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22. Mai 2010 von peltner
Music with a Mission
(An English language report for our English reading NZ readers)
The sounds of the world in the heart of Washington DC
Not far from the Capitol in Washington DC is 600 Maryland Avenue. It is a building that looks as if it could be an insurance company or a brokerage house. Instead, the second floor is home to one of the most prestigious, diverse and important record companies in the United States, if not the world, Smithsonian Folkways.
The label was founded in 1948 by Moses Asch; he wanted to document "people's music," spoken word, instruction, and sounds from around the world. Since Asch initiated this bold idea, Folkways has released more than 2,500 titles. Of these, two-thirds have sold fewer than 100 copies a year and many have sold fewer than 500 copies in total. This label and its thinkers, shapers and supporters, though, have never been in business for big bucks or number one hit singles on the Billboard charts. Folkways is about documenting a rich diversity of music, sounds and historical events in America and around the world.
Once asked how he defines Folkways, Moses Asch answered: "Anything that is sound, from Indonesian folk music to James Joyce reading his own poetry." Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, Angolan freedom songs and Mongolian throat singing, Berkeley teach-ins during the Vietnam era and Bertolt Brecht before the Committee on Un-American Activities, this label's catalogue is all over the place. Exploring their collection is akin to swimming in a pool of sounds of the 20th century.
Atesh Sonneborn has been with Folkways for 12 years. This is his dream job. An ethnomusicologist, he is still amazed by the richness of Folkways' archive. A temperature-controlled room is the heart of the label and its vast archive. This room houses the soul of more than 60 years of Folkways Recordings. Much of it is music that is largely unknown today, such as field recordings from the South of the country, and artists such as Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie. Folkways has it all. Atesh Sonneborn just pulls out records and tells little stories about each of the recordings. He himself is sometimes amazed at what can be found. Rows and rows of shelves display reel to reels, cassettes, vinyl, master tapes, and acid tape recordings.
Many of these are extremely fragile. Each time the three times the archive has moved, Sonneborn explains, some of the acetate recordings have broken. Fortunately, today Folkways is a label that offers music of the past with current technology that can maintain or repair it. According to Sonneborn, "The Library of Congress now has a machine that can take the pieces of a broken record and piece it together on a computer, so you can play it again."
Sonneborn stands in the center of Folkways' archive to search for German-related recordings. This was never a specific focus, Sonneborn explains; founder Moses Asch focused predominantly on American roots music. The bulk of the Folkways catalog reflects the founder's interest in American folk songs.
Nevertheless, his musical vision was eclectic and Asch viewed folk music as an expression of the people. Many musical researchers came to him with ideas for albums and, consequently, many different immigrant groups were featured in releases, especially those with strong communities, such as the Irish, Polish and Italian communities.
On the other hand, while Germans have deep roots in America, their shared sense of identity and culture here has been hindered by two world wars and Germany's role in them. While cultural events and backgrounds are celebrated, they are not always cherished and preserved. Therefore, there is still no specific release of the music of German immigrants to the United States on Folkways.
That notwithstanding, many German-related recordings have made it into Folkways' archives. Of course there are drinking songs such as, "From the Hofbräuhaus to the Reeperbahn." There are also German Folk songs, sung by internationally acclaimed artist Martha Schlamme, in a release from 1954, and many albums featuring German songs by Ernst Wolff, who was born in Baden-Baden and had to leave his home country in 1933. Moses Asch, born of Jewish parents in Warsaw , Poland also came to the US after the brutal Nazi reign began. He acknowledged the rich German musical traditions and invited German immigrant performers to present their musical roots on his label.
Atesh Sonneborn pulls another vinyl boxset off of the shelves. Folkways released the works of ethnomusicologists Curt Sachs and Erich von Hornbostel, who developed a system of musical instrument classification. Both musical experts had to flee Nazi-Germany, and now their work is preserved on Smithsonian Folkways. Of great historical value is the release, "The Demonstration Collection of E.M. von Hornbostel and the Berlin Phonogramme-Archive," a collaboration of several archives from 1962 that brought together music from 120 cylinder copies of wax cylinder recordings.
Together these constitute the collection of Erich Moritz von Hornbostel, which he compiled for the "Phonogramm-Archiv" of the Psychological Institute of the University of Berlin . Up until the Second World War, this was the world's most famous and comprehensive collection of recordings of folk music, tribal music and Oriental art music. This release is surely not a bestseller and the sound quality is poor compared to today's standards, but it does have a truly historical value, in terms of the recording technology and its cultural importance.
Dozens and dozens of recordings with a German spin can be found in the archives of Folkways. For example, Eric Bentley recorded the songs of Hanns Eisler and Bertolt Brecht and, therefore, these important songs were re-introduced to an American audience in the turbulent decade of the 60s. German can also be heard on albums such as "Folk Music from Nova Scotia" and "Folksongs of Saskatchewan".
Over time, Asch's basic idea for this record label has transformed. He wanted to document the music and sounds around him. Today Smithsonian Folkways has become a label that, without a specific goal or approach, preserves the music and sounds of the past for future generations. All recordings are available to the public and are not hidden away in their archives.
When Moses Asch was looking for a partner or institution to take over the vast collection in the early 1980s, all labels just put him off. They were interested in the jewels of the archive, such as Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Lead Belly; they weren't, however, interested in releases such as "Early German Ballads, Vol. 1: 1280-1619," "Bentley on Biermann: Songs and Poems of Wolf Biermann," and "Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Songs".
But Asch wanted to make sure that all of Folkways' archive would remain accessible to the public. One year after Moses Asch's death in 1986, the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage in Washington D.C. acquired Folkways Recordings. An important part of the deal was that all recordings had to be available to the public. Through a grant, the entire collection has been digitalized which makes the idea of accessibility possible.
Whenever a customer orders a release on the website, even if it is the first time, five copies of the album will be printed: one for the customer, one to stay with the label, and three for future customers of the same release. This is not really a money making concept, but a beautiful way to keep the diversity of music and its roots alive.
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Getaggt mit America, Atesh Sonneborn, Bertolt Brecht, Capitol, Eric Bentley, Ernst Wolff, German, Germany, Hanns Eisler, immigrants, Lead Belly, Library of Congress, Martha Schlamme, Moses Asch, Nazi Germany, Nova Scotia, Pete Seeger, Saskatchewan, Smithsonian Folkways, USA, Washington DC, White House, Wolf Biermann, Woody Guthrie	| Kommentar
9. Mai 2010 von peltner
"Shortcut to Europe"
Das war wieder der Titel der diesjährigen "Tag der offenen Tür"-Veranstaltung in Washington DC. Alle Botschaften der EU Länder waren dabei, präsentierten sich…wie? Das kann ich nicht genau sagen, denn ich war ja nur auf dem Gelände der deutschen Botschaft und habe dort fast sieben Stunden aufgelegt. Eine bunte Mischung "Music made in Germany". Und das reichte von Hans Albers bis Rammstein…und ja, das waren Wünsche. Aber auch Bushido, Peter Fox und etliche Independent Bands wie Luxuslärm oder Kira waren angesagt. Zeitweise wurde es etwas windig, doch das Wetter hielt und tausende von Menschen strömten auf das Botschaftsgelände. Eine gelungene Veranstaltung, die Deutschland sicherlich gut darstellte.
Am Tag zuvor war ich noch auf der Suche nach deutschen Spuren im riesigen Musik- und Tonarchiv des gemeinnützigen Plattenlabels "Smithsonian Folkways". Ein wahrer Schatz von Aufnahmen steht da dem Hörer und Interessierten zur Verfügung, und alles ist nach wie vor erhältlich. Folkways ist bekannt für seine Roots-Musik Veröffentlichungen. Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, aber auch Protest- undKampfsongs aus Angola, Irland, Südafrika. Und man findet zum Teil sehr skurile Alben mit deutschen Hintergrund. So z.B. die Befragung von Bertold Brecht vor dem US Kongress in der McCarthy Ära, als Kommunisten im Land und vor allem in Hollywood gejagt wurden. Eine faszinierende ethnomusikalische Platte aus dem ethnologischen Museum in Berlin. Biermann Aufnahmen sind dort genauso zu finden wie Bierhallenlieder und Märsche. Im Archiv von Folkways ist die Zeit stehen geblieben, ein wahrer Schatz für Hörer.
Washington DC ist eine beeindruckende Stadt, die ich an den Abenden noch zu Fuss erkundet habe. Vorbei am Verfassungsgericht, zum Kongress, das Vietnam Memorial, die Mall, das Lincoln Memorial, das Weisse Haus, Dupont Circle nach Georgetown und vorbei an den Dutzenden von Botschaften aus aller Welt. Man läuft sich hier die Füsse platt, aber das auf eine sehr interessante Art. DC ist auf alle Fälle eine Reise wert.
Getaggt mit Archiv, Bertold Brecht, Botschaft, Deutschland, Folkways, German embassy, Kongress, Made in Germany, Music, Radio Goethe, Rundgang, Sehenswuerdigkeiten, shortcut to Europe, Smithsonian Museum, Tag der offenen Tuer, USA, Washington DC, Wolf Biermann	| Kommentar

