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John Park, President
Shawn Fenton, Vice President
Andrew Berry, Secretary
Wade Dunn
Lynn Miller
Jon Vincent
BY-LAWS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the Germantown Public Library
NAME AND LOCATION
The name of the library shall be "Germantown Public Library". Where and when appropriate in the publications of the library, it shall be indicated that the Library District is the "Germantown Public Library, Valley View School District".
The Germantown Public Library is a learning center of the community and the place people go for the discovery of ideas, the joy of reading and the power of information. Community needs drive our services and we strive to deliver these services in a welcoming, convenient and responsive manner.
The objectives of the library shall be to:
Promote enlightened citizenship
Enrich personal lives
Encourage continuous self-education
Seek to identify community needs
Assume a leadership role in the community
Support the Library Bill of Rights and Freedom to Read statement
Assemble, preserve and administer books and related material
Serve the community as a center of reliable information
Provide free services to every resident of the State of Ohio
Supplement and assist the education of the students of the Valley View School district
The Board of Trustees shall have all of the powers granted to it by law and shall, in open meeting, determine and establish, in accordance with law, the basic policies of the library with respect to:
The appropriation and budgeting of funds
The establishment and maintenance of the library and library services
The acquisition, improvement, maintenance, insurance, use and disposition of properties
The hiring, compensation and responsibilities of, and the personnel practices concerning librarians and other employees
The selection, collection, lending and disposition of books and other library materials
The acceptance of gifts
The policies so determined and established by the Board shall remain in effect until changes or rescinded by further action by the Board and shall be administered by the library staff. The Library Director shall cause a compilation of all policies established by the Board to be prepared and kept up to date and to be distributed to the members of the Board and to appropriate members of the library staff and to be kept available to the general public.
Election: At the reorganization meeting in January of each year, the Board shall select from its membership a President, Vice-President and a Secretary who shall serve for a term of one year. At the same meeting, the Board shall appoint and fix the compensation of a Clerk-Treasurer who shall serve for a term of one year. Each of the said officers shall have such powers and duties as are prescribed by the Revised Code of Ohio or by these By-Laws or by special action of the Board from time to time to the extent that these By-Laws or said actions are consistent with the laws of Ohio.
President: The president shall preside at all meetings of the Board, authorize all committees, execute all documents authorized by the Board, serve as an ex-officio voting member of all committees, and generally perform all duties associated with that office.
Vice-President: The vice-president, in the event of the absence or disability of the president, or of a vacancy in that office, shall assume and perform the duties and functions of the president.
Secretary: The duties of the secretary include co-signing the Board minutes with the president and any other duties as determined by the Board.
Clerk-Treasurer: The clerk-treasurer shall keep a true and accurate record of all meetings of the Board, shall issue notices of all regular and special meetings, shall be disbursing officer of the Board, co-sign all checks, and perform such other duties as are generally associated with the position. The clerk-treasurer shall be bonded in an amount as may be required by the Board.
The Board shall appoint a qualified Library Director who shall be the executive and administrative officer of the library on behalf of the Board and under its review and direction. The Library Director shall be responsible for:
The proper direction and supervision of the staff
The care and maintenance of library property
An adequate and proper selection of books in keeping with the library service to the public and to financial operation within the limitations of the budgeted appropriation
On a periodic basis, the Library Director shall report to the Board the status of personnel changes
The president shall appoint committees of one or more members each for the specific purposes as the business of the Board may require from time to time. The committee shall be considered to be discharged upon the completion of the purpose for which it was appointed and after the final report is made to the Board. All committees shall make a progress report to the Board at each of its meetings. No committee will have other than advisory powers unless, by suitable action of the Board, it is granted specific power to act.
The regular meetings shall be held each month, the date and hour to be set by the Board at its annual reorganization meeting.
The reorganization meeting, which shall be held for the purpose of the election of officers and the hiring of employees, shall be held in January of each year.
The order of business for regular meetings shall include, but not be limited to, the following items which shall be covered in the sequence shown so far as circumstances will permit:
Roll call of members
Recognition of visitors
Approval of minutes of previous meeting
Correspondence and communications
Financial report and approval of expenditures
Report of Library Director
Report of standing committees
Unfinished business
11. Adjournment
An affirmative vote of the majority of all members present shall be necessary to approve any action before the Board. The president may vote upon any proposal before the Board.
The Friends of the Germantown Public Library is a non-profit organization dedicated to:
Foster closer relations between the Library and the residents of the Valley View Local School District
Promote knowledge of the functions, resources, services and needs of the Library
Support and cooperate with the Library in developing library services in the community
Enable the Library to enhance services, expand programs and add new dimensions that maximize the Library's role and usefulness in the community
Heighten public awareness of the Library
Assist in the identification of community needs
Encourage, solicit and receive gifts and bequests from corporations, businesses, community organizations and private citizens
Hold fund raising events to further the Friends and the Library
Friends Membership Application [5] 1.51 MB
Volunteer Application [6] 434.91 KB
Constitution and By-Laws of the Friends of the Germantown Public Library
Article I NAME
The name of this organization shall be the Friends of the Germantown Public Library.
When the word "Library" is used in this document it will denote the Germantown Public Library.
Article II PURPOSE
· Foster closer relations between the Library and the residents of the
Valley View Local School District
· Promote knowledge of the functions, resources, services and needs of the Library
· Support and cooperate with the Library in developing library services in the community
· Enable the Library to enhance services, expand programs and add new dimensions that maximize the Library's role and usefulness in the community.
· Heighten public awareness of the Library
· Assist in the identification of community needs
· Encourage, solicit and receive gifts and bequests from corporations, businesses,
community organizations and private citizens
· Hold fund raising events to further the Friends and the Library
Article III MEMBERSHIP
Membership in this organization shall be open to all individuals in sympathy with its purposes.
Types of membership and dues shall be set by the Executive Board.
Article IV EXECUTIVE BOARD – OFFICERS AND ELECTIONS
1. Executive Board
The officers of the organization shall be vested in an Executive Board which shall consist of the following seven people:
President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary, who shall be elected by the membership of the organization.
An At-Large Board member who shall be elected by the membership of the organization
A Board of Trustees Liaison, who shall be appointed the Library Board of Trustees
The Library Director, who shall be an ex-officio member of the Executive Board
2. Terms of Office
Officers shall be elected for a one-year term. The term of office shall be March 1st through the end of February.
The election of officers shall be held at the annual meeting, and those elected shall assume the duties of that office the March following the election. Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of those present at the annual meeting.
3. Nominating Committee
Officers shall be nominated by a nominating committee appointed by the President with the consent of the Executive Board, such nominating committee to consist of one member of the Executive Board and two persons appointed from the membership at large. The nominating committee shall not nominate any person who does not consent to such nomination. Nominations shall be submitted to the membership in writing at least two weeks prior to the annual meeting. Additional nominations may be made form the floor with consent from the nominee.
4. Vacancies
Vacancies occurring on the Executive Board shall be filled for the unexpired term thereof by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Executive Board.
5. Quorum
Four members of the Executive Board shall constitute a quorum.
Article V DUTIES OF OFFICERS
1. President
The president shall preside over all meetings of the organization and shall have general supervision of the affairs of the organization. The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the Nomination Committee.
2. Vice President
The Vice-President shall assume the duties of the President in his/her absence.
3. Secretary
The Secretary shall (a) take the minutes of all meetings and keep an accurate record of all business transactions, (b) conduct all correspondence as directed by the President, (c) perform such other duties as are customary of the office of Secretary.
4. Treasurer
The Treasurer shall (a) be the chief fiscal officer of the organization, (b) make regular financial reports to the Executive Board, (c) Keep an account of all money received by the organization and deposit the same in the bank designated by the Board, (d) pay all bills as approved by the Executive Board (e) perform such other duties as the Executive Board may from time to time prescribe.
The Treasurer will collect all dues, maintain a current list of paid members, and regularly inform the Executive Board of the status of the memberships.
The Treasurer shall present monthly financial statements to the Executive Board, prepare an annual report for the annual meeting and shall keep complete organizational accounts.
Article VI FINANCES
1. All funds shall be deposited in the account of The Friends of the Germantown Public Library and shall be disbursed only as authorized by the Executive Board.
2. Dues shall be payable annually and shall become due by the first day of April.
3. The fiscal year shall be the same as the calendar year.
4. An auditing committee of two members, appointed by the President in consultation with the Executive Board, shall audit the Treasurer's books before the end of the fiscal year and submit it's report at the annual meeting.
5. No member of the Friends of the Germantown Public Library shall be liable except for unpaid dues for the current year and no personal liability shall in any event attach to any member of the Friends in connection with any of its activities or undertakings. All liabilities of the organization shall be limited to its deposited funds.
6. Money received from memberships, projects, gifts and memorials shall be used to further the purposes of this organization.
No part of the net earnings of the organization shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, trustees, officers or other private persons, except that the organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered.
Article VII COMMITTEES
This organization shall have the following standing committees.
Program & Special Event Committee
Fundrasing & Booksale Committee
The Executive Board may designate other committees as needed.
Article VIII MEETINGS
This organization shall hold at least one general membership meeting per year.
Order of business shall be:
· Presentation and approval of the Minutes of the last meeting
· Presentation and approval, if required, of any reports of the Executive Board, Committees or individuals
· Treasurer's Report
· Transaction of any other business
The annual meeting shall be held on a date in February to be determined by the Executive Board. Members shall be notified at least two weeks prior to the date of the meeting.
A special meeting of this organization may be called at any time by the Executive Board.
The Executive Board shall meet every other month or at the discretion of the Executive Board.
All meetings shall be conducted according to Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, except when in conflict with these Bylaws or with the laws of the State of Ohio.
Article X AMENDMENTS
Amendments to this constitution and by-laws may be made at the annual meeting by a two-thirds vote of those members present, after notification to members of record at least two weeks before the meeting.
Article XI ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
The Friends of the Germantown Public Library is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and/or scientific purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
No part of the net earnings of the organization shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members. The organization shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of Section 501(c)(3) purposes. No substantial part of the activities of the organization shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to, any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provision of this document, the organization shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by an organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or (b) by an organization, contributions to which are deductible under section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
Article XII DISSOLUTION
In the event of the dissolution of this organization, and prior to the completion thereof, all liabilities and obligations of this corporation shall be paid, satisfied, and discharged, and all of the remaining assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. No part of such remaining assets, property, or income shall be distributed to members or to any other persons whatsoever.
Approved unanimously by the membership present, February 23, 2009
Pat Spencer, President elected 2/23/2009
Gayla Ford, Vice President elected 3/29/2010
Ann Conover, Treasurer elected 2/23/2009
Char Tanner elected 2/29/2009
Joseph Knueven, Library Director ex-officio member
Karon Epperson, Trustee Liason appointed by the Board of Trustees, 4/13/2009
Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The Library is located at:
51 N. Plum St.
Germantown, OH 45327
This is in historic downtown Germantown, across Plum Street from the old Carnegie library.
If you need assistance finding us, please give us a call at 937-855-4001 and we will be happy to help you with directions.
The Germantown Public Library, here after "the Library", websites are provided for information purposes only.
The Library collects no personal information from website visitors. The Library uses cookies to collect traffic data for analysis and uses Google Analytics for this analysis, however the Library does not track or permanently record information about individuals and their visits.
While information contained within the website is periodically updated, no guarantee is given that the information provided is correct, complete or up-to-date.
Through the website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of the Library. Such information can be personally, professionally and culturally enriching. However, the Library cannot control the information available over the Internet and is not responsible for its content. Not all sites on the global Internet provide accurate, complete or current information and access points often change rapidly and unpredictably. Furthermore, some sources may be offensive, disturbing and/or illegal. Users access information at their own discretion and they are responsible for the access points they reach. The availability of information on the Library website does not constitute endorsement of the content by the Germantown Public Library. Patrons who choose to use the website as an information resource do so at their own risk.
All users of the website agree to hold the Germantown Public Library harmless from any and all claims, losses, damages, obligations or liabilities, directly or indirectly relating to the website and/or the networked information available via the website, caused thereby or arising therefrom. In no event shall the Germantown Public Library have any liability for lost profits or for indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages or any liability to any third part, even if the Germantown Public Library is advised of the possibility of such damages.
The library offers both wireless internet access and public computers with both internet access and office software installed on them.
Printing is available in both color and black and white from the public computers.
We do not currently have the setup for you to print from your device on the wireless network.
Home delivery service is available:
1)If you live within our service area AND
2)Are unable, either on an on-going basis or for an extended, distint time period, to visit the library
Please contact the library (937) 855-4001 to ask about out home delivery services.
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We have resources available for teachers. If you teach at Valley View, live in our service area and teach at an area school, or home school - please stop by or call to find out about our resources for teachers.
Gillian Izor, Director
Greg Van Bebber, Fiscal Officer
Kelsey McCoy, Youth Services Coordinator
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Add some modern Scandi style to your bedrooms and homes with this illustrated Soda cushion. Features contrast navy piping and a grey/white patterned reverse so you can mix up your look. Create the ultimate Scandi-inspired look by pairing it with our Oslo chevron bed linen. This 100% cotton cushion cover measures 40cm x 40cm, features a hidden zip and comes with a custom poly insert. Made in India.


