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Walmart is currently offering the Arcade1Up Space Invaders Countercade for $99.96 shipped. Having originally sold for $200, it has been selling for $160 at Best Buy lately with today's offer saving you 38% and matching the second-best we've seen to date. Bringing all of the old school action of an arcade cabinet to a smaller form-factor, this Countercade is a great gift idea for the retro gaming fan on your list, or even for yourself. It packs an 8-inch display, full-sized arcade controls, and all of the vintage artwork you'd expect. Rated 4.8/5 stars. Head below for a look at the other Arcade1Up cabinets on sale.
Also on sale today, we're seeing a selection of additional Arcade1Up machine discounts. With both the same Countercades as above and even some larger 3/4th-scale form-factors on sale for the game room, there's something for all retro gaming fans here.
Star Wars 3/4th Cabinet: $470 (Reg. $550)
Deluxe version w/ riser
Golden Tee 3/4th Cabinet: $250 (Reg. $400)
Street Fighter Head to Head: $400 (Reg. $500)
Dig Dug Countercade: $100 (Reg. $130)
Ms Pacman Cocktail Table: $450 (Reg. $500)
If none of these options are quite the right piece of arcade action, it's worth checking into some of the latest additions to the Arcade1Up lineup. Earlier this month saw the launch of its new OutRun racing cabinet, which has been joined by recent additions of Golden Axe and even Big Buck Hunter.
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Step right up to the counter and play away. Arcade1Up's next generation of countercades is here in a new form factor. Take it right out of the box, plug it in, and start gobbling up pellets. Perfect for home bars, offices, dorm rooms, or anywhere else you'd want to squeeze in some retro gaming, Arcade1Up's countercades are compact in size, but always an enormous amount of fun.
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Tongan volcanic eruption was felt in the Balearics
The map shows a moment of the explosion's ripple around the world
the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano. | UH
Majorca Daily Bulletin reporterTonga27/01/2022 11:43
Last month's eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in the Tonga that destroyed a large part of an island and generated a tsunami that affected a large part of the Pacific Ocean was also felt in the Balearics.
Some 16 hours after the explosion, barographs (an instrument for reading atmospheric pressure values) in the Balearic Islands detected some very unusual oscillations and small meteotsunams were generated in ports in Minorca and Mallorca such as Ciutadella and Porto Cristo.
Barographers all over the world also detected these oscillations and the scientific community speculated that they might be related to the explosion of the volcano. For this reason, researchers from the Sea Level and Climate research group at the University of the Balearics (UIB) tried to model them in order to have a global vision of the event.
The result is the simulation shared by Dr. Àngel Amores on his Twitter account. The map shows a moment of the explosion's ripple around the world, from its generation in Tonga to North Africa, passing through the Balearics as it continued to travel around the Earth, passing through the islands on at least two more occasions during a period of 36 hours, which is the time it takes for this atmospheric wave to make a complete circle of the globe. The graph also shows that every time the ripple passed through the Balearics, the barograph at Ciutadella oscillates.
The eruption of the volcano on the Tonga archipelago was hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb at Hiroshima, according to NASA.
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Founder, Jimmie Vinson of Andre Cymone (New Wave Association) organized a blast of birthday wishes and encouragement for Cymone June 27, 2015 on Facebook. Cymone responded with class and gratitude the same day on Facebook:
"I really want to thank you all for the beautiful birthday wishes, it means so much to me. I really feel like I've gotten to know many of you and it truly feels like an extended family. I appreciate your encouragement and your thoughts. I believe we're all in this together and I'm just happy I have you to reach out to and I'm here so thanks again and thank you Jimmie Vinson for putting this one of a kind birthday celebration together for me."
Peace and Love always,
LO-KEY? ARTIST INSPIRES KANSAS CITY audience
Darron Story of the R&B group Lo-Key? is the host of Magic Inspirations, a weekly gospel music program. The show is ranked #1 among Sunday morning programs in the Kansas City area. The show airs from 6-a.m.- noon on 107.3 KMJK/Cumulus Radio in Mission, Kansas.
Story said, "We play a wide variety of gospel music from the hottest new music all the way to traditional gospel music standards. Interaction with my listeners is a HIGH priority and the show is always looking to inspire people."
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Q: Who is Margaret Cox?
A: Margaret Cox was an instrumental force in the wave of mid-80s music which impacted the Minneapolis sound. You may know this Moroccan-born blonde, brassy power-vocalist as Ta Mara. She fronted the group Ta Mara and the Seen, and busted through the Top 40 charts with the unforgettable dance anthem "Everybody Dance." This eponymous 1986 debut album was produced by Jesse Johnson, former guitarist of The Time. "Affection" was the infectious follow-up single.
Her 1988 sophomore effort, "Blueberry Gossip," was met with critical acclaim, although it failed to make the same chart impact of the first album.
If you have the LP or CD version, it is a much sought after collectors item, so hold on to it. If you haven't heard it, click to view video!
Janet Jackson announces Unbreakable World Tour Dates
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Jesse Johnson and caterer to the stars, James "Jayr" Roberts, at the D'Angelo concert in Kansas City, MO (Photo Provided)
James Jayr Roberts shared his photo on Minneapolis Sound News about the June 11, 2015, D'Angelo AND THE VANGUARD BLACK MESSIAH concert in Kansas City, MO, at the Midland Theatre.
His post on Facebook said it all: "D'Angelo's band was on fire last night in part because he was being backed up by the smoking guitar of the Minneapolis Sound," The Time's, Jesse Johnson??? Mr."Shockadelica" himself....say what? Yep, he was killin ya'll and you didn't even know it! Trench coat and scully in the summer."
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Roberts prepared Kansas City BBQ Chicken, Steamed white fish with crispy rock shrimp, steamed veggies and rigatoni pasta with basil vodka sauce for the band.
Editor's Note: James "Jayr" Roberts is the the Chef/Owner at Tastemakers a complete backstage, catering and hospitality service that caters to entertainment industry in Kansas City.
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J.D. Steele to receive Lifetime ACHIEVEMENT award at HSRA Gala tonight...
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Multi-talented recording artist and educator, J.D. Steele, director of the acclaimed singing group, The Steeles, will be honored tonight with a Lifetime Achievement Award along with Dr. Wayne Jennings, school change leader and innovative educator, at the first High School of Recording Arts, Spring Gala, "Where Dreams Come True."
The event will held tonight at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 1500 Washington, Ave., and will include performances by (HSRA) students and The Not Guilty Band.
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PRINCE AND 3RDEYEGIRL ANNOUNCE TWO NEW SHOWS FOR THE "HIT & RUN TOUR" AT THE WARREN THEATRE ON JUNE 14, 2015 IN WASHINGTON, DC.
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The First Annual Spring Gala event "Where Dreams Come True," will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 1500 Washington Avenue in Minneapolis, on June 13, 2015.
The event supports the High School for the Recording Arts. Former Paisley Park Recording artist T.C. Ellis founded HSRA, 20 years ago to provide alternative learning to high-risk students interested in the recording industry.
Music provided by The Not Guilty Band.
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After we receive salvation, we still have to live in a world that is full of lust, self-indulgence, pleasure, disobedience, hatred, and false teachings and it can be difficult to decipher between what is acceptable or not. How should we navigate? Some say this and others say that, but what does the Bible say? Is God's word only for the days of old or former years or is it still applicable and relevant in today's society? You be the judge. Are the righteous suppose to be different from the world/unrighteous? God has always made a difference between clean and unclean, holy and unholy. Being distinct from the world is not a suggestion but a requirement. In our daily lives, we are required to do that which is right and live righteously.
