Take Control – Fly through the battle and choose which side to help out or stay true to the prime directive and just observe.
Endless Battles – The team who destroys their enemy's Mother Ship wins the round; a new round will start shortly after Armageddon Mode finishes.
Armageddon Mode – At the end of a round, all of the remaining ships self destruct to make room for the next round.
Super Ship: Carrier – This ship spawns extra fighters call Buzzers which are a slightly weaker version of the Fighters spawned from the Mother Ship. Carriers are also equipped with a turret.
Units Rank Up – as Fighters get kills they increase in rank which then translates to improved stats (movement speed, fire rate). Look for veterans as the battle progresses — you'll be able to tell them apart from the novice ships as they dominate the skies.
Colors! – Notice how each round changes the team's colors. Colors are generated dynamically. Ships can be colored in various ways and what you see here only just scratches the surface customization options available.
Freighters (for added resource bonus).
Centrally located (and thus contested) resource bonus.
"Ace" Units – These will be special types of units that rank up and can respawn. They will have special abilities in addition to being able to shoot like basic Fighter ships.
Check out my concept for a Space Game WOBA (watchable online battle arena). It's like Gratuitous Space Battles but in a MOBA format. I'll be using my Starling powered space game engine that I'm developing to implement this concept.
I'm still developing the core engine to support a space game. And this is just one game concept that I hope to apply my space game engine to. The idea for this game is that there are two evenly matched space fleets engaged in an epic space battle that ends when either Mother Ship is destroyed. However, it wouldn't be all that interesting if both fleets were exactly the same, so ultimately the plan is to have "champion" ships which will bring variation to the battles (think of them like Champions in League of Legends) — henceforth they will be referred to as "Aces". And similar to Gratuitous Space Battles, everything will be AI controlled. As for player input, the player may be involved with choosing the Ace composition and perhaps equipment loadout for the aces and ships.
An Ace is like a Fighter with added abilities. An Ace may fall into one of various classifications (e.g. Fighter, Support, Tank, Nuker, Assassin). And each fleet will have up to a certain number of Aces (somewhere between 3-5). The initial roster of Aces will be quite minimal but I'm hoping to create a framework that enables new Aces to be developed with ease.
Ultimately, this game is mostly a proof of concept that will allow me to demonstrate the space game engine as well as enable me to practice and showcase my game design skills.
As for other applications of the space game engine, I plan on using it to make an open world space exploration shooter game (like Omega Mega but without boundaries and you can shoot stuff). I haven't settled on a particular design concept just yet, but I have enough of an idea to keep enhancing the core game engine to provide what I need.
Stay tuned for tech demos soon to come!
Here's an image of some ship concepts I've created for the space game I'm developing. I created these ships in Flash by creating a few reusable ship parts (like Lego pieces) and then arranging them in various configurations to get different kinds of ships.
Making these ships gave me an idea for possibly having a "ship builder" component of the game where the user could use parts to construct their own ships. For now I'm focusing on the framework to get the space engine to work, but a nice feature to have would to be able to create your own ships.
Sorry for the lack of updates — I've been away at camp for the past year and nine months.
In August of 2011 I was presented with a great opportunity to work as a Software Engineer at Zynga in LA. Zynga is the company behind Words with Friends and Farmville etc and their HQ is in San Francisco. The ZLA studio was a relatively new addition to a growing number of satellite studios, each acting autonomously developing and maintaining their own games. What was so great about ZLA (aside from being commutable) was that the studio was filled with tons of talented people from the game industry, several of whom came from EA and worked on Command & Conquer prior to moving to Zynga.
While indie game development is great, there's no one else around to challenge or question your decisions. This was going to be a chance for me to collaborate with and learn from professionals while making games… Facebook games.
To be honest, I'm not the biggest Facebook game player, and I wasn't sure that developing a "Ville" game would interest me, but I took a chance and passed the series of interviews and was offered the position of Software Engineer which I then accepted.
So in September of 2011, I had an official deadline for completing Bowmaster Winter Storm, hence its release (the day before my first day at Zynga LA). Prior to working at Zynga, I was at Honda HQ working as a Flash Developer on technical training software for technicians and advisors at Honda dealerships. It was a tough decision to say goodbye to my friends at Honda in pursuit of advancing my professional career growth, and even more difficult to say goodbye (for a time) to indie game development.
Having never worked (officially) in the gaming biz I had no idea what to expect, and was a bit nervous considering past horror stories concerning work/life balance and crunch time. However, after the first few weeks I could tell this was going to be a great experience. I worked on Empire's & Allies as it was already live when I arrived, and helped develop several content and feature releases per week (talk about hitting the ground running). And then a few months later I had the chance to help develop a new game called CoasterVille.
The culture was fun and the environment was a blast. The people were all very unique, fun and interesting. We all cared about our jobs, our games, and each other. It was one big happy, yet very functional, family. It was almost too good to be true. There were nerf fights, movie nights, lunches and dinners, and even trips to Disneyland and Universal Studios (research for CoasterVille). This is not to say that it was all fun and games. There was some crunch time and the occasional emergency hotfix, but it was still fun and exciting. And most importantly, the engineering problems and solutions presented through game development at Zynga LA provided several opportunities to learn and grow as an engineer. That was perhaps one of the most uplifting and eye opening experiences as a software development professional working in an engineering team — we were not designated by the tools we used or the computer languages we were most comfortable with, we were all simply "software engineers" whose job it was to solve software engineering problems.
Of course, we all had our particular strengths, and my foot-in-the-door was my expertise with Flash/Actionscript and my passion for developing games. But it was being valued as an engineer in general which was so refreshing.
I proved that I could thrive and did my best to add value to our games with every assignment given. Zynga prides itself as being a meritocracy and through the course of my stay I was recognized for my contributions and even "leveled-up" to a position with increased responsibility and expectations. This motivated me even further to work hard and keep up a "killing it" attitude.
As CoasterVille started winding down, the studio was leaning toward developing the next game which was going to be something in the mobile space. As engineers, we were about to dust off our knowledge of C++ and C# and were expected to become familiar with Unity3D. The engineering leads organized a few code-jams to help get people back into the swing of things, and as time allowed we were encouraged to experiment and develop with Unity3D.
This culture of learning and professionalism is one that I was most impressed with at Zynga LA. Sure we had nerf fights, and dressed casually, but we still practiced professional software development processes. We used SVN and build tools, had code reviews, had spec reviews, held software design meetings, were offered technical training, and created documentation, all the while interfacing and communicating with members from other teams such as production, design, and art.
Sadly, and abruptly, it all came to an end when Zynga Inc decided to close down three of its satellite studios (ZLA included) ultimately laying off 520 employees.
There was little warning and no chance to further reduce the JIRA bugs queue on the morning of June 3rd, 2013, when we were all told in person, by someone I've not had the pleasure of meeting until that day, that it was our last day in the studio.
It was a sad day for us all and it was truly unexpected for most as we were a very capable and well functioning studio. CoasterVille was third highest played among all of Zynga's current Facebook games, and we still had a lot left to offer our users with planned features and pending content releases. I was not privy to the business details as to why it was decided to shut us down, but as they say, it's all business, and I don't take it personally.
So here I am. Zynga is officially done with me and just in time for Summer! Time to hit the beach!…err.. I mean update my résumé.
Well, I'm currently LFG and will be applying for new positions as a professional in an industry of some kind. I'm looking for both gaming and non-gaming opportunities in California in the LA and Orange County area.
As I look for a new full time job, I'll be working on some new and exciting personal projects which I will describe in later posts so stay tuned. Below is a teaser image of a space game I started developing now that I have more free time. I'll be using the Starling Framework (used by Angry Birds for their Facebook version).
What's great about Starling is that it enables Flash to tap into your GPU to provide improved performance and graphics. Imagine my space sim game running at 60fps with cool particle effects. That's the hope at least. We'll see what I can come up with.
I may also update Bowmaster Winter Storm with new content.


