree, and that's why I think you deserve a round of applause for maintaining ruby-doc.org all of these years. My issue is more with the policy of the core Ruby team regarding documentation. It's great you've stepped up but it's sorta a shame someone needed to, in a way.\nAs for ruby-doc, I have always been open to suggestions and comments on the site, and if people have concrete ideas\nI'm not one of those folks with wild ideas about adding comments, wikis, or whatever. If I cared about those things, I'd have given it a try already ;-) I think ruby-doc.org is doing a good job already and I can usually find what I need given its good Google positioning.\nThe only immediate issue I have with ruby-doc.org as-is is how slow it is. It's pretty sluggish most of the time and I assume I'm mostly hitting static pages. If there is a way we could help you upgrade the hosting behind it, provide extra resources, or otherwise improve its speed, I think everyone who hits the site on a daily basis would appreciate it. There may even be a company like an Engine Yard or Linode who would be willing to provide a more powerful solution for the most cursory of mentions on the front page, perhaps.\nLiam says:\nInteresting points. I was actually comparing ruby-lang.org to various other language\/frameworks websites quite recently and it didn't fair too well.\nOut of curiosity, what is it that makes everyone actually consider ruby-lang.org to be the official website for Ruby? I've possibly answered my own question (community recognition is probably enough).\nMaurizio says:\nWell this is not so true, 'cause actually apt-get install ruby1.9.1 IS ruby 1.9.2 (don't ask me why), and ruby1.9.2 is a link to ruby1.9.1... however, the right code is apt-get install ruby1.9.2, so not updated systems don't risk to install ruby 1.9.1.\nHowever, apt-get is only for Debian systems... I would write \"please search for ruby in the package manager of your distro\", or something like this...\nHowever....... why is there no mention of RVM??\n@Maurizio: RVM is mentioned but only in the Linux section and right near the start of it. It's somewhat cursory though.\n@Liam: That's an intriguing question and you might be on to something there. The recognition is one thing, and it's certainly more of a de facto official site. I suggest that having Ruby core team members updating the blog helps with the image too :-)\nOne thought I've been having is that I could add some of the elements that the official site attempts to cover into Ruby Inside. I wouldn't pretend to be the \"official\" Ruby site but since so many people hit Ruby Inside, it wouldn't hurt to provide them with the basic resources that I feel the official site isn't offering.\nIt didn't take long for the first accusation (on Twitter) that I only wrote this to profiteer to come in :-) The amusing part is this would be the WORST way I could think of making money. My revenue does not correlate with traffic at all and even if this post got a million pageviews today, it wouldn't improve my bottom line at all.\nrndrubyist says:\nGod, I can't believe someone finally talked about it!\nI've always been amazed how Ruby attracted so many talented people from all over the world, and could not understand why the official web site looked pretty much like a tomb. I had to compile a few time the list of urls for Ruby newcomers to help them understand where to get the latest Ruby distribution, gems, documentation, etc.\nThe status quo is a huge drawback for newcomers. It is also a huge flaw for corporate users of Ruby: they need to be able to find information quickly, without digging for it all over the web. If Ruby community wants Ruby to start receiving widespread acceptance in corporations (and this is really the key to the success of a language), the official web site should be informative and up-to-date.\nI think the situation with he official web site has been unacceptable for quite some time, and it needs to change, quickly. JRuby home page is a good example of how it should be: http:\/\/www.jruby.org\/.\nRoland Moriz says:\nIt's also a shame that ruby-lang.org has no integrated download mirrors. All download requests go to a server located in .jp which is neither performant nor redundant.\nIt's 2011 and all other languages have their working download mirror system for there language core and modules (perl, python, php, younameit).\nBesides ruby-lang also rubygems is weak in this area: rubygems for example relies 100% on amazon s3\/cloudfront. There is no working way to setup a replication (like with rsync) to mirror the gems in a consistent way (including the --pre gems).\nTwo huge SPOF that will hurt us really bad sometime in the future.\nKensuke Kamachi says:\nYes, This is one of reasons I don't use Ruby. Poor (or No?) official document.\nJames Edward Gray II says:\nThe core team does allow third parties to write the blog posts. For example, I've written a few. There are some very minor restrictions, but I'm sure your help would be most welcome Peter.\nThe core team spends most of their time making Ruby better and trying to stay ahead of the bug tracker. Plus, there are language challenges, if we want them to write English blog posts. This is most likely why it's not a key focus for them.\nThe reason we use Radiant is to support the numerous translations of the site we maintain. It makes it easy to control all the users who need access to do those translations and to share content between the sections when possible.\nPlease understand that there may be reasons we do some things the way we do, as we all suggest the ways we should be doing it. I'm not saying our system is perfect, of course.\nIf you really want to affect change, start helping us. Let's begin by fixing the content in our current system. Then you can jokey the team for changes and I'm sure we will be happy to discuss the possibilities.\nI can't speak for everyone who works on the site, but I have to take time out of my job to update the site or respond to posts like this. I gladly do that, but let's make sure the time we do take counts as much as it possibly can.\nEmail the webmasters (that includes me) and volunteer to help. We will surely put you to work!\nLuis Lavena says:\n@Peter Cooper: If I can comment on this...\nRubyInstaller is managed independently of Ruby releases itself, and sometimes we run out of sync.\nMost of the time we email James Edward Gray II the links and MD5 to update, and sometimes I update them myself for both English and Spanish versions.\nThe real problem with ruby-lang.org site is that it's CMS has not been conceived to handle specific types of data, like for example newer releases of versions. Is a big website with *lot of pages* and not all the languages get updated!\nI think your rant should have been focused in get the best out of people instead of complaining.\nA good example of call for action is what Eric Hodel did for documentation of Ruby itself:\nhttp:\/\/blog.segment7.net\/2011\/05\/09\/ruby-1-9-3-documentation-challenge\nhttp:\/\/blog.segment7.net\/2011\/05\/14\/doc-challenge-update\nhttp:\/\/blog.segment7.net\/2011\/05\/20\/doc-challenge-update-2\nWhile yours is, well... not positive.\nJust wanted to post an update..\nSince making this post, people have begun to volunteer and existing volunteers have started to update the site. The Download page now lists alternative implementations. Congratulations to everyone who stepped up. This means this article may progressively become out of date, so please read it in that context, since the problems may get fixed soon :-)\nJean-Denis Vauguet says:\nPeter, I'm the one performing the updates. I made several attempts at reviving the website activity during the last two years, but unfortunately none really had any outcome. Your post is a bitter sweet recall of that fact. So I (and hopefully some VIT fellows) will keep on updating the content from now on even though there has been no consensus on it. In the mean time, I sent another email on our internal ml. Several people reached us by email too. Expect new updates and some other improvements (general cleanup and the like). Please note I post this comment on my behalf, not exposing any \"official\" views.\n@Luis Lavena: My post is getting the best out of people since I know several people who have volunteered to help after this post, and updates have already begun to occur on the site. Those efforts are not coincidental.\nYet, it seems one can't say anything critical in the Ruby world without someone taking faux-offense at it or interpreting it as \"aggression.\" I'm sorry for anyone who has taken genuine offense, but I'm ignoring the complainers because even if I did write a \"rant\", it's getting people to take action and do good things, whereas wailing at me isn't ever going to stop me doing what I believe is fair and right in the future.\nYou may note that over the years I have been particularly bullish and supportive of your efforts on Windows, even bringing the topic up on a panel at Euruko, only to be shot down in flames by an audience who didn't care for Windows. Nonetheless, I have continued to support and promote your good work. It should be more than clear to you that I am not personally ranting at anyone, least of all you, but that I am pointing out serious flaws that people should step up and address. People are now doing that, so mission accomplished.\nVolunteering now to fix the current issues is great, but I think it is more of a band-aid - it does not promise to fix the actual process of constantly keeping the site up-to-date.\nHowever harsh it may sound, right now it sounds like only a selected few update the web site, and they have not been doing a very good job. instead, if a small group of designated people were responsible for keeping a certain section of the web site up-to-date instead of just a few individuals for the whole web site, that in theory would fix the web site update process.\nStaying ahead of the bug tracker is extremely important, but if we want Ruby community to continue growing, we need to ensure the information is easy to find and access.\n@Peter Cooper: I'm not criticizing your intentions, but the way they are said.\nI'm personally thankful for all the exposure Ruby for Windows, specially RubyInstaller has received from you.\nPerhaps is because I'm not a native english speaker that certain words have different meanings to me but I haven't taken these personal.\nBeen one of the ones that helped build the spanish version of ruby-lang website I can tell you is not an easy task to maintain with is current CMS.\nDr Nic Williams says:\nIf this post causes a new influx of Rubyists who discover they are allowed to help maintain this site and keep it up-to-date and awesome, then this is a great post.\n@Luis: I probably need to add a note about this as someone else pointed it out to me too :-) I'm NOT making any claims about the localized versions of ruby-lang.org. I am not familiar with how up to date they are and my comments are entirely focused on the main English language version. I apologize if I've offended anyone who thinks I was suggesting the localized versions are not being maintained properly. I will try to add a note correcting this.\nAll that said, I have heard several complaints about the CMS now, including yours. And I hope that the mini drama this post may have stirred up will get people seriously discussing the future of the site in regards to the technology behind it rather than merely patching up any errors or out of date content.\n@Peter: It (underlying tech) is been discussed right now. Thank you everyone for your comments and feedback.\nMurray Bozinsky says:\nWhoever added the RVM section on the download section, please remove it.\nRVM is the biggest source of issues for newbies getting started. There are so many bugs in RVM that even experienced Rubyists have to fight with it a few times a year.\nSure, if you need to test your code in more than 3 versions of Ruby(not including JRuby, etc), then I weep for you, that might be a good reason to use RVM.\nOther than that narrow use case, recommending that buggy pile crap is irresponsible.\nI guess this is part of the reason for updates slowing down; people will disagree on what should or shouldn't be included ;-)\nI can't dispute your experience, Murray, but I want to add a data point that I've used RVM exclusively for the last year or so now on several machines, both new and old, on OS X and Linux, without any negative experiences at all.\n\"There are surely selfless, altruistic people ready to take on this task and do some good. \"\nHa, if that were so, wouldn't they be doing it? But I guess we'll find out, publisizing the problem is the first step (I agree there's a problem, a big one. I myself have been confused by that site when looking for info, before I learned to ignore it.)\nBut I'd suggest that, if there's initial interest from the people with control of that site, you prepare a proposal for what you'd want in order to take it up: If you want credit (I agree it's important), then include how\/where\/how-prominent you'd want credit. If you want control over things you are not sure you'll get control over, then specify what. (Although perhaps be willing to compromise on some of them -- I see what you're saying about core team blog posts, but core team blog posts not as useful as they could be are DEFINITELY not among the worst or highest priority of the problems you've identified, and improving them does not seem to me to be crucial... you may disagree).\nYou may likely be surprised and find that they are fine with what you propose. I suspect the lack of attention the site receives indicates that there's nobody who really has a proprietary care for it, so nobody to object to someone taking it over under your terms. But if not, oh well, then don't do it, right? Worth a shot.\nAndrew Grimm says:\nI agree that it's important to have a good \"official\" website. It helps a lot if you're doing something by yourself without the help of co-workers or your mailing list\/IRC\/twitter\/Stack Overflow buddies.\nIf I'm a drive-by visitor and I notice something wrong, who should I contact?\nWhen you type in \"ruby\" in google, ruby-lang.org is the first link for me in the US. This is why it needs to be a more complete site. I'm lazy (don't often bookmark good ruby sites) and always use google for ruby info and it is always the first link.\nLike many others, I figured ruby support was dying since info was either old or very simply defined (like when new releases come out). Posts are sometimes months apart and it's so refreshing to see more frequent updates...even if it is just \"1.9.3 release expected in September\" or other information we don't see today. It can drive excitement and improve the culture.\nSo thank you so much for posting this article and getting a strong reaction. Having a strong ruby culture\/presence is so important to allow ruby to reach a critical mass.\njotbuzz.com says:\nthis could be a reason while many people leave the site and maybe don't start with ruby.\nyeah this is embarrassing, its a mainstream language for goodness sake, not someone's crappy project.\nthe quote on developers not liking to document is rubbish, it doesn't take that long to do some updates on a page that's already built. dont have to do long eassays just something short and concise.\nMr Matz owes rails big time, without it his language would be 'on the bench'.\nJustin Baker says:\nWTF. Whytheflyingfuck is rubot even mentioned there? Or InstantRails, with no releases since 2007?\nKeep us informed of what you and everyone else has volunteered to do. There should be an 'honour role' listing those who have stepped up (rather than just spoke up).\n@nube: Good idea! I think we'd need to wait a while to see how it pans out but I would be more than happy to do that. I know Steve Klabnik has already started rewriting the Download page so far..\nUpdate.. the Downloads page is now SIGNIFICANTLY better. I believe most of the credit for this is due to Steve Klabnik (of the Hackety Hack project).\nI also need to point to an all new attempt of producing a Ruby homepage at http:\/\/rubylang.info\/ - an interesting attempt.\nI think the results so far are quite positive and will continue to be so.\nTrek says:\nI'd love to see Ruby's build dependencies for various systems listed on the install page. RVM does a great job of guiding you through installs on different OSes.\nI'll just quote my email sent to vit-core@ruby-lang.org:\nSo here's the thing: https:\/\/github.com\/chikamichi\/ruby-lang.org\nIt lacks most of the current content, even the homepage, but the structure is ready! And it was the most important part to achieve, before filling content.\nThe README on the project's page gives a few instructions on how to have this running on your local machine.\nI'm tired so I won't go into much more details right now :)\nThis attempt is the product of a coordination between current, active maintainers of ruby-lang.org. I'm happy to see others attempts, I'm a bit concerned by the lack of coordination and duplicated effort though. Many people got in touch with us, whereas some others never said a word about their projects, so we're now forced to plan how solving this issue on top of those we already had. Please, talk to each others, and be patient (for a few days) ;)\nGreat comment, I really was concerned about the list of \"most active\" projects, some of them were just dead projects. Just one comment about Watir: you mention that it was updated 2 years ago, but Watir is a living project with regular updates, it has been updated several times during this year only. Probably the code is not changed in rubyforge, that's the problem.\nJason Thomas says:\nI thought the new Ruby documentation standard was yardoc.org and by association rubydoc.info. I personally like the style and layout much better than ruby-doc. Unfortunately when you Google for \"Ruby documentation\", rubydoc.info doesn't even show up and yardoc.org is halfway down after a bunch of ruby-doc links.\nDazza says:\nI have to say as someone fairly new to Ruby, I find the lack of websites devoted to this language awful. A fair number have seemingly been abandoned, or not updated in years. Many projects are becoming dormant ie: rubygame just as a quick example. And although there are a few sites worth visiting, I find it becoming too niche, and just not worth the time bothering with. I get the impression whether rightly or wrongly that Ruby is an Apple Mac only thing, and that other operating systems aren't so widely used with Ruby, for example Linux and the most widely used OS Windows, which I still support due to it's major userbase.\nI do also feel that I have been wasting my time developing with this language, and although I've thoroughly enjoyed using it, I do feel it is time to move on. So, where next? Well, I've been dabbling in Python, and I have to say the community is amazing, it just seems so much more alive, and things are easier to find and implement. Will I go to Python fulltime? I'm not sure. My company is certainly moving away from Ruby and the various web frameworks we've used, and although we even looked at C#!, we may well end up in the Pythonistas domain and continue down that route. One of our top people has already been creating a test system for us to try out on a redundant server, and speed as well as development seems to be a lot quicker and easier to implement than Ruby.\nIt's such a pity, as Ruby is good, but the community surrounding it sucks so bad.\nA crappy official website is the least of Ruby's problems.\nThe headline should have said \"Ruby is proudly maintained by No-one\"\nI agree with Dazza. There is simply too few companies and people properly writing and maintaining Ruby and Gems, so it is mostly hackers that quickly lose interest in the project and move on to abandon their next project. The result is a huge repository of mostly worthless libraries.\nIf you aren't willing to properly support your gem or rails plugin, don't put it up on github! It is that simple. Even though the number of Gems would be lower the quality would be exponentially higher. Also if you fork someone else's project, make sure that fact is properly documented and link back to the repo you forked since github does such a poor job of that.\nThe biggest problem in Ruby, and the responsibility lies at the feet of the otherwise awesome Matz is the lack of documentation. A few weeks ago, I installed Ruby from source and was disgusted that it reported that ~50% of the methods were documented.\nSOURCE CODE IS NOT DOCUMENTATION!\nToo many projects don't even have methods documented, just links to source code. That is what makes Ruby look bad. Java is an overly bloated language, but look at the quality of the docs in the official API's. Then look at third party API's from Apache Commons to random devs releasing libraries, they follow the example of the Java devs.\nPeople releasing libraries for Ruby follow Matz and the rest of the Ruby team's example. That is embarrassing, amateurish, and inexcusable. For an example, look at Rails, or Nokogiri, or almost anything else. Terrible, incomplete docs that help no one but authors of commercial books. RMagick is a rare exception, but compare it to Perl or Java standards and it is still quite subpar, but great compared to most of Ruby.\nThere needs to be a push for all current ruby development projects to freeze all development, other then security and library breaking bugs, and get documentation up to par. From RDocs to a proper manual. Yeah, it is boring and a royal pain, but if they had spent just a few minutes after writing a method or class to properly document it they wouldn't be in this position.\nThat these libraries and frameworks are free is NO excuse. Again, if you are not willing to competently develop and support something, DO NOT RELEASE IT TO THE PUBLIC!\nI can't think of another open source ecosystem that has acted this way and tried to push off critical documentation on to its unsuspecting users.\nIn the Ruby world this unprofessionalism somehow became widely accepted and will destroy any hope for Ruby and Rails to overcome crap like PHP and Java.\nDrill this in your head: source code are not docs and neither are half-assed, shallow examples in your readme file.\nOther Posts to Enjoy\nRuby's Unary Operators and How to Redefine Their Functionality\nThe Split is Not Enough: Unicode Whitespace Shenigans for Rubyists\nThe Mega Ruby News and Release Roundup for February 2012\nA Lagom Review of O'Reilly's 'Sinatra Up and Running'\nCopyright \u00a9 2006\u20132012 Peter Cooper","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Marg Schulz.\nMarg Schulz: Passion for horses\nIn the mid-sixties, a huge earthquake rocked Alaska. This sent a series of seismic waves along the West Coast of Vancouver Island, hitting Port Alberni late in the night.\nAna Macedo\nJun. 5, 2011 8:00 a.m.\nIn the mid-sixties, a huge earthquake rocked Alaska. This sent a series of seismic waves along the West Coast of Vancouver Island, hitting Port Alberni late in the night. Fortunately, many citizens were alerted and evacuated, preventing any great casualties. Marg Schulz was just a little girl back then but she still recalls bits and pieces of that destructive tsunami.\nMarg was born to Dutch immigrants who had arrived in Canada in the 1950s, making their way to Port Alberni. Her father, along with four of his brothers, owned a successful cement plant in that community. The family worked hard and enjoyed the fruits of their labour.\nThe family eventually left the Vancouver Island community and moved to Aldergrove then to Langley. Although her father had been a successful businessman, he had a Grade 6 education and given that he'd resolved to become a teacher, he headed back to college. During this time, Marg and her mother cleaned the Langley Advance and the Aldergrove post office to support the family.\nWhile living in Port Alberni, Marg took a shining to horses. Although she desperately wanted a horse of her own, she learned to ride on her cousin's horses. \"I wanted my own horse but my parents knew nothing about horses and weren't prepared to let me buy one,\" she said. When the family moved to the mainland, she saw an ad in the paper listing a pony for sale. \"I saved my berry picking money to pay for this pony and then cleaned dog kennels to pay for its boarding. Once I had all of that lined up, I cleaned the car and served my parents breakfast in bed \u2013 with the ad in hand, of course,\" she smiled. Her parents relented and Marg bought her pony. \"We stuffed the pony and a bunch of Dutch kids into our van and went home,\" she laughed heartily.\nAt the age of 14, Marg landed her first job. \"I started working and Zellers and I just loved it. I could have stayed there until I died,\" she laughed. \"I loved making the announcements and being a cashier. They were going to put me through their management training program but I had to wait until I was 17 and when you're a kid the wait seems like a lifetime.\" Marg eventually left what she had thought would be a life-time career and instead, got a job at the Old Dutch Bakery in downtown Chilliwack. \"The Bank of Montreal was across the street from the bakery and after a while I decided that I'd like to be a banker. It looked like a glamorous job to me, after all, you got to dress up,\" she chuckled. Marg dropped off her resume and every Friday she'd stop by to check in. \"I did end up getting a job there. They were probably sick of seeing me every Friday and decided to give me the job,\" she laughed.\nMarg went on to work for the Bank of Montreal for the next five years. \"After I had my son, I didn't want to work full time but that's all that they had available.\" So, she left BMO and went to work for the Bank of BC where she remained, on and off, for the next 20 years. The one aspect of her job that she enjoyed the most was that of a mortgage broker and she eventually left the bank to pursue exactly that, something that she continues to do today.\nAlthough Marg is passionate about her career, she is equally consumed by her hobby. One of the first things that she did, along with husband Ron, was buy a farm and a horse. Then, the couple got into chuckwagaon and chariot racing; Marg would handle the chariots while Ron was into the chuckwagons. \"There always seemed to be barrel racing at the events we were at and I thought that it'd be fun,\" she said.\nOne day, Ron lovingly brought home a 'champion horse' to surprise her. \"He paid $800 for this 'champion horse',\" she chuckled. He was a good horse, nonetheless and Marg has never looked back. She has not only been competing but managing the races as well. \"I've been doing this now for 25 years. Time sure goes by quickly. I handle the barrel racing events but before that I was doing it for the chariot and chuckwagon events. We also put on 'grandstand events' at the old fairgrounds which included barrels, chucks and chariots, roping, cattle penning, gymkhanas and that sort of thing. I suppose that what I love about doing this is the speed and the adrenalin. I also enjoy the friendships and camaraderie. These people become your family,\" she explained.\nHer daughter Diana has always shared her parents' love of horses and has been involved in the sport for as long as anyone can remember. Son Stephen, although a natural with horses, didn't want to have anything to do with the family passion. Instead, he decided to play hockey. \"He even played rep hockey and we travelled everywhere. Between the horses and the hockey it's a miracle that we were able to do what we did. We travelled everywhere,\" she said. Oddly enough, today, Stephen trains horses for chuckwagon racing.\nMarg is a real go getter and continues to demonstrate a certain intensity and commitment to both her work and play. One day, though, she hopes to retire down in Arizona. Although riding into the sunset isn't exactly her style, she may slow down just a little.\nGwynne Vaughan plant sale Saturday\nRyder Lake Ramble this weekend","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Make or break encounter for Logarusic\nSoccer24 on 16 Nov, 2020\nWarriors coach Zdravko Logarusic steps into the National Sports Stadium this afternoon knowing that anything but a win in the crucial AFCON qualifier against Algeria will have many damaging effects to his tenure.\nThe Croat oversaw his first competitive game in charge of the Warriors in Algiers last Thursday, a contest which ended 3-1 in favor of the Desert Foxes.\nIt was the first time Zimbabwe lost to Algeria in over 30 years and the Croat will be remembered as the first coach to allow the North African giants to celebrate victory at the Warriors' expense in over three decades.\nAs a way of trying to rectify the errors which led to the defeat in Algiers, Logarusic decided to take the bull by its horn and was in full control of Saturday and Sunday's training sessions at the match venue, unlike in the previous ones where he would allow his assistant Lloyd 'Lodza' Chitembwe to call most shots.\nThe reality is that there are many divisions in the Warriors setup, which do not need magnifying glasses to see; from the coaches to the players and the Croat has a lot of work to do to get rid of them, that is if he is aware.\nSome players feel inapposite in the group and believe there are people who are against the head coach's decisions, which they somehow feel are not good for the team.\n\"To be honest my brother some of us feel out of place in here, we don't feel as if we are part of the setup. The manner in which we are treated is not the same as others are treated, maybe because some of the coaches feel we didn't deserve a call up,\" one Warriors player who spoke on condition of anonymity, said yesterday.\nHe continued: \"The thing is there are players who I think the coach insistently called up despite his assistants thinking otherwise and they use that to substantiate the claim that his decisions are not good for the team.\"\nWhether that is true or not is a debate for another day, what is for correct for sure is that Logarusic needs a positive result this afternoon.\nSome are already questioning his ability while others have even ridiculously gone to the extent of pointing to his love for pictures as a reason to argue that he is not a football coach.\nShould he lose to Algeria again, it will certainly be a knives-out situation for the Croat and fans will bay for his blood.\nShould the Warriors fall again to Algeria, it will be the first time Zimbabwe lose two consecutive AFCON qualifiers in a very long time and their Group H neighbors Chipolopolo can leapfrog them into second position should they beat Botswana.\nIf he does lead the Warriors to victory however, he would have broken the Foxes's unbeaten streak stretching to 21 games.\nHe will go down in history as the coach to do so and deny Algeria the chance to break Egypt's record for the highest number of unbeaten games- 24.\nShould Logarusic lead his charges to victory today, he would have not only silenced his critics once and for all but also proven that he can take the team to dizzy heights.\nWhat more proof than a win over the seemingly untouchable African champions?\nIts a sink or swim situation for the Warriors coach come 3pm this afternoon.\nQuick NetOne, Telecel, Africom, And Econet Airtime Recharge\nNumber to recharge:\nAirtime amount:\nEcoCash number:\nIf anything goes wrong, chat with us using the chat feature at the bottom right of this screen\nOpinion: Logarusic needs to make the right decisions tomorrow\nOPINION: A detailed probe into Logaru\u0161i\u0107's provisional squad\nIs this the most productive week for the Warriors in a long time?\nZIFA Elections: Who do you think will win the day come Dec 5?\nPreviousZimbabwe vs Algeria: Everything you need to know\nNextWe wanna do it for the fans: Kadewere\n\u00a92017 Soccer24. All rights Reserved.\nExcept where otherwise noted, content on and from this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Fragen? sales@merzario.nl oder +31 (0)10 31 66 500 +31 (0)20 653 06 30\nUnsere Containertypen\n\u00dcber Merzario\nRail freight transport: an additional billion for digital rail\nDu bist hier: Startseite1 \/ Rail freight transport: an additional billion for digital rail2 \/ Nachrichten3 \/ Rail freight transport: an additional billion for digital rail\nThe federal government and Deutsche Bahn have increased the financing contract from 1.7 billion euros to 2.7 billion euros. The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport and Deutsche Bahn have supplemented plans for the digital rail system in Germany. In addition, DB has received approval from the federal government for further financing of the planning of several projects from the starter package. According to DB, in the long term all routes and rail junctions are to be equipped with the European train control system and digital interlockings, and the old technology is to be completely replaced. The aim of the modernization: more space for trains, improved punctuality, and fewer disruptions.