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SACBC MAY ROSARY MARATHON 24 May – Rosary for the end to the pandemic from the Shrine of OUR LADY OF LOURDES, Myanmar
24 May – Rosary for the end to the pandemic from the Shrine of OUR LADY OF LOURDES, Myanmar
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In Myanmar there is widespread devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Every year thousands of people including non-Christians make the pilgrimage to the Shrine with deep devotion. The celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes dates to the arrival of the first missionaries from France.
In 1892, Bishop Ambrose Bigandet opened a mission at Nyaunglebin, entrusting it to the care of Father Michael Mignon, a member of the Parish Foreign Missions Society who built a small wooden church, the first in Myanmar to be dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes.
In 1902 a new church was built and consecrated.
In 1918 a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was set in a nearby cave to represent the grotto in Lourdes.
In 1928 the statue was destroyed by a fanatic. Sometime later another statue arrived from France and was set in the grotto.
Fr Mignon died in 1937 and was buried near the church. During the Japanese occupation in World War II the church was seriously damaged. The missionary's earthly remains were removed to Nyaunglebin town cemetery and were only returned in 1977 when the church was rebuilt. When the war was over, in 1948, the local Church began to celebrate once again the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.
By 1957 the feast had become a national event and every year thousands made the pilgrimage to Nyaunglebin. This led the Bishops' Conference of Myanmar to give the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at Nyaunglebin the title of National Pilgrimage Centre. Our Lady of Lourdes Parish is made up of about 10 villages. Most of the people are farmers. Some do hill cultivation. One priest and three religious sisters are working in this parish.
The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes attracts thousands of Catholics, Hindus and Buddhists from across Myanmar. Last year, 2020, Cardinal Bo appealed to the Bishops in Asia to entrust all victims of the coronavirus and people across the globe to Our Lady of Lourdes.
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Canon Glyn Webster to become Bishop of Beverley
on Wednesday, 29 August 2012 at 7.17 am by Simon Sarmiento
Updated Wednesday evening
From 10 Downing Street: Suffragan See of Beverley
The Queen has approved the nomination of the Reverend Canon Glyn Hamilton Webster, SRN, presently Acting Dean of York and Canon Chancellor and Canon Residentiary of York Minster, in the diocese of York, to the Suffragan See of Beverley, in the Diocese of York, in succession to the Right Reverend Martyn William Jarrett, BD, AKC, MPhil, on his resignation on the 30 September 2012. Beverley is the See reserved for the Provincial Episcopal Visitor for the Northern Province…
From Bishopthorpe Palace The Suffragan See of Beverley
…Glyn Webster, Bishop of Beverley Designate, said:
"I am honoured and humbled to have been approached to take on this role as a Suffragan Bishop of Beverley at this very crucial time in the church. I am passionately committed to the unity of the whole life of the Church of England; never wanting to encourage people to operate as a church within a church.
"It's really important to our future life together if we are going to make any impact on this nation of ours with the gospel of Christ that we remain together. I hope to make my contribution in this new role and I look forward to serving with the Archbishop."
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Will his elevation means his resignation from the CNC?
Peter Owen
Canon Webster will cease to be eligible to be a House of Clergy rep on the CNC when he becomes a bishop. His consecration is scheduled for 25 January 2013*. He will therefore continue to take part in the choice of the next Archbishop of Canterbury; the final CNC meeting for this is scheduled for the end of September.
He withdrew from the recent elections for the CNC and it is the new members who will consider vacancies after Canterbury.
* See http://www.dioceseofyork.org.uk/news-events/news/news-from-the-diocese-of-york/02003.html
Is this appointment purely at the discretion of the Archbishop of York? And if so, is this discretion absolute or is he required to follow the guidelines issued to the House of Bishops by its legal advisors?

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Emirates expands its South American horizons
Published Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Emirates, has extended its South American network by linking Dubai with Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, further broadening the airline's reach across the Americas.
Emirates' inaugural Flight 247 made its first landing at Galeao-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, where it was initiated by a traditional water cannon salute.
The flight, operated by Argentine Captain Marcos Medina, then departed for its first onwards connection to Buenos Aires, where government and airport officials led by Enrique Meyer, the Argentinean Minister of Tourism, welcomed the Emirates VIP delegation headed by Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice President - Passenger Sales Worldwide.
Other members of the VIP delegation aboard the flight included the Argentinean Ambassador to the UAE, Ruben E. Caro; UAE Ambassador Mohammed Eissa Al Zaabi; Abdulla Ali Al Saboosi, Director, Department of American and Pacific Affairs, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Adnan Kazim, Divisional Senior Vice President, Planning and Research and Nigel Page, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, the Americas.
This new linked service to two of the most economically vibrant cities in South America will not only boost trade ties with the UAE, but will also introduce travellers to Emirates' route network spanning points across the globe," said Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice President - Passenger Sales Worldwide.
"Emirates will offer customers in Brazil and Argentina the most efficient and comfortable route to the Middle and Far East, including the airline's four destinations in China and two gateways in Japan, which are key trading partners for both countries," added Mr. Antinori.
The Dubai-Rio de Janeiro-Buenos Aires flight is operated by a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft offering eight First Class Private Suites, 42 lie-flat beds in Business Class and 304 seats in Economy Class.
Emirates now flies to 118 destinations in 69 countries. Over the next two months, the airline will launch a further five destinations: Dublin, Lusaka, Harare, Seattle and Dallas.
Emirates adds Vietnam to its expanding global network
Emirates airlines continued its expansion in South East Asia with the addition of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to its global network from 4th June 2012.
Emirates will use an Airbus A330-200 in a two class configuration on the route to Ho Chi Minh City, which is set to become the airline's 124th destination.
From October 28, 2012, this service will be operated by a Boeing 777-300 ER in a two class configuration, said a release.
Operating as EK 390 the daily non-stop flight, with 27 Business Class seats and 251 Economy Class seats, will depart Dubai International Airport at 0925hrs arriving at Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 1920hrs.
The return flight EK 391 will depart at 2050hrs arriving in Dubai at 0045hrs the following day.
"Following the signing of the Air Services Memorandum of Understanding between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates in April 2011, we have been busy planning this route and it comes at a very exciting time for the airline, as our global network continues to expand," said Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline.
Trade between the UAE and Vietnam exceeded US$24 million in 2010 and Emirates, through its cargo arm SkyCargo, has had an active presence in the market for a number of years. Vietnamese exports - which range the full value chain from high-end tablet PCs, smartphones and printers to garments, sportswear and shoes - have been shipped through other Emirates' Asian gateways including Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong on to European, American, Middle Eastern and African markets.
Ho Chi Minh City will be the Emirates' eighth route launch in 2012, following on from Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro on 3rd January; Dublin on 9th January; Lusaka and Harare on 1st February; Dallas on 2nd February and Seattle on 1st March.
With a fleet of 168 aircraft and already the largest A380 operator in the world, with 20 in service, Emirates currently flies to 117 destinations in 69 countries.


The 19-day protest ends on the anniversary of the deadly Attica prison riot.
In the United States, people of color and those living in poverty — often overlapping populations — are incarcerated at disproportionate rates due to deeply entrenched discrimination and systemic problems. However, incarcerated individuals still deserve to be treated fairly and with dignity, as those participating in the nationwide prison strike are calling for. You can take action here to help end extreme poverty and amend discriminatory policies.
Prisoners across the United States are going on strike Tuesday in protest of "modern slavery" and poor prison conditions.
The strike is, in part, a response to a violent riot that took place at a maximum security prison in South Carolina this April, in which seven inmates died, according to a press release from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, the incarcerated group of prisoner rights advocates leading the protest. The group attributed the deadly riot to conditions exacerbated by overcrowding and a lack of respect for the lives of prisoners.
For the next 19 days, prisoners participating in the mass demonstration will not report to their assigned jobs. These range from internal jobs like cooking for fellow inmates and cleaning the facility to jobs performed for external corporations, like sewing underwear for Victoria's Secret.
But it's not that inmates don't want to work.
They simply want to be treated with dignity and humanity and for their work to be valued fairly.
