We decided to make today a quieter day. So we spent the morning playing in the hotel room with the toddler then walked a few blocks over to the Sanlitun international shopping area.
The air has been bothering me more and more but luckily both Chris and the little one have been unaffected.
A lot of the shops in the international shopping district were what you'd see at a high end mall in the United States. This store, however, is not. It was a cool crane-game store!
It was hot out and the toddler needed a nap, so we spent the rest of the afternoon back at our hotel room.
In the evening I headed out to Wangfujing Food Market, which was a few subway stops from where we were staying.
The alley was full of food stalls and small shops selling trinkets. It was busy and the smells were interesting. I'm glad to have gone, even if I didn't partake in any of the exotic food choices.
Today we hired a car to take us out to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. It's about 1.5 hours north of Beijing.
We opted to do the cable car and toboggan slide down. Both seemed to be a much easier way to navigate with a toddler.
Quinn had an amazing time. He was slap happy the entire visit.
It was a little stressful, chasing him around and making sure he wasn't climbing on anything (which he kept trying to do).
It was an amazing sight with an amazing view.
The way down is to either walk the stairs down or take the toboggan. So we took the toboggan, which was more fun that I thought it was going to be.
They feed you a lot on the plane. Like, 3 meals, and not small meals either.
Chris's friend met us at the airport and helped us navigate the subway and walk to our hotel. We landed a little after 3pm, which was 3am for the 3 of us.
He took us out for dinner at a nearby mall with a restaurant that serves delicious Xio Long Bao. Quinn didn't eat much, but Chris had some tasty soup with pork.
Today is the first day in a week-long trip to Beijing! Chris's best friend is getting married so we are heading out to do a little sight-seeing and attend the wedding.
Quinn did amazingly well on the planes. The flight from Detroit to Beijing is over 12 hours, and while he only slept for 4, he was very good natured the rest of the time while he was awake.
It's a really, really long time to be on an airplane. Before this the farthest I'd flown was to California.
Today is another day-long meeting. Those days always come with interesting and tasty food. Today's meal was a boxed lunch for Grand Traverse Pie Company. It was quite tasty (aside from the weird fixation restaurant have with slathering mayo on EVERYTHING).
The sun is shining and even though it's not quite 70 degrees, we headed out to get some ice cream anyway. You have to celebrate the sunny days, no matter the temperature.
I'm hanging out in a conference room all week for a vendor meeting. At least the room is large so we're not all crammed in a tight space.


Over the years, governments have been involved with truck loads of nonsensical proposals, idiotic schemes, decisions. There are ample examples of that. Pick any country, any century, any party. There will be plenty of idiotic remarks/programs/decisions to choose from.
Zhu Weiqun, a Communist Party official who has long dealt with Tibetan issues, told reporters in Beijing on Wednesday that the Dalai Lama had, essentially, no say over whether he was reincarnated. That was ultimately for the Chinese government to decide, he said, according to a transcript of his comments on the website of People's Daily, the party's main newspaper.
Obviously the entire thing is about who succeeds/takes over as leader of the Tibetan Buddhists. Naturally, the Chinese government would want someone who is more favourable to the Chinese view / claim. There is absolutely nothing wrong with China trying to pursue such an ambition. However, what is wrong (and deeply disturbing) is that not only are they bringing up an idiotic senseless concept (reincarnation) into discussion but they are even claiming control / authority / jurisdiction over it!
You thought it was just India that had dumb politicians with dumb policies? Did you believe that only Americans were capable of barking out senseless unscientific crap with complete authority (for example - Rep. Akin)? It's not just Boris Johnson or Blair or Lalu Or Bush… Evidently, the Idiot Bug outbreak is a global concern!


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Masahiro Tanaka is first Yankees rookie to win AL Pitcher of the Month
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Masahiro Tanaka was named AL Pitcher of the Month on Tuesday afternoon, becoming the first Yankees rookie to win the award.
The righty from Japan had a 5-1 record with a 1.88 ERA in six May starts, striking out 42 while walking just six in 43 innings. Tanaka recorded his first major league shutout over the Mets on May 14, surrendering no walks, only four hits and striking out eight. The Cubs then handed Tanaka his first professional loss since August 2012 on May 20, tagging him for four runs — three earned — on eight hits in six innings. But the rookie came back to win his next two starts over the White Sox and Twins to close out the month.
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Will Michael Pineda largely unavailable due to injury, Tanaka has been the lone bright spot in the Yankees rotation, leading the league with his 2.06 ERA and .953 WHIP. His 8-1 record sits atop a staff whose supposed ace, CC Sabathia, has regressed to 3-4 with a 5.28 ERA in eight starts. Hiroki Kuroda has also been inconsistent, going 4-3 with a 4.57 ERA in 11 starts. And Ivan Nova is out until at least next season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in April.
Of the myriad outstanding pitchers in Yankees history, it's ironic that the first rookie to be named Pitcher of the Month has not come until 2014. And it's not farfetched to think Tanaka could have another Pitcher of the Month award coming his way before the season's over.

