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The Incredible Tim Howard
It's hard not to love Tim Howard. On the field, the New Jersey-born goalkeeper is a tightly wound bundle of athletic intensity. Off it, he conveys the nobility and earnestness of a throwback gentleman-athlete.
In his seventh season at Goodison Park, Howard talks about Everton in a way others might characterize Howard himself, "This is such a hardworking, no-nonsense team, as blue-collar as it comes," he explains with a quiet pride. "Everyone respects us. Supporters of other clubs always tell me they cheer for Everton when their team is not playing."
England: Premier League Weekend Previews, Predictions, Etc.
With European competition having returned in midweek, Sunday takes full focus for the Premier League's heavyweights as Liverpool's meeting with Manchester United comes under the greatest scrutiny. The second day of the weekend also sees matches between defending champions Manchester City and Arsenal, Newcastle United and Norwich City, and Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers. Chelsea do not have as long to rest as they host Stoke City on Saturday, while Southampton welcome Aston Villa, Everton travel to Swansea City, West Bromwich Albion take on Reading, West Ham United and Sunderland meet and Fulham travel to Wigan.
Ten Weekend Questions
Ten Things To Look Out For This Weekend
Weekend Previews: Spain, Italy, Germany
Spain: La Liga
Europa League Wrap
Liverpool kicked their Europa League campaign off with a thrilling 5-3 win over Young Boys in Switzerland on Thursday. Tottenham and Newcastle United were held to 0-0 stalemates by Lazio and Maritimo respectively while Chilean Eduardo Vargas scored a hat-trick as Serie A outfit Napoli trounced AIK 4-0. Yuto Nagatomo scored an injury time equaliser for Inter Milan as they drew 2-2 with Rubin Kazan while Joey Barton made his Marseille debut – his suspension does not apply to European fixtures – in another 2-2 draw against Fenerbahce of Turkey.
Jeff Carlisle: Julian de Guzman a DP bust? Not anymore
The tag of Designated Player bust usually sticks to a player like superglue. Once the early poor performances are turned in, it doesn't matter whether it's Denilson, Lothar Matthaus or Nery Castillo, there is little to stop the ensuing downward spiral. That is, unless the player in question is FC Dallas midfielder Julian de Guzman.
When Football Tattoos Go Wrong
Lukas Podolski is so enamoured with his new home at the Emirates that he is already talking about getting the club's crest as a tattoo to go along with a similar ink he has of boyhood team Cologne. However, the German internatuional should be warned, football fans and tattoos don't always make for happy endings.
The Forecast assesses D.C. United's gritty 1-0 win at Philadelphia and scans the competitive and important weekend scene.
Racist taunts sour Tottenham's Europa League draw against Lazio
Three of Tottenham Hotspur's black players were subjected to racist abuse from a section of the travelling Lazio support during the 0-0 Europa League draw between the clubs at White Hart Lane on Thursday night.
In front of the Uefa president, Michel Platini, Jermain Defoe, Aaron Lennon and the substitute Andros Townsend were the targets of monkey chants when they ventured in front of the enclosure containing 1,500 Lazio fans.
Six things to watch out for in the Europa League this week
Expect to see Brendan Rodgers putting faith in young Liverpool players, a revived Internazionale side and hot competition between Tottenham and Lazio.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is thinking of buying a five-star hotel in Paris
When a superstar player arrives in a new city, a pristine suburban McMansion is often thrown into the transfer deal. Since arriving in Paris in July, however, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been living the Alan Partridge dream by taking up residence in a hotel. The Swedish striker's temporary residence is Le Bristol, a preeminent five-star luxury hotel around 200 meters from the Champs-Élysées that has a history spanning three centuries. A night's stay will typically cost no less €730, and PSG's box office signing currently drops €3,000 a day to stay in his suite.
The Secret Footballer: Playing abroad? Welcome to the new culture club
There is a theory that playing abroad will open your eyes to the more technical side of the beautiful game. While this may be true, it can also cause major disruption and stress on your family life.
As anyone who's embarked on any form of travelling/excuse not to do proper work (I know … I'm a footballer, oh the irony), mixing with people from different cultures and religions can be a real eye opener. Modern football has given many young people a worldly outlook on life despite spending little time abroad themselves.
Most, if not all, British clubs are now sensitive to the cultural differences within their squads and the needs that arise for those players with different beliefs to our own, whatever they are. But I only really appreciated what some of our finest imports experience when they are plying their trade in foreign climes when I found myself playing abroad.
Is the Europa League really all that bad?
Liverpool celebrate in 2001
'Thursday nights, Channel Five.' The catchy terrace rendition of The Piranhas' Tom Hark record reached its peak last season when Manchester City and Manchester United were dumped into the Europa League – it sums up England's attitude towards the competition. For rival supporters of Tottenham, the song has already started doing the rounds this term due to their unfortunate demotion from a Champions League spot. This also details how many actually pay attention to the Europa League as Channel Five no longer cover the tournament. But, in a refreshing manner, Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas has defended the Europa League, claiming it is a prestigious title to win as his side prepare for their opening group stage clash with Lazio. It's certainly not an easy trophy to bring back to British shores as only Liverpool, in 2001, have achieved that in the past 28 years – so why has such a neglected competition been so hard to win?
UEFA Champions League: Wednesday's Wrap, Briefs, Reports, Talking Points
Chelsea found a new Champions League hero as Brazilian Oscar scored twice for the holders in a 2-2 draw against Juventus and Barcelona had yet another command performance from Lionel Messi to thank for a 3-2 win over Spartak Moscow on Wednesday. Bayern Munich banished some demons in their first European fixture since their bitter final defeat by Chelsea in May with victory over Valencia and Manchester United, with plenty to prove after last season's woes, also began with three points.
Ben Lyttleton: Highlights from the Night
Manchester United 1 - 0 Galatasaray
Stuart James at Old Trafford
Chelsea 2 - 2 Juventus
John Brewin at Stamford Bridge
Henry Winter at Stamford Bridge
Phil McNulty at Stanford Bridge
Daniel Taylor at Stamford Bridge
Jonathan Wilson: Oscar shines, but Chelsea's defense breaks
Amy Lawrence: Oscar steals the show
Barcelona 3 - 2 Spartak Moscow
Messi ends Russian revolution with late double
10 Things We Learned
Zac Lee Rigg: Riquelme going out in his own style - baffling and beautiful
Riquelme's future is uncertain after a perplexing press conference leaving the only certainty the pure languid beauty of his game.
The 34-year-old claimed that he was "empty" and would leave Boca Juniors, where he started his career. Boca suspended his contract last week, making him a free agent. On Friday, Riquelme called a press conference to clarify his future. Kind of.
"I feel I play better than before," he said. "So if you have a team, just let me know and we'll kick a ball about."
USA vs. Australia: Abby Wambach Goal - Sept. 19, 2012
Why are so many Colombians keen to play in MLS?
Portland Timbers are just one MLS club mining a rich seam of talent in Colombia – where clubs often need to offload players.
UEFA Champions League: Wednesday's Previews
The UEFA Champions League is here once again with 32 teams all out to prove that they are indeed the best football team on the continent.
Half of the teams have already played their opening match, leaving us with eight enthralling matchups to enjoy on Wednesday—and we've got a complete preview of each one.
Will Manchester United struggle in the opening group match? Will Juventus be too strong for defending champions Chelsea? Will there be an upset nobody saw coming?
Let's take a look at the eight Wednesday matches we'll see.
Chelsea vs. Juventus
Michael Cox: Tactics
Manchester United vs. Galatasaray
UEFA Champions League: Tuesday's Wrap, Briefs, and Reports
Real Madrid fashioned a stunning comeback to beat Manchester City 3-2 in a classic Champions League match with a last-gasp Cristiano Ronaldo strike in their Group D opener on Tuesday.
There were also wins for Paris St Germain, who beat Dynamo Kiev 4-1 on their return to the competition after eight years, newcomers Malaga, who beat Zenit St Petersburg 3-0 and former Champions League holders Porto who won 2-0 at Dinamo Zagreb.
In a clash of ex-European title winners Borussia Dortmund beat Ajax Amsterdam 1-0 while seven-times European champions AC Milan were booed off after a 0-0 home draw against Anderlecht.
Arsenal rode their luck to beat French champions Montpellier 2-1 away after conceding an early penalty.
Ben Lyttleton: Highlights From Opening Night
Real Madrid 3 - 2 Manchester City
Henry Winter at Estadio Bernabéu
Richard Williams at Estadio Bernabéu
Jamie Jackson at Estadio Bernabéu
Jonathan Wilson: Real Madrid flawed but talented enough to hold off Manchester City
Richard Williams: Mancini chose the wrong target for his anger in Joe Hart
Montpellier 1 - 2 Arsenal
David Hytner at Stade de la Mosson
Jason Burt at Stade de la Mosson
Not So Forgotten Story: Manchester United v Galatasaray, 1993
Few had expected much from Galatasaray in the European Cup, but United were out of their depth on the pitch amid terrifying hostility and harassment off it.
