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Runner up again: Louis Oosthuizen has finished second in consecutive majors
Paul Newberry
ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND >>Louis Oosthuizen is closing in on a career Grand Slam of sorts.
One he'd rather not have.
For the third time in his career and second time in a month the South African was runner-up in a major championship. This time, it was the British Open, where he lost to Zach Johnson in a playoff Monday evening.
Marc Leishman, an Australia with only one PGA Tour win, also got in the four-hole playoff. A bogey at No. 1 essentially ended his chances.
Oosthuizen took it right to the end, misreading putts on the final two holes one from 5 feet on the 17th hole, the other from 12 feet at the 18th that could have forced sudden death with Johnson.
"It's never nice to lose a playoff," Oosthuizen moaned. "He left the door open on 17 (where Johnson made a bogey), and I didn't take advantage of it."
Oosthuizen lost a playoff at the Masters three years ago, when Bubba Watson pulled off a ridiculous hook from the pine straw on the second extra hole.
Almost a month ago to the day, Oosthuizen was beaten in regulation by Jordan Spieth at the U.S. Open, a tournament best remembered for Dustin Johnson's three-putt on the 72nd hole when he had a chance to win.
That sent Spieth to the home of golf with two straight major titles and the Grand Slam still in play.
The young Texan missed out on the playoff by a single stroke, ending his bid to become the first player to sweep all four majors in a year.
Instead, it's Oosthuizen who heads to Whistling Straits next month with his own little bit of history on the line the PGA Championship is the only major in which he has not finished second.
"I'll take a lot out of this week," he insisted, looking for a bright side. "It's not first, but I'll take it."
At least Oosthuizen has a major title. He won the British Open in 2010, the last time it was held at St. Andrews.
He's shown more than enough game to win another.
At Chambers Bay, Oosthuizen rallied brilliantly from an opening 77, posting three straight rounds in the 60s but coming up short again, one stroke behind. In his return to St. Andrews, he was right there again for the claret jug.
Just a little short again.
On a leaderboard dominated by Spieth and a bunch of major winners, Leishman was the definite outsider. He had the tournament in his grasp, going to the 16th hole with a one-stroke lead only to miss a 4-foot putt, ending a streak of 34 straight holes without a bogey going back to the second round.
Leishman managed to par the last two holes for a 6-under 66 and a spot the playoff, but another short putt lipped out on No. 1, a hole that Johnson and Oosthuizen birdied for a two-shot swing. The Aussie was essentially out of it after that, his hopes completely dashed with another bogey at No. 17 the third extra hole.
"I was definitely happy with the way I played and gave it my best shot," said Leishman, who also turned in the best round of the week, a third-round 64. "Zach just played really well in the playoff, and I didn't have my best stuff."
Leishman won't fret over the loss for long, not after what he went through earlier this year. His wife, Audrey, was stricken with a life-threatening illness, forcing him to drop out of the Masters. She's better now, and her husband has a new perspective.
"Yeah, mate, I'm happy," he said. "I can go home tomorrow and hug Audrey and (their two young) boys and celebrate a little bit. It would have been nice to have the claret jug to drink out of to celebrate, but I'll find something else."


Abstract: Papers (1837, 1853-1946, 1962) consisting of correspondence, legal records, financial records, business memos, receipts, reports, photographs, clippings and miscellaneous.
Extent: 0.431 Cubic feet, 387 items , consisting of correspondence; legal records; financial records; business memos, receipts and reports; photographs; clippings; and miscellany.
The Stokes Papers include business records of American Suppliers Inc. (1937-1946), nineteenth and twentieth-century personal correspondence, financial and legal records, as well as biographical and genealogical data concerning the Stokes's ancestors. Other papers consist of personal correspondence of the Stokes family's relations and in-laws- notably the Laughinghouse family of Greenville. Appended to this description are several family trees which clarify family relationships.
Nineteenth-century correspondence includes a series of letters (1855-1859) from R. C. Puryear of Christiansville, Virginia, to "Smith and Maddux," Richmond, Virginia, relating to transactions for the sale of wheat, corn, brandy, whiskey, bacon, and fertilizer. Other correspondence is from a soldier in Huntersville, Virginia (1861) discussing hard times and the scarcity of writing paper and tobacco. He also expresses his indignation with the "cowardly young" and "old bachelors" who do not enlist. An 1853 form letter gives notice that one John M. Clarke of Washington, D.C., is purchasing land warrants and that his integrity can be attested to by numerous bankers and public officials listed therein. Other nineteenth-century letters are from, or to, relatives: Capt. D. R. Stokes (1877), Mrs. D. R. Stokes (1884), S. Carter (1884), and W. S. Friend (1883). The Friend letter discusses expenses for tuition at "H. S. College" - probably Hampden-Sydney- and"Dr. Whorey's" and relates the advantages of boarding at Capt. Stokes's, "which is about 2½miles from Worsham."
There is twentieth-century personal correspondence of the three R. C. Stokeses, Mrs. R. C. Stokes II, and Dr. and Mrs. Charles O'Hagan Laughinghouse. Of particular note in the letters are the concern of R. C. Stokes I about his pension policy with the Helme Co. (1944), Charles Laughinghouse's lamentations over his old age (1929), and Mrs. Laughinghouse's need for investment advice (ca. 1933). Also noteworthy is a copy of a letter (1962) to R. C. Stokes III and others from Luis A. Samoza, of the government of Nicaragua, giving permission for "the Group to use up to and including 25,000 acres of land for the growth of tobacco" subject to the conditions enumerated therein.
There is also a series of courtship letters (1944) written to Charles L. Stokes while he was at naval bases in Bainbridge and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and Norfolk, Virginia. His sweetheart, Miss Ruby Moye, writes of her everyday experiences as a high school senior in Greenville, N.C., her graduation and her summer at home in Maury, N.C. Enclosures include a 1944 graduation program and a photograph, probably of Miss Moye and her mother.
The Stokes Papers' business records contain mainly memos, letters, reports, receipts and miscellany of the American Suppliers Inc. The company- originally called American Tobacco Company- had its central headquarters in New York City. R. C. Stokes II worked at Greenville as a leaf-buying supervisor in the company's Durham division.
The memorandums which he received provide a good representation of the day-to-day coordinating problems of a major Southern tobacco company supplier before, during, and after World War II (1937-1947). The memos relate or discuss buying and shipping instructions, auction/bidding advice (Aug. 15, 1946), explanation of wage and compensation policies, travel expense regulations, certificate requirements for minors (Aug. 21, 1945), employment ceilings (July, 1945), telephone restrictions to centers of war activity (Sept. 1942; Oct. 30, 1942), gas ration coupon policy (Oct. 19, 1942; Aug. 21, 1942), inducted employees policy (Sept. 30, 1940), and Board of Trade membership restriction (Nov. 6, 1941). Other topics include the purchase of tickets for an ad department employee and the promotion of Lucky Strike cigarettes.
A.S.I. yearly buying slates list the names and locations of numerous buyers in the South as well as their bookkeepers and factory men. Georgia and Florida market reports give the names of warehouses and their owners (Aug. 23, 1941) and the number of pounds of leaf purchased and shipped (Sept. 9, 1940) in the two states. An eastern Carolina buying instruction summary (ca. 1946) lists estimated sales, purchases, and distributions by grade.
Stokes's expense accounts and daily eastern Carolina buying records (Oct., Nov., 1942) are interspersed among the papers. Miscellany includes the 1946 office directory and a pamphlet explaining the company's group insurance (1946).
Financial/court records include a receipt for a Confederate States bond (1864), a receipt from a Raleigh, N.C. clothier (1869), a Lynchburg Gas and Light Co. promissory note (1897), a petition by Ned Laughinghouse to the N.C. adjutant general relative to his financial deprivations (1917), various Lunenburg County, Va., deeds (early-to-mid twentieth century), receipts regarding financial support of John Lee (1925), an amortization note from the N.C. Joint Stock Land Bank of Durham (1927), a receipt for guardianship of Mrs. Alice Stokes (1934), and an inventory of the personal property of Mrs. Belle Stokes Conquest (1942). Charles Stokes's records of separation from the U.S. Navy (1944), financial statement to Greenville Country Club stockholders, and miscellaneous records are also included in the collection.
Miscellaneous materials among the R. C. Stokes papers includes a few undated letters; brief genealogical sketches of Stokes ancestors James Craig, Capt. Richard Gregory, Capt. Richard Claiborne and Sharpe Carter; and a biographical sketch of Col. Wm. R. Carther, who was a University of Virginia professor and one of the first soldiers captured in the Civil War. The Carter sketch gives information on school curricula and some battles.
Also amongst the miscellany is an undated American Legion speech with very brief meetings minutes. There are also numerous photographs, probably of the Stokeses, as well as of their home, some boats, and a streetcar.
Numerous newspaper clippings (1930) among the miscellany include Charles O'Hagan Laughinghouse obituary notices and articles dealing with the problems facing the N.C. Board of Health because of Laughinghouse's death. Additional information relative to Dr. Laughinghouse and the Stokeses may be found in Collection #267.
See page 5 for the Craig, Gregory, Stokes, Carter, Laughinghouse, and Lee Family Tree.
Richard Carter Stokes I, II, and III were Southern tobacconists whose employment with George W. Helme Co. in Lynchburg, Virginia; American Suppliers Inc. in Greenville, N.C.; and a "group" which did business with Nicaragua, respectively, spanned nearly a century. Their ancestry included Lt. Col. William Richard Carter, a nineteenth-century educator and soldier.
April 1, 1980, 261 items; Papers (1855-1883, 1906-1946) of Greenville, N.C., tobacconist and his ancestors, including correspondence, reports, and miscellaneous. Gift of Dr. Joseph W. Congleton, Jr., Greenville, N.C., and David R. Pruette, Greenville, N.C.
April 7, 2008, (addition 1), 1 item, 1 p., 0.001 cubic feet; Commission (2/7/1910) as Aide-de-Camp to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, with rank of Colonel, as prescribed by law, of the Commonwealth of Viriginia, issued to Richard Carter Stokes, to rank as such from 1 February 1910; Signed by Governor and Commander-in-Chief William Hodges Mannn and Adjutant General Chas. J. Anderson. Printed form. 13 3/4" x 11. Rec'd 4/7/2008. Donor: Ms. Barbara S. LeFew.
Gift of Dr. Joseph W. Congleton, Jr.
Richard C. Stokes Papers (#402), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.


