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Home News SGA Task Force Against Racism hosts "Two Years Later" event
SGA Task Force Against Racism hosts "Two Years Later" event
By Anders Mattson, Grace Peacore, Sam Carlen, Clare Mikulski
Anders Mattson
The Student Government Association (SGA) Taskforce Against Racism (STAR) hosted an event titled "Two Years Later: What Now?" on April 24 in the Center for Art & Dance (CAD). The event looked back at the spring 2017 protests against institutional racism that rocked the College and led to the creation of the Working Group and Council on Equity and Inclusion.
The protests, sparked by a series of racist notes, were spearheaded by a group of students of color – the Collective for Change on the Hill. The Collective led an overnight sleep-in in Buntrock Commons, the canceling of classes and a sit-in in Tomson Hall. During the Tomson sit-in, the Collective successfully presented their "Terms and Conditions for Negotiation" to President David Anderson '74. STAR was formed out of students' desire for SGA to continue the Collective's work.
"STAR hopes to have an intentional, critical and analytical conversation on how we can use our voice to be powerful and show up," the poster for the event read.
Joey Dagher '20, one of the student leaders of STAR, did not want students to see this event as only reflective.
"This will not be looking into the past solely, it will be an active workshop with faculty and staff," Dagher said in a post on St. Olaf Class of 666, a student Facebook page.
Tamira Fuentes '19, the interim co-chair of STAR, opened the event by introducing the other members of the group, including Atefeh Alavi '20, another STAR Co-Chair.
Fuentes recalled that Don Williams '17 gathered St. Olaf students in the Link two years ago after they were the target of a racist note left on their car. Williams planned that initial conversation as a way to build community and support, Fuentes said. She hoped this event would do the same. Fuentes added she intended for the event to be a continuation of the conversations around identities that began in the space two years ago.
Fuentes acknowledged that some of the conversations that would occur during the event would make some attendees uncomfortable.
"I'm going to ask you at times to step out of your comfort zone," Fuentes said.
The workshop component of the event began when Fuentes asked those in attendance to form small groups. In those groups, each member would complete the phrase, "I am from __" with facts about their identities. Fuentes asked the groups to answer these questions through the lens of the "big eight" of identity: religion and spirituality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability, immigration and nationality, socioeconomic status, race and gender identity. Fuentes also added age to this list, bringing the total to nine.
Fuentes encouraged participants to engage in "challenge by choice," meaning they could choose what aspects of their identity they wanted to discuss but only to the extent that they felt comfortable doing so. Groups of six to seven people, made up of students, faculty, staff and alumni, split off and went to surrounding spaces to discuss identity and how it affects their leadership and participation on campus.
The group reconvened, and Fuentes described the second activity. This time attendees separated into small groups based on whether they were students, faculty or staff, to brainstorm problems in different areas of the College. These included academic departments, social groups and student organizations. Each group named a scribe to record their answers and topics of discussion on a large sheet of paper, and at the end of the evening Fuentes said STAR would transcribe the contents of the poster for future use.
Fuentes encouraged the crowd to continue the work that was done at the event, and asked them to continue to recognize problems, obstacles, and possible solutions to those problems on campus. She acknowledged the vulnerability showcased by all who attended, and asked that those types of conversations continue to happen every day. Fuentes ended by telling the members of the crowd that they have a voice and need to use their power at this school, even when they may feel unwelcome or uncomfortable. STAR received a standing ovation from all in attendance as she closed out the event.
The event was co-sponsored by The Sociology and Anthropology Department, Political Action Committee, SGA and was catered by El Triunfo. Additionally, members of Oles for Racial Awareness, Change and Equity (ORACE) were also present and helped plan the event. An organization for alumni and friends of the College, ORACE also formed in response to the spring 2017 protests.
The event was well attended by students, faculty, alumni and staff of the College, leaving standing room only in the Link.
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BCM One Acquires Cloud Communications Provider CoreDial
Homepage Member News BCM One Acquires Cloud Communications Provider CoreDial
Acquisition Expands Company's White-Label UCaaS Portfolio
NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BCM One, a leading provider of next-gen Communications and Managed Services for IT leaders and resellers, announced today that it has acquired CoreDial, a leading white-label UCaaS provider, reinforcing its commitment to the white-label UCaaS market.
Combining CoreDial's innovative strategy, team, and technology with BCM One's SkySwitch platform takes the two largest white-label UCaaS providers and forms the #1 private-label solution. Together they will offer best-in-class technology to provide MSPs, VARs, system integrators, and channel partners a reliable and cost-efficient UCaaS platform to deliver to the SMB market.
This move supports BCM One's continued confidence and investment in UCaaS market growth, particularly to support hybrid working environments. Gartner predicts that by 2023, the number of remote workers will have doubled to over two-thirds of digital workers, and by 2024, 75% of business users will not use a traditional desk phone (up from 30% in 2020).
"The need for reliable and cost-effective communication and collaboration solutions will only continue to grow for SMBs as remote and hybrid models become the new normal," stated Geoff Bloss, CEO of BCM One. "Expanding the SkySwitch portfolio with CoreDial's team, technology and expertise strengthens our ability to deliver market-leading offerings to meet those needs."
"As the innovator of this unique and disruptive channel platform strategy, we couldn't be more excited to have our team join the BCM One family," stated Alan Rihm, CEO at CoreDial. "Since 2005, our vision has been to be the best at enabling channel success with cloud communications. By joining forces with BCM One, our nearly 1,000 partners will benefit from expanded resources and support from a channel-savvy company."
This marks BCM One's seventh acquisition as part of its continued investment as a next-generation communications and managed service company and platform.
For more information about BCM One and its array of trusted solutions, visit bcmone.com.
ABOUT BCM ONE
Founded in 1992, BCM One is the leading Next-Gen Communications and Managed Services provider. Serving over 17,000 customers worldwide and 5,000+ channel partners, BCM One offers a variety of solutions supporting businesses' critical network infrastructure including: UCaaS/Hosted Voice, SIP Trunking, Managed SD-WAN, Microsoft Teams, Technology Expense Optimization and Global Managed Connectivity solutions. BCM One prides itself on its long-standing client relationships backed by their mission statement, "To Provide a World-Class Experience with Every Human Interaction." To learn more about BCM One, visit www.bcmone.com.
ABOUT COREDIAL
CoreDial is a leading provider of high-quality and scalable cloud communications, contact center, and video collaboration to more than 32,000 businesses. The company's solutions are quickly and easily auto-provisioned through its CoreNexa™ platform, which seamlessly integrates with other essential business applications. For small to medium-size businesses and larger enterprises, CoreDial offers comprehensive, cost-effective, and future-proof communications solutions that customers demand. Backed by an industry-leading 99.999% SLA and supported locally by 850+ trained partners, CoreNexa is uniquely positioned to help businesses unleash the power of the modern workforce. www.coredial.com
For Media Inquiries:
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import logging
import urllib2
import re
import pickle