The DMC-400 uses the standard ACE-Lite interface. See the AMBA AXI and ACE Protocol Specification AXI3, AXI4, and AXI4-Lite, ACE and ACE-Lite. Also see Appendix A Signal Descriptions.
The signal names for each system interface include the _<index> suffix, where _<index> is the decimal system address. For a DMC-400 with a single system interface the suffix is _0.


Ice wine, Port and other libations for your sweet tooth.
Whether it was a square of chocolate, a bite of a pastry or a spoonful of ice cream, a meal was not complete for my mom until she gave in to her sweet tooth. My father preferred his glucose in liquid form—liters of soda. Either way, growing up, I had access to virtual mounds of sugar. I have little to no doubt that this has manifested itself into my penchant for Port, ice wine and other sweet libations.
The main component necessary for the production of wine starts with the natural sugars found in grapes. Isolating this component during the cultivation or production of wine will yield what is referred to as "stickies" and "the nectar of the gods": Port and Ice Wine, respectively. Regardless of the style or country of origin, these wines are dense and highly aromatic, and a few ounces are a fine option for dessert in a glass.
The basic formula for turning grape juice into wine is simple. After grapes are crushed, they come into contact with yeast cells that convert sugars into alcohol and bubbles. Those bubbles are what gives Champagne its sparkle, but that's a whole other story. During the fermentation of Port, the addition of a neutral spirit—think flavorless brandy—is added. This boosts alcohol levels to about 18-20 percent, and leaves unfermented natural grape sugars in the finished wine. This method was employed during the 18th century after many barrels destined for England from northern Portugal arrived badly spoiled or oxidized. Following this fix, the Brits got their wine and the world was given an array of differentstyled Ports—from the fiery, young and fruity Ruby to the classy, polished and nutty aged Tawny.
Wine has an alarming amount of water; they say it's about 80 percent. The remainder is composed of acids, esters, proteins, minerals and sugars, among other things. As any fruit ripens, sugar content naturally increases as acid levels drop. Try a darker, ripe raspberry next to an under-ripe pink raspberry and notice how tart the under-ripe pink berry is compared to the sweeter, darker berry. Late harvest wines are just that: wine made from grapes left on the vine long enough until sugars soar and acids plummet.
A more enticing and balanced late-harvest version occurs when a vineyard is graced with a fungus euphemistically referred to as noble rot. This occurs in regions with higher humidity such as the maritime vineyards of Sauternes, France. The fungus pierces the grape skins while attaching itself, which allows for the natural evaporation of water, thus concentrating the sugars and acids. The finished wines are less cloyingly sweet due to the higher ratio of acidity—exactly what lemons do for sweet tea. These wines have flavors reminiscent of honeyed peaches and apricots, layered on a rich, dense palate with accents of spice.
In colder climates such as Canada's, the likelihood of frost and below-freezing temperatures following harvest allow for the production of ice wine. A very similar tale of concentration is played out in these frigid vineyards. When the grapes form a solid core of ice, vineyard workers painstakingly begin harvesting, assisted by floodlights and headlamps in the middle of the night. The grapes are transported quickly and pressed ASAP. The frozen ice crystals are left in the press and the concentrated grape sugars and acids are made into a syrupy, tropical, poignant dessert wine appropriately referred to as the nectar of the gods. With the amount of concentration and depth of flavors put forth by these sweeter wines, they're certainly worth a sip or two—especially when the nagging of your sweet tooth is as audible as mine.


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Funding for research on macular degeneration
By Sharon Gray | June 27, 2012
Drs. Robert Gendron and Hélène Paradis, professors in the Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, head up one of seven Canadian research teams that will receive new funding from the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Canada's largest funder of vision research.
The researchers will receive $210,000 over three years to study the underlying causes of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the changes in protein production in the aging eye which cause blood vessels to leak fluid in people diagnosed with this condition. By understanding the underlying causes of wet AMD, this team hopes to facilitate the design of treatments which could prevent or reverse the disease.
Wet AMD is one of the leading causes of blindness in western populations. Dr. Gendron said this disease is particularly relevant in Newfoundland and Labrador.
"This is because our population is becoming skewed toward aging and our diabetes rates are thought to be higher than the national average," he said. "Wet AMD is a neovascular disease. This means it involves the overgrowth and disregulation of blood vessels in the retinal tissues of the eye. New improved therapies and pharmaceuticals are needed to prevent and treat these central retinal diseases."
Wet AMD affects about 10 per cent of all people with AMD. It is more severe than the early and intermediate stages of the dry form and happens when abnormal blood vessels behind the retina start to grow under the macula. These new blood vessels can be fragile and leak blood and fluid; the blood and fluid cause the macula to swell and damage occurs rapidly.
Drs. Gendron and Paradis have identified the novel protein tubedown and are characterizing the larger complex it associates with as a factor involved in the control of the stability of retinal blood vessels.
"We have found that loss of tubedown from retinal blood vessels is an important predisposing factor for the progression of neovascular retinopathy," explained Dr. Gendron.
"Through our research we hope to better understand the mechanisms underlying tubedown loss and how such loss leads to disturbance of the stability of retinal blood vessels, particularly during retinal aging. If we can define the other proteins involved in tuedown loss in wet AMD, we can then design new agents and strategies to improve treatment options for wet AMD."