The US is home to just 5% of the world's population, but holds more than 20% of those incarcerated globally, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. And people of color and those living in poverty — often overlapping demographics in the US — are incarcerated at overwhelming disproportionate rates. Black people were incarcerated at nearly six times the rate of white people in the US in 2010, according to government data.
Incarcerated people of color, particularly black people, are also treated worse while imprisoned. Black men are placed in solitary confinement at significantly higher rates than imprisoned white men. People of color are also frequently given longer sentences than white people for the crimes, but are less likely to be granted parole.
Over the next few weeks, inmates will also participate in peaceful sit-ins and hunger strikes as part of the demonstrations, which will end on Sept. 9 — the anniversary of the 1971 riot at Attica Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in New York, during which dozens were killed.


Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, is bringing a fresh reality TV show to our screens. The show titled 'The Adventurer" is set to bring a new perspective to both contestants and viewers.
'The Adventurer' will attempt to address two major issues that affect the Nigerian youth – the question of unity and oneness at home, and the issues of xenophobia in South Africa.
Whilst the show will take a non-biased stance on the former matter, it will attempt to make sure that everyone's opinions are heard and the best solutions are proffered.
The actor, who made his reality TV debut in 2013 with Jim Iyke Unscripted, hopes that by the end of "The Adventurer," the competitors will emerge as better persons – a narrative he hopes would stretch to their immediate family, space, and consequently, the nation as a whole.
The show will take them on a journey to places such as Cape Town, Dubai, Marrakech, Sydney, and Los Angeles amongst many others.
The winner of 'The Adventurer' goes home with a cash prize of $10,000 while every other participant is guaranteed 300 thousand naira each for getting to the final stage of the show.


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Stepney denies blame for F1 spying penalties
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Nigel Stepney, the sacked Ferrari engineer who is widely credited for triggering the espionage scandals last year, has denied responsibility for the penalties suffered by McLaren.
Despite admitting that he was the source of the 780-page secret dossier found in Mike Coughlan's possession, Stepney said it was the suspended McLaren chief designer who used the information improperly.
"I don't feel responsible in any way at all for what happened at McLaren," Stepney, who was previously best known for being Michael Schumacher's former chief engineer, told Sky Sports.
"My ideas were to make contact with somebody but not to benefit. It was to talk about and see what I could do somewhere else," he added, probably referring to his and Coughlan's meetings with Honda bosses.
Stepney continued: "It got a bit sensitive and somebody used information more than I actually thought. It should never have been used in that, to that extreme."
He also suggested that the whole story has yet to be told. His autobiography, entitled 'Red Mist', is due for publication in July.
"There is a lot being said, but I think there is a lot underneath that hasn't been said that should have been," Stepney said.
"It's been dramatised for various other reasons, which we will have to go into at a later date.
"Some stuff has been done politically. Some stuff should have been brought out probably in a different way."
Stepney, a Briton, is still being pursued legally by Ferrari in Italy, and it is expected that he will be banned by the FIA from holding a position in the elite of motor sports.
He said of his future: "I think I've got a lot of other more interesting opportunities (such as) going back into the grass roots of motor racing.
"I think, at the end of this year or at the end of 2007, I was looking to get out of Ferrari anyway; whether it was going to be in formula one I wasn't quite sure. I think formula one was going away from a direction I really wanted to go."
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Ranking 2020 Landon Donovan MLS MVP contenders by tier | Andrew Wiebe
September 24, 202010:57AM EDT
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Editor's Note: This column was originally published ahead of the Week 13 games on Wednesday, Sept. 23. It has since been updated to reflect stats from those games.
I wrote a lede that was all, "Oh, what a strange year it's been," and "What does it really mean to be the MLS MVP in the year of COVID-19?" but that seemed dumb and repetitive.
Yeah, everything about this season is borderline incoherent. Yeah, the schedule is a Frankenstein of unbalanced fixtures, quick turnarounds and same-day travel. Yeah, Carlos Vela, Josef Martinez and Sebastian Blanco are all injured.
So what? It still means plenty to be named the Landon Donovan MLS MVP. You can only play the schedule you're given, and there's still going to be an entry in the history books for the winner. Honestly, anyone who can thrive personally and professionally in these times, no matter the caveats and theoretical asterisks, deserves all the plaudits in the world.
So, to borrow an idea from Matt Doyle, who borrowed the idea from Zach Lowe, who may or may not have been the originator of this #content mechanism, here are my MVP tiers with a little more than half of our now 23-game schedule played. The race is wide open. I wouldn't bet a dime on anyone not named Alejandro Pozuelo.
FYI: There's no rhyme or reason to the order within tiers, and this column was written before Wednesday night's action.
Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC)
Stats: 7 goals, 5 assists in 13 GP (9 GS, 849 minutes)
Make the case: Yes, Cash is in my top three, for now at least. Don't give me that look.
Non-penalty goals plus assists per 90 leaders right now (min. 400 minutes). 6 Americans in the top ten, wonder when that last happened. pic.twitter.com/yomKasMNhj
— Ben Baer (@BenBaer89) September 21, 2020
Numbers aren't everything – he's probably teetering on the edge of this podium, given many of you will say, perhaps rightly, that Cristian Pavon ought to be here instead – but take Mueller away from Orlando City and they aren't the resurgent force (seven wins in 13 games, just two losses, +10 GD!) they've become under Oscar Pareja.
He takes attention off Nani. He combines well with Mauricio Pereyra. He impacts the game in lots of ways. He's got Oscar Pareja's US men's national team vote of confidence.
Why he won't win: He's Chris Mueller, and MVP is a popularity and name-recognition contest. Voters will say Nani and Pereyra are more important pieces of his own team. Orlando City probably wouldn't completely crash and burn without him, right?
Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC)
Stats: 5 goals, 8 assists in 13 GP (13 GS, 1,135 minutes)
Make the case: Just watch Toronto FC play. Nobody controls possession and chance creation, both in the final third and transition, the way Pozuelo does. Everything the Reds do funnels through the Spaniard, and they can pin teams back and possess close to goal because they have the ideal fulcrum to play through.
Pozuelo is tied for the most direct goal actions (goals + assists) in the league with 13. He's consistently goal-dangerous both inside and outside the box. He leads the league in assists (8). He leads the league in primary shot assists per game (3.9) and is fifth in secondary shots created (1.2). He creates a goal per game and about five shots per game all by himself, to say nothing of the space his passing and movement opens up for his teammates to be productive as well.
He's the league's most complete and influential attacking player. Take him off Toronto FC and their league-best ceiling drops considerably.
Why he won't win: I don't know, anti-Canada bias? There's no other valid reason if he continues doing what he's doing.
Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew)
Make the case: He scores lots of goals for the league's best team, and he scores them consistently and efficiently. There's not much more to say than that.
Why he won't win: He doesn't win the Golden Boot. You've got to have a compelling campaign and "most goals in the league" is about as good as it gets. Without that, I'm not sure voters will pick Zardes over a Pozuelo, Pavon or [fill in the blank Sounders star].
Voters may also take a closer look at Columbus' schedule and decide it's too soft. Eight of Zardes' nine goals – and all of them since the pandemic hit – are against FC Cincinnati (4), Chicago Fire FC (2), Nashville SC (1) and the New York Red Bulls (1). He started and didn't score against the Union, NYCFC and Atlanta United, just for additional context.
Vote Splitters
Nicolas Lodeiro/Raul Ruidiaz/Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders)
Lodeiro: 4 goals, 4 assists in 10 GP (9 GS, 882 minutes)
Ruidiaz: 8 goals, 3 assists in 12 GP (12 GS, 991 minutes)
Morris: 6 goals, 5 assists in 12 GP (9 GS, 886 minutes)
Make the case: Put any of these three on the podium and I wouldn't have an issue with it. Hell, let's just give Nico Lodeiro an honorary MVP for sustained excellence (zero MVP top-three finishes to date). If we're talking about value to a team, I'm not sure anybody matches what the Uruguayan brings to the Sounders.
