CRESTON -- Four residents were named citizens of the year during the Creston Homecoming Festival.Bruce Slater, Treva Wirth, Bob Lance and John Price are the 2007 honorees.Slater is a lifelong resident and resides along Friendsville Road with Cindy, his wife of 29 years. Slater is a 1975 Norwayne High School graduate and has been employed by Ford Motor Co. in Brook Park for 30 years. The couple has three children. Nick Slater is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College and lives in Berea. Shawn Slater is a senior at Baldwin-Wallace and plays on the baseball team. Alisha Slater is a senior at Norwayne High School and is involved in soccer, track and basketball.Slater has been seen around the baseball fields of Creston all his life. He began as a T-ball coach. As his sons grew, he also coached Pee Wee football. The team won the championship that year. He coached Little League for six years and then the Hot Stove baseball. He is the head coach of the Norwayne High School baseball program and has enjoyed his involvement assisting with high school football as well.Slater has helped in the food stands and Sunday teardown at the homecoming for many years.Slater enjoys gardening and loves to go out in the woods and chop wood.Wirth has been a lifelong resident of the area, having grown up in Sterling before moving to Creston. She and her husband, Dale, have been married for 60 years and live on Pine Street. They have three children and four grandchildren.Their son Bob Wirth lives in Los Angeles with his wife and works for Farmers Insurance. Kathy lives in Upper Sandusky and is a minister with the United Church of Christ. Carol lives in Atlanta and works in Information Systems.Wirth is a member of Sterling United Methodist Church where she is a former choir director. She served many terms on various administrative boards. She is a member of two Circles, the Rebecca and the Ruth, of which she is president. She also serves as president of the missionary program.Wirth has spent many years involved with the homecoming by baking pies, being a cashier in the beef stand and selling tickets for rides on the midway.Wirth retired from Wayne Mutual Insurance of Wooster after 20 years of service. She likes to sew and do alterations.Lance is a lifelong resident of Creston. He and his wife, Becky, of 33 years, live on Burbank Street. Lance is a graduate of Norwayne High School. The couple has three grown children, Cory who is 30, Ryan who is 24, and Stephanie who is 19.Lance works at Window World in Orrville and has been involved in home improvement products and services most of his adult life.His involvement with youth sports goes back many years and crosses over several sports. When his boys were young, he was involved with coaching peewee football for more than nine years in Seville with the Raiders. Little League coaching continued for more than nine years. He has coached on the high school level since 1994 overseeing the girls fast pitch program. He has also been an assistant football coach at Norwayne High School.Lance is a past president of the North East District Fast Pitch Coaches Association and is on the Ohio High School Athletic Association. His summers are full of girls fast pitch working with the Ashland Blades, a traveling team he has coached for 14 years.Lance has been on the board of Creston Community Service Club for more than 10 years and serves as vice president. At the annual homecoming, he has run the dart and the speedball games.Price has lived in Creston for 22 years. He and his wife, Lori, of 22 years, reside on South Main Street. They have two children. Taren is married and just returning to the area. Chelsea is a recent Norwayne High School graduate.Price is a C and C operator at LuK in Wooster. He and his wife attend the Church of the Saviour in Wooster.Price has been co-commissioner of the Creston girls softball program for seven years and has been involved coaching slow and fast pitch teams for more than six years. He also became a coach of several area girls traveling teams.Price has been a member of the Creston Community Service Club for several years. In the last three years, for the Creston Homecoming, Price has become involved with organizing the games and recruiting the people needed to run them. Price helps with Homecoming set-up, cleans up, and is present throughout the three day event.On Monday nights John helps at CCSC bingo held at Hartland Party Center. He can be found selling instant tickets, calling back numbers and assisting in any way possible.Price's hobbies include working in the garden, canning and home improvement. Price has done many projects to their home over the years and enjoys the challenge of learning new skills. He attends Wayne College pursuing his associate degree in environmental health and safety.


Nás na Riogh Housing Association (NNRHA) is a voluntary, not-for-profit group with charitable status, affiliated to the Irish Council for Social Housing.
Since 2000 NNHRA have been working to provide independent housing for older persons, and to provide on-site inter-generational facilities, at the former Convent of Mercy building and the old Parish Centre in Naas. The housing scheme which comprises of 53 apartments, is located in the heart of Naas, beside the Parish Church in the grounds and building of the old Mercy Convent.
McAuley Place is creating incredible opportunities to volunteer locally and in this way is enabling active citizenship.
J.F.Dunne Insurances are proud to be associated with McAuley Place and sponsor a coffee morning every Thursday where people can come and discuss their health insurance and general insurance requirements.


Human Resources provides strategic leadership and management of Human Resources functions to attract and retain a quality workforce. The three major program areas are Operations; Compensation & Benefits; Employee Relations and Performance Management.
Florida's Capital county has over 200,000 residents and is proud of the high quality of life offered to all citizens in the area. The Human Resources Division recruits qualified candidates and provides an array of services to current employees so that Leon County residents will continue to receive excellent services and products from its government.
Leon County employs for professional positions in Public Administration, Civil Engineering, MIS/GIS, Growth Management, Library Science, Probation, and Maintenance. A separate employment application is required for each job vacancy. An online application is provided.
This Acrobat (.pdf) file contains the entire text of the Leon County Board of County Commissioners Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual and can be downloaded by clicking here or on the title above. This document can be read using the Adobe Acrobat reader software. If you do not have the Adobe software click here to download a free copy of the latest version.


Thailand, a popular destination for Indian tourists, caters to every type of foodie, with numerous choices for vegetarians.
A walk through a typical Thai food market is a treat for gastronomy lovers. Splendid colours, aromatic spices and famous Thai curries – all of them are on offer as an experience for foodies. Mostly known for their preparations with seafood, meats such as pork and fish, sauces to add flavour, vegetarian options on offer in Thailand are often forgotten or unexplored. While Thai cuisine is a popular choice for many visiting the country, travellers also find restaurants catering to the vegetarians with options in different cuisines from across the world. A rich cultural experience also comes forth when Indians find tastes from their home at this Asian country. With added initiatives such as apps for the phone by the government available for travellers, Indians visiting Thailand can be rest assured that they are bound to be fed well.
Destinations across Thailand offer specialties that are renowned worldwide. Thailand is most famous for its street food, alongside spicy preparations. Cities such as Bangkok have received titles for serving the best of the same in the world. For vegetarians, however, sampling street food or the authentic local dishes comes with its own risk as often the food considered as 'vegetarian' by Indians differs from that of the Thai. Many Thai chefs would, perhaps, consider eggs and fish as vegetarian, while many Indians would strictly consider it non-vegetarian.