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Q: java.lang.ClassCastException: android.widget.RelativeLayout cannot be cast to android.widget.TabHost I'm trying to add Tabhost to my app, but for some reason when i run the app it gives me this earror java.lang.ClassCastException: android.widget.RelativeLayout cannot be cast to android.widget.TabHost.
here is the full exception:
  FATAL EXCEPTION: main
  Process:     com.world.bolandian.tests, PID: 4159
 java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.world.bolandian.tests/com.world.bolandian.tests.TabHostMain}: java.lang.ClassCastException: android.widget.RelativeLayout cannot be cast to android.widget.TabHost
     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2305)
     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2365)
     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:148)
     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1283)
     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5272)
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     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:909)
     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:704)
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: android.widget.RelativeLayout cannot be cast to android.widget.TabHost
     at android.app.TabActivity.onContentChanged(TabActivity.java:128)
     at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:391)
     at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:2188)
     at com.world.bolandian.tests.TabHostMain.onCreate(TabHostMain.java:15)
     at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5977)
     at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1105)
     at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2258)
     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2365)
     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:148)
     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1283)
     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5272)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:909)
     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:704)

this is the XML of the activity EDITED
   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <TabHost xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
   android:layout_width="match_parent"
   android:layout_height="match_parent"
   tools:context="com.world.bolandian.tests.TabHostMain"
   android:id="@+id/tabHost"
   android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
   android:layout_centerHorizontal="true">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <TabWidget
            android:id="@android:id/tabs"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"></TabWidget>

        <FrameLayout
            android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent">

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/Main"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:orientation="vertical"></LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/GPS"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:orientation="vertical"></LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/Info"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:orientation="vertical"></LinearLayout>
        </FrameLayout>
    </LinearLayout>
</TabHost>

Activity code
   public class TabHostMain extends TabActivity {

   TabHost tabHost;

   @Override
   protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_tab_host_main);

    tabHost = getTabHost();

    TabHost.TabSpec ts1 = tabHost.newTabSpec("main");
    ts1.setIndicator("Main");
    ts1.setContent(new Intent(this, Main.class));
    tabHost.addTab(ts1);

    TabHost.TabSpec ts2 = tabHost.newTabSpec("GPS");
    ts2.setIndicator("GPS");
    ts2.setContent(new Intent(this, GPS.class));
    tabHost.addTab(ts2);

    TabHost.TabSpec ts3 = tabHost.newTabSpec("Info");
    ts3.setIndicator("Info");
    ts3.setContent(new Intent(this, Info.class));
    tabHost.addTab(ts3);

   }
 }

A: The problem is with your xml file, the id for the TabHost should be android:id="@android:id/tabhost":
So change your xml file to implement this change.

Btw TabActivity is now depricated and you should use it like this now.

UPDATE
Your xml file should look something like this :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TabHost
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context="com.world.bolandian.tests.TabHostMain"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:id="@android:id/tabhost"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <TabWidget
            android:id="@android:id/tabs"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"></TabWidget>

        <FrameLayout
            android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent">

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/Main"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:orientation="vertical"></LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/GPS"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:orientation="vertical"></LinearLayout>

             <LinearLayout
                 android:id="@+id/Info"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="match_parent"
                 android:orientation="vertical"></LinearLayout>
         </FrameLayout>
      </LinearLayout>
</TabHost>

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I'm ditching my Subaru outback. She's in rough shape...body is toast. 246k miles. Both rear struts are junk. Tires are junk.
Interior is fair to good. The pluses....runs great and trans only has 120k on it. 2.5L, auto. Headgaskets were done. Timing belt amd water pump were also done. Alternator was new in January or February.
I dd'ed It for about five years and we've owned it seven or eight years. It would make a fantastic woods buggy.
I'm posting it on scmc first for anyone that could use it. If like $400 for it. I'll give you the title and you decide what you will do with it.
Bump. Going to put it up for sale elsewhere soon. Please don't make me do that.
It was thing of beauty. Don't be jelly bro....you had your chance at this slice of pie.


