For this Intro to Fabrication assignment to create an enclosure, I chose to work on my current project in Intro to Physical Computing. I'm designing a musical instrument that you can press onto your window. When the sunlight comes out, it plays a song such as "Here Comes The Sun" by the Beatles. I'm imagining it would take the shape of an abstract sun, and made of translucent material in order to let the light in through the object as well.
Below is my current prototype.
For now I chose to use cardboard because this was my first time measuring precise holes for components, and I knew I wanted to change the shape later on. Over the next few iterations I would use yellow mat board, and then eventually yellow acrylic. Also, the back would use a suction cup or two. Eventually, I would learn to use a light sensor from Adafruit to place on the back of the object to face the outside. I'd place this behind a small plate of clear acrylic so that light can enter.
You can see I also used dowel pins instead of metal standoffs for the same reasons.
Below is an example drawing of what I have in mind.
However, by now I've come to the conclusion that I'd like the shape of the object to be an abstract sun, not a typical sun shape (as drawn below). Otherwise the design in total seems too on the nose… meaning each design element (the light sensor, the songs about the sun, and the shape) become too literal. Perhaps if I make the sun to be abstract like in my prototype, the total effect to be more interesting.
For now, a lot of my design decisions were determined by the size of my components. The object had to be large enough to house the microcontroller, the bread board, and the battery. Likewise, the control panel had to be large enough to accommodate the buttons and sensor.
For now, the front and inside.
Soon I would create this back piece, once I learn how to place the specialized light sensor.
Once I had a sketch in my notebook, I started putting my design into Illustrator.
Here you can see the time I took to measure each component using an analog caliper. I then used these measurements to update my Illustrator shapes to match the size of my components.
In this Illustrator file below you can see I did two things that don't appear in my final prototype.
Added lines to measure the distance between objects, which I later removed before printing to the laser cutter. Could I have added these to another layer in the same file, which would not have printed? Do the laser printers only print the first layer, or do they print all included layers?
Created sides for the enclosure. However, I saved finishing these for another time so I could focus on completing the control panel. Next time I'd be ready to do measurements to create sides like the ones found in this Nixie Tube project (image below).
On the 50w laser cutter I used these steps to cut cardboard. The cardboard was thicker than what I used last time. This time I used auto focus! I also used 600 DPI. My other settings are below.
One question I have is how much does DPI matter? The printer's list of material settings makes adjustments based on DPI.
You can hardly see it. Granted I only managed to make 9 font size fit due to limitations of my components' sizes. However, I followed the ITP Illustrator Laser Printer tutorial on the Shop's website which mentions how to set text. I used the color black and did nothing else as suggested. However, when I sent the file to the laser printer, I got a pop up dialog box that said it would have to turn the font into an object.
Why did the text etching become white? Whereas the sun etching became black?
What settings should I have used for text?
Here are a few more photos of my final prototype. My buttons aren't flush with the holes for three reasons.
I didn't have the perfect height to lift my breadboard enough to match the height of my components (I used my phone to give it some height, as you can see below).
The hole I cut for the on/off button wasn't big enough!
My jumper wires are quite long and create additional unnecessary height because they aren't cut to be flush with the board and microcontroller yet. I'll do this once I'm sure my circuit is final!
In the future, you would also see my battery and if being used, my USB to microntroller cable.
Below phone is being used to give my breadboard height. My dowel pins look a little wonky.
I'm working on a musical instrument that you can press onto your window. When the sunlight comes out, it plays a song such as "Here Comes The Sun" by the Beatles. I'm imagining it would take the shape of a sun as well.
Ultimately, you can turn the whole object on or off, set which song will be played when it is bright enough outside, and hear that tune once as you select it. For now, the light sensors are photo resistor cells. Later, I want to use a light sensor that I have from Adafruit. I also want it to be able to work in lighter or darker cities, such as Los Angeles or Seattle. This would mean telling it to read the average light in a room, to come up with a new threshold after which to play the tune.
For now, I'm focusing on what I can prototype quickly. Conveniently, my Intro to Fabrication class assignment is to make an enclosure. This is what I have in mind for now.
As for the code and circuits, there are several functions to sort out… ! Therefore, I'm iterating by focusing one function at a time. That way I can isolate the code for each function before I combine them all together.
To start with, I focused on the control panel & ability to play a song with a piezo. On the left you can see my control panel in the works. On the right is my work to play at least one song by pressing one button.
On a successful note, I debugged a lot of code and realized I needed to level up to create a pushButtonCounter, so that the program can keep track of whether the button is on or off, and control another behavior at the same time, such as a light or eventually playing a song.
As a challenge, even with lots of help from others, I can't quite figure out why my first song "Here Comes The Sun" isn't playing properly. The code used to play almost all the notes, as in the video below. But with new code recommended to me, it doesn't seem to recognize the button at all!
Here I am controlling a servomotor's movement & position by sending it the value returned from a force resistor.
Servo servoMotor; <— creating an instance of the servomotor using the Servo library.
int servoPin = 3; <— creating an instance of the servo connection to pin 3.
I may have shortcircuited a speaker, so instead I'm using a piezo (aka what sounds like my new pet mosquito). I sent a frequency to the piezo that changes depending on how much light the photo resistors are receiving.
Question: What does the 100 – 880 range for the piezo/speaker really refer to? Two frequencies being mixed together to create one? See below.
This example plays a short melody. This is a great example of how a program runs through code one instruction at a time, in a loop, until its done!
Below you'll hear me playing Hot Cross Buns. In this exercise I learned that you can create three instances at one time while setting up a for loop. For example: for (int thisSensor = 0; thisSensor < 3; thisSensor++).
Question: However, I'm not certain I understand this way of creating three "thisSensors" is the most efficient or clear?
Questions: What does the syntax [ ] mean and do? I believe it relates to creating a list… This will probably come up in ICM.
Microcontrollers read a variable input using an analog-to-digital circuit inside the controller. The Arduino Uno can read the input voltage with a resolution of 10 bits using the analogRead() command. Give the numeric range (decimal range) for this resolution. How much memory does this take up?
Another question: I found this part in the online syllabus. There is one connected idea in the paragraph below doesn't make sense to me yet. Why is 10 bits a range of 1024 points?
The ADC in the Arduino can read the input voltage at a resolution of 10 bits. That's a range of 1024 points. If the input voltage range is 0 to 5 volts, that means that the smallest change it can read is 5/1024, or 0.048 Volts. When you take a reading with the ADC using the analogRead() command, the microcontroller stores the result in memory. It takes an int type variable to store this, because a byte is not big enough. A byte can hold only 8 bits, or a range from 0 to 255.
Finally, just a note to myself that that you need to use an int type of variable / data to store the readings you might get from analogRead(), so that you can access enough of the computer's memory to store that many numbers. By using an integer or int data type (or variable), you use up 16 bits of memory, which is enough to house the 10 bits used to read input voltage at a resolution.
Pulse width modulation (PWM) allows you to get around the fact that a microcontroller can only send 0 or 5 volts (or "off" and "on"), and nothing in between. For example, you might want to send a voltage of 3.5 that is between 0 and 5, to give yourself finer control over an output, such as turning on a motor or servo at medium speed. You might also want to send the changing signals of an analog input, such as how hard I press my finger onto a sensor. That type of mechanical force can have a much finer range of values than just "on" or "off".
PWM lets you cut these corners by "faking" a varying voltage while doing two things: very quickly sending regular pulses of 0 and 5 volts to a pin on your microcontroller, and changing the width of the pulses (or the amount of time spent at 0 or 5 volts). The pulse width is the amount of time the pin is high. The duty cycle is the ratio of taking half of the time it takes to go from off to on to off again. And the period is the total time if takes to go from off to on to off again.
Here is an example of using PWM to vary the brightness of an LED. In this circuit, the Arduino's digital pin 3 using its ability to send different PMW (pulse width modulation signals) to dim or brighten an LED. I'm using analogWrite() to send the LED on pin 3 a duty cycle of 100, then 2, then 0.
Below you can see I've used a potentiometer to change the speed of the motor. This is done by sending the analogRead value of the potentiometer, mapping it to a value the motor can accept, and then sending that new value by using analogWrite to the motor.
I set up a servo motor but wasn't able to get it to move using only digitalWrite or analogWrite(), and without an analog input such as a force resistor or potentiometer.
You can see my progress by adding the servo library in the Servo Lab.
Question: For now, I am curious how I would send the voltage suggested in the reading? It says to send a 5-volt, positive pulse between 1 and 2 milliseconds (ms) long, repeated about 50 times per second. What does this look like written as code?
I was able to set up a piezo using the suggested code set to a certain frequency. I struggled for a while because the speaker I bought from Tinkersphere was not working… but the piezo did work!
Question: To confirm, is it the changing period of a PWM signal that changes the frequency coming out of a speaker?
I wanted to share something I've casually observed this past summer.
The LinkNYC system of "structures" (as the city calls them).
I've seen very few people directly interacting with them so far. The handful I did see this summer were using them to charge their devices while sitting on the ground next to them.
But I do know for certain that one person is using them, and that is me. I use them for wifi. To do so, I don't even have to touch the central tablet, which is a bit hidden between two larger screens. I log on from the screen of my smart phone. In addition, the structures also give you free phone calls, access to city services, and maps through the central tablet.
Unfortunately, the purpose of the structures seems to be primarily for selling advertisements. That's the only message I can take away from how large the two side digital screens are. More ads on the street?! Ugh.
A design challenge seems to be to make clear that these Links can help you with your 24/7 charging and calling needs. I wonder how many other people even know you can use them for wifi? There could be several solutions to this. For example, one design suggestion for the city would be to use the advertising space to promote the wifi service by tallying how many people have used the wifi that day.
Functionality in a stressful environment: New York City's streets can lead to sensory overload. Few people have the time to slow down and peer at a small tablet between two very large digital advertisements. Norman would press a designer to consider the emotional context of the user. Why not make the tables bigger or somehow more apparent for a harried New Yorker?
Design for people with disabilities: Again, for someone with low vision, the main functionalities of the tablet are a little small to notice or navigate. While the tablet does have braille and talkback for touchscreen use, these adaptations seem too little for a major public utility service.
This is a private love-o-meter, for when you want to your love to be secret for the moment. First you need to unlock the love-o-meter, like you might with a locked diary. Then you can express your love for something. And finally, you could potentially save your secret love messages, to be locked away for no one else to see.
See below for me trying to unlock the love diary's combination of three buttons so that I can use the knob. And then I use the knob to turn up or down the LED to express how much I love…. coffee? Chocolate? Riding my bike?
Here you can see that when the button is off, the yellow LED is on. But when I press the button, or it's "on", the red LED turns on.
This shows how I've connected a digital input circuit and a digital output circuit to a microcontroller.
The code is written to expect the button as an "input", and change the "output" or behaviors of the LEDs depending on the state of that input.
When I turn the knob of the potentiometer, the LED's brightness turns up or down, and those readings are sent to the serial monitor.
I did this by connecting a variable resistor to a microcontroller and reading it as an analog input. This means that the program is understanding that I've changed the conditions of the physical world (me turning the knob of the potentiometer) and converted them to changing variables (turning a LED's brightness up and down, and printing the numerical change to the serial monitor).
There are global variables written for the analog value of the potentiometer, brightness of the LED, and the pin number of the LED. The serial monitor is set up and the LED is declared as an output. Then we read the value of the potentiometer, turn that into another value that can control the brightness of the LED, and print that value of brightness to the serial monitor.
Questions: Why don't we have to set the potentiometer as an input in the setup function? Why don't we have to declare a global variable for the pin number of the potentiometer?
Below you can see the value of brightness changing in the serial monitor. The numbers are between 0 and 255 because of how we translated the range of the potentiometer to something the computer could remember/process and send to the LED. We did this by dividing the range of the potentiometer by 4, which fits into a BYTE… which can only fit 8 BITS… which can only include up to 255 values. I don't know why we divide by 4, or really fully understand base two or binary notation!
If we were asked to make a project in Class 2 to use a switch, this is what I had in mind.
I would have a dinosaur fight.
I'd put these each on a separate piece of copper tape, and wire those each to the breadboard to light up a red LED.
I'll do some more make-up and be sure to learn to solder, create a DC jack to a 9 volt battery, and hook this up with a voltage regulator.
Question: I'm not quite sure how to write this drawing as a schematic, with power coming in from one place, and the connected copper circuit through another.
Why microcontrollers are powerful: because they allow you to separate your object (or circuit) from its behavior. This allows you to leave your circuit the same, but change its behavior with a program.
Question: My DC power supply is still on order so I haven't learned how to solder to make the DC power jack connection. However, I did these powered by my laptop.
Question: After going through the examples, I'm still wondering why the resistor and conductor row have the ability to bypass the LED, causing it to not light.
Here is my work, notated at the top of each image.
Pictured here are 5 volts measured across power and ground in my circuit with my multimeter, powered by my arduino and laptop.
Below you can see two LEDs in series turned on by pressing a button, which connects the switch inside to allow voltage (or current?) to pass through to the 220k ohm resistor and LEDs. While in series, the LEDs divide voltage yet the current is the same across them.
Question: I'm confused about when I should be saying voltage or current is passing through a circuit.
Note: Adding a third LED leads to none of the LEDs lighting up. This is because each LED uses up about 2 volts. Therefore, the 5 volts sent by my arduino & laptop is not enough to power 6 volts worth of LEDs (three 2 volt LEDs). Instead, about 6 volts would be necessary.
Here you can the circuit uses up nearly all of the voltage in the circuit. My math compares the total voltage in the circuit with the combined voltages across each component.
Here, three LEDs are lighting up because they are in parallel. This parallel arrangement gives equal voltage to each LED, but divides the current among them.
Below I am measuring the amperage or current across a single component in my series. To do so, I removed one side of one component. In this case I removed the anode leg of one of the LEDs and completed the circuit with my multimeter.
It took several tries to do this while I figured out whether to have my multimeter set to which Amperage hole (200 milliAmps instead of 20 Amps) or which Amperage dial setting (20 milliAmps instead of 200 or 2milliAmps).
Also it was hard to press the button while I held the multimeter!
I didn't complete the potentiometer circuit because I haven't learned to solder yet (soon!). But I did something similar during office hours and understand the concept and circuit.
Switches in parallel. As long as you press the first one, you can press either of the second two buttons. This is because they are all connected by wires in such a way that both LEDs get voltage/current with whichever combination.
Switches in series. In this case, you need all three pressed to light up all three LEDs. This is because the third button is not directly connected to the first button.
Question: I can see how the schematics are different for each circuit, in that parallel components are drawn going down, and series components are drawn across. Is this the way parallel and series are always drawn?
Connecting two of the last buttons to allow a different combination to be able to turn on both LEDs.
Question: Why is that the current/voltage passes through the third button to the second LED, even if I haven't pressed it? Is it because current can pass through the bottom of a button even if it's not pressed?
Question: I know the IC1 in the schematics are referring to the voltage regulator in the schematics, but why is it called IC1?
The readings by Chris Crawford, Bret Victor, Alan Cooper, and Dan Hill were very clarifying! But where is the diversity in gender and race?
Meanwhile, it's hard to think of a definition of interaction that isn't heavily influenced by Crawford's book "The Art of Interactive Design". I found his to be very helpful.
Good ol' analog interaction needs five things to be in place: A person, a second person (or more if you like), and a shared medium, time and place. (For me, medium is defined as "a means of effecting or conveying something". Thank you Merriam Webster.) For example, two people can't interact if one person is playing Scrabble at 12pm in Detroit, and the other is playing checkers at 5am in Havana. The mediums, time and place are all different. You need all three to be the same for old fashioned interaction to take place.
If these conditions are met, good interaction requires two or more people taking turns. Each person incorporates their best understanding of the last person's action in order to respond. Both people get close enough to what they need or want.
Digital interaction can sometimes disregard time or place, or even both! For example, an online word game can allow two people to play from different locations, and take turns at different times (Words With Friends, anyone?). However, both people still need to play the same game — in other words, use the same medium.
A bad analog interaction is when one person talks in pig latin or is rude (either can change the medium entirely or just plain ruin it). Or one person can ghost the other by walks away (changing the location). Or finally, show up for a meeting 2 hours late (changing the time).
A bad digital interaction is when one person didn't plan ahead for what another person would want or need, software is stuck repeating itself / the form hinders the functionality, and the other person yells, throws up their arms, and walks away!
Here are a couple examples of "digital technology" that are not interactive.
This radio I bought off Kickstarter. When it arrives in the mail, I won't be able to change the radio station (which is the point!). This limitation makes it not possible to really interact with it, beyond turning it on/off and changing the volume. However, I would consider it digital technology because the radio does use firmware.
My flip phone is a digital technology that isn't THAT interactive. According to Chris Crawford's degrees of interactivity, I would say it's moderately interactive compared to my highly interactive iPhone (that I still use, but without data).