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Dreams of a Butterfly
Thailand has a way of making visitors from western nations very cynical. They experience double pricing, lies at stores / restaurants to avoid conflict, deception in the work place, and lots of lies told by women they meet whether it's online or at a bar. For a some of these people, cynicism is their solution.
But what do they give up in exchange for that clarity?
" 昔者莊周夢為蝴蝶,栩栩然蝴蝶也,自喻適志與,不知周也。俄然覺,則蘧蘧然周也。不知周之夢為蝴蝶與,蝴蝶之夢為周與?"
"Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was Zhuangzi. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuangzi. But he didn't know if he was Zhuangzi who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Zhuangzi."
The above is a classic of Chinese literature questioning whether there's a difference between a man dreaming he was the butterfly or whether he's the butterfly dreaming of being a man.
A cynical person wouldn't have any doubt. He *knows* that the butterfly is just a dream. But what is he missing out on with that cynical certainty?
There's a great deal about life which is enjoyable only through self-deception. When reading one of the Lord of the Ring books, does it do the reader any good to be cynical about the subject? Of course there's no such thing as wizards or a land named Mordor. The reader has to suspend disbelief long enough to enjoy the experience for what it is. There are limits to what constitute a healthy degree of self-deception. It wouldn't be healthy to be so absorbed into the story and attempt to find the ring of power.
The poem of the butterfly dream challenges the reader over the concept of self. It's not important whether the dreamer is a butterfly or a man because the two are not mutually exclusive. When Zhuangzi thinks he's a man, he puts himself fully into that reality. When Zhuangzi thinks he's a butterfly, he enjoys flitting around. If a person insists on being exclusively one or the other, the man doesn't enjoy the memory of being the butterfly at all.
In the context of the experience of tourists and visitors to Thailand, does the cynical person who knows the going rate, insist on paying the Thai rates, and treats bargirls as a commodity really enjoy himself more than the tourist who immerses himself into the dream? I wouldn't think so.
Tolkien is a favorite author of mine, and I have read the Lord of the Rings books plus all the other ones published by Tolkien's estate – including the incomplete works and snippets. Did any of that extensive knowledge enhance my enjoyment of the movies? Not at all. In all 3 movies, I found myself constantly distracted by where the director deviated from the book. When the movie went off-plot, it annoyed me. When plot points were reinterpreted to make things more visually pleasing, it annoyed me. I waited to watch the final movie on DVD because I knew I would want to pause the movie to yell at the screen.
That's how I *enjoyed* the Lord of the Rings movies, and it was decidedly an inferior experience compared to people who never read the books. They simply enjoyed the movie for what it was, not what they expected it to be.
It's dangerous to be too absorbed in the dream, but it's a pity if knowledge/cynicism makes dreams unenjoyable. Warn people from destruction, but I'm in favor of letting people enjoy relatively harmless illusions. If people want to travel to the site in New Zealand where they filmed the movie – what's the harm in letting them?
And if the guy next to you really believes the woman decades younger than him really cares for him, let him enjoy the dream. If he thinks the woman is impressed with his hotel of choice and appreciates the view, what's the harm in letting him keep that illusion. If he thinks he's really "too big" and that she's impressed with his "girth", why not let him believe it? As long as he can afford to indulge in the dream, why make him wake up?
You wouldn't tell a young child that Santa Claus isn't real, right?
Let's see how it plays out.
Cynical repeat visitor walks by a go-go bar and ignores the greeter girls. He walks past the service staff and selects his own seat, maybe just his regular spot. Orders his usual drink, and closely inspect it to make sure he wasn't shortchanged on the mixer/liquor. Looking around the bar, he picks out the service provider of the night. No idle chit-chat for this person, he tells her matter of factly what he wants, how much he'd pay, and waits for her answer. If she's not agreeable, he moves on to the next girl or the next bar. Once a mutual agreement has been reached, he leaves with the service provider for a physical romp. She's paid; he's done.
Clueless first-timer walks by a go-go bar and the pretty girls yell out he's a handsome man. One of them reaches out and pulls him into the bar. Very nice to have a pretty girl grabbing him, that never happens back home. Once inside, he's soliciously escorted to a seat and orders his drink while his attention is focused mainly on the dancers. He can't even taste the drink, his mind is elsewhere. Girls come up to him and are interested in him, also something which rarely happens back home. Tips of 100bht, which are just piddly sums, make the girls so happy. He meets one girl's eye across the bar, and it's an electric connection. She can't keep her hands off him, and he can't pay the barfine fast enough to get her to the hotel. The girl is impressed with everything, the room and his gentleman-like manner. He has a fantastic experience and quitely slips a couple of 1,000 baht bills in her purse because it's completely worth it. He can't wait to see her again.
Now, which of the above seems more fun experience? The cynical realist or the clueless dreamer.
I have often felt that the casual visitor enjoys Bangkok at night more than the expat. Ditto, the guy who speaks little or no Thai probably may be able to enjoy the nightlife more than the guy who is fluent and hears stuff said that really doesn't endear him to the service providers.
A Cowboy Looks Back On Life
Two Faces From Thailand

