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Andrea JacobsNov 10, 2011Local, News0
AS journalists and GA delegates converge upon the 16Mix watering hole at the Sheraton Hotel Sunday evening, Aluf Benn observes the commotion with eagle eyes and a cryptic smile.
Many people nudge right past the newly appointed editor-in-chief of Haaretz, Israel's classiest daily newspaper and host of tonight's presentation, "Telling Israel's Story."
Attired in a dark semi-casual suit, refraining from the perfunctory meet-and-greet ritual and virtually motionless in the shadows, the 46-year-old Benn shuns the limelight — until he suddenly starts attracting non-stop attention.
"Hi, I'm an aspiring journalist." "Hello, we met at a conference in 1992." "Do you remember me? We only talked for a minute, but . . ."
Some people wonder how this slight, unassuming giant will speak above the deafening din of drink orders and high decibel chatter.
Aluf means "General" in Hebrew. Whether this is his nickname at Haaretz is anyone's guess, but Benn instinctively commands respect.
Born Aluf Bomstein in 1965 in Ramat HaSharon, he is the son of Atida and Aryeh Bomstein, the 2010 Israel Prize Poet Laureate.
Named Aluf in memory of his uncle General Horowitz, who was killed in action in the Gaza Strip in 1955, he Hebraicized his surname to Benn in 1986.
Benn began his journalism career at Ha'Ir and in 1989 moved to Haaretz, where he variously worked as night editor, investigative reporter, head of the news division and opinion editor.
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He was elevated to editor-in-chief in August of this year.
Following a brief introduction, Benn clips an amplification device to his lapel and surveys the room. He doesn't require notes, a podium or even a glass of water. Everything he needs resides in his remarkable brain.
Conversations suspend mid-sentence. Drinks are temporarily neglected. Hungry appetites return bowls of nuts and pretzels to their rightful place along the bar.
"This my second visit to Denver," Benn says in a deliberate voice that moves where passion dictates. "I was here exactly 17 years ago at the GA, traveling with the late Prime Minister Rabin.
"I was reminded earlier today that at the time, whenever we flew with the prime ministers" — he has covered six — "I would raise my finger and ask about the Iranian nuclear program. The other correspondents were like, 'Again with the nuclear issue question? It's nonsense. Leave it alone.'"
Benn did not leave things alone. He worked his sources and wrote articles no one else pursued.
Although headlines are mutable animals, Benn has remained true to his instincts, and himself.
For the next 21 minutes, he discusses Iran, a huge shift in Israeli journalism, the potential for a third Palestinian intifada and Israel's social democracy revolt.
He also questions whether North American Jewry's right-left debate over the Jewish state has anything to do with "Israel as we feel it, but rather some idea of Israel."
Losing military secrecy
IRAN is back in the headlines with a bang. Forceful pronouncements by Israeli officials and ex-officials that Israel is contemplating an Iran strike have unleashed speculative shudders throughout the Jewish state.
Benn says the Iran issue "is interesting both from the essential point of view and the media point of view. First, this is the most crucial decision an Israeli government has to make — whether to bomb Iran to try and stop or defer the inevitable threat of their nuclear bombs, as Israel did in the past with Iraq and later Syria.
"I'll give you my two cents," he says. "I don't think we will bomb Iran, but there are military preparations. The prime minister and the defense minister are serious about this. But there's so much talking about it — and when you talk so much, you lose your secrecy, your military surprise.
"Then again, many wars erupted when leaders signed blank political checks, and the time came when their peers, competitors and rivals said, 'You promised us such and such, and now it's time to deliver.'
"I don't think this will happen tomorrow," he qualifies. "I think the pressure is meant to prompt the Western powers — the US and others — to deal more effectively with Iran, especially after a year of focusing solely on the Arab Spring.
"But talking too much about bombing Iran might force you to do it in the future, so I would not discount it."
Israeli journalism, heavily patrolled by cautious military censors, is undergoing a major metamorphosis that is already redefining the profession, he says.
"In the past, we could not write about an Israeli ballistic missile presence. Even the world 'ballistic missiles' were erased by the censors. Missile tests were replaced by euphemisms like 'space launch vehicle' or 'new weapons system' or 'new technological capabilities.'
"Now it's all out in the open," he says. "You can name the ministers who are in favor of bombing Iran and which ministers are against it. You can even write about a ballistic missile presence."
The crisis has transformed "not only the way Israelis think about strategy or policy, but also news coverage," Benn stresses. "Because if we forgo ambiguity, we'll stop covering these stories under the wraps of censorship or buzzwords or codes words.
"We have been fighting for this for many years, and it's changing right before our eyes — but not because of us or our brave journalistic principles. It's the ripple effect."
Palestinian moves for unilateral statehood recognition
IT'S so quiet you can hear the proverbial pin drop — or in this case, an occasional fork or spoon rattling in the bar sink.
The Iran standoff may have displaced the Palestinian issue momentarily, but the Palestinian "situation" will not fade gently into oblivion.
After the Camp David Peace Accords in 2000, Benn says the peace process "slowed down to microscopic movements in a swamp. People didn't think anything would come out of the peace process.
"But we all know that overnight, the current prime minister can change his heart, change his coalition, look around — like he did on the Gilad Shalit deal — and seriously negotiate with the Palestinians. So you always have to be on watch."
Benn predicts that instead of more negotiations, Israelis will be on the receiving end of a third intifada.
"The Palestinian side has signed the blank check: 'We are going to negotiate with the UN, UNESCO, world opinion and declare a state' — which Israel doesn't like."
If the Palestinians are successful "and everybody applauds a Palestinian state, what's going to happen the next day?" Benn asks. "They will celebrate their diplomatic victory over Israel all night.
"But when they wake up in the morning, they will see the same situation on the ground: the same settlements, the same Israeli occupation, checkpoints, restrictions —and even more so if Israel withholds tax revenues.
"Are they going to be happy about it?" Benn says with a raised eyebrow. "No, the hangover will be very bad for them. The anger and frustration will not be directed against the UN or the US or the rest of the world. It will be directed against Israel."
And if the Palestinians lose their bid for statehood at the UN, they will feel that the world led them astray and stabbed them in the back. But instead of venting their anger appropriately, they might hit Israel with another intifada.
"So despite the focus on Iran, the most burning problem that was, is, and will be facing Israel is the Palestinian issue," Benn says. "And we need to be on alert. Is there going to be a third intifada, and what form will it take?
"You know, we say in Hebrew that the atmosphere in Israel" — he rubs his fingers to conjure the proper translation — "is full of gasoline. All we need is a spark."
Growing tribalization of Israeli society
THE social democracy protests in Israel, which Benn admits he didn't anticipate, is the third major source of upheaval on the Israeli landscape.
"I was taken by surprise by the revolt this summer," he shakes his head. "I live a few blocks away from Rothschild Boulevard. My neighborhood became a tent city, a shanty town of young people. It's no longer there."
Benn, who was the opinion editor at Haaretz when the movement gained traction, says he had "a couple of columnists who consistently wrote that the main issue in Israel is the lack of social democracy and how we need to rebuild the welfare state.
"Now you have to remember that Israel is the opposite of America, which is built on the free market concept, and the liberals want more government.
"In Israel, the foundation is socialist and the government is the big mama who takes care of everything. The liberals are those who want a free market and privatization — in other words, Bibi Netanyahu."
The room explodes in laughter.
After the failure of the peace process, there was "a continuous debate in Israel about what can resurrect the political left in Israel," he says. "One side argued for social democracy, which I thought was mumbo jumbo."
In a superb twist of irony, the Arab Spring revolutionized Israel's social democracy revolution, Benn says. A new image of Arab hope entered Israeli living rooms and galvanized the country's conscience.
"Normally we saw Arabs running after an ambulance or burning Israeli flags. Now the images on our TVs were different. So young people asked themselves why Arabs were willing to risk their lives and their freedom figh
ting for political change while we do nothing?"
The Israeli movement advocated equal housing and economic opportunities, but Benn traces the root motivation to a dream that is no longer accessible to the dreamer.
"In recent years, Israel has gone through a process of tribalization," he says. "The old mainstream Israel that I grew up in was a translation of a Ben-Gurionistic dream of a strong state where everyone served in the army and supported society. This is gone. Why?
"We went through several waves of change in Israel, but these were always driven by aliyah, by immigration from the outside. For the first time, social change is driven from the inside.
"The two tribes that were left out of Ben-Gurion's dream, the Arabic speakers and the Orthodox Jews, have large families. They are the majority now. The daughters and sons of the Jews who figured prominently in the old dream feel disenfranchised — and they are the leaders of the Rothschild revolt. This is my interpretation."
The intended effect on Israeli politics reversed course. Netanyahu took control of the situation and his popularity intensified. Kadima, the opposition leader, suffered the most serious setback. The Labor Party revived.
With less than two minutes to go until the end of his talk, Benn shares an enigmatic smile.
"As always in Israel, we have very interesting news," he nods. "We're always on the verge of either war or peace. Now we've added social protest.
"This year really highlights the difference in the way Israel is perceived from the outside, and from the inside."
He points to Haaretz' two websites — one for English speakers, the other for readers fluent in Hebrew — to illustrate the dichotomy.
"Every day I get a list of the most popular stories on the websites. For our English-speaking readers, it's always Abbas, Hamas, Netanyahu, Iran," he says as self-conscious laughter rises.
"Israeli readers want stories about the social protests, science, culture, education, recipes, new restaurants in Tel Aviv, the new wing of the Tel Aviv Museum."
For the past two to three years, Haaretz has monitored the argument in the North American Jewish community over the right of Jews to criticize Israel and support non-status quo positions.
"We feel this debate is not about Israel as we feel it, but some idea of Israel," Benn says.
"Our quest for normalcy is to be like America or Europe or any developed — or almost developed country.
"But your debate is still about the old Israel fighting for survival.
"So we want to tell you, relax. Read about the other stuff, not just about war and peace. There is more to Israel than that."
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Theodor Milczewski (ur. 22 sierpnia 1827 w Gdańsku, zm. 28 października 1901 we Wrocławiu) – niemiecki architekt, działający we Wrocławiu.

