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Sanwo-Olu: Review Of Revenue Allocation Formula Long Overdue
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday declared that the need for a new revenue sharing formula among the three tiers of government is very straightforward, self-justifying and in no way controversial.
He said the review of the current revenue allocation formula is long overdue, as the prosperity of Lagos State directly or indirectly has its multiplying effect on the South-West region and the entire country as whole.
Speaking at the opening of a two-day South-West Zonal Public hearing on review of revenue allocation formula by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), held on Monday at Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the best way to guarantee national progress and development is by paying attention to sub-national development because the national is a summation and a reflection of the sub-national.
Governor Sanwo-Olu also reiterated the call for Lagos State to be accorded special status in recognition of its huge financial commitments to infrastructure and provision of basic amenities for the increasing population of its residents, as well as its preeminent contribution to the national coffers.
He said the call, which has been re-echoed at different fora and at various levels and tiers of government, cannot be over emphasised, especially against the backdrop of the current economic situation of the country, the aftermath of the EndSARS protests a year ago, and the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, for which Lagos has been the national epicenter.
"Our demand is a sharing formula that is just, fair and equitable; reflecting the contribution of stakeholders to the common purse; and also one that enhances the capacity of state and local governments to deliver high-quality services and the full dividends of democracy to the greatest number of our people.
"Lagos State is no doubt the nation's commercial capital, and population center. The level of funding required to service the State's social and public infrastructure is so significant that it will be difficult for the State to bear the burden for much longer under the present arrangement.
"I should say that it will actually be unfair to expect the State to bear this heavy burden on its own. It is therefore necessary to give due consideration to all the variables that support our advocacy for a Special Status.
"The call for a special status for Lagos is not a selfish proposition; it is in the best interest of the country and all Nigerians, for Lagos which accounts for about 20 per cent of the national GDP and about 10 per cent of the nation's population to continue to prosper," the Governor said.
Justifying the need for Lagos State to be accorded special status, Governor Sanwo-Olu said Lagos is more than just another state in the Nigerian federation, noting that there is no tribe in the country that has no significant stake in Lagos State.
He said: "As the former capital of the country for 77 years (compared to the 28 years that Abuja has been the Federal Capital Territory), Nigeria's largest metropolis still bears the heavy brunt of being home to all Nigerians; irrespective of age, class, gender, religious affiliation or tribe.
"There are several statistics that shows the number of people that comes into Lagos every day, however, there are clear indications that most of these people migrate with the intention to make Lagos their new home and in pursuit of personal dreams due to the opportunities the city-state seemingly possesses, and this portends additional responsibilities on the government.
"Additionally, Lagos still harbors a huge number of federal establishments which could not be moved to Abuja. These include military cantonments and barracks, Police, Customs, Immigration, Civil Defence, Prisons, Road Safety and security/intelligence establishments.
"There are several reasons to justify the call for a special status for Lagos apart from the aforementioned factors and by extension, a review of the Revenue Allocation Sharing Formula."
Governor Sanwo-Olu also said that it will be totally unfair for Lagos State to be left alone to bear the burden of the massive destruction experienced by the State during the EndSARS protests hijacked by hoodlums and the COVID-19 pandemic without assistance from the Centre.
"This month marks one year after the massive destruction experienced by the State in the violence that accompanied the hijacking of the EndSARS protests. Public buildings were burnt down and historical infrastructure destroyed.
"Although we have put that experience behind us and forged ahead, the reality of this unfortunate incident remains with us; resources that should be committed to other areas of need are now being used for the restoration of these public facilities. It will be totally unfair for Lagos State to be left alone to bear these huge expenses without assistance from the Centre.
"COVID-19 pandemic is another issue that has once again, supported the justification for Lagos to be accorded the privilege of a special status. As much as this affects the entire country, it is a fact that the degree of havoc caused by this virus differs from State to State.
"Lagos was the epicenter for this virus, the same way it was for the Ebola virus some years ago.
The management of these unforeseen occurrences comes with huge responsibilities and financial commitments on the part of the State Government," he said.
Governor Sanwo-Olu commended the Chairman and members of RMAFC for taking a bold step, which he believed will "result in a fundamental alteration of the current revenue sharing formula, in favor of one that is truly fair and equitable, and that takes into full consideration the specific and more pragmatic fiscal contexts of the sub-national governments of the Federation."
Lagos Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Rabiu Olowo; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Engr. Elias Mbam during the opening of a 2-Day South-West zonal public hearing on review of revenue allocation formula by RMAFC, at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, on Monday, October 4, 2021.
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Engr. Elias Mbam during the opening of a 2-Day South-West zonal public hearing on review of revenue allocation formula by RMAFC, at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, on Monday, October 4, 2021.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Engr. Elias Mbam and Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, during the opening of a 2-Day South-West zonal public hearing on review of revenue allocation formula by RMAFC, at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, on Monday, October 4, 2021.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Engr. Elias Mbam during the opening of a 2-Day South-West zonal public hearing on review of revenue allocation formula by RMAFC, at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, on Monday, October 4, 2021.
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Engr. Elias Mbam and Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, during the opening of a 2-Day South-West zonal public hearing on review of revenue allocation formula by RMAFC, at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, on Monday, October 4, 2021.
Lagos State Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola; Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Engr. Elias Mbam, during the opening of a 2-Day South-West zonal public hearing on review of revenue allocation formula by RMAFC, at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, on Monday, October 4, 2021.
Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation & Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Engr. Elias Mbam (middle), followed by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat and members of RMAFC during the opening of a 2-Day South-West zonal public hearing on review of revenue allocation formula by RMAFC, at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, on Monday, October 4, 2021.
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Western blot of purified anti-Tau, 157-168 antibody (clone 2G9.F10). Lane 1: Molecular weight marker; Lane 2: 30 µg of normal human brain lysate. The blot was incubated with 1 µg/ml of the primary antibody overnight at 4°C, followed by incubation with HRP labeled Goat anti-mouse IgG (Cat. No. 405306). Enhanced chemiluminescence was used as the detection system.
