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Snyder v. Phelps
PETITIONER: Albert Snyder
RESPONDENT: Fred W. Phelps, Sr., et al.
LOCATION: Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetary
DOCKET NO.: 09-751
LOWER COURT: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
CITATION: 562 US (2011)
GRANTED: Mar 08, 2010
ARGUED: Oct 06, 2010
Margie J. Phelps - for the respondents
Sean E. Summers - for the petitioner
The family of deceased Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder filed a lawsuit against members of the Westboro Baptist Church who picketed at his funeral. The family accused the church and its founders of defamation, invasion of privacy and the intentional infliction of emotional distress for displaying signs that said, "Thank God for dead soldiers" and "Fag troops" at Snyder's funeral. U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett awarded the family $5 million in damages, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the judgment violated the First Amendment's protections on religious expression. The church members' speech is protected, "notwithstanding the distasteful and repugnant nature of the words."
Does the First Amendment protect protesters at a funeral from liability for intentionally inflicting emotional distress on the family of the deceased?
Media for Snyder v. Phelps
Oral Argument - October 06, 2010
Audio Transcription for Oral Argument - October 06, 2010 in Snyder v. Phelps
Audio Transcription for Opinion Announcement - March 02, 2011 in Snyder v. Phelps
John G. Roberts, Jr.:
The members of the Westboro Baptist Church believed that God hates and punishes the United States for among other things it's tolerance of homosexuality, particularly in America's military.
The church has chosen to communicate these views by picketing at military funerals and has frequently done so for the past 20 years.
Fred Phelps who founded the Church and six Westboro Baptist parishioners, all of them happen to be related to Phelps, traveled to Maryland to picket the funeral of Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder, who was killed in Iraq in the line of duty.
The picketing took place on public land approximately 1000 feet from the Catholic Church where the funeral was held.
The signs carried by the parishioners stated, for example, Thank God for Dead Soldiers, Fags Doom Nations, Thank God for 9/11, America is Doomed, Hope in Hell and God Hates You.
The picketers displayed their signs for about 30 minutes before the funeral began.
Matthew Snyder's father, the petitioner here, saw the tops of the particular -- particular picketer signs when driving to the funeral but did not learn what was written on the signs until watching a news broadcast later that night.
Mr. Snyder sued Phelps, two of his daughters who had participated in the picketing and the Westboro Baptist Church for intentional infliction of emotional distress, a tort under state law.
A jury held Westboro liable for $7 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
Westboro challenged the verdict on the ground that the First Amendment fully protected its speech.
The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed with Westboro and we granted certiorari.
The Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment can serve as a defense in state court suits including suits for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Whether the First Amendment prohibits holding Westboro liable for its speech in this case turns largely on whether that speech is a public or private concern.
We have explained in our prior cases that speech on public issues, "is more than self-expression, it is the essence of self-government", and is therefore entitled to special protection.
As we have also explained in our prior cases speech on matters of private concern is different.
In such a case, "There is no threat to the free and robust debate of political issues and there is no potential interference with the meaningful dialogue of ideas."
Deciding whether a speech is a public or private concerns requires us to examine all of the circumstances surrounding the speech, what was said, where it was said and how it was said.
The content of Westboro's signs plainly relates to broad issues of interest to society at large.
Well the church's messages may fall short of refined social or political commentary the issues they highlight, the political and moral conduct of United States and its citizens, the faith of our nation, homosexuality in the military and scandals involving the catholic clergy are matters of public import.
Even if a few of Westboro signs were viewed as containing messages related to Matthew Snyder or the Snyder's specifically, that would not change the fact that the overall thrust and dominant theme of the church's demonstration spoke to broader public issues.
Westboro conveyed its views on these matters of public concern by picketing at a public place adjacent to a public street.
Such space has historically occupied a favored position in terms of First Amendment protection.
As we have explained in our prior cases, "Time out of mind, public streets and sidewalks have been used for public assembly and debate."
Westboro conducted its picketing peacefully.
It alerted local authorities to its plan protest and fully complied with police guidance on where the picketing could be staged.
The picketing was conducted under police supervisions, some 1000 feet from the church out of the sight of those at the church.
The protest was not unruly.
There was no shouting, profanity or violence.
The church's decision to conduct its demonstration in conjunction with Matthew Snyder's funeral made the expression of Westboro's views particularly hurtful to many, especially to Matthew's father.
The record makes clear that the applicable legal term "emotional distress" fails to capture fully the anguished Westboro's choice added to Mr. Snyder's already in calculable brief.
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Monster Energy is Ready to Bring the Stoke to X Games Sydney 2018
Prepare to witness history in the making! In just a few days, Monster Energy's team of world-class athletes will compete at X Games Sydney 2018, the first-ever X Games spectacle on the Australian continent. As a unique actions sports and festival experience, X Games Sydney will see the biggest names in BMX, motocross, and skateboarding battle for X Games medals from October 19 – 21 at Spotless Stadium inside Sydney Olympic Park.