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Top Ten Woodstock '69 Performances
Woodstock rocks! but what is the best song? Only Woodstock '69, the first one, the original.
1 Soul Sacrifice - Santana
Santana was more than awesome and energetic as individual musicians as well as a band playing together. I'm sure most of Santana was doing some serious tripping, but they managed to feed off each other's strengths and bring it all together. At first the audience was surprised by the new sounds they were hearing but with each note they really into the music.The crowd was electrified by their performance because they got to hear beautiful music played by musicians that knew and loved playing together for their audience.
Did you all forget Alvin Lee? This guy performed unbelievably on the guitar, more crank on the guitar than anyone, period. "Going Home" was and is the stellar performance and truly emphasizes how a guitar should be played. Listen to that dude crank, and the perfect feedback of his guitar at the end of the jam!
Raw tribal energetic performance. The percussion elevated the music to a spiritual level as they fed off each other with every note. Santana's guitar cut through it with its beck and call in total syncopation with his band as they reached a musical climax. Arguably, the band's best performance ever.
It's too bad the sound quality back then sucked. And all the chaos with no water or food, and bad weed and acid, etc., etc. All that negativity aside, it was the best time in music history. That's when some really cool stuff was about to happen in music.
2 With a Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
Still the most individually compelling performance of the entire show. Would have loved to see The Band. ShNaNa instead of The Band, are you kidding me?
Richie Havens opens Woodstock with Freedom, not shabby either. But with all the big names (Who, Jimi, Janis, CSNY) Joe was the one who stands out. Kudos to Santana--Soul Sacrifice was tremendous. So was Sly and where is he?
Oh, how I wish I was at Woodstock...
If I had a time machine, if only, I would use it just to go to Woodstock! And I wouldn't sleep or leave until it's over!
Agree, belting out that set crystal clear was magnificent and makes me fall back wishing I could've paticipated. Love not war! Kilroy was here! Up yours baby! Laugh out loud!
Come on people make this number one. Joe Cocker gave it all! Oh to be able to travel back in time and see this show live
3 The Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
I can't imagine how awesome this would have been live. Just think of the showmanship! The Grateful Dead bombed on this show haha.
Great performance by jimi hendrix who protested against the Vietnam war by imitating the sound of bombs!
4 Pinball Wizard - The Who
Love the song, love the who. Great performance
5 White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
One of the Greatest performances by Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane of this classic.
Super song. Thanks for "Fear and loathing in las vegas" where I found him.
6 Piece of My Heart - Janis Joplin
Janis is hands down one of the best artists ever in my opinion. She purée her heart and soul into everything word she sang and it's beautiful
7 We're Not Gonna Take It - The Who
Just watch the video on YouTube. Trust me, it's among the best live performances by any rock band! The Who members themselves didn't enjoy it and Roger Daltrey called it The Who's worst ever performance, but in my opinion, this is just as good as Live At Leeds.
The Who were really playing for their own lives at Woodstock! This has to be the best live performance of We're Not Gonna Take It/See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You, but Sparks is also another breathtaking moment of The Who's performance at Woodstock!
Best rock band ever.
8 Suzy Q - Creedence Clearwater Revival
This song still gets a crowd goin' whenever it's played 42-years later!
John Fogerty et al hit it sound on for what became the haunting call of Woodstock
9 I'm Going Home - Ten Years After
Looking back 46 years after seeing the Woodstock movie at the Trans Lux East movie theater in NYC the 3 acts that stood out most for me then were; 1. Ten Years After; 2. The Who; and 3. Sly and The Family Stone. As a then 15 year old I was blown away by Alvin Lee's guitar playing on "I'm going Home". It's interesting to note that he got such a heavy sound not from a Les Paul or Fender Stratocaster but rather a semi-hollow electric guitar which he tended to favor throughout his career.
Who's # 1 is a matter of opinion, but I saw one top 10 list and TYA wasn't even on it. Not sure how anyone could rate their performance not worthy of being in the top 10. It was definitely a breakout performance for TYA.
Go watch it on YouTube if you don't believe me.
A career defining performance for this band, they would never top it.
Sly and the Family Stone, Santana and Ten Years After definitively had the most energetic sets at Woodstock.
10 Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
11 Going Up the Country - Canned Heat
12 Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
13 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
Incredible track about love, forgiveness, timelessness, the spectrum of human emotion, and perfection through musical harmony
14 Fish Cheer / Fixin to Die Rag - Country Joe Mcdonald
15 Coming Into Los Angeles - Arlo Guthrie
16 Freedom - Richie Havens
He played the longest set this was my favorite. Very passionate.
Because, no explanation needed.
17 See Me Feel Me - The Who
Don't forget these guys performed when most people were sleeping
I'm surprised this song is number 16, to me this one of the best perfomances that I would have liked to see in the top 10
Greatest band ever.pete was electrifying
Kicking Abby Hoffman offstage would have been a blast to see
18 Southbound Train - Mountain
19 Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker
20 Evil Ways - Santana
21 At the Hop - Sha Na Na
You would think that at a hippie festival, 50s music would be laughed at, but the crowd loved it. Not to mention they did this song about 100 BPM faster than the original Danny and the Juniors classic. Hendrix, Sha Na Na, Richie Havens, and Santana rocked the festival.
22 Turn on Your Lovelight - Grateful Dead
23 Amazing Journey/Sparks - The Who
Probably the most fiery performance of these two interconnected songs by The Who...Contains all the classic who elements, psychedelic jamming...extensive guitar feedback from Townshend, Entwistles thundering bass, Moon going crazy on the drums, Roger with the tambourines...
24 Won't you try / Saturday afternoon - Jefferson Airplane.
Wall of sound. Amazing harmonies, perfect connection between the musicians. Perfect song!
25 My Generation - The Who
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It's harder to find a more passionate advocate for Latino issues in America than Border Angels founder Enrique Morones. Prior to this he was the Vice President of Latino & International Marketing for San Diego's professional baseball team – The Padres.
Since 1986, Enrique has dedicated his life to the prevention of thousands of migrant deaths that happen on the US-Mexican border. Inspired by his faith, and a chance meeting with Ethel Kennedy (the widow of Robert Kennedy), he has given a human face to countless migrants, offering them compassion in the form of food, water, clothing, education and advocacy.
A proud American, and even prouder Mexican, he was the first person to gain dual United States and Mexican nationality in 1998.
In 2006, Enrique led a caravan of thousands of activists, protesters and ordinary American citizens across the country in the first "Marcha Migrante", the event that sparked massive demonstrations across the country and the "immigrant spring". A Marcha Migrante has been held every year since to educate and inform middle America of the plight of migrants while demanding humane immigration reform.
Enrique has been a constant face in the Media on all issues related to migration; and is the "go-to expert" whenever a major immigration issue faces America, from aftermath of the firestorms in San Diego, to the migration of refugee children in Texas from Central America in 2014. He has been featured by almost every major media organization nationwide, as well as locally including, but not limited to: The Today Show, Larry King Live, The O'Reilly Factor, Don Francisco's "Sabado Gigante" and even taking the infamous Lou Dobbs to task for his anti-migrant prejudice.
Enrique has been acknowledged for his leadership both the public and private sectors, to advancing Latino culture and as a passionate advocate for human rights.
Creator of the first ever department of Latino Marketing in Major League Sports in 1995.
Winner of Mexican Human Rights Award in 2009 by President Felipe Calderon as well as Mexico's Othli's Award.
First person to gain dual nationality for both Mexico and the United States of America in a ceremony with Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo in 1998.
Named in the Mexican Council's top 25 Mexicans in history of San Diego for their influence in the region.
Named one of Hispanic Business Magazine's "most influential" Latinos in the United States of America.
Named one of San Diego Magazine's "50 People to Watch".
One of the first generation of US based advisors to Mexican President Vincente Fox know as CCIME "The Institute of Mexicans Abroad" and director of the Border Commission in 2003.
Migrant outreach to prevent harm, mainly through water drops in the desert as well as distributing food and hygiene products to migrant day labourers in the San Diego region.
Providing free immigration consulting to migrant families in both Spanish and English.
Border Angels works to dispel the various myths surrounding immigration in the United States and to bring back truth and justice.
Josefina Lopez, playwright and activist. Author, Real Women Have Curves.


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Throwing a party for a flower child? Dj-Party has the grooviest hippie party supplies for you!
Have a throw back party with the groovy decade of the 60's. Lava Lamps, peace signs, tie dye and flower power were the keys to this decade. Use our 60's Yard Signs to alert your guests of your party location. Your decorations will be far out if you use all of our hippie party decorations. Like the Lava Lamp Centerpieces. Set on of these on each food table to bring the groovy style to your food. Another way to bring hte 60's style to your food table is to make tie dye cupcakes or a cake. The guest will be wiggin' out when they see their food infused with the awesome tie dye colors. To remember everyone at the party use our Hippie Bus Photo Prop. Check out our hippie costumes and Hippie Fanci-Frames to use as props for the pictures. You can also use our different party beads like our Peace Beads. Our 60's Party Buttons are perfect for the picture props and also can be worn for the party! These hippe decorations and party ideas will be far out at your next party!
Fill you party space with neon colors, tie dye and lava lamps. Our Tie Dye Table Cover is totally groovy. Especially with the 60's Bus Centerpiece in the middle of the table. You can fill this centerpiece with a ton of different party supplies and then guests can take it home as a party favor.
If you are looking to do more of a flower child decoration than tie dye our Printed 60's Table Runner is perfect. Just place it on top of a neon color tablecover. Along with our Retro Flowers Fanci-Fetti. Decorate your walls with our Retro 60's Cutouts. These can be placed all over your venue to bring all of your decorations together. If you use our Hippie party decorations, your guest will think your party is far out!!


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He also coached PAOK FC, AGF, B 1909, KR, SC Eisenstadt

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Although he had ample time to stop a 27-year-old man speeded up and drove through a red light in Lurgan.
Robbert Martin, whose address was given as Mount Street, Dromore, was fined £150 last Friday at Craigavon Magistrates Court for breach of a traffic sign on April 17 this year.
The court was told that a police mobile patrol was travelling in High Street, Lurgan in the direction of Craigavon.
As they approached a traffic light it changed from amber to red.
A car which was 15 metres back sped up and drove through the red light although it had ample time to stop.
District Judge, Mrs Bernie Kelly, recorded a conviction. She said that the defendant had written to the court saying that he thought he had time to get through the yellow light.


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Hospital for Special Surgery names CEO of Florida division, and more | MED MOVES
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Ohio State appoints a new CEO of Wexner Medical Center, Jersey City Medical Center gets a new chief medical officer, and others take new roles.
Hospital for Special Surgery has appointed Tara M. McCoy to the new position of chief executive officer of HSS Florida.
The organization touted the step as part of its commitment to improving musculoskeletal health in the Sunshine State. HSS opened its first Florida campus in Palm Beach in 2020, and has expanded to Florida's west coast through a relationship with Naples-based NCH Health.
McCoy brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience with Cleveland Clinic, Tenet Healthcare, and others. She most recently served with GenesisCare, a provider of oncology services, where she oversaw the West Florida region.
"It is an honor to take on this new role and I look forward to expanding the reach and impact of HSS across the state of Florida," McCoy said in a statement. "I am committed to utilizing my healthcare knowledge and Florida community experiences to continue building on the great work that has already begun."
HSS President and CEO Louis A. Shapiro said McCoy's appointment "demonstrates the commitment to excellence and earned leadership that define the HSS approach to transforming healthcare."
Ohio State appoints CEO of Wexner Medical Center
The Ohio State University has tapped John J. Warner to serve as CEO of the Wexner Medical Center.
He will also serve as executive vice president at Ohio State. Warner will join Ohio State on April 1. The university said Warner will also work closely with Ohio State leaders to advance the academic medical center and research initiatives.
Kristina M. Johnson, Ohio State's president, called Warner "an outstanding new Buckeye."
"With three decades of service, Dr. Warner is uniquely suited to lead the Wexner Medical Center at a time when access to high-quality health care is more important than ever and near-daily advancements in technology and research are reshaping the medical landscape," Johnson said in a statement.
Warner comes to Ohio State from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he has served as CEO of the UT Southwestern Health System, as well as executive vice president for health system affairs, since 2018. Previously, Warner was CEO of UT Southwestern University Hospitals and Clinics.
"This is an exciting time to be joining such an esteemed and respected academic medical center and university," Warner said in a statement.
"Few institutions have such a bold vision combined with the comprehensive breadth and depth of programs and a strong focus on improving health equity," he said. "The opportunity to make a lasting impact alongside this community of exceptional faculty, staff and learners is both inspiring and exciting. I can't wait for our work together to start."
Jersey City Medical Center names new chief medical officer
Ije Akunyili has been named the new chief medical officer of Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility.
Akunyili, who took the post Jan. 2, is the first Black chief medical officer at Jersey City.
She previously served as the regional medical director for TeamHealth, Northeast Group, where she had oversight of nearly 20 emergency departments, critical care, and hospitalist service lines in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Akunyili served as the chair of emergency medicine at Waterbury Hospital.
"I am grateful for this opportunity, and I look forward to serving the residents of Hudson County and continuing to provide safe, innovative, efficient, and equitable care," Akunyili said in a statement. "It is a true privilege to lead the clinical effort at Jersey City Medical Center and to create sustainable health outcomes for our community."
Andy Anderson, executive vice president and chief medical and quality officer for RWJBarnabas Health, called Akunyili "a tremendous asset to our team."
"Her experience managing multi-specialty physician groups in integrated health care systems will help support Jersey City Medical Center in providing comprehensive health care throughout the community," Anderson said in a statement.
TriStar Skyline Medical Center gets new CEO
Mark Miller has been named the chief executive officer of TriStar Skyline Medical Center, an HCA Healthcare facility in Nashville, Tenn.
Miller will oversee the medical center, a 353-bed hospital, and the 121-bed behavioral health hospital, TriStar Skyline Madison Campus, in Madison, Tenn.
Miller previously served as the CEO at West Hills Hospital in West Hills, California. He led West Hills, an HCA facility in the west Los Angeles area, for four years. Miller has been with HCA Healthcare for 12 years and has served in a variety of leadership roles within the organization.
"I look forward to working alongside the exceptional team at TriStar Skyline and continuing to foster a strong culture where colleagues and physicians can passionately provide excellent care to our patients," Miller said in a statement. "I am excited to return home to Middle Tennessee and am committed to providing services that improve lives and move our community forward."
DrFirst founder names CEO, transitions to executive chairman
DrFirst has a new chief executive officer, and the company's founder, James Chen, has moved to a new role.
G. Cameron Deemer became the new CEO beginning Jan. 1. Chen, who created the company and had been serving as CEO, will now serve as executive chairman of DrFirst's board.
DrFirst offers a host of technology solutions for healthcare organizations, including care collaboration, medication management and price transparency.
"I am honored to take this next step as CEO to continue James Chen's legacy of innovation," Deemer said in a statement. "His commitment to creating practical solutions to complex problems while empowering healthcare providers and their patients to achieve better health will continue to inspire all of us at DrFirst.
Deemer joined the company in 2004 and became the president in 2006.
Chen, who founded DrFirst in 2000, hailed Deemer's work with the company.
"Over the past 18 years, Cam has been a tremendous partner to me," Chen said in a statement. "We have worked side-by-side, leading DrFirst's growth from a startup e-prescribing company to the world-class medication management company it is today."


