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The Foundational Importance Of Voting: A Response To Professor Flanders, Joshua A. Douglas University of Kentucky College of Law
The Foundational Importance Of Voting: A Response To Professor Flanders, Joshua A. Douglas
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Voting is the foundational concept for our entire democratic structure. We think of voting as a fundamental-the most fundamental-right in our democracy. When a group of citizens collectively elects its representatives, it affirms the notion that we govern ourselves by free choice. An individual's right to vote ties that person to our social order, even if that person chooses not to exercise that right. Voting represents the beginning; everything else in our democracy follows the right to vote. Participation is more than just a value. It is a foundational virtue of our democracy.
Professor Chad Flanders, in a thought-provoking contribution …
The Democracy Principle In State Constitutions, Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Miriam Seifter Columbia Law School
The Democracy Principle In State Constitutions, Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Miriam Seifter
In recent years, antidemocratic behavior has rippled across the nation. Lame-duck state legislatures have stripped popularly elected governors of their powers; extreme partisan gerrymanders have warped representative institutions; state officials have nullified popularly adopted initiatives. The federal constitution offers few resources to address these problems, and ballot-box solutions cannot work when antidemocratic actions undermine elections themselves. Commentators increasingly decry the rule of the many by the few.
This Article argues that a vital response has been neglected. State constitutions embody a deep commitment to democracy. Unlike the federal constitution, they were drafted – and have been repeatedly rewritten and amended …
Bush V. Gore: The Worst (Or At Least Second-To-The-Worst) Supreme Court Decision Ever, Mark S. Brodin University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law
Bush V. Gore: The Worst (Or At Least Second-To-The-Worst) Supreme Court Decision Ever, Mark S. Brodin
Nevada Law Journal
The Case Against Felon Voting, Roger Clegg, George T. Conway III, Kenneth K. Lee University of St. Thomas, Minnesota
The Case Against Felon Voting, Roger Clegg, George T. Conway Iii, Kenneth K. Lee
University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy
The Independent State Legislature Doctrine, Michael T. Morley Florida State University College of Law
The Independent State Legislature Doctrine, Michael T. Morley
Fordham Law Review
The U.S. Constitution grants authority to both regulate congressional elections and determine the manner in which a state chooses its presidential electors specifically to the legislature of each state, rather than to the state as an entity. The independent state legislature doctrine teaches that, because a legislature derives its power over federal elections directly from the Constitution in this manner, that authority differs in certain important respects from the legislature's general police powers that it exercises under the state constitution. Although the doctrine was applied on several occasions in the nineteenth century, it largely fell into desuetude in the years …
One Vote, Two Votes, Three Votes, Four: How Ranked Choice Voting Burdens Voting Rights And More, Brandon Bryer University of Cincinnati College of Law
One Vote, Two Votes, Three Votes, Four: How Ranked Choice Voting Burdens Voting Rights And More, Brandon Bryer
University of Cincinnati Law Review
The Electoral Count Mess: The Electoral Count Act Of 1887 Is Unconstitutional, And Other Fun Facts (Plus A Few Random Academic Speculations) About Counting Electoral Votes, Jack M. Beermann, Gary S. Lawson Boston University School of Law
The Electoral Count Mess: The Electoral Count Act Of 1887 Is Unconstitutional, And Other Fun Facts (Plus A Few Random Academic Speculations) About Counting Electoral Votes, Jack M. Beermann, Gary S. Lawson
In this essay, and in light of the controversy that arose in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, we explain the constitutional process for counting electoral votes. In short, every four years, the Twelfth Amendment requires the President of the Senate (usually the Vice President of the United States) to open certificates provided by state presidential electors and count the votes contained therein. The Constitution allows no role for Congress in this process, and thus the provisions of the Electoral Count Act purporting to grant Congress the power, by concurrent resolution, to reject a state's electoral votes are unconstitutional. …
Reforms In Florida After The 2000 Presidential Election, Jon L. Mills University of Florida Levin College of Law
Reforms In Florida After The 2000 Presidential Election, Jon L. Mills
UF Law Faculty Publications
Much has been written concerning the Florida recount, and the final U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore. Moreover, the popular media has mostly focused on the negatives of the Florida recount without delving into the exact reasons why Florida became the epicenter of this controversy. Not much has been written pinpointing the actual circumstances precipitating Florida's position after the election, nor discussing the theoretical underpinning of Florida election law, which embraces a broad liberal concept of respecting the "will of the voter."
By examining both the actual circumstances surrounding Florida in 2000 and recognizing that Florida election …
Democratic Inclusion, Cognitive Development, And The Age Of Electoral Majority, Vivian E. Hamilton William & Mary Law School
Democratic Inclusion, Cognitive Development, And The Age Of Electoral Majority, Vivian E. Hamilton
The Meaning, History, And Importance Of The Elections Clause, Eliza Sweren-Becker, Michael Waldman University of Washington School of Law
The Meaning, History, And Importance Of The Elections Clause, Eliza Sweren-Becker, Michael Waldman
Washington Law Review
Historically, the Supreme Court has offered scant attention to or analysis of the Elections Clause, resulting in similarly limited scholarship on the Clause's original meaning and public understanding over time. The Clause directs states to make regulations for the time, place, and manner of congressional elections, and grants Congress superseding authority to make or alter those rules.
But the 2020 elections forced the Elections Clause into the spotlight, with Republican litigants relying on the Clause to ask the Supreme Court to limit which state actors can regulate federal elections. This new focus comes on the heels of the Clause serving …
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Faithless Electors And The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact After Chiafalo V. Washington, Coy Westbrook 2022 St. Mary's University
Faithless Electors And The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact After Chiafalo V. Washington, Coy Westbrook
St. Mary's Law Journal
In conclusion, the opinion of the Court in Chiafalo sets a dangerous precedent. The Court gave the states the power to control and to remove electors who failed to cast their votes in accordance with the candidate who won their state's electoral votes. However, with the growth of the National Popular Vote now in sixteen jurisdictions, there are questions as to whether the Supreme Court, when faced with a challenge to this interstate compact, would hold that the Compact was in violation of the Constitution. Additionally, with the possibility that the NPVIC may violate state constitutions, there will be rigorous …
Oral Argument In Moore V. Harper And The Perils Of Finding "Compromise" On The Independent State Legislature Theory, Katherine A. Shaw 2022 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Oral Argument In Moore V. Harper And The Perils Of Finding "Compromise" On The Independent State Legislature Theory, Katherine A. Shaw
The Supreme Court's cert grant last June in Moore v. Harper was an ominous note on which to end an explosive term. The grant seemed to broadcast an openness to embracing what's known as the "independent state legislature theory," or ISLT. It is a once-fringe idea that the U.S. Constitution, and in particular Article I's "elections clause," grants to state legislatures alone, and withholds from other state entities (think: courts and constitutions), the power to regulate elections for federal office.
