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Hogg Felony Trial set for May 21st
May 19, 2019 by 19 Comments
Last September, on a Sunday during church hours, a Penske rental truck rolled up Secretairy Road past No Trespassing signs and entered the property of Former County Supervisor Granville Hogg. The truck did this not once, but twice. According to Mr. Hogg, other thefts, burglaries, and B&R have occurred at this location. Mr. Hogg, unable to determine the identity of the driver, engaged him with a handgun–which is within a citizen's right to detain a suspect until authorities are present.
At the time, Hogg was charged with a misdemeanor, however, since the case was in Northampton, the Accomac District Attorney was appointed as special prosecutor.
At this point, things took a turn onto Crazy Highway.
After reviewing the case, the prosecution decided to raise the stakes and charge Hogg with a felony. The facts of the case have not changed, so this move is curious.
The court date is May 21st at 12:00, Northampton Circuit Court.
charged with a felony for protecting his property?!?!
Slide Easy says
The Swamp run's deep…
Thad says
Bad people in Eastville are against G F…..that's why this is being pushed….because G F stood up for what is right and everyone who knows what's going on in Eastville knows what I'm talking about.
It's a crying shame that it's come to something this silly.
You jackasses running our County must be mighty proud of yourselves.
Jack Trump says
I don't know Mr. Hogg. I was not a witness to the events of the day in question. I only know that he is entangled in quite a bit of a situation here. This article here is certainly put forth as an opinion piece. Not factual news. Crazy highway ? Who is crazy ? Mr. Hogg ? FedEx ? Morgan ?
Cameras are everywhere these days in our phones. The original articles months ago said Mr. Hogg was brandishing a firearm. This article says he engaged these deliverymen. There is certainly a difference. Which was it ? Does it matter ? It does if there's a picture. These deliverymen say they have photos of this confrontation. They say they produced paperwork and employment proof. This article says Mr. Hogg could not identify them. Which statement is factual ? Any deliveryman who can't find a location or proper person to receive/sign for a pkg. will circle around and return. Is that what these men did ? Mr. Hogg states they trespassed more than once. Did he see them take anything ? I don't think criminals fail at access, and then return. In broad daylight ? Don't they just break in ? "A citizens right to detain a suspect" is not an allowance to hold just anyone hostage. I have yet to see a statement that any suspicious criminal activity was witnessed. My guess is that stating "multiple prior burglaries" will have no relevance in this matter. Federal Motor Carrier Regulations will play a major roll, and they are Federal regulations. The truck does not identify the people driving it, or their reason for being there. Their employee i.d's, their actions, and their paperwork does. Federal Motor Carrier Couriers are not looked upon as the avg. citizen. It's more like holding a U.P.S. employee, a fireman, a mass transit bus driver, or a post office employee against their will. Do all of our U.S.P.S. postal delivery people here on the shore wear uniforms, drive easily identifiable U.S.P.S. vehicles ? If their i.d's and paperwork were presented to the responding deputy, and offered to Mr. Hogg prior to that, well then I'm glad I am not him.
Trespassing refers to people who have no business there. Private roads allow access to people who do have business there, and therefore a no trespassing sign does not apply if they were trying to deliver a pkg. A package for delivery is a call for FedEx to appear, and gives them legal permission. We are all on trial here. We have a lot of private roads. Do we want people to stand out front and forbid delivery of pkgs. because it is a private road ? If you do, your neighbor closer to the county road better not have a beef w/you cause you won't get anything from Amazon any more.
My guess is that FedEx is pressing this issue and they have pressed that the facts and federal regulations make this a felony. They aren't messing around. They have a lot of pkgs. to deliver all around this country, and they intend to do it. Their stock holders insist they do it if they want to keep their jobs. That delivery response also affects the attitude of the lawyers that represent the FedEx employees. These legal issues will be delivered, and pressed to the max, efficiently.
Jonny Stevenson says
I certainly hope this doesn't take a bad turn for Granville Hogg, our friend, within his rights. Why would the delivery company not just leave and issue the package as undeliverable. Why does it always have to be proving a point? Any point?
Sounds like the DA is a Liberal, Democrat.
David Gay says
Like him or hate him , Grandville Hogg has been a great public servant for many years. It is disturbing to me that anyone would challenge a persons right to deny access to his property to strangers. And when they were persistent a second time the right to detain them by deadly force seems justified. I reject the notion that robbers only work at night and that they may not come back a second time wile using a decoy vehicle like a FedEx truck. I do wonder why the change of venue to Accomac County. This is a local matter and should be handled locally.
Smitty says
The elevation of this situation to the felony level is truly absurd!
Level heads need to resolve it via face to face discussion.
David N Metheny says
With equal treatment and due process working so very well in our criminal justice system, Mr Hogg has nothing to worry about.
THAT equal treatment under the law is what I have been overly cautious about mentioning. I suspect I am hearing sarcasm here from Mr. Metheny, and I truly understand why. In all too many situations there is no such thing as equal or fair. I firmly believe and truly hope that Mr. Hogg will be heard and this will properly work out w/o him being seriously harmed by this. It's just that this is a sticky situation. Too often the laws, and the way the sentences are dictated by predetermined and pre-written summations of the rules of law, and pre-determined sentences, sometimes just are truly unfair.
Be surprised I say that, or don't believe me. It doesn't matter to me. Many of us remember a horrible situation here on The Eastern Shore probably almost 20 years ago . An off duty State Trooper was hit and killed by a drunk driver. The Trooper's son was also killed. 2 murders by auto. The man who killed them was a repeat offender. Drunk driver. Drug of choice ? Alcohol. Sentence ? 110 years plus 1, and 90 years suspended. Had to serve 85% of that 10 years plus 1 for a double homicide.
Then there's the case of a gal whose drug of choice was cocaine. Repeat offender. No sales of it. Stole checks w/o a gun or knife. Never confronted anyone. Never any violence. Used the checks to buy stuff in stores and then return the stuff for cash to buy cocaine. The stores, banks and checks were all insured and all recovered their $. Truly the gal deserved to go to jail. But how could she possibly deserve the exact same sentence as a man who killed 2 people ? That's what she got. All I'm saying is don't depend on the law to be fair or have a heart. The sentencing process is a mess.
Paul Plante says
Is he going to get a jury trial?
It sounds like the DA might have some kind of political vendetta or axe to grind with Mr. Hogg.
And yes, they do do that.
Puppy Drum says
The complainants on the brandishing charges are the two drivers.
The complainant on the abduction charge is a Trooper.
Hogg has two trespass complaints against the drivers being heard at the same time today.
The Northampton prosecutor can't prosecute both cases at the same time.
So you have Accomack DA coming down to prosecute Hogg. (brandishing + abduction)
And the Northampton DA is prosecuting the drivers. (trespass)
IMO, the trespassing charges against the drivers will need to be resolved first but INAL.
Well, it's 5/22. Can someone update us all on The Hogg trial ? Did it all take place, and do we have results ?
All that is out there appears to be one brandishing charge. The courts.state.va site hasn't updated as of Wed afternoon with anything new.
The two trespass charges were dropped. (against the drivers)
Abduction charge was dropped. (against Hogg)
One brandishing charge was dropped (against Hogg), but the 2nd one looks to be still unresolved. It's not updated…all the other charges were "Finalized – Nolle Prosed". The remaining single brandishing charge looks like it did earlier in the week with no updates.
That's all I can see as of Wed afternoon.
Thanks for the update. My response to your info is "GOOD". It sounds like the very normal pre trial meetings of attorneys and clients had calmer heads prevail, and both sides learned a lesson because anger never fixes a darn thing. and now for that that pending thing…….
"Anger helps nothing" is something that many have heard me say many times. So with regards to the Hogg trial I am glad to refer everyone to the Post today and what they have printed. Apparently both parties backed away a bit from the anger and intensity of this situation and hands were shook (figuratively) and agreements were made w/o making this situation harder on anyone. I, for one, and sure glad this came to be. Now if we could just get this crew to head to D.C. and get Dems and Pubs to work together for the mutual benefit of everyone.
So well said, Jack, that nothing more need be said, especially as to that last!
What is truly confusing about this case from a due process of law standpoint is the process itself by which Mr. Hogg became charged with a felony.
According to a legal website posted by Sheldon&Flood, PLC, entitled "Navigating the Virginia Criminal Justice System, from Arrest to Sentencing," in the section "Arrest and Adjudication Procedure for Felonies in Virginia," we have this as the legal process due Mr. Hogg by law in the Commonwealth of Virginia for him to be tried as an accused felon, to wit:
Felonies commence via warrant or indictment — there is no such thing as a summons in a felony case in Virginia.
Felony warrants are the same as in misdemeanor cases, in that they are issued by a judicial officer and must be supported by probable cause.
And just like in misdemeanor cases, if a felony begins with the issuance of a warrant, the adjudication of that case begins in a district court.
District courts may not conduct felony trials, however.
Rather, they only have jurisdiction to determine probable cause in felony cases.
For that reason the life span of a felony that commences with a warrant looks something like this: the person accused usually is arrested on a warrant and brought before a magistrate.
The magistrate may either commit the accused to jail pending a hearing or release the accused on bail.
A preliminary hearing is then held in district court to determine if there is probable cause to believe the accused has committed the crime charged.
If probable cause is found, the case is certified (sent) to the grand jury.
If the grand jury also finds probable cause, an indictment is returned.
An indictment is a formal written accusation, drafted by a prosecutor but found and presented by a Grand Jury, which charges that the subject committed a crime.
Indictments are only produced in Circuit Courts.
However, they need not arise out of the arrest warrant/preliminary hearing process described above.
Virginia also authorizes what is known as a "direct indictment", which is an indictment that either was not preceded by any warrant or preliminary hearing, or was preceded by a warrant and a preliminary hearing in which a district court declined to find probable cause.
Direct indictments are relatively uncommon, and most often occur in serious felony cases, frequently with strategic considerations in mind, such as depriving the defendant of a preliminary hearing, which is only available in a district court following arrest on a felony warrant.
Following indictment, the accused is arraigned; that is, the charges are read and the accused enters a plea of guilty, not guilty, or nolo contendere (no contest).
In Virginia this usually occurs on the same day as a trial, unlike Federal courts, which arraign defendants well in advance of trial.
From there, a defendant may have a bench trial or a jury trial.
Felony juries in Virginia consist of 12 members of the community, all of whom must agree unanimously that the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in order to convict him.
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So, does anyone know where on that scorecard the Hogg felony matter really is?
Did it go to a grand jury?
David Boyd says
The judge did not certify the felony charge against Mr. Hogg. It was Nolle processed.


