With record sales at a new low, bands hardly make any money out of recording their music. On the one hand downloading is great: it gets you the music for free, and the bands you love come overseas to play a lot more (to earn the money they didn't earn with their new release). On the other hand it often results in hardly spontaneous, almost robotic setlists and ridiculous ticket prices. Neil Young played Amsterdam a while ago: 100 euro per ticket and up. Leonard Cohen will be touring soon, and he's broken new records with ticketprices: ten thousand dollars for a seat in the front row at his initiation at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. It makes you wonder what a band like Queens of the Stone Age lives of, as they crush the audience with the most inspired improvisations in Rock you can possibly hear for just 35 euro. Probably the most affordable ticket around for such a big show, and what you get for it is even more amazing: an hour and a half of brilliant music, that meanders into improvisation so much that you'd be able to liken it to a live Jazz show.
With Era Vulgaris the band has recorded another brilliant record, with quite some electronics in it that every once in a while even sound industrial. Live the songs burst to life, hand in hand with an amazing lightshow that maybe only Nine Inch Nails could set out. Luckily the music is the bigger issue, and the better one. The great improvisers of Queens impress with brilliant and spontaneous rearrangements of 'Feel Good Hit of the Summer', just after opening the gig with the great 'You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar', originally sung by Nick Oliveri. Not willing to please audience or record label too easily with a flood of new songs before playing the hits and buggering off, it actually takes up to the fourth song on the setlist for '3's & 7's' to be heard. In fact, with five tracks off Era Vulgaris, and eight (!) of Songs for the Deaf, it's easy to conclude that the band's here to impress with a great show with top notch music, rather than just selling more albums.
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Adding our April 2011 Workbench of the Month from Robert M. B. of Boston, Massachusetts to our Lake Erie Toolworks Blog for ease of access and historical awareness.
Attached are photos of my recently completed "Roubo" work bench. You will notice one of your screws on the leg vice. It is 6 feet long, not including the tail vice, 20 inches wide and the top is 5.5 inches thick. It is entirely built from Southern Yellow Pine save for European Beech on the leg vice and deadman and some white oak in the tail vice. The wood was purchased from Longleaf Lumber of Cambridge, Ma. having been recycled from demolition of the Davis#2 Mill, circa 1882, in Fall River, Ma.
Credit for the carving on my bench is the work of David Calvo of Calvo Studios in Gloucester, Ma.


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Increasing Secure Traveler Facilitation via e-Passport Passive Authentication
Electronic Passport (e-passport) technology, when implemented correctly – issued and validated in accordance with ICAO specifications and recommended processes – provides the highest level of assurance that the traveler is actually whom they claim to be. The electronic security features encoded within the chip of the e-passport both protect the data from tampering or modification, as well as provide a cryptographic binding of the document to its Issuing State, and a biometric binding of the traveler to the document. A global fabric of trust, the ICAO PKI data and processes underlying these documents, makes authentication of these security features relatively simple while ensuring that fraudulent documents are easily identified.
Incorporating these authentication processes into efficient, automated, self-service capabilities readily supports the facilitation of ever-increasing volumes of travelers without negatively impacting border queues – and actually increases the security posture of the transit point without the need for additional border personnel.
e-Passport processing not done according to specifications and guidance leaves the relying party to simply guess if the person presenting the document is who that document asserts that they are.
Sometimes this is inconsequential, sometimes it is a matter of national security. Whether this document review is done as part of the check-in process at a hotel, to prove an identity for a financial transaction, or to support a border crossing, it is imperative that document authentication processes do not facilitate identity fraud or fraudulent cross-border movement. If not properly validated, fraudulent documents can easily be used to transit borders for nefarious means, or to assume whatever identity that a person desires.
e-Passports were introduced in 2006 and now comprise the majority of travel documents in circulation. However, since not all borders implement processes to properly authenticate these tremendously secure identity documents, fraud has also been facilitated.
In 2011, Somalia stated that they will no longer accept their original green passport (which is NOT an e-passport) due to their belief that the persons presenting these passports are likely to be engaging in terrorism-related activities. The Israelis stated that they had over 135,000 documents stolen in 2010 alone, and they estimate that thousands of these documents are being used fraudulently around the world today. In fact, they have arrested numerous Iranian and Pakistani nationals attempting to use fake Israeli passports.
While we know that 139 countries are currently issuing e-Passports, based on information available from open source resources, we also know that only a small percentage of countries actually perform Passive Authentication of e-Passports as part of their border control processes.
Passive Authentication (PA) is the process that ICAO requires be performed on the cryptographic security elements protecting the personal data held within e-passport and e-Identification documents. PA unconditionally proves the authenticity of the document by evaluating its cryptographic binding to a trusted issuance infrastructure.
Without this process, anyone can generate an e-passport that meets the electronic encoding requirements and appears to be genuine.
All of the elements protected by cryptographic hashes and the digital signature protecting the document security object may properly validate using the certificate provided within the document. However, unless the certificate is proven cryptographically to have been produced by a trusted infrastructure, then the document cannot be considered authentic. In other words, if PA fails, the document should be considered as fraudulent.
As the facilitation of an increasing number of travelers continues to be a top priority for nations, careful consideration must be given to the appropriate implementation of technology to support that objective.
Border processes cannot be cumbersome to the traveler or be perceived as the cause of delays. Technology is increasingly being implemented to address this critical balancing act; self-service kiosks and automated border controls have been deployed or are being piloted across the globe. However, with an increased reliance on technology to assess the validity and authenticity of the supporting travel document, the underlying processes MUST be implemented to leverage the significant security and level of identity assurance that is provided by the e-passport. Many of these pilot implementations are basing an access decision on the comparison of the traveler's biometrics to those found within the electronic chip of the e-passport. While biometric comparison technologies are advancing at a tremendous rate, there is no value in performing the comparison unless the document that is being used as the source of the biometric has been proven to be authentic.
PA is a critical security component that must be implemented to truly take advantage of the anti-fraud and anti-tampering security features built into e-passports. This process not only evaluates the authenticity of the document and its contents, but also facilitates the automation of traveler identity verification and transit throughout their journey.

