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Q&A Session as we Rise and Shine with SIMO
8th September 2017 8th September 2017 Liz Aiken	0 Comments In conversation, JD Simo, Let Love Show You The Way, Mascot Label Group, Rise and Shine, Simo
BD: Hi JD delighted to have the opportunity to chat with you once again for Bluesdoodles. A year has passed and we have a new album to explore and enjoy Rise and Shine. The follow-up to the acclaimed Let Love Show You The Way. You have certainly gone off on a different journey as we Rise and Shine with SIMO.
JD Simo: It is always a pleasure to talk with you. On our way to Nashville to Rise & Shine Record release show.
BD: Tell us about the making of Rise and Shine and how the eleven tracks were weaved together as a tour de force?
JD Simo: Started the concept last year during that ridiculous touring schedule. There was a hint of the direction at the live shows on our last tour especially in the UK. We had so much material and not had time to work on so many songs. The concept came out as we got bored creatively with what we were putting out material wise. We wanted to push the sound by how we view this and push that so we could find a place that felt unfamiliar. That coupled with the determination to be the best we could be through writing and the music. We could have easily gone in and made an album that was familiar. We wanted to craft and make music with a purpose and with a refinement. Using a methodical approach to be the best possible. This takes time and effort and is a bit scary. It is easy to be lazy being tricked by praise and believing what you are telling yourself. That stops creativity.
The nucleus was when we finally got home in January. No shows and a month studio time already blocked off. So we bared down onto the album. It was a lot of hard work. Lots of time spent it was serious and fun definitely not stressful. It was like a good work out working through and feeling good at the end. Every day was a stretch, it took a long time to arrange and work out the songs. How we were going to do it, what the concept was how the track would sound and fit into the album.
Studio time we were there every day with long hours of crafting our music it was good not to have to rush. We had the time to capture a good performance. Sometimes a track took a long time others a lot shorter. It then took two months to mix. Making the album was a marathon rather than a sprint.
Rise and Shine is a piece of work that represents the best of what we are capable of. It feels like our first record. If it reminds you of other works that is not intentional. In the past it was intentional. Here we said lets deconstruct I am really proud of the result.
BD: You have described the sound as Psychedelic Blues, many have fused soul and funk onto the blues base but you have gone one step further for me this is progressive blues, experimental. Why do you describe your music as Psychedelic ?
JD Simo: What my music ends up being called is terms is meaning less and less to me. It has to be done in the world we live in. It is fun to hear everyone's take on the music. Everyone has a different take, it is good that they are finding something that resonant.
Psychedelic is another way to say experimental not taking the norm. A lot of elements makes this experimental with different textures and sounds. The record is still Rock n Roll. Trying to push finding inspiring sounds is cool.
BD: How did you come up with the jaunty title Rise & Shine almost a pop feel?
JD Simo: There is a pun in that behind the name is a concept of growth and your inner light/beauty and the ability to convey that. There are miracle themes, spiritual elements. Rising out of whatever you are dealing with. Shine the message is don't hold it in, it is okay to let your inner self be seen. There were other names considered. In the end we all liked the title it is kind of funny and suited the album..
BD: You made the decision to take a month out and producing the album yourself. Did this give you more control combine the feeling of a live show, energy of a jam and the experimental sonic tones all into the same album that makes sense and is never disjointed?
JD Simo: We had complete control it was incredible. I was astounded that I was given the opportunity, they had faith in me. So I was given the opportunity to see the vision through. We wanted the live energy on each song. They were treated singularly. There were lots of songs that didn't make it and others were torn apart during pre-production. The aim was that on each song we nailed it, sonically what suited the track. Some link Meditate were laid back, with intense parts felt the track was laid back, not always easy to capture. It was great to have complete control. We took it really seriously there was no messing around.
BD: The opening track Return is a sonic assault as you tune in you realise that Return is not return to the same you have gone in a different direction as the band moulds influences from Beck to Prince with deep bass lines, vocals that are beguiling an opening track opening the doors on the new shape of SIMO?
JD Simo: Once we got to the mixing stage we were fairly methodical as we considered how the album would flow. The choice of opening with Return was to knock you of your balance, a track you would not expect us to do. In the end it felt the best, felt right to start that way.
A lot of thought went into how to sequence the record. We really loved the opening of the record and the rest made sense. Return, was lyrically a good place to start. The songs get more and more persona. They are what JD personally gone through. Light The Candle starts to gets heavier subject more about the world outside of me and more intense. It was just the way it worked out in the end.
BD: SIMO have been describe your sound as retro but that is for me too easy. Your sound is modern cutting edge how do you manage that?
JD Simo: Retro is a fair assessment of what we were creating before Rise & Shine. Not indicative of where we are now. We have turned away from retro it is a natural evolution. Where we are getting more genuine and comfortable. It is like not putting on someone else's cloths. This is what we were doing with the best of intentions before. It is like growing up, at High School you dress like everyone else. You think man I don't like this shirt I am not going to wear that anymore. Musically it is like that. Retro was a way of exploring a range of influence. Yet we have as many influences that are contemporary, including Alabama Shakes and Wilco we needed to re-group.
BD: Following on from moving on from being Retro, did you use different equipment on Rise and Shine?
JD Simo: Great question. Yes we did use different equipment. Didn't use anything used on previous albums. It was all stuff I had found myself it was my own equipment. In the past I had used equipment used by people I admire and love used trying to be authentic.
Now I have collected equipment that suits me in fact none of the equipment was used before it was fresh start on Rise & Shine.
BD: The lyrics are often deep, very personal how much have you been influenced by your extensive travels in 2016 and the election of President Trump last November?
JD Simo: Majority a lot is about me. This is obvious the emotions I have been through and very observational. I was trying to work through stuff I had to deal with myself. I had to face myself. It is more honest not alluding but very stark, uncomfortable at times to listen to. This was a conscious choice on my part. I know I am a decent musician as a writer I have never forced myself to write as good as I can. It is important to work on writing. It is absolutely the most important thing is the writing. I love writing it helped me to have the confidence to work to be better and better. Focusing as much on writing as being a good musician that is not being neglected though. Just working harder to be as good a writer as I am a good musician. It feels really good.
We had a listening party. A bunch of people came round I felt really uncomfortable, sick to the stomach. It was hard for me to do, listening to the songs. Bringing stuff up not expressed before in front of a group of people. Once I recovered it felt fine through this journey I have become a decent writer I have revealed everything I needed to. Writers like Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan and Neil Young they do that all the time. I am not comparing myself to them but is sets the bar high to aim for that a better job than I have ever done before.
BD: Will you be touring Europe with this new exciting album?
JD Simo: Yes, have a three-week tour of Europe mainly Germany, one night Holland, Belgium and London. Just doing shorter tours, can't do the 5-6 weeks just too draining for us. Early 2018 will be back in Europe more dates UK and some of the other countries missed including France, Italy, Switzerland and Spain. 2-3 week tours are so much more enjoyable and we are really looking forward to doing them. In fact some of the best gigs we have played have been in London so looking forward to 26th September at the Borderline.
BD: Last time we finished with what your dream band would be this time – what are you listening to and what SIMO track would you liked covered and by whom?
JD Simo: Without hesitation JD said – D'Angelo to cover I Want Love. That would be pretty sick, pretty incredible and a huge honour. Mind you it would make me never want to do the song every again.
I am a Spotify junkie, I have playlists of all types of stuff. I really am really love Jeff Tweedy solo record with its Meters influence. Also really digging Lily Mae from Nashville, who is on Jack Whites label Third Man. It is folk/country like Gordon Lightfoot. Classic country she is an incredible musician playing fiddle and guitar. Her vocals are unique at times frail sounding like she is crying.
BD: Thank you for your time and looking forward to hearing the new numbers live very soon.
Rise and Shine out on Mascot Label Group – out 15th September 2017
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TUESDAY, Aug. 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Cellphone users blundering into signs, lampposts, other people and traffic have become a recurring sidewalk sight in many places.
And now, new video analysis reveals the extent to which cellphones interfere with a person's ability to hoof it from here to there.
Cellphone use drastically alters a pedestrian's balance, coordination and movement, said senior researcher Mohamed Zaki. He is a research associate in the University of British Columbia's department of civil engineering in Vancouver.
"Pedestrians who look at their phone have more issues controlling their stability and their walking pattern," Zaki said.
As a result, pedestrians are more likely to bumble into objects or trip over hazards like sidewalk cracks or potholes. The phones also distract people from potential hazards, he added.
"They cannot take the precautionary action that is necessary if there's a vehicle approaching or someone is approaching in the other direction," Zaki said.
For the study, Zaki and his colleagues mounted three cameras at a busy four-way intersection located near Thompson Rivers University in the city of Kamloops, B.C. Over a two-day period, they captured the movements of 357 pedestrians.
More than one-third of the pedestrians were distracted by their cellphones, either by texting or talking, the researchers found.
Pedestrians distracted by their phones had trouble maintaining their walking speed and their gait, the study authors noted.
People texting tended to take shorter steps without slowing the frequency of their steps. On the other hand, those talking on the phone took slower steps without changing the length of their stride.
Overall, cellphone-distracted pedestrians tended to have less stability, and were more likely to weave and stumble, the findings showed.
Dr. Robert Glatter is an emergency medicine physician with Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He said, "Simply put, your brain can't do two things well at once -- so one task suffers, which means you may stumble or suffer a collision due to the compromised way in which you take your steps."
People using their phones also took longer to cross the road, increasing the risk that they'd be caught out in an intersection or have a run-in with a car, the investigators added.
Data like this could be valuable in the development of safe driverless cars, the researchers suggested. Cars taught to recognize distracted pedestrians might be better able to avoid them.
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Raised crosswalks allow pedestrians to safely walk on a level surface, instead of leaving the sidewalk for the lower-slung street surface, he said. They also force oncoming vehicles to reduce their speed.
But, according to Glatter, people would be better off just putting their phones away while they walk, particularly approaching an intersection.
"It's important to look in front of you when crossing the street, so make it a point to put your phone away so that it won't be a distraction. Whatever it is, it can wait 10 seconds," Glatter said. "It's just not worth either causing an accident or being a part of one."
The study was published online recently in the journal Transportation Research Record.
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*This is a node-sass port of the [Jeet](http://jeet.gs) library (version 6.1.2).

