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BMW Returns To Le Mans With 8 Series Coupe
To be presented on 15th June, the BMW M8 GTE had inspired the driving dynamics of the road-going model as well
On the eve of the legendary Le Mans race, BMW will open a new chapter in the brand's sports car history by premiering the new BMW 8 Series Coupe. The new luxury sports car was developed parallel to the BMW M8 GTE, with which BMW Motorsport will take to the Le Mans starting grid for the first time since 2011.
In the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 2018, BMW will be fielding two BMW M8 GTEs. These racing cars already demonstrated their potential at the season opener in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, and the US-American IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This will now be followed by the debut of the production model; drive and suspension will be based as close as possible to the M8 GTE.
On that note, motor sport expertise is concentrated in particular in the new M850i xDrive Coupe, which BMW promises offers outstanding dynamic handling characteristics; it gets with it a new V8 engine, intelligent four-wheel drive, controlled rear axle differential lock, Integral Active Steering, adaptive M suspension technology Professional featuring Active Roll Stabilization and 20-inch light alloy wheels boasting high-performance tyres.
"There isn't a better setting for the world premiere of the new BMW 8 Series Coupe than the 24-hour race at Le Mans," says Klaus Fröhlich, board member of the BMW AG, Development. "The race is a pure demonstration of passion, dynamics and long-distance capability. These characteristics define our new sports car in a special way."
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Make no bones about it. This guy was cool!
John Clark celebrating by sharing the life of one amazing guy. I'm not sure about where I first met BeBop. I suspect it was at a meeting on Sunday night in Gardiner, but I really didn't get to know him well until we moved to Hartland in 2003. After that, he was a frequent reminder that recovery really does translate to "Happy, Joyous and Free." When Bob shared his experience, strength and hope with others, he had a strong and expressive voice, one that I'm hearing in my head as I write this. His cadence was such that you paid an extra bit of attention, even though you often knew what was coming next. One of his trademarks was building to what the uninitiated thought would be a bit of profanity, then he'd pause and morph it smoothly into something much cleaner, but you got the point.
BeBop wasn't perfect, but he had thirty years of working on himself to be better and it showed. One of my most recent exchanges took place a couple months ago. I'd spotted a request for proposals in the Bangor Daily News from the Penobscot Job Corps. Included was one asking for DJ services, so I cut out the ad and gave it to him. When I asked him later whether he'd heard anything, he frowned and said no response had been forthcoming. Too bad. Bob had a way of pulling kids (hell, adults as well) out of their shells and gertting them to feel good about themselves. He would have been perfect for this gig.
While he was a stalwart in the recovery community and an excellent chiropractor, it was his love of music and incredible memory for who wrote/performed/covered what, that I found most intriguing. A year ago, I took my neighbor Larry to get an adjustment. While Larry was no slouch when it came to music trivia, I sat in quiet amazement while he and BeBop had a 45 minute conversation about songs and performers after the treatment. Bet your healthcare provider never offered a similar service.
Bob's love of music and giving to others blended perfectly through his DJ services. Need someone to do music for your wedding? No problem. Likewise for birthday parties, anniversaries, you name it. Whenever there was a recovery themed dance or gathering, you could expect Bob and his equipment to be there and very seldom did he ask for, or expect payment. He was a fixture on Labor Day for the all day recovery picnics at Lake St. George in Skowhegan. When someone requested a song, 99 times out of a hundred, Bob not only could pull it up and play it, he could tell you a bit of its history as well as who else had recorded it. He played for my retirement party at the library as well as at the end of summer reading celebration for the kids.
They make very few people like Bob and now the universe is one great guy short, but somewhere in heaven, BeBop is sipping coffee and talking music with Bo Diddly, Jimi Hendrix and Jerry Lee Lewis…And loving every minute of it.
I've copied part of his obituary, followed by three entries from his online guest book so you can know more about this man.
WATERVILLE – On Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, Dr. Robert Adrien Carignan, loving father, grandfather, and community cheer-bringer, passed away at the age of 74. Bob was born Aug. 31, 1944, in Lawrence, Mass., to Adrien and Edith (Berry) Carignan. Known by many names, "Dr. Bob", "BeeBop Bob", and "Beepa", to name a few, he graduated Tenney High School in 1962, and shortly after, joined the United States Navy as a Corpsman. After leaving the Navy he entered Northern Essex Community College. Bob's love of holistic medicine guided him to Palmer College of Chiropractic where he received a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) in 1972.
He received several commendations for his chiropractic service including a Merit Award from Palmer College in 1972, an Ambassador Award from Palmer College in 1977, and he was Maine Chiropractor of the Year in 1984. He was a member of the Maine Chiropractic Association (MCA) and State Representative for both the International Chiropractic Association and the American Chiropractic Association. Bob was a member of the Maine Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Knights of Columbus, and the Health Officer for both Hartland and St. Albans. In 2003, he received a Service Award in recognition for his energetic service to the MCA as "Mr. Entertainment" which merged his two passions of chiropractic and DJing.
Bob joined his love of nature, people, and health when he opened Hartland Family Chiropractic in 1974. If you knew him, you could appreciate his musical passion, which he pursued later in life. He opened BeeBop To Hip Hop DJ services and brought the joy of music to nursing homes, weddings, and family holidays. Many knew about his 30 year survival with alcoholism. In 2018, he received his 30 year chip; he was a true friend of Bill W.
"I walked into your office and you took one look at me and said, well…. your jaw is dislocated. I was in pain for a year and you fixed me. You were the best Dr. C ever! I will always remember you and your cute smile and very happy demeanor. You will be deeply missed by everyone Dr. C.
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I didn't know Dr. Bob well but each time I saw him perform, his warmth, humor an love of the craft were evident. The stories behind the music were fascinating. A generous and multi-talented man.
John, your tribute to Dr. C. is perfect. I did many weddings as a notary where he was DJing. He was my friend, chiropractor and all over inspiration. The other day when I went to get my records, it was hard to think that one of those doors wasn't going to open and his smiling face would be heading towards the counter.
Thanks again for the beautiful tribute. He climbing the Stairway to Heaven.


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Barcelona are out of the Women's Cup despite a 9-0 win
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Nine-time winners Barcelona Throwing out of the Copa de la Reina for fielding an ineligible side in Tuesday's 9-0 win Osasuna.
Brazilian forward Geis, who scored one of nine goals, was sent off in the quarter-finals of last season's competition against former club Madrid CFF.
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The 24-year-old was due to serve a one-match ban in the first match of this season's competition, which saw Barcelona take on Osasuna in the round of 16 on Tuesday.
Osasuna has filed an official complaint, appealing for the match to be awarded as a walkover.
Barcelona coach Jonathan Giraldez said the suspension did not appear on the Royal Spanish Federation's website. [RFEF]which oversees the Copa de la Reina.
Sevilla After fielding Nagor Calderon in Tuesday's 1-0 win, he could also be ejected for the same reason. Villarreal To book your place in the last eight.
was sent against Calderon UD Granadilla Tenerife in the quarterfinals last season. She came on as a substitute against Villarreal.
Real Madrid The men's version of the competition, the Copa del Rey, was dropped due to play in 2015–16. Denis Cheryshev against Cadiz While he was on loan in the previous campaign he was serving a ban due to accumulated bookings with Villarreal.
Realizing their mistake, Madrid took Cheryshev off at half-time and won the match 3–1, but were subsequently knocked out of the cup, with Cadiz receiving a bye to the next round.
For the past three years, Barca has dominated the women's game in Spain. They won the Copa de la Reina in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Their last loss in the cup was a 2-0 defeat in the semi-finals in 2019. Atlético Madrid.
That dominance has been reflected in Liga F, which they have won three times in a row. They are on a 48-game winning streak in the league, on June 1, 2021, when they lost to Atlético. It was his last loss in any home game.
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'It's about democracy not austerity'
LSE-led research reveals new political phenomena in Europe
A new report from LSE on recent protest movements and 'subterranean politics' across Europe reveals a level of political disillusionment that goes beyond frustration with austerity cuts.
LSE's Professor Mary Kaldor, who led the study, says: "Mainstream political circles portray the current crisis in financial terms. Our study suggests that the crisis in Europe is primarily political. These protests are not about austerity per se, but rather about the failures of democracy as currently practiced."