To overcome this cultural difference, travellers are advised to mention 'Jay' when browsing through options, as this indicates use of no meat or eggs. Even milk is not used in such a preparation. The traditional Thai food usually uses meat-based ingredients even if it doesn't contain meat. Thai curries are known to have shrimp paste as part of the preparation while fish sauce is used in almost all dishes. However, chefs usually comply with requests if they are asked for the same. New recipes for curries are gaining popularity, with the Thai curries finding new vegetarian forms such as the green curry. Additionally, for those exploring street food in the country and opting for a more immersive and local experience, all hope is not lost. A lot of street stalls offering Thai food can be distinguished as vegetarian with 'Jay' written in Thai script, on a yellow banner in red ink. These banners are usually safe indicators of vegetarian food and can be extremely helpful for those who fail at communicating with a local about their dietary preferences.
Major cities in Thailand such as Bangkok and Chiang Mai are home to pure vegetarian restaurants that are frequently haunted by Indians. May Kaidee, Mango Vegetarian and Vegan restaurants are top-rated restaurants in Bangkok which also have dedicated food courts for vegetarians. Known to be a home to a number of vegetarianonly restaurants, Chiang Mai has a lot to offer. Ratsamitham and Ariyasathan Haeng Panya Foundation in the city are popular restaurants where a vegetarian would find delight. Khunchun, a restaurant that dates back 20 years, is quite popular with locals although it is lesser-known to tourists and travellers. Food streets and local markets are also good options for Indians to visit, where they will find fresh fruits and vegetables to snack on. Lychee, longan, watermelon, banana, coconut, papaya, dragon fruit, rambutan are fruits easily available in markets which make for nourishing snacks.
The Thai culture has a practice of preparing special dishes that are shared amongst those having a meal together. In fact, it is almost customary to share every dish that is present on a table, whether it is served at home or in a restaurant. Every region has its special kind of food which consists of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. These dishes are paired most often with rice of different kinds depending on what is available in the region. Sticky rice and jasmine rice are two favourites among visitors. Ahan Lanna or Lanna food from the northern region of the country has mostly meat options with rice and so does Phak Tai or southern region food. However, central Thai shared food known as Phak Klang has a high range and variety alongside Ahan Isan or Isan food from the northeastern region.
All shared setups for meals come with spicy dips with intricate flavours and salads which are mostly vegetarian, presenting themselves as delicious options for the Indian traveller who is looking to avoid meat. For those who find themselves being hosted by a family for a meal, special requests can be made to make a shared meal moreenjoyable.
Thailand is home to many cultures and this gets reflected on the food that can be found in the country. Many options of fusion and world cuisine are available. Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese food can be found for lovers of Asian tastes and there are also options in fast food with multi-national chains to be found easily in the cities such as Bangkok and Pattaya. Some European influences can be found in dishes and cuisines as well, which often comes as a nice surprise for food lovers. Thailand also offers a variety of fusion dishes to mix things up, many of which are available in delicious vegetarian options. Chiang Mai is a top destination to explore international and multicultural cuisines, as is Bangkok. Snack vendors in a lot of places in Thailand also offer many interesting dishes such as the het pho mushroom.
Indians looking to sample world cuisine made in fusion styles, mixed with influences from over the world but developed in Thai taste can find a variety of possibilities to experiment with, including vegetarian alternatives. In Bangkok, one restaurant with special vegan food caters to such an audience, with an international cuisine of Italian, American and other options available with fusion choices, making it a delight for the vegetarian Indians searching for a truly international experience. For an Asian twist incorporating Chinese with Thai food, Suki JehRuyi in Bangkok satisfies all.
India and Thailand have shared a close relationship through history and it comes as no surprise that Indian food finds its own place in Thailand. Choices are available in Indian restaurants which have both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, catering to the cravings of an Indian traveller missing home. The familiarity of home food can be quite comforting and cities and locales across Thailand offer restaurants and stalls operated by Indians serving Indian food. With classic and traditional Indian dishes, these places often make for memorable experiences for the Indian vegetarians who can be sure of the ingredients on the plate they are about to be served.
Bawarchi, a successful chain of hotels in Bangkok, is one such place and it has extended to opening one branch in India. Jain food, veggies cooked in Indian spices, the humble roti and dal are available and consumed widely by the community in the country. Indian communities settled across Thailand often take the onus in providing Indian vegetarians the food they need. Locales such Pahurat and Little India which host a sizeable community of Indians are two parts of the Thai capital where Indians can find food from home served in modest settings. For an experience of dining, there are restaurants offering vegetarian Indian food only, which are popular largely among tourists including Indians. Dosa King is one such famous restaurant in Bangkok, along with Mrs Balbir's. Jain restaurants are also present in Bangkok and other parts of the country. Chiang Mai also has a host of vegetarian restaurants including Cuisine Royal India, New Delhi and Hinlay Curry House, all of which promise an authentic experience with vegetarian choices.
Thailand is also home to a Vegetarian Festival, which is primarily celebrated by the Thai-Chinese community alongside other residents who join in the celebrations. As part of this festival, many restaurants in the country offer vegetarian food, in some sort of a similar practice to the Navratri in India. The festival is held towards the end of September or early October and a majority of the Chinese community celebrating this festival in Thailand turn vegan. Indians who travel to the country at this time can find themselves at an extremely immersive cultural experience while being soothed by the scrumptious vegetarian meals to be found across the country.
During the Vegetarian Festival, not only do cities like Bangkok and Chiang Mai embrace a green diet, other parts of the country such as Krabi and Phuket enthusiastically join in due to high Chinese population. The festival, celebrating the nine Emperor Gods, turns the China Towns of various cities into festive spaces. Cities see a large number of shops and eateries sport the veg-only signage – a yellow flag with the red 'jay' inscribed in Thai on it.
Thailand sees more than one million Indian visitors every year, a large number of whom are vegetarians. Even the non-vegetarian Indians many-a-times consider themselves not adventurous enough to try meats other than chicken or lamb, hence preferring to stick to vegetarian options. For those who are technology savvy, the Tourism Authority of Thailand and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country has launched a Bangkok Street Food App, allowing users to access locations, vendors and menus – noting availabilities of vegetarian food according to what one is looking for inBangkok.
Despite navigating through the differing concept of what vegetarian is and what isn't, Indians in Thailand find a host of options in terms of exploring the culinary delights. From international cuisine, to local preparations and Indian delights, Thailand goes all out in catering to the need of the Indian travellers searching for vegetarian food. Memorable dishes exciting the taste buds await a traveller in Thailand, even the vegetarian Indian who has not yet explored the rich cultural heritage of Thai food.