What is ART? Is a movement based massage technique that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves.
What is used for? Headaches, neck and back pain, shoulder pain, sciatica and hip pain are just a few of the many conditions that can be resolved quickly and permanently with ART.
How does it work? When you get neck pain from sitting poorly at your computer for too long. Your body produces dense scar tissue or what feels like a "knot" in your neck and shoulder muscles that stop the muscle from moving freely. Overtime muscles become tighter and weaker and nerves can become trapped, resulting in pain.
ART allows us (the physio) to identify the tension and movement of muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments and nerves that are contributing to the cause of an injury or pain.
ART aims to treat not only the symptoms but also the underlying cause of your injury or pain to fix you permanently and prevent further injury from reoccurring.
Hello, and thank you very much for having shared this information on rehab and post injury therapy. There are many reasons why it's important to receive the proper help after receiving an injury. I think it's important to do what's needed to get the help and attention your specific injury needs in a prompt time.


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Q: how can I enable all the actuators into Spring-MVC? I tried in the .properties file to put these 2 lines of code:
management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*
management.endpoints.refresh.enabled=true

But doesn't work. My web application is on Spring-MVC.
@Configuration
@EnableWebMvc
@Import({
        EndpointAutoConfiguration.class , PublicMetricsAutoConfiguration.class , HealthIndicatorAutoConfiguration.class
})
public class ActuatorConfig {

    @Bean
    @Autowired
    public EndpointHandlerMapping endpointHandlerMapping(Collection<? extends MvcEndpoint> endpoints) {
        return new EndpointHandlerMapping(endpoints);
    }

    @Bean
    @Autowired
    public EndpointMvcAdapter metricsEndPoint(MetricsEndpoint delegate) {
        return new EndpointMvcAdapter(delegate);
    }
}

A: I think you are probably just accessing the endpoint with the wrong path.  /actuator/ is the default path.  You can change this something else via the yaml (properties) configuration.  See management.endpoints.web.base-path.
This is how it works for me.  Include the actuator dependency in the pom.xml.
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
    </dependency>

Include this in your application.yml (or properties file with the "." notation.)
    management:
      endpoints:
        web:
          exposure:
            include: "*"

Then access the metrics endpoints with
    http://yourdomain:yourport/actuator/metrics

Also read this article for more details.

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Castlebar - County Mayo - Old Photos!
Enda Kenny was elected T.D. in the Mayo West bye-election in 1975 Photo Tom Campbell.
Enda Kenny was elected T.D. in 1975 and was photographed with a group from Mayo Co Council. Photo Tom Campbell.
Enda Kenny was elected T.D. in 1975 and was photographed with Cllr. Frank Durcan, Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave and Mayo County Secratary John O'Donnell. Photo Tom Campbell.


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SALLEY MAVOR
WEE FOLK STUDIO
About Salley Mavor
Birds of Beebe Woods
Felt Wee Folk
Liberty and Justice film
My Bed Book
Pocketful of Posies
Polly Doll
Wee Folk Players (they're a stitch)
Pocket Lady & giveaway winners
Posted on November 22, 2010 by Salley Mavor
The Pocket Lady came by when I was signing copies of Pocketful of Posies at the Waldorf School of Cape Cod's Holiday Faire on Saturday. My neighbor, Joy, was playing the role and letting children pick out small presents from a pocket for the price of a ticket. I made the pocket lady costume about 20 years ago, when I was a parent in the school. It's adapted from a nightgown pattern and made out of red velveteen, with upholstery fabric pockets and lots of bells. I'm glad to see it continue to be used every year!
Pocket Lady
And now for the giveaway winners! Three people have been picked at random from the 80 who left comments. Congratulations to Domestic Diva, Marabilys (from France) and Emma (from Australia), who will each receive a hardcover copy of In the Heart. The book is out-of-print, but my local bookstore, Eight Cousins Books sells autographed copies (508 548 5548).
In the Heart, 2001
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6 thoughts on "Pocket Lady & giveaway winners"
annri on November 22, 2010 at 10:41 am said:
the pocket lady dress is like a dreamy wonderland; the children must love watching the pocket lady!
Beth Webber on November 22, 2010 at 11:14 am said:
Congratulations to the lucky winners of your book; Christmas is coming early for them this year!
Nancy on November 22, 2010 at 2:18 pm said:
What a darling idea and costume!!!!!! Such fun to see.
Darlene on November 22, 2010 at 4:39 pm said:
I wonder were the tradition of a pocket lady comes from? My youngest child's school also has a pocket lady who walks around during the Spring Social. One of the moms at the school said she had a pocket lady at her school so she made the costume. If anyone knows the story behind the pocket lady, I'd love to hear.
PS Congrats to the winners!
Cynthia Baxter on November 22, 2010 at 5:39 pm said:
What a wonderful costume!
Mirabilys on November 23, 2010 at 4:07 am said:
Oh Salley… My little heart is starting a dance of joy…
Thanks a lot for this treasure, I can't believe I'm one of the lucky winners!
I've just emailed you 😉