Algorithmic Elections, Sarah M.L. Bender 2022 University of Michigan Law School
Algorithmic Elections, Sarah M.L. Bender
Michigan Law Review
Artificial intelligence (AI) has entered election administration. Across the country, election officials are beginning to use AI systems to purge voter records, verify mail-in ballots, and draw district lines. Already, these technologies are having a profound effect on voting rights and democratic processes. However, they have received relatively little attention from AI experts, advocates, and policymakers. Scholars have sounded the alarm on a variety of "algorithmic harms" resulting from AI's use in the criminal justice system, employment, healthcare, and other civil rights domains. Many of these same algorithmic harms manifest in elections and voting but have been underexplored and remain …
When The Dust Has Settled: Fallout From The 2020 Presidential Election And S.B. 202 Placed Georgia'S Election Code In The Nation'S Crosshairs, William L. Wheeler 2022 Mercer University School of Law
When The Dust Has Settled: Fallout From The 2020 Presidential Election And S.B. 202 Placed Georgia'S Election Code In The Nation'S Crosshairs, William L. Wheeler
Mercer Law Review
Long regarded as a "safe" red territory, Georgia was thrust into the center of a national debate on federal and state elections when President Joe Biden flipped the state blue in the 2020 presidential election. In the wee hours of the morning on November 4, 2020, as the final votes were tallied and the electorate results became clear, the Peach State became the ignition point for a fiery, and often hyper-partisan, national debate over federal elections and how states conduct such contests. Due in part to the contrived rhetoric espoused by acolytes of the "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) party, …
American Voter Turnout: The Influence Of Education Levels On Voter Participation, Jack Thomas Bunzel-Hardie 2022 Chapman University
American Voter Turnout: The Influence Of Education Levels On Voter Participation, Jack Thomas Bunzel-Hardie
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
This study is intended to explore the relevant relationship between mistrust in government officials and voter turnout. Within a research article such as this, it is important to distinguish the dependent and independent factors from one another so as not to get them confused. This article identifies the growing sense of mistrust that many Americans feel towards their government officials as the independent factor while examining the relationship that voter turnout has with that growing fear, therefore making that the dependent variable. While this issue has been studied in the past there have been many new events taking place and …
One Person, How Many Votes? Measuring Prison Malapportionment, Ian Bollag-Miller 2022 Fordham University School of Law
One Person, How Many Votes? Measuring Prison Malapportionment, Ian Bollag-Miller
Voting Rights and Democracy Forum
"One-person, one-vote" is a fundamental principle of democracy. In practice, however, vote distribution among population groups is often less than equal. Even in established democracies, prison malapportionment—the distribution of legislative seats by counting incarcerated people in their prisons' districts rather than their home districts—is one example of a practice that distorts voter representation. Prison malapportionment allows less populous districts that house prisons to maximize their voting power at the expense of more densely populated districts from which many incarcerated people previously lived. While there has been significant scholarship on the causes and effects of prison malapportionment, there is no standard …
Depoliticizing The Supreme Court Through Term Limits: A Worthwhile Reform Effort, Kara King 2022 Fordham University School of Law
Depoliticizing The Supreme Court Through Term Limits: A Worthwhile Reform Effort, Kara King
The United States Supreme Court is in a legitimacy crisis. Americans are losing faith in the Supreme Court as an independent branch of government. As a result, policymakers and academics have put forth several proposals to reform the Court. The concept of an eighteen-year term limit maintains some bipartisan support and stands out as the most likely reform. This Article argues that term limits could help depoliticize the nomination process, bring greater stability to the Court, and restore confidence in the Court.
Taking History Seriously: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Reflections On Progressive Lawyering, And Section 3 Of The Fourteenth Amendment, Andrew G. Celli Jr. 2022 Fordham Law School
Taking History Seriously: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Reflections On Progressive Lawyering, And Section 3 Of The Fourteenth Amendment, Andrew G. Celli Jr.
History has lessons to teach, and lawyers can learn from and use history in ways other than by cherry-picking from it. This Article contends that, while American history may be vexed, progressive lawyers can fully embrace history and hold it up into the light for consideration, all in service of progressive ends.
This Article describes a recent litigation that illustrates the point. In March 2022, the Author, together with other lawyers and a non-partisan pro-democracy group, represented voters from Georgia's fourteenth congressional district in their effort to disqualify U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from the Georgia ballot—based upon Section 3 …
Updating Anderson-Burdick To Evaluate Partisan Election Manipulation, Andrew Vazquez 2022 Fordham University School of Law
Updating Anderson-Burdick To Evaluate Partisan Election Manipulation, Andrew Vazquez
This Article analyzes jurisprudence concerning the judicial review of election laws. It suggests that the United States Supreme Court's approach should acknowledge the realities of political partisanship when reviewing challenged laws and regulations. Specifically, this Article proposes a judicial test to evaluate election laws for partisan biases using factors modeled on those employed by the Court in Gingles v. Thornburg. Simply put, the manipulation of election laws to pursue partisan advantages poses the greatest threat to our democracy. Accordingly, this Article concludes that protecting our democracy from election practices that benefit one party over another in the guise of …
An Anniversary Best Uncelebrated: The 75th Year Of The Presidential Succession Act Of 1947, Roy E. Brownell II, John Rogan 2022 Fordham University School of Law
An Anniversary Best Uncelebrated: The 75th Year Of The Presidential Succession Act Of 1947, Roy E. Brownell Ii, John Rogan
On July 18, 1947, President Harry Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act into law. The 1947 Act placed the Speaker of the House and the Senate president pro tempore in the presidential line of succession. Seventy-five years later, the statute needs major revision. Although the 1947 Act has not been used, the nation's good fortune may change at any moment, especially given ever-present threats to the health and safety of the president and vice president.
This Article argues that Congress should revise the 1947 law in several ways, most notably by making Cabinet secretaries, in most circumstances, the immediate successors …
Increasing Voter Investment In American Democracy: Proposals For Reform, Adam Drake 2022 Fordham University School of Law
Increasing Voter Investment In American Democracy: Proposals For Reform, Adam Drake
Millions of Americans choose to stay home every election cycle. Polling suggests that these nonvoters are either apathetic with respect to the democratic process or feel alienated from the United States government. Reforms to the democratic system should focus on alleviating these sentiments, ultimately encouraging more voters to show up to the polls. As turnout increases, so too does the legitimacy and stability of the U.S. government.
With that goal in mind, this Article advocates for a five- prong approach to reforming the electoral system. The first proposed step is to eliminate unnecessary barriers to voting by establishing federal automatic …
Making It Harder To Challenge Election Districting, Erwin Chemerinsky 2022 University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Making It Harder To Challenge Election Districting, Erwin Chemerinsky
The Consent Of The Governed And The Right To Access The Ballot, John D. Feerick 2022 Fordham University School of Law
The Consent Of The Governed And The Right To Access The Ballot, John D. Feerick
I Hope Tilden Was Right, Jerry H. Goldfeder 2022 Fordham University School of Law
I Hope Tilden Was Right, Jerry H. Goldfeder
Updating Anderson-Burdick To Evaluate Partisan Manipulation, 2022 Fordham Law School
Updating Anderson-Burdick To Evaluate Partisan Manipulation
The Court'S Gerrymandering Conundrum: How Hyper-Partisanship In Politics Alters The Rucho Decision, Vince Mancini 2022 S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
The Court'S Gerrymandering Conundrum: How Hyper-Partisanship In Politics Alters The Rucho Decision, Vince Mancini
Utah Law Review
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Rucho v. Common Cause was the latest in a line of opinions regarding reviewability of gerrymandering claims related to the constitutionally required decennial state redistricting process. In Rucho, the Court altered the course of future electoral processes and held that partisan gerrymandering claims were nonjusticiable. In doing so, the Court failed to consider obvious pitfalls in limiting the type of review available for these gerrymandering claims. In particular, the Court failed to understand the gravity of the impact such a decision would have on minority voting power and discarded one of the few structural …
The Positive And Negative Purcell Principle, Harry B. Dodsworth 2022 Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
The Positive And Negative Purcell Principle, Harry B. Dodsworth
The Purcell Principle—the idea that courts should think twice about changing the rules before elections to avoid confusing voters—is sorely misunderstood. Despite deriving from a three-page opinion, the Purcell Principle has morphed into one of the Supreme Court's most powerful election-law doctrines. By and large, the Court has interpreted the principle as a bright-line rule barring any judicial intervention close to elections and has overwhelmingly used the principle to uphold voting restrictions. That's a problem because the Purcell Principle is not a bright-line rule. And it's certainly not one that rubber stamps voting restrictions. To make matters worse, we know …
More On The Varying Meanings Of "Congress" And "Legislature", Michael Herz 2022 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
More On The Varying Meanings Of "Congress" And "Legislature", Michael Herz
In a recent Election Law Blog post regarding the Independent State Legislature doctrine, Rick Pildes observes that the term "Congress" in the U.S. Constitution sometimes means Congress acting alone and sometimes means Congress acting through legislation. Given that, it makes perfect sense that the term "legislature" can also sometimes mean the one and sometimes the other. I agree. This post just expands the intratextual analysis.