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KSIDC celebrates 55 years of industrial excellence
By Kerala Biz News on	 July 21, 2016 Public Sector
Trivandrum: The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) is celebrating its 55th anniversary. It was on July 22, 1961 that KSIDC embarked on a journey to transform Kerala's industrial scenario.
Speaking after inaugurating the annual celebration of KSIDC and a workshop on 'Ease of Doing Business', Minister for Industries, Shri E P Jayarajan said that a new industrial policy that would do away with the hassles of starting and running a new venture would be soon announced in the State.
Addressing the rules and regulations governing the launch of new industries, the Minister said bureaucrats will be asked to provide all sanctions required by the industrialist within 30 days of application. If a department delays it beyond 30 days it would be considered as an 'approval'.
The work of district industries centres will be revamped. The online communications will be improved so that the industrialists and the government department can communicate faster. The management of the public sector units will be modernised. Private investment will be encouraged in all areas except mining, he added.
P H Kurian Principal Secretary – Industries said that the bureaucrats interpret the old rules governing the industry in different ways and this usually leads to delay in giving sanctions. This practise should change. The system of annual renewal of license is another rule that should change, he opined.
In 1961 KSIDC entered the industries sector with a capital of Rs. 5 crore. Today it has made a total capital investment of Rs. 30,124 crores and provides employment to more than 800 people. In 2015-16, KSIDC provided Rs. 69.76 crores financial assistance to companies with Rs. 9,163 crores capital investment, recording a growth of 48%. The Corporation made a profit of Rs 49.98 crores in 2015-16, which is an all-time record and is the most profit making unit among the public sector undertaking.
The Workshop on Ease of Doing Business was conducted in the backdrop of Kerala having been ranked 18. KPMG made a presentation on the rank of Kerala in comparison with other States, the areas to be focussed to improve the rank and the measures to be taken.
Dr M Beena, MD, KSIDC and P M Francis, Director, Industries were among those present.
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City Officials Move Forward with Plan
by Dan Murphy • July 25, 2014 • 0 Comments
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced on Thursday that the city would move forward with a plan to install wheelchair-accessible curb cuts on Beacon Hill sidewalks, making it the last neighborhood in the city to be brought into compliance with the Adults with Disabilities Act.
"My intention is making sure that Boston is handicap accessible and curbs are handicap accessible," Walsh said before a standing-room crowd of more than 125 people at Suffolk University. "People who are handicapped should have the same right to the streets as everyone else, so we should move forward."
City officials said the first 13 of more than 250 ramps would be installed on Beacon Street beginning in the first or second week of August. Walsh said the ramps would be made from concrete because using brick would be four times as expensive. The project is moving forward without the approval of the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission, which in December rejected a proposal to use poured cement for the ramps with plastic tactile strips.
"We want to keep the historic integrity of the neighborhood," Walsh said. "We're not talking about removing brick sidewalks."
Walsh described the project wouldn't result in the loss of trees and described it as a "short-term plan."
"We will look at the whole neighborhood very differently, looking towards long-term solutions," Walsh said. "The long-term plan is to figure out what the solution is. Everything is on the table long term."
Keeta Gilmore, chair of the Beacon Hill Civic Association, said the group has always supported accessibility improvements in the neighborhood but preferred that the ramps would be built from wire-cut bricks with concrete pavers for the tactile strips.
"We've never disagreed with the size, shape or number of ramps," Gilmore said. "Our only issue is the material from which they're made."
State Rep. Jay Livingstone cited the raised platform on Temple Street as an accessible and attractive alternative.
"It would costs the same or have a negligible cost difference," Livingstone said. "You should check if it's feasible on Beacon Street."
Brian Swett, Boston's chief of environment and energy, responded that the city would look into that possibility.
While residents have urged the city to use brick-red tactile strips on the ramps, Swett said that they would be need to be a lighter color to provide better contrast with the bricks.
Beacon Hill resident Frank McGuire urged the city to explore other options.
"There are some really good ideas about how to make Beacon Hill more accessible that are compliant with historic guidelines and ADA," McGuire said. "This step is going backwards more than forwards."
Colin Zick, an attorney and a 25-year resident of Beacon Hill, was among those who expressed frustration that the city was undertaking the project without what he deems as a sufficient dialogue with residents.
"I'm not seeing a collaborative process about what we can do and what we can dream," Zick said. "It seems the city has gotten frustrated with the process so they're not going to welcome input from the community."
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Probability plots are useful tools for the display and analysis of lifetime data. Probability plots use an inverse distribution scale so that a cumulative distribution function (CDF) plots as a straight line. A nonparametric estimate of the CDF of the lifetime data will plot approximately as a straight line, thus providing a visual assessment of goodness of fit.
You can use the PROBPLOT statement in PROC LIFEREG to create probability plots of data that are complete, right censored, interval censored, or a combination of censoring types (arbitrarily censored). A line representing the maximum likelihood fit from the MODEL statement and pointwise parametric confidence bands for the cumulative probabilities are also included in the plot.
The normal, extreme-value, and logistic distributions are location-scale models. The three-parameter gamma distribution is a location-scale model if the shape parameter is fixed. If T has a lognormal, Weibull, or log-logistic distribution, then has a distribution that is a location-scale model. These distributions are said to be of type log-location-scale. Probability plots are constructed for lognormal, Weibull, and log-logistic distributions by using instead of T in the plots.
Let be ordered observations of a random sample with distribution function . A probability plot is a plot of the points against , where is an estimate of the CDF . The nonparametric CDF estimates are sometimes called plotting positions. The axis on which the points are plotted is usually labeled with a probability scale (the scale of ).
