The New York City Police Department, with its 35,000 officers, has in recent years been on the front lines of the citywide decline in serious crime. It has protected visiting dignitaries like Pope Benedict XVI at events that drew thousands of people, and it has posted officers in foreign capitals to gather information on terrorism and trends that could threaten New York.
But the Police Department continues to be flummoxed by bicyclists riding together once a month.
The rides are known as Critical Mass. The police have sent helicopters to track the riders as they roll through Manhattan on the last Friday evening of every month. They have stationed mobile command centers — the kind of trailer-size outposts set up after a major emergency like the collapse of a crane or a steam pipe explosion — near where the cyclists usually gather in Union Square.
WHAT: A Press conference to denounce Cops Gone Wild, a call for an end to the criminalization of those who lawfully document police activities. Speakers will also address the lack of discipline for those who harass, intimidate, and physically assault New Yorkers, especially those Officers who intentionally makes false official statements regarding their misconduct.
The latest episodes of police brutality and misconduct captured on video will be the focus of a press conference on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 10am, in front of One Police Plaza. The event will bring together an unprecedented number of elected officials, social justice organizations and civil rights groups who are outraged and determined to put a stop to police brutality and the criminalization of those who document it.
Among the groups and individuals expected are: Attorney Norman Siegel, Audre Lorde Project, CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities, Casa Atabex Ache, Center for Constitutional Rights, Council Members Rosie Mendez and Charles Barron, Free Wheels Bicycle Defense Fund, Immigrant Justice Solidarity Project, International Action Center, Justice Committee, Make The Road NY, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights, Nodutdol for Korean Community Development, Peoples' Justice for Community Control & Police Accountability, Social Justice Leadership, Times Up! Environmental Group and VAMOS Unidos.
Click here to watch a 12 minute video showing NYPD officers harass and arrest cyclists and those documenting these arrests during one ride last year.
Click here to watch video of Officer Patrick Pogan violently knocking Christopher Long off his bicycle on July 25th.
Summer Streets…ride in Manhattan in groups and not get Bodychecked.
Transportation Alternatives is helping to host three Saturday's in Manhattan where a large section of Park Ave. will be closed to vehicular traffic.
August 9th, 16th and 23rd. 7:00am-1pm. Just enough time, to not inconvenience the precious drivers for their necessary day trips to the city for summer shopping.
This event is deemed safe for all the "good bike riders" and not like those miscreants that attend that anarchistic critical mass ride the last Friday of every month, around the world.
Speaking of documenting police misconduct, the mother of all "crack-downs" will be celebrating it's 20th year anniversary with a concert this Sunday, August 3rd.
For more info check here from FreeNYC.
Check out this article in the NYTimes by Colin Moynihan.
20 Years After Unrest, Class Tensions Have Faded and Punk Rock Will Be Played.
The traditional gift for a 20th anniversary is something made of china. But this weekend, a moment from early August 1988 will be marked by bands with names like Team Spider, Leftöver Crack and Death Mold.
That moment, branded ever since as the Tompkins Square riot, began on a steamy Saturday night as a demonstration against a park curfew. But it quickly turned into a melee between protesters and police officers that lasted until dawn.
"It was one of the most exciting nights of my life," said Jerry Wade, a squatter who helped lead the protests. Mr. Wade, known as Jerry the Peddler, is also organizing some of the commemorative events this weekend, which besides punk rock concerts include speeches and demonstrations scheduled to take place in or near the park, precisely the sort of events that irked some of the people living around it 20 years ago.
The confrontation over the 1 a.m. park curfew was fueled by concerns over issues including homelessness, gentrification and the future of the neighborhood. Squatters, artists, landlords, blue-collar families, merchants and young professionals all existed within blocks of the park. Tensions were heightened by the perception that newer and richer residents were displacing others with less money or political power.
To some East Village residents, the park had become a festering wound of drug use, homeless encampments and all-night music and parties. Responding to these complaints, the local community board voted to impose the curfew.
On the night of Aug. 6, more than 100 people showed up at the park to protest the curfew, drinking beer, lighting firecrackers and carrying banners with slogans like "Gentrification is Class War." Dozens of officers watched on foot and horseback, and around 12:30 a.m., some in the crowd began throwing bottles at the police.
From then until sunrise, officers battled with the crowd in and around the park, with the protesters hurling bottles and other debris, and the police using nightsticks and riot gear. Forty-four people were injured, 13 of them police officers.
Benjamin Ward, then the police commissioner, sharply criticized his force for losing control. Some commanders were reprimanded or forced into retirement; 14 officers were tried on brutality charges but none were convicted.
Twenty years later, the melee is both a cherished memory and a scar, with the protesters seen as either the romantic defenders of a losing cause or merely a collection of hooligans.
Most agree that the battle to keep the East Village affordable is now down to its last gasps. Studio apartments in the neighborhood now rent for about $2,000.
A local underground newspaper called The Shadow, which is sponsoring the concerts, is also assembling a special issue dedicated to stories of the conflict that will include an essay by Mr. Wade about how he helped coin a phrase that includes the words "our park" with a profane adjective separating them.
Another neighborhood paper, The Villager, published an essay by Bobby Steele, a musician who performed with the Misfits, criticizing another popular slogan of the day — Die, Yuppie scum — as hate speech.
That phrase and others have recently resurfaced on fliers wheat-pasted to lampposts and light poles. There are also fliers bearing an image of a winged bottle emblazoned with an anarchist symbol and the words "fly high" and "hit hard," which became widespread in the years after the melee.
Slogans aside, a replay of 1988 seems unlikely. Organizers followed city rules and secured permits for the Saturday and Sunday concerts, which will both be over before nightfall.
These days the park's curfew is one hour earlier, but it is rarely a source of controversy.
