How does being MUSLIM and Coloured help reclaim the Western Cape for non-racialism?
Permit me to congratulate the new ANC – Western Cape leadership as most recently confirmed. The elections appeared smooth and though it started late, it was without incident. This is a major sign of progress under the leadership of ANC Western Cape Chairperson Marius Fransman who in this season was elected unopposed. Citing this as progress, is against a background of a period of jostling, internal positioning and even racial overtures among those who share the respective denotations of Coloured and Black as determined by the apartheid state. It is therefore a salient moment when elections can take place in matured sense and the results are confirmed with that same spirit. Let me than congratulate all elected office bearers in what I call progressive PEC elections of 2015.
I have taken it upon myself to write in response to the most recent interview of the ANC – Western Cape General Secretary Faiez Jacobs as captured in the TNA Publication of July 2, 2015 and subsequent interviews carried in among others the City Press and Mail & Guardian. I will use the caption 'We can reclaim the Western Cape' as my central point.
This claim is not as vacuous as some makes it out to be because I share the view and have opined on this over a year ago, that the Western Cape is not out of reach. If we can sit today and talk about the vision of reclaiming a Western Cape, it is indeed a fresh breath of air, yet one that must be contextualised.
Perhaps we must first admit a few things as we delve into my questions. I have chosen in this article to ask perhaps some penetrating clarifying questions.
Today the ANC Western Cape leadership is on record for admitting that there was a time when its provincial leaderships were torn apart by individual tussles that rendered the mandate and role of this structure defunct and frail to ever regain power. I do not need to remind us that the ANC- WC leadership back then refused to admit these political tussles.
Today the ANC- Western Cape leadership is at liberty to admit that there was a time when the very political jostling for power at leadership level had clear racialised tendencies which defined the scope of the leadership tussle along African and Coloured platforms of opposition. Back than this was never admitted if it was flagged the ANC Western Cape leadership proved dismissive of that and harped back to the era of the UDF as the basis for its unity.
Having cited these two aspects namely individual interest and racial group interest as part of the reasons for the compromised mandate of the ANC Western Cape leadership, I will postulate there is another aspect which I choose to call the hidden divider immanent in FAITH.
. …. I am MUSLIM and Coloured….
I was drawn to this conclusion particularly since the new general secretary Faiez Jacobs in his first official press briefing, by way of introducing himself categorically states he is a Muslim and Coloured. This off the cuff perhaps innocent but very true statement appears irrelevant. It even appears as a leader who is transparent, yet it raises more questions. Why would it be important for a newly elected official of the ANC Western Cape to state his faith, why would anyone's faith come into the leadership of the ANC which is and remains an organisation that claims being a broad church that includes all? I must hasten to add that it is the right of anyone to make known where they belong in their faith association, the constitution imbibes the right to free association. That is not what, I am questioning, what is being questioned is what is the meaning of this claim of I AM MUSLIM?
How does this claim help the reclaim of the Western Cape for the ANC as advanced by the newly elected Provincial Leadership member? Particularly since Muslims remain a minority in the Western Cape. Would it have been acceptable if the new general secretary was for example a Cameron Dugmore (Cadre Dugmore forgive me for using you as an example) and he would introduce himself as I am a Jew and white?
If there is a primary reason for this what is the role of faith in the Western Cape ANC politics? Has the faith played a hidden less acknowledged but very active and conscious role in dividing the very core of the ANC in its fundamental mission of reclaiming the Western Cape? What has been the role of the faith in the collapse of branch structures, the side-lining of leaders who are of a different faith persuasion if any role at all?
…. I am Muslim and COLOURED…. The second aspect of the general secretary's statement is his categoric status of being Coloured. However, there exists no Coloured identity in biological or scientific evidential sense, what cannot be disputed is that there exists a political identity called Coloured since Act 30 of 1950 (c) defines a people in this identity. It is the latter that we still wrestle with in the season of Rachel Dalozal that forces us to engage the subject of identity as a racial reality. It is of particular concern in this epoch when the 1910 Segregation State identified its client as evidenced in the 1913 Native Land Act and the 1948 State also its client as evidenced in Act 30 of 1950 (c ) with the classification of a Coloured identity and the 1994 State is yet to do the same.
The denotations for 'Black', 'Coloured', 'White & 'Indian' have all racial negative connotations of prejudice regardless which one is used as departure point. The one exists because of the other and finds meaning in the other. I am on record to have said, for example 'Indian' in South Africa as an identity is hardly an ancestry issue but has undeniable political and economic apartheid informed means which speaks to a time when Indians were regarded as second best to the white identity, as the budget spending per school going child in apartheid shows.
If the new general secretary today boldly declares he is Muslim and COLOURED, is this not an acceptance of this racial denotation of a people who was never afforded a space, time and place to define themselves? It becomes problematic, to understand the general secretary because he is emphatic that non-racialism remains the fundamental focus. However, non-racialism is the antithesis of a race based identity and therefore if used in this setting suggests what I have before dubbed identity-double-speak.
For the ANC – Western Cape general secretary to pronounce on his identity as Coloured can it be argued he potentially did not understand the on-going internal challenges, even rejection by the very people of this denotation for this term Coloured? Or has he categorically defined his acceptance of his identity as that which defines this group? If so why and for what reason?
Again I am compelled to ask, why would it be essential for Jacobs as ANC Western Cape leader to tell us he is Coloured? What is the value of this claim? How does this claim help the subject of reclaim of the Western Cape? Assuming we may ever arrive at a place in which the apartheid identifier for identity 'coloured' is no more part of the post-1994 State definition for identity and Jacobs is no more a 'coloured' can we assume his identity will only than be Muslim? If the latter is the case what are the implications if not ramifications for political leadership to articulate as categoric as Jacobs did on his identity and how does this help the cause of reclaim of the Western Cape?
ANC elected Office bearers must become more aware if not conscious of the audience when they talk about their personal identities they plausibly are defeating the very aim for which they are on record to work.
Any uphold of the denotations of racial classification ( black, coloured, white or indian) defeats the overarching aim for non- racialism.
Being Muslim and being Coloured respectively hold their own respective natural concomitant fissures that lend it to dividing more than uniting.
How does Jacobs' statement help those of us who do not share his categoric MUSLIM and COLOURED identity constructions as invitees to the table of discourse. Particularly those of us who have no different to a Faiez earlier than him stomped the same grounds and shared the apartheid spatial context and its divisive designations?
Perhaps my caution is that we desist to have any Faith in a covert or overt sense dictate the meridian of engagement and even practical life of the ANC in the Western Cape.
I dare assert we are on a precarious trajectory if identity assumes a faith definition, particularly when faith is an exceptional intolerant means for acknowledging diversity and building organisation unity. We dare no polarise the Western Cape political context with our short-sighted and insensitive faith descriptions for identity.
It can hardly be used as a base to work for reclaim of the Western Cape, because after this opening of the ANC Western Cape, general secretary's identity declaration we may have just scored an own goal, for which the Opposition smiles.


