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is a 1946 Japanese drama film directed by Tadashi Imai. It was released on April 25, 1946.

Cast
Susumu Fujita
Akitake Kōno
Kogiku Hanayagi
Ureo Egawa
Takashi Shimura
Ichiro Sugai

Reception
At the 1st Mainichi Film Award, Tadashi Imai won the Award for Best Director and Fumio Hayasaka won the Award for Best Music.

References

External links

1946 drama films
1946 films
Japanese drama films
Films directed by Imai Tadashi
Japanese black-and-white films
1940s Japanese-language films

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In a stunning example of efficiency, we managed to get the entire league to vote on this round of proposed amendments within just 48 hours. Needless to say, this is a brand-new record for SLB voting. Praise be to the SurveyMonkey gods!
In keeping with tradition, any amendment that ended with a deadlocked vote will be considered defeated. We are very much a democracy in the Salmon League and if the majority does not want something, the tie goes to the runner and we leave things the way they are for the time being.
Should the Salmon League institute a moratorium on additional amendments to the league rules for the next three seasons?
What this Means: In the case of a tie, a majority does not approve the change and the moratorium proposal will not be activated. Amendment proposals will be accepted throughout the 2014 season and voted upon at next year's Winter Meetings in preparation for the 2015 season.
Should one "NA" roster spot be added to each team?
This additional spot would allow teams to hold onto a player in the minors and/or a suspended player without wasting an active roster spot. It would operate in the same fashion as the DL spots currently do, but the player would not be keeper-eligible.
What this Means: Beginning in 2014 each team will have one "NA" roster spot for inactive (but non-DL'd), minor league, or suspended players. Team are not required to put a player in this roster spot and the player listed in the NA roster spot will not be eligible as a keeper at season's end.
Should the move limit be abolished for 2014 and beyond?
What this Means: Beginning in 2014, the SLB will operate without a move limit to accommodate the growth in roster size and league size since the move limit was established nearly a decade ago.
So there you have it. We've got two changes coming to the league in 2014 including no moves limit and an additional inactive roster spot.
Obviously, this league is always evolving and given all of the talk about people using these rules to their advantage and finding loopholes to game the system, it's entirely possible we'll be voting on related amendments next offseason.
For now, I want to say thank you to everyone for voting and for the lively debate throughout the year. I'll reset the Amendments Page on the SLBlog in early 2014 as we open up the floor for new amendment proposals.
I feel like we say this every year, but the 2013 season was another intense battle to the finish. This has really become an indictment of this league as we have many teams that know how to put together a winning club to compete each year. 2013 saw four teams battle it out for 1st place during the regular season from start to finish. It saw High Cheese battle from an incredible deficit to make the playoffs. It even saw the emergence of 38 MPH Heaters, InSaNeAuDiO implant himself as a consistent competitor, Radioactive Rush fall on some tough times (seriously, look at the numbers), and Genies in a Bottle miss the playoffs for the first time.
The Dominators' owner has done his share of gloating over his first championship since the 2006 season. Many in the league hate this because he is the first team with 3 championships in league history; and he's also one of the biggest loud mouths in the league. Even using arguments from years past to support undefined ways that make him sound better than he actually is. Most likely, we're all about to hear him be as raucous as humanly possible until one of his league mates can match him in titles.
Personally, it was one of the most challenging years I'd ever experienced (aside from the years I don't make the playoffs). Every day was a grind it out moment that saw me spending way too much time idly watching the ticker too late into the evening (my best player is on the west coast).
However, now with the regular season two months past and the Winter Meetings in Dallas quickly approaching, like the real-life players of this game we love, it's time for us to look beyond what was and look to what will be – The 15th season of the SLB; 2014.
While it's still really difficult to make the assumptions I'm about to make – the regular baseball season is still four months away and we have untold numbers of real-life free agent signings, trades, injuries, and happenstances (we don't even know if A.J. Burnett plans to retire yet or not); plus, our own fantasy difficulties to take into account based on the fact that we haven't had the SLBs Winter Meetings, Draft, or keepers – I'm going to attempt to put together a list of who has the best chance to win the 2014 SLB Championship by ranking each team's chances on a basis of A-F.
I've also spent quite a bit of time over the years creating a way to evaluate each of our teams over the long haul. Taking into consideration what each team has been able to accomplish over their careers, in my opinion, would be the best way to get a good idea of what to expect from someone going into the next year. Cracker jack has only missed the playoffs once since they were instituted in 2005 & their team is a great sample to use for someone that you would anticipate to make the playoffs every year. But there's more to the story, cracker jack has also not won the championship since 2005. In fact, he hasn't even made it there. As a result, he may be someone an evaluator would shy away from to win the Championship based on the likelihood that cracker jack would crack in the big game.
However, the biggest difficulty in evaluating at this current moment is that some of our teams have 14 years of experience and some of our teams (High Cheese, 38 MPH Heaters, Dome Dog, & Radioactive Rush) don't yet have five years of history to their name yet. Currently, I feel like five years is the best sample size to be able to evaluate a team based on the things they've been able to accomplish. For example, both ZIMA & SeaBass had quite a bit of success in the early portion of their careers. ZIMA made the playoffs his rookie year and finished 3rd. ZIMA hasn't been able to replicate that type of success since. Even with top-notch keepers at his disposal every single year. SeaBass finished 4th in the regular season his rookie & sophomore seasons; even finishing 2nd his sophomore year. However, they haven't made the playoffs since – a streak that continued for its 6th year in 2013.
I believe that five years' worth of data would offer the best axiom for evaluation because of situations like the one that currently resides with Dome Dog. Dome Dog stepped up to the SLB plate ready to hit his rookie year and put on a Pujols-ian show by winning the league title. He then made the playoffs in 2011 (2nd year) & 2013 (4th year), but in 2012 he laid the largest egg possible by going home with a 13th place finish, missing even the consolation playoffs. So, Dome Dog's 5th year really appears to be his defining year to determine what and who he is in the SLB. Everything points to him being a contender every year, but, depending on their 2014 finish, perhaps they could be labeled as a Jekyll & Hyde team if they finish with another non-consolation finish.
Like it or not, how you've performed in the past will affect the odds of your future success. Let's be honest, the Blue Jays were the odds-on favorites to win the World Series at the beginning of 2013. Then Reyes got hurt. Buehrle pitched like the old Buehrle he is. Dickey sucked. Bautista got hurt & the chances of the entire organization went down the tubes with them. Anybody think the Blue Jays are going to be the odds-on favorites in 2014?
Since we don't have five years' worth of data available to us for each team, however, I've decided to utilize an analysis that covers three years (the least amount of league membership). Below, you can see where your team has finished since 2011 & the overall average finish for each team's regular season & post-season.
With all of this established, let's take a swing and miss at predicting which team has the best chance of taking home our 2014 championship.
Below you will find a list of the SLB teams with a Grade based on that team's perceived chance to win the 2014 Championship, some made up Odds coinciding with that team's grade, and the Reasoning why that team is listed where they are.
Reasoning: As mentioned previously, SeaBass had quite the start to his career. Not only did he finish 4th in '06, but he did so again in '07 and he took that '07 team all the way to the Championship where he blew a 2nd week lead to money grubbers. Granted, the league had 8 members in '06 & 10 members in '07, but SeaBass still showed an early propensity to make intelligent moves that brought him places. If nothing else, he was at least middle-of-the-pack enough to have a chance to do something once the playoffs hit. That was 6 years ago. Since, team SeaBass has put up the following winning percentages: .472, .491, .471, .422, .493, & .429. Only twice has SeaBass put up a year that could even be deemed competive-ish, let alone worthwhile.
Earnestly, I believe the breakdown came when he traded Wright to Genies. Since, the most moves that have been made by SeaBass was 30 in 2011. In fact, there have been three years where less than 20 moves were made by this GM since this trade occurred in 2008. Is there a chance that we have a shy trigger? Good trades being missed? Logical free agent acquisitions tentatively viewed? We all know that we don't win this league at the draft, which is really too bad because SeaBass has some world-class keepers in CarGo, Encarnacion, & Scherzer; plus a projected draft pick of Jean Segura really can add the speed & OBP that could keep this team elite, but without the willingness to dig deep into the free agency well to take some chances, we just can't sign off on a higher chance of a Championship.