Życiorys
Kształcił się w latach 1849-53 w Berlinie. Od 1856 pełnił funkcję budowniczego krajowego, a od 1860 krajowego inspektora budowlanego. W 1865 zrezygnował ze służby państwowej.

Zaprojektował neorenesansowy hotel Galisch (późniejsza nazwa Residenz) przy ul. Świdnickiej we Wrocławiu zbudowany w 1861 i zburzony w 1929 w celu zrobienia miejsca pod gmach domu towarowego Wertheim (dziś Renoma). Zachowanym jego dziełem jest budynek Instytutu Farmacji Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego i Muzeum Mineralogicznego przy ul. Szewskiej 38/39 (dziś Instytut Farmacji Akademii Medycznej).

inne projekty:
 projekt przebudowy empory w kościele św. św. Stanisława Wacława i Doroty we Wrocławiu (1859)
 projekt przebudowy szklarni w Ogrodzie Botanicznym (1862)
 projekt pałacu w Segedynie na Węgrzech (1869)

Literatura

Architekci związani z Wrocławiem przed 1945
Niemieccy architekci
Urodzeni w 1827
Zmarli w 1901
Ludzie urodzeni w Gdańsku

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Marco Enríquez-Ominami (ME-O), né le  à Santiago du Chili, est un cinéaste et homme politique chilien.

Il est élu député du Parti socialiste lors des élections de 2005 et s'est porté candidat à l'élection présidentielle chilienne de 2009, arrivant troisième avec plus de 20 % des voix. Il crée ensuite un nouveau parti politique, le Parti progressiste (PRO), avec lequel il se présente à la présidentielle de 2013, où il prend de nouveau la troisième place avec 10,98 % des voix. Il est candidat une troisième fois en 2017 où il obtient 5,71 des votes.

Naissance et études

Son père biologique, Miguel Enriquez, principal dirigeant du Mouvement de la gauche révolutionnaire (MIR), fut tué par la dictature en , et Marco Enríquez-Ominami fut adopté par Carlos Ominami, figure importante du Parti socialiste, marié avec sa mère, prenant son nom de famille. Son grand-père maternel fut président de la Démocratie chrétienne et son grand-père paternel ministre d'Allende .

Marco Enríquez-Ominami a grandi en partie en France, où sa mère, Manuela Gumucio s'est exilée, faisant sa scolarité au lycée Victor Hugo à Paris. De retour au Chili, il continue sa scolarité à l'Alliance française puis au St Georges-College, avant d'étudier la philosophie à l'Université du Chili à Santiago, puis d'étudier le cinéma à Paris, pendant un stage payant de 2 mois à la Fémis.

Il a réalisé le documentaire Chili : les héros sont fatigués coproduit par Arte, et dans lequel il critique plusieurs personnalités de la Concertation, dont l'ex-président Ricardo Lagos (2000-06) qu'il avait antérieurement soutenu, et a participé à la fondation du journal satirique chilien The Clinic. Il se marie avec la présentatrice de télé Karen Doggenweiler, déclarant avec humour :

Parcours politique

Élection présidentielle de 2009

Dénonçant l'absence de primaires au sein de la Concertation à laquelle il appartenait, il quitta celle-ci pour devenir le candidat de la Nouvelle majorité pour le Chili, défiant ainsi le bipartisme en vigueur depuis le début de la transition démocratique. Après avoir rejeté la proposition de Jorge Arrate, candidat de gauche allié au Parti communiste, de soutenir Eduardo Frei au second tour, il a finalement appelé à voter pour ce dernier quelques jours avant le scrutin. Par ailleurs, son responsable de projet économique, le patron de droite Paul Fontaine, a rejoint l'équipe du candidat de la droite, Sebastián Piñera, en , entre les deux tours.

Élection présidentielle de 2013

En 2013, Marco Enríquez-Ominami se présente une seconde fois à l'élection présidentielle chilienne au nom du Parti progressiste (PRO), parti qu'il a créé au lendemain de sa défaite à l'élection présidentielle de 2009.

Il fait campagne pour la renationalisation du cuivre [principale ressource du pays], la nomination d'une assemblée constituante, imposer les plus riches, l'abrogation des lois antiterroristes instaurées sous la dictature, la légalisation de l'avortement et la reconnaissance du mariage des couples homosexuels, la gratuité de l'éducation, ou encore la réduction du budget de l'armée.

Avec un total de 10,98 % des voix, ME-O prend la troisième place du premier tour de l'élection présidentielle, après Michelle Bachelet et Evelyn Matthei.

Notes et références

Liens externes

  Site de la campagne présidentielle de 2009
  Parti humaniste
  Site de la campagne présidentielle de 2017
  Site officiel du parti progressiste (PRO)

Personnalité politique chilienne
Réalisateur chilien
Naissance en juin 1973
Étudiant de la Fondation européenne pour les métiers de l'image et du son
Étudiant de l'université du Chili


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Meditation on "I Am for Peace"
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1 General Info
2 Instrumentation
3 Errata
4 Program Notes
5 Commercial Discography
6 Media Links
7 State Ratings
8 Performances
9 Works for Winds by this Composer
Duration: c. 10:30
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: E.B. Marks
Cost: Score and Parts - Rental
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
Suspended Cymbals (4)
Tambourine (2)
None discovered thus far.
For the U.S. Marine Band, Col. John R. Bourgeois, director, for the dedication of the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
Commercial Discography
United States Marine Band, Colonel John R. Bourgeois, conductor
State Ratings
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by this Composer
Adagietto (1992)
The Beaded Leaf
Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (1955)
Danzon-Memory (1991)
Daughter of the Stars (1998)
Dawn's Early Light (1987)
Divertissement No. 1 (1993)
The Drums of Summer (1997)
Ginger Marmalade (1978)
Helix (1966)
The Leaves Are Falling (1964)
Mask of Night (1968)
Meditation on "I Am for Peace" (1990)
The Passing Bell (1974)
Polyphonies for Percussion (1960)
Remembrance (1962)
Recuerdo (1966)
Scherzo, Chorale, and Aria Serena (2002)
The Solitary Dancer (1969)
Star Edge (1965)
Symphony for Drums and Wind Orchestra (1963)
Symphony No. 2, "Lost Songs"
Transylvania Fanfare (1953)
Variations on a Handmade Theme
Benson, W. (1992). Meditation on "I Am for Peace" [score]. Edward B. Marks: King of Prussia, Penn.
Warren Benson website
Retrieved from "https://www.windrep.org/index.php?title=Meditation_on_"I_Am_for_Peace"&oldid=170485"
Grade VI

