The M&A Perspective - What is the interest rate after the discontinuation of LIBOR?
At the end of 2015, we reported on the challenges faced by M&A practitioners due to the odd interest rate environment, in particular when choosing the "right" interest rate in cross-border deals with a locked-box price mechanism (see M&A Perspective December 2015). In the meantime, the development of interest rates has exacerbated this issue: at the end of September 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the target range for federal funds to a range of 2.0% to 2.25%. At the end of 2015, this range was at 0.25% to 0.5%. During the same period, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to lower the interest rate on the deposit facility by 10 basis points to -0.40% (in March 2016). The Swiss National Bank (SNB) did not move its target range for 3-month CHF LIBOR by a single basis point: it remains at -1.25% to -0.25%. Now, what interest rate should be applied in an M&A transaction between a U.S. seller and a European based purchaser with respect to a Swiss target (e.g. interest on purchase price in case of a locked-box mechanism or default interest)?
For default interest, conceptually, a floating reference rate (with a floor at zero?) would seem appropriate. However, the top dog in this context, LIBOR, will be phased out by 2021, according to a statement made in July 2017 by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). How to fill the gap? M&A practitioners willing to adapt their contract templates struggle, as various benchmark rates mushroom around the globe. For the U.S., discussions circle around Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) and American Interbank Offering Rate (Ameribor). And since 2 April 2018, the NY Fed also produces and publishes the Broad General Collateral Rate (BGCR) and the Tri-Party General Collateral Rate (TGCR). In the UK, the Bank of England has set up a working group on sterling risk-free reference rates to find an alternative to LIBOR, which now recommends Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (SONIA). For the Euro-Zone, the working group on Euro risk-free rates, set up by the ECB, aims to develop a new unsecured overnight interest rate before 2020. For Switzerland, the national working group for reference interest rates, co-chaired by a representative of the private sector and a representative of the SNB, presented the Swiss Average Rate Overnight (SARON®) as the best alternative to the Swiss Franc LIBOR. SARON is an overnight reference rate based on data from the Swiss franc repo market and calculated by SIX Swiss Exchange already since August 2009, including various average rates based thereon (e.g. SAR6M, representing the 6 months average). As per end of September 2018, SARON stood at around -0.75%.
Now, how to see the woods for the trees? Time will have to tell. In the meantime, contract drafters will have to remain on the lookout to identify the standards that the markets ennoble to the status of benchmark. Until then, the bouquet of reference rates presents both: a risk and an opportunity. But one thing remains certain for Switzerland: Given its deterring effect, parties have a strong incentive to actively contract out of the Swiss statutory fallback solution of 5% per annum.


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Equipped with a state of the art radar, 4 machine guns and 4 cannon, the P-61 Black Widow was as deadly as its namesake. On the night of August 15, 1945, Lee Kendall was flying "Lady In The Dark" on patrol. An unknown aircraft was acquired on radar and "Lady In The Dark" gave chase. Realizing he had been spotted, the pilot of the unknown aircraft attempted countermeasures and evasive maneuvers but to no avail. As the Black Widow closed in, the panicked pilot inadvertently flew his aircraft into the ground. Since Japan surrendered earlier that day, this action gave "Lady In The Dark" the final aerial victory of World War II. The wreckage of a Ki-44 Tojo was spotted the following day.
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WHY SHOULD A HIATUS HERNIA BE TREATED BY SURGERY?
If a large (Type II, III or IV) hiatus hernia is causing bad symptoms, which are not effectively being treated by dietary and lifestyle modification, or putting you at risk of serious health problems then surgical repair is an option to consider.
Smaller hiatus hernias (Type I) which cause reflux symptoms can be dealt with by either LINX or fundoplication.
Although this is a major operation it is now normally carried out by standard keyhole surgery through the abdomen. Before this technique was available, surgery had to be carried out through large incisions in the chest or abdomen.
Small incisions are made in the upper abdomen (usually two 12mm and three 5mm).
The stomach and other organs are gently brought out of the chest and back into the abdomen. Not all of this may be possible straight away, and so the hernia sac, which is the stretched tissue between the diaphragm and the oesophagus (phreno-oesophageal ligament) is carefully dissected. This gradually releases and separates them from the organs in the chest including the lungs, heart and major blood vessel (aorta).
Great care is taken not to damage the oesophagus which is inevitably scarred and shrunken due to inflammation and compression, as well as the nerves (vagus) which run along with it. Once this has been successfully completed, the redundant sac is excised.
Further dissection may be necessary in the chest to make sure enough oesophagus (usually at least 3cm) is in the abdomen. It is important that there is no tension on the oesophagus pulling it back into the chest (tension-free). Once this has been confirmed, reconstruction can start.
Depending on how wide it is, and what the state of the tissues are, the hiatus can be repaired with usually with stitches alone, but sometimes incorporating the use of a biologic mesh may be necessary. The mesh is made of natural tissues, and not synthetic like the meshes used in other abdominal wall repairs as this is a dynamic area, where both strength and flexibility are required. Synthetic meshes can damage the oesophagus and are therefore never used.
Once the defect is satisfactorily closed around the oesophagus (a small gap is left to enable movement and swallowing) a fundoplication is usually performed. This not only prevents reflux, but also helps fix the stomach in the abdomen. A partial fundoplication is generally made because a weak oesophagus (dysmotility) is inevitably associated with this condition. If a fundoplication is not performed, then the stomach is sutured to the abdominal wall (gastropexy) to help keep it in place.
The operation typically take 3-4 hours and is performed under a general anaesthetic.
Providing the operation is successfully carried out by keyhole surgery, recovery is relatively rapid.
A contrast swallow is carried out the day after surgery to confirm satisfactory repair. Patients are then started on fluids, and if swallowing is fine, then a soft or mouse diet is commenced. This needs to be continued for about six weeks after the operation to allow the oesophagus to get used to the new configuration and recover its peristaltic activity. Sometimes medication may be prescribed for a few weeks to help the stomach function and empty, as this becomes less effective if it has been stuck in the chest for a long time.
Following on from this recovery period, a normal healthy and balanced diet can be established. Patients are always advised to chew their food well and drink plenty of fluids.
Most patients can go home 2-3 days after the procedure.
WHAT ARE THE RISK OF HERNIA SURGERY?
Damage to any of the organs involved in the abdomen or chest is rare, but a risk of this procedure. The oesophagus, vagus nerves, pleura (lining of lungs) and stomach are vulnerable as they are come indirect contact during the operation. In most cases, if an injury does occur, then this can be dealt with by keyhole surgery and has minimal impact on further recovery or outcomes.
Re-herniation in the early post-operative period is another rare risk, and therefore diet, and the use anti-sickness medication to prevent vomiting is very important to enable the tissues to heal. If this does occur, then re-operation is usually necessary.
Bleeding, infection, thrombo-embolic complications, and the risks of a general anaesthetic are common to all major operations.
Some minor difficulty in swallowing may be a problem for some patients, and usually relates to underlying oesophageal weakness rather than the procedure itself, and in most cases, settles down with time. Minor side-effects relating to the fundoplication such as bloating and flatulence have been reported, but are rarely problematic.
WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES LIKE?
Following successful repair of para-oesophageal hernia, the symptomatic outcomes are usually excellent. Normal swallowing function is restored, and other symptoms such as chest pain, breathing, respiratory problems and anaemia are resolved.
The use of extensive mediastinal (chest) dissection to create a tension-free oesophagus in the abdomen, coupled with a tension-free repair of the diaphragm have led to very successful outcomes in our series.
Traditionally, this operation has been associated with high levels of recurrence (repair breakdown) and other problems. However, our experience in Exeter, which is amongst the most extensive in the UK have been very good and we have reported very low rates of recurrence after 5-years and very few occasions when further surgery or intervention has been necessary.
We have published and presented our own data at National and International Meetings, and continue to improve and modify our technique. This is also an area in which we are collaborating with the University of Exeter in active research.
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The Office of Naval Research has given the Young Investigator Program (YIP) award to Chris Boyce, assistant professor of chemical engineering, for his research under the section of Mission Capable, Persistent and Survivable Naval Platforms Code 33. This department develops and delivers technologies that enable superior warfighting and energy capabilities for naval forces, platforms, and undersea weaponry.
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Michael Hall: The story of our planet unfolds
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The devastating effects of climate change can feel like they belong in a distant future, yet a photograph has the capacity to put a human face to a reality which is often entangled in political rhetoric.
Michael Hall is a Sydney-based photographer with over two decades of experience, who in 2007 began developing a higher awareness of the alarming effects of climate change. Around the same time, Hall suffered a near-fatal cycling accident with a semi-trailer, a life-changing experience which intensified this need to consider his relationship with the environment. The transformational period of recovery and reflection that followed inspired a project that has lasted 7 years and encompasses over 40 different places, from Borneo, to the Philippines, to the US.
When he was well enough, the photographer visited the Albury-Wodonga area at a time when Victoria was enduring one of the most devastating droughts in recent history. This encouraged Hall to take his work further afield to Iceland, which with its vast and hollow beauty provided both an opportunity to capture ice melt and a significant cathartic experience.
When Hall embarked to photograph deforestation in Kalimantan (The Eastern part of Borneo) in 2010 he discovered he was too late, "By the time I got there it was pretty much deforested, so I ended up photographing coal mines and palm plantations. This got me thinking about our own country." Hall emphasises the need to be aware of climate change and work to ensure the gravity of its impact is adopted in the mainstream,
"It's too easy to forget about this in Australia – wealth and comfort dull us. It's important that people start taking action upon themselves, as change begins at the individual. Choose renewables and think about your superannuation investment. We must get over this fixation with a fossil fuel based economy.
I am delighted when I think about what the world can become – the beautiful, symbiotic relationship that humans can have with the natural environment. It's entirely possible."
The photographer captures not only the overwhelming natural landscapes – but the resilience of people affected by climate change. He recalls an evening in Tacloban in the Philippines. In November 2013, Tacloban was hit by Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded. It killed thousands of people and left behind an apocalyptic wasteland of debris. When out photographing one evening, Hall noticed a man crouching beneath the haul of one of eight large ships that had been beached by the typhoon – with five candles lit in vigil. The man explained that he was having a quiet moment of remembrance for his wife and children who died in the storm and who's bodies were still trapped underneath.
"Even in the face of such adversity the people I meet showed such resilience, it left me feeling humbled and hopeful that we humans can adapt to such adversity. But given the choice would we wish to. It's essential that we remain consistently mindful of this global phenomenon and take responsibility for our impact on the planet."
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Q: Calibrating a resistive touchscreen for libinput I'm using a GUI application framework (EGT) on an ATMEL/ Microchip SAMA5D4. The framework features