IHC staining of purified anti-Tau, 157-168 antibody (clone 2G9.F10) on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded human Alzheimer's disease brain tissue. Following antigen retrieval using Sodium Citrate H.I.E.R (Cat. No. 928602), the tissue was incubated with 10 µg/ml of the primary antibody for 60 minutes at room temperature. BioLegend´s Ultra-Streptavidin (USA) HRP kit (Multi-Species, DAB, Cat. No. 929901) was used for detection followed by hematoxylin counterstaining, according to the protocol provided. The image was captured with a 40X objective. Scale bar: 50 µm
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1. At the time of birth, give the azaan in the right ear of the child and iqaamah in the left ear. (Tirmizi). (The texts of azaan and iqaamah are given at the end of this paper).
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3. On the seventh day of the birth, it is recommended to offer in aqeeqah sacrifice a goat or a sheep for a girl- child and two goats or sheep for a boy. If the child is born on Friday morning, then the seventh day will be the following Thursday. (Mustadrak Hakim). Otherwise, the subsequent Thursday. A he-goat or a she-goat must be one-year old or more. Whereas a ram or a billy-goat can be accepted for aqeeqah if they are one-year old or have the build of a one-year old animal.
4. The meat of aqeeqah can be consumed by the family offering the sacrifice and can also be distributed to near relatives and the poor.
7. Give in sadaqah the equivalent of the weight of the hair in silver. (Tirmizi). It is more appropriate to give the equivalent in cash to the poor.
8. Circumcision (khatnah) for a boy is compulsory. But it can be performed before he is 7 years old.
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Jim Maher, biochemist and molecular biologist at Mayo Clinic, dean of The Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Rochester Magazine: Your college thesis at UW Madison was titled [butchering pronunciation) : "Antisense oligonucleotides and oligonucleoside methylphosphonates as inhibitors of eukaryotic mRNA translation."
Jim Maher: That's really good.
RM: What grade did you get on that?
JM: I passed, so I got my Ph.D. So I got the "P."
RM: But a lot of those words could just be made up right? No one would really know.
JM: Only a specialist could judge if that was a real thing. Thesis titles you write mostly for your parents. So you have this document you've sweated for six, seven years on and it ends up on the coffee table of your parents so they can say to their friends, "My son finished his thesis, and check out this title!"
RM: You're the dean of the Mayo Graduate School and have been since 2012 …
JM: It's now called The Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Just so I don't get in trouble.
RM: I've heard you don't care about getting in trouble with Mayo …
JM: I don't. But I don't want my people to get in trouble. One of the reasons I came to Mayo is to not just run a research lab, it's to be an educator. I love to work with kids in their 20s. I love the energy. They are in this really cool, turbulent time in their lives. Getting married. Getting divorced. Their first dog. Living away from home. Struggling. I love coaching them through that.
RM: Were you as good a coach with your daughters?
JM: Wow. I would like to think I learned from my daughters how to be a coach for my students.
RM: You're the associate editor of the Nucleic Acids Research journal.
JM: I'm an associate editor. There are several.
RM: I still have your "50 Sexiest Nucleic Acids Researchers" issue.
JM: I haven't seen that one.
RM: What's your next cover?
JM: We did like five covers that I'm super proud of. The next one? I don't know. It will probably be an aptamer that can find its way into the cell nucleus.
RM: That would have been my guess. You're also the arts series producer at Autumn Ridge Church. Is that for the extra money?
JM: For the fame, actually. We've had great shows and it's a dream come true. I led the committee that built that church, so it was an amazing act of insanity that a congregation would let a molecular biologist head a committee to build a 100,000-square-foot-campus on 50 acres. When we built Autumn Ridge, even though it's built of brick, I imagined not a castle but a tent. A place where you can easily come in out of the rain, not a place where you needed to get across a drawbridge. Part of that, as a musician, was we said "Let's make a space that we can share." And they let that happen.
RM: You're a musician. Best bassline ever?
JM: Oh, wow. It's going to be a Queen song. It's "Another One Bites The Dust."
RM: That's in my top 10. Though I would say Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" or Lou Reed's "Walk On The Wild Side."
JM: Yeah. I'm a Queen guy.
RM: Best Queen song ever?
JM: "Bohemian Rhapsody." Or "Killer Queen."
RM: No. It's "Somebody To Love." Tell me about your wife.
JM: Laura is a social worker. She raised our kids as a professional homemaker, but she's been working as a cancer educator at the Cancer Education Center at Mayo, which is an unbelievably honorable job. ... She is way, way mild mannered and generous and humble, unlike me.
RM: At Autumn Ridge, you have served as a lay teacher on the relationship between science, scripture, and spirituality. Give me one example of these things coming together.
JM: I give a talk about why Galileo, a famous scientist back in Shakespearean times, was such a hero to me. Galileo was a devout, faithful believer, but also believed that we can learn about what's true by what we see, not just what we read. Galileo was one of the people who taught us that the truth around us isn't only based on what has been revealed in the writing of the Bible, but what we are given to see. So Galileo was in trouble for saying "What I see looks like maybe the earth isn't always the center of everything." Of course, if you read the scripture literally, you may get from this the impression that earth is the center of everything. And we now know the earth is not the center of anything, except maybe the moon's orbit basically. … It's the beautiful realization that you can have faith in a beautiful, loving, transcendent, creative being who is doing things that are hard to explain in words. I love that idea. Galileo already fought this battle for us and showed us that it's OK to understand that some of the Bible is poetry …
RM: You're also a Mayo cancer patient?
JM: I've been a cancer patient my whole life. … working at Mayo you know people who can make a difference in the life of a person right now. It is the best place on the planet for health care. I think being a patient here has helped me appreciate it even more.
RM: You found out at 15?
JM: I could feel the pulse in my abdomen on one side. I had a sports physical. Passed it. I said to the doctor, "I'm just curious about this. I notice this thing." Long story short. Had the big surgery. My parents went through hell. Recovered. Became a molecular biologist. The cancer inspired me in some ways.
RM: Wow. How did you and Laura meet?
JM: She and I fell in love in high school. Hello, Dolly was the high school musical my senior year. She was two years younger. She was a student director. I was Horace Vandergelder.
RM: Is that a major role?
JM: I'll say it: It's a big role. I'm not much of a singer but I love musicals. Laura helped coach me as we were practicing lines. ... The first time she remembers noticing me was at a rehearsal where, the night before, I had gotten drunk. In a series of circumstances that I really don't quite remember, I had the wrong contacts in the wrong eyes. My eyes were a little bit bloodshot, and a deeper blue than usual. She thought I had these great-looking eyes. The night before, my high school academic bowl team, in my senior year, had been snuffed by a freshman team.
RM: Oh, that'll lead you to underage drinking.
JM: We were drowning our sorrow. I'm not an advocate of drinking, but those antics did result in Laura thinking "He's got some good-looking blue eyes."
RM: Because the blue really stood out against the red of the bloodshot.
JM: Definitely.
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Q: I am looking for the right word for a board above the door of a small store or restuarant(like in the picture) What should I call them? a Nameboard? a Board? a Plaque?
Thanks!