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Can leasing land to foreigners bring progress in Africa?
Sunday January 13 2019
Sometime in November last year, I received a call from a BBC journalist who wanted to know my opinion about a fairly controversial statement made by the German African Commissioner, Gunter Nooke.
The "no-chills-nor-frills" Mr Nooke had expressed his views, later cited in the BBC article titled Can Voluntary Colonialism Stop Migration from Africa to Europe, on how to stem migration to Europe by suggesting that the European Union or a body like the World Bank should build and run cities in Africa in order to boost job creation and development on the continent.
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Well, the journalist chose to pick the words that made the most tantalising print. Social media responses to the printed article directed at me were rancorous to say the least. Who did I think I was for even supporting the proposition that our land could be given to foreign powers to manage?
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The benefits, after the city state is handed back to the original country's governments at the end of the contractual period, by far outweigh the anti-colonialist pontifications. Ask China about Hong Kong.


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"""The tests for the Yahoo Finance platform."""
import json

import unittest
from unittest.mock import patch

import homeassistant.components.sensor as sensor
from homeassistant.setup import setup_component
from tests.common import (
    get_test_home_assistant, load_fixture, assert_setup_component)

VALID_CONFIG = {
    'platform': 'yahoo_finance',
    'symbols': [
        'YHOO',
    ]
}

# pylint: disable=invalid-name
class TestYahooFinanceSetup(unittest.TestCase):
    """Test the Yahoo Finance platform."""

    def setUp(self):
        """Initialize values for this testcase class."""
        self.hass = get_test_home_assistant()
        self.config = VALID_CONFIG

    def tearDown(self):
        """Stop everything that was started."""
        self.hass.stop()

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           return_value=json.loads(load_fixture('yahoo_finance.json')))
    def test_default_setup(self, mock_request):
        """Test the default setup."""
        with assert_setup_component(1, sensor.DOMAIN):
            assert setup_component(self.hass, sensor.DOMAIN, {
                'sensor': VALID_CONFIG})

        state = self.hass.states.get('sensor.yhoo')
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 *  device's camera(s) and microphone.
 *
 */

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <CoreGraphics/CoreGraphics.h>
#import <AVFoundation/AVFoundation.h>
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@class VCSimpleSession;

typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, VCSessionState)
{
    VCSessionStateNone,
    VCSessionStatePreviewStarted,
    VCSessionStateStarting,
    VCSessionStateStarted,
    VCSessionStateEnded,
    VCSessionStateError

};

typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, VCCameraState)
{
    VCCameraStateFront,
    VCCameraStateBack
};

@protocol VCSessionDelegate <NSObject>
@required
- (void) connectionStatusChanged: (VCSessionState) sessionState;
@optional
- (void) didAddCameraSource:(VCSimpleSession*)session;
- (void) detectedThroughput: (NSInteger) throughputInBytesPerSecond;
@end

@interface VCSimpleSession : NSObject

@property (nonatomic, readonly) VCSessionState rtmpSessionState;
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL          rtmpSessionActive;
@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) UIView* previewView;

