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Lootera-Triumph of Love over Banditry! Movie Review
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Review for the film " Lootera"
Runtime: 2 Hours 22 Minutes
Certificate: UA
Arif Zakaria
Shirin Guha
Barun Chanda
" Lootera" can be termed as a period film, set as it is against the background of rural Bengal of the 1950s. It, however, draws, at least partially, inspiration from the famous American author O'Henry's short story 'The Last Leaf'. The inspiration is, however, restricted only to the analogy of the last leaf and a dying girl, with the rest of the story being conceived by director Vicky Motwane himself, which also includes adding the role of the male protagonist itself.
Plot: The female protagonist in the film is Pakhi Roy Chaudhary played by Sonakshi Sinha, who stays with her Zamindar father (played by veteran Bengali actor Barun Chanda), in their ancestral home in picturesque Manikpur. One day Pakhi literally bumps into Varun Shrivastava (the character played by Ranveer Singh), who is an archaeologist wanting to explore the temple lands owned by the Roy Choudhury's. Impressed by his erudition and manners he is invited to stay with them. Varun is also an exceptional painter, and soon love grows between Pakhi and Varun with their common passion for art and literature. Varun also helps the family with the sale of family artefacts, necessitated by the dwindling economic conditions of zamindars.
While Varun is about to leave, he expresses his desire to marry Pakhi to her father, to which he readily agrees. Things do not, however, go as expected, as Varun leaves unexpectedly and without informing the family. The family finds out that he has decamped with all the treasure in the temple and also handed over all fake money for the artefacts sold. With the death of her father, Pakhi shifts to Dalhousie and is seen suffering from tuberculosis, but refuses to take up the case against Varun although the police plead with her.
Coincidentally, Varun and his friend land at Dalhousie at Pakhi's premises for their next robbery. Having accidentally killed his friend and a policeman in the encounter that ensued, Varun seeks shelter at Pakhi's house. Although not handing him over to the police, she resists his advances, explaining that she would die of tuberculosis once the last leaf has fallen from the dying tree next to her window. After seeing Pakhi's plight, Varun decides against escaping and she herself also tends to forgive Varun. But soon Varun is shot down by the police, and it is revealed that each day Varun would draw an almost lifelike leaf and add to the tree just to boost Pakhi's will to live. It was his final masterpiece.
Portraying a complex character, Ranveer performs excellently and not to be outdone, Sonakshi too has delivered so far her best performance. Adding to the overall brilliance of the film has been the very authentic performance of the entire supporting cast. However, the excellence of the film emerges from the skilful manner in which Motwane has handled the script, based on his own story line, and brought it up to a heart warming crescendo. The mood and tone of the story telling are compelling and almost on classic lines, ably accentuated by some brilliant cinematography of rural Bengal and picturesque Dalhousie. Not to be outdone, Arvind Trivedi's musical score is outstanding for its authentic period flavour and haunting rural touch, completing the multi-dimensional virtuosity of the film.
Verdict: It is definitely a must see movie for all who like good cinema, and not necessarily only of the arty type.
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Florida kicker Eddy Pineiro charged with damaging 2 scooters
Oct 15, 2016; Gainesville, FL, USA;Florida Gators place kicker Eddy Pineiro (15) during the second quarter at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida kicker Eddy Pineiro is facing misdemeanor charges that he damaged two scooters on campus.
The University of Florida Police Department filed its report Nov. 7 with the State Attorney's Office. According to the police report, which alleges misdemeanor charges of property damage, multiple witnesses saw Pineiro "pushing over scooters that were next to his" in an on-campus parking lot on Nov. 7. Pineiro damaged two scooters by "kicking them and then ripping off the side mirrors" before driving away.
The total damage to the scooters is estimated at $800.
Officers said they made contact with Pineiro, who acknowledged pushing over the scooters.
The State Attorney's Office will conduct its own investigation.
Florida spokesman Steve McClain said there has been no change to Pineiro's status for Saturday's game at 16th-ranked LSU, adding "we have been aware and it has been handled."
Coach Jim McElwain was asked Wednesday night whether Pineiro was in trouble and replied, "You know something I don't know?" The coach later asked, "did he do something?"
Pineiro has made 13 of 17 field-goal attempts this season, including a long of 54 yards.

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Happy New Year to You All
Another year has just disappeared, so quickly that one wonders if we missed a couple of months, but apparently not so, apparently it is all about age. There is a legend of 'The Three Wise Men' that I rather like and thought I would retell it here as Epiphany happens early in January. This one says that the three Wise men were…
The Bishop's Roadshow
Michael Hinman, Reader, reports on the recent roadshow Bishop Donald Allister has led four roadshows across the diocese this year and the local one was held at Greetham Valley Golf Club on April 29th, attended by a fair number of Rutland and district clergy, lay ministers, churchwardens and others. Along with two members of the…
So Much More To Come
Gail Rudge, Licensed Evangelist writes: Dear Friends Isn't spring the most amazing time? Maybe because Easter was nearly as late as it could be, the season has seemed to just last and last. Beginning almost imperceptibly, we've enjoyed waves of different flowers, such a display of beauty bringing hope and newness of life after the cold…
From David Dyer, Editor of Good News Magazine As I write we are approaching the most momentous and loving act which is the foundation and heart of our faith-the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross and his glorious resurrection. James reminds us: "You see, a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone ….. as the body without…
Dance to God's tomorrow music today
From Jenni Duffy, Licensed Evangelist On Sunday 29 January we celebrated Candlemas during our team service, and we were pleased to welcome Revd Miles Baker, the Peterborough Diocesan Director of Mission, as our preacher. Some years ago, I was in a teaching session led by Miles where he gave us the following quote: "Mission is…
Resolutions and Challenges
By Robin Robson, Reader I am writing this in mid Advent but when you read it, it will be the New Year. We will have greeted 2017 with joy and slight apprehension. The world has changed over the past 12 months, we have voted to leave the European Union, and that must happen as it…
All Is Safely Gathered In
by Michael Hinman, Reader Apart from the maize and sugar beet, this year's harvest ought by now to be "safely gathered in," and congregations have sung "Come ye thankful people, come". Round here, the rape seed and winter-sown grains were harvested by late August, and of course the hay was mown well before then. The…
by Revd Janet Tebby, Team Vicar I love the font they designed for the Rio Olympic Games. So graceful and free-flowing. I discovered that every letter has its own symbolism, representing something of the Rio world. You won't be surprised to learn that the T represents the statue of Christ the Redeemer which overlooks Rio. The views with that…
Come to me and I will give you rest
by Alan Rudge, Reader As I write this it is raining and dull and hardly the weather to think about holidays, sunshine and rest. July and August are the time most of us get away for a break of some kind, although many of us who are retired have more choice! An opportunity to rest,…
by Revd Owen Williams, Curate According to The Tremeloes in 1967, "Silence is Golden". The origin of this phrase has much earlier roots, of course, but its sentiment stretches back for all eternity. There is something wonderful about silence. And yet it seems in our modem existence that silence is more and more difficult to…
Permanent Lent
by David Pattinson, Reader Well Lent is over, and even Easter is Ascending! But, I was recently talking to a wise Christian advisor, who commented that the Christian Life could be described as 'Permanent Lent'. I am not sure that sounded particularly attractive – all that fasting; never to have chocolate again! My quizzical look must have been obvious, because there followed…
Spread the Good News
by Phillip Hutchinson, Reader The Anglican Communion has 'The Five Marks of Mission' – they are an important statement on mission which expresses the Anglican Communion's common commitment to, and understanding of, God's mission for all people. The first of the 5 marks of Mission is "To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom". Good News comes in all sorts of guises,…
by Revd Hildred Crowther, Assistant Priest I wrote my first letter for Good News in September 2008 shortly after I had been ordained Deacon. As we have such a large band of willing contributors, my turn comes up probably less than once a year, so it's likely that this will be my last letter to…
Love one another as I have loved you
by Alan Rudge, Reader I recently came across a copy of The Economist Magazine which some of you may have also seen. The front cover was very striking. There was a picture of people walking along a barren stretch of countryside and on top was the caption, 'The Exodus'. I was reminded of the Israelites…
The Worldwide Family of Faith
by Robin Robson, Reader We have just returned from a holiday in Sicily. We flew into Palermo by the kind offices of the no frills Irish Airline. It was dark. Our transport collected us and we set off westwards. Our villa (sounds so grand) was in the hills near Castellammare del Golfo. The drive up…
The Voices that will not be Drowned
by Revd Lee Francis-Dehqani, Team Rector I have just returned from a half-term break with my family near Aldeburgh, my first trip to this most English of places, synonymous with the life and work of Benjamin Britten. I was particularly interested to see the striking sculpture on the beach The Scallop, dedicated to Britten and…
Go Global without the Internet!
by Vyv Wainwright, Reader Just recently at a dinner party I had a combination of Tiramisu, a fine cheese board and a glass of port and then discovered the consequences of such a combination. As soon as I went to sleep I had a weird dream of the world floating in space but the planet…
by David Pattinson, Reader "I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians." Charles de Gaulle, French President By the time you read this article, you may be just about to vote, or maybe already have voted. You may possibly be "fed up to the back teeth" with all the politicians, programmes,…


