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Record Store Day's "Black Friday" is This Week, November 28th
Record Store Day's "Black Friday"is final here! This Friday,November 28th, celebrates the culture of independent records stores around the world and across the country with the release of Limited Edition and Exclusives vinyl pressings and other onetime-only artifacts expressly for the occasion.
As previously announced, Warner Bros. Records – a proud official sponsor of Record Store Day – will make available the following special releases including the newly confirmed and long-awaited Neil Young Box Set. Our menu of vinyl treasures is as follows:
Neil Young: Official Release Series Discs 5-8 Vinyl Box Set; 4-LP, 180-gram black vinyl in reproduction jackets housed in telescoping box. Limited to 3,500
This limited-edition box set includes the classic albums Time Fades Away, On The Beach,Tonight's The Night,and Zuma, each remastered from the original analog studio recordings at Bernie Grundman Mastering. The artwork is a historically accurate reproduction by Young's long-time art director, Gary Burden. These classics are being reissued on 180-gram audiophile vinyl for the first time and pressed at the world's premiere pressing plant, Pallas MFG Germany.
Green Day: Tune In Tokyo; Transparent blue vinyl. Limited to 5,000
This limited-edition 2001 live recording from Japan is available worldwide for the first time ever on transparent blue vinyl.
Flaming Lips: "Imagene Peise – Atlas Eets Christmas"; Transparent red vinyl. Limited to 5,000
The Flaming Lips secret 2007 Christmas album, Atlast Eets Christmas was previously released in a very limited physical quantity on CD only under the pseudonym Imagene Peise (with a sticker that read "Love Is The Answer – Merry Christmas From The Flaming Lips 2007"). This Black Fridayrelease will mark the first time the album is available both widely and on vinyl.
Mastodon: "The Motherload"; 12″ Picture disc. Limited to 5,000.
A limited-edition 12″ vinyl picture disc of the band's latest single from their current album Once More 'Round The Sun, featuring stunning artwork by Skinner. B-side is an exclusive instrumental version of "Halloween".
Jenny Lewis: "Pax-Am Sessions"; 7″ limited-edition mint green vinyl single. Limited to 5,000
This Black Friday exclusive features two unreleased alternate versions of songs from Lewis' critically acclaimed album The Voyager, produced by Ryan Adams and Mike Viola, on limited-edition mint green vinyl. Side A is "Just One of The Guys (Pax-Am Version)" and Side B is "You Can't Outrun 'Em (Pax-Am Version)."
Conor Oberst: "Standing On The Outside Looking In" / "Sugar Street"; 7″ vinyl. Limited to3,000
A Black Friday exclusive containing two previously unheard songs – "Standing on the Outside" and "Sugar Street" – recorded during the sessions for 2014's Upside Down Mountain, produced by Jonathan Wilson. 7″ vinyl in single pocket art sleeve, small hole, 33RPM.
Echosmith: "Cool Kids" 12″ Picture disc vinyl single. Limited to 3,000
A 12″ picture disc of the Los Angeles alt-pop band's breakthrough single, which hit No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. This vinyl edition includes a previously unreleased remix by acclaimed remixer RAC (Tegan & Sara).
Please note that the following title is NOT part of Black Friday but coming Monday November 17th:
Wilco: Alpha Mike Foxtrot: The Wilco Rarities Anthology, 4-LP Set. Limited to 7,500.
Though this is not a Black Friday Exclusive, be on the lookout for this 4-LP box set containing 47 rare tracks recorded in the studio, most never before released on vinyl. Plated and pressed on 180g audiophile vinyl, this packaged includes a
36-page booklet filled with rare photos, liner notes from the band and their circle, and track-by-track notes by Jeff Tweedy. It also includes a download card for all 77 tracks on the Alpha Mike FoxtrotCD.
For more about National Record Store Day, please visit www.recordstoreday.com
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Robert G. Edwards
FRANKLIN – Robert G. Edwards, M.D., of Franklin, VA, 85 years old, died on March 18, 2022. He was the son of the late Fred David Edwards and Essie Mae Vinson Edwards. He was also predeceased by his first wife, Mona Edwards.
Robert was a 1953 graduate of Franklin High School and graduated from the University of Virginia (Col '57, Med '61). While there he lived on the Lawn his fourth year of undergraduate school and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He belonged to Theta Delta Chi fraternity and served on the staff of the Cavalier Daily and was a member of Skull & Keys. After graduation he entered the University of Virginia School of Medicine and lived on the Range for two years. He did his internship and internal medicine residency at Norfolk General Hospital and served as chief resident of Internal Medicine his las two years.
He was a member of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation and later the Virginia Athletic Association and held UVA season football tickets for almost 50 years. He was member of the Advisory Committee for the UVA Medical School and was a member of the Thomas Jefferson Society of Alumni and the Robley Dunglison Society of Patriarchs and Matriarchs.
After completion of his internal medicine residency, he returned to his hometown of Franklin and entered private practice and joined the staff at Southampton Memorial Hospital. Always interested in cardiology, he was instrumental in founding the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at that hospital. He became director of the ICU and served in that capacity for 30 years. He and his wife, Sandy, a CCU nurse at SMH, established many of the rules, by-laws and procedures of that unit.
Early on he was active in the Tidewater Heart Association. He and Jim Wagenbach, chief of the Fire Department and Rescue Squad, taught CPR to the rescue squad and the hospital nurses. He helped establish the Bio Ethics Program at the Hospital and served as chairman of that committee for several years.
He served on the Board of Directors of Southampton Memorial Hospital for 20 years. He was president of the Southampton Memorial Medical staff and president of the Tri-County Medical Society. Being active in the Medical Society of Virginia, he represented Franklin and Southampton County in the Medical Society House of Delegates for approximately 40 years. He also held membership in the Southern and Seaboard Medical Societies.
He was a member of the Franklin Rotary Club, the Franklin Baptist Church, the Cypress Cove Country Club and the Franklin Shag Club. Dr. Edwards practiced medicine a total of 54 years in his hometown of Franklin.
He loved his family and together they enjoyed their many good times spent at UVA sporting events. He took every opportunity to go back to Charlottesville for meetings and reunions. He also had a great fondness of the beach and often spent time at the Outer Banks and Virginia Beach.
Dr. Bob is survived by his wife, Sandy; his son, Kendall and wife, Kim, his son David and wife, Shauna and his five grandchildren, Jackson, Kendra, Savannah, Kaylee and Campbell; Sandy's children, Jeff McNeil (Candy) and Ashley Gates (Joey) and their children, Rachel, Emma, Madelyn and Anderson.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 21 in Franklin Baptist Church with Dr. Charles Qualls and the Rev. Steve Gibson officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Spring Cemetery. A reception will be held in the church Fellowship Hall following the service. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to Franklin Baptist Church.
www.wrightfuneralhome.org

