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Joan Swirsky
The president who hates his country
By Joan Swirsky
In the last century, the impassioned words and actions of patriots like Winston Churchill — along with America's heroic help and sacrifice — saved Europe. The eloquence and actions of "I've been to the mountaintop" Martin Luther King Jr. brought America to an unprecedented level of social justice. The peerless oratory and tireless diplomacy of the man who would become Israel's Foreign Minister, Abba Eban, convinced the entire world that after the wanton murder of six million Jews in the Holocaust, its straggling survivors deserved their own state of Israel. The inspiring words and decisive actions of President Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War, tore down the Berlin Wall, and restored economic prosperity to America. The efforts of these towering figures resulted in a more highly-evolved world.
We have also seen the opposite in totalitarian leaders like Hitler, Mussolini, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, Mao, and Saddam Hussein, among others, who exploited their masses, destroyed their economies, brought havoc, turbulence, grief, and massive death within and outside of their countries, and made the world a more dangerous and threatening place.
The one thing all of these virtuous and evil men had in common was love for their respective countries, in fact a burning passion that superseded all else. The virtuous believed in freedom and democracy. The evil believed in subjugation of their peoples and lifetime tenures for themselves in order to actualize their goals of conquering their eternal enemies — Americans and Jews.
Today, we have a new crop of inveterate America- and Jew-haters, among them the Marxist leader of Venezuela Hugo Chavez, Nicaragua's president Daniel Ortega, Iran's "death-to-America-and-Israel" study-in-abnormal-psychology Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the ever-sabotage-America and anti-Semitic "leaders" of the 22 Arab states that surround Israel.
I have either read about or observed firsthand all of these people. Yet in my decades of commenting on the political scene, I cannot recall a single leader of any country or regime who has ever spoken negatively of his country or tolerated others speaking ill of the land or the people he represented.
Bizarre and, yes, repugnant as it is to our essentially centrist country, America now has a president who has broken that time-honored tradition. Barack Obama, on the campaign trail and as the leader of the free world, is the first U.S. president to proclaim to anyone within earshot that he, like his wife, is not proud of his country, and is all-too-willing to offer serial apologies — for America! — to Americans and foreigners alike.
As Ed Lasky writes: "We know that during the campaign [Obama] warned that criticism of his wife was 'off-limits.' But criticism of America — well, that is fine."
We also know that during his run for the presidency, Obama expressed sneering condescension towards all those Bible-clasping, gun-owning yahoos who "cling" to those silly things, and that in Europe he consistently gave voice to America's supposed "sins." But all that pales in comparison to the clear contempt — looks more like hatred to me — that Obama feels for the United States of America and for its most revered founding document, the U.S. Constitution.
In just the first 100-days of his tenure, Obama's words and actions have demonstrated that he is no friend of the country he leads. This is only a smattering of what happened on his recent three-continent trip abroad and to Mexico:
In France, Obama told his audience that America "has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive" toward Europe.
In Prague, Obama — in true utopian-kindergarten fashion — pledged "with conviction" that America will "seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons." In other words, destroy big bad America's ability to defend itself!
In London, Obama made clear that the world's financial wealth was no longer made by those inferior leaders Roosevelt and Churchill, effectively ceding America's leading role in creating and sharing wealth to nations that have never measured up to our country's bountiful generosity or spirit of free-market entrepreneurship.
In Venezuela, Obama sat passively while the Marxist Chavez handed him an American-bashing book and delivered another revile-America speech, while never once rising to defend our country.
In Nicaragua, Obama again sat passively while the Marxist Ortega blamed the United States for a century of what he called terroristic U.S. aggression in Central America, again emitting not a whisper of defense on our country's behalf.
In Turkey, Obama said — incredibly and inaccurately — that America was not a Christian nation.
And in his recent trip to Mexico, Obama said that the escalating border violence was essentially America's fault.
Scan your memory. Can you think of any other leader in world history who so consistently badmouths his own country, or fails to defend it? I can't.
Wall Street Journal writer Dorothy Rabinowitz notes that Obama "had gone to Europe not as the voice of his nation, but as a missionary with a message of atonement for its errors. No sitting American president had ever delivered indictments of this kind while abroad, or for that matter at home. When [our allies] see Obama's moral equivalence, they realize they are on their own and must cut their own deals to survive — understanding that multicultural trendiness is now a cynical cover for moral laxity and 'can't we all get along?'"
Historian Victor Davis Hanson also noticed something odd about Obama's apology tour. "Despite this fresh climate of atonement, there was a complete absence of a single apology from any other foreign leader...not a word came from Britain about colonialism...nothing from Germany on the Holocaust...not a peep from France about Algeria or Vietnam. Turkey was mum on the Armenian killings...Russia said nothing about the 30 million murdered by Stalin...Nothing came from China about the 70 million who perished under Mao...Mr. Medvedev said nothing about Putin's brutish rule...We saw no concrete evidence of any help — or hope and change — from any foreign leader. Zilch."
In addition, Hanson continues, "We hear nothing about our Gettysburg, or our entry into World War I. Iwo Jima and the Bulge are never alluded to. Drawing the line in Korea and forcing the end of the Soviet monstrosity are taboo subjects. That we pledged the life of New York for Berlin in the Cold War is unknown. Liberating Afghanistan and Iraq from the diabolical Taliban and Saddam Hussein is left unsaid. . . . Millions of Africans have been saved by George Bush's efforts at extending life-saving medicines to AIDS patients — but again, this is never referenced."
Blogger James Lewis says that Obama's "obsessive need to put down his own country shows a stunningly ignorant man who has evidently never spoken to a concentration camp survivor, a Cuban refugee, a boat person from Vietnam, a Soviet dissident, or a survivor of Mao's purges."
And Media Research Center's Brent Bozell adds, "Obama 'gets' the America-haters."
ABANDONING ALLIES, EMBRACING ENEMIES
"If you are a longtime enemy of the United States, count on a grand reception from the Obama administration. All is forgiven and, worse, forgotten," write Dick Morris and Eileen McGann. "But if you have a track record as an ally or friend, you won't get the right time of day."
Of course, apologists for Obama & Co. point to "progress" in our foreign policy, ignoring, as Caroline Glick points out, that "America's betrayal of its democratic allies makes each of them more vulnerable to aggression at the hands of their enemies — enemies the Obama administration is now actively attempting to appease." Glick lays out the cold hard facts:
Obama abrogated America's strategic commitment to the defense of our ally Japan when his administration reacted to North Korea's ballistic missile test by saying the U.S. would only shoot the missile down if it targeted U.S. territory.
Obama slapped our ally India when he refused to make ending Pakistan's support for jihadist terror groups attacking India a central component of its strategy for contending with Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Obama failed to assure our ally Iraq that democracy and freedom will be secured before U.S. forces are withdrawn next year.
Obama de facto abandoned our allies in Eastern Europe when he announced his intention to forge a new alliance with Russia. "The Czech, Polish, Georgian and Ukrainian governments," Glick says, "were quick to recognize that Obama's strong desire to curry favor with the Kremlin and weaken his own country will imperil their ability to withstand Russian aggression."
Obama "is sacrificing the U.S.'s alliance with our ally Israel "in a bid to appease the Arabs and Iran by supporting the immediate establishment of a Palestinian state," which, Glick warns, "requires Israel to commit national suicide in exchange for 'peace.'" Obama also made clear "that from the administration's perspective, an Israeli strike that prevents Iran from becoming a nuclear power is less acceptable than a nuclear-armed Iran." In addition, Obama sent Hamas $900 million of foreign aid, "channeled through the UNRWA, a United Nations front filled with Hamas operatives"
Obama slapped our ally England when he returned the bust of Winston Churchill to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Obama slapped our ally Colombia and its president Alvaro Uribe when he refused to submit the free trade deal with Bogota to the Senate.
"What a great time to be our enemy!" Glick exclaims. "What a terrible time to be our friend!"
And speaking about appeasing Iran, the Obama administration recently asked a federal judge to throw out a $6.6-billion class-action lawsuit against Iran filed by 52 American diplomats and military officials held hostage for more than a year at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran 30 years ago. Nothing like selling out Americans to make brownie points with a bloodthirsty dictator!
Barry Rubin explains: "Friends, especially in Europe, are pleased, applaud, but then add that they don't have to give this guy anything because he is all apologies and no toughness. They like the fact that he is all carrots and no sticks. If, however, they are states more at risk...they worry that they cannot rely on the United States to help and defend them. Enemies or potential rivals...say that this guy is weak and defeated. He apologizes, offers unconditional engagements, and promises concessions...they'll eat the carrots and, if possible, their neighbors as well."
