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Open World Multiplayer Tactics Game DREADLANDS Launches Into Open Beta
Am I covering Dreadlands just because it has Dread in the title? Or am I covering it because I'm a sucker for post-apocalypse games? WRONG! It's because I'm a sucker for tactics games. X-COM, Fire Emblem, anything with a grid and infuriating percentages. Even my favorite strategy games are the more tactical ones (JUST FUCKING MAKE DAWN OF WAR II AGAIN FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST). However, it is very difficult to make multiplayer tactics games. A lot of tactics games is learning the AI's behavior and maximizing your play against it. When you throw other players into the mix, it generally devolves into figuring out the cheesiest way abuse whatever mechanic is most broken. Still, the appeal of customizing your ideal gang of badasses and squaring off against other gangs to find out who's top dog has obvious appeal. Especially when your gang is a bunch of post-apocalyptic raiders.
Well, Dreadlands' developers Blackfox Studio's is looking to mix tactics with multiplayer, but also make it kind of an MMO. Taking place in a large open world, players will frequently run into each other. It's up to them to decide whether to duke it out or be on their merry way. If I know anything about multiplayer games, that will 99% of the time mean someone gets ganked. Here's more info on the game from the Official Press Release:
Independent developer Fatshark today announced that the Beta of Blackfox Studios' Dreadlands is available for everybody that signed up to participate.
Dreadlands is a turn-based skirmish game set in a living post-apocalyptic shared world. Explore Dreadlands by travelling across its many regions with your misfit gang of miscreants and mercenaries. The game is set in a Shared World where players frequently encounter and interact with each other. Sometimes they cooperate, other times they pick fights in bloody PvP battles.
"We are extremely excited to roll out the Beta and we can't wait to see people take their first fledgling steps in the weird and wondrous world of Dreadlands." says Peter Nilsson, Founder, and Creative Director Blackfox Studios.
It makes sense they are taking the open-beta approach with Dreadlands. As I said before, making one of these games requires an absurd amount of balance testing. It's the kind of thing you can't reasonably do with a small QA team. That being said, this beta isn't just a glorified playtest. This also marks the kickoff of their first PvP Season. Squaring off against all the other players, the winner's team will become characters in the main game. Imagine if every beta gave you the shot at becoming a raid boss! More information on the beta from the Press Release:
The beta will give the players a chance to choose between two gang factions in the Dreadlands, and explore 15 different chapters. It will also give the player the chance to participate in the first-ever PvP Season of Dreadlands, where the winner will get immortalized in the Dreadlands as their Gang will be featured as NPC's in the Main Campaign.
You can participate for free right now by heading to the Dreadlands site and subscribing to their newsletter. After you subscribe, a Steam code will be sent to you. So for the price of free and the chance to be part of the game, why not give it a shot?


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Marc Eliot est une série télévisée française en 20 épisodes de 52 minutes, créée par Tito Topin et diffusée entre le  et le  sur TF1 et rediffusée sur 13ème rue, TV Breizh et Direct 8.

Synopsis
Cette série met en scène les enquêtes du capitaine Eliot qui travaille à la brigade anti-délinquance.

Distribution
Xavier Deluc : Marc Eliot
Catherine Wilkening : Tina Paccard
Kader Boukhanef : Sam Berkani
Jean-Michel Tinivelli : Jacques Saddoul
Julie Dumas : Violette Mousson
Stéphane Boucher : Claude Saragosse
Jeanne Marine : Charlotte Miquel
Thérèse Liotard : Caroline Deutsch
Catherine Jacob : La directrice (1 épisode)

Épisodes

Première saison (1998-1999)
 Les Deux Flics
 Le Passé d'une femme
 C'est pas une façon d'aimer
 Les Deux Frères
 Bande de filles
 La Traque

Deuxième saison (2000)
 Gâche pas ta vie
 Ces flics qu'on dit sauvages

Troisième saison (2002)
 Un beau salaud
 L'Enlèvement de Carmen
 La Rançon de l'amour
 Mexico, terminus
 Le Soldat perdu
 Trois femmes

Quatrième saison (2005)
 Tant qu'il y aura des flics
 C'est votre enfant
 Tes père et mère tu honoreras
 L'Amour en cavale
 Une jeune femme pauvre
 Quatre cent suspects

Voir aussi
 Liste des séries policières françaises

Liens externes

  Guide des épisodes

Série télévisée créée en 1998
Série télévisée française des années 1990
Série télévisée française des années 2000
Série télévisée de TF1
Série télévisée policière française

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In the late 1990s, I was asked to write on preservation in Cuba for Preservation, the magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. When the article came out, the Trust asked me to prepare a ten-day trip to Cuba focusing on historic buildings. Since then, I have designed and led many trips to Cuba for museums, synagogues, cultural institutions, and small groups of friends +families. I focus on music, visual arts, architecture, and preservation, spending lots of time with interesting Cubans from all walks of life. I strongly believe that the best Cuba travel is provided by Cubans, because our culture is grounded in our blend of history and humor. For more information, contact me through this website. I'd be happy to work with you.
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"I have traveled all over the world and Rosa is, with no exaggeration, the best tour guide I've ever had. Warm, funny, and incredibly well-informed, she made our trip to Cuba one of the best experiences we've ever had."
—	Barry Michels, bestselling author of "The Tools" and "Coming Alive"
"We took two memorable trips to Cuba with Rosa and her intimate knowledge of Havana from her family's own history there proved truly invaluable. We especially enjoyed her interest in exploring the company town of Hershey and its famous electric railway."
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Meet Jessica van Thiel, co-founder with Shivani Singh of PATHFINDER, a social enterprise support agency that creates management solutions to protect and enable the world's most vulnerable.
Jessica is a human rights advocate, PhD student, mother, and Canadian/French citizen of the world.
Ogunte: What are you doing differently?
Jessica van Thiel: Shivani and I created PATHFINDER two years ago. Shivani left her job on Wall Street and I left a consulting job in Brussels (at 8 months pregnant!). We combined forces to start our own company with the overarching agenda of achieving gender equality, global human rights, and peace and security for all.
Our model provides creative solutions to enable the world's most vulnerable through an innovative three-pronged approach: by simultaneously influencing academics, policy, and social entrepreneurship. Our vision is to enable local social entrepreneurs so that they may provide for themselves, their families and their communities.
Pathfinder's trilateral model has been designed with sustainability, scalability and a global mindset to ensure as wide a reach as possible. I am based in France and Shivani is in Canada, while our four partner projects are in Namibia, Nepal, India and Ghana, each covering various social causes and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ogunte: What is your theory of change?
Jessica van Thiel: Shivani and I share a passion to help the less-fortunate. We develop sustainable strategies that directly benefit minority groups and the impoverished. We have crafted our business model to have the greatest impact possible and improve the lives of those we set out to help.
Tackle known industry issues (instead of working with or around them) to facilitate change. From my experience working with the United Nations and European Union institutions, I have seen first-hand how the lack of transparency, bureaucratic processes, and mismanaged funds have hindered progress in international development.
Create talented and diverse teams that see projects through (over 1-3 years), ensuring that all players are invested in successful outcomes. Too many respectable efforts die out due to their unsustainable nature. We only deploy viable and scalable projects.
Influence policy so that we maximize impact. We see policy as the most influential part of our business model and, in order to ensure maximum impact, we commit ourselves to transparency in order to provide research and results to our peers and other stakeholders in the field.
Ogunte: What do you know now that you wished you had known from the beginning?
Collaboration is key for Social Enterprises: stay open-minded and honest from the beginning and when approaching someone, offer something in return, don't just take. Partner with them and become strong, unstoppable teams. We can never have enough of those.
Stay adaptable but never compromise your integrity: commit yourself to learning, understanding, reviewing and adapting for each outcome. Evolve but stay strong. Do not be deterred by the lack of resources and funding out there for social entrepreneurs.
Surround yourself with positive people: I am lucky enough to have an invaluable partner in Shivani, and along the way we have collaborated with other inspiring glass-half-full people. Learn to listen to constructive criticism but ignore the nay-sayers. Remember why you started and keep positive!
Ogunte: How does your world look like in 2030?
Jessica van Thiel: A few years or even months ago I might have answered this question very differently. It's hard to stay optimistic about our future given the current political climate. Global priorities and concerns such as gender in-equality, climate change, poverty and hunger seem to have no immediate solutions in sight. In fact, while a few years back we were making great strides for these and other global challenges, we seem to now be regressing at an alarmingly quick pace. I worry, as many others do, that we are headed towards a complicated and uncertain time.
That said, I recognize the incredible influence and ability to affect change that people have. I have the confidence in small groups of people, local social entrepreneurs for example, to mobilize communities and bring about impactful change.
I'm also a big advocate of the SDGs, and would love to see them realized by 2030 (their target deadline). In particular, if SDG#5 (achieving gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls) could be realized, I think the world would be a much better place. It sounds cliché, but I believe closing the gender gap would answer many of the world's greatest challenges. Although we have a long way to go, especially given the current political and global landscape, I believe women and men have made significant, invaluable strides in bridging the gender divide.
My world in 2030 would be one of equality for all, more opportunities for women in positions of power, and access to education for all girls, resulting in a brighter future for women and girls everywhere.
Ogunte: Can you suggest 3 women social entrepreneurs in your network, the world should know about?
Jessica van Thiel: We have collaborated many times with Danielle Carruthers, The Sedge and Solène Pignet, Creators for Good who in a normal market could be competitors but as Social Enterprises have become invaluable collaborators.
We've also collaborated with Kari Enge, and love the work she does with her social enterprise focused magazine Rank & File.
Visit PATHFINDER online and on Twitter.


