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Arab Americans (Arabic: عَرَبٌ أَمْرِيكِيُّونَ or أمريكيون عرب) are Americans of either Arab ethnic or cultural and linguistic heritage or identity, who identify themselves as Arab. Arab Americans trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigrants of the countries comprising the Arab World. Countries of origin for Arab Americans include Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. According to the Arab American Institute, (aaiusa.org), it is estimate that nearly more than 3.7 million Americans trace their roots to the Arab world. Arab Americans found in every state, but more than two-thirds of them live in just eleven states: California, Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Virginia. Metropolitan Los Angeles, Detroit, and New York are home to one-third of the population. The majority of Arab Americans are native-born, and nearly 82% of Arabs in the U.S. are citizens. While the community traces its roots to every Arab country, the majority of Arab Americans have ancestral ties to Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq. New York, Detroit, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C. are the top five metropolitan areas with Arab American populations. Though there are also large numbers of Arab Americans in Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Information is from Wikipedia.com
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Arab Americans (Arabic: عَرَبٌ أَمْرِيكِيُّونَ or أمريكيون عرب) are Americans of either Arab ethnic or cultural and linguistic heritage or identity, who identify themselves as Arab.
Arab Americans trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigrants of the countries comprising the Arab World.
Countries of origin for Arab Americans include Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
According to the Arab American Institute, (aaiusa.org), it is estimate that nearly more than 3.7 million Americans trace their roots to the Arab world.
Arab Americans found in every state, but more than two-thirds of them live in just eleven states: California, Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Virginia.
Metropolitan Los Angeles, Detroit, and New York are home to one-third of the population.
The majority of Arab Americans are native-born, and nearly 82% of Arabs in the U.S. are citizens. While the community traces its roots to every Arab country, the majority of Arab Americans have ancestral ties to Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq.
New York, Detroit, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C. are the top five metropolitan areas with Arab American populations.
Though there are also large numbers of Arab Americans in Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
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I just purchased a 2012 Elantra (does not have the push botton start) and would like to purchase a spare key just to open the door. I am getting conflicting information if I can do this. Hyundia tells me that there is a chip in the key and if I try to use it, it will disable various systems in my car and they tell me to go to the dealer. However the dealer wants $12 for the key which I could get made elsewhere for about $2. Even the dealer is not sure about the chip and if it will work in the door. As I said I only want to be able the open the door in case I accidentally leave my keys laying inside the car. I know it will not start the car. Does anyone know if in the case of the 2012 Elantra if you try to use a key without a chip to unlock the door will it disable my car? I am not mechanical and I certainly do not want to do anything that would cause problems. Thank you.
Didn't you get 2 keys when you bought the car?
First things, first. If the key has a chip it doesn't matter when it comes to unlocking the doors. That's only for starting the vehicle. If you try to start the car without the chip it just wouldn't start. Unlocking the door with a "chipped" key does not disable anything in the car.
Second, with the keyless entry system, you should just lock the car (and arm the alarm) with the remote. Locking the doors with the switch on the inside of the door, or with the key on the outside of the door does not arm the alarm. So it's very hard to lock your keys in the car if you make it a habit of locking the doors with the key fob after all the doors are closed. If, by chance you figure a way to lock your keys in the car when using the fob, unlocking the door with just the key will set the alarm off.
If you don't want to pay the dealer for a new key I'd suggest going to a local locksmith that does automotive locks. They have electronic equipment to 1. test to see of your key has a chip and 2. copy the chip signal and create a spare key for you with a new chip. That may (or may not) be cheaper than the dealer.
Thank you for your good advice. I am trying to program myself to lock the car with the key fob after I leave the car so obviously the keys will not be inside the car. It was just years of doing it from the inside with my old car that I had for 12 years and didn't have to worry about it because it had a key pad on the outside of the door. I am getting used to it. Will probably just go to the dealer for a key. I guess it's worth the extra cost. Thanks so much.
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Q: FB.ui sharing app result help needed I have a javascript game app added as a page tab, it is a memory game which counts the number of turns needed to solve the puzzle. can anyone help me how to share the variable which holds the result with FB.ui share dialog?
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method: 'share',
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    link: 'MY LINK ',
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    caption: 'Reference Documentation',
    description: 'you solved the puzzle in' + this.Moves + 'turns',   },

The app with the id is published on the page if that helps.

A: The Share Dialog is for sharing URLs only, and it takes the OG data from that URL. Earlier it was possible to use those parameters in your code with the Feed Dialog, but they are deprecated now: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/sharing/reference/feed-dialog
You could create a unique URL for it and include the score in the OG data of that URL, that´s the proper way as of now, afaik.

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The library is one of the oldest types of institutions in our society. It is in the midst of rapid change in recent times. The changes mirror those going on in other institutions and also in the society as a whole. Most modern libraries move beyond their traditional role as custodians of books and integrate new methods of storage and transmission of information. Modern libraries must link the users with the information they seek. Today's users expect more from libraries than ever before.
A school library is as a place in which books and teaching resources are kept. Typically, a library must be able to handle some housekeeping information such as acquisition, cataloging, circulation, serials management, statistical reports and references. Latest advancements in the field of information technology have constrained libraries to embrace automation as the facilities provided by automated libraries provided by automated libraries go far beyond the activities of traditional libraries.
A library management system software package is designed especially to handle such housekeeping tasks. Today, library users expect a modern library service, whether at home using library services online and or within the library. Online, web-based services are now expected. This new technology is also known, as library automation, which is the general term for information, and communications technologies that are used to replace manual systems in the library. Library Management System gives the all detailed information about students, staff and books.
It will track on the how many books available in library and books issued to the students. It shows popular books among the students. It will provide book lost in library. Library Management Software usually comes in these basic modules: cataloging, OPAC and circulation. On can usually access the system through any workstation with a supported web browser and the Internet. Function performed by Library Management Software The Cataloging module The Cataloging module is used for the creation, storage, retrieval and management of bibliographic records and/or indexes. It defines the record format used in the database and provides for authority control author and subject headings.
Usually there are two different interfaces for search and retrieval of the electronic catalog: * For catalogers that allows them to maintain the library database (the main cataloging module), * For users that allows them to search and display the results – the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) The Online Public Access Catalogue The Online Public Access Catalogue gives access to the catalog for users which is limited to search and display is called an Online Public Access Catalog or OPAC. An OPAC is integral with the cataloging module. The specific search and display features of an OPAC vary from system to system.
* Relieve librarians from clerical tasks so that they are available to help library users, * Improve the quality, speed and effectiveness of services, * Improve access to resources, * Facilitate wider access to information for their clients, * Facilitate wider dissemination of their information products and services, * Automatic and real-time update of database * Powerful search engine * Ease and convenient to use * Shorter waiting time for the borrower Library Management Software in our School Libraries The Maltese School Libraries have introduced a computerization project in 2005. Six schools have participated in this pilot project. Today almost all secondary school libraries are using OLIVER library management Software. The aim of the School Library Service is that all state schools will be using the management software by the end of 2013.
"Oliver LMS is a web-based, visual, interactive and versatile school library management system that takes the best features of Web technology and presents it to students, library staff and teachers in an intuitive way, allowing them to research and access on-line resources 24/7" Teacher-librarians have full access to the circulation and OPAC Modules and they can view full bibliographic details from the cataloguing module. They also have access of personal data of teachers and students, which are members of their school library.
Students and teachers on the other hand can access OLIVER library management software from any computer connected to Internet. They can access to the OPAC module, which provides a variety of functions. The use of ICT in our libraries has facilitated the use of our libraries. Students and teachers can easily access the library even from their homes. Our world is in continues change. Librarians need to handle change effectively to survive and thrive in today's environment. The future for libraries can be an exciting and challenging one for those libraries that are both able and open to change.
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Part of the "Small Axe" 5-film series that debuted on Amazon Prime, the 70-minute Lovers Rock is now my favorite of all Steve McQueen's pictures. A brainy and sober filmmaker, McQueen usually focuses on sermons and social issues, but with one of his films, Shame, he took a sharp turn and explored human sexuality. Here he turns to human sensuality as he depicts the events of a house party in West London in the 1980s. It begins as DJs set up their equipment as food is prepared, and Martha (Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn) sneaks out to get dressed at a friend's house. Much of the evening is spent on the dance floor, grooving to reggae music, as the DJ chats and raps over the beats, the bodies bobbing and swaying and singing in the increasingly sweaty, sultry atmosphere. There's some flirting and sexual advances, and even a possible threat of violence. I fully expected the other shoe to drop at some point — McQueen is not exactly a feel-good filmmaker — and for things to turn sour or explode. But, miraculously, Lovers Rock is more about a mood, being a community, and letting go, at least for a little while.