\nIn the future, DB will be able to reorganize operations on the rail network and create up to 35 percent more capacity. According to DB, the funds now provided will go, among other things, into the modernization and digitization of the infrastructure on the Rhine-Alps freight corridor. This magistral from the Dutch North Sea ports to Italy is to be equipped with the European rail traffic control system ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System). The system helps to facilitate cross-border train traffic in Europe. The agreements made with the federal government will therefore decisively advance Germany's digital rail system,\" says DB Infrastructure Board Member Berthold Huber.\n\u2022 Deutschland\n\u2022 England\n\u2022 Niederlande\n\u2022 Luftfracht\n\u2022 Seefracht\nThe UK government's APC supports the \u00a330m hydrogen project and is investing... No New Restrictions on Dredging Without Credible Evidence","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Schools chief asksfor early retirement\nBy Andy Humbles;\nWilson County's director of schools has requested early retirement after coming under fire for admitting he drank beer and then drove in his county-issued vehicle, the system's school board chairman said.\nTim Setterlund was hired last year as the system's director. It wasn't certain if Setterlund's retirement would be effective immediately.\nThe Wilson County School Board will meet at 9 a.m. today to consider Setterlund's request, Board Chairman Don Weathers said.\n\"It was a surprise in some respects,\" Weathers said. \"We'll look at it and go over the details.\"\nThe \"beer incident\" occurred in December when Setterlund stopped at a local establishment after school was dismissed early because of inclement weather. He admitted to drinking beer, but said he was not impaired.\nHe did apologize for using poor judgment.\nCounty Commissioner Mike Justice, who first questioned Setterlund about the incident earlier this month in a county budget committee meeting, endorsed Setterlund's request.\n\"I think it's probably the best for everyone concerned,\" he said.\nWeathers wasn't immediately certain how much payout would be involved if Setterlund was granted retirement. Efforts to reach Setterlund on Friday were unsuccessful.\nEducation Committee Chairwoman Annette Stafford said the incident set a poor example for Wilson County students.\n\"It might be in the best interest in the county to take early retirement and move on,\" she said.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Automation means growth at ANL in France\nBeyond a doubt, ANL knows an automated storage system will take capacity and productivity to the next level at its distribution centres. So, Mecalux will set up the automatic Pallet Shuttle system in Le Montat (France), which will give the company a 3,160-storage capacity for 800 x 1,200 mm pallets.\nThe warehouse will comprise a single aisle, with racking on both sides, where a stacker crane will run and be responsible for moving the goods to their corresponding locations. Once in place, the Pallet Shuttle will shift the pallets inside the channels up to the first open spot it finds.\nThe racks will stretch 10.5 m upwards, with four storage levels. Additionally, they can house five pallets deep \u2013on one side of the aisle\u2013, and deep store 15 pallets in the other. Thus, ANL can accommodate all its customers' products.\nFilip Mertens - General Manager of ANL France\n\"The technical team from Mecalux took a close look at our business needs, down to the brass tacks. It turned out to be a very creative solution designed to our specifications. With our new Pallet Shuttle system, we gain more autonomy and flexibility in managing our goods.\"\nPersonalised customer service Europe wide\nEstablished in Cahors (France) in 1991 and an affiliate of ANL Plastics, ANL France makes custom, innovative plastic packaging. This company offers its services throughout Europe. Its installations are situated in Southeast France, Belgium and Poland. Furthermore, it has multiple cutting-edge production lines and employs more than 300 people.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Release Date: February 10th, 2015\nMPAA Rating: Restricted\nReview Date February 3rd, 2015 by Michael S. Palmer\nJake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars. Aided by Nina (Rene Russo), a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.\nTechnical Specs: Blu-ray\/DVD\/Digital HD\nSubtitles\/Captions: English\nSpecial Features: If It Bleeds, It Leads: Making Nightcrawler\nFeature Commentary with Writer\/Director Dan Gilroy, Producer Tony Gilroy, and Editor John Gilroy\nMovie Studio: Universal\nEvery so often, I sit down to write a review and hit a wall. I want to talk about the movie, to delve into the characters and themes and even important plot points and how they affect the overall experience. But I also know how wonderful it is to see a movie like 'Nightcrawler' with absolutely no hype. No spoilers. Nothing. Just walk in clean. With that in mind, I'm going to do a quick mini-review with (hopefully) no spoilers, followed by a longer essay that will be spoileriffic.\nThe Mini Review\n'Nightcrawler' is an outstanding film written and directed by Dan Gilroy, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom, an unusual young man desperate for work. What he finds is the world of nightcrawlers, or stringers. Mostly men who work nights, listening to police scanners, roaring across the desolate streets Los Angeles at high speed in hopes of capturing exclusive, often gory video footage they sell, as freelancers, to local news stations.\n'Nightcrawler' is an absolute home run, a dark satirical thriller with excellent performances from all involved, filmed in a way that highlights how beautiful urban landscapes become at night, and executed with an assured hand. It's also a movie, for reasons I'll get to below, that dares to question the audience's own blood-thirst for, and fascination with, carnage and tragedy.\nI simply can't recommend 'Nightcrawler' enough to film fans who don't mind darkness, gore, and morally questionable characters. If you want to experience this movie in the best way possible, stop reading right now and go buy it, or rent, this Highly Recommended Blu-ray.\nLou Bloom and the Dark Heart of 'Nightcrawler' (a longer review with spoilers)\nOkay, last warning. If you keep reading and come across a spoiler, don't jump down into the comments below, or onto the forum, complaining about how I spoiled the movie. You've been warned. Cool? Cool.\nSometimes I lay awake at night thinking about my forthcoming reviews. For 'Nightcrawler', after a few conversations with friends and colleagues, I was fascinated by the unusual story, and struck by how some felt it broke certain \"rules\" for what a protagonist is. Some are upset because Lou Bloom doesn't actually change; in fact, he simply becomes a bigger, grander version of what he was all along. And I couldn't wait to explore it.\nThen one of my favorite film writers, FilmCrit Hulk, wrote a fantastic essay about 'Nightcrawler' and Why Movies Don't Need Character Arcs. So if you want to read a smart take on this movie, and story crafting in general, go check that out too. I'm only mentioning here because A) he wrote that better than I ever could, and B) there may still be some overlap with what I write here. And, yeah, I know, he writes in all caps. Deal with it.\nCaveats out of the way, 'Nightcrawler' blew me out of my cinema seat. It's engrossing and exciting, thrilling and dark, and weird and honest. It's unsetting because, per the filmmakers, this is a success story. This isn't a movie where the bad guy is punished. Our protagonist is the antagonist all wrapped up into one. And he doesn't change. He just grows more powerful and more dangerous as he makes the leap from capturing the news to creating it, laying to waste anyone who dares step in his fucking way.\nYou see, Lou Bloom is a sociopath, but not your average movie sociopath.\nDan Gilroy purposefully set out to make this character as normal as possible. Jake Gyllenhaal worked tirelessly to make us understand Lou through his performance. We kinda like this guy, even when he's mugging people or stealing things. Why? Because while Lou is just charming enough not to set off immediate red flags, he's also extremely lonely. He represents that period in your life where you have a crap job (or no job at all) and you can't find a girlfriend and it all just sucks. But Lou's a survivor and we respect the hell out of that. Lou pays his rent, even if he has to steal some copper wiring and fencing material to do it.\nThat's when Lou finds his calling. He becomes a Nightcrawler, a stringer, a lone coyote hunting at night, looking for that next \"it bleeds, it leads\" scoop. Here too, the audience kinda likes this guy, because we see him struggle. Sure, maybe he uses people like his \"intern\", Rick (Riz Ahmed), and is becoming increasingly manipulative, but look at this competitive landscape brimming with a-holes like Joe Loder (Bill Paxton), the most successful stringer in LA. Despite these obstacles, we're engrossed by Lou'd pursuit to win in this seedy underworld.\nI hate (hate-hate-hate) being reductive in reviews, dividing a finished film into separate elements as if \"scripting\" and \"acting\" and \"directing\" and \"cinematography\" aren't consistently interconnected and overlapping. Simply put, what Jake Gyllenhaal brings to Dan Gilroy's words is nothing short of stunning. This is a powerhouse of a performance made of very smart, nuanced choices. James Newton Howard's score is evocative, enchanting, and really adds to the sense of \"wait, should I like Lou, is this okay?\" Cinematographer Robert Elswit paints Los Angeles in a beautiful way, a way normally experience only by locals. 'Nightcrawler' is as much about Lou Bloom as it is about the city itself, a beautiful neon landscape drenched in shadow and danger. Much like Michael Mann's films 'Collateral' and 'Heat', 'Nightcrawler' is simply a great \"LA\" movie, getting the tone and vibe of this landscape so, so right.\nAnd so we go along with this nuanced character in his beautifully dark word, our minds are rewarded by Lou's wins. But then everything starts to get weird. He openly extorts the beautiful news producer Nina (Rene Russo), exploiting her fear of failure. He seeks vengeance on Joe Loder after Joe belittles Lou repeatedly.\nIt's about here we realize 'Nightcrawler' what's happening. Lou isn't a hero. He's not even an anti-hero. He's a sociopath, a man who will stop at nothing to achieve what he perceives as success. And like most of these men, that's an ever expanding goal. As the tension starts to rise, lives on the line, pacing accelerating, the movie turns into a whirlwind all of Lou's making. The story of his life, and he's manipulating it all. Playing God. Not caring who has to die, because he loves it.\nBut don't worry, the Movie Gods are gonna punish Lou, right? You don't get to hurt people with little to no remorse and get away with it, right?\n'Nightcrawler' isn't that film.\nThere's no punishment. Lou gets away with it. It's a success story that ultimately -- and here's the heart of darkness at the center of the whole thing -- turns its attentions on the very audience watching it unfurl. Because you were engaged. You were rooting for Lou (at least for a while). You were hungry for the next insane envelope-pushing sequence. You were clicking on YouTube or turning on the news to see the REAL footage the real string delivered, twisted metal as it went flipping off the road, that cruise ship sinking with people still onboard, that missing airplane vanishing into the Pacific.\nWe're the ones driving the real-world Lou Blooms. And this film, as it thrills and entertains us, asks us if we're cool with that.\nTo this day, now a couple months after seeing 'Nightcrawler' for the first time, I can't watch local news. It's all fires and crashes and rapes and murders, all horrible things to the victims having the worst days (last days) of their lives. But we might as well be the Coliseum in Ancient Rome watching Gladiators battle to the death. It's gross, and depressing.\nSo I don't think 'Nightcrawler' needs to punish Lou (it's perfect in that way); my only small note is that I wonder if we need to see a little more about how, specifically, Lou avoids criminal prosecution after the amount of destruction he causes. That, and \"it bleeds, it leads\" is a bit of a cliche, or would be in lesser filmmaking hands.\nThe other thing that struck me while revisiting 'Nightcrawler' is how perfect it would be to double-feature it with 'The Wolf of Wall Street', which I personally feel is not only as good as 'Nightcrawler', but essentially the same film. Different worlds and tones, of course, but they have the same unsettling conclusion where the \"bad guys\" aren't punished and the audiences is left to ask, \"how do I feel about that?\"\nThe crazy part, of course, is that 'Wolf' didn't get the stellar reviews 'Nightcrawler' has earned. To that end, I would argue 'Nightcrawler' succeeds, or is perceived to have succeeded, because it's much more tonally consistent. There are moments of oddness and levity, but the film lives in a very unique, but even tone. It doesn't waver. There's no random twenty-minute slapstick comedy (\"Luuuuuuudes!\") setpiece.\nBut honestly, not even kidding here, look at them side-by-side. 'Wolf' is about a despicable man, and the movie refuses to overtly judge him, while asking the audience to look inwards.\nWe're the ones proving these people up. We're watching Lou's news. We're giving Jordan Belfort all of our retirement money and not demanding justice when he crashes the economy. The only thing 'Wolf' does differently is dare to make Jordan Belfort fun, to show him and his coworkers having a great fucking time, which brings out the morality police who mistakenly assume that \"fun\" movies equate a movie endorsing and glorifying bad behavior when it's actually (subtextually) doing the opposite.\nSorry for the tangent, but I find it fascinating how similar these productions are, and how much less vitriol was singed upon 'Nightcrawler' which, for its part, never makes Lou's existence look \"fun\". It's exciting at times, fast-paced, and intoxicating. But Lou Bloom will always be lonely. He'll always be struggling. Because as much as he wants to be human, he's not.\nBut the tragic part is that we all too often let the sociopaths win.\nVital Disc Stats: The Blu-ray\n'Nightcrawler' debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The combo pack includes one Blu-ray, one DVD, and a redemption code for UltraViolet or iTunes. Pre-menu trailers include 'Rosewater', 'The Guest', 'Grimm', 'Man With the Iron Fists 2', 'Ouija', and 'Dracula Untold'.\nBlu-ray\/DVD\/Digital HD\nIf It Bleeds, It Leads: Making Nightcrawler\n'Nightcrawler' absolutely stuns on Blu-ray, boasting a gorgeous AVC MPEG-4 encode framed in the film's original 2.40:1 widescreen aspect ratio.\nWhile daytime elements were captured on film, 'Nightcrawler' lives and breathes in the dark, using an Arri Alexa digital cinema camera to photograph night sequences. The filmmakers purposely avoided standard Los Angeles filming techniques, such as long lenses, and yellowed out, sun-burnt filters. Instead, 'Nightcrawler' cinematographer Robert Elswit, who is also Paul Thomas Anderson's go-to DP, embraced wide angle lenses to increase depth-of-field, making everything in focus. Neon signs, street lamps, everything in 'Nightcrawler' is bathed with bright colors in the midst of shadows. Skin tones are accurate for various lighting conditions, but I wouldn't necessarily call them natural. That said, bold colors on nighttime faces add another layer of interesting character traits.\nMy only complaint, though minor, is that the black levels crush sometimes. It's clearly intentional, and what's here is inky and dark and great, but there's some missing shadow detail. That said, for a movie filmed primarily at night, I'm amazed there's no banding or artifacting or even that much noise. This a sharp, resplendent, dynamic visual experience that looks fantastic on HD displays.\nIf our rating system was a little more delicate, I'd probably rate 'Nightcrawler' at a 4.8 or 4.9-stars, but since we don't have that option. I've rounded up to 5.0. This is a gorgeous movie that really captures Los Angeles in full high definition in a way few of those outside the Southland know well.\n'Nightcrawler's evocative 5.1 DTS-HD MA surround mix mirrors the film's pacing and plotting. Meaning, it starts small and nuanced, letting James Newton Howard's guitar-driven musical score slowly pull you into the world. And as the film progresses, as Lou Bloom chases his dreams of being a success, the surround mix becomes more apparent, more dynamic, hurtling listeners through a thrilling final act. With such a range, I found myself trying to decide whether or not this is a 4.5 or 4.0-star track. It clearly represents everything the filmmakers intended, given strong priority to dialog and score elements. And when Lou Bloom stomps his foot on the might Dodge Challenger's gas pedal, the thunder comes alive. But surround activity is generally minimal, save for a few key sequences.\n'Nightcrawler' is probably not demo or reference level audio, but despite quieter moments -- which make sense for a film that takes place primarily at night when most of Los Angeles is sleeping -- I really dug this track. Call it a 4.25 or 4.35 star rating which, for our purposes here, I've rounded up to 4.5.\nWhile the film itself, as well as the video and audio presentations, are fantastic, Universal Home Entertainment skimped on bonus materials.\nIf it Bleeds It Leads: Making Nightcrawler (HD, 5:15). An all too short look at the movie \/ fairly standard talking heads EPK. It's honestly the only mediocre thing on this disc. Spoiler warning. Do not watch before the film itself.\nFeature Commentary with writer\/director Dan Gilroy, producer Tony Gilroy, and editor John Gilroy. The Brothers Gilroy team up for an excellent audio commentary, delving into the film's themes, inspirations, and production process. All three are quite eloquent, and this is definitely one of the better commentaries I've heard in a while. For 'Nightcrawler' fans, or aspiring filmmakers (or storytellers), it's Must Listen. My only nitpick is that, being brothers, sometimes it's hard to tell Dan and Tony's voices apart, though context generally clears up any minor confusion. I mention this, not really as a flaw, but more so to highlight how in sync they are, not only as family, but as filmmakers. And it's pretty great to see siblings teaming up this way.\n'Nightcrawler' is an outstanding film that's equal parts satire, dark character drama, and thriller, boldly envisioning a world where a lead character's success and failures are driven by humanity's inherent fascination with gory tragedy.\nAs a Blu-ray, 'Nightcrawler' offers up an excellent video presentation, highlighting a neon-soaked Los Angeles nightscape few outside Southern California know well. The Audio is pretty rock solid too, but the Special Features are severely lacking for a movie this good. That said, the Brothers Gilroy Audio Commentary is a must-listen for fans as well as aspiring filmmakers.\nIf you're fascinated by morally questionable characters, if you don't mind peeling back layers of humanity's darkness, if you're open to an unsettlingly experience that grips the audience from the first frame and never lets go, 'Nightcrawler' is highly recommended.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus nsp1 protein suppresses host gene expression by promoting host mRNA degradation\nWataru Kamitani, Krishna Narayanan, Cheng Huang, Kumari Lokugamage, Tetsuro Ikegami, Naoto Ito, Hideyuki Kubo, Shinji Makino\nSevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus (SCoV) causes a recently emerged human disease associated with pneumonia. The 5\u2032 end two-thirds of the single-stranded positive-sense viral genomic RNA, gene 1, encodes 16 mature proteins. Expression of nsp1, the most N-terminal gene 1 protein, prevented Sendai virus-induced endogenous IFN-\u03b2 mRNA accumulation without inhibiting dimerization of IFN regulatory factor 3, a protein that is essential for activation of the IFN-\u03b2 promoter. Furthermore, nsp1 expression promoted degradation of expressed RNA transcripts and host endogenous mRNAs, leading to a strong host protein synthesis inhibition. SCoV replication also promoted degradation of expressed RNA transcripts and host mRNAs, suggesting that nsp1 exerted its mRNA destabilization function in infected cells. In contrast to nsp1-induced mRNA destablization, no degradation of the 28S and 18S rRNAs occurred in either nsp1-expressing cells or SCoV-infected cells. These data suggested that, in infected cells, nsp1 promotes host mRNA degradation and thereby suppresses host gene expression, including proteins involved in host innate immune functions. SCoV nsp1-mediated promotion of host mRNA degradation may play an important role in SCoV pathogenesis.\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.0603144103\nSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome\nSARS Virus\nRNA Stability\nSendai virus\nmRNA stability\nTranslation inhibition\nVirus virulence\nKamitani, W., Narayanan, K., Huang, C., Lokugamage, K., Ikegami, T., Ito, N., ... Makino, S. (2006). Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus nsp1 protein suppresses host gene expression by promoting host mRNA degradation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103(34), 12885-12890. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.0603144103\nSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus nsp1 protein suppresses host gene expression by promoting host mRNA degradation. \/ Kamitani, Wataru; Narayanan, Krishna; Huang, Cheng; Lokugamage, Kumari; Ikegami, Tetsuro; Ito, Naoto; Kubo, Hideyuki; Makino, Shinji.\nIn: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 103, No. 34, 22.08.2006, p. 12885-12890.\nKamitani, W, Narayanan, K, Huang, C, Lokugamage, K, Ikegami, T, Ito, N, Kubo, H & Makino, S 2006, 'Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus nsp1 protein suppresses host gene expression by promoting host mRNA degradation', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 103, no. 34, pp. 12885-12890. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.0603144103\nKamitani W, Narayanan K, Huang C, Lokugamage K, Ikegami T, Ito N et al. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus nsp1 protein suppresses host gene expression by promoting host mRNA degradation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2006 Aug 22;103(34):12885-12890. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.0603144103\nKamitani, Wataru ; Narayanan, Krishna ; Huang, Cheng ; Lokugamage, Kumari ; Ikegami, Tetsuro ; Ito, Naoto ; Kubo, Hideyuki ; Makino, Shinji. \/ Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus nsp1 protein suppresses host gene expression by promoting host mRNA degradation. 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+{"text":"Press Releases UW-Stout: Human development and family studies graduate seeking career in school counseling\nUW-Stout: Human development and family studies graduate seeking career in school counseling\nMenomonie, Wis. \u2013 Erica Gaetz likes helping people. But when she was looking at colleges her senior year in high school, she had no idea what she wanted to study or what a career in helping people would look like. Then she attended University of Wisconsin-Stout's campus preview day.\nGaetz began her day touring with the undecided group, but after hearing a speaker introduce the human development and family studies major, she immediately switched to the HDFS tour. Gaetz toured Heritage Hall, where many HDFS classes are held, met with the program director and learned what the program was about.\n\"That switch is still one of the best decisions I have ever made,\" she said. \"It felt like a true light bulb moment. I left campus with my mom that day unable to stop talking about how exciting it felt for the pieces to finally start clicking together for me. I was exactly where I needed to be.\"\nGaetz thinks many people do not understand the importance of helping professionals and their work, but she believes \"HDFS is vital for many people and communities and the countless lives that have been touched.\n\"People can be confused about what HDFS is because it covers so many careers and opportunities. It can be difficult to simplify the definition of what it truly is,\" she said. \"To me, that is the beauty of HDFS. Students have a passion for helping people and this can take them down so many different avenues.\"\nIn her 3\u00bd years at UW-Stout, Gaetz had the opportunity to walk down several avenues to discover which helping profession path she wanted to pursue.\nGaetz, of Spencer, will graduate on Saturday, Dec. 19, one of 637 UW-Stout fall graduates. She is applying to UW-Stout's school counseling graduate program. She plans to be a middle school or high school counselor.\nFinding her path in the helping professions\nIn her first year, Gaetz wanted to become a social worker. But in her sophomore year, she realized her passion for school counseling. She had several work-study and internships with area schools and organizations, working hand-in-hand with children.\nLast spring, Gaetz tutored students at Downsville Elementary School through a work-study position with the America Reads program. However, the program was cut short when schools closed because of COVID-19. She is still grateful for the experience and thinks it is one that would never have happened if she had not chosen UW-Stout.\nIn June, Gaetz started working at Coulee Connections, an alternative education program in\nMenomonie, helping with the summer outlook program.\n\"The experience I gained while working with the students is so incredibly valuable to me. You can have all of the education and training that you want about working with kids with different traumas, behaviors and disabilities, but nothing can help you more than experiencing it for yourself,\" she said.\nGaetz also interned at Elk Mound High School this semester, working with the school's counselor Hugh Goodrich. Between school, work and her internship, Gaetz's final semester was the busiest of her college career, and she is grateful for every moment of it, she said.\n\"That is not to say it has not been challenging working with high school students, but I can honestly say this experience confirmed for me that school counseling is exactly what I want to do. I am so glad that I was still able to do my internship even with the global pandemic going on, and I feel like this has helped me get a look at some of the things that will never quite be the same in education even when things eventually go back to normal,\" Gaetz said.\nShe is proud of how both Coulee Connections and Elk Mound are doing their best for their students during this difficult time.\n\"The consistent, positive attitude and high level of enthusiasm Erica brings to work each day have made her a highly valued and much appreciated part of our team this semester,\" Goodrich said. \"You can't fake genuine. Erica has been genuinely committed to improving the lives of our students while improving her own understanding of the role our counseling team plays within the lives of our students, staff and community.\"\nMaking positive connections and lasting relationships\nAside from her off-campus experiences, Gaetz was also involved in many student organizations. The connections and friendships she made on campus are what stand out most to her. Gaetz, who has a Spanish minor, was inducted into Phi Upsilon Omicron, a scholastic honor society.\nShe served as the society's historian for two years. She served on the board for the Academic Honor Society as head of public relations and secretary. She was also secretary for the Stout Council on Family Relations and was president of SCFR in her final semester.\n\"SCFR has added so much to my life during my time at Stout. Being president has been an amazing leadership opportunity for me, and I feel like my collaborating and delegating skills have definitely grown during this time,\" she said.\n\"Erica is truly a superhero HDFS student,\" said SCFR adviser Candice Maier, an assistant professor. \"She balances schoolwork with fieldwork, which is a central component of the major. Her dedication and commitment, as well as serving youth, are exceptional. Erica's work ethic will take her far in the field.\"\nGaetz will continue working with Coulee Connections while transitioning to graduate school.\n\"I feel like my major has definitely helped prepare me for my future career,\" she said. \"Stout showed me that the world is much bigger than the small town I come from. There are other ways of thinking that are different than what I had learned. My experience at Stout also helped me figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life.\"\nHuman development and family studies graduates care for people's needs with sensitivity to age, culture, gender, sexuality and life-stages. The program is a path to many master's studies, including marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, school counseling and social work.\nGraduates may also earn certificates in school counseling or social work.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Magic Leap finally unveils its first augmented reality goggles\nBy Paul Lilly 2017-12-20T17:37:47.353Z\nSix years later, Magic Leap is showing off its first hardware product.\nSo this is what six years of development and $1.9 billion in funding looks like\u2014large goggles built to deliver mixed reality experiences. Magic Leap formally announced the headset today, calling it \"Magic Leap One, Creator Edition,\" which will ship in 2018 if everything goes to plan.\n\"We're adding another dimension to computing. Where digital respects the physical. And they work together to make life better. Magic Leak One is built for creators who want to change how we experience the world,\" the company explains on one of its graphics.\nMagic Leap is not providing granular details about its AR goggles just yet, though we do know it consists of a bunch of sensors in the front. The headset connects to a circular Lightpack, which Magic Leap tells Rolling Stone is a \"powerful pocket-sized computer\" with a battery. How powerful?\n\"Think about something close to like a Mac Book Pro or an Alienware PC. It's got a powerful CPU and GPU. It's got a drive, Wi-Fi, all kinds of electronics, so it's like a computer folded up onto itself,\" company founder Rony Abovitz explains.\nAbovitz says there's another powerful \"real-time\" computer inside the googles \"that's sensing the world and does computer vision processing.\" It also has machine learning capabilities.\nIn total, the system consists of four built-in microphones and six external cameras. The comparisons to Microsoft's HoloLens are inevitable\u2014the Magic Leap One even has built-in speakers, just like HoloLens.\nEverything is built on the idea of creating a digital lightfield.\n\"Our lightfield photonics generate digital light at different depths and blend seamlessly with natural light to produce lifelike digital objects that coexist in the real world. This advanced technology allows our brain to naturally process digital objects the same way we do real-world objects, making it comfortable to use for long periods of time,\" Magic Leap says.\nThe hype is high, with Magic Leap pointing to a whole bunch of potential users, everything from playing games to interacting with multiple floating displays. How it all pans out remains to be seen, perhaps relatively soon\u2014Magic Leap will make its SDK and support materials available to developers in early 2018.