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Q: How to create a ListView with multiple text Hey, I want to know how do I do to create a ListView in Android like this, not exactly, but with multiple text, and the text with different font size? Because the one I've created just worked for one text line for each line. Thanks.

A: Your listview contains items, and the items are views. You can make that view e.g. a linearlayout with two textviews, one bigger then the other!
By the way, the example you've got there is a PreferenceScreen, a special case. You probably don't need that info, but still, might be nice to know ;)

A: You need to create the view you want to use in XML and then inflate it in your list adapter. There's a brief but useful example here. Alternatively, check the API tutorial that came with the SDK. There should be several examples there that are easy to cut-and-paste into your project.

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BCTTT Forum • View topic - Alé PRR Bib shorts - aka the most comfortable shorts ever!
Alé PRR Bib shorts - aka the most comfortable shorts ever!
Sizing comes up fairly snug - but perhaps that's why they are very comfortable?
Looking at the photo and the lime green... This one's only really directed at Bendy Ben, isn't it?
Ris at a stretch, I guess.
not garish enough for me.
very nice though, ccs, where did you get them?
ris wrote: not garish enough for me.
all4cycling.com.... loads of garish kit there.
I am fully embracing a high viz look these days!
kfjatek wrote: This one's only really directed at Bendy Ben, isn't it?
I think that is what bro-in-law is also saying.


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by Mark Rogers
Jul 7, 2008 1:00am
While Malaysia is intent on promoting its ecotourism, beach resorts, vibrant culture and world-class golf courses, one thing is also clear: Most visitors, especially business travelers, are going to spend at least a couple of nights in the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur.
An aerial nighttime view of Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is a city of close to 7 million people that continues to grow at a rapid clip. Most visitors will gravitate toward either the City Centre neighborhood or the Golden Triangle area, which is northeast of the center of the city. Here they'll find most of the five-star hotels, great restaurants and nightlife—and the city's iconic 88-story Petronas Twin Towers. First-time visitors should definitely pencil in time to take in the view from the observation deck.
Kuala Lumpur is quickly growing into a cosmopolitan city
Shopping is one of the city's main draws, and dedicated shoppers can head for the Bukit Bintang area in the Golden Triangle. This past year saw the opening of the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, which is often referred to as Malaysia's version of New York's Fifth Avenue. The Pavilion is a seven-story shopping center featuring some of the world's most famous high-end brands, including Hermès, Montblanc, Coach, Omega and Versace.
The Hilton Kuala Lumpur has announced Level Seven, offering new possibilities for meetings and convention space, set to debut in September. Level Seven will offer meeting attendees some of the comforts of home, including a living room and kitchen concept that allows guests to kick back during meeting breaks. The space is being described as open and chic, with Malay elements such as the wayang kulit (shadow puppets) incorporated into the design to celebrate Malaysia's artistic heritage.
Also on the horizon is The Regent Kuala Lumpur, a 250-room hotel with 102 luxury apartments in Kuala Lumpur's City Centre. This new hotel from Regent Hotels & Resorts is scheduled for a fall 2011 opening, and will offer city views and easy access to cultural sites and the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
The Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur is set in the City Centre. The hotel reflects a European design with Malaysian influence. The hotel's Premier Rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows that look out over the city. Room 2971 is the only room in the Premier Room category with a small balcony overlooking Lake Gardens. The hotel's two Terrace Suites have balconies that overlook either the Lake Gardens or Kuala Lumpur's skyline.
A view from a room at the Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur
At $1,850 per night, the Penthouse Suite is the most expensive accommodation in the hotel. In addition to a spacious master bedroom, the Penthouse Suite has a dining table that seats 10, a kitchenette, complimentary breakfast, butler service, evening cocktails and free Internet access
The Le Royal Club Suites can connect with a Deluxe Room to provide even more space if necessary. The hotel has 40 connecting rooms. The Le Royal Club Lounge on the 33rd floor provides all-day coffee and tea service, free broadband Internet and evening cocktails.
The hotel's spa has six treatment rooms; two of these are for couples. We hear that the aromatherapy massage gets high marks from guests. Agents can book treatments for clients ahead of time by contacting the spa manager, Roberta Koh (011-603-2260-1688, [email protected]).
Al Nafourah is the hotel's specialty restaurant. It's something of a destination within a destination, emulating a Middle Eastern oasis with Moorish arches, plush decor and belly dancers. Opulent silk dinner tents offer privacy. A nice touch is the terrace overlooking the Lake Gardens. Agents can make advance reservations for their clients at www.lemeridien.com/kualalumpurdining.
Because Kuala Lumpur can get steamy, guests will enjoy cooling off in the hotel's free-form swimming pool. At 394 feet, it's billed as the longest pool in Kuala Lumpur. The lagoon-inspired design features palm trees, rock formations and a water slide.
The general manager is Martyn Standen (011-603-2263-7280, [email protected]). Agents should direct their questions to the hotel's director of sales, Mondi Mecja ([email protected]).
The Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur is the closest hotel to the Petronas Twin Towers. The hotel has 643 guest rooms, including 41 suites and 51 serviced apartments. The exclusive Mandarin Oriental Club has seven private floors, comprising 148 guest rooms, 10 Club Park Suites and one Presidential Suite. Each of these rooms looks out on either the Kuala Lumpur City Centre Park, or the capital's stirring skyline.
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur opened this past summer. The spa has four treatment rooms, a dedicated manicure and pedicure room, heat and aqua facilities and a consultation room. Treatments combine Chinese, European, Thai and Malaysian therapies. Mandarin Oriental's signature treatment is the "Time Ritual," which encourages guests to book time rather than specific treatments. Services can then be tailored to create an individualized holistic journey. To make reservations in advance, e-mail [email protected].
Guests can opt for Cantonese cuisine at Lai Po Heen, or contemporary European cuisine with an Asian influence at Pacifica Grill and Bar. The Grand Ballroom in Kuala Lumpur can accommodate up to 1,800 guests for a sit-down dinner.
Denise Condon, the hotel's director of travel industry account sales, USA and Canada, can answer agents' questions. With an office in San Francisco, Condon is easy to reach ([email protected], 415-772-8831).
A Deluxe Room at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
The 701-room Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur is in the city's Golden Triangle. Of its guest rooms and suites, the Horizon Club rooms are the most requested. These consist of Horizon Executive, Horizon Premier and Horizon Twin Towers rooms. The Horizon Club offers many perks, including access to the Horizon Club Lounge, located on the 27th floor; complimentary breakfast, afternoon tea and evening cocktails; and suit pressing upon arrival. For clients seeking a great view, book them into The Horizon Twin Towers rooms. These provide views of Kuala Lumpur's landmark Petronas Twin Towers.
The hotel's spa has five treatment rooms. Spa inquiries can be directed to the fitness center manager, Rajoo Ananthan (011-603-2032-2388, ext. 1283, [email protected]).
Guests will have a range of choices when it comes to dining. The hotel has several restaurants, including Restaurant Lafite (Western), Zipangu (Japanese) and Shang Palace (Chinese). The Lobby Lounge is famous for its "Czar" cocktail, containing Absolut vodka shaken with crushed ice and fresh strawberries and garnished with a sugar cane stick. Agents can make advance restaurant reservations by contacting the hotel's Restaurant Reservations Centre at (011-603-2074-3900, [email protected].)
The general manager is Jarlath Lynch (011-603-2032-2388, ext. 1141, [email protected]). Agents with VIP requests can reach out to him.
The travel agent liaison for the hotel is Mukhriz Maarof, sales manager in charge of travel trade (011-603-2074-3926, [email protected]).
For more information on Malaysia, check out our Malaysia Travel Resources page.
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"I took my first trip to Malaysia last February, as part of a fam organized by the Malaysia Tourist Board," says Paula Mullins Worster, president of Carlsbad, CA-based First Tee Promotion LCC Golf & Travel. "I was so impressed. The infrastructure is exceptional, there's world-class golf and the U.S. dollar goes a long way."
Worster's agency specializes in golf, wine and wellness. She's been selling Asia for years and has traveled to Thailand more than 15 times. Worster had some initial reservations about traveling to a Muslim country. "I asked questions at length about etiquette and culture," she remembers. "Once I was there, I found the Malaysians to be as friendly as Kiwis and Thais. In Kuala Lumpur, you'll see everything from a Burkha to a miniskirt." Worster also has high praise for Malaysian cuisine. "The food is outrageous—very organic."
Asia Malaysia Travel
Mark Rogers
Senior Editor - Hawaii, Pacific/Asia