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In my post about the control of ITIL the IT Swami conjectured that the future might hold ISACA gaining control of ITIL's space and possibly merging with itSMF. If that does not happen, it is pretty clear from ISACA's newly announced strategy that they are going to end up competing at least on the boundaries of their respective turfs and possibly over a large overlapping area.
For a fine introduction to ISACA's new directions, watch this presentation from Lynn Lawton, ISACA International President (oh for this kind of insight and transparency from itSMF eh?).
Here are the key points I took from the presentation.
88% of members feel the need for practical how-to advice on execution of COBIT and other ISACA frameworks.
COBIT is the strong brand - all the ISACA IP will be brought under a unified COBIT 5 umbrella.
ISACA's governance framework will be simplified and improved. It already includes over sixty bodies.
In addition to what we learn from the presentation I would also add that ISACA has a central membership system that allows them to contact, survey and make use of every single member across the planet (itSMF does not).
They have a strong Board.
Even though the COBIT brand is much weaker than ITIL's, they still manage to have a much stronger web presence.
The emphasis is on assurance, security, governance, risk, and compliance: management and operations are not mentioned. But value derived from systems is, and the existing COBIT framework already provides a great deal of day-to-day operational guidance, if only at a checklist level.
Since it will include professional certifications and more importantly organisational certification, this must be seen as competitive to ITIL, CMMI-SVC, ISO20000 and ISO38500.
ISACA is fundamentally stodgy. The intensely conservative core membership may not go along with radical new directions.
Open content has not been wildly successful either in the narrow scope of ITSM or in the wider field of Wikipedia. However ISACA has eager volunteeers who come form those who know their stuff, and they have the tight governance to do the required policing and editing and review of the contributed content.
ISACA has the mass to make the open source content model successful but it is a new model for any formal framework - it may be too risky for the brown suits to tolerate.
The more susccessful COBIT is, the more the big vendors will come sniffing around. ISACA has a proven track record of internal governance but there have reportedly been some mis-steps. They will have to manage this well to keep their perceived independence from the money circus.
A marriage of ISACA and itSMF - or ITIL and COBIT - would be one of those unions of opposites ("chalk and cheese") that might be the perfect complement or equally might end in a messy divorce.
As I have predicted for a while, ISACA has been discretely watching the brash usurpers parading on their front lawn and is biding its time to see them off in a quiet, studied and professional manner.
Submitted by skeptic on Fri, 2011-07-08 01:20.
Two years ago I made the prediction in this post that COBIT 5 and ITIL would "end up competing at least on the boundaries of their respective turfs".
Reading the draft of COBIT5 I can see it coming to fruition. Check out the Process Reference Guide and look at the detail in the guidance for each process. it's not a chatty narrative like ITIL but it sure has a lot of the same content.


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How do they fish breathe?
Is tilapia an air breathing fish?
What is the respiratory organ of tilapia?
How long does it take tilapia fish to reproduce?
Fish take water into their mouth, passing the gills just behind its head on each side. Dissolved oxygen is absorbed from—and carbon dioxide released to—the water, which is then dispelled. The gills are fairly large, with thousands of small blood vessels, which maximizes the amount of oxygen extracted.
Do tilapia have gills?
The gill system of the tilapia Zilli is formed from four gill and each gill arch is divided into three regions: rostral, middle and caudal region. The gill has some morphological adaptions with the environmental conditions and the food particles available.
How do tilapia breathe?
Oxygen and carbon dioxide dissolve in water, and most fishes exchange dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide in water by means of the gills. The blood capillaries in the gill filaments are close to the gill surface to take up oxygen from the water and to give up excess carbon dioxide to the water. …
Observations of the Magadi tilapia Alcolapia grahami in hot, highly alkaline Lake Magadi revealed that they air breathe not only during hypoxia, as described previously, but also during normoxia and hyperoxia. Air breathing properties (duration and frequency) were quantified from video footage.
What does tilapia breathe in water?
Gills
Gills are feathery organs full of blood vessels. A fish breathes by taking water into its mouth and forcing it out through the gill passages. As water passes over the thin walls of the gills, dissolved oxygen moves into the blood and travels to the fish's cells.
Can tilapia survive without oxygen?
Fish need high-quality water to be healthy. Water without enough oxygen will kill them by suffocation. As fish breathe, oxygen in the water is picked up by their gills and used to keep them healthy and active.
Answer: Gills form an essential part of the respiratory system of a fish. They are responsible for the exchange of gases and are located on the side of the head.
How can I provide my tilapia with clean water?
Providing your tilapia with clean water can be split into two parts: new water introduction and existing water maintenance. Whenever you introduce new water into your pond or aquarium, it needs to be of the same quality that you would drink yourself.
What are the characteristics of a tilapia fish?
Tilapia Fish: Characteristics, types, breeding and more…. Tilapia fish is the generic name for a group of fish of African origin, consisting of several species, some with economic interest, belonging to the Oreochromis genus. Species with commercial interest are bred in professional fish farms in various parts of the world.
How do Tilapias Reproduce? Tilapias are known as very fertile and easily paired fish, which mature between 3-4 months of life. When the breeding season begins, the male makes a round nest at the bottom of the pond by wagging the tail from side to side. Then, he attracts the female to lay her eggs in the nest.
Is there a new way to grow tilapia?
Aquaponics is not a new way to raise tilapia; it is an alternative way to deal with, and benefit from, fish waste. Of course, if you were to ask vegetable farmers, they might tell you that aquaponics is a novel way to fertilize their plants. However, regardless of your perspective, in all farming situations the needs of the tilapia remain the same.
How is a endoplasmic reticulum like a car?
What type of data is distance in km?


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Феликс Емельянович Павленко (; род. 10 ноября 1940 года, г. Запорожье) — украинский государственный деятель, депутат Верховной рады Украины I созыва (1990—1994).

Биография
Родился 10 ноября 1940 года в городе Запорожье в семье служащих.

С 1958 года работал электрослесарем Запорожского трансформаторного завода.

С 1959 года проходил службу в рядах Советской армии, после возвращения из армии с 1962 года работал на различных инженерных должностях в Запорожье. Окончил Киевский политехнический институт по специальности «инженер-механик»

С 1974 года был специалистом по шеф-монтажу и наладке на строительстве алюминиевого завода в Арабской Республике Египет, с 1977 года являлся инженером-конструктором, затем начальником производственного отдела, заместителем генерального директора, секретарём парткома запорожского ПО «Преобразователь».

С 1984 года занимал должность директора завода «Электроконденсатор» (г. Белая Церковь), с 1987 года был директором Александрийского электромеханического завода, с 1989 года — Генеральный директор НПО «Александрийский электромеханический завод».

Был членом КПСС с 1974 года.

В 1990 году в ходе первых альтернативных парламентских выборов в Украинской ССР был выдвинут кандидатом в народные депутаты трудовым трудовым коллективом НПО «Александрийский электромеханический завод». 18 марта 1990 года во втором туре был избран народным депутатом Верховного совета Украинской ССР XII созыва (в дальнейшем — Верховной рады Украины I созыва) от Александрийского избирательного округа № 228 Кировоградской области, набрал 66,76% голосов среди 7 кандидатов. В парламенте был членом комитета по вопросам планирования, бюджета, финансов и цен. Депутатские полномочия истекли 10 мая 1994 года.

До октября 1995 года занимал должность первого заместителя министра экономики Украины.