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The top headlines from last week include the schedule being release for the Commonwealth Games in Australia, where women's rugby will be making it's debut. England's premiership semi-finals took place and Bristol and Aylesford Bulls came out on top, they will face off for the Championship on April 23. World Rugby released tickets for the upcoming Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland as well.
As a reminder, we are doing weekly posts recapping the top women's rugby news. Can't wait a week? Join us on Twitter or on our Facebook page as we will be posting daily.
Springbok Women's Sevens coach Renfred Dazel was crushed after his side succumbed to Japan 22 – 10 in the final of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Qualifier. Dazel attributed the defeat to errors at crucial times.
"It is very disappointing not to qualify for the World Series," Dazel said after the match. "A victory would have put our system in a better position. However, the ladies did their best and I cannot fault their effort.
Bowdoin traveled to France and Spain for their annual Spring Break Tour (sixth year). The Polar Bears played two matches and won both. They emerged victorious over Club Esportiu Universitari (CEU) Rugby Club, which includes players from middle school to college, winning the match 32–27 in Barcelona. The team also beat the Universitaria Esportiva Sanboiana (USE), which is composed of graduate students and is the oldest rugby club in Spain.
Women's Rugby will debut at the Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast from April 13-15, 2018. Men's rugby has been included since 1998 when it was added to balance out women's netball. It's expected to be an eight team event including Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, New Zealand, South Africa, Kenya and Wales.
USA Rugby is searching for a Chief Development Officer who will lead the fundraising efforts of USA Rugby. Apply today!
Flanker Paula Fitzpatrick looks back at Ireland's historic 17-14 victory over New Zealand at Women's Rugby World Cup 2014 in Paris. Can the Irish repeat that form as hosts of this year's tournament?
Scottish Rugby launched an ambitious campaign designed to change perceptions about women's rugby and increase participation levels in all age groups. The launch of #BeTheBestYou could not have come at a better time; the senior women's team had their best 6 Nations for some years, winning their first match since 2010 by defeating Wales and then following that up with a victory against Italy to leave them sitting in fourth place in the table at the end of the tournament. It was not only the victories that were encouraging though, the team's performances were greatly improved from previous tournaments.
World Rugby continues their trophy tour ahead of the August WRWC and this week they stopped at Portumna Rugby Club.
Bristol and Aylesford Bulls both reached the final of the Women's Premiership for the first time after play-off victories yesterday.
Bristol defeated Saracens 43-10 at Cleve RFC thanks to two tries apiece for Poppy Cleall and Claire Molloy as well as further scores from Clara Nielson, Kayleigh Armstrong and Chantelle Miell, while Amber Reed kicked 13 points. Lotte Clapp and Bryony Cleall scored tries for Saracens in the latter stages.
In the other semi-final at Cooke Fields, Aylesford came from behind to beat Lichfield 22-15, with tries from Vickii Cornborough, Jess Wooden and Manuela Furlan, while Lichfield scored two tries of their own through Jennifer Maxwell and a penalty try.
The Women's Premiership finals take place at Sixways Stadium on Sunday 23 April with Lichfield taking on Saracens in the third place play-off (kick-off 1pm) before the final at 3pm.
Ireland's Director of Women's and Sevens Rugby, Anthony Eddy, has confirmed the Ireland Women's Sevens squad to compete at the fourth stage of the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Kitakyushu, Japan on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23.
The new additions for Kitakyushu are Kim Flood, Louise Galvin, Katie Heffernan and Emma Murphy.
The 19-year-old Heffernan from Mullingar could make her World Series debut in Japan, having won her first senior Sevens cap last summer at the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series in Malemort, France.
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Swansea University edged out Cardiff University 18-5 in the first Welsh Varsity women's rugby match to played at Principality Stadium.
Jessica McCreery, Emma Hennessy and Lydia Shelton scored the tries for Swansea with Cardiff's only score coming from flanker Eve Jones.


"Consuming a microdose of truffles allowed participants to create more out-of-the-box alternative solutions for a problem," researchers from the Netherlands wrote recently.
Microdosing—the practice of ingesting tiny does of a psychedelic drug—has been touted as a novel way to increase productivity on the job. While evidence for this effect has been anecdotal to date, new research from the Netherlands suggests that the practice may indeed enhance one important aspect of on-the-job performance: creativity.
"Consuming a microdose of truffles allowed participants to create more out-of-the-box alternative solutions for a problem," writes a research team led by Luisa Prochazkova and Dominique Lippelt of Leiden University in the Netherlands. Moreover, it also improved performance "on a task that requires the convergence on one single correct, or best, solution."
Why bother with electronic brain stimulation when you can get the same positive results from a few grams of fungus?
The study was conducted at a meeting of the Psychedelic Society of the Netherlands—a nation where some hallucinogens are legal. Thirty-eight participants agreed to complete three tests just before ingesting 0.37 grams of dried truffles, and again 90 minutes later, when the substance's effects were at their peak.
The Alternative Uses Task asks participants to come up with as many uses as possible for a common object. It measures divergent thinking—the ability to open up one's thinking in a variety of directions.
The Picture Concept Task involved finding a common association between several images. It measures convergent thinking—the ability to pick out the right answer among several possibilities. A third test measured fluid intelligence—the capacity to think logically and solve problems, even in novel situations.
The researchers report that participants did significantly better on both creativity tests when under the influence of the drug. Indeed, participants scored higher on three measures of the Alternative Uses Task: fluency, flexibility, and originality. The drug had no effect on scores for the test measuring fluid intelligence.
One might assume these results reflect the fact psychedelics free up the mind, creating "an unconstrained brain state," as the researchers put it. But while that would explain the truffles' positive impact on divergent thinking, the fact that convergent thinking also improved suggests that such reasoning is reductive at best.
The researchers offer a different explanation. Both creativity tasks, they note, require people "to be persistent and flexible at the same time, or at least in quick succession. Microdosing therefore might promote the speed or smoothness of switching between persistence and flexibility."
Determining this explanation with certainty, and confirming these admittedly preliminary results, will require more research. But the researchers raise the intriguing possibility that microdosing could make us more creative, and perhaps even be therapeutic for people who suffer from some conditions that involve rigid thinking, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder.
And for artists such as painters or composers, the possibilities are limitless. If you want to write the next Trouble in Mind, you might want to keep truffles in mind.
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ISE 2021 Cancels Events in Amsterdam and Munich Due to COVID-19 Restrictions
Despite receiving plenty of support from integrators and manufacturers, new COVID-19 event regulations have cause ISE 2021 to cancel events in both Amsterdam and Munich.
Due to new city-wide COVID-19 regulations in Amsterdam and Munich, Integrated Systems Europe has decided to cancel events in these locations for 2021. Mike Blackman, ISE's managing director, says that while the events have gotten plenty of support from integrators, these new regulations make hosting an in-person event a near impossibility.
"We have today made the decision to cancel the ISE events planned for Munich and Amsterdam. Whilst we have had good support from both exhibitors and visitors who wanted to get together at a local event, new government regulations regarding COVID-19 in both Germany and the Netherlands have meant that we are unable to guarantee being able to proceed with these two events," says Blackman.
While the events in Amsterdam and Munich have been forced to close, the ISE events team is still planning on hosting events in Barcelona and London.
"Preparations for Barcelona and London are well underway as the governments ease restrictions in both Spain and the UK and remain on target for the successful return of events. We are looking forward to bringing the industry together and delivering a platform for those who wish to be there and that will be supported by key exhibiting partners, a program of content and networking," says Blackman. "These events will be supported by our online platform ISE Digital, providing our global audience with the opportunity to join us online."
ISE Digital Still on Track
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While two of the planned in-person events are no longer an option, the ISE team plans to go ahead with hosting virtual events, including daily thought leadership and market intelligence sessions curated by TNW, AVIXA, CEDIA and ISE partners, with insights on digital signage, live events and audio, workspace evolution, digital learning, smart building and XR in today's reality.
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"Whether it's a global case study, expert presentation, roundtable, CEO interview or product demo, visitors to ISE Digital will learn about the latest innovations in a new and fascinating manner," says Blackman. "We are excited to share this with the AV industry."
ISE Digital will offer exclusive presentations from some of the world's leading technology and service suppliers, and the capability to link up with them directly through the platform. Visitors will have the opportunity to interact with speakers, sponsors, and other participants, join a roundtable and more.
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Look, an iPhone... in white. AT LAUNCH!
Apple has clearly worked out how to switch the iPhone painting machine from 'black' to 'white', as we're getting a white version of the new iPhone 4S.
The problems with Apple bringing out a white iPhone 4 were well-documented, but with the iPhone 4S coming with an identical chassis size to the previous version, the Cupertino firm has got the skills to bring out a phone in a different colour.
Apple has obviously found a large tin of the white colouring as it's now also offering the iPod touch in white (along with a cheaper price tag), so those that find the black options just a little too dreary have a decent alternative.
Cook'n'co have also upgraded the internals to finally offer up a 64GB iteration of the new iPhone 4S, alongside the traditional 16GB and 32GB variants as well, so packing the handset with reams of 1080p footage will be easy even if you're hankering after being the next Spike Jonze.
The iPhone 4S UK release date for all the options has been set for the 14 October, and while we don't have the final UK pricing as yet, the US pricing is the same as we saw for the iPhone 4, meaning we'll probably see the 64GB version landing for £599 SIM-free.
Stay tuned for our full iPhone 4S review - we'll be getting our hands on one as soon as we can on the launch day; will it be enough of an upgrade to consider dumping the iPhone 4?