According to the King James Bible (n.a.), the word righteous translated from the Hebrew means just, lawful, right or correct in conduct and character. God's word outlines how we must conduct ourselves as examples or disciples of Jesus Christ. According to Proverbs 12:5, the thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. "A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame" (Proverbs 13:5). In 1 John 3:7 it says, "Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as HE is righteous." Also, Luke 1:6 says: "And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless." It is possible to be righteous even in today's generation. However, anything opposite of righteousness is unrighteousness which is being worldly or sensual in nature. Therefore, there is a clear distinction between the two.
Analyzing the biblical texts, it clearly outlines the differences between the behavior of the righteous and the unrighteous. Based on the reference, one will lie and another won't. Also, one will think wholesome thoughts and others deceitful thoughts. Luke makes an excellent point in stating that true righteousness is walking in obedience to the commandments and ordinances of God. According to the scripture, that person is blameless or perfect. That is correct; we can be perfect in this generation This can ONLY be done through and by God. To achieve the state of perfection/righteousness, we must submit ourselves wholly to God and have a mind to do HIS will. Praying and fasting is also a must. Also, reading and studying the Bible is another way to stay focus because it will provide the guidelines and instructions to follow to maintain good standing with God. We will make mistakes on this journey. However, we can't afford to let it hinder us. If we find ourselves not upholding the standards of God, we should repent (stop/turn), learn from it, and keep striving to please him. Trust me when I say he is faithful to forgive, restore, and assist you. NO more adhering to this world's philosophy and teaching regarding the state of man. It isn't pleasing to the Father. Every believer should have a goal to live righteously. Righteous living is the objective.
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Is piracy helping or hurting online word of mouth buzz around motion picture releases?
New scientific research from the INFORMS journal Management Science sheds light
Post-release piracy is associated with a three-percent increase in revenues.
Pre-release piracy is associated with a negative impact on revenues.
CATONSVILLE, MD, May 14, 2019 – Researchers from the University of Houston and Western University in London, Ontario, published new research in the INFORMS journal Management Science that has found that the power of word of mouth (WOM) is effective at boosting demand for counterfeited copies of motion pictures, but it depends on when the copies are made available.
The study to be published in an upcoming edition of the INFORMS journal Management Science is titled "Does Piracy Create Online Word of Mouth? An Empirical Analysis in the Movie Industry," and is authored by Shijie Lu of the University of Houston, and Xin (Shane) Wang and Neil Bendle of Western University in London, Ontario.
According to the study's authors, counterfeiting or online piracy can help create online WOM and boost demand, but if the counterfeits are made available during the pre-release time period in advance of the motion picture's official screening, that can lead to lower box office revenues. But, when counterfeited copies of movies are made available to the public after the official release of a motion picture, the pirated copies show a positive correlation to the WOM effect and higher revenues.
The researchers were able to use real-world developments, in part, to analyze the impact of limited online access to counterfeits when a major web site that traffics in online motion picture piracy was taken down.
"One of the key online piracy sites, The Pirate Bay, was blocked in Russia since 2015," said Lu. "Because of that, we were able to estimate the impact of piracy on WOM and revenue by applying research methods to all movies widely released in the United States from 2015 to 2017. We were then able to effectively use Russian piracy data to construct instrument variables for piracy in the United States."
In addition, the study's authors noticed that there was a period when the site was temporarily taken down after a raid from the Swedish Police in December 2014. During the period when the site was down there was a decline in word-of-mouth volume and revenues that were consistent with the effect of lower post-release piracy predicted by the researchers' models.
"The net effect of post-release piracy varies across genres of motion picture. Action movies benefit the most, and thrillers benefit the least," said Lu. "In the process, we conclude that studio managers seeking to counter the negative effects of piracy on their revenues may be best served to target their resources on combating pre-release piracy, because post-release piracy can actually be a net positive."
Link to full study.
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Merrie Melodies Shorts, Shorts, Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones,
Academy Award nominees
Cartoons directed by Abe Levitow
Cartoons directed by Maurice Noble
Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Cartoons written by Chuck Jones
Cartoons animated by Richard Thompson
Cartoons written by Dave Detiege
Cartoons animated by Tom Ray
Cartoons with backgrounds by Philip DeGuard
Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Cartoons produced by David H. DePatie
Cartoons without the regular MM/LT end music
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Nelly's Folly
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The Last Hungry Cat
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Merrie Melodies - Nelly's Folly (1961)
Nelly's Folly is a 1961 Merrie Melodies short written and directed by Chuck Jones.
Africa is dark and terrifying amid jungle sounds and roars. From the darkest area, comes the melodious sound of singing. A singing giraffe named Nell is performing for her animal friends. A hunter appears from out of the bush, and exclaims, "I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't heard it with me own eyes!" and immediately has her sign a contract offering her fame and fortune.
Nelly waves a tearful goodbye to her friends in the jungle as she leaves for civilization, captivated by the idea of show business. Once she arrives in New York City, she is put to work singing jingles for "Algonquin Rutabaga Tonic" - a cure for ailments, puts on live stage shows, and produces a line of giraffe-neck sweaters, effectively making turtleneck sweaters out of fashion.
Over time, Nelly becomes lonely with fame and longs for male companionship. One day she wanders into the zoo and falls in love with a male giraffe, but she finds out he's already married (albeit unhappily, as the "wife" catches him looking at her). Scandal ensues and her agent begs her to break off the affair for the sake of her career. After a disastrous opera opening, rumors of her being a homewrecker, and her agent only able to get her roles in foreign films before ditching her entirely, Nelly returns to the zoo to be with the giraffe she flirted with, only to find him snuggling with his wife and wanting nothing to do with her. Devastated over her ruined career and reputation, Nelly returns to Africa to live out the rest of her life in obscurity.
As Nelly sings a beautiful love song, tears drip from her eyes, and from the eyes of her jungle friends, into her sad reflection in a pond. Moments later, another male giraffe begins singing along with her. The two fall in love and Nelly is finally happy.
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This film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1962, for Best Short Subject, Cartoons.
Ed Prentiss, the narrator of this film, used to be "Captain Midnight" on radio in the 1940s.
Ed Prentiss also narrated Chuck Jones' "Martian Through Georgia" a year later.
Gloria Wood sang the original "Rice-A-Roni, The San Francisco Treat" TV jingle. She was also the vocalist for Kay Kayser's "The Woody Woodpecker Song" and was dubbed the singing voice of Marilyn Monroe, Vera Ellen, and Betty Grable.
"Nelly's Folly" did not end with the familiar "That's all Folks!" title card, but rather, with a slide that read: "Merrie Melodies: A Warner Bros. Cartoon. A Vitaphone Release". These words appeared in purple, green, and blue, respectively, against a black background.
"Auld Lang Syne"
"The Flower of Gower Gulch", written by Michael Maltese
"Voices of Spring", by Johann Strauss
"Aloha Oe", by Queen Liliuokalani
"Columbia, Gem of the Ocean", aka "The Red, White and Blue"
"Then You'll Remember Me", from Balfe's opera "The Bohemian Girl"
Title Card (Before remastering)
Ending card
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Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones


May is officially Farmers Market Month in the Indy area. Plus it's loaded with other delicious food and drink events.
We're calling it: May is officially farmers market month in the Indianapolis area. A handful of great markets full of local, fresh produce, meat and dairy are swinging open their barn doors this month, and you better believe we'll be swapping out our grocery store carts for some fresh air. Elsewhere this month, you can get your fill on bacon and beer (together!), carouse around parking lots full of food trucks, and sip from a highly caffeinated coffee festival.
6 to 8 p.m. May 2, Carmel Market District, 11505 N. Illinois St., Carmel, $35, (317) 569-0171 or eventbrite.com (search Carmel Market District).
Just before the Kentucky Derby kicks off May 5, Market District wants to make you the hit of your race party with a lesson in real deal, Southern desserts. This installment of the grocery chain's Cooking School will include Bourbon pecan tassies with chocolate, coconut cream pie, and Grasshopper mint pie. Come early and do your grocery shopping—two birds, one stone.
9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays starting May 3, Outside City Market on Market St., Delaware and Alabama Streets., free entry, (317) 634-9266 or indycm.com.
It's easy to support local farmers with a visit to City Market's Original Farmers Market. Not to mention eye-opening. Picking through locally-grown fruits and vegetables (plus meats, cheeses, spices, and more), you can actually connect with the people who are responsible for the food you eat. Anything you've ever wanted to ask about how food ends up on your plate—this is your chance.
5 to 8 p.m. May 5, Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., $8, ticketmaster.com.
Every first Friday from May until October, you'll see Old National Centre filled with more than 25 food trucks—meaning the venue that hosts so many great concerts will also create an upgraded tailgate vibe in the parking lot. Stroll around and smell some of Indy's best four-wheeled food, then dive into the booths from local artists, play some games, and get down on live music.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays starting May 5, Georgia St. between Capitol Ave. and Illinois St., free entry, georgiastreetindy.com.
8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays starting May 6 through September, Broad Ripple High School parking lot, 1115 Broad Ripple Ave., broadripplefarmersmarket.org.
Broad Ripple is already a neighborhood bustling with energy—and with its weekly farmers market opening this week, there's even more reason to head north. You'll have all your vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses, breads, and dairy in one place, with all the prepared foods you could want to go home ready for a delicious Saturday night dinner.
8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays starting May 6 through Sept. 30, Nickle Plate District Amphitheater, 6 Municipal Dr., Fishers, free entry, fishers.in.us.
Starting this month, you've got the perfect reason to wake up early on a Saturday. The annual Fishers' Farmers Market opens May 6, but it'll wrap up by noon each week—so set your alarms and have the coffee ready. More than 50 local farmers, bakers, roasters, and vendors will set up shop with the freshest foods that Indiana has to offer.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 6, Tube Factory Artspace, 1125 Cruft St., $75, (317) 438-5728 or tinkercoffee.com.
Indy's been turning into a regular Portland in recent years, with new and innovative coffee shops popping up everywhere. It's only natural that we celebrate our city's major caffeine infusion with a festival, and Tinker Coffee Co. is leading the charge. The Inaugural Cup will have you buzzing with Tinker's new blends, plus interactive demonstrations from Rabble Coffee, Milktooth, Uel Zing Coffee and more.
4 to 10 p.m. May 13, Watkins Park, 2360 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St., free or $3 for those living outside zip code 46208, (317) 296-5785 or allthingsroe.com.
Getting started in the food industry is no easy task—and that's why local non-profit GRoE, Inc. launched Open Bite Nights. These nights shine a spotlight on local talent and give the community a great place to eat delicious food and spend time together. For the Revolution installment, expect 20 local cooks to be slinging their best dishes, alongside poetry readings, stand-up comedy, live music, and more. This is the block party to kick off the summer in a big way.
4 to 9 p.m. May 14, Foster Park, 721 W. Superior St., Kokomo, $1 per sample, (765) 434-0687 or caminchopeforhomeless.org.
What's more American than a delicious burger? A delicious burger grilled up in a high stakes burger competition, obviously. We love to declare things the biggest and best, and Kokomo Burgerfest lets us do it for a good cause. Local restaurants will be cooking up burgers in Kokomo's Foster Park, with proceeds benefiting Coordinated Assistance Ministries' Hope for the Homeless. How many $1 samples can you handle?
6 to 9 p.m. May 15, Bent Rail Restaurant & Brewery, 5301 Winthrop Ave., $50, (800) 611-7080 or culinaryfightclub.com.
Imagine "Iron Chef" going down in your favorite local bar. That's the idea behind Culinary Fight Club, a series of nationwide competitions that put both talented amateurs and professional chefs in the ring to make the best dish with a specific ingredient. At the Bent Rail, it'll be a mushroom burger showdown. Register to compete online, or enjoy the spoils of war no matter who you support with a taster's ticket.
12:30 to 3 p.m. 4:30 to 7 p.m., and 8:30 to 11 p.m. May 20, Regions Tower, 211 N. Pennsylvania St., $39-$55, baconandbeerclassic.com.
Beer festivals are wonderful. Bacon is heavenly. The folks behind the Bacon and Beer Classic—a festival that's expanded around the country in the past few years—took these two facts to heart. The Classic serves up unlimited craft beer samples and endless heaps of bacon. Go straight for the strips, or try some bacon-infused dishes, plus music, games, and a complementary tasting glass.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 20, Chef JJ's Back Yard, 1040 Broad Ripple Ave., $42, (317) 602-3828 or chefjjs.com.
No, this is not an ode to scrambled eggs and omelettes. The egg in question here is the Big Green Egg, the non-traditional grilling contraption that has millions of eggheads obsessed. Chef JJ's will be grilling meats and veggies on their Big Green Eggs and offering demonstrations to inspire your own backyard creations. And whether or not you intend to take an Egg home yourself, you can't knock an afternoon of perfectly grilled food with friends.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 4790 W. 16th St., Speedway, indianapolis.lemonadeday.org.
When it comes to learning about business at an early age, the lemonade stand is about as iconic as it gets. The folks behind Lemonade Day know that "a dollar a glass" may only help kids make enough for a movie ticket—but the lemonade stand experience can help them for life. This year's Lemonade Day will feature 10 young entrepreneurs chosen to set up their own stands at IMS for Qualifications day. There are plenty of other ways to get involved (including a lemonade taste test), so visit their website and start squeezing.
1 to 5 p.m. May 20, Grand Junction Brewing Co., 110 S. Union St., Westfield, $10-$60, rockthejunction.com.
The streets of Westfield will get a lot more lively on May 20, as the second annual Rock the Junction festival takes over. Created in partnership with Indiana On Tap, the event's got all the makings of a major music fest: live rock 'n' roll, delicious street food, and tons of great beer. More than 20 local breweries will be on hand, and local bands Devault and Abby Something will have your eardrums ringing.
6 to 9 p.m. May 20, Bona Vista, 1220 E. Laguna St., Kokomo, $40-$50, (765) 457-8273 or bonavista.org.
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THE OFFICIAL AND FINAL VINDICATION OF TOSH PLUMLEE
December 17, 2022 January 24, 2023 by lbjthemasterofdeceit, posted in Uncategorized
Final Score: Truthtellers: 1 / Plumlee Trolls: 0
And the End of a 60+ Years Gaslighting Campaign Intended by the FBI to Keep Tosh Plumlee's Lips Closed, Forevermore
See Page 3 Attachment HERE for close-up comparison to another photo of Tosh in 1963
Not many Americans realize that the CIA—only one decade old in 1957, as directed by the Chief Facist Allen Dulles, behind President Eisenhower's back—presided over actions to support Fidel Castro by flying stolen guns and ammunition into the heart of Cuba. Tosh Plumlee, then a very young pilot, having signed up for service to protect his country from its enemies, was put right into the middle of this thoroughly illegal and unconstitutional activity. THAT, and everything that went with it, due to the fact that he had witnessed it directly, is what produced the decades-long "love/hate" relationship between him and the "National Security" state. (This is the essence of what the first blog HERE on this subject covered, on June 13, 2021).
To summarize the overall situation with Wm. Robert "Tosh" Plumlee since the last article regarding him over 18 months ago, recall that when he testified in 1978 to the HSCA (House Special Committee on Assassinations), 1,563 pages of it were deemed "Classified" and held back from release to the public. Subsequent to that, his testimony to two separate Senate Committees (first chaired by Sen. Gary Hart in 1983, then Sen. John Kerry in 1988) also took classified testimony, some of which has now been released. However, in their public statements, both senators subsequently acknowledged Plumlee's truth-telling testimony; yet even that wasn't enough for the establishment's "thought police" to call off the attack dogs.
Thusly did many of the dutiful proponents of the various organizations committed to perpetuating official government decrees — e.g. the NYT, WaPo, the Atlantic magazine [etc. ad nauseum] as well as, last but not least, the Mary Ferrell Foundation — take the baton and successfully move it forward, as though their mutual mission in doing so was to maintain the momentum of the Leviathan referenced by President Eisenhower: "The Military-Industrial Complex" which is now known generally as the "Deep State."