Why The President Should Remain Commander In Chief Of The D.C. National Guard, Christopher F. Melling 2022 Brigham Young University Law School
Why The President Should Remain Commander In Chief Of The D.C. National Guard, Christopher F. Melling
BYU Law Review
Brief Of Amicus Curiae Conference Of Chief Justices In Support Of Neither Party, Moore V. Harper, No. 21-1271 (U.S. Sept. 6, 2022), Evan Caminker, Carter G. Phillips, Virginia A. Seitz, Kathleen M. Mueller 2022 University of Michigan
Brief Of Amicus Curiae Conference Of Chief Justices In Support Of Neither Party, Moore V. Harper, No. 21-1271 (U.S. Sept. 6, 2022), Evan Caminker, Carter G. Phillips, Virginia A. Seitz, Kathleen M. Mueller
Appellate Briefs
Founded in 1949, amicus curiae Conference of Chief Justices (the "Conference") is comprised of the Chief Justices or Chief Judges of the courts of last resort in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. For over 70 years, the Conference has been a leading national voice on important issues concerning the administration of justice in state courts, the operation of state courts and judicial systems, and the role of state courts in our federal system.
The Conference files briefs …
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GIOGIE-2006 became a traditional annual forum, attracting over 250 delegates from 15 countries. The conference is held under the official support of the Georgian Energy Ministry and the International Georgian Oil Corp., Iteca Caspian told Trend.
The Company noted that the conference will discuss tendencies and potential of Georgia for oil and gas transportation, new opportunities for specialized firms, cooperation with Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Russia, investment in infrastructure i.e. port, railway, telecommunications, safety, insurance, rehabilitation of the Georgia's energy sector, development of local oil industry.
There will be Nikoloz Gilauri, the Georgian Energy Minister, Osman Dink, the chairman of Turkish TRAO, Daniyar Berlibayev, the Director General of Kaztransgas, Ref Digins, the regional manager of BP Georgia, will be among the rapporteurs.
The official support will be rendered by the Georgian Energy Ministry, International Georgian Oil Corp. (GIOC) and National Oil Company of Georgia.


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Shanghai Disneyland Is First Disney Park To Reopen
By Bailey Vogt
Disney is reportedly using this park to learn how it should reopen its other properties when new coronavirus cases taper off.
Shanghai Disneyland became the first Disney park to reopen following coronavirus closures.
The park opened its gates Monday, requiring masks, checking temperatures and operating at a fraction of its normal guest capacity.
Shanghai Disneyland and a Hong Kong park closed Jan. 25 after the Chinese government quarantined cities of over 60 million people. Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and both U.S. parks followed suit shortly after.
Parks and resorts account for as much as 35% of the Disney's revenue, and it's using Shanghai as a test run for how to reopen other parks when coronavirus cases die down, according to The Associated Press.
The Walt Disney Company says the coronavirus cost it $1.4 billion in the first quarter.

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On Tuesday, Perkins, a three-star U.S. Army general, assumed his role as commander of the U.S. Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth.
He will helm the military installation's Combined Arms Center, including the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, which Perkins attended in the early 2000s. The center is specifically charged with training and education in military leadership.
"The Army's leaders learn their trade here," said four-star U.S. Army General Robert W. Cone, commanding general of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
"The Combined Arms Center will chart the Army's course through the future," Cone said.
During his most recent stint as a division commander in Iraq, Perkins had lunch with deployed soldiers. During a recent conversation, one soldier asked what he'd be doing once he returned to the U.S.
"I was encouraged by the fact that he thought I'd be getting another job with the Army," Perkins said, earning a chuckle from the crowd.
Perkins said when he learned about his new position, the soldier and others he talked to started giving him a to-do list for when he started work at Fort Leavenworth.
During his career, Perkins commanded a brigade that moved into Iraq in 2003, including an armored assault on Baghdad in April 2003.
Perkins also served as executive assistant to the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C. and spokesman for Multi-National Force Iraq in Baghdad. Most recently, he was the commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson.
Also assuming a new role was Command Sgt. Major Christopher K. Greca, the principal adviser to Perkins.
Greca has been deployed to both Afghanistan and Iraq. He comes from the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum where he was the command sergeant major.
Greca and his wife, Darena, are parents to three sons.
Perkins and his wife, Ginger, have two children, who are living a military-focused life. Their daughter, Cassandra, is an Army aviator and is deployed to Afghanistan. Their son, Chad, is a cadet at West Point Military Academy, his father's alma mater.


This award is presented to individuals who have dedicated themselves to furthering and elevating dance and dancesport in the United States. Without their early and continued efforts, we would not have progressed to where we are today. They have raised the standard of dance and dance competitions and provided the leadership necessary to be prepared for the tremendous opportunity and popularity that has exploded on to the scene today.
The National Dance Council of America is proud to induct Lee Wakefield into the United States Dancesport Hall of Fame.
This life achievement award is given in recognition of your outstanding contribution, devotion, and dedication to ballroom dance in the USA. Your leadership and commitment to the field of education in ballroom dance, together with your invaluable service to the NDCA as its Ballroom Director has helped shape our industry and the Country to what we have today.
Thank you Lee for all you've done.
THE NATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL OF AMERICA is proud to induct JUDI HATTON into the United States DanceSport Hall of Fame.
This life achievement award is given in recognition of your outstanding contribution, devotion and dedication to ballroom dancing.
Your leadership and commitment to excellence in the field of ballroom dancing and dancesport, as well as your success as a competitor, coach and advisor have helped shape competition ballroom dancing and our industry in to what we have today.
Thank you Judi for all you've done.
THE NATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL OF AMERICA is proud to induct SAM SODANO into the United States DanceSport Hall of Fame.
This Hall of Fame award is given in recognition of your outstanding contribution, devotion and dedication to ballroom dancing.
Your success as a competitor, coach, lecturer and innovator in the Latin and Rhythm have made you one of the giants in our industry. Your wonderfully successful Ohio Star Ball has established a level of excellence in quality, promotion and caring that has helped shape competitive ballroom dancing in to what we have today.
Thank you Sam for all you've done.
THE NATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL OF AMERICA is proud to induct WILLIAM 'Bill' DAVIES into the United States DanceSport Hall of Fame.
Your service to the NDCA as past president and delegate and your valuable input over the years as well as your achievements as a dancer, teacher, coach and judge have contributed greatly to the success we all enjoy today.
Thank you Bill for all you've done.
THE NATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL OF AMERICA is proud to induct BRIAN & KRISTI MCDONALD into the United States DanceSport Hall of Fame.
This life achievement award is given in recognition of your outstanding contribution, devotion and dedication to ballroom dancing in the United States and worldwide.
Your leadership and commitment to excellence in the field of ballroom dancing and dancesport is an inspiration to all and you have helped us to be prepared for the successes we enjoy today.
Thank you, Brian and Kristi.
The United States DanceSport Hall of Fame Award was presented to Rickey Geiger in recognition of her outstanding contribution, devotion and dedication to ballroom dancing.
Her service to the NDCA over the years through the offices of vice president and secretary, chairs of various committees and her overall guidance have contributed greatly to the success we all enjoy today.
THE NATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL OF AMERICA is proud to induct AIDA MORENO into The United States DanceSport Hall of Fame.
This life achievement award is given in recognition of your outstanding contribution to dance in the United States.