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James M. Lang: On Deep Learning: What Can Travel Teach Us?
On Deep Learning: What Can Travel Teach Us?
I've been thinking a lot lately about the contours of the deepest learning experiences we have, one of which--at least for those of us who have been afforded the privilege--is travel to very unfamiliar places. I am now eight months beyond the trip I took to Ecuador with a group of students, where we lived in an invasion community outside of Guayaquil, learning about and understanding the challenges faced by a materially impoverished people. I can recall experiences, sensations, people, and ideas more clearly from that trip than I can from almost any other experience of my life. My students, too, were profoundly affected. One of them, a senior, decided after our trip that she wanted to do a year of service abroad after graduation, and is now teaching in Micronesia.
With students from Assumption College in downtown Guayaquil.
I tend to have a poor memory for my everyday life, probably because I spend more time than I should inside my head, but every one of my international travel experiences brings back to me a rich trove of memories, and has affected me deeply in some way or another. I also know that many of my best book and article projects stemmed from insights I experienced while traveling, or were conceived of while I was on the road. My cognitive faculties always seem to be in their highest gears when I am moving through unfamiliar places. This probably helps explain why I am always searching for reasons to go abroad, and jump on such opportunities whenever I can.
The question I have been mulling lately is this: what makes traveling to an unfamiliar place such a profound learning experience? I have seen it change the lives and perspective of so many of the hundreds of students I have traveled abroad with to Ecuador and Ireland (six times and counting), and of my own children. The reason this question matters to me is because I want to know what lessons we can take from these experiences about learning in more traditional formats. Whatever drives the deep learning we do on travel, can we draw it back into the college classroom?
1) Full Sense Engagement. No doubt part of the great pleasure of travel comes from sensual stimulation. We try new food and drinks, often more indulgently than we would while at home. We seek out beautiful places like landscapes and cathedrals. Many of us wear our headphones while we are moving from one place to the next, listening to our favorite music.
2) Physical Movement. Obviously travel involves movement, whether that means riding planes or trains or walking the streets of a new city. We don't arrive at a foreign city and stay in our hotel room; we get out and about, moving our bodies. We walk, hike, ride bikes or horses, or just generally move more than we might do when we are at our desks for eight hours per day.
3) The Pleasure of Orientation. One of the main pleasure I take in arriving in a new city is trying to understand its layout, how it works, and how to get around. I look at maps, because I usually only have access to the internet when I am on wifi. No GPS to get around. I start with the area right around my hotel, and then slowly expand my territory. I see this with my students as well; they take great pleasure in orienting themselves within new environments, getting the big picture and learning how to move around within it. This may relate to the next point as well . . .
4) Manageable Cognitive Challenges. We might not speak the language, or know how to put the card in the turnstile at the train station. But we also know that these are challenges we can overcome. We can make ourselves understood through gestures, or find someone who speaks our language. I will figure out that turnstile if I just stand back and watch the locals do it. And we take pleasure in mastering these challenges. Travel keeps us continually in what some theorists call desirable difficulties, or what Vygotsky called the zone of proximal development. We know how the world works generally; we just need to expand our understanding a little bit to see how it works here.
5) Heightened Cognition. I think there is a good reason why I do some of my best thinking while traveling, and have stronger memories of it. Being in an unfamiliar places pricks up your attention, and you pay closer attention to your surroundings. On your drive to work you are on automatic pilot; on your drive through an unfamiliar city you are looking out the window, wondering at what you are seeing, and paying attention. Thrusting yourself into a strange city puts your mind on alert.
6) Socializing. Even when we travel alone, as I frequently do on my visits to other colleges and universities, we are constantly interacting with others: the person on the plane seat next to you, the wait staff in restaurants, the hotel concierge, a fellow countryperson at the bar. But we are often traveling with friends or family or colleagues, and so all of the pleasures outlined above are shared ones.
7) Guides Are Available. When we get stuck, or lost, or need advice, we have guides available to us. Sometimes those take the form of books or web searches; sometimes they are people we encounter along the way; sometimes they are people whose jobs consist of shaping our travel experiences. In most cases we don't have someone telling us what to do all the time; instead, we have our plans, and we seek help when we need it. Guides are available, not omnipresent.
8) Mixed Objectives. This strikes me as a conceptually difficult one. While we often have reasons for our pleasure travel--to see a particular thing, or have a particular experience--we also are usually curious just to see what comes up. If I have a full day alone in an unfamiliar city, I might plan visits to two places, but then know I still have a few hours open and can detour into a shopping district if the mood strikes me, or just spend a few hours hiking around the city. So we usually have some initial or overarching goal in mind, but we also usually leave ourselves open for new goals to develop.
9) Repeated Processing. No trip seems complete anymore these days until you have posted about on your social media accounts, regaled your friends and family with stories, and fallen asleep at night with those memories dancing in your head. Many of us write in journals while we travel, take photographs, and these days even tell our stories in real time while we are on the wifi in our hotel or a care. That frequent rehearsal and processing of the experience undoubtedly sinks it into our minds more deeply.
I will stop here, although this does not by any means represent a comprehensive list. If you have additions you think belong on here, please make them in the comments below.
But now the question becomes: what can we learn from a list like this one? We'll never be able to take every student to Ecuador or its equivalent even once, much less in every course they take. And perhaps we don't want to. Every learning experience does not have to be the same, or be quite so comprehensive. With that acknowledged, can we identify items on this list that don't currently feature in the typical college course experience, and that belong there? Can we make a typical college course more like a trip abroad in its potential to create deep learning for students?


