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October 14, 2020 Politics & Ideas
The 'Sexual Preference' Canard and the Totalitarian Moment
by Noah Rothman
So far, Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings have been delightfully boring.
Viewers have witnessed extension discussions about the Affordable Care Act and the concept of severability, the jurisprudential doctrines of originalism and textualism, and how those philosophies conflict with a more activist understanding of law. By and large, these hearings have been an enlightening affair. It was too good to last.
What had been absent from these confirmation hearings is what transformed Brett Kavanaugh's ordeal into a must-watch spectacle: an identity-based grievance. That, not law or philosophy, is what gets progressive activists out of bed in the morning. There were some early efforts to manufacture such a claim. A critical evaluation of Judge Barrett's religious affiliations and the allegation that she had adopted two black children only to play "white colonizer" briefly sufficed. But they did not derail her nomination, and Judge Barrett has only grown more popular.
And so, a new grievance has bubbled up from the progressive left: Judge Barrett, her critics now imply, is homophobic. But what began as a far-fetched attempt at character assassination has taken on a terrifying life of its own.
The episode began Tuesday morning when, after being questioned by Sen. Dianne Feinstein about her views on LGBTQ issues, Barrett replied that she had "never discriminated on the basis of sexual preference and would not ever discriminate on the basis of sexual preference." This, we are now instructed, was a slip—a tacit affirmation of her deep-seated prejudices.
At 10:15 am, MSNBC producer Kyle Griffin declared Barrett's use of the phrase "sexual preference" to be "offensive and outdated" because it "implies sexuality is a choice." Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline followed suit 31 minutes later. "Did Judge Coney Barrett really use the 1970s term 'sexual preference?'" he asked incredulously. At 11:02, the popular LGBTQ advocate Charlotte Clymer insisted that Barrett had, intentionally and by design, declined to "recognize or affirm trans people." By 11:05, New York state House candidate Ritchie Torres expanded the terms of engagement by averring that his "sexual preference" was no more a choice than his race or ethnicity, thereby suggesting that Barrett's bigotry knows no bounds.
By early that afternoon, this uproar was no longer exclusive to social media. A Slate article argued that the "archaic expression" Barrett deployed was "an anti-gay dog whistle to the religious right." The post's author, Mark Joseph Stern, made no allowances for ignorance. This cannot be "dismissed as a poor choice of words," he wrote. Barrett had inadvertently revealed her plan to "condemn gay Americans to second-class citizenship once again." By Tuesday evening, these sensational allegations found their way into the mouth of the reliably intemperate Sen. Mazie Hirono. She confronted Barrett with the charge that her use of this "outdated term" was no accident. "I certainly didn't mean and would never mean to use a term that would cause any offense in the LGBTQ community," Barrett replied. But Barrett's contrition will not be allowed to defuse the issue her opponents so desperately need.
Those who defend the notion that "sexual preference" is a universally acknowledged slur have some supporting evidence. But that evidence is itself reflective of the politically motivated revisionism we've been forced to endure.
Webster's dictionary notes that the term is "offensive," though that caveat is at most 17 days old (and could be only hours old). Furthermore, as many sympathetic reporters observed, the LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD notes that both the New York Times and the Associated Press have cautioned against using the term since 2013. The only problem with that is that neither institution, to say nothing of members of the gay community, followed that guidance.
The New York Times quoted a retail expert who used the phrase "sexual preference" to describe banal market research in 2015. Another 2015 Times piece profiling the fashion designer Marc Jacobs, who is gay, had no problem with the term. A 2016 essay on gays and lesbians' experience in India deployed the phrase without qualification in the article's copy. So, too, did a 2017 piece on "sapiosexuality" (the attraction to intellect regardless of gender or sexual identity). If this was all terribly offensive, the arbiters of such things didn't seem to notice.
Nor did the AP observe its own guidelines. A 2015 dispatch quoted Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow affirming that institution's aversion to "expressions of hatred" of all kinds, including those based on "sexual preference." Their 2016 obituary for the musical artist George Michael noted that he had become an icon within the gay community even "before he revealed his sexual preference." In 2019, a university professor who specializes in psychiatric genetics used the phrase to reinforce Sen. Hirono's contention that sexual identity is "immutable" when discussing a recent "study of the genetics of human sexual preference." As recently as June of this year, an AP report quoted an elected official in Oklahoma who used the term to demonstrate his commitment to anti-discrimination and equality.
Media is not alone in its ignorance. Academia didn't get the memo either. Academic institutions—a field that is by no means dominated by religious conservatives—have published and continue to publish studies on the sociological, biological, and psychological aspects of human "sexual preference." "High School Musical" creator Kenny Ortega used the phrase proudly in an interview with the LGBTQ magazine the Advocate a mere 19 days ago. And, of course, some of the Democratic Party's leading lights, including people such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Joe Biden, have used the term as recently as this year. And all to the sound of silence from Judge Barrett's critics.
We should not mince words. What we're witnessing is a concerted, perhaps even coordinated, effort to manufacture an allegation of bigotry from whole cloth and to force previously neutral language to comport with that accusation. And all to assault the character of one politically inconvenient woman.
This is retroactive conditioning on a grand scale. Before Tuesday, this was a term that most well-meaning people used within perfectly explicable context to convey their commitment to tolerance and egalitarianism. But now, with a Supreme Court seat on the line, it is being perverted to mean the precise opposite of tolerance.
If the goal here were a fuller understanding of the gay community's sensitivities, we would not be witnessing an inquisition. Barrett's critics would be educating her rather than accusing her. But this is not a good-faith display on the part of the theatrically incensed—it is a nakedly opportunistic fabrication. And we are all expected to subordinate what we know to be true to the party line. That is totalitarianism, and our moral obligation to oppose its encroachment on every facet of public and private life is as good an argument as any for Judge Barrett's confirmation.
Noah Rothman is the Associate Editor of Commentary and the author of Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America.
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Exploring the Link Between Parkinson's and Dementia
Relatives of patients with Parkinson's disease may have an increased risk of developing dementia or memory problems, researchers report. And the younger the age at which Parkinson's appears, the greater the likelihood that family member will develop dementia. The findings appeared in the October issue of the Archives of Neurology, one of the journals from the American Medical Association.
Doctors have long sought clues that may link Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, and Parkinson's, a distinct neurologic ailment. Parkinson's disease is characterized by a decline in the functions of the central nervous system, including the ability to walk, move and speak. Several clinical and population studies have shown an increased risk of dementia in first-degree relatives of people with Parkinson's disease. However, other studies have not confirmed a link between the two.
In the current study, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, looked at various subsets of patients with and without Parkinson's, as well as their close relatives. The study included 1,019 first-degree relatives of 162 patients with Parkinson's disease who were living near the Mayo Clinic. As controls, they included 858 relatives of 147 people in the same geographic area who were approximately the same age and sex makeup as people in the Parkinson's disease group but did not have the condition. In addition, the researchers evaluated 2,716 relatives of 411 patients with Parkinson's disease who were referred to the Mayo Clinic from a wider geographic area.
The study group surveyed the participants with a telephone questionnaire as well as cognitive tests and a review of medical histories to assess the occurrence of memory problems. These would include conditions like mild cognitive impairment, as well as more serious conditions like Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. They found that relatives of patients with Parkinson's disease were at increased risk of cognitive impairment or dementia.
Relatives of patients who experienced the onset of the disease at age 66 or younger were at particularly high risk of developing dementia or cognitive impairment. "This association is primarily driven by families of patients with younger age at onset of Parkinson's disease, but the risk does not vary across relatives of patients with different clinical characteristics of Parkinson's disease," the authors wrote.
Although this study did not determine whether cognitively impaired or demented participants had Alzheimer's or some other condition, it is likely that at least some of the study participants had Alzheimer's. Both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's affect the brain, though the two disorders are distinct. However, as this study shows, there may be genetic links between Parkinson's and other neurological diseases. It is possible that Parkinson's and certain forms of dementia share common genes that predispose family members to one or both conditions. There may also be undiscovered environmental factors that lie at the root of these diseases.
Nobody is sure what causes Alzheimer's, although advancing age, genetic factors, and a host of additional risk factors may play a role. Just because someone in your family has Parkinson's disease doesn't mean you'll get the disease or get Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. Still, it is important that researchers continue to delve into the root causes of brain disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Only through basic research will medical scientists be able to uncover the underlying mechanisms of disease and develop new and effective treatments.
The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation continues to fund critical research into the root causes of Alzheimer's disease. To learn more, visit www.ALZinfo.org, The Alzheimer's Information Site.
By www.ALZinfo.org, The Alzheimer's Information Site. Reviewed by William J. Netzer, Ph.D., Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation at The Rockefeller University.
Walter A. Rocca; James H. Bower; J. Eric Ahlskog; Alexis Elbaz; Brandon R. Grossardt; Shannon K. McDonnell; Daniel J. Schaid; Demetrius M. Maraganore; "Risk of Cognitive Impairment or Dementia in Relatives of Patients With Parkinson Disease," Archives of Neurology, October 2007; Volume 64(10): pages 1458-1464.