DRM/KMS and X11 backends.

I've looked at using tslib to calibrate a restive touchscreen for the device but due to EGT limitations it looks like I'm going to have to use libinput for the moment.
Is there a calibration mechanism (equivalent of tslib) available for libinput? I've looked at xlibinput_calibrator & it seems like it could be a solution but I'll have to sort out the dependencies in the Yocto build.
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I eventually ended up using a startup script to prevent EGT capturing raw events (deleted /dev/event0 or similiar) from the touchscreen & instead use the calibrated source from ts_input.

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Mummies Know Best: Heart Disease a Natural Part of Aging
According to the biggest-ever hunt for the condition in mummies, some 4,000 years ago people had clogged arteries. Researchers say the findings suggest that heart disease may be more a natural part of human aging rather than something directly tied to contemporary risk factors like smoking, eating fatty foods and not exercising.
In this undated photo released Sunday March 10, 2013, by a group of cardiologists lead by Saint Lukeâs Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, USA, showing The mummy Hatiay (New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550 to 1295 BCE) being scanned in CAiro, Egypt, where it was found to have evidence of extensive vascular disease by CT scanning. This scanning is part of a major survey to investigate some 137 mummies which has revealed that people probably had clogged arteries and heart disease some 4,000 years ago. CT scans of 137 mummies showed evidence of atherosclerosis, or hardened arteries, in one third of those examined, including those from ancient people believed to have healthy lifestyles. (AP Photo/Dr. Michael Miyamoto)
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In this undated photo released Sunday March 10, 2013, by a group of cardiologists lead by Saint Lukeâs Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, USA, showing the mummy Hatiay (New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550 to 1295 BCE) as it is returned to its display back in the Antiquities Museaum in Cairo after it underwent a CT scanning. This scanning is part of a major survey to investigate some 137 mummies which has revealed that people probably had clogged arteries and heart disease some 4,000 years ago. CT scans of 137 mummies showed evidence of atherosclerosis, or hardened arteries, in one third of those examined, including those from ancient people believed to have healthy lifestyles. (AP Photo/Dr. Michael Miyamoto)
In this photo released Sunday March 10, 2013, by by a group of cardiologists lead by Saint Lukeâs Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, USA, showing Egyptologists as they prepare the mummy Hatiay (New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550 to 1295 BCE) for CT scanning in Cairo, Egypt, which later demonstrated evidence of extensive vascular disease. This scanning is part of a major survey to investigate some 137 mummies which has revealed that people probably had clogged arteries and heart disease some 4,000 years ago. CT scans of 137 mummies showed evidence of atherosclerosis, or hardened arteries, in one third of those examined, including those from ancient people believed to have healthy lifestyles. (AP Photo/Dr. Michael Miyamoto)
In this undated photo released Sunday March 10, 2013, by a group of cardiologists lead by Saint Lukeâs Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, USA, showing the sarcophagus of the mummy Hatiay (New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550 to 1295 BCE) as it is closed after the mummy underwent a CT scanning, in Cairo, Egypt. This scanning is part of a major survey to investigate some 137 mummies which has revealed that people probably had clogged arteries and heart disease some 4,000 years ago. CT scans of 137 mummies showed evidence of atherosclerosis, or hardened arteries, in one third of those examined, including those from ancient people believed to have healthy lifestyles. (AP Photo/Dr. Michael Miyamoto)
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Apps are a great way to increase their learning in a fun, interactive way. Apps can be great for any age and any subject and can be used anywhere. And they are easily accessible on an iPad, iPod, iPhone or Android device.
If you don't know about the Amazon Underground apps, you really need to check them out! These are completely free versions of apps that might cost money on other platforms. We have found several fun kids apps this way and saved quite a bit of money too! This year, we have also invested in a few apps that were not free, but have been very beneficial. Here are a some kids apps we have tried and loved, and a few that are on our list!
ABCMouse.com – This is the first app we installed on the kids' tablets and they use it all the time. My middle three love to create and change their avatar, listen to the alphabet songs, work their way through different subjects and earn tickets to buy pets and accessories. My 5-year old has learned her letters and how to count using this app!
Caillou's Castle – Yes, I know, his voice is annoying. However, my kids love the show and love this app. It helps them work on shape recognition and matching skills. I love that the storybook highlights the words as it reads, so that kids can follow along and learn to recognize words. This kids app is also available on Amazon Underground for free.
Endless Alphabet – My 5-year old has trouble remembering the names of letters, so I'm hoping this app will help. Each word features an interactive puzzle with talking letters and a short animation illustrating the definition. Before you know it, your child will be using words like gargantuan and cooperate! This no-guilt kids app is also available on Amazon Underground for free.
Preschool & Kindergarten Learning Kids Games – We have had the free version of this app for quite a while. The free version is limited in what the kids can do, but they have fun working on their letters, shapes and number recognition. It also has different levels you can get where they can work on addition and subtraction and more. This kids app is also available on Amazon Underground for free.
Starfall – We have loved the Starfall website and now you can access it anywhere with the app! Kids will have fun learning math, reading, geography and more through songs and fun games.
Spelling City – Vocabulary Spelling City is a fun way to learn spelling and vocabulary words by playing engaging learning games using any word list. The most popular activities are Spelling TestMe, HangMouse, and our vocabulary games. The most popular word lists are Sound Alikes, Compound Words, Hunger Games and SAT Words. This no-guilt kids app includes ten of our most popular word lists and eight of our most popular learning games and activities.
Eggy Subtract to 20 – Eggy Subtract to 20 is a fun and motivational app that teaches children aged 4–7 the subtraction skills needed for success with mathematics. This kids app builds subtraction to 20 skills using 6 highly interactive games that make learning and practicing subtraction enjoyable for all children. Each activity features its own unique setting and game play. Children have fun feeding monsters, throwing subtraction pies at Grandpa, snowboarding, helping Teddy climb the rope, finishing Dr. Shocks subtraction grid and playing the memory game.
Eggy Words – Eggy Words 250HD is an application designed to help children recognize and learn sight words. Sight words are words that readers should know automatically "at sight," such as he, the, was and where. This kids app covers the first 250HD sight words using a fun and motivating game to keep kids learning.
Endless Reader – Kids will have a blast learning sight words and their context and usage with the adorable Endless monsters. Each word features an interactive word puzzle with letters that come alive, and then a sentence puzzle with words that become what they describe. See the word "dog" as a barking dog, and the word "up" reach for the sky!