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Delay expected as deadline looms for AfCFTA rules of origin talks
Talks aimed at finalising key aspects of the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are facing delays, as member countries work to reach an overarching agreement on rules of origin and tariff reduction schedules.
When countries officially started trading under the AfCFTA in January this year, officials said that phase 1 negotiations covering trade in goods and services would be fully wrapped up by July.
As reported by Reuters at the start of the year, Silver Ojakol, chief of staff at the AfCFTA secretariat, said nearly 90% of the rules of origin had been agreed by that stage and that the remaining 10% would be completed by this month.
Rules of origin are crucial, and will have a material impact on how African companies trade with counterparts across the continent. There are thousands of tariff lines, and these rules will specify for each whether a product can be categorised as "Africa made" and eligible for tariff concessions.
However, the deadline for finalising the criteria is fast approaching and analysts say will likely be missed with countries still at odds over rules of origin on dozens of goods.
Stefano Inama, a trade and customs expert at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), tells GTR that there is some disagreement between governments over rules of origin for products in a few "sensitive sectors".
Pointing to countries such as Egypt and South Africa, Inama says that certain governments harbour concerns that lax rules of origin could ravage their domestic manufacturing sectors, including textiles, clothing and automotives.
One fear is that companies will undercut their domestic industries by importing cheap parts or materials from abroad.
"With less stringent rules of origin, they are afraid that other countries will buy inputs from third countries such as China, carry out some manufacturing, then export to South Africa and Egypt, creating problems for their industries," he notes.
Overly stringent?
With tariffs expected to be reduced or slashed altogether on 90% of goods traded in Africa by 2030, the African FTA is expected to drive up historically low levels of intra-African trade.
According to the World Bank, if successfully implemented, the deal could boost regional income by 7% or US$450bn by 2035.
Experts suggest that overly stringent rules of origin requirements may also be a hindrance to countries and their companies and lessen the impact of the FTA.
Although UNCTAD is yet to carry out full analysis on rules of origin under the AfCFTA, Inama says that the rules of origin agreed so far appear to be stricter than those used by countries through their regional economic agreements, or in economic partnership agreements with the European Union.
As such, in terms of preferential tariffs and rules of origin, African companies may in fact find it cheaper and easier to export to third markets such as the EU.
Companies in Zimbabwe or Madagascar could well prefer to trade with counterparts in Europe over other firms in Africa, for instance, given their access to the EU market through a trade deal struck between the Eastern and Southern Africa bloc and Brussels.
Inama suggests that too-stringent rules of origin may also deter local and foreign direct investment, which in turn could limit the expected growth of Africa's manufacturing and agri-processing under the AfCFTA.
"The big gain to be borne from the FTA is that foreign companies may invest in local industries and export into Africa. But if you have a more stringent rules of origin based in Africa, and you have a free trade agreement with a regional bloc on the continent, you'd likely remain in Europe and export from there."
According to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, negotiations on the second and third phases of the AfCFTA, which focus on investment, intellectual property, competition and e-commerce, are expected to commence later this year. (Global Trade Review)
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My eyes snapped open, jolting me out of my deep and I became terrified.
The whole room flashed crazily red, white, green and blue. The bed was shaking and I thought I could hear a high-pitched whine that rooted me to my bed that tried to chuck me off.
I'm being abducted by aliens.
After performing experiments of the probing kind, they would demand I take them to their leader.
Well, wouldn't you think so, if you woken up this way?
But my sleepy dreamy world that was the over imagination of my brain soon went to sit in a quiet corner and I realised what happened.
It was my smoke alarm.
Well, I would, but I'm profoundly deaf. There would be absolutely no way I would wake up to that if I'm fast asleep in my bed with my hearing aids out.
And it takes absolutely a mission to wake me up. I've been known to sleep through fierce storms, rocking earthquakes, annoyingly deep snorers and, once, an ax murderer banging on my door. (But that's another story).
Quite often, I would wake up in the morning, have breakfast with my family and friends who would remark about an entertaining screaming match in the street during the night. I would eat in silence, annoyed that I missed such a commotion because I simply didn't hear and wake up.
Unless I was being abducted by aliens.
So, let's go back to that night.
Yes, my Bellman Smoke Alarm transmitter suddenly went off due to a very cremated toast in the kitchens below. My Bellman flashing receiver as a result, flashed me lights into my face disturbing me from my REM sleep and the icing on the cake was my Bellman vibrating pad under my pillow making my eyes snap wide open.
It worked! My smoke alarm woke me up in an emergency!
Well, it made me think initially the little green men were to kidnap me but suddenly I jumped out and grabbed the coat hanging on my door and walked outside the hostel to stand outside at the assembly point.
I was impressed. I was out and safe while the firemen tutted at the waste of bread.
Suddenly, I heard a snigger behind me. I looked round to find a group of people pointing at me and doubling over in laughter.
I looked down at myself. Ah, damn.
In my rush to get outside to safety, I was wearing my bed short shorts that I sleep in. On top, I had picked up my leather jacket. So, you can imagine I looked a sight, standing on a street corner, bare-legged with my jacket just covering my shorts, and my leather jacket zipped halfway down revealing my chest.
They roared out with laughter as I glared at them before going back inside, out of the cold.
I climbed back into bed and calmed down. But I was glad to see that despite the situation (in hindsight) was hilarious, I could be safe in the knowledge that my smoke alarm is working.
It did. The aliens were back.
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After opening a delivery center in Cebu City, MicroSourcing is set to open another office in January next year - this time at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex in Pasay City, Metro Manila.
This new office occupies the 10th floor of TwoE-comCenter, a modern structure that is designed for business process outsourcing (BPO) companies. Its features include an iconic archway that connects the two buildings. This creates a large window, offering a breathtaking view of Manila Bay.
TwoE-comCenter is registered under the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), with 100% backup electricity, 20 elevators, smoke detectors, sprinkler systems, and a cabling system provided by the country's leading telecommunications companies. It is also environment-friendly, making use of insulated glass units and energy-saving air conditioning systems.
The building was developed primarily for the corporate sector, but it also has features and facilities for recreation and entertainment. It will soon be home to several establishments where employees and guests can shop. They can also eat and relax at fine dining restaurants located at the fourth level.