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Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea is sponsored by Potcoin, a digital currency for weed
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Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman (C) arrives at Pyongyang's international airport, North Korea in this photo taken by Kyodo on June on June 13, 2017.
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Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea is being sponsored by Potcoin, a cryptocurrency for the legal marijuana industry.
"I'm really looking forward to spending time with the wonderful people of North Korea and of course, visiting with the Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un," Rodman said in a statement on Potcoin's website.
"I want to thank the folks at PotCoin," Rodman said, "They realized the importance of this trip and made it all possible for me."
The statement further claims that Rodman is in the "very rare" position to be both friends with Kim Jong-Un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, and President Donald Trump.
Rodman was a two-time cast member on the Celebrity Apprentice in 2008 and 2013, which Trump hosted. He has visited North Korea four times, including a 2014 trip where he was shadowed by a crew from Vice.
A State Department spokesman told the Associated Press they were aware of Rodman's visit, but that he was not in North Korea in any "official capacity."
In a video posted on Potcoin's website, Rodman — wearing a Potcoin T-shirt — said he wants to "open a door with North Korea," and his trip is "all about peace."
Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman gestures to photographers as he prepares to go through immigration at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Tuesday, June 13, 2017.
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Potcoin is a digital cryptocurrency — much like bitcoin — that was specifically developed to remove the need for cash transactions between marijuana consumers and dispensaries.
Marijuana is illegal under federal law, so the majority of banks won't take cash or open lines of credit for marijuana businesses.
If Potcoin was going for publicity, it certainly paid off: Potcoin's value soared over 84% to over 17 US cents on Tuesday.
Marijuana isn't legal for consumption in North Korea, contrary to reports. However, hemp — a form of the cannabis plant that's used to make consumer goods like shirts and towels — does grow wild in North Korea and can be purchased in local markets.
North Korea released an American detainee, Otto Warmbier, back to his family on Tuesday. Warmbier, a 22-year-old University of Virginia student, is reportedly in a coma after North Korean officials say he contracted botulism while in detention.
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A simple human story in tumultuous times: Hollywood, War Trauma and the Rule of Money
By John Grant
Jason Hall, the screenwriter who wrote the script for the Clint Eastwood blockbuster American Sniper, a well-made piece of hagiographic cinema based on a memoir by Chris Kyle, has made what feels like a corrective on the subject. This time, he's both writer and director of a film that reportedly was initially slated to be directed by Hollywood giant Stephen Spielberg, with Hall as scriptwriter. Whatever inside Hollywood deal-making went down, Hall's efforts have resulted in a beautiful film. There's nothing fancy, large or loud about this film. There are no special effects that you notice. It doesn't traffic in heroics at all. It just feels real.
Adam Schumann (as actor); Miles Teller (as Schumann) and Beulah Koale (as Solo) waiting at the VA
While it's a very different kind of movie, in a way it's the Best Years Of Our Lives, the great 1946 movie about soldiers returning home from World War Two, translated into the language of Post-9/11 Perennial War. This ain't your dad's or your grandad's war; this is warfare of political choice with a professional, volunteer army and the very human complications that come naturally in the wake of such wars.
Matt Zoller Seitz from Ebert.com, describes the film this way:
The film "has been written, shot, edited and acted in such an intimate and unobtrusive way that the result feels like a throwback to an earlier era of American mainstream filmmaking, when it was still possible to base a handsomely produced feature film around observed behavior, and not feel obligated to safeguard against viewer boredom by shoehorning extra melodrama or contrived genre-movie elements into the mix."
First off, the title — Thank You For Your Service — is meant ironically. The story began as a non-fiction book by Washington Post reporter David Finkel, who was awarded a MacArthur "genius" grant for his work. As an embedded reporter on the war in Iraq, he wrote an earlier book called The Good Soldiers. He was moved to write the second book when he began to understand how difficult it was for the soldiers he got to know writing the first book when they returned home from the war. Basically, the story is what happens to Sergeant Adam Schumann and two of his unit-mates when they return to the US and leave the Army. Miles Teller plays Staff Sergeant Schumann and Samoan actor Beulah Koale plays the real-life Samoan character SP4 Tausolo Aieti. Both are excellent in the roles. The real Adam Schumann has a small role in the film…
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"Nem ötvenkét város, hanem ötvenhét!"
Translation:Not fifty-two cities, but fifty-seven!
Shouldn't "town" be accepted translation for "város"?
why don't we say ötvenkettő? is it exception?
"kettő" and "két" are interchangeable. You can use any of them anywhere to say "two".
When you really want to make sure you are understood use "kettő", because "két" can be mistaken for "hét".
To elaborate a little bit on that one, there is one difference in usage. "Két" can not stand on its own. It has to be in a compound word, or it has to refer to something, a noun or something like that. For example, you can say "Két alma" - two apples. But you can not answer the question "How many apples is this?" with just "Két.". On the other hand, "kettő" can stand on its own. And it can replace "két" anywhere, but it is usually only done for clarity. Like the way the English would say "niner" for "nine".