I literally just bought this computer a month ago, so it's very important that I not punch the screen. I've had to remind myself of this a few times today, because I got about halfway through my latest book and decided that my whole concept is incredibly stupid. The plot isn't any good, the characters are unlikable, the premise is borderline offensive – oh, God, what am I even doing trying to get this abomination to market?
I had no interest in the actual answer to that question: I was doing the same thing that my readers loved last time, and the time before that, and the time before that. Nobody in the midst of a Very Important Writing Crisis wants to hear that they're doing just fine. If we're doing just fine, then we're completely wrong about all the horrible things we've been saying about our work, and I have never met a writer who will just accept being wrong when they have their blood pumping.
So, instead of continuing to wring my hands and berate my poor little novella, I went fishing. I got the first mosquito welts of the season, I aggravated my chest cold, and I didn't land a thing longer than my ring finger, and it was fantastic. I got to ruminate on the weather, on keeping my lure out of the weeds, on the exact identity of that smell coming from behind that concrete thing – in short, on anything but my Very Important Writing Crisis.
When I returned, it was as if a miracle had happened. I could pinpoint one spot – a dialogue between two characters that doesn't last 250 words – that had created the sense of weakness I had about the whole narrative. With a few lines deleted and a few lines added, I had the passage carrying the information it needed to get across. It turned out that I was wrong about the Very Important Writing crisis I'd been having, and I was distracted enough that I could finally shrug and say, "yeah, okay" about it.
It doesn't always take a fishing trip to resolve my Very Important Writing Crises. Sometimes, cleaning the kitchen or taking a dance break (or both at the same time!) will get me removed enough from my pity party that I can take a more objective look at the piece. I'm sure different people have different things that work for them – the important thing is that you eventually accept that you are, in this instance, wrong.
We don't become writers because we want to produce a piece that is 'average,' 'OK,' or 'up to basic standards.' We want greatness. From our high school love poetry to our expansive series of novels, we writers tend to crave confirmation that we have at last produced something perfect. Faced with the drive to create perfection and unable to produce it, we instead create nothing at all.
It is at times like these, when we want so badly to write, that we need to write badly. I'm not talking about a metaphor that misses the mark a little bit, or about a piece of dialogue that's just missing something – I'm talking about sloppy, half-thought-out, ugly writing. I want you to cringe when you go over it the next day, hoping to salvage a line or even a paragraph from the stinking heap you produced.
I also want you to realize that you won't always be able to salvage parts of your ugly drafts. It's nice when you can, but you must remember that the purpose of an ugly draft is not to produce something you can use later. We use ugly drafts (also known as pre-drafts, or cognitive drafts, or don't-bring-this-back-into-my-office drafts) simply as a means of getting our thoughts down on paper. This may seem like a pointless exercise, but you must realize that very, very few people can turn their thoughts into a coherent sentence on the first go-round. If it sometimes takes you two or three incoherent sentences before you write what you mean, then congratulations! You're still well ahead of someone who hasn't practiced the craft of writing.
The English language is not a perfect reflection of our innermost thoughts, but rather a shorthand for them. When you produce an inelegant, poorly-organized piece of writing, you are still far from the final product. However, you'll have a much better idea of exactly what you're trying to say with your piece, and you'll be one step closer to breaking through that writer's block and producing something that people will want to read.


