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By David Roberts 14 June 2017 (Vox) – In September 2016, speaking to an audience of fossil fuel executives at a Shale Insight conference in Pittsburgh, Donald Trump promised, "Oh, you will like me so much." They didn't give him much money during his campaign, presumably because, like most people, they were confident he wouldn't win. But they made up for it quickly after the election. According to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity, "oil, gas and coal companies and executives contributed more than $1 out of every $10 raised for Trump's inauguration, for which he raised nearly $107 million overall" (a new record). The love affair between Trump and fossil fuel companies has blossomed ever since. Recently, Kathleen Sgamma, president of the oil and gas trade group Western Energy Alliance, gushed to the New York Times, "not in our wildest dreams, never did we expect to get everything." "Everything," in this case, denotes a long list of friendly appointments and regulatory rollbacks. For all its controversies, distractions, failures, and unfilled jobs, the Trump administration has been steady and true in its devotion to fossil fuel interests, giving them a greater presence inside executive agencies, stripping them of regulatory restraints, and proposing to defund their competitors. There are some areas of policy where Trump faces friction from courts, Congress, or other elements of the conservative coalition. He has stumbled on health care, on his travel ban, and on foreign policy. But when it comes to environmental and energy policy, the coalition is aligned. All the party's most powerful and influential factions support a pro-fossil, anti-regulatory agenda; there is an extensive infrastructure of big money, think tanks, and lobbyists built to support it. It's worth noting that a pro-fossil fuel, anti-regulatory approach is not particularly popular in the US, in either party. Majorities in every congressional district support limiting local pollution and carbon emissions from coal plants. Majorities in every Congressional district believe America's focus should turn toward wind and solar. Majorities in every state support the Paris climate agreement. But the money and intensity on the GOP side support fossil fuels. And there is no faction on the right that cares enough about climate or environmental issues to prioritize them over the larger culture war. So there is no friction. The relative lack of conflict makes the fossil fuel takeover quieter than other parts of the Trump reality show, but not for lack of activity. Trump has moved aggressively to make good on his promises. In its first 100 days, the administration overturned, reversed, or suspended 23 environmental rules and regulations. Even the White House website has vanished any mention of climate change and replaced it with a paean to energy production. It's been a full-court press. In this post, I'm going to review a few of the highlights — some of the people with whom the administration is staffing its agencies, as well as a few of the rule and procedure changes it has already put in place. It is by no means comprehensive (and will likely soon be out of date), but it should offer some perspective on the sheer breadth of the administration's work on behalf of fossil fuels. Like so many areas of Trump policy, it is reminiscent of George W. Bush's administration, only more shameless. It is too soon to say if Trump will be "worse than Bush" on this score, but it's already clear that he feels less of a need to cover his decisions with a veneer of "balance." [more]

Feed hits and monthly downloads are two podcast stats the may confuse or mislead podcasters. Here's why you should never rely on these meaningless numbers. Why feed hits are a meaningless stat Every time a podcast app check for new episodes, it's checking for updated information from your RSS feed. That counts as a feed hit each time. Tools like FeedBurner, FeedBlitz, and some startup podcast hosting companies may offer stats on how many times your feed is loaded. But such a stat doesn't tell you the true size of your audience, for the following six reasons. 1. There is no measurement standard Unlike the industry standard we have for measuring podcast downloads, there is no association setting a standard or guideline for measuring feed hits. For example, should only full downloads of the feed be counted, or should head requests (probably checking the "Last-Modified" date) be counted, too? 2. Apps refresh feeds throughout the day Whereas a podcast episode is usually downloaded only once, a podcast RSS feed will be loaded multiple times. Some apps refresh the feed every hour. Some apps refresh even more frequently than that! This then requires more filtering to reduce the excessive duplication by IP address. 3. There's no way to track a single device across multiple IP addresses Speaking of IP addresses, most mobile devices will probably have at least three different IP addresses in an average day: one for home, one for work, and one for mobile. But there could be even more if your mobile device automatically connects to additional wifi networks (such as a store, a coffee shop, a friends house, etc.). And if you leave a particular region, it's likely your mobile data provider will give your device a new IP address as the location changes. For media downloads, this kind of IP address behavior can be accounted for with some different filtering and crossreferencing. Even at the simplest level of measurement, podcast apps will download an episode only once unless the user forces it to redownload. But since mobile devices refresh the feeds throughout the day and their IP addresses change as their location changes, a single device could show up as multiple devices based on RSS feed hits. 4. Feed traffic varies every day Podcast RSS feeds are only checked based on app settings and user interaction. This usually results in lower activity on the weekends. Measuring RSS feed hits would make it seem like your audience unsubscribes on the weekends. Many website statistics tools, such as Google Analytics, will track a user across multiple visits, so it's easy to see how many unique visits you had across time (such as a week or month). But FeedBurner and other RSS tools don't offer such tracking, and thus report only a daily number or an average across days (but not tied to actual users). 5. Feed stats exclude non-RSS plays Trying to measure "subscribers" raises the question, what really is a "subscriber"? While it may seem reasonable to say anyone who has pressed "Subscribe" on your podcast is a subscriber, that excludes many loyal audience members. Some people will faithfully visit your website and press play on your latest episodes. Some people will watch or listen on social networks. Some people will add your podcast to their app without actually subscribing to it. Some people use apps or services that subscribe to your feed only once for thousands of users (such as Stitcher, iHeartRadio, or Google Play Music). People on those platforms could still be loyal consumers of your podcast, but they're not individually subscribed to your own RSS feed. Thus, anything that tracks you audience through RSS hits or downloads will not count any of these other loyal fans. 6. iOS 11 refreshes feeds repeatedly (possible bug) Lastly, Apple Podcasts in iOS 11 introduced some strange new behavior regarding podcast RSS feeds. This is resulting in a significant increase is feed hits since iOS 11. While there are different theories to explain this, we do not yet know whether this is an intentional design by Apple or a bug in the app. But we can compare these daily feed hits to daily downloads and see this increase is not an actual increase in audience. Why downloads per month/week/day is a meaningless stat You'll often see podcasters speak highly of their downloads per week, per month, or per day. While some numbers can be fun to celebrate (my own Noodle Mix Network reached 15 million total downloads in Fall 2017), these "downloads per time" (DPT) don't really mean much; they don't tell you any truth about the size of the audience! Here's why. 1. It's not enough information Downloads per time tell us nothing about the podcast's actual reach. It doesn't tell us how many episodes were published, how many episodes were already available

The Southern Poverty Law Center Has "documented" nearly 1,000 hate crimes by Trump supporters against minorities since the election, which they admit are unproven. I wonder if they have amended that number to remove the hate crimes they can prove are hoaxes. Like this one from Philadelphia where a black man was busted for vandalizing cars with pro-Trump, racist, and anti-Semitic graffiti. Philly.com reports: A 58-year-old South Jersey man has been arrested and charged with vandalizing several vehicles and homes in South Philadelphia on the day after the presidential election, police announced Thursday. William Tucker, of the unit block of Hemmings Way in Lawnside, Camden County, has been arrested and charged in the early-morning Nov. 9 incidents on the 900 block of South Sixth Street, at the border of Bella Vista and Queen Village, police said. The graffiti, which was on cars, store fronts, and walls ranged from Trump's name to swastikas. One black woman's car was defaced with "Trump Rules" and "Black Bitch." Residents were so offended that white people were apologizing and offering the black woman to pay for the graffiti removal. One indignant resident who saw the offending tag said, "If we were to put any president's name on that wall, it wouldn't be an offensive thing, but unfortunately, Trump has made himself synonymous with hateful rhetoric." But as it turned out, it wasn't Trump or his supporters with the hateful rhetoric, it was a black man who was trying to make it seem like the President-elect was inspiring a wave of hatred across the country. Not only was Tucker captured on surveillance video committing some of these acts, an anonymous tipster ratted him out to the police. He was charged with 4 counts of criminal mischief and amazingly released on his own recognizance. Are you kidding me? He perpetrated a hate crime hoax and did thousands of dollars in damages and they just let him go with a summons? Imagine if they had arrested a white man for this crime. That fictional racist would get slapped with multiple felonies with hate crime enhancements and would be looking at a six-figure bail. There would also be a Justice Department civil rights investigation with additional charges. On top of all that, it would be a major-outrager national news story instead of a brief mention in a local paper. To the SPLC, who are trying desperately to verify all of the Trump-inspired hate crimes they claim are destroying the country, they can take these ones off of the list: Racist pro-Trump graffiti in Philadelphia was done by a black man. Black woman in Kentucky who said white boys in Trump shirts threw rocks at her was lying. In Chicago a lesbian faked a series of Trump-related threatening letters to herself. A black man in Massachusetts lied about being attacked by white Trump supporters. A black woman in Delaware lied about white Trump supporters threatening her with a gun. An Asian woman in Minnesota lied about being attacked by a group of Trump-suppporting white men who told her to leave the country. A Muslim woman in Louisiana lied about being beaten by a white man in a Trump hat. Really, the SPLC could take all of their hate crimes off of the list, for the simple fact that there is no evidence that any of them actually happened. They won't however because they are in the business of scaring people with fake racism. Follow Brian Anderson on Twitter

We're back for our GW11-Break podcast, where we talk Kaku, the Burnley defence (again!) and how we deal with the fixture pile up. We also do our usual features – including the return of #NyomWatch – along with answering a full roster of community questions. Key features article, in case you missed them: Last week's theme was, obviously, Halloween! Back after Gameweek 12! Don't forget to join our FPL league, the code is 1538-17403 Play immediately on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nick-and-tom-who-got-the-assist/podcast-16-gameweek-11-otherside iTunes link Stitcher link Acast link (n.b. these feeds will take a bit of time to update if you're viewing this shortly after publication) Like this: Like Loading...

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When installing a cell phone signal booster in your home, office, or vehicle, you want to make sure to get every extra ounce of boosting power out of it that you can. We want you to be using your signal booster in the most effective and efficient way possible, so we've compiled a list of things that you can do today to get the most boosting power for your money. Before You Begin The one thing that we see confuse people more than anything else is the difference between the different networks on each carrier. Signal boosters will only work for the carriers and networks that they're intended for, so it's important that you're looking at the same network on your phone that your signal booster is supposed to be boosting. One example which trips up a lot of people is the 4G network that they see on AT&T, which actually runs over the 3G frequency. The newest 4G network is depicted as 4G LTE on AT&T phones, and runs over a completely different frequency than AT&T 3G and 4G. Signal boosters which boost 3G signal will improve the signal for a phone on AT&T 4G, but will not improve the signal for a phone on AT&T 4G LTE, since it's a different frequency. Thus, if you're trying to improve the effectiveness of your 3G signal booster, and you're on 4G LTE, you won't see any change in signal strength. You'll need to disable 4G LTE, which will then fall back to to the 3G frequency, and you'll be able to see the improved signal. This also applies if you have a 4G LTE only signal booster, and your phone is showing that you're on the AT&T 4G network. You won't see any change in signal, since those are two different frequencies. Once you're sure the network your phone is on matches the network that you're trying to boost, then you can go ahead with improving the effectiveness of your signal booster. Tips for Assembling Your Signal Booster System Here are a few tips for when you're assembling your signal booster system that will maximize it's effectiveness with minimal effort: Always use the shortest cable lengths possible. The longer the cable, the more signal loss there will be. If your cable is too long, then choose a shorter length cable rather than rolling it up, which can cause interference and signal loss. Always use the best cable possible. Some signal boosters, like many of the Wi-Ex ones, come with lower quality cables which cause a large amount of signal loss. Remember, the better the cable, the less signal loss you'll experience. Here are some guidelines for the majority of situations: If your kit comes with RG-59-Mini Cable, upgrade to RG-6 cable. If your kit comes with RG-58 cable, upgrade to LMR-400. Make sure there is enough separation between antennas. Having the antennas too close together will cause your signal booster to automatically reduce its power and effectiveness. If you can't increase the distance between antennas, try shielding one from the other, as mentioned in our article about "How to Prevent Oscillation". Once you have your cell phone signal booster installed in place and still aren't getting the performance that you'd like, then you can try the following options for your specific scenario: If Your Signal Booster has an Omnidirectional Antenna Omnidirectional antennas are easier to install, but are generally far less powerful than directional antennas. We only recommend omnidirectional antennas in cases where the outside signal strength is very good and you need to cover multiple carriers at the same time. If your outside signal strength is less than 4 bars and you DO NOT need to cover multiple carriers, we recommend upgrading to a directional antenna. If you're not sure what directional antenna would work best for your system, feel free to contact us. If your outside signal strength is less than 4 bars and you DO need to cover multiple carriers, you'll need to determine if the carriers' towers are in the same general direction, in which case you can use a single directional antenna. If the towers are in multiple directions, you may be able to use multiple directional antennas or you could upgrade to a higher-gain omnidirectional antenna. Contact us for help figuring out which is best for your situation. If Your Signal Booster has a Directional Antenna Directional antennas are more powerful than omnidirectional, however they do need to be aimed in the direction of the carrier's tower. Carriers can add new towers and decommission old ones at any time, so if you notice that your signal is no longer as strong as it used to be, you should go through the aiming process again to ensure that the outside antenna is pointed in the best possible direction to maximize boosting power. If the Space

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Those who witnessed the fatal attack on Saturday, in which Heather Heyer died and 19 people were injured, tell of the shock, the horror, and the trauma Some said it was the screams. Others said the crunching of bodies or the "loud pop" of cars colliding. For those who witnessed the fatal terror attack in Charlottesville on Saturday, the sounds were impossible to forget. Leader of neo-Nazi group linked to Charlottesville attack was a US marine Read more Wesley Barton was standing only a few feet away from the road as 20-year-old James Fields, an apparent white supremacist, allegedly plowed his Dodge Charger into a crowd of anti-fascist protesters. Barton could feel the air rush past as the car accelerated. The 32-year-old chef pushed his younger sister out of its path and watched in horror as it sped down the street. "You could hear bones cracking. You could hear everything," he said. His mother, 51-year-old Ngozi Beaufort, a lifelong Charlottesville resident, was a block away when she heard the screams. She rushed towards the noise, fearing her children had been killed. As she reached the corner of Water Street and Fourth, she saw the woman who was killed, 32-year-old paralegal Heather Heyer, lying on the concrete. She was receiving CPR, but her body was already limp, Beaufort said. "It put me in a sort of daze. I've never seen anything like that," she said, almost disbelievingly. "That girl died right there in front of me. I'll live with it for the rest of my life." The violence on Saturday that left Heyer dead and 19 others wounded was the culmination of a summer of antagonism and racism in Charlottesville, as the city and its bid to remove a public monument to the Confederacy became the target of a sustained campaign by white nationalists. The climate of terror has been felt no more acutely than among African Americans residents such as Barton and Beaufort. Those monsters that I saw … looked like they were your everyday CEO, your professor, your doctor, your lawyer Ngozi Beaufort "Back in the day, you knew who didn't like you and who were your friends," said Beaufort. "But those monsters that I saw on Friday and Saturday, they looked like they were your everyday CEO, your professor, your doctor, your lawyer, your police. They were clean-cut. So now I'm kind of suspicious of anybody who is white." Emily Gorcenski, a 35-year-old prominent local anti-fascist activist, was standing at the opposite end of the street to Barton, watching as the Dodge Charger accelerated towards her and the large crowd on Saturday afternoon. It sounded like a pop as it collided with another vehicle in front, she said. "It was a sinking feeling. I knew instantly it was an attack," Gorcenski said. "My first thought was that he's going to run out and start shooting people." Rather than freeze, Gorcenski said she ran straight towards the vehicle, and unholstered her Sig Sauer handgun. In her mind, she was prepared for a gunfight. A Charlottesville resident of nine years, Gorcenski, a trans woman, backs strict gun control. But earlier in the year, after online death threats from white nationalists intensified, she felt compelled to purchase a firearm for her own protection, she said. As the driver quickly reversed the car away from the protest, Gorcenski realized her weapon would not be needed. She turned to see "blood on the streets, bloodied people everywhere", and set about trying to help the wounded. It was only later that she realized a close friend, who did not want to be named, had been badly injured, suffering spinal damage and two broken legs. Since the weekend's violence Gorcenski had not left her home. The experience, she said, was too traumatic. Atreyu Jackson, 20, came face to face with torch-wielding white nationalists the night before the fatal attack, when a group of around 400 marched through the University of Virginia campus and set upon a group of students. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Atreyu Jackson (left) and Wesley Barton (right) in Charlottesville: 'You could hear bones cracking. You could hear everything.' Photograph: Oliver Laughland/Guardian "They kept yelling white power, white lives matter, and blood and soil," Jackson, who is African American, said. "I was disgusted." Shortly before he witnessed the Dodge steer into the crowd on Saturday, his friend Deandre Harris, a 20-year-old who moved to the city two years ago, was beaten with poles by a group of white men. His face was left so bloodied that Jackson did not recognize him from the photograph of the beating that went viral

Move over, Janet Jackson: America is officially more concerned with the future of the internet than with your nipple. After a day of protest against Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposals for regulating the internet that was coordinated by some of the world's largest tech companies, the agency announced on Wednesday it had received a record 1,477,301 public comments about the proposals since July. The previous record of 1.4 million was set in 2004 when an alleged "wardrobe malfunction" during the halftime show at the Super Bowl led to Jackson's breast (plus nipple shield) being flashed to an audience of 111 million. The record was broken as tech companies including Twitter, Reddit, Google and others called on their users to contact the FCC and Congress and express their disapproval over new rules now being considered that they claim would impact "net neutrality". Net neutrality is the concept that all traffic on the internet is treated equally and that no internet service provider can offer a higher speed service that could unfairly advantage one content provider over another. The number of submissions is likely to rise even higher before a Monday deadline for public comments on the FCC proposals, which are a result of chairman Tom Wheeler's being forced to rewrite the rules on net neutrality after a federal court tossed the agency's previous set. One of the proposals has sparked controversy because it would allow internet service providers like Verizon, AT&T and Comcast to create a so-called "fast lane" for certain traffic – a move critics say would de facto create slow lanes. Comments to the FCC spiked earlier this year when comedian John Oliver, on his HBO show, called on people to bombard the FCC in support of net neutrality. "The only two words in the English language more boring than net neutrality are 'featuring Sting,'"­ said Oliver. "But here's the thing. Net neutrality is actually hugely important." The FCC's antiquated and under funded systems crashed under the volume of calls and submissions shortly after Oliver's remarks. The FCC fined CBS a record $500,000 over the Jackson incident, though that fine was eventually overturned on appeal. Several big media conglomerates imposed a blacklist on Jackson's music and videos in the immediate wake of the scandal.

Interview: Mike Colter, 'Luke Cage is a darker, grittier, more tangible hero' Henry Northmore 6 March 2015 The US actor talks Halo: Nightfall and joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Luke Cage Mike Colter is one of the latest actors to enter the world of superheroics. He recently signed on to play Luke Cage in Netflix's series of Marvel Universe TV shows, making his screen debut as Power Man opposite Krysten Ritter in AKA Jessica Jones, before his own headline series. He'll be most familiar to UK viewers for his various roles in The Following, American Horror Story and The Good Wife. However for gamers, he's Jameson Locke in Halo 5 and the star of new videogame movie Halo: Nightfall produced by Ridley Scott. Could you give us a brief synopsis of Halo: Nightfall? Basically it's the origin story of Jameson Locke. After a terrorist attack on another planet he ends up working with local authority soldiers to retrieve something that could destroy us all. He's a guy who has been in the military his whole life, essentially special forces. He's not used to working with people who question him. He has to keep on course regardless, the mission must be completed even if it's suicide. He values life but sees the bigger picture. How did you get involved with the project? Ridley Scott was part of the production team on The Good Wife. I auditioned on my iPhone and it moved very quickly after that as they thought I was right for the role and pretty soon I was filming in Iceland for two months. How was Iceland? It was freezing. In between takes, our teeth were chattering. It was supposed to be hot in the film so we were out there with hardly anything on. It's a beautiful country but rained all the time. The film was like a rain magnet. Were you a Halo fan already? I was aware of the game before; it's like Coca-Cola, it's a huge brand. I'm always game for creating a new character and I liked the idea of putting something new into the Halo universe. You then went onto voice Jameson Locke in the forthcoming Halo 5: Guardians. How did you find that experience? I felt like a fish out of water. As an actor you're trying to capture the nuances of real life but voice work is almost over-acting. So I found it very hard to judge if I was doing it right. Then when they put it together with the motion capture it was very exciting, almost 3D. Creepy, but exciting. Videogame movies don't always have the best reputation; did you have any reservations getting involved with Halo: Nightfall? I had some trepidation but with Ridley Scott involved, at the very least, I felt comfortable there would be a certain standard. I hadn't really done action before and this was an opportunity to bring my brand somewhere else, to go somewhere new as an actor, which was another reason to do it. And do you think it helped you land the role of Luke Cage? It couldn't have hurt. And I really wanted the opportunity to do another physical role as there are only so many years you can do this kind of stuff. What can you tell us about the Luke Cage TV series on Netflix? Marvel actually gives you a special training class in how not to say too much in interviews [laughs]. We're in the middle of shooting AKA Jessica Jones and Luke Cage is a very interesting character who just happens to have super strength and unbreakable skin. He's a neighbourhood hero, very much linked to New York and Jessica Jones. It's all part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but Luke Cage is a darker, grittier, more tangible character than Iron Man or Thor. He likes to keep things close to his chest, operate on the hush-hush. He has these abilities but he's not sure how and when to use them. He's a very nuanced character. What are you working on next? Luke Cage will be taking up a lot of my time. Exactly where he's going next I don't know. I'm also working on Agent X with Sharon Stone so I'm juggling them at the moment. Halo: Nightfall (Anchor Bay) is available on DVD and Blu-Ray from Mon 16 Mar.

Whisky + Arch is back! Together, with Rebellion and Glenfiddich, we bring you Scotch + Soul! On August 30th, 2017, join us for an amazing evening of socialising, networking and fun, as we bring you amazing offerings from the world's best-selling single malt whisky. Tickets include a complimentary Glenfiddich punch, speciality cocktail fashioned after a world renowned architect, $1 oysters and specially priced Glenfiddich until 8:00 pm, and a sample of Glenfiddich's famed experimental series. Glenffidich IPA In their first groundbreaking experiment, Malt Master Brian Kinsman has proven that traditional whisky casks can still be seasoned in a pioneering way. Collaborating with a local Speyside craft brewer, Brian created a bold and zesty India Pale Ale beer to imbue Glenfiddich's rich oak casks with extra hoppy notes. The experiment resulted in the first single malt Scotch whisky ever finished in craft India Pale Ale casks. Glenfiddich Project XX Their second experiment of the series took place privately at Glenfiddich's Conval warehouse. Shrouded in secrecy, Malt Master Brian Kinsman invited 20 whisky experts from around the world to select any expression of their choosing from the thousands of stacked casks. The final 20 chosen malts, matured in everything from port pipes to virgin bourbon barrels, have created an unusual, innovative and unexpected whisky, one that has exceeded even Glenffidich's expectations. -- There will also be tasting guides by one of Glenfiddich's very own Brand Ambassadors, as well as a door prize that you definitely don't want to miss out on. So be sure to walk with your business cards (and some cash) and get ready to network! Proceeds go towards the W+A Architecture Scholarship. We look forward to drinking and building with you soon! Cheers! - W+A

Image copyright Vale of Glamorgan Council Image caption Leader John Thomas (front row, centre) said the cabinet had "a wealth of professional and political experience" A Conservative-run council has been accused of reaching a "new low for diversity" with its all-male cabinet. A team of seven men will be in charge at the Vale of Glamorgan, led by Tory councillor John Thomas. The Electoral Reform Society (ERS) said newly-formed council cabinets in Wales were not reflecting the fact more than a quarter of councillors are women. A Conservative spokesman pointed to the Vale's female mayor and young deputy mayor as evidence of its diversity. About 28% of councillors are women following elections on 4 May, the ERS said. The proportion ranges from 42% in Swansea to 10% in Ynys Mon, where only three women were elected. However, Ynys Mon will be led by a woman - Llinos Medi, of Plaid Cymru. So far, the Vale of Glamorgan is the only authority with an all-male cabinet. The Conservatives said they had a lot of first-time councillors in the county without cabinet experience. Mr Thomas, who takes over from a Labour-led administration, said: "The new cabinet brings a wealth of professional and political experience to the council and will provide the leadership needed to develop services fit for the 21st Century." A female mayor - Janice Charles - has been appointed. The mayor has ceremonial duties and presides over meetings, but does not have executive responsibilities for running the council. 'Serious concerns' ERS Cymru director Jess Blair said: "The Vale of Glamorgan council's failure to have any women on their cabinet is a new low for diversity. "We have serious concerns that other authorities across Wales are also failing to appropriately diversify their cabinets with all councils so far failing to be gender balanced." A spokesman for the Vale's ruling Conservative group said: "We are proud to have returned on May 4th with a diverse and talented team of first-time councillors, many of whom will go on to be instrumental in shaping the future of the Vale of Glamorgan. "In Janice Charles, the Vale of Glamorgan will have an excellent champion as mayor, supported ably by Leighton Rowlands - who we have appointed as the Vale's first ever Youth Champion, and as the youngest deputy mayor in Vale history. "We have ambitious and exciting plans for the Vale, and this will be an administration which works tirelessly to increase engagement with young people, to increase diversity and to attract new people into politics."