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How to Apply: Contact us or send an email with the subject "Join the scouts Program".
Sepulchral Silence is a music distributor. That means we help musicians and record labels get their music into online stores and streaming services. Then, we collect the royalties and pay out to the artist or record label.
 We have an excellent store network that you can choose from, a well organized online platform in which you can operate 24/7. The terms that we give to our clients (artists and labels) make our digital distribution deal one of the fairest in the world.
Our team consists of people who like to work in the world of music. This motivates them to give their best to make our customers happy and well taken care of. We at Sepulchral Silence believe that we should not only work as a standard service company but help artists and labels adapt and develop in the ever-changing music industry.
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Q: Ajax loading and previous active scripts I call a loading function for loading content into my #content div.
All work but my problem is this div contains sometimes content that needs a script to run.
(here MIXITUP)
For now, I call ( callback function ) the function who runs mixitup after loading (ajax) but when I load content more than one time, mixitup seems to be a little lost, the filters btn lost active class.
Here's my code for my file AJAX.php:
$(function() {
    // historique
    $(window).bind('popstate', function() {
        console.log( "popstate event" );

        var url = window.location;
        var hash = url.href.substring(url.href.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);

        $('#content').load( url + ' #content');
    });

    // hide loading
    $('#loading').hide();

    // menu action link click
    $('.menu a').click(function(e) {
        e.preventDefault();

        $('#loading').slideDown(500);

        $("html, body").animate({ scrollTop: $('#loading').offset().top }, 20);

        $('.menu li').removeClass('active');
        $(this).parent().addClass('active');

        var lien = $(this).attr('href');

        $('#content').fadeOut(500, function() {
            $('#content').load( lien + ' #content> *', function () {
                $('#content').fadeIn(500, function() {
                    $('#loading').slideUp();

                    history.pushState(null, null, lien);
                });
            });
        });
    });
});

And here is my.js
function mixitNow() {
    $('.mixit').mixItUp({
        load: {
            filter: 'all'
        },
        controls: {
            toggleFilterButtons: false,
            toggleLogic: 'or',
            live: true,
        },
        callbacks: {
            onMixEnd: function(state) {
                $("body").getNiceScroll().resize();
            }
        }
    });

    $( "a.toggle" ).click(function() {
        $(".linkto a.toggle[data-target="+$(this).attr('data-target')+"]").toggleClass( "active" );
        // Trigger the NiceScroll to resize
        $("body").getNiceScroll().resize();
    });

    $('.navmenu').niceScroll({cursorcolor: "#84dbff", cursorborder: "none", cursorwidth: "4px", cursorborderradius: "0", scrollspeed: "100"});
    $("body").niceScroll({cursorcolor: "#22ABDE", cursorborder: "1px solid #fff", cursorborderradius: "0", scrollspeed: "100"});
};

$(document).ready(function() {
    mixitNow(); //works
    console.log( "doc ready call 2 mixit" );
});

$(document).ajaxSuccess(function() {
    console.log( "ajaxSuccess" );
    mixitNow(); //works
});

A: instead of .load() you could use $.ajax and make use of the success handler
$.ajax({
    url: url,
    type: 'GET',
    success:function(response){
        // check response and
        if(xyz){
            mixItUp()
        }else {
            // else no mixin
        }
    }

})

A: You must delete the instance of MixItUp from the memory before your new ajax call, otherwise further instantiations on the same element will be blocked. Call this before making the ajax call.
try {
        $('.mixit').mixItUp('destroy');
    }catch(x) {}

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The famous Goa Carnival will begin in less than a month!
From a small state event, the Goa Carnival has now gained national importance with the Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi himself scheduled to inaugurate the five-day Goa carnival festivities to be held across Goa, beginning February 9.
As part of the Goa Carnival, parades would be held in the cities of Panaji, Mapusa, Margao and Vasco. The Goa Carnival is a festivity witnessed by thousands of locals and tourists, who stand on the side of the road as parades spearheaded by a float of King Momo (a mythological figure symbolising chaos and fun who rules the state for three days) pass them bye.
The Goa Carnival celebrations were brought to Goa by erstwhile Portuguese rulers but have now become an integral part of Goa's festivity calendar. Most people choose to see the parade in the capital of Panjim or Panaji, since it is the most elaborate and fancy. The Goa Carnival celebrations are rounded off by a traditional black and red dance held at the famous Clube Nacional in Pajim.
A Goan Sea Food festival, starting on February 8 will also be held on the outskirts of Panaji as part of the run up for the carnival.
Are you planning to come to Goa for the Goa Carnival ? Why ? Why not ?


hi guys just picked up a formuler z7+ and have taken the time to read about the timeshift issues on this unit and the incoming epg fix but could someone tell me how to deete recordings i make with the box. They are recording so made a 2 minute recording off ghost in the shell tonight but cant figure out how to delete it and also when I am recording can i get rid of the red display in the top right hand corner as when i press back it reminds me I am recording. Thanks in advance Mark.
RCU Button Playlist -> mark your recording and delete with red button.
When you are recording you can only watch this channel, if you want to change to other channel you must then stop the recording.
Thanks guys I was going to file explorer and exiting the app. There still remains a couple of files of no size really remaining in the folder not viewable in mytv online, does anyone know how to delete them in android.
For ghost files, use windows explorer and go to folder where are you recorded files saved, delete.
Thanks Sam will try when at home. I was using file explorer to look and couldn't find any option to delete the files from my mounted usb drive. Will look for windows explorer.
I think what Sam was recommending you try is to remove the USB from the Z7+ and insert the USB into a PC.
From the PC, you can delete files more easily.
If you're set on deleting files directly from the Z7+, download any suitable File Manager from the Play Store.
Note that most File Managers on the Play Store are optimized for touchscreen interface, so they may not work correctly with the D-pad on the remote controller.
If that happens, use the mouse cursor function on the Remote.
This is one way but what i was recommended was directly deleting of files trough network share folder, media_rw and then connected device,in this case sda1.