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Персоналии:Александрия (Кировоградская область)
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International Journal of Reformed Theology and Life
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The latest (minor) update to the Google app brought with it a surprise twist as it enabled customization in the search bar widget. As it turns out, that's not the only new thing in this update. A teardown also turned up quite a few clues relating to a new on-screen interface for Google Home or a new Home device with built-in display.
In the last two weeks, Google has been revealing a ton of new features for Chromebooks. The latest reveal is the biggest change in recent memory, though. Google is working on a new launcher for Chrome OS that is built for touch. With Chromebooks providing most of the same utility that Android tablets do now, these further optimizations for a finger-pokin' interface are more than welcome.
The Google Pixel C is a bit of a conundrum. It's a nice piece of hardware, but Android 6.0 still doesn't feel entirely at home on large tablets. This wasn't helped by some strange touchscreen issues that plagued many Pixel C units at launch. AnandTech has gotten some hands-on time with the next big Pixel C update and is reporting that the touchscreen is vastly improved.
Artem isn't the only one experiencing this: his wife had the same issue shortly beforehand on her own OnePlus One. If you're wondering, he's running firmware version YNG1TAS2I3, and he had been using the phone outside (but not in any particularly intense heat) before seeing the problem crop up.
While the experience isn't felt across the board, many OnePlus One owners have been plagued by touchscreen issues since making the decision to never settle. As a result, the company has pushed out update after update aimed at alleviating an issue that seems to have a tendency to resurface.
Now it has released another one, OxygenOS version 1.01. A link to download the firmware is available directly inside the announcement. The forum post doesn't contain a changelog, but it does mention "a patch for the touchscreen issue."
There's also a tool available for folks who have not yet installed OxygenOS that should let them flash the latest version directly from CyanogenMod 11 or 12 without data loss.


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Q: About Gorenstein ring Is it true that in a (non-local) Gorenstein ring, every maximal ideal has the same height? It seems a little strange, but I don't see any reason why it shoudn't.

A: I think the answer is no. Take the product of two local Gorenstein rings of different dimensions; or take any Gorenstein ring $A$ and two prime ideals $P, Q$ of different heights, and no inclusion relation between them and localize at $A\setminus (P\cap Q)$ (you get a semi-local ring whose maximal ideals are given by $P$ and $Q$).

A: No, it is not true.
Consider a discrete valuation ring $R$ with uniformizing parameter $\pi$ and residue field $k$.
Take for your Gorenstein ring  the polynomial ring $A=R[X] $:  since $R$ is regular, so is $A$ and thus $A$ is a fortiori Gorenstein.
Now consider the  ideals $\mathfrak p=(\pi, X)$ and $\mathfrak q=(\pi X-1)$.
We have $A/\mathfrak p=k$, a field,  and $A/\mathfrak q=Frac(R)$, a field too.  So both $\mathfrak p$ and $\mathfrak q$ are maximal ideals. However their heights are different: $ht(\mathfrak p)=2$  (use $dim A=2$) and $ht(\mathfrak q)=1$ (use Krull's principal ideal theorem)

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U.S. and international work force size and distribution.
The companies analyzed in the report: Aloka, Analogic, Esaote, GE, Hitachi, Hologic, Philips, Shimadzu, Siemens, and Toshiba.


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ANDI was created in the city of Medellin in September 11, 1944, and since then it has always been the most important private sector association. It groups more than 1100 companies that belong to different sectors of the economy: manufacturing, financial, food, mining, health, agriculture, services, among others and therefore represents a high percentage of Colombia's GDP and total employment.


Although almost 50 years have passed since the Moon landing, people are still doubting whether it was real or not. It was no surprise when a new conspiracy, saying that the footprints on the moon didn't match the ones of the spacesuit, emerged. Thankfully, people on the internet quickly destroyed the Moon landing denier with facts.
What sparked the conspiracy was a photo of the spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong in Apollo 11. Someone noticed the soles of the spacesuit did not match the pictures of the footprint on the Moon surface. What the conspiracy theorists didn't know, was that the astronauts wore protective overshoes on their space suits. And furthermore, the footprint in the photograph isn't even Neil Armstrong's – it is Buzz Aldrin's.
The overshoes, along with about 100 other items, like TV lenses and bodily fluids, were left on the moon to save weight. NASA says the footprint on the Moon will be there for a million years since there is no wind to blow it away. So the Moon landing deniers can always go there and check it out for themselves.
Check out the ridiculous conspiracy in the gallery below!
Image credits: NASA / Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Just wondering why the flag of the USA doesn't have a shadow and the rest of the things in the picture?!
Also if the moon has no wind what is making the flag look like that?! If you say it is the engine was producing wind I will say the engine was on the opposite side!!
America is a vampire and casts no shadow?
BOGUS! PRAISE BE THE STUPID!