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# Contents

- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
  - [Basic Usage](#basic-usage)
  - [gulp.js](#gulpjs-usage)
  - [Grunt](#grunt-usage)
  - [node-sass](#node-sass-usage)
- [License](#license)

# Requirements
- [node](http://nodejs.org)
- [gulp.js](http://gulpjs.com)
- [Grunt](http://gruntjs.com)
- [node-sass](https://github.com/andrew/node-sass)

# Installation

To install as a development dependency, run:

```bash
npm install --save-dev node-jeet-sass
```

If you need it in production, replace `--save-dev` with `--save`.

# Usage

## Basic Usage

To use `node-jeet-sass` with tools like [gulp.js](#gulpjs-usage), [Grunt](#grunt-usage), or directly with [node-sass](#node-sass-usage), provide the path to Jeet in your Sass config. There are a couple of convenience methods for this, depending on whether you want Sass to include additional directories or not.

### with() Function

The `with()` function will include any additional paths you pass as arguments.

Returns an array of paths.

```javascript
var jeet = require('node-jeet-sass');
// Any of these will return an array of Jeet paths plus your custom path(s)
jeet.with('path/to/stylesheets')
jeet.with('path/to/stylesheets1', 'path/to/stylesheets2')
jeet.with(['path/to/stylesheets1', 'path/to/stylesheets2'])
```

### includePaths Property

The `includePaths` property returns an array of Jeet's paths to use in your config.

```javascript
var jeet = require('node-jeet-sass');
jeet.includePaths // Array of Jeet paths
```

### Stylesheet usage

Use either method above with the Sass config for your chosen tool (gulp.js, Grunt, etc.), then it's business as usual for Jeet in your stylesheet:

```scss
@import "jeet";
```

## gulp.js Usage

Using the [gulp-sass](https://github.com/dlmanning/gulp-sass) plugin.

```javascript
var gulp = require('gulp');
var sass = require('gulp-sass');

gulp.task('sass', function () {
  gulp.src('path/to/input.scss')
    .pipe(sass({
      // includePaths: require('node-jeet-sass').with('other/path', 'another/path')
      // - or -
      includePaths: require('node-jeet-sass').includePaths
    }))
    .pipe(gulp.dest('path/to/output.css'));
});
```

## Grunt Usage

### Using *grunt-sass*

The [grunt-sass](https://github.com/sindresorhus/grunt-sass) task uses
[node-sass](https://github.com/andrew/node-sass)
([LibSass](https://github.com/hcatlin/libsass)) underneath, and is the recommended
way to use Grunt with node-jeet-sass.

Example config:

```javascript
grunt.initConfig({
  sass: {
    dist: {
      options: {
        // includePaths: require('node-jeet-sass').with('other/path', 'another/path')
        // - or -
        includePaths: require('node-jeet-sass').includePaths
      },
      files: {
        'path/to/output.css': 'path/to/input.scss'
      }
    }
  }
});
```

### Using *grunt-contrib-sass*

If you are using the Ruby version of Sass with node-jeet-sass, then you will need to use
the [grunt-contrib-sass](https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt-contrib-sass) task instead.

*Note that node-jeet-sass is __NOT__ tested against the __Ruby__ version – only against __LibSass__.*

Example config:

```javascript
grunt.initConfig({
  sass: {
    dist: {
      options: {
        // loadPath: require('node-jeet-sass').with('other/path', 'another/path')
        // - or -
        loadPath: require('node-jeet-sass').includePaths
      },
      files: {
        'path/to/output.css': 'path/to/input.scss'
      }
    }
  }
});
```

## node-sass Usage

Using it directly with [node-sass](https://github.com/andrew/node-sass).

```javascript
var sass    = require('node-sass')
var jeet = require('node-jeet-sass');

sass.render({
  file: './application.scss',
  success: function(css){
    console.log(css);
  },
  error: function(error) {
    console.log(error);
  },
  // includePaths: jeet.with('other/path', 'another/path'),
  // - or -
  includePaths: jeet.includePaths,
  outputStyle: 'compressed'
});
```