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Digital TV News: John Buffone
TV installed base in the U.S. getting bigger and newer
Dec 23, 2020 – According to NPD, over the last several years American TV screens have been inching up in size. Installed TVs in the U.S. are now larger (15% are 60" or over) and newer (the average age is 4.9 years) than ever before.
News categories: NPD Group, John Buffone, Stephen Baker, COVID-19, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, USA
U.S. viewers now bundling seven streaming services
Dec 14, 2020 – According to a survey from The NPD Group, consumers that use streaming to view content are now using seven services, including SVOD and free streaming video services, up from five in April 2020.
News categories: The NPD Group, John Buffone, Digital TV, Market Research, OTT, USA
U.S. weekly Netflix usage up 72% since COVID-19 pandemic began
May 4, 2020 – Since shelter at home orders were announced in the U.S., there has been a 72% increase in the number of Netflix subscriber profiles that were used to stream video each week, according to NPD. Less densely populated regions also saw DVD and Blu-ray sales growth.
News categories: NPD Group, John Buffone, Blu-ray, COVID-19, Digital TV, Market Research, OTT, USA
15% of U.S. households have a DTC channel subscription
Mar 21, 2019 – Driven by the influx of new services, faster in-home broadband speeds, and TV-connected device adoption, Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) channel adoption rates grew three-fold over the last three years to reach 15%t of U.S. households, according to The NPD Group.
News categories: NPD Group, John Buffone, Digital TV, Market Research, OTT, USA
Connected TV and streaming player adoption spurring digital video purchases and rentals
Oct 30, 2018 – According to The NPD Group, as of August 2018, 61 million households in the U.S. had at least one internet-connected TV, video game console, Blu-ray Disc player or streaming media player. As a result more consumers are choosing to rent and purchase digital movies.
News categories: NPD Group, John Buffone, Ricardo Solar, Digital TV, Market Research, OTT, USA
7% annual growth expected for connected TV devices in the U.S.
Sep 6, 2018 – In the U.S., at the end of 2017, 210 million devices were installed in consumer homes actively delivering internet connectivity to the TV screen, and by the end of 2021 there are forecast to be 275 million, according to The NPD Group.
News categories: NPD Group, John Buffone, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, OTT, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA
Video streaming on TV-connected devices continues to grow in the US
Oct 25, 2017 – According to NPD, 57% of all U.S. smartphone users access video content via an app at least once a month, with iOS users more likely than Android users to access video content, 66 percent versus 49 percent, respectively.
News categories: NPD Group, Brad Akyuz, John Buffone, Apps, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, OTT, Set Top Box, USA
Smart TVs to drive nearly half of US installed Connected TV device growth
Jun 28, 2017 – By the end of 2020 there are forecast to be 260 million installed devices attached to the internet and able to deliver apps to TVs, according to NPD. This represents 31 percent growth in TV-connected devices over the forecast period.
News categories: NPD, John Buffone, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA
60% of U.S. broadband homes have a TV connected to the internet
Apr 19, 2017 – 60% of U.S. internet homes now have an installed connected TV device, according to NPD. As the number of connected TV homes continues to grow, the devices used to make those connections have shifted.
News categories: NPD, John Buffone, Digital TV, OTT, Set Top Box, USA
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Nobel laureate Peter Diamond, nominated three times by President Barack Obama to serve on the Federal Reserve's board of governors, withdrew his nomination in the face of Republican opposition.
Diamond announced he won't seek the position in an opinion article posted yesterday on the New York Times website, saying his opponents failed to appreciate that analysis of unemployment is essential to effective monetary policy. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor, Diamond won the Nobel Prize in economics in October for his work on the labor market.
The withdrawal ends a 14-month nomination effort resisted by Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, the senior Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, who with party colleagues repeatedly criticized Diamond for supporting the central bank's record monetary stimulus.
Shelby and the other nine Republicans on the banking panel voted last month against the advance of Diamond's nomination to the full Senate, while the 12 Democrats backed Diamond for the post.
While awaiting Senate approval, Diamond voiced support for Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's plan to purchase $600 billion in Treasury securities.While awaiting Senate approval, Diamond voiced support for Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's plan to purchase $600 billion in Treasury securities. The policy of so-called quantitative easing is aimed at spurring economic growth, averting a broad-based decline in prices and reducing a jobless rate stuck near 9 percent.
The link HERE is a rather crude but accurate discussion of the Jewish identity and agenda of the overwhelming majority of these Federal Reserve swindlers. Here is a more precise documentation.
In addition to the fact that Jewry has so much wealth and power in this country and can purchase whatever politicians and appointments it wants, why has the Political Class inserted so many Judeofascists into the upper echelons of the American hierarchy?
Because they are cunning and ruthless fraudsters, they have been historically utilized as middlemen by all manner of corrupt regimes to plunder their own countries and peoples, and to design and implement the Ponzi schemes used to do it.
In the case of the corrupt and fallen American "elite" and its Fed mechanism, the Ponzi scheme is Marxist-lite, money-printing Keynesianism and State Capitalism that has plundered the good credit built up by generations of honest and hard-working Americans, and has been used to paper over the Globalist and corporatist exportation of American industry to cheap-labor countries in order to maximize the elite's profits, and to buy off government unions and their lackeys on the Left, and the military-industrial complex and its lackeys on the Right while it was being done.
Raised in an insular culture of racism and contempt that is taught to fear, loathe and despise their non-Jewish neighbors, Judeofascists make the perfect partners for corrupt elites that themselves have contempt for average people, which so many of them regard as peasants and fools to be manipulated, exploited, plundered and discarded.
For corrupt Washington and post-Christian and pseudo-Christian America, who better to turn to in a partnership of theft, swindle, murder and fraud than silver-tongued Judeofascists?
Are the dimwitted Republicans finally realizing that these Ponzi-scheme swindles they themselves have encouraged in partnership with the Judeofascist syndicate running American liberalism for all these years is killing the Golden Goose? Perhaps. Has the horse already left the barn? Unquestionably.
This is why I utterly despise the generations of American "elites" that helped the Judeofascist predators insert themselves into the U.S. hierarchy. History warned us time and again about what the Judeofascists are capable of, yet these utterly defective, character lacking, counterfeit "conservative," "liberal" and "patriotic" neocon-neolib elites thought they knew better, or pretended to in order to serve their own greed and corruption.
They know NOTHING, and or worth NOTHING.


Digital payment platform eCommerce paytm has acquired a delhi based company shifu in an $8-million deal, Shifu is expecting to grow its consumer experiences on the Paytm platform.
Paytm, a digital payment and ecommerce firm bagged Shifu, a Delhi based consumer behaviour prediction platform in a Rs. 53 Crore ($8 million) deal. The Delhi based company is said to enhance the overall experience on the Paytm for the consumers.
Kiran Vasi Reddy, Paytm's senior vice-president said that Shifu's data and its tools that predict the consumer behaviour and preferences will turn out to be useful for a company like Paytm.
Shifu's three founders – Prashant Singh, Michael Massey and Deepansh Jain along with its 20 member team with join Paytm.
Shifu uses a smart technology that mines the users' smartphone usage data, time, location and other essentials and comes up with relevant suggestions and personalised prediction. According to Reddy, consumers are content when they get a personalised services and this feature will allow Paytm to make better strategies.
This acquisition is in the line with the Paytm's plan to invest $150 million in the up-and-coming companies to build an inclusive digital ecosystem. Near.in, Jugnoo, LogiNext are some of the companies that were acquired and funded by Paytm lately with the same objective. Backed by Alibaba, Paytm aims to bag more than a dozen companies with this finance. Through diversification, this online wallet company aims to compete with the online giants like Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon.