Meanwhile, Ruidiaz is the most ruthless finisher in the league right now and has as good a shot as anyone at the Golden Boot. Morris is damn near unstoppable as a goal-scoring, assist-providing, impossible-matchup winger. They're all deserving of shouts.
Why they won't win: They're all on the same team, Brian Schmetzer is managing minutes and only Ruidiaz is likely to be at the top of major statistical categories. Classic vote split. They'll take another MLS Cup anyway.
Main contenders
Cristian Pavon (LA Galaxy)
Stats: 6 goals, 4 assists in 11 GP (11 GS, 990 minutes)
Make the case: The Argentine international might just be the best player in the league and his form (along with Sebastian Lletget) is what kept the Galaxy afloat without Chicharito.
Why he won't win: For whatever reason Chicharito can't convert Pavon's service into goals – and thus pad his stats – and the Galaxy hang out around the playoff line instead of charging up the table. Hard to give the MVP to the best player on a middling team, though Zlatan almost won it.
Diego Rossi (LAFC)
Stats: 11 goals, 2 assists in 13 GP (13 GS, 1,158 minutes)
Make the case: Goals. He scores lots of them.
Why he won't win: The shine is gone from LAFC, and Rossi's production isn't enough to make that moot.
Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo)
Make the case: Take Quintero away, and what are the Dynamo? He might be the league's most dangerous attacker since the restart.
Why he won't win: With Quintero, the Dynamo are still below the playoff line. That won't do.
Darkhorses
Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union)
It'll never happen because the Union aren't reliant on one player. Another split vote/attention situation with Alejandro Bedoya and Brenden Aaronson.
Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami)
Gonzalo Higuain could change everything for Pizarro.
Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)
It just makes me happy when Valeri is playing well.
Kevin Molino (Minnesota United)
Hot boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!*
*Must listen to Extratime to understand this reference.
Defender (so no chance)
Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew)
Four goals in 12 games of which Mensah has played every single minute? Nuts, no matter the opponent. He'll have to settle for Defender of the Year.
Tony Meola Honorary MVP
Matt Turner (New England Revolution)
Sean Johnson (New York City FC)
Matt Doyle said it most succinctly: "A goalkeeper is never going to win MVP again, but those guys have both been lights out this year." Indeed they have.
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Volkswagen Now Faces $48 Billion In Civil Penalties But It's Sticking With Diesel Anyway
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The Morning ShiftAll your daily car news in one convenient place. Isn't your time more important?
Good Morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning. Here are the important stories you need to know.
1st Gear: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
Now we know the amount the U.S. government is seeking in its civil lawsuit against Volkswagen over the cheating diesel engines: up to $48 billion, according to Reuters. Even for the world's second-largest automaker, that's a lot, even though the settlement (which is what's likely to happen here) will probably be less—Toyota only paid $34 million in a $58 billion environmental lawsuit in the early 2000s.
Meanwhile, VW brand chief Herbert Diess said at CES during the unveiling of the electric Microbus concept that the company is indeed sticking with diesels, for now. Via Automotive News:
Volkswagen's brand chief isn't giving up on diesels in the U.S. market despite the company's emissions scandal that has undermined the eco-friendly credentials of the niche powertrain.
Herbert Diess says that diesels will continue to have a role in Volkswagen's U.S. lineup because, with the latest emissions technologies, diesels can be clean. He also touted the long range and high torque of diesel engines.
"I wouldn't give up diesel, even in the U.S.," Diess told reporters on the sidelines of VW's CES keynote here Tuesday night.
They just need to figure out how to fix them first.
2nd Gear: Everything Is Awesome
So many new cars sold in 2015! A record 17.47 million, in fact. There's a lot to glean from all this sales data, and Automotive News has a bunch of good roundups.
A few notable things: BMW is still the top-selling U.S. luxury brand, and Lexus surged to send Mercedes-Benz into third place; poor Volkswagen was down 9 percent in December; people are buying lots of Toyota and Lexus trucks and SUVs; Hyundai, Kia, Honda and Nissan all had record years; and even slow-selling Cadillac was up as it attempts to unload all its SRX crossovers before the XT5 replacement comes out.
New cars!
3rd Gear: Buick's Detroit Surprise
Buick won't have a press conference at this year's Detroit Auto Show, but it apparently does have a surprise reveal the night before the show in the Motor City. And it's not just the new Chinese-built Envision crossover, it's something else. Via The Detroit News:
For the second straight year, Buick will use the Sunday ahead of press days for the North American International Auto Show for a big premiere.
The entry-level premium brand will use the Eastern Market in Detroit to show journalists from across the globe the Chinese-built Buick Envision compact SUV for the U.S. market and another surprise car. Representatives of the General Motors Co. brand are mum on what that is, but some analysts predict it could be a latest version of the Verano small car or a small-car concept based off an Opel Astra or Adam — or possibly an all-new large car, or the latest Enclave SUV or Regal sedan.
"We have a very special program, and we had a surprise last year, so we'll see if we can do something this year as well," Duncan Aldred, U.S. vice president of Buick, said in a recent interview.
Re-badged Opel hot hatch, please?
4th Gear: Who Has The Most Car Tech Patents?
Who's really the leader on new car technology—established automakers or Silicon Valley? If the number of filed patents is any indicator, it's actually the car companies and their suppliers. Via Reuters:
Toyota is, far and away, the global leader in the number of self-driving car patents, the report found. Toyota is followed by Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH [ROBG.UL], Japan's Denso Corp (6902.T), Korea's Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) and General Motors Co (GM.N). The tech company with the most autonomous-driving patents, Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google, ranks 26th on the list.
The report from the Thomson Reuters unit comes as auto and technology industry executives are gathering at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where alliances to advance autonomous driving and connected vehicles will be central topics.
GM said on Monday it will invest $500 million in Lyft Inc as it forges a Detroit-Silicon Valley partnership with the ride-sharing service to develop an on-demand network of self-driving cars.
5th Gear: A Car Built For Ride-Sharing
Thanks to an apparent screw-up at CNET, the Chevrolet Bolt EV dropped a bit sooner than expected. We'll learn more about its specs today, but bearing in mind GM's new partnership with Lyft, the car has a very interesting potential role in mind. From The Detroit Free Press:
But it's the test-fleet project that seems custom-tailored to the Bolt, which will sell for $30,000 and federal rebates and has a 200-mile battery range. Although it is a compact crossover, the vehicle features a range of touches that make it better-suited than many small cars for ride-sharing duty, says Pamela Fletcher, GM's chief engineer for electric vehicles.
"This really is the first car purposely built for ride sharing," says Fletcher. She highlights an exterior "that seems shrink-wrapped around the interior" which provides rear-seat passengers with ample room for three; large door openings and flat floors, which make entering and exiting the car easier; and onboard cameras that, on command, project an image of a wide field behind the car onto the car's rearview mirror, which helps with safety when dropping off or picking up passengers in city traffic.
Not a bad idea.
6th Gears: CES!
The Consumer Electronics Show enters its second day today, and we'll be there with all of the car-centric news. There's a lot this year. Here's everything we had from yesterday's show:
Open kinja-labs.com
Reverse: Happy 90th, John Z.
Neutral: What Do You Make Of These New Car Sales Figures?
What's your take on America's new car-splosion?
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FM Pakistan meets with Minister of Uzbekistan, 'underscored need for early implementation of Uzbekistan-Pakistan Trade Agreement (UPTTA), progress on Trans-Afghan railway project, and humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan'
Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Moldova form Joint Declaration of Eastern Partnership Summit 2021: focuses on 'Values, Partnership, Resilience and Prosperity, Solidarity, Governance, Judicial reform, Human rights, Climate, Culture, Digital and more'
Korea and Australia hold Summit: both countries 'agreed to supply chain and space cooperation.. agreed to strengthen strategic cooperation for regional stability for Korean Peninsula peace process, denuclearization.'
Korea Eximbank to work with Uzbekistan (Afghan neighbor). 'to increase the amount of privileged financing by up to $ 1 billion to finance new investment projects in country.. 13 projects worth a total of $1.2 billion.'