# License

node-jeet-sass is Copyright © 2015 Volkov Dmitriy. It is free software, and may be redistributed under the terms specified in the LICENSE file.
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Expedition Agape Malaysia
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Residential Treatment Centre (RTC)
Agape Vision creates safe haven for abused and marginalised youth
Agape, Greek for unconditional love, aptly portrays the foundation that Agape Vision — a volunteer-run society that reaches out to at-risk, abused and marginalised youths — is built upon. Established in 2010 and officially registered as a society two years later, it was birthed from the dream of co-founder and president Gillian Chong of giving sexually abused children a voice and, subsequently, supporting their journey to healing from the trauma of the harrowing incident.
Agape Vision volunteers have since supported around 200 youths from shelter homes or who live with family. They are referred to the society by NGOs such as Shelter Home for Children, Rumah Hope, Friends of Kota Damansara and Yayasan Chow Kit, with whom Agape Vision closely works. The society's role is to assist the youths in processing the abuse they have suffered and letting go of defences and hurtful behaviours arising from the abuse, helping them feel safe and honing the skills required for their future.
Considering the delicate nature of the issues dealt with and as a safety precaution, it is a requirement that a new volunteer must be someone an existing volunteer has known for at least a year. The society is also particular about the longevity of the programmes, which focus on long-term impact. "It takes about two years to build a relationship of trust with the youths and for them to open up to us … To achieve this, we need to be transparent and share our struggles and experiences as well," says co-founder Avis Ng, a qualified counsellor.
Chong comes from an audit background, but her calling to help at-risk youth led her to pursue counselling. Today, she and Lim Sue-Anne — who was a tax consultant with EY prior to pursuing a master's in counselling — handle the individual and group counselling cases while Ng is the designated family counsellor. Another core member is Melody Leong Mei-San, the policymaker for the society as well as watching brief lawyer. Together, they work towards providing a safe haven for at-risk youth who may suffer in silence without the necessary support and, in extreme situations, may contemplate suicide.
"The needs of at-risk youths transcend basic necessities such as food, shelter and schooling … This is where we come in to provide the youth with soft skills," Ng says. Sadly, for youths living in shelters, budgeting constraints can affect the quality of the staff hired and, in some cases, even perpetuate abuse. Similarly, those with a poor socioeconomic background are often afforded little attention and care. Leong believes early intervention is key and that "it is a shared responsibility among anyone in contact with a child to alert the authorities".
The annual Expedition Agape Malaysia is its flagship programme. This year, it took place in Cambodia, where youths interacted with children from a school in the slums to paint murals and the classrooms. According to Leong, "youths from [shelter] homes may be accustomed to always receiving donations and struggle with life skills upon leaving". The expedition encourages them to develop and implement a community service project that positively contributes to underprivileged individuals. It instils awareness, empathy and a realisation that they can make a difference in the lives of others.
The annual Expedition Agape encourages youth to develop and implement a community service project that contributes to underprivileged individuals (Photo: Agape Vision)
Programme @dulting, meanwhile, seeks to hone skills ranging from financial management, job hunting and résumé writing to everyday activities such as using an ATM.
Leong, who is a lawyer and a member of the Malaysian Bar Child Rights Committee, cites the implementation of child protection policies as an issue requiring immediate attention. "Our priority is removing the child into safe care … Under the new Sexual Offences Against Children Act, there is a mandatory obligation for everyone to report. But when we attempted to lodge a report, it wasn't accepted due to the child being absent … Procedure-wise, it was not handled properly," she says, recalling an incident involving a youth who had disclosed prolonged sexual abuse. The team has also seen complaints dismissed as exam stress or "acting up" despite physical and behavioural evidence of distress.
In terms of a child protection framework, the team concurs that Singapore is a good example to emulate. Agape Vision's soon-to-be-completed Residential Treatment Centre is based on that of the city-state. Chong spent eight months there — the first-of-its-kind in the region — learning the ropes. Once up and running, the Malaysia centre will provide a caring, safe and structured group home environment for youths who have suffered the trauma of childhood abuse and offer a progressive treatment programme with the goal of successful reintegration into their families.
Despite the challenges faced, seeing the ripple effect of their work motivates the team to keep going. "Reform must take place and we, as NGOs, want to support the authorities in doing their work. There needs to be a change of mindset to see this as a partnership instead of interference," Leong stresses. In the meantime, Agape Vision will continue its work with at-risk youth while looking forward to some much-needed change in child protection.
Source: Options The Edge
Love in a safe place
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Shining example on sixth floor at PPR flats in Kota Damansara
Sharing by Youth Leaders: Youth C
Sharing by Youth Leaders: Youth B
Sharing by Youth Leaders: Youth A
Agape Vision is a volunteer-run society reaching out to at-risk youths who have been abused and marginalized in Malaysia, with the vision to share agape love between the youths, volunteers and the community.
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A woman has been left without her left breast after nipple piercing triggered a deadly infection
A stunning woman has been left with one breast after her nipple piercing triggered a deadly infection.
Nikki before and after the surgery
Nikki Belza, 33, from Las Vegas, USA, had her first boob job aged 21 and has since spent £18,000 on two further surgeries to take her 32A chest to 32DDD's.
But after accidently ripping out the bar of her newly pierced nipple earlier this year, Nikki woke in agony months later, despite the wound originally healing.
The pain in her left breast soon became unbearable and Nikki collapsed at work, she was rushed to hospital where her temperature reached 104F – three times the average body temperature – and she was convinced she was going to die.
Nikki had developed Streptococcal A, an infection which she contracted from her husband, CJ, 45, who had been suffering from a sore throat just three weeks before.
The bacteria triggered a deadly form of blood poisoning – sepsis – which ravaged Nikki's breast tissue and led to surgeons removing her left boob implant entirely in a bid to save her life.
Nikki hopes to have a new implant within six months but is currently concentrating on making a full recovery.
Nikki, a cocktail waitress, said: "I was absolutely devastated to be left with only one boob, I am now completely flat chested on one side, but I know how lucky I am to be alive.
"I can't believe having a simple procedure like a piercing can lead to a deadly infection like sepsis.
Nikki in hospital
"My husband had had a sore throat and he passed the infection onto me, because of my recently infected nipple I was more prone to infection and my breast tissue became damaged.
"I woke up on my birthday with some tenderness under my left arm and when I got to work the pain became excruciating, I have never felt anything like it.
"I genuinely thought I was going to die and I knew having my breast removed was the only way to save my life but when I woke up after the operation I couldn't look down at my chest.
"Not long after my op my co-worker made me a farewell boob cake, even though I was really upset I was able to see the funny side.
"Over the past nine weeks I have had a slow recovery as my immune system has been so weak, but I am nearly getting there and I can't wait to have new implants."
Nikki had her first breast enlargement at the age of 21, after she was unhappy with her 32A chest, but has since had two more surgeries to bring her boobs to a size 32DDD – with the latest surgery in April this year.
Not long after her recovery, Nikki had her nipple pierced however, due to the piercing pushing outwards it got caught on her work uniform and was ripped out.
She added: "I had been meaning to remove the piercing for some time, but after it got it caught I cleaned it up and it healed within a few days.
"I didn't think anything else of it until the morning of my birthday on August 7 when I woke with some tenderness and a pain under my left arm.
Nikki recovering
"Being a waitress we lift a lot of heavy boxes so I just thought I had pulled a muscle, but when I got into work that day I was in agony.
"I felt like I was going to collapse and by the time my husband got there I couldn't walk, he carried me to the car we went straight to the hospital.
"By this point I was shaking uncontrollably and I was freezing cold, my heart rate was 135 beats per minute but after a few hours the pain medication kicked in and I was no longer deemed an emergency.
"Doctors thought it was something to do with my recent surgery so I was sent home but the next morning I started to feel worse, I can hardly remember what happened but my temperature rose to 104.3F.
"CJ called my surgeon again and because he knew something wasn't right he flew back into town, my white blood cell count was 44,000 and he said that he'd never seen a count that high before."
Nikki was rushed to hospital once again where she met with an infectious disease specialist and was soon diagnosed with sepsis.
Nikki was unware that three weeks previously she had contracted a Streptococcal infection, caused by her husband's sore throat, and the bacteria had penetrated her left breast tissue causing what's known as an invasive infection.
Nikki's body went into overdrive to try and fight the infection which then caused sepsis.
Nikki said: "My breast didn't look abnormal, it was slightly swollen but inside is where the damage was being done.
"Doctors were left with no option but to remove my breast implant and all the remaining breast tissue, if they didn't I could fall into a coma and more than likely die.
Nikki hopes to have another implant when she's fully recovered
"When I woke up in the ICU I couldn't look at my chest, I was completely devastated but so thankful that I was alive.
"The crippling pain had finally gone, but I was left with only one boob, they had managed to save my nipple but my left breast is now completely flat.
"After 5 days in hospital I was sent home, but because my immune system is now so weak the Strep keeps coming back, the last nine weeks have been the worst time of my life.
"I am slowly making a recovery, I have good days and bad days but I am hoping to go back to work again soon and I'm hoping to have new implants in around six months' time.
"Doctors reassured me that having breast implants was not related to contracting sepsis, but it's so important to know that sepsis can occur from any untreated infection."
Dr Ron Daniels BEM, Chief Executive of the UK Sepsis Trust, said: "Sepsis, or blood poisoning, is the reaction to an infection in which the body attacks its own organs and tissues and, if not spotted and treated quickly, it can rapidly cause organ failure and death.
"In its early stages, sepsis can look like a bad case of the flu. Symptoms might initially include a very sore throat, achy muscles and fatigue.
"Anyone with flu-like symptoms and one or more of the key signs of sepsis must present to healthcare immediately, either by calling an ambulance or going to an emergency department. With every hour that passes before the right antibiotics are administered, risk of death increases."
For more information visit: http://sepsistrust.org/
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New Guidance Helps Agencies Assess the Value of Work-Life Balance Programs
DoD Memorandum on Personnel Reform
Details of the new DoD personnel management system will be developed by a joint OSD/Component Working Group in collaboration with the Defense Partnership Council and other employee groups.
THE DAILY FED
DoD Memorandum on
Personnel Reform
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
4000 Defense Pentagon
MEMORANDUM FOR DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Title 10 Civilian Personnel Legislative Authority
By memorandum dated March 25, 1997, the Steering Group of the Quadrennial Defense Review directed the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to prepare a legislative package placing the Department's civilian personnel system under separate legislative authority. That legislative package is attached.
As part of the package, we have prepared an information paper which provides justification for separate DoD personnel authority; the rationale for placing that authority under Title 10, U.S.C.; and a general outline of the makeup of the new system. The proposed legislative language is provided as an attachment to the information paper. You will note that the legislation provides a broad framework for a new DoD personnel system. The specifics of the new comprehensive system will be developed by a joint OSD/Component working group and approved by the Secretary.
We have scheduled an initial meeting of the working group for Friday, September 5, at 10:00 a.m. in Rm 3B-347, Pentagon. Please provide the name of your working group representative to Elaine Van Cise on 695-5348. The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss the information paper and to solicit comments and recommendations for strengthening our argument for separate legislative authority. Once we have received concurrence from the Administration on the proposal, the working group will establish implementation milestones and begin development of the specific program elements. Of course, very early in the process, our labor partners will be invited to assist in framing the new system.