NY Post writer Ralph Peters, a former military intelligence officer, sums up the hate-America core tenets of the "Obama Doctrine" as follows: (1) We're to blame, (2) Problems can be negotiated away, (3) Problems that can't be talked out can be bought off, (4) Islamist terrorism doesn't exist, (5) It's all our fault, (6) Israel's the obstacle to Middle East peace, (7) Our nukes threaten world peace and we need to get rid of them, (8) Our military is dangerous, (9) Our intelligence services are even more dangerous than our military, (10) It's only torture if we do it, and (11) Blame President George W. Bush.
Obama is clearly not satisfied with threatening the safety of our tried-and-true allies abroad. He is also determined to undermine the bedrock foundation of America's security — our military and intelligence agencies. By disclosing interrogation memos — and planning to release photographs associated with military probes into prisoner abuse — he has betrayed every heroic person who risks his or her life for our country, and unforgivably given aid-and-comfort to enemies who seethe with virulent anti-Americanism and lust for our demise. And in the Department of Homeland Security's infamous memo, he has called members of our military, among others, potential domestic terrorists!
"After September 1th, the general outcry was, 'Why don't we have better overseas capabilities?'" said Porter Goss, director of the CIA from September 2004 to May 2006. "I fear that in the years to come, this refrain will be heard again. It is certainly not trust that is fostered when intelligence officers are told one day 'I have your back,' only to learn a day later that a knife is being held to it."
How horrifying to contemplate that it is the President of the United States himself who is wielding that back-stabbing knife!
QUESTIONING OBAMA'S PATRIOTISM
Before the November election, legal scholar Henry Mark Holzer wrote — and scrupulously documented — a stunning indictment of Obama in which he stated that Obama's repeatedly professed claim to be a patriot is "a fraud on the American people — and an insult to the countless true patriots who, for over two hundred years, have loved and loyally and zealously supported the United States of America."
"Patriots," Holzer concluded, "don't associate with and derive sustenance from terrorists, America-haters and anti-Semites; they don't countenance fixed elections; they don't keep secrets from voters; they don't intimidate their enemies; they don't denigrate and degrade our military; they don't gratuitously interfere with their government's efforts to protect our country; and they don't disdain the symbol of this great nation, which for over two centuries men and women have fought and died: the American flag. Whatever Barack Obama is, we can be certain that he is no patriot!"
The events that have followed Obama's election, Holzer says, "have compounded the proof of the president's lack of patriotism," which he has recently spelled out in a follow-up article. A few of the many examples he provides of what "a patriotic American president does not do include:
Bankrupt this country and court massive inflation in order to implement his vision of a fascist/socialist nation.
Sit on his hands with a straight face while a South American thug insults his country.
Appoint America-haters to his cabinet.
Cozy up to a soon-to-be-nuclear-armed Iranian madman.
Impotently watch the probably-already-nuclear-armed North Korean Stalinists lob a ballistic missile across the Pacific.
Fail to stanch the flow of illegal aliens across the Mexican-United States border.
Cut the defense budget.
Strangle innovation during a serious recession by raising taxes.
Close Guantanamo Bay without a clue of how to handle the enemy combatants incarcerated there.
Publicly announce what measures military and CIA interrogators can use to extract information from terrorists.
Apologize to the world for what has made America great and grovel to persons, nations. and institutions unfit to shine our shoes!
Cede American sovereignty to the American-hating United Nations.
Defy the Second Amendment and a Supreme Court decision by making an end run that substantially reduces the supply of certain ammunition.
Repudiate the policy and practice of missile shield installation."
SOME DARE CALL IT TREASON
It is one thing to question a president's patriotism, but even more serious to accuse him of treason. In an open letter to Obama on Treason, Walter Francis Fitzpatrick, III (U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1975) minces no words in accusing the president of sending Army forces to Samson, Alabama, and Boston in violation of the Constitution. Here are excerpts of his letter:
"I have observed and extensively recorded invidious attacks by military-political aristocrats against the Constitution for twenty years. Now you have broken in and entered the White House by force of contrivance, concealment, conceit, and deceit. Posing as an imposter president and commander in chief, you have stripped civilian command and control over the military establishment....
"We come now to the reckoning. I accuse you and your military-political criminal assistants of TREASON. I name you and your military criminal associates as traitors. Your criminal ascension manifests a clear and present danger. You fundamentally changed our form of government. The Constitution no longer works....
"I identify you as a foreign-born domestic enemy. You are not my president. You are not my commander in chief."
Fitzpatrick is not alone. John Smith — http://johnsmith.blogtownhall.com/2009/04/25/obama_is_a_traitor.thtml — a blogger on www.Townhall.com, titled a recent article "Obama Is a Traitor." Commenting on the president's release of the "torture" memos, Smith says:
"Given the actions of Barack Obama in recent days, one has to wonder how many soon-to-be released State secrets have been gathered by radical left-wing traitors and hidden in the dark recesses of Washington, awaiting the Manchurian Candidate's command to publish them....
"The motivation for Obama's recent intentional disclosure of Top Secret CIA memoranda...was an act committed solely to increase his own political power through appeasement of the radical left...or was it ...guided by the twisted moral imperative uniquely embraced by the Left, which dictates that only those actions that serve to limit individual liberty, punish patriotism, and destroy the traditions and culture of the United States of America are good?...
"Were Obama's actions motivated by a deeply rooted desire to harm this Nation?...
"Article III of the Constitution defines Treason against the United States as '... levying War against them or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort....'
"Top Secret information is the highest level of classification that we have on a national level. By definition, such material, if made public, will cause "exceptionally grave damage" to national security...
"The willful disclosure of Top Secret information is an act of Treason against the United States....A sitting President of The United States of America has committed Treason."
Fitzpatrick and Smith are among a rising tide of voices — in and outside of the military — who have observed with growing horror Obama's proclivity to destroy our capitalist economic system, subvert the U.S. Constitution, endanger our military and intelligence services, and obsequiously embrace America's sworn enemies.
Dr. Jack Wheeler, a consummate Washington insider, goes one step further. "The evidence that the President of the United States is a traitor is mounting. The evidence that the President of the United States is a mortal danger to America's national security is mounting. The evidence that the President of the United States will not defend America from threats and insults from every two-bit fascist dictator in the world ...is not only mounting, it is overwhelming."
Writer Amy L. Geiger-Hammer states: "I do wonder if Obama should be called a traitor or just incompetent....does he ever talk about what a great country America is?"
And UK journalist Gerald Warner echoes that rising tide: "If al-Qaeda, the Taliban and the rest of the Looney Tunes brigade want to kick America to death, they had better move in quickly and grab a piece of the action before Barack Obama finishes the job himself. Never in the history of the United States has a president worked so actively against the interests of his own people — not even Jimmy Carter. Obama's problem is that he does not know who the enemy is. To him, the enemy does not squat in caves in Waziristan, clutching automatic weapons and reciting the more militant verses from the Koran: instead, it sits around at tea parties in Kentucky quoting from the US Constitution. "
IS AMERICA LOST?
Multiple lawsuits to find proof that Obama is constitutionally ineligible to be president are ongoing and will ultimately determine if he is an American or Kenyan or Indonesian or UK "natural-born" citizen. To date, he has spent over a million dollars blocking the suits about his still-missing birth certificate, and there is increasing evidence that the birth certificate attested to by FactCheck.org, FightTheSmears.org, and DailyKos.com are forgeries.. And of course we still have not seen Obama's Selective Service record, medical records, multiple visas, college transcripts, et al.
If Obama is proven to be the fraud and interloper many suspect, every one of his edicts, bills, laws, dictates, Supreme Court selections, et al, will be overturned , leaving America to cope with serious problems — under the leadership of the incomprehensible Joe Biden — but nothing approaching this hate-America president's far-left socialist domestic programs and appease-our-enemies foreign policy.
The huge national turnouts at the Tea Parties of April 15 were only the beginning of a movement that was spurred by ordinary Americans waking up to Obama's destruction of our economy, his attempts to reshape America into a banana republic, the grave damage he's inflicted on our military and intelligence services, and his unsavory predilection for embracing our enemies and apologizing non-stop for the most magnificent nation on earth.
In short, they are waking up to the president who hates his country.
Editor Charlotte Baker predicts that "the Tea Parties and other, more aggressive, protests will grow exponentially, and that the Obama juggernaut can and will be stopped." It's crucial, she says, "for all Americans to recall the history they learned in school — at least before the Left hijacked what used to be known as 'education.' The Europeans, Japanese and Russians were all taken over by one form or another of totalitarianism because their combined history was one of absolute rulers — kings, czars and 'divine' emperors. They were totally conditioned to tyranny.
"But the monstrous anti-American gang that rigged the voting system on November 4, 2008 — as they do routinely in Obama's Chicago Machine politics — to push Obama into We-the-People's White House, have shown — even before his inauguration — the kind of overreaching that arrogant tyrants always demonstrate. Hitler, Mao, Tojo and Stalin all got away with overreaching, but they weren't brutalizing Americans.
