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Instrument: Saxophone, tenor | Location: Cleveland
"Cleveland, OH jazz-fusion group Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric have got a rhythmic step in the down and dirty direction with some legit golden era funk that grabs the grooves of Tower of Power and snazzy sensibilities of The Greyboy Allstars."
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Bandleader for the jazz fusion group Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric
Nominated as 'Cleveland's Best Horn Player' by Cleveland Scene Magazine, Matthew earned his Bachelor's Degree in Music from Kent State University in 2007. While at KSU, he studied both 20th century classical music and jazz with Grammy-nominated saxophonist Greg Banaszak and longtime Cleveland Jazz Orchestra trombonist and composer Chas Baker. He is also a two-time attendee of the highly exclusive Inside / Outside Retreat for professional saxophonists held at Wooten Woods just south of Nashville, Tennessee. There he studied music, nature, and life in general with the 'who's who' of world-renowned jazz virtuosos, including saxophonists Bob Reynolds, Bob Franceschini, Joshua Redman, Jeff Coffin, Kirk Whalum, and Steve Wilson, pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Victor Wooten, and drummer Roy 'Futureman' Wooten. He has had the pleasure of performing with Victor Wooten, Roy 'Futureman' Wooten, Saturday Night Live trombonist Steve Turre, and Kenny G bassist Vail Johnson.
Matthew is a founding member of 'Cleveland's Best Original Band,' Winslow. The original soul and funk outfit earned the moniker from both Cleveland Scene Magazine and Cleveland's Fox 8 News. For nearly 12 years until the group parted ways he performed in many cities across the United States; opening for the likes of Earth, Wind, and Fire, Incubus, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Keane, Average White Band, Lupe Fiasco, OAR, Rusted Root, Bernie Worrell, Ozomatli, Bret Michaels, and many others. He has also recorded two full length albums as a soloist with the group: Crazy Kind of Love (2008) which featured Parliament/Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell and Left of the Right Direction (2013), the latter of which he co-produced. Both drew national critical acclaim, features on AOL.com, MSN.com, and Reverbnation.com, and many radio spins across the U.S.
In 2017, he formed the Cleveland-based jazz fusion act Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric. That group's debut album 'Cleveland Time' is due out in 2021 which will feature jazz and soul legend Tom 'Bones' Malone.
As of this year, Matthew also founded Cleveland Time Records, a record label that records, distributes, and promotes jazz artists from the city of Cleveland. Show less
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The decrease in employment and increase in empty desks in newsrooms all over the state has created "a huge challenge for our democracy" said Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson in an online forum this week. Journalists Margaret Sullivan of the Washington Post and author and documentarian Hedrick Smith also spoke emphatically of the need for vibrant local journalism. (Salish Current photo)
Local journalism is not optional, but essential, for healthy communities and democracy, asserted speakers in the online forum "Trust 2022: Why Local Journalism is Important to a Strong Democracy," on March 17.
Nationally respected journalists Margaret Sullivan and Hedrick Smith and Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson addressed the importance of local news coverage, rebuilding trust in democratic institutions and how independent local newsrooms can serve as viable, innovative community resources.
The forum was presented by nonprofit newsroom Salish Current in partnership with Village Books, to examine the crisis upon local journalism and its detrimental role in sustaining democracy. A recording of the 90-minute forum is posted online.
The discussion comes at a time when the number of daily and weekly newspapers in Washington has declined 11% from 2004 to 2019, and the number of daily and weekly news readers has declined 37%. In that period of time, a study by the University of North Carolina found a quarter of all newspapers in the country have disappeared.
Crucial information
Ferguson told of reading a story run by an independent newsroom in Arizona on a Motel 6 that had been turning over customer information to federal agencies that would use that information to deport undocumented customers, without warrants.
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Reading that story led Ferguson to ask his civil rights team to look into practices by Motel 6s in Washington. He said that that reporting had helped his office uncover the same activities here and acquire a $12 million restitution for the people impacted by what was happening between Motel 6 and federal immigration agencies.
"We never would've known about that, we never could've brought that case without that information," Ferguson said. "That's independent journalism, folks who have the time and the resources to go and cover all of that. Short investigations done by independent news are critical for the work that we do on behalf of all Washingtonians."
Empty desks
Ferguson said that, in his time in office touring newsrooms, he's witnessed the gradual decrease in employment and the empty desks in newsrooms all over the state. Losing those voices and positions, he said, has become "a huge challenge for our democracy."
Evoking Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, Ferguson described the importance of independent media and news coverage as "an essential aspect for a functioning democracy."
"The fact that many individuals in our country live in a fact-free environment is not helping," Ferguson said. "I think you can draw a straight line from the dramatic decrease in the number of newspapers and employees in newspapers, to the challenges [related to polarization] we are having."
He said this was the reason he led 15 attorney generals in October to voice support for the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, sponsored by the U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Dan Newhouse, aiming to accord tax credits and incentives to support independent local newsrooms.
'Ghosts of their former selves'
In a recorded interview with Salish Current board member and former Seattle Times reporter William Dietrich, Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post media columnist and former public editor for the New York Times, author of "Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy," said she found this bill encouraging. Unfortunately, she said, it hasn't really gained traction in the Senate since its introduction.
"All of these things are moving slowly and the decline is moving fast," Sullivan said.
In her book, Sullivan discussed not only the rapid decline of newsrooms but also the rising trend of "ghost newspapers" which are local newspapers which have been so diminished financially and staff-wise "they have become ghosts of their former selves."
"There are far fewer local newspapers than there were a decade or two decades ago," Sullivan said. "So these cities and towns and regions that once were served by a newspaper or some other kind of news source are now kind of ghost towns for local news."
She referred to the term coined by researcher Penny Abernathy that characterizes these places as "news deserts," places that no longer have sources of local news and are left without coverage of their city councils or school boards and without vibrant local news environments.
"When we're talking about holding local officials accountable, holding powerful institutions including business accountable, that has fallen traditionally to local newspapers which had the staff to do it," Sullivan said.
Sullivan emphasized the fact that local papers and news sources no longer have the resources or staff to do this work.
Encouraging trend
"Organizations like Salish Current are extremely important in this new environment," Sullivan said. "The rise of digital-first, often nonprofit, startups is the most encouraging development that's happening in local news."
Sullivan said she worries that these independent nonprofits are not enough to fill the gap but that "the rise of those news organizations is very important and they deserve our support."
"I urge people to support things like the Current. At this point, it does rely on membership, philanthropy and events rather than the traditional source of revenue which was advertising," Sullivan said. "So now we're actually asking our communities to step up and support these organizations and it's really important that they do."
'Time of plagues'
Hedrick Smith, multiple Pulitzer Prize recipient and Emmy-award-winning documentarist, echoed those sentiments.
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"I can't think of a time in American history and certainly in my half century as a journalist when the need for local journalism was more acute," Smith said. "This is the time when local channels are needed terribly, for the reasons cited by both Bob Ferguson and Margaret Sullivan and many more."
"We are in a time of plagues," he said: Between the COVID-19 pandemic that has had to be dealt with on a community basis, the political polarization, tribal loyalties across the country and social media platforms and misinformation, it's important to remind ourselves why we need local journalism, why it matters.
"We take it for granted that information is valuable. In any walk of life it's second nature to us and yet we question whether or not we need information about public life and around community," Smith said.
Essential as oxygen
Whether it's about school boards, city councils, real estate, water use in the local river system, Canadian transporting crude oil through waters, all the things essential to the health and safety of our water systems, Smith said "local journalism is the oxygen of democratic system."
"If you go back to Jefferson, he was asked at one point whether or not he thought it was more important to have government without newspapers, or newspapers and the media without a government Without hesitation, Jefferson said he would pick newspapers without government because information is critical to the functioning of society and informed citizenry is not optional, it's essential," Smith said.
But, as traditional journalism and its business model is failing, Smith said communities are having to come up with new models to support democratic institutions as well as an informed citizenry, one of which is this nonprofit public service journalism.
"This goes on across the country, all over the place The new model, the new movement is represented in many ways by the Salish Current [and] the whole idea that maybe news is like a public utility, like hospitals, public universities, like libraries," Smith said. "This is something that needs donations in support of the people in the community."
The forum was dedicated to the memory of Floyd McKay, a practitioner and strong supporter of local journalism, who died March 4. McKay, noted Smith, "as a broadcaster, print journalist and teacher, personified values we really hold dearest: curiosity, integrity, compassion and commitment" to the community and public service.
— Reported by Clifford Heberden
Clifford Heberden (he/him) is a freelancer with Salish Current with an interest in climate legislation and mitigation. Born and raised on the outskirts of Paris, he graduated with a Baccalauréat Economique et Social before moving to Washington state in 2019. He is pursuing a news/editorial major at Western Washington University with a minor in philosophy. His reporting is focused on the environment but Cliff has also looked into issues interconnected with climate change like environmental justice and immigration. His Twitter handle is @cliffbutonline.
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About 6 months ago, an advertisement in Running Times caught my eye. The ad was of course for the North Face Endurance Challenge, a series of 50 mile races around the States. The national championship for the event, which did not require qualifying at a regional event, is in the Marin Headlands north of San Francisco tomorrow, December 4. On the line is a $10,000 winners prize and an all expenses paid trip to one of the North Face Global Challenges. This is what lured me into the race without a whole lot of consideration. I knew this: I had run 30+ miles in training at 6 flat pace and the winner of the NF50 last year was slower than 7:30 pace. I did not take proper account of elevation changes into my analysis of my chances in the race, which on first glance, I thought I would surely win. That said, I still think I have a chance to win this thing, and I have gotten some good specific training in for the race in the few weeks I have had to work with.
Only in the last two weeks have I begun to feel good on normal runs again. I had grand plans for doing massive amounts of muscular work, hoping to prevent the nearly-inevitable muscular fatigue that comes from repeated 1,000+ foot ascents and descents. While my work in this area has been far short of what I hoped, I do feel like I have restored some strength to my hamstring and quads through some focused exercises (mainly hamstring curls on a Swiss exercise ball and single leg squats). But the primary focus of my limited training has been some over-distance long runs.
First, on November 8, I did a 34 mile long run in Ft. Collins, Colorado while I was visiting friends there. It was an out and back that rose (through repeated ups and downs) from 5,000 feet to 6,000 feet. I ran this in 4:01, or 7:06/mile pace. I actually felt horrible from the start and was happy with the effort considering the altitude and how I felt.
Five days later I did a 3 hour run in Boulder, Colorado with my friend Sonne. We did some trail running on Mesa Trail (actually running by Tony Krupicka, a top ultra runner who was supposed to be at the NF50, but has pulled out with an injury) and then I summited Flagstaff Mountain (about a 1,500 foot climb). It was good practice on some technical terrain and served to confirm my confidence in my trail-running ability. Having grown up spending 8 hours a day running around the woods behind my house, I've always had great instincts on the trails. This has not faded, and I blasted a descent down Flagstaff, really pushing the limit.
The workout went quite well. I completed the three 10 mile circuits in 68:36, 66:48, and 65:51. The stair climbing, all told, took nearly 45 minutes, and while obviously not "running," the whole thing was clearly "worth" more than the 36 miles I actually ran. Despite legs that were just destroyed, I was able to really cruise on the progression run, hitting splits of 5:59, 5:43, 5:42, 5:33, 5:31. That really cost me, and I spent about 5 minutes laying on the ground. I could barely walk when I got up, but eventually managed to shuffle the mile back to my apartment.
In addition to the long runs, the other major concern for the race was fueling. I knew nothing about this concept for ultra marathons. I learned what the top ultra runners do by reading their blogs and race reports. After conducting a thorough survey and some experimenting of my own, I settled on a formula that worked for me. I dissolve Power Bar C2 Max powder in a bottle and then also squeeze Power Bar gels straight into the bottle (these also dissolve). I can pack up to 430 calories in a 22 oz. bottle this way (power plus two gels). I've read that one can absorb a maximum of about 300 calories an hour while running, so this is what I'm aiming for at the NF50. I will have 5 bottles containing a total of about 1900 calories, as I hopefully won't be running more than about 6 and a half hours.
By having all drinkable calories, I don't have to mess with opening a gel, choking it down, etc. Additionally, this method will allow my body to have a constant supply of calories without any spikes (like ingesting a 110 calorie gel all at once would). I practiced taking my fluids about 5 days a week, and on all my long runs. The final long run I managed to get 1450 calories down without incident.
In sum, I have had very little time to prepare for this race, but I've been happy with the preparations I've gotten in. I have no concerns with merely finishing the 50 mile distance. I have fueling completely figured out, I would wager even more so than some regular ultra runners. I am confident that I can run technical terrain as fast as anyone out there. I am faster at the marathon distance than nearly everyone in the field, and even those with faster PRs have not run those times recently. (I haven't run my PR recently either, but I was, without a doubt, ready to run low 2:20s two months ago, but was thwarted by temperatures in the 80s.) My final remaining concern is the hilly terrain. The simple fact may be that I cannot hang with top athletes who train in the mountains year round. My final long run gave me a lot of confidence in this area, but it still remains to be seen if I can really hold my own on a 1,900 foot ascent. But if the hills don't destroy me, I like my chances.