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Celisa talks with Stephanie about their rollout out digital credentials and badges along with the launch of NWFA University, how it's impacted them, and valuable lessons they've learned along the way.
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DNotes Global Inc Launches Reg. D 506 (c) Funding to Raise $5 million from Accredited Investors in a series of Three Funding Rounds
July 12, 2018 @ 12:39 pm By Press Release
DNotes Global, Inc. announced on Thursday that its first funding round utilizing Reg. D 506 (c) to raise $5 million from accredited investors is now live.
An offering statement has been filed with the SEC and a Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) is now available to verified accredited investors.
Prospective investors must first be verified through the company's investor web portal.
Regulation D Rule 506 (c) was created as part of the JOBS Act to facilitate capital formation and job creation in 2012 (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act). This funding program is only available to accredited verified investors. An accredited investor, in the United States, must have a net worth of at least $1,000,000, excluding the value of his or her primary residence, or have an annual income of at least $200,000 for the last two years (or $300,000 combined income if married).
The $5,000,000 offering Up to 1,000,000 Class A Common Shares of DNotes Global, Inc. representing 12.5% ownership on a fully diluted basis of the outstanding shares are offered with a minimum subscription of $5,000 (5 units).
DNotes Global's founder and CEO Alan Yong confirmed that this is the first of three funding rounds in the company's relentless effort to propel DNotes digital currency toward mass adoption as an inclusive, trusted digital currency for global commerce. He explained that this is a massive global project that started with the launch of DNotes on February 18, 2014.
The company is already actively working on a second funding round that will utilize Reg. A+ Mini-IPO Tier 2 to raise up to $50 million from accredited and non-accredited investors worldwide.
Yong also indicated that the third round will involve a traditional IPO, with the participation of underwriters.
DNotes Global had previously committed to seeking funding through these more traditional, regulated avenues, rather than using an initial coin offering (ICO), as many other crypto-related projects have done in recent years. Yong said that he has yet to see an ICO that complies with current legal requirements and reaffirmed his company's commitment to working with regulators as DNotes Global raises the capital it needs to continue its mission of achieving mass adoption for the DNotes digital currency.
"I believe that digital currency and its underpinning blockchain technology is a generational opportunity that will be even bigger than the Internet," Yong said. "As it moves toward mass adoption, it will result in massive job and wealth creation for people everywhere."
Yong vowed that his company would continue to provide the type of leadership the digital currency industry needs to ensure that the technology's benefits are enjoyed by as many people around the world as possible. He cited the company's innovative ecosystem, services, and the 25% pre-dilution shares gifted to the currency as part of the cross-ownership model as clear examples of how DNotes Global plans to increase inclusivity and accessibility. His goal is simple: to make sure that no one gets left behind in the digital currency revolution.
"Inclusiveness rests at the heart of everything that we do," Yong insisted. "The DNotes team understands that digital currency needs to be accessible and inclusive for everyone – and that means that we need to work to remove barriers that might otherwise inhibit participation. As we have developed the DNotes ecosystem, we have endeavored to make everything as easy to use as possible to ensure maximum accessibility. Whether it is our innovative CRISP savings plans, making DNotes proof-of-stake, or our DNotes Pay automated payment system, inclusivity is always one of our primary concerns. For digital currency to fulfill its promise to the world, it must be accessible, trustworthy, and inclusive."
About DNotes and Alan Yong: DNotes co-founder Alan Yong is a well-regarded visionary who established Dauphin Technology in 1988. He is the author of the book "Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillars of Business Success and is well-regarded as a "thought leader" in the cryptocurrency industry. DNotes is a digital currency noted for its consistent and reliable growth, and innovative initiatives that actively engage women, young people, small businesses, workers, and others – effectively inviting the world to participate in the digital currency revolution. For more information please visit: https://investors.dnotesglobal.com/ To view the DNotes white paper, please visit: https://dnotesglobal.com/white-paper/
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Supporting individuals and families experiencing homelessness is a key priority of Government. To assist in ensuring that homelessness services provided are of a high standard, the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) has developed a National Quality Standards Framework (NQSF) on behalf of the Department of Housing Planning and Local Government.
WHY DO WE NEED A NATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FRAMEWORK?
The policy aim is to achieve services for people experiencing homelessness that are well organised, co-ordinated and integrated and focused on moving people out of homelessness, as quickly as possible, into long-term, sustainable housing.
Support the objectives of National Homelessness Policy, i.e. enabling people to move into and sustain housing with appropriate levels of support.
Establish consistency in how persons experiencing homelessness are responded to across different regions and models of service delivery.
Supporting persons, who were formerly homeless to sustain housing with levels of support appropriate to their needs.
Benefits for Service Users: a National Quality Standards Framework informs service users as to what they can expect from homeless services.
Benefits for Service Providers: Having an agreed National Quality Standards Framework assists organisations to ensure they are clear about their responsibilities to deliver safe and effective services and that services provided ultimately result in the prevention and/or the reduction of time spent in homeless services.
Benefits for Funders: Funding bodies or service commissioners are concerned with the effectiveness of the service relative to expenditure and its success at preventing and reducing homelessness. Funders include national and local government through various departments but primarily the DHPLG, local authorities and the HSE as well as donors to organisations providing homeless services.
WHAT SERVICES ARE COVERED BY THE NATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FRAMEWORK?
People at-risk-of or experiencing homelessness receive support from a broad range of specialist and mainstream organisations.
The National Quality Standards Framework will be applicable to all homeless service provision in receipt of Section 10 funding, whether the delivery mode is via a statutory, voluntary or private service provider.
The National Quality Standards Framework will apply to homeless services for single adults, for adult couples, and for adults with dependent children.


