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Q: Why do 2D transformations need 3x3 matrices? I want to do some 2D drawing and thus want to implement some matrix transformations. With my light mathematics background I am trying to understand how to do so in C# (any other oop language would do it obviously).
All I read is explaining that we need to work with 3x3 matrices to be able to cope with the translations. Because you cannot make translation with multiplications. But this is with multiplications of the matrices that we create our transformations. So we work with something like:
{ x1, x2, tx }
{ y1, y2, ty }
{ 0,  0,  1  }

I understand the mean of the third column, but why do we need the third row? In a identity matrix as well as in a rotation, scale or rotation the last row is the same. Are there operations I did not reach yet which will need it?
Is it because some languages (Java) performs better with "squared dimensions" arrays? If so I can use 3 columns and 2 rows in C# (since jagged arrays works as well or better).
For example, for a rotation + translation I have a matrix like this
{ cos(rot)*x1, (-sin(rot))*x2, tx }
{ sin(rot)*y1, cos(rot)*y2,    ty }
{ 0,           0,              1  }

No need of the last row.

A: The answer is Homogeneous Coordinates. To combine rotation and translation in one operation one extra dimension is needed than the model requires. For planar things this is 3 components and for spatial things this is 4 components. The operators take 3 components and return 3 components requiring 3x3 matrices.

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this is with multiplications of the matrices that we create our transformations

This is why we want square matrices.
Suppose we did what you propose, and used 2x3 matrices for our transformations.
Then a rotation would be
( x1, x2, 0 )
( y1, y2, 0 )

and a translation would be
( 1, 0, tx )
( 0, 1, ty )

and we could perform either rotations or translations by multiplying our matrix by a column vector representing the point:
    ( x )
M   ( y )
    ( 0 )

to get correct answers.
However - how would we go about composing transformations? Indeed, for your "for a rotation + translation I have a matrix like this" example, how did you get to that matrix? Sure, in this case you can just write it out, but in general? Well, you know the answer:

this is with multiplications of the matrices that we create our transformations

So it must be possible to multiply two transformation matrices to give another transformation matrix. And the rules of matrix multiplication show that this:
( . . . ) ( . . . )
( . . . ) ( . . . ) = ???

is not a valid matrix multiplcation. We need matrices that can be multipled in order for our transformations to be composable. So we have that extra row.

Now, the way I've expressed it here is in fact completely backward from the standard mathematical presentation, in which the familiar transformations of rotation and translation are just special cases of the full power of homogeneous coordinate transformations on the projective plane - but I think it will do to show you why we need that extra row - to make the matrix square, and thus able to be multipled with like matrices.

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Q: The GENERATEDKEY Value is Missing from my CFQUERY Result Structure I have two different CF11 applications with two different datasources each with its own back-end schema on the same Oracle 12g database. In one datasource dsA, when I use CFQUERY to insert a new record, the result structure contains a GENERATEDKEY value. In datasource dsB, when I run exactly the same code, there is no GENERATEDKEY value in the result structure.
This is the test code I'm running...
<cftry>
    <cfset ds = "dsA"/>

    <cfquery name="insertTest" datasource="#ds#" result="testResult">
        INSERT INTO categories(cat_name)
        VALUES ('testing')
    </cfquery>

    <cfdump var="#testResult#" label="#ds#">

    <cfcatch>
        <cfdump var="#cfcatch#" label="#ds#"><cfabort>
    </cfcatch>
</cftry>

When I set the datasource to dsA, I get this output. Notice both the GENERATEDKEY and the ROWID values.

When I set the datasource to dsB, I get this output, with no GENERATEDKEY and no ROWID.

As far as I can tell, both Oracle schemas are set up the same way, and both datasources are configured identically. Does anyone have any idea what could cause one query to return the GENERATEDKEY and the other not to? I'm pulling my hair out trying to find a cause for this.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

A: I had the same problem as you. GENERATEDKEY is missing from the <cfdump> struct. I checked my table again and it turns out I forgot to set my id field as Primary Key and Auto Increment. I altered my table and I can get my GENERATEDKEY again.

A: Well, we never figured out why this one datasource was behaving differently from all of the others. They were all using the same driver, but with no other options, the server admins finally agreed to change the dsB datasource driver to Oracle JDBC Thin drivers instead of the Macromedia drivers. That has solved the problem.
It does not really answer the underlying question, but it's a work-around that gets the application working again, so we'll live with it for now.


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New year brings more elections for Louisiana
With Louisiana's congressional races settled, elections shift to local concerns in the new year.
Talk of immigration and President Barack Obama will give way to discussion of road congestion, tax policy and the state's perpetual budget woes as voters select Louisiana's next governor, statewide elected officials and state legislators.
Contenders in the governor's race seeking to draw distinctions from Gov. Bobby Jindal, whose national political ambitions have dragged down his approval ratings at home, will be trying to show their focus is squarely on Louisiana, not Washington.
Jindal is term-limited and seemingly focused on a potential 2016 presidential campaign, so people will be looking to those vying to be the state's next governor to outline a vision for the future. Four men have announced so far: Republican Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, Republican Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, Democratic state Rep. John Bel Edwards and Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter.
And while taking nothing away from the importance of the issues in Washington, Louisiana has a lengthy list of its own problems to tackle.
Since 2008, the state has been careening from one budget crisis to the next, with Jindal and lawmakers using short-term fixes to patch their way through each year without addressing the structural imbalance of the budget.
The state does not generate enough money with its current revenue sources to pay for the services and programs it maintains — without dredging up piecemeal financing from legal settlements, property sales and other sources that don't appear year after year.
To stop the consistent cycles of shortfalls and budget gaps, the next governor and lawmakers might be forced to make tough decisions: Do they want to cut government to match the state's existing annual income? Or do they want to find new ways to generate more money for state coffers, either through tax hikes, fee increases or elimination of tax breaks?
Taxes are at the forefront of talk about how to better balance the state's budget, with a study group looking at the state's multibillion-dollar list of tax credits, rebates and exemptions and what they generate in return.
The idea is that Louisiana's next governor and future legislators may want to scale back the giveaways or reshuffle the tax structure. The long-range conversation has been bubbling at the state Capitol for a few years, but Jindal's rigidity in his view of tax issues has stalled the real debate until he's headed out the door.
For people sitting in traffic on Louisiana's highways, dodging potholes or watching a road slowly disintegrate into gravel, they're likely wondering whether state officials consider transportation issues a priority. That's another financial conundrum.
The state has a $12 billion backlog of road and bridge work and no identifiable pools of money to make a sizable dent in the list. A task force is trying to come up with ideas, but any significant effort to chip away at the backlog likely will be punted to future elected officials and, thus, become an issue on the campaign trail.
Health care debates likely will skew a bit to the national side, simply because the main source of continuing contention in Louisiana, as in many other states, is whether to expand the Medicaid program as allowed under Obama's health care law.
The expansion would extend taxpayer-funded coverage to thousands of the state's working poor with the federal government picking up most of the tab. But eventually, the state will have to pay for a share of the cost. And the entire program is caught up in a partisan, national debate about whether the federal law was a good idea or a horrible catastrophe.
On the education front, there are continuing fights over the Common Core standards, teacher evaluations, school testing policies, charter school funding and special education teaching. At the college level, there are disputes over budget cuts, tuition increases and state aid to students.
In other words, candidates and voters should have a lot of Louisiana issues to haggle over in 2015, without spending much time on the political debates of Washington.
— Melinda Deslatte covers Louisiana politics for The Associated Press.

