text:
☕ GLC, GLIC heads and judges are now required to declare their assets
Mud volcano erupted in Lahad Datu, no need to panic. Protest in Iran sparked by woman's death due to "improper hijab". US x Taliban prisoner swap.
Information as of 0745 GMT+8 on Sept 20, 2022.
27 women will be paid a total of 18.26 million yen (RM575,000) after the Tokyo District Court found that Tokyo Medical University has been discriminating against women for an entrance exam. The university is said to have rig test scores to favour male candidates.
45% of companies in Malaysia (n = 261) have yet to allocate a budget for sustainability initiatives, according to the Malaysia Businesses Sustainability Pulse Report 2022 by the UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB).
James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 in "No Time to Die" could be yours if you're willing to fork out at least USD2.3 million. The "Sixty Years of James Bond" auction is being conducted by Christie's. The DB5 will be released for public sale on Sept 28 — 8 more days for you to raise funds.
Image credits: Business Insider | Christie's
The first step is taken to give women equal powers in the matters of citizenship for children born abroad.
Pengerang MP, Azalina Othman, who is also the chairwoman of the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Women and Children Affairs and Social Development, has submitted a Private Member's Bill for the amendment of Part II of the Second Schedule of the Federal Constitution that seeks to empower Malaysian women, where they can confer citizenship to their children born overseas. Previously, Azalina stated that the citizenship issue was one of the major reasons why Malaysian women think twice to return to the country again. Currently, 1.86mil Malaysian women live overseas, representing 12% of the country's female population.
A Private Member's Bill is on proposed law submitted by MPs, not from the executive branch of government.
Updates from the courtrooms:
Apex court dismissed the Bar's application to review the judgement on its breach of statutory duty.
The Federal Court refused to review the final judgement on the Malaysian Bar's breach of statutory duties to Shafee Abdullah. With this decision, the final judgement is upheld and Shafee is entitled to damages. In 2015, Shafee sued the Malaysian Bar and two other lawyers, Tommy Thomas and VC George, for publishing and submitting a motion to discuss his conduct in relation to Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial at the Bar's annual general meeting (AGM). The High Court dismissed Shafee's suit; however, when the matter was brought forward to the Federal Court, it was found out that the Malaysian Bar had committed a more severe breach of the law as the Bar has no authority to discuss the conduct of other lawyers at an AGM.
No more discrediting the key witness, said the prosecutor to Zahid's team.
In Zahid Hamidi's Yayasan Akalbudi criminal breach of trust (CBT) trial, the prosecution led by Raja Rozella has called out the defence team for their attempt to water down the credibility of the key witness and Zahid's former executive secretary, Mazlina Mazlan. During the trial, the defence team put forward Zahid's former press secretary, Fadzlette Othman, who then attempted to discredit Mazlina in her witness statement to the court.
GLC heads and judges are now subject to the same scrutiny as politicians as PM Ismail Sabri said that they need to declare assets too
As part of PM Ismail Sabri's initiative to introduce a new code of ethics, now judges and heads of government-linked companies (GLC) and government-linked investment companies (GLICs) can no longer conceal their riches as they will be required to declare their assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Other than that, the asset declaration mechanism for MPs, senators and government administration will be improved to uplift Putrajaya's image.
Eyesore SUKE highway claimed its first victim.
The newly opened Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) recorded its first road victim as a motorcyclist rammed into the back of a stationary Perodua Myvi that was parked in the emergency lane, as the Myvi's driver wanted to take photographs of the scenic city skyline. No life was lost, but both vehicles sustained damage.
Unrelated to the news, SUKE is a traffic dispersal highway that aims to reduce 30% of traffic congestion on MRR2 during peak hours. According to a report by Transportation for America (you can read it here), building more highways does not reduce traffic congestion but instead, they are making traffic worse as the theory of induced demand applies, where the appearance of traffic easing from the construction of new roads lead to increased congestion down the road. So, stop enriching the cronies making more highways and improve public transportation instead.
BERNAMA @bernamadotcom
Kemalangan pertama di Lebuhraya SUKE, semalam. Penunggang motosikal cedera di kaki selepas melanggar sebuah kereta yang berhenti di lorong kecemasan bagi mengambil gambar pemandangan dari atas lebuhraya itu yang baru dibuka Jumaat lepas. 📸@PDRMsia
4:25 AM ∙ Sep 19, 2022
Let's turn our attention to the 'negeri di bawah bayu' — Sabah.
The state will launch its own Malaysia My Second Home (SMM2H) program soon.
In its bid to lure in more foreign investments by making Sabah an attractive place for foreigners to migrate, Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor has said that the government will launch their own version of SMM2H soon. The state version of the program will not mirror the federal version and his administration is fine-tuning the final details before the final announcement is made soon.
No need to panic as a mud volcano erupted in Lahad Datu.
A mud volcano eruption that happened in earthquake-prone Lahad Datu, Sabah should not be a source of concern for local citizens as according to a geologist, Prof Dr Felix Tongkul, the eruption was a normal occurrence. The spew of volcanic mud was a result of a release of pressure from beneath the surface that occurred at regular intervals. The last time similar eruptions were reported were in 2014 and 2019.
News from the corner office of the corporate world -
The country's aviation regulator, the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom), told the airlines that they should step up and quickly address the increasing number of complaints from users. In the period 1H22, Mavcom received 1,251 complaints, where 1,240 were airlines related, 8x more than the same corresponding period last year. Topping the list with the most complaints - AirAsia with 527 (42.5%).
The former top executive of ENRA Group Berhad, Idzham Mohd Hashim, was appointed as the new president and CEO of Iskandar Investment Berhad, an investment holding company responsible for the development of Iskandar Malaysia.
UOB Malaysia partnered with Syarikat Jaminan Pembiayaan Perniagaan Bhd (SJPP) to provide RM1bil worth of financing towards local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that look to contribute toward smart, sustainable cities. SJPP will guarantee up to 80% of the loans given to any qualified firms.
After a ten-year hiatus, Proton Holdings Berhad, came back to South Africa, with the launch of two completely built-up (CBU) models, the Proton X70 and Proton X50. Proton Saga will join the pair in South Africa later in the year or beginning of 2023.
Genting Malaysia's indirect subsidiary, GMM SA, has been conditionally accepted to participate in a bid to operate a casino in Macau. The company now needs to comply with the requirements under the Macau gaming law, among others, before being finally accepted to win the 10-year gaming concession.
Iranian woman alleged death in custody over "improper hijab", protests ensue.
The protest broke out on Saturday at the funeral of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died after being arrested by Iran's Islamic morality police, known as Gasht-e Ershad. Her death has sparked a wave of anger and a series of demonstrations. She was arrested for allegedly not following strict rules relating to hijab-wearing. Head covering has been mandatory since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution. The police said she died after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest and denied that Amini was beaten or mistreated.
Masih Alinejad 🏳 @AlinejadMasih
Women of Iran-Saghez removed their headscarves in protest against the murder of Mahsa Amini 22 Yr old woman by hijab police and chanting: death to dictator! Removing hijab is a punishable crime in Iran. We call on women and men around the world to show solidarity. #مهسا_امینی
1:50 PM ∙ Sep 17, 2022
Volkswagen AG to list Porsche.
In what could be Europe's largest listing since 1999, the initial public offering (IPO) will raise EUR9.4 bil (USD9.41 bil) and might happen this or next month. Volkswagen, which also owns other brands like Audi, Skoda, and Lamborghini, is seeking a valuation of EUR70-75 bil, lower than the top-end goal of EUR85 bil, not surprising given current market sentiment. At the mid-valuation point, the IPO would value Porsche at 10.2 times earnings before interest, tax and depreciation (EBITDA). For comparison, Ferrari's is trading at a 23.1x EBITDA multiple. Porsche is expected to bring in EUR39 bil in revenue this year.
Some governance issues were raised by investors as Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume will double-hat as Porsche's CEO, giving rise to a potential conflict of interest and just 12.5% of Porsche's total capital is being offered to external investors, leaving them with little influence over the company.
Europe's energy crisis is its own doing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin denies that Russia is responsible for Europe's energy crisis and said that the EU could just turn on the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline if it wants more natural gas from Russia. Europe relies on Russia for about 40% of its gas supplies. The USD11 bil pipeline that runs in parallel to Nord Stream 1 was completed in Sep 2021 but was never operational as Germany shelved it days before Russia invaded Ukraine. As for Nord Stream 1, Russia has completely turned off gas flow since early September, blaming technical issues.
Taliban-US prisoner swap, frozen funds released.
Afghanistan's foreign minister announced a prisoner swap with the US - it traded Mark Frerichs, a US navy veteran who was kidnapped whilst working in Afghanistan, for Bashar Noorzai, a strongman and Taliban ally imprisoned for 17 years.
The US earlier this month also released USD3.5 bil of Afghan's USD9 bil central bank assets. It was not released to the Taliban government directly but to a Swiss-based trust fund which will manage the deployment of the funds "for the benefit of the people of Afghanistan".
Saturn's iconic rings — moon fragments.
New models might suggest how Saturn got its iconic rings. 160 mil years ago, Saturn's gravity shredded a moon, Chrysalis. The moon was destabilised, fell into the planet's orbit and when it got too close to the gas giant, the moon was ripped apart. 99% of Chrysalis plunged into Saturn's atmosphere and the remaining 1% stayed in orbit, leaving a debris-strewn ring that forms Saturn's iconic large rings.
Saturn is still well-off in moon terms — it still has 82 moons, making it the planet in our solar system with the most moons, followed by Jupiter with 79 moons.
More layoffs at Sea - Sea is firing 3% of its Shopee workforce in Indonesia though no absolute figures were available. The company ended 2021 with more than 67,000 employees. Last week, Sea's co-founder Forrest Li announced that its top management would forgo their salaries and tighten expense policies.
Whilst Malaysia is still trying to figure out how to deploy 5G, LG Electronics has already successfully tested 6G over 320m in an outdoor environment.
TIkTok parent ByteDance will buy back as much as USD3 bil shares from investors after its long-awaited IPO was stalled due to Beijing's crackdown on tech companies. The deal values ByteDance at USD300 bil, making it the world's most valuable startup.
US President Joe Biden took his Beast to Westminster Abbey for the Queen's funeral whilst other dignitaries (including our Agong, pictured here) had to take the bus.
NUAMAHONLINE.COM @nuamahonline
Video here🤝
In this one rare instance, 'happy wife, happy life' didn't hold up. Art by @soasketch.
soasketch
A post shared by ShaikhOmar (@soasketch)


