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Meaning of Judicial Authority
What is a will made before a judicial authority?
This is a will which the testator tells orally to a judge, court registrar, Inheritance Registrar or the rabbinical court.
Oral or Written Will Acceptable
Can a will before a judicial authority be submitted in written form?
Yes – it is possible to submit a written will before a judge, court registrar, Inheritance Registrar or the rabbinical court.
Will Before Notary
Can a will be made before a notary?
Yes, in which case the will is legally regarded as having been made before a judge.
Dictating Will To Notary Over Phone
Can a testator dictate his will over the phone to a notary ?
Yes, and then sign a written will prepared by the notary in his/her office
according to these phone instructions
Relaxed Rules Re Handwritten Wills
Does a written will submitted to court have to be in the testator's own handwriting?
No ! It can be physically written by someone else according to the testator's instructions, but it must be signed by the testator.
Notary Must Check Testator's Legal Capacity
Is a notary legally obliged to check the legal capacity of someone wishing to make a will before him?
Yes ! A notary must check whether the testator makes the will of his own free will, and with full understanding of its contents, and their consequences of the act of making the will.
Wills and The Blind, Deaf and Mute
How can one guarantee that a will made for someone blind, deaf or who is unable to speak is properly understood by them?
Where a person who is blind, deaf or cannot speak wishes to make a will, he/she can do so before a notary, who has a legal obligation to state in writing how the testator with these handicap/s was able to express him/herself and pass on the contents of the will, and how he/she understood the consequences of his will, and was relayed it so that he/she could confirm/check its contents.
Oral Will Before Rabbi
Is a will made orally before a rabbi legally binding ?
If a will is made orally in connection with the rabbi's role as a rabbinical judge at the rabbinical court then the things said can be regarded as a will. However, if the things are said to a rabbi who is not a rabbinical judge at the rabbinical court then what is said to him cannot be regarded as a valid will.
Drafting of Dedication Bond Before Rabbi
Can the drafting of a dedication bond before the rabbinical court be regarded as complying with the legal requirements of a will made before an authority?
Yes, provided that the person who signed the bond at the rabbinical court declared his/her wishes or intentions there.
Obligations of Legal Authority
What are the obligations of a legal authority when someone makes a will before it?
The legal authority before which the person makes his/her will must write the instructions down as told to them orally by the testator , or submitted by him. It is under a legal obligation to read what has been written back to the testator, who has to declare to the authority that this is his will. This must then be confirmed by the legal authority on the will itself where it must be stated that it was read aloud to the testator and he declared that it was his/her will.
Omission Re Will Being Read Aloud To Testator
What is the legal position when a will was drafted before the court, but it is not stated overleaf that it was read to the testator?
Although this a fault, the will can be declared valid if the court has no doubt as to genuineness of the will and that it was made by the testator and reflects his wishes.
Hospitalized Testator Needs Medical Certificate
Can a will be made through a notary if the testator is in hospital or bedridden and unable to get to his office ?
Yes, provided that prior to the drafting of the will the notary is shown a medical certificate attesting to the testator's medical condition on the day the will is made.
Hospitalized Testator Travels To Notary's Office
Is it still necessary to present a notary with a medical certificate even if the testator leaves hospital and goes to the notary's office to make the will, and then returns to hospital?
Yes , if the testator leaves the hospital just to travel to the notary's office to make the will, and is not discharged from the hospital, but leaves temporarily.
Translation Must Be Authorized
What is the procedure when the testator makes a will before an authority and it is written in a language other than his or her own ?
It must be translated to the testator in his own language and the translator must authorize that this has been done on the will itself.
Will Before Judicial Authority Deposited
Can a will made before an authority be deposited with the Inheritance Registrar?
Validity of Will Before Judicial Authority
What legal validity does a will made before a judicial authority have in relation to other forms of will ?
Equal validity.
Testator Need Not Sign Will Before Judicial Authority
Does a testator who makes a will before a judicial authority actually have to sign it ?
No !
No Will Before General Guardian
Can a person make a will by saying things before the Guardian Guardian ?
No, the General Guardian is not listed among the options for making a will before a judicial authority which appear in the Inheritance Law of 1965.
No Will – Private Visit to Rabbi
Will Cannot Be Made "In Passing"
Can plans which someone tells a rabbinical court judge within the framework of a passing social conversation count as a will before a judicial authority ?
No ! Disclosing or relating one's estate planning to a rabbinical court judge does not count as a will before a judicial authority as the information is passed within a social context.
Will Made Upon Rabbi's Advice
Is a will made up advice given by the community's rabbi regarded as a will made before a judicial authority ?
No , even if he is also a rabbinical court judge, because the will must be made within the rabbi's position and duty at the rabbinate , and not within the framework of his role as a community rabbi, or any other public role he may have.
Will Before Christian Religious Judge
Can a person make a will before a religious judge of the Christian faith ?
Yes, this will count as a will before a judicial authority, if made by a religious judge of a Christian faith recognized in Israel.
Process of Oral Will Before Judicial Authority
How is an oral will made before a judicial authority ?
The judicial authority will write down what the testator tells him orally.
He will then read back what has been written down. The testator will confirm it orally, correcting if necessary. The testator will then declare that this is his will,and the legal authority will confirm this , by recording on the will that the testator declared to him that what was read to him was his will.
No Writing Needed By Testator
Does a testator making a will before a judicial authority have to write anything ?
No ! All the instructions are made orally by the testator and he merely confirms them when they are read back to him, after having been recorded. The judicial authority does all the written work.
No Signature Needed
Is any signature needed at all on a will made before a judicial authority ?
No ! The testator is not required to sign, and nor is the judicial authority. The latter is merely required by the Inheritance Law of 1965 to confirm on the will that it was read to the testator who then declared that it was his will .
Finality of Decision Making
What signifies the finality of the testator's decision-making process regarding his will, where it is made before a judicial authority, and he does not sign the document himself?
The authorization by the judicial authority that the testator declared that what was read to him was his will denotes the finality of the testator's decision making, in the absence of his signature.
Dating of Will Before Legal Authority
Who is responsible for dating a will before a legal authority , the testator or the person before whom it is made ?
The person before whom the testator makes his will. He must fill in the place and date where the will was given, and not the testator , who is not required to do this.
Request To Make Will Before Legal Authority
Is there any preliminary process necessary before one can make a will before a legal authority ?
Yes ! One must make a written application, and state whether one wishes to make the will orally, or in writing.
Legal Authority's Duties
What duties is a legal authority required to perform concerning the will ?
The legal authority must make a written protocol of the hearing in which the manner in which the will was given is recorded, and put this in the court file, together with the will, and the testator's declaration that he made it of his own free will.
Optional Venues For Will Before Legal Authority
Does a will before a legal authority have to be made in the judge's court room or in the offices of the Inheritance Registrar ?
No ! The Inheritance Law of 1965 does not state anything about the venue for making a will before a legal authority, only referring to the process itself.
Evidence in Court – Not Will Before Legal Authority
Could what a deceased person says while testifying in court be recognized as a will before a legal authority ?
No ! While the person is on the witness stand, during any form of questioning, whatever he says does not say anything about him deciding to make a will before a legal authority, and therefore cannot be viewed as such.