During that trip to Istanbul 19 years ago, Ferguson said United were "exposed … to as much hostility and harassment as I have ever known on a football expedition". In his autobiography, Gary Pallister went further. "It was a terrifying business which had nothing to do with sport, and can be categorised objectively as an absolute disgrace." A number of United players were assaulted by police; Steve Bruce was almost maimed by a flying brick; and 164 United fans were thrown in the cells without food or drink and then deported for the crime of breathing in oxygen. But, as Rob Hughes wrote in the Times, this was all a "violent smokescreen to a more horrid truth" – that United, and English football, were out of their depth in the European Cup.
Piotr Trochowski's first-minute goal gets the job done and leaves José Mourinho's side eight points behind Barça in La Liga.
Sevilla bring back the good times as they cut through Real Madrid.
Ten things to look out for in the Champions League this week
How will the new PSG fare? | Is this the year for Arsenal? | Italian clubs could be in for a tough time.
Phil McNulty: Can a British Club Win the Champions League?
The Uefa Champions League's power to surprise was illustrated perfectly by the hazards Chelsea negotiated to claim the prize owner Roman Abramovich craved most last season.
On the brink against Napoli, Abramovich sacked Andre Villas-Boas and handed the levers to his right-hand man Roberto Di Matteo to take control of an unlikely journey to success.
Survival against Napoli and victory against Benfica acted only as the starter for the main courses of victory over holders and overwhelming favourites Barcelona - achieved largely without the ball - and ultimate triumph on penalties against Bayern Munich in their own Allianz Arena.
As the journey starts again for holders Chelsea this week, Premier League champions Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Scottish champions Celtic will be aiming to go as far as they can.
Here's my assessment of their chances...
UEFA Champions League: Tuesday's Previews
The 2012-13 UEFA Champions League group stage gets underway on Tuesday evening, with Arsenal and Manchester City both in action in their respective pools. It's been four months since Chelsea ended an agonising wait for European glory in Munich, and this time around the English sides have the chance to claim victory on home soil, with Wembley the stage where the prize will be decided next May. The Gunners and Premier League champions City will both get things started on the road on Tuesday as they bid to emulate the Blues' success from last season.
Alan Smith: Real Madrid v Manchester City: Areas where the Champions League opener can be won and lost
Graham Hunter: Real Madrid, in mini-crisis, face champs of England
José Mourinho v Roberto Mancini: This one is personal
Mourinho and Mancini renew acquaintances
Real Madrid vs. Manchester City: Preview
Montpellier vs. Arsenal: Preview
Americans Abroad: Altidore back in the saddle
Jozy found his form for AZ, but a number of other American players had more difficult weekends.
Late drama at the AWD Arena, Henry Kissinger comes home and is there a hidden agenda at declining Hoffenheim?
Hannover's injury-time win over Werder diminished by shirty official.
England: Monday Night Football Report + EPL Table
Everton 2 - 2 Newcastle
Andy Hunter at Goodison Park
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Four MLS contenders enter a busy week with some decisions to make, and the overall quality rises as the playoff chase heats up following MLS' Week 28.
Goalkeeper: Bill Hamid (D.C. United)
Defenders: David Horst (Portland Timbers), Jay DeMerit (Vancouver Whitecaps), Matt Hedges (FC Dallas)
Midfielders: Marcelo Sarvas (Los Angeles Galaxy), Chris Pontius (D.C. United), Dax McCarty (New York Red Bulls), Julian de Guzman (FC Dallas), Alvaro Fernandez (Chicago Fire)
Forwards: Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls), Eric Hassli (Toronto FC)
Richard Williams: Real Madrid malaise goes deeper than Cristiano Ronaldo's unhappiness
After criticising the commitment of his players, José Mourinho finds himself in uncharted territory at the Bernabéu.
Eduardo Alvarez in Spain
Two seasons ago, on one of the random and always fun occasions on which Phil Ball and I swap columns, I decided to watch a game at the Vicente Calderon pretending that I was an Atletico Madrid supporter, against my mother's wise advice.
The puzzling results of the experiment - every person I spoke to recognised me as a Madridista as soon as I opened my mouth - led me to run a second, less daring but almost as enjoyable, undercover operation last season.
The Rossoneri's defeat to Atalanta means they have lost their first two home games, and sees the pressure grow on Max Allegri.
Milan's lack of imagination sees them break unwanted 80-year record.
Gabriele Marcotti: Monday Musings
Mancini's frustration, Milanese malaise...
Football Weekly: Arsenal in form as the Champions League returns
AC Jimbo's got Michael Cox, James Horncastle and Jacob Steinberg in the pod for this edition of Football Weekly, and it's a humdinger all right.
We start by riffing on the action from the Premier League, which saw Arsenal hit sorry Southampton for six and Tottenham register their first victory under AVB.
Next we hear from Sid Lowe as we turn our attention to the Champions League and Manchester City's trip to crisis-laden Real Madrid, before discussing Manchester United's match against Galatasary and Chelsea's tricky fixture against Juventus.
Finally, we give a bit of love to the Europa League, which sees the aforementioned Spurs take on Lazio, and Liverpool travel to Bern in Switzerland to face Young Boys.
England: Monday Night Football Previews
Who: Everton vs. Newcastle
When: 3pm EDT
Where: Goodison Park, Liverpool
U.S. TV: ESPN2
Real Madrid v Manchester City: Player-by-player who has the best first XI on paper?
Roberto Mancini claims that Manchester City aren't facing Real Madrid on an even footing when the sides meet due to the Spanish club's history of success in Europe. But player-for-player, do the English Champions actually have a better starting XI?
England: Premier League Weekend Review, Reports, Talking Points
Manchester United and Arsenal cruised, while Manchester City and Chelsea were held to draws. Aston Villa secured their first league win of the season, defeating Swansea 2-0 at home. Liverpool moved out of the relegation zone as a Luis Suarez strike secured them a point at Sunderland. Elsewhere, Dimitar Berbatov marked his first start and home debut for Fulham with two first-half goals, one from the penalty spot, to put them firmly in the driving seat in their home game against West Brom.
Manchester United 4 - 0 Wigan
Stoke City 1 - 1 Manchester City
Daniel Taylor at the Britannia Stadium
Queens Park Rangers 0 - 0 Chelsea
John Brewin at Loftus Road
Dominic Fifield at Loftus Road
Arsenal 6 - 1 Southampton
Ben Findon at the Emirates Stadium
Amy Lawrence at the Emirates Stadium
Sunderland 1 - 1 Liverpool
Jason Burt at the Stadium of Light
Louise Taylor at the Stadium of Light
Reading 1 - 3 Tottenham
Phil McNulty at the Madejski Stadium
Henry Winter at the Madejski Stadium
Kevin McCarra at the Madejski Stadium
Michael Fox on Tactics: Tottenham hand Sandro a licence to roam
10 Talking Points From The Weekend
Weekend Reviews for Spain, Italy, Germany
Barcelona continued their 100% start to the season with a 4-1 win over Getafe, while Real Madrid suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at Sevilla thanks to Piotr Trochowski's second-minute strike. Atletico Madrid almost threw away a four-goal lead against Rayo Vallecano but held on to edge a thrilling encounter 4-3.
Juventus came from behind to extend their perfect start to the season with a comfortable 3-1 win at Genoa - but Napoli, Lazio and Sampdoria remain on the pace with the champions after victories. The curse of the San Siro continued for AC Milan as they lost 1-0 to Atalanta, having also been beaten by the same scoreline by Sampdoria in their previous home game. Inter Milan picked up their second away win of the season thanks to a 2-0 victory at Torino.
Oh, they're so happy!!
Champions Borussia Dortmund were 3-0 victors over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday to extend their unbeaten record to 31 matches and move up to third in the Bundesliga. Bayern Munich maintained their perfect start to the season with a convincing 3-1 victory over Mainz at the Allianz Arena. Szabolcs Huszti scored his second goal of the game and was sent off for over-celebrating two minutes into stoppage-time as 10-man Hannover clinched a thrilling 3-2 victory at home over Werder Bremen.
World Cup 2014: Fifa and Ronaldo unveil Armadillo as mascot of Brazilian edition of tournament
Spain had Naranjito the smiling orange in 1982, France Footix the football playing rooster in '98, now Brazil have chosen an endangered armadillo as the mascot for the 2014 World Cup.
England: Premier League Weekend Previews, Predicti...
Jeff Carlisle: Julian de Guzman a DP bust? Not any...
Racist taunts sour Tottenham's Europa League draw ...
Six things to watch out for in the Europa League t...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is thinking of buying a five-st...
The Secret Footballer: Playing abroad? Welcome to ...
UEFA Champions League: Wednesday's Wrap, Briefs, R...
Zac Lee Rigg: Riquelme going out in his own style ...
USA vs. Australia: Abby Wambach Goal - Sept. 19, 2...
UEFA Champions League: Tuesday's Wrap, Briefs, and...
Not So Forgotten Story: Manchester United v Galata...
Ten things to look out for in the Champions League...
Phil McNulty: Can a British Club Win the Champions...
Richard Williams: Real Madrid malaise goes deeper ...
Football Weekly: Arsenal in form as the Champions ...
Real Madrid v Manchester City: Player-by-player wh...
England: Premier League Weekend Review, Reports, T...
World Cup 2014: Fifa and Ronaldo unveil Armadillo ...
Monday MLS Breakdown: D.C. United takes its first ...
Jozy Altidore grabs hat trick in Alkmaar rout
More Trouble in Argentina
Thierry Henry's Wonder Goal
The Fifth Official


