Orlan is one of the few body artists who continued working with her body in digital media alongside live performances and traditional exhibition projects, whereas other fellow body artist oft he 70ies and 80ies, such as Valie Export, Carolee Schneeman, or Sophie Calle, decide to move their bodies from the centre of their work and often turned to new media instead. As Eiblmayr remarked, a certain gradual disappearance of the female artists' body was and still is at stake, once the artist has turned forty.
Yet, Orlan's body of work shows various strategies to remain visible. Interestingly, she seems to circumvent the traditional order of the embodied event, it's historicity, and its remnants. Drawing from a Duchampian notion of indexical art, one can pursue the idea to think of an Orlan-network rather than to try to approach it with post hoc reasoning.
One of the interesting aspects of the Orlan-network is, that the spectator navigates guided by the artist's indexical finger, if I may say so, which, of course, marks a difference to a common understanding of the digital world, which would rather prefer the thumb as its pivotal point.
Here, the question arises, what does digital mean in this case and how does it relate to the event and its remnants in Orlan's network? As 'digital' etymologically refers to 'digitus' = finger, number, one can distinguish at least two opposing ideas, a more interactive thumb style, which seems to grant access to the remnants hidden origin and an auctorial index style. In referring to 'thumb culture', Orlan constantly triggers the viewers desire and encourages them to emotionally engage with what is depicted and what it refers to. Her intensive use of catholic mythology and its metaphors such as the relic and the Saint adds to this understanding of the digital as a way to something else. Yet, what remains disturbing is the index finger, or, more bluntly, the fact, that Orlan in performing herself becomes her own index. The way the index finger would intervene, leads the viewer to moments of delay or, to the contrary, to precipitousness, and suspends the referential order.
In this chapter, Wolf-Dieter Ernst proposes to better understand this dynamics of access and withdrawal within Orlan's (digital) network in reading especially the late hybrid portraits against the backdrop of earlier radical performance art.


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Q: chrome.cookies.set doesn't create cookie in incognito window I'm trying to create Chrome extension for managing cookies
I've created this simple code for this
manifest.json
{
    "name" : "cookie_tester",
    "version" : "0.1",
    "description" : "Tool for cookie mechanism",
    "permissions": [ "cookies", "tabs", "activeTab", "storage", "<all_urls>"],
        "icons": {
            "128": "icon.png"
            },

    "page_action": {
      "default_icon": {
            "128": "icon.png"
      },
      "default_title":"cookie_tester"
    },

    "background": {
    "scripts": ["background.js"],
    "persistent": false
    },
    "manifest_version": 2
}

background.js is here https://pastebin.com/raw/YpQRqvZr
So when I activate incognito window and click on extension icon: the cookie isn't created.
cookie wasn't created
Of course I've allowed this extension to work in incognito mode
allow in incognito
Could you please help me to find out the reason?
Chrome version is Version Version 71.0.3578.80 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Thanks in advance

A: Thanks @wOxxOm
Yep, when I've added incognito key into mainfest with value "split" I've finally got working result!
Updated manifest.js
{
  "name" : "cookie_tester",
  "version" : "0.1",
  "description" : "Tool for cookie mechanism ",
  "permissions": [ "cookies", "tabs", "activeTab", "storage", "<all_urls>"],
  "icons": {
                "128": "icon.png"
                },

        "page_action": {
          "default_icon": {
                "128": "icon.png"
          },
          "default_title":"cookie_tester"
        },

  "background": {
    "scripts": ["background.js"],
    "persistent": false
  },

  "manifest_version": 2,
  "incognito": "split"
}

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Fluidigm | FAQ | Am I required to load a no-template control (NTC) in sample inlet 22 of the 48.48 Dynamic Array IFC?
It is highly recommended that you use a no template control (NTC) in inlet 22 on the 48.48 Dynamic Array IFC. Because the PDMS material used to make IFCs is gas-permeable, the fluidic lines and reaction chambers of IFCs can dehydrate over time, which can affect the quality of the data from those chambers. This effect is most noticeable along the edges of the 48.48 IFC. Sample inlet 22 corresponds to reaction chambers on the top edge of the IFC, where dehydration is most likely to occur. Since all other IFC types have hydration inlets around the edges, the placement of the NTC in inlet 22 is recommended only for the 48.48 IFC.