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You have a lot of details to juggle when you're handling a physician practice acquisition, and you can't afford to let your eye stray from the ball. Overlooking even one detail can threaten the transaction's success and cost one or both parties money. Understanding typical representations and warranties in physician practice acquisitions is crucial to making these transactions go smoothly.
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Market Report ACT - (December 2008)
By Nila Sweeney | 07 Dec 2008
A quick glance at the numbers shows there hasn't been much happening in terms of growth in the ACT property market lately. Slight quarterly drops were recorded in median prices for both houses and units in December, according to Residex.
Some of that drop has been part of a correction in the top end of the market. Yet there's still plenty of reason for investors to hope for a soft landing followed by more growth in the future, says Paul Powderly, Colliers International Canberra chief executive.
"The slowing has been a result of uncertainty in the economy, and not due to any fundamental shift in the key drivers of the ACT market," he says.
Unemployment is low, household income is strong and interest rates are at an all-time low, he says. Plus the market is in a supply and demand equilibrium, which has been underpinning current price levels for those properties ranging from $300,000 to $600,000, says Powderly.
Boost to first home buyers making an impact
In that lower range of property, the effect of the boost to the First Home Buyer Grant has already been seen and expected to pick up further in the coming months.
"Despite the general slowing of sales activity, the recent announcements from the federal government is stimulating the bottom end of the residential market and is expected to dominate activity for the next six months," says Powderly.
He highlights Gungahlin and Tuggeranong as two of the suburbs best positioned to benefit from increased new homes sales resulting from the boost.
"Mid-January saw a spike in the number of people attending open homes, especially at the bottom end of the market, followed by a flutter of sales that is not showing any signs of slowing," says Powderly.
Fundamentals still there at top
The Canberra suburbs have some of the highest collective earners in Australia, recent figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. Many of those on government or military jobs in the area have stable jobs not as likely to be hit by the current financial crisis.
While the real estate buyer confidence is down, pulling with it some of the higher-end property values, Powderly says there's still reason to believe the market can recover on the top level.
The $800,000 to $2m segment may be the slowest in the ACT, there's been a significant return to enquiry levels in January compared to the two months prior, says Powderly.
"Overall, Canberra is expected to enjoy the counter cyclical benefits of a recessionary environment with low interest rates and first home buyer incentives, while enjoying good employment and higher disposable income," he says.
The solid employment and incomes in and around the capital has also benefited the rental market, with Canberra producing yields comparable to Sydney and Darwin.
That solid employment coupled with migration to the city has kept demand strong going and expected to keep it that way into the coming months.
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Q: Why Reshape and Permute for segmentation with unet? I am doing the image semantic segmentation job with unet. I am confused with the last layers for pixel classification. The Unet code is like this:
...
reshape = Reshape((n_classes,self.img_rows * self.img_cols))(conv9)
permute = Permute((2,1))(reshape)
activation = Activation('softmax')(permute)
model = Model(input = inputs, output = activation)
return model
...

Can I just reshape without using Permute like this?
reshape = Reshape((self.img_rows * self.img_cols, n_classes))(conv9)

Updated:
I found the training result is not right when when using the directly reshape way:
reshape = Reshape((self.img_rows * self.img_cols, n_classes))(conv9) // the loss is not convergent

My groundtruth is generated like this:
X = []
Y = []
im = cv2.imread(impath)
X.append(im)
seg_labels = np.zeros((height, width, n_classes))
for spath in segpaths:
    mask = cv2.imread(spath, 0)
    seg_labels[:, :, c] += mask
Y.append(seg_labels.reshape(width*height, n_classes))

Why reshape directly does not work?

A: Your code will still be runnable since the shape will be the same, but the result (backprops) will be different since the values of tensors will be different. For example:
arr = np.array([[[1,1,1],[1,1,1]],[[2,2,2],[2,2,2]],[[3,3,3],[3,3,3]],[[4,4,4],[4,4,4]]])
arr.shape
>>>(4, 2, 3)

#do reshape, then premute
reshape_1 = arr.reshape((4, 2*3))
np.swapaxes(reshape_1, 1, 0)
>>>array([[1, 2, 3, 4],
          [1, 2, 3, 4],
          [1, 2, 3, 4],
          [1, 2, 3, 4],
          [1, 2, 3, 4],
          [1, 2, 3, 4]])

#do reshape directly
reshape_2 = arr.reshape(2*3, 4)
reshape_2
>>>array([[1, 1, 1, 1],
          [1, 1, 2, 2],
          [2, 2, 2, 2],
          [3, 3, 3, 3],
          [3, 3, 4, 4],
          [4, 4, 4, 4]])

A: You clearly misunderstand the meaning of each operation and the final goal:

*

*final goal: classification for each pixel, i.e. softmax along the semantic class axis

*how to achieve this goal in the original code? Let's see the code line by line:

reshape = Reshape((n_classes,self.img_rows * self.img_cols))(conv9) # L1
permute = Permute((2,1))(reshape) # L2
activation = Activation('softmax')(permute) # L3

*

*L1's output dim = n_class-by-n_pixs, (n_pixs=img_rows x img_cols)

*L2's output dim = n_pixs-by-n_class

*L3's output dim = n_pixs-by-n_class

*Note the default softmax activation is applied to the last axis, i.e. the axis that n_class stands for, which is the semantic class axis.

Therefore, this original code fulfills the final goal of semantic segmentation.

Let's revisit the code that you want to change, which is
reshape = Reshape((self.img_rows * self.img_cols, n_classes))(conv9) # L4

*

*L4's output dim = n_pixs-by-n_class
My guess is that you think L4's output dim matches L2's, and thus L4 is a short-cut that is equivalent to executing L1 and L2.
However, matching the shape does not necessarily mean matching the physical meaning of axes. Why? A simple example will explain.
Say you have 2 semantic classes and 3 pixels. To see the difference assume all three pixels belong to the same class.
In other words, a ground truth tensor will look like this
# cls#1 cls#2
[   [0, 1], # pixel #1
    [0, 1], # pixel #2
    [0, 1], # pixel #3
]

Assume you have a perfect network and generate the exact response for each pixel, but your solution will create a tensor like below
# cls#1 cls#2
[   [0, 0], # pixel #1
    [0, 1], # pixel #2
    [1, 1], # pixel #3
]

whose shape is the same as the ground truth's, but fails to match the physical meaning of axes.
This further makes the softmax operation meaningless, because it is supposed to apply to the class dimension, but this dimension does not physically exist. As a result, it leads to the following erroneous output after applying softmax,
# cls#1 cls#2
[   [0.5, 0.5], # pixel #1
    [0, 1], # pixel #2
    [0.5, 0.5], # pixel #3
]

which completely mess up the training even if it is under the ideal assumption.

