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Disney's Star Wars Canon Undid A Weird Jedi "Master" Confusion
The new Star Wars canon created after Disney purchased Lucasfilm and started a new movie trilogy helped clear up some serious confusion regarding Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi. There's been a lot of debate among Star Wars fans since the Mouse House took over the franchise, with perhaps the earliest and most long-standing controversy being the decision to get rid of the Expanded Universe.
The de-canonizing of previous books, comics and more was pretty much inevitable with a Star Wars sequel trilogy on the way, but some fans were still surprised when it was announced everything outside of the six core movies and TV show The Clone Wars would be no longer part of official continuity. What the backlash missed, however, was that the Expanded Universe - now branded as Legends - was a cornucopia of contradictions, with a multitude of narrative gaps created by conflicting books and movies ignoring previously laid down details.
Related: The Clone Wars Were Weirder Before The Star Wars Prequels
Perhaps one of the weirdest was the case of Ki-Adi-Mundi. A member of the Jedi Council across the Star Wars prequels, Mundi was described in material accompanying Episode I: The Phantom Menace as a Jedi Knight; he was in the council in spite of not being a Master. Then, in a 2000 comic run titled Star Wars: Republic: Prelude to Rebellion, he was shown being married with children. Both of these details were directly contradicted by subsequent movies: that Jedi could not form emotional attachments was the core of Anakin's conflict in Episode II: Attack of the Clones, while not being made a Jedi Master when appointed to the Council caused much anger in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
As a result, two subsequent retcons made it so that Ki-Adi-Mundi was new to the council in Episode I and was in the process of becoming a Jedi Master and that his species the Cerean were struggling with a population crisis and thus he was exempt from the celibacy rules; essentially, the wider material bent over backward to accommodate the movies. And that is how it was. The entire mistake is a testament to how Lucas would ignore or undercut what the many Expanded Universe writers would do. It also highlights how, while the big picture of the prequel trilogy was clear, many other details - no Jedi Knights on the council, Jedi celibacy - weren't made official until their respective movies.
The new Star Wars canon had a much easier get around for all this: they ignored it all completely. The only official details on Ki-Adi-Mundi once Legends were removed came from his brief movie appearances and episodes in The Clone Wars, none of which alluded to the confusing elements. Indeed, stripped of material written as early as 1999, they presented a different character entirely: the Ki-Adi-Mundi of canon is one of the most powerful Jedi next only to Yoda and Mace Windu, with his death in Order 66 even reframed as being opportunistic on the clones' part. These aspects were always there in the Expanded Universe, but limited by his relatively short time as a Master.
One of the most underappreciated aspects of the new canon is how it removed so much needless complications from Star Wars that existed simply due to how long it had been around. Before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the stealing of the Death Star plans had been told in a half-dozen different ways with multiple strained attempts to consolidate the narrative. That's a pivotal event in Star Wars history, yet a similar amount of plot gymnastics were needed for a background Jedi's backstory. And that's why the new canon is tighter... for now.
Next: Star Wars Prequel Rotten Tomatoes Scores Have Changed (A Lot) Over Time
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On this Ukulele Webcam Sessions, Matt breaks down the 3 parts of a song. He explains how Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm all play an important roll in a song's feel and identity. Matt uses "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young to demonstrate how all 3 components are vital in capturing the essence of a song. He also uses "Island in the Sun" by Weezer to illustrate the importance of chord voicings. Matt translates what the 3 parts of a song will mean for you when playing the ukulele, and he offers a few tips on how to better capture the big 3.
To learn Island in the Sun (from the same source as Matt) check out our Uke Lesson. And for even more song tutorials, check out our full Song Library. Each song lesson teaches you the 3 components that Matt covered, and they usually include picking solos and all the other little details that make a song easily recognizable.
You can check out Matt's YouTube Channel HERE! He has a bunch of instrumental tutorials that he's mentioned on previous Webcam Sessions. And if you can't get enough of those chord melodies, then be sure to check out our UU+ Solo Lessons too.


More flowers to the people! Let them fall from the sky or twirl around in surreal and ever-changing kaleidoscope-like patterns. Put a gold frame around what's you with one of the wall murals from Flora Maxima. One source of inspiration to the soul and colors of the collection is the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Her exploratory, playful and cross-border approach to herself that can be seen in her many and various self-portrait is empowering.
We want to broaden the concept of the artist from classical art forms to a more close to the skin, individual way of expressing your personality – like clothing and home decor. That's a possible self-portrait – too. So turn up the volume and be the proud storyteller of your life with an equal share of humor and sincerity. The stage is yours – and the spot is entitled.