/*! Setters / Getters for session properties */
@property (nonatomic, assign) AVCaptureSession* session;
@property (nonatomic, assign) CGSize            videoSize;      // Change will not take place until the next RTMP Session
@property (nonatomic, assign) int               bitrate;        // Change will not take place until the next RTMP Session
@property (nonatomic, assign) int               fps;            // Change will not take place until the next RTMP Session
@property (nonatomic, assign, readonly) BOOL    useInterfaceOrientation;
@property (nonatomic, assign) VCCameraState cameraState;
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL          orientationLocked;
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL          torch;
@property (nonatomic, assign) float         videoZoomFactor;
@property (nonatomic, assign) int           audioChannelCount;
@property (nonatomic, assign) float         audioSampleRate;
@property (nonatomic, assign) float         micGain;        // [0..1]
@property (nonatomic, assign) CGPoint       focusPointOfInterest;   // (0,0) is top-left, (1,1) is bottom-right
@property (nonatomic, assign) CGPoint       exposurePointOfInterest;
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL          continuousAutofocus;
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL          continuousExposure;
@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL          useAdaptiveBitrate;     /* Default is off */
@property (nonatomic, readonly) int         estimatedThroughput;    /* Bytes Per Second. */

@property (nonatomic, assign) id<VCSessionDelegate> delegate;

- (instancetype) initWithVideoSize:(CGSize)videoSize
                         frameRate:(int)fps
                           bitrate:(int)bps
                           session:(AVCaptureSession*) session;
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//- (instancetype) initWithVideoSize:(CGSize)videoSize
//                         frameRate:(int)fps
//                           bitrate:(int)bps;
//
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//- (instancetype) initWithVideoSize:(CGSize)videoSize
//                         frameRate:(int)fps
//                           bitrate:(int)bps
//           useInterfaceOrientation:(BOOL)useInterfaceOrientation;
//
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//- (instancetype) initWithVideoSize:(CGSize)videoSize
//                         frameRate:(int)fps
//                           bitrate:(int)bps
//           useInterfaceOrientation:(BOOL)useInterfaceOrientation
//                       cameraState:(VCCameraState) cameraState;

- (void) bufferSend:(CVPixelBufferRef)pixelBufferRef;

- (void)setEpouch;
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- (void) startRtmpSessionWithURL:(NSString*) rtmpUrl
                    andStreamKey:(NSString*) streamKey;

- (void) endRtmpSession;

- (void) getCameraPreviewLayer: (AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer**) previewLayer;