SES and MDA Announce First Satellite Life Extension Agreement SES to be first customer for on-orbit satellite refuelling service and have more flexibility, resiliency in fleet management LUXEMBOURG, 28 June 2017 -- SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and MDA, a global communications and information company, announced today an agreement for an initial satellite life extension mission using an on-orbit refuelling vehicle being built by SSL, a US based subsidiary of MDA and a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems. SES will be the first commercial customer to benefit from the satellite refuelling service, and will be able to activate the service whenever required with minimal disruption to spacecraft operation. The agreement also includes an option for further life extension missions. SES will work with a new venture, Space Infrastructure Services (SIS), which will commercialise sophisticated satellite servicing capabilities. SIS has contracted SSL to design and build the highly-capable satellite servicing spacecraft vehicle to meet the needs of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) programme, which is designed to inspect, repair, relocate and augment geosynchronous satellites and plans to include a refuelling payload to extend the life of satellites that are low on propellant. "Satellite in-orbit servicing is of upmost importance to next-generation architectures for communications satellites. It enables satellite operators like us to have more flexibility in managing our fleet and meeting our customers' demands," said Martin Halliwell, Chief Technology Officer at SES. "After witnessing the due diligence of SSL's and MDA's technical expertise, we are confident that its new venture is the best partner in the refuelling mission field, and will be able to help SES get more value out of an on-orbit satellite." "As a pioneer in next-generation fleet capabilities, SES is clearly committed to improving the space and satellite ecosystem," said Howard L. Lance, President and CEO at MDA. "We are very pleased to have this refuelling contract with SES and are excited to provide them with more options in fleet management." The satellite servicing spacecraft vehicle is planned for launch in 2021. For further information please contact: Markus Payer Corporate Communications Tel. +352 710 725 500 [email protected]

36 U.S. Senate seats to be contested in 2014 Select a state to view nominees and update your prediction. Democrats retain control with 50 seats, Republicans need 51 (a net gain of 6) to take the majority. It's possible we may not know who is in control until . More info below the map. Expert race ratings courtesy of . The original Senate map is . To share a map/forecast you've created, select the 'Share Map' button below the map. OK-2 SC-2 The current U.S. Senate has 53 Democrats and 45 Republicans. There are two independents who caucus with the Democrats, effectively giving them control of 55 seats. The 2014 Senate elections will take place on November 4, 2014. There are 36 races, of which 33 are on a normal six-year cycle. There are special elections in Hawaii, Oklahoma and South Carolina. In the latter two states, these special elections coincide with a regular election. The 36 Senate seats are currently held by 21 Democrats and 15 Republicans. Of those 36 incumbents, five Democrats and two Republicans are retiring; an additional Republican is resigning in early 2015, at the conclusion of the 113th Congress. Kansas: If you show the Independent ahead, you can choose which party he will caucus with or you can leave him unaffiliated.

Outrage: S.E.C. Lets Firms That Wrecked the Economy Get Away With Fraud If you and I commit fraud by, say, writing a check for which we know we have no funds on deposit, or by selling a product we know cannot produce the benefits we claim for it, well, we go to jail. Wall Street moguls (and by that term I mean the largest financial firms in the country) who committed securities fraud on a grand scale and crashed the economy requiring the US taxpayers to bail them out, on the other hand, routinely pass go with nary a worry that their "indiscretions" will result in prosecution. Too big to fail means too big to bring to justice, as well. Over the past ten years large financial firms have frequently skipped merrily away from any punishment for their crimes by the Department of Justice, even when caught red-handed, according to a NY Times report: [The SEC] has repeatedly allowed the biggest firms to avoid punishments specifically meant to apply to fraud cases. An analysis by The New York Times of S.E.C. investigations over the last decade found nearly 350 instances where the agency has given big Wall Street institutions and other financial companies a pass on those or other sanctions. Those instances also include waivers permitting firms to underwrite certain stock and bond sales and manage mutual fund portfolios. JPMorganChase, for example, has settled six fraud cases in the last 13 years, including one with a $228 million settlement last summer, but it has obtained at least 22 waivers, in part by arguing that it has "a strong record of compliance with securities laws." Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, which merged in 2009, have settled 15 fraud cases and received at least 39 waivers. This is a bipartisan failure, for it has not made any difference who sat in the Oval Office over the past decade, the results have been the same. The rich financiers fleece the rest of us while making profits off their criminal malfeasance, and both Republican and Democratic administrations have turned a blind eye toward their fraud and deceit, crimes that have cost our economy trillions of dollars, led to massive unemployment and what would be called outright theft, if an individual burglar were involved rather than a multi-billion dollar institution. Yet, why should they change their ways? No one is holding them accountable now for their nefarious schemes. We've have had proof since a Congressional Committee report issued last year that Wall Street firms rigged the Mortgage backed derivatives game to benefit themselves and defraud their customers on a massive scale: The great and powerful Oz of Wall Street was not the only target of Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: Anatomy of a Financial Collapse, the 650-page report just released by the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations, chaired by Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan, alongside Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. Their unusually scathing bipartisan report also includes case studies of Washington Mutual and Deutsche Bank, providing a panoramic portrait of a bubble era that produced the most destructive crime spree in our history — "a million fraud cases a year" is how one former regulator puts it. These fraudulent criminal schemes led to the near collapse of our global economy, yet what has been done since then to bring the principals, corporations and individual alike, who were responsible for these frauds, to justice? Next to nothing, unfortunately. Republicans rail against the (meager) oversight and reforms passed by the Democrats prior to the 2010 mid-term elections and would overturn them in a heartbeat if they could, and prominent Democrats, including my Senator from New York, Chuck Schumer stands in Wall Street's corner, ever alert to protect these "mobsters" (for that is in effect what they are) from ever having to face the music. And people still question why the Occupy Wall Street movement arose, organically, and attracted so many adherents to its cause despite lack of funding from billionaires like the Koch brothers, physical abuse by law enforcement of peaceful protesters and the unlawful use of force and arrests of thousands of people merely for seeking to express their first amendment rights. The answer is obvious. It's as plain as the millions of corporate dollars pouring into to "Super Pacs" to run unprecedented numbers of attack ads in 2010 and in the Republican primaries this year, thanks to a Supreme Court that defines money as speech and includes corporations as "persons" (albeit persons with far more cash to exercise their "free speech rights), and no police officers to bash in their skulls, or use pepper spray designed to thwart grizzly bear attacks against them, when they do. We are in the midst of a crisis far worse than any we have faced since the Civil War. A crisis that has resulted in the loss of our civil liberties at the expense of monopolistic multinational corporations. It is a fair question to ask if we are even a democracy anymore, though we follow the forms of holding elections, because of the the immense influence corporations exert over the individuals we "elect" as

A new speed record by the Sunswift Australian solar racing team for the fastest electric vehicle over a distance of 500 km has been officially recognized. Their vehicle eVe can achieve more than 100 km/h. The official mark of the new speed record is 106.966 km/h. The previous one of 73 km/h had stood for 26 years. The main advantage of eVe is that it is not only an electric car, but uses solar power too. The car uses solar panels on the roof and also has a hood to charge a 60kg battery. However, the panels were switched off during the world-record attempt, leaving the car to run solely on the battery charge. According to the engineers, eVe can cover 800km from a single charge. The world record was unofficially broken on July 23 at a racetrack in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. However, the record in this field must be officially approved by the International Automobile Federation (FIA), which is the world motorsport's governing body. And, finally, in October the organization issued a new update of the records and approved the Sunswift team's achievement. Sunswift was founded in 1996 and it's Australia's top solar car racing team. This record is not their first. They have already set a world record for the fastest solar powered road trip from Perth to Sydney, and a Guinness World Record for the fastest solar car. More than 100 students at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have contributed to the record attempt over the past two years. "It's not often you can confidently say you made history before you even graduated," Sunswift's project director and undergraduate engineering student Hayden Smith said in a statement. With an official world record the team can now concentrate on a new challenge, which is to modify their car to meet road registration requirements. Smith said the car could be registered and appear on city streets within a year. The team is sure the car is ready for everyday use. "Five hundred kilometers is pretty much as far as a normal person would want to drive in a single day," Smith said. "It's another demonstration that one day you could be driving our car." "We've always wanted to keep pushing the cultural change towards electric vehicles, and this is another big step in that direction," he added. "This record was about establishing a whole new level of single-charge travel for high-speed electric vehicles, which we hope will revolutionize the electric car industry." UNSW officials also expressed their feeling concerning the record. UNSW Engineering Dean Professor Graham Davies said that for a student project to achieve a new world record for electric vehicle speed and endurance "is truly remarkable." "It goes to show what exceptional students we have here at UNSW."

advertising There are less than two weeks left before the world premiere of Avengers: Age of Ultron at The Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California where all of the stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will gather and stroll the red carpet for the franchise's biggest event yet. The Avengers sequel isn't necessarily the end of "Phase 2" (Ant-Man in July is) but it's the film that will wreck the world as we know it (in the movies) and set the stage for Phase 3 where heroes turn on other heroes. The entire team is back for Age of Ultron, including Nick Fury who started the whole thing, and with the help of a few fresh faces (details here!), they must battle their worst enemy yet: a mysterious form of artificial intelligence hellbent on eradicating humanity from Earth in order to save it. Writer and director Joss Whedon has been teasing a darker experience and the theme of "death" ever since his first effort set broke box office records worldwide in 2012, but it's not all doom and gloom for Avengers 2. The heroes are back as showcased in the above one-minute teaser trailer (an extended TV spot). It's only the second official commercial from Marvel Studios for the Avengers sequel and below are the two latest Age of Ultron TV spots, the first focusing on Ultron calling out Earth's Mightiest and tearing them apart... A New Age Begins... What's with the city coming apart at the end? Massive Ultron weapon? It's too early for Attilan (the flying city of the Inhumans) to come into play given that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC is only beginning to explore that aspect of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That and the Inhumans movie won't be releasing until 2019 - a long, long ways away. Still, the sheer destruction makes for great foundation-laying for the Civil War story to be explored in Captain America 3 next year. Who's responsible for all of this? The Avengers are. advertising The second new video (actually the fourth TV spot so far) is much less dramatic and focuses on the sheer fun of the Avengers re-assembling on the big screen. It's another roster roll call similar to the video up top. Thor takes out a Hydra soldier wearing alien Chitauri armor by letting his mighty hammer Mjolnir fly past him, and Hawkeye gets a little personality in calling out the insane situations he finds himself in as one of the "normals" among the super-powered heroes. We're Fighting An Army of Robots and I Have A Bow and Arrow... For fans looking to see Marvel's latest on the biggest of theater screens, there's a new set of Avengers: Age of Ultron IMAX posters to check out as well - each focusing on Ultron and the entire team: advertising For more, check out these Avengers: Age of Ultron featurettes and "fun facts" Disney shared for the movie. Which poster is your fave? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" stars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine, Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill and Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig, the team must reassemble to defeat James Spader as Ultron, a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen, and Pietro Maximoff, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and meet an old friend in a new form when Paul Bettany becomes Vision. The Avengers: Age of Ultron releases in theaters on May 1 2015, followed by Ant-Man on July 17 2015, Captain America: Civil War on May 6 2016, Doctor Strange on November 4 2016, Guardians of the Galaxy 2 on May 5 2017, Spider-Man on July 28, 2017, Thor: Ragnarok on November 3 2017, Avengers: Infinity War - Part 1 on May 4 2018, Black Panther on July 6 2018, Captain Marvel on November 2 2018, Avengers: Infinity War - Part 2 on May 3 2019 and Inhumans on July 12, 2019. advertising Give Screen Rant a Thumbs up! With Marvel Making Its Own MCU Shows, What Happens to The Defenders? 458 Shares Share Tweet Email Copy Link Copied advertising

The Bank of Canada hinted Wednesday that Canada's record low interest rates are going to stay right where they are for a long while yet. In its latest policy decision, Canada's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate, what's known as the target for the overnight rate, steady at one per cent on Wednesday. That's the rate that retail banks base their lending and saving rates for consumers on, and it's been kept at that level since September 2010. Wednesday's policy decision is the next-to-last one for Mark Carney as head of the bank before he leaves to London to head up the Bank of England in June. The Carney-led Bank of Canada has now kept the rate steady at one per cent for 21 consecutive policy meetings. Despite the lack of change, the bank suggested its outlook for the Canadian economy is actually a bit worse now than previously — a sign suggesting the bank is in no rush to raise rates and slow down growth. "A material degree of slack has re-emerged in the Canadian economy," the bank said in a statement. "Considerable monetary policy stimulus currently in place will likely remain appropriate for a period of time, after which some modest withdrawal will likely be required." In its report released Wednesday, the Bank of Canada said that the Canadian economy is expected to grow by 1.5 per cent in 2013 — less than the two per cent that was forecast in its January report. The economy is expected to pick up at 2.8 per cent growth in 2014 and 2.7 per cent growth in 2015, before reaching "full capacity" in mid-2015. "Following a weak second half in 2012, growth in Canada is predicted to regain some momentum in 2013 as net exports pick up and business investment returns to more solid growth," Carney said in a prepared statement Wednesday. He added that consumer spending is expected to grow at a modest pace, while housing is set to decline further. Although the interest rate remains unchanged for now, Carney said that it is likely to rise at some point in order to achieve the bank's target inflation rate of two per cent. "After a period based on several factors which we list [including the evolution of the housing market and the evolution of household balances], the next move is likely to be up," Carney said. Scotiabank economist Derek Holt told The Canadian Press that the country likely won't be hit with higher interest rates until 2015. The tell-tale sign, he said, is that the bank pushed back the closure of the output gap to mid-2015. It had predicted in January that the economy would reach full capacity by the second half of 2014. "That's a very strong signal that they are not in hike mode until at least 2015, and even then, it's not as if you get worried about inflation pressures instantly once you close off spare capacity — you need to get the economy into material excess demand and that can happen well after that," Holt said. The Canadian dollar closed down Wednesday following the forecast, falling 0.58 of a cent to 97.41 cents US.

Mississippi State University put up billboards along various interstates as they enter Mississippi. Since the Bulldogs dominate the football rivalry with Ole Miss, they let incoming traffic to Mississippi know that it is this is their turf:

By Whitney Webb Even though Fukushima was the worst environmental disaster to have taken place in the last 30 years, you probably haven't heard much about it. After the Tohoku earthquake in eastern Japan and subsequent tsunami, one of the cooling systems at Fukushima's Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) nuclear power plant failed. The result was a devastating triple reactor meltdown that led to the evacuation of over half a million people and the creation of a 20-kilometer exclusion zone. Ever since the disaster, TEPCO as well as the Japanese government have consistently tried to downplay the disaster's impacts nationally and globally. The collusion was so blatant that even TEPCO's company president, Naomi Hirose, admitted that a "cover-up" had taken place. However, some of Fukushima's effects are so obvious that even the Japanese government cannot continue to deny the enormity of the 2011 disaster. Within the last five years, many of the workers present at the Fukushima nuclear plant during the meltdown, as well as those involved in its clean-up, have developed cancer. Of the numerous workers seeking compensation, only two workers with leukemia were found to be entitled to workplace compensation by the Japanese health ministry. Yet, neither of these workers have so far received any money from the government for their treatment. Now, that is set to change. On Friday, Japan's health ministry concluded that another worker, diagnosed with thyroid cancer three years ago, developed his illness due to radiation exposure during his time working for TEPCO. The man had worked at several nuclear power plants with the company between 1992 and 2012 and was present at the Fukushima plant during the disaster. The radiation present in the man's body was found to be about 150 millisieverts, with 140 of which were believed to be a result of the 2011 disaster. This marks the first time that a former worker with thyroid cancer has won the right to work-related compensation as many other similar cases were previously rejected by the Japanese government. This most recent confirmed case of Fukushima-related cancer ultimately forced the hand of the Japanese government, prompting them to release their overall position on workers compensation for those who worked at the plant before and after the catastrophe. Officials said that workers who had been exposed to over 100 millisieverts and developed cancer five years or more after the disaster were entitled to compensation, though this quantity of radiation was said to be a "yardstick" – not a strict standard. According to a joint study by the UN and TEPCO, about 174 former workers are believed to have been exposed to over 100 millisieverts of radiation. However, the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported that more than 2,000 workers have radiation exceeding 100 millisieverts in their thyroid gland alone. Though this new policy is good news for former TEPCO employees, it does little to address the growing epidemic of thyroid cancer among Fukushima citizens. Thyroid cancer rates have soared since the disaster. The trend is particularly noticeable among Fukushima's youngest residents as 131 children have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer since 2011. Despite the spike in thyroid cancer, the Japanese government, TEPCO, and even the United Nations have insisted that there is "no direct link" between exposure to Fukushima radiation and thyroid cancer. However, exposure to Iodine-131, the main radionuclide released into the air and water during the meltdown, is known to increase one's risk of thyroid cancer and is the most clearly defined environmental factor associated with thyroid tumors. If the Japanese government is offering compensation to workers for radiation exposure, it must also extend help to the disaster's youngest victims.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System returned 1% on its investments in the fiscal year ending June 30, a substantial miss for the largest U.S. pension fund. CALPERS, which had assets of $233 billion as of June 30, has an annual investment return target of 7.5%, which it had lowered from 7.75% recently. The data is a bad sign for public pension funds nationally, many of which are under pressure as governments face large budget deficits and face troubles funding their pension commitments. Stocks in the CALPERS portfolio dropped 7.2% due to turmoil in Europe and slowing economic growth globally, CALPERS said. Real estate was a bright spot and was up 15.9% for the year. Private equity was actually up 5.4% for the year. While the firm did not release returns data for funds as of June 30, CALPERS' most recent data as of March 31 showed that private equity had a five-year internal rate of return of 7.5%. Venture capital, which is a small piece of PE for CALPERS, had a 4.0% IRR. CALPERS has previously said it is cutting its target exposure to venture capital to 1%. CALPERS holds stakes in some prominent names in venture capital or secondary venture capital, such as New Enterprise Associates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, GGV, Instiutional Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures and W Capital Group. Not all the funds had return data, but for the ones that did I pulled out their five year internal rate of return for CALPERS. Note also that these may not be all apples to apples, since some funds may be earlier in the investment cycle than others. Draper Fisher Jurvetson: -3.8% GGV: 8.2% Instiutional Venture Partners: N/A Khosla Ventures: N/A Lightspeed Venture Partners: 8.4% New Enterprise Associates: 16.0% Trinity Ventures: 5.0% VantagePoint Venture Partners: 4.3% W Capital Group (not a venture firm but it does secondary investments in VC firms): 11.9% It's worth noting that a number of top tier venture firms purposely don't take investments from public pension funds because they want to keep their data private. CALPERS manages retirement benefits for more than 1.6 million California state and local government employees and their families.

Draft chapter warned reef was 'poor and deteriorating' but all references were excised following government intervention The lead author of a major UN report on climate change has expressed his shock that every reference to Australia was removed from the final version, following intervention from the Australian government. Guardian Australia on Friday revealed that chapters on the Great Barrier Reef and sections on Kakadu and Tasmanian forests were removed from the World Heritage and Tourism in a Changing Climate report, following the Australian Department of Environment's objection that the information could harm tourism. The Union of Concerned Scientists, which jointly published the report with the United Nations environment program and Unesco, published an independent statement on the reef this morning. "The biggest threat to the GBR today, and to its ecosystems services, biodiversity, heritage values and tourism economy, is climate change, including warming sea temperatures, accelerating rates of sea level rise, changing weather patterns and ocean acidification." Australia scrubbed from UN climate change report after government intervention Read more Adam Markham of the UCS, the lead author of the report, said he was "really disappointed" by the revelation that parts of the document had been excised. He also noted that with the removal of every mention of Australia went a number of positive stories about research and safeguards, including the protected area management strategies being tested to make Australian world heritage sites more resilient to change. "Australia has a good story to tell about its climate science and it should tell it," he said. Markham said that the Australian government's concerns seemed futile when the threats are obvious and publicising them could have had a positive impact on tourism to the country. "You can read in the newspapers almost every day what the threats – including global warming – are to the Great Barrier Reef, so I don't think anything we would have put in the report would have been a surprise to anyone. "Rather than have a negative effect on tourism, I think this information would have helped galvanise the international community to want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the level where we might be able to reduce the impact on the [Great Barrier Reef] in the long term." Asked whether he was concerned about the integrity of Unesco reporting, he said the agency was "fantastic to work with" over the year the report took to put together. He said it was a "complicated undertaking" and a joint partnership on the parts of all the agencies involved. Conservation groups have expressed shock at the government's intervention. Greenpeace campaigner Shani Tager said the news was "jaw-dropping", especially in light of the dire state of coral-bleaching on the reef, but in line with cuts to the CSIRO and attempts to undermine the renewable energy industry. Revealed: report for Unesco on the Great Barrier Reef that Australia didn't want world to see Read more "We want an explanation from Malcolm Turnbull over how this can happen and an investigation into this decision. "The Australian public is owed an explanation over how and why this happened, and immediate steps put in place to ensure our scientists are independent of government intervention." The Australian Marine Conservation Society has condemned the environment minister, Greg Hunt, for claiming that all was being done to save the reef. Great Barrier Reef campaign director Imogen Zethoven said the "cover-up" showed that Hunt and the government were "in denial" about the impacts of climate change. The Wilderness Society has called on the government to release all censored sections of the report, which it said was evidence of the "extreme lengths" the government was prepared to go to "to cover up the impacts of climate change". "Censoring a report does not diminish the threats to tourism from climate change," said national director, Lyndon Schneiders. "It makes the Australian government look petty and ridiculous and hampers transparent debate about climate change in Australia." The Great Barrier Reef is in the middle of its worst crisis in recorded history, with 93% of the reefs along the 2,300km site experiencing bleaching caused by unusually warm ocean temperatures. The draft chapter on the reef pulled from the report but published exclusively by Guardian Australia warned that the reef was "poor and deteriorating" and "assailed by multiple threats". The removals occurred in early 2016, when there was significant pressure on the government in relation to both climate change and world heritage sites. Less than a year before, the government had successfully lobbied Unesco not list the Great Barrier Reef on its list of world heritage sites in danger. The environment department spokesperson told Guardian Australia there were concerns that the draft report was framed to confuse "the world heritage status of the sites and risks arising from climate change and tourism".

