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HYPNOTIC COMMANDS and AMNESIA
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The following excerpts compiled from the book ALIEN INTERVIEW are intended to provide students of the book with an "educational spotlight" on the subject of mind control methods used against the sentient beings of Earth to establish and maintain an effective prison system by the Old Empire for "undesirable" Is-Bes.
"Hypnotic Commands" are the content of subjects like Astrology — among other religions and psychological control mechanisms which tell a person how to think, and what to think — are intended to maintain and reinforce amnesia and mental slavery on Earth.
(Note: Added Emphasis on specific words and phrases in the following excepts from the book have been added by the Editor)
"In the earliest times the IS-BEs sent to prison Earth lived in India. They gradually spread into Mesopotamia, Egypt, Mesoamerica, Achaea, Greece, Rome, Medieval Europe, and to the New World. They were hypnotically "commanded" to follow the pattern of a given civilization by the "Old Empire" prison operators. This is an effective mechanism to disguise the actual time and location from the IS-BEs imprisoned on Earth. The languages, costumes and culture of each false civilization are intended to reinforce amnesia because they do not remind the IS-BEs on Earth of the original "Old Empire" planets from which they were deported.
On the very far back-track of time these types of civilizations tended to repeat themselves over and over because the IS-BEs who created them become familiar with certain patterns and styles, and stayed with them. It is a lot of work to invent an entire civilization, complete with culture, architecture, language, customs, mathematics, moral values, and so forth. It is much easier to replicate a copy based on a familiar and successful pattern."
"…a series of post hypnotic suggestions are used to install false memories, and a false time orientation in each IS-BE. This includes the command to "return" to the base after the body dies, so that the same kind of shock and hypnosis can be done again, and again, again — forever. The hypnotic command also tells the "patient" to forget to remember."
"…when the body of the IS-BE dies they depart from the body. They are detected by the "force screen", they are captured and "ordered" by hypnotic command to "return to the light". The idea of "heaven" and the "afterlife" are part of the hypnotic suggestion — a part of the treachery that makes the whole mechanism work.
"….the "wisdom" of the "Old Empire" on planet Earth is intended to operate as part of the elaborate amnesia "trap" consisting of MASS, MEANING and MYSTERY. These are opposite to the qualities of an Immortal Spiritual Being which have no mass, or meaning. An IS-BE "is" solely because it thinks that it "is".
MASS represents the physical universe, including objects such as stars, planets…".
"….dense, heavy physical universe symbols are the exact opposite of an IS-BE. An IS-BE has no mass or time. Objects do not endure forever. An IS-BE "is" forever.
MEANING: False meanings prevent knowledge of the truth.
"…cultures of Earth are a fabricated illusion. They are nothing more than "false civilizations" contrived by the "Old Empire"…. False meanings were invented to create the illusion of a false society to further reinforce the amnesia mechanism among the inmates in the Earth prison system.
MYSTERY is built of lies and half-truths. Lies cause persistence because they alter facts which are comprised of exact dates, places and events. When truth is known, a lie no longer persists. If the exact truth is revealed, it is no longer a mystery."
"…civilizations of Earth were carefully contrived of layer upon layer of lies, skillfully combined with a few truths. The priest cult of the "Old Empire" combined sophisticated mathematics and space opera technology, with theatrical metaphors and symbolism. All of these are complete fabrications of truth, baited with the allure of aesthetics and mystery.
The intricate rituals, astronomical alignments, secret rites, massive monuments, marvelous architecture, artistically rendered hieroglyphs and man-animal "gods" were designed to create a unsolvable mystery for the IS-BE prison population on Earth. The mystery diverts attention away from the truth that IS-BEs have been captured, given amnesia and imprisoned on a planet far, far away from their home. The truth is that every single IS-BE on Earth came to Earth from some other planetary system. Not one person on Earth is a "native" inhabitant. Human beings did not "evolve" on Earth."
Moses was tricked into believing that this operative was "the" One God through the use of hypnotic commands, as well as technical and aesthetic tricks which are commonly used by the "Old Empire" to trap IS-BEs. This "Old Empire" operative contacted Moses on a desert mountain top and delivered the "Ten Hypnotic Commands" to him. These commands are very forcefully worded, and compel an IS-BE into utter subservience to the will of the operator. These hypnotic commands are still in effect and influence the thought patterns of millions of IS-BEs thousands of years later!"
"The government agencies that classified the enclosed transcripts as "TOP SECRET" are run by IS-BEs who are nothing more than mindless automatons covertly ordered about through hypnotic commands given by the "Old Empire" prison operators. They are the unknowing slaves of unseen slave masters — and all the more enslaved by their willingness to be slaves."
"…Post hypnotic suggestions…"
"The ability of a human to be induced into a form of behavior or thinking pattern after coming out of the hypnotic state. Post hypnotic suggestions are administered by the hypnotist and may optionally include a time scope. An altered sense of perception or behavioral pattern may be "programmed" into the person under hypnosis. Certain sequences of events may be set as triggers to enter or exit the post-hypnotic pattern. The behavior patterns resemble conditioned reflexes, though administered without classical behavior alteration techniques.
Any number, color, object, etc. may be induced to be ignored by the patient after full consciousness. A certain keyword starts the suggestion and a different word ends it. The patient will not know nor use the item to be ignored. He/she may state that the sea is colored red, if suggested to ignore the color blue. A count of eleven may be achieved if asked to count ones fingers if a number -say 5- is suggested to be ignored. Thus the patient counts 1-2-3-4-6-7-8-9-10-11
Different type of behavior patterns may be induced such as forcing the patient to recite a certain sentence whenever anyone says out loud the special keyword. The patient is fully aware of the conditioned action but it is very difficult, if not impossible, to restrain from doing it. Sweating, loss of coordination and full lack of concentration plagues the patient until he/she performs the programmed action.
An object may be set to be perceived as invisible and it will be fully ignored and evaded during the period of suggestion. Experiments may be performed with a coffee mug, induced to be invisible. If the mug is put on top of a page with writing, the patient will only read the parts not covered by the mug. Even though the sentences may make no sense, nothing is seemingly wrong to the suspected. It is difficult to suggest an object be invisible, yet stay tactile. Usually the object is completely ignored by all senses. Thus, the mug in the example will reportedly not exist, even when the patient is touching it.
Stage hypnotists will sometimes perform shows in which they hypnotize participants to think they are some celebrity and behave exactly like them. John Mohl, stage hypnotist and member of The National Guild of Hypnotists, says that he has often hypnotized people to become someone else! Mohl noticed that adults often became a celebrity while Middle or High School students usually become something much more creative or imaginative."
— compiled excerpts from the Top Secret Transcripts published in the book ALIEN INTERVIEW, edited by Lawrence R. Spencer
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DELUSIONAL RANTING OF A MERE WOMAN
"Dr. Wilcox explained to me that he had administered a series of "mild" electroshocks to Airl in an attempt to subdue her long enough to allow the military authorities time to evaluate the situation and determine what to do with Airl.
He asked me to attempt to communicate with Airl, telepathically.
I tried for several minutes but couldn't sense any communication from Airl. I couldn't even sense whether Airl was present in the body any longer!
"I think you must have killed her", I said to the doctor.
Dr. Wilcox told me that they would keep Airl under observation and that I would be asked to return later to try to establish communication with Airl again."
"The next morning I was escorted from my quarters, under the guard of four MPs, to the interview room. Airl's overstuffed chair had been removed from the room and replaced by a small desk and several office chairs. I was asked to sit down and wait to be interviewed. After a few minutes Dr. Wilcox came into the office together with another man wearing a plain business suit. The man introduced himself as John Reid.
[i] (Footnote)
Dr. Wilcox explained to me that Mr. Reid had been flown in from Chicago at the request of my superior officers to conduct a lie detector [ii] (Footnote) test on me! My surprise at this statement was so obvious, that Dr. Wilcox noticed that I was obviously taken aback, and insulted, at the insinuation that I had ever lied about anything!
Nonetheless, Mr. Reid began to set up his polygraph device on the desk next to my chair, while Dr. Wilcox continued to explain, in a calm voice, that the test was being administered for my own protection. Since all of the interviews with the alien had been conducted telepathically, and Airl had declined to read and attest that the typed transcripts were accurate, the truth and accuracy of the statements contained in the transcripts depended entirely on my personal word alone. There was no other reliable way to test the accuracy of the transcripts without submitting me to a battery of tests and psychological examinations to determine, in the opinion of "experts", meaning himself, whether the transcripts should be taken seriously, or not.
The tone of his voice said very clearly, "or dismissed as the delusional ranting of a mere woman!"
Mr. Reid proceeded to strap a rubber tube around my chest, as well as an ordinary blood-pressure cuff around my upper arm. He then placed electrodes on the fingers and surfaces of my hands. He explained that he would be very objective during the interview because he had been thoroughly trained in scientific interrogation. This training was supposed to make his interrogation free from human error.
Mr. Reid explained to me that, in response to the questions he and Dr. Wilcox were going to ask me, that actual physiological changes would be transmitted through a small panel unit. The readings would then be tracked on moving graph paper, which he placed beside the machine on the desk. The parallel graphs on the paper would then be correlated and interpreted by Mr. Reid, with the "expert" assistance of Dr. Wilcox, to determine whether or not I was lying."
— Excerpted from the Top Secret transcripts published in the book ALIEN INTERVIEW, edited by Lawrence R. Spencer
[i] "…introduced himself as Mr. John Reid …" "John Edward Reid, American criminologist developed a Polygraph in 1945 which was a scientific recording device designed to register a person's bodily responses to being questioned. Popularly known as a lie detector, the polygraph has been used chiefly in criminal investigations, although it is also used in employment and security screening practices. Because no machine can unerringly recognize when a person is lying, the polygraph results are used in conjunction with other evidence, observations, and information. Emotional stress reflected by this test, for instance, need not be due to lying. On the other hand, a subject may be a pathological liar and therefore show no measurable bodily responses when giving false answers. Ordinary nervousness, individual physical or mental abnormalities, discomfort, excessive pretest interrogation, or indifference to a question also affect test accuracy. The polygraph can, however, provide a basis for an evaluation of whether or not the subject's answers are truthful. This test has also been helpful in exonerating innocent persons accused of crimes. A polygraph is actually several instruments combined to simultaneously record changes in blood pressure, pulse, and respiration. The electrical conductivity of the skin's surface can also be measured—increased sweat-gland activity reduces the skin's ability to carry electrical current." — Reference: Wikipedia.org
[ii] "…lie detector testing…"
"Dr. William Moulton Marston (May 9, 1893 – May 2, 1947) was an American psychologist, feminist theorist, inventor, and comic book author who created the character Wonder Woman. Two strong women, his wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston and Olive Byrne, (who lived with the couple in a polyamorous relationship), served as exemplars for the character and greatly influenced her creation. Dr. William Moulton Marston is credited as the creator of the systolic blood-pressure test used in an attempt to detect deception, which became one component of the modern polygraph. According to their son, Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, was also involved in the development of the systolic blood-pressure test: "According to Marston's son, it was his mother Elizabeth, Marston's wife, who suggested to him that 'When she got mad or excited, her blood pressure seemed to climb'. This would be the basis for Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth. The FBI considered William Moulton Marston, who invented the lie detector and created the comic book character Wonder Woman under the pseudonym Charles Moulton, to be a 'phony' and a 'crackpot.' He is alleged to have misrepresented the result of a study he conducted for the Gillette razor company in 1938, for which he reportedly received some $30,000, a handsome sum in those days. Despite these misgivings, the FBI today uses Marston's creation (the polygraph, not the Lasso of Truth) to guide investigations as well as to screen applicants and employees." — Reference: Wikipedia.org
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MYTHOLOGY SPEAKS OF SUCH THINGS
"She (Airl) says that the existing collection of suns in this immediate vicinity of the universe have been burning for the last 200 trillion years. The age of the physical universe is nearly infinitely old, but probably at least four quadrillion [i] (Footnote) years since its earliest beginnings.
Time is a difficult factor to measure as it depends on the subjective memory of IS-BEs and there has been no uniform record of events throughout the physical universe since it began. As on Earth, there are many different time measurement systems, defined by various cultures, which use cycles of motion, and points of origin to establish age and duration. [ii] (Footnote)
The physical universe itself is formed from the convergence and amalgamation of many other individual universes [iii] (Footnote), each one of which were created by an IS-BE or group of IS-BEs. The collision of these illusory universes commingled and coalesced and were solidified to form a mutually created universe. Because it is agreed that energy and forms can be created, but not destroyed, [iv] (Footnote) this creative process has continued to form an ever-expanding universe of nearly infinite physical proportions.
Before the formation of the physical universe there was a vast period during which universes were not solid, but wholly illusionary. You might say that the universe was a universe of magical illusions which were made to appear and vanish at the will of the magician. In every case, the "magician" was one or more IS-BEs. Many IS-BEs on Earth can still recall vague images from that period. Tales of magic, sorcery and enchantment, fairy tales and mythology speak of such things, [v] (Footnote) although in very crude terms."
— Excerpt from the Top Secret military transcripts published in the book ALIEN INTERVIEW, edited by Lawrence R. Spencer
EDITORS NOTE: Matter and energy are indestructible and therefore do not deteriorate. Consequently, the "age" of the universe cannot be estimated by Earth sciences.
[i] "… quadrillion…""Quadrillion may mean either of the two numbers:
1,000,000,000,000,000 (one thousand million million; 1015; SI prefix peta) – increasingly common meaning in English language usage.
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (1024; SI prefix yotta) – increasingly rare meaning in English language usage."
[ii] "…points of origin to establish age and duration."
"So far scientists have not found a way to determine the exact age of the Earth directly from Earth rocks because Earth's oldest rocks have been recycled and destroyed by the process of plate tectonics. If there are any of Earth's primordial rocks left in their original state, they have not yet been found. Nevertheless, scientists have been able to determine the probable age of the Solar System and to calculate an age for the Earth by assuming that the Earth and the rest of the solid bodies in the Solar System formed at the same time and are, therefore, of the same age.
The ages of Earth and Moon rocks and of meteorites are measured by the decay of long-lived radioactive isotopes of elements that occur naturally in rocks and minerals and that decay with half lives of 700 million to more than 100 billion years to stable isotopes of other elements. These dating techniques, which are firmly grounded in physics and are known collectively as radiometric dating, are used to measure the last time that the rock being dated was either melted or disturbed sufficiently to rehomogenize its radioactive elements."
— Reference: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age.html
[iii] "… The physical universe itself is formed from the convergence and amalgamation of many other individual universes…"
"A creation myth is a supernatural mytho-religious story or explanation that describes the beginnings of humanity, earth, life, and the universe (cosmogony), usually as a deliberate act of "creation" by a supreme being. Many accounts of creation share broadly similar themes. Common motifs include the fractionation of the things of the world from a primordial chaos; the separation of the mother and father gods; land emerging from an infinite and timeless ocean; or creation ex nihilo (Latin: out of nothing)."
[iv] "… energy and forms can be created, but not destroyed…"
"In physics, the law of conservation of energy states that the total amount of energy in any isolated system remains constant but cannot be recreated, although it may change forms, e.g. friction turns kinetic energy into thermal energy. In thermodynamics, the first law of thermodynamics is a statement of the conservation of energy for thermodynamic systems, and is the more encompassing version of the conservation of energy. In short, the law of conservation of energy states that energy can not be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another."
[v] "… Tales of magic, sorcery and enchantment, fairy tales and mythology speak of such things…"
Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events, objects, people, and physical phenomena) through mystical, paranormal or supernatural means. The term can also refer to the practices employed by a person asserting this influence, and to beliefs that explain various events and phenomena in such terms. In many cultures, magic is under pressure from, and in competition with, scientific and religious conceptual systems.
Adherents to magic believe that it may work by one or more of the following basic principles:
Natural forces that cannot be detected by science at present, and in fact may not be detectable at all. These magical forces are said to exist in addition to and alongside the four fundamental forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and the weak force.
Intervention of spirits similar to these hypothetical natural forces, but with their own consciousness and intelligence. Believers in spirits will often describe a whole cosmos of beings of many different kinds, sometimes organized into a hierarchy.
Aleister Crowley preferred the spelling magick, defining it as "the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with the will." By this, he included "mundane" acts of will as well as ritual magic. In Magick in Theory and Practice, Chapter XIV, Crowley says:
"What is a Magical Operation? It may be defined as any event in nature which is brought to pass by Will. We must not exclude potato-growing or banking from our definition. Let us take a very simple example of a Magical Act: that of a man blowing his nose." "
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God knows we media scum have tried to find, and or create, Tiger's equal.
Tiger last won a major in 2008, and after such a long stretch away, the 42-year-old is at last playing competitive golf, and in doing so is here to save the game.
While it will always be fun to follow Woods, don't plan on him doing anything for the sport other than playing it. Since '08, we should know we can't count on Tiger to do anything other than take care of Tiger.
Never has there been a greater gift to his sport who has let it down any more than Woods. Because, in the end, his priority is Tiger and nothing else.
It's his right, but what a waste. Tiger should be celebrated as the greatest golfer since Jack Nicklaus, and lamented for what could have been a significance on something far greater than 18 holes.
With 14 major championships, Tiger should have easily caught and broken Jack's record of 18. Tiger should have put this record so far out of reach that it would rank with Cy Young's 511 career wins, Wayne Gretzky's 215 points in a single season, or Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game.
With more celebrity than any golfer ever, and recognized on an international level the way few ever are, Tiger had tremendous power to do ... pretty much anything he wanted.
Tiger had no problem standing on the shoulders of so many who came before him, and chose to shrug his own in return.
Tiger had the opportunity to empower, to speak out, to educate. He created his own foundation and charity, which he deserves credit, but there was so much more to be had. So many more lives to affect.
We are talking about the first athlete, per Forbes, to be worth more than $1 billion.
Instead of being Muhammad Ali, Tiger is O.J. Simpson and Michael Jordan — just another high profile athlete who fell in love with, and now demands, all of the benefits of fame without any of her considerable hassles, specifically dealing with the masses underneath them.
In September of 1997, comedian Chris Rock aired a piece on his HBO show exploring Tiger's impact in the African American community. Having joined the PGA Tour the previous year, Woods was quite the story and prodigy.
Dressed as Woods, Rock drove a golf cart with a set of clubs into Harlem to see the Tiger impact.
Because Rock is a smart comedian, he was going for the joke, because that is Woods' impact on the African American community. Rock knew it then, and we've seen it now.
Tiger's greatest impact has been on Tiger. Good and bad.
We should have known back in '09, when his marriage went to the toilet, this is how this was going to go down. When his personal life went to hell, by his own making, one of the first items on his chore list was to shoot a commercial for Nike.
On the course, Tiger had always behaved like a petulant, four-letter-word-spewing brat. When a guy is as good as Tiger, we'll deal with it, and classify such behaviors as "competitive."
However as the remainder of Tiger's career plays out, age says he's on the final round of being competitive at the highest level.
Like you, I'll be watching.
Golf is better with Tiger playing in the final group on Sunday, and for the sake of our collective interest, hopefully he will tame Amen Corner and be in it until the final hole at Augusta.
Tiger Woods has been a fascinating, and captivating, career to follow, even if he could have done so much more.