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The day before the underwater fancy-dress parade, Alfie got that feeling ... Sometimes it's hard to be brave. Sometimes you get that feeling. Sometimes you're just not ready . . . until, one day, you are. From a dynamic new picture-book partnership comes the story of Alfie and a big octopus wearing a tiny hat and the things you can only whisper to the cowboys on your wallpaper.
Davina Bell is a writer and editor of books for young people. She was a Senior Editor at Penguin Books Australia and now writes full-time on the edge of a vineyard in the south-west of Australia.Allison Colpoys is an award-winning freelance book designer and illustrator. When she was little, Allison was obsessed with underwater worlds and wanted to be a mermaid when she grew up. She is still trying.


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Review of the Aboriginal and Dual Naming Policy
As part of the review of the Aboriginal and Dual Naming Policy, the Department of Communities Tasmania invites the community to have a say about proposed draft amendments to the Policy. The Policy provides a framework and clear direction for government agencies, local government authorities and the Nomenclature Board of Tasmania about the use of Aboriginal names for naming Tasmanian features and places.
Proposed amendments have been developed following the public release of an Issues Paper and subsequent Consultation & Stakeholder Feedback Report. These documents along with the proposed draft amendments are available below along with the Aboriginal and Dual Naming Policy, and supporting information.
Submissions in response to the draft amendments were received by the Department from 24 October 2018 to Friday 11 January 2019.
Further information about the Aboriginal and Dual Naming Policy, including a list of Aboriginal and dual names assigned under the Policy can be found here.
Open the documents:
Draft amendments to the Aboriginal and Dual Naming Policy (PDF, 105.4KB)
Review of the Aboriginal and Dual Naming Policy Issues Paper (November 2017) (PDF, 87KB)
Consultation and Stakeholder Feedback Report (HTML Accessible) (June 2018)
Consultation and Stakeholder Feedback Report (June 2018) (PDF, 503.95KB)
Public submissions received to the Issues Paper
About the Aboriginal and Dual Naming Policy
Questions and answers (PDF, 228.51KB)
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Joint Australian-US research project pokes holes in app privacy promise.
A project [pdf] funded by the CSIRO's Data61 and the US National Science Foundation analysed 283 free Android apps on Google Play that use the operating system's native support for creating VPNs, a feature introduced in 2011.
Such VPN-enabled apps are used to bypass censorship, to access geo-blocked content, and for security and privacy purposes.
However, the analysis by researchers from Data61, University of New South Wales, the International Computer Science Institute, and University of California Berkeley show that many apps expose user data and in some cases, collect and manipulate their traffic.
"Our results show that — in spite of the promises for privacy, security and anonymity given by the majority of VPN apps — millions of users may be unawarely subject to poor security guarantees and abusive practices inflicted by VPN apps," the researchers said.
Furthermore, the researchers found that 38 percent of the 283 apps tested contain "some malware presence" when run through Google's VirusTotal scanning service.
EasyOVPN, VPN Free, and TigerVPN have millions of installs on Google Play, and test positive for malware, the researchers found.
Over two-thirds of the VPN-enabled apps promise to enhance online privacy and security, yet three quarters of the programs tested use third-party user tracking libraries, and 82 percent request permission to access sensitive data including accounts and text messages.
Traffic handling by the apps was also found to be insecure: 18 percent of the apps set up traffic tunnels across the internet that weren't encrypted, the researchers found.
Lack of support, misconfigurations, and developer errors meant traffic flowing over the new IPV6 went unprotected in 84 percent of the analysed apps.
The majority of VPN-enabled apps did not tunnel domain name system (DNS) lookups, which could reveal which sites users visit.
Other problems found by the researchers include traffic interception, with users not being told where the VPN termination point the apps connect to is hosted.
The researchers tested VPN clients, apps aimed at enterprise users, traffic optimisers and communications tools, traffic filters and loggers, and an antivirus as well as an anonymising app for The Onion Router (TOR) network.
Of the 283 VPN apps analysed, the researchers noted that as of preparing the final manuscript of their paper, 49 programs had disappeared from Google Play. This was either due to Google's vetting process for the Play store, user complaints or developer decisions, the researchers said.


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Immigrants without Legal Representation Not Benefitting from Prosecutorial Discretion
Posted by Joan Friedland | May 14, 2012 | Enforcement
After ICE Director John Morton issued a memo last June outlining how and when ICE officials should exercise prosecutorial discretion in immigration cases, many were optimistic that the memo's implementation would relieve backlogs and help the agency focus on higher priority immigration cases. Months later, however, folks are finding that one large group of people has limited access to this review process—immigrants without legal representation. In fact, nearly half of all immigrants in removal proceedings appeared without legal representation in 2011, also known as "pro se." While immigration attorneys often explain the effect of these prosecutorial discretion policies to their clients, pro se immigrants may be unaware that new policies are even in effect.
Unlike immigrants who have legal representation, pro se immigrants do not have access to information specifically directed at them explaining the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, how to obtain it, or what it means. This compounds the already serious problem that most pro se immigrants do not have access to information about what relief might be available to them. Moreover, whether or not they are aware of possible options for relief, they may be unaware of the implications of either accepting or foregoing an offer of prosecutorial discretion from ICE.
Underlying all of these deficiencies is a fundamental inequity—immigrants who cannot hire or find scarce pro bono attorneys are not entitled to government-provided representation in a deportation process that has devastating consequences, including separation from family for decades or forever.
To prevent pro se immigrants from falling through the cracks, immigration authorities can take a number of steps to ensure they understand what prosecutorial discretion is, how they can seek it, and what they should do after receiving (or not receiving) an offer of it. First, ICE should advise pro se respondents prior to reviewing their files and explain how to submit documentation for agency officials to consider. Second, if ICE declines to offer a favorable exercise of discretion, agency officials should inform pro se respondents how they can "appeal" the decision to higher agency officials. Third, when ICE offers a favorable exercise of discretion, the agency should provide information explaining the consequences of accepting such an offer. And finally, prior to approving a favorable exercise of discretion, Immigration Judges should affirmatively confirm that pro se immigrants understand these consequences.
By adopting these recommendations, immigration officials can help alleviate one of the most fundamental inequities of the removal process: that the government does not provide attorneys to immigrants who cannot afford one.
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*This blog is excerpted from a new report by Joan Friedland, entitled Falling Through the Cracks: How Gaps in ICE's Prosecutorial Discretion Policies Affect Immigrants without Legal Representation.
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Large, exotic birds make beautiful and unique pets, but the duties involved pose many challenges. Cockatoos, parrots or macaws seem like fun pets, but be ready for the huge responsibility that comes along with owning a large pet bird.
The first consideration is the investment that goes into owning a large bird. Cages, food and veterinarian bills for exotic animals create a huge expense. Even a modest cage for a large bird will run upwards of $800. Planning vacations or even going away for the weekend can be a hassle as well. Be ready to pay someone to care for the bird during any absence.
Time is another large investment when owning a large bird. Owners will spend hours a day, every day, caring for and catering to the animals' emotional and physical needs. Large birds are attractive to many partially because they can be very loving and also very entertaining. A pet bird will bond with its owner emotionally, much like an infant to its mother, and they will crave human attention. Birds who do not receive this attention can become unruly; they can cause serious injury with their strong beaks or even become depressed and pluck their feathers or refuse to eat. The sensitivity of a large bird's desire for attention often come as a shock to new bird owners who then find themselves unable to provide the time that is needed to keep a happy, healthy pet.
Large birds also have very specific dietary requirement. The animal must receive a variety of food including fresh fruits and vegetables, seeds, pellets and dietary supplements in order to thrive. Also be aware that many ordinary household items can pose a threat to their lives and these things will need to be avoided. As an example, be prepared to throw away all non-stick cookware. The fumes emitted from a Teflon surface when heated can be deadly to most birds. And do not put their cage near a doorway; even something as simple as a draft from outside can cause serious respiratory illnesses.
If children live in the household, they will need to be very careful with these pets. Children can easily cause injury to the bird and vice versa. Sharp claws and powerful beaks designed to crack open hard nuts may not be a good combination when children are involved, unless the owner is ready to provide strict supervision. Most birds are loving and gentle, but if they become frightened, anything can happen.
And then there are the neighbors, and the sleep of all household members, to consider. Large birds are very, very noisy. Screams can be heard down the block when they really get going, which neighbors may not appreciate. And if they scream at night, sleep can be an issue. If cared for properly though, most birds will fall in line with the owner's sleep schedule and not cause too much trouble.
And finally, remember that parrots and other large birds have very long life-spans. Living anywhere from 40 to 100 years old, large birds will likely be with their owners for their entire lifetime if they are taken care of correctly. This is a serious commitment for only the very serious pet owner.