# http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
# https://code.google.com/p/prettytable/
from prettytable import PrettyTable

class Impactor(object):
    BASE_URL_PREFIX=r'http://www.citefactor.org/journal-impact-factor-list-'
    BASE_URL_SUFFIX=r'.html'
    URL_REGEX_PREFIX=r'http://www\.citefactor\.org/journal-impact-factor-list-'
    URL_REGEX_SUFFIX=r'_?[A-Z]?\.html'

    def __init__(self, journal_db_file=None, year=2014):
        logging.debug('journal_db_file={}, year={}'.format(journal_db_file, year))

        self.journal_data = None
        self.journal_db_file = journal_db_file
        self.matches = set()
        self.year = year

        assert year in (2014, )  # won't bother doing past years, but might updated for future years...
        self.base_url = self.BASE_URL_PREFIX + str(year) + self.BASE_URL_SUFFIX
        self.url_regex = self.URL_REGEX_PREFIX + str(year) + self.URL_REGEX_SUFFIX
        self.re = re.compile(self.url_regex)

        self.load()
        self.save()

    def match(self, search_terms):
        # If no terms specified, show all entries
        if search_terms is None or len(search_terms) == 0:
            for j in self.journal_data.values():
                self.matches.add(j['ISSN'])
        # Otherwise do search
        issn_re = re.compile(r'\d{4}-\d{4}')
        for s in search_terms:
            if issn_re.match(s):
                self.matches.add(s)
            else:
                for j in self.journal_data.values():
                    if j['JOURNAL'].lower().find(s.lower()) >= 0:
                        self.matches.add(j['ISSN'])

    def print_table(self, sort_field='JOURNAL'):
        if len(self.matches) == 0:
            print 'No matches found.'
            return
        matches = list(self.matches)
        headers = self.journal_data[matches[0]].keys()
        logging.debug(headers)
        t = PrettyTable(headers, sortby=sort_field)
        #from prettytable import PLAIN_COLUMNS
        #t.set_style(PLAIN_COLUMNS)
        for j in matches:
            t.add_row(self.journal_data[j].values())
        print t

    def load(self):
        # Try to load from file
        if self.journal_db_file is not None:
            try:
                with open(self.journal_db_file, 'rb') as f:
                    self.journal_data = pickle.load(f)
                    logging.debug('loaded journals from {}'.format(self.journal_db_file))
            except:
                pass
        # If cannot load from file, load from URL
        if self.journal_data is None:
            logging.info('Fetching database from citefactor.org...')
            self.journal_data = self.get_all_journal_data()

    def save(self):
        if self.journal_db_file is not None:
            try:
                with open(self.journal_db_file, 'wb') as f:
                    pickle.dump(self.journal_data, f, -1)
                    logging.debug('saved journals to {}'.format(self.journal_db_file))
            except:
                pass

    def get_all_urls(self):
        main_page_content = urllib2.urlopen(self.base_url).read()
        soup = BeautifulSoup(main_page_content)
        soup.prettify()  # necessary?
        return [self.base_url,] + [anchor['href'] for anchor in soup.find_all('a', href=self.re)]

    def get_journal_table(self, url):
        content = urllib2.urlopen(url).read()
        soup = BeautifulSoup(content)
        soup.prettify()  # necessary?
        t = soup.table
        caption_re = re.compile(r'^Impact Factor ' + str(self.year))  # works for Year==2014 only
        while t is not None:
            if t.caption is None or t.caption.string is None or caption_re.match(t.caption.string) is None:
                t = t.find_next()
                continue
            return t

    def get_table_headers(self, table):
        return [str(x.string) for x in table.tr.find_all('td')]

    def get_journal_data(self, table):
        headers = self.get_table_headers(table)
        journals = dict()
        for row in table.find_all('tr')[1:]:
            cells = row.find_all('td')
            j = dict( zip(headers, [str(x.string) for x in cells] ) )
            logging.debug('importing: {}'.format(j))
            journals[j['ISSN']] = j
        return journals

    def get_all_journal_data(self):
        journals = dict()
        for url in self.get_all_urls():
            table = self.get_journal_table(url)
            journals.update(self.get_journal_data(table))
        logging.info('imported {} journal entries from citefactor.org'.format(len(journals)))
        return journals

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import argparse
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('search', nargs='*', help='journal ISSNs and/or partial title matches (case insensitive)')
    parser.add_argument('--db', default=None, type=str, help='journal database file (created from online data if missing/invalid)')
    parser.add_argument('--sort', '-s', default='JOURNAL', help='sort by column')
    parser.add_argument('--year', '-y', default=2014, type=int, help='year for citefactor URL (currently only 2014 supported)')

    parser.add_argument('--debug', '-d', default=False, action='store_true')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    if args.debug is True:
        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
    else:
        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)

    logging.debug(args)

    # Load, search, print
    i = Impactor(year=args.year, journal_db_file=args.db)
    i.match(args.search)
    i.print_table(args.sort)

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Alive and Well AIDS Alternatives
From SourceWatch
Founded in 1995 by Christine Maggiore, Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives (formerly HEAL, Health Education AIDS Liaison) is a 501(c) non-profit organization of AIDS denialists (people who deny that HIV is the cause of AIDS). wiki
1 Advisory Board
3 Resources and articles
3.1 Related Sourcewatch
Accessed October 2013: [1]
Mohammed Ali Al-Bayati, Christine Anderson, Rudolph Ballentine, Harvey Bialy, Richard De Andrea, Gavin de Becker, Ettiene de Harven, Peter H. Duesberg, Eleni Eleopulos, Paul M. Fleiss, Juan Jose Flores, Charles Geshekter, Roberto Giraldo, Neville Hodgkinson, Robert Hodson, Philip Incao, Dennis Kinnane, Andrew Maniotis, Kary B. Mullis, Peggy O'Mara, David Rasnick, Rodney Richards, John Robbins, Leonard Saputo, Frank Shallenberger, Charles Thomas, Valendar Turner, Rudolf Werner, George Kent, Marian Tompson
Web: http://www.aliveandwell.org
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch
↑ Alive and Well AIDS Alternatives Advisory Board, organizational web page, accessed October 11, 2013.
Retrieved from "https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Alive_and_Well_AIDS_Alternatives&oldid=630086"
Content is available under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
SourceWatch is a project of the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD).
CMD is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit.


Jane exemplified everything that a professor should be. She was dedicated, personable, and genuine. She embodied the good of the art world, and she loved it for the right reasons. She had an immensely astute critical mind, yet remained incredibly accepting, encouraging, and openminded in a competitive field where these values can often be lacking. She was selfless with her time, accepting every opportunity to help fulfill projects and ideas she really believed in. She readily and excitedly shared her wealth of knowledge and experience to as many people as she could, far beyond her professional duties.
She truly loved to be a generative force of change in students' and artists' lives—not for recognition, not for thanks, but for the simple and beautiful reason that she wanted to live in a world enriched with art, and to cultivate the young and diverse minds who were to create that world.
The art world truly would not be what it is today without her contributions, nor would I. I feel truly blessed to have shared these past several months under her guidance and mentorship, and I hope we can honor her by perpetuating her positivity and humble generosity throughout our work and our lives.


