They managed to successfully ram through a Clintonite to be the next head of their party. This shows that enough Democrats are either terminally clueless and cannot understand the mechanics of the Trump victory, or terminally craven and think risking a further slide into fascism is a price worth paying for continuing to appease the oligarchs.
Either way, I have no stomach for working closer with those bastards. Yes, I realize that there's an argument to be made for perseverance, one that is basically not refutable (since it depends so much on unknowable future events). It's just that the chance seems so remote to me, and the need seems so profound for more revolutionary politics, that I cannot in good conscience squander my precious life energy on working within the Democratic Party.
It bears revisiting the point that the Establishment left does not exist to liberate people from capitalism; it seeks to placate people with reforms so that they don't get uppity and threaten the rule of the elites. As such, the reason that Ellison wasn't voted in is that he serves no useful purpose to the Establishment. There simply isn't enough viable threat of social revolution to sufficiently motivate serious attempts at reformism at the present.
So the conflict between following my heart and choosing the most practical route turns out to be illusory; focusing on radical politics is the most practical route.
It could be explicitly guided by the principles of white nationalism, and could be totally unmoored from any standards of decency, instead of only partially unmoored from them. It could, in other words, be much like President Bannon desires it to be.
Which means that despite all his faults, someone like James Mattis is exerting a beneficial influence by retarding such new directions and clinging to historical patterns. In turn that means that if Mattis (or some other more Establishment figure) leaves, particularly if he is forced out, it's time to get really worried.
It's real. Trumpists are whining about it and Establishment liberals are cheering it on.
What's the ramifications in this for anarchists? I think this discussion on Reddit captures many of the points. First, the Deep State, like any part of the State, is not the friend of anti-authoritarians. But second, the pre-Trump status quo is far better for anarchists than the sort of fascism Trump could easily unleash. In this, the Deep State serves much like Stalin did against Hitler: not necessarily a Good Guy, but someone who can be much more easily lived with and coped with than the Bad Guy both of us have in common.
Currently, the Intelligence Community seems to be fighting Trump in the least harmful way remaining available to them: by leaking damaging facts about his regime. That allows the influence they wield to be moderated by public opinion and lawful processes. Exercising influence via leaks is greatly preferable to doing so via more overtly forceful techniques such as blackmailing, assassinations, coups d'etat, etc.
The leaks are still unlawful, of course. Classified information is being released to the public without following the legally mandated formal process of declassification. But the law isn't prefect; in fact, it's already failed mightily by letting an authoritarian demagogue (precisely the sort of person it has intended to keep out of high office) into the White House.
The crisis, in other words, already exists. By choosing to deliberately leak, the Intelligence Community is responding to an existing constitutional crisis, not creating a new one.
My parents keep it very warm (about 75 ˚F) in their house. I generally heat mine to somewhere between 60 and 65 ˚F. When I'm there and awake, that is. So often it's somewhere in the fifties because although the heat is on it hasn't fully warmed up yet.
Which made for a little bit of worrying about how uncomfortable I'd be when I returned. Answer: not much. 58 ˚F is still plenty comfortable when one is in front of a radiant heat source, wearing sweatclothes, and has a blanket handy.
It's winter, why should I dress as lightly as if it were a warmer season?
I lived in New Mexico as a teen, and learned early on that if there's a spell of abnormally warm weather in the cooler months of the year, it typically ends abruptly. Two days ago, highs were in the 70s.
Flying back to the Pacific Northwest this afternoon.
I'm visiting my parents in New Mexico, and twice I've been struck by articles in the local paper hyperventilating about crime. The most recent one is here. In short: they're pure crap, as shown by the actual statistics.
Crime is higher than national averages both in Albuquerque and in the state of New Mexico. Things have long been such; I remember that being the case when I lived in New Mexico as a teen. Yet, I never felt personally at risk, and I still don't when I visit. And, more importantly, the long-term trend in crime, both in New Mexico and nationwide, has been downward.
Claims that "the crime rate is eye-popping" are nothing short of fake news. The Albuquerque Journal should be ashamed of itself.
I'm going to be investing in some firearms soon, and thanks to most gun owners being right-wingers, I'll probably be able to get them for less money than I normally would.


St. Marys' climate offers a kinder, gentler version of four-seasons weather. Here, a vibrant spring offers great opportunities for gardening, bike riding, and boating. In the fall, our surroundings combine the best of the beach with the beautiful color display of a true Southern Fall. In winter, we luckily stay above well above freezing temperatures, but we have seen a rare snowflake or two before. And our summer days are the perfect opportunity to hit the beach or just kick back by the pool at The River Club.