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Why Do They Hate Us?
by Dave Lindorff
Even as President Obama and War Secretary Leon Panetta announce the "end" of the Iraq War, a US "covert war" against Iran, as the National Journal put it in a December 4 article, has already begun.
This secret war–at least secret from the American people–is being conducted in part directly by the US, as evidenced by the advanced American RQ-170 Sentinel stealth surveillance drone just recently downed–apparently by sophisticated electronic countermeasures that allowed the taking control of, and landing of the vehicle–by Iran. Also conducted in part of proxies, including the Iranian anti-government terrorist organization MEK (for Mujahideen-e Khalq), and of course Israel's Mossad, this dirty covert war has led to an escalating string of acts of terror inside Iran, including a campaign of assassination against Iranian nuclear scientists, and bombings of Iranian military installations.
Not content to simply engage in such illegal hostilities against a sovereign nation that has not threatened the U.S., and that in fact has not invaded another country in some 200 years, President Obama had the effrontery to demand that the Iranians return the spy drone that they had captured!
Imagine for a moment if an Iranian, or some other nation's, robot spy plane had been captured or shot down over U.S. territory. Imagine the official response if the nation that owned that plane were to demand its return! First of all, Congressmembers, probably almost unanimously, would be clamoring for the US to launch an attack on whatever company launched the spy plane. But the reaction to a demand to return such a device would be truly explosive! The audacity!
Actually, you don't need to imagine. Look at the right-wing media and the official US government response to the arrest of two men in New York accused of the hard-to-believe conspiracy of planning, allegedly at the direction of Iranian
government sources, to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. Forget about proving that this far-fetched alleged plot was real at all, and not just another creation of some FBI informant/provocateur, or whether Iran was really behind it even if it was. There were open calls for bombing Iran immediately!
President Obama, meanwhile, keeps saying that "all options are on the table" for dealing with what the US government alleges is an Iranian campaign to develop nuclear weapons — itself a very dubious claim. And to back up that threat, the US has actually delivered huge non-nuclear "bunker busting" bombs to Israel, a country which has openly been discussing plans to attack Iran.
These are all war crimes under the UN charter and actual acts of war.
But that's just Iran.
The US is already at war with Pakistan, too, this country's nominal ally in the war against Afghanistan's Taliban. Two weeks ago, American planes, ground forces and helicopters attacked two Pakistani border posts, killing several dozen Pakistani troops. There is considerable evidence that these attacks were deliberate, though the US is claiming lamely that its forces had "incorrect coordinates" that led to the fatal attacks.
These days the US doesn't just rely on Garman GPS devices for its attacks. It sends in drones with high-rez cameras and knows exactly what and who it is killing before it pulls the trigger.
Meanwhile, we've been killing people in Yemen for years with planes sent from offshore aircraft carriers, and using missile-firing Predator drones.
In Latin America, American military "trainers" are fighting a war against leftist forces in Columbia, the CIA is supporting opposition groups seeking to oust the elected governments in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and other countries, and the US Justice Department is shipping weapons into drug-war-torn Mexico and helping to launder Mexican drug money back in the US.
There are credible charges that the US has also been supporting the latest protests against the Vladimir Putin government in Russia (even as our own Homeland Security and "Justice" Departments coordinate violent police crackdowns on the Occupy protests here at home against our own government's craven support of the corrupt banks that have been wrecking the US and global economies).
And we Americans wonder: "Why do they hate us?"
If real people around the world weren't dying from all this criminal US behavior, and if real people here in America weren't suffering because of all the trillions of dollars being wasted over the years on military spending, spying, covert destabilization campaigns and overt war-making, it would all be laughable.
But real people are dying and are suffering and there is nothing to laugh about.
Someday there will come a reckoning for the US, as there came a reckoning for Rome, for the British Empire, for the German Reich and for the USSR. A hollowed-out country like the this one, which is under-funding education, health care, infrastructure investment, research, and environmental protection, while its governing class steadily disenfranchises, disempowers, and impoverishes the public while systematically taking away their right to protest, is ultimately doomed.
It's just a question of time, and of course a matter of how it happens.
If we're lucky, the dramatic awakening that began with the Occupy Movement in September will continue to spread and grow until an enraged public rises up en masse and evicts the entire corrupt gang from Washington, replacing them with genuine representatives of the people and a new commitment to true democratic governance.
If we're not so lucky, this nation is likely to slide into global irrelevance — a backward relic of faded glory, a place where Chinese, Brazilian and European firms will invest to take advantage of our cheap, uneducated labor to produce goods to sell back in their own countries. Such an economic slide would of course not occur without violent conflicts and struggles over ever diminishing wealth and resources.
By then off course, if our government continues on its present course of militarily meddling in other nations, the US will be almost universally loathed and, in stead of being manipulated into fears of nonexistent threats to our "safety," we Americans will finally have reason to genuinely fear the actions of other, more powerful, nations, which will find the temptation to compete in meddling in the affairs of what remains of the United States irresistible.
Why They Hate Us in Iraq
Reading the New York Times, an American might have been excused for wondering why Iraqis, and especially the people of Fallujah, would be so happy to see American occupying troops leaving the country at the end of this month and of nine years of war against their country that they were actually celebrating.
The Times made it sound as though Fallujah deserved what happened to it. As the article published Dec. 15 notes dryly, American forces in 2004 twice attacked this largest city in Anbar Province to "pacify" it (there's a political euphemism for you!) after insurgents there in March of 2004 captured four US "contractors" driving through the city, burned their bodies, and strung them up on a bridge over the Euphrates River.
First of all, let's also dispense with the euphemistic term "contractors," which is meant to bring to mind the image of a couple of overweight construction workers. In Iraq, and especially in lawless areas like Anbar at that time, "contractor" means "mercenary," and we now know that mercenaries in Iraq (and in Afghanistan) were and are a lawless, bloodthirsty, group of former US military personnel and vicious thugs from various foreign fascist states like Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, apartheid South Africa and elsewhere, who have killed countless numbers of civilians in Iraq and elsewhere, operating outside of any government monitoring or legal constraints for "security firms" like Blackwater (now Xe) and DynCorp.
What actually happened in Fallujah though, was that because of Pentagon and US media-stoked domestic public outrage at the treatment of the four captured mercenaries, 20,000 US Marines were sent in to the city to level it and to slaughter its male inhabitants in an example of the kind of massive war crime tactic once popular with the Nazi Wehrmacht in World War II, where it was known as "collective punishment." The Nazis used to burn down villages, particularly in Eastern Europe and the USSR, if even one shot was fired at them. But taking things much further in Iraq, US forces encircled Fallujah, a city of 300,000, in November, 2004, and ordered all non-combatants out of the area. Women and children were allowed to leave through checkpoints, but no males of "combat age"–which was illegally set, according to reports, at the age of 11, or by some accounts, at 14. In either case, the whole thing was criminal. Under Geneva Conventions signed by the US, first of all all civilians are required to be granted free passage to escape from any field of battle or impending battle, and secondly, under those same Conventions, all children under the age of 18 are to be protected from war, not considered combatants. Even those who are found armed or captured while fighting are to be treated not as combatants, but as victims.
Instead of obeying the laws of war (which once approved by the Senate have the force of law under the US Constitution), US forces trapped all males in the city, including old men and young boys, and then went in with assault rifles, cannons, ground attack planes, helicopter and fixed-wing gunships, and with illegal weapons and weapons that cause mass deaths such as white phosphorus bombs, napalm, anti-personnel shells and depleted uranium shells. US forces basically killed everything that moved in numbers ranging upward of 6000 (In contrast the UN is expressing horror that the government in Syria has killed 5000 people in its crackdown on a democracy movement there). There were accounts of people being shot in the river as they tried to swim away from the city, of hospitals being raided and ambulances bombed, and there were even videos of seriously wounded and unarmed Iraqi fighters being coldly executed by Marines. What was done to Fallujah was as vile, evil and criminal a campaign of retribution and vengeance, exercised against enemy fighters and trapped civilians alike, as anything Hitler's SS ever engaged in.
The Times article made no mention about any of this — an exercise in censorship and propaganda made all the more outrageous because the atrocity was well reported at the time it happened by the paper's own excellent war reporter, Dexter Filkins.
Knowing what really happened, and what the US military really did in Fallujah, would make much more understandable to Americans why the end of US occupation of Iraq has been greeted with a "festival" atmosphere in the still recovering city of Fallujah.
DAVE LINDORFF is a founding member of ThisCantBeHappening!, the new Project-Censored Award-winning independent online alternative newspaper. He is a contributor to Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion, forthcoming from AK Press.
Dave Lindorff is a founding member of ThisCantBeHappening!, an online newspaper collective, and is a contributor to Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion (AK Press).