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COSAFA Women's Cup / History of the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women's Championship
History of the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women's Championship
There have been nine previous HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women's Championships since the first was played in 2002, each providing excitement and showcasing the quality of the talent in the Southern African region.
Ahead of the 10th instalment to be staged in South Africa's Nelson Mandela Bay from August 31-September 11, we take a look back at the history of the competition over the last 20 years.
The inaugural COSAFA Women's Championship was staged in Zimbabwe from April 19-28, 2002, and was to feature nine teams before Mauritius withdrew. South Africa and hosts Zimbabwe were always going to be the favourites and it was they who met in the final. But before then, both stormed through their pools to make the semis.
Zimbabwe topped Group A as they claimed a record 15-0 victory over Lesotho, to go with wins against Zambia (4-0) and Malawi (6-0). The Zambians managed to fill the runners-up spot.
South Africa were even more emphatic in their pool stage campaign as they claimed victories over Botswana (14-0), a game in which Veronica Phewe scored eight goals, Mozambique (13-0) and Swaziland (4-0). Mozambique picked up the runners-up position in Group B.
Zimbabwe made short work of Mozambique in their semifinal with an 11-1 victory, while South Africa had it much tougher with a 3-1 success against Zambia in the other semi.
That set up a final at the Rufaro Stadium that was won 2-1 by South Africa thanks to goals from Phewe and Portia Modise.
Zambia took the bronze medal when Julia Siame scored the only goal as they beat Mozambique 1-0 in the third-place play-off.
South African retained their title at the second COSAFA Women's Championship, which this time was played in Zambia.
Again, there were originally nine entrants, but when Mozambique withdrew the field was cut to eight, though it was still played with three groups.
Zambia and Namibia qualified for the semifinals from Group A as they both managed four points. They opened their campaign with a 2-2 draw against one another, before Zambia beat Swaziland 7-0 and Namibia managed a 6-0 win against the Swazis.
In Group B, South Africa won both of their matches as they defeated Lesotho (9-0) and Malawi (3-0) to top the pool. Phewe and Modise were among the goals, as well as Joanne Solomon, who managed a hat-trick in the first game.
With Mozambique out, Group C was reduced to two teams, so Zimbabwe and Angola essentially played over two legs, with the Zimbabweans winning 3-1 and 1-0 to advance as pool winners.
South Africa were too strong in the semifinals with a 4-1 win over Zimbabwe, while Namibia edged Zambia 5-4 on penalties after the teams had played to a 1-1 draw.
Zambia took the bronze medal as they beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in the play-off, while South Africa fell behind to a Rita Williams goal for Namibia in the final, but Modise (two) and Kylie-Ann Louw netted as they roared back to claim gold.
South Africa sent their Under-20 side to the 2008 COSAFA Women's Championship in Angola because of a clash of fixtures for the senior national side, but still managed to come home with the gold medal.
A young Noko Matlou proved the hero for them with a hat-trick in the final, as she netted 12 goals through the entire tournament to underline her huge potential. She is still playing for the team today.
South Africa had been placed in a tough group, but came through relatively unscathed as they beat Botswana (5-0), Zimbabwe (2-1) and Zambia (7-3).
That set up a semifinal with Namibia, where they again were forced to fight hard before goals from Tina Selepe, Lucinda Bowers and Matlou saw them win the day 3-1.
That set up a final against the hosts Angola when Matlou shone again as her hat-trick saw South Africa win their third straight gold and keep their grip on the regional showpiece trophy.
Hosts Zimbabwe became the first side to break South Africa's hold on the COSAFA Women's Championship when they picked up the trophy on home soil in 2011.
The tournament was played at two venues across Harare and included East African guest nation Tanzania.
Zimbabwe breezed through Group A as they claimed three wins from three against Lesotho (4-0), Malawi (8-2) and Mozambique (3-0). They were joined in the semifinals by Malawi, who took the runner-up spot in the pool.
South Africa also had a perfect record in the pool stages as they claimed wins over Zambia (4-1), Botswana (4-0) and Tanzania (1-0), with Tanzania joining them in the knockout stages. Zimbabwe found the going tough in the semifinals though where they were held to a 0-0 draw by Tanzania, but held their nerve to claim the penalty shoot-out 4-2.
South Africa were much more emphatic winners in their semifinal as they defeated Malawi 5-1 with future national team captain Amanda Dlamini grabbing two goals. That set up a final with Zimbabwe and it was the hosts who triumphed as Rufaro Machingura scored the only goal with six minutes remaining to claim gold for her team.
Zimbabwe were the hosts of the tournament again in 2017 and made it all the way to the final, only to come unstuck against South Africa, who regained the trophy against their old foe.
South Africa eased through their first round group with wins over Lesotho (3-0) and Namibia (3-1), but did drop points in their final match, a 1-1 draw with Botswana.
Zimbabwe had to rely on finishing as the best runner-up to advance after they beat Madagascar 4-0, drew 1-1 with pool winners Zambia and were also held to a 3-3 draw by Malawi.
But the hosts breezed through the semifinal stage, easily seeing off East African guest nation Kenya 4-0 thanks to goals from Rutendo Makore, Berita Kabwe, Marjory Nyaumwe and Priviledge Mupeti.
The other semifinal was an absolute classic, one of the most thrilling women's football games ever staged on the continent. Barbra Banda, Grace Chanda and Misozi Zulu had put Zambia 3-0 up with 75 minutes on the clock, before South Africa rallied in remarkable style.
When Leandra Smeda headed home Banyana Banyana were given a sniff, and those chances increased when Smeda then added a penalty to make the score 3-2. The comeback was complete six minutes from time when captain Refiloe Jane tapped home at the back post to force the game to penalties.
By now the momentum was with the South Africans and they held their nerve in the shoot-out as Esther Mukwasa missed her spot-kick to see Zambia defeated.
Zambia took the bronze medal with a penalty shoot-out victory over Kenya after a 1-1 draw in the play-off, but the final was again decided by some late heroics from the South Africans as Smeda scored a 90th minute winner to give Banyana a fourth regional title.
Thembi Kgatlana had scored the opener for the South Africans just before halftime, but when tournament top-scorer Rutendo Makore equalised with 17 minutes remaining, it looked as though the final would have to be decided by penalties.
But when Smeda popped up to head home Chantelle Esau's cross at the death, she secured the trophy for her side.
Cameroon and Uganda were two exciting guests invited for the 2019 championship, which was staged in Nelson Mandela Bay for the first time, as South Africa proved too strong again for their rivals
The twelve teams were split into three groups of four sides, with the top team in each pool advancing to the semifinals, along with the best-placed runner-up.
South Africa won all three games in Group A, though they were run close in the first two with victories over Madagascar (2-1) and Botswana (1-0), before a 6-0 success against Malawi as Linda Motlhalo netted a hat-trick.
Zambia also claimed full points in Group B, beating Lesotho (2-0), Cameroon (1-0) and Mozambique (3-0) without conceding a goal. Cameroon were rampant in their other two fixtures, with wins over Mozambique (8-1) and Lesotho (6-0) to claim the best runner-up place and enter the semifinals.
Uganda edged top spot in Group C ahead of Zimbabwe, the crucial fixture in that pool being their 2-1 victory over the Mighty Warriors that would decide top spot.
A lone goal from Genevieve Ngo Mbeleck saw Cameroon edge Zambia 1-0 in the semifinal, a battle between two sides later headed to the 2019 African Women's Championship in Ghana.
South Africa were 2-0 winners against Uganda in their semi, Motlhalo and Jermaine Seoposenwe the players on target. Uganda edged Zambia 1-0 in the bronze-medal match, while the final turned out to be a thriller.
Refiloe Jane gave South Africa the lead just before halftime, but Cameroon equalised through Ngo Mbeleck. Both sides had chances to win it, before Jane popped up again in injury-time to seal the victory for Banyana Banyana.
A record 12 sides competed in the 2019 version of the competition, with Comoros Islands making their debut in the expanded event that was played in Nelson Mandela Bay.
It would be a difficult debut for Comoros, as they lost their opener 17-0 to South Africa, a record score in the women's championship.
There were 10 different goalscorers on the day, but Refiloe Jane (four) and Amanda Mthandi (three) led the way for the hosts. They made it three wins from three in the pool with victories over Malawi (3-1) and Madagascar (3-0).
Zambia edged Botswana on goal-difference to top Group B, though both teams advanced to the semi-finals with the latter winning their place as the best runner-up.
Zambia humbled Mauritius 15-0, with eight goals for tournament top-scorer Rachael Nachula, before beating Namibia (3-2) and playing to a 0-0 draw with Botswana that ended up suiting both sides.
Zimbabwe grabbed a full haul of points to top Group C, easing past Angola (4-1), Mozambique (4-0) and Eswatini (7-0) in what was a powerful display from the side.
But they came unstuck against South Africa in the semifinals, with the hosts winning 3-1, while Zambia defeated Botswana 4-0 in the other knockout clash.
Zimbabwe did claim bronze with a routine 3-0 victory over Botswana in the third-place play-off.
The final between South Africa and Zambia was a tight affair, but a goal after 22 minutes from Tiisetso Makhubela sealed victory for the home side and a hat-trick of titles for coach Des Ellis.
The COVID-19 pandemic meant there would only be 10 competitors in the 2020 edition, but to have the tournament go ahead at all was a triumph for the level of organisation with a bio-secure environment put in place.
South Africa were crowned champions for the fourth successive year, though they were made to sweat by first time finalists Botswana in the final.
Tournament top-scorer Sibulele Holweni netted her eight goal early in the decider, and Gabriela Salgado added a second before Thanda Mokgabo netted a late goal for The Mares to set up a nervy finish.
Banyana Banyana had cruised through their pool with three wins from three, scoring 14 goals without conceding any.
They were involved in an extraordinary semifinal where, after a goalless opening 45 minutes, the match finished 6-2 in their favour!
A pair of 1-0 wins over Tanzania and Zimbabwe gave Botswana passage in their three-team pool, before they edged Zambia 2-1 in their semifinal, showing excellent organisation that made them among the hardest teams in the competition to break down.
Tabitha Chawinga produced one of the stand-out performances of the competition when she scored six goals in Malawi's 9-0 victory over Lesotho.
There was finally a new champion crowned to break South Africa's hold on the title, though they came from outside the Southern African region as guests Tanzania claimed the trophy.
The return to some semblance of normality meant we were back to 12 teams for the competition, with hosts South Africa topping Group A and Malawi qualifying as the best placed runner-up.
Those two played in their opening game with the South Africans running out 2-1 winners, before Banyana Banyana were surprisingly held to a 0-0 draw by Angola. Victory over Mozambique in their last game was enough to secure top spot.
Tanzania breezed through Group B as they won all three of their matches, including what proved a crucial 3-0 victory over Zimbabwe.
Zambia also won all three Group C games without conceding a goal, setting the tone with a 5-0 win over Eswatini, but perhaps their crucial clash was a 1-0 win over Uganda that proved decisive in the pool.
Tanzania and Zambia met in the semifinals and the tense match finished 1-1, meaning penalties were needed to decide the winner. The east Africans triumphed 3-2 on spot-kicks.
The second semifinal pitted South Africa against Malawi and the SheFlames pulled off arguably the biggest shock in the competition's history as they came away 3-2 winners.
Zambia and South Africa met in the bronze-medal match with the Copper Queens victorious 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
The final saw Tanzania edge Malawi 1-0 to deny the SheFlames a first regional title.