I am of the opinion that the Chinese Government is about to start a major pork buy program that will see large quantities of US pork be exported to China with or without duties – this program could be in place for many years to come.
Eight months ago on August 16th after the announcement of the second outbreak in Henan province I wrote 'at times I am amazed how quickly changes in global meat markets can occur and the outbreak of African Swine Fever in China is one of those moments that can take your breath away – it is unfortunately at the expense of one market that creates the opportunity in other markets'.
My thoughts have not changed and the China Government buy program that is now unfolding is likely to be the largest protein buy program in the history of the US pork exports – far surpassing the last buy program of Blue-ear in 2007/8 – with significant global ramifications for beef, poultry and sheepmeat demand.
Some key indications that this possibly is already underway – last week US pork export bookings to China surged by 73,779 mt up from 22,674 mt the previous week – this is the highest weekly pork export volume to China in six years.
China hog prices have jumped 25% in recent weeks and China inflation is on the increase. China's central government this week has insisted that all domestic frozen pork stocks in meat works and cold stores throughout China be ASF tested ensuring that this product is sold by July 1st – clearing the way for more imported pork storage space.
The rapid depletion of China's sow herd is pointing to an evolving large protein supply gap that is estimated to be close to 8.2 million tonnes needed in 2019 with estimates on China pork imports at 4.5 million tonnes up 60% on last years imports – US pork exports are expected to be close to 1 million tonnes into China and Hong Kong in 2019 and with rising hog prices this supply gap is growing quickly.
The last major China buy program was back in 2006-2008 when Blue-ear disease impacted China – I believe the lessons learnt back then will give us a good guide today on how this new Government buy program will work.
As stated by the Chinese government in a 2008 report – 'the purpose of the the import program is to stabilize domestic pork prices and ensure market supply' – this was achieved in late 2008 with Blue-ear disease – the time line to achieve the same result in 2019/20 with ASF is likely to take years not months.
How would a new China Government pork buy program look?
Key alliances will be formed between countries and individual companies to ensure that a commitment on volume (not necessarily price) will occur over the next several years – the most obvious supply countries being US, EU, Canada and Brazil who make up 90% of global pork exports.
Product exported is more likely to be as carcasses than as individual whole muscle cuts as the cost of de-boning these carcasses in China would be considerably less than in the US and/or Europe – a three way cut carcass is most likely for ease of preparation and packing.
The other advantage of exporting carcasses is that under USDA reporting requirements carcasses are exempt – so that any export sales would remain unknown for at least 2 months until the regular monthly US export data becomes available – providing a certain amount of anonymity to dedicated US suppliers in a China buy program.
Ractopamine free dedicated export kill facilities are likely – whose whole purpose will be to supply the China buy program.
Duties will be non existent under a China Government buy program – the 62% duty will no longer apply – the reason is simply why would the Chinese Government apply duties to themselves? In short, government imports are exempt from tariffs.
Depending on the import volume, which I imagine to be large, then a China buy program will require significant storage space within the US and China – this might well see shortages of space for other products and other market participants as China destined frozen pork takes priority over local US production.
In addition, a China buy program will see the need for large quantities of refrigerated containers, shipping vessel space and trucks to distribute throughout China – thereby ensuring an effective cold chain storage supply system – in some instances any additional cold storage capacity required may still need to be built in coming months.


