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Why the Catholic Church is quackers on natural law and same sex marriage
January 2, 2013 January 2, 2013 / Christopher Cudworth
Cardinal Francis George, a Chicago-based Catholic bishop, may have had a natural order in mind when writing a letter to his flock of Illinois priests and parishioners stating that same sex marriage violates 'natural law,' but his viewpoint actually has little to do with how nature actually works. From the lowliest bacteria up to the supposedly highest life form on earth, the human race, natural law is a far more nuanced and intelligent dynamic than the narrow definition prescribed by Cardinal George.
Tending to the flock
Common Goldeneye ducks in a group of 3 males and one female.
In fact, all Cardinal George has to do on any day of the week to see the real natural order at work is step outside and look for a flock of ducks or geese. They're everywhere you know; easy to find and even easier to understand. Geese and ducks travel around in flocks. And of course, some geese and ducks pair up and mate for life. We love to romanticize these connections. Yet by looking so closely at the male-female bonds that result in procreation for the species, we essentially neglect the dynamics that lead to the survival of the species as a whole.
No cardinal rules
It is well-known that in nature, pair bonding is hardly sacrosanct. In fact female cardinals have been studied and found to be secretive sluts around nesting time. They better their odds of creating and raising young by getting some action on the side.
Many birds and other species do the same. Breeding is a game of odds and in some cases, a brutal game of dominance and even death. It is important work, getting laid in nature. But it is not the only work that goes on in any population or species.
Flocks and colonies
When you study a flock of ducks or geese, there are always individuals and even groups that do not engage in breeding in a given year. Natural law dictates that not every individual is designed for breeding. Creep on down to the ant colony, the closest thing we have to human society in many respects, and you'll find that natural law exhibits tremendous creativity in assigning roles to ants that protect the queen and have no sex. Ants that function as hunters, warriors, caregivers and builders of the colony. There are even pet ants, and ants that milk aphids for food.
Prosperity without marriage
There is no legal form of marriage, per se, among ants. Yet they are one of the most prosperous of all creatures on this earth. According to Hyptertextbook.com, they may be the most numerous of all insects, numbering nearly one quadrillion. There are an estimated 3.5 million ants per acre in the tropical rain forest alone. Ants are getting along just fine without legal protections against same-sex marriage. Procreation is not the problem in natural law.
7 billion and counting
There are nearly 7 billion people on earth. Not so many people as ants, perhaps, but that's plenty of people. Human beings are very good at breeding, both in and out of wedlock. Yet a significant portion of the world seems to be concerned that the human race will go extinct if we break structure with a society that insists breeding is the only reason for marriage.
The Catholic church may have even that part of its theology wrong. The Bible in Genesis 1:28 states, "God blessed the humans by saying to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it! Be masters over the fish in the ocean, the birds that fly, and every living thing that crawls on the earth!"
If Genesis was indeed inspired by God, yet written by humans, then "natural order" naturally favors superiority of the human race. Yet to be "fruitful" also means many other things in the Bible, especially related to good works as documented in Colossians 1:10: That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God."
Fruitfulness in faith
Being fruitful in this world means more than breeding our way into power and dominance over the earth. The well-adjusted believer recognizes that fruitfulness means to prosper and create the Kingdom of God through humble recognition of grace and to embark on extensive good works as an expression of that commitment to faith.
Dimensions of natural law
The Bible understands natural law in more dimensions than those communicated by Cardinal George, who in seeking to limit legal access to same sex marriage stomps on the manner in which nature and the Bible both deliver wisdom about how the natural order actually operates.
Wrong again?
We should remember that the Catholic Church has been way, way wrong before on the subject of natural order and natural law. The Pope long ago convicted men of truth like Copernicus and Galileo for simply telling the truth about the structure of the universe. That's a pretty big swing and a miss. The subject of evolution also vexed the church for a time, but it ultimately relented, recognizing the sheer evidence for biological change over time.
Fearful theology redux
The death grip of the Catholic Church may be its own limitation.
Yet here we stand in 2013 listening to a Chicago-based Catholic bishop lecturing us about "natural law" by building his case on a fearful theology that insists the world will collapse if we don't stick with so-called traditional interpretations of scripture. The Catholic church seeks to retain a death-grip on its social influence, but may be captive to its own aims.
Tellingly, Cardinal George engages in the same sort of twisted legalistic stances that drove the Pharisees to castigate Jesus for allowing his disciples to break with traditions kept by the Jewish faith. That very sort of fear-based power-mongering was what Jesus came to eliminate. Jesus advocated the freedom to worship God without binding believers to a set of laws designed to qualify those same believers as worthy of grace. The Catholic church has never really been able to free itself from the strictures of the early priesthood. There is either form of direct descent from the Pharisees visible in the power structure of the Catholic church or there is convergent evolution at work. And how ironic, that the natural order of a corrupt church could manifest itself repeatedly over time? That is what the Catholic church needs to address.
Desperate purposes
Listen to the arguments of Cardinal George and you'll find the same desperation in purpose, which is to control the lives of believers and the direction of society at any cost. This is what George said about same-sex marriage: "We will all have to pretend to accept something that is contrary to the common sense of the human race," he wrote. "Those who continue to distinguish between genuine marital union and same-sex arrangements will be regarded in law as discriminatory, the equivalent of bigots."
This argument is no longer about natural law at all, but how the Catholic Church and its members will be perceived if it again winds up on the wrong side of history. The Catholic Church is never really good at defending that kind of position. Its brand of serpentine logic, obsessed with reaching every corner of society, always twists around to bite itself in the ass. And that is not natural at all.
Fundamental good
As noted in a Chicago Tribune article on January 2, 2013, "in the tradition of natural law, every human being must seek a fundamental "good" that corresponds to the natural order to flourish. Natural-law proponents say heterosexual intercourse between a married man and a woman serves two intertwined good purposes: to procreate and to express a deep, abiding love. For that reason, they say, homosexual relationships are not equal to heterosexual ones."
One can see the reason why Cardinal George cites natural law as the foundation of his argument against same-sex marriage. But truthfully, the reason the church turns to natural law for support has nothing to do with its inherent or intuitive knowledge of natural order––on which it has been grossly and repeatedly mistaken over time–– so much as it fears its own lack of eminence on any biblical or social issue. That is the worst fear of the Catholic church, because it fears it will have failed Jesus Christ in its mission.
Fear: the worst motivator
Yet this fear of admitting wrong in its actions and theology has plagued the Catholic church for years, which protects its authority against all threats, even those that come from within.
The social record of the Catholic church lacks credibility from the inside out, because it has proven itself to be the most insecure of all faiths, failing even in its mission to protect its own parishioners against priests engaging in child sexual abuse.
That "tradition" within the church deserves castigation because those "relationships" between priests and innocent children are not elective in any form, but are the product of an abusive and selfish dynamic where the power is clearly in the hands of one individual only.
The peace and goodwill of same-sex marriage
By contrast, same-sex relationships are consistently consensual and designed, dare we say, to provide support and social order for people who are homosexual, bisexual, transgender and whatever configuration nature deems to invent, and has. That is the real natural order of the universe. The Bible is not even clear on the topic of homosexuality save for a passage or two blown far out of proportion by religious bigots who simultaneously ignore hundreds of warnings against abuse of power, exploitation of the poor, pursuit of riches over good works, failure to forgive and dozens of other values expressly addressed by Jesus Christ, who significantly refuses to mention homosexuality anywhere in his ministry.
Selective service
The Catholic Church conveniently ignores these nuances to serve its own argument for control over the social fabric of the world. But in so doing, it neglects the real diversity of natural law, which is fruitfulness of spirit and prosperity of kind. That is what God wants for the world. That is what Christianity should advocate, and what our nation and state should support in laws of equality for all, with no exceptions. Because anything else is just quackers.
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This issue of the Horn of Africa Bulletin (HAB) " Between Co-option and Autonomy: Grassroots CVE Initiatives as the Alternative?" follows from the January-February 2016 issue of the HAB that also focused on countering violent extremism (CVE). The article by Mr. Sharmarke Farah: " CVE Strategy in Somalia: the importance of context, coordination and ownership" is an interesting and original analysis of CVE initiatives and their currents gaps and strengths in Somalia. The article by Dr. Abiy Ahmed: "Countering Violent Extremism through Social Capital: Anecdote from Jimma, Ethiopia" explains the sequence of events and dynamics that led to the conflict and how religious leaders took the lead in de-escalating the conflict and created a platform, the Religious Forum for Peace, which has played an appreciable role in restoring amicable relations between different religious communities in Jimma. The third article of a study titled, 'Community Perceptions of Violent Extremism in Kenya' was reviewed by Ms. Flavie Bertouille. The review of the study emphasises the paucity of evidence and research on key aspects of 'violent extremism' and points to the study as a welcome step in the right direction. The final article by Mr. Femi Ayat: "Ambiguities of CVE Theory & Practice" focuses on the theoretical and practical challenges that beset CVE. The author is critical of CVE theory and practice and argues that there are profound dangers for civil-society actors in being associated with policies and programs whose boundaries with counter-insurgency or counter terrorism are blurred at best or non-existent.