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Copy Radio
May 31, 2016 by Garrett Tiedemann in Film, Music
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May 04, 2016 by Garrett Tiedemann in Film, Art Collaborative, Music, Music Video
New film out today in support of the track No Way Out, which appears on the new album from This Line - Murder in the Dark.
Stream and download the new album at American Residue Records: americanresiduerecords.bandcamp.com/album/murder-in-the-dark
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Murder in the Dark Album Release
April 15, 2016 by Garrett Tiedemann in Art Collaborative, Music, Film, Music Video
We are really excited to announce that as of today This Line has a new album and a new video. This has been long in the mix and we are really excited for more people to finally listen. Check out the new video below! Stream and download the album at Bandcamp.
April 15, 2016 /Garrett Tiedemann
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Paul Fonfara and the Ipsifendous Orchestra
November 25, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Podcast, Music, Music Video, Film, Art Collaborative
Recently we interviewed Minnesota composer Paul Fonfara (maker of the above Kickstarter campaign) for an episode of The White Whale that should be out next week. Paul is not unknown to the worlds of CyNar, as we did a number of live films and music videos for his band the Painted Saints a few years back.
What many may not know is that this year he was recipient of a grant to fund his development as a composer. This project is coming to a conclusion at The Cedar with Jim White and Brass Messengers on December 5th.
If you know Paul's work you know he is a unique in crowds of complacency. Never wanting to dumb it down or limit his natural inclinations in the musical arena, he is going forth into narrative storytelling with the same considerations - hoping that what is normal for him could become normal for cinematic sensibilities.
As part of the show he has also been amassing some incredible artwork and a host of players who should really help bring this multimedia extravaganza to a head as Paul performs the entire album with films playing at the head.
If you are interested check out the record on Soundcloud and support his current Kickstarter campaign to help offset some of the costs not covered by the grant.
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"Waiting for Charon" - An Audio Fiction
October 14, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Podcast, Art Collaborative, Music
Because the KCRW #RadioRace wasn't enough, decided to create another piece of audio for The Sarahs,
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October 09, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Art Collaborative, Music Video
We do so want to write a blog post, but...
Wait, what time is it?
Oh, right. Time for bed. Morning will come way too soon.
Check out the new section for phone photos. Because, well, we've been traveling a lot and it's a way to pass the time.
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Place of Theory
September 12, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Film, Art Collaborative, Podcast, Music Video, Music, Books
"Theory wrapped me in an entire climate of description. Theory was simply, shoulder-shruggingly, the only thing that helped me to see what I was and where,"
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KCRW #RadioRace
August 07, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Podcast, Art Collaborative, Music
This weekend we are making a go at the KCRW #RadioRace. Stellar event bringing in exceptional producers from all around with some great ears behind the judging table. Besides eventually getting a new piece from us, what exactly does this mean for you?
Well, you get to track our progress. Social media is stressed by KCRW - so much so that an award is given for best use - so we will be representing. You may have noticed some extensive use of the desired hashtag aRound Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.
odd assortments of words
usual nonsense
We are going to be very busy and probably overly tired. So, you must give us a pass as we try to entertain while live documenting what is not necessarily a unique experience for us (we have made pieces in shorter time spans), but usually happens quietly in our confines.
Enjoy the ride and have no fear, Sunday will still bring you a new episode of The White Whale. It's already in the bag.
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#PM15
August 01, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Podcast, Music, Film, Music Video, Art Collaborative
If you follow our social media accounts you'll know we are spending this weekend amongst audio greats at Podcast Movement. First time visiting this particular conference, and already excited for the next one. Yes, they have it set.
This kicks off a couple busy weeks as we are continuing to put out The White Whale every Sunday, have some work for other shows in the mix and are playing participant to the 24-hour Radio Race from KCRW next weekend. Yes, we have asked ourselves what we are doing. Too fun to take that reality check.
If you are new to our podcast as of #PM15 please take a listen in whatever order you please. First season is chronological, but as conversation of the records and films speaks to listening and watching in whatever order you please we have designed each episode to be part of a larger whole that can be heard unto itself.
Cheers to all following and participating in this crazy business. We are having fun. If looking for us tonight we will probably be mixing some radio somewhere in the ether. Feel free to steal attention.
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July 28, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Film, Music, Podcast, Music Video, Art Collaborative
There is a lot of work on the horizon as we round the corner of summer into August. Not only is The White Whale's first season wrapping up in a couple weeks, but we're honored to be contributing to a few other productions for which we are long-time fans.
After the season ends we'll have a slight break. An album collecting original music from the first season is being whittled down. Something we're excited to release, but there is a lot to go through.
We'll also have some one-off productions covering the work of people we love. That's a secret we will hold for now though.
Second season is already under-way as well, though it's subject is still ours to tell. While its approach and aesthetic will be much in line with the first season, this is also going to be a very different experience and very different story. Much more dealing with a particular perspective of the last half century and how it changed the world. Pretty rich and cool stuff. Not a story we imagine you have heard.
What else? What else?
Surely there is more, but the audio world seems enough to highlight for the moment. We just released the newest music video from Scott Wooldridge, something many years in the making, and have a few other tricks up our sleeve in that end. There may be some fiction we wish to visualize as all this audio work is really presenting new worlds and wouldn't mind finally releasing some new photography from the last few years. See if we find the time.
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July 08, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Podcast, Minnesota Public Radio, Music Video, Film, Art Collaborative, Music
It's been a while since we have updated.
We have not forgotten you.
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12 Years According to LinkedIn
June 17, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Art Collaborative, Books, Film, Minnesota Public Radio, Music, Music Video, Podcast
On this our 12 year anniversary as a company (really, 12 years, that's it - I suppose we have been around longer, just under a different name we don't really reference) we could write some long winded piece about the longevity of a company and how all these pieces keep going. Instead, we will go with brevity and a wordsman who sums it up better than we can.
"It's not a method so much as an act of faith." —Paul Auster
Truly. We keep going. We keep putting out work. More people our appreciating the perspectives of audio and video. So, here we are. That's about all there is to say. Thanks for sticking with us, and please help keep it going.
June 17, 2015 /Garrett Tiedemann
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Event Horizons
June 15, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Music Video, Podcast, Music, Art Collaborative
If you follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+ you know we are very busy. Anxious Machine's second season has started and our remix for ARRVLS is in the airwaves. We also had a big hand in the recent episode of SisterStory Presents: with Jo Piazza. A lot of music and producing went into making that happen.
There is also a lot coming down the road including a new music video for Scott Wooldridge as well as some others. The White Whale is kicking strong and growing a larger fan base everyday - but that is closer to its season end rather than beginning. We are going to fill that space with some different one- off radio docs as we prepare the second season. That is going to be a pretty different narrative, but built upon similar foundations.
This post specifically though is about a new mixtape American Residue Records is dropping tomorrow. Called Event Horizons, if you have heard any of the recent podcast episodes we have been a part of then you have heard some pieces. These have quickly gained some listeners so time to release.
follow our channels for all the updates and look for the new record tomorrow!
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June 01, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Podcast, Music, Art Collaborative
We have a new album coming out tomorrow - solo release by Garrett called Études.
An étude (/ ˈeɪtjuːd/; French pronunciation: [eˈtyd], a French word meaning study) is an instrumental musical composition, usually short, of considerable difficulty, and designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular musical skill. The tradition of writing études emerged in the early 19th century with the rapidly growing popularity of the piano. Of the vast number of études from that era some are still used as teaching material (particularly pieces by Carl Czerny and Muzio Clementi), and a few, by major composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt and Claude Debussy, achieved a place in today's concert repertory. Études written in the 20th century include those related to traditional ones (György Ligeti), those that require wholly unorthodox technique (John Cage), and ones that are unusually easy to play.
Our version of this idea is a first release of some of the original music you have been hearing on The White Whale as well as podcast episodes produced for the oral history project SisterStory. Engineered by John R. Barner, these are not as you heard them in the podcast, but developed variants that allow new life and new ideas.
We just released our newest episode of The White Whale and are hard at work on Sunday's release as we prepare for the MEGAPOLIS Audio Festival (http://megapolisfestival.org). We will also be releasing a new Mixtape shortly called Event Horizons. Lots of great material! Keep checking Twitter, Facebook, and subscribe to the podcast!
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Windswept Pines
May 29, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann
Did you hear the new track from This Line? We were as surprised as any to be putting that out today.
As those listening know, the sound of The White Whale is of utmost importance. We're blessed with a rich catalog to pull from, but more and more this exercise is developing new ideas.
In this case, the episode we are currently editing needed something only This Line could provide. It's a perfect piece. Something that works beautifully in the episode, but immediately called for a stand alone shot.
We've got another album ready for release that will provide more variants on the original music you've heard lately; but they are not going to sound like they do on the podcast. They've been rethought for an album's narrative that allows for multiple streams of existence.
We will probably release more tracks down the line - though currently in production is a new mixtape. Until then, enjoy Windswept Pines by This Line and get ready for it's placement in Sunday's episode of The White Whale.
FUNAYŪREI - A Reflection
May 19, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Film, Podcast, Music, Art Collaborative
by John R. Barner
About midway through mixing down the tracks on Hikikomori, the machines began to "talk back." This is the only way I can describe the mixes beginning to augment relatively independently in the computer software. Often I would spend several days away from a mix, either getting busy with life outside of recording or taking time to think about a particular song's structure or sound. When I would return to the song, there would be changes that I didn't remember making in the recording process. Sometimes subtle—a bit of echo on a beat, for example—that was easily explained when in the midst of tweaking levels of effects. Others, however, were drastic and many of the songs on Funayūrei contain elements that I genuinely don't remember adding or enhancing. It was actually quite creepy at times! The phenomena occurred enough that I began to research technical reasons why it could be happening, but turned up nothing to explain everything I was hearing. I did, however, revisit a few creative instances where sounds ended up on a recording without easy explanation. During the recording of Joy Division's final album, Closer, producer Martin Hannett remarked once to Rolling Stone magazine that the piano line on the song "The Eternal" would be heard through control room monitors when there was no one playing the piano or even in the recording room.
John Balance and Peter Christopherson of the band Coil recorded a side project entitled ElpH. The central creative conceit of the resulting Worship the Glitch, is described in band's Wikipedia page as "random musical compositions that were generated from their own equipment, either by itself or as an unintended yet pleasant byproduct of their own work" although Balance and Christopherson would often say that they felt these "random musical compositions" were anything but, and seemed to be "transmitted" by somewhere or something. After uncovering these examples, I let the machines (or whatever force was using them) take over and much of what made the final mixes remains unedited. Funayūrei was intended to be the darkest of the records and the most evocative of the traditional ghost story. In Japanese mythology, the funayūrei are the spirits of those who have drowned or died violently at sea and are seen as acting malevolently so that seafarers will join them in their watery afterlife. Reading these myths and legends were incredibly inspiring to both realizing my vision for the music and the recording process itself, which evolved to sampling and making field recordings of water in various forms and incorporating electronic voice phenomena or EVP—static field recordings said to capture ghostly voices.
For the latter, I was able to access several publicly available archives of EVP first broadcast on the Coast to Coast AM radio program once hosted by paranormal enthusiast Art Bell, which I first heard many years ago on a road trip to California. From these disparate elements, the final part of the Yōkai Trilogy was born.
Coil vs. ElpH, Worship the Glitch: https://youtu.be/WUp8tUlftW8
Art Bell on EVPs from Coast to Coast AM: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA0978912DC43800D
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Funayūrei Cover Art
May 14, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Art Collaborative, Film, Music, Music Video, Podcast
We released the cover art for John's third act tonight. Album is set for release Tuesday and as per the other releases we have films lined up. Next few weeks should be exciting as we send all this material out in the world.
This has been a long road and it's not over yet. The podcast has lots more material to cover - we just introduced this album, but we're going to travel back a bit so we're nowhere near the end. There are the upcoming films too.
And...John has talked of a special edition Trilogy release that would feature additional material not on the separate records.
We'll see what happens, but while this is an end in some regards, it's also just a beginning.
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Anxious Machine
Some exciting news of late we wanted to share. We are going to start working a bit with the podcast Anxious Machine. The extent to our collaboration is not fully known yet, but for sure some of the American Residue catalog will find its way into the show.
Season 2 is getting ready to launch. If you are unfamiliar with this podcast head over to iTunes and catch up now. You can also visit www.AnxiousMachine.com for the blog and other assorted points of entry.
Plans for season 2 are incredible and we are really looking forward to playing our part.
Hikikomori - A Reflection
May 04, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Art Collaborative, Film, Books, Music, Music Video, Podcast
My second story idea revolved around the amount of what I call spiritual investment in our online presence. I use the word "spiritual" in a very general sense, and not indicative of faith traditions as such but rather those emotions that seem to define who we are as people: our personalities, hopes, dreams, needs for attention or consolation, our ups and downs, what we value and what we hope is valued in us by others. Hence, the great amount of time spent on "investment" in tools like computers and social media, which, if all is well, we get a "return" on, be in the form of "likes" or "retweets" or "friends." But often we seek that kind of return, that "connection" and sense of community at the expense of real human interaction. What if that was all that was left? Only those digital traces cast adrift in the void of cyberspace—incorporeal and disembodied—that are today's technological ghosts in the machines that connect our world.
I remembered immediately the Kate Bush song, "Deeper Understanding" from her amazing 1989 album The Sensual World (and later revisited on 2011's Director's Cut). The song was so eerily prescient about today's technologically-informed social life and laid the foundation, in many ways, to the story I wanted to tell.
Another burst of information and inspiration came again from Rutledge's Kūhaku. The hikikomori are the socially isolated youth of Japan. Government figures from 2010 suggest there are more than 700,000 individuals, most under the age of thirty, who live completely isolated lives, rarely, if ever, venturing out in the world and completely cut off from many forms of social life like family, friends, school or work. Many hikikomori get family support or are able to earn a living or have a solitary social outlet through computers, be it gaming, e-commerce, or virtual living spaces such as Second Life, but their lives are often filled with debilitating depression and psychic pain and the phenomenon can last for years, decades, or potentially the rest of their lives. I felt a tremendous resonance between what I was developing as a story idea and the tales I heard of the hikikomori. I was particularly impacted by a story I heard from a young woman who was the older sister of a hikikomori. In an interview, she stated that she empathized with her brother, and even respected his isolation, even if it meant he would not attend the funeral of their grandmother, but admitted that she herself suffered from an acute anxiety that the world itself might go out of existence and her brother would never know. It was as if, she said, he was already gone, already a ghost.
BBC News: "Hikikomori in Japan": https://youtu.be/dr5y1iP9TfU
Kate Bush, "Deeper Understanding" (1989): https://youtu.be/q2HsN9WLQhI
Kate Bush, "Deeper Understanding" (2011), Official Music Video: https://youtu.be/nzqF_gBpS84
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Aokigahara - A Reflection
April 17, 2015 by Garrett Tiedemann in Art Collaborative, Books, Film, Music, Podcast, Music Video
Around the time I had set for myself to start recording music for the first story idea, I happened to be reading a book called Kūhaku & Other Accounts from Japan, edited by Bruce Rutledge. In the book, I was introduced to Aokigahara, a dense forest at the base of Mount Fuji that was a popular spot in Japan for suicides. Within a few days, I saw a link for a short film produced for Vice magazine in 2011 that followed Azusa Hayano, a geologist researching formations around Mount Fuji, who regularly ventured into the forest and often returned having either successfully counseled or recovered the bodies of any of the 50 to 100 persons who travel to Aokigahara each year to end their lives.
What I was reading and watching was both profoundly moving and disturbing, and I took my inspiration from it and the music came together in a short span of time. The final mixing sessions also corresponded to the birth of my son, which added to the already dizzying flurry of activity. As I continued, I was mindful that the topic of suicide is a tender one, for myself and countless others. In no way did I want to cheapen or glorify the subject matter. I read more, researched, and tried to compose the music in a thoughtful and respectful manner. In this I was and remain deeply indebted to the thought of Simon Critchley, the philosopher and ethicist who said that suicide "introduces the possibility of an encounter with some aspect of experience…not reducible to the self" (from his Very Little…Almost Nothing, Routledge: 1997, p. 74).
In a way, that remains my hope for not only my fictional character that "haunts" these five pieces of music, or, rather, goes from living to ghost in the space of them, but also for those actual troubled persons that inhabit the very real woods of Aokigahara.
Kūhaku & Other Accounts from Japan: http://www.amazon.com/Kuhaku-Other-Accounts-Japan-Rutledge/dp/0974199508
"Suicide Forest in Japan," a Vice film: https://youtu.be/4FDSdg09df8
Simon Critchley's "Suicide – A Defense" given as one of the Durham Castle Lecture Series, Durham University, in December of 2014: https://youtu.be/SO5bBtO26Cw
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13.34: Joy Reid, of TVNZ, tweeted about being in Riccarton mall.
"Stuff fell off shelves.People crying. Everyone leaving," she tweeted.
13.33: The earthquake has impacted both the cellphone and landline network. Telecom says it is assessing any potential network impact.
13.27: There are reports of fresh damage in the Christchurch's CBD. One caller to Newstalk ZB described the quake as "huge".
13.27: Initial reports are that phone lines are down and rocks are falling off Sumner's hills.
13.20: Buildings have been rocked throughout Christchurch in what is being described as the biggest aftershock to hit the devastating February 22 quake.
Residents have taken to Twitter to post about the quake, with many describing it as powerful and estimating it at a near 6 magnitude.
Lilmagoolie said her house "wobbled like crazy" – with the shaking almost as bad as the February shock.