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Palm Beach waterfront mansion hits the market at $105M
The 28,400 sf home is asking about $3,700 psf
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Edward G. Watkins II and his wife Karen Watkins just listed their Palm Beach waterfront mansion for $105 million, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The 28,400-square-foot home at 1341 South Ocean Boulevard is asking about $3,700 per square foot. If sold at that price, the sale would be deemed one of the highest in the tony town.
To date, the highest sale price was set by hedge fund manager Ken Griffin, who in 2012 paid $130 million for four adjacent lots on Blossom Way. Earlier this year Griffin paid $85 million for a 4.18-acre estate nearby at 1290 South Ocean Boulevard, with plans to build a new home.
John O. Pickett of Brown Harris Stevens has the listing for 1341 South Ocean Boulevard, according to the Journal.
Edward Watkins was president and principal owner of the Simplex Time Recorder Co., which was bought by Tyco International for $1.15 billion in 2001, according to the Journal. Simplex manufactured, sold and serviced fire alarm systems, security systems and time-equipment products.
Records show Watkins bought the house in 2001 for $17.7 million. Pickett told the Journal that Watkins paid more than $21.5 million for the 2-acre property, which may have included furnishings.
Watkins demolished the home that was originally on the site and completed the current seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom and four half-bathroom home in 2004, according to the Journal.
Features of the home include a central courtyard with a pool, landscaped gardens and shaded, columned seating areas, Pickett told the Journal. Other notable features include an 18th-century fireplace imported from Italy, hand-carved coffered ceilings and a two-story winding marble staircase.
The residential market in Palm Beach is recovering from a slow 2016. The island saw a total of 96 single-family sales last year, according to MLS data. This year, the number of single-family homes sales hit 90 by October. [WSJ] – Amanda Rabines
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Home Politics Labour Plans for Re-nationalisation would COST Every Household £6,500
Labour Plans for Re-nationalisation would COST Every Household £6,500
The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledged to bring many sectors back under public ownership as part of a huge plan for re-nationalisation, included in that plan was the railways, postal service (sold due to pressure from a European Union directive), energy and water.
An analysis by the Centre for Policy Studies found that proposals to bring the railways, postal service, energy and water industries under public ownership would lead to "upfront costs" of a minimum of £176 billion. This would represent around 10 % of the national debt, or nearly £6,500 for every household. It is even larger than the annual budget of the NHS.
The report states: "This £176billion calculation assumes that Labour restricted its renationalisation of the energy sector merely to the transmission and distribution networks. In the event of a wider renationalisation of the energy sector, as urged by Jeremy Corbyn, the final total could be up to £306bn."
The think tank conducted the research, because Labour had refused to cost their drastic spending plans.
Labour's John McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor, continues to refuse to provide any estimates of how much it would cost – or details of how it would work in practice.
Daniel Mahoney, Head of Economic Research at CPS said:
"Labour refuses to cost its plans for renationalisation, and it's easy to see why. It would require at least £176bn in borrowing, the equivalent of £6500 for every household. This would be an expensive gamble with a huge opportunity cost.
"John McDonnell's claim that bills will fall by £220 after nationalisation does not stand up to scrutiny. By his own admission, any profits from the industries would end up going to pay debt interest, so how can they be used to lower the cost of bills? And this does not account for the fact that these industries will, in all likelihood, become less efficient.
"It is also deeply concerning that Corbyn and McDonnell appear to be planning to seize assets below their commercial value. If Labour pursued this, business confidence would slump, confidence in the government would plummet and pension funds – which are big investors in the utilities sector – would end up particularly badly off."
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We think that these 10 are the main trends: But what are they exactly and what is the relationship between them? POS Point of Sale software, especially in chains, is considered a competitive factor and thus highly customized in order to differentiate from competition. The Assintel Report shows how the evolution of the main technologies has transformed the business, the enterprise, the investments on the Offer System and the habit of the consumer.
I cookie ci permettono di conteggiare le visite in modo anonimo e non ci consentono in alcun modo di identificarti direttamente. Why Architecture, a discipline related to building design and construction, is so important and often mentioned also in Information Technology?
Innovation in a tweet. The success of eCommerce world leaders, such as Amazon, is due not only to low prices, high quality and convenience of service, but also depends on a special ingredient: Artificial Intelligence AI is becoming a hot topic for mass media, despite being replrt in the 50s.
A Retail Management Software covers the Front and Back Store areas Point of Sale and Warehouse management, statistics and more in stores independent or part of a chain. Innovation becomes the prerequisite for sustaining the economic growth and for the beginning of a new cycle of prosperity.
Deployment is done from a web page or a marketplace. Just think the amount of data produced in the world doubles every 20 months, the number of people connected to Internet exceeds 12 billion and that the payments made by mobile exceed a trillion dollars.
In text-to-speech, "robotic" voices are a memory of the past, and words recognition already matched human accuracy. In a time dominated by economic and political turbulence in Italy, technological innovation plays a vital role.
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Where R stands for Recency, i. Digital technology is mature and cheap enough to go beyond InStore Radio.
Architecture, whether applied to software or buildings, is the link between aspirations and technology, both in continuous evolution. What is surprising is the speed with which these technological advances are changing the market and business models.
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Given a family of Kähler manifolds, the infinitesimal Torelli problem asks whether the differential of the period map is injective. Unlike the classical Torelli theorem, it fails even for certain curves (specifically hyperelliptic curves of genus >2). Nevertheless it holds for many other classes of objects. Griffiths proved it for hypersurfaces in projetive space and Green generalized this to sufficiently ample hypersurfaces in arbitrary varieties. However, he does not give an effective bound on the required ampleness. In this talk I will give an overview of the problem and then consider the special case of hypersurfaces in abelian varieties. The infinitesimal Torelli can be reduced to proving the surjectivity of a certain multiplication map of global sections of line bundles. I will give explicit criteria in some cases for the infinitesimal Torelli to hold in terms of the type of the polarization of the ambient abelian variety defined by the hypersurface.


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Ike Yard was founded in 1979 in New York. Members are Stuart Argabright, Kenny Compton (bass/vocals), Fred Szymanski (synthesizers/ programming) and Michael Diekmann (guitar).
Influenced by their punk upbringing, avant-garde schooling, and no wave surroundings in early 1980s NYC,- but not beholden to any genre - Ike Yard managed to create a new sound. By tapping into equal parts the krautrock experimentation of Can, the Neue Deutsche Welle of DAF and the UK post-punk dub of Public Image Ltd. and Joy Division they created sounds and songs unique enough to catch the attention of Factory Records, who made them their first American signing.
But what really set Ike Yard apart were their cutting edge techniques. The mixing board and effects processors were as important as the bass, synth or occasional guitar, giving Ike Yard an aggressive and propulsive sound, where drum machines beat against the sound of scrap metal and angular guitar slashes darted through arpeggiated synth patterns.
The band dissolved in 1983 and Argabright went on to form Black Rain. The re-release of the early material on Acute Records in 2006 created a renewed interest in Ike Yard. The group reformed in 2007 and released the 2010 album Nord on the French Desire Records. In 2012 and 2013 the band released three EPs containing remixes of tracks from their eponymous 1982 album (a.k.a. "A Second" or "A Second A Fact") by contemporary artists such as Vessel, Powell, Tropic of Cancer, The KVB and Regis. These releases were compiled into the 2014 album Remixed (A Second).
Ike Yard's remix of Sistol's Nuomo is also available on the Sistol rerelease on Cyan Halo, Phathalo Records subsidiary 2010.