The app can highlight the powerful camera technology built by the next iPhone CCC.
The so-called "3D Camera" will convert the real world into a video game – the Revolutionary Growth Reality (AR) using the tech.
This Apple iPhone has been severely removed about iPhone 11, where we do not even know the original name of the gadgets.
But a new report shows that Apple has shown interest in the three lens camera systems that can be the first time of this year's iPhone.
According to Bloomberg, Sony is "the next generation of 3D generation sensitivity", which allows phone cameras to get a revolution.
Obviously, it is "including Apple, after the interest of customers".
The report states that Sony will "mass-end" mass production in America. Apple usually starts new smartphones in September, so production timeline can work for a new iPhone.
So what's the big deal with Sony's new camera tech?
Smartphone makers are investing in a great deal, which maximizes computer-related images around you. Shared examples include Snapchat filters, or you see Pokemon in the Pokemon Goup app.
In order to get high quality AR, the cameras need to be able to work deeply – understand how far away the items are away from each other. It is possible to keep CGI things more accurately, so they look more realistic.
ony's system uses a "flight time" method that sends invisible laser pulses and measures how long they get back. This more detailed 3D model can be up to 5 meters distance.
With very accurate AR, it's possible to convert the real world into a convincing video game.
In an example, a game was included where the phone owners could use hand gestures to put magic spells in a virtual game.
The Sony Smartphone Industry regularly offers camera hardware for many rivals.
It calculates Apple, Google and Samsung among its customers, and almost half the camera controls the chip market.
Of course, there is no guarantee that Apple will use any of its new camera tech in its next iPhone model, but Apple CEO Tim sees future potential as Cook's RR. It's very uncomfortable.


Lester Recreation Designs, LLC has been representing quality manufacturers of playground equipment, site furnishings, playground safety surfacings, park equipment, park equipment since 1986.
John Lester, the principal and owner of Lester Recreation Designs has extensive experience in the park and recreation field after graduating from Indiana University in 1971 with a degree from the school of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
John started as a Community Center Director and was the Director of the Bartlett Park District in Illinois. John managed Turkey Run State Park, was the Facilities Manager for the Indianapolis Parks and Recreation Department and oversaw the development of severel parks for the Carmel-Clay Parks and Recreation Department. Since 1985 John has worked as a sales representative for several quality manufacturers of playground, site furnishings,outdoor fitness equipment, metal grating, pet waste equipment, playground safety surfacing and shelter equipment. John is a member of the Indiana, Parks and Recreation Association, the Kentucky Recreation and Park Association, the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association and the Natural Recreation and Park Association.
John has been a leading advocate for playground safety and the development of safety programs for public agencies based on guidelines of the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commision (CPSC) and the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM).
Should you have questions or want guidance concerning your playground area, please contact by phone at 1-886-861-8431 or providing us you contact information on our contact page.
Dave Munier graduated in 1973 from Bethel College in McKenzie, TN with a degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Dave served as Parks Director for the City of Madison, IN from 1998 to 2008 after being the assistant Park Director for two years. Dave has twenty years of experience in the banking business, serving as a Branch Manager of the Madison Bank and Trust Company. Dave also has worked as a substitute teacher, coach, property assessor and in ground maintenance. Dave is a member of the Indiana Parks and Recreation Association, the Kentucky Recreation and Park Association and the National Recreation and Park Association. Dave covers southern Indiana and western Kentucky.
Steve Waltz graduated from Purdue University in 1965 and received his Master in Physical Education from the University of Washington in 1970. Steve was the Director of Maintenance and Facilities, and the Admisistrator of Eagle Creek Park for the Indianapolis Parks and Recreation Department from 1980 to 2005. Steve was the Executive Director of the the Indiana Parks and Recreation Association from 2006-2010. Steve Chaired the Board of Directors of the Great Lakes Park Training Institute. Steve is a member of the Indiana Parks and Recreation, the Ohio Parks and Recreation Association and the Nation Recreation and Park Association. Steve will always be remembered.


Factory triple pipes for GP1200 and ported cylinders for sale. Cylinders have aprox. 10 hrs. ported by Ted Boyko, 84mm bore. Pipes have been pressure tested excellent condition.
Ted Boyko ported my 1100 Raider cylinder and case, is he still in SoCal?
Ted worked at Mission Motorsports in Laguna Niguel, CA when he did these cylinders. Do not know if he is still there, last I talked with him he spoke of starting his own shop. That man would talk your ears off.
Yep, that`s where I had mine done, back in `98 he certainly knows his stuff.
PM on the pipes if they aren't already sold.
Factory Triple Pipes are sold, cylinders pending payment.
How much more power did the factory triples give you? I am new to GP's.
Triples add about 30hp to a ported motor. I don't know of anybody who has ever just put on the pipes without doing porting.
WTB GP1300 cylinder or set of ported cylinders for the right price.


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Associations to the word «Control»
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CONTROL, verb. To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
CONTROL, noun. (countable) (uncountable) Influence or authority over.
CONTROL, noun. A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary variable is low or non-existent.
CONTROL, noun. The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
CONTROL, noun. Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
CONTROL, noun. A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
CONTROL, noun. (project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
CONTROL, noun. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
CONTROL, noun. (graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
CONTROL, noun. (climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
CONTROL, noun. (linguistics) A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
CONTROL ARM, noun. (automotive) A nearly flat and roughly triangular suspension member, that pivots in two places.
CONTROL BRIEF, noun. A type of pantie girdle with longer legs and a higher waist, normally worn by a woman to lift and shape her buttocks area while flattening the stomach area.
CONTROL BRIEFS, noun. Plural of control brief
CONTROL CHARACTER, noun. (computing) A character which does not have a direct visual appearance as a glyph, but rather causes some other display action to occur, such as a transition to a new line.
CONTROL CHARACTERS, noun. Plural of control character
CONTROL CHART, noun. (management) A tool used to determine whether a manufacturing or business process is in a state of statistical control or not.
CONTROL CHARTS, noun. Plural of control chart
CONTROL CITY, noun. A city listed as a destination on highway signs.
CONTROL CODE, noun. (computing) A numeric value or string of such values that triggers a specific command or action to occur, rather than displaying a text character.
CONTROL CODES, noun. Plural of control code
CONTROL COUPLING, noun. (computing) a form of coupling where one module is controlling the flow of another by passing information on what to do
CONTROL COUPLINGS, noun. Plural of control coupling
CONTROL ENGINEERING, noun. (engineering) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building controllers and control systems.