Why Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer Early?
Why Is It Important to Hire an Attorney Early in the Process?
The best way to maximize what you're entitled to is to be advised along the way. It's extremely important and there is absolutely no reason to wait. Many times life and schedules get in the way, and people think that that's not going to be used against them, for example. People don't know that having gaps in treatment or being non-compliant will be used against them and how vitally important it is to not let these other things get in the way.
They can really hurt themselves both in the way of treatment, and in the sense of what will happen if they don't get it. Many times if you don't get preventative treatment and you don't follow along with the right regiment, then you're going to have chronic problems later on down the line.
An experienced attorney is going to make sure that the treatment is orchestrated well, that they're following up the way they're supposed to, and that if other specialists need to be involved, that they're involved. It's very important to the overall outcome of the case that people are advised and educated along the way as to what to do, how to do it, and why to do it that way.
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There's absolutely no reason not to get counseled and then make decisions. If they want to pursue a case, they pursue a case. If they don't want to pursue a case, they don't do it, but at least they've done it on an educated basis. You don't buy a car and walk in not knowing anything about the vehicle you're going to buy. You've researched. You've looked at different models. You've looked at different makes. You don't go to just any doctor, you get different opinions about what's going on, and it's the same with a legal case.
You need to be advised. You need to be educated in making decisions. The best way to do that is from the very beginning, before any actions, any statements, and any dealings with the insurance company. Before any of that happens, seek the counsel of an attorney who can advise you of the best way to proceed, what to expect, and how to make a proper decision. It's a no-lose situation to get an attorney involved, because the attorney is going to maximize the result, maximize the outcome, and earn every bit of their fee along the way in terms of educating and handling the case with expertise and experience.