Besides Bipasha Basu, Sameera Reddy is perfect example of a sultry beauty. She is still trying big time to find her feet in bollywood.
She started as girl next door in Pankaj Udhas music video and went in for a hot makeover in movies later. She can carry off saree to bikini without much fuss.
Her recent bollywood outing was in the movie "Race" where she played a dumb assistant to Anil Kapoor. Matching perfectly to Katrina and Bipasha in drool department, Sameera was all over. Here is more of sultry smiling Sameera for you.


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You are Blessed[Charismatic Caucus]
01/02/2021 6:04:56 AM PST · by Jedediah · 2 replies
The Joshua Chronicles, Bible ^ | Bible
Your prognosis is good for your obedience is in tact leaving no opening for the enemy to get in. You are a pillar of light and fire destroying darkness leaving no stone unturned and your voice is my whip against the enemy causing them to run while suffering great pain and agony now advance as you take back My land from the enemy of my children's hearts for you carry My Sword of Truth
Terror Arrest Highlights How Perilous Biden's Immigration Plans Are
12/23/2020 7:15:10 AM PST · by SJackson · 7 replies
Frontpagemagazine ^ | Dec 23, 2020 | Michael Cutler
Biden administration would order U.S. to lower its shields. On December 16, 2020 the Justice Department issued a press release about the arrest of alleged terrorist, Cholo Abdi Abdullah, who was conspiring with other terrorists from an al Qaeda-affiliated terror organization to carry out a 9/11-style terror attack inside the United States. This substantiates a point I have made on numerous occasions, where the threats posed to America and Americans by foreign radical Islamic Terrorist organizations are concerned, the "All Clear" has most certainly not been sounded. However apparently Joe Biden and Kamal Harris never got or, more likely, never...
Terror Plotter Took Flight Training to Prepare for 9/11-Style Attack, Feds Say
12/16/2020 7:39:56 PM PST · by xomething · 2 replies
NBc New York ^ | 12/16/2020 | Jonathan Dienst and Tom Winter
Cholo Abdi Abdullah is expected in federal court in New York later Wednesday A Kenyan man spent years training in the Philippines to conduct a 9/11-style attack against the United States, going through flight school and researching methods to get into the country and hijack a plane, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Cholo Abdi Abdullah was allegedly part of an al-Shabaab unit and taking orders directly from a commander in the African terror group -- one who was responsible for previously directing a deadly 2019 hotel attack in Nairobi, prosecutors said. "This chilling callback to the horrific attacks of September 11,...
ANOTHER Airline Announces 'COVID Passports' Will Be "Essential" For Travel
12/07/2020 3:29:45 AM PST · by Enlightened1 · 44 replies
Summit News ^ | 12/07/20 | Steve Watson
"That has to be the number one priority: to get vaccines in the hands in as much of the global population as possible, and then connecting this to a COVID passport" Yet another airline has announced that it sees so called 'COVID passports', proof that travellers have been vaccinated and/or tested negative for coronavirus, as "essential" for them to be able to travel.Lance Gokongwei, President and CEO of Cebu Pacific, the largest budget airline in the Philippines, made the comments to reporters Monday."We do think that's essential, especially as we open up international travel," Gokongwei said, adding that there are...
Islamist militants open fire and burn police car in Philippine town
CRUX ^ | 12/04/2020 | Associated Press

COTABATO, Philippines — Dozens of militants aligned with the Islamic State group opened fire on a Philippine army detachment and burned a police patrol car in a southern town but withdrew after troops returned fire, officials said Friday.

There were no immediate reports of injuries in Thursday night's brief attack by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Datu Piang town. Nevertheless it sparked panic among residents and rekindled fears of a repeat of a 2017 militant siege of southern Marawi city that lasted for five months before being quelled by government forces.

What of India's 'Act East' policy?
11/29/2020 1:33:48 PM PST · by Jyotishi · 3 replies
The Pioneer ^ | Monday, November 30, 2020 | Sanjib Pohit
By rejecting the RCEP membership, we have given China a free hand to integrate its economy with Asian nations. Maybe India should look West now The "Act East" policy, with a focus on an extended neighbourhood in the Asia-Pacific Region, has been the cornerstone of India's diplomacy in the current decade. While it was originally conceived as an economic initiative, in recent years, it has gained political, strategic and cultural dimensions, including the establishment of institutional mechanisms for dialogue and cooperation. India has upgraded its relations to a strategic partnership with Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia,...
Lawmaker Claim: Smartmatic Machine Was Preloaded with Ballots Before the Election.
11/29/2020 10:12:44 AM PST · by Seeing More Clearly Now · 21 replies
Gateway Pundit ^ | Nov. 29, 2020 | Unknown
Philippine lawmaker testifies that the Philippine experienced the same problem of with Smartmatic going back 10 years.
China slams Trump National Security Adviser for sowing 'chaos' during trip to Philippines
11/24/2020 7:02:37 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 18 replies
Rappler ^ | 11/24/2020 | SOFIA TOMACRUZ
China says the tirades of US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien 'are full of Cold War mentality' in a bid 'to seek the selfish interests of the US' China accused US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien of fueling tensions in the region Monday, November 23, as the American official capped his recent trips to Vietnam and the Philippines. Chinese officials slammed O'Brien, in particular, for making "unreasonable remarks" on the South China Sea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan – hot button issues for Beijing as it competes with Washington for dominance in the Indo-Pacific region. It was in the Philippines, America's...
Dominion Voting Systems Shares Floor Space With Soros Group, Partnered With Soros' Friend
11/13/2020 5:15:45 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 23 replies
National File ^ | November 13, 2020 | PATRICK HOWLEY
Dominion Voting Systems shares an office floor with the George Soros-funded left-wing Tides Foundation in Toronto, NATIONAL FILE has learned. Our tipster makes clear that "Soros people" are very close with Dominion, which has partnered with a voting technology company chaired by one of left-wing billionaire George Soros' best friends and associates. Dominion was caught flipping votes from President Donald Trump to Joe Biden in the 2020 election, and Trump has cited data to accuse Dominion of widespread vote-flipping and vote-losing in key states. Dominion is headquartered in Toronto and has a U.S. office in Denver. The Robertson Building's Directory...
Prayer request for Philppines
11/13/2020 1:16:49 AM PST · by LadyDoc · 11 replies
Vanity ^ | 11 13 2020 | Self
Keep the Philppines in your prayers. Manila got flooded badly, but the eye of the typhoon went north of Manila and hit this area badly. Luckily few lives were lost but lots of homes lost roofs and flooding destroyed their homes. Also damage to the rice crop.
Philippine Forces Kill Suspect in 2016 Abu Sayyaf Abduction of Indonesians
Benar News ^ | 11/09/2020 | BenarNews staff

A suspected Abu Sayyaf militant, who was wanted for involvement in the 2016 abduction of six Indonesian fishing crew members, died in a shootout with government forces in southern Zamboanga Sibugay province over the weekend, Philippine police said Monday.