As midnight came and went on Thursday, residents quietly walked their dogs through the darkness, and a man and woman played Frisbee where the band shell, the park's center of gravity, once stood. No police officers turned up to kick out the curfew-breakers.
A half-dozen people interviewed there said they knew nothing about the events of Aug. 6 and 7, 1988. But four people sitting on a bench beneath the spreading limbs of an elm tree said they had heard of the melee, even though three of them had not even been born. The group was quietly sipping from 22-ounce bottles of Guinness and discussing the previous weekend's punk rock show in the park when mention of the curfew drew familiar objections.
Not only was this a case of gentrification being implemented by the NYPD's raw end of the night stick, it is also one of the first major incidences in NYC history where rampant police misconduct was caught on video tape.
who risked physical assault to get their footage out to the press.
Their video evidence told a more complete tale of cops not only attacking demonstrators, but anyone they felt "undesirable" including innocent by-standers. All in the name of paving the way for the East Village to be made suitable for over-priced luxury condominiums. Ah, progress.
Just like if there were no footage of the police "body-checking" cyclists in Time's Square…most people would have no idea it even happened and Christopher Long would have a hard time explaining why he found the urge to attack a young innocent police officer.
Clayton Paterson's documentary, Captured will premiere at Webster Hall August 5th at 7pm. This film was too controversial, and not "New York enough" for the Tribeca Film Festival.
From its abysmal record on human rights of the Tibetan people to its atrocious impact on the world's environment, Bike Blog will proudly NOT be reporting on anything from the 2008 olympic games in an online boycott.
You'll have to tune into Katie Couric and the king of all dorks Matt Lauer in their gas masks for your NBC olympic coverage.
Good luck finding any cycling coverage anyway, because it will most likely be ignored to a much more important sport like swimming or rhythmic gymnastics.
and Tommie Smith and John Carlos lost their medals for that? Come on.
The issue of the attack is discussed on WNYC Brian Lehrer show with Bill Dipaola executive director of Time's Up and Jim Dwyer, reporter for the NY Times.
Make sure that if you only watch Fox News, you also check out this show.
Cop Lies, The spirit of Critical Mass Dies.
We've speculated on what motivated 22 year old officer Patrick Pogan to pull out a defensive move from his high school football play book that sent cyclist Christopher Long crashing to the sidewalk. All kidding aside, this third generation cop did what he did because he didn't think anyone would catch it on video tape, and even if they did, he could always lie about it.
How do we know this? Besides, my own experiences at dozens of protests across the country and tireless hours of scrambling to get video footage to the press to prove the point, its happened again on this current case from a youtube video which now has over 1 million views.
Back in 2005, Jim Dwyer of the New York Times did a story on how police lied about RNC demonstrator Dennis Kayne, being so erratic that it took 4 officers to haul him away. Video footage turned up a different story, showing Dennis, agitated but clearly walking away on his own.
Its a common story, and again Times Reporter Jim Dwyer had an article in yesterday's times about how low cost video cameras are telling a different story than the police.
Without this video footage, taken by a random tourist in Time's Sqaure and without 1 million views of it on youtube…the assumption is the police would be sticking to their story that Christopher Long was weaving in and out of traffic, endangering pedestrians and eventually knocked into the officer, sending him to the ground. The video shows a different story.
I witness video, an organization set up to monitor police and capture video footage of their behavior has been following this story on their blog.
The bigger picture here are the lies the police continue to spin about the critical mass ride itself.
1) that is is violent with the sole purpose of blocking traffic.
2) that it was fine for 10 years, to the point of the RNC (2004) when it was taken over by anarchists.
3) it has a leader, and Critical Mass is a group of people.
Like the recent tale from the police on last Friday's ride. All Lies.
New York, NY (July 29, 2008) – The body slam of cyclist Christopher Long by an NYPD police officer while Mr. Long was riding his bicycle through Times Square on July 28, 2008 was not an isolated incident. Civil rights activists and cycling advocates have long seen a pattern of excessive force and harassment against cyclists from the highest ranks of the NYPD. The event on July 28, 2008 was the third such example captured on video in Times Square alone.
On March 30, 2007, Richard Vazquez was riding in a Shared Use Lane on Broadway and 43rd Street in the Critical Mass ride. Without clear or reasonable direction, Sgt. Horohoe, violently pushed him off his bicycle to the ground in a dangerous and harmful manner. Among his other injuries, the fall to the ground resulted in a deep gash on Mr. Vazquez's hand. The Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) investigation resulted in a finding of 'substantiation' against Sgt. Horohoe for excessive force being used against Richard Vazquez. Mr. Vazquez is represented by Wylie Stecklow, (212) 566-8000.
On February 24, 2006, Adrienne Wheeler, was riding on the Critical Mass as a legal observer for the National Lawyers' Guild. Ms. Wheeler was riding on 43rd Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue when she was grabbed by the bicycle chain around her waist and pushed to the ground by the then-NYPD-Assistant-Chief Bruce Smolka. Ms. Wheeler's civil rights case against The City of New York, Asst. Chief Bruce Smolka and Lt. Caneco arising out of the incident was settled earlier this year for $37,000. She was represented by Jonathan Moore of Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, (212 ) 277-5850. Assistant Chief Smolka announced his retirement from the NYPD in January, 2007.
"Unfortunately the July 25, 2008 incident is part of a pattern of targeting Critical Mass bike riders. This hostility and selective enforcement of the laws needs to stop immediately. Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Kelly need to provide the necessary leadership to confront and resolve this issue." states Civil Rights attorney, Norman Siegel.
more links, video and pictures here.
That's right, Europe has messengers too which means they have their own championships.
This year they were held in Eindhoven, Holland on July 25th through the 27th.
the fastest bike messengers in Europe.
What happened to Christopher Long in last Friday's critical mass is by no mean an isolated incident.
Here is a video showing two other assaults of critical mass participants in Time's Square.
Animal Magazine has done some good investigation to find out more about the motivations of NYPD Patrick Pogan featured in the hot new youtube video of cyclist brutality, which now has 583,692 views.
Check here for more from Animal.