A: In general, you could refer to such a sign as a "store sign" or perhaps a "retail sign". You might also call it a "marquee"; it is different from a typical marquee but close enough that you would be understood.
The round sign on the far left looks as though it projects from the facade; in that case, it might be called a "shingle".
I speak American English; other people may use different terms.

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The blonde agreed to MZHM with a couple of businessmen to work off the debt A young blonde came to the office of two businessmen to pay them a debt, but since she was late with the payment, she had to agree to an MHM, so that she did not accrue interest. Having bared her private parts, a beautiful slut with a slender figure and elastic Tits allowed to touch herself, and then sat down on the sofa and began diligently sucking the cocks of both partners, and then allowed to fuck her in the pussy. From double penetration, the men quickly reached the final stage and together they finished off on the fucked twerp. Common 2021-10-23 15:45:18 2021-10-23 15:45:18 Jason Clark
Young brunette in socks sucking up cuckold, while his friend bangs her in the pussy
Young brunette in socks sucking up cuckold, while his friend bangs her in the pussy During gatherings at a laptop, a vulgar kukold offered his beautiful girlfriend to give herself to his friend for money and, when she agreed, invited him to visit. When the dude came and met a young brunette, he began to bare her with a cuckold, and then planted his middle labia and began to fart the twirl on the couch. A slender sinner in socks periodically takes in the mouth of her boyfriend, while not ceasing to have sex with a new faker, and in the final allows both types to finish her. Common 2021-10-21 14:55:31 2021-10-21 14:55:31 Jason Clark
A long-haired computer scientist is fucking a Mature davalka with a big ass in her vagina
A long-haired computer scientist is fucking a Mature davalka with a big ass in her vagina After a long-haired computer scientist sat with a Mature woman at a laptop for several hours, solving work issues, she began to molest him and divorced him for sex. Spreading her legs on a large glass table, an adult slut in red underwear received cunnilingus from a partner, after which she allowed him to plant a penis in her pussy. The Patty-haired cavalier passionately undid the middle-aged mistress and allowed her to finish first, and then he himself reached the climax and ejaculated without taking the penis out of the vagina. Common 2021-10-19 16:32:55 2021-10-19 16:32:55 Jason Clark
Mom with short hair scolded her son for wearing her black stockings, and then gave herself to him
Mom with short hair scolded her son for wearing her black stockings, and then gave herself to him Entering the parents ' bedroom, the dark-haired man began to try on black stockings and a negligee with a Thong, as he wanted to feel like a woman. Soon the dude was burned by his brunette mom with a short haircut, who began to scold him and beat his ass. From the behavior of the milf, the guy almost cried, so the lady began to comfort him and even decided to sleep with him. A woman does not hesitate to give a Blowjob to her son and let his dick into her vagina, and already does not even pay attention to the fact that he is a transvestite. Common 2021-10-19 16:32:53 2021-10-19 16:32:53 Jason Clark
A Mature brunette entered the bathroom to a young bitch with pigtails and made love to her
A Mature brunette entered the bathroom to a young bitch with pigtails and made love to her Opening the door to the bathroom, a Mature brunette began to peek at a young girl taking a shower, and in parallel stroked her body. When the excitement was no longer tolerated, the adult woman took off her dress and white panties and went to the wet bitch with pigtails, who first covered herself from the stranger with a towel and refused to play pranks with her, but then succumbed to the temptation and allowed her to lick her ass and pussy. Nude Chicks engage in lesbian sex in the bathroom, giving each other a high, and also kiss on the lips, touching with their tongues. Common 2021-10-19 16:32:40 2021-10-19 16:32:40 Jason Clark
The dude shoots first-person sex with a brunette who shoved an anal plug in the ass
The dude shoots first-person sex with a brunette who shoved an anal plug in the ass A fully naked brunette got up with cancer, so that her lover joined her from behind and tore off her pussy. For a change, the black-haired davalka inserted an anal plug in her ass, which allowed her to get sensations similar to what a girl feels during double penetration. Since the woman finished almost immediately, even before the end of the first minute, she began to ask the partner to finish and loudly screamed, showing that it was unpleasant for her to have sex. The guy finished frying the mistress and filmed it in the first person only after more than five minutes of copulation. Common 2021-10-19 16:32:38 2021-10-19 16:32:38 Jason Clark
Slender girl poses on the floor in front of the camera in shorts and sometimes shows her pussy
Slender girl poses on the floor in front of the camera in shorts and sometimes shows her pussy A vulgar slim girl with an elastic ass settled down on the floor in front of the camera and began to pose, standing on her knees. The vulgar beast shows off her delicious buttocks, and sometimes allows herself to take off her white panties and shows her pussy in close-up. For a change, the beautiful representative of the female half of humanity briefly turned to the lens in front of I. pulling back her bra, she revealed her firm Breasts, decorated with nipple piercings. At the end of debauchery, the beast again bared the holes and showed in all its glory a tender cap and a narrow point. Common 2021-10-19 16:32:37 2021-10-19 16:32:37 Jason Clark
The husband Fucks his wife with silicone milking machines through a hole in her pantyhose and ends up in her pussy
The husband Fucks his wife with silicone milking machines through a hole in her pantyhose and ends up in her pussy After a short flirtation, a Mature blonde with silicone milks bared her charms and allowed her husband to lick her shaved pussy through a hole in beige tights, and then skillfully sucked a member. When the exchange of oral caresses ended, the husband began to fuck an elderly wife in her juicy slit, making her moan loudly and growl with pleasure. At the end of a passionate fuck, Mr. finished in the pussy of a satisfied harlot of adult age, and she waited until a fresh cum flows out of her vagina and only then was going to go wash. Common 2021-10-18 15:33:26 2021-10-18 15:33:26 Jason Clark
Gave in the mouth of an experienced milf and hot fucked in the pussy in a pose with cancer
Gave in the mouth of an experienced milf and hot fucked in the pussy in a pose with cancer A young guy gave a blonde experienced milf a mouthful and she gave the boy a great Blowjob, during which he got excited in full. Immediately after the suction, a hot mom in black stockings gave herself to be fucked in the vagina, which was dripping with sweet juices in a cancer pose. Milf takes a wet pussy pulsating penis of a young man and moans with pleasure. As a result, a beautiful milf and a guy received the long-awaited sexual satisfaction. Common 2021-10-17 12:58:45 2021-10-17 12:58:45 Jason Clark
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Sydney's in-between weather has gotten me dressing for both summer and winter at the same time. Wearing a crop top layered with a heavy winter coat seems appropriate in this case. Loving the pastels and grey combinations lately, and of course black to tie the outfit together.
Black is always to the rescue.
Wearing: Basement bag and shoes, Fifth Label crop top, pants and coat, all from BNKR Store.


New to the world of birding? Not sure if that bird in your binoculars is a warbler or a sparrow? This is the class for you!
Locations: Fairfax High School, Fairfax, Virginia; Saturday field trips at locations in Northern Virginia to be identified.
We will spend an evening in the classroom focused on the basics: Why go birding? What is birding? What about binoculars, field guides, and phone apps? How can you get started identifying the birds you see? Where can you go birding?
On the two Saturdays following the class (October 6 and 13), we will go birding! This field experience will put classroom lessons into action. We will visit two of Northern Virginia's many excellent birding locations, to be identified.
For the class and field trips, please bring binoculars if you have them. During class we will go over how to adjust your binoculars for optimum vision. If you don't have binoculars, please let me know, and I'll try to find a pair you can borrow.
On the field trips, be sure to bring sunscreen, water, and insect repellent. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable but sturdy walking shoes. A hat is also recommended.
Dixie Sommers has been an Audubon member since 1986 and became a serious birder after moving back to the Washington area from Ohio in 2006, adding to her long interest in nature photography and travel. She is an avid e-Bird user and enjoys using photography to help learn the birds. You can see her photos at www.ddpix.smugmug.com.
Dixie also leads bird walks for ASNV and the Northern Virginia Bird Club.
In addition to favorite places in Virginia, her recent birding travels include Peru, Guatemala, Spain, Belize, Costa Rica, Alaska, Oregon, Ohio, and Florida. Dixie lives in Alexandria and retired from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics after a long career of counting jobs and workers. Now she counts birds!


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«Утопим Мону!» () — американская криминальная комедия 2000 года режиссёра Ника Гомеса.

Синопсис
Мона Дирли — это самый ненавистный человек в Верпланке, небольшом городке в Нью-Йорке. Она ужасна: взбалмошная, ревнивая, агрессивная грубиянка и алкоголичка, которую не любят даже члены семьи. Однажды Мона погибает, съехав на машине в реку. В ходе расследования шериф Уайатт Раш приходит к выводу, что трагедия не была случайностью.

В ролях
 Дэнни Де Вито — шериф Уайатт Раш
 Бетт Мидлер — Мона Дирли
 Нив Кэмпбелл — Эллен (Элли) Раш
 Джейми Ли Кёртис — Рона Мейс
 Кейси Аффлек — Бобби Кальцоне
 Уильям Фихтнер — Фил Дирли
  — Джеф Дирли
  — лейтенант Фиг Грубер
 Кэтлин Уилхойт — Люсинда
 Марк Пеллегрино — Мерф Кальцоне
 Трейси Уолтер — Кларенс
 Уилл Феррелл — Кабби, директор похоронного бюро
 Пол Бен-Виктор — Тони Карлуччи
  — Джимми Д.
 Мелисса Маккарти — Ширли
  — водитель эвакуатора
  — отец Том
  — Валери

Релиз
В североамериканский прокат «Утопим Мону!» была выпущена 3 марта 2000 года. В США по итогам первого уикэнда картина дебютировала на 4-й строчке чарта, уступив только фильмам «», «Лучший друг» и «Девять ярдов» и собрав 5,8 миллионов долларов. Через две недели фильм выбыл из первой десятки и в дальнейшем продолжил падение  в рейтинге. С лета 2000 года начался прокат картины в мире. Фильм провалился в прокате, при бюджете в 37 миллионов долларов он собрал всего 15,5 миллионов в США и 400 тысяч в международном прокате.