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Crowborough RGHQ
Written by Nick Catford on 29 July 2001.
This site was originally home to a high-power (600 kW) medium wave broadcasting transmitter, built for the Political Warfare Executive in WWII. This transmitter was purchased in the USA in 1941 and consisted of three 170-kW units connected in parallel. The underground site had been prepared with the assistance of Canadian forces personnel.
The BBC obtained partial use of the station from 8th November 1942 to broadcast its European Service. At other times this transmitter, known colloquially as Aspidistra, was used by the PWE for 'black' broadcasting. This started on 30th January 1943.
After the war the transmitter was operated for many years by the Foreign Office's Diplomatic Wireless Service, and hired by the BBC to broadcast the World Service to Europe. After the transmitter closed, the Home Office built RGHQ 6.1 here in 1984-6 to replace the former site underneath Dover Castle known as Dumpy.
The RGHQ was constructed by gutting the original Aspidistra bunker and inserting a mezzanine floor. A new wing at the uppermost level was added to house the generators, air conditioning plant, etc., and to provide a new entrance.
The original Aspidistra entrance on the lowest level has been retained and there is a vehicle ramp to that level.
The remainder of the Kingstanding site is largely intact, although many buildings are in a poor state. The above-ground Aspidistra transmitter hall is interesting because it was designed by a cinema architect, as was the original bunker.
The Home Office closed this site, with the rest of the RGHQs, in 1992. Since then the bunker has been used on all three levels by Sussex police for training.
On Saturday 28th July 12 members of Subterranea Britannica and friends visited RGHQ 6.1 at Kingstanding near Crowborough in Sussex, we were also able to see the remaining buildings from the Aspidistra Complex a WW2 'Black Propaganda' radio station, later used by the BBC to broadcast the BBC World Service to Europe. The whole site is now owned by Sussex Police who use it for training. The entrance is on the B2188 at where the original guardhouse still stands at the entrance gate. Having passed through the gate into the outer compound we proceeded along a road passing a circular brick building on our right, approximately 100 yards from the road. This building housed an aerial allocator, the feeds from the various transmitters would first go to this building where they would be fed to the appropriate aerial array consisting of rhomboid shaped wire aerials strung between 30 or so aerial masts spread around the complex. Although all the original transmission aerials have now gone the concrete bases where the masts were guyed are to be seen everywhere. The aerial allocator building still has the glass insulators around the top of the wall allowing the aerial feed to pass out of the building.
After about 200 yards we entered the middle fenced compound and immediately through the gate on our left was the gate into the inner compound containing the RGHQ bunker and the one remaining radio mast, erected in the mid 1980's. The bunker was built between 1984 - 1986 replacing the former RGHQ in 'Dumpy' Level at Dover Castle. It was closed in 1992 following the end of the Cold War and the whole site was bought by Sussex Police in 1996 for £200,000. There is no raised mound indicating that the whole of the bunker is below ground with only the four concrete ventilation towers protruding from the ground. A sunken roadway leads to the entrance blast door which gives access to a lobby area with three heavy blast doors. Two of these are for heavy equipment leading directly into the plant area and the narrower door is the main entrance into the bunker. There is also a 'dirty' access into the bunker through a decontamination area with showers.
The original 'Aspidista' bunker which housed a 500 kilowatt medium wave transmitter was constructed by a Canadian Army road building unit by excavating a 50 foot deep hole. This was roofed with re-inforced concrete, four feet thick. The site took three weeks to excavate with the 600 strong civilian work force working 24 hours a day and the transmitter complex was completed within 9 months of receiving approval from Churchill. Aspidistra was ready in early 1942 but did not come on line until 8th November with pre-recorded speeches from President Roosevelt and General Eisenhower on the American landings in North Africa.
The three level RGHQ bunker was constructed by completely gutting the WW2 Aspidistra bunker, inserting an intermediate floor in what was the cable tunnel between floors (as at Skendleby) with additions to the upper floor to house the plant. The only part of the original Aspidistra bunker remaining is the entrance tunnel at the lowest level (now floor 1). The highest level, our point of access, is floor 3. Immediately inside the bunker are the two plant rooms one containing all the ventilation and filtration equipment and its associated rack of floor standing control cabinets. This plant is still in good order and permanently running, as are the pumps which ensures that the bottom level remains dry. Adjacent to the ventilation plant room are the two standby generators which are tested regularly and kept in good order. Between the two rooms is a small engineers room with a large chart draw where all the plans of the bunker, including those from the WW2 bunker are kept. One of the larger blast doors enters this room directly. These rooms are in the extension and along the passageway leading into the main body of the bunker is the canteen and kitchen. This is a long narrow room, smaller than at similar bunkers but adequate to feed the 150 people who would have been working there had there been an attack. The canteen area is surrounded by wooden trellis garden fence panels, reminiscent of a restaurant, with a serving hatch into the fairly spartan kitchen, again much smaller than at similar bunkers. The canteen is still used by the police during the week but hot food is brought in from elsewhere so there is no need to employ a cook and ancillary kitchen staff.
Having passed the kitchen/canteen, the main corridor passes through 90 degrees into the main body of the bunker, on the left and right are the large dormitories. These were fully fitted when the police took over the bunker but the beds have since been sold and the sheets and blankets sent to Kosovo. It's still possible to see how closely the double bunks were positioned to each other, with only room for a narrow floor standing cabinet for personal belongings. Narrow as these cabinets are each one is divided into two and was used by two people. One of the dormitories although completely empty is used by the police as a gym, while the other, containing all the dormitory lockers is a recreation area with a modern vending machine. At the end of the north - south spine corridor are the stairs down to the lower levels, both the stairs and the landings are constructed of metal slats giving a view down to the bottom level. Beyond the stairs is a short tunnel and a set of concrete stairs leading to the north emergency exit with a heavy blast door (and beyond it a fire door) out to the surface.
The middle level is basically two very large 'L' shaped rooms which were the administration area of the bunker, these would have housed all the desks for the various agencies and a hinged panel on the floor where there is a phone and power socket shows the position of each desk. There is a ladder on one wall giving access to a small tank room. Both rooms are now completely empty apart for modern chairs and are used by the police for lectures etc. We were unable to see inside any of the rooms on the lowest level (floor 1) as they are used to store evidence but we were shown which were the BBC studio, ministers bedroom and the work shop. At the far end of the lower spine corridor is the second stairway and a narrow passage that leads to a blast door and the gently inclined entrance tunnel into the original Aspidistra bunker.
This has been retained as a 2nd emergency exit and is wide enough to take a vehicle. Although we had come down to the third level, the tunnel exits to daylight as the level of the surrounding land had dropped off and the WW2 buildings were built in a hollow to keep them hidden.
We returned to the entrance and made our way along the road to the WW2 complex which first came on line on 8th November 1942. Most of the buildings are derelict and ruinous and will be demolished in Sussex Police's long term plan to develop the site as a training centre; none of the buildings are listed. The buildings are within a roughly circular complex with each road given a name by the Police. There are a number of substantial brick buildings that housed the transmitters and generators surrounded by various wooden huts including the canteen, architects building (with large windows to admits lots of light) and the coach house where they kept a coach to collect the workers each day from the surrounding villages. There is also a circular brick water tower and a small circular brick pillbox with two loopholes looking down the access road.
There are three large buildings the most impressive is the original short wave transmitter house which is built in typical 1930's art deco style similar to cinemas of the period. The building includes glass bricks, a mirror on top of a column on the curved staircase and upturned lights. Unfortunately the building is very delapidated and the parquet flooring in the transmitter hall is beginning to lift. As with the aerial allocator building there are a number of glass insulators high in the wall. Although this building is not due for demolition it is proposed to add a second storey. Adjacent to this building is the later long rectangular transmitter hall where a further three transmitters were located. On first inspection this appears to be painted in camouflage paint but apparently this was done to appease the locals to help the building blend in with the surrounding woodland.The final building in this complex is the vast generator hall with concrete outer walls for blast protection. Although all the generators have gone it still contains all the gantries and hoists for moving heavy machinery around.
Those taking part in the visit were Nick Catford, Andrew Smith, Robin Ware, Richard Challis, Terry White, Keith Ward, Caroline Ford, Bob Jenner and Tony Page.
Pawley, E., BBC Engineering 1922-1972, p.256. (BBC Publications, 1972, ISBN 0 563 12127 0)
Briggs, A., The War of Words, The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom Vol.III, p.426 (Oxford University Press, 1970)