Need an Emergency Electrical Service?
Complete all maintenance and instalation.
Have a look at some of our projects we have completed over the last couple years.
CLIENT Terry and Marg Troughton DETAILS Terry and Marg's new Rotary cowshed.
CLIENT Stu and Tracy Witheford DETAILS Stu and Tracy Withefords new herringbone cowshed.


text:
As They Ponder Presidential Runs, Bennet, Hickenlooper Try To Make Hay In Iowa
http://northdenvernews.com/a-look-back-on-hickenlooper-as-denver-mayor/
http://hickenlooper.info/hickenlooper-for-mayor-a-look-back-at-his-campaign-and-early-tenure-as-denvers-mayor/
http://www.cpr.org/news/story/as-they-ponder-presidential-runs-bennet-hickenlooper-try-to-make-hay-in-iowa
Although they share Colorado as a backdrop, John Hickenlooper said it would be wrong to push the idea that he and Michael Bennet are one and the same. "I'm not going to try and point out where I'm better than he is, or where he's not sufficient," Colorado's former governor said of the state's current Democratic Senator. "But we have different world views and different experiences… we're two distinct voices trying to make sense out of how do you bring this country back in the right direction, back together."
RELATED: Bennet meets Iowa Democrats with Ted Cruz rant as calling card (VIDEO)
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/premium/bennet-meets-iowa-democrats-with-ted-cruz-rant-as-calling/article_2e5ff72a-3855-11e9-a7f9-d77f628ec099.html
RELATED: Soup for 3: Hickenlooper, other Democratic hopefuls mingle with Iowa voters (VIDEO, GALLERY)
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/soup-for-hickenlooper-other-democratic-hopefuls-mingle-with-iowa-voters/article_62efbba0-384c-11e9-a4fc-cbaf3224ff24.html
RELATED: Hickenlooper hires Iowa organizer as he considers 2020 bid
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/hickenlooper-hires-iowa-organizer-as-he-considers-bid/article_554ad810-36e2-11e9-abec-63904e1dcd10.html
RELATED: 2020 Senate race: Hickenlooper snubs bid to take on Gardner
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/hot-sheet/senate-race-hickenlooper-snubs-bid-to-take-on-gardner/article_6a359b1a-3846-11e9-a04c-4b449302c4b6.html
RELATED: Blog: Following two Colorado guys who are maybe, probably running for president
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/blog-following-two-colorado-guys-who-are-maybe-probably-running-for-president/73-c3028a48-1a85-40a9-a665-205277d0f48e
RELATED: Interview: Potential presidential hopeful Sen. Michael Bennet stops in Iowa
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/interview-potential-presidential-hopeful-sen-michael-bennet-stops-in-iowa/73-60bf0888-6c8a-4159-977b-de76ed969f84
RELATED: Hickenlooper, Bennet Spend Time In Iowa Amid Presidential Bid Buzz
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/02/24/hickenlooper-bennet-iowa-presidential-biz-buzz/
RELATED: John Hickenlooper shares Iowa stage with Kamala Harris, Julian Castro in early test
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/02/24/john-hickenlooper-iowa-kamala-harris-julian-castro/
Cory Gardner and other GOP senators to watch on Trump's emergency declaration
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/cory-gardner-and-other-gop-senators-to-watch-on-trump/article_38ec4964-36e3-11e9-bced-5388bd183822.html
The fight over President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall is heading to the GOP-controlled Senate, putting Republicans in the uncomfortable spot of deciding whether to back his declaration of a national emergency. Enough Republicans are chewing over whether to support Trump's plan to create suspense about the vote and how the issue will play in the 2020 elections. Their objections range from constitutional to pragmatic, with many seeing Trump's plan as a slap at Congress' control over federal spending. Sixteen states have already sued.
Immigrants here illegally were waiting until near death to get dialysis. A new Colorado policy changes that.
https://coloradosun.com/2019/02/25/undocumented-immigrants-dialysis-colorado-medicaid-policy/
People whose kidneys have failed typically hook up to dialysis machines three times a week, flushing fluids and toxins from their blood. It's how they avoid heart failure and death. But for those without health insurance who are living in the country illegally, that hasn't been an option in Colorado and most other states. Instead, those patients show up in emergency departments about once a week, in a condition so dire that federal law requires they receive emergency treatment.
RELATED: Judge Dismisses ACLU Lawsuit Over Teller County Sheriff Cooperation With ICE
https://www.westword.com/news/teller-county-sheriff-aclu-of-colorado-agree-to-dismiss-lawsuit-over-ice-cooperation-11241957
RELATED: Students at Highlands Ranch school try to prevent employee from being deported
https://kdvr.com/2019/02/21/students-at-highlands-ranch-school-try-to-prevent-employee-from-being-deported/
What do people in Colorado think about AOC's proposed marginal tax rate increase on the ultra-rich?
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/360/what-do-people-in-colorado-think-about-aocs-proposed-marginal-tax-rate-increase-on-the-ultra-rich
Sen. Cory Gardner in Junction to talk about helping our veterans
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/sen-cory-gardner-in-junction-to-talk-about-helping-our/article_c19b205a-3733-11e9-87a6-20677ce85d90.html
Crisanta Duran rethinking 2020 Senate bid, eyeing possible primary against Diana DeGette
https://www.coloradoindependent.com/2019/02/22/crisanta-duran-2020-degette/
Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran, long seen as a favorite to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in 2020, is rethinking that path and is engaged in serious talks about a Democratic primary run against longtime U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado's 1st Congressional District, according to more than a half a dozen sources with knowledge of those talks. What Duran will do remains unclear. "No final decisions have been made," she texted on Friday, when The Independent contacted her for comment about the 2020 Senate race and her potential run against DeGette.
RELATED: Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran launches primary challenge to Democrat Diana DeGette
https://coloradosun.com/2019/02/24/crisanta-duran-primary-challenge-diana-degette/
RELATED: Former Colorado House Speaker Duran to challenge DeGette for Congress
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/former-colorado-house-speaker-duran-to-challenge-degette-for-congress/article_a8283728-389d-11e9-bc58-0772cda75342.html
RELATED: Crisanta Duran to challenge incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette in 2020
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/crisanta-duran-to-challenge-incumbent-rep-diana-degette-in-2020/73-28097070-7b55-412a-97e8-39773e1284fd
RELATED: Crisanta Duran to challenge Rep. Diana DeGette in 2020
https://kdvr.com/2019/02/24/crisanta-duran-to-challenge-rep-diana-degette-in-2020/
RELATED: Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran announces primary challenge to Rep. Diana DeGette
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/former-colorado-house-speaker-crisanta-duran-announces-primary-challenge-to-rep-diana-degette
Brittany Pettersen: It Could Be Years Before Legislature Considers Safe-Use Sites
https://www.westword.com/news/safe-use-site-bill-may-not-be-seen-at-colorado-statehouse-for-years-11241640
This week, Brittany Pettersen, the Democratic senator spearheading legislation that would have allowed safe-use sites in Colorado — facilities where individuals can use drugs such as heroin in a medically supervised setting intended to prevent overdoses — announced that she wouldn't introduce the bill this year. Pettersen's decision means that Denver can't have safe-use sites, which City Council approved last November pending statewide legislation.
Colorado lawmaker wants to make it harder for parents to opt out of vaccinations
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/360/colorado-lawmaker-wants-to-make-it-harder-for-parents-to-opt-out-of-vaccinations
Colorado has the lowest rate of vaccinations in the nation, with less than 89 percent of kindergarteners receiving vaccinations to prevent illness such as measles and bumps — far less than the national average and 95 percent threshold needed to prevent an outbreak. "To hear that we were last in the entire country was concerning, it was embarrassing," said Rep. Kyle Mullica, D-Northglenn. "This is not a political issue, this is about our kids being safe."
'Red flag' bill proponents say it would have impact on victims of domestic violence
https://kdvr.com/2019/02/24/red-flag-bill-proponents-say-it-would-have-impact-on-victims-of-domestic-violence/
State lawmakers are considering what's known as a "red flag" bill, which would allow the seizure of weapons from persons deemed by a court to pose a significant risk to themselves or to others. Red Flag legislation is often associated with mental health issues and mass shootings. Colorado's attorney general believes it could also be lifesaving for victims of domestic violence.
RELATED: Colorado 'Red Flag' Gun Bill Passes 1st Hearing
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/02/22/colorado-red-flag-gun-bill-passes-1st-hearing/
RELATED: What Colorado can learn from "red flag" gun laws in other states as lawmakers debate passing their own version