This section is a compilation of answers to the questions most commonly asked about genetic testing for Usher syndrome. Follow the links below for detailed answers. If you can't find the question you wanted to ask, don't hesitate to contact us at info@usher-syndrome.org.
I participated in a genetic testing research program in the past, and I never got results back. How can I be sure that this program will be different?
Do I have to have a physician order the test? Or can I just contact the lab myself?
Will insurance pay for genetic testing? Will the lab bill my insurance company directly?
Is there any way to predict if my insurance will pay for genetic testing prior to ordering it?
I have heard that genetic counseling is important for anyone pursuing genetic testing. Where can I receive genetic counseling?
Can I get tested at another lab?
Can I participate in this genetic testing initiative if I live outside the United States?
Genetic testing is the only way to get a definitive diagnosis of Usher syndrome. A genetic diagnosis will reveal the genetic subtype (USH1b, USH2a, USH3, etc.) of Usher syndrome. This information is often needed for participation in clinical trials, as many of the treatments in the research pipeline will depend upon knowing the exact genetic mutation and type of Usher one has.
A diagnosis through genetic testing can also give a better sense of the progression, leading to improved decisions about management and potential treatment.
Genetic testing can provide an individual or the parents of a child with the satisfaction of understanding the cause of certain physical issues. It can also be useful when making reproductive choices because once a genetic cause is identified, it is then possible to predict the likelihood that future children of that person will also have Usher syndrome. In general, how people use genetic information will vary widely depending upon individual perspectives about hearing loss, religious beliefs, and other factors.
Testing will be done in 2 "tiers." The first tier will test for the most common genetic causes of Usher syndrome, and will take approximately 4 months to complete. Approximately half of all patients will receive a positive result with the first tier of testing.
However, if that is negative, and you have given your consent for additional testing, the lab will then begin "tier 2" testing. The results of the second tier of testing can take up to an additional year to complete.
In the past, many patients with Usher syndrome participated in genetic research studies. Some of those individuals received results, but many did not. Those research studies were incredibly important in helping to identify the genes associated with Usher syndrome. However, many individuals and families who participated were frustrated to not receive results.
The current Usher Syndrome Genetic Testing Initiative is not a research program. Genetic testing is being performed on a clinical basis. The lab at the University of Iowa is required to issue a formal report with results.
Yes, you must have a physician involved in your care order the genetic test. The ordering physician can be a retina specialist, general ophthalmologist, or even your primary health care physician. Genetic testing can also be ordered by a genetic counselor, but she or he must be in communication with your physician. An information sheet for physicians, describing the Usher Syndrome Genetic Testing Initiative, can be found here.
The Carver Lab of the Institute for Vision Research at University of Iowa will not bill insurance companies directly. They are a nonprofit lab, and one of the ways that they keep their costs low is by avoiding the billing issues inherent in dealing with insurance. Patients who pursue genetic testing through this program must provide payment with a check or credit card, and then submit an invoice to their insurance company with a request for reimbursement.
Insurers sometimes pay for genetic testing. Since most insurance companies do not have a stated policy about genetic testing, though, each case is reviewed on an individual basis. Insurers are more likely to pay for genetic testing if the ordering physician or genetic counselor submits documentation of medical necessity. This form can be used to assist you in trying to obtain insurance reimbursement for your testing.
A physician or genetic counselor can also help you to prepare a preauthorization request for genetic testing to your insurance company in advance of testing.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends genetic testing and genetic counseling for ALL patients with inherited retinal disease. Genetic counseling for inherited retinal diseases can be obtained in person at a retinal dystrophy clinical center or genetics clinic, or by phone via InformedDNA. In all cases, the cost of genetic counseling may or may not be covered by insurance, and will be a separate charge from genetic testing.
Retinal Dystrophy Clinical Centers supported by the Foundation Fighting Blindness (listed under FFB Research Center Awards). All have genetic counselors and/or physicians who provide ocular genetic counseling.
In addition to these clinical research centers, the Foundation Fighting Blindness maintains a list of retina specialists interested in caring for patients with inherited retinal diseases.
The National Society of Genetic Counselors is a searchable website for in-person genetic counselors. Note that most genetic counselors working in a medical center genetics clinic do not specialize in inherited retinal diseases, but can help to order and interpret genetic testing for Usher syndrome.
InformedDNA: Telephone-based genetic counseling appointments by a Genetic Counselor who specializes in inherited retinal diseases, including Usher syndrome.
Yes, of course. We're partnering with Carver Lab for this initiative, but you're welcome to get tested anywhere. The important thing is to add your results to the USH Trust Registry. The USH Trust is currently available in English, Spanish, Hebrew, Dutch and German.
Genetic testing for Usher syndrome is also available through some labs outside of the United States.
Yes, the Carver Lab accepts samples from outside the United States. Simply follow these instructions to participate.


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Numbers rise: 2,775 people affected by Pasir Gudang chemical pollution
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PASIR GUDANG: The number of those affected by toxic fumes from the chemical pollution of Sungai Kim Kim here has jumped to 2,775.
Johor Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee chairman Dr Sahruddin Jamal said that until 12pm on Thursday (March 14), there were 1,906 cases at two medical bases in Pasir Gudang, and another 869 victims who sought treatment in hospitals and clinics in Johor Baru.
Dr Sahruddin of the 1,906 cases in Pasir Gudang, 1,483 victims were placed at the Dewan Taman Pasir Putih medical base, of which 224 of there were transferred to Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI).
Another 423 victims were placed at the Dewan Taman Mawar medical base, with 52 of these cases transferred to HSI.
He clarified that the 869 victims in Johor Baru went to clinics and hospitals there without referring to the medical bases in Pasir Gudang.
Dr Sahruddin also said that besides the 111 schools that were directed to close, kindergartens and preschools in the affected area were also told to close.
He added that based on figures from the Johor Community Development Department, a total of 94 kindergartens and preschools in Pasir Gudang, Tebrau and Tenggara have been closed down.
Meanwhile, it is learnt that the District Disaster Relief Management Committee closed down the Dewan Taman Pasir Putih and Dewan Taman Mawar medical bases here at around 7.30pm.
All patients and relevant government agency operations have been moved to the Pasir Gudang Municipal Council (MPPG) Indoor Stadium, which has more space.
The Dewan Taman Pasir Putih and Dewan Taman Mawar was opened on Monday (March 11) as a first-stop screening centre for victims of the incident.