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The Slits
The Slits were a British post-punk band formed in London in 1976 by members of the groups The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators. The group's early line-up consisted of Ari Up (Ariane Forster) and Palmolive (a.k.a. Paloma Romero, who played briefly with Spizzenergi and later left to join The Raincoats), with Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt replacing founding members Kate Korus and Suzy Gutsy.[1] Their 1979 debut album, Cut, has been called one of the defining releases of the post-punk era.[2]
"Slits" redirects here. For other uses, see Slit (disambiguation).
A reformed lineup of the Slits perform in November 2006
Post-punk, dub, punk rock, experimental rock
Island, Y, CBS, Narnack
The Pop Group, Dennis Bovell, New Age Steppers
Suzy Gutsy
Kate Korus
Tessa Pollitt
Viv Albertine
Bruce Smith
Michelle Hill
Anna Schulte
Adele Wilson
The group supported The Clash on their 1977 White Riot tour along with Buzzcocks, The Prefects and Subway Sect.[3] Club performances of The Slits during this period are included in The Punk Rock Movie (1978). In November 1978, The Slits toured with The Clash again on the "Sort it Out Tour" and were joined by The Innocents who opened the shows.[4] Joe Strummer said the group would be "great" with intense gigging.[5]
Captured on a Peel Session, the Slits' originally raw and raucous live sound was cleaned up and polished by the time of their debut album, and over time their style began to draw heavily from reggae, dub and world music. Their Dennis Bovell-produced debut album Cut was released in September 1979 on Island Records, with Neneh Cherry joining as additional vocalist.[1] The album's sleeve art depicted the band naked, except for mud and loincloths.[1] Palmolive left the band around this time: it is often claimed that this was partly because she did not like this artwork,[6] including by Palmolive herself,[7] but according to Viv Albertine[8] Palmolive had been asked to leave the band before that, and does not appear on the record. She was replaced by the drummer Budgie (Peter Clarke), formerly of The Spitfire Boys and later of Siouxsie and the Banshees.[1]
The Slits' sound and attitude became increasingly experimental and avant-garde during the early 1980s, when they formed an alliance with Bristol post-punk band The Pop Group, sharing drummer Bruce Smith and releasing a joint single, "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm/Where There's a Will There's a Way" (Y Records). This was followed by a bizarre, uncommercial, untitled album of mostly homemade demo recordings, and a few more singles. The band toured widely and released another album, Return of the Giant Slits before breaking up in early 1982.[1][6] Ari Up went on to be part of the New Age Steppers.[1]
Ari Up and Tessa Pollitt reformed the band with new members in 2005, as Viv Albertine was unwilling to rejoin, and in 2006 released the EP Revenge of the Killer Slits.[3] The EP featured former Sex Pistols member Paul Cook and Marco Pirroni (formerly of Adam and the Ants, and Siouxsie and the Banshees) as both musicians and co-producers. Cook's daughter Hollie played with the band, singing and playing keyboards. Other members of the reformed band were No (of The Home Office) on guitar, German drummer Anna Schulte, and Adele Wilson on guitar.[9]
The band toured the United States for the first time in twenty-five years during 2006's 'States of Mind' tour. In 2007, they toured Australia as well as returning to the US, where they opened for Sonic Youth at New York's McCarren Park Pool.[10] In their first visit to Japan, the band undertook a short tour in October 2007.
In 2008, the band again toured America. Adele Wilson left the band and No was replaced by American guitarist Michelle Hill. In November 2008, the band played Ladyfest in Manchester, and visited London Astoria the following month. In January 2009, The Slits' Myspace page listed former guitarist Viv Albertine as one of the group's current members; however Albertine's own Myspace blog stated that she only rejoined to play two shows.
In January 2009, the Los Angeles-based Narnack Records announced they had signed the band to a recording contract. A biography – Typical Girls? The Story of the Slits by Zoe Street Howe was published in the UK by Omnibus Press in July 2009.[11]
A full-length album entitled Trapped Animal was released in 2009,[12] and the band continued to perform live.
Founding member Ari Up died in Los Angeles on October 2010 at the age of 48.[13] The band's final work, the video for the song "Lazy Slam" from Trapped Animal, was released posthumously according to Ari Up's wishes.[14]
In October 2010, Viv Albertine announced via Twitter that she and Tessa Pollitt intend to release the "last ever Slits song", titled "Shoulda Coulda Woulda" from 1981 on cassette tape with hand-drawn covers.[15]
Ari Up – vocals (1976–1982, 2005–2010; died 2010)
Palmolive – drums (1976–1978)
Suzy Gutsy – bass guitar (1976)
Kate Korus – guitar (1976-1977)
Tessa Pollitt – bass guitar (1976–1982, 2005–2010)
Viv Albertine – guitar (1977–1982)
Budgie – drums (1978–1980)
Bruce Smith – drums (1980–1982)
Neneh Cherry – backing vocals (1981)[16][17]
Hollie Cook – backing vocals (2005–2010)
Michelle Hill – guitar (2005–2010)
NO – guitar, backing vocals (2005–2010)
Anna Schulte – drums (2005–2010)
Adele Wilson – guitar (2005–2010)
Ari Up – vocals
Kate Korus – guitar
Suzy Gutsy – bass guitar
Palmolive – drums
Viv Albertine – guitar
Tessa Pollitt – bass guitar
Budgie – drums
Bruce Smith – drums
Hollie Cook – backing vocals
NO – guitar, backing vocals
Adele Wilson – guitar
Michelle Hill – guitar
Anna Schulte – drums
Cut (Island (UK) / Antilles (US), September 1979) – UK No. 30[18]
The Slits/Bootleg Retrospective/Untitled (Y Records, May 1980)
Return of the Giant Slits (CBS, October 1981)
Trapped Animal (Narnack, 2009)
Later albums and compilations
Double Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit, November 1988)
In the Beginning (Jungle, 1997)[1]
Live at the Gibus Club (Castle Music / Sanctuary, February 2005 – recorded January 1978)[1][19]
Singles and EPs
"Typical Girls" / "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Island (UK) / Antilles (US), September 1979, also issued as a 12-inch EP with additional alternate versions) UK No. 60[18]
"In the Beginning There Was Rhythm" (Y, March 1980, split single with The Pop Group)
"Man Next Door" / "Man Next Door (version)" (Y, June 1980)
"Animal Space" / "Animal Spacier" (Human (UK), 1981, also issued as a 12-inch EP on Human (USA) with different tracks)
"Earthbeat" / "Earthdub" / "Begin Again, Rhythm" (CBS, August 1981 (UK), December 1981 (US), 7 inch single with the first 2 tracks, and 12 inch EP with 3 tracks)[1]
"American Radio Interview (Winter 1980)" / "Face Dub" (CBS, October 1981, bonus record included with Return of the Giant Slits album, side one plays at 33 rpm)
The Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit, February 1987)
Revenge of the Killer Slits (2006)[1]
Zoe Street Howe, Typical Girls? The Story of The Slits, Omnibus Press, 2009. (ISBN 1847727808)
Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys, Faber & Faber, 2014
Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 894/895. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
Dougan, John. "The Slits: Cut" at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
"Biography by John Dougan". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
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Roberts, David (1998). Guinness Rockopedia (1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 397. ISBN 0-85112-072-5.
"The Pilgrimage of Palmolive - Tom Tom Magazine". Tomtommag.com. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys; Viv Albertine; Faber & Faber 2014, p. 205
Mervis, Scott (20 March 2008). "Music Preview: The Slits are back with a Pistols daughter". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Slits Set for U.S. Summer Tour Archived 13 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Pitchfork Media, 6 July 2007.
Zoe Street Howe. Typical Girls: The Story of the Slits. Omnibus Press. pp. all. ISBN 978-1-84772-780-0.
Ross, Dalton (29 June 2009). "The Slits: lady-punk legends to return with first full-length since 1981 Entertainment Weekly 29 June 2009". Music-mix.ew.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
Moynihan, Colin (22 October 2010). "Ari Up, a Founder of the Slits Punk Band, Dies at 48". The New York Times. p. A33. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011.
"Ari Up R.I.P. (1962–2010)d". narnackrecords.com. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
"Twitter / Viv Albertine: Me and Tessa are going to..." twitter.com. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
"A Beginner's Guide to Neneh Cherry's Essential Songs". Electronicbeats.net. 12 November 2015.
"The Slits - In Conclusion". Punk77.co.uk.
Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 508. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Unterberger, Richie. "album overview – accessed April 2009". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
Coon, Caroline (1977). 1988: The New Wave Punk Rock Explosion. London: Hawthorn. ISBN 0-8015-6129-9. OCLC 79262599. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
Gribovsky, Rina (8 September 2004). "The Slits". Women of 1970s Punk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006.
Pollitt, Tessa (November 2003). "Earthbeat: In the Beginning There Was Rhythm". 3 A.M. Magazine (Interview). Interviewed by Gregory Mario Whitfield.
Up, Ari. "The Slits". Supersweet (Interview). Interviewed by Liane Eltan.
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys, Viv Albertine (2014), Faber and Faber, London.
Media related to The Slits at Wikimedia Commons
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The Slits/Bootleg Retrospective/Untitled (1980)
Return of the Giant Slits (1981)
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Katrina Kaif to endorse new Redmi Y series in India
Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite is priced from INR 6999. Xiaomi also announced MIUI 9 for global markets
Updated: Nov 2, 2017 5:22 PM
Global technology giant Xiaomi has announced Bollywood actress, Katrina Kaif as the product endorser for its new Redmi Y series in India. Xiaomi announced the launch of a new smartphone series designed around people's lifestyles with Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite.
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European Parliament negotiators wrapped up discussions with the Council on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) last night, a key tool to repair
Agreement on 2021 EU budget – now the ball is in Hungary and Poland's court
Negotiators from the European Parliament concluded an agreement with the Council earlier today on the EU's budget for the upcoming year. This
Iratxe García: "We call on the Council to adopt the budget urgently; all Europeans (including Hungarians and Polish) need the recovery package"
Ahead of today's videoconference between EU national leaders, the president of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament said: "It is
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Authorities Shut Down Factory Amid Predictions Iceland Will Fail Paris Agreement
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The Environment Agency of Iceland has shut down the United Silicon factory in Helguvík—which provides materials necessary for the construction of solar panels.
The decision was made in response to scandal plagued months for the company, with it being accused of having a dangerous impact on the health and safety of locals. The shutdown follows growing worries that Iceland will fail to meet its Paris Agreement obligations.
Failing to meet the Paris Agreement
The halt to silicon production comes on the back of a report commissioned by the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, Björt Ólafsdóttir, regarding Iceland's environmental footprint. Björt is particularly concerned with high emission levels that pollute the environment, and can cause a rise in global temperatures. In spite of the extensive availability of renewable energy sources, she is convinced Iceland is far off meeting the goals set by the 2016 Paris Agreement.
Despite Iceland's reputation as a green country, its carbon footprint per capita is close to twice that of the EU countries. In 2015, carbon emissions per Icelander were 10.2 tonnes, compared to 5.8 per EU citizen.
In accordance with the Paris Agreement, Iceland has pledged to 40% decrease in emissions by 2030, but according to a recent report by the Institute of Economic Studies at the University of Iceland, emissions are actually set to increase 53-99% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
The two sides of the coin
Solar panels have already been proven to be a great source of renewable energy. The panels, however, come at a cost. Factories like United Silicon, which provide materials to the solar industry, have in fact been accused of being a major factor in the rising levels of emissions in Iceland.
The impact it has on locals' health and safety has also been substantial. Reports of fumes and vile smells emanating from the factory in Gríndavík have caused the scandal that ultimately convinced The Environment Agency of Iceland to make its move. The agency has attributed the causes to the low operating time of the furnaces, which has caused malfunctions and overheating of equipment.
Investigations have already begun, but no major deficiencies have been found as of yet, with the next step will consist of checking the infamous furnaces. It's still unclear, however, when the inquiry will take place. The agency is in fact refusing to provide a license to turn on the furnaces until the area will be under optimal weather conditions, in order to avoid more contamination and disturbances to local municipalities.
United Silicon has rejected any of the accusation thrown at them. Instead, they encourage the agency to begin its inspection as soon as possible.
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The other day was the 2nd year anniversary of my Uncle's death. I think the second year is harder than the first because you realize that you are not going to see the person again until you meet in eternity. I was going to try and write something poetic that did him at least a little justice, but as I starred at my scream nothing came out of me but tears. My brother Alex is an amazing writer who can turn any life event into the most beautiful story you've ever heard. He wrote a story about our uncle and some of his most memorable characteristic traits. I couldn't have said it any better myself so I am just going to share the story that he wrote:
"The smell of bleach made me loopy while cleaning bathroom stalls at work, in between running bar codes of items over a scanner with the beep and sound of loud microphones exclaiming, "Good afternoon, Earth Fare". The smell made me think on the first time I visited Spanish Wells, Bahamas. My uncle, Shan, had a partnership with an old friend he had met years ago when working on a sailboat. His name was Mike and he now resided in Michigan and worked on home building in the warmer seasons and traveled to the coastal island when the winter weather no longer permitted outdoor construction. I was with my immediate family: Dad, Ellie, Annie, Mom, brother Andrew the first time we visited the home that Shan and Mike built (Shan was more of a helpful eye than a helpful hand). We were pier side in a fisherman's four post structure where the locals cleaned the catches of the day and wiped the wooden cutting boards with rags that were soaked in the overwhelming odor of bleach- buckets of rotting and floating guts and gills of yellowtail snapper and Nassau groupers in the mixture of colors sat below the cleaning blocks. We then grilled the white and fresh filets on the back porch of my uncle's home that was positioned by the oceanfront that ran shallow but reached a reef just a mile or two out, and there was Eleuthera in the visible distance with rounded tip and Ridley's Head cave on the corner on the jagged bank of the island with covering coral.
My uncle had been a yacht captain as far back as I could remember. He was always well dressed, always fashioning a tucked in dress shirt of vibrant color and fine fabrics. He was always on the go and rarely sat still. He was a nervous drummer, in the sense that he was always shaking his keys and coins around in his pocket or tapping and hitting his knuckles on tables and surfaces in general, ready to be doing something more engaging or sometimes less engaging, depending on if he had been drinking heavily. The 85 Ft. yacht he captained was out of water in the repair shop receiving a tune-up, and we drove past in a golf cart, viewing the workers looking real small next to a boat of such great size. Shan had captained it for years and stayed in the living quarters with his girlfriend, Kelly, from Vancouver, Canada. The Bakers, out of Charleston on the South Carolina coast, owned the great whale of a boat and would often fly down on weekends for parties and cocktail filled Saturdays with friends and business partners in the coastal city that the history books and residents claimed was holy—tall steeples and church bells clanging in the backdrop of my visits. Some seasons the yacht was docked in the harbor, and we would visit Shan when this was so we would drive down from Rock Hill for a day trip. He had grown up near there and moved the holy coast to attend College of Charleston, though he never finished. Instead he started working at the marina and picked up sailing as a hobby and began competing in races, then captaining smaller vessels throughout the Bahamas, Caribbean, and Europe- working his way up to yachts and somewhere along the way he ended up in Spanish Wells. Our days on the island were spent jumping from Ripley's Head at least, a 50. Ft drop into the pristine, crisp sheets of rolling waves, exploring the coral caves as the water drew our floating bodies into the loosely lit hideaways. We spent a day on Harbour Island, which was on the opposite side of Eleuthera from Spanish Wells. We strolled and sat on the surface of the pink coral sand beach on the Northeast side of the Island. Swimming never grew tiring and we ate fried conch in between hamburger buns and sipped on fruit juice with colorful designed cans and labeling.
Shan passed away a few years ago from a massive heart attack and that home on Spanish Wells is no longer in our family's name. The last time we visited and saw him in that house for just a day out of the full extent of the month long stay. I had seen Shan since and was able to speak to him as a real person rather than a nephew. We got together in New York City- Soho- with my friends Cole and Lila. We had just made our way up the east coast through D.C. and concrete Philadelphia, and were on a real tight budget. We had been making veggie sandwiches on the desks of $38 motel rooms. Shan was coming from New England, Nantucket, I think- Kelly was with him talking about the years she had deejayed and spoke of playing shows in clubs of alphabet city. Shan was wearing a tucked in, forest green polo, as He and Kelly emerged around a corner, through crowds of people. He looked older than the image I had instilled in my memory bank: salt n' pepper hair with thick wave and thin abdomen, and face free of wrinkles- now bigger in the stomach, looking more like his father, though still dashing. His stride had slowed up and his steps were beginning to drag the ground and his frame seemed stiff and he was looking elderly in that afternoon light. They took us all about the city: The Empire State, Ground Zero with the lines and current of the crowds heavy, all summer it was like this, melting with the assortment of people. We ended the night on Broadway- $88 a ticket, he didn't even blink when he heard the pricing just smiled and paid the fee. We exited post show into the riddled streets and various smells and drizzling rain and humidity of summer. We parted ways by shaking hands. He and Kelly were off to the boat that was docked in a New Jersey harbor, and Lila, Cole, and I drifted into the neon reflective evening. Shan had said right before we parted ways, "This night has been pretty slick"… now taking a permanent state in memories and past-pictures that encompass those who are no longer with all of us and me. Now a ghost of yachts and sailboats that float across pristine, crisp sheets of rolling waves that are outside of the perception of this reality- he was going, going, now gone into a different place that was far from the Bahamas, Charleston, Rock Hill, NYC, or maybe somehow closer to these places than he had ever been before."
Written by Alex Lacey. For more incredible writings check out his tumblr http://roboal.tumblr.com/
Harold Kamperrman says:
Wow, that is so beautiful Ellie. Yes Alex captures the fullness of Shan in such a wonderfully evocative way. I am privileged to have known "uncle Shan" through your beautiful family.
ellielacey says:
Thanks Harold! He is a great writer isn't he?? We love and miss you guys so much!
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Giant spiders, creepy zombies, ghoulish ghosts. Thirty-eight homes donned their Halloween best and entered the 2017 Palisadian-Post's Creep Your Crypt contest.
And though each home was spooky, three winners were voted on by the community in three categories: Creepiest Crypt, DIY-Originality and Best Theme.
Taking home the award for Creepiest Crypt this year was the Cohen family—Scott, Ashley, Mason (9) and Soleil (7). Their Alphabet Streets home, located on Embury Street, featured an assortment of spooky creatures, including a skeleton sporting a "beware of zombie dog" sign and ghosts suspended from their trees. Their favorite decoration was a bloodied head on the mailbox.
Over in the The Huntington, the Archipley family—Jack (2), Johanna, Leona (5) and Jeff—snagged the award for DIY-Originality.
"We had a lot of fun doing it," Jeff Archipley shared after learning that their Chapala Drive home had won.
A blaze of orange and purple lights illuminated their front yard, which included a fenced off graveyard guarded by a monster.
Down the road from the Archipleys, another Chapala Drive home won the prize for Best Theme: Lauren, McKay, Beau and dog Jack Evans.
This is the second time the Evans family has taken home a prize. In 2015, they earned the DIY-Originality trophy.
"All of us are so excited to have won," Lauren said.
"It was really fun competing as a family, and winning is just the icing on the cake," Lauren shared.
Each of the winners takes home a sparkly trophy, in addition to hundreds of dollars worth of certificates to local restaurants and businesses.
The next chance to participate in a home decorating contest is Deck Your Halls. Check the Post later this month for all the details.