WW2 Royal Berkshire Regiment Sweetheart Brooch.
A very unusual style Second World War period 'Royal Berkshire Regiment sweetheart brooch'; silver plated example depicting a 'China Dragon' with title scroll below inlaid with blue enamel, within an ornate surround. Very good condition, retaining original pin fittings, enamel perfect.
WW2 Royal Berkshire Regiment Silver Sweetheart Brooch.
A scarce Second World War period 'Royal Berkshire Regiment silver sweetheart brooch' depicting a well defined 'China Dragon' with title scroll below, the reverse impressed "Sterling". Very good condition, retaining original pin fittings.
WW1 Royal Berkshire Regiment, Gilt & Enamel Sweetheart Locket Brooch, PHOTO FRAME FITTINGS REMOVED.
A scarce First World War period 'Royal Berkshire Regiment sweetheart locket brooch', the reverse with photo retaining frame and perspex having been removed many years ago, otherwise I would have classed this in very good condition, complete with suspension ring.
This is the first part of a large collection of First World War period, rare and wonderful sweetheart brooches, all in superb condition but with their pin fittings removed. These came attached on what could possibly be classed as a retailer's sample display board.
Royal Berkshire Regiment Mother of Pearl Sweetheart Brooch.
A very good 'Royal Berkshire Regiment sweetheart brooch', gilt and enamel badge on mother of pearl disc. Very good condition, retaining original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel.
A superb example of a First World War period Royal Berkshire Regiment gold and enamel sweetheart brooch, the reverse impressed "9" (9 carat gold) and maker's details "CP & Co" (Charles Packer & Co). Very good condition, original pin fittings incorporating safety catch, no damage to the enamel.
A rare example of a Royal Berkshire Regiment Victorian hollow silver sweetheart brooch, the design incorporating a crescent moon mounted with the regimental badge, the reverse bearing Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1910 and a maker's details "F.N". Very good condition, original pin fittings, an excellent example.
A good First World War gilt and enamel example, very good condition, original pin fittings, no damage to the enamel.
A fine quality example, the reverse bearing Birmingham 9 carat gold hallmarks for 1950 and maker's details "C&F". Good condition, original pin fittings incorporating safety catch, no damage to the enamel.
A fine quality rhodium plated example profusely decorated with paste diamonds the reverse impressed "Sterling Silver Made in England". Good condition, original pin fittings incorporating safety catch, enamel with minor service wear, small nick below last "E", all stones present and bright.
A rare Victorian Royal Berkshire Regiment hollow silver sweetheart brooch, the reverse bearing Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1892. The front is in very good condition, the reverse is with old replacement pin fitting, padded hook and with minor dents.
A superb example of a Royal Berkshire Regiment Victorian Boer War hollow silver sweetheart brooch, the design incorporating a lucky horseshoe mounted with the regimental badge, the reverse bearing Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1900 and a maker's details "T.B". Very good mint condition, original pin fittings, an excellent example.