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A 12ª edição do Campeonato Asiático de Corta-Mato ocorreu no dia 22 de fevereiro de 2014 em Fukuoka no Japão. A categoria por equipes foi constituída de três atletas para cada nacionalidade o que contou pontos na classificação final. Essa é a segunda vez que a cidade sedia o evento, sendo a primeira em 1991.

Medalhistas
Esses foram os resultados do campeonato.

Quadro de medalhas

Ligações externas
Site da Associação Asiática de Atletismo

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Desporto no Japão em 2014

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MobileNavigator comes with a day and night mode for map display, 2D/3D view, intelligent address entry, real signpost display and it also shows branded points of interest along the routes you take. It'll automatically switch between portrait and landscape modes when needed and the software comes with Reality View Pro, a feature that displays 3D views with lane guidance and road signs.


Blimey. If you thought that the rest of the Alphabeticon was a bit of a slog, you wait until you get through this lot. I some of this stuff is really great, some of this stuff is really awful. Some of this stuff is only here because, in the old days, if you wanted to get hold of a track, you weren't able to just download it from iTunes or from some file sharer somewhere. Oh no. Sometimes you actually had to buy an album that the song was on.... from a shop! You'd have to leave the house and everything. And most shops were shut on Sundays. And Bank Holidays. When "The Holy Bible" came out, the Monday after the Reading Festival in 1994, I couldn't buy it because all of the shops in Milton Keynes were shut for the August Bank Holiday. Imagine that.
But I digress. Here, in (almost) all of their glory, are those CDs sitting between the Zs and the CD singles on the shelves of one particular room in my house.
Ah, soundtracks. Some of these are easy to explain and are probably owned by millions of people.... all capture a moment and contain some fantastic tunes. If there's a student who was at University in the 1990s, I'll be astonished if they don't own the Pulp Fiction or Trainspotting soundtracks, and I'll also be amazed if there's any male in their 30s or 40s who doesn't own (or wish they owned) a bit of Star Wars soundtrack. That can't be just me? (although, in my defence, I should say that I picked up the two Star Wars OSTs from the staff shop for £2 each less staff discount. They were giving them away.). Some of the others here? A Life Less Ordinary and the Dracula soundtracks were gifts. Forrest Gump contains some really fantastic songs and is a good collection in its own right. Spider-Man? Rocky Horror? Hmmm. Dunno. Why have I still got them? Hmmm. Dunno.
Right. These are the classic kind of CD that you purchase just after you've started to have a CD player in your car, but before the arrival of iPods. They vary in the amount that they were advertised on the telly and how naff and dated they look now (just how many of these generic indie compilations did they produce in the Britpop era?). Some contain songs by people like Toploader, but they also generally contain a number of tracks that you probably otherwise wouldn't own. The Punk album is a good example actually: it's got really shockingly bad packaging, but it's actually a really good collection of all those great songs that you otherwise might not own. "Into the Valley", "New Rose", "Another Girl, Another Planet", "I Am The Fly"... stuff like that. Yeah, maybe now you could download them... but would you ever get round to it. And I won't hear a word said against the Motown, Soul and Blaxploitation collections either. Or the Music to Watch Girls By one..... In fact, I should rip a few more of these onto my iPod.
I bought this (and I really had to hunt for it) simply because I was looking for "Battle of the Planets" by Fader Gladiator. It's a very short, dubby remix of the Imperial March from the Empire Strikes Back as featured on an Episode of Spaced. It's probably on iTunes now. Still, it's a bloody brilliant record. Geeky, perhaps, but brilliant.
I picked these up from the bargain bin in Our Price at a time when I was doing a regular radio show at University and always on the look out for a good bedding track to talk over. I found a couple of corkers here: the mighty wurlitzer is.... some bloke playing well known songs on a wurlitzer organ. The Wild, Wild West is.... a collection of instrumentals played largely on a guitar of things like the Bonanza theme tune. Brilliant. I think they cost me £1.
Freebies. Possibly never listened to, and perhaps (especially the Peel one) containing at least one thing I will like. If not, then I should probably just chuck them out, eh? I mean, who else has actually hung onto a CD that they got free with a pot of multivitamins? I mean, come one!
I've actually already binned about 20 of these, and this lot must have arrived after the last cull. I was gifted a subscription to Q in 1995, and for some reason I have never quite got around to cancelling, even though a once interesting magazine has degenerated into an advertorial parody of itself, packed full of utterly pointless lists (does anyone really believe that the first two Oasis albums are the greatest British albums ever? And if so, are they the same people who voted the second Keane album as the 7th greatest British album ever?) I really must stop the subscription, but you always need something to read in the lavvie, don't you? Actually, I've found one or two good songs on this lot. The "Covers 86-06" album is even quite interesting... and well before the Live Lounge really took off too.
More magazine freebies. I've actually got about ten of each of those Word of Mouths and Now Hear This's too.... but they look the same and I can't be arsed to listen to them, nevermind to sit here and catalogue them. More candidates for the bin, I suppose, although I'm acutely aware that actually these can be a really good way to discover an artist. I should probably listen to them whilst reading the magazine (perhaps even the bit that tells you about the bands on the CD). Will I? Nah.
Oh Hello. This looks a bit out of place in here. Sounds a bit French... must be C's.
Ah, classical music. I simply do not understand classical music. It's not as though I haven't tried. God, I've tried. There's something about it that my brain just will not accept. It makes me tense and ultimately gives me a headache. I have to try really hard not to be inversely snobby about people who know and like classical music... not everyone is pretending they like it just to be cool and appear intelligent, after all.... at least I don't think that they all are...but I just don't get it. Sorry. C, of course, absolutely loves it.
So, there you have it. I'd do a "lost in iTunes" section, but by its very nature, you don't really get a miscellaneous section in iTunes because the software files everything away neatly for you. It's only in a proper, honest to goodness, pile of records that you get a "everything else" section, isn't it?
That's it from the CDs sat in that one particular room. Next time, as a special one-off and to put this whole stupid feature to bed, I'll have a quick run-through the CD tower that holds some of C's record collection. She doesn't listen to music much, and certainly not on CD. She has an iPod that I have loaded for her, and she tends to make do with that. In fact, perhaps we'll find that a good number of those CDs were gifts from me in the earliest days of our courtship, and thus, like all good compilation tapes, will say far more about the giver than they do about the recipient of that gift.
I was at University in the 1990s, and am in my 30s. I own neither Pulp Fiction nor Trainspotting soundtracks. I also don't own the Star Wars soundtrack. Be astonished.
oh, and Des, I've done the singles man!
If you're stuck for something to do, you can come round and catalogue my CDs.
but Ian, there are only two Keane CDs and one wombats CD - what's to catalogue?
That John Peel Festive 15 CD(free with Uncut, yeah?) is worth a listen. Better than most of these magazine freebie CDs, there are some really interesting songs on there.


