This year marks an important milestone in the history of how our country supports its older citizens. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Older Americans Act (OAA) into law in July 1965. Over the past 50 years, the OAA has provided the nation with programs that allow millions of older Americans to continue living and thriving in the communities of their choice for as long as possible.
Through a national network of aging services and funding, the OAA offers a wide range of supports, including home-delivered and congregate meals, caregiver support, preventive health services, transportation, job training, and elder abuse prevention.
While the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) provides these types of services to older adults year-round, this anniversary offers an opportunity to emphasize how older adults can access the home and community-based services they need to live independently in their communities. It is also an occasion to highlight how older adults are engaging with and making a difference in those communities.
The aging network throughout the country serves an average of 11 million people per year. According to the Administration for Community Living, over a five year period, the aging network provided over 130 million rides to doctors' offices, grocery stores and other essential places; more than 1 billion meals served; over 60 million hours of homemaker services; nearly 20 million hours of case management, over 30 million hours of respite care; almost 248 million hours of community service; and more than 1.5 million individual consultations to long-term care residents and their families. Locally, the AAA7 can provide individuals with more information about these types of services and assist the community with determining eligibility requirements and understanding more about the resources available in their area that promote safe and independent living.
The AAA7 covers ten counties in southern Ohio including Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton. Depending upon eligibility, income, and other factors, services can be paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, other federal and state resources, as well as private pay. Through a phone call and in-home assessment at no-cost, a specially-trained AAA7 nurse or social worker can engage in an in-depth conversation to help determine the needs of the individual, what they are eligible for, and what programs and services are available in the community to best support their health, safety and well-being. Call us at 1-800-582-7277 to learn more or e-mail us at info@aaa7.org.


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Jack C. Schoonhoven
September 12, 1947 - July 2, 2019
Jack Schoonhoven, age 71, of Freeport, went to be with the Lord on July 2, 2019. He was the husband of Kathy (Leech) Schoonhoven with whom he celebrated over 51 years of marriage. Jack is survived by his children, Stacy (Mark) Colberg, Chad (Tiffani) Schoonhoven and Nicole (Scott) Trickel. He is survived by sister Elaine (Don) Wise and brother Dick Schoonhoven. He was predeceased by his parents Laverne and Mayme (Fowler) Schoonhoven, sister, Edythe Cochran, and brother Harry Schoonhoven. Jack was born in 1947 in Freeport and graduated from Freeport High. He attended Western Illinois University for Architectural Drafting. Jack met Kathy at 1st Baptist church and married his beloved bride on May 7, 1968. He was drafted into the army and was a proud soldier who fought in Vietnam with his brothers in the 4th Infantry Division. He had a high sense of duty and obligation to ensure the freedoms each of us have today. He was a hero, and was honorably discharged, July 10th 1969. Jack was a loving, devoted father and remarkable grandfather. His children will remember him for his words of encouragement, wisdom and comfort. His grandchildren were the most important part of his life. He was present for every ball game, was at every bowling tournament, at every dance and every school play. He built so many memories with Shelby Colberg, Cole and McKenzie Trickel, and Ryan & Tyler Deemer. He was so very proud to be called Grandpa. Jack was kindhearted and was huge prankster. His quick wit never failed him and he would draw smiles from everyone around him. He enjoyed life and people. He took time to chat and made people genuinely feel cared for. He gave greater meaning to the word "friend". Long-time family friends Gary & Lynn Schleich, Gaylon & Pat Wilson and Bill & Deb Thomas held a special place in Jack's heart. Jack's funny, warm and generous nature will live with us forever. A memorial service is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on July 13th at Park Hills Church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Chapel Hill Cemetery for the Veteran's Ring of Honor on Jack Schoonhoven's behalf. Condolences may be sent to the family at 4169 Colberg Rd., Freeport IL 61032.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2008 Contact: Luke Frank, Media Relations Manager, 505/272-3679; cell 505/907-9525 ALBUQUERQUE , NM – The Mind Research Network has added a new level of expertise to its Neurosystems Engineering Team with input from Dr. Gerold (Gerry) Yonas, vice president and principal scientist at Sandia National Laboratories. Yonas joins MRN researcher and neuropsychologist Dr. Rex Jung in offering a neurosystems engineering course at UNM's College of Engineering that links the latest advances in neuroscience with systems engineering. The focus is on finding solutions to complex problems involving human behavior, cognition and technology applications. In addition, Yonas and MRN are conducting neuroimaging research in areas of national security, traumatic brain injury, accelerated learning, human creativity and intelligence, and more. Yonas began studying neuroscience while leading Sandia's Advanced Concepts Group. The group's initial objective of envisioning and anticipating future U.S. threats and solutions led to explorations of possibilities inherent in neuroscience and brain functioning. This new relationship is part of a broader effort to foster more productive collaborations between MRN and Sandia - both leaders in their respective fields of biological, physical and computational disciplines. By integrating researchers from a variety of fields, much more powerful ways of studying complex neuroscience problems are expected to be developed.
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By Robert Sullivan Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004
When you�re vacationing for a full week with 14 people in one house, you will not emerge unscathed, no matter how much finger-crossing you might engage in. Wednesday was the tipping-point day for our party. (How about that: Malcolm Gladwell makes an appearance in both parts of a Disney Diary!) Big Dave�s wife, Angela, had been feeling dizzy, and on this day would land in a local hospital for observation. (No sense in stringing you along: She�s now fine; it was her medication.) When we were shifting cars and vans in the driveway in preparation for an early start, one of the vans locked itself, keys inside and motor running, and we had to call Triple-A. I think all the airbags and other safety devices they put in cars these days are fantastic, but I don�t get this one — a vehicle that locks itself about a minute after all doors are closed. What might happen to anyone did happen to us, allowing lines to develop over at the Kingdom.
And develop they did on a glorious Wednesday. It got so crowded, in fact, that by noon it was shoulder to shoulder in Liberty Square. That was about the time that Grandma, who had been foreswearing the use of a wheelchair despite our urgings, got tangled with another guy and went down, hard. She was ministered to by a Disney mobile medical unit; as she sat there, we worried about her hip, which is artificial, but that turned out to be fine. Her nose was bruised and perhaps broken. She would spend the rest of the day in a wheelchair with an ice-pack to her face.
With Grandma on the mend, we went for milder entertainments. Mary Grace clapped along at �Country Bear Jamboree� — after all these years, I remembered the lyrics to �Blood on the Saddle� — and she and Jack went on their first-ever roller-coaster ride, �The Barnstormer at Goofy�s Wiseacre Farm.� And then, at 3 p.m., a miracle occurred: The kids were polled as to whether we should press on to Frontierland once more, or return to the house for a swim in the pool. The pool won unanimously. So overwhelming is life in the Magic Kingdom, even children can get enough of it — albeit after three days.
The swim was great fun, but after dinner our Day of Living Dangerously continued when Grandma and Wendy, our beloved nanny, tried to salve the wounds of the prior 12 hours with a pitcher of Manhattans. This led to a spirited discussion — euphemistic term, that — about child-rearing methodology, concerning which Grandma and Wendy held equally firm if diametrically opposed opinions. Lucille and I stayed well beyond the fray. Next morning, Grandma insisted that last�s night�s batch of cocktails had been superstrength, but I pointed out again that Manhattans are booze-on-booze, and by nature tricky.
������� Thursday — last day — we headed for Disney�s Animal Kingdom. Daddy, of course, was happy about this, and the kids were sanguine. They were having the week of their life, and whatever might come next was fine with them.
������� The animal park is only five years old, and it�s five times larger in acreage than the Magic Kingdom; it�s a different species of theme park altogether. The attractions here range from the very fake (dinosaurs, after all) to the very real (even if not specifically native to Orlando). We did what seemed the safe thing after entering the park, and tacked sou� sou�east for Dinoland, U.S.A. Who doesn�t like dinosaurs?
������� While we older folks — ages six and up — were investigating the considerable pleasures of Dinoland�s rollercoaster (�Primeval Whirl�) and thrill ride (�DINOSAUR�), the wee ones were busy in �The Boneyard,� which is just about the world�s best playground, with tube slides and shaky walkways and mysterious talking doors everywhere. It shouts �Fun, fun, fun!� But when I arrived there, Wendy looked more concerned than usual. �We�re on a Jack hunt,� she told me. I did not know, at the time, that �The Boneyard� had only a single entrance and exit, and that the Disney attendant would not let a three-year-old leave of his own volition. So the same image popped into my mind that has been popping into every parent�s mind the last few weeks, the image of that poor girl being abducted right here in Florida. I started running about, and as I was zooming up a boardwalk, Jack came zooming down toward me. �Daddy!� he shouted, oblivious to my panic. �I found a sandbox!� In �The Boneyard� you can negotiate your way through an overpass that leads, indeed, to a huge sandbox. Jack had done so, and was proud of himself. I, for my part, gave him a hug, and an admonition to stray no more.
������� Much of Animal Kingdom looks as if it were designed by whoever gave the Indiana Jones films their look. There are old Jeeps and baked African villages and ersatz Moroccan bazaars to wander through. There are, of course, the Disney bare necessities — plenty of rides and shows — in addition to the animals that give the place its name. We attended a performance of �Tarzan Rocks� that was electric. Mary Grace was transfixed by the roller-blading denizens of the jungle, and Luci and Marie were equally mesmerized by the rope-swinging title character, who certainly has no difficulty finding dates in greater Orlando. �When he came out,� I said to my wife, �I thought that body of his was, like, a character�s body — you know, fake, like Mickey's. I think I've been in Disney too long."
������� Our favorite ride in Animal Kingdom was �Kali River Rapids,� which 10 of us did once, and eight of us did twice. It comes with a warning: �You will get wet, you may get soaked.� About three-quarters of our crew got soaked each time, as our round raft plunged down the rapids. This must be the most popular attraction in the vast Disney universe, come August.
������� I had pre-arranged for end-of-the-day attendance at another new Disney offering, a Magical Gathering. Magical Gatherings offer groups of eight or more a chance to avail themselves as a group of a specially embellished aspect of Disney World. There are Magical Gatherings golf tournaments, breakfasts with Goofy, and Fort Wilderness games days. Our Magical Gathering would include a half-hour safari across the African savannah followed by a multi-course meal at the Tusker House restaurant in the village of Harambe.
From their seats up front in our all-terrain vehicle, the kids did a great job spotting and marveling at the gazelles, ostriches, elephants and lions who were roaming Animal Kingdom�s spacious plains. Then ours and a few other Magical Gatherings families had the Tusker House to ourselves as our hostess, Mama Desa, trotted out the entertainments (musicians, characters from �The Lion King,� live snakes for the kids to touch) and servers brought forth a bounteous feast.
������� After dinner, we walked through the dark, after-hours streets of the Animal Kingdom — an evocative way to end our week at Disney, which I had entered with such concern and which I was leaving behind with sadness. The trams had shut down, so I jogged out to the Peacock Parking Lot and brought the mini-van �round. We buckled our crew in, and as I drove out toward Route 4, I played the daily game: �Raise your hand if you had fun!�
������� In the rear-view mirror, I saw all the hands go up but one.
������� �No fun, Mary Grace?�
������� But she was already asleep.
Postscript: For any of you who have been with us throughout this ramble — I mean, really in for the long haul that began last Saturday — do you remember K.T.? He was the charming Chevy Suburban driver who ushered us so effortlessly to the airport, way back when. Well, he picked us upon Friday at 3:20, promptly got lost, crossed a median strip to correct his passage (with three precious kids as cargo) — �A Disney ride!� Daddy exclaimed to siphon off fear, still on K.T.�s side, if only for a minute longer — then got lost again, decided he was out of gas, got in a long line, got in line twice more at the tolls because his company doesn�t subscribe to EZPASS, therefore hit the teeth of the Friday evening rush hour on the GW Bridge, tried to make up for it by bombing north at unreasonable speeds on the Sprain, and got us home ten minutes too late at 5:40 (shouldv�e been 45 minutes early) to spare Daisy, our poor Springer Spaniel, an extra night at the kennel. K.T.�s drive took 3.5 minutes less than the airtime from Orlando to Newark. If anything was required to let us know that we weren�t in Disney anymore, K.T. provided it.


