Botswana is a landlocked country in southern Africa. Gaborone, its capital, is known for its hunting reserves and its Mokolodi nature reserve, which is home to rhinos and many other animals.
It has two main natural assets, the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, which at each flood period becomes a lush habitat highly prized by animals.
Botswana is one of the best safari destinations, with huge national parks and reserves such as the Central Kalahari Game Reserve where you will find many animals including dogs, giraffes, cheetahs and hyenas.


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Siesta Key Association meeting notes
By Diana Colson
Michael Shay called the meeting to order, and February Minutes were approved.
Community Reports – Sheriff's Office
Capt. John Walsh expressed appreciation for the fine work of Sgt. Scott Osborne, presenting him with a plaque for ten years of outstanding service on Siesta Key. Sgt. Osborne is being transferred to North Sarasota County.
Lt. Debra Kaspar reported that extra staff from the Sheriff's office was brought onto Siesta Key to discourage crime during Spring Break. By ramping up the presence of the Sheriff's Office, they were able to keep crime to a minimum, indicating they had put the right people in the right place at the right time. High school students flood into Siesta Key during the month of April, which can result in waves of juvenile crime. The Sheriff's Office does all they can to keep things under control
Sgt. Chris Laster of the Mounted Unit said that men on horses have been working large events as well as Spring Break. "It has been pretty calm. A lot of it has to do with presence. We are very fortunate here compared to other counties."
Michael Shay reported that John Lally continues to work on illegal rentals.
Sarasota County Update: Current & Future Capital Improvement Projects
An update was given by Commissioner Charles D. Hines, Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners. He distributed a handout to the audience: Citizen's Guide to the Adopted Fiscal Year 2015 Budget.
Public Safety is the #1 issue. The Sheriff's Office is the biggest part of our budget. Things can quickly go wrong if the Sheriff's Office does not stay on top of things.
Commissioner Hines recently attended the Florida Association of Counties, and found we are in pretty good financial shape. We are still 30% down from the height of 2005-2006, yet we have $200,000,000 of Capital. Other counties are astonished at our successes. We have refinanced every single loan we have, lowering the interest rate each time we refinanced, which resulted in huge savings. We are AAA rated. Says Commissioner Hines: "Even as bad as the recession was, I didn't see people bailing out of Sarasota—maybe they moved if they lost their jobs, but others stayed."
The Commissioner went on to say that Gulf Gate Library has been rebuilt to the tune of 7.7 million. Emergency Operations Center has been built for 15.5 million. Blackburn Point Park and boat ramps have been built for 4.4 million. Bee Ridge Road East has been extended for 34 million. Emergency communications have been extended into a much broader area, serving not just Sarasota County, but also Manatee—at a cost of 32 million. "Hopefully we'll get State and Federal Monies." The cost for Siesta Key Beach is 2.5 million. The cost for four hurricane-proof fire stations is 18 million. And the list goes on.
Commissioner Hines credited the Sheriff for reaching out to the community and being responsive. "Realistically, what the Sheriff's office needs during the next 6-7 years would cost $90-100 million, yet everybody says,don't raise our taxes! It is always an issue of What Do We Want Vs. What Do We Need? I have asked the sheriff: what do you need in the next 2 years? In the next 5 years? Can you break it down into smaller pieces? Can you wait until we save up the money? We've got choices to make. Other communities are raising taxes in order to stay even with basic services such as water, sewer, fire, ambulance, etc."
Commissioner Hines would like to see the LEGACY TRAIL finished into downtown Sarasota, which would cost $30-40 million. The City of Venice asked the County Commissioners for an extra one million dollars towards Venice Beach Re-nourishment Project, which was granted. This is because the project cost more than anticipated.
Our total County Budget is well over a billion dollars, $1,149,191,323 to be exact.
Questions for Commissioner Hines/Public Comments
Reopen Midnight Pass? The cost of keeping the channel open is prohibitive. The State has turned us down.
Turtle Beach Re-nourishment? If we don't get State money this year, Turtle Beach probably won't happen.
Tourist Development Tax has sky-rocketed. Most goes to beach re-nourishment and maintenance. Can't we build something that our full time residents can use as well as tourists, things such as dog parks? Yes. And if we did, we could advertise Sarasota as having dog-friendly beaches.
What about Private Property benefiting from beach re-nourishment? Expensive condos and hotels on Lido should throw in a little money to help fund the re-nourishment of beaches that front their buildings.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Catherine Luckner reported that the Army Corps had released an updated environmental assessment for the proposed Big Pass dredge plan to re-nourish Lido Key. She said this new assessment was incomplete, lacking in information, and inconsistent with our expectations. Significant changes had been made in this new application. One proposed groin on Lido would be 9 ft. wide, 4 ft. tall, and go out 400 feet from a seawall. The second proposed groin would be slightly shorter. Both groins start and finish at two commercial properties, meaning that people would not be able to walk the beach. "It would effectively destroy the walking beach on Lido. Our job is to raise questions," said Catherine Luckner. A meeting will be held April 15 for public input.
2015 Great American Cleanup: Michael Shay reported that 33 volunteers contributed over 53 hours of work cleaning up Ocean Boulevard, Higel Avenue, and Midnight Pass Road.
Roundabout: Bob Stein reported that no decision had yet been made. 92 people have commented after receiving the first mail out. Another mailing will be made to nearby residents. A decision should be made by summer.
Siesta Key Village Municipal Lot: Michael Shay reported that currently there is no ordinance against trucks being parked in that lot. However, SKA and SKA Village Association will soon be meeting with the County Commissioners. They will propose a bill to restrict truck parking in the Siesta Key Village Municipal Lot. Hopefully that bill will quickly be passed.
The next SKA monthly meeting will be held May 7, 2015, at 4:30 pm.
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Can you name 10 tools we used to navigate the seas before ECDIS?
May 19, 2017 Categories Blog Posts ECDIS
We don't doubt that you're an expert modern-day navigator, but do you know your cross staff from your astrolabe? We're about to test your knowledge on nautical navigation throughout the ages!
How did we navigate before ECDIS?
Over the last five hundred years, dramatic advances in navigational science and technology have altered the navigator's work and methods. Most recently and most significantly following the introduction of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS). That said, the navigator's basic task remains constant: to monitor where the ship has been and where it is now, and to plan where it will go next on its voyage.
Since ancient times it's been possible to make an estimated calculation of latitude. For hundreds of years however, there were two very serious problems. In earlier years, this was limited understanding of direction – even following the birth of the magnetic compass, navigators had a very poor idea of direction or accuracy, since the concept of variation was not understood till many years later.
A map of the world from 1689
The second problem was even more important. In the absence of an accurate time keeping device such as a chronometer, a calculation of longitude was just not possible. It's not then surprising that early navigation was problematic and often resulted in the navigator becoming lost, especially when out of sight of land.
The first ever clock leads to navigation of the pacific