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Compositional elements in the cello suite Canciones de la noche by James Kraus
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James Kraus, First United Methodist Church of St. Joseph, MI
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6-5-2016 5:10 PM
Working with the motives presented in the opening sections of the first movement of this suite, Kraus builds melodic continuity and theme transformation in the following five movements. The organic nature of the musical material modifies the formal structure of each movement. While not programmatic, each movement is based on an impression or character which informs the development of the musical motives. Though the piece is tonal in nature, the use of poly-tonality, shifting tonal centers, modal variation and dissonant techniques creates the color and tension within each movement. We will present the initial motives and then show their development in subsequent movements. Finally we will discuss our experience in collaborating with the composition process as performer and composer.
Aaron Sinnett is a cellist from Wisconsin but resides near Berrien Springs. He has a B.Mus. in music performance (2004) from Andrews University and a M.Mus. in music performance (2006) from Michigan State University. He teaches private cello lessons and serves as an artist in residence to several middle schools and high schools. He also plays with a number of orchestras including South Bend Symphony, Battle Creek Symphony, and Southwest Michigan Symphony. He is actively involved with Andrews University Symphony Orchestra leading out in the cello section and performing in the concerts. He has been featured as soloist with AUSO both as a student while attending Andrews University and while he was teaching as adjunct professor from 2008-2011. Mr. Sinnett recently collaborated with Mr. Kraus to give a recital in Wisconsin in which Mr. Kraus' "Canciones de la noche" was given the world premiere.
James Kraus has music degrees from Asbury University, University of South Florida and Asbury Theological Seminary. Mr. Kraus has worked in Church Music for over 35 years and is currently the Minister of Music at the St. Joseph First United Methodist Church where he has been since 1993. Mr. Kraus has studied composition with various composers, including Gilbert Roller, Ken Logan, Zhou Lang, Bob Chilcott and Steven Stamez. He has composed sacred cantatas for soloists, choir and orchestra as well as various orchestral, choral, solo vocal and instrumental works.
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Q: Vectorized example of the math.atan2() function in python let us say I have a numpy matrix A that is of size Nx2. What I am doing, is computing the 4-quadrant inverse tangent of the first column, and the second column, as so:
import math
for i in xrange(A.shape[0]):
  phase[i] = math.atan2(A[i,0], A[i,1])

I would however like to do this in a vectorized manner. How can I do that? The math.atan2() function does not seem to support vectorization.
Thanks!

A: It looks to me like it should just be:
import numpy as np
phase = np.arctan2(A[:, 0], A[:, 1])

Or possibly (if phase is a different length than A for some odd reason):
phase[:len(A)] = np.arctan2(A[:, 0], A[:, 1])

In other words, don't use math.atan2, use numpy.arctan2 since numpy functions are generally vectorized versions of their math counterparts.

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Five Intriguing Realities About The American Flag
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To numerous Americans, the flag of the United States of America is an image of national pride that they show on flagpoles before their homes, on their attire, and essentially all over. Scarcely any nations appreciate the significantly universal nature Americans have with their flags, which may appear to be bizarre to anybody not from the United States. The explanations behind the Americans' adoration for their flag are profoundly established in the country's history, yet relatively few individuals know as much about the flag as they figure they do. A significant number of the "realities" educated to American schoolchildren are not as exact as educators may accept. To scatter the fantasies and endeavour to clarify its history, here are five intriguing realities about the American flag.
27 versions of the flag
Throughout the years, the United States developed from its 13 unique settlements to incorporate 50 states. As each state joined the Union, it wound up important to mirror this on the flag. The US is one of a kind thusly, as most nations don't adjust their flags for such a reason, liking to hold a national flag that remaining parts static in outline. The United States likes to mirror the changing and developing nature of its cosmetics after at least one states join the Union.
As numerous flag upgrades came following the incorporation of at least two expresses, the new look didn't generally come immediately. Lawmaking bodies took this into account. While the stripes have continued as before for most forms, the star field has held numerous intriguing examples. Some not as much as official forms that have hovered above Army fortresses included stars organized in circles, a jewel, and even a star.
Inspired the national anthem
Francis Scott Key wrote a song inspired by the American flag. Key composed the lyric amid the assault of Fort McHenry on September 13, 1814. While it might appear glaringly evident that a lyric about a flag was enlivened by one, what numerous individuals don't know is that the flag is referred to at present exists! It can be seen at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. The main thing individuals see about the flag is that it's feeling the loss of a few pieces. It's quite old and was in a siege, so you may think it was basically left shredded, yet pieces were really cut off and sold throughout the years.
Colors have meaning
It's genuinely notable that the white stars on the American flag speak to the country's 50 states, while the 13 red and white stripes are there for the 13 unique provinces. While those hues may appear to be subjective, they have meaning, and there's a reason they are on the flag. When you consider it, the nation could have received any hues they needed. They may even have anointed ones that weren't on the British flag, seeing as they battled a war for autonomy from Britain, however they picked red, white, and blue. Interestingly, the hues for the flag embraced in 1777 did not have any significance whatsoever!
A native American commisioned the first flag
Many years after the American Revolution, the United States of America still had no official flag. It was 1777, and a Native American named Thomas Green was arranging an excursion to Philadelphia. Thomas Green couldn't venture to every part of the domain securely. He figured it would be a shrewd choice to fly the country's flag for assurance. The main issue was that no such flag existed, so Green appealed to Congress to complete it. He even offered three strings of wampum as instalment!
It never always had 13 stripes
Essentially everybody comfortable with it knows the American flag has 13 stripes. Speaking to the 13 unique states that met up to frame the country. The flag had 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes in the beginning. When Vermont and Kentucky joined the Union in 1791 and 1792, the country was looked with an outline issue. The flag even had 15 stripes at one point. Rapid addition of major colonies and unions further added to the test.
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Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists are in charge of people who are convicted of crimes, but who are placed in probation rather than being incarcerated. Probation officers supervise these individuals to insure that they stay out of trouble and that they meet any requirements set by a court. Parole officers also supervise offenders who have been released from prison.
Many times, this job requires personal contact with the offenders and their families at their homes and places of employment. Parole officers also enlist the help of many community agencies such as religious institutions, neighborhood groups and social welfare institutions to help monitor the offender. Many probation officers work exclusively with either adults or juveniles, as both groups represent different monitoring styles.
Probation officers may also spend much of their time working for the courts as they investigate backgrounds of the accused, write pre-sentence reports and recommend sentences. Probation officers may be required to testify in some instances, and to attend hearings to update courts on the offender's efforts at rehabilitation and compliance with the terms of their sentence.
Training for this position depends upon state requirements, but many states do ask for a bachelor's degree in social work, criminal justice or a related field. Many other employers may require previous experience and a master's degree in criminal justice, social work, psychology or a related field. Most probation officers are required to be in good physical and emotional health, and a training program may be offered that could last as long as one year.
Median annual earnings for probation officers in 2004 was $39,600. The middle 50 percent earned between $31,500 and $52,100. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $26,310, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $66,660. In May 2004, median annual earnings for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists employed in State government were $39,810; those employed in local government earned $40,560. Higher wages tend to be found in urban areas.
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Q: RGB LED Color Calibration to D65 I am trying to determine resistor values to set the forward current per color of an RGB LED.
I would like to achieve approximate D65 (daylight white) when all LED channels are driven at maximum illuminance. This article details the process.
I am confused on how to calculate the x,y chromaticity coordinates from the LED datasheet if given the typical wavelength and luminous intensity.
Essentially what I am asking is: Are there any equations or methods to set the white balance of an RGB LED to D65 at maximum illuminance?
Here is a datasheet:


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Chef Jose Faria
Home/Chef Jose Faria
The outstanding culinary reputation of the Quail Valley Golf Club is due to the Executive Chef/Food and Beverage Director, Chef Jose Faria and his staff.
Chef, as he called is by the Quail Valley team, was born on Sao Miguel, the largest of the Azores Islands of Portugal. Growing up in a family of five children, Chef lived in the Azores until he was 9 years old. He and his family then moved to Boston, Massachusetts.
Chef began working in the food industry at the age of the 12, washing dishes in a Japanese restaurant. He continued this job through 9th grade working his up way up from dishwasher to line cook. During high school, he worked at Jason's running the oyster bar after school and on weekends.
Following graduation from high school, Chef had a decision to make, continue working in the culinary field or attend college. He decided to do both. Continuing on to college part time, he also secured a job with the Holiday Inn Corporation in Boston with whom he worked with for 2 ½ years. Chef next joined the Ritz Carlton Corporation and in addition to his full time position there, also worked at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. "I didn't mean to work two jobs. I just went over to help my friend but after a year I had to quit because I secured a management job at the Ritz."
Chef stayed at the Boston Ritz Carlton for 5 ½ years where he was trained and schooled in all departments in the kitchen. He was also involved in the opening and reopening of 5 Ritz hotels. It was during this time that Chef learned one of his passions, ice sculpting. "It was an art I wanted to learn. I had a friend who was supplying the Ritz with ice carvings and I hung around to learn the skill" Chef Joe also began competing in food shows and went with the New England Culinary Olympic Team to the Culinary Olympics held in Frankford, Germany in 1988 where he earned a gold medal.
Deciding to leave the corporate world, Chef joined a friend in Cape Cod where he worked at the Chatham Bar's Inn for 2 years. The Ritz Carlton began romancing Chef again and he came back to Washington D.C. as the Executive Sous Chef and the was promoted to Executive Chef of the Cleveland property, where he stayed until accepting a position at the Orchid Island Golf and Beach Club. Upon arriving to Florida's east coast, Chef Joe immediately fell in love with the area and realized he was home again. Despite the challenges of opening a new club, he wanted to establish roots in his community. Chef was nominated the Chapter President of the American Culinary Federation. During his reign, he hosted two gourmet dinners and a fundraiser for the Chef and child program. This brought him the recognition from his peers and he won the Chef of the Year award for the Treasure Coast Chapter.
Chef Joe was never one to rest and when heard that the ACF was having food competitions in Palm Beach, the "competition bug" bit him again. He entered and his team won 2 gold medals in the hot food competition. Then it was off to Orlando for a silver medal in a National Restaurant Association competition.
In 2000, Chef Joe was presented an opportunity to move to Orchid Island's sister property, The Windsor Club. Known as "a village by the sea" with polo, golf, and tennis, Chef realized that with its extensive international membership, his Portuguese roots and cooking techniques could blossom. In addition to the restaurants, Chef opened a village market where Portuguese wines and quality staples could be featured.
After opening their new Golf Club, Chef was able to host numerous events such as the Treasure Coast Wine Festival, a premier chef and winemaker's dinner, as well as celebrity guest chef dinners featuring talents like Iron Chef Morimoto from the Food Network.
At Quail Valley Club, Chef Joe had a chance to be a part of the opening team for the River Club. He created various outlets such as the "2343 Prime", an upscale steakhouse, the McKeevers Pub Grille, and a scenic riverside garden terrace featuring tapas.
While carrying out the Club philosophy of "We Serve", Chef grew to know the membership and one member suggested that he join the Chaine des Rotisseurs, an international gastronomic society. Chef was intrigued and went on to host 3 gourmet dinners for the Chaine which included traditional Portuguese Cuisine event and one where Chef brought back his protégés to showcase their talents.
Chef Joe continues to lend his support for local charities by hosting and chairing events for the Homeless Family Center, the Education Foundation, Humane Society, and the Good Samaritan Soup Drive.
Although dedicated to his career, Chef Joe spends his downtime with his 4 children, Brigham, Meghan, Olivia, and Maya, and his wife Marsha enjoying the Florida waters which remind of his childhood in Portugal.


She is doing everything in her power to secure her children's futures in the modelling industry.
And Cindy Crawford, 52, sauntered out of Nobu, in Malibu, California with the rest of her family following her lead on Friday.
Following her recent admission that she had insecurities about the longevity of her modelling career, she stayed true to the catwalk trends in her PVC garment.
The trendy garment hugged every inch of her honed supermodel physique, which is normally plastered across the covers of magazines or paraded on the runway.
As a model for many decades, the mother-of-two had an air of confidence about her as she enhanced her God given good looks with a natural touching of make-up.
Cindy felt the breeze to the evening air as she protectively wrapped her arms across her body, her sweater with billowing sleeves evidently not enough to keep her warm.
Rande Gerber kept up with his gorgeous model wife, who he has been happily married to ever since the May of 1998.
The American businessman flashed a wad of cash as the showbiz family made their way home from the swanky eatery.
Kaia and Presley didn't miss out on the family affair, with both the Gerber children wearing casual ensembles.
First married to Richard Gere from 1991 until 1995, she found love again with the father of her kids Rande and they were married in 1998.
Cindy has inspired her two children Kaia and Presley to follow her star-studded footsteps into the great and the good of the modelling spheres.
Naturally, the supermodel has used everything in her power to get the pair modelling work through her own contacts and devices.
However, Cindy confessed she hopes Kaia and Presley will be able to go onto make their own way in the world — but she insisted neither of them are ready yet.
She told TOWN&COUNTRY magazine in April: 'They have agents, but I would say for the first year, for sure, everything was 100 percent through me.
'Eventually I want to empower them to be in charge of their own careers but they're not ready for that yet.
While she is helping her children make their break in modelling, Cindy admitted her own insecurities in her twenties about the longevity of her career in the industry.