A fast-flowing hub in the heart of Texas.
In the years after the Civil War, cattle drives flowed across Hill County on the legendary Chisholm Trail, beefing up the American economy. Today, Hillsboro's central location keeps the city at the heart of the action; our industries are key players in a world economy and our product flows with global speed and cost efficiency through strategic multi-modal assets.
Highway: Major artery, major advantages.
Located at the split of I-35, Hillsboro multiplies the advantages of the nation's leading north-south artery. Enjoy swift and unobstructed Pan-American reach on the NAFTA superhighway, from Canadian to Mexican markets; the split also provides a straight shot to Dallas and Fort Worth to the north and Austin and San Antonio to the south, putting "Everything Within Reach." Four additional roadways—U.S. Highways 77 and 81 and State Highways 22 and 171—mean 180-degree access to domestic interstate and highway routes.
Air: Local convenience, international access.
Assuring ease in corporate travel and excellent general aviation facilities, Hillsboro's Municipal Airport provides 24-hour amenities and a 4,000' x 60' runway. Just a half hour away, commercial service is available at the Waco Regional Airport. And approximately an hour away are two Dallas airports, including Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International, the fourth busiest airport in the world, offering more than 3 million square feet of cargo facilities onsite.
Port: Premier facilities, global reach.
Less than 3.5 hours away, the Port of Houston—the nation's busiest port in foreign tonnage and America's #1 breakbulk port—provides both container and general cargo terminal facilities. And all along the Texas coastline, opportunities are opening wide: While the Port at Port Arthur is equipped to handle virtually any kind of breakbulk general cargo, expansions at the Port at Corpus Christi will soon accommodate post-Panamax vessels.
Union Pacific service to the Hillsboro Industrial Park also opens the opportunity for door-to-door delivery of materials and goods to 23 states and two-thirds of the western U.S. UP's expertise makes it a leader in shipping industrial, agricultural, automotive and chemical products. Door to door without delay, Hillsboro delivers.


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With its breathtaking landscape, the hospitality of the Inuit people, and the numerous opportunities for an unusual holiday, Baffin Island is a strong draw for tourists. But it can hardly be said that it suffers from invasions of visitors. The island is the fifth largest in the world with a coastline and landscape that vary considerably. On the eastern coast, very similar to Norway with its steep fiords and small offshore islands, lies a long, narrow Alpine-like mountainous zone - reaching heights of 2,591 meters in Auyuittuq National Park on the Cumberland peninsula. The main administrative town is Iqaluit on Frobisher Bay. The only way to get to the far north island is by air, and that is rather expensive. The cost of living is high and the climate very "unfriendly", not to mention the hordes of insects, which descend on the unfortunate traveler in summer; all in all, the region is perhaps somewhere for the specialist.
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Q: Groovy Expando Serializable is there any way to serialize an expando subclass which can be retrieved with dynamically added properties. with the example;
class Sexpando extends Expando implements Serializable{
//String testProp
static final long serialVersionUID = -2056428816613381087L
String toString() {
    "an object of Sexpando - $serialVersionUID"
}
}

and
class SexpandoTest {

static main(args) {

    def s = new Sexpando()
    s.testProp = "small test string"
    println s.properties
    def file = new File('objects.dta')
    def out = file.newOutputStream()
    def oos = new ObjectOutputStream(out)
    oos.writeObject(s)

    oos.close()
    def retrieved = []

    file.eachObject { retrieved << it }

    retrieved.each { println it.properties }
}}

i get the output:
[testProp:small test string]
[:]

i also tried same example with original testProp field of Sexpando object (it is commented out  above)
Groovy's original Expando.java can be inspected from HERE
thank you for any advice!

A: I don't think this is possible, it's a long standing feature request, but as Jochen says, there is an issue with what Closures should be serialized to...