Your TV productions on PBS have always presented ballroom dancing with dignity, class and excitement.
It's no wonder that there is now a huge national audience that eagerly looks forward each year to ballroom dancing on PBS.
Thank you, Aida, for helping to make dancing a part of so many lives.
THE NATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL OF AMERICA is proud to induct PHILIP MASTERS into The United States DanceSport Hall of Fame.
This life achievement award is given in recognition of your outstanding contribution, devotion and dedication to the world of ballroom dancing.
From the 1950's into the 21st century, through all the "ups and downs" you have been a strong, logical leader.
Thank you, Philip, for your integrity, guidance, dedication and perseverance.
The United States Dancesport Hall of Fame Award is given in recognition of his outstanding contribution, devotion and dedication to ballroom dancing in the United States.
Born in New York City in 1918, John's early dance education encompassed ballet, jazz, tap and acrobatics. He went on to study ballroom and graduated college in 1941 with a BS in physical education. After serving in the US Army Air Corps in WWII as a First Lieutenant, John continued studying and received his Doctorate in Law in 1948. John's contribution to dance include trainer and consultant for both Arthur Murray and Fred Astaire, author of two books on dance, Ballroom Director for Dance Educators of America for 30 years, National Dance Council of America representative for 20 years and 65 years of teaching, coaching, judging and promoting ballroom dancing. He is revered and respected by those of us who have known his work as a teacher and regarded him with great affection by those who have known the man.
The United States Dancesport Hall of Fame Award was given to John Kimmins in recognition of his outstanding contribution, devotion and dedication worldwide to ballroom dancing.
John's study of ballroom dancing took him from his native Australia to England. As an amateur, he won all the major championships including the British Open, the German Open and the Australian Open.
His professional career has taken him from teacher to executive vice-president and member of the board of directors of Arthur Murray International. As president of American Ballroom Company from 1992 to 2004, John has organized many outstanding national and world championships. He has served on the National Dance Council of America since 1978 and on the executive board of the World Dance Council from 1984 to 2003. His leadership and ambassadorial skills coupled with his commitment to excellence have inspired the ballroom dance community to greater heights.
John is currently President of Arthur Murray International.
The United States Dancesport Hall of Fame Award was given to Dagmar Jarvel in recognition of her outstanding contribution, devotion and dedication worldwide to ballroom dancing.
Born in Estonia, Dagmar escaped to Germany where she performed as a theatrical stage dancer know as "Taboo" and came to the United States after the fall of Berlin in 1945. Dagmar has not only produced many national champions and trained many of our top coaches today but also headed the Committee that produced the original NDCA American Style Syllabus. From the original training class with Fred Astaire in the 1950's, Dagmar has achieved the reputation of a leading judge and coach and served as a National Examiner for Fred Astaire Dance Studios and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.
The United States Dancesport Hall of Fame Award was given to Eleanor Rubino in recognition of her devotion, dedication and unselfish pursuit to elevate the art of dance. Eleanor not only produced many professional dancers and teachers through her teaching but has served as an ambassador for dance throughout the world as Medal Test Chairman on behalf of the National Dance Council of America.
A former Performing Arts Director for the Council, Eleanor has proven herself a leader in our profession and a shining star to those who follow in her footsteps.
The United States DanceSport Hall of Fame Award was presented to Julius Kaiser in recognition of his outstanding contribution, devotion and dedication worldwide to ballroom dancing. Julius contributed a wealth of knowledge to our industry and his continuing support and education of our youth demonstrates his unending commitment to the growth of ballroom dancing.
The United States DanceSport Hall of Fame Award was presented to Olive Cullip for her outstanding contribution, devotion and dedication to ballroom dancing as an excellent ambassador around the world and as a great champion in the International Modern Division.


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"For over two years, we human kinds have suffered from unknown creatures of the planet once ours. But the Hunters are merely beasts, and humans have seen and survived in more hostile eras. For the Earth was rightfully human's habitat and will be so in the future, I, Commander Jerrod McKnight of Sector 3, previous captain of the 3rd Ark, announce the unison of five Sectors and the united settlement for all human kind –"
A great series of applauds and praises, hails and shout of excitement flowed through the main plaza. On the balcony, Jerrod stood in middle, with two commanders of the Sectors at each side. Incredulous was it when Jerrod was the only one to give a full speech and the others only a short comment. I turned around to leave in the middle, sick of the hypocritical behavior.
The other Sectors must have started to move things to Sector 3 during the night. The Sectors wasn't very far from each other – especially 1 and 2. It was early in the morning but noisy cranes and the construction workers were boisterous as ever. So in the end, the five Sectors united. With an estimated number of almost 10 thousand citizens, 3 thousands soldiers and 600 Crusaders, the humans had a better chance to defend and attack.
Of course, Jerrod's power grew every day.
The official training session of the day was the only time when Crusaders were in the gym. That day, the gym was quite crowded with soldiers and Crusaders from other Sectors. Though the construction and moving operations just started, many, even civilians, were already making trips to their future homes. A camp outside the barricade must have been set up because the gates were open and people were coming in and out. It was certainly not a scene you can see every day. I had a small hand bag and inside was the book Michelle gave me, just in case I get… well, the feeling to read stuffs.
I casually walked down the gym's lobby and into the Crusader's section. Underground, entering the practice room, the area was again very crowded with people I've never seen. Of course the simulation rooms were taken. Even the arenas were used by some pathetic looking fighters.
For once I was glad I brought something with me. I found a spot on a bench and started reading until someone gets tired of swinging swords. And hopefully it will happen soon because it took great willpower to sit and read the pages literally packed with words. The first few minutes were fine and I actually thought I was enjoying it – the tales of castle grounds weren't so boring after all. But at some point, my eyes were on the arenas, watching two Crusaders fight each other as a practice. I reminded myself to concentrate on the book and lied down on the bench.
"Leon," said a woman's voice. I woke up with a thick object pressing my face.
"What? What happened?" I looked around, puzzled.
"Apparently you dozed off while reading the book I gave you. But I guess I'll have to be content with the fact that you're actually trying reading it," Michelle sighed. I shrugged back. She helped me get up and she sat beside me on the bench.
"What's new?" I asked her. "You don't come down here often."
"The directors met with each other after the speech. And I think these directors have some sort of rivalry with each other," she said. "They're opening a public tournament among the Crusaders of all the Sectors."
"Great, I won't be bored for the next few hours," I said indifferently.
"No, it's not great. We should be taking the fight to the enemy, prepare for war and quicken the unification of the settlements, not play around like this," she blurted. Discontent flowed out of her mouth as she kept on explaining. Though it wasn't the best thing to listen after waking up from a sleep, I sat down dumbfounded and just nodded to her words. "Besides, the tournament is going to be against the best of each Sector. When someone gets injured… or even die, it'll be one less elite Crusader against the Hunters."
"Yes I agree," I responded emotionlessly.
"Oh, there's Han over there," I interrupted. She turned towards the entrance where the director and a few others in the same uniform walked out of the elevator. They were certainly having a boisterous conversation. They talked to each other so loud that Michelle and I were able to overhear the conversation from some distance away.
"Han, your fighters are no match for mine! They've been toughened and strengthened by hundreds of battles. You have no idea each and every one of them is like after fighting for their life lines!" exclaimed a tall man in his suit. Han didn't respond, instead he continued his way through the rooms and arenas. When they disappeared through the corridor, their voice faded away.
"Our director doesn't look good," whispered Michelle. I had to nod.
"He never looks good. Besides the Crusaders of Sector 3 are not great fighters; you need to admit that," I commented cynically.
