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Trump blasts 'crooked media,' slams Arizona senators at raucous rally
By Max Jaeger
August 23, 2017 | 12:11am | Updated August 23, 2017 | 9:59am
President Trump spent 20 minutes during a raucous rally in Phoenix on Tuesday night reframing his response to the violence in Charlottesville by attacking the media — then launched an invective at the state's two Republican senators and even hinted at pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Trump blamed the "crooked media" for backlash he received after claiming "many sides" were responsible for the "Unite the Right" rally that turned deadly when a white supremacist plowed his car into counter-protesters — killing one woman and wounding 19 others.
"They don't want to report the facts — just like they don't want to report that I spoke out forcefully against hatred and condemned the white supremacists," he said of the media. "There were two statements and one news conference."
Trump defends Sheriff Joe Arpaio, hints at future pardon
President Donald Trump is signaling that he wants to grant...
Trump never repeated his controversial "many sides" remark Tuesday night, but focused on his condemnation of racist groups two days after the bloodshed.
"There were two statements and one news conference. I hit 'em with neo-Nazi, I hit 'em with everything. … KKK? We have KKK. I got 'em all," he said. "The words were perfect — and for the most part, all they [the media] do is complain. They don't put on those words."
Trump apologized to the crowd for dedicating such an outsize chunk of his nearly 80-minute speech to defending himself.
"I didn't want to bore you because you understand where I'm coming from," he told rally-goers.
Trump went on to address two other sensitive areas: his criticism of Arizona's Republican Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake, and his plans to pardon Arpaio.
"One vote away, and I will not mention any names — that's very presidential, isn't it?" he said, in an apparent reference to McCain, whose vote killed the effort to advance the ObamaCare repeal bill.
"And nobody wants me to talk about your other senator who's weak on borders, he's weak on crime," Trump said in a dig to Flake. "Nobody wants me to talk about him — nobody knows who the hell he is.
"I haven't mentioned any names, so now everybody's happy."
Neither McCain nor Flake attended the rally.
Trump also indicated he would pardon Arpaio — the Maricopa County, Ariz., lawman convicted in July of contempt of court for ignoring a 2011 order that he stop racial profiling in his efforts to combat illegal immigration.
"I'm just curious. Do the people in this room like Sheriff Joe? So was Sheriff Joe convicted for doing his job?" Trump said.
"He should have had a jury, but I'm gonna make a prediction: I think he's gonna be just fine, okay? But I won't do it tonight because I don't want to cause any controversy. Is that all right? Okay. But Sheriff Joe can feel good."
Trump speech in Phoenix draws big crowd, protests
PHOENIX — Protesters engaged in minor scuffles and shouting matches...
Trump had previously said he was "seriously considering" pardoning Arpaio, but White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters Tuesday afternoon that Trump would not bring it up at the rally.
"No action will be taken on that front at any point today," she said moments before Air Force One touched down in Arizona.
Trump had to deal with hecklers once during his speech.
"How did he get in here?" Trump said after someone interrupted him. "He's supposed to be with the few people outside.
"All week they were talking about the massive crowds that were supposed to be outside, well, where are they?"
Protests stayed civil in the hours leading up to the rally.
The road outside the Phoenix convention center was barricaded, and supporters and detractors were left shouting at one another from opposite sides of the street. Police with riot helmets stood by in the center, and scuffles were limited.
In one exchange, a Trump supporter and protester shoved each other. In another, the two groups shouted at each other before moving on.
There were no arrests, according to Fox10.
With Post wires
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Celebrating mama to be before the baby arrives is something that I think should always be done. Whether it is a small and intimate event or a larger styled party, do something that let's her know you are there for her. With this mint and peach floral tea party themed baby shower, we wanted to do just that.
Together, with my friend Michelle, we styled a baby shower that would be one to remember. Each element of the party had so much thought and consideration. Michelle organized two little activities and party favours for the guests, while I styled the dessert table. This is the brightest event that I have styled to date, making it even more exciting styling everything together.
It was such a group effort to put this baby shower together and the creators behind the decor and treats did an incredible job. Click the links below to explore the local makers and see more about what they offer.
VISIT KARA'S PARTY IDEAS FOR THE FULL FLORAL TEA PARTY THEMED BABY SHOWER FEATURE AND MORE IMAGES HERE.
Thank you to everyone that partnered with me on this event. Your creative talents are incredible.