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Nick Saban on Alabama's identity shift: 'Good defense doesn't beat good offense anymore'
Jack Baer
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October 24, 2020, 1:06 a.m. ·3 min read
Even in the most surreal college football season in living memory, Alabama remains a terrifying juggernaut under Nick Saban. But something has been quite different in recent years.
And Saban is well aware.
Speaking with ESPN on Friday, the Alabama coach stated the obvious to anyone who has been following Alabama in recent years. It's no longer possible to smother teams on defense, so you have to score even more to win.
"It used to be that good defense beats good offense. Good defense doesn't beat good offense anymore," Saban told ESPN on Friday. "It's just like last week. Georgia has as good a defense as we do an offense, and we scored 41 points on them [in a 41-24 Alabama win]. That's not the way it used to be. It used to be if you had a good defense, other people weren't going to score. You were always going to be in the game.
"I'm telling you. It ain't that way anymore."
Alabama currently ranks second in the nation in points scored per game with 48.5, but 37th in points allowed at 28.8. That imbalance hasn't cost the Tide much so far this year, as they currently sit at 4-0 following an emphatic win over Georgia.
Alabama's offense has found a new gear
Nick Saban will take wins however he will get them. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
Saban's teams have been skewing toward more offense in recent years, basically since Tua Tagovailoa took over and started incinerating defenses with his NFL-quality receiving corps. Mac Jones has been a suitable replacement at quarterback this year as well.
Here are the Tide's ranks in points scored and allowed between 2015 and 2020, starting with the earliest years:
Points scored: 30th, 15th, 15th, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd
Points allowed: 2nd, 1st, 1st, 12th, 13th, 37th
Alabama was never a slouch on offense even when it was Saban's signature run-focused attack, but it's at a different level now thanks to a full embrace of the forward pass. As ESPN noted, Alabama has topped 35 points in 17 straight games, the longest streak in the nation.
It's not something Saban seems too happy about:
"I don't like it," he said with a wry smile. "But we just have to make sure we have an offense that's that way and that explosive, which we have."
The obvious caveat here is that offense and defense operate independently of each other, like in a run vs. pass dynamic. Saban isn't saying you have to sacrifice one specific thing for another, he's saying you have to be able to constantly put up points because offenses are just so good these days.
However, Saban did note that there's an apparent talent drain occurring at the lower levels of football, noting that star wide receiver DeVonta Smith impressed at cornerback when preparing to be Alabama's emergency option at the position:
"None of these skill guys grow up playing defense, from junior high, high school or whatever," Saban said. "So all of the best athletes end up playing offense. One of the best corners on our team is [Smith]. This year in camp, I trained him at corner. He can cover anybody, and he never played defense in his life because he was on the offensive side. You don't think Jaylen Waddle would be a good defensive back?"
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Growing flocks of Canada geese in Vernon, B.C., prompt city council to approve a cull
VERNON, B.C. — Non-native, resident Canada geese in British Columbia's north Okanagan have overstayed their welcome and Vernon council has voted in favour of a cull. Councillors have approved a motion to spend an estimated $41,000 to euthanize up to 150 birds in several area parks. Culling programs aimed at habituated deer have been strongly opposed in the past, but the councillor who proposed the goose cull says she has been flooded with letters of support. Coun. Dalvir Nahal says the provincial government should get involved because most municipalities have similar concerns about aggressive geese and the piles of excrement they leave behind. A program set up to manage Canada geese in the Okanagan estimates about 2,500 resident birds nest between Vernon and Osoyoos, but 70 nests were found around Vernon last year, up from an average of 20. The federal and provincial governments must approve any cull before it can proceed. Non-native Canada geese were first introduced in the Okanagan in the 1970s and quickly outnumbered the few migratory geese that stopped during their annual journeys north and south. Experts say the migratory geese don't usually interbreed with residents, which can live for up to 30 years, produce more offspring than their migratory cousins and never leave the area where they are raised. Coun. Scott Anderson, who supports a cull, says the geese are affecting the use of many parks and beaches in Vernon. "To me, this is an unpleasant duty, but it's a duty," says Anderson. "Kin Beach is unusable, Marshall Fields are just covered in manure and Polson Park is unusable." Vernon council now plans to write to other north Okanagan communities that don't have control measures, urging them to take steps to curb populations of resident Canada geese. (CKIZ) This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 26, 2021. The Canadian Press
Polish man at centre of life-support dispute dies in Britain
WARSAW, Poland — A Polish man who has been at the centre of an international life-support dispute has died at a British hospital, officials said. The middle-aged man, identified only as R.S., was repeatedly put on and off life support treatment during weeks of wrangling at British and European courts over whether continuing the treatment was in his best interests. Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Piotr Wawrzyk told reporters Tuesday evening that the man died. He said Poland's authorities have been taking every effort to save his life. Poland's government took steps last week to bring him to the country for specialized treatment. The man, a British resident for years, was hospitalized in a coma in Plymouth, England, on Nov. 6 after suffering cardiac arrest. Doctors said his brain had been severely and permanently damaged. The man's wife and children said he should be allowed to die, but his mother, sisters and niece argued that the man's Roman Catholic faith meant he wouldn't have wanted his life terminated. Polish news agency PAP said Tuesday it has been informed by family members that the man died after his condition deteriorated Monday night. The Associated Press
Virtual cooking class coming to Merritt this weekend
Merritt residents will have the opportunity to put their chef hat on with a new COVID-safe, virtual cooking class that focuses on healthy eating. The program began in Lillooet, and was coordinated and hosted by the Better Living Centre (BLC) a Seventh-day Adventist Church. "The BLC has a Health Ministries department that works toward educating and empowering the community toward making positive, healthful lifestyle habits," said Mary Coursey, BLC member. "They have done this for several years within Lillooet in various way, one of which was in-person community cooking classes." These were an initiative of Vanessa Richards, a fellow BLC member. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person classes were halted. "With some inspiration we came up with the idea to continue this arm of our community outreach by having virtual classes through Zoom," explained Coursey. "In order to help make the classes more interactive, I wanted to put together a meal kit so that participants could cook along with us during the class and enjoy a healthy meal at the end. We tested this back in September 2020 with some funding from a Neighbourhood Small Grant through the Vancouver Foundation. We had about 16 participants for that class along with lots of positive feedback." Richards came up with the idea of expanding the program to Merritt through Lillooet's sister church here. Local Merrittonian Marvel Strutt has agreed to coordinate, put together and deliver the kits for the participants here. Those who wish to take part must register by Jan. 27. A plant-based meal kit with gluten-free options will be delivered on Jan. 29 and the class will take place on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 5pm. There is no cost, and participants will join in on Zoom and be given step-by-step directions to make falafels, caesar salad and tasty banana bites. To RSVP for this event, you are invited to contact Marvel Strutt at 250-378-3536 or by email at alstru3@gmail.com. Morgan Hampton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Merritt Herald
Still no bail for man RCMP pursued for 8 months
A bail hearing for a man who was wanted by police for about eight months was adjourned again in North Battleford Provincial Court. The show cause hearing for Johnathan Swiftwolfe, 24, on Jan. 25 was adjourned to Jan. 28. Swiftwolfe was wanted on 35 charges, including assault, uttering threats, weapons-related offences, and flight from police. While police were searching for him in 2020, they issued a media release saying they were concerned about the safety of Moosomin First Nation residents while Swiftwolfe was at large. He was located after several RCMP detachments worked together to find him. When police arrested him on Highway 40 near Sweet Grass First Nation on Dec. 6, 2020, they found a loaded firearm in the vehicle that was within his reach. Cassandra Fox, 24, was with Swiftwolfe and also arrested. At the time, she was wanted on warrants for assault with a weapon and failure to comply with a release order. She was scheduled to enter a plea and election in North Battleford Provincial Court on Jan. 6, 2021, but failed to appear and a warrant for her arrest was issued. The charges against Swiftwolfe and Fox haven't been proven in court. Moosomin First Nation is about 22 kilometres north of North Battleford. Lisa Joy, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Battlefords Regional News-Optimist
Review: Ragtime and much more from jazz pianist Emmet Cohen
Emmet Cohen, "Future Stride" (Mack Avenue Records) Stride provides a starting point on jazz pianist Emmet Cohen's new album. The opening cut, "Symphonic Raps," is a New Orleans ragtime tune recorded by Louis Armstrong nearly a century ago, and Cohen plays it as though his piano is rolling downhill, accelerating until he leaves the rhythm section behind. That momentum sends Cohen on an exploration of other jazz stylings, with stride as an antecedent and recurring reference point. Common threads on "Future Stride" include swinging, often unpredictable rhythms, inventive interplay and wit. Take, for example, the title cut. Written by Cohen and drummer Kyle Poole, it's a joyful swirl with shifting tempos, including a cowboy saunter and a three-way conversation that also includes bassist Russell Hall. The beat is also big on another Cohen original, "You Already Know." It's bebop given extra propulsion by trumpeter Marquis Hill and saxophonist Melissa Aldana, who both sit in on several cuts. Hill overdubs a second trumpet for call and response on the prayerful, lyrical closer "Little Angel." The final chord leaves the tune unresolved, suggesting more to come. As the album title might suggest, "Future Stride" ends with Cohen looking ahead. Steven Wine, The Associated Press
Nova Scotia to bump up minimum wage to $12.95 an hour
Minimum wage in Nova Scotia will rise 40 cents to $12.95 an hour starting April 1, the province announced Tuesday, but coming to a decision on the size of that increase was fraught with difficulty. The province decides the increase based on a recommendation from the Minimum Wage Review Committee, an arms-length body mandated by Nova Scotia's Labour Standards Code to conduct an annual review of minimum wage. The committee is made up of employee and employer representatives — but this year, the two groups couldn't agree with each other, according to the committee's report. Employee representatives wanted to take projected inflation into account and increase Nova Scotia's minimum wage from the current $12.55 to at least $13 an hour, putting it on par with P.E.I. The Island makes the jump to $13 an hour on April 1. Employer representatives, on the other hand, wanted to keep the increase at 40 cents, which was in accordance with a formula set out in the minimum wage regulations. The business representatives were concerned that "the ultimate impact of the pandemic on small business is still unknown and that any increases in the minimum wage rate should be predictable so that employers can structure their practices to best absorb the increase in the cost of labour," according to the report. The two sides were unable to reach an agreement. "For the sake of a majority recommendation, employee representatives decided they would not oppose the current formula for adjusting the minimum wage, which would increase the minimum wage rate to $12.95," said the report. The province has accepted that recommendation, allowing the minimum wage to increase to $12.95, the second highest in Atlantic Canada behind P.E.I.'s. Representatives also wanted the province to review how the current rate and approach to setting it is done. The committee believes other options for deciding on minimum wage be explored. "During the Committee's discussions, concerns were expressed regarding the demographics of minimum wage workers, and it was suggested that a diversity and inclusion lens be applied when setting government policy in relation to the minimum wage," said the report. There were also concerns that Nova Scotia's minimum wage should be closer to the middle of the pack nationwide and a leader in the Atlantic provinces as a way to better attract workers. The Department of Labour said the recommendation will be considered in the coming weeks. MORE TOP STORIES
