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Q: How to use gsub function to get rid of all special characters at the start of each record of Address column? Address <- c("#20 W Irving ST","@1 East Street",
             "%222 Rockfard Avenue","-145 W Locust","& 99 East Locus")
Number <- c("A-1","A-2","A-3","A-4","A-5")
DF <- data.frame(Address,Number)

A: Just remove any repeated punctuation or space characters immediately following the start of the string. In regex speak:
gsub("^[[:punct:][:space:]]+","",DF$Address)
#[1] "20 W Irving ST"      "1 East Street"       "222 Rockfard Avenue" "145 W Locust"
#[5] "99 East Locus"

A: Will this do what you want?  This assumes the first element of every Address is a special character.  Note also that for this code to work, the left-hand end of my.data$Address must be flush with the left edge of the R GUI.  There cannot be any empty characters at the start of Address.
my.data <- read.csv(text = '

        Address,        Number
#20 W Irving ST,         A-1
@1 East Street,          A-2
%222 Rockfard Avenue,    A-3
-145 W Locust,           A-4
& 99 East Locus,         A-5

', header = TRUE, stringsAsFactors = FALSE, na.string = 'NA')

my.data

my.data$Address <- substr(my.data$Address, 2, nchar(my.data$Address))
my.data

If the special characters can occur anywhere in Address and you want to remove all of the special characters you can try one of the functions presented here:
Replace multiple arguments with gsub
I used the function written by Theodore Lytras with this line:
mgsub(c('#','@','%','-','&'), c('','','','',''), my.data$Address)

Note that with both approaches the address 99 East Locus now begins with an empty space.
If some of the addresses have a special character in their first element and some of the addresses do not, this might work:
my.data <- read.csv(text = '

        Address,        Number
#20 W Irving ST,         A-1
@1 East Street,          A-2
222 W Locust,            A-4
%222 Rockfard Avenue,    A-3
-145 W Locust,           A-4
5 East Street,           A-2
& 99 East Locus,         A-5

', header = TRUE, stringsAsFactors = FALSE, na.string = 'NA')

first.char <- substr(my.data$Address, 1, 1)

my.data$Address <- ifelse(first.char %in% c('#','@','%','-','&'), substr(my.data$Address, 2, nchar(my.data$Address)), my.data$Address)
my.data