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CTSA Continues Support of BME Capstone Design Teams on Quest for Biomedical Solutions
The X-Fives Team
One of the aims of the Research Technologies program is to develop and implement training programs that will supply investigators with skills and knowledge to traverse the idea path. To meet this aim, the program supports the Capstone Design program created by the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory (BME). The program is a series of courses offered to undergraduate BME students at Georgia Tech that help provide an opportunity for biomedical engineering seniors to experience product development in the medical device industry. Students work in teams to design, build, and test prototypes with real-world applications. At the end of each semester students showcase their efforts at Georgia Tech's Capstone Design Expo and compete in design competitions such as The InVenture Prize.
Research Technologies most recently supported 41 BME Capstone Design program teams (spring 2017). Out of the supported teams, two took home honors during the 2017 Capstone Design Expo. The X-Fives, an x-ray machine positioning robotic arm, won the best interdisciplinary project and PediaTRACH, an endotracheal tube detector, won best BME project.
The X-Fives created the MICRA (Micro-C Robotic Arm). It is ceiling mounted and will hold, move, and position an x-ray machine. The MICRA allows the surgeon to take x-rays without needing the assistance of a technician and then can be retracted back into the ceiling, thus reducing the amount of time and effort needed to take an x-ray during surgery. The X-Fives team is made up of Dhara Patel, Biomedical Engineering, Alpharetta, GA; Minh Tran, Mechanical Engineering, Vinh, Vietnam; Haili Du, Biomedical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Quynh Tran, Mechanical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; and Aman Bedi, Mechanical Engineering, New Delhi, India.
Pediatric patients who need endotracheal tubes to breathe can suffer from problems due to misplacement of the tube. Due to this, it is industry standard to take daily x-rays to visualize tube placement. Team PediaTRACH created a device to ensure tube tip placement without radiation. The PediaTRACH team is made up of Kara Hardin, Biomedical Engineering, Evans, GA; Nasya Paul, Biomedical Engineering, Ridgecrest, CA; Joanna Gochuico, Biomedical Engineering, Princeton Junction, NJ; and Dhanushka Vitharana, Biomedical Engineering, Canberra, Australia.
BME Capstone project topics are proposed by a wide variety of healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, emergency technicians, biomedical industry personnel, academic researchers, and patients. The X-Fives' project was proposed directly by biomedical industry company, Micro-C Imaging, to support the Micro-C x-ray machine. The PediaTRACH project was proposed by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
The Capstone Design course produces industry-ready professionals, complete with work skills, and technical, business, and clinical literacy. The students learn and apply the engineering design process: defining functional requirements, conceptualization, analysis, identifying risks and countermeasures, selection, and physical prototyping. Students then work to solve a challenge, develop innovative tools, or work on their own dream project leading to creation of a start-up company.
Georgia Tech's Capstone Design Expo is the largest student design expo in the U.S. It is an opportunity for student teams to present their innovative ideas to solve real-world problems to industry, investors, and the general public.
"I want to thank the ACTSI for support of our Capstone program. BME has a spectacular showing each year," said James Rains, Director of Capstone, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech and Emory University.
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This brief is presented on behalf of New Jersey Council for Children's Rights (NJCCR) which is a statewide, not for profit, tax exempt organization. NJCCR is a member of the National Council For Children's Rights. NJCCR has a substantial interest in assuring that claims under the Civil Rights Act asserting the torts done to children and parents by the Superior Court Judges in the state of New Jersey are not thwarted by an act without constitutional authority of the United States Supreme Court. Only congress has the Constitutional standing to enact law. Congress has enacted a law that permits redress from state judicial defendants, the Civil Rights Act.
Plaintiff Babinski's complaint clearly defines and he will prove the tortious capitulation of responsibility and violation of ethics, rules and laws by the judicial officers and other defendants, all acting in conspiracy under color of law. There are many and frequent other unconstitutional abuses of the terrible swift sword of justice from the family court bench committed against NJCCR members.
Many NJCCR members, and others, have been denied their constitutional right to redress for these torts committed upon them by the New Jersey Superior Court Judiciary. We wish to argue against judicial immunity.
ethics rules. None of the defendants took any action to prevent or stop the unethical activity.
2. As a result of this unlawful affiliation between the court and the opposing counsel plaintiff Babinski was denied lawful fair and unbiased treatment by the state court. As a result he suffered a substantial loss.
3. State Judges are quick to cry "Judicial Immunity" whenever an accusation of this nature lands in their court. The validity of the complaint is put aside, they only say "I have no responsibility for my actions". This extent of abuse has been recognized by the courts when it has, on its own merits, been considered. A finding that the judges were outside their judicial authority was not required. Judges whose abuse of office is characteristic of the judicial defendants in this case have been held liable for damages. The Supreme Court of the United States said in Butz v. Economou, 438 US 506,98 S.Ct.2901(1978) "The resolution of immunity questions requires a balance between the evils inevitable in any available alternative. In situations of abuse of office, an action for damages may offer the only realistic avenue for vindication of Constitutional guarantees."
4. Even the state Courts have held that State Judges do not have immunity. It was most eloquently stated in Rabon v. Rowen Memorial Hosp., Inc. 269 NS1, 13, 152 S.E.2d 485, 493 (1967) that, "Immunity fosters neglect and breeds irresponsibility, while liability promotes care and caution, which caution and care is owed by the Government to its people."
5. And in 42 U.S.C.A. 1983 Shore v. Howard, 414F.Supp. 379 the court was definitive in saying, "There is no Judicial immunity to civil actions for equitable relief under the Civil Rights Act of 1871."
6. It was decided that, "Government immunity violates the common law maxim that everyone shall have a remedy for an injury done to his person or property." in the case of Fireman's Ins. Co. of Newark, N.J. v. Washburn County, 2 Wis.2d 214,85 N.W.2d 840 (1957).
7. It is well established that a question of immunity to suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 et seq. raises an issue of Federal law and that state law cannot immunize conduct of state actors which may otherwise violate constitutional rights. The Supreme Court held in Martinez v. California, 444 U.S. 227, 284 n.
8 (1980) that:"Conduct by persons acting under color of state law which is wrongful under 42 U.S.C.  1983 or 42 U.S.C.  1985 cannot be immunized by state law. A construction of the federal statute which permitted a state immunity defense to have controlling effect would transmute a basic guarantee into an illusory promise; and the supremacy clause of the Constitution insures that proper construction may be enforced. See McLaughlin v. Tilendis, 398 F.2d 287, 290(7th Cir. 1968) "The immunity claim raises a question of federal law. . . ." 8. If immunity from liability were granted, carte blanche, to anyone or any class of state officials, it would serve to deny the right to redress for wrongs and torts committed under color of law. The very intent of the civil rights act of 1871 is to insure that these wrongs and torts are actionable. If there be any truth to the notion that, "Justice Will Be Done," Judges and Court officers should be measured by an even more stringent set of rules than ordinary citizens, and by a higher authority. The terrible swift sword of justice is an awesome weapon when improperly wielded.
9. The judicial defendants are properly sued, by plaintiff Babinski, in their individual capacity for tortious acts committed under color of law. The right to sue turns on the fact that their tortious acts were committed in their official capacity under color of law. The suit in this case is properly against the judicial defendants in their individual capacity for acts performed in their official capacity and under color of law.
10. Through  1983, Congress sought "to give a remedy to parties deprived of constitutional rights, privileges and immunities by an official's abuse of his position." Monroe v. Pape, 365 U. S. 167, 172 (1961). Accordingly, it authorized suits to redress deprivations of civil rights by persons acting under color of any [state] statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage." 42 U. S. C.  1983. The requirement of action under color of state law means that the judicial defendants become liable for tortious acts they commit precisely because of their authority as judicial officers.
11. The judicial defendants are state judicial officers sued in their individual capacities, and are "persons" within the persons" meaning of  1983. Unlike official-capacity defendants-who are not "persons" because they assume the identity of the government that employs them, in Will v. Michigan Dept.,of State Police, 491 U.S. 58, 71, officers sued in their personal capacity come to the court as individuals and thus fit comfortably within the statutory term "person," cf. 491 U.S., at 71, n.10. Moreover,  1983's authorization of suits to redress deprivations of civil rights by persons acting under color of state law means that judicial defendants may be held liable for the torts committed precisely because of their authority as judicial officials. That the acts are both within the official's authority and constitute the performance of court functions should not be considered acts of the State that cannot give rise to a personal-capacity action against these defendants. That contention ignores the Supreme Court's holding that  1983 was enacted to enforce provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment against those who carry a badge of a State and represent it in some capacity, whether they act in accordance with their authority or misuse it. Scheuer v. Rhodes, 416 U.S. 232, 243.
12. The Eleventh Amendment does not bar  1983 personal-capacity suits against state officials in federal court. Id., at 237, 238. Will's language concerning suits against state officials cannot be read as establishing the limits of liability under the Amendment. Although imposing personal liability on state judicial officers may hamper their performance of public duties, such concerns pale compared to the damage done in a judicial immunity environment.
At petitioners' urging, the Court has extensively examined the legislative history of 2 of the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act, 17 Stat. 13, now codified as 42 U.S.C.  1985(3). However, the forerunner of  1983 was 1 of the 1871 Act, not 2. As the majority points out, ante, at 12, 16, the two sections differ significantly in their language and purpose. It is thus hardly surprising that debates over 2 shed little light on 1. In my view the inquiry should focus on the history of 1. Only by examining the genesis of that provision can it be determined whether Congress intended to abrogate certain common-law immunities.
Rights Act.' THAT SECTION PROVIDES A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING IN IDENTICALLY THE SAME CASE AS THIS ONE PROVIDES A CIVIL REMEDY FOR, except that the deprivation under color of State law must, under the Civil Rights Act, have been on account of race, color, of former slavery. This section of the bill, ON THE SAME STATE OF FACTS, not only provides a civil remedy for persons whose former condition may have been that of slaves, but to all people where, under color of State law, they or any of them may be deprived of rights to which they are entitled under the Constitution by reason and virtue of their national citizenship." Cong. Globe, 42nd Cong., 1st Sess. at App. 689(1871)(emphasis added) Because the two provisions are so intimately connected, a full examination of the history of 1 must begin with 2 of the 1866 Act.