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Rachael Lillis (8 de julio de 1978) es una actriz de doblaje, escritora y narradora estadounidense. Estudió actuación en Boston y Nueva York y también ha aparecido en varias producciones teatrales, series animadas y películas independientes.

Filmografía

Series Animadas
 Chaotic - Intress
 Cubix - Hela Nemo
 Shadow of the Elves - Thalia
 Las Tortugas Ninja - Ame Tomoe, Lonae
 Winx Club - Faragonda, Lucy (4Kids)

Audiolibros
 Diary of a Fairy Godmother
 Miss Watson Wants Your Teeth
 The Andy Shane series

Anime
 Pokemon - Misty, Jessie, Jigglypuff, Torchic, Butterfly, y Goolden.
 Dino Rey - Reese Drake, Ursula, Laura Z

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Nacidos en Dallas


London	- A new play 'Unreachable' is currently running at the Royal Court Theater in London. The play features former Doctor Who actor Matt Smith, and the script was unusually developed during the play's rehearsals.
'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' is an adaptation of an adaptation that delivers its own take on the classic mash-up by further rewriting history and clearly defining the line between good and evil.
"Doctor Who" actors Peter Capaldi and Katy Manning have recreated a classic image from the 1970s era of the show, posing together on the TARDIS set during filming of this year's eagerly anticipated Christmas special.
The new Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi, has walked away with this year's "GQ" TV Personality of the Year, at a ceremony in London last night.
A new drama chronicling part of the life of the well-known actor and "Doctor Who" star Tom Baker, is in the works, it has emerged.
Brian Blessed has revealed he turned down the opportunity to play the Doctor in the BBC's long-running science-fiction drama series; but says he would jump at the opportunity now.
With just four weeks to go before Peter Capaldi's tenure as the Doctor in the BBC's flagship science-fiction drama series gets properly under way, a new trailer has been released.
"Doctor Who" will return to television screens in the UK and US on Saturday, August 23, the BBC has revealed — the announcement coinciding with the release of an official image, brand-new trailer and story title.
Having moved on from "Doctor Who", Scottish actor Karen Gillan has now set her sights on playing a superhero — namely, Spider-Girl.
The long-running science-fiction drama series "Doctor Who" — with Peter Capaldi now in the lead role — is set to return to television screens in August, the BBC has announced.
Former "Doctor Who" star Matt Smith may well be building a Hollywood career, but he's keener than ever to return to the science-fiction television series that made him a household name around the world.
The stand-up comedian and television presenter, Frank Skinner, has landed a role in the new season of "Doctor Who", the long-running British science-fiction drama series.
A new season of Classic Doctor Who is set to begin this evening, with a marathon of Classic episodes, on the Horror Channel.
The Horror Channel has released a new animated "Doctor Who" trailer, to advertise it's upcoming broadcast schedule of Classic episodes from the 50-year-old science-fiction TV series.
In a specially released video, actor Matt Smith thanked fans for their support of him as the Doctor in the BBC's long-running science-fiction series.
Matt Smith, the British actor best known for playing the Doctor in the BBC's long-running science-fiction series, "Doctor Who," has made one young fan's day by sending him a personal video message, all the way from Texas, USA.
Peter Capaldi is to face the Daleks during his debut season of "Doctor Who", it has been reported, when the iconic science-fiction drama series returns to TV screens later this year.
The first photograph of Peter Capaldi in costume as the new Doctor has been released by the BBC, as "Doctor Who" goes back before the cameras.
Matt Smith Day on UKTV Watch brings to a close the Eleventh Doctor era of the BBC's long-running science-fiction TV drama series.
As the 50th anniversary year of "Doctor Who" draws to a close this Christmas Day, the popular BBC television drama series reaches another milestone.
The Daleks, one of the most enduring sci-fi creations, celebrate their half-century this weekend, having first appeared on television screens exactly 50 years ago today.
With just one week to go before Matt Smith bows out as the Doctor in this year's "Doctor Who" Christmas special, a new trailer has been released by BBC America.
To #SaveTheDay, the Doctor Needs You!


DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (July 11, 2013) -- The SEMA Show Exhibitor Services Manual (ESM), considered by many to be the ultimate guidebook for preparing for the SEMA Show, has been redesigned to feature a new look and easy navigation. Available online at www.SEMAShow.com/esm, the resource includes general information about exhibiting at the upcoming event, a list of cost-saving deadlines (www.SEMAShow.com/deadlines), and all the online forms an exhibitor needs to secure booth items at the Show taking place Tues.-Fri., Nov. 5-8, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"The redesigned ESM comes at an ideal time, as exhibitors are now gearing up to register staff, book hotel rooms and planning the physical layout of their booths," said Peter MacGillivray, SEMA VP of events and communications. "Of particular interest at this time is the information under 'About the Show' section, where exhibitors will find a list of frequently asked questions (www.SEMAShow.com/questions), a glossary of terms (www.SEMAShow.com/glossary), and details about what is included with a booth (www.SEMAShow.com/included-booth)."
More than 2,100 companies have already secured space for the 2013 SEMA Show, including 500 manufacturers that have never showcased their products at the event.
"While every exhibitor will find the ESM to be a vital resource, we strongly encourage first-time exhibitors to find some time in July to familiarize themselves with the manual," said MacGillivray. "Deadlines start appearing at the end of the month; in many cases, exhibitors will see significant cost-savings and generate maximum exposure by beating those deadlines."
More than 130,000 industry professionals are expected at the upcoming SEMA Show, which is a trade-only event open only to those employed in the automotive industry. The event is designed to provide manufacturers of automotive products and accessories with a venue to connect and do business with buyers from throughout the world.


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Stupidity on parade
Here is a story of a woman in Australia who flew a Nazi flag at her house and was surprised to discover that her neighbors didn't approve of her new yard decoration. Actual quote from the article:
Ms. Duncombe had told the Daily Telegraph she did not know what the flag signified until the controversy erupted, but would not remove it because her four-month-old daughter liked its bright colours.
Didn't know what the flag signified?
Won't remove it because her four-month-old daughter likes the colors?
I realize that, before the Nazis appropriated it as their symbol in the early 1920's, the swastika was an ancient religious symbol used by Hindus and Buddhists, and was regarded in several cultures as a symbol of good luck. However, since World War II, it has been virtually solely the symbol of the Nazi regime. Even today, it is used primarily by neo-Nazi groups as their symbol and almost never used to symbolize anything else except fascism of the Nazi variety. I find it utterly amazing that anyone alive today could be "unaware" of its history and meaning, particulary since she was clearly flying the very same flag that the Nazis flew, with a black swastika emblazoned on a white circle on a red flag!
It's surprising how ignorant some people are. I mean WWII only ended 60 years ago. That's not a very long time by any measure. It just goes to show that education is inadequate every where.
I believe the Hind swastika had the arms facing the other way. The A greeks called it the tetragammon.
Brent McKee 4/23/2005 1:46 PM
There's a town in northern Ontario called Swastika near Kirkland Lake. They had the name before the Nazis had the symbol. The town was named for the local mine which in turn was owned by the British Mitford Family. One of their daughters, Unity, was supposedly conceived there. She later became such an ardent adherent to Hitler that she tried to kill herself when Britain declared war. Supposedly she suggested the Swastika as a symbol for the Nazis, but this is an urban legend - the German far right had been using the Swastika as a symbol for years before that.
This is an interesting issue.
You are quite right that before the Nazi abomination, the swastika was a religious symbol of great importance to the Hindus and Buddhists, signifying a beautiful equilibrium and balance present in all life on earth.
It is a tremendous irony that the word "swastika" is Sanskrit in origin; etymologically it is derived from the roots "Su" (good) and "Asati" (to exist). The amalgamation "Swasti-ka" actually means, if you will not let this supreme irony reduce you to madness, "may goodness always prevail".
In the hierarchy of outrage that we feel towards those who display or use that symbol today, so soon after that unmatched hell that were the Nazis, I reserve the least opprobium toward Buddhists and Hindus who do so for religious/spiritual reasons. It is in fact somewhat callous to do so: this was theirs for thousands and thousands of years (their civilization is very old), they had completely no truck with the nazi demons, and in fact fought for the British, their own oppressors, on the direction Gandhi. Had the nazis appropriated the cross for themselves, I would similarly not hold it against Christians who refused to let evil misappropriate something that represented goodness.
Next on the hierarchy are folks who use the nazi swastika, but apparently out of ignorance. In this category will be included this fool australian; a more famous example would be the impossibly naive Prince Harry of the British House of Windsor. These people, more than anything, deserve enormous pity: ignorance like that, while unfortunately not hard to come by these days, is completely unenviable.
The last category of folks who might use the swastika today are the ones who are actually despicable, frightening, and horrible, if they are not completely insane: the people who wear or use the symbol knowingly and to honor evil. These are the folks who should worry us, for they have no - completely no - moral fiber.
Orac 4/25/2005 8:06 AM
I do have to point out, however, that it wasn't just any Swastika this lady was displaying. It was a Nazi flag, complete with black Swastika on a white circle on a blood-red flag. That is nothing other than the symbol of the Nazi regime.
Although the swastika was an ancient symbol for "good luck" in India, that is not why it was used by the Nazis. Under the Nazis it was called a "Hakenkreuz," not a "swastika."
RexCurry.net made the astounding historical discovery that the swastika was sometimes used to represent overlapping "S" letters for "socilalism" under German National Socialists. People forget that "Nazi" means "National Socialist German Workers' Party." http://rexcurry.net/swastikanews.html It is the site that changed the way people think about the swastika.
It is also the site that made the news-breaking discovery that the straight-arm salute of the monstrous National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazis) came from the USA's original pledge of allegiance in government schools (as written by a national socialist in the USA) and also from the military salute. It did not come from ancient Rome. http://rexcurry.net/pledgesalute.html and see more photos at http://rexcurry.net/pledge2.html & http://rexcurry.net/pledge_military.html The website changed the way people think about the pledge.
Some critics make the absurd argument that during the 25 year existence of the horrid Party no Nazi noticed the "S" shapes nor attached any meaning (nor anyone in the SS Division). They also ignore the fact that the Party's leader was an artist.
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Boy with Camera Work
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Gift of The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation, in memory of Morris D. Baker, a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Architecture, 1952
Fifth Avenue, from the St. Regis
Karl Struss
Mercedes Autobus, Fifth Avenue and 38th Street, New York
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Lackarbeiter (1975/2.97)
Konditormeister Franz Bremer (1974/2.25)
The Kiss (1987/1.218)
Hearst Over the People (1992/1.131)
Spring on Madison Square (1991/2.43)
Italian Line Lounge, from "The 1939 New York World's Fair" (2000/2.135.1)
Stereoscope Image, Set No. 8: Colossa iron statue of Vulcan, 56 ft high, weight 100,000 lbs., in Mines Building, Worlds Fair, St. Louis, USA (2010/1.169.26)
Coney Island (1984/2.85)
The Met: Early Documentary Photography
The Met: Kodak and the Rise of Amateur Photography
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Consumers place faith in cashless transactions
Published at 03:28 pm September 5th, 2020
July figures jump to record Tk1,134 crore, a single month-high
Payment on buying products and services through mobile financial services, a means for cashless transactions, reached a record Tk1,134 crore in July as people went for contactless transactions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, in July merchant payment through mobile financial services stood at Tk1,134 crore, the highest ever, up by 39.8%, compared to Tk811.46 crore in June this year.
Merchant payment occurs when a client pays kiosks or grocery store owners through mobile financial services (MFS) to buy products or services from them.
On the other hand, merchant payment through MFS registered a 34.88% growth to Tk4,332.89 crore, a 12% growth in the first seven months of 2020 compared to Tk3,212.40 crore in the same period in 2019.
Talking to Dhaka Tribune, MFSs operators opined that payment through mobile financial services had gained momentum as Covid-19 forced people to buy products online and make contactless payment due to health risks posed by the novel virus.
"I usually pay for groceries in cash, but since the pandemic poses health risks I have switched to mobile contactless payment to remain safe and to avoid contamination," Md Abidur Rahman, a retired banker, told Dhaka Tribune at a super shop.
It was convenient, as well as safer than carrying cash. "However, the service is not available in local grocery stores, which is an obstacle for mass use," said Rahman.
He urged operators and regulators to make it easy for one to avail a merchant account so that everyone could get involved in cashless transactions.
"Since people preferred contactless transactions due to the pandemic, they were oriented with the MFS system to pay. As a result, we have seen a revolutionary change in purchase behaviour of customers through MFSs," Shamsuddin Haider Dalim, head of corporate communications of bKash, told Dhaka Tribune.
On the other hand, Eid-Ul-Azha was another reason for the growth. But the trend towards adopting a cashless payment system is also on the rise due to the convenience MFS has created, he added.
"We have the largest payment network of 150,000 merchant points across the country, including small merchants like grocery shops to merchants plus like superstores, restaurants etc," said Shamsuddin.
bKash would continuously keep expanding and upgrading its services for ensuring seamless customer experience, he added.
On top of that, consumers' habituation and fondness for digital and cashless transactions have also been pushing mobile transactions up.
"We are observing that people prefer digital financial platforms for their daily spending and that is why we are seeing the rising trend of mobile money transfers services," Tanvir Ahmed Mishuk, managing director of Nagad, told Dhaka Tribune
Consumers were gradually getting habituated to buying products through touch-less transactions and that is why the number had been growing significantly. Covid-19 also played an important role here to push shoppers to get on board in the digital platform, said Tanvir.
And in recent times, Eid-ul Azha had played an important role and caused the numbers to accelerate as Eid shoppers preferred to shop online and paid through mobile wallets even in retail stores, he added.
In addition, a rising trend of purchasing from online marketplaces also acted as a catalyst for the sharp rise.
According to MFSs operators, there are about 2,000 e-commerce shops which are receiving payment through digital payment systems.
On the other hand, service providers such as hospitals and broadband internet service providers are also using cashless transactions to receive payment from clients.
Meanwhile, total transactions through mobile financial services in the country stood at Tk62,999 crore in July, up by 40.5% compared to Tk44,831 crore in June this year.