It's really too bad, because SeaBass GM's shark-like tendencies could be really fun if they were seen at full strength.
Reasoning: SL Disappointment has done his best over the years to live up to his namesake. Since winning the very first league Championship back in 2000, SL Disappointment's GM has battled with disinterest, leaving the league, and inactivity. Since coming back in 2010, the SLB has seen a more dedicated GM with the tools to do what is necessary, but without the talent to do what is needed. He hasn't been able to find the 2nd keeper that sets his team apart, so SL Disappointment typically starts the year in a hole. He's ridden Bautista about as far as Bautista's talents are going to take him, Lee is getting old, and Pence (his 3rd best player that I've projected he'll keep) is talented but isn't really a difference maker.
Fortunately, the Disappointment's luck may be turning. With a deep & talented 1st round appearing to be at the league's disposal, the Disappointments have a chance to have a true difference maker playing next to Bautista's talents. We'll see what he does with it, but I currently have Ellsbury's 40+ steals playing next to Bautista's 35+ homers. The Disappointments have proven they can compete when they finished with a .508 winning % in 2011, but were beat out for the playoffs by a mere win.
Overall, this could be another case of a manager who needs to have a happier trigger in free agency. Not destructively so & I recognize there's always a balance, but at least enough to grab one of the hot free agents before they're all gone.
Reasoning: ZIMA is an anomaly. Here's a manager with the best collection of keeper talent in ages. He inherits Pujols from the team's previous owner. Lands Kershaw for next to nothing & swindles a trade for Fielder that makes the other owner look like a fool. We all know he has baseball chops and we all know he's active in trying to put the best team on his make-believe roster as possible. However, even with all of this going for him, ZIMA has a CAREER winning % of .479. It's enough to make your jaw drop. Even with all of his statistical advantages, ZIMA has not been able to put together a season where he drafts and coordinates his roster into a winning team since his first year in '09 – back when the league was a 10 team entity.
Personally, I'd review a different draft strategy. Something, anything, has to be better than what's currently being put down on paper. We all know you've got the stuff kid. You're involved in trades. You text other members almost every week about this player or that, something's got to give.
However, for the time being, without any known proof that this is possible & with a declining Fielder & aging Cano as the likely keepers, the odds are not ever in your favor.
Reasoning: Don't get the grade & the odds wrong, j's team's GM is a talented fantasy owner. He is tied with cracker jack & money grubbers with two championships a piece. Since the playoffs began in '05, he's made them 6 of a possible 9 times. His 14 year career winning % is .497, which is just enough to tell us that he sits right around .500 almost all of the time, which is just enough to tell us that they're always in it.
The reason j's team is getting such a poor grade has a lot less to do with the talent's the GM has or the success this team has had over the long run or the keepers he has, which between Longoria, Braun, & Greinke are all successful major leaguers with years ahead of them, but with past injuries. The reason j's ream is getting such a poor grade is simply that I don't think 2014 is his year. Personally, I think j's team needs to regroup and re-evaluate. Since moving to a 14-team league, j's team has finished the regular season in 11th, 5th, & 12th. He made his way to the championship in 2012 with a team I was shocked could make it there, but, overall, I just think he needs a new strategy for this many league members.
So, right now, he sits with a poor grade.
Reasoning: InSaNeAuDiO, who, in this post I'll refer to as IA because the name is annoying to spell, has seen somewhat of a Renaissance under their current GM. A team thought lost for dead, who in 2012 joined many in their willingness to screw up their 1st round picks, finished that year 6th and in the playoffs just to spite everyone. It's not as though IA has had much fantasy success. He has a career .477 winning %. He's made the playoffs 3 times since 2005, which is approximately 33% of the time.
However, what he has is Miguel Cabrera. He has Miguel Cabrera and a possible draft pick that's good enough to replace his existing keeper SP with one that might actually be worth his time. Plus, if the aging CC Sabathia can put together a mediocre season, IA might be in business.
When you have virtually the best fantasy hitter of all time two years running, there's a good chance that you'll find a way to make the playoffs. InSaNeAuDiO may just need to play his hand just right to have a better chance than some of his other league members.
Reasoning: 38 MPH Heaters is the picture in the encyclopedia next to the "what have you done for me lately" phrase. If he wouldn't have put together a good year in 2013, there's a near 100% certainty that he's at the end of this list with a big 'ole grade of F. Turns out though, that 38 MPH Heaters showed a propensity to adapt. He made shrewd decisions. He drafted Jurickson Profar (bad choice) & Wil Myers (good choice) and held onto them…for TWO MONTHS…without them ever playing a single game. He traded for Hisashi Iwakuma and made what could have been the largest blockbuster for the 2nd year in a row later in the year when he landed Pujols & Mauer.
The GM of money grubbers and I had a 20 minute argument on whether or not 38 MPH Heaters' moves this year were good or bad and I lost the argument. 38 MPH Heaters did everything he needed to in 2013 to set himself up for a chance to be successful. His biggest problem? He blew it.
However, if things hold, in this league, we have a guy who is currently being a shrewd owner and may be on the rise. We may know more when 38 MPH Heaters reaches their 5 year mark at the end of 2014.
Reasoning: Genies in a Bottle is, unquestionably, to this point, the most successful GM the SLB has ever seen. He is the smartest GM in our league. In fact, even if team Dominators, with three pennants won (no other team has more than one pennant), wins the regular season the next three years, they will only be able to tie the Genies' mark of 6. It's an outrageous bout of success we may never see again.
However, team Genies has a problem. Team Genies is distracted. He works – a lot. He's getting married. He has a social life that takes him away on important weekends. This grade is not an indictment on anything but the fact that team Genies may have a difficult time winning anything with so much going on. With so many other teams closing the gap even as slightly as they are, team Genies will likely continue, in my view, to hold onto one Championship trophy – hey, at least he recently has one.
Reasoning: Something funny happened last year. Team Radioactive Rush was actually good. I don't mean he made the playoffs. I don't mean he even had all that successful of a record – he competed, but Radioactive Rush never REALLY had a shot at the playoffs. The weird part is, Radioactive Rush had only 9 losses last year; Cracker Jack, our 6th seed, had 11 losses. Per his own stats, Radioactive Rush continued to deem that he was "unlucky," which I think we all agree is a pretty poor way at looking at anything. Your team either did what it needed to do or it didn't, but it is kind of funny that the numbers suggest he was "unlucky" and he had fewer losses than one of our playoff members, which means when he lost, he got blown out.
This, however, is the type of sign that makes me think that, perhaps, just perhaps, Radioactive Rush is starting to get the learning curve. He finished 7th in the regular season his first two years in the league. He finished the regular season his 4th year in 9th, but close enough to be dangerous-ish come the last week of the season.
Reasoning: The Dominators won the 2013 Championship to capture their 3rd and most heralded Championship to date. It's their first one since 2006, but their second appearance in the Championship game since 2010. Overall, we're not necessarily talking about the most successful fantasy team here – despite their ridiculous number of Championships. However, what we are talking about here is a team with a career winning % of .509 over 14 seasons. We're talking about a team who has a .586, .565, .456, & .617 (the highest ever) winning % over his last four seasons. Really, what we're talking about here with this B- rating is a team that may have figured it out.
The most difficult thing team Dominators has to contend with right now is the terrible draft spot he's about to get and the fact that only one team has ever been a back-to-back Champion – the '04 & '05 cracker jacks. While this is a team on the rise, history is definitely not on team Dominator's side. Thus, a B- ranking is in the cards.
Reasoning: Captain Jack is ballsy. Last year he drafted the most promising, injured, injured, & injured team I'd ever seen coming out of a draft. Again, promising, but, again, injured. He turned that into a successful 4th place finish.