"Tolerating totalitarianism is simply not in the genetic code — the DNA — of Americans!", Baker adds. "Freedom and Liberty run in our blood!"
© Joan Swirsky
Joan Swirsky (www.joanswirsky.com) is a New York-based journalist and author who wrote for the NY Times for over 20 years. She has been writing columns on conservative issues for various internet sites for the past 30 years. She can be reached at joanswirsky@
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Home Travel Getaways Mardi Gras In Louisiana's Lake Charles: Set Your RV On Krewes Control
Mardi Gras In Louisiana's Lake Charles: Set Your RV On Krewes Control
Bobbie Hasselbring
Photographer: Bobbie Hasselbring
Elaborately costumed members of Mardi Gras krewes, or clubs, parade before the Royal Court and the public at the Royal Gala.
Many RVers head to Lake Charles in Southwest Louisiana for the gaming. After all, this community of more than 70,000 boasts three casinos. Others come to cruise the scenic 180-mile-long Creole Nature Trail, a designated All-American Road that leads travelers through prairies and bayou country and skirts the Gulf of Mexico. However, if you go during Mardi Gras season, you can have all that and one of the largest, most colorful and family-friendly Mardi Gras celebrations in the country.
"Throw me something, mister!" is frequently heard as crowds line the streets in downtown Lake Charles to catch shiny beads, doubloons, souvenir cups and other treasures tossed from floats blasting out foot-stomping music. The party officially gets started with the nighttime Merchants' Parade, one of seven parades held during the city's weeklong Mardi Gras celebration.
While there are plenty of RV parks, casinos and state parks where you can park your motorhome, those who want to be right in the middle of the Mardi Gras action pull their motorhomes into the parking lot of the Civic Center for a bird's-eye view of parade preparations. It's also just a quick stroll to the carnival rides and games next door. The Civic Center allows RVers to park for free and, while there's no electricity or water, generators do the trick and portable toilets are readily available. For several days, a vibrant RV community springs up with old and new friends alike firing up barbecues and sharing big pots of Cajun gumbo, jambalaya, grilled local fish and sausage.
Barbecuing is a big part of the impromptu RV community that springs up at the Lake Charles Civic Center.
After parking our motorhome, we met area locals who'd driven their RVs from surrounding towns and states such as Texas and Mississippi, as well as snowbirds from as far away as Minnesota and Québec. All of them are enjoying the Louisiana motto, "we all here together," spending hours in the comfort of camp chairs swapping stories, sharing food and drink, watching the festivities, and getting into the Mardi Gras spirit of "laissez les bon temps rouler" (let the good times roll).
We stroll the street where the more than 60 floats are getting ready to move out. I'd always wanted to ride in a Mardi Gras parade and try my hand at bead throwing. I'd arranged with the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau to hop a ride on its entry, a 40-foot alligator complete with Gator Gumbeaux, an energetic young man in a green alligator costume who's become a Louisiana symbol.
You can't visit Lake Charles without being inundated by Cajun culture, including flavorful food, fast-paced dance music and down-home friendliness. The Cajuns, also known as Acadians, are descendants of French Canadians who came from Canada and settled in the state's prairies and watery bayous and marshlands. The French influence is evident everywhere, from French phrases and names of landmarks and businesses to Mardi Gras celebrations.
Mardi Gras, the festive season between Jan. 12 and Easter, is believed to have been brought to America by French trappers, but its origins are ancient. Most historians believe many Mardi Gras traditions can be traced to the early Roman celebration of Lupercalia, a circus-like revelry honoring Lupercus, the god of fertility and agriculture. When the French came to the New World, they brought their Mardi Gras traditions along with them. Today, Mardi Gras is a huge party before the fasting season of Lent.
We scramble up a steep ladder onto the alligator float. Along the walls are large hooks hung with strands of sparkly beads in purple, green, red, gold, silver, blue and pink. There are also bags of coins, or doubloons, and plastic cups emblazoned with "Happy Mardi Gras" and "Let the good times roll." This is our "ammunition" – the goodies we'll toss to the crowds.
The Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau's alligator float is ready to launch in the Merchants' Parade.
"There's a technique to the toss," said Monte Hurby, a local volunteer and lifelong resident of Lake Charles. "You don't want to throw too close to the float or people jump into the street and it's dangerous. The best way is to catch someone's eye and try to toss right to them. And toss it high enough because the game is to catch it."
Hurby is wearing a selection of his own favorite beads from previous Mardi Gras celebrations. When I admire a colorful strand that's decorated with lifelike plastic alligator heads, he immediately takes it off and puts it around my neck. "That's for you," he said with a generosity we encounter over and over.
Dozens of floats line up in front and behind us. Some are decorated like pirate ships or circus acts. All pump out Cajun music from giant speakers and the air pulses with the competing strains and beats.
Shiny convertibles carry the Mardi Gras court – young girls, some only 5 or 6 years old, others teenagers – who wear big smiles for the crowds and even bigger tiaras and crowns that wink in the sunlight. It's an honor to be chosen for the Royal Court and, throughout the coming year, these young women will represent Lake Charles at Mardi Gras celebrations in other states and at local and regional fairs and festivals like the crawfish and rice festivals.
Suddenly, we're moving. We pass our new friends from the Civic Center's impromptu RV park. They've gathered their camp chairs under shady trees. They wave and we toss them beads. Joe, a full-timer originally from Maine, catches one of my first tosses and flashes me a thumbs up. Hey, this is fun.
We pull onto the main thoroughfare and into the throngs lining both sides of the street. "Toss me something," they shout, waving their arms, swaying to the pulsing music. Black, white, young, old, everybody wants beads. Some carry big umbrellas upside down and encourage us to toss goodies into them. Others, especially young boys, leap athletically into the air to snag treasures. Still others take a more sedate approach, sitting in chairs and waiting for the occasional string of beads to fly by. Several seniors use their canes to scoop up colorful strands that land on the ground nearby.
We toss beads and our other goodies out to the cheering crowd as quickly as we can. No matter how many we toss, the crowd waves and shouts, encouraging us to throw more. By the time we reach the end of the parade, many in the crowd are weighted down with thick collars of beads. Still they shout, dance and leap for more.
Between parades, we visit the Mardi Gras Museum, an impressive collection of costumes from past celebrations. Each year, more than 60 area krewes, or clubs, choose a theme and construct elaborate costumes. Some may choose an old-
Hollywood theme celebrating film stars of the past. Others might select a pirate or music theme. One year, a krewe chose "White Knights" and their costumes – all white satin, white feathers and shiny silver sequins – occupy a special corner in the museum. Complicated costumes are often designed and constructed by professionals and can cost as much as $10,000 each. Some incorporate "mantels," 10- to 15-foot-high pieces weighing as much as 60 pounds that are worn on the shoulders.
One evening, we join the crowds at the Royal Gala, a celebration held in the Civic Center auditorium that allows the public (for the bargain price of $5) to watch the krewes strut in their costumes as they pay homage to the Mardi Gras queens and princesses. It's a festive affair, with many groups reserving private tables and bringing in plenty of food and drink. The gala starts with the Krewe of the 12th Night in glittery red, yellow and green jester costumes dancing and twirling umbrellas. As they pass the Royal Court, each member bows or curtsies politely.
The groups also elect their own king and queen or duchess and duke and they're appropriately attired with crowns and elaborate capes with long trains befitting their royal stations.
During the show, the krewes parade and dance, thoroughly entertaining the cheering crowd. There's a couple in Fred and Wilma Flintstone costumes. Another krewe has opted for a western-wear theme. There's a krewe whose costumes are all red, white and blue stars and stripes, celebrating our armed forces. The Krewe of Illusions, whose theme is fairy tales, sport colorful feathered costumes with giant mantles, including Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White and Robin Hood. By the time the final krewes parade by, we're thoroughly dazzled.
On Fat Tuesday, the final day of Mardi Gras, we join some of our new friends in their tent along the parade route for some food and fun. A hot zydeco band churns out dance music and band member Harold Guillory gives us a zydeco dance lesson. (Zydeco is a blend of rhythm and blues and Afro-Caribbean sounds.)
"Dancing the zydeco is like making gumbo," Guillory told us. "It's water, seasoning, meat and roux. So it's water (step out one foot left), seasoning (step back in), meat (step to the back with the opposite leg) and roux (bring it back)."
He demonstrates the basic side-back steps and we stumble along trying to follow. Then he throws in some flourish. "Everybody makes gumbo differently," he said, as he smiles, twirls, shakes his hips and moves to the side. "So you can add your own style to the basic ingredients."
Men, women, kids, old and young – everybody dances to the infectious beat until we're light-headed and dripping with sweat. We're relieved when police sirens announce the start of the Krewe of Krewes parade and we hustle out to join the crowd. As the floats cruise by, they throw out beads, moon pies, Frisbees, coins and cups. Soon we're leaping and shouting, "Throw me something, mister!"
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In basketball, traveling is a violation that occurs when a player takes too many steps without dribbling the ball. Traveling is also called, predominantly in a streetball game, "walking" or "steps". If the pivot foot is lifted, a pass or try for made basket must be made before the pivot foot is replaced to the floor. In the NBA and FIBA, players are also given a "gather step".