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Q: Instagram hashtags and preg_replace I receive a plain description text for some Instagram posts, and try to highlight a hashtags. I use this code:
 $caption = preg_replace('/(?<!\S)#([0-9a-zA-Z_.]+)/', '#$1', $caption);

The problem is: this doesn't work with non-latin characters, like "ş" or "ö". And the second problem: this doesn't work with hashtags without space between, for example, "#quote#quoteoftheday #myquote" - my regular expression will highlight only "#quote" and "#myquote". May I somehow solve these problems in just single regular expression?

A: You could remove the (?<!\S) part so it can also match when there is a non whitespace char in from of # and add the unicode flag /u.
You can shorten 0-9a-zA-Z_ to \w so your expression might look like:
#([\w.]+)

Regex demo
$caption = "#quote#öquoteoftheday #şmyquote";
$caption = preg_replace('/#([\w.]+)/u', '#$1', $caption);
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Result:
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The Desmond Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

The event is named after Desmond, a champion sire in 1913. It was formerly held at the Curragh, and it used to be known as the Desmond Plate.

The race was transferred to Leopardstown in 2002. It has continued at this venue with one exception, a temporary return to the Curragh in 2009.

Records
Most successful horse since 1946 (2 wins):
 Spring Offensive – 1946, 1947
 White Gloves – 1966, 1967
 Rarity – 1970, 1971

Leading jockey since 1950 (8 wins):
 Christy Roche – Rarity (1971), Mistigri (1975), More So (1978), Anfield (1982), Teleprompter (1984), Totem (1988), Star of Gdansk (1991), Second Empire (1998)

Leading trainer since 1950 (12 wins):
 Vincent O'Brien – Restless Knight (1964), Reindeer (1969), Boucher (1972), Hail the Pirates (1973), Sir Penfro (1974), Niebo (1976), Be My Guest (1977), Belted Earl (1981), Sunstart (1985), Wise Counsellor (1986), Entitled (1987), Via Borghese (1992)

Winners since 1976

Earlier winners

 1946: Spring Offensive
 1947: Spring Offensive
 1948: Straight Flush
 1949: Pink Larkspur
 1950: Galatian
 1951: Fair Contract
 1952: Tipots
 1953: Clonleason
 1954: Zarathustra
 1955: Midontrial
 1956: Jongleur
 1957: Bindy
 1958: Ticklish
 1959: Light Horseman
 1960: Barclay
 1961: Baynard
 1962: Sicilian Prince
 1963: Wily Trout
 1964: Restless Knight
 1965: Khalife
 1966: White Gloves
 1967: White Gloves
 1968: Giolla Mear
 1969: Reindeer
 1970: Rarity
 1971: Rarity
 1972: Boucher
 1973: Hail the Pirates
 1974: Sir Penfro
 1975: Mistigri

See also
 Horse racing in Ireland
 List of Irish flat horse races

References
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 pedigreequery.com – Desmond Stakes.

