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Family of strip club shooter says he fired in self defense
Updated: 12:12 AM EST Dec 14, 2012
Steve Tellier
A southern Indiana man was shot to death Thursday outside a Shively strip club.Police made an arrest, but the suspect's family said he shot the man in self defense.Tony Whitfield, Jr., 29, has been charged with murder, but his family said there's much more to the story."We've never seen anything like this, so close to where we work at," said Zack Smith, who works next door to the club.It began as a fight inside a Shively strip club, and police said it ended with murder in the parking lot."There was some type of altercation that took place inside of the establishment. It was just a physical altercation at that point, no weapons involved," said Shively Police Sgt. Josh Myers.That was a little after 2 a.m. Thursday at the Doll House Gentlemen's Club on Seventh Street Road.Police said the fight inside the club was forcibly moved outside as security escorted everyone involved out of the club, but that only escalated the conflict and eventually, shots rang out.Police said Whitfield was the man who pulled the trigger, shooting 37-year-old Terrance Smith multiple times.Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, and police arrested Whitfield on murder charges.Meanwhile, detectives spent the day combing the crime scene for evidence and checking the club's surveillance video."The establishment does have some security cameras, so we've been pulling files from their system to see if we can catch anything on video that may help us in our investigation," said Myers.The suspect's brother said that investigation is already off course.Off camera, he said Whitfield has a license to carry a gun, and only acted in self defense, claiming that Smith had the Whitfield's keys and other items at the time of the shooting.A dancer also told WLKY the victim was acting crazy before he was kicked out.Whatever happened, those who work nearby are a little unnerved."It's a sad situation, we know half these guys that come in and out of the restaurant and they're pretty good guys, and it's a sad thing that this happened to someone," said Smith.Shively police said their investigation is ongoing, and they're not completely ruling out the possibility of more arrests.
A southern Indiana man was shot to death Thursday outside a Shively strip club.
Police made an arrest, but the suspect's family said he shot the man in self defense.
Judge dismisses Shively strip club murder case
Gunman in Shively strip club shooting given reduced bond
Victim of shooting outside strip club identified
Tony Whitfield, Jr., 29, has been charged with murder, but his family said there's much more to the story.
"We've never seen anything like this, so close to where we work at," said Zack Smith, who works next door to the club.
It began as a fight inside a Shively strip club, and police said it ended with murder in the parking lot.
"There was some type of altercation that took place inside of the establishment. It was just a physical altercation at that point, no weapons involved," said Shively Police Sgt. Josh Myers.
That was a little after 2 a.m. Thursday at the Doll House Gentlemen's Club on Seventh Street Road.
Police said the fight inside the club was forcibly moved outside as security escorted everyone involved out of the club, but that only escalated the conflict and eventually, shots rang out.
Police said Whitfield was the man who pulled the trigger, shooting 37-year-old Terrance Smith multiple times.
Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, and police arrested Whitfield on murder charges.
Meanwhile, detectives spent the day combing the crime scene for evidence and checking the club's surveillance video.
"The establishment does have some security cameras, so we've been pulling files from their system to see if we can catch anything on video that may help us in our investigation," said Myers.
The suspect's brother said that investigation is already off course.
Off camera, he said Whitfield has a license to carry a gun, and only acted in self defense, claiming that Smith had the Whitfield's keys and other items at the time of the shooting.
A dancer also told WLKY the victim was acting crazy before he was kicked out.
Whatever happened, those who work nearby are a little unnerved.
"It's a sad situation, we know half these guys that come in and out of the restaurant and they're pretty good guys, and it's a sad thing that this happened to someone," said Smith.
Shively police said their investigation is ongoing, and they're not completely ruling out the possibility of more arrests.

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Hermann Obrist (* 23. Mai 1862 in Kilchberg bei Zürich, Schweiz; † 26. Februar 1927 in München) war Zeichner, Entwerfer von Möbeln und Stickereien sowie Bildhauer. Er gilt als einer der Begründer des deutschen Jugendstils.

Leben

Obrist wurde als zweites von vier Kindern des Schweizer Arztes Carl Kaspar Obrist und der schottischen Adligen Alice Jane Grant Duff of Eden geboren. Der Dirigent und Musikwissenschaftler Aloys Obrist war sein jüngerer Bruder. 1876 trennten sich die Eltern und Obrist übersiedelte mit seiner Mutter nach Weimar. 1885 begann er ein Studium der Medizin und Naturwissenschaften in Heidelberg, das er jedoch 1887 aufgab.

Bei einer Reise 1887 Reise nach England und Schottland lernte Obrist frühzeitig das Arts and Crafts Movement kennen. Zurückgekehrt lernte er die Herstellung von Keramiken in Jena, was zum Bruch mit der Mutter führte, weil er seine – jüngst wiederentdeckten – Werke ausstellte und verkaufte. Anschließend studierte Obrist an der Kunstgewerbeschule in Karlsruhe. 1889 besuchte er die Weltausstellung in Paris und zog im anschließenden Jahr ganz dorthin, um an der Académie Julian Bildhauerei zu studieren. In dieser Zeit lernte er die Werke Auguste Rodins kennen. Erste Porträtbüsten und Wandbrunnen entstanden.

1892 übersiedelte er nach Florenz, wo er als Bildhauer arbeitete. Die Werke sind nur in Fotografien überliefert. In Florenz lernte er auch den amerikanischen Kunsthistoriker Bernard Berenson und dessen Lebensgefährtin und spätere Ehefrau, die Kunstkritikerin Mary Smith Costelloe, kennen. Unter der Führung der Gesellschaftsdame seiner Mutter, Berthe Ruchet, gründete er ein Stickereiatelier mit italienischen Kunststickerinnen, das er 1895 mit nach München brachte.

1895 entstand in Schwabing in der Karl-Theodor-Straße 28 (Heute 48) das erste Ensemble des Münchner Jugendstils. Durch das von August Exter und Alfred Pinagel erbaute Atelierhaus. Ganz nach Hermann Obrists eigenen Entwürfen, ein stattlicher und malerischer Gruppenbau im Burgenstil, mit Rundturm und eigenem Zugang zu den Bahngleisen, perfekt um Hermann Obrist Skulpturen zu transportieren. Richard Riemerschid entwarf die Innenausstattung der Schlafzimmer, Bernhard Pankok gestaltete das Esszimmer und den Flur. Die Möbel befinden sich inzwischen in Museumssammlungen. Doch nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und dem Brand im Jahr 1944, existiert die Villa nur noch in umgebauter Form und umfunktioniert als Wohnhaus mit Apartments und Büroräumen, nun im Besitzt der Familie Mayer, den Nachkommen der Familie des Wandmalers von Hermann Obrist.

Internationale Aufmerksamkeit erlangte Obrist dann mit der Ausstellung seiner Stickereien im Kunstsalon Littauer in München, die seinen Ruf als Exponent des Jugendstils begründete. Im gleichen Jahr zeigte er erstmals einen Grabmalsentwurf bei der Jahresausstellung im Münchner Glaspalast.

1898 gründete er unter anderem mit August Endell, Richard Riemerschmid und Bernhard Pankok die Vereinigten Werkstätten für Kunst im Handwerk, um die Produktion und den Verkauf der neuen Kunstrichtung zu fördern. Im gleichen Jahr heiratete er Marie-Luise Lampe aus Leipzig (1867–1952); 1900 wurde die Tochter Leila (22. Dezember 1947 verschollen) und 1901 die Tochter Amaranth geboren († 1944 beim Versuch das brennende Atelierhaus zu retten).