If F is one of the location-scale distributions, then y is the lifetime; otherwise, the log of the lifetime is used to transform the distribution to a location-scale model.
and points should fall approximately in a straight line.
There are several ways to compute the nonparametric CDF estimates used in probability plots from lifetime data. These are discussed in the next two sections.
The censoring times must be taken into account when you compute plotting positions for right-censored data. The modified Kaplan-Meier method described in the following section is the default method for computing nonparametric CDF estimates for display on probability plots. See Abernethy (1996), Meeker and Escobar (1998), and Nelson (1982) for discussions of the methods described in the following sections.
with . The expected rank plotting position is computed as . The option PPOS=EXPRANK specifies the expected rank plotting position.
The Kaplan-Meier plotting position is then computed as . The option PPOS=KM specifies the Kaplan-Meier plotting position.
where is computed from the Kaplan-Meier formula with . The plotting position is then computed as . The option PPOS=MKM specifies the modified Kaplan-Meier plotting position. If the PPOS option is not specified, the modified Kaplan-Meier plotting position is used as the default method.
For complete samples, for the expected rank method, for the Kaplan-Meier method, and for the modified Kaplan-Meier method. If the largest observation is a failure for the Kaplan-Meier estimator, then and the point is not plotted.
For complete samples, the failure order number is equal to i, the order of the failure in the sample. In this case, the preceding equation for is an approximation of the median plotting position computed as the median of the ith-order statistic from the uniform distribution on (0, 1). In the censored case, is not necessarily an integer, but the preceding equation still provides an approximation to the median plotting position. The PPOS=MEDRANK option specifies the median rank plotting position.
The LIFEREG procedure can create probability plots for data that consist of combinations of exact, left-censored, right-censored, and interval-censored lifetimes—that is, arbitrarily censored data. The LIFEREG procedure uses an iterative algorithm developed by Turnbull (1976) to compute a nonparametric maximum likelihood estimate of the cumulative distribution function for the data. Since the technique is maximum likelihood, standard errors of the cumulative probability estimates are computed from the inverse of the associated Fisher information matrix. This algorithm is an example of the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm. The default initial estimate assigns equal probabilities to each interval. You can specify different initial values with the PROBLIST= option. Convergence is determined if the change in the log likelihood between two successive iterations is less than delta, where the default value of delta is . You can specify a different value for delta with the TOLLIKE= option. Iterations will be terminated if the algorithm does not converge after a fixed number of iterations. The default maximum number of iterations is 1000. Some data might require more iterations for convergence. You can specify the maximum allowed number of iterations with the MAXITEM= option in the PROBPLOT statement. The iteration history of the log likelihood is displayed if you specify the ITPRINTEM option. The iteration history of the estimated interval probabilities are also displayed if you specify both options ITPRINTEM and PRINTPROBS.
If an interval probability is smaller than a tolerance ( by default) after convergence, the probability is set to zero, the interval probabilities are renormalized so that they add to one, and iterations are restarted. Usually the algorithm converges in just a few more iterations. You can change the default value of the tolerance with the TOLPROB= option. You can specify the NOPOLISH option to avoid setting small probabilities to zero and restarting the algorithm.
If you specify the ITPRINTEM option, a table summarizing the Turnbull estimate of the interval probabilities is displayed. The columns labeled "Reduced Gradient" and "Lagrange Multiplier" are used in checking final convergence of the maximum likelihood estimate. The Lagrange multipliers must all be greater than or equal to zero, or the solution is not maximum likelihood. See Gentleman and Geyer (1994) for more details of the convergence checking. Also see Meeker and Escobar (1998, Chapter 3) for more information.
See Example 57.6 for an illustration.
You can use the PPOUT option in the PROBPLOT statement to create a table containing the nonparametric CDF estimates computed by the selected method, Kaplan-Meier CDF estimates, standard errors of the Kaplan-Meier estimator, and nonparametric confidence limits for the CDF. The confidence limits are either pointwise or simultaneous, depending on the value of the NPINTERVALS= option in the PROBPLOT statement. The method used in the LIFEREG procedure for computation of approximate pointwise and simultaneous confidence intervals for cumulative failure probabilities relies on the Kaplan-Meier estimator of the cumulative distribution function of failure time and approximate standard deviation of the Kaplan-Meier estimator. For the case of arbitrarily censored data, the Turnbull algorithm, discussed previously, provides an extension of the Kaplan-Meier estimator. Both the Kaplan-Meier and the Turnbull estimators provide an estimate of the standard error of the CDF estimator, , that is used in computing confidence intervals.
where is the pth quantile of the standard normal distribution.
The time interval over which the bands are valid depends in a complicated way on the constants a and b defined in Nair (1984), . The constants a and b are chosen by default so that the confidence bands are valid between the lowest and highest times corresponding to failures in the case of multiply censored data, or to the lowest and highest intervals for which probabilities are computed for arbitrarily censored data. You can optionally specify a and b directly with the NPINTERVALS=SIMULTANEOUS(a, b) option in the PROBPLOT statement.
Pointwise parametric confidence bands are displayed in a probability plot, unless you specify the NOCONF option in the PROBPLOT statement. Two kinds of confidence intervals are available for display in a probability plot: confidence limits for the estimated cumulative distribution function (CDF) and confidence limits for estimated distribution percentiles.
where the column vector of covariate values is determined by the rules summarized in the section XDATA= Data Set. If an offset variable is specified, the mean of the offset variable values is included in .
and is the percentile of the standard normal distribution. The quantities , , and are computed based on the covariance matrix of the estimated parameter vector .
If the HCL option is specified in the PROBPLOT statement, confidence limits based on estimated distribution percentiles instead of the default CDF limits are displayed in the probability plot.
For example, if T has the Weibull distribution, G is the standardized extreme value distribution, are confidence limits for the percentile of the extreme value distribution for , and are confidence limits for the percentile of the Weibull distribution for T.