In a recent announcement, Google's Sustainable Ads Director, Scott Spencer, said his company will be updating its policies on financial service-related advertising to disallow adverts related to cryptocurrency content.
Soon after Google made public its decision to ban crypto-related adverts, another giant social networking platform, Twitter, announced its intention to disallow such adverts in less than a fortnight.
Google's ban will take effect in June and will prohibit any form of advertising aimed at marketing initial coin offerings (ICOs), trading advise, wallets among other crypto business activities. Both Twitter and Google announcements come barely a month after Facebook took a similar move.
The astronomical growth in cryptocurrencies has generated interest among investors. With it, there has been a proliferation of online adverts, most of which are scams intended to defraud vulnerable investors. Internet companies cite lack of sufficient frameworks to guarantee consumer protection as the reason behind the bans.
Globally, regulators have issued several messages warning investors of the risks posed by the crypto market. Due to these warnings, internet companies view crypto-related advertisement, particularly those that position them as 'get rich quick' schemes, as harmful to their users.
On the flipside, Oremuz feels that the move taken by the internet firms will have an irreversible damage in the cryptocurrency industry.
He says, "I also believe strongly that this means those prohibitions will result in irreparable damage in the crypto world. Since the crypto market is based on investors who contribute to ICOs they believe in, the loss of billions of impressions from Facebook and Google platforms may very well be a big factor to reducing new investments."
The impact of the ban on crypto-related ads was evident. Google's announcement sent cryptocurrency prices on a downward spiral until Bitcoin trade reached $8201 after losing by more than 10% of its value, based on Bitstamp exchange data. This is the lowest this currency has reached this month.
For leading currencies like Ethereum, Bitcoin, Litecoin and Ripple, this slump in price is likely to wear off soon because they are already popular and do not require advertising. However, Andrei Huseu, CEO of Wealthman, holds that the impact of steps taken by internet companies to ban crypto ads need to be viewed both in the short and long term.
"The impact of Google actions should be assessed in both short term and long term. In the short term, this decision probably has a negative effect as it creates a negative information background, which is very important for a volatile market, such as cryptocurrency market. It also can greatly complicate the conduct of marketing campaigns of ICO projects," he says.
But in the long run, Huseu is optimistic the ban will strengthen the market by weeding out scam coins and scheming actors thus providing stability.
"In the long term, however, this decision can make the whole industry less attractive to the scum projects, therefore will improve the market conditions," he adds.
According to Denis Farnosov, founder and CEO of AlfaToken, even with internet companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook banning crypto ads, all is not lost. ICO companies can explore alternative mediums to market their projects.
He says, "Marketing through increased community engagement on social platforms, message boards and forums should be implemented. This means ICO Founders must engage with the community. Tools like AMAs are effective for telling the story directly to the audience. Press releases can be used as a marketing tool if they are written in a news style where value is added for the reader. I believe these channels will profit from this decision of Google and Facebook."