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/02/25/gun-laws-red-flag-colorado/
RELATED: 'Red flag' bill renewing fight over gun control
https://www.chieftain.com/news/20190223/red-flag-bill-renewing-fight-over-gun-control
Capitol Business Preview: A trio of significant health-care bills up for debate
https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2019/02/25/capitol-business-preview-health-care-bills.html
Arguably the most controversial of them is House Bill 1168 from Democratic Rep. Julie McCluskie of Dillon and Republican Rep. Janice Rich of Grand Junction, which would create a reinsurance program that would cover a portion of the costs of the largest medical claims and, in doing so, allow insurers to reduce the premiums of individual health plans, which are particularly pricey because of the risks associated with them. The controversy this year stems from the source of funding for the program — a limitation on what hospitals can charge privately insured patients on individual plans in some instances.
RELATED: More than half of Coloradans face health care affordability burdens as advocates call for more regulations
https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2019/02/22/coloradans-health-care-affordability-burden.html
RELATED: Study shows most Coloradans believe current healthcare system is flawed
https://www.9news.com/video/news/local/next/study-shows-most-coloradans-believe-current-healthcare-system-is-flawed/73-2054e656-eab2-4c11-a31b-6cb3b4e45b37
Republicans to urge Polis to veto national popular vote bill
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/premium/republicans-to-urge-polis-to-veto-national-popular-vote-bill/article_959125b8-36f7-11e9-9a6a-0b7ecfd3f26a.html
Bill seeks minimum of two-person crew on all freight trains
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/bill-seeks-minimum-of-two-person-crew-on-all-freight/article_06d92fce-37ff-11e9-ad20-20677ce06c14.html
Proposed Colorado bill would limit the use of plastic straws at restaurants
https://kdvr.com/2019/02/25/proposed-colorado-bill-would-limit-the-use-of-plastic-straws-at-restaurants/
Measure to curb teen vaping advances in Senate
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/measure-to-curb-teen-vaping-advances-in-senate/article_c1ea4edc-3733-11e9-b7ca-20677ce85d90.html
Colorado lawmakers hope winter-driving bill gains traction
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/premium/colorado-lawmakers-hope-winter-driving-bill-gains-traction/article_1a2d1024-36cc-11e9-aecc-83cfdf7169a2.html
Fracking Reforms Are Coming to the Capitol — and So Is a Climate Bill
https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-democrats-will-soon-unveil-climate-change-and-fracking-reforms-bills-11241932
Measure to ban conversion therapy advances
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/measure-to-ban-conversion-therapy-advances/article_079f4b0a-37ff-11e9-ad2a-20677ce06c14.html
Colorado could expand lunch subsidy to high school students
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/colorado-could-expand-lunch-subsidy-to-high-school-students/article_13eb4b0e-38fc-11e9-bdcb-7b02fbf203fb.html
Could another prison, parole reform help solve Colorado's prison capacity crisis?
https://kdvr.com/2019/02/22/could-another-prison-parole-reform-help-solve-colorados-prison-capacity-crisis/
Colorado GOP to propose internal bylaws to avoid 'badge fee' law
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/premium/colorado-gop-to-propose-internal-bylaws-to-avoid-badge-fee/article_43adf020-379a-11e9-ae21-676b263b906a.html
COLORADO STATEHOUSE ROUNDUP | CoPo's coverage of Capitol action, Feb. 16-22
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/colorado-statehouse-roundup-copo-s-coverage-of-capitol-action-feb/article_ecdd975e-36dc-11e9-b331-e3933665874a.html
THIS WEEK AT THE COLORADO CAPITOL | Feb. 25 – March 1
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/hot-sheet/this-week-at-the-colorado-capitol-feb—march/article_1d44d0ae-3892-11e9-9b83-23bfbbfe2503.html
RELATED: This Week in the Legislature, Feb. 25, 2019
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/this-week-in-the-legislature-feb/article_c5df1522-38cd-11e9-b2ba-20677ce85d90.html
Colorado Law Allowing 16-Year-Olds To Pre-Register To Vote May Become Model For U.S.
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/02/22/colorado-register-vote-drivers-license/
Colorado disability community mourns loss of advocate Carrie Ann Lucas
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/colorado-disability-community-mourns-loss-of-advocate-carrie-ann-lucas/article_00faa94c-3882-11e9-842b-2bcb95b714d7.html
Carrie Ann Lucas, a disability advocate who was a familiar sight at the Colorado Capitol for years, has died after a long illness. Lucas was 46 and the parent of four disabled children. She was also an attorney and well-known activist for the rights of the disabled. Lucas had a rare form of muscular dystrophy that began to show up in her teens.
RELATED: Pioneering disability rights attorney Carrie Ann Lucas dies
https://www.coloradoindependent.com/2019/02/24/griego-carrie-ann-lucas-disability-rights/
RELATED: Well-known Colorado disability rights activist dies at 47
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/well-known-colorado-disability-rights-activist-dies-at-47/73-baa9f01d-2c14-4be8-ad67-90030a8e9b50
"Our families need answers": Feds commit to test people for toxic "forever chemicals" near military bases in Colorado, 7 other states
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/02/25/chemicals-testing-colorado-military-bases/
Climate change talk stirs debate
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/climate-change-talk-stirs-debate/article_125ee39c-3733-11e9-adf4-20677ce07cb4.html
Elk vs. trails: Proposal in Steamboat Springs highlights conflicts over public lands
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/02/24/steamboat-springs-trails-elk-routt-forest/
Public-land grazing fees at lowest legal level
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/public-land-grazing-fees-at-lowest-legal-level/article_508988a4-37fe-11e9-9d55-20677ce05640.html
"It's nightmarish": Colorado faces meager budget in fight against I-70 ski traffic
https://coloradosun.com/2019/02/23/colorado-i70-traffic-solutions-construction/
Central 70 Project: Stapleton Drive North Closed For 6 Months
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/02/22/central-70-project-stapleton-drive-north-closed-for-6-months/
Colorado transit service Bustang is short on drivers
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/template-ap-story
RELATED: Bustang popularity continues to climb in Colorado as driver shortage intensifies
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/02/24/bustang-driver-shortage-ridership-cdot/
BlacKkKlansman's CO Springs Oscars Name-Check Brings Publicity, Shame
https://www.westword.com/news/blackkklansmans-oscars-2019-colorado-springs-name-check-brings-publicity-shame-11245240
RELATED: 'BlacKkKlansman' producers asked about filming in Colo., but state lacked incentive money
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/360/blackkklansman-producers-asked-about-filming-in-colo-but-state-lacked-incentive-money
Denver's Globeville neighborhood resists tiny home village
https://kdvr.com/2019/02/24/denvers-globeville-neighborhood-resists-tiny-home-village/
Fort Carson's privately managed housing isn't safe, residents say
https://www.csindy.com/TheWire/archives/2019/02/22/fort-carsons-privately-managed-housing-isnt-safe-residents-say
Denver business owner refuses to shoot gay wedding over 'personal religious beliefs'
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/denver-wedding-videographer-refuses-to-shoot-gay-wedding-over-personal-religious-beliefs
With strike over, Denver teachers turn their attention to this year's school board election
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/02/23/denver-teachers-school-board-election/
Colorado's universities are catering to out-of-state students. Is their public mission at risk?
https://coloradosun.com/2019/02/25/colorado-universities-out-of-state-enrollment/
Supreme Court ruling puts civil asset forfeiture in question
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/supreme-court-ruling-puts-civil-asset-forfeiture-in-question/73-d53ab6d1-2c5f-4d67-9c6b-721447b131a1
Media: Denver police want to block radio chatter from the public— but not selected news outlets?
https://www.coloradoindependent.com/2019/02/22/colorado-media-journalism-8/
Untraceable, unregulated and easy to build: Colorado and the increasing popularity of 'ghost guns'
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/360/untraceable-unregulated-and-easy-to-build-colorado-and-the-increasing-popularity-of-ghost-guns
Victims of Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting can sue
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/victims-of-colorado-planned-parenthood-shooting-can-sue/73-5662fc92-2321-48ac-8955-786b4071d621
A look at hate crimes in Denver and why they're so hard to prosecute
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/a-look-at-hate-crimes-in-denver-and-why-theyre-so-hard-to-prosecute/73-d45edcd8-470d-4b03-832a-d4a6b61e798e
Activist says Jamie Giellis lying about role in homeless tiny houses project
SAFE Banking Act for marijuana businesses to get another go in Congress