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President Gore Declares Endgame!
UNITED STATES PRESIDENT ALBERT GORE JR
AGAINST FABRICATED FALSE FLAG
MASSIVE GENOCIDE WARS FOR
POWER, CONTROL AND 'BLOOD PROFITS'
AGAINST INSIDIOUSLY CORRUPT BANKSTERS
LOOTING WANTA-REAGAN-MITTERRAND PROTOCOLS
DUE THE U.S. AND FRENCH TREASURIES FOR THE LAST THIRTY (30) YEARS
source source source
UNITED States of America - It can now be reported that Constitution Patriot DULY ELECTED now inaugurated United States President Albert Gore Jr.'s 28th Amendment Application is at endgame.
U.S. Naval Intelligence, again, ruled last night that the American Republic remains under Nazi German-Communist Chinese-CIA direct occupation.
The satanic cabal had there coming out party on 11/22/63 with the Bush-Scherff-CIA assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas.
Their direct occupation and control took place in November of 2000 with the BushFRAUDScherff-P2-CIA presidential electoral coup d'état.
Al Gore is anti neocon wars, anti criminal banksters and taught by his great father, anti Vietnam War U.S. Senator Albert Gore Sr (D-TN) to defend the Constitution of the United States to your death.
The Nazi coup then continued with the 9/11 black op attack on the American People which gave the Bush-Scherff Nazi German junta the power to permanently shred the Constitution of the United States with the Nazi Patriot Act and gave the CIA total control of the United States, which continues to this day.
LATE BREAKING REPORT
U.S. Naval Intelligence has more evidence fingering child rapist Nazi German junior George W. BushFRAUDScherff, Irv Bass stooge Joseph BidenFRAUD and former CIA Director Gina Haspel in ordering the coronavirus leak from Fort Detrick, Maryland at the same time RED Chinese-CIA Wuhan lab scientists leaked the coronavirus from the CIA-Dr. Fauci-Wuhan lab.
This Nazi-Commie war crime against the whole word was triggered to screw Trump, create a world socialist economy and redirect Wanta-Reagan-Mitterrand-Protocols funds due the U.S. and French Treasuries for the last thirty (30) years to joint Federal Reserve-CIA-RED Chinese control with crooked banks JPMorgan Chase and HSBC of Hong Kong illegally holding the funds.
The evidence that Nazi German daddy Bush-Scherff (George Herbert Walker Bush-Scherff) had Leo Wanta colleague Howie Kwok murdered with rat poison gave RED China the leverage to help conduct the CIA-corona psy op and then conspired to LOOT U.S. Treasury funds with the Bush-Biden-CIA cabal.
In closing, President Gore has just ordered JPMorgan nationalized and frozen ALL Federal Reserve off-budget accounts tied to HSBC of Hong Kong.
President Gore and French President Emmanuel Macron have ordered a co-receivership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with now ALL frozen JPMorgan and HSBC and CIA-Federal Reserve accounts being liquidated and sent to the International Monetary Fund and then onto the U.S. and French Treasuries where the Wanta-Reagan-Mitterrand Protocols funds belong.
9/11 Methodical Illusion -Airline Flight Attendant Reveals What Really Happened On 9/11
https://rumble.com/vk4f8n-911-methodical-illusion-airline-flight-attendant-reveals-what-really-happen.html
Bush and Satanism: 21 Questions the Media Won't Ask
https://educate-yourself.org/cn/bushandsatanism07feb03.shtml
MASKS-TESTS-INJECTIONS Contain EXTREMELY TOXIC Graphene Oxide Also Cause Dementia Dangerous Deprive Oxygen.pdf
"45,000 Dead From Covid-19 Vaccines Within 3 Days", Sparks Lawsuit Against Federal Government
https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/news-nation/45-000-dead-from-covid-19-vaccines-within-3-days-sparks-lawsuit-against-federal-government
The 'Dark Winter' Coronavirus Bioweapon was created in 2004 the Patent was issued in 2007
https://prepareforchange.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Coronavirus_5e288b9443f0f.png
https://prepareforchange.net/2020/01/24/c-i-a-patent-us7220852b1-coronavirus-aka-sars/
VIDEO: Tucker Reveals Stunning New Information on Why Hunter Biden's Case Was Buried
https://100percentfedup.com/video-tucker-reveals-stunning-new-information-on-why-hunter-bidens-case-was-buried/
STATUS REPORT ON PROBE OF ELECTION PRACTICES IN FLORIDA DURING THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
https://corporatism.tripod.com/civil.htm
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and Florida voting irregularities.
https://corporatism.tripod.com/civil.htm and
https://www.angelfire.com/rnb/y/civil.htm
http://www.usccr.gov/vote2000/flstrpt1.htm -USCCR report.
http://www.usccr.gov/ -USCCR homepage.
https://corporatism.tripod.com/coup.htm#civ
https://www.angelfire.com/rnb/y/coup.htm
One Million Black Votes Didn't Count in The 2000 Presidential Election…
by Greg Palast
https://www.gregpalast.com/one-million-black-votes-didnt-count-in-the-2000-presidential-election-rnits-not-too-hard-to-get-your-vote-lost-if-some-politicians-want-it-to-be-lost/
BBC Newsnight Report:What really happened in Florida (2000)?
https://www.gregpalast.com/bbc-newsnight-reportwhat-really-happened-in-florida-2000/
Florida By The Numbers Al Gore Won Florida in 2000 by 77,000 Votes
https://www.gregpalast.com/florida-by-the-numbersal-gore-won-florida-in-2000-by-77000-votes/
Silence Of The Lambs: The Election Story Never Told
http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/silence_apr01.html
Above the Law. Bush's Racial Coup D'Etat and Intell Shutdown.
Guerrilla of the Week: Guerrilla News Network (GNN) Speaks With Greg Palast. Interview with GNN executive editor took place November 16, 2001.
https://www.gregpalast.com/guerrilla-of-the-week-guerrilla-news-network-speaks-with-greg-palast/
"What really happened in Florida"
by Greg Palast for BBC-TV's "Newsnight."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/progs/newsnight/palast.ram
Read the transcript. BBC News | NEWSNIGHT | Florida transcript - 16/2/01.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/events/newsnight/newsid_1174000/1174115.stm
Greg Palast on the Stolen Presidency, Part I
https://seniorsforademocraticsociety.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/greg-palast-on-the-stolen-presidency-part-i/
Greg Palast on the Stolen Presidency, Part II
Part III: FROM PLANNING TO EXECUTION TO INAUGURATION: What They Knew, and When They Knew It
https://seniorsforademocraticsociety.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/greg-palast-on-the-stolen-presidency-part-ii/
Florida's 'Disappeared Voters': Disfranchised by the GOP
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/floridas-disappeared-voters-disfranchised-gop/
U.S. Navy SEAL Commander Michael Deren has been put in charge of all President Gore's Thomas Jefferson U.S. Marine Military Divisions and are now being joined by all activated U.S. State Militias as the
FINAL BATTLE FOR AMERICAN LIBERATION
FROM THIS NAZI-COMMUNIST SATANIC CABAL
WHICH NOW OCCUPIES THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IS IMMINENT!
President Gore's 28th Amendment Application continues as the final physical confrontation on American soil is imminent which will lead to
AMERICAN LIBERATION, DEBT CONSOLIDATION,
PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION AND
with every eligible American citizen receiving a $4,000 check as the American 21st century nightmare finally comes to an end that began with the Bush-P2-CIA year 2000 presidential election coup d'état.
In the words of the great American Revolutionary Thomas Paine "We live FREE or die!"
As reported in previous intelligence briefings
President Gore has declared both the
Republican and Democratic Parties of the United States
DOMESTIC TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS!
* CRITICAL NEED TO KNOW *
NESARA: What Really Happened
https://eraoflight.com/2018/11/27/nesara-what-really-happened/
HISTORY OF NESARA
The National Economic Security & Reformation Act
Compiled by Nancy Detweiler, M.Ed., M.Div.
1. Zeros out all credit card, mortgage, and other bank debt due to illegal banking and government activities. This is the Federal Reserve's worst nightmare, a "jubilee" or a forgiveness of debt.
2. Abolishes the income tax.
3. Abolishes the IRS. Employees of the IRS will be transferred into the US Treasury national sales tax area.
4. Creates a 14% flat rate non-essential new items only sales tax revenue for the government. In other words, food and medicine will not be taxed; nor will used items such as old homes.
5. Increases benefits to senior citizens.
6. Returns Constitutional Law to all courts and legal matters.
7. Reinstates the original Title of Nobility amendment.
8. Establishes new Presidential and Congressional elections within 120 days after NESARA's announcement. The interim government will cancel all National Emergencies and return us back to constitutional law.
9. Monitors elections and prevents illegal election activities of special interest groups.
10. Creates a new U.S. Treasury rainbow currency backed by gold, silver, and platinum precious metals, ending the bankruptcy of the United States initiated by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933.
11. Forbids the sale of American birth certificate records as chattel property bonds by the US Department of Transportation.
12. Initiates new U.S. Treasury Bank System in alignment with Constitutional Law
13. Eliminates the Federal Reserve System. During the transition period the Federal Reserve will be allowed to operate side by side of the U.S. treasury for one year in order to remove all Federal Reserve notes from the money supply.
14. Restores financial privacy.
15. Retrains all judges and attorneys in Constitutional Law.
16. Ceases all aggressive, U.S. government military actions worldwide.
17. Establishes peace throughout the world.
18. Releases enormous sums of money for humanitarian purposes.
19. Enables the release of over 6,000 patents of suppressed technologies that are being withheld from the public under the guise of national security, including free energy devices, antigravity, and sonic healing machines.
* On September 11, 2001 *
The next step is to announce NESARA to the world, but it's not an easy task. Many powerful groups have tried to prevent the implementation of NESARA.
The NESARA law requires that at least once a year, an effort be made to announce the law to the public. Three then current US Supreme Court judges control the committee in charge of NESARA's announcement. These Judges have used their overall authority to secretly sabotage NESARA's announcement.
In 2001 after much negotiation the Supreme Court justices ordered the 107th Congress to pass resolutions approving' NESARA. This took place on September 9, 2001, eighteen months after NESARA became law. On September 10, 2001, George Bush Sr. moved into the White house to steer his son on how to block the announcement. The next day, on September 11, 2001, at 10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Alan Greenspan was scheduled to announce the new US Treasury Bank system, debt forgiveness for all U.S. citizens, and abolishment of the IRS as the first part of the public announcements of NESARA.
Just before the announcement at 9 am, Bush Sr. ordered the demolition of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers to stop the international banking computers on Floors 1 and 2 in the North Tower from initiating the new U.S. Treasury Bank system. Explosives in the World Trade Center were planted by operatives and detonated remotely in Building 7, which was demolished later that day in order to cover-up their crime.
Remote pilot technology was used in a flyover event to deliver a payload of explosives into the Pentagon at the exact location of the White Knights in their new Naval Command Center who were coordinating activities supporting NESARA's implementation nationwide. With the announcement of NESARA stopped dead in its tracks, George Bush Sr. decapitated any hopes of returning the government back to the people.
http://fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/nesara/history/news.php?q=1339170548
FREQUENCY CURE FOR CANCER AND DISEASE NO CHEMO - NO RADIATION - NO CHEMICALS
Nikola Tesla Was Right! We've Found The Magic Frequency
(This Will Revolutionize Our Future)
only 6 min 5 sec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBL9pS6GMdA
Nikola Tesla's FREE Energy: Unraveling the Greatest Secret
http://www.nuenergy.org/nikola-tesla-radiant-energy-system/
Nikola Tesla's FREE Electricity Electronic Circuit
https://scholars.direct/Articles/electronics-and-communication/jec-1-001.php?jid=electronics-and-communication
The 'Dark Winter' Coronavirus Bioweapon was created in 2004 the Patent was ISSUED IN 2007
source source
According to Otto Skorzeny, pictured [above] is the Scherff family and a few friends (circa 1938). Holding "Mother" Scherff's hand at left is Martin Bormann. Bormann became Hitler's second in command. In front is Reinhardt Gehlen. Gehlen was a chief SS officer and assassin who was smuggled out of Germany under Operation Paperclip. In back is Joseph Mengele, and to the right is Otto Skorzeny as a young man. Skorzeny was Hitler's bodyguard and SS spy/assassin who came to theU.S. after the war under Project Paperclip. At center right (in the German navy uniform) is George H. Scherff, Jr. (about 14 years old) and his father, George H. Scherff, Sr. Otto Skorzeny and George H. Scherff, Jr. were instrumental in merging Nazi SS intelligence with the OSI to form the CIA with "WildBill" Donovan and Allen Dulles. These guys were also part of CIA mind control experiments such as MK-ULTRA. Joseph Mengele, the notoriously sadistic "Angel of Death" at Auschwitz, escaped Germany to South America after the war. George H. Scherff, Sr. was Nicola Tesla's "trusted assistant,"and George H. Scherff, Jr., a/k/a George H. W. Bush, later became 41st President of the United States.
Bush Crime Family Helped Fund Hitler's Nazis