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Ebony S. Muhammad (EM): There is a very historic fashion week taking place, the first of its kind and you have been invited to be part of this incredible event! What exactly is taking place and how were you brought on board as a designer?
Carmin Muhammad (CM): Yes ma'am. First I'd like to start by saying As-Salaam Alaikum and Ramadan Mubarak to all my extended family of believers and your audience of readers.
This historic and amazing event is the Torino Fashion Week in Italy June 29- July 5, 2017. A couple of weeks ago I was blessed to meet a very powerful individual Alia Khan Chairwomen and founder of the International Design Council of Dubai via a business associate. This meeting ultimately lead to me receiving a personal invitation from Ms. Khan to be a part of Torino Fashion Week. She informed me that the International Design Council , and Mercedes Benz and Torino would be hosting at this major fashion Week the first ever segment of modest designers at a major fashion week event. She went on to state that never before had this ever occurred in the history of main stream fashion. And if you were to compare the growth of modest fashion to a country it would be the third largest in the world. Sister Ebony, let me tell you I cried like a newborn baby for three days thanking Allah for this wonderful blessing. Honestly, I'm still overwhelmed to have the opportunity to represent myself as a Muslim Girl Training and General Civilization Class (MGT-GCC) on a world stage while showcasing my collection, is so humbling. I can share Al-Nisa Designs that have been inspired by this great teaching.
EM: This is an all Islamic fashion week. Exactly how many designers will convene in Italy? What are you most excited about and how do you anticipate the spirit will be especially coming right out of Ramadan?
CM: This show is a mainstream Fashion Week Show with your powerhouse major players in the Industry like Louis Vuitton and others. The only difference is that now modest fashion designers will have their own segment of scheduled shows over the weekend. There are over 125 modest designers from around the world participating, and we all have our own individual shows. There are five from the United States, and to my knowledge I'm the only Black Designer participating. It is so humbling. I've seen the profiles of a lot of the modest designers, and their designs are very impressive and it's evident that they have real financial backing. The greater blessing is to experience this following the month of Ramadan; after a journey of Praying, Fasting, and cleansing oneself to become closer to Allah. Your spirit has been renewed. For me to receive a blessing like this at the onset of Ramadan, was a personal affirmation of Allah saying, "I see you little sister making your bean soup, I see you obeying the Restrictive Laws, I see you getting up for prayer, I see you fasting, I see you paying your charity I, Allah, see you. I see all your good, and there is a reward for your good." Nothing goes unnoticed by God.
EM: Does this Torino Fashion Week mean for you and Al-Nisa Designs? What do you see coming from such an amazing opportunity in the near and distant future?
CM: First I 'd like to say that for me this opportunity is so much bigger than Al-Nisa Designs. It's about the Women of the Nation Of Islam and the Women of the world, all 196,940.000 square miles. It's about A New Dress, A New Mind and A New Women. What I see is an opportunity to educate myself in an up close and personal way about the business of fashion and manufacturing. There is a science to business, and we have not been taught that. Over this weekend I will have scheduled meetings with buyers, investors, manufactures, wholesale high end fabric brokers etc. There will be individuals present from every aspect of the fashion business, therefore, I plan to be a student and soak up all the knowledge I can receive.
The goal is to be in a position in the near future to not just design my line, but to produce my own clothing, while providing my sisters from around the world with beautiful cutting edge fashions. This year alone in the region of the Gulf, it has been estimated that women's clothing will top gross sales at about $486 million, $150 million more than last year's earnings. Amazing!
CM: Yes I'd like to say thank you to all the Sisters of my faith and Women who have inspired me with the support of purchasing Al-Nisa Deisgns over the past 20 plus years! All praises are due to Allah! Along the way there have been many bumps and bruises, setbacks and hiccups, but by the grace of all mighty God, Allah, we have endured the trial and it has brought me to where I 'ma today. Hard trails are necessary to establish truth. All Praises are due to Allah.
Every day I receive news from the International Design Council and the Organizers of this event important updates about the show. Some of the exciting announcements have been that there will be four designers selected as top finalist. The judges of the modest designers category will include the Louis Vuitton Ambassador and other elite designers from main stream fashion. The designers selected as finalist will receive amazing opportunities that will include deals with Louis Vuitton and others, a media and print ad campaign all over Paris, displays of their designs at top Paris showrooms. Also because of the historical significant the show is now scheduled to be filmed by an award winning film producer to be shown in various countries from around the world.
I'm asking for your love and prayers for our success. At The forefront of my thoughts are the words of Master Fard Muhammad when He said, "I can tell everyone that the most beautiful nation is in the wilderness of North America". And I will stand proud and tall as an MGT in Italy on that runway Insha'Allah, because this is who I am and this is where Allah Has brought me!
Friends of Al-Nisa Designs in support of the Italy debut would like to offer you the opportunity to support a worthy cause. Together we can make a difference. (www.gofundme.com/alnisadesigns).
Visit the official website for Al-Nisa Designs at IslamicFashionWeekend.net and the official Al-Nisa Designs look-book!
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It is reported that Islamic fashion represents $237 billion in retail annually, which is nothing to wink at. Vogue Magazine recently released its Vogue Arabia edition that features modestly dressed women and Muslim culture from that region, which conveys that modesty is not confined nor that it's to be seen as unattractive. However, this is nothing new to the women in the Nation Of Islam! Sister Carmin Muhammad, Designer and Owner of Al-Nisa Designs says that she plans to take her line to the next level.
Along with introducing Dubai to the Islamic designers from the United States, Mrs. Muhammad stated that her international Islamic Fashion Week will hopefully one day serve as a platform for e-commerce and business trade. "The second part of that is to bring the two cultures together, because at the end of the day we're all Muslim and Modest dressed women who love to look beautiful while promoting our faith. We are going to change the way the world sees fashion as it pertains to Islam", she explained.
Yet, her eyes are not only focused on bringing the Islamic cultures together, she has opened some of the designs from her line to women of various religions and cultures. Al-Nisa Designs will cater to women in politics, entertainment, women who are mothers, and in general who ultimately want to look and feel attractive.
Beginning now through December 6th, Al-Nisa Designs has launched its Winter Flash Sale, where women from all over can place their orders and expect to receive them as soon as late January of 2017. There are approximately 8-10 pieces to select from with various color choices to offer a more custom experience.
Orders can be placed by emailing: orders@thealnisadesigns.com. Mrs. Muhammad believes in giving her customers the best service, therefore, she has a team of Brand Representatives who will be contacting each customer directly, after receiving their email of interest, to complete their orders and to take questions that may arise during the process.
Again, Sister Carmin Muhammad is taking Al-Nisa Designs to the next level, hence, to be of further assistance she and her team of experts will be hosting a live Q/A this coming Thursday, Dec. 1st at 6p (CST), to respond to each question and concern regarding orders. The Dial-in: 319.527.9172, Access Code: 234261. I heard she plans to make a very exciting announcement that you definitely want to be the first to hear!
Four additional designs are available for the Winter Flash Sale. Click the images to see the video clips!
Ebony S. Muhammad (EM): First and foremost, congrats on the launch of your new Islamic fashion line! What is the name of your line, it's meaning and how did you come into being a fashion designer?
Aneesa Muhammad (AM): Thank you very much! The name of my fashion line is Ase.Èna (pronounced ACE-ENA). It is literally my name spelled backwards.
I chose that name, because in whatever I wanted to do with my life I wanted to make sure my name was a part of it. So after I'm gone, people will know that I was here.
How did I become a fashion designer/seamstress? Well I happen to be under 5 feet and under 100 pounds, so finding clothes that fit right or that fit at all were very hard for me. Every person that has actually made something for me did it incorrectly, because they didn't understand my size. Therefore, I began creating my own clothes that were good for me and made me feel good as a woman, yet, that was still modest.