It was after a few minutes or so when a sudden announcement froze everyone in the practice room to a halt. And indeed, Han's voice informed that there will be a small tournament inside the gym soon and that all Crusaders ranked within ten should group up on the lower level beneath the practice room. The others were free to watch for there were plenty of rooms to spectate. Michelle and I stood up and when down with the lift. The fourth underground level isn't opened often; only for special occasions. And today, was obviously, a special case that will either trample Han's ego or let him keep his head high up. Soon, the two of us, now, with more Crusaders grouped up inside some waiting room.
"Do you know how young Hugo is? He's twenty-five! And he's the hero of Sector 1 and 2. Gods, he is one masterpiece. You have to see his speed, the agility! I believe the tournament has a winner already, my fellow directors," exclaimed the tall man called Rick. Han was tired listening to his godforsaken friend. The directors of Sector 4 and 5 called Nelson and Lamy respectively, were also doing things of their own. Sector 2's director Fran used to assist him and support Rick's word a few minutes ago but he was also annoyed by then. "You know once, Hugo –"
"Hey, Nelson, Mark, you have any news from your settlements before the unification? It's been a long time we talked," said Hugo quickly. Director Rick looked blank for a second and Nelson and Mark looked lively.
"Well, isn't every settlement the same? Hunter attacks, deaths… well, at least we didn't have so much Hunter attacks as you did. Somehow it seems like Sector 4 and 5 is somewhat far from the 'homes' of the Hunters," said Nelson with a shrug.
"Yes, though we still had precious lives taken, the Hunters' invasions were not as bad as yours. I read the reports of the recent attacks of Sector 1, 2 and 3 and… well they're no match for ours," agreed Lamy. She sipped some coffee into her mouth and sat down comfortably on the couch.
"I think the tournament's ready. Let's go down and see whose student is the best shall we?" said Fran who was quiet for some moment. The five directors stood up and exited the room and into the balcony that was just above the main arena, having the best view. Spectators surrounded the dome-formed arena completely filling the room.
Rick came to Han just as he sat down on his seat.
"Watch, Han. You'll be amaze. I'm actually testing this one – to see if he's really talented," he whispered to Han's ears.
"Of course you are. I'm testing one as well, Rick. You should watch carefully as well," spat Han. Rick gave a mocking grin and sat just beside Han.
The tournament has started.
To tell the truth, it was a boring tournament. The fight either ended very quickly because one was too strong for the other, or dragged for very long because the two were both horribly bad. Out of fifty contestants, I doubted some of them of how they survived fighting with Hunters. The only combat that was not an eyesore were the battles between the elites of the five Sectors. Among the elites, and my elites I mean within 3rd rank in each Sector, this Hugo Camell from Sector 1 was really showing off. His sword was fast – probably faster than me. And his strikes were accurate. He had the skills to make each swing of his blade, a telling blow for his opponent. Most of all, he was as young as I was.
"Hugo Camell versus Leon Veridi."
"Think you can beat him? Somehow we made it to the semi-finals…" said Michelle worried. I gave a sign that I'll be fine and went into the dome. And in front of me was this Hugo fellow and the five directors were just above me, watching down from the balcony. I clipped the safe guards on my sword and Hugo did the same. One of the directors rang a buzz to start and our blades unsheathed simultaneously.
It was a flash of seconds. The coldness of the blades kissed each other; each and every blow was barbarically strong. But it wasn't unbearable. In fact, the strength itself wasn't match for the Hunters. But what did bother me was the speed.
His blade strokes were delicate and light, but accurate and quick. What he was doing was like a circus man walking on a tightrope. One mistake will bring everything down and eventually end up with death or fatal damage. But somehow Hugo was manageable to stay rather balanced. Considering my type of style, where I simply crush the enemy with pure 'force', it was a tricky technique to fight against. But still, everyone had their flaws and after crossing a few swords, his was too obvious.
"By the gods, you are slow. There are dozens of people like you in my Sector, how did you even come this far?" said Hugo mockingly. He was playing, or he thought he was, with me simply because I was slightly slower than him. But the thing was: the dexterity was all he had.
"What you failed to notice is that you're not fighting a Hunter," I said. I swung my sword sideways. Hugo's sword blinked and blocked it without much difficulty and right after, initiated a consecutive counter attack. Foreseeing the direction of his sword, I lashed my sword to the direction – with additional force from the ability of mine. Hugo looked aback, staggering backwards, then regaining his balance after getting some distance away. "And you rely on speed too much."
I lunged, leaping towards him with full force. From sky-high, my sword crashed on his direction like a meteor strike. The silver shadow followed. Hugo desperately jumped sideways to evade but failed a stable landing and fell to the ground. Just when I was about to finish him, he disappeared. In front, just where he fell, was only the thin air.
"You're not the only one who can use abilities," a voice growled from behind. A chill went through my back. I turned as fast as I could, trying to block his strike with my weapon. Hugo's sword hit slightly slower, but much more heavier and stronger and I was bounced off by the attack. As I stood up from the concrete arena, I felt streak of liquid from my forehead. Most likely, not sweat.
It was the first time to meet another person like me – user of some unknown ability that seemed to remove me from the category of human. His reliance on speed gave away his strategy; made him predicable… but the power of the ability was not something I could ignore. I took a deep breath. Gripped my sword with both hands and slowly marched forward. Then he disappeared again. It was the same – I guessed – no wonder he was so stubborn with speed and accuracy. Whatever his ability was specifically, it had something to do with unimaginable haste. And so far, it was impossible for my eyes to follow.
Which let me one choice.
With full force, I brandished my sword, drawing a perfectly beautiful circle around myself. He had to engage melee at some point, and my strategy was very clear: sheer force and simplicity.
Half way around the circle, the sword came to a halt, with an enormous sound of blades crossing. Left side. I thrust myself sideways, instinctively knowing his location, I body-slammed Hugo with an unexpected attack. Consistently using my ability, I managed to deflect his irrational attack to get me off his range. With my other free hand, I struck Hugo's abdomen with a full thrust of force.
And Hugo flew backwards, crashing on the protective glass enclosing the arena. The glass of the area came to a serious crack and my opponent lay unconscious on the concrete ground. I simply stared at him indifferently until the medical team came.
"You wanna know a secret Rick?" asked Han to his fellow director right beside him. Rick was in total shock, unable to believe what just happened. "In fact I was testing one of my students as well. I guess mine earned a better score this time."
"What… is he?" stammered Rick, still with his eyes and mouth wide opened.
"He's the one. He's the one you saw at the front page of our Crusader report," said Han. He had to smirk, looking at his rival coming to a total mental shock. But his smile faded, seeing Leon with the sword in his hands… Because Han saw and knew too much about him.
The medical team rushed inside and carried Hugo away. Leon exited the arena. He had to fight the finals. He only had ten minutes to rest. But through Leon's expressions, Han knew too much.
"And finally! The finals! With all the competitors from other Sectors eliminated, it only leaves two Crusaders from Sector 3. Leon Veridi and Michelle Nathans from Sector 3. Give them a round of applauds!"
"Is this the fifth time?" I asked her. She was holding a sword, facing me, and so was I.
"No, first in public," she replied gently. She unsheathed and I followed her. "I know you were tired controlling your ability."
"Was it that obvious?" I asked with a slight smile. "Full force?"
"Give it your best shot. You know I won't die, Leon. I was one of the people who taught you," she said. Her naked blade was raised between us.
"I know you did," I positioned my sword as well. The crowd as silent as the dead. The arena roared with silence and the air grew heavier.
The buzz rang. And the fight began.
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SARASOTA — Sarasota County library cardholders will be able to check out books from libraries across the state starting today.
Sarasota County is starting to use an interlibrary loan system called Tipasa, which allows patrons to search, request and borrow print materials and digital journal articles not currently owned by Sarasota County from libraries throughout the state, according to a news release.