Therefore, it is a good habit to write down the physical meaning of each axis of a tensor. When you do any tensor reshape operation, ask yourself whether the physical meaning of an axis is changed in your expected way.
For example, if you have a tensor T of shape batch_dim x img_rows x img_cols x feat_dim, you can do many things and not all of them make sense (due to the problematic physical meaning of axes)

*

*(Wrong) reshape it to whatever x feat_dim, because whatever dimension is meaningless in testing where the batch_size might be different.

*(Wrong) reshape it to batch_dim x feat_dim x img_rows x img_cols, because the 2nd dimension is NOT the feature dimension and neither for the 3rd and 4th dimension.

*(Correct) permute axes (3,1,2), and this will lead you the tensor of shape batch_dim x feat_dim x img_rows x img_cols, while keeping the physical meaning of each axis.

*(Correct) reshape it to batch_dim x whatever x feat_dim. This is also valid, because the whatever=img_rows x img_cols is equivalent to the pixel location dimension, and both the meanings of batch_dim and feat_dim are unchanged.

A: The Reshape and Permute is done to take the softmax at each pixel location. Adding to @meowongac's answer, Reshape preserves the order of the elements. In this case, since the channel dimensions have to be swapped, Reshape followed by Permute is appropriate.
Considering the case of (2,2) image with 3 values at each location,
arr = np.array([[[1,1],[1,1]],[[2,2],[2,2]],[[3,3],[3,3]]])
>>> arr.shape
(3, 2, 2)
>>> arr
array([[[1, 1],
        [1, 1]],

       [[2, 2],
        [2, 2]],

       [[3, 3],
        [3, 3]]])

>>> arr[:,0,0]
array([1, 2, 3])

The channel values at each location are [1,2,3]. The goal is to swap the channel axis(length 3) to the end.
>>> arr.reshape((2,2,3))[0,0]
array([1, 1, 1])   # incorrect

>>> arr.transpose((1,2,0))[0,0] # similar to what permute does.
array([1, 2, 3])  # correct

More examples at this link: https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/how-to-change-shape-of-a-matrix-without-dispositioning-the-elements/30708