Windows 10 Tutorial: WLan Tethering unter Windows 10 mit Android 8.1 V.2.3 vom Oktober 2018.
Today is a new video about all the shutdown screens of Windows.
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The big "October Update" for Windows 10 is here, this is what's new!
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It will take few sec to install and run. Before running the above command, make sure your computer is connected with internet through your wifi.
once it is installed, if you want to verify that, the server is running in your computer, you can execute this command to check.
it will print some outputs. if you are able to see "Active: active (running)" from the output. That means, ftp server is up and running. Once it gets running, you don't need to start it every time you boot the computer. It automatically run after boot up.
In terminal, run "ifconfig", Note the ip address.
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After pressing OK buttom, you will be able to see the ftp folder visible to your vlc local network. Select any video and play.
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Cloud Computing : Cloud computing enables ubiquitous access to shared pools of configurable system resources and higher-level services that can be rapidly provisioned with minimal management effort, often over the Internet.
Cloud providers typically use a "pay-as-you-go" model.
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Hey guys and welcome back , in today's tutorial video you gonna see how to hack Helix Jump adding unlimited free life to my account.
Next step is to open a browser and enter the website in the videos. Here you will enter your username ,select platform and connect to Helix Jump Online Server. After you need to "Verifiy"and for that you install a application (game) and play it for 30-60 seconds or do what the instructions tells you. After I show you how I did it ,let's go back to our game Helix Jump and see if the Free Unlimited life is added to my Helix Jump account . As you can see in the video the life and speed ball is added to my account successfully!
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PUBG at E3 had announcements that revealed the roadmap of content for PUBG in 2018. Today we will look at all the new things coming to PUBG within the next months.
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It's almost time for PUBG Mobile's next BIG update! Update 0.6.0 will bring First Person Perspective, the new Armory, emotes, and many other new features – Today, Powerbang will give his first reaction to the new content in the Beta version of 0.6.0 PUBG Mobile.
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What was you first pastel you ever did?
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our ranch from hwy 88!
Sydney Ferry - the "Narrabeen"
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Winter Scene--Hot off the easel!
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"Spicy Apple Tea" - first still life.
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Automotive Gadgets
How the Iqua VizorSUN Works
Essential Gadgets Image Gallery A 3-in-1 coffee maker, frying pan and toaster oven: Technological convergence. Kind of. See more pictures of essential gadgets.
Courtesy Amazon.com
There is a term for what results when two or more inventions combine to form a new invention -- technological convergence. Under the loosest definition, a 3-in-1 toaster oven coffee maker and frying pan would be a prime example. It's good for making breakfast in a rush, but normally convergence is reserved for emerging technologies, usually in the telecommunications field. Phone lines combined with computers led to the Internet. E-mail clients combined with cell phones, LCD displays and SMS messaging to create cell phones. Devices are being mashed together to create myriad hand-held portable gadgets.
As energy becomes more valuable, especially in these environmentally conscious times, manufacturers have sought new ways to power these convergent devices. Melding supplemental forms of energy production into conventional sources -- like rechargeable batteries -- seems to be the new hallmark of converging technology. One of those devices created in the midst of this new era is the Iqua VizorSUN.
The Iqua VizorSUN is a little hands-free Bluetooth car kit that, as its name suggests, clips neatly onto a car's sun visor. Its small size -- the slim device measures less than 6 inches (15.2 centimeters) wide and less than 4 inches (10.2 centimeters) deep and weighs less than 6 ounces (170 grams) -- means there's a lot of technology packed into a little box. Like other hands-free Bluetooth kits, it allows drivers to easily take calls that are rerouted from their cell phones to the VizorSUN. What makes this device unique is that it combines Bluetooth with renewable energy technology in the form of solar cells embedded in the VizorSUN's top.
Find out about the underlying technology behind the VizorSUN on the next page.
Mechanics of the Iqua VizorSUN
Solar cells are made of silicon, which holds electrons loosely enough to be knocked loose by photons.
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Solar cells use the element silicon as a semiconductor. Silicon is a great material for allowing the flow of electrons (which we know as electricity) because of its atomic arrangement. Silicon's outer electron layer has four electrons, but there's room for eight. This means that pure silicon is very stable -- the atoms share their electrons and fit together nicely. But adding impurities (specifically boron and phosphorus) to the silicon creates an imbalance.
Phosphorus has five electrons to share, so pairing up with silicon means that it has one to spare. This spare electron could easily be knocked loose. Here's where the sunlight comes in. Sunlight is composed of tiny packets of energy called photons. Depending on their wavelength, photons carry enough energy to knock free electrons loose from their orbit. This is called the photoelectric effect, and it creates a negative charge. Simply knocking electrons loose wouldn't create electricity, though. That effect comes from the boron added to the silicon.
Boron shares three electrons, which leaves a gap when added to silicon. Remember that silicon likes to connect to four electrons. This means one less boron electron, which allows the positively charged nucleus to dominate. This domination creates the positive charge. The natural tendency to seek equilibrium means that the open bond at the boron/silicon site will attract the free electron left over by the phosphorus/silicon bond. This creates the flow of electrons -- otherwise known as an electrical field. By adding an external load (in the case of the VizorSUN, a rechargeable battery), this electron flow is stored for use.
The other component of the VizorSUN is Bluetooth. Bluetooth wireless technology uses radio waves to allow one device to communicate with another. With all Bluetooth-enabled wireless devices operating on the same frequency -- around 2.4 megahertz -- and with communication between these devices transpiring automatically whenever one comes in range with another, things could get garbled. But Bluetooth emits radio transmissions at extremely low power, between one to 10 milliwatts (one-thousandth to one-tenth of a watt) [source: Northstar]. Even when a multitude of wireless devices are within close proximity to one another, garbled and rotating transmissions are prevented by each device operating on several different frequencies within a single second. This means the changes of two operating on the same frequency unintentionally are decreased.
The VizorSUN marries solar and Bluetooth technologies into a coherent whole, with the solar cells providing an electrical charge to the battery, which, in turn powers the Bluetooth radio, the digital display, speaker, microphone, volume setting and the one-touch call technology.
Find out about more benefits of the VizorSUN on the next page.
Benefits of the Iqua VisorSUN
The Iqua VizorSUN hands-free phone kit.
Courtesy Iqua
The VizorSUN extends the life of the battery through its solar cells, by as much as 20 hours of talk time by recharging the battery. It can also stand by on a full charge from the solar cells for 500 hours [source: Apple]. Since it clips to the visor, which is more often up than down, the solar cells may be hidden from the sun. To get the maximum amount of sunlight exposure, the device comes with a dashboard plate that's held fast by suction cups.
If you live and drive in a sunny climate, this could conceivably mean that your VizorSUN will never leave your car. Drivers who live in Fargo, ND, have little reason to fear. In the dead of winter (or spring, summer or autumn), the device's internal battery can be recharged via USB hook up.
Since the Iqua VizorSUN is a hands-free adapter for wireless phones, it offers the benefit of safety by definition. The interface is plainly clear; push one button to talk or disconnect and another for volume. If your phone has voice-activated dialing, then the VizorSUN does too, which makes it a fully hands-free device. Aside from an indictor that shows the level of the battery charge, that's about it for the interface. The device also clips to the car's sun visor, which puts it within reach of the driver, and in the same line of sight as the road.
About one million drivers on U.S. roads are talking on their cells phones at any given moment. These drivers are four times more likely to get into major car accidents than drivers who aren't using a handheld cell phone [source: Edmunds]. Talking or texting on handheld cell phones and even using Bluetooth headsets or earphones fall into the category of distracted driving (so do fiddling with an iPod or a navigation system, as well as unruly children in the car). It makes sense; focusing one's attention on finding the perfect song for the perfect moment, telling one's kid to pipe down or texting sweet nothings at 80 miles per hour can lead to trouble along the road.
Completely hands-free calling may lead to easier calling, but even when using a hands-free device like the VizorSUN, you should pay attention to the road and avoid calls when possible [source: AAA]. Even with the most advanced of technologies, when something as unpredictable as humans is factored into the equation, nothing can be perfect.
For more information on the VizorSUN and other gadgets, visit the next page.
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Dupagne, Michel and Garrison, Bruce. "The meaning and influence of convergence: A qualitative case study of newsroom work at the Tampa New Center." University of Miami. 2006.http://com.miami.edu/car/JStudies06.pdf
Helperin, Joanne. "Driven to distraction." Edmunds. Accessed February 5, 2009.http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/safety/articles/43812/article.html
"Distracted driving." AAA. Accessed February 5, 2009. http://www.aaapublicaffairs.com/Main/Default.asp?CategoryID=3&SubCategoryID=35
"FAQ for Northstar Bluetooth peripheral set." Northstar. Accessed February 5, 2009. https://www.northstarsystem.com/web/bluetooth/pdfs/NorthstarBluetooth_FAQ.pdf
"How to connect your mobile phone with Vizor Sun?" Iqua. Accessed February 5, 2009.http://www.iqua.com/new_pdf/vizorsun_how_to.pdf
"Iqua VizorSUN user guide." Iqua. Accessed February 5, 2009. http://www.iqua.com/new_pdf/vizorsun_userguide.pdf
"Iqua Vizor SUN Bluetooth car kit." Apple. Accessed February 5, 2009. http://store.apple.com/us/product/TS770?mco=MTIxOTM#overview

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Here are the last ten films I watched (all of which happen to be classic animated shorts), with a screen-captured image and quick sentence on the subject. Follow this feature on Twitter here, read about the kickoff here, and see all past #WatchlistScreenCaps here. Links below are to my post on the film in question.


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Q: Use `secondary` as read preference through nodejs driver hang the query command? I am using mongodb3.6 and nodejs mongo driver 3.0. Below is my source code:
const col = client.db('test').collection('test');
  col
    .insert({a: false}, {w: 0, j: false})
    .then(() => {
      return col.count({}, {readPreference: ReadPreference.SECONDARY});
    })
    .then(ret => {
      console.log(ret);
    }).catch(err => console.error(err));

the program hangs on the col.count command. It works fine if I remove the readPreference option. My replica set read preference is set as primaryPrefered as below:
rs1:PRIMARY> db.getMongo().getReadPref()
{ "mode" : "primaryPrefered" }