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#20 Joe Gibbs Racing All News Cup News Erik Jones
Erik Jones claims Southern 500 win, but Playoff spots are still up for grabs
DARLINGTON, S.C. – As the clock ticked toward 2 a.m. on Monday, in a race delayed by rain for nearly four hours, Erik Jones claimed the most important victory of his career in the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
With his contract status at Joe Gibbs Racing a source of speculation throughout much of the current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, Jones made an emphatic statement, holding off teammate Kyle Busch and charging Kyle Larson after taking the lead from Larson on Lap 283.
"It was a lot of pressure," said Jones, who claimed his first victory of the season and the second of his career. "Kyle (Busch) is a great race car driver. I've raced him a lot, and obviously you want to beat him to win, right? I was just locked in, man. I stayed focused. I really thought it was our night when we got out front.
"It's amazing for me to be able to hold off Kyle. It's really cool, just for the history we have with Kyle giving me my first opportunity in the Truck Series (at Kyle Busch Motorsports). To race him for the win in such a big race, that's pretty cool and something I'm never going to forget."
Busch, in fact, got within a car-length of Jones in the closing laps but a late brush with the outside wall ended his chances.
"I killed it," Busch radioed to his team. Having cut a tire with the contact, Busch hugged the outside wall for the final lap and a half and still managed to finish third after Larson charged past into the runner-up spot.
"When he started to inch out a little bit," Busch said after the race, "I was trying to save my right front, because I knew my right front wasn't going to make it the whole rest of the way without me knocking the wall down, and I was right.
"I hit the wall with about four to go and then I hit it again with three to go, and it killed it that time. Luckily, we were able to salvage a third, just dragging the fence for the last two laps."
Larson had the lead for a restart on Lap 282, after a massive pileup in Turn 4 on lap 275 ruined strong runs by Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin. But Jones grabbed the lead one circuit after the restart and held the top spot after a cycle of green-flag pit stops with 40 laps left.
"Erik did a good job on that last restart to get by me, and I was better than him all throughout that run," Larson said. "It's just I couldn't ever do anything with him, just because the dirty air was really bad. Wore out surface and the groove is already narrow, and it was just extra difficult. I felt like both 18 (Kyle Busch) and I were a little bit better than he was at the end, but couldn't do nothing with him."
Kurt Busch was the dominant driver in Stage 1, leading at the competition caution after Lap 35 and posting a convincing win in the first 100-lap stage, but Jimmie Johnson was arguably just as big a winner–temporarily.
Desperate to make the Playoffs, the seven time series champion finished second to Busch in the stage and scored nine points, doubly significant because none of the three drivers Johnson was chasing for a berth in the postseason-Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer and Daniel Suarez–finished in the top 10.
Excellent work in the pits, however, vastly improved Bowyer's track position in Stage 2, and though he lost spots in traffic late in the run, he held sixth in the stage and edged Johnson by one spot. Suarez and Newman, on the other hand, tangled on Lap 140, with Suarez turning Newman off Turn 2 to cause the fourth caution of the night.
Neither Suarez nor Newman scored points in the stage, won by Kyle Busch, who was first off pit road after caution for Corey LaJoie's spin on Lap 157. Brother Kurt was second in the stage after chasing Bowyer for 30 laps and finally grabbing the second position on lap 187.
But both Kurt Busch and Johnson were innocent victims of the multicar crash on Lap 275, and Johnson surrendered most of the margin he had gained over the other "bubble drivers" in the first two stages. Johnson ended the night 18 points out of the final Playoff-eligible position, with Newman (23rd in the Southern 500) and Suarez (11th) tied for the last berth.
Bowyer finished sixth and moved up to 15th in the standings, eight points to the good over Newman and Suarez. With one race left to decide the Playoff grid, Ryan Blaney, Larson, William Byron and Aric Almirola are now locked into the postseason, as is Jones with the victory.
"What a car-just bad luck," Johnson radioed to his team on the cool-down lap. "Let's go to Indy (next Sunday's race) and kick some butt."
Johnson likely will need a victory to advance to the postseason for the 16th straight season.
Jones, on the other hand, already has the win he needed.
"Is there anything more to say?" Jones asked rhetorically. "There's been a lot of doubt and speculation. I've put my heart and soul into this race team. This is my living and how I want to make a career and what I want to do.
"It doesn't get any better than this. On my list, this race is really high, and it's going to look damn good to see my face on that trophy."
— NASCAR Wire Service —
See race details at: Race Results (pdf), Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report
Cup throwback schemes are posted on the Darlington paint schemes page.