Super Why! – My kids love this show and now this app! They play 4 original games to build their literacy skills, practice the alphabet, rhyming, spelling, and writing. They even earn stickers to keep track of the words they learn all while interacting with the popular television characters.
Motion Math: Fractions! – Bounce your way to fractions mastery by tilting your screen! Motion Math helps learners estimate four forms of fractions: numerator over denominator (like 1/2), percents (like 50%), decimals (like 0.5), and pie charts. Perceiving fractions quickly and accurately is needed for advanced math success. Includes beginner, medium and expert modes with hints to help struggling learners.
Toca Lab – Welcome to Toca Lab! Explore the colorful and electrifying world of science and meet all 118 of the elements from the periodic table by using 6 different lab tools to experiment with by taking your elements for a spin in the centrifuge, warming them up in the Bunsen burner, adding drops to the test tubes and more! This kids app is a fun, intereactive way for kids to learn science.
GeoBee Challenge – This fast-paced trivia game tests your geography skills using beautiful color maps from National Geographic. In the multiple-choice round, answers come from a library of more than 1,000 National Geographic Bee questions. In the map challenge round, you zoom, pinch, and tap your way to find spots on an interactive map from a catalog of 1000+ locations. For an added challenge, bonus rounds include compelling National Geographic photographs where you have to locate what's in the photo on the interactive map.
Stack the States – Stack the States makes learning about the 50 states fun! Watch the states actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game! As you learn state capitals, shapes, geographic locations, flags and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated states anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of states that reaches the checkered line to win each level. You earn a random state for every successfully completed level. All of your states appear on your own personalized map of the United States. Try to collect all 50! As you earn more states, you begin to unlock the four free bonus games: Map It, Pile Up, Puzzler and Capital Drop. Four games in one!
Slice Fractions – Slicing through ice and lava to clear the mammoth's path, kids earning fraction concepts without words and collect funky hats by solving over 60 physics puzzles. I love this no-guilt kids app because there are no ads or in-app purchases.
Stack the Countries – This is played just like Stack the States, only with countries. Stack the Countries makes learning about the world fun! Watch the countries actually come to life in this colorful and dynamic game! As you learn country capitals, landmarks, geographic locations and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated countries anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of countries that reaches the checkered line to win each level. You earn a random country for every successfully completed level. All of your countries appear on your own personalized maps of the continents. Try to collect all 193! As you earn more countries, you begin to unlock the free bonus games: Map It! and Pile Up! Three games in one!
Lightbot Programming Puzzles – Lightbot is a programming puzzle game with game mechanics require using programming logic to solve levels. Simply guiding a robot to light up tiles and solve levels using commands, Lightbot is a kids app that cultivates a real understanding of procedures, loops, and conditionals.
Discover Human Body: Anatomy and Physiology 3D – Discover Human Body is an educational App on anatomy basics. This kids app is perfectly suitable for both biology students and pupils and for amateurs willing to learn more about human body, or even for professionals who want to have all the essential anatomy data at hand.
Duolingo: Learn Languages Free – I love this app because it's free…for real. No fees, no ads, no gimmicks. A college-quality education without the price tag. It's fun. Lose hearts for answering incorrectly, advance by completing bite-sized lessons, and track your progress with shiny achievements. You can learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and English.
SAT Math: Algebra & Functions Lite – This app has over 420 questions and 42 revision notes in all just for Algebra & Functions. High quality content written by experienced SAT tutors. There is also a Mock Test with mixed questions from all topics. Students can review each question at the end of the test and know the right answer with detailed explanation for each question. Students can also track their progress with pie charts and bar graphs to know when they are ready to take the real test.
Vocab Genius: SAT & GRE Definitions – This app will test your vocabulary. Use your brain power and spell out the answer based on the definition given. The answer is a word used in the SAT and GRE tests. If you get stuck, use a hint with coins. Coins are earned from solving puzzles correctly and can be purchased. Right now there are only 20 levels, but more are in the works! This app is a great start to working on your vocab for the SAT.
SAT Vocabulary Prep: 1000 Words – Quiz yourself on the top 1000 words from past SAT tests. This is also useful for the GRE, PSAT, ACT, GMAT, TOEFL, MCAT, LSAT, GED and other standardized tests. Clicking "New Game" gives you a new set of 10 multiple choice questions to answer. It takes less than 45 seconds to answer a set. Quiz yourself fast and anywhere! Do you forget to study? Set a daily notification to remind you to answer a few questions. The widget that shows you a new word and definition every time you click on it. Put it on your home screen and learn a new word every few hours.
ACT College Test Flashcards – The ACT Flashcards App contains both Questions and Answers in an Easy To Use Flashcard Format! Created as a Very Quick & Efficient way for you to Learn and Review English, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science.
SAT Practice Test – This app provides many training questions for people who want to get high score in SAT tests. Enjoy Our SAT Test app with 6 categories: Reading Sentence Completion, Reading Comprehension, Math Problem Solving, Identifying Sentence Errors, Sentence correction (improving sentences), Editing in context (improving paragraphs). SAT Test application also has many flashcards for you. Practice them everyday to improve your vocabulary.
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I was looking for some additional educational apps for my 6yr old so this was perfect timing. Thanks for the list. I'll check them out.
Perfect! So glad you found this list! Enjoy!
What a great resource! Thank. You for sharing! My daughters just go Kindlles, and I am looking for things to put on them that wont just drain their brains. Happy Saturday, from the Dare to Share Link up!
Oh what great timing! I hope they enjoy some of these apps!
Such a great roundup that will be very helpful for me with my toddler daughter! Pinned for later!
Wow, what an incredible list! Thank you so much for all the time spent compiling decent apps! I have such a hard time finding decent educational apps that are really engaging and fun. I really appreciate this list! I will definitely be checking them out! THANK YOU!!!!
You are so welcome! It is a struggle and I wanted others to be able to find them quickly and easily!
Awesome list! I will definitely bookmark this page. I have a 4-year-old and I knew about some of the apps on the list but not many. These apps will help me feel better about allowing her to spend time on the tablet. Thank you for compiling the list.
why not skybrary! Its been great for my 4 year old.
This isn't an exhaustive list, I'm sure there's lots more apps out there that are fantastic 🙂 Thanks for pointing out another one!
This is a fabulous resource, thank you so much for putting it together! Unfortunately Amazon shut down their underground app platform but these apps are still available, you just have to purchase them. Thank you again!


