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Materials Design for Energy Storage and Conversion: Theory and Experiment
Online event - hosted by CECAM-HQ
Detailed analysis of the various factors underlying the relevant properties and processes during energy conversion not only helps us to better understand the phenomenological implications of the fundamental concepts but also to uncover the important physical and chemical trends in energy systems that they produce. Electronic and atomic structure, microstructure, chemical and mechanical stability, electronic and ionic conductivity, as well as reactivity are examples of important parameters controlling the performance of energy materials. In principle, all these parameters can be characterized by applying experimental and/or theoretical techniques. Thus, designing high-performing energy storage and conversion systems requires combined theoretical/experimental efforts to screen materials in the search for optimal components.
First-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculation as well as ab initio thermodynamics, kinetics, and dynamics, and continuum-scale modelling have been applied to investigate electrode, electrolyte, and their interfaces in energy storages and conversion systems. For example, mechanism of lithiation/delithiation and potential profile for Li-based cathode materials have been simulated by calculating phase diagrams [1, 2] using a combination of DFT and Monte Carlo simulations. The simulated staging mechanism was in fair agreement with experimental observation [3]. Moreover, electronic and atomic structure of surfaces as well as morphology of nanoparticles of cathode materials for Li-ion [4-5], Li-air [6], Li-S [7] batteries were characterized by DFT and ab initio atomistic thermodynamics approaches. The theoretical calculations were either combined with experimental observations or they were later confirmed by measurements. Stress distribution in primary [8] and secondary particles [9] of cathode materials was also simulated. The results of ref. 9, for example, explained the reason behind the higher stability of well-ordered core-shell cathode particles. Influence of atomic structure of grain boundaries in microstructures on Li-ion conduction in solid electrolyte materials for all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) were also recently performed [10,11], which can be in future combined with experimental studied to understand and improve the performance of ASSBs. Electronic and atomic structure of complex solid-electrolyte/electrode interfaces have also been calculated [12,13]. On the other hand, continuum-scale modelling of solid/solid interfaces and space charge have been developed [14-18]. However, most of the computational parameters in these models have been either provided by experimental data or were considered as free parameters. Besides ideal interfaces, decomposition and secondary phase formation between solid electrolytes and electrodes were predicted by calculating Li and O grand potential phase diagrams [19,20]. Predicted interfacial phase formation were well correlated with experimental interfacial observations and battery performance.
Treatment of chemical reactions at the active interfaces in energy conversion devices, in particular solid-liquid interfaces in fuel cells, remain a great challenge for theory. Ab initio treatment of chemical reactions at solid-liquid interfaces under bias voltage was pioneered by Nørskov et al. [21]. The long-range effects of charge redistribution between electrodes, adsorbates, and electrolyte play an important role, and must be taken into account when modelling electrochemical reactions [17,22,23]. The main remaining problem is to account for statistical effects at finite temperatures, in particular configurational entropy and interplay of chemical reactions. The possibility of treating equilibrium (potential of zero charge and differential capacitance) and dynamic (chemical reactions) properties of the electrode/electrolyte interface in a unified theoretical framework remains unclear [24]. A pre-requisite to address these problems from first principles is to accelerate the energy evaluation per structure without losing the accuracy. In the context of fuel cells, a combination of first-principles calculations with reactive force fields has been proposed for this purpose [25]. An interesting emerging prospect is to combine ab initio calculations with machine learning to find more transferrable interatomic potentials [26-28]. Data mining and machine learning can be also used to find descriptive parameters (descriptors) that establish correlations between easily computable or measurable properties of materials (e.g., properties of involved atoms and interfaces) and their (electro)chemical and catalytic properties [29,30]. Therefore, we expect that bringing together experts with data mining/machine learning and energy conversion expertise will induce many interesting discussions and collaborations.
Characterization of primary particles and microstructures as well as interfaces and grain boundaries is a major challenge for both experimentalists and theoreticians. Multiscale modelling of these complex systems is still in its infancy stage and needs to be further developed. In particular, ab initio and/or atomistic-based multiscale modelling can help us to gain fundamental understanding of relation between (physical, chemical, and mechanical) properties and performance of materials. It is also an enormous challenge for experimentalist to characterize energy materials in atomic scale, in particular at realistic operational conditions.
The proposed workshop aims to bring together theoreticians and experimentalists who are working on development of energy materials and systems. Recent advances in electronic-structure theory, continuum modelling, multiscale modelling, data analytics, as well as atomic-scale observation techniques will be presented and discussed. Applications of the theoretical and experimental methods for Li- and Na-ion batteries, all-solid-state batteries, and solid oxide fuel cells will be presented.
Proposed Sessions:
• Data Mining and Machine Learning, and Multiscale Modeling
• Combined Computational/Experimental Strategies to Energy Material Design
• All-Solid-State Batteries and Fuel Cells: Novel Electrolyte Materials, Interfaces and Interphases
• Novel Cathode and Anode Materials for Li-, Na-, K-, and Mg-based Batteries
Payam Kaghazchi ( Forschungszentrum Jülich, IEK-1 ) - Organiser
Sergey Levchenko ( Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI), Berlin ) - Organiser


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Gord was born in Montreal and raised in Ottawa but has been in Moncton since 1994. He has a wonderful family which includes his wife Sylvie and 2 children, Sam and Emma. Gords' hobbies are hockey and golf.
Gord has been practicing dentistry in Moncton since graduation in 1994 from Dalhousie Dental School. Gord concentrates on comprehensive dentistry, which includes smile design. Gord has been involved with the dental department at the Dr. Georges L Dumont Hospital for over 10 years.
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Hi Doll, guess what? Sweater season is finally here!! I love sweaters and get so excited this time of the year when I get to bring out all of my knit wear. There are so many different styles of sweaters they can be worn with anything! In the fall I love to wear leggings and a big, cozy sweater with some Uggs, it's my go to outfit for running errands. I was shopping this week and picked up a few of sweaters at GAP, they have so many to choose from! I purchased this ivory cable knit cardigan that I cant wait to wear with some boyfriend jeans and some boots. I also go these two cable knit pullovers, one in grey and another amazing this plum color that I love for the fall! P.s. this was my first mood board, what do you think?


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Memphis vs
Florida Atl.
at Montgomery
4:00 PM Pacific
Rotation: 275
Odds: Florida Atl. +8.5, Total: 52.5
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Memphis (-8.5) 30 Florida Atlantic 19
Florida Atlantic had allowed just 4.5 yards per play and 12.4 points per game (to teams that would combine to average 4.9 yppl to an average FBS defense) before mysteriously giving up 45 points and 8.0 yppl to a sub-par Southern Miss offense with a third-string quarterback that had previously been dreadfully bad. Coach Willie Taggart says it was the worst tackling from his team all season, which is something that can be remedied. FAU now has an average FBS defense, which is good for a CUSA team, and Memphis has an average FBS offense (6.1 yppl against teams that would allow 6.1 yppl to an average team). Memphis has the same quarterback in Brady White that lit it up the last two seasons but the receiving corps isn't as good and the Tigers couldn't replace RB Kenny Gainwell, who ran for 1459 yards at 6.3 ypr last season but opted not to play this season (Memphis is 0.6 yprp worse than average running the ball this season). The Tigers are projected to gain 417 yards on 5.7 yards per play in this game.