Without doubt, the most famous pioneer of the navigation revolution was Captain James Cook who navigated the expanse of the Pacific thanks to the technical genius of John Harrison. In 1759, Harrison devised the first ever clock to keep the time exactly – in any variation of climate.
Keeping exact Greenwich Mean Time, Harrison's clock enabled sailors to determine how many hours there were before or after that time and it was then possible to determine their longitude (degrees East to West position) on the globe.
So, that's the obvious answer out of the way! What other navigational tools were first used to explore the earth? Let's find out…
Lead line
Perhaps the oldest navigational tool on record originating in Egypt, the lead line is a measuring tool designed to assess the depth of the water and take a sample of the ocean floor. The lead line comprised of a hollow weight made of lead. In the middle of the weight sat a ball of animal fat which collected material from the ocean floor. This is the first recorded method of using depth and seabed material to determine location.
We're pretty sure you got this one, but do you know the origins of the compass? Originating in the Han dynasty China between 300 and 200 BC, the compass uses the magnetic poles of the earth to find magnetic north. In later years, compasses used iron needles, which were magnetised by striking them with a lodestone. By 1300 in Medieval Europe and the Islamic world, dry compasses started to emerge, replaced by liquid-filled magnetic compasses in the 20th century.
Still used today, a compass rose is a design on a compass, map, nautical chart, or monument used to display the orientation of North, East, South, and West, as well as their intermediate points. Before compass roses were used on maps, lines were drawn from central points. These lines were hard to follow since there were so many lines intersecting each other on one map. The rose design was typically drawn in a way that made it easier to follow the directional lines.
Log line
The log line is an old instrument for measuring the speed of the ship. It consisted of a flat piece of wood which was weighted at the bottom edge to enable it to float upright in the water. The log was attached a long rope. The log line was wound on a spool so that it could be reeled out after the log was thrown into the water at the aft of the ship. The friction of the water held the log in place as the ship sailed away from it. As the ship sailed away from the log, the sailors taking the reading would count the number of knots that passed over the rail in a period of half-a-minute.
Sand glass
With records dating back to the 14th century and with likely use before in ancient times, the sand glass is a primitive timepiece used to measure the time (usually 30 seconds at a time) on a voyage, or on a specific navigational course. Sandglasses came with some major drawbacks, most notably that design and environmental factors affected the rate of the sand's flow, giving inaccurate measurements. By the 19th century, they were replaced by more reliable & accurate mechanical timepieces and technology.
Cross staff
The cross staff, also known as the early sextant, consists of a wooden rod with a sliding crosspiece used for measuring the altitude of a star. It is thought to have originated in the 14th Century and was originally used as a land surveying instrument.
Using the position of the stars to tell the time, the nocturnal was particularly primitive in design. One ring was set to the date, Polaris was sighted through the hole in the centre and the arm was moved into a position to align with pointer stars. Where the arm crossed the marked ring, the time was read.
An early instrument for measuring altitude of celestial bodies, consisting of a 90° graduated arc with a movable radius for measuring angles.
The astrolabe was an inclinometer used to determine the latitude of a ship at sea by measuring the sun's noon altitude (declination) or the meridian altitude of a star of known declination.
Traverse board
Developed as early as the 1500s, the traverse board comprises of a small board marked with the four points of the compass & eight holes bored at each point to represent each half hour period in a watch: this was used to peg the courses made by a ship in each half hour.
Backstaff
Invented in 1590, the backstaff is a navigational instrument that was used to measure the altitude of a celestial body, in particular the sun or moon. When observing the sun, users kept the sun to the back of them and observed the shadow cast by the upper vane on a horizon.
The sextant
The Longitude Act of 1714, offering the sum of £20,000 for the practical solution of the problem of the determination of longitude at sea to an accuracy of 0.5 degree, may have been the single greatest factor in establishing Britain as the world's leading nation of navigators for almost a full century.
During the earlier years of the Board of Longitude, existing instrumentation was as inadequate for the accurate measurement of a Lunar Distance (the angle between the Moon and selected reference stars as the Moon moves against the stellar background) as was lunar theory for predicting lunar motion. The cross staff had come out of the East during the Middle Ages. The invention of the Davis quadrant (or back-staff) was over 100 years in the past. The simple quadrant and the mariner's astrolabe were even less appropriate. Therefore, when John Hadley presented his new, doubly-reflecting quadrants before the Royal Society in the year 1731, a new order of instrumental accuracy was established. The sextant is a doubly reflecting navigation instrument that measures the angle between two visible objects.
Reflecting circle
Originating in 1758, a round brass frame with two wooden handles was developed to assist with navigation at sea. Named the reflecting circle, the tool allowed navigators to achieve superior accuracy through the use of a circle of 360 degrees, instead of the arc of 120 degrees as used by the sextant.
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So, there are our top 13 navigational tools that have historically been used to navigate the globe. Congratulations if you managed to name 10 or more! If you succeeded, we think it's safe to say that you're an expert in historical navigation!
Leaving the past behind, thanks to advanced technology and the development of ECDIS, the best modern-day navigational tools offer first rate safety and outstanding productivity for ships and their crew across the globe. As the August ECDIS deadline is almost in touching distance, if you've not yet selected your preferred ECDIS provider, get in touch today to discuss market-leading iECDIS from Martek Marine.
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Patrick Wardle, an ex-NSA hacker and now Chief Research Officer of Digita Security, uncovered a critical zero-day vulnerability in the macOS Sierra operating system that could allow a malicious application installed in the targeted system to virtually "click" objects without any user interaction or consent. Wardle explains: "Via a single click, countless security mechanisms can be completely bypassed. Run untrusted app? Click…allowed. Authorize keychain access? Click…allowed. Load 3rd-party kernel extension? Click…allowed. Authorize outgoing network connection? click …allowed.
Wardle described his research into "synthetic" interactions with a user interface (UI) as "The Mouse is Mightier than the Sword," showcasing an attack that's capable of 'synthetic clicks'—programmatic and invisible mouse clicks that are generated by a software program rather than a human.
macOS code itself offers synthetic clicks as an accessibility feature for disabled people to interact with the system interface in non-traditional ways, but Apple has put some limitations to block malware from abusing these programmed clicks.
Wardle accidentally discovered that High Sierra incorrectly interprets two consecutive synthetic mouse "down" event as a legitimate click, allowing attackers to programmatically interact with security warnings as well that asks users to choose between "allow" or "deny" and access sensitive data or features.
Although Wardle has not yet published technical details of the flaw, he says the vulnerability can potentially be exploited to dump all passwords from the keychain or load malicious kernel extensions by virtually clicking "allow" on the security prompt and gain full control of a target machine.