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GUAM POWER COMPANY MAY TURN OFF STREETLIGHTS
Government's unpaid bills piling up
By Dionesis Tamondong
HAGÅTÑA, Guam (Pacific Daily News, April 8, 2009) - Guam's power agency may disconnect streetlights -- as it did last year -- if the Department of Public Works is unable to resolve its streetlight billing issues.
DPW Director Larry Perez said it's unlikely his agency will be able to come up with the US$1.8 million the power agency is asking for because of the government of Guam's financial condition.
In a letter to Public Works, GPA General Manager Joaquin Flores said the power agency is owed more than US$390,000 in interest accrued from past due billings.
In addition, the US$3.2 million appropriated for the streetlight payments this fiscal year would pay for only eight months. About US$1.5 million is needed to pay for the rest of the year, Flores said in his letter.
He asked that Public Works find a way to pay the outstanding interest payment and an anticipated payment shortfall, which total about US$1.8 million.
"It is our desire to avert disconnection of streetlight services and again would like to reiterate that the power authority cannot write off the unpaid accrued interest," Flores said.
Perez said if the power agency decides to disconnect streetlights, he would ask them to shut off every other one rather than entire streets to help keep neighborhoods and streets safe.
Last year, the power agency disconnected about 4,000 streetlights when a US$13.8-million streetlight debt remained unresolved. The government of Guam took out a loan to pay for that decades-old debt.
The streetlight payment issue, which arises almost every year, has forced Public Works to seek a solution that doesn't include asking for more money.
Perez said his agency will issue a request for proposals in a couple of weeks, asking companies to offer alternative lighting sources, including solar-powered fixtures or streetlights than use considerably less electricity.
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Thanks for taking the time to providing this very useful introduction to Sam-FS.
Any chance of you doing a writeup on QFS as well?
Thanks for the nice introduction. I am particularly interested in the network usages. It might be interesting to use samfs with clusterfs (when it finally gets some replication features) or something like that.
The fact that calls to backends that are not directly available (created for tapes) block makes it not too well suited for use as a storage for laptops that would have access to the backend only when they are connected.
Just trying to think of more uses.
Thanks for writing this up. This helps a great deal for getting started with SamFS.
The only thing that is missing was how to setup the diskvols.conf file (/etc/opt/SUNWsamfs/diskvols.conf), in part 6.
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In October 2017, Diageo announced plans to re-open Port Ellen (& Brora) in 2020.
You can walk, cycle or drive through the site of Port Ellen Distillery on the road to the Oa, between the warehouses and what reains of the other buildings - principally the pagoda topped kilns.
Established by AK Mackay in 1825, by 1836 it was in the hands of John Ramsay, a relative of Mackay. Port Ellen was the first distillery to export single malt whisky to North America, it was also the first to install a spirit safe. Ramsay also helped Robert Stein and Andreas Coffey develop their continuous stills - at Port Ellen.
Despite all these pioneering efforts, and it's reputation today, Port Ellen Distillery was first closed in 1929 as a result of the slump in world production of whisky associated with American prohibition. It had remained in the Ramsay family until 1920 when it was acquire by John Dewar & Sons, who subsequently became part of the Distillers Company Limited - a predecessor of Diageo.
By 1967 when production restarted the demand for whisky had increased to such a state that an additional two stills were built. But the next slump proved too much for Port Ellen, and it closed again this time for good in 1983. The bold PORT ELLEN legend on the warehouses, and the maltings built next to the distillery in 1973 still dominate Kilnaughton Bay.
Port Ellen Distillery is about a half a mile north of Port Ellen.
Being a closed distillery, Port Ellen whisky is rare, expensive and highly sought after. There are still quite a few bottlings available however, from both Diageo (the last owners) and several independent labels. (The Whisky Exchange website lists nearly 50 bottlings - from £750).
Dormant Distilleries bottling of Port Ellen - expect to pay more than £95 for a Port Ellen these days!
Photos on this page were taken by me. Click on photo to enlarge. Full size versions of all my photos of Port Ellen Distillery are available on Flickr.