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Flooding forces Balch Springs residents to evacuate their homes
By FOX 4 Staff and Peyton Yager
Just one month after an out-of-control fire devastated a Balch Springs neighborhood, out-of-control floodwaters devastated another neighborhood in the city.
BALCH SPRINGS, Texas - Flooding forces Balch Springs residents to evacuate their homes
Homes along Hickory Creek near Lake June Road flooded out on Monday. Nearby businesses were also impacted.
The area saw about half a foot of rain.
NORTH TEXAS WEATHER FORECAST
Elizabeth Parker is now forced out of her Balch Springs home after flash flooding swallowed her street overnight.
"And start all over again. My husband just passed away, and we don't need no more," she said.
The water receded by the afternoon, causing a muddy mess to clean up.
"I didn't pick up much," Parker said. "I don't want to touch anything."
Parker waded through waist deep water in order to evacuate her home.
"By 7:30 or 8 o'clock, everything went downhill," she said. "The water was all the way up to the grill on my truck."
Dozens off Lake June Road left their homes behind.
The heavy rain caused a creek near I-635 and Seagoville Road to overflow.
Some residents were trapped and had to be rescued from the high water. Others sheltered in their vehicles.
"I stayed in the truck from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. I couldn't go inside," Maria Corana said.
But once it was safe, it was time to survey the damage.
Flooding forces evacuations in Balch Springs
"This is the worst I've seen it, and we've lived here for about 25 years," said Rick Waltz, a Balch Springs homeowner who had his roof collapse in the rain.
With their front yards underwater, homeowners watched the runoff rush inside.
Anna Carrizales was on her way back from Houston and was worried about her parents, knowing their home is prone to flooding.
"Then I got even more worried when she didn't answer. Is she ok? Did the water sweep her?" she recalled. "You can see that the water reached all the way up to here."
The family of four is safe and staying with family.
Bob Gassett is thankful he can sleep in his home tonight, spending his Monday cleaning up debris. Only his garage was flooded.
"I haven't even started on the backyard," he said.
But just a few houses down, Parker packs up to stay with her mother, unsure when she will be back.
"So here we are . We now have to go through all this," she said.
The Balch Springs Rec Center on Shepherd Lane is operating as a shelter for people affected by the flooding or power outages.
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Sarah Schulman: The Cosmpolitans
St. Francis College, Room 4202 180 Remsen Street Brooklyn, NY, 11201 United States (map)
Fall 2016 Senior Lecture Series -
Co-Directors Fall 2016 Profs. Athena Devlin (American Studies) + Emily Horowitz (Sociology)
Events Sponsored By: American Studies, History, Crime & Popular Culture, Peace & Justice, Provost's Office, Sociology & Criminal Justice and the Women's Center
9/13: Sarah Schulman -- The Cosmpolitans.
Schulman is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter, nonfiction writer, AIDS historian and journalist. She is Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island, a fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities at NYU, on the Advisory Board of Jewish Voice for Peace, and co-founder of the ACT UP Oral History Project and the NY Queer Experimental Film Festival. Her 17th novel, The Cosmopolitians (Feminist Press, 2016) recaptures the details and texture of Greenwich Village in the late 1950s, when it was a haven for refugees from uncomprehending backgrounds—long before chain stores, gentrification, and high rents became the standard. The story follows Earl, a black gay actor working in a meatpacking plant, and Bette, a white secretary. Featuring nuanced and complex representations of characters from all walks of life, The Cosmopolitans is a psychologically suspenseful historical novel that captures New York City on the cusp of great change.
"A satisfying revenge narrative and a portrait of an unexpected but vital friendship."
— Publisher's Weekly
"A book of sighs, for dreams thwarted and for a city that has long since moved on."
— New York Times
"Jarring and beautiful, this is a modern classic."
— Kirkus
"Will appeal to readers of contemporary literature looking for something new."
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Q&A Friday #55: Why Bring In Old Action Stars?
15 Dec, 2006 by	John Hawkins
Question: Rocky Balboa, aka Rocky VI, opens this week, starring Sylvester Stallone at the age of 60 reprising his role as a challenger for the heavyweight championship of the world. Meanwhile, the fourth installment of the Die Hard series is expected to be released in the summer of 2007 with a 51-year-old Bruce Willis as its lead, and Indiana Jones 4 is supposed to be coming in 2008, with its star Harrison Ford now at 64.
Are you fond of this idea; bringing older actors back to repeat roles that made them famous when they were young? Aren't there younger actors who could fill the role of an action hero more convincingly, or is the fact that Hollywood seems bent on resurrecting action heroes from the 80s a sign that the new generation of Hollywood studs are really a bunch of wimps?
Answer: Heck, why not make Indiana Jones and the Walker of Doom if people will still pay money to see it? Same goes for another Rocky movie. After George Foreman, why couldn't you have a doddering, old Rocky fighting and winning in the ring. Heck, I'm even sort of looking forward to Rambo IV, although judging by what I'm seeing at Wikipedia the movie has gone through some weird twists. Here's one idea that was apparently discarded (if you believe Wikipedia):
"Yet another terrorist plot was considered. Referred to as Rambo IV: Holy War, this version has Rambo as an environmentalist working in New York for the United Nations. The UN Assembly is hijacked by terrorists, one of which is Tomask (the boy from Rambo III). It is also revealed in this version that Rambo has become a Sufi Muslim."
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Yes, a Muslim environmentalist Rambo who works for the United Nations. Why didn't they just go all the way and have him castrate himself and then ask the Vietnamese government for a job as a clerk?
Come on, how much would it rock to have Rambo sent on a mission to Pakistan or Afghanistan to find a group of Al-Qaeda terrorists that are holding some US soldiers captive? Then, maybe after Rambo breaks all the rules and saves their lives by killing dozens and dozens of terrorists in every way conceivable, some smug diplomat/senator yells at him and accuses him of being a war criminal before Rambo tells him off. Now that would make a hundred million dollars in its first week-end easy, but Hollywood is too politically correct to make that movie.