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Billboard Bits: Sonic Youth, MuchMusic, Troiano & More
News on Sonic Youth, MuchMusic, Dominic Troiano & More
As it prepares to launch a European tour Saturday (May 28) in Barcelona, Sonic Youth is also prepping a series of upcoming releases. According to its official Web site, the group is "putting the finishing touches" on a double-disc reissue of its 1990 major-label debut, "Goo." No release date is yet confirmed for the album, which will be bolstered with eight-track demos, B-sides and previously unreleased tracks.
"I always kind of discounted 'Goo' and thought [1992's] 'Dirty' represented more what we were going for at that point," Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore told Billboard.com in 2004. "In retrospect, listening to 'Dirty,' especially in reissue form, it leaves me a bit spent. But I have a completely renewed interest in 'Goo' now and I'm really excited."
Also on tap in the coming months is a CD chronicling an April, 12, 2003, performance at New York's Anthology Film Archives, plus a double-vinyl album that captures four instrumental tracks recorded in Melbourne by Moore, drummer Steve Shelley, guitarist Lee Ranaldo and bassist Jim O'Rourke.
-- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Artists Mentioned
Ashlee Simpson, the Killers, Black Eyed Peas, Ciara, K-OS, Alexisonfire and Billy Talent are confirmed to perform at the 2005 MuchMusic Video Awards, to be held June 19 in Toronto. Kelly Osbourne, Jully Black, Keshia Chante, Kalan Porter and members of Backstreet Boys and Sum-41 will present awards.
Billy Talent leads this year's nominees with nine, followed by K-OS with eight. The show will be broadcast live on MuchMusic in Canada, and in the United States on HDnet.
-- Larry LeBlanc, Toronto
Canadian guitarist Domenic Troiano passed last night (May 25) at his home in Toronto after a battle with prostate cancer. Born in Mondugno, Italy, in 1946, Troiano was a force in Canadian music for 40 years. He came to prominence first working with Toronto-based Robbie Lane and the Disciples, which backed up Arkansas rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins in the early '60s.
This was followed by performing as the guitarist with the Five Rogues, the Mandala, Bush, the James Gang (replacing Joel Walsh) and the Guess Who, as well as the Domenic Troiano Band. He also handled music supervision for films and TV, including the CBS series "Night Heat," "Diamonds" and "Hot Shots," among many others.
In demand for session work in both Toronto and Los Angeles in the '80s, Troiano appeared then on recordings by Steely Dan, Diana Ross, Joe Cocker and David Clayton-Thomas. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1996.
After a 34-year run on CBS, the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards will move to ABC in 2006. The new deal will keep the show on the network until 2012.
The first show on ABC, set to air in November 2006, will mark the awards' 40th anniversary. The anniversary edition will air live from the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, a move from the show's usual home at the much smaller Grand Ole Opry House.
In a separate deal, the CMA has struck a three-year agreement with ABC to air the prime time special "CMA Music Festival: Country Music's Biggest Party." The first such special aired on CBS last summer. This year, ABC will air the event Aug. 2 from 9-11 p.m. (ET). It will be taped at the CMA Music Festival, taking place June 9-12 in Nashville.
-- Phyllis Stark, Nashville
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Palestinian Population To Pass Jews by 2017 in Israel and Territories
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The number of Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories will equal the number of Jews by the end of 2017, according to a report issued by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statics (PCBS.)
The number of Palestinians worldwide is currently estimated at 12.37 million, with 4.75 million living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank (1.85 million and 2.9 million respectively,) 1.47 million in Israel, 5.46 million in Arab countries and some 685,000 in non-Arab countries.
The report puts the total number of Palestinians in what it calls "historical Palestine" (Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip) at the end of 2015 at 6.22 million, compared to 6.34 million Jews.
But Palestinian birth rates of 4.1 in the occupied territories (during 2011-2013) and 3.2 in Israel proper (in 2014) – compared to a rate of 3.1 births among Israeli Jewish women – are expected to bring the populations to parity in 2017.
By the end of 2020, the report estimates, Palestinians in the entire territory will number 7.13 million, compared to 6.96 million Jews.
The Palestinian population within Israeli is particularly youthful, according to the report, with some 34.8% aged below the age of 15 years in 2014. Only 4.2% of the Palestinian population in Israel is aged 65 years and over.
The average household size of Palestinians in the occupied territories was 5.2 people in 2014, down from 6.1 in 2000. In Gaza, the size of the average household was 5.7 people, while in the West Bank it was 4.9. The average size of an Israeli household is 3.73 people, according to the Israeli Bureau of Statistics. read more: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.694819
This story "Palestinian Population To Pass Jews by 2017 in Israel and Territories" was written by Haaretz.
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Q: Trigger an endless Thread Even when the Function Terminates The question is that, what happens to a thread when the function has already been executed and the thread is started in that function. (please see an example below)
    public int Intialise ()
    {
        int i = startServer();
        Thread readall = new Thread(readAllMessage);
        if (i == 1)
            readall.Start();
        else
            MessageBox.Show("Connection Error");
        return i;

    }

I want 'readall' to continue (forever or till the application is closed) even if the function is executed. Is it possible? Because for me the thread stops immediately even when the true condition is met. Please shed some light.

A: OK, here is your code slightly modified to include the loop.
internal class Program
    {
        public static int Intialise()
        {
            int i = startServer();
            Thread readall = new Thread(readAllMessage);
            readall.IsBackground = true; // so that when the main thread finishes, the app closes
            if (i == 1)
                readall.Start();
            else
                Console.WriteLine("Error");
            return i;
        }

        public static void readAllMessage()
        {
            while (true)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("reading...");
                Thread.Sleep(500);
            }
        }

        public static int startServer()
        {
            return 1;
        }

        private static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var i = Intialise();
            Console.WriteLine("Init finished, thread running");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }

when you run it, it will print:
Init finished, thread running
reading...
reading...
reading...

and when you press enter (see Console.ReadLine()) it will stop running.
If you change the IsBackground to TRUE it would not exit the process.

A: Here is an example of what you ask
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace ForeverApp
{

    class SomeObj
    {
        public void ExecuteForever()
        {
            while (true)
            {
                Thread.Sleep(1000);
                Console.Write(".");
            }
        }
    }

    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            SomeObj so = new SomeObj();

            Thread thrd = new Thread(so.ExecuteForever);

            thrd.Start();

