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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump Thursday morning responded to the appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller III as independent counsel in the Trump-Russia probe pointing out that the Obama Justice Department declined to take such action while investigation Hillary Clinton's email scandal.
With all of the illegal acts that took place in the Clinton campaign & Obama Administration, there was never a special councel appointed!
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said he welcomes Mueller's role but noted the bipartisan investigation in the House will also continue.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) also applauded Mueller's appointment but insisted that an independent investigating commission still is necessary.
"We are pleased the Justice Department has answered Congressional Democrats' calls for a special prosecutor to conduct an independent investigation into the Trump-Russia connection…. A special prosecutor is the first step, but it cannot be the last. Director Mueller will still be in the chain of command under the Trump-appointed leadership of the Justice Department. He cannot take the place of a truly independent, outside commission that is completely free from the Trump Administration's meddling," Pelosi said in a Wednesday evening statement.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Muller independent counsel Wednesday following two days of intense bipartisan criticism stemming from The New York Times reporting that recently fired FBI Director James Comey wrote a memo about a February meeting with President Donald Trump in which the president reportedly told Comey that he hoped the Bureau would not pursue the Flynn investigation.
Rosenstein is scheduled to give senators a closed briefing Thursday afternoon regarding the circumstances surrounding Comey's dismissal. The deputy attorney general is expected to brief members of the House Friday morning.
In the memo Como reportedly agreed that Flynn is a "good guy" but the director did not address whether or not the investigation would continue.
Flynn resigned in February following reports that he had diplomatically engaged Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak prior to Trump taking office and that Flynn misled Vice President Mike Pence about that conversation.
Those reports suggested that Flynn may have given Kislyak the impression that the incoming administration might be willing to consider lifting sanctions that were imposed on Moscow following Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, a Ukrainian territory.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions in March recused himself from the Trump-Russia probe following reports that he had twice met with Kislyak while a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Shortly before leaving office, former President Barack Obama imposed additional sanctions on Russia after receiving information from the intelligence community suggesting the country tried to sabotage Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Flynn has more recently come under scrutiny for failing to disclose on his security clearance application payments he received from Russian media outlets.
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates last week told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that she warned the Trump administration 18 days before Flynn's termination that the retired lieutenant general may have been vulnerable to Russian blackmail.
Both the House and Select Senate Intelligence Committees are investigating Russian attempts to manipulate the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election as well as allegations of collusion between members of the Trump campaign and high-ranking Russian officials.


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Many readers of EVERYBODY'S Magazine have been asking why we are not providing information of Caribbean-American losses due to COVID-19. Most inquiries are from people in the NY area who believe EVERYBODY'S is obligated to provide the statistics based on the consistent public service EVERYBODY'S has provided especially during 9/11.
It is too early to give accurate data but EVERYBODY'S Magazine after consulting with experts in New York City believe that approximately 950-1000 Caribbean-New Yorkers have perished so far. The statewide count Governor Andrew Cuomo provides daily of all New Yorkers is based on laboratory test. EVERYBODY'S approximation includes Caribbean people who died at home of suspected COVID-19 but not officially listed.
For example, an ambulance picked up a Caribbean woman who died in her apartment in Flatbush, Brooklyn, last Saturday. Frontline responders said cause of death was COVID – chances are she may not have been counted in the statistics since she did not die in a hospital. The next day all three persons in her apartment came down with COVID.
While we are not listing deaths, one can find up-to date and detailed information on our website – www.everybodysmag.com
After we listed the passing of a prominent Trinidadian, several persons from other islands asked why was he listed and not others. That's a reason we discontinue. Since then, a number of active Caribbean-New Yorkers from the fields of education, sports, health and culture passed – victims of COVID. Five of the departed subscribed for this magazine for years and we are sure there are others.
As a Caribbean-American publication, we provide features and articles relevant to the immigrant population and their offspring. It is impossible to provide COVID death data of nationals from each island, Belize and Guyana who were permanent residents or citizens of the U.S.
We have readers in most major cities from Boston and Hartford to Miami, Los Angeles, Toronto and Montreal. They may want us to focus on deaths in their respective cities.
The information Caribbean nationals in the U.S. are asking EVERYBODY'S to give is a service each Caribbean consulate should be providing. We urge you to seek information from your respective consulate and embassy.
According to Governor Andrew Cuomo, "in New York City, 34% of deaths from coronavirus are Hispanic while 28% of deaths are black." The black population includes people of Caribbean ancestry. Of the 28% of blacks who passed, EVERYBODY'S Magazine believes approximately 50 to 60% are of Anglophone origin.
We are preparing our May edition. USPS has been slow in delivering our April issue due to COVID. As a result, we are making our May edition available online at no cost. Check our website in late April for the digital link.

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In the March quarter 2012, the seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done rose in South Australia (1.6%), the Northern Territory (1.5%) and Western Australia (0.7%) while the Australian Capital Territory was flat. All other states and territories fell with Tasmania (-14.6%) and New South Wales (-10.9%) experiencing the largest falls.
The original estimate of total building work done fell in all states and territories with Tasmania (-22.9%) and New South Wales (-20.3%) recording the largest falls.


If you live in Denver, Macon or Sioux City, where are you most likely to get your local news? Hint: It's not yet Facebook and it's not yet a website.
The Pew Research Center also found in an extensive report released Thursday that African-American and Hispanic populations appear to be more interested in local news — a finding that seems to contradict past Pew studies.
Despite massive technological changes and economic disruptions to local news, Pew found residents in these three communities rely on local television to get community news. At the same time, at least a third of all residents say the Internet is an important source of local news.
While Pew specifically counsels against reading the report as anything larger than an analysis of these three communities, a lot of it hit home for us at the Workshop, where we have studied the news landscape for years.
Over the years, we conducted four research studies for Community News Matters, a multi-year, multi-funder initiative managed and supported by The Chicago Community Trust with additional support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Robert R. McCormick Foundation, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and The Woods Fund Chicago.
Items that rang true to us were the high viewership (yet relatively shallow content) of TV news, the limited engagement readers have with social media and the niche role of digital-only news in the media landscape.
TV and daily newspapers are the top local news sources, but the Internet is growing.
Television news is the number one source of local news for residents in each of these three cities, followed by daily metro papers. Pew hints that the quality of coverage on local TV news is not great, noting that most stories are "short anchor reads that require little reporting" and that in the metros studied, the local daily newspapers tended to be the outlets most likely to seek out their own stories to cover.
At the same time, at least a third of respondents in each city said the Internet was "very important" in keeping up with local news, with 45% of respondents in Denver saying the Internet was very important in keeping up with local news.
Racial and ethnic audiences pay more attention to local news than whites. And many believe they can make more change than white residents.
In two of the three metros Pew studied — Denver and Macon — there were large enough populations of non-white racial and ethnic groups to do a deeper study of habits and attitudes. In Denver, Pew did a deeper study of its Hispanic population, and in Macon, of its African-American population.
Pew found that Hispanic residents of Denver and African-American residents of Macon had a greater interest in local news than white audiences and talk about different topics. For example, Hispanic residents talk about crime and jobs more than white residents of Denver. African-American residents are more interested in neighborhood news than white residents of Macon.
In addition, both groups felt they had greater ability to improve their communities, according to Pew. Forty-two percent of Hispanic survey respondents said they felt they could have an impact on Denver, compared to 21% of white residents. Likewise, 36% of African-American survey respondents in Macon said they could have an impact on the region, compared to 14% of white respondents.
Social media plays a muted role in sharing news and generating discussion.
Pew undertook a large-scale review and analysis of both Facebook and Twitter usage for news for the three regions researchers studied, and they caution that their methods are exploratory and shouldn't be over-analyzed. What they found, though, is that while non-traditional news outlets (such as local government officials) share stories, the stories shared are often similar in content to what local news is already covering. They also found that commenting on social sites is concentrated (in the case of Facebook) to a handful of pages and overall is rare. For Twitter, conversations were mostly between residents. When news came up, it was often national, often political, and not local.
We are excited to dig further into this report to see how it can inform our work and our future research.