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Summary of Brenda's November 29, 2014 free, 15-minute, channeled "Creation Energies" show at http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/brenda-hoffman: Perhaps you were a bit testy the past few days. Such was merely your new 3D segments emphasizing that they didn't join your totality to live in fear, care taking or victim roles. Only those who exited their cocoon are allowed to fully dimension hop, frequency shift and/or time travel – as many of you are now doing day and night.
Perhaps you are not feeling the love and joy you anticipated. You feel as if nothing is interesting, different or new.
Do not fret or become discouraged. Such 'blah' feelings are merely your physical body shifting.
All phases of your being shift in an expected fashion. First, spirituality – you believe such is true. Second, emotions – you sense such is true. Third, physicality – you know such is true.
Those of you who exited your cocoon are most likely in your physical stage.
This Universal/global transition was long anticipated and planned to the last detail. That is, for the first to awaken – most likely, what you term Baby Boomers or those now of earth of a similar age – to build a bridge to the New Age. A bridge your children would cross and your grandchildren would destroy.
Interestingly – and perhaps to be expected – the always belligerent and courageous Baby Boomers decided to create a new plan. One in which Baby Boomers crossed the bridge – and so you are. But you cannot remember in any part of your being the next step for you are now creating that step. Slowly in your mind and very rapidly in Universal terms.
So it is that you are creating a new plan day by day, minute by minute.
You have grasped and lived the big pieces you anticipated such as: moving beyond shoulds and have tos; remembering how to love yourself; creating a life most compatible for your new being; and moving beyond old fears. Even if you have not completed all those stages, you know what you wish to do and why. And because of that, you are marching through a major holiday season with new thoughts and actions – pleased with yourself and all who dare to be.
But you do not understand what is happening beyond that. Where is the joy? Where is the fun? You continue to push and prod others to help you experience it – yet you feel flat, lifeless, dull or whatever word you wish to use.
Such is true for you are creating something far beyond what you expected. You are off the anticipated path – not in fear, but in courageous joy.
It is as if you are a scout master who anticipated following the path of former scout masters only to discover a new and better path. Even though it is a better path, this new path is filled with unknowns to all including those observing and sending you Universal energies.
We relish your courage and wonder at the joy of it. But such observation does not create a distinct path for you. You are exploring areas never before explored. The theme prior your entrance to earth in this life was that each adventure would build upon former adventures until new earth was reality for all.
You Baby Boomers, new beings or whatever term you wish to label those now feeling lost within themselves, are jumping generations to create a new world not initially planned for this time.
Such rapid growth is not at all wrong. For you are discovering that all aspects of your being are stronger than anticipated before entrance to earth in this life time. But you have NO map or path to follow. So you are frightened within your physical being – at the same time you are filled with joy and anticipation in your spiritual/emotional beings.
Will you stop or slow down? Perhaps. But given the determination and findings of new you as you sometimes slog through a path that feels as if it is encased in slippery mud or wet cement, you will continue as long and as far as you now wish.
Your physicality is holding up much better than all anticipated. Such is true because you took the time and effort to build your new being with care and expertise.
Is it possible you could 'fry' your physical being with your new path? No. You are ready.
Granted, some may return to the plotted path you created prior to earth in this lifetime. But enough of you are smiling within your being to continue the bridge crossing to New Age.
Your joy will return once you find secure footing. In truth, your joy will radiate from your being as if you received an A+ for a very difficult course you did not think you could master.
Know that you are capable. Know that the Universes are marveling at your tenacity and courage. Know that you moved earth to New Age faster and more efficiently than any – including you – thought possible.
Allow yourself to feel a bit dull and lifeless as your physicality adjusts to your new path knowing that you have completed the work or joy – depending how you wish to label this effort once thought to require two earth generations. Glory in you and all that is. So be it. Amen.