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins review \u2013 escape routes\nA woman leaves her husband and newborn daughter in this autofictional study of loss set in California\nClaire Vaye Watkins \u2026 'resisting the need either to sentimentalise or apologise'. Photograph: Matt Lloyd\/REX\/Shutterstock\nJessie Greengrass\nLast modified on Wed 19 Jan 2022 09.10 EST\n\"I wanted,\" says the narrator of Claire Vaye Watkins's second novel, \"to behave like a man, a slightly bad one\" \u2013 and if ever there was a sentence to put on a tote bag, it's this one. Which woman hasn't, at times, longed to adopt the kind of smiling mediocrity men take for granted? But what is mediocrity in a man is unforgivable in a woman; worse if she is also a mother. And so we find ourselves boxed in by circumstance; and the worse the circumstance, the smaller the box. This is the territory Watkins explores, and she does so powerfully, resisting the need either to sentimentalise or apologise.\nShortly after the birth of her first child, the novel's narrator walks out of her home, taking her breast pump, but leaving behind her husband and daughter. Leaving, too, her middle-class academic's life to return to the California she grew up in, a place of chaotic poverty and casinos, OxyContin and coyotes and desert. This imploding narrator's name, it becomes evident, is Claire Vaye Watkins. Fictional Watkins shares at least some biographical details with author Watkins \u2013 a mother called Martha; a father who first procured girls for, and then gave evidence against, Charles Manson \u2013 and yet this is unquestionably a novel. It is a mark of Watkins's confidence that she displays her source material so brazenly, and I loved her for it. The question of female imagination seems at times to be tediously inescapable, the autofiction tag so readily applied, that to find an author meeting the issue head on is invigorating. It also pre-empts interrogation, forcing the reader to concentrate on what's in front of them. And what emerges is a study of intergenerational pain.\nSign up to our Inside Saturday newsletter for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the magazine's biggest features, as well as a curated list of our weekly highlights\nAlthough the novel is focused on women, it is poverty, rather than patriarchy, that is presented as the central evil, and Watkins writes with clarity about the fact that acquiring money doesn't automatically alleviate the legacy of a difficult childhood. Almost all the characters who drift in and out of view are damaged in one way or another by chronic poverty and the scavengers that follow it: poor service provision, a predatory gambling industry, the prescription drug crisis. In one of the book's most haunting sections, Claire's mother, after years sober, is casually prescribed opiates for Lyme disease, which was long dismissed as hysteria, and quickly loses control of her life. The exception is Rust, the narrator's college friend, who, insulated by past and present wealth, finds perfect joy in the smooth action of his automatic kitchen towel dispenser \u2013 a detail that made me both laugh and wince. Still, the men, even the good ones, pass on their suffering to women, expecting to be cared both for and about. \"I was determined to make it out of college unraped,\" Claire says, \"an actual goal I had\" \u2013 but she can only manage this by sleight of hand, choosing to cast as something else the time her boyfriend, \"not at all violent but also not relenting\", holds her down. This, she seems to say, is how so many women survive \u2013 through a dogged refusal of victimhood, which is quite different from not being hurt.\nThere were parts I found less convincing. When Claire speaks to her college friends, the writing loses some of its power. Perhaps the intention was to show a failure of connection; if so, it didn't quite work for me. Teenage letters from the narrator's mother to a cousin add little to the thrust of the book and are presented in reverse chronological order, a slight misstep in a novel that is otherwise impeccably readable, despite its episodic structure. On the other hand, Watkins is excellent on the dulling quality of depression, the way it can make one both lucid and careless. A section in which Claire lists her problems, ranging from not being able to find her phone to not being able to grasp how final death is, ends: \"My problem is I am only a little bothered by all of this and want to change not at all.\" She is good, too, on how having a child can feel like being broken. \"Motherhood had cracked me in half \u2026 The woman they admired, who'd written the books they liked or at least had heard of, if only today, was on the other side of a canyon.\"\nI had this book pegged, at first, as angry, but struggled as I read to characterise the quality of this anger \u2013 until I realised that what I had mistaken for fury was something else. I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness is a novel not of rage but of incandescent sadness, radiating grief for the lost, the damaged, the left behind. It is remarkably clear-sighted. While presenting the causes for Claire's crisis, Watkins never mistakes context for excuse. What she offers instead is compassion, and the suggestion that, for those lucky enough to have the option, it is possible that the only way out is through.\nJessie Greengrass's latest novel is The High House (Swift). I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins is published by Riverrun (\u00a316.99). To support the Guardian and Observer, order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Pharma marketers should use storytelling to improve the industry's reputation\nBy Patricio Robles\t April 14th 2016 16:18\nTimes are tough for pharma marketers.\nTheir websites are offering up a poor UX, and the American Medical Association has called for a ban on direct-to-consumer ads that pitch prescription drugs and medical devices.\nThrow in public outrage over drug prices and it's clear that pharmaceutical companies face an uphill battle in winning consumers over.\nBut the challenging environment could prove to be beneficial as it forces the industry to be more instrospective.\nAs Medical Marketing & Media's Jaimy Lee detailed, officials and attendees at the upcoming Lions Health Festival are urging pharma to improve how it communicates with consumers.\n\"We neglect the origin story. Instead we run these dumb ads,\" Alexandra von Plato, group president of North America for Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, told Lee.\nWhile issues like drug pricing are complex and emotionally-charged, pharmaceutical companies can take cues from the growing number of brands that are becoming excellent storytellers.\nStorytelling isn't easy, and many brands simply don't have Virgin Media-like stories.\nFortunately pharma brands aren't relegated to \"dumb ads\"; they do have stories to tell. These stories are often compelling and filled with emotion.\nAfter all, despite the fact that the industry finds itself increasingly panned by critics, drug companies are improving and saving lives.\nBut their television ads, often the butt of jokes, are far more widely discussed.\nIn other industries, companies are frequently adept at telling stories about how they're helping to make the world a better place.\nToms, a shoe and eyewear manufacturer that has incorporated philanthropy into its business model, is a good example of this.\nSo what's holding pharma marketers back? According to Josh Prince, CMO of Omnicom Health Group, \"We don't push our clients enough.\"\nCoupled with underinvestment in key digital channels, pharma's reluctance to tell its most compelling stories has created a void that could become more and more difficult to fill as the industry faces an increasingly challenging and even hostile environment.\nFor more on this topic, see:\nHealthcare Study: Organizing Marketing in the Digital Age\nBlog Advertising Content marketing storytelling US\n10 funky digital marketing stats from this week\nThis week's stats include YouTube ads, emojis and email, product descriptions, digital budgets and much much more.\nThey're funky, because I've run out of good adjectives.\nFor more statistics to build a business case or simply impress your friends, see the Internet Statistics Compendium.\nApril 21st 2016 14:43\nThe Facebook 'context collapse': how decline in personal sharing might affect brands\nFacebook is evolving, and one of the trends has the attention of the CEO of the world's largest social network.\nFacebook users are sharing less about themselves and Mark Zuckerberg is personally imploring his staff to reverse the trend of what the company internally refers to as \"context collapse.\"\nApril 10th 2016 08:21\nDigital marketing in Asia: Spotlight on Malaysia\nFor many global brands, trying to drive business through digital marketing in an unfamiliar country is a hefty challenge.\nThere are local languages, media platforms, and cultures to consider and so often it's best to use a local or global agency, or not bother at all.\nBut in our digital age, it is possible to at least test a new market and decide on its potential with hard statistics.\nApril 5th 2016 15:05","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"75 S T A T. ]\nPUBLIC LAW 87-61-JUNE 29, 1961\nSEC. 206. FLOOR STOCKS TAXES AND REFUNDS. (a) IMPOSITION ON CERTAIN TIRES, TUBES, AND TREAD RUBBER.\u2014\nSubsection (a) of section 4226 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954: g^jo f^f- ^^i; 7 (relating to floor stocks taxes) is amended by adding at the end 26 USC 4226. thereof the following new paragraphs: \" (6) 1961 TAXES ON CERTAIN TIRES AND INNER TUBES. On tirCS subject to tax under section 4071(a)(1), and on inner tubes 26 us\u00b0c 40*71. subject to tax under section 4071(a)(3), which, on July 1, 1961, are held\u2014 \" (A) by a dealer for sale, \" (B) for sale on, or in connection with, other articles held by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of such other articles, or \" (C) for use in the manufacture or production of other articles, there is hereby imposed a floor stocks tax at the rate of 2 cents a pound in the case of such tires, and a floor stocks tax at the rate of 1 cent a pound in the case of such inner tubes. The taxes imposed by this paragraph shall not apply to any tire or inner tube which is held for sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of such tire or tube, or which will be subject under section 4218(b) or 4219 to the manufacturers excise tax on tires 43^1^\"^^ 4 2 1 8, or inner tubes. The tax on inner tubes imposed by this paragraph shall not apply to inner tubes for bicycle tires (as defined in section 4221(e)(4)(B)). 74 Stat. 38. \"(7) 1961 TAX ON TREAD RUBBER.\u2014On tread rubber subject to tax under section 4071(a)(4) which, on July 1, 1961, is held by a 26 USC 407i. dealer, there is hereby imposed a floor stoclfs tax at the rate of 2 cents a pound. The tax imposed by this paragraph shall not apply in the case of any person if such person establishes, to the satisfaction of the Secretary or his delegate, that all tread rubber held by him on July 1, 1961, will be used otherwise than in the recapping or retreading of tires of the type used on highway vehicles (as defined in section 4072(c)).\" ^e use 4072. (b) D U E DATE or TAXES.\u2014Subsection (d) of section 4226 of such 26 USC 4226. Code is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and \"and except that the taxes imposed by paragraphs (6) and (7) shall be paid at such time after September 30, 1961, as may be prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate.\" (c) FLOOR STOCKS REFUNDS I N 1972.\u2014Paragraph (2) of section\n6412(a) of such Code (relating to floor stocks refunds on trucks and buses, tires, tread rubber, and gasoline) is amended\u2014 (1) by inserting \"TUBES,\" after \"TIRES,\" in the heading; (2) by striking out \"4071(a)(1) or (4),\" and inserting in lieu thereof \"4071(a)(1), (3), or (4),\"; (3) by striking out \"July 1, 1972\" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof \"October 1, 1972\"; (4) by striking out \"November 10, 1972\" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof \"February 10, 1973\"; (5) by striking out \"October 1, 1972\" and inserting in lieu thereof \"January 1, 1973\"; and (6) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: \"No credit or refund shall be allowable under this paragraph with respect to inner tubes for bicycle tires (as defined in section 4221(e)(4)(B)).\" (d) REPEAL OF 1961 FLOOR STOCKS REFUND ON GASOLINE.\u2014Para-\ngraph (3) of section 6412(a) (relating to 1961 floor stocks refund on gasoline) is hereby repealed.\n26 USC 64i2.\n74 Stat. ss. Repeal.\n73 Stat. 6i4.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"The purpose of this website is twofold, firstly, to relate the history of Reffley Spring as far as it can be known from the available evidence, and also to be a reference site for material relating to the Spring and surrounding area. Newspaper articles and references from books and other material have been quoted in their entirety in most cases, resulting in some repetition of the text.\nAlthough it has not been possible to say when Reffley Spring became popular with the public, it can be assumed that it must have been when Springs and Wells became popular in the country generally.\nAs the 'Subscribers to Reffley Spring' paid for their Temple and its immediate environs, to be built for their exclusive use, Reffley Spring did not develop as a traditional Spa or Spaw. Publicly it was principally used for healthy recreation and leisure purposes rather than by virtue of any properties of its spring water.\nAs it was not the more usual health or commercial potential of the spring, then there has to have been another significant reason to account for its being the site for reclusive meetings being held there by a group, said to be of no more than 30 gentlemen typically, but not exclusively on one day a year, over such a long period. Though as we shall see, meetings were also held to celebrate local and national events of importance in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as well as more public fetes.\nIn common with a select number of springs elsewhere in the country, it could have been the site of intrigue \u2013informal meetings of Royalists from Lynn and the surrounding area, being one of the few places where they could meet in relative safety under the pretence of 'taking the waters', - an activity that was so popular that even during the Cromwellian Protectorate it was not proscribed. It would have been when the political climate changed, at the end of the Cromwellian Era with the Restoration of the Monarchy, that meetings, formerly with the prime intent of protest, could have continued in a more convivial vein.\nThere may possibly be earlier references in the archives of the Wyche and Thoresby families,- former owners of the land where the Spring is situated, yet to be discovered, that could suggest an earlier date for the formation of \"the Subscribers\" - sometime between 1688 and 1750 - as there have been in the Folkes Archives, that could tell us more. For instance, inscription on the Obelisk- erected in 1756, stated that it was not the first, suggesting that permission might have been sought at an earlier time from the then landowner, to erect the earlier obelisk.\nThe Society's own version of its origins, is that it started as a protest against a Protectorate Edict in the Cromwellian era. As we shall see, that is not clear cut. However, protesting at that time could have taken the form of the act of meeting together and of \"Toasting\" which unlike today, at that time had evolved into a subtle or not so subtle 'artform' \u2013drinking the 'health' of ones enemies as vociferously, as of one's 'friends', by making use of a mixture of the readily available springwater and brandy \u2013 the \"Punch\" of later years.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home\t\u9996\u9875 >> About school >> Introduction >> Content\nHome\t>> About school >> Introduction >> Content\nThe College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering (MVE), started as the Mechanical Division in 1908, is one of the oldest colleges of Hunan University.\nMVE has 2 first-order disciplines authorized to confer Ph.D. degrees--mechanical engineering and mechanics, with postdoctoral research stations, 8 second-order disciplines offering doctorate programs, 10 master's degree programs, and 4 professional master's de gree programs. Mechanical engineering is a first-order discipline, whose second-order disciplines are all national key disciplines. It is listed in World-class Disciplines issued by the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the P.R.C. The College has established 2 state-level scientific research institutes, the National Engineering Research Center for High Efficiency Grinding and the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body. It has 7ministerial and provincial-level scientific research institutes, including:the Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Simulation Techniques for Special Equipment of MOE; Engineering Research Center of Automotive Electrics and Control Technology of MOE; the Engineering Research Center for Automotive Mold Technology of Hunan Province; the Key Laboratory of Intelligent Laser Manufacturing of Hunan Province; the Key Laboratory of Nuclear Equipment Reliability Technology of Hunan Province; the Engineering Research Center of Green Remanufacturing Technology for Machinery Equipment of Hunan Province; and, the International Science and Technology Cooperation Center of Advanced Composite Manufacturing of Hunan Province. The college has been approved as a Creative Research Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and an Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (111 Center).\nCurrently, MVE has 5 majors for undergraduates, including:mechanical design, manufacturing and automation;vehicle engineering;energy and power engineering; industrial engineering; and engineering mechanics. There are around 240 faculty members, including 4 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 3 academicians of oversea engineering academies, 1 distinguished professor of the \"Thousand Talents Program\", 5 distinguished professors of the \"Young Overseas High-level Talents Introduction Plan\", 2 visiting and distinguished professors with the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholars Program, 1 expert of theNational \"863 Program\", 5 supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 3 supported by the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, 4 members of the Ten-thousand Talents Program, 1 member of the \"Changjiang Young Scholars Program\", 3 distinguished professors of the \"Lotus Scholars\", 2 members of the \"Hundred Talents Program\", 2 professors supported by the Excellent Young Teachers Program of MOE, and 12 professors supported by MOE's Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University. With 65 professors and 67 associate professors, the college boasts a strong and stable academic team, rich in teacher resources. There are more than 3,500 registered students, among which 1,500 are graduates, and 2,000 are undergraduates.\nAiming at the goals of building a research-oriented college with world-class disciplines and top research standards, and adhering to the concept of \"Seeking Truth from Facts and Daring to be Pioneers\", MVE has made a series of landmark achievements in such fields as discipline development, personnel training, scientific research, and social services. It has recently won 4 national scientific research awards, more than 50 ministerial and provincial-level scientific and technological awards, 2 National Teaching Achievement Awards and more than 10 ministerial and provincial-level teaching achievement awards. It has established two national undergraduate teaching experimental centers, and won many awards in scientific and technological competitions for domestic and foreign college students. The college has established solid partnerships with many internationally renowned universities, and has developed sound cooperation mechanisms of industry-university-research with well-known enterprises at home and abroad.Under the guidance of the \"Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era\" and by fully implementing the spirit of the National Education Conference, the College will strive to make a contribution to China's rejuvenation via education development in pursuit of top standards, featuring development, and leading innovation and reform motivation. (April 2019 Update)\nLushan Road (S), Yuelu District,Changsha, Hunan Province\nCopyright \u00a9 2019 HNU College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Our TeamOur StoryPracticesIndustriesOfficesNews & KnowledgeCOVID-19 Hub\nLack of Asbestosis in Lung Cancer Case Leads to Affirmation of Denial of Workers' Compensation Dependent Benefits\nSupreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, March 27, 2015\nIn this appeal of a worker's compensation decision, the decedent's wife was seeking dependent benefits based on the findings of two physicians that the decedent's lung cancer was caused in part due to occupational asbestos exposure. The benefits were denied based on the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board's conclusion that in the absence of a diagnosis of asbestosis, the decedent's lung cancer was due to his significant smoking.\nThe appellate court confirmed the denial, stating, \"The Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board found that it was unable to make a diagnosis of asbestosis based on Mr. Watkins's radiology studies and concluded that occupational pneumoconiosis and\/or asbestosis did not contribute in a material degree to Mr. Watkins's death. The Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board found Mr. Watkins's death was from his terminal lung cancer that was a result of his significant smoking history and not materially contributed to by occupational pneumoconiosis and\/or asbestos exposure. The Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board has not been shown to be clearly wrong. Therefore, this Court affirms the Order of the Board of Review in reliance on the findings of the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board.\"\nRead the full decision here.\nIf you have questions about how this case may impact your business, please contact:\nJoseph J. Welter (716.566.5457; jwelter@goldbergsegalla.com)\nJason A. Botticelli (716.566.5460; jbotticelli@goldbergsegalla.com)\nOr another member of Goldberg Segalla's Toxic Torts Practice Groups\nAn Update on the Bare Metal Defense in New York\nWhat to Expect From NJ Enviro Justice Rulemaking: Karen A. Cullinane and Sara L. Sapia in Law360\nGoldberg Segalla Announces 18 Partner Elevations\nSign up for news and notifications.\nGoldberg Segalla is one of the largest and fastest-growing law firms headquartered in the United States, with a footprint that reaches from Los Angeles to Long Island. Its more than 400 attorneys serve regional, national, and international clients from over 20 offices, with teams based in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, St. Louis, and other major business and economic centers across 11 states.\nAttorney Advertising. \u00a9 2021 Goldberg Segalla. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.\nEmployee LoginCareersConnect with usPrivacy PolicyCalifornia Privacy PolicyLegal Disclaimer","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"What grade levels are offered at Emmanuel?\nKindergarten and grades 1-8\nHas Emmanuel been awarded the Certificate of Approval from the Maryland State Department of Education?\nYes, this approval is awarded after examination of the curriculum, staff, the building, and the courses of study. To maintain this certification, Emmanuel is required to submit an annual report to the Maryland State Department of Education.\nDo I have to be Lutheran to attend Emmanuel?\nNo, you do not have to be Lutheran to attend Emmanuel. Emmanuel welcomes all students. We admit students of any denomination, race, color, national, and ethnic origin.\nWhat is the required age to enroll in your kindergarten program?\nIn accordance with the Maryland State Department of Education, a student must be five years of age by September 1st.\nWhat time does school begin and end?\nSchool opens at 8:00am. Attendance is taken at 8:15. Students are expected to be in their seats and ready to start the school day. School dismisses at 3:00pm.\nDoes Emmanuel have a before and after school program?\nOur Before\/After School Service (BASS) is available from 7:00-8:00am and 3:00-6:00pm.\nAre standardized tests administered at Emmanuel?\nThe national Stanford test is administered to students in grades 1-7.\nIs transportation provided for students?\nNo, transportation is not provided by the school.\nIs there a dress code?\nEmmanuel has adopted a school uniform policy.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Do the Saigon spin! Meet Phuong T\u00e2m, Vietnam's initial rock 'n' roll celebrity\nI n early 1960s Saigon, Nguy\u1ec5n Thi T\u00e2m would certainly show up on phase in the city's dynamic ph\u00f2ng tr\u00e0 (caf\u00e9s) and also bars. She symbolized ultimate young femininity, with long, straight black hair and also putting on a white \u00e1o d\u00e0i, a classy Vietnamese outfit. Rather of standard tunes, she would certainly belt out songs that remembered American warm poles, hip-swinging dancing fads and also also adolescent desert: utilizing the phase name Phuong T\u00e2m, she was one of Vietnam's initial rock 'n' roll vocalists. \"At that time, every person was vocal singing Vietnamese, some French, yet no person else was singing American songs,\" claims T\u00e2m, currently 76. \"Simply me.\"\nShed for years, 25 of the remarkably crafted tunes she tape-recorded\u2013 all abundant in vigor and also ambience\u2013 can currently be discovered on Enchanting Nights, a spots collection that called for a global cumulative initiative to recoup a shed period of very early Vietnamese rock. T\u00e2m and also I talk in Vietnamese, browsing through from our houses in 2 of the globe's biggest Vietnamese-diaspora neighborhoods: she remains in San Jos\u00e9, The Golden State; I remain in Sydney, Australia. Considered that we are speaking about occasions from majority a century earlier, I'm amazed by her dazzling recall. \"Certainly, these are valuable memories. I was fortunate. I sang every evening.\"\nPay attention to T\u00e2m vocal singing \u0110\u00eam Huy\u1ec1n Di\u1ec7u.\nMaturing in H\u00f3c M\u00f4n in the sprawl of Saigon in the 1950s, T\u00e2m would certainly listen to songs drifting over the wall surface of her family members's yard. \"When the neighbor's radio was switched on, it was normally American songs\u2013 and also I liked it, so I would certainly rest outdoors to pay attention to it.\" She began discovering songs from a mandolin-playing neighbor that recommended she utilize the extra feminine-sounding Phuong T\u00e2m as her phase name when she was 12. In 1961, at the age of 16, she auditioned for the Biet Doan Van Nghe, the art and also society brigade of South Vietnam: the federal government system got doing musicians to be component of the battle initiative. Her dad desired her to maintain examining, yet she had actually composed her mind\u2013 \"I loved vocal singing\"\u2013 and also give up senior high school.\nThroughout the 1960s, the online songs and also dancing scene in Saigon was thriving, flush with the shot of resources from Vietnamese business owners and also american gis. T\u00e2m's voice remained in high need. Throughout the day she would certainly practice and also during the night she would certainly do to succeeding international and also Vietnamese target markets. \"I would certainly sing from 5 in the mid-day up until one in the early morning. I would certainly begin at the flight terminal base, after that at 7pm I would certainly sing at the police officers' club. I would certainly most likely to an additional dance club afterwards, doing with Nguy\u1ec5n V\u0103n Xu\u00e2n on piano. The last program would certainly go to an additional club at twelve o'clock at night.\"\nIt was throughout this moment she satisfied Ha Xuan Du, a military physician, that could not obtain sufficient of her vocal singing. 2 years later on they wed, in spite of his well-to-do family members's displeasure. It was real love. When a setting turned up for her brand-new hubby numerous miles north of Saigon in Da Nang, as a trip specialist in the South Vietnamese flying force, she really did not wait to follow him. She gained much extra as a vocalist than he did as a medical professional, she left it all behind. \"I forgot all of it,\" T\u00e2m claims. \"I really did not have time to really feel remorse due to the fact that I was quickly active dealing with 3 children.\" In April 1975, in the last days of the battle, the family members ran away to the United States, where they were approved as evacuees.\nT\u00e2m never ever revealed her music past to her youngsters. Just as soon as while searching in a Vietnamese songs shop in Orange Area did she locate a CD with several of her recordings, yet she really did not believe to reveal it to them. She simply offers a little laugh and also does not broaden additionally when I push her as to why she really did not inform her children concerning her vocal singing. Her past had not been entirely eliminated: in current years her late hubby would certainly occasionally look up her songs on YouTube and also reveal her, though the tracks were typically misattributed.\nPhoung T\u00e2m doing at the Miss Vietnam Elegance Contest with the Kh\u00e1nh B\u0103ng band, Saigon, 1965. Picture: thanks to Nguy\u1ec5n Anh\nEnchanting Nights assembles recordings from 1964 to 1966, her last years vocal singing. It is a testimony to Vietnam's accept of rock. The songs at first flowed right into the French senior high schools, a heritage of colonial regulation, after that later on using the Americans\u2013 an expanding visibility given that the 1950s, as the Vietnam war intensified. In South Vietnam, doing international songs was allowed yet tape-recording it was not, considered that all social items were vetted by the authorities. The impact of international songs might not be suppressed, so authors started composing Vietnamese tunes in designs consisting of the spin, browse, hully gully and also mashed potato. All this songs was understood in your area as nhac kich dong (activity songs).\nPopular songwriters such as Kh\u00e1nh B\u0103ng would certainly practice with T\u00e2m prior to they entered into the workshop to tape with each other. These rock tunes were vibrant and also normally positive expressions of love, linked with solitude and also loss, with verses such as \"splitting up belongs of life\" and also \"combating in an undesirable battle\". Vietnam had actually been divided right into 2 by the 1954 Geneva Accords, after a lengthy battle for freedom from the French. A civil battle had actually followed. Throughout the mid-1960s, nonetheless, T\u00e2m sang without anxiety. \"I had no concerns vocal singing in Saigon,\" she claims. \"The problem obtained a lot even worse in 1967-1968, yet already I had currently give up.\"\nT\u00e2m's oldest little girl, Hannah H\u00e0, signs up with both people on the telephone call from St Louis, Missouri, where she functions and also lives as a physician. Maturing in the United States, H\u00e0 really did not specifically like Vietnamese songs compared to pop, jazz and also rock, \"and now I can not obtain sufficient of it\".\nH\u00e0 constantly understood her mommy had not been an amateur, many thanks to the means she would certainly swipe the program at karaoke celebrations. As she creates in her relocating essay in the lining notes: \"Singing and also persuading with her eyes shut, she carried the whole area back to a pre-1975 Saigon club.\" She really did not offer her mommy's vocal singing a lot believed, nonetheless, up until completion of 2019, when a manufacturer of the movie Floor covering Biec (Fanciful Eyes) contacted T\u00e2m to review utilizing her songs. The strategy stimulated H\u00e0's interest: did her mommy actually sing rock 'n' roll? Quickly she discovered a 7in plastic solitary up for sale on ebay.com with 3 tracks made up by Y Van and also carried out by T\u00e2m: 60 Nam (60 Years), \u0110\u00eam Huy\u1ec1n Di\u1ec7u (Enchanting Evening), and also 20-40. These tunes stay prominent to this particular day throughout the Vietnamese diaspora, and also are tape-recorded over and also over once again.