This beautiful barn conversion by Maxwan Architects is located by the river Linge in Geldermalsen, the Netherlands. It´s main feature has to be the big open space kitchen/living room the owners can relax and entertain friends. The architests added big openings to the façades and a large slit was cut into the barn roof to bring in light.


NASTAD's relationship with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health began in 2014 through a partnership with the countries National HIV/AIDS Component. NASTAD has been closely involved in the updating of their electronic case reporting system, SIVE-VIH, and is currently working on linking the system with the National Reference Laboratories database. NASTAD is also working on increasing data analysis and visualization capacity through hands on technical assistance with Ministry personnel, including training on and monitoring of data quality and management.
In April 2018, NASTAD co-hosted a workshop with Ministry of Health personnel from different regions across Nicaragua. The objectives were to train users on the updated SIVE-VIH system and provide an overview on the dimensions of good data quality and its importance in epidemiological surveillance.


I was at both these games. The 7-0 at Tynecastle was awful. Feckin Sandy Jardine scored with a 25yard freekick.
Rikki Ferguson,,,,,,,,,,despite being an Accies legend,,,,,,,,was rank rotten in that game, I was there too.
Gav wrote: . Feckin Sandy Jardine scored.
I think you mean the legend that was (the late) Sandy Jardine, the first player to win the Scottish Footballer of the Year award twice, and still the only player ever to have done that with two clubs. Who played for Scotland at two World Cups - the best two, 74 & 78 - and won 38 caps. One of the best defenders I ever saw in the flesh.
No disgrace in having conceded a goal to him, even though he was about 38 then.
Swift Frank wrote: Rikki Ferguson,,,,,,,,,,despite being an Accies legend,,,,,,,,was rank rotten in that game, I was there too.
He explained why in that interview. He was working the night shift the night before, got called at 9pm to be told he was playing the next day, and stupidly (his assessment) said yes. No preparation, and not enough sleep.
Couldn't make the game but watched it on Alba.
We looked much more composed, organised, and keen to win the tackles, (and the game)! Defence looked much better.
Maybe too soon to think we now have a settled team selection? Playing like last Sunday and today, we should have no fears of an Aberdeen team who will have a days less preparation time than Accies, for Wednesday night.
I mean you don't hear the Chelsea and Man City player's moaning when they have to actually get up at around 9am and jump into their Audi/Maserati/Mercedes/BMW/Porsche or whatever 4x4 and jump into training to fulfil their contractual needs for their 100 grand a day.
Like Alf Tupper winning his races after a fish supper.
Or Roy of the Rovers.
It was crying out for Lewis Smith replacing Imrie in the 2nd half. Really disappointed he didn't try that However a good performance and an unexpected point.
Bluesy wrote: It was crying out for Lewis Smith replacing Imrie in the 2nd half. Really disappointed he didn't try that However a good performance and an unexpected point.
I think the time to introduce a talented youngster like Smith is when we're cruising in a game already won. The St Mirren game was a missed opportunity. But his time will come, I'm sure. We just need to wary of attaching too great a burden of expectation on the young man's shoulders.
According to George Cairns there are a handful of youngsters well capable of stepping up to the first team very soon.


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Home Sweet, sour and spicy: Tama Carey's Lanka Food
Sweet, sour and spicy: Tama Carey's Lanka Food
Sarah Shaffi
O Tama Carey has been serving up Sri Lankan food at her Sydney restaurant, Lanka Filling Station, since 2018. With her new book, Lanka Food, she hopes to spread the word to the rest of the world.
Q. What are the characteristics of Sri Lankan food?
O Tama Carey
A. The answer to that is really complicated, which is part of the reason why I have written this book. I know there is a massive diaspora of Sri Lankans around who know their food really well, but [in the] mainstream there is not a lot of restaurants in Australia that do Sri Lankan food. It is a curry-based cuisine, but I think there are a lot of [similar] characteristics with Thai food, with that hot-sour balance. A lot of it is really spicy, and then there is sweetness from jaggery, which is similar to Thai palm sugar. And they use bitter greens as well, so there is that. In terms of ingredients, the main thing you cannot really cook Sri Lankan food without are curry leaves, Maldive fish and fresh coconut.
Q. Sri Lanka has a long history of being colonised and a lot of different cultural influences. How is that reflected in the food?
A. That is the main thing about the food today, all those different influences. There is a deep-rooted influence first and foremost from India, and Tamil food. So that is why rice and curry is the staple meal all over the island. But then you have got a lot of Muslim influence, which is really interesting — you see that in the ingredients and in specific dishes like biryani — and then there is a Dutch Burgher influence. With Tamil food, you have got hoppers [a bowl-shaped pancake], which is something we do quite a lot at the restaurant, and there is a Chinese influence as well, as there were once a lot of Chinese merchants. You notice that in the stir-fried dishes at the street food places — they all have woks. There are a lot of what they call 'devilled' dishes, which cover stir-fries or anything with chilli or that is really spicy, but is not a curry.
Q. How has Australia influenced the food you cook?
A. My cooking is the result of so many different influences — I have spent a lot of time cooking Chinese and Italian, I have spent time in French restaurants and Japanese restaurants — my background is from all over the place really. I use Sri Lankan ingredients, but I try to bring Australian ingredients in as much as possible, and, technique-wise, it is not traditional, but I suppose flavour-wise it is more so.
Q. How was it writing recipes that have traditionally been passed down orally?
A. It is so tricky because I feel like what I have done is barely even scratch the surface. I have travelled [to Sri Lanka] a lot, and my grandmother and my mum were really good cooks. When [my nan] was growing up and when my mum was being raised [in Sri Lanka], they had a lot of servants, who would have done a lot of the cooking. And so when my nan came to Australia in the 1970s, a lot of that influenced her cooking, because she suddenly had to cook for a family of five every single day when she would've had help before. And she had to do it in a country where she could not get all of the ingredients. Before [my restaurant], Lankan Filling Station, was a proper idea, I went to Perth, hung out with my nan for a month, and the aim was to get all the family recipes. Even then, she was very sneaky. Like I'd turn my back, and she'd be putting something in the pot. And it is funny because with that generation there was that secretiveness. There is a great family story about how nan gave her chicken curry recipe to all five children, and they each got a slightly different version.
(National Geographic)
A good dal is a thing of beauty and comfort.
This chutney isn't based on a traditional recipe, but the hot, sweet and spicy flavours fit comfortably into a Sri Lankan meal.
This addictive snack is simple to make and a perfect nibble with drinks.