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Mon, 8/5/2019, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voter Info, More Shootings, Puerto Rico's Next Governor, Abe Lincoln & Karl Marx, Russia, Turkey, China, Cambodia, More. GUESTS: Callers [AUDIO/VIDEO]
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Hysteria over Jade Helm exercise in Texas was fueled by Russians, former CIA director says, by Cassandra Pollock and Alex Samuels May 3, 2018 Updated: 2 PM (Texas Tribune)
Hysteria over Jade Helm exercise in Texas was fueled by Russians, former CIA director says
Gov. Greg Abbott's decision in 2015 to ask the Texas State Guard to monitor a federal military exercise prompted significant criticism. A former CIA director said Wednesday that the move emboldened Russians to next target elections.
by Cassandra Pollock and Alex Samuels May 3, 2018 Updated: 2 PM
(Republished courtesy of The Texas Tribune)
Operation Jade Helm 15, a military training exercise, began in the summer of 2015 in 12 Texas counties: Bastrop, Burleson, Brazos, Edwards, Howard, Hudspeth, Kimble, Martin, Marion, Real, Schleicher and Tom Green. It was also set to take place at Camp Bullis in San Antonio and Camp Swift in Bastrop County. Graphic by Todd Wiseman
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A former director of the CIA and NSA said Wednesday that hysteria in Texas over a 2015 U.S. military training exercise called Jade Helm was fueled by Russians wanting to dominate "the information space," and that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to send the Texas State Guard to monitor the operation gave them proof of the power of such misinformation campaigns.
This entry was posted in government, HISTORY, OPINION - POLITICAL, OPINION - POLITICAL, SOCIAL, POLITICS/DOMESTIC, POLITICS/INTERNATIONAL and tagged CIA, Greg Abbott, Jade Helm, Michael Hayden, nsa, rick perry, russia, Texas Tribune, vid Dewhurst on May 5, 2018 by Thinkwing Radio.
#ThinkwingRadio: July 23, 2014, 10-11PM, @KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). GUESTS: The Callers! TOPIC: Open Forum [AUDIO]
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Gov. Rick Perry [TX] is an idiot for proposing militarizing the US border with Mexico
Below is an open email I've written to Rep. Joaquin Castro [TX-20] in response to his open email about Gov. Perry proposing to send National Guard troops to the Texas border with Mexico. His is letter is below my response.
Dear Joaquin,
I agree that we should not be putting National Guard troops on the border with Mexico, but partly for different reasons.
Perhaps first and foremost, National Guard troops are not military personnel who sometimes live as civilians. They are civilians who sometimes live as military personnel. As such, calling them up for what is really police work is a frivolous, politically-inspired upheaval of their lives. It also constitutes an abuse of these warriors who have volunteered to disrupt their lives and the lives of their families, and risk their lives for their country, when the safety and security of the citizens of the United States are at stake. This humanitarian refugee emergency on our border does not rise to that standard.
Second, Continue reading →
This entry was posted in OPINION - POLITICAL, SOCIAL, POLITICS/DOMESTIC, POLITICS/INTERNATIONAL, SOCIETY and tagged Demilitarized borders, illegal aliens, illegal immigrants, immigration, KPFT-FM, mexico, National Guard, Red Cross, Rep. Joaquin Castro [TX-20], rick perry, texas, Thinkwing Radio, United States on July 22, 2014 by Thinkwing Radio.
"The Daily Show", Back in Black: Hey Texas, Don't Frak With New York
Texas Governor Rick "The Hair" Perry is pimping plumping for jobs in other states to bring to Texas. The states in question have an uncommon propensity to be 'Blue'.
Hey Governor Perry… You know that "Don't Mess With Texas" slogan y'all are so proud of? Well, Lewis Black tactfully points out that New York has a slogan, too
From The Daily Show, July 17, 2013
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-17-2013/back-in-black—new-york-vs–texas
This entry was posted in ENVIRONMENT, HUMOR, MEDIA, OPINION - POLITICAL, SOCIAL, SOCIETY, VIDEO and tagged lewis black, new york city, Regulations, rick perry, texas, The Daily Show on July 27, 2013 by Thinkwing Radio.
Show Announcement 8/3/2012: Election Journalist Brad Friedman ("The Bradblog")
Can we trust our U.S. election system?
On Friday, August 3rd from 9:05-9:55am (CDT), I will be interviewing famed honest-election journalist and advocate Brad Friedman. This will be a "Thinkwing Radio" edition, and will combine "Open Journal-Community Conversation" with "Open Journal-Community Spotlight". ("Community Conversation" will be live from 9:05-9:30am. Brad's interview will run from 9:30-9:55am, and will be pre-recorded.) You will be able to listen in real time in Houston on 90.1 FM, or online here.
Voter rights and election integrity have been under assault in ways that we have not seen since the 1965 Voting Rights Act became law. Why that's the case, what can be done about it, and how you can take steps to protect your vote will be among the topics of discussion during this hour.
The show will also be added to the Thinkwing Radio blog on the archive page shortly after it becomes available.
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Rick Perry? A neat photo summation.
@UmustBkiddingME Mike
Here's what I think of Rick Perry. http://pic.twitter.com/cQHKsXMA
This entry was posted in HUMOR, MEDIA, OPINION - POLITICAL, SOCIAL, SOCIETY and tagged frontier, nissan, photo, pickup truck, rick perry, UmustBkiddingME on October 30, 2011 by Thinkwing Radio.
Rick Perry Got Applause For Executing Hundreds of People. That's troubling.
As is probably true of any thinking person, I've thought a lot about the death penalty. Is it fair? Is it state-sanctioned murder? Is there any crime or criminal that justifies it or deserves it?
The answer I've arrived at over the years is, Yes and no. And I don't mean that in a wishy-washy, 'I'm-not-sure' sort of way. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in MEDIA, OPINION - POLITICAL, SOCIAL, POLITICS/DOMESTIC, SOCIETY and tagged capital crime, court, death penalty, divorce, execution, innocence, innocent, judge judy, jury, justice, law, lawyer, rick perry, texas on September 12, 2011 by Thinkwing Radio.
ACLU Of Texas Demands That Governor Perry Disclose Use Of Public Resources For Prayer Event
I received this announcement in my email today. This should be of interest to anyone who believes in the principle and importance of separation of Church and State; a line of separation which Texas Governor Rick Perry and other Republicans are trying, with increasing stridency and boldness, to blur.
PS: [7/20/2011, 6:53PM] Just minutes ago, I received a robocall from Rick Perry inviting me (an unwelcome Jew, I might add) to this event. Absolutely, this is a United States Governor advocating and presiding over a religious event under color of his authority as an elected official sworn to uphold the Constitutions of both the United States of America and the State of Texas.
My question: Has this now reached the level of an impeachable offense?
UPDATE (10:22PM, 7/20/2011): The robocall came from a phone number in Tupelo, MS. My CID stamps it by "Unknown Caller" at 6:43PM (7-20-2011) from 662-821-2011. As of this writing, you can call that number to hear the message.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 20, 2011
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Perry's "The Response" Blurs The Lines Between Separation Of Church And State
HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas today requested that Gov. Rick Perry and other officials disclose the amount of tax-payer dollars and other state or local government resources used to promote the prayer event, The Response: A Call to Prayer for a Nation in Crisis, set for Aug. 6 at Reliant Stadium.
"We are concerned that Gov. Perry is using public office to endorse a sectarian religious event and to advance specific Christian beliefs," said Lisa Graybill, Legal Director of the ACLU of Texas. "We are seeking information on the degree to which state resources have been or will be used for the planning and promotion of this event and for state officials' participation in it."
The ACLU of Texas filed open records requests with the governor's office as well as the Harris County sheriff's, auditor's and fire marshal's offices and the City of Houston.