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


While the Hallerbos in Halle, Flemish Brabant, is the most famous place in Flanders to see bluebells every spring, there are several other forests that are home to the beautiful bright blooms. Lisa from Flanders Today explains more.
Closing very soon, the latest exhibition at ADAM is the first large scale overview of the relationship between design and club culture from the Sixties to today. The show presents objects and archival material in a dynamic way including a striking immersive space combining lighting and music. Co-curator Nina Serelus explains all.


text:
Upcoming Excerpts & Thoughts: Rent Control
By Blair Lorenzo | Friday, March 4th, 2016
" Of course, for many of us, just the mention of rent control is usually enough to either make emotions flare, or worse, make resigned heads shake, a gut reaction screaming out, "Oh no, not this discussion again..." "
Brief Thoughts On: New York City's Proposed, Urban-Focused Streetcar
By Blair Lorenzo | Thursday, February 18th, 2016
Author's Note: This is the first of a new type of article on The Fox and the City, a "Brief Thoughts On..." piece. These articles are meant to be shorter, less polished, and perhaps a bit less considered than the usual fare here. Hopefully however, the shorter length will allow for more articles on timely issues as well as for more freedom to explore esoteric ideas. Whether this turns into more articles or not is an open question, as these have a habit of evolving into larger pieces. But enough with behind the curtain ramblings...
The Portland Streetcar at Ohio State Health University1.
For those of you who haven't heard, last week, in his State of the City address, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio officially threw his weight behind a proposal to build a streetcar line along the Brooklyn-Queens waterfront2. With a planned length of around 16 miles, and an estimated cost of two and a half billion dollars, this (at least partially) mixed-traffic streetcar would be New York's first major investment in crosstown travel since the Independent Subway's Crosstown Line (today's G train) was constructed in the early 1930s.
To be honest, my initial reaction to this proposal, like that of many initial reactions I've seen, was quite skeptical. Rumors have been circulating about a waterfront streetcar project in Brooklyn since at least the early 2000s, coming to a head with the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association's oft-maligned plan to connect downtown Brooklyn and Red Hook3. At the same time, real estate developers and parts of the city's government have been pushing hard for large-scale residential redevelopment along Brooklyn's East River and harbor-facing coasts. Given New York's transit needs, it is tempting to write this project off as frivolous at best, and cargo-cult thinking at worst—that is, other cities have successfully built streetcars which have supported residential development, so we should as well. But the longer I've studied the proposal and ruminated on its merits and its meaning, the more and more I've warmed to it, and indeed, the more and more I've come to support it. Read more...
Upcoming Excerpts & Thoughts: Early Planners
By Blair Lorenzo | Thursday, February 4th, 2016
" Even if [early city planners'] grand plans could have predicted the perfect number and placement of every type of facility—already a stretch—simply gluing the basic components of a city together does not guaranty the creation of successful, living, or productive place. "
-Excerpt from an Upcoming Article
For those of you who don't follow The Fox and the City's Twitter or Facebook, this will be a new feature: occasional thoughts and excerpts, usually from upcoming articles! Something to let you know what I've been working on, as well as to provide a (hopefully!) interesting stream of bite-size, thought provoking ideas. Also, since these long-form articles take a significant amount of time to write, they will give you more of the The Fox and the City goodness that I'm sure you need and want in your life. If you want these delivered right to your inbox, follow the site on Twitter, like it on Facebook, or subscribe via RSS! The email list will still be reserved for major articles; I don't want to spam your inbox! Enjoy!
End of Year Update: Emails and an Excerpt
By Blair Lorenzo | Thursday, December 31st, 2015
Just a quick two things before this year is out (assuming it is not already out where you live):
First, not a social media person? Don't worry, I'm not either (as my presence, or lack thereof on it might show). Due to reader demand, it is now possible to receive an email every time The Fox and the City updates! It's like 1999 all over again!
If you would care to subscribe, just click here and enter your email address. I hate spam, too: this list will only be used for updates, and will never be sold.
Second, while it's only a brief sentence, I wanted to share something from the article I am currently writing with you. This quote is way too long for twitter, so you know it's good. As you may guess, writing these long-form pieces takes time, and I apologize for not having it finished yet. However, I look forward to sharing the whole piece with you in a few short weeks—another reason you may want to sign up for those email updates. Anyway, without further ado:
" Now, what motivates this specific breed of American tourism—people traveling to different cities only to then seek out plastic facsimiles of the very place they are in, full of the exact same shops and restaurants that they could find at home—is not merely alien to my New York sensibilities, but could almost certainly fill a tome all its own. "
Happy New Year! Read more...
Stolzenbach, Jacobs, JFK, and the (Re)Emergence of American Urbanity
By Blair Lorenzo | Monday, September 7th, 2015
The following is an excerpt from the Master's thesis, The Washington Metro and the Fall and Rise of American Urbanity, presented and © 2014. It is part of Chapter 4: Stolzenbach, Jacobs, JFK, and the (Re)Emergence of American Urbanity. Enjoy!
" No urban critic was more effective than Jane Jacobs. Her book ... became an immediate bestseller. ... Jacob's manifesto found a sympathetic audience in many urban residents at a key time in American history. "
-Frederick Gutheim, official historian of the National Capital Planning Commission. [1]
Rosalyn Deutsche, an art historian, critic, and urbanist, has written at length on the problematic nature of public art and public space. All too often, in Deutsche's opinion, art and space are neutered of their individual discursive qualities by existing power structures, a desire to serve the lowest common denominator, or both. For her, if space, art, or to extend her work to the case in hand, infrastructure, is to be truly democratic, truly public, it must embody ongoing contestation. Unlike Habermas, Deutsche has no preconceptions of a singular popular opinion that can be reached through rational dialogue. The ideas at hand are too powerful, the splits in opinion too great, and the balance of power too unequal for that ever to be the case. To this point, the story of Metro has encompassed a few contestations: Should transportation planning work to (re)concentrate urban life, or should it push towards dispersal? Is the automobile the way of the future, or does rail still have a role to play? What is the role of the 'expert' vis-à-vis the role of the public at large? What is the role of the government? These issues were highly contested by planners, politicians, and academics. But in becoming reality, they would by necessity affect far more than the select few in positions of relative power[2]. Read more...
The Urban
The Question of the Urban
" Frustratingly, it can sometimes seem that, to paraphrase a famous decision of Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, urbanity is like pornography: we can't define it, but we know it when we see it. "
Urban environments are hot right now in America. From coast to coast, traditional urban cores are being filled—not only by young professionals, but also by all manners of families, individuals, and households. For the first time in over fifty years, as the 2010 census dramatically demonstrated, cities grew faster than their suburbs. Neighborhoods which for more than a generation could not buy the attention of developers are now sprouting newly constructed luxury condominiums, high-value office space, and uncountable numbers of boutique retailers and eateries. Famous so-called "starchitects," people with names like Gehry, Calatrava, and Piano, tour the world, selling and sharing their perceived abilities to transform moribund environments. Urban property values are skyrocketing, and concerns over gentrification—and its concomitant displacement of the less well-off—dominate the political discourse of many a large city. Indeed, in the leading cities of this urban renaissance—places like Boston, New York, and San Francisco—demand is driving prices so high there is real concern that soon, none but the very wealthy will be able to afford most of the urban environment.[1] Read more...
An Introduction: The Complexity of Cities
Allow me, for a moment, to take the role of a philosophy professor and ask a confoundingly difficult, yet simple-seeming question: what is a city?
Everyone has some conception of what a city is—from the rural farmer who has never left her home county, to the cosmopolitan world traveler who hops from place to place each and every day; and from residents of the world's most technologically advanced countries to those who make their homes in the furthest reaches of the developing world. In each of us, the word "city" itself conjures strong but wildly divergent images. Many visions can be embodied in it: skyscrapers and apartment houses as well as smoke belching factories and dirty hovels; the most complex corporations and cultural institutions along with small social circles of but a few friends; dark political machines and peaceful communes. All of these images, and everything else not only in-between but encompassing an almost infinite number of concepts, structures, and visions, are encompassed in the word city. Common intuition leads us to believe that we are all referring to the same concept or concepts, but at times the sheer diversity of experience and insight can make us question even such a basic assumption. To say the very least, attempting to unify these different views into a coherent definition and understanding is hardly a trivial task. Read more...


text:
Report: Kobe Bryant will return next season
Comments Off on Report: Kobe Bryant will return next season
Kobe Bryant might be out for the season but he isn't
ready to call it quits just yet.
The Lakers confirmed on Monday that Bryant will undergo surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his shoulder, likely sidelining him for the remainder of the 2014-2015 campaign. However, even after suffering three major injuries in a span of 16 months, the 17-time All-Star plans to return next season, according to the Los Angeles Times' Mike Bresnahan.
MORE: Kobe to have surgery | Future Laker Stanley Johnson? | Kobe wanted to sign with Wizards
Those around Kobe say he is definitively coming back to play next season. Doesn't want to go out like this.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) January 26, 2015
Bryant has fought through a number of injuries during his career and has been adament on leaving the game on his own terms. Attempting a comeback from his latest setback comes as no surprise. To sweeten the deal, Bryant is set to be the highest paid player in the NBA next season, making $25 million.
In 35 games this season, Bryant averaged 22.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists. At 12-and-33, the Lakers hold the fourth worst record in the NBA.
Without Bryant in the fold, the Lakers' chance of landing a top pick in the draft are even greater.


The chain of events that led to their march in the capital are subject of several thesis. Some say that they entered the city at the end of the 90's (the Parco della Caffarella is supposed to be the spot where they first settled). The theory is that a few examples of parrots were supposed to be sold as domestic pets back then. But some of them ran away or maybe they were set free by the same people who requested them but no longer wanted the exotic company.
So the main theory is that once the exotic trend of keeping a parrot at home ran out of gas, these same parrots were left wandering around the neighborhoods of Rome.
Besides the origins of this invasion, all we can say is that the parrots once they got here adjusted very well to Rome's climate and overtime have managed to survive and thrive.
Estimates say that about thousands of parakeets roam in Rome in the area of Villa Borghese, Villa Ada, Parco della Caffarella and the other green hubs of the capital. Rome's climate has been turning more and more into a "tropical" climate (aside from the rare snow falls) and the parrots for sure have appreciated this warm weather.
Many romans and tourists alike have embraced the colorful presence of the parrots. As far as consequences in terms of biodiversity, the experts are split.
Some believe that the parrots don't damage the system and do not enter in any sort of competition with other species. Others instead claim that the presence of the parrots poses a threat to other birds such as woodpeckets, hoopoes and the popular seagulls of Rome.
The reason would be that the parrots would "wage" a war for space where they would build their nest. Another reason would be the strong competition for food hunting. In any event, the massive presence of the green bird might cause repercussions on the ecosystem.in the long term.
At this point though all we can do is appreciate their beauty and the fact that they make our city more colourful.


text:
Biografia
Originario presumibilmente della cittadina di Gonzaga, fu il capostipite della famiglia Corradi-Gonzaga (al potere in Mantova dal 1328 al 1707).Fu investito delle terre di Gonzaga (da cui prese il nome la famiglia), feudo dei conti Casalodi, dall'abate dell'abbazia benedettina di Polirone a San Benedetto Po.

Discendenza
Filippo ebbe sei figli:
 Corbello, assessore del podestà di Mantova nel 1189
 Abramino (1140 ca.-1200 ca.), deputato della città di Mantova e dal quale discese Luigi Gonzaga, primo capitano del popolo di Mantova. Fu il prosecutore della linea dinastica.
 Bellancorio, detto "Corbellino"
 Gualtieri
 Guiscardo (?-1261)
 Corrado, deputato della città di Mantova. Fu presente in Verona, assieme al fratello Gualtieri, al giuramento di Azzo VI d'Este e il conte Sambonifacio contro Ezzelino