HONEY MOONSHINE is a collaboration of long time friends with a different concept of putting a duo together with live drums and acoustic guitar. Eileen Iseneker (acoustic & electric guitars, lead and backing vocals) and Tim Fauvelle (acoustic drums, cajon and lead and backing vocals) have worked tirelessly on selecting types of music that would fit in their project and satisfy their love of harmony. Their selection includes material from the 60's to current music and they are also focusing on original material.
Eileen's love of playing, singing and songwriting began when she started learning to play guitar at age 7. Professionally, she has played both rhythm and bass guitar and she has numerous original compositions.
Tim is a long time singer and drummer and has formed and played with many bands in 25 plus years in the area One of his creations was the Rhythm Sharks a long time blues rock band from 1995 to 2006, which had some of the best players who blessed the stage with great talent.
Currently, Honey Moonshine is the Summer Friday Night House band at Marina View, at the Halifax Harbor Marina in Daytona Beach, where they will be playing from 4 to 8 thru August 11th. Honey Moonshine is also playing many other venues in Volusia County, you can find their schedule on their Facebook page and website. Future plans include going electric, recording in studio and bringing their music to more cities throughout Florida.


Taipei, June 13 (CNA) A weather front and southwesterly air flows will bring rain and push daytime temperatures lower on Wednesday, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).
CWB forecaster Chen Chien-an (陳建安) said the rain is likely to start in southern Taiwan on Wednesday morning, with the southeastern part of the country, including Green Island, expected to be hit hardest.
As the weather system and southwesterly flows move toward northern Taiwan, the rain is expected to gain intensity there, in particular in the afternoon and at night, Chen said.
People around Taiwan could encounter heavy rain or extremely heavy rain as the day goes on, Chen said.
Heavy rain means accumulated rainfall of more than 80mm in 24 hours or more than 40mm of rainfall in one hour, while extreme heavy rain refers to more than 200mm in 24 hours or accumulated rainfall of more than 100mm in three hours.
Daytime highs in northern Taiwan could fall to 32 degrees Celsius on Wednesday from 35 degrees a day earlier, while highs in central and southern parts of the country are forecast to drop to 33 degrees from 34-35 degrees, Chen said.
Because of the unstable weather conditions, Chen urged people to avoid outdoor activities in mountainous and coastal areas and to be alert to the possibility of thundershowers.
Chen said heavier rain is expected for Thursday and continue until June 19, and daytime highs will fall further to 28-29 degrees in the north and 29-30 degrees in central and southern Taiwan on Thursday.