            Console.WriteLine("Exiting Main Function");
        }
    }
}


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The Kauffman Stadium announced crowd of 32,244 cheered when the Twins' final score was shown on the scoreboard in the top of the ninth.
Kansas City became the first team to wrap up a division title this year. St. Louis and Pittsburgh have secured playoff berths in the NL.
Cueto (3-6), who was acquired in a July 26 trade with Cincinnati, allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings while striking out five and walking two. He was 0-5 in his previous six starts since an Aug. 15 victory.
Mike Moustakas went 3 for 3 with a home run, three RBIs, three runs and walked twice.
Lorenzo Cain's two-run two-out sixth-inning single broke a 3-3 tie. Cain's ground-ball single to left scored Alex Gordon, who had walked, and Ben Zobrist.
Moustakas led off the second with his 21st homer, which is a career high. He drove in two more runs with a single in the eighth.
Eric Hosmer hit a solo shot to center in the fifth to tie the score at 3.
The Mariners used seven pitchers, with Logan Kensing (1-1) taking the loss.
The Royals padded their lead with two more runs in the seventh behind Alex Rios and Alcides Escobar RBIs.
Mark Trumbo hit a two-run double in the fourth for the Mariners. Brad Miller doubled home Trumbo in the second for the Mariners' first run.
Logan Morrison led off the Mariners' ninth with his 17th home run.
Mariners: LHP James Paxton left after 33 pitches and nine batters with a broken fingernail.
Royals: RHP Greg Holland has a torn right elbow ligament and will see Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles next week. Surgery appears probable depending on the second opinion.
Mariners: LHP Vidal Nuno, who was acquired in a June 3 trade with Arizona, will make his eighth start Friday at the Angels.
Royals: RHP Edinson Volquez, who starts the series opener against the Indians, is 8-3 with a 3.41 ERA in 15 Kauffman Stadium starts.