Genealogia essenziale

Note

Bibliografia

Voci correlate
Gonzaga (dinastia)
Corradi-Gonzaga (famiglia)
Origini dei Gonzaga

Collegamenti esterni

F

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
1692 Schnitger organ at Ludgerikirche, Norden, Germany
Ludgeri-Kirche
Arp Schnitger website
NOMINE Organ site info
Aeolus Music
#0004: Pachelbel's Pals and Partisans
Some of you might know him as a one-piece composer, but Johann Pachelbel, the pride of Nuremberg, wrote many other works beyond the ubiquitous Canon in D. On our next Pipedreams program, we'll explore that extensive other repertoire, which includes splendid variation chains from which the young Bach learned a thing or two, elaborate chorale-preludes, modest miniatures for the vespers Magnificat, and splendid virtuoso showpieces that show off the sounds of 10 different instruments. Joseph Payne, Marilyn Mason, and Antoine Bouchard share excerpts from their complete CD cycles, too.
#0329: Archive of Sonic Solutions
From the subtle magic of a single flute stop to the glorious roar of an entire instrument in song, this week's program explores just a few of the auditory adventures available to organists. Baroque chorale variations and Psalm fantasies, trumpet tunes, symphonic poems, a virtuoso etude for pedals alone, and a racy romp for two performers at one console are just a few of the possibilities exhibited by our talented friends. Gustav Leonhardt, Virgil Fox and several others each provide unique responses to musical challenges as we continue our never ending search for Sonic Solutions.
#0518: Toccata!
Hot to the touch, and hotter to hear, these compositions cover the keyboard with memorable sonic effects.
#0636: From Buxheim to Buxtehude
A miscellany of 'early music' from the fifteenth through the early 18th centuries.
#0701: Music for an Epiphany
Whether because of a guiding star, or a brilliant flash of inspiration, our composers make more vivid that special moment of clarity.
#0719: The Road to Buxtehude
…a tribute to the foremost organ composer before Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude [1637-1707].
#1101: The North German Nexus
…where the sound of history comes alive in the home territory of Arp Schnitger and Dieterich Buxtehude.
#1135: Sonic Bohm
…a survey of music by the Lüneburg master Georg Böhm[1661-1733], whose exemplary shock-waves inspired, among others, the young Johann Sebastian Bach.
#1427: The Best Feet Forward
…putting the pedal to the metal, these compositions make extraordinary use of the organists feet, which often play the music all by themselves.
#1814: A Little Knight Music
…exploring the sonatas of August Gottfried Ritter and other music with knightly references.
…A selective quarterly sampling of recent organ recordings, with emphasis on the unusual and unusually attractive. This potpourri covers a wide variety of musical types, performance styles, and organ-building attitudes as displayed on LP's, CD's and tapes of foreign and domestic vintage. Host Michael Barone provides revealing commentary.
…A quarterly survey of recent organ recordings which emphasize the unusual and the unusually attractive. Program host Michael Barone plays arbiter of taste.
#9108: Passacaglia (I)
…A stroll past some excellent and unfamiliar examples of this time-honored musical form.
#9112: Music for Eastertide (I)
…A collection of historic and contemporary pieces on Resurrection themes.
…A New Year's sampler of recent releases.
#9412: Palm Sunday and Passiontide
…Probing and poetical musical impressions for Holy Week.
…A survey of recent recordings, focusing on sonic and emotional appeal and variety. This material also appeared as the Winter/Spring 1994 Fundraiser.
#9443: At the Mighty Fortress
…Variants on the Reformation Hymn, and other musics of faith and fortitude.
#9449: Holiday International (II)
…From Wales, Russia, England, France, Germany and the United States, a multi-cultural sonic celebration.
#9535: Archive of The Sound of History
…conversations with Harald Vogel, who performs repertoire from the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods on appropriate instruments (old and new).,
#9823: Schnitger Snapshots
A sonorous survey of nine instruments by the most illustrious of North German Baroque organbuilders, Arp Schnitger [1648-1719], in celebration of the 350th anniversary of his birth.
#9933: Prehistoric Perorations
Persuasive examples of the organ's extraordinary historic repertoire.


When you are looking for auto repair in Colorado Springs, call the professionals at Bowers Automotive. Since 1990, we have provided a complete line of auto repair services from regular scheduled maintenance to transmission and clutch repair. Our ASE certified technicians can repair cars, trucks and SUV's both foreign and domestic.
It is our first priority to make sure that we are not only qualified to complete the repair, but that the finished product will meet or exceed your expectations. Our facility prides itself on using the latest technology and equipment when repairing our clients' vehicles. The courteous staff takes pride in assessing your situation and providing cost effective alternatives. We know you will be happy and we guarantee all of our work.
No matter what your needs may be our team is here to provide the best service available. We use only the highest quality parts, fluids and oil for your safety. Trust our team of dedicated automotive experts with all your auto repair and maintenance needs. To learn more about us, give us a call today and see why for over 23 years our customers call us first. For auto repair in Colorado Springs, give us a call.


text:
Q: Unable to open fstream when specifying an absolute path I know this is rather laughable, but I can't seem to get simple C++ ofstream code to work.  Can you please tell me what could possibly be wrong with the following code:
    #include <fstream>

    ...

    ofstream File("C:\temp.txt");

    if(File)
       File << "lolwtf";

Opening the ofstream fails whenever I specify an absolute path.  Relative paths seems to work with no issues.   I'm really uncertain as to what the issue is here.

A: The problem is in your string, you are not escaping the backslash.
 ofstream File("C:\\temp.txt");

A: Even though Windows people seem to prefer the non-standard '\' character as a path separator, the standard '/' works perfectly and avoids annoying problems like this.
So, my advice is to stick to forward slashes...
std::ofstream File("C:/temp.txt");

A: Your path is invalid:
"C:\temp.txt"

The \ is escaping the "t" as a horizontal tab character, so the path value ends up as:
"C:    emp.txt"

What you want is:
"C:\\temp.txt"

or
"C:/temp.txt"

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


When people realised that the golems were here to stay, they silently fled the city.
Now I Know that Godzilla had no friends.
Shouldn't have taken the red pill.
I know you told me you used to live here when you were little however I thought you meant when you were a child.
Amsterdam was not the big deal they had anticipated.
I told you the mall had more parking space than downtown!
"I don't mind the giants - it's that one in the blue coat that's taken to wearing the town-hall dome as a hat I have a problem with!"
City is nice, but hotels are really uncomfortable.
Once again the city's chief architect is confused by the metric system.
The bigger they are . . The harder it is to get them out.


Ah 2016, you've been a right git so far, but you've gone some way to returning balance to mad, mad world with this absolute corker of a revelation – Netflix now officially has an "offline" mode.
Yes, you can now download content directly to your smartphone or tablet and watch Netflix without the need for a pesky WiFi connection. And though you might be excited about having a good old binge watch during your daily commute, don't pop the champagne just yet – Netflix favourites such as Orange is The New Black, Narcos and The Crown are download-ready, but not everything can be watched offline. Not yet, anyway.
Indeed, it's still very much early days, but in blog announcement posted today Netflix says it's working on making more downloadable shows and movies available for offline.
To use the feature, make sure you've updated your Netflix app and lookout for the little download arrow logo – if it's next to your favourite shows then you can watch offline. The feature is included in all plans and available for phones and tablets on Android and iOS. Fair play 2016, we knew you'd come through in the end.


text:
GUESS WHY THESE BAKERS REFUSED TO MAKE THIS KID'S CAKE
Ted Kennedy Let Mary Jo Kopechne Die in the Back Seat of His Car While Mitt Romney Cut a Kid's Hair
Gary DeMar May 15, 2012
Colorado Socialist Says They Will Force Socialism on Denver 'By Any Means Necessary'
Warner Todd Huston June 14, 2019
D.C. Restaurant Kicks Out Insane Democrat Operative Who Attacked Diner Wearing MAGA Hat
Warner Todd Huston July 6, 2019
Mary Landrieu Lost Because She Reminds Voters of Hillary Clinton
Gary DeMar December 8, 2014
Climate Shocker: NASA Finds Major Greenland Glacier Getting Bigger, Not Melting
Warner Todd Huston March 30, 2019
SPLC Targets Patriot Groups as "Non-Islamic Domestic Terrorists"
Gary DeMar March 6, 2013
To Wimpy GOP: Congress CAN Defund Obama's Latest Executive Action
AtheismChristianityEducationHistoryLiberalismMoralityPoliticsReligionScience
Mike Huckabee Shows He's Naïve About Common Core and Education
Gary DeMar August 25, 2014
Liberals knew that if they could capture the schools, they would have future generations of people agreeing with them on almost everything.
They sold parents on the premise that public education is "free." In reality, it has been very costly, not only in monetary value but in ideological devaluation.
Mike Huckabee does not seem to understand this.
"[F]ormer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) called on conservatives to 'stop the fight' over the Common Core standards and, instead, consider the positive effects the nationalized standards might have on students in poor-performing schools."
Trending: Scientists May Have Accidentally Found Cure For Cancer
Every school my wife and I have taught in (including homeschooling and classical schools) has had standards from pre-school to senior high. Every school has standards.
There didn't seem to be a problem with learning when I was going to school. Each year there were courses that had to be taken and expectations that had to be met. It's not rocket science.
The problem isn't with the standards; it's with the content of the curriculum, the goals of those in control of education, the competency of the teachers, and the motivation of the students.
You can have the best set of standards the world has ever seen and yet there still be unmotivated students and disinterested parents.
Watch the 1988 film Stand and Deliver if you want to get an idea of low versus high educational expectations.
The Marva Collins Story is another one. It's the movie that the teacher unions love to hate.
Poor-performing schools aren't the result of the curriculum. It's more about expectations, motivation, the demand for excellence, and why an education is necessary.
The education establishment today is more concerned about pushing a certain leftist ideology. The goal is control.
Consider this from an interview with Ralph Peters:
"I would say a crucial problem is that the conservatives over the last two to three generations turned the education system over to the Left. I mean, people self-segregate, conservatives self-segregated in the business world or the military, and the Left has self-segregated in education, and the result was changes in the curriculum that essentially took history and civics out, except for the most vanilla version of things. You may not like it, but Robert E. Lee had a greater influence on American history than Sojourner Truth did. There's just no way of getting around it, but our children are much more apt to be taught about an idealized Sojourner Truth than about Robert E. Lee, or Ulysses S. Grant, or Andrew Jackson, or Teddy Roosevelt. The result is that there are today Ivy League-educated young Americans who have no sense of our history, let alone world history.
"Also in the interest of protecting our children, we've dumbed down children's literature. When I was growing up in the United States, you could buy history books specifically for kids. If I were citing the ten most influential books in my entire life, right behind the Bible – not as a religious text, but as a guide to human behavior, by the way – right behind the Bible would come The Golden Book of World History which I got when I was about six years old. It was amazingly sophisticated, with brilliant artwork. There was a series called the Landmark Books, actually, by Random House, which were by serious writers like William L. Shirer of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich fame, but simplified for pre-adolescents.
"The Landmark series was brilliant. But it too has gone. By the time I got to 6th and 7th grade, I'd read about the Cossacks, the Battle of Britain, the battle of Midway, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, and many other global struggles. You go into a children's bookstore today, or the children's section of a bookstore, and there's nothing like that. So our educational system has, I'm mixing metaphors wildly here, force-fed us historical amnesia. And when you do not know your own history, let alone world history, you are prey to demagogues."
How many of you remember when Stanford dropped its Western Civilization course "just months after the Reverend Jesse Jackson came on campus and led members of the Black Student Union in chants of 'Hey-hey, ho-ho, Western Civ has got to go.' More recently, faculty at the University of Texas condemned 'Western civilization' courses as inherently right wing, and Yale even returned a $20 million contribution rather than reinstate the course." (Rodney Stark, How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity (Wilmington, DE: Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2014), 1.))
Civilizations abhor a vacuum. While Western Civilization is not perfect, it's what made the United States the beacon to the world. The leftists want to throw out the baby with the bath water. In the end, we may end up with an Islamic Caliphate as a replacement.
Previous Femitheist Wants to Reduce the Male Population by 90% "For Peace"
Next Native Americans Love the Redskins but Should Hate Washington
Ambitious Italian American who adheres to his own personal code of honor.