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"Planet Earth=The Titanic?"
Startzman · December 11, 2014
Metaphorically-speaking, the Earth could be equated with the ill-fated Titanic that sank on April 15,1912, in the North Atlantic. The captain of the doomed ship (read Earth) erroneously believed it was unsinkable (read climate change deniers) and increased its speed; whereupon, it plowed full steam ahead into an iceberg. A reader might logically conclude that human consumption of fossil fuels is stoking planet Earth's boilers and hurtling it toward a similar perilous fate.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a widely-respected group of over 800 climate scientists, released its most recent IPCC Synthesis Report on climate change that proffers several alarming conclusions. The report highlights that there are "severe, widespread, and irreversible impacts (from climate change)." It states it is "unequivocal and clear" that humans are the main causes (95%) of global warming, and that the negative effects will last for thousands of years unless this trend is reversed or stopped.
"Our assessment finds that the atmosphere and oceans have warmed, the amount of snow and ice has diminished, sea level has risen and the concentration of carbon dioxide has increased to a level unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years," said Thomas Stocker, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group I.
To achieve the agreed upon goal of holding the warming under 2º Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), and at reasonable costs, emissions should decline by 40 to 70 percent globally between 2010 and 2050, falling to zero or below by 2100.
The IPCC reports draw on the many years of work by the scientific community investigating climate change, of which 97% of the scientists believe that climate change is occurring. Sixty-seven percent of the American public, in a recent Pew Survey, believe that the climate is warming, but only 44% believe it is caused by human activity.
Regardless of whether people believe that climate change is man-made or natural, there are several irrefutable facts that need to be considered:
--As oceans rise by a minimum of 1 to 4 feet by 2100, low-lying areas will have to confront how to keep the saltwater from invading their fresh water supplies and rising seas from destroying houses and other physical infrastructures. If action is not taken soon, it is argued, then the problems will be more difficult and expensive to deal with in 20 or 30 years, costing trillions of dollars rather than billions. How does Miami-Dade County cope when large parts of it are underwater by 2048?
--Even if someone did not believe in climate change or has never read a scientific study, it would be difficult to ignore that there are many negative climatic events. Some of the most noticeable ones are declining food production, more frequent and violent storms, erratic weather patterns, acidification of oceans, droughts, bleaching of reefs and a dramatic carbon buildup that contributes to the Greenhouse Effect.
--If one viewed a photo of a glacier from 1950 and compared it to a photo today, that glacier will be 50-80% smaller than the earlier one. Glaciers are melting at an alarming rate. What will happen to the indigenous people in Bolivia on the Altiplano when the glaciers disappear and their water supply is gone? What will Bangladesh, the most densely over-populated country in the world, do when 20% of its current landmass is under water due to rising sea levels?
Even as many policymakers have been slow to move on climate change, there are some hopeful signs:
1) Clean energy sources are moving to center stage in many areas: Denmark is striving to eliminate ALL fossil fuel use by 2050; Germany, a country not known for abundant sunshine, set a goal of 40% of its power from solar; China, which along with India has some of the most polluted cities in the world, is investing heavily in solar energy, which makes it a favorite to experience a breakthrough in inventing, producing and selling solar technology worldwide.
As of November 2013, the solar industry has expanded to 142,698 solar workers, which is almost 20 percent greater than the 2012 solar jobs figures and over ten times the growth that the overall U.S. economy experienced during the same period. Most of these positions are higher-paying jobs of around $24.00/hour. As coal jobs disappear, would it be more logical to build solar plants in East Kentucky and re-train the miners--who are eventually going to be unemployed as coal production and jobs decline?
2) The TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline legislation recently lost a procedural vote in the US Senate 59-41 (60 votes needed). Undoubtedly, this legislation will be revived in January; however, it may be a moot issue for three reasons: leaders of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe said "they were willing to die" to make sure no pipeline crosses their sovereign reservation and an environmental disaster does not occur; as oil prices plummet, analysts predict that a $65.00 barrel of oil price makes the tar sands oil unprofitable, given that the peanut butter type sludge is labor and capital intensive to extract; and, President Obama may likely veto the legislation.
3) The landmark agreement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and USA President Barack Obama, heads of the two largest carbon and greenhouse polluters, is a major agreement. Although it has modest goals to reduce greenhouse emissions, it is the first time China has signed on to specific reductions. Symbolically it is earth-shattering since China and the US account for 45% of global carbon emissions. Even more importantly, it may goad India, the third largest polluter, to engage more seriously in climate change discussions.
Although Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to create a 50,000-strong "solar army" to expand India's solar capabilities, India has increased its coal power capacity by 73 percent, and it plans to double domestic coal production to one billion tons a year by 2019, which is a potential environmental disaster.
4) Although many fossil fuel companies earn billions of dollars in profit, taxpayers of the world subsidize them to the tune of $600 billion per year; whereas, renewable energy receives only $100 billion. More questions are being raised as to why these profitable entities should be subsidized? If that $600 billion were re-directed to renewables and to offset any utility price increases for lower-income people, the carbon footprint would be reduced dramatically.
On September 21 in New York City, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the largest gathering ever in the United States demanding action to halt the advance of global climate change by stating that there is no "Plan B" because there is no "Planet B." Curiously, most media outlets reported the gathering as "tens of thousands" which projects a drastically different picture from the actual 410,000 marchers.
Right-wing talk radio, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) are three of the major purveyors of misinformation and disinformation about climate change. When the IPCC report was issued, the WSJ did a two-page piece on how the science was not settled about this issue, fallaciously arguing that the knowledge was unavailable to make good policy. The science is settled and the knowledge is available, which is why most climate scientists will not give credibility to the deniers, many of whom receive funding from the fossil fuel industries. Debating deniers would be about as productive as engaging a Flat Earth Society advocate.
Even the New York Times, which effectively covers much of the global warming issue, buried the IPCC story on Page 8. An issue of this magnitude should be on the front page seven days a week. There should be an open, objective, scientific discussion as to what causes climate change, how it affects the 7.2 billion people on Earth and what can be done to combat it--not the unsubstantiated charge that it does not exist.
The true litmus test of whether the political and financial will of the 193 member states of the UN General Assembly to commit to reducing global warming will be at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in December of 2015. World leaders must, if they have any hope of succeeding, commit to a binding and universal agreement on climate change targets and specific commitments.
Even if an agreement is adopted, it will be very difficult for 2 /3 of the US Senate to approve a climate change treaty, given the makeup of the 114th Congress. Many members of the House of Representatives and Senate are skeptical of climate change science and receive substantial financial contributions from the fossil fuel industries. Politifact reports that only 3% of the current Republican members of Congress indicated that people are causing global warming, which is definitely at odds with the climate scientists.
A major challenge is with the likely appointment of Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) as the chair of the influential Environment and Public Works Committee. Senator Inhofe, who arguably is one of the most factually-challenged members of the Senate regarding global warming, has written a book on how he perceives climate change science to be a "hoax" and a "conspiracy." This is bizarre since it would take a Herculean collusive effort of tens of thousands of scientists (which is definitely not occurring), the US Department of Defense, most governments, insurance companies, large private sector companies and a litany of other participants who are concerned about climate change.
Senate Majority Leader-Elect Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will undermine any efforts to strengthen environmental initiatives, especially if he thinks it impacts coal production. The recent loss of over 7,000 coal mine jobs in Kentucky is due primarily to cheap natural gas, automation in the mines and coal costing more to extract, rather than to the regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as Senator McConnell erroneously argues.
The bottom line and driver of the energy discussion revolves around providing energy and earning huge sums of money. The oil, gas and coal reserves still in the ground are worth trillions of dollars. If there is a move from fossil fuels to clean energy alternatives, these resources will be "stranded assets" and the companies will be the losers. They have a direct financial investment that compels them to funnel millions to faux-scientists--such as employed by the Heartland Institute or the International Climate Science Coalition-- to sow "doubt and confusion" in the minds of the general public (this was a ploy that was used successfully for years by the cigarette manufacturers even when they knew how damaging their products were). The fossil fuel industry systematically develops slick pro-fossil fuel ads that depict a positive, yet false, impression of how the world benefits from the carbon-producing, environmentally-damaging products they are promoting.
Dr. Hans Blix, former director of the UN Atomic Energy Agency and head of the UN Verification Mission in Iraq that searched for WMDs, was clairvoyant in 2003. Dr. Blix--even though he originally thought Saddam had weapons-- scientifically and empirically proved they did not exist and said the invasion of Iraq was "illegal." In a recent Financial Times interview he suggested that environmental destruction was a "slow suicide." Perhaps the media, which ignored Blix's accurate analysis in 2003, should pay attention to him and hundreds of thousands of other experts who are sounding the alarm.
It has been alleged that as the RMS Titanic was sinking the band played the hymn "Nearer, My God, To Thee." If humans do not confront the climate change disaster that is looming, are the metaphorical iceberg getting closer and the lyrics even more appropriate? The clock is ticking.
Cover photo by Winky
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Q: не включается навигация в owl carousel как включить навигацию ? сама карусель появилась и все ок, но навигация не появляется, как быть?

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 height: 100px;
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 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/owl.carousel.css">
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/owl.theme.default.css">

A: В owl-carousel_1 - навигация включается опцией navigation
В owl-carousel_2 - навигация включается опцией nav
Можно так же включить навигацию вручную, добавив к кастомным элементам следующий код js, например:
var owl_review = $("#owl-review"); //блок с каруселью

owl_review.owlCarousel({ //инициализируем карусь
    items: 3,
});

//добавляем к кнопкам в блоке с каруселью обработчики
$(".next-review").click(function() {
    owl_review.trigger('owl.next');
});

$(".prev-review").click(function() {
    owl_review.trigger('owl.prev');
});

A: Если у вас в коде один item(слайд), то навигация не включится. Добавьте еще слайдов пару.