Flat races in Ireland
Open mile category horse races
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Oh Hey There!: Birchbox Birthday Edition September 2015.
I think this months design is really, really pretty. This month there was the choice of two designs and I chose this one because the watercolour balloons and the simplistic yet bright design instantly grabbed my attention. This months box contained some great products and I am happily using all of them!
Clockwise: The Pore sessional by Benefit, Laqa&co. Cheeky Lip Miniature in 'Cray Cray', Laura Mercier Flawless Skin Face Polish, Best Hair Day Brush by Birchbox, Beauty Wash by Beauty Protector, Illamasqua 'Hydra Veil'.
My favourite product this month was this Best Hair Day Comb, which is actually made by Birchbox. I had seen a few people have them in their boxes previously and was very jealous so I am so happy to have my own. They are very similar to a Tangle Teezer but smaller and the bristles are a little shorter. It still works great and I am so happy to have it to keep in my shower and really go to town on my knots!
I also have loved the 'Pore fessional' by Benefit. Having a miniature of this is great as it can easily be popped into a handbag and I can use it on the go. I really struggle with mid-afternoon, sudden oil eruptions on my face and having the 'Pore fessional' has been great as it just magics away oil and shininess in an instant! Its very nice when a product does exactly what it sets out to do and does it well!
I would also like to mention the 'Hydra Veil' by Illamasqua. Sadly, I have been less than enamoured by this. I was very excited when I first saw by box contained it as I really like Illamasqua and do struggle with some dryness in the mornings that really doesn't set my makeup off to the best start. Sadly, I didn't find it did anything for my skin. It also has a vile, jelly consistency that is very unpleasant to use. Although it does sink into the skin quite nicely it does feel a bit sticky on the skin and nothing about it screamed its tag line of 'rehydration gel'.


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New Music Friday: Keith Sweat and Raheem DeVaughn, Yo Gotti, Cordae and Kelis
October 8th, 2021 by KRNB
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Two R&B veterans, Keith Sweat and Raheem DeVaughn, collaborated to release their new song, "Can't Nobody" on Friday.
"I really became a fan of Raheem last year when we worked together and wanted to do a song with him," Sweat says in a statement.
"I am truly honored to finally have a record with Keith Sweat," DeVaughn says. "Keith has sold over 25 million records and is the Godfather of R&B. I look at this collaboration as bridging the gap between generations of R&B crooners."
Yo Gotti drops words of wisdom on how to succeed in business in his first new single of the year, "For the Record." The Memphis rapper is surrounded by Rolls Royce Cullinans, and his convoy is escorted across a desert by a helicopter. Gotti recently became a co-owner of the D.C. United pro soccer team.
Cordae channels the late Muhammad Ali as he declares, "I am the greatest" in the video for his new single, "Super." Adding that he is "the icon of the century," the 24-year-old boasts about his wealth — "Last year I made $7 million" — and adds that he will "live life to the fullest with every single breath I take."
Finally, Kelis returns with her first single in seven years, "Midnight Snacks." The "Milkshake" singer commented on Instagram, "Someone recently said to me, I'm always talking about food in my music. I thought about it, and you know what… I do! It isn't intentional, but it's something everyone can relate to. It's very human, it's sensual, it's something that you crave. And it's sexy!"
This is a difficult time for Kelis as earlier this week she revealed that her husband, Mike Mora, is battling stomach cancer.
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ARABSAT
Khalid Balkheyour
Abel Avellan
Santiago Rossi
ARABSAT and EMC announce triple play over satellite joint venture
Arabsat and EMC announce their joint venture to launch TRIO
ARAB SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATION ORGAINZATION (ARABSAT) and EMERGING MARKETS COMMUNICATIONS (EMC) announce their joint venture to launch TRIO, the first real triple play service over satellite in the world.
The TRIO platform is built on SATLink technology owned by EMC and the soon-to-be launched new ARABSAT Badr-7 satellite at the MENA hotspot @ 26º East to produce a state of the Art STB that will provide TV viewers and household consumers with an unprecedented experience bundling a 10Mb broadband connectivity over satellite, FTA and Pay TV reception, huge recording capability and smart algorithms for VOD with a vast catalog of new titles of international and national content from the famous production studios and Arab World, and will act as a Wi-Fi bridge for the households where all handheld devices can be connected to enjoy access to Internet and linear TV, each on his/her screen.
TRIO will have also an enterprise version for broadband over satellite that has been proven already in the market as the solution of choice for enterprise and VSAT networks and with the embedded SatLink technology and patents.
Arabsat Badr-7 will be launched early November, 2015 and its high throughput Ka-band payload was especially designed to support TRIO solutions for MENA and selected African markets. The service will be formally launched upon readiness of the satellite for commercial operations post the launch.
Khalid Balkheyour, President & CEO of ARABSAT said: "we offer our viewers @ 26º East an amazing TV viewing experience, it's no longer about watching TV, it's now about enjoying and interacting, it's about creating a house environment of amusement and convenience. The enterprise version of TRIO will be promoted as the technology platform for all governmental and enterprise networks on Arabsat satellites. Arabsat and EMC have been strong partners for more than 10 years now and we are proud to be part of such an innovation leap in the industry".
Abel Avellan, the CEO of EMC commented: "TRIO was built on the superior SatLink technology that supported the telecom market for many years; with the conversion trends between Media and Telecom, we have invested heavily in R&D activities to produce a revolutionary chipsets that can support many applications including 4K. This joint venture with Arabsat will take TRIO further as the product of choice for TV markets".
Santiago Rossi, the General Manager of the newly established TRIO also commented: "under the current JV, the assets and know-how of SatLink have been transferred into TRIO to allow for an autonomous operation and to serve the needs of both ARABSAT and EMC and support their big database of customers. We trust that this revolutionary platform will be adopted by both telecom and media players who wants to serve their customers with a fully immersive product for their digital lifestyle as well as enterprise and governments that wants to bring efficient communications and content distribution to their communities. We are all very excited and looking forward to have the Badr-7 Satellite @ 26º East hotspot and we are planning to expand into other regions".
Arabsat 6A successfully launched
Hellas Sat 4 successfully launched
Arabsat announces FTA DVB-S2 platform on BADR-4
Arianespace to launch Hellas Sat 3 and GSAT-17 on June 28
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When it comes to account security it seems that the long-touted 2-factor authentication via SMS code is no longer up to the job.
Two-factor authentication, in the form of a password and a temporary code sent to phones by SMS text message, is no longer viewed as adequately secure, following a string of incidents where codes were intercepted. This has resulted in hackers accessing the Twitter accounts of public figures to post bogus tweets using social engineering.
Help, though, is at hand as new ways are being developed which avoid the mobile SMS code dilemma altogether. Google, for instance, can now generate a unique code that matches the one on a web provider's server, avoiding hackable communication between the two computers. This leaves platforms like Twitter, which currently only offers SMS 2-factor authentication, working to catch up.
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The Fairfax County School Board said that it would put a stop to carrying out a policy that would let transgender students use the bathroom and locker room of their choice, reports The Global Dispatch. The school board also canceled a session that planned to discuss and explain the policy in general.
"The Fairfax County School Board directed staff to temporarily suspend implementation of the proposed regulation regarding gender non-conforming and transgender students," a statement on its website reads.
The school board referred to recent court cases dealing with the transgender bathroom issue as its reason for stepping back the policy.
"The Board determined it needs additional time to evaluate the legal issues surrounding the regulation, including a case now pending before the Supreme Court on this topic from a Virginia school district," the website reads.
School Board Chair Sandy Evans said in a statement the school board will continue to accommodate transgender students and their needs. Evans defended the school's decision by saying the school works to create a "welcoming environment" for all students.
"FCPS continues to accommodate the needs of all transgender and gender nonconforming students on a case-by-case basis. Meanwhile, we continue to work to create a welcoming and caring environment for all of our students, including transgender and gender nonconforming students," she wrote.