1902 gründete er gemeinsam mit Wilhelm von Debschitz die Lehr- und Versuch-Ateliers für angewandte und freie Kunst, in Fachkreisen noch heute kurz Debschitz-Schule genannt, an der er bis 1904 beteiligt war. Ihr Lehrplan, der die Verbindung von Handwerk und künstlerischer Ausbildung zum Ziel hatte, wird heute als Vorläufer des von Walter Gropius gegründeten Bauhauses angesehen.

Weil er immer schlechter hörte, er wurde schließlich taub, zog sich Obrist 1904 aus der Lehre zurück und arbeitete in den folgenden Jahren an seinen Entwürfen für Grabmäler und Brunnen. 1914 lud ihn Henry van de Velde ein, sich an dessen Theatergebäude auf der Kölner Werkbund Ausstellung mit Reliefs und einem freistehenden Brunnen zu beteiligen. Während des Ersten Weltkriegs zog sich Obrist zunehmend ins Privatleben zurück und erkrankte schwer. Der letzte öffentliche Auftritt seiner Werke fand im Rahmen der Ausstellung Unbekannte Architekten des Arbeitsrates für Kunst in der Galerie von I. B. Neumann in Berlin 1919 statt.

Werk

Obrists Werke sind von der intensiven Auseinandersetzung mit der Natur und ihren u. a. von Ernst Haeckel neu entdeckten mikroskopischen Strukturen geprägt. Seine Pflanzenornamente zeichnen sich gleichermaßen durch genaues Naturstudium wie durch eine dynamische Belebung der Form aus. In der Skulptur suchte Obrist ebenfalls völlig neue Formen. Die dekorativen Aufgaben des Grabmals und des Brunnens boten ihm dabei die Möglichkeit, nahezu abstrakte Formen in dieser eigentlich konservativen Kunstgattung zu schaffen, bevor die Abstraktion in Deutschland öffentliche Anerkennung fand. Doch auch Obrist blieb Anerkennung weitgehend verwehrt und sein Werk geriet bis in die 1960er Jahre in Vergessenheit.

Das zeichnerische Werk und ein Teil des schriftlichen Nachlasses befindet sich heute in der Staatlichen Graphischen Sammlung München. Ein wesentlicher Teil der Entwürfe für Brunnen und Grabmale überlebte den Brand des Atelierhauses, da es den Töchtern Obrists gelang, die Werke Anfang der 1940er Jahre der Stadt Zürich zu stiften. Sie werden heute vom Museum für Gestaltung Zürich bewahrt. Stickereien befinden sich ebenda und in der Neuen Sammlung in München sowie im Museum für angewandte Kunst (Wien).

Auszeichnungen
 1900 wurde Obrist auf der Weltausstellung in Paris mit einer Goldmedaille für seine Stickereien ausgezeichnet.
 1904 erhielt er für den Entwurf einer Gürtelschließe auf der Weltausstellung in St. Louis eine Goldmedaille.

Eigene Schriften
 Gesammelten Aufsätze und Vorträge: Neue Möglichkeiten in der bildenden Kunst. Leipzig: Diederichs-Verlag 1903.
 Ein glückliches Leben, erstmals publiziert in: Hermann Obrist. Skulptur / Raum / Abstraktion um 1900, S. 99–143.

Literatur

 Ernst Wilhelm Bredt: Nachruf auf Hermann Obrist. In: Architektur und Kunst, Bd. 14, 1927, S. 317–321.
 Hermann Obrist – Neue Formen des Plastischen durch den Einfluß der Architektur. In: Markus Stegmann: Architektonische Skulptur im 20. Jahrhundert. Historische Aspekte und Werkstrukturen, Tübingen 1995, Seite 44–52.
 Dagmar Rinker: Der Münchner Jugendstilkünstler Hermann Obrist (1862–1927), tuduv-Studien, Reihe Kunstgeschichte Bd. 79, München: tuduv 2001.
 Freiheit der Linie. Von Obrist und dem Jugendstil zu Marc, Klee und Kirchner. Ausstellungskatalog Westfälisches Landesmuseum, Münster. Hrsg. von Erich Franz, Bönen: Kettler 2007.
 Hermann Obrist. Skulptur / Raum / Abstraktion um 1900. Ausstellungskatalog Museum Bellerive / Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, Zürich: Scheidegger & Spiess 2009. ISBN 9783858812391
 Hermann Obrist. Im Netzwerk der Künste und Medien um 1900. Hrsg. von Sabine Gebhardt Fink und Matthias Vogel, Berlin: Kulturverlag Kadmos 2013. ISBN 3-86599-178-5
 Ingvild Richardsen: »Leidenschaftliche Herzen, feurige Seelen«. Wie Frauen die Welt veränderten, Frankfurt/M.: S. Fischer, 2019,  S. 142–147. ISBN 978-3-10-397457-7
 Andreas Strobl: Hermann Obrist und die Frauen. In: Ingvild Richardsen (Hrsg.): Die modernen Frauen des Atelier Elvira in München und Augsburg 1887-1908,  München: Volk Verlag, 2022, S. 194–203. ISBN 978-3-86222-417-3

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Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by sherpa-j, Dec 24, 2015.
My name is Jay, after five years in two different Jeep Jk's, I just got my third Toyota and first 4Runner.
Financially had to sell my jeep, and always wanted a 4runner. So I pick up a 2002 Sport Edition SR5 with 99,499 mile on her. Can't wait to start some mods...had to add a pic of my last Jk..
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Welcome! Thats some low miles! What are the plans with it?
Yes, the couple that had it hardly drove it, and bought it from a dealership a few miles from my house. Hopefully in the next few months, I can start my list of mods.
Welcome, from a fellow Virginian!
Another reformed Jeep owner. I like it.
After some Mods you will really love the 3rd Gens. Being an 02 it will not have the rear locker but I'm sure you will fix that issue at some point. You will be amazed who well it dose stock on trails.
Yes I was looking for 3th gen with lockers, but I couldn't pass this one up. It has low miles and never been off-road. I took the seats out for a good cleaning, carpet doesn't have a stain on it... I am friends with the person that owned it... Yes hopefully next month, I can start my lift..
Nice! That's probably the cleanest interior I've ever seen on a truck it's age!
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Eastman Business Park is on the map, officially. Bolstered by strong support from area politicians, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker today placed on pin on a map of the nine county Finger Lakes Region, officially designating the area as a "manufacturing community."
The designation opens the door for a share of $1.3 billion in federal economic development funds as part of a Washington, D.C. initiative to revitalize manufacturing in the area, and especially at Eastman Business Park – the top priority of the Finger Lakes Economic Development commission.
"The private-public partnerships that helped achieve this coveted federal designation of Rochester as a "manufacturing community" are the same ones driving the successful redevelopment of Eastman Business Park," said Brad Kruchten, President of Graphics, Entertainment & Commercial Films and Senior Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. "We're excited by the potential to accelerate the substantial momentum in making the EBP an engine for regional economic development, and look forward to working with our partners in this effort."
"It is with great excitement that the Rochester Region is one of only 12 communities nationwide to receive this special designation as a Manufacturing Community, giving the region preferential status when competing for economic development funds," said Mike Alt, director of Eastman Business Park. "Of course EBP is a very important element of this program, and will provide a huge boost to advancing the local economy."
"This designation is an absolute game changer that will boost Rochester's advanced manufacturers to new heights by giving local businesses a leg up in competing for up to $1.3 billion in new resources," Senator Charles Schumer said.