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PAR Technology to acquire Florida–based software company for $42 million
Date: 11/8/2019 3:05 PM
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — ParTech Inc. on Thursday announced it has agreed to acquire AccSys, LLC, also known as Restaurant Magic, a Tampa, Florida–based restaurant software company.
ParTech is a wholly owned subsidiary of New Hartford–based PAR Technology (NYSE: PAR).
Restaurant Magic is the developer of Data Central., PAR said in a news release. Data Central is a suite of cloud back-office applications to help restaurants achieve operational and financial goals. The purchase price of $42 million for Restaurant Magic will be financed primarily through cash and equity. PAR expects the acquisition to close before the end of this year.
PAR Technology announced the upcoming acquisition as the firm reported a net loss of $5.9 million, or 36 cents per share, in the third quarter. The figures compare to a net loss of $16.7 million, or $1.04 per share, during the same period in 2018.
Restaurant Magic is a "leader" in back office subscription software for enterprise restaurants, Savneet Singh, president & CEO of PAR Technology, contended in the release.
"Restaurant Magic's software leverages business intelligence and automation technologies to decrease food costs, manage labor, and improve overall customer service. This announcement today marks another significant milestone in the rapid evolution of PAR Technology. Our company continues to transform itself as we build out our restaurant-technology solutions, led by our Brink [point of sale (POS)] software, to be the leading cloud technology provider for enterprise restaurants…. Combining restaurant management with our leading Brink POS software will alter how enterprise restaurants communicate, access data, conduct commerce, and manage their businesses across rapidly converging tech platforms," Singh said.
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Boulder County theater guide
Cabaret Musical set in a seedy club in East Berlin during the rise of the Third Reich, Saturday through July 29, Centerstage Theatre Company, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $12-$25; centerstagetheatrecompany.org.
Les Miserables New touring production of the acclaimed musical based on Victor Hugo's tragic story, Wednesday through Aug. 5, DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $35-$135; 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org.
Little Shop of Horrors Musical about a lovelorn shop worker and a man-eating plant, today through July 29, Northglenn Players, DL Parsons Theatre, 11801 Community Center Dr., Northglenn; $12-$14; 303-450-8800, northglennarts.org.
You Can't Take it With You Enduring comedy about an eccentric family colliding with a very different brood during a disastrous dinner, today through Aug. 12, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, University Theatre, CU Boulder; $10-$65; 303-492-8008, cupresents.org.
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Cyrano de Bergerac Timeless romantic comedy about a proud but insecure hero who pines for the lovely Roxanne, through Aug. 11, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU campus, Boulder; $10-$70; 303-492-8008, cupresents.org.
Disney's The Little Mermaid Musical that brings the children's tale about a mermaid who must make a difficult decision, through Sept. 8, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, $40-$67; 303-449-6000, bdtstage.com.
Irish Tales Along the Trails A family friendly venture to the Emerald Isle filled with stories of wit and whimsy, through Aug. 5, Arts in the Open, Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder; $15-$20; 303-440-7666, chautauqua.com.
Love's Labour's Lost Shakespeare's rom-com about young people growing up and trying to find themselves, through Aug. 12, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU, Boulder; $10-$65; 303-492-8008, cupresents.org.
The Producers Mel Brooks' musical comedy about a Broadway producer trying, and failing, to put on a flop, through Sept. 30, Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, $17-$42; 303-682-9980, jesterstheatre.com.
Richard III The Bard's most malicious and mesmerizing politician takes the stage, through Aug. 11, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, University Theatre, CU Campus, Boulder; $20-$65; cupresents.org, 303-492-8008.
The Arsonists Father-daughter ghost story set in the Florida backwoods, through Saturday, Benchmark Theatre, The Bench at 40West, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood, $20-$30; benchmarktheatre.com.
The Bridges of Madison County Musical version of the novel about two-middle-aged lovers, through Aug. 5, Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, $19-$38; 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.
The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged Breakneck comedy that crams all the Bard's plays into one silly show, through Sunday, Lowry's Spotlight Theater, John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver; $12-$25; 720-530-4596, thisisspotlight.com.
Into the Woods Sondheim's dark musical take on fairy tales, through Aug. 5, Phamaly Theatre Company, Space Theatre, Denver Center, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $29; 303-893-4100, phamaly.org.
Lend Me a Tenor Madcap comedy about an Opera company awaiting the arrival of a famous tenor, through Aug. 19, Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, $15-$38; 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.
Mixed Taste Tag-team lectures on unrelated topics, through Aug. 22, DCPA Off-Center, Seawell Grand Ballroom, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $20; 303-893-4100, denvercenter.org.
Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man Interactive, upbeat comedy where no subject is taboo, through Aug. 5, DCPA Broadway; Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; $32; 303-893-4100, denvercenter.org.
The Sunshine Boys Neil Simon comedy about two former vaudevillian performers who can't stand each other, through July 29, Senior Housing Options, Barth Hotel, 1514 17th St., Denver; 303-595-4464, seniorhousingoptions.org.
-Mark Collins, Daily Camera
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Wolfe, James
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James Wolfe
British Brigadier-General (1758-59), Major-General (1759)
born January 2, 1727, Westerham, Kent, Great Britain
died September 13, 1759, Québec, Canada
Wolfe in 1758
James Wolfe was the son of an army officer, Edward Wolfe, a veteran of Marlborough's campaigns, and of Henrietta Thompson.
About 1738, the family moved to Greenwich.
In 1741, James Wolfe accompanied his father, colonel in a Marines Regiment, in the unsuccessful expedition against Carthagena de Indias (actual Cartagena in Colombia).
In November 1741, Wolfe was appointed in his father's Marines Regiment (12th Durourel's).
In April 1742, at the beginning of the War of the Austrian Succession, Wolfe embarked for Flanders where he participated with the 12th Regiment in the Rhine Campaign.
On June 27 1743, at the Battle of Dettingen, Wolfe distinguished himself so much as acting adjutant that he was promoted lieutenant.
In 1744, Wolfe was promoted captain of a company in the 4th Barrel's Regiment of Foot. In October, his brother Edward died from consumption after having joined the army.
In 1745, a detachment of the 4th Regiment of Foot was sent to Scotland to deal with the Highland rebellion led by Charles Edward Stuart. Wolfe was employed as a brigade-major.
On January 17 1746, Wolfe was present at Hawley's defeat at Falkirk. On April 16, he took part in Cumberland's victory at Culloden where he acted as aide-de-camp to General Hawley. After this battle, Wolfe spent some time in Scotland with his regiment, laying waste the country.
Once the Highland rebellion crushed, Wolfe returned to Flanders where he served under the Duke of Cumberland with his old unit, the 12th Regiment of Foot.
On July 2 1747, Wolfe took part in the Battle of Lauffeld where he was wounded. His valor won him the commendation of the duke.
In 1748, after the war, Wolfe returned to Great Britain and was sent to Scotland with his unit for garrison duty.
In 1749, Wolfe was promoted major of the 20th Regiment of Foot stationed at Stirling.
On March 20 1750, Wolfe was promoted lieutenant-colonel of the 20th Regiment of Foot with which he served in Scotland and later in England until 1758.
In September 1757, at the beginning of the Seven Years' War, Wolfe served as a staff officer in the unsuccessful Rochefort expedition but his prospects were not affected by the failure. Indeed, he was brought to the attention of William Pitt, the Secretary of State.
On January 23 1758, Wolfe was appointed brigadier-general for the planned expedition against Louisbourg under Amherst and Boscawen. Soon afterward, he was sent to North America. The landing near Louisbourg was effected in the face of strenuous opposition, Wolfe leading the foremost troops. During the siege Wolfe had charge of a most important section of the attack and the fiercest fighting took place on his lines. On July 27, Louisbourg surrendered after an obstinate defence. Soon afterwards, he returned to Great Britain to recruit his shattered health but on learning that Pitt desired him to continue in America he at once offered to return.
In 1759, Wolfe was appointed commander-in-chief of the expedition against Québec by William Pitt, with the rank of major-general. In a brief holiday before his departure, he met at Bath Miss Lowther to whom he became engaged. Very shortly afterwards he sailed, and at the beginning of June, the Québec expedition sailed from Louisbourg. At the end of June, he landed near Québec with his expeditionary force.
On September 13, after wearisome and disheartening failures, embittered by the pain of an internal disease, Wolfe crowned his work by the decisive victory on the Plains of Abraham. Wounded earlier in the fight, he refused to leave the field, and a second bullet passing through his lungs inflicted a mortal injury. While he was lying in a swoon someone near him exclaimed, "They run; see how they run!" "Who run?" asked Wolfe as one roused from sleep. "The enemy," was the answer "they give way everywhere." Wolfe rallied for a moment, gave a last order for cutting off the retreat and murmuring, "Now God be praised, I will die in peace" breathed his last. The city of Québec capitulated five days later.
This article incorporates texts from the Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed. London: Cambridge University Press, 1911. A publication which is now in the public domain.
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KAMPALA–A local firm Kisaka and Company audit firm has been appointed by Parliament to audit the Office of the Auditor General.
The move is in line with article 163 (9) of the 1995 Constitution. The article states: "The accounts of the office of the Auditor General shall be audited and reported upon by an auditor appointed by Parliament".
The development follows several failed attempts to find an audit firm. The failure has left the Office of the Auditor General unaudited for the last 12 years.
In 2012, Parliament rejected M/S Chege Muchunguzi and Mwangi and Company Consortium over failure to provide evidence of practice in Uganda.
Kisaka and company audit firm was given the nod yesterday, even though some MP queried the competence of the firm.
Robinah Nabanja, a Parliamentary Commissioner and Kakumiro District Woman MP, presented the bid results to Parliament. She said Kisaka and company met all the bid requirements and had the highest total of both technical and financial scores, according to the bidding.
Kisaka and company outcompeted BDO East Africa and Tomson and company early this year.
Some MPs were in favour of contracting an international audit firm for the task. Charles Ilukor, the Kumi County MP, noted that he was not aware of M/S Kisaka being even among the top 20 audit forms in the country.
"The commission is, therefore, yet to convince me although they have their own attributes that M/S Kisaka can do a good job for Parliament," he said.
But David Abala, the Ngora County MP, called for the house to support local content by approving the successful audit firm. He said it was unfair to give a vote of no confidence to the Parliamentary Commission and discredit Kisaka and company audit firm without giving it the benefit of doubt.
Gen Ely Tumwine, the UPDF Representative in Parliament, agreed with Abala, noting that M/S Kisaka should be given a chance to perform.
"We can audit the auditor if he doesn't perform, rather than start from negative, from suspicion, from allegation as if he has already not performed," the decorated general implored.
Parliament eventually adopted the Parliamentary Commission's report under the guidance of the deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah.