"The ACLU of Texas values the diversity of belief systems in public life, and each of our beliefs calls us to address problems in different ways. But none of us, especially an elected official, is in the position to say whether believers or non-believers should lead the way in solving our common problems," said Terri Burke, Executive Director of the ACLU of Texas. "We believe that diversity is protected, society is best served, and the U.S. Constitution is respected when government actions remain separate from religious action, when religion is neither forced upon us, nor prohibited, by government. The Response certainly does not seem to follow that principle."
One of the cornerstones of the ACLU's work is to ensure that the First Amendment is upheld and to safeguard against government promotion of, or interference with, religious practice.
Under the state's open records law, government officials have 10 business days to respond to open records requests. The ACLU of Texas expects a response on or before August 3.
For a copy of the documents filed with state and local government offices, please go to our website.
This entry was posted in OPINION - POLITICAL, SOCIAL, POLITICS/DOMESTIC, SOCIETY and tagged 662-821-2011, aclu, ACLU of Texas, christian, City of Houston, First Amendment, Harris County, houston, impeach, Lisa Graybill, open records requests, prayer, Prayer Event, Reliant Stadium, religion, rick perry, separation of church and state, Terri Burke, texas, texas constitution, The Response, tupelo, U.S. Constitution on July 20, 2011 by Thinkwing Radio.
STRAY BULLET FROM MEXICAN SHOOTOUT CROSSES BORDER INTO EL PASO. Texas's Perry Demands That Obama erect bullet-proof shield along border
by Mike Honig, 10/19/2010
Okay, Rick Perry didn't exactly ask for a bullet-proof shield along Mexico's border with El Paso, but he might as well have. Here's his quote as reported by CNN :
"By the grace of God, the stray bullets from these incidents have yet to injure or kill a Texan," he said. "It is unconscionable that the Obama administration is gambling with American lives, betting that escalating violence from these cartels won't eventually shed the blood of innocent people on U.S. soil." …We must ensure El Paso and other border communities remain a safe place for people to live, work and raise a family," Perry said. "It's time for Washington to stop the rhetoric and immediately deploy a [significant] force of personnel and resources to the border to protect our homeland."
The report states that the stray bullet crossed the border and hit a UT school on the U..S. side of the border (the second occurrence of this sort in two months) during a gun battle between drug traffickers and Mexican authorities which took place about 30 yards from the U.S. border on the Mexican side in the city of Juarez.
Certainly Perry is justified in his anger, How inconsiderate of the Mexican gangsters and police! Not to make sure that they were shooting east/west instead of north/south! Can't they discuss this stuff before they start shooting??
Maybe he would prefer that the Mexican government NOT try to destroy the drug cartels on the Mexican side of the border because, you know, that would be much more in the interests of Texas and the United States.(Oh, did we discuss the fact that the Mexican gangsters probably got most of their guns through Texas because gun laws are so lax? I didn't think so.)
I suppose that Perry might prefer if Mexico and the drug gangsters agree to set up a "no-shooting buffer zone" for 1-2 miles on the Mexican side of the border to avoid future incidents of this type. You know, out of consideration
That way, even if Mexican drug lords use the buffer zone to set up drug strongholds that can't be touched by the Mexican authorities or the U.S. and become nexuses for drug export to Texas, the U.S and the world, at least we won't have the odd stray bullet crossing the border.
Or of course, Rick "Deep Thinker" Perry could demand that the U.S. government, by order of Obama, erect a giant 1500-mile long bullet-proof Plexiglas wall along the Mexican border. You know, to stop stray bullets. (BTW, how tall would it have to be to stop bullets flying over the wall?)
Would it be allowed to have doors? Because a stray bullet could always sneak in while people or vehicles are going in or out.
Or maybe Perry thinks that Obama should order the U.S. military to set up a 1 mile "bullet trajectory" buffer zone INSIDE Mexico. Because, you know, sending the army to the border and occupying foreign territory along the second longest demilitarized border in the world (the longest is our northern border with Canada!) sounds like such a good strategic idea.
I'm curious … Do you think that a stray bullet has ever crossed into Mexico from the U.S. side? From the Texas side? Ever?
I'm kind of betting.
But I guess that the Governors of the Mexican border states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas aren't quite as stupid as ours.
This entry was posted in HISTORY, HUMOR, OPINION - POLITICAL, SOCIAL, POLITICS/DOMESTIC, SOCIETY and tagged border, drug war, el paso, gun battle, guns, mexico, rick perry, rio grande, shootout on October 19, 2010 by Thinkwing Radio.
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Mon, Jan 18, 2021, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voting info; "Vote By Mail" applications; Texas DMV announces end date for waiver of vehicle title, registration requirements; Stopping storm surge: Coastal barrier aims to protect Greater Houston area; Ken Paxton is only state attorney general in the U.S. who didn't sign letters condemning Capitol insurrection; Texans call for Ken Paxton's resignation outside Texas Attorney General's Office; Republican U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz plan to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration; Joint Chiefs Affirm Election Results, Condemn 'Assault on Our Constitutional Process'; Democrats have a new tool to undo Trump's 'midnight rule-making.' But there's a catch; Biden's agenda gets a fighting chance after Democrats capture Senate control; Biden Seeks Quick Start With Executive Actions and Aggressive Legislation; After Georgia Senate Victory, Will Democrats Kill the Filibuster?; FBI probing if foreign governments, groups funded extremists who helped execute Capitol attack; MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. TOPICS: Voting info; "Vote By Mail" applications; Texas DMV announces end date for waiver of vehicle title, registration requirements; When will Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff be sworn in; The day America realized how dangerous Donald Trump is; Some among America's military allies believe Trump deliberately attempted a coup and may have had help from federal law-enforcement officials; Amazon Is Booting Parler Off Of Its Web Hosting Service; Fox News Verion of Capitol riot; MEANWHILE, IN THE REST OF THE WORLD; The U.S. needs a democracy overhaul. Here's what Biden's first step should be; Advocates worry vaccines will be out of reach for Black and Hispanic neighborhoods devastated by COVID-19; MORE. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
Mon, Jan 4, 2021, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voting info; "Vote By Mail" applications; TX DMV end date for waiver; GEORGIA RUNOFF; PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CERTIFICATION; Adobe Flash is officially dead; Eat a python to save the Everglades?; Austin not allowed to restrict dining-in at restaurants; The Pandemic Disproved Urban Progressives' Theory About Gentrification; Eligible Texans can't get answers about the COVID-19 vaccine; Trump called the USMCA the best trade deal ever. Analysts say not likely to help TX during pandemic; Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump plan; Is the Republican Party becoming "The Sedition Party"?; Homes of Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi Are Reported Vandalized; The U.S. needs a democracy overhaul. Here's what Biden's first step should be; more. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
This is pretty cool! Earth through the Eons!
Mon, Dec 28, 2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voting info; "Vote By Mail" applications; TX DMV end date for waiver; TX hasn't said when/how inmates will receive the COVID Vax; AG Paxton asked Trump to take back some of Harris Cty's COVID-19 money; Despite smooth election, GOP leaders seek vote restrictions; The Democrats Trying to Overturn an Election; Sweden's Covid-19 failures exposed myths of lockdown-sceptics; Chinese economy to overtake US 'by 2028' due to Covid; more. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