CONTROL FREAK, noun. A person who is excessively controlling and domineering.
CONTROL FREAK, noun. A tyrant or manipulator.
CONTROL FREAKS, noun. Plural of control freak
CONTROL FUNCTION, noun. (systems theory) function that controls the recording, processing, transmission, or interpretation of data.
CONTROL FUNCTIONS, noun. Plural of control function
CONTROL GENE, noun. (genetics) A gene that controls the transcription of others in messenger RNA
CONTROL GROUP, noun. (in an experiment) The group of test subjects left untreated or unexposed to some procedure and then compared with treated subjects in order to validate the results of the test.
CONTROL JOINT, noun. (construction) A groove which is formed, sawed, or tooled in a concrete or masonry structure to regulate the location and amount of cracking and separation resulting from the dimensional change of different parts of the structure, thereby avoiding the development of high stresses.
CONTROL KEY, noun. (computing) A key on a personal computer or terminal keyboard used in combination to modify the function of other keys; normally labelled "Ctrl"
CONTROL KEYS, noun. Plural of control key
CONTROL MECHANISM, noun. Any mechanical (or other) system used to keep one or more variable parameters constant, or within specified bounds.
CONTROL MECHANISMS, noun. Plural of control mechanism
CONTROL ORDER, noun. (UK) (legal) An order made by the Home Secretary to restrict an individual's liberty for the purpose of "protecting members of the public from a risk of terrorism"
CONTROL ORDERS, noun. Plural of control order
CONTROL PANEL, noun. A flat, usually vertical surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.
CONTROL PANEL, noun. (by extension) A computer display offering a number of controls or options.
CONTROL PANELS, noun. Plural of control panel
CONTROL POINT, noun. A marked waypoint used in orienteering and related sports.
CONTROL POINTS, noun. Plural of control point
CONTROL ROD, noun. Any of a number of steel tubes, containing boron or other neutron absorber, that is inserted into the core of a nuclear reactor in order to control its rate of reaction
CONTROL ROOM, noun. The area inside a recording studio designed to facilitate the mixing of audio for studio recordings.
CONTROL ROOM, noun. A room serving as the centre of monitoring a building, controlling an operation etc.
CONTROL ROOMS, noun. Plural of control room
CONTROL STRUCTURE, noun. (programming) a structure used to affect the flow of a program
CONTROL STRUCTURES, noun. Plural of control structure
CONTROL SURFACE, noun. (aeronautics) A moveable surface attached to a machine such as an aircraft or submarine that can be used to control the machine's motion in roll, pitch or yaw.
CONTROL SURFACES, noun. Plural of control surface
CONTROL THEORY, noun. An interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics, dealing with the control of the behavior of dynamical systems.
CONTROL TOWER, noun. (aviation) An airport building from which the air traffic control unit monitors and directs the movement of aircraft on and around the airport.
CONTROL TOWER, noun. An enclosed, raised structure occupied by one or more persons who operate or exercise control over railway traffic, ship movement, a racetrack, machinery, etc.
CONTROL TOWERS, noun. Plural of control tower
CONTROL VERB, noun. (linguistics) A verb which takes multiple arguments, one of which is another verb, such that one of the control verb's arguments (possibly its subject) is syntactically both an argument of the control verb and an argument of the other verb.
CONTROL VERBS, noun. Plural of control verb
CONTROL, noun. Power to direct or determine; "under control".
CONTROL, noun. A relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; "measures for the control of disease"; "they instituted controls over drinking on campus".
CONTROL, noun. (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters".
CONTROL, noun. A standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw".
CONTROL, noun. The activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable".
CONTROL, noun. The state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her".
CONTROL, noun. Discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself".
CONTROL, noun. Great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French".
CONTROL, noun. A mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her".
CONTROL, noun. A spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance.
CONTROL, noun. The economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls".
CONTROL, verb. Exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces".
CONTROL, verb. Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger".
CONTROL, verb. Handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever".
CONTROL, verb. Control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line".
CONTROL, verb. Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?".
CONTROL, verb. Verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account".
CONTROL, verb. Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product".
CONTROL, verb. Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?".
More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.

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» No Surprise Bills? Inside the "No Surprises Act" and It's Impact on Healthcare Costs
Healthcare Spending, Legislation, News
Surprise medical bills have received a good amount of attention recently and for good reason.
Sarah Kliff, a health policy reporter for the New York Times, has written extensively on this topic recently.
Surprise medical bills cost Americans millions each year.
After years of debate, Congress is now set to ban most of them. https://t.co/3eoeez9Ina
— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) December 21, 2020
A Surprise Medical Bill is when a patient receives a direct bill for medical services because some part of their care was rendered by an out-of-network provider. Even if a patient goes to an in-network hospital or health system, it's possible an emergency room doctor, surgeon, anesthesiologist, radiologist, or other may be out of network.
Most Surprise Bills Come From Emergency Room Visits
According to the CDC, there are 141 million visits to the emergency room every year, with 40.4 visits per 100 people. Since people are not usually planning ahead for an ER visit, like they are for elective visits, it's unsurprising that emergency room visits generate the majority of surprise bills.
Sarah Kliff, while writing for Vox in 2018, reported on a 34-year-old man in Texas who was taken to a hospital while unconscious following a violent attack and received a $7,924 surprise bill, even though the hospital was in his insurance network. This charge was brought by the surgeon who replaced his jaw, which was broken in two places after he was admitted to the ER.
Kliff collected a number of stories from across the country in 2018 as part of a project on surprise medical bills. Unfortunately, patients are still receiving these bills, despite the nationwide focus on them. Studies on surprise bills vary in prevalence, but a 2016 study out of Stanford found that 42.8 percent of trips to the ER – more than 4 in 10 – led to patients receiving a surprise medical bill.
This would imply about 60 million surprise bills per year are sent to Americans.
Once a consumer issue has the spotlight like surprise bills today, we can expect the government to get involved. Enter the No Surprises Act of 2021.
Financial Implications of the No Surprises Act
Surprise bills cost consumers much more than in-network charges, both because out-of-network charges have higher cost-sharing requirements and also because providers charge higher amounts than the negotiated rates between plans and in-network providers. Additionally, surprise billing has upward effects on health insurance premiums and the cost of in-network care. Let's unpack each of these separately.
Increased Cost Sharing for Out of Network (OON): plan designs call upon members to pay a greater share of their cost of care when they receive OON care, plus frequently feature a separate deductible and maximum out-of-pocket limit.