Their combined goal was clearly to ensure that its primary role would be strengthened further, and its continued existence be secured. That was essentially the original mission accepted by Mary Ferrell, sometime before November 22, 1963—as demonstrated in the February 15, 2022 blog—and explains why its officials have helped to perpetuate the myths that are now in the last stages of disintegration.
Despite Plumlee's noble attempt to bring to the attention of the Congressional leadership the fact that the CIA was breaking numerous statutory rules, as though they were unconstrained by any such legal "strictures and technicalities"—or simply "the niceties of due process"—while the agency was deploying an untold number of operatives to the task of repeatedly warning Tosh to not discuss any of it publicly.
It took a lot of courage and stamina to continue those efforts in the 60's and through the millennium and beyond, while being arrested, held without charges for months in a Colorado jail in 1964, and, on another occasion being beaten by two agency thugs then discovering, on his way back home, that his house had been ransacked then burned to the ground.
And, worst of all, having his character assassinated for 65 years, in their vain attempt to shut him up, one way or another. And it almost worked, until now.
It is now official, as revealed in a recently released document that clearly demonstrates his presence alongside numerous high level CIA affiliates.
It must be a sad and dreary day for all those folks (seemingly being paid to do so by some phantom being, or agency) who have spent so much time and energy on the very long road taken by mysterious forces out to gaslight forever the kind, personable and highly principled heroic citizen named Robert "Tosh" Plumlee (but don't ever expect any further official repentance, apology or even further acknowledgment from the "powers that be" for this outrageous persecution of a genuine, long-term, and honest-to-the-core whistleblower).
Do not expect that he will ever be officially recognized as such, with all of the appropriate emoluments—like a medal, or a certificate of officialdom's remorse, whatever—nothing tangible will manifest itself, to assuage the pain and the grief / aggravation pent up within the victim's soul, having been battered by such violence, and the threats of even more intense future actions. Such honesty and humility—or, more likely, even forgiveness unto themselves—could not stand before over-protecting "national security" secrets (i.e. the mythical lies).
In fact, Plumlee must certainly hold some kind of record for the length of that "character assassination" program which has still not disappeared after the previous attempt to vindicate him in my June 13, 2021 blog. Within that blog, we establish that the FBI's original gaslighting operation began in 1957, when Tosh's flights to Cuba, running plane-loads of stolen guns delivered to Fidel Castro, had to be buried in FBI files never intended to be ever opened again. Altogether, the recently-released secrets have been hidden away there for 65 years—though enough had been previously available for most informed people to "connect the dots"—now there are no longer any life-lines left for the unrepentant trolls to hide behind. The best that we can hope for now is that they will finally decide to suspend operations — though it may take another decade for such a house-cleaning, so one must be very patient for "justice" to prevail.
But, to make matters worse for these folks, the other names on this official list connect Tosh to 16 people who aren't just "ambiguous, low-rung 'others'." Those named within this just-released document (below) seem to suggest a certain commonality, one that ties Tosh Plumlee to very highly notable men, all intrinsically connected to "The Big Event" in one way or another. It appears that the names are in a kind of approximate "pecking order" with Manuel Artine, James Braden, David Ferrie and John Martino higher on the list than Tosh (#11) and Johnny Roselli, Sergio Aracacha Smith and Frank Sturgis among others, evidently lower on the totem poll.
This listing, with our friend Tosh right in the middle of it, surrounded by all the names that were heretofore denied as being anywhere near his wheelhouse (in his case, the pilot's seat in a huge C-130), is all the evidence needed to finally declare that Tosh has won in the battle he has waged for truth and justice and the American Way.
We can now see his "Superman" qualities were never about his supposed "bragging and desire for fame and glory," as "they" have tried so desperately to convince the public.
No, what becomes clear now is the level of artifice, banality, cunning, deviousness, egregiousness, falsehoods, hubris and guile that has always (since the afternoon of 11/22/63) been used, designed originally by none other than the famed inventor of those themes put them into the mix. Yes, you know who that was, I've noted the name previously, at least a thousand times.
But "relative importance" is a very subjective thing, and completely dependent upon the list's purpose. Certainly, for example, Roselli had been "read in" to the plot at a much higher level than Tosh, who was merely acting out his role as a young pilot in an operation described to him as an "abort mission."
To think that was the same thing Roselli was told is absurd on its face. Plumlee didn't know anything more about that mission than did the people running ground operations at the same airports he flew into on the trip out of Tampa, then New Orleans, Houston, then Garland and finally Red Bird Airport in Oak Cliff, south Dallas.
Therefore, let each person who reads this essay and the attachment consider saying a little prayer for Tosh's sake. That should help to "balance the scales" caused by the terrible dishonor that the thoroughly corrupted (thanks in large part to LBJ personally) U.S. government has saddled him with.
Of the many people meeting the official government-defined standards for a formal status of "whistleblower," it is safe to say that no one on that list has better credentials for that distinction than Mr. Plumlee. Yet, his being a bit "politically incorrect," is the big demerit he has received by "the powers that be," so, if he ever does make that list, we'll all know that the "best" scenario has played out and the nation, and the rest of the world, won this round on what Naomi Wolf called the last stage before abject tyranny takes over on a global scale.
William Robert "Tosh" Plumlee should be considered a "Hero" to the JFK Assassination Research Community and treated with due respect for a person who's been grasping at the dragon's tail for decades, while certain "researchers" have pursued a relentless character attack on him. That their position, for decades (as in numerous other areas, in all of the 1960s assassinations), perfectly aligns with the "FBI / CIA / et. al." narrative is a troubling indicator of where their real interests lie.
From this time forward, anyone suggesting that Tosh Plumlee is not a national hero, to the bona fide cause of pursuing essential truths related to John F. Kennedy's memory, should be laughed at, ridiculed and ignored.
(It is particularly ironic that Mr. Blakey noted Plumlee's close association with John Martino)
See ATTACHMENT (Page 2) for a statement dated 12/17/2022 from Wm R. "Tosh" Plumlee
See ATTACHMENT II (Page 3) for photo comparison of Tosh at a young age compared to the figure in the Cuban newspaper of him atop an army tank in Havana welcoming Fidel Castro.
A PSS NOTE TO THE TROLLS: Please let us know if we may help in any way to serve you some fresh-fried crow at a time and place of your choosing. Just let us know that you are fully repenting and this is what you fully agree justifies our bestowing an acknowledgement conditioned only to your remittance of a video file proving that you ate a whole serving of crow meat (do not substitute chicken, duck—or meat from any other bird or mammal, or those awful non-animal soy products—and call it "crow", that would automatically negate your sincerity and thusly, your claim for the free dinner as well. For those reasons, we must personally verify it's actually a dead crow that will be served).
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What types of drug are there?
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depressants (e.g. alcohol)
opium-related painkillers (e.g. heroin)
hallucinogens (e.g. LSD)
What are the 7 types of drugs?
7 Drug Categories
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(2) CNS Stimulants.
(3) Hallucinogens.
(4) Dissociative Anesthetics.
(5) Narcotic Analgesics.
(6) Inhalants.
(7) Cannabis.
What are the 5 major drugs?
Here are the five main categories and some information about each:
Central nervous system depressants.
Central nervous system stimulants.
Opiates and Opiodes.
Hallucinogens.
Marijuana.
What are the 10 drugs?
Top 10 Drugs Prescribed in the U.S.
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How are drugs categorized?
Drugs can be categorized based upon their effects on users. There are essentially seven different drug types, each with its own set of characteristics, effects and dangers. Categories include stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, dissociatives, opioids, inhalants and cannabis.
What is the scariest drug?
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Scopolamine – also known as Devil's Breath – has a reputation for being an extremely dangerous drug. In 2012, a Vice documentary dubbed it the "world's scariest drug".
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Total Prescriptions (2018)
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using System.Collections;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
using Microsoft.DirectX;
using Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D;