Soon after, I realized other women had the same struggle I had. Whether they were tall, short, skinny, heavy etc. Every woman I came across was looking for something that made them feel like a woman.
My inspiration for my line came from the movie The Matrix. I was so in love with the character Trinity. I loved everything she wore and how confident she was. That black leather jacket was my favorite! I drooled over the way it flowed, everything about it was the epitome of BOSS to me. A lot of my designs are actually inspired by that look and it's sharpness.
EM: You are debuting your new line by way of a fashion show this coming January, which is exciting and I'm sure a lot of work. Tell us a little bit about the show, such as the theme. What has the response been like since announcing the show?
AM: Oh my God! I'm super excited for this! It's my baby.
Well the show is January 21, 2017, starting at 4pm in Plainfield, New Jersey. The theme is "Cards", hence my logo bring a spades. So everything will be white and black.
I plan to feature a full variety of garments and outfits for men, women, and children in the show. I wanted to break up the pattern of just showing women go down a runway. Men wear clothes too (laughs). So it'll be sportswear, day-to-day clothes, work clothes, etc. Everything you will see, you will be able to purchase. From the hats to the scarves to the jewelry.
Lastly, the responses have been amazing! I'm very excited about what is to come in the near future and after the show. I'm already making arrangements for my next move.
EM: I see that there will be other designers participating in your show as well. What do each designer bring individually, and what do you anticipate it will be like having everyone under one roof and one runway?
AM: This is part is by far one of the most exciting things about what is taking place.
All of us in one accord under one roof, doing God's work. The amount of youth in this show is going to be epic.
I wanted the younger generation in The Nation Of Islam to make some noise, because we have so much talent just waiting to be revealed. I would love to be an agent for that. Each designer brings their own personality to the table with their fashion. One designer in particular sales very Diva attire. Another sister sales more laid back day-to-day clothes, and then we have a brother who sales his line of day-to-day wear. So everyone has something amazing to offer The Nation Of Islam and the World.
EM: Just this past Holy Day Of Atonement weekend in Atlanta, the Nation Of Islam hosted its first annual Islamic Fashion Weekend and fashion show. It was streaming live via social media. From the reactions of those around the world, including by men, it seemed to have set a new standard to fashion across the board. How do you see modesty as becoming more desirable to those outside of the Islamic faith? In what ways do you seek to continue that standard of high civilization with your line and upcoming fashion show?
AM: What I noticed the most is women, even in Islam, finding a struggle for balance when it comes to everyday wear. Like what do I wear to work? That's what I mostly like to be focused on, and I believe that is a major part of my contribution in the modest fashion world. Designing and creating things that the regular woman on the go can put on hassle-free and still look FA-BU-LOUS and most importantly modest.
I believe that women don't want to feel so pressured into buying the trash in the clothing stores. Where, if you're not showing your backside, your showing your cleavage. And if you do want to be covered your best bet is to wear a huge knitted sweater from Forever21 or a Nike sweat suit. I have to believe that women want to do better but just don't have the avenue to do so…… I'm creating an avenue by Gods grace.
Ebony S. Muhammad (EM): The M.G.T. & G.C.C. (Muslim Girls' Training & General Civilization Class) have coined your clothing line as "Sister Carmen's garments", but what is the official name for your line?
Carmen Muhammad (CM): It's "Al-Nisa Designs". Of course Al-Nisa comes from the Holy Quran (Arabic for 'The Women'). Therefore, with dealing with the woman and the dress of the woman and the importance of the woman, I chose Al-Nisa.
EM: Yes ma'am thank you!
Where did your love for fashion design come from and how were you introduced to the fashion industry especially with modest fashion?
CM: I've always loved fashion, even as a child. I think most of us have experienced this when we were growing up. We didn't have all of the technology that we have today, but growing up as a child I did a lot of playing with dolls. I always loved making doll clothes, and I wanted to dress the dolls. That's where it all started. I made coats for my baby dolls.
As I got older from Elementary School to Junior High, I was always very conscious of my dress. When I was introduced to Islam, it was prior to 1975, I was a teenager. Once I learned more about the faith, itself, I was intrigued to want to dress more modestly. At first I was like, "I can't wear that. That's too hot! How can they wear all that?" (laughs) The more I learned about the faith, the more I embraced the idea that I wanted to be covered as a young woman coming up in high school.
So when I converted to Islam I was going into the 10th grade of high school, and at that time I was going to public high school. Everyone that knew me, knew me as being an outgoing individual. Therefore, my transition from being involved in Christianity and coming over into Islam was something that everyone was waiting to see. It was like, "Oh we cannot wait until school starts to see what she is going to wear!" They knew we had to have our head covered all the time. That is what really got me very, very involved and interested in wanting to style myself.
I had all these friends with me prior to becoming a Muslim, and they were waiting to see what I was going to look like. That challenged me to have my own clothing made. I didn't want them to look at me and be like, "Oh my gosh, she looks like a nun!" I wanted to be modestly dressed with style. You know, cutting edge fashion. After becoming a Muslim I knew that I didn't want, for a lack of a better word, to look like my Grandmother. I've got to be able to come with it.
Also it was my way of getting to those that maybe wouldn't come to the mosque with me, because some were like, "I like what they're talking about, but I just could never dress like that". So when they would see me and the clothing that I was wearing, it was something that allowed me to open the door and make them more comfortable with coming and hearing the Teachings. I saw that the fashion and the way that we would dress become a conversation and a way of having a dialogue with individuals about Islam. So that's where it started.
EM: Absolutely beautiful! You are answering questions that I know other people, especially women, would have. Most women love what we are teaching/learning and what we stand for, but covering may very well be the one barrier to them joining. We want to be and feel attractive and that's how the enemy gets us. They come through our desire to be attractive and our need for attention. However, the way that you explained your approach to modest fashion definitely proves that we can be stylish and still be modest.
You have a very major event approaching this coming October in Atlanta: The Islamic Fashion Weekend – 10,000 Fearless Dressed Women Backing the 10,000 Fearless Men. How did the idea of this event, especially with that subtitle, come about?
CM: Honestly speaking, I've been doing clothing for sisters in the Nation (Of Islam) for about 15 years. I saw the response that my daughters would get and other women would get when they would be in the grocery store or somewhere else. I'm attend a lot of Hollywood industry events with my clothing on, and I had high profile women approach me and say, "Where did you get that? Clearly you're with the Nation because you have the headpiece on, but the rest of that…I've never seen anything like it!" The more that I was hearing that, the more I understood that we needed this as women in the Nation Of Islam to support the Teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.
It had gone beyond creating a brand. This is something that has to happen. I've got to do something where I bring together Muslim women designers and have our own fashion week. We premier to the world who WE are through the clothing line. That's when I came up with the title: "A New Dress. A New Mind. A New Woman". Until I can get you to put your clothes back on…see that's the first thing. I've got to get you to understand that you don't have to reveal all and everything to everyone. So first, I've got to get you to accept a new dress, because once you accept the dress and the modesty of the dress, you understand what it represents as a woman to the world. They are looking at your attire. First they see your attire. They don't get to visit your mind. So first, I've got to get you to put your clothes back on, and I can give you a new mind through the Teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. Then ultimately you WILL become a new woman, but it's a process that has to happen. Once we do all that, then now we can get 10,000 fearless women, modestly dressed women to back the 10,000 fearless men that the Minister is calling for. So now we've become a team and we've become one. That's how that came about.