Thus, a member spends more out of their own pocket when they see an OON provider and their payments don't get them closer to relief via their deductible or OOP max. Eliminating surprise bills will go a long way towards helping members with their out-of-pocket spending.
Providers Charge and Earn More From Surprise Bills: Findings from Biener et. al. reported in Health Affairs found that emergency room physicians recover a higher share of charges from OON care than from in-network care. This directly puts upward pressure on healthcare spending and has indirect effects via the negotiations and contracts between insurers and providers.
Consumer Costs Increase Due to the Threat of Surprise Billing: Research on private-equity healthcare acquisitions has found private equity-owned emergency care organizations increase charges for patients compared to previous billings and threaten payers with high OON bills in order to earn high fees from the carrier or force their way in-network.
By forcing a carrier to accept their higher prices to the in-network charges, private equity-backed healthcare organizations may lead to higher overall healthcare spending as carriers must either charge more premium or increase cost-sharing on members.
Potential Impact of the No Surprises Act on Healthcare Costs
The act bans balance billing, ie surprise bills, for emergency services. Rather, the rule requires that consumers pay similar cost-sharing for emergency services to their in-network benefits. Consumers must not be required to pay greater costs from an in-network facility than if they saw an in-network provider.
Critically, and this is where the leverage is being exerted by legislation to reduce healthcare costs, a provider and payer are given guidelines for how to arrive at a total cost, or else they are required to go to arbitration to work out an agreeable rate for services. The guideline is based on their state's All-Payer Model Agreement, state law, or the Qualifying Payment Amount or QPA.
This may sound fairly complicated – basically, the payer or carrier and provider will either have a negotiated rate via an in-network agreement, or they will pay a fair rate for that service in that area (they'll pay near the median contracted rate for the same or similar service in the same geographic area).
The Congressional Budget Office projects that the No Surprises Act would reduce both private health plan premiums by 0.5% to 1% on average and the federal deficit by $17 billion over 10 years.
On top of these estimates, we can also expect significant reductions in consumer spending via the reduction of cost-sharing for OON emergency services.
Overall, the surprise balance bill portion of the No Surprise Act should protect consumers from surprise balance bills. Time will tell how the supply-side dynamics play out as insurers, payers, and providers adjust to the new reality of out-of-network bills and how their negotiations affect total costs.
Posted by John Hansbrough in Healthcare Spending, Legislation, News


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Councilmen Larry B. Johnson and Brian Spencer have each contributed $1,000 toward the skatepark. Councilwoman Sherri Myers, who initially appeared somewhat skeptical of the project, contributed $2,000. The money comes out of the council members' $10,000-discretionary funds.
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U.S. Starts withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord.
Anthony Watts / November 4, 2019
President Trump is fulfilling his most important de-regulatory promise. This is a great day for America, and 4th November 2020 when U. S. withdrawal becomes final will be an even greater day.
On the U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
Press Statement by Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State
Today the United States began the process to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Per the terms of the Agreement, the United States submitted formal notification of its withdrawal to the United Nations. The withdrawal will take effect one year from delivery of the notification.
As noted in his June 1, 2017 remarks, President Trump made the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement because of the unfair economic burden imposed on American workers, businesses, and taxpayers by U.S. pledges made under the Agreement. The United States has reduced all types of emissions, even as we grow our economy and ensure our citizens' access to affordable energy. Our results speak for themselves: U.S. emissions of criteria air pollutants that impact human health and the environment declined by 74% between 1970 and 2018. U.S. net greenhouse gas emissions dropped 13% from 2005-2017, even as our economy grew over 19 percent.
The U.S. approach incorporates the reality of the global energy mix and uses all energy sources and technologies cleanly and efficiently, including fossils fuels, nuclear energy, and renewable energy. In international climate discussions, we will continue to offer a realistic and pragmatic model – backed by a record of real world results – showing innovation and open markets lead to greater prosperity, fewer emissions, and more secure sources of energy. We will continue to work with our global partners to enhance resilience to the impacts of climate change and prepare for and respond to natural disasters. Just as we have in the past, the United States will continue to research, innovate, and grow our economy while reducing emissions and extending a helping hand to our friends and partners around the globe.
November 4, 2019 in Paris Climate Accord.
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72 thoughts on "U.S. Starts withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord."
Melbourne Resident says:
wow – now if only Australia could follow suit!
Warp10 says:
It will never happen unfortunately. Even the Libs are centre-left these days and beholden to the thoroughly left wing Canberra bureaucracy
nicholas tesdorf says:
First, Australia needs to play it's Trump Card.
nw sage says:
Oh boy! I'm SO glad I didn't say that! LOL!
ColA says:
Scomo and the LNP know they should but don't have the balls to do it!!
Krudd Gillard of the Commondebt of Australia says:
Grow a pair, ScoMo, stop pandering to the doctors' wives elements in the Liberal Party.
Aidan Donnelly says:
You really think that blob of Jelly PM is going to get real?
We need just one more knifing, our usual method of deserting sitting PM's – put Dutton in place of this vacillating Turnbull mouthpiece.
Patrick MJD says:
The US didn't make any agreement in Paris. It was Obama without being ratified by the US Senate. So Trump doesn't have to do a thing.
Joel O'Bryan says:
The 0bama EPA's patently unconstitutional Clean Power Plan (CPP) was his ploy meet US INDCs under the Paris Agreement and hobble the US economy with escalating electricity prices and wind and solar pay-offs in order to payback the Democrat's GreenSlime backers.
A President Hillary was certainly going to continue on with the 0bama climate scam and middle class fleecing. Furthermore, President Hillary would have put two intellectually dishonest Liberal Justices on the Supreme Court bench to ensure CPP and whatever else the despotic Democrats wanted got past their "unconstitutional" nature of violations of both States Rights and the vested legislative powers to Congress.
There is still the very real threat the totalitarian-loving Democrats will attempt to Pack the Supreme Court with 4 more liberal Justices should they get the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress in 2021.
Patrick Healy says:
Good points Joel,
When will some person with some balls appeal the ridiculous court ruling that Carbon Dioxide is "pollution" and not plant food?
Now that would read l Lynn set the record straight.
There is Supreme Court ruling saying the EPA has the authority to declare CO2 a harmful air pollutant under the CAA via its Endangerment Finding. So it has already been fully litigated as far as it can go.
Now we the EPA to "unscrew" the bad science behind that Endangerment Finding. That will be very tough, because the politically corrupted NAS and AAAS has supported the Endangerment Finding. IOW, Rent seeking by climate scientists pays off handsomely with govt grants when you do what your political masters tell you to do.