namespace Eresys
{
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	/// </summary>
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			get
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				else brightness = value;
				gammaRamp = BuildGammaRamp(brightness, contrast, gamma);
				reloadTextures = true;
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		public float Contrast
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			get
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				return contrast;
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				if(value >= 1.0f) contrast = 1.0f;
				else if(value <= 0.0f) contrast = 0.0f;
				else contrast = value;
				gammaRamp = BuildGammaRamp(brightness, contrast, gamma);
				reloadTextures = true;
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		public float Gamma
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			get
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				return gamma;
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			rendering = false;
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			fonts = new ArrayList();
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			vsync = Boolean.Parse(Kernel.Settings["vsync"]);
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			// Log
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			Kernel.Log.WriteLine("  Display Mode:       " + width + "x" + height + "x" + depth + " " + (fullscreen ? "fullscreen" : "windowed"));
			Kernel.Log.WriteLine("  Using HAL:          " + (hal ? "yes" : "no (software emulation with Microsoft DirectX Reference Driver)"));
			Kernel.Log.WriteLine("  Using hardware T&L: " + (tnl ? "yes" : "no"));
			Kernel.Log.WriteLine();

			// init window
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				Kernel.Form.ClientSize = new Size(width, height);
				Kernel.Form.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
			}

			// init D3D

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						format = Format.X8R8G8B8;
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				}

			// init device
			PresentParameters presentParams = new PresentParameters();
			presentParams.Windowed = !fullscreen;
			presentParams.SwapEffect = SwapEffect.Copy;
			presentParams.BackBufferCount = 1;
			presentParams.BackBufferFormat = format;
			presentParams.EnableAutoDepthStencil = true;
			presentParams.AutoDepthStencilFormat = DepthFormat.D16;
			presentParams.PresentationInterval = vsync ? PresentInterval.One : PresentInterval.Immediate;
			if(fullscreen)
			{
				presentParams.BackBufferWidth = width;
				presentParams.BackBufferHeight = height;
				presentParams.FullScreenRefreshRateInHz = PresentParameters.DefaultPresentRate;
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			data[1].Z  =  0.0f;
			data[1].Tu =  0.0f;
			data[1].Tv =  0.0f;

			data[2].X  =  0.5f;
			data[2].Y  =  0.5f;
			data[2].Z  =  0.0f;
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			data[2].Tv =  0.0f;

			data[3].X  =  0.5f;
			data[3].Y  = -0.5f;
			data[3].Z  =  0.0f;
			data[3].Tu =  1.0f;
			data[3].Tv =  1.0f;

			vb2d.SetData(data, 0, 0);

			// show window
			Cursor.Hide();
			Kernel.Form.Show();
		}

		public int AddVertexPool(VertexPool vertexPool)
		{
			// create buffer
			VertexBuffer vb = new VertexBuffer(typeof(Vertex), vertexPool.Size, device, Usage.Dynamic, VERTEX_FVF, Pool.Default);

			// fill buffer
			vb.SetData(vertexPool.GetData(), 0, 0);

			// add vertexPool
			return vertexPools.Add(new VPListElement(vertexPool, vb));
		}

		public void RemoveVertexPool(int vertexPoolIdx)
		{
			((VPListElement)vertexPools[vertexPoolIdx]).vb.Dispose();
			vertexPools.RemoveAt(vertexPoolIdx);
		}

		public int AddTexture(Texture texture)
		{
			int w, nw, h, nh, size, idx;

			// calculate new dimensions
			w = texture.Width;
			h = texture.Height;
			nw = 1;
			nh = 1;
			while(nw < w) nw = nw << 1;
			while(nh < h) nh = nh << 1;
			size = nw*nh;

			// create texture
			Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture dxtex = new Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture(device, nw, nh, 1, 0, Format.A8R8G8B8, Pool.Managed);
			//Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture dxtex = new Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture(device, nw, nh, 1, Usage.Dynamic, Format.A8R8G8B8, Pool.Default);

			// add texture
			idx = textures.Add(new TexListElement(texture, dxtex));

			// load texture
			LoadTexture(idx);

			return idx;
		}

		private const int LogPixelsY = 90;

		[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("gdi32.dll")]
		private static extern int GetDeviceCaps(IntPtr hdc, int cap);

		public int AddFont(string name, float size, bool bold, bool italic)
		{
			int height;
			int logPixels;

			Graphics g = Kernel.Form.CreateGraphics();
			System.IntPtr dc = g.GetHdc();
			logPixels = GetDeviceCaps(dc, LogPixelsY);
			g.ReleaseHdc(dc);
			g.Dispose();

			height = (int)(-size*(float)logPixels/72.0f);

			Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Font font = new Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Font(device, height, 0, bold ? FontWeight.Bold : FontWeight.Regular, 0, italic, CharacterSet.Default, Precision.Default, FontQuality.Default, PitchAndFamily.DefaultPitch | PitchAndFamily.FamilyDoNotCare, name);

			return fonts.Add(new FontListElement(font));
		}

		public void RemoveTexture(int textureIdx)
		{
			((TexListElement)textures[textureIdx]).dxtex.Dispose();
			textures.RemoveAt(textureIdx);
		}

		public void RenderTriangleFan(int vertexPoolIdx, int first, int count, int textureIdx, int lightmapIdx)
		{
			if(!rendering) return;

			VertexBuffer vb = null;
			Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture dxtex = null;
			Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture dxlm = null;

			// get vertex buffer
			vb = ((VPListElement)vertexPools[vertexPoolIdx]).vb;

			// get texture & lightmap
			dxtex = ((TexListElement)textures[textureIdx]).dxtex;
			if(light) dxlm = ((TexListElement)textures[lightmapIdx]).dxtex;

			// set stream source (= VB), and FVF
			device.SetStreamSource(0, vb, 0);
			device.VertexFormat = VERTEX_FVF;

			// set textures
			if(!wire)
			{
				device.SetTexture(0, dxtex);
				if(light) device.SetTexture(1, dxlm);
			}

			// render
			device.DrawPrimitives(PrimitiveType.TriangleFan, (int)first, (int)count - 2);
		}

		public void RenderTriangleStrip(int vertexPoolIdx, int first, int count, int textureIdx, int lightmapIdx)
		{
			if(!rendering) return;

			VertexBuffer vb = null;
			Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture dxtex = null;
			Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture dxlm = null;

			// get vertex buffer
			vb = ((VPListElement)vertexPools[vertexPoolIdx]).vb;

			// get texture & lightmap
			dxtex = ((TexListElement)textures[textureIdx]).dxtex;
			if(light) dxlm = ((TexListElement)textures[lightmapIdx]).dxtex;

			// set stream source (= VB), and FVF
			device.SetStreamSource(0, vb, 0);
			device.VertexFormat = VERTEX_FVF;

			// set textures
			if(!wire)
			{
				device.SetTexture(0, dxtex);
				if(light) device.SetTexture(1, dxlm);
			}

			// render
			device.DrawPrimitives(PrimitiveType.TriangleStrip, (int)first, (int)count - 2);
		}

		public void RenderText(int fontIdx, Color color, Point2D position, string text)
		{
			if(!rendering) return;

			Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Font font = null;

			font = ((FontListElement)fonts[fontIdx]).font;

			font.DrawText(null, text, new Rectangle((int)position.x, (int)position.y, 0, 0), DrawTextFormat.NoClip, color.ToColorCode());
		}

		public void RenderTexture(int textureIdx, float left, float top, float width, float height, float depth)
		{
			if(!rendering) return;
			if(wire) return;

			Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture dxtex = null;
			Microsoft.DirectX.Matrix mProj, mView, mWorld;
			bool zbuffer;

			// get texture
			dxtex = ((TexListElement)textures[textureIdx]).dxtex;

			// backup transformation matrices
			mProj = device.Transform.Projection;
			mView = device.Transform.View;
			mWorld = device.Transform.World;

			// Setup an orthographic perspective
			device.Transform.Projection = Microsoft.DirectX.Matrix.OrthoLH(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
			device.Transform.View = Microsoft.DirectX.Matrix.Identity;
			device.Transform.World = Microsoft.DirectX.Matrix.Scaling(width, height, 1.0f)*Microsoft.DirectX.Matrix.Translation(left, top, depth);

			// backup and set depthbuffer
			zbuffer = DepthBuffer;
			DepthBuffer = false;

			// Set render and texture stage states
			device.RenderState.AlphaBlendEnable = true;
			device.TextureState[0].ColorOperation = TextureOperation.SelectArg1;
			device.TextureState[0].ColorArgument1 = TextureArgument.TextureColor;
			device.TextureState[0].AlphaOperation = TextureOperation.SelectArg1;
			device.TextureState[0].AlphaArgument1 = TextureArgument.TextureColor;
			device.TextureState[1].ColorOperation = TextureOperation.Disable;

			// set texture
			device.SetTexture(0, dxtex);

			// set stream source (= VB), and FVF
			device.SetStreamSource(0, vb2d, 0);
			device.VertexFormat = CustomVertex.PositionTextured.Format;