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"The starting-point of critical elaboration is the consciousness of what one really is and is 'knowing thyself' as a product of the historical processes to date, which has deposited in you an infinity of traces, without leaving an inventory. [T]herefore, it is imperative at the outset to compile such an inventory.
– Antonio Gramsci
I can't decide if my presence on this network makes me part of any kind of movement. I liked reading things on FTB. I asked if I could blog here. They said yes. I've written only a bit about religion/atheism and, when doing so, it has mostly been about the lulz involved with Christianity, which is ever a rich vein to mine.
For most of my life, I can't say that I've ever felt like I've belonged to any group or movement. I view this as a consequence of my inherent discomfort of being around large amounts of people. For atheism in particular, I've never been to a convention, never been part of a group, and have never been one to seek debate or argue publicly about it on social media. At most, I've surrounded myself with friends who happen to be irreligious, none of whom are in any way part of a larger movement.
I wouldn't even say I ever had a "new atheist phase," at least in the pejorative sense. In the mid 2000's I read Dawkins and Harris. They were fine – at least most of The God Delusion and the first and last parts of The End of Faith. I had already been agnostic since the late 90's, and I was receptive to their critiques of religion. Nevertheless, I had long known about much of what they wrote, though their abilities to provide cogent critiques far surpassed my own. But it was nothing earth shattering to me – by the time I read them I had long considered religion to be a metaphorical house of cards which is easily dispersed with the merest breeze.
It was nice and interesting that atheism became more prominent during that time-period. But, again, at no point did I ever consider myself to be a New Atheist, a term I associated with a particularly arrogant and in-your-face brand of atheism. That was never my thing – I've always skewed more towards self-loathing than arrogance, which I think made me a bit less susceptible to becoming an anti-religious evangelist. To me religion was always personal, and I had no interest in persuading others to adopt my point of view. However, I've never really had a problem outing myself as an atheist.
Backing up a bit – before the rise of the New Atheists, I rejected the religion in which I was brought up. In rejecting Catholicism and their God, a process commenced where I questioned other powerful things – after all, if the most powerful entity imaginable was little more than a boring fairytale in a boring book, what else was utter bullshit?
To me, it followed that other powerful ideas and entities were worthy of skepticism. Culture, nation-states, capitalism, civilization – all were deserving of scrutiny. And all have in common the fact that, like all the gods ever hypothesized, they are socially constructed and therefore eminently fallible, both in theory and practice. These considerations led to my belief that our world is one of unequal access to opportunities to both meet basic needs and flourish. With every person confined to one life – and no paradisiacal afterlife waiting for us upon death – it is unconscionable that so many, through little to no fault of their own, have numoerous odds stacked against them to merely exist, much less flourish. I think this best describes the base of my worldview from which the rest of my beliefs/opinions flow. I credit atheism with playing a foundational role in this.
Of course, many object to this line of thinking. To them, how "good" one's life is is a result of the consequences of their actions – success or failure is relatively independent of social and environmental circumstances. This provides justification for systemic disadvantages (if they are even recognized at all) while at the same time allowing for self-congratulation for whatever success one achieves. For such people that are nonbelievers, their non-belief is grafted onto their pre-existing, or developing biases. Here, atheism is weaponized to war against and belittle opponents, to reinforce existing hierarchies, and to blame the unfortunate for their struggles – all under the guise of their superior reasoning and logic which spreads from their disavowal of non-natural phenomena.
I guess I just don't fully get atheists who prostrate themselves to the powerful. They have cast aside deities who would be content to torture them for eternity, but exhibit little interest in scrutinizing earthly authorities and hierarchies. The broad reason is easy to see. Many of them have, or desperately want power and privilege. It is then in their self-interest not to dig too deep into how various distinct and overlapping power structures might reify, systemize and reproduce oppression – it's much easier to place responsibility squarely on the shoulder of those that struggle within these power structures.
I understand selfishness. I understand an inability or unwillingness to cultivate empathy for the less fortunate. But I scorn both – especially when they're used in the service of upholding the status quo under which they benefit.