If you are a knowledgeable masseur, you must have received the massage tools being used in the spa or shop. They have almost all types of equipment, which range from a shaking seat to a convenient shaking curler with several paintballs. Actually, the fact is that anything that rubs your body and makes you feel great is a excellent device, regardless of the price.
You might think that they intentionally have them in the spa to dairy more money out from you. Some of you might not be assured about these 'gizmos' and think they are needless. But if you are serious about rubbing or have been in it for quite a while, you definitely have to check it out. Of course, you can think of them as urgent calf massage tools. Sometimes, you just don't have plenty of a chance to ask someone to massage you.
Well, get the ones that can provide both vibrations and stress. They are the most beneficial. If you follow this general guideline, you will never go wrong when selecting a shiatsu massage device. You could use a massage device while seated zero severity seat. Lie down and massage yourself! Its other common term is the stop severity seat. The leading store is the perfect place to buy these products through their online portal.


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The Manipulation of Basel Risk-Weights
Mariathasan, Mike
Merrouche, Ouarda
Mike Mariathasan
Ouarda Merrouche
In this paper, we examine the relationship between banks' approval for the internal ratings-based (IRB) approaches of Basel II and the ratio of risk-weighted over total assets. Analysing a panel of 115 banks from 21 OECD countries that were eventually approved for applying the IRB to their credit portfolio, we find that risk-weight density is lower once regulatory approval is granted. The effect persists when we control for different loan categories, and we provide evidence showing that it cannot be explained by flawed modelling, or improved risk-measurement alone. Consistent with theories of risk-weight manipulation, we find the decline in risk-weights to be particularly prevalent among weakly capitalised banks, when the legal framework for supervision is weak, and in countries where supervisors are overseeing many IRB banks. We conclude that part of the decline in reported riskiness under the IRB results from banks' strategic risk-modelling.
Mariathasan, Mike & Merrouche, Ouarda, 2013. "The Manipulation of Basel Risk-Weights," CEPR Discussion Papers 9494, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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Louisiana Legislature votes to decriminalize possession of modest amounts of marijuana
Governor John Bel Edwards has not said whether he will sign the legislation
By: Julie O'Donoghue - June 7, 2021 11:56 am
BERLIN – AUGUST 07: A man smokes licenced medicinal marijuana prior to participating in the annual Hemp Parade, or "Hanfparade", in support of the legalization of marijuana in Germany on August 7, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The consumption of cannabis in Germany is legal, though all other aspects, including growing, importing or selling it, are not. However, since the introduction of a new law in 2009, the sale and possession of marijuana for licenced medicinal use is legal. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
The Louisiana Legislature voted to decriminalize the possession of modest amounts of marijuana across the state, removing the possibility of facing jail or prison time for people caught with 14 grams or fewer of the drug.
Gov. John Bel Edwards hasn't said whether he will sign the legislation yet. If he vetoes the bill, it would likely die. Supporters don't have enough votes in the Legislature to override his veto.
The governor, the son and brother of sheriffs, has traditionally been opposed to the legalization of marijuana, but hasn't been clear over whether he disagrees with decriminalization.
The House of Representatives voted 68-25 and the Senate voted 20-17 for the proposal, representing a sea change in the conservative Legislature's approach to marijuana policy.
Rep. Cedric Glover, a Black Democrat from Shreveport, sponsored House Bill 652. Republican House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, who once worked for the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, voted for the proposal. Republican Senate President Page Cortez voted against it.
If approved, the bill would impose a fine of up to $100 on a person caught with 14 grams or fewer of marijuana but eliminate the possibility of an arrest or incarceration — even for repeat offenses. Fourteen grams, Glover said, is the equivalent of 14 to 25 marijuana joints.
The current penalties are significantly more severe. A person caught with 14 grams of marijuana can face a $300 fine and imprisonment for 15 days for the first offense. Penalties escalate significantly for repeat offenders — up to a maximum eight years of prison time for people arrested four times.
The legislation faced no significant opposition from law enforcement groups, such as the powerful Louisiana Sheriffs' Association or Louisiana District Attorneys Association. Proponents of the bill are hoping it leads to fewer drug arrests and smaller jail and prison populations across the state.
"We don't need to be filling up our jails with misdemeanor offenses of marijuana," said Rep. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge, a few weeks ago.
Sen. Bodi White, R-Baton Rouge, opposed the legislation. White, a former law enforcement officer, tried to discourage his fellow senators from supporting the bill, suggesting that they would be taking a step toward marijuana legalization if they voted for it. Even with that warning, most senators supported for the legislation. This includes Sen. Patrick Connick, R-Marrero, who is the brother of Jefferson Parish District Attorney Patrick Connick.
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport have already voted to decriminalize marijuana within their borders, but this would expand the decriminalization policy to the bulk of Louisiana, where jail time is still on the table for people caught with small amounts of the drug.
Twenty-seven states and Washington, D.C., have decriminalized marijuana possession, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The Legislature also voted earlier in the session to expand the types of medical marijuana available to include raw and crude medical marijuana that can be smoked. The governor also hasn't signed that legislation yet.
Currently, medical marijuana is only available in a dissolvable or liquid form — which drives up the price of it. House Bill 391, sponsored by Speaker Pro. Tempore Tanner Magee, R-Houma, allows for the distribution of raw, smokable medical marijuana but also places restrictions on it that don't apply to the liquid form.
Only people 21 years-old and over can receive it. A pharmacy can also only give an individual two and a half ounces of it every two weeks. The raw, smokable medical marijuana also doesn't have to meet "medical grade" standards like other forms of medical marijuana sold in the state.
The Louisiana Legislature rejected a measure this spring to legalize marijuana — taxing and regulating the sale of the drug. That legislation, sponsored by Republican Rep. Richard Nelson, faced significant opposition. The sheriffs' association, district attorneys group and Louisiana Republican Party formally came out against that proposal.
by Julie O'Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator

Louisiana Legislature votes to decriminalize possession of modest amounts of marijuana

by Julie O'Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator
June 7, 2021

Julie O'Donoghue
Julie O'Donoghue is a senior reporter for the Louisiana Illuminator and producer of the Louisiana Illuminator podcast. She's received awards from the Virginia Press Association and Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press. Julie covered state government and politics for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune for six years. She's also covered government and politics in Missouri, Virginia and Washington D.C. Julie is a proud D.C. native and Washington Capitals hockey fan. She and her partner, Jed, live in Baton Rouge. She has two stepchildren, Quinn and Steven.
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Help is here for hoarder: City will aid Veteran cleaning up his home
Pictured is veteran Bill Gray outside his home. Gray, will be receiving help from the community to clean his home.
LA FERIA — On the outside the small home looks typical.
Inside it's a candidate for the popular TV show, "Hoarders."
The terrible sanitary issues and foul smell of cat food, kitty litter and boxes of filth would cause most people to walk away from the house gasping for air.
But owner Bill Gray doesn't want it to be like that anymore and others are ready to help him.
Gray will be receiving a hand from the local community to help him clean up his home.
"On Wednesday and Thursday before Veterans Day there is going to be a massive clean up," said Eric Hoff, La Feria city commissioner. "I mean everything is leaving."
And on Veterans Day there is going to be a ceremony at this home recognizing him for his military duty.
Gray, 72, an Army and Navy Veteran has filled his home with cats, old books, unused home accessories and old stuff that he has let pile up into a mess.
"Mother never taught me to keep up the house," Gray said. "I have everything where I can navigate through."
He admitted his mom was a hoarder and he is a hoarder.
"I am going to get over that," Gray said. "I'm going to keep only what I need, my computer and my family pictures."
His mother died one year ago at the age of 97.
Since his mother's death, Gray said he just let every thing stay where it landed.
"It wasn't depression, but yet it was," he said.
Only a single painting on the wall shows off color and natural beauty of the outdoors.
Under the painting sits a table his cats jump on to get away from the clutter that fills the room.
"An organization that specializes in hoarding will be in town before Veterans Day to help Gray clean out his home," Hoff said.
Hoff said the city toured Gray's home with public works and public safety on Monday.
"He hasn't been in his kitchen in a very long time," Hoff said.
Gray said he is happy the community is coming to his aid and acknowledging him a local military hero even though he doesn't see himself as one.
"I don't feel that way," Gray said. "I went in and did my 20 years, and I did my job."
Gray was a sailor on the USS Scott Navy destroyer.
He said he traveled around the world performing military exercises with the Navy.
Gray retired from the Navy in 1988 on a medical discharge.
After that he worked odd jobs and even took up a distribution route with the Valley Morning Star delivering the daily newspaper to area subscribers stretching from Mercedes to Harlingen.
It's been years since he's delivered the newspaper and for Gray he's become accustomed to the dusty home and walking around overflowed kitty litter tubs and piles of stuff in his home.
But, he is glad the community is going to help him clean out the house and do some repairs next week. He hopes it changes his life.
Gray doesn't invite guests into his home because it's difficult to walk through the rooms.
He prefers to meet with people outside his home on the front lawn or under his covered porch that is cluttered with kitty litter, two chairs and a BBQ pit among other things.
He called the porch the cleanest part of his home.
"The biggest problem is getting up and motivated in the morning," Gray said. "I just don't have the incentive to do things and the clutter just built up over time."
Hoff said he has received some unbelievable amount of support to help Gray.
Hoff said the city and local leaders are also going to be involved in the clean up.
"We have a furniture store donating furniture and I got a contractor who's going to do some repairs, and a lawn guy is going to put in some flower beds."
Raul Garcia is a Reporter for the Valley Morning Star. He can be reached at rgarcia@valleystar.com or (956) 430-6244.