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Das Wiesen-Labkraut (Galium mollugo), auch Klein-Wiesen-Labkraut, Weißes Waldstroh, Grasstern oder Gemeines Labkraut genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart in der Familie der Rötegewächse (Rubiaceae). Zusammen mit Galium album bildet sie die Artengruppe Galium mollugo agg. Diese ist weit verbreitet und in Mitteleuropa eine häufige Pflanze, die auf sonnigen Wiesen, Weiden und an Wegrainen mit nährstoffreichen, lehmigen Böden gedeiht.

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Das Wiesen-Labkraut (Galium mollugo) und das Weiße Labkraut (Galium album) sind zwei nahe verwandte Arten, die auch häufig miteinander verwechselt werden.
Sie besitzen aber verschiedene Chromosomenzahlen. Galium album hat 2n = 44, Galium mollugo 2n = 22. Beide zusammen bilden die Artengruppe Galium mollugo agg. Da Galium mollugo in Mitteleuropa viel seltener ist als das häufige Galium album, muss jede Angabe zu Galium mollugo erst überprüft werden, ob sie auch für diese spezielle Art zutrifft. Denn allgemein kann unter dem Begriff Wiesen-Labkraut nur die Artengruppe gemeint sein.

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Das Wiesen-Labkraut braucht nährstoffreichen, frischen Lehmboden.

Es ist eine Art feuchter, nährstoffreicher Wald- und Waldsaumgesellschaften, auch von Bergwiesen. Da es weniger schattenverträglich ist, bevorzugt es lichte Bestände, sowie Rand- und Lichtungsbereiche und Fettwiesen; seltener findet man es in lichten Auenwäldern. In den Allgäuer Alpen steigt es im Tiroler Teil zwischen Dürnau (Gemeinde Reutte) und Vorderer Mutte bis zu einer Höhenlage von 1800 Metern auf.

Beschreibung
Galium mollugo s. str. erreicht eine Wuchshöhe von 30–100 cm.  Der kahle Stängel ist auch unten deutlich vierkantig. Die 1–2,5 cm langen und 3–7 mm breiten, auffallend dünnen, ziemlich abrupt in die Spitze verschmälerten Blätter sind in 6–9-blättrigen Quirlen angeordnet. In den Achseln der oberen Blätter und am Ende des Stängels stehen  mehrere  rispenartige, scheindoldige Teilblütenstände, welche sich zu einem lockeren, schmal-pyramidenförmigen Gesamtblütenstand vereinen. Der Durchmesser der weißen, 4-zipfligen, radförmigen Blüten beträgt 2–3 mm, die Kronzipfel sind grannenförmig zugespitzt. Die Stiele der Einzelblüten sind meist 3–4 mm lang und länger als der Kronendurchmesser. Nach dem Blühen stehen sie  mehr oder weniger sparrig ab. Das Kleine Wiesen-Labkraut ist ein Hemikryptophyt mit langen unterirdischen Ausläufern. Blütezeit ist Mai bis Juli.

Die Bestäubung erfolgt durch kurzrüsselige Insekten, insbesondere durch Hummeln.

Die Früchte werden meist zufällig durch Grasfresser ausgebreitet.

Verwendung
Die Wurzeln von Galium mollugo agg. dienten früher zur Herstellung von roter Farbe für Textilien, ähnlich wie die Wurzeln des Färberkrapps. Die Pflanze enthält das Enzym Lab, das auch im Kälbermagen vorkommt und bei der Käseherstellung verwendet wird. In landwirtschaftlich genutzten Wiesen wird das Wiesenlabkraut bekämpft, da Heu, das zu viel Wiesen-Labkraut enthält, vom Vieh verschmäht wird.