In the NBA and FIBA, when a player has taken more than three steps without the ball being dribbled, a traveling violation is called. The NCAA and NFHS do not allow two steps. In 2018, FIBA revised the rule so that one can take a "gather step" before taking the two steps. A travel can also be called via carrying or an unestablished pivot foot. If the pivot foot of a player changes or moves, it is considered traveling.

In basketball

Definitions

NCAA
Rule 9, Section 5. Traveling

Art. 1. A player shall not travel with the ball.

Art. 2. Traveling occurs when a player holding the ball moves a foot or both feet in any direction in excess of prescribed limits described in this section.

Art. 3. A player who catches the ball with both feet on the playing court may pivot, using either foot. When one foot is lifted, the other is the pivot foot.

Art. 4. A player who catches the ball while moving or ends a dribble may stop and establish a pivot foot as follows:

a. When both feet are off the playing court and the player lands:
1. Simultaneously on both feet, either may be the pivot foot;
2. On one foot followed by the other, the first foot to touch shall be the pivot foot;
3. On one foot, the player may jump off that foot and simultaneously land on both, in which case neither foot can be the pivot foot.
b. When one foot is on the playing court:
1. That foot shall be the pivot foot when the other foot touches in a step;
2. The player may jump off that foot and simultaneously land on both, in which case neither foot can then be the pivot foot.

Art. 5. After coming to a stop and establishing the pivot foot:

a. The pivot foot may be lifted, but not returned to the playing court, before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal;
b. The pivot foot shall not be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble.

Art. 6. After coming to a stop when neither foot can be the pivot foot:

a. One or both feet may be lifted, but may not be returned to the playing court, before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal;
b. Neither foot shall be lifted, before the ball is released, to start a dribble.

Art. 7. It is traveling when a player falls to the playing court while holding the ball without maintaining a pivot foot.

NFHS
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) traveling rule is almost identical to the NCAA rule, with an additional article clarifying restrictions regarding a player holding the ball while on the floor.

NBA
Rule 10, Section XIII—Traveling

a. A player who receives the ball while standing still may pivot, using either foot as the pivot foot.

b. A player who receives the ball while he is progressing or upon completion of a dribble, may take two steps in coming to a stop, passing or shooting the ball. A player who receives the ball while he is progressing must release the ball to start his dribble before his second step.

The first step occurs when a foot, or both feet, touch the floor after gaining control of the ball.

The second step occurs after the first step when the other foot touches the floor, or both feet touch the floor simultaneously.

A player who comes to a stop on step one when both feet are on the floor or touch the floor simultaneously may pivot using either foot as his pivot. If he jumps with both feet he must release the ball before either foot touches the floor.

A player who lands with one foot first may only pivot using that foot.

A progressing player who jumps off one foot on the first step may land with both feet simultaneously for the second step. In this situation, the player may not pivot with either foot and if one or both feet leave the floor the ball must be released before either returns to the floor.

c. In starting a dribble after (1) receiving the ball while standing still, or (2) coming to a legal stop, the ball must be out of the player's hand before the pivot foot is raised off the floor.

d. If a player, with the ball in his possession, raises his pivot foot off the floor, he must pass or shoot before his pivot foot returns to the floor. If he drops the ball while in the air, he may not be the first to touch the ball.

e. A player who falls to the floor while holding the ball, or while coming to a stop, may not gain an advantage by sliding.

f. A player who attempts a field goal may not be the first to touch the ball if it fails to touch the backboard, basket ring or another player.

g. A player is not allowed to be the first to touch his own pass unless the ball touches his backboard, basket ring or another player.

h. Upon ending his dribble or gaining control of the ball, a player may not touch the floor consecutively with the same foot (hop).

Enforcement
According to some observers, enforcement of the rule as written is not necessarily rigorous in the NBA, and traveling violations are often overlooked.

FIBA

Article 25 of the FIBA Official Basketball Rules 2018:

25.1 Definition

25.1.1. Traveling is the illegal movement of one foot or both feet beyond the limits outlined in this article, in any direction, while holding a live ball on the playing court.

25.1.2. A pivot is the legal movement in which a player who is holding a live ball on the playing court steps once or more than once in any direction with the same foot, while the other foot, called the pivot foot, is kept at its point of contact with the floor.

25.2. Rule

25.2.1. Establishing a pivot foot by a player who catches a live ball on the playing court:
 A player who catches the ball while standing with both feet on the floor:
 The moment one foot is lifted, the other foot becomes the pivot foot.
 To start a dribble, the pivot foot may not be lifted before the ball is released from the hand(s).
 To pass or shoot for a field goal, the player may jump off a pivot foot, but neither foot may be returned to the floor before the ball is released from the hand(s).
 A player who catches the ball while he is progressing, or upon completion of a dribble, may take two steps in coming to a stop, passing or shooting the ball:
 If, after receiving the ball, a player shall release the ball to start his dribble before his second step.
 The first step occurs when one foot or both feet touch the floor after gaining control of the ball.
 The second step occurs after the first step when the other foot touches the floor or both feet touch the floor simultaneously.
 If the player who comes to a stop on his first step has both feet on the floor or they touch the floor, simultaneously he may pivot using either foot as his pivot foot. If he then jumps with both feet, no foot may return to the floor before the ball is released from the hand(s).
 If a player lands with one foot he may only pivot using that foot.
 If a player jumps off one foot on the first step, he may land with both feet simultaneously for the second step. In this situation, the player may not pivot with either foot. If one foot or both feet then leave the floor, no foot may return to the floor before the ball is released from the hand(s).
 If both feet are off the floor and the player lands on both feet simultaneously, the moment one foot is lifted the other foot becomes the pivot foot.
 A player may not touch the floor consecutively with the same foot or both feet after ending his dribble or gaining control of the ball.

25.2.2. A player falling, lying or sitting on the floor:
 It is legal when a player falls and slides on the floor while holding the ball or, while lying or sitting on the floor, gains control of the ball.
 It is a violation if the player then rolls or attempts to stand up while holding the ball.

Penalty
The ball becomes dead and a throw-in is awarded to the opposing team out of bounds nearest the point where the violation took place under NCAA and NFHS rules. Under NBA rules, the ball is awarded to the opposing team at the nearest spot but no closer to the baseline than the free throw line extended.

Example
 Any action where the pivot foot is lifted and returned to the floor, or dragged along the floor.
 Lifting the pivot foot, taking multiple steps, or shuffling the feet before starting a dribble.
 While holding the ball, jumping and returning to the floor without releasing the ball.

 NCAA and NFHS only: Falling to the floor while holding the ball, even if it was caught while airborne.

Clarifications
 It is impossible to travel while dribbling. The height of the dribble or number of steps taken per dribble is irrelevant.
 It is impossible to travel during a throw-in. While there are space restrictions for a throw-in, the thrower is not required to maintain a pivot foot or observe any of the other restrictions of the traveling rule.
 A player must have control of the ball to travel. For instance, a player who bobbles a pass may well take several steps legally—the traveling rule is not in effect until he has secured control of the ball.
 A player who dives and catches a loose ball on the floor may legally slide as far as his momentum carries him. This is not a travel. However, once he stops he may not roll over or attempt to stand.
 Lifting the pivot foot alone does not constitute a travel; a player may pass, shoot, or request a timeout in that position. It is a travel once the foot is returned to the floor, or if a dribble is started.
 In the NBA, a player who attempts a field goal may not be the first to touch the ball if it fails to touch the backboard, basket ring or another player. In college (NCAA) rules, there is no longer possession or team control once the ball is in flight for a shot attempt. It is up to the referee's discretion as to whether or not a legitimate field goal attempt was made. In high school (NFHS) rules, being the first to touch the ball in one of the previously described situations is not specifically defined as a traveling violation. Alternatively, such action is not specifically described as being legal play. Thus, while the NBA has defined this action as traveling, and NCAA rules have language that may be interpreted as the opposite, NFHS rules do not comment on such action, leaving any ruling completely to the discretion of the official judges.

In netball
Netball rules do not permit players to let their landing foot touch the ground again if it is lifted at all while in possession of the ball, so players can take  steps while holding the ball. Pivoting does not count as a step. Players are entitled to balance on the other foot if the landing foot is lifted. An infraction of this rule is usually called traveling (or steps) as in basketball.

IFNA Rule 14.3 states:
A player in possession of the ball may not:-
(i) drag or slide the landing foot;
(ii) hop on either foot;
(iii) jump from both feet and land on both feet unless the ball has been released before landing.

A free pass is awarded to the opposing team where the infringement occurred.