The report, supported by the Open Society Foundations, shows a widening gulf between European politicians and the public. While politicians concentrate on saving the Euro, people are growing increasing distrustful of political elites.
Led by the Civil Society and Human Security Unit at LSE, the research involved interviews and discussions with activists from many of the European protest movements and burgeoning political groups of 2011-2012. The field teams undertook case studies in four countries (Germany, Italy, Spain and Hungary), one global city (London) alongside two trans-European studies.
Key findings include:
Contemporary protests in Europe are resonating with mainstream public opinion in a way that has not been true for decades. This 'bubbling up' of 'subterranean' politics can be seen most dramatically in the success of non-mainstream political parties of both right and left, as seen in the French and Greek elections or in the rise of the Pirate Party in Germany and Sweden, among others;
Despite the relatively positive economic situation in Germany, there is political unrest amongst its grassroots groups, just as in other European countries;
Concern with process, accountability and transparency for many activists is more important than a programme of specific demands;
A re-thinking of democracy is taking place, witnessed in the new techniques of consensus building in public squares and in campaigns for the recent referendum in Italy;
This generation are the children of the Internet; they use the methods of social networking and they are preoccupied with internet freedom, particularly issues of anti-piracy.
"There's a lot to be said about frustrations with political processes," says an Occupy LSX activist. "This is a screwed up system in terms of allowing people to have a say, policies for the common good, informed debate and critical media coverage."
The report is launched in Brussels on Thursday 21 June. To request an interview with one of the authors, please contact the LSE press office on +44 (0)20 7955 7060; or email pressoffice@lse.ac.uk.
• The full report, entitled 'The 'Bubbling Up' of Subterranean Politics in Europe' is available from http://www.gcsknowledgebase.org/europe/
• Active in more than 70 countries, the Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. Working with local communities, the Open Society Foundations support justice and human rights, freedom of expression, and access to public health and education. Visit www.soros.org for further information.
• The country case studies were conducted by local research teams under the leadership of experienced scholars. Each of the teams used a set of social science research methods ranging from interviews and surveys to media analysis.
• Groups studied included the 15-M Movement (indignados) in Spain, Occupy London, UK Uncut, Italian trade unions, women's groups and environmental organisations, Anonymous and Occupy Berlin, community organisers, local food producers and Hungarian media freedom activists.
• In addition to the original data gathered through case studies, the study made use of existing data, such as the ECRP-funded Protest Survey Project, The Guardian Datablog's extensive list of Occupy-related protests throughout the world, and European public opinion and demographics surveys including Eurobarometer and Eurostat data.
• Professor Mary Kaldor is director of the Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit, LSE. For further information please visit: lse.ac.uk/cshs
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The PDSA Order of Merit was introduced in 2014.
The first dog to receive the award was Linpol Luke (Obi), on behalf of all the police dogs that served during the 2011 London Riots.
Claire was rendered unable to tell when she was hypoglycaemic, which meant that her children would often return home from primary school, finding her collapsed. Her health diagnosis plunged her into a severe bout of depression and she was later diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – a side effect of being told she had a life-limiting condition. She was left with no confidence and unable to leave the house on her own.
The cycle of depression and hypo-induced comas continued for six years. Her two small boys became young carers and the family's plight became increasingly desperate.
In the depths of despair, Claire saw an advert for Medical Detection Dogs and applied for assistance. In 2012, Claire was introduced to 16-month-old Labrador, Pal and their remarkable relationship began. On the very first night in his new home, Pal alerted Claire to a hypo as she slept – nudging her face and ribs with his nose and licking her. Pal does this by smelling the chemical changes in Claire's breath. His ability to do this has stopped Claire from falling into hypo-induced comas on countless occasions – meaning that her boys no longer find her dangerously ill when they return home from school.
Pal will fetch Claire's blood sugar monitor, glucose, insulin and will even bring her the phone if needed. If Claire is too ill to help herself, Pal will fetch someone or push the panic button fitted in the family home, which alerts the emergency services.
Pal accompanied Claire to all her dialysis sessions, helping to keep her calm and happy as she undergoes treatment.
In six years, Pal has alerted Claire to over 12,000 separate blood-sugar changes: changes that, if not caught in time, could have killed her. Pal's interventions have prevented NHS emergency call-outs and resulted in fewer hospital admissions for Claire.
On 22 May 2017, Police Dog Mojo and his handler PC Phil Healy had returned home after an early shift. Later that evening, news came through of an explosion at the Arianna Grande concert inside Manchester Arena. Phil and Mojo immediately made their way back to work.
They were the first dog team on the scene and it was very chaotic. Their first task was to search Victoria train station's concourse, which was being used as the main casualty treatment area for the incident. Mojo searched around the injured victims to make sure that the area was safe and clear of further explosives, for the responding emergency services and the public.
PC Healy and Mojo were then moved into the Arena itself and to the site of the explosion. Mojo worked in horrendous conditions, searching for secondary devices among the sea of unattended, abandoned items, to secure the area and ensure the safety of the Firearms Units and other attending emergency services working in the area.
PC Healy and Mojo were later joined by other dog teams and together, they searched the whole stadium. Mojo worked alongside his handler until 7am the following morning. On their way home, Mojo and PC Healy were called out again to follow up on reports of a suspicious item elsewhere.
Echo served with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service as a Search and Rescue dog from 2004 to 2013. During his tenure, he was deployed as part of the UK Fire Service Overseas Response Team, to assist in the aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti, which completely devastated large parts of the country in January 2010. The capital, Port-au-Prince, was buried under tonnes of collapsed buildings and structures.
In the heat and humidity and accompanied by a UN Police convoy, Echo's skills were deployed to help speed up the search process. He conducted 46 separate searches over a two week period. Sadly, due to the magnitude of the quake, everyone that Echo found had already died.
Despite the intensely challenging conditions, Echo worked tirelessly and without hesitation for almost two weeks before he and Mike returned home to the UK.
Cracker was a Fire Service Investigation Dog with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service between January 2007 and February 2017. She was trained to detect 20 different types of accelerants, using her powerful sense of smell.
On 12 March 2013 a major explosion occurred at a large two-storey detached building on War Office Road, Rochdale. A strong smell of petrol was detected and Cracker was deployed to investigate. After an unproductive ground search, Cracker was instructed to climb what remained of the staircase, to search the upper floor. This meant negotiating a large hole in the floor, as well as making her way through fallen wooden beams and roofing materials.
Cracker tracked along the skirting board to a place outside where the bathroom had once been and gave a positive indication. As a result of her efforts, the Fire Investigation Team was able to determine that the explosion was a result of an arson attack.
On 5 March 2014 Cracker attended a 'halfway house' property in Ashton, Greater Manchester, where a man had been murdered and his body set on fire. Cracker, dressed in a forensic dog suit to preserve any evidence, undertook a search of the property and, as a result of her efforts, the culprit received a 30-year jail sentence.
As well as attending crime scenes, Cracker also visited schools to help educate young people in fire and home safety.
Border Collie Bryn has worked as a search and rescue dog alongside his handler Steve Buckley since he was a puppy.
In 2005 Bryn became fully qualified and UKISAR graded.
In 2009, they became one of only four UK dog teams to attain the International Rescue Dog Organisation's 'mission readiness test'. The test consisted of seven searches over 36 hours, a 10km march, dog first aid and working at height.
Alongside his work with Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service Bryn has been deployed to building collapses, missing persons' searches and gas explosions throughout the UK.
His international work involved working in Japan (2011) after the earthquake and tsunami, and in Nepal (2015) following the devastating earthquake which killed and injured thousands.
Bryn's ability to search large areas for casualties, with greater speed and efficiency than his human counterparts, was invaluable. It minimised the need for risky interventions when faced with precarious and volatile rescue situations.
As well as helping find casualties within disaster areas, Bryn's skills have also helped reunite families with lost loved ones, allowing them to be laid to rest. He retired in May 2016 after an outstanding 11-year career.