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Jackie Mason is one of my favorites, Check this article and Laugh Loud
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Methane He Doth Protest Too Much
By Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder
Published 5/3/2007 12:07:25 AM
When we wrote about Gore in our first book, we intended to leave him behind like a chewed-over pastrami sandwich left on a delicatessen table and move on to other Schmucks in our on-going tour of Schmuckville. But he does not permit us to do so.
We believed Al Gore would be happily retired, adrift in his delusions of inventing the Internet and discovering the Love Canal (which, our neighbor Benny, the defrocked pharmacist — who lost his license for selling Viagra to Muslim undertakers to be placed in coffins in case the departed ran out steam when they met their allotted forty virgins — explained had something to do with female anatomy). We thought, like a punch drunk fighter, he would spent the rest of his days boring people, explaining he wuz robbed by the referee, and could've been a champion.
However, leaving his Chads behind — and from the look of Gore today — we have an idea of where he stuffed them, he now became the Guru of Global Warming.
Global Warming is a highly politicized subject, so inculcated into our collective psyches by the liberal media as a reality, that notwithstanding the fact hundreds of scientists believe it is a merely a cyclical phenomenon that has existed for thousands of years, to even question its existence relegates you to the insanity of a Holocaust denier.
Gore, with no scientific training, other than that of supporting Clinton's penetrating explorations into assorted body parts of ladies who had the happy or unhappy experiences of being after hours visitors to the Oval Office, assumed the role of the validator and spokesperson for Global Warming. He even made a movie about it, and in fact won an Academy Award for it.
Suddenly, all of this somehow propelled him into being a potential candidate for President. To prove how serious he was, he started losing weight. We have heard of women who lose weight to get into last summer's bikini, and of old men who also lose weight to stuff themselves into ancient tuxedos or new young girl friends, but this is a historic first: joining Weight Watchers to become President.
Now, we are not scientists, but, to us, the winters seem colder not hotter. The Carbon Dioxide that is supposed to be the villain, is actually good not bad for trees, which everybody says are good for the planet. In fact, governments all over the world are expending effort and money to preserve the forests and plant new trees. The statistics show that using alternate fuels for automobiles actually costs more (considering government subsidies) and in the long run requires greater overall energy consumption than does gasoline.
Apparently, a great deal of the ozone problem is caused by methane gas, a principal source being the flatulence of cows. Our unworthy thought it may be more efficient and less costly to buy some Gas-X for the cows than the more sophisticated and costly alternative means suggested.
All of Gore's sputterings might be the proper subject of honest debate, expect for one thing. Gore, as we have all now learned, is patently a hypocrite. He lives in a house that in one week, consumes twenty times the yearly energy use of an average home, and he flies around in private planes consuming vast amounts of fossil fuel and spewing enormous quantities of hurtful gasses into the atmosphere. His justification: He purchases Carbon Credits.
While few in the world can understand exactly what they are, in principle the credits are traded, for a fee, by middlemen, with the extreme offenders of pollution being made to pay money — that, in effect become the "credits." These are now placed into an exchange, and then sold to other violators — like Gore. All of this does not change the amount of carbon produced one bit, but does produce a profit for the exchange company. Oh yes, did we forget to mention — you guessed it — Gore owns a carbon exchange company?
The proponents of Global Warming say that in a hundred years, the ocean temperature will rise five degrees and, because of melting icebergs, the Atlantic Ocean will extend into the land an additional nine inches. Just in case, we will definitely sell our Miami Beach condominiums in ninety years. Of course, if Gore will just shut up, the hot air lost may be just enough to save the icebergs.
Jackie Mason is a comedian. Raoul Felder is an attorney. Their new book is entitled Schmucks!: Our Favorite Fakes, Frauds, Lowlifes, Liars, the Armed and Dangerous, and Good Guys Gone Bad (HarperCollins). It has been denounced by New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.
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IPCC & Spiegel positive developments due to global warming
SPIEGEL UN REPORT EXCLUSIVE
SPIEGEL Online March 02, 2007 reported that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is that climate change is already having a profound effect on all the continents.
Spiegel states that:
The authors of the IPCC report have sifted through some 30,000 data sets from more than 70 international studies documenting changes to water circulation, to cryospheres (ice zones), as well as to flora and fauna over a period of at least 20 years.
Among the effects that could occur according to the SPIEGEL UN REPORT EXCLUSIVE we find that springtime is starting earlier, causing plants to bloom earlier, — allowing animals to expand their habitats into mountainous regions and higher latitudes that are becoming milder.
Months ago Polar Bears were cited as being a barometer for the arctic ecosystem in numerous articles and media reports. Canadian reports place the latest polar bear populations at a number at or above 26,000 which is several thousand greater than a few years ago. This certainly means good hunting for the Polar Bear sport hunters during the long hunting season in Northern Canada this year and many years to come.
Spiegel further reported:
The report lists specific positive developments due to global warming
More food in the north and a possibly greener Earth
The experts apparently do not have concerns about the planet's food production capabilities. Conditions for agriculture are likely to improve in higher latitudes, leading to greater global yields
Vegetation growth will be stronger and the planet will become greener
The absorption of CO2 by plant life will to a certain extent work against climate change .
While this is just a partial list of the benefits of the Earth becoming greener as the Increased Solar Activity warms our Arctic Ice Cap and the Southern Ice Cap of Mars, more good news could be found in the latest IPCC report.
Just like in the Third IPCC report the Forth IPCC report again lowered its estimates of the possible increase in sea levels due to the limited areas of coastal glacial ice in parts of Greenland and one small part of Antarctica. Several reports have been published that even the high estimates of less then two feet of sea level rise over 100 years is very unlikely, and that the estimates are probably closer to the low estimates by the IPCC of about 7 inches over the next 100 years.
All the benefits may be short lived as Scientific Studies indicate that the cyclical solar activity has just about reached it's peak and may very well be on it's way down again as it has done in the past according to studies and records.
We should all be prepared for the next set of predictions and for another round of doom and gloom warning reports, warning us about the next ICE AGE(Time Magazine) and the pollution effects on the environment, and the economic impact of the high cost of heating. Cooler minds will prevail as the public now savvy to the scientific data availability on the Internet and the true intentions of Organizations bent on increasing their global powers through taxes and regulations on their dream bureaucracy, a World without boarders.
National Geographic ,February 28, 2007
"Mars Melt Hints at Solar, Not Human, Cause for Warming, Scientist Says"
Simultaneous warming on Earth and Mars suggests that our planet's recent climate changes have a natural—and not a human- induced
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Blogun, Insane news on the Rim
Tonight we found out that our favorite podcasts are back. One of them is "BloGun – Insane news on the Rim". Not only is it back online but we also learned that Sweden is the NUMBER ONE subscriber outside of the United States!!! Heja Sverige!!!
The shows are GREAT! We highly recommend them. The host, SL Slaughter(Slaughter is LAUGHTER WITH AN EXTRA "S"), is a guy with a deep backwoods voice that co-hosts humor laced politically charged news with his woodland friends, most notably Charley, a raccoon.
Each podcast is fairly short which is good for the one of us with the shorter attention span that could give a chipmunk's **s about POLITICS but does love to laugh..
The Show discriptions are self described as:
"Just straight forward generally accurate predictive stuff intermixed with news and views from the backwoods. There seems to be a number of strange goings on in the forest of the Rim Country. Do not expect "Sweet and Light Metaphizzeling". Do expect a wide array of happenings of great and little importance bound to tick a few people off. Mostly entertaining and generally harmless unless it isn't."
Check out the links below, give them a listen, subscribe to them or visit the home page every once in a while and give it a view. You will have a good laugh and maybe even learn something.
Anyways… It was GREAT TO HEAR SWEDEN WAS NUMBER ONE!!!
Heja Sverige!!!
Jihad, Danger, world political predictions, and more
Last Updated:Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:42:00 -0700
An explaination of the Jihaddi concept of life the universe and everything including YOU. Also predictions and updates on the political scene in simple amusing terms. Politically incorrect but reasonably accurate!
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Insane news on the Rim, Gay Bears and more!
Last Updated:Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:19:00 -0700
These are eclectic tidbits of what's happening in the Rim Country, predictions, asides, viewpoints and other drivel. More entertaining than extremely serious primate issues. More or less harmless.
Blogun The predictions of a reluctant psychic
Last Updated:Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:34:00 -0700
An introduction to the creator of this set of programs. Predictions from a reluctant phychic on earthchanges, political changes and fun news from the forest under the rim.
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Al Gores Tries to Snow the U.S. Media Ethics Summit
Gore says media miss climate messageWednesday, 02/28/07
Journalists have leaned toward balance at expense of consensus data, he says
"A 10-year University of California study found that essentially zero percent of peer-reviewed scientific journal articles disagreed that global warming exists, whereas, another study found that 53 percent of mainstream newspaper articles disagreed the global warming premise."
By BEVERLY KEEL The Tennessean
That is pretty good Global Warming Propaganda. Yes, all scientific data for the past 100 years indicates that there has been about a .6°C increase in Global Average Temperature. This is the sole fact that has a consensus support of almost all scientists. Scientists are not in consensus if the small increase in temperature is natural or is man-made. Scientists are not in consensus if the warming and greening of the Planet is bad or if it will result in prosperity as it did during the Medieval Warm Period.
Most scientists are in consensus that Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth is not representative of the Truth at all.
The definition of a documentary film sure has changed over the years.
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Asian Hornets in France, Non-Native Species Infestations & Global Warming Wackos
Hornets hit France and could reach Britain, Global warming has largely been blamed by IDIOTS!!!
By Peter Allen in Paris
Last Updated: 2:40am GMT 21/02/2007
Swarms of giant hornets renowned for their vicious stings and skill at massacring honeybees have settled in France.
And there are now so many of the insects that entomologists fear it will just be a matter of time before they cross to Britain.
Global warming has largely been blamed for the survival and spread of the Asian Hornet, Vespa velutina, which is thought to have arrived in France from the Far East in a consignment of Chinese pottery in late 2004.
Thousands of football-shaped hornet nests are now dotted all over the forests of Aquitaine, the south-western region of France hugely popular with British tourists.
"Their spread across French territory has been like lightning," said Jean Haxaire, the entomologist who originally identified the new arrival.
He said he had recently seen 85 nests in the 40-odd miles which separate the towns of Marmande and Podensac, in the Lot et Garonne department where the hornets were first spotted. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/21/whornets21.xml
You have to laugh at the Global Warming wacko's.
"Global warming has largely been blamed for the survival and spread of the Asian Hornet"
The spread of the hornet for some reason is not largely due to the shipment of pottery with the stowaway hornets to France where the Asian Hornets had no natural predator. I am not a specialist in bees or hornets but 85 nests in an area that has a diameter of 40 miles does not sound particularly alarming. I can almost bet I can show as many squirrel nests from my house to the end of the road. Does that mean Global Warming has caused the spread of Squirrels around my home? No, I think it is more likely that like squirrels Global Warming propaganda is partial to NUTS!!!
Global Warming Alarmists totally ignore the damage done everyday through the introduction and subsequent infestation of non-native species into ecosystems throughout the world.. Some non-native species introduction is accidental as cited in the article on Asian Hornets above, others are done through negligence and some introduction of non-native species is done intentionally.
In 1988 the United States was unintentionally introduced to the Zebra mussel. It is believed that ships from foreign waters discharged their ballast water, which likely contained Zebra mussel larvae, into US and Canadian waterways. This began the infestation. Or was it Global Warming? The Zebra mussel is particularly damaging as they, like most non-native species introduced into new ecosystems compete with native species for small zooplankton and phytoplankton which is the staple of larval and juvenile native fish. The competition for food is hardly a competition when it comes to the Zebra mussel. A single adult female Zebra mussel produces 30k – 300k eggs a year. The Zebra mussel depends on and favors flowing water to aide it in filtering the greatest possible amount of water for zooplankton and phytoplankton. The Zebra mussel has demonstrated it's aggressiveness and adaptability by actually colonizing the fresh water intake pipes of community water utilities and industries. The infestation is so intense that the water intake pipes actually become clogged. The infestation and damage to water utilities and industries dependent on fresh water intake pipes is so great that there are patents for Zebra mussel water intake filters. Being filter feeders Zebra mussels tend to filter toxins such as PCBs(Polychlorinated biphenyls) and PAHs(Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) which they then concentrate hundreds of times greater than what is normally in the environment and pass it on and up into the food chain through the excretion of their fecal matter. The Zebra Mussel infestation may not be caused by Global warming but if in fact the Northern Hemisphere's temperature rises and is sustained the Zebra Mussel may die off as it cannot breed in geographies where seasonal temperatures are above 27°C. Using the logic of the Global Warming propagandists and alarmists the eradication of the Zebra Mussel infestation in North America could be considered just one of the many benefits of Global Warming as the Earth reclaims once green fertile land which was decimated, frozen and left as wasteland by the previous Ice Age.
Other Non-Native infestations have been introduced purposefully by farmers. One notorious example which has reached near biblical proportions is the introduction of the Cane Toad in Australia. In 1935 100 Cane Toads were imported from Hawaii to Gordonvale, in Queensland. It was anticipated that the aggressive and voracious nature of the South & Central American Cane Toad would cull the populations of French's Cane Beetle and the Greyback Cane Beetle which were inflicting great losses on the local Australian crops. Since then the Cane toad population has exploded across the Eastern Australian states. The Cane Toad turned out to be completely uncooperative in combating the beetles. Instead the Cane toads consumed the smaller insects that sustained the native Australian frogs and reptiles which in the past helped keep the local ecosystems in balance. The Cane Toad tadpoles consume the food sources of native frog tadpoles, native fry & larva, and later consume the native frog tadpoles themselves. The population imbalance is further offset due to the toxicity of the Cane Toad tadpoles & toads. Birds which would feed on tadpoles, found that the Cane toads were toxic and the birds that ingested the Cane Toads would suffer illness or death, so the Cane Toad was avoided as a food source. This left only the dwindling populations of native frogs and fish fry to support the nutritional needs of local and migratory birds. Cane toads invariably took over nesting areas for all animals surrounding water holes, streams and lakes. Cane toads would literally devastate areas before traveling onward like mongrel toad herds on an insatiable quest to pillage other communities. Native animals found they were all but helpless.
Although the Cane Toad has the advantage currently, Snakes have shown the world that the earth tends to stay in balance. Snakes are an essential part of Australian ecosystems. They have a large part in the control of rodent populations that damage crops, grain storage and spread disease throughout the countryside. The Cane Toad proved to be toxic to snakes which normally feed on native frogs and rodents. Snakes were effected by the introduction of the non-native Cane Toad in a remarkable way. In a fascinating discovery, The University of Sydney, New South Wales found that the Cane Toad toxicity induced a morphological change in the gape size of the Pseudechis porphyriacus and Dendrelaphis punctulatus species of snakes. Gape size is the measurement in which a snake can unhinge it's jaw and open it's mouth. The adult Cane toad is much larger than the native frogs of Australia. Prior to the introduction of Cane Toads there were no toads in Australia. Snakes generally do not attack animals that it cannot fit through it's mouth. Through generations of Snakes the two species adapted. This physical adaptability in such a short period of time is remarkable. Since the Cane toads were larger then the native Australian frogs having a smaller gape size essentially ruled out the toxic Cane toad as a food source for these two species of frogs. The Snakes are not alone in it's ability to adapt.
In an observed behavioral adaptation species of birds and rodents have found that the poison glands of the Cane Toad can be avoided by turning the toads over on their backs and eating the undersides of the Cane toads. Snakes, Birds, and rodents are adapting to the invasion of the Cane Toad. The speed in which they are adapting is not fast enough for the patience of humans who seem to have difficulty teaching their offspring to not put the toxic animals in their mouths or shielding their house pets from the sometimes fatal torment of the toxic toads.
What about Global Warming? Is Global Warming to blame? I guess it depends on your point of view. If you are on the side that believes that the observed climate change in Eurasia & North America between 40°N and 70°N and nearby planets has been caused by mankind and that the climate's recently observed change is responsible for all maladies known and unknown presently and not as it is part of geologic and planetary cycles that we have not pieced together yet, I imagine the answer is yes. It should be noted that Australia and the entirety of the Southern hemisphere has not had the slight temperature rise of 0.6°C over the last 100 years that has been exhibited in Eurasia and North America between 40°N and 70°N. In fact the Southern Hemisphere has gotten colder. It seems no amount of ink on the front pages of newspapers, mouth foaming student protests or pseudoscience movies by politicians can seem to slow down the freezing of the Southern hemisphere.
Global Organizations are bent on establishing governing bodies funded on taxes defrauded and bullied from industrial nations and their citizens. Select groups of researchers are banking on never ending grant money. They rant on about doing something, anything at all costs to slow global warming. Their own flawed math show that if all of the goals of the Kyoto Accord were met the effective change on global temperature would be so small that it would not be within the percentage of error of any of the existing computer models offered by Global Warming Propagandists. While this sad comedy in the name of science is played out in front of us, the Ice in the Southern Hemisphere like the heads of Global Warming Propagandists keeps getting thicker. The one thing that is clear is that the earth keeps spinning, temperatures rise and fall, Ice Ages come and go, and plants & animals adapt. Despite the facts, we are being told that everything is because of Global Warming and we are expected to pay a kings ransom to Global Organizations that wish to control more and more of our local governments and very lives.
No, Peter Allen, the spread of the Asian Hornet throughout France is most likely due to the stowaway Hornets from China, which were non-native and had no natural predators in the local ecosystem. Perhaps Federal Express or UPS is to blame, stop this nonsense of blaming Global Warming for everything that is perceived as bad.
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At-risk and intervention thresholds of occupational stress using a visual analogue scale
Frederic Dutheil, Australian Catholic University
F. Moustafa
Geraldine Naughton, Australian Catholic University
Francois-Xavier Lesage
Céline Lambert
Dutheil, F., Pereira, B., Moustafa, F., Naughton, G., Lesage, F. & Lambert, C. (2017). At-risk and intervention thresholds of occupational stress using a visual analogue scale. PLoS One,12(6), Y. R. Kou. 1-13. United States: Public Library of Science. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178948
Background The visual analogue scale (VAS) is widely used in clinical practice by occupational physicians to assess perceived stress in workers. However, a single cut-off (black-or-white decision) inadequately discriminates between workers with and without stress. We explored an innovative statistical approach to distinguish an at-risk population among stressed workers, and to establish a threshold over which an action is urgently required, via the use of two cutoffs. Methods Participants were recruited during annual work medical examinations by a random sample of workers from five occupational health centres. We previously proposed a single cut-off of VAS stress in comparison with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS14). Similar methodology was used in the current study, along with a gray zone approach. The lower limit of the gray zone supports sensitivity ("at-risk" threshold; interpreted as requiring closer surveillance) and the upper limit supports specificity (i.e. "intervention" threshold-emergency action required). Results We included 500 workers (49.6% males), aged 40±11 years, with a PSS14 score of 3.8±1.4 and a VAS score of 4.0±2.4. Using a receiver operating characteristic curve and the PSS cut-off score of 7.2, the optimal VAS threshold was 6.8 (sensitivity = 0.89, specificity = 0.87). The lower and upper thresholds of the gray zone were 5 and 8.2, respectively. Conclusions We identified two clinically relevant cut-offs on the VAS of stress: a first cut-off of 5.0 for an at-risk population, and a second cut-off of 8.2 over which an action is urgently required. Future investigations into the relationships between this upper threshold and deleterious events are required.
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The proposed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would fundamentally change the 80 year old system through which employees choose to be represented by a union (or not). Do you favor EFCA or the current secret ballot system? Please justify your response.