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Had he survived Return of the Jedi.
I've never observed that BTS pic, that is splendid!
I could agree with you @Jeden.Dwa , but something is wrong (to me).
Vader cannot sense Luke at the time you're speaking of, because Luke is not fully trained, he has not revealed his full powers, he is kind of just "being born" in the Force. Ben Kenobi's presence in the Force is, thus, way stronger than Luke's one, so it's logical to me that Vader senses Ben more than Luke.
The same way padawan ObiWan didn't sense young Anakin on Tatooine ; even Qui Gon, a trained Master, barely sensed a disturbance when they landed, but did not found out the boy himself.
But you could be true: the story you're telling is more compliant with the whole story, when the complete saga of Anakin and Luke is known.
It could be. He says it's a presence I've not felt since... Wisely Lucas had him say nothing at that point. Later, he tells Tarkin it is Obi-Wan. It could be explained that either Vader was covering for a presence that reminded him of Padme, seeing as how Luke is her son. He could also have dismissed it and felt it was likely Obi-Wan, when in reality what he was feeling was the Skywalker bond.
I love me some Vader. I've got a dark side sleeve I'm working on (light side sleeve on the other arm also working on it) and I'm considering getting a back tat of Luke and Vader saber fight in Empire. If LFL wants to continue doing one shot films, they really should do a Vader film.