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I love Julie Vos jewelry! I have the coin pendent necklace, it's one of my favorites to wear!
I tend to gravitate towards gold jewelry so this is right up my alley.
So beautiful, love all of these.
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Q: My Vim 7.3 does not behave the same way as Vim 7.1? I always wanted to ask this question but thought it was somehow my fault. I use Vim at two places: one in Ubuntu and the other in Cygwin.
Ubuntu: VIM - Vi IMproved 7.1 (2007 May 12, compiled May  6 2008 16:24:07)
Cygwin: VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 (2010 Aug 15, compiled Aug 19 2010 13:06:02)

In 7.1, when I go into the Insert mode using Esc-i, I can use the arrow keys and use it as a normal text editor like nano. However, in the other version, 7.3, when I enter the insert mode, I can no longer use my arrow keys or space. When I hit any of them, I get characters like C, D etc. for arrow keys. I might be missing something here but am not sure why the discrepancy and if I can revert back to the way it was before. Any suggestions?

A: Usually doing :set nocompatible works: Linux vi arrow keys broken in insert mode
In this case I tried it out in cygwin and you I also needed :set term=ansi to get it to work.
So viraptor pretty much had it, except you want to set NOcompatible:
:set nocompatible
:set term=ansi

A: Try:
:set compatible
:set term=ansi

(or other terminal - windows one might need "win32")

A: Don't know if you figured this out. Unfortunately I can't yet add this as a comment, so adding it as answer, try:
:set nocompatible

by itself -- did the trick  for me.

A: You should write:
set nocompatible

in file:
~/.exrc

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On July 13, 2011, Nana and I caught a taxi at 0800hrs from Edgewater Hotel on Pier 70 to Warwick Hotel, as our hotel was not one of the pick-up points for the tour bus to pick us up. It was only about a five minute ride, but beats walking the steep hills of Seattle. We boarded our bus at 0830hrs and it was like having another narrative tour of the city as we picked up other people from various hotels around the city. Seattle is beautiful, built on seven hills and has 48 blocks of shopping, which my mum would really love. We then headed out of the city over one of the floating bridges to Everett, about 20 miles north of the city. Our bus ride took about 45 minutes arriving at The Future of Flight Aviation Centre. We were given a briefing on the strict security on what there was to do before having to meet at the theatre at 12pm and then going on the tour.
We first went up to the lookout on top of the Future of Flight building just in time to see an Emirates 777 taking off on a test flight. There was a member of the Boeing team who was able to answer any questions. Then it was down to the gallery where you can design your own Airplane and have it printed on a T-shirt or poster at no extra cost, strap yourself into the Innovator for an exhilirating trip to anywhere you like. You can touch the high-tech skin of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, sit in their new seats, plus lots more - as long as you have purchased your tickets as you needed these to activate the exhibits and displays. We rented a locker, which cost us $2.00, to put our personal items in including cameras as Boeing doesn't permit them on tour. We met at the theatre just before 12pm and were put into two groups, A and B. We were in group B. The film was about how Mr William Boeing started flying and building the Boeing planes, it lasted about 15 minutes. It was then time to board our bus and go behind the scenes at Boeing. In the world's largest building, measured by volume (472,000,000 cubic feet) visitors will see airplanes being built for our world wide base of airline customers. The bus took us across to the factory, we hopped off and walked down 21 steps, walked about one third of a mile underground, then rode a huge elevator 35 feet to an elevation above the factory floor, where we had a one-of-a-kind opporturnity to view the 747, 767 and 777 being assembled on the production line before they take off to the sky. We were able to see the planes at various different stages being built. We then boarded the bus to another part of the building to see the new 787 Dreamliner at its different stages of being built. The 787 is the most fuel efficient twin aisle plane available, it doesn't have window shades, you touch the window and it gets dark. The tour lasts about 90 minutes, it was very interesting and exciting to see.