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Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed by a posse of officers, who riddled their car with bullets, killing both criminals in May 1934.
Bonnie and Clyde have been mentioned together in their roles as notorious criminals, in the movies and even in pop music. But they still remain separated in death, and their surviving relatives would like to see them buried together, WFAA reported.
Clyde Champion Barrow and Bonnie Elizabeth Parker were shot to death in an ambush by officers on May 23, 1934, near Sailes, Louisiana, according to the FBI's website. That ended a nearly three-year crime spree that made the pair two of the most wanted criminals in the United States during the Great Depression.
They are buried in separate cemeteries in Dallas, about nine miles apart. Barrow is buried at Western Heights Cemetery in West Dallas, while Parker is interred at Crown Hill Memorial Park.
"Their desire was to be buried side by side. I think that's the way that it should be," Parker's niece, Rhea Leen Linder, told WFAA. Linder, who is 84, is Parker's last blood relative, the television station reported.
After the couple was killed, Parker's mother demanded that her daughter be buried separately, the television station reported.
"I can't blame my grandmother for saying no at the time," Linder told WFAA. "I think any parent would say no, that was enough. But it's been 84 years."
However, getting Bonnie and Clyde back together is not that simple.
The owner of Western Heights Cemetery told WFAA that he does not oppose the idea, but said the disinterment of a body is a legal issue and that Linder would have to get a court order.
For now, the plot next to Clyde Barrow's in West Dallas remains unused.


FlowSpace Firewall (FSFW) provides network virtualization of OpenFlow enabled switches. The virtualization happens on a per-vlan tag per-interface basis. Instead of attempting to interpret a rule and make possible modifications (like FlowVisor) to a flow mod, FlowSpace firewall either allows a rule to pass through or rejects it, and sends an error back to the controller.
FlowSpace Firewall also provides the ability to slice flow statistics based on the defined flow space and send each controller only the set of flows that it is able to modify.
The ultimate goal of FlowSpace Firewall is to provide the ability for multiple controllers to control a single openflow switch, without those controllers being able to step on each others flow rules. What seperates it from other OpenFlow virtualization tools (such as FlowVisor) is its limited scope, currently only slicing on vlan/interface, and the ability to configure it with "friendly names" like port name and node name instead of DPID and port id (as those may change). The limited scope allows for simpler and faster slicing of requests.
FlowSpace firewall is configured using an XML file, the configuration file accepts vlan ranges, allowing for more configuration than other SDN virtualization tools. The ability to use friendly names provides the ability for port ids to change without having to update the configuration.
FlowSpace Firewall is a module that plugs into Floodlight (an opensource openflow controller) which is developed in Java.
FlowSpace Firewall (FSFW) is designed to work with any OpenFlow 1.0 compatible switch and controller. FSFw has 2 main goals in its development, first to allow multiple openflow controllers to configure an openflow switch, and to prevent each openflow controller from interfering with other openflow controllers communicating with the switch. To accomplish these goals the following features have been implemented in FSFW.
Allow/Deny Rules based on FlowSpace - Before a FlowRule is sent to a switch the rule is verified to be allowed in the controllers FlowSpace. If it is allowed it is sent to the switch, if it is denied an error is returned to the controller.
XID Translation/Barrier/Error reporting - All message XIDs are translated to an internally mapped XID. If an error occurs on the switch for a given FlowMod then only the controller which sent the FlowMod receives the error.
FlowStat Slicing - FlowStats are continually queried from the switch and cached in memory. When a Slice requests the flow stats for a device, the flow stats are fetched from memory and then sliced. Only flows that exist in the Slice's flowspace are returned.
Configurable Logging - Without restarting FSFW the logging level can be changed for each module of FSFW/Floodlight individually with minimal delay. This allows for better trouble shooting without the need for a restart of FSFW.
Managed Tag Mode - For controllers that do not know how to do vlan translation across a complex backbone, or completely ignore vlan tags, FSFW will append and strip vlan tags from matches and actions to make the flow rule fit in the FlowSpace.
Idle/Hard Timeout - Some devices do not support idle/hard timeouts in openflow. For those devices FSFW can be configured to intercept and remove the flows.