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Gone too soon: great fitness colleague killed on the Conception boat fire
The 75-foot Conception, which has been one of the most popular SCUBA diving boats in Southern California, went down in flames early morning on Labor Day near Santa Cruz Island in Santa Barbara County, taking 34 lives with it as only 5 of the crew members survived. Though the story is still developing, the 5 surviving crew members were on the upper deck when the fire broke out, and managed to jump overboard and paddle to a nearby vessel when the fire broke out. The 33 passengers and one crew member who perished were asleep below in the crew deck in one of the worst boating fire incidents in the state's history.
As the Coast Guard announced yesterday that they were suspending search efforts and converting into a dreaded recovery operation, the National Transportation Safety Board is currently on the scene as the lead investigator and will release a preliminary report in the coming days. One of my colleagues has actually been on the renowned boat in the past, stating that the operations and safety standards were top notch. Many questions remain, including the cause of the fire and how the 34 victims were unable to escape to safety. But there is no question that this is a terrible tragedy, and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their loved ones.
This morning when I arrived at work in Sacramento, CA, my colleague who had previously been on board the Conception asked for the name of another colleague who I was scheduled to attend an oil spills response training conference with in October. After I provided her name (Kendra Chan from Ventura, CA), my colleague informed me that she had been on the Conception during the fire and did not make it.
The oil spills response training in Santa Barbara had allocated 2 spots for my agency, and myself and 2 of my colleagues from the Ventura office had registered for it. I had asked the training administrator to allocate the 2 spots to my Ventura colleagues as the training would be much closer to their duty station, thus placing me on the waitlist. Kendra was very thankful, but it was the least that I could do since it made more sense for them to attend the training. In her e-mail:
"Thank you Ernest for letting both Colleen and I go. I hope you are able to either get off the waitlist or participate in this training some time in the future!"
Yesterday morning, I had received an e-mail from the training administrator that a spot had opened up and that I was #1 on the waitlist. And I found out how that happened this morning as Kendra was gone far too soon at the age of 26. She and her father, Scott Chan from Los Altos, CA, were on the Conception together when it went under, and have logged countless SCUBA hours together. Scott had served as an electrical engineer in the Silicon Valley for 20 years before becoming a physics teacher for the Fremont Unified School District at American High School in Fremont, CA. His wife of 34 years, Vicki Moore, had dropped him off at the Santa Barbara Harbor to board the Conception last Friday. Kendra met her parents there, and Vicki was scheduled to meet them again on Monday. I can't ever imagine what Vicki is currently going through as she would not see her husband and her first-born child again.
My colleague Kendra and her father, Scott
Kendra was a wonderful Fish and Wildlife Biologist for the Ventura office with a great future. Nobody tells her story better than she does herself:
Her accolades go far beyond just being a SCUBA enthusiast. From conserving the nation's fish and wildlife to hiking and exploring the unknowns, Kendra exemplified everything great about our generation and is without a question a model U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee. I am proud to be even affiliated with that same agency that she personified.
Life is too short that it's almost unfair. But you can still make the most out of it with the time and talents that God has given you. Kendra lived it to the full doing what she loved as a phenomenal SCUBA diver and fish and wildlife biologist. Though my days could still be better spent like Kendra's, I like to redeem my time with what I love and do best: flying, fitness, fish, and the Faithful Father. Every day is a day that's borrowed, so don't wait until tomorrow.
"For you created my inmost being;
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well."
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Minerva "Mini" McGuinness is a fictional character from the third generation of the British teen drama Skins, played by Freya Mavor. She appears in the fifth and sixth series of the show.

Characterisation
Mini is Scottish and is considered to be the queen bee at Roundview College. She describes herself as "the sweetest girl you will ever meet", but the sweetness is shown to be a façade; Mini will stop at nothing to gain and keep social power, even to the detriment of others. Mini claims that her four favourite things are: "Shopping. Footwear. Sushi. Sex. (And yes, always in that order)." Despite her confident exterior, she is insecure and self-conscious about her weight, to the point where she is seen carefully weighing her food before eating, suggesting that she has an eating disorder.

According to Mavor, "Mini is quite a feisty figure; she's the top dog of the school... or at least she likes to think she is. She's witty and she definitely likes people to hear her opinion. She likes to stir things up, test people and manipulate things around her to see what would happen, but I don't think she means to do bad. She doesn't really think about the consequences of her actions a lot of the time though."

Much of the fifth series deals with Mini slowly losing her power, as Franky Fitzgerald's arrival threatens her relationship with her best friends Grace Blood and Liv Malone. She also deals with the dissolution of her relationship with her boyfriend Nick Levan, as he slowly begins to gain feelings for Liv. As the series progresses, she develops a closer friendship with Franky, eventually starting to become a mother figure to her.

Prior to the start of the sixth series, Dakota Blue Richards (Franky) hints about the possibility of a Franky and Mini romance. In the latter part of the sixth series, Mavor points out that Franky's possessiveness of Mini is due to her becoming a nurturing and motherly figure to her.

In the sixth series, Mini becomes an integral part of the group, fixes her relationships with Nick, Liv, and Grace, and becoming a mother-figure to Franky. She also begins a secret sexual relationship with Alo Creevey (whom she affectionately nicknames "Farmboy").

Character history

Series 5
In "Franky", Mini, the queen of her group, is the first to call out Franky on her androgynous clothes. Mini eventually clashes with Franky during a violent field hockey game. Afterwards, however, Mini says they should let bygones be bygones and says Franky can hang out with her two friends, Grace and Liv. They invite her into their group, proceed to take MDMA and go shopping. However, Mini starts to antagonise Franky, who rejects her materialistic outlook on life, and looks to steal Grace and Liv away. After finding out why Franky left Oxford (being severely bullied), Mini persuades boyfriend Nick to post embarrassing photos of Franky around the college, which leads to Mini and Franky falling out.

Later, at Mini's party, Franky confronts Mini about her behaviour and Mini reveals that Franky was only invited as a joke and Grace and Liv were in on it. After Franky leaves in tears, Liv tells Mini that she needs to be more mature and act like someone who's old enough to be in college. Mini then asks Liv where Grace went, not knowing that Grace, having liked Franky from the start, had left the party to hang out with her and make amends.

In "Rich", she is seen briefly with Liv, crashing Grace's ballet practice, where she pretends to have no problem with Grace hanging out with Alo, Rich, and Franky, although she later insults them.

In "Mini", Mini has been arranging a charity fashion show with her school committee, but is outraged to discover that Grace has recruited Franky to help with the clothing designs. Out of pride, she decides to handle it herself with her boyfriend, Nick Levan. Nick, meanwhile, is hoping to consummate their three-month relationship. Unbeknownst to Nick, Mini is still a virgin, but is too afraid to admit it, and is scared of losing her virginity. She attempts to put off having sex for several days, until she and Liv go on a double date with Nick and his friend, Rider, at the Bowling Alley. To put off having sex further, she hides Nick's keys in her handbag but Rider suggests they go back to his place. There Rider and Liv start to have sex, and Nick pressures Mini to do the same. However, due to some medication she intentionally took earlier, she winds up vomiting on him before they can have sex, forcing him and Liv to take Mini home and stay the night.

The next day, Mini wakes up and sees Liv and Nick sleeping next to each other and misunderstands the situation. During the day, she discovers that the students know about her vomiting incident (with Grace and Franky and their group mocking her because of it) and believes that it was Liv who spread the story. She then attempts to call Liv about the fashion show, and, upon finding Nick's phone in the changing room, she discovers three calls had been placed to it from Liv, and then sees her dancing with Nick outside. Fearing the worst, she confronts Liv and discovers that the costumes don't fit her or the other models and that there are not enough and the routines are still yet to be choreographed. Overwhelmed with pressure, she faints, and is informed that she can no longer produce the show, and is sent home.

Realising that she cannot put off having sex with Nick at the risk of losing him, Mini dresses herself up and returns and discovers that Grace and Franky's designs have been used, to a standing ovation. Later, at a rave, Mini confronts Liv about her apparent attraction to Nick, accusing her of being jealous of her, and has a fight with her and Grace before storming out and crying. Seeing this, a compassionate Franky approaches and talks Mini into returning. As they return, Mini sees Nick and Liv leaving a small janitor's closet rearranging their clothes and realises they just had sex. Mini then entices Nick to take her back to his place, and finally loses her virginity to him. The next day, she finds Nick had gone to practice, and sadly returns home.

In "Liv", Mini, remembering Franky's kindness to her, decides to make amends with her and her gang, forcing Liv to do so in the process. After bringing out a bag of spliff, they begin an impromptu party at Liv's home. When Liv returns the next day with Matty, they discover Nick and Mini having sex in Liv's bed. Nick, upon emerging from the covers, recognises Matty at once as his brother and immediately warns Liv to stay away from him. Liv and Nick admit to Mini that they had sex, so she can no longer pretend it didn't happen. Enraged, Mini later forces Liv to drink an entire bottle of vodka as a means of apology (after hearing she had done the same thing with Matty) before leaving her to suffer.

In "Nick", Nick and Mini have another awkward sexual encounter, motivated by Nick's jealousy that his brother has been having sex with Liv. Later on, Mini spitefully dances with Nick's friend, Rider, at a bar. Drunk and angry, Nick punches Rider in the face and in an ensuing confrontation with Mini, she reveals angrily that she had known all along that he had been cheating on her, and finally breaks up with him.