'In Defence of Industry' brings into focus the relationship between the industrial history of the northwest of England and the wider Cumbrian landscape, in particular the area's mining history and the subsequent shift towards the nuclear industry during the mid-20th century. Cutting to the heart of the continuing political issues surrounding the impact of nuclear industry in the area best known for being the place where nuclear submarines are built, the work raises themes around defence, secrecy and the unseen earth below the surface.
This photo collage work is printed as a four-metre lightbox, sitting on the edge of an expanse of water in the gallery space. The image imagines the unknown effects of the fusion between the nuclear and the natural, whilst exploring ideas around excavation and mining from the area's iron-ore mining past.
Beyond responding to the local, the work now becomes more pertinent than ever amongst a global narrative, where we might be considering our potential nuclear future. The image depicts a landscape filled with nuclear sheds amongst the ruin of the iron-ore mining past, pointing towards both the growth and collapse of industry, and the potential transformation of the landscape.
Commissioned by Signal Film and Media and supported by Arts Council England.


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There was relief at the rejection of the High Court's judgment especially in relation to the ruling that litigation privilege can attach to internal investigation reports and their underlying documents.
Seven years after the Bribery Act 2010 ("Act") came into force a House of Lords select committee (HLSC) has been tasked with examining its effectiveness and impact, in particular on small medium enterprises (SMEs).
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Recording as early as 1974 AC/DC's brand of hard rock and boogie remained one of the world's most popular draws.
Born in Melbourne, the band reached great heights with singer Bon Scott until his death on February 13, 1980, which was attributed to an alcohol overdose. The follow-up album and tribute to Scott, featured singer Johnson and went on to become the biggest hard rock seller of all time at 21 million and counting. By 2007, it had sold 22 million copies just in the USA.
AC/DC has shown an unwavering attitude throughout the years and while the albums might have lost their spark, live the band always plays before sold-out audiences. Malcolm Young has been in and out of the band for alcohol-related problems and Angus Young amuses his audience by appearing in his old school's uniform!
At a 2001 show in Paris, AC/DC followed up its standard For Those About To Rock encore with a special rendition of Ride On clad in the uniform of France's national football team. Additionally singer Brian Johnson was pondering reforming Geordie for some pub shows. In a bout of irony, Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans was touring Europe in the summer and autumn of 2003 with the German AC/DC tribute band Overdose. The band itself entered the studio to record a new album for Epic Records in 2003 after completing a string of dates with Rolling Stones. The band also played the SARS benefit show in Toronto that summer. The next benefit show was for victims of the Florida hurricanes in the summer of 2004. Also in 2004 AC/DC had an alley in Melbourne named after them. The former Corporation Lane was renamed AC/DC Lane in honour of the hard rock veterans. AC/DC's DVD collection Plug Me In amassed sales of 600,000 units in less than a month in the autumn of 2007. AC/DC's Black Ice was out at the end of October. The album's first single was called Rock 'n Roll Train. The full-length was available with three different covers. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien and recorded at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, Canada. Black Ice was slated to be available exclusively at Wal-Mart in the USA! Chalk one up for corporatism.
AC/DC was touring the United Kingdom and Ireland in the spring of 2009 with Thin Lizzy in tow as support. AC/DC was next touring Australia for the first time in 8 years where ticket sales set new national records. AC/DC singer Brian Johnson underwent surgery in September of 2009 thus cancelling all touring activities for October. The band was still scheduled to hit South America in November. AC/DC: Iron Man 2 soundtrack the collection of the band's material used on the film landed at position #1 on several charts including Germany. AC/DC's Live At River Plate was a live DVD from the Black Ice world tour. It was shot in December 2009 and released in spring of 2011. AC/DC singer Brian Johnson was to undergo wrist surgery in February of 2012. His previously announced solo tour was therefore cancelled. AC/DC would also release Live At River Plate on November 16th, 2012 as a three-disc red vinyl or a two-CD package featuring multiple covers. The live record followed 2011's Live At River Plate DVD. Early AC/DC singer Bon Scott would be honoured with a statue in Kirriemuir, Scotland, his birthplace. AC/DC would record a new album beginning May, 2014 in Vancouver, Canada. An album featuring guitarist brothers Malcolm and Angus Young predating AC/DC was being reissued. The album by the Marcus Hook Roll Band, Tales Of Old Grand-Daddy, was out on June 2nd, 2014 on CD, vinyl and digital download. Oldest brother George Young formed the band. On 16 April 2014, following media reports that the band may be retiring due to Malcolm Young having had a stroke and being unable to perform, Brian Johnson announced the band was not retiring and would still gather in Vancouver in May. AC/DC subsequently announced that Malcolm Young would be taking a break from the band. AC/DC singer Brian Johnson climbed the stage at Billy Joel's March 21st concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City and performed the AC/DC song You Shook Me All Night Long. AC/DC was at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, Canada working through July with producer Brendan O'Brien. Media was reporting that AC/DC might have recruited Stevie Young, the nephew of guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young, to take Malcolm's place in the band. Stevie was spotted in Vancouver. AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd would release a solo album, called Head Job, on August 29th, 2014. AC/DC would release a new album featuring eleven tracks, called Rock Or Bust, on November 28th, 2014. Malcolm Young was not returning and was replaced by his nephew Stevie Young. Malcolm's family confirmed that the guitarist suffers from dementia. AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was missing from the band's video shoots in London in early October. The band recorded videos for the first two singles of Rock Or Bust with stand-in Rob Richards of Shogun and Adrian Smith's solo band. The singles were Play Ball and Rock Or Bust. Several reported that frontman Brian Johnson had said the drummer was absent due to a family emergency. AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was not present during the filming of the videos for Play Ball and Rock Or Bust in October 2014 in London, England. Bob Richards, who had played with Shogun, replaced him. Ostensibly, Rudd had a family emergency. However, he was also missing from the band's latest promotional photos. Phil Rudd was charged in November by New Zealand police with attempting to procure a murder in late September. Rudd also faced charges of possessing methamphetamine and cannabis. The murder charges were subsequently dropped. However, hearing dates were set for February of 2015 for reduced charges of drugs possession. AC/DC was touring Europe beginning May. The band would play at the 2015 Grammy Awards. According to Britain's Q Magazine, Malcolm Young who was diagnosed with dementia forcing him to leave AC/DC had additionally undergone operations for lung cancer and a heart condition requiring a pacemaker following 2008's Black Ice album and tour. AC/DC and Jack White would headline the 2015 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival. The 2015 edition would be held over the April 10-12 and April 17-19 weekends in Indio, California, USA. AC/DC's North American tour in support of Rock Or Bust would kick off in August of 2015. Following his departure from AC/DC due to dementia, cancer and heart condition former AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young spent over eight million dollars for a waterfront property in Palm Beach, Sydney, Australia. AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd entered a guilty plea to charge of methamphetamine and cannabis possession in a New Zealand court as of Tuesday April 21st. He also pled guilty to one charge of threatening to kill. A second identical charge was dropped. Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was sentenced to eight months of home detention after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs. He was originally facing heavier sentences. The drummer had threatened a former employee and apparently attempted to hire someone to kill the man. AC/DC has re-hired Chris Slade to drum. Rudd was subsequently arrested again for breaching his home detention conditions. The management of the Chicago Cubs major league baseball team filed a complaint about the condition of the field at its Wrigley Field following a show by AC/DC there on September 15th of 2015. Reportedly, pieces of the turf were dug out during the show supposedly causing members of the Cubs to make multiple errors during games. AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd lost his appeal after being sentenced to eight months of home detention by a New Zealand court for threatening to kill and drug possession. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be - The Story Of Bon Scott was a play that ran in the winter of 2016 at The National Theatre in Melbourne, Australia. The stage show narrated the story of Bon Scott's life.
AC/DC was forced to postpone the ten remaining dates on the U.S.A. leg of its Rock Or Bust tour as of March 8th. Singer Brian Johnson had been told by his physician to either immediately cease giving concerts or risk a total hearing loss. Original singer Dave Evans threw his hat into the ring offering to return to the boogie metal act citing fan demand. It was rumoured that AC/DC had already replaced Johnson despite the singer's intention to continue as soon as possible. Johnson was apparently feeling used and treated like a hired gun despite his many years in the band. A rumour had it that Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses was also replacing Brian Johnson in AC/DC and had been part of rehearsals in Atlanta, USA. In the meantime, GNR played a one-off show at the Troubadour club in Los Angeles. Rose was confirmed as AC/DC's US and European shows' frontman in April. Axl Rose broke a bone in his foot after slipping on stage during the band's show at the Troubadour club. He had an inserted plate and screws, but the band was not cancelling any shows despite Axl being in a cast for four weeks. Rose had joined AC/DC for its touring line-up and was performing sitting down. After losing a drummer and a singer AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams also announced that he would retire after the band's current tour. He stated that "it's the right thing." He was 66. He had first joined the band in 1977. Former AC/DC bassist from the '70s Mark Evans joined Australia-based boogie rock band Rose Tattoo. George Young, the brother of AC/DC co-founders Malcolm and Angus Young, died at the age of 70 in October, 2017. He was also the band's early producer and co-song writer. Malcolm Young died at the age of 64. He was suffering from dementia and a stroke for the past three years. He followed his brother George by a month. The Australian government was commemorating AC/DC's 45th anniversary by releasing a collection of coins featuring the band in late 2018.Money talked and the band regrouped in Vancouver to record a new album. Angus Young donated $19,260 CAD to the Alzheimer Society Of Ontario after hearing about a fan called Steve McNeil fundraising with skating for the cause. Young's brother and former band member was stricken with the disease.