\n' I wept paying attention to every tune' \u2026 Phuong T\u00e2m ( right) with her little girl Hannah H\u00e0. Picture: My Le\nH\u00e0 placed in an optimal proposal of $2,000. \"I simply had this extreme wish to have it,\" she claims (ultimately, she scored it for $167). H\u00e0 after that looked for the assistance of Mark Gergis, manufacturer of the cult collection Saigon Rock and also Spirit (2010 ), yet locating the remainder of T\u00e2m's songs appeared difficult, offered all they needed to go on were 3 tracks and also some improperly classified YouTube video clips.\nGergis made use of his very own collection and also connected to his comprehensive network; H\u00e0 messaged unfamiliar people on YouTube and also Discogs prior to locating Adam Fargason, an American enthusiast living in Vietnam. \"Adam took me on these Saigon purchasing journeys which were digital, due to the fact that this was throughout the pandemic,\" H\u00e0 claims. \"He would certainly go to these mom-and-pop antique stores and also they would certainly have these documents on the flooring in the back. They typically had layers and also layers of dust, simply nude cds without sleeves. He would certainly place his phone to them so I might see, and also we would certainly experience them one at a time.\" It was at some point found that T\u00e2m tape-recorded 27 tracks in overall.\n\" When Hannah sent out the songs to me, I wept paying attention to every tune,\" claims T\u00e2m. \"I really did not keep in mind tape-recording a lot of of these and also had actually neglected that component of my life. I regret my hubby isn't conscious hear this cd.\" She sobs once again when she discusses her late hubby, that passed away in 2019\u2013 he was her largest follower, yet he had not understood that these documents still existed.\nI question what T\u00e2m idea of her little girl's excavation of the past, this wild look for what had actually been apparently shed, thus much from that stormy duration of Vietnam's background. \"The task appeared exhausting, yet Hannah firmly insisted,\" she claims. \"It's taken 18 months due to all the scraped documents; it's resembled climbing up a hill in reverse. She's extremely persistent.\"\nI recommend H\u00e0 persists like T\u00e2m herself had actually as soon as been, the means she was figured out to be a vocalist in spite of adult displeasure. The 3 people laugh: persistent Vietnamese females will certainly typically look for a means to know the difficult.\nCharles Connor, drummer for Little Richard, passes\u2026\nLadBaby equivalent Beatles document with 4th Xmas No 1\nNanci Griffith obituary\nKansas Smitty's Plunderphonia evaluation-- diverse\u2026\nMike Mitchell, guitar player on the Kingsmen's Louie\u2026\n'I'm not Amy Shark': Alex Lahey on the day thousands\u2026\n| Posted in Asia Pacific, Culture, Music, Pop and rock, Vietnam, Vietnam war\t| Tagged 'n', celebrity, initial, meet, phuong, rock, roll, saigon, spin!, t\u00e2m,, uncategorized, vietnam's","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Defense budget magic\nBy Libby Lewis (Listen to an audio version of the story here\nDefense Secretary Leon Panetta hasn't revealed much so far about his department's budget proposal for the next fiscal year. But he has offered a peek at some numbers, like this one: $88.4 billion for war funding.\nWhen he shared that figure last month, a reporter asked: \"Given that, a year ago, we had sizable numbers of troops in Iraq, and the numbers are coming down in Afghanistan ... why is it still so high?\"\nPanetta responded that it's partly due to the high cost of the war in Afghanistan.\nThe war is expensive, true, but some defense budget experts say there may be also be some defense budget magic going on. It's a magic made possible by two things.\nThe first is the fact that ever since the United States went to war with Iraq, it has kept separate defense budgets - one for war and one for the rest of defense spending.\nAnd the second is that only one of those budgets is subject to the Budget Control Act, the law that laid out spending cuts to reduce the deficit.\n\"The military will tell you wars are unpredictable things,\" said Russell Rumbaugh, a former Army captain and a defense budget expert at the Stimson Center, a non-partisan public policy group that works for international peace and security.\n\"So to deal with that, Congress exempted war costs from the Budget Control Act. So war costs are basically free money - they're not subject to the (budget) caps.\"\nThey're not free, of course - taxpayers still pay for war funding. But there are no limits to what the Pentagon can ask for and receive, if Congress considers those requests separate from regular defense spending.\nThe budget magic comes from shifting costs from the regular budget, known as the base budget, to the war budget. Poof. Like the magician's coin, it seems to disappear.\nWhen that happens, it's counted as a cut when it's really not.\nThat budget magic happened last year, the first year of the Budget Control Act.\nIn the final defense funding bill, a cool $7 billion in spending had moved from the base budget to the war budget.\nThat move helped the Pentagon meet the limit on its base budget with much less pain.\nSome of those billions paid for unmanned drones, including ones not for the wars. Some paid for heavy equipment maintenance, also including non-war items.\nWhy does it matter? It's all defense spending, after all.\n\"Well, first of all, it's wrong,\" said Lawrence Korb, a top Pentagon official during the Reagan administration.\n\"These are the first wars we've funded through supplementals,\" he said. \"And supplementals - or the war funding - don't get the same scrutiny as the regular budget. And it's supposed to be only for those things that have to be funded for the war.\"\nThings like bullets, vests, armed vehicles and rifles.\nBut over the past decade, since the United States went to war with Iraq, the war budget has helped to modernize the U.S. military, Rumbaugh said.\nHe found that almost one out of every four dollars that went to buy new weapons and systems and equipment for the Defense Department came from war funding.\nOn one hand, Rumbaugh said, it could be argued that any defense dollar is a war dollar, in theory. But he's not sure the public would see it that way. He says Americans have made clear they want to support the troops overseas, but now that support, in the form of the war budget, has gotten muddled with big-ticket items that don't have to do with the war.\n\"And that opaqueness, that confusion, means sometimes you have Americans supporting that war budget when it's not clear they would support buying the fighter jet that went with that war budget,\" Rumbaugh said. And, he reiterated, because it's designed as emergency funding for the war, it doesn't get the same oversight.\nKorb said the Pentagon has used the war budget to buy tens of billions of dollars in weapons and systems that had nothing to do with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.\n\"If I had to guess, I'd guess it's $75 billion worth,\" he said.\nA Pentagon representative said the department won't comment on the budget issue until it releases its proposed budget Monday.\nWith the threat of automatic cuts hanging over the Pentagon, Korb and Rumbaugh and other budget experts say the temptation will be great to shift more costs into the war budget.\nKorb likens it to a shell game. \"We're claiming we're cutting,\" he said, \"when we're not.\"\nPost by: CNN Radio's Libby Lewis\nFiled under: Afghanistan \u2022 Budget \u2022 Military \u2022 Panetta\nWow, fantastic blog layout! Ho\u0461 long \u04bbave you been blogging for?\nyou make blogging look easy. T\u04bbe overall look of y\u2c9fur site is\nfantastic, \u0251\u0455 well as the content!\nHer\u0435 \u0456s my web page ... online shopping mall (Gilbert)\nSal Garris\nMakaylahh Holtbergp\nIts like you learn my thoughts! You appear to know a lot approximately this, such as you wrote the ebook in it or something. I believe that you simply could do with a few % to drive the message home a bit, but other than that, this is great blog. An excellent read. I'll certainly be back.\nTheLastIndependent\nCan they make my school work disappear as well? Sure wish all our problems is that easy to fix.\nYes, the warmongers are addicted to unsupervised and unlimited spending \"to cover a good portion of the globe now.\"\nI remember when Panetta was a Dove. Now he is as bad as McCain, the former poster boy for the Military Industrial Complex.\nHave you ever thought about adidng a little bit more than just your articles? I mean, what you say is fundamental and all. However think about if you added some great visuals or video clips to give your posts more, \"pop\"! Your content is excellent but with pics and video clips, this website could definitely be one of the very best in its niche. Terrific blog!\nI am a 27 years old doctor,mature and beautiful. and now i am seeking a good man who can give me real love, so i got a sername Andromeda2002 on Agedate.\u0421\u00f2M, a nice and free place for younger women and older men,or older women and younger men, to interact with each other.Maybe you wanna check out or tell your friends.\nwhen is the US actually gonna make a declaration of war under the genava convention. Who are we @ war with? Or are we just there to protect financial\/political interests?\nTrue Jew\nYes, we are smart, we make you work hard and sending large amount of it to Israel. yes baby come on.\nStuckInTX\nGot to agree w\/ Ron Paul on this one... why DO we have 180 Military bases OUTSIDE the US?? Why can't we cut that in half? The economic impact to the impacted locales would be huge, as would the budget saving. But hey.. we're paying to keep them there anyway. So... figure out that HALF, yes HALF of the Federal Budget goes to Defense. The other half \u2013 the 50% that Congress gets to monkey with is for everything else including DEBT service, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, EARMARKS et al. DO you think that reducing Military spending might help?\nVoice of Reason\nBecause our planes don't run on hopes and dreams, that's why. they need to be in the general area. And as much as Mr. Paul doesn't like it, we are the mitigating force that keeps a lot of countries from doing something stupid. All these dollars help fund the operations to hunt down Al-qaeda, that expose leads to the US that help nab the rogues here, so it isn't so much \"Afghanistan costs so much\" as the fact that we're covering a good portion of the globe now\nAnd people think the North Koreans are brainwashed.\nSounds like more excuses to be the policemen of the world to me. Why us, US, again? where are all these people that said let GM fail? Why not let Israel fail?\nMy name is Jose Jimenez\nWhen there is this much money slooching around hanky panky will inevitably follow.\nI can remember a few years back that there was DoD money that was referred to as the \"Black Hole\". This was money that wasn't accounted for but yet was spent on various projects. It's nice to know now that they refer to it as \"war funding\". So how much of this \"war funding\" can they do without now that there is a winding down of both wars? Or will it be used to pay for military retirement, military healthcare & military pay, which it could and should be?\nWell, let me TELL some of you folks who are clueless...these wars have been a SERIOUS addiction to the Pentagon leadership, and it will not be easy to turn off. For the past 10 years, trillions have been spent, and countless billions have been wasted for complete trial and error efforts, some yielding completely opposite results than expected. This continues even now, with a glossy overlook by the people who are suppose to be taking account of things to come. So sad, and the American people continue to float on, in a daze...\nThe Pentagon runs the show. Has for quite some time. Anyone who doesn't realize or believe that, need look no further than JFK.\nActuakky during JFK's time in office the average military sepending was 358 billion per year, under Nixon it was 361.9 per year.\nDOWNLOAD MP4\/3GP VIDEOS FOR FREE PLEASE NOTE: U MUST BE 18\nWao $88 billion? 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+{"text":"\"The Unhaunting\"\nKevin Nguyen\nThe following is an exclusive excerpt from \"The Unhaunting\" by Kevin Nguyen, from Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Tales of Horror,, edited by Lincoln Michel and Nadxieli Nieto.\nAfter Priscilla died, Carson's only hope was that he'd be haunted. She'd left this world suddenly\u2014a heart attack, as if to spite her perfect health, as if the world were conspiring to make Carson tragically miserable.\nOnce she was in the ground, Carson waited alone in the bedroom they had shared for three and a half years. He wasn't sure how Priscilla's presence would manifest itself. Perhaps a movement in the dark, maybe a breeze that would rustle the sheets. Or an astral projection? Carson missed his beloved so much that he would've been satisfied with a cold shudder, the feeling that she had passed through him.\nThe first night, Carson lay awake, anxious, in the hope Priscilla would make an appearance. But each painful minute gave way to morning, and Carson was left feeling disappointed, even a bit angry. No matter. She would materialize on the second night, he thought. That turned out to be wishful thinking, as the days went on, a week passed, and Carson remained unhaunted. Where had Priscilla gone? What was Carson doing wrong? He decided to google it.\nIt turned out there were a great number of things that Carson could have been doing wrong. A subreddit about interactions with the afterlife, r\/haunts, was full of tips and tricks and hacks, none of which were particularly consistent. One user recommended incense, another suggested candles (not lavender), but everyone agreed it helped to burn something. There were varying opinions on the effectiveness of incantations\u2014some felt the words could be powerful forms of summoning, others found it useful just as a means of maintaining focus.\nStill, Carson practiced the easiest of rituals. Lights always off, of course. Open windows, Reddit advised, allowed spirits to enter more easily. It was cold out, but Carson was more than happy to bundle up to heighten his odds. A YouTube tutorial also had a handful of ideas, like spreading dirt on the floor to make the room feel \"more earthy.\" Certain patterns for candles (not lavender!) should attract specters with more ease. Still, none of it worked. The internet was a crapshoot, really, but as one YouTube commentator put it, \"Ghosts only emerge under specific spectral conditions that depend on them.\" The problem wasn't Carson, necessarily. It was Priscilla.\nThe feeling of cold, damp fingers; the musty scent of hair; an embrace of wet skin and jagged bone. Weeks went by, and Carson could only conjure these sensations in dreams.\nAfter expressing his woes to a close friend, Carson was referred to a specialist. He would be expensive, the friend warned, but Carson had nothing left to lose. He'd lost everything already.\nThe initial phone call was strange. Carson felt it fair to ask about the man's accreditations and background\u2014shaman? witch doctor? exorcist?\u2014but the response was a light scolding that those terms were outdated and lightly offensive. He was simply known as Derek, the guy who could get the ghosts. Still, Derek was able to detail his track re- cord. Carson's case was not unusual\u2014just particular. Every ghost was unique, after all.\nCarson put down a significant deposit, and a couple hauntless nights later, Derek showed up at his front door. His appearance was different than Carson had expected, more normal. He came armed with a few Tupperware containers. Carson had imagined someone arriving with an otherworldly, mystical aura to them. This guy had the fastidious energy of a housecleaner.\nIn fact, the first thing Derek did was clean the dirt from the bedroom. What is this, he asked, a nursery? You hoping your dead wife sprouts from the ground? The phrasing forced Carson to hold back tears, and he immediately hated the man. Still, there was an efficiency to how he worked. Derek began rearranging the furniture.\nDid Carson have more framed photos of his wife, he asked, which sent Carson to the other rooms of the house to pull pictures off the wall and present them to Derek, who then piled them on the bed in a rather disorderly fashion. Did Carson have more of his wife's clothes, Derek wondered, and so Carson went to the closet and pulled out all of her dresses, shirts, pants, underwear even. Though it felt uncomfortable presenting his wife's undergarments to a complete stranger, Derek appeared confident. All the clothes were dumped on the bed.\nThe secret, Derek explained, was quantity, volume. If you wanted to be haunted, you needed to bring as many signals into the room as possible. Ghosts, like in Priscilla's case, couldn't find their way. The afterlife was confusing, a labyrinth, lost souls learning how to navigate distant planes in order to return to this one, to ours. Yeah, okay, Carson said, impatiently. Listen, Derek went on, I've never had trouble finding a ghost that wanted to be found.\nAs night fell, Derek continued scanning the room. He checked the closets, opened drawers, flipped the light switch several times, all for reasons Carson couldn't understand but had to trust were done with the confidence of experience and expertise. Derek had, after all, nearly a five-star rating on Yelp. He laid down a series of blankets, cast dried rose petals on the floor, set out an array of candles (NOT LAVENDER!!!!) of varying heights and widths throughout the room. Then he pulled out a large tome from one of his Tupperware bins\u2014a massive, aged book\u2014and flipped to a bookmarked page. He began chanting a phrase over and over. It wasn't in English, but a language that Carson couldn't make out. Maybe Portuguese. And as Derek repeated the incantation, the room began to shake. A wind blasted in through the windows. The candle flames seemed to grow, illuminating the room. Carson watched as Derek's pupils turned white. Outside, the clouds began to swirl, opening a path for the moonlight to shine directly into the room. It's finally happening, Carson thought. Priscilla, my love, we will be reunited soon.\nBut in the chaos, nothing emerged. Eventually the wind stopped blowing, the candle flames returned to nor- mal, and the clouds returned to concealing the moon. Derek had run out of breath and could chant no longer.\nWait, don't stop, Carson pleaded. But Derek, whose eyes were back to normal, could only muster a head shake. He'd done everything he could, but Priscilla would not appear. Derek was excellent at his job, but no matter how good he was at summoning specters, it would always be impossible to call on a ghost who did not want to appear.\nWhat did he mean, exactly, that Priscilla did not want to appear?\nI dunno, man, Derek said. That seems like something between you and her.\nCould it have been possible this whole time that it was no lack of skill or effort on Carson's part, but the fact that Priscilla was not looking for him at all? How could that be true, that his beloved was not searching for him? Priscilla would never abandon him. Not like this. Not after he'd tried so hard to make it work. This was typical Priscilla\u2014 selfish, unkind. Carson had never been anything but supportive, even in the worst of times, and now, after death, she couldn't muster the effort to haunt him once. Just once! He asked so little of her and yet\u2014\nDerek finished packing his things, but the man was still rambling. With his Tupperware tucked under his arms, it seemed best to Derek just to leave his disappointed client as he was.\nHe could hear the man going on and on still, even as Derek made his way downstairs, past the hallway full of empty spots where photos used to hang. Even outside, as he packed his belongings in the trunk of his old sedan, the angered sounds of the man could still be heard in the distance. Indignation, it seemed, traveled far.\nAs the house disappeared in Derek's rearview, he wondered if the man understood what had happened to him. This man was reckoning with the fact that, now, he was truly alone. But the thing he still hadn't comprehended was the lesson of it all: that it was likely his fault.\nBut whether this guy would understand that was not Derek's concern. He had other clients, easier ones. People with ghosts who didn't feel better off gone.\n\"The Unhaunting\" by Kevin Nguyen, from Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Tales of Horror, edited by Lincoln Michel and Nadxieli Nieto. Used with permission of Black Balloon Publishing. Copyright \u00a9 2020 by Kevin Nguyen.\nWhich Scary Books Should You Pair With Scary Movies This Halloween Weekend?\nTropical Cozy Is the Balm We Need for Trying Times\nCatapultKevin NguyenThe UnhauntingTiny Nightmares\nWhich Scary Books Should You Pair With Scary Movies This Halloween Weekend? Halloween is on a Saturday, there's a blue moon, and we get an extra hour of sleep the next morning thanks to daylight...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Reaction product of mixed triesters of heptanoic acid (n-C7), nonanoic acid (n-C9) and trimethylolpropane (i-C7)\nCurrently viewing: S-01 | Summary001 Key | Experimental result002 Key | Experimental result003 Key | Read-across (Structural analogue \/ surrogate)004 Supporting | Experimental result005 Supporting | Experimental result006 Supporting | Experimental result007 Supporting | Experimental result008 Disregarded | Experimental result\n29 April 2003 to 27 August 2003\nother: Study performed in accordance with OECD & EU test guidelines in compliance with GLP.\nOECD Guideline 202 (Daphnia sp. Acute Immobilisation Test)\nEU Method C.2 (Acute Toxicity for Daphnia)\nAnalytical monitoring:\nDetails on sampling:\nDuring the final test duplicate samples for analysis were taken from all test solutions and the blank-control.\nSampling:\nFrequency: at t=Oh and t=48h.\nVolume: 5 ml from the approximate centre of the test vessel.\nStorage: Not applicable, the samples were analysed on the day of sampling.\nDetails on test solutions:\nThe standard test procedures required generation of test solutions which should contain completely dissolved test substance concentrations or stable and homogeneous mixtures or dispersions. The testing of concentrations that disturb the test system should be prevented (e.g. film of the test substance on the water surface).\nThe batch of HATCOL 3331 tested was a clear colourless liquid with a purity of 97.3% and the substance was not completely soluble in test medium at the concentration tested. The water solubility of Hatcol 3331 at 20.3 \u00b1 0.8\u00b0C was determined to be < 2.0x1 0E-4 g\/l, according to the flask method (NOTOX Project 365052). The partition coefficient (n-octanol\/water), Pow, was determined to be \u2265 5.1*10E6 (log Pow \u2265 6.7) at 20.3 \u00b1 0.8\u00b0C (NOTOX Project 365085).\nAll solutions at loading rates of 1.0 mg\/l and higher were prepared separately. Following a short period of ultrasonification (in the final test only), these supersaturated solutions were magnetically stirred for two days to ensure maximum solubility in test medium. The resulting solution was colourless, but contained a floating layer and test substance particles. Collection of the water phase by siphoning or centrifugation was not an option considering the specific gravity of the test substance. After the stirring period the mixture was therefore filtered through a paper filter (ca. >.5 \u00b5m). The filtrate was clear and colourless. Note that test solutions in the limit test originated from the simultaneously performed acute toxicity study in carp (NOTOX Project 364995).\nTest organisms (species):\nDetails on test organisms:\nSpecies: Daphnia magna (Crustacea, Cladocera) (Straus, 1820), at least third generation, obtained by acyclical parthenogenesis under specified breeding conditions.\nSource: In-house laboratory culture with a known history.\nReason for selection: This system has been selected as an internationally accepted invertebrate species.\nValidity of batch: Daphnids originated from a healthy stock, 2nd to 5th. brood, showing no signs of stress such as mortality > 20%, presence of males, ephippia or discoloured animals and there was no delay in the production of the first brood.\nCharacteristics: For the test selection of young daphnia with an age of < 24 hours, from parental daphnids of more than two weeks old.\nStart of each batch: With new-born animals, i.e. less than 3 days old, by placing about 250 of them into 10 litres of medium in an all-glass culture vessel.\nMaximum age of the cultures: 4 weeks\nRenewal of the cultures: After 7 days of cultivation half of the medium twice a week.\nTemperature of medium: 18-22\u00b0C\nFeeding: Daily, a suspension of fresh water algae.\nMedium: M7, as prescribed by Dr. Elendt-Schneider (Elendt, B.- P., 1990: Selenium deficiency in Crustacea. An ultrastructural approach to antennal damage in Daphnia magna Straus. Protoplasma 154, 25-33).\nWater media type:\nTotal exposure duration:\nPost exposure observation period:\nNo post exposure observation period specified.\nThe hardness: 250 mg\/l expressed as CaC03 and the pH: 8.0 \u00b1 0.2 after aeration.\nTest temperature:\nThe temperature of the test medium was 21.6\u00b0C at the start of the test. The temperature continuously measured in a temperature control vessel varied between 20.2 and 21.2\u00b0C during the test, and complied with the requirements as laid down in the protocol (18-22\u00b0C, constant within 2\u00b0C).\nDissolved oxygen:\nSalinity:\nNot applicable - freshwater test\nNominal and measured concentrations:\nMeasured concentrations\nDetails on test conditions:\nTEST CONCENTRATIONS\nRange: Based on the results of the limit test, filtrates (ca. 5 \u00b5m) prepared at loading rates of 1.0, 10 and 100 mg\/l, and a 10-fold dilution of the filtrate prepared at 1.0 mg\/l.\nControls: Test medium without test substance or other additives (0 mg\/I).\nTEST PROCEDURE AND CONDITIONS\nTest type: Static\nTest duration: 48 hours\nTest vessels: 100 ml, all-glass\nMedium: ISO. prepared in mill-RO water\nNumber of daphnia: 20 per concentration\nLoading: 5 per vessel containing 80 ml medium\nLight: 16 hours photoperiod daily\nFeeding: No feeding\nAeration: No aeration of the test solutions.\nIntroduction of daphnia: Within % hours after preparation of the test solutions.\nMEASUREMENTS AND RECORDINGS\nImmobility: (Including mortality) At 24 hours and 48 hours.\npH and dissolved oxygen: At the beginning and at the end of the test, for all concentrations and the control(s).\nTemperature of medium: Continuously in a temperature-control vessel, beginning at the start of the test.\nReference substance (positive control):\npotassium dichromate.\nEffect conc.:\n> 1.1 - 1.4 mg\/L\nNominal \/ measured:\nmeas. (not specified)\nConc. based on:\nBasis for effect:\nLIMIT TEST\nMeasured concentrations: The test substance consisted of a mixture of molecules with different molecular weights, which differed in water solubility, resulting in a number of peaks in the chromatogram of the test substance solutions. It was not possible to determine which molecule was responsible for the toxicological response, if any. Furthermore, since not all components were quantifiable in the calibration chromatograms, it was not possible to determine the concentration of the total test substance. Therefore, the toxicological evaluation was based on the water-soluble fraction at the loading rate. In addition, the actual concentration was estimated from the three largest peaks (peaks 1, 2 and 3) observed in the chromatograms of HATCOL 3331.\nThe analytical results showed that the filtered solution prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l contained an initial concentration of 0.50 mg\/l (based on peaks 1 and 2) or 0.48 mg\/l (based on peak 3). At the end of the test period the test concentration had decreased below the limit of detection (based on all peaks).\nThe average exposure concentration, based on peak 1, 2 or 3, respectively, was 0.22, 0.22 or 0.22 mg\/l. Hence, the average concentration was above the solubility limit of HATCOL 3331 (i.e. < 0.2 mg\/l). The observed decrease was probably a consequence of this extremely low solubility.\nImmobility: After 48 hours of exposure, 9 out of 20 daphnids exposed to the filtrate had become immobilised. From 24 hours onwards, a floating layer was observed in the filtrate. The EC50 was expected to approximate the average exposure concentration of 0.22 mg\/l.\nBased on the results of the limit test, the ECso was expected to approximate the water solubility of HATCOL 3331. The actual concentrations were below 1.0 mg\/l, and in fact only slightly higher than the limit of quantification. Therefore, the performance of a full study with filtrates prepared at loading rates increasing step-wise by a factor less than 10 would not add to an accurate determination of an EC50. Following from this, a final study was designed using loading rates spaced by a factor of 10.\nMeasured concentrations: Initial concentrations in the filtrates prepared at 1.0, 10 and 100 mg\/l were respectively < 0.1, 2.0 and 1.7 mg\/l (based on peak 1), < 0.1, 1.9 and 1.6 (based on peak 2) or < 0.1, 1.9 and 1.6 (based on peak 3). After 48 hours, the concentration in the 1.0 mg\/l filtrate had remained below the limit of quantification (for all peaks), while the concentrations in the 10 and 100 mg\/l filtrate had decreased respectively to 0.83 and 0.72 mg\/l (based on peak 1), 0.96 and 0.88 mg\/l (based on peak 2) or 1.1 and 0.99 mg\/l (based on peak 3).\nThe average exposure concentration in the 1.0 mg\/l filtrate approximated the water solubility (i.e. < 0.1 mg\/l), while average exposure concentrations in the 10 and 100 mg\/l filtrates were maintained above the water solubility of HATCOL 3331. This was confirmed by the presence of a floating layer in these solutions (10 and 100 mg\/l filtrates).\nImmobility: The responses recorded in this test were unexpected considering the results of the limit test. Although the concentration in this test were higher than in the limit test, no immobilisation was observed. Similarly to the limit test, a floating layer was observed in the filtrate prepared at 100 mg\/l, as well as in the filtrate prepared at 10 mg\/l. At the end of the test, the daphnia exposed to these filtrates were examined under a dissection microscope, and found to be covered by test substance. Such observation was not included in the limit test. Even though test substance was attached to the daphnia, this did not seem to hamper them in their movements and mobility. The reason for the immobility in the limit test remains unclear. However, the results of the final test, in which 2 concentrations tested were above the water solubility limit and 1 concentration approximated this limit, while no significant immobility was observed, are considered sufficient to conclude that the EC50 for immobilisation is above the water solubility of HATCOL 3331. Note that a response of 10% is accepted for the controls and therefore not considered to be related to treatment.\nExperimental conditions: These test conditions remained within the limits prescribed by the protocol (pH: 6.0-8.5, not varying by more than 1 unit; oxygen: > 7 mg\/l at the start, \u2265 5 mg\/l at the end of the test).\nACCEPTABILITY OF THE TEST\n1. In the control, no daphnia became immobilised or trapped at the surface of the water.\n2. The oxygen concentration was > 5 mg\/l at the end of the test. Other test conditions (pH, temperature) remained within the limits described by the protocol.\n3. The 24h-EC50 (based on initial concentrations) of potassium dichromate was within the range of 0.6 to 1.7 mg\/l.\nResults with reference substance (positive control):\n48-hour Acute Toxicity Study in Daphnia magna with K2Cr2O7 (NOTOX Project 381882).\nThe study procedures described in this report were based on the ISO International Standard 6341, the EEC directive 92\/69, Part C.2. \"Acute toxicity for Daphnia\", December 1992, and the OECD guideline No. 202: \"Daphnia sp., Acute Immobilisation Test\", Adopted April 4, 1984.