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was the first federal statute to provide broad protection in the field of civil rights. . . The liability of judicial officials and all official participants in state judicial proceedings under 2 was explicitly and repeatedly affirmed. The notion of immunity for such was thoroughly discredited. The Senate sponsor of the Act deemed the idea "akin to the maxim of the English law that the King can do no wrong. It places officials above the law. It is the very doctrine out of which the rebellion [the Civil War] was hatched." Cong. Globe, 39th Cong., 1st Sess. 1758(1866)(Sen.Trumbull). Id., at 1155(Rep.Eldridge). See also Id.,at 1778(Sen. Johnson, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee)(2 of the 1866 Act "strikes at the judicial department of the governments of the States").
Two unsuccessful efforts were made to amend 2. First, Representative Miller introduced an amendment to exempt state judges from criminal liability. Id., at 1156. Second, and of particular significance, Representative Bingham introduced an amendment to substitute a civil action for criminal sanctions contained in the proposal. Id.,at 1266, 1271-1272. The sponsor of the 1866 Act, Representative Wilson, opposed the amendment largely on the ground that it would place the financial burden of protecting civil rights on poor individuals instead of government. Id., at 1295. At the same time he stressed that there was "no difference in the principal involved" between a civil remedy and a criminal sanction.
This Court has from time to time read 1983 against the "background" of common-law tort liability. Far more pertinent to this case, however, is the background provided by the 1866 Civil Rights Act. Representative Bingham, who had introduced the amendment to substitute civil liability for criminal liability in the 1866 Act had become chairman of the House Judiciary Committee by the time of the 42d Congress. Senator Trumbull, the Senate sponsor of the 1866 Act, was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1871. Representative Shellabarger, who had participated in the debates on the 1866 legislation, drafted the 1871 Act.
The fact that 2 of the Civil Rights Act was the model for 1 of the 1871 Act explains why the debates in the 42d Congress on 1 were so perfunctory. Of all the measures in the Ku Klux Klan Act, 1 generated the least controversy since it merely provided a civil counterpart to the far more controversial criminal provision in the 1866 Act. See id., at 568 (Sen. Edmunds) ("The first section is one that I believe nobody objects to"); id., at 313 (Rep. Burchard) ("To the first section, giving an injured party redress by suit at law in the United States courts in the cases enumerated, I can see no objections.") Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S., at 665 (debate on 1 was limited and the section passed without amendment); Developments in the Law -- Section 1983 and Federalism, 90 Harv. L. Rev. 1133, 1155, (1977).
Opponents of 1 of the 1871 Act repeated the same arguments that had been made against 2 of the 1866 Act. They warned of the liability for judicial officers that would result from enactment of 1. Indeed, in portraying the inevitable consequences of the 1871 Act, Senator Thurman pointed to criminal prosecutions of state judicial officers that had already taken place under the 1866 Act. These statements can hardly be dismissed as exaggerated rhetoric from opponents of the 1871 act. Instead, they simply reflect the fact that the battle over liability for those integral to the judicial process had already been fought in 1866 when Congress adopted the far more serious criminal sanction aimed at state judicial systems." Section 1, in contrast provided for "the mild remedy of a civil action." Cong. Globe, 42d Cong., 1st Sess. 482 (1871) (Rep. Wilson, member of the House Judiciary Committee). So it was not surprising that the arguments of the opponents to the 1871 Act would fall on deaf ears. It is also noteworthy that Rep. Shellabarger, who was hardly reluctant to interrupt speakers who were misconstruing his proposal, never disputed the opponents' characterizations with regard to the liability of state judicial officers.
To assume that congress, which had enacted a criminal sanction directed against state judicial officials, intended sub silentio to exempt those same officials from the civil counterpart approaches the incredible. Sheriffs and marshalls, while performing a quintessentially judicial function such as serving process, were clearly liable under the 1866 Act, notwithstanding President Johnson's objections. Because, as Representative Shellabarger stated, 1 of the 1871 Act provided a civil remedy "in identically the same case" or " on the same state of facts" as 2 of the 1866 Act, it obviously overrode whatever immunity many have existed at common law for these participants in the judicial process in 1871.
14. Congress clearly intended judicial defendants to be responsible for their acts in violation of  1983 et. seq. The discussions on the congressional floor in 1866 and 1871 were plain that the state judiciary should not be excluded from liability under the Civil Rights Act. As a member of the House Judiciary committee(see above), Representative Lawrence, declared: " . . .it is better to invade the judicial power of the State than to permit it to invade, strike down, and destroy the civil rights of citizens. A judicial power perverted to such uses should be speedily invaded. The grievance would be insignificant." Congress then passed the bill and it was law. The law did not grant judicial immunity. Judicial immunity was then created by the courts. The courts do not have the constitutional standing to immunize a class of persons to the law.
15. There has never been a question of judicial immunity in any action except that judges might be immune from civil liability. In Lake v. Speziale 580 F.Supp. 1318 (1984) the Superior Court Judges of the State were maintained as a defendant class. Since the Civil Rights Act was enacted the courts have at various times upheld or denied judicial immunity and immunity for other court officers. When judicial immunity was reestablished it was not on the statutes or the Act but by judges acting in defense of their colleagues and based on the common law of our English past. It was on the doctrine of, "The King can do no wrong," as extended to the king's judges.
16. The Civil Rights Act was enacted in 1871 to establish a broad avenue for citizens with civil rights complaints against all state officials to travel to Federal Court. It is the state courts and enforcement officers that are the specific target of the Act. It is only the state judicial defendants that ". . . have the power to prevent . . . the commission of same." The pendulum is now swinging toward denying judicial immunity and immunity for other court officers. In Lake Supra, the District Court for the district of Connecticut not only allowed a civil action to proceed against state Superior Court Judges but it maintained the "Superior Court Judges of the state of Connecticut" as the defendant class. By maintaining the class the Court for all intent and purposes exhibited no concern for mal-feasance, non- feasance and non-judicial acts of the individual judges but made the good and bad judges equally responsible to uphold the laws and Constitution. This even extends the lack of consideration to qualified immunity. It demonstrates an unqualified disregard of judicial immunity in Civil Rights actions by the court.
17. It is clear that the intent of the Legislators in 1871 was to provide an avenue of redress in which the people could file civil suit against state court officers and Judges. The concept of liability but only for certain kinds of civil relief is repugnant to the constitution. That the Federal Court has jurisdiction to proceed against state judicial officials is not at question. The Federal Court has often granted injunctive relief. The question is whether the Federal Court trying a case against state judicial defendants may impose only injunctive relief to prevent future wrongs by the state judicial defendants or may grant redress to all negligent or deliberate tortious acts by the state judicial defendants. It was not the intent of congress to allow injunctive relief and disallow compensatory and punitive relief.
18. The concept of Judicial immunity finds its origin in Common Law of England. Our system of jurisprudence was created on a foundation of English common law. There are two mitigating reasons why we should look skeptically at the common law doctrines bequeathed to us. The first reason is readily apparent; our forefathers didn't like English rule and revolted. The revolution was successful and we established our own government, constitution and laws. The doctrine of, "The King can do no wrong" as was extended to the king's judges is not and should not be a part of our legal heritage. The second reason is that even though we forswear English law as mitigating in the instant case we cannot take English law as the foundation of our laws without accepting the fact that its evolution did not end when our forefathers revolted against England. After our country was established, English law continued to grow and change. English jurisprudence has grown to permit civil judicial liability claims. If the argument for judicial immunity is founded on English Common Law it is founded on axiom that no longer exists. See Hodgson v. Scarlett, 106 Eng. Rep. 86, 91 (K.B. 1818) (Holroyd J.) and Kendillon v. Maltby 174 Eng. Rep. 562, 566 (N.P. 1842) (Lord Denman, C.J.).
one else in the court or anywhere else that has the power to prevent the wrongs described. The only person that fits the description in  1986 of who "...shall be liable to the party injured..." is the judge. The language and the intent of the legislators is too clear to circumvent and overrides existent doctrine and precedent. Since the civil rights act became law it was not amended to exclude judicial defendants. The only immunity granted was by other judges improperly protecting their state colleagues.
20. It is equally incredible to assume that the framers of the Civil Rights Act intended to foreclose jurisdiction in cases relying on diversity of citizenship that fall below the dollar threshold for jurisdiction since diversity jurisdiction has a dollar amount threshold. If that were the case judicial liability would attach in cases within a state for injunctive relief, but in diversity jurisdiction injunctive relief would also be barred if the claimed amount were insufficient to pass muster. The amount of damages could not pass muster if the judicial defendants were excused since they are the prime target of civil relief under 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871. This would then bar injunctive relief in cases of diversity jurisdiction. It was also clearly not the intent of Congress to allow any judicial immunity in Civil Rights Act litigation involving diversity jurisdiction. It was the expressed intent of the Congress while passing the Civil Rights Act to provide the citizens with the right to litigate for torts and wrongs as civil liability against "any person" including the state judiciary, in the Federal Courts.
21. Now that the state judiciary is running amuck on the constitution it is well past time to hold their feet to the fire. When statements like, "We are setting aside the Constitution for today" issue from the state bench it is past time for the Federal Courts to extinguish this outrageous behavior for all time. This writer would prefer a judge burn "Old Glory" on his bench than set aside the constitution for even one second.
22. The acts by the state judges complained of were committed outside the strict confines of judicial authority. By acting outside the Constitution and their judicial authority, these perpetrators of Constitutional demise pierced their own veil of judicial immunity if any had heretofore existed.
23. Even if the state Judicial defendants successfully evade liability for civil damages by way of judicial immunity the immunity does not extend to a claim for costs under 1988 nor to injunctive relief and they should not be dismissed as defendants.
25. The amicus brief of New Jersey Council For Children's Rights demonstrates that the civil rights act was enacted with the intent of preventing abuses of state power by "persons" acting under color of law, including judges.
26. The central purpose of the Civil Rights Act is to guarantee individuals the protections and remedies afforded by the constitution and laws of the United States. This can only be accomplished by a fair and consistent application of  1983 et seq.