Ukraine President swears in new judges: "Restoring trust is a complex process. I have high hopes that all these processes, all these updates in the judiciary will bring results to our state," the President said. 'judicial reform is currently underway in Ukraine'
European council holds trilateral meeting with Azerbaijan President and Prime Minister of Armenia.. 'discussed key existing and prospective trade, economic partnerships between EU and both countries.. also economic advisory platform to build confidence, contribute to peaceful coexistence'
"There is only one solution to the Ukrainian "crisis," and that is a referendum offering the people of east Ukraine a choice between the status quo, autonomy within Ukraine, or union with Russia." (original.antiwar.com)
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The article is factually wrong on most of its paragraphs.
The photo wasn't taken in Russia, as the Times and US officials claimed, but in Sloviansk, which fatally undermines their case that these are Russian special services.
Yeah except for the hundreds of well armed 'pro-Russians' in the cities of the east. /r/ukrainianconflict
In a truly pathetic scene, a phalanx of crack Ukrainian "special forces" in armored personnel carriers advanced on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, where they were surrounded by unarmed civilians – and promptly defected en masse.
Behind the human shields were 'pro-Russians' well equipped and with guns. It is true that the anti-terrorist operations were befuddled but Ukrainian troops operating on Ukrainian soil isn't exactly the same as arming, funding, and sending military forces to forcibly dismember a national-state. The Ukrainian military has shown absolutely no desire to fire on its own citizens. Many reliable media claim that the defection claim was not true and instead they were disarmed and sent back.
Sloviansk, by the way, is the scene of the Kiev regime's latest attack on civilian protesters. "At least five" pro-Russian protesters are dead, according to the Ukrainian "interior minister." Bereft of professional troops, who have mostly gone over to the pro-Russian side, the coup leaders sent in their Right Sector stormtroopers along with the remnants of the national police – who attacked a checkpoint manned by unarmed civilians in the dead of night.
Idiotic. There are videos of the assault on Sloviansk and the forces could not have been militiamen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLqz1F9PwWE do these look like Right Sector thugs to you?
I could go on, paragraph by paragraph showing how this is the acceptance of one side of the narrative while the immediate refuting of all evidence to the other side. War is afterall the first casualty of truth and the amount of disinformation and outright lying/shilling that goes on is absurd. But I am not a shill, and Justin Raimondo is:
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Ah, so that is what a conservative-paleo-libertarian looks like.
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"Yeah except for the hundreds of well armed 'pro-Russians' in the cities of the east. /r/ukrainianconflict"
So you're citing a subreddit as your evidence? That's not evidence. Maybe ask your professor what evidence is.
"The Ukrainian military has shown absolutely no desire to fire on its own citizens. Many reliable media claim that the defection claim was not true and instead they were disarmed and sent back."
I suppose I'm to take it at your word that you know what "reliable" media is. Even ABC reported how the Ukrainians surrendered to civilians. Not a soldier in sight for them to video I'm afraid. But I'm sure you know more. After all, you're not a conservative!
"do these look like Right Sector thugs to you?"
It looks like some fires, followed by footage of some guys. I don't know who they're fighting for or who they're shooting at. And there's no telling when this footage was taken. Not very convincing argument.
"I could go on, paragraph by paragraph showing how this is the acceptance of one side of the narrative while the immediate refuting of all evidence to the other side."
Oh, do you have more subreddits to link? And unverified YouTube videos? Can't wait!
"Ah, so that is what a conservative-paleo-libertarian looks like. "
Well, then, according to your logic, to accept YOUR opinion, I would need to know your ideological background. What are you? Have you written any books? You can't expect me to accept any information, no matter how compelling, until I vet your background to make sure you have the "proper" ideological background. I mean, you could be some kook that believes the United States tortures!
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Oceana Launches #RefillAgain Campaign
Oceana has revealed the reason for the launch of the single-use jeans brand S1NGLES. Developed pro bono for Oceana by the award winning creative agency the community and launched with the support of celebrity Heidi Montag, the campaign brings to life the absurdity of single-use and why we should "refill again" in place of single-use plastic bottles.
For three days last week, Montag introduced S1NGLES on social media. Or did she? What appeared to be a (questionable) jeans launch was the kickoff to a campaign calling on leading beverage companies to commit to more refillable bottles in place of single-use plastic bottles. A report by Oceana found that just a 10% increase in refillables in all coastal countries would take as many as 7.6 billion single-use plastic bottles out of the oceans every year.
In a video, Montag disclosed that S1NGLES — single-use jeans — was a bad idea, just like single-use plastic bottles. Like single-use denim, single-use plastic bottles are flawed by design. These bottles are made of a material that can last for centuries yet are designed to be thrown out after only a single use. At the end of the video, Montag calls on viewers to join Oceana's campaign to #RefillAgain.
Plastic pollution is killing our oceans. The equivalent of two garbage trucks worth of plastic are dumped into our oceans every minute and up to 34 billion plastic bottles become marine pollution every year. The results are devastating for ocean ecosystems and animals like sea turtles, birds, and whales.
"Single-use plastic bottles are a bad idea that we've gotten used to," said Matt Littlejohn, Oceana's Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives. "Our campaign was designed to show the absurdity of single-use. The time to act is now as the production of single-use plastic is set to grow by 30% in the next five years. Fortunately, in the case of soft drink companies — cited as the top polluting brands for the last three years by Break Free From Plastic — there is a proven and practical way to reduce throwaway plastic bottles by increasing the share of refillable bottles. If we want to save the oceans, we need to refill again."
Recycling is an empty promise as only 9% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled. The best way to keep plastic bottles from polluting the oceans is to replace them with refillable bottles. Refillables are bottles that companies sell to customers that are then returned, washed, refilled, and sold again. Customers return these bottles because they pay a deposit that is refunded to them upon returning the bottle. The bottles, made from both polyethylene terephthalate plastic (PET) and glass, are used 20 to 50 times and are essentially all returned and collected by the companies, as opposed to single-use plastic bottles, which are used once, disposed of, and not returned to the beverage companies.
For decades until the 1970s, refillable systems were the primary way beverage companies sold billions of soft drinks around the world. Today, refillables make up nearly 23% of all Non Alcoholic Ready to Drink (NARTD) beverages sold globally, according to Oceana's report, but have effectively been fully replaced with single-use bottles in many countries, including the United States, where the last refillable bottle was filled nearly a decade ago.
In the wake of campaigning by Oceana and its allies, the Coca-Cola Company has made a commitment to increase the share of their products sold in refillable and reusable containers to 25% of everything it sells by volume by 2030. In addition, PepsiCo recently committed to making its own reusable goal by the end of this year.
"It's time to go back to the future," added Littlejohn. "Well-managed refillable systems help reduce plastic pollution and the threat of climate change. We hope that Coca-Cola honors its commitment and that other beverage companies follow suit, reducing single-use plastic and increasing refillable bottles."
Oceana is asking supporters to protect our oceans by calling on major beverage companies and bottlers to expand refillable systems in existing markets and create new major markets for refillables. Visit #RefillAgain's website here.
Heidi Montag
Oceana's New York Gala Raises Over $1.6 Million to Protect and Restore the Oceans Sep 15, 2022
On Tuesday, September 13, distinguished business, philanthropic, and cultural leaders gathered at Rockefeller Center's Rainbow Room for Oceana's annual New York Gala to celebrate and support the organization's mission to restore the health and abundance of the world's oceans. More →
Stars Attend Oceana's 14th Annual SeaChange Summer Party Oct 27, 2021
NBC, Oceana Debut PSA Featuring Ted Danson Calling To Stop Plastic Pollution Jan 15, 2021
Nautica Continues Partnership with Oceana via Give Change to Make Change Round-Up Program Dec 1, 2020
Ted Danson Mr. Mayor Oceana PSA
Aquaman's Patrick Wilson Wants You To Be An Ocean Hero
Lauren Conrad Wants to Save the Sea Turtles
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This is the official web site for news and info of the BEAVER BRIGADE.