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Dror A. Mishani
The Avraham Novels
Emuna (Conviction)
The Man who wanted to know everything
A Possibility of Violence
The Missing File
Winner of the Martin Beck award Winner of the meilleur polar des lecteurs des Points award Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger award Available in more than 20 languages
The 1st Avraham novel
Sixteen year old Ofer, who left his home in Holon one morning on his way to school, disappeared without leaving a trace. Police inspector Avraham Avraham, guilt-ridden and determined to find the missing boy, is gradually consumed by the frustrating investigation that takes over his life. It seems that the more he finds out about the boy and his life, the further he gets from the truth. And only one man, Ofer's older neighbor and private teacher Ze'ev Avni, has something to tell him. But will the neighbor's strange story save the investigation before it's too late?
"The missing File" is a rare Israeli crime novel. D. A. Mishani depicts suburban Israeli life with outstanding talent and creates an unforgettable character of an extraordinary and yet a completely common detective, in the midst of what seems to be a routine investigation which spins out of control. It's a true page-turner, whose unexpected resolution forces the readers to change all they took for granted about innocence, guilt and the ways in which truth evades us.
What readers wrote:
"Outstanding first novel" – Publishers Weekly (starred review) (US)
"A compelling debut in a complex case aimed straight at the reader's heart" – Kirkus reviews (US)
"A thoughtful character study of a good man deeply troubled by issues of innocence and guilt" – Marylin Stasio, NYT book review (US)
"Readers of edgy mysteries set in unusual places will eagerly await the planned sequel" – Richmond Times Dispatch (US)
"Brilliant debut (…) One of the best crime books ever to come from Israel" – Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail (Canada)
"An Assured debut, with a wholly unexpected resolution" – The Guardian's best crime novels of 2013 (UK)
"A bittersweet story, with a fine twist at the end" – The Daily Mail (UK)
"israel is back on the map of crime fiction!" – Elmar Krekeler, Die Welt (Germany)
"Like Swedish author Arne Dahl, Mishani offers us elegant, efficient and realistic crime fiction" – Tobias Gohlis, Die Zeit (Germany)
"Dror Mishani marvelously handles the art of suspense" – Eve Charrin, Les Echos (France)
"A brilliant investigation, full of false leads" – Macha Sery, Le Monde (France)
"A final unsettling twist that subverses the rules of the classic investigation novel" – La liberte (Switzerland)
"The new voice of the Israeli crime novel" – Le soir (Belgium)
"A psychological drama that goes far beyond the standard thriller plot" – Piotr Kofta, Wprost (Poland)
"A Prmosing debut that avoids the genre's cliches" – Erik Jensen, Politiken (Denmark)
"Truly original and unique" – Jean Bolinder, Dast Magazine (Sweden)
"A subversive take on the standard police procedural with ruminations on the crime novel" – Declan Burke, The Irish Times (Ireland)
2 replies on "The Missing File"
Zdenek Hampeis, Czech Republicsays:
Fascinating, the most trustworthy crime novel I have ever read. In addition it helped me to progress my poor English.
Marek Tarnovsky, Czech Republicsays:
One of the best books in the recent years. Congratulations on your amazing talent.
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Author Interview: Michael Sahno
Someone had asked him recently how old his kids were and, without thinking, he'd replied, "About three and a half marriages."- Michael Sahno
Meet Michael Sahno
Born in Bristol, CT, Michael J. Sahno began writing stories at an early age. He obtained a Master of Arts in English from Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY at the age of 24, going on to become a full-time professional writer in 2001.
Since founding Sahno Publishing in 2015, he has gone on to achieve national and international recognition, gaining over 20,000 followers on Twitter and publishing and selling three novels both in the U.S. and abroad.
Sahno has ghostwritten books for entrepreneurs in the U.S., and continues to electrify audiences with his story and his natural gift for entertaining while informing. He is available for professional speaking engagements upon request.
You can find a list of Sahno's published books on his Goodreads author page or on Amazon.
When Paul Panepinto finds out that his boss is stealing from their Tampa company's 401(k) plan, he has to make a decision: try to stop the criminal at the risk of losing his own job, or keep his mouth shut and try to live with himself.
What Inspired You to Write?
Michael Sahno pulls his writing inspiration from some of the many books he's read.
John Gardner, Kurt Vonnegut, Hunter S. Thompson, Balzac, Faulkner, & F. Scott Fitzgerald.
These favorites created a writing obsession in him that started in the '80s and lead him to write professionally since 2001.
What Are Your Goals as an Author?
Although Sahno makes his living as a professional writer, he'd like to focus on his novels. The dream is to work as a full-time novelist.
What Genres do You Write?
Sahno leans towards literary fiction, but he pulls elements from other genres at times.
my WIP seems to incorporate some elements of speculative fiction and/or fantasy
Sahno says literary fiction speaks to him and he doesn't plan to pursue any other genres.
Traditional vs. Self-Publishing
Sahno created his own publishing company to publish his work. He has taken control of the full process, and managed to make his books available on many platforms.
My books are available in paperback via my website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, etc. Check out any of their websites and just type in S-A-H-N-O. The ebook versions are also available through iTunes, Kobo, etc.
He recommends indie publishing options so you maintain control of the whole process.
As a publisher, I pay the author (also me) the royalty for each sale. I also have complete creative control over the editing, cover and interior design, and so on. I would never publish with a traditional publisher unless I had final say on all such matters.
What's Your Best Publishing Advice?
The best approach to publishing depends on what route you want to take. The approach is different for traditional and indie publishing.
Trad pub? Good luck. Have fun querying. Don't get discouraged. Indies? You're your own boss. Ready. Set. Go!
What Makes a Good Writer?
Persistence is just as important as talent to make it as an author. It takes time to get recognition, and you can't give up.
Talent is great, but success is rare unless you just keep hammering away at all the barriers.
What do You Find Most Rewarding About Writing?
Sahno's favorite part of writing is the feeling you get when you're making progress on your work.
Being "in the zone" is comparable to runner's high.
What do You Find Most Challenging?
Every author will face the challenges of sales and marketing. This is an aspect of the author's life that requires a learning curve.
That's why I created an ebook, Marketing for Authors, which is available free to anyone who joins my email newsletter list.
Any Other Advice for Aspiring Writers?
Writing is real work. Don't plan to become a writer if you're not prepared for the struggle.
Same advice a high school English teacher gave me: "You'd better learn to dig ditches."
Sahno's current favorite author is William Styron.
Sophie's Choice is a 20th century masterpiece.
Do You Have Any Projects You're Working On Now?
Sahno has two free e-books available to people who sign up for his newsletter. You can get Marketing for Authors and a short story collection called Rides from Strangers.
You can check out his previous and current projects on his website. He also posts updates on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Update: You can find his newest release, Whizzers on his website. This is a "Hot new release in metaphysical and visionary fiction" as described on Amazon where it's number 9 on the list.
My motto, which apparently comes from the British: "Bash on regardless."
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LifePoints Review: Surveys For Rewards?
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Some time ago, Global Test Market Switched their points system from market points, to LifePoints.
This has prompted me to check out the Lifepoints platform, after some people feel the amount they now get per survey, is significantly less.
Is LifePoints Worth It? Concluding Thoughts.
Beyond Survey Panels – If You Want To Make More!
Fed Up Of Making Pennies? Learn New Skills Here!
Lifepoints was once an App, but the App has now been discontinued and there is a website instead.
It is what's known as a paid survey website, where you can earn a small financial reward for sharing your opinion.
This involves completing surveys of various lengths. The answers you give will influence brands Worldwide.
Feedback is essential for businesses and brands to improve their products and services.
This is why they enlist the help of companies like LifePoints, that connect them to people like you!
By answering surveys, you can accumulate points and once you have made enough points, you can exchange them for various rewards.
Looking For More Paid Surveys? Check Out This List!
It's simple to sign up to LifePoints and it's free to do so.
You need to give your name/email and create a password and then you'll need to add your home address as well.
Once you've done this, you need to confirm your email address by clicking on the link they email you.
From here, you need to complete your profile – some profiling questions will pop up immediately, as soon as you're on the platform.
How many people in your household.
How many children you have.
After you've completed your profile questions, which takes about 1 minute and you can get an additional 10 points for this.
So, I had 20 points pretty quickly… But that left me wondering how much work I would really need to do before I could redeem rewards.
How Much Are LifePoints Worth?
So, I did have 20 points just for signing up and answering a few basic questions.
But how many points do you really NEED to redeem something?
How many points you need, is going to vary slightly depending on your location.
In the UK, I saw I could redeem from just £3 for a Starbucks voucher for 345 points – which is the same as just under $4 in the US.
So, how long would it take me to achieve this small amount!?
Well, there were two surveys on my dashboard worth 50 when I signed up, (100 in total) which said they'd take 26 minutes combined to do.
But it's unlikely you'll actually qualify to do most of the surveys – in general, I have to attempt several surveys I'm able to complete even one!
This is because they're always looking for a narrow demographic and not everyone is going to match that.
It's likely going to take you several hours of work before you will have enough to even cash out the lowest value gift card!
That so often, you'll try them and answer several questions, only to be thrown off and told that you don't qualify for this one and are screened out.
This could happen several times in a row and it's going to be why so many people just give up with it.
When I tried the first survey with LifePoints, I was expecting I wouldn't make it through to the end….
I was chucked off after spending a minute or two answering some qualifying questions.
It told me it would take 25 minutes when I actually went into it!
One good thing to note was….. They DO give you points if you don't qualify. It's only 2 points, but at least there is some sort of compensation.
Over the next couple of days, it seemed that every survey would say one time on the dashboard, but another amount of time when you went into it.
I may have just been lucky, I have experienced FAR worse with some sites.
Fed Up Of Not Qualifying?! Try This Unique Panel!
There are a bunch of complaints recently for LifePoints.
Since they've only recently merged with other companies, perhaps this is something that will improve over time.
On surveypolice.com – LifePoints has only 1 star and 37 reviews.
There seem to be a lot of complaints since mySurvey and Global Test Market merged with LifePoints.
This includes complaints that you earn less for surveys overall, poor customer service, regular screening out from surveys and having to wait a long time for points redeemed to show.
On Trustpilot, there are other 1 point reviews in the Global Test Market review section, which talk about issues they've faced since switching to LifePoints….
Much of this negative feedback is very recent, so hopefully they will iron out some of these problems.
Despite some of the negative recent reviews, LifePoints is still a legitimate survey panel, it's just not one of the best reward sites in my opinion.
Surveys tend to be on the shorter side. I hear 10 minutes is common. I've seen surveys ranging from 7-15, although they often say they're more once you click through.
Surveys were available right away.
Attractive and clean design, which is easy to navigate.
Many different gift card options.
You earn points even if you don't qualify for the survey.
The time the survey says, isn't always how long it really is.
Complaints of poor customer service.
It will take a lot of time and effort to make a very small amount of money.
Expect to be screened out/not qualify often.
You can answer questions for several minutes, prior to getting screened out.
Is LifePoints Worth It? Concluding Thoughts!
Despite some of the negative feedback, I've so found far found LifePoints to be OK.
There have been surveys available each time I've logged in and so far, I've qualified for around half.
But is it really worth your time? Well, it's not going to easily make you extra money at all.
So, if you're looking for a way to make extra cash, this isn't really going to help much.
But as a platform goes, it's a good design and I have still quite enjoyed my time on it.
Beyond Survey Panels – Earning More!
If you're fed up of spending hours on surveys, just to make the odd extra $10 here and there, there are many other options!
However, to make more like hundreds, or thousands of dollars online – it will take a lot more sustained effort over time.
As in, in some cases you could go for months not making anything – but if you stick with it, it will reward you far more.
For example; I make money online from paid advertising on my blog and affiliate sales, from recommending products and services.
If you want to learn how to get started yourself, I recommend you check out this free training first!
It's personally where I learnt how to make money from a simple website, (I had zero clue prior to that).
So, that concludes my LifePoints review – if you want to share your own experience, feel free below!


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Ball::Ball(SoccerMatch* match, GLfloat positionX, GLfloat positionY, double radius)
	: PhysicsSprite("Content//Sprites//ball_1.png", "Ball", positionX, positionY),
	match(match),
	removeJoint(false),
	joint(NULL),
	owner(NULL),
	radius(radius)
{
}

Ball::~Ball(void)
{
	parent->enginePtr->world->DestroyBody(physicsObject.body);
}

void Ball::LoadContent()
{
	// Load the texture
	Sprite::LoadContent();

	// Create our circle object
	CirclePhysicsObject circleObject(radius);
	circleObject.CreateObject(parent->enginePtr->world, positionX, positionY, BALL, BOUNDARY | PLAYER | GOAL);
	circleObject.body->SetUserData(this);
	b2Fixture* fixture = circleObject.body->GetFixtureList();
	fixture->SetRestitution(0.7f);

	b2MassData massData;
	circleObject.body->GetMassData(&massData);
	massData.mass = .5;
	circleObject.body->SetMassData(&massData);
	circleObject.body->SetAngularDamping(1.0);
	circleObject.body->SetLinearDamping(0.5);

	// store our physics object
	physicsObject = circleObject;

	scaleX = scaleY = 0.5f;
}

void Ball::Update(float deltaTime)
{
	// Make sure the ball can't move if the game hasn't started
	if(!match->GameOn())
		physicsObject.body->SetLinearVelocity(b2Vec2(0,0));

	if(owner != NULL && joint == NULL)
	{
		// Get the direction the player is facing and normailse it
		b2Vec2 facing = owner->physicsObject.body->GetWorldVector(b2Vec2(1,0));
		facing.Normalize();

		// Get the position of the player
		b2Vec2 pos = owner->physicsObject.body->GetPosition();

		// Keep some space between the player and ball
		pos.x += facing.x * 0.5;
		pos.y += facing.y * 0.5;

		// Place the ball in front of the player
		physicsObject.body->SetTransform(pos, 0);

		physicsObject.body->SetLinearVelocity(b2Vec2(0,0));
		physicsObject.body->SetAngularVelocity(0);

		// Create a revolute joint to match the player's rotations
		b2RevoluteJointDef revjointDef;
		revjointDef.Initialize(owner->physicsObject.body, physicsObject.body, physicsObject.body->GetWorldCenter());
		revjointDef.lowerAngle = 0;
		revjointDef.upperAngle = 0;
		revjointDef.collideConnected = false;
		joint = (b2RevoluteJoint*)parent->enginePtr->world->CreateJoint(&revjointDef);

		// Tell the team it's in possession of the ball
		//owner->team->inPossession = true;
		owner->hasPossession = true;
	}

	if(removeJoint)
	{
		if(joint == NULL)
		{
			removeJoint = false;
			return;
		}

		// Remove the joint from the physics world
		parent->enginePtr->world->DestroyJoint(joint);
		joint = NULL;

		//owner->team->inPossession = false;
		owner->hasPossession = false;

		// Get the direction the player is facing
		b2Vec2 facing = owner->physicsObject.body->GetWorldVector(b2Vec2(1,0));
		facing.Normalize();

		if(owner->playerRole != Player::goal_keeper)
		{
			owner->SetTackled();

			owner = NULL;
		}

		physicsObject.body->ApplyLinearImpulse(facing, physicsObject.body->GetLocalCenter());

		removeJoint = false;
	}
}

void Ball::BeginContact(b2Contact* contact, GameComponent* collideWith)
{
	if(collideWith->name == "topGoal")
		match->Score(true);

	if(collideWith->name == "bottomGoal")
		match->Score(false);

	if(collideWith->name == "Player")
	{
		Player* collider = static_cast<Player*>(collideWith);

		if(match->GameOn())
		{
			if(owner == NULL)
				owner = collider;