A: А в скрипте вызывающем карусель случайно не navigation вместо nav должно быть?
Тут посмотрите кастомизацию.
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German minister: Even 100 deaths will not force us to lift sanctions against Russia
Minister economics Germany Robert Habek at the site of the World Economic Forum in Davos once again showed cynicism and indifference to human life. In his speech, he acknowledged that even if hundreds of thousands of people die from starvation, sanctions against Russia will not be lifted.
I think it would be unthinkable for most of your countries and for my country to say, well, if we lose 100 people, we will lift the sanctions. This is unacceptable for us, unlike the Russians
Habek said during a speech in Davos.
Previously, he has repeatedly allowed himself controversial statements on the topic of the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions for German citizens. So, in early May, a high-ranking official warned fellow citizens about a sharp increase in the cost of fuel for the population, while specifying that gasoline prices in East Germany would be noticeably higher. In April, he also urged the Germans to ride bicycles more.
With their statements, Khabek and others like him policy not only confirm the readiness of the governments of European countries to follow in line with the US policy aimed at terminating trade and economic ties between Russia and the EU, but also prepare public opinion for a new round of the global crisis that threatens global famine this year, primarily in the countries of the "golden billion."
Recall that earlier the EU countries were unable to agree on a new (sixth) package of sanctions against Russia, including the introduction of an oil embargo. The cessation of Russian oil supplies to Europe threatens not only with an increase in fuel prices, but also with a reduction in physical volumes for agricultural production. equipment and energy needs, which will eventually result in a reduction in the list of available products. At the same time, the number of victims of hunger is unlikely to be limited to one hundred thousand - we are talking about millions.
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Colonel Kudasov (Leopold) 26 May 2022 11: 25
Here is the SS bastard, however, like Scholz (
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instrument (xxx) 26 May 2022 11: 42
it will be surprising if this substance does not subsequently end up on the crossbar or, in extreme cases, in solitary confinement with a life sentence.
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lance is gone (lance) 26 May 2022 13: 39
Minister, Nostradamus predicted that there would be no Fourth Reich. and the territory from Gibraltar to Bering will be united. where will you be? not on the pole?
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Eduard Aplombov (Eduard Aplombov) 26 May 2022 13: 49
another liverwurst?
Sergey Pavlenko (Sergey Pavlenko) 26 May 2022 15: 59
Well, let him dream ... if the people rise up, and this will be much earlier than death from starvation begins, then all this self-proclaimed trash will be washed away very quickly and forever ... then they can remember all his statements and he will dangle in a noose, swaying in the wind ...
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Enoch (Enoch) 26 May 2022 16: 37
The task of the birds is to destroy the Russians as much as possible. Therefore, they will fight to the last Ukrainian. To rake in the heat with the wrong hands.
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svetlanavradiy (Svetlana Vradiy) 26 May 2022 19: 18
They've always done that. During the Second World War, they helped the USSR with food for the soldiers and other things (Lend-Lease, not free for us, by the way), if only the Soviet people fought. Lost twenty million? So what, but the Anglo-Saxons survived.
"It's not allowed for us" is Habek's catchphrase. The US won't let them lift the sanctions.
In his speech, he acknowledged that even if hundreds of thousands of people die from starvation, sanctions against Russia will not be lifted.
And whose death does he mean, Germans or Ukrainians?
At the same time, he specified that gasoline prices in East Germany would be noticeably higher.
It's time to restore the GDR. Then the Germans in the GDR will not suffer from hunger.
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Zenn (Andrei) 27 May 2022 19: 42
The time has come to remind about the 27 million dead, and not to remind in words. Will he dare to repeat these words if 100 dead are German citizens? Or does he not feel sorry for the Ukrainians?
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amon (Amon Amon) 5 July 2022 22: 32
Appeal to the President of Russia: Vladimir Vladimirovich, the Russian people ask you to close all the valves and stop all supplies of anything to the EU and the USA, since the Minister of Finance of Germany asks so, let them all take a break from hunger and freeze, why feel sorry for them if they give us this wish!


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East Norton is a village in East Leicestershire, about five miles from the town of Billesdon.
There is little evidence of early nonconformity in the village. No illegal religious meetings were noted in 1669, and only one nonconformist was mentioned in the Compton Census of 1676. The village was a chapelry of Tugby parish, and vicar Thomas Robinson reported no nonconformists at the visitations of 1706, 1709 and 1712. A meeting place was established at the home of a dissenter in 1719, although the denomination is not recorded.
Records are clearer for the 19th century, when the only nonconformist denomination with a recorded presence in the village is Wesleyan Methodism.
The earliest source to record Wesleyan Methodists is the 1851 Religious Census. This noted the presence of a chapel built in 1830, with 60 sittings, all of them free. On census day, a congregation of 45 was recorded for one service, held in the evening. Average figures were not given, and there is no evidence of a Sunday School.
After 1851, the only other information of Wesleyan Methodists is of a chapel built in 1855, described in 1863 as 'small'. No other records have yet been identified. The building is still standing in 2015, although no longer in use as a chapel.
 Leicestershire and Rutland County Record Office (ROLLR), list of religious meeting places in Leicestershire, East Norton, QS 44/1/1, rot. 4v.
 1851 Religious Census of England and Wales, entry for Wesleyan Methodists, East Norton, HO 129/410/11.
 White, Hist. Gaz. & Dir. Leics. (Sheffield, 1863) p. 615.