In "Alo", Mini joins the gang at Alo's farm for a party. At the party, she sidles up to Franky on a couch and reveals to her that she is well aware of Franky's crush on Matty, though Franky vehemently denies it, and encourages her to pursue him ("Liv'll do it to you in a second"). Later on, while continuing the party at Nick's house, Alo collapses on a couch beside Mini and weeps at having messed everything up. Mini consoles him, telling him that he is 'alright' and later gets up to dance with him.

In "Grace", Mini is a member of Grace's production of ''Twelfth Night'', and has developed a much closer friendship with Franky. At a girls' night at Grace's house, she discovers for the first time that Grace's father is David Blood, the school headmaster. And it is Mini who finally talks Franky into discussing her sexuality. Later on, while standing in for Liv (who had quit), Mini hesitantly kisses Franky at the suggestion of Grace, much to the shock of Rich and Alo.

In "Everyone", Mini has become very protective of Franky after witnessing her confrontation with Liv and Matty at the end of the production of Twelfth Night. Before Grace and Rich's wedding, she angrily warns Matty to stay away from Franky, and very gently tries to advise Franky that she "deserves better." However, when Matty and Liv lose confidence in Alo's navigation skills, they invite Franky to join them, and despite Mini's pleas, she goes with them. Mini, however, continues to worry about what will happen, as she has a sense that something bad is going to happen. Eventually, she deserts Alo and Nick and leaves to find the three herself. She runs into Liv, who has been separated from Matty and Franky, and reveals her fears of losing Franky, causing Liv to ask if Mini has a crush on Franky, which she does not deny. The two finally reconcile. After seeing Franky run past, having a panic attack, Mini stops Matty and realises they have attempted to have sex. Fearing for Franky's safety, the three all run after her. Franky accidentally trips up and falls over the side of a cliff. After Liv manages to pull Franky to safety, a horrified Mini hugs Franky. She eventually calms Franky down, and the two have a short talk outside Grace's marquee.

Series 6
In "Everyone", Mini goes on a holiday to Morocco with the rest of the gang. She is shown to have developed a crush on Alo, who repeatedly shows signs of attraction towards her. At the villa, she is annoyed to find that Rider has failed to get the water running, eventually punching him in the face for making sleazy jokes about her. The gang later attend a party, where Mini notices Alo stealing a phone from someone's clothes. The next morning, she wakes up and finds Franky, Liv, and Nick all passed out. She successfully gets the water running and takes a shower in the pool before going to Alo's room and seducing him and demanding he not say anything about it to anyone. When the group later attends another party, the two of them agree to continue their sexual relationship on the condition that nobody finds out. Mini's crush on Franky has died down, as seen when she mentions to Liv that she preferred Franky's old personality.

In "Rich", Mini is trying to deal with Grace's coma and is waiting for her to wake up. She is first mentioned in this episode when she texts Alo asking him where he is and then later in the episode when Rich and Alo are slumming in the Blood's house, Rich catches Mini and Alo in the middle of having sex and Mini swears him to secrecy as she want to keep her relationship with Alo private and also confronts him on why she wasn't told that Grace had woken up. She is later seen leaving the Blood's house and is caught by Liv and Franky when Rider comes to pick her up. When asked why she was even there in the first place, Rich covers for her saying she was collecting her straighteners. Later at the party, she is seen dancing with Liv and Franky before later on kissing a random guy whilst Alo looks on, obviously jealous.

In "Alex", Mini is first seen in the corridor and is cornered by Liv and is accused of avoiding her. When Liv brings up the topic of Grace, Mini automatically leaves. She is then seen in the canteen by Alex sitting across from Liv and neither of them speak. Later in the episode Mini is at the Pub with the Gang and downs several shots, calls the others boring, and begins to dance with a boy in the pub. Mini is watched by an uncomfortable Alo which Alex comments about Mini and Alo being a couple, which Liv is quick to shoot down. Mini then goes to Grace's memorial with Franky and Liv but their presence proves disruptive as Franky interrupts a ridiculous tribute to Grace and Liv then smashes a keyboard and flashes the mourners for the over-the-top arrangements. Along with the rest of the gang, Mini goes to party on Alex's boat but still seems distant from the rest of the group. When Liv tries to talk to her, Mini quickly brushes her off and says she's fine. Mini and Liv later discover the body of Alex's grandmother and she screams for Alo. Mini then helps to set Alex's grandmother's coffin out to sea, but is seen to be crying as Alex reads a postcard written from his grandad to his grandmother. Mini is then seen leaving the ceremony as Franky says that if Alex's gran sees Grace to tell her they miss her.

In "Franky", Mini is seen with the rest of the gang sitting her mock A-levels and is then confronted by Franky over a comment she makes as Franky is dropped off at Roundview by Luke. Franky accuses Mini of blaming her for the accident. Mini then responds by asking her what is wrong with her.

In "Mini", Mini is having sex with Alo in a nightclub toilet, where he breaks the terms of their 'no-strings-attached' relationship by declaring he loves her. Freaked out, she returns home, but is kept awake by her mother and her irritating new live-in boyfriend having sex. After having an argument with her mother, Shelley, about it the next day, Mini calls her father, Gregory, and arranges to meet up at a local aquarium. The meeting goes well, and Mini begins to rebuild her relationship with Gregory, to the chagrin of her mother. As she begins to integrate herself into his life, including arranging to go to and flirt with his assistant, she begins distancing herself from her friends at school. However, she has been hiding a dark secret that she cannot hide forever – she is pregnant. The only person who notices is Franky, who recognises Mini's regular vomiting as morning sickness; Mini's defensive attitude when questioned about it only serves to confirm Franky's suspicions. Although Franky promises not to say anything, Mini's irritable temper starts to alienate her from the others, including Liv and Alo.

Things come to a head when the gang crashes a party that Gregory arranged, and Alo, after snorting some cocaine, is compelled to march over and confront Gregory's assistant, whom he believes has feelings for Mini. This upsets a lot of fellow partygoers, resulting in Alo being thrown out and Mini declaring they're finished. Mini then seduces Gregory's assistant and they go off to have sex, but he stops himself, fearing for his job, and politely leaves. He is replaced by Liv, who wants to talk to Mini about why she's acting so strangely. After Mini makes Liv storm out, Franky questions Mini about her pregnancy, and discovers that Mini hasn't actually come to terms with being pregnant. After some gentle coaxing, Mini goes to her father and confesses to the pregnancy. They then make arrangements to fly to Sydney and Mini goes home to pack. Her mother implores her not to go, but Mini coldly brushes her off. She returns to her father's home, but finds it completely empty – he has emigrated just as Mini had feared he would, leaving a note saying "Sorry. I love you" and a cheque for £500. Mini tries to ring him, but he is already on the plane, and she collapses in the kitchen, ripping up the note as she cries. She then goes to Alo in the hope of making up with him, but he coldly tells her that he is fed up with her treatment and asks her to leave. She returns home and discovers her mother weeping in the kitchen. Her boyfriend comes outside to smoke a cigarette, and finds Mini there, and she implores him not to do to her mother what her father did. The next day, Franky escorts Mini to an ultrasound clinic. There, an initially reluctant Mini is implored to look at the scan, and breaks down in tears of joy as she sees her baby for the first time on the screen.

In the next three episodes, Mini attempts to tell Alo she's pregnant, but every chance she gets, her courage disappears.

In "Mini and Franky", Mini has been spending all her time with Franky, who is excited for the arrival of her baby. However, on the way to an ultrasound appointment, Mini collapses and fears something is wrong with the baby. She is taken to the hospital where she is told she is having a baby girl and is assured that her baby is fine. A few minutes later during an ultrasound, Shelley and Alo walk in and finally find out that Mini is pregnant. Alo reacts badly, throwing up upon finding out and Shelley wants her to give up the baby, not seeming to care about Mini's feelings, even calling her a "fucking fool" for not wanting an abortion. When her mother begins to make arrangements to have the baby put up for adoption, Mini runs off with Franky. They go to a homeless shelter masquerading as a lesbian couple, but are kicked out the next day. Unwilling to lose the only maternal figure in her life, Franky tries to convince Mini to go to Oxford with her, but Mini instead decides to go home, stating she will only return if her mother allows her to keep her baby. When Mini arrives home, her mother tells her the story of how she almost miscarried with Mini. Shelley decides to let Mini keep the baby and the two make up, which sends Franky running out of the house in tears. Rich picks up Mini and takes her to Alo's farm where he has set up their own personal pad were they can live. While dancing with Alo, Mini discovers blood running down her leg.