Panier Bleu va offrir une plateforme de vente transactionnelle
Le Panier Bleu bénéficiera de 900 000 $ pour jeter les bases d'un écosystème numérique québécois qui vise à être une véritable alternative aux géants mondiaux du commerce en ligne. La plateforme de vente transactionnelle commune pour les détaillants québécois sera disponible à l'automne 2021. «À eux seuls, en travaillant en silos, il est extrêmement difficile pour nos commerçants de rivaliser avec les standards établis par les géants mondiaux du commerce en ligne. Or, nous sommes convaincus qu'à conditions égales ou similaires — prix, simplicité, rapidité — les Québécois préfèrent encourager des commerçants d'ici. En unissant nos forces, nous leur offrirons cette opportunité, au bénéfice de notre économie», indique Alain Dumas, directeur général du Panier Bleu. Poursuivant les travaux amorcés par l'équipe du Panier Bleu, l'objectif est d'offrir, d'ici l'automne 2021, des solutions transactionnelles en premier lieu aux détaillants qui ne vendent pas actuellement en ligne. La plateforme inclura un profil d'utilisateur unique et un panier d'achats commun à tous les marchands participants. On vise également à optimiser les processus logistiques entourant le transport et la livraison afin que tous les détaillants, peu importe leur taille, puissent atteindre un niveau de service comparable aux meilleures pratiques dans l'industrie.Stéphane Lévesque, Initiative de journalisme local, L'Hebdo Journal
N.W.T. looks to expand homeownership opportunities
The N.W.T. Housing Corporation is introducing a program to help more residents become homeowners. A lease-to-own policy will "support expanding homeownership through either the conversion of our homeownership renting portfolio or through the sale of public housing," the corporation said in a news release. The territorial government said that would mean providing the opportunity for people to purchase a range of 221 homes currently offered for rent. The program will be available to "all income-earning families" who live in detached public housing and can afford to maintain and operate their own home, the corporation said. "We must look for creative ways to address housing needs while creating opportunities for residents to become homeowners where possible," housing minister Paulie Chinna was quoted as saying. "The units will be in good condition and healthy and safe to occupy. New homeowners will have full access to the N.W.T. Housing Corporation's repair programs, including access to building supplies and services from local housing organizations in communities where they are not available." The corporation said it was in the process of advising tenants whether they are eligible. Sarah Sibley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio
The list of fireable offences has grown thanks to COVID-19
One year ago, hosting a pizza party with co-workers or showing up to work with stomach bug symptoms were unthinkable in terms of fireable offences. But legal suits based on such incidents are now before the courts as COVID-19 upends the way managers enforce health mandates and discipline employees. Like politicians and other high profile individuals who have recently been caught travelling in defiance of regional health orders, rank and file employees are now facing career consequences for risky behaviour that would otherwise go unnoticed. A recent example is a neonatal intensive care nurse from London, Ont., who was fired on Jan. 19 after speaking at an anti-lockdown rally in Washington, D.C. In a statement, the London Health Sciences Centre said it suspended Kristen Nagle without pay in November for actions "not aligned" with its values and then terminated her after an internal investigation. The case reflects the growing issue amid the pandemic of whether someone's behaviour is a risk to the employer's reputation. "Things travel so fast on social media," says Danica McLellan, an Alberta-based employment lawyer at Neuman Thompson. "Employers are definitely crafting policies to make sure that they're getting ahead of these sorts of issues." McLellan says the starting point for an employer to look at your off-duty conduct is whether there's a connection to the workplace. "For example … two employees go to the bar and they get into a fight. Or an employee sexually harasses another colleague. There's a nexus, a connection to the workplace," says McLellan. "Another one is if an incident occurs on the property, but not during working hours. Two people get into a dust-up in a parking lot, or someone smoking weed in a parking lot." There are limits to what your employer can fire you for when it comes to your off-duty behaviour. For example, getting pregnant or attending religious festivals may be protected under human rights laws. "If someone gets a DUI, and the DUI doesn't have any connection to the employment, that might not be grounds for discipline," says McLellan. "If it's just something that an employer merely disapproved of — you smoke and your employer doesn't like smokers — well, what you do on your own time is sort of your business in that case." Some employers have built screening for risky behaviour into their workplace policies with things like COVID-19 symptom questionnaires that ask about travel. But whether or not your workplace has a policy that explicitly prohibits international travel or breaking public health guidelines, your boss can still take action on your risky behaviour under the right circumstances, says Sandra Guarascio, a lawyer at Roper Greyell who practises in British Columbia. That's because workplace lawyers can rely on a seminal 1967 legal case, Millhaven Fibres Limited v. O.C.A.W., Local 9-670, which says your boss must prove at least one of five factors before disciplining an employee for off-duty conduct, says Nancy Barteaux, founder of Barteaux Labour and Employment Lawyers in Atlantic Canada. Those five factors boil down to: whether the employee's conduct harms the company's reputation or product; whether the employee is unable to perform their duties satisfactorily; whether other employees will refuse, be reluctant or be unable to work with you; whether the employee is guilty of a serious breach of the Criminal Code; or whether the employee's conduct makes it difficult for the workplace to operate effectively. While the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't changed these legal principles, it has expanded the conduct that falls under these five categories, says Guarascio. "What was previously normal behaviour, like travelling during holidays, that can now expose a workplace to both significant safety concerns — which would impact operations and other employees — and also reputational risks," says Guarascio. "That would have an impact, potentially, on the public's willingness to engage with a service provider or an organization." Still, every case for discipline or dismissal has a unique context in the eyes of the law — for instance, McLellan says that an employee's role at the organization, such as being in a leadership role, or having access to the till or contact with customers, could all be considered. A unionized workplace might need to meet a higher bar of just cause for dismissal, while an non-unionized shops could let someone go without cause and add a notice or severance payment, McLellan says. Although your boss does have some legal power without a COVID-19 workplace policy, many provinces require workplaces to have a COVID-19 plan anyway, notes McLellan. "In the context of a situation where an employer is dealing with employee complaints relating to, another employee engaging in risky behaviour, they can really rely on the policies," says Nadia Zaman, a lawyer at Rudner Law who practises in Ontario. "Employers will have a progressive discipline policy … a verbal warning, and then a written warning, suspension, etc." Zaman said there is recourse for a worker who feels a fellow employee is bringing a COVID-19 health risk to the physical workplace through dangerous off-duty conduct. "The employee can refuse to work if there are reasonable and legitimate grounds for them to believe that there's a safety risk in the workplace," says Zaman. "Once the employee reports their safety concerns, the employer is then required to investigate the situation and advise them whether the safety risk has been resolved or not. And if the employee continues to believe there's a safety concern, the Ministry of Labour can be asked to come in to investigate." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 26, 2021. Anita Balakrishnan, The Canadian Press
Tyner family renews plea for tips on second anniversary of disappearance
It has been two years since cowboy Ben Tyner disappeared. The cowboy, who hailed from Wyoming, was working as manager of the Nicola Ranch when he was last seen on Jan. 26, 2019. Two days later his horse was found on Swakum Mountain, with its rider nowhere to be seen. "Ben's rider-less horse, discovered on a logging road off Highway 97 near Winnie Flats, prompted a large-scale search effort, which spanned multiple days and involved countless police and search and rescue resources," said Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey, spokesman for the BC RCMP in the Southeast District. "Merritt RCMP was supported early on in its investigation by the BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit, who maintains conduct of the still ongoing investigation into Ben Tyner's disappearance. Today, Ben's parents continue to suffer with the unexplained loss of their son. Desperate to find answers to the questions they've been asking for years, Jennifer and Richard Tyner renew their plea for tips." Tyner's family released a video to Youtube asking anyone with information to come forward. "Ben's disappearance has dramatically affected us," said Ben's father, Richard Tyner. "The last two years have been filled with horrendous heartache, continued hope and many, many prayers. Ben is constantly in our daily lives, through tending his horses and cattle and having his dog, Sioux, trail beside us. The working pens on the ranch are called 'Ben's pens' because he built them. His friends stay in touch with us through phone calls and visits. Two scholarships have been started in his name." Richard Tyner commented on his son's horsemanship, and the positive qualities he possessed as a person. "Originally from Florida, we brought Ben and his brother to Wyoming at a young age. Ben has been around horses, dogs and cattle since he was born. He excelled at horsemanship and was very skilled in leather making and whip making. But, Ben was not just a cowboy. He was a voracious reader. He loved to experience new places and cultures. He spent time in Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Montana and Idaho. A year was spent importing cattle into Russia. He traveled to Australia to visit friends in 2018. "A team player, Ben was always willing to do what it took to get the job done. He was there to lend a hand whenever someone needed help. He is always going to be a gentle giant with an incredible bear hug that made you feel needed, wanted and so loved. To have to live with Ben's loss is the most painful, excruciating experience ever," continued Richard, becoming visibly emotional and fighting back tears. "The loss we feel is immeasurable. On this second anniversary of Ben's disappearance, we continue to have unanswered questions. We are constantly praying that someone who knows something will come forward because Ben still needs to be found. We know that many local people have continued the search for Ben and for that we are extremely grateful. If anyone knows anything, no matter how insignificant it may seem, please inform the Major Crimes Unit in Kelowna as soon as possible. As always, your prayers and good wishes truly help us make it through each and every day." RCMP did not have any new information to share with the public, but stated that the investigation remains open. "The investigation into the disappearance of Ben Tyner continues to be diligently led by the RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit," said O'Donaghey. "To date, numerous investigational avenues have been explored, and in order to protect the ongoing investigation police are unable to share those findings publicly at this time. However, based on those findings, major crime investigators have reason to believe that criminality was involved in Ben Tyner's disappearance, and is the victim of a homicide. "The Tyner family is offering a private reward in the amount of $15,000 for information that leads to the location of their beloved son Ben, and to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for his death. The monetary reward is offered and will be managed solely by the Tyner family, not the Royal Canadian Mounted Police." Morgan Hampton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Merritt Herald