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Restructuring and Forgiveness in Financial Crises D: The Japanese Financial Crisis of the 1990s
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In November 1997 the Japanese government confronted a problem of enormous proportions when the turmoil that had been roiling the financial markets since the collapse of a real estate and stock market asset bubble in 1990 reached a crescendo with the failure of four major financial institutions in quick succession in the space of a month. Prior to these failures, the damage done by the collapsing bubble had seemed to be limited to certain segments of the financial landscape, and the government's response consisted largely of targeted intervention when necessary for clearly insolvent financial institutions, with a more comprehensive approach yet to be developed.
Yet with the November 1997 failures it was clear that the damage was not limited and that the crisis in the Japanese financial system was reaching a systemic stage. Given that the frameworks developed during the early stages of the financial crisis were not designed with such failures in mind, initial efforts to assist these more major financial institutions were organized on an ad hoc basis while Japanese authorities simultaneously worked on developing a new framework. Ultimately, two pieces of legislation were enacted that would provide much of this framework—an act allowing for the temporary nationalization of systemically important banks for purposes of restructuring them and an act earmarking additional funds for bank recapitalization.
McNamara, Christian M. and Metrick, Andrew (2020) "Restructuring and Forgiveness in Financial Crises D: The Japanese Financial Crisis of the 1990s," Journal of Financial Crises: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1, 122-144.
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Many thanks for your insights into CO2 savings from the wind.
I am retired from 40 years of chemical engineering in the process/petrochemical/oilgas areas and have some interest in the ongoing debate around the usefulness and contribution of windpower to our power generation.
Now, I notice from the limited publications on real data that most, if not all, the CO2 savings result from simulations on the data supplied by our grid operator. The grid operator, as I understand it, measures the power at the HV terminals of its various power plants and uses a heat rate to calculate the fuel consumption on the plant. Heat rate curves are generated for the different plants. Heat rate is an efficiency metric and is good for a point in time when the plant was new or recalculated on a plant energy/mass balance. However, degradation on equipment takes place soon after operation commences and so the metric continues to be indicative, but not accurate. On plant turndown,when the wind starts to blow, the efficiency drops a lot and I presume this must enter into the grid published data. Of course, the CO2 is not directly measured, but based on factors from IPCC sources or others.
Other emissions such as NOx increase significantly as the gas turbine plants move off the design point and contribute to the GHG emissions. And, the grid operator admits that there is no consideration in its published data to account for ramping the plants up and down.
In short, Joe, I suppose it all boils down that nothing is measured apart from the power generation at the plant terminals. Even in the Middle East, the large process plants which are major emitters of CO2 are obligated to measure, real-time, the CO2 emissions which are generated within the process and in the power/heat generators on the plant. The power plant is simple in comparison.
Anyway, Joe, if you know things are different from what I have outline above, you could enlighten me appropriately and thanks again for your worthwhile contributions on the topic.
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Most people believe that the US government is "for the people" and "by the people," but the reality is that big money has much more influence than justice, equality, or responsibility. The same is true of recent regulations aimed at environmental responsibility, such as state Renewable Energy Standards [RES] adopted by two thirds of the country. There are no federal standards because Big Oil money keeps blocking it.
In the face of mounting evidence that the global warming phenomenon is being directly caused by human activity, RES laws aim at reducing carbon-dioxide [CO2] emissions by adopting renewable energy sources, such as solar- and wind-power.
On the other hand, Heartland Institute, a libertarian think tank, denies the existence of global warming, equating it with terrorist propaganda. Additionally, Heartland Institute has now joined with American Legislative Exchange Council [ALEC], which has fought to reverse climate change regulation in the past, to write the Electricity Freedom Act [EFA].
Heartland Institute and ALEC's new federal legislation, EFA, aims to override individual state RES regulations, citing economics as a valid reason, but failed to mention millions of dollars in donations from Exxon Mobil.
"Renewable power mandates are very costly to consumers throughout the 50 states, and we feel it is important that consumers have access to affordable electricity," said James Taylor, senior fellow at Heartland Institute.
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Recently, a group of Mercy Home's young people enjoyed a unique STEM experience by touring the Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Ill. A good friend of the Home, Pat Brutto, coordinated the visit and accompanied the group on the tour. Dr. Dave Hooper, a biochemist with Argonne, served as tour guide and shared his knowledge and enthusiasm for the incredible research being conducted and the amazing outcomes achieved there.
A Brief History of Argonne: From Stagg Field to Lemont
Dr. Hooper recounted Argonne's history and how it stemmed from a world-changing scientific event on a squash court beneath Stagg Field on the University of Chicago's campus. It was there, on December 2, 1942, that the world's first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction took place, ushering in the Nuclear Age.
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At first, the top-secret development of the reactor, led by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, produced just enough energy to power a small light bulb–yet it ultimately changed world history. The experiment, nicknamed CP-1, was the critical first step in the success of the Manhattan Project, the race by the Allies to develop the atomic bomb before the Nazis during World War II. The visit occurred close to the 80th anniversary of that momentous occasion.
According to Argonne's web site, "CP-1's success spelled the end of a world war for one generation and inspired formation of a national laboratory system that has benefited every generation since."
The remains of the reactor are buried nearby in the Cook County Forest Preserves.
The Argonne National Laboratory, established by the U.S. Department of Energy in 1946, was the first of 16 labs that formed a network of research and development. While focused initially on nuclear energy, these centers have impacted numerous other areas of science as well.
Dr. Hooper spoke of the many projects and research taking place at Argonne, including advanced computing, discovery science, energy research & development, and global security
Later, Dr. Hooper spoke of the many projects and research taking place at Argonne, including advanced computing, discovery science, energy research & development, and global security. In addition, Argonne was instrumental in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, and they are currently hard at work solving environmental issues.
Envisioning a Future in Science
After the tour, the group enjoyed a delicious lunch in the cafeteria and had an opportunity to discuss the variety of internships and mentorships available to the young people interested in science. Our kids were inspired by the wall hanging in the cafeteria, which read "We Start With Yes," sending the message that anything is possible at Argonne.
The visit was a great science learning experience for our kids and we are deeply grateful to Pat Brutto and Dr. Hooper for their hospitality.
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In the spirit of the holiday I'm continuing this series on gratitude with a third post. Today I will share my take on how getting in touch with and allowing our sadness, is a powerful place to be, when reaching past our comfort towards gratitude.
In my last post I shared a climactic, life changing experience in which I tapped into gratitude when in the midst of sadness and pain.
I will share what I learned from this by first sharing the appreciation I now have at this point in my life for the fertile and rich emotional place of sadness.
Years ago I was talking with a cousin of mine about mariachi music. For those of you unfamiliar with mariachi, it is a very traditional form of Mexican music that originated in the state of Jalisco. It covers the full range of emotions from jolly and patriotic to bleeding heart sorrow. Vicente Fernandez is known in Latin America as the Elvis Presley of Mexico who gave rise to the popularity of mariachi or Ranchera music world wide.
Chente' as devoted fans call him, is an cultural icon who captures the heart of the Mexican people in his music and style. Here is an old music video of him singing a famous song of his "Por Tu Maldito Amor" or "Because of Your Damned Love". Crude, I know. Isn't that pain though?
Back to the video, he finds a letter from his beloved apologizing for leaving and letting him know she doesn't love him like she thought. He crumples up the paper and then throws a bottle of tequila at her picture. He then proceeds to sing his song accompanied by some more tequila.
This song demonstrates what we all do when in pain, we get angry and go to defense. If we stay there usually damaging consequences follow as I'm sure we have all experienced. In this video Chente' doesn't do that. He gets mad and then gives himself the space to "be with it" with the help of tequila, in the very Mexican cowboy way. He sings the song at the verge of tears throughout.
Songs like this granted millions of macho Mexican men throughout the decades, the social permission to cry their sadness.
Vicente demonstrates to his fans the how of being a manly cowboy, full of heart.
Eve Ensler the American playwright, poet and women's activist shared in an interview many years ago (I couldn't find it, my apologies) something to the effect that the un-cried tears of boys turn into bullets.
How true is that in this day and age when there is an epidemic of bullying and mass shootings in our schools? What would happen if boys were taught the gallant art of expressing sadness through music like Chente'?
My cousins stance was that mariachi music was depressing and it only promoted alcoholism. I agree that to a certain extent the Mexican cowboy-macho-persona is attached to tequila and the problems in Mexico don't help in keeping people away from the bottle. I also agree that the music is not for listening every day. It has a specific purpose and I'll go into this later.
Giving expression to sadness through the arts like music keeps a culture's humanity in tact. Mariachi is to Mexico, what blues is to the U.S. This kind of musical expression is an underestimated and overlooked contributor to the emotional health of a culture.
The final verse in this favorite video of an also famous song of Chente' named "Aca Entre Nos" or "Between You and I" loosely translates into "I can't support this anymore, I'm hating without hating(because he still loves his beloved) because I'm breathing through this wound".
What would our world look like if we all learned a little more about breathing through our wounds?
What would our world look like if boys were taught the manly art of breathing through wounds through music, like Chente'? Where would the world be without it's talented musicians giving voice to sadness in all its tones and subtleties?
When I give myself the space to "breath through my wounds" (without the tequila 🙂 ), it can feel as if every second is forever. On my path of self care though, I've come a long way in learning to soften into pain to arrive at the other end of it and finally release it. I personally listen to Chente' and other Latin artists that take me there if you know what I mean. The beautiful thing is when I've emptied myself of all the emotion, I'm then… done and the need to listen to that style of music is gone.
Although it took me years to understand what happened that fateful day at the crossroads with my friend(shared in the last post), some of what I know for sure today is that in taking the effort to reach for the expansive feeling of gratitude while in the midst of pain, quite frankly, unearths insight, wisdom and even experiences of illumination.
The experience for me seemed to be a window into a another possibility of what could be, if I looked at everything through the eyes of gratitude. I understood later that this takes a sort of internal muscle that needs to be practiced and if our vulnerability is touched while reaching for gratitude, more potent insight and power can be found. The fertile and raw place of emotional tenderness is revealed unfortunately, for many of us through pain.
Gratitude expands and widens. To choose to open up to it in the midst of feeling vulnerable and raw is nothing less than brave and a statement of choosing life.
The weight and tenderness of raw sadness when fully allowed sinks us into deeper levels of feeling. As if with every navigation through pain and heartbreak a deeper well of feeling is unearthed and equally deep and enjoyable feelings can then be experienced.
In letting our hearts open up in all it's gritty pain, something unexpected happens, it lifts and lightens and in it's wake and a fresh layer of a more resilient and responsive internal emotional landscape is found through which to experience the world.
Until then, what do you have to say about being vulnerable?
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Fantasizing Robert E. Lee as a Civil Rights Pioneer
Posted in Memory by Andy Hall on July 23, 2012
Have you heard the story about how, shortly after the end of the war, Robert E. Lee took communion with an African American man at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Richmond, embracing racial harmony and setting an example of Christian brotherhood between former slaves and former slaveholders?
Today's make-believe Confederates may buy that feel-good story, but real Confederates saw Lee's actions for what they actually were — a solemn, dignified, FFV-style "fnck you."
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corkingiron said, on July 23, 2012 at 9:55 am
That's actually really fascinating. The "facts" of the story remain the same, but the story changes entirely. It's the difference between explaining the past to the present and using the past to justify the present. Great find, Andy.
Andy Hall said, on July 23, 2012 at 10:05 am
There's a lot of that in the modern mythologizing of the Confederacy. In most cases, all you have to do to see through that foolishness is to go back and read what real Confederates were writing and saying at the time. Those old guys knew what they were about, and it's willfully dishonest for their descendants to repackage those views into something more palatable to a modern audience.
Forester said, on July 23, 2012 at 3:53 pm
Well … I don't know. The facts are the same in both accounts. Neither is from the long-departed Lee himself, so we are left to wonder. It could go either way.
Were I writing the piece, I would emphasize the mystery of it. It's still a powerful story, and it does show that Lee had spunk and beliefs — whether they were good or bad beliefs we'll never know, but he wasn't the type to just sit down quietly. It's still a good Lee story. I can't take too much high ground here … I probably would have said the same things as Lee's letter had I been a Virginian back then instead of today.
Andy Hall said, on July 23, 2012 at 4:31 pm
As I say, I'm agnostic as to whether this happened or not. It doesn't seem to have been recorded until 40 years after the event, and it's (AFAIK) an uncorroborated account, which makes it problematic in terms of the historical record.
What's compelling to me is the difference in how Lee's actions were seen (1) by the witness who claimed to be present, and (2) modern-day folks who use the very same, single-source story to convey an entirely different message.
I suppose one could argue that Broun, the eyewitness to the event, was mistaken in his interpretation of both Lee's intent and the way those actions were perceived by the rest of the congregation. But there's nothing in Lee's own views to suggest his reaction was anything other than what Broun describes.
Sir said, on July 24, 2012 at 6:57 pm
"Fantasizing Robert E. Lee as a Civil Rights Pioneer" – yeah real agnostic; you're bias on the issue is quite clear from the snideness of the title alone.
And yes, post-war, upon mature reflection, there ARE statments and actions by Lee to indicate that his reaction was NOT as what Broun describes.
"There ARE statments and actions by Lee to indicate that his reaction was NOT as what Broun describes."
Which are. . . ?
Andy Hall said, on August 6, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Still waiting. . . .
Foxessa said, on July 25, 2012 at 3:21 pm
As others said, this was a fascinating story as a telescope into the past.
Greg Clutter said, on July 25, 2012 at 8:00 pm
My first reaction was to say that Lee was very much a man of the times he lived in. However, that doesn't speak to the man's character either way, does it. What I do believe is the man spoke well, carried himself welll, treated soldiers and civillians well and generally didn't loose his temper or calm. Very few people had a cross word to say about him, including Grant himself. So for these reasons coupled with the fact that people love to root for the under dog and love a tragedy, Lee has become golden.
If anyone hasn't read up on his nephew, Fitzhugh Lee, and his post Civil War career I would really suggest doing so.
"My first reaction was to say that Lee was very much a man of the times he lived in."
Of the times, but also of his class and region.
BorderRuffian said, on July 26, 2012 at 11:33 am
"…In Richmond, Va.,…Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman, author of the prizewinning biography of Lee termed the church story in 'The Robert E. Lee Reader' a myth.
'There is absolutely no foundation in fact for it. All my researchers show that this is a story that grew up after Gen. Lee's death. There is no contemporary record of it whatsoever.'
Springfield Union (Springfield, MA), October 23, 1949
…and the "Evil Neo-Confederate Conspiracy" interpretation of the supposed incident actually appears in the same Northern paper in the same year- 1949.
If you'd bother to read the post, you'd know I acknowledged that "there's a lot of doubt surrounding the truth of this event; I'm agnostic on whether it really happened or not."
It's entirely possible that it's a complete fabrication. What interests me is how the same basic outline of events was seen one way in the 1900s, and yet is spun completely differently today. In that sense, whether it's factually true is less interesting in the way it's used to reinforce different generations of Lee's myth, then and now.
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We've experienced a wide extreme of winter weather these past few weeks, so it was perhaps fitting that the Drama department of the Mitchell District High School (MDHS) would present A Winter Festival this past Friday night, Feb. 8 at the school.
An Eco Squad performance plus Twelfth Night were also performed along with the music department. The visual arts department also created mugs for coffee.