In "Finale", after a while in the hospital, Mini is recovering from a near miscarriage. When Liv lashes out at Franky for her melodramatic behaviour, Mini stands up for Franky and calls Liv off, before ordering her out of the room. She then hugs the crying Franky, and advises her to confront Nick and Matty over their love triangle. Alo gets Mini's gynaecologist to allow her to go to Alex's party as long as she won't dance or drink. At the party with Liv, Mini goes into labour and then later gives birth to her daughter, whom they (presumably) name Grace McGuinness Creevey, with Alo and Liv by her side.

Reception

Heather Hogan of AfterEllen called Mini "gay as a window", a quote Emily Fitch used in her solo central episode to describe Graham the hairdresser.

References

External links
 First character profile at E4.com
 Second character profile at E4.com
 Character profile at Facebook
 Character profile at Twitter
 Character profile at the Internet Movie Database

Skins (British TV series) characters
Television characters introduced in 2011
Fictional Scottish people
Fictional bisexual females
Fictional teenage parents
British female characters in television
Female characters in television
Teenage characters in television
Fictional LGBT characters in television

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Kevin Richert 01/11/2018
Editor's note: A wide-open and critical election year is looming in Idaho in 2018. This is the eighth of a periodic series of interviews with candidates for state and federal office — with an emphasis on education topics.
Michael Snyder says he is not a politician — but a firebrand, fighter and 100 percent supporter of President Trump.
"He restored my faith in America," Snyder said.
The Bonners Ferry Republican has spent the last several years writing for conservative and Christian websites. He has jumped into the crowded race in Idaho's 1st Congressional District with a simple pledge. If elected, Snyder says he wants to be Trump's "best friend in Congress."
Snyder is one of six Republicans in the 1st District race, alongside former state Sen. Russ Fulcher of Meridian; former Attorney General and Lt. Gov. David Leroy of Boise; state Rep. Luke Malek of Coeur d'Alene; state Rep. Christy Perry of Nampa and Nicholas Henderson of Post Falls. It's a wide-open race since 1st District incumbent Raul Labrador has jumped into the Republican race for governor.
Not surprisingly, Snyder says he supports Trump's direction on education policy — which includes a concerted attempt to push federal K-12 dollars into school choice. Snyder, 48, says he plans to send his own child to private school or opt for home-schooling.
Snyder applauds Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for her fervent support of school choice. DeVos remains one of Trump's most controversial Cabinet choices, nearly a year after her appointment, but Snyder sees potential in DeVos and the other outsiders Trump has brought into his inner circle.
"I think she was a good choice by President Trump," he said. "I think she's getting the hang of it."
Last year, Labrador co-sponsored a bill to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Snyder supports the idea; he says the federal agency has long skewed to the left of the general public, and he says states and local school districts should be empowered to chart education policy.
But Snyder said he isn't necessarily opposed to federal funding for education — which Idaho receives to the tune of $264 million a year. Much of that money goes into special education or programs to help at-risk students or students in poverty. He does say the feds' money should go to the states without any strings attached.
Snyder's campaign handout refers to only one specific education topic — the Common Core standards, which have been in place in Idaho schools since 2013. He concedes that the standards are a state issue, and he said he hopes the 2018 Legislature repeals them. Saying it's "insane" that a conservative Legislature would allow Common Core in place, Snyder said he is also campaigning on behalf of legislative candidates who want the standards repealed. "We need to clean up Boise as well as Washington, D.C."
Like the other candidates in this open congressional race, Snyder is running on a host of federal issues.
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He sees 2018 as a crucial midterm election. Democrats hope to regain control of Congress, establishment Republicans hope to reclaim control of their party. And Snyder says he wants to build on what he's seen in the past year.
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Cowboys II: Cowboys & IndiansCowboys II is a NEW game based on our original Cowboys game. All new boards, scenarios/episodes, more Cowboys AND Indians ! Also new are custom, moveable terrain and cowboy setting elements that allow a complete SANDBOX environment for players to create the old west the way they like it.
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Now the Dems REALLY have nothing to run on but hate.
Reply 1 - Posted by: JunkYardDog 12/6/2019 12:33:03 PM (No. 254605)
And the Left is trying so desperately to hamstring this good man. Imagine what might have been if the Dems weren't the scum of the earth and had worked with him to tackle the borde, drug prices, corruption, foreign policy. WE COULD A PARADISE IN THE USA BUT THE !@$&?& DEMOCRATS WILL NOT ALLOW IT. Damn them.
Reply 2 - Posted by: NancyD 12/6/2019 12:37:01 PM (No. 254611)
Rush was just talking about this... BTW, Canada LOST 77,000 jobs . Trudeau is a failure.
Reply 3 - Posted by: Catherine 12/6/2019 2:22:11 PM (No. 254725)
There are so many unfilled jobs here around Oklahoma City. Most are minimum wage but at least there are job. I have also seen signs asking for builders and lab people at a new lab being built here. And they just opened a gigantic to the max Amazon delivery site. It's 'yuge.'
Reply 4 - Posted by: Omen55 12/6/2019 9:50:09 PM (No. 255073)
TRUMP!!! Nuf said.
Reply 5 - Posted by: Trigger2 12/7/2019 1:48:41 AM (No. 255195)
Just think how many jobs could be added and the unemployment number dropped further if President Trump follows through and puts all those able-bodied slackers off the welfare rolls where they would actually have to work for a change instead of living off tax paying citizens redistribution money.
Nancy Pelosi's 'Article II' Impeachment
Rationale Exposed as Hoax 8 replies
Breitbart Politics, by John Nolte Original Article
Posted by M2 — 12/6/2019 10:58:14 AM Post Reply
Nancy Pelosi is going to impeach Donald Trump, the duly-elected president of the United States, based on what we now know is a hoax. This is unbelievable. Because there are no witnesses to anything close to any kind of presidential wrongdoing — and no, sorry, but a mob of smug and bitter bureaucrats — even in full-dress uniform — do not count as witnesses… Because there is no actual evidence of anything close to any kind of presidential wrongdoing — and no, sorry, but Judge Napolitano's hairline and Jake Tapper's resting bitchface do not count as evidence… Because Democrats have exactly squat to impeach Trump with…
Teachers Ask SCOTUS to Review Law
Allowing Union to Condition Say in
Workplace Rights on Membership 4 replies
Breitbart Politics, by Dr. Susan Berry Original Article
The National Right to Work (NRTW) Legal Defense Foundation has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of four Massachusetts teachers who are asking the high Court to review a state law that allows a union to block non-members from having a voice in workplace conditions (tweet) Branch v. Commonwealth Employment Relations Board involves lead plaintiff Dr. Ben Branch, a finance professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and three other educators. According to NRTW, the teachers are "challenging the application of the state's monopoly bargaining law for its educational system as a violation of their Constitutional rights."
Emma Thompson Delivers End-Times
Climate Prophecy: Foretells
'Pets Eaten, Crop Failures, and Ruined Lives' 29 replies
Breitbart Politics, by Simon Kent Original Article
Oscar-winning actress and climate activist Emma Thompson has seen the future and behold, it is grim. She warned Thursday the "climate crisis" means Britons must prepare for "crop failures" and the prospect of eating their own pets to survive a future of cataclysmic weather events, great suffering and injustice. The star, 60, spoke outside the BBC Broadcasting House in central London at an Extinction Rebellion protest to deliver her warning to followers, claiming "general consensus does suggest there is an imminent crisis forecast." As she braced herself in front of two maps, held up by activists in swimming cap and goggles, that showed areas at risk of flooding by 2030,
America Created 266,000 Jobs in November 5 replies
Breibart Economy, by John Carney Original Article
Democrats' Diversity --
Only in the Back of the Bus 6 replies
Cybercast News, by Patrick J. Buchanan Original Article
The "Our diversity is our strength!" Party is starting to look rather monochromatic in its upper echelons these days. The four leading candidates for its presidential nomination — Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg — are all white. The six candidates who have qualified for the Dec. 19 debate — the front four, plus Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer — are all white. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer are both white, as are Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Whip Dick Durbin.
Pelosi's Prescription for Healing the Nation:
'Enjoy Music Together,' See a Play, a Movie 18 replies
Cybercast News, by Susan Jones Original Article
On the same day she asked House Democrats to write articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) took part in a CNN town hall that focused on her momentous and controversial decision. A student who identified himself as a registered Republican asked Pelosi Thursday night how she plans to unify the nation, as one side demands impeachment and the other side calls it a witch hunt. "I myself think that one of the ways that America will heal is through the arts," Pelosi answered.
Trump's Approval Jumps to 52%
Same Day Pelosi Announces
Impeachment Will Proceed 9 replies
Cybercast News, by Craig Bannister Original Article
On Thursday – the same day House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Democrats will proceed with articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump – the president's approval jumped to 52%, its highest level in more than two months. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 52% of likely U.S. voters approve of President Trump's job performance, while 47% disapprove. This represents a three percentage point improvement from the previous day, when 49% approved and 50% disapproved.