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After last year's 4-3 loss in the finals, UCLA men's tennis begins NCAA team championship play Friday in Athens, Ga., looking for another chance at the national title. This week, Daily Bruin dives into the stories of three key players on the team who are also riding on a second chance.
Clay Thompson was in no mood to compete as he entered the consolation draw at the 2013 All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. Indeed, less than 24 hours before, he'd been ready to leave the place.
After losing his first match and being eliminated from the main draw, Thompson – emotionally drained and physically exhausted – asked UCLA men's tennis assistant coach Grant Chen to put him on the first flight out of Oklahoma. He was done.
But a conversation with Chen convinced Thompson to stay and play just one more match. And so it was that the senior strode onto the court that October day having resolved that if he was going to spend another day in Tulsa, he might as well have fun doing it. Unburdened, carefree and spontaneous, Thompson won the match in straight sets.
He won the next one, too. And the one after that. In fact, Thompson didn't stop winning until he had three tournament titles and a 19-game winning streak under his belt. He has lost a grand total of four times in the 46 matches since.
Thompson began the preseason ranked No. 74 nationally, having hovered around the middle of the rankings for the majority of his career. Now, as he and the Bruins prepare to enter the NCAA tournament Round of 16, he has been ranked No. 1 since January.
"This year, I definitely had a sudden realization moment when everything came together and took a 180," Thompson said.
Click to find out Thompson's rankings throughout his college career.
So what happened? What changed in the course of that one match that so utterly transformed Clay Thompson's season, career and life? To understand the tangled answer to that question, one must once more journey to Tulsa, to a fall afternoon in 2012 – a full year before Thompson's remarkable rise.
Clay Thompson entered the 2012 All-American Championships coming off a sophomore year where he had begun to figure life and tennis out, choosing a major and learning to live on his own as his play improved on the court.
For early in his college career, Thompson was a walking contradiction. He was, at 6-foot-6-inches, one of the tallest players in collegiate tennis – but his play was predicated on ground strokes and on-court movement, a style usually favored by significantly shorter players.
He was laid-back and calm off the court, a spontaneous kid with piercing blue eyes who enjoyed spending time with his friends just as much as he liked playing tennis. But on the court, he became snarling and "obnoxious," consumed by the single-minded pursuit of victory.
Some of that had changed by the time 2012 rolled around. During his sophomore season, Thompson – who experienced significant success in the No. 1 and No. 2 singles spots – had calmed down a little and was looking forward to continuing his development as a junior.
Life, however, had other things in mind. Crippling back spasms floored Thompson early during the All-American Championships – knocking him out of tennis for 10 to 12 weeks. Just like that, Thompson's junior season had stalled before it could even begin.
Taking his first respite from the sport he'd played for more than 12 years of his life, Thompson turned introspective and was shocked at how directionless and confused he felt. He asked himself where he would be without tennis; the answer was not reassuring.
That epiphany, however, didn't make his junior season any easier. The recovering Thompson was demoted to the No. 4 and 5 spots in the singles lineup and was featured sparingly in doubles. And late in the season, on the biggest of stages, Thompson faltered.
Playing in the No. 5 spot in the championship match against Virginia, he lost a match he expected to win – watching in agony as the Bruins dropped the title 4-3. Thompson's match wasn't the decider, but his loss was a pivotal one, and he couldn't stop thinking about how he'd "let his team down" in the most crucial of spots.
He began by traveling to France in the summer with senior Adrien Puget. Living in a foreign country and playing with professionals was immensely estranging for Thompson, but the unfamiliarity pushed him to mature off the court. Thompson began to understand for the first time the immense commitment that would be required of him as a professional, something he started striving to emulate.
Becoming more mentally devoted to tennis was one component of that. A younger Thompson would often blame his losses on himself, refusing to view them rationally. Over the summer, however, Thompson began to do a sort of meditation after every match, striving to understand his errors and areas for improvement.
In concert with Thompson's mental evolution was the radical metamorphosis his game underwent. Working with longtime personal coach Scott Bailey, Thompson completely revamped his style of play. He learned to truly "embody his size" and fully leverage his height and massive wingspan, emerging from the summer as a powerful serve-and-volleyer. And it's worked.
When Thompson is on point, his serve a lethal weapon and his aggressiveness ratcheting up the pressure on his opponents, he is almost unstoppable.
So in a way, that match at the 2013 All-American Championships wasn't as much a turning point as it was a culminating moment. In Tulsa, Thompson stopped caring, started winning and hasn't looked back since.
First of all, nice piece of writing Anay. As a huge tennis fan who lives just a stone's throw from UCLA, it has been my privilege to have watched many Bruin tennis matches over the last 4 years and have personally witnessed Clay's on court maturation. One thing I absolutely adore about the evolution of his game is that he has truly maximized his strengths by embracing and excelling at the serve-and-volley game…something of a rarity these days, not just at the collegiate level, but on the professional circuit as well.
I know Clay is looking to turn pro after this season, and I wish him all the best in that pursuit, but it's going to be a tough road…he'd do well to stick to his strengths – his BIG service game, and his willingness to keep attacking the net while exercising his deft volleying touch and utilizing his immense size to intimidate his opponents with his wingspan and ability to crush ill-advised attempts to lob him.