Encompassing 125,000 acres of the Cumberland Plateau, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area protects the free-flowing Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries. The area boasts miles of scenic gorges and sandstone bluffs, is rich with natural and historic features and has been developed to provide visitors with a wide range of outdoor recreational activities. There are campgrounds for RV and horse camping, tent camping, as well as epic mountain biking trails, hiking trails, and horse trails.


Container Deposit scheme in Victoria to reduce waste and clean up Victoria.
Victoria has one of the biggest problems when it comes to litter. A lot of it is made up of recyclable materials like plastic and glass bottles and cans. Let's follow SA where they have a container deposit scheme where you are paid 10 cents per bottle / can every time you recycle it.SA are far ahead of any state when it comes to recycling and are the cleanest and it is scheme is successful.Not only will this be better for the environment where it will not end up in landfill, but it will save marine life,create jobs and will encourage more to recycle - anyone can do it. Other states are following suit except Victoria. Why? It is a no brainer. So come on, join in and let's put pressure on the government by signing up and make a real change that will have a huge impact on future generations and the environment and lets make Victoria clean again.
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Home | Podcast | Live Inspired
Thursday Episode | May 17, 2018
Live Inspired Podcast: S8 | Ep. 82 Christine Caine, Founder of A21, Human Trafficking Abolitionist and Sexual Abuse Survivor
Christine Caine's hurdles may seem insurmountable: She is a survivor of both sexual abuse and cancer. At 32, she found out she was adopted. Yet, she is living a profoundly inspired life. Christine leads a global anti human-trafficking movement and was honored with the 2017…
Live Inspired Podcast: S8 | Ep. 81 Mitch Albom, bestselling author of Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom, author of the bestselling memoir of all time, Tuesdays with Morrie, never meant to be a writer. Hear the unlikely way Mitch found himself writing his beloved professor's memoir; and what it means for your unfulfilled dreams.…
Thursday Episode | May 3, 2018
Live Inspired Podcast: S7 | Ep. 80 Erik Wahl on Creativity
"It was good until it wasn't." Erik Wahl valued hard work and success. Achievement + money were his measurement and, by his early 30s, he was very successful in corporate America. Until he wasn't. During the dot-com bust in 2000, Erik lost…
Thursday Episode | April 26, 2018
Live Inspired Podcast: S7 | Ep. 79 Sister Madonna Buder, Nike's "Iron Nun"
"Don't think of your age." When asked how to actively age, 87-year-old Sister Madonna Buder – nicknamed "The Iron Nun" in her 2016 Nike Ad – shared the above. She continued with, "Just keep moving." Sr. Buder began running at…
Live Inspired Podcast: S7 | Ep. 78 Tommy Spaulding, New York Times Bestselling Author
"When God takes something away, He gives a double dose of something else." Tommy Spaulding jokes that he had a 4.0 – only if you add his high school + college GPAs together. His dream was to become a lawyer, but he…
Live Inspired Podcast: S7 | Ep. 77 Hal Elrod, Author of The Miracle Morning
"When you accept the worst case scenario, it has no power over you." Hal Elrod, international bestselling author of The Miracle Morning, established a miracle equation that helped him overcome two near-death experiences + build a highly successful business.…
Thursday Episode | April 5, 2018
Live Inspired Podcast: S7 | Ep. 76 Man in Red Bandana
"He wasn't trapped. He chose to stay and help others." Matthew Weiss, Esq. was a lawyer. He didn't seek an opportunity to become a filmmaker; but a story that needed to be told found him. The story of Welles…
Thursday Episode | March 29, 2018
Live Inspired Podcast: S7 | Ep. 75 Sue McCollum
"Don't stand by, stand UP." Sue McCollum is the Chairman and CEO of Major Brands, Inc., an 80-year-old, family-run operation and the only liquor distributor in the U.S. run by a woman. But it wasn't Sue's dream to run a…
Live Inspired Podcast: S7 | Ep. 74 Todd Davis
"We see the world as we think it is. Not as it really is. Wear glasses that work." Todd Davis has spent 20+ years "looking for the right people." As Chief People Officer at FranklinCovey, a training company, he…
Live Inspired Podcast: S7 | Ep. 73 Sue Klebold
"This process of accepting that your loved one has hurt other people. And accepting who that is and what it means to be a mother of someone like that, it takes not only months but years." Sue Klebold is…
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Sophie had hereditary juvenile cataracts. Her owners elected cataract surgery to restore her vision. These pictures show Sophie before and after her cataract is removed. Today, Sophie is visual and enjoys playing with her Mom and Dad.
Ezzy has a painful condition called "Dry Eye" in which she does not produce enough tears to lubricate her eyes. It can lead to excessive discharge from the eyes, corneal ulcers, and infections. Acupuncture relieves pain, decreases the inflammation and discharge, and can help stimulate tear production.
Penny had glaucoma in her left eye. Because Penny could no longer see out of this eye, and because it was painful for her, the eye was removed. Penny recovered quickly and is doing just fine.
Dr. Low is definitely an animal lover. She has 2 mules, 1 donkey, 2 dogs, 4 cats, chickens, 2 frogs, and 1 turtle.
Dr. Low has participated as a trail veterinarian for the Alaska Iditarod. for 3 years. "The dogs are amazing athletes and the mushers are great people to work with. It's a rewarding and wonderful experience." says Dr. Low.
Dr. Low and Rachael Scdoris chat before the start of the 2009 Iditarod. Rachael is a sled dog racer and tour operator from Bend, Oregon. She was born with a rare vision disorder called Congenital Achromatopsia, causing her acuity to be 20/200. She finished her first Iditarod in 2006, and recently finished the 2009 race.
Martin Buser gives his dogs a well deserved rest in Ophir, Alaska during the 2009 Iditarod. Martin ran his first Iditarod in 1980 and has since completed 27 Iditarods. He holds the record for the fastest Iditarod and has won the Leonhard Seppale award several times for the most humanitarian care of his team. He owns and manages Happy Trails Alaska in Big Lake, Alaska.
Little Suzy Q was painful in both eyes and had gone blind. Eventually she had to have both eyes removed. She is now a very happy, pain free little girl, and she looks great!
Tamara had a badly infected corneal ulcer. After months of diligent treatment from her fantastic caretakers, the ulcer healed and Tamara is visual and comfortable.
Dr. Low also helps treat various wildlife, like this Great Horned Owl who had likely been hit by a car and had sustained head and eye truama.