In the summer of 2013 I had the privilege to help lead a group of students through a weeklong intensive youth leadership training held at the Presidio of San Francisco. If you get the chance to travel to San Fran, visiting the Presidio is a must! At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Presidio is a park and former military base. It is almost jarring when crossing from San Francisco the city, where houses are lined up one after another, to vast green spaces with wild life and a ton of history.
After the training my husband came out to meet me for a week in San Francisco and Napa Valley. This is a trip I have taken prior; in 2010 I did something similar with my dad. San Fran and wine country is a perfect trip for those who only have a weekend or a short period of time. We started off by exploring San Fran and I think an important detail to share is that San Francisco is pretty hot and cold in the summer. "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco", this quote is often attributed to Mark Twain but there isn't much documentation on that. The quote is a bit dramatic but I will say that if you are traveling to San Fran, expect to experience many different temperatures throughout the day based on where you are and the status of the fog.
Below are some of the things I did in San Fran (in no particular order). It is not an inclusive list of all the things you should do or places you should eat- just where I went.
Best sushi I have ever had in my life. You must go. The place is tiny and does not take reservations so either go early and get there when they open or go late because you will wait in line.
Oh ma gawd. I want to cry when I think about eating there it was so good. Service was awesome and ambiance was perfect. I think it may have been some of the best fried chicken I have ever had… drops mic. My husband got a delicious benedict with pork. Ahhhhh… take me back.
I do a ton of researching where to eat when I am traveling. I use Yelp, Google, TV Food Maps, etc. Many top lists led me to Molinari's and I heart Italian delis so I had to try. It was a beautiful little shop with a ton of options, we took our food to a nearby park and devoured it. My favorite was the authentic arancini.
Because if you are in San Fran… you have to. There are a lot of better food options than the Buena Vista but make sure you at least stop by and get yourself an Irish coffee.
While we were there we saw people dressed in anime costumes, a pocky eating contest, Daiso– the Japanese dollar store, and a plethora of delicious sushi. While we were visiting there was a farmer's market going on with local vendors that was fun.
This was a relaxed little neighborhood of diverse shops, restaurants, and coffee houses. AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST TIE-DYE SHIRT! This was a great place to visit in between meals when you needed to walk off your lunch. Do not leave without checking out the Piedmont Boutique .
San Francisco has the largest Chinatown outside of Asia and the oldest in North America according to their website. Great shopping, street music, and food.
The warf is pretty touristy… I will admit. Most likely all of the things I am sharing are touristy. Try not to eat down there… there are way better places to dine. Check on the Sea Lions on Pier 39 – the way they got there is an interesting story. Of course you need to see and EXPERIENCE Lombard Street. Then take a cable car down Embarcadero to the Ferry Building Marketplace on Sunday mornings for the farmer's market.
If you want to go to Alcatraz, get your tickets before going as they do sell out. I can't tell you what a good price for going there is but people were trying to sell us tickets for $100 each and it just didn't see worth it. We did find a fishing boat that was taking people on a cruise of the bay for $15! It seemed a bit shady at first; just a guy selling tickets in front of the boat but it was legit. Find BASS-TUB down at the Fisherman's Warf, Berth 4. I am glad we did.
As I stated earlier, a must! Try and dodge the fog though you can be standing right next to that bridge and not see it if the fog has rolled in.
As you head out of town stop by Muir Woods for either a mini or a major hike! The first part of Muir Woods is very touristy- KEEP WALKING! The trails get better and sparse with people.
What else did I miss? What do I need to see next time I go?


Greens MP Adam Bandt was told he had "overstepped boundaries" with a question on why the government is "slowly killing kids" on Nauru, and was forced to withdraw the comment in parliament.
Bandt made the comment in Question Time on Wednesday, about the 85 refugee and asylum seeker children who remain detained on Nauru, many suffering severe mental health conditions that doctors say are caused by their ongoing detention.
Earlier this week a large coalition of medical groups and doctors delivered a letter to prime minister Scott Morrison saying kids who are suicidal and suffering from the life-threatening resignation syndrome can never recover while they remain detained on the island.
But after Bandt asked the government "Why are you slowly killing these children?" on Wednesday, leader of the government in the lower house Christopher Pyne stood up and said the Greens member for Melbourne had to withdraw.
ADAM BANDT: Kids need to grow up in a stable loving environment, but under your watch, the refugee children on Nauru are in absolute crisis. When a 10-year-old boy repeatedly tried to kill himself, your government refused to transfer him to Australia for treatment until a court ordered it. And as emergency grows to catastrophe, Australia's senior medical officer was reportedly arrested and is today being deported from Nauru. Why are you slowly killing these children? Are you seriously arguing threatening these children's lives is some kind of necessary evil? Acceptable because you want to send some kind of broader message? Why won't you accept doctors' advice that it is never in the interests of a child to lock them up until they die?
CHRISTOPHER PYNE: Clearly the member for Melbourne has overstepped the boundaries even in this building. I would ask him to withdraw those insinuations and statement that we are trying to kill children by locking them up.
SPEAKER TONY SMITH: I would ask the member for Melbourne to withdraw.
BANDT: I am prepared to rephrase the question ... Why is the government slowly killing these children?
SPEAKER: The member for Melbourne needs to withdraw, a rephrase doesn't do it. There is one rule for everyone I'm afraid.
BANDT: I withdraw that part of the question.
Prime minister Scott Morrison went on to say that his government had "ended the carnage" of children dying at sea in people smuggler boats as they travelled to Australia.
"We will continue to treat every single case based on the medical advice that is received and transfers that are undertaken on the basis of that medical advice, and we will continue to pursue that practice in each and every case," Morrison said.
Earlier this week, an open letter to Morrison signed by the Australian Medical Association, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, multiple other medical organisations and almost 6,000 doctors was delivered to parliament.
The letter said that investing in paediatric mental health would "never bring resolution to these children's symptoms" while they remain on Nauru.
"The circumstances of an involuntary and indefinite stay on Nauru directly contributes to their deterioration in mental state, which is why extending services on the island can never be the solution," the letter said.
The doctors said the situation was "urgent".
"Medical experts, including doctors who have worked on Nauru, have spoken repeatedly about their concerns. They report widespread, significant deteriorations in physical and mental health," the letter read.
"There are disturbing reports of young children attempting suicide by lethal means and withdrawing from their environment until they are almost comatose (increasingly called resignation syndrome). This is an extreme physical response to sustained psychological trauma, and is life threatening."


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• Responsible for end-to-end diagnostics and resolution-ensuring that full details are learnt from customer in advance of engagement with OpCos / Partners /Affiliates.
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• Troubleshoot incidents (e.g. relating to Networks and/or devices like Mobile Connect Card, Blackberry) in advance of an escalation to an Operating Company.
• Close all incidents following Incident Management best practices. Produce management reports. In brief, the primary function of the VGESC is the life cycle management of Novartis' service requests while keeping Novartis informed of progress.
• Liaising with Vodafone and the rest of the group to resolve technical and international network related queries.
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• Achieve Service Level Targets.
• Highest quality service, support and administration to achieve customer satisfaction.
• Feedback from Global Service Managers and from Customers is the quality of support.
• Monthly reviews with the Service Fulfillment team, VGE Unit.
• Documentation of lessons learnt to be fed back into the team knowledge base.
• Assist with production of monthly reports for customers and managers.
• Customer Focus - strives to provide the best customer experience and continuously improve customer feedback; deep empathy with customer needs and requirements.
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Q: Multiple occurrences in sed substitution I am trying to retrieve some data within a specific div tag in my html file.
My current html code is in the following format.

             some text some text

         Some more text

    Too much text

When I try to extract tag in just the div with class2, using the bash code
sed -e ':a;N;$!ba
        s/[[:space:]]\+/ /g
        s/.*
\(.*\).*/\1/g' test.html > out.html

I get the output html file with the code as
some text some text
 Some more text
 Too much text

I want all the data after the first
 to be removed but instead the final one is being replaced.
Can someone please elaborate my mistake.