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Jason Derulo's Ex-Girlfriend clapped back at Troll who called her a Wh0re and her Child a B*stard
3rd July, 2022
Jason Derulo's ex-girlfriend and mother of his son, Jena Frumes, took to her Instagram story to clap back at Troll who called her a wh0re, and Her son a Bast*rd.
This is coming after Jason Derulo posted a photo of herself on her Instagram page with caption "You are beautiful, you are worth it, and YOU are irreplaceable. Don't forget that."
A post shared by JENA (@jenafrumes)
After the troll called her names, she shared a photo on her Instagram story with the message from the commenter who responded to her above caption.
The commenter wrote,
"Your worth it in what way? You're not married, which means your child is a bastard, and you're playing the whore role. Y'all got morals mixed up."
The 28-year-old model and actress set a commenter straight who decided to butt into her business. While clapping back she wrote:
"I wouldn't call myself a whore. It's an unfortunate situation that didn't work out because we once did aspire to be married, but maybe it's best to be single than to be in a relationship & constantly be disrespected & cheated on, and lied to. Or is it better to stay quiet, so people like you approve?"
Jena also shared that she doesn't receive child support and doubling down on the cheating allegations. She wrote a lengthy message,
"If a man wants a different girl every week over his family, I'll never accept that…we will never be able to make it work 'happily,' was straight up told that I should 'turn the other cheek.' I'll never be OK with sharing a lover I love with all my heart!!!"
"If the streets come first, I can't change that, so stop blaming the women like we chose the single mother life. That s**t is hella annoying."
Recall that in September 2021, nearly five months after welcoming their son Jason announced that they had called it quits.
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A Night at the Frying Pan, NYC's Surprisingly Chilled Out Party Boat
A look at who goes to Hudson River boat bar the Frying Pan on an average summer Friday evening
by Eater Staff Jun 14, 2019, 9:15am EDT
Photography by Amy Lombard
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Two decades ago, Chelsea's Hudson River waterfront was a far different place. The Hudson River Park was just being excavated and the waterfront was a maze of abandoned piers, dug-up bike trails, and half-built structures. Getting there required negotiating an obstacle course. In the middle of this mess, through the efforts of maritime preservationist John Krevey, a strange apparition appeared in the form of a bathtub of a boat called the Frying Pan. It was moored at Pier 66, just north of 23rd Street, by an old railroad barge at the crumbling pier.
Soon, another decrepit boat joined it at the same pier, and the three pieces of marine architecture presented something of a spectacle as they emerged from the fog in the early morning. The complex soon became a makeshift riverside pub, with most of the seating on the two boats, and a bar and hamburger grill positioned on the barge. The entire thing swayed in the lapping waves of the mighty Hudson, and the first customers tended to just be locals.
But in the years that followed, the sense of the Frying Pan's exclusivity completely vanished, and the swelling crowds came to include tourists and Wall Street bros in their shirt sleeves, ties unknotted. The boat became known as a frat party on water, with long lines regularly forming on any semblance of a nice day of people vying for a spot on the boat to chug buckets of beer, find hook-ups, and occasionally even (illegally) dive into the river below.
Now, the barge functions as a massive seating area prized for its views of the sunset. Lines have slightly calmed down, and visitors range from those aforementioned financiers and neighborhood locals to tourists from Tel Aviv and those attending birthday parties. Yes, some of the romance is gone, but the Frying Pan has become more democratic in its outlook. No more is it a place for clubsters and the terminally hip to hide out, but that's also a good thing. The beer list is better than before, and surprisingly, the hamburgers almost as good as ever.
Here's who went on a recent Friday evening in May, taking advantage of the rising temperatures and free feeling that comes along with them.
Nawell Valerio, left
Nawell Valerio, 38, Manhattan
It's my first time this season. But I've come countless times for years. I'm a repeat offender.
Why do you like it so much?
The atmosphere is very chill. You can have a beautiful day in New York on the water, enjoy a little beach vibe without having to travel. Today we surprise got out of work early and we were like, "We're gonna do this right!"
What's the craziest thing you've seen here?
I saw a wedding here once. I don't know where they got married, but sure enough the couple and their core friends all walked in. It was late on a Friday night and they got drinks with everybody at the bar. I was like, "OK, yes, the Frying Pan! Do you!" We all had champagne.
A.J. DeAngelo, left
A.J. DeAngelo, 42, New Jersey
Do you come here often?
I used to come for after work drinks, like six times over the years. It's what I expected, it's beautiful, it's sunny, lots of pretty people hanging. I'm wearing island style — the big island of Manhattan.
Last time I was here, I fainted. Seriously. It was four years ago. There was a storm, and I had a few Coronas. We went on the boat. During the storm, five hours later, with the alcohol, I lost my sea legs.
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Bruce Dumont, 39, security director at the Frying Pan
What's the craziest thing you've seen?
Typical relationship fights between couples. They come here and get in an argument. We're kid friendly, so we don't want people arguing in front of kids. We ask people to step off board.
Are there a lot of wasted people?
You get drunk people anywhere you go. When people get intoxicated in the boat, we try to get them off as quick as possible. We rock so when you're intoxicated, it enhances it. You get that here from time to time. It's when somebody's been here since 11:30 a.m., and they're still here at 6 p.m. But it's a good environment.
Have you seen anyone having sex?
Kiticka McRae-Roberts, center
Kiticka McRae-Roberts, 23, corporal in the U.S. Marines
So, are you guys having a successful Fleet Week?
Are we able to get free drinks? Are Americans generous toward patriots? Yes! Americans in New York City are very generous, and they support patriotism completely. So we have the opportunity to hook up with generous Americans.
Bryan Dewey, left, and Jack Griffin, right
Bryan Dewey and Jack Griffin, both 25, roommates in Chelsea
Have you guys been here before?
Griffin: It's my first time. It's sick. I love the water.
Griffin: Jameson on the rocks. It's my second one. I'll have one more of these maybe.
Do you have any goals today?
Griffin: Meeting new people. It's already a success. It's all up to me now. But I feel like if we stay here long enough, something will happen.
Dewey: It'll be me.
Karlen Norton
Karlen Norton, 37, bartender at the Frying Pan
How long have you worked here?
Seven years. I've definitely seen some stuff — mostly beautiful sunsets. And the occasional jump in the water. That happens about once a year. But that's a $5,000 jump. Not worth it between the cop fine and diseases from the Hudson. And you can't come back.
What's the most popular drink?
The most popular cocktail is the watermelon frosé. We've only had it for like three years. Most popular drink, though, is the Sol bucket. It's not Corona; it's just a better beer.
Do you ever pick up the customers?
Back in the day I picked up, but I'm married now.
How many people?
How much do you make?
On a busy night, I make enough. Let's call it a thousand-dollar Saturday.
Ilana Freeman, 22, New Jersey; Erna Nalic, 24, Hoboken; Stephanie Cetrulo, 24, Florida
Freeman: It's my favorite place. I love being on the water. It's a great atmosphere. I came four or five times last year.
Cetrulo: It's my first time.
Cetrulo: I love it. I love that I'm in the city, but I can see the city view. It's a good experience.
Nalic: It's also business man heaven.
Do you ever bring anyone home?
Freeman: No. It's nice to look at.
Nalic: I like the vibe.
Nalic: One time we got hit on by guys who smelled like they hadn't showered in two weeks. But other than that, nothing crazy has happened.
Danielle Kurtin
Danielle Kurtin, 33, district manager/beverage director at the Frying Pan
Eighteen years. Since I was 18 as a bartender. We call it summer camp. It's a short season, but no day is ever the same.
Yes I have, girl! And a bunch of other stuff you'd consider crazy. But that hasn't happened in a while because we're trying to change the narrative. We don't want people to just think it's always a frat party. The crazy stories are from a decade ago.
How are you trying to change the narrative?
We don't just want to be dive bar with shots. We want to be known for food and atmosphere and history. We're doing away with plastic, and we want to not be a day-drinking frat party. Every Sunday, we do live music to promote movies and kids. We're trying to not gear ourselves to one target group.
Jeff Kornin, 27, Williamsburg
Why are you only getting here at 10 p.m.?
I'm supposed to meet a Tinder date here and didn't want to be here too long.
Edward Moreel, 25, Upper West Side
This is only my second time here. I promote rooftops, so I'm usually on one of those.
Why are you back then?
The first time I came here was with a group of au pairs, and it was a good time.
Marvin Cyrus, 32, security staff member at the Frying Pan
Five seasons. I love this place. It's unique; it's one of the kind. You don't really see a place like this in New York City.
How does the vibe change throughout the day?
The sun deck is extremely packed until 8 p.m. But it's like a ghost town after sunset.
I've seen a guy jump off the pier and swim to the next pier, from Pier 66 to the one next to it. It was a $500 bet with his college buddies — but he got a $2,000 fine. We had about seven different fire boats that came and five different fire trucks. We had to call them. They were wasted.
Terrence Jackson, 25, Long Island
How many times have you been here?
Ten times. I love the vibe and people. I love coming here with my coworkers.
I picked someone up one time. She was a client asking about her finances. I work at Merrill.
That's the craziest thing?
One time, I saw some dude on the ledge. There was a fight, and a guy threw him over, and he hit his head and fell in the water. I had to get outta here. Shit was crazy.
Mark Flynn, 24, Upper East Side
It's a good environment on a Friday afternoon, beautiful day. I've got a long weekend of drinking, so why not?
I saw a dude chug an entire pitcher of sangria. He looked like he was having a great time.
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Fueled by a passion for education and medical science and an admiration for veterans, Lee and Penny Anderson have been selected as the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation's 2015 Award in Philanthropy recipients.
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Sant Pere del Soler és una església del municipi de la Baronia de Rialb (Noguera) que forma part de l'Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya.