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Energy simulations of a transparent-insulated office facade retrofit in London, UK
Ing Liang Wong, Philip Eames, Srinath Perera
Purpose – Transparent insulation materials (TIMs) have been developed for application to building facades to reduce heating energy demands of a building. The purpose of this research is to investigate the feasibility of TI-applications for high-rise and low rise office buildings in London, UK, to reduce heating energy demands in winter and reduce overheating problems in summer. Design/methodology/approach – The energy performance of these office building models was simulated using an energy simulation package, Environmental Systems Performance-research (ESP-r), for a full calendar year. The simulations were initially performed for the buildings with conventional wall elements, prior to those with TI-systems (TI-walls and TI-glazing) used to replace the conventional wall elements. Surface temperatures of the conventional wall elements and TI-systems, air temperature inside the 20mm wide air gaps in the TI-wall, dry-bulb zone temperature and energy demands required for the office zones were predicted. Findings – Peak temperatures of between 50 and 70°C were predicted for the internal surface of the TI-systems, which clearly demonstrated the large effect of absorption of solar energy flux by the brick wall mass with an absorptivity of 90 percent behind the TIM layer. In the office zones, the magnitude of temperature swings during daytime was reduced, as demonstrated by a 10 to 12 h delay in heat transmission from the external façade to the office zones. Such reduction indicates the overheating problems could be reduced potentially by TI-applications. Originality/value – This research presents the scale and scope of design optimisation of TI-systems with ESP-r simulations, which is a critical process prior to applications to real buildings.
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Wong, I. L., Eames, P., & Perera, S. (2012). Energy simulations of a transparent-insulated office facade retrofit in London, UK. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 1(3), 253-276. https://doi.org/10.1108/20466091211287137
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Rick Perry Wages a "Spiritual" War on Abortion
A 5,000-word piece in Religious Dispatches details the "spiritual" war on abortion in Texas under Rick Perry's watch.
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Sarah Posner's 5,000-word piece in Religious Dispatches details the "spiritual" war on abortion underway in Texas under Rick Perry's watch. "Texas has a robust constellation of anti-choice groups that, in conjunction with an increasingly powerful Republican caucus, have chalked up a series of impressive victories," Posner writes.
The governor has been outspoken on the topic of abortion, making it one of his "emergency" priorities this legislative session and speaking publicly against it at churches across the state. "I feel like I am in the garrison of an army that has devoted itself to the defense of the unborn, here in this state and across the country and am proud to be counted in the ranks," Perry said at a 2010 fundraiser for a crisis pregnancy center.
In 2003, the state legislature passed and Perry signed the "right to know" law, that forced "doctors to 'inform' women seeking abortions of a supposed link between abortion and a higher risk of breast cancer and future infertility," although there is no evidence supporting those claims, Posner writes. During this past legislative session, Perry fast-tracked legislation that requires women to undergo a mandatory sonogram and wait 24 hours before they can have an abortion. That law is currently tied up in the courts.
Posner also details how this past session, the state Legislature slashed family planning funding by 66 percent while creating a new "Alternatives to Abortion" program that uses federal funding from the state's federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant.
Perry's approach to ending abortion has been much more hands on than his predecessor. "Perry has really made this a personal issue for himself throughout his tenure as governor," Sara Cleveland, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Texas, told Posner. "Where Bush would sit around and sign something because anti-choice was where his base was, Perry actively instigates."
Dallas Morning News political writer Wayne Slater raved about the piece on Twitter. "Terrific look at anti-abortion activities in Rick Perry's Texas by Religion Dispatches' @sarahposner. Worth reading." University of Wisconsin grad student Chris Jones also was impressed with the piece, though noted its slant: "Go read @sarahposner's superb (if unapologetically biased) investigative piece on anti-abortion activism in Texas."
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Liars' lament
A report from State House noted that President Hage Geingob referred to the Namibian people as "liars" in the context of reacting off-the-cuff to comments from those who claim that in his nine months in office, he hasn't lived up to the hype and promises made.
The media reported some months ago that the president had referred to State House Permanent Secretary Samuel /Goagoseb as "useless," though we are unclear about the exact context of that particular comment.
It is not our point to argue the merits of the subject to which the president was responding, but it is our intention to question the choice of words used by our distinguished, learned and experienced Head of State.
We all have the right to free speech, even a president. But freedom to say it does not free one from the responsibility of having said it.
We all are living in one Namibia, one nation; so who are these 'liars' to whom the president reportedly refers? Our mothers and mee kulus?
Words are powerful. Public injudicious labelling of people can tend to diminish prestigious office bearers; in this case, the president.
We recall that this very same president correctly insisted that Minister Bernard Esau apologize for defaming the name of the late former Minister Abraham Iyambo, implying that he had accepted bribes from the fishing industry.
Clearly, our president knows that words spoken publicly, whether in the heat of the moment, intended or unintentional, by national leaders can leave a lasting nasty smell in the air.
Swapo Party Secretary-General Nangolo Mbumba is still reeling from the extremely negative backlash from his unintentionally insulting statement in Oshiwambo derogatorily referring to "you poor people" in reference to a sort of ignorance of the people.
Many cringed when that blurb was first said and at the resulting deluge of offended responses from across the country. His apologies for that gaffe are never-ending.
So, what now shall the president say for himself if he indeed has called his own people, 'liars'?
We feel strongly that such off-hand, roughly spoken comments can bring out responses in the same vein. This is difficult to stomach for most of us as we feel compelled to speak to a Head of State in a dignified manner.
We searched for reasons why the usually savvy and in-control Geingob, blurted out the word 'liars' in reference to Namibians. Could it be that the president is under pressure to live up to the massive over promises that have been made in his less than one year-old tenure in office?
Is it that the president is handing over a house to one person and spending 20 percent of his salary on bursaries for a few students because he is out of aces in his hand in terms of national solutions to national problems?
Are there no game-changing, systemic alternatives pending from this administration? 200,000 serviced plots have been promised to avoid an AR rebellion, but we all know that many cannot be delivered any time soon.
Has our president over-committed us and is feeling the pinch? The pressure of falling short on expectations raised can push a leader to the wall as people look up to him with empty bellies and anticipatory eyes.
Could it be that with an 87 percent mandate at the ballot box for him specifically to be the Head of State and the recent landslide Swapo victory in the regional elections, are still not enough to assure this president that he is the true leader of the people and that empty promises are not needed?
Is that uncertainty within him causing a pressure that forces him to let down his guard enough to use rough terms in public arenas in reference to his own supporters?
If the president indeed used the term "liars" in referring to tendencies of the Namibian people, will there be an apology? Is such name calling in public the ultimate arrogance of power peeking out?
We throw these questions out there for pondering. But, we declare that many 'liars' went to the polls to support Swapo so take it easy on us and give us kinder, gentler labels even when we may say and do things that are disappointing or frustrating.
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Sharknado, Pacific Rim, and the Hollywood Implosion
Last Thursday night was an interesting night to watch my Twitter feed. Two movies were standing out from from the stream – Pacific Rim and Sharknado. The former is a big budget movie about giant mecha fighting kaiju. The latter is a SyFy Channel movie of the week made for, according to IMDB, one million dollars, featuring sharks in a tornado. No, really, check out the trailer on io9. If I ran a Hollywood studio, I'd be worried about my future.
We here at MuseHack have been tracking the Hollywood bubble, from superhero similarities to the big names questioning the sustainability. The bubble's due to pop; how big the gooey mess will be even we can't predict. Three big-budget movies have failed this summer. A SyFy B-movie managed to grab more attention than The Lone Ranger. The people in charge should be asking, "Why?"
Pacific Rim, while finishing behind Despicable Me 2 in North America, earned $US3.6 million, with another $US3.7 million in Asia. That is one night's gross, the opening late show Thursday night. People are going out to see it; visually, it is like no other movie this summer and features giant robots punching giant monsters. My Twitter stream showed a positive reaction to the movie, including Canadian TV personality Ed the Sock calling it one of the greatest movies ever. Meanwhile, at the other end of the budget, Sharknado pulled in 1.4 to 2 million viewers, low but the viewers reached 350k tweets during the length of the movie, shy of the number of tweets generated by the "Red Wedding" epsiode of A Game of Thrones, an episode that garnered 5.22 million viewers. Both movies feature elements not normally seen in North American entertainment. The mecha and kaiju of Pacific Rim are staples of anime and Japanese cinema, but are rare to see in Hollywood.* Meanwhile, Sharknado had people fighting and being eaten by sharks in a giant tornado; a combination that it's safe to say has never crossed through anyone's rational thoughts**.
There must be committees now going on in Hollywood, sitting down, analyzing both Pacific Rim and Sharknado, trying to figure out what makes the movies tick, why their respective audiences are raving on social media, and how to duplicate that success. What the committees might miss is that both movies deliver on their promise; giant robots punching giant monsters and sharks in a tornado being fought against with chainsaws. The movies aren't deep; even Ed the Sock says Pacific Rim is a movie, not a film. But they bring something different in a summer where checklists are failing and tentpoles are falling. I just don't expect the committees to realize where the problem is.***
* Outside dinosaurs, which fill in for the giant and the monster, but not the fear of nuclear power that kaiju also have.
** Like kaiju, Sharknado uses fear as a hook for the audience. Instead of nuclear power, the fear is of climate change, of once-in-a-century storms happening several times a decade. And the fear of sharks, thanks to Jaws.
*** I do expect copycat films. There should be a MechaShark vs the HurriKraken in the next few years.