			// Render texture
			device.DrawPrimitives(PrimitiveType.TriangleFan, 0, 2);

			// Restore states
			SetStates();

			// restire DepthBuffer
			DepthBuffer = zbuffer;

			// Restore transformation matrices
			device.Transform.Projection = mProj;
			device.Transform.View = mView;
			device.Transform.World = mWorld;
		}

		public void BeginFrame()
		{
			if(rendering) return;

			if(reloadTextures)
			{
				for(int i = 0; i < textures.Count; i ++) LoadTexture(i);
				reloadTextures = false;
			}

			// update matrices if neccesary
			if(camera != null)
			{
				device.Transform.View = EM2DXM(camera.ViewMatrix);
				device.Transform.Projection = EM2DXM(camera.ProjectionMatrix);
				device.Transform.World = Microsoft.DirectX.Matrix.Identity;
			}

			ClearFlags flags = ClearFlags.ZBuffer;
			if(clear) flags |= ClearFlags.Target;
			device.Clear(flags, 0, Camera.DISTANCE, 0);
			device.BeginScene();

			rendering = true;
		}

		public void EndFrame()
		{
			if(!rendering) return;

			device.EndScene();
			device.Present();
			rendering = false;
		}

		public void Dispose()
		{
			vb2d.Dispose();
			while(textures.Count > 0) RemoveTexture(0);
			while(vertexPools.Count > 0) RemoveVertexPool(0);
			device.Dispose();
			Kernel.Form.Close();
			Cursor.Show();
		}

		public Texture TakeScreenshot()
		{
			DisplayMode dm = device.DisplayMode;
			Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture shot = new Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture(device, dm.Width, dm.Height, 1, 0, Format.A8R8G8B8, Pool.SystemMemory);
			device.GetFrontBufferData(0, shot.GetSurfaceLevel(0));
			System.Drawing.Rectangle rect;
			if(fullscreen) rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, width, height);
			else rect = new Rectangle(Kernel.Form.PointToScreen(new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0)), new Size(width, height));
			int[] pixels = (int[])shot.LockRectangle(typeof(int), 0, LockFlags.None, dm.Width*dm.Height);
			Texture res = new Texture(width, height);
			int i = 0;
			for(int y = rect.Top; y < rect.Bottom; y ++) for(int x = rect.Left; x < rect.Right; x ++) res[i ++] = Color.FromColorCode(pixels[x + y*dm.Width]);
			shot.UnlockRectangle(0);
			return res;
		}

		private void SetStates()
		{
			device.RenderState.ZBufferEnable = zbuffer && !wire;
			device.RenderState.AlphaBlendEnable = alphaBlend && !wire;
			if(wire)
			{
				device.RenderState.FillMode = FillMode.WireFrame;
				device.RenderState.CullMode = Cull.None;
				device.TextureState[0].ColorOperation = TextureOperation.SelectArg1;
				device.TextureState[0].ColorArgument1 = TextureArgument.Constant;
			}
			else
			{
				device.RenderState.FillMode = FillMode.Solid;
				device.RenderState.CullMode = Cull.None; //Cull.CounterClockwise;
				device.TextureState[0].ColorOperation = TextureOperation.SelectArg1;
				device.TextureState[0].ColorArgument1 = TextureArgument.TextureColor;
				if(filter)
				{
					device.SamplerState[0].MinFilter = TextureFilter.Linear;
					device.SamplerState[0].MagFilter = TextureFilter.Linear;
				}
				else
				{
					device.SamplerState[0].MinFilter = TextureFilter.None;
					device.SamplerState[0].MagFilter = TextureFilter.None;
				}
				if(texAlpha)
				{
					device.TextureState[0].AlphaOperation = TextureOperation.SelectArg1;
					device.TextureState[0].AlphaArgument1 = TextureArgument.TextureColor;
				}
				else
				{
					device.TextureState[0].AlphaOperation = TextureOperation.SelectArg1;
					device.TextureState[0].AlphaArgument1 = TextureArgument.Constant;
				}
			}
			if(light && !wire)
			{
				device.TextureState[1].ColorOperation = TextureOperation.Modulate;
				device.TextureState[1].ColorArgument1 = TextureArgument.Current;
				device.TextureState[1].ColorArgument2 = TextureArgument.TextureColor;
				device.SamplerState[1].MagFilter = TextureFilter.Linear;
			}
			else
			{
				device.TextureState[1].ColorOperation = TextureOperation.Disable;
			}
		}

		private byte[] BuildGammaRamp(float brightness, float contrast, float gamma)
		{
			/*
			 * brightness: 0.0 ~ 1.0 std = 0.5
			 * contrast:   0.0 ~ 1.0 std = 0.5
			 * gamma:      x.x ~ x.x std = 1.0
			 */

			byte[] table = new byte[256];

			double m = 512*brightness - 128; // m = Middle: het middelpunt van de grafiek op de y-as. Dit wordt bepaald door brightness. Hoe helderder, hoe hoger dit zal liggen; en omgekeerd.
			double v; // v = Value: de y-waarde/hoogte van de grafiek op een bepaald punt
			int i;

			if((contrast + 0.001) >= 1.0)
			{
				for(i = 0; i < 256; i ++)
				{
					// calc value using contrast and brightness
					v = i < 128 ? (m - 128) : (m + 128);
					// gamma correction
					v = 255.0*System.Math.Pow((v + 0.5)/255.5, gamma) + 0.5;
					if(v > 255) v = 255;
					if(v < 0) v = 0;
					table[i] = (byte)v;
				}
			}
			else
			{
				double dv = System.Math.Tan(contrast*(float)System.Math.PI/2.0f);
				for(i = 0; i < 256; i ++)
				{
					v = (i - 128)*dv + m;
					v = 255.0*System.Math.Pow((v + 0.5)/255.5, gamma) + 0.5;
					if(v > 255) v = 255;
					if(v < 0) v = 0;
					table[i] = (byte)v;
				}
			}

			return table;
		}

		private void LoadTexture(int i)
		{
			int w, nw, h, nh, x, y, ip, size;
			int[] pixels;
			float ox, oy, dx, dy, fox, foy, a, r, g, b, fw, fh, otl, otr, obl, obr;
			int ifox, ifoy;
			TexListElement tex;
			SurfaceDescription desc;
			Color pixel, opx;

			// get texture and calculate new dimensions
			tex = (TexListElement)textures[i];
			desc = tex.dxtex.GetLevelDescription(0);
			w = tex.tex.Width;
			h = tex.tex.Height;
			nw = desc.Width;
			nh = desc.Height;
			size = nw*nh;

			// init some vars
			pixel = new Color(0, 0, 0, 0);
			ip = 0;
			oy = foy = 0.0f;
			ifoy = 0;
			dx = (float)w/(float)nw;
			dy = (float)h/(float)nh;
			fw = (float)w;
			fh = (float)h;

			// lock texture for writing
			pixels = (int[])tex.dxtex.LockRectangle(typeof(int), 0, LockFlags.None, size);

			for(y = 0; y < nh; y ++)
			{
				ox = fox = 0.0f;
				ifox = 0;
				for(x = 0; x < nw; x ++)
				{
					// bepaal oppervlaktes

					// top left pixel
					otl = (fox - ox + 1.0f)*(foy - oy + 1.0f);

					// top right pixel
					otr = (ox - fox)*(foy - oy + 1.0f);

					// bottom left pixel
					obl = (fox - ox + 1.0f)*(oy - foy);

					// bottom right pixel
					obr = (ox - fox)*(oy - foy);

					if(fox + 1 == fw)
					{
						otl += otr;
						otr = 0.0f;
						obl += obr;
						obr = 0.0f;
					}
					if(foy + 1 == fh)
					{
						otl += obl;
						obl = 0.0f;
						otr += obr;
						obr = 0.0f;
					}

					// zet pixelwarden

					a = r = g = b = 0.0f;

					// top left pixel
					if(otl > 0.0f)
					{
						opx = tex.tex[ifox, ifoy];
						a += otl*(float)opx.a;
						r += otl*(float)opx.r;
						g += otl*(float)opx.g;
						b += otl*(float)opx.b;
					}