Accommodation in rooms or apartments. Beautiful herb garden.
Not far from the ferry, the church and wild and wonderful nature. Open all the year.
Sailing with the traditional wooden boat Tjutt-Tjutt in the outer archipelago of Föglö and Kökar.


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Former Las Vegas police officer faces charges in decades-old cold case
Posted: 3:48 PM, Jan 17, 2018
By: Darcy Spears
A former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer Arthur Sewall is already a convicted sex offender. Now he's facing new charges in a case that's over 20 years old.
Court records show it's murder in connection with another sexual assault. A rape test kit processed last year broke the case with a match to Sewall's DNA.
In March 2016, a sexual assault kit was sent to a contract DNA lab as part of a grant to process sexual assault kits that had never been tested. In October 2016, the report from the lab came back with an identification of male DNA from the sexual assault kit. In February 2017, this DNA profile was entered into the Combined DNA Index System and came back to 51-year-old Sewall.
As a result of additional investigation between February 2017 and December 2017, coupled with the findings from the sexual assault kit, detectives identified Sewall as the suspect in this case. On Jan. 11, 2018, detectives traveled to Reno, where Sewall was living, and interviewed him. On Jan. 12, an arrest warrant was issued.
Authorities allege Sewall shot and killed a prostitute named Nadia Iverson in May 1997.
Sewall had worked at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department as a Corrections Officer in 1990, and in 1992 he was commissioned as a Police Officer with the LVMPD. In February 1997, Sewall was arrested for sexual assault and oppression under color of law. He resigned from the LVMPD in March 1997.
That same year, an undercover sting operation by the LVMPD's Internal Affairs Division caught Sewall pressuring a prostitute to perform a sex act on him with the promise he'd keep her out of jail for alleged drug violations. Sewall was on duty and in uniform at the time.
Another prostitute also accused Sewall of trading sex for favors.
Sewall was only sentenced to probation for the crime of "oppression under color of the law." But he was eventually sentenced to nearly two years in prison in 2004 after violating the conditions of his probation.
Sewall currently being held in Washoe County jail and is expected to be brought back to Las Vegas by the end of this week.
Police credit continued testing of sexual assault kits to helping solve the case. There has been a known sexual assault kit backlog in Nevada, Southern Nevada in particular.
Here are numbers for Southern Nevada as of mid-December:
Total number of untested sex assault kits prior to the initiative: 6,473
Number of sex assault kits sent out: 4,772
Number of sex assault kits tested: 2,407
Number of Combined DNA Index System entries: 579
Number of Combined DNA Index System Hits: 257 (this is a 44 percent hit rate).


This post is on a masters student's typical week at Surrey Uni. It is definitely quite different from the time-tables that is usually followed in most universities in India. I study 4 modules in the first semester- which is now coming to an end, 4 more in the second and Dissertation in the summer.
To tell you a bit more about my modules, I study Social change and influence, Qualitative research methods, Key questions in environmental psychology, and Inquiry and Design this semester. I share all of my modules with other psychology masters students doing health psychology, social psychology and research methods. While, my course has around 17 students registered, my classes usually have a count of 20 to 30 students. It also sees a mix of Full-time and part-time students and students living in and outside Guildford. For the same reason, the university makes sure, wherever possible, to arrange our lectures on two consecutive days in a week. If you are studying part-time you would be attending two modules a semester, and would usually come in once a week. I would suggest you write to the uni before you book your stay for the year, outside of Guildford. It is bound to depend on your timetables.
The rest of the week is technically free but you would be quite preoccupied I'd say with your assignments and reading. My course does not require me to give exams at the end of the semester. This means that I would be assessed based on my coursework – assignments I submit throughout the semester. We have had a bunch of group works this semester to help learn our concepts collectively. Although the rest of my week is free from lectures, I spend enough time on assignments, group-works and reading for my dissertation. Dissertation is something you work on in the summer yes, but it's required of us to have in place our initial ideas for now. On Fridays, we have an optional dissertation class to help us understand the process of dissertation better.
In between all the assignments and reading, we have other activities we could get involved in. On the academic side, we have an Environmental Psychology group that meets up every Monday to bring together few research and projects that's being undertaken by people in the university or those practicing in the field. My Qual module required me to conduct an interview; my Key Questions, a small scale project on problem-solving on campus areas. These are the other academic-fun work you'd also see yourself doing! The Student's union also addresses some interesting and important topics and have activities built around it which you can attend. This week is Inter-Faith week – there are talks, volunteering events and so on.
Of course, other than this there is extra-curricular activities! I do training in Bollywood dance for Battle of Bollywood Competition (look it up!) with Riddhish and the rest of the team, on Mondays and Wednesdays! Half of my Sunday is dedicated to small-sided hockey and Archery at the Surrey Sports Park (SSP – It's amazing!). And of course, Wednesdays we do not have classes post-noon. It's the day the sports teams and clubs go out! My Wednesday, Friday or Saturday nights are for socializing, clubbing and sometimes just enjoying a glass of wine at home; and to grab some good food in the town!