Situació

Es troba a la part sud del terme municipal, al llom del serrat que es forma entre el barranc de la Bastida, a llevant, i el Rialb, a ponent. Queda a mig camí entre Polig i Pallerols, poc més enllà de la masia Solé de Pallerols, que li dona nom.

S'hi va per la carretera asfaltada que es deriva del punt quilomètric 12,7 de la C-1412b (de Ponts a Tremp), direcció Polig, que arriba fins al municipi alturgellenc de Peramola. Als 8,8 km. es veu la capella a la dreta, enmig de camps de conreu. Un petit desviament permet l'aparcament.

Descripció
És una ermita d'una nau, modificada, reformada pel costat de ponent. Absis amb finestra central de doble esqueixada i arc de pedra tosca. Porta tapiada a migjorn. Nova porta a ponent, amb arc d'una sola pedra i ràfec de pedra bisellat. Remata amb una senzilla espadanya.

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Patrimoni monumental de la Baronia de Rialb
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And I argued with that intelligence estimate and I think it is a responsibility of policymakers to use their best judgment on the basis of the intelligence they've received.
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And we ought to work our diplomacy first and I think it's a reason it's going to respond increasingly to our diplomacy particularly with the president's direct involvement in the peace process, and I think that's extraordinarily important.
But at the same time, I think we recognize we can't impose democracy from without, particularly American-style democracy. We need to work with those elements in the region that are moving towards a reformed process and there are a number of them.
I can remember when I was National Security Adviser, the intelligence community told us... they put out an intelligence report saying that Iran would never back off from attacks on shipping in the Gulf if we use force.
I think the real target of al-Qaeda is Saudi Arabia by the way. They hate us and we're a vehicle to get at Saudi Arabia. I think Osama bin Laden really wants to topple that regime and have his people move in, but that's a whole other story.
I wouldn't even know - and I spent three years in the CIA - I wouldn't even know how you'd start a covert action program in a place like Iran. It would be extraordinarily difficult.
Intelligence is not a science.
It took us 50 months in Germany, post World War II to go from the end of the war to a national election.
Look at what the Omar of Qatar is doing, for example - the King of Morocco, Jordan, Bahrain. There are reform movements taking place, efforts to broaden the political participation of the populations of the region.
My understanding is that what was provided was general order of battle information, not operational intelligence. I certainly have no knowledge of US participation in preparing battle and strike packages and doubt strongly that that occurred.
Of course, China is a key to the North Korea if we're going to solve that riddle, but they could also be helpful on Iraq, which is why it's important that we maintain a constructive dialogue with China.
Policymakers have to make judgments based on the best intelligence they get.
Putin has a lot at stake here and restoring the relationship with the United States, and there are already signs as Sandy mentioned that he's moving in the right direction to begin to ascertain that their trade with Iran is not used for the production of nuclear weapons.
The Crown Prince has said he needs to broaden political participation in the governing of Saudi Arabia.
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Happy Peanut Butter and Jelly Day! Yes, today we are all excited that it's National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. I simply cannot think of such an enjoyable combo without being reminded of my childhood and of all the packed lunches that I enjoyed in the school cafeteria. Back then, I was able to filter out all the hyperactive chatter and loud crowd hum of the cafeteria and enjoy the first bite of my pb & j sandwich. Among all the chaos of my school day, peace and calamity had finally arrived in the shape of square…a tender and delicious square of happiness.
We all know about peanut butter and jelly. It's an American staple and one of those snacks that can take us back to the past and pull us right back into the present, because although nothing can beat the memory of your lunchtime peanut butter and jelly sandwich right before recess, such treat can still be enjoyed as an adult.
And to celebrate this national holiday, you can indulge in this Peanut Butter and Jelly Ice Cream Sandwich, which is a very delicious and approachable recipe thanks to the KitchenAid® Ice Cream Maker Attachment and the 5-Speed Ultra Power™ Hand Mixer.
I think the more efficient way of doing this recipe or any recipe that involves homemade ice cream is by dividing the steps among two days. On day one we will focus on preparing the ice cream base and the peanut butter shortbread. On day two we will focus on spinning the ice cream base and on assembling the ice cream sandwiches.
First, you can make your ice cream base. This ice cream base is a neutral ice cream base with a little bit of vanilla flavor and grape jelly folded into the spun base.
To prepare the ice cream, prepare an ice water bath by filling a large bowl halfway with ice and water. Set it aside for later use. Combine heavy cream and milk in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
Meanwhile, combine yolks, sugar, and salt in KitchenAid® Stand Mixer bowl. Attach bowl and wire whip to Stand Mixer. Turn mixer to speed 2 and mix for about 45 seconds until mixture thickens and becomes pale yellow in color. Continuing on speed 2, very gradually pour simmered heavy cream-milk mixture into Stand Mixer bowl and mix until blended. Pour mixture back into the same saucepan and cook on low heat so that eggs don't become scrambled. Stir mixture in a figure 8 pattern with a wooden spoon so that all sides of the pot are touched as you cook it. Continue cooking until you can draw your finger across the back of the spoon and it makes a mark through the ice cream base without it running back on itself.
Remove from heat and pass it through a sieve and into a bowl that's sitting over the ice water. Stir ice cream base until cools down. Cover ice cream base bowl with plastic and chill thoroughly for at least 8 hours.