A report published recently in the issuance of Canada visas, shows that the country has refused more than a quarter of all the temporary resident visa applications it received in 2017 alone. Moreover, it rejected another 30% of the applications for the same type of visa, that it received during the three first months of 2018.
The figures in the report, which is based on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data, show that alongside with the increasing of applications of Temporary Resident Visas, the rate of their rejection has also increased significantly since 2012. From that period on, the number of applications received and processed increased from 1.3 million to 2.3 million, while the number of refusals soared to more than 600 thousand in 2017.
The Temporary Resident Visas include visas for purposes of tourism, business, school, conferences and family visits. While 26 percent of the overall number of visas rejected in 2017 were non-student visas, the other 33 percent was for student visas.
Troubled countries in Africa and Middle East had the highest rates of refusals, with 75% of the refused applications coming from Somalia, Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan.
Recently, the country announced that it would start to expand its biometrics scheme in order to strengthen the immigration program through effective screening, and that it would also apply changes in the immigration policies, in order to facilitate application processing for foreigners that wish to enter the country, while attempting not to lose the confidence of public.
Despite of the number of the refusal rate for student visas, Canada has also introduced a new quicker and simpler visa processing mechanisms, for students coming from India, China, Vietnam and Philippines. The scheme makes it possible for the students coming from these countries to get a visa within 45 days, while other students have to wait for 15 days more. The program called Student Direct Stream (SDS), is available for students wishing to apply to all higher educational institutions, as colleges and universities.


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David Russell (né en 1953 à Glasgow) est un guitariste classique. Il joue des guitares Matthias Dammann.

Biographie
Quand David Russell a cinq ans, sa famille déménage de Glasgow à Minorque. Il s'intéresse alors à la guitare que son père, artiste peintre, pratique en amateur. Il imite notamment Andrés Segovia et Julian Bream.

Actuellement, Russell réside en Galice, mais passe la plupart de son temps à faire des tournées dans des villes comme Barcelone, New York, Londres, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Madrid, Toronto, Amsterdam et Denver. Il est régulièrement invité à jouer dans des festivals de musique.

David a remporté des tournois de golf amateur, principalement en Écosse et en Espagne. Il est un fervent supporter de son équipe de football locale, Celta de Vigo.

Distinctions et récompenses
Au cours de ses études à la Royal Academy of Music, Russell remporte deux fois le Prix de la guitare Julian Bream et une bourse du Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust. Plus tard, il remporte de nombreuses compétitions internationales, notamment le Concours Andrés Segovia, le Concours José Ramírez et le Concours espagnol Francisco Tárrega .

Russell est nommé membre de la Royal Academy of Music de Londres en 1997.

En , il est honoré du titre de "fils adoptif" d'Es Migjorn, la ville de Minorque où il a grandi.

En , il reçoit la médaille d'honneur du conservatoire des Baléares.

En 2005, il remporte un Grammy Award du meilleur soliste instrumental en musique classique pour son CD Aire Latino.

Discographie sélective
Depuis 1995, Russell a un contrat avec Telarc International. Il a enregistré un CD contenant la musique du guitariste et compositeur paraguayen Agustín Barrios Mangoré ; un autre avec la musique du compositeur espagnol Federico Moreno Torroba ; un enregistrement comprenant les trois concerti pour guitare solo de Rodrigo (Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasía para  un Gentilhombre et Concierto para una Fiesta) ; Celtic Music for Guitar, Music by Giuliani, Baroque Music, Spanish Favorites, David Russell plays Bach, Aire Latino (consacré à la musique écrite par des compositeurs latino-américains),  Spanish Legends, Air on a G-string (musique baroque uniquement), For David (inclut uniquement les œuvres contemporaines qui lui sont dédiées), Sonidos Latinos, Albeniz et Grandeur du Baroque .

Sa discographie comprend également un CD récital avec des transcriptions de Bach, Haendel et Domenico Scarlatti, un album tout à fait classique appelé  Nineteenth Century Music et les œuvres complètes de Francisco Tárrega sur Opera Tres .

Références

Liens externes

 Site officiel
 Page YouTube de David Russell
 Entretien avec David Russell par Bruce Duffie, le
 Entretien avec David Russell par Paul Magnussen, le
 Photos de Masterclass (Ligita 2005)
 Photos de Concert (Ligita 2005)

Lauréat du Grammy Award
Naissance en juin 1953
Naissance à Glasgow
Guitariste classique

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House prices are on the way down. It looks as though people are starting to lose their faith in property as an investment. John Stepek explains what's going on.