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Democrats are apparently so upset about President Donald Trump that they are willing to resort to barely-constitutional means to get rid of him. That's the takeaway from a disturbing exchange in Congress on Thursday, where a California Democrat told Housing Secretary Ben Carson that he needs to familiarize himself with a clause in the Constitution that allowed his Cabinet officials to remove him from office. Unable or unwilling to put together a proper impeachment scenario in the House, Democrats are now calling on federal officials to use the 25th Amendment to remove Trump, even though there is literally no U.S. precedent for doing anything of the sort.
You want to see an actual, live civil war in America? This sounds like an excellent way to achieve it.
Perhaps this is merely political rhetoric of the most irresponsible order, but even so, it is chilling to watch Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) talk of insurrection in a House committee meeting.
Talk of removing President Trump using the 25th Amendment has been popular in the liberal blogosphere this year, but it's quite another thing entirely to see it openly discussed on the House floor by lawmakers. Sherman should be censured by House Speaker Paul Ryan and removed from office at the earlier opportunity by the voters in his California district. This goes beyond political disagreement and into the realm of a third-world coup. If a Republican congressman had said anything CLOSE to this during the Obama years, it would be on the front page of every newspaper in America.
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Kyndle met Frost when she was less than 15 years old, but she knew, even at that young age, that they were destined to be together forever. They make a formidable team—at home and at work.
Kyndle is one of a very small number of females in the US leading their own werewolf pack. None of those other female leaders are "mated" with other females, but despite her success as a leader, the pack council members want Kyndle out! She has three strikes against her: she is young, she is female, and she is gay!
Two individual males in the past few months have challenged Kyndle's position as Alpha of her pack, and both paid dearly…with their lives. One was Frost's brother, the other Kyndle's very own father.
And now Celeste, who has carried a torch for Kyndle since their childhood, has returned hoping to tear the two mates apart and claim Kyndle as her own.
Will Kyndle and Frost be able to stave off the threats to their love and partnership?
And what about the threats at work? Not only could Kyndle's leadership be at stake, but her life as well!
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After her unhappy marriage ends, Marie is lonely and looking for love. Her usual methods of looking for that "someone special" haven't worked. After trying out a new technique, she meets two women: One a fun dance partner, the other may be the love of her life!
Marie puts everything she has into the new relationship with Jada. Wanting only Jada's happiness, Marie sacrifices all…even her mental and physical health. After learning of Jada's family and personal secrets, she wonders if this is really the ideal relationship for her.
Is the younger, black woman really everything she was looking for? Jada answered Marie's call for companionship, but she is still holding on to the past, unwilling to share a closely guarded secret with her mother. When she's confronted with some disturbing news, it threatens to destroy her future. Will secrets keep her from finding true happiness with Marie?
"Kelly" finds herself strongly attracted to her new friend and dance partner. She wants more than friendship and will do anything she can to realize that goal…even if she ruins Marie's life in the process. What is it inside "Kelly" that is compelling her to act this way? Does she know? Will Marie and Jada be able to solve the mystery in time?
Lady Claire Von Hagen was en route to the island of Baleniesia, in the Caribbean, to meet the man her father had dictated she would marry. Lord Von Hagen, Governor of Baleniesia, ruled his island and his daughter with an iron fist, and he had determined that marriage to the distasteful, but wealthy and titled, Sir Edmund Fitzhugh, would be most advantageous. Lady Claire was sailing to Baleniesia to submit to marriage when her ship was captured by pirates. Her abductor, a pirate Captain known as Black Betty, had other plans for Lady Claire.
Claire had never experienced love of any kind, and she had certainly never conceived of the things that went on between two women. Black Betty taught her things that surprised her, and the freedom she experiences with this woman, and their developing love, capture Claire's heart. From the islands of the Caribbean to the shores of Canada, and on from there to the continent of Africa and the Orient… together they experience things both had only dreamt about.
Will they survive the dangers of the high seas and the first years of a relationship that neither expected to find?
¿Puede una virgen como Ashley darle cara a los sentimientos que se están acumulando dentro de ella hacia la famosa surfista? ¿Puede una chica del medio oeste con todos los morales y complejos arraigados en ella superarlos para realmente entrar en un romance sáfico con esta mujer?
Ashley es una chica del medio oeste que está disfrutando de "la vida" en el sur de California. Está viviendo su sueño. Aprende a surfear, un sueño de toda la vida que no era posible en Illinois. Ahora ella conoce a la surfista profesional Willow Samuels, quien se convierte en una buena amiga para ella. Qué tan buena amiga no es realmente aparente hasta que ella se da cuenta de que hay una atracción mutua.
Ashley está en conflicto cuando se da cuenta que tiene sentimientos por su famosa amiga Willow. Cuando Willow intenta seducirla, ella se da cuenta de que su amiga es lesbiana y está atraída a ella. ¿Cómo puede ella superar una vida de ética y valores que podría destruir la felicidad que Willow le ofrece?
Sometime between Tasha Stewart witnessing the murder of her parents and the attempt on her life, she made a deal with a goddess. In exchange for super powers Tasha would bring Justice to the city. A cold relentless Justice, no lawyers, no courts, and no mercy. Can she deliver on her promise and still remain who she is at her core or will she be absorbed into the cold unfeeling force that is Lady Justice? Only her unexpected compassion for a monster and the friendship of Lady Blue will keep her grounded in herself.
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Ex-NBA star Metta World Peace, who was born Ron Artest, marked his entry into the China Basketball Association in typical high-style, confirming his second name change in three years to "The Pandas Friend". The 34-year-old posted on social media on Thursday that his new name is "The Pandas Friend" rather than "Panda Friend" as news and netizens had recently reported. NBA player Ron Artest of Los Angeles Lakers dressed in Chinese traditional costume is seen during a campaign in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province Cheap Under Armour Kids Shoes , August 6, 2009. [PhotoIC] Metta World Peace waves before flipping the doing before Venus Williams played Victoria Azarenka, from Belarus, in a match in the Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament in Stanford, Calif., July 31, 2014. Venus won 6-4 Cheap Under Armour Running Shoes , 7-6(1). [PhotoIC] Boston Celtics power forward Kris Humphries and New York Knicks small forward Metta World Peace, right, battle for a loose ball during the first half at Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, RI, Oct 9, 2013. [PhotoAgencies] New York Knicks small forward Metta World Peace (51) celebrate with a teammate during the first half of an NBA game against the Boston Celtics at Dunkin Donuts Center Cheap Under Armour Mens Shoes , Providence, RI, Oct 9, 2013. [PhotoAgencies] New York Knicks small forward Metta World Peace (51) and power forward Andrea Bargnani (77) fight for a rebound with Toronto Raptors power forward Tyler Hansbrough (50) during the first quarter of a game at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, Dec 27 Cheap Under Armour Womens Shoes , 2013. [PhotoAgencies] Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest reacts to winning the NBA basketball championship 83-79 against the Boston Celtics in Los Angeles, June 17, 2010. [PhotoIC] Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest, right, has words for Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during Game 2 of a second-round NBA playoff series in Los Angeles in this May 6, 2009 file photo. [PhotoIC] Houston Rockets' Yao Ming (R) holds teammate Ron Artest back after Artest was ejected in the fourth quarter during Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinals with the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center in Los Angeles, on May 6 Cheap Under Armour Shoes , 2009. [PhotoIC]
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Peter Godwin was born to English parents in Rhodesia part of which became Zimbabwe under Robert Mugawe. He's written about this experience and much more in two other memoirs which might be considered a trilogy, "Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa," and "When a Crocodile Eats the Sun." I read the latter and thoroughly enjoyed and I've been wondering about Mugabe and company ever since. I really feel I should read the first one, too – for interest.
I seem to be on a southern African kick – this book, J.M. Coetzee's Scenes from a Provincial Life – a trilogy, and Violet Bulawayo's We Need New Names all in the space of a couple months.
This book answered many of the general questions I had, but certainly not all. For one thing, Godwin admits that his mission is to "give evidence," it's definitely a pro-rebel sort of book – an graphic expose of Mugabe's bloody tactics – sometimes known as "The Fear." The book starts out when Mugabe loses the presidential election in 2008 and shows how he remained in power. Gruesome.
I'd been wanting more of an inside report on Mugabe but that might be close to impossible – what I got was in inside report on those who have been imprisoned and tortured by him and his troops for the last 35 years or so. He's wins elections via these methods, he breaks ties via these methods, he overturns results via these methods – he stays in power through the use of raw, violent power. Period.
100 billion Zimbabwian dollars buys 3 eggs.
On a trip to secure a burial plot for their mother who is dying in London, Godwin and his sister, Georgina, visit political opponents – including the American ambassador James McGee, dispossessed white farmers, hospital personnel, artists and activists – anyone who will talk to them about the terror which has been visited upon that country. And Godwin travels quite a lot within its boundaries. It gets a bit repetitious at times, the same things happen to different people over and over, but the seeming overkill has an effect.
The most touching scenes are those where Godwin connects with his mother (who wants to be buried at home in Africa, next to their father) and the places and people of his childhood. His father and a sister died there. His mother was a doctor.
I was probably most interested in the ambassador's visit and the hospitals and what happened to the white farmers but I really wish he'd gone into a bit more about the diamond and gold digging (of course I understand perfectly well why he didn't).
There's a fascinating interview with Godwin following the main narrative. If you're interested in the problems and issues of southern Africa I highly recommend this book – Mugabe remains in power even after having been defeated at the polls – I'm not sure about why – he's 90 years old, but has no plans to retire. How can he anyway? In whose hands would he leave the country – I sense that the government and ruling party has deep divisions within its ranks – Mugabe probably initiated and leveraged those divisions. On the other hand, is someone holding him up back there like a puppet -the hero who got independence for Zimbabwe (back in 1979) and rewarded his soldiers with farms and the right to terrorize? The prison descriptions are probably the worst but the bravery of the friends and relatives is astounding – the willingness to stay there in the country is amazing.