6.6K Shares This post is by guest writer Anu Roy. Sweet Then Sour One of 2016's most highly anticipated adaptations, Cheese in the Trap is a 16 episode series based on the popular webtoon. The series follows a tempestuous relationship between the meek and shy Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun) with fourth year all-rounder and extremely popular yet mysterious Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin). As they journey through the intense ups and downs of dating for twenty-year-olds amidst the chaotic life that college students face. Cheese in the Trap had so much potential. The first phrase that comes to mind when I'm reviewing this drama is — had so much potential — which is always a bittersweet feeling because I definitely enjoyed certain aspects of the show, yet I feel like it could have been so much better. Cheese in the Trap has a compelling storyline and gifted actors, but it still felt like a show that "almost" got the formula right. Episodes 1-5 Review The intro episodes of Cheese in the Trap quickly establish the cast of main characters through their behaviors and interactions. Hong Seol is timid, quiet, and afraid to openly express her thoughts. However, being quiet earns her the accolade of being secretly observant among her loud group of friends. The series immediately begins with a tense scene, where Hong Seol notices a sinister smile across Yoo Jung's lips as he spills water on a friend's skirt. So she immediately treats him with suspicion and distrust, especially when he's so admired and popular at their university. It's also clear that Hong Seol always ends up in tricky, troublesome situations. In one instance, she gets dropped from a class she signed up for, and she suspects Yoo jung for pranking her. But she's awkward with Yoo Jung as acquaintances so she cannot openly bring it up with him. Next, we meet the Baek siblings — the blunt and thuggish Baek In Ho (Seo Kang Joon) and his larger-than-life, obnoxious, over dramatic sister Baek In Ha (Lee Sung Kyung). The Baek siblings have ties with Yoo Jung's family, but have been cut off, so they must fend for themselves. The tension between them and Jung escalates when In Ho crosses paths with Seol and warns her against dating Jung, who is known to be cold and unresponsive while interacting with the Baek siblings. Slowly, there is positive progression for Hong Seol and Yoo Jung's relationship. And because other girls are jealous of the attention Yoo Jung shows Seol, she's always put in uncomfortable situations. One night, one of the jealous classmates directs a drunkard towards the desolated building that Hong Seol is studying in, and the police arrive to see Hong Seol's arm bleeding from the wound left by the drunkard waving his bottle around. However, Yoo Jung is always trying to help Seol get out of these problems and goes out of his way to protect her. As Seol notices him trying to get closer, she eventually gives in and accepts his offer to spend time together. However, the flirtatious unpredictability of her time spent with Yoo jung will have to wait as Seol continuously has problems of her own. She's always doing other people favors — be it her mother's plea to move four hours away from her apartment to reduce household costs or forsaking sleep to finish a presentation that no one else in her group is motivated to do. I particularly enjoyed Hong Seol's self-narrations; they provide the viewer with insights into her mind and her personality. She's constantly stressed from the slack she cuts everyone else, and she does so partly out of benevolence and partly because she's not assertive. Soon, we also see the triangle between In Ho, Seol, and Jung begins to emerge. As In Ho moves into Seol's neighborhood and spend more time together, they develop an open, honest friendship that is refreshing to watch compared to the intense, unpredictable relationship she shares with Jung, despite the fact that they start dating. The first few episodes definitely pack in a lot of interactions between the various characters, but its true merit lies within its focus on the lead pair, Seol and Jung. I really enjoyed how Cheese in the Trap juxtaposes the moments they spend together, where Jung is polite, soft-spoken and gentle, against the moments he deals with others in a cold, emotionless way. It makes Jung a complicated but intriguing lead with an unanswered question of which is the real him. Episodes 6-10 Review These episodes of Cheese in the Trap dig deeper into the character transformations and the complications of Seol and Jung's relationship despite the obvious chemistry they share. Seol is constantly caught between feeling affectionate towards Jung for helping her and caring for her, and feeling upset when she un

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FunbagAirbag Fun for boys and girls. Fanservice trope, and a subtrope of Marshmallow Hell and Accidental Pervert. Someone turns to leave, is running without looking where they're going or trips over (if they are One Head Taller)... and buries their face directly into someone's feminine assets, pushing it apart with the same effect as a car's airbag deploying and absorbing the shock. Sometimes they bounce off, sometimes they get stuck. even if they're not stuck, it's common for them to stay in that position at least long enough to exchange initial greetings. What differentiates this from Marshmallow Hell is: It's never intentional, on either side. Whether or not people who were watching think otherwise is part of the joke. Can happen to both genders — in fact, since the stationary woman has to be one and a half heads taller, women tend to be the primary demographic. (See the MegaTokyo pic to the right.) Available to all ages, especially those old enough to enjoy it. Compare Crash-Into Hello, Thanks for the Mammary, Cry into Chest, and Living Crashpad. Subtrope of Suggestive Collision. Examples open/close all folders Advertising In one currently airing reality show commercial, a preteen boy and his older sister go in for a chest bump. However, the older sister is definitely outside of his age range and looks suitably more mature. So they go up for the chest bump normally, but he winds up on the floor. In The Ladders advert at the beginning a man is pushed over by a woman chest first [1] Anime & Manga Comics Fan Fics Films — Animation Happened chastely in The Iron Giant for a quarter of a second. Special Agent Kent Mansly (He works for the govern— SLAM!) knocks on the front door of the house, rehearsing his lines and staring at Hogarth's damaged BB gun when the door is opened by Hogarth's mom, Anne. Kent rapidly raises his head to talk to her and smacks it accidentally into the underside of her ample cleavage, resulting in a BOINNNG sound. Films — Live-Action Literature The Alternate Reality Episode Eighth Doctor in the Doctor Who Eighth Doctor Adventures novel The Blue Angel probably would have enjoyed this particular advantage of being rather short more if he weren't Ambiguously Gay. On my way up the stairs, though, I walked straight into the medium herself, surrounded by her entourage. I bumped right into her, my nose centimetres away from her plump pink bust. Occurs in Thunderhead, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, when a male scientist falls during a rock-climbing accident, and is caught by a certain generously endowed female scientist below him, cushioning his face in a very sensitive area. Live-Action TV Star Trek: Enterprise. Captain Archer and his Ms. Fanservice science officer T'Pol are captured and tied together by rebels in "Shadows of P'Jem". Whilst struggling to free themselves they trip and Archer's face ends up right between the best Vulcan peaks outside Mt. Seleya. Two and a Half Men: Alan and Charlie are removing a passed out, scantily-clad woman from Charlie's bed, and Alan, who is carrying her by the arms, slips and falls on her. We don't see how he falls, but we do hear his muffled reply: "Oh, my God! They're real." Video Games Visual Novels In SHUFFLE!, Rin stumbles in the classroom and crashes into Nerine. She takes advantage of the situation by giving him a hug, which is a lot more forward than her usual demure personality. Web Comics Western Animation In the pilot of Korgoth of Barbaria, one of the thugs in the bar fight gets flung across the room by Korgoth, and he lands face-first in a barmaid's cleavage. He doesn't leave to rejoin the fight (considering the guy he was fighting, it's an excellent idea). In Family Guy, Quagmire makes this trope literal. His car has blow-up sex dolls in place of airbags, so when he crashes it results in this trope. Happens to Woody Woodpecker in the cartoon "A Fine Feathered Frenzy." While he is trying to escape from Gorgeous Gal, a love-struck old overweight yet wealthy crow he opens a door while not looking where he was going. Behind the door Gorgeous was waiting for Woody with her lips puckered. He runs right into

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at a rally at in Caracas on June 14. (Marco Bello/Reuters) All this year, as they trudged through an unprecedented economic implosion, Venezuelans have been gearing up for what was meant to be the defining political event of the year: a referendum on whether to recall our increasingly loathed authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro. The tense buildup suddenly ended Thursday as five separate (and supposedly independent, but c'mon now) lower courts approved injunctions to suspend the recall, closing down Venezuela's last best hope for a peaceful solution to its long-running political crisis. Even for battle-hardened Venezuelans, it all came as quite a shock. A major signature-gathering drive to officially activate the recall vote was scheduled for next week. Opposition activists were busy preparing their plans to get out their voters to sign. No one, not even the military, seemed to have been expecting this. Today has been a day of sober reckoning in Caracas, as Venezuelans process the death of the recall process and its implications. It's easy to overdramatize these things, I realize, but it's also important not to lose the forest for the trees: a relatively large, relatively sophisticated major oil producer just three hours' flying time from the United States has just become the second all-out, no-more-elections dictatorship in the Western Hemisphere. This is serious. A turning point. See, for 17 years, political scientists have been casting about for a suitable way of describing the strange in-between political system Hugo Chávez invented for Venezuela. It wasn't quite democracy in the usual sense, clearly, but it also wasn't a normal dictatorship. The government might not have had much time for the fine print of constitutional rule, but in broad terms people were basically free to associate, speak and vote. What do you call that? Competitive authoritarianism? A hybrid regime? An illiberal democracy? None of the labels seemed to stick; what did stick was the lasting impression of in-betweenness, of Venezuela as not-quite-a-dictatorship. For Venezuela's pro-democracy activists, fighting a regime that has instituted dictatorship by tiny increments has been an exhausting ordeal. Which is why today, mixed with the genuine anger at the subversion of our constitutional right to a recall, you can detect just a hint of gratitude for the clarity this brings. We're rid of the adjectives. We are finally through with the academic circumlocutions. There's no need to hyphenate it anymore. Venezuela is just a dictatorship.

Welcome to the home page for New Jersey's third largest and fastest growing political party, the New Jersey Libertarian Party! With over 9,600 registered Libertarians, our members are often asked what we stand for and who we are. First, Libertarians seek freedom for all people, regardless of class, race, gender, age, religion, lifestyle, or any other clarifiers used by the mainstream parties to divide the American people. We simply want people to be free because they are human beings. Thus, we look at most policy issues from the stand point that people should be able to live how they want, so long as they are not hurting anyone else. Next, we believe in our state, despite the high taxes, poor business climate, and nanny-state policies driving more of its residents across its borders, making it the number one state for emigration. We proudly support candidates committed to being part of the solution and dedicated to moving New Jersey toward a more Libertarian future. Please take a moment to check out our candidates here. Lastly, we believe the government should be accountable to its people and responsive to their needs. Thus, we support projects such as the Preempted Ordinance Repeal Project, Open Government Project, and Police Accountability Project. Through these projects we help to ensure that various local and state governments are responding to changes in the law, sharing required information with the public, and keeping its peace-keepers in check. Thank you for taking the time to visit our page and learn a little more about our organization. If you are already a member, please remember to renew your membership. And, if you are not a member but are interested in joining our team, please take a moment to join the NJLP here. In Liberty, Kevin Lowery Chair, New Jersey Libertarian Party What's a Libertarian? Libertarians are fiscally responsible and socially compassionate. We are New Jersey's third largest and fastest-growing party. We believe liberty is the foundation of justice and a peaceful, prosperous America. We reject initiating violence against innocent people. We believe the role of government is to protect life, liberty and property.

As described in the previous three posts, evolution wired humans to be moral, to form supernatural beliefs, and to sustain those beliefs. Yet, we are not genetically predisposed to believe Jesus is the son of God or Muhammad spoke to the angel Gabriel. In other words, religious traditions are a product of cultural evolution, not biological evolution. As societies went from tribal to modern, and as cultures interacted with one another, supernatural beliefs and religious traditions morphed to better suit the needs of their host civilizations. As time went on, only the most useful religions were left standing. Hamatsa Shaman. 1914. Hunter Gatherer Religions For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors lived in small bands hunting and gathering to survive. We can glean a sense of what their religious life might have been like by looking at the traditions of modern isolated tribes in places like Brazil, Africa, and New Guinea. These societies hold beliefs in invisible agents who are responsible for diseases, weather, and other natural events. [1] These agents tend to be quite amoral and whimsical, and most tribal societies don't use them to inspire proper moral behavior. [2] Given that humans evolved to be cooperative and compassionate within small groups, these tribes tend to be good at maintaining social harmony on their own without religious inspired moral doctrines. [3] Another common element in these societies is the presence of an individual (e.g. a shaman) whose sole function is to communicate with these invisible agents to ask favors on the tribe's behalf. [4] As the scholar Mircea Eliade wrote, "What is fundamental and universal is the shaman's struggle against what we could call 'the powers of evil.' … It is consoling and comforting to know that a member of the community is able to see what is hidden and invisible to the rest and to bring back direct and reliable information from the supernatural worlds." [5] Religions of Chiefdoms and State Societies While most hunter gatherer societies had very little political or religious organization, as they evolved to chiefdoms and state societies, politics and religion needed to become more sophisticated in order for these cultures to function. [6] Oftentimes, those who spoke on behalf of the gods ended up gaining political control of these societies. [7] They would use their special connection to the gods to legitimize their right to rule, and some would even claim to be gods themselves. For example, the pharaohs of ancient Egypt were believed to be gods, and many Roman emperors were also deified. [8] [9] Since these societies tended to have far more than 150 constituents (the maximum size for a cohesive social unit,) formalized moral and ethical codes were essential for maintaining social harmony. [10] In addition, incorporating divine retribution for moral indiscretions was an effective way of ensuring citizens would follow the rules, even when no one was looking. [11] These divine laws were generally only applied to fellow adherents of any particular religion. Given that these larger societies were often in conflict with neighboring chiefdoms/states, religious intolerance was a useful way to inspire nationalism and motivate citizens to kill political/cultural enemies. [12] In short, as human civilizations became increasingly complex, religion functioned as a mechanism to maintain social harmony and to further the aims of the political elite. Evolution of Mythology Roman mosaic C3rd A.D., Sousse Museum, Tunis   As I define it, mythology encompasses the stories behind the gods, spirits, and/or agents who are venerated by a particular religious tradition. In the book When They Severed Earth from Sky: How the Human Mind Shapes Myth a rchaeologist Elizabeth Wayland Barber and her historian husband Paul T. Barber argued that these stories were the method by which ancient humans would transmit vital information over many generations. [13] As time went on, only a few elements of the original stories would remain, thus obfuscating their initial meanings. For example, what does a one-eyed monster that bellows from on top of a mountain and hurls boulders at people sound like? According to the Barbers, the original story of the Cyclops may have actually been a tale to warn people about the dangers of a volcano. [14] In ancient societies, this morphing of mythology became exacerbated as different cultures interacted with one another and merged. Oftentimes, the character of certain gods would change as the cultural contexts shifted. For example, Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, was originally an Indo-European horse god that assimilated the qualities of several Near Eastern aquatic deities. [15] As the culture took on more of a seafaring role, his aquatic qualities overtook his original equestrian ones. Eventually, when Rome became the dominant culture of the west, they used Poseidon as the template for their own god Neptune. [16] Survival of the Fittest Religion The survivability of a religion depended on its ability to spread its message,

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 3 (UPI) — Several severed cattle heads propped up behind barbed wire along an Oregon road spooked some neighbors, but the owner said they were just being dried for sale. The Portland Tribune reported Monday the heads were visible to passersby last week. Warren resident Cici Lires wrote in an email to the South County Spotlight she hadn't seen anything like it in the past eight years. "Why out towards the road, facing the road where wild animals can get to them, Where everyone can see them?" she asked. Another Warren resident who asked not to be identified saw the heads while jogging by. "I thought, 'holy cow that is the most disgusting thing,'" the runner said. "And they stink now." The cow heads belong to Port of St. Helens Commissioner Colleen DeShazer, who told the Spotlight they were being dried out so they could be sold. "Those are my cows. We legally butchered them," she said. "We save the heads, we dry them out, we sell them." "If you don't like it, don't live in the [expletive] country next to a farm." Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson said the grisly display isn't against the law. "It's not illegal to have a cow head on your property," he said. "There's no state law or county ordinance to prohibit that."

6. Typechecking Queries Warning: The functionality described in this chapter is experimental and is likely to change in future versions. But it's still pretty freakin' cool. In this chapter we learn how to use YOLO mode to validate queries against the database schema and ensure that our type mappings are correct (and if not, get some hints on how to fix them). Setting Up Our setup here is the same as last chapter, so if you're still running from last chapter you can skip this section. Otherwise: imports, Transactor , and YOLO mode. import doobie.imports._ import scalaz._ , Scalaz . _ import scalaz.concurrent.Task val xa = DriverManagerTransactor [ Task ]( "org.postgresql.Driver" , "jdbc:postgresql:world" , "postgres" , "" ) import xa.yolo._ And again, we're playing with the country table, shown here for reference. CREATE TABLE country ( code character ( 3 ) NOT NULL , name text NOT NULL , population integer NOT NULL , gnp numeric ( 10 , 2 ), indepyear smallint -- more columns, but we won't use them here ) Checking a Query In order to create a query that's not quite right, let's redefine our Country class with slightly different types. case class Country ( code : Int , name : String , pop : Int , gnp : Double ) Here's our parameterized query from last chapter, but with the new Country definition and the minPop parameter changed to a Short . def biggerThan ( minPop : Short ) = sql """ select code, name, population, gnp, indepyear from country where population > $minPop """ . query [ Country ] Now let's try the check method provided by YOLO and see what happens. scala> biggerThan(0).check.run select code, name, population, gnp, indepyear from country where population > ? ✓ SQL Compiles and Typechecks ✕ P01 Short → INTEGER (int4) - Short is not coercible to INTEGER (int4) according to the JDBC specification. Fix this by changing the schema type to SMALLINT, or the Scala type to Int or JdbcType. ✕ C01 code CHAR (bpchar) NOT NULL → Int - CHAR (bpchar) is ostensibly coercible to Int according to the JDBC specification but is not a recommended target type. Fix this by changing the schema type to INTEGER; or the Scala type to Code or String. ✓ C02 name VARCHAR (varchar) NOT NULL → String ✓ C03 population INTEGER (int4) NOT NULL → Int ✕ C04 gnp NUMERIC (numeric) NULL → Double - NUMERIC (numeric) is ostensibly coercible to Double according to the JDBC specification but is not a recommended target type. Fix this by changing the schema type to FLOAT or DOUBLE; or the Scala type to BigDecimal or BigDecimal. - Reading a NULL value into Double will result in a runtime failure. Fix this by making the schema type NOT NULL or by changing the Scala type to Option[Double] ✕ C05 indepyear SMALLINT (int2) NULL → - Column is unused. Remove it from the SELECT statement. Yikes, there are quite a few problems, in several categories. In this case doobie found a parameter coercion that should always work but is not required to be supported by compliant drivers; two column coercions that are supported by JDBC but are not recommended and can fail in some cases; supported by JDBC but are not recommended and can fail in some cases; a column nullability mismatch, where a column that is provably nullable is read into a non- Option type; type; and an unused column. Suggested fixes are given in terms of both JDBC and vendor-specific schema types and include known custom types like doobie's enumerated JdbcType . Currently this is based on instantiated Meta instances, which is not ideal; hopefully in the next release the tooling will improve to support all instances in scope. Anyway, if we fix all of these problems and try again, we get a clean bill of health. case class Country ( code : String , name : String , pop : Int , gnp : Option [ BigDecimal ]) def biggerThan ( minPop : Int ) = sql """ select code, name, population, gnp from country where population > $minPop """ . query [ Country ] scala> biggerThan(0).check.run select code,

A 21-year-old man was shot and killed "execution style" in Philadelphia on Sunday while talking to a candidate for the Pennsylvania House. Police said the the unidentified 21-year-old man was shot while speaking to Democratic candidate Chris Rabb about the state's upcoming primary. Police said the gunman shot the victim twice in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A spokesman for Rabb's campaign, Chris Visco, said the the victim told Rabb that he was planning to work the polls on Tuesday. "He was talking to a voter, a nice young man who works the polls on election day. They were talking about the election. The young man was interested in Chris' campaign and his candidacy for the 200th," Vicso told WPVI-TV. "One of the people that was with (Chris) handed him a piece of literature, took his phone number, and another young man came up behind him and shot him execution style in the head," he told the televison station. Rabb is running for a seat in the 200th District, and was canvassing the area at the time. Visco told Philly.com that Rabb and another campaign worker - both of whom witnessed the shooting but were not injured - were still speaking with detectives Sunday evening and were in shock. "The [victim] had been shot, execution-style, blood gushing everywhere," Visco told Philly.com. He added that he spoke with Rabb Sunday night, who was 'devastated." Police told Fox 29 the shooter appears to be a black man, described as 6'0' wearing a light grey hoodie. A motive for the shooting remains unclear. No arrests have been made. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Click for more from Fox29.com. Click for more from Philly.com Click for more from 6abc.com.

​ ​HSMC Shelter Volunteering ​ ​ Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our shelter animals! Because the HSMC is a no kill shelter, some of our guests stay with us for months and sometimes even years. We depend on our volunteers to keep the animals happy and socialized while they are here. Dogs have to be walked and cats have to be petted/handled daily! We are fortunate to have many dedicated people who spend time with the animals, for that reason we ask for students and groups of more than 4 to sign up in advance. Please click the links below for more information. Our shelter is open Wednesday and Thursday 11-5, Friday and Saturday 11-6, and Sunday 1-6. Volunteers are welcome anytime we are open. Dogs are only walked Wednesday-Saturday from 11:30AM-3PM and Sunday from 1:30PM-3PM. Also please note that dogs are only walked when the weather permits. Cats are available for cuddles anytime we are open. ​ ​If you have any questions you can give us a call at 540-382-1166 or send an email to [email protected]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (KTVU) – A man armed with a knife was fatally shot by Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety officers Wednesday as he attempted to rob a liquor store, authorities said. The incident happened just before lunchtime in a busy strip mall at Tasman Drive near the Lawrence Expressway. Investigators in Sunnyvale said in the moments after an armed robbery at this liquor store, an officer found the suspect in a back alleyway. Police scanners captured what happened next. "Take your hand out of your pocket," the officer can be heard saying. Then minutes later, "He's refusing to comply, he has the knife. He's about 50 feet away, he's standing still." Then the officer says, "He's walking towards me. Put the knife down!" And finally: "Shots fired. Suspect is down." . Witness Alvaro Camilo was on his lunch break when he saw the shooting happen. "The guy was just standing, standing holding a knife. And we just heard the officer screaming at him, put the knife down cause he wouldn't listen. He went towards him with the knife. That's when they shot him," said Camilo. "By the time we went back out there, after the shots were done, went out there and saw police on top of the suspect and he already looked gone," said Dave Palmer, another witness. The suspect, a white male in his mid-20s, was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators recovered the knife at the scene. "We always conduct a thorough investigation any time we have an officer involved incident. So that's always been our practice and continues to be our practice," said Deputy Chief Dave Pitts of the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety. Camilo told he recorded the whole thing on his cell phone, but police took it. "Yeah we have a video but they needed it for their investigations," says Camilo. Authorities said they'll review it, along with any video that may come from inside the liquor store. "With any investigation we want the truth. So if video evidence helps us get to the truth in exactly what occured, that's a good thing," says Deputy Chief Pitts. The officer has been placed on routine paid administrative leave. Both Sunnyvale and the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office will conduct investigations.

The humid dust filled air and the remainders of the intruders who failed before you are stoic reminders of the dangers that lie in seeking lost and forgotten treasure. But all grievances can't compare with the overwhelming satisfaction that one gains from gazing at a priceless artifact. BANDAI NAMCO Studios is proud to present their latest Free-to-play online co-op action game, LOST REAVERS. The lost treasures of the world lie scattered throughout various corners of the Earth. But rare fortunes are never easily acquired. To recover these riches, it's going to take more than just a fortunate expedition. You'll need the wits to solve puzzles, the expertise to disarm traps, and the armaments to fight legions of undead guardians. But that's not enough; you're going to need a team of cunning explorers at your side. Team up with other voyagers online as you fight zombies, kill bosses, and discover valuable relics in the most diverse locations on the planet. Acquire the treasure and successfully return with the cargo to divvy up the prizes and receive your share of the spoils! Features An Assortment of Treasure Hunters – Choose from a squad of expeditioners to tackle the missions ahead. Each character specializes in a distinct attack style. From the bazooka blasting machine gunner to the katana wielding school girl, ther'es a style for everyone to enjoy. Gain Levels and Unlock Weapons – As you go on missions, your character will gain levels, unlock more skills, and increase their funds to acquire new weapons. But getting stronger is just a career perk; it's the sparkle of a rare artifact that'll drive a treasure hunter to the ends of the Earth. Tactical Combat Planning – Before the mission begins, organize your character to be the ultimate treasure seeker. Strategize with allies, modify weapons, or use items to give you the extra edge. Explore Elegant Environments – With a variety of different routes, puzzles, and enemy spawns, levels may be enjoyed multiple times. Play with Friends Anytime – Ally with up to three friends online to take down formidable enemies and deactivate various traps so you reach the treasure that lies deep within the level.

Follwing the launch of 200 series and 400 series SoC's, Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 616 processor with 4G LTE support. This SoC is the successor of the last year's Snapdragon 615 SoC, which comes with Quad-core ARM Cortex A53 + Quad-core ARM Cortex A53 arrangement. Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 SoC - Key Features Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 SoC, comes with Quad-core 1.7GHz ARM Cortex A53 + quad-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A53 64-bit with Adreno 405 GPU with DirectX 11.2 and Open GL ES3.0 embedded in it. SEE ALSO: Top 10 Rumored Smartphones with 5GB RAM Expected in 2015-2016 Moving on, this chipset supports up to Quad High Definition (2560×1600) displays and up to 21MP camera with 1080p playback at 60 fps with H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) formats, 1080p capture at 30 fps with H.264 (AVC). This chipset also supports miracast for wireless streaming of multimedia content. On the connectivity, it comes with Integrated Qualcomm VIVE 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO and Bluetooth 4.0 solutions. Also, it supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 technology and Qualcomm IZat Gen8C. SEE ALSO: Oppo Mirror 5 Comes to India: A Strangely Designed Rare Panel Smartphone for Fashionable Nerds Moreover, this Snapdragon 616, has already been employed on the Huawei Maimang 4 smartphone that was released in China recently.