Captain Jack is good at fantasy baseball. They've been a part of the SLB for 6 years now and have missed the playoffs once. Captain Jack's average regular season finish is 3.833. His average playoff finish is 4.333. He wins. He makes the playoffs. He even wins a championship when he can – Captain Jack holds one SLB Championship. Once, Captain Jack forced the draft table to wait 10 minutes for him to select a player. When pushed why, he said he was looking for a 1B with steals – it was the late rounds. There aren't 1B with SB in the late rounds.
Captain Jack might have a problem one of these years with fielding a successful team. Captain Jack is really good at fantasy baseball, but cannot get a grade higher than a B-, because I'd be too afraid to do so.
Reasoning: Personally, I'm not 100% convinced that Dome Dog actually deserves this grade. He goes wildly young at the draft table & a recent criticism of the Dome Dog GM's strategy is that "[Dome Dog] drafts who [Dome Dog] likes." In essence, Dome Dog's GM drafts not draft based on ADP or stats or any statistically measured thing. Dome Dog drafts who his favorites are.
So far, it's helped him to the tune of a four year winning % of .538 and a SLB trophy on his mantle. The deal is, it's scary to give 18 : 1 odds to anyone who drafts who they like. Sometimes, that gets you 13th place. For anyone who takes this bet, I say good luck to you.
But then again, Dome Dog will likely be holding a 2nd SLB Championship by the end of 2014 once you doubt him.
Reasoning: High Cheese did something so miraculous it needs to be rewarded. After 6 weeks of a 22 week season, he was buried. Dead last. So far behind I was already calling the morgue. Then he did something amazing. In the next 16 weeks he hardly lost. In the second half, he rattled off a winning % over .600. His team came back from the dead and surpassed the, surprise team themselves, 38 MPH Heaters.
His rating here may also come from the fact that in 3 years, High Cheese's GM hasn't yet missed the playoffs. He's built a team to a 3 year winning % of .532. He's got a good chance to pull away with a top 5 SP in the draft in David Price, who by all accounts, looks like he's about to get traded either this offseason or at the trading deadline.
High Cheese has all the talent in the world to win his 2nd Championship and this B+ rating is completely warranted.
Reasoning: Money grubbers has been fighting what appeared to be a never-ending problem. Except for total Championships, he was always in Genies in a Bottle's shadow. He's been working to build out of that for years and Genies may have finally thrown him a bone by missing the playoffs. Not only does money grubbers have a 14 year winning % of .524, he's also only missed the playoffs once in 9 years – that's a ridiculous 8 playoff appearances. Not only that, but money grubber's last Championship in 2007 came on the heels of The Dominators' Championship in 2006. It's not a stretch to think it can happen again.
Money grubber's GM has built himself a fine set of keepers. He's done everything he needs to be billed where he's at in these odds to earn the A- grade. In fact, perhaps the only team that might keep him from jumping Jeremiah for best-run franchise sometime in the future might be the team that's next in line, cracker jack. We will see, but money grubbers, with 4 championship appearances in the last 8 years and only 1 championship, is certainly hurting for one.
Reasoning: Cracker jack is amazing. Since 2005 he has built only one team that missed the playoffs – that was 2007. Even more remarkably, he's done it by adjusting how he wants to play this game. He's also done it by always being, relatively, mediocre. As mentioned, cracker jack's GM has made the playoffs 8 out of 9 years, but his career winning % of .506 is below even the Dominator's winning %. I fear this may be the year that finally changes. With, as mentioned, an outrageous amount of talent sitting in the 1st round, this appears likely to be the year that cracker jack finally comes through with his big 3rd Championship. With a ridiculous first round and cracker jack's propensity to make the right moves during the season, he's already on track for something big.
Cracker jack, like money grubbers, also has history on his side, cracker jack's first championship, in 2004, came immediately after The Dominator's 2003 championship. So money grubbers holds no wins with karma in this case.
Will this be the way 2014 plays out, we'll see if cracker jack holds that magic trophy or not.
Overall, every team in the SLB has something to offer. Every team has had a bought of success and its amazing how each year plays itself through its own progression. I'm excited to call myself a league member with each one of these guys as I truly do believe that the most challenging thing I'm presented with each year may be this league – a ridiculous amount of my time is wrapped up in it & I couldn't be happier about it.
Remember, the above aren't final rankings, they aren't who the best team is or who the best team will be. This is only an idea built on an idea about which team, going into the 2014 year, appears to have the best chance of winning an SLB Championship.
Our 15th year is going to be a fun year! Good luck!


i registered online for the rewards program and would like to know if i am registered.
I have been carrying around the card for a few months.. now that i am trying to activate it I am experiencing difficulty opening the site.. it is slow and then nothing happpens… I have a couple of reciepts to apply to my card. hopefully the ppwk I left in the stor( Shwersbury NJ Hwy 35) will be registered with corporate.
I am having a similar problem to Karen. I tried to register but the website says the number is already registered – not to my name though. Frustrating.
I was trying to activate my reward card by mac computer advised not to use this site. It told me that the site is not secure and is subject to id theft. So I am not activating my card at this time on the advice of my mac.
How do I go ahead and use my A.C. Moore points?
I have attempted to register my AC Moore card today and was informed the card number was already in use. The number is 6603 9950 6365 0948. Now what do I do?
How do I fine my point balance for my A.C. Moore card. Can you give me a simple website to look up.
I have been trying to change my address for the rewards program. I keep getting the message to contact the administrator. I have no idea how to do this.
My phone number associated with this account is 502-387-5946. I know I have a $10 gift certificate coming my way, but it will probably go to my old address. My new address at least for now is 2407 Royal Drive, Greenville, NC 28590. Can you please make the necessary changes so that I can get my bonus?


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Q: where has geth fast-sync mode gone? I'v read several articles about geth full sync mode which can be enabled by --syncmode full option.
But why am I getting error unknown sync mode fast want full snap or light when use that option?
I want to get only block receipts without processing the state.
Which sync mode should I use?
Thanks in advance!

A: --syncmode snap option (which is the default) should work in your case.
See Snap sync at https://blog.ethereum.org/2021/03/03/geth-v1-10-0/

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Is Donald Trump the Most Dangerous Presidential Candidate in American History?
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tags: election 2016, Trump
by Ronald L. Feinman
Ronald L. Feinman is the author of Assassinations, Threats, and the American Presidency: From Andrew Jackson to Barack Obama (Rowman Littlefield Publishers, August 2015).
Debate is widespread that Donald Trump is the most dangerous Presidential candidate in American history. Is that a valid belief? It requires examination of other Presidential candidates who were seen in their time as "dangerous," in addition to those candidates running alongside Trump for President in 2016.
Louisiana Governor and Senator Huey P. Long was seen as a demagogue in the early 1930s, surrounded by state troopers dressed in such a manner that many observers compared them to Fascist Black Shirts in Italy under Benito Mussolini. He projected a populist appeal – including socialist concepts like Share the Wealth and Every Man a King – although Socialist Party leader Norman Thomas claimed Long was a fake socialist. Long also had an appeal that came across to many people as being overtly Fascist, such as Mussolini; some even compared him to Adolf Hitler. He was perceived as a threat to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936, and gathered around himself a lot of fringe elements, including Father Charles Coughlin (the Radio Priest), and Gerald L. K. Smith (the anti-Semitic minister), both of whom promoted Fascism and anti-Semitism. He had a powerful radio voice and millions found him appealing. He was the first political media star, and drew loyalty from people who believed he would give America an economic lift greater than FDR's New Deal. The outpouring of sentiment after his assassination in September 1935, including tremendous crowds at his funeral in Baton Rouge, was also met by sighs of relief that this man, who seemed a menace to stability and order in the country, had been removed as a threat, although the belief was that he had no realistic chance to be elected President in either 1936, or long range in 1940.