In korfball
In korfball, either foot can be used as pivot, no matter which foot touches the ground first. This means that in practice, one can take  steps, e.g. landing on the right foot, putting down the left and displacing the right. The left foot is the pivot in this case. The left foot can then be lifted, but may not be repositioned.

See also
Euro step

References

Basketball penalties

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Heather Williams Potter, Artistic Director of the Charlotte Children's Choir, served as Associate Conductor for 13 years prior to her appointment as Artistic Director. Additionally, she serves as the Director of Traditional Music at Covenant Presbyterian Church. As an active clinician, Dr. Potter frequently conducts treble ensembles for music conferences, festivals, and honor choirs and presents children's choir training workshops. She is a Past President of the Choristers Guild National Board and serves on the advisory board for the Choristers Guild Institute. She has served the American Choral Directors Association as the North Carolina and the Southern Division Repertoire and Standards Chair for Children and Youth Community Choirs. Dr. Potter holds degrees in music education and choral conducting from Furman University, Arizona State University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In addition, she has completed Level III in the Choral Music Experience certification course and holds Choristers Guild Children's Choir Leadership certification. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, Kenney, and their children Syl and Calvin.


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Q: ShapelyDeprecationWarnings and the use of "geoms" Some lines to look up geographical information by given pair of coordinates, referenced from https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/254869/projecting-google-maps-coordinate-to-lookup-country-in-shapefile.
import geopandas as gpd
from shapely.geometry import Point

pt = Point(8.7333333, 53.1333333)

# countries shapefile from
# http://thematicmapping.org/downloads/world_borders.php
folder = 'C:\\My Documents\\'

data = gpd.read_file(folder + 'TM_WORLD_BORDERS-0.3.shp')

for index, row in data.iterrows():
    poly = row['geometry']
    if poly.contains(pt):
        print (row)

#  ---------- Print out as -----------------------------------
FIPS                                                        GM
ISO2                                                        DE
ISO3                                                       DEU
UN                                                         276
NAME                                                   Germany
AREA                                                     34895
POP2005                                               82652369
REGION                                                     150
SUBREGION                                                  155
LON                                                      9.851
LAT                                                      51.11
geometry     (POLYGON ((8.710255000000018 47.69680799999997...
Name: 71, dtype: object

It works but prints out paragraphs of ShapelyDeprecationWarnings:
C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\dtypes\inference.py:384: ShapelyDeprecationWarning: Iteration over multi-part geometries is deprecated and will be removed in Shapely 2.0. Use the `geoms` property to access the constituent parts of a multi-part geometry.
  iter(obj)  # Can iterate over it.
C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\dtypes\inference.py:385: ShapelyDeprecationWarning: __len__ for multi-part geometries is deprecated and will be removed in Shapely 2.0. Check the length of the `geoms` property instead to get the  number of parts of a multi-part geometry.
  len(obj)  # Has a length associated with it.
C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pandas\io\formats\printing.py:120: ShapelyDeprecationWarning: Iteration over multi-part geometries is deprecated and will be removed in Shapely 2.0. Use the `geoms` property to access the constituent parts of a multi-part geometry.
  s = iter(seq)
C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pandas\io\formats\printing.py:124: ShapelyDeprecationWarning: __len__ for multi-part geometries is deprecated and will be removed in Shapely 2.0. Check the length of the `geoms` property instead to get the  number of parts of a multi-part geometry.
  for i in range(min(nitems, len(seq)))
C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pandas\io\formats\printing.py:128: ShapelyDeprecationWarning: __len__ for multi-part geometries is deprecated and will be removed in Shapely 2.0. Check the length of the `geoms` property instead to get the  number of parts of a multi-part geometry.
  if nitems < len(seq):

To update the above code to avoid ShapelyDeprecationWarnings, I've tried to replace "for index, row in data.iterrows()" to "for index, row in data.geoms", and "poly = row['geometry']" to "poly = row.geoms". Neither worked.
What's the right way to update the code to avoid ShapelyDeprecationWarnings?

A: Let's start by examining the geometry column with data.geometry. This reveals that the geometry contains normal polygons and multipolygons.
0      MULTIPOLYGON (((-61.68667 17.02444, -61.88722 ...
1      POLYGON ((2.96361 36.80222, 4.78583 36.89472, ...
...

New answer
The error is only caused by Geopandas doing some operations on the row when we are trying to print it. A row is a pandas.Series object.
Simple solution is to temporarily drop the geometry column from the dataframe, before we retrieve a single row for printing.
for index, row in data.iterrows():
    poly = row['geometry']
    if poly.contains(pt):
        print(data.drop(columns='geometry')
                  .iloc[[row.name]]
                  .iloc[0])

Old answer
The geoms property only exists on MULTIPOLYGONS.
Thus you have to adjust your code to deal with this accordingly:
for index, row in data.iterrows():

    results = []

    if hasattr(row.geometry, "geoms"):
        for part in row.geometry.geoms:
            if part.contains(pt):
                results.append(row)

    elif row.geometry.contains(pt):
        results.append(row)

    else:
        pass

    for row in results:
        print(data.drop(columns='geometry').iloc[[row.name]].iloc[0])

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Grab some binoculars and keep your eyes peeled for American Woodcocks, Eastern Phoebes and more.
Pigeons aren't the only birds that call New York home and, for a short time, more than 100 species of birds will fly through the city as part of a yearly migration.
David Barrett, the creator of Manhattan Bird Alert, which shares news of rare birds (and, of course, the popular Mandarin duck in Central Park) on Twitter, said spring migration is a great opportunity to see a variety of fowl. Spring migration peaks around the first or second week of May then slows down until its end in early June, Barrett said. Migration picks up again in the summer when shore birds return.
Barrett credited the Mandarin duck with sparking interest in bird watching in general.
What birds are in New York City right now?
We have a mix of birds right now. We have ducks that have been lingering in the area most of the winter — they're some of the most colorful birds right now. They're abundant and they're easy to see. They're in water bodies, like the Central Park Reservoir. The pond is very interesting because that has the Mandarin duck and there are other ducks there too. Watching ducks are fun and easy because ducks are big. You can use binoculars, but you might not need to. Birds that [are] around all year are like American Robins, Blue Jays. … They're always around.
What birds specifically come around in the spring?
The birds that really get birders excited are migrants, the birds that come through New York only in migration, they do not live here. In fact, they stay here maybe for only a day or two, or three days at a time. … We've already had a few species of migrant birds pass through, most popular the American Woodcocks. They're fun to see, they look different from other birds: they're small, rotund, and on the ground. They walk around the hedges, they probe for earthworms, it's fun to see. Those are really popular because they fly all over the city. Another bird that is showing up right now is the Eastern Phoebe, it's a small fly catcher so you see it in parks. Over the next two weeks there will be more of them.
What can a bird watching novice do to prepare?
There's a lot to learn about it. The first tip is get binoculars. Birds are small, and even the large ones tend to be further away sometimes. ... The perching birds, they're smaller, they're harder to see and you definitely want binoculars to see those. To get a good look at those, you want to go into the more forested areas of Central Park, like the North Woods, the Great Hill, the Central Park Ramble. There's so much to learn because we will get a lot of species coming through — we'll get over 100 new species coming through between now and the beginning of June.
You need to arm yourself with some knowledge to enjoy this completely. There are many guidebooks to birds, … [but] you want something that narrows down the selection. For that purpose, there is an app that is really good: the Merlin [Bird ID] app. … It will narrow down the selection of birds that are likely based on the location you give it, and it can show them by abundance. That's really helpful.
The Mandarin duck sparked a lot of curiosity in bird-watching. How is the duck doing?
The Mandarin duck is doing great, he has been there nearly every day so far this year. He looks great, he looks the same as always. He has a personality, he's very feisty, he doesn't let the other ducks push him around. He likes to guard his territory. Ducks have a lot of time to play, so they're fun to watch. … The mystery behind the Mandarin duck that got people excited [is] because they didn't know where he came from. There's also his beauty, it's just a striking duck that looks different from all the other ducks on the pond. The third thing that's kept the interest going is the Mandarin duck's personality. He embodies the free spirit that people admire about him.


The 8th Annual Taste of the Kingdom, a Green Mountain Farm-to-School (GMFTS) fundraiser, will be taking place February 24 at Jay Peak Resort starting at 6 PM. Tickets to celebrate the best food and drink the Northeast Kingdom has to offer are on sale now at www.GreenMountainFarmtoSchool.org/events.
The 8th Annual Taste of the Kingdom will feature over 25 vendors from Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Guests will be able to enjoy the chance to sample custom-created, seasonally inspired small plates prepared by the region's top chefs, as well as a selection of fine, local desserts, wine, crafts beer, spirits, and cider. The evening will include a silent auction and live music. All proceeds will support Green Mountain Farm-to-School and its work to promote the health of Vermont's children, farms, and communities.
The Burlington-based jazz, fusion band, Eight 02, will be headlining the 8th Annual Taste of the Kingdom. Tickets for the event are $50 per adult, $85 per couple, and $25 per child. They can be purchased atwww.GreenMountainFarmtoSchool.org/Events.
For updates on the farms, restaurants, and producers that will be featured in the 8th Annual Taste of the Kingdomfollow us on social media; Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Follow along with the conversation at #TOK16 and#EatYourNeighbors.