While it seemed as though Samsung had created a pretty consistent naming strategy that saw the release of new devices annually under the Galaxy A3, A5, and A7 monikers, the South Korean company ultimately decided to switch things up earlier this year with the release of the Galaxy A6 and A8 lines. However, if the brand's latest trademark filings are anything to go by, yet another change to its naming strategy may be on the way.
Revealed in a filing with the EUIPO, Samsung has requested trademarks for the Galaxy A10, A30, A50, A70, and A90 names, which suggests no single digit numbers will be used moving forward. Additionally, due to the fact that Samsung tends to release more than one Galaxy A device in a calendar year, each one could be set to adopt a different number. If this is the case, the lower-end model will likely be sold under the Galaxy A10 name while the Galaxy A90 moniker will be reserved for the most expensive offering. Also, it would suggest that Samsung has plans for at least five new Galaxy A models next year.
At this moment in time, there's no official word as to why the company may be updating its naming strategy again, but overall unification upon the release of next year's Galaxy S10 series seems to be the most logical reason. Furthermore, if this is accurate, it would suggest that subsequent Galaxy S flagships will adopt a strategy similar to the one debuted by Huawei earlier this year, whereby upcoming generations will be called the Galaxy S20, S30, S40, and so on, rather than utilizing the expected Galaxy S11, S12, and S13 strategy.
So there reverting the A series back to its original naming but using double digits?. I've found this years line up confusing compared to last.
At least with the a3, a5, a7, and a9 numbering they reflected diffrent model and screen sizes from small to large. I wonder what the A10 will be.
Great point! I wonder the same.
So they're just adding zero on A-series name? for 2020 lineup will they name it [A31, A51, etc] or [A30 (2020), A50(2020)]? If it's the latter, then they're just adding useless zero behind it. That S-naming seems okay, but will they name it S100 and S200 after S90?


Acting Your Wage: Why Do We Spend More Than We Earn and What Can be Done?
We've all heard of "keeping up with the Joneses"… a more modern version would be trying to "keep up with the Kardashians" but trying to keep up with these people will have you sitting in a world of debt if you're not careful. Have you ever thought of the source of this saying? Who are the Joneses anyway? And what do they have that everyone is trying to keep up with?
As it turns out, this long-running (and still relevant today) saying started as a comic strip titled "Keeping Up With the Joneses." The comic strip has a storyline following the McGinises, who try to match or "keep up" with the lifestyle of their neighbors, the Joneses.
The irony in the comic strip is that the Joneses are frequently mentioned but never seen. How does it impact us today? Well, in today's society, we have this undying and unseen pressure to be just as wealthy, just as successful, and just as impressive as the people we surround ourselves with.
This undying and unseen pressure is what leads us to do things we know, financially, are bad decisions… causing us to spend more money than we should… just because we know better doesn't always mean we'll do better.
For the most part, everybody knows that spending more than you make can lead to financial failure if you continue to do so over extended periods. Even those of us who know this, still continue to overspend.
According to CNN, 47% of Americans would be in a financial bind if they needed to come up with $400 for an unexpected expense. Although you may work hard for the money, that doesn't mean you have to spend every penny of it. Here are the top 3 signs to tell that you might be living beyond your means.
How many times have you went shopping and bought something and then soon after you buy it, you feel guilty about buying it? I think everyone has experienced that at some point in the shopping, but that feeling of regret stems from living beyond your means. It's that feeling of knowing that you could have saved that money or spent it on something more beneficial.
It's been advised to save 10% of your check for emergencies or retirement, but if your expenses leave you broke and living paycheck to paycheck, then it's time you reevaluate your living expenses. There are money-saving tips you can follow that can help you save more each month. It might be hard, but it will all be worth it in the end when you have extra money.
This is when "keeping up with the Joneses" effect comes into play. You may have friends that live in luxury apartments with valet trash, granite countertops, and the most modern of fixtures. The worst thing you could do is try to go and live in an apartment similar to that and not have any money to live on after paying your rent and other monthly bills.
Instead of going "house broke" you can look into renting from income-restricted apartments. There are income-restricted apartments on rent.com that give you all the luxuries and amenities of non-income-restricted apartments all at a more affordable price. And you really don't know the Joneses… they could be in the same boat as you… they could just be pitting up a good front and be just as "house broke" as anyone else living paycheck to paycheck; they just hide it better!
Sometimes we let the glitz and glam of TV, magazines, and especially social media dictate the way we SHOULD feel about ourselves; social media is a major factor. If we don't have the lip kit from Rhianna or Kylie Jenner, then we're not pretty enough. Women will find themselves spending money on cosmetic surgeries and all kinds of other unnecessary procedure. The same goes for men. If men don't wear a particular brand of shoes or watches, then he doesn't make enough money.
This might be an absolute abomination, but you could delete your social media account. Studies have actually shown just how much social media had harmed our mental health.
Forbes.com reveals results from a study published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology on how your mental state is depending on the amount of time spent on social media. Those who limited their time felt better about themselves. Imagine how much money you could save if you had more self-confidence in yourself.
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Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S. to Leave his Post
The Hungarian Ambassador to the United States, Dr. László Szabó is to quit his post and return to the business world. As an official from the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade told the Hungarian news agency MTI, the Ministry is completely satisfied with the work of the Ambassador but he will leave his […]
Former Ambassador to Hungary Appointed as Croatian Foreign Minister
Dr. Gordan Grlić Radman, Croatia's former Ambassador to Hungary has been appointed Foreign and European Affairs Minister. Croatia's upcoming presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2020 is one of the top priorities of his country's diplomacy, along with accession to the Schengen Area, the Eurozone and the Organization for Economic Cooperation […]
Diplomacy Interviews
With our hearts in the right place
Although Hungary and Australia have very different histories and are far from each other geographically, we have our hearts in the right place and have a lot to share, according to the Ambassador of Australia to Hungary, Dr. Brendon Hammer.
Diplomacy Events
Ambassadors' meeting in Budapest
Addressing the autumn meeting of diplomatic mission leaders, Minister Péter Szijjártó asked those present to not allow themselves to be swayed from the standpoint according to which the security situation in Europe can in fact be improved and restored.
Dual Ambassadors' Chat at AmCham Hungary
For the second time, the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (AmCham) hosted the Hungarian Ambassador to the United States and the American Ambassador to Hungary at a joint business forum at the Budapest Marriott Hotel.
U.S. accepts new Hungarian ambassador
The US Department of State has handed over its agrément to the Hungarian Embassy, under which Réka Szemerkényi, Hungary's new ambassador to the US, can take up her post in Washington, D.C., the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced.
Hungarian ambassador to Norway quits post
Géza Jeszenszky has resigned as the Hungarian ambassador to Norway. The website hvg.hu suspects Jeszenszky quit as he had enough of explaining the Hungarian government's hostile attitude towards NGOs distributing Norway Grant funds.
Annual ambassadors' meeting in the Foreign Ministry
"Hungary has a vested interest in seeing the success of the Eurozone, as we are linked to the bloc in many ways," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pointed out, addressing the annual meeting of ambassadors in Budapest this week.
American ambassador killed in Libya
The U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, has been killed in the second largest Libyan city of Benghazi in an attack by Islamist rebels. His car was reportedly attacked, killing him and two bodyguards. a fourth US citizen also died in Benghazi.
Hungarian PM addresses Ambassadors' meeting
At the annual meeting of Hungarian ambassadors in Budapest, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the 104 heads of mission present that Hungary is managing the current economic crisis successfully – as is Central Europe in general.
Le Meridien Budapest executive chef awarded by the French Republic
Laurent Vandenameele, Executive Chef of Le Meridien Budapest's Le Bourbon restaurant was recently honored by the French President for his contribution to French gastronomy. The prestigious award was presented by HE René Roudaut, French Ambassador to Hungary.
Active work in further improving British-Hungarian ties
"We are widely recognized as being a country that is engaged in Hungary with a lot of project work." These words by the British Ambassador to Hungary, Greg Dorey to Diplomacy and Trade magazine well reflect his activity in fostering bilateral ties
New Canadian Ambassador Takes Office in Budapest
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On Sep 27, Canada's new Ambassador to Hungary Tamara Guttman presented her credentials to the President of Hungary Pál Schmitt at the Sándor Palace. Ms. Guttman succeeded Mr. Pierre Guimond.
New Canadian ambassador appointed
Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon announced the appointment of his country's new ambassador to Hungary, Tamara Guttman. She will have concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Slovenia and to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Grandson of Ottoman Sultan dies
Mediha ªükriye Martinez, the wife of the previous Mexican ambassador to Hungary, José Luis Martínez Hernández, mourns the death of her father, Osman Nami Osmanoglu, the grandson of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamit II.