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Are you ready for a Gambit origin story? Channing Tatum takes centre stage in the new issue of Empire - out on Thursday, May 28 - with Magic Mike himself answering our queries in The Empire Interview. Some questions, as you may have suspected, concern his upcoming Gambit movie, one of the new standalones spinning off from Fox's X-Men universe. "I love Gambit," says Tatum exclusively in Empire. "I grew up in the South; my father's from Louisiana. We'd go to New Orleans and I heard all the dialects. It felt so different from the rest of America; it has its own ancient culture. So I identified with that. And he always felt the most real of the X-Men to me. He's kind of a tortured soul and he's not a good guy. But he's not a bad guy, either. He walks his own path. And of course he plays cards and drinks and is a martial-arts badass!" For those not already in the know, Marvel's official wiki describes the ragin' Cajun - real name Remy Etienne LeBeau - as a mutant with the power to... well, it's complicated. "Gambit has the mutant ability to tap into the potential energy contained within an object and transform it into kinetic energy upon touching it," runs the wiki. "When Gambit thus charges an object and throws it at a target, the object releases this energy explosively on impact. Gambit is unable to use this power to charge living objects." This explains all those pink cards he slings at his foes. What it doesn't explain is Taylor Kitsch's disappointing turn as the character in the equally disappointing X-Men Origins: Wolverine. It's still unclear whether the new script from RoboCop screenwriter Josh Zetumer will ignore his previous appearance in the X-verse. "Josh Zetumer just turned in the first draft of the script, and it's killer," adds Tatum. "None of us were sure how he was going to deal with the X-Men world. But we're going to be changing some of the tropes of these movies. It's always about saving the world (laughs), but maybe we're going to shift things a liittle but. There's so many ways you can take [an origin story]. You could do it like Batman Begins, or a different take and go the Guardians Of The Galaxy route. All I can say is, I'm super excited." Finding a unique way to save the world in a comic-book superhero movie is an increasingly big ask, but with the man who helped bring the Jump Street fanchise to life - and brought a whole new angle to Superman for The Lego Movie - at the helm, things are looking positive. With no director officially attached, the Gambit movie is set for an October 7, 2016 release.

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Some of the biggest names in the technology industry are among the guests at the 61st annual meeting of the Bilderberg Group – a secretive talking shop for the top echelons of business and politics or a shadowy cabal seeking to rule the world, depending on whom you believe. Eric Schmidt, making his fourth trip, will represent Google as the group meets at the Grove Hotel in Watford, UK. Another old conference hand, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, will also be there. Craig Mundie, formerly Microsoft CTO and now Ballmer's special advisor, is on the guest list, as is PayPal-founder and Facebook-backer Peter Thiel and online activist Lawrence Lessig. Technology issues are on the agenda, according to the organization's press release. Among the 12 topics for discussion over the three days of the conference: "How big data is changing almost everything", "Cyber warfare and the proliferation of asymmetric threats", and "Online education: promise and impacts". Also on the 140-person guest list is the head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, president of European Commission José Barroso, government bigwigs from across Europe and the US (including long-time attendee Henry Kissinger), the heads of financial, manufacturing, and media companies in the US and Europe, and a light smattering of journalists, all of whom have been sworn to secrecy. Secret rulers of the world? The Bilderberg Group takes its name from the hotel used for the first meeting back in 1954. The group was set up by European and US statesman as a confidential conference for the great and the good to discuss world issues candidly and openly. The conference is hosted in a different venue each year in a quiet five-star hotel with good security and attached golfing facilities. Attendees are encouraged to speak their minds and are forbidden to discuss conversations in the conference with outsiders. This year's conference even has a no-fly zone set up over the hotel's grounds. For years the group met behind closed doors and its existence wasn't mentioned in the mainstream media. But with the increase in information from internet communications, the news of the get-togethers got out and conspiracy groups got interested, not least because of the august attendee roll. Former British professional footballer and now conspiracy-theory loon David Icke claims that Bilderbergers have created genetically-engineered blood lines of people to run the world as the captains of industry and use 3D projections to manipulate human perception and emotions. He also claims many are 12-foot, blood-drinking, shape-shifting lizards. It has also been reported (correctly) that presidents Clinton, Bush the Second, and Obama all attended conferences before they were elected, as were British prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. This is taken by some as proof that the group picked them for their roles, but Bilderberg founder and British cabinet minister Dennis Healey said that invitations are simply issued to people who show potential. In an interview with journalist Jon Ronson for the documentary "Secret Rulers of the World", Healey said that the group was set up to allow people at the top of their respective fields to discuss world issues, and while attendance does give the advantage of networking, it's not a sinister cabal set on world domination. "To say we were striving for a one-world government is exaggerated, but not wholly unfair," he said. "Those of us in Bilderberg felt we couldn't go on forever fighting one another for nothing and killing people and rendering millions homeless. So we felt that a single community throughout the world would be a good thing." ®

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Janakpur [Nepal]: After remaining non-functional for the last three years the Janakpur-Jayanagar Railway line connecting Nepal and India is expected to become functional by 2018. It is the only railway line that once used to link India with Nepal but after 2014 its service got discontinued. However, now both the neighboring countries are making an attempt to revive this railway service. "Talking about the progress, we are inching towards the completion. It will come under operation from the Biwaha Panchami," Mukesh Kumar Yadav, Site Supervisor of the Janakpur- Jayanagar Railway told ANI. "The task of ground work has been completed, the work of the culvert is almost complete and the bridge is also in its final stage of completion," he added. The project will be completed in three phases and is estimated to cost 5.48 billion Indian rupees, mostly aided by the Indian Government. "It is a matter of happiness for us, it will be good for the people as they come here and go there. People from there (India) comes here and people from here go there (India). It would be good for the people in the Janakpur, the poor ones," Mithilesh Yadav a local residing near the railway construction site said. As the train service over the countries got stalled from 2014 the trade through this point was shifted to other border point and with the revival of the rail way the economy of the place is expected to rise along with the slash in the time consumption for the travelling to capital Kathmandu. The railway line which will have its track expanded to Bardibas of Mahottari district, will reduce the time duration to reach the place by less than an hour. The Nayak Infrastructure of Assam, India has been awarded with the contract to lay down the 24 km track between the Irarwa (India) to Kaipleshwor of Janakpur. Likewise, the Raman Construction of Janakpur is constructing the 25km segment between Kapileshwor and Bijalpur of Mahottari.

If Donald Trump is telling the truth when he says he has no interest in starting a TV network after the election, he sure has a weird way of showing it. From Jared Kushner's meetings with media industry "deal-makers" to the launch of a nightly Facebook Live broadcast, signs continue to point to the eventual launch of Trump TV. Now there's the revelation that the Trump Organization already owns three key URLs that could point to a future in the media business: TrumpTelevision.com, TrumpNetwork.com, and TheTrumpNetwork.com. The latter two addresses once hosted content for a multilevel marketing company that sold vitamins and licensed Trump's name to help dupe people into joining. TrumpTelevision.com, on the other hand, appears to have never hosted anything, according to Yahoo. The Trump Organization has owned these sites since at least December 2012, but they've taken on a new relevance in light of Trump's rumored television ambitions. There's a chance that the Trump Organization is just sitting on these websites so no one else uses them, like it's doing with TrumpVodkaSucks.com and NoMoreTrump.com. But there's also a chance they will soon be home to a TV network that, as Trump might say, is so good "your head will spin."

Hamilton Mountain. That 100-metre high wall of limestone and shale that is a huge part of the topography of our city. There are those who laugh that we call it "the mountain"… and rightly so. Visit the Canadian Rockies, or the Coast Mountains of BC, or the Laurentians in Québec, and there you will see what a mountain is. Even by Ontario standards, ours isn't (see this, and this, and this; note that this is really just the same thing as ours, just much higher, with ski runs). Hamilton Mountain, from Wentworth Street. Is this a mountain? What about when viewed from the south end of Kenilworth Avenue? The Dundas Peak. Surely this must be a mountain? Seriously though, what else would people from elsewhere have called it had they lived here? The Bump? The Cliff? The Big Step? The Ledge? Or how about The Top Shelf? No matter that the misnomer is a bit of Hamiltonia to which most locals don't even give second thoughts in conversation, our mountain has really defined the city in so many ways. Geologically, it's a section of the Niagara Escarpment — one of southern Ontario's major natural features. You can read more about it on the websites of the Niagara Escarpment Commission or the Bruce Trail Conservancy, or on Wikipedia. Geographically, it has shaped Hamilton's urban growth, its slopes making it easier for the city to stretch west-to-east before it grew north-to-south. And even after the city began to develop above the escarpment, it remained a line dividing old from new, and marking a boundary for demographics and politics. It gave us electrical power. It presented a major transportation challenge — while it was conquered by long-gone incline railways and a number of mountain access roads, occasionally Mother Nature has shown us who really is the boss (the Claremont and the Sherman Access being the most recent examples) and she will surely do so again. It also affects patterns of air flow, and sometimes the weather differs between above and below. The mountain has been Giver of Waterfalls and Mother of Trails. It is scaled by stairways. It used to provide a couple of inner-city ski hills. Visually, it is a rocky and leafy backdrop for the skyline of the lower city, and from the top it's just a great view of the city and beyond. It's hard to imagine Hamilton without The Mountain. It would certainly be a different looking city, with a different street pattern and a different layout. But there's probably so much we would miss. A few laughs from outsiders is a small trade to make.

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You may be surprised to learn that vitamin D is completely different from most other vitamins. It is actually a hormone, a steroid hormone that is produced out of cholesterol when your skin is exposed to the sun. For this reason, vitamin D is often referred to as the "sunshine" vitamin. However, sun exposure is often inadequate these days, making it necessary for people to get more of it from the diet (or supplements). This is important, because vitamin D is absolutely essential for optimal health (1). Unfortunately, only a handful of foods contain significant amounts of this vitamin, and deficiency is extremely common (2, 3). In fact, according to data from 2005-2006, a whopping 41.6% of the US population is deficient in this critical vitamin/hormone (4). This article explains everything you need to know about vitamin D. What Is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is one of the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K), meaning that it dissolves in fat/oil and can be stored in the body for a long time. There are actually two main forms found in the diet (5): Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol): Found in some animal foods, like fatty fish and egg yolks. Found in some animal foods, like fatty fish and egg yolks. Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol): Found in some mushrooms. Of the two, D3 (cholecalciferol) is the one we're interested in, because it is almost twice as effective at increasing blood levels of vitamin D as the D2 form (6, 7). Bottom Line: Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be stored in the body for long periods of time. There are two main forms, D2 and D3, of which D3 is much more effective. What Does Vitamin D Do in The Body? Vitamin D is actually pretty useless at first. It needs to go through two conversion steps to become "active" (8, 9). First, it is converted to calcidiol, or 25(OH)D, in the liver. This is the storage form of the vitamin in the body. Second, it is converted to calcitriol, or 1,25(OH)2D, mostly in the kidneys. This is the active, steroid hormone form of vitamin D. Calcitriol travels around the body, going into the nuclei of cells. There it interacts with a receptor called the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which is found in almost every single cell of the body (10, 11). When the active form of vitamin D binds to this receptor, it turns genes on or off, leading to changes in the cells (12, 13). This is similar to how most other steroid hormones work. It is well known that vitamin D affects various cells related to bone health, for example telling the cells in the gut to absorb calcium and phosphorus (14). But scientists have now found it to be involved in all sorts of other processes, including immune function and protection against cancer (15). So people who are deficient in vitamin D will be deficient in calcitriol (the steroid hormone form), so in effect they are deficient in one of the body's critical hormones. Bottom Line: Vitamin D is turned into calcidiol, the storage form of the vitamin, which is then converted into calcitriol, the active steroid form. Calcitriol binds to the vitamin D receptor inside cells, turning genes on or off. Sunshine Is The Best Way to Get Vitamin D Vitamin D can be produced out of cholesterol in the skin, when it is exposed to the sun. The ultraviolet B (UVB) rays from the sun provide the energy needed for the reaction to occur (16). If you live where there is abundant sun year round, then you can probably get all the vitamin D you need by just going outside and sunbathing a few times per week. Keep in mind that you need to expose a large part of your body. If you're only exposing your face and hands then you will produce much less vitamin D. Also, if you stay behind glass or use sunscreen, then you will produce less vitamin D, or none at all. This makes the advice to use sunscreen to protect against skin cancer highly questionable. It raises your risk of vitamin D deficiency, which may lead to other diseases instead (17). If you decide to get your vitamin D from the sun, just make sure to never, ever burn. Sunshine is healthy, but sunburns can cause premature aging of the skin and raise your risk of skin cancer (18, 19). If you're staying in the sun for a long time, consider going without sunscreen for the first 10-30 minutes or so (depending on your sensitivity to sun), then apply it before you start burning. Vitamin D gets stored in the body for a long time, weeks or months, so you may only need occasional sun to keep your blood levels

"We are going to put the accelerator down on Snowy Hydro's development," the Prime Minister declared. "This is a great project and as it is expanded, it will ensure that Australian families and Australian businesses have more reliable power." And yet, Snowy 2.0 may just be the first step. If it proves viable – and that's a big "if" – behind closed doors there's talk of Snowy 3.0, Snowy 4.0 and Snowy 5.0, quadrupling the output to around 8000 megawatts, making it the largest power-grid battery in the world, dwarfing exisitng schemes in the US and China. "The more we head down towards decarbonising the economy, the more pumped hydro and hydro in general, the more important they will become in the whole energy market," Snowy Hydro chief executive officer Paul Broad says. But not everyone is a convert. Danny Price, managing director of Frontier Economics and an energy sector veteran, is scathing. "Pumped hydro makes no economic sense. It will never be built," he says bluntly. The Snowy Hydro Tumut 3 power station in Talbingo. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Underpinning Broad's vision splendid is a simple concept: pumped hydro. Traditional hydro gathers rainfall in alpine dams, gravity feeds the water down pipes to spin turbines and generate electricity. Pumped hydro reverses the process, using electricity to pump the water back uphill into those self-same dams. The water can then be reused, making more electricity when demand warrants it. It's a way of storing electricity; a giant battery. The great advantage of hydro power, whether traditional or pumped, is that it can quickly provide large amounts of power for sustained amounts of time, known as "peaking" generation. The big coal-fired power stations provide base-load power, but their output cannot be quickly ramped up or cut back to match demand, while wind and solar remain hostage to the weather. Snowy 2.0 would require a 26-kilometre tunnel linking Tantangara Reservoir to Talbingo Reservoir, a bolt-on to the 145 kilometres of tunnels in the existing Snowy Mountains scheme. Tantangara Reservoir dams the headwaters of the Murrumbidgee River at around 1200 metres above sea level; Talbingo Reservoir sits on the Tumut River below 600 metres. It's that dramatic difference in altitude that would enable significant amounts of power to be generated using a relatively small amount of water. A new 2000 megawatt power station would be built 800 metres underground, nine kilometres from the end of the tunnel, accessed from the surface down a slanting, 3.5 kilometre road tunnel. The new station would be the biggest hydro station in Australia. Snowy 2.0 would would require no new dams or reservoirs and additional transmission lines would follow existing corridors. Most of the construction would take place underground. Nevertheless, it is entirely situated within the Kosciusko National Park. An access road to the new power station would be required and there is the vexed question of what to do with the spoil – the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of rock carved out of the mountain to form the tunnels. Nevertheless, the Australian Conservation Foundation has cautiously welcomed the proposal, saying it's better than new coal or gas generation. "[But] it's unlikely that it can deliver affordable, reliable electricity faster than comparable investment in wind or solar," ACF's Gavan McFadzean says. Snowy 2.0 would provide an added benefit, helping to relieve an existing bottleneck restricting the Tumut 3 station's output. Producing up to 1800 megawatts, it's by far Snowy Hydro's biggest existing power station, but it's dependent on water flowing down the Tumut River through the much smaller Tumut 1 and Tumut 2 power stations and into Talbingo Reservoir. It takes 10 days for enough water to pass through T1 and T2 to provide enough water for T3 to operate for one day at full capacity. That bottleneck has already proved near disastrous. In early February, temperatures in Canberra and Sydney exceeded 40 degrees, placing extreme stress on the grid. "On the tenth of February this year in New South Wales, the lights stayed on because T3 was going flat out. And we almost ran out of water," Broad recalls. The new scheme would permit water to flow directly from Tantangara through the new station into Talbingo Reservoir, increasing the water available to Tumut 3. The two stations, both with pumped hydro, could then run in tandem. This is the genesis for expanding Snowy 2.0 even further. The new station could generate more power than Tumut 3 while using only a quarter of its water, due to the large altitude differential between Tantangara and Talbingo. That's why engineers believe the concept could be replicated up to three-fold: Snowy 3.0, Snow

Pacific Explorer overview specifications gallery Pacific Explorer Specifications Weight: 2,000 kg empty Payload: 1000 kg max Length: 8.8m Width: 3.5m Height: 2.2m Cushion Height: 0.45m (hard structure clearance) Seating: 12 passengers Power Unit: Cummins ISB275 CRDI engine, 275hp at 2,500 rpm. This engine is strong, fuel efficient, compact, and reliable. It is lightweight and ideally suited for hovercraft use. Transmission: Gates Polychain GT toothed drive belts - quiet and efficient with a long operation life. Propulsion: Three blade alloy ducted CPP. Low revolutions and quiet with fully reversing pitch control. Lift Fan: High flow aerofoil section Carbon composite centrifugal fan. Flexible Skirt: Full flow Hypalon/nylon reinforced loop with anti-bounce web. Reinforced neoprene segments. Wave Height: 1.0m Speed: 35 knots Fuel Capacity: 240 litres diesel Fuel Consumption: 40 litres an hour average Noise Level: Cruise speed at 20m 78dBA 50m 70dBA 100m 64dBA 200m 58dBA All full report of noise levels for the Explorer hovercraft is available on request.

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Re: Special Advisor From:[email protected] To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Date: 2011-11-01 10:13 Subject: Re: Special Advisor Dear Cheryl--I am so very sorry to hear this sad news. Chelsea was very upset when we spoke last night. Sincerely yours, Victoria IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under federal, state or local tax law or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein. ____________________________ Victoria B. Bjorklund Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 Tel: (212) 455-2875 Fax: (212) 455-2502 [email protected] ____________________________ ----- Sadly, Chelsea's grandmother and Hillary's mother passed away suddenly last night so Chelsea may be out of pocket. I will check in with John and prompt him to connect as this is a new email for him. Best Cdm On 10/31/11, Reynoso, Jennifer <[email protected]> wrote: > John > We just scheduled a call with Terry McAuliffe at 2 pm. Does 1 pm work for > you? > Jennifer > > IRS Circular 230 disclosure: To ensure compliance with requirements > imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any tax advice contained in this > communication (including any attachments) was not intended or written to be > used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related > penalties under federal, state or local tax law or (ii) promoting, marketing > or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein. > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: > The information contained in this email message and any attachments is > legally privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of > the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this > message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution or copy of this message or its attachments is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please > immediately notify us by telephone, fax, or email and delete the message. > Thank you. > ____________________________ > > Jennifer Reynoso > Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP > 425 Lexington Avenue > New York, New York 10017 > > Tel: (212) 455-2287 > Fax: (212) 455-2502 > [email protected] > ____________________________ > > -- Sent from my mobile device

Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes remarks on June 17, 2009, at the State Department in Washington, D.C. (Photo: KAREN BLEIER, AFP/Getty Images) Hillary Clinton's tenure as President Obama's first secretary of State from 2009 through January 2013 was marked by extreme turmoil in the Middle East. It included the Arab Spring protests, Iranian nuclear brinkmanship and withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq. Republican rival Donald Trump said her tenure at State left a legacy of "death, destruction and weakness." Here is what Trump said, plus events before, during and after her time as secretary: Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli on July 27, 2016. A massive bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens in the Kurdish-majority Syrian city, according to Syrian state media. (Photo: DELIL SOULEIMAN, AFP/Getty Images) ISLAMIC STATE (ISIS or ISIL): Trump said: "In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map. ... ISIS has spread across the region, and the world. " Before Clinton: ISIS was al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), which launched a bloody campaign against Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority and U.S. troops. AQI faded into obscurity after an increase in U.S. troops in 2007 teamed up with Sunni Arab tribes to combat the group. Clinton's role: Obama's withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011 and the start of the Syrian civil war that same year created turmoil that allowed AQI to re-emerge. Obama rejected Clinton's advice to take a more aggressive approach toward Syria to protect civilians and empower moderate and secular rebels to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad's brutal regime. She also saw the war as an opportunity to sever Syria's close alliance with Iran. It's not clear if Clinton's approach would have prevented AQI from re-emerging and later branding itself as the Islamic State. After Clinton: Over the next three years, ISIS took advantage of growing instability in Syria to seize territory there, but it did not gain international notoriety until it occupied portions of neighboring Iraq in June 2014, more than a year after Clinton left State. The group has since plotted or inspired followers to launch terrorist attacks around the world. A man waves a rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012. (Photo: STR, AFP/Getty Images) LIBYA Trump said: "Libya was cooperating. ... Libya is in ruins, and our Ambassador and his staff were left helpless to die at the hands of savage killers." Before Clinton: Libya and its strongman leader, Moammar Gaddafi, renounced the country's nuclear weapons program in 2003 and allowed the United States and Britain to destroy its nuclear weapons infrastructure. Libya earlier renounced terrorism as well, turning over terror suspects and paying compensation to the victims of Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing all 259 aboard. Clinton's role: When the Arab Spring uprisings in neighboring Tunisia and Egypt spread to Libya in 2011, Gaddafi sought to put the revolt down by force. Clinton helped develop the NATO campaign to stop him. Libya's rebels gained momentum and overthrew Gaddafi. The ensuing power vacuum gave rise to militias, including al-Qaeda, which launched a terrorist attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans at a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012. In the following days, Clinton and the White House wrongly blamed the attack on a protest over an anti-Islam video, and only later acknowledged there was no protest and it was a planned terrorist attack. Obama and Clinton had a plan for stabilizing Libya after Gaddafi's fall, but Libya's transitional government rejected any role for foreign troops. After Clinton: Multiple investigations by Clinton's State Department and congressional panels found that State did not provide enough security at the diplomatic post in Benghazi, but little more could have been done to protect the Americans once the attack began. Libya's warring factions formed a government this year, opening the door to U.S. assistance to defeat the Islamic State, which took advantage of the chaos to grab territory in parts of the country. Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, on Jan. 23, 2013. (Photo: SAUL LOEB, AFP/Getty Images) Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) waves as she takes an unannounced walk through Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 18-day protest that overthrew long time

"Voices of the Manhattan Project" is a joint project by the Atomic Heritage Foundation and the Los Alamos Historical Society to create a public archive of our oral history collections of Manhattan Project veterans and their families. Our online collection features 500 audio/visual interviews with Manhattan Project workers and their families, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, General Leslie R. Groves, Glenn Seaborg, Hans and Rose Bethe, George and Vera Kistiakowsky, and many more. We add new interviews every week, so check back often! "Voices" now includes interviews with some of the men who flew on the bombing missions.

Friday, Dec. 10, just after midnight marks one of the proudest moments of Marianne Alto's career as a Victoria city councillor. Friday, Dec. 10, just after midnight marks one of the proudest moments of Marianne Alto's career as a Victoria city councillor. Last Thursday, council unanimously approved a resolution to repatriate the Beacon hilltop to the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations. "I have such a great sense of privilege being involved in this project in getting it this far because it's such a rare thing that you have an opportunity as a decision maker to be involved in something with such a tangible outcome," Alto said. "It was such an extraordinary moment in time. I'm sure in all our lives, there are moments that freeze in your memory . . . and I think for me, last night was one of those moments." Alto, along with Coun. Charlayne Thornton-Joe and Mayor Lisa Helps, brought forward the resolution as a result of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, released last summer that revealed the wrongdoings of Canadians against First Nations in residential schools. The Checkers Pavilion, a cross-shaped lookout building, currently occupies the hilltop, but it has not been used since the 1970s and was labelled unsafe to enter in 1995. As part of the repatriation, the pavilion will be torn down, allowing local First Nations to build a roughly 2,000-square-foot long house, which will be used for traditional carving, cultural activities and provide a space to train the next generation of carvers in traditional arts. For thousands of years, the pavilion has been a well-known sacred site for local First Nations, as well as First Nations from as far north as Alaska and as far south as northern California. It was seen as a social and economic gathering place where they exchanged information, goods, stories and history. However, they lost the land in 1842 and Beacon Hill Park was turned over to the city in 1882. "This is very personal for the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations. This was a very important area for them and having the city say, 'as part of our journey towards reconciliation, we want to repatriate this space and work with you'," Alto said, adding the city is one of the first on the Island to turn the calls to action into something tangible. During the meeting, a number of members of the community stayed well into the early hours of the morning to express their support for the resolution. One woman even brought a petition that had more than 150 signatures asking the city to move ahead with the project. The city and local First Nations will work together to decide what type of building will occupy the site and seek funding from the federal government. Alto said the longhouse should be constructed in time for Canada's 150th birthday celebrations in 2017. Calls to the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations were not returned by press time.