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Neatly mixing whimsical quirkiness, straight-faced absurdity and affecting melancholy, "Management" is a slight but likable dramedy that signals a promising directorial debut for playwright-screenwriter Stephen Belber.
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Neatly mixing whimsical quirkiness, straight-faced absurdity and affecting melancholy, "Management" is a slight but likable dramedy that signals a promising directorial debut for playwright-screenwriter Stephen Belber ("Tape," "The Laramie Project"). Pic benefits greatly from appealing perfs by Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn, who deftly apply darker emotional shadings to their characters when necessary, and equally fine work from a small ensemble of solid supporting players. It may be difficult for an indie so unassumingly low-key to gain traction in the ever-more-brutally competitive theatrical marketplace. But appreciative reviews and favorable word of mouth could generate interest among homevid viewers.
Plot pivots on a serendipitous encounter between Sue (Aniston), a stressed-for-success sales rep for a company specializing in "corporate art," and Mike (Zahn), an aimless guy in his early 30s employed by his taciturn father (Fred Ward) and ailing mother (Margo Martindale) at an Arizona roadside motel where Sue providentially checks in.
Mostly out of boredom — but perhaps partly out of pent-up need for intimacy — Sue impulsively gives in to Mike's amusingly maladroit come-on. The lead-up to their one-night stand (or, more precisely, one-afternoon quickie) is more than a tad unsettling, given that Mike comes across early on as the most socially awkward motel employee this side of Norman Bates. And the potential for stalker-style melodrama is hardly dissipated when Mike, instantly smitten, decides to follow Sue home to Maryland.
Though her initial response isn't exactly enthusiastic, Sue agrees to hang out with Mike for a couple days, gradually revealing that, despite her tightly compartmentalized approach to life, she's a generous soul who dreams of operating a homeless shelter. Trouble is, she also reveals that she's not entirely over her relationship with Jango (Woody Harrelson), a former punk-rock star who's now a prosperous yogurt mogul.
Proceeding at an amiably unhurried pace, "Management" compels interest and invites empathy by subtly showing how Sue and Mike — and, to a lesser degree, Mike's father — are stuck in unfulfilling lives that they are only half-successfully "managing."
The central relationship at the heart of the pic never entirely transcends contrivance. But Zahn and Aniston are very good at persuasively suggesting a genuine soulmate connection.
Harrelson doesn't appear until the 53-minute mark, but he craftily swipes scenes with self-satirizing swagger. Without half trying, he gets the pic's biggest laugh with a throwaway description of Ed McMahon as a fellow party animal.
With even less screen time, Ward makes an equally strong impression with his precise underplaying as Mike's stoic yet discontented father. Martindale displays down-to-earth grace during her final scene, and newcomer James Liao earns chuckles as an underachieving stoner who helps Mike land a temporary job at his parents' Chinese restaurant.
The soft- and alt-rock score is pleasantly effective, but pic's true musical highlight is a rousing rendition of '70s Bad Company golden-oldie "Feel Like Makin' Love" as a plaintive romantic serenade. Production values are adequate, with Oregon locales capably serving as settings in three different states.
Production: A Sidney Kimmel Entertainment presentation of a Temple Hill production. Produced by Sidney Kimmel, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen. Executive producers, William Horberg, Bruce Toll, Jim Tauber, Nan Morales, Jennifer Aniston. Directed, written by Stephen Belber.
Crew: Camera (Deluxe color), Eric Alan Edwards; editor, Kate Sanford; music, Mychael Danna, Rob Simonsen; production designer, Judy Becker; art director, Simon Dobbin; set decorator, Vera Mills; costume designer, Christopher Lawrence; sound (Dolby Digital/DTS/SDDS), Glenn Micallef; assistant director, Donald L. Sparks. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Special Presentations), Sept. 8, 2008. Running time: 93 MIN.
With: With: Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Margo Martindale, Fred Ward, James Liao, Woody Harrelson.
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Frederikshavn (AFI: ) è una città di 23 296 abitanti della Danimarca, situata nello Jutland Settentrionale e capoluogo dell'omonimo comune.

Importante porto di collegamento tra Danimarca e Svezia, la città è anche nota nel settore della pesca.

Originariamente denominata Fladstrand, assunse l'attuale denominazione in onore del re Federico VI di Danimarca.

Geografia fisica

Territorio
La città è situata nella parte settentrionale della penisola dello Jutland e si affaccia sul Kattegat, uno stretto che la separa dalla città svedese di Göteborg. A pochi chilometri sono situati l'arcipelago di Hirsholmene e l'isola di Deget.