The world we see is just a small portion of reality. Beyond our dimension, horrors incomprehensible to the human mind lie sleeping. At times, they might try and intrude into our world. That's when we must team together to try and stop it. That's what you'll be doing, at least, in Cthulhu: The Horror in Dunwich, a new cooperative deck-building game that's up on Kickstarter now.
Cthulhu commands you to read this press release.
The creators of Cthulhu: A Deck Building Game are releasing a stand-alone expansion to the original called Cthulhu: The Horror in Dunwich. It will be available October 3rd on Kickstarter!
Wyvern Gaming is proud to present Cthulhu: The Horror in Dunwich. To be played in conjunction with the original game, or separately as an independent game. As a cooperative, deck-building game, it expands on popular games that came before it, but also adds its own unique mechanics. Graham Sisk returns as the artist to delivery his dark, grim, chaotic interpretation of H.P. Lovecraft's works.
The campaign's a bit more than halfway to its goal with still 26 days to go.


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BOEHNER: 'The Sequester Is Bad Policy' And 'I Would Hope That It Wouldn't Happen'
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Behind a podium displaying the #obamaquester hashtag this morning, House Speaker John Boehner and other Republican leaders called on President Barack Obama to put forward a proposal to replace the looming cuts scheduled to take effect as a result of the sequester.
"The sequester is bad policy," Boehner said. "I would hope that it wouldn't happen. I've made that perfectly clear. It's taking a meat axe to government spending. That's why the President ought to be forthcoming about a plan to replace the sequester."
Boehner reiterated that the House has taken action to replace the sequester with other cuts. He said that it's "time for the Senate to act."
"We mean business Mr. President. We're willing to work with you," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said.
Boehner also slammed Obama's proposal outlined in his State of the Union address to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour.
"When you raise the price of employement, guess what happens?" he said. "You get less of it. At a time when Americans are still asking the question, 'Where are the jobs?' why would we want to make it harder for small employers to hire people?"
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Rod Liddle has gradually become one of my favourite columnists. Today's offering in the Sunday Times is worth a look. He discusses how Britain has turned into a 'lefty nation'. I suspect that if I ever met Rod Liddle I might not like him, but he never ceases to write thought provoking columns. And isn't that what it's all about? Here's a short excerpt to give you a flavour...
The followers of Lady Plowden and Shirley Williams still
control our education system; children are ill-disciplined and the educational
emphasis is on interpretation rather than learning facts. The left has complete
hegemony within our social services. The criminal justice system has moved
gradually leftwards, with crimes against property considered to be less serious
than "hate crimes"; prison tariffs are shorter. The left has won the argument
over immigration (ie, unlimited and in perpetuity). The damaging creed of
multiculturalism is only now being challenged by a few brave souls. Homosexuals
may not only legally pleasure one another, but do so in a state of virtual
marriage; divorced women, meanwhile, have been the recipients of the second most
important redistribution of wealth in the last century, through alimony. Women
have equal rights — or slightly more than equal rights — in the workplace. There
has never been a better time to be disabled, either — and you might be disabled
without even knowing it: the disabled lobby groups suggest that one in three of
us suffers — or lives with — a disability. Popular culture, too. Find me a
right-wing Hollywood film, if you can. Or a right-wing play in the West End. Or
a pop star who wishes to give less money to Africa and thinks the war against
Iraq was just fine and dandy. Or a right-of-centre novelist up for the Booker
prize. Or, indeed, a programme on the BBC that presents a right-wing point of
view without irony or downright condemnation. One suspects that over there in
Wood Lane they were all, like me, lefties themselves. And maybe still are.
Hat-tip to Laban Tall
Posted by Iain Dale at 11:22 pm
Very true, the Tories are always complacently saying "We won all the arguments." Did they f***. During their time in office the left consolidated power in virtually every sector of society. Education, then the Judiciary, now the Police. Next it will be the Army who become completely politically correct.
Are you kidding, Iain? The piece has "will this do?" written all over it. Apart from reminding us, in the first few paragraphs, why the loony left was never as bad, or as dangerous, as the rabid right, it's just a series of back-of-an-envelope myths from an ageing conservative columnist, staring out of his ivory tower through net curtains and imaging all manner of things just aren't right any more. Chuck in a bit of mild swearing and it could have been written by Richard Littlejohn.
Liddle is wrong on virtually every point, and on the areas where he's right about the left dominating (social services, the creative arts), he obligingly ignores why they dominate: right-wingers either have no interest or no ability in those fields. Right-wing novelists don't get nominated for the Booker, for instance, because they are incapable of writing an original novel. Right-wingers don't believe in society or public services, so it's not surprising they find it difficult to dominate in social services.
This is weak stuff from Liddle, barely worthy of even being considered filler. It could be one of those irritating anonymous e-mail pieces that everyone circulates to everyone else until some money-grabbing tool puts it on a tea-towel.
Bob Piper said...
Hey... I hope so, but very much doubt it. The institutions of State adopt a facade that they think their political 'masters' expect. Wow! Shock, horror. If Cameron crawls fawning towards the political centre ground, why should anyone be surprised if others do the same? You people on the right are incredibly paranoid. Must come from years in the wilderness.
BondWoman said...
I think the problem stems from thinking about those sorts of things (e.g. whether or not homosexuality should be criminalised, and whether it is appropriate to provide for a form of legal relationship that those in same sex relationships can opt into) along a left-right divide. It just does not compute. Furthermore, I would suggest that the so-called "right" victory on (liberal) economics and international relations is far more comprehensive than any imagined "left" victory on social issues. Good thread to start though, and although I tend to agree with Gregg's evaluation of this particular piece I would agree that Liddle is often quite thought provoking, although I rarely agree with him.
Gregg. "right wingers either have no interest or ability in those fields". Oh, really? Shows how blinkered the left can be. Right wing novelists incapable of writing an original novel? Oh please. Freddie Forsyth, unoriginal? I think not. You may not like him or his books but you can't just dismiss him. "Right wingers don't believe in society or public services". Sorry, you're so ignorant, I've lost interest now. The weak stuff is from you, not Liddle. D+ for effort.
Right wing novelists incapable of writing an original novel? Oh please. Freddie Forsyth, unoriginal? I think not. You may not like him or his books but you can't just dismiss him.
I like Forsyth's books a lot, but they aren't original. Well... OK, that's not fair. He can certainly come up with original plots, but he writes entirely conventional narratives. His books are easy reads - pulp fiction. That's not a bad thing (I'm trying to do it myself), but it puts them out of the scope of the field Liddle was writing about.
Forsyth's books aren't literary fiction - they aren't going to win the Booker Prize, because they aren't that sort of book. There are perfectly capable right-wing novelists, but I can't think of any who write the kinds of books that get long-listed for the Booker.
"Right wingers don't believe in society or public services". Sorry, you're so ignorant, I've lost interest now.
I'm sorry, but Conservatives, on the whole, don't. There have been some rhetorical shifts at the national level, but not enough to convince me, and the reality I've seen at the local level shows nothing but indolence from Tories unless there's something to be gained from appearing to care (and I know, from overhead conversations, that it is just a case of appearing).
That wasn't always the case. I come from a family that was heavily involved in Conservative politics locally in the Sixties and Seventies, and I know there was a strong commitment to public service amongst some Tories at the time. I also know it was the others, the self-serving hypocrites, the ones the Tories who did care about the local community despised, who went on to Parliamentary careers and, ultimately, dominance of the Tory Party.
I know a lot of Conservative politicians and activists, at the local and national level, and I can't think of any who genuinely share the values my parents and similar Conservatives used to hold. The only current member of the Conservative Party I've met who still holds such values is a septegenarian and a member of the House of Lords. I'm not a Conservative, and I'll never be one, but I can respect the real One Nation Tories, the Macmillan generations if you like. I feel nothing but contempt for the Tory Party I grew up with in the Eighties, and no reason to believe that party has changed.
How many Conservatives view social services as anything but a joke? How many don't still believe in that Thatcherite nostrum, as expressed in 'To Play the King', that any service which people wouldn't pay for out of their own pockets is a waste? Conservatives can't complain about not dominating in a field which they collectively refuse to take seriously. This is awful generalisation, I know, but so was Liddle's article. There are exceptions, but they are just that: exceptions.
The weak stuff is from you, not Liddle. D+ for effort.
It was no effort whatsoever - but nor was Liddle's piece (for which he was no doubt well paid).
"Right wingers don't believe in society or public services".
It may have been a generalisation... but as a generalisation it seems to be true. Iain, you can put on your cuddly social conservatism face to curry favour with the new boy, but don't put all your eggs in Cameron's basket. He may go the way of the boy Hague and then uou'll have to suck up to DD again.
Remember the She Devil... "There's no such thing as society."