I look forward to working with you on this very exciting and challenging endeavor.
Diane M. Disney
Deputy Assistant Secretary
(Civilian Personnel Policy)
INFORMATION PAPER
Issue: Why does DoD need separate civilian personnel legislative authority?
Discussion: DoD's mission and the combination of a military and civilian workforce (as opposed to an all-civilian agency) present unique challenges for personnel management. Our civilian and military personnel management systems must be responsive to national defense strategy as defined by the President and the Congress. We operate in a worldwide setting where we employ approximately 732,000 U.S. citizens and approximately 58,000 foreign nationals in over 90 foreign countries. Even with a 28 percent reduction since FY1989, DoD still employs 790,000 civil servants.
DoD has been going through a period of unprecedented downsizing. It has been streamlining its operations and reducing its military force structure, associated infrastructure, and overall budget since the end of Fiscal Year 1987. The civil service contingent of today's Total Force numbers some 790,000, down from 1.11 million in 1989, and is programmed to fall another 73,000 through FY 2003. Further, there could be an additional reduction of 80,000 as a result of the Quadrennial Defense Review.
The DoD workforce currently costs the Department $41.5B annually. It is a well-qualified, motivated and diverse workforce; however, continued downsizing, coupled with new skill requirements generated by emerging technologies, presents special workforce challenges. These include an older, more senior workforce caused by limited accessions, multiple reductions-in-force and demographic forces; pipeline problems in certain occupations; continued reductions to DoD civilian personnel staff; and the complexities and minimal flexibility in current Federal personnel processes. The requirements and restrictions of title 5 have not allowed for the development and implementation of civilian personnel policies to address these challenges adequately.
DoD must posture for and be responsive to any mission impact resulting from changes in national defense strategy. To manage the fluctuations in workforce requirements generated by changing contingencies efficiently and effectively, DoD must have the flexibility to size its civilian workforce using simplified recruitment, classification, pay, sustainment and separation policies and procedures.
The requirements and restrictions of title 5 have impeded the development of a civilian personnel system responsive to the unique mission of the Department of Defense and the requirements of the Military Departments and Defense Agencies. The inflexibility of major provisions of title 5, U.S.C., particularly in the areas of classification and employment, has prompted the development of numerous demonstration projects that tend to splinter civilian personnel systems within the Department. Although the Report of the National Performance Review recommended a wide variety of proposals that would create a flexible and responsive hiring system, reform the general schedule classification system, and improve individual and organizational performance, statutory changes necessary to achieve these objectives have not been forthcoming. As a result, several major groups within the Defense Department have sought and gained authority to develop their own personnel systems.
The Fiscal Year 1995 National Defense Authorization Act authorized the conduct of personnel demonstration projects at DoD's Science and Technology (S&T) Reinvention Laboratories. To date, 12 S&T reinvention labs are participating in these demonstration projects, covering nearly 40,000 employees. More S&T laboratory demonstration projects are being planned. Major interventions being tested are expedited hiring systems and policies, pay broadbanding, a contribution-based compensation system, and a streamlined removal process.
The Fiscal Year 1996 National Defense Authorization Act encouraged DoD to establish a personnel demonstration project for DoD's Acquisition Workforce. The project will test various personnel management concepts to determine whether the effectiveness of the acquisition workforce can be enhanced by allowing greater direct managerial control over personnel functions and by creating a more responsive and flexible personnel system. Approximately 50,000 acquisition employees are potentially covered by this demonstration. The A&T participants are exclusive of those employees already covered by the S&T laboratory demonstration projects, who are precluded from participation in the acquisition demonstration project.
DoD's Intelligence Community consists of a number of different entities: Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, National Imagery and Mapping Agency and the intelligence components of the Military Departments. Employees of these agencies fall under a separate civilian personnel system, the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System, and under a common excepted service civilian personnel authority (10 U.S.C. 1601). Approximately 40,000 employees are covered under this system.
Approximately 4,000 employees are covered by the Navy's "China Lake" Demonstration Project. The project was one of the initial demonstration projects under chapter 47 of title 5 U.S.C. Its five-year limit was extended and it was made permanent in the Fiscal Year 1995 DoD Authorization Act.
On March 4, 1996, Vice President Gore announced six steps to reform Federal government operations, including the establishment of Performance-Based Organizations (PBOs). Conversion to PBOs will give organizations that deliver measurable services a greater degree of autonomy from government-wide rules in exchange for greater accountability for achieving results. Under the PBO concept, regulations that may restrict organizational efficiency may be waived or eliminated. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), with 19,000 employees, was identified to be DoD's first PBO. DeCA has developed enabling legislation which includes, among other personnel interventions, broadbanding and expedited hiring and separation procedures.
Legislative authority to allow for the development of a standardized personnel system will enable the Department to achieve significant economies of scale, preclude unnecessary and dramatic costs in personnel and payroll systems design and training, and enhance the implementation of DoD human resource modernization and regionalization efforts. The new personnel system will also preclude futher splintering of civilian personnel systems and could serve as a platform for consolidating and standardizing many of the civilian personnel reinvention efforts currently underway.
The Quadrennial Defense Review: The primary focus of the Civilian Personnel Task Force under the Quadrennial Defense Review was to review civilian personnel management within the Department to identify those provisions in law and regulation that result in personnel practices that are excessively costly, are inefficient, or hinder management's ability to recruit and retain the best people. However, in view of the fragmentation that has occurred in the civilian personnel arena and the many changes that are needed to the current system to meet the unique needs of the Department, it became apparent early in the deliberations of the Task Force that the group should have as a major focus the feasibility of developing a new DoD civilian personnel system under the Department's own legislative authority rather than under the authority of title 5, U.S.C.
By memorandum dated March 25, 1997 (Tab A), the Quadrennial Defense Review Steering Group directed the USD(P&R) to prepare a legislative package placing the Department's civilian personnel system under its own legislative authority.
Title 10 Legislation: On April 15, CPP submitted a legislative proposal in the FY99 ULB that would allow the Secretary of Defense to develop a DoD civilian personnel system under title 10, U.S.C. (Tab B). Title 10 U.S.C. was selected because DoD civilians have a common involvement in the mission and deploy with military personnel, who fall under title 10. Also, a number of acquisition reform, education and related personnel matters are currently addressed in 10 U.S.C. Having both systems under title 10 would facilitate the unique relationship between military and civilian persoonnel; also, title 10 would provide the best avenue to address the unique requirements of the Military Departments and Defense agencies. A redesigned system under title 10 could not only facilitate redesign of civilian personnel processes but also provide opportunities, where it makes sense, to integrate military and civilian programs and processes. This effort could also preclude further splintering of Defense civilian personnel processes.
CPP has drafted prospective Title 10 legislation (Tab C). The legislative proposal provides a broad framework for a new DoD personnel system, the specifics of which will be developed by an OSD/Component working group, and approved by the Secretary. The Department would meet its labor and partnership obligations in framing the system. The proposed legislation:
Authorizes the SecDef to establish one or more personnel systems for DoD employees without regard to other laws.
Retains certain current policies (i.e., veterans' preference, labor relations, antidiscrimination, suitability and conduct, and unemployment compensation).
Continues the current scope of bargaining.
Provides that current laws remain in effect until replaced by provisions in the new personnel system.
Provides that agencies such as the Merit Systems Protection Board would continue to have jurisdiction over certain matters subject to personnel management systems established under the new law.
Implementation of the Legislation:
Based on OSD and Component discussions during the Quadrennial Defense Review, the new DoD personnel management system will be built around the concept of a 3-tiered workforce. The provisions of the system will, to some extent, mirror employment and compensation practices in the private sector and will be designed for the Department's workforce of the future. This workforce would include:
A cadre of permanent, career employees comprised of current CSRS and FERS employees and "permanent" employees hired under the "new" personnel system. This segment of the workforce would continue to perform major portions of workload and mission, not subject to surge, sized to represent a "minimum" or "constant" workload requirement, and in functions not considered candidates for outsourcing.
The second "tier" or segment would be comprised of "non-permanent" employees, hired for up to five years, immediately eligible for health, life and TSP coverage, but with no immediate government contributions. This segment of the workforce would be used to respond to surge, cyclical or otherwise, could be converted to permanent status noncompetitively (and therefore could be used as a "recruitment pool" for permanent hires), could be released to avoid RIF to permanent workforce and would be much less costly (in average workyear costs).
The third segment of the DoD workforce would be comprised of government contract employees performing work determined to be non-governmental in nature and more cost effective to outsource or privatize in place.
The new "DoD Personnel System" may include revised leave, health, life insurance and retirement plans. Those benefits could be more or less robust than the current Federal programs. Here the employees could exchange some benefits for increased "take-home" pay. The system would have as its anchors the 3-tiered workforce; broadbanding and simplified classification; some selected "integrated" military/civilian systems of benefits, allowances and development; phased retirement; and certain force-shaping programs such as expanded VERA/VSIP. Some of these initiatives would apply to all or portions of our current workforce, while other initiatives would be applicable only to future employees. Relief from Title 5 to design a DoD Personnel System would permit the Working Group to explore these and other flexibilities to enhance efficiency and productivity.
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Small Door, the OneMedical for pets, launches NYC location
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Googles new experimental apps focus on reducing screen time — including one that uses a paper envelope
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The British Brain Bee is a non-profit organisation that promotes outreach neuroscience initiatives at schools across the UK. For the last three years we have been running an annual school student competition called the British Brain Bee (www.brainbee-uk.com). We are proud to be the only initiative to provide a unique opportunity to help young people recognise how neuroscience relates to their everyday lives and their health as well as to show them why neuroscience matters.
creating an interest of school students in neuroscience and research as well as providing students with practical lab experience in neuroscience field.
providing an opportunity to school children to meet with neuroscientists and undergraduate students connecting academic research with the society and schools.
raising awareness of the opportunities that a career in STEM can offer.
setting up a network of Brain Bee Ambassadors all over the country to act as role models and mentors for young people interested in studying neurosciences subjects as well as organise local events on behalf of the British Brain Bee.
visiting schools where the Brain Bee Ambassador delivers a science- or careers-related talk and/or demonstrates brain-related experiments in schools.
providing free online study resources for students to learn about the brain and supporting establishment of Brain Bee study clubs at schools.