Verwendung in der Küche
Wiesenlabkraut ist in der Küche vielseitig verwendbar. Im Frühjahr schmecken die jungen Blätter, die roh als auch gekocht verwendet werden. Der Geschmack erinnert an eine Mischung aus Rucola und Kopfsalat. Sie werden für Pestos, Salate, Smoothies, Suppen und Soßen eingesetzt.
Von Mai bis September können die weißen Blüten gesammelt werden, die einen süßlich bis honigartigen Duft haben. Sie können zur Dekoration von Speisen und zum Aromatisieren von Getränken verwendet oder zu Gelee, Sirup und Desserts weiterverarbeitet werden. Im August und September reifen die Samen, die geröstet ein aromatischer Kaffeeersatz sind.

Bilder von Galium mollugo agg.

Trivialnamen
Für das Wiesen-Labkraut bestehen bzw. bestanden auch die weiteren deutschsprachigen Trivialnamen: Butterstiel (Tübingen), Gliedekraut (Schlesien), Grasstern, soite Klei (Göttingen), Labkraut, Liebfrauenstroh (Kärnten), Littgängche (Eifel bei Nürburg und Altenahr), Megerkraut, Oarkreutl (Tirol im Pinzgau), wilde Röte, Schmalstern und Sternmegerkraut (Schlesien).

Literatur
 Dietmar Aichele & Marianne Golte-Bechtle: Was blüht denn da?, 54. Auflage, Kosmos Verlag 1991.

 Ruprecht Düll, Herfried Kutzelnigg: Taschenlexikon der Pflanzen Deutschlands und angrenzender Länder. Die häufigsten mitteleuropäischen Arten im Porträt. 7., korrigierte und erweiterte Auflage. Quelle & Meyer, Wiebelsheim 2011, ISBN 978-3-494-01424-1.
 Dietmar Aichele, Heinz-Werner Schwegler: Die Blütenpflanzen Mitteleuropas, Franckh-Kosmos-Verlag, 2. überarbeitete Auflage 1994, 2000, Band 3, ISBN 3- 440-08048-X
 Oskar Sebald, Siegmund Seybold, Georg Philippi, Arno Wörz (Hrsg.): Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Baden-Württembergs. Band 5: Spezieller Teil (Spermatophyta, Unterklasse Asteridae): Buddlejaceae bis Caprifoliaceae. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-8001-3342-3

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Thomas Meyer:  Datenblatt mit Bestimmungsschlüssel und Fotos bei Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (alter Name der Webseite: Blumen in Schwaben)

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Q: Playing mp3-Files from Swing with JavaFX I have a Swing application and now I want to play some sound files. I think the best way (without using external libraries) it to use JavaFX.
So I tried to call a method from swing, but I'm stuck in various errors. Then I found a way to get no more errors, but it only plays the file for half a second.
public static void initBackgroundSound() {
    final JFXPanel fxPanel = new JFXPanel();
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        @Override public void run() {
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A: When I run the following code, I am able to play full length sound:
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What are the Stanwick Races?
The Stanwick 10k and fun run take place every Easter Monday. Although it is organised and adjudicated to official English Athletics rules this is an event as much for the community as it is for runners.
The races are organised each year by volunteers in order to raise money for local charities and community groups.
Who are the Stanwick Races Group?
Stanwick Races Group consists of a small group of villagers who meet regularly throughout the year to plan the annual Stanwick Easter Races.
The Stanwick Races are a major annual event for our village, and a warm welcome to all athletes is assured.
Who gets involved?
The whole village is involved in the organisation and preparation, with local people manning the Car Parks and providing friendly and encouraging marshalling, apart from all the other tasks involved in organising a successful Race Day.
What gets done?
With so many visitors to the village, it is very important to have clear signs so that the athletes can find their way to the Car Parks, Changing area and Registration area. The course has to be carefully marked and Marshals situated at frequent intervals. Drink Stations need to be set up, Road Closure signs, cones and signs to warn motorists about the runners need to be put in place.
Everything possible is done to ensure the safety and well-being of the runners, spectators and residents.
We have official Traffic Management Officers in attendance.
Members of Stanwick Races Group and other charity organisations are on site early in the morning preparing for the visitors.
Freshly cooked food is available, before, during and after the race in the village hall, by courtesy of the members of the Parochial Church Council, whose bacon rolls are becoming a legend in their own right!!
Can others get involved?
Perhaps you want to get involved more in things happening in Stanwick?
Maybe you are a runner or ex-runner who wants to support the races?
You might be part of,or make use of, the community groups, charities and organisations that benefit from the proceeds of the Stanwick Races?
If you are interested in supporting the activities of the Stanwick Race Group or volunteer to help on race days, then please contact us.
Find out more about Stanwick
See the Stanwick History website.
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UPDATE: North Carolina Attorney General now investigating high gas prices on Outer Banks
By: Doris Taylor , Ian Preston
Update: The North Carolina Attorney General's office is now investigating gas prices in Dare County.
This investigation was requested by the Dare County Board of Commissioners last week.
The Attorney General's Deputy Director for Consumer Protection called County officials on Friday morning and said the AG's office takes this issue seriously and has now assigned staff members to investigate. They are looking for evidence of price gouging, collusion or antitrust violations.
They did not offer a time frame.
They say if there is evidence of wrongdoing, appropriate action will be taken.
Officials say they will provide more information about their findings as soon as it's available.
Attorney General Roy Cooper's letter on high gas prices
Dare County, NC - It's a costly fill-up in Duck, North Carolina.
They are not alone.
Gas prices across the Outer Banks are sitting at about $2.59 per gallon.
If you travel across the Wright Memorial Bridge and head a few miles up 158...you'll find gas prices 20-30 cents cheaper.
You would think it would be the tourists, but it's not that; there are no tourists down there right now.
Residents in the Outer Banks that we spoke to say they're getting frustrated with how much this is starting to cost them and say that they'll even go miles out of their way to fill up.
The high gas prices may be because of a higher demand according to the North Carolina Petroleum and Convenience Marketers Association.
It believes the tourists mean more people want gas on the Outer Banks.
But residents say the gas should drop in the off-season when fewer people are in the area.
Some folks feel that their community's seclusion is a big factor too.
"I think its distance from your major hubs. Trucking it in, that's what I think it is."
Another major factor, experts suggest, is the state's gas tax.
North Carolina's tax is one of the highest in that nation at 57 cents per gallon. Virginia's is at 38 cents.
But if that's the case, then why only 10 miles down the road in the same state is gas 20 cents cheaper?
It seems like a lot of theories, but not many clear answers.