New York Cork Report: "Enjoy* Our Award-Winning Wine List!" *...until 10 p.m. only. Then, not so much.
"Enjoy* Our Award-Winning Wine List!" *...until 10 p.m. only. Then, not so much.
We recently had a seriously disappointing wine experience at a celebrated Finger Lakes location: Belhurst Castle on Seneca Lake.
Really, I should say that it was disappointing and bizarre, because I'm not sure I can recall ever seeing something like this before. It was a Saturday night, Fourth of July weekend, and I was part of a large post-wedding group that wanted to hang out at a place with a solid wine list and good atmosphere. We arrived at Belhurst at about 11 p.m., where we found their gorgeous bar absolutely jumping. Classy room, great energy, and I loved the sunken bar area, which allowed customers to see out the windows and onto the lake.
We found space for our group and the staff told us to take our time, because they stay open "as late as our customers want us to be, which usually means around 3 a.m. on weekends like this." Very nice. We asked for a wine list, and they happily brought one over.
It's a fascinating list. You can find Rhone wines, northern Italian, Loire, hard-to-find Spanish, and many more. We settled on two bottles: a Vouvray and a wine listed as the 2001 Ravines Meritage, Finger Lakes.
I was curious to know if they had made a mistake with wine list labeling, considering that 2002 was the first commercial vintage from Ravines, but I wondered if there had been a 2001 bottling. And I was excited to find out, because 2001 is among the best red-wine vintages in Finger Lakes history.
Staff member: "Oh, sorry, we're not offering wines from our bottle list for the rest of the night."
Me: "Oh. Why is that?"
Staff: "We locked up the bins. But if you want a bottle, you can order either a Belhurst wine or we can sell you four glasses of a wine from our by-the-glass list. That would equal a bottle."
Me, confused: "Uh huh. Is there a reason you don't allow people to order wines on the wine list you provide? I'm just surprised."
Staff: "Well, you can still get a bottle of a wine on our by-the-glass list. We stop selling the bottle list around 10 p.m."
I returned to our group and explained the situation, which engendered a bunch of incredulous looks. After all, their wine list proudly boasts the "Wine Spectator Award of Excellence Sixteen Consecutive Years." I suppose it should be amended to read, "Wine Spectator Award-Winning Wine List from 5-10 p.m; Mass-Produced Wines from 10 p.m. -3 a.m."
And really, the by-the-glass list was just as predictable, boring, and bad as any list you're accustomed to seeing. Twenty wines total, from the usual suspects of large producers (with perhaps an exception or two). I decided to at least ask if they could make an exception and to ask if they could verify the vintage on that Ravines Meritage, which had so piqued my curiosity.
Me: "Is it possible for you to unlock the bins?"
I wonder if, when they run out of vodka, they run into the same problem with locks. I imagine they find a way to unlock the bin that has the hard stuff.
I chose not to order a glass, but one of our group did. He ordered an Argentinian Malbec, which was served somewhere close to 80 degrees. It had the temperature of bathwater. I would argue that a 90-degree day outside is not an excuse to serve red wine at 80 degrees inside. And this problem is not limited to Belhurst; we ran into the same issue at Esperanza Mansion on Friday night.
I don't mean to be overly critical on this issue, so help me out: Have you ever been to a restaurant or bar - especially one that prides itself on offering high-end service and an award-winning wine list - only to have them decide to lock up the bottle list? And should they have been willing to grab a key and help us out anyway?
Evan- I found your misery very humorous. Never had that happen, but I do wonder if it might be fair to do give the restaurant a follow up phone call to a manager or owner type to verify that this is 'policy' and not just a lazy employee who doesn't want to open the cellar for some reason.
I have, quite often, had the experience of having a restaurant consistently tell me that they are out of a particularly inviting bottle, offering to replace it with a 'better bottle' that is in stock. They do that once, and I give them a pass. Twice and I smell a rat.
I've never experienced this and think it would be interesting, just for the sake of knowing, to do as Steve suggests and follow up. I'm struggling with why it would be so hard to 'unlock' the bins; I mean this isn't a bank!
If they were preparing to close...maybe it would fly but all things considered it just sounds very peculiar indeed.
Evan - a sad post. I have never had that happen to me. And as an owner you always want to make sure that your guests and customers have a good time. This sounds to me like a manager who may have made a questionable call. The folks at Bellhurst Castle are smart people. They've set up a top notch establishment and tasting menu.
There must have been a good reason for this. I'd call management. If they do require the bins loceked up by a certain hour, then maybe they need to train their staff to better explain it to their customers. If it's not policy, I can assure you they will want to know.
Carlo - Yeah, I agree. As I mentioned, it's an awesome facility, gorgeous room, great vibe. If they don't serve bottles past a certain time, they should create a separate list. But I guess I'm still left wondering why certain bins would be locked, while others would be open. Seems arbitrary to me, but I've contacted the nice folks at Belhurst and I hope we'll get an explanation.
I'll certainly go back, if just for the wine list and energy alone. I've had family members get married there. We recommend it to out-of-town friends. None of that will change.
I've managed Food and Beverage locations as large as this one, probably a bit larger - this is not at all uncommon. Corporately owned operations, or private ones with a corporate mentality have very strict alcohol access policies. Typically there are only two people, sometimes just one, responsible for the access. The unfortunate staff is left on their own when one or both of these managers is not present. That said, this is still unbelievably lazy on their part. They will tell you that their bottled wine sales plummet after a certain hour, which is true, but there's still no reason to disappoint a customer who wants a product that is advertised for sale. Actually this says much more about the management style than about the managers per se.
To Jim's point, I did wonder if this was not an issue caused by management's paranoia, rightly or wrongly, that the late night staff might steal the good stuff from the bin. That being said, I agree with you that this kind of stuff should not be visible to the customers.
I used to work in the business, not as many wine selections as this place, but in the business. I'm wondering quoting from your article, the bar was absolutely jumping, the process to go unlock and retrieve said wine bottle may have taken a while to leave a "post-wedding" party with an unattended bar? Just another view from an insider.