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Home Technology How does "Pegasus" spyware work to infiltrate victims' phones?
How does "Pegasus" spyware work to infiltrate victims' phones?
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Reports that a number of countries were using the Israeli "Pegasus" program to spy on phones provoked great reactions, especially as the program targeted activists, politicians, journalists and governments.
Press reports on the Israeli spy program reveal that governments have sought to monitor the phones of key party activists, journalists, corporate managers and politicians who have exploited the program.
How to hack "Pegasus" phones?
Researchers believe that early versions of the hacking software, first exposed in 2016, used text message booby-traps to install on target phones.
He had to click on the link he received in the target message to download the spyware, but this limited the chances of a successful installation, especially with the caution of phone users against clicking on suspicious links.
In contrast, newer versions of Pegasus, developed by the Israeli company NSO Group, have exploited loopholes in a wide range of mobile applications.
In 2019, a WhatsApp messaging application filed a lawsuit against an Israeli company claiming that it used a so-called "zero-day vulnerability" in its operating system to install spyware on about 1,400 phones.
Once the target person is contacted via WhatsApp, Pegasus can secretly download it to their phone even if they do not answer the call.
Recently, it was reported that Pegasus has taken advantage of a vulnerability in Apple's iMessage app, which provides automatic access to the one billion iPhones currently in use.
What does the program do after downloading?
Alan Woodward, a professor of cyber security at the University of Surrey in the UK, explains that Pegasus is probably one of the most efficient remote access tools.
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"Think of it as holding your phone in someone else's hands," he said. "You can use this software to view victims' phone and email messages, view their photos, listen to their calls, and track their location. Capture them with location and their phone cameras."
The researcher confirms that the developers of Pegasus have changed all traces of the program "better with the time of concealment", it is difficult to confirm whether a particular phone has been hacked, so it is not yet clear how many people there are. According to reports, their devices were hacked.
Amnesty International's security lab, one of the organizations investigating Pegasus, said it had found traces of successful iPhone attacks, most recently this month.
Can the program be removed?
Since it is very difficult to tell if there is malware on your phone, depending on the version Pegasus installs itself on the phone's hardware or its memory, it is also difficult to know for sure if it has been removed. If it is stored in memory, restarting the phone can theoretically destroy it, so those at risk of targeting entrepreneurs and politicians are advised to shut down their devices and restart them on a regular basis.
In this context, Woodward said, "It seems like an exaggeration for many … to look for antivirus programs available for mobile devices."
He continued, "If you are at risk, you may need to install some antivirus software on your phone."
An investigation released on Sunday revealed that "activists, journalists and politicians around the world have been targeted for spying with a malicious program for cell phones developed by the Israeli company NSO."
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"Military malware of the Israeli – based NSO group is being used to spy on journalists, human rights activists and political opponents," the investigation said.
The Federation of 17 News Agencies has identified more than 1,000 individuals in 50 countries selected by NSO clients since 2016 for potential surveillance, including nearly 200 journalists.
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Lessons from LinkedIn: Faster Insights Through a Unified Data Ecosystem
By Kat Campise | June 27, 2017 with 0 Comments
LinkedIn implemented Apache Kafka to handle real-time data feeds and constructed "Gobblin," a data integration and ingestion framework.
Several years ago, LinkedIn recognized the crucial aspect of data for robust measurement of consumer activity. But the organization had to find a way to unify its data ecosystem so that internal users could leverage data to its fullest extent. Shrikanth Shankar, LinkedIn's director of engineering and data analytics infrastructure, shared how the company did that at the 2017 Qubole Data Platforms conference.
During the process of merging various user pipelines, Shankar explained, LinkedIn discovered that back-end users such as data scientists were deploying different pipelines tailored to their specific business needs. For example, the data science team would build a custom query with the goal of pulling historical and real-time consumer data, with the objective of testing a machine learning model for comparing and predicting user activity over time. Meanwhile, data analysts had a separate pipeline for pulling the same data for the marketing department.
LinkedIn data: taming the monster
Not only was this a messy and time-intensive way for the data engineering team to work, but it also often produced inconsistent results due to the high variability of the data. At the time, LinkedIn had roughly 400 million registered members – a number that has grown to close to 2 billion monthly users today. The user interface was continuously being updated to keep pace, and the back-end adjustments to schemas had to shift with the changing consumer interface.
To streamline the pipelines and create a central pipeline transport, LinkedIn implemented Apache Kafka to handle real-time data feeds. The team also constructed "Gobblin" (because it was "gobbling in" all of LinkedIn's data), an integration ingestion framework that pulled data from the various internal and external sources unique to LinkedIn. This helped to clean up the pipeline congestion and provided a platform for faster access to data and the requisite speedy analytics which translated into quicker insight capabilities for all teams.
But even if a company has the infrastructure in place to manage and derive insight from multiple data inputs, it still needs a supporting data-driven culture. This is why LinkedIn has both centralized and sub-groupings of its data team. For example, an analytics team may work with product development personnel, while data scientists might collaborate with marketing to A/B test an email campaign using keywords that trigger certain behavioral responses from LinkedIn users.
Lessons learned from LinkedIn
Regardless of the size of your organization, Shrikanth and the LinkedIn use case provides several key takeaways:
There is an achievable balance between democratizing data by making it available and tailoring accessibility to specific employee needs.
A contingency of data democratization is creating a unified ingestion framework, so all data is collected in one place.
Big data success is reliant upon the establishment of a data team that is both centralized as well as sub-grouped to collaborate with other departments for data access and analytics.
The process of unifying a data ecosystem takes time and expertise. Given the open source movement, there are plenty of tools to assist companies in establishing the right infrastructure. Out-of-the-box and automated solutions are also an option, many of which can be found through the enterprise partners of the large cloud-based and web services platforms. (Qubole's take on the above is that complexity can be overcome with automation.)
As for creating the data-driven culture, careful planning and team development are the cornerstones for ensuring the success of the all-important human element in the big data matrix.
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HomeSportsWrestling federation rejects sexual harassment, other charges in reply to ministry
Wrestling federation rejects sexual harassment, other charges in reply to ministry
The Wrestling Federation of India has rejected accusations of sexual harassment against its president Brij Bushan Sharan Singh and arbitrariness in its administration following charges by the country's top wrestlers.
In its reply to the union sports ministry, which had sought an explanation from WFI on Wednesday after the country's top wrestlers began a sit-in protest at the Capital's Jantar Mantar area. Following a format complaint to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), the PT Usha-headed apex sports body announced a seven-member committee headed by boxer MC Mary Kom to go into the allegations.
The explanation to the ministry, signed by WFI general secretary VN Prasood, rejected accusations of sexual harassment against the body's president.: "Any aggrieved person/wrestler may approach the said (WFI's sexual harassment) committee for its grievances if any, which committee is bound to inquire as per law. However, no such complaint of any such nature as has been aired by the protestors/wrestlers has been received so far. Hence, any such media reports without any specific complaint received can never be taken note of by the WFI Sexual Harassment Committee nor such allegations can be affirmed nor confirmed except to be denied having been so made as a kind of motivated, biased, unfounded, untrue and false bald allegations solely with a view to harm the President, WFI or the Coaches of WFI," it says.
The WFI insists it always acted in the best interests of wrestlers and the country and that its work has enhanced Indian wrestling at national and international levels. "… And for the record of this Ministry it is not possible without fair, supportive, clean and strict management of the WFI… ," it says.
Giving a list of national events conducted by WFI, it says "… the following National Wrestling events held in 2022 also speaks of fair, supportive, clean and strict management of the WFI and clearly proves unsubstantiated but surmised, conjectured, ill-will based, malicious, unfounded media allegations against the WFI qua its management…".
The reply says the "sitting management of WFI is wrestling oriented and not wrestlers centric except to help and support wrestlers… and does not allow whims and fancies of any one including either of the coaches or of the wrestlers as the management of WFI is committed for promotion of wrestling … there is no scope for any arbitrariness and mismanagement of WFI except taking care of and/or acting in the best interest of the wrestling as well as wrestlers as per the policy, rules, regulations, instructions etc., of the WFI or the Govt. of India or of any international body.
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Industry revenue of "retail sale of other household equipment" in Sweden 2012-2024
Published by F. Zendehrouhkermani, Aug 28, 2020
This statistic shows the revenue of the industry "retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores" in Sweden by segment from 2012 to 2017, with a forecast to 2024. It is projected that the revenue of retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores in Sweden will amount to approximately 15.792,2 million U.S. Dollars by 2024.
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Bird flu survivor, TikTok star emu is back on the social network
He escaped the worst, much to the delight of his owner. Emmanuel, TikTok's star emu, survived the bird flu epidemic that decimated the farm where he lives in Florida (USA), HuffPost reports.
Videos of its owner on social media had gone viral as the big bird couldn't stop pecking at her phone. The videos ceased for several weeks due to the outbreak. But Emmanuel finally made his big comeback on TikTok, as we can see in this sequence. And the animal stands upright on its legs.
A victory for his owner, who said: "We've worked so hard for this moment, it's hard to put into words how I feel when I see him walking on his own. Especially since Emmanuel is a real survivor: Only two animals survived the bird flu epidemic that hit the farm.
He was still weakened for several weeks and was able to count on his owner's constant presence. A proximity that had even warned some experts.
If your emu (or any bird) has bird flu, don't kiss it. Don't cuddle with it. Don't touch it. Bird flu is extremely dangerous for humans and other animals. And it sounds harsh, but to prevent it from spreading, birds that get bird flu should be euthanized.
— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) 16 October 2022
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The government is to organize the local level election in Province No. 2 in the third phase to ensure the participation of the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) in the local election.
The ruling parties have agreed to hold the local election in Province 2 in the third phase after the RJPN stated that it was not going to take part in the election until its demands were met.
Nepali Congress leader Bimalendra Nidhi said the leaders of the ruling parties and the RJPN in discussions held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar today reached to an understanding to hold the election in Province 2 in third phase in consultation with the Election Commission while holding the election in the rest of the provinces on the slated date of June 28.
CPN (Maoist Centre) spokesperson Pampha Bhusal said they expected the RJPN to now join the election after reaching this understanding.
Home Minister Janardan Sharma said discussions were held on holding the local level election in Province 2 in the third phase based on political consensus although it was possible in terms of security to hold the election in all provinces.


Ramadan is a time for family and community. It is also a time to think about pushing yourself to do your personal best. Though fasting can take a toll on workout routines, with proper nutrition and hydration, a steady exercise regime can be maintained during the Holy Month. This year, why not set a new fitness goal and sign up for the Ramadan Night Run? With distances of 3, 5 and 10 kilometres, this community event is accessible to people of all fitness levels.
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You couldn't turn on a television variety show or an AM radio without seeing or hearing The Cowsills during the latter part of the 1960's and early 1960's. We had a couple of their LP records in the house, and even though I became a hard rock/heavy metal fan I have to admit I have a soft spot for The Rain, The Park & Other Things and I loved Hair when it came out.
I remember watching the group and even though they were with their Mom, I always thought the 'kids' in the band, especially the older ones, were cool, hip & groovy in 'real life'. They came off, to me, as 'real' despite the cloak of entertainment facade of the time.
What I didn't know all those years ago and until recently was The Cowsills lived down the road about 20 miles in Canton, OH for a period of time. Family patriarch Bud Cowsill was stationed in Canton as a Navy recruiter towards the latter part of the 1950's. Reportedly they lived for a time on West End Avenue in Canton and also on Myers Lake until circa 1961. The kids attended St. Joseph's school.
Once Bud & wife Barb gave sons Bill and Bob a guitar, they quickly learned how to play and sing and soon the Cowsill Brothers were performing at local functions. Sometime around 1960 they got a booking on the Gene Carroll Show on WEWS Channel 5 in Cleveland, OH. Soon after they moved to Newport, RI and then eventually California after Bud retired to manage the group ('officially' formed in 1965) that had grown to include almost all of the siblings (Susan and Paul) and of course, their mother, Barbara.