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Jerusalem Post Diaspora Antisemitism
Orban says Jewish groups give his opponents 'a pass' on antisemitism
But now, in an unusual reversal, Orban is trying to level that same accusation at the country's largest Jewish group, Mazsihisz.
By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
Published: OCTOBER 17, 2020 04:00
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of Europe's most prominent nationalist and anti-immigrant leaders, has often faced accusations that he is too soft on far-right antisemitism.
Orban recently criticized Mazsihisz, a nonpartisan federation of Jewish communities and groups, for not speaking out loudly enough against the candidacy of Laszlo Biro, a member of the far-right Jobbik party who narrowly lost a bid for a parliamentary seat on Sunday and has a history of making antisemitic statements.
Orban called the Mazsihisz reaction to Biro's campaign "indecisive and weak," the news site Mandiner reported Wednesday. Mazsihisz told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency the allegation was false, and that they had called out Biro's remarks on Jews months ago.
Biro has written on social media that Orthodox Jewish tourists may be giving his dog fleas. In another post, he called for "disconnecting Jewish usury bank capital from the economy," and in another he called Budapest "Judapest."
Mazsihisz "did and does condemn Laszlo Biro's remarks," the group reiterated to JTA in a statement this week.
The unprecedented exchange reflects Orban's growing willingness to make partisan use of Hungarian Jewry as an unexpected alliance threatens his Fidesz party's grip on power.
Last year, liberal parties, including the Hungarian Socialist Party and the Democratic Coalition, agreed to form a bloc with Jobbik — a party accused of abetting racism and antisemitism in its past, and whose vice president in 2013 called for making a list of all Hungarian Jews — to mount a serious challenge to Orban and Fidesz. Since then, the left-wing parties have urged their supporters to vote for Jobbik candidates where they were likeliest to win, and vice versa.
Although Biro is a well-known member of Jobbik, a party that the World Jewish Congress has called neo-Nazi, he was the agreed-upon candidate in a special election this week of all the opposition parties, including the center-left Hungarian Socialist Party, which has many Jewish voters and members.
The alliance strategy has helped the opposition narrowly unseat Fidesz from the office of the mayor of Budapest and wrestle from its hands 10 additional mayoral posts in large cities. But so far it has been more of a symbolic blow and has done little to shake the constitutional supermajority that Fidesz, which has been in power under Orban since 2010, has in parliament.
However, this week's election results show that the alliance could be closer to having a bigger impact.
The vote Sunday was held for a seat in the national parliament representing the northeastern city of Szerencs. The city's previous representative in parliament, Ferenc Koncz of Orban's Fidesz party, died in a vehicular accident in July.
His daughter, Zsófia Koncz, defeated Biro to keep the seat with Fidesz, but very narrowly, with 51% of the vote. If Koncz had lost, Fidesz's coalition would have lost its two-thirds supermajority in parliament, which gives the party wide powers, including the ability to make constitutional changes.
During the decade that Orban has been in power, critics have alleged that he has pursued increasingly authoritarian, xenophobic and nationalist policies — among them a public campaign targeting George Soros, the Hungary-born Jewish billionaire and Holocaust survivor who funds left-leaning causes in his native country and features in many international antisemitic conspiracy theories.
The Soros campaign, as well as Orban's insistence on erecting a statue that critics say whitewashes Hungary's collaboration in the Holocaust, has caused Mazsihisz to warn that Orban risks fomenting anti-Semitic hatred and Holocaust revisionism.
But not all of Hungary's Jewish groups share that criticism. EMIH, a Chabad-affiliated federation of Jewish communities, has rejected much of Mazsihisz's criticism, defending the government's anti-immigration policy and dismissing allegations that its anti-Soros campaign is anti-Semitic.
Mazsihisz has hit back at EMIH, claiming that it is beholden to the government and biased toward Fidesz because it receives funds and buildings from it. (Mazsihisz also receives millions of dollars in state subsidies from Orban's government.)
The two Jewish federations are also split on the Biro controversy.
Mazsihisz's response "has been weak," Shlomo Koves, the head of EMIH, told JTA.
"They have not only not spoken out against Jobbik and Biro in strong terms, but some of their representatives have personally participated in Jobbik election campaign events in the past. Unfortunately a group of lay leaders have seized this respectful community [and] hold their own political benefit before the Jewish interest," he said.
Debate over the left-Jobbik alliance erupted in 2018 when a local Jewish leader affiliated with Mazsihisz, Miklós Erdélyi, publicly endorsed a Jobbik candidate, Attila Kiss, running for election in the southern municipality of Hódmezővásárhely. Mazsihisz distanced itself from Erdélyi's endorsement.
In response to criticism it has received over the Biro affair, Mazsihisz emphasized it is a nonpartisan religious organization. It also cited news reports from August that it says proves it has been vocal about Biro's antisemitism.
Mazsihsz President Andras Heisler "does not intend to get involved with party politics," the group said. It also thanked the Orban government for its financial support of Jewish institutions throughout Hungary.
Hungarian Jews' relative "physical and religious safety is definitely thanks to the Hungarian government, which univocally condemns anti-Semitic phenomena and consequently stands by the State of Israel," Mazsihisz said.
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Eating honey can reduce serious injuries in children who swallowed button battery, shows study
A team of ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists has demonstrated that eating honey after swallowing a button battery has the potential to reduce serious injuries in small children. Based on findings in laboratory animals, the research suggests that this common household product may significantly reduce morbidity and mortality from highly caustic batteries.
"Button batteries are ingested by children more 2,500 times a year in the United States, with more than a 12-fold increase in fatal outcomes in the last decade compared to the prior decade," said Co-Principal Investigator, Ian N. Jacobs, MD, Director of the Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders and a pediatric otolaryngologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). "Since serious damage can occur within two hours of ingesting a battery, the interval between ingestion and removal is a critical time to act in order to reduce esophageal injury."
Jacobs collaborated with researchers at CHOP and Co-Principal Investigator, Kris R. Jatana, MD, a pediatric otolaryngologist and Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology Quality Improvement at Nationwide Children's Hospital, in a study published online in The Laryngoscope.
Because of their size, candy-like shape and shiny metallic surface, button batteries have posed a risk for toddlers for decades. When the battery reacts with saliva and tissue of the esophagus, it creates a hydroxide-rich, alkaline solution that essentially dissolves tissue. Children with an esophageal button battery may present with symptoms of sore throat, cough, fever, difficulty swallowing, poor oral intake or noisy breathing. This can cause severe complications like esophageal perforation, vocal cord paralysis and erosion into the airway or major blood vessels. The longer it takes for the battery to be removed, the higher the risk for these children, particularly those without access to hospitals with specialized anesthesiologists and endoscopists experienced in removing foreign objects.
The research team wanted to determine successful interventions for mitigating these injuries in both a home and clinical setting and test their effectiveness in a live animal model, in this case, laboratory pigs. Specifically, the researchers sought palatable, more viscous liquids that could create a protective barrier between the tissue and the battery, as well as neutralize harsh alkaline levels. The team screened various options, including common household beverages such as juices, sodas, and sports drinks, in laboratory experiments.
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"We explored a variety of common household and medicinal liquid options, and our study showed that honey and sucralfate demonstrated the most protective effects against button battery injury, making the injuries more localized and superficial," said Jatana. "The findings of our study are going to be put immediately into clinical practice, incorporated into the latest National Capital Poison Center Guidelines for management of button battery ingestions."
Prior published studies by this team had tested weakly acidic liquids like lemon juice as a proof of concept. However, many children do not enjoy drinking lemon juice. By contrast, the sweet taste of honey is much more palatable to young children.
"Our recommendation would be for parents and caregivers to give honey at regular intervals before a child is able to reach a hospital, while clinicians in a hospital setting can use sucralfate before removing the battery," Jacobs said. However, the authors caution against using these substances in children who have a clinical suspicion of existing sepsis or perforation of the esophagus, known severe allergy to honey or sucralfate, or in children less than one-year-old due to a small risk of botulism.
"While future studies could help establish the ideal volume and frequency for each treatment, we believe that these findings serve as a reasonable benchmark for clinical recommendations," Jacobs said. "Safely ingesting any amount of these liquids prior to battery removal is better than doing nothing."
"Button batteries are commonly found in households, and they should always be stored in a secured container, out of reach of children," said Jatana. "Parents and caregivers should check all electronic products in the home and make certain that the battery is enclosed in a compartment that requires a tool to open and periodically check to ensure it stays secure over time."
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Researchers have discovered mountain ranges and three large, deep subglacial valleys concealed beneath Antarctica .
] there is extensive satellite data that helps to map the Earth's surface and its deep interior, there was a gap around the South Pole area, which is not covered by satellites due to the inclination of its orbits.
The PolarGAP project was therefore to close the gap in the satellite data coverage of the South Pole and in particular to record the missing gravitational data.
Airborne radar data was also collected to allow mapping of the rocky surface hidden beneath the ice cover. The data shows that the topography controls how fast ice flows between the eastern and western Antarctic ice sheets.
These valleys could be important in the future as they contribute to the Channel ice flow from the center of the continent towards the coast.
If climate change makes the ice sheet thinner, these troughs could increase the speed at which ice flows from the center of the Antarctic to the sea, increasing the global sea level .
The largest valley, known as Foundation Trough, is 35 kilometers wide for more than 350 kilometers. Its length corresponds to the distance from London to Manchester, while its width is more than one-and-a-half times the length of New York's Manhattan Island.
5 kilometers wide, while the Offset Rift Basin is 150 kilometers long and 30 kilometers wide.
"Because there were gaps in the satellite data around the South Pole, nobody knew exactly what was there, and we're excited to release the first results of the PolarGAP project," Kate Winter, Research Fellow at Northumbria University.
"We now understand that the mountain region prevents ice from the east Antarctica flows through the West Antarctic to the coast, and we have discovered three subglacial valleys in the western Antarctic, which could be important in the future," said Winter continue.
"As the ice sheet thins or retreats, topographically controlled The corridors could ease the increased ice flow further inland and cause the West Antarctic ice to move," she said.
"This in turn would increase the speed and speed with which ice from the ice flows from the center of the Antarctic to its edges, which leads to an increase in global sea level," she added.
"By mapping these deep valleys and mountain ranges, we have therefore added a key piece of the puzzle to help understand the East. The Antarctic Ice Sheet may have responded to past changes and what it might look like in the future," said Fausto Ferraccioli , Principal investigator of the PolarGAP project of the European Space Agency.
"Our new aerogeophysical data will also allow new research on geological processes that created the mountains and basins before the Antarctic ice sheet itself was born," Ferraccioli said.