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Alternative Title: spinning top
Top, a toy having a body of conical, circular, or oval shape, often hollow, with a point or peg on which it turns or is made to whirl. If given a knock, a spinning top will go around in a circle at a slant; if spun with a slant at the start, it will quickly stand upright until halted by friction. Its physical properties are similar to those of the gyroscope. Some tops, as the common peg top, are spun by means of a cord. Whipping tops are kept spinning by whips with a lash. Other tops are spun by a twist of the hand or the action of a spring or a plunger. Some hollow tops, such as the thunder tops of Japan, have holes cut in them to produce a hum or roar.
Tops were known to the ancient Greeks, and the Romans constructed tops out of boxwood or terra-cotta. The top was known in Europe as early as the 14th century, and in Shakespeare's day a large village top was frequently kept for use in cold weather as a warming-up exercise.
Tops also have long been known in Asia, where they were made out of such natural materials as conch shells, gourds, nuts, bamboo, and stone. In Japan, top spinning has for centuries been a pastime of adults as well as of children.
Humming tops were made from small gourds by the Maori of New Zealand. Because of their loud wailing sound, they were used in ceremonial mourning of the dead or to avenge a defeated clan. During Napoleon's time, a Chinese game known for centuries as Ko-en-gen was introduced in Europe as diablo and became the rage. A spool ("devil") was whipped up by a cord, tossed up by the player, and caught again on the cord. The hexagonal teetotum (known to the ancient Greeks and Romans), marked distinctively on each on its six sides, has at times been used in place of dice.
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Tops are still popular in a variety of forms—e.g., a top of plastic and metal that plays choral reeds and changes colours while spinning.
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Top-spinning (main gasing) competitions are seriously contested, with winning tops often spinning for well over an hour. In some areas, top spinning is not merely a random pastime but is associated with the agricultural cycle. Kite flying also is a favourite activity, as are bird-singing…
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Teetotum, form of top having usually 4, 6, 8, or 12 sides marked with distinctive symbols. A teetotum is used for playing games, mostly of the gambling variety, and serves in place of dice. The hexagonal (six-sided) teetotum was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans. A common gambling game with a…
Toy, plaything, usually for an infant or child; often an instrument used in a game. Toys, playthings, and games survive from the most remote past and from a great variety of cultures. The ball, kite, and yo-yo are assumed to be the oldest objects specifically designed as toys. Toys vary from the…
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This coming Saturday, Beers Made By Walking and Forest Park Conservancy will celebrate the end of a summer-long series of hikes with brewers by tapping sixteen beers. Each of the beers have been created after the brewers hiked an Oregon trail, gained inspiration from the landscape, and used local plants in their place-based beer.
On October 11th, from 12-5pm, the beers will be available at three of Portland's famous beer bars: Cheese Bar, Belmont Station, and Horse Brass Pub. Drinkers can visit any of the three pubs in any order from 12-5pm. Pint sales at all three locations will benefit the Forest Park Conservancy. For those interested in a scheduled walk between venues, our friends at Oregon Walks have organized a free walking tour between the three bars.
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Deschutes - Botanic Ale - A light and crisp beer with rye, wild sage, and meadowsweet inspired by a wildflower hike on the Middle Deschutes River.
Thunder Island - Sour Darkness - Wild Yeast Harvested from Forest Park Old Growth. Dark, smooth and a puckering background that tastes like fall.
Beers at Cheese Bar will be available in half-pint-ish glass size.
Hopworks - Salal Slap -A bracingly sour Berliner Weisse with Salal berries.
Beers at Horse Brass will be available in glass size.
Burnside - Cedar IPA - IPA aged with western red cedar which we think will blend nicely with the citrus and pine notes from this hop combination.


You have often heard it said, "attitude is everything." There are some strong elements of truth in that statement, but does that apply to giving? The Apostle Paul tells the church in Corinth, "Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver" (2 Corinthians 9:7).
In the context of giving, it is clear to see that God gives "cheerfully" to us – shown by the blessed country and community in which we live, the food we have, the cars we drive, and so on. We even get to worship freely in a great facility and so many of us are never hungry or in desperate want. Even the air we breathe, and the life we live is truly a gift from God. As if all those things were not enough, God ups the joy of giving by sending his Son to give us the gift of Salvation. Truly, God is a "cheerful" giver.
Our hope is that you will model your finances after God and His example of giving "cheerfully." We are a blessed people and our prayer is that through the joy of giving you will find yourself in the example of God; and He will bless you in ways you never understood. "Give and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you" (Luke 6:38).


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The long-awaited Freedom Day took place on July 19th, and now it's time for the UK to face up to what the future might hold for our commercial properties. It's fair to say that the pandemic has forced companies to assess whether having an office base is essential to their business model. The same can be said of employees who have now had their taste of a better work-life balance and aren't so keen to give it up and return to the city centres. What does all this mean for commercial property? Our commercial property solicitor Essex team take a look.
A tsunami of closures
Although Brits have enjoyed heading back to their favourite coffee shops, restaurants and shops, unfortunately it's been a case of 'too little, too late' for many businesses. A report created by Bill Grimsey, the former head of Wickes and Iceland, has revealed that 150,000 small businesses have hit a collective £2.3bn in debt, which is an increase from the £500 million owed before the pandemic. The debt consists largely of rent debt and government-backed loans which businesses are now struggling to keep on top of. It's not just small businesses who are struggling either, with larger names such as the Arcadia Group, Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Monsoon all going into administration during the pandemic.
Who will take on these vacant properties?
The UK high street had seen declining figures for many years, thanks to the rise of ecommerce. This was a trend that skyrocketed during the pandemic of course, and many remote workers are happy to continue ordering goods online rather than hitting the shops. So, if many high street shops are expected to close permanently, what will happen to the premises they've left behind?
Towns and city centres are expected to evolve in the coming months. In particular, commercial property conveyancing solicitors are inundated with requests for advice on the changing rules regarding commercial-to-residential conversions. From 1st August, a new Whitehall plan will allow developers and landlords to rapidly turn their vacant commercial premises into houses or flats. Removing the red tape from this formerly complex process is expected to create plenty of opportunities for residents to live in central locations which are convenient to them. This should in turn slow the mass exodus from urban to rural life that has occurred since Covid-19 first took hold.
Commercial property solicitor firms are also being approached by buyers who wish to snap up these vacant properties and turn them into different types of leisure facilities to attract more visitors. For example, Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent plans to install a zip wire to entice people to the area.
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Does killing animal for meat or for skin or for fur alone is cruelty towards animals?
A trip to Guindy National Park, will change your mind.... Cruelty can be extended in many ways and this could be done, by poor unclean, not eco friendly surroundings. Please visit the place once to witness the pathetic condition in which the birds, animals live out there.
Litters, dirty ponds (if you can call them ponds)...the pond am sure is stagnant water and which is not being cleaned or refilled even once in a year. Meager food, no proper sheds or open area for the animals to rest or walk.
Adding few pictures, I took... "A picture is worth a thousand words" they say.
crocodile... and the depth of water is barely 10 inches - no I didn't dare to measure, an approximate measure...The crocodile looked like a sketch, 2 dimensional, is it dead or alive?
The whole place stinks and except for some birds and deer and 20 to 25 Monkeys, I didn't find many animals here.
When I went to this park 7 or 8 years back, It wasn't this bad and there were Bears, Hyenas, a Lion and lots of elephants and monkeys and hundreds of birds.... Nothing! absolutely nothing now. Hope those animals were transferred to Vandalur zoo.
Lovers park... You just have to take a 10 rupees ticket per head and go in and spend the whole day, talking and have fun. The couples cuddled and doing everything except making love... (Not my business) Guards gazing at the couples and enjoying what they were seeing, instead of stopping kids playing pranks with animals, throwing stones at them. There were kids who fed the animals with kurkure, lays chips and their snacks, while I appreciate the love of kids, I was scared that the snack can be hazardous as the kids can't differentiate between adults and baby animals... the kurkure or chips can choke the baby animals.