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Author of California police transparency law says it was meant to open up past records
A graduation exercise for new officers at the Los Angeles Police Academy last year.
By Ben PostonStaff Writer
Feb. 3, 2019 5:35 PM PT
Weighing in on a statewide legal battle over law enforcement records, the author of California's landmark police transparency law formally notified the state Senate on Thursday that her bill was intended to open up records from the past as well as those going forward.
The move comes amid a flurry of litigation by police unions across the state that are seeking to block access to records of incidents that took place before Senate Bill 1421 went into effect Jan. 1. The police unions argue that the law would violate officer privacy protections if applied to cases predating the beginning of the year.
In a one-page letter to the state Senate Rules Committee, Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) sought to clarify the intent of the law, which opens up records of shootings by officers, severe uses of force and confirmed cases of sexual assault and lying by officers.
In the letter obtained by The Times, Skinner said any relevant discipline records kept by a government agency should be disclosed under the new law, which was approved last year.
"Therefore, it is my understanding in enacting SB 1421 that the change in the law applies to all disclosable records whether or not they existed prior to the date the statute went into effect," Skinner wrote. "This is the standard practice for public records legislation in California."
The state Senate unanimously approved of submitting the letter to the rules committee.
Two weeks ago, a Los Angeles County judge granted a temporary restraining order to block some police use-of-force and misconduct records from being released by the county.
The decision came just days after The Times and Southern California Public Radio filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles County alleging the Sheriff's Department violated the state public records act in failing to timely disclose records about two sheriff's deputies.
The order issued Jan. 24 after a request from the Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs means the records sought by the media organizations are temporarily blocked from release.
Law enforcement unions in Ventura, San Bernardino and Riverside counties as well as the city of Los Angeles have also persuaded courts to temporarily restrict access to records predating the law.
"The police unions lost Round 1, so they are going to court. It's not unusual for us to have bills challenged in courts," Skinner said in an interview.
Jacob Kalinski, an attorney representing the Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs and other police unions seeking temporary restraining orders, said Skinner's letter doesn't change anything from his perspective.
"There isn't anything in the bill that passed that says it's intended to be applied retroactively," Kalinski said.
Before the law went into effect, California had the nation's strictest protections on internal police files, barring even prosecutors from directly accessing them.
Skinner said some local government officials have told her they feel overwhelmed by the volume of public records requests made under the new law, but she said it's not surprising given the state's long-standing police confidentiality laws.
"Of course we should expect a flood of requests when we've had 40 years of complete secrecy and inability for the public to have any access to these records," she said.
Several agencies — including the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office and the San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Burlingame, Cathedral City and Chula Vista police departments — have already disclosed records under the new transparency law.
"What we have already seen from those jurisdictions that have released records is that sunshine is a great disinfectant," Skinner said.
The separate lawsuit filed two weeks ago by The Times and SCPR, which operates KPCC 89.3 in Pasadena, says the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has violated the state public records act by not disclosing records about two deputies. The media organizations argue the documents are subject to release under the new transparency law.
Also two weeks ago, The Times and the Sacramento Bee sued the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department over the release of documents about misconduct or significant use of force by deputies.
Times staff writer Liam Dillon contributed to this report.
Ben Poston
Ben Poston is an investigative reporter specializing in data at the Los Angeles Times.
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Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 and Zenfone Max M2 smartphones are officially launched in India today. The ZenFone Max Pro M2 is the successor to the popular ZenFone Max Pro M1 and comes with several new features like the glass like back, notch display, and Snapdragon 660 chipset. It also sports dual rear camera and the similar size 5000mAh battery.
The Zenfone Max M2, on the other hand, is the successor to the Zenfone Max M1. The highlights of this budget phone are a metal back, notch display, a new Snapdragon 632 chipset, dual rear cameras, and a 4000mAh battery.
The Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 price in India starts at Rs. 12,999 for the 3GB/32GB model. The 4GB/64GB model is priced at Rs. 14,999. Lastly, the 6GB/64GB variant costs Rs. 16,999. The phone comes in Blue and Titanium colors and will go on sale via Flipkart from December 18.
The Zenfone Max M2 price starts at Rs. 9,999 for the 3GB/32GB model. The 4GB/64GB variant is priced at Rs. 11,999. It comes in Black, Blue and Gold colors and will go on sale starting from December 20 via Flipkart.
The Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes with a 6.3-inch FHD+ (2280×1080 pixels) notch display with Gorilla Glass 6 protection. Under the hood, it gets an octa-core Snapdragon 660 processor with up to 6GB RAM and up to 64GB storage. The storage is expandable up to 2TB via microSD.
In the camera department, it sports a dual rear camera set up with a 12MP primary camera with Sony IMX486 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, 1.25μm pixel size, and a 5MP secondary camera. The rear camera features PDAF and EIS as well. It sports a 13MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture and front LED flash.
In terms of connectivity, the phone has Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5, GPS and GLONASS features. It has dedicated SIM card and microSD slots. The handset has a massive 5000mAh battery. It runs stock Android 8.1 Oreo and will get Android Pie next month. It also has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, a 3.5mm audio jack, and NXP Smart Amp support.
The Zenfone Max M2 sports a 6.3-inch HD+ (1520×720 pixels) notch display with a 19:9 aspect ratio. It gets Snapdragon 632 octa-core processor under the hood with up to 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. The storage is expandable with microSD.
In terms of camera, it also sports dual rear camera set up. There is a 13MP primary camera with f/1.8 aperture and a 2MP secondary camera. It also supports EIS. There is an 8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture and LED flash.
It also sports dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots. In terms of connectivity, it supports dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, and GPS + GLONASS. It packs a 4000mAh battery and runs stock Android 8.1 Oreo. It sports a 3.5mm audio jack and a back-mounted fingerprint sensor. It also has support for NXP Smart Amp.


In Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X we used maximum in-game quality settings with 4xAA enabled. The Radeon HD 5970 was just 10% faster than the Radeon HD 4870 X2, while it was 46% faster than the single-GPU Radeon HD 5870.
Finishing up our gaming benchmarks we have Fallout 3, which was tested using maximum in-game quality settings with 8xAA/16xAF enabled. Despite the high quality visual settings, the Radeon HD 5970 averaged 81fps at 2560x1600, making it 11% faster than the Radeon HD 4870 X2 and 37% faster than the Radeon HD 5870.


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Q: 'To solve' versus 'To solving' Trying to understand what seems to be a very subtle difference in written and spoken English.  Recently, I've seen articles that use 'to + gerund' and 'to + infinitive' in the exact same situations, especially when preceded by an independent clause with a subjective complement:
Editor's Corner: There is no silver bullet to solve homelessness
'There is no silver bullet' to solving N.D.'s worker shortage, officials say
These exist in relatively equal distribution on google, (16k for 'no silver bullet to solve' and 13k for 'no silver bullet to solving), and I'm having a tough time understanding syntactically what might be going on here.
I thought a good analogy might be the "I look forward to hear/hearing from you" mistake than many English language learners make, but this doesn't seem to be that same situation, both in the sense that to my native ears one doesn't sound much better than the other, and I'm not sure they're the same syntactically.
In my (probably misguided) syntactic reading of the first sentence ('There is no silver bullet to solve homelessness'), I think that 'to solve homelessness' is an infinitive clause acting as a prepositional phrase:

And therefore is syntactically similar to something like, "There's no wrong way to eat a Reese's."  This, to me, seems correct.  Does this seem on base?  And if so, why do these two different approaches exist equally on the net?  Is there any potential syntactic reading for 'to solving' that makes sense here?

A: The infinitive (or perhaps it should be analyzed as the subjunctive?) gives a sense of completion, while the gerund gives more of a sense of process. So "There is a new approach to solving homelessness" indicates that the approach will help work on the problem of homelessness, while "There is a new approach to solve homelessness" implies that it will successfully deal with homelessness. A further complication is that "silver bullet" is a metaphor (or, at least, I hope people aren't discussing literally solving homelessness with silver bullets), and there can be differences as to what people consider it a metaphor for. It's often used as a metaphor for something that completely takes care of something, which suggests the infinitive. If, however, it's used as a metaphor for a tool used in the process of doing something, rather than something that automatically gets one to one's end goal, that suggests the gerund.

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So this is me..: Taylors Party!!
Taylor opening his AMAZING present that me and kendl got him.
Heather, Taylor, and Britney. They sang a FABULOUS song to him and we LOVED IT!
Heather, Kendl, Madison...DORKS OR WHAT??
Taylor and Chris So hilarious!
Kendl trying to eat her marshmallow off of her stick!! what a nerd!
Did you know they are coming out with A Twilight movie. you better start reading the vampire books, or did you already I can't remember. The movie doesn't come out until December 12th though. It will be here before you know it.
That's so cool! It looks like you guys had a lot of fun!