In 1938 Mr. Bill Wilson, the shop teacher at the school, suggested that some of the fellows get together and organize a Howard City Conservation Club. A meeting was held at the McNaughton School( The present McNaughton School didn't exist until the 1950s, I am not sure where the old School was located ). A nominating commitee was set up and thru the usual procedures the following officers were elected. President....Levi(Dud)Phillips, Vice President....? Sec. and Treasurer.....Earl Dean(the station agent at the time) At first there was a possibility of a Club house at Hartman Park just west of Howard City, but a short time later they had the opportunity to purchase forty acres,(where the Club House stands now).
Following is a list of the original group that got the ball rolling. Bill Wilson, Wayne Stevenson, Levi Phillips, Leo Ledger, George Heminger, Art Reams, Thayne Crittenden, Ralph Lowery, Earl Dean, Ike Barthalomew, Harold Edger, and Bill Barthalomew. The membership dues at that time was $1.00 a year. The club was established on 80 acres of tax reverted land bought from the county, then 5 acres was sold to the pipeline company and that is were the building fund came from. The clubhouse was built in 1940 and 1941. Wayne Stevenson and Leo Ledger were the supervisors and they were paid $1.00 per hour, all the other workers were paid .40 to .60 cents per hour, depending on the type of work they did.
Next on the list was, how could they make some money? Some shot gun ranges were set up and they had some bingo games. Mr. Lewis Large from Six Lakes had some coon hounds and had been to coon hound trials and so he had the "know how" and helped them get started. The trials proved to be very popular and they had a good turn out for them. They had men from Indiana and Ohio with their coon dogs come up here and try for top prizes. Having all those events helped to build the membership up to 400 at that time.
The next project was the deer run and for quite a few years the deer run was cranked by hand, Levi and Lucile Phillips run the deer run for years and had a lot of fun doing it. Harold Ehgatz of Coral come over and installed an electric motor on it and it was appreciated very much.
There was a very outstanding member back then, by the name of Clyde Randall. He didn't hunt or fish, but he signed up more new members that anyone else ,and he could sell more raffle tickets than anyone else. He was always doing something for the club. he had a heart attack and passed away at a meeting in the Club house.
I am not sure when or why the number of members dropped but i imagine it was due to the change in activities over the years. But in 1964 the membership numbered 96 and by January, 1965 it had 194 members. The club was affiliated with the Michigan United Conservation Club and played a big part in starting legislation for the first elk season east of the Mississippi in 99 years. They also worked to establish a wild turkey hunting season. They also had the destinction of holding the biggest Turkey Shoot in the state.
NOTE.....This article was created from a handwritten letter by Mr. & Mrs. Levi Phillips. I have the original letter in my files.
We have approximately 75 acres bordered with state and private property and the Little Muskegon River runs through one corner of it. I hope that someday somebody will come forward with some more documented history of the club, That is one reason I am posting this web site. The club was introduced to black powder shooting about 1980. The 100 yard range was constructed in 1981 and 1982 and we had our first advertised Black powder shoot June 20th 1982. Since then it has grown into a good sized rendezvous. In the past the club has hosted Boy Scout outings, several Summer Youth Camps, Wedding Receptions, and Graduation parties, And some very good times just sitting around a campfire with our friends.
We have two rendezvous per year, the first one is on the 3rd weekend of June and the second one is on the 3rd weekend in September. For info i can be contacted at jl-hall@charter.net
Membership dues are $30.00 for single membership and $40.00 for Family membership.
Send dues to....Ted Anderson 174 W. Division Sparta, Mi. 49345
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Friends of Refugees in the Champlain Valley is a small grass-roots group committed to a mission of education and advocacy. The better informed we are, the more effective we will be, so these two approaches are intimately connected. We hope to help ourselves and others understand the constantly changing situation with refugees abroad, continue to help shape public opinion in response to the needs expressed, while creating an informed and welcoming context for re-settlement of refugees in the North Country, should that occur.
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Written an editorial on Trump policies (click here to read).
Written an editorial carried in the region's free newspaper, delivered to every household (click here to read).
Our group's Joint Steering Committee has written an editorial published in The Sun, our local free weekly newspaper (click here to read).
On May 22 five members of the Champlain Valley cluster group traveled to Vermont to meet with the director of the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program that has for 20 years helped refugees find new lives in and around Burlington. Topics addressed at the meeting included the legal parameters of the resettlement process, supportive services for refugees in their new living environments, and possible collaborative efforts across our two states.
On Sunday, May 22, Laurie Stavrand, Community Partnership Coordinator of VT Resettlement, will come to the North Country, along with several refugees, to present options for supporting refugees locally. Time and place to be determined. Save the date on your calendar!
Forwarded a letter to Rep. Stefanik that was written by other members of the US House of Representatives outlining appropriation needs for refugees. We asked for her support.
Organized a presentation by a Syrian democracy activist and now student, Adnan Mahameed from "ICAN" (International Community Action Network. https://www.mcgill.ca/ican/ at McGill University. His presentation, along with the presentation of two Palestinian-Israeli adults and three children put faces and a note of reality to the efforts to bring "rights-based" peace to that section of the world. Adnan will be working with Syrian refugees in Jordon until he is able to return to his own country. About 40 people attended the presentation. Click here for press release.
Our plans for the future include continuing to write letters of support, meeting with local officials as needed, and arranging for current and relevant presentations. Join us and contribute your own ideas for education and advocacy!
The Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program in Colchester, VT, will begin settling Syrian refugees in Rutland, Vermont.
Albany, NY, Anthony Opalka, City Historian, will lead a walking tour of Albany discussing the waves of immigration across the 19th and 20th centuries.
First Syrian family arrives in the US on April 6, 2016 the first Syrian family to arrive in the U.S. under a refugee "surge operation"arrived in Kansas City. The Al Abboud family of 2 parents and 5 children had fled Homs, Syria and spent three years in a resettlement center in Jordan. Last February the U.S. created a resettlement surge center in Amman in an effort to reduce the lengthy and intensive background checks from one to two years to three months. It is estimated that Jordan, with a population of about 7,600,000 million has accommodated 600,000 Syrians and 500,000 Iraqis who have fled violence in their home countries. In toto about 9 milliion Syrians have fled their country since 2011 overwhelming neighboring and some,European nations. So far the United States, with a population of 317,292,487 has accepted 1,000 Syrian refugees. President Obama's governments goal at this time is to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees by September 2016.
Read about church in Chicago, IL, sheltering a father of five, attempting to avoid deportion.
Pope Francis is taking 12 Muslim refugees from Syria, including six children, back to Rome after visiting a detention center in Greece.
Article on "The Moral Dimensions of Hatred of Islam", written by Robert Harsh, a member of the Champlain Valley's Friends of Refugees group click here.
New York Times article on the significant benefit Utica, NY, has received by resettling refugees and immigrants in a formerly moribund city.
Bono - "Time to Think Bigger About the Refugee Crisis" NY Times click here.
Denmark - tragic - too many too fast? Click here.


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Big wave surfing is one thing. Getting a crew of people to tow into a single Nazaré bomb…together…is an entirely different universe of crazy.
Caught in the slew of videos and highlights that have been coming out of Portugal this entire week, one recent one looks like something out of an episode of Who Is JOB? It's a clip of Felipe Cesarano, Pato Teixeira, Lucas Chianca, Pedro Calado, Stephan Figeiredo, and Kalani Lattanzi piled onto a SUP squatch, hanging on for dear life as they point it down the face of a wave that was estimated as big as 30 feet. Everybody's safe, they clearly had their fair share of laughs, but man…that's one crazy squad.
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Critically acclaimed and highly original Greek drama ATTENBERG comes to UK cinemas on 2nd September.
Attenberg is a film so far into left field that it will make you question what exactly it is you're watching if I'm honest. Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari, this Greek production captures a world possibly on the brink of some kind of emotional and financial meltdown.
Greek film has long been dominated by the colossal figure of Theo Angelopoulos who's astounding travelogue dramas took in the entire landscape of the country and more.Attenberg is the total opposite of these films as it not only located itself in one town but it's a part of Greece you've never seen before. This alone points to Tsangari wanting the break with the past and possibly create a whole new expression in Greek cinema.