During his service, PD Sweep completed around 100 successful searches, removing dangerous weapons, drugs and poisons from the streets of Scotland. He successfully located £512,000 worth of street drugs, £250,000 of cash, six shotguns, three handguns, a flare gun, two rifles, 3,500 shotgun cartridges and 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
Thirteen-year-old Labrador Sabby was awarded the PDSA Order of Merit in recognition of her role supporting people with learning difficulties.
Her warm and gentle nature helped her develop a special relationship with patients, allowing them to develop skills, make decisions and learn responsibilities. Opportunities that, without Sabby's involvement, would have been unavailable to them.
Sabby has also worked alongside clinical psychologists, supporting patients who suffer from extreme dog phobias. Her involvement has been recognised as a key factor in enabling these patients to become further integrated into their community.
Molly's owner Lucy suffers with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome which, coupled with other health complications, can leave her feeling withdrawn, isolated and unhappy. Lucy's condition is classed as life-limiting. Prior to Molly's arrival in her life, she had been struggling to cope with the chronic pain and was bed-bound due to complications.
Molly joined the Watts household as an eight-week-old puppy and immediately lifted Lucy's spirits.
Their bond was so strong that when Molly was 10-months-old she began working with Dog Assistance In Disability (Dog A.I.D), who help people with disabilities to train their pet dogs to become Assistance Dogs.
Molly's skills are now a lifeline to Lucy on a daily basis, she supports with everyday tasks that would otherwise be impossible.
Molly also protects Lucy, warning her when her temperature spikes or her blood pressure drops.
Whizz, a Newfoundland dog, saved nine people and another dog from drowning during a ten-year water rescue career.
Whizz patrolled the Bristol Channel and the River Severn with the Royal Navy Rescue and the Severn Area Rescue Association.
As well as his work as a water rescuer, Whizz also enriched the lives of hundreds of people as a fundraiser and therapy dog, alongside his owner David Pugh.
Standing at over six feet tall and weighing in at 12 stone, Whizz was a gentle giant. He was trained to rescue people in peril from the water by owner David when he was just a year old.
Springer Spaniel Jake has been recognised for his outstanding service to Warwickshire Police over a ten-year career. Jake made over 500 operational finds including assault rifles, shotguns, hand guns, over £650,000 worth of banknotes and over £4.5 million worth of illegal drugs.
Jake's career with Warwickshire Police began at 18-months-old, when he underwent a four-week intensive course to train him to search and identify drugs. Jake went on to complete similar courses to find firearms, ammunition and banknotes. After graduation, he was partnered with PC Andy Crouch and the pair stayed together throughout Jake's illustrious career.
Jake worked at some high-profile sporting events, such as the Cheltenham Gold Cup Festival and major music events, including Glastonbury. He even uncovered a stash of drugs live on TV.
At one music festival Jake found over £2,000 worth of well-concealed cannabis on a tour bus, resulting in the delay of the headline act. On another occasion he intercepted a car heading into a festival, leaping through an open window to uncover £1,000 worth of cocaine, hidden underneath the centre console.
Jake retired in August 2014. He passed away suddenly in March 2015. His PDSA Order of Merit Medal was presented to Gwen, serving Police Dog with Warwickshire Police, at Goldsmiths' Hall, London on 29 April 2015.
During the 2011 London riots, 160 Metropolitan Police dogs were called into action on various occasions during the disturbances. During one incident, 11 Dogs and their handlers were initially deployed to Tottenham Police Station to support officers who were under sustained and violent attack from around 300 protesters. They successfully pushed the protesters back, helping to secure the area before being redeployed to other locations. Over the next few hours, the dogs were repeatedly redeployed to assist Police Support Units across the city.
Officially named 'Linpol Luke' but known affectionately as Obi to his friends, the English Shepherd is described by his handler Sgt Phillip Wells as a valued colleague and partner.
Like Obi, many of the dogs deployed suffered injuries during the confrontations and in recognition of the hard work of all 160 police dogs that served, Obi was awarded the PDSA Order of Merit on their behalf.


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Remarks at Air Terminal, Hamilton, Bermuda, 21 December 1961
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan upon arrival at the Bermuda Air Terminal in Hamilton, Bermuda. The press copy also includes Prime Minister Macmillan's response.
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Office of Management and Budget prepares for possible government shutdown
Updated: 12:44 PM EDT Sep 23, 2021
By Betsy Klein, CNN
with its legislative agenda teetering. The White House has called in its most powerful weapon. President biden. We're in a pivotal period of our negotiations and discussions biden hosting a series of meetings with nearly two dozen Democratic lawmakers today. First with speaker nancy Pelosi and Senate majority leader chuck schumer. Then with groups of warring moderates and progressives, All critical players in the intraparty combat that has broken out. He sees his role as uniting and as working to bring together people, overcome an agreement on on a path forward. It's a battle that has pushed biden sweeping dual pronged $4 trillion dollar domestic agenda to the brink of implosion. The meetings marking the most intensive personal effort deployed by biden, a 36 year Senate veteran. Today, democrats face a legislative pile up of epic proportions less than a week from a House vote promised to moderates on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, there's no one better than Speaker Pelosi getting votes. And so I'm optimistic that we'll get it done on monday With progressives threatening to tank that bill if there's no pathway on the 2nd $3.5 trillion dollar economic and climate package. Half our members, More than half our members will not move the bipartisan bill without the reconciliation bill being passed all as the government barrels towards a shutdown on September 30, simply put Republicans are trying a dine and dash of historic proportions and with unified Senate Republican opposition, the looming threat of a catastrophic default in october the debt ceiling will be raised as it always should be, but it will be raised by the democrats.
The government is due to run out of funding on Sept. 30 without congressional action, so it's about that time again. When the U.S. government is within seven days of a potential shutdown, no matter the circumstances or state of play in funding negotiations, the Office of Management and Budget begins its standard shutdown planning protocol, reminding government agencies of the steps they should prepare to take.Thursday marks seven days before the government is set to run out of money, and by standard procedure, that reminder is going out.The House has passed a bill to fund the government until December but tied that legislation to a provision to address the debt ceiling. That bill does not have the 60 votes to pass the Senate, where Republicans have remained steadfast in their opposition to raising the debt limit."We fully expect Congress to work in a bipartisan fashion to keep our government open, get disaster relief to the Americans who need it, and avoid a catastrophic default, especially as we continue to confront the pandemic and power an economic recovery. In the meantime, prudent management requires that the government plan for the possibility of a lapse in funding," OMB spokesman Abdullah Hasan said in a statement to CNN."Consistent with longstanding practice across multiple administrations, OMB is preparing for any contingency, and determinations about specific programs are being actively reviewed by agencies," Hasan added. "More importantly, there is enough time for Congress to prevent a lapse in appropriations, and we are confident they will do so."On Capitol Hill, there are quiet discussions among Democrats about an alternative bill to at least keep the government funded before the Sept. 30 deadline without a debt limit provision. What that would entail — or if Democrats take that path — is not yet clear. But it underscores a quiet view on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue: a government shutdown is simply not an option at this highest stakes of moments for Biden's domestic legislative agenda.Nevertheless, there is a plan in place for every government department and agency, all of which are laid out in significant detail on the OMB's website.Those plans include information on how many employees would get furloughed, what employees are essential and would work without pay (for example, air traffic controllers, Secret Service agents, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory staff), how long it would take to wind down operations in the hours before a shutdown, and what activities would come to a halt.It's not the first time the government has been on the brink of a shutdown, and it has happened on multiple occasions. Most recently, the government shut down for 35 days, a record shutdown length, from December 2018 to January 2019 amid a Congressional stalemate over funding for then-President Donald Trump's border wall. The government also shut down for three days over deadlock during the Trump administration in January 2018. And in 2013, then-President Barack Obama presided over a 16-day partial government shutdown caused by a dispute over the Affordable Care Act and other budget disagreements.
The government is due to run out of funding on Sept. 30 without congressional action, so it's about that time again. When the U.S. government is within seven days of a potential shutdown, no matter the circumstances or state of play in funding negotiations, the Office of Management and Budget begins its standard shutdown planning protocol, reminding government agencies of the steps they should prepare to take.
Thursday marks seven days before the government is set to run out of money, and by standard procedure, that reminder is going out.
The House has passed a bill to fund the government until December but tied that legislation to a provision to address the debt ceiling. That bill does not have the 60 votes to pass the Senate, where Republicans have remained steadfast in their opposition to raising the debt limit.