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The nightmare that the characters in Bariera struggle to exist in is that of the intolerable social. The anonymous student and his coveted tram driver are consistently thwarted in their attempts to find intimate space by intruders, who appear as stampeding herds, ominous car headlights, pestering telephone users or the of the ubiquitous face of a bureaucrat demanding blood donations.
By winning a pot of money at the beginning of the film, the student hopes to escape the life prescribed for him: he drops out of school and attempts to find love. However, neither money nor an object of desire are enough to guarantee success: his quest for autonomy is impossible with incessant intrusions of the social. His pursuit of pleasure becomes sadomasochistic. Just as the game that wins him the money requires its bound contestants to injure themselves. In its dramatization of the tension between desire and social constraint, the film reveals what Chris Jenks describes as the way transgression "does not deny limits or boundaries, rather it exceeds them and thus completes them" (7). Importantly, society does not relate to desire in a repressive way, but rather in an obstructive way, frustrating its flow, but not necessarily leading towards a specific end.
The mechanisms of social control reveal their efficiency with each step the student takes to assert individualism. When the couple seems to be most alone, figures appear from nowhere to interrupt them. The intolerable social seems not only to be the Communist regime, but a more insidious form of carceral society, in which the individual is not only watched to prevent political dissent, but just for the sake of being watched. In that sense, Skolimowski's hero is more of a metaphysical rebel, in Camus's terms, than a slave.
Autonomy is finally reduced to control over the body. By damaging his body, the student attempts to assert some ownership over it. But when he damages his body most, by tumbling down a hill, he does so with a mask of the blood donor bureaucrat on his head, his injuries donating blood to the cause of himself against the regime, yet paradoxically in the name of the regime.
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05/28/21 Farmers, create the most innovative vegan product!
05/15/21 Italy bans trade of exotic animals!
05/03/21 Vegan sportswoman wins gold medal
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08/26/20 ZeGeVege festival has been canceled
08/06/20 Challenge 22 launched in Croatia!
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Animal Friends Croatia are unveiling the shocking situation with animals in the affected areas
- Instead of the country, the volunteers were the ones saving the situation in crisis: By helping the animals we are helping people as well
By pointing out the important issues and suffering of the animals in the areas affected by the earthquake, organization Animal Friends Croatia has contacted the State Inspectorate, requesting that they immediately organize an inspection around all affected houses by the veterinary inspection, to check the conditions of dogs, cats, and other animals. Furthermore, they wrote to the Ministry of agriculture, appealing for financial and logistics help of the ministry, for castration of cats and dogs, financing microchipping and vaccination of dogs, and temporary care of these animals, until their caregivers are able to care for them again. Animal Friends Croatia confirm that as always after natural disasters, the government's help was either late or not present at all, and the situation was solved by nonprofit organizations and individuals, that came to affected areas immediately to help people and feed the starved and abandoned animals, and save the ones that were in the worst conditions.
This tragedy has shown how hard it is not only for people living in this area but for the animals as well. Bad living conditions for the animals, many animals not castrated, neglected puppies and kittens only show that local communities ignore the law and avoid controlling microchipping the dogs and castrating abandoned dogs and cats. "The situation found in the field, especially in villages, is utterly shocking and only shows long-term bad treatment of animals and neglect of Animal Protection act. What is encouraging is that there are some people treating animals like members of the family, and taking care of them even in the toughest situations. On the other hand, it is devastating seeing neglected and abandoned dogs tied up in ruins to die in horrible pain, while rescue dogs are saving people from the ruins. Dogs are regularly tied on a chain, in cold weather, snow, and rain, in the mud without shelter, or ruined and damaged dog houses.
Cows, pigs, and other animals are waiting for help in half-ruined barns, covered with mud and water and their feces up to their knees while ill animals die of cold and neglect. They are left to aftershocks that can completely destroy their barns. The situation is terrible for everyone.", says desperate Animal Friends Croatia.
They also say that the organizations have found a lot of forgotten animals whom this misfortune has saved and gave an opportunity for a better life, similarly to the floods in Gunja. There are a lot of animals left in chains without any food and water for whom nobody requested help, but were found by the volunteers by accident during their tour around the damaged areas for providing donations. We requested that the veterinary inspection visits all households affected by the earthquake and organize veterinary and any other help required for the animals, pregnant, abandoned, and hungry dogs and kittens, left to their own suffering.
Since the veterinary inspection did not provide any support in the field, the individual activists are trying to help however they can when they find an animal in trouble.
Animal Friends Croatia state that they update all the relevant information for those who need or want to provide help on their website, and they are trying to inform the public about everyone in need and the type of help required for them. Furthermore, they have been emphasizing on multiple social networks that dogs should not be impatiently released from their chains, to avoid any attacks, car accidents, or creating uncontrolled animal packs. The animals that are taken care of temporarily should be recorded in the database on the website www.suza.hr and reported to shelters so that they could be registered to the Unique information center.
The organizations, shelters, and individuals are making great efforts to help all the animals by health treatment and temporary or permanent accommodation: "Up to now, one hundred tons of food have been delivered for the animals. The expenses are very large and will grow in the upcoming months. By helping the animals, the organizations are helping people too. Local communities are obliged by law to educate people, to visit all households, and control microchipping of dogs, and it is evident that they have not done any of it. The veterinarians say that a lot of dogs are not microchipped nor vaccinated, and were brought will old and untreated fractures. We all must unite so that the situation for people and animals as well improves in the entire country".
"Even though we have good examples of law enforcement in Croatia, this situation shows that such bad results would be present in other parts of the country as well. Therefore it is necessary to control regularly if the local communities are operating according to the law so that problems would not culminate only when natural disasters arise, which are in themselves destructive for everyone", concludes Animal Friends Croatia.
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Rajan on inequalities and the rise of populism
By Alberto Mingardi
Raghuram Rajan recently gave a speech in Chicago on inequalities. Unfortunately the text is not available on line, but at "Pro Market" we can find a synthesis. Though most of it is hardly original, it seems to me that Rajan has framed the issue in a more interesting way than most.
I find it particularly interesting that he adds a horizontal dimension to inequality, "urban centers and more rural areas that have been deeply affected by trade". This brings us back to the longstanding contrast between cities and the countryside, with innovation being concentrated in the first. This also helps Rajan in giving his policy prescriptions sort of a federalist touch, arguing against more centralization in decision making.
I am less convinced by his main point, though. That is: populism breeds crony capitalism. Certainly nationalism has been the ideological justification of protectionism, and that's not news. But as Rajan notes, people are angry at markets because of the financial crisis, which has been understood as evidence of the corruption of the financial elites. Wasn't that crony capitalism, too?
Rajan's point may be that people are confusing the medicine with the illness, but it doesn't come out like that from the blogpost.
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Rich Berger
Sep 1 2017 at 3:14pm
I don't recall Obama being called a populist, but he was quite a crony capitalist (see Stimulus and Obamacare).
I'd call Obamacare populism. It sure was passed for healthcare reasons.
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Much of the economic displacement we see today, argued Rajan, stems from "the effects of the IT revolution and its magnification by trade, which have become quite substantial."
How come the Japanese are handling this just fine? Maybe something else is causing economic displacement.
AlecFahrin
"How come the Japanese are handling this just fine? "
Have we lived through the same previous two decades?
Sep 4 2017 at 7:18am
@AlecFahrin:
It's actually more than three decades now. The Nikkei-225 was at 26K 30 years ago, peaked a few years later and is now below 20K, never having been close to the late eighties/early nineties peak.
If there was ever a case for lack of movement causing decline, this is exactly it. But that assumes an interest in data and facts.
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Boonie Mayfield A.K.A. Boon Doc (who's surname is a not to Curtis Mayfield) is a hip-hop and Neo Soul producer from Denver, CO. Music took a hold of Boonie at an early age when he started listening to music from the classic like Anita Baker, Michael Jackson and Luther Vandross. At the age of seven is when he was introduced to Hip-hop music and after this his love for music grew into something greater.
In heavy rotation in his Walkman were cassette tapes (Yup that's right-Cassettes!) by groups like Leaders of the New School (which are one of my favorite Hip-Hop groups of all time), A Tribe Called Quest, and Pete Rock and CL Smooth. In his teenage years is when he started writing poetry and rhymes, and it wasn't until High School when he had his first studio experience recording a song with a close friend/mentor.
After not having anyone to produce the soul-infused beats that reflected his own style as an MC Boon learned how to produce beats himself. With hardly no money and no formal music training, Boonie Mayfield began making beats on a Reason 2.0 that a friend gave him since he couldn't even afford to buy equipment.
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I left from my desk to walk the floor at work because I felt like the Lord wanted to do something. I went from station to station just asking God for a word or impression about someone so that I could pray for them but I wasn't getting anything. I decided to continue what I originally set out to do but instead of finding some supernatural inspiration, I just went up to some of the line workers and asked how the day was going and if there was anything I could do for them. It felt good just showing them that someone was thinking about them and cared how they were doing.
I ran into a young lady as I was passing through our plastic room separators and I asked how her day was going. She mentioned that it wasn't going so well because the machine was acting up and proceeded to tell me some of the issues they were facing. I got the impression that she felt she needed to explain what was going on because I was from the corporate office. I received a word of knowledge about her getting really intense headaches that have been around for a while. I asked her if she had really bad headaches and she said "not so much headaches as much as intense migraines" as she lifted her hair net to reveal a scar from an accident she had a while ago that she believed to be the source of these recurring migraines. I asked her if I could pray for her and she said "yes" and the Lord began to reveal to me all these very detailed things about her life, her calling, her daughter and even some of the brokenness she was carrying from her past that Jesus wanted to restore. She said she could feel tingling and warmth all over her body. I told her that it was Holy Spirit working on her and she was totally safe. I prayed over the migraines as well as those specific things the Lord revealed to me and she recommitted her life to Christ today! I am so anxious to follow up with her next week to hear about all the migraines she doesn't have and to see what the Lord is doing in her life.
I made my way back to the HR office to make sure I had this young ladies name correct so that i could follow up with her when 2 women knocked on the HR window and asked for me specifically, one being our companies Spanish translator. I was stunned! The other woman at the window was 100% Spanish speaking only and our company translator said that this beautiful Spanish woman saw me ministering to the other young lady and asked me for prayer. I pulled them both into the office for a little bit of privacy and just began to feel out how Holy Spirit was going to work in this situation as I have never experienced a translator before, let alone having one translate a prayer for me. This woman had severe back pain and asked if I would pray for healing. This woman was a Christ follower and believed in the power of God so I worked out a little system with our translator on how I wanted to pray and we partnered together, in faith, to see a breakthrough in her back. I needed this woman to know that the same Holy Spirit that lives in me is the same Holy Spirit that lives in her and that Jesus was going to heal her. She began to pray in Spanish on her own so I began to pray in English. 2 tongues praying and believing in 1 God. I commanded the pain in her back to leave in the name of Jesus when the Lord told me that she had disks that were out of alignments in her back causing the pain. I felt confident in the word I was given so I just commanded the disks in her back to be restored to proper order and get back into alignment. I then leaned over to ask the translator if she could ask this woman if she had issues with disks in her back and the translator didn't respond. I asked again and I still didn't get a response. I asked again if she would please ask her if she had issues with slipped disks in her back and I opened my eyes to the translator, currently in shock, telling me "I don't need to ask her because she is praying the same prayer you are". My mouth dropped to the floor! The Lord restored this woman's back and she had NO pain anymore! Praise God!
All I could do was cry tears of joy and run around the office sharing what God had done!
Thank you, Jesus, for allowing me to be used in this capacity and I know there is so much more to come.