If I exchanged a long mixed number (ie 5.37894316842) from a bitcoin wallet A to my monero wallet, and then a few minutes later exchanged that same bitcoin amount from the monero wallet to another Bitcoin wallet B, could someone analyzing recent bitcoin blocks not conclude that there is a high likelihood that the owner of bitcoin wallet A is the owner of bitcoin wallet B ?
Due to fees it would never be the exact same amount, but in theory it could arise suspicion. Also, nothing stopping you from splitting the amount into multiple transfers at exit.
This question is almost too broad or open-ended. Even so, I want to put in my two cents.
This question appears to rely on the assumption that receiving bitcoin from an exchange will magically provide history-free coins that are no longer linkable to one's identity. There are some problems with that.
A. The coins will always have a history. Maybe you'll get coins that were recently mined and have no real history. Or maybe you'll get coins that are later linked to a crime. Whether dirty or clean, the coins always have a history. Assuming you manage to retain the anonymity or privacy you seek, you still may end up with tainted coins.
B. More obvious, but it's worth pointing out that it's not like you can transfer bitcoin from the exchange to your existing wallet. If you do, then you may end up spending the "history-free" coins along with existing coins, thus linking them all together. This means you're stuck managing an additional wallet. Maybe it's not a big deal. But it's jumping through unnecessary hoops, unless simply have to spend bitcoin. And even in that case, you can just use xmr.to.
"High likelihood" is a subjective term. If you're suspected of breaking a law or acting unethically, then the scenario you described could easily rise to the level of "high likelihood."
Just by trying to leverage one coin's privacy features to manufacture privacy in another coin, it makes it look like you're going out of your way to hide something, which makes you suspicious. It's like if you use a coin mixer, except in your scenario there is at least some doubt.
The bottom line is that you're probably best off by remaining in the Monero ecosystem, where you get privacy by default.
Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged monero-wallet-cli blockchain privacy exchange bitcoin or ask your own question.
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Q: PHP simple for loop within HTML (Codeigniter) I was hoping somebody could help me with this. I'm using codeigniter as my framework. In one of my views, I'd like to output as many tabs as the number in "bestoutof" column in my database. The code I tried is:
<?php for ($x = 1; $x = $post->bestoutof; $x++) {
echo '<div class="tab-pane fade active in" id="game<?php $post->bestoutof; ?>">
'; } ?>

But it doesn't seem to work. I'd greatly appreciate any help on this.
Thank you!

A: For Id inside the for loop you need to use $x as like this example:
Modified code:
<?php
for ($x = 1; $x = $post['bestoutof']; $x++) {
    ?>
    <div class="tab-pane fade active in" id="game<?php echo $x;?>">

    <?php
}
?>

Note: If  $post['bestoutof'] have multiple values, then $x = $post['bestoutof'] value should be added less-than mark $x <= $post['bestoutof']. This will depend with what the value you have on it

What's wrong in your code you are using $post->bestoutof for every iteration. This will return you same game Id not changed.
And do not use php tag inside the php tag.

A: You have PHP tags inside PHP tags. You're going to get your code output as a literal string. As @devpro pointed out, you probably want to use the counter for your id otherwise, you'll have duplicate ids.
<?php for ($x = 1; $x = $post->bestoutof; $x++) {
  echo '

';
} ?>

A: $x = $post->bestoutof; This decides the number of iteration.
Actually it should be  $x <= $post->bestoutof;
<?php for ($x = 1; $x <= $post->bestoutof; $x++) {
echo '<div class="tab-pane fade active in" id="game<?php $post->bestoutof; ?>">
'; } ?>