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Quotes tagged "bragging"
"Well, listen baby. My car, uh, doesn't exist, so..."
— Leon Phelps,	The Ladies Man
Tagged: bragging
"It's not bragging if it's true."
— Harvey Specter,	Suits, Season 2: Sucker Punch
Tagged: Ego, bragging, True
"I tell you, I could fly around this room with my eyes closed!"
— Buzz Lightyear (voice),	Toy Story
Tagged: bragging, Flying
"Who put this thing together? Me, that's who! Who do I trust? Me!"
— Tony Montana,	Scarface
Tagged: Trust, bragging
"If you ain't heard then you're too late.
Yeah, fresh and clean like toothpaste."
— Trippie Redd,	Bust Down
Tagged: bragging, Fresh
"Mama raised a motherfucking savage.
The streets raised a motherfucking savage.
And the industry made me a brand new savage."
Tagged: savage, bragging
"Reminds me of why I'm here in the first place. A quest is nothin' if you got no one to brag about it too, will never reach the end if you're only doing it for yourself. Me, I'm doing it for a girl I had to leave behind, just to get this far. Now I gotta go a little further to get back to her. All I can do is hope that one day she'll understand, and when that day comes, it's not too late."
— Kenny Powers,	Eastbound & Down, Season 2: Chapter 7
Tagged: Quest, Reconciliation, bragging
"I create feelings in others that they themselves don't understand."
— Lightning McQueen (voice),	Cars
Tagged: boasting, bragging
"I killed eight gophers last year and a purebred Tennessee walking horse that was looking at me funny."
— Dale Gribble,	King of the Hill, Season 3: Hank's Cowboy Movie
Tagged: gophers, tennessee, bragging
"Doctor says I have a big, spongy cervix. Oh, listen to me bragging about my vagina. It's last week's PTA meeting all over again."
— Francine Smith (voice),	American Dad!, Season 4: Surro-Gate
Tagged: Cervix, bragging, Vagina, PTA, doctor, Pride
"I cook, I create, I'm incredibly excited by what I do, I've still got a lot to achieve."
— Gordon Ramsay,	Gordon Ramsay interview
Tagged: Cook, Create, bragging
"I'm not the one who got it wrong. I'm the only one who got it right."
— Carrie Mathison,	Homeland, Season 2: The Choice
Tagged: Pride, Wrong, Right, bragging
"I feel that you have backed me into a corner, and when I am backed into a corner, I come out fightin' like a wildcat. Unless I've had too much to drink, in which case I slide down the wall and make mad passionate love on the carpet."
— Blanche Devereaux,	The Golden Girls, Season 2: Joust Between Friends
Tagged: bragging, Drinking
"If I wanna go to Vegas in the middle of the night, then that's just what I'll do."
— Dan Bilzerian
Tagged: Las Vegas, bragging, player
"I only fuck 12s, unless I'm drunk, then maybe I fuck a 10."
Tagged: Fuck, 1-10, Drunk, bragging
"An old soul will always think and talk highly of you, constantly bragging to their loved ones about you. They aren't going to abandon you or jump ship. They aren't going to get bored and want to play the field."
— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,	This Is Why Old Souls Are The Best People To Fall In Love With
Tagged: Old Souls, bragging, Play The Field
"He tells you how he is in the sack and how women respond to him. Does he want to impress you, or even turn you on? Most likely."
— Tiffany Grace Reyes,	16 Hush-Hush Signs Your Friend Wants to Have Sex with You
Tagged: Signs He Wants To Sleep With You, bragging, Sex, Signs A Man Is Attracted To You Sexually
"You might be hesitant to really play up your assets because you worry it will make you seem cocky or self-involved. But leaving out interesting info, like how you're awesome at snowboarding or speak two languages, results in a lackluster first impression."
— Ashley Womble,	The 5 Secrets of an Alluring Dating Profile
Tagged: Tinder, bragging, assets
"Mentioning how hot you are. Confidence can be sexy, but pointing out your best attributes is redundant because they've already noticed and don't need you to drive the point home."
— Maya Kachroo-Levine,	25 Crucial Flirting Mistakes That Everyone Makes
Tagged: Flirting Mistakes, bragging, beauty
"Telling him about all the other people who are into you."
— Lane Moore,	15 Flirting Mistakes Every Woman Makes
Tagged: Flirting Mistakes, bragging, other men