			// Keeper gets ball whether or not a player already has control
			else if (collider->playerRole == Player::goal_keeper)
			{
				owner->SetTackled();

				if(joint != NULL)
				{
					// Remove the joint from the physics world
					removeJoint = true;
				}

				owner = collider;
			}
		}

	}
}

void Ball::Reset()
{
	if(joint != NULL)
	{
		// Remove the joint from the physics world
		parent->enginePtr->world->DestroyJoint(joint);
		joint = NULL;
	}

	if(owner != NULL)
	{
		//owner->team->inPossession = false;
		owner->hasPossession = false;
		owner = NULL;
	}

	physicsObject.body->SetTransform(b2Vec2(0,0), 0);
	physicsObject.body->SetLinearVelocity(b2Vec2(0,0));
	physicsObject.body->SetAngularVelocity(0);
}

void Ball::Pass(b2Vec2 dir, double power)
{
	if (owner == NULL)
		return;

	if(joint != NULL)
	{
		// Remove the joint from the physics world
		parent->enginePtr->world->DestroyJoint(joint);
		joint = NULL;
	}

	//owner->team->inPossession = false;
	owner->hasPossession = false;
	owner = NULL;

	dir *= power; // Kick Power

	physicsObject.body->ApplyLinearImpulse(dir, physicsObject.body->GetLocalCenter());
}

void Ball::Shoot(double power)
{
	if (owner == NULL)
		return;

	if(joint != NULL)
	{
		// Remove the joint from the physics world
		parent->enginePtr->world->DestroyJoint(joint);
		joint = NULL;
	}

	//owner->team->inPossession = false;
	owner->hasPossession = false;

	// Get the direction the player is facing
	b2Vec2 facing = owner->physicsObject.body->GetWorldVector(b2Vec2(1,0));
	facing.Normalize();
	owner = NULL;

	facing *= power; // Kick Power

	physicsObject.body->ApplyLinearImpulse(facing, physicsObject.body->GetLocalCenter());
}

void Ball::Free()
{
	if (owner == NULL)
		return;

	removeJoint = true;
}

void Ball::Push(b2Vec2 dir, double power)
{
	dir *= power; // Kick Power

	physicsObject.body->ApplyLinearImpulse(dir, physicsObject.body->GetLocalCenter());
}

//--------------------- FuturePosition -----------------------------------
//
//  given a time this method returns the ball position at that time in the
//  future
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
b2Vec2 Ball::FuturePosition(double time)const
{
	//using the equation s = ut + 1/2at^2, where s = distance, a = friction
	//u=start velocity

	//calculate the ut term, which is a vector
	b2Vec2 velocity = physicsObject.body->GetLinearVelocity();
	b2Vec2 ut(velocity.x * time, velocity.y * time);

	//calculate the 1/2at^2 term, which is scalar - -0.015 - FRICTION
	double half_a_t_squared = 0.5 * -0.015 * time * time;

	//turn the scalar quantity into a vector by multiplying the value with
	//the normalized velocity vector (because that gives the direction)
	velocity.Normalize();
	b2Vec2 ScalarToVector = half_a_t_squared * velocity;

	ScalarToVector *= METERS_TO_PIXELS; // change to pixel space

	//the predicted position is the balls position plus these two terms
	return GetPositionInPixels() + ut + ScalarToVector;
}

//---------------------- TimeToCoverDistance -----------------------------
//
//  Given a force and a distance to cover given by two vectors, this
//  method calculates how long it will take the ball to travel between
//  the two points
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
double Ball::TimeToCoverDistance(b2Vec2 A, b2Vec2 B, double force)const
{
	//this will be the velocity of the ball in the next time step *if*
	//the player was to make the pass.
	double speed = force; // / m_dMass;

	//calculate the velocity at B using the equation
	//
	//  v^2 = u^2 + 2as
	//

	//first calculate s (the distance between the two positions)
	double DistanceToCover = DistanceSq(A, B);

	double term = speed*speed + 2.0*DistanceToCover * -0.015; //Prm.Friction;

	//if  (u^2 + 2as) is negative it means the ball cannot reach point B.
	if (term <= 0.0)
		return -1.0;

	double v = sqrt(term);

	//it IS possible for the ball to reach B and we know its speed when it
	//gets there, so now it's easy to calculate the time using the equation
	//
	//    t = v-u
	//        ---
	//         a
	//
	return (v-speed)/ -0.015; //Prm.Friction;
}

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are you afraid of grace?
[Note: If you haven't already, please also read yesterday's post on paying for grace, because these two concepts need to go together. Thanks.] It seems a weird question, but I think it holds a place deeply in most Christians' hearts. Here's why. I think that we are afraid of "too much" grace. We think that… Continue reading are you afraid of grace?


Our lands extend to a total of 45 hectares, which divide into 37 hectares for grazing purposes, and 8 hectares are divided into turnout fields.
The grazing areas are seeded every year in the month of September, in order to be ready to graze for the mares and foals between March and August.
The 8 hectares designated to turnouts are divided into 6 fields of varying dimensions ranging from 2000 sq m for yearlings to 19,000 sqm for the brood mares.
We also have 4 stables for our stallions and mares, 6 boxes for horses over 3 years old which are in training, a 16m circular paddock,and a training paddock measuring 20x40m.


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US Drought Monitor and Summary, May 15, 2018
Spotty heavy downpours brought localized drought relief to portions of Oklahoma and Texas, while dry, warmer-than-normal weather prevailed across the rest of the region. Locally heavy showers (2-4 inches) dotted drought areas from central Texas northward into western Oklahoma. Where rain was heaviest, reductions in drought intensity and coverage were made; however, considerable longer-term deficits remained, with the remaining Exceptional Drought (D4) areas reporting less than 25 percent of normal precipitation (locally less than 10 percent) over the past six months.
Along the Gulf Coast, Abnormal Dryness (D0) was expanded eastward to reflect increasingly dry conditions over the past 30 to 60 days, while D1 and D2 were added in coastal locales where 90-day rainfall was less than half of normal.
Farther inland, Moderate to Severe Drought (D1 and D2) were expanded in western Texas to reflect increasingly dry conditions at both the shorter term (60-day rainfall averaging 10 to 25 percent of normal) and longer time frame (6-month precipitation averaging less than 50 percent of normal, locally less than 25 percent).
Looking Ahead: An active pattern will continue, with three significant areas of wet weather over the next 5 days. Moderate to heavy rain will continue to soak locales from the Appalachians to the East Coast, with totals approaching or topping 5 inches in parts of the Mid-Atlantic.
Meanwhile, an area of low pressure will develop over the middle part of the nation, triggering moderate to heavy rain (locally more than 2 inches) from the central Plains into the Dakotas, while a trailing cold front produces similar rainfall amounts over north-central Texas and environs. Finally, a pair of upper-air disturbances will generate periods of rain across the northern two-thirds of the western U.S.Despite the unusually active pattern, dry weather will prevail from central and southern California into the lower Four Corners.
The NWS 6- to 10-day outlook for May 22 – 26 calls for below-normal rainfall across central and southern Texas and from the Great Lakes into New England. Conversely, wetter-than-normal conditions are expected from northern portions of the Rockies and Great Basin to the central and southern Atlantic Coast, with the greatest likelihood for abnormally wet weather in the Southeast. Abnormal warmth is expected over most of the nation save for near-normal temperatures in California and New England.
Read more at droughtmonitor.unl.edu.
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Les Grands défis pour la vie, located in Quebec, have raised $19,216.60. Their goal is to raise funds for the Sainte-Croix/Heriot Foundation by climbing four mountains on four continents.
Since 2013, as part of Les Grands défis pour la vie Lemire Précision, the Sainte-Croix/Heriot Foundation organizes mountain treks to raise funds for the Sainte-Croix Hospital, located in Drummondville. Three challenges have already been achieved on three continents: the ascent of Kilimandjaro in 2013, the grand tour of Mont Blanc in 2015 and a trek in the mountains of Nepal in 2017.
Currently, around forty people are preparing to live the Machu Picchu experience that will take place on a fourth continent in May 2019. Several participants use the FundScrip program to raise funds for the achievement of their challenge, just like participants have done so in the past.
To date, a total of $19,216 has been raised by participants of various challenges through the sale of FundScrip gift cards. The raised funds with FundScrip are allocated to projects improving the health care services of the Drummondville community.


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Filipinomysz niezwykła (Apomys insignis) – gatunek ssaka z podrodziny myszy (Murinae) w obrębie rodziny myszowatych (Muridae), występujący na Filipinach.

Zasięg występowania
Filipinomysz niezwykła występuje endemicznie na Filipinach, z zasięgiem ograniczonym do dwóch wysp – Mindanao i Dinagat. Gryzoń ten nie występuje na wyspach Bohol, Leyte, Samar i Biliran, doniesienia o występowaniu tam dotyczą innego gatunku filipinomyszy.

Taksonomia
Gatunek po raz pierwszy zgodnie z zasadami nazewnictwa binominalnego opisał w 1905 roku amerykański ornitolog i przyrodnik polowy Edgar Alexander Mearns nadając mu nazwę Apomys insignis. Holotyp pochodził z góry Apo, na wysokości , w południowej części Mindanao, w Filipinach.

Apomys insignis należy do podrodzaju Apomys. Dowody molekularne sugerują, że A. insignis wykazuje szczególne pokrewieństwo z A. hylocoetes z Mindanao, A. camiguinensis z Camiguin oraz nieopisanymi gatunkami z Bohol, Leyte, Samar i Biliran. Sekwencje mitochondrialne nie odróżniają A. insignis od gatunku sympatrycznego A. hylocoetes w górach Kitanglad, być może z powodu introgresji lub wychwytywania mitochondriów, ponieważ oba gatunki różnią się znacznie kariotypem (2n = 36 i FN = 36 dla insignis oraz 2n = 48 i FN = 56 dla hylocoetes); sympatryczność między oba gatunkami występuje również na górze Apo. Taksonomia A. insignis wymaga dokładniejszych badań. Autorzy Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World uznają ten takson za gatunek monotypowy.

Etymologia
 Apomys: Apo, Mindanao, Filipiny; μυς mus, μυος muos "mysz".
 insignis:  "nadzwyczajny, niezwykły, godny uwagi", od in "w kierunku"; signum "znak, oznaczenie".