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On Site Renewables
Philippines needs $13bn to meet power demand to 2011
The Philippines will require an investment of $13 billion to meet growing power demand over the next 10 years, according to Business World Thursday.
The Department of Energy forecast the country will require additional capacity of about 13 083 MW from 2001 to 2011, according to its Power Development Plan.
The department estimated that domestic energy sources, including natural gas, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind, will account for about 58 per cent, or about 7588 MW of the additional capacity. Imported fuel, including coal and petroleum, will account for 42 per cent or about 5494 MW.
Of the indigenous sources, natural gas will provide about 4650 MW of new Philippine power. The majority will be supplied by the Malampaya gas field, which began production in late September.
The Malampaya gas field located near the western island of Palawan province is scheduled to provide fuel to three power plants with a total installed capacity of 2700 MW – the 1200 MW Ilijan power plant, the 1 000 MW Santa Rita power plant and the 500 MW San Lorenzo power plant.
The Malampaya gas field's operator, Shell Philippines Exploration B.V., in late September delivered natural gas to the Santa Rita power plant via an onshore pipeline.
The San Lorenzo plant will be commercially operational by late April or early May 2002. The Ilijan plant is scheduled to begin commercial operation in January 2002.
San Pascual Cogeneration Co. International B.V. is currently in talks with state-owned National Power Corp., or Napocor, about fuelling its future 304 MW power plant with Malampaya gas. The plant, which was originally to be fuelled by low-sulfur waxy residue, is likely to begin commercial operation in 2005.
Energy Secretary Vincent Perez has said the government is keen to raise gas use by switching oil-burning power plants to natural gas.
Shell Philippines Exploration B.V., is a unit of Royal Dutch/Shell Group (RD).
ChevronTexaco Corp. (CVX) holds a 50 per cent stake in San Pascual, while the remaining 50 per cent is held by U.S.-based Edison Mission Energy.
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This concept is usually thought of in terms of finanace, but it can apply to a myriad of other things. We may be splendidly generous with our money (especially at church), but how are we doing in the rest of our lives?
We can give our time. It could be volunteering at a do-good organization, or as simple taking the time to have someone in need over for tea and a good talk. What about your kids—although it may seem like you see them a lot (especially if you homeschool!), have you actually spent quality time with them lately?
Don't be tight-fisted with your worldly possesions. I'm not saying to give everything away, but rather, if someone is in need of something that you have, the Lord may lead you to give it to them. If He does, give it cheerfully. He will reward you!
There are countless other ways to give to people. See how many you can find today!