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namespace PersonApi\Repository;

use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;
use DvsaCommon\Enum\SpecialNoticeMessageTypeCode;
use DvsaCommon\Factory\AutoWire\AutoWireableInterface;

class UserInboxRepository implements AutoWireableInterface
{

    /** EntityManager $entityManager; */
    private $entityManager;

    public function __construct(EntityManager $entityManager)
    {
        $this->entityManager = $entityManager;
    }

    /**
     * @param $personId
     * @param $isTrade
     * @return array
     * @throws \Doctrine\DBAL\DBALException
     */
    public function getInboxDetailsForDashboard($personId, $isTrade)
    {
        $isTrade ? $readOnCondition = '' : $readOnCondition = ' and sn.read_on is null ';

        $sql = '
        select "special_notices_to_acknowledge",  # unacknowledged special notices
               count(sn.id) message_count,
               min(if(datediff(expiry_date,current_date)>0,datediff(expiry_date,current_date),0)) days_to_action
        from special_notice sn
        join special_notice_content snc on sn.special_notice_content_id = snc.id
        join special_notice_message_type snmt on snmt.id = snc.special_notice_message_type_id
        where snc.is_deleted = :SN_IS_DELETED
        and   sn.is_acknowledged = :SN_IS_ACKNOWLEDGED' . $readOnCondition . '
        and   sn.person_id = :PERSON_ID
        and   snmt.code = :SPECIAL_NOTICE_TYPE_CODE
        UNION ALL
        select "role_nominations_to_action",  # role nominations
               count(n.id) message_count,
               null as days_to_action
        from notification n USE INDEX(fk_notification_person_id)
        join (
            select notification_template_id
            from notification_template_action
            group by notification_template_id
        )  template_actions on template_actions.notification_template_id = n.notification_template_id
        left join notification_action_map nam on n.id = nam.notification_id
        where n.recipient_id = :PERSON_ID
        and   nam.action_id is null
        UNION ALL
        select "further_notifications",  #Unread messages
            sum(message_count) message_count,
            null as days_to_action
        from
            (   select count(sn.id) message_count
                from special_notice sn
                join special_notice_content snc on sn.special_notice_content_id = snc.id
                join special_notice_message_type snmt on snmt.id = snc.special_notice_message_type_id
                where snc.is_deleted = :SN_IS_DELETED
                and   sn.person_id = :PERSON_ID
                and   snmt.code = :NOTIFICATION_TYPE_CODE
                and   sn.read_on is null
                UNION ALL
                select count(n.id) message_count
                from notification n USE INDEX(fk_notification_person_id)
                where n.recipient_id = :PERSON_ID
                and not exists
                   (select 1 from notification_template_action nta where nta.notification_template_id = n.notification_template_id)
                and   n.read_on is null
           ) unread_messages
        ;';

        $conn = $this->entityManager->getConnection();
        $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
        $stmt->bindValue("PERSON_ID", $personId);
        $stmt->bindValue("SN_IS_ACKNOWLEDGED", 0);
        $stmt->bindValue("SN_IS_DELETED", 0);
        $stmt->bindValue("SPECIAL_NOTICE_TYPE_CODE", SpecialNoticeMessageTypeCode::SPECIAL_NOTICE);
        $stmt->bindValue("NOTIFICATION_TYPE_CODE", SpecialNoticeMessageTypeCode::MESSAGE);

        $stmt->execute();
        $result = $stmt->fetchAll();

        $conn->close();

        return $result;
    }

    /***
     * @param $personId
     * @param $isArchived
     *
     * @return UserMessage[]
     */
    public function getUserMessages($personId, $isArchived)
    {
        $sql = '
            SELECT
                snmt.code as message_type,             # for implementing front-end logic
                sn.id as message_id,                   # for viewing and other actions
                NULL as action_required,
                datediff(expiry_date,current_date) as days_to_action,
                snc.title as subject,
                sn.created_on,
                sn.is_archived,
                sn.is_acknowledged,
                if (sn.read_on is null, 0, 1) is_read,
                lpad(snc.issue_number,2,"0") as issue_number,
                snc.issue_year
            FROM special_notice sn
            JOIN special_notice_content snc on sn.special_notice_content_id = snc.id
            JOIN special_notice_message_type snmt on snmt.id = snc.special_notice_message_type_id
            WHERE snc.is_deleted = 0
            AND   sn.person_id = :PERSON_ID
            AND   (:IS_ARCHIVED IS NULL OR sn.is_archived = :IS_ARCHIVED)
            UNION ALL
            SELECT
                if (template_actions.action_count > 0 , "RN" ,"N") as message_type,                 # for implementing front-end logic
                n.id as message_id,                  # for viewing and other actions
                if (nam.action_id is null and template_actions.action_count > 0 , 1 ,0) action_required,
                NULL as days_to_action,
                get_notification_subject(n.id, n.notification_template_id, nt.subject) as subject,
                n.created_on,
                n.is_archived,
                NULL as is_acknowleged,              # could be 0 instead, though null seems better since it aint applicable
                IF (n.read_on IS NULL, 0, 1) is_read,
                #NULL as issue_no,
                NULL as issue_number,
                NULL as issue_year
            FROM notification n
            JOIN notification_template nt on n.notification_template_id = nt.id
            LEFT JOIN (
                 SELECT notification_template_id, count(id) action_count
                 FROM notification_template_action
                 GROUP BY notification_template_id
            )  template_actions ON template_actions.notification_template_id = nt.id
            LEFT JOIN notification_action_map nam ON n.id = nam.notification_id
            WHERE n.recipient_id = :PERSON_ID
            AND   (:IS_ARCHIVED IS NULL OR n.is_archived = :IS_ARCHIVED)
            ORDER BY created_on desc, issue_year desc, issue_number desc;';
        $conn = $this->entityManager->getConnection();
        $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
        $stmt->bindValue("PERSON_ID", $personId);
        $stmt->bindValue("IS_ARCHIVED", $isArchived);

        $stmt->execute();
        $result = $stmt->fetchAll();

        $conn->close();

        $mapper = new UserMessageMapper();
        $messages = $mapper->mapMany($result);

        return $messages;
    }

    /***
     * @param $personId
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isTradeUser ($personId)
    {
        $sql = "SELECT 1 as isTradeUser
                FROM site_business_role sbr
                JOIN site_business_role_map sbrm on sbr.id = sbrm.site_business_role_id
                JOIN role r on r.id = sbr.role_id
                WHERE r.is_trade = 1
                AND sbrm.person_id = :PERSON_ID
                UNION ALL
                SELECT 1 as isTradeUser
                FROM organisation_business_role_map obrm
                JOIN organisation_business_role obr on obr.id = obrm.business_role_id
                JOIN role r on r.id = obr.role_id
                WHERE r.is_trade = 1
                AND obrm.person_id =  :PERSON_ID
                AND obr.code IN ('AED','AEDM', 'AEC')
                LIMIT 1";

        $conn = $this->entityManager->getConnection();
        $stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
        $stmt->bindValue("PERSON_ID", $personId);

        $stmt->execute();
        $result = $stmt->fetchColumn();
        $conn->close();

        return $result;
    }

}

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Annually the State Council recognizes councils that conduct outstanding programs in the area of Church, Community, Council, Culture of Life, Family and Youth. Councils are encouraged to submit programs and events for consideration. Councils that are recognized at the State Convention will be forwarded to the Supreme Council for consideration in the International Service Program Awards.
Consider programs or activities that promote and foster stronger ties between your council and it parish community. Look at the initiative that accomplished the greatest involvement fro you Church or the parish community at large.
Review your programs that support initiatives within the community ff your council, and consider which one had the biggest impact.
Strengthen the bond of fraternity is critical for a successful council. Review the programs and events that your council conducted over the past year that help bring members and their families together for social or fellowship.
Protecting and defending life at all stages is one of the key pillars of the Knights of Columbus. Review your councils programs to determine which one activity would be considered your best Culture of Life program.
As Knights we are committed to providing young people the opportunity to become personally involved in meeting the challenges of our times. Consider what youth program your council has conducted to fulfill this commitment.
Strengthening family life is important to the Knights of Columbus - whether coordinating activities that bring our families together, or coordinating events that promote that aid and promote a healthy family structure in today's society. Review your council's programs to determine which activity best promoted the need for strong family life.


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import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';

import { HttpModule } from '@angular/http';

import { AbstractComponent } from './components/abstract/abstract.component';

import { HeaderModule } from '../header/header.module';
import { ServicesComponent } from './components/services/services.component';

import { TabsComponent } from '../../commons/components/tabs/tabs.component';
import { ProgressComponent } from '../../commons/components/graph/progress/progress.component';

import { TimelineComponent } from '../../commons/components/timeline/timeline.component';

import { SkillsComponent } from './components/skills/skills.component';
import { ExperiencesComponent } from './components/experiences/experiences.component';

import { PersonalInfoService } from './services/personal-info.service';
import { PersonalSocialService } from './services/personal-social.service';

@NgModule({
	imports: [
		CommonModule,
		HeaderModule,
		HttpModule
	],
	declarations: [
		AbstractComponent,
		ServicesComponent,
		TabsComponent,
		SkillsComponent,
		ProgressComponent,
		TimelineComponent,
		ExperiencesComponent
	],
	exports: [ AbstractComponent, ServicesComponent, SkillsComponent, ExperiencesComponent ],
	providers: [ PersonalInfoService, PersonalSocialService]
})

export class ProfileModule { }


Their leader is not in Ukraine.
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's supporters are holding yet another rally, demanding an impeachment of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
The event began at about midday in central Kyiv. It was slightly delayed because several central subway stations were closed because of a bomb alert.
Saakashvili is not in Ukraine. He was expelled to Poland under the readmission arrangements last week.
"He is close to us in Europe, we will hear him today," one of the leaders of Saakashvili's Movement of New Forces, Ivan Slobodyanyk, said.
Rallies are also expected to be held in a number of other cities in Ukraine.
The previous rally by Saakashvii's force took place on 4 February.