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(Yonhap Feature) Should BTS be given military exemption? Reactions suggest answer isn't so clear cut
15:33 April 14, 2022
By Chang Dong-woo
SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- With the National Assembly apparently moving toward potentially offering the singers of K-pop group BTS exemptions from their mandatory military service, supporters and skeptics remain divided over whether it is right and fair to give the pop icons preferential treatment just because of their international success.
The topic made headlines this week when Rep. Sung Il-jong of the People Power Party, who serves as executive secretary for the parliamentary defense committee, told MBC radio Tuesday that he and his Democratic Party counterpart recently discussed the need to swiftly review the pending bill that would provide legal grounds for BTS and other prominent pop celebrities to receive military exemption, similar to Olympic medalists and award-winning classical musicians.
"Since it is a matter related to fairness and national interest, I don't think there will be any disagreement between the ruling and opposition parties," Sung said, suggesting that the two main parties have a positive stance on the bill.
The bill could potentially be passed during a special parliamentary session set to convene this month, before President Moon Jae-in's term ends in May.
Sung's remarks came two days after Hybe, the entertainment agency behind BTS, asked parliament to reach a conclusion on the issue as soon as possible during a press conference in Las Vegas, where the group performed two concerts.
Jin, the oldest member of the group, faces enlistment by December.
By law, all able-bodied South Korean men between the ages of 18 and 28 are required to serve in the military for about two years in a nation that is facing a nuclear-armed North Korea across the world's most heavily fortified border.
This photo provided by Big Hit Entertainment shows K-pop group BTS performing at a live in-person concert at Jamsil Olympic Park in southern Seoul on March 10, 2022. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
The discussion surrounding BTS' military exemption first emerged in September 2020, when it became the first K-pop group to debut at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Dynamite." Even President Moon then thanked the singers for elevating "pride in K-pop."
Politicians also reacted swiftly, with several lawmakers then submitting motions to revise the military service law to allow pop artists who have elevated national prestige to defer their military service. In December of that year, the National Assembly passed a bill that would allow globally recognized male pop culture artists to postpone their mandatory military duties to allow them to better manage their careers.
Under the current laws, Olympic medalists and international award-winning classical musicians have been exempted from the military service duty in recognition of their roles in elevating the country's reputation overseas.
For example, South Korean footballer Son Heung-min, who plays for the English Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur, secured an exemption in September 2018, when the Korean national team defeated Japan to win the gold medal at the Asian Games.
Those who support the pending bill argue that the current program limited to athletes and classical musicians needs to be revised to properly recognize the impact of South Korea's pop culture in elevating the nation's global stature.
In 2018, the Hyundai Research Institute estimated that BTS alone generated an economic effect of 4.14 trillion won (US$3.54 billion) for the South Korean economy annually.
Rep. Sung Il-jong of the People Power Party (Yonhap)
"If someone asks whether BTS' achievements equal that of an Olympic gold medal, I would say they do," one person wrote on Twitter in support of the military service exemption, adding, "Everyone should know it unless they are fools."
Another person said BTS "has an enormous amount of impact on the nation's economic interest."
Skeptics, however, argue that providing pop stars military exemption just for being successful goes against the current social climate demanding greater fairness and justice across society, especially among young men in their 20s.
In show business, Psy of the 2012 global hit "Gangnam Style" was redrafted into active duty in 2007 after he was found to have neglected his duties while carrying out an alternative civil service. Former Korean American singer Yoo Seung-joon has been legally barred from entering South Korea since 2002, when allegations emerged that he dropped his Korean citizenship in order to avoid serving in the military.
"What kind of public contribution have these guys made? Did they save our country from war?" one person against the bill wrote on Twitter. Some have even expressed the need to abolish the current waiver program for athletes and musicians altogether.
Other skeptics pointed out how the pop culture industry, when compared with international sports or classical music competitions, lacks standardized means of measuring accolades other than sales and how the bill, without clear guidelines, could create confusion in terms of who is eligible and who is not.
"For how many weeks should BTS conquer the Billboard chart in order to be exempted?" one Twitter user quipped in reaction to the ongoing discussions.
The K-pop sensation BTS poses for a photo during a press conference at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Nov. 28, 2021, to mark its concert titled "BTS Permission To Dance On Stage - LA," in this photo released by Big Hit Music. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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Parties discuss need for swift review of bill on alternative military duty for BTS
BTS won't be invited to Yoon's inauguration ceremony
BTS says it will exert more effort to win Grammys in future
#military exempmtion
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If you are contemplating divorce or are facing a divorce filed by your spouse, you probably have lots of questions about how the process works and what happens during and after a marriage dissolution in Florida. Below are answers to some of the more frequently asked questions encountered by the family law attorneys at Spencer Law, P.A. as we help people from Pensacola to Panama City navigate their divorce in the Florida courts. If you have other questions, or if you need advice and representation in your divorce or other family law matter, call Spencer Law, P.A. at 850-912-8080 in Pensacola or 850-424-6683 in Sandestin for assistance.
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Renae Maihi and fellow campaigners are called on to Parliament grounds. Image: Rick Zwaan
The Bob Jones knighthood petition has been delivered. Will anyone listen?
Kera Sherwood-O'Regan | Guest writer
Yesterday a nearly 70,00-strong petition was presented to Parliament calling for the revocation of Sir Bob Jones' knighthood following racist comments made in the NBR. Kera Sherwood O'Regan was there.
A petition containing 68,760 signatures asking for the removal of business magnate Sir Bob Jones' knighthood was presented at a pōwhiri on Parliament steps yesterday, following a swiftly removed National Business Review column in which Jones proposed a "Māori Gratitude Day" in place of Waitangi Day where Māori would serve non-Māori out of "gratitude for existing".
Over the past six weeks, petition initiator Renae Maihi and Bob Jones have faced off in the media, with Jones accusing Maihi of defamation and threatening to mount a legal case. Maihi has refused to back down from her criticism, saying that his words were 'takahia mana', or trampling on the mana of her people.
Despite the continued standoff, Maihi yesterday issued an invitation over social media for Bob Jones to attend the pōwhiri prior to petition delivery, to face the people and have an opportunity to apologise for his comments, which she labelled "racist".
Te Reo and tikanga advocate, and Professor Pou Temara. Image: Rick Zwaan
Kaikōrero for the petition rōpu, Waikato University professor Pou Temara, who was named in Jones' column, said that if Jones attended "then he could meet the person he said those things about".
"It is my job to push back against things like this, against injustice, and that's why I'm here… It's a person who named me in his tirade who has never met me. I'm here to be part of this petition so he can meet the person he is so critical about," Temara said.
While Jones did not attend, the pōwhiri process proceeded as planned, with the ope welcomed on by Parliamentary Services' Kura Moehau and Labour Māori caucus representatives including MPs Willie Jackson and Kiritapu Allan, who received the petition.
16-year-old Ruby Arahanga reads Bob Jones' comments and speaks of their impact on her. Image: Rick Zwaan
Following formal whaikōrero, the original NBR column was read by 16-year-old student Ruby Arahanga of Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Raukawa, and Kāi Tahu iwi.
Reflecting on Jones' comments, Arahanga said, "Now, I understand that everyone has the right to freedom of speech, but that does not mean that you have freedom from consequences."
"As someone who has forged a life where he… has subsequently earned a knighthood, Sir Bob Jones has a responsibility to be an upstanding member of society, and to be someone who people can look up to."
Given his "base and hate-filled column," Arahanga questioned Jones' suitability as a community leader and title holder. This sentiment was echoed in Maihi's own speech, which highlighted her whakapapa and her own experiences of racism as a child.
Renae Maihi delivers her speech before delivering petition. Image: Rick Zwaan
Responding directly to Jones' assertion that there are "no full blooded Māoris," Maihi said: "I am a direct descendent of Tamatekapua of Te Arawa, and the same blood that ran through Hone Heke of Ngāpuhi runs through me. I am not 'part' Te Arawa, nor 'part' Ngāpuhi. Both these strands of my whakapapa are wholly me and do not detract from one another. Nor am I 'part' Pākehā or 'part' Māori. My identity is not divisible. My Māoritanga is not divisible."
"What it means to be Māori is not definable by outdated and oppressive notions of blood quantum. Every fibre of me is Māori. We are still here."
Kiritapu Allan holding the petition kete woven by filmmaker Merata Mita, gifted by her son Heperi Mita. Image: Rick Zwaan.
Labour list MP Kiritapu Allan received the petition, which was presented in a kete woven by the late pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita. Following the ceremony, Allan said: "Sir Bob Jones made some pretty poor, and I believe, offensive comments. There's no doubt they caused a lot of pain and heartache. In this day and age, racism is not okay – overt, satirical or otherwise."
The petition will be sent to select committee to be assessed. While the bar for removal of a knighthood is high, Allan said, "It was important for me to accept the petition because it's vital we ensure parliament is accessible to the public, and that their voice is heard."
She added, "Anything that encourages Māori to participate in our processes is also something to be applauded."
Collaborating with community campaigning organisation, ActionStation, Maihi says that the fight is not over. "Bob Jones is only one man, but his words are only the tip of an iceberg of racism that has been left behind by colonisation of our whenua and our people."
Continued consultation between Maihi, ActionStation, and petition signatories has prompted a larger movement that will call for greater education to support the antiracism kaupapa. The campaign calls for all tamariki to be taught about local hapū and iwi, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the impacts of colonisation. It also calls for a nationwide Treaty education strategy and improved status of te reo Māori in education and public media.
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Maihi believes that this will help to lay the foundation for greater understanding of the structures in our society that give rise to the sentiments expressed in Jones' column. She quoted Dame Whina Cooper:
"Take care of our children. Take care of what they hear, take care of what they see, take care of what they feel for how our children grow so will be the shape of Aotearoa".
The new campaign can be found here.
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