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Calgary Opera's 'Die Tote Stadt' journeys into dark places
Posted January 30th, 2016 by Jenna & filed under Opera, PREVIEWS.
Calgary Opera opened Die Tote Stadt by Erich Wolfgang Korngold tonight, a Canadian premiere. Korngold won an Oscar for The Adventures of Robin Hood and it was the first time the award was given to a composer.
Die Tote Stadt (The Dead City) tells the story of a man's fight for his sanity as he is tormented by desire for a seductress who bears a striking resemblance to his ghostly love. Chelsea Van Pelt is an emerging artist who plays the role of Juliet in the opera.
"She actually a figment of Paul's (the main character) imagination. The scene that I am featured in is actually part of his dream sequence, so I play a role in making his dream kind of wacky," she says when asked about her role.
"It's exciting to be part of Canadian premiere. [Die Tote Stadt] has not been done in Canada, which is kind of unbelievable, as it's been around for such a long time."
Van Pelt is dressed up in clown costuming for her scene and is exciting about combining dance and singing. "It's exciting, as it's something that I haven't had yet to do [in a production]. I get to combine dance, acrobatics and opera singing."
When asked about what resonates with her about this opera, Van Pelt speaks about how it has "strong human qualities that we can relate to." It's a story about a "journey into a dark place and the journey back into the light."
"It's interesting to see these characters go into these incredible emotions. And experiences. And also the fact that it's so dramatic and the music is so beautiful. That's what makes it so incredibly special to be a part of."
You can catch Van Pelt on stage in Calgary Opera's Die Tote Stadt on Wednesday, February 3rd and Friday, February 5th. More information is available online.
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Speaker: Yves Goeleven is a solution architect at Capgemini Belgium with 10 years of experience in designing and implementing enterprise grade applications and systems. Yves has been an advocate for development methodologies and architectural styles, like Domain Driven Design, Command Query Responsibility Segregation and Event Driven Architecture, independent of specific products. Today he is specializing in Microsoft's Platform As A Service offering, Windows Azure. Yves is also very active in the belgian Microsoft community. Besides being a frequent speaker and blogger, he is also one of the founders of AZUG. In 2011 Yves has been awarded as 'Most Valuable Professional for Windows Azure'.