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Generally, electronics gadgets such as computers, mobile phones, televisions, etc., can become outdated very fast. So don't rush over once a new hi tech gadget hits the market. Wait for a couple of weeks. Before you know the price will drop or a new model will be released. Compare the features of the two versions and buy the one that is safe on your pocket and affordable. If the new version is inexpensive and more advanced you can always go for that. Besides, we should also consider the usefulness of the gadget's features. For instance, when we want to buy the latest mobile phone, we should ask ourselves whether all the new features of the phone are needed by us. If we are normal users, we should not go for a hi tech phone with sophisticated features we never use, just to stay ahead of fashion or to keep up with the Joneses.
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A Mississippi man who was facing up to 20 years behind bars for accidentally leaving his baby daughter to die in a hot car will not be serving any prison time at all — after copping a plea deal Friday, a report says.
Joshua Blunt, 26, pleaded guilty in Grenada Municipal Court to culpable negligence manslaughter and was given a five-year suspended sentence and five years' supervised probation, according to The Clarion-Ledger.
His attorney, Carlos Moore, told the newspaper that he agreed to the plea after the local prosecutor acknowledged that he did not "intentionally" kill the 8-month-old, identified as Shania Rihanna Caradine.
Blunt claimed he intended to take his daughter out of the backseat of his car that day last May, but instead suffered from "Forgotten Baby Syndrome," Moore said.
According to doctors contributing to the baby website Bundoo, FBS is the medical explanation for when a parent accidentally leaves a baby or young child in a locked car. Specifically, it's when a person's motor cortex is out-thinking the cognitive brain, and is often the result of a daily routine being adjusted or changed for some reason.
On the day his daughter died, Blunt took a break from his restaurant job and then decided to pick up her and her mother in his car, Moore said.
After dropping his girlfriend off at work, the young man was supposed to take little Shania to her grandmother's house — but he instead went back to his restaurant, leaving the baby alone in the backseat.
Shania reportedly spent about four hours strapped inside her car-seat before her father came outside with a colleague and discovered her unconscious.
The pair rushed the baby girl inside and tried to cool her down with wet towels as they waited on an ambulance to arrive. She was later transported to University of Mississippi Medical Center Grenada, where she was pronounced dead.
Grenada County Deputy Coroner Jo Morman told the Clarion-Ledger that physicians at the hospital tried reviving Shania for hours, but to no avail.
Blunt had been scheduled to go on trial Monday for manslaughter, but his lawyer said he didn't want to risk facing a possible 20-year prison sentence, so he agreed to the plea deal.
Blunt had been out on bond since the week after his daughter died, the AP reports.
His daughter's mother, Shanice Caradine, is currently pregnant with twins and had been pleading with the District Attorney's office to drop the charges against him.
"I really didn't want to take the plea, but it was best for me and my family because I have these two twins and I wanted to be there and I wanted to support my family like I always have," Blunt told the Clarion-Ledger. "I can't do nothing for them if I'm in prison. I'm just trying to be the loving father that I always have been.


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Q: Appcelerator Studio / Titanium: Error: Failed to start ADB (code 255): ADB server didn't ACK I get the following error when trying to run my app on a Genymotion Emulator. I've tried following the steps in their Genymotion setup guide; I changed the ADB location to a spot where I downloaded the Android SDK on my hard drive, however I still get the error.
Does Appcelerator Studio keep their own Android SDK somewhere, perhaps I should choose that?
[ERROR] :  Error: Failed to start ADB (code 255): ADB server didn't ACK
* failed to start daemon *
    at /Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/node_modules/titanium-sdk/lib/adb.js:460:30
    at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/node_modules/node-appc/lib/subprocess.js:60:3)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:110:17)
    at maybeClose (child_process.js:1015:16)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (child_process.js:1183:11)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:107:17)
    at Pipe.close (net.js:485:12)
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    at Object.run (/Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/node_modules/node-appc/lib/subprocess.js:59:8)
    at /Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/node_modules/titanium-sdk/lib/adb.js:459:19
    at /Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/node_modules/titanium-sdk/lib/adb.js:445:4
    at Object.detect (/Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/node_modules/titanium-sdk/lib/android.js:67:44)
    at androidDetect (/Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/node_modules/titanium-sdk/lib/adb.js:437:25)
    at ADB.startServer (/Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/node_modules/titanium-sdk/lib/adb.js:457:2)
    at /Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/android/cli/hooks/run.js:137:10
    at /Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:689:13
    at iterate (/Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:265:13)
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    at /Users/owen/.appcelerator/install/5.1.0/package/node_modules/appc-cli-titanium/node_modules/titanium/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:275:35
    at /Users/owen/.appcelerator/install/5.1.0/package/node_modules/appc-cli-titanium/node_modules/titanium/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:44:16
    at /Users/owen/.appcelerator/install/5.1.0/package/node_modules/appc-cli-titanium/node_modules/titanium/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:694:17
    at /Users/owen/.appcelerator/install/5.1.0/package/node_modules/appc-cli-titanium/node_modules/titanium/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:173:37
    at /Users/owen/.appcelerator/install/5.1.0/package/node_modules/appc-cli-titanium/node_modules/titanium/lib/hook.js:239:9
    at cli.on.post (/Users/owen/Library/Application Support/Titanium/mobilesdk/osx/5.1.2.GA/android/cli/hooks/package.js:21:51)
    at /Users/owen/.appcelerator/install/5.1.0/package/node_modules/appc-cli-titanium/node_modules/titanium/lib/hook.js:235:13
    at /Users/owen/.appcelerator/install/5.1.0/package/node_modules/appc-cli-titanium/node_modules/titanium/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:689:13
    at iterate (/Users/owen/.appcelerator/install/5.1.0/package/node_modules/appc-cli-titanium/node_modules/titanium/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:265:13)

A: I found out that I had set the Android SDK path in my Genymotion settings to a different one than Appcelerator Studio was using, as there was an Android SDK directory in my Documents that I had downloaded separately.
Here's how I found the location of Appcelerator Studio's version of Android SDK and solved the issue in Genymotion:

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*In Appcelerator Studio go to Preferences > Studio > Platforms > Android

*Copy the path of the Android SDK Home

*In Genymotion go to Settings > ADB > Use custom Android SDK tools

*Paste the path in the field below


Betting on sports is really a fun way to pass your time, enjoy watching each game with a lot more passion and also develop on the handicapping abilities at the same time. Of course, you should also make money on your bets if you wish to remain committed to betting in the long run. If you manage to hone your handicapping skills then you can certainly turn a lot of your wagers into winning bets. Follow this advice concerning how to be a sports handicapper and reap the financial and mental benefits as time passes.
Handicapping sports requires dissecting each and every minute aspect related to the sport and also the bet so as to put together predictions which may have a definite edge on a wager that is based only on luck or emotions. The sport could be football, college or nba basketball, baseball, horse racing, boxing, tennis, car racing, or in fact some other game, race or sport on which bets are placed. The first thing should be to ferret out each detail on the game, the teams, players, training techniques and even weather at the time of the proposed match.
Additionally, you will have to observe the nonverbal communication of each player while studying past and present injury levels since this factor could impact the performance of the player and definitely impact the outcome of the forthcoming game.
You will certainly need to process and interpret each betting line as well as study the chances available from each sports book in microscopic detail. You will have to analyze the issues as to why each sportsbook has offered different odds and then make use of them to generate your own predictions. You should also realize the difference in handicapping on different levels of the same sport, for instance while betting on college or nfl football, since one way of handicapping will not produce the required results on the other.
While college football involves younger, inexperienced and slightly distracted players that graduate and move on once they've mastered their skills, nfl football has committed and experienced players that remain a lot longer and take the sport much more seriously. Thus, your abilities ought to be flexible enough to take into account changes related to each individual facet of the game of your choosing.
You should track the percentage of wins before, during and after you have mastered the skill of handicapping to a fair degree. This will likely give an exact amount of increased successes as well as indicate if you are following a correct path on the way of turning into a pro handicapper. After you have attained success in betting on college games or even on the bowl you'll be able to offer free picks to friends and family before offering them to the public. You should then keep close track of the reviews your skills are obtaining by reading them on various forums and use those reviews to further improve your predictions.
A professional handicapper would need to invest lots of effort, collect enough detailed information online and process all data correctly if he or she would like to turn into a top handicapper. These tips regarding how to be a sports handicapper will certainly enable you to develop keen powers of observation, learn on how to interpret betting lines and in short observe each aspect of the sport minutely before coming up with killer picks.