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River Whyless Get Lost With A New EP
After navigating the waters of the long and laborious DIY process to produce their first album in 2011, North Carolina's River Whyless elected to decamp for a single studio session in Louisville, Kentucky, this time out. Holing themselves up with Kevin Ratterman (Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket) at La La Land Studio, the band set out to capture their new chemistry and intuitive nature.
"In an atmosphere like La La Land, you can eat, sleep and breathe the music you're working on without the distractions of everyday life. I enjoy that," says Ryan O'Keefe (guitar/vocals). "We recorded mostly live with just a few overdubs. Kevin likes to move at a good clip in order to capture that magical, synchronistic moment."
Something certainly happened in the studio. River Whyless laid down five tracks that incorporated every member's writing style in less than four days. Most of it was recorded live, with very few overdubs. The cohesiveness in this indie folk EP is evident.
River Whyless gets lost in five tracks of indie folk bliss.
The eponymous EP immediately captures the creativity and cohesiveness of a band that been touring heavily and steadily since their debut album, A Stone, A Leaf, An Unfound Door, four years ago. Unlike the debut, it is clear the band has laid down a direction of delivering lyrically rich harmonics and relaxed, contemplative instrumentals that build beyond its four-piece foundation.
Along with O'Keefe, Halli Anderson (vocals/violin), Alex McWalters (drums), and Dan Shearin (bass, vocals) blend together their talents to form a singular sense of purpose. The album leads off with Life Crisis, a wise and wistful indie folk composition that leans heavier on its percussion and vocal echoes than this brilliantly simple and stripped back tiny desk version.
Life Crisis is followed up with Maple Sap, a self-reflective metaphoric song that conjures up images of a lonely soul contemplating life while finishing off everyday chores like tapping trees for sap and collecting firewood. The beauty of the piece comes in as the band connects the dots between nature and the human experience.
Bath Salt is decidedly different as the band showcases Anderson's vocals alongside a loping, fantastical rhythm. The near six-minute track soars through a variety of pace change-ups, pausing for Anderson to sing her story between climatic swirls and violin runaways.
Miles Of Skyline takes a different approach by laying everything down on the machinery-like precision of the percussion, bringing in clock-like guitar patterns and violin rolls to company Shearin's vocals. While the track lacks the same depth felt throughout most of the album, its buoyant, celebratory nature delivers some diversity to the lineup.
It's the closer, Fine Companion that will eventually win listeners over. Although shorter and starker than anything else on the album, the weeping guitar and strident world-worn but hopeful lyrics bring the entire EP back to the beginning. The beginning is where most people will want to be on this album. Life Crisis is the most dynamic offering added to the band's extended repertoire.
A Self-Titled EP By River Whyless Soars 6.8 On The Liquid Hip Richter Scale.
Some people will size River Whyless up as experimental folk rock or indie folk pop, which both seem to be a catch all for anyone who can harmonize a few lines over infectious rhythms with an interesting assortment of instruments. This band is something more enigmatic as traditional folk artists with an experimental edge. The result is casual confidence eclectic listeners relate to other genres.
Where River Whyless stands out is in its ability to compose informed music, narratives that immediately connect with one's psyche. It doesn't just sound right. It feels right. You can find River Whyless on Amazon or download the new EP from iTunes. To get to know the band better, follow them on Facebook.
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This song must be close to the best ever song I have heard. It describes the truth about what a man really does feel for his woman something that feels close to heart to me. Its beautifully written from vibes to lyric and has that ability to wash over you no matter how many times you listen. A song by a Legend that will never be forgot.
Wonderful Tonight is perhaps the best "slow song" of all time it tells the tale of undivided love and shows Eric Clapton's softer side which always peaks through in his music. You can tell that he is a lot shyer then other guitarists and that's evident in his song writing as well as his guitar work. He almost always has backing vocals usually over-lapping his own and he seems to actually care about the audience that he's playing for. These are just a few reasons why Eric Clapton has lasted so long. When you care for people they in turn care for you and you develop a certain loyalty. Eric Clapton will always have MY loyalty because I know he deserves it.
Many say "Layla" is EC's greatest song, but no song ever recorded can come close to this classic ballad. I sing along with it every time I hear it, which must be in the hundreds since it was released. I have almost every album, box set, video and compilation EC has ever put out, but if I had to throw it all out except one single, it would be Wonderful Tonight. EC...you are indeed GOD!
Wonderful Tonight is one of the worlds best known and best loved ballads. It has appeared in countless compilations, TV shows and films. The song seems to improve each time he revamps it. This version is a bit slower than the original and contains a wonderful, delicate solo. EC sings and plays this version better than ever.
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Q: Remove quotes from second items in nested list I need to remove quotes from second items in nested list. For example, change:
a = [['first', '41'], ['second', '0'], ['third', '12']]