Part of the scandal is that Obama personally signed up to an 'agreement' stipulating that the US couldn't immediately withdraw on Day 1 of a new presidency but had to give so much notice. That seems like an abuse of Presidential power, binding a future President when the former President's authority has gone.
0bama committed impeachable high crimes by directing the 2x$500million ($1Billion total) cash payments to the UN's Climate Aid Fund. Appropriated funds transfers from the US Treasury outside of the original Congressional appropriation intent and without Congressional approval/appropriation for the re-direct.
That was just one of many high crimes and misdemeanors 0bama committed in his 8 years as President.
Rotor says:
Joel O'Bryan
The real crime is the spineless Congressional Republicans response to this unlawful action.
When confronted their only reaction was to mumble , look at the ground and shuffle their feet.
Compare that with what happens any time President Trump tries to move a couple of bucks for the wall.
Impeaching the first US black President wasn't a viable political option for House Republicans, especially when Obama had a the suckup Liberal media protecting him and failing to do their journalistic job.
Obama knew that. His well-played race card was his permit to stomp all over the US Constitution with impunity. It was only the Supreme Court that stopped him. Obama lost more 9-0 unanimous Decisions at Supreme Court challenges than any other 2 term president.
Duke Henry says:
Thank you Mr Trump!
Larry Hamlin says:
Great !!!
How can you withdraw from something you were never in?
Trump is playing along with the UN Marxists little deception for now and abiding by the withdrawal rules.
With the US still officially part of the COP process, Trump can send US representatives to all the meetings to harangue them about the virtues of coal and natural gas.
And since the INDCs were completely voluntary with no enforcement, the entire thing was meaningless except for the free wealth transfer the 3rd World was expecting in order for them to go along with the charade.
Richmond says:
The wedding is canceled. (The only wedding that is hard to cancel is the good old fashioned shotgun wedding.)
Tom Abbott says:
You go through the motions. The end is the same.
Johann Wundersamer says:
https://www.google.com/search?q=go+through+the+motions.+the+end+is+the+same.+song&oq=go+through+the+motions.+The+end+is+the+same.&aqs=chrome.
While at it – https://www.google.com/search?q=I%27m+an+alien.I%27m+a+legal+alien.I%27m+an+English+man+in+New+York&oq=I%27m+an+alien.I%27m+a+legal+alien.I%27m+an+English+man+in+New+York+&aqs=chrome.
Redge says:
Isn't that what Clinton said?
I don't think that was Clinton. Maybe something from Cuba.
I meant Wade's comment:
John Endicott says:
I think Patrick was making a cheeky reference to the Clinton's cigar with his "Maybe something from Cuba".
Newt Love says:
I wish somebody would beat into the heads of the Green New Deal people that America is the only nation meeting or exceeding the CO2 goals while China and India are building coal powered electric plants, and exceeding their quotas.
Wait! This was never about fixing climate. It's all about putting Earth under socialist / communist rule. Now it makes sense.
India and China have no declared "quotas" under the Paris Agreement.
I think China intends to continue increasing emissions until 2030.
India expects to increase emissions, but not to exceed the West's per capita amounts.
Interesting ways of presenting their "quotas" – – their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
BillJ says:
Pretty silly that it takes a year to withdraw from an accord that was never approved by Congress.
About the only place where the Paris Climate Accord is alive and well is in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China and India.
Europe, Australia and New Zealand are dutifully ruining their economies trying to do away with fossil fuels. The Chinese and Indians are dutifully following their part of the Paris Climate Accord that allows them unfettered use of fossil fuels until at least the year 2030.
The Paris Climate Accords are a disaster in motion. The U.S. isn't going down that path under Trump.
LdB says:
It's only alive in China and India because they don't really have to do anything because they deemed themselves developing countries. How the worlds second largest economy can be considered a developing nation is the joke.
James Clarke says:
"The U.S. approach incorporates the reality…"
Put thatin your climate change crack pipe and smoke it, Paris Climate Accord hucksters!
Tell the governor of California that *he* is excused from this discussion.
Brad Keyes says:
We'll always not have Paris.
The SkSJugend weren't happy about the announcement a year ago:
https://cliscep.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/hitler-cook-shb-paris1.jpg
The US withdrawal (minus a few thousand "military advisors") from the Parisian theatre will be a greater contribution to peace than Greta Thunberg has made, and I'm confident it will clinch Trump his overdue Nobel, because the so-called Norwegian Committee has too much integrity to be swayed by partisan political animosities. They gave it to Obama just for being elected, so their characteristic moral consistency and lack of hypocrisy dictates that they'll obviously give it to his successor too.
Pompeo:
"In international climate discussions, we will continue to offer a realistic and pragmatic model…"
Whoa! Make up your mind there buddy. Will the US
A. be "realistic and pragmatic"
or will it
B. continue to participate in international discussions of what to do about the 30-year statistical running average of weather conditions
code words for "US Energy Dominance"… frack on baby!
You know we're losing the Climate Wars when both sides of politics pay lip service to the caphophobia movement, a movement even the Trump White House dares denounce only in "code words."
If the good guys are too cryptorchid to state outright that the whole CAGW narrative rests on unmitigated pseudoscience, then frankly I think we deserve to lose.
Republicans do not normally forcefully refute the human-caused climate change narrative (unless you are Senator Inhofe:). I think it is understandable, for the most part, they are not scientists, and don't know every nuance of the climate debates, so they fear being put on the spot by Alarmists and the news media, and the "97% lie" for going against the grain of conventional thinking. So they hedge and do not get out front of this issue.
On the other hand, it will be different after a Republican or Republicans sign on to some bill that is aimed at reducing CO2 in order to curb human-caused climate change. At that point, those Republicans will not be called out by the alarmists or the news media, they will be called out by the Skeptics, and they better have their scientific ducks in a row then or else they are going to be very uncomfortable with the conversation and the conversation may affect whether they are reelected or not.
Republicans can remain silent on the subject only until they take a public stance. And that's coming soon. Republicans should go have a long talk with Dr. Willima Happer and get their heads right before they do something foolish like trying to restrict the burning of fossil fuels, for no good reason.
We will continue to lose the CAGW war until it morphs in the next few years to CAGC. We will lose that one two – especially since cold is so much worse for wealth building than warmth.
The cause and the cure will remain the same.
Share John Stossell's video on the junk Paris agreement on your social media feeds and with friends.
It couldn't be more clear than this that the Paris Agreement is a fraud on both reason and the West's financial security.
Even if you compeltely accept the CO2-CAGW hypothesis, rational thought demands the Paris Agreement rejection … if we are to return to sanity
https://youtu.be/cVkAsPizAbU
Thanks for that… will be put to good use.
icisil says:
Same can watch here
Kramer says:
I never did see how the US was legally "in" since it wasn't ratified by the Senate.