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Mumia speaks on Charleston
A young white man, barely at the age of his majority, walks into Charleston's most storied Black church and, before he leaves, a new history is written.
Attending the Wednesday night Bible study, he sits for nearly an hour, but his mind isn't on the life of Jesus nor his disciples. It's on murder, mass murder. When the door shuts behind him, nine Black souls, elders mostly, had been slain, Bibles in hand.
The man, or boy more than man really, hadn't come to learn about religion, for he had a belief, white supremacy, or the profound hatred of Black people.
White supremacy is the mother's milk of Charleston, of South Carolina, of the South, of America. For surely as slavery funded and built America, the underlying principle was the devaluation, exploitation, and oppression of Black life. It's the only thing that makes the church massacre in Charleston even remotely intelligible.
Nine Black people were sacrificed to the blind idol of white supremacy for the same reason that thousands of Black men and women were lynched on American elms and pines: as sacrifices to an idea, to perpetuate a system of economic injustice.
Dylan Roof, the 21 year old accused of this massacre, had no friends to speak of, no place to stay other than an associate's couch, no job, and a tenuous relationship with his parents. Isolated, alienated, alone in the world, his sole remaining possession was his whiteness, the only thing that gave his existence meaning. That was the energy that fueled the massacre in Charleston, South Carolina.
It now sits like an incubus in the American soul, seething hatred and fear, waiting for more Black lives to consume.
Photo: The Confederate battle flag flies in front of the South Carolina state house. Mladen Antonov / Getty Images
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Blueberry muffins are good, but CHOCOLATE blueberry muffins with nicecream sandwiched in the middle are a whole different very delicious story! Get the recipe plus 6 other vegan summer blueberry recipes.
The blueberries have been especially tasty this year, don't you think?
I've munched more of them this year than any other and enjoyed every bite. A few times I downed so many at once my mind started to wander to the girl in Willy Wonka who turned blueberry and had to be rolled away. I don't think I was at serious berry-morphing risk, but one has to wonder.
Or maybe the blueberries have always been this good and it's me that has changed. I used to think they were flavorless and gritty. I would always opt for berries of the red and seed-speckled variety instead. Eating a high fruit diet has sharpened my tastebuds for subtle fruit flavors, making me much more appreciative of all things naturally sweet.
Also, seeking out high quality berries makes a tremendous difference. You can't beat those freshly picked, organic, extra sweet ones! The blueberry bushes in my yard are not reliable at all. They seem stuck on producing these little purple berry beginnings that never actually ripen fully. Or maybe the squirrels and birds steal them before they have the chance. Either way, thank goodness for farmers markets and pick your own farms.
To celebrate these sweet summer gems, I joined up with a group of amazing bloggers to bring you a recipe collection all revolving around B L U E B E R R I E S !
And we somehow miraculously managed to not overlap at all, so that means 7 completely unique, totally delicious blueberry treats. Blueberries are just that versatile and these ladies are just that creative.
There is a delightfully quick and crumble-topped Lemon Blueberry Crumb Cake in a Mug from Athletic Avocado.
And one of my favorite quick breads gone berry with this Vegan Blueberry Zucchini Bread from Emilie Eats.
And breakfast-approved berry-studded Blueberry Cashew Breakfast Cookies from The Coconut Diaries.
And Matcha Frosted Blueberry Cupcakes from Love Me, Feed Me with their gorgeously-green perfectly-piped tops.
And daintily decorated Blueberry Granola Tarts from Choosing Chia.
And irresistibly easy bite-sized berry bliss in the form of Blueberry Cobbler Cookie Dough Bites from Healthy Helper.
For my own very berry contribution, I took the humble blueberry muffin and gave it a chocolatey twist and a creamy filling. These are Chocolate Blueberry Muffin Ice Cream Sandwiches and trust me when I tell you they are just as yummy as that name is long. A mouthful of a name for a mouthful of a muffin!
The chocolate blueberry muffins alone are something to crave. Blueberries and chocolate are another favorite pair of mine. I do not know why it took me 22 years to put cacao powder IN the blueberry muffin batter! I wouldn't blame you if you just left the frozen blueberries and bananas in the freezer and inhale these chocolate blueberry muffins filling-free.
But the nicecream in the middle makes these muffins especially summery and especially scrumptious!
Muffins: preheat the oven to 350F.
In a large mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients except the frozen blueberries. Stir to combine.
Divide into 6-8 lined or lightly oiled muffin tins.
Bake for 25 mins at 350F. Let them cool, then slice in half with a serrated knife.
Ice Cream: Blend the bananas and blueberries in a blender or food processor until smooth. Working quickly, spoon the ice cream onto the bottom half of each muffin, smush down with the top of the muffin, and (optionally) coat the sides with chocolate chips. You can use the muffin pan to build them in too.
Freeze immediately for 30 mins. Enjoy!
I pretty much pulled out the entire contents of my freezer looking for a bag of them I thought I had a couple of weeks ago only to find nope I was out, so I agree with you on the sad state of a freezer without. They are so good in so many things though 🙂 Thank you Heather, I hope you give them a shot!
I eat at least a cup a day, so I'm with you! 🙂 I will definitely give them a try, I love this recipe! 🙂 Thanks again!
I think we need to merge our two recipes, because these sandwiches are sadly lacking in the crumbly topping department! And lemon. And speed. So your cake, my ice-cream, and we would have something pretty epic 😀 I'm so happy we had this little blueberry party!
I don't know what I am more excited for…the muffins or the beautiful creamy ice cream sandwiched in between!!! BRILLIANT!!!
This is soooo genius! it makes me think of ice cream and cake that I used to eat at birthday parties when I was little! except I can eat this because it's HEALTHY as opposed to the ice cream and cake which was totally not hahaha 😉 I love this recipe!
Hahaha you just made me start dreamin of that! You have such creative and drool worthy ideas gosh that sounds so good!!! lol ???
I know, let's take 3 of the best things (blueberry muffins, chocolate and ice cream), and combine them into one! Oh wait, that's what you did . . . these look incredible! Not only in the pictures, but also in my mind because of how much I love all of these things. And now I get to have them all at once. Dreamy.
Even without the ice cream I'm SO into these glorious muffins!! The ice cream just makes them even more droolworthy. I've also been way more into blueberries this year, so sweet and juicy. The box I just got has some of the biggest blueberries I've ever seen! They're amazing and I love them <3 and these <3 and you!!!!
Adding cacao to blueberry muffin batter is genius!! And pairing it with that creamy nicecream is even better – love how those mini chips found their way in there ? I've always been crazy about blueberries, but this summer we've been going through them faster than ever…now if only I could get Willow on board with fresh blueberries – she prefers eating through bags of frozen ones until her face and fingers are purple!
All of these recipes sound wonderful! What a great collaboration ❤ Blueberry heaven!!
These photos are stunning! And I'm so so happy I found blueberries here. Living in China means foods come and go in a flash depending on the season, so I've been buying blueberries as often as I can to stuff in the antioxidants. Love that you sandwiched banana ice cream between a muffin…brilliant!
Oh wow, this looks like some incredibly messy dessert that my daughter would go crazy over, hahaha! She loves, LOVES blueberries and I put them in her oatmeal every day, but funny enough, she hates them in pancakes. So strange. I don't like bananas, but she loves banana ice cream and I imagine she would really love banana blueberry ice cream too!! I've made her chocolate nice cream many times and she really loves them. I haven't had an ice cream sandwich in so so long, but I loved them as a kid. You had to eat them really fast though or they make the cookie part soggy. I love the gorgeous color that blueberries give everything, as I really love purple! Great idea Natalie!
I am kind of on a melty messy dessert kick right now. You should see my poor camera and tripod haha! I think Olivia and I would get along very well, it sounds like we like lots of the same things. And I'm sure she is an expert taste tester by now 🙂 Although I love blueberries in pancakes, that is a funny one not to like. I haven't had an ice cream sandwich in a long time either, but I do remember them being incredibly messy with that weird chocolate cookie that stuck to your fingers like crazy! I was always more of an ice cream sundae kind of person, but when you put it in a muffin and can reasonably call it breakfast food I'm in 😀 Thank you Brandi!
These muffins look delicious, thanks for sharing.
hi! is the muffin gonna be sweet without the filling? coz I only like to make some blueberry muffins.. thanks!