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BattleTech Universe
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This article is about the BattleTech universe as such. For the booklet titled "(Classic) BattleTech Universe" or the entire series of booklets introducing the BattleTech universe, see Classic BattleTech Universe and Universe book.
See also: BattleTech board game
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BattleTech ("BT" for short) is a science fiction universe and media franchise. Originally conceived in 1984 as a fictional background setting for a futuristic wargame, it was since expanded into an intricate fictional universe by various authors through a multitude of media.
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1 The BattleTech universe
1.1 Inception and evolution
1.2 BattleTech aesthetics
1.4 Factions
2 The BattleTech franchise
3 BattleTech Media
3.1 Boardgames
3.1.1 BattleTech
3.1.2 BattleForce
3.1.3 BattleTroops
3.1.4 AeroTech/BattleSpace
3.1.5 Succession Wars
3.1.6 Role-Playing Game
3.2 Sourcebooks/Scenario Packs
3.3 Computer Games
3.3.1 BattleTech (Video Game)
3.4 Novels
3.5 Magazines and Comics
3.6 BattleCorps
3.7 TV Series
3.8 BattleTech Centers
3.9 MechForce
The BattleTech universe[edit]
(See also: History)
Inception and evolution[edit]
See also: BattleTech eras
In its earliest descriptions in the Battledroids rulebook the game was set around the year 3025 in the Succession Wars era, a dystopic future where centuries of warfare following the demise of the once mighty Star League had all but destroyed mankind's previous achievements. Advanced technology was not understood anymore. Vehicles and machinery could hardly be maintained, and ritualized wars were fought over ancient spare parts or even water.
This state of affairs obviously left little room for evolution. Add-on publications for the game soon downplayed the technological decline more and more. Functional factories were mentioned that could even produce new 'Mechs. An early novel, The Price of Glory, culminated in the recovery of an intact Star League era memory core to explain how lost technology was subsequently recovered. This and the Fourth Succession War concluded the earliest storylines.
The entire setting was then moved forward one generation, to the Clan Invasion era that began in 3050. The invasion by an unknown enemy from beyond known space started an all-new story arc with numerous new factions, and a technological renaissance allowed the game to be expanded with additional rules and units. Over the next decade the universe quickly achieved, even surpassed the Star League-era level of technology. Weapon systems of all forms and sizes, right up to WarShips, became available in increasing numbers. Similarly, the small-scale raids of the early setup gradually increased in size until multi-regiment battles became normal again.
This military buildup culminated in a Civil War era draining resources, and then the Jihad era engulfed the BattleTech universe in yet another highly destructive war that essentially reset the technological advances and led to a new Dark Age.
BattleTech aesthetics[edit]
The BattleTech universe in its early stages was heavily influenced by easily recognizable (and intimately familiar) staple concepts from the fantasy genre including
feudalism (the Successor States with their established hereditary nobility),
knights errant (MechWarriors) and mercenaries,
"magic" (LosTech gadgets that are not understood anymore) and
a mysterious and powerful church (the ComStar order).
As the setting evolved and the storyline progressed, these concepts were gradually diluted and played down, in part because of changing ownership and production and writing staff. By the time of the Jihad era, the overall style had changed to more of a typical hard and "gritty" science fiction setting with well-understood technology, shady megacorporations and large-scale warfare with all its technical and social implications instead of the previous ritualized warfare. The previous black-and-white setting gradually evolved into a 'shades of gray' setting where no single faction could be described as either good or bad.
While a plethora of alien flora and fauna are used to give an exotic feel, sentient Aliens are notably absent from the BattleTech universe (except for an isolated case) and play no significant role. The fiction works on the premise that man is his own worst enemy.
Although by nature a violent universe, graphic violence in BattleTech is largely restricted to objects and typically depicts war machines in combat, with ruins and wreckages in the background. Human suffering is rarely shown directly. However, recent stories from the Civil War era onwards tend to shift the focus on the price of perpetual battle to some degree.
BattleTech has been described as "the future of the 80s" for its aesthetics and technological fiction. Real-world technology developed quite differently from what the authors believed at the time of the inception of the game, leading to occasionally odd concepts of what is supposedly possible and what is not. The most glaring mismatches are weapon ranges in BattleTech, which are mere fractions of the ranges easily achieved with similar weapons in the real world, and the perceived size and performance of computers. The internet was not part of the early fiction either, but comparable communication networks were later written in.
The BattleTech universe is largely rooted in real-world physics, but some key premises of the universe are science fiction in that they seem to defy the laws of physics as they are currently known. These include superefficient fusion engines that supply vast amounts of power from relatively small and compact devices, starship thrust drives that outperform any currently known thrusters technology, and Kearny-Fuchida Drive technology that allows for faster-than-light travel and communication.
Iconic fictional technologies from the BattleTech universe include:
BattleMechs: A basic premise of BattleTech is the evolution of the BattleMech as a superior war machine. Driven by human pilots with the help of neurohelmets, 'Mechs are gigantic humanoid walking tanks that imitate human movement patterns which makes them easier to control (as they can be used like superlarge battlesuits) and supposedly gives them a significant advantage in mobility and versatility over other vehicles.
DropShips: Most space traffic is handled with DropShips. Powered by fusion engines and highly efficient thrust drives, these are extremely rugged and versatile shuttlecraft ranging from anywhere between 200 to 100,000 tons in mass. They are generally easily capable of landing on planets and taking off into space again under their own power. In space, they can maintain acceleration of 1g or more for several days or weeks.
JumpShips: JumpShips can perform jumps of up to 30 lightyears between Jump Points within mere seconds (typically from one star system to another). They are essentially Kearny-Fuchida Drive cores to which DropShips can attach themselves for faster-than-light transportation.
Hyperpulse Generators: Known as HPGs for short, these employ the same fictional Kearny-Fuchida principles as jump drives, but instead of moving starships they transmit data at faster-than-light speed. Their range is up to around 50 lightyears, and messages are usually bundled and sent out in certain intervals (as opposed to continual transmission, which is also possible but rarely used). A communications network of HPGs was established that survived the downfall of the Star League and now marks the boundary of the Inner Sphere. The HPG network is generally associated with ComStar who exclusively operated it and evolved into a religious body over this.
Factions[edit]
The sundering of the Star League, followed by centuries of Succession Wars, brought about five large nations known as the Successor States. These are feudal realms, modeled after stereotypical cultural templates. They collectively comprise the Inner Sphere. Numerous other factions came and went over the course of the perpetual conflicts. The most notable and longstanding BT factions are:
The Federated Suns — House Davion
North American/West European cultural template. Though outwardly espousing the virtues of freedom and democracy, the Federated Suns is often shown to possess a strongly militaristic bent. They are frequently the protagonists in BT fiction.
The Draconis Combine — House Kurita