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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk {9} Matinee Broadcast ed. Metropolitan Opera House: 12/10/1994., Broadcast
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December 10, 1994 Matinee Broadcast
LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK {9}
Shostakovich-Shostakovich/Preis
Katerina Ismailova......Maria Ewing
Sergei..................Vladimir Galouzine
Zinovy..................Mark (W.) Baker
Boris...................Sergei Koptchak
Aksinya.................Janet Hopkins
Millhand................Charles Karel
Coachman................Meredith Derr
Peasant.................Dennis Petersen
Steward.................Philip Cokorinos
Porter..................James Courtney
First Foreman...........David Frye
Second Foreman..........Glenn Alpert
Third Foreman...........John Person
Priest..................József Gregor
Chief of Police.........Vladimir Ognovenko
Policeman...............John Russell
Teacher.................Bernard Fitch
Old Convict.............Alexander Anisimov
Sentry..................Bradley Garvin
Sonyetka................Victoria Livengood
Convict.................Nina Warren [Last performance]
Prison Officer..........John Fiorito
Conductor...............James Conlon
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Conductor [Conlon, James]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Katerina Ismailova [Ewing, Maria]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Sergei [Galouzine, Vladimir]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Zinovy [Baker, Mark]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Boris [Koptchak, Sergei]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Aksinya [Hopkins, Janet]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Millhand [Karel, Charles]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Coachman [Derr, Meredith]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Peasant [Petersen, Dennis]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Steward [Cokorinos, Philip]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Porter [Courtney, James]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: First Foreman [Frye, David]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Second Foreman [Alpert, Glenn]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Third Foreman [Person, John]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Priest [Gregor, József]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Chief of Police [Ognovenko, Vladimir]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Policeman [Russell, John]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Teacher [Fitch, Bernard]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Old Convict [Anisimov, Alexander]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Sentry [Garvin, Bradley]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Sonyetka [Livengood, Victoria]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Convict [Warren, Nina]
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Officer [Fiorito, John]
Alpert, Glenn [Tenor]
Anisimov, Alexander [Bass]
Baker, Mark [Tenor]
Conlon, James [Conductor]
Derr, Meredith [Tenor]
Ewing, Maria [Mezzo Soprano]
Frye, David [Tenor]
Galouzine, Vladimir [Tenor]
Garvin, Bradley [Bass Baritone]
Gregor, József [Bass]
Hopkins, Janet [Soprano]
Karel, Charles [Baritone]
Koptchak, Sergei [Bass]
Livengood, Victoria [Mezzo Soprano]
Ognovenko, Vladimir [Bass]
Person, John [Tenor]
Petersen, Dennis [Tenor]
Russell, John [Bass]
Warren, Nina [Soprano]


Stephen Graham is Professor of Cities and Society in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at Newcastle University. He is widely known for his research on 'military urbanism', the politics of infrastructure systems, and, most recently, the role of verticality in the socio-economic and political geographies of urban environments. He is the author of a number of seminal books on these topics, including Cities Under Siege: The New Military Urbanism (2010), Splintering Urbanisms (with Simon Marvin, 2001), and Vertical: The City from Satellites to Bunkers (2016).
In this paper, Stephen Graham draws on his deep knowledge of the role of the vertical in urban society to explore the range of meanings and functions that the subterranean realms of the city can perform.
This keynote was arranged as part of a conference hosted by the Birkbeck Institute for Social Research and organised by Birkbeck PhD candidate Sam Mutter on Friday the 18th of May, 2018 entitled 'Going Underground: Design, Reputation and Disorder in the Subterranean Infrastructure of the Global City'.