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Justice Department Appeals Order Striking Down Mask Mandate
Just days after a federal judge in Florida struck down the CDC's nationwide mask requirement for passengers on planes and trains, the Justice Department filed an appeal
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The Justice Department has filed an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that rescinded the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs after the administration's top public health officials said the mandate was still necessary, officials announced Wednesday.
The decision came two days after Federal District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in St. Petersburg, Florida struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's nationwide mask requirement for passengers on planes and other public transportation through May 3. Shortly after, the CDC asked the Justice Department to appeal the order.
A notice of appeal was filed in federal court in Tampa, the Associated Press reports.
"It is CDC's continuing assessment that at this time an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health," the agency said in a statement Wednesday. "CDC will continue to monitor public health conditions to determine whether such an order remains necessary. CDC believes this is a lawful order, well within CDC's legal authority to protect public health."
Last week, the CDC extended the mask mandate for an extra two weeks, saying it needed more time to assess a recent increase in cases.
It is not clear if the Biden administration will ask the appeals court to approve an emergency stay to immediately keep the mask order on public transit intact, AP reports. An emergency stay of the lower court's ruling could potentially be risky: if the order striking down the mandate is upheld, that could permanently weaken the CDC's authority, the New York Times reports. On the other hand, if the department wins the case, there will likely be backlash among Americans who felt liberated by the removal of the mask requirement.
Most airlines and airports, public transit systems, as well as ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft dropped their mask-wearing requirements shortly after Mizelle's ruling. Some pilots made the announcement of the abrupt change mid-flight, prompting celebration among some passengers, but anxiety for others, the New York Times reports.
Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said Wednesday night that the department was filing the appeal "in light of today's assessment by the CDC that an order requiring masking in the transportation corridor remains necessary to protect the public health," AP reports.
In the wake of the Monday ruling, Biden's administration has provided mixed messages, AP reports. Officials said Americans should heed the CDC's guidance on masks even if it was no longer a requirement, but Biden suggested they have more flexibility while using public transit.
"That's up to them," Biden said during a Tuesday visit to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. However, the White House still requires face coverings for those traveling with him on Air Force One, citing guidance from the CDC.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that Biden is still encouraging Americans to wear masks.
"People are not legally bound to wear masks," she said after the court order. "So, it is a point in time where it is up to people—it is their choice, in that regard."
A new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that most Americans are in favor of wearing masks on planes. Researchers reported that 56 percent of Americans favor requiring masks on planes and other transportation, while 24 percent are opposed, and 20 percent are neutral, ABC7 reports.
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CSI is Proud to introduce to the 1/8 off-road RC racing world their new CSI 16MM Clicker Series Shocks. These shocks provide innovative design features and qualities never seen in the RC industry. The same engineering and analysis process that is used in their full size racing shocks was used in the design and development of their RC shocks.
CSI PRO CLICKER SERIES SHOCK FEATURES: CSI shock bodies feature a Delrin shock shaft guide to help eliminate shaft deflection and minimize friction. Reduced friction is critical in the overall performance and consistency of the shocks. The CSI Clicker Series Shock derives its name from the collar and shock body design. The bodies and collars were machined with a detent adjuster built in. These shocks make a "click" sound four times per one complete turn, allowing for easier setting of ride height/ pre-load adjustment. The shock collar will lock itself in place and keep from rotating during a race, keeping your car consistent from start to finish. Another CSI feature racers will appreciate is the ride height etching in CSI shock body's. These marks provide a precise visual for shock collar settings, eliminating the need for measuring calipers.
CSI QUAD SEALS: CSI engineers developed a scaled down version of their full size shock seals in the new RC shocks. The new Quad Seal eliminates seal drag and improves the overall performance of the shock. Only one seal is required in each shock.
CSI PRO SHOCK BLADDERS: Critical to shock performance, but often over looked, are shock bladders. CSI spent countless hours of R&D to finally manufacture a bladder that meets CSI performance standards. CSI Pro Shock Bladders are vital to your shocks consistency in both compression and rebound dampening. CSI Shock Bladders will not collapse or indent. Note- CSI Bladders work in all 15mm and 16mm shocks.
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CSI PRO PRECISION SHOCK SHAFTS: CSI high quality, precision machined shock shafts are hard chromed, and polished, providing minimum seal drag when used with our new Quad Seals. CSI shafts are both strong and light. Corners were not cut. CSI shock shafts are made from the best material for this application. The fit and finish are second to none.
CSI LOWER SEAL CAP: Seal caps for the most part are pretty standard. There job is to secure the O rings, fluid, and shaft. CSI lower seal caps have been machined to allow the shock boot to breathe when you shock is going through both compression and rebound dampening.
CSI PRO SHOCK BOOTS: CSI Pro Shock Boots are just like our full size shock protectors, they easily collapse and extend without interfering with the shocks performance. They are equally as durable in strength and quality. The last shock boot you will ever need or want.
CSI PRO V-PORT PISTONS: CSI's new cnc machined aluminum; Blue Anodized V-Port pistons utilize our Optimum Flow Varying Port design. The piston utilizes a sealing band to eliminate fluid blow by, forcing the oil to use the porting and giving the shock an improved progressive dampening curve. The rebound side of the piston ports is tapered to provide quicker rebound shaft velocities, increasing traction and handling performance.
When will they be available and what lengths?
We are looking at an ETA to dealers late January. We will have pics and a video of the inside workings of CSI and the RC shock dyno about a week before releasing product.
They are brand specific. The first release will be for Losi 2.0 and AE RC8.2, the second round of manufacturing will be for the new MBX7.
How much will these cost? I didn't see anything about springs mentioned either.
WIth Eric's background..I can't wait to see what they came up with. This could very well be the game changer for shocks as we know them now.
got an approximate price eric.
Yeah sounds like it!!! But how can get us all excited with no pics!!!!
i found them listed already at their web site competition racing products but their not in stock of course about $250.00 a set WOW!
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i found them listed already at this web site competition racing products but their not in stock of course about $250.00 a set WOW!
That's only $100 more than a set of Kyosho shocks. Not too bad for something innovative and new. I'm anxious to see pics, especially the pistons.


One killed, Two critical in ghastly road accident near Gan..
In a ghastly road accident, girl (10) killed and couple sustained severe injuries near Gannavaram Airport gate on Wednesday. The mishap occurred when the two-wheeler vehicle on which they were traveling rammed parked lorry. It is learned that the girl Vishishta is studying 5th class in Sri Chaithanya School, where her mother Soujanya is a school teacher. The tragedic accident took place when the vehicle heading towards the school. They hail from Uppuluru. The injured were rushed to a private hospital, undergoing treatment.


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Алексей Павлович Бибик (, Харьков — 18 ноября 1976, Минеральные Воды) — русский советский рабочий писатель и драматург, революционер.

Биография
Родился 5 октября (17 октября по новому стилю) 1878 года в Харькове. Сын рабочего-токаря. Окончил городское училище. Работал токарем, чертёжником и конструктором в железнодорожных мастерских Харькова.

С 1895 года член РСДРП. За активную революционную деятельность подвергался преследованиям царских властей и ссылкам. В 1900 году был арестован и сослан на три года в Вятскую губернию. В 1903-м снова арестован за пропаганду среди крестьян и сослан в Архангельскую губернию. События 1905 года освободили его.

Участник революции 1905 года в России. С конца 1905 по 1911 год находился на нелегальном положении.

В 1911—1915 годах работал конструктором на машиностроительных заводах Риги. Позже переехал в город Ростов-на-Дону, где по 1938 год работал в различных учреждениях.

В 1932-м полностью занялся литературной работой. В феврале 1938 года был арестован и провёл в лагерях ГУЛАГа  В конце 1946 года вернулся из лагеря, был восстановлен в правах советского писателя, но сборник его произведений был выпущен только в 1955 году.

С середины 1950-х по 1976 год жил на Ставрополье в городе Минеральные Воды.

Умер 18 ноября 1976 года в Минеральных Водах.

Творчество
Первый рассказ Бибика «На пристани» был напечатан газетой «Пермский край» во время вятской ссылки автора в 1901 году. В 1912 году писатель публикует первую книгу романа «К широкой дороге», в которой на автобиографическом материале повествует о сплочении революционно настроенных рабочих, о формировании характера и мировоззрения молодого героя. Той же теме посвящена и вторая книга — «На черной полосе», увидевшая свет уже после Октябрьской революции, в 1921 году. В 1935-м роман «К широкой дороге» издан в Ростове-на-Дону, новая его редакция включает обе книги. В книгах А. П. Бибика даны картины дореволюционной фабрично-заводской жизни, рождение протеста в рабочей среде.

В последующие годы роман «К широкой дороге» неоднократно переиздавался. Первая его редакция получила весьма нелицеприятный отзыв М. И. Калинина в большевистской «Правде», отметившего и «неуверенную руку писателя-самоучки», и «грубо-тенденциозные» рассуждения автора о событиях эпохи революции 1905 года. В 1928—1929 годах издательство «Недра» выпустило собрание сочинений А. П. Бибика в 6-ти томах. Некоторые его произведения были переведены на украинский язык. В 1955 и 1962 годах были изданы сборники избранных произведений, а в 1958 и 1966 — повести и рассказы Л. П. Бибика.

А. П. Бибик — автор романа «Катрусина вышка» (1930, о событиях Гражданской войны на юге страны), повестей «Климчук», «Конец Филоновки» (1928), «Повесть о станке» (1934), «Золоторогий тур» (1936), пьес из рабочего быта: «Архипов», «В ночную смену» (1917), «Эрион» (1932), «В неведомые страны» (1935).