Howard County Education Association has endorsed Democrat Calvin Ball in the race for county executive. Ball is the presumptive front runner to challenge incumbent Republican Allan Kittleman in the November election.
The Howard County Education Association, the union that represents more than 5,000 educators in the county's public schools, has endorsed Democrat Calvin Ball in the 2018 race for county executive.
Ball, a member of the County Council, is running against Democrat Harry Dunbar in the June 26 primary and is the presumptive front runner to challenge incumbent Republican Allan Kittleman in November.
HCEA President Colleen Morris said that the endorsement of Ball was not a "popularity contest," but came down to priorities and who the union believed would put education first. Kittleman failed to win the union's support when he ran for county executive in 2014.
Rebecca Otte, a 15-year veteran teacher at Fulton Elementary School, said she voted to endorse Ball because of the commitment she believes he'll make to raising education funding.
Last year, Kittleman cut the school system's $626 million operational budget request by $54 million. In fiscal 2017, when the school system requested $612.6 million, he funded $562.2 million.
A summer math tutoring program will be tested at Oakland Mills Middle School in July as part of Howard County's "Achieve 24/7" educational initiative to help narrow academic achievement gaps.
Morris said she wants to see funding brought back up past its 2011 funding level, when the school system's spending budget, which does not include its employee benefits or debt service, made up 56.4 percent of the county's total operating budget. Since then the funding level has fallen, and last year made up 52.1 percent of the budget; she wants to see it raised to at least 57 percent.
During his interview with union members, Morris said Ball was supportive of restoring the funding level over the course of his term, if elected.
Kittleman is scheduled to release his proposed fiscal 2019 operating budget for the county, including the school system, today. The school system requested $645.1 million in operational funding, its largest ever request.
Dunbar said he was "disappointed" by the union's decision and felt it was making a "tremendous mistake" in choosing Ball.
Another factor in the union's backing of Ball, Morris said, was his attendance at a November restorative justice training hosted by HCEA and the school system; Morris said Kittleman was also invited, but did not attend.
Restorative justice practices focus on community building as an alternative to punitive discipline practices.
"When it comes down to a close call, Calvin has shown his support by showing up to events like this," Morris said.
HCEA employs a multi-step process to endorse local candidates, beginning with an issue questionnaire and interview with union members, who make a recommendation to the organization's 11-member Government Relations Committee. The committee then makes a recommendation to the union's 13-member Board of Directors that makes its own recommendation to the 120-member Representative Assembly, which takes a final vote on whether to endorse. HCEA interviewed 52 candidates over 11 nights, according to a release from the union.
At the union's April 16 endorsement vote, Morris said at least 60 members were present, and that the vote to endorse Ball was near unanimous.
The power of endorsements like HCEA's has waned somewhat in recent years, as unions are seen as increasingly liberal institutions and are therefore less likely to influence Republican voters, according to Todd Eberly, associate professor of political science and public policy at St. Mary's College of Maryland.
"Endorsements typically matter these days if they come with money or boots on the ground to knock on doors and things like that," Eberly said.
HCEA will decide in the coming weeks if it will commit money or time canvassing to any of its endorsed candidates, according to union Uniserv Director Amy Maloney.
HCEA also announced its endorsements of three County Council candidates: Democrat Opel Jones for District 2, Democrat Christiana Rigby for District 3 and Democrat Deb Jung for District 4. The union has not announced endorsements for District 1 or District 5.
Maloney said the three candidates stood out to the organization because of their passion for education.
A bill that its sponsor says would help "level the playing field" between landlords and tenants is being considered by the Howard County Council.
Rigby faces three Democratic opponents in District 3, Hiruy Hadgu, Steve Hunt and Greg Jenning.
"She's a lifelong Howard County resident and while there were many good candidates in District 3 that we were impressed with, she really stood out as somebody who had already invested a lot of time and effort in the school community and we wanted to continue to work with her," Maloney said.
Jung, who is running against Democrats Ian Bradley Moller Knudsen and Janet Siddiqui as well as Republican Lisa Kim, stood out because of her experience and her ability "to hit the ground running" if elected, Maloney said.
The union endorsed two candidates for Board of Education, Vicky Cutroneo and Bob Glascock; the organization announced its endorsement of Robert Miller in January. Ten other candidates vie for four open seats on the seven-member board: Timothy Hodgson Hamilton, Christopher Michael Hilfiger, Danney Mackey, Jen Mallo, Anita Pandey, Carleen Pena, Saif Rehman, Mavourene Robinson, Sabina Taj and Chao Wu.
Cutroneo is the current president of the PTA Council of Howard County and Glascock worked for more than 35 years in the county's school system. Maloney said both stood out from the crowd of candidates because of their experience in Howard County education.