to:
[['first', 41], ['second', 0], ['third', 12]]

I tried
[map(int, [n[1]]) for n in a]
[[41], [0], [12], [0], [45], [17], [3], [10], [1], [19], [98], [0]]

But it removes the first element. Any help is appreciated.

A: [[item[0], int(item[1])] for item in a]

Output:
[['first', 41], ['second', 0], ['third', 12]]

A: You can do it as:
a = [['first', '41'], ['second', '0'], ['third', '12']]
a = [[i[0], int(i[1])]for i in a]

>>> print a
[['first', 41], ['second', 0], ['third', 12]]

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Filardo is the artist moniker for Tom Filardo (Total Noise, Bouquet, Key Losers, Asleep In the Sea), former Tempe, currently Los Angeles-based experimental pop singer songwriter. His latest full-length "Falling Up" is available now via (his brother Christian's label) Holy Page Records.
"Drawing inspiration from the Beach Boys and Wendy Carlos, Filardo pushes contemporary pop music to its limits leaving no sonic field untouched. From the pink panther esque movie score that is "Falling Up" to the noisy motorcycle that haunts "I Still Get Around" Filardo displays his true talent for songwriting. This piece is not to be overlooked!, get psyched!" — Holy Page Org.
"Falling Up" was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Tom Filardo at The Tempe Museum of Contemporary Art, and mastered by Ryan Butler at Arcane Digital in Chandler, AZ.
off of Filardo's debut LP "Enter the Edit Suite".