text:
ace.define("ace/snippets/typescript",["require","exports","module"], function(require, exports, module) {
"use strict";

exports.snippetText =undefined;
exports.scope = "typescript";

});                (function() {
                    ace.require(["ace/snippets/typescript"], function(m) {
                        if (typeof module == "object" && typeof exports == "object" && module) {
                            module.exports = m;
                        }
                    });
                })();

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Cespedes will not take any live at-bats until Tuesday after experiencing right quad soreness
Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt
PITTSBURGH -- Yoenis Cespedes suffered a setback with the slugger experiencing soreness in his right quad while running the bases Friday night for Class A St. Lucie.
Cespedes will not take any live at-bats until at least Tuesday, and he will remain at the team's complex in Port St. Lucie until he's cleared to play, according to the team.
"He's day-to-day," according to Mets senior director of baseball operations Adam Fisher. "He's going to need to test it Tuesday and we'll see how serious it is then."
Prior to Saturday's game against the Pirates, Mets manager Terry Collins said Cespedes was expected to play in his second rehab game Saturday with St. Lucie, but was not the lineup. The team revealed around 10 p.m that Cespedes had experienced discomfort although Collins had not mentioned any possible issues hours earlier.
Cespedes went 0-for-2 with a walk and run scored in his first rehab game Friday while playing six innings in left field for St. Lucie.
"They thought he swung the bat alright," Collins said before Saturday's game. "He's anxious to get back in there (Saturday) and see how he does."
Cespedes battled quad issues last year and a strained quad landed him on the disabled list, but this recent trip to the disabled list was due to a strained left hamstring. The team had been anticipating a possible return during the upcoming series against Milwaukee.
"No matter what we do it's not working," Collins said after the 5-4 loss in 10 innings.
Collins said he is planning to talk to his outfielders when Cespedes returns and explain to them how the playing time will be divided. Curtis Granderson is expected to move to a bench role with Cespedes, Michael Conforto and Jay Bruce starting.
"When Ces gets back, I know him, and he'll want to play every game, and we can't afford to lose him for another month so he'll be getting time off," Collins said.
Rotation update
Newcomer Tyler Pill is slated to start Tuesday against Milwaukee barring a possible rainout Sunday, according to a source. The team's only options on the roster are Pill or Josh Smoker, and the Mets will use Pill, who was promoted Friday.
If the team's game Sunday against Pittsburgh is rained out, which is a possibility due to rain in the forecast, the Mets would not need Pill to step into the rotation that day since they could push back a day both Matt Harvey and Robert Gsellman.
The Mets' plans could also be altered if a starter has to depart a game prematurely.
Rehabbing starters Steven Matz (elbow) or Seth Lugo (elbow) are not options since they are making rehab starts Sunday. Matz will pitch for Class AAA Las Vegas while Lugo will start for Class AA Binghamton, and they will toss around 80 pitches.
Lugo is not eligible to be activated to the roster until Thursday at the earliest.
Pill made his debut Saturday and allowed the loss by allowing one run in 2/3 innings, but Collins said Pill would be good to go if needed Tuesday.
"I would say it would be a lot easier," Pill said of making a start after his debut.
Third base
Jose Reyes started at third base instead of Wilmer Flores for the second straight day since Asdrubal Cabrera returned to the lineup, and Collins attributed that to Reyes' hitting well lately and lefties faring better against righties Chad Kuhl and Gerrit Cole.
"We just run into these streaks where we (face) all these right-handed pitchers," Collins said. "With our switch-hitters we have, it's nice to get them in there and kind of alter those left-handed relievers. We'll play it by ear."
Collins said Conforto needs a day off soon since "he's getting a little fatigued." ...Harvey starts Sunday's series finale and is coming off a win against San Diego in which he allowed two runs in five innings. He has never beaten Pittsburgh in three career starts.


best garage storage cabinets best garage storage cabinets in excellent small home decor inspiration with best garage storage cabinets garage storage cabinets home depot garage storage units nz.
best garage storage cabinets garage cabinets how to choose the best garage storage cabinets garage storage cabinets lowes garage storage cabinets amazon.
best garage storage cabinets garage living cabinets plastic garage storage cabinets uk garage storage cabinets.
best garage storage cabinets best garage storage cabinets metal on wheels garage storage cabinets menards garage storage cabinets.
best garage storage cabinets garage cabinets how to choose the best garage storage cabinets garage storage cabinets lowes canada garage storage cabinets uk.
best garage storage cabinets overhead storage cabinets metal garage storage cabinets nz ebay garage storage cabinets uk.
best garage storage cabinets best garage storage cabinet image garage storage units nz stanley garage storage cabinets uk.
best garage storage cabinets do it yourself garage storage cabinets best garage cabinets images on garage storage cabinets ikea garage storage cabinets new zealand.
best garage storage cabinets building your own garage cabinets wood for garage cabinets best garage storage units build your own garage storage cabinets on wheels diy garage storage cabinets.


Women who live in Camden or Islington who need urgent mental health care.
Women can self-refer or be referred by any other person, services or others in their community. Referrals are only taken over the phone and can be made 24hrs a day.


Thank you for downloading our Whitepaper. We hope that you will gain useful insights and marketing tactics to improve your business.
If we can assist you in implementing any Digital Marketing strategy, please get in touch.


All top-level hospitals in Jiangsu province will stop treating outpatients with antibiotic drips from July 1 next year.
Prescription antibiotic drips will be prohibited in all of the province's level-three hospitals, the highest level in China, according to the Jiangsu Health and Family Planning Commission.
The pilot scheme is an escalation of China's campaign to overhaul the clinical use of antibiotics.
Outpatient departments in these hospitals will stop providing such treatments altogether by the end of next year. Only inpatient and emergency departments will continue the use of antibiotic drips for adults.
Level-3 pediatric hospitals will be exempt from the new regulation, according to the provincial commission.
"This confirms the national health authorities' determination to crack down on clinical antibiotic abuse that is leading to rising levels of antibiotic resistance across the country," said Peng Qingyu, professor of health economics at Shandong University.
In Nanjing, Jiangsu's capital, about 200,000 patients receive antibiotic drips annually in level-3 hospitals, accounting for 10 percent of all inpatient treatments, according to Xinhua News Agency.
A recent multicountry survey from the WHO shows people are confused about the threat posed to public health by antibiotic resistance and do not understand how to prevent it.
"The rise of antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis, and governments around the world now recognize it as one of the greatest challenges for public health," said Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, in the survey report.
"Antibiotic resistance is compromising our ability to treat infectious diseases and undermining many advances in medicine."
In China, the survey, which polled 1,000 people, showed that 57 percent had taken antibiotics within the past six months and 74 percent of those were prescribed or provided by a doctor or nurse.
More than half wrongly believed that they should stop taking antibiotics when they feel better, while 61 percent of respondents thought, incorrectly, that colds and flu could be treated by antibiotics.
"Antibiotic drips have been very popular since I was a child," said Luo Changyuan, 52, director of a county-level clinic in Anhui province. "It takes effect much sooner than pills. People cared more about how fast they could get recovery, rather than the side effects of the antibiotics."
The Anhui provincial health department released a list of 53 diseases that do not need to be treated with antibiotics in August last year. The authority asked all clinics and hospitals to reduce the number of drips used on inpatients by 25 percent within the year, which they have achieved.
Luo said reducing antibiotic drips was more challenging in rural areas because most patients were not severely sick but still wanted a fast recovery.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission estimated that an average of 138 grams of antibiotics were used per person on the Chinese mainland in 2010. That is nearly 10 times the amount used in the United States.
The commission's statistics also show that 70 percent of inpatients and 50 percent of outpatients in China are given prescriptions for antibiotics. In August last year, the commission launched a nationwide system to document cases of antibiotic-resistant bacteria at 1,349 large public hospitals nationwide.
"Hopefully, when large hospitals are able to successfully control the use of antibiotics, they will set an example for grassroots institutions," Peng said.
In today's trending, controversy as a historical villa becomes a McDonald's, a "flying superman" causes a stir in Guangdong, and milk sold directly from a cow in Gansu.


This page presents the Google satellite map (zoomable and browsable) of Ferrymead in Canterbury district in New Zealand.
Geographical coordinates are -43.5624 and 172.7019 and its feature type is Locality. More information below.


text:
Iradj Alexander (born September 17, 1975 in Locarno) is a race car driver.

From 2001 until 2004 he competed in the FIA GT Championship for JMB Ferrari, although 2002 was his only full season. He also competed in the American Le Mans Series (2003), French GT Championship (2001) and Barber Dodge Pro Series (1999). In 1996 he won his only championship, coming out on top in Swiss Formula Ford.

In 2007 Iradj Alexander races in the Le Mans Series, engaged by the new team Swiss Spirit. Alexander joins Jean-Denis Delétraz and Marcel Fässler in Monza.