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Two thirds of the major cities in the world are situated along coasts, and millions of people vacation at shorelines. Pollution from developed areas drains into the ocean killing marine life, threatens human health, causes toxic algae blooms, and forces beach closures. Human pollution is destroying coral reefs and coastal habitat which are vital for breeding, food and shelter for marine species. Vast amounts of pollution are draining into our ocean waters daily from human-related activities. Ocean currents can carry pollutants far from the source of entry, and species consume and absorb them. Pollutants have caused major declines in species, and are threatening the planet's ecological stability; and therefore, our life support system.
Sewage, toxic chemicals, pulp mill and manufacturing wastes, fertilizers, soaps, detergents, litter and refuse disposal, radioactive wastes, plastics, oil spills and leaks, runoff, and insecticides are contaminating our ocean and freshwater sources on a daily basis - far in excess of what the natural filtering and recycling systems can sustain. As some hazardous chemicals are banned worldwide and/or locally, many other new chemicals are developed that continue the harm.
Excessive carbon in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels over the last two centuries has caused increased acidity in our oceans, which is threatening ecosystems, sea creatures and their food supplies. These rising levels of acidity, along with the effects of global warming, could affect the ability of the oceans to absorb greenhouse gases. Ocean acidification has already increased the acidity of the world's oceans to a "level that is irreversible in our life times." A report from the Royal Society, the UK's leading scientific academy, is calling upon world leaders to commit to immediate and significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.
Continued depletion of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere (from chemicals released by human actions on Earth) could cause a drastic decline in the world's oceanic plankton. Plankton are tiny organisms floating in vast numbers in the ocean which are the first link in providing food supporting marine/sea life. With less protection provided by the ozone layer, more harmful ultraviolet radiation reaches the Earth. A decrease in plankton would lead to a domino effect throughout the aquatic food chain, and severely impact all aquatic species and marine wildlife.
The Conservancy has since worked collaboratively with members of Congress to draft the Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2004.
Imagine the cumulative effect of what gets dumped into the sea from ships that carry 4,500 passengers. They are like huge floating cities 10 stories high. If you calculate 600,000 passengers in just one summer season cruising the Alaska's Inside Passage dumping 200,000 gallons of wastewater daily - that's millions of gallons a year. There are many cruise ships throughout the world's waters, all contributing to the massive amounts of pollution impacting ocean health and species. Ships are transporting non-native species and pathogens in their ballast waters and discharging them in waters at destination ports. These exotic species can take over the native species and cause catastrophic changes in marine ecosystems and biodiversity. Many cruise ships fly under "flags of convenience," registering the ships under a variety of foreign countries that have little or no environmental regulation or enforcement of pollution control. Major cruise lines have been fined millions of dollars for falsifying records, installing illegal bypass lines, and dumping oil, sewage, garbage and hazardous toxic wastes into our oceans and waterways.
San Francisco Bay has been invaded by Chinese mitten crabs (that clog irrigation and drinking water pipes), and Asian clams (that consume large amounts of plankton which other marine species depend upon). These destructive species and others have come into the Bay from ballast water that has been dumped by ships coming into port, and cost more than $40 million in damage every year.
Before you take a cruise, ask the cruise line whether or not they support the Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2004.
Wildlife are dying from litter and uncontained trash improperly discarded by humans. The gull in the picture to the left starved to death because it became entangled in a plastic container holder that holds canned drinks, such as sodas and beer. Holders such as these should be cut up before properly disposing of them. It is best to remove them and not take them out into nature.
Of the approximately 7 billion tons of litter that enters the world's oceans each year, about 60 percent is of a plastic composition (Plastics include bags, bottles, strapping bands, sheeting, synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets, floats, fibreglass, piping, insulation, paints and adhesives). These items can last for 10-20 years before finally decomposing. It is estimated that 1 million seabirds and 100,000 other marine animals, including endangered species, die as a result of having swallowed plastic litter or been caught in it.
"A Gutful of Plastic" - ReefEd tells us that when a rare Bryde's whale died in 2000, examination of its stomach showed compaction from plastic sheets, bait bags, zip top bags, fertilizer bags, plastic strip, supermarket bags and frayed rope pieces.
Lost and discarded fishing lines and nets cause terrible wounds and suffocation to sea animals. Huge "wall of death" driftnets have entrapped mammals as large as whales and cut into them down to the bone, causing a long painful death from wounds and suffocation. Millions of dolphins have drowned in fishing nets that are set out to catch other fish. These huge fishing nets capture, injure and kill an enormous amount of sealife of all varieties which can't be sold for human food, and the bodies are just tossed back into the ocean.
Planting Plastic in Puget Sound!
Just when you thought you had seen everything.
are being ripped to shreds.
The Director of the World Wide Fund for Nature's North East Atlantic Programme stated, "These magnificent coral reefs should be off limits for fishing."
Uncertain future for the world's coral reefs - and marine species. Study names Top 10 coral hot spots. See pictures of scraping away the ocean ecosystems.
CLEARCUTTING THE OCEAN FLOOR !
Healthy seafloor communities are crucial to maintaining biodiversity in the ocean, yet unregulated trawlers drag huge heavy nets, chains and gear along the bottom of the ocean floor scraping away all life forms and habitat, and destroying vast ecosystems. Ocean bottom inhabitants and marine ecosystems are ripped up, crushed, exposed, and buried, leaving the seafloor looking like an underwater desert. What took centuries, and in some areas thousands of years, to develop is swept up and totally destroyed by one pass of a fishing trawler. Sea corals provide critical habitat for fish and other organisms in marine ecosystems. As much as 70 percent of sealife scraped up in the nets is not "usable" or sought by the trawlers. These dead and dying "non-target" fish and marine animals are tossed back into the ocean. This is referred to as "bycatch," and "trawler trash." Bottom trawling is believed to have caused the decline of major fisheries. Read more about harmful fishing methods in the links provided here and on Endangered Reefs and Great Links pages.
and the habitat which supports life under water.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., indiscriminate fishing practices kill and waste between 18 and 40 million metric tons of "unwanted" fish, seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals, and other ocean life annually - fully one-third of the world catch.
Deep-water coral systems are being reduced to rubble by heavy towed fishing gear in the Northeast Atlantic.
Surviving in the frigid dark waters, these specialized slow-growing corals have formed reefs over thousands of years which give crucial support to hundreds of other species, including valuable fish stocks.
New evidence has shown extensive damage to these recently discovered reefs caused by widespread trawling. Dr. Jason Hall-Spencer, and his colleagues videotaped trawled reefs which were left looking like clear-cut forests. The investigative team carbon dated broken coral brought up by trawler's nets fixing the age at 4,500 years old or more. These significant scientific findings were reported in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, UK.
There has been a 90% decline in Horseshoe Crabs due to overfishing. Horseshoe crabs are crucial in providing a food source (crab eggs) for shorebirds migrating from South America to the Arctic Circle. They are also a vital component in medicine which saves many lives.
Read about the types of destructive fishing equipment and the complex habitats and species that are being destroyed.
Looting the oceans is netting vast sums of money for those countries/industries/individuals that care more about their own greed than they do the global environment or species survival.
"PIRATE TRAWLERS FACE CRACKDOWN ON OVERFISHING"
Overfishing occurs when the quantity of fish harvested exceeds the amount that can be re-supplied by growth and reproduction.
Factory ships from around the world haul fish out of the ocean in huge quantities.
The United Kingdom's Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates that 80 per cent of the world's major fisheries are fully exploited, overexploited or depleted. Seabirds are also suffering unsustainable losses.
See our Endangered Reefs page in our Coral Communities section regarding illegal fishing ("dirty" fishing) practices, such as poisoning reefs and using dynamite to kill and stun fish.
"Dirty" fishing and overfishing are unsustainable!
"It is unlikely that the Persian Gulf waters will return to normal in this century."
The Galápagos Islands are situated about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, South America. Once known as the Enchanted Isles, the Galápagos contains plants and animals so unique they cannot be found anywhere else on Earth.
In January 2001 nearly 200,000 gallons of oil spilled out of an oil tanker that ran aground and split open - due to an error in human judgment.
A major source of ocean pollution is from oil. Oil spills and leaks come from oil tankers, oil wells, runoff from land spills and leaks into rivers and underground watersheds from industry, oil refineries and storage facilities; and believe it or not, from deliberate oil pollution such as the deliberate release of 465 million gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf by Iraq during the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Some oil spills are accidental, but it's not accidental when they come from rusted-out gasoline tanks and inadequate old oil tankers or from careless and uncaring humans.
Oil coats the ocean surface, seabirds, fish, and marine mammals. It washes onshore and destroys shoreline habitat. Vast numbers of plants and animals die, and entire fishing industries have been destroyed. Coastal communities suffer economic damage. Oil damage cleanup costs run into the millions of dollars. Recovery takes years, and some areas will never recover fully. The greatest loss is to the environment and life forms. Since the devastating and widespread Exxon/Valdez spill, improved ship hull designs and additional safety procedures have been implemented for oil-carrying vessels.
"The fisheries problem will be solved by managing people, rather than fish"
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Q: webclient retrieve() vs exchangeToMono() nothing working for this use case API (Name it as api-1) has following property -

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*For 2XX it can return body

*For 5XX it doesn't return body

In another API (api-2), Our requirement is if api-1 status code is 2XX return "ABC" else return "XYZ" from webclient call, So we don't wanted to consume response body in either cases.
Which one should work retrieve() or exchangeToMono() ?
When I use retrieve() I couldn't return ABC or XYZ based on http response. If I use exchangeToMono() I was getting InvalidStateException with following message "The underlying HTTP client completed without emitting a response."
Any help is appreciated.

A: Here is my approach.
String result = client
        .get()
        .uri("http://localhost:8080/endpoint")
        .retrieve()
        .toBodilessEntity()
        .onErrorResume(WebClientResponseException.class, e -> Mono.just(ResponseEntity.status(e.getStatusCode()).build()))
        .map(entity -> entity.getStatusCode().isError() ? "error" : "ok")
        .block();

result is equal to ok when the request is completed successfully, and error otherwise.
You can change the condition in map if you want to return error only on 5xx exceptions.
EDIT: Or as Toerktumlare mentioned in his comment, you can use onStatus to omit an exception.
String result = client
        .get()
        .uri("http://localhost:8080/endpoint")
        .retrieve()
        .onStatus(HttpStatus::isError, e -> Mono.empty())
        .toBodilessEntity()
        .map(entity -> entity.getStatusCode().isError() ? "error" : "ok")
        .block();

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Cumberland Island is the largest of the barrier islands that lies within Georgia's 'Golden Isles'. It features a beautiful shoreline with miles of sand dunes, greenery and clear lakes. To get to the island, you'll need to hop on a ferry. Consequently, the number of people on the island at any one time is limited, meaning it never gets too busy. There are several beautiful beaches, some with facilities, and others without. The beaches on the island are known to attract wonderful and magical natural treasures, such as stunning shells, clams and even shark teeth because of the fierce waves created by the island's position and the frequent nearby storms. Get ready to treasure hunt!
If you want a vacation with a rugged edge, look no further than Little St. Simons Island, one of the least developed of the Golden Isles. The island has a beautiful, golden sand beach and is filled with flora and fauna, and if you're lucky you may catch a glimpse of animals like otters and dolphins. It's still relatively off the tourist trails so you can enjoy a peaceful day at the beach.
Driftwood Beach gets its name from the driftwood that arrives at the beach year-round. The beach is located on Jekyll Island and it's a picturesque location with amazing views of the sunset. Due to environmental changes and soil erosion, the trees on Driftwood Beach grow in a downward direction, giving the appearance that they are falling. This creates an eerie, yet romantic, sight and it's a popular spot for photography.
Tybee Island was once a famous location for pirates, and it's easy to see why. It's a beautiful sandy beach that today has a small beach town with restaurants and souvenir shops. Also known for its diverse wildlife, many birdwatchers visit the island, hoping for a chance to spot Heron and Osprey. If you want a break from the beach, head to the Civil War Fort or to the traditional Tybee Island Lighthouse.
True to its name, Glory Beach is rather glorious. For many, it's a paradise-like beach, with golden sand and flora and fauna in the surrounding greenery, where you can spot deer and raccoons. The beach was used as the filming location for Glory, the award-winning film about the American Civil War and featuring Denzel Washington.
Located closely to Jekyll Island, St. Andrews Beach and Picnic Area is home to a beautiful sandy bay with plenty of facilities, meaning it's a great family vacation destination. There's an abundance of nature in the surrounding shrubbery and you can even spot dolphins in the ocean. If you're looking to brush up on your history, visit the Wanderer Memorial, an important site dedicated to the last illegally imported African slaves (around four hundred men, women, and children) who landed on the shores of Jekyll Island in 1858.