Facebook has made it pretty clear that it wants to be a major player in the VR arena. It acquired Oculus for precisely this purpose and the company will soon release its own virtual reality headset. Oculus also has a relationship with Samsung and has helped it out with the Gear VR. Facebook is going to take this partnership further as CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the Galaxy S7 event and to give a boost to the distribution of VR technology it has reportedly ordered 8000 Gear VR headsets from Samsung. The company is said to have placed an order for 8000 Gear VR units to Samsung North America. It's expected to send out 3000 units to developers and 5000 to employees, this means that the core of Facebook's VR service will be developed based on the Gear VR. "We will further develop VR in concert with Samsung Electronics," Zuckerberg said at Galaxy Unpacked 2016, and this certainly seems like a step in the right direction.

Lawyers have raked in more than $7.5 billion in fees from the federal Disability Insurance program since 2009, according to a Manhattan Institute report issued Friday. And that money has come directly out of the pockets of workers through the Social Security payroll tax. The report, "Wheels of Fortune," finds that fees paid by the Social Security Administration to those representing disability applicants totaled $1.23 billion last year. By October of this year, these fees had already topped $970 million. The way the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program works is that, if a person secures legal representation while applying for benefits, and then qualifies for the program, the advocate gets a cut of the money. The idea behind these payments — which are capped at $6,000 per enrollee — is to make sure that no one is denied disability benefits simply because they can't afford to navigate the system. But as the Manhattan Institute report notes, lawyers have "found ways to exploit legal rules in disability statutes to their personal benefit." The paper highlights allegations of fraud, kickbacks and other schemes to get the maximum number of people on the disability rolls. In addition, those who've been turned down twice by the program can appeal their denials to an administrative law judge, some of whom have a record of approving 90% or more of those appeals. Not surprisingly, the amount of money lawyers collected in SSDI fees nearly tripled between 2001 and 2013. At the same time, the number of workers on disability has been climbing at a rate far faster than people known to have disabilities. Between 2002 and 2010, SSDI rolls shot up 48%, even though the number of actual working-age disabled climbed only 15%, according to Census Bureau data. Almost half of the nearly 9 million workers collecting SSDI benefits had enrolled in the program in just the past five years. Not surprisingly, SSDI's costs have exploded as well, with spending up 155% since 2000 — faster than other major entitlement programs. Social Security, for example, climbed 90% over those years; Medicare spending rose 153%; and Medicaid was up 125%, budget data show. And at $140 billion, the federal government now spends more on disabled workers than it does on education, housing aid, and food stamps combined. "Disability insurance has become more like permanent unemployment insurance or a general welfare program," notes Tad DeHaven of the Cato Institute. To be sure, the extent to which aggressive fee-seeking attorneys are to blame for the sharp rise in the disability rolls isn't entirely clear. But the promise of those fees, combined with looser eligibility rules and more generous disability benefits, has created the perfect entitlement storm. Left unchecked, SSDI's trust fund will go bankrupt in 2016, forcing Congress to take some action to avoid a massive benefits cut. The disability boom also is draining funds from Medicare — since enrollees are eligible for that program after two years. And it's dampening economic growth, because those who go on SSDI almost ever rejoin the workforce, thereby shrinking the available pool of labor. Follow John Merline on Twitter: @IBD_JMerline

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Madoff firm trustee won approval from a judge on Wednesday to make a second payment that could reach $2.4 billion to former clients of epic conman Bernard Madoff. Irving Picard. the bankruptcy trustee in the Bernard Madoff case, speaks to the press outside the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The trustee, Irving Picard, had sought the approval of the distribution last month from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland in Manhattan. The trustee has already distributed $1.1 billion to former customers of the convicted Ponzi schemer. Approval of the second distribution had previously been expected. Objectors have 14 days to appeal the latest decision. A large chunk of the recoveries have been put in reserve because of litigation with victims who contend they are owed more. Picard had measured losses as the difference between the amounts that customers deposited and the amounts they withdrew from the Madoff firm before the fraud was uncovered in December 2008. Some customers wanted recoveries based on their final account statements, even if the amounts shown were made up. Picard has estimated that Madoff victims lost about $20 billion from the fraud. Bernard Madoff, 74, pleaded guilty in March 2009 and is serving a 150-year sentence in a North Carolina federal prison. The new distribution by the trustee is likely to boost the mini-market of trading in the rights to any potential recoveries. Bankruptcy claims trading in the Madoff case has moved in fits and starts, according to traders. It's unclear how many Madoff investors have sold their claims, or at what prices. There is no legal requirement for claims trades to be made public because Madoff's firm was unwound under the auspices of the Securities Investor Protection Corp that helps clients of failed brokerages, instead of through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The case is Securities Investor Protection Corp v Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, No. 08-ap-01789.

BEIRUT - Hezbollah has rejected a proposal to give the Interior and Defense Ministries to the March 14 coalition in a new unity government, Al-Hayat newspaper reported. "The solution proposed to give the Finance Ministry to the Amal Movement, the Foreign Ministry to the Free Patriotic Movement, and the Interior and Defense ministries to the March 14 coalition was rejected by Hezbollah, which refuses giving the portfolios responsible for the country's security to the March 14 coalition," a well-informed source told the newspaper. According to the report, Hezbollah's rejection prompted Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt to "take action to find a non-provocative party to receive the Interior Ministry portfolio." The source also stated that FPM leader MP Michel Aoun will resign from the new cabinet if it is formed without matching his demands, and that the rest of the March 8 parties will do the same in solidarity with him, creating a caretaker cabinet once more. "The March 8 parties began discussing the position they would take when President Michel Suleiman calls for parliamentary consultations to nominate a new PM-designate to replace Tammam Salam," the report added. Efforts to form a new government reached an impasse last week when the FPM rejected the proposed rotation of ministerial portfolios, which would have seen the party lose control of the Energy Ministry - currently under the stewardship of Gebran Bassil. The deadlock comes weeks after Future Movement leader MP Saad Hariri announced that he would be willing to join his arch-foe Hezbollah in a unity government consisting of 24 ministers. Suleiman has said in the past that he will green-light a neutral government if efforts to form a unity cabinet fail, a move that Hezbollah and its March 8 allies oppose.

Physical realism is the view that the physical world we see is real and exists by itself, alone. Most people think this is self-evident, but physical realism has been struggling with the facts of physics for some time now. The paradoxes that baffled physics last century still baffle it today, and its great hopes of string theory and supersymmetry aren't leading anywhere. In contrast, quantum theory works, but quantum waves that entangle, superpose, then collapse to a point are physically impossible—they must be "imaginary." So for the first time in history, a theory of what doesn't exist is successfully predicting what does—but how can the unreal predict the real? Advertisement Quantum realism is the opposite view—that the quantum world is real and is creating the physical world as a virtual reality. Quantum mechanics thus predicts physical mechanics because it causes them. Physics saying that quantum states don't exist is like the Wizard of Oz telling Dorothy, "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." Quantum realism isn't The Matrix, where the other world making ours was also physical. Nor is it a brain-in-a-vat idea, as this virtuality was in play long before humans came along. Nor is it that a phantom other world modifies ours—our physical world is the phantom. In physical realism, the quantum world is impossible, but in quantum realism the physical world is impossible—unless it is a virtual reality—as these examples demonstrate. 5. Our Universe Has A Maximum Speed Advertisement Physical Realism: Einstein deduced that nothing goes faster than light in a vacuum from how our world behaves, and this has subsequently been considered a universal constant, but it isn't clear why this is the case. Currently: "the speed of light is a constant because it just is, and because light is not made of anything simpler." To answer "Why can't things go faster and faster?" with "Because they can't" is hardly satisfactory. Light slows down in water or glass, and when it moves in water we say the medium is water, and when it moves in glass we say the medium is glass, but when it moves in empty space we fall silent. How can a wave vibrate nothing? There is no physical basis for light to move in empty space at all, let alone define the fastest speed possible. Quantum Realism: If the physical world is a virtual reality, it is the product of information processing. Information is defined as a choice from a finite set, so the processing changing it must also be finite, and indeed our world does refresh at a finite rate. A supercomputer processor refreshes 10 quadrillion times a second, and our universe refreshes a trillion, trillion times faster than that, but the principle is the same. As a screen image has pixels and a refresh rate, so our world has Planck Length and Planck Time. Advertisement In this scenario, the speed of light is the fastest speed because the network can't transmit anything faster than one pixel per cycle—i.e., Planck Length divided by Planck Time, or about 300,000 kilometers per second. The speed of light should really have been called the speed of space. 4. Our Time Is Malleable Physical Realism: In Einstein's twin paradox, one twin traveling in a rocket at nearly the speed of light returns a year later to find his twin brother an old man of 80. Neither twin knew their time ran differently and neither lost a heartbeat, but one's life is nearly over and the other's is just starting. This seems impossible in an objective reality, but time really does slow down for particles in accelerators. In the 1970s, scientists flew atomic clocks on aircraft around the world to prove they ticked slower than synchronized ones on the ground. But how can time, the arbiter of all change, itself be subject to change? Advertisement Quantum Realism: A virtual reality would be subject to virtual time, where each processing cycle is one "tick." Every gamer knows that when the computer is busy the screen lags—game time slows down under load. Likewise, time in our world slows down with speed or near massive bodies, suggesting that it is virtual. So the rocket twin only aged a year because that was all the processing cycles the system busy moving him could spare. What changed was his virtual time. 3. Our Space Curves Advertisement Physical Realism: According to Einstein's theory of relativity, the Sun keeps the Earth in orbit by curving space around it, but how can space itself curve? Space by definition is that in which movement occurs, so for space to curve it has to exist in another space, which is an infinite regression. If matter exists in a space of nothing, for that nothing to move (or curve) is impossible. Quantum Realism: An "idle"

Homi Bhabha was flying to Vienna to attend a meeting when the plane crashed + MUMBAI: Was the CIA responsible for the crash of Air-India's Boeing 707 , which was carrying the head of India's nuclear establishment?into Mont Blanc in the Swiss Alps.On July 11, 2008, an alleged conversation between a journalist Gregory Douglas and a CIA officer Robert T Crowley, which was reproduced by a relatively unknown news media TBRNews.org suggested that the US intelligence agency had a role in the crash.The transcript of the conversation was sent to this correspondent by a top official in November 2008.News of the 1966 crash of Air India's Kanchenjunga with 117 people on board was the masthead headline in TOI's January 25 edition that yearThe CIA officer was quoted as saying: "We had trouble, you know, with India back in the 60's when they got uppity and started work on an atomic bomb…the thing is, they were getting into bed with the Russians.''Referring to Homi Bhabha , he said, "that one was dangerous, believe me. He had an unfortunate accident. He was flying to Vienna to stir up more trouble when his Boeing 707 had a bomb go off in the cargo hold….''Jawaharlal Nehru with Homi J Bhabha at the inauguration of a reactor at Atomic Energy Centre, Mumbai on January 20, 1957In October 1965, Bhabha had announced over All India Radio that if he got the go-ahead, India had the capability to make a nuclear bomb in 18 months.According to experts requesting anonymity, Bhabha was convinced that if India had to become a major force to reckon with, it had to launch a nuclear programme focussing on its peaceful role in areas like power, agriculture and medicine. But they said he also had a hidden agenda: developing an atomic bomb to defend the country.Though Bhabha died in the AI crash, his dream was fulfilled when India tested its first atomic bomb code-named "Smiling Buddha'' at Pokharan on May 18, 1974.A piece of a leg found on Mont Blanc, thought to belong to a victim of one of the two Air India crashes in the French Alps in 1950 and 1966.

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Raintree's maca is organically cultivated in the Andes Mountains in Peru. The central growing region for maca is in the Junin district of Peru. The best overland route is from Lima (310 km) up the Central Highway, crossing over the Andes through the high mountain pass of Anticona (Ticlio) which sits at 16,000 feet in elevation. It takes around five and one-half hours by car on this 2 lane highway that winds its way up the Andes and back down. The drive is quite scenic and the colors of the soils and mountain rocks quite dramatic and varied.

Come in and check out our newly remodeled fit center! Everyone at one point or another has had some kind of discomfort while riding a bicycle. It doesn't have to be that way. A proper bike fit can make a huge difference in a rider's overall performance and enjoyment. Proper, however, is the key word. There are many people who claim to be fitting experts. However, most fitting systems simply measure your body and then adjust your bike to put you into position that is based on a predetermined standard. This ignores your unique goals and needs, especially those derived from the dynamics of your body as you ride. Bike Barn offers a professional bicycle fitting service done by experienced, certified fit experts using Specialized's Body Geometry Fitting system - the best and most advanced methodology. 2D and 3D Fits are dynamic - meaning that assessments about fit are tailored to how your body moves during cycling - not just the length of some of your body parts. Each bike fitting is done by appointment and is tailored to the individual riders needs. We offer bike fittings for everyone from elite racers to everyday riders who want to get more power, comfort, endurance, and fun from their time on the bike. Whether you're a serious competitive cyclist or a casual rider going out for fun and fitness, our fitting service will significantly enhance your riding. Email or call us to set up an appointment at 602-956-3870.

A woman from East Liverpool, Ohio, is spending some quality time in the Columbiana County Jail and will be there for the next six months after she was convicted of voter fraud. The woman, Rebecca A. Hammonds, was a paid canvasser for a liberal activist group called Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC) where she was paid to register voters in 2015. Unfortunately for both Hammonds and Ohio, she went in a direction that anyone with half a brain would know was wrong. In October of that year, the county elections board director contacted the sheriff's office after his staff began finding discrepancies in voter registration applications filed by OOC, including five submitted in the name of dead people. The sheriff's office conducted the initial probe before turning the investigation over to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, a division of the Ohio Attorney General's Office, which handled the prosecution. The felony charges carried a maximum possible one-year prison sentence on each count. Brian Deckert, an associate assistant attorney general, had recommended a one-year prison sentence for Hammonds but he did not oppose her request for probation. At Monday's sentencing hearing, Deckert said Hammonds was paid an hourly rate and not per voter registration, so it was not "a situation where she had a quota system … I think it just may have come down to human laziness," he said of Hammonds' actions. Public defender Jennifer Gorby attributed her client's actions to "a lack of judgment on her part" and that she engaged in this behavior to keep her job. Hammonds claims that she believes that no one at OOC was aware of her activities. It's worth mentioning that there is another reason besides laziness that could be a factor. For example, Hammonds may have intended for someone to actually use those registrations to cast fraudulent votes in an attempt to sway elections. The phrase "vote early, vote often" doesn't just apply in Chicago, you know.

This year's edition of the E3 gaming trade show ended with a very short video teaser showing something really exciting, an upcoming handheld Steam Machine. Did you ever want to play Amnesia or Mortal Kombat on the train? Well, the SteamBoy Machine Team is looking to make your dreams come true, then. "Announced earlier this year, Steam Machines are new entertainment systems targeted for play Steam games in the living room. SteamBoy takes a step forward, carrying the fun everywhere," the team explained. "I think people will get shocked by SteamBoy potential and possibilities. SteamBoy is the first device that allows to play Steam games on the go, you will keep playing your favourite games at the bus, the office, the school or the doctor's waiting room," SteamBoy Machine Team said. The video offers a brief look at the SteamBoy concept design, featuring the signature round track-pads of the Steam Controller, and the ABXY buttons of the Xbox, with the device's screen positioned right between them. The project is not affiliated in any way with Valve, and it will be released in a market that's already struggling, as the handheld gaming devices are facing stiff competition from smartphones and tablets. The SteamBoy, however, will have a distinct advantage over the Nintendo 3DS and Sony PlayStation Vita devices, coming with a wide array of available games right off the bat, the devs saying that the console will allow gamers to play nearly all the games that are currently available on Steam. The hardware details of the device are not yet final, and it is not yet entirely clear whether the device will be able to play the games on its own or by using Steam's in-home streaming feature, but its prospective hardware specs indicate that it will be able to run quite a few games on its lonesome. The developers have that they were looking to fit the SteamBoy with a quad-core CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a 32GB built-in memory card, as well as a 5-inch 16:9 touchscreen. The SteamBoy will be able to connect to the Internet via both WiFi and 3G, which means that it will most likely also support Valve's game streaming service. During CES 2014, Valve announced that it had partnered with 12 hardware manufacturers in order to create several different models of Steam machines, specifically designed to play or stream Steam games using SteamOS. The first of the devices are expected to become commercially available in 2015. SteamBoy Machine Team did not reveal any prospective release date apart from sometime during 2015, or any details regarding the handheld console's pricing, but we'll keep you posted on any further developments.

Bitcoin, digital currency and blockchain technology experienced another explosive year in 2016. While bitcoin breached the all-time high in USD market cap, several new digital currencies claimed a place in the spotlights as well, while the blockchain buzz arguably peaked it all. Of course, Bitcoin Magazine kept up with all of it. Looking back on 2016, we compiled three top 6 lists, with our best-read topics in technology, business and news. These were 2016's six top developments in business, by popularity. 6: Circle Continues Its Move Away From Bitcoin In a move that should not have come as a surprise, payments application Circle continued their pivot away from Bitcoin and toward more general, blockchain-based solutions in 2016. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire even went so far as to claim that it's highly unlikely anyone will be using Bitcoin in five or ten years. Shortly thereafter, Circle announced that they would no longer allow users to buy and sell bitcoin on their platform. The company still uses Bitcoin in the background for settlement purposes, although they've now also integrated other blockchain solutions. Circle users can also still use the platform as an effective bitcoin bank where the payments company stores bitcoins for them. Allaire has noted his frustration with what he perceives as the slow speed of development in Bitcoin on multiple occasions. Circle's move away from Bitcoin is a story that could continue to develop further in 2017. For now, it secured a top 6 spot in our list for 2016. 5: Santander Uses Blockchain Technology for International Payments While the debate between Bitcoin and blockchain technology has raged for a couple of years now, 2016 saw the rollout of an actual consumer application from a big bank based on blockchain technology. In June, Santander U.K. announced the introduction of a pilot application that allows users to make international payments by way of blockchain technology. In their announcement of the application, Santander's Sigga Sigurdardottir claimed that blockchain technology will play a transformational role in the way the bank achieves their goals in the coming years. The technology used by Santander in their payments application was developed by Ripple , a company in which the fintech venture capital wing of Santander Group has invested. 4: Alphabay Integrates Monero Some may not think of AlphaBay when trying to come up with some of the most important businesses in the blockchain industry, but the darknet's largest market was able to put its own stamp on the digital currency space in 2016. Privacy-conscious altcoins are often a topic of conversation when it comes to the darknet markets , and AlphaBay brought this topic to the forefront again with their integration of Monero . AlphaBay was the second darknet market to implement Monero in 2016, although the other market, Oasis, appears to have run off with their users' money. In recent comments to Bitcoin Magazine , an AlphaBay support representative claimed Monero currently accounts for 2 percent of the market's business. The support representative also claimed that Zcash (another privacy-focused altcoin) integration could make sense in the future. Although some blockchain enthusiasts are not fans of the darknet markets, the reality is that they still play a large enough role in the development of this technology to merit the number-four most widely read business story on Bitcoin Magazine this year, for a top 4 spot on our list. 3: Deutsche Bank Understands Blockchain Technology's Disruptive Potential The year 2016 is when banks became more serious than ever about blockchain technology, and a statement from Deutsche Bank illustrated this sentiment early in the year. In a statement from February, the bank was quoted as saying , "Banks must partner with fintech and digital currency businesses or risk disappearing altogether." Deutsche Bank is one of the members of the R3 consortium that has been researching blockchain technology on behalf of the member banks. 2016 also saw the release of Corda , which is a distributed ledger created by the R3 consortium. Although Deutsche Bank mentioned digital currencies in their statement, the bank's focus with financial technology has been on creating more convenient banking and payment solutions for their customers. Deutsche Bank has been working on partnerships with various fintech startups over the course of 2016 in an effort to keep up with disruptive financial technologies. 2: Gem Launches Health Network With Philips Blockchain Lab In April, Gem announced the launch of Gem Health , which is a network for developing healthcare applications powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Philips was the first major healthcare operator to join the Gem Health network. According to the Gem website, the Gem Health network allows for the creation of global healthcare data standards that do not compromise on privacy and security. Identity schemes and smart contract applications are executed against a shared data infrastructure on the platform. Earlier this year, Gem CEO Micah Winkelspecht told Bitcoin Magazine , "A lot of companies were suffering from these same pain points - working with

On the last day of school, right on Senior Prank Day in Roosevelt High, things don't look good for meek English teacher Andy Campbell, who feels exceptionally expendable facing a bleak future in front of severe job cuts, just before the year's new school season. But soon, things will go from bad to worse when feeble Campbell will infuriate the scary hot-headed history teacher Ron Strickland, who in turn, he will challenge him in an old-school, no-holds-barred, mano-a-mano throwdown in front of everybody, in the parking lot after school. Inevitably, now that the fight is on, no excuses, no regrets, and certainly no talking sense into Strickland, is going to save Campbell who needs to face the consequences of his actions and pay the heavy price. After all, snitches get stitches. Written by Nick Riganas

NEW YORK – Mix Diskerud is as diverse as the city he now calls home. Born in Norway, the US national team midfielder is about to embark on his second season with New York City FC, who play host to Orlando City SC on Friday (7 pm ET; UniMas). What makes Mix tick? What's the secret to his glorious hair? Who does he have in his cell phone? We have answers to all those questions and more. King of the Lip Sync The ride from the apartment Diskerud shares with teammate Khiry Shelton to NYCFC's training facility is about 30 minutes. That's just enough time for the duo to post, usually on Diskerud's Snapchat or Instagram, a lip-sync video. @khirysheltonn with the high pitch voice A video posted by Mix Diskerud (@mixdiskerud) on Sep 20, 2015 at 12:19pm PDT "He does the high pitch notes in the songs, while I've got the more deeper voices, even though we don't sing," Diskerud said. "My go-to song right now is probably 'Gravity' by John Mayer." Fan of social media Diskerud loves to interact with fans on several social media platforms, which includes taking song requests for the daily lip-sync collaborations. "For me, being able to play soccer, we need fans," he said. "They're the ones who make the club and give us opportunities to be soccer players. I get pleasure out of interacting with fans. It's fun hearing what they have to say." Hair care Diskerud is perhaps equally famous for his ability on the soccer field as his glorious hair. Good luck getting any secrets to optimal hair care from Diskerud, who might have a few endorsement deals in the works. "I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you," Diskerud joked. "There's some different products I use and I won't reveal that yet, but there's different techniques to doing shampooing and conditioning." Home cooking Diskerud is not a fan of Norwegian delicacies ("Those are too weird for me"), but he's found a store in New York City to get some tastes from home, although he's yet to find better banana bread than his mother's. "There's a Norwegian store in New York where I can get Norwegian caviar, which I love, and brown cheese, which is a Norwegian favorite," Diskerud said. "I recommend it." Let's go Rangers Growing up in Norway, Diskerud watched a lot of hockey on television. But it was nothing compared to his first live NHL game, two years ago at Madison Square Garden. "I didn't think that was as cool as when I saw my first live hockey game, a [New York] Rangers game, which was incredible. I'm in love with hockey," Diskerud said. "I try to go to games when I can." Almost lost in translation for Diskerud: the Rangers fans' chant for Mats Zuccarello. "I thought they were saying 'boo' and I was kind of getting mad at the people around me because, why are they booing him?" Diskerud said. "But then it took me a couple of seconds to realize they were saying "Zuuuuuuc." Favorite player? Like many other Rangers fans, Diskerud calls Zuccarello, a fellow Norwegian, his favorite player. In fact, the two have developed a friendship since Diskerud arrived in New York. "We went out for dinners and stuff and he's a really good guy," Diskerud said. "It looks like the fans in New York love him to bits and pieces, and they should, because he's a great hockey player. They call him the Hobbit. I see, because he's smaller than everyone else – but it's a joy to watch him play hockey." What's in a name? Diskerud got his nickname "Mix" because he had so much energy in running around his house as a young child that he reminded his mother of a Mixmaster kitchen appliance. The title Mixmaster has two different connotations. It can refer to a DJ and a cook. So can this Mix do either? "I would say I'm good at picking songs, but to remix them? Probably not as good," Diskerud said. "When it comes to cooking, my go-to dish would be oven-baked salmon in different spices." Favorite thing about NYC In a city with its share of sporting events, theater, museums and restaurants, Diskerud has a lot to choose from when it comes to his enjoyment of New York City. But he has no hesitation when asked about

When help didn't come, she wasn't surprised. At 96, she said, she's learned that living in a country built on the idea of justice for all doesn't always lead to justice for everyone. So she was shocked — ecstatic — Wednesday afternoon when her son's lawyer called to tell her a Los Angeles County judge had just thrown out the murder conviction.