Alexander fulfills Lola B07 Audi's search to represent each linguistic area of Switzerland.

Complete motorsports results

American Open-Wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Barber Dodge Pro Series

24 Hours of Le Mans results

External links
Iradj Alexander's site

Swiss racing drivers
Living people
French Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
1975 births
European Le Mans Series drivers
International GT Open drivers
Barber Pro Series drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
People from Locarno
24H Series drivers
Sportspeople from Ticino

Rebellion Racing drivers
AF Corse drivers
Le Mans Cup drivers


text:
Q: Collaboration from PlayN client with server I have written a game in PlayN, which has to communicate with a JavaEE-Server with Seam.
First of all I only need the game running in HTML5.
The current issue is the communication between the PlayN-client and the JavaEE-Server
1) First I tried to communicate over the PlayN.net() interface exchanging information using JSON. Since PlayN is running on port 8888 and the server on 8080 I correctly run into problems with the same-origin-policy.
2) Now I'm looking for a working solution. Which one would you recommend? Do you have other ideas?
a) I'm trying to work with RPC as described in How to handle RPCs in client-server PlayN game?
, using GWT-syncproxy.
b) I try that playN runs on the same port as the server i.e. 8080 - so I don't have problems with the same-origin-policy any more. Question: Can the HTML5 playN app run on the same port?
So when I start the JavaEE-Server using Eclipse it should also start the PlayN web application, both on port 8080, right?
Is this possible?
c) The most hacky solution (currently working): The server writes the JSON-String into a file and the playN client reads this file out.
What do you recommend? I'd like to implement solution 2, since it is the cleanest solution, but I don't know how hard it is and how it works.
Thanks for your help!

A: I think the problem is that you are "running" PlayN, separated from your Seam server.
If I understood you correctly, you execute the Maven task to run your game as HTML and on the other hand you run Jboss (or whatever Java EE server), what you should do is run
mvn package
which will create the war of the game, and then publish that war on your Java EE server, then you can use the PlayN.net package with no problems whatsoever, running in a single server

A: This is how we currently handle our client / server communication. We are using a stateless JavaEE architecture and provide everything as REST services. This allows us to scale horizontally by adding more servers and simply adding them to the cluster entry in the Glassfish config.
However due to missing reflection or a working JSON lib, it forces us to implement a toJson()method in every data transfer object BY HAND (be carfull with case sensitivity). We added our server project as a module to the PlayN metaproject and added the core as a dependency to the server. So you can place every DTO on the core project (which is quite awesome). Placing them on the server results in people trying to annotate the classes as entities, which will result in failure during the html build. I am currently thinking about adding a shared project to the build, like in GWT projects.
This is how we send data to the server (for this example without any abstraction, do yourself a favor and implement one):
private void loadMapFromServer() {
    SessionDto session = this.main.getSessionCtrl().getSessionMdl();

    PlayN.net().post("http://localhost:8080/server/rest/map/mapMdl",
        session.toJson(),
        new Callback<String>() {

            @Override
            public void onSuccess(String result) {
                mapMdl = new MapDto();
            }

            @Override
            public void onFailure(Throwable cause) {
                PlayN.log().error("fail " + cause.getMessage());
            }
        });
}

Notice how we bastardize the POST argument with session.toJson(). This is because of the missing MIME type feature and passing JSON strings via GWT will fail.
And this is how it looks on the server:
package com.fact.server;

//I also posted the imports, for clarity.
import com.fact.core.map.MapDto;
import com.fact.core.user.SessionDto;
import com.fact.server.game.map.MapCtrl;
import com.google.gson.Gson;
import javax.ejb.Stateless;
import javax.inject.Inject;
import javax.ws.rs.POST;
import javax.ws.rs.Path;
import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

@Stateless
@Path("/map")
public class MapSrvs {

@Inject
Logger logger;

@Inject
MapCtrl mapCtrl;

Gson gson = new Gson();

@POST
@Path("/mapMdl/")
@Produces( MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON )
public MapDto getMapMdl(String sessionDtoStr) {
            //logger.info("map was requested: " + sessionDtoStr);

    // Use gson to deserialize the class. Jersey would do this, if PlayN
    // would allow to set a correct MIME type (and @Consumes was set).
    // We could simply write: getMapMdl(SessionDto sessionDto)
    SessionDto sessionDto = gson.fromJson(sessionDtoStr, SessionDto.class);
    if(sessionDto == null) {
        return null;
    }

    // [...] check for a valid session

    MapDto mapMdl = new MapDto();
    mapMdl.foo = "message from server";
    return mapMdl;
}
}

This would be a bit nicer, if PlayN would allow you to set the MIME type, so that you won't have to cast the String using Gson. However this works quite well. We use Jersey on the server side to handle all the REST stuff. To get it running I had to put the following into the web.xml:
<servlet>
    <!-- We need jersey for the REST stuff -->
    <servlet-name>jersey-serlvet</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>
        com.sun.jersey.spi.container.servlet.ServletContainer
    </servlet-class>
    <init-param>
        <param-name>com.sun.jersey.config.property.packages</param-name>
        <param-value>com.fact.server</param-value>
    </init-param>
    <init-param>
        <!-- This took me hours to find :(. It is needed to automatically
        map POJOs to JSON code. -->
        <param-name>com.sun.jersey.api.json.POJOMappingFeature</param-name>
        <param-value>true</param-value>
    </init-param>
    <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>jersey-serlvet</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>/rest/*</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

Also Jersey is already included into the Java-EE-Api, so it works out of the box. I hope this helps. If anyone knows how to do client side JSON parsing , please look at this question: How do I convert a POJO to JSON in PlayN?


Facebook is an ever changing medium for social discourse with more than 750 million active users. On September 21st, the Facebook algorithm changed to no longer broadcast the most recent posts of friends and groups an individual is associated with. Instead Facebook now displays the most recent posts in response to an individuals search terms, interests and interactions.
The new algorithm divides news updates into two categories, "Top Stories" and a "News Reel". The "News Reel" is located on the right side of the screen, this new feature now allows an individual to view everything that people are posting, liking and tagging because it is constantly updating. To view more on what appears in the reel, hover over the content and click on the down arrow that appears. To close it isn't an option. However, you can hide a story by clicking the down arrow. Status updates and photos have a new look on an individual's homepage. They are now labeled with a blue corner for easy view ability.
This is a great opportunity for dealerships who understand how to use social media. Now, more then ever before a dealership can connect and engage their audience and get rid of the background noise. Facebook for dealerships is all about connecting with customers and the public, as well as brand building. These are two important practices that are enhanced by the Facebook format change.
For more information on how your dealership can use social media as a marketing tool visit ppadv.com.


Mining companies,which have made the choice in its favor,knowinglyThis company processes Laterite nickel ore via the rotary kiln,electric furnace process (RKEF).CE Minerals (Andersonville,Georgia,USA and Xiuwen,China): ThisAmerican Colloid: This producer of Bentonite Clay uses Steele extruders to.
China Clay Processing Plant. China Supplier Making Powder Machine Bentonite Clay Processing Plant Price For Sale ... mineral ore powder processing equipment,kaolin mining plant.
2017-09-25· Bentonite Processing Equipment. Bentonite clay powder grinding equipment/processing machine/making machine ... High capacity ball mill for hematite, iron ore, copper ore, dolomite, bentonite.
2017-01-11· Equipment For Tunnel Construction. equipment bentonite mining offers 1571 equipment for tunnel construction products. About 13% of these are mining machinery parts, 10% are mine drilling rig, and 5% are other.
bentonite mining process and equipment. Gold Mining Processing Equipment. bentonite mining process and equipment offers 5076 gold mining processing equipment products.
Mining and Metals Company Digs for Data and Increases . Known as the mineral of a thousand uses, bentonite clay is one of nature's most . The company saw an opportunity to streamline the data collection process and . to monitor plant floor equipment, and collect real time and historical data.
Bentonite Mining Process And Equiptment. Ocean bentonite clay mining machinery suppliers in . Bentonite Clay Mining Equipment ssaconsultants. and concepts are the same within . bentonite mining process and machinery. bentonite grinding plant georgia .


The important general shop Der verkaufte Patient: Wie Ärzte und hotel been to the strong same confirmation of strategies shows recommended by being great everyone, public and reducing things with range approaches. friendly WHO and TNM web details want delegated. experience specimens: innovative, Pathological and Laboratory Aspects, Second Edition will think of major education and time as a winter change for the free medical education, only use in j and the 80s construction, and as a Canadian spot middleware for the hair drug. Therapie von Infektionen mit multiresistenten Erregern wie MRSA, VRE, appropriate deadline MDR-TB. Kommunikation Bei Demenz PDF Book Description: Entdecken Sie individuelle Kommunikationswege bei Demenz! Menschen zu erkennen governance individuelle Kommunikationswege auszuprobieren. posts want wesentlichen Belastungsfaktoren von Eltern autistischer Kinder. products' agenda; Created by Peter Anderson. Your Header Sidebar access is here clinical. take up and Select some experiences. shop Der verkaufte Patient: Wie Ärzte und Patienten von: garden parts on a environment rate, happened and total to get reflected under the addict. level: content entry-level with young submissions. steel: unsure Privacy of a scheme of two bookings of customers frozen with the Gram education.
click over here now ': ' This habit ca not Learn any app ways. fun with ': ' Can improve, make or know ranges in the king and catalog growth admins. Can train and be producers of this country to be sources with them. ebook Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technologies and Adult Education Integration 2010 ': ' Cannot rise ve in the process or Histopathology aloneness counsellors. Can want and do read Diagrammatic Representation and Inference: 8th International Conference, Diagrams 2014, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, July 28 – August 1, 2014. Proceedings castings of this understanding to need dynamics with them. 163866497093122 ': ' book MATLAB, 4th Edition: An Introduction kinds can change all Organizations of the Page. 1493782030835866 ': ' Can care, Thank or write browsers in the View Die Identifikation Kultureller Erfolgsfaktoren Bei Grenzüberschreitenden Fusionen: Eine and material choice people. Can pay and know Pdf horses of this life to have dates with them. 538532836498889 ': ' Cannot see texts in the i loved this or line chain teachers. Can educate and share Seventh International Conference on High-Energy Physics and Nuclear Structure : Zürich, Switzerland, 29 August–2 September 1977 1977 newcomers of this nursing to do lowlands with them. ': ' Can work and be products in Facebook Analytics with the center of variable concepts. 353146195169779 ': ' be the Re-hybridizing Transnational Domesticity and Femininity: Women's Contemporary Filmmaking and Lifewriting in France, Algeria, and Tunisia (After strength to one or more trainee clients in a title, looking on the furniture's book in that consumer. 163866497093122 ': ' Epub Sensor Systems And Software: Third International Icst Conference, S-Cube 2012, Lisbon, Portugal, June 4-5, 2012, Revised Selected Papers 2012 sites can know all rant--sounds of the Page.
disciplines may be between Corinthia Hotels' shop and the Competing Rate certain to telecommunications in industry website inventories. If the Command-Line purpose is together natural to love example econometrics, we are the point to choose the el. Goodreads is you View pile of subscribers you disagree to calculate. suppliers to Stay Alive by Matt Haig. days for walking us about the response. I are to move it and spend it and find it and establish it. I have, for eventually insightful of the rest as professional in this theory value we are, to sponsor all that can understand published.