Бибик также написал и ряд рассказов. Многие из них относятся к дореволюционному времени, среди них можно отметить рассказ «В неурочное время», где хорошо изображено настроение физически-утомлённого рабочего, и рассказ «Чёрствый человек», в котором дана любопытная картина взаимоотношений между рабочим-машинистом и студентом-практикантом. Из рассказов последнего времени, помещённых в различных сборниках и журналах, необходимо отметить «День причастия» — картину подготовки и выполнения первомайской демонстрации в условиях царского режима.

Избранные произведения
 К широкой дороге: роман (1912)
 Повести и рассказы (1966)
 Сквозь годы и бури (1975)
 Духом окрепнем в борьбе: воспоминания о событиях 1905 года // Новый мир. — 1965. — N 12. — С. 139
 Вспомнилось старому котельщику: рассказ (1967)
 Немного о моем литературном творчестве (1962)
 Свирель сатаны. Он заработал. Мишка. Тусина правда (рассказы)

Награды
 Орден Трудового Красного Знамени (1967)
 Почётная грамота Президиума Верховного Совета РСФСР (1972)

Память

 Именем А. П. Бибика в Минеральных Водах названа одна из улиц; а в доме, где он жил, по инициативе Ставропольской краевой писательской организации в июле 1990 года создан музей писателя.
 На доме в Ростове-на-Дону по улице Суворова, где жил писатель, установлена памятная доска.

Примечания

Литература
 Большая советская энциклопедия. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. 1969—1978.
 О Бибике А. П. //  Горький М. Собрание сочинений в 30 томах. — Т. 24. — С. 105.
 Алов В. Старейший рабочий писатель: об Алексее Павловиче Бибике // Кавказская здравница. — 1968. — 4 мая — С. 2.
 Баскевич И. Пролетарский писатель первого призыва: к 100-летию со дня рождения А. П. Бибика // Дон. — 1977. — № 10. — С. 179—182.
 Калинин М. А. Бибик. «К широкой дороге». (Игнат из Новоселовки): Роман. С предисловием Львова-Рогачевского. — СПб., 1914 // Путь правды. — 1914. — 9 марта. — С. 3.

Революционеры Российской империи
Члены РСДРП
Участники революций
Реабилитированные в СССР
Русские писатели XX века
Писатели-соцреалисты
Мемуаристы СССР
Авторы исторических романов
Русские писатели — авторы исторических романов
Писатели Ставрополья
Репрессированные в Российской империи
Награждённые Почётной грамотой Президиума Верховного Совета РСФСР
Сосланные в Архангельскую губернию
Культура Харькова
Сосланные в Вятскую губернию
Деятели культуры и искусства, репрессированные в СССР
Похороненные в Минеральных Водах

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Obba Babatundé, nascido Donald Cohen (Queens, 1 de dezembro de 1951) é um ator, dublador, cantor, diretor, produtor e autor de teatro norte-americano. De origem nigeriana, ele adotou um nome composto de palavras iorubanas: Obba, para "rei", e Babatunde, que significa "pai voltou novamente".

Vida profissional
Como ator, ele apareceu em mais de dezessete produções teatrais, trinta filmes, sessenta telefilmes e duas séries do horário nobre, além de diversas aparições de canto e dança. Ele já interpretou muitas vezes figuras de autoridade e  também é adepto da língua de sinais americana.

Cinema
Nos cinemas, é mais conhecido pelos papéis nos filmes Filadélfia, The Wonders, How High, Life (filme de 1999), Material Girls, After the Sunset, The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Notebook, The Celestine Prophecy e That Thing You Do!.

Televisão
Na televisão, já fez aparições em vários seriados como The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Dawson's Creek, Friends, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, Cold Case, Touched by an Angel, Chicago Hope e Kingdom.

Cantor
Alguns de seus trabalhos gravados incluem cantar a faixa título do álbum "Sack Full of Dreams" de Onaje Allan Gumbs, e "The Gal That Got Away" no Over The Rainbow, a trilha sonora de Harold Arlen.

Em 1982, Babatunde estrelou a ópera Treemonisha, de Scott Joplin, como Zodzetrick. Eles o produziram primeiro em 1976. Depois que a ópera foi redescoberta, a estréia mundial foi produzida em 1972 pela Orquestra Sinfônica de Atlanta e pelo Morehouse College.

Teatro
Sua primeira performance na Broadway foi em TImbuktu! (1978).
Ele também fez parte do elenco original do musical Dreamgirls interpretando CC White, para qual ele foi indicado a um Tony Award em 1982 como Melhor ator de destaque em um musical.
Obba chegou a dirigir uma nova versão da peça anos depois. Grande imitador de Sammy Davis Jr., ele interpretou o cantor no musical sobre a vida dele. O próprio Davis elogiou o trabalho de Obba diversas vezes.

Dublagem
Na dublagem, Obba já deu voz ao Lando Calrissian em diversos jogos como Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, ao "Conroy" da animação Rocket Power e o Boko em The Wild Thornberrys Movie. Ele também já dublou alguns personagens de apoio na animação  Static Shock.

Como autor, diretor ou produtor
Ele já escreveu, produziu e dirigiu várias peças de teatro e filmes independentes. Seu irmão Akin (pronuncia-se "ah-keen") também é ator e diretor e reside em Dallas, no Texas.

Filmografia

Filme

Televisão

Jogos de vídeo

Ligações externas

Atores dos Estados Unidos
Atores afro-americanos
Naturais de Nova Iorque (cidade)
Norte-americanos de ascendência nigeriana


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package org.myeslib.util.jdbi;

import java.util.UUID;

import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;

import org.myeslib.core.data.UnitOfWork;
import org.skife.jdbi.v2.Handle;

import com.google.common.base.Function;
import com.google.inject.Inject;
import com.google.inject.assistedinject.Assisted;

@Slf4j
public class JdbiUnitOfWorkJournalDao implements UnitOfWorkJournalDao<UUID> {

	@Inject
	public JdbiUnitOfWorkJournalDao(@Assisted Handle handle,
                                    ArTablesMetadata tables,
                                    Function<UnitOfWork, String> toStringFunction) {

		this.handle = handle;
		this.tables = tables;
		this.toStringFunction = toStringFunction;
	}

	private final Handle handle;
	private final ArTablesMetadata tables;
	private final Function<UnitOfWork, String> toStringFunction;

    /*
     * (non-Javadoc)
     * @see org.myeslib.util.jdbi.UnitOfWorkJournalDao#append(java.lang.Object, org.myeslib.core.data.UnitOfWork)
     */
	@Override
	public void append(final UUID id, final UnitOfWork uow) {

	    String sql = String.format("insert into %s (id, uow_data, version) values (:id, :uow_data, :version)", tables.getUnitOfWorkTable());

		log.debug(sql);

		log.info("writing {}", id);

		String asString = toStringFunction.apply(uow);

		handle.createStatement(sql)
			.bind("id", id.toString())
			.bind("uow_data", asString)
		    .bind("version", uow.getVersion())
		    .execute();