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Imran Farooq (1960-2010) Murdered: What Happened? What Will Happen Now?
Filed Under >Adil Najam, Pakistanis Abroad, People, Politics
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The murder of Dr. Imran Farooq – one of the founders of MQM, a central figure in the development of the party and a key architect of its conceptual and ideological foundations – in London has sent shock around Pakistani political circles, particularly in Karachi.
Once second in prominence in MQM circles only to Altaf Hussain, Imran Farooq has been out of political news for many years now and had distanced himself – or been distanced – from mainstream day-to-day MQM affairs. The reasons why have remained unclear but the stuff of rumor mills. His murder in London is bound to reignite the rumor mills again. Indeed, they already have.
It remains unclear what happened in London. But it is clear that the repercussions of what happened there will be felt in Karachi and beyond well into and after the 10-day "mourning period" declared by MQM. Right now all television channels seem more engrossed in showing MQM leader Altaf Hussain's near hysterical breakdown at MQM's London offices, but we need to also begin thinking through the many critical questions that remain unanswered: Was this a run of the mill mugging and murder in a large international metropolis, or an international political targeting? If the later, who was behind it and why? But most important of all: what, if anything, does this mean for MQM; and by extension for Karachi and Pakistan?
Details still remain sketchy and there are more rumors floating than facts. This report from Dawn lays out the essential details:
Dr Imran Farooq, a founding leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the organisation's first secretary general, was assassinated in London on Thursday evening. Dr Farooq also served as the party's only convener.
Television reports, quoting party and family sources, said Dr Farooq was attacked by some unidentified men with daggers near his London residence. He died of multiple wounds. But according to one source, a lone assailant had been lying in wait inside the apartment block where Dr Farooq lived on the first floor. He was attacked with a knife when he was climbing the stairs. He died on the spot.
At first the MQM leadership tried to keep the murder under wraps. Meetings in different cities to mark the 57th birthday of the party's founding leader, Altaf Hussain, were suddenly cancelled for "unavoidable reasons" and supporters were told by senior leader Dr Farooq Sattar to go home. Tens of thousands of people had assembled in different places in Karachi, Hyderabad and other towns in Sindh to celebrate their leader's birthday.
At the same time, the MQM leadership in Karachi and London went into closed-door sessions to discuss the situation arising out of the development. Reports from London said the police had cordoned off the apartment block and preliminary investigations had begun. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far and no arrests have been made.
Dr Imran Farooq is remembered by Muttahida loyalists as one of the key figures who laid the foundation for the All Pakistan Mohajir Students' Organisation (APMSO), which eventually turned out to be a forerunner of the MQM. During the early 1980s, the APMSO was converted into a fully fledged political party to advocate the cause of the Urdu-speaking popuce, mainly in Karachi and other parts of urban Sindh. With Altaf Hussain as its leader, the bespectacled Dr Farooq was appointed secretary general of the party. He was also regarded as one of the main ideologues and the brain behind education of the party cadre.
When in 1992 Altaf Hussain went into self-imposed exile in the wake of a military crackdown, Dr Farooq went underground in Karachi, running the party from hiding. Although he was declared absconder by the then government, he continued to dodge the authorities. Eventually he managed to slip out of the country on a fake passport and under an assumed name. After arriving in London, he applied for political asylum. In the initial years he was one of the main players who helped Altaf Hussain oversee the party's restructuring from London.
However, a couple of years ago differences emerged, sending Dr Farooq into obscurity. Since then he had been living the life of a recluse, with no role in party affairs. Even then his brutal killing sent the Muttahida rank and file into a daze, leaving them searching for answers.
70 responses to "Imran Farooq (1960-2010) Murdered: What Happened? What Will Happen Now?"
Aman Pasand says:
@Waseem Watio,Jawaid Islam
Are you on the right page?
Jawaid Islam says:
One lac rupees per day, a minister's expanditure…OMG! Please these minsters are no street people; they are from an elite class, owners of acres and acres of farmland, properties, businesses, and what not. They should be serving free. As a token give them Rs 100 per day, toffee lein lein ge ja ke bhanje bhatijion k lye.
wasim watio says:
Common people of pakistan have been enduring the giant problems of Inflation , unemployment and government corruption for a few years. Pakistanis get ready for another blow! Your government is going to impose three different taxes of Rs.80 billion. These taxes are reformed GST, increase in the percentage of income tax from 2-3% to 10% and a high-amount property tax for urban areas. The most cruel part of these ruthless taxes is that they would be imposed on the middle and lower class only. No tax is going to be imposed on the upper or the elite class. It is time to wake up. How would the already suffering people of pakistan be able to pay these cruel taxes . Why don't our corrupt rulers impose taxes on the riches ? Why don't they impose agriculture tax ?. The answer is simple that the elite class is actually the ruling class. I don't see anything stopping the imposition of these taxes so get ready for the miserable life waiting for you. Pakistan is a poor country for its common people only because the elite class of our country has a life style which is highly luxurious than the rich people of western countries. What is the need of a 90-minister-cabinet. According to Transparency international a single minister's expenditure is Rs.1 lac per day. Yes , you hear me right, it is rupees One lac per day. So how can one say that pakistan is a poor country. Pakistan is a poor country but for its common people only.
Why this sudden love lost for Afia?Another tantrum like stage managed crying session.Probably there has been some tail twisting by MI5.
Naan Haleem says:
@ Aman Pasand
well British "establishment" has been providing asylum to persons who confronted with (or faced the anger of) the establishment of Pakistan. It is a policy to assist and help those who defied the taboo of establishment in Pakistan. In Zia regime, countless people fled to UK and requested asylum on the grounds of political victimization. Altaf falls in the same category, but with a slight twist. He, without any doubt, holds very tight grip over the pulse of Pakistan's financial hub. It was/is in British interests to allow MQM's Pakistani political activities being directed and monitored in UK.
However, they will NEVER allow any violence in UK to tarnish their law and order. This is exactly why MQM has always stayed away from street politics in UK while other pakistani parties, PPP, PML, PTI have been protesting in different parts of UK on various issues. MQM never wanted to create any problem for British authorities because it would eventually be problematic for MQM itself. This attitude kept MQM in good books of the other side.
Murder of Imran Farooq is a big trouble for both UK authorities and MQM. And as i said earlier, most likely scenarios bothering UK can be the element of gang war or import of Karachi conflict to UK. This is why they are looking at the MQM setup with renewed skepticism and fresh angles.
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Home // International // REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Lyric Theatre) ★★★
REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Lyric Theatre) ★★★
June 11, 2018 // By: West End Wilma // International, Reviews // Comments are off
A good piece of theatre should have a grounded narrative, such that it doesn't rely on supplementary information for an explanation. Skilled actors should be able to convey the narrative, and reveal a new story to an audience. Unfortunately, the anticipated Broadway debut of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child troubled me in this sense. Explicit references were being made to characters from different books (Cedric Diggory, in particular). Hence, is necessary to recognise these echos, to understand the progression of the play. Having intentionally not read up on the play, nor read the manuscript published in Summer 2016, I remained rather confused during the first act, of part one.
While I did enjoy the new theatrical experience the play attempted to convey, it felt like it was still in teething stages. After walking back from the theater at 10:30PM, I felt as if I had just seen a "rough draft" or a workshop of the play.
The play is too long. It does not have enough substance to keep the momentum. With a very narrow plot, two scenarios occur: one, you will either appreciate all the Harry Potter explicit references, and enjoy hearing the lexicon being used. However, if you are like me, someone who is familiar enough with the general plots of each book, however, not a "Potterhead", you will be left somewhat confused, until you are forced to quickly research the main character references in the interval.
While many claimed it is not important to know the franchise series, I challenge this view. It is important to know the characters, plots and references from the series, otherwise, all you are left with, is a mundane subplot, of a father and son relationship. The play commences with enough impulse (especially as the music and choreography add a dimension of rapidity to the play, giving it a cinematic affect), however, begins to veer towards a dead end. There is a limit to the amount of magic that can be used, without seeming tacky (thankfully, these were not overused, and a good balance was maintained throughout), and the dialogue was not particularly witty.
As of the individual performers, strong performances from the majority of the cast, particularly Jamie Parker and Sam Clemmett. I thought Noma Dumezweni's portrayal of Hermione was somewhat calculated and meticulous. Although at times her acting felt slightly forced, it seemed to work quite well in the context of some of the scenes.
The staging and directing was very impressive, and the implementation of fast pace music in a play was something new (to me, at least). While the majority of the play's success clearly stems from its established name, I strongly believe that the artistic elements of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will serve as a springboard to many more plays to come. With its strong directing, impressive staging and implementation of music and choreography, this production definitely divorces and differentiates itself from current plays and creates a subgenre to classical theater, integrating cinematic elements within theater.
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