\nThe reference test was carried out to check the sensitivity of the test system as used by NOTOX. Daphnia were exposed for a maximum of 48 hours to K2Cr2O7 concentrations of 0.10, 0.18, 0.32, 0.56, 1.0 and 1.8 mg\/l and to a blank control. Ten daphnia were exposed per concentration.\nThe reference substance, potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7 art. 4864, batch no. K28974764) was obtained from Merck, Darmstadt, Germany.\nThe actual responses in this reference test with KzCrz07 are within the ranges of the expected responses at the different concentrations. Hence, the sensitivity of this batch of D. magna was in agreement with the historical data collected at NOTOX.\nThe 24h-EC50 was 1.2 mg\/l with a 95% confidence interval between 1.0 and 1.5 mg\/l.\nThe 48h-EC50 was 0.60 mg\/l with a 95% confidence interval between 0.52 and 0.76 mg\/l.\nThe raw data from this study are kept in the NOTOX archives. The test described above was performed under GLP.\nReported statistics and error estimates:\nNot specified in the study report.\nTable 1: Incidence of immobility in the limit test:\nLoading rate HATCOL 3331 (mg\/l)\nVessel number\nNumber Daphnia exposed\nResponse at 24h1\nResponse at 48h\nBlank-control\n1Between brackets: number of daphnids trapped at the surface. These organisms were reimmersed into the solution before recording of mobility.\nTable 2: Average exposure concentrations during the final test\nConcentration, mg\/l\nBased on peak 1\nt=0\nt=48\nn.d., not detected; n.a., not applicable\n1measured concentration was below limit of quantification; therefore set at LOQ\/2, i.e. 0.050 mg\/l\nTable 3: Acute immobilisation of daphnia after 24 and 48 hours in the final EC50 test\nAverage concentration (mg\/l)\nResponse at 48 h1\n0 (1)3\n1between brackets: number of daphnia trapped at the surface. These organisms were reimmersed into the respective solutions before recording of mobility.\n2a floating layer was observed starting at 24 h\n3all daphnids were observed to be covered with test substance.\nTable 4: pH and oxygen concentrations during the final test\nAverage concentrations (mg\/l)\nStart (t=0 h)\nEnd (t=48 h)\nAcute immobilization of daphnia after 24 and 48 hours in the reference test with potassium dichromate:\nConcentration (mg\/l)\nNumber Exposed\n% immobile\nExpected response (%) After 48 hours1\n1Based on historical data of the previous years (n>60)\n2A maximum response of 10% does not invalidate the results of the test\n3One daphnia was observed trapped at the surface of the test solutions. This daphnid was reimmersed in the respective solutions before scoring of mobility.\nDue to the very low solubility of HATCOL 3331 in water, concentration levels that might be toxic for daphnia could not be reached. Therefore, the 48h-EC50 exceeded the maximum solubility of HATCOL 3331 in test medium.\nAcute Toxicity Study in Daphnia magna with HATCOL 3331.\nThe study procedures described in this report were based on the ISO International Standard6341: 'Water quality - Determination of the inhibition of the mobility of Daphnia magna Straus-Acute toxicity test, Third edition, 1996-04-01. In addition, the procedures were designed to meet the test methods and validity criteria of the EEC directive 92\/69, Part C: Methods for the determination of ecotoxicity, Publication No. L383, December 1992, C.2. \"Acute Toxicity for Daphnia\", and the OECD guideline No. 202 Part I: \"Daphnia sp., Acute Immobilisation Test\", Adopted April 4, 1984.\nThe batch of HATCOL 3331 tested was a clear colourless liquid with a purity of 97.3% and the substance was not completely soluble in test medium at the concentration tested. The watersolubilityof Hatcol 3331 at 20.3 \u00b1 0.8\u00b0C was determined to be < 2.0x10E-4 g\/l, according to the flask method (NOTOX Project 365052). The partition coefficient (n-octanol\/water), Pow, wasdetermined to be \u2265 5.1*10E6 (log Pow \u2265 6.7) at 20.3 \u00b1 0.8\u00b0C (NOTOX Project 365085).\nAll solutions at loading rates of 1.0 mg\/l and higher were prepared separately. These supersaturated solutions were magnetically stirred for two days to ensure maximum solubility in test medium. The resulting solution was colourless, but contained a floating layer and test substance particles. Collection of the water phase by siphoning or centrifugation was not an option considering the specific gravity of the test substance. After the stirring period the mixture was therefore filtered through a paper filter (ca. > 5 \u00b5m). The filtrate was clear and colourless.\nThe project was started with a limit test, exposing daphnia to a filrate (ca. > 5 \u00b5m) prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l and a blank-control. The test was performed in duplicate with 5 daphnids per vessel and samples for analysis were taken at the start and the end of the test. The analytical results showed that the average exposure concentration was higher than the solubility limit of HATCOL 3331 (i.e. < 0.2 mg\/l). At the end of the test, 45% of the daphnids exposed to the filtrate were immobilized. Since concentrations were all below 1.0 mg\/l, a final test was performed using a range of concentrations nominally spaced by a factor of 10.\nA final test was performed exposing daphnia to filtrates (ca. > 5 \u00b5m) prepared at loading rates of 1.0, 10 and 100 mg\/l and a 10-fold dilution of the filtrate at 1.0 mg\/l. Samples for analysis taken at the start and the end of the test showed that the average exposure concentration in the 1.0 mg\/l filtrate approximated the water solubility (i.e. < 0.2 mg\/l), while average exposure concentrations in the 10 and 100 mg\/l filtrates were maintained above the water solubility of HATCOL 3331.\nThe study met the acceptability criteria prescribed by the protocol and was considered valid.\nHATCOL 3331 did not induce acute immobilisation of Daphnia magna at the concentration obtained in a filtered solution prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l, corresponding to an average exposure concentration above the water solubility, i.e. 1.1 -1.4 mg\/l after 48 hours of exposure (NOEC). Also, no immobilisation was observed at concentrations approximating the water solubility.\nIn conclusion: Due to the very low solubility of HATCOL 3331 in water, concentration levels that might be toxic for daphnia could not be reached. Therefore, the 48h-EC50 exceeded the maximum solubility of HATCOL 3331 in test medium.\n12 March 2003 to 26 June 2003\nDuring the limit test duplicate samples were taken from the blank-control and the filtered solution prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l for analysis. The method of analysis is described in the appended Analytical Report.\nFrequency: At t=0 and t=48h\nVolume: 10 ml from the approximate centre of the test vessels.\nStorage: Not applicable, samples were analysed on the day of sampling.\nAdditionally, the filter used preparation of the test concentration was stored in a freezer for possible analysis in case no test concentrations could be analysed in the samples taken at the start of the test.\nThe standard test procedures required generation of test solutions that contain completely dissolved test substance concentrations or stable and homogeneous mixtures or dispersions.\nThe testing of concentrations that disturbed the test system were prevented (e.g. film of the test substance on the water surface).\nHATCOL 5236 is a clear colourless liquid with a purity of 96.7%. The water solubility of HATCOL 5236 at 20.0 \u00b1 0.8\u00b0C was determined to be < 2.0x10e-4 g\/l using the flask method (NOTOX Project 365041).\nA stock solution was prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l. This supersaturated solution was stirred for two days to reach maximum solubility. After the stirring period the mixture was hazy and contained a test substance floating layer. Collection of the water phase by siphoning or centrifugation was not an option considering the specific gravity of the test substance. After the stirring period the mixture was therefore filtered through a paper filer (Schleicher and Schuell 604) to remove the larger undissolved test substance particles (ca. > 5\u00b5m). The filtrate was still slightly hazy.\nValidity of batch: Daphnids originated from a healthy stock, 2nd to 5th brood, showing no signs of stress such as mortality >20%. presence of males, ephippia or discoloured animals and there was no delay in the production of the first brood.\nCharacteristics: For the test selection of young daphnia with an age of <24 hours, from parental daphnids of more than two weeks old.\nStart of each batch: With newborn daphnids, i.e. less than 3 days old, by placing about 250 of them into 10 litres of medium in an all glass culture vessel.\nMedium: M7, as prescribed by Dr. Elendt-Schneider.\nThe hardness: 250 mg\/l expressed as CaCO3 and the pH: 8.0 \u00b1 0.2 after aeration.\nThe temperature of the test medium was 20.8\u00b0C at the start of the test. The temperature continuously measured in a temperature control vessel varied between 20.0 and 21.3\u00b0C during the test.\npH: 6.0-8.5, not varying by more than 1 unit\noxygen: >7 mg\/l at the start, \u22655 mg\/l at the end of the test\nNot applicable - freshwater study\nThe test substance is a substituted polymer, resulting in a number of peaks in the chromatogram of the test substance solutions. Quantification was based on the two largest peaks. The analytical results showed that the filtered solution prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l had an initial concentration of 5.6 mg\/l (when based on peak 1) or 5.2 mg\/l (when based on peak 2). After 48 hours of exposure the test concentration had decreased to 0.97 mg\/l (when based on peak 1) or 0.75 mg\/l (when based on peak 2). Hence, concentrations remained above the solubility limit of HATCOL 5236 (i.e. < 0.2 mg\/l throughout the test. The observed decrease was probably a consequence of this extremely low solubility.\nThe average exposure concentration. based on peak 1, was 2.3 mg\/l, while the average exposure concentration, based on peak 2, was 2.0 mg\/l.\nHATCOL 5236: A 5 \u00b5m filtrate of a supersaturated solution prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l.\nControls: Test medium without test substance or other additives (Blank-control).\nMedium: ISO\nIntroduction of daphnids Within 20 minutes after preparation of the test solutions.\nImmobility (including mortality): At 24 hours and 48 hours.\npH and dissolved oxygen: At the beginning and at the end of the test, for the limit concentration and the control.\nTemperature of medium: Continuously in a temperature control vessel, beginning at the start of the test.\n> 0.2 mg\/L\nmeas. (initial)\nImmobility\nAt the end of the test period undissolved test substance particles were observed in the test concentration, which was due to testing above water solubility. Daphnids however were not disturbed by this precipitation.\nExperimental conditions\nThese test conditions remained within the limits prescribed by the protocol (pH: 6.0-8.5, not varying by more than 1 unit; oxygen: > 7 mg\/l at the start, \u22655 mg\/l at the end of the test).\nThe actual responses in the reference test with K2Cr2O7 are within the ranges of the expected responses at the different concentrations. Hence, the sensitivity of this batch of D. magna was in agreement with the historical data collected at NOTOX.\nThe 24h-EC50 was 1.0 mg\/l with a 95% confidence interval between 0.94 and 1.2 mg\/l.\n2. The oxygen concentration was \u2265 5 mg\/l at the end of the test. Other test conditions (pH and temperature) were maintained within the limits prescribed by the guidelines.\n3. The 24h-EC50 (based on the initial concentration) of potassium dichromate was within the range 0.6 mg\/l to 1.7 mg\/l.\nIncidence OF Immobility in the limit test\n*Precipitation was observed.\npH and oxygen concentrations during the limit test\nStart (t=0h)\nEnd (t=48h)\nExpected response (%)\nAfter 48 hours1\n1Based on historical date of the previous years (n>60).\n2A maximum response of 10% does not invalidate the results of the test.\nOwing to the extremely low solubility of HATCOL 5236 in water, concentration levels toxic for crustaceans could not be reached. Therefore, the 48h-EC50 for Daphnia magna exceeded the maximum solubility of HATCOL 5236 in water.\nThe study procedures described in this report were based on the ISO International Standard6341: \"Water quality- Determination of the inhibition of the mobility of Daphnia magna Straus-Acute toxicity test, Third edition, 1996-04-01. In addition, the procedures were designed to meet the test methods and validity criteria of the EEC directive 92\/69, Part C: Methods for the determination of ecotoxicity, Publication No. L383, December 1992, C.2. \"Acute Toxicity for Daphnia\", and the DECO guideline No. 202 Part I: \"Daphnia sp., Acute Immobilisation Test., Adopted April 4, 1984.\nHATCOL 5236 is a clear colourless liquid with a purity of 97.6%. The water solubility of HATCOL 5236 at 20.0 \u00b1 0.8\u00b0C was determined to be < 2.0x10e-4 g\/l using the flask method.\nA stock solution was prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l. This supersaturated solution wasstirred for two days to reach maximum solubility. Afterthe stirring period the mixture was hazy and contained a test substance floating layer. Collection of the water phase by siphoning or centrifugation was not an option considering the specific gravity of the test substance. After the stirring period the mixture was therefore filtered through a paper filer (ca. > 5\u00b5m). The filtrate was still slightly hazy.\nA limit test was performed exposing twenty daphnids per concentration to a 5 pm filtered solution prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l and a blank-control for a maximum of 48 hours.\nThe test was performed in quadruplicate with 5 daphnids per vessel. Samples for analytical confirmation of actual exposure concentrations were taken at the start and at the end of the test.\nAnalysis of the samples showed that concentrations remained above the solubility limit of HATCOL 5236 (i.e. < 0.2 mg\/l) throughout the test.\nHATCOL 5236 did not induce acute immobilisation of Daphnia magna when exposed to a filtered solution prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l, corresponding with concentrations abovethe water solubility.\nIn conclusion: Owing to the extremely low solubility of HATCOL 5236 in water, concentration levels toxic for crustaceans could not be reached. Therefore, the 48h EC50 for Daphnia magna exceeded the maximum solubility of HATCOL 5236 in water.\nother: Guideline study with acceptable restrictions\nPREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF TEST SOLUTION (especially for difficult test substances)- Method: Water Accommodated Fraction (WAF): This WAF was prepared by moderately stirring 100 mg test substance per liter of medium overnight followed by filtration (MILLIPORE AP15 glass fiber filter).\nTEST ORGANISM- Common name: Water flea- Strain: Straus- Length at study initiation (length definition, mean, range and SD): < 2mm- Method of breeding: Parental and young Daphnia were held in 40L glass aquaria. BREEDING- Breeding conditions (same as test or not): Reconstituted water (ISO 6341) was the same as test, prepared with distilled water. The medium in the breeding system was continuously aerated in comparison to the test. - Type and amount of food: 15 g sera micropan (sera GmbH, Heinsberg) homogenized in 1L deionized water- Feeding frequency: Once a day, except weekendsACCLIMATION- Acclimation period: Daphnia, which had been selected in size, were acclimatized to the reconstituted water for 4 hours before introduction into the test media.\n20.0 \u00b1 0.5 \u00b0C\ncontrol: 7.3 at 0h, 7.7 at 48h100 mg\/l: 7.5 at 0h, 7.7 at 48h\ncontrol: 6.2 mg\/l at 0h, 6.0 mg\/l at 48h100 mg\/l: 6.0 mg\/l at 0h, 5.9 mg\/l at 48h\nnominal: 100 mg\/L (WAF)\nTEST SYSTEM- Test vessel: - Material, size, headspace, fill volume: 100 mL flasks, all-glass, with 50 mL of test medium - Aeration: no- No. of organisms per vessel: 20- No. of vessels per concentration (replicates): 2- No. of vessels per control (replicates): 2TEST MEDIUM \/ WATER PARAMETERS- Source\/preparation of dilution water: Reconstituted water (ISO 6341), prepared with distilled water. The ratio of Ca:Mg ions is 4:1 and of Na:K ions is 10:1.- Alkalinity: 0.8 mmol\/L- Ca\/mg ratio: 4:1- Culture medium different from test medium: No, but test medium was not aerated as the culture medium.- Intervals of water quality measurement: Temperature determined in a control flask at the start and at the end of the test. Oxygen and pH were determined in all vessels prior to the addition of Daphnia to the test medium and at the end of the test.OTHER TEST CONDITIONS- Photoperiod: 16 h a day, supplied by overhead white fluorescent tubes.EFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED (with observation intervals if applicable) : Observations of immobile Daphnia were made after 24 and 48 h of exposure\n> 100 mg\/L\n>= 100 mg\/L\nThe test substance show no acute toxicity for daphnids under test conditions.\nTable 1: Immobilisation of Daphnia magna after 24 and 48 hours\nNominal concentration (mg\/l)\nNumber of individuals per test vessel\nImmobile Daphnia (No.\/vessel)\n% immobile Daphnia after 24h of exposure\ndisregarded due to major methodological deficiencies\n03 February to 03 April 2000\n3 (not reliable)\nother: Inconsistent result (test substance film at the highest concentration, number of daphnids trapped at the surface at each concentration)\nISO 6341 (Water quality - Determination of the Inhibition of the Mobility of Daphnia magna Straus (Cladocera, Crustacea))\nPREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF TEST SOLUTION (especially for difficult test substances)\n- Method: Water accommodated fractions (WAFs); weighed amounts of test substance expressed as mg\/l were mixed with test medium, treated with\nultrasonic waves and stirred for ca. 48 hours in a closed vessel in the dark; the dispersions were allowed to settle overnight until a stable separation\nof liquid phases was reached.\nTEST ORGANISM\nCommon name: Water flea\n- Strain: Straus\n- Age at study initiation (mean and range, SD): < 24 hours\n- Housing conditions: Maximum age of the cultures was 4 weeks, renewal of the cultures was after 7 days of cultivation half of the medium twice a\n- Type and amount of food: A suspension of fresh water algae\n- Feeding frequency: Daily\n20.5-21.8 \u00b0C (control)\nStart (t=0 h): 9.2-9.7\nEnd (t=48 h): 8.8-9.2\nWater Accommodated Fractions (WAFs) prepared at: 10, 18, 32, 56 and 100 mg\/L\n- Test vessel: 100 ml, all-glass\n- Material, size, headspace, fill volume: 80 ml fill volume\n- Aeration: none\n- No. of organisms per vessel: 10\n- No. of vessels per concentration (replicates): 2\n- No. of vessels per control (replicates): 2\nTEST MEDIUM \/ WATER PARAMETERS\n- Source\/preparation of dilution water: ISO, prepared in milli-RO water\n- Culture medium different from test medium: yes, culture medium was medium M7 as prescribed by Elendt-Schneider (Elendt, 1990), trace elements, macro nutrients and vitamins are added to freshly prepared ISO-medium\n- Intervals of water quality measurement: pH and dissolved oxygen at the beginning and at the end of the test\nOTHER TEST CONDITIONS\n- Photoperiod: 16 hours light daily\nEFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED (with observation intervals if applicable) : immobility at 24 and 48 hours\n- Range finding study\n- Test concentrations: WAFs prepared at 10 and 100 mg\/l and dilutions containing 1 and 10% of the 10 mg\/l WAF\n- Results used to determine the conditions for the definitive study: All daphnids exposed to a loading rate of 100 mg\/l (WAF) are immobilised at the end of the test period. No immobility was observed in the lower test concentrations.\nother: 95% confidence interval between 68 and 98 mg\/L\n- Behavioural abnormalities: A number of daphnids trapped at the surface at each concentration. At a test concentration of 18 mg\/L daphnids\nstucked to the bottom of the test vessel. Before recording of immobility the daphnids were reimmersed in the test solution.\n- Mortality of control: none\n- Any observations (e.g. precipitation) that might cause a difference between measured and nominal values: At 100 mg\/L (WAF) a test substance film was observed after 24 hours of exposure.\n- Effect concentrations exceeding solubility of substance in test medium: yes\n- Results with reference substance valid? yes\n- EC50\/LC50: EC50 (48h) of potassium dichromate was 0.45 mg\/L (95% fiducial limits of 0.41 - 0.53 mg\/L)\nAt each test concentration daphnids trapped at the surface of the treated test solutions.\nAt 100 mg\/L test concentration the daphnids showed an immobilisation of > 50% (final test: 75% (mean), range finding test: 100%) after 48h exposure. A test substance film was observed after 24 hours of exposure at this highest concentration. The EC50 was stated as 78 mg\/l (nominal). Because of the test substance film at the highest concentration and the trapped daphnids at the surface at each concentration, the test is not reliable. The effect at 100 mg\/L could result in physical effects caused in undissolved substance.\nTable 1: Acute immobilisation of Daphnia magna after 24 and 48 hours\n(between brackets: number of daphnids observed trapped at the surface)\nTest substance (WAF at x mg\/l)\nImmobilisation at 24h\nImmobilisation at 48 h\nGLP - Guideline study, tested with the source substance Fatty acids, C5-9 tetraesters with pentaerythritol (CAS 67762-53-2). According to the ECHA guidance document \"Practical guide 6: How to report read-across and categories (March 2010)\", the reliability was changed from RL1 to RL2 to reflect the fact that this study was conducted on a read-across substance.\nother: OECD series on testing and assessment 23, 2000\nTest conducted by preparing WAFs due to low water solubility of the test substance.\n- Concentrations: During the final test singular samples for possible analysis were taken from all test concentrations and the control at test start and test end\n- Sampling method: 2 mL from the approximate centre of the test vessels\n- Sample storage conditions before analysis: Samples were stored in a freezer until analysis\nAt the end of the exposure period, the replicates were pooled at each concentration before sampling. Additionally, reserve samples of 2 mL were taken for possible analysis. If not used, these samples were stored in a freezer for a maximum of three months after delivery of the draft report, pending on the decision of the sponsor for additional analysis\n- Method: Preparation of test solutions started with a loading rate of 100 mg\/L applying 2 days of magnetic stirring to ensure maximum dissolution in test medium. The resulting dispersion was left to settle for 1 hour (range-finding test) or 2 hours (final test) were after the Water Accomodated Fraction (WAF) was collected by siphoning for use as highest test concentration. The lower test concentrations were prepared by subsequent dilutions in test medium.\n- Evidence of undissolved material (e.g. precipitate, surface film, etc): The final test solutions were all clear and colourless.\n- Common name: water flea\n- Source: In-house laboratory culture with a known history. Daphnids originated from a healthy stock, 2nd to 5th brood, showing no signs of stress such as mortality >20%, presence of males, ephippia or discoloured animals and there was no delay in the production of the first brood\n- Age at study initiation: <24 hours, from parental daphnids of more than two weeks old\n- Method of breeding: Start of each batch with newborn daphnids, i.e. less than 3 days old, by placing about 250 of them into 5 litres of medium in an all-glass culture vessel. Maximum age of the cultures is 4 weeks. Renewal of the cultures: after 7 days of cultivation half of the medium twice a week. Temperature of medium (M7, Elendt): 18 - 22 \u00b0C. Daphnids werde fed daily with a suspension of fresh water algae.\n- Feeding during test: no\n180 mg\/L expressed as CaCO3\n19.8 \u00b0C - 20.4 \u00b0C\n7.9 - 8.0 (final test)\n8.7 - 8.9 mg\/L (final test)\ncombined limit\/range finding test: control, 0.1, 1.0, 10 and 100% of the WAF prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/L (nominal)\nfinal test: control, 4.6, 10, 22, 46 and 100% of the WAF prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/L (nominal)\nfinal test: control, 0.045, 0.18, 0.47, 0.63, and 1.3 mg\/L (measured)\n- Test vessel:\n- Type: open\n- Material, size, fill volume: glass vessels with a barrier net just below the surface to prevent Daphnids to swim to the surface in order to avoid contact to any undissolved test material, 90-mL, 70 mL fill volume\n- Aeration: no\n- No. of organisms per vessel: 5 (combined limit\/range finding test and final test)\n- No. of vessels per concentration (replicates): 4 (final test), 4 replicates at 100% WAF, 2 at 0.1, 1.0, and 10% (combined limit\/range finding test)\n- No. of vessels per control (replicates): 4 (combined limit\/range finding test and final test)\n- Culture medium different from test medium: no; M7 medium after Elendt (Elendt, B.-P., 1990: Selenium deficiency in Crustacea. An ultrastructural approach to antennal damage in Daphnia magna Straus. Protoplasma 154, 25-33)\n- Adjustment of pH: no\n- Photoperiod: 16 hours light, 8 hours dark\nEFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED (with observation intervals if applicable): immobility at 24 hours and 48 hours\n- Spacing factor for test concentrations: 10 in combined limit\/range finding test, approx. 2 in final test\n- Test concentrations: 0.1, 1.0, 10 and 100% of the WAF\n- Results used to determine the conditions for the definitive study: The two highest test groups contained a floating layer from 24 hours onwards causing entrapment of a significant number of organisms. Additional microscopic evaluation performed after 24 hours showed that bodies of the daphnids in the highest test group were all covered with test article. Hence, at least part if not all of the effects were of physical nature and caused by exposure to undissolved test material. It was concluded that the test set-up for the final study should include a barrier to prevent organisms getting stuck in the floating layer.\nmeas. (geom. mean)\nother: test mat. WAF\n46 other: % of a WSF prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/L\nLimit\/range finding test: Immobility at 10 and 100% WAF were at respectively 50 and 95% at the end of the test. It should however be recognized that the two highest test groups contained a floating layer from 24 hours onwards causing entrapment of a significant number of organisms. Additional microscopic evaluation performed after 24 hours showed that bodies of the daphnids in the highest test group were all covered with test article. Hence, at least part if not all of the effects were of physical nature and caused by exposure to undissolved test material.\n4.8 Samples taken from 1.0 and 100% of the WAF prepared at 100 mg\/L were analysed. The initial concentration in the undiluted WAF was 2.2 mg\/L. This concentration decreased to 0.22 mg\/L after 48 hours. In samples taken from 1.0% WAF, the measured concentration decreased from 0.17 mg\/L at the start to a concentration below the limit of detection during the test period. Concentrations in both solutions decreased significantly during the test period, which was expected to be related to the extremely low water solubility (< 6 \u00b5g\/L).\nAnalytical results final test: Analysis of the samples taken at the start of the final test showed measured concentrations of 0.27, 0.85, 1.9, 3.6 and 7.0 mg\/L in solutions representing 4.6, 10, 22, 46 and 100% of the WSF, respectively. The concentrations decreased during the test period to approximately 3 - 6% of initial. However, measured concentrations in all solutions at the end of the study still exceeded the water solubility that was determined to be less than 6 \u00b5g\/L. Based on these results, the average exposure concentrations were calculated to correspond with 0.045, 0.18, 0.47, 0.63 and 1.3 mg\/L.\nContrary to the combined limit\/range-finding test, no daphnids became trapped at the surface despite the fact that initial exposure concentrations in the undiluted WSF were even higher than those measured in the combined limit\/range-finding test. This was the result of the use of a physical barrier in combination with placing the light source underneath the vessels. As a consequence, only very few daphnia were immobilised in comparison to the same solutions tested in the combined limit\/range-finding test. This confirmed that effects in the range-finding were of physical instead of toxic nature.\n- EC50 = 0.3 mg\/L (95% CL: 0.28 - 0.35 mg\/L\nTable: Incidence of immobility in the combined limit\/range-finding test\nFatty acids, C5-9, tetraesters with pentaerythritol\n(% WSF*)\nDaphnia\nResponse at 24 h\n* = Test groups represent percentages of a WAF prepared at 100 mg\/L\n1 = Incorrect number of organisms exposed\n( ) = number of Daphnia observed trapped at the surface of test solutions. These organisms were reimmersed into the respective solutions before recording of mobility\n8 Nov - 30 Nov 2005\nGLP - Guideline study, tested with the source substance Decanoic acid, mixed esters with heptanoic acid, octanoic acid, pentaerythritol and valeric acid (CAS 71010-76-9). According to the ECHA guidance document \"Practical guide 6: How to report read-across and categories (March 2010)\", the reliability was changed from RL1 to RL2 to reflect the fact that this study was conducted on a read-across substance.\nPREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF TEST SOLUTION\n- Method: Individual treatments were prepared by adding the appropriate amount of test substance to 2 L of laboratory dilution water in glass aspirator bottles. The test substance was added to the water in the aspirator bottles using stainless steel and glass syringes. The syringes were weighed before and after adding the test substance to determine the actual loading rate. The mixing vessels were closed with foil-covered neoprene stoppers. The mixtures were stirred using a 6.7% (of the static liquid depth) vortex for 23.5 h on magnetic stir plates with Teflon-coated stribars at room temperature. As stirring initiated and after stirring all treatments appeared clear and colourless with the test substance floating at the surface. The mixtures were allowed to settle and equilibrate to test temperature in a waterbath at 17.8 \u00b0C for one hour without stirring before removing the aqueous portions (WAFs) through the outlet at the bottom of the vessel for testing.\n- Source: in-house culture; original culture was supplied by Aquatic Biosystems, Fort Collins, USA on April 11, 2002\n- Age at study initiation: < 24 h\n- Acclimation period: Day 0 cultures were started daily using 8 < 24 h old neonates from culture beakers between 12 and 18 days old, exhibiting <20% adult mortality\n- Acclimation conditions. same as test\n- Type and amount of food: Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (~ 4.5E5 cells\/mL) and 4 mL of a yeast\/salmon starter\/ Microfeast mixture per 800 mL\n- Feeding frequency: daily (five days per week at a minimum)\n- Health during acclimation: The pool of neonates selected for the test had \u2264 10% daily mortality on the experimental start day.\n150 mg\/L as CaCO3\n7.3 - 8.3 mg\/L\nNominal: 62, 132, 251, 503 and 1072 mg\/L loading rate WAF\n- Test vessel: Erlenmeyer flask\n- Type: closed with ground glass stoppers\n- Material: glass, size: 125 mL, fill volume: ~140 mL (no headspace)\n- No. of organisms per vessel: 5\n- No. of vessels per concentration: 4\n- No. of vessels per control: 4\n- Source\/preparation of dilution water: The dilution water was prepared from UV-sterilized, deionized well water that was treated and distributed throughout the testing facility via PVC and stainless steel pipes.\n- Ca\/mg ratio: 1.2:1\n- Alkalinity: 96 mg\/L as CaCO3\n- Conductivity: 500 \u00b5mhos\n- Culture medium different from test medium: no\n- Intervals of water quality measurement: Water quality measurements (pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature) were performed on a sub-sample of the WAFs from each treatment and control on day 0 and on a composite of the replicates in each treatment at termination.