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma receiver Dorial Green-Beckham has said that he will declare for the NFL draft, Sooners coach Bob Stoops said Tuesday. Green-Beckham, who transferred from Missouri in April 2014 after several run-ins with the law, never played a down for the Sooners. He was not allowed to play this season after the NCAA denied the school's request for a waiver that would have made him eligible to play immediately. Dorial Green-Beckham caught 59 passes for 883 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2013 before he was dismissed by Missouri and transferred to Oklahoma, where he did not play a down. Tim Heitman/USA TODAY Sports "I knew that was something that could happen," Stoops said Tuesday. "He had great character through here, did well in classes, worked hard for us. "I believe in young people and helping them improve and move forward in a positive direction. Dorial contributed to us in a positive way." One of college football's most explosive receivers in 2013, Green-Beckham had a breakout season for the Tigers with 59 receptions for 883 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore. He was one of the nation's top recruits in the Class of 2012, ranking No. 3 in the ESPN150. ESPN NFL Draft Insider Mel Kiper Jr. rates Green-Beckham as his fifth-highest receiver in his draft positional rankings, but believes that a full season at Oklahoma was best for him to transition to the NFL effectively. Scouts Inc. rates him 10th at receiver. His admission to Oklahoma came with specific stipulations, including continued rehabilitation and drug testing, according to a source. Green-Beckham also was subject to a zero-tolerance policy that included any failed drug test. The 6-foot-6 receiver was kicked out of Missouri's program after an initial suspension. His troubles included being investigated for allegedly pushing an 18-year-old female Missouri student down at least four stairs. No charges were filed, and the case was closed after the student and a roommate declined to press charges. Green-Beckham also had two marijuana-related arrests during his time at Missouri. Stoops also confirmed that defensive tackle Jordan Phillips will enter the draft after the redshirt sophomore tweeted his intentions to do so on New Year's Eve. Phillips, a 6-6, 334-pounder, had 38 tackles, including seven for losses, this season. Kiper also has Phillips rated fifth among defensive tackles in his position rankings. Jake Trotter of ESPN.com and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

For those of you who don't know me, I'm all about the environmental and social benefits of motorcycles. This attitude speaks to my general disdain and- let's face it- subtle aggression towards street-clogging cars, overly smug Prius drivers, and bloated "crossover" SUVs. In addition to being cheaper, faster, sexier, and (I am wholly and utterly convinced) safer than 4-wheeled "cages", motorcycles are genuinely greener than conventional cars, requiring fewer materials to make, ship, and maintain than most (all?) cars- even green ones! In addition, they're almost always a more fuel-efficient way to shuttle environmentally conscious commuters who aren't afraid to get a little wet every now and again to and from work, school, and- with the right luggage and smart shopping- even the grocery store. For 2015, we've been cursed with goodness on all sides when it comes to fuel-efficient motorcycles. There are slick scooters, outrageous cruisers, and even a few surprise appearances by companies that, frankly, we didn't think would still be around the last time we put together a "best bikes" list. That said, this list of is sort of informally divided up into categories, so there's no "winner" here- they're all winners! Shall we get started, then? Here is Gas 2's semi-official list of the 11 best fuel-efficient motorcycles you'll be able to buy in 2015. Enjoy! 2015 Honda Grom 125 | 103.5 MPG City Bike Remember that part where I said there was no winner? The Honda Grom 125 comes real close to making me ignore that nonsense- and why shouldn't it? Honda's best-selling, 50 MPH new-age monkey bike is utter bats*** insanity wrapped around a solid, reliable 125cc Honda dirt bike engine that won't leave you stranded. It's lightweight, small enough to sneak onto the bike lane without attracting too much negative attention, and good for 103.5 MPG in real-world conditions, according to MPG crowd-sourcing site, Fuelly. 2015 Motoped Pro | 100 "ish" MPG Moped If there's a better bike to blast across the bumper-to-bumper, rush-hour grind of major cities than a Honda Grom, it might be the Motoped Pro. Built and spec'ed by you, the Motoped client, you can go for the BMX-inspired "pro" shown, above, or the more outdoorsy "survival" model meant to whisk you away from the city and deep into the forest primeval, where you'll be forced to face down hordes of flesh-eating zombies or, you know, glampers. Either way, you can't go wrong with the ultra-lightweight, full-size banzai experience the 100-ish MPG Motoped offers … and it, too, is powered by Honda. 2015 Yamaha SR400 | 66 MPG Standard Few bikes on the market today capture the idea of the Universal Japanese Motorcycle (UJM) better than the Yamaha SR400. Launched earlier this year, the SR400 evokes classic Yamahas of the 1970s and early 80s in terms of look and feel, but modern brakes, suspension bits, and tires mean the new version is worlds ahead of the 1975-81 SR. 2015 Yamaha Star Bolt | 51.6 MPG Cruiser When considering a middleweight cruiser for this "best fuel-efficient motorcycles" list, Chris and I almost chose the new-for-2015 Indian Scout for this list. In the end, however, it wasn't the Indian or even the newest Harley-Davidson Street model that best captured what I think of as "a modern American motorcycle". It was this, the 51.6 MPG Yamaha Star Bolt. The Yamaha's 942cc air-cooled V-Twin sounds like 'Murica, and the fit, finish, and look of the Bolt is absolutely pitch-perfect as a bobber. And, if Harley had smart product-planners working for them in Milwaukee, they'd shelve the shoddy-looking, wires-everywhere, Made in India "Street" lineup and license Bolts from Yamaha. The fact that the Bolt is about $2000 less than a comparable Harley, too, would mean Harley dealers would have plenty of "H-D mark-up" room. 2015 Honda GoldWing Valkyrie | 35 MPG Touring / Big Cruiser The 35 MPG fuel economy rating on the 2015 Honda Valkyrie may not seem impressive at first glance, but I can't think of anything faster that gets better mileage. When Honda announced the GoldWing-based Valkyrie last year, it was unlike anything else on the road. It's still unlike anything else on the road- and it's still got a better power-to-weight ratio than Nissan

Although Liberty Media's short-term priority is to ensure the ongoing health of Formula 1's 10 teams and 20-odd grands prix, the umbrella company for F1's commercial rights holder Formula One Management harbours a stated desire to increase both the number of entrants and rounds. In a recent interview with Autosport, to be published on the September anniversary of Liberty's acquisition of management control over F1's commercial rights from CVC Capital Partners, F1 CEO Chase Carey stated "our priority in both cases is [to] make the teams strong, make the 21 races great. That's priority one, and then figure out from there." However, Ross Brawn, FOM's managing director on the sporting side admitted that "our goal is that in the future we have 12 or even 13 teams", while Carey's objective of ultimately adding more rounds is well documented. Paddock wisdom has calendars growing to 25 races - the only realistic option Liberty has of boosting income given the pressures on hosting and broadcasting fees, although the teams will clamour for a slice of it.

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The first on-site house has been printed in Russia 2017-02-20 The first house printed using mobile 3D printing technology has been built in Stupino town, Moscow region. The Apis Cor and PIK companies have successfully completed the project which was announced in December 2016. How it was built In December 2016, the Apis Cor company in cooperation with PIK proceeded to print the building using a mobile 3D printer. Construction took place at the Apis Cor company's test facility in the town of Stupino, on the territory of the Stupino aerated concrete factory. Printing of self-bearing walls, partitions and building envelope were done in less than a day: pure machine time of printing amounted to 24 hours. After completing the wall structures, the printer was removed from the building with a crane-manipulator. The area of the printed building is 38 m². For the first time in the Russian construction practice a house was printed as a whole, rather than assembled from pre-printed panels. Design of the single-story residential house is rather unusual. This project was selected specifically, as one of the main purposes of this construction is to demonstrate the flexibility of equipment and diversity of available forms. The house can be of any shape, including the familiar square shape, because the additive technology has no restrictions on design of new buildings, except for the laws of physics. It means it's time to talk about the new fantastic potential of architectural solutions. The house was erected in the coldest time of the year. Winter has added complexity to the project participants, as the use of concrete mixture, that is used as the printing «ink», is only possible at temperatures above 5° C. Although, the equipment itself is able to operate in temperatures down to minus 35° C. The problem was solved by setting up a tent which provided the required temperature. Soon, using new materials, such as geopolymer, you will be able to print a house at any time of the year. Who helped The developer of the unique equipment, Apis Cor, approached the matter of erecting the house throughly and invited five companies as partners, known for their innovative approaches. PIK companies group The leading Russian public developer. Included in the list of strategic enterprises of Russian economy. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd One of the largest manufacturers of high-tech components, telecommunications equipment, household appliances, audio and video equipment. The company changes traditional ideas of TVs, smart phones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, household appliances, medical devices, network systems, semiconductors and LED solutions. Specially for the demonstration house in Stupino, Samsung Electronics Corporation provided high-tech appliances, including a TV set with the same radius of curvature as a curved wall in the house. TechnoNICOL Corporation One of the largest international manufacturers of reliable and efficient building materials. Operating in the market since the year 1992, the company has gained significant experience in the manufacture of roofing materials, hydro-acoustic and thermal insulation, as well as solutions for the transportation and road construction. TechnoNICOL offers the latest products and technologies on market, combining global experience and developments of their own research centers. Cooperation with design institutes and architectural workshops enable the corporation to flexibly and quickly respond to changes in consumer needs. For this project TechnoNICOL Corporation has developed innovative solutions in the field of insulation of building structures that allows to maximize the benefits of 3D printing and can later become an integral part of the 3D construction. They are notable for technical efficiency and assembly speed, suitability for non-standard architectural designs and high performance. In the future these processes, most likely, will be automated. Bitex Reibeputz Company A German company, which, for more than 50 years, has been leading a traditional family business in the field of development, production and marketing of paint and reinforcement materials. For many years the company has accumulated vast professional experience and is a reliable partner for trade construction networks, architects and building companies. BITEX provided unique finishing materials for the project : mineral decorative plaster Reibeputz — KOROED with high adhesion and vapor permeability and façade paint Egalisationsfarbe, durable and resistant to weather conditions. «Fabrika Okon» company Manufacturer of innovative thermo-windows with climate control. Under cooperation terms provided double-glazed windows for installation in house printed using Apis Cor technology. Six companies have joined together to implement the project and demonstrate how successful could a symbiosis of high technologies be. All companies participating in the construction of the house in Stupino are open to the technologies of the future and are willing to change people's lives for the better. Project participants agree: the great history of house

It is apparent in the history of most art forms that there is an illicit attraction at the heart of fatality which, at times, renders the artist nearly deaf to other subjects. Themes of death, the void, and general absence emerge in different ways in literature and poetry–and not always through the words themselves, but in the negative spaces those words attempt to delineate. Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé and Maurice Blanchot are three writers who, in their accelerating gravitation towards these themes, found themselves approaching them from angles now thought to be revolutionary or uniquely poignant. Baudelaire's insistent wallowing in his own misery draped a heavy cloud of his desire for nothingness and absence over many of his poems, effectively producing a repetitious but intoxicating thematic consistency. And while Baudelaire's work enacted the ambiance of death weighing down upon him in the content of his work, Mallarmé arguably created a more revolutionary way of pleading with his obsessions through the form of his magnum opus "Un Coup de Dés", which plays with absence and the void physically through the empty space on the page itself. Blanchot takes a more direct philosophical approach to his own infatuation with death, comparing distinct perspectives on suicide, art and the nature of death in his essay "Death as Possibility". While all three writers had a consuming preoccupation with death and exhibited it in different ways, they all had a method of illuminating death and absence not always by addressing it directly, but by way of averted vision: mapping the boundaries of it with their language in order to inhabit a liminality that offered them a heightened state of wakefulness to both death and life. In Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal there is a poem called "The Taste for Nothing" (The Flowers of Evil, p. 102) which illustrates the craft of Baudelaire's ethereal language as well as his unclenching fascination with absence. In "The Taste for Nothing" he writes of being abandoned by hope and love, and the ever-present yearning for absence emerges–as it does in many of Baudelaire's other poems. What is perhaps most common across Baudelaire's exploration of absence in his work is his full longing for sleep and numbness. He writes, "Resign yourself, my heart; sleep your brutish sleep." It is well known that Baudelaire (along with many others of his time) was an opiate user and an alcoholic, and his apparent resignation to what could be called the transient voids of sleep and anesthetizing agents should come as no surprise as a theme in his work. There seems to be a dominant motif of wanting time to pass without having to experience it–to exist not as a participant of time (which, to Baudelaire, was at times nothing but an involuntary exercise in suffering), nor even as an observer of it, but as one who wholly denied it. In the same poem, Baudelaire writes, "And Time, minute by minute engulfs me, like heavy snow around a stiffening body…" Sleep and drugs were perhaps Baudelaire's best attempts at becoming immaterial enough for an artificial unity with true absence, a way of averting his painful experience with time and space while not permanently abandoning them in real resignation. Not unexpectedly, then, does Baudelaire's diction in much of his work mimic his longing for ethereality. In contrast to Baudelaire's diction invoking absence is Mallarmé's poem "Un Coup de Dés", which labors the theme not only in the words chosen, but in the disparate placement of those words on the page. A highly experimental piece considering its time, "Un Coup de Dés" acts almost as a frame, born of language, to border the concept of absence, void, or, in Mallarmé's term, "the Abyss". He describes it as "blanched/spread/furious/beneath and incline/desperately plane…" (Collected Poems, p. 128). But it is not only (or even primarily) the words chosen here to describe Mallarmé's Abyss that enact a sense of peering into it–it is their arrangement on the page. The words themselves effect the qualities they project in that they leave a surfeit of empty space beneath them as they decline in a layered movement across the page. While this sequence is more linearly organized than some of the other sequences in "Un Coup de Dés", it is also undeniably disorienting through the not-so-logical progression of its actual content. Mallarmé invented a kind of topographical formation in "Un Coup de Dés" through different sized text that necessitates the reciprocal invention of a new way of reading. In this sense, he invokes the Abyss (the unutterable) by breaching one's trust

Lily feels like a half-finished puzzle. Some days she tries to put the parts she's got together. Some days, she almost feels like she's got it, she's found all the missing pieces, and she's ready to find the places they go in, but they never quite fit. It's never long before she loses them again, before something breaks her concentration and it's all lost, all so many little meaningless words that don't fit or connect anywhere. She clings to what she has anyway. The last time she thought she remembered something important, it was just a name, but it seemed the most important name she had ever heard, it seemed so important, like someone had screamed it three streets away and the wind had carried it here. She stole a scrap of parchment and a quill and wrote it down. She hadn't held a quill in so long that it shook, and her handwriting was large and messy, like a child's. It was just five letters: Harry. And then, later, when she remembered something else, another five letters, strung together, it seems, almost by chance: James. Most of the time they don't mean anything. But sometimes, when she is alone in her room-no matter how full of flowers it is, no matter how beautiful and constantly in bloom they are-she pulls the bit of parchment out from the slit in the seam of her dress and reads the names. Mouths them. Memorizes them. And something tugs deep down inside her, and she finds her face wet, and she knows that she has done something wrong, something very bad and wrong, but she can't remember what. She rolls up the parchment tight and hides it in the lining of her shoes, to be discovered again and again and memorized again and again, and- There are footsteps. He's coming. She scrubs her face and sleeve on her robes and tries to look bright and cheerful-he hates to see her sad-and she finishes the bouquet she is arranging on the dining room table. The front door opens. It is storming outside, and the wind is ghastly. "Lily?" "In here," she says. The cold air is already creeping around her bare feet, but she hears the door shut and lock, and footsteps. He fills the doorway like a spider fills a corner, suddenly, almost all web and no weight to him, shaking snow from his cloak. He pushes his hood back and shrugs the thing off. She takes it from him. Snowflakes melt into her palms like the tiniest, newest ocean. His hand on her shoulder is cold from outside, and it's shocking that anyone can feel so cold and still be alive. It makes her start. But he's her best friend, she chides herself, and he's so gentle with her, and he takes care of her ever since- His lips are so cold on her forehead that she might be being kissed by a corpse. But it feels good to have him home. Home. Harry. James. Like thinking in another language, one she learned as a child and hadn't spoken in years. She shakes her head again, and smiles up brightly. "How was your day, Sev?"

It takes a while to get to these destinations, but the journey is worth it for these beautiful views and unhampered peace and quiet Published 6:36 PM, September 20, 2015 The fine, white sand beaches, cerulean waters and stunning landscapes of popular destinations such as Boracay, Bohol, and Cebu are usually on everyone's travel lists year-round. These provinces have all the facilities, high-end resorts, world-class restaurants and readily available transport to take you wherever you want to go. But there are many more places in the Philippines to satiate a traveler's thirst for adventure. Here are just a few: Lake Sebu The long trip to Lake Sebu will reward you with fresh air, the sight of verdant forests and mountains, and the Seven Falls. (READ: Mornings made better at Lake Sebu) The seven falls are Hikong Alo, Hikong Bente, Hikong B'Lebel, Hikong Ukol, Hikong Tonok, and Hikong K'Fo-I, all of which arehidden in the forest. Adventurous and outdoorsy travelers will enjoy a trek to get to each one. (READ: 9 spectacular places to visit in Mindanao) If you don't want to tire yourself trekking, Lake Sebu is home to one of the longest zip lines in the region. Measuring 740m long, fly over the mountains and get a glimpse of Hikong Bente, Hikong K'Fo-I, and Hikong Lowig as you glide through the air for approximately a minute. (READ: Hit the road: Cool off at these 5 PH waterfalls) The second zip line measures 420m long and lets you scream your lungs out and imitate Superman for around 30 seconds. (READ: IN PHOTOS: 8 PH lakes to add to your travel bucket list) For those who want to relax after an adventurous day, Lake Sebu boasts landscapes of mountains and picturesque lakes with blooming lotuses. The many resorts and guesthouses provide different views of the lakes; rent a kayak for P25 or book a lake cruise with cultural show and lunch for P200. The Tbolis or dream weavers call Lake Sebu home; they weave patterns using sap and wood to produce the iconic effect seen in their different handmade products. How to get to Lake Sebu: There are direct flights from Manila to General Santos City. Upon arrival, head to Bulaong Bus Terminal and ride bus bound for Marbel, the fare is P83 one-way. Once at the terminal, get on a van that travel to Surallah for P20 one-way. Once you arrive at Surallah, ride a van bound for Lake Sebu for P35 one-way. Once at Lake Sebu, hire a habal-habal or motorcycle for P50 to take you to your chosen accommodation. Quirino Heading north will typically take you to places like Baguio, Ilocos, Sagada and Banaue, and this landlocked province in the mountains has plenty of adventures in store for those who visit. The towering rock formations, formed by the push and pull of nature with its curves, sudden drops and ascents, flank the Siitan River where visitors can go tubing. After riding down the river, jump off a 15-feet high cliff to cap off the day. The sweeping view of the rise and fall of hills, mountains and rock formations as the sun sets on Landingan Viewpoint make the ride through the labyrinthine roads worthwhile. The Aglipay Caves have 37 chambers, 8 of which are open for tourists. The walk, crawl and slithering through widening and narrowing walkways are part of the adventure. Get ready to get dirty, as you have to use your hands, sit down and bend to get through muddy surroundings. This subterranean adventure will reveal rock formations that take on various shapes; only your imagination will limit what you see. Quirino is the destination for travelers looking for adventure, with the many caves, rivers and cliffs this province is ideal for eco-tourism. How to get to Quirino: Bus companies such as GV Florida, Five Star and Northern Luzon Bus Line travel from Metro Manila to Quirino for approximately P500 one-way. Once in Quirino, it is best to rent a jeep for P1500 for the whole day to visit the many attractions. There is a P250 fee for tubing, P25 entrance fee for the cave and a P500 guide fee. Batad A part of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, Batad's amphitheater-like fields are a fetching sight, with its

If Paxton merits disbarment, so does Abbott Gov. Greg Abbott, talks to reporters as Attorney General Ken Paxton listens at a news conference at the State Capitol in February. Paxton's legal woes now include a threat of disbarment because of his actions after the Supreme Court ruled on gay marriage. But if he warrants investigation by the State Bar, why not Abbott, who acted similarly? less Gov. Greg Abbott, talks to reporters as Attorney General Ken Paxton listens at a news conference at the State Capitol in February. Paxton's legal woes now include a threat of disbarment because of his actions ... more Photo: Tom Reel /San Antonio Express-News Photo: Tom Reel /San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close If Paxton merits disbarment, so does Abbott 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Should Gov. Greg Abbott be disbarred because of his actions after the U.S. Supreme Court's historic ruling on gay marriage last year? It's a fair question given that the State Bar, according to reports, is investigating Attorney General Ken Paxton's "possible violation" of its rules of professional conduct for what he did after the ruling. An adverse ruling could result in disbarment. He is already facing criminal charges stemming from claims that he misled investors in another job before he took office. Paxton issued an opinion in June that pretty much told county clerks that they could ignore the high court's ruling if they were acting on their religious beliefs. Most of the media reports said clerks who were initially reluctant — or confused — after the ruling were awaiting legal guidance. Paxton gave it to them, warning them, however, that because each case differs, they might face fines and other legal actions for following his sage counsel. In other words, go ahead and do it, but be prepared for legal consequences. At the time, I thought the top legal guy in the state was telling public officials that they don't have to follow the law, though couching it in fail-safe language. But the same can be said of Abbott. Two sides of the same coin. Paxton was telling individual officials what he thought they could get away with. Abbott was telling his state agencies that no public employee should be sanctioned if that employee was acting on religious beliefs. The State Bar can't comment on specific, pending disciplinary cases. So, to determine which parts might have been violated, let's go directly to the code. A section about "misleading legal argument" states a pretty basic notion: "Legal argument based on a knowingly false representation of the law constitutes dishonesty." But this appears to cover matters being adjudicated, and Abbott and Paxton can say that — no pun intended — good-faith differences of legal opinion do not constitute misleading argument. There is a portion of the code that says, "a lawyer shall not willfully, in connection with an adjudicatory proceeding … manifest by words or conduct, bias or prejudice based on race, color, national origin, religion, disability, age, sex, or sexual orientation towards any person involved in that proceeding in any capacity." There's "adjudicatory" again. And Abbott and Paxton were saying they were fighting bias — against people of faith. But I've not seen opinions from them that public employees, on account of their religion, can deny services because someone is, say, divorced or "living in sin" or an atheist, practices a faith in which Allah and the Prophet are central (except if it's a matter of refusing them entry as refugees), or had an abortion or wants birth control through Medicaid funds. Seems clear: Their target was specifically gay people. Everyone else gets a marriage license. But, perhaps, the provision that might fit best when pondering whether the two violated the code: A lawyer shall not "engage in conduct constituting obstruction of justice." The highest court in the land had just legalized gay marriage, and the Texas governor and attorney general were pretty much urging public employees to ignore that. They argued that religious beliefs (separation of church and state, anyone?) trumped the ruling. That sounds like obstruction — and a slippery slope. So, can a public employee who is an atheist deny a marriage license to a couple because the vows will take place in a church? No, that would be demonstrating clear hostility toward religion — just as denying marriage licenses expresses hostility toward same-sex couples. After the ruling, Abbott said, "No Texan is required by the Supreme Court's decision to act contrary to his or her religious beliefs regarding marriage." So, if Paxton merits investigation, arguably, so does Abbott. Opening the door for public employees to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples stands out as a clear indicator of anti-gay bias, and this is no more palatable coming from a churchgoer than from a