Damien was having a particular peaceful night until the emergency. But the city lights and the noise made it difficult for him to stay in a good mood. Even at this hour, it seemed no one was sleeping in the real world. Seen from the shuttle, the streets were packed with people, robots and machines, each going about its business. At least he wasn't the only one solving some issue this late at night. Those were the sad people. The happy ones hid someplace else.
He lit a cigarette. He was contacted by Elizabeth Madigan, the chief of his department. Every android, machine and robot is monitored and controlled by Madigan Cybernetics. Damien knew too well that they controlled the metropolis too.
His shuttle was flying through the skyscrapers now and big, colorful holograms moved between the buildings, advertising Madigan or other big companies. The androids were not programmed to say those...things. They didn't hurt anybody, but Madigan would not allow them to go free after those incidents. Something about the true AI. ''We must protect the true AI.''said one of them out of the blue.
Damien Saraan's team was charged with the surveillance of all the AI sold by Madigan Cybernetics. He is the commander of the Jupiter Division and one of the most skilled forces they had leading the reality hunters. In his mid forties now, still a robust and tall man, with black beard and big arms. The gaze is firm, but he hides a certain kindness in the way he speaks. You could say that he has gone soft since his daughter was born. As if he cared. The kid brings out the best in him.
His train of thought was suddenly interrupted by the communications hologram. It was her again.
''Miss Jupiter Madigan,'' he greeted, putting out the cigarette.
Developed a language and ran? He was afraid to ask if it escaped inside the Web. This is dangerous.
''Is it one of ours?'' he asked, opening another report hologram.
It was for the first time when she sounded this nervous.
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Trial ordered for 'streets czar'
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The city of San Diego's "streets czar" was ordered Thursday to stand trial on a felony charge of committing a lewd act on a child for allegedly molesting a female relative seven years ago, when she was 10 years old.
Mario Sierra, 47, faces up to eight years in state prison if convicted, said Deputy District Attorney Fanny Yu.
Sierra was named San Diego's "street czar" earlier this year, when the city merged all of its street operations and appointed him director of the Transportation and Stormwater Department.
The city has placed Sierra on unpaid leave pending the outcome of the criminal case.
The alleged victim testified today that Sierra molested her in the early part of 2004 as the two laid on a couch watching a pornographic movie on television. Sierra was wearing only his underwear, she said.
The girl, now 17, said Sierra moved her hand onto his genitals, and when she tried to move her hand away, he placed it back on his private parts for a longer time.
"I felt him moving, but I didn't know what he was doing," she testified.
The girl said the molestation ended when Sierra picked up her hand and wiped it off against the couch.
"I didn't want to tell anybody," the alleged victim said. "I didn't want any chaos or drama."
The girl said she wanted to wait until she was 18 to tell anyone, but ended up telling her mother what had happened as they watched an episode of "Oprah" last Oct. 20.
Sierra was arrested Feb. 14.
On cross-examination, the alleged victim told defense attorney Thomas Warwick that she complained last year that a "kid" at school smacked her on the buttocks. The girl said she also complained to her parents last year that a doctor made her take off a robe and made her feel uncomfortable.
She said she first heard the word "masturbate" when police brought it up to her.
After the morning-long preliminary hearing, Judge Amalia Meza ruled that enough evidence had been presented for Sierra — who is free on bail — to stand trial July 1. A readiness conference was scheduled for June 14.
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Ahmed Mater
by Stapleton, Stephen
An illuminating look at one of the Middle Easts most fascinating contemporary artists, this survey is the first to explore the extraordinary life and work of Saudi artist, Dr Ahmed Mater. Maters work, exhibited at the Venice Biennale and in the collection of the British Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is informed by his education and life as a medical doctor, as well as by his traditional religious upbringing and Saudi culture. His work, which encompasses photography, calligraphy, painting, installation and video, explores the narratives and aesthetics of Islamic culture in an era of globalisation, consumerism and dramatic flux. The book examines four of Maters most important artistic projects, and includes contributions from leading scholars and commentators writing from London, Riyadh, Los Angeles, Paris, Abha, Sanaa and Amsterdam. Catherine Davids foreword positions Maters work within the cultural context of the Arabian Gulf, while the books elegant design evokes the artists Middle Eastern sensibility.
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Reprinted from The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand to New York, published by Knopf.
In a large bowl, mix the flour, yeast, salt, and sugar well. Then mix in the egg and the oil and add the water gradually, working it in with your hand‑-enough to make a soft dough that holds together in a ball. Add more water if necessary, or more flour if it is too sticky.
Turn the dough out and knead on a floured board for 10‑15 minutes, until it is very smooth and elastic. Grease the dough all over by putting a drop of oil in the bowl and rolling the dough around in it. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave to rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours, or until doubled in bulk.
Punch the dough down and knead again briefly. An easy way of shaping the bagels into rings is to roll out the dough to a rectangle about 1 inch (2 1/2 cm) thick and cut it into 11 equal strips with a pointed knife. Roll each strip between your palms into a rope about 7 inches (18 cm) long and 1/2 inch (1 1/2 cm) thick and bring the ends together, pinching them to seal and form a bracelet. Place the rings on an oiled surface, and let them rise for about 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.
Bring plenty of water to a boil in a wide pan, then lower the heat to medium. Slip in 4 bagels at a time. Boil them for 1‑2 minutes, turning them over once as they rise to the top. Then lift them out quickly with a slotted spoon and place them on a cloth to dry. Do the same with the rest of the bagels. Arrange on oiled baking sheets, brush with egg white, and bake in a preheated 375F (190C) oven for 15‑20 minutes, until nicely browned.
-Sprinkle the bagels lightly with poppy or sesame seeds, fried onion, or coarse salt before baking.
-Another way of shaping the bread is to roll it into small balls, make a hole in the middle, and widen it by pulling the ring from the center.
-If you want to make the bagels in the old way, without the egg, you will simply need to add a little more warm water to bind the flour.