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Home / News / Sports / India face defeat against NZ in final league match of Intercontinental Cup
India face defeat against NZ in final league match of Intercontinental Cup
Kanu Priya June 8, 2018	Sports Leave a comment
Though Indian Football Team's head coach Stephen Constantine devised a better strategy in the match against New Zealand did not help. He made seven changes in his starting eleven but that did not lead to the desired result as India ultimately faced a defeat at the hands of its rival NZ team. It was final league match of the Intercontinental Cup football tournament in Mumbai.
Though India has faced the defeat, it is still one foot in the final which is to be played on June 10 since the team has six points from two earlier wins. The India team had trashed Chinese Taipei with 5-0 and Kenya by 3-0.
Earlier, in the match, the local team maintained its lead. Its captain Sunil Chhetri had rallied his team but New Zealand rallied through goals from Andre Earnest De Jong and Moses Dyer as the Indian counterpart looked shaky in the latter half of the match in front of a jam-packed stadia.
Chhetri was playing his 101st match today. The match was his 62nd international goal, as with the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden and Ronaldo of Brazil.
Tomorrow, if Kenya emerges victorious over Chinese Taipei, it will be a difficult calculation to decide who will be there in the final.
In that circumstances, all the three top teams, i.e. India, Kenya and Chinese Taipei, will be considered over their six points each. Then, head-to-head results could be considered, considering the goal difference too.
Under this strategy, India has a goal difference of plus 7, whereas due to plus 1 of New Zealand, it stands a big chance to make it to the final.
So, New Zealand which is overall a top team and knows how to keep defence under intense pressure stands better chances. Even then, it failed to gauge the Indian net and both teams went to the breather without scoring any goal. In later half, Indian captain Chhetri managed to score in the most unusual way giving his side a lead to the country.
In another moment, New Zealand custodian Woud prompted him forward but his poor clearance hit Chhetri's foot which converted into a goal. Nevertheless, Indian team 's happiness and hopes were shattered soon.
Its important player Sarpreet Singh managed to pass the ball through to De Jong, who gave a fine touch, sending that ball into the right corner of the net and thus converted into a goal.
After the handsome wins in the initial two matches of the series, the Indian coach has made up as many as seven changes in his starting line-up though he made five substitutions later on.
Under the new arrangement, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has made way for Amrinder Singh as a goalkeeper. The New Zealand team too showed its nice line of action and Sarpreet Singh drooped it from a high but Amrinder parried it away. The second chance for them was in the 13th minute when Justin Gulley could cross the ball at an unusual angle.
The moment for New Zealand team came in the first half in the 35th minute when Ingham floated a corner, headed by Myer Bevan, but Amrinder managed to keep it at a distance.
Just before the halftime came for better chances for India. Chhetri had made his way into the middle to give the ball to fellow player Ashique, but it just did not help the team.
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package net.orekyuu.riho.emotion.renderer;

import net.orekyuu.riho.character.Loop;
import net.orekyuu.riho.character.Reaction;
import net.orekyuu.riho.character.Riho;
import net.orekyuu.riho.character.renderer.CharacterPosition;
import net.orekyuu.riho.character.renderer.Renderer;
import net.orekyuu.riho.emotion.Emotion;

import java.awt.*;
import java.time.Instant;

public class EmotionRenderer implements Renderer{

    private Reaction prevReaction;
    private EmotionRendererBase emotionRendererBase = new EmptyRenderer();
    @Override
    public void render(Instant now, Graphics2D g, CharacterPosition pos, Riho riho) {
        Reaction currentReaction = riho.getReaction();
        if (currentReaction != prevReaction) {
            emotionRendererBase = getEmotionRenderer(currentReaction);
            prevReaction = currentReaction;
        }
        if (emotionRendererBase.isFinished()) {
            emotionRendererBase = new EmptyRenderer();
        }

        emotionRendererBase.render(now, g, pos, riho);
    }

    private EmotionRendererBase getEmotionRenderer(Reaction reaction) {
        if (reaction == null) {
            return new EmptyRenderer();
        }
        Emotion emotion = reaction.getEmotion();
        Loop loop = reaction.getEmotionLoop();
        switch (emotion) {
            case NONE: return new EmptyRenderer();
            case QUESTION: return new QuestionRenderer(loop);
            case DROP: return new DropRenderer(loop);
            case SAD: return new SadRenderer(loop);
            case ANGER: return new AngerRenderer(loop);
            case MOJYA: return new MojaRenderer(loop);
            case SURPRISED: return new SurprisedRenderer(loop);
            case SWEAT:return new SweatRenderer(loop);
        }
        return new EmptyRenderer();
    }
}


Carrots get their color from a high concentration of vitamin A in the form of beta carotene. Beta carotene is thought to help dry skin conditions, reduce fine lines and wrinkles and protect skin from UV rays.
INGREDIENTS: Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Shea Butter, Organic Pureed Carrots.


In 2014, 888,246 ceramic red poppies were installed at the Tower of London, each poppy represented a serviceman killed in World War I. The installation, called "Blood swept lands and seas of red' was created by Paul Cummins and Tom Piper. 2018 marks one hundred years since the end of World War I.
10% of the profits from this print will be donated to the Royal British Legion.


Milwaukee's Gio Gonzalez pitches during the first inning of the Brewers' 11-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018 at Miller Park in Milwaukee.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The New York Yankees reached into the remainder of the free-agent market to bolster their ailing rotation, agreeing Monday to a minor league contract with Gio Gonzalez.
"Being a couple guys down, to have a guy like him still available, a luxury to be able to add him just for some depth," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "He's certainly good enough to be very much in the mix of things. But we'll see how far along he is and if we're at a point where he's in play actually for the next couple, few weeks."
New York ace Luis Severino is sidelined by right shoulder inflammation and will not be available until May at the earliest. In addition, CC Sabathia is likely to miss the first week or two as he recovers from an offseason that included knee surgery and the insertion of a stent after a blockage was found in an artery from his heart. Sabathia also must serve a five-game suspension for hitting Tampa Bay's Jesus Sucre with a pitch in his last regular-season start of 2018.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Gonzalez can opt out of his deal if he's not added to the major league roster by April 20.
"It's him compared to anybody else we currently have at Triple-A through April 20, and the guy he has always been is lot better than those guys," Cashman said.
Aaron Boone's father, former big league catcher Bob Boone, has seen Gonzalez in his role as Washington's vice president and senior adviser to the general manager. Aaron Boone plans to have dinner with his dad when the Yankees travel across Florida to the east coast later this week.
"I'm sure I'll dive in on him a little bit," Aaron Boone said.
Cashman said the deal came together during Monday night's 7-4 exhibition win over Atlanta. Luke Voit, trying to beat out Greg Bird for the first base job, hit his fourth homer. Aaron Judge hit a two-run triple. Judge has four doubles, a triple, six homers and 14 RBIs this spring.
"The movement of the off-speed pitches was good," Tanaka said through a translator. "Didn't have much energy on the fastball early, the first two innings or so, but I think velocity kind of came together towards the end."
Thanks to some aggressive acquisitions by the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, the NL Central got a lot tougher on paper this offseason.