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We all love music since it offers us an escape from reality and other problems. Music also helps and entertain us during workouts, parties and in times of difficulty. In fact, there are many advantages which music offers everyone. One of the ways a lot of people enjoy music is by playing games. Being able to play a game while listening to it makes it even better. Here are some of the best music games to play for you to consider.
Guitar Hero Series –
One of the games which help catapult the sales of many gaming consoles was Guitar Hero. This game became so popular that there is now an entire series behind it. People all over the world became enthralled in this game as they played along. Letting users be able to play the guitar to the tunes their favorite songs is part of what makes this game so great.
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Take A Walk –
For those that enjoy adventures and music, the Take A Walk musical game is just for them. This game allows you to move around and catch as many musical notes as you can. Even if you make a mistake, you can rewind both the time and music and try once more. It offers fabulous animation and design users can enjoy. If you want to experience the distinction between art and games, then Take A Walk will let you do so.
Scratch Simulator –
If you ever dreamed or wanted to be a DJ, then Scratch Simulator is for you. Playing this game will allow you to practice and maybe even let you become a DJ. The best part of Scratch Simulator is that it lets even those that do not have much talent, be good at being a DJ. You can make some great cuts and scratches without much effort. If you love the thought of being a DJ and music, then Scratch Simulator is waiting for you.
Notessimo –
For those that enjoy creating their own music, you will definitely love Notessimo. This flash game features an entertaining and cool user interface. What makes this game so cool is that you can choose from over 150 instruments. From guitars, drums, pianos and many more, the choices are endless. Although some users feel that the game is limited, it is still very addictive and enjoyable.
Elite Beat Agents –
Nintendo DS fans have a lot to brag about when it comes to the game Elite Beat Agents. Since it is only offered on that platform, it could have been rated higher. Still, for those that have Nintendo DS consoles, this is a great game to play. You play the game by tapping and tracing the patterns shown on the screen with a stylus pen. Music lover can enjoy the many songs they will play along in this game.
DJ Hero Series –
With the ability to let you battle your friends, the DJ Hero series is a must play game. You can also play tunes along with others at home or online. Users are able to play this game with one turntable or two. This game also lets users scratch and mix their way all the way up to DJ hero status. You can choose multiple genres such as dance music, Hip Hop, Pop, Rock and R&B.
Super Crazy Guitar Maniac 3 –
Okay so Super Crazy Guitar Maniac 3 doesn't have the best graphics in the world. However, it is still one of the best music games around; especially if you love guitar playing. What this game lacks in graphics, it makes up in gameplay and features. You can choose from 14 songs and 10 new guitars to crank up your favorite tunes.
Music in Motion –
Unlike other music games, Music in Motion test how platformers and music lovers can mix. Moreover, you don't even have to play along to the rhythm. Instead, the music rhythm plays with you. We must note that this game is not for everyone since it is a bit challenging. Still, if you love music and games, then this is one you should play.
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Punk-O-Matic 2 –
Although music fans of all genres can enjoy Punk-O-Matic 2, true punk rockers will love it. This game allows users to compose their own punk music. Best of all, they have a band play along with whatever tune you created. If you enjoy head banging to punk rock music, then this is one you will play all day long.
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The District Handover took place at District Governor Elect Em Lloyd-Davies' farm in Staveley.
There were excellent presentations at Council. These have been converted to pdfs for the website.


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Spikes hand Scrappers first loss
Franyel Casadilla logged six-plus quality innings on the mound, and Wood Myers powered the offense with three hits, as the State College Spikes dealt the Mahoning Valley Scrappers their first loss of the year with a 4-1 win on Wednesday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
Casadilla (1-0) limited the Scrappers (5-1) to five hits and two walks in the first six walks before hitting the first batter of the seventh. The right-hander, who was charged with one run against him, struck out seven batters on the night and logged 102 pitches, 68 of them going for strikes.
Myers helped fuel a strong start for the Spikes (3-3) by doubling in State College's second run of the opening inning, and scored himself on Andres Luna's RBI single two batters later.
The Spikes opened up the scoring in their three-run first when Brendan Donovan scored on a balk.
Mahoning Valley then plated its lone run on Jose Fermin's double in the seventh, but the Spikes added an insurance run when Brady Whalen knocked in Justin Toerner in the bottom of the same frame.
Reliever Eli Kraus (1), the St. Louis Cardinals' 24th-round draft choice out of Kent State in 2018, tossed two perfect innings to finish the game for State College in his pro debut. Kraus struck out three batters in the effort.
Toerner aided the offense as well by notching the first three-hit game of his professional career.
The Spikes' win also thrilled the numerous dogs in attendance for the first Bark in the Park Night of the year, presented by Metzger Animal Hospital and NEWSRADIO 1390 WRSC.
Mahoning Valley starter Juan Mota (0-1) took the loss after yielding three runs on eight hits while striking out five over 4 2/3 innings.
The game was delayed 14 minutes at the outset by rain.
Thursday, the Spikes hit the road for their first extended trip away from Central PA this summer as they face the West Virginia Black Bears for the first game of a three-game set at Monongalia County Ballpark. The 7:05 p.m. matchup will feature right-hander Winston Nicacio (0-0) on the mound for State College. West Virginia is slated to start right-hander Osvaldo Bido (0-1) on the hill.
Following the three games in West Virginia, the Spikes return home on Sunday to start a three-game series against the Batavia Muckdogs (Miami Marlins) with a 6:05 p.m. matchup at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
Fans will be looking forward to seeing Tim "Wild Thang" Lepard and Team GhostRiders once again, as the Cowboy Monkey Rodeo comes back to State College for Sunday's game. The return of this unique act, featuring monkeys riding dogs herding sheep in an unforgettably entertaining experience, will thrill fans of all ages.
After the game, the skies will light up with a fantastic FIREWORKS show presented by Penn State Health, Official Healthcare Provider of Penn State Athletics.
Plus, it's a Sunday Kids Day at the ballpark, presented by First National Bank, with a pre-game catch on the field from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. and the chance for kids to run the bases after the game. In addition, the first 250 kids 12 and under eat for free thanks to Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, with a coupon for a free hot dog, chips and small soda.
The Spikes will then finish their series against Batavia with a Monday Buck Night, presented by 95.3 FM 3WZ, with a MillerCoors Happy Hour from 6-8 p.m., followed by a $2 Walking Taco Tuesday, presented by B94.5, on a BB&T Books & Baseball Night.
Tickets for all three games Sunday through Tuesday, as well as the 2018 New York-Penn League All-Star Game presented by the Central PA Convention & Visitors Bureau and every game on the 2018 Spikes home schedule, are currently on sale through the Spikes Ticket Office. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-1711 or by visiting the Ticket Office in person from 9 a.m to the end of the game on Wednesday. Fans can also buy and download single-game tickets by visiting StateCollegeSpikes.com.
Catch all of the action on Thursday via the Spikes Radio Network, presented by Penn State Sports Medicine, Official Healthcare Provider of Penn State Athletics, at 6:50 p.m. with Spikes Live, presented by Mount Nittany Health, on the air from Monongalia County Ballpark. The Spikes' radio broadcast can also be heard worldwide through the "Listen Live" link on StateCollegeSpikes.com, provided by the club's flagship radio home, Newsradio 1390 WRSC, as well as the TuneIn Radio app.