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A 45-year-old businesswoman, Anna Oshomogbe, has asked an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve her marriage with Edmund because his...
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A 45-year-old businesswoman, Anna Oshomogbe, has asked an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve her marriage with Edmund because his family controls her home.
She told the court that Edmund with whom she had two children in their 18-year-old marriage could not make decisions on his own.
"My husband's mother and brothers are controlling our home.
"If we discuss anything, my husband will first go to his family to consult with them, what they say will be my husband's final decision.
"I am just like a maid, my decision is always rejected. In fact, I don't have a say in my matrimonial home,'' she said.
Anna also told the court that her husband was a drunk.
"My husband always spends his salary with his brothers at a beer parlour and after drinking to stupor, he will be staggering and falling into the gutter.
"He urinates and messes up everywhere in our flat whenever he is drunk and most times, he beats me without reason," she said.
Anna accused her husband, who has failed to appear in court after receiving several summons, of being an irresponsible husband and father.
"When my daughter fainted when she had fever, I called my husband to come home so that we could take her to the hospital, he said that he was in a beer joint and that he could not come.
"He does not sleep at home most times as he stays with his brothers or mother.
"He always tells me that nothing can separate him and his family.
"I pay the house rent and the children's school fees because my husband refused to pay," she said.
Anna claimed that her husband asked her to go to his village for spiritual cleansing.
"My husband is forcing me to go to his village for cleansing; I don't just understand what the cleansing is all about.
"Two of my husband's elder brothers' wives had gone to the village for cleansing, they died few days after returning to Lagos.
"I am afraid because I don't want to die now," she said.
The petitioner presented a text message sent to her by her husband that she should go to his village for cleansing and that he would not appear in court for any dissolution.
The court president, Mr Adegboyega Omilola, ordered the court bailiff to serve the respondent again and adjourned the case to June 28 for mediation.
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Chair Shots: Destination X reaction -- is Austin Aries TNA's CM Punk?
By Wayne Carter
Fans of professional wrestling are buzzing today about the crowning of Austin Aries as the new TNA World Champion, after the former star of the X Division ended Bobby Roode's record-long reign at the Destination X pay-per-view last night. And I can't help but think of the startling similarities of Aires rise to the top to those of CM Punk in WWE roughly one year ago.
First, a couple quick things. Regular readers of the blog know I don't usually watch or follow TNA. The truth is that the few times I watched a few years back, I wasn't all that impressed and I've struggled to find the time or money to work another 2-hour weekly episode and monthly pay-per-view of professional wrestling into my life. But I do tend to skim results of TNA happenings -- at least around the main event -- so I know what's going on.
So I didn't watch the pay-per-view last night. I did find a very short clip of the end of the match, and the crowd reaction to Aries' win. It's very clear that TNA has a potential star on its hands, and it will be interesting to see what direction they go now.
Aries, to me, seems very much like a CM Punk type. After reading about his monumental victory, I decided to go back and watch what led to Aries' elevation to the world championship. While Aries didn't drop a "pipe bomb" on the microphone like Punk did a year ago, his declaration that no matter where he was on the card, he was the main event -- and his ability to back it up with excellent matches every time -- were similar to Punk's body of work and his claim that he was the best wrestler in the world. (It's also worth noting that both won their respective company's top title at B-level pay-per-views designed around a gimmick, but that just seems like more coincidence than anything else.)
It helped that Aries got the support of TNA Impact GM Hulk Hogan -- who's word still carries quite a bit of weight with wrestling fans -- something CM Punk didn't get (instead drawing the ire of his bosses). It does seem a bit more clear to me that TNA recognized what they had in Aries, whereas WWE didn't quite realize what they had in CM Punk until the night of the pipe bomb promo. And even then, I'm not sure they knew for certain, as the booking of Punk after he won the WWE Championship seemed haphazard.
And that's where TNA needs to learn from WWE's mistakes. Last year, WWE (ie: Vince McMahon) was hell-bent of pushing Alberto Del Rio as the WWE Champion in the fall months, specifically because of an upcoming Mexico tour. So rather than riding the wave of momentum created by CM Punk as WWE Champion, WWE hurriedly extended the Punk-Cena program, and put Punk in a no-win situation with Kevin Nash, which turned into Punk vs. Triple H, and the Straight-Edge Superstar's momentum was stalled.
Aries could be the victim of similiar booking. Logical convention seemed to dictate that the now former champion, Bobby Roode, was headed toward a year-long reign only to finally drop the title back to the man he defeated for it, his former tag team partner James Storm, at Bound for Glory in October. That means Roode will likely regain the title before then.
But if Aries' reign as champion provides a significant boost to ratings and PPV buys, TNA should see if through and leave their options open. Unlike WWE a year ago, which wanted SummerSlam -- it's second biggest show of the year -- as the launching point for Del Rio, TNA doesn't have one of its major pay-per-view until Bound for Glory in October. If Aries is successful as the company's champion, he should head into that show with the title and a lot of momentum against an opponent with an equal amount of momentum (I do love the BFG Series concept), while Storm and Roode finally settle their differences in a non-title grudge match at TNA's biggest show of the year.
Two main events, after all, are better than one.
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"Ghost" is a video and performance art series that will happen every three years in Bangkok, Thailand. The first edition, "Ghost:2561", is curated by Korakrit Arunanondchai and will take place throughout Bangkok from October 11th – 28th 2018.
Video installations by Ian Cheng, Stephanie Comilang, Josh Kline, Metahaven, Jon Rafman, Raqs Media Collective, Rachel Rose, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, Hito Steyerl, Jon Wang, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Samson Young. Performances by boychild, Thanapol Virulhakul, and Total Freedom.
Venue partners for Ghost:2561 are 100 Tonson Gallery, ARTIST+RUN, BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY, CARTEL Artspace, Doxza Art Lab, The Jim Thompson House, Nova Project Space, Subhashok the Arts Centre and Gallery VER.
Hito Steyerl (1966, Munich Germany) lives and works in Berlin. Steyerl's prolific filmmaking and writing occupies a highly discursive position between the fields of art, philosophy and politics, constituting a deep exploration of late capitalism's social, cultural and financial imaginaries. Her films and lectures have increasingly addressed the presentational context of art, while her writing has circulated widely through publication in both academic and art journals, often online.


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Appellant: needs the information to prove criminal charges against his wife under IPC Sections 406, 420, 120(b), 384 & 497 in the court of law - CIC: a private dispute between husband and his estranged wife cannot be equated with public purpose
Information sought:
The applicant wants the photocopy of the following:-
1. Provide the photocopies of all documents related to the decision of closing the case as per the complaint against the BSNL employee Mrs. Nisha Sharma (Miss Nisha Chaubey before marriage) Sr TOA, GI Admn, CE (Civil), MP Zone, Bhopal.
2. Provide the photocopy of the competent authority decision in detail which includes statement/remarks/order/note pertains to the complaint.
3. Photocopy of all the documents as submitted by Mrs. Nisha Sharma (Miss Nisha Chaubey before marriage) against my complaint.
Grounds for the Second Appeal: The CPIO has denied the information under Section 8(1)(j) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there shall be no obligation to give any citizen, information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information: Provided that the information which cannot be denied to the Parliament or a State Legislature shall not be denied to any person. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there shall be no obligation to give any citizen, information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information: Provided that the information which cannot be denied to the Parliament or a State Legislature shall not be denied to any person. of the RTI Act 2005.
Relevant Facts emerging during Hearing: The following were present
Appellant: Mr. Alok Sharma through VC
Respondent: Mr. R P Ahirwar CPIO's representative through VC
The appellant stated that he had lodged a complaint against Mrs. Nisha Sharma (Km. Nisha Coubey) and needs the information requested in his RTI application dated 15/12/2012 to prove charges against her under IPC Sections 406, 420, 120(b), 384 & 497 in the court of law. He also submitted that the respondents should reopen/reinvestigate the closed vigilance case against the aforesaid BSNL employee absolving her from false prosecution and criminal harassment under Section 498(A) in a domestic violence case running in the Session Court, Bhopal. He claimed that there is public interest as the employee is of criminal nature and the information is needed to prove her criminal acts before the CBI, Bhopal police, NHRC and other relevant authorities so that many innocent boys are protected from traps laid by such scheming persons. The CPIO's representative stated that the allegations made by the appellant have not been found to be sustainable and the case has been closed with the approval of the competent authority. The appellant argued that there are a number of CIC decisions which hold that the information relating to a legally wedded spouse cannot be denied treating her third party and since the respondent have closed the case he needs all the documents relating to his complaint. He further stated that once the case is closed all the documents have to be in public domain. The CPIO's representative stated that there is no such provision in the CVC manual and the information relating to a third party, the disclosure of which has been objected to, can be provided only in larger public interest. The appellant contested stating that the information relating to a public servant generated by a public authority cannot be treated as third party. He further stated that the enquiry has not been conducted in accordance with the CVC guidelines and he wants the documents to contest the matter before the appropriate court.
Decision notice:
The Hon'ble Supreme Court vide decision dated 03/10/2012 Girish Ramchandra Deshpande vs. CIC & others [SLP (Civil) No.27734 of 2012] has held that disciplinary orders and the documents in the course of disciplinary proceedings and the performance of an employee/officer in an organization is primarily a matter between the employee and the employer and normally those aspects are governed by the service rules which fall under the expression 'personal information' the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activities or interest. On the other hand the disclosure of which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of an individual unless the petitioner is able to demonstrate that the information sought is for larger public purpose. In the matter at hand the appellant has not succeeded in establishing that the information sought is for larger public purpose. A private dispute between husband and his estranged wife cannot be equated with public purpose. It being so, the information is exempt under Section 8(1)(j) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there shall be no obligation to give any citizen, information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information: Provided that the information which cannot be denied to the Parliament or a State Legislature shall not be denied to any person. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there shall be no obligation to give any citizen, information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information: Provided that the information which cannot be denied to the Parliament or a State Legislature shall not be denied to any person. of the RTI Act. The appeal is disposed of accordingly.
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Citation: Mr. Alok Sharma v. BSNL in File No. CIC/BS/A/2013/000828/5095