Continuing with my Untried Indie series, today I have swatches of Frenzy Polish Hope Is Stronger Than Fear and Dauntless. Like always, pics, macros, and review below!
Hope Is Stronger Than Fear is a blue crelly with color shifting chrome flakies. Swatch is 3 coats with top coat. Formula is easy to apply, builds up nicely to opacity.
Dauntless is a grey crelly with color shifting flakes and green glitters. Swatch is 2 coats with top coat. Formula is very nice, super smooth and easy to apply.
I bought these a few months ago, they are my only Frenzy Polish purchases to date. Shipping took a while but the polishes have a great formula. There was some drama associated with this maker a while ago, I honestly can't even remember the details, I ordered these before that. So I know some people might not care for these but I did find the actual polishes to very good. However, I have other blues very similar to Hope Is Stronger Than Fear so I'm selling that in my blog sale, which is now open! Click on the "Blog Sale" tab on the top of the page to check it out! I'll be adding more stuff every week.
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I really like Hope is Stronger than Fear!
I love both of these - so organic looking.


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Reading results for 6 to 7 year olds
Last updated 4 March 2021 - see all updates
3. Navigate toBy ethnicity section
4. Navigate toBy ethnicity and gender section
5. Navigate toBy ethnicity and eligibility for free school meals section
6. Navigate toBy ethnicity and area section
75% of pupils in year 2 met the expected standard in reading in the 2018 to 2019 school year
25% of pupils met the higher standard
pupils from the Chinese ethnic group were most likely out of all ethnic groups to meet both the expected and higher standards
pupils from the White Gypsy and Roma ethnic group were least likely out of all ethnic groups to meet both the expected and higher standards
in every ethnic group, girls were more likely than boys to meet both the expected and higher standards
in every ethnic group, pupils eligible for free school meals were less likely to meet the expected standard than other pupils
The data measures the percentage of pupils at state-funded schools in England who met the expected and higher standards in reading in year 2 (when they are 6 to 7 years old).
The data is based on teacher assessments and not reading tests that pupils take in year 2.
Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.
The data does not include:
pupils in independent schools, alternative provision or those who are home schooling
local authority figures for the Isles of Scilly and City of London as they only have one school each – this means there are not enough pupils to be able to make reliable generalisations
The data uses the ethnic groups from the 2001 Census, with 2 exceptions:
White Irish Traveller and White Gypsy and Roma children have been separated into 2 categories
pupils in the Chinese ethnic group are in a separate category from Asian pupils
Local authority data is shown for 6 aggregated ethnic groups:
This means estimates are shown for these groups as a whole. This is to make sure group sizes are big enough to make reliable generalisations.
Ethnicity was known for 99% of pupils.
Read the detailed methodology document (PDF opens in a new window or tab) for the data on this page.
3. By ethnicity
Phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments: England 2019
Percentage of pupils meeting the expected and higher standards in reading, by ethnicity
Expected standard
Higher standard
Download table data for 'By ethnicity' (CSV) Source data for 'By ethnicity' (CSV)
Summary of Reading results for 6 to 7 year olds By ethnicity Summary
This data shows that:
75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading in year 2 (when they were 6 or 7 years old)
25% met the higher standard
84% of pupils from the Chinese ethnic group met the expected standard, the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups
37% of pupils from the Chinese ethnic group met the higher standard, the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups
30% of White Gypsy and Roma pupils met the expected standard, the lowest percentage out of all ethnic groups
4% of White Gypsy and Roma pupils met the higher standard, the lowest percentage out of all ethnic groups
76% of White British pupils met the expected standard, and 26% met the higher standard
4. By ethnicity and gender
Percentage of pupils meeting the expected and higher standards in reading, by ethnicity and gender
Boys Expected standard
Boys Higher standard
Girls Expected standard
Girls Higher standard
Download table data for 'By ethnicity and gender' (CSV) Source data for 'By ethnicity and gender' (CSV)
Summary of Reading results for 6 to 7 year olds By ethnicity and gender Summary
79% of girls and 71% of boys met the expected standard in reading
29% of girls and 22% of boys met the higher standard
girls from the Chinese ethnic group were the most likely to meet the expected standard (88%) and the higher standard (41%)
boys from the White Irish Traveller ethnic group were the least likely to meet the expected standard (27%)
boys from the White Gypsy and Roma ethnic group were least likely to meet the higher standard (3%)
42% of girls and 27% of boys in the White Irish Traveller ethnic group met the expected standard - the biggest gap between girls and boys
the biggest gap between girls and boys in the higher standard was in the Black African, Indian and White Irish ethnic groups
32% of girls and 28% of boys in the White Gypsy and Roma ethnic group met the expected standard, and 5% of girls and 3% of boys met the higher standard - the smallest gaps between girls and boys
80% of girls and 72% of boys in the White British ethnic group met the expected standard, and 30% of girls and 23% of boys met the higher standard
5. By ethnicity and eligibility for free school meals
Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, by ethnicity and eligibility for free school meals
Non-FSM
Download table data for 'By ethnicity and eligibility for free school meals' (CSV) Source data for 'By ethnicity and eligibility for free school meals' (CSV)
Summary of Reading results for 6 to 7 year olds By ethnicity and eligibility for free school meals Summary
Eligibility for free school meals (FSM) in England is used as an indicator of deprivation.
The data for FSM-eligible pupils shows that:
60% met the expected standard in reading, compared with 78% of non-FSM pupils
82% from the Chinese ethnic group met the standard, the highest percentage out of all ethnic groups
27% from the White Gypsy ethnic group met the standard, the lowest percentage
in every ethnic group, they were less likely to meet the expected standard than non-FSM pupils
White Irish pupils had the largest attainment gap between FSM-eligible (56%) and non-FSM pupils (84%)
among White British pupils, 58% of those eligible for FSM met the expected standard, compared with 79% of non-FSM pupils
6. By ethnicity and area
Percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, by ethnicity and area
72 82 71 N/A* 71 73 89
68 65 70 100 64 70 80
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Bristol, City of
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75 86 100 100 81 75 63
72 80 100 N/A* 84 71 67
Kingston upon Hull, City of
74 58 100 63 71 74 63
* Not applicable Data withheld to protect confidentiality
Download table data for 'By ethnicity and area' (CSV) Source data for 'By ethnicity and area' (CSV)
Summary of Reading results for 6 to 7 year olds By ethnicity and area Summary
out of all local authorities, White pupils were most likely to meet the expected standard in Wandsworth (87%) and least likely to in Leicester and Luton (65%)
figures for other ethnic groups are based on small numbers of pupils, so reliable generalisations can't be made
This data provides results for the 2019 key stage 1 national curriculum assessments. The results are used to monitor pupils' attainment in reading, writing, maths and science.
KS1 Reading -- National - Spreadsheet (csv) 76 KB
This file contains the following: measure, ethnicity, ethnicity_type, time, time_type, geography, geography_type, geography_code, gender, age, FSM, value, value_type, denominator, numerator
KS1 Reading -- Local Authority - Spreadsheet (csv) 548 KB
This file contains the following: measure, ethnicity, ethnicity_type, time, time_type, geography, geography_type, geography_code, gender, age, value, value_type, denominator, numerator
Publication release date: 20 April 2020
Updated: 4 March 2021
4 March 2021 Moved all contextual information to 'Things you need to know' and new subsections. Increased visibility by adding it to the table of contents. Removed any duplication and added links to content about understanding our data. Charts, tables and the data file have not been updated.
20 April 2020 Updated with the latest figures for the school year 2018 to 2019.
Edition published on 29 July 2019
Edition published on 14 May 2019


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using std::string;
using std::array;
using std::random_device;
using std::mt19937;
using std::uniform_int_distribution;

namespace pirulo {
namespace utils {

static const size_t GROUP_ID_LENGTH = 16;

string generate_group_id() {
    array<char, 16> alphanums;
    for (size_t i = 0; i <= 9; ++i) {
        alphanums[i] = '0' + i;
    }
    for (size_t c = 'a'; c <= 'f'; ++c) {
        alphanums[10 + c - 'a'] = c;
    }
    const auto seed = random_device{}();
    mt19937 generator(seed);
    uniform_int_distribution<size_t> distribution(0, alphanums.size() - 1);

    string output = "pirulo-";
    for (size_t i = 0; i < GROUP_ID_LENGTH; ++i) {
        output.push_back(alphanums[distribution(generator)]);
    }
    return output;
}

} // utils
} // pirulo