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 * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
 * and open the template in the editor.
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package edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.templates;

import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.DigitalInput;

/**
 *
 * @author alec
 */
public class LinearShooter implements Constants, IShooter {

    public BTMotor motShoot1;
    public BTMotor motShoot2;
    public BTMotor pitchMotor;
    public Piston shootPiston;
    public DigitalInput lowSensor;
    public DigitalInput highSensor;
    private ShooterInfo shootInfo;
    private BTMotor collectorMotor;
    public Piston shieldPiston;
    boolean isVoltage = true;
    private int reloadCycles = 0;

    public LinearShooter(boolean isCan)
    {
        motShoot1 = new BTMotor(LINEAR_SHOOTER_MOTOR1_PORT, isCan, isVoltage);
        motShoot2 = new BTMotor(LINEAR_SHOOTER_MOTOR2_PORT, isCan, isVoltage);
        //pitchMotor = new BTMotor(SHOOTER_FLIP_MOTOR_PORT, isCan, false);
        shootPiston = new Piston(LINEAR_EXTEND_PORT, LINEAR_RETRACT_PORT);
        shieldPiston = new Piston(SHIELD_EXTEND_PORT, SHIELD_RETRACT_PORT);
        //lowSensor = new DigitalInput(SHOOTER_PITCH_LOW_PORT);
        //highSensor = new DigitalInput(SHOOTER_PITCH_HIGH_PORT);
        //collectorMotor = new BTMotor(RAD_PISTON_MOTOR_PORT, isCan, isVoltage);

    }
    public void update(ControlBoard cb)
    {
        shootInfo = cb.getShooter();

        if (shootInfo.cycles > 0)
        {
            setSpeed(shootInfo.isShooterMotorValue, shootInfo.shooterMotorSpeed);
            shoot(shootInfo.canShoot);
            deployShield(shootInfo.shieldPiston);
            //pitch(highSensor.get(), lowSensor.get(), shootInfo.shieldPiston);
            //reload(shootInfo.reloadMotor);

            shootInfo.cycles--;
        }
        cb.setShooter(shootInfo);
    }
    public void reload(double motorspeed)
    {
        if (!shootInfo.reloaded)
        {
            //collectorMotor.setX(motorspeed);
            reloadCycles = reloadCycles - reloadCycles;
        }
    }
    public void deployShield(boolean deploy)
    {
        if (deploy)
        {
            shieldPiston.setPistonState(true);
        }
        else
        {
            shieldPiston.setPistonState(false);
        }
    }
    public void shoot(boolean canShoot)
    {
        if (canShoot)
        {
            shootPiston.setPistonState(false);
        }
        else
        {
            shootPiston.setPistonState(true);
        }
        /*if (canShoot && shootInfo.reloaded) {
            shootPiston.setPistonState(true);
        }
        else if (!canShoot && shootInfo.reloaded)
        {
            shootPiston.setPistonState(false);
        }
        else if (!shootInfo.reloaded)
        {
            shootPiston.setPistonState(false);
            reloadCycles++;
        }
        *
        */
    }

    public void killShot(){
        motShoot1.setX(0);
        motShoot2.setX(0);
    }

    public void setSpeed(boolean setOn, double speed) {
        if (setOn) {
            motShoot1.setX(-speed);
            motShoot2.setX(-speed);
        }
        else
        {
            killShot();
        }
    }
    public void pitch(boolean limitHigh, boolean limitLow, double pitchSpeed)
    {
        if(limitHigh)
        {
            pitchMotor.setX(0);
        }
        else
        {
            pitchMotor.setX(pitchSpeed);
        }
        if(limitLow)
        {
            pitchMotor.setX(0);
        }
        else
        {
            pitchMotor.setX(pitchSpeed);
        }
    }

    public RadialShooter getRadialInst() {
        return null;
    }

    public LinearShooter getLinearInst() {
        return this;
    }
}


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HomeVCC NewsMontpelier Installs Chargers for Electric Car Drivers
Montpelier Installs Chargers for Electric Car Drivers
Seven U.S. states and 16 major automakers are launching a joint $1.5 million advertising campaign to prod Americans to buy electric vehicles.
Automakers are investing billions of dollars to develop dozens of new EVs in the face of regulatory requirements, but face slow U.S. sales.
General Motors Co, Volkswagen AG, Toyota Motor Corp and many other companies, along with Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The campaign, dubbed "Drive Change. Drive Electric," will focus on the benefits of electric cars.
"Far too many drivers remain unfamiliar with the benefits of driving electric. Increasing sales of electric cars will deliver critical environmental and economic benefits across the region," said Arthur Marin, executive director of the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management.
Electric vehicle sales rose 25 percent in 2017 to a new record but still account for only 1.2 percent of U.S. vehicle sales.
The campaign will initially focus in the northeast region and includes a website, advertising, social media, strategic partnerships and events and other content efforts.
John Bozzella, who heads Global Automakers, a trade group whose members include Toyota, Hyundai Motor Co and Honda Motor Co, said more education efforts are needed as automakers offer dozens of EV models.
"The companies are effectively ahead of the customer," Bozzella said in an interview. "We need to collectively help tell the story of the benefits of this technology and raise awareness."
Automakers are rapidly investing in EVs and say they plan to unveil dozens of new EVs in the coming years. They point to the growing range of EVs to travel on a single charge, lower battery costs and more recharging stations as all making the vehicles more attractive to customers.
Joe Eberhardt, president and chief executive officer of Jaguar Land Rover North America, said in an interview at the auto show that companies must focus on consumer demand not regulatory mandates. "We need as an industry to find a way to convince customers that there is a real benefit and advantage to having an electric vehicle," he said.
In January, Ford Motor Co said it would double its electrified vehicle spending. Reuters reported that global automakers plan to invest $90 billion in batteries and electric cars in the coming years, an amount that is still growing.
Investments in electrified vehicles announced to date include at least $19 billion by automakers in the United States, $21 billion in China and $52 billion in Germany.
Automakers also are reacting to pressure from regulators in Europe and California to slash carbon emissions from fossil fuels and mandates from California to sell a rising number of zero-emission vehicles."
Source: NYTimes


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Lab's 2017 summer stock shows
Opening May 5 at the Laboratory Theater of Florida for a limited three-show run is Deborah Lake Fortson's Body & Sold, a disturbing and timely expose about human trafficking. One of the members of this 12-actor cast is Cantrella Canady.
Canady stays busy – very, very busy. She rocked the house several weeks ago at Theatre Conspiracy as the introspective diva with attitude in Ma Black Bottom. Prior to that, she was in this season's The Country Wife at Theatre Conspiracy, where she played Lady Fidget. Other acting credits include The Rauschenberg Project Play at Lab Theater, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf (in which she played the Lady in Green), Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play, and the stage adaptation of Toni Morrison's award-winning novel The Bluest Eye. She also appeared in Angela Pierre and the Motown 4 at Cultural Park Theater in Cape Coral, and hosted the "As Small as a Mustard Seed: Planting as We Grow" Benefit Dinner at The New Beginnings of SWFL in March. She also understudied for the role of Silvia in Cultural Park Theater's production of All Shook Up.
Canady finds staged reading useful for expanding and honing her formidable acting skills. She read the part of Inez Jessie in Soulforce at Florida Gulf Coast University on April 19 and Smoke during Florida Repertory Theatre's PlayLab staged reading.
Cantrella also currently co-hosts Destiny Radio Talk Show and is a member of the Gospel Jams Radio Show, Jam Crew. Her love of acting has also inspired her to perform in several community theater productions and web skits. She is enrolled at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she is pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a minor in Theater.