Home / Inconvenient Facts / Are you a Vaccine Heretic vs. Church of Big Pharma?
Are you a Vaccine Heretic vs. Church of Big Pharma?
Big corporations are notoriously known to use branding as an effective tool of shutting down the debate and conscripted experts to dominate the conversation by exploiting "authoritative" views and opinions, which had nothing to do with real, evidence-based science.
Yes, they constantly evade their own doctrine of evidence-based science by bribing scientists for a favorable write-ups on their products, or by hijacking government regulating agencies with own board members.
The medical industry has been reduced to a priesthood and a place of worship, rather than an institution genuinely seeking knowledge to completely eradicate disease, foster longevity, and enhance the quality of life.
Stepping outside of its dogmatic rituals would make one a heretic.
Ahari was a heretic from the religious cult of Big Pharma when he finally couldn't endure his two-year job as a drug rep for Eli Lilly anymore. He should be congratulated for following his conscience in exposing the dark side of what he saw of the drug industry. He deserves our thanks, although I suspect that he paid dearly for his act of whistle-blowing.
Faith in Big Pharma's high priests (usually not even scientists, but rather masters of business administration) is the key to the belief (preferably blind) in this system. Those high priests are housed in the sacred corporate board rooms at Merck, Glaxo, Pfizer, Sanofi Pasteur, etc., and they forbid any government regulatory inspections of their manufacturing plants (privileged, proprietary secrets!) unless there is a court-ordered subpoena related to a vaccine–injury or vaccine-death lawsuit (which, since 1986, is no longer allowed in the US).
The problem is that rich corporations have manipulated the science and thus have been able to distort research. Their vast financial influence gives them political clout and control of many scientific institutions. The result is that these for-profit institutions, research programs and practitioners now willingly serve the interests of powerful corporations rather than their vulnerable patients. Rather than helping mankind, corporate greed has usurped what was once an honorable profession.
Labeling vaccines (and also food!) and fully informing patients about any potentially toxic ingredients would convince some patients to reject the "unavoidably unsafe" vaccines that are being forced into their bodies – and perhaps convince a small number of physicians, physician assistants and nurses to wonder about the over-vaccination agendas that they have blindly supported and had developed so much faith in. By attempting to sideline open discussion about Big Pharma's potentially toxic products in this way, healthy public debate was stymied.
The concept of "sound science" is being manipulated by for-profit corporations and it is increasingly obvious that there is a lot of deception going on, and it has become far too easy for America's vaccine industry to promote vaccines since it coerced the US Congress and Ronald Reagan to grant legal immunity from prosecution for the deaths and disabilities of vaccine victims.
It is not science itself that people have doubts about, but the kind of science that is owned by powerful profit-making corporations who have infiltrated governmental regulatory bodies that have adopted a 'don't ask, don't look, don't find, don't tell" approach- or are simply being pressured by Big Pharma to fast-track drugs and vaccines onto the market before proper research is done. Time is money, and there is so much more money to be made if shortcuts are taken doing the research.
Science is up for sale to the highest bidder, but one of the unwritten contract terms assumes the suppressing of adverse scientific findings and the intent to harm the careers of scientists who discover and then altruistically publish adverse findings about a drug or vaccine.
The best recent example was the smearing of the reputation of Andrew Wakefield, MD and his team of researchers (who should have, by the way, gotten the Nobel Prize for making the connection between GlaxoSmithKline's flawed live virus MMR vaccine and a cluster of severe infectious regional enteritis cases in severely regressed autistic children – and then publishing the study for in a 1998 Lancet article). Big Pharma has the financial clout to control the funding that shapes what research is conducted at Merck, Glaxo, Pfizer, Sanofi-Pasteur, AstraZeneca, the NIH, NIMH, CDC, and the many others who have massive financial and professional conflicts of interest.
Big Pharma funds many for-profit research programs and greatly influences the careers of normally altruistic scientists. Through their funding activities, Big Pharma shapes the research agenda. Those agendas decide which issues are to be examined and which are not, and they even determine how research is to be carried out. By diverting funds to more malleable scientists, they can suppress certain findings and even decide what gets published.
Corporations may also find or hold sway over journals and peer reviewers who commonly have their own careers to consider.
Big Pharma's thought-leaders routinely attack basic, unbiased research scientists and scholars who have witnessed the immense dangers of America's current corporate-induced, over-diagnosed, over-treatment, over-vaccination agendas because it is so very good for business.
The rhetoric makes the actual unbiased truth about the dangers of America's over-vaccination schedules into taboo subjects. It also shuts down useful discussions about the root causes of our increasingly sick, over-treated and over-vaccinated society which, despite the trillions of dollars that the American health system has wasted on costly and usually unproductive screening tests, costly drugs, costly vaccines, and costly surgeries. Despite the trillions spent, nobody can claim that they have increased either the quality or the quantity of American life.


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Then run your app in the Emulator and click on the displayed test ad, a browser should cover the whole screen. You should leave this property turned on during development in order to avoid generating false impressions. It's ignored on devices so there's no need to worry about leaving it in production.

So the admob test banner only shows up when running the program under the emulator.