The history of cake dates back to ancient times. The first cakes were very different from what we eat today. They were more bread-like and sweetened with honey. Nuts and dried fruits were often added.
According to the food historians, the precursors of modern cakes (round ones with icing) were first baked in Europe sometime in the mid-17th century. This is due to primarily to advances in technology (more reliable ovens, manufacture/availability of food moulds) and ingredient availability (refined sugar).
The first cupcakes were so called, in the late 19th century, because they were baked in cups and made from ingredients measured by the cupful.
According to an old English superstition, putting a fruit cake under your pillow would make you dream about the person you will marry.


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Nottingham Forest join Derby County in making furlough decision
The Rams are placing some non-playing employees on leave and their arch rivals have followed suit
Chris WatsonDigital football writer
14:17, 7 APR 2020
Nottingham Forest have followed Derby County in placing staff on furlough.
DerbyshireLive reported on Monday that the Rams had taken advantage of the Government's job retention scheme, which pays out up to 80% of people's wages (up to £2,500 per month) during the coronavirus crisis.
Now it has emerged that Derby's arch rivals Forest have done likewise.
NottinghamshireLive is reporting that the Reds have also furloughed a number of non-playing staff - but will top up the remaining 20% of the wages of those affected.
George Burley makes shock revelation about controversial Derby County exit
Derby County star reveals current mindset amid season shutdown
According to The Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday, QPR and Middlesbrough are among the Championship sides to have also furloughed employees.
The season is currently suspended until further notice due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A statement from the EFL on Friday said matches will not resume until it is safe to do so.
"As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the EFL, Premier League, FA and Barclays FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship has today collectively agreed to postpone its football competitions until it is safe to resume," it said.
Derby County may be concerned by this claim about next season
Leeds United boss has made this claim - and Derby County may agree
"Football is committed in supporting the Government's efforts in tackling the COVID-19 outbreak and the staging of football matches in this country. It is clearly something that simply cannot happen at this time.
"The thoughts of everyone associated with the EFL and its member clubs are with anyone currently affected by the coronavirus.
"The situation will be kept under constant review with matches only returning at an appropriate point and based on the latest guidance provided by the relevant Government departments and health authorities."


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IOC decides to move Tokyo 2020 marathon to Sapporo
Tokyo, (Latin Press) The Tokyo 2020 marathon will be held in Sapporo, following a decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), according to media reports this Wednesday.
The organizers of this competition and the Metropolitan Government were instructed to organize the traditional 42 kilometers and 195 meters race, noted the newspaper Nikkan Sports.
The men's and women's events in this speciality will be held in two laps around the centre of Sapporo, and the route has yet to be agreed with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee and local government expressed their disagreement with the decision that comes just eight months before the Olympic opening ceremony on July 24.
The IOC, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, justified the measure based on concerns over athletes' health, as the average temperature in Sapporo is lower than that of Tokyo during the period of the Games.
Sapporo is located almost 833 kilometers from Tokyo, it is the capital of the mountainous island of Hokkaido in northern Japan, and in 1972 hosted the 11th Winter Olympics.
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To ensure an effective transition to the new GCSE specifications implementing Rachel Hawkes's strategies using target language in the classroom to promote spontaneous talk, the use of literary texts and an increased use of grammar in the MFL department at earlier stages.
These initiatives helped secure a smooth transition to the new 9-1 graded GCSEs in Spanish, French and German; Mrs Diaz has proved her ability, through careful strategic planning, to lead others and inspire students to higher grades. Those of you who have been taught by Mrs Diaz will recognise her commitment, knowledge and skill as a teacher at NKS – this new qualification recognises these qualities.


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Q: Catalan's conjecture in $\mathbb F_p$ Catalan's conjecture (Mihăilescu's theorem) states that the only case of two consecutive integer powers is given by the equation $3^2-2^3=1$. We can easily verify that it is not valid in some prime fields $\mathbb F_p$. For example, one has
$$\begin{cases}3^3-4^2=1\pmod5\\5^3-3^5=4^4-5^5=1\pmod7\\8^3-6^7=10^7-3^3=1\pmod{11}\end{cases}$$
The problem I want to try is the following:
Prove or disprove that for all $\mathbb F_p$ with $p\gt 3$ there is an example of $x^a-y^b=1\pmod p$, with $xy\ne0$ other than the trivial one $3^2-2^3=1$