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Discussion in 'Sobriety Tips and Inspiration' started by JonnyMacdonald, Jul 20, 2015.
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I remember when "punk" rock first hit the scene with the Sex Pistols and The Ramones.
I vividly remember thinking now here is a bunch of goofs with no talent who just want to party.
Well the other day I was talking to a young man. He look like one of those punk rock types, weird hair, big piercings and tattoos. But he was telling me all about the straight edge ""subculture" he subscribed too.
The young fellow was very bright, and doesn't indulge in any intoxicating substances.
I was blown away. He was also a very talented musician.
I did a little research and it a very interesting topic for you other old fogies like me who are hip to whats going on these days.
This was the best write up I found on the subject.
http://www.thefix.com/content/strai...ackaye-hardcore-sober-punk-laura-barcella2024
JonnyMacdonald, Jul 20, 2015
kassie1234 Community Champion
I am in my early 30's and that concept of straight-edge was gaining a fair bit of popularity among some crowds back when I was at university. It's always nice, I think, when there's a stereotype that gets blown out of the water.
Most people would look at someone dressed like a punk and often assume that they were trouble, that they were probably into drugs or drinking...so when that goes out the window it's quite refreshing and challenges a lot of the perceptions we hold.
kassie1234, Jul 20, 2015
dyanmarie25 Community Champion
Well, not all punk rock fans and enthusiasts are party animals. We should not jump to conclusions right away. We don't know what he/she has been through in life so we don't have a right to judge anyone based on his physical appearance alone. I am also into punk rock, but I have never been to bars or clubs to part, get drunk and wasted. This myth about artists and musicians should be debunked.
dyanmarie25, Jul 20, 2015
CallipygianGamine Community Champion
kassie1234 said: ↑
I think we're about the same age because I was just getting into punk rock in my later high school years, and I remember the straight-edge scene was making a resurgence around then. I always liked the idea of rebelling against a common standard of "rebellion" - everyone else is drinking, smoking, getting high, destroying themselves? Well, screw that! Plus the music was quite good
CallipygianGamine, Jul 21, 2015
bluedressed Community Champion
Ah, if it helps close-minded people widen out their perceptives a bit, then good. But part of punk culture is about not caring what others think of you when they think it just because they put you in a box. So it's just a new box.
But still, I don't think that whether someone indulges in sex/alcohol/drugs should be anyone's business unless they are harming others (which is not always the case, even with drugs, even though we want to pretend that every drug use is super dangerous and harmful etc).
bluedressed, Jul 21, 2015
amethyst Community Champion
Well, perhaps it opens one's eyes to not judge a book by its cover.
Straight Edge has been around for a while and it has attracted many people from all walks of life, no matter what their personal orientation is. The idea of a drug-free group or movement that encourages creativity, productivity, art, etc. is something that appeals to those who are tired of the mainstream.
Punk was just a way of protesting against the Status Quo at the time, a way to set one's mind free from social and political repression. Punk never died... it just changed form, and keeps on thriving these days under various different names.
amethyst, Jul 21, 2015
missbishi Community Champion
I remember Minor Threat from back in the day. Whilst it was never something I identified with, I liked the way Straight Edge made it easier for people who just didn't want to drink or get high. A whole sub-culture with no peer pressure at all. I wish there were more "trends" like this.
missbishi, Jul 21, 2015
CallipygianGamine said: ↑
I liked the way you phrased that, rebelling against rebellion! And yes - a lot of the music around that time was great (I feel about a million years old saying that - as if 10-12 years ago was 50 years ago
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I think that is an stereotype that all the punk rockers live in a party, alcohol and drug use, because those were the most of the rockers in the 70's-90's, and it's true that some of the musicians in our generation use drugs but there are few of them who prefer not to do it, and it's an interesting thing because we all think about punk rockers as if they were all "badass", "against the system" and stuff like that, but there are few of them who actually are aware of the consequences of drug using, because a lot of rockers and people in general have died of drug abuse, so I think is positive thing because in that way they can't influence in other young people!
anorexorcist, Jul 21, 2015
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Besides having two different origins, Franc as a saddler and Hanz as a designer. They have both become entrepreneurs in a vast and rather complicated Industry, such as Luxury goods, specifically focus on accessories.
What was the anecdote that brought you together as a creative team?
Being partners for a long time, we found out that working together meant we could achieve so much more than when working alone. Working alone leads to a tunnel vision. Franc needed a breakthrough in his creative mind. Hanz, with a completely different background, character and experience proved to be the most critical, detailed observer, Franc had ever encountered. Opening our minds for the other's disciplines, experiences, and developments created the synergy that leaded to a range of first-class design and creations.
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We admire every individual who have a goal in life and is determined not to take any shortcuts. We certainly have people in music, sports and art who inspire us. But for our particular type of art (our bags), we aim to be different than anyone else.
We want to create more technical advanced designs, use more advanced saddler techniques, use the best materials, create more value for our customers and most of all we don't want to be a marketing based brand, but a first-class product brand.
Being high-end bag creators, we experience the fashion industry is changing. There is a large and growing group of consumers who have passed their A-brand phase, and are looking for something more exclusive, which is not mass produced, and which can be adapted to their personal taste. This creates a niche market. Especially younger generations are definitely much less interested in famous labels and are searching for something unique in all these marketing based hyped up, fast products.
We did not use any influencers so far. It is very difficult to stick to your creations when one is diving in fast marketing based solutions. We much rather take the long road to establish our brand based on meticulously handmade quality, and until then being the best kept secret for those who know.
We use Instagram a lot, and we really appreciate the close connection to people all over the world, and their input and ideas and last but not least to find our customers. We feel using Social Media as an unparalleled possibility to get to know our customers better. For marketing purposes, we are however still aiming to be a first-class quality product brand, and hope we will never be dependent on fast marketing.
We remember each and every bag that leaves our company. There is so much handwork in just one bag. It normally takes three weeks to finish a bag, so when a bag leaves our company we feel a connection to it.
Our inspiration comes from our own personal experiences, day to day life, objects, and situations with a strong preference for nature and natural beauty. Being influenced by horses and horseback riding and the background as a saddler there will always be some kind of equine influence. We really love and get inspired by customer input! We try to use customer experiences and ideas creating new products. First, we elaborate all these ideas in designs and then elaborate whether the design fits in our collection and whether they satisfy our quality standards. We want to create hand-made products which will endure and cannot be copied in a mass-production. We pride ourselves that there are no bags out there that are this difficult to reproduce.
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Each bag is unique and customisable. Does that bring more work? Why have you incorporated this into the process and the buyer experience?
When starting our brand, we had one goal: make outstanding and uncompromised creations. We keep production of every single part in our own hands and bring the complete process of our own creations to our audience. This meant not only more work (as we cannot work in advance, everything is made on request), it meant a completely different road than other high end bagmakers.
Making everything customisable is another way to add more authenticity to our creations and to make our brand more exclusive and unique. Besides, making everything by hand allows us to adapt the bag to the wishes of the customer, as long as it stays within the boundaries of our design.
We currently are only with the two of us, with sometimes someone helping us out with some basic things. Thus far we have done everything ourselves; from building the website to designing and producing the bags to taking all the photos of our bags for marketing purposes. There wasn't a single task that didn't rest on our shoulders. It was a crazy time, one which we probably don't want to repeat again. For now, every bag is still exclusively made by ourselves (Franc & Hanz).
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It is difficult to stay true to yourself and your brand especially in business and marketing in the fashion landscape. It is so easy to get lost, and exchange that what is basically us and our goals for money and fast sales.
We are sorry for all the superior brands out there who traded their potentially high-quality production company for a mass-production marketing company with bookkeepers and shareholders to show them the way. For all the new start-ups out there: don't go for second best, nothing beats a first-class product: here is your niche market. When you stay true to yourself success will come naturally (but with a lot of work).