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I had the opportunity of a lifetime this past weekend - to spend some time in the Lowcountry. My first true visit to South Carolina gave me an opportunity to connect with some incredible women.
I won a chance to attend a girls' weekend getaway for me and a guest hosted by the lovely and gracious Kim Boykin. Kim is an author who you're going to want to introduce yourself to, and not just cause I say so. Her southern hospitality knew no bounds this past weekend, as she welcomed a group of us into her Isle of Palms home.
I arrived late in the evening on Thursday night, and was truly blessed to have a fellow warrior mom pick me up from the train station. We spent some time together grabbing a quick bite and connecting. With my mind half asleep I didn't get a picture of us together, but I'll be seeing Ashley again in October for the Warrior Mom Conference and CANNOT WAIT. Warrior mamas are amazing people. They go above and beyond for you even if you've never laid eyes on one another before. Seriously. This is a sidebar I had to include. We missed having our fellow mama, Graeme, join us, but I will hug her again before long!
Now - back to this weekend. After a good night's rest (or mostly so, I kept waking up and eventually jumped up in the morning with enough time to call my husband and kiddo before they left for school and work) we were treated to a phenomenal breakfast. Kim's breakfasts need to be boxed up and sold. I *may* have jokingly requested a to-go thermos of her cheesy grits for my departure yesterday.
So, on Friday we spent much of the day out at Middleton Place.
We ate lunch there and I broke my 'I don't eat cheese on salads anymore' rule with a delicious arugula salad with feta cheese. I also may have had some of the best cornbread in creation there. But I skipped the buffet - which you might not want to do - depending on how hungry you are. Cornbread was just the beginning of what was offered there. From fried chicken to collards, you'd be all set.
Some of the gorgeous pictures I took at the gardens (if I do say so myself).
And then on Saturday morning a few of us went over to the water. because. BEACH.
I couldn't have found anything that would have made me happier than sticking my feet into the sand and the ocean did. I have not done so in almost two years. The last time I spent the summer with friends on Long Island. And the time before that in Atlantic City. It had been way too long.
Warning. Toes in the sand and water picture below. I don't like feet, people, so I absolutely know that this is against my own beliefs. But I'm sharing it anyway. Because my feet were in the OCEAN.
I spent the rest of Saturday on the porch at the house. I did some blogging (no, not published yet), some reading, relaxing - and I had the opportunity to have some quality chatting time with our incredible hostess. After a few hours of that our friends returned from their journeys into Charleston - which I absolutely plan to do sometime - just not on that particular Saturday. Downtime and fresh air was all I needed - and we enjoyed amazing cheese and crackers and red pepper jelly and Peach Bellinis, and THEN an absolutely delicious dinner with the best mashed potatoes of ever (sssh. Don't tell my husband I said that!). I mean, they may have been soooo good that we did actually eat leftovers for breakfast yesterday. Maybe.
Kim gave us all signed copies of Palmetto Moon and The Wisdom of Hair, both of which will make excellent spring and summer reading - if you haven't read them yet. I foolishly left my copy of A Peach of A Pair at home. (Book links are affiliate links!) That book was such a beautiful read. I really recommend it. Honestly, it was my introduction to her writing and I'm so glad I found her. She also has a new book coming out that I'm looking forward to - so stay tuned for more on that.
All in all the weekend was delightful. One of Kim's lovely neighbors took a group picture of us up on one of the porches (two of our friends were missing from the shot, but you're going to love it anyway!).
Picture provided by the lovely Deb of Sunny Blue Productions. She had a real camera with her and we were able to use it to have our picture taken. Don't we look relaxed?
And so, there you have it. I didn't capture everything, but I think I've done a good job at sharing some of the highlights. I certainly made some incredible friends on this lovely adventure to the Lowcountry. I can also say with certainty that I'm itching to get back there and hoping that maybe my family will find some time to visit sometime soon - and that maybe my group of college friends might consider popping down to do one of our girls' getaway summer trips one of these years. I'm really thrilled to have had this opportunity and couldn't be happier to have connected with these incredible women.
Oh, and though I may not be southern born and bred, but I can live and breathe it as well as anyone - especially after this weekend. Catch y'all next time!
It sounds like you had a wonderful weekend. I've never heard of Warrior Moms. Those photos of the flowers are beautiful.
The place looks fantastic and the hospitality so great. I'm glad you had a good time, Andrea.
What an amazing weekend! Love the pictures, everything looks so lush and warm. We had snow this weekend. I have fond memories of South Carolina as our son was stationed in Charleston.
You can just tell in your writing and the photos that you had a wonderful time. So happy for you! We all need to do more things like this.
It sure looks like you had a great time! I've been there a few times and loved it every time. Love the pics!
I swear,though I have never lived there,a piece of my heart resides in the Carolinas. I have had many delightful vacations there and I have loved Isle of the Palms. I also named one of my daughters Savannah. Your weekend sounds like a bit of heaven.
What a wonderful weekend. I'm so jealous! I haven't been away without the kids in over a year! I definitely need to check out Kim's books!


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Most Valley fireworks canceled, but two unusual…
Most Valley fireworks canceled, but two unusual shows are still on
Communities spanning from Pasadena to Ventura said they canceled fireworks shows to avoid large gatherings during one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.
File photo of fireworks display at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro on July 4, 2014. (File photo by Thomas R. Cordova-Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram)
By Olga Grigoryants | ogrigoryants@scng.com | Los Angeles Daily News
PUBLISHED: June 27, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: June 29, 2020 at 5:35 a.m.
From the coastline to the Coliseum, from Disneyland to the Rose Bowl, scores of fireworks shows have been canceled this year, their fuses snipped by the enduring coronavirus pandemic.
The greater San Fernando Valley was no exception, with shows from Woodland Hills to Westlake Village and from Calabasas to Camarillo all shutting down. In fact, the Starlight Bowl in Burbank called off its entire 2020 Summer Concert Season series, including its annual fireworks show (season ticket holders will be able to use their tickets next year).
But, amid concerns raised by last week's rising infection numbers in Los Angeles County, at least two cities say their shows will go on, lighting up the skies over Lancaster and Santa Clarita. Both communities say they're taking steps to prevent crowds of people, though, and potential virus spread.
Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris said viewers will only be allowed to park and watch the show with their families in their cars — or via the internet.
"We're trying to dress it up and make it fun," Parris said, adding that the show will be staged in a desert area.
The city will close its parking lots on July 4, "so people wouldn't get too close together," he added.
More details about the show will be released next week, Parris said, including the location, start time and how people can watch online.
Lancaster's news that the show would go on was met with mixed reactions on social media.
"I can't wait my kids will be so excited!" one user wrote on Facebook. Another resident wrote: "It would be good to have a celebration!"
But some residents begged the city to cancel the show. On social media, folks appeared to be more worried about fires, noise and freaked-out pets than about a major gathering spreading COVID-19.
"Why wait for the Fourth of July when it's been happening every night!" wrote one social-poster, weary of the nightly din of illegal fireworks. "I can set my alarm to it."
Officials in Santa Clarita, meanwhile, said its Spirit of America fireworks show will illuminate the sky over Westfield Valencia Town Center near the corner of Magic Mountain Parkway and Citrus Street at 9:15 p.m. on July 4.
The mall and parking area will be closed to prevent people from gathering. There will also be no vehicle parking or in-person viewing on the streets and parkways surrounding the Town Center, according to city officials.
Viewers are encouraged to watch the show from their yards, cars, nearby parks or online, according to the city's spokeswoman. The show will be streamed on the city's Facebook page and SCVTV channel 20.
Meanwhile, fireworks shows planned in Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Moorpark, Simi Valley, Calabasas, Channel Islands Harbor, Ojai, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Woodland Hills, Camarillo and Ventura, have been canceled.
But that doesn't mean folks in those towns won't hear more than a few booms, bangs and fizz-twizzles. Illegal fireworks are all over, in record numbers, law enforcement officials said last week.
Officials urge residents not to give in to the temptation to purchase or ignite illegal pyrotechnics — and to report folks who do.
"Our first responders have been through so much these past few months, as our entire community has," said Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth in a statement. "Let's not add any extra burden to our emergency room workers, firefighters and other first responders by using illegal fireworks that can cause burns, injuries and destructive fires."
On Santa Clarita's city website and mobile app, residents can report locations that have been problem areas for illegal fireworks. The information will be automatically transmitted to the Sheriff's Department so they can enter it into their database and know where they should focus their patrols. The data will be used to "predictively" map out problem areas of concern for law enforcement efforts.
Los Angeles residents can log on to https://complaint.lacity.org/Complaint/fireworks/ to post complaints. To post anonymously, they can go to lacrimestoppers.org.
Officers across the city have been working hard to address a growing problem—the detonating of illegal fireworks.
To report illegal fireworks activity ➡ https://t.co/KFddggou1k
To submit an anonymous tip ➡ https://t.co/Ti3qvwDM7Y
Hoping your night is a little quieter tonight pic.twitter.com/WuXa8DHE1s
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) June 25, 2020
This week, LAPD shared images on its Twitter account of car trunks filled with fireworks. "Officers across the city have been working hard to address a growing problem — the detonating of illegal fireworks," the agency posted.
"The fireworks are so bad this year that I don't even want to celebrate Fourth of July," said a Twitter post in response. "It sounds like we're at war at night."
Wave of new infections, including among the young, pushes LA County over 90,000 cases, jolts health officials
LA County could eliminate 3,200 positions and lay off 655 as coronavirus batters budget
Whatever residents do on the holiday weekend, health officials continued to urge caution.
Individuals with known risk factors for getting severe coronavirus — including people 60 and older, plus folks with diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, lung diseases or morbid obesity — should stay away from crowded areas, officials said.
Everyone should "maintain social distancing, wear masks and carry hand sanitizer," said Dr. Suman Radhakrishna, the director of Infection Control with Dignity Health California Hospital.
Other recommendations include:
If hiking, picnicking or visiting a park or garden, do not share blanket space with extended family or friends;
Monitor yourself and your family for symptoms after attending any group setting for 14 days;
Avoid sharing utensils and distance yourself when lining up for food at buffets, potluck meals or picnic lines; and
Remember that people who look well can still spread COVID. Presymptomatic and asymptomatic individuals do not feel ill and can unknowingly transmit infection.
Holly Andres contributed to this report.
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Olga Grigoryants | Reporter
Olga Grigoryants is a multimedia reporter focusing on urban development, business and culture. She also supports the paper in its watchdog role to hold San Fernando Valley power players accountable and loves digging for public records. After studying writing in Moscow, she moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and has called it home ever since. She earned her master's degree from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and has published articles with Reuters, Bloomberg, the Los Angeles Business Journal and LA Weekly. Along the way, she picked up awards from the Los Angeles Press Club and Society of Professional Journalists. If you want to get on her bright side, she loves a perfect cup of matcha latte.
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Google had announced their latest Operating System Android Nougat 7 last year and it has been rolling out to many smartphones with their respective companies rolling out the OS to the devices which are eligible. Most of the recently launched smartphones have been launched with Android 7 Nougat pre-installed. It is estimated that the devices running on Android Nougat OS in around 11% of the total smartphone market. There are a lot of devices still running on Android Marshmallow and Lollipop OS and some devices are being launched with Marshmallow OS till date.
As YU is also a part of Micromax, we will also be including YU smartphones which are running on Android 7 Nougat OS. Micromax has been very reluctant in sending update to their smartphones, many users have complained in this post – Micromax devices to get Android Marshmallow OS about the lack of updates from the company and many devices running on Android Lollipop are yet to receive Marshmallow OS update.
There are 4 smartphones under Micromax and YU which are now running on Android 7 Nougat OS, these include Android One devices which Google has been regularly updating to the latest OS.
Micromax Canvas 1: This was launched last month in July 2017 and comes with Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box. It has been launched at Rs. 6,999 as an entry level smartphone with 4G VoLTE support as well.
Micromax Canvas 2 (2017): This device has been launched in May 2017 and comes with Android 7.0 Nougat OS out of the box. It has been launched in the mid range segment to compete with the likes of Redmi Note 4 etc. It is priced at Rs. 11,999 at launch.
Micromax Selfie 2: This is the latest smartphone launched by Micromax in July 2017 which comes with Android 7.0 Nougat OS out of the box and comes with a 5.2-inch HD display along with 3GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage space. It is priced at Rs. 9,999 and comes with a Fingerprint sensor.
YU Yunique 2: YU has launched their latest smartphone, the Yunique 2 which comes with Android 7.0 Nougat OS out of the box. It sports a 5-inch HD display and is powered by a MediaTek processor coupled with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. It is priced at Rs. 5,999.
If you are looking for a device in Micromax with Android Nougat 7 OS these are the devices which come with the latest OS out of the box. It comes with features like Multi-Window option, New Notifications, Improved battery life, Data Saver etc.
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Q. Can UMUC students check out books?
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Our two Imaging Facilities, located in Toulouse (TRI) and Bordeaux (BIC), are organizing a mini-symposium centered around the machine-learning approaches, to take place on March the 11th in Toulouse . Our aim is to make our Imaging Communities (light and electron microscopies) aware of the new methods available to process, segment and restore images. A special attention will be drawn on the tools and their drawbacks. Our target is national, our event being opened, supported and advertised through our national networks. The audience will be mostly composed of facility personals, interested in learning more about those approached, while having no or low level background in ML.