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Central Florida company developing device to do blood tests in space
By Lara Greenberg
Device would allow for blood tests in space
For years, astronauts have conducted blood tests on themselves while at the International Space Station but the samples must be shipped back to earth for full analysis. A new device would change that.
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - A Central Florida company is helping to solve an out-of-this-world problem. It came up with a tiny device that would allow astronauts to do blood tests in space.
For years, the company Imec has been working on a compact, lens-free microscope. Now, the tiny device could be heading to space.
"Definitely the interest of NASA is super exciting for all of us. All the researchers are really excited to get these tests going," said Dr. Veerle Reumers, the research and development manager at Imec.
The prototype is being worked on in Osceola County's Neo-city, an up-and-coming technology area. The device gives you the ability to do your own blood samples and get immediate results.
"We can actually see how many red blood cells, how many white blood cells are in the sample," Dr. Reumers said.
All the work starts with a little cartridge. It's actually a chip inside that tests your blood and reads it for you.
"It's just a finger prick. You can put the sample on the device and it will run everything automatically," said Dr. Reumers, just by putting the cartridge in the microscope and plugging the microscope into your computer.
Developers say astronauts take blood samples every few days, but right now those samples have to be shipped back to Earth for testing. That can take time.
"So there's actually no analysis being done," Dr. Reumbers said.
That's why Imec recently received a grant from NASA to test the device in a parabolic flight, which is a reduced-gravity flight, to see how and if it works in zero gravity. If it does, NASA wants it.
The test is set to happen in the next 18 months. If proven successful, the little microscope could travel thousands of miles away and potentially save lives in space.
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Hidden costs of solar panels
Research by the Electricity Supply Association has shown that the rip-off-your-neighbour solar scheme is costing those long-suffering neighbours over 1 billion dollars a year. As well as receiving a ridiculously high feed-in tariff for solar power, panel owners also avoid a large share of network costs.
SOLAR panels are costing those without them more than $1 billion a year.
New research by the Energy Supply Association of Australia reveals that the one million households with solar panels are avoiding network charges of $340 million a year - and rising.
The ESAA analysis has also found that "feed-in-tariff'' (FiT) schemes are adding $680 million a year.
In both instances, these costs are predominantly met by households that have not been able to afford to install solar.
Reflecting this, academics' research for AGL has argued that the rage in rooftop installations has delivered the greatest benefit to wealthier households - at the expense of the poorest.
While the flaws in many states' feed-in tariffs have become well-known, the ESAA says in a new discussion paper that the $340 million impost relating to avoided network charges is a "hidden cost''.
It is currently adding $30 a year to others' bills, but this could surge to $300 a year over the next decade.
"Because solar customers generate their own electricity when the sun shines, they take less from the grid. Under the current tariff setup, this means they pay a lot less, even though they may cost the network more than non-solar customers,'' the ESAA discussion paper says.
"Unless we find a fairer way to charge for our networks, households without solar will be paying even more in network charges in the years ahead.''
To support its argument the ESAA uses an example of a hypothetical household that installs a 4 kilowatt rooftop system. This household's network charge falls from $464 to $178 - a drop of 62 per cent.
But, the ESAA says, "the costs of providing the network are mostly the same or even more expensive as a result of rooftop solar energy''.
"To recover the real costs of operating the grid, network businesses adjust their charges so those without solar pay higher power bills.''
The poor in society subsidizing the wealthier.
It's the same for electric cars.
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1 billion dollars a year. As well as receiving a ridiculously high feed-in tariff for solar power, panel owners also avoid a large share of network costs. Solar Panels Bristol
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Q: whats the difference between stratus and flash media server 4 I want to create a simple video chat application using rtmfp the new p2p feature. It's available in flash media server 4 and using stratus, I've only been able to find tutorials on stratus. So my question is if I want to use the p2p feature in flash media server 4 do I have to signup for stratus and use its api or does fms 4 have its own api?

A: What is your goal? If you need to make just a videochat, you can use FMS only, without stratus. Just connect to server, perform connection accept on serverside, and then you can use publish and play methods of NetStream class. But if you want to perform videochat through p2p, than you do not need FMS (because the main idea of p2p - communication without server), but still you can use FMS for managing clients, and perform video streaming through stratus.


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Home/Uncategorized/Taunton Woman Arrested For Assaulting 2 Year Old Stepson Is Admin For Facebook Mommy's Group, Recently Bragged About Getting Custody From DCF
Taunton Woman Arrested For Assaulting 2 Year Old Stepson Is Admin For Facebook Mommy's Group, Recently Bragged About Getting Custody From DCF
Yesterday the Brockton Enterprise reported on a very disturbing story involving child abuse in Taunton.
A Taunton woman is being held without bail after being arrested this week for what police say was a brutal assault on the 2-year-old son of her boyfriend. Alanna Taylor, 27, was arrested on a warrant five days after the incident at her Somerset Avenue apartment. She's charged with one count of assault and battery on a child resulting in serious bodily injury. Police say the child underwent a five-hour operation last Wednesday at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence to treat a brain bleed and reduce pressure on the brain. The boy initially was listed in critical condition after being flown by medical helicopter from Taunton's Morton Hospital, police said.
Police say Taylor told them in an interview at police headquarters that the child injured himself when he fell off the toilet and hit his head on the bathtub. She allegedly told police that he "loves to eat and got excited" when he heard her say the word "lunch." But a written assessment from the hospital included in court documents tells a different story. The head injury, in particular, it states, is not consistent with a simple, accidental fall and instead "is consistent with greater blunt-force trauma directly to his head." Other injuries, including bruising to the child's buttocks and ear, "are consistent with inflicted injuries and a diagnosis of child physical abuse," according to the hospital assessment.
"This evaluation is consistent with life-threatening inflicted injury and child physical abuse," it further states.
Taylor allegedly told police that shortly after the child apparently banged his head on the bathtub, he "didn't seem right … his eyes rolled back in his head and he became quiet." The hospital assessment states that when the boy arrived in the emergency department he had "significantly altered mental status requiring immediate neurological intervention." By the next night, the assessment states, the child was conscious and allegedly told a medical student in his room that "she hit me" but that his father had not. Other areas of bruising included his jaw, right cheek; under his left eye; his neck; thigh; knee; and abdomen, the assessment states.
Police said officers, along with ambulance and fire department personnel, responded at 1:15 p.m. on Dec. 11 to Taylor's apartment at 78 Somerset Ave. in response to a child who was unresponsive. The following day, police said, they interviewed a woman, previously identified by Taylor as a friend, who said she had stopped by the day before to visit and drop off a nebulizer. The friend allegedly told police she saw the young boy sitting on the toilet and that the child appeared "fine." She also allegedly said that during the half hour she was visiting Taylor, the boy was in the bathroom and on the toilet the entire time.
Less than 10 minutes after leaving, she allegedly told police, she received a call from a "hysterical" Taylor via Facebook Messenger telling her to come quickly back to the apartment. The friend told police when she arrived just a couple minutes later that the child appeared to be "lifeless." She also allegedly told police Taylor told her not to call 911 for help.
Police say they concluded that Taylor had lied to them and also that she had been alone with the boy for the 10 to 15 minutes when the incident occurred. During her interview with police, Taylor allegedly stated that she and the boy's father have one child together, identified as a 14-month-old girl, and that she has a 5-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. A DCF spokesperson issued the following statement regarding the incident: "The Department of Children and Families took custody of the children and is collaborating with law enforcement on the investigations."
Her oldest daughter was also previously confiscated by the DCF Fairy, but was returned to her because she got clean for at least 3 consecutive weeks.
The twist to this story that no one saw coming was the fact that she is an admin for a Mommy's group on Facebook.
Generally speaking, anyone who refers to themselves as "mamas" on Facebook, which this woman does all the while begging for handouts on random Facebook pages, is a person you should avoid at all costs.
This isn't your average mommy's group though. Usually those groups are mainly comprised of judgmental PC suburban women looking to relive their glory years of high school drama. But this appears to be some sort of hybrid ghetto mommy's groups based on the rules.
If you have to tell women not to sell their food stamp baby formula and you refer to the sperm donors as "baby daddy's," then most likely you are in a group where at least 90% of the members were impregnated by a man wearing a flat brimmed Chicago Bulls hat who owes substantial amounts of money in child support.
She went through a really rigorous vetting process to get the gig there. And by that I mean, a woman asked if anyone wanted to be an admin and since she's a "stay at home mom" with nothing to do, she volunteered.
The worst part about this is that three months ago she bragged about getting custody of the boy (who is not actually her son) that she beat.
Dad looks like a real prize pig himself.
Definitely seems like a prime candidate for insemination.
Last month in the group she complained that she was fantasizing about abandoning the poor children because she had to yell at them so much.
Shocking that someone like this would be abusive.
Her Facebook bio says she used to work at a daycare too.
In a just world this woman would not only never see her children again, she would also have her tubes tied by Ben Carson himself. But this is Taunton, so all she has to do is avoid relapsing for at least 3 months and she should be good to go.
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My chance to tell Australia on TV what is was like being told my daughter had a Brain Tumour: "Terrifying" was all I managed to get out…then I was cut! LOL.
Charlie Teo's Foundation Cure Brain Cancer (Charlie Teo is a famous Australian Neurosurgeon, by the way) launched a campaign recently to alert people to the fact that Brain Cancer is Australia's biggest disease related child killer, yet Brain Cancer research only receives a tiny portion of Government research funds – only 3% (hang on, say WHAT??).
Two brave little girls – and their battle with Australia's deadliest childhood disease: Eloise died at ten. Hana has endured invasive surgery. So why is just 3% of research cash spent on helping the children struck down by brain cancer?
It kills more kids than any other disease, why aren't we talking about it?