I don't know why the secondary read preference is blocking my application. How can I use it properly in my application?
Below is my replica set status:
rs1:PRIMARY> rs.status()
{
    "set" : "rs1",
    "date" : ISODate("2018-04-13T01:06:49.269Z"),
    "myState" : 1,
    "term" : NumberLong(22),
    "heartbeatIntervalMillis" : NumberLong(2000),
    "optimes" : {
        "lastCommittedOpTime" : {
            "ts" : Timestamp(1523581602, 1),
            "t" : NumberLong(22)
        },
        "readConcernMajorityOpTime" : {
            "ts" : Timestamp(1523581602, 1),
            "t" : NumberLong(22)
        },
        "appliedOpTime" : {
            "ts" : Timestamp(1523581602, 1),
            "t" : NumberLong(22)
        },
        "durableOpTime" : {
            "ts" : Timestamp(1523581602, 1),
            "t" : NumberLong(22)
        }
    },
    "members" : [
        {
            "_id" : 0,
            "name" : "mongo1:37017",
            "health" : 1,
            "state" : 1,
            "stateStr" : "PRIMARY",
            "uptime" : 155084,
            "optime" : {
                "ts" : Timestamp(1523581602, 1),
                "t" : NumberLong(22)
            },
            "optimeDate" : ISODate("2018-04-13T01:06:42Z"),
            "electionTime" : Timestamp(1523537159, 1),
            "electionDate" : ISODate("2018-04-12T12:45:59Z"),
            "configVersion" : 199516,
            "self" : true
        },
        {
            "_id" : 1,
            "name" : "mongo2:37018",
            "health" : 1,
            "state" : 2,
            "stateStr" : "SECONDARY",
            "uptime" : 44550,
            "optime" : {
                "ts" : Timestamp(1523581602, 1),
                "t" : NumberLong(22)
            },
            "optimeDurable" : {
                "ts" : Timestamp(1523581602, 1),
                "t" : NumberLong(22)
            },
            "optimeDate" : ISODate("2018-04-13T01:06:42Z"),
            "optimeDurableDate" : ISODate("2018-04-13T01:06:42Z"),
            "lastHeartbeat" : ISODate("2018-04-13T01:06:48.757Z"),
            "lastHeartbeatRecv" : ISODate("2018-04-13T01:06:48.756Z"),
            "pingMs" : NumberLong(0),
            "syncingTo" : "mongo1:37017",
            "configVersion" : 199516
        },
        {
            "_id" : 2,
            "name" : "mongo3:37019",
            "health" : 1,
            "state" : 2,
            "stateStr" : "SECONDARY",
            "uptime" : 44480,
            "optime" : {
                "ts" : Timestamp(1523581602, 1),
                "t" : NumberLong(22)
            },
            "optimeDurable" : {
                "ts" : Timestamp(1523581602, 1),
                "t" : NumberLong(22)
            },
            "optimeDate" : ISODate("2018-04-13T01:06:42Z"),
            "optimeDurableDate" : ISODate("2018-04-13T01:06:42Z"),
            "lastHeartbeat" : ISODate("2018-04-13T01:06:48.758Z"),
            "lastHeartbeatRecv" : ISODate("2018-04-13T01:06:48.757Z"),
            "pingMs" : NumberLong(0),
            "syncingTo" : "mongo2:37018",
            "configVersion" : 199516
        }
    ],
    "ok" : 1,
    "operationTime" : Timestamp(1523581602, 1)
}


SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 2 -- Pressed by constituents alarmed by skyrocketing gasoline prices in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) accused oil companies of manipulating energy markets to enhance profits and decried a lack of national leadership for a plan to free the country from dependence on foreign oil.
"I want to go after the oil companies and the oil speculators and the manipulators of the money, because they're the ones who I think are really behind this," Clinton told an audience in Elmira Heights on Thursday. "You have a hurricane, and all of a sudden you see prices going up like that. That has . . . everything to do with people trying to make money off the backs of this tragedy."
Clinton repeatedly took aim at record profits rolled up by energy giants during the last quarter as crude oil prices have continued to rise. Her rhetoric was at times angry, exasperated, frustrated and passionate. "You just cannot convince me that they are not manipulating this market," she told another audience near Newark, N.Y.
Citing Exxon Mobil Corp.'s record $7.64 billion profit in the past quarter as evidence that the government needs to take action, she said it is time to send a message to the industry that "they're being watched" as consumers deal with rising prices. "If we don't fight Big Oil, this country's going down," she said. "We're not going to have the standard of living and the quality of life, and we're not going to be able to control our future."
Clinton sparred with one constituent who called for a rollback of state and federal gasoline taxes to ease the pain of increases that have pushed prices well above $3 a gallon in many places since the hurricane hit Monday morning. Clinton said that will not solve the problem.
"We can get some temporary relief, but that's not the answer, and we don't have the leadership we need to stand up and fight for what should be the answer and the sacrifices people should be willing to make," she said.
The anxiety and anger felt by motorists was evident at nearly every turn in her travels throughout the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. She made clear she shared the concern.
"I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in our entire economy that they're being watched," she said in explaining her call for an inquiry by the Federal Trade Commission. "I think human nature left to itself is going to push the limit as far as possible, and that's what you need a government regulatory system for: to keep an eye on people to make the rules of the game fair, to make a level playing field and not give anybody some kind of undue advantage."
Clinton criticized the new energy bill, which she opposed, as inadequate to solve the country's long-term energy problem. She said the United States has regressed over the past three decades, since the first oil shocks of the early 1970s. "We've had 30 years to do some things we haven't done," she said. "In fact we've gotten, we've gone backwards in many respects.
"I am tired of being at the mercy of people in the Middle East and elsewhere, and I'm tired frankly of being at the mercy of these large oil companies," Clinton said.