Attenberg follows the withdrawn Marina who finds any kind of human contact very hard to deal with at the best of time. She's close to her terminally ill father and has a very strange friendship with Bella who seems like she could be trouble. Her interests stretch no further than the music of Suicide and the nature documentaries of David Attenborough; no doubt the weirdest place he'll ever turn up.
Watching the film now the current financial state of Greece does come to mind very quickly as a possible motivating factor for Tsangari. The world recession has created headlines in all four corners of the globe but the scenes on the streets of Athens have been as striking as any others captured. Greece for people on the UK is a sunny paradise you visit to relax and enjoy, with wonderfully laid back people. The devastating public sector cuts imposed by the government have transformed Greece into a desperate nation that is barely holding itself together. This is possibly something you can see in Marina and her world which seems somewhat rudderless to say the least.
Political turmoil in Europe in the 1960's led to many films then deemed controversial. Daises was banned in Czechoslovakia for a decade after its original release in 1966. The film follows two girls that simply act as they please as a growing sense of revolution swept across the world. Whilst watching Attenberg I was reminded of Daises especially during the opening scene that will surely make anyone feel somewhat uncomfortable. Attenberg captures a feeling of distance and uncertainty that perfectly embodies the modern world. People are retreating deeper into their homes to communicate and exist via technology. This self imposed distance is now coupled with an uncertain economic future that presents people with more time but very little to actually do with it.
Director Athina Rachel Tsangari has said that her aim was to observe Marina in the same style as David Attenborough observes his subjects. Attenberg does have a 'looking in' aspect that suggests that Tsangari has achieved her aim. The world that Attenborough usually captures is somewhat brutal to say the least and this as well may be linked. The cold confused world inhabited by Marina isn't far removed from nature itself as things get down to the basics of survival.
Attenberg is a very hard film to recommend other than saying it's a unique experience no matter what you've already seen. This may possibly be the first of a new film movement that chooses to challenge the ongoing trauma being suffered by normal people around the world today. Tsangari has said that she now intends to stay on in Greece having lived outside for over 15 years. She recently stated "This is the situation and somehow we have to fix it now, and cinema is a great way to do that. I'm not saying I'm going to make a film about the riots – I don't want to be that literal – but Greece is an unknown country, even to its citizens, and I want to discover it for myself." Pointing to a possible new cinema that will investigate and discover the new world constructed out of the near ruin of the one we inhabit today. Attenberg is a strange film that will elicit very different reactions from those brave enough to enter the new world of Athina Rachel Tsangari, see it if you dare.
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This story involves the lives of two men.
One is American businessman Steve Keeley who has everything going for him. He has a great job, is close to getting a big promotion and engaged to a beautiful woman. Something strange happened to Steve while he was on a trip to Zurich. He wakes up in a hospital. The doctor informs him that a Russian woman found him on the street and that he was involved in some kind of struggle and fell out a window three stories high. Keeley now finds everything in his world has changed. He also senses things before they happen.
The other man involved is Mike McNair, a physicist, who works to uncover one of the universe's secrets - The God Particle. However, something begins to happen and McNair suspects that not all is going as it should.
What happens when these two men come together?
You will find it very difficult to put this book down. It is fast paced as it goes from one exciting event to another. The author has done an excellent job in creating the characters that will remain with you for some time. All readers will enjoy this book but it is a must read for any science fiction fan. Be sure to add this one to your reading list.


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All phytosociological relevés and related vegetation plot records from the Czech Republic.
Vascular plants: List of species of Austria, Czech Republic and Germany, prepared by Walter Gutermann and Harald Niklfeld, based on updated list from Ehrendorfer F. (ed.) (1973): Liste der Gefäßpflanzen Mitteleuropas. Ed. 2. - G. Fischer, Stuttgart. Bryophytes: Frey W., Frahm J. P., Fischer E. & Lobin W. (1995): Die Moos- und Farnpflanzen Europas. - G. Fischer, Stuttgart. Lichens: Pišút I., Lackovičová A. & Lisická E. (1993): Súpis lišajníkov Slovenska. - Biológia, 48, Suppl. 1: 53-98.
Chytrý M. & Rafajová M. (2003): Czech National Phytosociological Database: basic statistics of the available vegetation-plot data. Preslia 75:1-15. Schaminée J.H.J., Hennekens S.M., Chytrý M. & Rodwell J.S. (2009): Vegetation-plot data and databases in Europe: an overview. Preslia 81: 173-185.
Chytrý M. (ed.) (2007): Vegetace České republiky 1. Travinná a keříčková vegetace [Vegetation of the Czech Republic 1. Grassland and heathland vegetation]. Academia, Praha, 525 pp. Chytrý M. (ed.) (2009): Vegetace České republiky 1. Ruderální, plevelová, skalní a suťová vegetace (Vegetation of the Czech Republic 1. Ruderal, weed, rock and scree vegetation). Academia, Praha.


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CALYPSO EDITIONS WILL BE AT AWP 2017!
Calypso Editions is going to AWP in Washington DC! We will be sharing table 713-T with our friends from Poetry International and The Food Poet. Please stop by to check out our books, share a recipe or poem, or just to say 'hi'!
This year, we are featuring our forthcoming poetry in translation by Fabián Casas, translated by Adriana Scopino, My Mother Resurrected.
Founded in 2010 by writers based in various U.S. cities—from remote Alaska to New York City and several cities in between—Calypso Editions was created in the belief that a 21st-century press will best serve the literary community and reading public as a group of writer-publishers who celebrate literary excellence. As a decentralized, non-profit, shared-work literary press that provides an alternative for writers and readers of poetry and fiction, Calypso Editions publishes a minimum of four books annually.


Maybe that drop is little problematic - often buggy. Could be 1 block higher?
Tried it, 1 block higher is too high. The drop can seem problematic, but honestly the way I placed it works for most speeds I think. If I would replace it, there would be need for a more specific speed to jump and land correctly.
Maybe you're right. It would be interesting to see what could pros do here. That drop could be too short for them, if they get there with more speed than we.
If not 1 block higher, maybe 1 block longer, before that left-down curve. Just a thought.
I tried it and stretching that part does work to some extent. The problem is that the turn feels separated from the drop and is actually quite hard to do on high speed. Another problem is that even if you manage to make that tight turn correctly, the last part becomes extremely tricky because of all the speed you gain. I completely agree that the current drop may be tricky on potential max speed, but it really seems like the way it is now is the best way to go.


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Final Verdict – IPVanish is a decent VPN service with one of the most appealing user-interfaces. It is fast, both in connecting to servers and during actual Internet activity. It uses the modern AES 256 bit encryption and provides up to 10 multiple logins. However, it does not work with Netflix and is not a recommended VPN for torrenting. For everything else, it is a great VPN service. You can get a detailed view in our IPVanish review.
While a VPN can aid privacy and anonymity, I wouldn't recommend fomenting the next great political revolution by relying solely on a VPN. Some security experts argue that a commercial VPN is better than a free proxy such as the TOR network for political activity, but a VPN is only part of the solution. To become an internet phantom (or as close as you can realistically get to one), it takes a lot more than a $7 monthly subscription to a VPN.
Torrenters use VPNs to hide their downloads and uploads, but are all VPNs suitable for BitTorrent? No, some don't provide sufficient leak protection to protect you from copyright trolls, some are bad actors, and some don't provide at all. If you want to enjoy private and protected torrenting, make sure your Torrent VPN is the best at its job. To figure out the fastest VPN for torrenting, let's decide the criteria to judge them. Being a Torrent and P2P file sharer, what you want the most? Privacy, fast download speed, and no data caps, isn't it?
Given the aggressive pricing and marketing of other services that don't measure up to our picks, IVPN's most obvious downside may look like its price: At the time of this writing, the regular price for an annual IVPN subscription is $100 (about $8 per month). Promotions regularly bringing that down to $70 to $80 per year, but some services have regular pricing of half that. But you shouldn't pay for a VPN you can't trust, or one so slow or confusing that you avoid using it at all. We think IVPN's combination of trust, security, and performance is worth the price. But if it's too expensive for your needs, consider our budget pick instead.