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Cyanotech launches products
Cyanotech Corp. has added two products to its Nutrex Hawaii product line, the company said yesterday.
The Kona-based producer of nutritional products rolled out CardioAstin, which helps support a healthy cardiovascular system, and JointAstin, which uses vegetable-based Glucosamine to strengthen and support joints and tendons. It is the first completely vegetarian joint formula on the market, the company said.
Cyanotech has also been awarded Good Manufacturing Practices certification from the Natural Products Association.
"This official GMP certification confirms that we follow strict quality guidelines," CEO Gerald Cysewski said in a statement.
Molokai Ranch completes EIS
Molokai Ranch has completed the final Environmental Impact Statement for its Laau Point luxury housing project. The state Land Use Commission has scheduled a hearing on the document Nov. 15-16.
If the 3,000-page EIS is approved, Molokai Ranch will ask the commission to reclassify its lands at Laau Point from agricultural to rural so that the company can move forward on its proposal to build a 200-home subdivision. In addition, the company would seek to reclassify an additional area to create two public parks and a protected historic site.
The report can be reviewed at the Molokai public library, the Molokai Ranch office in Maunaloa, and at the OHA office in Kalamaula. It can also be downloaded from the state LUC Web site: http://luc.state.hi.us/dockets/a06764molokai/a06764deis.pdf.
Hawaiian Airlines hires new exec
Hawaiian Airlines has hired Charles Nardello as senior vice president of operations, the company said yesterday. The position was previously held by Norm Davies, who retired in July.
In February, Hawaiian had named former Federal Aviation Administration official Russell Chew as executive vice president of operations to replace Davies, but the following month Chew decided on a position at JetBlue Airways instead.
Nardello will oversee the daily operation of departments including maintenance and engineering, customer service, cargo, flight operations and safety and security. He joined Hawaiian in February 2004 and served as vice president of maintenance and engineering.
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Airbus SAS yesterday finally delivered its first A380 superjumbo, above in France, which includes luxury suites equipped with double beds. Singapore Airlines Ltd. took delivery of the double-decker jet, the world's largest passenger plane, almost two years late but said it was worth the wait.
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NOT PLAYING WELL: Mattel Inc. yesterday reported a 1 percent drop in fiscal third-quarter profit, due to the impact of charges, costs and supply chain delays related to multiple product recalls by the world's biggest toy maker. Sales rose 3 percent to $1.84 billion from a year ago, mainly helped by the weaker dollar.
JOB CUTS: AOL is cutting its global work force by an additional 2,000 jobs as it continues a transition from Internet access provider to online advertising company.
MORTGAGE WOES: Citigroup Inc. said yesterday its third-quarter profit dropped 57 percent after the biggest U.S. bank took a hit of more than $3 billion in mortgage-backed security losses, leveraged debt write-downs, and fixed-income trading losses.
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On 16-17 February 2019 in Genoa, the International Record & CD Fair for music lovers.
On Saturday, February 16th and Sunday, February 17th, 2019, the International Record & CD Fair for music lovers and rock memorabilia collectors returns for its 16th edition at Magazzini del Cotone in the old Port of Genoa.
Interesting side events and more than 80 stalls from all over Italy and Europe, offering a wide selection of rare vinyl. Collectors can buy and sell records and CDs, talking with experts in the field.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 25, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The California DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) has commenced the pre-sale to put the iconic self-portrait image of John Lennon on California license plates which will help fund the state's food banks. The special license plate features the famous John Lennon self-portrait image and the slogan, "IMAGINE no hunger." Proceeds from sales will be administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and distributed to the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) to be utilized throughout the state of California for food bank programs.


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Meet Shreveport's Father-and-Son Burger Review Team
Mark Pachankis and his 10-year-old son, Liam, have been eating a lot of hamburgers lately. Mark is a local teacher who took advantage of his summer off – as well as his son's interest in Youtube – to set out on a quest to review seven local hamburger joints in a series of Youtube videos. Recent reviews include Silver Star Grille, Papa & Company, The Blind Tiger and Superior Grill. The videos aren't fancy or professionally produced, but there's just something cool about seeing a father-and-son team sharing their appreciation for local hamburger joints with the world.
"He loves to make videos, so we decided to do a video series on local burger places," Mark told me. "Originally, we were going to do seven burgers in seven days, but that's a lot of money…and a lot of burgers."
Mark is clearly trying to support local businesses and explore new parts of the community with his son while encouraging others to support local eateries. Liam just seems happy to be creating new content for his dad's Youtube channel.
"Now that I think about it, we probably should be uploading these videos to my Youtube channel, because it's kind of more successful than his," Liam said.
On the day that I met up with them, they were reviewing Rollin' in the Dough, a beloved hamburger spot in Shreveport's Shreve Island neighborhood. Liam, who approaches Youtube with an entrepreneurial spirit, shared that he'd just received his first royalty check from Youtube – for $0.80. While Liam's main Youtube channel is more of a video blog dedicated to reviewing pop music videos, he's enough of a burger connoisseur to go along with the idea of the local burger video series.
"I'm looking for good buns, that's the first thing that I look for," Liam said. "And then I look for well-cooked meat that isn't cooked too much or extremely under-cooked…but a good burger depends on what your personal taste is, more than anything."
Has Liam learned anything from producing this video series with his dad?
"I've learned that Shreveport has good burgers," Liam said.
There are definitely worse things that you could do over summer break.
So, what was the verdict on Rollin' in the Dough's famous burger from Mark and Liam? Two thumbs up:
Mark (left) and Liam Pachankis are a father-and-son team who've been reviewing local hamburger joints on Youtube.