Members of the police's Special Action Force killed the suspect, Salip Adzhar Alijam, when he opened fire during a raid in Tungawan town on Saturday, regional police director Brig. Gen. Jesus Cambay told BenarNews.

Rise up Minutemen and women of God[Charismatic Caucus]
11/08/2020 5:41:56 PM PST · by Jedediah · 5 replies
The Joshua Chronicles, Bible ^ | The Joshua Chronicles
I am walking you through every jot and tittle of My Word as my fire dresses and consumes you in My Glory for you have overcome as Enoch and Elijah. So now I shall walk with you as Enoch and My fire will come down for you when you call upon my name as it did for Elijah for now you are My Holy place of rest and my healing hands saturated in the oils of Exodus shall bring healing to all you touch and speak over with the oil of Unity for As I was with Moses now I...
5 soldiers wounded in Abu Sayyaf blasts given medals, aid (philippines)
11/05/2020 10:17:19 AM PST · by xomething
ABS-CBN News ^ | 11/05/2020
MANILA - Five soldiers wounded in the Sulu bombings last August were recognized and given financial aid in Camp Navaro, Calarian, Zamboanga City on Wednesday. The soldiers from Joint Task Force Sulu were Corporal Jeric Gil Villaruz, Private First Class Jayson Paguirigan, Private First Class Vincent Malupa, Private First Class Dave Egipto, and Private Baser Katipon. They were conferred with the Wounded Personnel Medal for the wounds they sustained during the twin bombings perpetrated by the Abu Sayyaf in Jolo town, that killed 17 people including two suspected suicide bombers, and injured over 70 others. Twin blasts rock Sulu town...
Abu Sayyaf Leader in Basilan Killed, Philippine Military Says
11/01/2020 2:07:19 AM PST · by xomething · 2 replies
Benar News ^ | 10/30/2020 | BenarNews
A senior Abu Sayyaf militant suspected of planning a 2018 suicide bomb attack on Basilan Island in the southern Philippines was killed in a firefight with government forces last month, the military belatedly confirmed Friday. Officials disclosed the news of Furuji Indama's death a day after a suspected militant, identified as Botak Kerok and who was believed to be his close aide, was killed during a firefight in Ungkaya Pukan, a remote town on Basilan. "Furuji Indama was killed on September 9 by the tracking forces following their initial encounter," a few days earlier, Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, commander of...
Police Officer Killed by Rooster's Blade During Cockfight Raid
10/29/2020 1:51:05 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 18 replies
Outdoorhub ^ | 10.29.20 | Keenan Crow
Here's one you definitely don't hear every day; a police officer in the Philippines died during a raid on an illegal cockfighting event when one of the roosters with a blade attached to its leg attacked the cop and caused a fatal wound. The incident transpired Tuesday, Fox reports, while police were attempting to shut down the illegal cockfight being held in Northern Samar. Cockfighting is actually legal in the region on Sundays and on certain holidays, however due to COVID, all events have been outlawed for the entire year. Officials reported that Lieutenant Christian Bolok encountered the rooster while...
Philippines Communist Rebel Group Takes Aim at Chinese Firms Building Infrastructure and Military Bases in the Country
10/26/2020 10:02:19 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 12 replies
Epoch Times ^ | 10/26/2020 | George Fu
Communist guerrillas in the Philippines have trained their sights on Chinese state-owned firms building infrastructure and military bases in the country, projects that have the backing of President Rodrigo Duterte. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has ordered its military wing, the New People's Army, to target firms involved in the construction of seven Chinese military bases in the West Philippines Sea (the eastern parts of the South China Sea that are part of the Philippines' exclusive economic zone).The CPP claims the projects violate Philippine sovereignty and destroy marine resources within its exclusive economic zone, according to a statement.While...
Philippine FDA says Chinese firm Sinovac has passed pre-vaccination screening
10/25/2020 4:20:41 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 3 replies
Business World via MSN ^ | 10/25/2020
THE FOOD and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines on Thursday said Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is the only company so far to pass the pre-vaccination screening phase locally among three applicants and is expected to begin clinical trials soon. FDA Director General Rolando Enrique D. Domingo, in a briefing, said out of the three applicants that approached the Department of Science and Technology's vaccine expert panel, only Sinovac has completed the pre-screening process. "They applied today with the FDA for clinical trial permission to conduct a clinical trial here," he said in mixed Filipino and English.. The...
2 Sayyaf men wanted for killing of Jehova's Witness members fall – NBI
10/20/2020 5:23:49 PM PDT · by xomething · 5 replies
inquirer.net ^ | 10/20/2020 | Tetch Torres-Tupas
MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation has arrested in Pasay City two suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group wanted for the 2002 kidnapping and killing of members of Jehova's Witness. NBI Officer-in-Charge Director Eric Distor identified the suspects as Jamar Ibi and Raden Jamil. The two were arrested by members of the NBI's Counter-Terrorism Division (NBI-CTD) by virtue of arrest warrants issued by the Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 266. NBI-CTD Officer-In-Charge Darcy Binaya said the two were among those charged with six counts of non-bailable charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention with ransom before...
Abu Sayyaf gunmen kill Indonesian hostage in southern Philippines shootout
10/19/2020 3:20:52 AM PDT · by xomething · 2 replies
arabnews ^ | 10/1/2020 | Ellie Aben
MANILA: An Indonesian fisherman held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) for eight months has been killed by his captors in the southern Philippines, the country's military announced on Wednesday. Joint Task Force (JTF) Sulu commander Brig. Gen. William Gonzales said the victim was one of five Indonesians kidnapped by gunmen from the terror group in waters off Sabah, Malaysia in January and taken to Sulu where they were held captive. The man's body was found during a clearing operation following a gunfight between the Army 45th Infantry Battalion (45IB) and ASG in Patikul, Sulu on Tuesday. "Our troops...
Why Are Kamala Harris and BLM Helping the Chinese Progressive Association Finance the Black Futures Lab?
09/17/2020 6:37:40 PM PDT · by Fedora · 16 replies
Original research | 09/17/2020 | Fedora
On February 26, 2018, Black Lives Matter cofounder Alicia Garza launched the Black Futures Fund, which discloses on its donations page that "Black Futures Lab is a fiscally sponsored project of the Chinese Progressive Association". The CPA, active in areas such as San Francisco and Boston, has long and deep ties to Chinese Maoist activity in the United States. Cofounder and board chair emeritus Pam Tau Lee was active during her student days at Cal State Hayward and Berkeley with the I Wor Kuen, a Chinese Maoist counterpart of the Black Panthers which merged with the Red Guard Party, a...