I woke up not feeling well. I think it might've been some thing I ate (the brownies?) -- extra water and detoxing measures to flush out whatever it might be are the order of the day. I wonder if feeling ill and resting more than a normal work day will result in stronger urges to check social?
On the morning of day three of my social break experiment and I am learning that I do not miss social near as much as I thought I would! I'm excited to continue the experiment. I'm not feeling any anxiety or negative emotions around this experiment at all and am looking forward to what else I'll learn in the coming days/weeks. My very next steps are to continue to observe what comes up both good and bad as I move beyond the 72 hour mark.
I notice I'm feeling an increase in inspired creativity and am considering a few creative projects for the weekend I wouldn't normally attempt.
Do I use this as an opportunity to use one of my daily 5 min social checks and share the info? Or do I brainstorm some alternatives to sharing on social? I've not used any daily checks since the break started and I'm hesitant to do so now. For now, I'll brainstorm around it for a bit and take action later.
It makes me wonder, what if I choose not to be on social in the foreseeable future, how would I work around this?
Have a website that people visit frequently and share the info there.
Have an email newsletter with a list of engaged subscribers and share the info there.
Share the info door to door/face to face in the community.
My feelings of peace remain an astounding 8 out of 10!


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NoopSiteDataStore::NoopSiteDataStore() = default;
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void NoopSiteDataStore::ReadSiteDataFromStore(
    const url::Origin& origin,
    ReadSiteDataFromStoreCallback callback) {
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}

void NoopSiteDataStore::WriteSiteDataIntoStore(
    const url::Origin& origin,
    const SiteDataProto& site_characteristic_proto) {}

void NoopSiteDataStore::RemoveSiteDataFromStore(
    const std::vector<url::Origin>& site_origins) {}

void NoopSiteDataStore::ClearStore() {}

void NoopSiteDataStore::GetStoreSize(GetStoreSizeCallback callback) {
  std::move(callback).Run(absl::nullopt, absl::nullopt);
}

void NoopSiteDataStore::SetInitializationCallbackForTesting(
    base::OnceClosure callback) {
  std::move(callback).Run();
}

}  // namespace testing
}  // namespace performance_manager

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Caerkief Cottages are off the beaten track on a former farm and surrounded by acres of beautiful Cornish countryside. They offer a tranquil retreat and yet are only a few minutes' drive away from the popular surfing town of Perranporth with its endless golden sandy beach.
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2011 Mercedes E350 BlueTEC Diesel: Review Roundup
Lars7369952O · September 15, 2011 ·
photo courtesy of Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes's E350 BlueTEC attempts to revive diesel cars in America, with the German automaker's trademark mix of luxury and performance. Let's break down what's been said about the E350.
MotorTrend – First Test: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 Bluetec
MotorTrend says "the E350 Bluetec is not a blast to drive, period," adding "In fact, the driving experience is actually quite dull." They say that the motor noise is quite loud, compared to other modern diesels, although the cabin does a good job at dampening the noise. The shifts are quiet, as well.
Regarding performance, MotorTrend says: "Acceleration is lackluster, with the 210-horsepower, 400-pound-foot turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 needing 7.5 seconds to get the 4167-pound sedan to 60 mph and 15.6 seconds to get it through the quarter mile. The brakes… are fairly middle of the road as well, with 60-0 mph requiring 128 feet. Handling? That's middling too."
MotorTrend goes on to praise its fuel economy as a trade-off for its performance: 22 mpg city and 33 mpg highway. Mercedes is charging $1,500 more for the diesel E350, but the review notes that this will come back in fuel-cost savings.
The reviewer likes many of the options and packages that come with the E350 (if not their price), but finds the center stack controls to be cheap-looking.
The final assessment? "Given its fuel economy and ability to effortlessly eat up highway miles, it would certainly make a great road-trip car. Just prepare to be stared at a lot by truckers on the rare occasion that you have to fill up."
Car and Driver – 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec Diesel – Short Take Road Test
Car and Driver is similarly unimpressed with the E350 Bluetec's acceleration saying it "isn't nearly as astounding as those torque figures might suggest." They add: "Our test car posted a tepid 7.2-second 0-to-60 time, nearly a second off the 258-pound-footed, gas-powered E350's 6.3 seconds. We attribute some of this laggardlyness to our diesel's 300 extra pounds, most of it exhaust-scrubbing hardware."
They call the engine "solid, firm, unbreakable." They call the steering "slow, a bit numb, and not very linear," the brakes "deliberate and predictable."
Car and Driver says "The ride is absolutely stable, and the car tracks with locomotive determination. Responses are stout; this is a linebacker, not a wide receiver."
They also praise the range of this car, again noting that this is the major selling point, not killer performance.
The Car and Driver test car was equipped with the Premium 2 package which included navigation, Harman/Kardon audio, HID headlamps, and heated seats and a lot more. C&D say that "nothing approaching the full cost of the Bluetec system's hardware appears to be passed along to the consumer, and fuel savings promise to be significant if diesel prices remain close to those of gasoline." But they do mention that the Bluetec replacement urea will set you back about $1500 every 100,000 miles, negating much of the fuel savings.
Car and Driver concludes that the E350 Bluetec "defines luxury as the reduction of stress."
Automobile Magazine – 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 Bluetec
Automobile says that the E350 has "that old-school Mercedes vibe" and "unmistakable Autobahn breeding." The suspension is firm and "The steering effort is consistent and not overly light. You sit on large, firm, flat seats… [T]hen of course there's the diesel engine gurgling away under the hood. The whole effect is very Germanic."
They say the best thing about this car is its engine and its impressive fuel economy: "According to the trip computer, this test car had averaged 29 mpg over the previous 550 miles, which is pretty darn impressive for a mid-size luxury car — especially one that'd been driven by my heavy-footed colleagues." They also say the engine is a bit loud. The steering is referred to as "numb."
It seems as if Automobile's reviewers couldn't muster a lot of excitement for the E350 Bluetec, but they came to a similar conclusion as other reviewers: "A car doesn't need to autocross reflexes or drag strip muscle to exude personality."
They conclude: "What the E-class does manage, even with an oil-burner, is to carry off an air of bank-vault solidity that still eludes most imitators."
Edmunds – 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 Bluetec Road Test and also the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 Ratings
Edmunds says the E350 Bluetec "is a luxury sedan that non-diesel buyers should test-drive, since it shows us why the diesel engine is the powertrain of choice for many Europeans."
They say it hustles from 0 to 60 in 7.7 seconds and note the appeal of its range: "with a fuel tank capacity of more than 21 gallons, the car's cruising range is 696 miles on the open road."
As far as the steering goes, they say it handles well "although its light-effort steering isn't too communicative." They add: "This car feels tremendously stable. Not a very sporting car but isn't trying to be, which is actually kind of refreshing."
Again, with an allusion to old-school Mercedes performance, Edmunds says that the E350 "rides like a Mercedes of 25 years ago." They were generally in favor of the controls at the driver's disposal and called the cabin space "ample."
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Laurent J. Masson says
I can't understand how Car and Driver can say that a car accelerating 0-to-60 in 7.2-second is "tepid". In Europe, we see the E-class Mercedes as a comfortable family car, and its performance is more than enough when you look at it that way. This is no sports car! Many taxicabs have one with a 170-hp 4-cylinder, and they average more than 30-mpg in city driving. Nobody's complaining…
The problem in America is where high fuel consumption V6s and V8s are the norm, and we are so used to seeing 300hp+ numbers here and the torque figures aren't even mentioned in advertisements.
In Europe, that changes. While I've never visited Europe, I have a cousin living in Britain that is frustrated that even a small sub-compact there would set him back the money that in America a well-equipped compact-executive saloon. Also, many non-luxury cars in the UK can't even get a V6 as an option on many of their cars, whereas V6s roam every street on America. Not to mention that in UK, its either you eat or buy gas; it is that expensive.
The E350 is a beautiful car, and I especially liked the W212 after it lost the ugly circular lights. The brochure's hp shows small numbers, but in the real world where most gasoline engine's peak power is never achieved (gas @ 6000rpm… vs 4000rpm for diesels), this 3.0 V6 peaks torque and hp with little effort. It's not a sports car (that's the 5 Series job), but it's seriously quick.
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The Madeira finish single malt Welsh whisky defines our 'house style of whiskies'. Distilled in our unique copper pot still, matured in bourbon barrels, finished in rich Madeira wine casks and bottled at premium strength, this single malt whisky is smooth, light in character and softly golden in colour.
I had been wanting to try non-scotch whisky for a while and came across this sampler set from the Penderyn distillery in Wales. Consisting of 3 x 5cl bottles of their finished expressions [Madeira, Sherrywood & Peated], this set cost around £12 in the duty free shop. The Penderyn Madeira is a rather perky and quirky little dram, the sweet floral malt combines well with the Madeira cask maturation which adds a fruity sweetness and depth.
Of the three Penderyn expressions we tried this definitely came out on top as the favourite! The Madeira finish really compliments the core distillate flavours of the Penderyn whisky and adds complexity, body and depth as well as distinct fruity flavours. This expression is the one I would be most tempted to purchase a 70cl bottle of, and luckily for me it is available in our local supermarket [ASDA] so I'll be expecting to be stocking a bottle in the cupboard soon then!