Отзывы критиков
Фильм получил преимущественно негативные отзывы критиков. На сайте-агрегаторе Rotten Tomatoes фильм имеет рейтинг одобрения только 29 %, а общий консенсус гласит: «"Утопим Мону!" — это свистящий фарс, который заставит зрителей отключиться до того, как тайна будет раскрыта». На Metacritic фильм имеет рейтинг 25 из 100 на основе 32 рецензий.

Награды и номинации
В 2001 году на премии ALMA Ник Гомес получил номинацию как лучший режиссёр художественного фильма.

Примечания

Ссылки

Фильмы США 2000 года
Чёрные комедии США
Криминальные комедии США
Фильмы Ника Гомеса

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The Importance of Being Bernard
Barring any last-minute surprises, the race for nationalist party leader will be run by two horses. The incumbent who failed to read the writing on the wall will be faced by an 'outsider' from Birzebbugia.
Polls and surveys on a lazy, heatwave ridden Sunday seem to have anointed Bernard Grech as the more plausible winner. If that is the case, the Delia albatross will soon have been detached from the PN's neck. Not that it would spell the end of all its woes, but the ditching of Delia is definitely a good start.
Who is Bernard Grech and, most of all, what does he represent? Claims to fame include the appearance on an advert for Konrad Mizzi's airline, another appearance on a TV programme in tandem with Joe Giglio with the not too difficult task of outshining Andy Ellul and Robert Musumeci (sbalordit) and finally a role in the anti-divorce lobby. The latter, for some liberals, would seem to be the only blemish in his hitherto not so stellar political campaign.
So Grech is not a chip off the old Stamperija block? From where I am sitting that should be a good thing. The Stamperija block's produce tends to rubber stamp the system that needs changing and with that I do not mean the PN establishment but the whole edifice upon which our flailing democracy has been constructed.
Even the Rebel Alliance had me worried that once they would manage to purge the Delia carbuncle from within the PN fold they would revert to old style PN politics. That is the PN part of the PLPN duopoly that partitions power and serves as an opiate to the people.
What does Grech represent then? In an interview, he claimed not to form part of any present faction. His pitch is more of moderator than leader. Which is where, at least in my view, the trouble begins.
Sowing the seeds of peace, love and fraternity may seem jolly good for your Party diehard. Burying the hatchet for the survival of the Party could seem attractive – who knows, even the wave of implosive self-destruction that is the Delia faction might be brought back in the fold.
Unfortunately, I believe that without blood being shed, without the necessary amputations and without the necessary tough determination to rid the Party of the old mentalities, not much progress will be made. Lest I be misunderstood, I mean blood metaphorically.
This period of crisis requires confrontation, a clash of philosophies, a show-down of ideas between the old party apparatchik methodology and a possible new way that moves the PN into a new era away from the connivance of PLPN power sharing and constitutional theatrics.
Grech cannot sit there and tell us that he will start a counselling session with the factions until an amicable compromise is found to keep the PN wreck floating a bit longer. That is not the change that is needed.
The change requires leadership with ideas. Ideas that are not a return to the politics of words and false promises that are never backed by actions once the Party is elected. Leadership requires a mission: as Roberta Metsola rightly pointed out prior to dropping out of the race: "The PN either changes or it dies".
Is Grech the change that is needed? I remained ambivalent towards the man after having read his mission statement on Facebook. His was an admirable 360 degree look at what he believes in. It was, in a way, a throwback to the wording of the PN Fehmiet Bazici (Basic Beliefs) document with much of the common good and common wealth as a basis. As far as that goes, it was pretty encouraging stuff quite capable of convincing you that something good was happening here.
You had to applaud a man whose second paragraph in a statement of beliefs is an affirmation that a political party is a means to an end and not an end in itself. Here finally was a man who did not beat on his chest while swearing loyalty to "il-partit". A Daniel? Maybe. However, the next paragraph was a bit of a downer.
For a moment I thought that Grech would echo Delia's switch away from the crucial battles that have raged in Malta since Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination. His argument that the Party cannot talk about noble issues like justice, rule of law and battle against corruption while people were on the edge of poverty, unemployed or hungry. I almost yelled at the screen that one does not go without the other. Good governance is a result of justice, the rule of law and the battle against corruption.
Then Grech's next words calmed me, slightly. He said exactly what I was almost about to yell at the screen. The danger, you see, would have been electing another leader who reasons in terms of what people want to hear rather than in terms of what people need. It would be electing a leader who reasons in terms of twisted democratic concepts. Grech might be a promise of change in this respect but we reserve judgment till more evidence is available.
In the meantime, the importance of being Grech, the neutral outsider, is clear. He is the chosen anti-Delia who will eventually be a precursor for better times when the PN can look into the mirror and bring about real change without any shame.
Should he defeat Delia, there is much work to be done before the PN change comes about. It is either that…. or the PN dies.
Leaked recordings: Who benefits?
Two little words
Parliament. They're are at it again. The two Parties
The democracy of knowledge
If you have never read Alexis de Tocqueville's 'Democracy


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Filtering the #Truth: Using Social Media to Interpret "Beyond Truth: Photography after the Shutter"
By Stephanie Foster, Interpretive Planner
Somnyama II, Oslo, 2015. Zanele Muholi (South African, b. 1972). Gelatin silver print; 49.5 x 43.2 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2016.40. © Zanele Muholi. Courtesy of the artist, Yancey Richardson Gallery, and Stevenson Cape Town / Johannesburg
Just how truthful is photography? The CMA's exhibition Beyond Truth: Photography after the Shutter explores figurative scenes and portraits in which artists have altered the "truth" through postproduction techniques ranging from composite printing, multiple exposures, and handwork on negatives and prints to digital capture and manipulation. In the essay below, the CMA's interpretive planner, Stephanie Foster, discusses the interpretative process and social media initiative #CMAbeyondtruth.
Installation view, Beyond Truth: Photography after the Shutter. Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.
In this age of social media, we each have a face we prefer to show the world. Every time we make a choice about what to share with our friends and followers, we manipulate our own truth. Would you rather post a sleepy-looking selfie with bedhead or a bright-eyed selfie with smooth skin and a perfect smile? We're not photo ready all the time, and that is when many of us choose to turn to filters or photo-editing software to help enhance what the world will see.
#CMABeyondTruth submissions via Instagram.
The exhibition Beyond Truth: Photography after the Shutter explores the truthfulness of the medium of photography from the late 1800s through the present day. While we may perceive photography to be more truthful than other media like painting and sculpture because of its capability to accurately mirror nature, photographers have long had the ability to alter a photo after the shutter snaps.
Dragon Archer, 2009 (printed 2011). Anderson & Low (Jonathan Anderson [British, b. 1961] and Edwin Low [British, b. 1957]). Digital inkjet print; 50.8 x 67.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds donated by Amy and Neil Viny, 2017.112. © Anderson & Low
The idea of altering truth in photos is not only a contemporary concept. The earliest work in the exhibition, made by Henry Peach Robinson in 1885, may not appear to have been manipulated at first glance. However, Robinson created this image by combining three separate negatives into a single print, a technique known as combination printing.
Trevor Paglen, the artist responsible for the newest work in the exhibition, began the process of making the artwork Human Eyes (Corpus: The Humans) Adversarially Evolved Hallucination by creating two Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. He programmed the first to identify images of humans and then asked the second to create an image that contained the least amount of information necessary for the first AI to identify the image as human. The resulting photo is unsettling: two eyeballs float in a sea of fleshy tones.
Human Eyes (Corpus: The Humans) Adversarially Evolved Hallucination, 2017. Trevor Paglen (American, b. 1974). Dye sublimation metal print; 121.9 x 152.4 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2018.30
Like the artists represented in the exhibition, many of us have the means to nearly instantaneously alter photos at our fingertips. To demonstrate this, and to more fully immerse visitors in the ideas the exhibition presents, the Interpretation team included a call to action: take a selfie and use photo-editing tools — filters, face-altering apps, or effects — to manipulate your image and create an alternate truth. Visitors are invited to post their photos to social media using the hashtag #CMAbeyondtruth, and then those images may be added to a video screen in the gallery, becoming part of the exhibition.
It has been so fun to see the visitor submissions as they appear in the gallery. We already knew how creative our visitors could be, but seeing their contributions in dialogue with the artworks and ideas in the exhibition has been an inspiring experience for our team.
Left: Installation view, Beyond Truth: Photography after the Shutter. Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art. Right: #CMABeyondTruth submissions via Instagram.
When I first saw my own photo appear on the screen, I was really excited! It's not every day I can say that my self-portrait hangs at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Stephanie Foster's #CMABeyondTruth Submission.
But for the duration of Beyond Truth, it will. Yours can too. Visit the exhibition, look closely at the photographs, and go beyond the truth by altering your own photograph. The exhibition is on view in the Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz Photography Gallery through Sunday, May 26.
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Uncovering the unexpected ordinary