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ACC team-by-team spring guide
16yJorge Milian
Spring look around the ACC
Jorge Milian
Why do Chan Gailey's assistants have even more incentive to beat in-state rival Georgia this season? Who will replace ACC Player of the Year Chris Barclay at Wake Forest? Why is it important for FSU to give the ball to Lorenzo Booker? Our ACC notebook addresses those questions and much more.
The Eagles are arguably deeper at tailback than anyone else in the ACC
with L.V. Whitworth and Andre Callender. Whitworth, a junior, started every game
and finished fifth among conference runners with an average of 68 rushing
yards per game. Callender, also a junior, was ninth with 59.2 ypg and rung up
three 100-yard games. They combined to rush for 1,515 yards. Add to that mix the
return of A.J. Brooks, who redshirted last season after rushing for 319 yards
as a freshman two years ago. … Josh Beekman, who may be the best returning offensive lineman in the ACC,
may be moved from guard to center, according to BC coach Tom O'Brien. Beekman, a
senior, was a second-team All-ACC selection in 2005. "We don't intend to do
that at the start of spring practice, but that's something that's still on the
table," O'Brien said. "If the scenario of another starting center doesn't work
out, the thought of moving Josh might happen."
Jacoby Ford, a talented freshman wide receiver, has made a big impression
during the early days of spring practice. A signee out of Fork Union (Va.)
Military Academy, Ford caught a 53-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback
Cullen Harper on the opening play of the Tigers' first scrimmage. Ford, who was
reportedly clocked at 4.126 seconds in the 40-yard dash before enrolling at
Clemson, finished with four catches for 103 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
"When he gets to the second level, there is no catching him from behind, at
least not on this team," said coach Tommy Bowden. The 5-foot-9, 175-pound Ford, younger
brother to former Florida State running back Davy Ford, may also help out
the Tigers on special teams. He returned seven kicks (four punts, three
kickoffs) for touchdowns last season. … Clemson lost four key players on defense, but that number could have been
higher if either defensive lineman Gaines Adams or middle linebacker Anthony
Waters had chosen to skip their senior seasons and enter the NFL draft. Both
players dabbled with the idea before returning to school. "I don't think
there's any doubt they made the correct decision by staying," Bowden said.
Defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase, considered Duke's top recruit in 2005,
is back after missing all of last season due to a knee injury sustained in
spring practice. The 6-6, 325-pound Oghobasse should compete for a starting
job this spring along with senior Casey Camero and sophomore Clifford Respress.
Camero is a returning starter. … Coach Ted Roof completed his staff by hiring former UCLA defensive
coordinator Larry Kerr as special teams coordinator and inside linebackers coach.
Kerr spent the past three seasons heading UCLA's defense after serving as
defensive coordinator at Colorado State for 10 years. Roof also announced that Brad
Sherrod, the Blue Devils' linebackers coach for nine seasons, will work with
the team's tight ends and assist Kerr on special teams. Also, co-defensive
coordinator Jerry Azzinaro will coach Duke's inside linebackers.
FSU's offensive coaches would be wise to get the ball in the hands of
tailback Lorenzo Booker more often. In 2004, Booker accounted for an average of
5.3 yards the 197 times (173 rushes, 24 receptions) he handled the ball. Last
season, Booker averaged 5.6 yards but saw his touches reduced to 157
opportunities (119 rushes, 38 receptions). Booker was the only FSU runner to gain 100
yards in a game in 2005. The Seminoles averaged an ACC-worst 94 rushing yards last
season and Booker was concerned enough about the state of the running game that
he considered skipping his senior season to enter the NFL.
The early departure of strong-side linebacker Ernie Sims may not be noticed
if junior Lawrence Timmons performs in 2006 like he did during the ACC
championship game against Virginia Tech. Timmons recorded two sacks and forced a
fumble during the Seminoles' 27-22 victory.
Freshman safety Myron Rolle made a big impression in his first scrimmage.
Rolle picked off a pass, recovered a fumble and snuffed out a reverse for
lost yardage.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, coach Chan Gailey's new
five-year contract includes a $5,000 bonus for each assistant coach for
every victory they earn against in-state rival Georgia. Gailey is said to have picked
up the idea from LSU coach Les Miles. "That's becoming very commonplace,"
Gailey told the Journal-Constitution. "I wanted to keep us on the same plane with
other people and what they're doing. That's the in-state rival, and it's a big
game." Gailey's contract, which pays him $1 million per season, has several
incentive clauses, but none for beating Georgia.
Cornerback Kenny Scott is the only returning starter in the Yellow
Jackets' secondary. Jahi Word-Daniels and Pat Clark -- a converted receiver -- are
expected to battle for the other cornerback job. Joe Gaston and Djay Jones are
the favorites to start at safety.
For the past five seasons, the Terrapins have had no worries at middle
linebacker. Between them, E.J. Henderson and D'Qwell Jackson won three ACC
Defensive Player of the Year trophies for Maryland. With Jackson gone, junior
Wesley Jefferson gets a chance to continue the legacy in 2006. Jefferson finished
sixth on the team in tackles last season with 57. "I think we'll get two real
good years out of him," Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen said.
Junior Lance Ball, a second-team All-ACC selection after finishing third
in rushing in 2005, is Maryland's unquestioned starter at tailback. But Ball
could get some help with the return of speedy senior Josh Allen, who redshirted
last season while recovering from a severe knee injury. Allen dislocated his
left knee and tore two ligaments in the season finale against Wake Forest in
2004. In his first three seasons, Allen rushed for 1,860 yards, including 922
yards as a sophomore in 2003. Allen has been cleared to take part in spring
practice when it begins on April 1. "It will be great to see Josh back out there
because we have missed having that true breakaway threat," Friedgen said.
Spring practice began on March 21 with new offensive line coach Mario
Cristobal in charge of finding four new starters. That may not be as daunting as
it would appear considering the Hurricanes' line finished next-to-last in the
ACC in sacks allowed last season and was only average at run blocking. Sophomore Reggie
Youngblood heads into spring as the starter at left tackle,
replacing Eric Winston. Senior center Anthony Wollschlager is the only returning
starter. … Junior Glenn Sharpe is listed as the starter at left cornerback after
missing most of the past two seasons with knee injuries. Sharpe sustained a torn
left ACL in November 2003. He played two games in 2004 but was forced to stop
playing to rehabilitate his left knee further. Sharpe tore his right ACL
during summer workouts last year and missed the 2005 season. Bad luck has touched
Sharpe beyond his injuries. It was Sharpe who was flagged for a controversial
penalty on what would have been the last play of the 2002 Fiesta Bowl,
allowing Ohio State to score in overtime and win the national championship. Sharpe
has been granted two medical redshirts by the NCAA, meaning he'll have six
seasons to complete his eligibility.
James Bryant has moved back to linebacker after serving as a backup
fullback last season. Bryant will compete with Glenn Cook and Darryl Sharpton for
the starting middle linebacker job. Romeo Davis, who started nine games in
2005, has been moved from the middle to the weak side. "I haven't been overly
pleased with that position since we lost Jon Vilma," coach Larry Coker said.
The Tar Heels' top two running backs return in 2006, although senior
Ronnie McGill is the starter if he stays healthy. McGill missed the first four
games of last season after tearing a pectoral muscle while lifting weights. He
provided Carolina's anemic running game with some punch by rushing for 530 yards on
130 carries (4.1 average), including two 100-yard performances in victories
against Duke and Virginia. McGill enjoyed a strong freshman season in 2003,
rushing for a career-high 654 yards and seven TDs. However, an ankle injury that cost him
five games as a sophomore and last season's chest injury have kept the Clover,
S.C., native from matching his freshman numbers. Also back is junior Barrington
Edwards, the former LSU transfer who started Carolina's first five games and
finished with 397 yards.
Sophomore James "Cooter" Arnold, the Tar Heels' third-leading rusher last season
with 187 yards, has been moved to safety this spring. Arnold started the 2005
opener and became the second freshman to start the first game of the season
since Charlie Justice in 1946. Arnold is listed on the spring depth chart as a
backup at free safety to Kareen Taylor.
The Wolfpack are deep at tailback, beginning with Andre Brown, who led the
team in rushing as a freshman last season with 721 yards. Toney Baker, also a
freshman in 2005, ran for 546 yards. With Brown and Baker around, junior
Darrell Blackman has been moved from tailback to receiver. Blackman, who also
served as NC State's kickoff and punt returner, ran for 203 yards last season.
The Wolfpack will need plenty of production from the running backs while
the team's receivers gain experience. The top three pass catchers from last
season -- Brian Clark, T.J. Williams and Tramain Hall -- must be replaced.
The first order of business when the Cavaliers start spring practice March 29 is to find a new starting quarterback following the departure of two-year
starter Marques Hagans. The two front-runners for the position are senior
Christian Olsen and redshirt freshman Jameel Sewell. Olsen, the older brother of
Miami tight end Greg Olsen, has the edge in experience having backed up Hagans the
last two seasons. A transfer from Notre Dame, Olsen has thrown 22 passes in
seven games the past two seasons. Sewell is a left-handed thrower from
Richmond, Va.
Branden Ore, expected to be the starter at tailback, is not enrolled in
school for the spring semester and will not participate in spring practice. Ore
is opting to rehabilitate his surgically repaired right shoulder at home in
Chesapeake, Va. Ore underwent surgery on Jan. 3 to repair a torn labrum. He is
expected to be ready to take part in summer workouts and fall practice. Last
season, Ore finished second on the Hokies with 647 yards on 109 carries. With
Ore out of the mix, most of the carries in spring practice will go to George
Bell, Elan Lewis and Kenny Lewis Jr. Cornerbacks Macho Harris and Jahre
Cheeseman will also get auditions at tailback.
Among Bell, Elan Lewis and Kenny Lewis Jr., the only one with any playing
experience is Bell, who gained 198 yards in 2005 as a redshirt freshman. Kenny
Lewis Jr. was a member of Virginia Tech's 2003 recruiting class but chose to play
baseball for three years after being drafted in the fourth round by the
Cincinnati Reds. Lewis' father, Kenny Sr., was a Virginia Tech running back in the
1970s and held the school single-game rushing record with 223 yards against
Virginia Military Institute in 1978 until the mark was broken by Kevin Jones in
Starting center Danny McGrath will miss spring practice while he recovers from shoulder surgery.
The Demon Deacons sustained a major loss with the departure of tailback
Chris Barclay, the 2005 ACC Player of the Year. Despite Barclay's absence, the
running game should be in good hands with junior running back Micah Andrews,
the son of former Atlanta Falcons standout runner William Andrews. Last
season, Andrews finished seventh in the ACC with an average of 62.1 rushing yards
per game. He rushed for 254 yards against Vanderbilt, the second-best
performance in school history and had 142 yards in another start against East
Carolina. Andrews' per-carry average of 5.65 yards was the third-highest in Wake's
Defensive lineman Jyles Tucker, receiver Kevin Marion, guard Eric
Gaskins and running back Travo Woods are all participating in spring practice after
they were suspended at the end of last season for violation of unspecified team
rules. "From the start of January when they got back, it was back to work,
business as usual," Wake coach Jim Grobe told the Winston-Salem Journal.
Spring practice started on Wednesday without a trio of defensive linemen.
Matt Robinson (kneecap), Jeremy Thompson (ACL tear) and Zach Stukes (shoulder)
are all recovering from injuries but are expected back in the fall. Offensive
lineman Louis Frazier is also out this spring while rehabbing from knee
surgery.
Jorge Milian covers the ACC for The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post.


"LEAVE – IT": Means don't even look at it because you will never be able to have it. Success is dependent on consistency.
This is a great command – it can be used to keep your dog safe & away from danger. This is not "drop – it". That command means please relinquish what you already have in your mouth; whereas "leave-it" implies don't touch it.
If you drop something on the floor that you don't want your dog to put in his mouth, use this command.
If you are walking your dog & there is a garbage bag filled with empty soup cans with sharp edges; use it.
If you see a squirrel, rabbit, cat or unleashed dog, this command is great! This takes a while to teach though.
This is not the "drop-it" command.
Do not give your dog this command if he already has something in his mouth.
He never gets "released" from this command.
This is not the "wait" command, although your dog may think so in the beginning.
Your timing is especially key & don't pull your hand away.
Hold a dog treat in one hand, preferably one that is tasty yet not your dog's favorite. In your other hand, have several pieces of a different & better tasting dog treats behind your back. Hold onto the one treat & give your dog the command "leave-it". This is the only command where your voice will change & sound unpleasant. Try to make your voice sound scary – be sure NOT to yell. As you give your dog the command, you are going to push the treat gently yet firmly into his nose. This action teaches your dog to pull his face away from what you are telling him to leave. Another exception to this command is that you will repeat the command. (Generally it does not take long for your dog to learn this so the repeating is short run). As soon as your dog shows signs of avoidance, take a tasty treat from behind you & reward him with it. Make sure you keep the treat that you are telling your dog to "leave", in front of him while you reward him with a goodie. Gradually increase the value of the "leave-it" item along with the reward you are giving your dog.
If you've practiced, your dog should understand the relevance of the command. You will need the lead for this step. Place a treat (of average value) on the floor and give the command, "Buddy, leave-it". Since it's on the floor you won't be able to push the treat into his nose, so first cover the treat with your hand or foot for 1-2 days. Then add more distance between where you are a & the "leave-it" treat. If & when your dog goes for the treat on the floor, take the lead and gently yet firmly give him a "pop" on the collar.
As you do the latter, you will give him a verbal reprimand such a "ah, ah" followed by an instructional command, "leave-it". Gradually increase the value of the "leave-it" item along with the reward you are giving your dog. As soon as your dog shows the following signs of avoidance, PRAISE HIM – GOOD LEAVE-IT! Your must see the sign and reward him immediately. Don't DELAY.
Looking away from the "leave-it" treat.
Any slight shift of eyes away from treat.