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Find the physical forms and publications on the Health Forms and Publication page.
WIAA Sport Medical Committee
In mid-1930, the WIAA Board of Control established the WIAA Benefit Plan to be overseen by the WIAA Secretary Neverman. "The WIAA also procured the services of a medical advisor for the Benefit Plan. The first such person was Dr. M. D. Bird of Marinette. He received a $100 honorarium for his first year's work of reviewing unusual injury claims." (Otte, More Than A Game, 1996, 120)
With the creation of the WIAA Benefit Plan, the WIAA established days-out limitations on athlete injuries and determined a required recovery period. In fact, the WIAA Benefit Plan limited the return to play from a major head injury (concussion) to one calendar year and the return to play from a minor head injury to 30 days.
The WIAA Sport Medical Advisory Committee (SMAC) was established in 1974 to replace the State Medical Society's Subcommittee on WIAA matters because the latter group "has only one practicing physician involved in athletics." (Otte, 377) In 1975, the Committee met for the first time. The WIAA was among the first high school state associations in the country to develop a Sport Medical Advisory Committee.
Significant Health Moves
The WIAA Medical Policies and Procedures Manual was distributed to the WIAA membership in 1975 and revamped for the 1990-91 school year. The publication provides guidelines on many medical matters for interscholastic athletic practices and contests. It currently is updated bi-annually and a hard copy is sent to all WIAA member schools after each update.
The Sport Medical Advisory Committee established the Wrestling 7% Committee in 1989 and in 1990; the 7% Committee recommended the skin-fold measurement system for all wrestlers to determine a minimum wrestling weight. The program became mandatory in 1991. (Otte, 432) Later in 1996, the 7% Committee recommended a hydration test to work along with the skin-fold measurement process.
In a 1989 opinion which resulted in a 1990 rule change, "The Medical Advisory Committee supports a strong position on the use of steroids, recommending that a student who has been found to use them be ineligible for a minimum of one year and not reinstated without testing to make sure the athlete has ceased using them." (Otte, 439) The rule change applied the code of conduct minimum to performance enhancing substances.
The WIAA, by Board of Control action as recommended by the Medical Advisory Committee, made a significant health move that was instituted at the beginning of the 1993-94 school year. Called the "day of rest" rule, it required teams in all sports to "rest from all physical activity for at least one calendar day after six consecutive days of practice or competition." (Otte, 440)
In 1995, the SMAC adopted the wrestling skin form to be utilized when a contagious skin condition may exist. The examination must be done no more than three days prior to wrestling and furnished at weigh-ins.
The Committee began the discussion of Female Osteoporosis concerns in 2008 and later developed the Female Triad guidelines in 2010. Female Triad was officially described as a syndrome of: disordered eating, lack of menstrual cycles, and osteoporosis in females. In addition, the SMAC identified concerns with Sickle Cell Trait.
In 2011, the SMAC worked with legislators to develop concussion legislation. As the concussion legislation was passed, the Committee worked with the Wisconsin Department of Instruction to provide educational materials for member schools and other youth athletic organizations.
The SMAC worked with the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association to develop an acclimatization plan in 2012 and a policy was implemented for the 2014 season. The SMAC also discussed player-on-player contact. Player-on-player contact was limited beginning in the fall of 2014 to no contact the first week, 75 minutes the second week, and 60 minutes for the rest of the season. The plan was later adopted by the NFHS as a recommendation.
The Committee discussed transgender participation and eligibility in 2013. After reviewing the NCAA policy and several state associations' models, the SMAC made a recommendation to the Board of Control for adoption in June of 2013.
After discussions in 2004, 2007, and 2010, the SMAC prepared guidelines for sudden cardiac arrest to member schools in 2013. The Committee adopted the Anyone Can Save A Life emergency action plan for member schools and the NFHS Foundation provided a copy to be distributed to all WIAA member schools in 2015.
The SMAC began discussions in May of 2015 regarding baseball pitcher arm care. A study conducted on Tommy John surgeries from 2007-2011 stated that 57% of 790 surgeries during that time period were on adolescents in the 15-19 year-old age group. A pitch count was adopted with input of the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association in May 2016 for implementation in the spring of 2017.
At the May 2016 meeting, the SMAC adopted a change from the wrestling half-pound per day weight loss to the 1.5 percent per week weight loss plan based on the recommendation of the 7% Committee. The 1.5% weight loss program will provide an individualized weight loss plan for every wrestler based on their skin-fold measurement.
In addition, the SMAC adopted guidelines for Relative Energy Deficit in Sport (RED-S) to emphasize the condition effects all athletes; not just females. Due to the energy deficiency in RED-S normal body functioning is impaired and can affect metabolic rate, immunity, cardiovascular health, protein synthesis, as well as menstrual function, and bone health.
In May of 2017, the SMAC updated the concussion information, absorbed the Female Triad information into the RED-S information, and added mental health/wellness.
May of 2019, the SMAC discussed sport specific requests and began a process to update the WIAA Medical Policies and Procedures.
Throughout the spring and fall of 2020, the SMAC provided guidance and advice pertaining to the Coronavirus pandemic. Beginning with the season ending of winter sports through the cancellation of spring sports, Covid-19 (as it was designated), began a new chapter in WIAA member schools and their offerings of athletic programs. During June, 2020, the SMAC began working on guidelines to mitigate risk for summer contact and the WIAA staff began recommendations of sport specific guidelines.
By July 1, 2020, the SMAC had recommended summer contact guidance in an effort for schools to conduct coaching contact during the summer and to prepare for the possible resumption of sports in the fall. In addition, work began on the Return to Fall Sports considerations. Winter considerations were developed in October and work began on the Spring recommendations.
In addition to the Covid-19 work, the SMAC also provided a recommendation restricting CBD usage by athletes to prescription by a licensed health care provider.
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Beginning with the 2017-18 school year, all paid coaches shall be certified and will maintain certification in First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification and AED operation.
Click here for a listing of certification resources.
WIAA Health News
The HeadStrong Concussion Insurance Program was specifically developed to insure student athletes from the high cost of concussion treatment and neurological follow up. The program began August 1, 2017.
The insurance only covers athletes in WIAA recognized sports (Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, hockey, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling for boys, and basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, hockey, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling for girls) at WIAA member schools. It does not cover cheer, dance, or club sports.