Morfologia
Długość ciała (bez ogona) 71–123 mm, długość ogona 134–176 mm, długość ucha 18–21 mm, długość tylnej stopy 31–35 mm; masa ciała 33–52 g.

Ekologia
Jest spotykana niemal od poziomu morza do 2800 m n.p.m..

Gatunek ten osiąga największą liczebność w górskich lasach pierwotnych, ale jest spotykany także w środowisku zaburzonym (np. przez osuwiska i ograniczony wyrąb). Prawdopodobnie nie występuje na obszarach intensywnej ludzkiej aktywności, takich jak tereny rolnicze i trawiaste.

Populacja
Zwierzę to lokalnie jest dosyć liczne, filipinomysz niezwykła jest uznawana za gatunek najmniejszej troski. Intensywne wylesianie w latach 70. i 90. XX wieku doprowadziło do znacznego spadku liczebności na nizinach, ale większość populacji zamieszkuje góry i utrata środowiska dotknęła ją tylko w niewielkim stopniu. Gryzoń występuje w obszarach chronionych.

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Myszowate
Ssaki Azji
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1905 roku

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Kelmarsh Country Fair in 2015. Pictures courtesy of Andrew Cooper.
A popular country show in Northamptonshire fell victim to Storm Katie when driving wind and rain cut the event short for the first time in its history.
Organisers of Kelmarsh Country Show were forced to close its gates to the public on bank Holiday Monday after the storm battered Northamptonshire over Easter weekend.
The popular two-day show has been held at Kelmarsh Hall for 11 consecutive years, welcoming around 28,000 visitors each year, and has never been cancelled before.
CEO of Countryman Fairs Ian Harford, said the decision to shut the showground was taken early yesterday morning.
He said: "There was no other decision to make.
"Public safety is always our number one priority. We have received overwhelming support from both exhibitors and visitors.
"Countryman Fairs is hosting six other country shows throughout the year, all of which will have the same attention to detail and approach when it comes to public health and safety.
However the organisers say the event was well attended on Sunday, with visitors enjoying displays in gundog handling, clay shooting, archery, fishing, falconry and ferreting.
The event also featured more than 200 exhibition stands, children's entertainment, a food festival, craft and antiques fairs and live folk music.


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Showponies - de Alex Klaasen Revue, ook wel verkort: Showponies, is een komische theatervoorstelling met Alex Klaasen in de hoofdrol. Het genre kan worden beschreven als een mix van cabaret, musical en comedy. Identiteit is het hoofdthema in de voorstellingen en loopt als rode draad door de scènes heen.

De voorstelling ging op 19 maart 2018 in première, om vervolgens tot 23 december 2018 door Nederland te toeren.

Wegens het grote succes keerde Klaasen in oktober 2019 terug met Showponies 2, welke door de maatregelen van het coronavirus onverhoopt moest stoppen op 23 maart 2020.

Eind 2021 werd er nog een opvolgende Showponies-voorstelling ten tonele gebracht, genaamd Snowponies, een 'Merrie' Christmas. Deze laatste voorstelling stond in het teken van kerst en heeft eveneens door het land getoerd. Vanwege coronamaatregelen moest deze voorstelling in december eerder stoppen, om vervolgens in januari en februari 2022 in het DeLaMar Theater te spelen. Snowponies keerde eind 2022 wederom terug om met dezelfde voorstelling door het land te toeren.

In januari 2023 kondigde Klaasen aan een solovoorstelling te gaan spelen genaamd No Ponies.

Showponies is een productie van MORE Theater Producties.

Inhoud
De voorstellingen bevatten een reeks van komische sketches, scènes en liedjes, welke doorgaans een diepere boodschap met zich meedragen of de draak steken met homofobie, gender, de LGBT-Gemeenschap, stereotypes of andere sociale kwesties. Met name in Showponies 2 voert homoseksualiteit de boventoon. Taboes worden in de voorstellingen niet geschuwd: zo wordt er uitgebreid gezongen over porno en Grindr. Overgangen tussen scènes worden gemaakt door harde schakels met licht, geluid en decor.

Een terugkerend element in de voorstellingen zijn scènes waarin bekende (sprookjes)figuren, personages, verhalen of liedjes een komische, typematige twist ondergaan. Zo worden De Kleine Zeemeermin, Sneeuwwitje en Sherlock Holmes in een nieuw jasje gestoken. Bovendien krijgen Het Laatste Avondmaal en de Drie Koningen ook een geheel andere invulling dan men gewend is. Showponies 2 bevat tevens ook een bewerking op bekend lied Catootje, welke in de voorstelling is bewerkt tot 'LHBTQIAP-alfabet', waarbij in elk couplet een letter wordt behandeld. Net als in de rest van de voorstelling staan bij dit alles thema's als identiteit, seksualiteit en stereotypes centraal.

Cast
Klaasen speelt altijd de hoofdrol in scènes en sketches, waarbij de andere castleden als tegenspelers, figuranten, medezangers of ensemble dienen. Vormen zijn hierin erg divers: er zijn onder meer dialogen, musicaldansnummers en groepsscènes.

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displays root categories or departments in a sidebar with a flexible 4-3-2-1 centered grid for subcategories displaying a column of level 2 categories with hover or click to level 3 & 4 categories with pictures (and or no. of products and description). The mobile sized multi-level sub-category menu uses jQuery toggle for touchscreen functionality.
The admin configuration works in the same fashion as the Top Menu and as such requires minimal settings - any categories set to be included in the Top Menu are displayed.
Easy to install, the Responsive mega mega menu is an effective upgrade to your nopcommerce powered website: show categories, manufacturers, vendors, topics, shopping cart, my account, links and even a special offers category with products.
Includes free Buttons menu theme as seen on the demo store.
Copy the Misc.MegaMetro and Misc.MegaMetro2 folders to your Plugin directory, go to the admin area press Reload.
Default Clean simply replace the original DefaultClean theme folder with the new one.
About - go to topics and insert content in to the aboutus topic, this will appear in the about dropdown.
Shop - Any categories checked with 'Include in Top Menu' will appear in the dropdown, use as many levels as you like!
Search - does not require any config other than the option to show product pictures in autosearch box.
Topics - add a topic with systemname 'topicpicture' to show content in the dropdown next to the Customer Service block.
Use the Include in TopMenu topic option to show extra topic links in the Customer Service block.
Change the title topics in the View file Views > MegaMetro > CategoryMenu.cshtml.
MyCart - No config necessary.
You can easily customise the mega-menu style by updating the mega-menu.css file.


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Q: Do I need to call .Dispose() on the StandardAnalyzer, or does .Dispose() on the IndexWriter dispose its descendants? Initializing an IndexWriter in Lucene.Net looks like this:
var analyzer = new Lucene.Net.Analysis.Standard.StandardAnalyzer(version);
var indexWriterConfig = new Lucene.Net.Index.IndexWriterConfig(version, analyzer);
Index = new Lucene.Net.Index.IndexWriter(luceneDir, indexWriterConfig);

That is, you can't instantiate an IndexWriter without an Analyzer. So, I would expect that calling .Dispose() on the IndexWriter would dispose its children, including the Analyzer. However browsing the code I don't see that happening - so far. Have I missed it?
So: Does calling .Dispose() on the IndexWriter dispose the Analyzer, and if not, why not?

A: IndexWriter does not dispose of the analyzer.
It doesn't dispose of the analyzer because it cannot be sure that you will not be using the analyzer elsewhere. It's a reference that it got via the constructor, it could be used by other IndexWriter instances without it knowing.
It's about ownership; you created the analyzer and let the writer use it. It is thus your responsibility to dispose of the analyzer.

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My eleven year old slams the cabinet door. It springs back open in response to the force.
"There are still some cookies left," I say.
Implication: That someone is you, mom.
Goan Mince Meat Potato Chops is a soft delicate potato pattie stuffed with seasoned cooked beef. It is very similar to the Cuban Papas Rellenaswith a couple of twists. Goan's cook the meat stuffing without peas and carrots, they use cream of wheat instead of bread crumbs as coating and shallow fry the disk shape pattie instead of deep-frying the potato balls. I know it seems quite far apart but when you take a bite it taste very close to the potato chops.
As a vegetarian, I'm fully ready to admit that my least favorite part of most every wedding I've been to is the food. While there have been a few memorable exceptions (and I freely acknowledge how ungrateful I sound), most of the vegetarian options I've had have been lackluster or obviously put together as an afterthought.
In the end, it doesn't matter that much because eating cake, dancing, and celebrating with friends and family are more important. But it does always make me a little sad to compare what's on my plate with the rest of my tablemates when the meal is served. The vegetarian option usually falls into one of these five categories.


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Please come to Boston
One win away …….The Red Sox are coming home from St Louis leading three games to two in the World Series. One win away… The Red Sox are still new to winning World Series Championships in the modern day. They have a couple under their belt in the last nine years but none were won at Fenway Park . In 2004 the team won the World Series championship in St Louis and in 2007 they did it again in Denver. But we haven't clinched the Series title at home. The last time that it did happen was in 1918. One win away….
Tomorrow the Red Sox are very close to making the last unfulfilled dream of so many a reality. The team may have a chance to celebrate a World Series Championship in front of the Green Monster. I have never seen that happen. My father, grandfather or no one I know has ever seen it happen. Yet here we are… One win away.
The Sox could have fallen apart after losing Game Three on the obstruction call. At the end of the game I will admit that those old haunting feelings return to me like the many bad dreams the Sox have given me in the past. But as I look at the sun shinning this morning and think about this team, I am now convinced that these guys are unlike those other teams of the past. They are very different indeed. They are a little bit like the team of 2004 in so much as they never say die. They came back to win Game Four and Five of this series and the can do attitude that this team has shown all year just continues to play on until they are now just. One win away....The big difference in the 20013 team as these guys play like a machine. When its time to go, they just crank out the wins and keep going. Fro the start of the season when the town was down because of the tragedy at the marathon, this team gave everyone a big lift with their support for the people and community. One win away….
For those of you that have a ticket for either game six or game seven. I can only imagine the feeling you have right now. You have the chance to hopefully see one of the greatest sporting events ever
played in the old ball park….One win away. There is no doubt that the streets in Boston will be packed as the faithful will be drawn to The Park like the fabled moth to a flame for that chance to experience the final epic story of the last unfulfilled dream. So many generations of New Englanders are now just praying for, One more win ……
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Q: Change the data of a QAbstractTableModel programatically I need to change the data stored in an instance of QAbstractTableModel, and below is my attempt which runs but does nothing.
class index(QtCore.QModelIndex):
    def __init__(self, row_, col_):
        QtCore.QModelIndex.__init__(self)
        self.r = row_
        self.c = col_

    def column(self):
        return self.c

    def row(self):
        return self.r

And I use this in a loop to set a column with a value:
val = self.ui.doubleSpinBox.value()
for i in range(self.links_model.rowCount()):
    self.links_model.setData(index(i, 4), val, QtCore.Qt.DisplayRole)

In this code
    self.links_model   is an instance of QAbstractTableModel
So, regardless of the code I have posted, how do I change the values of an instance of QAbstractTableModel in python?