Of course, I don't expect everyone to come to the same conclusions as I. The intellectual path one takes using atheism as a starting point can lead to many ends. And much of the time, one's starting point isn't necessarily even atheism-adjacent. But it's pretty depressing that the popularity of reactionary atheism appears to be so ascendant.
I often wonder what the neutral observer thinks of when they think of atheism. With my family and coworkers in mind, I would bet a lot of money that precisely none of them have ever heard of Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, or Mythcon (funny, since the latter occurs in the state in which I reside). And I think that generally holds true among the general populace. At a shopping mall, sporting event, or fast food restaurant, most know nothing of the battle for the soul of atheism.
Perhaps they know Neil deGrasse Tyson or Bill Nye, though I'm not sure how much nonbelief is associated with them. Who they might know, though, are outspoken, shitty atheists like Bill Maher and Ricky Gervais. The thought of those two coming to the front of the average person's mind when the term atheist is brought up makes me cringe.
I see religion as one of the "traces" described by Gramsci that is deposited into the recesses of our psyches. Its size and intensity necessarily varies from person to person, family to family, and culture to culture, but it is only one of the infinity. While atheists of all stripes excise religion's metaphysical components, there are varying amounts of its framework left behind. These shards can all too easily be reorganized into a toxic brew of human supremacy, bigotry of all flavors, slavish obedience to authority, and magical thinking (not that religion is necessarily the origin of any of these).
Again, it's not that I think everyone should think like me or arrive to the same conclusions as I, but I don't think the SQW/Alt-right atheists really put in the work to adequately examine their inventory. Or, if I'm being more charitable than I should be, I suppose they do and I guess I just don't agree with the conclusions that justify their beliefs.
I only have so much time in this world. With an ocean of information that is continuously increasing exponentially, it would be impossible to examine each and every point of view on atheism or any topic for that matter – even those that touch on issues I care about. I recoil at adding Fox News, or Info Wars, or Breitbart to my daily information consumption. The thought of slogging through Enlightenment Now makes me ill. I look at Twitter wars and am unable to comprehend how arguing on it is in any way worthy of time – and marvel at how extraordinarily complicated topics can be argued 280 characters at a time.
Or, restricting this solely to the Atheism Wars. Am I going to spend hours watching the various garbage YouTubers? Or listening to Sam Harris's podcast? The answer is no, but it is a conclusion I've reached because of desire. I think about the ills of residing in my own echo chamber, but am too selfish to really venture too far outside it. For justification, I rationalize that most of the media I consume contains written or unwritten ideas that I object to – but the specific items listed in this and the prior paragraph are too much.
Life's too fucking short and I don't wish to waste large chunks of it on the Sisyphean task of confronting ideas I've long since decided are misguided, wrong or abhorrent (at least in terms of religion and the reactionary wing of atheism – there are, of course, other things I'm more interested in thinking and writing about ad nauseum). But such is the world we live in where it is apparently still necessary to have discussions about things like race science, Confederate monuments, and whether or not trans people should be able to live how they wish (the answers are, respectively: it's bad and wrong, tear them down, and of course).
All of which brings me back to my presence here. I'm glad the fine folks at FtB put in so much time and effort combating the rot in atheism. It is a large reason I've been a longtime reader. But I'm admittedly too selfish to join in and will most likely continue to leave the heavy lifting to others. I don't know to what extent it matters, but I think atheism is a good enough thing (due to the omnipresence of religion and its ill effects) that the task of constantly flushing the turds down the toilet is eminently admirable and worthwhile.
atheism, personal, politics, social justice
The people in ICE are scum
A month ago, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said that children of parents illegally entering the US would be "put into foster care or whatever." It's almost certain he neither knows nor cares what foster care even entails for children who are actual citizens, and the trauma involved. To me, out of all the horrible things said by members of the Trump White House, this is one of the more reprehensible. That someone could be so cavalier in the face of unimaginable suffering is the sign of someone who should be cast out of whatever society he happens to reside in. But ours is one that rewards such inhumanity.
Just what "whatever" referred to remained uninvestigated at the time. But now we know that one of the forms it can take is separating families and putting children in cages.