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There are quite a few things you need to do to make the WordPress REST API flexible and useful for third-party websites and apps. We've answered the common issues in Rooftop with a set of plugins, which are open-source and free for you to use.
All of these plugins - and more - are included in the hosted Rooftop plans, and tailored for fast, secure access to your content.
Out of the box, WordPress REST API uses either OAuth or basic auth. OAuth isn't a very good fit for projects which only have a small number of consumers (and it's a faff to set up). Basic auth isn't secure by default, and assigns the rights of the authenticating user.
We've written a plugin to give you token-based authentication for your client applications. You can manage tokens in your Rooftop account, and decide whether the user should be a read-only or read-write user.
Your content editors need to be able to preview content which they're creating in Rooftop, before it's published. We've written a plugin which allows you to pass a 'preview' header with your API request to see content which is in draft mode. That means you can show your content editors a preview in context, exactly as you would if you were using WordPress to develop a website locally.
By default, the WordPress REST API doesn't give access to menus. That'll probably change, but for now we've contributed to the wp-api-menus plugin to make it work with the WP API v2.
One common use-case for WordPress is to show data about events. You might just need a list of 'things happening', or something much more complicated with ticket sales. WordPress has some great events plugins already, but none of them take an API-first approach to the data.
We're developing a plugin to store, manage, and expose event data in a sensible, extensible way in the API.
WordPress makes assumptions about the URL structure of your website, and takes advantage of that then placing links in content. That's fine if your site is running WordPress, but it's no good if you're consuming your content from an API.
We've developed a plugin to parse and clean up these URLs, into a URL-agnostic link format which you can consume however you want. Maybe that's in a website, or perhaps in a custom URI scheme for a mobile application. Anything's possible.
WordPress has a rich ecosystem of plugins. Two of our favourites are Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) and GravityForms. They add a lot of value and flexibility for content editors, so they're included in Rooftop.
But neither plugin makes use of the WP API standard, so we've developed plugins to expose the data in a structured way. In the case of ACF, the content is delivered alongside the base WordPress content fields, so there's no extra work to consume it.
In the case of GravityForms, we've developed a plugin to expose the form options for you to consume in your application or website. In the near future, we'll include the ability to post data back into Rooftop so the GravityForms loop is closed.
(As an aside, there is a GravityForms API. But it's not easy to integrate with the rest of the WordPress REST API so we started again).
We're committed to building client libraries for the Rooftop API. The first Ruby and Ruby on Rails libraries: in the near future we'll be targeting Node/JS, Swift, Microsoft .NET, PHP, Python and others.
It's all open-source. Don't reinvent the wheel!
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I am a pro producer and worked with many many mics through my 25 years of experience. This mic is truely a professional vocal mic. You get a big, clear, 3D, lively sound. it takes dynamics very well. but even so its sound is leaning towards the intimate because of the nice presence in the high frequencies. I wouldnt call it an all around mic because for most instruments i would prefer a more neutral sounding mic like a ribbon or an audio technica 40 etc. This one is for presence and it does an unbelieveably good job at it.


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Q: Groovy unable to access private property of super class using `@` There is a third party java class in a library. Trying to extend that class in a Groovy Class. I would like to access that private property.
The problem is that it says

No such field: firstName for class: test2.Superuser

I am sure there must be a way to access the same and manipulate the property value using groovy.
Some posts suggests to use @ before property name in order to access private property. But no luck.
Here is the sample code snippets.
User.java (a third party class of a library)
package test;
class User {
  private String firstName;
  private String name() {
    firstName;
  }
}

SuperUser.groovy (The one I am trying)
package test2

import test.User

class SuperUser extends User {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
       def suser = new SuperUser()
       suser.@firstName = "John"
       println suser.name()
    }
}

Any help is appreciated.
Using below versions:
groovy : 1.8.0
jdk    : 1.7.0

A: Java classes aren't able to access all of these private fields, properties and methods. It is only the other groovy scripts that are able to access it. The example below will demonstrate the same.
You should try to create both class file name as .groovy instead .java
User.groovy :
class User {

    private String firstName;
    private String name() {
        firstName;
    }
}

UserTest.groovy :-
class UserTest {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        User user = new User();
        user.@firstName = "John"
        println user.name()
    }
}

Output :- John
It's working fine with Java 8 and groovy-all-2.4.3
Note:- Follow this link for more details
Edited :- If you don't want to change super class because of third party code, you should try using java reflection to access private property of a class.

A: User.java is a Java class and not a Groovy class, so those variables are still private (unlike Groovy Variables which are always public to other Groovy classes).
So in the example above, unless the Java class includes some getters and setters, you will not be able to modify it's private members.

A: Maybe I'm late, but with your Java and Groovy version you can do the follow using meta programming:
package test2

import test.User

class SuperUser extends User {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
       def suser = new SuperUser()
       User.metaClass.setProperty(suser,'firstName','John')
       println User.metaClass.getMetaMethod('name',null).invoke(suser,null)
    }
}

Or  as other suggest in the traditional java reflection way:
package test2

import test.User

class SuperUser extends User {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
      def suser = new SuperUser()

      def firstNameField = SuperUser.superclass.getDeclaredField('firstName')
      firstNameField.setAccessible(true)
      firstNameField.set(suser,"John")

      def nameMethod = SuperUser.superclass.getDeclaredMethod('name')
      nameMethod.setAccessible(true)
      println nameMethod.invoke(suser,null)

    }
}

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If you believe that you have been unfairly treated or discriminated against at work, Bigger & Strahan will be happy to provide a free initial consultation of up to half an hour in order to advise as to whether you might have a claim against your employer. If we do bring a claim on your behalf, we will look to obtain your desired result with a minimum of fuss. We aim to resolve cases as swiftly as possible and will always explain matters in a clear and straightforward fashion.