We're delighted to introduce our latest issue of Internet Retailing UK Top500 2018 report. For the fourth year, our research team assessed leading UK ecommerce and multichannel retailers from a unique performance-based perspective.
Over four years that the IRUK Top500 index has been published, just ten companies were identified as Elite retailers including Amazon, Argos, Boots, Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, Screwfix, Tesco, House of Fraser and Asda.
In 2018 they are Amazon, Argos, Boots, Marks & Spencer, Screwfix and Tesco, serving an exemplary guide for retailers who are eager to learn from the best. RetailX, the Internet Retailing research team, judged the elite retail leaders by the criteria that have developed over four years. Over that time the bar has raised, and standards that were regarded as cutting-edge have moved firmly mainstream.
Martin Shaw, head of research, RetailX, said: "Part of this change and churn across both groups comes are a result of the continually evolving focus of this index on 'RetailCraft'. What it means to be Elite changes every year, most notably in the metrics considered in the Strategy and Innovation Performance Dimension."
The report stands apart because it goes beyond a ranking based simply on retailer's revenues, store networks or web traffic, but focuses instead on their performance across our six Performance Dimensions: Strategy & Innovation, The Customer, Merchandising, Brand Engagement, Operation & Logistics and Mobile & Cross-channel.
Ian Jindal, editor-in-chief of InternetRetailing said: "[In this report] we look at emerging technologies, watching to see where and how they are adopted. We also look at those approaches that retailers are starting to leave behind as their business mature and change."
Jindal continued: "Our aim is to understand what it is that leading retailers do that work for their business, and how others can learn from this in order to boost their own their own business for the future."
Analysis was carried out with the assistance of Knowledge Partners Brand View , BuiltWith , Geoblink , Hitwise [RDX VEXH] Edited , NCC Group , Poq , Return Path and SimilarWeb .
Brand View contributed to a broad range of data on the Top500's price strategies and information the retailers provide on product pages. BuildWith tracked the Top500's websites and provided insight on the software used; such as ecommerce platform and payment methods and measured apparel retailer's product sell-through as well as discounting strategies and stock turnover. Geoblink provided its dataset on the location of physical stores and the demographics of people who live nearby.
Then, Hitwise shared data on interaction and the demographics of visitors, and NCC Group measured the performance and load times of Top500 on mobile and desktop browsers. Poq researched the features and capabilities of the Top500's mobile apps. Return Path measured the email interaction that retailers enjoy, including how often they sent emails, and open, deletion, and marked-as-spam rates of those campaigns. At last, SimilarWeb shared the visits and interaction that Top retailers receive.
Much of this analysis that goes into understanding which names makes up the UK leading retailers comes from the UK context. As Internet Retailing research extends to other geographies, researchers will be looking to see how far interest in retailers trading in those geographies extends. Certainly, it seems from work to understand other global markets, such as the RetailX ASEAN Top500 and the RetailX Australia Top250, that some of the same names reappear.
Click here to download the Internet Retailing UK Top500 2018 report to find out more about the top players in the retail game.


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Bills Horse Troughs
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Published April 22nd 2019
Animal welfare in the early days
Image by Stefan Schweihofer from Pixabay
Early in the last century horses were still used to transport the greater percentage of people and goods wherever they needed to go. By the 1930s, Melbourne's population was around one million and Sydney's around 1.3 million.
Animal welfare was not a top priority at the time and public sources of water were not as plentiful as they are today. Such water authorities as were in existence at the time were mostly concerned with the supply of water to the human population. There was also the great depression and in the later years of the decade, drought. Providing water for animals was logistically difficult.
Bills Trough, Tooradin, Victoria
Enter the Bills. George (Joe) Bills and his wife Annis saw a need and took action. George was born in England and later migrated to New Zealand and then Australia. Benefitting from a successful mattress-making enterprise, the couple supported the SPCA (later the RSPCA) and in the early 1900s began the installation of a number of horse troughs around Melbourne.
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These concrete water troughs were produced for the wellbeing of thirsty horses and some provided lower drinking containers on the side for dogs and smaller animals. Probably the local wildlife found them handy as well.
Bruthen Park, Victoria
After Joe's death in 1927 (Annis predeceased him) under the terms of his will, a trust was established and hundreds of horse troughs were constructed and installed in Australia (mostly in Victoria and New South Wales) and overseas. Applications could be made to the trust and a trough would be provided for free. The foundation and water source was supplied by the recipient. Each trough noted the donors as Annis & George Bills.
Water lillies grow in this trough at Coal Creek, Korumburra
Ultimately with the move to mechanised transport, the need for the troughs diminished and installation had ceased by the end of the second world war.
There are many of these troughs still in existence and once you become aware of them, you'll start noticing just how many have survived all the changes and population growth of the last 100 odd years. They are a rather unique and interesting piece of Australian history.
For more information and a list of locations of many of the troughs, see this site where author George Gemmill provides some in-depth history and a large collection of photos.
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The Big New Crowdfunding Vehicle for Startups Is a Bit of a Flop So Far
By Douglas Fink June 14, 2016
On May 16, the latest stage of the 2012 JOBS Act took effect, but the expected gusher proved to be only a trickle: Only ten portals were approved, for crowdfunding for small investors.
Related: Starting May 16, Entrepreneurs Can Raise Money in a Whole New Way. Here's What You Need to Know.
The JOBS Act was created during the Great Recession to help capital-starved entrepreneurs. This latest rule, called Reg CF or Title III, allows private companies to crowdfund from non-accredited investors up to $1 million, in exchange for equity.
It's the first time mom and pop investors may easily buy stakes in startups, and the Act's use of online portals was supposed to make such transactions easier. However, investors who went looking for those online portals on May 16 likely had a hard time finding many that were operational.
The SEC has said that it expected at least 50 platforms to register in advance of May 16. However, only about 30 platforms applied to the SEC to operate as a funding portal, and fewer than two dozen completed the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) paperwork by the April deadline. With the portals grappling with red tape, few online platforms were operational on the big day.
Still, even if this form of financing is hitting a slow start, it could yet become an important mechanism for fundraising. Indeed, many nascent companies are already lining up for this type of equity crowdfunding.
Crowdfunding may have begun with a fund-my-movie, I'll-mail-you-a-T-shirt ambiance (think Kickstarter), but it has evolved into a genuine financing vehicle for innovative startups. For many smaller entrepreneurs, raising capital through crowdfunding beats a bank loan -- or maxing out credit cards, or desperately seeking an angel investor.
Under various regulations of the JOBS Act, crowdfunding in fact may now be used to raise anything from tens of thousands of dollars to tens of millions. Already, millionaire investors have had investing access to equity crowdfunding for a little over two years.
Crowdfunding rules also allow entrepreneurs to offer debt, which in fields such as real estate can be more attractive to investors, who can receive interest and principal payments as a project take-off.
Related: 7 Lessons They Don't Teach You In Crowdfunding School
However, for the next couple of years, crowdfunding will effectively be in a trial phase, as regulators seek to limit the risk to individual investors. Under the new rule, individuals may invest up to 5 percent of their annual income if they earn less than $100,000 a year, and 10 percent if they make more than $100,000. The number of investors allowed in a deal is limited to 500. With deals limited to $1 million, that suggests that many deals will be offered in shares of $2,000.
Since online portals are not as closely regulated as broker-dealers, regulators will want a go-slow approach as the market establishes itself. That's especially important since the new rule lacks any enforcement mechanism. Just as gamblers can bet at multiple casinos, investors in theory may likewise invest in any number of deals on various online portals.
Still, there was that problem of few if any portals available on May 16. Therefore, investors wanting to buy pre-IPO shares in a company developing the next killer iPhone app, or to invest -- in a disruptive tech firm, for instance, seeking $250,000 to get its idea off the ground -- might find it easier to work with a broker-dealer.
Established broker-dealers, which are already accredited, only have to file with FINRA an intent to participate. So, under the new rule, they will have an easier time facilitating crowdfunding.
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Some broker-dealers may also offer access to pooled investment vehicles, where individual investors can invest in a variety of startups, thereby diversifying their investments. Still, stay tuned: Those online portals will be finishing up the federal paperwork soon. Then . . . let the investing begin.
Douglas Fink
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While training at the gym 11-year-old tomboy Toni becomes entranced with a dance troupe. As she struggles to fit in she finds herself caught up in danger as the group begins to suffer from fainting spells and other violent fits.