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Cecile Richards, women's advocates urge voters to choose Tester for U.S. Senate
By Mari HallNovember 2, 2018
November 2, 2018 By Missoula Current
T'neal Filesteel, second from left, discusses the representation of Native American women in politics during a panel discussion and rally endorsing Sen. Jon Tester in Missoula on Thursday night. Also pictured from left to right are Nancy Keenan, Katy Lindberg, Stacie Anderson and Cecile Richards. (Mari Hall/Missoula Current)
From health care to the wage gap, a panel of women including former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards spoke about what's at stake for women in the midterm elections during a presentation in Missoula Thursday night.
All endorsed Montana Sen. Jon Tester for re-election.
"He's been a fabulous senator for you all," Richards said. "I see him as your neighbor and as a farmer and as a Montanan, and I see him, frankly, as a national champion for health care and women's rights. He not only represents you, but he represents a lot of other folks who need a say in Washington."
The panel included Ward 5 City Council member Stacie Anderson, University of Montana student and co-president for the University of Montana College Democrats Katy Lindberg and T'neal Filesteel, an organizer for Tester's campaign for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes.
The event was moderated by Nancy Keenan, executive director of the Montana Democratic Party.
Each had a unique perspective on women's rights, with the Affordable Care Act as a major topic of discussion.
Richards talked about fixing the act rather than abolishing it. Since the act passed, Richards said, women no longer have to pay more for health insurance – and preventative screenings and medications, such as contraceptives, are covered.
The United States has seen the number of teenage pregnancies drop to its lowest point, Richards said.
"And of course, one of the most important things that we know has been a topic of much conversation, including here in Montana, is finally you couldn't be denied health insurance coverage because you had breast cancer, or you'd been pregnant or had a Cesarean section. All the reasons people, and oftentimes women, were denied health care coverage," Richards said. "As we'd say before the Affordable Care Act, being a woman was a pre-existing condition."
Anderson pointed out the importance of women running for office, and noted that prior to 2016, about 900 women reached out to Emily's List, an organization focused on electing Democratic women to office.
After President Donald Trump was elected, more than 35,000 women reached out to the organization, Anderson said.
"We have a record number of women running for all levels of government – federal, state, local," she said. "Here in Montana, we had a record number of women file to run for the Legislature this cycle. In the primary, every single one of the women on the ballot for the legislative race won their primary."
Filesteel worked as a deputy prosecutor for the Fort Belknap tribal government before committing her time to Tester's campaign. She explained that many Native women who were sexually assaulted would never testify in court, and expressed the importance of Native women's representation in politics.
"Native women are taking ownership of these circumstances and understanding that no one is going to save us," she said. "We need to do it ourselves. We need to be in leadership. We need to be represented in Congress and in the Senate at the state level, on the tribal level, at the county level. At every level, Native women need to be represented."
The panel continued to talk about education accessibility, the wage gap between men and women, and maternity and prenatal coverage.
With so much to say on these topics, one thing was clear to all of the panelists: Tester supports women.
In response to a question about how to maintain women's access to health care and clinics, Richards immediately responded.
"Re-elect Jon Tester," she said. "It's so important. As you may have seen on national television, there are men and some women in the United States Senate who do not care about women's stories and women's lives and women's rights, and a lot of them are serving in Washington D.C."
Tester has voted to protect the Affordable Care Act, ending gender rating for women, ensuring that women receive preventative health care and exams without a copay, and guaranteeing that millions receive health care even with pre-existing conditions, Richards said.
His opponent, Republican candidate Matt Rosendale, could take that all away, she said.
"Jon Tester understands that everyone needs access to affordable health care, and women have particular needs for affordable health care," Richards told the Missoula Current. "He has been a champion ever since he came to Congress. So, as I say, he represents the women in Montana so well that he represents women everywhere."
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Next week will see the departure of fan favourite, Mavournee Hazel, better known to soap viewers as Neighbours' Piper Willis.
Fans have been trying to work out if Piper was set to leave Ramsay Street after Mavournee's social media hinted that she was no longer filming at the Neighbours studios.
The eagle-eyed fans spotted a post from April Rose Pengilly's Instagram, which seemed to confirm the actresses' departure when it appeared Mavournee had been photoshopped into a photo of the female cast celebrating International Women's Day.
And sadly for Piper fans it has been confirmed the rumours are true and the character departs Ramsay Street next week.
But, thankfully, her exit after more than three years on the soap is a happy one, because she is set to go and join the love of her life, Tyler Brennan. Hurrah!
Speaking of her decision to leave the soap, Mavournee told the Herald Sun: "I've never done a film before and I'm attracted to that," she revealed.
The actress, who has already finished filming for Neighbours, also talked about her relocation from Melbourne to Sydney after leaving the show… "I moved for a few reasons – my agent is based in Sydney and a lot of casting directors are there.
"It's the end of an era for me. I've learned so much about myself as an actor and I've had to grow up pretty quick!
"I just have to embrace the unknown. I want to work in Australia for a bit before looking to go overseas.
Mavournee had nothing but good things to say about her time on Neighbours, saying that being on the soap has helped her grow as a person and as an actress.
While we're thrilled that 'Typer' finally get the happy ending they always deserved, there will definitely be a Piper-shaped hole in Ramsay Street.