So Kelly is scum. And so is everyone that does any kind of work for this multifaceted, grotesque leviathan, from administrators in cubicles to the jailers – or to put another way, from those giving orders to those following them:
The desperate sobbing of 10 Central American children, separated from their parents one day last week by immigration authorities at the border, makes for excruciating listening. Many of them sound like they're crying so hard, they can barely breathe. They scream "Mami" and "Papá" over and over again, as if those are the only words they know.
The baritone voice of a Border Patrol agent booms above the crying. "Well, we have an orchestra here," he jokes. "What's missing is a conductor."
A few weeks ago, Trump correctly pointed out that a viral photo of children in cages was actually taken during the Obama administration. So it's not like this is exactly new:
The U.S. government operates hundreds of immigration detention centers — generally, extensions to or repurposed prisons — to hold non-citizens in the deportation proceedings. But a policy decision by the Obama administration to put newly arrived Central American refugees on the fast-track for deportation rather than on a path for asylum protection has filled these centers to the brim, creating pressure to deport individuals as quickly as possible and to build even more of these human warehouses. But as more and more refugees arrived with young children in tow, the administration realized that detaining kids in prisons would put them in violation of established legal standards.
So in the summer of 2014 the Obama administration began its program of "family detention" in Artesia, New Mexico. The Department of Homeland Security's detention and deportation apparatus, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), converted a federal agent training facility into a secured unit to hold, process and deport hundreds of Central American mothers and their children. "Family," as defined by DHS, did not include fathers, husbands or adult brothers who were forcibly separated from their children, spouses, and sisters and detained in "regular" detention facilities elsewhere. The administration argued that the "camp" was not a "prison," and, therefore, could be used to confine the otherwise un-confineable children. The government had managed to figure out how to account for their human spillover now that they had run out of detention cells.
They had successfully built "baby jail.
The facility was constructed and operated with no public oversight for several weeks (a black hole period during which an unknown number of families were deported) before a few public-interest immigration lawyers got word of what was going on. The advocates described arriving to a scene of utter despair: refugees caged in trailers, their movement restricted, denied adequate food, and pressured by immigration officials to sign deportation orders even though they had the legal right to seek asylum protection. In a November 2014 statement, DHS maintained that, "ICE ensures that these residential centers operate in an open environment, which includes medical care, play rooms, social workers, educational services, and access to legal counsel."
The subtext of the DHS statement was that in constructing a facility hours away from the nearest large city, let alone major media market, it was not very feasible for anyone to investigate the validity of their claims or suggest otherwise.
Trump held up a mirror to mainstream liberals – what their reactions were I do not know. This very obviously transcends centrist Republican/Democrat ideologies, and points to something far deeper.
As Crip Dyke noted, this is exactly who we are, and this is who we've always been.
bad people, child welfare
RIP Anthony Bourdain
Content Warning: suicide.
I was dicking around on my phone before showering last Friday when a news pop up alerted me to Anthony Bourdain's passing. At that point I knew roughly two things about him: he was some kind of bad-boy chef on cooking/traveling reality shows, and he said the following about Henry Kissinger:
Once you've been to Cambodia, you'll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie Rose or attending some black-tie affair for a new glossy magazine without choking. Witness what Henry did in Cambodia – the fruits of his genius for statesmanship – and you will never understand why he's not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milošević.
This was in 2001. The quote was unearthed this year, went viral and, once it caught his attention, Bourdain refused to back off statements made so long ago:
Frequently, I've come to regret things I've said. This, from 2001, is not one of those times: pic.twitter.com/1NiHlupJkL
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) February 5, 2018
As someone who thinks things like this about any number of US war criminals, I thought this pretty awesome.
In regards to the second thing I knew about him – his "bad-boy image – it seems he had recently done a little introspection and critiqued the macho culture he participated in:
To the extent which my work in Kitchen Confidential celebrated or prolonged a culture that allowed the kind of grotesque behaviors we're hearing about all too frequently is something I think about daily, with real remorse.