					// top right pixel
					if(otr > 0.0f)
					{
						opx = tex.tex[ifox + 1, ifoy];
						a += otr*(float)opx.a;
						r += otr*(float)opx.r;
						g += otr*(float)opx.g;
						b += otr*(float)opx.b;
					}

					// bottom left pixel
					if(obl > 0.0f)
					{
						opx = tex.tex[ifox, ifoy + 1];
						a += obl*(float)opx.a;
						r += obl*(float)opx.r;
						g += obl*(float)opx.g;
						b += obl*(float)opx.b;
					}

					// bottom right pixel
					if(obr > 0.0f)
					{
						opx = tex.tex[ifox + 1, ifoy + 1];
						a += obr*(float)opx.a;
						r += obr*(float)opx.r;
						g += obr*(float)opx.g;
						b += obr*(float)opx.b;
					}

					// implement gamma ramp

					pixel.a = (byte)a;
					pixel.r = gammaRamp[(byte)r];
					pixel.g = gammaRamp[(byte)g];
					pixel.b = gammaRamp[(byte)b];

					// set pixel

					pixels[ip ++] = pixel.ToColorCode();

					ox += dx;
					fox = (float)(int)ox;
					ifox = (int)fox;
				}
				oy += dy;
				foy = (float)(int)oy;
				ifoy = (int)foy;
			}
			tex.dxtex.UnlockRectangle(0);

			/* THIS IS THE OLDER, MORE SIMPLISTIC ALGORITM
			int w, nw, h, nh, size, x, y, ip;
			int[] pixels;
			float ox, oy, dox, doy;
			TexListElement tex;
			SurfaceDescription desc;

			tex = (TexListElement)textures[i];
			desc = tex.dxtex.GetLevelDescription(0);
			w = tex.tex.Width;
			h = tex.tex.Height;
			nw = desc.Width;
			nh = desc.Height;
			size = nw*nh;

			dox = (float)(w)/(float)nw;
			doy = (float)(h)/(float)nh;
			pixels = (int[])tex.dxtex.LockRectangle(typeof(int), 0, LockFlags.None, size);
			ip = 0;
			for(y = 0, oy = 0.0f; y < nh; y ++, oy += doy)
				for(x = 0, ox = 0.0f; x < nw; x ++, ox += dox)
				{
					Color pixel = tex.tex[(int)System.Math.Round(ox), (int)System.Math.Round(oy)];
					pixel.r = gammaRamp[pixel.r];
					pixel.g = gammaRamp[pixel.g];
					pixel.b = gammaRamp[pixel.b];
					pixels[ip ++] = pixel.ToColorCode();
				}
			tex.dxtex.UnlockRectangle(0);
			*/
		}

		private class VPListElement
		{
			public VertexPool vp;
			public Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.VertexBuffer vb;

			public VPListElement(VertexPool vp, Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.VertexBuffer vb)
			{
				this.vp = vp;
				this.vb = vb;
			}
		}

		private class TexListElement
		{
			public Texture tex;
			public Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture dxtex;

			public TexListElement(Texture tex, Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Texture dxtex)
			{
				this.tex = tex;
				this.dxtex = dxtex;
			}
		}

		private class FontListElement
		{
			public Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Font font;

			public FontListElement(Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Font font)
			{
				this.font = font;
			}
		}

		private static Matrix DXM2EM(Microsoft.DirectX.Matrix from)
		{
			Matrix to = new Matrix();

			to.element[0, 0] = from.M11;
			to.element[1, 0] = from.M12;
			to.element[2, 0] = from.M13;
			to.element[3, 0] = from.M14;

			to.element[0, 1] = from.M21;
			to.element[1, 1] = from.M22;
			to.element[2, 1] = from.M23;
			to.element[3, 1] = from.M24;

			to.element[0, 2] = from.M31;
			to.element[1, 2] = from.M32;
			to.element[2, 2] = from.M33;
			to.element[3, 2] = from.M34;

			to.element[0, 3] = from.M41;
			to.element[1, 3] = from.M42;
			to.element[2, 3] = from.M43;
			to.element[3, 3] = from.M44;

			return to;
		}

		private static Microsoft.DirectX.Matrix EM2DXM(Matrix from)
		{
			Microsoft.DirectX.Matrix to = new Microsoft.DirectX.Matrix();

			to.M11 = from.element[0, 0];
			to.M12 = from.element[1, 0];
			to.M13 = from.element[2, 0];
			to.M14 = from.element[3, 0];

			to.M21 = from.element[0, 1];
			to.M22 = from.element[1, 1];
			to.M23 = from.element[2, 1];
			to.M24 = from.element[3, 1];

			to.M31 = from.element[0, 2];
			to.M32 = from.element[1, 2];
			to.M33 = from.element[2, 2];
			to.M34 = from.element[3, 2];

			to.M41 = from.element[0, 3];
			to.M42 = from.element[1, 3];
			to.M43 = from.element[2, 3];
			to.M44 = from.element[3, 3];

			return to;
		}

		private bool fullscreen, hal, tnl;
		private int width, height, depth;
		private bool wire, light, alphaBlend, texAlpha, zbuffer, vsync, filter;
		private byte alpha;
		private float brightness, contrast, gamma;
		private bool rendering;
		private bool clear;

		private byte[] gammaRamp;
		private bool reloadTextures;

		private Camera camera;

		private ArrayList vertexPools;
		private ArrayList textures;
		private ArrayList fonts;

		private Device device;

		private VertexBuffer vb2d; // vertex buffer used for 2D texture drawing
	}
}

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Joseph van House, O.Cist, says that his namesake Joseph has no words in the Gospels. I think in this is the key for what I would imagine as a natural explanation for the above. There are those who might talk with pressure, have mood shifts and, in an excited state, think so fast that they don't lay down memories for what they are thinking or doing. Perhaps Joseph was such a man. He had a betrothed who was a virgin, in the original Hebrew meaning young attractive woman. Do a movie fade in and fade out, and you have him wondering, in the words of the Gospel, why his betrothed is pregnant. And later Jesus' thinking is challenged by the Socratic and thinking Joseph. But when the story is written, the Joseph of history has so many words which would pressure through the story as they did sometimes in life, the writers didn't know where to begin and didn't want to upstage the Son. All of this they dealt with by only giving the reflected words of Joseph.
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Q: mongodb readpreference and read semantics I am trying to understand mongodb read semantics. According to docs it's always primary server in replica set unless you change the readpreferences.
My Setup:
Linux VM: 4GB RAM, 1 COre, Running 3 mongo instances on same VM (I know it's a bad setup! but that's how I got from ops for now)
I am just monitoring memory usage, logs etc while I run following mongo query from Java Driver.
Here's what I see:
ReadPreference.PrimaryPreferred:
top
PID                USER      PR  NI VIRT  RES  SHR  S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
17874(primary)     mongod    20   0 43.0g 1.3g 1.1g S 14.3 36.0 109:06.71 mongod
18048(secondary-1) mongod    20   0 42.7g 690m  88m S  0.3 18.0  28:45.09 mongod
18207(secondary-2) mongod    20   0 42.7g 641m  60m S  0.3 16.7  28:53.13 mongod

logs
Primary-1
Fri Aug  2 21:35:39.416 [initandlisten] connection accepted from 10.10.1.57:54306 #11927 (40 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 21:44:16.332 [initandlisten] connection accepted from 10.10.1.57:54376 #11963 (41 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 21:44:16.348 [initandlisten] connection accepted from 10.10.1.57:54377 #11964 (42 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 21:44:16.414 [initandlisten] connection accepted from 10.10.1.57:54380 #11965 (43 connections now open)

Secondary-1
Fri Aug  2 20:03:43.066 [conn11270] end connection 10.10.1.57:53547 (20 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 20:03:43.066 [conn11271] end connection 10.10.1.57:53551 (19 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 21:44:16.331 [initandlisten] connection accepted from 10.10.1.57:54374 #11776 (19 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 21:44:16.350 [initandlisten] connection accepted from 10.10.1.57:54378 #11777 (20 connections now open)