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People associate global warming with temperature, but the phrase is misleading-it fails to mention the relevance of water. Nearly every significant indicator of hydrological activity-rainfall, snowmelt, glacial melt-is changing at an accelerating pace (one can arbitrarily pick any point of the hydrological cycle and notice a disruption). One analysis pegged the increase in precipitation at 2 percent over the century. In water terms this sounds auspicious, promising increased supply, but the changing timing and composition of the precipitation more than neutralizes the advantage. For one thing, it is likely that more of the precipitation will fall in intense episodes, with flooding a reasonable prospect. In addition, while rainfall will increase, snowfall will decrease. Such an outcome means that in watersheds that depend on snowmelt, like the Indus, Ganges, Colorado river basins, less water will be stored as snow, and more of it will flow in the winter, when it plays no agricultural role; conversely, less of it will flow in the summer, when it is most needed. One computer model showed that on the Animas River an increase in temperature of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit would cause runoff to rise by 85 percent from January to March, but drop by 40 percent from July to September. The rise in temperature increases the probability and intensity of spring floods and threatens dam safety, which is predicated on lower runoff projections. Dams in arid areas also may face increased sedimentation, since a 10 percent annual increase in precipitation can double the volume of sediment washed into rivers.
The consequences multiply. Soil moisture will intensify at the highest northern latitudes, where precipitation will grow far more than evaporation and plant transpiration but where agriculture is nonexistent. At the same time, precipitation will drop over northern mid-latitude continents in summer months, when ample soil moisture is an agricultural necessity. Meanwhile the sea level will continue to rise as temperatures warm, accelerating saline contamination of freshwater aquifers and river deltas. The temperature will cause increased evaporation, which in turn will lead to a greater incidence of drought.
Perhaps most disturbing of all, the hydrologic cycle is becoming increasingly unpredictable. This means that the last century`s hydrological cycle-the set of assumptions about water on which modern irrigation is based-has become unreliable. Build a dam too large, and it may not generate its designed power; build it too small, and it may collapse or flood. Release too little dam runoff in the spring and risk flood, as the snowmelt cascades downstream with unexpected volume; release too much and the water will not be available for farmers when they need it. At a time when water scarcity calls out for intensified planning, planning itself may be stymied.
Aarguing how the world`s hydrological cycle is irrevocably changing
Bhighlighting the inadequacy of relying on last century`s hydrological cycle
Cdiscussing the consequences of decreased water supply in dams
Dwarning against the unrestrained exploitation of natural resources
Edescribing how the Earth`s water will be affected by global warming
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Overcoming opioids: The quest for less addictive drugs
Nurse Kim Gates draws blood from Heidi Wyandt, 27, who is helping test an experimental non-opioid pain medication for chronic back pain related to a work related injury she received in 2014. Chris Post/AP
Tummy tucks really hurt. Doctors carve from hip to hip, slicing off skin, tightening muscles, tugging at innards. Patients often need strong painkillers for days or even weeks, but Mary Hernandez went home on just over-the-counter ibuprofen.
The reason may be the yellowish goo smeared on her 18-inch wound as she lay on the operating table. The Houston woman was helping test a novel medicine aimed at avoiding opioids, potent pain relievers fueling an epidemic of overuse and addiction.
Vicodin, OxyContin, and similar drugs are widely used for bad backs, severe arthritis, damaged nerves, and other woes. They work powerfully in brain areas that control pleasure and pain, but the body adapts to them quickly, so people need higher and higher doses to get relief.
This growing dependence on opioids has mushroomed into a national health crisis, ripping apart communities and straining police and health departments. Every day, an overdose of prescription opioids or heroin kills 91 people, and legions more are brought back from the brink of death. With some 2 million Americans hooked on these pills, evidence is growing that they're not as good a choice for treating chronic pain as once thought.
Drug companies are working on alternatives, but have had little success.
Twenty or so years ago, they invested heavily and "failed miserably," said Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Pain is a pain to research. Some people bear more than others, and success can't be measured as objectively as it can be with medicines that shrink a tumor or clear an infection. Some new pain drugs that worked well were doomed by side effects — Vioxx, for instance, helped arthritis but hurt hearts.
As opioid crisis flares, naturopaths and chiropractors lobby for bigger roles in treating pain
Some fresh approaches are giving hope:
—"Bespoke" drugs, as Volkow calls them. These target specific pathways and types of pain rather than acting broadly in the brain. One is Enbrel, which treats a key feature of rheumatoid arthritis and, in the process, eases pain.
—Drugs to prevent the need for opioids. One that Hernandez was helping test numbs a wound for a few days and curbs inflammation. If people don't have big pain after surgery, their nerves don't go on high alert and there's less chance of developing chronic pain that might require opioids.
—Funky new sources for medicines. In testing: Drugs from silk, hot chili peppers, and the venom of snakes, snails, and other critters.
—Novel uses for existing drugs. Some seizure and depression medicines, for example, can help some types of pain.
The biggest need, however, is for completely new medicines that can be used by lots of people for lots of problems. These also pose the most risk — for companies and patients alike.
One drug's bumpy road