Fabulous statement by Pompeo … with one small exception.
At the end of his logical, reasoned, and well supported statement he needed to say… "and Global Warming aka CAGW … is a HOAX. The greatest, most expensive, Socialist HOAX in the history of mankind". "The US will continue to operate in a positive, forward-looking, productive manner".
not at all clear what has actually been done here. It takes 4 years to pull out of Paris agreement not 12mo. The only way to get out in 12mo is to pull the rug on the entire UNFCCC(P) of which IPCC is a subordinate part.
some clarification is needed , where does this 12mo claim come from.
If it is the start of the 4 year pull-out of Paris agreement , at least he has done it in time to see it through if he wins 2020. That should be vote winner at least.
There was no agreement.
There was an agreement – not with the US (that requires ratification from the Senate), but with the Obama administration. The Obama administration is no more, so any such agreements it entered into are effectively null and void as they are no binding on the US or his successors.
This makes sense to me now. I, wrongly, assumed that a US administration could not agree to international treaties on behalf of the whole of the US without first obtaining ratification from the Senate (Senate or Congress? I don't know). Maybe Obama expected to win another term or Hillary to win and follow his lead, who knows? As with the recent Australian federal election where the Australian Labor Party (Liberals) would win an unlosable election, voters proved them wrong. Trump is just following protocol.
Yes. Obama knew he could never get it ratified (Just like Bill Clinton could not get Kyoto ratified) so he helped draft the Paris Accord so that he could "join" it by Executive agreement in stead of going to congress. The problem for Obama is that Executive agreements are entered into by executive action and can be exited the same way (IE the next President can just say no). Obama (like most of the Obama-sycophants in the MSM) believed Hillary would be his successor (it's was 99% certain, after-all) and follow on with the agreement he made.
"not at all clear what has actually been done here. It takes 4 years to pull out of Paris agreement not 12mo."
The U.S., according to the rules, was required to wait until yesterday to formally file the withdrawal. After the formal withdrawal is filed, the rules say the U.S. has to wait one year before that withdrawal becomes final. So the day after Trump is reelected will be the day the U.S. is officiallycompletely out of the Paris Climate Accord.
Obama and the UN wrote the rules to make it as difficult as possible to withdraw from the agreement. That's why it is taking so long.
Some on here argue that the U.S. does not have to follow these rules setup by the UN and Obama, and not ratified by the U.S. Senate, and I would agree the agreement is not legally binding on the U.S., but Trump has chosen to follow their rules, and the endgame is the same: The U.S. is out one year from now. In the meantime, the agreement has no effect on any U.S. policy, so the U.S. was as good as "out" the day Trump got elected in November 2016.
Indeed Tom. By playing exactly by their rules, Trump cuts off their arguments that Trump can't do that and saves Trump from having to fight for it in the courts (which could tie up exiting for even longer). As you said, effectively the US was out the day Trump got elected, this is just an exercise in dotting the Is and crossing the Ts to make it more difficult for the other side to undo. Of course Trump still needs to get re-elected, otherwise the Dems will make use of the agreements 3-month window for re-entering (which expires in Feb 2020, a month after the presidential swearing in that takes place in Jan 2020).
dates in last sentence should have been Feb 2021 and Jan 2021. Where's that edit button when you need it?
greg, I'm pretty sure we've gone over this with you before in other posts, so I don't know why you still don't understand it. The Paris agreement takes 4 years from when it *went into effect*. In went into effect Nov 2016. According to the rules of Paris the earliest a country can submit the paperwork to pull out is 3 years after it went into effect (in other words, Yesterday Nov 4th 2019 was the earliest Trump could file the paperwork) and requires 12 months from the submitting of the paperwork before it becomes "official" (in other words it will be official the day after election day 2020). Unfortunately there is one additional "gotcha" in that the accord also gives 3 months after the withdraw is official for the country to immediately re-enter (IE until Feb 2020, after the president is sworn into office on Jan 2020), in other words Trump needs to get re-elected or the Democrats can simply undo his exiting the accord – the long process, I suspect, was by design in case obummer's successor was not a Democrat.
reg says:
what is the source of this article, no link to the supposed press release ! The link is just pomeo's bio.
Carl Friis-Hansen says:
How difficult is it to DIY:
https://www.state.gov/on-the-u-s-withdrawal-from-the-paris-agreement/
French geographer says:
Yes ! Very good news ! I had a dream : France is leaving Paris Climate Accord. But with the dwarfs who are governing my poor old country…
bonbon says:
Since Bank of England chief Mark Carney has an entire global GFI, riding on Paris, watch WallStreet/London very carefully :
https://www.greenfinanceinstitute.co.uk/
At Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on August 23rd 2019, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney proposed that Central Bankers take control of the entire world as a new financial crisis begins, replacing the dollar as a reserve currency with a digital currency controlled by Central Banks. His proposal was seconded by BlackRock, LLP, the world's largest hedge fund which features many central bankers on its board. They advocate central bankers taking control of all spending, world-wide, ending the reign of nation states.
I think many here are totally misunderestimating the gravity of the financial mudslide now in motion.
I believe it is the competition or war between BRICS and the traditional western economy.
It is all so interconnected and CAGW used used as ammunition.
You've made the claim under several articles here at WUWT, so
1) define what constitutes a "central banker" in your mind
2) please point out which of the board members (see link) are these "central bankers" you speak of
https://ir.blackrock.com/board-of-directors
failure to do so will just confirm that your conspiracy theories are just that and not to be taken seriously.
Yet here in the UK our political betters lap all this stuff up even entertaining Greta.
Donald Trump was (effectively) elected President of the USA on 9 Nov 2016.
"4th November 2020 when U. S. withdrawal becomes final"
So four years almost to the day when he was (effectively) elected the withdrawal becomes final.
How come it has taken that long?
Moreover the withdrawal could be very short-lived if a Democrat takes office in January 2021. Or would it take him/her four years to reverse the withdrawal?
The rules of the accord specify the earliest opportunity to file the withdraw papers is 3 years after the accord went into effect. That was Nov 2016 + 3 years is Nov 2019 (specifically Mon Nov 4th 2019). Once the paperwork is filed (which Trump did on the 4th) it takes 12 months to become official (again, per the accords rules) which takes us to Nov 4th 2020 (the day after election day, as it happens).