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How Gun Control Divides, And Unites, Western Pennsylvania Voters
By Lucy Perkins • Aug 31, 2020
Republican Ed Cwiklinski, Democrats Linda Bishop and Savannah Henry, and Republican Mary Henze.
Jared Murphy and Sarah Kovash / 90.5 WESA
Gun sales and gun violence have increased during the coronavirus pandemic, but the issue has been largely absent from the 2020 campaign. For WESA's Split Ticket series, we're following four Western Pennsylvania voters for a year, asking them about the issues that could sway their decision at the ballot box.
This month, they weighed in on firearms. But while they shared common ground on some changes to gun laws, the gun debate is still divisive.
'We can't kill the virus with a gun'
Democrat Linda Bishop is retired in Mars, Pennsylvania. She's been a registered Democrat and Republican, but supports Joe Biden in this year's election.
Credit Jared Murphy / 90.5 WESA
Getting the pandemic under control is Democrat Linda Bishop's top priority as a voter. But controlling guns isn't far behind. Especially since more people in her town of Mars, Pa. have been buying guns.
"Which is very unfortunate because we certainly can't kill the virus with a gun," she said.
Linda is in her sixties and retired. She wants to see background checks for every gun sale, an idea she thinks Republicans could support as well. Linda said the cause may have been helped when the public saw armed protesters in Harrisburg demanding the economy be reopened.
"There's wide support for Second Amendment rights in this area," she said. "Republican candidates just simply say, 'Second Amendment – we don't want to pass any gun reforms.' But for Democratic candidates and Democratic voters, it's a little more complicated than that. I've talked to people about the protests that occurred at the state capitol, with the men carrying guns … to demand that the state legislature reopen the economy. Gun owners I've spoken to don't approve of that tactic."
Linda was thrilled when New York's Attorney General sued to dissolve the NRA over alleged financial misconduct.
"There isn't a Republican who feels safe or supporting even the most common-sense type of gun reform because they're afraid of that grade that they'll get from the NRA.," she said.
Progressive Savannah Henry is from Erie and is a junior at the University of Pittsburgh. She supported Bernie Sanders in the primary but plans to vote for Joe Biden this fall.
Progressive Democrat Savannah Henry was a high school senior in Erie when a gunman killed 17 students and teachers at a Parkland Florida high school in 2018.
"Obviously, it wasn't the first mass shooting of my lifetime," she said. "But because I was the same age as them and just seeing that happen ... it wasn't something I could ignore."
Savannah helped organize a walkout at her high school to protest gun violence, and went to the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. She's a junior now at the University of Pittsburgh, but said the threat of another shooting is always in the back of her mind.
"I'll be in a big lecture, and I think it's just a thought that crosses your mind: You think, 'Oh, how would I get out of here if there was a shooter?' But I think because my generation is used to it, it's just unfortunately the reality. So you should have those thoughts."
Savannah supported Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary, but she and Linda agree on far-reaching changes like bans on assault weapons.
In fact, all four of our voters support expanding background checks, which polling shows has broad bipartisan support. But changes beyond that are less popular for Republicans.
More Guns In Schools?
Republican Mary Henze is in her fifties and lives in Jefferson Hills. She voted for Obama in 2008 but is a Trump supporter.
Mary Henze is in her fifties, lives in Jefferson Hills, and has been on disability for about a decade.
"You take away guns, you bring on a socialist economy, you're really going to see what hell is," she said.
She grew up hunting, and she bought a gun after her house was robbed.
"I will not give up my gun and if necessary, I will use it," she said. "I highly suggest no one enters my home without notice."
Mary also thinks guns should be readily present in schools.
"The school shootings are in the zones that [Joe Biden] made as gun free," she said.
In 1990, then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden sponsored the Crime Control Act, which banned most firearms in schools.
"Schools should have officials and security that hold guns," said Mary. "And teachers in the buildings should have the right to carry."
Republican Ed Cwiklinski of Bethel Park agreed.
Ed Cwiklinski is in his forties and lives in Bethel Park with his family. He supported Donald Trump in 2016 and plans to do so again this fall.
"If we're going to say that teachers can't have firearms in a safe place in the school and principals can't have firearms in the school, then this is the best we can do," he said.
He acknowledged that there have been school shootings – like the tragedy in Parkland, Florida – where there was an armed school resource officer present.
"Yeah, he chickened out and ran away," said Ed, a gun owner himself, who is in his forties and works in information security.
Ed's party has stood its ground amid calls for gun reform. In the past, President Trump has accused other Republicans -- including Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey -- of being afraid of the NRA. But he's done little to advance gun control in office. Last week's Republican Convention featured a couple who recently brandished firearms at Black Lives Matter protesters. The Democratic convention, meanwhile, featured gun-control supporters alongside victims of gun violence.
But Ed gets frustrated when guns are only portrayed as dangerous.
"Firearms get a bad rap because they can be used as instruments of destruction," he said. "However, it's very unreported how often someone with a firearm has stopped bad guys or bad girls in their tracks."
People who want to commit mass violence, he says, will find a way to do it.
Features & Special Reports
The Wilkinsburg Officer Who Reported Romir Talley Mural Was The Officer Who Shot And Killed Talley
By Kiley Koscinski • Aug 28, 2020
Three people are facing felony charges in connection with a mural painted in Wilkinsburg in July. The mural depicted the face of Romir Talley, a 24-year-old man who was shot and killed by Wilkinsburg police in December.
Worried About Your Ballot Getting Lost In The Mail? There's Another Option
Allegheny County started sending applications for mail-in ballots to every registered voter in the county this week. Officials recommend applying for the ballot as soon as you get your application, and filling out and returning mail ballots well before Election Day.
Voting Rights The Focus At Delayed Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration
By Bill O'Driscoll • Aug 28, 2020
Courtesy Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Celebration
For years, Pittsburgh's Juneteenth celebration has included a re-enactment of the Grand Jubilee of Freemen Parade, a festive 1870 march Downtown commemorating passage of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave Black men the right to vote.


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I need quite a bit of motivation to head out for a walk in the evening after work and the weather today provided it. It was a lovely evening following a warm day and yet despite the warmth there was great visibility with a gentle and cooling breeze to take in the views from the hills that I can see from the back windows of my home. The following day was the hottest one of the year so far, I'm glad I went up there this evening.
After parking in the lay-by on the B6214 I made my way up through Buckden Wood and onto the bridleway which I followed to Peel Tower. I then made my way across Harcles Hill and Holcombe Moor to the summit of Bull Hill. A quick descent was then done.
Views from the southern end of Holcombe Moor. Winter Hill on the left across to Darwen Moor on the right.
On the western side of Holcombe Moor. The army have rifle ranges in the valley below.
Looking back south across Holcombe Moor before..
..I arrive at the trig point on Bull Hill. It's pretty warm and there's a nice light developing as the sun starts to set.
There are great views from up here this evening. Winter Hill to the southwest.
Finally, the view from the top of the north slope of the hill. Looking across the tops of the West Pennine Moors to Pendle Hill.
Heading down with a view of Rossendale..


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Radioprotective effects of Aloe vera leaf extract on Swiss albino mice against whole-body gamma irradiation.
Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302 004, India.
The skin, being a cell-renewal system, is one of the first organs to be affected in total-body irradiation during radiotherapy. An attempt has been made in the present study to explore radiation-induced biochemical alterations caused by whole-body gamma irradiation and their modulation in Swiss albino mice by Aloe vera leaf extract (AVE). Mice were selected for this study from an inbreed colony and divided into four different groups: I (double-distilled water-treated group): considered as normal; II (Aloe vera-treated group): the animals were administered 1 g/kg body-wt/day Aloe vera leaf extract; III (radiation-treated group): the animals were exposed to 6 Gy gamma radiation at the dose rate of 0.96 Gy/min; and IV (combination group): animals were administered Aloe vera leaf extract continuously for 15 consecutive days, and on the 15th day they were irradiated to 6 Gy gamma radiation after 30 minutes of extract administration. The animals from the above groups were autopsied after 6 hours, 24 hours, and at 3, 7, 14, and 21 days of radiation. Biochemical estimations of DNA, lipid peroxidation, glutathione, catalase, and superoxide-dismutase were made. Total DNA, catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the skin, and glutathione (GSH) in the liver and blood significantly decreased compared to normal, but lipid peroxidation (LPO) in the liver and blood increased in the irradiated control group. In contrast, in experimental animals, DNA, catalase, and SOD in the skin and GSH in the liver and blood increased significantly, whereas LPO in the liver and blood decreased in comparison to irradiated control animals. Thus, Aloe vera leaf extract is found to have damage-resistant properties against radiation-induced biochemical alterations in Swiss albino mice.