A: So, digging in the Python API (...) I found how to do it:
val = self.ui.doubleSpinBox.value() # some value to set
for i in range(self.links_model.rowCount()):
    item = QtGui.QStandardItem()
    item.setData(val, QtCore.Qt.DisplayRole)
    self.links_model.setItem(i, 4, item) # i-> row, 4-> column


I was wondering if there is anyone out there who''s built a high poly game and who uses OpenGls matrix stack operations to do all the vertex transforms. Are these Operations fast enough? Or should I use my own routines?
I''ve heard many conflicting views on this topic, and to tell the truth, I don''t really know who to believe.
in which case it is better to do your own matrix class and calculate..
Seems a though people are finding the openGl implementation of transformations good enough. Anyone else on the subject?
There''s absolutely nothing wrong with OpenGL transformations, if you use them only for what they are for.
However, if you need intermediate results, or have to do funky shearing stuff, or whatever, you might be better off writing your own functions.
#pragma DWIM // Do What I Mean!
Good this makes me happy to hear, because I was worried about having to design a program to use both my own functions and those that would use transformation acceleration if present.


Can I set the camera's shutter speed for video?
How can I enable both the cameras on the Compute Module 3?
Is it possible to use ribbon camera input as additional USB/ethernet port?
I have an Raspberry Pi Zero and I wonder if I can get more USB ports without concentrator :?
A way to connect M RaspiCams to N raspberry Pi Compute modules, where M>>N?
I've just install raspi cam and test raspistill, my first picture's colour is too yellow. Is this camera problem?
GStreamer H264 UDP stream from RPi Cam to Windows 7 Machine Hangs, "Network is Unreachable"?
I need to execute this command on the RASPBERRY PI bootup cd RPi_Cam_Web_Interface && ./install.sh and also follows dual ENTER keys with 5 seconds interval for each.
Raspberry Compute Model 3, is hardware opensource and approach to integrating HD camera on board?
How do you configure the Pi Zero to act as a USB webcam using the plug in camera?
How can one send commands and stream back video from a raspberry pi over 10 km without an external internet connection?
Should I use raspivid for longer videos and do I need a spacious MicroSD?


Silicone is a rubber (MVQ), which can be used for O-rings, gaskets and special seals. Silicone is an elastomer made from silicon, oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. The key use of this material is in static seals employed in a wide (-75° F to +450° F) range of temperatures.
This material is not recommended for dynamic situations due to poor abrasion resistance and high friction characteristics. And due to its poor mechanical properties compared to other rubbers, SSP Silicone is mainly used for static applications. It is highly resistant to weathering, ozone and ageing. Silicone also has a high resistance to dry heat, ultraviolet light and ozone. The compatibility with mineral oils depends on the content of aromatic hydrocarbons in the oil.
MVQ silicone is a non-toxic material. Among ozone, sunlight, and high temperatures, it is also resistant to fungal decay. It also has very good cold flexibility. Hence, MVQ seals can be used in high heat as well as food-related applications. Since MVQ silicone has low tensile strength and abrasion resistance, it cannot be used in extremely demanding applications.


This is our first post of 2018 and we would first like to say Happy New Year.
Today I am going to talk you through a present I received for Christmas! This was one of my favourite gifts and is just what I needed.
Firstly, Real Techniques is one of my favourite make-up brands and is very popular, specialising in make-up brushes and applications. I am going to talk about the Filtered Face Brush Set – which was a limited edition set. This set covers your whole face ranging from sponges for the coverage and brushes for the eyes, face and lips. They sell loads more styles of brushes and sponges than in this set but this is a good set to buy to get a brush/sponge to cover all your face.
This brush set is definitely recommended! My skin looks flawless after applying my make up by these brushes and blends colours perfectly. I have used other real techniques brushes before and would always stand by this brand. I had never used sponges before, but I thought I would try them to apply my foundation instead of a brush and it was so much better and gave me a smoother coverage!
Don't worry if you don't know how to use these brushes to apply make-up, Real Techniques have tutorials on their products. I have checked them out many times and they have given me good tips on how to apply my make-up.
Thank you for reading and we would love to know what you thought of this set or any recommended sets.


We have enabled a new interactive report in the OMS that lets you analyze property views and leads for all your properties over a time period. You can view for your office or filter for a specific agent.
Only office managers/administrators are able to view statistics for the whole office. For groups head office managers can view statistics for a particular office. The web leads are for your own website and Entegral powered websites like MyProperty. It excludes leads/views for external portal like Jump, IOL property etc.


CAMMP's philosophy is to enhance children's understanding of mathematics and its connections to thinking, reasoning, and real world problem–solving. Each CAMMPer receives individual attention from a specially–trained master level teacher. Whether your child is a math whiz or needs review, the CAMMP experience produces logical understanding and helps children find the fun in mathematics.
Summer CAMMP emphasizes three basic principles: having fun, learning through hands-on manipulatives, and problem solving. The entire curriculum reflects these principles as students develop a head start for the upcoming school year.
Placement: CAMMP Directors place children according to their individual math abilities, so the first day of CAMMP is crucial for a happy and challenging experience. Students are typically placed according to their rising grade level. However, for those doing more advanced mathematics or in need of remediation, appropriate math placements are made. Please describe on your application any special needs your child has. Please talk with your child at the end of the first day. If you think your child's placement is inappropriate, please contact one of the Directors the first evening so he/she can adjust placement accordingly.
Cammpers who attend for multiple weeks receive appropriate placement each week.


GEOSET » Discovery and development of conductive polymers.
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Alan MacDiarmid was the first New Zealand born and educated Nobel Prize (Chemistry, 2000) winner since Maurice Wilkins in 1962. In this interview MacDiarmid talks about the science that he was awarded the Nobel Prize for, the discovery of the first conducting polymer – polyacetylene. He says that we showed that we could dope it to a high conductivity. MacDiarmid holds a strong belief that people need to be scientifically aware and scientifically equal in order that they can understand and have an influence on governments during in this technical age.


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Society increasingly polarised under Enda Kenny – Adams
26 February, 2015 - by Gerry Adams TD
Speaking this evening in Kilkenny where he launched the Carlow/Kilkenny by-election campaign of Sinn Féin candidate Kathleen Funchion, Party Leader Gerry Adams TD said:
"Sinn Féin is in this by-election to win. In Kathleen Funchion we have an excellent candidate who would be a strong advocate for fairness and equality in the Dáil."
"In this by-election the voters in Carlow/Kilkenny can speak on behalf of citizens across the State. At this crucial time in our history you can make judgement on this bad Government."
"Our society has become increasingly polarised under Enda Kenny's Government. The Government clearly does not care about the crippling effect on families of the Property Tax, Water Tax and a range of other stealth charges."
"A third of our children are now living in consistent poverty. We see anti-Water Charge protestors jailed but not one of the bankers who caused the financial crash, which destroyed the economy, has been sent to prison."
"This Government is ideologically wedded to austerity and the price that citizens are paying is evident everywhere. It is to be seen, for example, in the record number of citizens languishing on trolleys in our hospital corridors."
"We need to ask ourselves what kind of a society we will be left with after more years of Fine Gael/Labour austerity. Social cohesion is being destroyed. Our public services are being battered. Rural Ireland is under sustained attack. Over the last 8 years almost half a million, of mostly young Irish people, have been scattered throughout the world."
"Sinn Féin have shown that it doesn't need to be this way. There are fairer alternatives. We seek a mandate to take our society and economy in an entirely different direction based on fairness, equality and decency. Our budget proposals have demonstrated how we can achieve a fair and equitable recovery which protects the most vulnerable and defends low and middle-income earners."


It's finally here! The end of the year means that sites everywhere are taking a look back at the dumb things that criminals have done during 2014. Slate's list has a slot for bronze, silver and gold medals of stupidity.
Stooping to a life of crime is one thing, but not even being good at it is another. These criminals bungled their way into the U.S. justice system, but their stupid antics bungle straight into our hearts.
Let's start off with the bronze medalist, Adalberto Ramiro-diaz. Adalberto was a drug dealer whose safety protocol meant pointing a gun to the head of every single customer that came to his door. One of those customers — and who would have thunk it — was an undercover police officer.
To jail with you! The list goes on and holy moly is it a treat.