A: You could do this in awk:
awk '/class2/,/<\/div>/ {a[++i]=$0}END{for (j=2;j<i;++j) print a[j]}' file

Between the lines that match /class2/ and /<\/div>/, write the contents to an array. At the end of the file loop through the array, skipping the first and last lines.
Instead of making an array, you could check for the first and last lines using a regular expression:
awk '/class2/,/<\/div>/ {if (!/class2|<\/div>/) print}' file

A: This works for retrieving text inside the div class = "class2" tags
#!/bin/bash

htmlcode='

            some text some text

        Some more text

   Too much text

'

echo $htmlcode |
sed -e's,<,\
<,g' |
grep 'div class = "class2"' |
sed -e's,>,>\
,g'|
grep -v 'div class = "class2"'

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Women's soccer tames Bison and contains Golden Flashes
SoccerSports September 15, 2022 / 8:00 AM January 10, 2023
By John Ostapowicz
The Youngstown State University women's soccer team traveled to St. Bonaventure, New York to complete its two-game road trip against St. Bonaventure University on Sept. 1. The Penguins were able to snap their four-game losing streak by recording a draw against the Bonnies, 0-0.
In the game, junior Brooklyn Kirkpatrick neutralized the opponents offensive attack by saving the ball eight times. Kirkpatrick recorded five saves and a shutout, making it the third time in her career she has accomplished this feat.
The momentum from the draw carried over into the Penguins home stand at Farmers National Bank Field in the Covelli Sports Complex on Sept. 4. Youngstown State faced off against Bucknell University and nabbed the team's first win of the season in thrilling fashion, defeating the Bison, 1-0.
The matchup saw senior Regan LaVigna score her first goal and the team's second of the season. The goal was assisted by senior Haley Curtis by squeezing the pass to LaVigna outside of the penalty box to put Youngstown State on the board.
Curtis transferred from George Washington University. She started six times and recorded two shots on goal along with 580 minutes of play in her Junior season. Head coach Brian Shrum knows that she is an important addition to this team with her transfer.
"We were able to get her to transfer in an area that we needed as we lost a couple of kids who played fullback from the previous year which helped the team," Shrum said.
Going into the second half, Bucknell outshot Youngstown State 8-0, incapacitating the Penguins offense attack. Youngstown State was able to overcome the obstacle to clinch an impressive win.
The shutout was orchestrated by another great performance by Kirkpatrick as she continues to play at a high level. Over six games, she has recorded 32 saves and two consecutive shutouts.
The women's soccer team continued its winning ways by taking down its last non-conference opponent in Kent State University 1-0 on Sept. 8. With the win, the Penguins take their second consecutive home game of the season.
These two teams have played each other 14 times with the Golden Flashes leading the series 12-2. The defeat of Kent State marks the first time the team has lost to Youngstown State since 1997.
The game-winning goal came when junior Lianna Van Sice fired a corner kick to the middle of the box allowing senior Lily Welch to squeeze the ball in the net. The goal marked her first of the season and second of her career.
In the net for the Penguins, Kirkpatrick stood tall and earned her third consecutive shutout, becoming the second player in school history to accomplish the feat.
Shurm was thrilled with the team's execution and how it was able to turn things around in the second half after attempting zero shots.
"We were able to turn this game around in the second half, being able to execute better in the later half of the game," Shrum said.
The Penguins are now 2-4-1 for the season and seeded 10th in the Horizon League standings. In the coaches pre-poll, the Penguins were slated to finish ninth place in the league.
Youngstown State is back in action Sept. 15 against its first in-conference opponent, Oakland University.
To watch the game check out ESPN+ or ysusports.com for stats, highlights and more.


The Process Workforce Skills Qualifications (Process WSQ) is a national continuing education and training system designed for adult workers, jointly by the industry and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), to determine the competencies required by the Process Industry.
It aims to support and facilitate specialized training and skills development to enhance the workforce, which will lead to an increase in the industry's overall competitiveness and productivity.
This competency-based course aims to train personnel to be competent to install and programme PLC in control systems at the workplace.
This course is a module (Competency Code PI-PEM-302E-1) in the Singapore Workforce Skill Qualification (WSQ) Advanced Certificate in Process Technology (Engineering Services).
This module "Perform Basic Control for Process Plant" is one of the technical modules dealing with process control basics and controller characteristics.
Engineers, technicians, technical supervisors and other personnel whose work scope is involved with or related to the design, operation, installation and maintenance of systems such as automation, control, measurement and instrumentation, monitoring, industrial network and communication and PLCs. The course is also suitable for people who intend to make a conversion to these technical areas in their career pursuit. The course requires the participants to have a basic understanding of electrical and electronic circuits and to be PC savvy.
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Антабога () je змија света у традиционалној преисламској Јаванској митологији (пре Демачког султаната). Настао је од хиндуистичког Ананта Шеше комбинованог са јаванским анимизмом. После пада краљевства Маџапахит и успона ислама на Јави, средиште хиндуизма померило се на Бали. Данас се многи од старих митова и легенди прослављају у вајанг представама које су постала средство за комбиновање спољњих синкретистичких филозофија са филозофијама и идејама које су већ укорењене у локалним културама и традицијама.

У почетку времена, постојао је само Антабога. Антабога је медитирао и створио корњачу света Бедванг од које су настала сва друга створења. Према сунданежанском миту, Антабога је такође проузроковао рођење Деви Сри, богиње пиринча на Јави и Балију. Према Вавачан Суланџани, Деви Сри настаје из јајета створеног од Антабогиних суза.

Етимологија
Име Антабога изведено је од санскртског израза ананта (бескрај) и бога (храна, поседовање, богатство). Према томе, Антабога се може превести као "бескрајна храна" или "бескрајно богатство".

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Givenchy will return to the Men's Paris Fashion Week calendar
Mark your calendars
Text: Meeran Mekkaoui
Image: Imaxtree
Givenchy has just announced that it will be hosting a separate runway show for menswear from next year...
It's been quite a stellar year for Givenchy's first female Creative Director, Clare Waight Keller. From being a firm favourite of the Duchess of Sussex, who donned a creation from the designer on her wedding day and several appearances since, to being a nominee for British Designer of the Year Womenswear for the 2018 Fashion Awards, she is undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with.
One of the first changes Keller implemented at the French maison was to cancel the Spring/Summer '18 menswear fashion show during Men's Paris Fashion Week and deliver co-ed collections instead.
However, now, the British designer has decided to switch back to the old format and highlight the men's new Fall/Winter '19 collection during Men's Paris Fashion Week in January. However Waight Keller will still continue "to show women and men side by side in her ready-to-wear and haute couture shows", according to WWD.
Givenchy's next fashion show will take place on January 16, 2019, during Men's Paris Fashion Week. Stay tuned for more on the upcoming collection.
Now, take a look at Clare Waight Keller's most recent Spring/Summer '19 collection.
Clare Waight Keller
Men's Paris Fashion Week
Fall/Winter '19
Givenchy x Abu Dhabi: Candice Swanepoel's desert shoot
Givenchy introduces the Horizon bag
Givenchy dresses Harry Styles in Haute Couture for tour wardrobe