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The news from the Hockey Canada sexual scandals keeps getting uglier. Sponsors are abandoning an organization thought beyond reproach just a year ago. Politicians are roasting HC executives. The IIHF is to determine whether it should withdraw tournaments from Canada till the mess is cleaned up. And the NHL is fretting that it houses sexual assault suspects— some big stars— from as far back as 2003.
The current parliamentary hearings over the 2018 WJHC champions have made HC toxic— its women's team is expressing disgust with the organization. that represents them. The story is hampered by the fact that nothing has been proven or even alleged by police. The process has existed in a world of non-disclosure agreements and allegations and media distortions of the facts. (We're told there are videos of the incident yet no one in the Ottawa hearings seemed to mention them.)
Faced with the uncertainties and player refusals to cooperate Hockey Canada threw up its hands and paid off the complainant. The public is baffled. Who are the players involved? Who is innocent? Who is guilty? What is the evidence? Why did this stay hidden? How did Hockey Canada miss so badly?
So far the picture is opaque. Can we ever believe in the sports body again? Currently hockey is being used as a metaphor by all sorts of political actors to push narratives about male privilege and social inequality. What has been consistent is the excellent reporting (again) of TSN's Rick Westhead and Katie Strang in The Athletic. Their dogged research and courage in exposing these stories is exceptional.
What's also consistent is the tardy response of the mainstream hockey press that is now finally coming around to this story. There are hundreds of reporters and media outlets that seem to cover everything that moves in the sport. Yet a story that implicates the names of the current Conn Smythe winner and other young NHL stars— without vindicating them— is festering.
It's not the first time in recent memory. In June of 2021— when sexual assault allegations on the 2010 Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks emerged— we asked, "Most damning is where were the dozens of hockey "insiders" in the media during this time? The people we are told have their ear to the ground on all things happening in the league? Why did it take till 2021 for Rick Westhead (TSN) and Katie Strang (The Athletic) to unearth the poorly hidden story during the NHL's postseason semifinals.
Isn't this the same media that swore it would never ignore this sort of story— no matters how much it hurt friends and sponsors— when the Graham James and Dave Frost stories emerged? Aren't these the same networks that went wall-to-wall on the earlier stories when they surfaced, trying to make up for their negligence about sexual abuse in hockey during the past?
Sadly, the hockey media culture is the same one we encountered in the 1990s when, along with Carl Brewer, Sue Foster and Russ Conway, we exposed the corruption between the league and NHL Players Association director Alan Eagleson on a range of subjects from player pensions to collective bargaining to Canada Cup fraud.
That story had lain dormant for a generation despite the repeated calls by Brewer for investigations into the cozy relationship between the league and Eagleson. Media with NHL sponsorships or broadcast deals would rather have eaten glass than reported what they saw.
Thanks to the digging of Conway, Foster and CBC Toronto the truth emerged in the mid 1990s. Eagleson was convicted of fraud and NHL president John Ziegler was replaced by Gary Bettman. A familiar pattern then ensued. When the facts (about James or Frost) became too hard to deny the negligent media put on the hair shirt, condemning corruption and vowing to never allow its negligence to happen again.
Later, they grew even tighter with the people they covered, inking enormous broadcast deals or sponsorship contracts that have drawn them ever closer to hockey power centres.
The NHL (went) into omertà mode when asked how it countenanced the alleged behaviour of Chicago team management in ignoring a sexual predator and then giving him a letter of recommendation. Stan Bowman, the son of NHL Hall of Fame member Scotty Bowman, is not answering questions yet. But as general manager of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey program for 2022 he will have to offer some explanations if he's to keep the post. [he's since been removed from both posts.]
Former Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin, who was a Chicago player at the time, says, "I was not part of any meeting & I was not part of any decision & I was not aware of what was going on at the time. You can go on the record with that." Done.
One would like to take the league and their snoozing media at their word that they will do better in covering these abuse stories in the past. Sadly, there is little reason to believe this contrition after so many false starts in the past."
As we are seeing, the false starts continue.
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"Mr. Gorbachev… tear down this wall."— Ronald Reagan
News Item: California lawmakers pushing legislation that would impose a new tax on the state's wealthiest residents — even if they've already moved to another part of the country.
It's nostalgic to remember the euphoria in 1991 when the Berlin Wall crumbled. After decades in the shadow of nuclear war, everyone believed Western values had triumphed when the Wall came down. Freedom of movement reigned. Authoritarian rule had been delegitimized. Individual dignity was restored. Never before would the grey spectre of East Germany cast its shadow on the world.
Now it's clear that, in fact, East Germany has won. The #WEF charter now tells people in the West that they actually lost WWII and the Cold War due to their privileged racism. Totalitarian European zealots backed by social-media Stasi are again running the show. Sadly, it seems to be working.
WEF "Mr. Big" Klaus Schwab can hardly wait: "Just think of the amazing 4th Industrial Revolution, aka singularity and transhumanism, whose technology includes AI, IoT, and genetic engineering!
With the WEF (confabbing in Davos) and United Nations calling the tune, free speech and freedom of movement are being subordinated to elite cadres of the unelected State in public and private spheres. Digital ID that would have made Erik Honeker jealous are being pushed by Canada's PM. People who wish to express opinions or dissent with the ruling class must pass through a Checkpoint Charlie gauntlet of apprehended disloyalty and suspected subversion.
A typical sample: the Scottish government's new Green manifesto "A holistic behaviour change approach – The ask". Addled by climate-fever dreams, the Scottish Government is planning on reducing the use of private cars in the country by 20 percent. "By rethinking how we use our cars and reducing the number of daily journeys we take, we can help make Scotland a healthier, fairer, greener place to live and significantly contribute towards Scotland reaching net zero".
This is not a suggestion. This will be the government using coercion to reduce citizens' access to the roads. (That's the "fairer" part.) Employing the intimidation template used for Covid-19 and its vaccines, they will let public snitches and scolds police the dissent. As happened with Covid, the quaking Greta Thunberg media will fall in line.
The Scots are not alone among First World nations employing the heavy hand. (Ironically, Scotland is ancestral home of Adam Smith, the father of free-market capitaltiism, and David Hume, a prophet of personal freedom.) Far from it. Remember Australia's Tribute To Xi re-education camps, scooping up Covid-19 dissenters for sequestration in isolated barracks? This, in the sun-splashed, fun-loving Land Down Under?
Here in Justin Trudeau's Canada, punishment hotels were employed on returning citizens to keep the population suitably frightened. If a few truckers decided that health passports, ArriveCan and non-vaccinated pariahs were an affront to 150 years of Canadian tradition? Employ media stooges and the banks to get them back in line. Get the RCMP to show weapons caches that had nothing to do with the border crossings. Dissemble.
For a nation as large as Canada Trudeau knows that restricting car mileage is impractical. So he cleverly does the next best thing. Jack the rate of tax as a climate devotional. Restrict fossil fuel consumption with the felicitously named Carbon Tax. Drive up the price of gas till citizens are forced onto crappy subways and buses to be preyed upon by junkies and mental patients.