Pelosi: 'I Do Pray For [Trump]
… It Doesn't Bother Me What
He Thinks About That' 46 replies
Cybercast News, by Patrick Goodenough Original Article
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday night insisted that she does pray for President Trump, and said it doesn't bother her if he doesn't believe her. She also voiced the hope that the Democrats' push to impeach the president would be carried out in a way worthy of the Founders' vision for a unified nation. During a CNN town hall in Washington on the day she told the House committees investigating Trump to proceed with articles of impeachment, Jake Tapper
FBI Failed to Inform FISA Court that
Steele Dossier was Unreliable: Report 14 replies
National Review, by Mairead McCardle Original Article
The Justice Department's inspector general has concluded that the FBI omitted crucial details in its requests for warrants to surveil Trump campaign associate Carter Page, saying the agency neglected to mention that some of the information the warrant applications were based on was shaky. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's yet unpublished draft report found that the FBI did not inform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that the controversial Steele dossier, cited in applications to spy on Page, was unreliable, according to the Washington Post.
John Kerry Endorses Joe Biden for
President to Fix 'the World that
Donald Trump has Smashed Apart' 29 replies
National Review, by Tobias Hoonhout Original Article
Former secretary of state John Kerry endorsed Joe Biden for President on Thursday, citing Biden's performance serving as vice president in the Obama administration as proof that he has what it takes to defeat President Trump. "The world is broken," Kerry told The Washington Post. "Our politics are broken. The country faces extraordinary challenges. And I believe very deeply that Joe Biden's character, his ability to persevere, his decency and the experiences that he brings to the table are critical to the moment. The world has to be put back together, the world that Donald Trump has smashed apart."
Texas Democrats Urge Pelosi to
Press for Border Security as
Part of USMCA Deal 11 replies
As USMCA negotiations drag on, Texas Democrats Vicente Gonzalez and Filemon Vela urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to press Mexico for firm security commitments in the war on Mexican cartels to protect U.S. trade and tourism. "We can no longer afford to be silent. This trade pact is critical to our economy and we need to get this right or risk standing in the way of our own economic success," Gonzalez said in the release. The representatives, who serve in districts that border Mexico, warned Pelosi in the letter that "while business and individuals alike have taken steps to mitigate the risks, including paying a protection fee to criminal
Who Watches the Watchmen? 5 replies
National Review, by Victor Davis Hanson Original Article
One symptom of a society in crisis is the unreliability or even corruption of its own auditors. After all, when the watchmen have lost moral authority to watch, who can be believed or trusted? Or, as the Roman satirist Juvenal famously put it, "Who will guard the guardians?" It was recently reported that FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith altered an email to bolster a suspicious FBI effort to obtain a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court warrant authorizing the surveillance of Carter Page, a onetime employee of the Trump campaign.
More than 500 law professors say
Trump committed 'impeachable conduct' 64 replies
Washington Post, by Matt Zapotosky Original Article
Posted by LittleHoodedMonk — 12/6/2019 3:00:17 PM Post Reply
More than 500 legal scholars have signed on to an open letter asserting that President Trump committed "impeachable conduct" and that lawmakers would be acting well within their rights if they ultimately voted to remove him from office. The signers are law professors and other academics from universities across the country, including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Michigan and many others. The open letter was published online Friday by the nonprofit advocacy group Protect Democracy. "There is overwhelming evidence that President Trump betrayed his oath of office by seeking to use presidential power to pressure a foreign government
Michael Bloomberg says his live-in
girlfriend would be 'de facto first
lady' if he wins election 57 replies
Washington Times, by Jennifer Harper Original Article
Posted by MissMolly — 12/7/2019 4:52:56 AM Post Reply
Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg is thinking ahead. Should he win the election, his longtime live-in girlfriend would accompany him to the White House and become "de facto first lady." Mr. Bloomberg revealed his thoughts during a wide-ranging interview Friday with "CBS Good Morning" co-host Gayle King. A network transcript reveals the details. "I want to get to a couple personal issues. Because you would be the first modern-day single president. But we all know in New York, you are not an eligible bachelor. Your significant other, Diana Taylor, is a very accomplished, highly respected, highly admired woman. Would she be our de facto first lady?
In the aftermath of Donald Trump,
a black woman like Kamala Harris
never had a chance at the presidency 54 replies
Chicago Tribune, by Dahleen Glanton Original Article
Posted by StormCnter — 12/6/2019 9:13:31 AM Post Reply
Sen. Kamala Harris would have been an excellent president. But it was never going to happen. The elephant in the room was just too big. She is a woman and she is black. And in the aftermath of Donald Trump, she never had a chance at gaining the kind of broad support needed to keep her campaign financially viable. That's why she abruptly withdrew from the race on Tuesday. America isn't progressive enough to elect a black woman as head of state, any more than it was when Shirley Chisholm ran in 1972. It's questionable whether our country can elect a woman, period.
John Kerry Joins Joe Biden on Iowa
Bus Tour – Kerry Touts Biden as
Messianic Figure Who Can 'Save the
World' (Video) 49 replies
Gateway Pundit, by Christina Laila Original Article
Posted by Imright — 12/7/2019 4:00:27 AM Post Reply
Former Secretary of State John Kerry joined Joe Biden on his Iowa bus tour because nothing says diversity like two old white guys, right Dems? John Kerry touted Joe Biden, who has been in government nearly 50 years, as a messianic figure who can single-handedly save the world.Watch the two crooks exit Biden's tour bus: (Tweet/Video) In a very creepy speech, John Kerry painted Biden as the second coming of Christ — a man who was sent to "put the world back together." Make no mistake, elitist Democrats like John Kerry and Joe Biden actually believe they are more powerful than God.
Congress, White House Reach Tentative Deal
Over Paid Parental Leave for Federal Workers 32 replies
Wall Street Journal, by Lindsay Wise & Michael C. Bender Original Article
Posted by LittleHoodedMonk — 12/7/2019 10:55:00 AM Post Reply
Washington - Congress struck a tentative bipartisan agreement that would authorize 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all federal workers, in a potentially historic deal negotiated with the White House. Draft language for a must-pass annual defense policy bill includes a provision that would allow 2.1 million civilians who work for the U.S. government across the country to take paid leave to care for a new baby after birth, adoption or the initiation of foster care, (Snip) Eric Ueland, White House legislative affairs director, said Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and senior adviser, played a key role in negotiating the tentative deal "and lobbied extensively for the provision."
Joe Biden can't stand the heat 29 replies
Posted by Magnante — 12/7/2019 6:52:45 AM Post Reply
Joe Biden is 77 and ought to actually remember when President Harry S. Truman popularized: "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." His wretched performance in an encounter with an Iowa voter who challenged him, melting down and flying off the handle, tells voters he never absorbed that political lesson. Either he's either stupid or he has trouble remembering things. (snip) The former vice president is obviously having problems with handling challenges, something any experienced pol can do with ease
US official: Pensacola shooting
suspect was Saudi student 28 replies
Associated Press, by Staff Original Article
Washington - A U.S. official says the Florida Naval station shooting suspect was an aviation student from Saudi Arabia and authorities are investigating if the shooting was terrorism-related. Military from around the globe attend the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. The shooter opened fire in a classroom building on Friday morning. The attack that left four people dead, including the assailant, and multiple people wounded. The shooting was the second at a U.S. Navy base this week. (More to follow.)
Climate Change Could Be
Making Birds Smaller 27 replies
Discover Magazine, by Alex Orlando Original Article
Posted by NorthernDog — 12/7/2019 10:26:54 AM Post Reply
In the spring and fall migration seasons each year, billions of birds wind through the central U.S. as they soar the skies between Latin America and Canada. For many, the journey is deadly. Recent research from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in New York estimates that a whopping 600 million birds in the U.S. die every year after crashing into tall buildings. And for traveling birds, Chicago — where a skyline of glass and steel stretches across a heavily trafficked migration route — may be the most perilous of all U.S. cities. Many strike the windows of McCormick Place, the largest convention
WSJ Columnist: Adam Schiff's Secret
Subpoena Adventure Could
End with Legal Buckshot in His Face 27 replies
Townhall, by Matt Vespa Original Article
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), high Chancellor of the Trump impeachment effort, might be getting away with murder. The impeachment circus that has engulfed D.C. has overshadowed the House Intelligence Committee chair's egregious abuse of power. He executed a secret subpoenas adventure of phone records of prominent Republicans. He got their phone records and published them in the committee's 300-page impeachment report. Now, the report is a work of fiction. Schiff is a liar, and nothing from House Democrats on this whole fiasco should be believed. This isn't about the Constitution, or the framers, or the rule of law. It's not about upholding the integrity of our institutions; Source corrected