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Q: How can I setup up customizable CSS based on the subdomain? I'm setting up a single instance single database multi-tenant application. The backend is written in Ruby on Rails, while the frontend is a separate app in AngularJS with a Rails framework.
I'm using a resolve on an abstract parent state to determine the subdomain, and subsequently the tenant. Once the tenant is determined, I want to be able to read CSS variable values from a config file on the front-end that can then be used to generate the main styles.css file that contains the classes referenced in the rest of the project.
I've heard that CSS pre-processors like Sass and Less can be used to accomplish this, but I have no experience with either and I'm stuck trying to figure out exactly how to set this up.
Some help / code examples would be appreciated - thanks!

A: Sass or Less won't really do what you want because they are compiled in advance of the browser loading them. In other words, the browser only loads the compiled css file.
There are however a few methods of achieving your goal. I'm not familiar with Ruby, so I'll try to keep my server language suggestions generic. These are obviously not meant as full solutions because I don't know your full situation. Instead these are just some ideas to give you some leads.
Probably the best method would be to use server logic to apply a different class to the body tag, then use that class to determine what styles are applied to the page. So for example:

/* probably a good idea to have fallback styles */
body {
  color: black;
  background: white;
  }

body.style-one p {
  color: red;
  background: blue;
  }

body.style-two p {
  color: blue;
  background: red;
  }

This text will be red.

You could also, of course, change the class of the body tag using javascript, and therefore the user could change the theme of the page.

Alternatively, you could use similar server logic to write out a secondary <link rel="stylesheet"...> tag to pull in one or another stylesheet. The real advantage here is that if you a large number of rules for the various themes, you can keep them nicely separate in their own files.

One last method I've used (with php) is to create the stylesheet on the fly based on GET variables, but print out the stylesheet as a css file. The downside of this method is that I think you lose some browser caching advantage. In any case, that might look something like this:

<?php
header("Content-Type: text/css");

if( $_GET['theme'] == 'one' ) {

  echo 'p { color: red; }';

} else {

  echo 'p { color: blue; }';

}
?>

a {
  color: green;
}
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css.php?theme=one">


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"Color Him Father" is a song written by Richard Lewis Spencer and recorded by American rhythm and blues group the Winstons. It was released in 1969 as their debut single for Metromedia and was a No.7 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 that year, representing the Winstons' highest entry there. A cover by American singer Linda Martell on Plantation Records also charted in the same year, reaching No. 22 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Background and content

The "Color Him Father" B-side is "Amen, Brother", an instrumental interpretation of the gospel standard "Amen". The Winstons recorded it in early 1969 in Atlanta, Georgia. With the rise of hip hop in the 1980s, the break was widely sampled and became a staple of drum and bass and jungle music. It has been used on thousands of tracks of many genres, making it one of the most sampled recordings of all time.

"Color Him Father" is a song about a boy expressing his love for his stepfather. The stepdad is portrayed as a hardworking and loving gentleman who married the narrator's widowed mom, who had seven children, and embraced them as his own after her first husband was "killed in the war". ("She said she thought that she could never love again/And then there he stood with that big, wide grin.") The song's lyrics resonated strongly with the public in 1969, the height of the Vietnam War. The word "color", in the song, means "designate" and follows the 'color' motif set in Barbra Streisand's 1963 release of "My Coloring Book." The song served as a major musical inspiration for the 2016 track "Celebrate" by Anderson .Paak.

Release and chart performance
It was released in 1969, and reached No.2 on the R&B charts and No.7 on the Billboard Hot 100 that same year. Its composer, Richard Lewis Spencer, won a Grammy Award for Best R&B song in 1970.

The Winstons' original version was released as a single, and the B-side contained an instrumental track titled "Amen, Brother". "Amen, Brother" contains what has now become one of the most heavily sampled drum breaks in the history of electronic music, especially jungle and breakbeat hardcore.  This break has become known as the Amen Break.

Track listing
7" vinyl single
 "Color Him Father" – 3:06
 "Amen, Brother" – 2:35

Charts

Weekly charts

Cover versions
"Color Him Father" has been notably covered multiple times by performers of various musical styles. Lorene Mann released "Color Him Father" on her 1969 RCA album A Mann Called Lorene. O C Smith released it on his 1969 Columbia album O.C. Smith at Home. Bobby Womack recorded the song for his 1994 album Resurrection. Keb' Mo' included it on his 2001 album Big Wide Grin

Linda Martell version

Background and recording
In late 1969, "Color Him Father" was notably covered for the country market by Linda Martell. Martell was among country music's first black artists and the first black woman to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. In May 1969 she signed with Shelby Singleton's Plantation label in Nashville, Tennessee. It was soon after her signing that Martell made her first recording sessions in summer 1969. The Winstons' version of "Color Him Father" was brought to Martell's attention through Singleton.

The session was produced entirely by Singleton at "Singleton Sound Studios," located in Nashville. Additional tracks were cut at the same session that would later appear on her 1970 album. The song was cut twice in the studio. In the first take, Singleton found that Martell did not put enough of her own individuality on the record. "I don't want to hear the Winstons. I want to hear you," he told her.

Release and reception
"Color Him Father" was released several days after its recording. The single of the track was released via the Plantation label in July 1969. It was the debut single of Martell's country music career. The song spent a total of ten weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 22 in September 1969. The single became Martell's highest-peaking track on the Country Songs chart. Her next single release would be her last to reach the country top 40. "Color Him Father" was later released on Martell's 1970 studio album, Color Me Country.