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DW's Sorento broke down, its on a 63 plate and 85K miles, because we had missed a service Kia refused to pay for the repair as the warranty contract had been broken by us, fair enough, they quoted £6K for the repair, that was too much for us so we collected it from Kia and used a local garage who have repaired with recon parts for just under half of what Kia quoted. The car had missed its third service as I mentioned but on the fourth service had the fuel filter replaced as this is part of the service at that point, it was the fuel filter not working properly that caused the damage, the fuel pump had broken and metal particles had broken off and recked the pump and four of the injectors, so, my question is, even though the fuel filter was fitted, albeit late, can I go back to Kia and say its a fact the filter was replaced but your report shows that part to be at fault, the part was replaced at 61K miles and is guaranteed for 20K miles so technically it should still be working and not faulty, I'm not expecting to get the cost of the repair back but the service when the new fuel filter was fitted was £600, as I said, we were late with one of the services which was due, accept that, but that part should still be in warranty. advise please.
The fuel filter didn't cause the pump to break up.


The usual interpretation is that the extrinsic motivation provided by the fine 'crowds out' intrinsic motivation provided by a sense of duty. Without the fine, people feel a moral obligation to collect their children on time. When there is a fine, they feel that they are paying for being late, so the feeling of moral obligation not to be late recedes. It seems there may be a similar effect in the case of term-time holidays.


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Via Verso Books
Toward Antifascist Futures: On Small-Scale Organizing as a Global Movement
Ewa Majewska Investigates Counter Publics of the Common
By Ewa Majewska
In various forms of political activism, we see a preoccupation with the small scale and local actions. This focus on small structures has already been criticized by various theorists as insufficient in the current state of global ecological catastrophe, as well as in the politics of the state of exception that has been introduced in multiple forms by fascist politicians and informal groups around the globe. In such a moment, as Patricia Reed and other theorists rightly remind us, scale matters; however, I believe there is a different mode of embracing this rather than by smashing small-scale initiatives.
It is clear that the time of hegemony of small-scale avant-garde and exclusive groups is over, however—as they can be, and often actually are, small laboratories of new political agency, they should be considered precisely as such and not as the only solution for the global problems, which they definitely cannot solve without larger-scale movements.
In particular, there is a pressing need for a popular front against fascism. As Negri and Hardt rightly argue, it cannot only be a reactive move, solely opposing various revitalizations of the fascist doctrine. We also need to imagine and rehearse alternatives, to check whether "another world is possible," as the great alter-globalization slogan dictated. Our political organizations as well as our theories need to embrace the weaknesses of particular humans and nonhumans, as well as groups. The focus on failure is not meant to exclude effective actions or to merely celebrate collapses. It is strategic, as a response to the necessary, yet never final, failures of the effort to move beyond imperial capitalism.
The future forms of political organization, be it counter publics of the common—oppositional public spheres of the oppressed as they engage in solidarity—or otherwise, also need to embrace the very basic human need of solidarity, a sense of acting in common and belonging, which has been deeply altered by precarizing processes, pushing many into instability that ruins any prospect of radical political action. Such a sense is still vibrant in public gatherings and demonstrations, where participants understand, again, that—contrary to Margaret Thatcher's infamous statement—there is such a thing as society, and sometimes it can go against the alienated preoccupation with profit. The notion of the public, rooted in such a sense of togetherness, is combined with the critical, oppositional vector of agency in the notion and practice of counter publics. However, the affective substance of such agency belongs to the common, and thus one cannot move without the other.
Scale matters; however, I believe there is a different mode of embracing this rather than by smashing small-scale initiatives.
Our experience of fulfillment, often expressed in the positive memories of particularly "good demonstrations," is not only present because of the nice banners or great numbers of participants; this would be a spectacular reading of such events. It feels good to be there because of the profound, sometimes touching feeling of sharing the same claims with so many others. Here, the effect of scale is not merely a media scandal; it is also and above all rooting us in the "we, the people" sense of acting together. This sense of togetherness and shared purposes and critiques further fuels the conviction toward changing the sometimes unbearable status quo.
This depiction of the feelings and actions of the common can of course be seen as a fetishization of the collective voice, yet if this is a common in revolt, we are probably witnessing a transformation of the existing world into a new entity, even if in a small aspect or particular dimension. Yet as Sibylle Peters argues in "On Becoming Many", this perhaps is the only way to rehearse the "being common" in its critiques of general inequality and its particular form, as many times as is necessary to transform society and introduce new politics into it.
Some argue against such an optimistic vision of the collective affect. In The Cultural Politics of Emotion, Sara Ahmed sharply details how nationalist, radical right-wing movements are fueled by love. She discusses the love for sameness as a condition of possibility in the hatred demonstrated against the "others" in contemporary Western societies. These pointed images cannot, however, erase the needs of belonging, solidarity and togetherness from the progressive picture of political agency. It is not the necessary logical conclusion that since there is love at the core of fascist mobilization, solidarity cannot be an affect uniting the left. Should the theory and practice of the counter publics of the common resign from emotion and embrace the solely rationalist paradigm so typical of the left? Let me recall a letter Karl Marx wrote to Ludwig Feuerbach, when they were still on speaking terms, in August 1844:
These Berliners do not regard themselves as men who criticize, but as critics who, incidentally, have the misfortune of being men . . . This criticism therefore lapses into a sad and supercilious intellectualism. Consciousness or self-consciousness is regarded as the only human quality. Love, for example, is rejected, because the loved one is only an "object." Down with the object. It is therefore regarded as the greatest crime if the critic displays feeling or passion, he must be an ironical ice-cold.
I am not claiming that affect will solve our issues, but I also do not want to subscribe to a critique that contradicts an important part of the lived experience and thus fails to build a theory of the public, which we so badly need.
One thing has to be acknowledged if the theory and practice of antifascism is to be contemporary and not merely historical: feminism and the centrality of women's rights must sit at the core of our understanding of the contemporary state of exception. The homo sacer, the contemporary subject of oppression, is gendered. There is no returning to the "universal subject" of the West. We are different, and the assaults on our integrity, safety and dignity vary depending on gender, race, social and economic status, sexuality and geopolitics, still cutting the world into the colonizing and the colonized, even though this happens in convoluted ways, since peripheries open up in the suburbs and centers of many metropolitan cities in Europe, while the center more and more often appears in the former peripheries.
The effect of scale is not merely a media scandal; it is also and above all rooting us in the "we, the people" sense of acting together.
The centrality of women's issues and reproductive rights and labor in contemporary feminist movements allows a focus on particular, embodied experiences as those building the lived experience of the common. These issues also transversally cut through contemporary societies, building counter publics across class, race and other divisions. Such contingent universality, which can be claimed and used strategically and should never be essentialized, is one of the new aspects of contemporary feminist counter publics of the common. By their composition, they allow understanding and resistance to other forms of oppression: those appearing in the labor market, those caused by war, colonial practices and racism. Thus they resist fascism even if their declared topics might seem more specific or limited.
Given today's rise of fascist politics, resistance might seem futile, yet it is necessary. It cannot be maintained as simply the agency of the privileged classes, genders and ethnic groups; it cannot only be perceived as the politics of the West. There are so many places where the counter publics of the common are created that instead of erasing them by our traditional habits, we should perhaps learn how to understand them as a global trend, in their diversity and heterogeneity.
From Feminist Antifascism: Counterpublics of the Common by Ewa Majewska. Used with the permission of the publisher, Verso Books. Copyright © 2021 by Ewa Majewska.
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Ewa Majewska is a feminist philosopher of culture and Affiliated Fellow at the Institute of Cultural Inquiry (ICI) in Berlin, Germany.
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Eutelsat Sat.tv app on connected TVs
Colin Mann @ IBC
Satellite operator Eutelsat confirmed at the IBC show in Amsterdam that its Sat.tv app, the smart programme guide available through tablets and smartphones, is now running on connected TVs using the HbbTV standard.
Available for free channels broadcasting from Eutelsat's HOTBIRD and 7/8° West video neighbourhoods, Sat.tv helps viewers browse through hundreds of free channels and track their favourite programmes. The extension to connected TVs starts at the HOTBIRD neighbourhood and will be expanded in the coming months to Eutelsat's 7/8° west neighbourhood.
Launched in April 2016, the application which is free to download on the App Store and Google Play Store, is designed for the millions of viewers in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East receiving over 400 free-to-air channels broadcast from Eutelsat's two leading hubs, at 13° East (HOTBIRD) and 7/8° West. It has achieved a record number of downloads, reaching 1.2 million during September 2017.
Sat.tv is a new-generation smart programme guide designed to enrich the viewer experience and represents a new way for free-to-air satellite channels to engage with their audiences. A breakdown of programme schedules appears in real time in the application. The user-friendly interface, available in five languages (English, French, Russian, Italian and Arabic), allows viewers to access full details of the programmes of their choice in almost 40 languages.
The principal features include access to all programmes broadcast by channels included in the app, with the option of refining a search by time, channel or programme type. Viewers can easily record their preferences, enabling the recommendation engine to put forward programmes that match individual interests.
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package org.tanrabad.survey.utils;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.hardware.Camera;