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"LHHATL's" Pooh Hicks Talks Karlie Redd Threesome & Dating Queen Latifah
This season Love & Hip Hop Atlanta has been a cluster reality television drama, especially since Pooh Hicks joined the cast. Her husband is a recognizable figure in the music industry as Hiriam Hicks has production credits that include Bel Biv DeVoe, Keith Sweat, Dru Hill, Coolio, Luke, Suga Free, and Kelly Price. While Hiriam's appearances on L&HHATL have been minimal, his wife has been kicking up a dust storm with regular cast member Karlie Redd.
There were rumors years ago that Karlie, Pooh, and Hiriam engaged in a threesome, but no one really cared much until the gossip was revived for reality TV audiences. The storyline has dragged on as Pooh detailed the messy alleged experience while Karlie denied it ever happened. Pooh has quickly become somewhat a villain on L&HHATL, but she is sticking to her guns that she's telling the truth.
In a recent interview with The Domenick Nati Show, Pooh addressed why it seems she won't let the topic her bedroom escapes with Karlie rest. "I'm not bringing up the threesome," Pooh said. "Me and Karli have other issues that we needed to iron out, so that's why I was coming to her to talk about other issues, 'cause to me a threesome is not that deep, but that's only to me. Everybody is not me, so I was coming to her to talk about other things. It just seemed like I was coming to her about the threesome, but she kept bringing it up because she wanted to convince her friends and the fans that she didn't do it. So we just always ended up talking about that, which I didn't even want to talk about that. I wanted to talk about other issues. I hate that I was portrayed that way. I hate that it seemed like I was mad because I wasn't invited to her engagement party, because that's not true."
There have been longtime rumors that back in the day, Pooh and hip hop mogul Queen Latifah were once an item. "Yes, me and Queen Latifah, we had dated in the past," she said. "It was a long time ago. It was when I was in my 20s. Around about when I was like, 24, 25-years-old. It was a good break-up. It just that I wasn't ready for the lesbian scene at the time because I was young and I didn't quite understand it. I was just kind like, young and confused and just experimenting. Doing a little this and a little that. It wasn't really a break-up, break-up. She went on to Hollywood and did her thing and we just went our separate ways."
Check out what else Pooh had to say about her and her husband bringing other women into the bedroom for special occasions and what happened at the L&HHATL reunion that had Karlie crying for two hours.
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2020 and 2021 were interesting years in the liquor world, so what kind of encore will we have in 2022. Only the future will tell, but looking into the crystal ball, I see a year of great activity that could turn the liquor markets into different directions.
There are eight wine retailer shipping cases running through the system right now. Presumably, one of these cases will go against the state and a Circuit Court will determine that the state's wine retailer shipping law is unconstitutional. This will result in a circuit split. The 6th and 8th Circuit upheld discriminatory wine retailer shipping laws, and at present the states and their wholesaler allies hold the upper hand. But the wind of change could be coming very soon. In 2022 expect to see the beginning of the battle play out. Now, I will caveat one thing, because the legal system moves slow, a favorable decision for the free marketers may take us into 2023 to finalize. Several of these cases are at the district court and decision would be expected in the second half of the year. Which means we could be looking at a Circuit Court decision in 2023. But I expect the eggs to hatch sometime in 2022.
The wholesalers will do everything they can to limit direct-to-consumer shipping. Their goal will be to make DTC shipping more expensive and also to increase the barriers to entry to the marketplace. These notions bubbled up to the surface in 2021, when the wholesalers led the push to require a fulfillment house become licensed to ship into certain states. The goal of these laws is to make the compliance process so burdensome that some fulfillment locations will not ship into a state because it is too expensive to comply. Which means small wineries become limited to a smaller number of fulfillment houses, which increases the cost to do business.
Second, the fulfillment house compliance expense will work to keep investors from entering the field because of the burdensome compliance expense. Which also means less options and higher prices for small wineries. The goal is to make the cost so expensive for small wineries that they can't afford to ship.
WSWA (Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America) has formally made it known that wineries producing under 1,000 gallons should be eliminated. Any legislation covertly aimed at DTC is also aimed at the little producer. Expect WSWA to target small and innovative wineries and try to eliminate them through legislation. The big question with DTC is when will WSWA get into the game and begin buying businesses involved in the DTC game, I will imagine they will see the writing on the wall one day and come to that conclusion. By the way Drizly is not DTC, and let's not kid ourselves that it is!
In the end, this will be an active year, liquor never sleeps, but especially in 2022, one should always be awake for what happens this coming year.
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Originally, Ganmontin had wanted to forcibly take Olivier away, but Linley had refused. Thus, Ganmontin and Linley had battled against each other. At that time, Linley had relied upon his Blackstone Space to execute Ganmontin's divine wind clone, but who would've thought that Ganmontin actually had a divine water clone as well?
Ganmontin naturally hated Linley to the core.
Linley still clearly remembered Ganmontin's dying bellow. "You can't kill me. If you kill me, the Lord Commander will definitely kill you!" Ganmontin had, back then, used the so-called 'Lord Commander' to threaten Linley.
"He went to find the Lord Commander? And he is now here…can it be that the Lord Commander is right here?" Linley frowned.
In that instant, Linley suddenly thought of a possibility.
"That I'm like a lamb who has delivered himself into the mouth of a tiger? That I've come to throw my life away?" Linley pondered.
From the number of experts at Miluo Island and the number of experts on display here at the seafloor Castle Hendsey, Linley could tell that this master of Castle Hendsey was, without a doubt, an ultimate expert who possessed astonishing power!
In the Infernal Realm, a person who had great status had to have an equivalent, matching amount of power. Otherwise, others wouldn't submit to them!
"Eh?" Lomio, who was travelling alongside Linley, naturally noticed that Linley currently seemed rather 'off'. He glanced at Linley, puzzled. What had caused Linley to lose his bearings like this?
Fortunately, the person leading them didn't turn to look at Linley, and didn't know what had happened.
"Milords, once we arrive at the guest houses, we'll be nearly there." The black armored red cloaked warrior laughed as he spoke, his words causing Linley to be startled awake from his pondering. Linley immediately began to adjust his mindset.
After all, the situation hadn't become utterly disastrous yet. Even assuming that the master of the castle was the 'Commander', which he might even be, this person had never met Linley.
"One thing at a time." Linley said to himself.
The seafloor Castle Hendsey was like a small city, filled with intersecting corridors that divided it into many areas. Generally speaking, guests all stayed in one area, which had a number of two-story buildings that were all built in a similar fashion.
These small buildings were built with a type of rice-yellow stones, and made one feel quite comfortable within the black castle.
Linley felt rather uncomfortable as well.
"Milords, don't worry. Based on our long-established rules, in roughly half a day or so, you'll be invited to the secret area. At the slowest, it would only take three days." The guard smiled as he spoke.
At most, three days? Lomio wouldn't mind. But Linley minded!
"Linley, I'll go to my room for now. If you need anything, you can come find me." Lomio said, then immediately turned and entered his room, not giving Linley a chance to reply.
Lomio was normally a very arrogant, solitary figure. It was only because he had seen Linley fight and wanted to spar with Linley that he was now so courteous. Otherwise, why would he say so many things to Linley?
But Linley's mind was preoccupied with Ganmontin, and so he didn't have any energy to bother with Lomio. He turned and went to his own room as well.
Taking a meditative stance on the stone bed, he looked through the window to the outside.
"I had wanted to come watch the scryer recordings of battling experts, but who would have imagined that Ganmontin was here?" Linley sighed to himself. At this time, footsteps rang out from outside, followed by a knocking on the door.
The door opened. Immediately, two beautiful women dressed in bright yellow robes walked into Linley's room, carrying a large platter of food.
"You can just leave it on the table." Linley said calmly.
Of the six, two were like Dylin; they had been refused and shut out, and weren't going to be permitted to enter the secret room.
"You can go now." Linley instructed.
The two maids curtsied, then left. As for the platter of delicacies, Linley didn't take a single bite. He didn't have any appetite or desire to enjoy delicacies right now.
"Whether fortune or disaster…if it's a disaster, I won't be able to avoid it anyhow." Linley shut his eyes, quietly meditating.
Castle Hendsey. Currently, that red armored, red cloaked old man with white hair, 'Uriah', was currently walking on a tightly controlled and restricted corridor.
"Rumble!" A great door covered with all sorts of mystical runic carvings swung open, revealing a narrow walkway.
And then, the two guards at each side of the door immediately closed it again.
At the end of the walkway was a wide, empty throne room.
On one end of the throne room, there was an enormous fireplace. Uriah walked to the end of the fireplace and pressed a button, immediately causing a wide corridor made completely from a blood-red stone to be revealed. This blood-red corridor had a deathly aura about it that made one's heart tremble.
Uriah took a deep breath, then stepped into the wide, hidden tunnel.
The tunnel wasn't very large. At the end, there was a blood-red door with black edges that was ten meters tall and six meters wide. The entire gate faintly emanated a red glow. Uriah didn't dare take another step forward.
"Teacher!" Uriah said in a low voice.
"Mm. The examination is done?" A low, gentle voice rang out from past the door.
"Mm." The person inside made a noncommittal sound.
"Tomorrow, bring Linley and Lomio in to see me. Let Lomio come in first, then let Linley come in." The low voice instructed.
Uriah immediately bowed, then left, not worried about his teacher at all. Sovereign's Might? A drop of Sovereign's Might was indeed powerful, but his teacher was at the highest level one could be at, beneath the Sovereign-level.
Forget about just a drop of Sovereign's Might.
Even that ultimate expert, Lord Aikens of the Redbud Continent, who was able to refine Sovereign's Might from inkstones was someone his teacher didn't fear!
"Sovereign's Might, in the hands of different people, have different amounts of power as well." Uriah clearly remembered the words his teacher had once said to him.
Linley would open his eyes!
Quietly, silently, time flowed on.
Although they were at the bottom of the sea and unable to tell whether it was day or night, Linley could clearly calculate in his mind if it was time for the sun to rise or the sun to fall. It was night, now. Suddenly, footsteps came from the street, outside the window.
Linley still opened his eyes, looking outside the window carefully.
A figure walked past the window.
Linley's eyes instantly lit up. "Him!" Although he only caught a glimpse of the man, Linley immediately recognized him. It was Ganmontin. With but a thought, a human figure appeared in Linley's room. It was one of Linley's Deathgod Golems!
"Swoosh!" The Deathgod Golem instantly appeared outside the door, looking towards the street.
The Deathgod Golem wasn't a living creature. It only had a hint of Linley's consciousness within it. At the doorway, it stared at the distant Ganmontin, who didn't notice anything. But of course, if it had been Linley himself staring at Ganmontin, he would have noticed.
A Deathgod Golem, in the end, wasn't a living creature. It was just an object. Who would care about an object?
"I didn't expect that this Ganmontin would be here as well." Linley, through the Deathgod Golem, could clearly see Ganmontin enter a little two story building that was eight hundred meters or so away from them.
It made sense. Ganmontin had arrived a month earlier, after all. It made sense that he lived here.
A killing look flashed past Linley's eyes.
If Ganmontin was allowed to remain alive, it would be very dangerous for Linley as well as Olivier. It was better to remove him immediately. The roving patrols of Castle Hendsey didn't keep a very strict patrol watch on the guest living area.
In addition, even if they kept strict watch, it didn't matter.
Linley didn't dare to emanate any hint of an aura. Immediately using Worldwalking, he reached the window below that two-story building, but as soon as he arrived, Linley heard Ganmontin cursing loudly.
Ganmontin had a belly full of fire right now, and thus was currently cursing in his room.
He came here wanting to meet the Lord Commander, but now that his power had greatly dropped after losing his divine wind clone, those 'old friends' of his all looked down at him. It was like pressing his warm face against their icy buttocks; how could he possibly not be upset?
"Motherf*cker, it's all that Linley's fault!" Ganmontin would forever remember Linley, who had destroyed his powerful divine wind clone.
Linley, hearing Ganmontin's 'cursing' from outside the window, felt his heart tremble.
"Soulseed control?" Linley clearly remembered that when he had been at the Yulan continent, his old friend, 'Boss Yale', had once been controlled in such a manner. People controlled through a Soulseed had their own memory, but were completely devoted to serving their master.
Thoughts flashed like lightning through Linley's mind. He instantly thought of a possibility.
Linley's face instantly turned white!
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The weather is hot here in the afternoons, but still nice and cool in the mornings, which makes early morning baking perfect. I thought I'd take advantage of the cool weather and a couple of really ripe bananas to bake some yummy Nana's Banana bread.
I've baked a lot throughout my 24 years of marriage and made a lot of breads. I've come to the point in my experience baking, that unless I taste a bread that tops the recipe I've been using in taste and texture, I just won't use any other. I've had some real gross experiences. I'm willing to try a new recipe, but when I find one that is as close to perfection as I've found, I pretty well stick with it not wanting to have another bad experience. Kinda like when you go to a restaurant where you loved what you ordered one time, and then the next time is not good at all....if you've experienced this then you know what I mean.
My children love the bread, so it doesn't last long. I was just barely able to get a few shots of it before it was all gone, but not before it was cut up.
Just after my sweetie finished this one, she was asking for another piece.
I sure hope you are enjoying your summer break. We just got back from a mini vacation to the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound Washington (which was a blast, you should check into them-there are many locations throughout the country) and are getting ready for another two in Portland Oregon and to the Coast for the 4th, so I will be sharing here and there when I can.
I love the lazy days of summer!
Don't forget to come back Friday to see my next summer home tour by Colleen from Kaydeross Creek!
I need to have my Mom make me some of her Banana Nut Bread. One of my favs.