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Clinical finishing reason for win - Dempster
Academy manager John Dempster has cited his players' performances in both boxes as the main reason for the 2-0 FA Youth Cup win over Chester at One Call Stadium.
In a closely-fought affair, Stags' under-18s took the lead through Jimmy Knowles' penalty just before the hour mark, before Riley O'Sullivan doubled the home advantage late on.
Dempster says that Mansfield's clinical finishing was the difference between the two sides on the night.
"I'm really pleased with some of the things that were on show tonight. I don't think it was one of our best performances in possession, but Chester make it very difficult for you as they sit back and are very compact.
"As it happened, it's probably a tale of two set pieces that have won us the game, but I think we were good value for it.
"If you look at the opposition that Chester have knocked out in Barnsley, Hartlepool and Wrexham, they're no mugs.
"They recruit well, have some good players and are well organised. At times this season we have struggled to get that clean sheet, but our boys put their bodies on the line tonight.
"It was probably a tale of two boxes. We finished the chances that we had inside the 18-yard box and defended ours well."
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"We took the two chances we had from set plays. They had long throws, corners, and put everything in our box. I thought Jamie Chisholm was excellent tonight.
"It was probably a tale of two boxes. We finished the chances that we had inside the 18-yard box and defended ours well.
"Chester had a couple of chances that they didn't finish, and they couldn't keep hold of our goalscorers today."
The academy manager also said that tonight's win was just as pleasing as Mansfield's victory away to Grimsby Town in round one, in which his side came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the closing stages.
"There's a million ways to win a football match. The romantic way was in the last round, beating Grimsby 3-2 and coming from behind.
"Tonight was winning ugly, but that pleased me as much as the last performance. I'm delighted with the players and there were some really good individual performances."
Dempster looked ahead to his side's next fixture in the competition, an away trip to Bournemouth in round three.
"It will be a completely different challenge [against Bournemouth]. They're a Premier League outfit and they'll bring a different style.
"The directors have promised us an overnight stay which will be a great experience for our players. We didn't mention the third round until just before kick-off.
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Details concerning Stags' fixture against Bournemouth will be announced in due course.
Lineup revealed for FA Youth Cup clash against Burnley
The lineup for this evening's FA Youth Cup Fourth Round clash against Burnley at One Call Stadium has been revealed.
Youth preview: Stags vs Burnley (FA Youth Cup)
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Watch: Tomlin stunner nominated for LFE Goal of the Month
Under-18s' midfielder Kyle Tomlin has been nominated for the LFE Goal of the Month for his stunning stoppage time equaliser against Queens Park Rangers under-18s in the FA Youth Cup Third Round.
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Striker Danny Rose says that the Stags can feel themselves getting 'fitter and stronger' under the stewardship of new boss Graham Coughlan.
We need to adopt 'winning mentality' - manager
Manager Graham Coughlan has challenged his players to change Stags' 'fortunes' away at Plymouth Argyle this weekend, as he looks to instil a 'winning mentality' into his side.
We're determined to right our wrongs - goalkeeper
Goalkeeper Bobby Olejnik declared that Mansfield Town are '100 percent' determined to right their wrongs after today's 4-3 defeat against Forest Green Rovers.
Result leaves me 'heartbroken' - manager
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FEATURES Thug Entrancer's Cyberpunk Sound By Vance Brinkley · September 02, 2016
Thug Entrancer. Photo by Anna Stein
With an equal love for music hardware, technology, and science fiction, the Denver producer Thug Entrancer has forged an innovative style of house music that recalls cyberpunk classics like Blade Runner or Shadowrun. Although his music is fast-paced—taking some inspiration from Chicago's juke and footwork scene—the ambience surrounding the high BPMs paints a gloomy picture. That feeling is further illustrated through his videos, with visual art that captures a vision of the future colored in psychedelic shades of black and white.
His music focuses on a distant—and possibly dark—tomorrow, yet Thug Entrancer's perspective doesn't feel too far removed from the present. In a country where both technology and cultural tension seems to grow at a rapid pace, the producer wants his music to remain progressive.
We reached out to Thug Entrancer to discuss the transition of his cyberpunk sound, from his debut project Death After Life to his latest release Arcology.
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How did you come up with the name 'Thug Entrancer?'
It was kind of a homage to rap music. Coming up, that was always a huge influence on me, and it was also tied in with sci-fi or cyberpunk narratives like, without getting too heavily deep into it, RPGs like Shadowrun. The idea of a thug in that realm is like being an outcast that is sort of working to counter-government forces. I really dug the contrast of it, like the fact that you're playing in a club of hacker-type people who are actively working to like counter oppressive forces, and that's like a romantic nod to it. It was kind of where my head was at with it all.
What inspired you to go the route of making music?
It's been something I've done my whole life. When I was a kid, I used to play video games and dig into the soundtracks. There used to be this game called Mario Paint on the Super Nintendo; it was like a graphic creating program. They had a little composer program within that program, and I just remember hanging out and creating drafts. They weren't worth anything [laughs], but I've always been kind of gravitated towards it. A lot of my big influences kind of come back to a lot of urban music, like late '90s rap production like Cash Money and Mannie Fresh. That world, I think, opened my eyes to drum machines and synthesizers. I just kept researching from there and picking up on musical cultures. Those are just kind of my roots. I'm classically trained as well; I played violin and stuff, which was cool, but I've always been kinda infatuated with electronic music and the subcultures that create the music that we listen to.
So you've stated your focus on drum machines, and while reading your story on Thump, I've found out that hardware and technology plays a significant role on your projects.
Yea! Absolutely.
I know you moved to Denver from Chicago, and while listening to you music, you can hear an influence from the city's footwork scene. How did Chicago's music scene influence your music? Didn't you originally go there to develop your sound in free jazz?
Yea, so (in a nutshell) I was born and raised in Denver, and it's probably the DIY scene and the Warehouse scene. We don't really have much of sort of a trademark style, but there is a lot of electronic music that happens out here. When I was moving to Chicago, I've up on footwork before I moved out there, but I was kind of interested maybe because it was experimental from its roots, and I think it crosses a lot of boundaries and genres. In terms of it influencing me, I really wanted to work with the BPMs and framework, but I think inherently the way I work isn't really how the Tek Life guys work. Those guys put out so much music, and they just collaborate through samples and it's a whole style and subculture of work, it's cool man. But, I think I'm informed by it.
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In terms of free jazz and stuff, I performed out in Denver with a couple improv groups, and at the time, I was using live modular synths alongside some drummers and a guy that plays trumpet. I wanted to go to Chicago to explore that more, it's such a rich scene of jazz and free jazz out there. But, I kind of went to Chicago to slap me in the face a bit. I moved out there with this idea of footwork, and slowly discovered house music. I'd go to a local record store, Hyde Park Records in the Southside of Chicago, pick up a bunch of records (they were super cheap), and just kinda dug in from there. House music really informed me even further into this whole embryo. I guess it goes back to music technology and drum machine synthesizers, you know.
Your sound could be implemented in games like System Shock or Shadowrun, even Alien Isolation. Very groovy, but still dark, with emotion that would make you want to unravel the levels beneath your tracks. What motivates you to produce that style of music?
I think a lot of it comes from social confusion of like loving and listening to industrial music, but I also love rap music and I was trying to find the meaning between the two things. I think on the surface, that's where I come from, but I think my music was consolidated into late night, warehouse, sort of party situations, where it is kind of dark and heavy. I come from a pretty isolated place in life and that makes a difference. When it comes to the footwork producers, they have such a broad community, and so many identities put into their tracks, where I'm like up at 3 in the morning in my basement making tracks.
I don't feel like much of a dark person, but I do feel like I'm a dude that process a lot of my viewings of the world through my music and art, so maybe it reflects our temporary political situation. I don't know, it's so inherent to me how I make this kind of music. I don't think I come with this intention like, "I gonna make a dark track to fuck people up," I just want to make something creative and intuitive and real [to] me. I think I'm on auto-pilot when I create a lot. I have general ideas but I think there's more like a vibe or a feeling when I make a track, but I don't want to enter too much narrative.
What made you want to transition to kind of freeing yourself more for Arcology? What pushed you to go with that vibe more compared to your first project?
I feel like Death After Life was so intentionally minally and rigged. I would come across an idea, but I would keep myself from being influenced and keep it from entering itself into the record where, I guess from Arcology, I kinda got a little space. I think, too, that I don't want to repeat myself, which is kind of like a blessing or a curse because I feel like as you progress, you hit these weird walls you sort of create, so I knew I didn't want to make another Death After Life. I knew I could but, I didn't want to do it. I wanted to go as far away from that as possible. That's what kinda brought me to Arcology and it was also a visual collaboration with Milton Melvin Croissant III, who made all the videos for the record. He and I've been long-time friends and I really wanted to collaborate something in full scale. I think his influence on me was very helpful enough to bring out the sort-of new style, new sound, and I was taking new visual references from him to create all the songs off Arcology.
How will you progress your sound and continue to unravel its layers in the future?
I feel like if you put Death After Life next to Arcology, you can probably convince someone they weren't of the same lineage, where I sort of view Death After Life as the beginnings of the sound. All of the elements are on Arcology, they're just expounded upon. That's where I feel beneficial as an artist. I don't feel very bound to one style to make, I feel like my next record could be ambient or something. It all depends on how I feel at the time. My approach allows me to reflect what I did, what i would do different, and what I don't know yet because I feel like there's a whole unknown that I just want to apply my music. I want to dig into the sound of Arcology for the next record, and like really stretch out a lot of those textures and rhythms that you hear, you know?
So, recently, news emerged that you were donating your proceeds to Black Lives Matter. What was the moment that motivated you to do it?
I'm trying to talk to them about getting a piece of that donated and putting up my own money, you know? The political narrative of what's happening in our country is totally removed from art and music right now. I feel like artists and musicians sort of have a responsibility to speak out. I was like "you know what, I don't know what I can do, but at least I can do this." Like at the very least, I can try to get money and donate it to these causes. But I'm giving my proceeds from the album, because to me, it's like a conflict because I feel like I'm excited to be talking about this stuff and wanting to have these conversations between artists and musicians. But on the other hand, like I feel that's what we need to do. I don't need to be given recognition for doing his or anything like that. I'm not making money off my own records personally, but I feel like we have to do something, and that's just an easy first step.
There is this political thread to every thing that I do, and I feel like if I get any attention for what I'm doing, if I can put that back and making a better impact, I feel like I can't say too much. I don't want to overstep my boundaries, especially with the #BlackLivesMatter movement, because a lot of that change did come from black voices. I feel like that should be where we hear everything, but as a white male, I gotta figure out how to align with this.
I'm doing it because I have a two-month old, and I can't live in a world where shit happens to people, man. When I was on the Southside of Chicago, I've seen how poverty and segregation are very real things, and it devastates lives. The kids in Southside Chicago don't have the same opportunities, straight up. It's just there's two different ways of experiencing our current climate. There's no binary, it's not like 100 percent this away or that way, but generally speaking, the poverty and economic disparage is pretty racially motivated.
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The awards, which coincided with Independent Booksellers Week (28 June - 5 July), included three categories - Adult, Children's Fiction and Children's Picture Book.
The winning titles were judged by two separate judging panels comprising authors, booksellers and journalists, and the judging panels were chaired by the BA's Meryl Halls, Head of Membership Services who said: "The winning books were chosen after much debate around each of the very strong, and varied, shortlists. They are all perfect titles for independent booksellers to be enthusiastic about and hand sell. The judges have chosen fantastic winners, and we are delighted to be able to showcase these books during IBW."
The judges praised the ambition, wit and breathtaking clarity in the way Kate Atkinson evokes wartime Britain and English family life in Life After Life, a novel that spans the most turbulent events of the 20th century in the run up to its second cataclysmic war.
Kate, who was presented with her IBW Book Award by Marie Moser, owner of the Edinburgh Bookshop, said: "I am absolutely delighted that Life After Life has won the IBW Book Award. Independent booksellers have been a vital part of supporting my books and creating that essential word of mouth for all great writing. They are so knowledgeable and read so much. I am enormously grateful for all the work they continue to do."
Kate also won the US equivalent of the award earlier in the year.
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Thomas Stergiopoulos is Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He took his PhD in dye-sensitized solar cells working in the National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos (Greece), while being a visiting researcher for one year at the CNRS-University Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris, France). During last years, he moved to the University of Oxford (Clarendon Laboratory) to work on perovskite solar cells with Prof. Henry J. Snaith under a Marie Curie IEF fellowship grant. He has about 65 peer-reviewed scientific publications, more than 2000 citations and an H-index of 27.
Since 2009, hybrid lead halide perovskite photovoltaics have shown a marked rise in power conversion efficiency from ~4% to values that are almost compatible to that of conventional inorganic semiconductors. To put this in perspective, the best single junction laboratory cell (GaAs) has reached 29% efficiency after nearly 60 years of research, having started at 4% in 1956. In this presentation, we will discuss this peculiar evolution, summarizing the unique advantages of perovskites as photovoltaic materials, and will present the current state of the art.