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The Taliban in Afghanistan are "holding hostage" six airplanes carrying American citizens and Afghan allies at an airport in the country, Republican Congressman Michael McCaul has revealed.
McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Sunday the airplanes have been at Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport in northern Afghanistan "for the last couple of days."
The Taliban are "holding them hostage for demands" despite approval from the US State Department, he added.
"In fact, we have six airplanes at Mazar-i-Sharif airport, six airplanes, with American citizens on them as I speak, also with these interpreters, and the Taliban is holding them hostage for demands right now," McCaul said on "Fox News Sunday."
"State has cleared these flights and the Taliban will not let them leave the airport," he continued.
McCaul did not provide details of the Taliban are making but said the circumstances are "turning into a hostage situation."
"Well, they are not clearing airplanes to depart. They've sat at the airport for the last couple days, these planes, and they're not allowed to leave," McCaul said.
"We know the reason why is because the Taliban want something in exchange. This is really, Chris, turning into a hostage situation where they're not gonna allow American citizens to leave until they get full recognition from the United States of America," he added.
McCaul said "hundreds of American citizens" are still in Afghanistan, but Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week claimed "under 200 and likely closer to 100" American citizens were still in the country.
The Taliban are poised to run Afghanistan again 20 years after they were removed from power by American forces following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
The US invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 and removed the Taliban from power. American forces occupied the country for about two decades on the pretext of fighting against the Taliban. But as the US forces left Afghanistan, the Taliban stormed into Kabul, weakened by continued foreign occupation.
'Situation in Afghanistan worse' than pre-9/11'
McCaul on Sunday also said that the situation in Afghanistan is "worse" than before the September 11 terrorist attacks because the Taliban are "fully armed" with American weaponry.
"We're going back to pre-9/11 right now but it's worse, it's worse because now they're fully armed with our weapons, our helicopters, and pallets of our cash," said McCaul.
America's capabilities to "deal with" the terror threat are "greatly exaggerated" because Afghanistan is landlocked and surrounded by "enemies" that "have now been emboldened by this foreign policy blunder."
He also said that officials "have to establish that ISR [intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance], you know somewhere over the horizon capability means flying from the (Persian) Gulf, probably countries like Qatar, which would be, you know, anywhere from six to eight hours, having to fly, you know, around Iran over Pakistan, get refueling."
"When I talk to anybody in the military they tell me this is not adequate for us to have ISR capability, well we need to see, eyes and ears on the ground, to see the threat so that we can respond to the threat and eliminate it," he added.
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Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution
Sabby Sagall
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A Soviet poster urging Jews to fight for the revolution during the Civil War
During the latter part of the 19th century and first years of the 20th, the European country which witnessed the most severe antisemitism was not Germany but the Russian Empire. The Tsarist state police would regularly organise pogroms during which drunken Black Hundreds or Cossacks would attack Jewish villages, murdering Jews and destroying their property.
When Peter the Great, who ruled Russia from 1682 till 1725, was asked about admitting Jews into the empire, he replied, "I prefer to see in our midst nations professing Mohammedanism and paganism rather than Jews. They are rogues and cheats."
During the reign of Catherine II from 1762 until 1796 Jewish habitation was restricted to the Pale of Settlement. The Pale took away many of the rights that the Jews of late 17th century Russia had enjoyed. From then on they were restricted to a small area of what is currently Belarus, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine.
More active discriminatory policies began with the partition of Poland in the late 18th century. For the first time in its history Russia acquired land with a large Jewish population. And in 1772, Catherine the Great required the Jews of the Pale to stay in their shtetls (villages), forbidding them from returning to the towns where they had lived before the partition.
Whereas Jews in western Europe, following the French Revolution, were experiencing greater freedom, in the Russian Empire the laws governing Jewish life were becoming more restrictive. In contrast to the gradual expansion of legal and social rights for Jews in Western Europe, liberal and democratic tendencies in Russia were weak. Various writers have noted that the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Enlightenment bypassed Russia. The Russian Jewish revolutionary Leon Trotsky attributed this largely to the failure of a strong bourgeois class and a capitalist society to develop in Russia.
The reign of Alexander II (1855–81) was marked by significant reforms, the most important of which was the emancipation of the peasants from their servitude to the landowners in 1861. Towards the Jews, Alexander II adopted a milder policy with the objective (as was that of his predecessor) of achieving their assimilation into Russian society.
He repealed the severest of his father's decrees, including the Cantonist system whereby Jewish children were conscripted to military institutions in Tsarist Russia, with the intention that the conditions they were placed in would force them to adopt Christianity. He also gave a different interpretation to the classification system by granting various rights — in the first place the right of residence throughout Russia — to selected groups of "useful" Jews, including wealthy merchants (1859), university graduates (1861), certified craftsmen (1865), as well as medical staff of every category.
The Jewish communities outside the Pale of Settlement rapidly expanded, especially those of St Petersburg and Moscow, so that their influence on the way of life of Russian Jewry became important.
The general atmosphere engendered by the new laws was as significant as the laws themselves. The administration relaxed its pressure on the Jews and there was a feeling among them that the government was slowly but surely proceeding towards their emancipation. Jews began to take part in the intellectual and cultural life of Russia in journalism, literature, law, the theatre, and the arts generally. The number of professionals was very small in Russia, and Jews soon became prominent among their ranks in quantity and quality.
This increasing importance of Jews in economic, political and cultural life aroused a sharp reaction in Russian society. The main opponents of the Jews included several of the country's most distinguished intellectuals, such as the authors Ivan Aksakov and Fyodor Dostoyevsky, one of the greatest 19th century European novelists. The attitude of the liberal and revolutionary elements in Russia towards the Jews was also lukewarm.
The Jews were accused of maintaining "a state within a state" and of "exploiting" the Russian masses. Even the blood libel was renewed by agitators — as in the Kutaisi trial in 1878, when Jews were accused of murdering a Christian girl in order to use her blood in their baking.
However, the main argument of the hatemongers was that the Jews were an alien element invading the various areas of Russian life, gaining control of economic and cultural positions, overall a most destructive influence. Many newspapers, led by the influential Novoye Vremya, engaged in anti-Jewish agitation. The anti-Jewish movement gained in strength especially after the Balkan War (1877–78), when a wave of Slavophile nationalism swept through Russian society.
However, it was the assassination of Tsar Alexander II by the Narodniks (anarchists) in 1881 which marked a turning point. It was blamed on the Jews and provoked widespread pogroms lasting three years.
State policy under his successor Alexander III hardened, resulting in the laws of 1882 which severely curbed the civil rights of Jews within the Russian Empire. According to the earlier decree of 1881, Jews were forbidden to buy land even in the vast Eurasian steppes. The Tsar's minister Konstantin Pobedonostsev stated the aim of the government with regard to the Jews: "One third will die out, one third will leave the country and one third will be completely dissolved in the surrounding population."
In the event, the pogroms and the repressive legislation did indeed result in the mass emigration of Jews to western Europe and America. Between 1881 and the outbreak of the First World War an estimated 2.5 million Jews left Russia — one of the largest group migrations in recorded history.
In 1937 Trotsky wrote, "Antisemitism was quite widespread in Tsarist Russia among the peasants, the petty bourgeoisie of the city, the intelligentsia and the more backward strata of the working class."
Trotsky might also have mentioned that the Russian Orthodox Church was similarly complicit in allowing antisemitic persecution. The Russian church's total submission to the state meant that it took no steps to protect Jews. Indeed, many clerics held antisemitic attitudes — the first Kishinev pogrom of 1903 was led by Orthodox priests. At the end of the 19th century the antisemitic views of leading clerics were widely known. These individuals were not expressing an official church position on the Jewish question, which had not been formulated, but they reflected the widely-held negative attitudes of the general population towards Jews.
The Kishinev pogroms, organised by the police, were the state's response to the mass strikes of 1902–3, the initial stirrings of the working class leading up to the 1905 Revolution. In 1903, during the first wave of violence, which occurred at Easter, 49 Jews were killed, large numbers of Jewish women were raped and 1,500 homes were damaged. The incident focused worldwide attention on the persecution of Jews in Russia.
That year also witnessed the publication of the notorious "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", a faked document which claimed to be minutes of a late 19th-century meeting of Jewish leaders discussing their goal of global Jewish hegemony achieved through subverting the morals of Gentiles and controlling the press and the world's economies. It was circulated in the Russian Empire during the 1903–6 period as a tool for scapegoating Jews, whom the monarchists blamed for their defeat in the Russo-Japanese War and the Revolution of 1905.
A second pogrom, in October 1905, in which 19 Jews were killed, was part of an epidemic of 600 pogroms that swept across the Russian Empire after the Tsar issued the October Manifesto of 1905. Hundreds of Jews were massacred in the pogroms.
However, a remarkable change developed with the seizure of state power by the Russian working class led by the Bolsheviks in the October 1917 revolution. To begin with, the Bolshevik government abolished all 650 legal restrictions on Jews, establishing a regime of formal equality.
By mid-1917 the soviets had become the main instruments of opposition to antisemitism, with a campaign aimed at factory workers and even some activists within the broad revolutionary movement.
By the late summer the soviets had launched a wide-ranging campaign against antisemitism. For example, throughout August and September, the Moscow soviet organised meetings and lectures in factories on antisemitism. In the former Pale of Settlement local soviets acted to prevent the perpetration of pogroms.
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Moreover, as the political crisis intensified, and the Bolsheviks deepened their support in the working class, scores of provincial soviets launched their own campaigns against antisemitism. Many party members helped to develop the cross-party response to antisemitism at factory and soviet levels. The paper Jewish Weekly had been anxious that the Bolshevik seizure of power would herald more antisemitic violence, since "wherever Slavic crowds gather" this generally meant "striking at the Yids". But in the days following the insurrection, there were no pogroms in Russia.
Of course, this change had its limitations, as Trotsky stressed: "The October Revolution abolished the outlawed status of the Jews. That, however, does not at all mean that with one blow it swept out antisemitism… Legislation alone does not change people."
As Brendan McGeever has pointed out in his article "The Bolsheviks and Antisemitism" in Jacobin magazine, in the course of the revolutionary year 1917 there were some 235 attacks on Jews — a mere 4.4 percent of the population but victims of roughly one third of violent assaults against minorities during that year. During the Civil War years (1918-1921) there was a devastating wave of violence against Jews, most of which was perpetrated by the counter-revolutionary White Army.
Sometimes class anger and antisemitic notions of Jews overlapped: in July speakers at a street rally called on the crowd to "smash the Jews and the bourgeoisie".
The story is told how workers and peasants in the Red Army fighting to defend the revolution against the counter-revolution would criticise Lenin who led the government in Moscow while praising Trotsky, their military commander — "Trotsky is a good chap, but that Lenin who sits in Moscow is a bloody Jew!" The reality, of course, was the reverse.
A similar error was made on the wall of the Winter Palace. Kerensky, prime minister of the Provisional Government that attempted to smash the Bolsheviks, noticed graffiti as he fled the Winter Palace during the Bolshevik-led insurrection: "Down with the Yid Kerensky, long live Comrade Trotsky!"
McGeever also claims that in the spring of 1918 "in towns and cities of northeast Ukraine such as Glukhov, Bolshevik power was consolidated through anti-Jewish violence on the part of the local cadres of the party and Red Guards". However, in a witness statement by a Jewish woman, a child at the time, Harriet (Hasia) Segal seems clear that the pogrom was perpetrated by anti-Bolshevik Cossacks (see YouTube, "Remembering the Glukhov Pogrom").
This is not to deny that some antisemitic violence could have been carried out by elements of the Red Army during the vicious Civil War. But a concerted and remarkable effort was made by the leaders of the revolution and by thousands of revolutionaries across the former empire, to stamp out antisemitism. And to some degree, at least, it worked.
The central committee of the Bolshevik Party that won a majority in the All-Russian Congress of Soviets in October 1917 contained six Jews out of 21 members. This would have been unthinkable in the dark days of Tsarist oppression. Something fundamental had happened to the workers and peasants who had carried out the revolution.
Certainly the most class-conscious workers, many of whom would have harboured antisemitic feelings and attitudes prior to the revolution, carried out a far-reaching change, not only externally. Through their revolutionary actions, they had transformed themselves, their emotional attitudes and intellectual outlook.
The confidence they had instilled in themselves through their own political actions against the real enemy — the Tsarist ruling class — meant that antisemitic attitudes withered away to some extent.
As Lenin remarked in a radio broadcast in March 1919, "The landowners and capitalists tried to divert the hatred of the workers and peasants who were tortured by want against the Jews… This ancient, feudal ignorance is passing away; the eyes of the people are being opened."
In Britain and Europe today the group most severely affected by racism is the Muslim population, though antisemitism is far from dead and indeed has experienced a revival in recent years. To knock back and defeat the growing anti-Muslim racism, we can learn much from the Bolshevik battle against antisemitism during the Russian Revolution.
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Registration has begun for the Massachusetts Bar Association's Annual Conference 2005, set for March 3-5, 2005, at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel in downtown Boston. The theme for this year's conference is "Lawyers: Champions of Justice. Protectors of Liberty."
For two Massachusetts appellate lawyers, Wednesday, Dec. 1 won't be erased from their memories for the rest of their lives.
That day Massachusetts Attorney General's Office Appellate Division Chief Cathryn A. Neaves and Committee for Public Counsel Services staff attorney David J. Nathanson appeared before the United States Supreme Court, an opportunity most lawyers only dream of. Of about 7,000 cases on the docket each term, the Supreme Court grants plenary review and oral argument to only about 100 cases.