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Comey claims Horowitz report "vindicates" him but in reality the report exposes his FBI and leadership as toxic and unlawful
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz released his long-awaited report on abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court by the FBI, and it contained very damning information.
As NewsTarget reported, Horowitz found "clear abuse" of the FISA application process used by the FBI to obtain surveillance warrants to spy on a member of the 2016 Trump campaign as well as "significant inaccuracies and omissions" in the application process — by seasoned federal agents, mind you — in the effort to place 2016 Trump campaign adviser Carter Page under surveillance.
Agents also "failed to meet the basic obligation" to make sure that applications were "scrupulously accurate," the report noted.
However, the news site noted further:
But the IG also said he found no evidence of 'political bias' on the part of the Obama FBI and Justice Department in launching Spygate — despite the fact that everyone involved in the operation hated Trump, said as much in a series of memos and tweets, and that evidence was fabricated by at least one FBI attorney, all while misrepresenting former British spy Christopher Steele's "Russia dossier" (which was bought and paid for by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the DNC).
That finding, which simply means Horowitz did not interview any witnesses who copped to spying on the Trump campaign 'for political reasons,' was used by fired FBI Director James Comey to blast the president and his administration and supporters for "lying" about him all this time.
As reported by the Washington Times, Comey went so far as to accuse Attorney General William Barr in an op-ed for the very partisan Washington Post of 'sliming' the Justice Department by claiming that federal agents spied on the campaign.
"Well, the wait is over and those who smeared the FBI are due for an accounting," Comey wrote.
"In particularly, [Barr] owes the institution he leads, and the American people, an acknowledgement of the truth."
Comey should be in jail
In continuing his assault, the disgraced former FBI director said that Barr "slimed" the DoJ by supporting President Trump's claims that his campaign was indeed spied upon.
"Unfortunately, it appears that Barr will continue his practice of deriding the Justice Department when the facts don't agree with Trump's fiction," he wrote. "Pointing to his personally commissioned 'review' of the FBI's case-opening, Barr has declared it is too soon to conclude the FBI was right to start an investigation. If his goal is to simply support the president's conspiracy theories, it will always be too soon to acknowledge the facts."
The fact is, Comey is projecting and posturing. He knows the Trump campaign was spied on; he was responsible for seeking the initial FISA warrant and subsequent warrants.
The New York Times reported the day Trump was inaugurated in January 2017 his campaign was spied on — "wiretapped," in fact.
And in fact, during testimony Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Horowitz admitted that the Trump campaign was spied on and that Comey's FBI should have seriously reconsidered ending their surveillance of Page in early 2017 after it became apparent to them that he wasn't a 'Russian asset.'
At that point, Horowitz noted, the exoneration of Page casts serious doubts on their continued legal right to surveil him (which, by the way, was only taking place because of a fabricated narrative — "Trump-Russia collusion" — that Comey likely played a part in developing).
Sen. Lindsey Graham on FBI surveilling the Trump campaign: "Let's put it this way, if you don't have a legal foundation to surveil somebody and you keep doing it is that bad?"
IG Michael Horowitz: "Absolutely."
Graham: "Is that spying?"
Horowitz: "It's illegal surveillance." pic.twitter.com/cYLZ3JjMJ3
— Steven Cheung (@CaliforniaPanda) December 11, 2019
The facts are clear: The FBI, under Comey, came up with an excuse to put the Trump campaign under surveillance; there never was any Trump-Russia collusion, as even Robert Mueller notes; and Comey was involved in spying on the Trump campaign, period.
If anyone owes someone else an apology, it's Comey — to President Trump, to Barr, to the FBI he politicized, and the American people.
This man should be indicted.
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CMA Fest 2020 canceled due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic
Matthew Leimkuehler
For the first time in nearly half a century, CMA Fest won't bring country music's biggest stars together in Nashville this year.
On Tuesday, Country Music Association officials canceled the annual event due to concerns regarding the novel coronavirus. The Metro Nashville Public Health Department reported Tuesday at least 541 cases of COVID-19 in Davidson County, an increase from 443 cases reported Monday.
CMA Fest, one of the largest country music events in the world and a summer staple in downtown Nashville, was scheduled for June 4-7.
The event returns June 10-13, 2021.
"Whether you planned to attend CMA Fest for the first time, or you have attended many times throughout the last 48 years, we know how special this festival is for country music fans around the globe and that many will be disappointed by this decision," a statement from CMA read.
The CMA followed guidance from federal, state and local official in coming to the decision, organizers said.
The statement continued, "As the world is still greatly affected by the spread of COVID-19, we cannot in good conscience risk the health and well-being of our fans, artists, staff and country music community."
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Ticket holders can seek a refund at the point of purchase or hold passes for the 2021 event. Issuing refunds may take 30 to 45 business days, per the CMA website. Additional refund information plans will be delivered to ticket holders in the coming days.
CMA Fest draws about 80,000 festivalgoers annually, with most acts performing for free in clubs or on outdoor stages. Ticketed events to see top country music entertainers take place at Nissan Stadium and Ascend Amphitheater.
The event — known for decades as Fan Fair and self-described as the longest-running country music festival in the world — earned a reputation for one-of-a-kind fan experiences, with many artists holding meet-and-greet sessions or intimate listening parties. Artists donate performance time, and funds earned from CMA Fest benefit music education programs, per the CMA website.
Past years welcomed festivalgoers from all 50 states and more than 30 countries.
CMA Fest temporarily folding offers the latest blow in a pummeling to Nashville's entertainment and gig economy, where music industry workers and hospitality staff were among the earliest impacted financially by the global pandemic.
One of the busiest weekends in downtown Nashville annually, the festival generated an estimated $65 million in local economic impact last year.
It was a "heartbreaking" decision, CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern said Tuesday.
Organizers decided to cancel based on two factors, she said. First, with 11 stages and more than 300 acts, it couldn't be logistically postponed. And second, after COVID-19 severely impacted spring touring, organizers didn't want to ask artists and crew members to pause paid tour dates for an unpaid appearance.
"We plan years in advance, and unfortunately postponing the festival as it has historically been produced was not an option for us," Trahern told The Tennessean, adding, "We did not want to put artists in the position to potentially miss out on income from tours and festivals later this year."
CMA Fest organizers said that in the coming weeks they hope to announce future events and alternative ways to support individuals impacted by the coronavirus.
"We will continue to bring Country fans and artists together to celebrate the unique spirit and sense of unity that is at the heart of what CMA Fest stands for," the statement said.


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Papelbon on Manny: `It's like cancer'
By - The Washington Times - Thursday, March 12, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon compared former teammate Manny Ramirez to cancer, saying Boston made the right decision when it traded the slugging left fielder to the Los Angeles Dodgers last summer.
"He was on a different train! And you saw what happened with that. We got rid of him, and we moved on without him," Papelbon was quoted in the April issue of Esquire. The story was posted on the magazine's Web site Thursday.
"So Manny was tough for us," Papelbon added. "You have somebody like him, you know at any point in the ballgame, he can dictate the outcome of the game. And for him not to be on the same page as the rest of the team was a killer, man! It just takes one guy to bring an entire team down, and that's exactly what was happening."
"Once we saw that, we weren't afraid to get rid of him. It's like cancer. That's what he was. Cancer. He had to go. It sucked, but that was the only scenario that was going to work. That was it for us. And after, you could feel it in the air in the clubhouse. We got Jason Bay _ Johnny Ballgame, plays the game right, plays through broken knees, runs out every ground ball _ and it was like a breath of fresh air, man! Awesome! No question."
Manager Terry Francona didn't condone Papelbon's remarks, while noting the closer usually says what's on his mind.
"That's Pap's personality," Francona said Thursday in Jupiter, Fla., before the Red Sox played the Cardinals. "The one thing we don't ever want is somebody criticizing their own teammates. They know that."
Francona would have preferred that Papelbon kept his thoughts to himself.
"Pap is pretty open about how he feels about everything," Francona said. "From my point of view, if I ever have something to say to a player, I'll say it to him in my office."
Ramirez was sent to Los Angeles on Aug. 31 as part of a three-team trade in which Boston received Bay from Pittsburgh. Ramirez became a free agent after the season, then agreed last week to a $45 million, two-year deal with the Dodgers.
"As an organization, we do what we think is in the best interests of our ballclub," Francona said. "That's what we did. That's what we'll continue to do. The moves we make, I think that speaks volumes enough."


What determines the color gamut of a display?
I'm not sure if I'm posting this question in the right area but, I'm wondering what determines the color gamut of a display?
Is or hardware down to the RGB filter built into a display like a monitor etc or is it software like a different color profile?
The physical imaging elements of your monitor define your gamut. So things like how bright the elements can be as well as the color spectra of the color elements define the gamut. But, thats quite the simplification, its also affected by such things as the screen surface material and background lighting conditions.
Can the gamut be changed? Sure, if you want a smaller gamut then you can restrict your colors to a subrange of your gamut.
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Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance holds the Nanticoke River Jamboree every year at Handsell, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Dorchester County, Maryland.
Nanticoke River Jamboree "Games Replayed" returned in 2018.
We revisited "Games Replayed" and had another quality Living History event. Below is some information on the 2018 Jamboree, now past.
Please join us again on Saturday October 12, 2019 for the NEXT Nanticoke River Jamboree at Handsell.
This year we have several new and amazing living history interpreters!!
Featured in the restored Handsell Kitchen: Jerome Bias, a living history interpreter portraying an enslaved cook. Mr. Bias will discuss how African traditions and food preparation influenced early American cooking and talk about the life of enslaved people.
New this year is Rachel O'Connell, who trained with and served as Assistant to the "Natural Philosopher", Dean Howarth, O'Connell and will demonstrate many favorite 18th century activities such as: trapball, croquet, Game of Graces (hoop toss), Shut the box (dice game), lawn bowling, mirror box, Newtons Inertia toy, tablecloth pull trick, friction tug o war, bed of nails, and singing wine glasses.
A flutist, Ron has been fortunate enough to discover an extremely varied, rich and deep path as a musician and Native American flute player. He has performed with line ups of incredibly gifted musicians, dancers, writers and other artists in a great variety of settings ranging from powwow grounds to club to concert hall.
Paul Gasparo, Leather and Horn Wares and MANY MANY more craftspeople!
Paul Gasparo demonstrates over an open fire and has created lead dice for GAMES!
Representatives from the Pocomoke Indian Nation and other tribal groups from the Eastern Shore Longhouse at Handsell. Come meet the men who constructed this amazing native lodge and hear about the methods used to build it. Walk through this full-size native dwelling house–the children MUST see this!
Meet Chief Norris Howard from the Pocomoke Indian Nation and his family. Hear the story of the Native People of DelMarVa.
Chief Howard discusses history of the Native People with a Radio reporter.
Come see the preserved Handsell Kitchen at the Jamboree! Meet Shirley Jackson, descendant of Charles Jackson who was born a slave in 1814 near Vienna. Also "Voices of the Indiantown", with Audio and Visual interviews displayed on a computer of descendants of slaves and sharecroppers of the Indiantown area. See the newly restored Cooking fireplace, floor and interpretive signage.
Shirley Jackson re enacting one of her ancestors.
Angela Pinder as "Rachel Jackson", house servant for the Samuel Thompson family, 1870.
*** Food will be supplied by "2 Chicks Catering", a truck full of Eastern Shore favorites including crabcake sandwiched! Have a bite to eat between visits to all our living history presentations.
Admission of $4 per person with Children under 12 FREE helps defray our costs and bring this great event to Dorchester County!