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Method Man & Black Thought (Sway In The Morning, Video)
Black Thought and Method Man appeared on Sway in the Morning to promote HBO's new series The Deuce. Sway called both legendary MCs to the carpet to drop some BARS and for five straight minutes, the two MCs went back and forth, spitting FIRE! over a J.I.D beat. Black Thought is one of the nicest MCs in the history of Hip-Hop, but there's always been something special about Method Man - his charisma and his presence on the mic pulls you in and I must say, he's sounded sharp as ever as of late. I think Method Man showed up the most on Wu Tang's The Saga Continues album. That said, Black Thought is certainly not one to be outshined, so while he only dropped 2 verses to Meth's 3, when you digest the bars, it's HEAVY! These are moments that stop the culture and make you fall in love all over again. Props to these giants of hip-hop and Sway for always making it about the music and the culture, first! He's a true pioneer and hip-hop doesn't look the same without his steady contributions over the years. Watch the Method Man and Black Thought cipher below...
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The next UFC event will take place in Duluth, Georgia, on January 15, and will be headlined by the five round middleweight bout between Luke Rockhold and Costa Philippou. The event will take place at The Arena at Gwinnet Center, and will be the first time the UFC has returned to the Atlanta area since UFC 145.
The main event saw Ben Henderson retain his UFC lightweight title with a split decision win over Gilbert Melendez. However, there were four fighters that took home some extra change for their performances.


Just a random shot I took at Epcot Center, Disney World while waiting in line to get in to one of the attractions.
Great capture. Happy sky watching.
Very pretty. It appears the clouds are being held up by the structure.
The Epcot Center is tons of fun. What a beautiful view.
nice post for skywatch... Happy TGIF and have a great weekend. Hoping you can visit @ my little corner.
Interesting structures and a lovely blue sky!
The Epcot pavilion is a very impressive futuristic pavilion. Thanks for featuring it. God bless you all always.


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class Import::GithubController < Import::BaseController
  before_action :verify_import_enabled
  before_action :provider_auth, only: [:status, :jobs, :create]

  rescue_from Octokit::Unauthorized, with: :provider_unauthorized

  def new
    if github_import_configured? && logged_in_with_provider?
      go_to_provider_for_permissions
    elsif session[access_token_key]
      redirect_to status_import_url
    end
  end

  def callback
    session[access_token_key] = client.get_token(params[:code])
    redirect_to status_import_url
  end

  def personal_access_token
    session[access_token_key] = params[:personal_access_token]&.strip
    redirect_to status_import_url
  end

  # rubocop: disable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
  def status
    @repos = client.repos
    @already_added_projects = find_already_added_projects(provider)
    already_added_projects_names = @already_added_projects.pluck(:import_source)

    @repos.reject! { |repo| already_added_projects_names.include? repo.full_name }
  end
  # rubocop: enable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord

  def jobs
    render json: find_jobs(provider)
  end

  def create
    result = Import::GithubService.new(client, current_user, import_params).execute(access_params, provider)

    if result[:status] == :success
      render json: ProjectSerializer.new.represent(result[:project])
    else
      render json: { errors: result[:message] }, status: result[:http_status]
    end
  end

  private

  def import_params
    params.permit(permitted_import_params)
  end

  def permitted_import_params
    [:repo_id, :new_name, :target_namespace]
  end

  def client
    @client ||= Gitlab::LegacyGithubImport::Client.new(session[access_token_key], client_options)
  end

  def verify_import_enabled
    render_404 unless import_enabled?
  end

  def go_to_provider_for_permissions
    redirect_to client.authorize_url(callback_import_url)
  end

  def import_enabled?
    __send__("#{provider}_import_enabled?") # rubocop:disable GitlabSecurity/PublicSend
  end

  def new_import_url
    public_send("new_import_#{provider}_url", extra_import_params) # rubocop:disable GitlabSecurity/PublicSend
  end

  def status_import_url
    public_send("status_import_#{provider}_url", extra_import_params) # rubocop:disable GitlabSecurity/PublicSend
  end

  def callback_import_url
    public_send("users_import_#{provider}_callback_url", extra_import_params) # rubocop:disable GitlabSecurity/PublicSend
  end

  def provider_unauthorized
    session[access_token_key] = nil
    redirect_to new_import_url,
      alert: "Access denied to your #{Gitlab::ImportSources.title(provider.to_s)} account."
  end

  def access_token_key
    :"#{provider}_access_token"
  end

  def access_params
    { github_access_token: session[access_token_key] }
  end

  # The following methods are overridden in subclasses
  def provider
    :github
  end

  # rubocop: disable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
  def logged_in_with_provider?
    current_user.identities.exists?(provider: provider)
  end
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It was a 3-1 win over the Strathcona Bruins Tuesday night in Morinville that brought the Morinville Jets to a 20-15-2 record with one game left in the regular season.
With 42 points this season, nine points ahead of the Edmonton Mustangs, the Jets are assured of a third-place finish regardless of the outcome from this Sunday's matchup between the Jets and Mustangs.
What remains to be seen is who the Morinville Jets will play in round one of playoffs as St. Albert and Stony Plain sit with 32 points and each has a game to play.
Regardless of who the Jets face, the Jets have home ice advantage and will play the first game Saturday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Game two on the best-of-three series will take place away on Sunday, Feb. 17, and if game three is needed, that will be played in Morinville Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 8:30 p.m.
The Jets play the Mustangs this Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Ray McDonald Sports Center.