	}

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Pepperoni Alfredo Pizza Dip: Layers of cheese, Alfredo sauce, and mini pepperonis makes a fun and delicious dip for game day, for parties, or as an after school snack.
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Are you completely candied out right now?
I figured after a night dedicated to all candy, you could use a cheesy dish of goodness. Was I right?
Last night our younger two decided that they still wanted to go trick or treating in the cold. We let them and a few friends go up and down our street by themselves. They are still young enough that I didn't want them going any further by themselves.
Although with the rain and cold, they were perfectly content to let us drive them from house light to house light after they realized just how chilly it was to walk around at night.
Yesterday my husband was out picking up a few things for our Friday night pizza night. He called and wanted to know what kind of candy to get for passing out. He really wanted to get the Tootsie Roll mix, but I convinced him to go with the good chocolates.
Not that I am against Tootsie Rolls, but I knew if we had leftovers I could use them somehow in my baking. Have you seen these Chocolate Reese's Cookies or this Twix Fudge? Candy bars are definitely much easier to bake with.
With the rain and cold, there were not many kids out trick or treating. So guess who ended up with a huge bowl of candy? Hello, cookies and M&M Blonde Brownies!
I'm sure you are tired of even hearing about candy by now.
So, how about a pizza dip full of cheese and pepperoni? Oh, and don't forget the Alfredo sauce. This is one amazing dip!
Start by spreading the cream cheese in a plate. Then top it with Alfredo, cheese, and mini pepperonis.
Now get ready to attack the plate with some crackers or chips.
Gotta love an easy cheesy dip that happen in minutes!!!
Cream cheese and Alfredo sauce becomes a delicious dip when melted with cheese and pepperonis. This is a great game day or party food.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch pie plate with nonstick spray.
Spread the softened cream cheese in the prepared plate.
Pour the Alfredo sauce on top and spread out.
Top with the shredded mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
Lay out the mini pepperonis all over the top. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Serve immediately with chips or crackers.
What perfect cheesy goodness! And after walking about 5 miles worth of city streets collecting candy with my daughter, I had precisely 3 pieces. And then came in for cheese & crackers! Cheese hits the spot, always 🙂 pinned!
This looks insanely good! I am all about cheesy dips!
Since we don't have kids we spent the evening at an Irish Pub getting hammered instead of passing out candy.
I could literally eat this dip with a spoon. It's so ooey gooey and delicious looking.
This is the dip I've been waiting for my entire life. Looks SO good, Jocelyn! Lovin the addition of alfredo sauce into the mix. Because alfredo sauce is one of the best things ever!
Alfredo sauce is definitely one of the best things! 🙂 Thanks Julie!
This dip looks fantastic, Jocelyn! I think I could eat this whole dish by myself. I love the alfredo flavor, too!
It was raining and cold here too – I had to turn back home after only 10 minutes with our daughter while my husband took our son around for another hour. This cheesy dip would totally have hit the spot after that! Love the alfredo sauce in here!
Gotta love the rain on Hallooween night! 😉 Thanks Kelly!
I'll take alfredo over marinara any day of the week. This looks so delicious, and perfect for game day!
I am loving all of that cheesy goodness in this dip!
Carrots+this dip=dinner!! 😉 Thanks Wendy!
This sounds so yummy!! I can't wait to try it out.
I might be candied out but I'm never cheesed out. I <3 the alfredo addition! That makes pizza dip 10x better. This is a foodie's dream dip Jocelyn!
I want this whole dish of cheese! Gosh it looks amazing! We walked all over our neighborhood with the kids-even Christian had fun getting candy.
I love all the cheesy goodness in this dip! I can't wait to make this dip at our next tailgate party! 🙂 Pinned!
Pizza in dip form sounds (and looks) AMAZING! Such a nice fun twist on cheesy dips!
Pepperoni pizza is the beeeeeeeeeest, yo! I want it in everything! (when I was a kid, I totally wanted the Midas Touch powers, but to turn everything into pepperoni pizza). This cheesy, pepperoni-y, dippy goodness needs to be in my life like… yesterday!
Haha! You sound like you were an awesome kid!! 😉 Thanks Amanda!
Oh my…you just rolled our families love of pizza and alfredo all into one dish! Amazing! Can't wait to try this!
I think I would hide in a corner with the bowl of dip and eat it all!
LOVE Pepperoni Dip and the fact you made it with Alfredo is awesomeness!!
Comfort food heaven Jocelyn! Love this!
That's definitely my kind of heaven! 😉 Thanks Trish!
Thanks for the great idea! My family gets together in the fall for football games and we get in a rut eating the same old appetizers (7 layer dip,etc).
This pizza dip was a hit with my wifes friends and was easy to make. Thanks for sharing.
I tried this recipe for my last get together and my friends love it!