If just now spoke when reviewing the collection of Gareth Pugh in the week of fashion in Paris, how their proposals were to see and almost impossible to dress up, for being more artistic than ready to wear, we have the first example of how to wear them.
It comes from the hand of Roisin Murphy, as it could not be otherwise. The British artist we already delighted some (others les appalled) in the week of the fashion of New York with their looks and now see it in Paris, with risk and innovation in dress.
Always has been characterized by bet on these designs and sometimes comes out well the move, and sometimes bad, as it is this case. Gareth Pugh is very talented, but this set is not suitable for the street, It's not even for the front-row. Roisin Murphy sins of modern, or eccentric on this occasion.


In a bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla, peanut butter and eggs. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, bran, oats, and baking soda. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture until smooth. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove to a rack to cool.


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CANTON, Ohio, September 7, 2017 – US Acute Care Solutions (USACS) and Summa Health today announced the appointment of Dr. David Seaberg as chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Summa. Dr. Seaberg brings more than 25 years of emergency medicine experience, leading numerous clinical and academic departments and developing multiple residency programs.
In his role as department chair, Dr. Seaberg will be responsible for overseeing the strategic direction for all clinical and non-clinical aspects of Summa's emergency medicine program. This includes new initiatives in the treatment of patients and programs aimed at enhancing patient experience. He also will lead Summa's work in restarting its emergency medicine residency program in collaboration with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Concurrently, Dr. Seaberg will work with the seven other USACS emergency residency programs to ensure and improve world-class graduate medical education at USACS.
Prior to joining Summa, Dr. Seaberg held a variety of clinical and academic positions locally and across the nation. Most recently he worked at the University of Tennessee, where he served as chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, the inaugural dean of the College of Medicine and a professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Surgery.
Dr. Seaberg also has held multiple positions at the University of Florida, where he was associate chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and a professor of emergency medicine in the College of Medicine. In addition, he has experience working at the MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh and Erlanger Health System.
He also is credited for his involvement in starting five emergency medicine residency programs, including those at the University of Tennessee, University of Florida and MetroHealth Medical Center.
Dr. Seaberg is a Fellow and past president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, Diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He earned his B.A from Washington University in St. Louis and his M.D. from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh.
Founded by emergency medicine physician groups in Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Ohio and Texas and capital partner Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, USACS is the national leader in physician-owned emergency medicine, hospitalist and observation services. USACS provides high quality emergency and hospitalist care to over 6 million patients annually at more than 180 locations in 21 states, and is aligned with leading hospital systems across the country. Visit www.usacs.com to learn more.