Secretly Imported Over 1,600 Nazis and their Families
to America in 'Operation Paperclip'
at the end of World War II
Nazi BushScherff-Clinton-Obama-Biden-CIA aka 'Deep State'
Massive HIGH Treason Against the American People
and Crimes Against Humanity
http://www.tomheneghanbriefings.com/Bush-Crime-Family-Funded-Hitler-Nazis-Imported-Over-Thousand-Nazis-to-America-End-WWII.html
For Victory Day: It's Time to Think About Finally Winning WWII
Excerpt: In its founding constitution, the BIS, its directors and staff were given immunity
from all sovereign national laws and not even authorities in Switzerland were permitted to enter its premises.
https://canadianpatriot.org/2021/05/09/for-victory-day-its-time-to-think-about-finally-winning-wwii/
Mireille Mathieu singing La Marseillaise The French National Anthem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxOl1EraXA
Words from the famous French revolutionary National Anthem "La Marseillaise"
Let their impure blood flow in our fields.
French and English lyrics
https://www.thoughtco.com/la-marseillaise-frances-national-anthem-4080565
Critical Need to Know Massive On-going HIGH TREASON
Against the American People and our Constitution Republic
Christopher Story Dec 30 2006 U S TREASURY SECRETARY ARRESTED IN GERMANY
PAULSON AND CHENEY SUBPOENAED BY TRIBUNAL.pdf
WANTA Release of Funds Now Feb 20 2020.pdf
Attorney Thomas E Henry 37 pages re Wanta evidence 2006 - 2007
judicial and federal gov communications
Reagan Documentary News Release 3-16-16-Final.pdf
Patriotism takes courage, NEVER give in and NEVER give up. MARCH ON!
~ American Constitution Patriot Tom Heneghan
May God Bless President Gore's well-armed
'Thomas Jefferson' U.S. Marine Military Divisions
May God Bless U.S. State Militias Constitution Patriots
May God Save the United States of America
The Bush Family Crime Syndicate 2000 Coup d'Etat THEFT of the U.S. Presidency:
- Bribed numerous judges on the U.S. Supreme Court
- Bribed, coerced election officials in Florida
- Intentionally created a confusing "Butterfly Ballot"
- Utilized Choice Point software to ILLEGALLY disenfranchise over 50,000 African American voters
- Thugs harassed and intimidated Miami re-count
- And more…, click below:
Coup d'état Theft of the U.S. Presidency
www.angelfire.com/journal2/davismi/bushtheft.html
A blacklist burning for Bush
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2000/dec/10/columnists.theobserver
What really happened in Florida? 16/2/01 by Greg Palast
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/newsnight/1174115.stm
"Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election" 2002
www.democraticunderground.com/articles/02/10/p/24_palast.html
Florida's Flawed "Voter-Cleansing" Program – Salon.com's politics story of the year
www.gregpalast.com/floridas-flawed-voter-cleansing-program-saloncoms-politics-story-of-the-year/
The Great Florida Ex-Con Game
www.gregpalast.com/the-great-florida-ex-con-gamernhow-the-felon-voter-purge-was-itself-felonious/more-998
Bush 2000 election coup led to 9/11 terrorist attack
https://freepress.org/article/bush-2000-election-coup-led-911-terrorist-attac
COUP D'ETAT OF U.S. SUPREME COURT AND PRESIDENCY
https://powerfulconstitutionalrights.org/republican-coup-detat-of-u-s-supreme-court-and-presidency/
Again, all American Patriots 'Lock and Load'
as President Gore has now declared final emergency mode as
28th Amendment Application and
Executive Emergency Provost Protocol Override
has been completed.
Live free or die!
Overlord at Yorktown will be relentless and victorious.
A full and complete NASA/NORAD audit of the year 2000 presidential election audit categorically proves that Albert Gore Jr. of Carthage, Tennessee was the DULY ELECTED year 2000 President of the United States of America with over four (4) million popular votes and 324 Electoral College votes
Trump (Drumpf original family name) has been de-certified and pursuant to the U.S. Constitution, the supreme law of the United States, U.S. President Gore has been inaugurated by the U.S. Military Court for the District of Columbia on June 19, 2019 as the DULY ELECTED inaugurated President of the United States
At this hour, United States President Albert Gore Jr.'s Executive Emergency Provost Protocol Override aka 28th Amendment Application remains relentless with his armed U.S. Military Thomas Jefferson Marine Divisions and all U.S. State Militias ready to engage in the final physical confrontation with this satanic cabal that occupies the United States and has shredded our U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, which began with the Bush P2-CIA-Bay Point Schools year 2000 presidential electoral coup d'état.
2000 Election Rigged
George W. Bush: An Illegitimate PresidentVideo shows how the 2000 Election was
Rigged & Stolen by the Jeb Bush administration for George W. Bush
12min 22sec
Scroll down below and review all of the latest U.S. Naval Intelligence releases concerning Ambassador Leo Wanta documents on the Wanta-Reagan-Mitterrand Protocols funds due the U.S. and French Treasuries for over thirty (30) years, which absolutely proves corruption beyond your wildest dreams aka 'Deep State' Bush-Clinton-CIA RICO.
the Thomas Paine Revolutionary Councils
Stay tuned to these intelligence briefings for full instructions because
the battle lines are about to be formed and
the American People will have to get physical to rout this evil
to regain our freedom from the most Satanic Nazi cabal since Adolf Hitler.
American Patriots fly your flags upside down and prepare for Second American Revolutionary mode.
DIRECT ORDER HAS JUST COME IN FROM THE THOMAS PAINE REVOLUTIONARY COUNCILS
ALL U.S. STATE MILITIAS AND WELL-ARMED AMERICAN CONSTITUTION PATRIOTS ARE DIRECTLY ORDERED BY PRESIDENT GORE AND U.S. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE TO PROCEED WITH THE UTTER DESTRUCTION OF ALL TREASONOUS BRITISH DIPLOMATIC OUTPOSTS AND CONSULATES ON AMERICAN SOIL.
IT IS NOW CODE "BRANDYWINE" AND CODE "YORKTOWN"
AS ALL AMERICAN CONSTITUTION PATRIOTS WILL NOW SUPPORT OUR GREAT ALLY OF 200 YEARS THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE AS WE PROCEED WITH THE DECAPITATION OF THE SATANIC BRITISH MONARCHY ONCE AND FOR ALL.
* * * Be sure to also scroll down and check out my name and address - my back is against the wall financially and I desperately need help so we can continue to bring you the truth with these vital intelligence briefings.
ABOVE HIGH TREASON THEFT OF THE WANTA-REAGAN-MITTERRAND PROTOCOLS FUNDS
Ambassador Leo Wanta "9/11 False Flag Conspiracy Finally Solved
for All Fellow Americans to Understand
The "PuppetMasters" and Their Continuing Criminal Attempts to
Destroy Our Constitutional Republic, The United States of America."
CRITICAL CRUCIAL FACTS 9/11 AND MASSIVE RICO HIGH TREASON NEED TO KNOW
Ambassador Lee Wanta 24 minute interview
Ambassador Lee Wanta shares information regarding
his mandated work under President Reagan as a Secret Agent,
President Ronald Wilson Reagan MANDATES HIS
LAWFUL JUNK YARD DOG "Leo Emil Wanta" Operation : StillPoint vs Soviet Union
Federal Kidnapping Charges May Now Be Brought Against Bill and Hillary Clinton, George H.W. Bush,
Kenneth Starr and Donna Shalala_Reference Leo Wanta Case.pdf
COVID PSY OP HOAX STERILITY VACCINES and 5G ULTRA HIGH RADIATION UPDATES 2020
Video shows how the 2000 Election was Rigged & Stolen by the
Jeb Bush administration for George W. Bush
We all now pray for Constitutional patriot President Gore,
Vice President John F. Kennedy, Jr. and
their Constitution patriotic armed U.S. Military Divisions
COURT ADJUDICATED FEDERAL WHISTLEBLOWER MARY SCHNEIDER 25+ YEARS ONGOING ORLANDO BRIBERY SCANDAL
Court Adjudicated Federal Whistleblower Mary Schneider Request for DC Grand Jury Investigation prepared February 16 2006
U.S. DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE DISTRICT ADJUDICATIONS OFFICER MARY SCHNEIDER CIVIL RIGHTS TOTALLY IGNORED
U.S. Constitution DULY ELECTED, recently inaugurated,
natural born President of the United States.
Al Gore on Restoring the Rule of Law
http://www.tomheneghanbriefings.com/President-Gore-Declares-Endgame__07-21-2021.html
Violating the Supreme Law of the United States, our U.S. Constitution, IS a Crime
HOLD YOUR TAXPAYERS' CORRUPT EMPLOYEES
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE NTH DEGREE!
Monitor, document, demand JUDICIAL prosecution of YOUR Taxpayers' corrupt employees:
federal, state, county and city
TYRANNICAL BRITISH MONARCHY INVADED, BURNED DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE
AND DESTROYED GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORT McHENRY IN BALTIMORE WHICH HOUSED MILITARY
AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN
(PRESIDENT) THEN GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON
AT THE JANUARY 8, 1815 GREAT 'BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS'
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Evan Paul is the host of Taste of Country Nights, a country radio show broadcasting live from Nashville to more than 100 stations nationwide. The show features interviews and in-studio performances by country superstars. Evan has been a professional radio host for more than 21 years since his days at Western Carolina University, on the college radio station, when he was 17. His career has since included stops in Charlotte, Memphis, New York City, Detroit, San Diego, Philadelphia and Portland. Evan met his wife and best friend, Kristen, in New York City in August of 2009, and they married in 2016 — but not before he decided to make a major change to his lifestyle and lose weight. Through determination and motivation from his wife and family, Evan lost more than 200 pounds. He and his wife cook and bake healthy food that they both eat to maintain his healthy lifestyle! The couple's lives forever changed for the better on April 7, 2019, when their first child, Libby Mae, was born. Now the family resides in Nashville with their cat, Ninja, and cockatiel, Marlee.
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IT consultancy giant Cognizant has acquired yet another financial technology startup, this time an Irish company called Meritsoft.
The Dublin, Ireland-based company owns an automation solution named Finbos that assisted financial institutions manage taxes, commissions, cash flow functions, and fees. This means that the platform assisted banks improve operational efficiency, comply with the requirements for regulation, and control the costs of whatever functions they did. It has been reported that the products of Meritsoft are currently being used by five out of eight of the world's leading investment banks. The Irish firm originally ran an office in New York, with Wall Street banks being part of their clientele. In fact, before the acquisition, Cognizant was using the Finbos platform in its managed services and digital operations products.
Cognizant's acquisition not only means that Meritsoft will be under a new company, but it also means that the IT consultancy giant has access to the huge clients that Meritsoft originally had. This expansion of market reach could mean future success for Cognizant, depending on how it plays its cards regarding the acquisition. Furthermore, it needs to assure Meritsoft's clients that procedures and systems will still function the same way if it hopes to integrate those big-time clients into its own list of clientele.
This is not the first time Cognizant has acquired a known tech corporation. In January 2019, Cognizant acquired the Nordic tech service provider Oy Samlink Ab, allowing it to gain a mega contract to build and manage a shared core banking system for three major Finnish banks.
This series of multiple acquisitions could mean multiple things for Cognizant. Primarily, it could mean that Cognizant is planning to expand its services and reach the modern market. While focusing on digital business, operations, and systems & technology services, Cognizant offers multiple services that encompass the needs of consumers in multiple markets. However, given that Cognizant is a big corporation, people tend to look over it and instead opt for FinTech startups that cater to their individual needs. By acquiring these types of startups, Cognizant now has access to that market while expanding its reach towards other consumers that it was not originally able to reach.
It could also mean that Cognizant is preparing to improve its own financial systems. In a world where technological developments occur on a day to day basis, it is increasingly difficult to keep your own systems up to par with the changing world of tech. Cognizant's acquisition of multiple tech corporations could mean that they are arming themselves with new digital and technological solutions in the face of increased compliance and regulatory obligations. This improvement within Cognizant's systems will not only allow for Cognizant to function more efficiently but will allow them to be on good terms with regulatory systems which will give them an edge over other competitors.
Cognizant acquiring unique FinTech startups that have innovative offerings could also mean that it is clearing the competition. While Cognizant is already an established player in the game, fresh and young FinTech startups offer something to consumers that is difficult for Cognizant to do: a personalized service. Therefore, in order to remove any threats to business, Cognizant buys these startups out and integrates them to their own systems, allowing for Cognizant to offer the same services to consumers.
Regardless of what Cognizant intends to do with its acquisitions, it is clear that all of it will contribute to further the growth of the IT giant. Clearly, Cognizant has established itself well in the world of tech services and solutions. It is only a matter of time before we see Cognizant battling it out with other, major tech corporations.