Mon, Dec 21, 2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voting info; "Vote By Mail" applications; Texas DMV announces end date for waiver of vehicle title, registration requirements; Houston child shot amid parental dispute; Houston City Council says no to prison labor; So. TX restrictions meant to protect from COVID-19 – Then came the handcuffs and tickets; Texas unemployment rate rises in Nov.; Researcher Finds Evictions Associated With More Than 10k Deaths From COVID-19; Foxconn tells Wisconsin it never promised to build an LCD factory; Boston sergeant placed on leave as videos of George Floyd protests prompt investigations; Trump Contradicts Pompeo Over Russia's Role in Hack; Pro-Trump shakeups continue at VOA's parent agency; Supreme Court throws out challenge to Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from census count; Heated Oval Office Meeting Included Talk Of Special Counsel, Martial Law As Trump Advisers Clash; China should consider alternatives for Australian iron ore as trade tensions simmer; Australia escalates China trade dispute with WTO action; Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine; NASA to skip repair of Orion electronics unit; More. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
Mon, Dec 14, 2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voting info; "Vote By Mail" applications; New speed limit for cyclists; Three indicted in Harris Cty illegally influencing state House races; El Paso Mayor loses reelection by a lot; Woman charged for driving car into NYC protesters; The Constitution has an answer for seditious members of Congress; Gingrich and Huckabee back Newsom recall effort; Trump's New Citizenship Test Is Full of Conservative Bias And Mistakes; TX students will take STAAR tests in 2021 but schools won't be rated; Why autism training for police isn't enough; Iran rejects Biden's terms for reviving nuclear deal; Trump's bold moves raise fear of 'destructive' final days in office; More. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Rooftop Cinema Club's new drive-in theater rolls into Houston's EaDo district with holiday movie lineup; Hewlett Packard Enterprise to relocate headquarters from Silicon Valley to Springwoods Village; School districts worry a fiscal cliff could await them in January; Gov. Greg Abbott tells supporters he's considering placing law enforcement for Central Austin under state control; E.P.A.'s Final Deregulatory Rush Runs Into Open Staff Resistance; Solar Panels + Agriculture: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet; Salmon have been dying mysteriously on the West Coast for years. Scientists think a chemical in tires may be responsible; Facing the first loss of their voting lives, young Republicans are surprisingly hopeful, but want the GOP to work for Gen Z; N.J. congressman says Trump should be tried for 'crimes against our nation and Constitution'; More. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
The Oceans of Enceladus, and Some Musings on Extraterrestrial Life
Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 3PM (CT) #KPFTHouston 90.1FM. POSSIBLE TOPICS: Voting info; What is the status of the Astrodome?; Volunteers make progress restoring Black cemetery in Conroe; TX Dems have failed to pass voter access legislation for years – COVID may change that; Last whistleblower fired from TX AG Ken Paxton's office days after suing for retaliation; Trump considering kicking off 2024 run during Biden's inauguration: report; Biden eyeing Cindy McCain for UK ambassador position; AOC and Ilhan Omar want to block Biden's former chief of staff; Biden looks to career officials to restore trust, morale in government agencies; A Fight Over Agriculture Secretary Could Decide the Direction of Hunger Policy; More. Guest: [AUDIO/VIDEO]
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Eugène GALIEN-LALOUE Quai Conti
Eugène GALIEN-LALOUE (1854-1941)
Parmi les plus célèbres peintres de la vie parisienne Galien-Laloue est un formidable témoin du Paris de la Belle Époque alors en constante évolution depuis le début du XIXè siècle.
Galien Laloue, one of the acknowledged best painters of Paris, was born and lived most of his life in Montmartre. Born in 1854 to Charles Laloue, a set designer working for a Parisian theatre, he was the oldest of nine children.
Watching his father's work, Galien became interested in art when he was very young and, except for a brief period spent in the army, he never went anywhere without his brushes and paints. Life without painting was not worth living as far as he was concerned. He lived for his art only and after breaking his arm in 1940 while being evacuated to Bordeaux, and not being able to paint any more, he died a few months later at the age of 87.
Laloue was lucky to live in Paris at a very exciting time for the city. Paris was being rebuilt and modernised and changed beyond recognition during his lifetime. His paintings are an accurate record of those fascinating changes.
1854, the year of Laloue's birth, was also the year of the most monumental and drastic changes in the layout of the city of Paris. Baron Haussman, appointed prefect of the Seine a year earlier, started his vast project which included pulling down the old houses and building wide boulevards without which we could not imagine Paris anymore.
In 1870 Laloue's father died. The 16 year old boy had to leave school and get a job. His mother found him work at a notary's office but he did not like it. A year later he enlisted in the army to take part in the Prussian war. When he returned, he knew that all he wanted to do was to paint. In 1874 Laloue was employed by the French Railway lines. The company was expanding its network from Paris to most parts of France and needed an illustrator to travel and paint the new section of the rail network. This gave Laloue an opportunity to travel to the provinces. Every day, once his rail paintings were finished, he started his own work – country scenes and landscapes.
His favourite subjects, however, were always scenes of life in Paris. He used to sketch out in the streets and the architectural details were always accurate, and in fact more important than the human component. He would usually finish his paintings in the studio and recreate the atmosphere captured in the sketch but sometimes incorporating his family and friends into the pictures.
His talent was appreciated by his contemporaries (unlike the Impressionists who were only recognised towards the ends of their lives or even after their deaths). Laloue was popular and his paintings sold very well. He was loved not only by the French, but also by the American and British collectors. Paris at the beginning of the 20th century was the centre of the universe for Laloue – the most beautiful place on Earth. Those who agreed with him, those who visited Paris and fell in love with its atmosphere, enjoyed possessing his paintings so that they could be transported back in their imaginations to the wonderful time they had spent. His nostalgic, meticulous paintings appeal even nowadays, as most of the background details still exist and can be recognised while walking around the streets, boulevards and the quays of the city. Paris is to this day just as hectic and just as beautiful, and life life goes on as before – only the fashions have changed.
Obsessive about his painting – his only interest – in his private life he craved simplicity: he outlived three wives, all sisters, who had been his neighbours next door! Nor did he seek fame or academic recognition – he sold his work only to make a living, always asking for payment in advance so as not to complicate matters, and he had contracts with several art dealers to ensure a secure income for himself. However, he never overpriced his work, always charging the same amount of about one thousand euro in today's money.
Laloue had four children, two of whom died at an early age. His daughter, Flore, from his second marriage was a pianist. He was an unsociable and difficult man and only trusted her – and indeed she was the only member of his family who seemed able to tolerate his obsessions. Eventually she ran his whole life for him, buying all his supplies and organising his professional arrangements. After being widowed for the third time, he went to live with Flore at her Paris home. There he worked unceasingly, only stopping to eat and always on his own. He dies 8 years later at Flore's country house in Chérence.
Eugène Galien Laloue worked under many pseudoynyms, possibly for contractual reasons. The three most frequent names in which he signed, in addition to his own, were "J Lievin", "E Galiany" and "L Dupuy".
MUSÉES :
– Louviers, Mulhouse, La Rochelle
– Noë Willer "Galien Laloue, le triomphe de Paris" catalogue raisonné vol.1, éd. Kahan
– David Klein "Edouard Cortès et Eugène Galien Laloue", Los Angeles, 1993
– Bénézit, "Dictionnaire des peintres", Gründ, 1999
– Gérald Schurr, "Les petits maîtres de la peinture", les éditions de l'amateur, 1989
Quai Conti
– 19 x 31 cm (soit 33 x 46 cm cadre inclus)
– 7.5 in x 12.5 in. (13 in. x 18 in. including frame)
PRIX : vendu / sold
PROVENANCE : collection privée