Over the course of three days, the Australian debut of X Games will stoke the crowd in Sydney with a signature mix of world-class athletes and youth culture. Each day will showcase a full schedule of competitions, including finals and medal presentations. Aside from headline competitors such as
100% Introduces the Glendale® - a vintage inspired sport sunglass.
True to its roots, 100% continues to deliver unique and highly recognizable performance sunglass frames while including all the latest eyewear technology the brand is already known for. For almost a decade, Peter Sagan has continuously focused on what he's famous for: winning grand tour stages, monument classics and world championships. Regularly polled the most popular cyclist in the world, Peter has become cycling's modern icon. But what do we really know about Peter Sagan?
"I have very little time in my life for anything outside training, media work and racing. But two years ago, when I decided to join forces with my guys at 100%, we got to spend some good relaxing time together in Southern California. Amongst other things, I remember we instantly clicked on our shared love of design and American vintage muscle cars. Sparks quickly happened and together with the creative team of Jerome & Marc, we went to work on this very special concept that would
FISE WORLD SERIES 2018 Check Out the Parks Riders will be Shredding! CHENGDU - CHINA
Hurricane Park's have become renowned for their box jumps and this park is no exception. We also see the return of the legendary "cradle" that we first saw in Chengdu last year. We can't wait to see how the riders incorporate these features into their runs. This park will play host to the UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup. There is also the added excitement of the events being the first to count towards qualifying for the Olympics in Tokyo 2020. Current leader American Nick Bruce will be determined to hang on to the top spot, however as he is coming back from his recent shoulder injury this will not be an easy task. He is being closely chased by 2017 champion Daniel Dhers currently in second and his Red Bull team mate Marin Rantes who sits in 3rd.
Feast your eyes on the brand new Simple Session 19 course design
Winter is coming, everybody! The Simple Session 19 will go down again in the beginning of frosty February in Tallinn, Estonia. We are happy to present you the brand new contest course for the 19th edition of the series! For the 13th year in a row, we have Mr. Nate Wessel to thank for his incredible job on coming up with yet another glorious course design.
A lot of both – street and park elements – are combined together on this masterpiece! The park is envisioned to inspire lines of all riding styles in both BMX and skateboarding, so expect for historic action to gown at the legendary Simple Session 19!
Vans Reunites with Iconic BMX Brand CULT
Vans and CULT, two BMX industry leaders, reunite for a fourth time this October to create a footwear and apparel capsule designed to showcase the creative lifestyle behind BMX. Available now, the Vans and CULT collaboration delivers new renditions of Vans core staples to commemorate a longtime partnership between two like-minded BMX brands. Highlighting the Sk8-Hi Pro, Vans and CULT bring a subtle design aesthetic to the Pro Classic silhouette that's been upgraded to withstand the maximum performance needs of today's most talented BMXers. The Vans and CULT Sk8-Hi Pro features embroidered heel details, hand drawn graphic motifs on the outsole and
Save the date for 20th edition of Pannonian Challenge!
Croatian Coachella is the synonym for Pannonian Challenge festival in Osijek. For 19 years in a row this festival, except from extreme sports, offers plenty of amazing music and entertainment for all generations. After the amazing 19th edition of the festival, the organisers announced the date for the next festival. Next year the skate park will gather the best BMX, inline and skateboard riders from all over the world. The festival will take place from 5th to 9th June. As always the party doesn't end at the skate park. The audience can continue to party with amazing musicians, Djs and many others until early morning hours.
Skate Park in Osijek is the biggest and best equipped skate park in this part of the Europe. For this jubilee edition of the festival, Skate Park in Osijek will welcome more than 300 riders who will compete for a rich cash prize. One of the most interesting things is that BMX and skate as extreme sports will be a part of summer Olympics in Tokyo, 2020. So we will be able to watch some of the future Olympians perform.
-In my opinion, I think that together with our "lega" and "legice" we created a brand, an amazing event which everyone is eagerly awaiting. We organised the first edition of the festival primarily for young people, and we still do it. We organise the festival for young generations, for our city and for the message this festival carries to our visitors: "It can be done, we should always try our best, and we should never give up!" Next year is our big 20th anniversary and we guarantee that it will be the biggest
Monster Energy's Larry Edgar Crowned The 2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup Series Champion
Monster Energy congratulates its newest athlete, Larry Edgar, on doing the unthinkable: repeating as the 2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup Series overall champion. Bursting onto the contest scene in 2015, Edgar has refined his unreal ability to blast transition to become one of the most revered riders on the deck. Edgar's amazing talent on a bike, passion for competition, and all around winning attitude makes him a great addition to the Monster Energy family.
"To be a part of Monster Energy is surreal; I've wanted it for so long. Picking up that helmet and putting it on felt like Christmas morning," said Edgar.