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Facebook is now an elmcity event source
7 May 2010 25 Feb 2017 ~ Jon Udell
Last week I said that confusion about the visibility of events in Facebook had thwarted my plan to include Facebook as an event source for elmcity hubs. The day after I wrote that post, though, Stephen Judd noted in a comment that a new data entry method has appeared — one that clears up the confusion.
Until April 30, your choices when publishing an event were:
Open: Anyone can see this Event and its content.
Closed: Anyone can see this Event, but its content is only shown to guests.
Secret: Only people who are invited can see this Event and its content.
Some people opted for Closed when they really ought to have picked Secret. With the advent of API-based search that meant automated tools like the elmcity aggregator could surface events — like surprise birthday parties — not meant to be seen.
But on May 1 the choices had narrowed to just public or private. It's implemented as a checkbox:
[x] Anyone can view and RSVP (public event)
It defaults to checked, i.e. public. That's consistent with the general tilt, in Facebook, toward public rather than private defaults. Many people think that's the wrong default, and I'm inclined to agree. But at least a confusing three-valued choice has been reduced to an easier-to-understand two-valued choice.
Given that, I've decided to add Facebook as an elmcity event source. I'm mindful of the power of defaults, so haven't made this a default behavior. When a curator spins up a new elmcity hub, the event sources included by default — that is, before you add any iCalendar feeds to your registry — were, and still are, Eventful, Upcoming, and EventBrite. If you want to add Facebook events, you can now do so by adding a new name/value pair to your hub's metadata record in delicious:
facebook=yes
Curators can, by the way, now include or exclude any of the services. These are the defaults:
eventful=yes
upcoming=yes
eventbrite=yes
facebook=no
All of these settings can be tweaked.
The elmcity service finds Facebook events by searching for them using the location you specify in your metadata record. Here are some sample searches:
http://elmcity.info/fb_events?location=keene,nh
http://elmcity.info/fb_events?location=ann arbor, mi
http://elmcity.info/fb_events?location=portsmouth,nh
If you change the location parameter in that URL you can see which Facebook events will be included for your town. So far, I'm not seeing many public events, even for very populous locations. Facebook's event system was always more appropriate for friends-and-family events that you wouldn't expect to see on a community calendar. If you wanted to advertise an event open to the general public, services like Eventful or Upcoming or EventBrite were better ways to do it. Or you can create a public iCalendar feed.
It will be interesting to see if Facebook's new event system, which defaults to public, produces more public events than before. To the extent that it does, it could become a useful source for elmcity curators. But if people who create public events in Facebook want that to happen, they'll need to learn more about those events appear in other contexts.
Consider this event, one of a handful that turns up in a search for Keene, NH. Here's what anyone can see in Facebook:
What film is being screened? Neither the title nor the description tells us. My guess is that if you know Susan Hay, and are affiliated with mothersuniting.org, that information is part of a shared context that Susan just took for granted when she posted this "public" Facebook event. When she marked the event Public it hadn't occurred to her that the actual scope of Public means she ought to have named the film in the title or description.
Note that there is an events page at mothersuniting.org, albeit five years behind the times. My own view is that mothersuniting.org should be the authoritative source for its own event information. It could use Google Calendar, for example, to publish an HTML view of a calendar into the events page on its website, while at the same time producing an iCalendar feed that could be listed in a community registry. Facebook really ought to be a downstream consumer of that kind of event source, not an upstream producer.
But no matter what I think, there will be people, maybe a lot of people, who end up making Facebook the authoritative source for their event information, instead of their own websites. So I'm enabling curators to capture those streams. We'll see how it unfolds. As always, it'll be fascinating to watch people walk the slippery path that divides private from public.
PS: If you're a developer working with the new events API, here's an odd quirk I've uncovered. Dates and times reported through the Facebook API don't correlate sensibly with dates and times reported in the Facebook application.
At first I thought this was a timezone issue, and tried various Ptolemaic adjustments to make things work out. It got weirder and weirder, until finally I went empirical and made this table of observations:
Where: Keene: GMT-5
FB start: 2010-05-09 19:00
API start: 2010-05-10 02:00
Diff: +7 hours
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113825365318937
Where: Chicago: GMT-6
Where: Salt Lake City: GMT-7
Where: Fresno: GMT-8
For no reason I can see, the API reports a local time that's 7 hours ahead of the time you see when you view the event in Facebook. After making that adjustment, things seem to work. Why 7 hours? Beats me.
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Zach Beauvais says:
As I tweeted, I had a similar problem with time differences from a different source. Using a WordPress install from the States (my shared host is an American company) and using the .ics from Google Calendar (set to GMT) to display upcoming events kept showing the time as 4hrs later than they were recorded in Google Calendar.
So, If I created a google event at 10:00, it'd show up as 14:00 in the displayed calendar. It took me a while to find that it was returning the local server time. Oddly, it was a single PHP include which was breaking it, but seemed to kill the rest of the plugin when I modified it, so I ended up using Google's iframe (yeuch) instead.
I wonder whether there is something similar occuring here? It should be behind by 7 hrs if it's in California, however… hmmm
Mike Grace says:
7 May 2010 at 2:58 pm
It's fun to hear that you have made progress with this since I last heard you talking about it at dinner before Kynetx Impact. Will be interesting to see if things trend towards the direction that you predict.
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The conference tournaments have been going on for a couple of days now, and the teams that Tennessee fans care most about start playing today. Besides the Vols, who should Tennessee fans watch and root for this week? We have answers. Or opinions, at least.
Virginia overtakes Gonzaga for the top spot, as the Bulldogs lost this week to St. Mary's. I thought that the Zags' long hold on the top spot was in jeopardy when their regular season ended, so the thing that surprised me wasn't that Virginia jumped them but that they didn't fall further. They're barely over .500 in Q1 wins (4-3), and their computer rankings don't seem to justify that second spot. I won't be surprised if they drop further as the ACC and SEC tournaments progress.
As for the Cavaliers, nobody's catching them for that top spot. They could help the Vols, though, by giving either Duke or North Carolina another loss thus maybe freeing up room below them on the 1-line.
Root for: Virginia to win out if it means beating either Duke or North Carolina. If either or both of Duke and North Carolina have already lost, root for Virginia to lose as well. It won't matter, but hey.
I still don't know what to make of Houston's position among this group of teams, as they, like Gonzaga, haven't played as many Q1 opponents as the other teams on the list. The Cougars will have a couple of make-or-break opportunities in the AAC Tourney, though, so we might find out if they're truly legit this week. If the chalk holds, they'll get UConn (No. 94 NET) tomorrow and two Q1 opponents in UCF (No. 28) on Saturday and Cincinnati (No. 27) on Sunday. Even if they win out, though, I don't see how the Cougars stay in the fourth spot due to the better opportunities for the teams competing with them for it.
Root for: Houston to lose. The sooner the better.
The rest is where it gets especially interesting. The SEC Tournament will likely determine the pecking order between Tennessee and Kentucky. Assuming they each take care of business tomorrow, they'll meet on Saturday. That game would decide which of them is the first SEC team in the NET Rankings and, assuming LSU awaits in the championship, could also give that team an additional (and important) Q1 opportunity.
Root for: Tennessee, Kentucky, and LSU to all win tomorrow and Tennessee to win out. If the Vols lose to Kentucky on Friday, root for Kentucky and LSU to both lose, the sooner the better.
Similarly, the ACC Tournament will likely determine the Duke-North Carolina pecking order. UNC plays Louisville tonight at 7:00, and Duke plays Syracuse after that. Assuming they both win, they'll meet again tomorrow at 9:00. Whoever wins that will likely face Virginia on Saturday at 8:30.
Root for: Duke and North Carolina to both lose. If they play each other, root for UNC to win and hope the Selection Committee doesn't want three ACC teams on the 1-line.