\n- Photoperiod: 16 h light\/ 8 h dark\n- Light intensity: Daylight intensity ranged from ~184 - 233 lux during full daylight periods of the study.\nEFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED: Immobilisation was recorded after 24 and 48 h test duration. In addition, observations for normal or abnormal behaviour\/ appearance were made.\n- Spacing factor for test concentrations: 10\n- Range finding study: The toxicity of the \"water-accomnodated fraction\" of the test substance was tested at different loading levels. The WAFs were prepared by adding the appropriate amount of test substance to dilution water in glass aspirator bottles. The vessels were closed and mixed on magnetic stir plates with Teflon coated stirbars for 23 h and 50 minutes. The treatments were allowed to settle for 1 h and five minutes after mixing. Two replicates at each loading level were prepared containing 5 organisms. This study was not conducted according to GLP.\n- Test concentrations: 10, 100 and 1000 mg\/L loading rate WAFs\n- Results used to determine the conditions for the definitive study: No mortality at any loading level was recorded during a exposure time of 48 hours.\n> 1 072 mg\/L\n(WAF)\n- Behavioural abnormalities: none\nTOC analysis confirmed the low water solubility of the test substance in water. The total carbon content of the treatment is only slightly higher than that of the control. Thus, the results of the TOC analysis can not be used for the determination of an effect concentration. Thus, the effect concentration is related to the nominal concentration.\nTable 1: TOC analysis of the test substance in the test medium\nTOC [mg]\nLoading rate\nGLP - Guideline study, tested with the source substance Mixed esters of pentaerythritol, technical grade, with isooctanoic and C8\/C10 fatty acids (CAS 189200-42-8). According to the ECHA guidance document \"Practical guide 6: How to report read-across and categories (March 2010)\", the reliability was changed from RL1 to RL2 to reflect the fact that this study was conducted on a read-across substance.\n- Concentrations: control, 1000 mg\/L\n- Sampling method: Samples were removed from the test solutions on day 0 and at termination.\n- Method: Individual treatment solutions (WAF) were prepared by adding the appropriate amount of the test substance to 1 L of dilution water in 1 L size glass aspirator bottles. The vessels were closed with cotton-gauze stoppers to minimize evaporation and\/or volatilazition. The solutions were mixed at <10% vortex on magnetic stirplates with Teflon\u00ae coated stirbars for approximately 24 hours. All treatment levels appeared clear with test substance floating on the surface. After mixing, the solutions were allowed to settle for approximately one hour before the WAFs were removed through the outlet at the bottom of the aspirator bottle.\n- Evidence of undissolved material: No test substance insolubility was observed in any of the test chambers.\n- Source: in-house culture\n- Age at study initiation: < 24 hold, taken from 16 d old parents\n- Method of breeding: Daphnids are kept in 1 L glass culture vessels with dilution water (BW3 at 20 \u00b1 2 \u00b0C) supplemented with vitamin B12 and selenium.\n- Feeding during test: none\n- Acclimation period: not specified\n- Acclimation conditions: same as test\n- Type and amount of food: Selenastrum capricornutum and a 6 \u00b5L\/mL yeast\/ salmon starter\/ cereal leaves mixture\n21.2 - 22.0 \u00b0C\nNominal: 62.5, 125, 250, 500 and 1000 mg\/L\n- Test vessel: Erlenmeyer flask sealed with ground glass stoppers\n- Material: glass; Size: 125 mL; Fill volume: 140 mL of solution\n- Source\/preparation of dilution water: Laboratory dilution water, a mixture of carbon filtered well water and water dialyzed by reverse osmosis supplemented with 1 \u00b5g\/L vitamin B12 and 2 \u00b5g\/L selenium, aged and aerated \u2265 24 h prior to introduction of the test substance\n- Total organic carbon: 1.528 ppm\n- Intervals of water quality measurement: Water quality measurements (pH, dissolved oxygen and temperature) were performed on a subsample of each treatment on Day 0 and a composite of the replicates at termination.\n- Photoperiod: 16 h light : 8 h dark with a gradual intensity conversion between periods\n- Light intensity: 640.56 - 642.82 lux during full daylight periods\nEFFECT PARAMETERS MEASURED: Immobilisation was recorded after 24 and 48 h test duration.\n- Mortality of control: No mortality observed.\n- Effect concentrations exceeding solubility of substance in test medium:\nThe quality of the dilution water used in culture and testing is monitored at weekly, monthly and semi-annual intervals. There are no known contaminants in the feed or water believed to be at levels high enough to interfere with this study based on contaminant analysis and\/or historical data.\nThe TOC analysis indicates that the level of test substance in the WAF was at or near the level of organic carbon in the control. This result confirms the low solubility of the test substance in water and the unsuitability to use the measured concentrations for the determination of the effect value. Thus, the effect value is related to the nominal concentration.\nTable 1: Measuremnt of the test concentration\nLoading level [mg\/L]\nTotal organic carbon [mg\/L]*\n19 \u00b1 0.3\n*: triplicate TOC measurements on each sample\nTable 2: Immobilisation of Daphnia\nPercent immobilisation\nKey value determined in static acute toxicity study in accordance with OECD guideline 202 and EU test standard C2.\nFresh water invertebrates\nEffect concentration:\n1.1 mg\/L\nHATCOL 3331\nThe batch of HATCOL 3331 tested was a clear colourless liquid with a purity of 97.3% and the substance was not completely soluble in test medium at the concentration tested. The water solubility of Hatcol 3331 at 20.3 \u00b1 0.8\u00b0C was determined to be < 2.0x10E-4 g\/l, according to the flask method (NOTOX Project 365052). The partition coefficient (n-octanol\/water), Pow, was determined to be \u2265 5.1*10E6 (log Pow \u2265 6.7) at 20.3 \u00b1 0.8\u00b0C (NOTOX Project 365085).\nThe project was started with a limit test, exposing daphnia to a filtrate (ca. > 5 \u00b5m) prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l and a blank-control. The test was performed in duplicate with 5 daphnids per vessel and samples for analysis were taken at the start and the end of the test. The analytical results showed that the average exposure concentration was higher than the solubility limit of HATCOL 3331 (i.e. < 0.2 mg\/l). At the end of the test, 45% of the daphnids exposed to the filtrate were immobilized. Since concentrations were all below 1.0 mg\/l, a final test was performed using a range of concentrations nominally spaced by a factor of 10.\nA stock solution was prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l. This supersaturated solution was stirred for two days to reach maximum solubility. After the stirring period the mixture was hazy and contained a test substance floating layer. Collection of the water phase by siphoning or centrifugation was not an option considering the specific gravity of the test substance. After the stirring period the mixture was therefore filtered through a paper filer (ca. > 5\u00b5m). The filtrate was still slightly hazy.\nHATCOL 5236 did not induce acute immobilisation of Daphnia magna when exposed to a filtered solution prepared at a loading rate of 100 mg\/l, corresponding with concentrations above the water solubility.\nCAS 11138 -60 -6\nThe study was conducted with Daphnia magna and according to OECD 202. The results provided an EL 50 (48h) > 100 mg\/L (WAF loading rate).\nThe short-term toxicity of decanoic acid, mixed esters with heptanoic acid, octanoic acid, pentaerythritol and valeric acid to aquatic invertebrates was investigated according to OECD 202 using Daphnia magna as test organism under static condition (Blattenberger, 2006). The test solutions were prepared by adding the appropriate amount of test substance with subsequent stirring and sampling of the aqueous portions (WAFs) through the outlet at the bottom of the vessels. Loading rate WAFs of 62, 132, 251, 503 and 1072 mg\/L were tested. No immobilisation was observed in any treatment and the control throughout the test period of 48 h. Hence, the 48 h-EL50 is determined to be > 1072 mg\/L based on the nominal test concentration.\nThe short-term toxicity of fatty acids, C5-9 tetraesters with pentaerythritol to aquatic invertebrates was investigated in a study according to OECD 202 using Daphnia magna as test organism under static conditions (Migchielsen, 2012). The WAFs were prepared by adding the appropriate amount of test substance with subsequent stirring and sampling of the aqueous portions A nominal test concentration of 100 mg\/L, corresponding to a measured concentration of 1.3 mg\/L, was tested. No immobilisation was observed in the treatment throughout the test period of 48 h. Hence, the 48 h-EL50 is determined to be > 100 mg\/L based on the nominal test concentration and > 1.3 mg\/L based on the measured concentration. It can therefore be concluded that the test substance will not exhibit short-term effects to aquatic invertebrates up to the limit of water solubility.\nShort term toxicity of fatty acids, C8-10 (even numbered), di-and triesters with propylidynetrimethanol, was investigated according to OECD 202. All measured results from 48 -hour toxicity studies indicate the test substance is of low toxicity to Daphnia magna. The study conducted with CAS 11138-60-6 (H\u00e4ner, 2007) determined EL 50 (48h) > 100 mg\/L (WAF loading rate).\nShort short term toxicity of fatty acids, C8-10 mixed esters with dipentaerythritol, isooctanoic acid, pentaerythritol and tripentaerythritol was investigated according to OECD 202. All measured results from 48 -hour toxicity studies indicate the test substance is of low toxicity to Daphnia magna. The study (Febbo (1995) observed an EL50 > 1000 mg\/L, WAF loading rate.\nShort-term study with the target substance tetraesters from esterification of pentaerythritol with pentanoic, heptanoic and isononanoic acids rated as RL 4 due to insufficient documentation. In this study using Daphnia magna as test organism under static conditions (Windeatt, 1995) a 48 h-EC50 > 10 mg\/L based on the nominal test concentration was determined. It can therefore be concluded that the test substance will not exhibit short-term effects to aquatic invertebrates up to the limit of water solubility.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"'Only my captain can tell you why I haven't played more games' \u2013 Mohammad Rizwan takes a sly dig at skipper Imad Wasim\nMohammad Rizwan played just two games out of ten games so far in PSL 2020.\nUpdated - Mar 16, 2020 1:32 pm\nMohammad Rizwan. (Photo Source: Twitter)\nPakistan spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim had recently passed some surprising remarks on wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan as the latter harshly treated by the franchise despite his credibility. The Karachi Kings skipper conceded that Rizwan would get a chance to play for the team should he fits in the team composition.\nIn a perplexing statement, Imad Wasim made it clear that Rizwan can't come in Karachi Kings' playing XI while also adding that he is one of Pakistan's top wicket-keepers. Rizwan might be a regular feature for the Pakistan national cricket team across formats but Imad Wasim said that they can't help him out if he doesn't fit the bill.\nInstead of backing his countryman, Wasim said that there are overseas players and positions in the batting order. By taking all these factors into account, Imad Wasim said he doesn't think Mohammad Rizwan is fitting in the batting order anywhere right now. This goes to show why Rizwan is not getting chances to play for the team.\nMohammad Rizwan has featured in only two games so far\nMohammad Rizwan played just two games out of ten games so far. He got a chance to play in the very first match of the tourney for Karachi Kings against Peshawar Zalmi, which Karachi Kings comprehensively won the by 10 wickets. He was also good behind the stumps by taking a couple of catches.\nHowever, he warmed the bench since the first game and Chadwick Walton was preferred for the next eight games. Finally, his second appearance came on Sunday's encounter against Quetta Gladiators. Needless to say, Mohammad Rizwan probably got the chance to play because Karachi had already booked their berth in the semifinal.\nAfter the game came to a close, Mohammad Rizwan took a dig at captain Imad Wasim while addressing the reporters at the post-match press conference. \"Only my captain can tell you why I haven't played in more games as I am doing my best. They are saying I am a top-order batsman but when there could be a chance for me to play, I am not given that chance,\" he said.\nIt's disappointing if the situation is like this in your 2nd or 3rd PSL. Everyone knows I'm the keeper for ODI, T20I & Test sides but I'm not getting a chance in PSL. The captain has to look at the combination so only he can explain why I'm not getting chances,\" Rizwan added.\nImad WasimKarachi KingsMohammad RizwanPakistan\nZimbabwe vs Pakistan, 1st ODI Match Prediction \u2013 Who will win Pakistan or Zimbabwe?\nPSL 2020, Match 14, Islamabad United vs Karachi Kings, Match Prediction \u2013 Weather Report, Pitch Conditions, Playing XIs and Live Streaming Details\nChristchurch shooting: Shahid Afridi says that terrorism has no religion, prays for the bereaved\n5 bowlers who can neutralize Babar Azam","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"The Cerkno Museum\nBevkova 12, Cerkno, Slovenia\nMuseums nearby\nFranja Partisan Hospital\n4,27 km \/ 2,65 mi\nHomestead of Writer France Bevk\n12,03 km \/ 7,48 mi\nMiner's House \u2013 Ethnological Collection, Idrija\nCerkljanski muzej\nThe Cerkno region is a small link in the chain of Slovenia's prealpine foothills. Though removed from large centers and events, it nevertheless takes pride in a history lasting several thousand years. The Cerkno Museum is the only institution that is integrally studying the rich heritage of this region. With its collections, exhibitions and other activities, the Museum is enabling visitors to recognize the cultural identity of the Cerkno region. By continuously developing and broadening its activities, the museum is significantly co-creating the cultural happenings in this area.\nThe Cerkno Museum is housed in the building of the former courthouse, which was built just before the First World War. During the Italian occupation, it functioned as the seat of members of the financial guard and carabineers. After the Second World War, the building was occupied by the lower secondary school, and afterwards by the elementary school. The museum department was established in 1978 as the National Liberation (NOB) Department of the Idrija Municipal Museum. After its renovation in the period from 1998\u20131999, it was renamed the Cerkno Museum.\nThe Museum prepares occasional exhibitions, lectures and presentations independently or in cooperation with other organisers. It also organises museum workshops for children, and plans and conducts various programmes for visitors of the Museum, the Franja Partisan Hospital, and France Bevk's homestead in Zakojca.\nTwo permanent exhibitions are on display in the Museum:\n- The Cerkno Region through the Centuries\n- Pust is to Blame! A Story about the Laufarji from Cerkno\nIdrija Municipal Museum\nPrelov\u010deva 9, Idrija, Slovenia\nDolenji Novaki pri Cerknem, Cerkno, Slovenia\nBazovi\u0161ka 4, Idrija, Slovenia\nFrancis' Shaft\nIdrija Kam\u0161t and Mine Locomotives\nVodnikova, Idrija, Slovenia\nZakojca 10, Cerkno, Slovenia\nVojsko 64, Idrija, Slovenia\nGewerkenegg Castle\nRudarska zbirka\nZbirka razglednic\nRudni\u0161ki stroji in naprave\nZgodovinska zbirka\n0 object\nLikovna zbirka\nCaricatura museum Frankfurt\nSpeicherstadtmuseum\nVoyagers: Britons and the Sea\nInternational Museum Day\/Museums and Cultural...\nALGIMANTAS MI\u0160KINIS COLLECTION\nNational Coach Museum\nMeet the Long Max, the world's biggest gun of...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home \u00bb Pitching Mechanics \u00bb Matz Shoulder and Elbow Issues Directly Related\nAugust 20, 2016\tPitching Mechanics Joe Janish\nMatz Shoulder and Elbow Issues Directly Related\nSteven Matz has been pitching nearly the entire season with an elbow issue \u2014 going back to the forearm tightness he experienced way back in early May. The forearm tightness evolved into a bone spur in his elbow, and, most recently, shoulder discomfort developed. Mets management and team doctors would like you to believe the shoulder and elbow problems are not related, but that is absolutely, positively, not the case.\nLet's get one thing perfectly clear: injuries \u2014 to any athlete, in any sport \u2014 occur due to a specific reason. Every single injury has a root cause. There may be some mystery that requires detective work, but, if someone spends enough time and has the right background, the cause can be discovered.\nNow, let's get another thing clear: pitching injuries don't happen just because the act of pitching is somehow \"unnatural\" nor because an arm injury is inevitable. People who say that are misinformed and\/or lazy. The WAY a person pitches MAY be unnatural, in that his motion defies natural, efficient body movement (i.e., goes against the way the bones are aligned and move). Pitching a baseball can be \"natural,\" efficient, and safe. It's when a pitcher goes against efficiency that problems, such as injuries, arise. People with background in anatomy, physiology, and\/or kinesiology understand what I'm talking about.\nSo, if you're reading this far, you have at least some faith (or hope) that the human body can propel a baseball without self-destructing. Holding fast to that faith, we can put on our detective hats and research the reasons Steven Matz is having arm problems.\nFirst off, Matz's left arm is far behind where it needs to be at foot strike. There is a mile-high pile of scientific evidence that says the throwing hand must be at a certain position (called \"high cock position\") when the front foot touches dirt so that the lower body and trunk \u2014 the largest muscles in the body \u2014 can take much of the brunt of hurling the baseball. Matz's arm is a few \"beats\" behind when his right foot lands, so as a result he's putting undue stress on his arm. Many MLB pitchers have this flaw (Noah Syndergaard and Zack Wheeler are prime examples); it's fairly common and extremely dangerous. It's a timing issue and can be easily corrected, with the right person applying the correction (this person is rarely a pitching coach). Interestingly, though, this timing issue is not the reason Matz has a bone spur and shoulder discomfort \u2014 though it likely caused his first UCL tear and may have had something to do with the forearm tightness he experienced in May.\nRather, the bone spur and shoulder injuries are directly related to another flaw that Matz shares with Syndergaard \u2014 a poor follow-through. Essentially, the two young pitchers are unable to properly \"apply the brakes\" to slow down their arms. One thing that both Matz and Syndergaard do better than 99.9% of human beings is accelerate their arms rapidly enough to propel a baseball over 95 MPH. However, just as important as acceleration is deceleration \u2014 the arm has to eventually stop, and there is a safe and efficient way to do this. I like to compare it to when Chevrolet put a 400-horsepower engine in the lightweight Corvette back in the 1960s \u2014 when they dropped in that 327 V8, they also equipped the car with four-wheel disc brakes, at the time, it was one of the only cars in the world to have such stopping power. Because if you're going to go that fast, you're also going to need a way to stop. Pitchers who throw 95+ MPH need the best brakes, and neither Matz nor Syndergaard have them.\nAgain, this is an easily correctable flaw. I'm not going to get into the whys and hows because that is far beyond the scope of this blog post. What's key is to understand that when a pitcher does not properly slow down his arm with help from his largest muscles, the brakes have to come from the back of the arm \u2014 specifically, the tricep and shoulder. Constantly abusing these parts of the arm in this manner will result in pain, and when the pain is ignored, eventually the bones' protectors \u2014 ligaments, tendons, muscles \u2014 will break down. When the bones lose these protectors, the bones grow to create a protection for themselves \u2014 these growths are called spurs.\nAre you starting to connect the dots?\nSo now let's look at Matz (and Syndergaard, for that matter). His poor follow-through is putting undue stress on the back of his elbow and his shoulder. The Mets doctors said that Matz couldn't damage his UCL by continuing to pitch \u2014 and they were probably right. What they didn't mention is that the UCL wasn't really at risk \u2014 the shoulder was. The treatment was not to correct the follow-through flaw, but to apply cortisone injections and anti-inflammatories to kill the pain. (No wonder Matz said his elbow was feeling \"better\" \u2014 he wasn't feeling anything!) With no pain in the elbow, Matz could continue to pitch \u2014 and continue to shred his shoulder.\nThe irony is that the Mets have been hell-bent on making sure Matz's mechanics REMAINED THE SAME, going so far as to use cutting-edge technology called TrackMan toward that goal. The same mechanics that caused the bone spur, and, eventually, the shoulder discomfort.\nOh, by the way, remember when Noah Syndergaard's arm \"went dead\" in the middle of a ballgame just prior to the All-Star break? Do you know that \"dead arm\" is an injury to the supraspinatus, a small muscle in the shoulder blade \/ scapula? Huh, isn't that interesting \u2026\nBut don't take it from me, I'm merely a lay person and pseudo-journalist on a mission to keep pitchers safe. If you want to hear more details about this from an expert, listen to the podcast below that was recorded in mid-July. It's mainly focused on Syndergaard, but the content also applies to Matz. (I sincerely apologize for the technical issue causing the redundant thumping in the show.)\nBottom line \u2014 these injuries to the elbow and shoulder are absolutely related and could have been prevented. And, you can expect to eventually hear about a shoulder problem from Syndergaard, assuming he, also, does not correct his deceleration flaw. At some point, hopefully, someone will wake up and change the course. Pitching injuries don't have to be inevitable.\nBack The No Good, Horrible, Very Bad Day\nNext Can Conforto and Nimmo be \"the rabbits?\"\nTags: bone spur, elbow, noah syndergaard, steven matz\nJoe Janish\nJoe Janish began MetsToday in 2005 to provide the unique perspective of a high-level player and coach -- he earned NCAA D-1 All-American honors as a catcher and coached several players who went on to play pro ball. As a result his posts often include mechanical evaluations, scout-like analysis, and opinions that go beyond the numbers. Follow Joe's baseball tips on Twitter at @onbaseball and at the On Baseball Google Plus page.\nMets Pitching Injuries NOT Due to 2015 Hangover\nWhat's NOT Wrong with Matt Harvey and How To Fix What Is\nHow Zack Wheeler Could Have Avoided Tommy John Surgery\ndavid August 21, 2016 at 7:24 pm\nThanks for this Joe.\nThe other obvious point this throws up is why don't the Mets trade one of these young guns for a big bat? They seem afraid to do so even though its obvious we need 2 corner IF bats.\nI was wondering \u2013 what is your take on the Mets resigning Reyes? I think playing him a t 3B is a bad idea and, as usual, the Mets are playing guys out of position and hoping for the best.\nJoe Janish August 27, 2016 at 1:58 pm\nIt seems that the Mets don't want to trade anyone of value who is making MLB minimum salary, and Sandy Alderson appears to value arms over bats. Though, they DID trade Fulmer for a big bat last year, and they tried to trade Wheeler for Bruce (and later, Gomez), so maybe it's a matter of them not finding a palatable deal.\nAs an outsider, Reyes seems like a no-brainer. Going back to the Mets was best for Reyes and fit Jeff Wilpon's desire to excite the fan base. On paper, the Mets needed a leadoff hitter, a speedy guy, and someone who could play 3B. So there you go.\nFrom the inside, I imagine Alderson was not happy not fully supportive of reacquiring Reyes, because he doesn't fit into the plan of piling up guys who take walks and big swings. I also imagine the front office does not value the stolen base, and, likely, sees it as a negative. But, Jeff owns the team so Reyes is in Flushing.\nHow do I personally see it? I don't really have an opinion, because it's hard to make a judgment on a player who clearly doesn't fit into the plan. For what it's worth, I don't subscribe to the prehistoric strategy made famous by Moneyball. Much has changed since the 1990s. If it were up to me, I'd either start following the Cubs' plan of piling up bats and athletes or go the KC Royals \/ Astros \/ Cardinals route of the 1970s-80s and stockpile speed and defense. In that latter case, Reyes would be a good fit.\nRay LaGrange September 12, 2016 at 5:37 pm\nMets r playing like that there is not just a letter I in TEAM they r playing like a well oiled macheine one goes down n affraid to put someone in that replacse that person THEY R WHAT U CALL A TEAM!!!\nJoe Janish September 15, 2016 at 5:34 pm\nThey're also playing against clubs that would have difficulty competing at the AAA level.\nargonbunnies August 22, 2016 at 9:18 pm\nFantastic distillation of some of the injury wisdom you've amassed, Joe. I will link this the next time one of my Mets fan friends says the team's doing all anyone can do for pitcher health.\nI wonder if the people in MLB who know the science best have actively given up implementing fixes? I mean, Billy Beane employed\/worked with some pioneers on this front long before most, and he's been trading away young pitchers in droves for most of his tenure, getting a few years of value and then shipping them out before they get hurt. Maybe he realized that, just as pitchers don't like to wear doofy-looking hats that might save their lives, pitchers also don't like to have some non-jock hanging around the team just to micro-manage their deliveries? So torn UCLs and line drives to the head are just the price of being cool or manly or whatever?\nMaybe that sounds like a bizarre conspiracy theory, but if it were true, it wouldn't be the first time. Culture is a force few will fight. Compare the players' stance on steroids and testing now to what it was in 2002.\nI don't think that MLB \"know\" the science. From what I can gather by talking to people \"inside,\" most MLB teams employ quantitative science and listen to doctors while completely dismissing \/ ignoring \/ not knowing about the qualitative side. Every team knows about biomechanics but that's only half the story (and mostly useless without someone with qualitative skills to implement biomechanical data).\nI think it's the same story with the pitchers \u2014 they simply follow whatever their MLB coaches \/ managers \/ agents tell them, and they're only getting part of the story.\nI just think everyone is ignorant, and Jeff Passan's book has done nothing but further the ignorance.\nHey, it took Bill James a while to get baseball to recognize \u2014 much less accept \u2014 sabermetrics. Eventually, hopefully, baseball will take notice of qualitative science and the opportunities available to keep pitchers healthy.\nHmm, yeah, I guess \"you need a trained qualitative expert to make use of these biometric findings\" isn't really the sort of revolutionary eye-opener that every team is eager to jump on. It sounds pretty mundane. Like, \"Can't the pitching coach just learn that?\"\nHonestly, I'd have to see EXACTLY what a qualitative scientist does to understand why a reasonably intelligent pitching coach couldn't do the same. It makes intuitive sense to me, but I don't actually KNOW.\nHey Joe, what is your take on DeGrom's recent struggles and the blame being placed on him and his catcher's reluctance to pitch\/call inside? TDA is beginning to get a real whiff about him if this story gains traction, which is fair if he is not calling for it, but what is the deal with these guys simply going away from the inside heater? I caught for years, as did you, so I was curious to hear your opinion on the old \"purpose pitch\", \"chin music\" or whatever you want to call it.\nI like Travis d'Arnaud as a ballplayer and a person. I don't love him as a catcher. I think he should be a corner outfielder. A catcher needs to be the \"take charge\" leader of the defense and the pitcher's director \/ psychologist. It takes a special personality, and d'Arnaud just doesn't have it.\nThat said, I don't know if it's d'Arnaud not calling inside pitches, if it's the bench not calling inside pitches, or the pitchers not wanting to \u2014 or able to \u2014 throw inside. But I agree, throwing inside is an integral part of pitching \u2014 to be consistently successful a pitcher must command all four quadrants of the strike zone and pound them. Once a batter realizes that one or two of those quadrants are not being utilized, it becomes much easier to zone in on the others. And yes, there is the fear factor associated with the inside pitch that has more or less disappeared from the game over the past 20 years. The problem is not a Mets issue so much as a baseball \u2014 at all levels \u2014 issue. At some point, pitchers were taught not to throw too far inside and batters were no longer taught how to get out of the way. That's a dangerous combination, because now we have hitters who never expect to get out of the way of a pitch \u2014 and sometimes, mistakes happen. I don't think that hitters should be terrified of getting hit, but they should have in the back of their mind that it COULD happen, and have some kind of training to know how to get out of the way if and when it does happen.\nI hadn't heard this story, David, but I have been frustrated with d'Arnaud's game calling throughout his entire time with the Mets. They've always pitched much better with Plawecki behind the plate. And yeah, one of the problems with d'Arnaud is that he never calls inside unless that's very specifically THE game plan.\nThank goodness after getting beat up for a few starts SOMEONE finally figured out that Syndergaard's triple-digit heat should be thrown inside more than 2 or 3 times a game. Whether Rene Rivera deserves kudos, or whether he shares the blame for it taking so long, I don't know.\nAs for deGrom, he's always pitched lefties up-and-in and righties down-and-in just enough. Maybe he got away from that in his last two starts? I'm not sure. The main thing I noticed was too many fastballs, and too little movement on them. I assume that latter is from the release point issue he mentioned, and I bet they can get that fixed.\nAs for chin music, I think the only thing that's changed is pitcher suspensions. Back in the \"tough old days\" a pitcher would hit 5 guys in 250 innings and glare and threaten and fight and never get suspended, and earn a rep as a mean SOB. Nowadays a pitcher hits 5 guys in 200 innings and pretends each one was an accident, and never earns such a rep, and so no one fears him.\nI don't think purpose pitches were EVER common. They just used to be more confrontational, that's all.\nIf anything has changed, I think it's using pitches in to set up pitches away. Not many guys seem to do that anymore. I remember when coming inside 0-2 \u2014 not close to hitting anyone, just simply coming in off the plate \u2014 was way more common than it is now.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Trumble -v- Mills \u2013 Judgement will not be appealed\nThe Employment Tribunal's Judgement, in the case brought against Heather Mills, by her former nanny, Sara Trumble, is not to be appealed.As we reported previously (see Inside Story 04\/06\/2010) Sara's case, alleging unfair dismissal, sexual discrimination and harassment, was rejected by the Employment Tribunal within a reserved Judgement issued last month.\nThis followed an earlier three day hearing.\nThe Tribunal dismissed all Sara's claims.