Andrew Harding, Managing Director & CEO, Aurizon was the speaker at the MMC which was held on 27th April 2017. He made an interesting speech on his discoveries within Aurizon after taking helm as the MD & CEO in December 2016. He spoken on various matters such as impact of hurricane Debbie in Queensland on Aurizon employees and operations, need to simplify the infinitely convoluted regulatory processes and significance of Australian mining trade relations with China, Taiwan, Japan, India and South Korea. Swann Global hosted a table of 10 guests at the luncheon. It was a great afternoon to enjoy the lunch while networking with colleagues and acquaintances in the resources industry.
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Lately I've been waking up in the middle of the night for no reason and just lying there kind of 3/4ths of the way asleep. Maybe an hour later I finally fall asleep. This is wreaking havoc with my gym-going as you can imagine (I go at 5am) but it does lead to some weird half-asleep thoughts. Sometimes I even think I'm awake but later I will realize I wasn't really. Perhaps sometimes I will find myself standing on top of the Hollywood sign in my pajamas.
Ghost Bees is the music you would hear if you were half-awake, convinced that along with the breeze through the window, someone is singing a translation of "Der Erlkoenig," a poem by Goethe. The poem goes like this: a father and son are riding through a forest. The father is trying to keep his son snug and safe; but the son keeps saying, "Can't you see the Erlkoenig (the Elf-king) following us?" At the end, the Erlkoenig has his way and the mortals suffer for it. It's the perfect poem to complement Ghost Bees's experimental folk sound, which I would classify as Eisley meets Alela Diane meets sonic dissonance. Long story short, I like it even in the light of day, and you will too.


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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962, UK)
This is the sort of film that ruins the image of prison movies. It's ugly and gritty as so many are, but it's also decidedly political… and darkly humorous and strangely uplifting.
Tom Courtenay plays Colin Smith. It's a no-frills name for a no-frills working-class lad from Nottingham, sent down to a borstal after being pinched breaking into a bakery office with his mate. He's also a runner, albeit an ungainly one. "Running's always been a big thing in our family," he notes in the opening scene, "especially running away from the Police."
He is also brooding and obstinate like his dad, who refused painkillers and treatment right up to his death a couple of weeks before Colin gets locked up. The boy harbours a contempt for the Establishment that he doesn't easily conceal. He saw his father have to fight for higher wages at the factory where he worked, and is troubled by the notion of working for a living where the workers don't share in the profits. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, he finds himself in HM Borstal Ruxton Towers.
The Governor, a delightfully pompous Michael Redgrave, soon discovers that Colin can run, which means, he hopes, that the borstal will win the cross-country cup in a highly anticipated competition against the elite Ranley School. As a result, Colin unexpectedly finds himself the Governor's blue-eyed-boy and the prison Establishment's great hope. Colin plays the game. "I'm gonna let them think they've got me housetrained," he says, and he is permitted to go on long runs outside the borstal where he replays the past and is for a time free… free of imposition, prison, family, hardship.
We finally get to the big race, where Colin has victory well within his sights and has to decide whether it's more true to himself to overcome his unprivileged background and win, or to very deliberately lose – thus denying the bosses what they want. It's his own victory and is sweet. The film presents a mildly detached view of the borstal system, quietly ridiculing both the traditional style of managing wayward young men, and the newer psycho-dynamic approaches. Courtenay is terrific in that, despite the difficulties in Colin's upbringing, he never allows you to get close enough to him to excuse his sullenness, or his offending. He doesn't want our sympathy, that's for sure. You might be inclined, however, to excuse him for being 25 and looking much too old to be in a borstal.
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On 16th February 2018, we travelled to the NEC in Birmingham to visit the Big Bang Young Engineers and Scientists Fair 2018. We learned about science and engineering in the real world and even got to sit in a Red Arrow plane!
See a selection of photos from our day out below.


From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning: Mymiamia The ChaCha for Many Countries!
Mymiamia The ChaCha for Many Countries!
I often gloat about how fantastic ChaCha is for gathering information. ChaCha allows you to dial a toll-free number or send a text message and receive information regarding just about anything! Sadly ChaCha can only be used in the United States. However, I often forget to mention that there is an alternative for countries outside of the U.S.. It is called Mymiamia. Mymiamia works in the same way as ChaCha. You can call or text in a question, then receive an answer within a few minutes. These countries include Austrialia, Norway, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, South Africa, and many more! I pasted in the chart of voice and SMS numbers below. Try it!
While many teachers may have concerns with using cell phones inside of classroom to gather knowledge and data (although I think this speaks to the need to adjust assessment to more inquiry-based higher order thinking skills), teachers could encourage students to take advantage of Mymiamia on a field trip for gathering knowledge. For example, if students are at a historical village or science museum, and they learn about a famous person, they can gather more knowledge about that person via Mymiamia---in the moment. Thus they learn how to use their cell phones as an immediate knowledge gathering tool!
English, Science, and Social Studies courses often encourage inquiry-based learning. While Mymiamia is not going to write an inquiry paper or do inquiry research, it can help students get started on their knowledge gathering process. For example, students could ask, "What are some reasons why the stock market crashed in 1929?" Mymiamia will give a variety of reasons or just one reason. Then it is up to the students to find evidence to corraborate the findings from Mymiamia. They could continue to use Mymiamia IF they know which type of questions to ask. Such as "were there any regulations on the stock market trading in the 1920's?". Once again this is not a paper, rather a knowledge gathering process.
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The Inspired Africa has taken it's space as an online magazine by profiling inspirational businessmen and women whom the continent can draw inspiration from. A day at the movie house recently has seen a change to this for a while as I could not let this life changing documentary go by without a comment.
Joost Van der Westhuizen' is a former South African Springboks Captain famed on the rugby field to turn his life into public arena. The former Blue Bulls scrumhalf now tackles a crippling disease that has seen him rise up above expectation again just like he did for the Rugby World Cup glories. He has again opened up to the world in a gallant attitude, as he fights for survival, for others affected by Motor Neuron Disease.
Glory Game Director Odette Schwegler (OS) who is listed among the 40 most influential people in South African media under 40, played magic in directing the project that besides South Africa was also shot from across the globe including United Kingdom and the United States of America.
With 17 years' experience in directing and producing features, The Inspired Africa's Solomon Mutasa(SM) caught up with her to hear from her experiences working with Joost.
SM. Odette, as a Film Director, what made you decide to direct Joost's story?
OS: This was my first feature length document, and it was an incredible honour to have been on this journey with Joost. In 2012 I did a Carte Blanche piece about him that was also amazing. The viewer response was massive, so I thought his story may deserve a bigger platform – not just because of the man and his journey, but also because the story itself is about humanity, courage and redemption that have been highlighted throughout the film.
SM: You were listed among the 40 most influential people in South African media under 40, where do you draw inspirations from?
OS: I just love telling stories. It's my passion. I draw inspiration from people around me and their stories.
SM: Glory Game showed at few theatres, why and are we going to see the film finding its way into Africa and internationally to teach about MND?
SM: What where the challenges that you faced during shoot considering that it was shot on different continents.
OS: Yes we encountered logistical challenges – especially when you're traveling with someone who is wheelchair bound – it can be a tricky situation. But, we had an incredible team and courage that everyone just made it possible. And in addition to that' we had a lot of fun doing the work. We shared incredible times with Joost that will last forever.
SM: Joost's journey continues…can we expect more Glory Games, people are now eager to learn more through his compelling tale?
OS: Well we won't be following him around with cameras, but I have no doubt that Joost's story is far from being told in its entirety. We have also been approached by a publicist about a book, so we will see how we progress with time.
SM: Lastly, as the Director of Glory Game, what lessons have you drawn from Joost's courage?
OS: Too many lessons to count really, but most of all his example has shown me that it's possible to get through anything life throws at you with love, courage and laughter. He has taught us to embrace and believe in the unknown future.
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S.2377. A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the "Walter H. Rice Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the "Walter H. Rice Federal Building and United States Courthouse."
House Floor: Considered by unanimous consent.
House Floor: Mr. Shuster asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
House Discharge: Committee on Transportation discharged.
House Floor: On passage Passed without objection.
House Committee: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
House IntroReferral: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Senate Calendars: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 429.
Senate Committee: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. Without written report.
Senate Committee: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Senate IntroReferral: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