In the early 2000s, a small biotech company had a big idea: blocking nerve growth factor, a protein made in response to pain. The company's drug, now called tanezumab (tah-NAZE-uh-mab), works on outlying nerves, helping to keep pain signals from muscles, skin, and organs from reaching the spinal cord and brain — good for treating arthritis and bad backs.
Pfizer Inc. bought the firm in 2006 and expanded testing. But in 2010, some people on tanezumab and similar drugs being tested by rivals needed joint replacements. Besides dulling pain, nerve growth factor may affect joint repair and regeneration, so a possible safety issue needed full investigation in a medicine that would be the first of its type ever sold, said one independent expert, Dr. Jianguo Cheng, a Cleveland Clinic pain specialist and science chief for the American Academy of Pain Medicine.
Regulators put some of the studies on hold. Suddenly, some people who had been doing well on tanezumab lost access to it. Phyllis Leis in Waterfall, a small town in south-central Pennsylvania, was one.
Lawsuit blames improper marketing of potent opioid for woman's death
"I was so angry," she said. "That was like a miracle drug. It really was. Unless you have arthritis in your knees and have trouble walking, you'll never understand how much relief and what a godsend it was."
Her doctor, Alan Kivitz of Altoona Center for Clinical Research, has helped run hundreds of pain studies and consults for Pfizer and many other companies. "You rarely get people to feel that good" as many of them did on the nerve growth factor drugs, he said.
A drug with that much early promise is unusual, said Ken Verburg, who has led Pfizer's pain research for several decades.
"When you do see one, you fight hard to try to bring one to the market," he said.
An independent review ultimately tied just a few serious joint problems to tanezumab and the suspension on testing was lifted in August 2012. But a new issue — nervous system effects in some animal studies — prompted a second hold later that year, and that wasn't lifted until 2015.
Now Eli Lilly & Co. has joined Pfizer in testing tanezumab in late-stage studies with 7,000 patients. Results are expected late next year — about 17 years after the drug's conception.
Avoiding pain to avoid drugs
What if a drug could keep people from needing long-term pain relief in the first place? Heron Therapeutics Inc. is testing a novel, long-acting version of two drugs — the anesthetic bupivacaine and the anti-inflammatory meloxicam — for notoriously painful operations like tummy tucks, bunion removal, and hernia repair.
Company studies suggest it can numb wounds for about three days and cut patients' need for opioids by 30 to 50 percent.
There's a good chance of preventing brain responses that lead to chronic pain if patients can get through that "initially very rough period," said Dr. Harold Minkowitz, a Houston anesthesiologist who consults for Heron and treated Hernandez in the tummy tuck study.
Hernandez was part of an experiment testing the drug versus a placebo and doesn't know whether she got the drug or a dummy medicine. But she hurt less than she expected to and never filled a prescription for pain pills.
WATCH: How you fight opioid addiction — with opioids
"The goal would be to have half or more of patients not requiring an opiate after they go home," said Heron's chief executive, Barry Quart. "You have far fewer opiates going out into society, far fewer opiates sitting in medicine cabinets that make their way to a high school."
Studies so far are mid-stage — too small to prove safety and effectiveness — but Heron plans more aimed at winning approval.
Many companies have their eyes on sodium channel blockers, which affect how nerves talk to each other and thus might help various types of pain. Others are testing cell therapies for nerve pain. Stem cells can modulate immune responses and inflammation, and may "overcome a raft of problems," said Cheng of the pain medicine academy.
Some companies, including Samumed, Centrexion Therapeutics, and Flexion Therapeutics, are testing long-acting medicines to inject in knees to relieve arthritis pain. Samumed's aims to regenerate cartilage.
And then there's marijuana. A cannabis extract is sold as a mouth spray in Britain for nerve pain and other problems from multiple sclerosis. But cannabinoid research in the US has been hampered by marijuana's legal status. A special license is needed and most researchers don't even try to obtain one, said Susan Ingram, a neurosurgery scientist at Oregon Health & Science University.
Inside a DEA drug lab, a race to identify dangerous new opioids
She is studying cannabinoid receptors in the brain, looking at how pain affects one type but not another. Such work might someday lead to drugs that relieve pain but don't produce a high or addiction.
Selective activity has precedent: The drug buprenorphine partially binds to opioid receptors in the brain and has become "an extraordinarily successful medication" for treating addiction, said Volkow, of the national drug institute.
"It has shown pharmaceutical companies that if you come up with a good intervention, there is an opportunity to recover their costs," she said.
— Marilynn Marchione
Margaret Helgert says:
Along with providing non-opioid pain relief, insurers need to offset physical therapy costs, look into auto acident/workers compensation laws, insure that every single state belong to the Prescription online drug program which can verify narcotic prescriptions in many states, presecute providers who over prescribe, work with emergency departments for prescribing narcotics to make patients happy and provide good public relations to hospital administrators because patients don't complain, and the list goes on. And then we can tackle the heroin/meth epidemic.
Kelb says:
Margaret: Now you want to keep prosecuting providers for prescribing? They arent prescribing now for fear of prosecution. Neither are the emergency rooms. And going after the street drug dealers is last on your list???
The Drs and pharmacies can check doublecscripts now. The few that are out there. You think its fair I have to pay $1200 for a drug test just to get a partial script? I've used it for years with no issues. Now its practically gone, I have 10 times the co pays, all office visits have gone up triple or more, the expensive drug test, being treated like a criminal, just because I want to make it work everyday???? May you never feel the pain I or others feel every signal day for over 20 plus years!!! I hope you don't have car accidents or work related accidents or diseases anytime soon. May your body stay healthy!!!!