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The Buddha's Ancient Path by Thera Piyadassi: I've been reading Buddhist texts and commentaries for over 20 years. This small book was the clearest explanation of the living expression of the Four Noble Truths that I have read. It was used in an intimate weekly study group because its explanations are precise, erudite, and make no bones about how to live according to these principles.
Self-Liberation Through Seeing With Naked Awareness by John Myrdhin Reynolds: This is a terma from Padmasambhava and part of the same cycle of teachings as the Bardo Thodol (The Tibetan Book of the Dead). Its emphasis is the source of its title, and is essentially a Dzogchen terma. In addition to the captivating pith instructions contained within the terma, Reynolds offers appendix articles explaining mistranslations by Evans-Wentz in the Bardo Thodol, including its name. The article is of great value to anyone who seeks to understand the texts as they were given in contradistinction to through the views of a translator – especially one who did not know Tibetan (Evans-Wentz).
The Wisdom Manjushri by Vimalamitra and additional commentary by Garab Dorje translated by Rongzom Mahapandita: Ahhh, is the essence of what I receive from this book each time I recite this tantra. Equally so, I have read the commentary, so well translated, now three times and will do so many more times before this life completes. This book offers the Manjushri Namasamgiti (The Sounding of the Names of Manjushri – which is the Manjushri Tantra) with two profound commentaries by Vimalamitra and Garab Dorje. This book is very readable. If Manjushri is your yidam, this book is a must. If you would like to understand the Five Wisdoms, this books offers much in that regard as well.
The Dawn of Tantra by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Herbert Guenther: a concise work drawn from transcriptions of retreats. I have read this book twice because I love how both authors convey the Dharma. Any sentence can be a significant meditation. Furthermore, Trungpa Rinpoche was a master at giving the principles of the Dharma in new ways that meet a western reader. Being one of the first Tibetan teachers to speak English, his mastery of the language and of the cultural idom in the 70's & 80's meant that both the Dharma and the inquirer were well served.
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette by Hampton Sides: This was a gift to my husband at Christmas, and he could not put it down. The book is based on historical events. He said it was a very engaging page turner and he passed it on to others. To my knowledge, the book is still circulating through his group of friends.
Sensa, The Lost Language of the Ancient Mysteries by Dorje Jinpa: If you have an interest in theosophy, metaphysics, alchemy, or the ancient sciences, this book will serve you well. It is one that I am reading slowly because each page offers much to ponder. It is a deep book about a deep subject but completely accessible and readable. I appreciate the use of quotes from various sources to build the frame for vibration becoming sound, sound needing to be rendered in some archetypal way, such that creation and divine pattern can be brought into manifestation.
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In this game, some famous Christmas tunes are played and all the participants are allowed to dance. As soon as the music is turned off, the children should 'freeze' in one spot. This game is very amusing to look at and is a great way to warm up the children to the other games. Hello and welcome to Free Kids Games - This is our official YouTube channel for (OKG) OnlineKidsGames Video, Animation, Stop Motion, Movie and Compilations!.
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Music Review: More Life Drake Album
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I'm not a Drake fan like I was back in high school, but I have to give my props to him; the man really knows how to stay consistent with music. I didn't hear any news about him releasing a new album (he released the news October 23, 2016 although I wasn't paying attention), but I did expect for him to release an album as he always does right before official "turn up" season aka summertime. The Ja Rule model is truly in full effect. Tonight, the Toronto, Canada native released his 22 track, fifth studio album. This album is also available on multiple streaming services and not just Apple Music. The album cover features the artists' father Dennis Graham as a younger man sitting in a classic 1980's reed chair (you know everybody's moms posed in one of those chairs for the 1985 prom).
Last year Drake caught a lot of controversy from the Caribbean community, being accused of practicing cultural appropriation of Caribbean culture, specifically dancehall music with his songs "One Dance" and "Controlla". Both songs are definitely jams, but I can't deny the accusations aren't accurate. Actually, Drake has even been accused of appropriating different music styles including southern, Black American, trap music. Seems like Drake gets a bit "obsessive" when he's really into something. After he released the song "Enough Said" with the late Aaliyah back in 2012, he was in the talks of putting out an entire album with the songstresses' unreleased music. Like bruh, stop it. Pump ya brakes.
On this album, I definitely hear the dancehall and overall West Indian musical influence, but it's making me cringe hearing him speak in a robotic "Jamaican" accent and continuously say "wasteman", "pree", and "ting" throughout the album. The album title itself is based off a Jamaican saying meaning to basically enjoy life. The grime produced song "KMT" comes from a Caribbean (Jamaican) saying "kissing mi teeth". I think it's great that he's inspired by dancehall culture, he even cited Vybz Kartel as one of his inspirations in a 2016 interview with Nardwuar. However, the issue arises when fans who are ignorant of Caribbean culture start citing Drake as the practitioner for the culture because of his popularity. Chile, I already see folks on Twitter saying "Drake is going to have everyone using Toronto slang" when said terms originated in the Caribbean. This is the same issue that has occurred within hip-hop culture in the past decades (another topic for another time). If Drake is going to continue to go on this route of dancehall inspired tracks, it would behoove him to collaborate with Caribbean dancehall artists, not only in his music, but also in their music.
Personally, I felt this album, like many of his more recent albums, were kinda thrown together. As I stated before, Drake has a reputation to uphold with releasing "summer hits". Although I feel like a lot of these songs were probably throwaways that never made it to the 2016 "Views" album, I wont say they're necessarily "bad" songs either, they're dope. My favorite songs are "Fake Love", "Ice Melts" featuring Young Thug, "Madiba Riddim" (my new hip rolling song), "Blem", "Passionfruit", "Get It Together" featuring Black Coffee and Jorja Smith, and "Teenage Fever" with a sample from Jennifer Lopez's "If You Had My Love" (so that explains their IG coupling a few months back). The production on this album is on point with the mix of cultural influences crediting producers like Noah "40" Shebib, who usually works with Drake, Kanye West, and PARTYNEXTDOOR.
I wish there were more songs on the album with similar production to the house music inspired "Get It Together" and "Madiba Riddim" (I'm thinking that song's production it's a mix between afro-beat and soca). "Skepta's Interlude" was dope; he's a UK grime artist and I'm going to have to check out more of his music because he was delivering bars. Of course this isn't the first time Drake has featured an international artist in his music since he's done music with artists like Wizkid from Nigeria. Giggs is also a UK artist who is featured on "KMT".
Drake really knows how to reach all demographics with this music and as an artist he does know how to push boundaries, experimenting with production. Like the "Views" album, "More Life" is a lot more smoother and chill, an amalgamation of trap, UK grime, dancehall, afro beat, and r&b. The lyrics on "Lose You" stood out to me the most;
"Winning is problematic people like you more when you working towards something not when you have it
Way less support from my peers in recent years as I get established
Unforgiving times but fuck it I manage"
I can resonate with that shit.
I was definitely surprised there wasn't that one extra turnt, head banger song with the exception of semi-turnt "Portland" featuring Quavo from "Migos" and Travis Scott. I'm sure some reggae clubs will be playing "Madiba Riddim" and "Blem". After listening this album a few times, I think it's pretty decent. Hopefully Drake starts featuring more Caribbean artists in his music for dancehall tracks and also features more international artists. This album was better than I expected. If Drake needs a dancer for a "Madiba Riddim" music video, tell him to hit a sista up.
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I don't really listen to drake much... but this was a great review on his album. I'll have to check it out.
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Thanks Johnnie. I was just casually listening while working so I decided to write up a review. I haven't really been feeling a lot of his music lately, except for a few singles, but this was a pretty good album. Thanks for visiting!
I am not used to listen to Drake much but your review makes me want to listen to the album !
Thanks love! Yeah Drake definitely knows how to hit every demographic and literally everyone enjoys his music.
Britt K 3/23/2017
I haven't listened to his stuff in FOREVER so it was interesting to hear what's going on with his new work. Thanks for sharing!
Britt | https://alternativelyspeakingonline.wordpress.com/
Yes this has been one of his better projects in the past few years imo. Thanks love!
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News Posted On Feb 29, 2020
Ivor Dent Parent Group
Like children, parents also need support. A parent coffee group at Ivor Dent — a kindergarten to grade 9 school in East Edmonton — aims to be that parental sanctuary.
Elaine Neher, a Roots and Wings Worker with The Family Centre, hosts the group for the parents of Ivor Dent every Tuesday. Parents can drop in to socialize, play games, get resources, and of course, drink coffee!
Elaine has noticed the parent group grow, with many of the same parents returning week after week. "It's a place where people get to show their skills or their creativity, it's a place for them to shine," shared Elaine.
The group offers many learning opportunities for personal growth and transformation. Elaine has been able to see that growth in many of the parents. "Parents who were reserved become advocates and encourage others when they become comfortable."
For some parents, the group is a place to step away and socialize. "I like the conversations, I don't get out much, so it's nice. We always have something fun to do. I just really like the company."
For others, it's a space to bring their children and relax. "My daughter is not in daycare, so it's nice to have somewhere she can come and play with other small children."
Through the group, some parents have been able to build lasting friendships. "My favourite thing about the group is knowing I can come and talk and not be judged. I've connected with people, and I have someone I can always talk to outside of the group."
Alongside the social interaction, the group has become a means of support for many of the parents. Elaine recalls one mother who was having a hard time with her child and felt like she was being judged. Another mother empathized with her and played with the child so that her mom could have a break. "I so appreciate the authenticity and how they care for one another," boasted Elaine.
Many of the parents have found support in each other when it comes to raising their children. "I always bounce ideas off of the other parents here. Like questions I have about raising a teenage daughter or whatever comes to mind with parenting," mentioned one mother. "I like to be able to talk and not feel judged. I like bringing up problems that I have at home, and I have everybody giving me advice," shared another.
"I love that they feel that they can share important things," stated Elaine. "I love the fun that we have in the room." Elaine loves to nurture the therapeutic and supportive environment built in the group.
In this group, many of the parents have learned that the ups and downs of parenting are universal. "All parents struggle with their kids in different ways and deal with it in different ways." Having diversity in the group encourages different views and insights into parenting. "This group has helped me to be a stronger parent. I've come a long way."
If you volunteer at or have a child that attends Ivor Dent school, you can drop-in on Tuesdays from 9 AM – 12 PM. Additional parent coffee groups are hosted at St. Alphonsus, John A McDougall, and Balwin schools. You can connect with the Roots and Wings worker at the school for meeting dates and times. The groups are open to caregivers whose children attend the school.
Here are more caregiver resources for you:
Parenting workshops
Parenting tips on our blog


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By CHARLES MWANIKI
Smaller lenders will have little choice as their capital raising options reduce.
In Kenya, a number of smaller banks have been taken over by larger rivals in recent years.
KCB Group is in the process of taking over National Bank of Kenya (NBK) in a deal that is seen as essential in saving State-owned NBK from collapse over its weak books.
Moody's forecasts bank mergers in tight space
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Kenya's banking sector is likely to see more mergers and acquisitions in the next two years as capital raising options diminish for smaller struggling lenders, global ratings agency Moody's says in a new report.
The African banking sector report singles out Kenya and Tanzania as markets where mergers and acquisition should be prevalent, given their fragmented banking sectors that boast a few large banks and many smaller ones.
In Kenya and Tanzania, the top five banks account for 46 per cent and 55 per cent of the sector assets respectively.
Regulatory changes, such as the interest rate cap in Kenya and stricter capital requirements, are also putting smaller lenders under pressure and inviting takeovers by large peers.
"We expect mergers and acquisitions among banks in Sub-Saharan Africa to continue over the next two years, especially in granular banking systems where there is a clear tiering between a few large banks and a large group of smaller banks, for example in Tanzania and Kenya," said Moody's.
NBK snubs Parliament audit queries team
National Bank fights job cuts in KCB takeover
NBK deposits shrink Sh9bn despite high interest offer
NSE companies spend Sh2.7bn on staff layoffs
"Rights issues (as an option for raising capital) have become less commonplace in recent years following the slump in bank share prices and capital is becoming scarce, especially for lower tier banks."
KCB Group #ticker:KCB is in the process of taking over National Bank of Kenya (NBK) #ticker:NBK in a deal that is seen as essential in saving State-owned NBK from collapse over its weak books.
KCB is the largest lender by assets in the region, with a healthy balance sheet that allows it to finance the takeover without raising additional capital. The lender is also taking over part of the assets of collapsed Imperial Bank.
Other banking takeovers in Kenya include DTB's #ticker:DTK acquisition of Habib Bank in 2017, I&M Bank's #ticker:I&M buyout of Giro, which was concluded in the same year and Mauritian lender SBM's takeover of Fidelity Bank and Chase Bank.
Commercial Bank of Africa and NIC Bank #ticker:NIC are also in the process of concluding a merger, which is expected to create the country's third largest bank by assets.