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"Following the crowd" is something we are all guilty of. But new investors tend to "follow the crowd" and fall in love with the new fad. This is very dangerous, and dangerous. New investors are particularly interested in fads and fashions in investing. Remember the internet bubble back in the 90s? So many people lose money buying at the end of the cycle. Of course, those who bought early benefited greatly, but these investors usually bought in the fundamentals, not the hype.
As investors, we look to "the next big thing." Sometimes this motivation takes us right into the Red Alert zone. The investment from the internet bubble is just one example. History is full of stories like the Tulip Craze in Holland back in the 17th century. These insanities lead people to follow each other over mindless investments, like lemmings on a Science Channel special.
Consider the clothing industry and its fashions. History shows that the "minimum" competition is only short-lived. So, while investing in fashion stores can lead to short-term success, failure is often more beautiful…and inevitable. Usually, by the time we learn about the "new", it is already "the last season".
We can be injured in fashion patterns that are not immediately visible. Oh sure, sports shoes are every bit as popular as they used to be. Or are they? Over the past 5 years, hiking boots have snuck up on "sneaks" in popularity. Yes, hiking boots and shoes are in; tennis shoes and sneakers out. But instead of buying stock from Timberland, consider Nike as a long-term sustainable investment. However, it may be too late to buy Timberland now. Fashion has had its day. But because of this knowledge we can expect new shoes to appear. It may be too late to adjust, it's almost impossible to keep up, and by the time we figure out where the change is going, we may have forgotten about the price increase.
So what can we do to avoid the mistake of buying from happiness? The answer is simple. Find companies that sell bor-ing. Investing in these companies will obviously do well. Boring companies don't always have share prices that are puffed-up by mood swings and buying intentions. We only buy income – the cheapest way to invest. In addition, the company's future prospects are more secure, because they do not have the risk of major unemployment.
Ok let's face it. There's a company in Ohio that makes industrial fasteners that aren't as "cool" as talking about your members at Tiffany's, or a new nanotechnology company in Silicon Valley. But guess what? A widget-based stable in the heart will be more reliable, and may provide better value for your money. And isn't that why you're investing anyway?
Now, we're not telling you to avoid distractions altogether. Trends are important for investing. In fact, if you can get ahead of the curve, there is a short period of time when you buy into fads. But here, most of us play "more delusion": we think that others will pay more than we did, even if we know that it is not necessary. I mean, many of us make money on the internet playing this game, but if someone else sees the fad first, we could be wasting our money.
There is no problem in buying products that will become "popular" in the future, if you can predict future fads, and then sell them after they pass. But to stay calm and safe, follow the companies that have important points: income, sustainable growth, balance sheet, etc. In other words, only buy companies that are profitable with good prospects. If a company carries some likes for those who like to follow, the more the better. But don't pay extra because of the "bling-bling" and "glam" appeal. Fads and fashions are unpredictable – make no mistake. Don't buy a product unless you want to have it even if your fashion forecast is down. If it still looks good – even if your guess about the taste is wrong – then it's probably worth keeping.
Successful investing is not just about earning money, but making your money grow. Do not buy products that are not available. Stay away from bling!
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Patriots' Stephon Gilmore continues to shut down opponents
Mark Daniels
There's an art to playing the cornerback position. It's one thing to make eye-popping interceptions. It's another thing to swat away any pass that comes your way. It takes another level of appreciation when it comes to a lockdown defender whom quarterbacks refuse to throw at during a 60-minute game.
It's that type of play that makes Stephon Gilmore one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL.
Take last weekend, for example. The Patriots' coaches put Gilmore on the best wide receiver in the NFL, DeAndre Hopkins. In seven of 10 games this season, Hopkins had 60-plus receiving yards. He went into the contest second in the NFL in receiving yards, receiving yards per game, third in receptions and third in yards per touch. He finished with five catches for 55 yards in the Patriots' victory.
When Gilmore was in coverage, Hopkins had just three catches for 26 yards. What was remarkable about the cornerback's performance is that those three receptions were the most he's allowed in a game since Week 2 — more than two months ago. The reigning defensive player of the year might not have the interception or pass breakup numbers that he did a year ago, but Gilmore's play still speaks volumes about his talent level.
"Steph's done a good job for us, absolutely," head coach Bill Belichick said. "He's a smart player, works extremely hard. He can play physical and force the run, cover some of the quicker receivers and also cover the bigger guys and vertical guys. He can match up with just about everybody. He has good preparation, good communication, good ball skills and has done a good job of tackling for us. He's been a good player."
On Sunday, the Cardinals' best bet to get Hopkins involved was to wait for the Patriots to switch into zone coverage or for a mismatch. The receiver's biggest gain, for 16 yards, occurred when he dropped behind Ja'Whaun Bentley in zone coverage. His only other gain for more than 10 yards happened when he caught a 13-yard pass on linebacker Terez Hall. After that, Hopkins caught three targets for gains of nine, nine and eight yards with Gilmore in coverage.
On paper, that seems like a light day of work for Gilmore. In reality, it's the busiest he's been since September. In Week 1 against Miami, Gilmore gave up four catches on seven targets for 43 yards. In Week 2, against Seattle, Gilmore gave up three catches on five targets for 85 yards and a touchdown.
To put those numbers in perspective, Gilmore was targeted 12 times in the first two games. He was targeted 11 total times the next five games combined. That touchdown allowed in Seattle was the only score Gilmore's allowed in 2020. The 43 yards and 85 yards allowed in Week 1 and Week 2 are the most he's allowed this season.
"That's the only thing I can control — being on my guy and being ready once the ball comes my way," Gilmore said. "That's the only thing I can control. Each and every week it changes, different challenges going against different guys."
Following the Seattle game, Gilmore has gone on a run that has seen the cornerback blanket his side of the field. He's not swatting away many passes but he's not seeing many, either. The 30-year-old's six games since Seattle break down like this:
Las Vegas: One reception on two targets for 12 yards.
Kansas City: One reception on three targets for 10 yards.
Denver: Zero receptions on two targets.
Houston: One reception on one target for 13 yards.
Arizona: Three receptions on four targets for 26 yards.
In eight games played, Gilmore is averaging 3.4 targets, 1.9 receptions allowed and a paltry 25.8 yards allowed per game. He missed three weeks this season, against Buffalo, New York and Baltimore, because of a knee injury, but he hasn't missed a step since his return.
After matching up with Hopkins, Gilmore has another big matchup on deck with the Los Angeles Chargers and wide receiver Keenan Allen. Allen is a three-time Pro Bowler who leads the NFL in receptions with 85 and is tied for 10th in receiving touchdowns with seven.
"I'm never really satisfied with how I'm playing, no matter what," Gilmore said. "I just try to move on from game-to-game. I go into games trying to not give up no catches. That's my mindset. When you go in with that mindset, you try to push for it as much as you can. Sometimes that's hard to do, but that's my mindset going into each and every game."