Because of financial pressure, for example, the ability of many primary care physicians to develop longer-term relationships with their patients is increasingly difficult, often impossible.
This is prompting a dramatic change in the way many people are accessing high-quality primary medical care.
According to Daniel Carlin, M.D., CEO of WorldClinic and author of The World of Concierge Medicine, "Just about every year, more and more doctors leave conventional practices, either selling them to larger medical groups or hospitals, or they choose to become concierge medical practitioners. With the strong and persistent rise in concierge healthcare, a lot of the best primary care physicians are no longer accessible to most patients.
Based on extensive research in the field, the driving motivation for the great majority of physicians to establish concierge medical practices is to ensure good patient care.
"My decision to convert my medical practice to concierge medical practice was based on my desire to be able to provide patients with the level of care I believe is essential to not only treat illness, but also to help them avoid becoming sick," says Jeffrey Friedman M.D., director of Medicine at Community Health Associatesand a member of MDVIP.
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The hacktivist collective, Anonymous has now leaked the emails and passwords of six different police officials who were involved with the death of 25 year old, Freddie Gray. Anonymous has leaked personal information including amass of emails and IP addresses for the officers involved in the shooting and death of Gray.
One Anonymous twitter account wrote the following tweet Saturday, noting the police officials information had been leaked online:
Leaked emails from the servers of the @BaltimorePolice. "A riot is the language of the unheard" http://t.co/1hTtWzpOps #Anonymous #AntiSec
— Anonymous (@AnonymousGlobo) May 3, 2015
The sudden death of Freddie Gray put the Baltimore streets in a riot, after it was announced that Gray had passed after the police had him in custody with a spinal injury they caused and refused to treat. Anonymous activists took to the Internet immediately, supporting the peaceful protests against the police officials who killed Gray.
The six officers involved in the death have been suspended from Baltimore Police work for the time being. Following their recent case, the individuals have been charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. The six Baltimore officers that have been suspended and charged with the crimes were the six individuals Anonymous had leaked the information of.
Following the news, Anonymous released a set of another eight email addresses and passwords of more Baltimore police officers on Tuesday.
You remember from the @BaltimorePolice emails. Here are the passwords of emails. Enjoy http://t.co/mDXmfdd4t8 U mad bro? #Anonymous #AntiSec
Of the eight, seven of the email addresses belong to police officials, while the latter belong to Lisa Evans, the lead wellness manager at the City of Baltimore, according to her LinkedIn and information found in the leaks. The reasoning for Evans being targeted was not mentioned.
Anonymous hackers have warned Baltimore police that their department will be receiving a large amount of cyberattacks for Gray's death, writing:
#Baltimore we got ya back. Anon troops have been deployed and landed in Baltimore. We are here. Baltimore PD you should have expected us.
Anonymous is a group police officials cannot stand to take lightly, in past murders of unarmed citizens, Anonymous has swiftly reacted, launching cyberattacks towards targeted departments involved in select cases. Turning off their websites, leaking emails and even hacking into the computer systems of the police stations to release information.
It appears Anonymous hackers will not stop their cyberattacks against Baltimore police until justice is served for the heinous death of Freddie Gray.
Russ McRee on May 6, 2015 1:43 PM
Freddie Gray was not shot. Might consider an accurate and correct headline.
Author on May 6, 2015 7:53 PM
Thank you for the note, we accidentally reported some wrong information. The article has since been fixed.
Jeff on May 7, 2015 8:18 AM
Might also want to consider just reporting the facts if you want to be taken seriously as an outlet of network security news. Statements like "Anonymous is a group police officials cannot stand to take lightly, in past murders of unarmed citizens, Anonymous has swiftly reacted and slammed a number of the departments." is not only horrible grammar, its conjecture and inflammatory conjecture at that. if you want to make a statement like that, a link to an example of a law enforcement officer who was convicted of the murder and the subsequent actions of Anonymous would be in order.
Ditto for the statement "It appears Anonymous hackers will not stop their cyberattacks again Baltimore police until justice is served for the heinous death of Freddie Gray."
In America, we are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Watch some newscasts and you'll hear phrases like "the alleged murder" or "he allegedly broke into the store".
Author on May 8, 2015 4:12 AM
Hi Jeff, thank you for the constructive criticism. In past cases I am referring to in the article, various officers were not charged with the murder, but that does not dismiss the fact that the deaths occurring are a crime and should be charged as such. Two examples of cases referred to in the article:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10/28/anonymous-unveils-explosive-leaks-on-michael-brown-grand-jury-and-ferguson-officer-darren-wilson-report/
http://time.com/3148925/ferguson-michael-brown-anonymous/
http://bluenationreview.com/breaking-hacktavist-group-anonymous-releases-dispatch-tapes-michael-brown-shooting/
As well, the recent death of Gray was labeled a homicide on the officers part:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/freddie-grays-death-ruled-homicide/