Martell's version of "Color Him Father" has since received positive reviews since its original release. In his review of Color Me Country, Mark Deming of Allmusic praised her "rich, smooth voice" on the track, also commenting that it " fares well in a subtle C&W arrangement fortified with pedal steel." Oxford American also praised the song. Reviewer Alice Randall explained how the word "color" in the lyric held a special meaning in Martell's interpretation of the song: "Linda Martell effectively directs, not pleads, not suggests, directs us to understand that stepfather's fundamental identity is as father, not his skin color."

Track listing
7" vinyl single
 "Color Him Father" – 2:20
 "I Almost Called Your Name" – 2:06

Weekly charts

References

1969 songs
1969 debut singles
The Winstons songs
Linda Martell songs
Songs about parenthood
Songs about fathers


* '''[[5 April|5]]''' - [[John Le Mesurier]], who would voice [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] in the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']], is born.
* '''[[May 31|31]]''' - German translator [[Margaret Carroux]] is born.
* '''[[31 May|31]]''' - German translator [[Margaret Carroux]] is born.
* '''[[17 July|17]]''' - Author [[Barbara Strachey]] is born.
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1912.
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31 - German translator Margaret Carroux is born.
17 - Author Barbara Strachey is born.


A Barred Owl!! As often happens, just as I prepared to take a closer pic (crunching through the brush) our visitor woke up & flew away, but still, how cool is that?
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I LOVE owls too! That is SO cool that he appeared there. Glad you are feeling better. Have fun at your weekend.
The owl is adorable! that quote is a lovely truth!
How are you feeling Virginia? I'm sorry you're not 100% yourself. Wishing you speedy recovery. Get enough rest.
That's a great quote. It's true indeed!
Glad you're well enough to hit RavenCon. Love = A to B; Imagination = Everywhere. Love it.
Virginia, I didn't know you're an owl-lover, too! How cool is that? I have THREE on my desk watching (supervising!) me! Glad you were able to get this guy's photo before he flew off.
Virginia, you were very fortunate to get a picture of this lovely creature. You must have been ready to capture nature staring back at you. There's plenty "nature" in my back yard too, but I fiddle with my phone too long to catch any really cool creatures. Good job!
Feeling much better I hope…'cause as you're aware, adventure waits for no one.
Thanks Sparkyjen — That's great advice, adventure waits for no one, but isn't it grand even when we're recovering from health stuff that books can take us on grand adventures all around the universe? (& mystery-verse etc.) 🙂 Blessings!!


"Choosing a Supreme Court Justice is one of the most important decisions a United States Senator will make and I'm thrilled to be a member of the Senate in time to participate in the confirmation process. Judge Sotomayor will be the most experienced appointee in 75 years, and has a great life story. I'm glad to have had the chance to meet with her this afternoon, and I look forward to carefully considering her next week during the hearing.
This guy is clueless. Are we sure that Franken wasn't elected as a the King's Jester? It definitely a more appropriate title. How clueless can you get?