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231 N.W.2d 206 (Wis. 1975), 410, City of Madison Joint School Dist. No. 8, City of Madison, Villages of Maple Bluff and Shorewood Hills, Towns of Madison v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
Docket Nº: 410.
Citation: 231 N.W.2d 206, 69 Wis.2d 200
Opinion Judge: The opinion of the court was delivered by: Day
Party Name: CITY OF MADISON JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8, CITY OF MADISON, VILLAGES OF MAPLE BLUFF AND SHOREWOOD HILLS, TOWNS OF MADISON, ET AL., and its agent the Board of Education, City of Madison Joint School District No. 8, Appellants, v. WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION, Respondent, Madison Teachers, Incorporated, Intervenor-Respondent.
Attorney: For the appellants there was a brief by Edwin C. Conrad, city attorney, and Gerald C. Kops, assistant city attorney, and oral argument by Mr. Kops.
Case Date: June 30, 1975
Court: Supreme Court of Wisconsin
231 N.W.2d 206 (Wis. 1975)
69 Wis.2d 200
CITY OF MADISON JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 8, CITY OF
MADISON, VILLAGES OF MAPLE BLUFF AND SHOREWOOD HILLS, TOWNS
OF MADISON, ET AL., and its agent the Board of Education,
City of Madison Joint School District No. 8, Appellants,
WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION, Respondent,
Madison Teachers, Incorporated, Intervenor-Respondent.
No. 410.
Supreme Court of Wisconsin.
Rehearing Denied Sept. 30, 1975.
[Copyrighted Material Omitted]
[69 Wis.2d 202] Edwin C. Conrad, City Atty., and Gerald C. Kops, Asst. City Atty., Madison, for appellants.
Joseph A. Melli and James K. Ruhly, Melli, Shiels, Walker & Pease, S.C., Madison, for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation (amicus curiae brief).
Robert C. Kelly, Kelly & Haus, Madison, for intervenor-respondent.
Victor A. Miller, Atty. Gen., and Charles D. Hoornstra, Asst. Atty. Gen., Madison, for Wis. Employment Relations Commission.
DAY, Justice.
The question on this appeal is, was it error for the circuit court to affirm the conclusion of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission that the school board committed a prohibited labor practice in that it "negotiated" or "bargained" with other than the exclusive bargaining representative of the teachers on matters subject to collective bargaining when it allowed a representative of a minority group of teachers to speak at a board meeting, listened to his statements and received the results of a petition circulated by that group--all concerning matters subject to collective bargaining[69 Wis.2d 203] --when this was done at a regular public meeting of the board?
The appellant City of Madison Joint School District No. 8, including the City of Madison, Villages of Maple Bluff and Shorewood Hills, Towns of Madison, Blooming Grove, Fitchburg and Burke (hereinafter "school district") operates the school system of said municipalities; the appellant Board of Education of the district is an agent of the district and is charged with the possession, care, control and management of the property and affairs of the school district.
The respondent Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (hereinafter "WERC") is an administrative body charged with the responsibility of administering statutory policy with respect to both public and private employees.
Madison Teachers, Incorporated (hereinafter "MTI"), intervenor respondent, is a labor organization which was, at the time of the events which give rise to this action, the exclusive majority collective bargaining representative of the teachers of the district.
The Board of Education (board) and MTI were, for the calendar year 1971, parties to a collective bargaining agreement covering wages, hours, and conditions of employment for all bargaining unit personnel, which included all teachers. The agreement terminated on December 31, 1971. Negotiations for a successor agreement began almost as soon as the previous one concluded. Thus, on January 25, 1971, MTI submitted a proposal for a new contract to take effect January 1, 1972. This proposal contained a "fair share" provision, a contractual requirement that all teachers, including those not then members, pay full union dues, i.e., their "fair share" of the costs of collective bargaining.
Such a provision was proposed by MTI the previous year and was rejected by the board. This fair-share provision was discussed throughout the 1971 negotiations[69 Wis.2d 204] and at all times was opposed by the board. Initially, the board objected because such a provision was then illegal. There were frequent requests by the board for MTI to defer fair share for another year.
On November 11, 1971, legislation (ch. 124, Laws of 1971) became effective which allowed inclusion of a fair-share provision in municipal-employee collective-bargaining agreements. This is now codified as sec. 111.70(1), Stats., and defined in sec. 111.70(1)(h). Soon thereafter MTI submitted
another fair-share proposal to conform to the new law; again it was rejected by the board.
The number of unresolved issues between the parties had been reduced to about 13 by November, 1971. Two of these were considered of overriding importance by both sides: (1) the fair-share provision, and (2) the provision for binding arbitration of non-renewal of teacher contracts and teacher dismissals. The board had opposed both of these issues throughout the negotiations. However, in late October or early November, the chairman of the board's negotiating team indicated, informally and unofficially, to the chairman of MTI's negotiating team that there was "no way" arbitration for dismissals and non-renewals would be accepted by the board, but there was a "distinct possibility" the fair-share provision could be accepted. He said two members of the board said they would approve fair share if MTI would withdraw its arbitration proposal.
On the other hand, at the WERC hearing in this case, the chairman of MTI's negotiating team testified that the union's bargaining strategy was to lead the board to believe that MTI's primary interest was in fair share when in fact it was in arbitration. If this stratagem were successful, MTI could at some point offer to "sacrifice" fair share for arbitration and celebrate the result.
On November 14, 1971, Ralph Reed and Albert Holmquist, teachers employed by the district, neither of whom were members of MTI, sent a letter opposing the fair-[69 Wis.2d 205] share provision, which they considered a denial of freedom of choice, to all teachers employed by the district. The letter solicited responses and 200 were received, the majority sympathetic to their position. A meeting of some of these teachers was scheduled for December 2, 1971. Fourteen teachers attended, half of whom were MTI members. They prepared a petition and formulated plans for circulating it in the schools on December 6, 1971. The petition supported a one-year deferral of consideration of fair share. It was intended to present the results of the petition to both MTI and the board at the board's regular public meeting on the evening of December 6, 1971. The petition was circulated in the schools, in non-working areas on non-working time, that day and a letter, also urging deferral of fair share, was distributed to the teachers of two schools through their school mailboxes. The principals of those two schools, agents of the board, knew of the latter activity.
By December 6, 1971, negotiations between the board and MTI had reached an impasse. For the board's regular public meeting that evening MTI had arranged to have pickets present and 300-400 teachers in attendance at the auditorium. MTI's representative John Mathews knew in advance that Messrs. Reed and Holmquist intended to present the results of their petition and speak to the board against fair share. He encountered Mr. Holmquist and Mr. Reed in the auditorium before the meeting was to begin and tried to talk them out of presenting the petition or speaking to the board.
Soon thereafter, Mr. Mathews met a member of the board, Mr. Yelinek, outside. He informed Mr. Yelinek of what Messrs. Reed and Holmquist intended to do that evening and also showed him underlined portions of the Board of Sch. Directors of Milwaukee v. WERC (1969), 42 Wis.2d 637, 168 N.W.2d 92. Mr. Yelinek responded that he "would take care of it."
Mr. Mathews met Messrs. Reed and Holmquist again, soon after talking with Mr. Yelinek. He again tried, unsuccessfully,[69 Wis.2d 206] to talk them out of presenting the petition and speaking to the board, telling them that the negotiations were delicate and urging them to refrain "or we were going to lose the whole ball game."
At the board meeting, a portion of time was devoted to public appearances. Mr. Holmquist completed a registration form stating that he wished to speak during this
period. He did not say on this form what he wished to speak about. Several individuals spoke during this time and then the president of MTI rose and spoke. At the conclusion of his remarks he presented to the board a statement signed by 1300 to 1400 teachers, declaring "We, the undersigned wish the parties to resume negotiations and reach agreement as quickly as possible."
Immediately following this speaker, Mr. Holmquist was allowed to speak. He said
" 'My name is Albert Holmquist. I reside at 5626 Crestwood Place. I am another teacher. I represent an informal committee of 72 teachers in 49 schools. I would like to inform the Madison Board of Education, as I already have the Madison Teachers, Incorporated, about the results of an informational survey regarding one of the thirteen or so items now on the conference table and one of the main items that will certainly be included in some form in the new package.' "
He then read the petition:
" 'To: Madison Board of Education, Madison Teachers, Incorporated. We the undersigned ask that the fair-share proposal (agency shop) being negotiated by Madison Teachers, Incorporated and the Madison Board of Education be deferred this year. We propose the following: 1) The fair-share concept being negotiated be thoroughly studied by an impartial committee composed of representatives from all concerned groups. 2) The findings of this study be made public. 3) This impartial committee will ballot (written) all persons affected by the contract agreement for their opinion on the fair share proposal. 4) The results of this written ballot be made public.' "
[69 Wis.2d 207] " 'We feel this study necessary because neither the board's negotiators who have placed entirely too much emphasis on this one point nor Madison Teachers, Inc. which speaks euphemistically about the "whole package" and therefore is not issue specific ... Neither has properly addressed the serious issue of fair-share and agency shop. We find much...