If you are interested in an added level of protection, there are intriguing gadgets called Tiny Hardware Firewalls. These devices range from about $30 to $70 and connect via a network port or a USB slot to your laptop. They make the initial network connection, and so your computer's communication is always blocked before it calls out to the internet.
CyberGhost is transparent about its company structure, posting photos and bios on its website of everyone from the CEO to the cleaning lady, and privacy fanatics will like that the company is based in Romania rather than the U.S. But CyberGhost's full-service subscription price is among the most expensive, unless you pay for two or three years up front.
Kodi is becoming the next biggest platform for streaming world's content, and it's not possible that binge-watchers are unaware of this gigantic media center. Kodi community would relate the only reality that Kodi addons are geo-restricted; you need to be in the specific region to stream your desired or better to say all the best Kodi addons. Kodi is all about streaming content using addons, means if you're planning to use a Kodi VPN to stream addons, make sure the VPN should be uber-fast.
The VPN server can be managed using industry-standard network management protocols and infrastructure. The computer acting as the VPN server can participate in a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) environment as an SNMP agent if the Windows Server 2003 SNMP service is installed. The VPN server records management information in various object identifiers of the Internet Management Information Base (MIB) II, which is installed with the Windows Server 2003 SNMP service. Objects in the Internet MIB II are documented in RFC 1213 in the IETF RFC Database.
However, if you're using a top-tier VPN service, the difference in speed usually isn't noticeable, and can sometimes speed up your connection. You can still watch streaming videos and download large files without interruption. Our VPN servers are among the fastest in the industry and we work hard to keep it that way. Download Hotspot Shield VPN and get privacy protection without sacrificing speed.
Many VPN services claim that if you pay their fee, they'll provide you unlimited data transmission and won't throttle your speeds. Generally, this is true, but I'll give you my standard official "unlimited" warning: It's been my experience that when a vendor says something is "unlimited," it's almost always limited. Somewhere, there will be a note in the fine print or terms of service that allows the vendor to limit you in some way. It pays to read those agreements.
We've shown you how to build your own VPN for remote gaming and browsing that also protects your security, shown you how to make a VPN even more secure, and shown you dozens of services that operate free and paid VPNs you can sign up for and use. We've even put the question to you several times to tell us which VPN service providers you think are the best. So how do you pick a solid VPN service?
IVPN is a Gibraltar-based VPN service whose primary USP is excellent security and privacy. It uses multi-hop technology that routes user traffic through a maze of networks to leave hackers scratching their heads should they attempt stealing your information. However, it offers inconsistent speeds with some servers operating quite fast, while others being slow.
IP / DNS Leak Test – Security is another crucial factor in my best review process since one of the main purposes of a VPN is to enhance the security of users. Some poor VPN services leak the IP or DNS of the user, which can expose their activities and identity online. It goes without saying that such VPN services are a waste of money and must be avoided at all costs.
IVPN also performed well in our speed tests. Though it wasn't always the fastest in the 54 measurements we took on each service, it ranked near the top on many servers at different times of the week—especially compared with the most trustworthy services. Private Internet Access, one of the most visible, privacy-focused VPNs, had slower speeds when connecting to most servers and less reliable connections than IVPN. For US servers (which we expected to be the fastest locations because we tested from California), IVPN ranked behind only OVPN and TorGuard. We liked OVPN—especially its speed results—but we thought that company's small team and small selection of servers and locations were too limiting for some people.
If you're trying to connect to a remote media source with Kodi, a VPN would likely play a different role. It might, for example, prevent your ISP from determining what you're up to. It might also be useful if you're connecting to a third-party service for Kodi that allows streaming of copyright-infringing material. Keep in mind, however, that some VPN services specifically forbid the use of their services for copyright infringement.
Using a VPN tends to slow down internet connections simply because doing so adds more steps to the process of transferring data over the web. Every time you click a link in your browser, it sends a request through your local network, out onto the public internet, and to a web server that responds with the requested information. With a VPN, the path is a little more circuitous, and that's why so many of you don't use a VPN.
Cost: There are two plans here; Premium and Gold, but only the latter supports VPN while the other is just their DNS service. UnoTelly Gold costs $7.95/month if you buy it every month, but there are three other options if you want to purchase it for three months, six months, or one year. Those prices, respectively, are $6.65/month, $6.16/month, and $4.93/month (each, of course, being paid for in one lump sum). You can try it free for eight days through this link.
Are you so used to your data traveling over Wi-Fi that you've stopped worrying about the security of that data—and about who else might be spying on it, or even stealing it for nefarious purposes? If so, you are—sadly—in the majority, and you ought to consider using a viritual private network, or VPN. In fact, when PCMag conducted a survey on VPN usage, we found that a dismal 71 percent of the 1,000 respondents had never used a VPN. Even among those who support net neutrality—who you might think would tend to be well informed on technology and privacy issues—only 45 percent had used a VPN.


Bee Was Nearsighted (myopic) prior to experiencing the Eye-Robics Program.
Miranda was very nearsighted (myopic) prior to experiencing the Eye-Robics program.
David was nearsighted prior to experiencing the Eye-Robics program.
Noel was farsighted (presbyopic) and dyslexic (reading, writing and learning disorder).


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Congratulations to Our 2018 Graduate Student Award Winners!
On April 20th, we were thrilled to announce our Annual Ming Hsieh Department Graduate Student Awards Ceremony winners. At this event, some of our best students are recognized not only for their academic achievement, but also for their service to the EE community. Awards are given out for the best dissertations, all of which are also nominees for the Ballhaus Dissertation Prize which is awarded to the best dissertation in all of USC Viterbi.
Working as a teaching assistant (TA) is a big part of graduate school life in this department, and many of our students go above and beyond what is expected of them in the name of education. To honor these dedicated educators, we created the Charles L. Weber Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for some of our best graduate TA's. There were laughs and blushes and embarrassed giggles as our students were highlighted one by one for their many contributions to academic life in EE.
A full list of all of our winners is below. Congratulations everyone!
*Yuankun Xue presented his dissertation on April 19 to the Viterbi prize panel and the winner will be revealed on May 11, 2018 at the Viterbi PhD Hooding Ceremony.


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Totteridge Farm lies in the heart of the Vale of Pewsey. It has been the home of the Wells family for over 120 years, and is still run as a family farm, with 160 acres of arable, 60 acres of grassland and 20 acres of woodland and water-meadows.
Their Caravan Club CL site, with capacity for up to 5 caravans or motorhomes, is popular for its exceptional views across the Vale to Martinsell Hill and provides electric hook-ups. This is an adult only and dog friendly site.
Fresh eggs are usually available from the farm, as well as Totteridge's English wines produced on the farm. Occasionally fresh vegetables from the garden are also on offer and even Totteridge Farm honey.
Totteridge Farm is well placed for walkers and cyclists, with the Kennet & Avon Canal adjoining the farm, spectacular views from the hills on either side of the Vale, and pretty thatched villages nestled in the valley.There are good pubs in walking distance, with an excellent choice of food and local beers. And if you're cycling or walking, and just want to pitch a tent for the night, they can usually find a quiet corner of a field, far from the madding crowd.


That question really resonated with me. Sure, he was supporting a very restrictive policy, something I would probably oppose if I lived in Israel. But in this wide world of ours, he had no place he could call home and truly live the good life, not in the way he defined it. He was forced to accept the outcome of a political struggle, and this political struggle is venerated in this modern age as a progressive institution. Doesn't this seem, at least somewhat, less than ideal? Shouldn't there be a place somewhere on this giant rock of ours where the Sabbath is observed according to ancient customs no matter how superstitious they may appear to the rest of us?
Instead of voting in a majority-take-all decision, doesn't it make more sense to simply draw a line in the sand and say, "You all who want it done this way, come on this side of the line; everyone who wants it done the other way, go to the other side of the line"?
I was suggested this web site by my cousin. I am not sure whether this post is written by him as nobody else recognize such unique approximately my trouble.
I've had this exact thought before as well. The question I have is what to do when personal preferences and beliefs impose externalities that cross the geographical boundaries, or when the beliefs/preferences require the holder to impose them on others.