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Grier's Chapel is a small church with a big heart. If you are looking for a church home where you can worship our Lord and communicate with other Christians, Grier's Chapel is the place. We would love to have you join our worship services every Sunday at 9:30 AM. Our church is one without a lot of ritual, just quite worship and a good sermon every Sunday.
As United Methodists, we are called to identify the needs both of individuals and of society and to address those needs out of the resources of Christian faith in a way that is clear, convincing and effective. While we encourage serious reflection across a theological spectrum, we believe that theology serves the Church by interpreting the world's need and challenges to the Church and by interpreting the gospel to the world.
We have an obligation to bear a faithful Christian witness to Jesus Christ, the living reality at the center of the Church's life and witness. Our task is to articulate our vision in a way that will draw us together as a people in mission.
The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ in a ministry of outreaching love and service.
To seek God's will for our Church as the Gospel is Proclaimed to Gather Persons into The Body of Christ.
When we obey in trust, God can use our small actions to accomplish much good.


Word Press can be so bossy sometimes. It just reminded me that I hadn't written anything yet. The notice was in red with an exclamation point at the end. Did they think that I forgot that I opened this page to write a blog. Maybe they thought that I had intentionally kept it blank and were not amused by that option? Or perhaps they could sense the difficultly that I was having — and have had the past few weeks — coming up with something to put on this page. Perhaps the red box notice was just a gentle nudge to help me to pull up the words I need to tell this week's story.
We're — the cats and me — two weeks into our new home. It's been a day-by-day nestling into this space. The cats progressed from hiding deep, deep within the closets squeezing their fat bodies behind buckets and boxes and staying there the whole day to, finally, yesterday, reclaiming their favourite sleeping places on the back of the couch for Rose and tucked under the quilt on the bed for Nick. I took it as their official acceptance of this place as home and, perhaps, their way of telling me that they sort-of forgive me for uprooting them from Major Street to this place. I secretly think they're pleased as punch that they no longer have to climb 13 stairs to get to the litter and back down to get to their food.
So now that the cats are settled and I thought I was too who has a little teary breakdown at brunch this morning? Moi, that's who. It was raining and I didn't have much sleep last night and Sarah was talking about her cousin buying a house on my old street and it just tickled awake all of those old feelings of missing my neighbourhood. Well, the feelings aren't that old since I've only been gone two weeks. The problem is that while I definitely feel "at home" in this apartment, I don't feel the same about this neighbourhood. That's what I thought about as I walked through the rain this morning after leaving my friends, soaking my feet and umbrella-holding right arm. Poor poor me.
Then, as if someone had slapped my face, I stopped there in the rain and thought about all those folks sitting in internment camps in Texas and Arizona and wherever else they're stuck not knowing where their kids are or if they'll ever see them again. And the millions and millions of other refugees who had to leave everything — their home, their families, their treasures, their lives — in order to be free someplace or to stay alive long enough to find that freedom.
Those thoughts put moving up the hill and not liking a Pizza Pizza at the corner into some kind of perspective.