import java.util.List;

@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
public final class CameraFlashLight implements Torch {

    private static CameraFlashLight instance;

    private final Context context;
    private Camera camera;
    private boolean turningOn = false;

    private CameraFlashLight(Context context) {
        this.context = context;
    }

    public static CameraFlashLight getInstance(Context context) {
        if (instance == null)
            instance = new CameraFlashLight(context);
        return instance;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isAvailable() {
        return isSystemSupport() && hasFlash();
    }

    private boolean isSystemSupport() {
        return context.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA_FLASH);
    }

    private boolean hasFlash() {
        Camera camera = getCamera();
        Camera.Parameters parameters = camera.getParameters();
        if (parameters.getFlashMode() == null) {
            return false;
        }
        List<String> supportedFlashModes = parameters.getSupportedFlashModes();
        return !(supportedFlashModes == null
                || supportedFlashModes.isEmpty()
                || hasOnlyFlashOffMode(supportedFlashModes));
    }

    private Camera getCamera() {
        if (camera == null)
            camera = Camera.open();
        return camera;
    }

    private boolean hasOnlyFlashOffMode(List<String> supportedFlashModes) {
        return supportedFlashModes.size() == 1 && supportedFlashModes.get(0).equals(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);
    }

    public boolean isTurningOn() {
        return turningOn;
    }

    @Override
    public void turnOn() {
        Camera camera = getCamera();
        Camera.Parameters p = camera.getParameters();
        p.setFlashMode(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_TORCH);
        camera.setParameters(p);
        camera.startPreview();
        turningOn = true;
    }

    @Override
    public void turnOff() {
        Camera camera = getCamera();
        camera.stopPreview();
        camera.release();
        this.camera = null;
        turningOn = false;
    }
}

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Nakai House by University of Colorado students
Amy Frearson | 11 December 2012 15 comments
Eight architecture students from the University of Colorado have designed and built a cabin in the Utah desert for a Navajo woman (+ slideshow).
Above: photograph is by Scott Zimmerman
Under the guidance of tutor Rick Sommerfeld, the students teamed up with charity DesignBuildBLUFF, who regularly work with students to provide housing for some of the 2.4 million Native Americans that live in dilapidated or overcrowded housing on tribal land.
The team were tasked with replacing the home of Lorraine Nakai, an avid collector of books, ornaments and other memorabilia. "When we met her, she had her collections piled and dispersed within her old house. She expressed a strong desire to be able to showcase her eclectic collections in her new home – they were truly a part of who she was," explains the team.
Above: photograph is by David Hevesi
The students planned a long and narrow residence with one room spanning its entire length. To accommodate all of Nakai's possessions, they tucked all bedroom and bathroom facilities behind a 15-metre long storage and display wall. "It transforms the interior of the house into a diverse exhibit," say the designers.
Instead of a conventional bedroom, Nakai's sleeping area is little more than a bed-shaped shelf in the wall, although a doorway and ladder lead up to a guest bedroom in the loft.
Kitchen surfaces are also incorporated into the wall, but a wood-burning stove is suspended from the ceiling in the centre of the room. "The fireplace, which is an integral part of the Navajo culture, stands proud as a singular object in this space," says the team.
The exterior of the house is clad with timber and the students also added panels of recycled glass to protect the walls from the harsh desert sun and open winds.
Large windows along the east-facing elevation and a large doorway to the south allow for cross-ventilation during warmer seasons. Meanwhile, a projecting window on the north side of the building provides an indoor seating area with a view out across the landscape.
The houses's position beside three other small buildings and a tree frames the outline of a courtyard, providing further protection from the wind.
The building was constructed in just 80 days for a budget of $25,000, the equivalent of just over £15,000.
See more stories about houses on Dezeen, including an Alpine holiday villa in France and seven woodland cabins in Portugal.
Photography is by James Anderson, apart from where otherwise stated.
Here's a short description from the team:
DesignbuildBLUFF is a non-profit organization located in southeast Utah. The organization works with college students to help Navajos on the Indian reservation. Collaborating with DesignBuildBLUFF, during the summer of 2011 eight students from the University of Colorado at Denver designed the house, and during the fall semester moved to Utah for the build.
The house was built for an impoverished Navajo woman. With little-to-no construction experience, the team completed the house in 80 days with a budget of $25,000. The team's final design is a true response to the client's aspirations, existing site conditions, and extreme desert climate.
More importantly, the successful completion of this project hopes to inspire young architects and show them that with determination, persistence and the will to improve people's living conditions, modern and thoughtful designs can be achieved even with little funding.
Students: James Anderson, David Hevesi, Zia Hooker, Courtney Hughes, Milen Milev, Cam Minor, Michelle Pollock and Josh Young.
Senior Instructor: Rick Sommerfeld
Above: site axonometric plan
Above: floor plan - click above for larger image
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Above: north and east elevations
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Inefficient Provision of Liquidity
Oliver D. Hart & Luigi Zingales
Issue Date August 2011
We study an economy where the lack of a simultaneous double coincidence of wants creates the need for a relatively safe asset (money). We show that, even in the absence of asymmetric information or an agency problem, the private provision of liquidity is inefficient. The reason is that liquidity affects prices and the welfare of others, and creators do not internalize this. This distortion is present even if we introduce lending and government money. To eliminate the inefficiency the government must restrict the creation of liquidity by the private sector.
We would like to thank David Abrams, Eduardo Azevedo, Mathias Dewatripont, Douglas Diamond, Douglas Gale, Itay Goldstein, Christian Julliard, Jonathan Klick, Colin Mayer, Raghu Rajan, Andrei Shleifer, Jeremy Stein, Elu von Thadden, and participants at the Chicago, ILE/Wharton, LBS, and LSE finance seminars, the Oxford law and finance seminar, the NYU law and economic seminar, the University of Trento, and the NBER corporate finance meeting, for helpful comments. Oliver Hart gratefully acknowledges financial support from the U.S. National Science Foundation through the National Bureau of Economic Research. Luigi Zingales gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP), the Stigler Center, and the Initiative on Global Markets at the University of Chicago. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Money and Interest Rates