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Commentary: Working together towards a zero-suicide Singapore
SINGAPORE: Not trying hard enough. Weak. Crazy. Seeking attention. Selfish. Beyond help.
These are common accusations rooted in myths that people with suicidal behaviour have to contend with.
For Lucy (not her real name), having witnessed and lost a friend to suicide, she finds herself struggling with suicide ideation on a daily basis.
It cost me my university education, landed me in tens of thousands of debt, and left me with little means to earn enough to pay back my study loan and survive on my own. I will likely never be able to earn more than S$1000 a month, and will likely take my life than die of other causes in the near future.
Unfortunately, Lucy is not alone in her hopelessness and despair. Alongside 46 other respondents in a public consultation on mental health conducted by my team, their struggles were compounded by stigma and the lack of understanding surrounding suicides in our society.
DISPELLING MYTHS AROUND SUICIDE
In Singapore, it is a common fear that talking about suicide could encourage suicidal behaviour.
Rather than avoiding conversation, it is important that we learn how to talk about suicides responsibly. The expert consensus is to promote resources and reasons for optimism in our conversations, rather than engaging in stigmatising language.
Therefore, if we suspect that a family member or friend may be suicidal, there is no need to give solutions to their problems immediately. Without any judgement, just listen and be with them until the despair and desperation fades, before gently encouraging them to speak with a counsellor or doctor.
READ: Commentary: Isolated with your abuser? Why family violence seems to be on the rise during COVID-19 outbreak
Secondly, suicides do not arise from mental illnesses alone.
According to the WHO, there are social and environmental factors embedded within our society and structures that contribute to an individual's intention to self-harm or suicide.
In Singapore, intense feelings of hopelessness can also arise from sudden and adverse life events including unemployment, trauma and the loss of loved ones.
I understand this all too well. 13 years ago, I contemplated the possibility of ending it all in the despair caused by a messy divorce, a failed business, and only S$16 in my bank account. Thankfully, I neither attempted nor self-harmed.
It is, therefore, important to understand that suicidal thoughts can be experienced by anyone, not just certain segments of our society.
One in seven people in Singapore will be experiencing a mental health condition in their lifetimes. File photo. (Photo: TODAY/Nuria Ling)
Thirdly, portrayals of suicides as a selfish decision is inaccurate.
My cousin, who has attempted suicide several times, often shares that he feels that he's a burden to his family, even as he acknowledged that he knows how much we love him.
While reading a research study on suicide notes in Singapore, a note that brought me to tears was left by a father for his family.
"Father is reluctant to leave all of you. I have failed so badly that I have no choice."
We need to understand that people who attempt suicide commonly feel that their lives hamper others, viewing their decisions as relieving their loved ones.
Most importantly, it is a myth that those intent on suicide are beyond help.
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Suicides are preventable. Studies have shown that suicides occurs after much thought and deliberation, which suggests that timely interventions do matter. Moreover, 50 to 60 per cent of suicide victims give some warning of their intentions to a friend or family member.
Struggling with depression, Mark (not his real name) shared with me that unlike his previous counsellors who were dismissive, his current psychologist took the effort to pick up his calls at any hour of the day, especially during the worst of his episodes. He is incredibly grateful to her support.
"She was the one who worked with me until I was able to hold a job, and until I no longer needed sessions with her. She is the one who saved my life."
THE REALITY OF SUICIDES IN SINGAPORE
Although it is important to dispel myths surrounding suicide, what is more fundamental is for our Government to lead and coordinate efforts in suicide prevention.
I was dismayed to find out that Singapore was one of the few "high income" countries listed without a national suicide prevention strategy by the World Health Organization (WHO). Given the current situation of suicides in our country, I worry that a lack of strategy is costing us dearly.
From 2017 to 2019, there were 1,204 attempted suicides yearly.
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Last year, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) reported that there were 8.36 suicides per 100,000 Singapore residents in 2018, up from 7.74 in 2017.
Although our numbers are not high by international standards, the number of deaths by suicides in Singapore has not seen a significant fall from 9.5 suicides per 100,000 residents in the 1980s to 8.3 suicides per 100,000 residents today.
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In 2018, teenage suicides were the highest since suicide tracking started in 1991. This is the same for the elderly aged 60 and above who took their own lives. Suicide has also entrenched itself as the leading cause of death for those aged 10 to 29.
"Every life is precious, and each suicide is one too many."
In Parliament last year, Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee made this commitment towards a national response for suicide prevention.
If we are to walk the talk, we need to commit to a zero-suicide Singapore. Through a clear commitment of prioritising and tackling suicide, the Government could make accessible resources for necessary interventions throughout our society.
TOWARDS ZERO SUICIDES
To achieve a zero-suicide Singapore, the Government must start with identifying currently available resources, while committing further resources and funding towards suicide prevention.
One example is to expand funding for organisations like Samaritans of Singapore (SOS), not just to operate our de-facto national suicide helpline, but to ensure timely follow-ups with callers who need further support.
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I am heartened by the Government's recent assurance that hospitals will track admissions arising from suicide attempts. This should feed into a national strategy of data surveillance coordinated across government agencies and community partners, allowing us to develop informed strategies on suicide prevention.
In schools, many education systems such as the State Government of Victoria in Australia establish step-by-step guidelines on what to do in the event of a suicide attempt. Similarly, the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Singapore should consider laying out their suicide protocols to parents and students clearly and transparently, to help confront increasing suicides amongst our teens.
When developing a national strategy for suicide, it is also important to include the police, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), hospitals, our teachers and community support groups, including the SOS, Please Stay Movement, Caring for Life and Oogachaga. Such alignment is necessary, to avoid having a fragmented and sub-optimal approach in suicide prevention.
Above all, we need to remember that all of us play a part in achieving zero suicides. Apart from educating ourselves about suicides, we should be compassionate and empathetic towards those experiencing suicide ideation.
We must work together towards a zero-suicide society that cares because every life matters. And we will not be alone – countries such as the United States, South Korea, Japan and Sweden have already adopted their respective zero-suicide visions.
A zero-suicide Singapore as a goal complements our Vision Zero aspiration for workplace safety, and the Zero Accident movement for our public transportation. This is because when it comes to human lives, such as Lucy's and Mark's, nothing short of zero should ever been good enough for us.
Anthea Ong is a Nominated Member of Parliament, a social entrepreneur (Hush TeaBar, A Good Space, WorkWell Leaders Workgroup) and the author of 50 Shades of Love. www.antheaong.com. This commentary is an adaptation of Ms Ong's speech as part of an adjournment motion in Parliament on Mar 25.