Glencore's deal to export Libyan oil is not worth the paper it is printed on, the commodities company has been told.
The Switzerland-based firm agreed last week to buy up to half of Libya's oil exports from the western division of the National Oil Company in Tripoli, where an Islamist-backed government is based.
But the internationally recognised government in Benghazi, in eastern Libya, said Glencore had signed a deal with the wrong people.
Nagi Elmagrabi, chairman of the eastern division of the National Oil Company, told Bloomberg that he had written to Glencore asking for an explanation but not yet received a reply.
He said that if Glencore had signed a deal with the parallel regime in Tripoli, the Benghazi government could physically prevent Glencore tankers from using Libyan ports.
The deal in question envisages Glencore loading and finding buyers for crude oil from the Sarir and Messla fields, exported via Tobruk's Marsa el-Hariga port in the east.
The eastern government says it does not recognise any agreement signed with Tripoli.
Finding a way to resolve the impasse could prove particularly lucrative for Glencore, given that Libya's oil exports have huge potential to increase.
Libya was pumping about 1.6m barrels of oil a day before the civil war that ended Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's rule in 2011.
Production has since slumped to as low as 400,000 barrels a day, although it could be increased if the security situation in Libya improves.
Glencore regularly invests in countries where security risks and political turmoil have deterred other investors, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Colombia.
However, the company is in need of new sources of income, after the economic slowdown in China prompted a slump in global commodity prices, ravaging its share price.
The company floated its shares at £5.30 in 2011 but they have since plunged, closing on Monday at 90.42p.
The firm announced proposals earlier this year to raise £6.6bn in an effort to allay investors' fears about its £20bn debt pile. The plan includes mine closures, asset sales and a £1.6bn share-placing but has yet to arrest the decline in Glencore's stock.
Glencore declined to comment on its dealings in Libya.