"We fully expect Congress to work in a bipartisan fashion to keep our government open, get disaster relief to the Americans who need it, and avoid a catastrophic default, especially as we continue to confront the pandemic and power an economic recovery. In the meantime, prudent management requires that the government plan for the possibility of a lapse in funding," OMB spokesman Abdullah Hasan said in a statement to CNN.
House OKs debt and funding plan, setting up Senate clash
"Consistent with longstanding practice across multiple administrations, OMB is preparing for any contingency, and determinations about specific programs are being actively reviewed by agencies," Hasan added. "More importantly, there is enough time for Congress to prevent a lapse in appropriations, and we are confident they will do so."
On Capitol Hill, there are quiet discussions among Democrats about an alternative bill to at least keep the government funded before the Sept. 30 deadline without a debt limit provision. What that would entail — or if Democrats take that path — is not yet clear. But it underscores a quiet view on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue: a government shutdown is simply not an option at this highest stakes of moments for Biden's domestic legislative agenda.
Nevertheless, there is a plan in place for every government department and agency, all of which are laid out in significant detail on the OMB's website.
Those plans include information on how many employees would get furloughed, what employees are essential and would work without pay (for example, air traffic controllers, Secret Service agents, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory staff), how long it would take to wind down operations in the hours before a shutdown, and what activities would come to a halt.
It's not the first time the government has been on the brink of a shutdown, and it has happened on multiple occasions. Most recently, the government shut down for 35 days, a record shutdown length, from December 2018 to January 2019 amid a Congressional stalemate over funding for then-President Donald Trump's border wall. The government also shut down for three days over deadlock during the Trump administration in January 2018. And in 2013, then-President Barack Obama presided over a 16-day partial government shutdown caused by a dispute over the Affordable Care Act and other budget disagreements.


Bridget Riley is one of Britain's best-known artists whose career has spanned over 50 years. She first came to notice in the early 1960s with monochrome paintings that explored the dynamics of optical effects.
"In my earlier paintings, I wanted the space between the picture plane and the spectator to be active. It was in that space, paradoxically, the painting 'took place…then, little by little, and, to some extent deliberately, I made it go the other way, opening up an interior space, as it were, so that there was a layered, shallow depth. It is important that the painting can be inhabited, so that the mind's eye, or the eye's mind, can move about it credibly."
In 1967 Riley began experimenting with colour, and since then her paintings have examined the perception of nature by means of colour and form.
Riley was born in London in 1931 and was brought up in Cornwall. She studied at Goldsmiths College between 1949 – 1952 and the Royal College of Art between 1952 – 1955. In 1969 she was the first woman to win the International Prize for Painting whilst representing Britain at the 34th Venice Biennale.
She holds honorary doctorates from Oxford University, 1994, and Cambridge University, 1995. She was made a CBE in 1974 and in 1999 was awarded the Companion of Honour. In 2009 she was awarded the Kaiser Ring of the City of Goslar, Germany, one of the world's most prestigious art prizes. Major exhibitions have included the Hayward Gallery, 1970 and 1992/94; a British Council touring retrospective in the USA, Australia and Japan, 1979; and retrospective exhibitions at Tate Britain, 2003; Museum of Modern Art in Sydney, Australia, 2005; City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand, 2005; and Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2008. She lives and works in London, Cornwall and France.
Part 1 is showing a selection of Riley's work from between 1961 and 1967.


EPI's Family Budget Calculator measures the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living. Compared with the federal poverty line and the Supplemental Poverty Measure, EPI's family budgets provide a more accurate and complete measure of economic security in America. These fact sheets offer a full picture of the cost of living in each county and metro area in the United States.
For a two-parent, two-child family in , it costs per month ( per year) to secure a modest yet adequate standard of living.
Monthly costs range from for a single-child family to for a family with four kids.
Among the counties in , has the highest cost of living. But median family income here is the highest, so when cost of living is calculated relative to median income, the county ranks .
Among the 100 largest metro areas, has the highest cost of living. But median family income here is the highest, so when cost of living is calculated relative to median income, the area ranks .
Here's how monthly budgets in vary by family size and composition.
Source: Economic Policy Institute Family, March 2018. Data are in 2017 dollars.


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The main storyline of the Borderlands game is related to saving the vaults containing alien tech and power from falling into wrong hands. Surely, Pandora was not the last vault, there are many other vaults storing great powers and treasures which need to be protected. So, we could see the team of raiders on their quest to save some more vaults from the bad people. The omission of the remaining vault hunters like Athena, Fiona, Loader Bot, Gaige, Salvador, Axton, and others from Borderlands 3 also opened ways for Gearbox to feature them in Borderlands 4.
What will be the Borderlands 4 storyline? Well, it will only become more apparent when the official Borderlands 4 trailer is released, till then we can just theorize and speculate. Borderlands 3 left us with many questions and many players scratching their heads. Gearbox has endless narratives that it can use to continue the Borderline franchise. Also Read: Hogwarts Legacy: Release Date, Gameplay Trailer, and Everything We Know So Far.
Note — There has yet to be an official announcement regarding the game, so the above table is just for providing an estimate as to what could be the system requirements for the upcoming borderlands title.
Borderlands 3 is a cross-platform video game and we see no reason that Gearbox will release borderlands 4 as any platform exclusive. Also Read: 10 Best Crossplay Games Available Right Now. At the recently concluded Gamescom , Gearbox unveiled the trailer of its upcoming New Tales from the Borderlands , which will be an episodic interactive graphic sci-fi video game developed by Telltale games.
The trailer can be watched here —. It is another action role-playing FPS video game, released back in March Players have posted mixed reviews about the game, but if you are an avid fan of the Borderlands franchise then you can give this game a try. Stay with us as we will be updating this article as and when there is some official announcement about the next big title by Gearbox. The answer to this question is a big YES, though no official game trailer has been released.
But considering where borderlands 3 ended, it is almost certain that Borderlands 4 will somewhat revolve around Lilith.
Gaige the Macromancer was last seen in Borderlands 2. She was among the few characters of Borderlands 2 that went missing in Borderlands 3. We might see a time leap between the two games, but the Borderlands 4 storyline will mainly focus on answering the questions left unanswered in Borderlands 3. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Borderlands Many fans have been waiting for the announcement of the Borderlands 4 release date.
Table of Contents show. Will there be Lilith in Borderlands 4? Can we expect to see Gaige in Borderlands 4? Will Borderlands 4 be cross-platform? Is Gearbox currently developing Borderlands 4?
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Borderlands is an FPS role-playing looter shooter game. It marked its debut with a bang with Borderlands which came back in and since then the best first-person looter shooter games list has not been made without this game. The last main title of the franchise came back in Borderlands 3 and now fans have been waiting for its sequel.
Many fans have been waiting for the announcement of the Borderlands 4 release date. Borderlands 4 will be the 5th main instalment of the popular Borderlands series. Borderlands series has enjoyed the success of its previous releases which included Borderlands , Borderlands , Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel , developed by 2K Australia, with assistance from Gearbox Software , and Borderlands 3 So far, there has been no official announcement regarding the Borderlands 4 release date , but seeing the success of its predecessors, the release of Borderlands 4 is inevitable.
More: We are definitely working on some amazing stuff that, I hope, will surprise and delight you. Also, the previous year, Gearbox announced on Twitter, that they have set up a new studio and are assembling a new development team to work on the Borderlands franchise. We are excited to announce the opening of our new studio: Gearbox Montréal!
Gearbox is looking to assemble a new development team to work on the Borderlands franchise and create new IP in Montréal. Interested in working at GSM? So we can speculate that the studio is working on the next big title and it might not be that far away now. Borderlands 3 was a huge hit, more than 5 million units were sold within 5 days of its release.
Gearbox had sold a total of more than 15 million units of it, with this the total number of units of the Borderlands series exceeded 75 million units. Also Read: Best Single Player Games Solo Games to Play Right Now. Borderlands 4 is most probably going to kick off from where Borderlands 3 ended. Now starting from here are the SPOILERS for the ending of Borderlands 3, so if you have not completed the main campaign, we suggest you first complete it.