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Advancement and Alumni, Melbourne
Coordinate activities which support engagement with donors and key stakeholders
Provide front-line customer service to donors and develop internal / external relationships
Full-time, continuing position based on the Melbourne Campus
The Advancement Services Officer coordinates a variety of activities which support the Advancement and Alumni unit's strategic and operational engagement with donors and key stakeholders. Including providing administrative support, communications, donor stewardship, maintaining and ensuring data integrity and assisting with events that engage and recognise ACU's diverse philanthropic partners. More specifically the role entails:
administering and promoting core advancement and philanthropy initiatives,
supporting the advancement team,
providing front-line customer service to donors and developing relationships across the University with faculties and internal stakeholders, and
identification of opportunities to engage the growing base of donors and supporters.
To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate:
completion of a relevant University degree with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent,
experience in supporting, and in some instances, coordinating a range of events and programs
demonstrated project management skills, communication skills and coordination / organisational skills.
The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe and valued through development, participation and involvement.
ACU's core values support inclusiveness, respect and the dignity of all persons in line with the University's Mission. The University has received the Employer of Choice for Gender Equality Citation since 2012 and offers staff entitlements and initiatives that support women and men to reach their potential.
Organisation Name : ACU
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses – Adelaide, Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield and Rome. We have over 100,000 alumni all over the globe. We've also partnered with Blacktown City Council to open a new ACU campus in Blacktown, Western Sydney, in 2021.
As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.
The Advancement and Alumni unit develop relationships and partnerships with alumni, donors, Catholic stakeholders, charities and organisations aligned closely with the ACU Mission that deliver strategic benefits to students, teaching, research and community engagement activities. They provide advice to key stakeholders and deliver a program of fundraising and alumni engagement that supports the University's objectives and advice and support for the outbound sponsorship program.
Position Description : Advancement Services Officer PD
Applicants are expected to address all selection criteria listed in the position description. To apply for this role, visit the ACU Careers website and select the 'Apply now' link at the bottom of the page. Visit Hints and Tips on how to apply.
Total remuneration valued to $ 93,237 – $ 100,193 total rem pa, including salary component $78,786 – $84,664 pa (Higher Education Worker Level 6), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
For general enquiries please call Rachelle Bramley National Manager Advancement and Alumni on (03) 9230 8308
Only candidates with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position.
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Robots Using Rotten Tomatoes to Destroy America
The moon landing was staged. Jet fuel cannot melt steel beams. These are but two conspiracies that attract kooks and morons alike, but one conspiracy has surfaced that has proven to have some validity to its claims: Russian robots from the future are ruining the ratings of movies on Rotten Tomatoes.
The discovery of these malevolent machines occurred last year when the audience score for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 45%, did not correlate with the critical score, 91%. While this alone would not be enough to prove the existence of AI gone rogue, one fact made it clear that something was not right: I really liked Star Wars: The Last Jedi. That others did not is simply not possible. Had they not seen the glowing reviews by critics? Critics may not always be right, but this time, they were, because I saw Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and I loved it!
Rotten Tomatoes insisted that no such review bombing by rebellious robots occurred, but that only makes Rotten Tomatoes itself suspect. Have the machines already infiltrated the company? That's the only sensible explanation.
Robots are not the only forces trying to destroy the foundation of American society: monsters are also perverting movie ratings for their own nefarious ambitions. Monsters have infiltrated Rotten Tomatoes in an attempt to ruin Venom. While many commentators on Reddit and Twitter have called Venom "not that bad," the critical reception for the movie suggests otherwise. That cannot be though, because I kind of liked the movie. Therefore, the only logical explanation is monsters from distant worlds have travelled to the Earth realm to destroy society by making us question the integrity of critics and fans alike. How can anybody not like something that I do? Once again, Rotten Tomatoes insists that the scores are valid. Really makes you think.
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Read the Hits: Best of 80's
Genres: Alternative Rock, Special Interest, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
And We Danced - Bazilian, Eric
Voices Carry - Hausman, Michael
Love My Way - Ashton, John
Burnin' for You - Meltzer, Richard
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Steinman, Jim
Goodbye to You - Smith, Zachary
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When I See You Smile - Warren, Diane
Walk Like an Egyptian - Sternberg, Liam
Your Love - Spinks, John
Let's Groove - Vaughn, Wayne
Slipping Away - Lynne, Jeff
Hot Girls in Love - Dean, Paul [Guitar]
Run Runaway - Holder, Noddy
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Title: Read the Hits: Best of 80's
Label: Sony Cmg Mkt Group
Original Release Date: 3/15/1994
Styles: New Wave & Post-Punk, Soft Rock, By Decade, 1980s, Power Pop, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR), Arena Rock
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(4 out of 5 stars)
"It had been many years since I heard "Slippin Away" until I got this CD. It has the long versions of Total Eclipse of the Heart (so rare) and Run Runaway. The second disc is my favorite by far, but I like to just have the first one running while I putter around the house. puts me back in time. I have 2 other 80's Cd's with the German version of 99 Luftballoons on them & was very glad to get the English version on here."
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D. S. HARDEN | L.A.,CA USA | 10/04/2008
"Personally, I bought the collection to get a 'slight' extended version of "Love My Way" by the Psychedelic Furs. It was listed with a playing time of 4:21 on AllMusic.com. That triggered my purchase.
Boy was I wrong.
Although it says on the disc back cover that "Love My Way" is 4:21 in length, it is actualy 3:33. I'm not too happy about that. Don't get me wrong folks, there are other good songs on the 2-disc collection, but, in this case, I want what I want. So much for whining!
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Architects golf day to raise money in memory of Ipswich businessman Nick Fayers of Barnes Construction
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Cyril Knabe-Nicol, Robert Keeble, Simon Frost and Alan Howard enjoying KLH Architects Charity Day 2017
An architecture firm is hosting a charity golf day to raise money in memory of a well-known Ipswich businessman.
The Nick Fayers Amend Fund was set up after the former managing director of Barnes Construction died last year. Picture: Paul Nixon Photography
KLH Architects is fundraising for the Nick Fayers Amend Fund, set up after the former managing director of Barnes Construction died from a condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 1 (MEN1) in December last year.
This is the fifth year the firm has run the golf day in support of a good cause.
Director of KLH Architects, Graham Lambert, said: "Our charity golf day has been a huge success over the years with multiple teams taking part to help raise money for worthwhile causes.
"This year we wanted to celebrate the life and good work of Nick, who many of us at KLH knew personally, as well as helping to increase the awareness of his condition to the wider community."
The event will be held on April 23rd at Brett Vale Golf Club. Teams of four from the local construction industry have entered the 18-hole challenge with the opportunity to compete in the coveted KLH ball competition. There will be a prize giving ceremony and raffle draw for participants with prizes donated by companies and individuals.
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 1 or MEN1 is a rare inherited condition that causes tumours to develop in endocrine glands. The Nick Fayers Amend Fund intends to raise funds to support research into the condition and advice to sufferers.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed lawsuit to overturn Biden's election win
MUQDISHO-AYAAMAHA-The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation's highest court and subvert the will of voters.
Trump bemoaned the decision late Friday, tweeting: "The Supreme Court really let us down. No Wisdom, No Courage!"
The high court's order was a stark repudiation of a legal claim that was widely regarded as dubious, yet embraced by the president, 19 Republican state attorneys general and 126 House Republicans.
Trump had insisted the court would find the "wisdom" and "courage" to adopt his baseless position that the election was the product of widespread fraud and should be overturned. But the nation's highest court emphatically disagreed.
Friday's order marked the second time this week that the court had rebuffed Republican requests that it get involved in the 2020 election outcome and reject the voters' choice, as expressed in an election regarded by both Republican and Democratic officials as free and fair. The justices turned away an appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans on Tuesday.
On Monday, the Electoral College meets to formally elect Biden as the next president.
Trump had called the lawsuit filed by Texas against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin "the big one" that would end with the Supreme Court undoing Biden's substantial Electoral College majority and allowing Trump to serve another four years in the White House.
In a brief order, the court said Texas does not have the legal right to sue those states because it "has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections."
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, who have said previously the court does not have the authority to turn away lawsuits between states, said they would have heard Texas' complaint. But they would not have done as Texas wanted — setting aside those four states' 62 electoral votes for Biden — pending resolution of the lawsuit.
Trump complained that "within a flash," the lawsuit was "thrown out and gone, without even looking at the many reasons it was brought. A Rigged Election, fight on!"
Three Trump appointees sit on the high court. In his push to get the most recent of his nominees, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, confirmed quickly, Trump said she would be needed for any post-election lawsuits. Barrett appears to have participated in both cases this week. None of the Trump appointees noted a dissent in either case.
The four states sued by Texas had urged the court to reject the case as meritless. They were backed by another 22 states and the District of Columbia.
Republican support for the lawsuit and its call to throw out millions of votes in four battleground states was rooted in baseless claims of fraud, an extraordinary display of the party's willingness to countermand the will of voters. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana were among those joining to support the action.