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Woman Says 'American Horror Story' Motivated Her to Murder 81-Year-Old Grandfather
by Inside Edition 2:53 PM EDT, October 19, 2017
(Facebook/South Australia Police)
An Australian woman is on trial for murder after cops say she fatally stabbed her own grandfather in a killing that was reportedly motivated by a stateside hit TV series.
Brittney Jade Dwyer was 19 when prosecutors say she and her alleged accomplice drove across the country to the city of Adelaide and the home of 81-year-old Robert Whitwell.
Read: Man Stabbed in the Heart Walks 5 Blocks to the Hospital With Knife Sticking Out of His Chest
"The motivation is obviously robbery of money from Mr. Whitwell but it seems to be, to a certain extent, motivated by a TV program called American Horror Story," her attorney told a judge Wednesday as he outlined his clients troubled history of mental illness and drug use.
Dwyer suffers from borderline personality disorder and claimed her daily consumption of cannabis was coupled with a bottle of vodka, topped off with cocaine and ecstasy, according to News.com.au.
Investigators say Dwyer and her girlfriend, Bernadette Burns, traveled to Whitwell's home in August. Once there, they say Burns stayed in the car while Dwyer went into her grandfather's home
Inside, the octogenarian showed his granddaughter old family photos and, for a moment, investigators say Dwyer decided she couldn't do it.
"The accused then sent a text message to Ms. Burns saying she could not go through with the plan," court documents say.
Authorities say Burns replied "they had come all this way" in a bid to get her to do as they planned.
And in the end, cops say, she committed the grisly crime.
Dwyer is accused of taking out a knife and stabbing her grandfather in the neck and chest. It is alleged that she did dishes in the kitchen as her grandfather bled to death.
The plan was reportedly to rob Whitwell of about $90,000 USD they believed he had hidden in a shed.
However, the women left with only around $1,000 and some coins and electronics, according to cops.
Watch: Boyfriend Kills Girlfriend, Then Posts Images of Body on Facebook, Cops Say
Whitwell's body was discovered three days later and the women were arrested Aug. 26. They have since both pleaded guilty to murder charges.
Dwyer and Burns will be sentenced next month.
Watch: Cop Doesn't Consider Himself a 'Hero' After Taking Down Knife-Wielding Suspect