Projecting FAU's offense is a bit trickier, as the Owls are much better offensively with Javion Posey at quarterback instead of Nick Tronti, who oddly started the final game of the season despite being much worse than Posey. Tronti was the undisputed starter at the beginning of the season but Posey starting getting snaps in week 10 against Western Kentucky and started the next 3 games. After scoring 62 points in two games in Posey's first two starts (after just 64 total points in the first 4 games with Tronti at quarterback) the Owls managed just 3 points against a Georgia Southern defense that is really good defending the run. Posey still averaged 7.2 yards per play in that game (107 yards on 15 pass plays and 59 yards on 8 runs) while Tronti managed just 6.1 yards per play after taking over, but coach Taggart decided to start Tronti against Southern Miss with Posey barely playing (1 pass and 2 runs). Taggart is a horrible coach that always makes the wrong decision so I'm guessing that Tronti will start despite averaging just 4.5 yards on 192 quarterback plays (running and passing) while Posey averaged 6.8 yards on 116 quarterback plays, including 443 yards on 50 runs. Although, I would expect Posey to play.
I decided to use Florida Atlantic's season numbers rather than guessing how many snaps each quarterback will get, and the owls are projected to gain just 292 yards at 4.1 yppl with star RB Malcolm Davidson not playing Davidson averaged 7.1 yards on 42 runs while also hauling in 6 of the 8 passes thrown to him for 96 yards. BJ Emmons is also out, but that's a positive given his 3.1 ypr average (today's main back James Charles averages 4.6 ypr). FAU won't be able to take advantage of Memphis' sub-par pass defense (0.4 yppp worse than average) and the Owls won't be able to run against a solid Tigers' defensive front (0.3 yprp better than average) unless Posey is in the game. Posey's compensated passing numbers are also better than Tronti's passing numbers (although with a higher projected interception rate) so there would be no question who the quarterback should be in this game if I were coaching.
The math favors Memphis by 14 points in this game using Florida Atlantic's season offensive numbers, adjusted for the missing running backs, but only favors the Tigers by 9 points if Posey plays the entire game for FAU, which is unlikely given Taggart's decision-making history. The value is clearly on Memphis is this game but the Owls apply to a number of good Bowl situations (including a 35-3-2 ATS situation) while Memphis applies to a negative 13-47-2 ATS big bowl favorite situation. I'll pass.
Run Plays 33.2 34.4
Run Yards 146.4 143.5
YPRP 4.8 4.6
Pass Comp 23.2 25.0
Pass Att 38.7 39.2
Comp % 59.9% 63.8%
Pass Yards 310.3 303.1
Sacks 2.1 2.6
Sack Yards 11.3 15.1
Sack % 5.1% 6.2%
Pass Plays 40.8 41.8
Net Pass Yards 299.0 288.0
YPPP 7.3 6.9
Total Plays 74.0 76.2
Total Yards 456.7 446.6
YPPL 6.2 5.9
Int 0.9 1.1
Int % 2.3% 2.8%
Fumbles 0.7 0.7
Turnovers 1.6 1.8
Points 31.6 29.7
Straight Up: , Against the Spread:
* game log stats denoted as Off/Def
2020 Game Log RUSHING PLAYS PASSING PLAYS TOTAL
Opponent Score Spread Atts Yds Yprp Fum Comp Att Yds Int Sack Yppp Yds Yppl
09/05/20 Arkansas St. 37-24 -19.0 L 44/33 238/155 5.4/4.7 0/1 26/27 36/43 275/274 1/2 0/3 7.6/6.0 513/429 6.4/5.4
10/03/20 @ SMU 27-30 0.0 L 34/24 214/85 6.3/3.5 2/2 28/32 41/46 285/464 2/0 4/2 6.3/9.7 499/549 6.3/7.6
10/17/20 UCF 50-49 +2.5 W 41/43 245/214 6.0/5.0 1/1 34/35 50/49 474/586 0/0 2/4 9.1/11.1 719/800 7.7/8.3
10/24/20 Temple 41-29 -13.5 L 40/29 180/140 4.5/4.8 2/1 17/41 36/63 313/364 1/3 0/4 8.7/5.4 493/504 6.5/5.3
10/31/20 @ Cincinnati 10-49 +6.5 L 23/38 51/212 2.2/5.6 1/0 18/21 35/26 276/262 0/1 6/2 6.7/9.4 327/474 5.1/7.2
11/07/20 South Florida 34-33 -17.0 L 30/29 102/135 3.4/4.7 0/0 30/20 50/29 435/195 1/0 2/4 8.4/5.9 537/330 6.5/5.3
11/21/20 Stephen F. Austin 56-14 -31.0 W 42/24 322/66 7.7/2.8 0/0 19/19 33/41 267/158 1/2 2/2 7.6/3.7 589/224 7.6/3.3
11/28/20 @ Navy 10-7 -13.5 L 26/50 75/235 2.9/4.7 1/1 18/4 32/12 194/86 0/1 0/1 6.1/6.6 269/321 4.6/5.1
12/05/20 @ Tulane 21-35 +3.0 L 25/40 72/196 2.9/4.9 0/0 20/21 39/34 236/228 2/1 3/3 5.6/6.2 308/424 4.6/5.5
12/12/20 Houston 30-27 +5.0 W 27/34 78/148 2.9/4.4 0/1 22/30 35/49 235/263 1/1 2/1 6.4/5.3 313/411 4.9/4.9
10/03/20 Charlotte 21-17 -6.5 L 33/35 217/111 6.6/3.2 0/1 11/24 22/32 98/286 0/0 0/6 4.5/7.5 315/397 5.7/5.4
10/24/20 @ Marshall 9-20 +16.0 W 31/30 134/134 4.3/4.5 0/0 18/18 30/31 100/251 1/2 6/0 2.8/8.1 234/385 3.5/6.3
10/31/20 UTSA 24-3 -5.0 W 48/31 222/151 4.6/4.9 0/0 12/14 20/34 134/102 0/0 2/6 6.1/2.6 356/253 5.1/3.6
11/07/20 Western Kentucky 10-6 -7.0 L 41/26 189/107 4.6/4.1 0/0 7/19 17/40 84/150 1/0 4/1 4.0/3.7 273/257 4.4/3.8
11/13/20 @ FIU 38-19 -9.5 W 51/28 385/189 7.5/6.8 1/0 10/18 16/33 80/100 0/0 0/5 5.0/2.6 465/289 6.9/4.4
11/20/20 Massachusetts 24-2 -33.0 L 38/23 184/77 4.8/3.3 1/0 15/14 30/29 184/70 0/2 6/3 5.1/2.2 368/147 5.0/2.7
12/05/20 @ Georgia Southern 3-20 -2.5 L 29/58 122/280 4.2/4.8 2/0 14/3 28/12 189/62 2/0 0/1 6.8/4.8 311/342 5.5/4.8
12/10/20 @ Southern Miss 31-45 -9.5 L 33/45 168/329 5.1/7.3 0/2 17/13 34/19 158/197 1/1 1/2 4.5/9.4 326/526 4.8/8.0
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Alabama professor charged in 1986 killing
Amy Bishop, in jail for the alleged murder of three colleagues, is indicted in Massachusetts in her brother's death
Bob Salsberg
A biology professor charged with killing three of her colleagues at an Alabama university has been indicted in the 1986 shooting death of her brother in Massachusetts, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Authorities had originally ruled that the shooting of Amy Bishop's brother was an accident, but they reopened the case after Bishop was charged in February with gunning down six of her colleagues at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, killing three.
Bishop, 45, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 18-year-old brother, Seth, Norfolk District Attorney William Keating said.
Keating said he did not understand why charges were never brought against Bishop.
"I can't give you any explanations, I can't give you excuses, because there are none," he said. "Jobs weren't done, responsibilities weren't met and justice wasn't served."
Bishop had told police who investigated her brother's death that she accidentally shot him while trying to unload her father's 12-gauge shotgun in the family's Braintree home. Her mother, Judith, the only witness to the shooting, confirmed her daughter's account to police.