Borderlands 3 ended with Lilith, the deuteragonist character of Borderlands 3, successfully saving the planet of Pandora from getting destroyed.
Although we do not see Lilith dying in the process, she just disappears and goes missing. Be Ready. Ava is another character around whom the next story might revolve. We might be seeing a time leap in the new title, maybe Ava would have been trained better and grown to become a more mature and a new skilled leader of the Crimson Raiders.
The main storyline of the Borderlands game is related to saving the vaults containing alien tech and power from falling into wrong hands. Surely, Pandora was not the last vault, there are many other vaults storing great powers and treasures which need to be protected. So, we could see the team of raiders on their quest to save some more vaults from the bad people.
The omission of the remaining vault hunters like Athena, Fiona, Loader Bot, Gaige, Salvador, Axton, and others from Borderlands 3 also opened ways for Gearbox to feature them in Borderlands 4. What will be the Borderlands 4 storyline? Well, it will only become more apparent when the official Borderlands 4 trailer is released, till then we can just theorize and speculate.
Borderlands 3 left us with many questions and many players scratching their heads. Gearbox has endless narratives that it can use to continue the Borderline franchise. Also Read: Hogwarts Legacy: Release Date, Gameplay Trailer, and Everything We Know So Far.
Note — There has yet to be an official announcement regarding the game, so the above table is just for providing an estimate as to what could be the system requirements for the upcoming borderlands title. Borderlands 3 is a cross-platform video game and we see no reason that Gearbox will release borderlands 4 as any platform exclusive.
Also Read: 10 Best Crossplay Games Available Right Now. At the recently concluded Gamescom , Gearbox unveiled the trailer of its upcoming New Tales from the Borderlands , which will be an episodic interactive graphic sci-fi video game developed by Telltale games. The trailer can be watched here —. It is another action role-playing FPS video game, released back in March Players have posted mixed reviews about the game, but if you are an avid fan of the Borderlands franchise then you can give this game a try.
Stay with us as we will be updating this article as and when there is some official announcement about the next big title by Gearbox. The answer to this question is a big YES, though no official game trailer has been released. But considering where borderlands 3 ended, it is almost certain that Borderlands 4 will somewhat revolve around Lilith. Gaige the Macromancer was last seen in Borderlands 2. She was among the few characters of Borderlands 2 that went missing in Borderlands 3.
We might see a time leap between the two games, but the Borderlands 4 storyline will mainly focus on answering the questions left unanswered in Borderlands 3. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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Minecraft's 'Infinite World' Versus No Man's Sky's 'Infinite World'
Robert Guthrie
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After enjoying years of undisputed dominance as the king of unlimited exploration, Minecraft has a new challenger in—you guessed it—indie darling/gaming messiah/space sim extraordinaire, No Man's Sky. Boasting an explorable universe with an inconceivably large number of planets (2^64, or 18 quintillion, but who's counting?), it seems that No Man's Sky has seized the title of "biggest game" from Minecraft once and for all.
But how much bigger is No Man's Sky, exactly? YouTuber and guy with way more patience than me, ibxtoycat, set out to answer exactly that question in a recent video. Both games are billed as functionally infinite, but functionally infinite is not actually infinite, so let's break it down.
Any given Minecraft overworld is 60 million blocks by 60 million blocks, just on the X and Z axes. If you include the blocks above and below, you end up with an absurdly large number of blocks: something like 921 quadrillion. If you bear in mind that each Minecraft block is a square meter, you're talking a surface area the size of Neptune. It would take months of in-game walking to reach the edge. (It's worth noting that on older editions of Minecraft the edge of the world gives way to the 'Far Lands,' a procedurally generated zone of weirdness that is theoretically infinite, but increasingly likely to crash your game the further you go.)
As big as 921 quadrillion is, it's dwarfed by No Man's Sky's 18 quintillion, which is a little over twenty times larger. That means that for every block in the Minecraft overworld there are twenty planets in the No Man's Sky universe. And each planet, even if it's small, is several thousand kilometers across. That's a whole lot of real estate.
There's a lot to be said here about quality vs. quantity—after all, you can meaningfully interact with every single block in the Minecraft overworld, whereas No Man's Sky is filled with great stretches of empty nothingness and desolate planets that force you to come to grips with the horrible vastness of the universe. But there's no question that No Man's Sky is not just bigger, but considerably so. That being said, the distances involved are so inconceivably vast that it is unlikely to matter. The difference between needing two lifetimes and a thousand lifetimes to fully explore a game world is pretty much academic.
Whether or not either game has the staying power that will allow players to eventually exhaust their near-infinite depths remains to be seen (but hey, people are still playing Desert Bus, so who knows?). But for the time being, they should be enough to keep you busy.
Rob Guthrie is a lapsed academic who writes about history, video games, and weird internet things. Follow him @RobertWGuthrie for pithy Tweets and lukewarm takes.
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Top cities between Greensboro and Toronto
Best stops along Greensboro to Toronto drive
40 Best Stops Between Greensboro and Toronto
How long is the drive from Greensboro to Toronto?
The direct drive from Greensboro to Toronto is 735 mi (1183 km), and should have a drive time of 11 hrs 44 mins in normal traffic.
If you're going on a road trip from Greensboro to Toronto, we did the research for you and compiled some great stops along the way — with Niagara Falls, Pittsburgh, Niagara Falls, Erie, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Winston Salem, Lincoln, Mount Airy, Buffalo, and Wheeling and top places to visit like Pilot Mountain State Park and Andy Griffith Museum, or the ever-popular Old Salem Museums & Gardens Administrative Offices.
The top cities between Greensboro and Toronto are Niagara Falls, Pittsburgh, Niagara Falls, Erie, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Winston Salem, Lincoln, Mount Airy, Buffalo, and Wheeling. Niagara Falls is the most popular city on the route — it's 11 hours from Greensboro and 1 hour from Toronto.
Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. With a 2019 estimated population of 251,907 it is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the fifth most populous city in North Carolina, and the eighty-ninth most populous city in the United States.
3% as popular as Niagara Falls
2 minutes off the main route, 4% of way to Toronto
Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388. The town is widely known as the home of actor Andy Griffith and the inspiration for the fictional town of Mayberry on his eponymous show.
Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located almost entirely in Ohio County, of which it is the county seat, it lies along the Ohio River in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
14 minutes off the main route, 51% of way to Toronto
Pittsburgh is a city in western Pennsylvania at the junction of 3 rivers. Its Gilded Age sites, including the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, speak to its history as an early-20th-century industrial capital. In the North Shore neighborhood are the modern Andy Warhol Museum, Heinz Field football stadium and PNC Park baseball stadium.
43% as popular as Niagara Falls
6 minutes off the main route, 57% of way to Toronto
Erie is a city in Pennsylvania, on Lake Erie. Presque Isle State Park, a peninsula with beaches and trails, curves around Presque Isle Bay. Nearby, Waldameer Park & Water World has roller coasters and waterslides. The Erie Maritime Museum traces the history of Lake Erie and is the home port of the US Brig Niagara, an updated 19th-century ship. The Erie Art Museum's art collection features 20th-century works.
Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York and the largest city in Western New York. As of 2019's census estimates, the city proper population was 255,284.
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in southern Ontario. It sits on the shores of Lake Ontario, at the mouth of the Niagara River. It's known for its wineries and the summer Shaw Festival, a series of theatre productions. The flower-filled, tree-lined old town features 19th-century buildings, mainly along Queen Street. Near the river, 19th-century Fort George was built by the British to defend against American attacks.
Niagara Falls is a city on the Niagara River, in New York State. It's known for the vast Niagara Falls, which straddle the Canadian border. In Niagara Falls State Park, the Observation Tower, at Prospect Point, juts out over Niagara Gorge for a view of all 3 waterfalls. Trails from the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center lead to other viewpoints. The Aquarium of Niagara is home to Humboldt penguins, seals and sea lions.
Niagara Falls, Ontario, is a Canadian city at the famous waterfalls of the same name, linked with the U.S. by the Rainbow Bridge. Its site on the Niagara River's western shore overlooks the Horseshoe Falls, the cascades' most expansive section. Elevators take visitors to a lower, wetter vantage point behind the falls. A cliffside park features a promenade alongside 520-ft.-high Skylon Tower with an observation deck.