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Andrew McGlashanDeputy editor, ESPNcricinfo
Deputy Editor Andrew arrived at ESPNcricinfo via Manchester and Cape Town, after finding the assistant editor at a weak moment as he watched England's batting collapse in the Newlands Test. Andrew began his cricket writing as a freelance covering Lancashire during 2004 when they were relegated in the County Championship. In fact, they were top of the table when he began reporting on them but things went dramatically downhill. He likes to let people know that he is a supporter of county cricket, a fact his colleagues will testify to and bemoan in equal quantities.
David Shepherd, the most recognisable umpire in the world, will hang up his white coat after this English season is complete. His final Test is between West Indies and Pakistan in Jamaica shortly, and his last international will be the third and final NatWest Challenge match between England and Australia at The Oval on July 12. In this interview he talks about an umpiring career that has included three World Cup finals, 92 Tests and a record 172 ODIs, and also gives his thoughts on the game:
What are your feelings now retirement looms?
Obviously I'm sorry to be retiring, it has been my life really, but the time comes when you have to move on. I have to retire from county cricket and I think it is right to let the next generation have their turn.
That next generation is headed by the likes of Simon Taufel and Billy Bowden. What do you make of them?
There are some very good young umpires, including Billy and Simon. Billy has his antics but he gets most of his decisions right, and that is the important part of being an umpire.
How has umpiring, especially the international scene, changed over your career?
The travelling has been the major change, not being able to umpire Test matches in your own country. Now umpires are expected to spend large amounts of time away from their families and this has put some people off taking up the role. Peter Willey is a very good umpire but he declined an invitation to join the elite panel because he didn't want to be away so much.
The extra travelling is as a result of having two neutral umpires in Tests and one in ODIs. Has this system worked?
Yes, because not only do you have to try and do the right thing, you have to be seen trying to do the right thing. All umpires will make some mistakes and if that happened in your own country, questions could be asked, but this system ensures neutrality and independence.
When you finish umpiring will you find it hard to leave the game behind? Will you still be giving decisions while sat in the stands or your living-room?
I think I might but I'd hate to say it. I wouldn't like to sit there and comment on other umpiring decisions, they have a difficult job and sometimes they will make mistakes and I just want to let them get on with it.
Sledging is currently an issue again. How has this aspect of the game altered?
I think it is actually better now than it used to be. With more TV cameras and the stump microphones players know they can't get away with much these days. The match referees have certainly helped, with the ability to fine and suspend players. The trouble is, that when TV catches something, they blow it up out of all proportion and then you see the kids doing it on the village green at the weekend. I think players must realise that they have a terrific responsibility to set the right image for the whole game and accept decisions gracefully.
So, to that end, would a return of players walking help?
I would love to see walking come back into the game. But there is so much more at stake now with all the money that is around. When I started out, players wouldn't wait for the umpire, they just went. But it is good to see when players do walk, like Adam Gilchrist in the World Cup semi-final. Obviously they don't have to walk, but I think it would show more respect to their opponents, to the game and the umpires.
Having umpired in 92 Tests, do you have any regrets that you never played at the highest level?
Obviously whatever you do in life you try and achieve the highest level you can. It is every cricketer's ambition to play Test cricket. I never got that far, although I managed to play county cricket. It is the same with umpiring, I aspired to get to the top of my profession and I succeeded in that regard by umpiring Test cricket.
You are often seen bantering with players in the middle. How do you think you got on with them?
I'd like to think I had a good relationship with most of the players I umpired. I think it helped that I played first-class cricket, it helps you to know what the players are thinking and going through if they are having a bad trot. You know how they are feeling so you are able to talk to them and I think as long as you have mutual respect for each other that's everything. And to be fair most of the players I have dealt with over the years have been like that.
Your most famous mannerism is your hop when the score is 111, 222... How did this come about?
I've always done it, I've always been superstitious. In fact, if you had phoned tomorrow I wouldn't have spoken to you because it will be Friday 13! When I went into umpiring people said I should carry on doing the hop but I thought I would look an idiot. But I decided to go with it and when I did my second Test someone wrote in to Brian Johnston on Test Match Special and said he should watch this idiot as he'll jump about on 111.
Can you pick out a single match or moment from your career which stands out?
My three World Cup finals were a high point, but one other match that has really fond memories was the Bicentennial match in 1987 at Lord's when the MCC played the Rest of the World. It was a very good match, played in the right spirit and, although the last day was washed out, it was a very special occasion.
Have you made any plans for the future - would you like to help young umpires?
If they ask me to do something I will certainly think about it. I can't complain, I've had a wonderful career but I'd like to stay within the game if I possibly can. But I haven't made any specific plans except to play some more golf.