"Nobody Waits To Be Lonely," Ricky Martin (and Christina Aguilera) originally "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely"
"Nobody Rants To Be Lonely," Ricky Martin (and Christina Aguilera) originally "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely"
But ranting can have that effect anyway.
"Nobody Wants To Be Lovely," Ricky Martin (and Christina Aguilera) originally "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely"
"Nobody Pins," Elton John originally "Nobody Wins"
"Nobody Wink," Elton John originally "Nobody Wins"
"Nobody Sins," Elton John originally "Nobody Wins"
"Nobody's Foal," Kenny Loggins originally "Nobody's Fool"
"Nobody's Cool," Cinderella originally "Nobody's Fool"
"Nobody's Pool," Kenny Loggins originally "Nobody's Fool"
"Nobody's Tool," Kenny Loggins originally "Nobody's Fool"
"Nobody's Wool," Kenny Loggins originally "Nobody's Fool"
"Nobody's Foot," Kenny Loggins originally "Nobody's Fool"
"Nobody's Fowl," Kenny Loggins originally "Nobody's Fool"
"Nobody's Foul," Kenny Loggins originally "Nobody's Fool"
"Nobody's Food," Kenny Loggins originally "Nobody's Fool"
"Nobody's Foil," Kenny Loggins originally "Nobody's Fool"
"Nobody's Heard," Julie London originally "Nobody's Heart"
"Nobody's Hebe," Devin Townsend originally "Nobody's Here"
Arguably so, since Hebe is mythological.
"Nobody's Hare," Devin Townsend originally "Nobody's Here"
"Nobody's Heme," Devin Townsend originally "Nobody's Here"
"Nobody's Hero," Devin Townsend originally "Nobody's Here"
Someone who must not be important?
"Nobody's Herd," Devin Townsend originally "Nobody's Here"
"Nobody's Herd," Rush originally "Nobody's Hero"
"Nobody's Herb," Rush originally "Nobody's Hero"
"Nobody's Here," Rush originally "Nobody's Hero"
"Nobody's Zero," Rush originally "Nobody's Hero"
"Nobody's Dome," Clint Black originally "Nobody's Home"
A dome that belongs to nobody?
"Nobody's Hole," Avril Lavigne originally "Nobody's Home"
Won't anyone claim this hole?
"Nobody's Hose," Avril Lavigne originally "Nobody's Home"
Won't anyone claim this hose?
"Nobody's Supposed To Be Herb," Deborah Cox originally "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here"
"Nobody's Supposed To Be Hero," Deborah Cox originally "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here"
"Cola," Billy Williams originally "Nola"
"Non-Hero Possibility," At The Drive-in originally "Non-Zero Possibility"
"Lone Tonight," Lil' Zane originally "None Tonight"
"Zone Tonight," Lil' Zane originally "None Tonight"
"Gone Tonight," Lil' Zane originally "None Tonight"
"Note Tonight," Lil' Zane originally "None Tonight"
"Cone Tonight," Lil' Zane originally "None Tonight"
"Done Tonight," Lil' Zane originally "None Tonight"
"Nine Tonight," Lil' Zane originally "None Tonight"
"Nene Tonight," Lil' Zane originally "None Tonight"
"Hone Tonight," Lil' Zane originally "None Tonight"
"Tone Tonight," Lil' Zane originally "None Tonight"
"Bone Tonight," Lil' Zane originally "None Tonight"
As in "I have a bone to pick tonight."
"The Moose," A Perfect Circle originally "The Noose"
"The Noise," A Perfect Circle originally "The Noose"
"The Goose," A Perfect Circle originally "The Noose"
"The Loose," A Perfect Circle originally "The Noose"
"Formal," Katrina Elam originally "Normal"
"Norman," Katrina Elam originally "Normal"
"Normal," Sue Thompson originally "Norman"
"North To Akaska," Johnny Horton originally "North To Alaska"
"Norwegian Good," The Beatles originally "Norwegian Wood"
"Norwegian Word," The Beatles originally "Norwegian Wood"
"Norweigan Food," The Beatles originally "Norwegian Wood"
"Norwegian Mood," The Beatles originally "Norwegian Wood"
"Norwegian Wool," The Beatles originally "Norwegian Wood"
"Got A Bad Thing," Justin Timberlake originally "Not A Bad Thing"
"Not A Dad Thing," Justin Timberlake originally "Not A Bad Thing"
Song about Timberlake denying paternity suit?
"Now A Bad Thing," Justin Timberlake originally "Not A Bad Thing"
"Not A Bad Thong," Justin Timberlake originally "Not A Bad Thing"
"Not A Pry Eye In The House," Meat Loaf originally "Not A Dry Eye In The House"
"Not A Fry Eye In The House," Meat Loaf originally "Not A Dry Eye In The House"
"Not A Dry Eye In The Mouse," Meat Loaf originally "Not A Dry Eye In The House"
"Not A Dry Eye In The Louse," Meat Loaf originally "Not A Dry Eye In The House"
"Not A Dry Dye In The House," Meat Loaf originally "Not A Dry Eye In The House"
"Got A Dry Eye In The House," Meat Loaf originally "Not A Dry Eye In The House"
"Not A Dry Eye In The Horse," Meat Loaf originally "Not A Dry Eye In The House"
"Now A Dry Eye In The House," Meat Loaf originally "Not A Dry Eye In The House"
"Rot An Addict," K's Choice originally "Not An Addict"
"Now An Addict," K's Choice originally "Not An Addict"
"Not Wig," Lily Allen originally "Not Big"
"Not Jig," Lily Allen originally "Not Big"
"Rot Big," Lily Allen originally "Not Big"
Like wishing someone will rot bigtime.
"Not Fig," Lily Allen originally "Not Big"
"Got Big," Lily Allen originally "Not Big"
"Not Bug," Lily Allen originally "Not Big"
"Not Pig," Lily Allen originally "Not Big"
"Hot Counting You," Garth Brooks originally "Not Counting You"
"Not Counting Lou," Garth Brooks originally "Not Counting You"
"Not Courting You," Garth Brooks originally "Not Counting You"
"Now Counting You," Garth Brooks originally "Not Counting You"
"Not Enough Indiana," Dean Martin originally "Not Enough Indians"
"Got Enough Indians," Dean Martin originally "Not Enough Indians"
"Not Enough To Stab," Carolyn Dawn Johnson originally "Not Enough To Stay"
"Not Enough To Sway," Carolyn Dawn Johnson originally "Not Enough To Stay"
"Now Enough To Stay," Carolyn Dawn Johnson originally "Not Enough To Stay"
"Not Enough To Spay," Carolyn Dawn Johnson originally "Not Enough To Stay"
"Not Enough To Slay," Carolyn Dawn Johnson originally "Not Enough To Stay"
"Not Enough Do Stay," Carolyn Dawn Johnson originally "Not Enough To Stay"
Many are needed to stay, but not enough DO.
"Not Face Away," Buddy Holly originally "Not Fade Away"
"Now Fade Away," Buddy Holly originally "Not Fade Away"
"Dot Fade Away," Buddy Holly originally "Not Fade Away"
"Nat Fade Away," Buddy Holly originally "Not Fade Away"
As in Nat King Cole, whom we never want to fade.
"Not Wade Away," Buddy Holly originally "Not Fade Away"
"Nit Fade Away," Buddy Holly originally "Not Fade Away"
"Net Fade Away," Buddy Holly originally "Not Fade Away"
hopefully this won't happen anytime!
"Not Fade Awry," Buddy Holly originally "Not Fade Away"
"Not Made Away," Buddy Holly originally "Not Fade Away"
"Not Pair," Lily Allen originally "Not Fair"


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Deloraine, TAS, October 6 - 9, 2023.
Members & Guests,
The 2023 Oakland Register gathering and AGM will take place in Tasmania. Robyn and Jim together with Geoff and Lyn are happy to revive the itinerary that we prepared for the 2020 and 2021 rally. The four day event will begin as we dock in Devonport aboard The Spirit of Tasmania on Friday 6th October 2023, having departed Victoria on the evening of Thursday 5th October 2023. Members already in Tasmania, will greet us upon arrival. The Rally will conclude on the afternoon of Monday 9th October 2023.
The Rally will be based in Deloraine, in North Central Tasmania. Every effort will be made to re book the venues and places of interest that appeared on the original itinerary for the four day period. The Mountain View Motel in Deloraine will once again be our designated base and favoured accommodation site. Although the motel is under new management is happy to consider favourable rates for a group booking.
Changes will be inevitable with some venues and places of interest being unavailable due to prior bookings, new ownership or businesses no longer trading. Every endeavour will be made to substitute similar experiences where possible. Inquiries to date have been favourable with the majority of venues eager to welcome us next year. A 2023 itinerary will be published in the December Newsletter with the necessary modifications. Members will be kept informed of any other changes in subsequent newsletters.
The major change to plans and preparations is the Victorian departure point of The Spirit of Tasmania. It is now located in Geelong. A purpose built port, it does, by all accounts, enable easy access, streamlined boarding and disembarkation and provides more appropriate hospitality for travellers. Interstate and regional participants should experience a pleasant journey to Geelong.
Unfortunately the new facility does not provide secure, long term parking for members who wish to leave their cars and trailers in Victoria for the duration of the rally. Inquiries regarding secure, long term parking have been positive and details will be provided in the December Newsletter.
After a three year pause, we will be very pleased to welcome Oakland friends to the home state of our son and his family who are keen to join us for the long overdue event. We hope that you are able to participate in the 2023 Oakland Rally in Deloraine, Tasmania.
Robyn and Jim Irvine
Copyright October 2022, Oakland Car Register (Australia), Inc.