But after Bishop was charged in the Alabama shootings, authorities began reinvestigating Seth Bishop's death.
U.S. Rep. William Delahunt, who was then the Norfolk County district attorney, said that Braintree police never told anyone in his office that after Bishop shot her brother, she tried to commandeer a getaway car at gunpoint at a local car dealership, then refused to drop her gun until officers ordered her to do so repeatedly. Those events were described in Braintree police reports but not in a report written by a state police detective assigned to the district attorney's office.
Investigators looking at an old crime scene photo from her brother's shooting discovered a newspaper article about the 1986 killings of actor Patrick Duffy's parents. The clipping, which was in Bishop's bedroom, described how a teenager shot the "Dallas" star's parents with a 12-gauge shotgun and stole a getaway car from an auto dealership.
Keating ordered an inquest, which was held in April. Nineteen witnesses, including Bishop's parents, testified before Quincy District Court Judge Mark Coven during the closed-door inquest. A grand jury heard evidence this month.
Keating said the indictment, brought 24 years after Seth Bishop's death, brought little comfort.
"You're never satisfied when a young boy, a young man, has lost his life," he said. "You're never satisfied when justice isn't served. You're never satisfied, when using your common sense, in all likelihood, three individuals in Alabama that were killed might not have been because the defendant wouldn't have been in that room."
An attorney representing Amy Bishop in the Alabama shootings, Roy Miller, had no immediate comment on the Massachusetts charges. Miller has indicated he is considering an insanity defense for Bishop.
The chief prosecutor in Huntsville, Madison County District Attorney Robert Broussard, didn't immediately return a telephone call seeking comment. He has said an Alabama grand jury would likely consider charges against Bishop in the university shooting by late summer.
Associated Press writers Denise Lavoie in Boston and Jay Reeves in Birmingham, Ala., contributed to this report.
MORE FROM Bob Salsberg
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com2010/06/16/alabama_university_shooting_brother/


What Can You say about Charice Pempenco?
A new found great singer named Charice is invading many places to perform. If you have heard about her how would you describe her as a singer?
She's a fellow Filipino and I'm proud of her. She's got real talent and she looks great too.
She's good. I'm proud of her because I'm a Filipino.
She has a great voice, a great talent, she can sing. But, I hate to say this, she seems to be overdoing some of her numbers. She's still too young to get a throat surgery .
What do you think of Charice?
I am sick to my back teeth of people slagging the states off and I feel they should be grateful to us as we have for years fought to keep this world stable. I say a prayer for our troops every night before I go to bed and I get upset when I see someone bringing our nation down, god bless America.
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Excited about a new puppy!


WASHINGTON, DC – The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development salutes the quick action by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to reintroduce and report out of committee S. 1116, the Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2017, which focuses on improving economic opportunity and access to capital in Indian Country. The National Center's Board Chairman, Derrick Watchman, testified at a Committee hearing last summer in support of similar legislation (S. 3234) as the culmination of years of seeking the important legislative changes incorporated in the bill. The National Center also called for quick passage of additional legislation to create incubators targeted specifically at Native businesses.
Increasing Buy Indian Act procurements by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service and improve accountability.
Reauthorization the Native American Programs Act and enhance its socio economic development grant program.
The National Center also supports prompt enactment of the Native American Business Incubators Program Act (S. 607) to create an annual $5 million competitive grant initiative within the Interior Department to establish or maintain business incubators that serve Native American communities. S. 607 was introduced by Committee Ranking Member Tom Udall, and is similar to legislation considered but not enacted last Congress. Both Chairman Hoeven and Ranking Member Udall pledged to continue to work towards its passage this year.


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John Phillips Commentary Series - Exploring 2 Corinthians
Get a feel for how books of the Bible are laid out and how your commentaries will be structured. You can also access these from the Resource Guide when it's applicable to the passage you're reading, providing additional context.
Title: John Phillips Commentary Series - Exploring 2 Corinthians
Publisher: Kregel
Author: John Phillips
Paul's style tended to be elliptical; the gaps had to be filled in by his readers. His transitions, by which he moved from one step to another, were also important and sometimes call for words to be supplied. Paul's sequences of thought were often subtle, complex, and hard to follow. Much of the problem goes back to the difficulty of the grammar in the original text. This is reflected in the Authorized Version by the unusual amount of italicizing required. The use of italics is a typographical way of reflecting words not in the original but supplied by the translators so as to make sense in English. The problem is compounded by the fact that this was the most personal and passionate of Paul's letters. Moreover, he was dealing with a situation which was much clearer to him, and to his readers, than it is to us.
Join John Phillips and meet afresh that greatest of all Christians, the beloved, if maligned, apostle Paul.
The John Phillips Commentary Series is designed to provide pastors, Sunday school teachers, and students of the Scripture with doctrinally sound interpretation that emphasizes the practical application of Bible truth. Working from the familiar King James Version, Dr. Phillips not only provides helpful commentary on the text, but also includes detailed outlines and numerous illustrations and quotations. Anyone wanting to explore the meaning of God's Word in greater depth - for personal spiritual growth or as a resource for preaching and teaching - will welcome the guidance and insights of this respected series.
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1. I suggested building beds above each other to save space but the idea was debunked.
2. When I looked for the pencil artist who had copied all my drawings he was gone without a trace.
3. When the goose hit Dracula like a feather duster it was soon down for the Count.
4. After they stole my car's catalytic converter I was fuming.
5. The liquor store was burgled with no sign of a break in, no fingerprints and only spirits were taken. Police suspect it was a polter-heist.
6. Since I changed the color of my favorite monastic robes they have been stiff and uncomfortable. I guess old habits dye hard.
7. The popularity of hot air riding is ballooning.
8. As I scent her out to a choir cheep denim genes I waived good buy.
9. It really tees me off when you wear my driving gloves to play golf.
10. I just can't see why you say I'm myopic.
11. After cosmetic surgery the pelican faced a huge bill.
12. They come from a long line of bakers. They're inbred.
13. This garment is made out of the feathers of starving parrots. It's polypropylene.
14. Eating like a pig is a porcine of etiquette.
15. Rabbit relationships are based on a financial transaction. If he's got the doe she gets a buck.
16. Stealing my computer files rarely gets my back up.
17. Ski jumpers are inclined to be fast.
18. Attending Mexico's Dia de Muertos could be a fete worse than death.
19. When Darth Vader turned his back on the dark side and joined a monastery he still wore black robes, out of force of habit.