The massive River-Bend complex, now home to Tesla, was a signature part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's efforts to revitalize Buffalo.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made it his business to funnel cash to upstate initiatives that promise the return of good jobs in once-booming cities.
Some of these projects have turned out better than others.
Jobs created: Though it's unclear how many temporary jobs have been created, the film hub had only two employees as of last June.
Status: The hub was created to support a film industry in Syracuse that never appeared. Onondaga County bought it for $1 last year. Nevertheless, the state invested another $4.8 million in November to help Syracuse's film industry, promising it was the last time. Last year, several of the project's main backers were convicted of crimes.
Jobs created: Tesla and state officials say the solar panel plant formerly known as SolarCity employs 800 workers, but an investigation found Tesla employed 188 workers and Panasonic, which also uses the space, employed 279 as of the end of 2017. State officials said they have no data for 2018.
Status: Fifty people have recently been laid off, as part of Tesla's companywide 7 percent workforce reduction initiative.
Announced: An executive director was hired in 2011 to guide the project to completion. The attraction opened Aug. 1, 2018.
Status:In February, the National Comedy Center was designated the official National Comedy Center of the United States. Comedians John Mulaney and Sebastian Maniscalco will headline this year's Lucille Ball Comedy Festival in August.
Jobs created: A 2018 report found 220 people worked there, though half were employed by a staffing agency and subcontractors, many earning between $30,000 and $40,000.
Status: The site was supposed to be a cutting-edge technology hub to drive "state-of-the-art discoveries in the areas of molecular research, genomics, energy efficiency development and defense." Today, it's mostly a notoriously unhelpful call center. Of the center's six floors, two are reportedly vacant and others are not being fully utilized.
Status: That works out to up to $1.9 million in subsidies per job created. That's an astronomical figure compared to the $120,000 in subsidies per job offered to Amazon to come to Long Island City, Queens, which caused such an uproar that the project was scuttled. Oath, formerly known as Yahoo, announced plans last year to construct another building on the campus and add an undetermined number of new jobs. The campus' 100 percent property tax exemption would be applied to the new building as well.
Status: Albany Molecular Research Inc. was supposed to attract other companies to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, creating even more jobs. That never happened. The project was one of several initiated and overseen by former SUNY Polytechnic Institute founder Alain Kaloyeros, who was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for rigging bids in the Buffalo Billion initiative.


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Amsterdam scrapped it, while Maastricht, on the border with Germany and Belgium, left the ban in place and imposed fines on coffee shop owners defying the ban on pot sales to foreigners.
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Did you know that producing cannabis for commercial purposes in the Netherlands is totally illegal? The lanes were bustling with goggle-eyed tourists, us included, couples strolling hand-in-hand, tour groups and hen parties giggling and gasping their way past less than barely-clad women gyrating their way round the window frames.
Because the Netherlands does not issue work visas for prostitution, only European citizens are supposed to work in the sex industry. Today its also known as the Latin Quarter of Amsterdam and is surely one of the most vibrant districts of the city.
Magic Truffles And Smart Shops Smart shops — which offer organic uppers and natural hallucinogens — have long been known for selling magic mushrooms. As the lamplight cast a red glow onto the inky waters of the canal I heard a shout behind me.
The most powerful type of "magic mushrooms," containing psilocybin, were made illegal inbut authorities say they will not prosecute anyone holding very small quantities. Be prepared to climb some stairs. This means that coffeeshops are actually conducting an illegal business — but this is tolerated to a certain extent.
Whether or not you want to enjoy the freedom of Amsterdam, just remember there's much more to the Netherlands than coffee shops and red lights. Every year around to illegal weed plantations are busted by the police. Non-communicable diseases like diabetes and hypertension will also require synergistic responses.
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Filipinos tend to be very tolerant of various lifestyles, which can be one reason why vice crime and sex commercial enterprise have flourished within the Philippines. Female Escorts There are thousands of female escorts working in Europe. It can lead to death. Address needs of priority populations, including migrants and indigenous people: More about Artis However, Europe is a diverse region and countries have varying ideas of potential membership — some with no intention of joining at all.
After a very Dutch debate on the pros and cons of the plan, the government rewrote the law, leaving it up to each city to decide on the rules. In this increased to mg per XTC pill. Things got a little complicated inwhen the Netherlands, as other countries, imposed restrictions on smoking in public places.
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They sometimes get that curious look, that knowing half-smile on their faces. But the Dutch, with their history of practicality and compromise, decided to deal with these matters in a pragmatic way. To prevent overheating you should take a break from dancing once in a while and find a quiet spot to cool down a bit.
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South Korean Church Leader Gets Suspended Prison Term After Virus Fallout
SEOUL, South Korea — The leader of a secretive religious sect that was at the center of a coronavirus outbreak in South Korea last year received a three-year prison term on Wednesday on charges of embezzling church money.
But Lee Man-hee, 89, the founder of Shincheonji Church of Jesus, was acquitted on a charge of conspiring to impede the health authorities' efforts to fight the virus. Mr. Lee's prison term was suspended for four years, which means that he will remain free unless he commits a crime within that time.
The rapid spread of the virus among the church's worshipers in Daegu, a city in the southeast, in February and early March last year had briefly made South Korea home to the world's largest coronavirus outbreak outside China. A total of 5,213 cases have been found among church members and their contacts, according to government data.
Mr. Lee was released on bail last November. On Wednesday, a judge in the district court of Suwon, south of Seoul, ruled that a failure to provide a full list of worshipers and church facilities did not amount to impeding the government's disease-control efforts.
Mr. Lee's church welcomed the acquittal, but said he would appeal to a higher court to try to reverse his conviction on embezzlement and other charges.
During the trial, Mr. Lee had denied all charges against him. In an earlier statement, his church said Mr. Lee never intended to hamper the government's efforts to control the epidemic, and had urged church members to cooperate with the health authorities.
But prosecutors demanded that the court sentence him to five years in prison.
Mr. Lee's church has faced intense criticism from the public, and he apologized to South Koreans in March. Parents who accused the church of luring and brainwashing their children with its unorthodox teachings have called Mr. Lee a "religious con artist." The church has dismissed the accusations as groundless.
At the peak of the outbreak spreading from the church, South Korea reported as many as 900 new cases a day. But that outbreak has been eclipsed by a new wave of infections that began spreading mainly through the populous Seoul metropolitan area in November. The country, which has a population of about 50 million people, reported a record 1,240 new cases on Christmas Day.
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Click HERE for the reflection for 13th Saturday in Ordinary Time celebrated today in other parts of the world.
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal. (1271 to 1336) A woman of nobility, she persevered to lead a pious life and saw her husband's life turn from sin and infidelity to her. She was also very generous with the poor, and worked at peacemaking between her son, who became King of Portugal and the king of Castile, her son-in-law. She became a Franciscan tertiary in the monastery of the Poor Clares after her husband died.
It seems fitting that on Independence Day, celebrated in the United States today, our Church has chosen scripture to allow us to reflect on the gift of wisdom and the Holy Spirit. In John's gospel we come into a conversation Jesus is having at the Last Supper and of course some of them still want to see the Father. Jesus tells them everything he has said has come from the Father. Then He says "I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name—he will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you." (John 14:26-27) To a nation, given this freedom and so many blessings, comes a great responsibility as well. A seemingly impossible task becomes possible with a call out to the Holy Spirit for guidance. It is easy to forget the role of the Advocate and to even forget we have access to such great wisdom in our day to day dealings with people, no matter where our work takes us. Let us be most prudent and wise for the asking.
In the second reading from James, again he speaks of wisdom. "Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show his works by a good life in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth." (James 3:13-14). The reflection on wisdom is significant today; as is our work to restore prosperity in our land, which will in turn affect the people around the world.
From the first reading in Isaiah, we are reminded of how much we are loved and supported by our Father, despite our leanings away from God's Will from time to time. The Prophet calls us back from this movement away from God when he speaks for God in the following line, "Because of their wicked avarice I was angry, and struck them, hiding myself in wrath, as they went their own rebellious way. I saw their ways, but I will heal them and lead them; I will give full comfort to them and to those who mourn for them." (Isaiah 57: 17-18) Now that is a loving God.
We never have to think we are on our own. Let us use these reminders to call upon the Holy Spirit daily, Come Holy Spirit Come. God Bless Us Everyone, and Happy Independence Day.