(I should note I have no idea how his specific behaviors manifested within our toxic patriarchy and how much he contributed to it)
Up until this weekend, I had no grasp of the extent of his popularity. Friends and acquaintances of mine, writers, bloggers, journalists, athletes, comedians, and people from all across the political spectrum expressed their sadness at his passing. Even America's beloved president was shockingly able to muster a semblance of humanity by not saying terrible things about Bourdain, which is hilarious because he had "utter and complete contempt" for the dear leader, and joked about wanting to serve him hemlock.
Had he not died by suicide, I'm not sure this would've affected me as much as it has, and I wouldn't have written anything about it. For as long as I can remember, I've had a morbid interest in suicide. That's more or less because, at several points in my life but thankfully not in the recent past, I've wanted to die, or wanted to hurt myself. The former was a distinction I made between wanting to actually kill myself and merely not wanting to live or not caring if I died. This all feels really weird to actually write.
What had always kept me from walking further down that path was a combination of what I perceived as a lack of courage to go through with it and knowing what it would do to the people who loved and cared about me (apologies if anyone is offended by seeing suicide discussed in terms of courage – in my case it's just a recounting of how I felt when I was younger). I don't know if any of this necessarily counts as being suicidal, but it is suicide-adjacent.
For me, underlying everything it all was (and sometimes still is) a lack of self-esteem and outright self-hatred. This has been more difficult to banish. That sentiment is liable, at any time, to bubble to the surface and spew its noxious fumes all over my psyche. Even now, there's a small voice in my head saying "why the fuck would anyone want to read anything you have to say?" (this is far from the first time; the answer is usually "I don't know, fuck off.")
It's incredibly irresponsible for me to sit here and speculate about the specifics of why someone I've never met chose to end their life. But with the amount of Bourdain-related media I've recently consumed, I can't help but highlight part of an episode of Parts Unknown from 2016. In it, he went to a psychotherapist, because he "need[ed] somebody to talk to":
Bourdain admitted to his therapist that he felt like "a freak," further explaining that he felt isolated. "I communicate for a living, but I'm terrible with communicating with people I care about," he said. "I'm good with my daughter. An eight-year-old is about my level of communication skills, so that works out. But beyond, that I'm really terrible."
Bourdain also revealed to his Argentinian therapist that he believed the likelihood of him having Narcissistic Personality Disorder was high. "I tell stories for a living. I write books. I make television," he said. "A reasonable person does not believe that you are so interesting that people will watch you on television.
This past rainy weekend, my wife and I watched a lot of Parts Unknown. Normally I have a reflexive antipathy to all reality shows, but I found it pretty enjoyable. Though, in light of the circumstances of that led to us having an interest in watching, it was hard not to watch without a sense of melancholy.
His desire to show Western audiences places that they've never thought about, and in many cases couldn't place on a map, was extremely admirable and, I would argue, important. He displayed a preternatural ability to both empathize with and humanize people featured on the show. It's not surprising that so many with roots in the places he visited were affected by the news of his passing:
He was a master baby whisperer, and a master storyteller, having rocked my 7 month old to sleep in the middle of shooting our episode of @PartsUnknownCNN in #Gaza. RIP @Bourdain pic.twitter.com/APDUA84bc5
— Laila El-Haddad (@gazamom) June 8, 2018
Keep thinking about Anthony Bourdain in Senegal, in Ghana, in South Africa, in Nigeria. He made me see my own continent in a different way than others shows did. He had respect for the people he encountered and was such a beautiful soul. When I miss Rome, I watch #PartsUnknown.
— Tariro Mzezewa (@tariro) June 8, 2018
Whenever someone seems intrigued by Iran or is interested in learning more about the country beyond what's in the news, I send them this clip of Anthony Bourdain in Iran. He stripped away the politics and showed the humanity of this beautiful country. https://t.co/yks5cZ8B36
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) June 8, 2018
In our hyper-connected, late capitalist hellscape where so many have neither the desire nor the disposition to regard the Other as worthy of any modicum of compassion, the loss of a person who had ample amounts of it and went to the trouble of sharing it on such a massive scale is pretty fucking sad.
Not sure how else to end this except to say that The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours/day at 1-800-273-8255.
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Q: Executing sudo using pty.spawn() I am attempting to execute sudo -S id within a TTY shell using pty.spawn() in python 2.7.
import os
import pty
command = 'id'