896651.html" target="_new">Streets of Rage 2 is one of console gaming's definitive brawlers. Arguably superior to any other side-scrolling beat-'em-up to come from the same era, SoR2 debuted in 1992 on the Genesis and was honored as an instant classic by the Sega fan faithful. Its arrival now on the Wii Virtual Console further solidifies its status &#Array; 15 years have passed, but the design has held up perfectly and it's just as fun today as it was back then. If you're a fan of thrashing punks on sidewalks, wielding steel pipes, bashing arcade machines and working side-by-side with a like-minded friend, Streets of Rage 2 could be the best way possible for you to spend 800 Wii Points.
The city is in trouble. One year has passed since the events of the original Streets of Rage, and once again criminal mastermind Mr. X has risen from the shadows and sent his masses of maniacal minions loose across town. He's out for revenge, and the game opens with heroes Axel and Blaze finding out that fellow SoR1 fighter Adam has been kidnapped by X's men. Taking his place in the playable roster are two new bruisers &#Array; Adam's younger, rollerblading brother Skate, and massive, muscular wrestler Max.
Streets of Rage 2's selection screen offers welcome variety, as Axel, Blaze, Skate and Max all fight with their own distinct styles. Skate is fast but weak, Max is strong but slow, and Blaze and Axel are the more well-rounded choices. Each character has his or her own special moves, too &#Array; a new addition for this sequel. The first Streets of Rage simply offered a summonable drive-by police car that would clear the screen with a barrage of heavy ammo. That feature's gone here, replaced by stronger fighting techniques in each of the individual fighters. Using them will drain your life bar, though, so it's wise to balance them out with the more basic punches and kicks.
Life bars for enemies make an appearance for the first time, as do enemy names &#Array; neither feature was present in SoR1. It's likely that the addition was made in response to Capcom's Final Fight, the closest competing beat-'em-up franchise that was active on the SNES at the same time as this series was headlining the genre for Genesis. And really, a lot of the appeal for Streets of Rage 2 comes by way of comparison. Against its own prequel, and against Final Fight. It took elements from both and executed them better.
And none so important as its two-player co-operative mode. The SNES version of Final Fight just hit the Wii VC two weeks ago. A solid game, and definitely worth consideration for download &#Array; but it drops the ball with multiplayer. It's just not there. Final Fight was compromised from its original arcade version when it came to home consoles, and two-player co-op got the axe. Not so here, in Streets of Rage 2. This one offers a great two-player co-op mode, and no compromises at all &#Array; as a game built from the ground up just for the Genesis hardware, there's no way to complain about any cutbacks or removals here. This is unedited, unerring, un-watered down. This is the definitive Streets of Rage.
Streets of Rage 2 has been one of the most wanted titles for the VC's Genesis line-up since the launch of the Wii. It's obvious why &#Array; the game is a blast. Played co-operatively or just by yourself, SoR2 is a great beat-'em-up experience and one of the best Genesis titles ever made. It's a highly recommended download, and takes its place near the top of the Sega Virtual Console crop &#Array; only the excessively explosive Gunstar Heroes outranks it at the moment.
7.5 Presentation Story is sidelined here, as plot only appears at the very beginning and the very end. Additions to the in-game, like enemy life bars and names, are nice to see.
8.5 Graphics A significant improvement over the first Streets of Rage. Characters are larger, animations are more fluid, and the backgrounds are more immersive.
9.5 Sound Streets of Rage 2's soundtrack is amazing, with over 20 individual techno-inspired tracks composed with exceeding skill by Yuzo Koshiro.
8.5 Gameplay A satisfying and fun brawler design that took the best elements of the original SoR and expanded on them. The co-op play is a blast.
8 Lasting Appeal Eight stages in all, each one considerably lengthy. A ton of different difficulty settings and the variety in character selection extend the experience too.


Deep flies from Sarah Hudek, Kristen Cuyos and Riley Sartain mixed with a strong offensive output saw Texas A&M (42-16, 13-11 SEC) take down McNeese State, 10-1, in the College Station regional at Davis Diamond.
A&M set the tone early by scoring in the top of the first inning. After Keeli Milligan worked a lead-off walk and then stole second. Sarah Hudek cashed in by driving her home on an RBI-double down the right field line. Tori Vidales kept the line moving by driving in Hudek with an RBI-single back up the middle.
McNeese State answered in the bottom of the inning. After a base hit, a walk and a fielder's choice, Alexandria Saldivar took a pitch the other way for an RBI-single into right field, scoring Justyce McClain.
The Aggies extended their lead shortly thereafter. Milligan reached on a base knock to left, and Hudek launched a two-run shot over the wall in center field.
When Milligan was struggling, we put Hudek in the one, and I think we did some damage to her in the sense it wasn't a place where she felt as confident. So we've locked back into that two spot, and she and Keeli have just been a dynamic one-two combination there.
Sartain added a long ball of her own in the top of the third, taking a pitch to deep left center field to extend the Aggie lead.
A&M struck again in the top of the fourth. Hudek reached base with a double, and Ashley Walters hit a single to move her over. Hudek then scored on a wild throw to third base. Sartain continued her monster day at the plate with a two-run single to left field. When it was all said and done, she finished 2-3 at the plate with three runs driven in.
Cuyos capped off the scoring by cranking a two-run homerun in the top of the sixth inning off of the scoreboard in left field.
Milligan, Hudek and Sartain all finished the day with multiple hits.
Harrington started in the circle and worked two innings, giving up one run before giving way to Lexi Smith in relief. Harrington kept the Cowgirls off of the scoreboard for the most part. She navigated around a bases loaded jam in the second inning by inducing a double play. Smith (10-2, 1.33 ERA) took over in relief in the third inning and tossed three scoreless innings on her way the win.
Evans said she will consider Harrington as an option for tomorrow's game given she didn't throw a lot of pitches and her outing was cut short.
A&M will return to the diamond in the regional final tomorrow afternoon at Davis Diamond. The Aggies will face PVAMU, McNeese or Baylor. First pitch is set for 1:30 p.m.
Whoop! Gig 'em ladies. Let's go all the way!