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Genre Lesbian / Bisexual / Nonbinary / Science Fiction / Aliens / Other Planets / Multiple Partners / Romance
Length Novella, 21000 words
In a universe where men have become obsolete through epigenetics and cultural conditioning, the Sexarchate rules the Six Galaxies with a firm hand and an iron chastity belt. Solace Scourge, a strategist from a conquered backwater planet, has risen to the top ranks of the Sexarchate through methodical betrayal. Now all that remains is to seduce and betray the Sexarchate's members themselves. But on the precipice of reaching her goals, she's haunted by memories of her lover, the rebel warlord Tel Zair, who she turned into a sex slave to prove her loyalty to the Sexarchate.
Tel Zair isn't so easy to destroy. Although still recovering from the effects of her conditioning, she's wreaking havoc on the Sexarchate's system of power... and she plans to get revenge on Solace as soon as she gets over the memories of their relationship.
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Fishing Network Message Boards > Southern California Fishing > Southern California Saltwater Fishing > SoCal Surf, Harbor, Bay, & Pier Reports > Hunting Giants .... er uh, ok..... HUNTING PERCH! LOL!
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It's funny how just fishing with family & friends, makes for a fun day.
In fact, it was a PERFECT day! Thanks Arthur for putting this together ...... as it was nothing short of a great day & a great time!
This day, just clicked......... I can't remember having such a good time fishing with friends in the surf....... we had some "salad" in the water at times...... but the water eventually cleared and it was beautiful!
Kaity, Brennan, Donna & I arrived about 6:00am to start help setting up and we pulled up to see Wingnut already there!
First order of business....... get the awards set up!
Trophies, Plaques, Gift Cards, Cash and MORE...... ALL from the man himself......... WINGNUT!
In addition to all that.... EVERY participant went home with a FREE TEAM 57 T-SHIRT!
City Dad checks in with Wingnut Pug....... while TroutDog makes sure his name is spelled correctly on the trophy!
In the meantime....... the "Conejo Kid" is on the beach & fishing!
A few minutes later......... the "Conejo Kid" scores his FIRST SURF FISH EVER!..... and grabs the early lead!
and then, it happens...... Trolly pushes the Conejo Kid outta the way and POACHES his spot! :ROFL: ......................... J/K! LOL!
Look at that poor heartbroken kid in the background....... not even wanting to to fish anymore................ :ROFL: LOL! J/K!
Pat is wearing the newest "3rd grip" in camo seaweed color!
A quick smile before being released.. lol!
Then.... just as the Conejo Kid is getting comfortable with the lead............ this guy walks down the beach with his latest catch!
JUST KIDDING.......... Im not in the derby!
A couple of Legends.......... having fun with a couple of stingrays they caught ............ LOL!
and everyone in sight has a TRI TIP SANDWICH!
THANK YOU Chris for the all the tri-tip you brought to the event! OUSTANDING!
FIRST COME FIRST SERVED! GET EM' WHILE THEY LAST!
This was, without a doubt, one of the most fun events we've ever had......... those of you who didnt make it out, REALLY missed out on a great time!
Im gonna let Wingnut post up his stuff... which will include a re-cap on the BIG winners and what they won....... but three TEAM 57 members went home with some very nice prizes and cash!......... and a couple kids scored too!
What a great day, THANK YOU Arthur for ALL your hard work on this get together....., your VERY generous donations and most importantly, your friendship.
EVERYONE WENT HOME WITH A FREE TEAM 57 T-SHIRT...... AND SOME WENT HOME WITH LOTS MORE!
Thanks to my girl Donna for again helping me with everything. I don't know how you put up with all this, but Im a lucky man.
Stay tuned.......... more coming up from Wingnut regarding this event!
Bummed I missed this event. You guys up north sure know how to put together a fishing party!
Looks like it was an event chock full of FNN regulars!! Good times.
Well, this event finally came to fruition and I must say, it went just about perfect! The surf was a little rough, but I'm pretty sure that EVERYBODY caught something. Thank you to all that came out for the event, I really appreciate your support. Special thanks goes out to Dana, Donna, Kaity & Brennan... couldn't have done it without you guys! People don't know what kind of support that I get from you guys behind the scenes. The friendly family atmosphere is what I enjoy the most at these events. From seeing Exfactor, Flyngby and Saltman showing at the crack of dawn offering their help to set-up. To being greeted with a bright smile from the Trollmeister and a hearty handshake from Pontoon. A big hug from our newest "Legend" Santa Fe Eric and a "Nice to see you again..." from CAPT'N and Fishyboy. Mr. Bendo calling for directions on which way to turn off the freeway to the nice hello from the coolest father & daughter surf fishing team of City Dad & City Girl. Troutdog, who is always there at every event lending his support for Team 57 and Hakaveli coming out to join the fun. To see TroutOnly in waders for the first time was priceless! Noho Art & Noho Vicki fishing together in the surf... someday I'll be lucky enough to find a fishing soul mate. Thank you Kewlwhip for showing up... once the event was over! Ha ha. The Pirate Crew sent a few of their representatives to show support, Farmacist & Big Red slaying Perch side by side... and of course, my surf fishing wingman, Bones... thanks for all your words of wisdom, support and for just being there. Last of all, thank you Wingnut Pug for hosting such a great event... here's to next year! Please forgive me and shoot me a PM if I missed anybody.
The coveted "Hunting Giants" awards.
Kaity Bug, thanks for being Wingnut Pug's bodyguard all day.
Mikey (Exfactor) ready for action. Mikey got one of the only two Halibut caught at the event.
Steve (Flyngby) busy devising his strategy for the day.
Ram (Saltman) skipped a day fishing at Pyramid lake to join us in the surf.
Tim & Kelly (City Dad & City Girl) ready to go with their secret weapon... lugworms!
Is that really Bob (TroutOnly) in waders?!?
Scott & Arthur (CAPT'N & Fishyboy) shows up to show their support. Arthur skipped a hot date just for the event!
Art & Vicki (Noho Art & Noho Vicki) make a good fishing team. Where's Cujo??? Aaron (Troutdog), like myself is flying solo.
Lucas & Mike (Big Red & Bones) can't wait to get their lines wet.
The "Legendary" duo, Team TrollToon, Chris & Terry.
The current reigning "Legend", Santa Fe Eric.
Bob with a little gift from Trolly.
Patrick with his state of the art surf gear.
Trolly with his surfer snagging gear!
Thanks for the delicious tri-tip sandwiches Chris.
"I'm hungry... I wonder what these Gulp bait tastes like?"
Brennan's (Conejo Kid) first ever surf fish!
Dana modeling the latest line of waders wear.
Bob with some technical difficulties.
A Legend in the Surf.
NoHo Art getting in the mix.
Mikey was tearing it up!
Hakaveli shows how it's done... yo Dennis, what is the little net for... Grunions?!?
Steve asking himself, "Why is my Lucky Craft lure swimming funny...?
Slaying the Perch with Lugworms.
This Perch was so big, Mike had to Boga Grip it!
I decided to join the action and hopped into the washing machine.
Wide open on baitfish... ha ha ha.
The Derby results! 1st, 2nd & 3rd wins cash, Bass pro Shop gift cards, A Lucky Craft lure and trophies. 4th & 5th wins a Lucky Craft lure and plaques.
5th Place... Brennan (Conejo Kid). Way to go buddy!
4th Place... Kelly (City Girl). Fantastic job!
BTW - It was surf water in the cup he was drinking.
2nd Place... Ram (Saltman). Excellent job!
1st Place... Dennis (Hakaveli), skillful angling there dude, congrats!
Until next time... thanks for the great memories.
TROLLY LOOKING FOR CLEAR WATER TO CAST TO !!!
Had a great time Arthur and Dana!
It was a blast to get to see all of the Old School guys get blasted by the surf. This little event had the "Family Feeling" of the old days for sure.
Definately a good reason for regulars here to join the private forum!
Keep up the good work Team 57!!
Arthur....Kudos to ya my friend. You are truely a class act.....You really went out of your way to make this event a success and all of the stuff you donated is very appreciated.
Man that looks like it was one hell of a fun outing. Thanks for the play by play Dana! Wish I could've made it but was grounded that day.
I had a great time out there with everyone. By far one of the nicest days I've spent at the beach in a long time. Thanks again Arthur & Dana!
damn too bad i missed it.
i need to pay more attention to the boards.
I don't mean to sound corny... or maybe I do... but that was life-long memory stuff there. Kelly and I had an absolute blast. Great example of sportsmanship and good, clean fun for the kids to see. A cool group of folks. We're looking forward to the next one!
First of all, I'd like to thank Dana and Arthur for putting this together. I got to finally meet some of the people on this board whom I have been living vicariously through this year. Normally when I go surf fishing, I'm in search mode for the good water, and good conditions to maximize my chances. I decided to hang with some of the group instead, to check out how the south coasters fly. As it worked out, I was next to the 1st and 2nd place fishermen, and I enjoyed shootin it with them while tossing out my offerings. The small perch were there, but my MO is to go for glory, or go home, so I stuck with my plan, and didn't drop down to gulp for my 10. I caught a nice wiggles that I hooked in the pec fin that gave me a good chase down the beach, and bones made a good grab for me at the end, as I couldn't pull him toward me very good being hooked like he was.
I learned that you don't put your digital camera in the ice chest with blue ice, hence the foggy pics.
As the tide came in, conditions got progressively worse, with grass or kelp on most every retrieve, but hell, I've come all the way from Santa Barbara, so I keep at it. The kid catches a nice thornback, and I do grabbing and pic honors.
I keep slinging my LC, and then it's my turn.
This was one of the best in my book. Everyone was easy to access and talk to while fishing. How great it was to go to a team 57 event, fish, socialize, eat food, and still get home in time to spend quality family time.
Arthur, this was the best!
and still get home in time to spend quality family time.
Good seeing you out there, even though you did try to steal Trolly's thunder a la Kanye West. lol Classic!
WHAT an awesome day in the surf with my Team57 buddys, I can't wait for the next surf event! I really enjoyed the fact unlike many other kinds of fishing, walking the surf gave me the opportunity to be mobile, still fish and chat with a bunch of great people....I think thoughout the day I at some point I fished with Farmy, Bones, BigRed, Dana, Donna, Brennan, Trolly, Pontoon, NoHoArt, CityDad and CityGirl, Flyngby, Santa Fe, TO and Mr Bendo.
Arthur, Dana, Donna and oh yeah Wingnut Pug thank you for making the day happen....I had a BLAST!
Now that looks like alot of fun. Nice day at the beach with family and friends and getting in some good fishing too, priceless. Have to see about getting myself to the next get together. Well done Arthur and Dana, you guys always put on some topnotch events. :Big Grin: Good job to all those who won the derby awards.
Mike ended up having to work and for some reason I completely forgot the event was last weekend until about 12PM Sat.
I've been waiting anxiously for the report. It looks like I missed all the fun again. :Crying: Thanks for putting such a great event together for the group Wingnut. Looks like everyone had a blast.
This was a great event. Low key, friendly, and fun. The best time I had at the beach all summer.
The "SWAG" was really a surprise, as I am sure you guessed, fishyboy has already absconded with the LC you gave everyone.
Dana, nice to see you and Donna, always a pleasure chatting with you, and Donna. Thanks again for the t-shirt.
Thanks to everyone for holding another great fun event!!!! Thank you Dana for the tips of surf perch fishing. Thank you Arthur for the LC and the tips you gave me.
bumbed I missed out, was too tired from the striper slay from the day before. Good to see the "CREW" was representing. The event looked fun, miss the small events of the past, we should do more of those.
That was a fun little event i can't wait for the next one it was good to see everybody on the wide open perch bite. Thanks Arthur and Dana for making this happen and every one else who came to the event.
Trolly asking, "Is 25lb test for Perch enough...?"
The flag display at Pepperdine is to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
One flag for each of the nearly 3,000 lives lost on that tragic day.
That looked like another xlnt Team 57 get together. Just the look on everyone's face says it all, TEAM 57 events = Good times.
For those of you who haven't experienced a get together you are definitely missing out. Everyone is fun to meet and you will have a good time, so get on out to a 57 event.
Congrats to Wingnut Pug, Wingnut and Dana for another great event.
I am looking forward to my next Team 57 event I can attend, I had a blast at the Legends event.
Thanks for all the great pixs.
Sounded like a blast out there..
Hopefully I can make it to the next one..
Also wingnut, for some reason your pics aren't showing for me? But other pics posted are showing..
nice work out there everyone, looks like a fun filled day with all the conrads at arms..
I'll be sure to make the next one, I'm glad trolly actually saw water this trip out, it's about time he had a bath.
Huge congrats to ALL the participants and and even bigger hats off to the winners but it's clear to see that everyone was a winner by enoying the day in the surf.
Bob in the surf ?????
Let me know about the next one and when that will be.
Looks like everyone had a great time that went. I really wanted to go Arthur but Mothers Birthday weekend prevented me from attending this event. I really want to get my feet wet so to speak in surf fishing. Never really did it. I knew this would be a great opportunity to learn from some of the best. Thanks Arthur for putting on this event and sponsoring it :Cool: .
The wierd thing is it wasnt showing at my work comp and home comp lastnight but now I am viewing it from my work comp and it is showing..
Looks like it was an awesome event. I wish I had been there so I could have had a chance to meet a lot of you guys at once. Also, I haven't targeted my namesake in a long time, so that would have been fun.
What a great way to enjoy a day off after 3 very intense weeks at work!
Thanks!!!!!!! Wingnut, Dana, and all the Team 57 Members that were there for a fun time in the surf.
I signed up and did some quick recruiting to get Saltman to join us at the last moment!
Ram and I arrived in complete darkness thinking we were early and looking for the area and a familiar vehicle that I would normally associate Wingnut to be in but he was riding incognito!!!!!!!
The first clue that I got was the Host Wingnut Pug in a white mini van with paws on the door frame and the classic tongue out of the mouth pose!!!! :ROFL: It was then that I spotted the small crowd standing behind the van! Thanks Wingnut Pug for getting my attention and pointing the way!!!!!!
The day of fun, friendships of new and old, learning new tricks in the surf, the comedy, battling mother nature in a different way will stay in my memory banks for a very long time!!!!!!!
Here are a few pics I took!
Wingnut making sure everything is PERFECT!!!!!
Arthur, They are all in perfect alignment! Are those Carrot Sticks part of the Prizes????????
Dennis and Ram were probably first to get a line wet and got off to the early lead that they never surendered!!!!
Some of the other early birds!
Scott and Arthur joining the action with there secret strategy! What is in the bag Scott?????
Arthur with a small Batray!
Me with my first and Ram with his Limit!!!!
Part of the Pirate Crew!
I can't wait for the next get together with all the great Team 57 Crew!!!!