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The Dayton Hamvention is one of the two largest amateur radio convention (or hamfest) in the world. It is held each May in the Dayton, Ohio area and draws attendees from various parts of the world. Since 2017, it has been held at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio near Dayton. Prior to this it was held each May at the Hara Arena in Trotwood, Ohio.

The first Hamvention occurred on March 22, 1952 at the Biltmore Hotel in Dayton (QST March 1952).

Hara Arena had been the home of Dayton Hamvention since 1964.  The Hara Arena announced its closure in 2016 with the 2017 Hamvention being forced to move as a result.

The 2019 Hamvention drew 32,462 paid attendees over its three days, and offered a wide variety of activities for amateur radio enthusiasts, including:

 5 parallel tracks of forums, classes, and demonstrations covering all aspects of the hobby.
 6 buildings full of commercial exhibit space, where major amateur equipment manufacturers put their newly announced products on display and smaller companies and amateurs themselves opened booths to display their products including homebrew equipment.
 A large flea market area drawing buyers and sellers of radio parts, old equipment, accessories, and a wide range of other merchandise.
 Amateur radio license exams for newcomers as well as for hams who want to upgrade their current license levels.
 Over two dozen food and drink vendors, serving a wide range of breakfast and lunch specialties.
 Numerous affiliated events held by local hams after the gates have closed or at close by locations.

The 2020 Dayton Hamvention was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first cancellation in the 68-year history of the event.

On January 11, 2021, Hamvention Organizers Dayton Amateur Radio Club (DARA) announced that the 2021 event had also been cancelled, citing delays in widespread availability of vaccines for the COVID-19 virus and the emergence of more communicable forms of the virus.

References

Amateur radio in the United States
Conventions in Ohio
Culture of Dayton, Ohio
Recurring events established in 1952
1952 establishments in Ohio