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Duke Porn Student Offering Plastic Vagina to Devils
By Josh Taub on March 20, 2014 No Comment
Miriam Weeks, aka 'Belle Knox', has made incredible headlines in this past week as the 'Duke Porn Star.' That's right. The 18-year-old from Spokane Washington, who was brought up a devout Catholic, has apparently been watching sexually explicit films since the age of 12. Out of the need to pay for college tuition, this young lady turned a hobby into a career. Now, raising the stakes a bit, 'Belle Knox' will be introducing a line of sex toys to augment her already burgeoning career as an X-rated film professional. Moreover, the porn-enthused Duke student is offering free plastic molds of her own vagina to the Blue Devils if they have a successful run this season.
After taking a leave from North Carolina's Duke University recently, Weeks is now ready to return to classes this Thursday. After being outed by fellow student, Thomas Bagley, Weeks became the target of numerous threats, including death threats. However, the seemingly brave 18-year-old stated on Tuesday, "I am planning on going back this week." Not only that, but Weeks appears to be making a comeback from her stint in the shadows with more gusto than before. She has now made TV appearances on Fox News and The View where she openly discussed her proud stance on her decisions to use her sexuality to pay for tuition. She has done tons of press and national appearances, which included a stint at a popular strip club in Manhattan.
The latest news is probably the most shocking, however at this point, perhaps less mind-blowing due to the nature of the whole 'Belle Knox' saga. As an incentive for a Devils victory this season, the young porn student from Duke will be offering a plastic version of her own vagina to each player. The Blue Devils, Duke University's hugely popular basketball team, has now been offered either a dream come true or a nightmare. As part of the 'Belle Knox' sex toy line, the young porn star will be actually selling a "usable"plastic mold of her own sexual organ. She recently said in an interview with TMZ that if the team manages to conquer March Madness, every player on the team will be gifted one of the "special" items. According to 'Knox' "… they will be able to virtually have sex with me."
'Knox' has come under fire by many who disagree with her, ethically and morally. She has faced death threats, petitions to get her expelled from school, and threats of being pelted with refuse. Even Weeks' parents were allegedly shocked by the discovery of their own child cashing in on sex. Yet since then, they have apparently made the decision to be "supportive." Perhaps Weeks has garnered some modicum of respect over her impressive entrepreneurial and proactive independence. Her Duke tab was something of a daunting task to the family, but with the success of her porn work, Weeks has now been able to pay for much of her $60,000 per year tuition, with each film appearance she makes topping off at $1,500.
Weeks, who does not plan on being a porn actress forever, stated recently that she would like to become a civil rights lawyer someday, particularly focusing on women's issues. In the meantime, she seems set on being somewhat of a spokesperson for sex workers, "At this point I am working to expand my brand and break down barriers that exist for sex workers… while also promoting sex workers' rights."
It seems nothing may be currently standing the way of success for Weeks, aka "Belle Knox" with controversy comes an opportunity to forge a serious career, whether it be in porn or elsewhere. For now, the 'Knox' brand is sure to take off. With the recent news of this Duke University porn "crazed" student offering the Blue Devils each their own plastic vagina, even more press is sure to follow.
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One of my New Year's resolutions is to learn a new area of statistics. I'm off to a good start, because I recently investigated an issue which started me thinking about spatial statistics—a branch of statistics that I have never formally studied.
During the investigation, I asked myself: Given an configuration of points in a rectangle, how can I compute a statistic that indicates whether the configuration is uniformly spread out in the region?
One way to investigate this question is to look at the density of points in the configuration. Are the points spread out or clumped together?
In the one-dimensional case, you can use a histogram to visually examine the density of univariate data. If you see that the heights of the bars in each bin are roughly the same height, then you have visual evidence that the data are uniformly spaced.
Of course, you don't really need the histogram: the counts in each bin suffice. You can divide the range of the data into N equally spaced subintervals and write SAS/IML statements that count the number of points that fall into each bin.
For these extracted points, apply the one-dimensional algorithm: count the number of points in each horizontal subdivision (column in the grid).
The following SAS/IML module uses this algorithm to count the number of points in each cell. Notice that the algorithm loops over the subdivisions of the grid, rather than over the observations.
/** Count the number of points in each cell of a 2D grid.
A convenient way to test the module is to generate 100 random uniform points in a rectangle and print out the counts. The following example counts the number of points in each of 20 bins. There are five bins in each horizontal row and four bins in each vertical column.
A visualization of the random points and the grid is shown in the scatter plot. From the graph, you can quickly estimate that each bin has between 1–10 points. The exact counts are contained in the count matrix.
You can use these bin counts to investigate the density of the point pattern. I'll present that idea on Friday.
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China has signed off on Switzerland-based Siegfried's new contract manufacturing plant in Nantong, and after 10 months of trial operation, the facility is open for business.
The CMO says the new facility, which is northwest of Shanghai, has a 350-cubic-meter capacity and has about 200 employees. The company said the pilot plants have been producing for 18 months and initial orders for large-scale production have been received. In addition, products will be transferred from other locations to Nantong.
The company, which also has production sites in Switzerland, Germany, France, Malta and the U.S., started construction on the China project in August 2013. At the time, it said it would have technology that was compatible with a plant in Zofingen, Switzerland, to make transfers between the two more efficient.
Last year, Siegfried also paid €270 million ($302.3 million) for BASF's ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and caffeine API businesses, as well as BASF's custom drug manufacturing operation, all in Europe.
Siegfried is not the only European drugmaker that is betting on contract manufacturing in China. German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim is investing in a €35 million ($44.9 million) biologics plant in Shanghai, which it expects to have operational in Q1 2017.
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The US Congress held a very unusual weekend vote to save, at least temporarily, the life of Terri Schiavo, who otherwise would slowly starve to death at the Florida hospice in which she is confined.
Terri collapsed in 1990, leaving her profoundly cognitively disabled. Michael Schiavo, her husband, won a $US1.3 million malpractice judgment that included money for her medical care, which he subsequently refused to fund. Along the way he moved in with a woman and had two children. Seven years ago he petitioned the court to remove Terri's feeding tube. He was finally freed to do so on Friday.
Now Congress has passed, and President George W. Bush has signed, legislation allowing the federal courts to review her case. Nothing about it is simple.
The right to die. Virtually no one disputes Terri's right to decide whether to live or die. The problem is, we don't know what she would decide. According to Michael, Terri said she wanted "no tubes". His brother and sister-in-law back his claim, but no one else in her family heard her talk that way. Michael conveniently didn't note her alleged sentiments when requesting money for her rehabilitative care. Further, a former girlfriend says that he admitted that he and Terri never talked about the issue.
Permanent vegetative state. Although Terri is disabled, she may not fit the classic definition of someone typically left to die. Florida law defines a vegetative state as "the absence of voluntary action or cognitive behaviour" and "an inability to communicate or interact purposefully with the environment". Yet video clips filmed by her family suggest that Terri responds to visitors and events.
Some experts have dismissed the significance of her actions, but neuropsychologist Alexander Gimon concluded that they "are completely inconsistent with a diagnosis of [a] vegetative state". Jay Wolfson, appointed by the court as a guardian at law, argued that she had a "distinct presence" and was responsive to her family. Neurologist William Hammesfahr is equally emphatic: Terri is "alert and responsive to her environment". Hammesfahr, who has aided people with chronic brain injuries, argues: "There are many approaches that would help Terri Schiavo."
Looking after the interests of Terri or Michael? "Michael Schiavo has not been a model husband," observes New York commentator Deroy Murdock. There are claims by Terri's family about his violent nature and questions about the circumstances of her collapse. There are his girlfriends and children with his present live-in. There is his failure to fund rehabilitative care that some doctors say could be effective and his reported comments on how he planned to spend the almost $US1.6 million legal judgment theoretically won for Terri. And there is his extraordinary question to nurse Carla Iyer: "Can't you do anything to accelerate her death?" Iyer, with no apparent stake in the case, says Michael also asked: "When is that bitch going to die?"
Federal-state conflicts. Traditionally, the Republican Party has advocated giving states maximum autonomy to decide issues within their borders. Towards that end, the Republican Congress restricted federal death penalty appeals from state courts. Yet the emergency legislation grants a federal district court in Florida jurisdiction over withholding food from Terri. The provision is limited, but it allows national jurists to trump the Florida courts.
Republican grandstanding. Without doubt, many Republican politicians believe that an injustice has been done to Terri and her family. Yet they are not above using the issue for political advantage. A memo distributed to Republican senators characterised the case as "a great political issue", especially useful in winning support from conservative Christians. It "is a tough issue for Democrats", exulted the memo writer. Ironically, while governor of Texas, Bush signed into law a bill allowing hospitals to end life support if the patient had no means to pay for further care, and further care was thought to be futile.
What will federal judges do? Lawsuits have ranged up and down Florida courts for years. The federal fight could be equally bitter. Terri's parents will seek to reinsert the feeding tube until the case is decided. Michael will push to void the law as unconstitutional. If the court sustains the law, it is likely to hold a hearing on her parents' claim that removing the feeding tube violates her rights. The losing party then will inevitably appeal, as in Florida.
The Schiavo case won't be decided any time soon. There seems to have been a serious miscarriage of justice at the state level. But that bad decision has resulted from the normal operation of the rule of law. Thus, as a matter of principle - principle normally embraced by Republican legislators and presidents - the national government should stay out of the case. Setting the precedent of intervening in the very personal legal case of one family is likely to end up doing more harm than good. But there is a simple way to end the legal wrangling. Transfer Terri to the care of her parents and let Michael get on with his life.
There's nothing simple about the case of Terri Schiavo. Whatever happens next, the interruption of her young, vibrant life will remain a tragedy.
First published in The Australian on March 22, 2005.
Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington.