In effect, this is what many of the (usually religious) subcultures are trying to do by moving to the desert in (often) west Texas or Utah – they want to live in peace and practice their beliefs the way they see fit. Mostly this seems to be a great solution, but is there a point where those beliefs can be imposed on others (or even on those in the subculture who don't want to be) to the point where an external force has a moral responsibility to step in?
If there were dozens of Jewish countries, as there are Christian, he would have a better point. I suppose the Israelis could adopt a cantonal system like Switzerland, so that one of the cantons could observe every jot of the Sabbath but Israel has other things to worry about.
Within a few generations we will be able to mass produce O'Neill Cylinders which will allow almost every minority to have their own nation. But I think this community might have a problem – both because in a space colony you probably will need somebody on duty all the time & because the timing of the Sabbath in space will produce yet more schisms.
This is the part where he buys some land and establishes his own rules on his own land. Everyone's happy.


Several years ago, a scientist at Emory University introduced female capuchin monkeys to money. She gave them granite pebbles and taught them that if they surrendered a rock back to her, she would trade it for a piece of cucumber. Capuchins like cucumbers, and if that were the only deal available, they would trade rocks for cucumber slices almost every time.
The researcher then placed two monkeys in cages next to each other so they could see the bargain made by the capuchin next door. The primatologist approached one monkey and made the standard trade: a pebble for a piece of cucumber. Next, the scientist approached the second monkey and exchanged the pebble not for a cucumber slice, but for a grape. Capuchins like grapes more than they like cucumber slices.
As logical as the need for fairness may be, feelings of being used are often at the heart of what destroys a working relationship.
Seeing another monkey get a better reward for the same action, the first capuchin often got upset. She might "go on strike," refusing to make the exchange in future rounds. She might refuse to eat the cucumber piece even though she paid a pebble to acquire it, and if she hadn't seen the grape trade, she would certainly have eaten it. In extreme cases, she might throw a small fit "such as tossing the token or reward out of the test chamber."
Behaving this way is irrational. The aggrieved monkey didn't hurt anyone but herself by refusing to trade rocks for food or by throwing away cucumbers she otherwise would have eaten. So why did she do it?
"Capuchin monkeys," wrote the authors of the study, "seem to measure reward in relative terms, comparing their own rewards with those available, and their own efforts with those of others. They respond negatively . . . if a partner gets a better deal." Academics call this phenomenon "inequality aversion" or "distributive justice." You might call it evenhandedness, doing right by the other person, or just plain fairness. If fairness is essential for a capuchin monkey, it must be more important and more basic to humans than we realize.
Are both of you getting "grapes"?
We share the workload fairly between us.
We do not have to keep track of who does what and who gets credit for what.
We see each other as equals -- one is not better than the other.
Your partnership has little chance of succeeding unless both of you believe it is fair. On a scale from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"), it takes an average above 3.6 on these statements to reach the range considered "good." Only respondents who strongly agree to all three statements have excellent alliances.
Particularly at the beginning of a working relationship, colleagues cannot avoid making comparisons between their own rewards and those of their counterpart as they decide how earnestly to maintain the collaboration. Even if you have no formal authority over the pay, promotion, or recognition of your collaborator, you should make sure he gets a fair deal. If you are getting grapes, you have a responsibility to make sure your counterpart is getting something better than cucumbers.
On one level, fairness is just common sense. Imagine what would happen if a mother asked her two young children to work together to pick up their toys and then rewarded one child with an apple and the other with an ice cream cone. Moms understand fairness, and they know that "active rejection" from toddlers wouldn't be any more civilized than it would be from monkeys. "Any parent with two or more children needs no formal analysis to be persuaded of the importance of distributive justice," observed one pair of scientists.
As logical as the need for fairness may be, feelings of being used are often at the heart of what destroys a working relationship. This is especially true when one of the two people has the ability to impose terms on the other. When Gallup asked people whether they and their manager share the workload fairly between them, the answers tilted dramatically toward the negative end of the scale. Nearly one-third strongly disagreed. Only 16% strongly agreed.
Without any knowledge of terms like "distributive justice" and "inequality aversion," children quickly learn a series of conventions to maintain fairness. How should they split a piece of chocolate cake? One girl should cut it; the other gets to choose her half. Who gets to go first in a board game? Highest roll of the die starts. How do they choose teams for football? Two captains alternate drafting players. Who gets to ride in the front seat first? "Rock, paper, scissors -- shoot!" Kids know the game will fall apart without these mechanisms. The offended player will announce, "That's not fair!" take his marbles, and storm home.
Worries about fairness arise immediately at the prospect of teaming up with someone else. One high school freshman was stunned when her father told her to expect a teacher to one day team her up with someone else on a term paper. "Do they really do that? What if you have to do all the work?" she asked. "What happens if they pair you up with someone who's a really bad writer and won't do anything?"
There is no evidence that adults outgrow a desire for equity and fair play when they leave the classroom for the cubicle. Although they may paper over their reactions because of office politics, posturing, or waiting for the opportunity to even the score, everyone harbors an inner monkey. Adults may be less likely to whine, throw vegetables, or have a public meltdown, but their responses when asked about getting too much of the work or too little of the reward betray the same kinds of feelings.
Our project required the viewing of hundreds of slides and creating lectures that would go with them. I did about 80% of the work.
"Our project required the viewing of hundreds of slides and creating lectures that would go with the slides," one respondent told Gallup. "I found myself doing about 80% of the work. Since my evaluation was dependent on it, I felt I had to get it done even if I had to do most of the work myself. What it all comes down to is a sense of equity. If two people either work together or divide the work evenly, everything will be fine." She was so frustrated by the experience that she could not write they had "worked together" without putting the phrase in quotes.
When both people in a partnership work equally hard and split the rewards, comments from teammates sound much different: "My lab partner in my last biology class and I worked very well together. We were both good in the subject and good students, so there wasn't one person doing all the work. Neither of us had anything to prove or any ego wrapped up in the assignments, so we didn't care who did what. We were just laid-back. We both got A's in the class."
The wisest partners understand that all the maturity and diplomacy they display hides a core of more primitive reactions. In stressful circumstances, even when decisions are made fairly, comrades' emotions can threaten to derail the relationship.
In 1908, legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton and three other men on an Antarctic expedition -- all four of them nearly starving -- came upon a site where other expedition members had dropped three small pieces of chocolate and a piece of dog biscuit. Their established method for distributing food was for one man to turn his back while another pointed to a portion and asked, "Whose?" Because the man with his back turned could not see which portion he was assigning, the decisions were random -- they were fair. This time, Shackleton got the piece of dog biscuit.
Although he was credited by all his men with incredible toughness and restraint, Shackleton confided in his journal his base motives just below the surface: "I was unlucky enough to get the bit of biscuit, and a curious unreasoning anger took possession of me for a moment at my bad luck. It shows how primitive we have become."
eBay founder Pierre Omidyar made an important equitable gesture when he brought Jeff Skoll on board as his partner in 1996. The men needed to decide how to divide ownership in the new business. Skoll, a Stanford MBA, made involved calculations of the value of the company and the contributions of the two partners. "He had all sorts of analyses," said the founder. Rather than strain at the details, they decided to use a simpler approach suggested by Omidyar. He estimated the work he performed before Skoll arrived to be worth 15% of the company's value. They split the rest evenly.
The sense of internal justice, although difficult to delineate in complex real-life interactions, is nonetheless fundamental for effectively working together. It can be taken for granted when present, but its absence will destroy your shared work. We are all simply grown-up, more civilized versions of the children we were decades ago, negotiating the rules of a sandlot baseball game or trading mowing the lawn one day for doing the paper route the next.
We adults usually aren't as explicit, but research indicates we also disengage and retreat if we feel as if someone is taking advantage of us. Much as the monkeys will throw an apparently self-destructive fit to protest unfairness, people also do irrational things when others violate their sense of justice. In a partnership, it's not what's smart or what's logical that matters, but what's equitable. The emotional reactions of collaborators drive them toward interacting fairly or not interacting at all.