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Self Destruction
The Stop the Violence Movement
Track 110 on
1000 Days, 1000 Songs
"Self-Destruction" was released as a charity single to benefit the National Urban League, a New York-based civil rights organization that fights racial discrimination. The… Read More
D Nice & KRS-One
[Intro: Malcolm X]
We all agree tonight—all of the speakers have agreed that America has a very serious problem
Not only does America have a very serious problem but our people have a very serious problem
America's problem is...
Self destruction, you're headed for self destruction
[KRS-One]
Well, today's topic, self destruction
It really ain't the rap audience that's bugging
It's one or two suckers, ignorant brothers
Trying to rob and steal from one another
You get caught in the mid
So to crush the stereotype here's what we did
We got ourselves together
So that you could unite and fight for what's right
Not negative 'cause the way we live is positive
We don't kill our relatives
[MC Delite]
Pop pop pop
One is shot, who's to blame?
Headlines, front page, and rap's the name
MC Delite here to state the bottom line
That black-on-black crime was way before our time
[Kool Moe Dee]
Took a brother's life with a knife as his wife
Cried 'cause he died a trifling death
When he left his very last breath
Was "I slept so watch your step"
Back in the sixties our brothers and sisters were hanged
How could you gang-bang?
I never ever ran from the Ku Klux Klan
And I shouldn't have to run from a black man
'Cause that's...
("Uno, dos, tres, cuatro...")
[MC Lyte]
Funky fresh dressed to impress, ready to party
Money in your pocket, dying to move your body
To get inside you paid the whole ten dollars
Scotch taped with a razor blade taped to your collar
Leave the guns and the crack and the knives alone
MC Lyte's on the microphone
Bum rushing and pushing, snatching and taxing
I cram to understand why brothers don't be maxing
There's only one disco, they'll close one more
You ain't guarding the door, so what you got a gun for?
Do you rob the rich and give to the poor?
Yo Daddy-O, school em some more
[Daddy-O + Wise + both]
Straight from the mouth of Wise and Daddy-O
Do a crime, end up in jail and gotta go
'Cause you could do crime and get paid today
And tomorrow you're behind bars in the worst way
Far from your family, 'cause you're locked away
Now tell me, do you really think crime pays?
Scheming on taking what your brother had?
(You little sucker) you're talkin' all that jazz
[D-Nice]
It's time to stand together in a unity
'Cause if not then we're soon to be
Self-destroyed, unemployed
The rap race will be lost without a trace
Or a clue but what to do
Is stop the violence and kick the science
Down the road that we call eternity
Where knowledge is formed and you'll learn to be
Self-sufficient, independent
To teach to each is what rap intended
But society wants to invade
So do not walk this path they laid
It's...
("D-Nice, break it down like this")
("Children grow and women produce
And men go work and some do stealing")
[Ms. Melodie]
I'm Ms. Melodie and I'm a born again rebel
The violence in rap must cease and seckle
If we want to develop and grow to another level
We can't be guinea pigs for the devil
The enemy knows, they're no fools
Because everyone knows that hip-hop rules
So we gotta get a grip and grab what's wrong
The opposition is weak and rap is strong
[Doug E. Fresh]
This is all about, no doubt, to stop violence
But first let's have a moment of silence
*Fresh beatboxes*... swing
Things been stated re-educated, evaluated
Thoughts of the past have faded
The only thing left is the memories of our belated
And I hate it, when
Someone dies and gets all hurt up
For a silly gold chain by a chump (Word up)
It doesn't make you a big man (And)
To want to go out and dis your brother man (And)
You don't know that's part of the plan (Why?)
'Cause rap music is in full demand
[Just-Ice]
My name is Just-Ice — a man, not a prankster
I was known as the gangster
But believe me that is no fun
The time is now to unite everyone
You don't have to be soft to be for peace
Robbing and killing and murdering is the least
You don't have to be chained by the beast
But party people it's time I release!
[Heavy D]
Ayo here's the situation: idiodicy
Nonsense, violence, not a good policy
Therefore we must ignore, fighting and fussing
Heavy's at the door so there'll be no bum-rushing
Let's get together or we'll be falling apart
I heard a brother shot another, it broke my heart
I don't understand the difficulty, people
Love your brother, treat him as an equal
They call us animals — mmm mmm, I don't agree with them
I'll prove them wrong, but right is what you're proving them
Take heed before I lead to what I'm saying
Or we'll all be on our knees, praying
[Fruitkwan]
Yo Heavy D, deep in the heart of the matter
The self-destruction is served on a platter
Making a day not failing to anticipate
They got greedy so they fell for the bait
That makes them a victim, picked then plucked
New jack in jail, but to the vets they're a duck
There's no one to rob, 'cause in jail you're a number
They never took the time to wonder about
[Chuck D + (Flavor Flav)]
Yes, we urge to merge, we live for the love of our people
The hope: they get along (Yeah, so we did a song)
Getting the point to our brothers and sisters
Who don't know the time (Boyyyee, so we wrote a rhyme)
Instead in your head, you know, our job
To build and collect ourselves with intellect (Come on)
To revolve, to evolve to self-respect
'Cause we got to keep ourselves in check
Or else it's...
"Self-Destruction" was released as a charity single to benefit the National Urban League, a New York-based civil rights organization that fights racial discrimination. The benefit single was recorded after several shootings in New York's hip-hop community, including the one that killed Scott La Rock, who was one of the original members of KRS-One's Bronx-based Boogie Down Productions.
Reaching #76 on the R&B charts, it raised awareness and more than $600,000 for the organization. KRS-One would revisit the song several times in later years, enlisting rappers like Method Man, Talib Kweli, The Game, and 50 Cent to re-record the song in 2008.
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World Leader Pretend (Live)
DonaldTrumpMakesMeWannaSmokeCrack
Backwards Blues
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Little Failure
The Demagogue
Old Man Trump
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The Greatest Conversation Ever in the History of the Universe
Natural Born Loser
Makin' It Great Again.!
Play God
Young, Latin and Proud
Sic of Elephants (Live)
No Guns No Guns
Fat Fingers
Little Situation
Mr. Tangerine Man
Locker Room Talk
Trumpy Trump
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In a Free Land
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My Enemy
Before the Wall
If You're Gonna Build a Wall
Exactly Like You
Where Were You
Trump's Private Pilot
Bart to the Future, Pt 2: The Musical
Maybe We'll All Get Along Someday
What a Beautiful Morning!
DT Blues
Vote for Me Dummy
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
I Hate Hate
(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
Here in Spirit
TaIkin' Bout a Revolution
This Is Not America
Mississippi Goddam
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Introduction / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Small Talk at 125th and Lenox Version)
It Isn't Nice
The End of Silence
There Is Power in a Union
Lyin' Eyes
Not Gonna Say Your Name
Mal Hombre
The Ballad of Martin Luther King
The Alabama Bus
Ain't No Justice
Which Side Are You On?
Speak My Mind
Impeach The President
Deportee (Plane Crash at Los Gatos)
I Pity the Country
Born in the U.S.A.
Better Change Your Mind
For What It's Worth
I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table
(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
You Must Unload
Ice People
Street Fighting Man
Beds Are Burning
All These Governers
Message from a Black Man
Freedom Now
Another Man Done Gone
'Tis of Thee
Big Yellow Taxi
I Had No Right
Saigon Bride
Universal Soldier
When the President Talks to God
Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud
Some Humans Ain't Human
You Haven't Done Nothing
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Dollar Bill Blues (A Far Cry from Dead)
Get Up, Stand Up
Tear the Fascists Down
Old Man Atom (Talking Atomic Blues)
Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation
We the People....
Hell You Talmbout
By the Time I Get to Arizona
I Don't Want Your Millions, Mister
What's Going On (Diddy's Bad Boy Remix)
Radio, Radio
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Adam Toledo police shooting: Chicago releases body cam footage of 13-year-old's death
Fri, April 16, 2021 by ABC News
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(CHICAGO) — Body camera footage of the fatal Chicago police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo was released Thursday by the city's Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
The March 29 footage shows an unidentified officer chasing Toledo down a street. The officer yells, "Police! Stop. Stop right f—ing now. Hands — show me your f—ing hands now. Drop it!" As the officer tells Toledo to "drop it" again, Toledo puts both of his hands up, and the officer shoots the teen in the chest.
Cook County Assistant State's Attorney James Murphy initially claimed that Toledo had a gun in his hands, but Cook County State's Attorney spokesperson Sarah Sinovic later told ABC News that Murphy "failed to fully inform himself before speaking in court" and that "the video speaks for itself."
"When Adam was told the directive by that officer — 'Hands, show me your hands' — Adam surrendered, obeyed the directive, turned to the officer with his hands in the air, empty at the time that he was shot," Adeena Weiss-Ortiz, the family's attorney, told ABC News in an interview Thursday evening.
"Officers cannot point the gun and kill a child who is unarmed and surrenders to that officer," she added.
Earlier at a Thursday press conference about the body camera footage, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot would not say whether Toledo had a gun in his hand, but she did confirm that Toledo did not shoot at any of the officers.
Police were dispatched just before 3 a.m. after the department's ShotSpotter detected gunshots on the city's West Side in the early hours of the morning. A ShotSpotter is a gun detection system with sensors that can identify and alert officials of potential gunshots.
Police then encountered two male subjects: Toledo and a 21-year-old man, Ruben Roman. When the two ran, officers pursued them.
Roman was arrested on felony charges of reckless discharge of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and child endangerment.
Lightfoot gave a press conference to send condolences to Toledo's family and promise a change in Chicago policing.
"We can't afford to lose more lives. As mayor, I know that we must do more to help children like Adam before they end up in encounters like this one," Lightfoot said.
She added that she will seek to reform the current police policy on foot pursuits, but did not specify what policy.
"Foot pursuits put everyone involved at risk: officers, the person being pursued and bystanders. We have to do better," Lightfoot said.
COPA agreed to hold the release of the video at the request of Toledo's family, who saw the footage on Tuesday. A statement from the law firm representing the family said the "experience was extremely difficult and heartbreaking for everyone present and especially for Adam's family."
"As you can imagine, it was extremely difficult for them to view the final moments of their son's passing at the hands of this officer," Weiss-Ortiz told ABC News.
"When the point in the video came, when the officer shot Adam, mom gasped," she continued. "She began breaking down, crying, as well as the father, began breaking down, crying, and the eldest son was consoling his father and the eldest daughter was consoling her mother. I think more tragic was watching the life slowly leave Adam's body during the efforts to revive."
City policy requires that body cam footage be released within 60 days of an incident. COPA also released third-party video of the incident, ShotSpotter recordings, Office of Emergency Management and Communications transmissions, as well as use-of-force and arrest reports.
The Toledo family's lawyers said they are conducting an investigation of their own into his death.
"We are continuing to conduct our own investigation as we seek justice for Adam and his family," the lawyers said in a statement. "We are meeting with representatives of the city of Chicago and will have no further comment on the facts in the case at this time."
Tyre Nichols: What the video footage reveals, and questions that remain