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NFL Power Rankings for Week 13: Look out for the Giants
By Peter Botte
December 1, 2020 | 5:00am	| Updated December 1, 2020 | 1:42am
Final 2020 NFL Power Rankings
A lot can change in NFL Power Rankings
Lots of movement in NFL Power Rankings
Shakeup in Week 15 NFL Power Rankings
An eventful Week 12 on and off the field featured one continuous COVID-19 postponement — and three new first-place teams — to cause a few notable alterations to The Post's weekly NFL Power Rankings.
The Giants have advanced to just outside the Top 20 with three straight wins, their highest position of the season, while Tom Brady and the skidding Tampa Bay Buccaneers have fallen out of the coveted first 10 slots.
1. Kansas City Chiefs, 10-1 (Last week: 1)
Sunday's explosive showing for Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill might not be the Chiefs' lone appearance in Tampa this season if they keep rolling and make it back to the Super Bowl LV. Next: Sunday night vs. Denver
2. Pittsburgh Steelers, 10-0 (2)
The Steelers are hoping to finally put their perfect record on the line in a rare Wednesday game after their AFC North showdown with Baltimore was postponed a third time since Thanksgiving due to the Ravens' COVID-19 outbreak. Next: Wednesday vs. Baltimore
3. New Orleans Saints, 9-2 (3)
Taysom Hill threw for only 78 yards Sunday, but he ran for two scores for a second consecutive start in place of Drew Brees. The underrated Saints defense held COVID-ravaged Denver and fifth-string quarterback (elevated practice-squad receiver) Kendall Hinton to 112 total yards. Next: Sunday at Atlanta
4. Buffalo Bills, 8-3 (4)
The AFC East leaders committed turnovers on three consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter Sunday, but they still held off Justin Herbert and the Chargers to maintain their one-game lead over the Dolphins in their quest for their first division title since 1995. Next: Monday at San Francisco
5. Green Bay Packers, 8-3 (6)
Aaron Rodgers turns 37 on Wednesday, but the 16-year veteran tossed scoring passes to four receivers Sunday, giving him 33 TDs for the season against four interceptions. He now is 20-5 in 25 career starts against NFC North rival Chicago. Next: Sunday vs. Philadelphia
Carson Wentz struggles again as Eagles misery helps Giants
PHILADELPHIA — DK Metcalf got extra motivation he didn't even...
6. Seattle Seahawks, 8-3 (7)
Russell Wilson and the Seahawks took care of Philadelphia for the first-place Giants and the rest of the NFC East on Monday night. They also have moved back into sole possession of the top spot in the West with their second straight impressive win after dropping three of their previous four. Next: Sunday vs. Giants
7. Tennessee Titans, 8-3 (8)
NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry and the Titans shredded the previously second-ranked defense of the Colts for 45 points and 449 total yards in seizing that first-place showdown Sunday in the AFC South. Next: Sunday vs. Cleveland
8. Cleveland Browns, 8-3 (12)
The Browns already have clinched their first non-losing season since they went 10-6 in 2007, even if all but one of their eight wins have come against teams presently with losing records. Next: Sunday at Tennessee
9. Indianapolis Colts, 7-4 (5)
The Colts were missing three defensive starters in getting crushed by the Titans, including Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (COVID-19). But the 35 points they coughed up in the first half represented more than they'd allowed in any full game over their 7-3 start. Next: Sunday at Houston
10. Los Angeles Rams, 7-4 (9)
The Rams' defense led them back from a 17-3 third-quarter deficit against the Niners with a key pick of Nick Mullens and a fumble recovery for a touchdown, only to lose on a last-second Robbie Gould field goal to fall out of a first-place tie in the NFC West. Next: Sunday at Arizona
The Giants celebrate their win over the Bengals.AP
11. Miami Dolphins, 7-4 (13)
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7-5 (10)
13. Baltimore Ravens, 6-4 (14)
14. Arizona Cardinals, 6-5 (11)
15. Las Vegas Raiders, 6-5 (15)
16. Minnesota Vikings, 5-6 (17)
17. New England Patriots, 5-6 (18)
18. San Francisco 49ers, 5-6 (19)
19. Chicago Bears, 5-6 (16)
20. Atlanta Falcons, 4-7 (24)
21. Giants, 4-7 (25)
The first-place Giants have relied more on their running game and an improved defense to win three straight games following a 1-7 start, and they'll need both to be even better with Colt McCoy likely standing in for Daniel Jones for at least one game. Next: Sunday at Seattle
22. Houston Texans, 4-7 (26)
23. Denver Broncos, 4-7 (20)
24. Detroit Lions, 4-7 (21)
25. Washington Football Team, 4-7 (29)
26. Carolina Panthers, 4-8 (22)
27. Philadelphia Eagles, 3-7-1 (23)
For the love of God, fire Adam Gase already
We've reached the "What's the point?'' phase of Adam Gase's...
28. Dallas Cowboys, 3-8 (27)
29. Los Angeles Chargers, 3-8 (28)
30. Cincinnati Bengals, 2-8-1 (30)
31. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1-10 (31)
32. Jets, 0-11 (32)
Sam Darnold didn't do anything to quell the calls for Adam Gase's dismissal or for Trevor Lawrence's arrival in his first start since Nov. 1 for the winless Jets, with nearly as many interceptions (two) as points (three) against the Dolphins. Next: Sunday vs. Las Vegas
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Not part of the 52 – David Meredith's photoblog.
Colpoy's Bay sunrise, week 51.
Thursday morning of week 51 saw me down at Colpoy's Bay for the sunrise. I headed to the Government Dock in Colpoy's Bay. There had been no access during part of the autumn while the end of the dock was repaired so I hadn't been down there much since the summer.
Access can be difficult in the winter if there's too much snow on the ground but we'd had a thaw earlier in the week. I had been down there the previous afternoon for the sunset so I knew the access would be no problem in the dark.
This shot was taken from the path to the dock rather than out on the dock just before the sun rose over the Niagara Escarpment on the east side of Colpoy's Bay.
Layers of cloud just before sunrise.
Last Tuesday morning saw me down at Colpoy's Bay for the sunrise. This shot was taken a couple of minutes before the sun appeared over the Niagara Escarpment. I was considering it as my pick for week 51.
One week of my 52 week photo project to go. I'm surprised that I made it this far given the weather at various times throughout the year and some of the personal issues that cropped up shortly after starting the project.
Taken on an afternoon walk last week during a rare sunny spell. It's the same plant I photographed and posted about a week or so ago.
Since spotting the remains of the plant I have been paying attention to it if my walk takes me past it. This time there was some interesting light on the plant illuminating the seed heads.
Still no internet access so I'm writing this in a Tim Hortons coffee shop using their Wi-Fi.
Sunday afternoon of week 50 saw me sitting in the library using their Wi-Fi to post my week 50 pick. As the library is only a few minutes from the Colpoy's Bay shoreline I headed down there for the sunset after posting.
Continuing what seems to be been a recent theme, snow. Maybe it's because it seems like winter arrived about six weeks ago although it hasn't officially started yet.
Spotted on a walk about a week ago and one of those shots that I can't make up my mind about. I edited it and then it didn't work for me so I ignored it. I re-edited it yesterday, tweaking the colour balance and contrast and now it works for me again.
Snow on the remains of a plant.
Taken on a walk last week, the title is because I don't know what they are remains of.
As I was on one of my regular routes I must have walked past the plant lots of times without noticing it. I suspect that it is a combination of the light and the snow on the plant that caught my attention this time.
I was in a retro mood and had gone out with a manual focus telephoto on the camera which meant walking over some snow covered boulders to get the framing I wanted. Sometimes it pays to use a zoom when out for a walk.
Spotted on a walk last Tuesday afternoon. It had been sunny most of the day until I had a chance to go for a walk with the camera when it started clouding over.
I think that the snow had got warm enough in the sun to start thawing and then the water was freezing as it ran down to the tips of the branches. I don't know why the tips of a couple of the icicles are crooked.