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Courtney's guide to Netflix
Courtney Bohnert, JAG Reporter
As it seems that every other tweet on my Twitter news feed is about Netflix, I thought I would be a help to my fellow peers by creating a "Three Must Watch" (television series edition) list for you. With three sick days and multiple shortened weeks under my belt, I've found myself more than caught up with my favorite shows. Warning: there may be spoilers within this article. Here goes:
Shocker, I've chosen "The Office". I've already been categorized by "the girl who likes 'The Office'" by @usd232nice, so it should come to no surprise that I live and breathe "The Office". Not only have I watched the entirety of the show (192 episodes) all the way through nine times, but I've also watched Jim and Pam's wedding episode about 20 times. For those of you who have never seen it, this show primarily follows Jim (John Krasinski a.k.a total babe) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) who go from office friends to married with two kids. Heart warming. The show doesn't necessarily focus on those two; there are tons of other small storyline such as Dwight's (Rainn Wilson) quest to become regional manager. If you enjoy quirky comedy, I highly recommend this series.
A worthy competitor to "The Office" is none other than "Parks and Recreation". To those of you who follow me on Twitter, you may have noticed that my bio reads: "The blonde April Ludgate". April (Aubrey Plaza a.k.a WCW forever) starts off as a pessimistic intern that eventually makes the transformation to an ambitious department head. The reason I compare myself to her character lies solely in her line "Papyrus? Are you kidding me? There's no place for that in a professional office setting!" You don't even need the backstory of this line to understand why she is the best character in the show. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the show, it stars Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) who is a devoted civil servant for her town of Pawnee, Indiana. Her overwhelming passion often times annoys her Libertarian boss, Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman). Along side her is her best friend Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones) who she met at a public forum. She eventually runs for city council and falls in love with her campaign manager Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott). They get married and from there, the show continues into the final season which is airing now (7p.m. on Tuesday nights on NBC for those of you interested).
Coming in at number three, none other than "Friends". Though it didn't become available on Netflix until Jan. 1 with 10 seasons (236 episodes) in tow, I embarrassingly managed to begin and complete the series in less than a month, 23 days to be exact. Though this show is nothing like "The Office" or "Parks and Recreations", I really enjoyed it. It's a lot more of a drama than I usually prefer. Don't get me wrong- it's hilarious. Too much happens over the course of the series for me to try to summarize for you guys. There's about 10 different wedding proposals and seven babies born from all types of different relationships. Probably the best part of the show, though is the way Chandler (Matthew Perry) looks in season eight. Babe. This show is simply a classic that anyone can connect to, regardless of your favorite type of show. I hope this list of arguably the best television series on Netflix have inspired you to binge watch them all.
Tags: Bohnert, Friends, netflix, parks and recreation, The Office


We'll start the tour picking you up from your hotel at 08:30 am, departruing from Chachapoyas to Kuelap, located in the department of Amazonas, a famous pre-Inca archaeological group, built in the middle of the jungle, at an approximate height of 3000 masl, and at a distance of approximately 2 hours from Chachapoyas. This fascinating place is formed by two elongated ramparts, three main entrances with trapezoidal form, passages, and enclosures.
Possibly lived more than 3000 people, and was built as a defense against some ethnic groups.
After this incredible experience, we will return to Chachapoyas around 17:00 hrs.