20. Being stripped of her Citrus Queen title was a bitter disappointment.
21. The flipside of contagious gum disease is an infectious smile.
22. I have learned how to take a compliment because I'm not usually offered any.
23. Circling vultures are a dead giveaway.
24. She comes from a long line of slow check out operators.
25. Several states were delighted by the solar eclipse.
26. I gave up my job as a high-wire walker because I was struggling to achieve work-life balance.
27. My idea for a hovercraft robot vacuum cleaner never really took off.
28. Pre-schoolers are like black holes. They draw in everything around them.
29. Computer geeks always look scruffy because they only take milliseconds to refresh.
30. My relationship with my chauffeur just isn't going anywhere. It feels like he's always trying to drive me away.
31. The meaning of opaque is unclear.
32. Controlling geometry teachers divide and rule.
33. When you dig up ghosts from the past, burying them again is a phenomenal undertaking.
34. They say that Himalayan Roosters can lay eggs but why is that one screaming? Himalayan Rock Salt.
35. If the current leader's head was added to Mount Rushmore using cement, that would be setting a precedent.
36. I may not have been chaste but I've never been caught.
37. The leopard tried creeping up on the tigers using its camouflage but it was spotted.
38. I didn't smoke the weed, it was just a toke in gesture.
39. Vampires snack between meals on lentils because they are so into pulses.
40. Irresponsible financiers must be discredited.
41. If you see cattle wearing shin pads then you know they are on a weight loss program to reduce grazing.
42. I can show you how to levitate using 'smoke and mirrors' if you don't mind suspending reality for a while.
43. Alternative facts are aversion of the truth.
44. Leaving myself out of my own photo was selfie-facing.
45. If you want to hear a quick comeback try walking away without paying.
46. Old skiers go downhill fast.
47. When the Grim Reaper sweeps through, we have a brush with death.
48. I mixed up the cardiac resuscitation equipment with the lie detector, but I will de-fib you later.
49. I tried sleeping at the gym but it was fitful.
50. I'm prone to lying.
51. When the maid found my lottery ticket she really cleaned up.
52. Arranging Goliath's funeral was a giant undertaking.
53. I moved onto a boat in Hong Kong's harbour to avoid unsolicited advertising material but all I got was junk mail.
54. What top does an astronaut wear to the moon? Apollo shirt.
55. When the cigarette lighter salesman tried to win back his old flame he found that he had met his match.
56. The fraudulent caged chicken farmer gave himself free range with his egg labeling.
57. He's got a phonographic memory. He repeats the exact same old lines like a scratched record.
58. He sold a batch of release spray to someone in jail but it was just a silly-con.
59. Deep cuts were made in the guillotine industry and heads rolled.
60. When the drummer moved back in next door there were many repercussions.
61. Even the smallest egg farms are multi-layer organisations.
62. The junior librarian was reincarnated as a bookmark because he always knew his place.
63. The misdirected astronaut wasn't exactly over the moon.
64. Global warming campaigners lament the invention of the infernal combustion engine.
65. I was too busy drinking to notice that all my cigarettes had gone ashtray.
66. I gave my stressed out feline too much elixir. Now it's catatonic.
67. Crane drivers have uplifting pick-up lines.
68. Psychopaths always see amoral in the story.
69. People who lack the patience for calligraphy will never have properly formed characters.
70. You can't sing with a mouthful of garbanzo beans, so hummus a tune.
71. I was terrified anaesthetising my first big cat, but I had to feel the fur and do it anyway.
72. The tap dancer's routine ran hot and cold.
73. Funniness and cleverness have always been two notable factors for rating puns, but the third has groan in significance.
74. I tried talking about our future but she just kept bringing up my past. It was a tense conversation.
75. The new jail tunnel was a runaway success.
76. The tarantula found his partner online. He spider on the web.
77. Does my great new smile denture ego?
78. My blind date's not looking good.
79. On Valentine's Day flower prices rose to the occasion.
80. A recent genetic hybrid of a dog and a mirror has given geneticists pause for reflection.
81. The new drive-thru restaurant for golfers insisted on putting greens in all their courses.


Collaborations between designers and creative arts doesn't seem to want to cease and I've somehow been caught in the thick of it in the past week which very nicely creates an arc that perhaps might culminate in the Ballet Russes exhibition at the V&A or perhaps beyond that depending on what else comes up. I've been weaving in and around the lot of them this week that has gone from Coco Chanel's eventual (hinted at in the Coco and Igor film) collaboration with Ballet Russes… which then led onto Leon Bakst's work for the Ballet Russes noted yesterday through the Erdem scarf print… and then I took a little trip to the Sadler's Wells theatre in London to revisit costumes that perhaps hold more significance now than they did when they debuted last year.
In between all of that, you could fill it in with other noted theatre/ballet/opera collaborators such as Karl Lagerfeld carrying on the Chanel tradition by creating costumes for The Dying Swan and Viktor & Rolf for the opera Der Freischutz and on a smaller scale you have art/fashion hybrid luminaries like Benajamin Cho who did costumes for Scottish Ballet's Ride the Beasts production. Looking to the future, a month from now, we have Rodarte's most probably resplendent 40 costumes for Darren Arronofsky's upcoming film Black Swan. In itself, it's a genre that could be expanded upon in its entirety in great detail but I prefer to pick out the individual instances that are significant to me as a part time ballet lover and a hack whose interest in the arts seems to be fleeting and unfortunately never all-consuming.
I therefore have not actually seen Eonnagata but the original reviews for this production in 2009 were compelling enough. Of course as a lazy part-timer, there was never enough impetus to see it for real. It's a pretty star studded collaboration between Canadian theatre director Robert Lepage, choreographer Russell Maliphant and the star that of course peppers my own ballet memories…Sylvie Guillem. The production centres on the transvestite antics of the 18th century figure Chevalier d'√âon but then weaves in the Japanese onnogata, a male actors who perform female roles in Kabuki theatre. Guillem and Maliphant therefore take on the female and male sides of this cross-dressing swordsmen. It's a heady mix made headier by the addition of superb lighting by Michael Hulls and of course, costumes by Alexander McQueen. It was obviously this vital cog in the production that prompted me to see the costumes in person backstage at the Sadler's Wells where Eonnagata is currently re-running for four nights only.
Where the pieces come to life is of course on stage and unfortunately backstage, the wear and tear of these costumes that have toured all over the world were evident. Still, knowing that Alexander McQueen was an admirer of Sylvie Guillem (I'm still trying to hunt down the documentary on Guillem..Sur Le Fil, where she visits McQueen in his studio…) and knowing that he made the costumes by directly draping fabric onto body to allow for movement made studying the pieces up close a treat, especially when paired with video clips of Eonnagata as well as the beautiful stills by Eric Labbe. There were little inflexions of his own collections in the costumes that worked in tandem with the themes of Eonnagata; military jackets, billowing dramatics seen in the red cape and taut body forming seen in the reflective stripe bodysuits.
The pieces I liked best and actually formed the bulk of the costumes were the diaphanous white robes that had structure built into them through the L-shaped sleeves and at the same time, allowed for movement. I love that McQueen didn't just think of standalone beautiful pieces that are there for gawping but pieces that allied with Hulls' lighting and Maliphant and Guillem's movements in perfect synchronisation.
Linda: Is it definitely August and is it definitely UK Elle because I can't seem to find it – do you mean the one with Lily Allen on the cover?
The jackets are stunning and the dresses (black and white) are stunning.
I'm going to see this tonight….and I'm soooo excited.
Starling: So jealous! I'm thinking of booking last minute tickets for tomorrow night…. have fun!!
The interactions of the McQueen pieces, the poses, and the beautiful lurid lighting blows my mind (I mean, look- just look at that picture of the duo pushing at the table- the composite shapes on the ground! That probably lasted for but a moment!) I aspire to such multidimensional production someday. Thank you for sharing.
Susie, I think you've found your calling. Reporting on theater productions is something you do exceptionally well.
Such a great post, I love the relationship between line and movement between the clothing and the body. Could look at those pics for aaaaages.
where do old costumes go to die, I wonder.
Dear Susie, my mistake, it was the august edition of Harpers. L.
it is nice show. what their topic?


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Single column discrepancy and dynamic max-mini optimizations for quickly finding the most parsimonious evolutionary trees
P. W. Purdom, P. G. Bradford, K. Tamura, S. Kumar
Motivation: In the maximum parsimony (MP) method, the tree requiring the minimum number of changes (discrepancy) to explain the given set of DNA or amino acid sequences is chosen to represent their evolutionary relationships. To find the MP tree, the branch-and-bound algorithm is normally used. For a partial phylogenetic-tree (one that has a subset of the organisms) the traditional algorithm assigns a cost equal to the discrepancy of the partial phylogenetic-tree. We propose a single column discrepancy heuristic which increases this cost by predicting a minimum additional discrepancy needed to attach the sequences yet to be added to the partial phylogenetic-tree. A dynamic Max-mini order of sequence addition is also proposed to quickly terminate branch-and-bound search paths that are guaranteed to lead to suboptimal solutions. Results: We studied the running time of 47 problems generated from 17 data sets. The use of single column discrepancy heuristic speeded up the computation to 2.4-fold for static and 18.2-fold for dynamic search order The improvement appeared to increase exponentially with the number of sequences. The proposed strategies are also likely to be useful in speeding up the MP tree search using heuristic searches that are based on banch-and-bound-like algorithms. Contact s.kumar@asu.edu.