Coming February 4, 2016. Let the games begin! It's the Empire State Winter Games, now in it's 36th year, and there will be 19 winter sports for athletes of all levels to compete in. This regional competition includes ski orienteering, biathlon, skeleton, luge, ski jumping, snowshoe, and adaptive events to name a few. Sport venues are located in Lake Placid, Wilmington, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Malone and Paul Smiths. Spectators can look forward to an exciting, brand new Opening Ceremony as well as a fireworks Award Ceremony to finish off the 4 days of competition.


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ITZY's Lia rumored to have dated Show Me The Money's BE'O in high school
The rumor was raised by a Korean netizen on Pann.
On November 16, a netizen on the popular Korean online forum Pann made a post listing the evidence that Lia of ITZY dated rapper BE'O of the show "Show Me The Money" when they were in high school. The post even includes photos that the two took together, sparking a heated debate in the comments.
The post is as follows:
"Lia and BE'O used to date? There are even photos
Photo 1- 10
In a show featuring San E, rapper B.O, who is recently famous for his appearance on "Show Me The Money," said his ex-girlfriend went to the same high school and is a famous girl group member. He said her appearance is on actress Ko So Young's level. So netizens were digging up the girlgroup members that went to the same high school with him. It turned out that he was in the same class as Lia. There are even pictures that they took together. He revealed he wrote a lot of song lyrics about his ex-girlfriend after breaking up. Is it real?
Photo 11: BE'O song
He always writes love songs.
Lia was a normal person back then so of course she could date. It might not be her. It's not some made-up fact. I posted this because I was curious about what the rappers said.
Like the comments said, B.O didn't say it. The rappers next to him said they were in the same class and the girl he was dating is now a girl group member."
The above post has received 154,774 views, 307 agrees and 164 disagrees.
Netizens' comments:
[+265, -14] I don't really like Lia, but I don't know why you wrote this. There won't be a lot of girls who haven't dated anyone in the past. There's nothing good to be known about, and the lyrics are pretty provocative, so why are you writing this?
[+238, -8] But they might take those kinds of photos because they were close. It's normal for kids that go to art school to be close. A friend I know goes to art school and everyone are close to each other regardless of gender. Stop writing things about BE'O's girlfriend on Pann.
[+216, -10] That song is about cigarettes, the "kk" sound also imitated the sound of coughing, I don't think the lyrics are about his girlfriend…
Do you think the rumor is true? Tell us in the comments.
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Wheelhouse Invests In Connected Fitness Sensation CLMBR
CLMBR, a Vertical Climbing Machine with On-Demand Classes, also Partners with Wheelhouse for CLMBR Events Targeted for 2021
NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Wheelhouse is adding muscle to its fitness business by investing in CLMBR, the new in-home, vertical climbing machine with on-demand, instructor-led classes that's backed by music titans like Jay-Z and Pitbull, athletes including tennis great Novak Djokovic, and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley.
In addition to its financial stake, Wheelhouse will also partner with CLMBR in 2021 to help market the cardio and strength machine via special events to be held at the "Wheelhouses" in New York and Los Angeles when safe social gatherings can resume. Wheelhouse's investment in CLMBR follows its 2019 investments in live rowing machine Hydrow and men's activewear brand Rhone.
Part of the Wheelhouse group - including content and production division Wheelhouse Entertainment, in-house brand and marketing agency Wheelhouse Labs, investment arm Wheelhouse Partners, and real estate division Wheelhouse Properties - the club-inspired Wheelhouses feature exclusive yet relaxed environments where creators and entrepreneurs can mix with celebrities, athletes, musicians and business leaders, creating a forum for ideas to flourish and, potentially, meet opportunity.
Wheelhouse CEO Brent Montgomery and CLMBR Founder and CEO Avrum Elmakis made today's announcement jointly.
"If this year has shown us anything, it's that there is real upside in rethinking what we do at 'home,' and that applies to working out and even how we now see 'the gym,'" said Montgomery. "People have shown amazing resilience and willingness to adapt to changing paradigms, and we think CLMBR taps this sensibility perfectly. It's a killer, ultra-efficient workout that we believe has staying power for a new age of fitness and wellness, and it complements our investment strategy in this space."
"We're excited to partner with Wheelhouse as the at-home fitness market continues to accelerate," said Elmakis. "We're thrilled that Brent and the team have been able to dive in and get to work immediately to help us reach our goals and further develop our creative presence. We're also looking forward to working together for our special events at the Wheelhouses in NYC and LA to showcase CLMBR to our customers and other business leaders when safe social gatherings are possible."
About Wheelhouse:
Wheelhouse was launched in 2018 by award-winning producer and entrepreneur Brent Montgomery, in partnership with Jimmy Kimmel. A one-stop shop for content, talent, brands, entrepreneurs and investors, Wheelhouse Group harnesses business and programming opportunities across industries and platforms, helping companies and creators accelerate and manage their ventures. The company consists of four businesses: content and production division Wheelhouse Entertainment (WHE); marketing arm Wheelhouse Labs; investment arm Wheelhouse Partners; and Wheelhouse Properties.
WHE includes Kimmelot, Kimmel's creative lab for developing and producing television, digital platforms, mobile applications and products (ABC's Emmy-winning Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons; Comedy Central's Crank Yankers); premium film/TV company Campfire (HBO Max's Heaven's Gate, Netflix's The Innocent Man ); live entertainment and production giant Den of Thieves ( MTV Video Music Awards); award-winning, digital content studio Portal A (YouTube Rewind); as well as Wheelhouse's own production label Spoke Studios ( Assembly Required (w/t) with Tim Allen; Compton Cowboys, I Quit). Wheelhouse's marketing division, Wheelhouse Labs, serves as the company's in-house creative and branding agency. Wheelhouse also maintains media partnerships with talent/brands including Kevin Hart's comedy and multi-platform entertainment company LOL; musician/actor/producer Adam Levine and his 222 Productions; TikTok/digital content-creator collective Hype House; actor and producer Zachary Quinto ( Star Trek, Margin Call) and others. Wheelhouse has also partnered, acquired and/or invested in numerous companies and start-ups, including Rhone, premium activewear engineered for men; live outdoor rower Hydrow; culinary community Food52; children's multiplatform media companies GoldieBlox, pocket.watch, and Literati; premium dog food brand Jinx; and others in process across various industries. To learn more, please visit www.wheel-house.com. Montgomery serves as CEO of Wheelhouse.
About CLMBR:
CLMBR, an ergonomic and innovative vertical climbing machine, was launched by entrepreneur Avrum Elmakis. It's the first vertical climber to feature a large-format touch display with on-demand, instructor-led classes. CLMBR's patent-pending design has a high-quality build, a low level of required maintenance, and is easy to move - making it perfect for commercial or at-home use. The machine is beautiful with an open structural design that leaves the user's views unobstructed, supporting a natural athletic posture. It also offers the latest user interface technology and state-of-the-art companion app that provides on-demand climbing classes and displays key metrics to maximize the user's experience, including the vertical feet they have climbed and the workout targets they have reached. Unlike traditional climbing machines, CLMBR reaches for new heights and is ideal for any modern user. With zero impact, the machine is safe for most ages and levels of ability. To pre-order and learn more, please visit www.clmbr.com. Elmakis serves as CEO of CLMBR.
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Loved the jeans from the last Ooe contest — one off #17 denim and the 02 fit, if I recall. My favorite pair of jeans, bar none.
I'm a bit lazy and posting this 60's Lee 81-LJ here instead of the Lee-thread. Not at home at the moment so I only have a few detail pics. Will sort out more once I find the time.
Yes and no. I don't have a desire to accumulate more but, when needed I have a short list of what I would buy when needed. That said I'm looking forward to sending in a pair of jeans to indigo proof for a second repair.
I'm okay with everything about the selling interface, but the pricing's not great for two reasons: 1) their commission is higher than average and 2) the average Grailed buyer seems to expect high discounts / a lot of bargaining. If you're fine with going back-and-forth on prices and you don't mind the commission, then yeah, the overall experience is pretty smooth.
I don't see a brain on it. Am I missing a photo somewhere? To me it looks like a large x-pac duffle—possibly those backpack straps can be stashed away. The lack of visible hip belt also indicates to me that this is not a dedicated backpack. Could be totally wrong though.
the new backpack in the gq interview looks like a backpacking backpack. like it's got a detachable brain, maybe comes with some hip support. like at least 65 liter capacity. would be cool if he released a smaller backpack so i can replace my 12 year old mission workshop backpack lolol.
Vintage cap, Gant rugger indigo madras, required reading, TCB60's, Sebago docksides.


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