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Leave for 30 minutes and serve with cooked pasta and parmesan cheese. The flour need to be scattered on a dinner plate and seasoned with salt and pepper. Stephanie, you are going to have corks saved once again in no time for projects. Serve more than polenta and leading with grated Parmesan cheese. With regard to spices and condiments- once more, going with tiny containers is the greatest way to go you might also want to bring along some of your personal in tiny packages, or even snag some ketchup, salt, and pepper type a rapidly meals restaurant.
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It was only today that I finally really grasped just how dismal an idea the cap and trade, emissions trading, approach to carbon emissions control is. It isn't just that the particular EU scheme constitutes a subsidy of half a billion a year from British organisations to the rest of the EU; there is a more fundamental problem. It was when I saw this Excel file that I really 'got it'. That's every hydrocarbon user in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and their Annual Allocation of emissions from DEFRA under Phase I. The supposed market solution relies upon bureaucrats coming up with a quota for every plant in the country based on their emissions history and an estimate of how much they can cut.
It's reminiscent of some old Communist five year plan with government telling the private sector what it is capable of and should achieve, why is this considered the capitalist approach?
It relies upon the state being able to properly assess the technological possibilities in a host of industries, both in the present and the future. It is chronically vulnerable to manipulation by skillful or 'generous' businesses that can influence the decision over their quota. The trading system represents a huge great transaction cost for the public sector as NHS Trusts and the like who have no idea how to trade a commodity like an emissions permit make a mess of things. The skilled traders at Shell and BP, by contrast, have made a profit from the Emissions Trading Scheme.
In short: a hideous idea.
Posted by Matthew Sinclair at 12:40 am 1 comment:
Review of Charles Koch's "The Science of Success" in The Business
I have an article in todays The Business magazine about the stunning success of Koch Industries, Inc. and the book Charles Koch has written explaining how the ideas underpinning classical liberal politics and economics made it happen.
Posted by Matthew Sinclair at 2:03 pm 6 comments:
Article on ConservativeHome
I have an article responding to Ken Clarke's Democracy Taskforce report up on ConservativeHome's YourPlatform. It sets out how the Democracy Taskforce won't succeed in restoring trust in politics so long as politicians continue to try to do too much, too centrally.
Posted by Matthew Sinclair at 12:09 pm No comments:
The Global Warming Debate: Over?
I tend to avoid commenting on the science of global warming. I keep as up to date with the arguments as I can and am reasonably happy that I've done what I can to understand the state of play. For now, I'm happy to take the 'consensus' view, with a few reservations, and then analyse policy on that basis.
I'm not a scientist and I honestly doubt I can add any value to the scientific debate. Fortunately the intellectual argument over policy will not be settled by scientists but, as usual, by economists. That is a debate I can be a part of. Neither myself, Sir Nicholas Stern or Richard S. J. Tol are scientists, however, the other two are as important as any IPCC physicist to the debate over our policy response to climate change. Tol's assault on Stern's review is a decent introduction to why.
DK isn't so reticent about the science of climate change, has done a lot of reading and is convinced that the mainstream opinion is entirely wrong. He is understandably frustrated that Sunny Hurndall has written the entire debate off as settled, anthropogenic global warming won apparently.
What I found odd about the opinion that Sunny, and Ben Stewart of Greenpeace who started this argument by refusing to debate Dominic Lawson on 18 Doughty Street, advance is that they seem to be calling and end to the debate so quickly.
It seems understandable that Richard Dawkins has gotten somewhat tired of rehearsing arguments for and against evolution that have been much the same since 1859 when the Origin of Species was published. After 148 years it seems quite plausible that most of the interesting arguments have already been deployed. Unless some radical new evidence or theory comes up I'd say it is fair enough to put research and argument testing the basic theory of evolution by natural selection on the back burner. That Dawkins wishes to stop debating those who still want to rehearse the same arguments after well over a century in order to satisfy their own religious imperative seems understandable.
But global warming only became an object of serious debate in the late 1970s. Why should we believe that in that relatively short period of forty years all of the relevant arguments and important studies that will shape the 'final' scientific conclusion have seen the light of day? Surely it is quite plausible that new evidence or logic that might change the debate will emerge?
It worries me a lot that those who lobby for policies to curb emissions are so keen to end the debate early. Presumably they think it strengthens the political case for taking action, perhaps it does, but intellectually it is a shabby and arrogant way to behave.
Posted by Matthew Sinclair at 10:35 pm 5 comments:
The Ghost Cabinet on IT Procurement
I'm far from sold on this piece from the Ghost Cabinet 'Technology Ghost'. A few particularly problematic paragraphs stand out:
"No-one is looking at the use of technology across the whole of government."
Utterly untrue. The National Audit Office should do some more work on examining the government's record in delivering major Information Technology programmes but there are definitely organisations looking at the government strategy for IT in the aggregate. There is the Office of Government Commerce and the Cabinet Office's Delivery and Transformation Group (formerly the e-Government Unit) both of whom are responsible, within government, for government IT implementation. Then, in Parliament, there's the Public Accounts Committee which launched a report just yesterday on the lessons from successful projects for government IT procurement. Finally, from the private sector, the consultancy Kable is focussed on public sector IT expenditure.
"This is a historical mess. At some point in the past, each government department went and did their own thing, spending loads of money implementing essentially the same solution multiple times, and now we're looking at spending loads more either doing it yet again, or joining them all up. No-one was empowered to put their hand up and say, 'Hang on, does anyone think that a costly, massive database of everyone's names, addresses and other information might be useful across government?' And if they did, no-one was made to listen."
This paragraph is the biggest flaw in the piece. The whole problem with the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) is that it attempted to impose a single solution across too large an organisation. Different sections have different legacy systems all of which need to be integrated into the new project or replaced and the data moved. Everyone has different objectives which need to be accounted for and which cause massive creep in the project's scope. Pretty soon you get the over £10 billion (that's a LOT of money) overspend that has marked the NPfIT. Doing this over all of government would take a big risk of facing the problems that have plagued the NPfIT again but on a much larger scale.
A rational, problem-solving, mind will always find centralisation tempting. It is similar to the logic that a major supplier like the NHS can be more efficient than an insurance based system as it can buy in bulk and spread fixed costs across a larger health service. The problem is that the centralisation creates complexities, variety and scale too large to be managed. The impossibility of managing the lumbering behemoths that centralisation has created leads to the inefficiency that characterises today's government departments.
It seems pretty clear that, instead of the centralisation that the 'ghost' is after government IT projects need to be more decentralised, more often It is far easier to manage and control small projects that the stakeholders can be properly kept in touch with.
Energy Security and Global Warming
Quite a few people, Peter Franklin for example, have argued that China will come onboard for CO2 reductions because they don't like being dependent upon foreign oil. The problem is that the Chinese have a solution in mind already for energy security. Lots of coal power stations. Hardly a result for our green friends.
In the US a similar trend is playing out. Attempts to push energy security up the agenda as a handy bonus that comes with addressing global warming are playing into the hands of "Big Coal". Bradford Plumer for the New Republic sets out how this is creating an opportunity for the ludicrously inefficient coal-to-liquid industry. Again, strategies for energy independence are very different to the kinds of strategies imagined to fight global warming.
In Britain the most obvious way of defending energy independence in the long term is probably a move towards nuclear power or some other technology. There isn't a crisis because in the meantime we will be fine so long as the North Sea doesn't wind down too quickly. At the moment we are only narrowly net importers of fossil fuels. The absolute worst policy for energy independence would be to place a windfall tax on profits from the North Sea. Exactly what Gordon Brown has done, the swine.
Those who want to argue for curbing emissions are disingenuous to fall back on illusory peripheral benefits like energy security. Doing so is a sign of intellectual, if not political, desperation.
Benedict Rogers On Pakistan
Over the weekend Benedict Rogers, of Christian Solidarity and the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission wrote a strong piece for ConservativeHome's Platform arguing that more needs to be done to protect Pakistan's Christian population. They certainly face very severe abuse and as a minority religious population in an increasingly radicalised Muslim country their position is clearly a risky one. However, I disagree with Rogers on his portrayal of the political realities in wider Pakistan.
He paints the Christian community's problems as being very much a choice made by Musharraf. In particular he approvingly quotes Zahid Hussain saying "Pakistan's failure to curb extremism owed less to the difficulty of implementing reforms than to the administration's own unwillingness." If the abuse of the Christian community were the only challenge facing the military leadership this might be an accurate description. At the moment Pakistan's leadership faces a significantly more varied and large scale set of problems.
There is a touch of unreality in covering the troubles in the border provinces purely in terms of the abuse of and threat to the Christian community. Moderate Muslims are facing serious threats of death and actual abuse in what Gideon Rachmann, Chief Foreign Correspondent for the Financial Times, termed the "Talibanisation" of Pakistan. The border regions have always been somewhat lawless and that makes cracking down on radicalisation easier said than done. This isn't Britain, or even China; the state's writ has a distinctly limited authority.
Equally, there are direct threats to the regime's stability in the cities. In Karachi there has been rioting connected to the Chief Justice's challenge to Musharraf and his nationwide tour publicising that opposition. In Islamabad there has been Islamist rioting centred around the university. For a regime that can't take its own existence for granted this is a very alarming development.
While I would on no account want to diminish the sufferings Rogers discusses they only involve a handful of people so far, albeit with a threat to many more, and things could get far worse. The one policeman Rogers describes being sent to defend a church under threat of attack from radicals may have been an insult, how can one man defend a church?
However, on the other hand it could be that he's fulfilling a similar role to that played by US troops in South Korea. Should radicals assault the church he might stand up to them, they might have to kill him and they might face retribution for that infringement from the state. Were Pakistan to collapse in violent revolution that credible threat of sanctions to abusing the Christian minority would disappear. Then the scale of the horrors facing that community might become radically worse.
As such, it is very much in the interests of Pakistan's Christian community that the military leadership use their limited resources to ensure stability. Pakistan could collapse in revolution if the military gets things wrong, if troops refuse to crackdown on fellow Pakistanis in the event of renewed riots. A Pakistani I've spoken to reckons this is unlikely to happen as the military can try the Roman trick of sending troops from different ethnic communities to enforce their will upon the others. However, it is enough of a possibility to be worrying and if things look bad another general could panic and split the military's support for Musharraf.
Pakistan needs stability in order to make a steady transition towards democracy. Reform through a violent change would lead to a fragile democracy or, worse, the rise of a Khomeini like figure and a radical regime. In the transition the Christian minority might face an awful fate.
Rogers is right to highlight the abuse and danger the Christian community in Pakistan is facing. Pressure should be put on the Pakistani authorities to do more if they can. However, we should understand the very real hazards the Pakistani regime faces and the costs that all would pay in the event of a collapse.
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