\nThat decision will not now be the subject of an appeal.\nNick Fairweather, who represented Sara, commented as follows:-\n\"Tribunals have a wide discretion in considering cases and any appeal only lies to the Employment Appeal Tribunal on very limited grounds. One needs to establish that the lower Tribunal has erred in law. Although this can include reaching a 'perverse decision' this is very narrowly construed indeed. The upshot is that, however, strongly one feels about the case, there is a need to be realistic about appeal prospects.\nIn this case, I have taken the view that, although there are a couple of fairly limited potential points of appeal, their remit, value and prospects of success do not warrant appeal proceedings being brought. Thus, with regret, this case must conclude.\nI pay tribute to Sara and everyone who has supported her for having the strength and courage to bring these proceedings in such difficult circumstances notwithstanding their ultimate outcome.\"\nThis case has, of course, been variously reported in the local, national and international press and wider media.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Top 10 Poorest Districts In Bangladesh 2021\nCustomer Care | December 18, 2020 | Top Ten in BD | No Comments\nAlthough the overall poverty rate of the country has decreased in Bangladesh, But the poverty has increased in some districts. According to Bangladesh statistics, people from ten districts live below the poverty line.\nIn today's post I am going to share information about top 10 poorest district Bangladesh.\nOne of the reasons behind these districts is lack of employment. People in those districts are not always able to work and the workers get very low wages. Let us introduce you, without saying too much, with the poorest ten districts of Bangladesh.\n1 Kurigram district\n2 Dinajpur district\n3 Magura district\n4 Bandarban district\n5 Khagrachari district\n6 Shariatpur district\n7 Lalmonirhat district\n8 Gaibandha district\n9 Nilphamari district\n10 Thakurgaon district\nKurigram district\nKurigram district is the number one of the poorest districts in Bangladesh. Kurigram District is an administrative area of \u200b\u200bRangpur Division in northwest Bangladesh. Most of the rivers in Bangladesh flow through this district.\nAccording to the district data, the number of rivers flowing over this district is 16. Of these, the number of internationally recognized rivers is five. The poor population in this district is very high.\nAbout 70 percent people is poor in this district. Kurigram district is economically far behind. But hopefully, poverty will be remove very soon and it will return to prosperity.\nDinajpur district\nDinajpur district is the number two poorest districts of Bangladesh. Dinajpur district is an administrative area of \u200b\u200bRangpur Division in northwestern Bangladesh. This district is far behind in economic terms.\nThe per capita income of this district is very low. In Dinajpur district, 65 percent of the population is poor. Dinajpur district could not be digital in the way Bangladesh is being digital.\nOne of the reasons Dinajpur district is economically backward is that it is a major river district.\nThere are more than 12 rivers in the said district. Hopefully soon Dinajpur will be able to participate in list of rich districts by cutting their money recession.\nMagura district\nAccording to the recent statistics of Bangladesh, Magura district is ranked number three among the poorest districts. This district lags far behind from other district economically.\nMagura district is located in the southwest of Bangladesh which is included in Khulna division. The distance from Dhaka to Magura is about 176 kilometers. The only communication system from Magura to Dhaka is Bus, it takes five hours from Magura to Dhaka.\nThere is no train connectivity in Magura, but people od Magura are hopeful that trains will run in their area very soon. Just as Magura district lags far behind in economic terms, Magura district lags far behind in digital. Very few people in this district use the Internet.This district is called agro-based district. Most people in this district are dependent on agriculture.\nThe number of workers in this district is very low. This district can also be called a river based district. About more than 14 rivers flow into this district. Hopefully the Magura district will be able to overcome the shortage of money very soon. And will be located in the top districts of Bangladesh.\nBandarban district\nAmong the poorest districts of Bangladesh, Bandarban is number four. Bandarban district is the administrative area of \u200b\u200bChittagong Division located in the southeast of Bangladesh.\nThe district is surrounded by the hill, this district is lagging behind economically. Very few educated people live in this district because the education rate in this district is very low. Statistics show that the literacy rate in this district is only 35%.\nBandarban district is lagging behind not only in education but also in economic terms. The people of Bandarban cannot properly meet the needs of food, clothing and housing.\n75% of the people in this district are poor, the transportation system in this district is not good. The people who are rich in Bandarban district should help the poor and try to make their district economical.\nKhagrachari district\nKhagrachari district is number five among the poorest districts of Bangladesh. Commercial situation in Khagrachari district is very bad. The district is also called the Hill District. Although the place is very poor, there are many beautiful places in that district.\nOne of the most notable of these is the small mountains and shower. Khagrachari district is an administrative area located in the southeast of Bangladesh, comprising Chittagong Division. The literacy rate in this district is very low, according to Wikipedia data, the literacy rate in that district is 40 percent.\nAll other districts of Bangladesh are moving towards digital but Khagrachari district is far behind. The communication system in this district is very bad because there are only hills around. In this district you will not get all the services, this district is not suitable for living.\nShariatpur district\nShariatpur district is number 6 among the poorest districts of Bangladesh. Although Shariatpur district is located in Dhaka, this district is very poor. People live the hard way. The district is located in the middle of Bangladesh. This district is a poor district, most of the people in this district are poor.\nOne of the reasons is that employment is very low in this district. Due to lack of employment, most people in this district have to sit unemployed all day. The per capita income of this district is very low, as there are no educated people in this district.\nAccording to Wikipedia data, 41 percent of the people are literate, while the remaining 59% are illiterate. Therefore, the government of Bangladesh should reach the light of education on this district. Because education can make the country poverty free.\nThe facilities available in other districts of Bangladesh are not available in this district. The district is deprived of many facilities. The number of Internet users in this district is very low. Only 15 out of every 100 people are connected to the Internet, so it is said that this district is far behind in digital.\nLalmonirhat district\nLalmonirhat district is ranked 7th among the poorest districts of Bangladesh. Lalmonirhat district is an administrative area of \u200b\u200bRangpur Division in the northwestern part of Bangladesh. This district is lagging behind from all other districts economically.\nIt is one of the poorest districts in Bangladesh. Unemployment and lack of employment are one of the reasons for the poor in the district. According to Wikipedia data, only 25 of the 100 people have jobs, without them everyone else is living unemployed. All other districts of Bangladesh are progressing day by day, but Lalmonirhat district has not been able to reach digital and improvement.\nAbout 15 percent of the people in this district use the Internet, which is very low compared to other regions. Although the district is poor, the communication system is not bad in that district. There are many train available for communication, you can go Dhaka directly from Lalmonirhat by train. Hopefully, Lalmonirhat district will transformed into a rich district quickly.\nGaibandha district\nGaibandha district is ranked number eight among the poorest districts of Bangladesh. Gaibandha District is one of the poorest districts in Bangladesh. This district lags far behind other districts economically and educationally.\nUnemployment is high in this district. According to Wikipedia data, 76 out of 100 people in this district are living in poverty and unemployment. There are very few educated people in this district, according to Wikipedia data, 44 percent of the people in Gaibandha district are literate.\nIn this district, the number of Internet users is very low, only 25 out of 100 people use smart phones. The government of Bangladesh is trying to improve the district, hopefully it will become a rich district very soon.\nNilphamari district\nNilphamari district is ranked 9th among the poorest districts of Bangladesh. Nilphamari district has a very high number of poor people. According to the current data of Bangladesh, 78 percent people are poor in Nilphamari district.\nOnly 22% of the people in the district are living in a comfortable way. The district is far behind in terms of digital, only 30 people out of every 100 people connected to the Internet.\nOne of the causes of poverty in this district is lack of employment. Due to lack of employment, most of the people in this district are living unemployed. Unemployment is now a curse on improving this district. Hopefully this district will be improve very soon.\nThakurgaon district\nThakurgaon district is ranked 10th among the poorest districts in Bangladesh. Most people in this district are poor. The number of rich people in this district is very few.\nAccording to current statistics, 76 percent people in that district are poor. Experts say one of the main reasons behind the economic decline of Thakurgaon district is natural disasters, lack of education and health problems. The district has lagged behind for not taking necessary initiatives considering employment and local needs.\nIf employment is provided for the people of this district, many people think that the district will be able to overcome poverty and will soon be able to go to the richest district of Bangladesh.\nThat was the full article about top 10 poorest district in Bangladesh. All of information adapted from Wikipedia and Bangladesh recent statistics. After every update we will update our article as soon as possible. I hope this article helps you, if so. Don't forget to share with your friends on social media. Thanks for visiting\u2026\nTop 10 Cement Companies In Bangladesh 2021\nTop 10 Pharmaceutical Companies In Bangladesh 2021\nTop 10 Bank In Bangladesh 2021 (Private & Public)\nTop 10 Alia Madrasa In Bangladesh 2021","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home Business News Oil Rig Companies to Face Questioning\nOil Rig Companies to Face Questioning\nMay 11, 2010: 3:41 pm\nExecutives from the three companies tied to the Gulf Coast oil spill head to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Lawmakers from two Senate committees will question officials from BP, Halliburton and Transocean about the April 20 explosion that sunk the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and ultimately led to the spill.\nAs the Washington Post reports, the companies are playing \"the blame game.\" BP officials point to the failure of the rig's \"blowout preventer,\" a device designed to shut off the flow of oil in the event of an explosion. The device, owned by Transocean, \"was to be the fail-safe in case of an accident,\" says BP America Chairman and President Lamar McKay.\nTransocean CEO Steve Newman counters, \"Offshore oil and gas production projects begin and end with the operator, in this case BP.\"\nHalliburton worked as a subcontractor on the Deepwater Horizon rig, charged with encasing the well's pipe in cement and then plugging it to prevent gas from escaping up to the surface. That process was performed \"in accordance\" to BP's requirements, says Tim Probert, president of Halliburton's global business lines.\nAs lawmakers try to make sense of who and what is to blame for the spill, the Obama administration will break up the Interior Department agency charged with regulating offshore drilling: the Minerals Management Service.\n\"One agency would be charged with inspecting oil rigs, investigating oil companies and enforcing safety regulations, while the other would oversee leases for drilling and collection of billions of dollars in royalties,\" reports the Associated Press.\nRichard Charter, a senior policy adviser for Defenders of Wildlife, tells Post Carbon's Juliet Eilperin that there has always been \"an inherent conflict of interest\" embedded in the current system \u2014 the same agency inspects oil rigs, probes wrongdoing and enforces safety rules, while simultaneously collecting royalties from the companies it oversees.\nKarzai Makes White House Visit\nAfghanistan President Hamid Karzai is in Washington for a second day of talks with Obama administration officials on the nearly nine-year-old war. The White House is rolling out the red carpet for Karzai, writes Brian Katulis of the AFPAK Channel. The visit \"offers Barack Obama's administration an opportunity to address one of the weakest links in its Afghanistan strategy \u2014 the lack of a coherent plan for what the United States and its Afghan and international partners aim to leave behind in Afghanistan,\" writes Katulis.\nOver at Real Clear Politics, David Ignatius comments:\n\"The public will hear upbeat talk this week from Karzai and President Obama, but it shouldn't disguise the underlying anxiety on both sides that the feasibility of the U.S. strategy for this war has yet to be proved.\"\nBritish Election Reaches 'Critical and Final Phase'\nA conclusion may be nearing in the still unsettled British election. While the Conservatives topped the Labor Party in last week's election, it fell short of the outright majority needed to take over 10 Downing Street. Now both parties are wooing Nick Clegg, head of the Liberal Democrats, in hopes of forming a ruling coalition government.\nThe Liberal Democrats opened formal talks with Labor on Monday after its leader, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, announced plans to step down. Following the session, Clegg said talks have reached a \"critical and final phase.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Astra is at the heart of teacher training in Bucks - find out more here.\nWriting: Divit Kelmani (Year 10)\nPhotography: Nicholas Storey (Year 10)\nEditing: Aaron Arora (Year 11)\nLast Friday, students, teachers and parents alike gathered outside the main hall, in anticipation for one of the school's first post-pandemic sociable events. Similarly, behind the stage, musicians waited eagerly for a chance to play their thoroughly rehearsed pieces in front of a live audience once again after a long hiatus.\nThe Memorial Concert was split up into two parts. We started with the piano competition finalists, with the judges carefully examining the beginner, intermediate and advanced category pianists. Intermittently, musicians from the Brass Ensemble, Clarinet Choir and Guitar Ensemble performed their pieces and all this was rounded off by a performance from the Jazz Workshop, who performed 3 different songs with peculiar names such as 'Sideways Walking Dog'. After the results of the piano competition were announced, the concert moved into its second phase - the remembrance of John Loarridge OBE.\nOne by one, close friends of the late headmaster stood in front of us and told us about their personal experiences with Mr Loarridge. Although many of the current students at Challoner's never had the chance to meet him, it was clear to see that he had made a profound and positive impact on the lives of his students, friends and family.\nThe current headmaster, Mr Atkinson, also made an announcement: the school house cup would be renamed to the 'John Loarridge House Cup', as a way of permanently remembering Mr Loarridge's great contribution to our school. After a respectful minute of silence, friends of Mr Loarridge were told to make their way to the reception, where they talked and reminisced about his life.\nThe John Loarridge Memorial Concert was a great way to have our musicians back in front of a live audience as well as, most importantly, honouring the life and legacy of a Challoner's headmaster and his vast contributions to making our school the thriving place it is today.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Hanging on for dear fun\nBy Heidi Kyser\nPublished February 2, 2015 at 5:00 AM PST\nCristina Osorio of Las Vegas (photos by Heidi Kyser)\nOne sport featured a competition this weekend that didn't involve betting, scandal and bitter rivalry: bouldering. More than 100 people gathered at Las Vegas' Refuge Climbing & Fitness gym on Saturday, Jan. 31, to cheer each other on in a good-natured competition called The Boulder Blast.\nThe hip young sibling of the rock-climbing family (move over, sport climbing), bouldering has a low barrier of entry. One needs only a chalk bag, special shoes and a lot of enthusiasm to try this ropeless sport. It involves scrambling up a wall \u2014 which is dotted with hard rubber holds arranged in routes of varying difficulty called \"problems\" \u2014 until you fall onto a thick, spongy mat covering the floor below.\nBouldering's been around for a while, but it's really picked up steam in the last four or five years, said Jeff Clapp. Last year, he and wife Beth Clapp bought a condo in Las Vegas and opened the Refuge after spending several months looking for a place where they could both live and rock-climb. They closed their Rockreation gym in Salt Lake City and sold its two locations in California to focus on the Vegas operation. The Refuge, which opened in October, is the first new rock-climbing gym to come to the Las Vegas area in two decades, and its first bouldering-only facility.\nLast weekend's Boulder Blast was the Refuge's first community competition. It drew participants from Arizona, California and Utah, as well as Southern Nevada. Refuge manager Cody Hidler says the highlight of the day was the finals, when top competitors tackled increasingly difficult problems until only one male and one female were left standing (or, hanging on). The winners were, in the female category, Alex Johnson, a well-known climber sponsored by North Face who recently relocated to Las Vegas, and, in the male category, Cody Abernathy, who works at a climbing gym in Phoenix.\nThe most remarkable aspect of the event to an outsider may have been the way competitors cheered each other on. \"It's typical for a bouldering competition to be really supportive,\" Hidler says, \"especially a local competition. Everybody is just having a good time climbing together, rooting for people who might have been only doing it for a few months.\"\nKai Whaley, age 8, of Las Vegas\nBulletin BoardBlog Post\nHeidi Kyser\nDesert Companion welcomed Heidi Kyser as staff writer in January 2014. In 2018, she was promoted to senior writer and producer, working for both DC and State of Nevada. She produced KNPR's first podcast, the Edward R. Murrow Regional Award-winning Native Nevada, in 2020. The following year, she returned her focus full-time to Desert Companion, becoming Deputy Editor, which meant she was next in line to take over when longtime editor Andrew Kiraly left in July 2022.\nSee stories by Heidi Kyser","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Freelancers Are Here\u2026and They're Voting\nCat Johnson| October 12, 2016 April 22, 2019\nOnce a fringe group of disconnected workers, the freelance workforce has become an increasingly organized community and voting bloc.\nThis year's Freelancing in America: 2016 study, commissioned by Freelancers Union and Upwork, found that freelance professionals now make up 35% of the U.S. workforce. An impressive 85% of freelancers surveyed say they're likely to vote in the 2016 presidential election and 68% of them say they are more likely to vote for a candidate that supports freelancers' interests.\nThe report is a call to elected officials to support the \"independent workers and voters who are helping to move the economy forward.\" Here are other key findings:\nFrom 2014 to 2016, the freelance workforce grew by 2 million workers, from 53 to 55 million.\nThe freelance workforce earned an estimated $1 trillion from freelancing this past year, representing a significant share of the U.S. economy\n63% of freelancers say they started more by choice than necessity, an increase of 10 percentage points from 2014\n79% of freelancers say freelancing is better than working at a traditional job\n50% of freelancers say there's no amount of money that would get them to take a traditional job and stop freelancing. The majority of freelancers that left a full-time job say they made more freelancing than they did with an employer within one year\nWhile freelancing may once have been considered a less-than-serious career path, perceptions are changing. Of the freelancers surveyed, 63% say perceptions are becoming more positive. Nearly half (46%) of full-time freelancers raised their rates last year and 54% plan to raise them next year.\nThere are, however, still concerns in the growing freelance workforce. Health insurance was the #1 most important benefit to support a freelance lifestyle, yet 20% of freelancers are uninsured, 34% don't know where to go for information about benefits, and 54% of those who purchase plans on their own paid more than last year for health insurance.\nRead the full report here: Freelancing in America: 2016\nCat Johnson | Twitter | Facebook\nCat Johnson is a content strategist and teacher helping community builders create strong brands. A longtime writer, marketing pro and coworking leader, Cat is the founder of Coworking Convos and\nCat Johnson is a content strategist and teacher helping community builders create strong brands. A longtime writer, marketing pro and coworking leader, Cat is the founder of Coworking Convos and The Lab marketing club. She speaks and teaches around the world, offers regular workshops, and has a shop full of resources, challenges, courses and coaching sessions. Learn more and schedule a Clarity Call with Cat at catjohnson.co","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Fastest Internet in Africa: Kenya tops at 13.7Mbps and the DRC is last at 0.55Mbps broadband\nWe aren't particularly known in Africa for our internet connectedness, in fact, as you may already know, we sit behind the rest of the world in this space. But that's not to say that some countries aren't striving ahead in connectivity. Today we take an in-depth look at Africa's most connected countries and some of the driver behind them.\nOne of the most trusted internet speed research reports from Q1 in 2017 from Akamai (who have 10 years' experience in producing such reports), titled State of the Internet, shows some interesting results. The survey includes 239 countries from around the world contributing to rankings and statistics.\nThe world leader in connectivity continues to be South Korea, which enjoys an average of 28.6Mbps speeds around the country. You'll attain the highest speeds possible, however, if you head over to Singapore \u2013 where highest average peak connection can reach up to 184.5Mbps. This means that you could download a 2GB file in just over a minute and a half.\nWhich country has the fastest internet in Africa?\nFor the fastest internet in Africa, you'll be looking at Kenya. Kenya came out at the top spot, according to Akamai's survey with an average speed of 12.2Mbps. With this rate that 2GB file would take 23.28 minutes to download. This is ahead of even the average speeds for Australia, for instance. The percentage of connections in Kenya that operate at speeds greater than 15Mbps is 30%.\nYou may like to compare these figures to South Africa, with an average of 6.7Mbps speeds countrywide and only 5.8% of people achieving speeds of more than 15Mbps.\nOther countries with fast internet speeds include Morocco (5.2Mbps broadband, 5.3Mbps mobile), Namibia (2.9Mbps broadband, 3.8Mbps mobile), and Nigeria (3.9Mbps broadband, 3.9Mbps mobile).\nThe internet growth in Kenya is said to be attributed to the success of the National Broadband Strategy, which aims to have more citizens connected than ever before.\nKenya is also out on top for their mobile speeds \u2013 the highest in the region at a stellar 13.7Mbps. Providers in the Kenya region include Safaricom and Orange, among others. Safaricom touts itself as having \"the widest and strongest coverage\" in Kenya. They offer a range of different internet services starting with their 4G+ mobile network, promising speeds of up to 150Mbps in places like Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu. Their 4G offering has a maximum speed of between 60Mbps-100Mbps. If you are after their fibre to the home internet, this offers the fastest speeds, with their Platinum plan reaching up to 40Mbps \u2013 the highest in the region.\nThis is in stark contrast to countries like The Democratic Republic of Congo (0.55Mbps broadband) and Somalia (0.62Mbps broadband), where it would be a struggle to even try and open a gambling website, like GamblingAfrica.com, let alone have the bandwidth to be able to play actual slot games with animations involved.\nConnection speeds: A primer\nHowever, when we're looking at connection speeds it's important to note that these are coming in from all over the country. Speeds may be higher in built up areas, and may be different from plan to plan and provider to provider. They'll also depend on the internet technology used, as well as distance from an exchange.\nDepending on the ADSL standard, downstream maximum rates can be as low as 8Mbps with ADSL (at the exchange) up to 24Mbps with ADSL 2+ (at the exchange). These drop off the further away from the exchange you go and depend on load. For 3G internet, that you receive on your smart phone, this can be up to 7.3Mbps, 3.5G up to 14Mbps, 4G up to 100Mbps, 4G+ up to 1Gbps (and so on). For fibre to the home connections, you can achieve up to 80Gbps.\nThese are the theoretical limits and generally are not a good rule of thumb to go by, what is better is to look at how far away from the exchange you are, the network load, and the technologies used.\nInternet users by percentage of population\nAnother key statistic to look at when we are trying to determine the most connected nation in Africa is to look at the percentage of the population who have access to the internet. The penetration rate in Africa as a whole sits at just 28.3%, compared to the rest of the world, with 54% of people accessing the internet.\nHowever, this isn't to say that this is the case for the whole continent. Again, when it comes to this statistic, Kenya comes out on top \u2013 with 77.8% of the population online, mostly on mobile. Morocco is next for the mainland with 57.3% respectively, and South Africa, Tunisia, and Nigeria all rounding out at around the 50% mark. Interestingly, as it is named among the better performing internet speeds, Namibia has only 20.2 % of the population online.\nSome of the least connected areas include Chad, Niger, and Eritrea, all with under 3% of the population.\nThere is still much to be done in Africa to help in the spread of internet service, and much of it will be to do with smartphone adoption rates, how the majority of citizens will access the internet.\nIt's not all on the up and up\nYou would expect that as internet infrastructure grows and countries become more technically advanced that you would see an across the board increase in average connection speeds around the globe \u2013 and particularly in Africa. However, while you see huge gains in some places, take Libya, for examples, who had an improvement of 189% in their average connection speed, up to 2.1Mbps, still others actually tumble. Since Q1 of 2016, Liberia had a decline of 56% in their average connection speeds, down to 1.8Mbps. In fact, 35 countries around the world experienced a decline in their connected experience.\nHow other countries can follow in Kenya's footsteps\nOne of the best things about internet services including mobile internet in African countries is that there are no legacy systems in place that companies already have vested interests in, like in the in the United States, for example (and did you know the internet is faster overall in Kenya than it is in the US?).\nThis means that we can use new technologies as we please, as there is no need to build off old ones \u2013 as they simply don't exist. Rolling out new internet solutions in a market that is ripe for it may well be on the minds of savvy tech businesses \u2013 especially in the ever growing mobile space.\nYou'll see a similar situation in up and coming Cambodia, where mobile use is soaring, especially among the young, city-dwelling population, and the mobile market space is now crowded \u2013 and speeds are high. Due to the availability of low cost smartphones, more and more people are able to go online, the speeds of mobile internet increase, and the cost of data decreases due to competition.\nSmartphone use has doubled in the past two years in Africa, which is a highly significant figure. The cost to own such a device has halved. As more and more people adopt smartphones, and the prices drop, there'll be increased demand for faster internet services for users. You can now pick up a smartphone from as little as $50USD. This makes owning a smartphone within reach of a much larger percentage of the population.\nThe other important thing is for government to really push for internet growth \u2013 they need to be a driver to encourage commercial growth. Kenya's National Broadband Strategy really pushed their internet speeds, coverage, and saturation further with this particular initiative. Other countries would do well to study the strategy and see how they can adapt it to their particular circumstances.\nAnd what about what it means to you?\nHaving the fastest connection speeds may be an important consideration for business purposes. If you are working with big data files, then establishing an office in one city may take precedence over another city. If your business relies on fast, reliable internet, then it is certainly something to think about.\nIf fibre optic broadband is not available in your area then you may find that mobile data is just as fast, if not faster than traditional broadband services. Mobile broadband in large quantities may cost a little more broadband internet, however, if you need the fastest connection possible it may be a better option.\nIf you are interested in driving internet services further in your area, why not get involved in local government and make it a part of the conversation? All it takes is one person to start something bigger, and you may just be that tech-informed person.\nBy Fundisiwe Maseko, published on the itnewsafrica website.\nBy |2017-09-22T07:48:56+00:00|Categories: Internet, Reviews|Tags: Africa, Communication, Congo, data, DRC, Fibre optique, ICT, Internet, Mobile, multistakeholder, Tech|Comments Off on Fastest Internet in Africa: Kenya tops at 13.7Mbps and the DRC is last at 0.55Mbps broadband\nAfrique: Un d\u00e9ficit de Connectivit\u00e9 pour l'Economie du Num\u00e9rique","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Meet Our Award Winners: Missy Ryan\nBy Janet Spavlik\nIn our February issue, Fundraising Success named the winners of our 2010 Fundraising Professionals of the Year Awards. In this recurring \"Meet Our Award Winners\" series in the Advisor, you will have an opportunity to learn more about these distinguished nonprofit professionals and their unique perspectives on fundraising. Here, meet Missy Ryan, who was named one of this year's Fundraising Stars.\nMissy Ryan\nCollege of Business and Behavioral Science at Clemson University (Clemson, S.C.)\nYour organization's mission: The mission of Clemson University is to fulfill the covenant between its founder and the people of South Carolina to establish a \"high seminary of learning\" through its historical land-grant responsibilities of teaching, research and extended public service.