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Garafolo: Chip Kelly did not make the changes that he promised, wanted Dak Prescott
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Mike Garafolo of NFL Network was on "Good Morning Football" this morning and discussed the firing of San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly over the weekend.
"I am always of the opinion that – don't just hold onto a coach just because...well, we just hired this guy," Garafolo said. "If it's not right and you feel that it's not right and it's time to move on, great. Chip Kelly did convince the 49ers that he was going to make some changes to what he did, how he operated in Philadelphia, his offense. He did not make those changes. This offense still looks like that old college Oregon offense that a lot of NFL defenses have caught up to."
Garafolo: Chip Kelly was 'not adapting enough to the NFL'
Garafolo has also said that Kelly was very high on now-Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Dak Prescott heading into the 2016 NFL Draft. It was ex-general manager Trent Baalke who refused and nixed the idea.
"There were a lot of people in that building, including Chip Kelly I am told, that liked Dak Prescott going into the draft," Garafolo said. "So the fact that Prescott was tearing it up for the Cowboys while the 49ers are sitting there saying we have an extremely unsettled quarterback situation – 'We liked this guy before the draft. Why is he not on our team?' That was part of the downfall for Baalke."
Garafolo: Chip Kelly liked Dak Prescott, Trent Baalke didn't draft him
Baalke was reportedly told that he was being let go on Friday, but was still in attendance for the 49ers' final game of the season, a matchup with the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium. Hours after the game, the 49ers officially announced the firings of both Baalke and Kelly.
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The San Francisco 49ers are facing the Dallas Cowboys for the second consecutive year in the playoffs, with ticket prices soaring to historic levels in lieu of the highly, anticipated matchup. The Cowboys have been eying this specific matchup for the past season, quarterback Dak Prescott said to reporters on Thursday, as Dallas looks to reach their first Super Bowl since 1996. "Most definitely I [wanted the 49ers]. I think this whole team did. Obviously, using that loss last year as a motivation," Prescott said. "The focal point of the resiliency that we carried into


"Mobile first!" was used to be the mantra of America, but now its turning into a 'Mania'. Ensuring websites meeting client's business objectives and even delighting mobile users is on of the "must-do" tasks for 2016 and onwards. Since, 2013 to 2014, the number of leading and trending websites that include mobile-responsive designs nearly doubled, thus, hitting 18.7%. Have you ever thought? – Why and how digital marketing gurus jumping on the bandwagon of the mobile-friendly web design?
Aim for the mobile-first mania is shown in new research, which is released by eMarketer. In the year 2014 to 2915, online purchases from mobile devices climbed a stunning 32.2% Y-o-Y , thus, reaching $77 billion. In comparison, e-Commerce is ascended by 14% percent, while total retail sales just advanced upto 3%. Similarly, in the year 2015, mobile commerce reached newer heights. The scaling of new peaks is expected and predicted to reach the stratospheric heights of $153 billion by 2019. According to eMarketing's survey – 59% of the US retailers have decided to mplement a mobile-responsive design for their websites, this year. If talk according to retailer priorities, creating apps for iOS devices is 28% and for Android, it's 22%.
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As we discussed earlier, too that retailers are rapidly embracing mobile responsive designs. And, even Google is also shifting its focus to mobile-friendly search rankings like recently it updated AKA "Mobilegeddon", that worked as the catalyst for this revolution. But, the quickly changing demands of commerce industry are enforcing the shift. Even websites too are retooled for mobile typically converting more browsing shoppers into active user. Company and brands know that poor mobile optimization may damage the company's brand image. While viewing your website, if an user faces the challenge of navigating poorly designed and heavily clumsily adapted sites, the company branding suffers. And the worse part is- that brand damage will likely be amplified by social channels.
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DACC students care for horses during equine-science course
Equine-science program provides experience
By Glenn Battishill - gbattishill@aimmedianetwork.com
Jenna McComis (left) and Abbey Urig, seniors at the Delaware Area Career Center, put a saddle and harness on Homer, a horse being boarded in the DACC's equine-science program.
Looking for a less expensive way to take care of your horses?
Some equine-science students at the Delaware Area Career Center are making themselves available to care for horses in the county.
Jennifer Kessler, instructor of the school's equine science program, said students are available seven days a week to board, groom or train horses as part of their curriculum.
Kessler said the program has been going on for decades at the career center and lets students work hands-on with horses during the class while being a cheaper option for horse owners who need to board their horses.
Kessler said the price to board a horse is $19 a day.
"We have outstanding students who do great work," Kessler said. She said a big advantage of choosing the DACC students over a traditional boarder is that the horses get much more individual attention because there are so many equine-science students in the program.
Kessler said the students are trained to groom, train, clean up the horses' stalls and help horses that are rehabilitating from injuries.
"They learn all aspects of equine science," Kessler said. "[Throughout the course] they learn lots of different skills in the industry."
The students come in two shifts during the day, once in the morning and once at night, seven days a week during the school year to take care of the horses at the DACC's barn at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
The program is a hit with students as well.
"I love it," said Kenda Roar, a senior. "I've learned quite a bit I didn't know before and it's more interactive and hands-on."
"I love this program," Brooke Crow, a senior, said. "I love the interaction with the horses and the wide range of lessons. It's a really great program and I've met a lot of people and made a lot of new friends."
Another senior, Zena Noble, said being able to care for individual horses for a long period of time during the program is one of the best parts.
"We have our own horses and we actually get to train them," Noble said. "I love it. I love everything with the horses."
For more information about boarding the horses with the DACC, contact Kessler at kesslerj@delawareareaCC.org or by calling 740-362-6465.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2016/02/web1_DACC-Horses.jpgJenna McComis (left) and Abbey Urig, seniors at the Delaware Area Career Center, put a saddle and harness on Homer, a horse being boarded in the DACC's equine-science program.
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Our library is fully computerized and accessible on campus. LAN operates on a specialized library software i.e. SOUL 2.0, INFLIBNET, a user friendly package which facilitates issue and return of books, and online access to the catalogue and issuing of books. The library has adopted the latest information technology like: CDs, DVDs, Multimedia Kits, Barcode Scanners, Text, and Graphic Scanners for effective use of library services. The library has a wide range of resources; it includes text books, reference books, electronic data bases, large collection of video cassettes, photograph album, CDs, and subscription of newspapers etc. Library has a sufficient number of text books, wide range of reference books & journals which cover almost all areas of Nursing, Life Science, Computer Science and Management. The library also provides various reports and data collection of different corporate groups in the form of CDs. This center helps to develop research capabilities and entrepreneurship skills amongst the students.
The campus has decent and affordable boarding facility. Separate Boys and Girls hostels are available within the campus premises. Rooms are spacious, hygienic, well-ventilated, illuminated, and contain the required furnishings. The facilities in the hostel induce housekeeping, dry-cleaning, and laundry service. The institute is committed to provide full time security to both hostels which are managed by respective wardens.
Canteen and Mess
Campus has a very spacious mess: equipped with furniture, and other facilities, Students dinning in the mess are free to decide their menu for the week. Care is taken regarding the taste, hygiene, and nutrition value of the food. Due importance is given to the choices of the students from different locations in India, which gives them a feeling of home cooked food, away from home.
The campus has a fully equipped, Air-Conditioned computer lab with the latest available software. The lab consisting of 50 computers is available for use to the students in Class and non-class hours. High quality software is used for grading course registration, faculty feed back. Attendance in class, conducting on line evaluation etc. has also been installed on the network.
The College has a fleet of buses to provide transportation facility to students and staff. Bus routes are well planned to cover all the areas of the city and some areas of the outskirts.Each bus is equipped with a first aid box and fire extinguisher.
Medical aid is available to the students by the help of full time Nurses who stay in the campus. On call doctor is available 24*7 for the hostellers inside the campus. Stretchers, wheel chairs and other equipment are on constant standby for any eventuality. Ambulance facility is also available in the Campus in case of any emergency.
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NCC is a dynamic organization of young boys and girls all over the India. It plays an important role in inculcating values of character, patriotism, unity and selfless services amongst the youth. It helps in shaping the youth into disciplined responsible citizens of India. NCC provides the platform for self- development and helps to channelize their energy and potential towards nation building. NCC is an organization to establish the values of "Unity & Discipline", which is also its motto. NCC has three wings: The Army, The Navy & The Air-Force.
The motto or watchword of the National Service Scheme is "NOT ME BUT YOU". This reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for selfless service and appreciation of the other person's point of view and also shows the consideration for fellow human beings. It underlines that the welfare of the individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of society on the whole. And it is the aim of the NSS to demonstrate the motto in its day to day programs.
The cultural club at the VISM was formed to instill values among the students and to provide an opportunity to showcase their cultural talent. The college organizes various cultural events throughout the year to keep the cultural spirit alive. The club organizes various cultural activities as per the academic calendar to indoctrinate a sense of belongingness, team work, coordination & amiability.
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without no loss of enthusiasm" - Sir Winston Churchill.This enthusiasm is inculcated through various sports activities like Football, Cricket, Volleyball, and Badminton, held in the campus. Outdoor sports and indoor-games provide a refreshing break from the hectic schedule of academia. The competition among the students is intense and the levels of enthusiasm are high.
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