"Animals - its their world too... Help us to help them"
PS: Please don't ask me what I did to better the animals/birds life there... I didn't, I was busy taking photos of them.


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UFO Kick Off North American Tour This Week!
by Rob Rockitt
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British Hard Rock legends UFO will be kicking off their North American West Coast tour this Thursday November 15th in Chicago, IL. The band is touring in support of their latest album Seven Deadly which was released earlier this year via Steamhammer/SPV. A complete list of dates can be found below.
Guitarist Vinnie Moore commented on the upcoming tour:
"It's been quite a while since we've toured in the USA and I'm really looking forward to it. We have not played here since the new record came out and it's going to be exciting to play some of the new tunes. And it is always great to see our awesome fans!"
Seven Deadly is an atmospherically dense fabric consisting of classy guitars, tight rock grooves and vocals which are unique to UFO. Ultimate-Guitar says of Seven Deadly: "UFO has re-entered back through Earth's atmosphere to bring the world another excellent, classic sounding album and it is one you must pick up."
UFO frontman Phil Mogg's thoroughly impressive vocal performance goes hand in hand with the awesome compositions on Seven Deadly. The classic rock of "Burn Your House Down" features all the important UFO strengths, "Mojotown" sees the musicians sound tougher than ever, and last but not least "Year Of The Gun" features a pointed reference to UFO's early days.
Seven Deadly is available for purchase on AMAZON and iTunes.
UFO on Tour:
11/15: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
11/16: Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall
11/17: St. Charles, IL @ Arcada Theater
11/20: Orangevale, CA @ Boardwalk
11/21: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11/23: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
11/24: Agoura Hills, CA @ Canyon Club
11/25: San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
11/26: Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
11/28: San Juan Capistrano, CA @ The Coach House
11/29: Los Angeles, CA @ Key Club
11/30: Las Vegas, NV @ Boulder Station Casino
12/1: Corona, CA @ Marquee 15
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Q: Sort entity by multiple children values in EF Core So how would one go about sorting entities based on the composite value of multiple children? Here is an example model:
public class Product
{
  public int ProductId { get; set; }
  public string Name { get; set; }
  public string ProductGroup { get; set; }
  public ICollection<Option> Options { get; set; }
}

public class Option
{
  public int OptionId { get; set; }
  public int ProductId { get; set; }
  public Product Product { get; set; }
  public string Name { get; set; }
  public int NamePosition { get; set; }
  public string Value { get; set; }
  public int ValuePosition { get; set; }
}

And example data that looks like this (assume that we can't control the order in which products or options are added, so the primary keys are not useful for ordering):
insert into Product (Name, ProductGroup)
select 'Long, Thin Red Drapes', 'Red Drapes' -- product id 1
union all
select 'Short, Thin Red Drapes', 'Red Drapes' -- product id 2
union all
select 'Long, Wide Red Drapes', 'Red Drapes' -- product id 3
union all
select 'Short, Wide Red Drapes', 'Red Drapes' -- product id 4
union all
select 'Long, Thin White Drapes', 'White Drapes' -- product id 5
union all
select 'Short, Thin White Drapes', 'White Drapes' -- product id 6
union all
select 'Long, Wide White Drapes', 'White Drapes' -- product id 7
union all
select 'Short, Wide White Drapes', 'White Drapes' -- product id 8
go

insert into Options (ProductId, Name, NamePosition, Value, ValuePosition)
select 1, 'Length', 1, '84 inches', 2
union all
select 1, 'Width', 2, '25 inches', 1
union all
select 2, 'Length', 1, '64 inches', 1
union all
select 2, 'Width', 2, '25 inches', 1
union all
select 3, 'Length', 1, '84 inches', 2
union all
select 3, 'Width', 2, '42 inches', 2
union all
select 4, 'Length', 1, '64 inches', 1
union all
select 4, 'Width', 2, '42 inches', 2
union all
select 5, 'Length', 1, '84 inches', 2
union all
select 5, 'Width', 2, '25 inches', 1
union all
select 6, 'Length', 1, '64 inches', 1
union all
select 6, 'Width', 2, '25 inches', 1
union all
select 7, 'Length', 1, '84 inches', 2
union all
select 7, 'Width', 2, '42 inches', 2
union all
select 8, 'Length', 1, '64 inches', 1
union all
select 8, 'Width', 2, '42 inches', 2
go

We would want to sort the products by their length values, then by their width values, so the sorted ProductId list for 'Red Drapes' would be: { 2, 4, 1, 3 }.
It seems like there is an OrderBy, ThenBy solution here, using the sorted name positions as ordinals or something, but I can't seem to find it. So far the only solution I can wrap my head around is to build a special sorting trick in the controller that would make a composite value based on all of the children, along the lines of:
ProductId 1 = Long, Thin Red Drapes = Length:2, Width:1 = Composite "21"
ProductId 2 = Short, Thin Red Drapes = Length:1, Width:1 = Composite "11"
ProductId 3 = Long, Wide Red Drapes = Length:2, Width:2 = Composite "22"
ProductId 4 = Short, Wide Red Drapes = Length:1, Width:2 = Composite "12"

Then sorting by this composite value, we get { "11", "12", "21", "22" }, or the desired { 2, 4, 1, 3 } sequence.
But this feels awfully awkward, and would break if a product came along with 10+ possible option values.
This query would do the trick, aside from duplicating the items by the number of options:
select i.Name, o.NamePosition, o.ValuePosition
from SaleableItem i
join SaleableOption o on o.SaleableItemId = i.SaleableItemId
where i.ProductGroup = 'Red Drapes'
order by o.NamePosition, o.ValuePosition

Thanks for any comments or suggestions!

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Home: Motoring > Honda sales hit record high in 2019; how will it continue in 2020?
Honda sales hit record high in 2019; how will it continue in 2020?
From:Internet Info Agency 2020-01-14 10:58:23
In 2019, thanks to the Chinese market and the concept of "paying for value", Honda's sales volume in China reached 1.55 million vehicles, a record high. Honda's products have been recognized by the majority of Chinese consumers in the context of the entire market's downturn in terms of used car value preservation, car performance, fuel economy, and quality reliability.
Although Honda has achieved significant results in the Chinese market in 2019, Yasuhide Mizuno, executive director and head of China, gave a more cautious answer to the 2020 sales target. Honda expects to maintain a relatively slow growth, but specific sales targets and growth rates have not been clearly announced. Under the premise that the global automotive market environment and the trend of the Chinese automotive market are not clear in 2020 and in the future, this answer is consistent with the cautious style of Japanese companies, and is the basis for making another great achievement.
What is Honda's product planning?
Honda's main highlights are PHEVs and HEV hybrid models of CR-V, Crider and Breeze, while EV models will continue to expand Honda's lineup. In the medium and long-term product promotion, Honda will carry out in order of HEV, PHEV, and BEV.
Honda's New Generation Fit (Overseas Version)
Honda Civic five-door model (overseas version)
As for fuel vehicles, the new Fit and Civic five-door models will meet Chinese consumers in 2020.
Hybrid is an important part of Honda, especially GAC Honda's electrification
GAC Honda's SPORT HYBRID was sold an accumulation of 66,686 units throughout the year of 2019, a year-on-year increase of 256%. Among them, Accord Sport Hybrid is the only hybrid model in the mid-to-high-end sedan market with single-month terminal sales exceeding 5,000 units, with annual sales of 42,102 units, a year-on-year increase of 125%, and it is firmly ranked as the top mid- to high-end hybrid model sales champion. In addition, since its launch in April 2019, the Odyssey Sport Hybrid was sold a total of 24,584 units in 2019, accounting for 55.3% of the annual sales of Odyssey models, and the highest monthly sales of the Sport Hybrid models reached 85%.