Lincoln is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. The town's administrative and commercial centre is in the community of Beamsville.
The top stops along the way from Greensboro to Toronto (with short detours) are Niagara Falls, PNC Park, and Journey Behind the Falls. Other popular stops include Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Presque Isle State Park, and Fallingwater.
Old Salem Museums & Gardens Administrative Offices
Gardens, museums & shops in a restored 18th-century town with costumed staff & hands-on activities.
600 S Main St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA
http://www.oldsalem.org/
Pilot Mountain State Park
Hiking & rock climbing on iconic, 2,400-ft. Pilot Mountain with a separate riverfront area.
1792 Pilot Knob Park Rd, Pinnacle, NC 27043, USA
https://www.ncparks.gov/pilot-mountain-state-park/home
Andy Griffith Museum
Museum with an extensive collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia plus an audio tour & a gift shop.
218 Rockford St, Mt Airy, NC 27030, USA
http://www.surryarts.org/agmuseum/
Restored gristmill/sawmill & popular photo op, with historic exhibits & interpretive demonstrations.
Burks Fork, VA 24120, USA
Tamarack Marketplace
Glass, carvings & artwork are for sale at this vast cultural center with quick-serve dining options.
1 Tamarack Pl, Beckley, WV 25801, USA
http://www.tamarackwv.com/
New River Gorge Bridge
Iconic steel arch bridge, one of the longest & highest in the world, spanning the New River Gorge.
US-19, Victor, WV 25938, USA
https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/nrgbridge.htm
Capitol Gold Dome
Department for Regional Development
State government office
1900 Kanawha Blvd E building 6 suite 652, Charleston, WV 25305, USA
Gandy Dancer Theatre and Conference Center
359 Beverly Pike, Elkins, WV 26241, USA
http://www.gandydancertheatre.com/
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
50 S River Ave, Weston, WV 26452, USA
http://www.trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/
Blackwater Falls State Park
Lodge, cabins & a restaurant are available at this scenic destination close to waterfalls & hiking.
1584 Blackwater Lodge Rd, Davis, WV 26260, USA
Swallow Falls State Park
Wooded park with a 1.2-mile trail to Muddy Creek Falls has a biking trail, picnic area & camp sites.
2470 Maple Glade Rd, Oakland, MD 21550, USA
http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/western/swallowfalls.aspx
West Virginia Penitentiary
19th-century Gothic prison offering guided tours, overnight paranormal visits, events & a gift shop.
818 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV 26041, USA
http://www.wvpentours.com/
Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is now a designated landmark offering tours, gardens & a cafe.
1491 Mill Run Rd, Mill Run, PA 15464, USA
https://fallingwater.org/
Oglebay Resort
Resort hotel
Down-to-earth ski & golf resort offering a range of accommodations, plus a spa, 30-acre zoo & pools.
465 Lodge Dr, Wheeling, WV 26003, USA
http://www.oglebay.com/
Meadows Gaming
Horse racetrack for harness racing & casino for live bets, table games, poker rooms, slots & dining.
210 Racetrack Rd, Washington, PA 15301, USA
https://www.meadowsgaming.com/
The Duquesne Incline
Transport interchange
Tramways
Pittsburgh, PA 15211, USA
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Schenley Park's horticulture hub features botanical gardens & a steel-&-glass Victorian greenhouse.
1 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/
PNC Park
Riverside baseball stadium with classic architecture hosts Pirates games, restaurants & retail.
115 Federal St, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA
https://www.mlb.com/pirates/ballpark
1911 Leesburg Grove City Rd, Grove City, PA 16127, USA
Splash Lagoon
Indoor water park has slides, a lazy river, a ropes course, tropical pool areas, arcade & laser tag.
8091 Peach St, Erie, PA 16509, USA
http://www.splashlagoon.com/
Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum
Museum in Lucille Ball's hometown displays Lucy/Desi sets & costumes & hosts an annual comedy fest.
2 W 3rd St, Jamestown, NY 14701, USA
Presque Isle State Park
Park offers 11 miles of beaches, concert spaces, a lighthouse, lagoons & an environmental center.
301 Peninsula Dr, Erie, PA 16505, USA
http://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/PresqueIsleStatePark/Pages/default.aspx
Hamburg Gaming
Buffet restaurant
5820 South Park Ave, Hamburg, NY 14075, USA
https://www.hamburggaming.com/?utm_source=googlemaps&utm_medium=local&utm_campaign=gmb
Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House
Built 1903–05, this restored estate designed by Frank Lloyd Wright offers guided tours.
125 Jewett Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
http://www.martinhouse.org/
Darien Lake Theme Park Entrance
Unnamed Road, Corfu, NY 14036, USA
Journey Behind the Falls
Geologic Formations
Year-round site where visitors see the falls from below & behind via tunnels & observation decks.
6650 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 3E8, Canada
https://www.niagaraparks.com/visit/attractions/journey-behind-the-falls/
Famous, towering waterfalls at the boundary of Canada & the United States, with tours & boat rides.
NY 14303, USA
http://www.nps.gov/nifa/index.htm
Skylon Tower
Observation tower featuring sweeping vistas of Niagara Falls plus an arcade & revolving restaurant.
5200 Robinson St, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 2A2, Canada
https://www.skylon.com/?utm_source=GMB&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=Yrly
Lakeside Park Carousel
Amusement park ride
1 Lakeport Rd, St. Catharines, ON L2N 4P6, Canada
http://www.stcatharines.ca/en/experiencein/LakesideParkCarousel.asp
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    connection = pika.BlockingConnection(pika.ConnectionParameters(host=HOST))
    channel = connection.channel()
    channel.exchange_declare(exchange=EXCHANGE, type='direct', durable='True')
    channel.queue_declare(queue=QUEUE_NAME, durable='True')
    channel.queue_bind(exchange=EXCHANGE, queue=QUEUE_NAME)
    channel.basic_publish(exchange=EXCHANGE, routing_key=RESPONSE_ROUTING_KEY, body=return_JSON)
    connection.close()
    print "  [x] Finished sending msg to sender..."

def callback(ch, method, properties, body):
    print "  [x] Received message from sender!"
    print body
    result_JSON = Work().compute(json.loads(body))
    if result_JSON is not None:
        #result_JSON = json.dumps(result_JSON)
        response(result_JSON)
        channel.basic_ack(delivery_tag = method.delivery_tag)
        print "Acknowledged to sender"

if __name__ == '__main__':
    connection = pika.BlockingConnection(pika.ConnectionParameters(host=HOST))
    channel = connection.channel()
    channel.queue_declare(queue=QUEUE_NAME, durable='True')
    channel.basic_consume(callback, queue=QUEUE_NAME, no_ack=False)
    print "  [*] Waiting for messages. To exit press CTRL+C"
    channel.start_consuming()

This often works for a while and then falls over. Only need to consume messages one at a time, process them and send back a response message with a different routing KEY. Is there a smarter more reliable way to create a minimal consumer processing messages one at a time.
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Featured Learner Series: After battling addiction, grandmother and veteran goes to college and inspires others
Posted by Ajeenah Nuriddin-Little on Thursday, April 18, 2013
OVERCOMING ODDS: Diana Kirkland has overcome many challenges
in her life to earn her college degree at Peirce College
Some people are naturally upbeat and spread their positive energy to those around them. Diana Kirkland -- mother of six, grandmother of three (soon to be four), military veteran, Peirce student, and our next Featured Learner -- is one of them. We recently sat down with Diana to hear more about her story.
Diana first learned about Peirce in the late 1980s when a family member attended the College. Although she was interested in a college degree, she decided to enlist in the United States Navy instead. She served on active duty from 1988 to 1991 and in the reserves from 1991 to 1994, before becoming a mother and raising her six children in Philadelphia.
But life became a struggle for Diana as she battled an addiction to drugs and alcohol. College was still on her mind, and she began an educational program to earn a paralegal certification at Berean Institute. Unfortunately, her addiction didn't allow her to complete them.
2010 opened a new door for Diana. She got sober and her youngest daughter didn't need as much care at home, setting her on the path to earning her college degree. Diana attended the TRIO Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program at the University of Pennsylvania, a preparatory course for veterans who want to go to college. The program prepares veterans in areas that include math, computers, science, literature, and reading so they're able to pass college entrance exams.