In a typical study, the patient is laying down, usually on their back. Different circumstances may warrant other positions and the physician does his or her best to adaptable. In each session, several muscles are tested. Nerve injury will create specific patterns of muscle abnormalities, and by testing several muscles, the physician is able to tell where the site of injury is located. EMGs are only useful for testing injury to motor nerves or nerves that go to muscles. It tells nothing of sensory function. Therefore, if the injury has only been to the sensory portion of the nerve, the test will not be helpful. Also, if one thinks of a nerve as a wire with a conductor and an insulator, damage may occur to the wire, the insulator, or both. It is typically thought that more severe injuries include damage to the conductor and these are less able to heal. EMG will only show an abnormality if there is damage to the conductor. Therefore, the EMG can give information about severity of injury as well as prognosis for recovery.
In a typical study, 4 to 8 muscles are tested, and each muscle takes 5 to 10 seconds to test. While the pain of the test is minimized by using a fine gauge needle, it still is a needle, and there is some amount of pain involved. Generally, smaller muscles are more painful and larger muscles less so. The muscle tested may be sore for several hours after, but it is unusual for the soreness to last more than 24 hours.
HOW IS A NERVE CONDUCTION TEST PERFORMED?
A nerve conduction test is performed in a medical office with an EMG/NCS machine. Nerves conduct just like an electrical wire, so the test is performed in a manner similar to one used by an electrician in testing a wire. A probe is placed over a nerve, and an electrical impulse is delivered in gradually increasing intensity until the desired response is obtained on the computer screen. The maximal stimulation is enough to make the muscle jump. While many patients find it "neat" to watch their muscle jump involuntarily, most consider it a "strange" feeling. Only occasionally do patients consider it painful. The probe leaves no permanent marks, and does not cause any bleeding. Sometimes the stimulation will cause tingling that will last for more than a few minutes. Rarely does it last longer than that.
Most nerves are tested in several places, and several characteristics of the nerve are measured and recorded. In a typical study, several nerves are tested, and several aspects of each nerve are tested. For example, the physician typically tests the motor, sensory, and late wave characteristics of the nerve where there is a concern, as well as a control nerve where there is no worry, for a comparison. Sometimes, the physician will test the same nerve on the opposite side, also for a comparison.


Last weekend was Pro Tour Amonkhet, and in addition to helping demonstrate that Standard has finally risen from the dead, much like the zombie tribal decks which were just a part of the diversity of archetypes competing, it was a super successful weekend purely as a product: over 40,000 viewers at one point, making this one of the most successful pro tours in terms of viewership numbers. And That's a great thing.
As I have said before, The Pro Tour is one of the most important parts of Magic The Gathering. Whether you are obsessed with watching competitive Magic played by the very best players around, or even if you don't really care for watching it, the Pro Tour is still a critical part of Magic's success and the key to its future.
As many have said, these needed "breaks" are a perfect opportunity to turn instead to content creators, or popular Magic streamers, or Magic artists or Magic art critics, vloggers, bloggers, the people of the Magic the gathering community that have proven, time and time again that they can engage and energize the magic the gathering player base.
It's not just about pure entertainment. Content creators have the talent to engage viewers, to create a sense of community, to reach that audience in a way the corporate boardroom can't.
And no, I am not talking about myself here, as I understand that my content is completely unacceptable for any official corporate coverage such as the pro tour, but there's a plethora of awesome, talented people out there in Magic who have made careers out of getting people excited about magic the gathering.
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The Nashville Metro Council renewed its participation in a controversial federal program that's allowed the police department to keep proceeds from seized assets.
Nashville on Tuesday renewed its participation in a controversial 1980s-era federal program that's allowed the police department to keep proceeds from seized assets taken from people suspected of crimes involving drugs.
After spirited debate, the Metro Council voted 25-5 with two abstentions to renew Metro's participation in the "equitable sharing program" with the U.S. Department of Justice and federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
The council's action comes one year after the council narrowly voted 16-15 to renew the agreement with federal agencies. But this year, the council heard police make a more forceful case for its continuation, making the final vote not as close in the end.
The civil asset forfeiture program has gained increasing scrutiny from criminal justice advocates who argue keeping proceeds opens the door to abuse from law enforcement, while harming low-income communities. But supporters say the policy isn't meant to take assets from innocent people but rather "assets deemed as tools or proceeds of crime."
The police department estimated it would have received approximately $150,000 from the program over the next year.
Councilman Freddie O'Connell, who represents parts of downtown and North Nashville, led the opposition to the agreement, pointing to the high incarceration rate of the 37208 zip code, a portion of which he represents.
"It's time for us to rethink our approach to criminal justice," O'Connell said. "We can simultaneously drive down incarceration rates and crime rates."
O'Connell said he has no evidence of impropriety among local police in regards to keeping proceeds from collected assets, adding that his vote was an objection to the federal policy.
But Councilman Doug Pardue, a former Nashville police officer, characterized a vote against the agreement as a vote "against the police department" and its officers.
"It's obvious the damn council isn't going to help them. They beg for equipment and that's what this money is used for."
Councilwoman Jacobia Dowell, who also voted for renewing the agreement, said not renewing the program would leave a hole in the city's budget.
"I have zero confidence in this council body to find $150,000," Dowell said, noting the city's budget struggles this past year. She said it would end up coming from Nashville's "most distressed and the impoverished communities."
O'Connell was joined by council members Ed Kindall, Colby Sledge, Sharon Hurt and Bob Mendes in opposing the resolution.
The agreement — authorized in the 1984 Comprehensive Crime Control Act passed during the nation's War on Drugs — allows the Metro Nashville Police Department to petition the DEA for a portion of seized or forfeited assets deemed as tools or proceeds of crime. Proceeds are split evenly among participants of the the DEA Nashville District Office Talk Force.
Critics — who span both the political left and right — have slammed the program as a "policing for profit" strategy. Opponents range from the ACLU and the Beacon Center of Tennessee.
The group Black Lives Matter, another opponent of the policy, urged the council to oppose the agreement's renewal, calling it a "harmful federal drug policy that disproportionately impacts poor communities and people of color."
Mayor David Briley supported continuing the agreement with federal agencies.
"We support our police officers having the resources they need to keep large amounts of drugs off Nashville streets," Briley spokesman Thomas Mulgrew said.