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Q: Installing postgres removes rabbitmq and vice versa. How to make both stay? I need both rabbitmq-server and postgresql to be installed on my machine and apt-get installing one removes the other. Here is the output from install commands:
    $ sudo apt-get install postgresql
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done
    The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
        erlang-asn1 erlang-base erlang-corba erlang-crypto erlang-diameter erlang-edoc erlang-eldap erlang-erl-docgen erlang-eunit erlang-      ic erlang-inets erlang-inviso erlang-mnesia   erlang-nox erlang-odbc erlang-os-mon erlang-parsetools erlang-percept erlang-public-key erlang-runtime-tools erlang-snmp erlang-ssh       erlang-ssl erlang-syntax-tools erlang-tools erlang-webtool erlang-xmerl libkrb5-dev libodbc1 libossp-uuid16 libsctp1 lksctp-tools postgresql-client-9.1
    Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
    The following extra packages will be installed:
        postgresql-9.2 postgresql-common
    Suggested packages:
        oidentd ident-server locales-all
    The following packages will be REMOVED:
        logrotate rabbitmq-server
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
        postgresql postgresql-9.2 postgresql-common
    0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 2 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
    Need to get 0 B/3,971 kB of archives.
    After this operation, 13.8 MB of additional disk space will be used.

and upon trying to install rabbitmq-server after installing postgres:
    $ sudo apt-get install rabbitmq-server
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done
    The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    libkrb5-dev libossp-uuid16 postgresql-client-9.1
    Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
    The following extra packages will be installed:
    logrotate
    Suggested packages:
    mailx
    The following packages will be REMOVED:
      postgresql postgresql-9.1 postgresql-9.2 postgresql-9.2-repmgr postgresql-9.2-slony1-2 postgresql-common postgresql-contrib-9.2 postgresql-plpython-9.2 postgresql-server-dev-9.2
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
    logrotate rabbitmq-server
    0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 9 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
    Need to get 3,753 kB/3,795 kB of archives.
    After this operation, 37.6 MB disk space will be freed.
    Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
    Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main rabbitmq-server all 3.0.2-1 [3,753 kB]
    Fetched 3,524 kB in 19s (177 kB/s)
    (Reading database ... 337129 files and directories currently installed.)
    Removing postgresql ...
    Removing postgresql-9.1 ...
     * Stopping PostgreSQL 9.1 database server                                                                                [ OK ]
    Removing postgresql-plpython-9.2 ...
    Removing postgresql-contrib-9.2 ...
    update-alternatives: warning: forcing reinstallation of alternative /usr/share/postgresql/9.2/man/man1/postmaster.1.gz because link group postmaster.1.gz is broken
    Removing postgresql-9.2-slony1-2 ...
    Removing postgresql-9.2-repmgr ...
    Removing postgresql-9.2 ...
     * Stopping PostgreSQL 9.2 database server                                                                                [ OK ]
    Removing postgresql-server-dev-9.2 ...
    Removing postgresql-common ...
    Removing 'diversion of /usr/bin/pg_config to /usr/bin/pg_config.libpq-dev by postgresql-common'
    Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
    ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
    Processing triggers for man-db ...
    Selecting previously unselected package logrotate.
    (Reading database ... 335927 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking logrotate (from .../logrotate_3.8.3-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
    Selecting previously unselected package rabbitmq-server.
    Unpacking rabbitmq-server (from .../rabbitmq-server_3.0.2-1_all.deb) ...
    Processing triggers for man-db ...
    Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
    Setting up logrotate (3.8.3-3ubuntu2) ...
    Setting up rabbitmq-server (3.0.2-1) ...
    * Starting message broker rabbitmq-server

My django app is supposed to use postgres as the db and rabbitmq for celery ... and they both are behaving like envious girlfriends.
UPDATE: apt-cache policy
 # apt-cache policy
 Package files:
 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
      release a=now
 500 http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ precise-pgdg/main amd64 Packages
      release o=apt.postgresql.org,a=precise-pgdg,n=precise-pgdg,l=PostgreSQL for Debian/Ubuntu repository,c=main
      origin apt.postgresql.org
 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-security/main Translation-en
 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-security/main amd64 Packages
      release v=13.04,o=Ubuntu,a=raring-security,n=raring,l=Ubuntu,c=main
      origin security.ubuntu.com
 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-updates/universe Translation-en
 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-updates/main Translation-en
 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-updates/universe amd64 Packages
      release v=13.04,o=Ubuntu,a=raring-updates,n=raring,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
      origin archive.ubuntu.com
 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-updates/main amd64 Packages
      release v=13.04,o=Ubuntu,a=raring-updates,n=raring,l=Ubuntu,c=main
      origin archive.ubuntu.com
 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/universe Translation-en
 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main Translation-en
 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/universe amd64 Packages
      release v=13.04,o=Ubuntu,a=raring,n=raring,l=Ubuntu,c=universe
      origin archive.ubuntu.com
 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages
      release v=13.04,o=Ubuntu,a=raring,n=raring,l=Ubuntu,c=main
      origin archive.ubuntu.com
 Pinned packages:

apt-cache show rabbitmq-server:
 # apt-cache show rabbitmq-server
 Package: rabbitmq-server
 Priority: extra
 Section: net
 Installed-Size: 4356
 Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
 Original-Maintainer: RabbitMQ Team <packaging@rabbitmq.com>
 Architecture: all
 Version: 3.0.2-1
 Depends: erlang-nox (>= 1:12.b.3), adduser, logrotate
 Filename: pool/main/r/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server_3.0.2-1_all.deb
 Size: 3753308
 MD5sum: f89d5b663d67af38ea8f7948fc9ab61a
 SHA1: 30b7b865c42cd279e1194839d69fd522dc0ae12b
 SHA256: 981da016a32255f051fe43d5c6c8ed406b4f22cc8ac7c9dad01690bf42ea1959
 Description-en: AMQP server written in Erlang
 RabbitMQ is an implementation of AMQP, the emerging standard for high
 performance enterprise messaging. The RabbitMQ server is a robust and
 scalable implementation of an AMQP broker.
 Homepage: http://www.rabbitmq.com/
 Description-md5: 78e91bfb996ee4ae5d16c93298f5f6e8
 Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
 Origin: Ubuntu
 Supported: 9m

A: The problem is that the precise-pgdg postgresql packages from apt.postgresql.org are compatible with raring, except for logrotate. Logrotate 3.8 changed it's config files and postgresql-9.2 will insist that you don't have a bad logrotate version relative to your postgresql version. One resolution for this is to just remove logrotate when you install postgresql-9.2.
A possible workaround would be to install precise's logrotate (which is pre-3.8). This should make both postgresql-9.2 and rabbitmq happy.
We are thinking about a workaround for apt.postgresql.org, but so far no one came up with a solution that doesn't involve too much magic. (We are not going to support raring on apt.postgresql.org as a separate distribution because it isn't an LTS release.)
HTH


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Q: Reprojecting raster (GeoTIFF) using PyQGIS in standalone script I'm trying to reproject a GeoTIFF file within a PyQGIS standalone script.
Using QGIS 3.14 the steps would be:

resulting in the following process history and the output_raster.tiff being successfully created:

processing.run("gdal:warpreproject",
{'INPUT':'C:/Projects/PythonScripts/qgis_python/input/input_raster.tif','SOURCE_CRS':QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem('EPSG:2051'),'TARGET_CRS':QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem('EPSG:4326'),'RESAMPLING':0,'NODATA':None,'TARGET_RESOLUTION':None,'OPTIONS':'','DATA_TYPE':0,'TARGET_EXTENT':None,'TARGET_EXTENT_CRS':None,'MULTITHREADING':False,'EXTRA':'','OUTPUT':'C:/Projects/PythonScripts/qgis_python/output/output_raster.tif'})