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Protesters gathered Saturday night to denounce hate and racism in Parc Extension after a resident waved a nazi flag off the roof of a condo building in the neighborhood on May 1.
"This nazi flag is not only offensive to Jewish people, but it's also been proven to be offensive and dangerous message of anti-diversity," said Arlene Zimmerman, a Jewish Montrealer whose mother lived through the Holocaust.
The resident waved the flag on May 1 as a May Day demonstration by the Industrial Workers' of the World was underway on Hutchinson St. just below, and made a sieg heil salute at the crowd. When protesters tried to enter the building to approach the man, Montreal police prevented them from coming through.
The demonstration of about 100 people circled briefly through the neighbourhood before ending at 7080 Hutchinson St., the condominium where the flag was waved just off of Parc Metro.
Zimmerman told the crowd she's concerned displays like this could result in violence, and said in face of hate Montrealers should celebrate diversity instead.
The board of the condominium said in a statement that they reached out to the Montreal police hate crimes unit. After surveillance footage was provided to police, the board then confirmed an investigation into an individual is underway.
While that's in process, locals have remained critical of the condominium's decision to not disclose the name of the person currently being investigated by police.
"We want to make sure that we create a feeling of security (in our neighbourhood)," said Samiha Hossain, who said she's lived in Parc-Extension her whole life.
"We do respect the nature of police investigations, we acknowledge that there is an investigation going on so his identity is protected, but what we are hoping is that once the investigation is concluded that we get to know the identity," she continued.
Others said they distrust the police and so feel the issue should be resolved by the community instead. Hossain said she doesn't support any form of violent vigilantism.
The direction to not disclose the individual's name was given by Montreal police, who said they can't make the name public while an investigation is still in course.
The board also said that they've reached out to the Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence and to an extremism prevention group in the neighbourhood's CLSC to help resolve the issue.


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Guyana recorded its first major heist Sunday night when four bandits struck a Chinese restaurant and carted off GUY$4 million, police said.
The robbery occurred at a Chinese restaurant at the junction of the East Bank Demerara Public Road and the Soesdyke-Linden Highway about 11 PM.
Deputy Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud said the robbers carted off GUY$3 million and US$5,000. He said that was the largest amount of money grabbed during an armed robbery for this year.
Persaud said investigators were told that three of the bandits entered the restaurant where her husband was seated and the other one gained entry to the back of the yard where a 29-year old female, Ihai Jaing, and her son were attacked.
He said one of the bandits ran behind Jaing and she went inside the building where she pointed to a canister with the cash. It is unclear whether a vehicle was nearby but from all accounts they were seen on foot.
Figures released by the Guyana Police Force show that there was a seven percent increase with 1,132 reports last year compared to 1,058 in 2012. The statistics also show that during 2013 there was a 14 percent increase in the number of armed robberies involving the use of firearms; and a four percent decrease in armed robberies where instruments other than firearms were used by the perpetrators.


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Amanda Chase for next Governor of VA
Current Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, has proposed a gun bill that would propose to confiscate a substantial number of the guns in the state.
Governor Northam Announces Legislative Proposals to Combat Gun Violence and Improve Safety in the Commonwealth
Delegate Kathy Tran and Senator Adam Ebbin will patron legislation to ban the sale, purchase, possession, and transport of assault firearms in the Commonwealth. The bill also modifies the definition of assault firearm to any firearm that is equipped with a magazine that holds more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
"I am honored to work with Governor Northam to advance commonsense gun safety measures. Assault weapons are intended for the battlefields of war and do not belong in our neighborhoods, schools, and places of worship," said Delegate Kathy Tran. "It is time for us to pass an assault weapons ban and make Virginia safer for our families and communities."
"Assault-style weapons have been the common denominator in too many mass shootings. Americans have learned no one is safe from the horrors these guns inflict, even when they are praying in a house of worship, learning in a classroom, or dancing at a concert," said Senator Adam Ebbin. "Limiting the sale of firearms designed to inflict mass carnage is both a public health necessity and a moral imperative. I am proud to carry Governor Northam's bill to block access to them in Virginia."
That's right, ladies and gentlemen, any gun that holds more than 10 rounds, including your tube fed 22LR, is banned from possession.
There are a whole bunch of other gun laws being pushed this legislative cycle, including the "one gun a month" law, that was imposed on Virginia by New York City.
So it was an amazing to see this headline about the Virginia Legislature.
Sen. Chase wears handgun to podium to present bills in committee
Yep, she did.
The first-term senator — a fan of government transparency and opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment — said she wore the gun following an incident Monday in which Capitol Police were called after immigration-rights supporters confronted Sen. Dick Black, R-Loudoun.
Chase said she always carries her gun in concealed fashion but decided Tuesday was a good day to carry openly when she presented her bills in the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee. Her legislation included an alternative to the Equal Rights Amendment resolution that reaffirms equal protection under the law.
"Sometimes it's a deterrent for over-exuberant folks. Unfortunately in the General Assembly we see the good, we see the bad, we see all types of things," she said. "It's just for personal safety, quite honestly."
While carrying a concealed handgun in Virginia requires a permit, carrying openly does not.
Black said Monday on the Senate floor that after he presented a bill against "sanctuary cities" he was "swarmed by a group of people taking pictures and being rather confrontational."
This is a State Senator that takes no shit from no protester.
After the level of harassment and veiled threats of violence from insane Lefties during the Kavanaugh hearings and in the border wall debate, it's good to see a politician standing up for herself.
God I hope State Senator Chase decides to run for Governor of Virginia. The Old Dominion state could use someone pro-gun in the governors office for a little while.
I'd be dying laughing, literally.
Stealing Firearms from Cars. Time to bring down the numbers. (Update)
3 thoughts on "Amanda Chase for next Governor of VA"
We had a chance to run Nick Freitas against Northam but blew it in the primaries. Instead we got Corey Stewart. Don't know what VA was thinking. Thankfully we have a (razor) thin lead in the house, and most of these bills are being killed in committee. On another note, congrats on almost 1k FB likes.
D. Fosdick says:
Donate to the Virginia Citizens Defense League — we need all the help we can get!
The bill also modifies the definition of assault firearm to any firearm that is equipped with a magazine that holds more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
I need a fact check on this statement. If that's actually how the bill is written, it's going to be EXTREMELY problematic to enforce.
My XD pistol, for example, came with 16-round magazines. Springfield also makes CA/NJ/MD/MA-compliant 10-round magazines for it.
So if I have a 10-round mag in it, it's not "equipped with a magazine that holds more than 10 rounds", so it's safe. But if I pop out that mag and replace it with a 16-round mag, now it's an "assault firearm"?
Or, going the other way:
Me: *holding my gun with a 16-round mag inserted*
Police: Sir, is that an "assault firearm"?
Me: Uhhh…. *quick mag change* … Nope.
Also, "magazine that holds more than 10 rounds". Not "magazine CAPABLE of holding more than 10 rounds". Even more problematic; if I under-load my 16-round mags to 10, they aren't "holding more than 10 rounds", so are they legal? (Think about the NY SAFE Act jurisprudence: 10-round magazines are legal because they have to be, but the law says they can only be loaded to 7.)
Me: *holding my gun with a 16-round mag inserted, containing 12 rounds*
Police: Sir, is that an "assault firearm"
Me: Uhhh…. *quickly racks the slide twice to eject 2 rounds* … Nope.
Realistically, it's probably just journalistic mangling of the English language, but the way some of these laws are actually written, it makes you wonder.