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Jan. 26: Pete Kerzel of MASNsports.com tweets that the while the Nats aren't willing to include Robles or Soto, he's gotten the sense that the Marlins may be willing to accept a package of prospects that doesn't include either young outfielder as the headliner.
Jan. 25: As the Marlins' offseason fire sale continues with the trade of Christian Yelich, it seems attention will now turn to catcher J.T. Realmuto. With three years of control remaining, he's even closer to free agency than was Yelich, so perhaps only a sufficient offer stands in the way of a deal.
At this point, the Nationals are the organization that is "most heavily engaged" in pursuit of Realmuto, according to Craig Mish of MLB Network Radio (via Twitter). But the Fish are maintaining a high asking price, with Jon Heyman of Fan Rag tweeting that they are trying to pry top Nationals prospect Victor Robles loose.
Interest in Realmuto has been brisk ever since he reportedly requested a trade earlier in the winter. MLBTR took a look at Realmuto's possible trade market recently, noting that the Nationals appear to be a strong match. As I explained in breaking down the Nats' offseason outlook, the organization could be an ideal fit for Realmuto as they look into possible upgrades over veteran Matt Wieters and youngster Pedro Severino behind the dish.
Realmuto, who'll turn 27 in March, is entering his first of three arbitration seasons after two-straight quality offensive campaigns. His arb case remains unresolved, but he'll be cheap regardless. Realmuto, who is perhaps the only established young catcher who's really available by trade at all, popped 17 home runs and slashed a solid .278/.332/.451 over 579 plate appearances in 2017. He's an athletic backstop who grades well in throwing and blocking. Though his framing numbers have lagged considerably by measure of StatCorner, the Baseball Prospectus grading system felt he turned a corner and added value with his receiving effort in 2017.
So, can the sides hammer out an agreement? It seems something will have to give first. Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post writes that the club isn't willing to consider top prospects Robles and Juan Soto — each of whom ranks among the fifty or so best pre-MLB assets in baseball.
The Nats are obviously weighing some other considerations in their pursuit of Realmuto. With Bryce Harper entering a contract year, the elite outfield prospects are of added importance. Washington is also interested in free agent Alex Avila, Castillo notes, keeping a free-agent option available as well.
Plus, there are competing priorities. As Castillo explains, there's also the possibility of adding a reliever, with the competitive balance tax operating as a limiting factor. The report suggests the Nationals are "not very high" on closer Greg Holland, who's the best remaining relief pitcher MLBTR's ranking of the top 50 free agents.
For Miami, it stands to reason that there's a minimum price tag beyond which the team just won't be willing to deal Realmuto. Even if he's disappointed with staying on board, he'd surely be seen as a valuable asset to help along a young roster and could still be dealt at the trade deadline or next winter.
Then again, the Marlins could take a closer look at the Nationals' possible trade chips. Righty Erick Fedde and lefty Seth Romero could each represent near-to-the-majors rotation pieces in Miami. And shortstop Carter Kieboom could profile as a future regular at the position for the rebuilding Marlins. Plus, Severino or Raudy Read could turn into young replacement assets behind the dish. Of course, whether and in what combination those players might be available isn't known.
At the end of the day, one of the two organizations will need to blink, or both will need to find a creative way to compromise, in order to get something done. But it's not just a staring contest. Other teams, too, are surely still looking into Realmuto and could attempt to slide in with better offers if the Nats continue to be protective of their best young assets.
The Red Sox called the Orioles about Manny Machado yesterday, per Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe (Twitter link), and they're also considering Todd Frazier as an option according to Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald (also via Twitter). Frazier is willing to play first base, according to Silverman, though an acquisition of Machado would presumably slide Rafael Devers across the diamond to first base or necessitate a more extreme move on the left side of the infield. Whether the O's actually move Machado remains to be seen, but they're reportedly shopping him and asking interested parties to make offers.
The Phillies are intrigued by the possibility of a Machado trade but would want a negotiation window to discuss an extension to be included in any trade, tweets FanRag's Jon Heyman. However, Heyman hears that Machado isn't likely to grant such a window when he's just one year removed from reaching free agency at the age of 26. As things currently stand, Machado seems highly likely to have a case for a record-setting contract next winter, and there's little incentive to discuss a long-term deal right now unless a team pays that rate in advance. Machado has already banked more than $23MM in his career between the draft and player salaries to date, and he's projected by MLBTR to earn $17.3MM next year in his final season of arbitration eligibility.
The Yankees have not only been in contact with the Diamondbacks about lefty Patrick Corbin, they've also discussed infielder/outfielder Brandon Drury in those talks, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Sherman notes that multiple clubs have discussed Drury with the Snakes, but he's a strong fit in the Bronx following trades of Chase Headley and Starlin Castro. The 25-year-old Drury has slashed .275/.323/.453 with 29 homers in 979 plate appearances across the past two seasons while playing second base, third base and left field. He's controllable for another four seasons and won't be arbitration-eligible until next winter.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic suggests that the Nationals are considering backup catchers, including free agent Alex Avila (subscription required & highly recommended). Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post hears the same, tweeting that while the Nats do like young Pedro Severino, bringing a more proven backup catcher into the fold is something the club has discussed.
Rosenthal also notes within that piece that the Giants, Blue Jays, Rangers and Twins are all looking for backup catchers as well. Any from that bunch could stand out as a reasonable landing spot for Avila, though he's stated that his preference is to play for a contender even if it comes at the expense of some playing time. Jonathan Lucroy is the biggest name on the catching market but probably doesn't wish to serve as a backup option; Rene Rivera, Nick Hundley and Chris Stewart are among the other available catchers.
TODAY: The deal is official, with both clubs announcing it. For Detroit, catcher John Hicks and righty Joe Jimenez will come up to fill the roster openings.
YESTERDAY, 11:45pm: The sides have completed the medical review, though an announcement is still forthcoming, per Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press (Twitter links).
10:55pm: The Cubs are finalizing a deal to acquire two more pieces for the stretch run. If the swap is finalized, both southpaw reliever Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila will reportedly head from the Tigers to Chicago in exchange for infielder Jeimer Candelario and young shortstop Isaac Paredes, along with cash or a player to be named later.
Of course, the Chicago (N.L.) farm has been raided of late, with numerous talented players streaming onto the MLB roster as well as to other organizations. The Cubbies are pushing the pedal to the floor once again, hoping to capitalize on a wave of momentum coming out of the All-Star break that has swept the defending World Series champs back into the NL Central lead.
Though Wilson has perhaps elevated his profile this year, owing to a move into the ninth inning for the Tigers, he hasn't really changed his baseline performance level. He still works off of a mid-to-upper-nineties heater and is generally slightly more successful against right-handed hitters than lefties. And ERA estimators still value him as a low-to-mid-3's performer.
That said, there are some notable changes. Through 40 1/3 innings this year, Wilson carries a career-high 14.3% swinging-strike rate and has averaged 12.3 K/9 — well over any prior full-season mark. He's also allowing more walks (3.6 BB/9) and home runs (1.12 per nine) than usual, with less grounders (38.4%) than ever before. A general shift northward with his pitch location seems to explain the differences, though it's hard to say it has made him a materially better pitcher.
Regardless of whether one prefers the Wilson of old or the current iteration, he looks to be a high-quality reliever at a bargain rate. He'll step into a setup role alongside righties Carl Edwards, Koji Uehara, Pedro Strop, and Hector Rondon. Chicago currently features two other southpaws, Brian Duensing and Mike Montgomery, with the former likely continuing to function as a lefty specialist and the latter as a long reliever. That said, Wilson makes for a ninth reliever when right-handed Justin Grimm is counted, so it seems someone will need to depart the active roster. Edwards and Grimm are both optionable, but the latter is likeliest to go given his struggles this year; his 40-man spot could also be in jeopardy.
Wilson will take home just $2.7MM this year and comes with another season of arb control. Though he'll surely command a healthy raise, particularly given that he has picked up a few saves in Detroit, Wilson will promise to deliver surplus value over his salary in 2018 as well.
Not to be lost in the shuffle is Avila, who is putting on his best season since 2011 at thirty years of age. He'll represent a quality option to share time with young stalwart Willson Contreras for the remainder of the year while Victor Caratini goes back down to finish his development at Triple-A. Over 263 plate appearances thus far in 2017, Avila owns a .271/.392/.472 batting line. While he has benefited from a .375 BABIP, Avila has traditionally carried lofty batting averages on balls in play. And he has finally returned to the power he showed as a younger player (11 home runs, .202 isolated slugging) while continuing to carry an outstanding walk rate.
Avila delivered plenty of value to the Tigers for the one-year, $2MM contract he signed over the winter after dealing with health problems in recent campaigns. That deal, of course, was agreed to with his father — Tigers GM Al Avila, who also engineered this swap. Whether the elder Avila can pull off any further trades before tomorrow's deadline remains unclear, but this is another meaningful deal for an organization that hopes to get younger and trim some salary before the start of the 2018 season.
The aim in Detroit, of course, is to field a contender in the relatively near term without requiring the kind of budget-busting expenditures that had become commonplace in recent seasons. Finding affordable, controllable asset is the key to such an undertaking, and Avila will hope he can accmplish that here.
Candelario currently sits just inside the top 100 prospects leaguewide, according to MLB.com, which calls him a serviceable defender at third who can be a quality offensive threat. He's also ready to contribute in the majors right now, having briefly cracked the bigs in each of the past two seasons. The 23-year-old owns a .266/.361/.507 slash through 330 Triple-A plate appearances this year.
While Candelario may be seen by some as the headliner, Baseball America recently tabbed the 18-year-old Paredes as the better prospect among the two, reflecting that outlet's lower grade on the former and higher grade on the latter. A well-regarded defensive shortstop from Mexico, Paredes has slashed .261/.341/.399 with seven home runs this year through 380 plate appearances at the Class A level.
This transaction puts down a notable market marker with several other top lefties still available via trade. Zach Britton of the Orioles is more expensive and comes with equivalent control rights to Wilson, though perhaps Baltimore will hold out for a greater return given Britton's sheer excellence over the prior two seasons. And the Padres are said to be placing a big asking price on Brad Hand, who comes with an additional season of control and has emerged as a top-quality reliever.
Jon Heyman of Fan Rag first said a deal was close (via Twitter), after Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweeted the Cubs were "closing in" on Wilson and that Candelario may be involved, with USA Today's Bob Nightengale (Twitter link) confirming Candelario's inclusion. MLB.com's Mark Feinsand noted Avila's involvement on Twitter, with Ken Rosenthal saying he would indeed go to Chicago (via Twitter). Bruce Levine of 670theScore.com reported the inclusion of Paredes on Twitter. Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press tweeted the cash/PTBNL detail to complete the prospective swap, with Heyman tweeting its finalization.
9:51pm: The Cubs are "close" to striking a deal with the Tigers that would deliver Wilson to Chicago, according to Heyman (via Twitter).
Candelario would indeed headline the package, per Nightengale (Twitter link), with the Cubs also landing Avila, per Rosenthal (via Twitter). Infield prospect Isaac Paredes would also be in the package, per Bruce Levine of 670theScore.com (Twitter link).
9:25pm: The Cubs, Dodgers, Astros, and Nationals are the four teams still vying to acquire Wilson, according to Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press (Twitter link).
Those four teams have been connected to Wilson at various points in the recent past, so it's not surprising to see that they are now the apparent finalists. It's worth bearing in mind, though, that the Nats already have quite a few lefties, including the recently acquired Sean Doolittle. And Houston is said to be somewhat more intrigued by Britton, as Sherman affirmed today on Twitter.
The Indians could yet be a "dark horse" on Wilson, Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets, though it's unclear as yet whether the AL Central rivals have engaged in earnest.
7:58pm: There's active bidding between the Cubs and Dodgers, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today (via Twitter).
Candelario is in play in a deal that could send both Wilson and catcher Alex Avila to Chicago, Feinsand adds on Twitter. Avila has long been seen as a target for the Cubs.
7:47pm: There's some buzz that the Cubs may be the favorite to land Wilson. MLB.com's Phil Rogers noted Chicago's ongoing interest on Twitter, Ken Rosenthal of MLB Network said the Cubs were "working hard" to land Wilson (via Twitter), and now Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets that the Cubbies are "closing in" on a deal for Wilson.
Notably, top Chicago prospect Jeimer Candelario is out of the lineup tonight, per Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register (via Twitter), with Sherman suggesting Detroit has keen interest in him.
7:29pm: The Tigers are expected to make a trade involving lefty Justin Wilson this evening, sources tell MLB.com's Mark Feinsand (Twitter link). Just where the southpaw might be headed isn't yet clear, however.
Wilson, 29, has drawn interest from numerous contending teams. With the Tigers having already traded away star outfielder J.D. Martinez, there's little question that the club is willing to move its best reliever.
With a favorable contract situation, it's unsurprising that as many as five teams are still pursuing Wilson at this point, according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag (via Twitter). The offers have increased steadily, so much as that it's now certain that Wilson will be moved before the non-waiver trade deadline tomorrow.
It's important to note, too, that Wilson is one of three premium lefties on the market, with Brad Hand of the Padres and Zach Britton of the Orioles also seemingly available for the right price. The interplay between those three, who are drawing many of the same suitors, will be an important storyline to watch unfold tonight and early tomorrow.