GAC Honda Breeze Sport Hybrid
GAC Honda will further expand its hybrid products. With the Brezze Sport Hybrid coming to stores in January, the Cride Sport Hybrid will also be launched this year. GAC Honda will complete a full hybrid lineup of "SUV + MPV + Mid- + Mid-and-High Class Sedan". I believe that the sales proportion and sales volume of GAC Honda hybrid models will further increase in the future.
How about Self-driving?
Regarding self-driving, Honda and Baidu's "Apollo Project" collaborated on the promotion of some map information and other content. In terms of car sharing, Honda cooperated with Neusoft Reach (an innovation-driven hi-tech company specializing in electric vehicles, intelligent connectivity, automated driving and car sharing services), and jointly promoted with Neusoft Reach's funding. Especially in the aspect of the Internet of Things, Honda basically develops with external partner companies.
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- Act-Communication-Thought System. My own personal hybrid between GTD, and the notebook system described in this book. I do not describe the interface between the two; It isn't all that complicated, and is of little interest to most readers of this book, I suspect. Keep in mind that the notebook system here is anti-ethical to GTD: GTD promotes action, this system DE-motes action. If you DO maintain GTD as you perform this system, you will have to realize that you are going to VASTLY reign in the GTD. Your action pages will dramatically dwindle. On the other hand, your Someday/Maybe's will baloon out vastly- no small wonder than that as part of the interface, I've absorbed the someday/maybes into the subjects' speed lists. If people write to me asking for elaboration on the ACTS notebook-GTD interface, I'll write about it. But for the most part: GTD just whithers in the presence of this system. See ``The Question of Computers'' for some software ideas that, if implemented, may open up the possibility of having both doors open at the same time. I think my most common use of the GTD system was for looking up books at libraries, getting to web pages to look at, doing my chores, keeping dates, and as a mechanism to remember when to refill my blank papers and what not.
- Abbreviations/Shorthand. Where you will keep your shorthand notes and abbreviations so that you can write quickly, and yet still be able to figure out what you were talking about a few years later. Each section has it's own A/S, and there is a global A/S across all subjects as well. Global A/S should have a page for names, and some hash pages for common abbreviations.
- Final Fantasy. I wrote ``This is the way!''. I was quoting ``Final Fantasy Tactics''. You perform ``jobs'', and your characters say things like ``I had a feeling...'' and ``This is the way!'' Never mind. SOOOo totally not important, save in some sort of strange schizophrenic holistic universe way. In which case, THIS ENTRY is the CRUX of this entire book. ``This is the way!'' You be the judge.
- the Grand Subject MOC. This is a map of every subject, and the central strategy point. Every subject that is not obsolete (archived) appears on the GSMOC. Frequently runs multiple pages, with the front page being a map onto the other pages.
- the Grand Subject Registry. A two page (or more) list of all of your subjects. It comes right after the GSMOC. It lists all subjects- even those that may not appear on the map. You use it to attach flags and other metadata to subjects identified by NAME.
- Map of Contents. A visual map, frequently multiple pages (though not uncommon to have just 1 page, for little-reached subjects), of some domain. Generally, this is either a SMOC, GSMOC, or a piece of one of those two. But rarely, within the notebook system, independent of those two. The function of a MOC is to integrate, after all, so they tend to be all-encompasing (within a subject, or for the GSMOC.) The first page of a series of MOC pages is generally a map of the reminder of the pages, and how they fit together.
- Mental Techniques. Not related to notebooks, but like PFT and GKI, ... you've read it before. So anyways. This is stuff like forming theoretical architectures of thought and using them to think fast. And memory techniques. And any other sort of mental gymnastics or study thereof. Read ``The Memory Book''. Great book. Cheap. Far better than any other memory course I've ever seen, far better than the multi-$100 courses I've seen out there. I could tell you many humorous stories. But I'm not going to. Not here, anyways. Read the Internet Memory HOW-TO; It has many of the Memory Book techniques in it, if you are impatient. But the book is better.
- Public Field Technologies. This isn't related to notebooks- it just happens to be something that I've had as a subject in my notebook. Regardless, I am evangelical about the topic, and I DID use the acronym in my book, so I'll take this space to advertise it. There are SOME THINGS that are just so incredibly cool, and have to do with benefiting the WHOLE PUBLIC- *if* people are interested in them, and want it. Self-help books are sort of a well know thing, but tools for mental techniques and for keeping notebooks are not. And that's all in the personal arena. Communities can help themselves too! Learn about Ithaca HOURS and stuff like that. There are ALL sorts of things that people can do. Refer to my list in the middle of the book and learn about those things. This whole book, about notebooks, is an example of a Public Field Technology- IF it actually turns out to be good for something, and IF people actually band together and study it. If PFT's ``work'', then we'll have a radically different- and FAR more Democratic (in the REAL sense of the word) world in the future. The Internet has such revolutionary potential, and its great to see it turn Kinetic. PFT's are divided (by me) into roughly two spheres: The scale from personal to global, and the sphere of group collaboration, communication. For example ``Visual-Verbal Language'' is a PFT, but doesn't really have a good position from individual to global integration. So there you go.
- Project. Pages connected to a particular project.
- Point of Interest. Usually multiple pages devoted to one, limited subject (delimited by the title.) Found within a Subject. Bound by a TOC, generally. Placed on the SMOC.
- Purpose & Principles. This is a very special page in each subject. It is usually just one page; I have never had more than 1 sheet per entire subject. It describes the BOUNDARIES OF THE SUBJECT, and how to delegate, and in some cases even split, issues that transcend the edge. It features ``inclusions'' and ``exclusions'', either in text or by diagram. P&P's, like Speeds, rarely live within the subject's paper layout (following the tab for the subject). Speeds are collected into the carry-about binder, joined with every other speed. Similarly, P&P for all subjects are collected into a special tab (labeled ``P&P'') at the beginning of the common-store binder. You refer to the P&P whenever there is a question about whether something belongs to a subject, or not, and you are trying to decide where it goes.
- Short for ``Reference''. Reference items are annotations of books. If you can, just write in your books and be done with it. But if it's a library book, or a borrowed book, or a web page, you're going to have to keep your co-writing and your side notes on your own pages. And then you put them in the ``REF'' section. The ref section is unusual in that you don't do normal page numbering, and you don't even do normal TOC-ing. You do your page numbering to match the way the text is organized. And you assign the reference number not by the number following the last thing you wrote about, but by the number connected to the reference on your references list. Your references list is like your Speeds, but it captures references. When you actually get around to reading a particular book, you take the number of the reference to be the first number in the page sequence. It doesn't matter if it's the second book you read in the subject- if it is number 7, you will number the pages starting with ``7'', not 2. See also ``RS''.
- Short for ``Research''. Research is like reference, but usually focused towards an end, and not tied to a particular source reference. Don't feel like you need to have a REF articulation for each reference you touch. Just make sure you note the REF#'s in the RS, so you can find it later, and dance from book to web page to person to book, and keep a linear flow in your RS#. Have conventional TOC's over material, and, like everything else, appear in the SMOC.
- Subject Map of Contents. A map of contents over an entire Subject. Ideally, points to every single resource in the subject domain that is not in an archival stage.
- Table of Contents. I frequently wish that these things would just DIE. Sadly, our computer software infrastructure and UI notions don't seem to understand how to deal with anything that isn't text well. We don't even have tools to make MOCs quickly and well. So we are stuck with these archaic information destroying beasts. Basically, these are just an index of titles connecting them to page numbers. Icky icky icky icky. Use a MOC if you can. But you frequently need a TOC as well, if for no other reason than to see what to number your next item. (There are ways around this- just keep a record of ``next numbers''.) Still, it is comforting to have TOC's over your POI's and Ref's and RS's.
- I frequently use as short for ``Version''. Generally it's a lower case ``v''.