\nAnnual operating budget: $400+ million for the university.\nHow much raised annually: As a university, $42+ million; within the College of Business and Behavioral Science, $7+ million.\nRole models: My mom, who was my first mentor in fundraising; and my Dad, who has guided me in every business decision I have made. I was blessed with the best! Nancy Peterman, vice president of development at Georgia State University, who has inspired me and mentored me for the past seven years. Cheryl Holland, president of Abacus Financial Planning, who is teaching me all the time how to be a more innovative manager and the joy of being a lifelong learner.\nWhy did you choose fundraising as a career: When I was in high school, I was a \"serial\" volunteer, and then I graduated from college and realized I could make a living helping nonprofit organizations and doing something I loved.\nGreatest fundraising challenges: Time, time, time....\nKeys to success (in life): These are mottos I use in my life:\nI can sleep when I die.\nThere is no such word as \"no\" or I \"can't.\"\nGive your time, talent and treasure, and you will find you get far more back.\nMake time for friends and family above all else.\nTwo brains are far better than one.\nGive away all credit because you probably didn't do this on your own.\nKeys to success (in fundraising): All the success I have had is because of two key factors: First, the team of professionals who work with me. I believe in hiring the best and then giving them the freedom to be the best. Second, the volunteers who love the organization I work for. My volunteer board members and donors are the real reason for my success. Without their passion, inspiration and generosity, none of this would be possible. They are really the true \"fundraising stars.\" It is my job to make their volunteer job easier! No gift I have been involved in closing has ever been done by me alone. I guess you can say it takes a village!\n1 2 AllNext \u00bb\nE Janet Spavlik Author's page\n6 Steps to Reimagine a Traditional Donor Engagement Event\nAARP Accepting 2023 Community Challenge Grant Applications\nHow to Ensure Donor Engagement Strategies Actually Drive Nonprofit Contributions\nFlexibility Is Key for Nonprofits Except in These 2 Instances\nBoardable Releases New Product Version\nThe NonProfit Voice Ep 74: How to Use Influencers to Gain Awareness on Social Media","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"A BELATED APOLOGY TO MY COLLEGE ROOMMATES\nJanuary 7, 2010 - Writer: Tim Saccardo | Artist: Jonothan Sulinsky\nDear Former College Roommates, I know this is coming about a decade too late, but it has only recently occurred to me how awful it must have been to live in a tiny freshman dorm room with some jackass who was learning to play guitar. It must've been especially bad when that jackass refused to take lessons from somebody who actually knew what they were doing and instead decided he could figure it out by himself. He couldn't. He is, after all, a jackass. The following year, it must have also been annoying as fuck to live in a slightly larger Sophomore dorm with that same jackass, who had finally taken guitar lessons over the summer but still sucked at it. Unfortunately, those lessons gave the jackass enough confidence to play louder and more often despite the fact that he only knew how to play \"Wish You Were Here\", \"Redemption Song\", and some song off Eric Clapton's acoustic album that wasn't \"Layla\". He could also play the very beginning to \"Come as You Are\" quite well, but that is not the point. It sure must've been a huge kick in the nuts to live with that very same jackass Junior year when he finally became competent at guitar playing but refused to learn any music you actually liked.\nNo Oasis, no Sublime, not even any Pearl Jam. No this jackass roommate didn't feel like playing songs that brought joy to millions of college students nationwide. He had to learn old blues songs, atonal Phish compositions, and some jangly jug band tune the Grateful Dead covered one time. This is when he wasn't busy making up his own unsatisfying music comprised of the 7 \u00bd chords he had mastered. Was it even possible for this jackass to out-jackass himself Senior year? He had already inflicted as much pain with an acoustic guitar as scientifically possible. Which is why he started taking piano lessons! Armed with a Casio keyboard birthday gift, the jackass now had a never-ending arsenal of synthesized instrument sounds to poorly play while you were trying to talk to your girlfriends on the phone \u2013 organs, grand pianos, flutes, trumpets, stand-up bases. Even a guitar setting to remind you of the good old days when he was picking \"Mary Had a Little Lamb\" in your ear all day freshman year. Yes, former college roommates, that jackass was me and I apologize. I wish I could tell you I ended up being some successful musician, which would've made the entire experience a hilarious story you could tell at parties. This is not the case.\nStumble This!\nTim Saccardo, Jonothan Sulinsky, LIVING THE DREAM\nPooped: The Tale Of The Lingerie Store Bowel Bandit\nLIES MY PARENTS TOLD ME","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Home London Travel Guide Park Grand's Ultimate Guide to Modern Art in London\nPark Grand's Ultimate Guide to Modern Art in London\nOver the decades London has become a hotspot for culture seekers and art enthusiasts. The city is home to all kinds of cultural institutions and art galleries that showcase the very best of modern art.\nAt the Grand London Paddington Hotel, you'll find yourself surrounded by a number of art houses where you can get your fill of unique and alternative modern art. With everything from graffiti art to lighting installations, these popular locations close to the Park Grand London will give you plenty to talk about when you return home. Here are the institutions we think deserve a spot on any guide to modern art \u2013 if you're an art lover planning your London city break or have a business trip looming, we recommend you add at least one or two of the following to your itinerary.\nBankside, London\nAs one of London's most famous art institutions, the Tate has become an iconic name in all areas of art. It is particularly renowned for the promotion and celebration of modern art. The Tate Modern is located on Bankside along the River Thames and offers art lovers a closer look at some of the most beautiful creations of the modern era. Step inside the vast open hall and transport yourself into an ultra-sleek world filled with modern masterpieces. Amongst the iconic pieces stand work by artists such as Richard Deacon and Anish Kapoor. Art lovers visiting the Park Grand London will not want to miss out on a trip to the Tate Modern.\nKing's Road, London\nFounded by the same brains behind the famous advertising agency, Saatchi & Saatchi, this iconic gallery in the heart of Chelsea is one of the most popular hotspots for art lovers traveling to London. Not only is the gallery home to some of the most famous pieces in the world, it has also been responsible for showcasing work from emerging artists and creating famous artists of its own. Numerous creators, including Philip Colbert and Arthur Yates, have all found success thanks to the platform that the Saatchi Gallery provided for their work. There are always new events and exhibitions taking place throughout the year so be sure to check out the Saatchi Gallery while in London, whatever the reason for your trip to the Grand London Paddington Hotel.\nWhitechapel High Street, London\nThis hidden gem in the heart of Whitechapel is one of the most underrated art galleries in London and is often overshadowed by the bigger institutions. If you're looking for an alternative to the city's larger galleries which often get overrun by masses of tourists, be sure to check out the wonderful collection of modern art at the Whitechapel Gallery. Not only is there plenty of iconic artwork to be discovered but the building itself is full of intricate design that photographers will love.\nKensington Gardens, London\nTucked away in the heart of London's most beautiful greenery you'll find the home of the city's contemporary art scene. For decades the Serpentine Gallery has served as the gateway into the world of modern and contemporary art for culture seekers in London. Situated alongside the calm waters of the beautiful Serpentine Lake, there's no better place to peruse some of the city's best artwork. With regularly updated exhibitions and new installations, the Serpentine Gallery is a must-see.\nShare the post \"Park Grand's Ultimate Guide to Modern Art in London\"\nGuide to Modern Art\nModern Art in London\nPrevious articleTop 5 Sights Within Walking Distance of the Park Grand\nNext articleThe Park Grand Autumn London Events Guide","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Decarbonizing Energy\nHow are solar parks aiding development in India?\nAmit Jain Renewable Energy Specialist, World Bank\nVaccines may soon allow international travel to take off again. But will it ever return to normal?\nJoseph M. Cheer, Colin Michael Hall, and Jarkko Saarinen \u00b7 The Conversation 15 Jan 2021\nOver half of India's workers will need reskilling by 2022. We set up a taskforce to help.\nThis post first appeared on the World Bank's Sustainable Energy for All Blog.\nOnce upon a time, there was a little boy named Bala who was born in a small village in Pavagada Taluk, Karnataka, where, agriculture was the main source of income\u2014much like in many other villages in India. But as he grew up, he saw most of his friends choosing to move to cities, because scant rainfall had made it impossible to pursue agriculture and make enough money to make ends meet at home. Village elders turned to superstition to explain the phenomenon, while others blamed climate change for the drop in rainfall. Eventually, Bala also moved to the city of Bangalore, but always dreamed of bringing prosperity back to his village.\nLooks like Bala's dream will come true in 2016. Early next year, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will break ground for one of the largest solar parks (2 GW) in the world\u2014in Pavagada Taluk.\nThat's a true story. The little boy in it is GV Balram, Managing director of Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL), the man behind the Pavagada solar park. Villagers in Pavagada Taluk are proud of him and share this story with everybody involved in the solar park project.\nEngaging local farmers was key to Bala's dream\nLand is key to building solar parks. But in a densely populated country like India, large swathes of land that can be used for this purpose have been tough to come by. But Balram, having grown up in a village, had a different perspective on this compared to other solar entrepreneurs. He knew that farmers are typically emotionally attached to their land. So, instead of land acquisition or transfer, Balram gave farmers the option of leasing out their land for 25-35 years. Given how farmers have suffered little due to no crop yield in recent years due to low rainfall, the land lease model, farmers could help them earn nearly $300 per acre\/year and still have the land stay in their names. From impoverished farmers to wealthier ones, currently, more than 2,000 farmers are in the process of signing leases for around 10,000 acres of land.\nBalram does not want to stop at just land lease payments to farmers. He is motivating local farmers to create a cooperative, which will provide basic health, education and other livelihood services to residents of Pavagada village. He also has plans to offer jobs to local villagers inside the solar park. He also plans to keep two percent of the cost of the solar park project towards the social development of Pavagada.\nWhy are solar parks a good idea?\nSolar parks follow a \"plug and play\" model for potential investors, by designating and developing one or more blocks of land as a concentrated zone for solar development. Individual solar plants will share common infrastructure like power evacuation and roads, reducing costs. The major interest in these concentrated hubs have been due to their ability to achieve economies of scale by developing shared infrastructure facilities for each business located in the zone. Moreover they reduce unforeseen risks for investors by acting as a single window clearance agency and providing certainty with respect to investment and relevant policy, regulatory and incentive frameworks.\nWith around 300 days of sunshine every year, India has among the best conditions in the world to harness solar energy. However, the steep up-front costs of solar projects, high borrowing costs and lack of access to long-term capital have stalled solar energy growth. Now, the government has set a target of 100 GW of solar by 2022, of which 20 GW is for solar parks.\nKREDL is partnering with the World Bank and others to understand best practices globally and to reduce the cost of financing for shared infrastructure inside the solar park. If all goes well, the Pavagada solar park will be the first worldwide with a capacity of more than 1 GW, putting Pavagada on the world map. The Asia Sustainable and Alternative Energy Program (ASTAE), which is a trust fund program, financed a grant for the World Bank team in preparing the groundwork to develop its own lending to the Pavagada Solar Park and a similar project elsewhere in India. ASTAE support has been crucial in allowing the Bank to develop templates for required financial management and procurement actions, as well as the environmental and social screening actions that all solar parks will have to follow if they wish to be sustainable and well managed. It has also helped the World Bank communicate international best practices to the Indian team gearing to implement the solar park.\nThe climate agreement reached in Paris has given a great deal of legitimacy to pursuing clean energy options for a low-carbon future, moving solar energy from the fringe to the mainstream of national debates on energy policy. India, like Morocco, Jordan, South Africa and China, for example, is aiming to replace at least part of its fossil-fuel dependent energy requirements through solar energy. Pavagada is a key part of that plan.\nIs bigger better?\nConcentrating solar power in one location brings economies of scale, but not without operational challenges. Clouds or continuous rainfall over a solar park site can shut it down for days. Although solar energy is free, it is not reliable across different seasons and not fully predictable, which makes it difficult to schedule power across an electricity grid. But this can be managed through storing energy and using other renewable energy technologies (pumped storage hydro, in the case of Karnataka). Powergrid, India's central transmission utility, is building a green energy corridor (transmission network) to export power from large renewable energy parks to other states in the country which may neither have the land available, nor the solar resources that Karnataka enjoys.\nPavagada Park is a blueprint for how risks associated with large-scale renewable energy projects can be managed. Good planning and cooperation between local communities and the public and private sectors can help transform a remote village into a thriving community. The sprawling fields of solar panels could potentially make it a popular tourist destination.\nAs of December 2015, electricity supply in Pavagada areas has been generated from natural gas. Once completed, Pavagada Park is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20 million tons and save 3.6 million tons of natural gas annually. When I met Balram during a site visit to Pavagada recently, he was accompanied by his son Amit, who is over the moon to see his father's dream come true.\nPublication does not imply endorsement of views by the World Economic Forum.\nTo keep up with the Agenda subscribe to our weekly newsletter.\nAuthor: Amit Jain is a renewable energy specialist with the World Bank.\nImage: Solar panels are seen in India. 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+{"text":"DL5585 Flight Status Delta Air Lines: Raleigh-Durham to Louisville (DAL5585)\nAre you looking for the January 16th, 2021 DL 5585 Detroit to Minneapolis flight? Click here to go to our DL5585 Detroit to Minneapolis Flight Status page >\nDL 5585 Raleigh-Durham to Louisville Flight Status\nDelta Air Lines Flight DL5585 from Raleigh-Durham International Airport RDU to Louisville International Airport SDF is not scheduled for today January 16th, 2021.\nThe last time the flight was scheduled was on January 3rd, 2021.\nDL 5585 Flight Status & Schedule Delta Air Lines Raleigh-Durham to Louisville\n03\/01\/2021 03\/01 RDU SDF 15:30 15:30 17:10 17:10\n< All Raleigh-Durham RDU Departures All Louisville SDF Arrivals >\nDelta Air Lines DL 5585 Raleigh-Durham to Louisville Flight Information\nDelta Air Lines Flight DL5585 connects Raleigh-Durham, United States to Louisville, United States, taking off from Raleigh-Durham International Airport RDU and landing at Louisville International Airport SDF.\nHow long is the DL5585 flight from Raleigh-Durham to Louisville?\nThe average flight time from Raleigh-Durham to Louisville is 1 hour and 40 minutes. The flight distance is 667 km \/ 415 miles and the average flight speed is 400 km\/h \/ 249 mph.\nThe latest flight was scheduled for Sunday, January 3rd, 2021 but was cancelled.\nOther Raleigh-Durham RDU to Louisville SDF Flights\nThere are flights connecting Raleigh-Durham RDU to Louisville SDF.\nDL5585 Delta Air Lines Flight: Raleigh-Durham to Louisville Route Map","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"7,937 total votes\nSara Gilbert (born January 29, 1975) is an American actress, best known for her role as Darlene Conner on the ABC sitcom Roseanne (1988\u20131997; 2018), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She was also co-host and creator of the CBS daytime talk show The Talk and has had a recurring role as Leslie Winkle on CBS's The Big Bang Theory. ... more on Wikipedia\nSara Gilbert is ranked on...\n#89 of 226 People who voted for Sara Gilbert... also upvote X-Men Franchise on The Best Marvel Comics Movies also upvote Lord of the Rings Franchise on The Most Rewatchable Movies The Greatest Former Child Stars 418.1k VOTES List of Hollywood kids: actors who grew up on the big screen and child stars you recognize working today. 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+{"text":"Top Menu - English Version\nIsrael normalisation deals\nSidebar Menu Mobile En\nIsraeli security guards kill Palestinian woman at West Bank checkpoint\nWitnesses told Middle East Eye the woman was shot after missing a pedestrian lane at the Qalandia checkpoint\nVideo circulated on social media showed security guards with rifles confronting a woman at the Qalandia checkpoint who is several metres away (Screenshot)\nShatha Hammad\nRamallah, occupied West Bank\nPublished date: 18 September 2019 08:26 UTC | Last update: 1 year 3 months ago\nIsraeli security personnel shot and killed a Palestinian woman at the Qalandia checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday morning, Israeli police and Palestinian witnesses said.\nA video circulating on social media - confirmed by Middle East Eye to be authentic - showed men with rifles wearing private security uniforms confront a woman standing several metres away. A shot is heard and she collapses, dropping an item to the ground, which one of the security guards then appears to kick out of reach.\n'They were five soldiers and she was some seven metres away. They deliberately killed her'\n- Mohammed Hammad Jaradat, bystander\nWitnesses told Middle East Eye the woman was shot four times after missing a pedestrian lane at Qalandia, the most significant Israeli checkpoint separating East Jerusalem from the central West Bank.\nMohammed Hammad Jaradat, a bystander from Jerusalem, told MEE that the woman had seemingly entered the wrong section of the checkpoint on foot and was trying to reach the bus section.\nIsraeli security forces then started shouting at her and chasing after her, at which point, Jaradat said, she lifted up a small knife\n\"They could have controlled her,\" Jaradat said. \"They were five soldiers and she was some seven metres away. They deliberately killed her, not only to kill her, but to scare us Palestinians who cross the checkpoint every day travelling between Ramallah and Jerusalem.\"\nThe Palestinian Authority health ministry confirmed that the woman, who remained unidentified, succumbed to her wounds at an Israeli hospital in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Red Crescent said in a statement that Israeli forces prevented its medics from reaching the woman and providing her with first aid.\nAn Israeli police spokesman said in a statement that a \"female terrorist attempted to carry out (a) stabbing attack\" at Qalandia checkpoint, posting a picture of a knife on asphalt.\nAlaa Rimawi, the director of the Center for Jerusalem Studies, told MEE that a study by the centre estimated that 56 percent of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem since 2015 were killed at checkpoints, adding that Qalandia was a flashpoint for such deadly shootings.\n'These repeated executions have become a concern for Palestinians who are forced to cross the checkpoints every day'\n- Alaa Rimawi, Center for Jerusalem Studies\n\"These repeated executions have become a concern for Palestinians who are forced to cross the checkpoints every day,\" Rimawi said.\nFollowing the shooting, Israeli forces attacked Palestinian civilians in the area, sprayed tear gas, and prevented workers from entering the checkpoint, before closing it in both directions.\nThe West Bank had already been on lockdown on Tuesday for Israel's general election, barring an estimated 150,000 Palestinians with Israeli work permits from crossing through checkpoints according to Palestinian officials.\nRimawi denounced improper procedures, such as insufficient warnings by soldiers before firing, the use of live bullets, and a disregard of army regulations calling for alleged would-be attackers to be shot in the lower limbs to avoid loss of life.\nHe also said his organisation had documented at least 36 cases since 2015 in which Palestinians were killed despite \"no evidence of possessing an object threatening soldiers' lives\".\nDocumenting killings\nFor Helmi al-Araj, the director of the Centre for Defense of Liberties and Civil Rights, photographic and video evidence of killings carried out by Israeli forces serve to expose a recurring practice in the occupied Palestinian territories, regardless of whether Palestinians posed an actual threat.\n\"All documentation is extremely important to use against Israeli soldiers and settlers and prosecute them for war crimes, and the continued incitement to kill Palestinians,\" Araj told MEE - pointing to the killing of Palestinian Abd al-Fattah al-Sharif in Hebron in 2016.\nVideo of Sharif's execution-style killing sparked international condemnation and led to a widely publicised trial in which the soldier, Elor Azarya, became one of only a few Israeli soldiers to be sentenced to prison - albeit briefly - for killing a Palestinian.\nAccording to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Israeli forces killed 20 Palestinians in the West Bank this year as of 2 September.\nBetween 2015 and 2016, a wave of violence, left an estimated 236 Palestinians and some 34 Israelis killed - with a significant portion of Palestinian casualties killed by Israeli forces in annexed East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.\nThis article is available in French on Middle East Eye French edition.\nIsrael approves 780 settler homes ahead of Trump exit\nIsraeli illegal settlement exports wine to the UAE\nAbbas announces first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years\nPalestinians react to Netanyahu's plan to annex West Bank\nPalestinian teen's suspected 'honour killing' provokes outrage in West Bank\nPlans advanced for more than 2,300 Israeli settlement homes in West Bank\n\u00a9 Middle East Eye 2020 - all rights reserved. Only England And Wales jurisdiction apply in all legal matters.\nMiddle East Eye ISSN 2634-2456","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Is aluminum a atom\nIs aluminum an atom or molecule?\nThe Element Aluminum \u2014 Aluminum Atom. Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Al and atomic number 13.\nIs aluminum an atom or isotope?\nAluminium-27 atom is the stable isotope of aluminium with relative atomic mass 26.98153 and nuclear spin (5)\/2. A metallic element that has the atomic number 13, atomic symbol Al, and atomic weight 26.98.\n4.3Related Element.\nElement Name\nIs Aluminium an element?\nAluminum is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13.\nHow many atoms do aluminum have?\nFinally, to convert the number of moles to atoms, use the fact that 1 mole of aluminium must contain 6.022\u22c51023 atoms of aluminium \u2192 this is known as Avogadro's constant.\nWhere is aluminum in the periodic table?\nAluminum is the 13th element on the periodic table. It is located in period 3 and group 13.\nIs aluminum an ion?\nThe charge of an aluminum ion is typically 3+. The valence shell of aluminum has three electrons, and per the octet rule, these three electrons are lost resulting in just 10 electrons and 13 protons. \u2026 Aluminum then has three excess protons so the charge of a base aluminum ion is 3+.\nWhat is the volume of one atom of aluminum?\nHow to calculate Avogrado's number for aluminum \u2013 Quora. Start by calculating the volume of one mole of solid Al =(26.98 g\/mol)\/(2.70 g\/mL)= 9.99 mL\/mol. According to the packing density, only 0.74 og this is atoms (the rest is empty space), so the volume of the atoms alone is (9.99 mL\/mol)x0. 74 = 7.39 mL\/mol.\nHow many electrons are there in aluminum?\nthirteen electrons\nElectron Configuration of Aluminum\nTo find the electron configuration of an atom, you first need to know the number of electrons that it has. Since aluminum's atomic number is thirteen, it has thirteen electrons.\nWhat is the mass of one atom of aluminum?\nDavid G. One mole of aluminum atoms has a mass of 26.98 grams, and contains 6.02\u00d71023 atoms. Dividing 26.986.02\u00d71023 yields a mass of 4.48\u00d710\u221223 g for one aluminum atom.\nHow much atoms are in a mole?\nThe value of the mole is equal to the number of atoms in exactly 12 grams of pure carbon-12. 12.00 g C-12 = 1 mol C-12 atoms = 6.022 \u00d7 1023 atoms \u2022 The number of particles in 1 mole is called Avogadro's Number (6.0221421 x 1023).\nWhat is the volume of a atom?\nAtomic volume is defined as the volume occupied by one mole of atoms of the element in solid-state. Atomic volume increases on moving down the group. Across a period atomic volume first decreases and then starts increasing. Alkali metals have the highest atomic volume in their respective periods.\nHow many atoms are in a mole of Al2O3?\nTherefore 1 mol Al2O3 = 5*6.022*10^23 =3.0*10^24 atoms.\nHow many atoms are in a human?\n7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000\nIt is hard to grasp just how small the atoms that make up your body are until you take a look at the sheer number of them. An adult is made up of around 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (7 octillion) atoms.\nAre moles and atoms the same?\nAn atom is the smallest possible unit of matter that has properties of an element. \u2026 A mole is the unit of amount in chemistry that contains as many particles as there are atoms in exactly 12 grams of carbon-12. The mole is a unit used to define the amount of a substance in a chemical reaction.\nHow many atoms are in 7 mol of atoms?\n1 mole has Avogadro number of atoms, 6.023 x 1023 atoms. Thus, 7 moles of Zn will have 7 x 6.023 x 1023 = 4.216 x 1024 atoms.\nAre skin cells made of atoms?\nCells are made of proteins, which are a type of molecule, and water, which is another molecule, and other things which are all made of molecules. \u2026 Proteins are made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and other elements. So we know that the molecules that make up the cells of the body are made of atoms.\nCan atoms be destroyed?\nNo atoms are destroyed or created. The bottom line is: Matter cycles through the universe in many different forms. In any physical or chemical change, matter doesn't appear or disappear. Atoms created in the stars (a very, very long time ago) make up every living and nonliving thing on Earth\u2014even you.\nWhere do atoms come from in your body?\nWhile most of the cells in your body regenerate every seven to 15 years, many of the particles that make up those cells have actually existed for millions of millennia. The hydrogen atoms in you were produced in the big bang, and the carbon, nitrogen and oxygen atoms were made in burning stars.\nWhat made up an atom?\nWe now know that atoms are made up of three particles known as subatomic particles: protons, neutrons and electrons \u2014 which are composed of even smaller particles, such as quarks. \u2026 Quarks came together to form protons and neutrons, and these particles combined into nuclei.\nAre there atoms in everything?\n(Matter is anything that can be touched physically.) Everything in the universe (except energy) is made of matter, and, so, everything in the universe is made of atoms. An atom itself is made up of three tiny kinds of particles called subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons.\nIs DNA made of atoms?\nDNA, which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, resembles a long, spiraling ladder. It consists of just a few kinds of atoms: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. \u2026 Nucleotides are the units which, when linked sugar to phosphate, make up one side of a DNA ladder.\nWhat are the 4 types of atoms?\nDifferent Kinds of Atoms\nDescription. Atoms are made of tiny particles called protons, neutrons and electrons. \u2026\nStable. Most atoms are stable. \u2026\nIsotopes. Every atom is a chemical element, like hydrogen, iron or chlorine. \u2026\nRadioactive. Some atoms have too many neutrons in the nucleus, which makes them unstable. \u2026\nIons. \u2026\nAntimatter.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
+{"text":"Expert Interview \u2013 Scotland with Sonja\nThis week's expert interview is with Sonja Thomson. Sonja is originally from New Zealand and lived in Scotland for two years and gives us an insight into visiting Scotland as a solo traveller.\nMeeting Other Solos\nSonja suggests International Girls in Edinburgh or a meet up group to meet other women who are there alone. Edinburgh is easy to fit in and has so many festivals happening throughout the year. A traditional Scottish thing to do is to visit a pub, or take a whisky tour in Edinburgh or around the country visiting different distilleries.\nFree Tous in Edinburgh\nThere are free tours from the Royal Mile in the centre of Edinburgh, as well as ghost tours and literary pub tours \u2013 ran by authors who take you around places mentioned in well-known books.\nGetting Around Scotland\nEdinburgh has train links to all the major cities and bus links. Head north for the most beautiful scenery. You may need a car to visit the islands, or you can just jump aboard a tour to visit the Highlands.\nSonja also covers:\nThe stereotypes of Scotland.\nThe Loch Ness Monster.\nWhat to do in Edinburgh in the evenings.\nThe islands of Scotland.\nWhy Scotland is so great for festivals.\nA two week itinerary for the country.\nSonja's three words to describe Scotland are \u2013 breathtaking, historical, fun.\nFind out more about Sonja and her time in Scotland at her blog Migrating Miss where she also has advice for moving to the UK. Follow her on Instagram, like on Facebook and tweet her on Twitter.\nRecommended Tours in Scotland\nHaggis Adventures are a great way to meet others and for getting around Scotland. Click on this Busabout link and scull down to the bottom for Haggis Adventures.\nRabbies Tours are a multi-award winning company which offers small group tours to the Scottish Highlands. Find out more.\n* These are affiliate links which are of no extra charge to you and 10% are donated to Save The Children and War Child.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}