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UNC-Chapel Hill trustees elect new leadership
By Kyle Ingram
In Education, Higher Ed, News
David Boliek
Despite rumors, status of Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is not a topic of discussion at newly configured board's first meeting
The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees elected new leadership on Wednesday, following the appointment of six new members to the body.
David Boliek will serve as chair of the board, with John Preyer as vice chair, Malcolm Turner as secretary and Clayton Somers as assistant secretary. All officers were elected unanimously.
"I look forward to working together as a group with this board and this administration," Boliek said. "…We're at a place where it's time to move forward."
Boliek and Preyer were two of the four trustees to vote against tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones last month. None of the trustees who voted 'no' have publicly explained their votes.
"Trustee Boliek is a wonderful listener," trustee Gene Davis, who previously served as vice chair of the board, said. "He asks questions and is truly interested in hearing from others who have different perspectives."
This is the first time that the board has met with its new members, a group that has made the body slightly more diverse, while likely maintaining its conservative bent.
Boliek also assigned chairs for the board's three standing committees. Preyer will chair the Budget and Finance Committee, Allie Ray McCullen, the board's longest-serving member, will chair the External Relations Committee and Rob Bryan, a newcomer and former Republican lawmaker, will chair the University Affairs Committee.
The news comes on the same day that the Faculty Governance Committee plans to hold an emergency meeting over concerns that the school's Chancellor, Kevin Guskiewicz, will be removed by the UNC System's Board of Governors.
"I'm not going to speculate on rumors," Guskiewicz told Policy Watch on Wednesday. "I've got a job to do and I love leading this great university."
The committee's chair, Mimi Chapman, called the meeting after hearing rumors that the board, trustees and state lawmakers might pursue Guskiewicz's removal following his handling of the Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure controversy. The trustees did not mention Guskiewicz's potential removal during their meeting.
Although the board of trustees can take a vote of 'no confidence' in the chancellor, the board of governors, which oversees all 17 UNC System institutions, is the only body with the authority to fire him.
UNC System President Peter Hans appeared to dispel the rumors in a statement.
"The university's mission is teaching, research, and public service, not rumors and politics. I would encourage everyone to take a deep breath, focus on that mission, and not chase conspiracy theories," he said.
Although the Faculty Governance Committee has expressed discontent with Guskiewicz in the past, Chapman told the News & Observer she was worried that he might be replaced by someone less fit to fill the position.
The faculty will meet at 3 p.m. on Wednesday to discuss the issue.
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Q: C# - Image to Int[] - Wrong number of elements I want to convert a bitmap image to Int array, so that I can calculate the sum of all elements in that array and do other math calculations.
Using Aforge.NET I have extracted green channel and acquired a cropped version of the image. The dimensions of the cropped image says: 1989 x 115 = 228735 pixels. After using Lockbits and Marshal.Copy for converting it into int array, the dimension of the array is 229080; which is more than its supposed to be; below is my code, do advise me on the mistake I am doing.
// create filter
ExtractBiggestBlob BBB = new ExtractBiggestBlob();
// apply the filter
Bitmap biggestBlobsImage = BBB.Apply(ChannelImage); // works perfect; set all pictureBox to Zoom size
pictureBox1.Image = biggestBlobsImage; // pictureBox1 - GreenChannelCroppedImage
Console.WriteLine(biggestBlobsImage.Width);
Console.WriteLine(biggestBlobsImage.Height);
// Next step - Display rotation corrected image in pictureBox3
// Convert the Bitmap biggestBlobsImage to Int array;
Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, biggestBlobsImage.Width, biggestBlobsImage.Height);
System.Drawing.Imaging.BitmapData bmpData =
  biggestBlobsImage.LockBits(rect, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageLockMode.ReadWrite, biggestBlobsImage.PixelFormat);

IntPtr ptr = bmpData.Scan0;
int bytes = Math.Abs(bmpData.Stride) * biggestBlobsImage.Height;
byte[] rgbValues = new byte[bytes];

// Copy the RGB values into the array.
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.Copy(ptr, rgbValues, 0, bytes);

// do something with the array
Console.WriteLine(rgbValues.Length);
Console.WriteLine(rgbValues.Rank);

// Copy the RGB values back to the bitmap
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.Copy(rgbValues, 0, ptr, bytes);

biggestBlobsImage.UnlockBits(bmpData);

A: Note that you are correctly copying Stride by Height, not Width by Height. You have to use Stride because when you have a 24bit per pixel which needs 3 bytes for each pixel, then on a 32bit memory you can have few bytes at end of each row not used.
for example if you have 1pixel by 1 pixel image, while you need only 24bits, but you take 32 bits because you have to take whole words (32 bit in a 32bit system, or 64 on a 64bit memory system)


SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 23, 2017 – Intel Corporation's board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2725 cents per share ($1.09 per share on an annual basis) on the company's common stock. This represents a dividend increase of five percent on an annualized basis. The dividend will be payable on June 1, 2017, to stockholders of record on May 7, 2017.


What's going on with My Health Record?
You will get one automatically next year. But if you don't want a My Health Record, complete the online process by 31 January 2019.
The deadline for opting-out was to have been this month (Nov 2018) but the Government responded to calls for an extension so people could make an informed choice.
My Health Record is an online database of our health information. This information can make a big difference to the way governments prioritise and resource health programs – like, what are the emerging health problems, where are they and who is at risk?
But people are worried about information security and whether the Government can protect the information from hackers. Another concern is whether your private medical information will be shared with other parties, such as insurance companies.
If you're thinking about opting out, don't leave it until the last minute. Go to the My Health Website https://www.myhealthrecord.gov.au/…/opt-out-my-health-record and be ready with your driver's licence, ImmiCard or passport handy, along with your Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) or Medicare card.


create a chess improvement course based on his philosophy, he enthusiastically suggested a masterclass on the most common and instructive pawn structures.
The result: the Liem Le Quang Method.
Over the course of 5 hours, Liem helps you peer into the soul of chess, revealing how to play his 5 essential structures for both sides. By understanding where to place your pieces and how to conduct the various attacking options available to you, you'll be able to dominate your games, safe in the knowledge that your plan is backed by a 2700 rated GM.
GM Le Quang starts each chapter by examining the skeleton structure, explaining where the opportunities and threats lie and which plans accompany each.
Then he shows how these plans work out in practice with analysis of multiple games featuring the world's best players. The balancing of White wins and Black wins gives the complete picture and reinforces the memory of how to punish any mistakes.
The beauty of this course is it's not restricted to just one opening or from just one side's perspective. What you learn here can be applied in multiple situations and gives you the freedom and flexibility to transpose into a position you enjoy.
Armed with the Liem Le Quang Method, you'll be ready to outplay even the strongest players in the structures you're most likely to find yourself in.


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Puzzled: Ryan Parr at Yates Gallery
Sunflower Remix Reprise 2016 - oil on canvas 51 x 51 inches
One of the hidden gems on the local art scene is the Yates Gallery at Siena College. Tucked into the second floor of the college's Standish Library, the Yates offers modestly scaled exhibitions in a quiet, well-lit space perfectly suited to the solo shows by emerging artists that it tends to favor.
The current show on view there (through May 14), entitled Puzzled, features 12 paintings and four drawings by Ryan Parr, a native of Iowa and UAlbany 2005 MFA recipient who, like so many of his fellows, has stuck around after graduation to become a regular part of the region's rich mix of artists. This is his first solo exhibition in the Northeast.
El Guggen Remix 2008 - oil on canvas
I had previously thought of Parr as a photorealist or realist painter, but the range of techniques in this show clearly demonstrates he can't be so simply labeled. The 16 pieces all depict the titular puzzles - most of them in overall, nearly planar compositions - and hang together as a nice, tight group, but they also reveal a subtle diversity of styles and influences that I found quite pleasantly entertaining.
In a short statement that accompanies the show, Parr says, "I use drawings and photographs to develop elaborate compositions, and methodically paint them. ... I aspire to have each painting materialize in a different way." Parr also evokes in the statement his love of painting, with references to surface, marks, and brushstrokes. These elements all prove significant as one peruses the work.
Kiss Remix Reprise 2017 - oil on canvas
While some artists play games that can be off-putting, Parr's sincerity is infectious, even while he plays. First, he emulates the representational techniques that led me to pigeonhole him as a realist; next, he puts out a masterly homage to the painterly pop of Jasper Johns; and then, he swings off into Cubist territory for a painting or two. All the while, the subject remains jigsaw puzzles, filtered through the lens of art history, but with a lighthearted humor that leaves academia far in the background. It's really good fun.
Just one thing had me a bit puzzled. The inclusion of two paintings that depict the jigsaw pieces in plastic zip bags, which transformed them from flat, illusionistic (even nearly abstract) images into more physical objects seemed a touch jarring. One of the two then adds a perplexing second jigsaw design that overlays the bag of pieces, reasserting the picture plane. As both of these are among the latest paintings in the show, I take them as a new direction that perhaps will make more sense as time goes on.
The nice thing about a good, mid-sized show like this is that it gives the viewer a chance to see enough of an artist's work to get a broad perspective and, as in this instance, sense the artist's trajectory through time. Based on the body of work shown here, it looks like Parr is on a good roll.
Map on Puzzle on White 2013 - oil on canvas 43 x 70 inches
Labels: art, capital region, drawing, loudonville, painting
Robert Blake said...
Puzzling work indeed.