To make your peanut butter shortbread cookies, start by combining butter, peanut butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract in a small bowl and mix with the KitchenAid® 5-Speed Ultra Power™ Hand Mixer until mixture is smooth and fluffy.
Change speed on Hand Mixer to low (speed 1) and add flour. Continue mixing until ingredients are combined and flour is well incorporated. At this point your dough may look crumbly. Try patching it together with your hands to form a ball of dough. Divide dough in half and flatten each half into a disc. Roll discs of dough in between two pieces of wax paper until dough is 1/8" thick. Cut out rounds of dough using a 3" fluted cookie cutter. Place the cutout pieces on KitchenAid® Professional-Grade Nonstick Jelly Roll Pans. You can use a small offset spatula or a butter knife to transfer the cookies onto the baking sheets so that they don't break apart.
Refrigerate, bake, and sprinkle with sugar as soon as cookies come out of the oven. Store cookies in an airtight container and freeze until further use.
Pour chilled ice cream base into a container with a spout and pour base slowly into chilled KitchenAid® Ice Cream Maker Attachment bowl.
Spin ice cream on speed 2 until desired consistency is achieved. Turn mixer speed to STIR (speed 1) and fold grape jelly into ice cream. Put ice cream into a chilled container and freeze immediately.
To assemble the peanut butter and ice cream sandwiches, spread grape jelly on the inner side of all peanut butter cookies.
Place cookies in pairs onto working surface and scoop ice cream on the side that will act as the base of the ice cream cookie sandwich.
Place the lids over the ice cream and press down gently on them so that the ice cream comes out of the edges slightly. Freeze until ice cream becomes chilled and firm once again.
Place roasted finely chopped peanuts in a bowl and roll the sides of the ice cream sandwiches on the peanuts so that the peanuts adhere to the ice cream. Freeze until ready to serve.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Cover three 15" x 10" KitchenAid® Professional-Grade Nonstick Jelly Roll Pans with parchment paper and set them aside for later use.
Combine butter, peanut butter, 2 cups of sugar, salt, and vanilla extract in a bowl and mix with KitchenAid® 5-Speed Ultra Power™ Hand Mixer on medium-high (speed 3) until butter is smooth, light, and fluffy, for about 3 minutes. Turn mixer off and scrape sides of bowl.
Change speed on Hand Mixer to low (speed 1) and add flour. Continue mixing until ingredients are combined and flour is well incorporated into dough. At this point your dough may look a bit crumbly. Knead it so that it becomes smoother and less crumbly. Divide dough in half and flatten each half into a disc.
Cut the first disc of dough in half and work it with hands until it's pliable. Place dough in-between two pieces of wax paper that are approximately 8" x 11" in size. Use a rolling pin to roll cookie dough in-between pieces of wax paper until dough is 1/8" thick, turning dough 90 degrees after each time.
Peel off the top wax paper. Cut out rounds of dough using a 3" fluted cookie cutter. With the help of a small offset spatula or a butter knife, place the cutout pieces on prepared KitchenAid® Jelly Roll Pans. Refrigerate cookies for about 10 minutes or until cookies become firm. Repeat step 4 with second flattened piece of dough. Combine scraps of dough into a ball, flatten dough, and roll it in-between two pieces of wax paper. Cut out cookies with fluted cookie cutter and place cookies on prepared Jelly Roll Pans.
Remove two Jelly Roll Pans from refrigerator and bake cookies for approximately 10-12 minutes, until edges are golden brown. Place baking sheets on a cooling rack and sprinkle with leftover sugar as soon as they come out of the oven, being sure to save some sugar for the last tray of cookies. Allow cookies to cool down completely. Repeat same baking procedure with the third baking sheet. Store cookies in an airtight container and freeze until you are ready to assemble ice cream sandwiches.
(Note: Container that will be used to store spun ice cream must be chilled for at least 30 minutes before placing the ice cream inside of it).
Meanwhile, combine egg yolks, sugar, and salt in KitchenAid® Stand Mixer bowl. Attach whisk to mixer. Turn mixer to speed 2 and mix for about 45 seconds until mixture thickens and becomes pale yellow in color. Continuing on speed 2, very gradually pour simmered heavy cream-milk mixture into Stand Mixer bowl and mix until blended. Pour mixture back into the same saucepan and cook on low heat so that eggs don't become scrambled. Stir mixture in a figure 8 pattern with a wooden spoon so that all sides of the pot are touched as you cook it. Continue cooking until you can draw your finger across the back of the spoon and it makes a mark through the ice cream base without it running back on itself. Remove from heat and pass it through a sieve and into a bowl that's sitting over the ice water. Stir ice cream base until it cools down. Cover ice cream base bowl with plastic and chill thoroughly for at least 8 hours.
Assemble and engage KitchenAid® Ice Cream Maker Attachment bowl, dasher, and drive assembly as directed by attachment instructions. Turn speed on Stand Mixer to STIR (speed 1). Pour chilled ice cream base into a container with a spout and pour base slowly into freeze bowl. Spin ice cream base for 15-20 minutes or until desired consistency is achieved. Pour 2 1/2 cups of grape jelly into ice cream bowl, a little bit at a time, until all of the jelly is added. Continue to mix on speed 1 until grape jelly is nicely folded into the ice cream. Transfer ice cream to a chilled airtight container and freeze for about 6 hours.
To assemble ice cream sandwiches, turn peanut butter cookies over and spread about one teaspoon of grape jelly on the inner side of each cookie. Pair the cookies into pairs on a large platter or tray and scoop ice cream on the side that will act as the base of the ice cream cookie sandwich. Work as fast as you can, continuing to scoop ice cream on the base of every ice cream cookie sandwich. Place the lids over the ice cream and press down on the top cookie so that the ice cream comes out of the edges slightly.
Freeze for about 30 minutes. Place roasted finely chopped peanuts in a bowl and roll the sides of the ice cream sandwiches on the peanuts so that the peanuts adhere to the ice cream. Freeze ice cream sandwiches until they are ready to be served.