The Liberal plastics-elimination program announced by former Greenpeace stuntman Stephane Guilbault is typical. When finally cornered on specious evidence that the road to hell in paved with plastic straws, the minister had to concede no such evidence actually exists beyond a few NGO websites. No matter. It seemed right and re-directed the sheeple to more snitching and signifying on CBC. It's all done in the sacred name of climate, but the real goal is control of the government/ corporate nexus. Facts no longer matter.
It was all so easy-peasy. And if a few eggs were broken in making this omelette? The memory hole will seal up behind it. Novak Djokovic will be invited back to play tennis and pretend-normal will resume. Having established this new standard for abuse, we must nows pretend that all those police busting churches and barbecue joints was a hallucination.
As Matt Taibbi writes, the past six or seven years, "has been like being trapped in a fugue state, where reality is kaleidoscopic, memory is elusive, and moments of clarity sometimes more jarring than reassuring. To be reminded of what we were told day after day for years, after being trained to forget, is like waking from an unpleasant dream, prompting thoughts like, "Did that really happen?"
A perfect example of this disorientation is Leana Wen, the New York Times health reporter who'd led the charge on every form of Covid panic. Confirming data that would have gotten others banned 18 months ago she now tells CNN we've been vastly overcounting COVID deaths, outlining the crucial distinction between deaths "with COVID" and deaths "from COVID." Duh.
As Taibbi describes: "… the pandemic was reported not as a collective problem to be solved, but a horror movie to be passively experienced. This is a media approach we see deployed in a variety of issues from fake news to 'sonic weapons', one that trains frightened audiences to endorse extreme solutions and outsource thinking to authorities."
In case the frightened relent, there will be poisoned comebacks for what passed as normal since the Schwabians declared The Reset. Currently the U.S. Department of Justice is attempting to restore the CDC airline mask mandates that roiled the Excited States for two-plus years. This despite president Joe Biden, the document king, declaring Covid over last summer.
Still, the midwits like Chrystia Freeland and camp followers like Tony Blair and John Kerry keep flocking to the Davos CEO carnival. And what does WEF achieve worldwide— other than attract the fashionable and fatuous? Dilbert creator Scott Adams charts a WEF success story:
"They watched Norway create a fund, took credit for the work of members, mobilized coalitions, bragged about the work of signatories, teamed with others, signed a compact to develop a framework which will allow the measurement of a long-term approach, agreed to six principles, and endorsed a plan. How would the planet survive without all of that?"
How indeed in the tourist haven of East Germany? Ein prosit!
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"Religion is like a pair of shoes…..Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes." ―George Carlin
As Justice Minister in the 1960s, Pierre Trudeau articulated the essence of liberal tolerance with his "government has no place in the bedrooms of the nation". Sixty years later, PET's son Justin would like to amend that to "the government has no place in the bedrooms of the nation— unless those people are saying nasty things about me."
What once was a proud definition of liberty has transformed into a confidence game run for the Woke elite and its friends in the Media Party. Example this week: The Philadelphia Flyers— in keeping with the NHL's sudden conversion as a ESG colossus— staged a Gay Pride night. As part of the promotion they wore rainbow-coloured jerseys in warmup.
All except Ivan Prokorop, who is Russian Orthodox. His religion is not slack-jawed with Progressive awe at same-sex marriage. So he refused to join the parade. Cue the Church ladies of the sporting press.
"Adam Proteau: Ivan Provorov has the right to any opinion he chooses. And we have the right to have any opinion on Ivan Provorov that we choose. Like this: he's a shameful human being whose homophobia is only going to get more shameful over the years."
NHL Network senior reporter EJ Hradek suggested the Russian-born Flyer should go back to his homeland and join the fight against Ukraine if participating in Pride events is "that problematic for him".
Citing the checkered history of organized religion, Breakfast TV's Sid Sixeiro, coming at you from the beating heart of urban Toronto, was on the verge of "throwing up" over Provorov declining to don the gaudy sweater. "I think you fine the Flyers a million dollars for this, I'm not kidding," said Sixeiro. "Figure this out and stop offending people on nights where it's not about that, it's supposed to be about inclusivity. (Despite Sid's strenuous calls for action the NHL has yet to sanction Provorov or the Flyers.)
Fine. Then answer this: If an NHL team held a Christian night, and players were forced to wear jerseys with a crucifix, would you defend a player who opted out because of his conscience? Or would you go full Proteau and say he's a "shameful human being whose religious intolerance is only going to get more shameful over the years"?
No one in the chattering class wants to take that on, of course. They don't comprende that rights that work for them also must work for people they consider heretics.
Meanwhile, Flyers coach John Tortorella had no trouble with Provorov: "Just because you don't agree with his decision, doesn't mean he did anything wrong". The unwashed mass, the ones who, unlike Antifa, actually support the NHL, responded with their wallets. Provorov jerseys sold out on the NHL Shop and Fanatic. Prompting this tweet from tweeter Colin Rugg: "America hates wokeness."
Perhaps the "burn the witch" vibe from the NHL upset something called NFL World. Because they contributed their own drive to censorship of Christians over remarks made by former coach and now NBC analyst Tony Dungy, who is a devoted Christian (and whose eldest son committed suicide). Dungy's Leftist apostasy was mocking the movement beloved by the AOC crowd— that of allowing grown men to use girls' washrooms if they identify as women.
When it was suggested feminine hygiene products be available in all men's washrooms, Dungy suggested they also put kitty litter in the washrooms for those identifying as cats. Okay, not terribly clever. But he made his point. No amount of Davos-inspired lunacy was going to make him change his definition of what constitutes a woman.
That highly offended NFL World and those who collect pronouns the way some collect stamps. There were demands from the predictable corners— okay #MSNBC— for him to be taken off the air by NBC and banned by the NFL from its stadiums. "Be better", said people who ten years ago would have thought menstruating men was a Monty Python skit.
The joke in all this is not on the fanatical left and its demands for a brave new world of Green economy and Woke sensibility. It's not on the conservative right who know what— and who— they are despite the storms of vitriol issuing from Justin Trudeau or Vijay Singh.
The joke is on the stubborn centrist liberals of the media who worshipped PET or JFK. They still believe they control the agenda. They don't.
Here's what we wrote on the eve of the Biden election in October of 2020. "Liberalism as practiced today is deader than Tutankhamen. When they're not planning escapes to Canada, American liberals like Rob Reiner think they've achieved a sweet deal, using the radical left to subdue Trump while centrist Joe Biden waltzes to victory. The theory being that once Biden is in the White House it'll be tools down for the radicals and the Swamp will rise again. [Ed.: How's that working for you?]
"Canadian liberals might not notice the change quite as dramatically. That's largely because the Kings of Smug surrendered to the radical left years ago when the Ralph Goodale Libs gave the keys to Prince Justin. Trudeau has surrounded himself with Woke activists and climate zealots bound on creating a progressive socialist nirvana.
If you're looking for grownups such as John Turner, Donald MacDonald, Bob Rae or Paul Martin you're as dated as Facebook. Freed from icky responsibilities such as Canada's defence, Canada's liberals are hellbent on a climate dreamworld. To solidify his Green bonafides Trudeau is now incorporating the floundering NDP into his new party, outflanking (for the time being) the Greens.