Minimax Optimization
Evolutionary Tree
Maximum Parsimony
Phylogenetic Tree
Heuristic Search
Branch and Bound Algorithm
Branch-and-bound
Terminate
Purdom, P. W., Bradford, P. G., Tamura, K., & Kumar, S. (2000). Single column discrepancy and dynamic max-mini optimizations for quickly finding the most parsimonious evolutionary trees. Bioinformatics, 16(2), 140-151.
Single column discrepancy and dynamic max-mini optimizations for quickly finding the most parsimonious evolutionary trees. / Purdom, P. W.; Bradford, P. G.; Tamura, K.; Kumar, S.
In: Bioinformatics, Vol. 16, No. 2, 02.2000, p. 140-151.
Purdom, PW, Bradford, PG, Tamura, K & Kumar, S 2000, 'Single column discrepancy and dynamic max-mini optimizations for quickly finding the most parsimonious evolutionary trees', Bioinformatics, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 140-151.
Purdom PW, Bradford PG, Tamura K, Kumar S. Single column discrepancy and dynamic max-mini optimizations for quickly finding the most parsimonious evolutionary trees. Bioinformatics. 2000 Feb;16(2):140-151.
Purdom, P. W. ; Bradford, P. G. ; Tamura, K. ; Kumar, S. / Single column discrepancy and dynamic max-mini optimizations for quickly finding the most parsimonious evolutionary trees. In: Bioinformatics. 2000 ; Vol. 16, No. 2. pp. 140-151.
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I know it isn't technically limited to the Northwoods, but I will always associate Old Chicago with Duluth, Minnesota, because that's where I always seem to get it.
With a huge beer selection that includes my perennial favorite, Leinenkugel's Honeyweiss, Old Chicago also has a decent food menu. Looking it over for a while, I eventually decided on the Meatball Stromboli, mostly due to its lack of vegetables.
Sipping on my beer, I relaxed as I awaited my Italian sandwich. When it came, it looked quite good. The bread was of an interesting consistency and the insides were pretty good. It came with extra marinara sauce for dipping, but this was pretty unnecessary for the packed sandwich which was already hard enough to eat without insides falling out.
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The National Stadium of Santiago in Chile, host of the 2015 Copa América, South America's most important interclub tournament. Photo taken from Gerardo Diego Ontiveros' Flickr account under teh Creative Commons license.
Daniel Alarcón, executive producer of our partner Radio Ambulante, speaks with the following three journalists regarding the 2015 Copa América that began last week on June 11th in Chile: Juan Pablo Meneses of Chile, author of "Niños futbolistas" (Children soccer players); Hernando Álvarez of Colombia, director of BBC Mundo; and Gerardo Lissardy of Uruguay, correspondent for BBC Mundo in Rio de Janeiro.
Among the 12 nations that are competing in South America's most important—and oldest—soccer championship are: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Mexico, and Jamaica.
Nevertheless, at the end of the day, the corruption scandal is a legal matter and "soccer goes on".
They also discussed the players; there will be almost 100 players who belong to five of Europe's most important soccer leagues, such as: Lionel Messi (Argentina), Neymar (Brazil), Alexis Sánchez and Arturo Vidal (Chile), Radamel Falcao (Colombia), Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay), Paolo Guerrero (Perú), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay), and Juan Arango (Venezuela).
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I'm going to throw myself out there and say Chile's going to be champ. I believe in Chile; I think Colombia will get to at least the semi-finals.
For the final, and I don't know why, but I see Argentina and Brazil, I don't know why, but I'd like to see that.
To me, the champ will be Argentina. It's the best team in this Copa América seeing its history, it's a two-time World Cup winner, it has Messi, the best player in the world…and also their players have been playing together for a long time, you know? And I think they'll overcome their rival [Brazil]; it [Argentina] has everything to win this Copa América. Now, I dare to say it would be a surprise, well, it would be a surprise if Chile won playing at home, but they can play a great game as well.


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It's a doubtless that many Xiaomi Mi Max 2 users are waiting for its successor device. But, now the wait is over as the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 to be launched in July 2018. Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is called as a successor to Xiaomi Mi Max 2. The most important thing that this Xiaomi device has got the mandatory certification named as 3C – The Compulsory Certification of China. As it is approved by the 3C, the launch of the device will take place soon in July in China.
But sadly, there is no any official announcement made by the makers regarding the features. If we are going with the rumors, then the Max 3 expected to have fast charging and wireless charging likewise its predecessor. The fast charging config may be as 5VDC 3A/9VDC 2A/12VDC 1.5A, up to 18W fast charging. Also, it would sport with a big 7 inches Full HD Plus display along with aspect ratio of 18:9. You might not get Notch display with Max 3, but if we look at the current scenario we might have it.
If we believe the rumors, then it would also feature a powerful Snapdragon 636 SoC likewise Note 5 Pro. Also, it would be sported with the latest Android OS. It is expected to have a new Mi User Interface as MIUI 10. The full details of features and specifications are yet to be revealed officially.
As usual, the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 will first go on the floor in China as they are Chinese makers. But, India has to wait one more month to hand up this device as the launch in India may take place in August. The Indian launch is not yet confirmed, but all this happen if we look at the rumors. We hope that we come to know full features as soon as possible by the makers.
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Q: Looking for a .NET data access layer I am looking for a data access layer for ado.net. I am not interested in linq, EF, NHibernate or any other ORM. Currently, I am using the data access layer from umbraco. The DAL is very good but they stopped developing it so i am looking for a different one. Does anyone know where I can find a list of DALs that I can test?

A: If you want a DAL, but not an ORM, why not just use ADO.NET directly?
There is no real reason to add an extra layer on top of ADO.NET, unless you want to have the flexibility and ease of development garnered by using an ORM...

A: I know you said you didn't want to use LINQ to SQL because it is an ORM, but you don't have to use it like an ORM. You can also execute raw SQL via ExecuteQuery and have it automatically fill the results into properties of objects for you. You can specify the desired type of the result object as a type parameter. It's not full-blown ORM - it gives you control over what SQL you send, but it saves having to iterate over data readers.

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Woman found dead Sunday evening in Tent City in North Topeka
Jan 13, 2020 at 10:57 AM Jan 13, 2020 at 6:13 PM
No foul play was suspected after a woman was found dead Sunday evening in a large homeless camp known as Tent City in North Topeka, authorities said Monday morning.
Officers received a call of an unattended death and responded about 5:30 p.m. to the area, located in the 300 block of N.E. Curtis, said Topeka police spokeswoman Gretchen Koenen.
Upon their arrival, Koenen said, officers located a woman who was unresponsive in her tent.
Medical personnel pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
The Shawnee County Coroner's Office is conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death, Koenen said.
It wasn't known if the woman's death was related to cold weather in Topeka. The low temperature Sunday in Topeka was 22 degrees at 1:27 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
The area known as Tent City is immediately north of the Kansas River dike, about three blocks east of the Topeka Rescue Mission. Recent reports indicated about 40 homeless people were living in tents in the area.