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Photo courtesy of Education and Action Together.
Chadwick Workman (foreground) leads a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Springfield, Illinois. Photo courtesy of Education and Action Together.
Black Lives Matter in Small Towns, Too
In Taylorville, a mostly white town in Illinois, a BLM protest highlights how the movement is making an impact in unlikely locations.
by Amanda Solliday
How would you organize a Black Lives Matter protest in a nearly all-white town in the Midwest? Chadwick Workman can tell you.
"I thought that even if a couple people showed up, the demonstration would be a success," Workman says.
Workman was inspired by the marches he saw happening in cities across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd. The twenty-four year old decided to organize a local rally, even though, growing up, he was one of the few Black residents in his Illinois hometown of Kincaid, which has a population of about 1,500.
With help from his friend, Misty McPeek, Workman tackled the logistics of hosting a march in nearby Taylorville, a town of more than 10,000, in just a few days and posted the event, "BLM-Taylorville Edition," on Facebook.
Workman did not have high expectations for turnout.
"I thought that even if a couple people showed up, the demonstration would be a success," he says.
On June 4 at 6 p.m., hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the Christian County Courthouse in Taylorville. They marched five blocks through the city's downtown, many with signs and some with strollers, past the brick storefronts. When the group stopped at the courthouse, the crowd was silent as Workman read George Floyd's final words for eight minutes and forty-six seconds, the amount of time a Minneapolis police officer was said to have knelt on Floyd's neck.
The Taylorville protest was so large, and in such a seemingly unlikely location, that footage of the march was featured on CNN as evidence that the Black Lives Matter movement was reaching new corners of America.
"The way George Floyd's death happened, unlike the way such deaths had in the past, it hurt more than just the Black community," Workman says. "I got to see a town where I grew up and had to deal with racism come out and show they wouldn't stand for it anymore."
Workman and the other local organizers from Education and Action Together, an anti-racist activist group based in Springfield, Illinois, see these new relationships formed during the rallies this summer—particularly between Black and white individuals and between Black communities and the local police force—as the key to positive change and equality in their own towns.
The racial disparities in police violence seep into all regions of the United States. According to one database tracking a hundred police departments in the largest cities nationwide, police officers are four times more likely to shoot an unarmed Black person, compared to an unarmed white individual.
When protests come to towns and small cities, this reveals a general disaffection in the country, says Richard Gilman-Opalsky, professor of political science at the University of Illinois Springfield, whose work focuses on revolt and global uprisings.
"When social movements and protest activity become widespread in large cities, we almost always find smaller formations of that activity in small cities across the country," Gilman-Opalsky says.
"Often, the radical elements—such as calls to defund the police—are more difficult to find in the smaller protest formations, than in densely populated cities," he adds. "But there is in fact a mix of liberal and far more radical elements in the broader movement."
Among the hundreds of people who marched in Taylorville, many had never attended a demonstration for Black Lives Matter or any other cause.
One of the newcomers was Dwayne Wheeler, chief of the Taylorville Police Department. While the department was planning security details for the demonstration, Workman and the other organizers invited Wheeler to march with the group and to speak at the event.
"I wanted the police onboard more than anything, because one of the messages that I'm trying to send is 'Not all cops are bad,' " says Workman, who plans to take the exam to enter a police academy in Illinois this fall.
Wheeler accepted and walked with the protesters.
"It was a good cause that Chadwick put together," Wheeler says. "And I think it was needed in Taylorville."
He chose to speak about his officers' efforts to get involved with the community, as well as offer an apology for the death of George Floyd.
The police chief says he has heard "a small percentage" of residents say they're against Black Lives Matter. That concerned Wheeler while he worked out the safety details for the rally, but even with a light police presence, he felt the event "came off without a hitch."
And part of the reason, Wheeler says, is that "our town is growing and changing. People are adapting."
To address safety concerns for the rally, Workman said the biggest challenge was getting the public to see that the demonstrators did not intend to riot. During an earlier protest in nearby Springfield, Workman says he stopped someone from breaking a bank window.
"Everyone has their own reason for coming to these," Workman says. "Some people feel like the police are overstepping what they are meant to do. Some people just want to see the world burn."
Workman knows the stakes are high. He intentionally keeps his Facebook livestream on during rallies to be transparent. He often refers people to his videos, so they can see what's actually happening.
"One broken window can take away from the entire message that we're trying to send," Workman says.
Without much exposure to the Black Lives Matter movement, people often gravitate toward the most sensational stories in mass media and on social media, says Kendra Day, a white resident of New Berlin, Illinois, another small town located one county away from Taylorville.
"This movement is different," Day says. "You have to get involved and go to the events to realize it."
"The most important thing to take away is to educate yourself on the real Black America. Not the media version, the stereotype," Brown says. "That's especially important in the small towns who maybe have one Black person."
After attending a prayer vigil for Ahmaud Arbery in Springfield, Day hosted a discussion with Education and Action Together in her hometown on June 11.
"We need to listen," Day says. "That's the biggest lesson I've learned—we have so much that we grew up thinking that's not necessarily right. To be a part of this conversation and to be a part of this change, you have to work against some of what you've grown up 'knowing.' "
Day later attended another Education and Action Together event in Pawnee, Illinois, on June 13, which was organized as a community question-and-answer session. (Discussions are more friendly to older participants than marches, Workman notes.)
At the event, Day asked, "What is one thing people say when they want to help, but it is actually offensive?"
The first reply from the organizers was that people often say, "I don't see color."
"We want you to see color, and accept us as we are," Workman says. "I want people to talk to each other and understand that we are not a threat."
During the discussion in Pawnee, Denitta Brown, a member of Education and Action Together, shared some of her experiences as a Black woman in America.
Brown and one of the attendees, Kelsie Bentley, talked about how churches in the area are segregated. Brown and Bentley decided to go to services at each other's churches.
"We have to get out of our comfort zones," Brown says.
The organizers at Education and Action Together plan to host more discussions, in an even wider swath of towns, but they also have a long list of other action items.
They're petitioning police departments to stop hiring police officers with records of misconduct and excessive force, starting new programs to mentor youth in underserved areas, and hosting voter drives. Several members have completed a course that covers how to interact with police officers, and the group plans to offer the training to others. And at least two members of Education and Action Together have plans to run for state office.
"It's a success of a rebellion when young people realize they can speak for themselves and realize their own powers with others in protest," says Professor Gilman-Opalsky. "Regardless of the difference with policing, this is a real and lasting success of the uprising."
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Young people in the Balkans: Bridges over the river of the history of conflict
Geron Kamberi is currently an Associate Researcher and works for different Albanian
think tanks. Last three years he worked as Executive Director of National Agency
for Scientific Research and Innovation, a public body entity whose main role and
responsibilities is to fund the national research projects and coordinate EU Research
and Innovation Framework Programme. He holds a MA Degree in European Politics
from Sussex European Institute – UK, and brings extensive experience from international
NGO sector working on policy issues, analytical work and project management.
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Society Foundation – Albania as well as Policy&Advocacy Officer of two important
international NGO based in Tirana as Oxfam GB Office and World Vision Tirana&