In thirty years, free/open source software has gone from being an ideological challenger fighting the mainstream software industry, to being a central part of nearly all software currently released. How did we get here? Does that mean the FOSS movement won?
We'll step through the historical context of the formation of the Free Software Foundation, which created the GNU General Public License that all other open source licenses grew from, to the ways that the aims of the Open Source Initiative shifted that movement into an explicitly for-profit corporate direction, and how these directives have led to certain crises around the use of unpaid labor, the failure of the "meritocracy", and critical infrastructure being underfunded.
The talk will conclude by talking about the most promising aspects of the emerging third wave movement, including efforts to build software in the open in a way that supports all contributors, and to address long-standing sources of social homogeneity and inequality.


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Sister Regina Raymond Conway
Sister Regina Raymond died on August 11, 2019, at St. Joseph Villa and was buried from the Villa on August 16, 2019. Sister spent 64 years of her life as a Sister of Saint Joseph. Born in 1936 in Abington, PA, Frances was the sixth daughter of Francis and Regina Conway. Nicknamed "Frankie," she fulfilled the parents' dream of a son albeit in name only. The following year another daughter joined the Conway family, Dolores. Frankie and Dolores were very close as they shared the same elementary experiences at Immaculate Conception in Jenkintown and Notre Dame and St. Basil High Schools.
Frankie followed her older sister's path by entering the Congregation in 1955. Josephine, her sister, entered in 1950 and received the religious name, Sister Albertine. Frankie's name, Regina Raymond was in honor of her mother and cousin, respectively. As Sister Regina Raymond, she began her ministry in the primary grades. From St. Anne's in Philadelphia, Regina traveled to Camden, Allentown, Trenton, and Wilmington sharing her gifts, talents, and quiet humor throughout all of these cities. In the early 1970's, Regina responded to a call from her family to take a leave absence from the Community and care for this individual. Her family hoped that Regina would receive the care she meted out during her years of serving her family. At St. Joseph's Villa Regina received that deep and professional attention.
After returning to the Community, Regina was diagnosed with M.S., which explained her lack of energy. During this time of transition and acceptance, Isaiah's words, "I have called you by name; you are mine" sustained and supported Regina. Indeed, they became her mantra. In 2002, Regina ended her active duty and let others care for her at the Villa. Her quiet presence and keen sense of humor were her trademarks with both her family and her friends. Her nieces and nephews shared that Regina discovered a new use for Windex. "Frankie" would wipe down the sliding boards with this cleanser thereby enabling her younger family members to slip down even faster. Now we have 101 uses for Windex.
In Regina's bedroom, the unique crucifix depicted Christ leaning forward. Therefore, members of her family and her friends interpreted this to mean that Jesus was listening intently to Regina's prayers. Her deep spirituality, quiet humor, and keen caring marked her life, and she died as she lived, quietly and peacefully. Regina's life at the Villa was a living symbol of prayer and presence of a Sister of Saint Joseph. As remembered in her liturgy, she was a true "gentle woman…full of grace…a quiet light… of wisdom and love." Be at peace, Regina, for living a rich full life.