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How to track a phone using Android or iOS
Find out how to keep tabs on your phone with these handy tracking tips and apps
By Jackie Dove	 August 25, 2019 12:15PM PST
Few items we own are as precious as our phone, and losing it can be a dreadful experience (unless you decide to turn it into an opportunity to make a weird and voyeuristic film). If you need to find out how to track a phone, you've come to the right place. It'll be easier if you're trying to track a smartphone, but there are ways to locate older phones as well, so don't give up hope if you're still rocking a first-gen Motorola Razr — we've still got your back.
If you've got a smartphone, consider installing the apps listed below. There are several app choices available for your phone, but also remember to set up any included phone-locating software that comes with your device. That includes Apple's Find My iPhone, Google's Find My Device, and Samsung's Find My Mobile. If you're looking for more choices, try out the following apps.
Prey is free to use for up to three devices, there are paid plans for more, and the service can be used for both computers and phones. After signing up, simply sync your devices with it, sit back, and relax. When your phone goes missing, all you have to do is find a computer, log into your account, and start tracking. Prey runs discreetly in the background and won't track your phone's location until you tell it to, so there is no need to worry about your privacy while the phone is in your possession. We recommend this for any Android or iOS device, as well as any Mac, Windows, or Linux PC. Recent updates improved network configurations, enabled TouchID and Face ID on iOS, and extended functionality to Chromebooks. The Camouflage feature has been removed from Android.
Avast Antivirus & Security
One of the big boys in the antivirus industry, Avast's name should be familiar to many PC users. The app is more of a complete package, offering virus scanning and protection, backup options, and power saving — as well as anti-theft options. You can remotely lock or wipe your smartphone, listen remotely, or take a "Theftie" of the rascals themselves. You can also activate stealth mode on your device so the thief doesn't know Avast is protecting your phone. Avast provides SIM card change notifications and locking, too, and the company offers similar services for Android, Mac, and PC. Avast is offering an all-in-one package for device protection from viruses and thieves as a paid premium service.
Lookout combines security, tracking, and antivirus or malware protection. There are several interesting features, such as the ability to record a phone's last location right before the battery dies, the chance to back up contact data before a remote erase, and the option to snap a photo of any would-be thief and email it to yourself along with location data. Lookout provides Safe Wi-Fi and System Advisor features to protect against Wi-Fi attacks and to check your device to make sure the operating system is working properly.
Non-smartphones
Even if you don't own a smartphone, you can still track your handset. In that case, we recommend using a GPS tracking service. There are a few options out there, but AccuTracking is a good choice that works well.
AccuTracking
The service uses GPS to track the location of your phone — and lucky for you, it works with a wide variety of feature phones. As long as your phone is GPS-enabled, AccuTracking should do the trick. Most modern cell phones employ GPS, so as long as your phone isn't headed to the museum due to age, the service should work fine. When the day comes that you can't locate your phone, just log in to AccuTracking's Web interface from any internet-connected computer and — so long as your phone isn't dead — it will immediately show you its location. The service features four plans costing $13, $16, $21, and $26 per month which update every 120, 60, 30, and 15 seconds, respectively. It's a pay-as-you-go deal with no contract and a free trial.
Tracking your phone after you lose it
If you didn't manage to install a device recovery app on your phone before you lost it, don't worry. There are still some easy ways to get it back.
Find My Device
Android users can employ Find My Device. Because it's a Google service, it links with your Google account and can locate any device associated with it. There are also options for locking your device, resetting your PIN remotely, and erasing stored data. You can even add a recovery message or phone number to the lock screen to boost your chances of getting it back, or prompt your device to play a sound in the event it may be nearby. Updated versions include support for indoor use to help you find your device in airports, malls, or other large buildings.
Find My iPhone
If you own an iPhone you can use the Find My iPhone app. This feature has been a part of iOS since version 5, so no download is necessary. It works with iCloud — so you can easily access it through a browser or another iOS device — and the location of your missing device will show on a map, along with the option to show where it has recently been. You can remotely lock the phone, display an emergency message, or erase stored data if the phone has been lost forever.
Non-smartphone users are a bit out of luck in this case. If you didn't register your phone with AccuTracking or a similar service beforehand, you don't have many options other than calling your service provider and hoping they can help. Most providers do offer GPS location services for a reasonable fee, so if your phone is GPS-enabled, finding it is sometimes just a matter of activating the GPS chip.
Tracking someone else's phone with their permission
Before going down this route, don't forget that there's always the option of calling and asking where someone is, but then again, there's a chance that the person in question doesn't pick up or is terrible at giving directions. So, if you can't always reach or trust the person you're trying to locate, here's what we recommend.
Those with smartphones can use a number of different location-sharing apps to let you know where they are. Facebook and Twitter both have location-aware check-in features, and Swarm has some pretty robust location-sharing features as well. However, we have a few more favorites for you to check out.
If you want to keeps tabs on a friend or family member, there's a good chance you already have the tools to do so, because Google Maps allows you to share your location in real time. Simply open Google Maps and tap the hamburger menu at the top left, then choose Location sharing and you can choose to share your location with people via the person icon with the plus sign at the top right. You can choose to share your location for a limited period of time or until you turn the function off. Anyone you share your location with will see your icon on the map when they open Google Maps. Google is constantly tweaking and improving this service and it has become a great resource over time.
Find My Friends
One of our favorite apps for keeping track of people's whereabouts is Find My Friends. It's available for iOS and Android. Although the two apps aren't from the same developer (Apple makes the iOS version, which is also supported on the Apple Watch), they offer roughly the same service. The apps allow you to track multiple people at the same time, which is useful when you're trying to meet up with a big group. Find My Friends for Android also works with iPhones, Androids, BlackBerrys, and feature phones. The app uses cell phone signal triangulation to find people and makes location sharing easy. Send a non-smart phone user a text invite, and when they reply "yes," their icon appears on the app's map.
iMessage and Google Hangouts
If you and your companions use iPhones, you can use iMessage to share your location. Google's Hangouts app has a similar feature and is available on both Android and iOS. The app even watches for phrases like "Where are you?" and will then automatically suggest sharing your location. The app is also great for chatting and video calling.
Carrier apps
Several major networks also offer phone tracking services and apps, paired with a multitude of family safety and location services and features. AT&T offers its Secure Family, Sprint has Safe&Sound, Verizon provides Smart Family, and T-Mobile has the FamilyWhere app. All come with a free trial, but you will have to pay a subscription to continue using them.
Tracking someone else's phone without their permission
It's always best to be upfront about tracking somebody and respect their right to privacy, but if you absolutely must track a phone without the owner's consent or knowledge — perhaps an always-in-trouble teen, here are a few tips on how to do it.
Tracking a smartphone user
This is a relatively simple task. If they're below a certain age, then they'll likely be using your Google or Apple account, so you can log into the Find My Device or Find My iPhone services and see the phone's location on a map. You might also consider using Find My Friends. If those options don't work, then you'll have to install a tracking app on the person's phone. There are dozens of apps out there that will get the job done. If you do install an app and don't want them to notice, then remove the app icon from the home screen and hide it in a folder. It's not exactly CIA level spying, but it may just do this simple job if such a thing is really necessary.
Tracking a non-smartphone user
This is a bit more complex since there aren't as many options. If the phone is GPS-enabled — most are — just install our favorite AccuTracking app on it. Follow all the necessary steps to set up the account and make sure that it works. Once again, you need to hide the app icon in a folder if you don't want the person to notice it.
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Good Day, Regular People: America! You're Doing Sweetest Day All Wrong!
I always think of sweetest day as a special friend day. I have had two good friends whose birthdays have fallen on sweetest day throughout the year. It's always been special day, but I like the way you celebrate it. It's good to know that there is a holiday built around being nice. Maybe the world would be a better place if we celebrated it monthly or better yet, weekly.