Kosova Office. His research abilities has resulted to of number research policy papers
written as author or co-author including several articles on EU –Albania relationships
published at national daily newspapers.
By Geron Kamberi
The Balkans is a region that has produced more history than it has been able to consume. This somewhat cynical expression sounds like a quote from an economic textbook, but is actually about the economy of conflict in the Balkans. War corroded the region in its premodern history, and it is the wars that accompanied the disentegration of the former-Yugoslavia in the mid-90s, in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo, that transformed the Balkans from a "paradise of ethnic co-habitation" into a hell of hate.
Young people are fast impacted by war and tragedy, but they are also quick to forget, which helps to dissolve the hatred and memory of war within. Since the early '90s, the Balkans has seen three decades of war, peace, cold peace, frozen conflict, and open borders or half-closed borders. It is in this context that the youth of this region, who make up about 20% of the population of their countries, have been born and raised. Though it seems this younger generation has moved far away from "powder keg" metaphors, actually all you need is a football match, a banner attached to a drone, or two hands crossed to represent an eagle, in order to trigger an explosion of real or virtual hatred on social media, where young people are active. This situation among Balkan youth seems aptly described by the novelist Erich Maria Remarque, who wrote about a generation that, "even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war." Nonetheless, the past, although emerging every now and then in different forms, has begun to surrender its place in their daily lives, and also in their futures. There is a saying that no one is rich enough to buy one's past, but since 2000, when the flames of war were extinguished, young Bosniacs, Serbs, Croats, Kosovars, Albanians and Montenegrins have had almost 20 years in which they have tried to "buy" their future. For the generation of 20 year-olds in the Balkans the future priority is education and employment, leaving behind prejudice and the language of hatred, and being inspired by the hope that the Balkans has a future in a Europe without borders, where the past matters only in order not to be repeated. In her book "Imagining the Balkans", the scholar Maria Todorova begins by writing that: "A specter is haunting Western culture – the specter of the Balkans. All the powers have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this specter: politicians and journalists, conservative academics and radical intellectuals, moralists of all kind, gender, and fashion." In fact, Balkan youth are trying to expel their past at their own initiative, thus preventing its spectral appearance. They are showing that the Balkans can produce an alternative history, such as the 2014 Memorandum of Understanding for Youth, signed by the prime ministers of Albania and Serbia, and followed by an unusual event in Tirana. In 2015, for the first time, 34 young people from Albania and Serbia gathered in Tirana for a youth intercultural dialogue in the digital age, discussing and sharing experiences and ideas about the challenges they face in their countries. The ease with which Albanian and Serb youth discussed topics such as stimulating intercultural dialogue and ways of challenging ethnic stereotypes, derived largely from their efforts to perceive each other differently. Mitrovica is a divided town, with one bridge over the River Ibër which is more like a dividing wall than a historic monument. Yet young people, perhaps more than others, understand that words like "us" and "them" just add new bricks to the wall that divides. In Mitrovica in 2016, for the first time, there was a public debate between Albanian and Serb student communities. They were able to express concerns about issues they confront on a daily basis, in both the north and south parts of the city. The two communities of students agreed that the past should remain in the past and that they should be taking decisions about their own future.
The younger generation in the Balkans has transformed direct dialogue into a cathartic tool to cleanse the atmosphere and themselves from prejudice. Similarly, a few years ago the Initiative for Human Rights in Serbia and Kosovo, led by young people from both countries, became a model by which they could confront the truth and address the heavy burden of inherited hate. Cooperation through respect is the slogan chosen by the youth of the Balkans to challenge perceptions of prejudice retained throughout the years.
Young people in the Balkans do not just have to confront the legacy of traditional antipathies, but also the incapacity and lack of will among the political class and institutions, in Belgrade, as well as in Prishtina, to improve living conditions, and also to tackle the stereotypes created for one another. For this reason, they believe that both the hope of European Union integration and also investment by the international community in young people are two powerful instruments that can rebuild the bridges burnt in the flames of ancient and modern history. The principle that "historia est magistra vitae – history is life's teacher," helped turn the Franco-German Youth Office, established in 1963 as part of the Elysée Treaty, into a laboratory for the gradual decomposition of hostility between the two countries, by using the 'medicine' of youth. In the Paris Summit of 4 July 2016, the six prime ministers of the Western Balkans decided, using the model of Franco-German reconciliation, to create a Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO). This office enables young people from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia to cultivate the spirit of reconciliation and cooperation between youth of the region, through various programmes, and especially by student exchange. As Balkan Insight later reported, when an academic exchange programme sent a Serbian student called Bojović to study in Prishtina, he crossed the border cautiously, even pretending to the taxi driver that he was Austrian, to hide his Serbian nationality. But, by the time the programme ended, four weeks later, Bojović was saying that Kosovo was like a second home. He said: "I had the best time of my life there. I fell in love with the city and the people, I shattered all my prejudices and stereotypes". And he added: "The passcode on my phone is 2013, which is the summer when all this happened." Student exchange programmes, like the one in which Bojović participated, are proven to be powerful mechanisms that can repair the deep devides in the Western Balkans. Many young people in the region have been brought up with tales in which their neighbouring countries are described as the enemy. Even though they were too young to experience the wars of the 1990s, the history they have heard from their parents, or read in history books or seen on television, has cultivated a sense of fear of those who live on the other side of the border. Bojović explained: "Before I went to Kosovo, I was full of hatred, starting from my first history lesson, and up to the latest news broadcast that I watched on television. But the exchange programmes provide another perspective, giving you the possibility to meet 'the other', the people whom you've learnt to see as enemies." The RYCO model is now bringing to the Balkans an experience on which the youth of the region can build its future.
But young people in the Balkans are trying to cross every bridge that enables them to overcome prejudice for one another. And art is one of those bridges that young people embrace very quickly in order to better understand each other. Milorad Savanović and Natalila Miljković, two young Serbs who participated in DocuFest in Prizren, Kosovo, are still amazed at how art demolished all their prejudices. In a project called "Rethinking film", young people from the Balkans discussed the past, but most of all their future, in platforms and public debates at the DocuFest festival in Kosovo, the Pančevo Film Festival, PAFF in Serbia, and the Pravo Ljudski Film Festival in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Tolerance, lack of prejudice and overcoming stereotypes in the Balkans are now common concerns. About 35% of young people in the Balkans are unemployed according to Eurostat data, and according to Gallup 59% of them want to leave their countries, which means that they are worried about both their present and future. Abandoning the past is one method by which young people are embracing the opportunity to escape prejudice, so as to confront common challenges that face everyone, regardless of ethnicity. Einstein once said that it is "easier to break an atom than a prejudice". However, the youth of the Balkans are no longer seeking shelter in the past as a means of preserving unchanged a mentality, nourished by despair and victimhood, and based on blaming the 'other'.
For young people toady in the Balkans, Europe is a goal by which they can replace the past and keep alight hope in the future. Although the 'trains' of the Balkan countries are moving at different speeds toward the EU station, the young people following these journeys are determined that their future will not be haunted by the specter of the past.
Translated by Alexandra Channer
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