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Cale Tyson's muse has lead him away from country music and into a sound that lands closer to the confessional songwriting of Bright Eyes, an early influence. The result is his new EP narcissist, out February 1st.
Rolling Stone says new single "red blooded fools," which features back-up vocals from Spacebomb Records' Jackie Cohen, is "whisper soft and confessional." Listen to "red blooded fools" here.
Tyson's lyrics on narcissist are incredibly vulnerable, focused on the end of a relationship, but also on the aimless anxiety that often arises in your 20's. The lyrics on the album are razor sharp, and often Tyson points the scalpel at himself.
"The album is tied to a very specific time/feeling in my life," says Tyson. "It feels honest - like probably too honest. Each song was written and recorded on the same day in my bedroom at my Nashville home. They're not perfect. I like this stripped-down, raw direction because it allows me to convey exactly what I want to convey, void of any distraction. It just feels like I'm pulling my heart out of my chest and saying 'here you go.' I don't know if it'll speak to everyone, but it speaks to me right now. A lot. I'm still expressing myself. more brutally than ever."


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After the NHL expanded in 1967, the Red Wings struggled for many years. The teams of this era were sometimes derided as the Dead Things or Dead Wings. Finally, led by captain Steve Yzerman and other players like Sergei Fedorov, Brendan Shanahan, and Nicklas Lidstrom, the Red Wings returned to the Stanley Cup Final in 1995-96 and swept the Philadelphia Flyers to end their long championship drought.
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David-Michael Harding weaves his admiration of Native American culture and history in his newest release, Losing St. Christopher. While technically a work of fiction, Harding's novel builds on a factual base in order to educate readers about a unique period in history when one nation was born and another nearly died.
In 1953 Albert Speer, Germany's Minister of Armaments & War Production during World War II, wrote from his prison cell in Berlin regarding the genocide of the American Indian. The Nazis' study of the treatment and eradication of American Indians was an element in the plan for the "Final Solution." Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Eichmann, and others who administered the Nazi Holocaust had looked to the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the subsequent actions of the United States Government as the blueprint for annihilation of a people, a culture, and a way of life.
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Community Needs Assessment: One of the primary roles of the Miami Coalition is to conduct community needs assessments and gather data to assess the prevalence of children's substance abuse in the community. For this purpose, TMC uses the best epidemiological data available in combination with local provider, partner and community input.
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Star Trek Discovery Review: The Good, Bad, And The Ugly
Chris Meaux
Chris Meaux Published: September 26, 2017
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Is Star Trek Discovery worthy of the hype and your money? Here's my take.
Inspired by Steve's great review, I decided to share my thoughts on Star Trek Discovery. Like Steve, I'm a long - time Star Trek fan, but unlike Steve, I didn't have a positive experience with this latest voyage into the Final Frontier.
Before I get into my review, a little background on my history with Trek: I grew up watching reruns of The Original Series and then watched the TOS movies (like The Wrath of Khan and The Voyage Home) almost as much as I watched the Star Wars movies. The Next Generation hit when I was 11, the perfect age to get hooked on a new science fiction show. I never missed an episode, even if that meant recording the show on VHS to watch when I was too busy in my final years of high school.
I went on to watch Deep Space Nine, some of Voyager, and all of Star Trek Enterprise. My favorite series are The Original Series, Deep Space Nine, and The Next Generation. I dislike Voyager intensely and thought Enterprise was decent but an otherwise wasted opportunity to do what Discovery is trying to do now. I enjoyed the Next Generation movies for the most part and didn't care for the J.J. Abrams movies at all. I have read dozens of Star Trek novels and comics and while I don't have a Starfleet uniform, I do have a few ship models and an action figure or two from when I was a kid.
On to Star Trek Discovery...
Make no mistake, I don't think Star Trek Discovery (referred to as Discovery from here on out) is completely awful. The production design, special effects, and ship designs are extremely high - quality. The show looks and sounds beautiful.
The performances are another highlight. The great Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) does the great work you'd expect, as does Sonequa Martin - Green, formerly of The Walking Dead.
This won't matter to CBS' target demo for Discovery, but it matters to a Trekker with over 30 years of experience like me: the starship designs look way too advanced for a series that's supposed to take place 10 years before The Original Series. Lots of defenders of the show's look argue that a show in 2017 can't look like a show made in the 60s, and I agree. However, I don't agree that this reality gives too - advanced designs a free pass.
Like Steve mentions in his review, The Original Series was cancelled. When it came back as a series of movies, the designers had to upgrade the look of the ship, uniforms, and special effects to movie quality. They did a great job of this, but they still looked like the era of The Original Series. I personally feel that Discovery looks like it could be a sequel to the three series in the Next Generation's timeframe, which leads me to my next point...
Discovery is a prequel, and while I'm sick of prequels, the original idea was for Discovery to take place 10 years before the original show, with each season having new characters and situations in different eras, like the movie era and the Next Generation era. Instead, CBS nixed this idea and gave us another prequel. There's actually no story reason for Discovery to be a prequel, and a lot of my problems with the show wouldn't exist if it were set 50 or more years after The Next Generation.
These are the deal - breakers for me in that I won't pay for CBS access to watch the rest of Discovery. I felt that the writing and motivations of the characters were really off. THE main character makes a huge decision in the first episode that feels completely unearned. It would have made a lot more sense if this decision had been made in one of the final episodes of the season. Instead, it feels like a decision made for pure shock value.
Finally, this show just doesn't feel like Star Trek to me. It looks kind of like Star Trek and has a lot in common with it, but it doesn't have that sense of fun, adventure, and intelligent writing that's kept the series going for 51 years. I did only see the first hour, but I don't feel that the show is worth paying for.
Overall: I'd give this first episode (and the series if it doesn't improve) an overall score of D. If you want a show with the fun and intelligence of Star Trek but with a little more humor and characters that sound and act more like we do today, give The Orville a chance. It's on Fox each Thursday at 7 PM, and it's more Star Trek than Discovery is, at least in this old Trekker's opinion.
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