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Annapolis, MD (11-16-2018) - The City of Annapolis will once again offer popular holiday parking options and discounts this year beginning Friday, November 23, and running through January 1, 2019. In addition, the City announces three new stops along the route for the FREEAnnapolis Circulator to better serve residents and visitors downtown.
The North Street-State Circlestop will bring Circulator riders within footsteps of the many shops and restaurants along State Circle and Maryland Avenue.
The School Street-Church Circlestop gives visitors near the State House complex faster and more convenient service back to the three garages on West Street: Gott's Court, Knighton, and Park Place.


This Property Finance opportunity sits within an award-winning department. They are a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and forward-thinking firm.
Based a stone's throw away from Oxford Street, this practice is ranked in the Legal 500 and are tier in several practice areas. They have grown substantially in recent years and now stand at 60 staff. The firm tends to deal with SME to medium sized businesses; transactions impressively range in size roughly from £20m to £600million with the Corporate and Commercial Property departments recently having undertaken some seriously heavy weight work, giving much larger firms a run for their money.
About 60% of their work has an International flavour, the work is often complex, varied and high value. The practice has a progressive and dynamic culture with a varying range of levels of experience, further enhancing the culture. The firm is well-known for their particular expertise and reputation with HNW individuals, recently having undertaken lots of work for an ultra HNW Russian client base.
The firm are seeking to recruit a Bridging Finance / Secured Lending Solicitor to join their flourishing West End office.
The Bridging Finance department sits within the Property Finance department acts for a range of leading UK specialist lenders. The department has won awards for the work that they do. You will deal with a fast-paced caseload acting for lenders on both HNW Residential, Commercial, and mixed used properties.
This is an exciting Bridging Finance / Secured Lending Solicitor position within a well-known, dynamic, legal 500 firm based in the heart of the West End of London.


< Why Insulate With Wool ?
Why Insulate With Wool ?
Wool is less likely to cause breathing difficulty, skin irritations or asthma than other insulation materials. Think about it for a minute, we've all enjoyed the warmth of a woolen jumper or blanket, but you wouldn't for a minute entertain the idea of wrapping a baby in a blanket made of Fibre Glass, would you.
Wool's natural properties give sheep a coat that is strong and durable, yet wonderfully soft to touch. One that can be worn in snow, yet still protects and insulates in the hottest climates. It keeps the sheep cool when it's warm, warm when it's cool, and dry all year round. These properties can NOT be simulated by man-made fibres, and that's why no other fibre can do what wool does naturally.
"Wool insulation performs better because of it's ability to rapidly absorb and desorb moisture from the air. The release of moisture by wool insulation results in the cooling of the fibre mass. So when the outside temperature increases and begins to heat the wool, it desorbs or releases moisture which has a cooling effect on the fibre. This improves the ability of the fibre mass to reduce the flow of heat from outside to inside the building." (CSIRO Media release Feb 1993).


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Teachers, parents oppose merit model
Michael Aubry
Updated: September 9, 2013 10:43 PM EDT
Parents and school board officials aren't jazzed about a new study that suggests teachers should be paid based on the success of their students instead of their seniority.
The study, released by the Fraser Institute, implies that a rewards-based system would make sure the best teachers are recruited to schools, and weaker teachers are weeded out.
"The first priority of our school system is to ensure that all students receive a high-quality education that prepares them for the future," said Rodney Clifton, author of the study and emeritus professor at the University of Manitoba. "Effective teachers are indispensable to that mission."
But Jocelyn Windell, a mother of two elementary school-aged children, said teachers should still get raises based somewhat on their seniority, and also rewarded for their good work.
"Great teachers should definitely be recognized, whether it's through bonuses or whatever, but their salaries also need to rise over time too," she said.
"But bonuses would definitely be a great way to reward excellence."
Studies show teachers with great charisma boost students' academic success, and many provinces, like Ontario, screen teachers through interviews.
But there's simply no need for a merit system in Ontario schools that are already offers one of the best public school systems in the world, argued Jennifer Adams, the director of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.
"We believe that working collaboratively with our principals, teachers and unions to continually refine our instructional practices and to foster a safe and caring learning environment is critical to student achievement and well-being," she said.
mike.aubry@sunmedia.ca
Twitter: ottawasunmaubry