Feudal/medieval Japanese cultural template. Earlier sources typically depicted the Combine's honor-based samurai culture as single-minded, cruel, merciless and often irrational; the realm remains somewhat xenophobic and aggressive.
The Lyran Commonwealth — House Steiner
German/West European cultural template. Economic powerhouse with a strong but sluggish military. Bureaucracy, inflexibility and a lack of military skill prevents them from successfully campaigning abroad, but their defenses are strong and their traders are active everywhere.
The Free Worlds League — House Marik
East European cultural template. More a loose coalition of highly distinct minor states than a unified realm. The limited powers of the state leader versus the parliament render the League largely incapacitated and suffering from frequent infighting. A political minefield of treachery, deceit, violent uprisings, and outright revolt.
The Capellan Confederation — House Liao
Communist Chinese/Soviet Union cultural template. A vain state of relatively few worlds but with a large population, weakened from a long string of military defeats and territory losses. Relies on nefarious scheming and notoriously ineffective secret operations. Hamstrung by communism and rampant paranoia. Described as cunning and dangerous in the initial setup, but depicted as irrational villains in subsequent publications. Almost destroyed in the Fourth Succession War, the Confederation saw a fantastic rebirth and went on to become one of the most powerful factions in the Dark Age era.
This quasi-religious sect evolved out of the Star League's Communications Ministry under Jerome Blake. Controlling all interstellar communication and acting as a supranational arbitrator, mediator and banking house, they regard themselves as the saviors of humanity and keepers of lost technology. Later revealed as devious schemers who ruthlessly misused their trusted position to manipulate others, they have secretly maintained a strong army with cutting edge technology.
The radical splinter group Word of Blake eventually separates from the order to form an independent sect. Word of Blake later instigates the Jihad, a cataclysmic total war against all of humanity and secular ComStar.
Federated Commonwealth
The Federated Commonwealth — House Steiner-Davion
A short-lived unified realm of Houses Davion and Steiner. Conceived through the marriage of Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner, the Federated Commonwealth technically came into being only when Victor Steiner-Davion inherited both realms from his parents. It collapsed in a highly destructive civil war when Katherine Steiner-Davion attempted to usurp power from her brother Victor, and reverted back into its two separate founding nations.
Free Rasalhague Republic
The Free Rasalhague Republic — House Magnusson
Scandinavian cultural template. Created from wayward provinces on both sides of the Kurita/Steiner border after the Fourth Succession War. At the time of its inception it was the sixth major Inner Sphere power, just after the five Successor States, but it was overrun by the Clans save for six worlds shortly after its creation. Eventually rejoined with its occupied territories in the formation of the Rasalhague Dominion.
Lyran Alliance
The Lyran Alliance — House Steiner
Created when the former Lyran Commonwealth part broke away from the Federated Commonwealth. Eventually renamed back to the Lyran Commonwealth.
Successors of the self-exiled Star League army, the Clans developed into a culture of genetically engineered superwarriors in deep space and eventually returned to invade the Inner Sphere in 3049. Although they share the same culture, they are heavily factionalized and essentially independent from each other. From the original 20 Clans, only 7 are known to still exist by the Dark Age.
The Republic of the Sphere
Formed around Terra in 3081 by Devlin Stone following the devastating Word of Blake Jihad.
Beyond the Inner Sphere, on the fringes of the HPG network, lies the Periphery, a lawless region that has descended into barbarism. Numerous minor realms and pirate bands exist here.
In addition to the aforementioned factions, mercenary units play an important role. Some prominent units have achieved considerable fame and power, to the point of ruling entire planets. They are effectively autonomous political entities.
The BattleTech franchise[edit]
BattleTech was created by FASA, who held the IP rights to the universe up until they withdrew from the market in 2001. They licensed limited rights to a number of third parties (such as Ral Partha to produce miniatures, publishing houses for comics, and later Roc Books for the novels, among others). The rights to produce computer games were with FASA Interactive, which was eventually sold - including the IP rights to computer games - to Microsoft.
In 2001, FASA ceased its active operations and the BattleTech IP (minus the computer games license now held by Microsoft) was transferred to WizKids, a new firm owned by FASA co-founder Jordan Weisman. WizKids split the IP, creating Classic BattleTech and MechWarrior: Dark Age as separate brands.
The Classic BattleTech IP was licensed to FanPro, a German games publisher who had previously produced the German edition of BattleTech, in the summer of 2001. FanPro had created FanPro LLC, a US-based sister company, to continue the original, English-language BattleTech line.
Meanwhile, WizKids produced a new Clix-based game in the MechWarrior: Dark Age setting, set almost a century after the current BattleTech timeline.
In 2003, WizKids was bought by the Topps company. In the same year, they granted a license to InMediaRes to publish new, canon BattleTech material on the internet, which led to the creation of the BattleCorps site.
In 2007, FanPro's BattleTech license ran out and was not renewed. In their stead, InMediaRes acquired the full license from Topps/WizKids, and created their Catalyst Game Labs subsidiary to continue the classic game line.
Topps terminated WizKids as a brand in 2008 and discontinued the Clix game lines, including MechWarrior: Dark Age. Ever since, Classic BattleTech is marketed simply as BattleTech again. The license remained with InMediaRes.
BattleTech Media[edit]
(see also: List of BattleTech products)
The enormous instant success of the boardgame gave rise to a plethora of products that shaped, and still shape, the BattleTech universe. However, like with most fictional settings, not all products pertaining to the franchise are actually considered to contribute Canon for the BattleTech universe.
Boardgames[edit]
BattleTech[edit]
First published as BattleDroids in 1985 and changed to BattleTech in the second edition a year later, this game provided the original scale and setting for the BattleTech universe. Featuring combat between individual 'Mechs, it was soon supplemented by CityTech to include infantry, vehicles and VTOLs. The BattleTech game board (or mapsheet) is based on a hexagonal grid with each hex representing 30m of ground space. Each turn represents 10 seconds of time. This scale of play still forms the core BattleTech setting, being the primary focus of the Total Warfare, TechManual and Tactical Operations rulebooks.
BattleForce[edit]
Published in 1989, BattleForce is the game of Small Unit Actions in the 31st Century, featuring mapsheets that, while printed to the same physical size as BattleTech hexes, represented 180 m of ground space (later changed to 90 m). Turns are similarly scaled up, representing 60 seconds of time. BattleForce was the first BattleTech game to introduce a game wide level of abstraction, grouping 'Mechs, vehicles and air support into single units at the Lance level. Doing away with record sheets and instead aggregating unit damage to a simple set of steps recorded on the counter itself, BattleForce is intended for the convenient staging of battles between regiment sized forces. The BattleForce scale of play has carried through into the current Strategic Operations rulebook.
BattleTroops[edit]
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AeroTech/BattleSpace[edit]
Succession Wars[edit]
Role-Playing Game[edit]
MechWarrior was the RPG version of Battletech. Published by FASA, this was a continuation of the Battletech franchise.
Sourcebooks/Scenario Packs[edit]
Computer Games[edit]
BattleTech (Video Game)[edit]
Developed by Harebrained Schemes and published by Paradox Interactive, this 2018 take of the BattleTech universe puts the player in the shoes of a commander of their own 'Mech lance, via turn-based actions and with the power and responsibility of having a mercenary company under direct control. The player's character takes care of the crew, chooses the missions, handles the finances, and oversees the 'Mechs' loadouts and armor.