J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina, when he ran for President in 1948 on the States Rights Party ballot line (also known as the Dixiecrats), and later long term Senator until age 100, first a Democrat and then a Republican, was perceived as a danger to racial harmony, when he decided to challenge President Harry Truman, over the issue of the President's executive order integrating the nation's military. The fact that he was able to win 39 electoral votes and four Southern States was alarming, as at the time, it was the second best third-party performance ever, behind Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive (Bull Moose) Party in 1912, which gained 88 electoral votes and six states across the nation. But at least with Thurmond, it was clearly understood that he was fighting against the tide, and would never have a realistic chance to be elected President, although the promotion of racial hate and division was certainly troubling,
Arizona Republican Senator Barry Goldwater fought against the party establishment in the 1964 Presidential election cycle, and became feared as a right-wing extremist, wishing to repeal the New Deal programs of FDR, and advocating confrontation with Communism in a much more direct manner than the policy of containment, in effect since President Truman's time. He was seen as reckless in his oratory, and the effect of his candidacy was to divide the Republican Party, creating a split unseen since 1912 when TR had challenged President William Howard Taft. Goldwater was seen as alienating the political center, and many Republican office holders repudiated him, including rival New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Goldwater lost in a massive landslide, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson the largest percentage of popular votes, more than 61 percent, that we have ever seen in American history, although Goldwater did win five Southern states and Arizona.
Probably the greatest threat to stability and racial harmony in American history came when Alabama Governor George C. Wallace formed a third party, the American Independent Party, in 1968, and won 46 electoral votes and five Southern states, surpassing Thurmond's 1948 run for President. Receiving about one out of every seven votes, Wallace divided the nation with his incendiary racial rhetoric and condemnation of anti-Vietnam War protesters. He alarmed many when he chose Retired Air Force General Curtis LeMay as his Vice Presidential running mate, who advocated using nuclear weapons in Vietnam, a shocking suggestion. Four years later, Wallace was shot down and paralyzed for life in May 1972, while seeking again to run for President, and attempting to become the Democratic Presidential nominee.
Patrick J. Buchanan, who served as a staff aide to Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, and also became a media personality on cable and in print with his nativist, racist, and anti-Semitic advocacy, challenged President George H. W. Bush's re-nomination in 1992, and failing at that, competed for the Republican nomination against eventual nominee Senator Bob Dole of Kansas in 1996. In 2000 he was the Reform Party Presidential candidate. Confusion over the "butterfly ballot" in Palm Beach County, Florida, caused 4,000 Al Gore voters to vote instead for Buchanan, something they would not have done by intention, as most of those 4,000 voters were Jewish. This helped to cause the Florida election debacle, leading to George W. Bush's election as President.
Now in 2016 Texas Senator Ted Cruz is perceived by many as a very dangerous candidate. Disliked universally by his Senate colleagues, and having gained the reputation of extremism after he tried to shut down the federal government as a self-appointed spokesman for the Tea Party Movement, Cruz has promoted the Christian religion in politics more than anyone else. He has gathered around him extremist right-wing talk show hosts and propagandists who have pushed anti gay, anti women's rights, anti Islamic goals. He has reminded many of the demagogue Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy, leader of the infamous Red Scare of the 1950s. (It hasn't helped that Cruz bears a striking physical resemblance). Cruz is seen as one of the two horrible choices that for now are likeliest to win the GOP nomination.
The other is Donald Trump. Trump would be only the second major party Presidential nominee (after Wendell Willkie in 1940) to have absolutely no government experience of any kind, and no service either in the military. He is seen as a "loose cannon" who will say anything reckless that comes out of his mouth, and he has totally uprooted the Republican establishment with his dangerous antagonizing viewpoints, including his advocacy of nativism, racism, misogyny, and Islamophobia. He appeals to the economic insecurity of many of his followers, who wish to blame their plight on other ethnic, racial and religious groups. Millions have been alarmed by his call to build a wall along the Southern border with Mexico; his proposed ban on all Muslim immigration; his suggestion that we don't need NATO; and his lengthy list of insults against every critic and opponent. On top of all that there's his backing of birtherism, though we don't hear much of that now. In recent months he has drawn the support of extremist right-wing groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazis and won the endorsement of former KKK leader David Duke. Then there's his encouragement of violence at his political rallies. Uninterested in policy, Trump appeals to his supporters' emotions. Many see him as a potential Mussolini or Hitler. He is totally unpredictable, and it is hard to know what his limits would be if he were to be elected President. Many foreign governments have already expressed alarm at the possibility that he might win the Presidency in November 2016.
So who is the most dangerous Presidential candidate in American history? Is it Huey P. Long, J. Strom Thurmond, Barry Goldwater, George C. Wallace, Patrick J. Buchanan, Ted Cruz, or Donald Trump?
On balance, it is clearly Donald Trump. For Trump has a following far greater than Long or Thurmond or Wallace or Buchanan, none of whom were able to run on a major party ticket. Trump, with his personality and charisma and fame as a reality star on television, has a greater impact than Goldwater ever could have. Also, Goldwater was competing against a President (Johnson) who had just succeeded an assassinated President (John F. Kennedy). Trump also helps to make Cruz look weak by comparison, and Cruz's personality also undermines his image, although any intelligent observer still would fear a Cruz Presidency. But on balance, Trump is more dangerous because of widespread support among Americans who see him as a hero against the Establishment. He is without a doubt the most dangerous candidate for President in all of American history.

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To celebrate our 5th anniversary this year, I told the boyfie that I will choose the location! This conversation happened like half a year ago? I wanted to getaway to somewhere not to far to travel yet being away from the city. After some research, I found the one that appealed to me the most. I actually came across this place earlier last year while planning for our Monthniversary but then the place was already fully booked about one and a half months before my travel date! So guys and girls, if you want to head to The Dusun, book early!
Buuutt hold your horses just yet. For room bookings 2 weeks and earlier requires patrons to have a minimum stay of 2 nights. Payment has to be made within 7 days in order for your room booking to be confirmed. You will need to fill up the booking form on their site and then they will send you an email to notify you on your booking details BUT it is not a confirmed booking until you make the payment within 7 days of the booking date. After 7 days, if payment has not been made, the booking will be void and they will release the room to other guests.
If you have any questions, feel free to send them an inquiry email as they are quite responsive. I sent them an inquiry via email and they got back to me within 2 hours.
You will see the signboard on the left side which indicates that you are near!
It took approximately 1.5 to 2 hours to arrive at The Dusun. Although on their site it states that their location are untraceable via GPS but Waze managed to locate the destination. We also printed out the map which they provided in case. It is actually quite straight forward if you follow the map (and/or Waze). There are 2 entrances, the one we went to was the main entrance. Once you reach the gate entrance, you will need to call them to get them to open the gate for you. Mind you that the road from the entrance to The Dusun compound is very steep!
We were greeted by the host whom brought us straight to our house and give us a quick tour of the house and was left alone. If you have anything you need, you can give the host a call. Their working hours are till 7pm but if you have any emergency you can call them and they'll try to attend to you as best as they can.
Getting excited as we were about to approach our house for the 3 days!
Entrance to our Berembun House, they have a small door there, but there's no lock and guests can still actually go in. Even so, don't worry, the guests and the workers there respect the Berembun house guests 'privacy. Please note that it is a No Smoking area as well.
The kitchen area which comes complete with the kitchen utensils, kitchenware, basic seasoning (i.e., oil, pepper, spices) drinks (water dispenser, coffee and tea) and sugar and salt. The glassware containing the sugar and seasoning were kind of wet, probably due to the humidity on the hills. We didn't use the seasoning other than the black pepper cause we had already have the marinade for our food.
Some of the utensils like the BBQ skewers are quite worn and cause it is an open-air concept in forest you should check and wash the kitchenware and utensils before you use them because there are lizard poop at random places around the house like on the kitchen cooking counter, the utensils drying area, on the floor and at the edge of our bed.
You can see the common patio from our kitchen!
Next part is the interior of the house. The house does not have a key to lock the door. We're not sure if you can actually request for the key. At first we were kind of worried about it but then it just slipped off our mind after that.
The toilet has the necessities - block soap, shampoo & bathing soap. It was kind of a turn off that the bathing soap was not refilled and was running low. The toilet is semi-open air. If you are tall enough you can look out to the common patio area and people there could probably see the head and silhouette of the person bathing. Haha. Another thing was that the water pressure in the toilet was very low. The water pressure in the kitchen was much stronger.
Oh, now we have a new travel buddy - Rufus The Naked Mole Rat!