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#include <SamplePointDebugRender.h>
#include <Renderer.h>
#include <RendererVertexBuffer.h>
#include <RendererVertexBufferDesc.h>
#include <RendererMesh.h>
#include <RendererMeshDesc.h>
#include <SampleAssetManager.h>
#include <SampleMaterialAsset.h>
#include <RendererMemoryMacros.h>

using namespace SampleFramework;

SamplePointDebugRender::SamplePointDebugRender(SampleRenderer::Renderer &renderer, SampleAssetManager &assetmanager) :
	m_renderer(renderer),
	m_assetmanager(assetmanager)
{
	m_material = static_cast<SampleMaterialAsset*>(m_assetmanager.getAsset("materials/simple_unlit.xml", SampleAsset::ASSET_MATERIAL));
	PX_ASSERT(m_material);
	PX_ASSERT(m_material->getNumVertexShaders() == 1);
	m_meshContext.material = m_material ? m_material->getMaterial(0) : 0;

	m_maxVerts        = 0;
	m_numVerts        = 0;
	m_vertexbuffer    = 0;
	m_mesh            = 0;
	m_lockedPositions = 0;
	m_positionStride  = 0;
	m_lockedColors    = 0;
	m_colorStride     = 0;
}

SamplePointDebugRender::~SamplePointDebugRender(void)
{
	checkUnlock();
	SAFE_RELEASE(m_vertexbuffer);
	SAFE_RELEASE(m_mesh);
	if(m_material)
	{
		m_assetmanager.returnAsset(*m_material);
	}
}

void SamplePointDebugRender::addPoint(const PxVec3 &p0, const SampleRenderer::RendererColor &color)
{
	checkResizePoint(m_numVerts+1);
	addVert(p0, color);
}

void SamplePointDebugRender::queueForRenderPoint(void)
{
	if(m_meshContext.mesh)
	{
		checkUnlock();
		m_mesh->setVertexBufferRange(0, m_numVerts);
		m_renderer.queueMeshForRender(m_meshContext);
	}
}

void SamplePointDebugRender::clearPoint(void)
{
	m_numVerts = 0;
}

void SamplePointDebugRender::checkResizePoint(PxU32 maxVerts)
{
	if(maxVerts > m_maxVerts)
	{
		m_maxVerts = maxVerts + (PxU32)(maxVerts*0.2f);

		SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBufferDesc vbdesc;
		vbdesc.hint = SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::HINT_DYNAMIC;
		vbdesc.semanticFormats[SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_POSITION] = SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::FORMAT_FLOAT3;
		vbdesc.semanticFormats[SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_COLOR]    = SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::FORMAT_COLOR_NATIVE; // same as RendererColor
		vbdesc.maxVertices = m_maxVerts;
		SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer *vertexbuffer = m_renderer.createVertexBuffer(vbdesc);
		PX_ASSERT(vertexbuffer);

		if(vertexbuffer)
		{
			PxU32 positionStride = 0;
			void *positions = vertexbuffer->lockSemantic(SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_POSITION, positionStride);

			PxU32 colorStride = 0;
			void *colors = vertexbuffer->lockSemantic(SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_COLOR, colorStride);

			PX_ASSERT(positions && colors);
			if(positions && colors)
			{
				if(m_numVerts > 0)
				{
					// if we have existing verts, copy them to the new VB...
					PX_ASSERT(m_lockedPositions);
					PX_ASSERT(m_lockedColors);
					if(m_lockedPositions && m_lockedColors)
					{
						for(PxU32 i=0; i<m_numVerts; i++)
						{
							memcpy(((PxU8*)positions) + (positionStride*i), ((PxU8*)m_lockedPositions) + (m_positionStride*i), sizeof(PxVec3));
							memcpy(((PxU8*)colors)    + (colorStride*i),    ((PxU8*)m_lockedColors)    + (m_colorStride*i),    sizeof(SampleRenderer::RendererColor));
						}
					}
					m_vertexbuffer->unlockSemantic(SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_COLOR);
					m_vertexbuffer->unlockSemantic(SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_POSITION);
				}
			}
			vertexbuffer->unlockSemantic(SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_COLOR);
			vertexbuffer->unlockSemantic(SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_POSITION);
		}
		if(m_vertexbuffer)
		{
			m_vertexbuffer->release();
			m_vertexbuffer    = 0;
			m_lockedPositions = 0;
			m_positionStride  = 0;
			m_lockedColors    = 0;
			m_colorStride     = 0;
		}
		SAFE_RELEASE(m_mesh);
		if(vertexbuffer)
		{
			m_vertexbuffer = vertexbuffer;
			SampleRenderer::RendererMeshDesc meshdesc;
			meshdesc.primitives       = SampleRenderer::RendererMesh::PRIMITIVE_POINTS;
			meshdesc.vertexBuffers    = &m_vertexbuffer;
			meshdesc.numVertexBuffers = 1;
			meshdesc.firstVertex      = 0;
			meshdesc.numVertices      = m_numVerts;
			m_mesh = m_renderer.createMesh(meshdesc);
			PX_ASSERT(m_mesh);
		}
		m_meshContext.mesh = m_mesh;
	}
}

void SamplePointDebugRender::checkLock(void)
{
	if(m_vertexbuffer)
	{
		if(!m_lockedPositions)
		{
			m_lockedPositions = m_vertexbuffer->lockSemantic(SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_POSITION, m_positionStride);
			PX_ASSERT(m_lockedPositions);
		}
		if(!m_lockedColors)
		{
			m_lockedColors = m_vertexbuffer->lockSemantic(SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_COLOR, m_colorStride);
			PX_ASSERT(m_lockedColors);
		}
	}
}

void SamplePointDebugRender::checkUnlock(void)
{
	if(m_vertexbuffer)
	{
		if(m_lockedPositions)
		{
			m_vertexbuffer->unlockSemantic(SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_POSITION);
			m_lockedPositions = 0;
		}
		if(m_lockedColors)
		{
			m_vertexbuffer->unlockSemantic(SampleRenderer::RendererVertexBuffer::SEMANTIC_COLOR);
			m_lockedColors = 0;
		}
	}
}

void SamplePointDebugRender::addVert(const PxVec3 &p, const SampleRenderer::RendererColor &color)
{
	PX_ASSERT(m_maxVerts > m_numVerts);
	{
		checkLock();
		if(m_lockedPositions && m_lockedColors)
		{
			memcpy(((PxU8*)m_lockedPositions) + (m_positionStride*m_numVerts), &p,     sizeof(PxVec3));
			memcpy(((PxU8*)m_lockedColors)    + (m_colorStride*m_numVerts),    &color, sizeof(SampleRenderer::RendererColor));
			m_numVerts++;
		}
	}
}


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Q: ListView not scrolling.Just Listview I have tried a lot of things but still not scrolling i added scrollbars even though it was not related. i tried to change focus but still no scrolling.
Here is my code for Contacts_list.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ListView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/list"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
    android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
    tools:context="Contacts_fragment"
    tools:listitem="@layout/fragment_contacts"
    android:scrollbars="vertical"
       />

and code for fragment_contacts.xml which is included in above xml.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:weightSum="1"
android:gravity="bottom">

<ImageView
    android:layout_width="60dp"
    android:layout_height="60dp"
    android:id="@+id/image"
    android:contentDescription="@string/Description"
    />

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:id="@+id/phone"
    android:textSize="14sp"
    android:gravity="bottom"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/image"
    android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/image" />

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
    android:id="@+id/name"
    android:textSize="16sp"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:gravity="top"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/image"
    android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/image" />
     </RelativeLayout>

This is my complet Code

A: Try this xml for listview
<ListView
        android:id="@+id/sampleListView"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
        tools:listitem="@layout/fragment_contacts"
        >
</ListView>

A: Use Layout like below xml in  Contacts_list.xml and no need to include scroll bar.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >

     <ListView
          android:id="@+id/list"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:layout_width="match_parent">
      </ListView>

 <LinearLayout>