Novels[edit]
(See also: List of BattleTech Print Novels and Anthologies and Category:Novels)
Set in various eras of BattleTech, more than a hundred BattleTech and MechWarrrior novels have been written, advancing the storyline and fictional history of the universe.
Magazines and Comics[edit]
(See also: Category:Comics)
Several publishers obtained the rights to publish comics set in the BattleTech universe. These, and at least two magazines (BattleTechnology and StarDate/StarDrive) were considered official products in their time just like the novels.
BattleCorps[edit]
In addition to the multitude of print media, BattleCorps was launched in 2004 as a subscription-based online source of original BattleTech fiction. Besides short stories and game scenarios, BattleCorps has also released novels in electronic format, sometimes before they were available in printed form and including novels that had previously only been published in another language.
TV Series[edit]
The Battletech Cartoon, a syndicated television series made and first aired in 1994-1995, follows the exploits of Adam Steiner, a cousin to Melissa Steiner, as he attempts to free his home planet Somerset from the Jade Falcon Clan occupation. His Jade Falcon root nemesis is Nikolai Malthus, who was the leading officer during the Somerset offensive.
BattleTech Centers[edit]
MechForce[edit]
Dedicated Fan organizations were established under the MechForce moniker. Of these, only the MechForce Germany exists to this day.
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Inuit lives must be protected over polar bears, Nunavut community says
Government officials must do a better job of controlling the polar bear population along the west coast of Hudson Bay, according to residents left scared and angered by a pair of recent and deadly attacks.
Residents rattled by deadly attacks as territory works toward new bear management plan
Sara Frizzell · CBC News · Posted: Nov 14, 2018 3:00 AM CT | Last Updated: November 14, 2018
Polar bear monitors have patrolled the northern community of Arivat since 2010. They use live trapping, bear bangers, rubber bullets and ATVs to deter bears from entering the town of 2,500 on the western shore of Hudson Bay. (Jordan Konek/CBC)
Two Nunavut men were killed by polar bears this summer — in the communities of Arviat and Naujaat. They were the first such deaths in the territory in 18 years, and many say they could have been prevented if the communities were allowed to kill the bears like they were 10 years ago, before protections were put in place.
"Like any other protected animals, they grow in numbers fast," says Alex Ishalook, deputy mayor of Arviat, the southernmost Nunavut community on the coast.
Nunavut hunter calls for changes to polar bear rules after fatal summer attacks
Nunavut hunter killed by polar bear and cub
Man killed by polar bear 'died a hero,' cousin says
The community was once allowed to kill 20 polar bears each year. That dropped to zero about 10 years ago when the territorial government changed the hunting regulations. The restrictions soon became a problem, Ishalook says.
The hamlet hired polar bear monitors in 2010 to patrol the area and fend off bears, and it set up a hotline for residents to report bear activity.
'So many bears': Draft plan says Nunavut polar bear numbers unsafe
If a bear comes into town, people in all corners of the community of 2,500 pick up the phone, he said.
These days, Arviat hunters receive a handful of hunting tags each year; at least 12 for the 2018-19 season.
Researchers and Inuit have been at odds over polar bear populations in the territory, with Inuit insisting that they are growing, and posing a threat to residents. (AFP/Getty Images)
But fall is the season with the most human-bear interactions, and the bear monitors patrol until late November when the sea ice freezes and the bears move out to hunt.
Trick-or-treating on Halloween was moved inside the community hall about five years ago to keep kids safe.
"We always tell our children to look outside closely before walking out and listen for any dogs that are barking differently," Ishalook says.
Everyone, he says, needs to always check for bears coming into town and to bring dogs with them to the playground to keep them safe.
'It angers us a lot'
The hunting limits have taught bears they're not going to be killed, which makes even experienced hunters afraid, says hunter Brian Aglukark, who watched a bear kill local man Aaron Gibbons while hunting in July.
Aglukark said he wanted to save him, but the bear was too close. Gibbons, 31, put himself between the bear and his three young children.
"It was like he was a rag doll. The bear had him by the neck, throwing him around like a toy, his whole body going up and down," Aglukark told CBC News, in Inuktitut, during a visit to the community this fall.
Arviat hunter Brian Aglukark says the hunting limits have taught bears they're not going to be killed, which has caused even experienced hunters to be afraid. (Jordan Konek/CBC)
Gibbons's sister Darlene Gibbons says the government needs to prioritize Inuit lives over the polar bears.
The government of Nunavut is responsible for polar bear management. It conducts research, which informs quota numbers. Consultations on a new polar bear management plan began this week in Iqaluit, which is expected to incorporate more traditional Inuit knowledge than previous guides.
Aglukark agrees that Inuit concerns have not been adequately addressed.
Leaders "need to understand that we are human. We are alive, we have a tradition and it feels like nobody is thinking about that now. It's very heartbreaking that way. It angers us a lot," he said.
Darlene Gibbons's brother died in a polar bear attack this summer. She says the government needs to prioritize Inuit lives over the polar bears. (Jordan Konek/CBC)
'Pressure to conserve'
Bear monitors can kill a bear coming into town, but it comes out of the community's quota for the year — or, if the quota's been met, out of the following year's.
For the 2018-19 harvest season, western Hudson Bay communities are allowed to kill a total of 38 bears, including self-defence kills. The region's wildlife board allocates a specific number for each community, but the territory says Arviat shouldn't get less than 12 hunting tags.
In total, Nunavut hunters will be allowed to kill 489 bears this season. The government estimates there are around 14,000 bears in the territory. Those who kill bears without hunting tags are considered poachers and can face fines or even jail time.
Several polar bears shot without tags near Arviat; bears not harvested
National Geographic says it 'went too far' with emaciated polar bear video
The territory's draft plan acknowledges that outside pressures have affected how polar bears are viewed.
"Pressure to conserve and protect polar bears from national and international environmental and non-governmental organizations, climate change advocates, and the general public at large has created contention about the status of polar bear populations," it reads.
In 2011, the bears were listed under the federal Species at Risk Act as being of "special concern," necessitating a national plan to keep them from becoming threatened or endangered.
Polar bears are attracted to communities by the many smells and opportunities for food. This polar bear is scavenging at Arviat's dump. (Jordan Konek/CBC)
Polar bear numbers have increased since the 1950s, but the sticking points are their general health, and which subpopulations are growing. The territory's 12 subpopulations were previously governed by memorandums of understanding that will be replaced by the new plan, which will be valid until 2026.
"In my lifetime we have seen opposite ends of the spectrum, where when I was a child we saw no bears and now we can see 40 bears a year near town," Sandy Akavak, an elder from Kimmirut, on Baffin Island, is quoted as saying in the draft plan.
Nunavut's Wildlife Management Board is running the consultations and will finalize the plan, though it's not clear when it will be ready for approval by Nunavut's cabinet.
Bear monitors use live traps, like this one, to relocate polar bears that come into town. (Jordan Konek/CBC)
With files from Jordan Konek
Arctic cruise ship guard kills polar bear 'in an act of self-defence'
How to deal with a problem polar bear
Mercury, PCBs still threaten Arctic and its wildlife, study shows