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Shenzhen to be socialism's key pilot zone; HK, Macao set to gain
This undated photo shows an aerial view of Shenzhen. (PHOTO / VCG VIA CHINADAILY.COM.CN)
By China Daily
China will support Shenzhen, adjacent to Hong Kong, in building a demonstration pilot zone for socialism with Chinese characteristics, under a guideline issued on Sunday by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council.
It will help better develop the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and enrich the practice of the "one country, two systems" principle, according to the guideline, adding that it will be a good way to explore a new path in building a great modern socialist country in an all-around way and providing strong support for realizing the Chinese dream of great national rejuvenation.
By 2035, Shenzhen will become a national model of high-quality development and a globally recognized center of innovation and entrepreneurship
According to the guideline, Shenzhen by 2025 will rank among the top cities in the world in economic strength and quality of development, with intensive research and development investment and world-class industrial innovation capacity.
It will be built into a modern, international and innovative city by then, with its cultural power greatly enhanced and its public service level and ecological environment quality reaching an international advanced level, according to the guideline.
By 2035, Shenzhen will become a national model of high-quality development and a globally recognized center of innovation and entrepreneurship. It will become an example for China to build itself into a powerful modern socialist country, according to the guideline.
By mid-century, Shenzhen will become a global benchmark city in its competitiveness, innovation and outstanding influence, it added.
According to the document, the central government will support Shenzhen in implementing a more open and convenient system for the introduction of foreign talent and allow international contributors with permanent residence to set up scientific and technological enterprises in Shenzhen and serve as legal representatives.
Shenzhen will also continue to open up to Hong Kong and Macao. The country will explore the model of collaborative development by the cities and facilitate the efficient flow of personnel, capital, technology and information, it said.
The central government will encourage Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macao to jointly hold cultural and artistic activities to better preserve their cultural heritage and strengthen the sense of identity of compatriots.
The guideline was reviewed and passed in the ninth meeting of the Central Committee for Deepening Overall Reform on July 24.
Since the start of reform and opening-up, Shenzhen has grown from a small fishing village to a modern metropolis, with its gross domestic product surging from less than 200 million yuan (US$28.4 million) in 1980 to 2.4 trillion yuan in 2018, surpassing its neighbor Hong Kong, according to official data.
With a population of 12 million people, the southern city is known for its strong innovation capabilities. It is home to more than 14,000 national high-tech enterprises and technology giants, including Huawei and Tencent.
Wang Xiaoguang, a professor of economics at the National Academy of Governance, said in an article published on Aug 3 in the Outlook Weekly, a magazine affiliated with Xinhua News Agency, that many precedents of China's reform and opening-up originated in Shenzhen.
It has accumulated valuable experience for China's reform and opening-up and modern construction, and has made significant contributions to exploring the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, Wang said.
The essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Party, which plays a central role in coordinating the overall situation, he said, citing Shenzhen as a good example of handling the relationship between market and government since China's reform and opening-up began.
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The Ethics and Public Policy Center has assembled a group of heavy-hitters who, together, try to allay the concerns that pro-lifers may have about taking these vaccines. From their statement:
While there is a technical causal linkage between each of the current vaccines and prior abortions of human persons, we are all agreed, that connection does not mean that vaccine use contributes to the evil of abortion or shows disrespect for the remains of unborn human beings. Accordingly, Catholics, and indeed, all persons of good will who embrace a culture of life for the whole human family, born and unborn, can use these vaccines without fear of moral culpability. . . .
The HEK293 cell line currently used around the globe in scientific research and those like it do not contain the remains of any human being and so its use does not show disrespect for human remains, any more than the contemporary use of products, such as roads or train lines, that were constructed by unjustly enslaved human beings, or use of land unjustly taken, shows disrespect for those victims in the distant past. . . .
To be perfectly clear, we are not saying that people are justified in using and promoting these vaccines because the great goods they provide offset the evil of appropriating a prior wicked action. Rather, we believe that there is no such impermissible cooperation or appropriation here. The attenuated and remote connection to abortions performed decades ago and the absence of any incentive for future abortions offer little if any moral reasons against accepting this welcome advance of science.
I find the statement wholly persuasive.
Ramesh Ponnuru is a senior editor for National Review, a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute.
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Australians have started to refresh themselves in droves with Aussie Apples in 2015, thanks to a range of activations in market to launch the campaign. This is the first year of a new five year strategy for Aussie Apples focussing on the theme 'Refresh Yourself'.
Celebrating its 10th year on Sunday 22nd March, Run for the Kids raises money for the Good Friday Appeal supporting the Royal Children's Hospital. Over 35,000 people ran and as they crossed the finish line they refreshed themselves after the gruelling 15km run with Aussie Apples, as part of the recovery zone. This is the first year of Aussie Apples' partnership with the event and marks the beginning of a new strategy to support community running festivals which will evolve over time to include misters throughout the course and of course refreshing Aussie Apples at the end.
A super-sized Aussie Apples banner in Indooroopilly Shopping Centre showcasing the Refresh Yourself campaign.
Royal Shows never fail to be a hit for Aussie Apples, and as always the Aussie Apples stand was an oasis for a healthy, value for money snack with the famous $1 Aussie Apple Slinkies a massive hit. While overall crowds were down on previous years, 2.5 tonnes of fruit were slinkied and over 2,000 litres of pure Aussie Apple juice was sold from Summer Snow. Almost $10,000 was raised for Bowel Cancer Australia through the Aussie Apples stand at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
Continuing our partnership with the NRL that commenced four years ago, the activity shifted this year to encourage fans to get active with Aussie Apples. In a rare opportunity fans were able to take to the turf of Allianz Stadium following the Sydney Roosters versus Canberra Raiders match on Sunday 5th April. Over 500 Aussie Apples' footballs were available for fans to kick on the same playing surface their NRL heroes just played on. This activation will be repeated throughout the season at varying stadiums.
Harry Taylor, an AFL player with the Geelong Cats, helping promote Aussie Apples.
The first year of Aussie Apples' partnership with the AFL was launched with a Healthy Cats cook book distributed to primary schools throughout Victoria. Each AFL club has the opportunity to undertake an Aussie Apples activity which varies between a Take to the Turf activity and encouraging healthier snacking with Aussie Apples. With AFL players as ambassadors this is a great opportunity to encourage AFL fans to refresh themselves by packing an Aussie Apple to snack on for the big game each week.
As part of the path to purchase strategy to ensure Aussie Apples are top of mind on the way into the shops, Aussie Apples launched a new digital, animated version of the 'Refresh Yourself' campaign.
On Monday 11th May, a broad group of growers attended a Grower Advisory Panel at HIA. This group undertook a workshop looking at a range of factors to provide advice to the domestic annual marketing plan for 2015/16. The day was extremely informative and gave some good insight and advice to the HIA marketing team in forming the plans. The group included Fiona Hall, James Ryan, Scott Montague, Chris Fairless, Owen Carter, Jimmy Kalafatis, Nicole Giblett, Rohan Gilmour, James Walters, Scott Dunk and John Dollisson.
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Film snakes around the projection booth of the Parkway Discount Cinema in Warner Robins, Georgia. Theater manager Alicia Bowers is in the booth. She has a love/hate relationship with film these days.
"Run too fast and it will throw the film to the ground," Bowers says, "or if they're moving it from one platter to another – if they drop it, it's a big pile of mess."
By contrast, a digital blockbuster is delivered on a six-inch by four-inch hard drive. When you drop it, there's a thud, but no mess.
The Parkway's run is coming to an end this summer. It's closing, rather than converting to digital.
Bill Stembler, CEO of the Georgia Theater Company, says the reason is pretty simple: "It's questionable whether you could recover your investment. It's something like $50,000 to $70,000 a screen to convert to digital."
Stembler says when you do the math for a 16-screen multiplex, you get the picture.
Luckily, the movie studios have a solution. They offer theaters a subsidy called Virtual Print Fees. Every time you buy a ticket at the multiplex at what the studios call full price, the studios pay to help retire a piece of the theater's digital debt.
"The film companies are basically paying for about 80 to 85 percent of our cost to be digital," Stembler says.
But this equation doesn't work for discount screens. The studios take about a 60 percent cut out of every ticket sold. At full ticket price, that adds up. It doesn't work at the dollar theater.
"They don't care about the discount theaters," Stembler says.
So how do Virtual Print Fees work at your local arthouse theater? Sara Beresford is a board member at Ciné, an independent theater in Athens, GA. She says the arthouse is a different beast.
"I think for a lot of the arthouse cinema operators there were too many strings attached to that agreement," Stembler says.
Remember, Virtual Print Fees come with studio demands about which movies will be shown. Arthouse operators like their independence.
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"You know, it's rewarding to get it up on the screen and seeing it play… it's definitely a nostalgic feeling. It moves, it bounces," Bowers says.
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From punk-jazz scientists Little Women, his solo record Heart Protector to Ancestral Instrument Trio with bassist Trevor Dunn and drummer Ches Smith, saxophone purveyor Travis Laplante has transcended and melted minds through his cosmic craft. For his latest shape-shifting venture into the unknown, Laplante formed Battle Trance, a monumentally unique all-tenor sax quartet whose just-released Palace of Wind shares the like-minded vision of the spiritual regions he's explored with Little Women. Its three meditative epics dizzy the senses with a therapeutic, classical-imbued drone- jazz, fusing circular breathing and relentlessly intertwining skronk, making for an intensely Zen experience that is both chaotic and cathartic. Prepare to be transported to the otherworld.