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On Killing (beloved) Characters in a Science-Fictional Universe
[vague spoilers for Fringe, Doctor Who, Lost, Star Trek:TNG]
I used to like The Twilight Zone growing up. A single premise, one protagonist. Nice, clean, one-off, storytelling.
I also used to love Star Trek: The Next Generation. Over seven seasons, how many main characters died? One.
Two different approaches to genre television, and both are outdated. In the new world of genre television we expect arcs lasting a season, plotlines to build on the previous episode, and we won't tolerate the sit-com device of resetting the world weekly.
The question is: haven't we gone too far? Both Fringe and Doctor Who advertised recent plots with promises of characters dying—"tune in as we say good-bye to a beloved character." It's Clooney's last episode of ER, Diane saying good-bye to Sam, and it's definitely Charlie's "Not Penny's Boat" moment. I tune in, kleenex in hand.
Both shows delivered, and un-delivered, and no doubt will deliver again, because both have done so through the narrative devices that sci-fi allows (glimpses of the future, changed timelines, remarkably successful CPR, impersonating androids, reincarnation, etc.), leaving such deaths no more than a TV guide blurb: [Main Character] dies, returns next week.
Here's where I feel cheated. Speculative fiction allows for heightening of scale of the human experience. It's impossible in other genres to take an internal conflict and raise the stakes to the jeopardy of all mankind. That is a great power, but with it comes great responsibility. The minute that an internal conflict can destroy reality and then be undone each week, we're much closer to South Park or The Twilight Zone than we are to a season arc. It also leads me to believe that the showrunners have little respect for either the characters or their audience.
I blame Lost. For all of its novel story-telling devices, that whole last season was a shooting gallery…and then it wasn't. But please, if you're going to steal something from Lost, does it have to be the most reviled element?
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Whiplash or backlash, these wheels have taken up the slack for over a century and they still work great.
I think whiplash is of little if any consequence to woodworkers in working their planes. It never made any difference to me and in reality the Stanley and Records that so dominated for a span of 150 years will likely never change. There are enough of them made to remain in the cycle of life now to out-supply even the demand of the new-genre woodworker worldwide. In one sense the Bailey-pattern bench plane in its various widths and lengths has become a legacy if you will and for the main part nothing has surpassed what has become one of the single most reliable resources available to woodworkers. The price of these planes has steadily risen since about two years ago and in general you can buy them for £20-30 or pay a little higher if it's in good condition and has a yellow box via secondhand markets. I am thankful eBay has given us a place of tool exchange regardless of its possible pitfalls. Tools we would never have found are now providing a good source for us to collect and use tools that would have continued rusting in dark damp cellars and dusty dirty buckets and boxes. Whereas it's true that I like the basic plane for several reasons, it's also true that there are good higher end makers that go to great lengths to make a superior quality tool too. Of course there will never be a true comparison between the old and new as far as longevity goes because nothing and no one challenged Stanley and Record with any serious alternative until just a couple of decades ago. Even so, no new maker actually replicates the Bailey pattern and so the two plane types of Bailey and Bed Rock are indeed made differently to different patterns.
It's not apples for apples at all really.
These more modern planes others cite for comparison have mostly been around for a short time and have indeed proven themselves worthy of acclaim when it comes to engineering standards. I am sure as copies they have seen changes and even some quite simple engineering improvements in standards that have raised the bar, but for the main part it's not so much this that most woodworkers are actually searching for in restoring an old Stanley or Woden or Sorby or Marples or Millers Falls or Sargent can never be found in lesser models from cheaper imports or the high end models either. The lessons learned from restoring and fettling a plane is the working knowledge they gain and the added satisfaction from actually bringing something back to its fuller value of usefulness and functionality that somehow knows no equal. And even more; it builds the kind of confidence new woodworkers and machinists transitioning into hand work need. This newfound confidence strips away the intimidation of fear and doubt setscrew by setscrew and shaving by shaving. There is no plane made today that equals my #4 or my 4 1/2. Not because it was ever restored but because it came in a yellow cardboard box and I filed on it and sharpened it and it has been serving me for about 50 years and somewhere around 30,000 plus hours to date. How about that. Another thing to remember for me is that it's never once been repaired. Imagine! In all of those hours it has never once been repaired. I would hate to think that I would have been lugging around a heavier plane or sharpening an iron twice as thick or hard on top of that. Phew! Spare me. Total that up on top of the tons already there.
There can be no doubt as progress closed down the traditions of hand work over the past 50-90 years or so, so too we've seen a general declining in woodworking workmanship calling for skill and real insider knowledge once passed down from one craftsman to another emerging one. Just as the Stanley (of old, not today) supplies an endless supply of old planes, so too the internet is now bridging the gap in providing a working knowledge that no that no longer relies on the traditions of the past. Though I might lament the loss of what came to me as I was guided by a craftsman who watched me and helped me in my struggle, I am glad that I can pass on what I know to thousands of woodworkers around the world.
I always thought lash or whiplash was a sign of quality allowing one to sneak up on an adjustment for much finer control.
Paul, in terms of imparting your knowledge, the Internet is much more powerful.
1. You can share both written and video content.
2. You can share your knowledge with a significantly larger audience.
3. You can share your knowledge much longer. Previously, when a craftsman retired or died, their knowledge died with them. By documenting your expertise, it will live on and be use by generations hence.
Yes, I would love to learn from a true craftsman in my area. But like you say, the woodworking art is waning and it's not that easy to find mentors. So the Internet provides others.
I have no problem with backlash as I learned early on how to make adjustments for that. The only thing I still stuggle with is, after sharpening the iron, is getting it to take an even cut across it's width. It always takes me quite a while – frustrating.
Thank you for all the knowledge you impart to us, it is really helpful.
Makes me all the more grateful to my Grandad for leaving me his tools, including a fairly old Stanly #4. This will be restored and hopefully used on my final piece for my carpentry course.
I have a modern premium #4 bedrock style plane and a 100+ year old Stanley #6 Bailey style. The modern plane is indeed very nice but the thick iron doesn't work any better or last any longer than the thin original iron from my #6. I never really think about the backlash / whiplash.
If I knew then what I know now, I would have bought a vintage #4 and use the savings on wood or something else useful.
Very good article Paul. Today while checking Facebook to see if Paul had posted anything new I found myself posting a comment to a posting about C.N.C routing. It asked if woodworkers thought that using a C.N.C. was actually woodworking. I found myself posting no it is not. Machine operators is what I called it. I said working wood is using a hand saw a plane and chisel or a spokeshave. Hand tools powered by Human power is working wood. I must laugh at how passionate I feel about this now. Thank You Paul for teaching me how to enjoy woodworking and to love the idea that what I make will be around for a long time to come. As for whiplash I believe that if Stanley Tool Co did not want whiplash to be in the adjustment they would of made a thicker flange on the adjusting nut. But they didn't so it must be there for a reason. Thank You for doing what you do Paul.
I completely agree, for me there is more to these old planes than just wood and steel. They were made by craftsmen for craftsmen,at a time when people took great care in their work. I have many tools with the previous owners name stamped on them, they certainly must have thought something of it or they wouldn't have put their name on it. I am happy to use and care for these tools until one day hopefully a long time from now someone else takes an interest in them too.


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Q: conditional formatting with date not working properly. SPD2010 I created a conditional formatting on a column with date ('Due date') and it worked fine until yesterday.
This morning I noticed its not working anymore. I open SPD2010 and remove the condition and recreate it. In short I want the Font to change if due date is passed.
It works partially on SPD2010 (3 feb should also be in red. Today is 1 March)

However on Internet explorer only date from 2016 are formatted but non from 2017 even if the date has passed.

Any idea what can cause this?

A: For this scenario you better use CSR to format the labels
here is the code sample on how to apply conditional formating on list view items.
https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/office/Client-side-rendering-code-0a786cdd

A: Yesterday was another month...
So if something worked yesterday and not today.....
I suspect a configuration mistake on your behalf


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Good news, Bay Area and Houston Comcast customers. Leaving home, or living with a TV hog, no longer means having to miss out on your favorite shows.
The cable giant on Wednesday announced the rollout of its X1 DVR with cloud technology in the San Francisco Bay Area and Houston.
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The Garden Moth Scheme collects information from people around the UK who run a moth-trap on a regular weekly basis in their gardens. The scheme is organising a conference in 2015, at the Chiltern Woodland Burial Park near Beaconsfield, in Buckinghamshire on Sunday 1 March 2015.
For anybody recording in their garden (and don't we all?) this is a very worthwhile scheme. Not only for the information gained on fluctuating moth populations in gardens throughout the UK, but also as an incentive to put the trap out at least once a week.
Without the discipline imposed by taking part in the GMS my garden recording would be far more infrequent.