You are indeed correct, the rules of the accord allows 3 months after the withdraw becomes official to undo the withdraw. Nov 4th 2020 + 3 month is Feb 4th 2021. The president is sworn in a couple weeks earlier than that, so if a Democrat wins he can undo the withdraw as one of his first acts in office if s/he so chooses.
I guess there is a problem now with the project match money (from U.S. taxpayers) for all those hundreds and thousands of Chinese renewable projects in developing countries. They were all counting on this financial shell game to benefit themselves.
Do I get a refund?
Laughed out load on this one:
Putin reacts to Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw-XyTaAf0o
It is getting colder in Moscow, it is all Trump's fault (or something), Putin said with a grin.
John Dilks says:
Carl Friis-Hansen,
Video from 2 years ago.
What a bummer 🙂
The Paris "Accord" is a treaty in every sense except the name. Obama simply did an end-run around the US Constitution, which was his wont. And just imagine the sneaky trick of inserting that 3-month grace period after pulling out of the Accord. That was specifically designed for the US, as they knew that if there was a new president, the decision could be reversed. It is an outrage.
As the treaty was never ratified by the Senate, it never achieved legal status.
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In two new Project Veritas videos, James O'Keefe reports that a Senior Twitter Engineer says that they are ready at any time to expose Donald Trump's personal tweets to the DOJ. Twitter also engages in "shadow banning," a practice of getting rid of political opinions to which they are opposed.
In the first video, Twitter Engineer Clay Haynes is captured saying that the company is more than happy to hand over Trump's DM (Direct messages) for the DOJ's "little investigation," even the ones he's deleted.
Funny, many Conservatives say that either they can't see the tweets of James O'Keefe, and others, or their own disappear. Joe Newby, Editor-in-Chief of the Conservative Firing Line says he has reason to believe his blog's Twitter feed — @co_firing_line — has also been shadow-banned.
From new algorithms to the use of machines to judge accounts, Twitter is in the cross hairs of controversy yet again. Their response to the videos is defensive and fails to address that their own employees have outed their 'underhanded' actions.
Next articleQuestions raised: Did Project Veritas video uncover possible criminal activity at Twitter?


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Comics and Cosplay Reviews
The Valiant #1 Review: When the Eternal Meets the Immortal
David Chapman | 18 Nov 2014 13:00
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The Valiant Universe comes together to fight a threat as old as time, and hopes to bring new readers along for support.
There are a few unspoken rules to be expected when it comes to comic books. One of these is that, when your books need a boost in sales and hype, it's usually time to throw everyone together in some sort of massive "universe ending" or "multiverse spanning" event. Good, bad, or indifferent, these events usually expose readers to characters they might not otherwise pay much attention to, and set-up some sort of aftershocks, affecting the course of things post-"crisis" and giving the whole lineup a shot of adrenaline to the chest. It's not just the Big Two that use this playbook though. Case in point: The Valiant, a new four part series from Valiant Entertainment beginning next month.
The Valiant #1
Publisher: Valiant Entertainment
Writer: Jeff Lemire & Matt Kindt
Artist: Paolo Rivera
The Valiant is meant to bring together the heavyweights of the Valiant Universe, to introduce new characters and new titles (part of the upcoming "Valiant Next" line) as a jumping on point for new readers while still piecing together an epic tale ... all within the confines of a four issue miniseries. The biggest problem facing The Valiant, at least as far as this first issue goes, is that the story already seems to be straining under the weight of its own scope.
After all, the Valiant Universe includes everything from a trio of immortal brothers, a time-displaced Visgoth warrior in a sci-fi alien suit of armor, a British ninja working for MI6, a nanite enhanced super soldier, and a former PR rep for a corrupt company who has suddenly Earth's chosen protector. It's a lot to take in for new readers. And while The Valiant tries hard to keep new readers up to speed through deft use of exposition, you can't help wondering if there's going to be enough space to fit in a "Who's Who" of the Valiant Universe without detracting from the overall story.
At the center of The Valiant is a centuries old battle between Gilad Anni-Padda (a.k.a. the Eternal Warrior) and an entity known only as "The Immortal Enemy". At different points throughout history, the Immortal Enemy has hunted the Geomancer, the chosen defender of Earth, of that era. Each time, Gilad has been there to try and protect the Geomancer, and each time he failed. With the death of each Geomancer, humanity was plunged into a new Dark Age. Flash forward to the present day, and the Immortal Enemy is gearing up once again with its sights set squarely on Kay McHenry, the latest Geomancer. This time, though, Gilad won't have to face the Immortal Enemy alone. In true comic crossover style, plans have been set in motion to bring together the biggest heroes of the Valiant universe in order to defeat the Enemy and stop the birth of a new Dark Age.
Jeff Lemire (DC's Green Arrow) and Matt Kindt (Dark Horse's Mind MGMT) try to lay down the foundation for the miniseries, but after spending a full third of the book to outline Gilad's past failures against the Immortal Enemy, there's just not enough room left to build any momentum. Scenes shift so fast, it's hard to keep from getting a bad case of whiplash. By the end of the book, you're left asking "What just happened?" instead of "What happens next?"
Without a doubt, the highlight of the book is the art, courtesy of former Daredevil and Mythos artist, Paolo Rivera. The Eisner Award winner makes every page and panel pop with crisp, clean visuals packed with detail. Rivera's first spread on the title page is a perfect example. The singular image of Gilad's trek through a Dark Age he failed to prevent, the pain in his face and the defeat in his stance, does more to foreshadow the scope of the battle ahead than any lines of dialogue ever could. Best of all, the art is consistent throughout, regardless of where the story leads. Whether it's Gilad's first meeting with the Immortal Enemy in ancient times, Bloodshot's hi-tech battle against mech-wielding soldiers, or even just a bit of dialogue heavy exposition, Rivera ties everything together seamlessly and giving the story more of an majestic flavor akin to The Lord of the Rings saga, as opposed to the usual "Hey, let's throw all of our characters together and make a quick buck" vibe that most comic crossover events have.
The Valiant looks great and the characters are more than just cookie cutter stereotypes. There's a lot of potential with the story Lemire and Kindt are trying to put together, but with just four issues to get all the pieces of the puzzle in place, there's not much room for The Valiant to stall or drag its feet. Still, with the set up in place and the upcoming launch of Valiant Next, this could be the perfect time for new readers to jump into a universe of heroes that doesn't belong to DC or Marvel.
Bottom Line: The Valiant #1 gets off to a bit of a slow start, but (too?) quickly works to build momentum. If the writers can find their stride with the rest of the story's pacing, and if Rivera's artwork continues at this level, the latest battle against the Immortal Enemy could end up being the just shot of adrenaline Valiant needs to steal the spotlight from the competition.
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