Jason Van Dyke approaches the bench with his lead attorney Dan Herbert. Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke has a hearing on the killing of Laquan McDonald Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, in front of Judge Vincent Michael Gaughan at the George N. Leighton Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. Van Dyke is represented by attorneys Dan Herbert, Will Fahy and Randy Rueckert.
CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times did not tamper with his squad car's dashcam, his attorney said Friday in response to a Chicago news outlet's report this week that the device was intentionally damaged.
DNAinfo Chicago obtained Chicago Police Department maintenance records through a public information request that show the dashboard video and audio recording device in officer Jason Van Dyke's vehicle was damaged and repaired at least twice in the months leading up to the October 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
During the night of the shooting, the system recorded video but did not capture any audio.
Also Friday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office announced expanded police reforms that include enhanced training for police officers and 911 dispatchers on interacting with people in crisis, particularly those with mental illness. The training is in part a response to another fatal police shooting on Dec. 26, in which officers responded to a domestic disturbance.
Police have said 19-year-old Quintonio Legrier was "combative" toward police; a neighbor who wasn't involved in the disturbance, 55-year-old Bettie Jones, was also killed. The city agency that investigates police misconduct said this week that Legrier called 911 three times before he was shot.
The squad car video of the McDonald shooting, which was released in November, contradicted officer accounts that McDonald lunged at them, setting off weeks of protests, accusations of a cover-up and demands for Emanuel's resignation. It also prompted a wide-ranging civil rights investigation by the U.S. Justice Department.
"Let me be very clear on this, my client had nothing to do with any tampering of an audio," Van Dyke attorney Dan Herbert told reporters after a preliminary hearing on Van Dyke's charges of first-degree murder. "If this audio was tampered with then it was tampered with by somebody other than Jason Van Dyke."
The maintenance records show that a day after technicians fixed the device's wiring in June, it was intentionally damaged, the DNAinfo report said. It was fixed another time in October, but on the night of the shooting, 12 days later, the system did not record any audio. A review of videos downloaded from the system concluded that personnel failed to sync the microphones, the report said.
Herbert said no individual police officer is assigned to one specific vehicle, suggesting that if the device in the vehicle that Van Dyke used the night of the McDonald shooting had been damaged, another officer could be to blame.
Videos from four other squad cars at the scene also did not have audio. Several experts on the type of equipment commonly installed in police vehicles spoke to The Associated Press in December about the lack of audio and said that it's plausible for a single squad car to have a glitch, but they could not imagine how an entire fleet of cars would lose audio at the same time and place by happenstance.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Friday that he said could not comment on whether Van Dyke tampered with the dashcam in his vehicle because the case is under investigation.
Chicago Police conducted an audit that determined that about 80 percent of the department's cameras did not have functioning audio systems and acknowledged some had been "maliciously" damaged by officers.
The department has taken a number of steps to try to regain the trust of the community. Interim Police Superintendent John Escalante warned officers that they would be disciplined if their dashboard cameras were not in working order or failed to turn on their dashcam microphones.
Guglielmi said Friday that the department now audits dashcams on a daily basis and that "officers and supervisors will be held accountable." Since the closer scrutiny began last month, 20 officers and supervisors have faced discipline ranging from reprimands to a few days' suspension, Guglielmi said, adding that "there is still work to do."
Van Dyke, who is charged with first-degree murder, has pleaded not guilty. His attorney told reporters Friday that the officer and his family have received death threats. He has no formal protection, but the police department is aware of the threats and "taking precautions," Herbert said.
He also said he's still considering making a request for a change of trial venue, because he says it will be "extremely difficult" to seat an impartial jury in Chicago. Other officers at the scene are also under investigation because of apparent discrepancies between what they said happened in their reports and what the video shows happened.


It's no secret that the Nazis were into some strange, occult stuff, but some of the weirdest rumors about the Third Reich come from their supposed "miracle weapons," including a giant, bell-shaped device called "Die Glocke" (The Bell), which supposedly generated an anti-gravity field. According to author and former aerospace engineer William Tompkins, there was a lot more behind these stories than just occultism and rumors of superior German engineering.He says that the Nazis were being aided by a race of reptilian aliens.
The "Draconian Reptilians," as Tompkins calls them, were the ones who were supplying advanced alien technology to the Nazis, including anti-gravity tech and beam weapons.
So how did the Allies beat them?
With the help of a different race of aliens he says.
Tompkins claims that the US and others were assisted by a race of aliens called the Nordics, who not only evened the playing field against the Reptilians, but also helped the US Navy to construct "deep space battle groups," including a "2.5km Naval Spacecraft Carrier and a 1.4km Naval Spacecraft Battle Cruiser," all of which began operating in the 1970s or '80s. Tompkins even says some of his coworkers and secretaries were Nordic aliens in disguise here on Earth.
Before his death, Tompkins claimed that the battle for Earth isn't over.
he says the Earth has been under attack from Reptilian space armadas for years, with the human-Nordic alliance fending them off .
I recommend not to take the infomations given by William Tompkins as pure fact or pure rubbish.
Instead consider them as a possibility, keep in mind the informations he shared as it might one day be more relevant to you and might begin to make more sense as you continue your quest for the truth.


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James T. Keleher
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Child custody refers to where a child resides and who makes parental decisions for that child. At its most basic, custody disputes concern the health and welfare of an unemancipated minor child. When a child would be safer and healthier under the care of a different guardian, that would-be guardian may file for child custody and seek guardianship over the child. While guardianship and custody may be decided through negotiations and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, most guardianship and custody actions are resolved by the court.
Custody is typically awarded to the child's primary caregiver, so long as that primary caregiver is a fit and proper parent. A primary caregiver is one who is responsible for providing the child with food, clothing, shelter, and day-to-day care. There are instances where a primary caregiver becomes unfit to maintain custody, such as in cases of abuse, neglect, or drug use.
In some instances, the court may request the child's opinion as to who should be his or her primary caregiver. The court may also hire independent, third party experts to assess the needs and interests of the child, such as a child representative or a guardian ad litem. These experts may conduct investigations into the child's present domestic circumstances and the living arrangements of any would-be guardian. The independent expert will then report his or her findings to the court and assist the court in making its final determination.
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