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LEANER, MEANER 2010 FORD MUSTANG MODERNIZED, WITH MORE REFINEMENT, NEW LOOK INSIDE, OUT
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Powerful new interior design features world-class craftsmanship, upgraded materials and new technology
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The best of new, heritage
Cleverly combining modern technology with Mustang heritage is a signature of the 2010 model, in terms of both design and engineering.
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AdvanceTrac™ Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is now standard and complements Mustang's all-speed traction control and anti-lock braking system (ABS).
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Interior leads in design, materials, content and comfort
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"The 2010 Mustang is drop-dead gorgeous," Randle said. "This car marks the best efforts of 45 years of passion and enthusiasm among the best designers, engineers and manufacturing experts in the business, and we can't wait for everyone to see it and start driving it."
The 2010 Mustang will be built at the Auto Alliance International Plant in Flat Rock, Mich.
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Resignation of Prime Minister Padma Shamsher and the Fate of his Constitution
The Government of India came to be the arbiter of the 1950-51 revolution, because of King Tribhuvan's immaturity in taking refuge at the Indian embassy in Kathmandu without consulting the Nepali Congress
Dr. Bipin Adhikari
Jan. 4, 2020, 8:32 a.m.
The promulgation of the Government of Nepal Act 1948 was a seismic change, for which the majority of the Ranas were not prepared. Padma Shamsher was tactical in promulgating the Act to alleviate some of the pressure for constitutional reform, although he was aware that those around him opposed it and may create future problems.
No sooner had he promulgated the Constitution, as expected, Padma Shamsher became insecure, as the Ranas were known for family feuds and power struggles. As such, Padma planned his decision to immediately resign, began concluding his important home affairs and left Kathmandu for Ranchi on 21 February 1948. In doing so, however, Padma left his entire constitutional project in limbo. Although medical reasons were cited for his visit to India, many of his well-wishers were aware of the intentions behind this move.
It is not clear why Padma Shamsher chose to move to Ranchi of all places. According to Adrian Sever, he purchased 16 hectares of land there at a nominal price with the support of the Indian government. He wanted to build houses for himself and several members of his family.Vijaya Shamsher, the son of Commander-in-Chief Mohan Shamsher, accompanied Padma when he left the country with this new mission. As the next hereditary prime minister in line, Mohan sent his son in order to watch over Padma Shamsher's movements in India and secure his resignation letter to the King of Nepal. No sooner had Padma left, Mohan moved to the Singha Durbar, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Nepal. However, Padma delayed his resignation, contrary to the expectation of Mohan and other members of the Chandra Shamsher's family. They were especially bothered by this delay, as they were desperately waiting for their fortune to arrive.
As several weeks passed without the arrival of Padma Shamsher's resignation letter, Mohan Shamsher began fearing that Nepalese forces in India were pressuring Padma to reverse his plan. In reality, Sever notes, it appeared that the real reason behind the delay was because Padma Shamsher continued negotiating with the British revenue officials in his capacity as the reigning prime minister regarding his investments in the country. Finally, Padma tendered his resignation, effective from 30 April 1948 onwards. The resignation was then forwarded to the King of Nepal. Mohan Shamsher, the eldest son of Chandra Shamsher, was finally successful in becoming the reigning prime minister of Nepal. In this way, the process of constitutional reform through a liberal prime minister thus came to an end.
It is easy to analyze Padma Shumsher's role in constitution-making in Nepal. Adrian Sever describes that this role was "caught on the horns of a dilemma."It appears that Padma Shamsher genuinely believed in the necessity of introducing political reforms in the country and associating the people with the processes of government. However, he was not able to manage his situation in a way that allowed him to fulfill this purpose. Padma Shamsher was unable to compromise the future interests of the Ranas and their continued exploitation of the country as a family enterprise. He was not even able to negotiate a workable compromise between these two positions. Apparently, he lacked statesmanship and leadership qualities to get it done.
In the opinion of Shambh Bhakta Pant, a cursory glance at the Government of Nepal Act indicates that the will to preserve the status quo in the government was the motivating factor behind the act of promulgating the Constitution. Some favorable arguments about the 1948 Constitution are that it regularized the system of government for the first time in the history of Nepal and laid down a kind of a constitutional system of check and balance, however weak it may be, of the whimsical decisions of the ruling individual. Certainly, the Rana Constitution had, for the first time, accepted in principle some kind of representative rule and provided some fundamental rights, including the introduction of freedom of speech and immunity against arrest, even for members of the legislature while it was in session. Keeping in view the prevailing conditions and the system of government, admittedly, the Constitution was significant in its contribution to the evolution of the constitutional history of modern Nepal.
The Government of Nepal Act 1948 was promulgated on January 26, 1948. But this Constitution could not operate fully within a year, as had been promised, notes Pant, because of Mohan Shamsher's antagonism; after becoming the Prime Minister and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, he suspended most of the Articles of the Constitution, especially those relating to fundamental rights, as they were objectionable in his point of view. Mohan Shamsher did so by virtue of the powers granted to the Ranas by Lal Mohar and Panjapatra received from the King. In place of the suspended fundamental rights, Mohan Shamsher introduced a new ordinance relating to the rights of citizens issued by the Muluki Adda, Sawal Department on 30 April 1948. On 18 September 1949, he promulgated an Act relating to personal freedom on the recommendation of the Constitutional Committee that he set up to prepare rules and regulations regarding the elections and the functions of the Panchayats. In this Act, there were altogether 21 articles, although it did not provide for political liberties.
In 1950, Pant elaborates, the Constitutional Committee framed laws to regulate the form and functions of all the Village Panchayats. The Village Panchayat Act 1950 and the Panchayat Court Act 1950, built on the Constitution of 1948, were issued by the government on the recommendation of the Constitutional Committee. The whole country was notified about the Acts by issuing sanad and istihar. The District Panchayat Act 1950 was brought into force on 16 August 2050 by announcement through sanad and isthihar on the recommendation of the Constitutional Committee. All this was a process towards the establishment of a comprehensive Panchayat structure from the level of the Village Panchayat to that of the National Assembly.
According to the report published by the Secretary of the Constitutional Committee, the Government instituted around 158Village Panchayats in 1950 out of the total 577 that were determined by the Village Panchayat Act of 1950. The elections to these bodies were held on the basis of adult franchise. On the recommendation of the Constitutional Committee, the District Panchayat Act was implemented and the numerous District Panchayats began sending their representatives to the National Assembly.
On September 22, 1950, Prime Minister Mohan Shamsher convened the legislature, to which he gave the nomenclature of 'Parliament of Nepal,' claiming that he had set up the Central Legislature in accordance with the Constitution of 1948. These measures reflected a very poor attempt on his part to execute the promised reforms. He summoned the so-called Parliament after 18 months of his rule, appointed one of the elected members of the National Assembly to his Council of Ministers and set up the Administrative Committee. However, all this meant nothing because the Prime Minister remained an autocrat in practice.
The armed revolution of 1950-51 had already begun on 6 November 2050. The political scenario was rapidly changing. Mohan Shamsher's inaugural speech at the opening of the Central Legislature was too little, too late for the aspiring revolutionaries led by the Nepali Congress. He was never considered a liberal member of the Rana family. The special session of the legislature to dethrone King Tribhuvan, who took refuge in the Indian embassy and left for Delhi as a state guest, was another bad pill for political development. The decision to have Gyanendra, his grandson, fills Tribhuvan's vacant position as King through the legislature was also not acceptable, nationally as well as internationally. Ranas were further exposed by this act. The next important move of the Central Legislature was to consider the letter from the Government of India relating to Indo-Nepal relations after King Tribhuvan took political asylum in India.
There were additional pitfalls. The Government of India came to be the arbiter of the revolution, because of King Tribhuvan's immaturity in taking refuge at the Indian embassy in Kathmandu without consulting the Nepali Congress. It had wanted to take him to Palpa, declare the resumption of the royal power from there and rule the country with the aid and advice of the revolutionaries. Soon, the Nepali Congress lost its place at the negotiating table in Delhi, and India became the referee between the Ranas, the King and the Nepali Congress. It already suffered much because of its India based revolutionary activities.
The revolution was subdued by its power and strength. It has continued to have a bearing on all constitutional political developments thereafter. To win India's favor, the Ranas obliged to India's terms by consenting to a treaty that they never otherwise would have. Although Mohan Shamsher was able to take an oath as the first prime minister of democratic Nepal, as a reward, his utility vanished for India soon after.
[This article is part of the research work the author is conducting on the first Constitution of Nepal, issued in 1948.]
Dr Adhikari is a senior constitutional expert and the founding dean of the Kathmandu University School of Law). He can be reached at [lawyers_inc_nepal@yahoo.com]
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County Line is een plaats (town) in de Amerikaanse staat Alabama, en valt bestuurlijk gezien onder Blount County en Jefferson County.