After a short break and tour of the house, we proceeded to unpack our food. The refrigerator had enough of space for all our food. Probably if you are cooking for a bigger group or for a few days then it might not fit all.
Well after we're done with unpacking the food, we went for an exploration of the compound. Make sure that you put on mosquito repellent before you head out or else you will be swarmed by mosquitoes.
The view from the other end of the pool. That's our house!
They even have a playground for kids to play.
They have plants around the compound which they labelled the name, benefits and also some has suggestions and recipes.
Further down, there is the Perling House and also the other swimming pool which is closest to the Perling House. It is quite private as it is the furthest away from the other houses. You will need to walk down some stairs to get to this pool.
Along the way, we met their house dog - Maya (picture below). She's a very friendly dog and roams free around the compound. Oh yes, the Berembun House is dog friendly so guests can bring their furry friends along-with.
They are also building a new house! Yay for future patrons!
The owner of The Dusun stays on the same grounds as well and they have their own house. We then explored the grounds closer to the common patio area . The house you see on the right below is the Emas house. It is a steep flight of stairs going down and no railings so you'll have to be careful.
After the adventure around the area, we retreated back to our house and chilled by the pool. They have a board game - chess and checkers. Feel free to bring more of your own games to play.
After a couple of games, it was time to jump into the pool! Their pool is cold and refreshing which was just the pick-me-up from the warm afternoon weather.
Lookie who came to visit. But no, she didn't jump into the pool with us. Haha.
The staff there lit up the charcoal about 6pm. They will only help to light up the charcoal and then we will start the fire ourselves. Along-with the charcoal, they will bring the food as well (if you have placed an order). I ordered for us their BBQ set which includes 2 types of marinated meat, seafood OR tempe/vegetables Western OR local salad Roasted potatoes/pumpkin. You will get meat and seafood or if you are vegetarian you get things like tofu and tempe which can come with Western or local salad and potatoes and pumpkin. If you decided that you would like to add-on a a meal for the the second day of your stay but you didn't made a pre-order in their online reservation, you can still place an order, they will usually have stock but it is safer to pre-order.
We brought our own Citronella candles & mosquito coils. I bought the Citronella candles from British India which was about RM6.50 per candle for the small candle. The staff told us to light up the mosquito repellent from 5pm onwards. We basically lit up the mosquito coil from morning till night. Trust me. you should bring your own mosquito coil, there wasn't any mosquitoes at all within our house.
We felt like the food wasn't enough so we BBQ-ed our mushrooms together with this meal. My favourite dish were the roasted potatoes & pumpkin. The pumpkin was very creamy, boyfie find that it was too creamy but I felt that it was yummeh! The salad was light and refreshing, nicely paired with the chicken kebabs. The fish was really fresh! There wasn't much seasoning for the fish except for the tomatoes stuffed in the fish. Guess that's what the cili padi and black soy sauce was meant to complement. FYI we felt like the table was small to fit all the dishes. On the second night, we took the small table from the swimming pool patio to place our dishes.
It would be good to start dinner at about 6 or 7pm because the house is very dark at night. The area around the house was still dim although we have turned on all the lights in the house. Actually it is a really romantic ambiance. Below are a few pictures to illustrate how the Berembun house looks like at night.
Okay so, morning comes.. We survived the night!
It was a chilly night so even with the fan on low speed was good enough. We didn't get any mosquitoes BUT BUT BUT there was this one insect that was annoying the hell outta me!! It was attracted to the light in our room and it was just buzzing in our room the whole night and it was still there the next morning.
Awakened peacefully by the sounds of water from the frog statue hitting the swimming pool water and the bright sun peering it's way though the holes from the design of our house. We woke up to get ready for breakfast. Breakfast is between 8 - 10am and is being served at the common patio area. I read from other guests' experience that you can request for your breakfast to be delivered to your house as well. Breakfast comes with 1 main meal + 1 plate of fruit + fresh juice & coffee/tea. Breakfast for the first morning was wrap with scramble eggs and vegetables, jack fruit & watermelon juice. The wrap comes with homemade The Dusun sambal which tastes quite unique, a rather different taste compared to the normal sambal. Very spicy too!
When we were almost done with breakfast, we spotted this precious one!
The owners have 1 dog and 2 cats, which you will meet the other one later on. It was a very manja cat but it didn't like it when boyfie held it up as such. We were told that they have a Deer Park and if you would like to visit them, you can just call the host and she'll be able to arrange for the visit cause she'll need to unlock the gates for visitors to enter the pen.
Quite a narrow pathway to the Deer Park. Do be mindful of your steps.
The deer literally stared at us like we were food. Hahaha.
The pathway that I am pointing to us to the dusun which means the orchard. Durian orchard to be exact. We walked up the path a bit and the we realized that we were under Durian trees which the durians could just drop on us anytime! So.. we decided that we should just skip that path.
We forgot to put on mosquito repellant this time and oh boy we regretted it. Mosquitoes were attracted to us like bees to honey. There is daily house keeping services as well. The staff there will help to wash the dishes, clean the floors and clear the trash.
Lunch was served between 12.30 - 1pm. Similarly to the BBQ set, they will deliver it to your house. The Minangkabau set comes with rice, vegetable & "ikan masak lemak" directly translated to "fish cooked fat" something like curry but more milky and not spicy. I am generally not much of a fan of ikan masak lemak but yes the fish is fresh and the sauce is not to much milky that it makes you feel like you had a little too much to eat.
Me being a dessert freak, I just had to add on the dessert. It was an interesting combination of Gula Melaka Sago with slices of banana. It is a thick texture, tastes naturally sweet from the Gula Melaka and it tastes as though the banana was briefly cooked together with the Gula Melaka concoction. It does taste really good.
We had an unexpected visitor during the afternoon. Tiger came to bunk in our room for the whole afternoon. The weather got kinda warm in the afternoon about 2 - 3pm so we dozed off to a short slumber as well.
Seriously, after we woke up, this little one was still sleeping even after we moved him from his original spot and poked him to wake him up. we had to carry him to stand on his 4 feet to get him to start walking.
I brought my book of word search along with the trip to fill up time there. You'll be surprise how therapeutic it can be.
OOTD swimsuit for second day!
Yeah while he cooks, I went on to take a swim. Oops.
First time handling a selfie stick during this trip. I do see what's the fun in it though.
We couldn't wait to try our own marinade. That's the best part ain't it? Preparing, cooking & tasting the fruits of your labour. Since we retreated into the forest, boyfie decided that the theme for the marinade would be Lemongrass. The marinade was prepared at home - blended the Lemongrass & ginger with some water, added soy sauce to taste and some chilli. The wet food were all cleaned and marinated the night before.
Now that I have it listed down, dang, we ate alot!
The rain subsided slowly and the weather was even more chilly. After a hearty meal, we clean-ed up and chilled outside for a while and went to bed then after. Oh yes.. We had a "slumber party" with some party crashers on our last night.
We brought it the pillows that were actually placed in the bench outside our house as we didn't wanted it to get wet. So we adjusted them a little for these two darling to cuddle on. Well.. didn't lasted long before they wanted to go out at about 2 in the morning.
The night was definitely much cooler than the night before due to the rain. What a wonderful slumber it was. I was looking forward for breakfast because I knew that it was going to be Nasi Lemak!
The Nasi Lemak comes in a traditional basket. It comes with chicken rendang and a plate of pear to wash to finish off the meal. Although it comes in somewhat a serving fit for 2 pax but you can request for a refill or extra.
With some time to kill, we just chilled in our house, I went for a swim (again). They have other activities to offer such as (but not limited to) Jungle Trekking to Waterfall & Bird Watch. Depending on the purpose of your stay. We were looking for a more chilled and laid-back retreat.
Before leaving, remember to pass the payment for the food which you ordered to either the Pak Cik who runs the kitchen or the host who will be in her office near to the kitchen. With a heavy heart, we said our goodbyes to the lovely house and the people there and headed back to the city.