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I have freak early walking children. She's been flirting with walking for the last month and Friday, she just decided that enough was enough. Off she went.
Nine months. As long as it took for me to carry her. That is how long it took her to figure out how to get away from me.
My children took forever to walk. It was probably a blessing since I had one after the other.
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It's not often in Hollywood that a director makes decisions based on his conscience as opposed to his wallet, but kudos to Rod Lurie for making the right choice.
Lurie, whose latest film "Nothing But the Truth" comes out Dec. 19, says that he purposely asked Oscar nominee Angela Bassett to be in this story about a D.C. reporter who serves time protecting her source to make the film more realistic.
"She's really one of the world's great actors," Lurie said. "I'll tell you this. I'll be very truthful with you--maybe to my detriment. I wanted to cast a black actor in that role or some significant role because I wanted to have real-world diversity, but also what's realistic is that in the Washington, D.C. prison it's 95 percent African American. I thought it would be uncouth to have a movie where every African American is a guard or a prisioner. "
Plus, even though newspapers aren't the most diverse environment these days Lurie felt it would look unrealistic to not have an African American represented in a D.C. newsroom.
"I don't personally know of any African American female editors, but I thought that it would be very cool to sort of fictionally, at least, break that barrier. Angela was very game with that, too. I think that's another reason why she did it. I don't know what her exact fee was but it wasn't the Angela Bassett fee."
The role was originally cast with Edie Falco of "The Sopranos" but she had scheduling conflicts. Joining Bassett in this project are the film's star Kate Beckinsale, Bassett's current "ER" costar Noah Wylie, her real-life husband Courtney B. Vance and Vera Farmiga.
Lurie, by the way, who also directed "Resurrecting the Champ" with Samuel L. Jackson, indicated he'd love to do a film on one of his old high school classmates from Hawaii. His name is Barack Obama.
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Pacific Islanders and Domestic & Sexual Violence (2018)
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Statistics on Gender-Based Violence in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities (2017)
This factsheet compiles statistics on domestic violence, sexual violence, domestic violence related homicide, stalking, child exposure to family violence, and human trafficking in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
Domestic & Family Violence Dynamics in Asian and Pacific Islander Homes (2018)
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This report points out that domestic violence is a universal problem, but its cultural expressions differ. Drawing attention to such differences can serve to confirm stereotypes because nuanced complexities are hard to convey, but advocacy that is not rooted in cultural contexts is even more problematic.
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Speaking the Unspeakable: Marital Violence among South Asian Immigrants in the United States (2000)
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Speaking the Unspeakable is the first account of South Asian women's experience with domestic violence (defined as physical, sexual, verbal, mental, or economic control perpetrated on a woman by her spouse or extended kin).
Facts & Stats Report: Domestic Violence in Asian & Pacific Islander Homes (2015)
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Sexual Violence Against Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Women (2011)
Excessive restrictions designed to control female sexuality are used to label women's sexual expressions as transgressions, to justify victim-blaming, and to mask the high prevalence and incidence of sexual violence.
Determinants of Clergy Behaviors Promoting Safety of Battered Korean Immigrant Women (2015)
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Why doesn't The Sierra Club, Oceana, Greenpeace, Surfrider Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Rainforest Action Network, and Amazon Watch loudly communicate about the number one environmental problem in the world?
News outlets recently reported that Bill Gates, Peter Thiel, Jerry Yang, and Jessica Powell are investing in Hampton Creek – a small company based in San Francisco focused on developing new ways of utilizing plants to replace eggs and animal products in a variety of different foods. Why would the co-founders of Microsoft, PayPal, Yahoo, and Google invest in a company promoting plant-based foods? The answer is surprisingly simple: there is one single industry that is destroying the planet more than any other: animal agriculture (which includes animal livestock and fishing). Hard to believe? It's true but it's one of the best kept secrets on this planet because no one wants to talk about it. Why? That's a good question.
Domestic water use is only 5% of what is consumed in the US whereas 55% is used for animal agriculture.
The human population drinks 5.2 billion gallons of water and eats 21 billion pounds of food every day. The world's 1.5 billion cows drink 45 billion gallons of water and eat 135 billion pounds of food every day.
We grow enough food to feed the world but a huge portion of that food is grown for livestock and fish, so hearing that 1 billion people a day are hungry is shocking.
People can save upwards of 50 gallons of water a day with special water-saving appliances, efficient toilets, low flow shower heads, and sprinkler systems or they can forego a 4 ounce hamburger and save 660 gallons of water (1 pound of beef requires 2,500 gallons of water).
For every 1 pound of fish we catch to eat, we deplete the ocean of 5 pounds of fish (most of which are inadvertently caught in the nets and die).
An acre of rainforest is cleared every second with the leading reason to graze animals and grow crops to feed them.
Livestock and their by-products account for 51% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions – more than transportation and industry combined.
In 1812 there were 1 billion people on the planet. In 1912, there were 1.5 billion people. By 2012, there were 7 billion people. But the bigger problem is our appetites for animals. We now have 70,000,000,000 billion animals on earth. This isn't so much a human population issue; it's a human eating animals population issue.
A duck that provides 1.5 pounds of meat requires 110 pounds of grain. A cow that provides 1 pound of beef requires 20 pounds of grain.
Anderson found the information shocking and decided to dig deeper. He teamed up with Keegan Kuhn to create a feature-length documentary to get to the bottom of the story. The film is called Cowspriacy: The Sustainability Secret: an 84-minute film about why the top environmental agencies, firms, networks, and foundations are not utilizing their resources and influence to target this critical issue.
Anderson reveals that these organizations don't want to address animal agriculture because most are membership based organizations looking to maximize the number of people making contributions. And, since most people eat animal products, they don't want to risk offending donors and potential donors by revealing that most people's eating habits are ruining the planet. Knowing makes us knowledgeable; it makes us accountable; and it makes us realize we can't keep adding 216,000 people a day to this planet and act as if only 1 billion people live on this earth.
Share the clips and images from www.cowspiracy.com, Facebook and Twitter about the film on social media.
Adopt and promote a sustainable plant-based lifestyle.
Go see the movie or buy the download version or DVD and watch with your friends and community.
E-mail environmental organizations and request they address the true impacts of animal agriculture and provide real solutions to the problems.
Search for and request "Cowspiracy" on platforms such as NETFLIX, iTunes, HULU.
Write your representatives and demand they address the environmental impacts of animal agriculture.
The movie opened up this summer and is being played nationwide. For a list of screenings, go to the official website: www.cowspiracy.com. The downloaded version can also be pre-ordered for $14.95 and will be available November 6, 2014. A DVD can also be pre-ordered.
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Grandpaternts can save families £4,300 a YEAR in childcare fees
Grandparents can save families £4,300 a year in child care fees (Picture: Catherine Scott)
The average hands-on grandparent can save busy families as much as £4,300-a-year in childcare fees, a report revealed today.
A detailed study found long working hours and other commitments means mums and dads typically call on their parents to look after their kids for around 1,122 hours-a-year.
And with average nursery and childcare fees in the region of around £3.86-an-hour, that means nans and granddads create a saving of £4,330.92.
The detailed study of 1,298 parents also revealed as many as one in four wouldn't be able to hold down their current job without the help of their elder relatives.
Around half said it wouldn't be worth them going to work if the kids' nan and granddad weren't around to help out.
Stacey Stothard, of Skipton Building Society which carried out the research, said: "As this study clearly indicates, modern day grandparents are an absolute god-send for working mums and dads.
"Despite reaching an age where they should be winding down and enjoying their retirement years, grandparents end up almost 'working' for their own children, making it possible for them to earn a living, safe in the knowledge that the little ones are well cared for.
"And as we can see, a grandparent's help is invaluable. Not only do they provide a safe and caring environment for the grandchildren to grow up in, but they save thousands of pounds in childcare fees every single year.
"They also provide that flexibility which parents would be hard-pushed to find with any nursery or child-carer."
The study revealed during term time, and for 39 weeks of the year, grandparents will help out on three days of the week for at least 5.5 hours a time.
This means they are acting child-carers for 16.5 hours-a-week or 643.5 hours over the course of 39 weeks.
For the remaining 13 weeks of the year – the school holidays – the grandchildren will be looked after by their doting grandparents for a further 32 days, for an average of seven hours a time.
In addition, mum and dad will request a further four babysitting occasions every month, for just over five hours – equating to 255 hours and 12 minutes over the course of one year.
This means that by the time a child reaches school age, they will have been babysat by their grandparents for 5,610 hours.
And parents would have been saved an incredible £21,654.60.
Stacey Stothard added: "Families, more than ever, are feeling the squeeze. And it can be a really tough balancing act trying to maintain a manageable income while arranging childcare.
"Willing grandparents will not only look after poorly children – when nurseries will often turn anything away that might be contagious.
"But they'll also often provide food and snacks, take kids for days out, and not worry if you're running late collecting them at the end of the day.
"Grandparents who look after their grandchildren in the family home are even on hand to help with the running of the home – helping to do household chores, as well as being in to sign for parcel deliveries and pay the window cleaner or milkman.
"But with this flexibility and financial benefit for parents sometimes comes a feeling of obligation for grandparents.
"At a time when young families are feeling the squeeze so too are their parents who are facing the prospect of reduced retirement income and financial uncertainty.
"Many may feel that although they want to help out, they could actually do with having some time for paid work themselves.
"It's clear there's a social shift change occurring, and something the two generations need to meet in the middle to discuss solutions that work well for both of them."
The poll also revealed six in ten parents prefer asking the grandparents to help out with childcare rather than paying a nursery or child-minder.
And 46 per cent of these claim that as well as the cost benefits, they simply don't trust anyone else to look after their child.
But four in ten mums and dads do feel guilty about how much they rely on their own parents for help, and a third worry that they are getting too old to deal with energetic grandchildren.
Indeed, while six in ten parents are choosing to bury their heads in the sand and refuse to think about what might happen when their own parents get to the point where they can't look after the children anymore, a further 33 per cent are resigned to the fact they will eventually have to give up work to look after their own children.
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This post's video show's off a home in an upscale small gated community in the heart of Ajijic. It's relatively new on our local market.
You can walk all over Ajijic village from this beautiful home. It's close to the bus line for visiting our other Lake Chapala towns and communities as well.
I hope you enjoy the video. If this home is of ineterst, please contact me about this property rather than the listing firm directly. We're all friends here in the real estate community, but of course competitive.
As far as I know I'm the only Realtor that is an exclusive "Buyer's Only Representative".
There have been others over the years, but they don't last long. I think the main reason is you have to give up 50% of the potential commission.
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Bible > Commentaries > 1 Kings 2:8
◄ 1 Kings 2:8 ►
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
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(8) Thou hast with thee Shimei.—The most ungenerous charge is the virtual withdrawal of the pardon, freely granted to Shimei long before (2Samuel 19:18-23). It is, perhaps, partly dictated by policy; for the notice of Shimei (2Samuel 16:5-8; 2Samuel 19:17) shows that he was powerful, and that he assumed a dangerous championship of the fallen house of Saul. But there are unmistakable traces of the old grudge rankling in David's heart, reminding us of the bitterness of such psalms as Psalms 69.