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Knock It Out Of The Park!
Get Your Game Face On!
Keep Your Eye On The Ball!
Be A Team Player!
Go For The Gold!
Go Big!
Sports has been the backdrop for numerous films over the years. Some have been among the best films ever committed to celluloid or hard drives as the case may be now. The good ones usually say something about our culture that is so much deeper than sports. They are about family, friendship, commitment, sacrifice, perseverance, hope, dreams, violence and love. They are in short about America which is why I have purposely left out any foreign films or movies about soccer. Here is my current list of the top 10 sports movies of all time.
Bad News Bears – Bad language, bad acting, bad baseball, great story with a ton of heart. Walter Matthau is perfectly cast and the kids are just classic. Doesn't hurt that I was 12 when this movie came out. I thought it was great then and upon further review, this movie has only gotten better with age.
North Dallas Forty – Fun with a capital "F". This film takes a less than romantic look behind the scenes of a professional football franchise filled with over the top characters who sacrifice their bodies and play the game for the love of the sport. Probably modeled after the Raiders teams of the 60's and 70's.
Brian's Song – Sure it's kinda cheesy but the true story of friendship between two remarkable athlete's is enough to make a grown man weep…every time.
Bull Durham – Quirky, romantic and full of great characters, this movie works on a lot of levels. Kevin Costner actually swings the bat and throws the ball like a baseball player and that authenticity holds the whole thing together.
Rocky – I never get tired of the loser makes good story line and Sylvester Stallone created an iconic character that will forever live in the hearts and minds of movie goers. America was in the dumper when this film came out and I think the theme song alone gave people a sense of hope.
Breaking Away – While not your typical sports film, this is one of the truly great movies of the 70's. A beautiful script, great performances and a killer cast make this one shine even 35 years later.
Field of Dreams – Anyone who loves baseball, loves this movie because it taps into the pure and romantic notion of the great American game. Nostalgic and heartfelt, this film proved that if you make a good movie, they will come to see it.
The Pride of the Yankees – Gary Cooper played Lou Gherig in this Classic film about one of the greatest athletes in American history. Filmed shortly after Gherig's death from ALS, the film even includes a cameo by Babe Ruth. Another tear jerker!
Hoosiers – An epic tale about a team of destiny that perfectly captures small town America and the spirit of high school sports. Gene Hackman is typically great. Dennis Hopper steals the show and the kids look like they were transported directly from the 1950s.
Raging Bull – Take a great story about a flawed hero. Shoot it in highly contrasted black and white with Scorsese at his technical peak. Mix in DeNiro, Pesci and a few other good fellas and BAM….Pure magic. The fight scenes are brutal poetry and the story is Shakespearean tragedy from start to finish. Never get tired of watching this one. Okay I left a bunch out, so sue me or better yet, write your own damn list. This is America after all.
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Browsing Manuscripts by Title
Mercer University Documents
Civil War Memorial Record
Mercer University (2014-04-15)
Heresy Trial Depositions and Letters
Mercer University (1939)
"In 1939 thirteen strident ministerial students charged four professors and a student laboratory assistant with heresy. One of the accusing students was John M. Birch, whose name was later attached to the anticommunist movement of the cold war era. The students, encouraged by some local pastors, gave legally sworn affidavits, the majority of which focused on Professor John D. Freeman of the Christianity department. Others charged were professors Josiah Crudup, John D. Allen, and W. T. Smalley, as well as lab assistant James Wallace." - http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/mercer-university#Heresy-Trial
Letter from Booker T. Washington to George C. Jones
Washington, Booker T. (1901-01-17)
Letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to Rufus C. Harris
King, Martin Luther Jr. (2015-09-10)
Mercer Institute Account Book, 1833-1835
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Account book from Mercer Institute, now Mercer University, 1833-1835.
Mercer University (Mercer University, 1866)
The Place of Radio in Modern Education
Stallings, Roscoe A. (1939)
Proceedings of investigation conducted by Executive Committee, Board of Trustees of Mercer University, in connection with heresy charges alleged against the following : Dr. Jno. D. Freeman, Dr. Josiah Crudup, Prof. W.T. Smalley, Prof. Jno. D. Allen, and Mr. James Wallace


His job was to prove she was unfaithful.
When seasoned P.I. Will Riggs was hired by a suspicious attorney to test his fiancée's fidelity, Will knew in a heartbeat that Sara Haradaway would pass with flying colors. Trouble was, Will was terribly attracted to the woman he'd been hired to seduce..
Sara thought her fiancé was the perfect man - until she found out he'd hired Will Riggs. Turning the tables, she hired Will to test her untrusting fiancé. Unfortunately, he failed the test and wound up dead. Now only Will can help Sara solved the murder. But would his sincerely offered comfort lead to more?


Abstract: We derive a sufficient condition for realizing meta-stable de Sitter vacua with small positive cosmological constant within type IIB string theory flux compactifications with spontaneously broken supersymmetry. There are a number of `lamp post' constructions of de Sitter vacua in type IIB string theory and supergravity. We show that one of them -- the method of `Kähler uplifting' by F-terms from an interplay between non-perturbative effects and the leading $\alpha'$-correction -- allows for a more general parametric understanding of the existence of de Sitter vacua. The result is a condition on the values of the flux induced superpotential and the topological data of the Calabi-Yau compactification, which guarantees the existence of a meta-stable de Sitter vacuum if met. Our analysis explicitly includes the stabilization of all moduli, i.e. the Kähler, dilaton and complex structure moduli, by the interplay of the leading perturbative and non-perturbative effects at parametrically large volume.


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Among Friends is a live album by American jazz pianist Cedar Walton recorded in 1982 at Keystone Korner in San Francisco at the same series of concerts that produced Bobby Hutcherson's Farewell Keystone and first released on the Theresa label in 1989. As the album was the final release on the Theresa label so the 1992 Evidence CD received greater distribution.

Reception
Writing in the Chicago Tribune, Jack Fuller stated: "It is a simple pleasure to listen to Cedar Walton play piano. He has all the basics, beginning with swing. There's a literate sense of humor, too, that shows up in the music he quotes. Here, with Billy Higgins on drums and Buster Williams on bass, he does a set of standards in the right place." Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and called it an "Excellent hard bop-based music from the talented pianist".

Track listing
 "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 7:11
 "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) - 9:15
 "Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:11
 "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 1:15
 "Midnight Waltz" (Cedar Walton) - 11:29
 "Solo Medley: Ruby, My Dear/My Old Flame/I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (Monk/Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnson/Alan Jay Lernerl, Frederick Loewe) - 14:23

Personnel
Cedar Walton - piano
Buster Williams - bass (tracks 1-5)
Billy Higgins - drums (tracks 1-5)
Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone (track 4)

References

Theresa Records live albums
Cedar Walton live albums
1989 live albums

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Has the Universe Always Existed?
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We have at the current juncture, two effective theories of the universe:
1. Quantum physics, which is the framework underlying elementary particle physics, describing all known interactions of matter; that is, the electromagnetic, weak and strong force, together with all elementary particles. Together these particles are embedded into the standard model of all matter. The only interaction that is not described by quantum physics is the gravitational interaction.
2. General relativity, on the other hand, is the most complete description of gravity arising from Einstein's theory of gravitational force. But, for all its strengths, general relativity is incomplete. In at least two specific places in the universe the maths of general relativity breaks down, and fails to produce reliable results i.e. In the centers of black holes and at the beginning of the universe. These regions are usually referred to as "singularities," which are spots in space-time where the current laws of physics crumble.
There is however now another approach that has completely rewritten our understanding of space and time. In all current theories of physics, space and time are continuous. They form a kind of smooth fabric that underlies all of reality. In such a continuous space-time, two points can be as close to each other in space as possible, and two events can occur as close in time to each other as possible.
But another approach, called the "causal set theory", reimagines space-time as a series of discrete chunks, or space-time "atoms." This theory would place strict limits on how close events can be in space and time, since they can't be any closer than the size of the "atom," i.e., there is a fundamental unit of space-time. It is somewhat akin to placing a microscope on your computer screen, in that you cannot get spacing smaller than one pixel.
This has by definition, important implications for the nature of time and the beginning of time. For in this causal set philosophy, the passage of time is something physical, and should not be attributed to some emergent sort of illusion, or to something that happens inside our brains that makes us think time passes.
The causal set approach also removes the problem of the Big Bang singularity because, in the theory, singularities can't exist. It's impossible for matter to compress down to infinitely tiny points. They can get no smaller than the size of a space-time atom.
So, without a Big Bang singularity, what does the beginning of our universe look like?
In the original causal set formulation and dynamics, a causal set grows from nothing into the universe we see today. Instead, with this new approach, there would be no Big Bang as a beginning, as the causal set would be infinite to the past, and so there's always something before.
The implication is thus, that the universe may have had no beginning; that it has simply always existed. What we perceive as the Big Bang may have been just a particular moment in the evolution of this always-existing causal set, not a true beginning.
What is so fascinating in this theory is in the rethinking of the notion of space-time itself, giving as it does a central role to time. It begs the question as to what it physically means for time to pass, how physical the past really is and whether the future exists already or not?
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I think I've heard that physicists do not know what time is. I have also heard that we are travelling through time at the speed of light. Well, strictly, we are travelling through space-time at the speed of light, but since we are probably not moving anywhere need light-speed, we are instead moving mostly through time. Something else I heard I thought was weird was that the universe is reckoned to be about 80,000,000,000 light-years across, so-to-speak, but the universe is only about 15,000,000,000 years old, so the universe has been expanding at faster than light-speed!
I watched Professor Roger Penrose talk about his theory of the origin of the universe, which sounds cool. He reckons the universe eventually expands very thin, the stars burn out and cool down, black holes swallow up matter (I am not sure whether they swallow up everything, nearly everything or just a percentage). Nothing happens for unimaginable periods of time. Eventually even the black holes evaporate away via Hawking Energy. He says then that because there is no mass there is no distance and no time. Without mass, distance and time, the conditions at the end of the universe resemble the conditions at the Bing Bang, so the death of one universe is the start of another. Penrose thinks there are signals of the previous universe to our in the radiation distribution of the early universes, as it is not quite uniform. He thinks they are caused by super massive black holes in the previous universe. Something like that anyway. Other hypotheses are available.
It seems a little strange, but I think we are at the same place as we were fifty years ago: The universe is either expanding, a steady state, or oscilating. There are different ways of describing it, and the alleged reasons have changed, but the possibilities are the same, and the support for each possibility is about the same.
I do not think that cauaal set theory adds anything useful; although it may help explain some locat situaiton. But it makes no difference, becaause the correct description will not allow us to do aanything that we can't already do.
Maybe I should have my time traveller go back to before the beginning to see what time and space were like then.
Danik 2016
I think a proof that some sort of time exists is that some kind of animals seem to have a similar sort of perception of time as humans. For example, if they are fed at regular times, they will mark that time at the time of being feed.
This discussion reminds me of the thread "Cosmology" initiated by Dreamwoven a long time ago.
Regarding time and space-time, another thing that stuck in my mind was when a speaker on the thought for the day slot on the radio morning news mentioned how Albert Einstein comforted a colleague whose mother had just died. He said she'd always be alive in her part of space-time.
Thanks for your input into this thread. I think it's safe to say that there is no definitive conclusion. But then why should there be as the knowledge required has such a long way to go? Reminiscent perhaps of when man knew not where the wind was coming from or where it was going. Even the flat earth theorists, speculating on what they observed in their space time.
For myself the jury is still out. At one period I held perhaps a crude mish mash of; the cause & effect argument implicit in Quantum Physics, along with spiritual leanings I.e If every action has a direct and proportionate cause, then going backwards, there must be an initial cause. An initial Creator?
But then the logic of this is flawed, just using the causal argument alone.
So, what are we left with? Our physical and spiritual senses / imagination? Observations of the seasons, day/night, aging? The expanding science of astronomy & space exploration?
My mother who died at 99 years of age once said to me, "Just think of me as if I were in the other room." How similar to the instance mentioned by Kev67 of Einstein comforting a colleague.