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India's largest thermal power firm is moving away from coal
by Kashish Shah | Oct 23, 2020
NTPC, India's largest coal-fired power generator, is rapidly moving to produce electricity from renewables, in line with the country's energy transition plans
NTPC's thermal power plant at Kayamkulam in Kerala (Photo by Alamy)
The state-owned utility NTPC's recent announcement that it will stop pursuing new coal-fired power projects is part of an ongoing strategic shift into renewable energy by India's largest thermal power generation company.
NTPC's long-term target of about 32 GW of renewables by 2032 — 24.6% of its total planned capacity of 130 GW — makes it a key player driving the electricity sector transition, in line with India's ambitious goal of 450 GW of renewables and hydropower by 2030.
In August 2019, NTPC announced it planned to set up a 5 GW ultra-mega industrial solar park in Kutch, Gujarat, with an investment of INR 20,000 crore (USD 2.7 billion).
Then, amidst the gloom of the economic downturn exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic came the positive news that the Gujarat government is starting the land allotment process for a massive 42 GW ultra-mega renewable energy park in Kutch.
When fully commissioned, this will be world's largest renewable energy facility, 20 times the size of the world's current largest operational solar park at Rajasthan's Bhadla.
NTPC is reported to be allotted 10,000 hectares of land for its planned 5 GW ultra-mega solar park in Kutch as part of the larger 42 GW of planned capacity.
The company currently has 2.3 GW of renewable energy capacity under construction. When commissioned, this will take NTPC's renewables portfolio to 7.3 GW.
In financial year 2019-20, NTPC acquired two of India's largest hydro power utilities: North-Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) and THDC India (THDCIL), adding 3.3 GW (1.8 GW from NEEPCO and 1.5 GW from THDCIL) to its existing capacity. This acquisition also included 527 MW of NEEPCO's gas-fired capacity.
Acting a guarantor
NTPC, along with Solar Energy Corporation of India, has also been playing an important role in facilitating renewable energy tenders by acting as a guarantor between renewable power producers and distribution companies (discoms).
The company also plans to gradually expand into electric vehicle charging infrastructure as the electrification of transport creates a convergence between the power and transportation industries.
However, while expanding into renewables, NTPC will continue to deliver thermal power for decades to come. As of August 2020, it has 52.9 GW of coal-fired capacity operational, which is a quarter of India's total coal-fired capacity.
The financial year 2019-20 saw NTPC commission 3.4 GW coal-fired capacity against its target of 5.2 GW. In July 2020, it also added 0.8 GW of Unit 2 of Lara Super Thermal Power Project in Chhattisgarh.
The addition of new coal-fired capacity amidst no growth in power demand during 2019-20 cannibalised performance of NTPC's own capacity. Based on reported Plant load Factor (PLF) and Plant Availability Factor (PAF), IEEFA estimates that NTPC's coal plant utilisation factors reduced to 61.2% in 2019-20 from 66.9% in 2018-19.
Moreover, increasing landed fuel costs and capacity charges from the incremental capacity saw NTPC's average thermal tariff soar in 2019-20.
NTPC's average tariffs increased 15% from INR 3.39 per kWh in 2018-19 to INR 3.90 per kWh in 2019-20, whilst renewable energy tariffs in India and globally continue on a consistently downward trajectory.
In June 2020, Solar Energy Corporation of India's (SECI) 2 GW solar auction delivered India's lowest-yet renewable energy tariff at INR 2.36 per kWh (USD 31 per MWh) with zero indexation for 25 years.
SECI estimates the levelised cost of electricity for discoms for this tender to be INR 1.13 per kWh (USD 15 per MWh) if India experiences 5% annual inflation over the 25-year length of the project.
Biomass moves
In a move that could potentially reduce its overall fuel costs, NTPC recently invited bids for supply of six million tonnes per annum (mtpa) biomass pellets made out of stubble and husk to co-fire in its 17 coal-fired power plants across the country.
NTPC plans to have 10% of biomass co-fired with coal. This will materially reduce stubble burning, a major cause of air pollution in northern India, while also providing farmers a much needed second source of income.
NTPC has 11.7 GW of coal-fired power plants under construction and 7.4GW of coal-fired capacity under pre-construction development stages with various regulatory and environmental approvals pending, according to data from Global Energy Monitor's (GEM) Global Coal Plant Tracker (GCPT).
IEEFA believes that NTPC will likely discontinue its 7.4 GW of pre-construction capacity. There is also a clear risk of underperformance on its 11.7 GW of under-construction power plants, which is evident in the consistently declining utilisation rates in the five years to 2019-20 due to the addition of new capacity well ahead of demand growth.
Under continuing pressure from deflationary renewable energy tariffs, India's coal-fired fleet's utilisation rates have collapsed to an unsustainable low of below 60% for the last three years.
The thermal power sector is also facing difficulties with getting domestic coal linkages, water unavailability, environmental litigation, financial stress of state-owned discoms and delays in construction.
As a result, the sector has accumulated USD 40-60 billion in stranded assets.
Governments, investors and utilities across the globe are rapidly moving away from coal as they realise the need to accelerate the transition to a low-cost, low-emission and sustainably profitable energy economy.
To date, 142 major financial institutions including multilateral development banks, insurers, export credit agencies and private banks have announced coal-exclusion policies.
In the last week of September, KB Financial Group became the first South Korean financial entity to renounce coal when it retracted plans to invest in coal-fired power projects. The company has decided instead to direct finances to low-carbon and renewable energy projects.
This followed news from Poland, one of the world's top coal-producing countries, that the state-owned bank PKO BP had adopted a coal policy in 2020 that rules out financing new coal and lignite mines and coal plants. The policy also commits Poland's largest bank to a gradual reduction in financial support for existing companies in the coal sector but does not set absolute targets for reductions.
Kashish Shah is an energy analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
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Killing Floor 2 Review
Written by Jake Tucker
Tags: #action #co-op #killing-floor #killing-floor-2 #survival
Companies: #tripwire-interactive
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Developer: Tripwire Interactive
Publisher: Tripwire Interactive
Platforms: PC, PS4
Version(s) reviewed: PC
In Killing Floor 2 you're always almost surrounded, with hundreds of different enemies flooding doorways, exploding out of windows and clawing their way towards you from every direction as your team of six desperate survivors empties shotguns, grenade launchers and other heavy weapons at the advancing horde.
Killing Floor 2 is horde mode writ large, video game thrash metal that delivers a bigger version of Killing Floor's pulpy thrills with plenty more content, but along the way has lost a little bit of what made the original so great, and I've struggled to put my finger on exactly why that is.
There's certainly more content than the original. There are more classes, more weapons and more official maps than the first game, and many of these additions are well thought out, too. Each of the seven classes — dubbed Perks — from the original returns in a tweaked form for the sequel and they're joined by three new entries, with each of the 10 offering a unique play-style: the Firebug is mostly interested in crowd control with a flamethrower or microwave gun, while the Berserker grabs a sword or axe and tries to goad the biggest beasties to attack them, defending against their attacks while the rest of the team pour the damage on.
There's really something for everyone between the classes, and the more you play them and gain experience, the more useful they'll be. Levelling up in a class makes it straight-up better, meaning a level 10 Medic is always going to be better than a level eight Medic due to the class benefits the game bestows on you. The only real diversity inside the classes is the bonus either/or Perk choice you can make every five levels and these all feel like immediately useful and valuable additions to your skill-set.
Unfortunately, because having more experience just makes you outright better, and you only gain experience for levelling and cash for buying better weapons by virtue of killing enemies, it can feel like a tough grind when you're outgunned by your teammates and fighting for every kill. Levelling isn't a quick process either: Although it isn't as glacial as Killing Floor's unlock process, it's a far cry from the instant gratification found in most shooters, meaning that if you want to excel with a class, you're going to need to put in the work. Some players might well find this satisfying, although if you have a yearning for continuous unlocks and progression, you won't get what you're looking for here.
The actual combat itself is quite fluid, with people moving from position to position as they get slowly overrun. It's a lot of fun, and the shooting feels suitably chunky with weapons feeling satisfyingly powerful, often taking out weaker enemies with a quick burst. Gunfire, melee attacks and explosives all take chunks out of targets too, leading to a battlefield that often looks as chaotic as it feels, awash with blood and covered in the partial remains of those you destroyed in the previous wave.