Barry Feaker, executive director of the Topeka Rescue Mission, said Monday morning that he was awaiting more information on the incident from the Topeka Police Department.
Feaker said his organization is "engaged on a daily basis" with individuals staying in Tent City. He said some of those staying in tents will avail themselves of services offered at the mission, coming there for meals, showers and supplies. Additionally, the mission does outreach work in Tent City, along with personnel from the Topeka Police Department and Valeo Behavioral Health Care.
"We're in there frequently," Feaker said. "We had a team of people in there yesterday to engage with the unsheltered population."
Feaker said the mission and Valeo have taken part in recent efforts to take donated items and weatherize and insulate tents and other shelters in the area.


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Every Monarchy Today Is A Fraud Because Of The Roman Catholic Church.
It all started with the 'Donation of Constantine.' The donation was only some robes and 'Crowns of Office' but nothing like with which the vatican ludicrously went jumping onto the bandwagon of royalty and rulership. You might say, those who were in the vatican at the time, were deceived by a so called 'St.' Jerome who invented it, this overboard donation of Constantine... pulled the wool over their eyes, greed took over and all went riding into history with it. Temptation to worldly things through the masquerade of spiritual blessing. I can only speculate what went on then. Maybe they were all aware of this false document? Maybe not. Could 'St' Jerome have been an illuminati puppet?
Check it out: The Greatest Fraud (The Donation of Constantine) by Nicholas de Vere
And this one from Bibliotecapleyades.net: The Greatest Fraud
"One slight problem, though. The Donation of Constantine is a complete and utter fraud and the Church was never given any temporal powers at all, let alone the right to found dynasties, crown kings or institute governments. The whole document was a lie from beginning to end and has been known to be a fake since Lorenzo Valla applied the methods of historical criticism to it during the Renaissance.
How do we know Valla was correct? The New Testament references incorporated into the wording of the Donation were taken from the Latin Vulgate version of the Bible. The Vulgate Bible was compiled by 'St.' Jerome who was born more than two decades after Constantine was supposed to have signed the Donation. The actual Vulgate Bible wording that appears in the Donation didn't exist until 'St.' Jerome invented it, fifty years after the document had supposedly been dated and signed by the Emperor. By this time Constantine had been dead for decades and couldn't have signed the Dragons' rights away anyway.
The language of the Donation is eighth century clerical or dog Latin, whilst the Latin used in the 4th century Empire was late classical Roman. The Imperial and Papal ceremonials described in the Donation didn't exist in Constantine's time but were developed some centuries later."
"Supposedly written before 337 AD - the year of Constantine's death - the Donation of Constantine actually didn't make an appearance on the stage of European history until four hundred years later. So far-reaching are the powers bestowed upon the Church by this document, one would have thought that it would have been made public at the time of its bestowal. Not centuries later."
"The 'Donation', the Church claimed, was written in the 4th century at the insistence of the emperor Constantine. The Church said that he was so grateful for having been cured of leprosy by Pope Sylvester, that he gave into the Church's hand the entire power and wealth of the unified Roman Empire, including the right to crown and dethrone kings. Now that is what you call expensive medical insurance."
"The provisions of the Donation were enforced in 751 AD following which the Merovingians were deposed by the Church and replaced by their sycophants, the Mayors of the Palace who later became known as the Carolingians. The Church had made a pact with the Mayors and offered to 'recognize' their legitimacy as rulers if they would dispense with the true Dragon Kings. The deal was done and the Carolingians were made the puppet rulers under the Roman Church.
The Donation, because it was made by a Dragon King, Constantine, legitimized the Church's right to take this action. To all intents and purposes they had the authority of Dragon Kingship given up to them by this Charter. No doubt the Merovingians knew this to be a fraud, which is why they refused to recognize the authority of the Church to meddle in affairs of state. What do we learn from this?"
"The fraudulent imperial power of the Vatican to create kings by 'coronation' - derived from this faked 8th century 'Donation of Constantine' - was later adopted by the Archbishops of the Church of England with the complicity of the Tudors, who were Catholics themselves.
When he split with Rome, Henry VIII still retained and later ratified and re-established in the Anglo-Catholic Church of England the fraudulent right of the Church's clergy to create by coronation, a succession of British monarchs. This was an illegal act. The 'Donation of Constantine' was proved to be a completely fake document. Therefore no Royal Elven House that knew its origins and cared about social justice could possibly bring itself to recognize a Christian British monarchy or any of their Church sponsored, Church crowned predecessors or any of their regnant or formerly regnant, European cousin Houses.
Because the Donation was a fraud and no subsequent priest of any Catholic derived denomination ever had the right to crown kings, Britain has had no legally reigning monarch for 900 years. As a consequence of this, all the laws passed by these monarchs were and are illegal and worthless and all the governmental agencies set up by or derived from these monarchs or their laws are also illegal and worthless up to the present day.
When considering this, the reader might like to consider the fact that all the arrests ever made by the police in Britain and Europe are acts of kidnap and habeas corpus. Equally, any man who has taken up arms for the Crown and killed for his country is unprotected by law and guilty therefore of murder.
However, paradoxically, as the entire British legal system is illegal, there are no laws, and so the crimes of habeas corpus and murder as we define them today, simply do not exist. Subconsciously people know that their politicians and monarchs have no legitimate authority to rule over them. They manifest this knowledge in an increasing disrespect for these optional, arbitrary and illusory social conventions, which is yet another reason why social order is breaking down.
If the UN is right, we may face chaos in the near future; and all because of a stupid fraud, perpetrated by a group of myopically greedy, maniacal peddlers of false religion who are now long dead."
Now you know the reason they don't want you in their library, they prohibit their library from being searched; it is because they are frauds and criminals, and the evidence in their own library condemns them.
Here is something of interest which I excerpted out of the link at top: "This story is a recapitulation of the Osiris story, as well as the inspiration for the Grail legends, in which the Fisher King is wounded in the genitals, causing the entire kingdom to fall under a spell of perpetual malaise. The only thing that can heal the king, and therefore the kingdom is the Grail. This is a recurring theme in world mythology. The king and/or the kingdom that temporarily falls asleep or falls under a magic spell which renders it/him ineffectual for a time, until the stars are right, or the proper conditions are met. This causes the king and his kingdom to reawaken, to rise from the ashes, from the tomb, or often, to rise out of the sea.
The cycle recurs in the tales of the Lord of the Earth, who alternates between periods of death-like sleep within his tomb in the center of the Earth, and rebirth, in which he once again returns to watch over his kingdom, to restore righteousness and justice to the land. He then presides over a new, revitalized "Golden Age".
It reminds me of the story of the "mummies." Under the title "4000 Mummies have awakened: What does this mean?"
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You define your own creativity!
Pick a creative activity that brings you joy!
It could be painting, drawing, sewing, knitting, gluing, jewelry making, photography, writing, soldering, cooking, quilting, singing, sanding, journaling, designing, baking, blogging, glass fusing, stitching, sanding, organizing, fiber dying, doodling, felting, procrastinating, hammering, cleaning and more!
Your creative period must be for a minimum of 15 minutes.
I challenge you to set aside 30 minutes or better yet an hour each day.
We are all busy people and some days it might be difficult for you to squeeze in 15 minutes, but give it a try.
Post a quick photo of your creativity in our Hibernate & Create Facebook Group. The group will cheer you on! I will cheer you on! I'm a great cheerleader!
Go above and beyond and share your pictures on Instagram using the hashtag #hibernateandcreate You might win a special prizes!
To help inspire creativity, there will be a chance to win prizes from some talented & generous folks. Prizes will either be a finished item or some supplies to help inspire your next creative project. Prizes and timelines will be announced late December.