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Two Patriarchs clash, mirroring Russian-Ukrainian tensions
By The Economist on	 19 September 2018 Headlines
EVEN as political relations between Russia and Ukraine have worsened of late, spiritual relations between the two main poles of authority in eastern Christianity have also taken a dive this month. They will probably sink further.
The occasion of the plunge is the desire of Ukraine's elected leaders to establish a legitimate, national church, and the countervailing determination of Russia's spiritual authorities, which are close to its earthly ones, to block that move. Ukraine's president, Petro Poroshenko, has appealed to the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I (pictured above right), to bless the creation of a Ukrainian national church; Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (pictured above left) is insisting that the Istanbul-based authority has no right to interfere in what he regards as Muscovite canonical territory.
Patriarch Bartholomew is no less adamant that he has a duty of stewardship over church affairs in Ukraine, both because of his position as first among equals in the global Orthodox hierarchy and for specific historical reasons to do with the complex, shifting role of Constantinople's bishops in the affairs of the eastern Slavs in Byzantine and even Ottoman times.
On September 7th the Ecumenical Patriarch took the first steps towards granting the wishes of Mr Poroshenko and his fellow legislators. He mandated two North American bishops to act as his representatives in preparing the way for a fully self-governing church in Kiev.
That will not be easy. As of now, the most widely organised church in Ukraine is one that owes allegiance to Moscow, sometimes called the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). The second most extensive is the Kiev Patriarchate (KP) which enjoys no international recognition. Presumably the creation of a national church would involve conferring a higher status on the KP and encouraging parts of the UOC-MP to join the upgraded structure. (The UOC-MP has far more priests and monasteries under its sway, but polls suggest that the KP is much more popular among the 70% of Ukrainians who identify as Orthodox.)
The Patriarchate of Moscow is furious. In a first raft of sanctions, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow declared that his church would cease to pray publicly for Patriarch Bartholomew. It was announced that neither the Russian Patriarch nor any bishops under his authority would celebrate the Eucharist (Christianity's holiest rite) with bishops under the command of Patriarch Bartholomew. These are gestures of huge symbolic importance. It was made clear that if the Ecumenical Patriarch blesses the full independence of a Ukrainian church, there would be a total rupture of communion between the Patriarchates of Constantinople and Moscow. That would mean that ordinary clergy of the respective churches could not serve together and ordinary adherents of one church might be denied communion in the other. The 12 other self-governing churches which make up world Orthodoxy would face an awkward choice between the two Patriarchates.
Russian television showed a solemn and indignant Patriarch Kirill, surrounded by his senior bishops and communicating with his chief ecclesiastical ally in Kiev, Metropolitan Onufry, by video link-up. Patriarch Kirill icily listed the alleged misdeeds of the Istanbul-based Patriarchate over the centuries, focusing on the 1920s when the Istanbul-based authority parleyed with an ultra-modernist faction of the Russian church which was close to the Bolsheviks: this was a move which later generations of Orthodox deemed a mistake.
The Patriarchate of Constantinople, meanwhile, published documents which look embarrassing for the pro-Moscow bishops in Ukraine. They show that in 1991, as Ukraine was establishing its political statehood, the idea of full spiritual independence was supported by virtually all the country's Orthodox bishops, including the ones who later changed their minds and accepted Moscow's continued authority.
Formally speaking, the two Patriarchates are arguing over the legitimacy of a letter sent by the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1686, which accepted the transfer to Muscovite authority of the see of Kiev. The Ecumenical Patriarch says this transfer was provisional and subject to conditions that were not kept; the Muscovites repeated on September 14th that the transfer was clear and irrevocable.
But closely linked to these ancient historical disputes are some present-day political and geopolitical ones. President Poroshenko apparently sees the establishment of a national church as crucial to his political future. As a result, arcane words like "tomos" (a Patriarchal decree proclaiming an independent church) have become part of everyday political chatter in Kiev.
For the political as well as the spiritual authorities in Moscow, it would be humiliating to "lose" Ukraine. By one count, about half the total number of parishes under the authority of the Patriarchate of Moscow are in Ukraine. By no means all the people or clergy who pray in those parishes are strong sympathisers with Moscow. But the spiritual link between Moscow and Ukraine is one of the main levers of Russian influence over Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin, a close friend and ally of Patriarch Kirill, well knows.
Meanwhile, the United States has made a subtle gesture of support for President Poroshenko over religious matters. Its religious-freedom envoy, Sam Brownback, met Mr Poroshenko on September 11th and listened with sympathy to his complaint that in areas of Ukraine "occupied" by Russia since it started backing separatists there in 2014, all churches other than the Moscow Patriarchate have been persecuted. Mr Poroshenko also outlined his hopes for an independent church that would operate freely, without persecuting others, in the Ukrainian lands that he controls.
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Outlook Bug Clamped Down on by Exchange Online
On January 14, I reported how a flaw in Outlook desktop compromised Exchange Online Native Data Protection. In a nutshell, users whose mailboxes were on hold were able to remove attachments from sent or received messages if Outlook was configured in cached Exchange mode. This undermined the guarantee of Exchange Native Protection that any attempt to remove data from mailboxes on hold would be captured and available for eDiscovery.
After experimenting with several novel theories, such as an Outlook failure to synchronize properly, the Exchange development group concluded that the best solution was to deploy a server-side fix to prevent any further possibility of data loss. The deployment of the fix is now complete across Office 365.
Assessing the Impact
Although it's good that Microsoft has closed the gap, they have not said how many attachments might have disappeared from eDiscovery. It's a difficult question for Microsoft to answer, mostly because they don't have data to quantify any loss of data, if that in fact occurred.
The problem of measuring data loss is hard. We know that the problem only surfaces in specific circumstances when on-hold mailboxes are accessed by Outlook configured in cached Exchange mode and the mailbox owner (or a delegate) removes an attachment from a sent or received message. Depending on who you ask, this set of conditions might be considered rare or common.
Passwords Haven't Disappeared Yet
123456. Qwerty. Iloveyou. No, these are not exercises for people who are brand new to typing. Shockingly, they are among the most common passwords that end users choose in 2021. Research has found that the average business user must manually type out, or copy/paste, the credentials to 154 websites per month. We repeatedly got one question that surprised us: "Why would I ever trust a third party with control of my network?
Easy to Put Mailboxes on Hold
Asserting that the combination of on-hold mailboxes and Outlook in cached mode is rare might be true when measured against the full set of Office 365 tenants, but it runs into problems in the enterprise. Placing mailboxes on-hold has become increasingly common since the in-place holds first became available in Exchange 2010. Indeed, Microsoft makes it easy for organizations to apply holds to Exchange Online mailboxes and provides a substantial 100 GB quota for the Recoverable Items folder to store deleted and modified copies of on-hold items.
Many Enterprise Mailboxes are on Hold
The last public data released by Microsoft for Office 365 said that 200 million users are active at least once a month. That figure is from October 2019 and is higher now because Office 365 grows at between 3 and 4 million users per month. Most Office 365 users have an Exchange Online mailbox and Exchange Online is the largest workload. An account must have at least an Office 365 E3 license before a hold can be applied. Microsoft doesn't release data about the distribution of licenses across the Office 365 user base, but it's reasonable to assume that roughly half of the base, or 100 million mailboxes, belong to large enterprise tenants. These users are likely to have E3/E5 licenses and are the likely target group whose mailboxes might be on hold.
Let's say that 25 million of those enterprise mailboxes are on hold. Although OWA is a fine client, my belief is that most enterprise mailboxes are accessed with Outlook desktop configured in cached Exchange mode. For the purposes of argument, let's 20 million on-hold mailboxes belong to Outlook users running in cached mode.
Bug Around for Over a Year
The next thing to ponder is how long this bug existed in the wild. Given that it doesn't occur in Exchange 2016 or Exchange 2019, it's probable that the bug crept in some time after Microsoft split the code and on-premises code bases in mid-2018, meaning that the bug might have existed for a year or more.
We therefore have a situation where the owners of millions of on-hold mailboxes could have removed attachments using Outlook for over a year. This sounds like it could be a big problem.
Stay Calm and Think
But before we conclude that the world of Exchange is faltering, users who removed attachments to hide evidence of some malfeasance must have done so in hope rather than expectation of success. They didn't know that the bug existed, and no trace would be left. Removing the attachment just seemed like a way to cover their tracks. In some respects, removing an attachment is an act of desperation because the possibility is always there that the attachment is present and can be found in some other mailbox.
The truth is that no one knows how many times people removed attachments from on-hold Exchange Online mailboxes and succeeded in deleting data. Microsoft doesn't track user activity at this level of detail. We don't know if any data loss occurred in error or by purpose. We don't know what mailboxes or tenants might have been affected. And apart from looking for another mailbox that might have a copy of a message with the attachment intact, no one has any way to recover data loss if it happened because Microsoft uses Exchange Native Data Protection to avoid the need to take backups.
Taking all that we know into account, I don't think much data loss occurred because of this bug. Yes, a big number of users were exposed to the potential of data loss, but in the real world how many people whose mailbox are on hold decide to remove attachments? Perhaps some do and maybe a few did. The real number is likely a very small percentage of the overall Exchange Online mailbox count. However, we don't know.
It's disappointing that the bug appeared in Outlook. It's disappointing that Exchange Online didn't include code to stop clients ignoring the tenets of Native Data Protection. And it's disappointing that Microsoft testing (or lack thereof) allowed such a bug to exist in the wild for over a year. But software is software and bugs exist. The key thing now is to hope that Microsoft learns from the situation and takes steps to bulletproof Native Data Protection for Exchange Online. And no, they won't take backups…
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