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I'm choosing this color, because both Jody and I like it.
Saturday, the 27th, we met in a parking lot northeast of Tacoma. I climbed in her car and she took me to lunch and we went to a thrift shop [YEA! Both of us found neat items we needed and practically free]. Then we went to a garden nursery center. During those hours we talked and talked and yammered and yammered. What a treat! And at the nursery beautiful flowers and trees.
Then life occurred in huge blessings. She took me to her home, introduced me to her husband, and their kindness became overwhelming. A lovely dinner, hours of sharing about the Lord's grace and mercy and healing power. I was filled with "HALLELUJAH!" again.
On Sunday, we went to church. I loved it. The members have a real strong heart for missions. They are focusing on giving to local and distant needs for food and spiritual gifts.
Worship??? Oh, it was amazing. The men have been on a retreat, so the team needed to adjust a bit, I guess. But the music, worshiping and praising filled my heart to overflowing.
And then the pastor, Jody's brother, said there was a guest speaker. He was introduced clearly and my heart immediately exploded. Jim Hayford, the brother of Jack Hayford, was a friend of the church.
He had been a pastor in Seattle for 25 years and had retired. If I'm remembering correctly, he hadn't been speaking at this church for a year. And I had the gift of being there that very moment. It was a very straight and very mind-and-heart-filling message.
Before we left for her house to have lunch, we had our photo taken. I had fallen in love with Jody and Bill. We'll be friends and family forever.
After lunch, talking more and more, it was time to leave. Bill said we needed to pray -- mostly for me and my safety and health -- and it was wonderful. Jody had prayed for me very intensely a couple other times. This "retreat" at their house was filled with praise, prayer, and godly promotion.
Before I left, I took more photos of and from their yard.
This was one of the most "loverly" days I've ever spent. Being drawn to the Lord, over and over, and prayed for over and over. And resting. Absolutely necessary, because of the stress I'd felt for several days. How kind of our Lord and His servants' hearts.
This was a wonderful day, a whole week ago. Have so many stories to share, but can't get online to post very often. Will be doing more and more when I reach home next week. Many lovely times with family and friends -- and a few of the "heart" challenges that will need the blessing and the love of the Lord to bring spiritual and emotional healing.
Spent last Tuesday with a blog friend, Gayle... had met her online, but never face-to-face until I was in her area in the Northwest. Gayle was someone I really wanted to be with and we had a lovely time together. I was filled with joy.
It was a blessing to be with someone who has the same spiritual views that I do. How nice is that? We shared our hearts, our souls, and the Word. We rejoiced over our Lord's love and kindness.
Now, no stories, just photos. Truly spent time grinning. Big Time. Lovely walk, lovely lunch.
Again, it was a lovely and joy-filled day. Gayle was a treat!!
I have had quite a time here in Tacoma... wonderfully with friends and family. Taking piles of photos of trees, leaves, water, birds, and boats.
On the other hand, though, some stressful bits and pieces. My sisters who live here have, since Mom's death, dug through her hidden files for the first time and discovered "new" info about my mother's adoption when she was born in 1920. Things are different. I'll be thinking and "hmm-ing" quite some time.
Leaving Tacoma on Sunday to go to Clatskanie, Oregon, to visit other sisters. Will post piles of stories and info soon. So much to tell you. You will smile and sigh... but rejoice in our Lord. Nothing else matters.
We shared cell phone numbers and emails. Already been in touch. Hoping to connect in Vancouver late next week when I am there with a friend. He was so excited about telling his son what had happened. I called my husband immediately.
When I left Vermillion, SD, on Monday morning, I was really one excited lady. I was going to meet... officially meet ... a blog-connection special person, and have breakfast. I arrived at Jennifer's at 9:30. Thought I would be there only a couple hours and then hit the road to reach Susie's before dark. That was the plan.
POOR Jennifer. She had to put up with me. I had so many questions regarding how to seek publication for a couple Christian novels I am writing, what to do next, and on and on. She gave me many thoughts and ideas to pursue. Gonna do it.
Overall, besides a delicious breakfast and neat Haiti video with her daughter, it was simply a blessed treat. Lovely home. Comfortable. VERY comfortable.
She was stuck with me for an extra hour. I didn't leave until 12:30. Left after a nice picture and a really nice hug.
Monday evening I pulled up the driveway at Susie's about 7:00, darker and later than I had planned on. And met her new "baby" Callie.
This morning, while sitting in the living room in one of my favorite chairs, feet on the sill, looking out the window through the rain at the original family farmhouse, I saw a "dog" come in front of it, its color blending with the leaves. Kept thinking it couldn't be a dog, but no proof for sure. Then, suddenly, it ran to the back of the house... and it's tail let me know it was a fox. That was a new one for me in all these years.
This afternoon, deer started running up and down the hill into the back yard and near the trees. Another treat to watch them watching us.
Tomorrow morning, I hit the road for Dickinson, North Dakota, about 400 miles west from Susie's, to stay with some good friends Dave and I met at the orphanage we worked at in Uganda. I haven't seen this couple for several years. It will be a treat.
Looking forward to the blessings that will be on my trail... and am asking angels to protect me while on the highway. My husband always prays that. Believe me, I appreciate it.
As planned, I left Omaha at 4 on Sunday afternoon. I was going to drive about 125 miles north to Vermillion, SD, to spend the night at a friend's house.
I decided to stay off I-29 ... going through Sioux City, 90 miles north of Omaha, when the flooding last year had ruined so much of the highway, the road repairs were insane.
I have taken the other highways to Vermillion before, and decided that would be good. Lots of hills and farms and lovely views. Thought it might be a good way to rest and just enjoy the driving on gentle curves, instead of the straight, straight, straight I-state.
The Lord had dropped words into me a number of times about this long-time trip to the NW and back. He indicated a number of joyful and interesting events would occur. However, I had no idea that by 5:30 the first mind-blowing gift would land in my life.
I had driven about 65 miles on this side highway and decided to pop off the road at a scenic overview I've stopped at many times over the years. It is on the Omaha Indian Reservation and has a view of Missouri River.
When pulling into the parking area, I saw a pickup truck and a couple men standing to look down at the Missouri River. Rarely seeing anyone in all these years when I've arrived, I was momentarily hesitant, but decided it would be fine. If the Lord doesn't say "Don't", I do.
Turned out that one man was the step-father of the other one. The younger one, in his 20s, has lived only about 4 blocks from my house!! The dad lives a few miles away. BUT we had a discussion about spiritual warfare, when the Lord may return, what we need to do to help others prepare for the failure of our nation that could be heading down the track right now, and on and on. I have his phone number and ministry info pamphlet. In 15 minutes we covered all this. And blessed and thanked each other for serving the Lord.
Much more has happened on this trip already. Blessings will continue and increase, I'm absolutely positive. He certainly started filling my heart with joy Sunday evening and yesterday. Now, I'll just keep grinning on the inside.
Well, friends, needed to get this out to you so you can, hopefully, keep some of it in mind for me and others over the next few weeks.
Tomorrow afternoon I will be hitting the road.
And have blessings laid on my table tomorrow... and my heart.
Before I leave, I will go to the Bhutanese service. As soon as church has ended, a first-birthday party will be held for my "great-granddaughter" Sneha.
She turns one on the 19th, but, partly since I had to leave now, they planned this get-together it a bit early. After Dave and I return from that, and have a bit of sharing and prayer time together, I will leave. Probably about 4:00.
First part of the trip is a ministry-related friend a couple hours north of here. She's a treasure.
Monday morning I will be meeting Jennifer. Hope she'll put up with me; I promise to try to be nice.
Then I head north about 400 more miles to Susie SHE always puts up with me. Has for about 50 years.
And I'll have the blessing of staying with her until Thursday morning.
After that, I'm heading to the Northwest, beginning through North Dakota, then Montana, Idaho and Washington. Will see friends and family all along the way... meet new blog friends, which is really exciting to me. I met Darlene on my last trip in May, '11.
We did good; looking forward to seeing her again and spending the night. I'm sure there will be a funny post of some kind.
In the Northwest, Seattle-Tacoma area and then northern Oregon, there will be lots of connections. Can hardly wait.
I will probably be heading home around November 2nd. I hope to make it home by the 5th. Will desperately miss my dear husband by then.
So this is just details. BORING! I'm sure. I'll make it less boring for you when I'm on the trip or come home, because you will be seeing photo after photo of scenery, family, friends [including your blog friends].
Now, one side-issue. Some of you know and some don't... I was diagnosed recently with peripheral neuropathy. Basically, that means that my brain sends instructions to my feet and they don't get it in time. Recently, I had to get a cane... and it's a very colorful one. Fits my personality. Driving has not been a concern. I don't get dizzy doing that. However, sometimes walking becomes very staggery and stumbly. Supposedly, dizziness isn't part of that diagnosis issue, but it's connected to something. They haven't figured it out, yet. The dangerous part is climbing in and out of the car and walking to rest areas, or convenience stores, or malls, or anything else, when my body is used to driving, but not walking.
Does the word "annoying" mean anything to you? "Drives" me nuts.
I have four sisters, piles of nieces and nephews and their kids, friends that go WAY back from elementary to high school. Every time I think of going I'm excited... and then I begin to cry a bit.
Have to get busy with cleaning the rest of the house, laundry, organizing my phone list and maps, and on and on. So, need to shut up and go away. Only 24 hours before I'll be on the road. Whew!
A STORY: THE NILE RIVER.