Demografie
Bij de volkstelling in 2000 werd het aantal inwoners vastgesteld op 257.
In 2006 is het aantal inwoners door het United States Census Bureau geschat op 263, een stijging van 6 (2,3%).

Geografie
Volgens het United States Census Bureau beslaat de plaats een oppervlakte van
2,5 km², geheel bestaande uit land.

Plaatsen in de nabije omgeving
De onderstaande figuur toont de plaatsen in een straal van 16 km rond County Line.

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Plaats in Alabama

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BROADWAY VET ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS PRESENTS PROTÉGÉ ZHAILON LEVINGSTON IN CROSSROADS' EMERGING ARTISTS SERIES
Emerging Artist: André's Choice: ZHAILON LEVINGSTON
WHEN: January 19-31
WHERE: on the Home with Crossroads virtual platform
Fresh off Crossroads' encore production of his Haarlem Nocturne, celebrated Broadway veteran André De Shields presents Zhailon Levingston, an accomplished writer and director whose work demonstrates the intersection of art and social change. Levingston will be the featured guest of the third segment of Crossroads' Emerging Artist Series hosted by Crossroads' co-founder Ricardo Khan.
The Emerging Artists Series, co-presented in partnership with some of Crossroads' global partners, features young and gifted artists on the rise from around the world. To date, Seattle's Art Corps and South Africa's Market Theatre Laboratory have been featured. The series is sponsored by Zendesk, Inc., a Silicon Valley company known for its innovative customer relationship management software platforms.
Levingston, known for his directorial prowess and creativity telling stories that bridge generations through music and activism "is a force to be recognized," said De Shields, who has an award-winning and storied stage legacy. "If you're asking who I might wish to pass on my baton, it would be Zhailon Levingston," he added.
Levingston, who hails from Louisiana, is a writer, director, performing artist, lyricist and activist. He co-founded #WORDSON WHITE, an art and activism campaign designed to use the arts as a vehicle to help organizations talk about social justice. He is the resident director at Tina: The Tina Turner Musical on Broadway and recently directed Neptune at Dixon Place at the Brooklyn Museum. His other directing credits include Primer for a Failed SuperPower, an all-ages community concert featuring a multi-generational ensemble performing new arrangements of iconic protest songs; and Mother of Pearl, a cross generational conversation that explores the dynamics of family and forgiveness using the House Music genre as a backdrop.
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