After a year in the VUB program, Diana's instructors thought she had progressed enough and was ready for college. Around that time, the program took its students on a field trip to Peirce, and Diana got to know the College's faculty and staff firsthand through the day's events.
"I was just really impressed with how the staff reached out to the students and I felt the staff was genuine in wanting the students to succeed," said Diana. "They all said that they had open door policies and that they would bend over backwards to help us with whatever we needed. They had a bunch of resources available for us to reach out if we needed help, and at that point, I decided that this was the college for me. To me, it's more like a family rather than a college."
Jim Mergiotti, Peirce's President & CEO, specifically stood out to Diana. "The main person who stuck out to me at first was President Mergiotti because he said he has an open door policy and if you need anything, you can always drop by his office," Diana continued. "[At other colleges she attended] you never saw the president. It was so big and there were so many people, you couldn't really get to know the faculty and staff besides your professors. When I got to Peirce, it's intimate and has students who are in the workforce and want to get their degrees. That struck me because I had other things that I was doing at the time and it just seemed like it would really fit into my life. I just really felt like I belonged here."
Diana enrolled at Peirce in 2012. She's pursing her bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies, and plans to graduate by 2016. In addition to taking her classes, she's involved in the Peirce Leadership program, is a Work-Study student in the Walker Center, is a Peirce Ambassador, and takes care of one of her grandchildren for a good portion of the week.
She's enjoying the rigor of her program, and is currently on the Dean's List. "I enjoy learning about the law and how it applies to people in our country," she said. "I've always been excited about that. As for my program, I enjoy the faculty and staff because they reach out and they are very supportive. It's not an easy program and I didn't expect it to be, but they make it so I can understand it and I can relate it to life."
Diana has found that the professors at Peirce are so supportive; she has even been given help on an assignment over the weekend. "I talked to Professor Ivy Kempf last semester in one of my first paralegal classes," she said. "I was having a problem with an assignment and I wasn't really sure of how to handle it, so I called her. I left her a message and she called me back. And because it was the weekend, I wasn't sure she would call me back, but she did. I was thrilled because it allowed me to get the assignment done."
She has also gotten involved in her fair share of activities at Peirce. "The Walker Center is my best friend. I come to get my homework done. I felt a connection with the people in the Walker Center, and the next thing you know, I became a Work-Study here as well. Whatever you decide you want to do, they'll push you to do that. I said that I wanted to be a person that could speak in front of a crowd, so Ms. Juanita Wooten told me to take the communications classes and gave me my first chance at public speaking at an FYI engagement. Whatever I mention that I want to do, there's somebody here that pushes me to achieve that goal."
Three years sober and two years into her degree program, Diana has overcome quite a few obstacles on her path to earning a college degree. She has a few pieces of advice for students that she wants to share, whether or not they come from a military background.
Diana feels she was especially supported as a military member at Peirce, and wants to share what she has learned with others. "Sometimes it's hard for a person to be in the military and then come out and transition back into civilian life," Diana said. "It's really hard for military members to do that. But don't forget that there are a lot of programs and incentives out here for military members to go back to school and to achieve something new. Peirce has lots of information available on its website about the types of support military members can find."
Diana ended our interview with this thought: "What's the point in coming to college if you want to just be an average student? I want to be better than average. That's my motto." Lucky for Diana, she's much more than average, and a true inspiration to anyone who thinks earning a college degree is beyond their reach. Thanks for sharing your story with us, Diana!
UPDATE: Diana graduated in '14 with an associate's in Paralegal Studies, and will complete her bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies in August 2015.
Categories: Advice, Ambassadors Club, Featured Learner, Juanita Wooten, Leadership, Military, Paralegal studies, Veteran's Upward Bound, Walker Center, Work study
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'Working harder and getting less': Good old days of ride-sharing are gone, Philly drivers say
by Jason Laughlin and Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Updated: April 11, 2019
Patrice Davis, a Uber driver, poses in her car in Philadelphia, PA on April 9, 2019.
DAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Every time Uber changes the terms for drivers, Patrice Davis has a choice: Agree, or lose her only source of income.
Like many ride-share drivers throughout the country, Davis, who started driving in 2016 after multiple sclerosis made it impossible to continue in her longtime job as an office manager, says she's noticed a steady whittling away of her income. She once was able to pay the bills working just Monday through Friday. Now she has to work Friday and Saturday nights, and sometimes Sundays, to stay afloat.
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"You're forced, if you want to work, to agree to their terms," the Harleysville woman said.
According to some drivers, the good old days of ride-sharing are gone. Instead of the freedom and flexibility the industry pitched when it arrived in Philadelphia in late 2014, they speak of pay cuts, dwindling incentives, and the looming threat of getting kicked off the platform with barely any notice or reason. Contract changes come arbitrarily from many drivers' perspectives, and the end result often seems to be more work for less money, even as Uber and Lyft's revenue from ride-sharing in Philadelphia has steadily grown from $320 million in 2017 to $456 million in 2018, according to the Philadelphia Parking Authority. These drivers feel powerless, serving at the whims of a company they say they can barely contact.
"Nothing I ever read said that in three years or two years you were going to end up making whatever ... we allow you to make," Davis said.
>> READ MORE: At Philly airport, Uber and Lyft drivers wait and wait, gambling on a big pay day
Ride-share drivers' income varies widely depending on where, when, and how often they work, making it hard to calculate how their pay has changed over time. A number of studies have found drivers' pay is close to minimum wage, though ride-share companies have taken issue with those reports' methodologies.
A JPMorgan Chase report found gig-economy drivers were making 53 percent less in 2017 than they were in 2013, though Uber noted the change could be attributed to an increase in drivers working part-time, not a loss of income per driver. Another study from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute last year found the average American driver earns $9.21 an hour after expenses such as gas, maintenance and insurance. A 2018 report from MIT found that between 4 percent and 8 percent of ride-share drivers were losing money working.
Uber and Lyft are experimenting with ways to make things better for drivers, spokespeople from the companies said, and insisted that recent rate changes haven't hurt drivers' income. Lyft even said driver income has grown since that company changed rates in December, but wouldn't offer any numbers to demonstrate that.
"Uber would not be where or what it is today without drivers," said Harry Hartfield, a company spokesperson. "When they do well, we do well, and we are committed to finding success together in the months and years to come."
As much as Uber and Lyft have become integral to city transportation, neither company is profitable. Both companies reported losses in the range of $1 billion to $2 billion last year. Uber is expected to register for an initial public offering on the stock market as soon as this week, and Lyft went public at the end of March. Its stock value has dropped by almost $10 a share in the past two weeks, Bloomberg reported. Unless the industry can adopt self-driving vehicles, a technology that could still be years away, drivers remain the biggest expense on a car-for-hire business' balance sheet, said David King, assistant professor of urban planning at Arizona State University.
"If they're going to become profitable, it's going to come at the expense of drivers or they're going to raise prices," King said.
How changes are cutting into pay
At the end of 2018, Uber changed how it paid drivers in 14 cities, increasing the per-minute rate and decreasing the per-mile rate. It was a change the company said would make driver earnings less beholden to traffic or other delays. In Philadelphia, UberX drivers saw their per-mile rate drop from 86 cents to 69 cents, while their per-minute rate rose from 14 cents to 24 cents. Lyft said its rates are similar.
A post on the blog the Rideshare Guy said that 2018 rate change would have little effect on most drivers' income but would cut into pay for longer rides.
Uber also changed a number of incentives that drivers say boosted their pay.
Surge pricing, for example, was used as a way to accommodate fluctuating demand — in an area where there's high demand but not enough drivers, the price would go up for consumers, and drivers would see their earnings doubled or tripled. It was a lucrative incentive, even if it often meant driving in dangerous conditions like a blizzard.
But now, drivers just get a dollar amount — usually $2 or $3 — on top of their earnings when they drive through a designated surge zone. (Uber says this change is due to driver feedback that surge pricing felt like a gamble, because they would sometimes drive to a zone only to see the incentive disappear by the time they got there.)