However
Running the exact same command in a standalone python script does not create the output file even though it runs without any errors.
My guess is that it has something to do with a conflicting GDAL because I receive the following error reprojecting a raster directly with GDAL:
from osgeo import gdal

input_raster = gdal.Open(r'C:/Projects/PythonScripts/qgis_python/input/input_raster.tif')

gdal.Warp(r'C:\Projects\PythonScripts\qgis_python\output\output_raster.tiff', input_raster, format = 'GTiff', dstSRS="EPSG:4326")

Error:

TypeError: in method 'wrapper_GDALWarpDestName', argument 4 of type
'GDALWarpAppOptions *'

and if I import GDAL befor qgis.core, then It can't find the DLL for qgis._core import *
Full Script
import os

os.environ['QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH'] = 'C:\\Program Files\\QGIS 3.14\\apps\\Qt5\\plugins'
os.environ['GDAL_DATA'] = '/home/server/anaconda3/share/gdal'

from qgis.core import (
     QgsApplication,
     QgsProcessingFeedback,
     QgsVectorLayer,
     QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem
)

# See https://gis.stackexchange.com/a/155852/4972 for details about the prefix
QgsApplication.setPrefixPath('C:\\Program Files\\QGIS 3.14\\apps\\qgis\\', True)

from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtCore
qgs = QgsApplication([], False)
qgs.initQgis()

import sys
sys.path.append('C:\\Program Files\\QGIS 3.14\\apps\\qgis\\python\\plugins')

import processing
from processing.core.Processing import Processing
Processing.initialize()

from qgis.analysis import QgsNativeAlgorithms
QgsApplication.processingRegistry().addProvider(QgsNativeAlgorithms())

reproject_params = {'INPUT':'input/input_raster.tif',
                'SOURCE_CRS':QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem('EPSG:2051'),
                'TARGET_CRS':QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem('EPSG:4326'),
                'RESAMPLING':0,
                'NODATA':None,
                'TARGET_RESOLUTION':None,
                'OPTIONS':'',
                'DATA_TYPE':0,
                'TARGET_EXTENT':None,
                'TARGET_EXTENT_CRS':QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem('EPSG:4326'),
                'MULTITHREADING':False,
                'EXTRA':'',
                'OUTPUT':'output/output_raster.tif'}

processing.run("gdal:warpreproject", reproject_params)

A: If it works in QGIS interface then I recommend you copy the command from here:

You can then use it in a standalone Python script like that:
import os
cmd = 'gdalwarp -s_srs EPSG:2180 -t_srs EPSG:2180 -r near -of GTiff {srcPath} {outPath}'\
    .format(srcPath='/home/lpowalka/Documents/dane/finalResults/fax3.tif', outPath='/home/lpowalka/Documents/dane/finalResults/fax3_warped.tif')
os.system(cmd)

This way you avoid the complexity of deploying a PyQGIS script or using GDAL Python bindings which both essentially lead to executing this command anyway.


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Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 4/3/16 NBA Picks
Can Cavs protect home floor vs. Hornets?
Central Division-leading Cleveland finally gets a respite from the road, if only briefly, Sunday at Quicken Loans Arena.
On the heels of posting a 110-108 overtime victory at Atlanta, the Cavs host the Hornets at 3:30 p.m. ET. Oddsmakers didn't feel bullish about LeBron James' squad as it entered the Peach State, but they've come back around for this matinee. Online sports book Bovada.lv lists Cleveland as a 7-point favorite here.
Bet on Tonight's NBA Games
Two nights ago, James racked up 29 points, a season-high 16 boards and nine assists vs. the Hawks. He also zoomed past Oscar Robertson into 11th place on the NBA's scoring list. Showing an increased willingness to absorb contact, the four-time MVP could singlehandedly ensure that today's tilt unfolds in a much different manner than when the two teams met on Feb. 3.
Charlotte established a physical tone early in that 106-97 victory despite being without pugnacious guard Kemba Walker. Steve Clifford's crew outrebounded the Cavaliers by 21, laying the groundwork for an extremely competitive rematch three weeks later.
Cleveland retains a 2-1 edge against the Hornets in the season series, though, with James scoring between 23 and 25 in each game. Tyronn Lue also understands the importance of prevailing in this spot before the East's No. 1 seed plunges back into two straight away contests vs. Milwaukee, Indiana and Chicago. It's just enough to make you shun against a Charlotte group whose 14-3 mark since the start of March ranks as the conference's best.
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What a difference a gene makes. It may mean hours of calm, enhanced focus, or developing a headache, palpitations, anxiety or an upset stomach. Learn the difference between "fast metabolizers' and "slow metabolizers," and get tips on making coffee.
Can't do without your daily espresso or can't do coffee, period? The answer may lie in your genes.
A gene called CYP1A2 controls how fast you break down caffeine. If both your parents pass down the "fast" form of the gene, your liver clears caffeine from the body fast. But if one or both parents pass on the "slow" form, your liver takes four times longer to process it.
"If you drink a normal, filtered 8-ounce cup of coffee and, within an hour, you don't get a headache, you don't get abnormal heart beats, you don't get anxiety, you don't get gastric upset, then you're most likely a fast metabolizer and will get a benefit," says Michael Roizen, MD.
Focused vs. frantic. Drinking two to three cups of brewed coffee give fast metabolizers a calm sense of heightened focus. In contrast, just one cup can make slow metabolizers jittery or nervous, or trigger a headache or palpitations.
Heart-friendly or not? Coffee has heart-healthy plant nutrients, and caffeine helps open blood vessels. While drinking one to three cups a day decreases heart attack risk for fast metabolizers, it increases risk for slow metabolizers. Drinking coffee also lowers hypertension risks for fast metabolizers but raises them for slow metabolizers.
The competitive edge. That caffeine boosts athletic performance is well-known. But fast metabolizers experience a higher increase in muscle endurance. In a study of male cyclists, caffeine pills improved fast metabolizers' time by 4.9 percent and slow metabolizers' time by just 1.8 percent.
"For the over 80 percent of Americans who are fast metabolizers, the benefits of coffee generally outweigh the risks," says Dr. Roizen.
To start with, coffee keeps you regular. Once coffee reaches your stomach, it stimulates gastric acid to break down proteins in food. Then it boosts hormones that set your digestion in motion.
Some studies suggest that drinking coffee also reduces risks of type 2 diabetes, many cancers, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. But there is some conflicting data, so research to confirm these benefits continues.
Rethink sweeteners. Added sweeteners and flavorings can push you over your daily sugar intake limit (6 teaspoons for women, 9 for men). Too much sugar increases your risks of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Also, a word of caution: If you have certain medical conditions like acid reflux, urinary or bladder problems, or gallstones, coffee may cause problems.


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"I would love to do a variety of scripts and characters. If the story resonates with me, I would definitely do a character which is not moral. But at the same time, it has to be a message in the end, against a character or maybe whatever that character needs to learn eventually. For me the story matters above my….
Published by Anab Mehdi	July 14, 2019 | 2:19 pm
Mumbai: Ayushmann Khurrana says for him more than his character, the story of a film and the message it leaves behind, is a bigger priority.
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The 34-year-old actor said he does not mind playing an immoral character if the plot does justice with the fate of the part.
"I would love to do a variety of scripts and characters. If the story resonates with me, I would definitely do a character which is not moral. But at the same time, it has to be a message in the end, against a character or maybe whatever that character needs to learn eventually. For me the story matters above my character. I am obsessed with good stories," Ayushmann told PTI.
The actor, who has made a mark for himself courtesy his unique choice of films, believes every performer has "different aspirations".
"It also really depends on what your priorities are. Some scripts are to prove your acting abilities, some scripts are there to have a certain social responsibility and as I said everyone has different aspirations in life, so, being progressive and regressive is a very subjective thing," he added.
Ayushmann has struck a chord with the audience, but the actor said there is no formula to maintain the connect.
"Anybody can go wrong. Whatever is relevant right now may be irrelevant five years from now. Our industry is ever-changing and our society is ever-evolving so I cannot be cocky and pompous enough to say that I have a great script sense. I hope my gut supports me in future as well," he said.
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His latest "Article 15" has turned out to be the second-biggest opener of his career after "Badhaai Ho!" and the actor is elated with the overwhelming response from both the audience and critics.
The Anubhav Sinha-directed film, which released on June 28, has earned over Rs 70 crore worldwide.
"Commercial success is really important but at the same time, it has to be a mix of both critical and commercial acclaim. Credibility is the key for any artiste."
Ayushmann will be seen next in "Dream Girl" and "Bala" – releasing this year while his other film "Gulabo Sitabo" with Shoojit Sircar will come out next year.
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