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# omx-interface (Node.js)
An interface between nodejs and the omxplayer via dbus.

# Syntax (Do it yourself)
```
var omx = require('omx-interface');

var options = {
	audioOutput:'hdmi',
	blackBackground:true,
	disableKeys:true,
	disableOnScreenDisplay:true
};

omx.open('test.mp4',options); //open file

omx.onProgress(function(track){ //subscribe for track updates (every second while not paused for now)
	console.log(track.position);
	console.log(track.duration);
});

omx.setPosition(60*5); //set position to 5 minutes into the movie
```
# Syntax (Out of the box with web-socket remote)
```
var omx = require('omx-interface');
omx.init_remote({port:8000}); //streams a remote on localhost:8000
```

The "omx-interface" package comes with an optional remote for your mobile phone. In the remote app you can browse files and control the player over your local network. Unlike other OMX middleware, GET and SET methods are supported rather than just emulating keypresses. So the current time, duration and volume are available!

Since the remote is more of a capability showcase it is optional and has to be initiated before use. calling node example.js on your pi will showcase this.

The remote can be located from any browser on the local network. The webpage can be added to the home screen for a more app like feeling. The remote address is logged to the console after initialization.

# Options
## general options
audioOutput:             'hdmi' | 'local' | 'both'

blackBackground:         boolean, true by default

## Communication options

disableKeys:             boolean, false by default (true when using remote)

disableOnScreenDisplay:  boolean, false by default (true when using remote)

## Subtitle options

disableGhostbox:         boolean, false by default

subtitlePath:            string, '' or false disables subtitles as is done by default

# Properties
## Get duration of current track/movie in seconds
``omx.getCurrentDuration();``

## Get position of current track/movie in seconds
``omx.getCurrentPosition();``

This function can be called many times per second without bothering the DBus since the position is extrapolated from the short term cached paying status.

## Get volume as fraction of max (0.0 - 1.0)
``omx.getCurrentVolume();``

# Methods

## Jump to point in file/seek relative to current position (-Inf to +Inf)
``omx.seek(seconds);``

## Jump to point in file/seek relative to start point (absolute)
``omx.setPosition(seconds);``

## Stop playing
``omx.stop();``

## Quit omxplayer
``omx.quit();``

## Pause omxplayer
``omx.pause();``

Note: Unlike hitting the spacebar, this method pauses only when playing and remains paused when allready paused.

## Resume playing
``omx.play();``

Note: Unlike hitting the spacebar, this method starts playing only when paused and remains playing when allready playing.

## Toggle pause/play
``omx.togglePlay();``

Note: Same function as hitting spacebar in omxplayer.

## Volume up
``omx.volumeUp();``

Note: Same function as "+" key in omxplayer.

## Volume down
``omx.volumeDown();``

Note: Same function as "-" key in omxplayer.

## Set volume to a fraction of the max volume (0.0 - 1.0)
``omx.setVolume(vol);``

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Laverne Cox Gives Yes On 3 Final Push
TOPICS:baglygender identitylaverne coxtrans youthtransgenderyes on 3
Actress and activist Laverne Cox was at BAGLY (Massachusetts) to support Yes On 3. All Photos: Hurley Events Photography
Posted By: TRT Editor October 25, 2018
By: Christine M. Hurley/TRT Reporter & Photographer—
Equal-rights activist, Emmy-nominated actress and documentary film producer Laverne Cox spoke at BAGLY yesterday in support of the Yes On 3 campaign, which upholds transgender rights—already in place since 2016 in Massachusetts.
Cox spoke about the importance of voting Yes On 3. The activist opened up about her struggles as a young person coming to terms with her gender identity. Cox said she had to be ready to "defend herself" emotionally every time she walked out her door and shared her early-life thoughts of suicide.
"Having Laverne here was an amazing opportunity for increased visibility and for our community to see someone who is so visibly out and supportive, supports the local movement and the local work for equal rights for trans people here in Massachusetts," said Mason J. Dunn, Executive Director, MTPC (Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition), and Freedom Massachusetts Coalition's Co-Chair.
Addressing the attendees, Cox shared how she would "leave notes around her apartment" with her name and proper pronouns so that if she ended her life, she wasn't misgendered in death by the people who found her. When addressing the crowd, she called for unity and understanding.
"I want every trans person to know [that] you are here for a divine purpose, no matter what anybody says about you," she said.
Invitation only, the conference was held at BAGLY's (the nation's longest running LGBTQ youth organization) new 5,000-square-foot downtown community center for youth.
"It was so exciting to have Laverne Cox come out today to support this important initiative," said Grace Sterling Stowell, Executive Director, BAGLY. "Her national profile, stature, and respect in the community means so much that she is focusing her attention on our local battle here in Massachusetts, something that affects trans and non-binary people here and ultimately across the country."
The conference space was packed with educators, business people, parents, and students such as: Chris Mulroney, of the Framingham Teachers Association; Merrie Najimy, president, Massachusetts Teachers Association; Alexandra Chandler, Massachusetts first openly transgender congressional candidate; Vanessa Ford, mother of a transgender daughter and STEM education expert; Jessica Tang, president, Boston Teachers Union; Beth Kontos, AFT-MA Union President; Beverly Hugo, president, Massachusetts Association of School Committees; Erik Fearing, president, Revere Teachers Association and chair of MTA LGBTQ committee; Kia Strickland, U-Mass Amherst; Chad Griffin, Human Rights Campaign president; and Chase Strangio, staff attorney, ACLU LGBT & HIV Project and transgender parent, among others. Also in attendance was Lia, a 10-year-old transgender student from North Reading, and Ashton, a14-year-old transgender teen from Lowell.
Six-year-old Olivia, Marblehead, was in attendance along with her mother, Savannah. When asked why Savannah thought it was important to attend, Savannah said, "I want to support my daughter."
Best known for her breakout performance in the critically acclaimed series Orange is the New Black, and for being the first trans woman of color to produce and star in her own show, VH1's TRANSForm, Cox complimented the courage of the young people in the room and was impressed by their strength. She specifically referred to trans teen Ashton, for his candid address to the crowd.
The actress reminded those present that transgender people have always lived in the world and were even revered in some cultures.
At the end of her speech, Cox made herself readily available for photos with fans and paid special attention to the youth in the crowd.
Last month, the Williams Institute, a California-based think tank released a report validating what many LGBTQ activists consider common sense: there's no data to support the contention that allowing trans people to use the restroom that most closely aligns with their gender identity will lead to an increase in sexual violence against women and children, what many have called a "fear-mongering" technique by anti-equality proponents to have others vote against the measure (read more about this specific story here).
For more information and to learn more Question 3 and the Yes on 3 initiative go to https://is.gd/vLvZw5. To uphold the rights of transgender Americans in the Bay State by voting "Yes" on November 6.
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Drunken Vegetarians Are Sometimes Secret Meat Eaters
Gabrielle Canon
 Robert Ingelhart/iStock
A lot of people do things they regret when they are drunk. Maybe it's getting tanked and then incoherently divulging secret feelings for a colleague. Perhaps it's the slurred, eyes-shut karaoke rendition of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You." Or it could be that after being sucked into an alcohol-fueled gluttonous rampage, the favorite option is diving face first into a meaty meal—even if you happen to be a socially conscious vegetarian.
According to a new study conducted by VoucherCodesPro.com, a discount code company based in the United Kingdom, more than one-third of vegetarians have become nonvegetarians after a night of drinking. When Drunk Hungry hits, they are quick to ditch their diets—and convictions.
And, these drunken, carnivorous vegetarians aren't even honest about falling off the wagon. Close to 70 percent have kept their boozy burger-eating a secret. The next morning they go right back to pretending to be full-time vegetarians—at least until the next happy hour.
While most respondents did say they stand by their vegetarian principles even when they are crocked, George Charles, the founder of VoucherCodesPro, told the Morning Advertiser he was surprised by the results. He emphasized that people should offer more support for their drunken vegetarian buddies in times of temptation: "I think it's important," he says, "for friends of these vegetarians to support them when drunk and urge them not to eat meat, as I'm sure they regret it the next day!"
Friends don't ever let friends go on drunken meat binges they will regret.
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