Residents take to streets to help clean up after riots, fires We saw what many describe as the "worst of Baltimore" on Monday, but as we watched rioting and looting, there were plenty of people who tried to stop the violence. Watch report Advertisement WBAL-TV's Megan Pringle met some of the people who are cleaning up the most devastated areas. Images: State of Emergency Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 Rioters looted a CVS Pharmacy on Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday, grabbing what they could before burning it down. But what was seen by fewer people is the story about what happened afterward. "It was disbelief, honestly. I see everything that looks familiar to me and it just looks like a war zone," Jason Butler said. Butler was at the store just hours after the looting was over. Everyone was gone but Butler and the police. "I had to come out here and try to clean up and try to get the city back, back together," he said. Before he got his broom and came to the littered area of Pennsylvania Avenue, he called his sister, Monica Mitchell. "He said, 'Monica, I can't sleep. I got to do something.' I said: 'I was thinking the same thing.' And he said, 'All right. Let's roll,'" she said. And they did. They started cleaning up their old neighborhood. Viewers who saw Butler responded to his plea. "Anybody who's out there -- come on out," he said. The neighborhood took his words to heart, and as the sun came out, so did the volunteers. "We see you guys on TV saying you need help with cleanup, so I figured I'd get my hands on it before I go to work," volunteer Anthony Curtis said. "It's got to be cleaned up, so I'm going to do what I can and try to help to clean it up to get back on track," volunteer Rickey Cooper said. City workers removed the cars that were burned to a crisp, and volunteers came in to clean up the scars left behind. Those who work on the front lines saw it, too. "There was one image where a gentleman poked a fire hose. That was disappointing, but at the same time, there we were -- a thousand individuals making sure they could go through, making sure those guys were OK," said Bob Maloney, director of the mayor's Office of Emergency Management. They hope the good acts that are sometimes lost serve as reminders of just how good Baltimore can be. AlertMe

Researchers from Friedrich Schiller University (Jena, Germany) and Heinrich-Heine-University (Düsseldorf, Germany) teamed up to test whether a heart failure medication that is currently being tested might also improve blood flow in the brain. Their findings were published last month in the American Journal of Physiology, Heart and Circulatory Physiology. According to the study authors, the small blood vessels in the brains of sheep closely resemble those in the human brain. Using imaging techniques, they were able to track blood flow in the brain before and after administration of the vasodilator Serelaxin. Their results showed an impressive 150% increase in blood flow to the cortical brain areas within 15 minutes of administering the drug. The cortex of the brain is the outer gray layer important in our perceptions (vision, taste, hearing, sensations, understanding language, etc – see image below). Additional studies would be needed to determine whether the drug can restore blood flow following a stroke as well as whether the drug is effective at improving cortical blood flow in humans. Source:

Barely have my feet touched the ground from the team event in Woking on Saturday and it's off to Big Orbit in Evesham for a Q3 kit on Sunday, then it's back to Woking and ibuywargames on Monday for the now traditional bank holiday tournament. They're back, the two dragons that I love so much. Last time I flew them I wasn't feeling it particularly, but we're now very much in countdown mode for Nationals, and despite trying with the X-Wing idea, I just couldn't make it work for me, certain ships match a certain mentality and whilst I found I have a real affinity with Poe I can't quite find a way to build a list around him with other X-Wings. So it's back to what I know best, these five remaining events before the big one should give me enough practice with them in the Wave 11 Meta that will inevitably be rife at Nationals (go buy a ticket!). Nationals could well end up being some crazy number of games so I want something I can fly well, not over complicate and more importantly not lose my brain flying! The Sprays have done me proud time and again and I trust them against nearly all comers. I've said it before and I still think it stands true, they really don't have many bad match ups and unlike some lists I've flown recently they don't have any match ups "unwinnable". An added bonus is that game time tends to be fairly short as one way or another hull disappears when they turn up! Boba Fett Kath Scarlett Fearlessness Expertise 4-Lom Dengar Concussion Missiles Heavy Laser Cannon Guidance Chips Black Market Slicer Tools Glitterstim Slave One (pointless and obligatory) I was having a chat the other day with Alex, James and Mike from the 186th about Firesprays and jank in general. We talked about practice, list development and "getting betterer" at flying things. One of the points raised was about twin Shadow-Casters being a more effective version of the Firesprays which they probably are, but are they as cool? In terms of lists I enjoy flying as much the only other real option is my triple Protectorate list but unfortunately there are just too many things that make them cry at the moment, and I really don't want to go through the next few blogs just getting annoyed by Nym and Miranda. I mean that could well happen anyway but I don't want to start writing about prepping for a major event KNOWING that it's going to happen… Evesham is a long drive from where I live so I have stayed a friends house on the way, much appreciated Captain Conor McNama. I'm hoping to visit more places around the country in the coming months because I love seeing X-Wing EVERYWHERE and visiting people is cool. It's my first visit to Big Orbit and a small 8 man tournament seems a good place to start my re-adjustment to the sprays. It's only three rounds and I won the first two games pretty quickly (in less than 40 minutes combined) losing only half points on Boba in both games. Then in the final I play Martin Wilks with his brilliantly devised 3 Scurrgs and 2 Z95s list. Thirty-eight health on five small based ships is no joke, the opening engagement sees me drop one of the Scurggs to one health, but when the crit flipped over it wasn't a double damage, so the bugger survived. Had that ship died then I might have been able to swing the game in my favour. The trade of damage was too much and he used his Boba crew to take Kath's expertise. He flew it very well and it was great to see a Scurgg's that I didn't want to smash with a hammer straight away! On the drive back I got to thinking about the list and ways I can further maximise it's potential. I think as two sprays go I have it as refined as I can make it. So it might be worth playing around with other options to see if I can get to the next level. James Dowdall's thoughts about the Lancer came into the conversation Conor and I had. We played a couple of VERY quick games and I decided I had to try it out against some other competition to see if I can get it working. So for the tournament on Monday this will be my list: Ketsu Onyo Kath Scarlett Fearlessness Expertise K4 Security Droid Dengar Gyroscopic Targetting Heavy Laser Cannon Rigged Cargo Shute ShadowCaster At range one Ketsu is dishing out just as much damage as Boba, she might not have the survivability of the Fett at range one with all his re-rolls and the glitterstim but she can double tractor beam things which

Today we announce Trelby. This post documents how it came about, from my perspective. The Backstory Around mid-2011, when I decided to make a film, I went around searching for a simple, free, multiplatform screenwriting software. Note the three adjectives. As an Ubuntu user, I needed something multiplatform. I did not want to switch my OS just to write a screenplay. I needed a program that would be fast and easy to use. Hey, I like bells and whistles as much as the next person, but a screenwriter also needs to get out of your way and let you write. And I'm an free software enthusiast. I like the freedom of being able to tinker with my software, of not having to wait for the BIGCORP, INC overlords to deign my feature request worthy of attention. The Past So, I went around on a google hunt. And the software that came the closest? Celtx. Celtx is pretty good. It is multiplatform. It's free, and it has a lot of bells and whistles. It's good enough that I wrote my first film with it. But celtx was never simple. It had quirks. It did not look right. It provided limited configurablily of the interface. It called itself open source, but the build-sauce was difficult, and you needed to jump through hoops to work on it. It was tied to the company's services. PDF functionality wasn't built into the software! It was on a remote server, so you had to have an internet connection to generate a PDF.. I never understood that! And I could not disable the distracting bottom bar, that always showed the latest news update and things. And it grew slooowww. Longer screenplays would start crawling. The editor would update in jerks, like you were magically typing words, and not letters. Granted I use a netbook, but a screenwriter is just a text editor! It should not require a supercomputer to run properly. Being a little disappointed with this option, I searched for others. There were none. Final Draft seemed to be the "standard" but it cost a lot. (And I mean a LOT). The search did lead me to many tiny little gems. The most memorable one was called Pago. A vim script, that modified vim into a screenwriter. I now had fast and multiplatform. But not simple. Pago only had the (limited) intelligence to format the text to screenplay style, but that was it. However, it had one thing over Celtx - simple offline PDF generation. And I had settled on Pago for my then screenwriting needs. So I forked a project on Github, and created a Pago repository. And while I was on github.. why not search for "screenwriting". With the thousands of project on there, perhaps there would be some other Pago like tiny solutions. And so I discovered Blyte. "Chanced" might be a better word. Talk about hitting gold. Years ago Osku Salerma had entered the fray of screenwriting software, creating a very well written piece of free, simple, multiplatform software. But it's revenue stream did not justify the time spent on it, and it was killed. Thankfully, it was made open. Osku created the github repository, and pushed the code in. This code has since been in hibernation. Blyte had not show up on my extensive google searches. I suspect it hadn't in Kent Tessman's searches either, who grew tired of the incumbent playing field as well, and set out to create Fade In Pro, which is multiplatform and simple, but not free! The Present In October, I started working on Blyte. It was written in python! I installed the wxpython libraries, and ran the program, wondering how a five year old codebase would've aged. (beat) It worked! the colors looked odd, the interface seemed a little clunky, and the ancient widget library did not look great on Ubuntu. But it ran without issues. And it was good. It had full PDF support (including font embedding). It was lightning fast. It was configurable. It had a tiny little fancy features too. And the big three-adjective hole in free software was filled. I got in touch with Osku, who had not looked at Blyte in years, but enthusiastically agreed to take up maintaining Blyte's modern fork: Trelby. (it took a while to settle on a name!) The Future Trelby is polished Blyte, with many (many!) additional features, a clean uncluttered interface,

We anthropomorphize the Cathedral as a person or a conspiracy. Such anthropomorphizing is a good approximation for corporations, since they make considerable efforts to make the approximation true – by concentrating all power in the CEO, and then delegating power from the CEO. However, the cathedral is rather a bunch of conspiracies, and its direction is determined by entropic forces akin to enthalpy, rather than a sinister and clever plan. To build a ruling coalition, divide power into bite sized morsels and distribute widely. Not a good plan for operating a functional organization. Mann is sovereign, and Mann is an idiot. In Europe you go directly to jail for thought crimes. The US has the first amendment, so employs a workaround. If a business employs thought criminals, it has a "hostile work environment", so gets sued by social justice warriors, and has to pay them large sums, making thought criminals effectively unemployable, and social justice an obscenely lucrative career option. This, however, does not work on open source, hence Gamergate is relatively successful. The Social Justice Warriors attempt to seize open source projects. Sometimes they seize them, and to their surprise destroy them, often they get pushback, which pushback they attribute to Gamergate and the Neoreaction. And indeed it is true, in that Gamergate and the Neoreaction is the think tank of the pushback, but what makes the pushback effective is the propensity of the revolution to devour its children, what makes the pushback effective is that leftists pretty soon start persecuting leftists for insufficient holiness, with the result that pious leftists find themselves, to their horror, deep shame, and great embarrassment, joining forces with Gamergate and the Neoreaction in self defense, as the Montagnards found themselves collaborating with the Dantonists. There is always a state religion. There never was a golden age of freedom of speech and thought. However if you have many states with many state religions, and there is a lot of movement and communication between them, as in America before the civil war, then truth stands a chance, because if the gentleman from Massachusetts cannot say the truth, the gentleman from Virginia can say it, because before the Mormon War and the Civil War, the State of Virginia had a different and independent state religion from the state of Massachusetts. The religion of Massachusets wound up conquering the US, and eventually the world, in large part because Virginia took religious freedom seriously, while Harvard and Massachusetts was unyieldingly and fanatically determined to extirpate it with fire and steel and still are unyieldingly and fanatically determined to extirpate it with fire and steel. When crazies and fanatics go up against moderate, compromising, and cynical cosmopolitans, the moderate and cynical cosmopolitans tend to get trampled. If ever there was freedom from the state religion in a white state, that state was Virginia before the War between the States, and it did not end well. We today have two problems: A single monolithic state religion, that since World War II has dominated the entire world, and a state religion with no archbishop and inquisition to keep the crazies in line. Kings put Bishops on the payroll to shut up the crazies. If you have a state religion controlled by the holiest, you get holiness spirals of ever more holy people Having freedom would be the cure, but freedom within a single state is tricky, and, as we saw in Virginia, vulnerable to violence from the holy. Whites are prone to state religions. Asymmetric repression leads to movement ever leftwards. The state religion has to repress the excessively holy as well as the insufficiently holy, or it inevitably gets ever crazier. If freedom for the insufficiently holy is hard to achieve, restricting the liberty of the excessively holy is easy to achieve. White nationalists tend to mistake repressing the excessively holy, controlling the priesthood, for controlling the Jews. Effective measures to keep the priesthood and the excessively holy in line would quite disproportionately affect Jews, but Jews as such are the wrong target.

Mat Staver, the head of the anti-LGBTQ legal group Liberty Counsel, returned to his favorite analogy last week, saying that the Southern Poverty Law Center's labeling of his group as an anti-gay hate group is part of a persecution of Christians in America reminiscent of the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany, and linked the removal of Confederate monuments throughout the country to a larger "civil war against our values" happening in the U.S. Several years ago, the SPLC started adding anti-gay groups like Liberty Counsel to its lists of hate groups, noting that its decision to label these groups as hate groups was generally "based on their propagation of known falsehoods" about LGBTQ people and specifying that "[v]iewing homosexuality as unbiblical does not qualify organizations for listing as hate groups." However, this has not stopped many of the anti-LGBTQ groups whom the SPLC has listed from claiming that they are merely on the list because of an opposition to marriage equality. In an interview on VCY America's "Crosstalk" program on August 22, Staver said that SPLC knows that these anti-LGBTQ groups "are not violent organizations, they know that they are Christian organizations, and they know that they oppose any kind of hatred or violence. They just don't agree with us on the issue of marriage." (SPLC has never claimed that Liberty Counsel or its anti-LGBTQ allies are "violent organizations.") When the host of the program, Jim Schneider, asked how far the nation would let this sort of thing go, Staver issued a dire warning. "I think that's a question that everyone listening here needs to answer," he said, "I think we've crossed the line and we can't let this go any further. We've got to push back, it cannot happen like this. You know, if you go back into the 1930s, what ultimately happened back then with the Jews—and history, you know, there's other histories you can point to—but they began to ultimately ban Jews from public employment, then ban Jews from their private employment, then put a Star of David on their ID and a Star of David on their passport, restrict their travel, restrict their income opportunity, and eventually you know what happened, we had to fight a World War II over that issue." (Speaking of travel restrictions, Staver went on the radio to defend President Trump's travel ban for residents of several Muslim-majority nations earlier this year.) Later in the interview, Staver lamented the "coarsening of discourse and a lack of morals and integrity" in American political debates, which he chalked up to "the erosion of our Judeo-Christian values" and what he claimed is intolerance of dissent. "That is so much different than anything we've ever had before," he said, "and continuing on this way, I think it's almost, it's like a civil war against our values, it's a war against the very essence of who we are." He continued: "And there's a number, like Antifa, that's an anarchist group, they call themselves anarchists. I mean, an anarchist is somebody who wants to create anarchy, this is to just to completely destroy all the institutions. And you see this happening with the monuments. You know, I understand the concern people have against the Confederate monuments, I get all that, I understand that, I have a lot of people, a lot of friends that are affected by that. On the other hand, I have a lot of friends who say, 'Look, this is part of our history.'" He added that "if we want to start taking down our history, our monuments, because certain people were not at the same level that we want them to be today" the only monuments that would remain would be those of Jesus Christ.

One thing you'll notice about My Summer Car, you're going to need to drink a few berooskis otherwise there's a chance there may be a keyboard going through the wall. Contents show] Basics You might want to run to the store in the van to stock up on food and drinks before you start building the car. You might also want some way of cooling yourself down, because you will get very, very hot and frustrated from building and playing a lot. Before you leave, load up your van with canisters. Diesel canister (black) is in the barn where the tractor is at. A spare petrol can (green) is in the back left corner of the garage. When you're at the store fill up the van's tank and both of the canisters. From the store, make sure you buy everything from the left wall. The fan belt, multiple canisters of each fluids. They will be important for building and starting the engine for the first time, so don't be afraid to spend almost 3,000 mk. Below you will find a recommended shopping list for your first trip to Teimo's Shop: ↑ Depends on route and driving skills. Note: If saving at the store; save before doing the shopping, as the shopping bag will open upon reloading the game. Starting the van To start and drive the van, get in by jumping into the seat (you should automatically crouch when entering the cab of any vehicle). Start the van by left clicking on the ignition (left side of steering wheel), then wait for the glow plug indicator to turn off before clicking and holding down to crank the engine. The same procedure applies to other diesel engines in the game. Headlights are to the left of the radio near the gearshift. Disengage the handbrake by holding right click, do it again if the parking brake indicator is still on. Make sure you turn off H-shifter at the main menu if you're using a gamepad or keyboard and mouse. By default; X is clutch, G to shift up, B to shift down. Finding the store To find the store, head right down the dirt road from your house and keep taking right turns until you find the store, the shortcuts through the lake are no longer viable, but an alternative route that is longer, but sometimes faster is to turn left and then turn right twice, and then take the second intersection, allowing you to drive more on the asphalt road. Eating and drinking To drink beer and eat food, look at the beer/food and press the action button (default F ). You can also drink from the kitchen or bathroom tap by turning the tap on, then crouching next to it (default Q ). Making money To make money, there is a barn to the right down the road from your house. Inside is a chopping block and an axe which you can use to make money. Click the log stack to put a log on the chopping block. Click the axe, hit action button (default F ), then right click to swing. There is also a tractor in the barn. You can use this to tow your car by driving the tractor near it, then left clicking a tow hitch. Left click again to disconnect. You can also use the forklift to pick up your car using the front hydraulics lever from the right side of drivers seat. Don't lower it too far or it will glitch up the tractor. Saving the game To save your game, go to the nearest toilet and select "Save & Quit" If you damage the body of your car, you can repair it by doing the following: Navigate to C:\Users\Username\AppData\LocalLow\Amistech\My Summer Car . . Delete meshsave.txt from the folder. Your car bodywork will now be repaired with your work intact. This will not replace broken windows or parts that have come unscrewed as a result of damage, and food you have eaten prior to reloading will still be gone. Make meshsave.txt a read only file if you want damage to be repaired upon reloading. Building the Satsuma Before building There are some things that could save a lot of hassle during and after the car assembly: Most damageable parts are in critical condition at the start of the game. These parts can be serviced at the repair shop, but the smarter, though slightly more expensive option is to buy new ones from the repair shop shelf. Replacing everything will be very expensive, but all parts will eventually get replaced anyway. The easiest way to make a quick buck is to take the wrecked cars to Fleetari, but there are also other ways to make money. Ordering the fuel mixture gauge and ratchet set from the parts

Marriage is an abstract concept that, frankly, most young children don't fully understand. For them, it's usually good enough to know that when grown-ups love each other very much and want to be a family together, they get often get married. There's no need to discuss the tax implications or workplace benefits or hospital visitation rights with a three-year-old. But is it necessary to limit the concept to the traditional one-man-one-woman definition just because you're talking to a three-year-old? Even if you, personally, are okay with the idea of same-sex marriage? Even if you live in a country where same-sex marriage is legal? Lisa van de Geyn, writing in Today's Parent, seems to think so, because talking about same-sex marriage is hard. When the subject of marriage came up between her and her three-year-old daughter — after Mrs. van de Geyn suggested that the cartoon character Handy Manny ought to marry his friend Kelly — she laid down the law on same-sex marriage: "Girls don't marry other girls. Girls marry boys and boys marry girls." She goes on to say that it's not a religious or political matter for her, or even her own personal beliefs, but instead that the "conversation totally came out of left field" and she simply wasn't ready for it. Now, I'm not going to fault her for panicking and saying the wrong thing when she was put on the line by her kid — the girl asked if Handy Manny and Mr. Lopart should get married — even though she did bring up the topic. She could, very easily, revisit the subject, letting her daughter know that she made a mistake and that boys can indeed marry boys. Instead, it's what she said at the end of her article that I want to call her out on. Mrs. van de Geyn ends her piece by saying that "I don't regret telling her that boys marry girls and girls marry boys. I don't feel it's a topic appropriate for her age." Why isn't same-sex marriage a suitable topic for a three-year-old? I can understand not wanting to discuss, for example, the use of bondage for sexual gratification or the meaning of the word santorum, but same-sex marriage is a problem? Seriously? What Mrs. van de Geyn is really saying is that boy-girl marriage is okay but boy-boy or girl-girl marriage is icky-poo-poo. And that's not an okay message for parents to tell their kids. There have been far too many suicides and murders because of this precise point of view to let it continue for another generation. There are far too many wonderful people being treated like second-class citizens to let this go. There are too many loving couples who can't legally say "I do" because of people who feel this way. You don't get to perpetuate bigotry simply because talking to your kids makes you uncomfortable. If you have kids, you have to deal with the difficult stuff along with the cute stuff. You can't weasel out of it at someone else's expense. In her article, Mrs. van de Geyn asks "what would you have told your kid?" and my answer is what I have already told my three-year-old — that marriage is when people love each other very much and want to become a family, they may choose to get married. That way, they know what's important about marriage — love. There are no judgments, no limitations, no prerequisites, other than love. What matters is what's inside. That's a lesson it seems some adults need to learn as well. Tags: civil rights, discrimination, equality, freedom, gay, gay marriage, glbt, lgbt, marriage, marriage equality, prop8, talking, toddlers

Welcome to Fort Wright, Kentucky Named after Civil War hero Horatio Gouverneur Wright and situated on a hillside in Northern Kentucky with scenic views of Cincinnati, Ohio, Fort Wright has ready access to urban amenities while retaining suburban charm and warmth. Please consider this my personal invitation to visit our City any time to experience all that we have to offer, I'm certain that you'll find that Fort Wright is a wonderful place to live, work and play! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to contact any of our staff, or you can reach me by leaving a message at the City Offices at 859-331-1700 or by e-mailing me at [email protected]. Thank you for visiting our web site and stop back regularly for all the latest news about our fine community.

Custom House teacher hailed a hero after donating kidney to pupil Alya with her teacher Ray Coe who has given her one of his kidneys Archant A teacher has saved the life of a seriously ill pupil by giving her one of his kidneys. Email this article to a friend To send a link to this page you must be logged in. Alya Ahmed Ali ,13, who goes to Royal Docks Community School, Custom House, has received a life-saving transplant thanks to father-of-one Ray Coe, a 53-year-old special educational needs co-ordinator at the school. This week her father, Ahmed Ali, described the man who has given his daughter a second chance as a hero and a lifesaver. "He has given her more than just the gift of life," said Mr Ali, who lives in Old Barrowfield, Stratford. "He's an amazing man, we owe him so much." Alya suffers from a condition called hydrocephalus, (water on the brain), which has resulted in her having severe learning difficulties. She also suffered from renal failure. Her mother told Ray during the summer term last year she would be absent from school as she was undergoing kidney dialysis. Ray asked what he could do to help her. "I said 'Can I put my name down as a donor?' I knew what being a donor meant and I knew there was a possibility it could go ahead and I knew the implications. I knew what I was doing. "There is a verse in the Bible that says something like: 'Maybe you were born for such a time as this.' It just clicked and I knew it was right." Ray told his wife, who after the initial shock, supported his actions. He said: "When we told Alya, she just gave me a big squeeze and her face lit up. It brings tears to my eyes whenever I think of that." Meetings and blood tests, which confirmed Ray was a match despite not being related to Alya, followed, resulting in a successful transplant at Great Ormond Street Hospital in February. Both Alya and Ray are now recovering well and are expected to return to school after the Easter break. Ray said: "For her parents, it's not words that can express their gratitude. For them I have saved their daughter's life. It's like I am another family member now." Wendy Bower, headteacher at the school, praised this decision. She said: "Mr Coe has gone above and beyond the call of duty with this selfless and noble act. He is a very humble and modest man. The whole staff are in admiration for his kindness. "He has given a new life to Alya and her whole family."

Samsung is testing the Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 update with a November or December release date in the plans, according to the latest leaks from Samsung insiders. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 update will reportedly bring some of the new Galaxy Note 3 features to the Note 2, like the new Air Command S Pen pop up with fast access to S Pen commands and apps. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 release date is finally here, and it looks like Samsung is pushing this update out a little but to give the Galaxy Note 3 additional time with these exclusive new features in an attempt to convince users to upgrade. This decision could be due to reports of weak Galaxy Note 3 sales in Korea. Breaking: Samsung has just started testing Android 4.3 for the #GalaxyNoteII. — SAMMobile (@SamMobiles) September 25, 2013 The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is almost a year old, and Samsung skipped the Android 4.2 update for this device to focus on Android 4.3 which Google announced this summer. According to SamMobile, Samsung is now testing the Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 update, a necessary step towards bringing the update to the Note 2. SamMobile reports that the Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.3 update release is planned for late November or December, which will allow Galaxy Note 3 users to enjoy the new features before Samsung adds them to the older device. This update will also reportedly bring the newest TouchWiz version and updates to Samsung apps. In addition to the new Android 4.3 features and Galaxy Note 3 features this update will bring support for the Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch that Samsung announced at the Unpacked event with the Galaxy Note 3. This smart watch will then be able to connect to a Galaxy Note 2 and act as a bluetooth headset on your wrist, sync photos and alerts to the Galaxy Note 2 and should be able to use the Smart Relay feature which allows an email being read on the wrist to show up on the Galaxy Note when it is unlocked. If the official Android 4.3 update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 doesn't arrive until December for the first devices this could mean an even longer wait for carrier specific versions of the Android 4.3 update which will need to pass additional testing and go through added customizations. Savvy users will likely find Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 ROMs in the near future which may be compatible with the AT&T Galaxy Note 2 and other carrier specific models.