When the action gets too tough, you'll often see a slow-motion mode dubbed Zed Time kick in, allowing you to turn the tide with accurate headshots or escape from some of the most malicious enemies. Each of them feel like a real threat with the base monster, the lowly Clot, still able to murder you horrifically as it grabs you and refuses to let go while his companions try to tear the meat from your bones.
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Officers of the Liberian National Police (LNP) will in the next couple of days breathe a sigh of relief as Ecobank has finally agreed to pay the officers three months' salary arrears following weeks of negotiation with the police hierarchy in Monrovia.
Police Director Chris Massaquoi made the disclosure of the 'good news' at a press conference held at the LNP headquarters on Capitol Hill in Monrovia yesterday.
The weeks of negotiations with Ecobank led to the delay in the disbursement of the 50% Liberian dollar component to officers, according to the LNP.
"The Administration met with the management of Ecobank and based on the sensitivity of this matter, Ecobank finally agreed to open a Liberian account for the LNP in three days. And as we speak, the LNP payroll has been signed today, July 20, and forwarded to Ecobank," Director Massaquoi said.
He said all officers will begin receiving the Liberian dollar component from Ecobank, thus alleviating the hardship experienced over the last two months and bringing the matter to a close.
"In the second month of the fourth quarter (May) of the fiscal year of 2015/2016, the LNP submitted a 100% USD payroll to the Ministry of Finance to begin the payment of officers' May 2016 salaries, but without prior notice, the Ministry rejected the LNP payroll and advised the LNP that the payroll submitted earlier be re-submitted with 50% in United States dollars and 50% in Liberian dollars," Director Massaquoi explained.
He said after two weeks of negotiations, the Ministry again advised that the payroll must be re-submitted with 50% in USD and 50% in Liberian dollars in categories, on grounds that the Government of Liberia was not in the position to pay 100% in US dollars into the accounts of officers as was done in the past.
Again he said, the LNP prepared and re-submitted two separate payrolls, which took over three days to complete. Vouchers were being processed at the Finance Ministry, and the LNP continued its negotiations with the management of Ecobank on the way forward for the possible opening of LRD accounts for all officers, since indeed the bank already had USD accounts for them.
Liberian dollar account, while the 50% USD was being credited to the officers' USD salary accounts," he said.
But as we speak, he said, significant numbers of officers have received 50% of their LRD salary in checks and the process will soon be completed for the month of May, 2016.
He said all efforts exerted by the LNP Administration earlier to ensure that the bank open the LRD accounts for the officers did not materialize.
He said owing to the fact that the LNP maintained that it did not have LRD accounts for its officers, the LNP Administration met with the Ecobank management to open the officers' LRD accounts. At that meeting in May, the Ecobank refused to oblige on the grounds that the fiscal measures by the Ministry of Finance were temporary and could cause the bank additional expense to have accounts maintained.
He said prior to the issuance of these checks, the LNP administration, considering the difficulties in writing individual checks for more than six thousand officers, encouraged all officers to open individual LRD accounts at either Ecobank, LBDI or IB for the possible remittance of their salaries against the ratio (30:70) issued by the MFDP for June 2016, wherein 30% USD goes into the officers account while 70% LRD is to be credited to the anticipated accounts.


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There are plenty of reasons to see a high school plays, whether it be parents wanting to see their children perform or simply wanting to support the school and the performing arts. A lot of hard work goes into making a school production. It can be argued that taking part in a musical can help students learn teamwork, coordination because of dance numbers and teach students how to break out of their shells and be more confident.
School plays look like fun and games, but they require a lot of hard work and dedication from everyone involved. Students often have rehearsals three or four times a week after school, which may increase as the date for the show approaches. However, once opening night rolls around and the show begins, all of that hard work begins to pay off as students are given the chance to shine. When it all comes together, that's when the magic happens.
Students and even adults are often amazed by the amount of work that goes into producing even the simplest of plays. Many have often testified to everything going wrong the night before, with sets not being finished and tech not working or even actors still not having their lines memorized. However, when the show starts, somehow everything falls into place. Students are no longer nervous, they are just determined to do a good job and entertain the audience.
High school is an important moment in a child's life, as they begin to enter the adult world. Performing in a school musical or play teaches students how to budget time, how to be comfortable with themselves and how to present themselves properly to an audience. Participating in a musical, particularly musicals with a large ensemble can show how important every roll, no matter how seemingly insignificant, can play a huge part in the over-all big picture and that it's everything working together that makes the whole thing work.
School musicals and plays allow students to become friends with others who share the same interests. Students become more sociable and confident in themselves. Acting also teaches students empathy as it allows them to put themselves into the life of a character. They start to feel how their character would and get to live out part of someone else's life. Students learn the value of hard work and the importance of practice.
When it comes to stage productions, actors and directors don't have the luxury of a "take two." Any mistakes that happen, the actors and everyone else has to roll with it. It's a great teaching skill for students on how to improvise when things go wrong. Some of the best moments can come from how an actor handles something going wrong. And these lessons are then ones that students can use in real life when they enter the working force.
Acting is not the only way a student can participate in a musical or play. If the thought of getting up on stage is too much, there's always helping with set design or helping with lighting and special effects if a student is more into technology. One of the most important parts of any musical, of course, is the orchestra. For without musical instruments and its musicians, there would be no music for the actors to sing to. The orchestra is often overlooked when it comes to school musicals, but the right music can set the mood and elevate the production to a new level. It's why the relationship between the ensemble and orchestra and indeed the rest of the production team is so important. When one fails, it's hard for the other parts to go on as well. However, when they all come together, it's spectacular.
There is no doubt that school musicals are an important part of a high school's curriculum. Not only is it fun for the students who participate in them, they're fun to watch as well. A lot of talk around town turns towards the productions schools are putting on and it's hard not to become excited for them.
There will be no lack of variety with the school musicals and plays in 2020. The Jamestown Gazette invites you to our local area High Schools to support the Actors, Musicians, Directors, and Stage Crew.
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1 bunch of asparagus cut into bite size pieces.
Just cover the veggies with EVOO, salt-pepper and roast them until they're tender in a hot oven. In the meantime whip up some couscous. I like to use Trader Joe's Whole Wheat Couscous. I usually just make it in the microwave. When the veggies are done, mix them with the couscous, some goat cheese and more cracked pepper. Dinne is served. Protein, Carbs, Veggies, Fat and a little sugar...you're set.
I decided to make the Asiago Tomato bread from work. You can do it the real way and use the yeast packet/stand mixer or do what I did and take the easy way out, stirring the mix with a bottle of beer and popping it in the oven. There was a little too much fake cheese flavor for me. It tasted funky. The crust was yummy though. There's a cinnamon raisin version that I'm eager to try. Hopefully it will be a bit tastier.


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SOCCER TEAM WINS TWO GAMES
Local Champions Defeat Canadian and Niagara Elevens.
SCORES WERE 2 TO 1
The Bethlehem Steel soccer team, champions of the United States, fully qualified as the selection for international contests, when, after journeying to Canada, won the first two of a series of three exhibition games against All-Star aggregations. Incidentally both games were played before record breaking crowds and were won by Bethlehem by the score of 2 to 1. The final game on the trip will be played this afternoon against an All-Star team at Hamilton, Canada.
Although scored upon in both contests, reports are to the effect that the Bethlehem team had a slight edge on their opponents at all times. When it is considered that the local team had already disbanded for the season when the exhibition games were arranged and that the training period was very shot, the showing made against the clever Canadians is regarded as remarkable.
On Saturday a Toronto, Manager Sheridan's protégés defeated the All-Stars of Toronto, 2 goals to 1, in one of the best games ever played in that city. Both teams showed excellent team work, which was greatly appreciated by the spectators. Toronto tired hard to win and was represented by the best team they could possibility put on the field. The Steel Workers, however, played with the same determination that enabled them to win the greatest soccer honors in America. Both defense and forwards showed great form. The goals were scored by Fleming and Forrest.