Secondary-2
Fri Aug  2 20:03:43.065 [conn11271] end connection 10.10.1.57:53552 (20 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 20:03:43.066 [conn11270] end connection 10.10.1.57:53549 (19 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 21:44:16.331 [initandlisten] connection accepted from 10.10.1.57:54375 #11776 (19 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 21:44:16.352 [initandlisten] connection accepted from 10.10.1.57:54379 #11777 (20 connections now open)

ReadPreference.Secondary:
top
PID                USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
18048(secondary-1) mongod    20   0 42.7g 1.1g 517m S  7.3 29.2  29:28.00 mongod
17874(primary)     mongod    20   0 43.0g 1.0g 777m S  0.3 26.7 112:57.05 mongod
18207(secondary-2) mongod    20   0 42.7g 617m  37m S  0.3 16.1  28:59.08 mongod

logs
==> mongod_rs0-0.log <==
Fri Aug  2 22:19:01.056 [conn12118] end connection 10.10.10.201:52558 (34 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 22:19:01.057 [initandlisten] connection accepted from 10.10.10.201:52564 #12120 (35 connections now open)

==> mongod_rs0-1.log <==
Fri Aug  2 22:19:04.038 [conn11925] end connection 10.10.10.201:46443 (15 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 22:19:04.039 [initandlisten] connection accepted from 10.10.10.201:46449 #11927 (16 connections now open)

==> mongod_rs0-2.log <==
Fri Aug  2 22:19:04.050 [conn11925] end connection 10.10.10.201:37641 (14 connections now open)
Fri Aug  2 22:19:04.050 [initandlisten] connection accepted from 10.10.10.201:37647 #11927 (15 connections now open)

My Questions are:

*

*In both scenario CPU usage says reflects your readpreferences but I don't understand logs very well. Why it opens connection on each instance when I query?

*Why primary maintains more no. of connections even if readpreference is SecondaryPreferred.

*tcpdump on each instance is active. 2 of them should be idle, right? There's no other client/processes calling this cluster.

A: The connections to the primary and secondary servers might not even be your client connecting and querying the server.  The primary and secondary servers need to stay connected to each other so that a) writes on the primary can be replicated on the secondaries and b) all servers can make sure there still is a primary available.
For example, I have a three server replica set up and running on my laptop right now, but there are no processes connected to it or querying it, and the log on the primary says:
[conn15939] end connection 127.0.0.1:50584 (6 connections now open)
[initandlisten] connection accepted from 127.0.0.1:50597 #15941 (7 connections now open)

On the secondaries I have half that number of connections.  This is because the secondary only needs to be connected to its primary, but the primary will have connections from all secondaries.

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What does the TPP deal mean for environmental protection?
Posted by jordannthirgood on January 12, 2016 February 1, 2016
Jordann Thirgood
On October 5, 2015, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal was officially struck between 12 nations that surround the Pacific Ocean. If all countries choose to ratify, this will create the world's largest free trade zone, impacting 800 million people and totaling a trade value of $28.5 trillion – approximately 40 per cent of global economic output. The evolution of the TPP made headlines last summer for many reasons: several years of secret negotiations; the rattling of Canada's dairy supply management system; contentious specifications surrounding auto-parts manufacturing, and worrying intellectual property rights provisions. What has largely been missing from the conversation, however, is the impact that this new agreement will have on the environment.
Some environmental groups have praised the deal for strengthening the enforcement of existing environmental protection agreements. However, few have addressed the looming implications of its chapter on investment. Like many free-trade agreements, Chapter 9 includes substantive protections to create a safe, certain, and predictable environment for foreign investors. These protections are nearly identical to those outlined in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): national treatment (imported and local goods should be treated equally), most-favored nation treatment (if one country is granted a lower tariff, other countries must be granted the same lower tariff), minimum standard treatment (investments are to be treated in accordance with applicable customary international law principles), and prohibitions against expropriation that lacks appropriate compensation.
If an investor feels that one of these obligations has been breached, and has incurred loss or damage as a result of that breach, the investor has a unique legal right to challenge a foreign government through the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism. Once the investor has submitted a claim, a tribunal is established to hear the case. The selection of tribunal members is not drawn from a permanent list of panelists but is entirely arbitrary, subjective, and inherently biased. If the tribunal determines that the government has breached the agreement, it orders the government to award the monetary damages that the claimant is seeking. These arbitrators are also not bound by legal precedent and are free to interpret the protections as broadly as they would like, often making it easier to fall in agreement with investors. This one-sided process occurs beyond the reach of review by domestic courts, and there is no opportunity for appeal. While the government must defer to the tribunal's decision, the monetary award itself can be fully enforced through the domestic court system.
The ISDS mechanism has come under fire for having a system that lacks transparency and accountability, for tribunals that are riddled with conflicts of interest, and for a process that creates an obscure private judicial system that favours corporations. Under NAFTA, these provisions have made Canada the most sued government in the industrialized world. Since 2005, over 70 per cent of NAFTA claims have been made against our government. We have paid out $172 million in damages, with 35 outstanding cases that could add up to another $6 billion. And this doesn't account for the high costs of legal advice and representation: a conservative estimate would include another $65 million. This might be chump change for wealthy multinational corporations, but an excessive and unnecessary burden on the public purse.
After a 1998 case involving US-owned Ethyl Corporation and the Government of Canada, a wave of claims against environmental regulation was triggered. Some of these high-profile cases might ring a bell: the controversial quarry just outside of Hamilton, Ontario; challenges against Canada's export ban on PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) waste; and the ongoing dispute against Quebec's temporary ban on fracking around the St. Lawrence River. Such challenges are not only becoming more frequent, but the amount of damages being sought are also becoming outrageously high. This makes officials and policymakers cautious about the types of legislation they choose to enact, especially regulation targeting climate change and environmental protection. The constant threat of treaty litigation has had a "chilling effect" on policy that could limit the government from acting in the public interest, or distort policy options towards those that are more amenable to investors. ISDS is flawed at its very core: a process modeled after private commercial arbitration does not take into account the public interest. These procedures only consider the interests of the two relevant parties, and not the enormous implications on third parties who may not be directly involved in the proceedings.
Recently, there has been significant global backlash against these mechanisms. For example, Brazil has never signed an agreement containing ISDS provisions and countries like India, South Africa, and Indonesia have committed to letting existing agreements expire and end their use in the future. Unfortunately, Canada is moving in the opposite direction, boasting the establishment of over two-dozen new Foreign Investment Protection and Free Trade Agreements, the largest of which is the TPP. If Canada ratifies all pending agreements containing ISDS provisions, this will increase the share of foreign investments eligible for claims from 55 per cent to 90 per cent.
Since the government has not officially ratified the TPP, it is impossible to make conclusive statements as to how it will impact environmental law, but its investment chapter is enormously concerning. In many ways, the TPP is essentially the new NAFTA, and we can expect to have a similar experience with rampant ISDS claims and regulatory chill. This time however, 11 other countries have access to this legal right, instead of just the two other NAFTA members. Some preliminary reviews of the text indicate that marginal changes to the language may require proof of damages to reduce the amount of frivolous claims, but the success of our government in these lawsuits still relies entirely on the tribunal's interpretation of investor protection rights outlined in Chapter 9. Unfortunately, these remain quite broad.
On a positive note, the discussion is just beginning. Advocacy groups are calling for more accountability and transparency, and legal experts are emerging with creative solutions. For example, Gus Van Harten from Osgoode Hall Law School has outlined how a carve-out provision in multilateral climate change agreements (think: the recent UN Climate Talks in Paris) could be used to protect against the risk of ISDS claims on climate action. Ongoing conversations and creative thinking are important first steps in ensuring that the natural environment does not take the backseat to corporate interests, and that governments approach the TPP and other new multilateral trade agreements with caution.
Jordann Thirgood is a 2016 Master of Public Policy candidate at the University of Toronto's School of Public Policy and Governance. She holds a Bachelor's degree in International Development Studies with a specialization in Political Economy and Administrative Change from the University of Guelph. Her areas of interest include environmental and social policy, as well as corporate responsibility.
AccountabilityClimate ChangeEnvironmentInternational TradeISDSNAFTAtppTradetrade disputeTrans-Pacific Partnership
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