NICK CANNON TALKS BABIES, WIFEY, COMEDY, AND NEVER-ENDING RAP BEEF!
Nick Cannon has literally grown up in front of our eyes. From his Nickelodeon days to having jokes on "Wild 'N Out" to marriage and fatherhood, he feels like someone you already know. His smile is electric, and when you think of all he has accomplished, both personally and professionally, Nick has a lot to be thrilled about.
Over the past few years, Nick has evolved into a Renaissance man of sorts, juggling TV show hosting jobs and movie roles, all while still finding time to hit the studio and spit a few rap verses from time to time. So, what's this multi-talent's main priority these days, though? Being husband to one of the top selling and respected singers of our time (Mariah Carey!), and now, a super-proud dad to fraternal twin babies (Moroccan and Monroe!).
AllHipHop.com: Hi, Nick! I know you're a busy man, so I'm going to jump right into my questions if that's okay.
AllHipHop.com: The first thing I want to say is, you know, we all know you as this triple threat, maybe even a quadruple threat in the industry. But I'm sure your biggest role to date has to be being a daddy to those beautiful twins we saw the other day! So how's fatherhood going for you?
Nick: Fatherhood is amazing. I'm having a wonderful time. Actually headed home right now to change some diapers.
AllHipHop.com: [laughter] Okay, well, we saw "Dem Babies" on Barbara Walters recently, and they are really cute, first of all.
AllHipHop.com: Why do you think the reveal of your babies was so epic? You know there are a lot of celebrity babies, but it was like, oh my God, this was Barbara Walters worthy. So what's so special about them I think?
Nick: One, I think, because of the fact that we did wait so long. That was partly because of my hesitance to actually even have them out there. I was trying to hold onto the privacy as long as possible. At the end of the day, my wife is an icon, and she does things in an iconic way. You couldn't expect anything less.
AllHipHop.com: So now having revealed them to everybody, are you having any regrets? Do you think it was a good thing to share what they look like and a little of their personalities?
Nick: Yeah, I think it was the best way to do it. We didn't sell any pictures to tabloids. A lot of money was offered from several different places. I think this was the best way to do it. It was personal, but at the same time it was classy. Even what we did, putting up our family blog, www.dembabies.com – that kind of gave a different outlook and showed the normalcy that our family operates under. So that's all we really wanted to do.
AllHipHop.com: Alright. I know you always seem to have a lot going on. You're like balancing TV stuff and hosting and a lot of other projects, and now you've got a growing family. So when I think about our audience, it's kind of young urban men. What do you have to give up, seriously, to step into this grown-*ss man phase of your life?
Nick: Honestly, I haven't given up anything. If anything, I've just broadened my horizons. I still love everything that I loved before, but now family is my main focus. It's zoning in more than anything. More than giving up, it's understanding what your priorities are.
AllHipHop.com: So, in other words, having a family can be cool.
Nick: Yeah, there ain't nothing wrong with that. It's just time management and understanding who comes first. But I think if anything, having a family is the coolest thing. That's the ultimate success. I've had probably everything else that life has to offer, and nothing's been more beautiful than my family.
AllHipHop.com: That's nice to hear. So, I want to ask you about Mariah real quick. We've sort of seen her evolve majorly. She came out as this girl running in the flowerbeds, then she did a lot of songs with rappers. She was out of the spotlight for a while, then she sort of rose back like a phoenix after a while, bigger and better than ever. What one word would you use to describe your wife in this evolution?
Nick: Resilient, remarkable, phenomenal. You could use any of those three.
AllHipHop.com: Okay, and why would you say that?
Nick: One, because she is truly an artist of our time – there will only be one Mariah. What she's done on the charts, what she's done as an artist, how she's changed peoples' lives, and how she's lived her life in the public and kind of always given herself to her fans from day one. She's remarkable and phenomenal in a sense. Just what she's done in her career, no one else has ever done. Jay says men lie, women lie, numbers don't. Nobody will ever be able to reach the heights that she's reached.
AllHipHop.com: Yeah, I definitely would say that she cornered the comeback. Nobody came back quite as hard as her ever. I think she came back maybe even bigger than before.
Nick: Yeah, and she ain't finished. She's about to come hit them over the head again.
AllHipHop.com: Wow, okay. We're looking forward to seeing that. I want to jump back to you, because we're AllHipHop.com so I've got to ask about rap and rap beefs and stuff like that! [laughter] People know you as this happy-go-lucky guy, but when I think about you, I know you never have seemed to back down from anything that's been thrown at you. There's this long, ongoing thing with Eminem. So, hmmm, there seems to be this scrappy side to Nick Cannon. Is that fair? What's that side like that'll go ahead and jump in the ring with giants?
Nick: That's my Incredible Hulk side! [laughter] I actually grew up as one of those kids, I was the smallest kid at the school. People would always try to bully me, but I was never one to back down from a fight. And that's kind of what I am now. I don't like to start stuff, but I love to finish it. And that's always been my mentality, and I think that kind of goes into my work effort as well. I just like to work hard, and I'm never going to be bullied, I'm never going to let somebody bully me.
Even my comeback or my strategy on retaliation gets me in trouble. I've never been one to just keep my mouth shut. Many people say, 'you're bigger than that, don't pay it any attention.' That's just not me. When you think about it at the end of the day, I came up in Hip-Hop, I am a comic, and with those two things, you've got to speak your mind and never be scared to say whatever you've got to say. If I'm feeling something, I'm going to say it. It might not be the right thing to say, but I'm going to say how I'm feeling.
AllHipHop.com: Yeah, that does make you a true rapper! So to ask about your rap career though, a lot of the spotlight has been on the beef tracks and that sort of thing, but has rap been something that you really have taken seriously over the course of your years in the industry?
Nick: Yeah, I mean I'm not done. I'm actually dropping my mixtape in a couple weeks. And there's going to be some more controversial stuff and everything. I think when I look at the game today, it's not even about lyricism like it used to be. I feel like it might be making a comeback. There's a lot of people actually doing some interesting things that I'm appreciating.
But right now, it's just like everybody's so stuck on this, 'I sold drugs, and now I'm a rapper,' and how much weight they push. That's not entertaining to me anymore, and if you think about it, I'm a child of Hip-Hop. I'm an '80s baby. I remember when there was times for ever NWA, for every Ice T, you always had a Kwame, A Tribe Called Quest, a Fresh Prince, or a Slick Rick. There was variety in Hip-Hop.
Everybody's out here pushing weight right now. If you were pushing weight that hard, there's no need for you to be rapping. You should be off on an island somewhere counting your millions! I'm coming in. I always had an issue with everybody saying, 'Nick Cannon, he ain't real.' If anything, I'm probably one of the realest dudes out here, because I'm not afraid to be myself. I'm not trying to hide behind some gangster persona, some fake persona. No, I'm me. I'm going to say some stuff. I'm going to tell you how I grew up. Yeah, I grew up in the 'hood, but I don't glorify that like I'm some gangster dude. I'm one of those cats that was happy to get out of my circumstances. And whether it was Nickelodeon or whatever that got me out, or comedy, that was my saving grace, so I'm not afraid to embrace it.
AllHipHop.com: Right. Smart words, I love that. Get out of that 'hood mindset, people! Okay, well I think I mentioned you're a triple quadruple threat. Out of the different kinds of things that you do, what makes you the happiest and most fulfilled?
Nick: I think honestly I'd have to say my standup. Like Hip-Hop, it gives me a freedom to say whatever I want to say. It's that thing where it's what I started doing, it's what got me the furthest, and there's not a night of the week where I can't just hop on the stage and kind of create something out of nothing, and kind of watch people embrace it.
When you do standup, you're your own writer, you're your own director, you're your own performer, you're your own producer, promoter. You have to be able to do all of that. It's something that I've been doing all my life. I was kind of hesitant to even get out there and do a special and stuff. It was kind of just something I was doing that was therapeutic. Then one of my close friends, Kevin Hart, was like, 'If you don't go out there and show people how good you are, they may not never know.' So I took his advice and put out "Mr. Showbiz."
Nick: Yeah, improv and cracking, going in on people! [laughter] That's definitely a skill.
AllHipHop.com: For sure, for sure. Okay, besides a lot of changing diapers like you said, and bottles and everything, what's coming next for you? I know you were doing "Up All Night" on NBC, so what's up with that?
Nick: Lorne Michaels called me and asked me if I could be a part of that. He's like the godfather of comedy, so anytime he calls, I say yeah, absolutely, I'll do it. It's one of those things I enjoyed doing. I think it's a wonderful show. If my time and schedule continues to permit, I'll definitely continue to be part of it. That's my thing, I get kind of stretched in so many different directions that it's things I do want to be a part of. The schedule kind of dictates what I can or can't do, but I definitely love "Up All Night" and want to continue to do more work on that show.
I've got a movie I'm getting ready to direct at the top of the year. Obviously, the standup stuff is still going strong, the music, and I'm running the network over here at Team Nick and the radio show. So it's a lot of stuff I'm just trying to juggle. But we continue to take the game by storm!
AllHipHop.com: Cool. Tell me the name of the mixtape again, and how people can find out about or listen to that when it comes out?
Nick:Child of the Corn. It'll be on my website first, www.nickcannon.com, but this is really embracing all that stuff everybody's always saying. I said I accept it. You can call me corny, I'm going to be General Cornball Wallace, I'll be the biggest cornball of all. I'm representing all the kids that have been talked about and pushed around forever. I'll be the advocate for that, because I've lived it all my life, and I've overcome it and kind of learned to embrace it. There's nothing that has hindered me from achieving this success, and there's nothing that I've wanted that I haven't received regardless of what negativity is perpetuated.
AllHipHop.com: Right. Well, you know they say "good guys finish last," but I think you finish somewhere near the top myself.
Nick: Well, thank you, I appreciate that.
AllHipHop.com: Best of luck with "Dem Babies" and your beautiful wife and everything. We're grateful for a few moments to catch up with a busy man like you, Nick.
Nick: Likewise. This was really good. Thank you for your time. Take it easy!
Keep up with Nick Cannon and all of his industry hustles at www.nickcannon.com.