Home › Why Working Out In A Group Is Beneficial?
As much as you want to lose weight, the thought of working out to actually lose it is not an enjoyable process. Many exercisers find it difficult to get motivated and keep putting off working out. The burden of waking up early morning when you can sleep an extra half hour is not everyone's cup of tea. What if you had a group of friends that were willing to exercise with you? Would it encourage you to hit the gym early morning? Let's look at some benefits of exercising in a group.
A group workout as much as an individual workout can be headed by a personal trainer. When there's a personal trainer in the midst, there is efficiency and speed. The thought of beginning an exercise class is not as daunting, knowing you will be surrounded by people sharing your same fitness goals.
A group exercise class offers predetermined motivation. Did you know that some personal trainers may prefer to workout in nature encouraging exercisers to walk, jog, hike or bike outside of the gym? If you are a newbie, a group setting can be effective. You will not what a fitness class looks like. And a personal trainer along with the rest of the group will take you under their wings. Soon, working out will become something fun and adventurous!
When exercising on your own, it takes a lot of effort to energize yourself to even wake up in the morning. When you know there's a group of people waiting for you, you will get out of bed as soon as the alarm goes off. There's a certain level of energy in a group setting. Everyone seems pumped up and ready to roll. There's an excitement and a sense of adventure that is shared. Some group workouts like yoga, spinning, Aquatic aerobics and boot camp can be beneficial towards weight loss goals.
Working out on your own can feel intimidating. You may not know what to do or where to start. A group class, on the other hand, with a personal trainer at the helm will help alleviate those fears. An experienced personal trainer will help you master the skills required to compete in and complete a high-intense workout. And if you struggle in the middle of it, you can be certain you've got some great people around you to pull you right back on track.
As much as you learn to exercise with a group, you can socialize with them outside of the gym. This is a great way to mingle with people who share the same fitness goals. Group exercise has a social element to it which allows you to meet new people and form steady friendships.