scmd ="sudo -S %s"%(command)

def reader(fd):
  return os.read(fd, 50)

def writer(fd):
    yield 'password'
    yield ''

pty.spawn(scmd, reader, writer)

when I execute the above code the python interpreter outputs the following error:
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

My code is based on this answer:
Issuing commands to psuedo shells (pty)
Even when the password is correct I receive the above error, how do I fix this code so that it executes sudo and prints the output of the id command to stdout?

A: You seem to need to provide the command as an array, and using a generator writer does not seem to work, and you need a newline in the password, so try:
def writer(fd):
    return 'password\n'

os.close(0)
pty.spawn(scmd.split(' '), reader, writer)

Using os.close(0) stops the program from putting stdin into raw mode.

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filed: September 22, 2017 • Connecticut
Connecticut unions, environmentalists want more wind power
The forum's focus on offshore wind projects does not include support of any wind turbines being built in Long Island Sound, said John Humphries, an organizer with the Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs. "We're talking about development rights being auctioned off by the federal government in the ocean off of Rhode Island and Massachusetts," Humphries said. "Massachusetts has an RFP (request for proposals) that is 10 times the size of the Block Island project and some of that energy is going to Connecticut."
Credit: By Luther Turmelle | New Haven Register | Thursday, September 21, 2017 | www.nhregister.com ~~
WALLINGFORD – Locating more wind power projects in Connecticut and along New England's coastal waters would boost the state's economy and reduce its reliance on power produced by the Millstone Nuclear power plant in Waterford, officials with labor and environmental groups said Wednesday at an energy forum.
The forum, organized by the Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs, was held at the Wallingford headquarters of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 90 . It is part of an effort to gain support from state lawmakers for more renewable energy projects.
"Offshore wind has an opportunity to help the state transition from Millstone," said Kerry Schlichting, a policy advocate with Acadia, a New England environmental group with offices in Hartford. "We're for the state to ramp up its support of offshore wind."
Virginia-based Dominion Energy, the owner of Millstone, has sought legislative approval from Connecticut lawmakers to compete in an electricity procurement market the state has that is currently limited to renewable energy projects. Company officials have hinted to lawmakers that they may have to close the power-generating plant if they aren't allowed to compete in the renewable power market.
John Humphries, an organizer with the Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs, said officials in California were able to negotiate a 10-year delay in the shutdown of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant after negotiations with the facility's owner, Pacific Gas & Electric. The Connecticut Roundtable is a coalition of labor, environmental and religious groups.
"Those kinds of discussions are not happening here," he said.
The forum's focus on offshore wind projects does not include support of any wind turbines being built in Long Island Sound, Humphries said.
"We're talking about development rights being auctioned off by the federal government in the ocean off of Rhode Island and Massachusetts," Humphries said. "Massachusetts has an RFP (request for proposals) that is 10 times the size of the Block Island project and some of that energy is going to Connecticut."
That translates into more jobs for Connecticut construction workers, he said.
"You know what the fastest growing job category is right now," Humphries said. "It is wind turbine technicians."
Block Island Wind Farm is the first offshore commercial windfarm in the nation and went into service at end of last year. Humphries said because Connecticut is joining with Massachusetts in the request for proposals, the developer of any project that comes out of that process is required to hire some Connecticut workers.
Massachusetts officials are set to announce the winning proposals selected from the RFP process on Jan. 25, 2018, according to that state's Department of Energy Resources.
David Langlais, business manager for Providence, Rhode Island -based Ironworkers Local 37, said unions in that state had to work hard to get some of their members jobs during the construction of the Block Island Wind Farm.
"Everyone in this room is going to have to push," David Langlais told the crowd of more than 60 people who attended. Get in touch with your local politicians and get involved."
Schlichting said another way to get Connecticut to become part of more wind projects is to urge lawmakers to weigh in on the state's Comprehensive Energy Strategy.
"The wind portion of the CES is quite weak," she said.
The draft plan was released in July and public comment on the 226-page document closes on Monday, with the final version of the plan scheduled to be released by the end of the year, said Dennis Schain, a spokesman for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
"Right now, this is a draft plan," he said. "We appreciate all of the comments that have been made regarding the plan and will take them into consideration when developing the final version."
Source: By Luther Turmelle | New Haven Register | Thursday, September 21, 2017 | www.nhregister.com