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Ooh so pretty, Deborah! Enjoy your time away and the beauty of the outdoors.
What a special view out on lake Michigan, I have not been on the east coast but I have been on the west side. Lake Michigan is really special when you see from a rural point. Have a great summer.
You have a beautiful view, Deborah! Thank you for sharing it and coming to tea. Enjoy your coffee! I like mine in the morning too.
Just beautiful! I would enjoy sitting with my coffee looking out on that view and reading my Bible in the mornings....Enjoy! Blessings!
A condo, coffee and a beautiful view to wake up to; lucky you! Enjoy and thanks for sharing!
Lucky you! How wonderful! Happy Tea Day.
Hi Deborah, I hope you enjoy your time away!
Doesn't that water view make you instantly relaxed? Ahhhhhh. Enjoy!
Beautiful views to enjoy during your tea time.
You cannot complain with such a view!
Hi Deborah, Love the view. All around Lake Michigan is beautiful. Enjoy your time there.
Oh what a lovely view! Enjoy your time, sweet lady :) Hugs and blessings to you!
Hey There, by the time you get back we will just be getting there!! So glad I have a vacation coming I so need one!
The perfect view dear Deborah. Enjoy your stay. I need a little vacation too. Hopefully soon.
Deborah, Thanks for the information! I looked at their website, and for the time we want, it would be $300-$500 a night, which is too much for just 2 of us.
I do appreciate your answer though, maybe someday...! It really looks like a great place to stay.
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Connecticut Senate Republicans release 'no toll' transportation savings plan
Thursday, November 14, 2019 12:05 PM EST
Thursday, November 14, 2019 7:15 PM EST
Connecticut Senate Republicans Thursday unveiled their plan for transportation reform in the state, which excludes the use of tolls.
The plan is being called FASTR CT, Fiscal Accountability & Sustainable Transportation Reform CT.
Republican state Sen. Len Fasano, of North Haven, made the announcement in Hartford.
It includes most of the road projects Gov. Ned Lamont wants, including widening or re-aligning bottlenecks along I-95. It also promises to shave 20 minutes off the I-95 commute.
"We simply cannot support tolls," Fasano says. "We can't do it."
Fasano says the plan involves using two-thirds of Connecticut's "Rainy Day" fund in order to pay off pensions and produce an annual savings for transportation.
"Whether it was 82 gantries, 53 gantries, or currently the 14 gantries that are being proposed, it was very clear -- the people do not want tolls because they are taxed enough," said Sen. Henri Martin, of Bristol.
The Republicans' plan seeks to use the state's budget reserves to pay down pension liabilities, which would produce an annual savings of $130 million that could be spent on transportation.
"This is not a raid on the emergency fund," Fasano says. "This is a great investment in ourselves. We've taxed people to the point where we have extra money."
Gov. Lamont's office has not responded to the plan, but he may have to compromise as his own party told him Wednesday that tolls are dead on arrival.
MORE: Lamont gets pushback on tolls from Senate Democrats
Sen. Will Haskell, of Westport, who supports tolls, is entertaining the latest plan.
"My first choice for funding would be tolls," he said, "but if we have to fund it another way, let's get creative."