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Hey gang! Long time since posting here at Mira. I have a client asking me to build a fully prepped race motor for a 124 Spider. His plans were to make a racer out of his stock street car. Since budget and time make that impractical, I wanted to see if there was anyone out there who has a relatively well prepped 124 Spider race chassis for sale. Ideally it would have electrical, fuel, suspension, and roll cage relatively complete. I would be building up the engine, 131 trans, and setting up the rear end and accusump system.
Shoot me an email to parts@midwest124.com if you have one for sale.


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The consultants at Inmento Solutions have many years of experience with developing high end Sitecore solutions and offer to share their knowledge and best practices. Besides actual training we already share some of experiences on the Sitecore Learning portal learnsitecore.cmsuniverse.net, where our employees write in depth articles about the technical aspects of Sitecore CMS, DMS and other modules.
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Hamburg European Open 2021 var en tennisturnering, der blev spillet udendørs på grusbaner i Am Rothenbaum i Hamburg, Tyskland i perioden 6. - 18. juli 2021. Det var den 115. udgave af Hamburg European Open siden den første turnering i 1892, og turneringen var en del af ATP Tour 2021 i kategorien ATP Tour 500 og en del af WTA Tour 2021 i kategorien WTA 250. Kvindernes turnering blev spillet i den første uge, samtidig med den sidste uge af Wimbledon-mesterskaberne 2021, efterfulgt at mændenes turnering i den anden uge.

Præmier

Den samlede præmiesum for turneringen androg € 1.220.608, fordelt på € 1.030.900 i herrernes rækker og € 189.708 i kvindernes rækker. Præmierne fordelte sig som følger.

Herresingle

Hovedturnering

Hovedturneringen havde deltagelse af 28 spillere, der fordelte sig på:
 16 direkte kvalificerede spillere i form af deres placering på ATP's verdensrangliste pr. 31. maj 2021 (seks uger før turneringens start).
 4 spillere, der havde modtaget et wildcard (markeret med WC).
 6 spillere, der havde kvalificeret sig til hovedturneringen fra kvalifikationsturneringen (markeret med Q).
 2 lucky losere fra kvalifikationen (markeret med LL).

Kvalifikation

Kvalifikationen har deltagelse af 24 spillere, der spiller om de sidste seks ledige pladser i hovedturneringen.

Herredouble

Hovedturnering

Hovedturneringen i herredouble havde deltagelse af 16 par, der fordelte sig på:
 12 direkte kvalificerede par i form af deres placering på ATP's verdensrangliste.
 2 par, der havde modtaget et wildcard (markeret med WC).
 1 par, der havde kvalificeret sig til hovedturneringen fra kvalifikationen (markeret med Q).
 1 lucky losere fra kvalifikationen (markeret med LL).

Kvalifikation

Fire par spillede i kvalifikationen om den sidste ledige plads i hovedturneringen, som blev besat af Alessandro Giannessi og Carlos Taberner. Taberne af kvalifikationsfinalen, Ruben Gonzales og Hunter Johnson, gik videre til hovedturneringen som lucky loser.

Damesingle

Hovedturnering

Hovedturneringen havde deltagelse af 28 spillere, der fordeler sig på:
 20 direkte kvalificerede spillere i form af deres placering på WTA's verdensrangliste pr. 24. maj 2021 (seks uger før turneringens start).
 3 spillere, der havde modtaget et wildcard (markeret med WC).
 4 spillere, der havde kvalificeret sig til hovedturneringen fra kvalifikationsturneringen (markeret med Q).
 1 lucky losere fra kvalifikationen (markeret med LL).

Kvalifikation

Kvalifikationen har deltagelse af 16 spillere, der spiller om de sidste fire ledige pladser i hovedturneringen.