Post your daily photos in the Hibernate & Create Facebook group for a chance to win.
You MUST start your post with Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, etc. If you do not have the "Day" + "day of the month" you will not be considered entered for that day.
Some prizes are for posts over multiple days which gives you more chances to win!
Drawing takes place after the posted dates.
Generally the day after the stated dates for each prize.
The winner will be announced in the Facebook group.
Prizes will be made direct to the winner from the donor. It is always fun to get happy mail from our fellow creatives!
If you'd like to donate a prize, there is always time to add BONUS prizes into the line-up.
Let's get this Facebook party of creativity started!
I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish together!
Do I have to create EVERYDAY?
You are entered into the drawing for each day that you post your creativity. You can post more than once a day or post with multiple pictures, but it is still only one entry for that day. Each prize has a stated time frame for the respective drawing. You must post on the day of the prize number for a chance to win. And, your post MUST start "Day 1," "Day 2," etc. The number is the day of the month.
How will I know if I won? And how will I get my prize?
I will make a post in Facebook group announcing the winners of each prize. I will send a private message via Facebook to the winner with the prize provider to connect them for the prize to be mailed / delivered.
I'm not on Facebook – can I still participate?
Unfortunately, for this year's challenge, we are only accepting entries submitted in the Facebook group. It makes it easier to manage and it creates a better creativity community.
The group continues on encouraging each other through out the year! Keep on posting your projects, ask questions or simply browse for inspiration.


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How the Pechanga Band's Tribal Council VIOLATED Their Own Constitution
Our cousin A'amokat was nice enough to put together a post of how the Pechanga Tribal Council, led by Mark Macarro has violated the Tribal Constitution.
Here are some examples of violations of the Pechanga tribe's constitution and bylaws as relating to the disenrollments and the moratorium.
1. The Temecula Bandof Luiseno Mission Indians constitution and bylaws, sometimes referred to as the Pechanga Band of Mission Indians, states under Article II (membership):
"The membership enrollment will be opened the first month of each year by the Band's Enrollment Committee"
Violation: The moratorium on new adult tribal members because the constitution and bylaws does stipulate open enrollment is the first month of each year.
Under Article VIII (meetings):
"The simple majority of members present shall rule and decide in all matters of government and business of the Band, unless stipulated otherwise in these Bylaws."
Violation: The tribal council allowed the enrollment committee in 2006 to disenroll the Hunters after the petition to outlaw disenrollment was passed into law by the people in 2005. The people are the final authority in matters of who is enrolled and who is disenrolled, not the enrollment committee, because the Band's constitution and bylaws does not state the enrollment committee has this authority.
Under Article V:
"It shall be the duty of all elected officials of the Band to uphold and enforce the Constitution, Bylaws, and ordinances of the Temecula Band of Luiseno Mission Indians; and, also, uphold the individual rights of each member without malice or prejudice."
Violation 1: Allowing people who started the disenrollment challenges of disenrollees in both 2004 and 2006 to rule on the disenrollment cases of the disenrollees and who were close relatives of key witnesses against them shows malice and prejudice against tribal members.
Violation 2: The tribal council did not uphold and enforce the law that outlawed disenrollments that was passed in 2005 by allowing the Hunters to be disenrolled in 2006.
There is tribal legal precedent regarding enrollment issues that the enrollment committee is not the final authority in these matters.
In 1986, after the lineal descendants of Rose Murphy including sitting tribal councilman Russell "Butch" Murphy, were turned down for tribal membership, the people voted to overrule the committee to take them in as tribal members.
So the claim in the March 2006 letter from the tribal council to the general membership, just two days before the Hunters were disenrolled, that the people could not question or interrupt the enrollment committee regarding enrollment or disenrollment is flat out not true and Russell Butch Murphy is living proof this is the case!
1. The Temecula Band of Luiseno Mission Indians constitution and bylaws, sometimes referred to as the Pechanga Band of Mission Indians, states under Article II (membership):
Do you think anybody in thr tribe cares what you write? Give it up already! How many years have you been disenrolled? Have you gotten any closer to being re enrolled? They don't give a shit what you write ! I've been in this moratorium for fifteen years now, I got on the web just to see how things are going, nothing has changed and it never will, so if I we're you, Id forget about it, Ihave a cousin in the tribe, they say you guy's are a big joke!,
You stup help,no matter what we do will never give-up and keep faith no matter how long take !
God ,said share never selfish god it no pleasuer must be share no matter but only linage period!
smokeybear said...
Do you think anybody in the tribe cares what you write?
That is foolish talk! Ya, we do think that what we put out there for all to see brings us a little closer to the reality of our plight. You have got to know that the extent of "Corruption" that runs rampant thoughtout our membership has to "Implode" from within in time. Let us hope it is sooner, not later. But it is important to know that we all need to stay focused, for we are the ones that can prove who we are. My Cuz, did exactly what I asked. He posted the pertenant parts of our "Constitution and Bylaws" for all of us who didn't know exactly how the "Tribal Coucil, Membership, and Enrollment Commitee" side stepped and ran a vertual "Kangaroo Court" and didn't follow "Tribal Law!" Our "Bible" as such! Disenrollments were voted out, and they ignored it. Due process was nonexistent. They ignored their own hired expert who proved who we are. That is, in its self, inexcuseable. They used false Indians, A.K.A., Butch Murphy, who was adapted, (and should not even have a standing in our Tribe) to give false witness against us, along with "Criminal Elements:" Rapists, Child Molesters, and the like that spoke against us with "Absolutly" no proof, just their false statements, ignoring every bit of "Credable" evidence we had to offer. This, does, go against "Tribal Law," our "Constitution and Bylaws,", and as for now, "Stripped" us of our "Birthright and Heritage" which we hold so dear. So now is not the time to to let up on these S.O.B."s for we "ARE" making progress and we need to keep the "Pressure" going, for now is not the time to "Backdown," we can "Win this!" They have to be made to listen! You think they don't hear, but they "CAN" be made too! The "Government(Indian Affairs) needs to (NO MUST) be put in the uncompromising position of taking action, starting with "Sanctions," against Pechanga(and all the other Tribes) for the "Corruption, and Treasonous Acts" that runs so deep in Indian Country. "Tribal Law" is just that, the "Law," and when you break the "Law," there are "Consequences!" So we need to stay on course and turn up the "Heat!"
"Do you think anybody in thr tribe cares what you write? Give it up already! How many years have you been disenrolled? Have you gotten any closer to being re enrolled? They don't give a shit what you write ! I've been in this moratorium for fifteen years now, I got on the web just to see how things are going, nothing has changed and it never will, so if I we're you, Id forget about it, Ihave a cousin in the tribe, they say you guy's are a big joke!"
Did you even read what I wrote?
The first violation of the band's constitution I wrote about was defending you, moratorium people. You should be glad I went to bat for you.
This is what I said:
Feel free to use what I wrote to help your cause but, oh I forgot, no one cares what we write so I guess that includes you so, nevermind!
Do you think anybody in thr tribe cares what you write?
Absolutely, they check our blog EVERY day, in fact, more often than those in the moratorium do. If all in the moratorium checked the blog as often as Pechanga does, our traffic would be through the roof. We don't write the blog just for people in the tribe. The Dept. of Interior, The House of Representatives, The Senate and many other tribes check it regularly.
Give it up already! NO
How many years have you been disenrolled? 5 1/2 years
Have you gotten any closer to being re enrolled? Not yet, but others have been enrolled even through the illegal moratorium, doesn't that make YOU mad?
They don't give a shit what you write ! SO? Many others do, and you must, as you are commenting.