Hello everyone!<BR>I will be attending Cambridge come October and it will be my first time in the UK. I was wondering if anyone could recommend some good places to take ballet class in London or nearby areas. Any information would be greatly appreciated, as I am really looking foward to continuing studying ballet in the UK.
I think there are posts elsewhere on this board (or on ballet.co.uk) on this subject. Unfortunately the quality and availability of open classes in London is not very good (at least compared to most US cities and other places I've taken class in Europe). You might want to check out Danceworks, Pineapple and Urdang, all in central London. There are some good teachers giving class, but classes tend to be in crampped studios with poor equipment (floors, in particular). Do post if you find a place you like. And have fun at Cambridge! Beautiful place.
Hi dancingfan! Do you know where you will be staying in London? People may be able to tell you which of the Studios would be most convenient for you.
I would have suggested Pineapple and Danceworks as starting points. Letting us know where you will be lliving and also the sort of level you have reached would perhaps enable us to think of some more specific places you could try.


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What a different a decade makes.
GenX pianist/composer Michiel Scheen and GenY pianist/composer Vijay Iyer have an almost diametrically opposed program of how to organize a standard saxophone and rhythm date. Many of the differences can be attributed to the fact that Amsterdam's Scheen is in his early forties, while Iyer is merely grazing thirty.
Veteran of ensembles led by bassist Maarten Altena, violinist Ig Henneman and a playing partner of local and international musicians, Scheen brings a hard and heavy beat and a POMO cut-and-paste outlook to his nine compositions. With the CD listed as being by his quartet, as opposed to the other with Iyer's name above the title, he also gives full range to his associates, all of whom are members of the Netherlands' improv lab, the ICP Orchestra. They are steady bassist Ernst Glerum, freeform reedist Ab Baars and splashy drummer Han Bennink.
Lesser known, Iyer's crew is rounded out by alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, who has been the pianist's partner since the mid-1990s; young mainstream drummer Tyshawn Sorey and bassist Stephen Crump, who usually works with drummer Bobby Previte. Someone, who has said he's attracted to ritualistic and discursive music, Iyer's 11 compositions tend to strain jazz conventions through the sieve of musical otherness. But these uncommon — for jazz — references are more allied to the rock and pop music influences of his suburban upbringing than any Carnatic melodies he would have heard as the child of Indian immigrants.
Exoticism too can be in the ear of the behearer. "Habeas Corpus" for instance, hints at non-Western musical modes, but the sounds appear to be more Native Indian than Carnatic or Hindustani. Here and elsewhere, Iyer flows his arpeggios and cadenzas across as the keyboard in the company of Sorey's rumble and thump and Mahanthappa's sandpaper abrasiveness. It's reminiscent of the way McCoy Tyner played in the 1970s with saxophonists Joe Ford or Gary Bartz.
pre-modern stride piano intro dovetails into free-flowing note clusters that presage an Art Blakey-like press roll from the drummer. Later, as Sorey continues to comment on each interpolated piano phrase, Mahanthappa pointedly flutter tongues a new melody.
Unlike his work on Iyer's earlier quartet CD, Crump can actually be heard here and is even more of a presence on "Because of Guns (hey joe redux)". Someone who plays electric bass with Previte's the Horse, Crump uses his acoustic model to keep up a steady pulse on this track, which includes intermittent piano variations on the familiar "Hey Joe" riff. Although the concept limits the drummer to metronomic beats, it gives the saxman license to keen and squeal to his heart's content, adding an unexpected R&B tinge to Iyer's prancing over the keys as he elaborates the theme.
Several shorter tracks show off the softer, balladic style of both the reedist and pianist, although both seem most comfortable on tunes like the freeboppy "Imagined Nations" where Mahanthappa's slithering split tones and Iyer's flashing note clusters meet and extend.
Ballads aren't really part of Scheen's game plan, or that of DANCE, MY DEAR which offers up supersonic power almost from its first notes. As polyrhyhmically sophisticated as BLOOD SUTRA, the overall execution is much tougher than on the other CD. For a start Scheen's touch is much harder than Iyer's, while Baars' bitten off notes and honking tones unintentionally put Mahanthappa's in the shadows. Glerum is much more of presence than Crump, and anyone who has ever heard Bennink knows that while he may be approximately twice Sorey's age, his stentorian output is that much more pronounced.
Scheen can improvise at warp speed if he's so inclined, but his chief joy is knitting together freely phrased pulses into a distinctive movement that melds earlier jazz harmonies and rhythms with a 21st Century conception. That means that Baars can be as smooth as Ben Webster if needed; Glerum strum as forcefully as Paul Chambers on his side; and on the last tune, Bennink can create a darting, Baby Dodds-like cymbal sand dance.
But the key to the session come in the title tune and the two that bookend it. Reminiscent of the sort of slurred, boozy ballad as you could have heard at Minton's in 1943 when Thelonious Monk was woodshedding his distinctive style, "Idols" — a implicative title — finds the pianist adopting the key clips and pressured touch of Monk and another 100% original Herbie Nichols. Meanwhile Baars tenor playing sounds as if it's coming from a reed hewn out of oak and Bennink's inverted shuffle rhythm arrives with power even Kenny Clarke would recognize.
Following is "Dance, my dear?" whose title in this context sounds not so much as an invitation as a challenge. Baars double-tongues the theme up the scale as the others pulsate different tones around him. Scheen even appears to be deconstructing "Blue Monk" as he rushes the tempo to fit the broken tones in between AB's slurred phrasing.
"Non-circle agreeable" is even more ferocious. The saxman bites off jagged note fragments on top of rolling piano tremolos and searing snare and cymbal work from the drummer. Only Glerum stays true to the theme, holding the pulse as the others explode around him. Finally the pianist cuts the tempo allowing Baars's slurs to ease into boudoir tenor territory.
Scheen may prefer a herky-jerky beat fill with broken chords compared to Iyer's most restrained approach; and Baars favor sibilant twittered lines to Mahanthappa's smoother approach, but both strategies are interpretations, not major improvisational disagreements. Each band has provided an age appropriate session for its generation and each CD can be explored with equal interest.