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This was the first edition of the tournament.

Natela Dzalamidze and Kamilla Rakhimova won the title, defeating Misaki Doi and Oksana Kalashnikova in the final, 6–2, 7–5.

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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron sought to defuse tension with Italy after it criticised its refusal to accept more than 600 migrants on board the Aquarius ship earlier this week, telling the Italian leader no offence was meant.
"The French president emphasised that he never said anything meant to offend Italy and the Italian people," Macron's office said in a statement on Thursday.
Macron told ministers in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday the Italian government had acted cynically and irresponsibly in its refusal to welcome the Aquarius, according to French government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux.
Macron confirmed the two leaders would meet in Paris for a working lunch on Friday.


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Botox Approved, Again, This Time for Urinary Incontinence
By Meredith Melnick Aug. 26, 2011
For those of you who have been keeping track, Botox, the symbol of vanity and Bravo's Real Housewives, actually has a variety of medical uses: it's government-approved to treat chronic migraines, muscle problems, underarm sweating and a number of other conditions. Now add to that, urinary incontinence.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Botox, or botulinum toxin, to treat incontinence in patients with neurological conditions like spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis. It's the seventh condition that Botox has been approved to treat since the drug first arrived on the market as a wrinkle reducer in 2002.
How does it treat urinary incontinence? In some patients with neurological conditions, overactivity in the bladder leads to an inability to store urine. By injecting Botox directly into the bladder to relax it, patients are offered for more muscle control and less incontinence.
In two clinical trials involving 691 patients with incontinence due to spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis, those who got Botox had a significant reduction in weekly incontinence episodes, compared to a placebo group, the FDA said. The most common adverse effects were urinary tract infection and urinary retention.
Given that incontinence is so difficult to manage — typically involving drugs to relax the bladder and the use of a catheter to empty it — Botox may give some patients another option. One injection may help control incontinence for up to 10 months, the FDA said.
The approval also opens the door to yet more uses for Botox, made by Allergan, the New York Times reported:
The drug has been studied for more than 100 medical conditions in all, according to Caroline Van Hove, company spokeswoman. "Anything from writer's cramp to anal fissure to Parkinson's disease. That's why we say it's a pipeline in a vial," she said Wednesday.
Botox sales reached about $1.5 billion worldwide in 2010, roughly split between cosmetic and therapeutic purposes.


When I read Robert Bly I get the uncomfortable feeling that I'm missing something important and that I should enjoy his poems more than I really do. For instance, my favorite parts of The Light Around the Body and This Tree Will Be Here for a Thousand Years are the quotations he uses to begin the various sections of the first book and the quotations he begins the other book with. If I'm inspired by the same writers that he is, I should be more inspired by his poems?
and blood, it has made our flesh earthly, and now death has us.
It seems that Bly is up to more here than I am capable of understanding, or perhaps I am simply unwilling to put in the amount of effort it takes to truly understand and appreciate his poems. If I'm going to have to put in this much effort, I'm going back and finally figure out William Blake. Kevin Bushnell in "Leaping Into the Unknown: The Poetics of Robert Bly's Deep Image" explores some of the problems encountered in trying to understand the poems and has obviously devoted much more time to analyzing Bly than I am ever going to.
Impenetrable, ebony, basalt . . .
an insightful, moving poem. Though the title at first seems a little misleading and the imagery somewhat disjointed, the phrase "longing to kill" provides enough structure to make the poem whole. The "dark" minister who no longer has Faith watching like a crow is a powerful image. And the "black rose," or flower of death that cuts like basalt, contrasting with the red rose of love, is an equally powerful image. The western movement, though usually portrayed as the grand progress of history, leads to the slaughter of the Indians, with their "Asian" heritage, and, in turn, leads us back to the title of the poem. Finally, the last line with its subtle movement from "enemies" to "poor" calls into question America's real motives in Vietnam. Anyone opposed to the war in Vietnam who has seen Jane Fonda's Soldier Blue would have no problem following the imagery in this poem. Admittedly, this isn't the only poem in the book that I found intriguing, but, on the whole, I was disappointed in the book.
but the pine still throws a full shadow.
It has found a place to be.
For a thousand years it will not give up this place.
Perhaps as a result of my expectations, I did find this book more to my liking. That's not to say, though, that my expectations were fully met. Too many of the poems simply elude me, hide out somewhere near the compost heap, waiting to be recycled next year into a new crop of more meaningful poems. At the moment I have no patience for the compost heap, I'm looking for more immediate gratification, a pepper burning in the mouth or a ripe melon to cool the fevers of the soul.
After a long walk I come down to the shore.
A cottonwood tree lies stretched out in the grass.
and a hollow the owls made open now to the rain.
to turn their hollow places up.
where it fell in the grass.
so little of it we can ever know!
Of course, the poem raises more questions than it answers, but sometimes the right question is more important than any answer. What is a "hollow place?" Is it an empty feeling? A sense of despair? And what happens when we turn it up? Does God fill it up with water? Is it just ordinary water that chokes and threatens to drown? Or is it holy water that refreshes? And helps us to grow anew? And finally, what the hell are we supposed to do with that last line?
The Academy of American Poets has several Bly translations and lots of links.
Robert Bly's home page, apparently pushing Bly for poet evangelist of the year.
If you would like to read more, here are five more poems by Bly.