"Canadian liberalism is a cadaver, waiting for the embalmer to finish the job. American liberalism is not far behind. The radical left is on the move— and it won't be pretty."
Just how not-pretty can be seen with the Antifa mob that staged a violent riot in Atlanta this past week. Or at Davos where eating insects, indulging climate fantasies and throttling popular dissent movements are all unquestioned articles of the faith for former liberals. When Biden gets the shove in the near future the remaining Hollywood liberals will see it's too late to grab their movement back.
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The Los Angeles Japanese League is a non-affiliated men's league playing mostly on Saturdays throughout the year. They also put on youth tournaments from time to time. Most matches are played at Carr Elementary School, and elsewhere, from time to time.
The J-League is not affiliated with USSF. Wear your SSBRA badge at these matches.
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Carr Elementary School is at 3404 W. 168th St. Torrance 90504
Arnold Elementary School is at 4100 W. 227th St. Torrance 90505
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FIFA/USSF rules are to be followed, with unlimited substitution at any stoppage with the referee's permission.
Match duration – Halves are forty minutes with a maximum half time of five minutes.
All Matches must start on time. If teams are not ready, referees are to start their watches at the scheduled match time.
Second half must start no later than 5 minutes from the end of the first half.
Excepting playoffs all matches must end within eighty-five minutes of the scheduled start time (two forty minute halves + 5 minute max. halftime)."
It is a J-League rule that "ALL players (excluding goalkeepers) MUST have numbers on their jerseys. No exceptions: no numbers, no play!
Each team will provide the Referee an informal roster of players before the match.
Game fees are paid in cash on the field and listed on the Game Fees page.
At the end of each match, including youth matches, the referees are requested to meet at the center circle with the players of both teams lining up opposite each other; the referee then announces the final score.
The League also runs a Youth tournament which is fairly informal and the rules vary, as does payment – you may be paid on the field, or get a check later from SSBRA.
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A courageous judge taps the brakes on a rogue General Assembly
By Rob Schofield
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In case you missed it, there was an enormously important ruling issued last Friday afternoon by a Wake County Superior Court judge that ought to rekindle the public's belief in (and support for) democratic, constitutional government.
The case – NAACP and Clean Air North Carolina v. Moore and Berger – was originally filed last summer and it challenged the constitutionality of four of the constitutional amendments approved by the General Assembly during the final days of the regular 2018 legislative session. Two of those four amendments – the ones that sought to strip power from the Governor – were ultimately rewritten in response to a separate court ruling and then defeated by voters in November. The other two, however, which sought to mandate a new voter ID requirement for North Carolina elections and to lower the cap on the state income tax, were ultimately approved by voters.
The argument behind the plaintiffs' challenge was simple and straightforward – namely that it should be unconstitutional for state lawmakers to pass constitutional amendments when they have been elected under electoral maps that have themselves been declared unconstitutional (as has been the case in North Carolina for some time).
In his ruling on Friday, Judge Bryan Collins agreed and struck down both the voter ID and tax cap schemes. He put it this way in his eminently reasonable ruling:
…the constitutional amendments placed on the ballot on November 6, 2018 were approved by a General Assembly that did not represent the people of North Carolina….An illegally constituted General Assembly does not represent the people of North Carolina and is therefore not empowered to pass legislation that would amend the state's constitution."
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Needless to say, Republicans who drew the unconstitutional maps and championed the amendments were borderline apoplectic at the news. North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes decried the ruling as "unprecedented and absurd" and as the work of "a liberal judge" and "the very definition of judicial activism."
Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger claimed that the ruling would be "invalidating 18 months of laws" – something that he said would lead to "the definition of chaos and confusion."
Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, President of the North Carolina NAACP, on the other hand, was as pleased with the ruling as Hayes and Berger were upset.
"We are delighted that the acts of the previous majority, which came to power through the use of racially discriminatory maps, have been checked," Spearman observed.
A surprising, but courageous and logical ruling
There's no denying that Collins' ruling came as a surprise to many – including some who were inclined to welcome it. In his ruling, Collins himself acknowledged that the issue before him was one of "a question of first impression for North Carolina courts." Even Robin Hayes was right that it was unprecedented.
But, of course, just because a constitutional argument hasn't come before the courts before doesn't make it wrong or invalid. Sometimes, new and egregious facts demand new and creative judicial action.
That was certainly the case here. As Collins explained in his limited ruling, North Carolina's General Assembly was blatantly and unconstitutionally gerrymandered at the time the amendments were sent to the ballot. Surely, there must be some way for the courts to place checks on such far reaching acts of an illegal body.
If courts do not possess the power to take such action, then what's to stop a legislature from completely rewriting the constitution – even, perhaps, to the point of changing provisions that make it unconstitutional? By the logic employed by the legislative defendants, there was no limit at all as to how far the General Assembly could have gone. Surely that can't be a legitimate outcome. What if the legislative majority had taken office via, say, blatant vote theft or bribery? Could such a body also rewrite the constitution?
Berger's argument that Collins' ruling invites "chaos" by calling into question all other acts of the illegally elected General Assembly is equally unpersuasive. First of all, no one is making such an argument; that claim wasn't part of this case. Secondly, Collins' ruling was a very limited, careful and practical one of the kind that courts clearly retain the right to fashion.
Just as, for instance, the courts that found legislative maps to be unconstitutional were within their authority to allow elections to proceed given the impossibility of implementing new maps in time for the 2018 election, so must judges retain the power to make practical distinctions between day-to-day legislative acts like passing an appropriation and permanently altering the state constitution.
Collins put it succinctly:
It will not cause chaos and confusion to declare that Session Laws 2018-119 and 2018-128, and their corresponding amendments to the constitution are void ab initio."
He's right, of course – just as he was in striking the amendments down.
The bottom line: Let's hope that the appellate courts agree and sustain Judge Collins' ruling. Even if they don't, however, the ruling strikes another powerful blow against gerrymandering and for democratic government.
Rob Schofield, Director of NC Policy Watch, has three decades of experience as a lawyer, lobbyist, writer and commentator. At Policy Watch, Rob writes and edits daily online commentaries and handles numerous public speaking and electronic media appearances. He also delivers a radio commentary that's broadcast weekdays on WRAL-FM and WCHL and hosts News and Views, a weekly radio news magazine that airs on multiple stations across North Carolina.
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