>> READ MORE: How algorithms in the gig economy put workers at risk
Uber recently began charging drivers to use a tool that allowed them to only receive ride requests from passengers heading in a certain direction, a useful way to get one last fare on the way home. Even the "quest" incentive, which encourages drivers to complete a set amount of rides throughout the week to get a bonus, has become increasingly hard to meet as the payouts get lower.
"You're working harder, and you're getting less," said Rasheedah Ahmad, an Uber and Lyft driver who said she used to be able to bring home $1,000 in a weekend when she started driving in 2016. Now she says she can't make that in seven days.
Uber's black car drivers, meanwhile, learned in February that vehicles made before 2013 would be ineligible for that luxury option, and that they had to maintain a specific customer rating, or else be "deactivated" at the end of April.
Michael Bryant/Staff Photographer
"Sometimes I get judged by my race, my color, my personality," said Ali Razak, an Uber Black driver and leader of the Philadelphia Limousine Association. "My livelihood should not depend on this rating."
Both Uber and Lyft spokespeople said the companies are trying to improve drivers' experiences. Uber updated its app to allow drivers to track their earnings and provide data that would help them make more money. Lyft also has improvements for drivers on the horizon, a spokesperson said.
What could drivers do in Philly?
As independent contractors, Uber and Lyft drivers in the United States don't have collective bargaining rights, but in some cities, they've found ways to hold the companies accountable.
Rideshare Drivers United, which organized a 25-hour strike in Los Angeles last month, is lobbying California Gov. Gavin Newsom for a driver's bill of rights that would allow drivers to challenge deactivations and implement a cap on the commission that companies can take from drivers. In New York, ride-share drivers teamed up with taxi workers to win in 2018 the strongest regulations on Uber and Lyft in the country so far: a temporary cap on ride-share vehicles and a minimum wage, measures that Uber and Lyft are suing to overturn. And drivers in the United Kingdom have successfully sued the gig companies for classifying them as independent contractors. (Uber is appealing.)
>> READ MORE: Should Philly limit the number of Uber and Lyft drivers?
The key, these groups have said, is uniting drivers, which means overcoming divisions: between taxi workers and ride-share drivers, and among ride-share drivers themselves.
In Philadelphia, that prospect is still far afield.
"When you're poor and you're struggling just to pay rent, you don't have the time, the emotional energy, or the access to resources to be able to organize," said Angela Vogel, an UberBlack driver who runs a private Facebook group for ride-share drivers and is a member of the Philadelphia Drivers Union, which has a bargaining committee and has met with the PPA on behalf of members.
There's also the fact that complaints about ride-share earnings are not universal. That Facebook page has many drivers who are happy with the pay structure.
Ron Blount, president of the Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania, echoed Vogel's sentiment, saying it's been hard to reach drivers when "everybody's in their own silo."
>> READ MORE: From cab to Uber to cab, drivers try to find a way to make a living
Meanwhile, some Philadelphia drivers continue to feel like they have no control over their fates. Whether it's Uber or Lyft's contract changes, the pressures of competition, or a seasonal drop in customers, they face the same bills each month with little alternative than to just work harder.
This week, Davis learned her 2015 Nissan Altima may need a new engine, which could cost her more than $1,000 — money she doesn't have. She can't go back to an office job. Her MS makes it difficult for her to concentrate on paperwork. Driving is one of the few things she still can do to pay the bills, including $400 a month for medication.
"It's so stressful," she said. "And then my car issue... all I can do is laugh right now, or I'll cry."
Posted: April 10, 2019 - 12:56 PM
Jason Laughlin | @jasmlaughlin | jlaughlin@inquirer.com


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#70, and Essential Luke Cage Vol. 1.
movie comes out later this year.
As an old Green Lantern fan, I'm wondering how GL is getting a rebirth. Is this referring to Kyle, Hal, the corps, or someone new?
It is Hal Jordan's rebirth. After his death, he became the Spectre. So, it deals with the end of that role and why the rings had a vulnerability to yellow. It's a really well told story so far.


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How to Worship Even When it Feels Awkward
It may be a massive cliche, but one of my absolute favorite things in life is the sound of people singing together. There's something so moving about a group of believers lifting up a song to heaven, abandoning themselves to give glory to our King. Have you ever been in a worship experience where all of the instruments totally drop out, and the entire room fills up with people passionately singing a chorus or a hymn together? Oof, chills. However, in these times where congregating together is discouraged and church looks far different than what we are used to, we must ask ourselves this: How do I worship God in a rapidly changing world? To answer this question, we must first examine what worship is. Many of us may initially picture a band or lights or songs and while these things are beautiful expressions that fall under the umbrella of worship, there's far more to it than that. Worship at its core is this: a sacrifice of praise. This means that we can worship through the way we conduct ourselves at work or school, in our conversations, in how we serve those around us. Worship happens when we simply give of ourselves to bring Him glory in our every day lives. However, there's still something to be said of when we physically make a sound of praise to Him. Psalm 98 says this: "4 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! 5 Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! 6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD!" Vibrant praise is something that Scripture very specifically asks of us. This is, however, something that's far easier said than done for many of us. This form of worship is much more direct than some of the others. It's loud, it's aggressive, it's passionate, and that may go against our natural tendencies. Quite a few of us come from a place of feeling uncomfortable raising our hands or singing aloud in church, only to have recently found similar discomfort in singing in our own homes to a live stream. (As someone who lives her life in a perpetual state of awkwardness, I get it.) But it's in these moments that we must remind ourselves what worship really is: A sacrifice of praise. Regardless of the circumstances, sometimes worship will feel uncomfortable and that's okay. But that's no reason to be silent. So I encourage you to be bold in your worship, whatever that looks like. Remember that He sees the desire of your heart to give Him glory no matter how uncomfortable you may feel on the outside. In that moment, take the opportunity to remind yourself why we worship. Not because it makes us feel good, or to check off a box, or to join in with the crowd around us. We worship Him simply because He deserves it.
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Home / News / Internet privacy takes a punch after FTC's own in-house jugde rules against them – but what does that mean for you?
The chief administrative law judge for the U.S Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruled in favor of LabMD, after a complaint by the FTC stating that LabMD has failed to adequately protect their patient's personal data.
The cybersecurity consultant Tiversa discovered a 1,718-page insurance aging report on the peer-to-peer file-sharing network LimeWire, which contains social security numbers, insurance information and other personal data on about 9.300 LabMD patients. This was reported to FTC who went on and filed a civil case against the cancer research and medical testing lab. Another privacy breach occurred in 2012. Sacramento police officers found paper copies of LabMD documents in the possession of convicted identity thieves. The case has been discussed in a federal court since August 2013, as LabMD claimed that the breach was discovered before any unauthorized person could download the file, and therefore no actual harm happened to the patients. They also claimed that there was no proven link between identity theft and a privacy breach conducted by any member of LabMD. The case took an unexpected turn when an employee of Tiversa testified that the company had manufactured evidence linking identity theft to the privacy breach by LabMD, and as a result the court deemed any personal testimony from Tiversa employees invalid, and FTC could no longer rely on such testimonies to prove their case.
Judge D. Michael Chappell dismissed the FTC's complaint against LabMD based on FTC's failure to demonstrate any likely substantial injury as a result of their "unfair" data security practices. The FTC's own FTC Act section 5 states that a company's privacy practice can only be deemed "unfair" if "the act or practice causes or is likely to cause substantial injury to consumers… the injury is not reasonably avoidable by consumers themselves.. and the injury is not overweighed by countervailing benefits to consumer or to competition." Judge Chappell dismissed the case based on the first part of section 5, focusing on FTC's lack of evidence as to whether or not any actual harm happened to any of the patients. He claimed that probability of harm is not evidence of actual harm, and that FCT could not prove that any of the patients were likely to suffer any "embarrassment" or "emotional harm" that would meet the "substantial injury" standard in section 5.
So what does that mean for your internet security? FTC is arguably the most prominent internet security enforcer to date. The loss in this case will change all the future cases with a similar complaint, as the burden of proving "likely substantial harm" can be difficult for the FTC. This also provides defending companies with a strong argument which can be very hard to debate.
The FTC will most likely appeal this case before the full Commission, however, the FTC Act might also need revision due to the unexpected ruling of Judge Chappell.