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Man pleads guilty in death of East Penn CEO — (Reading Eagle)
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Reading Eagle Berks and Beyond
Wednesday October 21, 2015 12:01 AM
Sally Miksiewicz
Mark D. Miller turned slowly from the front of the courtroom Tuesday and looked directly at the family and friends of former East Penn Manufacturing CEO Sally Miksiewicz.
Shackled and in a yellow Berks County Prison jumpsuit, Miller paused for a moment before speaking.
"I am sorry," he said, slowly and without losing eye contact. "That's all I can say."
Miller appeared before Judge John A. Boccabella to admit that he was driving under the influence of a combination of prescription and illegal drugs when his pickup truck hit and killed Miksiewicz, 52, while she was jogging in Pike Township on June 20, 2014.
Miller, 58, of the 200 block of South View Road, pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance and to driving under the influence of a controlled substance.
Boccabella sentenced Miller to three to six years in state prison followed by two years of probation, based on a plea agreement negotiated between defense attorney Allan L. Sodomsky and Assistant District Attorney Justin D. Bodor.
Miller will receive credit for 454 days previously spent in prison.
Authorities said Miller was driving twice the speed limit and was unable to maneuver a sharp curve on Boyer Road when he hit Miksiewicz near her home at about 7:20 a.m.
Miller told police he had taken Zoloft, Fentanyl, oxycodone and Vasotec before driving. Blood tests taken after the crash showed that he had amphetamine, methamphetamine, clonazepam, oxycodone and marijuana in his system.
Sodomsky noted that Miller suffers from several mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, but added that those illnesses were not the reason for the crash.
'She left a void'
Sodomsky said Miller was pleading guilty, but mentally ill, which will allow him to receive necessary treatment while he is incarcerated.
The defense attorney said it is important to remember that individuals are punished for doing wrong based on their culpability. In this case, while Sodomsky agreed that Miller was wrong to get behind the wheel of a vehicle, he said his client did not intentionally cause the death of Miksiewicz.
"It's a very sad situation," Sodomsky said. "Mr. Miller feels very remorseful. Mr. Miller suffers from illnesses himself and will have to live with this for the rest of his life."
Bodor said Miksiewicz' death was certainly a huge loss to the community, but more importantly to her four children and her life partner, Victor Rodriguez Jr., who was in the courtroom with his parents and three of Sally's friends from East Penn.
"The most tragic element here, your honor, is that she won't get to see those kids get married or graduate from college, some of those milestones that are so important in life," Bodor said.
Alison Snyder, the personnel director for East Penn, told Boccabella it is hard to describe the impact Miksiewicz' death has had on the company.
"Everyone in our organization loved Sally," Snyder said. "She left a void in our workforce, our customers and vendors and it's impacted thousands of individuals."
Snyder said she's personally still having a hard time dealing with the senselessness of the death.
"I play it over and over again in my mind of how many ways this situation could have been avoided," she said. "Her children need her, her family needs her, her friends need her, Victor needs her, the company needs her and it's not fair."
A frustrated judge
Before issuing his sentence, Boccabella took time to read aloud the various medications Miller was prescribed and their effects on the human brain and body.
Boccabella, who handles the bulk of the county's DUI cases, said he's seen an increase in cases involving prescription medications. The judge said he has a problem with the fact that such strong medications can be prescribed to patients without proper warnings of their potency.
"We punish drug dealers and those who manufacture and sell illegal drugs and track them down in connection to deaths," the judge said, "but we have huge drug companies and a medical community that prescribes powerful drugs willy nilly."
The judge said he believes that when strong medications are prescribed, a notice should be given to the Department of Transportation in order to suspend that patient's drivers license until he or she is no longer on the medication.
"This is one of the tough parts of the job, but until we come to grips with the medical community prescribing these type of drugs, without notifying the Department of Transportation, we're going to continue to see this forever," he said. "And it's getting worse instead of better."
That said, Boccabella said Miller was fully responsible for the crash because he took a dangerous combination of his prescriptions with illegal drugs. The judge said he believes the plea agreement in the case was fair, and reminded those in court that Miller's life has changed drastically too.
"I hope this keeps you off the streets and out of this situation for as long as possible," he said to Miller. "Hopefully you can get off your medication. If you can't, then you can't drive."
Contact Stephanie Weaver: 610-371-5042 or sweaver@readingeagle.com.


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A Eslovênia competiu nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2004, em Atenas, na Grécia.

Medalhistas

Prata
 Remo - Skiff duplo masculino: Luka Špik e Iztok Čop

Bronze
 Atletismo - 800 metros feminino: Jolanda Čeplak
 Judô - Peso meio-médio feminino (até 63 kg): Urška Žolnir
 Vela - Laser: Vasilij Žbogar

Desempenho

Masculino

Masculino

Masculino

Eslovenia
2004
Desporto na Eslovénia em 2004


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