Help with hardwearing trousers please!
Discussion in 'General Attire & Accoutrements' started by ThankfulGirl, Nov 21, 2018.
Your forbearance please, gentlemen (and ladies) as I suspect this has been done to death in the depths of a thread but I couldn't find it.
My Hairy Bloke is very hard on his trousers. They go, inevitably, at the knees - tear across rather than wear through. He's not that tall, so finding decent trousers that a) don't make him look like a leftover from the old PG Tips ads and b) have got real knees and real pockets intended for people to do real.work whilst wearing, is like finding gold.
EDIT: He's 5'6" with a 36" waist and I'd like him.*not* to look like Tolkien's Gimli (his joke not mine) which is why I ' m looking for more classic styling.
Classic style will cost quite a bit more but if you do like classic styles keep an eye on Savvy Row. People who are very wealthy tend to buy their clothes to be worn just once or twice and then they can't be seen in them again. Savvy Row buys up their fabulous made to measure wear, and sells it at a fraction of the price.
But if you find that they are still a tad too expensive try Samuel Windsor, for a more budget price. These will be a more modern shape, but at their prices you could afford to alter them.
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You could try Moleskins from Hebtroco or www.spencers-trousers.com tough as old boots and will fit perfectly!
for several years I wore Charles Tyrwhitt's "weekend chinos" (also available in non-iron) for standard office wear. Great trousers. At two pairs for £80, and wearing almost nothing else for a year, I'd get at least a year out of them before they died, as cotton does. The moleskin and corduroy ones last better, fwiw. The legs on their Classic Cut with Pleats are nice, not exactly Oxford bags, but perfectly mid-thirties wide. The only reason I've stopped wearing them is that I'd like the waist an inch or two higher, and, crucially, the zipper on these is too short for me for comfort if one wishes to... download, so to speak, in the standing position without removing one's trousers entirely.... Worth considering, though, from pov of being cheap and readily available; they also do a wide range of colours and keep them consistently every season, so none of that hell of finding something perfect only to discover ten minutes later it's gone forever! In all truth, if TYrwhitts could be but persuaded to do a model with a waistband 2" higher and a zipper 4" longer, I'd buy a dozen pairs from them once every six years and be grand.
Another cheaper option if you're open to an element of synthetics is the classic American Dickies. Their 874 workpant is the highest waist and widest leg they do; in production unchanged since the early sixties, they're a very fifties look on me (though not pegs as such - a 44 waist pair is 19" around the hem, with only a small amount of taper from the waist). Very similar in fit to my Darcy trousers, but more modern in that they are a straight waistband and have beltloops. Price varies, but it's not hard to find them on UK Amazon for around GBP£40. Solid. So far, mine have a nice, cotton look - not shiny poly. They're listed as 8oz, but they feel much heftier. NB: most folks seem to find they need to order *one size up* from their regular size with these.
In the middle ground, www.sofmilitary.co.uk 's reenactment stuff if worth a gander. Wide price range.... I got some decent US WW2 repro cotton Chinos from them for just about £30. Their USN work denims have been criticised for not being accurate, but they make great civilian jeans. Won't hold up to something as good as my SJCs, *but* they are at least as good, imo, as Freddies.... and half the price. Nice, budget selvedge. Going up the price bands, there are plenty of wool trousers from £65-90ish- note, especially, the US Army Officer pinks and chocolates. If you're not squeamish about him wearing Axis stuff (noone will ever notice if you stay away from the jodhpurs and the trews with ankle-fastenings - pre -or early war patterns strictly), that does tend to broaden the colour palette significantly.
More generally, Army surplus stores, if you can find a good one (most have retreated online, alas) will have lots of great vintage-look trousers as part of dress uniforms. Once you filter out the ones with obvious piping and such, you can find some that work well.
Spencer's trousers are good - though do contact them directly; I know a fair few folks have stuff made there, and they seem to pay far less than one sees on their website. Where they excel is in copying a pair of trousers you already have - a perfect, favourite pair can be sent to them for reproduction, and I believe they can then keep the pattern on file so you just send them an order in future.
Darcy Clothing do a nice range of basic trousers, I'm very pleased with mine and will go back for more - www.darcyclothing.com . Start around the £70 mark.
Aero - www.aeroleatherclothing.com do some stunning moleskins and corduroys - http://www.aeroleatherclothing.com/products.php?cat=aerocloth - also good cotton ones. Upholstery grade fabrics, outstanding stuff. **Aero's trousers are currently on sale at 33% off** - worth checking out if they have the size. Sizes are *exact*, no vanity sizing there! I've handled a lot of Aero trousers and they are just outstanding.
SJC - www.simonjamescathcart.com - beautiful stuff. Not cheap - anywhere from GBP100-200 depending on cut and fabric, but very, very nice indeed if you want a stand-out piece that you'll not quite see anywhere else.
Ha, well.... it's unusual, but accepted, in legal academia (I've known two Scottish academics who rarely wear trousers at all). I'm giving it a go at gradation myself this year. outside of black tie events, probably not the best first choice in a more formal legal practice, though. Highly recommended round the house, mind, especially in Summer.
Worth having a look on Amazon if you're interested in the 874 Dickies; I've just snared a couple of pairs at around £15.00 each, presumably Black Friday sale.
I have a local source for Dickies in my size (much taller than the Walmart sizes) and they charge 29.95CDN. I walk in, they know me and I walk out with 2-3 pair trousers in under five minutes. No shipping required.
They also offer Wrangler pants, which (not jeans, they are cotton trousers in different colours - not necessarily denim) are fairly hard-wearing, but I find the Dickies (which retail for roughly the same price) are the better deal if you're really going to abuse them.
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SJC still has Black Friday deals going, however the longer you wait, I believe the percentage declines.
I would second the Dickies workwear.
Reasonably priced and lasts well.
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Take a look at our trousers at pircargos.com. They may be just what you're looking for. More information is in the vendors/merchants section.
Years ago I knew a Scottish attorney, met him at the dance school we used to go to. Whenever we had a black tie event, he wore his kilt. I can still remember a sea of female faces looking on, hoping the kilt would rise as he twirled his lady round the floor.


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Ensure that you have placed the BIOS file(s) in the correct location.
Settings->Directory->System/BIOS (look at the right column).
Verify that the file(s) have the same name and extension that appears in the core info/docs page.
Remember that some operating systems are case sensitive.
Last, but probably the most important part of all, the hash of your BIOS should match the one in the docs.
A File Hash is a string of characters that uniquely identifies a file.
If i rename dog.jpg to bios.bin, how would you know?
If the dump is not the version that the core needs, or if the file integrity is compromised (corrupted), unexpected things (bad) can happen.
A file can become corrupted by errors in transmission, write errors during copying or moving, faulty storage media, software bugs, etc.


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