Blogger faces vicious cyberbullying by SRK fans When 24-year-old Bengaluru-based blogger, Agratha Dinakaran pointed out in a blog post that actor Shah Rukh Khan had plagiarised a speech from author JK Rowling's 2008 address at Harvard, little did she know that she was inviting a vicious backlash from Khan's fans and would be subjected to such severe cyber bullying that she'd feel driven to the point of nervous breakdown. In a recent blog post, Dinakaran writes, "..within an hour of that post being out there, I lost count of how many messages were actually coming my way that attacked me for not just being a woman, but on my looks, my age, my other blog posts, my education, my body type, my skin tone, and the quintessential accuse of 'wanting my 15 minutes of fame'..." The 24-year-old blogger reported the abusive tweets. However, realising that the media was also scrutinizing the backlash, many of those who posted abusive tweets deleted them to destroy any evidence. The bullying wasn't limited to tweets though. A fake email account was created on her name and inappropriate emails were sent out from that account. Dinakaran confess that she had never been subjected to hate in such a heinous manner and all the abuses and personal attack made her extremely paranoid. "Sure, you might think they were empty threats, and I really had nothing to worry about. But did you forget about the episode where the two girls got arrested over an innocent Facebook status? I was paranoid," writes Dinakaran in her blog post. "I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat. I didn't leave my house for a good ten days, I'm not even kidding you. My face was everywhere, and it only took one crazy person to act in a deranged manner to do something if I was easily recognizable in public. I wouldn't rest until my family was back home in the evenings. I was checking up with my friends (whose pictures with me were on Facebook) whether they were alright. I asked friends who were rallying with me on social media channels to stop doing so, in case they became victims of this callousness," she writes. Dinakaran also says that she is not a SRK hater and the intention of her blog post wasn't to malign him, but to merely point out similarities. It's worth keeping in mind that the negativity of social media drove Shah Rukh Khan to delete his Twitter account at one point. "Sad, i read so much judgements, jingoism, religious intolerance on the net & i use to think this platform wl change narrowmindedness, but no!" Khan had written just before deleting his twitter account. "Bullying's latest avatar is cyberbullying." Dinakaran points out on her blog. "It's mind numbingly easy to form groups and target people on the internet and bully them mercilessly. It's a collective effort, yes, effort, and that means actual work that these bullies put in to intentionally hurt the victims. This includes anything and everything from spamming the user's walls, creating fake email ID's, harassing the user online, gathering information about them and try to use it against them." she adds. In India, cyber bullying gets the necessary go-ahead from the absence of laws attuned to such cases. Most cases of online abuse are dealt by clubbing Section 66A with the Prohibition of Ragging Act (Section 509 of IPC), which is meant to tackle sexual harassment. Except for Section 66A of the IT Act, according to which a person can be booked for sending false, offensive messages through communication services, there is no strong law to tackle cases of online abuse. Updated Date: Oct 25, 2013 17:24 PM

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What We've Accomplished Together This is not the end. This is the beginning. The developers outspent us more than 2 to 1. The city council, whose campaigns were supported by developers, were all opposed limits to developers plans. And many people were confused about "no traffic" and "no development" and voted "no". But, almost everyone we got a chance to talk to face-to-face, voted for us. And before this campaign, people didn't know about the Stanford project or the Greenheart project. We've raised awareness of the traffic congestion problems, we've championed balanced development and real open space. We've demanded greater transparency and accountability of city council, exposing the culture of cozy city council and business relationships that shortchanges Menlo Park residents. This campaign isn't about just Measure M. This is a fight to make sure that Menlo Park's future belongs to residents. This is a fight to make sure that residents' voices are heard by our government. Let's continue our efforts to protect the quality of life for Menlo Park residents together. A huge thank you to all of our dedicated supporters, neighbors, countless volunteers and donors! History of Yes on M

I came across an interview from last year of Khizr Khan. He talked about his son Humayun and criticized Trump along similar lines as his recent comments. "Muslims are American, Muslims are citizens, Muslims participat[e] in the well-being of this country as American citizens," Khan's father, Khizr Khan, who moved to the U.S. in the late 1970s after growing up in Pakistan, said Tuesday. "We are proud American citizens. It's the values [of this country] that brought us here, not our religion. Trump's position on these issues do not represent those values," he said. Interestingly, he also had this to say about terrorism, "This is the time for us American Muslims to rat out any traitor who walks amongst us. This is high time for Muslims to stand firm [against terrorists]," the elder Khan recounted. "Among us hides the enemies of the value system of this country. And we need to defend it. And if it means ratting out the traitors who hide behind an American passport, that's what we need to do." Of course, he's not alone among American Muslims who feel that way, even if Trump doesn't believe it. But this background should make it even more difficult for Republicans who may want to ignore Khan or stand by Trump. I was blown away by Khan's speech, and continue to be amazed by what has transpired since. Much thanks to he and his wife for their courage for doing what is clearly not a lot of fun for them. And for going high. Vocativ — The Father Of A Muslim War Hero Has This To Say To Donald Trump

The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of linebacker Dekoda Watson Friday evening, marking their 12th signing since the start of the new league year. That combined with one trade and three pre-free agency signings means 16 additions this offseason. On Friday morning, general manager John Lynch made an appearance on KNBR to provide an update heading into St. Patrick's Day weekend. Lynch said the team was still open for business, but free agency was winding down. The 49ers announced the Dekoda Watson signing after that interview, but otherwise, it would seem like the team's roster is just about set heading into the 2017 NFL Draft. They currently have 70 players, including 31 on offense, 34 on defense, and five on special teams. That leaves the team with 20 roster spots. The 49ers have ten draft picks in the upcoming draft. Odds are pretty good they make at least one trade, which could result in that number going up or down. Additionally, they will be signing undrafted free agents after the draft. It is very possible the team walks away from draft weekend with close to that 20 players. For the time being, here is what the 49ers roster looks like as free agency seemingly winds down for the 49ers. QB: Brian Hoyer, Matt Barkley RB: Carlos Hyde, Mike Davis, Raheem Mostert FB: Kyle Juszczyk WR: Pierre Garcon, Marquise Goodwin, Jeremy Kerley, Aaron Burbridge, DeAndre Carter, Bruce Ellington, Chris Harper, Eric Rogers, Rashad Ross, DeAndre Smelter, Aldrick Robinson TE: Logan Paulsen, Vance McDonald, Garrett Celek, Blake Bell, Je'Ron Hamm OT: Joe Staley, Trent Brown, Norman Price, John Theus OG: Zane Beadles, Joshua Garnett C: Jeremy Zuttah, Daniel Kilgore, Alex Balducci DL: Arik Armstead, Ronald Blair, DeForest Buckner, Zach Moore, Quinton Dial, Earl Mitchell, Mike Purcell, Chris Jones LB: Malcolm Smith, Ray-Ray Armstrong, NaVorro Bowman, Carl Bradford, Ahmad Brooks, Tank Carradine, Eli Harold, Aaron Lynch, Wynton McManis, Shayne Skov, Brock Coyle, Dekoda Watson CB: Jimmie Ward, Tramaine Brock, Rashard Robinson, K'Waun Williams, Keith Reaser, Will Redmond, Dontae Johnson, Prince Charles Iworah, JaCorey Shepherd, Don Jones S: Eric Reid, Jaquiski Tartt, Marcus Ball, Vinnie Sunseri K: Robbie Gould, Nick Rose P: Bradley Pinion, Brock Miller LS: Kyle Nelson

Fox Climate Reporting Rates "Pants on Fire" – "Retired Accountant" as Climate Expert February 17, 2015 Birth of a climate denial crock. PolitiFact: "They're (the White House) actually kind of lucky that we don't cover climate change as much as we should," Perino said. "Because yesterday, it was reported that the temperature readings have been fabricated and it's all blowing up in their faces." Co-host Kimberly Guilfoyle interjected that it was "fraud science" and Perino said, "Yes, I agree." We have checked this sort of claim before and found it wrong, but some time has passed, and Perino referenced new reporting. So we wanted to fact-check her claim that temperature readings "have been fabricated." We reached out to Perino to find the source of her statement and did not hear back. However, a couple of days before she spoke, the British paper The Telegraph carried an opinion piece entitled, "The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever." I, of course covered this last week – but let's recap. Not long ago, Paul Homewood, a blogger that Fox News itself describes as "retired accountant, blogger, and self described "climate historian"' (that certainly inspires confidence) – posted that he had looked at data from several stations in Paraguay, and that those temperatures had been "adjusted" to bias them toward warming. Rabidly right wing columnist Christopher Booker of the Telegraph newspaper picked this slim reed up and declared it the "Biggest Science Scandal Ever". Cue the right wing echo chamber. Here's one thing that the climate denialist right wing does well. They don't have many thoughts, but the ones they do have, they repeat and amplify endlessly. This tactic worked well a few years ago when deployed in the so-called "climate gate" non-scandal, and managed to snooker a number of unwary mainstream media outlets into parroting Limbaugh-esque talking points that confused a lot of people, for a while. Since then, scientists, and pro-science communicators, have formed a number of alliances – mail groups, blogs, personal and professional networks, and rapid-response teams to bat down disinformation as soon as it starts to circulate, and a certain amount of awareness building has taken place in the mainstream media. It helped that the "climate gate" nonsense turned out to be a hoax of WMD proportions. The reason this latest kerfuffle has been confined mostly to the Fox News Noise machine and the denial blogosphere speaks to the effectiveness of the science counter measures. It also speaks to the fact that in the last few years, the Planet itself has been weighing in heavily on the debate. More and more, climate denial talking points end up orbiting in ever tighter circles in the hermetically sealed, impenetrable logic loop of the conspiracy set. To sum up – yes, adustments are made in data. They can be because a station has moved, or perhaps because a city has grown up around a rural station, or because the daily measuring time has been changed at some point. Sometimes adjustments push temperature trends up, and sometimes down. Over the long haul, they've been a wash. Factcheck.org: NOAA maintains about 1,500 monitoring stations, and accumulates data from more than a thousand other stations in countries around the world (many national and international organizations share this type of data freely). There are actually fewer monitoring stations today than there used to be; modern stations have better technology and are accessible in real time, unlike some older outposts no longer in use. The raw, unadjusted data from these stations is available from many sources, including the international collaboration known as the Global Historical Climatology Network and others. As the years go by, all those stations undergo various types of changes: This can include shifts in how monitoring is done, improvements in technology, or even just the addition or subtraction of nearby buildings. For example, a new building constructed next to a monitoring station could cast a shadow over a station, or change wind patterns, in such ways that could affect the readings. Also, the timing of temperature measurements has varied over time. And in the 1980s, most U.S. stations switched from liquid-in-glass to electronic resistance thermometers, which could both cool maximum temperature readings and warm minimum readings. Monitoring organizations like NOAA use data from other stations nearby to try and adjust for these types of issues, either raising or lowering the temperature readings for a given station. This is known as homogenization. The most significant adjustment around the world, according to NOAA, is actually for temperatures taken over the oceans, and that adjustment acts to lower rather than raise the global temperature trend. Politifact again: Every month, readings from thousands of land-based weather

Old Cold War fears are suddenly new again, nuclear war. Miniaturized warheads, intercontinental ballistics, fools at the helm; impetuosity has replaced diplomacy, and it's become a dangerous game that's put us all at risk. Nuclear war seems real again, one stupid tweet away. And we don't know what to make of it. Our apocalypse will find us still glued to our screens: streaming movies, watching porn, posting selfies, oblivious of our end. Our comedians have told a few jokes, because that's all they can do. Our varied media vary in their assessments, torn as they are between the responsibility of truth and the profits panic promises. An unexpected, antique anxiety, it'll take some getting used to again, this 20th-century memento mori, our new nuclear fear. Some, of course, view this religiously; many always do. Some see our elected leaders as anointed, chosen clearly by God to wield the sword of righteousness against evil for the good of our godly nation. All of it right and just, according to the unrolled scrolls of providence. Such is the belief of pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas, as he made clear a few days ago. God has given our president authority, he and many others believe, to wage war to "take out" evil dictators, namely North Korea's Kim Jong Un. "Thank God for a president who is serious about protecting our country," he said. Finally, an administration no longer "sheepish."

In New York, the reclaiming of city streets for all modes of transportation, including bicycles and walking, has been underway for some time. From the introduction of almost 500 miles of new bike lanes since 20 07 and car-free hours in Central Park and Prospect Park, to the pedestrian improvements in Herald Square, Times Square and other major intersections, the pedestrianization of public rights of way coincided with increased attractiveness of the central city.

Malaysia prides itself on its racial mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and indigenous tribes, something apparent among the 17 finalists competing for the next Miss Universe Malaysia crown. Women from a wide range of races posed for the cameras just outside Kuala Lumpur. "That is what is so great about this competition. Everyone looks so different," said one contestant of Indian origin, Kelsey Rabindran. But when it comes to the ultimate standard of beauty, Malaysia still can't seem to help looking west. The last three winners of the local pageant have been Eurasians. That prompted the International Business Times to run an article on Malaysian beauty ideals headlined: "The politics of beauty: Is Malaysia's Miss Universe contestant too white?" Fair skin makes features stand out and you look more flawless The article in the US publication focused on the appearance of reigning Miss Universe Malaysia Kimberley Leggett, describing her as "75 per cent white". The Miss Universe Malaysia Organisation has strongly criticised the suggestion. "You can't discriminate against a girl with western looks who is Malaysian from taking part," said national director Andrea Fonseka, who is herself Eurasian. "It was done fair and square. Even the public was part of the voting last year." It is tough to choose a Miss Universe Malaysia who reflects most of Malaysian women. That's because Malay-Muslims make up over half of the country's 29 million population, but are banned from participating in beauty pageants because of a 1995 fatwa. "We have Muslim girls who are unaware of this fatwa asking to compete, but we had to turn them away," said Ms Fonseka. That's why Eurasians seem to be over-represented in the competition, she said. But a general bias towards fairer skin in the former British colony is clear. Flip through any local newspapers and advertising campaigns often show white or Eurasian models. In the latest offering from the Asian satellite channel Diva Universal, two-thirds of the men featured in the show Hot Guys Who Can Cook are Eurasians. It's also difficult to find skin products that do not contain ingredients that whiten. But it's not simply because Malaysians want to look like white people, said Sarah Jade Schipper, a Miss Universe Malaysia 2013 finalist who is of Malaysian Chinese and Dutch heritage. "Fair skin makes features stand out and you look more flawless," she said. But her rival for the title, Naomi Chandrasegar, 24, said Malaysians were exposed to a steady cultural diet of Hollywood movies and Eurasian beauties on the front of magazines. "We are conditioned to want to look like them," she said. The prominence of western standards of beauty may also be motivated by local brands wanting to appear more international. It's true for a new cosmetic surgery clinic in Kuala Lumpur. The name of the centre, Beverly Wilshire, combines the Beverly Hills district in the US and a well-known street name in that area. The centre's medical director, Dr Mohamad Nasir Zahari, said: "In Malaysia, unfortunately, we still think if you give something a sort of famous English name, then it must be good." His centre provides regular cosmetic services, as well as skin whitening and double eyelid treatments. But the most common surgery requested by his local patients is a nose job. That's because the noses of many Malaysian Malays, Chinese or Indians are flat and wide, said Dr Nasir. "Somehow it becomes a gold standard that a nice nose should be like a western nose, with a high bridge, sharp tip, narrow nostrils," he added. But there are small signs of change. For the first time, the Miss Universe Malaysia Organisation has done away with the height requirement of 163cm for the beauty pageant in the hope that more Asians will enter.

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Click here to get your free copy of the pattern! IMPORTANT NOTE: The pattern designer has updated and changed the pattern since I released the video tutorial in 2013. The construction and the techniques used are the same, but the row-by-row instructions I use in the video are different than written in the updated pattern. Please follow the pattern for row-by-row instructions. This pattern is designed by Frankie (Rosemily on Ravelry). You can see her other designs here. To learn more about Frankie's work with the Children's Liver Disease Foundation and to donate, visit her website. Many thanks to Frankie for the great pattern! To see thousands of examples of this finished blanket by other knitters, visit the Ravelry project page. Links to the different video parts Part 1: Intro Part 2: Mitered Corners Part 3: Picking up stitches on the flat sides Part 4: Using markers to keep careful count Part 5: Finishing Information on things you'll see in this video: The yarn I used in my finished blanket is Berroco Vintage, in colors: cream – 5104, purple – 5155, and petunia – 51105. I bought three hanks of each (but only used 2 of the cream), using size 7 US (4.5mm) needles. After machine washing and drying, my blanket is 40″ square, with a gauge of 4.5 stitches per inch. The bulky yarn I used for demonstration is Lion Brand Hometown USA. I demonstrated using size 13 US (9mm) needles. Clippie markers like the ones I use can be found here. The sweater on the mannequin is my Ombre Dyed Sweater, pattern and video tutorial. To change color with a clean color break, start your new color in the first row of a mitered corner. Instead of slipping the last stitch in the first row of the mitered corner, knit all the way across. Then work the rest of the corner as written. To bind-off at the end of this project, BO normally (knit-wise) on the wrong side of the work.

In this comedy from Austin Powers director Jay Roach, Ben Stiller plays a young man who endures a disastrous weekend at the home of his girlfriend's parents. Greg Focker (Stiller) is completely in love with Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo), and views their upcoming trip to her parents' house on Long Island (where her sister is to be married during the weekend) as a perfect opportunity to ask her to marry him. Once Greg is introduced to Pam's parents, however, things stampede steadily downhill. Pam's father, Jack (Robert De Niro), takes an instant and obvious dislike to his daughter's boyfriend, lambasting him for his job as a nurse and generally making Greg painfully aware of the differences between him and Pam's family. Where Greg is grubby, relatively unambitious, and Jewish, Pam comes from a long line of well-mannered, blue-blooded WASPs. Things go from bad to worse in less time than it takes to spin a dreidel, with Greg incurring the wrath of both Pam's father -- who, it turns out, worked for the CIA for 34 years -- and the rest of her family, and almost single-handedly destroying their house and the wedding in the process. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

The relatives of a failed coup involving an attack against the presidential palace in Banjul while President Yahya Jammeh was in Dubai are released (AFP Photo/Issouf Sanogo) Washington (AFP) - The United States slammed Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Saturday for "unconscionable" remarks, after the West African leader reportedly threatened to slit the throats of gay men in his country. In a public speech this month, Jammeh said he would slit the throats of men who wanted to marry other men in the small West African nation, according to Human Rights Campaign. Without quoting his remarks, US National Security Advisor Susan Rice said the comments were part of an "alarming deterioration of the broader human rights situation" in Gambia. "The recent unconscionable comments by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh underscore why we must continue to seek a world in which no one lives in fear of violence or persecution because of who they are or whom they love," Rice said in a statement. Homosexuality is illegal in Gambia, and Jammeh created in October the crime of "aggravated homosexuality" which carries a sentence of up to life imprisonment. In a speech last year, Jammeh called homosexuals "ungodly, Satanic... vermins [sic]," drawing criticism from rights groups. Rice said the United States is concerned about reports of broader rights violations in the country, including allegations of missing US citizens. "We are deeply concerned about credible reports of torture, suspicious disappearances -– including of two American citizens -- and arbitrary detention at the government's hands," Rice said. Rice warned the US could take action. It revoked trade preferences with Gambia last year following reports of a crackdown against the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. "We are reviewing what additional actions are appropriate to respond to this worsening situation," Rice said. "We repeat our call for the Gambian government, and all governments, to lead inclusively, repudiate intolerance, and promote respect for the universal rights and fundamental freedoms of all people." Rice's comments come ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on Sunday. Jammeh has ruled the former British colony, which has a population of 1.8 million, with an iron fist since seizing power in 1994. His presidential guard squashed a coup attempt in December, and rights groups have reported a wave of arrests, detentions and harassment targeting family members of those suspected of involvement. Homosexuality is illegal in 36 out of 54 African countries and punishable by death in four, according to rights watchdog Amnesty International.

Untitled a guest Apr 8th, 2016 1,060 Never a guest1,060Never Not a member of Pastebin yet? Sign Up , it unlocks many cool features! rawdownloadcloneembedreportprint text 5.02 KB Millennial Employees Confound Big Banks To stem departures, firms tweak their delayed-gratification models - Daniel Huang At Goldman Sachs, "Managing Millennials" has been one of the most popular training sessions for years. Limiting hours Beginning last year, the bank began limiting hours for its most junior staff, requiring summer interns to stay away from the office between midnight and 7 a.m. during the week. Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein's daughter, a senior at Harvard, interned with the bank last summer. Goldman and other banks have retooled their analyst programs, including new measures to outsource grunt work and invest in timesaving technology. Credit Suisse Group AG has begun putting early-career bankers in front of clients soon after hiring—something that might have taken years in another era on Wall Street. The Swiss bank also appointed a program director to coach senior bankers on communicating with young staffers, providing tips such as "don't lean on hierarchy," says Amy Hudson, chief operating officer of the firm's investment bank and capital-markets division. The appointee, Nancy Nightingale, is a "total mom figure," says one third-year analyst. She recently helped shepherd an effort to get bosses to send personal emails highlighting junior bankers' individual achievements. "The things that [young workers] want are frankly the things that all of us always wanted," says Ms. Hudson. But today's junior bankers, she says, are "more confident about expressing it in the workplace." That dynamic isn't unique to finance. Only 28% of millennials feel their current employer is making full use of their skills, according to a survey by Deloitte & Touche LLP. On Wall Street, however, paying one's dues has long been part of the culture. Michelle Wu discovered that fact six months into her job as a credit analyst at Goldman Sachs when she sought a transfer to another group to learn new skills. Her team mentors turned her down, she says. "Their responses were, 'Keep your head down' and 'Focus on your work,' " she recalls. Goldman declined to comment on specific employees. In December 2014, after less than a year at Goldman, she accepted a job on Google's small-business team and moved to California. Despite working more than 100 hours a week—about the same as her job at the bank—Ms. Wu says she feels more energized. When she told her boss about an opportunity to increase revenue, she says, he told her to "run with it." Wall Street's postcrisis landscape has been reshaped by job cuts and reduced risk-taking, and pay packages don't tip the scales like they used to. At three elite business schools—Harvard University, Stanford University and University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School—M.B.A. graduates who accepted jobs in investment banking or trading had a first-year base salary of $125,000, on average, similar to those who join technology companies, and less than the roughly $150,000 base at other Wall Street firms such as hedge funds and private-equity firms, according to the schools. Surveys show that young people who came of age during the economic downturn are less trusting of the financial sector in general, and more eager to find jobs that they believe serve a social good. A 2014 Brookings Institution report concluded that millennials are likely to "find an outlet for their desire to change the world for the better somewhere other than on Wall Street." Some veteran executives say banks should do a better job of explaining how helping clients raise capital and manage their financial risks is good for society. Citigroup announced in March a program to allow incoming analysts to spend a year at nonprofits before beginning their banking careers. Citigroup will pay them 60% of their starting salary during that time. Nine recruits already have signed on. The bank also introduced a program for young bankers to travel to Kenya for a four-week microfinance project, mirroring an initiative launched by Moelis earlier in the year. Moelis employees who have been with the firm for at least five years are entitled to a four-week paid sabbatical program, a spokeswoman said. Some young Wall Street bankers say initiatives to reduce long hours, however well-intentioned, are having unintended consequences. Analysts at Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and other banks say mandatory days off have made it tough to spread out workloads, ramping up pressure when they are in the office. Analysts in a few Goldman groups say capping intern hours has undermined team dynamics and created tensions over division of work. Some bankers are baffled by the attitude of their more junior colleagues. There is a pain point among midlevel bankers who "can sometimes get frustrated if the younger analyst isn't as available as they want them to be," says Mr. Waldron, Goldman