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What this medieval wine jug can tell us about Islam
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The boundaries of the religion are wider than is often thought
by Sameer Rahim	/ February 22, 2016 / Leave a comment
A 15th-century Islamic wine-jug held in storage at the V&A
Read more: Who speaks for Muslims in Britain?
Locked in the vaults of the V&A is a beautiful brass jug that reveals a hidden history of Islam. The jug comes from Khorasan province, Iran and dates from the late 15th century. Inlaid with silver, its clover-leaf design encapsulates the harmonious aesthetic of Islamic art. Engraved round its neck are four religious invocations: "To Allah belongs might… power… victory… strength." I recently had the privilege of holding the cool, heavy jug in my hands and could imagine a medieval Muslim lifting it to his lips, reading the holy words, before taking a deep draught of wine—for this is a mashrabe or Islamic wine jug.
Both western observers of Islam and orthodox Muslims might be surprised to see the sacred and profane overlap so brazenly. Everybody knows that Islam forbids alcohol consumption. Such is the taboo that the Iranian Ministry of Culture announced recently that to counteract a "western cultural onslaught," it was banning all mention of the word "wine" from books. If Muslims do drink, they are seen as either ignoring or subverting prevailing religious norms. Yet our wine jug is both expressly Islamic—see the references to Allah—and a vessel for something banned by Islam. Can we account for the contradiction? And in doing so, can we learn something about the heated contemporary debates around Islam?
You can read the words "To Allah belongs power" on the neck of the wine jug
The Pakistani-American academic Shahab Ahmed highlights similar wine jugs in his 600-page What is Islam? (Princeton University Press), published posthumously at the end of last year. Ahmed argues for a new way of looking at Islamic history that emphasises its variety across time and space—what he calls the "Balkans-to-Bengal complex." Too often, he says, scholars of Islam have thought that the canonical texts—the Quran and the hadith (stories about the Prophet Muhammad)—firmly seal the religion's boundaries. If a certain cultural practice contradicts those texts—wine-drinking, for example—it cannot be truly Islamic. Ahmed acknowledges the importance of the canon. But he argues that two other sources of Islamic authority should be given equal weight.
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In a recently bought facsimile of the the first full Spanish translation (1934) of the 13th c little book 'Eulogy of Spanish Islam' (Risala Fi Fadl Al-Andalus) by AJ-Saqundi (Abu-l -Walid Isma'il Muhammad) from Córdoba, I read many references to wine, some poetic, some tongue-in-cheek, practical, some moralistic, some just religious. Here are a few token ones to support the idea of pre-text and con-text (my translation): - "Lord, of all that you offer in Paradise just give me wine from Málaga and dates from Sevilla." - "Someone who had been to Bagdad commented on how much happiness, music playing and wine drinking took place on the banks of Sevilla's Guadalquivir river, something no one criticised or condemned as long as it did not lead to fighting or quarrelling." - "Al-Hakem II was very reverential of ulemas and canonical jaw but stopped short of pulling out all vines in Al-Andalus when he realised that it was possible to make alcoholic brews from other plants." - "The drink he served was grown from only the vine and so it was pure like a faithful wife, not an adulterous one who dallies with the son of the cloud (water)."
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Bekah had been cooped up in the house too long. She begged me to allow her to go play out in the rain.
I love how she is running through the rain. Every thing is slightly blurred and I think it makes the picture that much more interesting. Bekah was completely soaked after spending an hour outside running around.


MinhTran had organized Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Evening with the collaboration of Kobe Cultural Exchange Group (Sponsored by SUN-TV).
The presentation by Ryukyu traditional dance group of Ms Nakamura and Vietnamese Quan Ho (Northern Folk-song during spring festival in pagodas of about 13th country in the BacNinh Prorince ) was beautifully exchanged in this evening.
Vietnamese & Japanese honoured guests and Ambassador from Sweden, Czech and Consulate General from Hungary.etc. were seen in the audience.