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Junior Darcy Matsuda and the rest of Penn gymnastics compete in four events in their meets: beam, bars, floor, and vault.
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Gymnastics routines seem to go viral every year, leaving people blown away by the acrobatics and jaw-dropping skills pulled off by gymnasts at all levels of competition. Despite being amazed by the routines on display, casual viewers may be a little confused by the sport. Here is a breakdown of gymnastics' different events, and who to watch on the Quakers in each for the 2020 season.
The sport consists of four events: vault, beam, bars, and floor. During collegiate competitions, each school sends six athletes out to compete in each of the four events, with each athlete doing two routines. Scores for each athlete are averaged between the two routines, and the top five scores are accumulated into a team score.
While each gymnast has her own specialty, many participate in multiple events. Only one athlete, deemed the all-rounder, participates in all four events during the meet.
Vault is one of the more high stakes events in gymnastics because it does not consist of a lengthy routine. Gymnasts run up from a distance of 25 meters onto a springboard before propelling themselves off of the vault. They try to complete as many flips, twists, or somersaults in the air as they can before landing on their feet within the legal area.
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The event, being so quick in nature, requires a lot of speed and power, and gymnasts have to be able to perfect everything from their landing angle to stride pattern. Sophomores Ava Caravela and Sydney Kraez are the Quakers' best at vault and will look to build on their success from last season in this year's meets.
While all of the events in gymnastics are daunting, beam has a reputation of being especially nerve-racking. The beam is five meters long and only 10 centimeters (four inches) wide, while also being over four feet above the ground. Routines on the beam include leaps, flips, splits, poses, handstands, and walkovers.
The event ends with the gymnast dismounting from the beam using a combination of skills while trying to land straight. Athletes participating in beam must be able to do their routine with incredible precision, as even one misstep could end their routine prematurely.
Although she has been competing through injury, sophomore Natalie Yang has been among the team's top scorers in beam so far this year, and she understands its particular importance during a meet.
"I think there is a lot of potential to score really high in that event, and being consistent and showing off your skills is really important for the team," Yang said.
Bars involves the placement of two bars, one 250 centimeters high and the other 170 centimeters high. Routines for this event last around 40 seconds and consist of hanging, twisting, or flipping either on one bar or between the two bars. The entire routine must be fluid, so there should be no pauses or extra swings. Judges look for difficult transitions between the bars and a clean and acrobatic dismount.
Juniors Jordyn Mannino and Rose Hoffman have led a very tight-knit group for Penn bars over the past three years, and are they hoping to capitalize off of each other to have a successful season this year.
"The group that does bars gets very close, and we depend on each other a lot," Mannino said, "Personally, I think it's a mentally demanding event, so you know that you can lean on each other and really motivate each other, and it really shows in practice and meets."
"Even though [bars is] not the same kind of performance as [floor exercise], there's still a performance aspect like hitting all of your handstands and sticking the landing," Hoffman said. "There's no better feeling than when you stick the dismount and it's contributing to the team in a positive way."
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The floor exercise is largely seen as the most artistic and expressive event in gymnastics. Gymnasts spend up to 90 seconds on the 144 square meter mat, using no apparatus or props during the course of their routine. Floor routines consist of acrobatic stunts such as cartwheels or flips, but also include aspects of dance as well. The floor exercise is one of the more consistently high scoring events for the Quakers, led by junior Darcy Matsuda.
"Something that I really love [about floor] is getting to show off a little bit. It is more of a performance than something like vault, so that's fun," Matsuda said, "You can even interact with teammates a little bit during it, so I think that's really, really fun and something I really love."
The Quakers will host Rutgers on Sunday at the Palestra, and they will try to use their camaraderie and depth in all four events to lead to their first win of the season.


When it all came down to the nitty gritty in a weird football game, Calhoun showed it had true grit.
In a game that featured everything from a full moon to a monsoon, Calhoun relied on an old faithful formation and an all-state tailback to rally in the last five minutes of the ball game to beat home standing South Harrison 39-32, putting the Red Devils' playoff hopes back on the front burner.
Along with the bizarre weather which drenched the crowd from midway through the third quarter. on came some other unusual things such as South Harrison's punishing running game, Calhoun's daring aerial barrage, a Red Devil kickoff return for a touchdown and an on-purpose South Harrison safety.
Late in the third quarter of what had been a seesaw contest, South Harrison took its last lead. 32-29, on a short touchdown run.
With the rain pouring at that time it appeared the Hawks may have grabbed a permanent upper hand.
It appeared that way a little later on when the Hawks stymied Calhoun's attack forcing a punt. But that's when the Red Devils showed their grit.
First they stopped the Hawks forcing the Hawks into a punting situation deep in their own territory. Instead of risking bad punt or a bad snap deep in their own territory the Hawks opted instead for a safety to make the score 32-31 but to give them better field position when on the free kick to the Red Devils.
It appeared the strategy may play out when Calhoun was unable to get a drive going in the driving rain and was forced to give the ball back to the Hawks.
However, South Harrison bobbled a play and Jacob Haught recovered for the Red Devils.
That's when Calhoun went to an old familiar formation on offense -- the Power I -- and pounded the ball at the tiring South Harrison defense time and again with first one Calhoun runner then another picking up large chunks of real estate.
The coup de gras came with 1:06 remaining when Randy Fluharty, who was held to 82 yards rushing, broke off the left side and raced into the end zone giving the Red Devils a five-point, 37-32, lead.
After Randy Fluharty added the extra point run made it 39-32 it would have taken a South Harrison touchdown and a two-point conversion to win the game.
But there were no heroics left on the South Harrison side. The flamboyant Dylan Burnside, who had earlier punished the Red Devils with some hard-running up the middle, had the ball knocked loose and Caden Arnold recovered to end any hopes the Hawks had.
The first half was played under clear skies with a full moon seen over the stadium and proved interesting as South Harrison, which had 252 yards running against the Red Devils, moved the ball seemingly at will on the ground.
However every South Harrison running burst was balanced out by the pinpoint passing of Moore, who passed for 155 yards on five of 10 passing.
Moore's favorite target was Branson Clark, who hauled in four passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns -- 17 and 44 yards. Sandwiched between Clark's scores was Moore's three yard run. Those three scores plus a Moore extra point kick and a Moore to Randy Fluharty extra point pass gave the Red Devils a 21-20 halftime lead.
South Harrison took the second half kickoff and marched down for a go ahead touchdown only to have that lead (26-21) evaporate on the ensuing kickoff as Darrenger Fluharty took it 85 yards for the score.
Brother Randy's extra point run gave Calhoun a three-point edge 29-26 setting up South Harrison's last lead and Calhoun's demonstration of desire.
With the win the Red Devils go to 4-2 on the season and will probably have a 5.6 rating and be in 14th or 15th place when the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission ratings are released Tuesday afternoon.
Calhoun is off this week before traveling to Spencer Oct. 16 to face arch rival Roane County in another must win game if the Red Devils hope to make the playoffs.
South Harrison, 4-2, plays at Liberty this Friday.