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American Crypto: A Peek at Digital Wallets Under Federal Evaluation Shows the US May Not Be as Far Behind the Blockchain Curve as Feared
The Coronavirus pandemic has revealed a need for digital banking in the United States.
The United States has been accused, not always unfairly, of complacency as other countries around the world race toward digital currency adoption and claim leadership in shaping the future of digital finance. Information shared by Sarson Funds with insights into conversations happening at the highest levels in Washington, DC reveals that the United States may not be as far behind as assumed in the Blockchain Wars with China and other digital currency focused nations.
Digital Wallets Being Evaluated by the US Treasury Include Offerings from Crypto Payments Firm Metal, as Shown Here.
Few countries have more to gain from a rebuilding of the international financial system than China. Despite efforts to the contrary, capital restrictions on the movement of money into and out of China stopped the Chinese RMB from ever becoming a viable trade currency. China's development of a two-tiered blockchain-based currency system – with a domestic currency and an international currency (the conversions of which must go through the PBOC) – seek to finally address this problem. China remains the global leader for the adoption of a digital currency, with digital wallets (shown below) and blockchain-based digital currencies already being implemented, such as the test programs recently launched in four Chinese cities.
China's Digital Wallet, Launched in May 2020.
John Sarson, CEO of Sarson Funds, a Wall Street-focused digital asset investment management firm, comments that he believes the digital Yuan will be the first government-backed digital dollar to be utilized worldwide.
With the digitization of the Yuan and the support of neighboring countries, it is no shock that Sarson believes the Yuan will be the first globally accepted central bank digital currency, but where is the United States in this effort?
According to Sarson, the United States is not very far behind. "The United States government works most effectively when it looks to private industry for leadership," notes Sarson, while also saying that it is encouraging to see the US Treasury soliciting technology solutions from crypto industry veterans like Metal Pay. Sarson continues, "Metal's digital payment platform makes distributing and receiving digital payments anywhere in the world as simple as Venmo, without the barriers for citizens without bank accounts. Moves like this will catch the U.S. up to the rest of the digital-finance world in a hurry."
Metal is one of a small number of FDIC-insured crypto payment platforms in the United States, as it allows users to send and receive payments with 0% transaction fees on cash – a presumed must for federal partnerships.
So, while China has expressed interest in developing a compatible infrastructure for cryptocurrency coexistence, Metal Pay is pioneering the effort on the American front. According to Sarson, the United States will need to lean heavily on its private sector – and would be wise to do so – if it hopes to keep up with the increasingly digital future of finance.


Arizona Wildcat Football QB Brandon Dawkins tweeted out that is transferring elsewhere for his senior season.
Dawkins entered the 2017 season as the starter, but became injured on October 7th at Colorado. Sophomore Khalil Tate took his place in the lineup, and Tate went on to set numerous rushing records by a quarterback, winning the Pac-12 offensive player of the week award four straight times.
Dawkins ends his Arizona career with 15 touchdown passes and 12 interceptions. As a graduate transfer, he'll be eligible to play in 2018 without having to sit out for a season.


SpaceX managed to land a booster on a floating ocean platform in its second try this year — the only problem was that it quickly tipped over and exploded.
For SpaceX founder Elon Musk, however, it's a failure that is a milestone on the path to success, and a vast improvement over an even harder landing back in January when the company first attempted to land a Falcon rocket on a floating platform at sea, according to a Washington Post report.
Musk believes that if his company is successful, it could revolutionize the space industry, making spaceflight cheaper and therefore more common. Estimates suggest that by reusing the rocket and not dumping it into the sea, the company would save $54 million per flight, a huge cost savings.
Musk took to Twitter to explain the recent failure: "Looks like Falcon landed fine, but excess lateral velocity caused it to tip over post landing," he wrote.
Indeed, video of the crash shows the rocket descending toward the platform, rocking back and forth almost wildly at times before extending its legs and settling on the platform — then, a sudden lateral move happens, and the rocket falls over the side, exploding on impact.
It was certainly closer than SPaceX came in January. The rocket successfully completed its main mission of delivering supplies to the International Space Station.
Another attempt at a sea-based landing was scrapped earlier this year due to poor conditions at sea.
It's a tricky proposition to land the rocket, and one that certainly has more kinks to work out. It starts with the launch of the rocket, which gets 50 miles above the Earth before launching the second stage, which ultimately takes the payload to its intended destination. Then, the first-stage rocket flips onto its axis using nitrogen boosters and begins its descent, using engines to slow the rocket to a maximum speed of 20 feet per second as grid fins steer it toward the landing site. The legs deploy as it nears the platform, and it is then meant to settle softly onto it — a small target at just 300 by 170 feet.


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Q: Unity C# Error, DirectoryNotFoundException I am following an Inventory tutorial series and it is using JSON to save the data used for the inventory.
The error is in this block
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using LitJson;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;

public class ItemDatabase : MonoBehaviour {
private List<Item> database = new List<Item>();
private JsonData itemData;

void Start()
{

    itemData = JsonMapper.ToObject(File.ReadAllText(Application.dataPath + "/StreamingAssets/Items.json"));
    ConstructItemDatabase();

    Debug.Log(database[1].Player);

}

The error I am getting is

DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path "H:\Webb_Finale\Fantasy\Assets\StreamingAssets\Items.json".
  System.IO.FileStream..ctor (System.String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean anonymous, FileOptions options) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.IO/FileStream.cs:292)
  System.IO.FileStream..ctor (System.String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
  (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.IO.FileStream:.ctor (string,System.IO.FileMode,System.IO.FileAccess,System.IO.FileShare)
  System.IO.File.OpenRead (System.String path) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.IO/File.cs:363)
  System.IO.StreamReader..ctor (System.String path, System.Text.Encoding encoding, Boolean detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks, Int32 bufferSize) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.IO/StreamReader.cs:167)
  System.IO.StreamReader..ctor (System.String path, System.Text.Encoding encoding)
  (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.IO.StreamReader:.ctor (string,System.Text.Encoding)
  System.IO.File.ReadAllText (System.String path, System.Text.Encoding encoding) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.IO/File.cs:587)
  System.IO.File.ReadAllText (System.String path) (at /Users/builduser/buildslave/mono-runtime-and-classlibs/build/mcs/class/corlib/System.IO/File.cs:582)
  ItemDatabase.Start () (at Assets/Scripts/ItemDatabase.cs:13

I am not sure what to do to fix this problem, thanks for any help!


You have the RIGHT to remain silent… Dead to Rights®: Retribution is a visually stunning third-person action game, rich in story, character and brutal combat. The game follows vice cop Jack Slate and his canine companion Shadow as they fight to expose the shadowy figures of Grant City and bring order back to the crumbling metropolis. Deadly on their own, Jack and Shadow are even more formidable as they team up to defeat the threats they will uncover.
Two playable characters: Play as vice cop Jack Slate and pick off enemies with your side arm or get up close and personal and take them down with your bare hands. Or play as Shadow and sneak up on enemies to kill them silently, or rip into a group and flush them out for Jack to take down!
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Complete the fight with Frank.
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Back in 2012, we were a team of IT professionals working in the commercial real estate market. We found out that the best way to advertise properties is to compile virtual tours and provide prospects with immersive 360 experience accessible from anywhere at any time.
Quickly we discovered out that creating and supplying a professional virtual tour is complicated; it required training and expertise in specialized software, as well as medium to high proficiency in web technology.
At this point, we decided to code our tool to save the time and efforts on creating virtual tours. After kicking the idea around a bit, we came up with the concept of Roundme.
Years passed, and it became our main business to provide a platform for photographers, content professionals, marketing managers, and journalists, where they upload, create, sell and buy high-quality VR content.
Meantime, we continue to put our efforts in making VR experience available for the greatest number of people.


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Josep Risueño Granda (Reus, 1948) és un escriptor català.

Durant el franquisme va militar al PSUC i més tard al PCOC. El 1978 va començar la seva obra publicant Del Res a l'infinit. A partir de 1982 es va acostar als socialistes, i va començar a militar al PSC, en el sector nacionalista, i va dedicar més temps a la seva obra literària. Entre les seves publicacions destaquen Del res a l'infinit, (1978) Petites coses (1990) i Pensaments (1993). Als anys noranta també es va dedicar a la investigació històrica i va formar part d'un grup d'havaneres que s'ha anat consolidant.

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Escriptors reusencs en català
Escriptors del Baix Camp contemporanis en català
Militants del Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
Polítics reusencs
Militants catalans del sud del Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya


All spray parks for the summer will be operating 9:00 am – 9:00 pm, 7 days a week. District spray parks open on May 18, 2018 while Neighbourhood spray parks open on May 25, 2018. The season ends September 18, 2018 for all site. There are 71 spray parks throughout the City.
Neighbourhood Site: Glastonbury Park at 1101 Grantham Drive.
District Site: Callingwood Park at about 7215-178 Street.
The photo above is the Rosenthal Spray Park.