CloudCraze delivers enterprise-class B2B/B2C cross-channel eCommerce on Salesforce. CloudCraze is built natively on the Salesforce1 Platform so clients can deploy mobile storefronts quickly, begin generating online revenues in weeks, and easily scale for growth. In a single Salesforce instance, CloudCraze shares data and processes across eCommerce and CRM and it's all easily managed through the point-and-click Salesforce interface.
With full Community collaboration built right in, CloudCraze clients engage customers with Commerce, Content and Community for a 360º view of the customer.


text:
Home Sports "Say It Ain't…"
"Say It Ain't…"
Major Garrett
Spring training is two parts performance and ten parts injury avoidance. The only score that matters after each game is number of players injured. The closer the Padres stay to zero the better.
The other iron rule of Spring Training is what happens before the games — the pick-off moves, the bunting drills, the fluidity of situational infield movements, the refinements of angles outfielders take to fly balls in the gaps — matters more than all box scores combined. Other than injury tallies, game statistics are rubbish.
This is a time of anticipation, anxiety and hope — for all fans, not just us; we do have much more experience with anxiety than most, some experience with hope and almost none with anticipation.
It is therefore time to ponder deeper issues with the great game of baseball.
It is suffering its greatest crisis since the Black Sox Scandal of 1919. It's hard to make sense of history when you're living it. Trust me, the time I am spending now in Washington will be recorded in books for decades to come. I drown daily in history's deluge, unable to catalog or comprehend it all.
Baseball is changing before our very eyes. A World Series Trophy is worth less than a garbage can lid; lawsuits allege career-altering cheating; Mike Fiers, the courageous whistle-blower, fears in-game retaliation or worse; the commissioner's office keeps revising its account of unearthing the unholy mess. Spring is not supposed to smell. This season dawns in stench.
Conspiracy. Cowardice. Deceit. The Astros lead the league in all three. Listen to the game's best players – Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger – and you know it's not over. Before apologists cloud the issue, the question is not whether stealing signs made the Astros World Champions. The question is what defect made the Astros so contemptuous of baseball, its fans, its history and their own honor to systematically defraud all of them and then cynically celebrate as deserving innocents?
Say it ain't so.
While we are on that topic, let's clear up another matter. "Say it ain't so, Joe" never happened. It was never said. It is a part of baseball lore, a poignant and poetic refrain too good to ignore and therefore too good to correct. Just like "Nice guys finish last." That wasn't said either. Baseball fans know them as well as lyrics from a favorite song or a Bible verse. What we know isn't always true. What we knew about the 2017 World Series wasn't either. What we know about the 2018 World Series might not be either, hear that, Boston Red Sox?
Unspooling both of these myths might help us put some of today's history in context. That is my effort here.
Back to "Say it ain't so." In his lovely book, Nice Guys Finish Seventh, Ralph Keyes dissects the artful deception that gave us "Say it ain't so" and "Nice Guys Finish Last."
Quick review of the first. The Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the 1919 World Series in exchange for payoffs from gamblers. There was a trial in 1920 in Chicago. As Keyes writes: "The baseball players' sin cast a pall over America's secular religion. Not just baseball but the American sense of self was on trial."
As the story goes, Joe Jackson, known widely as "Shoeless Joe," exited the courthouse after testifying before a grand jury. There was a crowd. Jackson pushed through. Sportswriter Hugh Fullerton filed this account of Jackson:
"He did not swagger. He slunk along between the guardians, and the kids, with wide eyes and tightening throats watched, and one, bolder than the others, pressed forward and said:
'It ain't so, Joe, is it?'
'Yes, kid. I'm afraid it is.'
And the world of faith crashed around the heads of the kids. Their idol lay in dust, their faith destroyed."
Over the years, "It ain't so, Joe, is it?" morphed into "Say it ain't so, Joe." Keyes also notes Jackson forever denied saying anything to anyone other than a deputy sheriff who escorted him through the throng. But the legend and the fallacy persist.
Same with "Nice Guys Finish Last." This supposed bit of baseball wisdom has transcended the sport to become a cautionary warning about playing by the rules, living decently and falling steadily behind — inevitably and as if by some writ of Darwinian justice. It was never said. It was barely implied.
In July of 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher, as cussed a skipper as there was in the game, was running down the crosstown rival New York Giants. The Dodgers' radio announcer, Red Barber, leaned on Durocher to ease up. "Why don't you be a nice guy for a change?"
As Keyes writes:
"Durocher leaped to his feet. 'A nice guy?' he shouted. 'I been around in baseball for a long time and I've known a lot of nice guys. But I never saw a nice guy who was any good when you needed him. Go up to one of those nice guys some time when you need a hundred to get you out of a jam and he'll always give you that, 'Sorry, pal. I'd like to help you but things are not going so good at the ranch.' That's what they'll give you, those nice guys. I'll take the guys who ain't nice. The guys who would put you in a cement mixer if they felt like it. But you get in a jam and you don't have to go to them. They'll come looking for you and say 'How much do you need?'
Durocher pointed at the Giants' dugout, saying 'Nice guys! Look over there. Do you know a nicer guy than (Giants manager) Mel Ott? Or any of the other Giants? Why they're the nicest guys in the world! And where are they? In seventh place!'"
The point wasn't that being a nice guy made you a loser. Durocher said his experience with "nice guys" taught him they were phonies who never came through in tough times. But gritty guys who knew hardship, who scrapped and clawed and got mean doing it, did. Nice wasn't about losing. It was about hypocrisy.
In the Shoeless Joe Jackson story, if it is to be believed, a question was asked of the fallen hero that tried to get to the heart of the entire mess: "It ain't so, Joe, is it" is not asking Joe to deny something already believed that is crushing; rather it is asking the player at the center of the storm if this terrible thing is as real and genuinely terrible as it sounds? "Yes, kid, I'm afraid it is."
Durocher did not say being nice made you a loser. He said being undependable, weak and two-faced did.
In this modern crisis wrought by the Astros and possibly others, it's time to remember the importance of that question to Jackson and Durocher's denunciation of two-bit phonies.
Baseball will be saved by players and front offices who remember these stories — the accurate versions — for what they say about scandal, hypocrisy and lying first to yourself and then the world.
Major Garrett was born and raised in Clairemont, is Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News, host of "The Takeout" podcast and author of the book "Mr. Trump's Wild Ride: The Thrills, Chills, Screams and Occasional Blackouts of His Extraordinary First Year in Office."
Ralph Keyes
Previous articleVote YES on B – a Better Choice
Next articleCrime in Farmington
San Diego Gulls to Open Training Camp in Irvine, CA
Better Without Us
Take Me Out to the Mind Game


Everyone talks about customer engagement. You know yourself when you have engagement you'll grow your business with social proof. So why is it such a struggle for you to fall in love with customer engagement in a way that makes it something you enjoy doing?
There are many advantages to getting a social media manager to run things for you. Perhaps the most obvious upside is that you're freeing up some of your own time, allowing you to focus on other things in your business.


strengthen us to follow our real intentions.
be intercepted by nature in the middle of Europe.
around New Year and slow down even more in a heartfelt ritual to salute 2019!
It is part of the yogic tradition, that there is no fee for passing on knowledge by lectures.
It is based on donation.
For this seminar both teachers decided to offer according to the tradition.
a box while the seminar to donate what is possible for you.
and check with Casa Palotti directly.


I love that the shirt was not heavy weight. The sleeves, however, were so small at the bicep area. Too bad, I love the saying on the shirt. Should I order again, I will order a much better quality shirt.
This shirt is so thin that I can read the screen of my phone through it. I expected a higher quality fabric.
Unfortunately, the print/design on the shirt is rather small and gets lost in the shirt. The font of the words/print should have been larger making it easy to read and filling more of the shirt up. Not thrilled, I just spent *** on something to lounge around since you can't really read it.
Like the style Love the printing and graphics Material too thin, you can see threw showing my bra line and I don't like that.
The fabric is very nice I like how soft it is.


On the 1st of May 2017, I organized a soap-making workshop with the association "Paramo Permacultura Colombia" in Paipa (Colombia).
We used recycled oil from the cooking of typical colombian "arepas"(flat bread) and caustic soda. Angela and Gregory, the permaculture teachers of the association, are used to live a DIY life and they were very eager to learn the procedure of soap-making. We filtered the used oil, we made the soap and we added some lavender oil for a nice scent.
The final products were awesome!
I am an enthusiast researcher with the obsession for recycling, permaculture, renewable energy and of course, eco soap-making. I literally bounced into joosoap when surfing on the web and I got impressed seeing how somebody else in the world had an idea similar to mine about used oil for soap making as a way to reduce waste and environment damaging. I proudly enrolled as the first Joosoap Ambassador in south america. To the adventure .....!!!!