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The "Orange is the New Black" actress was 14 when her parents were deported to Colombia. In her book aimed at teens, she describes the traumatic toll.
In her new memoir geared towards teens and young adults, TV actress and activist Diane Guerrero recounts how her 14-year-old life was turned upside down after getting home one day and finding her parents gone — they had been detained and deported.
In "My Family Divided," Guerrero writes candidly about the toll the traumatic experience had on her mental health. Visiting her parents in jail, working multiple jobs to pay off debt and shouldering the responsibility of being her parents' only hope for returning to America drove Guerrero to depression, self-harm and a suicide attempt.
At a recent book reading and signing in New York City, Guerrero told a packed room — many had waited hours in line on a rain-soaked afternoon to attend the event — that they were not alone if they were going through immigration-related issues in their own families.
Under the rose glow of hanging globe lights, Guerrero spoke for an hour from a brown leather armchair, captivating an audience ranging from elderly white men to Latina mothers to middle schoolers.
The "Orange is the New Black" and "Jane the Virgin" star returned from a shopping trip to get sneakers to find her family home lifeless, with uncooked rice on the stove and a half empty coffee cup. Without warning, immigration officers had arrested her mother and father, who had come to the U.S. fleeing the violence in a rural part of Colombia and had overstayed their visas, building a life in the U.S.
After her parents were deported, Guerrero says the authorities never followed up about what happened to her. Guerrero, who was born in the U.S. and was an American citizen, was alone, eventually relying on family friends who helped her forge ahead.
Her newly published book is a result of her first memoir, "In the Country We Love," which entered bookstores in 2016. After community members told her they were using her book to teach students about immigration, Guerrero was inspired to publish "My Family Divided," adapted for a middle school audience.
Guerrero's passion for performance began early. But personal storytelling goes against the grain for her. She kept her family trauma quiet as a teenager. Even today, it's sometimes tough to shed her predilection towards privacy.
I never really understood what a lifelong fight meant until now.
Guerrero said her lack of education about the immigration system led her to feel shameful about her family's deportation.
As "My Family Divided" enters stores, the nation has been grappling with the issue of migration and families following the Trump adminisration's controversial family separation policy.
Guerrero's activism predates the current momentum; she volunteers with Immigration Legal Resource Center, a nonprofit for immigration education, and Mi Familia Vota, a Latino voter engagement organization. Her immigration advocacy has taken her to the White House multiple times, starting with an invitation from former President Barack Obama after she published her family's story in an L.A. Times op-ed.
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Jan Christiaan "Chris" Heunis, DMS (20 April 1927 – 27 January 2006) was a South African Afrikaner lawyer, politician, member of the National Party and cabinet minister in the governments of John Vorster and P. W. Botha.

He was born in 1927 in Uniondale in the Cape Province (now the Western Cape). After studying in George, he continued his studies in law and became a lawyer in 1951. At the same time, he pursued a political career and became head of the National Party in George District and a member of the municipal council. In 1959, he was elected to the Provincial Council.

Heunis was elected to the House of Assembly in 1970, and in 1974 became Minister of Indian Affairs and Tourism in the government of John Vorster. In 1975, he became Minister of Economic Affairs. In 1979, as part of the P. W. Botha Government, he participated in the preparation of a new constitution, and in 1982, became Minister of Constitutional Reform. In this role, he put in place the Tricameral Parliament, gave the right to vote to the Coloureds and Indians, in separate chambers of the South African Parliament. He convinced the leader of the Labour Party, Allan Hendrickse, to agree to this reform.

During this time, he took part in confidential informal interviews in Port Elizabeth between two NP representatives, and two representatives from the ANC. In September 1986, Heunis was unanimously voted leader of the NP in the Cape Province, taking over from President P. W. Botha.

At the beginning of 1989, he assumed the functions of State President for the interim for 100 days when Pieter Botha suffered a cerebral congestion. He was one of the candidates for leadership of the National Party, along with Pik Botha, Barend du Plessis and Frederik de Klerk, but was beaten in the second round of elections. He narrowly avoided defeat in the 1987 election, in which he faced a challenge from former NP MP and diplomat Denis Worrall, but held the seat by 39 votes.

Later, Heunis retired from political life, and did not participate in the elections of 1989, and returned to his law practice in Somerset West with his son Jakkie Heunis. He received an honorary doctorate in philosophy from the University of Stellenbosch, honorary lieutenant-colonel of the police, honorary citizen of George, decorated with the Grand Cordon of the order of the Republic of China, and was father of four boys and one girl. He died in January 2006 in Somerset West after a long illness.

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By Tom Knighton | 5:30 PM on September 09, 2022
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To hear some tell it, gun owners are nothing but a bunch of old white dudes who care nothing about anyone who isn't old, white, or male. As an old white dude and a gun owner, I kind of resent that characterization.
However, I'll admit that I fit the model of "gun guy" these folks have built up in their heads. I can't help it, it's just who I am.
A recent survey, however, finds that this characterization isn't remotely fair to gun owners in general, though.
From The Reload:
A survey of 16,708 gun owners provides updated answers to some of the most pressing questions surrounding guns in America.
The National Firearms Survey, conducted in 2021 and updated earlier this year, examines the breadth of gun ownership and the use of guns throughout the country. It found more minorities and women own guns than previous surveys indicated, half of gun owners report carrying a handgun for self-defense, and nearly a third report having used a firearm to defend themselves–a number that translates to over 1.6 million defensive uses per year. William English, the Georgetown University professor who created the survey, told The Reload it is the most comprehensive look at American gun ownership yet produced.
"The biggest difference between the results of this survey and many earlier ones is that this survey goes into greater depth regarding types of firearms owned, the details of defensive gun uses, and frequency of defensive carry of handguns," Professor English said. "This survey is also the largest survey of gun owners ever conducted, providing more statistical power than earlier surveys and much more information about the demographics of gun ownership and use. Its results are largely consistent with other recent survey work when it comes to general ownership estimates, which increases the confidence in its accuracy, but it goes into greater depth with regard to many details of interest."
The sweeping survey will likely influence both the political and legal landscape surrounding firearms. The debate over guns has primarily centered on how common the ownership of guns is and how often they are really used to protect people rather than endanger them. Much of the evidence cited in that debate is decades old. So, the introduction of not just more thorough but more recent evidence may disrupt the decades-old conversation on guns. Its effect may be particularly stark in federal courts where the Supreme Court has placed significant weight on protecting guns in "common use for lawful purposes."
This is a massive study with a huge sample size, which is something that far too many studies fail at. While it's a survey-type study, the truth is that some of this can only be accurately gauged by a survey of this type.
Perhaps most interesting is the study's finding on defensive gun uses.
The survey also advances the understanding of defensive gun use. It shows many American gun owners report actually using their firearms to defend themselves.
"Given that 31.1% of firearms owners have used a firearm in self-defense, this implies that approximately 25.3 million adult Americans have defended themselves with a firearm," English wrote in a preprint report on the study published on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). "Answers to the frequency question suggest that these gun owners have been involved in a total of approximately 50 million defensive incidents. Assuming that defensive uses of firearms are distributed roughly equally across years, this suggests at least 1.67 million defensive uses of firearms per year in which firearms owners have defended themselves or their property through the discharge, display, or mention of a firearm (excluding military service, police work, or work as a security guard)."
Now, this is much lower than the numbers found by FSU's Gary Kleck and Marc Gertz by about 900,000 incidents, it should be remembered that we're talking about a study conducted in 1995. In almost 30 years, the violent crime rate has dropped significantly. As a result, there's less need for a defensive gun use, which likely caused this estimate to be much lower.
Which is fine. That's good news.
Well, it's good news for anyone who values gun rights. It's bad news for anti-gun jihadists who prefer to argue that guns aren't actually useful for self-defense.
The problem, as English notes, is that many of these defensive gun uses aren't actually violent. No one gets shot, so there's no use it trying to use emergency room numbers of self-defense killings as metrics for successful defensive gun uses.
However, interestingly, English notes that when you figure cases where a round is fired and hit probability, his numbers do correspond to emergency room visits.
So what we have is a picture of gun owners that looks very different from what we've been told. Shocking, I know, but here we are.
Gun owners aren't a bunch of old, white males who just want everything to stay the same. We're growing more and more diverse, which is actually a good thing since gun rights are everyone's rights.
Further, we're seeing that defensive gun use is much more common than the anti-gunners want us to believe.
That tells us just how important it is to defend our right to keep and bear arms. How many of those 1.67 million people would be dead each year without their firearms? That is the cost of gun control and don't let anyone say otherwise.
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