Damedouble

Turneringen i damedouble havde deltagelse af 15 par, der fordelte sig på:
 14 direkte kvalificerede par i form af deres placering på WTA's verdensrangliste.
 1 par, der havde modtaget et wildcard (markeret med WC).

Eksterne henvisninger
 Hamburg European Open
 ATP Tour - Hamburg 2021 - Results
 WTA - Hamburg 2021 - Draws

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2021
WTA Tour 2021
ATP Tour 2021


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Cutting Off Sex Work Advertising Sites Disrupts Communities, Not Trafficking
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Steve Rhodes / Flickr)" width="400″ height="267″ />International Day Against Violence Against Sex Workers demonstration, San Francisco, 2010. (Photo: Steve Rhodes / Flickr)The June 25 seizure of the website MyRedBook (MRB) by the FBI has been heralded by some as another win in the war against a grisly and sophisticated network of child sex traffickers. With CNN headlines like, "FBI Shuts Down Web Site Linked to Child Sex," and coming on the heels of a sweep of arrests nationwide of "pimps" that were allegedly using the site to advertise children for sex, law enforcement has presented a formidable trump card to those that might question the ethics of the seizure.
But while the FBI and CNN are quick to point out that sexual services were advertised on MRB, they fail to mention that the site also functioned as a critical exchange for sex workers looking to reduce harm and share best practices. This fact and the accessibility of the site as a free source of advertising for sex workers with limited financial resources made it unique among advertising sites for workers in the San Francisco Bay area. Conversations with sex workers and their allies reveal that the seizure has not only cut off a source of income for sex workers, but also a source of information and community. With evidence that working collectively can reduce the risk of HIV infection among workers, muting the voices of an already marginalized community functions to drive the most vulnerable workers further to the margins more than it functions to stop traffickers.
In the popular imagination, and particularly among crusaders committed to criminalizing sex workers and the people who purchase their services, there are two spaces where sex workers can be situated. They are either trafficked girls shackled to beds when they're not servicing sadistic ghouls, or they are thrill-seeking degenerates blissfully unaware of their privilege or the male privilege of their clients. The former daydreams of a police raid that will liberate her from her waking nightmare while the latter feverishly supports the "Pimp Lobby" from Twitter and lefty conferences hosted in ivory towers when she isn't brainstorming sex puns for her planned memoirs. The massive gulf of silence between these two caricatures gives space to a convenient narrative that sex work activism is the exclusive purview of the privileged and that the overwhelming majority of sex workers require intervention by benevolent law enforcement agencies.
The exchanges on MRB flew in the face of that narrative as workers from a variety of backgrounds used the site to help each other in the absence of formal resources and even more limited legal recourse to deal with dangerous clients or police abuse. The FBI press release uses scare quotes to describe these "private forums," perhaps to insinuate that they had more salacious purposes than serving as the decidedly unsexy home base for information on everything from free condoms to non-judgmental hair stylists.
Journalist and author of Playing the Whore Melissa Gira Grant recalls that when she was in San Francisco in the early 2000s, MRB forums often saw more activity than the advertisements did. "It's a huge loss from a community standpoint," Grant said in a phone interview, noting that the forums functioned to connect workers from sectors of the sex industry that wouldn't normally interact and even served as a starting point for activist work.
For many sex workers, both geographic and social isolation caused by factors like limited transportation options and fear of stigma, prevent them from engaging with fellow sex workers in-person. This makes online communities their first and only connection to peers in the industry. Sabrina Morgan, a sex worker rights' activist in the Bay Area confirmed that the forums were especially useful to workers with limited experience in the sex industry:
Sex workers who were new to the site or to the industry, or in several cases, workers who were moving from street-based work to potentially safer indoor work, would receive advice and safety tips from more experienced workers. It was a safe place to post dangerous client warnings, sting announcements, safer sex and harm reduction workshops, activist meet-ups, even messages asking for community support after a rough day – especially important in a marginalized industry.
Maxine Duggan, an organizer for sex workers, noted that it is these newer workers that are now without networks of clients on whom to rely for work or peers to rely on for information and resources. "They're the ones that are going to go to the street," Duggan said in a phone interview. The website for the Sex Worker Outreach Project of the Bay Area posted a statement that notes the importance of engaging with clients online prior to meeting: "Now that the only free local online female sex worker ad hosting site is gone, where will people go to work? We are very concerned for those who may be forced into more dangerous working conditions at this time."
Programs director Cyd Nova of St. James Infirmary, a clinic serving sex workers in the Bay Area, echoed concerns about street work leading to more street and police harassment. Nova noted in an email that increased access to technology was making it easier for marginalized sex workers to work more safely. "Many of the folks who come into St. James who are homeless or transitionally housed are still advertising online," Nova said. St. James' outreach coordinator Mia Tu Mutch explained via phone that regular outreach for sex workers was done through those advertisements to alert workers to available STI screenings, doctors' appointments and even massages. "What was great about MyRedBook is that it allowed clients, community members and social service organizations to contact people who are in the industry because increased criminalization means that people are no longer accessible via the street outreach we used to do," Tu Mutch said.
Claims that the ends will justify these remarkably dangerous means in the effort to end trafficking also hold little water when one considers that the seizure and subsequent arrests were not related to child trafficking, but to money laundering and facilitation of prostitution. "The FBI, if they were interested in doing stings against individual workers, they could have done that. But if they're trying to send a message, that message is, 'Your work just got more dangerous,'" Grant noted.
And to whom is that message being sent? It is not to the nefarious gaggle of sex work activists occupying the morally panicked public imagination. Those phantoms can advertise on more expensive sites. The message is instead being sent to those that relied on free and informal services because formal services and economies have proven inhospitable time and again. In place of that informal exchange is the terrifying silence of a lifeline cut off at its source, and the even more dangerous isolation that follows.
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