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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Shares Sold by Capital Investment Counsel Inc
Posted by Defense World Staff on Jan 22nd, 2023
Capital Investment Counsel Inc cut its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Rating) by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 97,104 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 6,786 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up approximately 3.2% of Capital Investment Counsel Inc's investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Capital Investment Counsel Inc's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $10,973,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fiduciary Planning LLC increased its holdings in Amazon.com by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Fiduciary Planning LLC now owns 349 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,138,000 after buying an additional 5 shares in the last quarter. HBC Financial Services PLLC increased its stake in Amazon.com by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. HBC Financial Services PLLC now owns 616 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $1,717,000 after acquiring an additional 5 shares during the last quarter. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 151 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $492,000 after purchasing an additional 5 shares during the last quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Amazon.com by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. now owns 289 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $942,000 after purchasing an additional 5 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Archetype Wealth Partners boosted its holdings in Amazon.com by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Archetype Wealth Partners now owns 169 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $552,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares during the period. 57.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
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NASDAQ AMZN opened at $97.25 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The business's 50 day moving average is $90.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $110.26. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.43 and a 12-month high of $170.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $992.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.26, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.22.
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 27th. The e-commerce giant reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.22 by ($0.02). Amazon.com had a return on equity of 14.44% and a net margin of 2.25%. The firm had revenue of $127.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $127.47 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.31 EPS. Amazon.com's revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 0.68 EPS for the current year.
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on AMZN. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Amazon.com from $175.00 to $140.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 28th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Amazon.com from $200.00 to $155.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 28th. Benchmark lowered their price target on Amazon.com from $160.00 to $125.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 28th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on Amazon.com from $125.00 to $119.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 22nd. Finally, Cowen increased their price target on Amazon.com from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and forty-two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $145.87.
In other Amazon.com news, CEO Adam Selipsky sold 345 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total transaction of $35,190.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 112,795 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,505,090. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other news, CEO Douglas J. Herrington sold 15,787 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.10, for a total transaction of $1,627,639.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 522,251 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,844,078.10. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Adam Selipsky sold 345 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.00, for a total value of $35,190.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 112,795 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,505,090. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 52,428 shares of company stock valued at $5,077,578 in the last quarter. 12.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
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A&P judge OKs modified KERP; auction delayed
Jon Springer | Sep 15, 2015
The judge in A&P's bankruptcy case has approved the retailer's request to set aside $3.9 million to pay retention bonuses to certain employees who stay through the wind-down of the company's stores, with the caveat that an additional $1.1 million be put aside to help pay severance to workers who will be let go.
That request was granted Monday at a hearing in White Plains, N.Y., according to local news reports. As reported previously, A&P reduced its initial request from $5 million in retention payments to $3.9 million following objections from union-represented workers left out of the plan. Judge Robert Drain approved the reduced request, but ordered the $1.1 million by which it was reduced go toward severance payments which will go toward union and non-union workers.
A&P, Montvale, N.J., has filed notice of potential layoffs of more than 20,000 workers. As part of the bankruptcy process, the company has received approval to pay just 52% of the severance that its collective bargaining agreements required.
In a separate filing, A&P has pushed back the deadline to field bids for its stores to later this week, and asked that the auction of stores that already have bids be delayed by a week to Oct. 1 and 2, citing, among other reasons, potential logistical complications arising from Pope Francis' scheduled visit to New York later this month.
The original bid deadline was Sept. 11 and the auction was initially scheduled Sept. 24 to 25. A&P said it would announce successful bidders on Oct. 3. The deadline for parties to file objections to the successful bids will be delayed until Oct. 9, while the deadline for A&P's response to such objections has been pushed back from Oct. 6 to Oct. 15.
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Wildlife Authorities Investigating Report of Dead Eagle at Wind Energy Site
The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota (FFM) has learned that the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is investigating a report of a dead bald eagle found beneath a wind turbine in southeast Minnesota. The bald eagle was reportedly found over the weekend on a farm near the town of LeRoy. If confirmed, the incident appears to be the first reported case of a bald eagle killed at a wind energy site in Minnesota.
As The Turbine Turns: Rural Electric Customers Pay the Price for Renewable Energy Mandate
"Paying for wind we don't need, can't use and can't sell" Taxpayers already pay a high price to subsidize wind energy through billions in federal grants, loan guarantees and tax credits that prop up the "windustry". Now the bill for state renewable energy mandates is coming due with hundreds of thousands of Minnesota electric co-op and utility customers picking up the tab. Going green cost rural electric ratepayers in Minnesota more than $70 million last year, according to the Minnesota Rural El...
Stimulus Funding for Controversial Wind Farm Up in Air
An initiative led by Congressman John Kline (MN-R) would do more than terminate the federal stimulus renewable energy program that funded the bankrupt $535 million notorious Solyndra solar power project. If successful, it would also knock the wind out of a key funding source for one of the nation's most controversial wind projects.
Big Government: 'Symbolic' Wind Turbines Generating More P.R. Than Power
BigGovernment.com ran the "symbolic wind turbines" piece by FFM's Tom Steward on its website. The article examines twelve wind turbines across Minnesota that have been in the news lately because they've been shutting down from the cold temperatures. What are these turbines generating if they're not generating energy?
"Symbolic" Wind Turbines Generating More P.R. Than Power
Now that most of twelve California wind turbines retrofitted for Minnesota winters are finally operational, several cities acknowledged to the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota that the $5 million project may be more suited for generating PR—both good and bad—than producing significant quantities of power.
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Christmas came early this week for several Minnesota farmers when state regulators unanimously rejected a permit for a controversial wind farm proposed by the City of New Ulm, which had threatened to use eminent domain authority for the first time on record to seize the wind rights over the opponents' property in order to force through the 8-megawatt project.


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BJP goons social gathering: Sanjay Singh
Evidently dacoit Gabbar Singh is preaching non-violence. After the independence of India, the police has been misused essentially the most by anybody then BJP. I ponder why Amit Shah has not gone to satisfy until now. They need to go by themselves. BJP has proved that goons are a celebration of rioters, they will go to any extent to avoid wasting them.
BJP comes out in assist of the rapists: Sanjay Singh
stands with the MLA who raped Unnao, individuals who attain the police station to rescue the rapist in Noida, Those that raped an 8-year-old lady inside Kathua, three ministers come out with the tricolor in favor of the rapists. You'll be able to count on from such folks that they can provide choice to the nation, can do wholesome politics.
BJP is the most important abuser of police: Sanjay Singh
Those that raided our Chief Minister's workplace, CBI raided the Deputy Chief Minister's home, on the Well being Minister The CBI raided and humiliated 35 MLAs and put them in jail. Even. That 40 policemen had gone to catch Somnath Bharti's canine, these individuals are speaking in regards to the abuse of the police. The world's largest social gathering is turning into the world's largest goons and laughter's social gathering. It is a very shameful scenario.
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