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Professor at Texas Tech University and author of "Hot Hand: The Statistics Behind Sports' Greatest Streaks."
As a Cubs fan, I've maintained a small baseball-card collection of the team's players. Some are from my and my brother's childhood collection in the late 1960s and early 1970s, others are from store-bought packs in recent years, and still others are from card-dealer shops. Until this year, I just kept these cards laying around. One day last spring, however, I looked at the roundtable in my office and was inspired.
I realized that I could use the shape of the table to organize a display of cards and, with some cardholder sleeves, a scissors, and some extra-clear Scotch tape, make a huge Cubs "C" out of Cubs baseball cards. The first thing I did was get a bunch of standard 3 X 3 vinyl cardholder sheets. I then cut each vinyl sheet vertically into three separate columns, each holding three cards.
I then temporarily attached each column (already filled with cards) to the table, so that the straight edge of the outermost card fit as closely as possible with the curved edge of the table. I used masking tape to keep the first column (and every few columns thereafter) in place. I used small pieces of Scotch tape to connect adjacent columns to each other, so that all the columns would eventually form one single piece.
Note that the cards touching the outer edge of the table will be fully visible without being "eclipsed" by adjacent cards. The cards midway down in each column will be slightly eclipsed by the neighboring cards, and the cards nearest the center of the table will have nearly half of their surface eclipsed by neighboring cards. I therefore decided to reserve the outermost slots for the most prominent Cubs (Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, and Jake Arrieta, as shown above), with less well-known players generally confined to the innermost layer. Because so much of each innermost card was obscured, it was a real challenge making sure nobody's face got cut off!
More exciting than creating the structure to hold the cards, of course, was acquiring the necessary cards themselves. Of the 120 cards (40 columns of three) needed to fill in the slots, I probably had only one-third that many at the start. A couple of trips to a local card store brought up my total somewhat, but to finish the project by the end of the summer, I also needed to shop online. I had two main guidelines for which players' cards to obtain: (1) I wanted to have a card of every member of the 2016 World Series championship team (including manager Joe Maddon); and (2) I wanted to have cards for who would be considered every significant Cub of the last 50 years. Nearly all of the cards I purchased at the stores and over the Internet cost between 40-50 cents. Occasionally I had to splurge for cards worth $1 or so!
Most days during the summer, I put in 10-15 minutes of work on the project, although as things neared completion I put in longer stints. The circle began to grow, as illustrated in the near-complete design in the following picture. Most players appear only once in the "C," but of those who appear multiple times, their cards are always from different years. Hence, there are no exact duplicates in the "C." There are at least three Ron Santo cards in the mix.
One tricky issue is that, if I placed the tops of the baseball cards (i.e., where the players' heads were) by the edge of the table all the way around, the cards at the bottom of the "C" would be upside-down. What I did, therefore, was change the orientation of the cards halfway through the "C" (after 20 columns). This is illustrated in the next two images, one a schematic of the process and the other, a close-up of the actual cards.
By switching after 20 columns from having the players' heads toward the outer edge of the table to having their feet toward the outer edge, players at the top and bottom of the "C" came out rightside-up.
Once all the card slots were filled and the columns taped together, it was time to apply a red cardboard background to the design. I cut up a bunch of red rectangles and linked them together underneath the baseball cards. I used a lot of masking tape on the underside of the red cardboard to keep the pieces connected in a sturdy manner, and I used double-sided Scotch tape to affix the baseball-card part to the underlying cardboard.
Finally, it was time to place the "C" on one of the walls in my office, which I accomplished using red push-pin tacks at various points in the red outline.
Randy Hundley, Glenn Beckert, and Don Kessinger, who bridged the 1960s and '70s; along with their teammate Jim Hickman, a trivia-question answer as the player whose hit led to Pete Rose's run-scoring collision with catcher Ray Fosse to end the 1970 All-Star Game.
Star 1980s pitchers Rick Sutcliffe and Lee Smith, and catcher Jody Davis.
1990s mainstay Mark Grace, and Kerry Wood, who came on spectacularly in 1998 and pitched all or parts of 12 seasons on the North Side.
Mark Prior, Ryan Dempster, Aramis Ramirez, and Derrek Lee of the 2000-aughts.
Joe Girardi, who came from Northwestern University to play two stints with the Cubs (1989-1992 and 2000-2002).
A couple of cards exceeded the scope of the past 50 years: Joey Amalfitano (Cubs player 1964-1967, coach 1967–1971 and 1978–1979, and manager 1979-1981), and a reissued Frank Chance (1898-1912) of "Tinker to Evers to Chance" fame.
In reflecting on whether I missed some players I should have included, one that came to mind was Bill "Mad Dog" Madlock. His Cubs' stint was brief (1974-1976), but it included two National League batting titles. My Texas Tech colleague and fellow Cubs fanatic Michael O'Boyle suggested I add Dave Kingman.
Also, if 2018 late-season acquisitions Cole Hamels and Daniel Murphy keep up their hot play, I'll have to add them (Yu Darvish remains an open question). The nice thing about the cardholder sleeves I used is that I should be able to change some of the players in the "C" without much problem.
I would think fans of other teams could create similar displays. However, logos featuring letters with diagonal components (such as "A" or "M") would probably be harder to bring about.
Teachers can even use the story of the baseball-card "C" to illustrate the formula for the circumference of a circle (2 * pi * r). The table's diameter is 46 inches (to the precision I could measure it), so its radius is 23 inches. The formula yields a circumference of 144.5 inches. My "C" did not, of course, form a full circle, but I determined that it would take the widths of approximately 51 cards (compared to the 40 comprising the "C") to complete the circle along the table's edge. With each card having a width of approximately 2 3/4 inches, summing the card-widths around the table yields 140.25 inches. The difference between the actual circumference of the table (144.5) and the approximation by baseball cards (140.25) stems from the cards' straight-edge widths being an imperfect fit for the table's curved edge. A mathematical principle states that the match would improve as each baseball card (hypothetically) got narrower.
As Mark wrote about in Entry 4 of his 10-part series on the Topps baseball-card monopoly, a breakthrough in card design – although not always executed well at first – was the introduction of action photography in 1971.
It took 45 years, but Topps found a way to enhance the experience of viewing action cards, by letting fans choose the specific plays they wanted to immortalize, and do so with quick turnaround from order to delivery.
In 2016, Topps began its "Now" program, allowing fans to order specially made cards capturing action images of noteworthy events on the diamond, generally no-hitters and important home-runs. The idea is that, once a significant (in some fans' minds, at least) development occurs, customers have 24 hours to go online and purchase an action-shot card of the milestone (as long as Topps has decided to make one).
Before the Colon card, the biggest-selling card (Jake Arrieta's second career no-hitter) had attracted 1,808 purchases.
In August 2016, the sales figure for the Colon homer card was eclipsed by the Now card for Ichiro's 3,000th hit, which sold 11,550 copies.
As a Cubs fan, I decided to look into Now cards commemorating the team's World Series victory. Topps made several individual cards and sets available, with a one-week ordering window instead of the usual 24 hours.
I zeroed in on a single card, showing the Cubs' celebratory gathering in the infield, immediately following the final out, which carried a $9.99 price tag. I'm pretty frugal, so $10 for one baseball card seemed a lot. But then I asked myself, "How often do the Cubs win the World Series?" and the decision to purchase a card became obvious.
The card took about two weeks to arrive and came enclosed in a clear plastic case, not a flat one, but one big enough to hold a deck of playing cards. The back of the card contained a paragraph-length summary of the series, with an emphasis on Game 7. I would have preferred a more data-laden back (like regular baseball cards), such as a listing of scores of all of the Cubs' 2016 post-season games. I can't complain, though.
The Now program seems like an excellent way for fans to celebrate their favorite players' and teams' accomplishments, including those on the quirkier side, such as when a certain aging, not-so-svelte pitcher goes deep.


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Small weather app. Shows forecast for the next 5 days.

It uses OpenWeatherMap API. Built using Angular 1.5.

To build it run "npm update", "npm run build_css" and run index.html.

Example queries:

Cities: Liverpool, Manchester

Postcodes: CR0 3YH, W4 1RG

For locations with common name use county e.g. Wick, Caithness instead of Wick


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Our First Clear Look At China's KJ-600 Carrier-Based Radar Plane's Nose
China's E-2 Hawkeye-like KJ-600 is moving deeper into flight testing in preparation for joining the Type 003's enhanced carrier air wing.
byEmma Helfrich| PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2022 10:07 PM
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A photo has emerged on social media offering the clearest look yet of the nose and nose section of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) KJ-600 carrier-based airborne early-warning (AEW) aircraft. The snapshot surfaced around the same time as a video that reportedly shows the prototype undergoing flight tests over the city of Xi'an, where the aircraft is built. These developments all come a little over a month after the launch of China's new domestically built Type 003 aircraft carrier Fujian, signaling the introduction of a new carrier air wing which the KJ-600 is expected to be a key component of.
China's KJ-600 initially began flight trials in the fall of 2020 and is being developed by the Xi'an Aircraft Company. It is a twin turboprop aircraft that is at least outwardly very similar to the U.S. Navy's E-2 Hawkeye. Like the E-2, the KJ-600 is also designed for a crew of four to six and features a large radar above the fuselage.
KJ-600 on the ramp of the Xi'an Aircraft Company plant in March of 2022. Credit: Google Earth
While the new static shot of the KJ-600's nose and cockpit configuration certainly resembles the E-2, the video footage of the purported test flight over Xi'an city that came out a couple of days earlier, as well as many past images, also makes the aircraft's 'H'-style tail with several vertical stabilizers difficult to miss. Like the E-2, this is to provide stability even though airflow is blocked by the radar, especially at higher angles of attack as experienced during recovery on a carrier.
As of right now, at least four prototypes of the KJ-600s are currently in existence, and possibly as many as six. Twitter user @louischeung_hk even shared a brief video breaking down the recent KJ-600 sightings and noted that three of those prototypes have been spotted without the air-data probe used for flight testing that can be seen in the newest image.
Long before the KJ-600 showed up on the ramp in Xi'an, a mockup of it appeared on China's full-scale carrier replica. Credit: Chinese Internet
In terms of the role that the KJ-600 will play in the air wing that the PLAN appears to be assembling for its newest Fujian aircraft carrier, it will be tasked with extending the carrier's radar range dramatically, especially when it comes to spotting low-flying objects or even surface contacts, similar to how the E-2 operates. This is on top of working as a battlespace manager. Controllers onboard will vector aircraft as needed and work as central command and control and battlespace awareness elements for highly coordinated missions. The KJ-600's radar picture and other passive sensor systems' data will be linked back to the carrier group, and to other tactical aircraft, for real-time exploitation. Working as a central data-fusion and rebroadcasting node is also a good possibility. You can read all about E-2C operations in this past feature of ours.
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft conduct a test flight near St. Augustine, Florida. Credit: Northrop Grumman
The Type 003's air wing will be far more diverse than its predecessors and will include J-35 stealth fighter jets as well as J-15 Flanker derivatives. The first high-resolution image of a prototype of the future J-35 fighter, which you can read about in detail here, appeared online last week and also comes amid China's push to round out the fleet of its new Type 003 carrier. Drones, including stealthy types, will also be a core part of Fujian's air wing, once it fully matures.
First high-resolution image of the Chinese J-35 stealth fighter jet prototype. Credit: Chinese internet
The June launch of China's newest Type 003 carrier also underscores the KJ-600's compatibility with the vessel's catapult-launch capability. As of right now, it is unlikely that the KJ-600 will fly from China's existing Type 001 Liaoning and Type 002 Shandong carriers as those ships are equipped with ski-jump ramps. While the PLAN's active fleet of Shenyang J-15 fighter jets can deal with this launch concept at lower gross weights, the turboprop-powered KJ-600 will likely require a catapult, of which Type 003 has three.
Launch ceremony for the PLAN's future Type 003 Fujian aircraft carrier. Credit: Chinese internet
Scope for further development could even include the potential for KJ-600 to be adapted for other use cases, like carrier onboard delivery (COD), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), drone controller, or tanker roles. Such a developmental precedent exists in the U.S. Navy's C-2 Greyhound COD aircraft, which was derived from the E-2. Before that, the Navy also had carrier-based AEW, COD, and ASW aircraft like the E-1 Tracer, S-2 Tracker, and C-1 Trader that shared a core airframe.
A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Combat Squadron (VRC) 30 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Credit: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nolan Kahn/U.S. Navy
With the J-35, KJ-600, and catapult-capable J-15 aircraft all seemingly on their way to becoming fixtures of China's new Type 003 Fujian aircraft carrier, the PLAN is setting itself up for a massive leap in naval capability. Still, we are years out from this becoming a reality, but when it does, it will change the nature of the PLAN's warfighting abilities forever.
Contact the author: Emma@thewarzone.com


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Boris on track for landslide win in UK election
UK ELECITON RESULTS LIVE NOW
by Stephen Drill and Richard Ferguson
13th Dec 2019 8:40 AM
Boris Johnson was on track for a majority in the British general election, with predictions of 368 seats across the country.
The majority would be 86 if the vote continues on the exit poll prediction, the biggest Conservative win since Margaret Thatcher in 1987.
It would be Labour's worst result since the 1930s, with predictions it would only get 191 seats.
The exit poll points to a landslide, which would allow the British Prime Minister to get Brexit done next month in a major endorsement of the policy.
The exit poll shows voters have given an endorsement to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, Professor Ben Laker of Henley Business School at the University of Reading said.
"Tonight was the second referendum on Brexit and the people have spoken," he said.
"Brexit will be delivered if the exit poll is accurate."
The British pound increased by more than two per cent against the US dollar following the exit poll.
The predicted result is a victory for Mr Johnson's gamble of calling a general election which backfired on his predecessor Theresa May in 2017.
Labour's fear campaign about the National Health Service has blown up in its face, with leader Jeremy Corbyn's unpopularity a key factor in the result.
Mr Corbyn will be under pressure to stand down if the polls are accurate, but he refused to answer questions about his future earlier in the week if Labour lost.
Labour's John McDonnell said on the BBC that he "thought it would be closer."
"I think most people thought the polls were narrowing," he said.
"We knew it would be tough because Brexit has dominated this election. But if it is anywhere near this, it is extremely disappointing."
Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses outside Methodist Hall polling station as he casts his vote with dog Dilyn. Picture: Getty
Johnson's party is nervously awaiting the counting in the British general election amid reports of a record turnout despite horrible wet weather across the country.
Voting closed at 9am Sydney time in what has been described as the most significant election in more than a generation.
Conservative party sources have warned that they were worried about getting the 322 seats for a majority.
"Everyone I'm speaking to is nervous," a Conservative insider said.
Mr Johnson tweeted photos of himself campaigning in his constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip, which he holds by 5000 votes.
"Out campaigning in South Ruislip! Polls close at 10pm - vote Conservative to Get Brexit Done," he said.
Some insiders have said that early signs showed a collapse in the Liberal Democrats vote in
Mr Johnson's seat, although it was too early to call if that would make a difference to Mr Johnson's result.
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was hijacked by a protester dressed Sesame Street character Elmo when he voted in Islington, north London overnight.
Security restrained Elmo when he tried to approach Mr Corbyn.
The Labour leader was trying to get voters to turn out even in the final hour, with the contest increasingly expected to be tight.
Former South Australian premier Mike Rann told News Corp Australia he was briefed from Conservatives on election day that the party.
"The Tories have been saying they are predicting around a 30 seat majority but they were desperately trying to hose that down in the past three or four days to get people out to vote," he said in London.
"Labour is looking weak in the midlands and the north."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn poses outside the polling station at Pakeman Primary School, Holloway. Picture: Getty
Tonight's result is likely the last chance to get Brexit done, with Labour and the Liberal Democrats vowing to block the deal.
Mr Johnson has been desperately trying to get the message through that the country was being held back by the delay over the issue.
Former adviser to Tony Blair and Julia Gillard, John McTernan, said there was an "outside" chance of a hung parliament, but the country appears to have chosen to get Brexit done with the Tories.
"This election is another relitigation of the 2016 referendum, so people are really dividing Remain and Leave," he said.
First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon and candidate David Linden vote at Broomhouse Community Hall in Ballieston. Picture: Getty
"There is still an outside chance of some surprises … but feel like there will probably be a Tory majority because - even though it might not be the best thing for the country - but getting this thing done because people are sick and tired of it.
"If the turnout is high as expected, there's not just been a youthquake but a gammon-quake (older, white men) as older voters turn out to ensure the country leaves the EU."
If there is a hung parliament, Mr McTernan predicted both Mr Johnson or Mr Corbyn would struggle to form government and the UK would face going to the polls again soon.
"A hung parliament is over for him because he would need to find allies and he's burnt all his bridges," he said.
"The problem is Corbyn would be starting from a much smaller base than the Tories and no coalition would be stable.
"If you had another hung parliament I think it would feel like Israel where you go round and round to another election."
Volunteers begin to count ballot papers during the general election count at Mill Bank leisure centre in Hartlepool, England. Picture: Getty
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