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Think of you've just bought an oak dining table (or perhaps you actually just have). Inevitably you see this fine little bit of dining room furniture as a great investment that will stay in your family and household for a long time. Do you know tips on how to care for it and how to maintain it looking like new for years to come? Solid oak dining tables can dominate a living room and impose its wonderful presence upon all those who have enter it. The only problem with a solid oak dining table (and most other wooden tables) is that they need occasional care and attention to keep them fresh and healthy and balanced (unlike plastic or material which only require cleaning). While you might not realize it, one of the most deadly (and unexpected) hit persons of your solid oak table is heat and warm air (i. e. humidity). The consequences of this on your dining room desk are that it will start to fracture and become disjointed. It may also trigger your table to look slightly more pale than usual. This shouldn't be a problem as long as your house is air conditioned (you want to have your dining room constantly for around 65-75 degrees). Working with low humidity is a slightly harder problem (as here is the real stealth killer). If you feel like your wooden dining room desk may be suffering go out and buy a humidifier machine which sprays out water into the environment and leaves the room sensing fresh. While it may not be always possible for some people, try to maintain your solid oak dining table inside the shade as much as you can, seeing that exposure to direct sunlight will wear that down (and fade the colouring) over time. In addition to this, be sure to keep your solid oak dining room table clean from dirt and dirt (this can be done by frequently running a damp cloth above it) and from particles (which can be removed via a duster or with static towels). Many people think that dust particles on their dining table is not worry about, but that dust particles attracts bacteria that can quickly get to work eating into the precious table. Above all keep in mind that whenever cleaning your pecan table that you wipe that dry, since surface moisture content can cause long term problems.
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Home	F1 Database All cars ever 1959
Cooper T51
Team: Cooper Car Company
Car: Cooper Climax T51
Constructor: Cooper England
Class: Formula 1
Engine: 4 Cylinder in line Coventry-Climax
Bore X Stroke: 94 x 89,9
Capacity: 2,495 cc
Power: 240 Bhp at 6,750 rpm
What World War II temporarily put on the shelf was to eventually come back 20 years later: Charles Cooper's rear-engined cars which set the trend for cars that are with us to this day.
There were quite a few rear-engined racers before the Cooper such as the 1923 Benz Tropfenwagen, which also broke new ground in aerodynamics, and of course the incredible 1930s Auto-Union A to C-type cars designed by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche. The truth is that these cars were incredibly hard to drive. With 500+ bhp, narrow tyres and a swing-axle rear suspension made handling so hard to cope with that the whole concept of these cars was compromised. New rules in 1938 reduced engine capacity and therefore power, while new chief engineer Dr. Robert Eberan von Eberhorst changed the rear suspension design to incorporate a De Dion rear axle and the cars finally came good. But it was too late, the war was at the door and the rear-engined concept lay ignored for years, one of the few exceptions being the 1955 transverse-engined but pathetic Bugatti 251.
Changes to the regulations conspired to allow for the introduction of smaller, lighter and simpler cars, just the type that could be built by a specialist manufacturer like Cooper or "Garage-Owners" as Ferrari would call them later in a moment of frustration. These new rules involved the banning of alcohol fuel in exchange for AvGas and the reduction in minimum race distance to 300 km from 500 km. While the cars produced less power on AvGas they required less of it and with the shorter races fuel tankage was further reduced.
Charles Cooper was a between the wars racing mechanic who lately started producing lower-class racecars with his enthusiastic son John. Cooper cars dominated 500cc F3 class for years and gradually the Cooper company made its way up to forefront of motorsport, Formula 1.
Its 'Bobtail' rear-engined sportscar was modified by Jack Brabham and entered in the 1955 British GP. It wasn't to achieve great success but it was a sign of times to come. The first victory was achieved against great odds, in Argentina during the 1958 season when Moss, with worn-out tires, ran non-stop in a little 1.96 liter Cooper-Climax T-45 to defeat the mighty 2.4-liter Ferrari 246s. It was the first victory for a rear-engined car since Formula 1 was created.
By the end of 1958 Vanwall had pulled out of racing and Stirling Moss was left unemployed. He joined private entrant Rob Walker's team to drive Cooper-produced cars. The Works team was lead by Australian driver-engineer Jack Brabham and a New Zealand youngster named Bruce McLaren as second driver. Thew car was fitted with full 2.5-liter Climax FWA engine. What was exceptional about the car was not only its engine position but its curved tube frame. Almost every tube making up the frame was curved and every engineer will tell you that's not the right way to do it. Tubes should be straight so that they could be loaded only longitudinally. Curved tubes inevitably have to be loaded on flexion, which compromises rigidity of the frame. However, the big tube chassis was designed intelligently by Owen Maddock and it was to prove remarkably successful.
What is so clever about mounting engine at the wrong side? There's no need for driveshaft to pass under driver's seat so driver could seat lower. This plus the fact that the front bodywork did not need clear the engine made for a much smaller frontal area improving aerodynamics while the center of gravity is situated lower which improves cornering. No driveshaft and a smaller car means substantial weight saving. The real question is why it took so long to finally take that step…
The weak spot on cars was the gearbox. The Works cars were fitted with modified Citroën gearboxes with castings reinforced to endure high loads applied by the powerful 2.5-liter Climax engine. However, although performance did not suffer, they did not prove to be a success. Moss's dark blue Walker car was fitted with a tailor-made gearbox by Italian specialist Valerio Colotti. It may have been more promising but due to low manufacturing standards Colotti gearboxes were to prove very unreliable.
The first 1959 World Championship race took place at Monaco. Brabham won after Moss qualified on pole, led and retired due to broken gearbox. The pattern for the rest of the season was set. Brabham and Moss both won 2 races but Brabham took the crown due to better reliability. The last race of the season was won by Bruce McLaren and he remains to this day the youngest winner of a World Championship GP, being 22 years 3 months old at the time. Cooper thus won the first ever World Championship for manufacturers beating Ferrari and BRM.
For 1960 a new car was designed, the T53, with coil springs in place of the leaf springs employed on T51. The new car also had better aerodynamics thanks to lower bodywork. The T53 would prove extremely successful with Brabham taking 5 consecutive wins by mid-season.
The trend was set and the shape of racing cars was changed forever. Ferrari, the last front-engined runner, began to experiment with a rear- mounted engine in 1960 and by 1961 the entire F1 field would be rear-engined. More and more sophisticated cars followed and they overcame Cooper's simple 'blacksmithery' cars but Cooper will always be revered by racing fans as the marque to re-introduce a successful rear-engined F1 car who's success in fact relied on the engine layout.
F1 Cars of 1959
Aston Martin DBR4/250
BRM P25
Connaught C
Epperly
Ferrari 256- Fry
Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis Kraft 500C
Kurtis Kraft 500G
Kurtis Kraft Midget
Lotus Mk12
Porsche RSK
All F1 cars ever


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UCONN FOOTBALL: Former Hand High teammates Matt Walsh, Nick Vitale reunited with the Huskies
Aug. 9, 2013 Updated: Aug. 17, 2017 6:54 a.m.
STORRS >> The practice field was covered with members of the 2013 UConn football squad converging in various parts of the playing surface by position.
Offensive linemen congregated in their own corner, receivers carved out space for themselves and the same could be said for linebackers, defensive backs so on and so forth. Then there was one special group reveling in festivities during UConn football media day. However, Nick Vitale and Matt Walsh were not drawn together by having the same position coach or even similar roles on the squad but by the fact that both were cut from the same football cloth.
Vitale, a speedy receiver, and Walsh, a bruising fullback, were two of the best players to come out of the dynamic Hand High prgram in recent years and chances are if you are to see one of the former Tigers at some spot on UConn's campus the other probably won't be far behind.
Vitale went as far as proclaiming that knowing Walsh was going to be on the UConn squad played a role in his decision to transfer from Stony Brook to UConn.
The bond the two forged while helping the Tigers pile up victories at a dizzying pace is as strong as ever.
"His locker is almost right next to mine so we see each other many times during the day and it is a great experience," Walsh said.
"Coach Fil (Steve Filippone), he put us through tough times. I feel I am very mentally strong and I am sure Nick feels the same way."
Walsh, a true freshman, has wasted little time in impressing his coaches. Running backs coach Kermit Buggs said he was surprised both by Walsh's toughness and running back and UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni suggested that Walsh could be one of the running backs to receive carries this season.
"He is not overwhelmed by it," Pasqualoni said of Walsh. "It is not too big for him. He comes in and makes the block, he knows what to do so far. He has a long way to go but I am encouraged."
Jazzmar Clax is the No. 1 fullback but Walsh has been seeing time at fullback with the second-team offense during the first week of preseason camp.
"I am in the rotation," Walsh said. "A lot of people are rotating, I think we have six or seven backs right now and really everybody is getting reps because they are trying out everybody.
"Physically I feel like I am capable of keeping up with everybody here at this level, I feel like I am coming along well and I am working hard trying to get on the field anyway I can. I am not saying I can start and I don't know where I will be but I am going to do all I can to make sure I can get on the field anyway I can."
Vitale faces a tougher task carving out playing time at receiver. Deshon Foxx was one of the stars of the spring game and the leader to line up as the slot receiver when UConn opens the season by hosting Towson on Aug. 29. Highly-touted freshman Brian Lemelle is another slot receiver to keep an eye on.
Still, Vitale is excited to be a part of the UConn program regardless of what his role is going to be.
"It was a long tiring decision," Vitale said. "It wasn't so much of a being away from home thing but it was more of the offense and how the offense was run. When Coach (T.J.) Weist came to UConn (as offensive coordinator) I figured it was home and I know the offense he runs and it is perfect for me so I felt like this was the place to be."
Vitale is still waiting to hear if he is eligible to play this season after transferring from Stony Brook.
"We will see as time goes on," Vitale said. "If not then this year I am going to buckle down, get to know the offense and next year I will try to get out there and perform."
UConn's practices on Tuesday (3-5:30 p.m.) and Aug. 17 (8:45-11;15 a.m.) are open to the public. Parking is available a Lot D which is adjacent to the practice field.