Following the hard game at Toronto the team journeyed to Niagara Falls and defeated the Niagara Falls was heavy and as a result the spectators were robbed of much of the spectacular play that usually characters the champions' work. This was Bethlehem's first appearance in that city and the soccer fans saw the champions in action for the first time. They were tendered a wonderful ovation. The gals scored by Bethlehem were made by Ratican and McKelvey.
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How can a man say that he loves the Lord unless he submits to Him? How can a person say they follow Him unless their lives reflect His? How can someone say he has died to sin if he is still walking on it's path to destruction? Can a disciple reject the instruction, correction and teaching of the Lord? He reigns in the world and everything will happen the way He permits, but we must allow Him to reign in our lives.
We must allow God to reign in our lives.
All of the psalms we read today had the same theme. God, the Righteous Judge, is reigning on His throne. "He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples with equity(impartiality and fairness)" Ps 98:9b.
He is a God of mercy and a God who is just. He is full of grace, love, mercy and yet He is a holy, righteous God who hates evil and can not dwell with wickedness. If it were up to our own righteousness and cleanliness of our hands, we would all be damned to the eternal fire, to the place prepared for the devil and his angels. The place were there will be eternal weeping and gnashing of teeth. It is to this place that all who deny Him and reject Him will go but to whoever acknowledges Jesus as their Lord and Savior will receive eternal life. It is not magical words that will get you into heaven. It's not a matter of religious works or steps. Jesus' blood made the way, His grace opened the door to our salvation. Our faith is not in perishable things but in the precious blood of Christ that can purify the most vile person, the most stubborn heart, the darkest soul can find life through faith in Him and Him alone!
Now, since we have chosen Jesus, let Him begin to reign in our lives! We love the thought of a get out of hell free card, but there is more. We will all have to give an account of the things he has entrusted to us. What have you done with the gifts I gave you? What have you done with the word I have spoken to you? What did you do with the time I gave you, the place I placed you in, the money I have blessed you with...? It's not about man's view of a successful life. It's not about obtaining glory and praise from man, it's all about living lives that would bring glory and praise to God!
When He is reigning in your life: YOU CAN NOT FAIL! If you do what He tells you to do will you not be blessed by Him? Submit to Him and He will lift you up in His mighty power! Walk in His ways and inherit the good things He has for you. Stop clinging to worthless idols and the vile things of this earth. Everything must bow it's knee to Him. When He's reigning in your life you don't need to defend yourself, because He becomes your great defender! He will silence the liars. He will punish the wicked. He will make things right. He will exalt the humble and shame the proud. He knows the motives of mens heart. You can't deceive God. You can't hide anything from him. He sees everything. "He knows the thoughts of man, He knows that they are futile" Ps 94:11. Give Him the judging seat in your life, give situations into His hands, stop trying to take the wheel from Him, Let Him Reign!
Lord, our prayer today is that You would reign in our lives. Let your kingdom come in us and on this earth as it is in heaven. Give us today what we need and forgive us of all the things our sinful hearts have clung to that are not of you. Forgive us of all bitterness that we may have towards your people, let us see them as you do. We give you our situations, our season, our lives and we say would you reign in us as our God and would we become your people. For your's is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever, Amen!


Q: Who shot Zalachenko while he was lying in his hospital bed?
Q: Is it advisable to see the first two movies before watching this one?
Q: What are the differences between the theatrical edition and the Extended Edition?
Perspective: I am 25, Danish (thus understanding Swedish) and have not read the books.
The final movie covering Stieg Larssons Millennium trilogy ties all the pieces together and explains the deeper reasons for Lisbeth Salanders unreasonable treatment by society.
Compared to its predecessors, I found the first movie highly gripping for its unique roughness and interesting characters, while the sequel didn't really catch me due to a plain storyline and little creativity. This movie however is back on track, keeping a good pace of events and complexity.
If you have already followed Salander and Blomkvist during the previous books/movies, you will surely enjoy watching how the conspiracy is being unraveled through intense investigations and court trials. You will experience how the opposition crumble beneath Salander and Blomkvists combined efforts at exposing and confronting the deeper reasons for Salanders struggles, and how they piece the puzzle together to clear her name and taking down the shady factions of society.
The movie has a nice level of well thought out detail, but also a several logical breaches. You leave the cinema with a feeling of wanting to know much more about how the initial conspiracy evolved and how parts of the investigation (not involving the key characters) is carried out. This is likely due to the dept of Stieg Larssons books, being impossible to portrait in just 150 swift minutes. This may eventually be a teaser lurking me into reading the books.
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What is Soap?
All soap is made with two ingredients: oil (fatty acids) and lye (sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide in a solution with water). Lye on its own is a harsh, caustic and highly corrosive compound, but when lye and oils are combined a chemical reaction called saponification occurs. In the reaction oil and lye are spent and the outcome is soap and glycerine. This means that even though lye is used as an ingredient in soap, it does not remain in the final product.
All soap is made like this. If a product is not made from oil and lye it is not, by definition, soap.
What is Handcrafted Soap?
Handcrafted soap is made by an artisan soapmaker, often in small batches with a stickblender and a scale being the only electrical appliances used in the process. The soap is typically cast in larger moulds where it sets up and becomes firm. It is then cut into individual size bars which are placed on a curing rack for the following 4-6 weeks. During the curing time water evaporates from the soap making it harder and longer lasting. The lather and general feel of the soap also improve with cure.
From weighing out oils to handing the wrapped and labelled bar to the customer, each of our soaps goes through a process of at least 15 operations – all done by hand.
One of the main differences between industrially manufactured soap and handcrafted soap is the glycerine content. In industrial soapmaking the glycerine is removed. This makes the soap hard and long-lasting but it also means that the skin conditioning benefits of the glycerine are lost. Industrial 'glycerine soap' is made like any other industrial soap, but at the end of the process glycerine is added back to the soap – together with copious amounts of alcohol for a transparent look. In handcrafted soap all the glycerine is retained making for a gentle, conditioning product without additional alcohol.
Well-made handcrafted soap is formulated with a specific purpose in mind. Different oils, amount of superfat and additives all bring different characteristics to soap and the artisan soapmaker will compose a blend of oils and additives suited for the intended use. Bath and toilet soap is formulated to be mild and conditioning for the skin whereas laundry or cleaning soap is formulated to effectively remove oil, dirt and stains. The formula for a baby soap will be quite different from the formula for a mechanics hand soap etc. Because handcrafted soap can be made in small batches it is also possible to custom formulate the soap to meet the specific needs and preferences of an individual user.
Why Choose Handcrafted Soap?
The skin is our largest organ and we need to take good care of it. Using well-made handcrafted soap is a gentle way of caring for our skin while using ingredients from nature and steering clear of extra fillers, preservatives etc. Handcrafted soap is good and feels good and that may well be reason enough.
But our choice of handcrafted soap also makes us part of a highly respected craft with ancient traditions. Handcrafted soap has been made, used and highly valued for centuries and it is a privilege to be able to support and continue that tradition.
By choosing handcrafted soap we also support the individual artisan soapmaker who generously added his hard work, high standards, experience, hard-earned knowledge, artistic flare and passion to each and every bar of soap he makes. A handcrafted bar of soap is always a reflection of the person and personality behind it.
How To Care For Your Handcrafted Soap
Your bar of handcrafted soap is precious. It's a luxury product made with high quality ingredients and you want the most out of it. By taking proper care of your soap you can add a lot to its lifespan.
Handcrafted soap is rich in glycerine. Glycerine is conditioning for the skin but it is also hydrophonic, ie it attracts moisture. A handcrafted bar of soap sitting in a puddle of water will soon become soft and mushy. So, the trick is to keep the soap as dry as possible making sure that it air-dries between uses. Never let the soap swim in the bathtub or lie in a pool of water in an undrained soap dish. And don't keep it where the shower head can spray water directly on it. Use a draining soap dish (a slatted wooden dish is good or stand the soap on a soap save with nobs. You can also pull a rope, ribbon or string through the soap and hang it in a well-ventilated spot between uses. Alternating between a couple of bars letting each one dry completely between uses is ideal.
Unused soap should not be stored in a bathroom but in a cool, dark and dry place, a linen closet or a panty drawer being perfect options.