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The Golden Sheaf Award for the Best of Festival production is presented by the Yorkton Film Festival.

History
In 1947 the Yorkton Film Council was founded.  The first Yorkton Film Festival was held in 1950. During the first few festivals, the films were adjudicated by audience participation through ballot casting and winners were awarded 'Certificates of Merit' by the film council.

In 1958 the film council established the Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Award for the category Best of Festival; awarded to the best overall film in the festival.  The winner of this award is determined by a panel of jurors chosen by the film council to select the most outstanding production in the festival. The competition was held biennially from 1958 until 1979 and has been held annually since 1980. The only exceptions have been in 1979 when there was no overall best film selected and in 1988 and 1994 when there were co-winners selected.  In 1981 a new category was added for Best of Festival (Video). As of 2020, the Golden Sheaf Award categories included: Main Entry Categories, Accompanying Categories, Craft Categories, and Special Awards.

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Awards established in 1958
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The Best Truly Wireless Earbuds (That Aren't AirPods)
Jennifer Allen @jenjeahaly
August 7, 2018, 11:00am EDT August 7, 2018, 12:49pm EDT
Wires are a nuisance. They get tangled up at inopportune moments, and look ugly. That's why truly wireless earphones are fast growing in popularity. We've checked out the best of the bunch.
Regular Bluetooth earphones are useful, but they often have a wire connecting the earbuds which isn't always convenient. It's still easy for that cable to get a little tangled, or simply look ugly wrapped round your neck. That's why truly wireless earphones feel more liberating.
Now, you're probably thinking "why don't I just buy some AirPods?" Whether you like it or not, Apple changed the headphone world when they removed the headphone jack from the iPhone. Their AirPods were a great solution to the headphone problem, but they're not the best earphones out there. No pair of truly wireless earphones are particularly cheap which is why we're skipping the budget category, but there are plenty that are great for a variety of different situations.
Here are the best truly wireless earphones out there.
Best All-Rounder: Jabra Elite 65t ($170)
Jabra is consistently great at producing quality audio products, and that's certainly the case for the Jabra Elite 65t. The sound quality is predictably high with a background noise filter working as a form of light passive noise cancellation. It's also possible to use the Jabra Sound+ app to customize the sound you hear via its equalizer function.
The earbuds are IP55 rated against water, sweat, and dust, so they can withstand most of what you throw at them. A battery life of about 5 hours with an additional 10 hours available via its charging case means you're good to go throughout the day too. On top of that, it supports Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant voice commands. With so many bases covered, it's a solid buy.
Best For Running: Jabra Elite Sport True ($200)
You'll most appreciate being entirely wire free when running or working out. Jabra's Elite Sport True brings all the high sound quality you'd expect from Jabra, along with some neat fitness related features.
The Elite Sport True offers 4.5 hours of music time, and an extra 9 hours via the charging case. It also has an in-ear precision heart rate monitor which tracks your heart rate then uses that information to analyze your fitness performance. Audio coaching reacts to how you're performing at any given moment, and recovery advice gives you tips on how to cool down when you're done. There's also a race pace calculator that helps you measure your pace per mile while you're running.
It's kind of like having your own personal trainer in your ear, and it's massively helpful if you're prone to pushing yourself too far. When you're not working out, these are still great quality earbuds.
Best For Sound Quality: Bose Sound Sport Free ($200)