A wonderfully mystic and dark bread pudding, that is not actually made with plums (or prunes) at all. This has been explained by the claim that the dried plums imported by Elizabethans were held in such esteem that the word plum came to be used in reference to other dried fruits (especially raisins and currants). Other fruits, such as apples, fruit peel, cherries, etc. may all be included in the recipe including almonds.
Plum puddings today are usually put in a basin or mold and set in a pot of boiling water. Traditionally, they are often made a year in advance. The pudding is then turned out onto a plate, and may be accompanied by Cumberland rum butter or brandy butter. Small paper-wrapped coins are sometimes pressed into the pudding as good-luck pieces just before it is served.
Knead a piece of Terra Cotta Fimo, roll into a ball and press (loosely) into aluminum bowl or other similar mold, being careful not to over-extend onto the rim of the mold. Bake Fimo in mold at 300 degrees for 10 minutes. Let cool, snap molding out of mold with tip of X-acto knife.
Place molding on a piece of sticky-side-up masking tape. Using disposabe paint brush, thickly coat with Brown Gallery Glass Stain. Sprinkle on brown terrarium sand and brush with Glass Stain again, until the desired look is attained. Let dry thoroughly. Glue onto platter.
To decorate (optional) - Roll a very thin snake of white sculpey. With a toothpick and 527 Multi-purpose Cement, draw a thin line of cement around the base of pudding. Attach the white snake, and cut to fit. With the very tip of an X-acto Knife, texture the cream. For holly decorations, roll green Fimo thinly out on flat surface and with X-acto knife, cut out leaves. With red Fimo, roll tiny beries. Glue all, as desired, to pudding. Bake finished pudding at 275 degrees for 10 minutes. When cool, paint with thin coat of Fimo matte lacquer.


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"Perimeter monitoring radar" for vehicles that will contribute to the realization of a safe and secure next-generation mobility society
In recent years the auto industry has entered a once-in-a-hundred-years era of great change
"Automatic operation that is safer than human driving." That is filled with the potential to realize a car society that could be described as the ultimate. Legal and social preparation will be required in parallel, but in technological terms too, various approaches will be required. It is expected that technologies that increase safety with combinations of sensors such as vehicle-mounted radars and cameras will be at the core of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
Example ADAS functions
RCTA(Rear Cross Traffic Alert)
This detects cars approaching from behind when the car is about to back out from its car park.
BSD(Blind Spot Detection)
This detects other cars running parallel in the car's blind spots.
LCA(Lane Change Assist)
This detects cars travelling faster from behind when changing lanes.
FCTA(Front Cross Traffic Alert)
This detects pedestrians coming from the side when the car is about to come out of an alley.
Furukawa Electric Group's Furukawa AS succeeded in the development of a "24 GHz perimeter monitoring radar" with global top level detection performance and stability performance, and in 2017, started full-scale mass production of a perimeter monitoring radar in this band as a first for domestic production. In 2019, forward monitoring rather than just the conventional rear monitoring became possible, and the company evolved the radar into a next-generation device combining both performance improvements and smaller size.
The radars are installed inside the bumper bars.
The red areas show the scope of detection.
Comparison of perimeter monitoring sensors
Apart from radar, cameras, lasers and ultrasonic waves have been applied practically in the past as sensors used for perimeter detection. However, radar is the most suitable as the type of sensor that can be expected to provide stable detection virtually without being affected by solar radiation during the day or night and even in weather conditions such as snow, rain or fog.
Method Radar Laser Ultrasonic waves Camera
Direct detection of relative velocity ○ × × ×
Weather resistance (fog, rain) ○ △ × △
Nighttime (darkness) capability ○ ○ ○ △
○: Suitable △: Usable ×: Not usable
Radar is the most suitable as a sensor for perimeter monitoring applications.
Bands for vehicle-mounted radar and their primary uses
Furthermore, the two main types of band used for vehicle-mounted radar are the quasi-millimeter wave band and the millimeter wave band, but the company advanced development after choosing 24 GHz because of advantages such as weather resistance and mountability.
Quasi-millimeter wave band Millimeter wave band
Frequency 24.05~24.25GHz 76~77GHz 77~81GHz
Main application Perimeter monitoring Front sensing automatic brakes Perimeter monitoring
Outstanding breakdown performance
Radar detects the existence of objects as well as the distances to those objects and their relative velocities and angles by irradiating radio waves and receiving the reflected waves from those objects. If there are objects that reflect radio waves strongly like trucks and metal guard rails in the vicinity, the signals received from pedestrians, who are weak reflection objects, are hidden and become difficult to detect, but with the company's pulse method (Note 1), radar can appropriately detect things like pedestrians and objects moving at low-speed due to its high separation performance.
(Note 1) Pulse method
This is a method that detects distance and relative velocity by sending out pulse waves and detecting the received waves.
It is possible to detect the position of weak reflection objects (pedestrians) even if
there are strong reflection objects (truck, metal shutter) in the vicinity
Stable detection performance
The radars can be attached inside a vehicle's bumper bars. There are lots of reflecting objects inside bumper bars and with the conventional frequency modulated continuous wave method (Note 2), detection becomes unstable when the mounting balance shifts due to the shape of the bumpers. However, with the pulse method used by the company's radar, the received impact is small and targets can be detected.
(Note 2) Frequency modulated continuous wave method: This method sends out frequency modulated continuous waves, with the frequency of the sent waves changed periodically, and because the frequency of the sent wave will have changed at the time the reflected wave from a target is received, it measures that difference in frequency to measure distance.
Kazuyoshi Koizumi of the Technology Department of Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc., which is in charge of target detection algorithms, talked about this as follows.
"The perimeter monitoring radar that we succeeded in commercializing this time is a product that we developed against the backdrop of the know-how and technological capabilities in materials technology, signal transmission technology and high frequency technology that we have developed over many years, ranging from the antennas used for broadcasting from Tokyo Tower and those used in small ETC units, to digital technologies like blind zone countermeasure systems.
Expectations towards the automatic operation of cars have increased more and more. We want to do as much as can be done with radar to enable the realization of a safe and secure automobile society for all related people, including, the people who drive vehicles, their passengers, other vehicles driving in their periphery and pedestrians. In addition, by mounting this radar on forklifts that move around inside factories and warehouses and on the construction machinery at construction and civil engineering sites, we also hope to expand safety and security functions in industrial areas too. "
The radar under development exhibited at the
Automotive Engineering Exposition 2019.
The radar under development has combined performance improvement
and a 40% size reduction compared to mass-produced radars.
October 01,2019 "Perimeter monitoring radar" for vehicles that will contribute to the realization of a safe and secure next-generation mobility society
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Responsible for cleaning and refurbishing new and used automobiles. Conforms to dealership and/or manufacturer specifications and time allowances.
Washes and waxes vehicle exterior, cleans interior and exterior windows, and wipes down doorjambs.
Vacuums interior or vehicles to remove loose dirt and debris.
Cleans upholstery, rugs, and other surfaces, using appropriate cleaning agents, applicators, and cleaning devices.
Inspects vehicles for noticeable defects, such as dents, scratches, torn upholstery, and poor mechanical operation.
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