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David French on the Obergefell Coup
This is a must read.
It's not the first time the Supreme Court has stepped into the most consequential of legal questions, removed them from the Democratic process, and did so by essentially making it all up. The Court's horrific Dred Scott opinion helped spark the Civil War. Roe v. Wade legalized mass murder. And the instant after each judicial coup, its defenders solemnly invoke the "rule of law" to force the masses to comply. Yet the rule of law requires both lawful enactment and lawful enforcement.
In fact, the rule of law has increasingly become a mere talking point, a weapon wielded by the Courts and the Obama administration when it likes a given legal outcome, but disregarded when pesky things like "democracy" and "procedure" interfere with the demands of social justice. For the Obama administration, even proper regulatory rulemaking can be too burdensome. Rule by executive order or even departmental letter replaces constitutional process, with the social-justice Left cheering every step of the way...
I have deep respect for the rule of law, for our Constitution, and for our federalist democratic traditions. And that's exactly why I have no respect for Roe, for Obergefell, or for any assertion that enforcing those revolutionary acts represents American constitutional government in action. Kim Davis committed a lawless act. But so did Justice Kennedy. His superior power and influence does not change that salient fact. The American people are indeed "ruled," but increasingly it is by men, not law.
I disagree by the way that Davis committed a "lawless act"-- she was fully within her Free Exercise rights, and both federal and state law required that her constitutional right to Free Exercise of Religion be accommodated in the least coercive manner (i.e. that the couples be referred to another clerk in another county), which the judge (criminally) failed to do.
Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan are the people who broke the law. In a just nation they would already be impeached, removed and on trial for violating the constitutional rights of 300 million people.
Read the whole thing. It is the best analysis I've read of our nation's crisis of democracy and judicial lawlessness.
William Spearshake September 10, 2015 at 9:17 AM
"I disagree by the way that Davis committed a "lawless act"-- she was fully within her Free Exercise rights, and both federal and state law required that her constitutional right to Free Exercise of Religion be accommodated in the least coercive manner (i.e. that the couples be referred to another clerk in another county), which the judge (criminally) failed to do."
I see that you continue to play fast and furious with the facts. The judge that charged Davis with contempt offered her a solution where she could refer SSM licenses to other clerks in the office but she refuse to agree to this compromise. She would not have to issue them personally and her signature was not required on them. But I guess that this fact does not play well with your obsession.
"I disagree by the way that Davis committed a "lawless act"..."
Disobeying a court order is a lawless act.
The rule of law presupposes laws that are lawfully enacted and lawfully enforced. Neither applies to Obgerefell or Bunning's ruling. We are already outside of the rule of law before Davis did anything.
The judge is required by federal and state law to accomodate Davis' religious belief in the least coercive way possible. His legal option was to instruct the gay lovebirds to drive a few miles to the next county and get "married".
Failing to do that, and jailing Davis, Bunning broke the law. When does he go to jail?
William Spearshake September 10, 2015 at 11:37 AM
You assert that the Obgerefell ruling was not legal. Five of the supreme court judges disagree with you. The acid test for whether or not something is legal is not whether or not you like the law. It was a legal ruling and binding on all states.
If you disagree, lobby to have the 14th amendment repealed.
What about "accommodation" don't you understand. The judge offered her an accommodation by which she would not have to issue the licenses personally, and her signature was not required. She refused this option. This is exactly what you suggested he should have done. And he did it. She was charged with contempt because she refused to agree not to interfere with the deputy clerks in her office from issuing the licenses.
It was not a legal ruling, as all four dissenting justices pointed out.
The 14th Amendment does not mandate homosexual marriage, except in Alice and Wonderland.
The accommodation the "judge" was required to offer was one that would respect Davis' Free Exercise right, which she, not he, defines. She did not want her name to appear on the "marriage license", and the way to accommodate that is to tell the gaystapos to get hitched down the road in another county.
The 5 "justices" violated the Constitution, the "judge" violated both federal and state law by denying Davis her (real) constitutional right, and Davis didn't violate any law at all..
There is no law in Kentucky nor any federal law that provides for gay marriage.
William Spearshake September 10, 2015 at 12:34 PM
"It was not a legal ruling, as all four dissenting justices pointed out."
Decisions are based on the majority, not the minority. That is why there is an odd number of judges (no ties)
"The 14th Amendment does not mandate homosexual marriage, except in Alice and Wonderland."
And it does not mandate the equality of blacks, chinese, natives, or any other group. It just guarantees the equality of all citizens, which include homosexuals.
"The 5 "justices" violated the Constitution,..."
Assertion not supported by fact.
"...the "judge" violated both federal and state law by denying Davis her (real) constitutional right,..."
Again, assertion not supported by fact.
"...and Davis didn't violate any law at all."
I agree that not issuing the marriage license may not have violated any law, although it was a violation of her oath of office. But she did violate a court order, which is against the law.
But I notice that you repeatedly ignore the fact that the judge proposed a reasonable accommodation whereby she would not have to personally issue the licenses, and her signature would not be required on them. In my mind, even this level of accommodation was not necessary, but so be it.
["The 14th Amendment does not mandate homosexual marriage, except in Alice and Wonderland."
And it does not mandate the equality of blacks, chinese, natives, or any other group. It just guarantees the equality of all citizens, which include homosexuals]
Under traditional marriage law, neither straights nor gays could marry the same sex. The law was applied equally.
To assert that denying gay marriage is unequal treatment, you must show that the perogative of marrying anyone you want is traditional law, and gays were denied that.
Marriage has always had legal constraints--no one is legally entitled to marry anyone they want. You can't marry children, yourself, your mom, etc.
Restricting marriage to opposite sex is no more denial of 14 th amendment to gays than restricting marriage to adults is denial of 14th amendment to pedophiles or restricting marriage to non-blood-related adults is denial of 14th amendment to people who desire incest.
As long as the law is applied equally without respect to status (race, sex, sexual orientation, religion), there is no violation of the 'equal protection' clause.
Should people be allowed to marry themselves? Doesn't that deny equal protection to narcissists?
Should people be allowed to marry more than one person? Doesn't that deny equal protection to polygamists?
William Spearshake September 10, 2015 at 5:48 PM
Again, you refuse to address the fact that the judge did propose an accommodation to Davis whereby she would never have to issue a SSM licence, or put her signature on one. Why do you keep ignoring this fact?
She wasn't looking for an accommodation, she was looking for martyrdom. Well, she got it. I hope it makes her feel better.
Her name would be on the license, which she said violated her right to Free Exercise. I agree.
All the judge had to do was call the gay nuptuals to the bench and whisper "go to the next county".
That complies with federal and state law mandating that free exercise be respected unless compelling (and having your license signed by Kim Davis rather than Joe Blow is not compelling).
But the judge did not comply with the law.
Kim Davis broke no law, and she is under no moral nor legal obligation to obey an unlawful court order.
Eric Holder was found in contempt of Congress for breaking the law by defying a lawful congressional subpoena.
How much jail time did he serve?
Why the double standard?
"Her name would be on the license, which she said violated her right to Free Exercise. I agree."
Actually, no. Her name would not have to be on it. Check your facts.
You keep saying that all the judge had to do is direct them to the next county. But you are assuming that they have a car. Why should they have to travel to the next county when nobody else has to do that? That sounds like unequal treatment to me.
mregnor September 10, 2015 at 9:30 PM
[Why should they have to travel to the next county when nobody else has to do that?]
The First Amendment and Federal RFRA and Kentucky RFRA.
[That sounds like unequal treatment to me.]
Unequal treatment: Obama selectively obeys immigration law, nothing happens. Davis selectively obeys marriage 'law', goes to jail.
No, Davis selectively disobeys marriage laws.
Religious freedom isn't, and never was, an absolute. Your freedom ends when it impacts on somebody else's rights. I have no problem with that. Why do you?
What if you wife went to renew her driver's license and the supervisor was a Muslim of Saudi extraction and told her that it was against his religion to allow women to drive. And refused to let any of his staff process the renewal.
Would you be OK with that? After all, she could always go to the next county to get it renewed.
mregnor September 10, 2015 at 10:26 PM
[Religious freedom isn't, and never was, an absolute. Your freedom ends when it impacts on somebody else's rights.]
Free exercise of religion is the first personal right guaranteed in the Bill of Rights-- before freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, etc.
It is the most fundamental American constitutional right.
It trumps all other rights. Only exception (From Reynolds Supreme Court decision 1878, multiple other decisions, and the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act and state RFRA'a) is when there is a compelling state interest, and it must be done in the least coercive way possible.
That's the law, Billy. If you don't like it, talk to Anthony Kennedy, and he'll announce a new law.
[What if you wife went to renew her driver's license and the supervisor was a Muslim of Saudi extraction and told her that it was against his religion to allow women to drive. And refused to let any of his staff process the renewal.
Would you be OK with that? After all, she could always go to the next county to get it renewed.]
Free Exercise of Religion trumps all other rights, period.
Only one exception: where there is a compelling state interest, and it must be done in the least coercive way possible.
There is no compelling state interest for my wife to get her license in DMV office A if she can get it in DMV office B.
I like freedom, and I like diversity, and I respect the law, which protects free exercise of religion.
[Your freedom ends when it impacts on somebody else's rights.]
Except abortion, right libtard? Woman has complete right to do as she pleases, and the baby be damned.
You don't really believe in rights. You have a libtard narrative that substitutes for your religion, and you slavishly worship it.
bachfiend September 10, 2015 at 11:54 PM
A woman has more right to decide what happens to her body than you do. You don't have the right to ban her from having an abortion just because it makes you uncomfortable and because you have the delusion that an immaterial fictional soul is magically implanted in an unfertilised human ovum the moment it's fertilised.
Rex on the road September 11, 2015 at 7:36 AM
You're a liar.
There's no way of politely saying it.
You claim to be a pathologist, and you take the position that a human fetus is part of another person? That the fetus is an organ?
You are lying about one or the other.
Either a) You're an ignoramus PLAYING at pathologist or...
b) You're a pathologist who LIES about science to further his nihilistic, elitist worldview.
Just because I've know a few, I'll go with B.
An educated, political, if clearly unintelligent and unoriginal liar with a totalitarian bent.
bachfiend September 11, 2015 at 10:47 AM
I'm neither. I accept that a woman has the right to abort unwanted pregnancies up to the stage that the foetus has developed sufficiently to feel pain, which is currently accepted to be 24 weeks. Which is also before the stage of viability.
My state goes further and limits abortion on demand to 20 weeks, which I think is a reasonable compromise. After 20 weeks abortion is only allowed if there's a health risk to the mother or there's a serious irremediate defect in the foetus.
Your God (if he exists, which I doubt) is the greatest abortionist around. At least 30% of all pregnancies end in spontaneous abortions, along with the fictional immaterial souls supposedly implanted at conception.
You're the totalitarian - with your desire to force women to carry pregnancies to term against their will.
mregnor September 11, 2015 at 11:22 AM
bach:
The experience, as opposed to the interpretation. of pain is dependent on the thalamus, not the cortex. The cortex permits interpretation and modulation of pain, but the raw experience of pain depends on thalamic, not cortical activity. Decorticated cats feel and react intensely to pain. Chronic pain syndromes are treated with cortical stimulation, which suppresses thalamic activity.
Lesions of the primary sensory area do not ablate pain, and functional MRI studies don't even consistently show activation of the postcentral gyrus during perception of pain.
The spinothalamic projections are probably functional before the 10th week.
Fetuses feel pain more intensely than do adults, because they lack the cortical modulation.
Stop using your professional training to shill for baby-killers.
Rex on the road September 11, 2015 at 11:32 AM
"Stop using your professional training to shill for baby-killers."
Precisely. Option B.
Thanks for the info on the neurology of the matter. I had long suspected there was a snowjob in this 'they cant feel anything' argument.
Dr Egnor has explained in far more technical detail than I could ever muster why your argument from sensation is invalid scientifically.
The moral or religious aspects are not something I care to discuss with a lying shill like you. Sufficed to say it is a morally bankrupt position you (once again) inhabit.
Thanks for the comment. The abortion-lovers argument that fetuses don't feel pain is the equivalent to Nazi scientists that Jews don't suffer like Aryans do because they're less human.
bachfiend September 11, 2015 at 6:19 PM
How do you 'know' that decorticated cats 'feel' pain, when all that's being demonstrated is that subconscious reflexes are occurring?
You're happy to use neuroscience to justify your biases, but completely happy to reject it when it doesn't, as shown by your desperate desire to deny that the split brain phenomenon shows that the mind is material, not immaterial, and capable of being split physically, along with the brain being split through the corpus callosum.
A foetus before 24 weeks doesn't have a mind. It can't consciously experience pain.
And I think it's amazing that conservatives are so eager to impute motives to others. I don't encourage abortion. It should be a last resort, not a first resort, as a form of birth control in effect.
It's an invasive procedure, with significant morbidity. And no - I don't count the morbidity of the foetus, if early, in the calculation.
I just think that a person has the right to decide what happens to her. And that no one else should be allowed to decide for her, particularly if based on mythical religious reasons.
Backfield, I agree. It is amazing how many of the same people who support a law to ban all abortions would also support a law to prevent all artificial birth control.
I read this following analogy over at UD which I think tells the whole story:
If there is a fire in a fertility clinic and you only have enough time to save a crying baby or a freezer full of blastocysts, which one do you save? To be consistent, a religious pro-lifer would have to say the blastocysts, but they never do. The avoid answering the question.
Agreed. I'm still amazed that Egnor attempts to mislead by changing definitions such as the meaning of 'feeling' and bringing up irrelevant facts, such as the postcentral gyrus not being activated in the perception of pain.
It's actually the insular cortex that's activated. And the posterior cingulate gyrus in the emotional concomitant.
Willy September 13, 2015 at 10:55 PM
How sad. A few decades ago, these same people would be arguing that all blacks had to do was go a few doors down to a place where "their kind" would be served.
Dr Egnor is a disgrace; he is egnorant.
Dr. Egnor, I thought that you might be interested in a recent news story where someone's religious freedom was upheld.
A student at Memorial University in Newfoundland, a History major, was enrolled in a history of espionage course. The student is legally deaf and uses a wireless device that professors use to enable him to gear the lecture. The prof, a Hindu, claims that her religion does not allow her to use the wireless device. In short, because of her religious rights, the student cannot take the course.
But, according to you, the prof's religious freedom means that accommodating her supersedes the university's legal obligation to accommodate the handicapped, and the stident's legal right to an education.
I am in favour of accommodating religious freedom, but only to the point where they negatively impact someone else's legal right to something.
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That's R&R customer Fred Mittelman sitting in his 1960 Triumph TR3A in our photo above. Standing alongside is Diane Page, Fred's wife. We took the photo at the Britain on the Green 2013 car show, where Fred's Triumph won Best in Class. The 16th annual Britain on the Green was held on Sunday, April 28, at historic Gunston Hall Plantation in Mason Neck, Virginia, home of American patriot George Mason. The car show is hosted by the Capital Triumph Register, a Washington-area organization for Triumph enthusiasts founded in 1989.
Fred's Triumph has been part of the Mittelman family for 53 years. It was purchased in March 1960 by Fred's Uncle Norm, who treasured the car for nearly 50 years. Uncle Norm knew, however, that his nephew Fred had fallen in love with the car from the beginning. Sometime in 2007, Uncle Norm informed Fred that he had willed the Triumph to him. As the attorney who had prepared his uncle's will, Fred pointed out that if Uncle Norm had indeed willed the car to his nephew, he should know about it. Uncle Norm then asked Fred if he would like to take immediate possession of the car. Some six months later, Fred was the new owner of the Mittelman family Triumph. Shortly thereafter, Fred pursued maintenance and repair on the vehicle, including restoration work on the body. The car's mileage when Fred received the car was 69,000. Today, the mileage is only 71,000, but now that the car is in tip-top shape again, Fred intends to enjoy putting a few more miles on it.
Fred and Diane have been long-time loyal R&R customers, and the TR3A is not the first Triumph that R&R has serviced for them. In fact, in the mid-1980s, Fred purchased a TR6 from R&R owner Rob Carter, Fred says. In addition to the family's specialty cars, R&R also services Fred and Diane's regular vehicles.
R&R once again sponsored the annual Britain on the Green, and pictured above is our display table at this year's show, being manned by another of our long-time customers, Tim Acord, who just wanted to help out for the day.
At R&R Auto Service, our customers become family.
Every car deserves a little R&R. Particularly those British models.