1 Kings 2:8. Behold thou hast with thee Shimei, &c., which cursed me with a grievous curse — "David," says Delaney, "when he was importuned to punish Shimei, (2 Samuel 16:9; 2 Samuel 19:21,) imitated the mercy of God, who waits that he may be gracious. Had he copied after any lower pattern, he had not spared Shimei, in the very instant of passion and provocation; nor would he afterward have forgiven him, in the fulness of prosperity and power. He very well knew how much the remission of personal injuries became the kingly character, and, therefore, he gave Shimei his life, and confirmed the grant by an oath. But then it must be remembered, that the obligation of the oath was purely personal; for so he himself explains it, saying, I sware unto him by the Lord, I will not put thee to death by the sword. And, therefore, though David was bound, Solomon was at full liberty to vindicate the majesty of kings, in chastising this high insult upon his father in such a manner as he thought fit: nor was there any danger of doing this to excess, when the chastisement was deferred to the calm and cool season of dispassionate justice; when neither passion nor personal resentment could inflame the vengeance. David well knew how much it became the piety of his character to submit himself and his concerns to the divine disposal, throughout the whole course of his life; but could he, for this reason, wholly renounce the interest of justice? Or, if he could, he very well knew how dangerous an example it might be to his successors, to suffer such injuries and insults upon majesty to pass unpunished: and, therefore, when he had acted up to the piety and dignity of his own character, he very wisely admonished his son to act up to the wisdom of his."
2:5-11 These dying counsels concerning Joab and Shimei, did not come from personal anger, but for the security of Solomon's throne, which was the murders he had committed, but would readily repeat them to carry any purpose; though long reprieved, he shall be reckoned with at last. Time does not wear out the guilt of any sin, particularly of murder. Concerning Shimei, Hold him not guiltless; do not think him any true friend to thee, or thy government, or fit to be trusted; he has no less malice now than he had then. David's dying sentiments are recorded, as delivered under the influence of the Holy Ghost,
One of the sons of Barzillai here intended was probably Chimham (see the margin reference). Who the others were is not known. The family continued down to the return from the captivity, and still held property in Israel (compare Ezra 2:61 and Nehemiah 7:63).
8. thou hast with thee Shimei—Though David promised him a pardon, which being enforced by the presence of a thousand followers, could not have been well refused, he warned his son against Shimei as a turbulent and dangerous character. It must not be supposed that in these dying instructions David was evincing a fierce, vindictive spirit. He is rather to be considered as acting in the character of a king and magistrate, in noticing crimes which he had not been in a condition to punish, and pointing out persons of whom Solomon would be under a necessity to rid himself as dangerous to the state. The grateful mention of Barzillai's kindness [1Ki 2:7] was, however, a personal feeling that does honor to the warmth of his heart; and his silence as to Mephibosheth, the son of his beloved Jonathan, would imply the previous death of that prince.
With thee, i.e. in thy power, as that phrase is oft used.
Cursed me with a grievous curse; or, reproached me with bitter reproaches, 2 Samuel 16:7,8; which David could not but deeply resent from him, though, as it was an affliction sent from God, he patiently submitted to it.
I will not put thee to death with the sword.
Quest. How then could David lawfully engage Solomon to punish him for it? And did David upon his death-bed bear malice against Shimei?
Answ. First, David was not a private person, which might remit such offences without any inconvenience; but a public magistrate, who for the honour and maintenance of government was obliged to punish such insolent and opprobrious speeches, if the necessity of his affairs had not then engaged him to pass it by. Otherwise it appears from divers passages of the Psalms, and of this history, how free David was from a rancorous and revengeful spirit, even towards his enemies.
Secondly, The following advice is not contrary to David's oath, both because that was only personal, that David would not kill him either at that time, as Abishai desired him, or whilst he lived, and did not oblige his successors; and especially, because it was not David's mind that Shimei should be put to death for that fault, (as is evident; for then there was no need of Solomon's wisdom to find out an occasion, but only of his justice to punish him for the old crime,) but for some other competent crime, which Solomon's wisdom, narrowly prying into all his actions, would easily find out. And if the condition which Solomon imposed upon Shimei, 1 Kings 2:36,37, seem hard, it must be remembered that David only swore that he would pardon him as to life, but not that he would exempt him from all punishment or confinement.
And behold thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim,.... Of whom, and of his native place; see Gill on 2 Samuel 16:5; he was now at Jerusalem, and so with Solomon, or near at hand; and was on his side, and of his party; see 1 Kings 1:8; but not to be trusted, or looked upon as a real friend:
which cursed me with a grievous curse, when I went to Mahanaim; a place on the other side Jordan, of which place, and the curses this man cursed David, with, see 2 Samuel 16:7;
but he came down to me at Jordan; after the defeat of Absalom, and when David was returning, and humbled himself to him, and begged his pardon:
and I sware unto him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword; but this oath was not binding upon his successor, and especially should he commit a new crime.
8. thou hast with thee Shimei] Shimei was not at present living in Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 2:36), but that his conduct might be more closely watched Solomon compelled him to come and dwell in the city.
Bahurim] Besides its connexion with the story of Shimei, this place is mentioned (2 Samuel 17:18) as the spot where Jonathan and Ahimaaz were concealed in the well, or cistern, to avoid the pursuit of Absalom's servants; and in the account of Phaltiel's separation from Michal when she was sent back to David (2 Samuel 3:16) by Ishbosheth. It must have been situate near the road from Jerusalem to the fords of the Jordan, but it is not mentioned in Joshua, nor has its situation been identified.
Mahanaim] was on the east of Jordan, and was so named by Jacob (Genesis 32:2) because he there saw the host (Mahaneh) of God. Abner made his head-quarters there while he was supporting Ishbosheth against David (2 Samuel 2:8). Its strong position and fortification, which are specially dwelt on by Josephus (Ant. vii. 9, 8) no doubt led Abner to choose it, as did David likewise in his flight before Absalom.
came down to meet me] Shimei makes a merit of being among the first to give the king welcome on his return (2 Samuel 19:20). And though Abishai urged that he should straightway be put to death, David refused to have the day of his restoration stained by the blood of any man.
Verse 8. - And, behold, thou hast with thee [Bahr understands by עִמְּך, "near thee," (in deiner Nahe) because Bahurim was near Jerusalem. Keil gathers from this word that Shimei "was living at that time in Jerusalem," and refers to ver. 36, which, if anything, implies that he was not. But it is worth suggesting whether Shimei may not be the Shimei to whom reference is made in 1 Kings 1:8. (Dean Stanley notices this as a possibility, but alleges nothing in support of it: "Jewish Church," vol. 2 p. 171, note.) We there find Shimei and Rei mentioned as firm adherents of Solomon at the time of Adonijah's rising, and in these words, they "were not with Adonijah." Surely it is not an unfair presumption - if there is nothing to rebut it - that the Shimei subsequently mentioned as "with" Solomon is the same person. But it has been objected (e.g., by Kitto) that the false part that Shimei played at the time of Absalom's revolt would have forever prevented his being recognized and mentioned as one of Solomon's supporters. I very much doubt it. The great influence which Shimei possessed must be taken into account. Nothing shows that influence more clearly than the fact that on the day of David's restoration, despite the part he had taken, and the possible disgrace and danger that awaited him, he could still command the attendance of one thousand men of Benjamin (2 Samuel 19:17). Probably the secret of his influence lay in the fact that he was "of the family of the house of Saul," and possibly, owing to the insignificance of Saul's descendants, was the mainstay and chief representative of that house. And if so, there is nothing at all surprising in the mention of the fact that he was "not with Adonijah," and was subsequently "with" Solomon. It may have been a matter of great consequence at that critical time, which side Shimei - and the thousand or more Benjamites at his back - espoused. And if he did then declare for Solomon, it could hardly fail to procure him some amount of favour and consideration. He would thenceforward rank amongst the friends of the young king, and the words "thou hast with thee" would accurately describe his position] Shimei, the son of Gera [another Shimei, the son of Elah, is mentioned (1 Kings 4:11) as Solomon's officer in Benjamin. Gera must not be thought of as the "father" of Shimei, except in the sense of ancestor. He was removed from him by many generations, being the son of Bela and the grandson of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21; cf. 1 Chronicles 7:6). Ehud, three hundred years earlier, is also described as "a son of Gera," Judges 3:15], a Benjamite [lit., the Benjamite, meaning that Gera, not Shimei, was the Benjamite. He was well known as the son of Benjamin's firstborn (1 Chronicles 8:l), and the head of a house in Benjamin. Professor Gardiner (American translation of Lange, textual note, p. 29), following the LXX. and Vulg., insists that, בֶּן־הַיְּמִינִי (with the article) can only mean "son of the Jaminite, i.e., of the descendants of Jamin, a son of Simeon." But this is directly contrary to what we read 9 1 Samuel 16, viz., that Shimei was of "a family of the house of Saul," i.e., a Benjamite. And to this the grammar agrees. Judges 3:15 is an exact parallel, and compare בֵּית־הַלַּחְמִי, 1 Samuel 6:14, 18, and בֵּית־הַלַּחְמִי, 1 Samuel 16:1, 18; 1 Samuel 17:58] of Bahurim [the name means "The young men." It was some six miles distant from Jerusalem, in Benjamin, and on (or off, as Josephus, Ant. 7:09, 7, implies) the main road to Jericho and the Jordan valley. It may have lain in one of the waddies branching out from the ravine which runs continuously alongside the steep descent to Jericho. The event narrated in 2 Samuel 3:16 as happening at Bahurim may well have served to inflame Shimei's hatred. In spite of his rancorous hostility, however, we gather from 2 Samuel 17:18, that David had some faithful adherents there], which [lit., "and he"] cursed me with a grievous [acc. to Gesenius, al., "strong," i.e., sweeping; Keil, vehement; Thenius, "heillos," flagitious. LXX., κατάραν ὀδυνηρὰν. Vulg., maledictio pessima] curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim [2 Samuel 16:5]; but he came down to meet me at Jordan [lit., the Jordan, i.e., the descender, so called from the rapidity of the stream (it has a fall of 1400 feet in about 100 miles) or from the steep descents which lead to it. The word always has the defin. art.], and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword [2 Samuel 19:23]. 1 Kings 2:8
On the other hand, Shimei the Benjamite had shown great hostility to David (cf. 2 Samuel 16:5-8). He had cursed him with a vehement curse as he fled from Absalom (נמרצת, vehement, violent, not ill, heillos, from the primary meaning to be sick or ill, as Thenius supposes, since it cannot be shown that מרץ has any such meaning); and when David returned to Jerusalem and Shimei fell at his feet, he had promised to spare his life, because he did not want to mar the joy at his reinstatement in his kingdom by an act of punishment (2 Samuel 19:19-24), and therefore had personally forgiven him. But the insult which Shimei had offered in his person to the anointed of the Lord, as king and representative of the rights of God, he could not forgive. The instruction given to his successor (אל־תּנקּהוּ, let him not be guiltless) did not spring from personal revenge, but was the duty of the king as judge and administrator of the divine right.
(Note: "Shimei is and remains rather a proof of David's magnanimity than of vengeance. It was not a little thing to tolerate the miscreant in his immediate neighbourhood for his whole life long (not even banishment being thought of). And if under the following reign also he had been allowed to end his days in peace (which had never been promised him), this would have been a kindness which would have furnished an example of unpunished crimes that might easily have been abused." This is the verdict of J. J. Hess in his Geschichte Davids, ii. p. 221.)
It follows from the expression עמּך, with thee, i.e., in thy neighbourhood, that Shimei was living at that time in Jerusalem (cf. 1 Kings 2:36).
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Ashley Wilichoski is our Rotating September Artist. Ashley uses a wide range of colors to create beautiful, fluid art. She wants people to look at her art and get excited about it being in their home. Her art will be on exhibit at the Library through the month of September.
Monthly Rotating Art Exhibit now accepting applications!
Are you a local Malden artist looking to display your work? The Malden Public Library is now accepting applications for the monthly Rotating Art Exhibit! Through October 31, 2018, you can apply to showcase your art in the library, January–June 2019. There are two options for showcasing your work: hanging in a hallway and/or enclosed in a glass case. Please visit our Rotating Art Exhibit webpage, http://maldenpubliclibrary.org/services/rotating-art-exhibit/, for more information.


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AFIS (Amministrazione fiduciaria della somalia) established in 1954 the Institute of law which was satellite of the universities of Rome and Padova. In December 1969 the institute of law was transformed into the faculty of law. Under the auspices of the Italian Technical Cooperation, the SNU faculty of law reached its highest potential.
After the outbreak of the civil war in 1991 all the institutions and infrastructures were completely destroyed and the country faced a total collapse. The faculty of law was re-established again in 2014, enrolling 60 students after a pass in admission exam. Some students dropped out for different reasons. Currently the faculty has 45 students in the class.
The Somali society is characterized by long lasting civil war and remains deeply affected by poverty, internal displacement, tribalism human rights violation, weak rule of law, weak law enforcement machineries.SNU faculty of law firmly believes that the only way to overcome the challenges facing the Somali state building, to restore the rule of law, and redress the wide range of social differences, inter clan clashes, injustice and Human right violations, is to raise the public awareness on the law of the country.
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