If your budget can stretch a little further than the $170 asking price for the Jabra Elite 65t, purchase the Bose Sound Sport Free. The sound quality on these earbuds is exceptional, as one would expect from Bose, but it also comes with a few other useful features.
Battery life is on a par with Jabra's effort, at about 5 hours with an additional 10 hours courtesy of the charging case. It's sweat resistant for your workout sessions, offers easy NFC pairing rather than the more convoluted Bluetooth method, and the buds are snug yet comfy in your ears, thanks to three different sizes of ear tips.
Where the Bose earbuds stand out most of all is through the 'Find my Buds' feature on the Bose Connect app. Lost your earbuds? Press a button in the app and your buds will make a noise to help you find them. It's the little things that make these a worthwhile purchase.
Best For Noise Cancelling: Sony WF-1000X ($178)
Now, admittedly, if noise cancelling is your top priority, you really need to buy some headphones or wired earphones rather than earbuds. We already checked out both headphones and earphones, but if want a truly wireless pair with noise cancellation then the Sony WF-1000X are the best out there.
The earphones use smart adaptive technology that automatically switches to ambient sound when you need them to. That means you get to hear your favorite music without feeling like you're missing out on anything. The sound is crisp too, thanks to a 6mm driver, and there's up to 3 hours of battery life, which you can extend to 9 hours with the charging case. The battery life is shorter than other headphones on this list, but that's a natural consequence of using noise cancellation.
They're not sweat proof so we wouldn't recommend them for your workout session but if you want a cool pair of earbuds for your commute, the noise cancelling feature is a great bonus. Though, again, wired headphones will give you better noise cancellation.
Best Premium Choice: B&O Beoplay E8 Wireless Earphones ($270)
If you have the cash to spare, the B&O Beoplay E8 Wireless Earphones are the most luxurious. They're small, stylish, and fit incredibly well. The sides feature simple touch controls you can tap on to take calls, switch tracks, or activate voice commands. The earphones use Near Field Magnetic Induction technology to provide less sound degradation and better connectivity via Bluetooth.
The only downside to the superior playback quality is that battery life is a little low at about 4 hours per charge, but the stylish leather charging case boosts that to 12 hours. Other than that, these are attractive, comfy, and provide great sound quality. What more could you want?
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Angelica Kauffman, a leading figure of the Neoclassical movement, was one of the most prolific and successful female artists of the 18th century. Her painting of the Roman poet Virgil shows him at the end of his life, as he writes his epitaph in the company of his friends. Before Virgil fell ill, he was working on an epic poem about the end of the Trojan War and the founding of Rome. He wished the poem to be destroyed, but at the behest of Emperor Augustus his friends published the Aeneid , one of the most important works of Latin literature.
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In Greek mythology, there are nine muses, and each one of them is the goddess of inspiration for different arts and sciences. George Romney often painted his portrait sitters in the guise of such figures, evoking the subject's status as an educated, well-rounded individual. In this portrait of Mrs. Catherine Trevor, the lyre and portfolio are emblems associated with the muses of dance and poetry.
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In this painting, Benjamin West took inspiration from Ovid's poem Metamorphoses , showing Venus mourning the death of Adonis, her young lover. In the poem, Adonis sustains injuries while hunting a wild boar, and the blood from his wound is transformed into anemone flowers, seen just above his shoulder. Although an emotional scene, West painted the figures with a sense of restraint rather than in an overly sentimental manner, an approach typical of the noble ideals of history painting and Neoclassicism.
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