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Q: Apply Coupon Button disappeared on Woocommerce Checkout I've been reformatting the Coupon Code box on the Woocommerce checkout page. It was originally huge and at the top of the page, which is terrible design because people will see the big coupon code box and leave your site to go look for a coupon, then never come back.
I have the coupon box where I want and it works just fine if you press enter. The issue is that you can't see the Apply button. It is right below the coupon code box. If you hover over it, the little hand cursor appears. You just can't see it.
How can I get the button to appear to the right of the coupon code box on desktop? It'll get pushed below it on mobile.
You will have to add an item to the cart to see the checkout page: http://198.199.114.131/shop/
Checkout page: http://198.199.114.131/checkout/

A: Add this:
input[name="apply_coupon"] {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    float: left;
    background-color: bisque !important;
    min-width: 100%;
    margin-top: 1em !important;
}

A: From what I can see, it's the background: none !important; that's not letting you see anything near the coupon box. Remove that piece of code and you can see the button, however, there is no text on the button.
To put the button under the coupon code input box, remove the background: none !important; where you have specified it and then add the following code in your theme's custom CSS or child theme's CSS file:
.woocommerce-cart .entry-content .woocommerce .actions .coupon .button {
    top: 60px;
}

Currently, top: 3px; is specified.
To display the text, add this code to your theme's custom CSS or child theme's CSS file:
.woocommerce-cart .entry-content .woocommerce .actions .coupon .button:before {
    content: "Apply Coupon";
}

You can change the Apply Coupon text to whatever text you want to display there.
What I have offered above is a workaround as I do not know what edits you made to the coupon box during your reformatting, but it should solve your problem.
Hope this helps.

A: Add this style to your theme style.css or any frontend custom css file:
form.checkout_coupon input[type="submit"] {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    color: #fff !important;
    background-color: #dba633 !important;
    width: 48% !important;
}
form.checkout_coupon{
    width:100% !important;
}
form.checkout_coupon #coupon_code{
    width:50% !important;
}


The U.S. House of Representatives is on recess, and that means Montana's lone Republican Congressman Greg Gianforte is back home campaigning. I caught him on the phone between events in Kalispell and Havre Wednesday.
The Trump administration this week released almost $500 million to combat the nation's opioid crisis.
Montana's share of that federal funding from Health and Human Services is $2 million, the same amount it received last year.
Like the rest of the country, Montana is struggling with an epidemic of abuse of opioid drugs, both prescription painkillers and illegal narcotics like heroin and fentanyl. At the end of this week, physicians and other health care providers and counselors are getting together in Missoula to learn about potential solutions.
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox says the Montana County attorney who has implemented an immediate 'crackdown' on pregnant women found to be using drugs or alcohol never consulted with him.
Pregnant women using opioids in Montana aren't receiving adequate care, according to a joint investigation by the Missoulian and the University of Montana Journalism School. As a result, more infants in Montana are being born dependent on narcotics. That means they can experience withdrawal symptoms - anywhere from fussiness and trouble feeding to seizures or death in extreme cases.


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Pubs putting up a fight, PR nightmare Martin Shkreli, the unsolved ethnicity pay gap problem.
1. A pub renaissance probably isn't brewing anytime soon, but there has been a slight drop in closures.
2. Martin Shkreli might not be the most hated man on the planet, but he's currently up there.
3. Employers need to be taught a thing or two about unconscious bias when it comes to the ethnicity pay gap.
4. In the battle of the tech titans, Google now trumps Apple as the world's most valuable company.
5. Stelios is trying to out-Aldi Aldi.
6. The jury's out on whether Tesco ditching promotions will pay off.
7. LinkedIn's revenues might be up 35%, but shareholders remained distinctly unimpressed.
8. China's developed a taste for Western firms.
9. The government is trying to give the UK driverless car industry a belated jump-start.
10. Microsoft is keyed up about its latest acquisiton's AI expertise.