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New California stay-home order weighed as COVID hospitalizations surge
Reuters | Updated: 01-12-2020 07:56 IST | Created: 01-12-2020 07:56 IST
California's governor, the first to impose a statewide lockdown at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, said on Monday he may renew a stay-at-home order in the coming days to counter surging COVID-19 infections that threaten to overwhelm hospital intensive care units. Governor Gavin Newsom cited medical data showing ICU admissions are on track to exceed statewide capacity by mid-December unless public health policies and social behavior patterns are altered to curb a rapidly spreading virus.
"The red flags are flying," Newsom told reporters in an online briefing. "If these trends continue, we're going to have to take much more dramatic, arguably drastic, action." Last week, Newsom instituted a curfew barring indoor social gatherings and other non-essential activities across most of the state between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily.
The curfew and other constraints placed on economic activity across California, the most populous U.S. state with some 40 million people, already represent some of the country's most stringent COVID-19 public health measures. Newsom said the next round of restrictions may include an order similar to California's first-in-the-nation statewide stay-home mandate, imposed in March.
Speaking from his suburban Sacramento home, where he is under quarantine with family after his children were exposed to someone who tested positive, the governor indicated a decision was likely "in a day or two." Los Angeles County, the state's most populous, has already taken such a step, implementing a ban that began Monday on nearly all social gatherings of people from more than one household, around the clock, for the next three weeks.
The governor and the state's top health official, Dr. Mark Ghaly, said they are most concerned about soaring COVID-19 infections that are driving ICU admissions to perilously high levels in recent days. California reported one of the nation's sharpest increases in caseloads last week, up by more than 99,000 infections, or 31%, and second only to a 91% spike in Washington state.
Roughly 12% of daily new COVID-19 cases in California end up requiring hospitalization within two weeks of infection, with as many as 30% of patients eventually requiring admission to ICU wards or respiratory support, they said. Coronavirus-related hospitalizations have climbed nearly 90% over the past two weeks, and three-fourths of ICU beds statewide are occupied. Those figures do not reflect a wave of additional cases expected to emerge from increased travel and indoor gatherings surrounding the holiday season, the governor said.
Projections show hospital ICU wards reaching 112% of capacity by mid-December statewide - and 134% of capacity in northern California by early next month - absent further measures to slow the contagion. "What we worry about this time is specifically the ICUs," said Ghaly, the state's health and human services secretary. "Even when we may be using only 70% of our hospital beds in the state, we're using over 100% of the projected capacity in ICU space."
To date, California has documented more than 1.2 million coronavirus cases and over 19,000 COVID-19 deaths.
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I haven't been able to get out and take pictures lately (due to a combination of a lack of models and a lack of inspiration), so I dragged my sister Stephanie for a last minute photo shoot. Isn't she gorgeous? I took these at our church (Santa Clara de Asis) and Yorba Regional Park.
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Three years ago, the polling firm YouGov asked Americans whether they thought it could ever be justified for their political party to use violence to advance its goals. The overwhelming response was no. Only 8 percent of people said anything other than "never."
This year, YouGov asked the same question — and the share saying that political violence could be somewhat justified roughly doubled. The increase spanned both Democratic and Republican respondents.
I thought of that alarming finding yesterday, after law enforcement officials charged 13 men with a violent plot that included storming the Michigan State Capitol and kidnapping Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Conservative groups have criticized Whitmer for her attempts to control the coronavirus by restricting normal activities. In April, President Trump tweeted, "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!"
Yesterday's arrests are the latest evidence that a small but meaningful number of Americans believe that violence is the only answer to the country's political divisions. "We're seeing more and more citizens expressing openness to violence as more and more partisan leaders engage in the kinds of dehumanizing rhetoric that paves the way for taking violent action," Lee Drutman, one of the political scientists who oversaw the YouGov poll, told me.
Since May, more than 50 people have driven vehicles into peaceful protesters. Armed protesters shut down the Michigan legislature in May. Armed groups on the left and right have done battle in Oregon and Wisconsin. Extremists have attacked journalists, including an instance in Brooklyn on Wednesday night.
"Political violence in democracies often seems spontaneous: an angry mob launching a pogrom, a lone shooter assassinating a president," Rachel Kleinfeld of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace recently wrote in The Washington Post. "But in fact, the crisis has usually been building for years." She added, "This is where America is now."
It's important to note that the problem is bipartisan — and also that it is not equally bad on both sides: The American right today has a bigger violence problem than the American left. Of the 42 killings by political extremists last year, right-wing extremists committed 38, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
And top Republican politicians have encouraged violence in ways no prominent Democrat has. Greg Gianforte, a Republican congressman now running to be Montana's governor, pleaded guilty to assaulting a reporter who asked a question he didn't like in 2017.
Trump, for his part, has encouraged violence against protesters at his rallies and has often refused to condemn violent white-supremacist groups, including during last week's debate. Whitmer, speaking after the arrests yesterday, cited that debate: "Hate groups heard the president's words not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry, a call to action," she said.
Political scientists emphasize that the drift toward violence is not inevitable. When political leaders denounce violence, it often influences public opinion, research suggests. These denouncements are especially effective when leaders — or individuals — criticize their own side for engaging in violence. Condemning the other side is easy.
"Outbreaks of political violence are a real threat," Brendan Nyhan, a government professor at Dartmouth, has written. "Every person of good faith in either party must speak up."
For more on Michigan: The Detroit News reported that some of the plot's conspirators met during a Second Amendment rally at the Michigan State Capitol in June. And one expert told The Detroit Free Press that Michigan "has always been a hotbed for militia activity."
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Home Competitions English Premier League EPL: Wolverhampton 2-1 Manchester United (5 Feb 2011)
EPL: Wolverhampton 2-1 Manchester United (5 Feb 2011)
Manchester United failed to make the most of their chances after Arsenal barely came out of an 8-goal draw against Newcastle. United succumbed to a 2-1 at Molineux Stadium, home of Wolverhampton Wanderers a.k.a. Wolves.
Nani gave an early lead to United with a powerful shot at near post. But in the tenth minute, Cameroonian George Elokobi leveled the scoring with a header and in the 39th minute forward Kevin Doyle scored the winner off an indirect free-kick.
It should be noted that this upset is in no way as epic as Arsenal's 4-4 draw with Newcastle.
Wolves 0-1 Manchester United
Nani, 3
Elokobi, 10′
Doyle, 40′


Every student will be told many times that the choice of essay topic is so important. Get the topic right and so many good things can happen. But the opposite is also true. Get the choice of essay topic wrong, you have a real uphill battle in front of you.
But the purpose of this article is to discuss what makes an essay topic intriguing. If we look at the dictionary we find that the meaning of the word intriguing is that it is something which arouses somebody's curiosity or interest. So what makes an essay topic intriguing?
Does it ask a question?
Does it make a statement which you intend to prove is true?
Is it a different approach to a popular topic?
If you use a question as part of your essay topic you are inviting the reader to study your essay in order to find the answer. The assumption being that having asked the question you will provide the proper answer throughout the paragraphs of your essay. So if you want to attract somebody's attention, turn your essay topic into a question.
Another alternative is to make your essay topic a bold statement. Here you tell the reader that something is true or real or will happen. You're making a statement of fact. And that will appeal to many readers because they want to know how you know your statement is true. It goes without saying of course that you will write with lots of supportive evidence to prove the statement in your title.
If you can come up with a unique essay topic you're well on the way to grabbing anyone's attention. They look at your unique essay topic and realize they have never seen that topic before. Mind you it will take a fair bit of imagination to come up with a unique essay topic but if you can you will really have something intriguing.
One mistake that many students make is that they choose a topic which hundreds if not thousands of students have chosen before them. It's a case of the same old same old. But there is a way around this. You can choose an essay topic which of itself is very popular but you tackle it from a different angle. You think outside the square. And when you do that you suddenly make what would seemingly be a regular essay topic and turn it into something which is intriguing.


Keisha of Keisha Robertson Photography shares with us this sweet autumn style wedding.
Daniel and Javotta are two of the kindest people. Javotta and I first met when she signed up to do a Valentines mini session. She and her fiancé had not any professional pictures taken. It was after that session that she asked me to do her wedding.
Daniel and Javotta had the sweetest wedding with some of the best dancing at a reception I have ever seen. They decided on doing a first look since their wedding started at 6. With daylight savings time, I knew we would lose natural lighting so choosing a first look was optimal. I got some beautiful shots of them outside of their venue, Little Gardens.
A very quaint place located in Lawrenceville, Ga. They had a spot for the ceremony located right outside in the back of the venue, that also sat right beside the reception area. Little Gardens also caters as well as sets up the entire wedding for the couple, keeping the stress off of the bride and groom.