I've been in this moratorium for fifteen years now, I got on the web just to see how things are going, nothing has changed and it never will, so if I we're you, Id forget about it, You are not me, or not us. That would make YOU a quitter, a complainer and one who hopes others will do the work for you. Why give up? We've forced Pechanga to spend more than $50 MILLION more than they expected. We've had successes. They have the Rolex watches, but we have the time
I have a cousin in the tribe, they say you guy's are a big joke! Tell your cousin in the tribe that he has an idiot for a cousin in the moratorium, but then, I guess he knows that. They can laugh, but if they do the math, they would have over $50 Million more to share, had we not gotten involved. Thank you for your comment, I guess it's your last comment, because, obviously, you are a whiny quitter, so you probably wont even read this.
" Ihave a cousin in the tribe, they say you guy's are a big joke!"
Its a big joke that we beat them on the water issue.
Its a big joke that we were in the middle of fighting to get the moratorium removed before being disenrolled.
Its a big joke that Mark think the constitution is a "silly little thing"
Its a big joke that family's who have been members of the Tribe for hundreds of years (perhaps thousands), who shared in the struggles and hardships. Who fought so hard to keep the Tribe in unity, have been stripped of there membership and heritage by the stroke of a pen.
Oh yea.... BIG joke
"I got on the web just to see how things are going, nothing has changed and it never will, so if I we're you, Id forget about it, Ihave a cousin in the tribe, they say you guy's are a big joke!"
The big joke is that this person got on here to see what is going on. If he or she really has a cousin in the tribe, then why doesn't the cousin tell him or her what is going on so why come to this blog to find things out?
The big joke is WHY that person doesn't know what's going on. Why stay ignorant? Why not stay involved and cause them to be uncomfortable. Most likely its a tribal member trying to diminish us.
So we're a "Big Joke?" So what is this "Sticks and Stones?" Is that the best that they can do? Why not go out on a "Limb" and prove we aren't who we say we are? Oh, I forgot: "You Can't!" Now that's "Funny!" The "Joke" is on "You!" For "We are Not Going Away!" It cost them "50 Mil" for the "Water Bill," and we aren't through causing them "Pain!" Why can't you just quit "Sniveling" about "Poor Me," and stand "Tall" with all of us who are trying to go after what has been stolen from every one of us "Illegally?" That is where your "Loyalties" should be! Do not let the "Criminal Element" at Pechanga think you have given up. That's exactly what they want! So you need to "Fight" for what is ours: heritage and Birthright!"
If that was really John Macarro who posted here recently, the 'esteemed legal council for the tribe?' or should I say steamed if he is posting here?
So John you say the tribe tries to be fair so how is it fair and how did the tribe not violate the equal protection clause under Article V of the Band's constitution and bylaws when Irehene Scerce, Ruth Masiel and Francis Miranda, while on the enrollment committee,were allowed to vote on our, the Hunters disenrollment case, when these women had served one of our family members who was on the enrollment committee with disenrollment papers, which in turn was a challenge on the rest of our family, even though no evidence had been submitted to warrant opening up the disenrollment procedures?
This first challenge was disallowed but their close relatives and friends re-submitted the challenge of our tribal membership but Irehne, Ruth, and Francis were still allowed to rule on our disenrollment and case even though we asked that they be recused because of clear bias, malice, and prejudice against our family.
Also, how was it fair that at every step of the disenrollment process we were denied having legal representation present, copies of transcripts, so it was hard to prove that key steps of the disenrollment procedures were not followed, and that we were not even allowed to take notes or ask questions at our appeal to tribal council after the enrollment committee had rubber stamped the foregone conclusion that we were being disenrolled?
Again, the Band's constition and bylaws states under Article V:
So Mr. tribal legal expert, how was this equal protection clause not violated when people with a clear conflict of interest and agenda against our family were allowed to rule on our disenrollment case?
By the way, you can't use your trump card of sovereignty in your answer. What harm would it do for you to defend with facts the tribe's actions because after all, anything we say here, at this point, is non binding?
John Macarro would not post here and he certainly would not post with his real name.
It was an attempt to put his name on something that was not his. A consequence of having an open comment policy, just like those racist comments by those morons that call some members "wetbacks" which certainly isn't true.
They bring no intelligence to the struggle, just boorish behavior.
To the dude who doesn't care, well for me I have nothing to lose by posting, writing letters, sending e-mails, and talking to people. When I tell my story to whomever will listen then I will go on and find someone else. Guess what I also mention is that Pechanga is not a good place to spend their money, in fact, I tell them that Pala is just down the road and that they have looser slots, better places to eat and that the staff and security treat people with respect. Guess what I talk to a lot of people. Personally I know what Pechanga has done and it is wrong, that's the reason why I continue as I do not because of a check, I get a check but I work for it, and last I would not ever go back there unless some major changes occur on how things are ran and how the money is spent. It is my belief that Pechanga was a place of great spirituality, now it is devoid of life that is meaningful.
Anonymous said, with a "Malice of Forth Thought: They bring no intelligence to the struggle, just boorish behavior.
That's because he just doesn't get it! We are in this fight because "Heritage and Birthright" is everything to a "Native American!" Because your "Lack of Compassion" for our plight escapes me. Maybe it's because you don't understand the "Concept?" If you are truly intereted in what going on, just read what is posted here. If not, your inept and pointless posts amount to "Wortless Dibble" and will be treated as such.
I usually tell people that since Pechanga has cheated our families, I believe they would cheat their customers.
If Pechanga doesn't care about their OWN relatives, why would they care about YOU? It has a visible impact.
One at a time... and one foot at a time...
Tt's me again, I'm not writing to cause any problem's, it's just that all the time I gave to help the cause, things are still the same. The moratorium is suppose to be up in 2014, fat chance! It's frustrating I'm sure they will extend it for another four years and laugh about the whole time! sorry about how I came off. Being unemployed and on welfare really pisses me off! While they enjoy their good life what do they care! Again forgive me Ijust wish they would do the right thing!
They won't do the right thing if we don't put pressure on these tribes.
It can be frustrating, I'm sure, but giving up is not the option. We were members BEFORE the casino, so the casino can come down for all I care.
But those remaining should not be getting what is not rightfully, not morally theirs, no matter how they respond.
Nobody is going to just wake up one day at this point, we have to keep the pressure on our government and if we get to a point, were it's cheaper for them to do the right thing, they will. And, some of these mean and cruel people are getting on in years....
Tt's me again, I'm not writing to cause any problem's, it's just that all the time I gave to help the cause, things are still the same.........Believe me when I say, "I Feel Your Pain and Frustration." We have stood by for more years then I care to count, and watch "Pechanga's" attempt to erase us from existence. Some of your are in the "Moritorium," and some of you aren't. And this because they "Sort of Lost Applications!" "Inexcusable!" Then came the "Kangaroo Court!" Illegal Disenrolments followed. So, please? You are not alone. We are here with you, and taking one step at at time in our "Quest" for "Jusice and Fair Play!" An you have got to know we are making "Great Strides," and it's starting to look more "Promising" with every passing day. Look at the "Tribe" that throughout their "Corrupt Leadership" for a new start at "Healing" their own, from within. That shows that we can "Win" this. So "Stand With Us." "Stand Tall!" The "Corrupt Will Always Get Caught!" When you break the "Law," their are "Consequences," and they "WON'T BE PRETTY!"
Promising is right. The Robinson Rancheria people have been working hard for FOUR YEARS and they just brought justice to their tribe.
Most Pechanga disenrolled get together every six months and wonder why nothing has been done, or others will ask "why hasn't someone done something?" Well, why haven't THEY done anything?
It's frustrating, but it's also hard work. The struggle is hard, wouldn't you expect cracking some of the sovereignty issues to be difficult?
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