A true world series event, the Vans BMX Pro Cup has eight stops—four regional qualifiers and four
FISE WORLD SERIES 2018 THE FINAL STOP OF THE YEAR CHENGDU - CHINA
We are returning to China for the final event of FISE World Series 2018 and we could not be more excited. It's all still to play for with a number of key battles taking place that will decide who will be the overall winners of FWS 2018. Plus, the added excitement of this event being the first UCI BMX Freestyle Park event that will count towards qualifying for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020. Chengdu is becoming a permanent feature on the FWS thanks to the city's amazing atmosphere and its resident's passion for actions sports. This year we have a few new features for spectators to enjoy:
Rainy weekend in Heerlen
It's not every day that some of the top Pro BMX riders make it to The Netherlands for a Park contest. Pro Freestyle over in Heerlen was supposed to be the place to see the good action this past weekend. On Friday practice got on its way. The 040BMXPARK ramps were available all day to ride. Unfortunately Pim Scheers had a collision with an other rider and broke his finger. With a trip already booked for China (UCI World Cup) this is now going to be a challenge. Get well soon Pim. With many pro riders in town such as Marin Rantes, Jack Clark, James Jones, Declan Brooks, Senad Grosic, Cam Peake, Tobias Freigang, Dominik Freigang, Micheal Meisel, Daniel Wedemeijer, Shaun Gornall, Joe Ferguson, Levi Weidmann, Steffen Buyle and Val Ward, Shanice Silva Cruz, Valeri Steffe and Emma Finnegan on the female side, it's a pitty that the weather gods had different plans. What was supposed to be a good weekend full of riding in the city centre of Heerlen turned into indoor riding sessions elsewhere (The Promise and 040BMXPARK).
32 BMX events in September. Where are you going? Event Flyers added inside
We're living in a time where BMX events happen every weekend. Actually there's too much going on to do it all. We try to list all important BMX events on the FATBMX Event calendar and have listed 32 for the month of September alone. We've picked our events for the upcoming weeks. Check what's going on below, check the flyers or visit the FATBMX Event Calendar from time to time.
Brasilian BMX Championships
360 Grad Jam
Jamcation
Don't take Fake, Ukraine
BMX BOK
VANS BMX Pro Cup

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SNES box scans can be found in the SNES Archives section and for the logo head over to my VGBoxArt resource page.
New Archive directory and Metroid 2 artwork.
I've ran out of hard drive space. 2TB of artwork eye candy.
While organizing the folders I stumbled upon an oddly named tech_001_final.psd file which contains an original Metroid artwork with some text layers on it. When examined closely you'll notice the lack of text above Samus' helmet. Maybe not much, but still better here than nowhere.
So now, I've uploaded two similar 2480x3508 resolution files perfect for wallpapers to a new Artwork directory. One with text and one without.
Go ahead & grab it.
It's been a long time, I know, but being busy is, well, busy. Just a quick fix for you Nintendo lovers.


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Home F1 News Lewis Hamilton says the safety car "messed things up" for him
Lewis Hamilton says the safety car "messed things up" for him
July 6, 2020 July 6, 2020 F1 News, Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says he counted on a different strategy to beat his team-mate Valtteri Bottas at the Austrian Grand Prix, but the safety car "messed things up".
Lewis Hamilton's Austrian Grand Prix didn't go according to plan. First he got handed a grid penalty minutes before the race started and then received a five second penalty for a collision with Alex Albon in the race itself. However, Hamilton pinpoints the first safety car coming out on lat 25, as the moment that 'messed up' his race.
"The fact is here at this track you know that in order to have an opportunity to pass the car in front of you always want to try and go for the opposite strategy," Hamilton said in a post-race conference.
"Now when you're in a team like ours, the first car always gets the priority in the stop. And so if you both come out on the same tyres, you're pretty much stuffed at a track like this, particularly where it's very, very hard to overtake.
"It's something like eight-tenths of a second advantage you need on the car ahead to have an opportunity at fighting with them. So I knew that on the same tyre, I would most likely be finishing behind.
"But then obviously the safety car came out and that really kind of messed with things, because I was gonna plan to try and extend my stint as long as I could then stop for the opposite tyre, basically, and just take a risk, because ultimately [when I'm] behind that's ultimately what I like doing, taking a risk.
"But it didn't work out that way, and I don't think it was a big issue. I mean, there was so many other things that came into play."
The Briton admits he didn't warn the team he would like to go for a different strategy before his pit stop.
"Well, you know, as the safety car came out, I didn't know which tyre they'd be putting either.
"I really just hadn't thought of it, I assumed that they'll put us on the hard, being that we were quite short and there was still a long way to go, and the hard tyre generally if you stop earlier, that's the better tyre for the distance.
"As I said, I'm a risk taker. But I didn't prompt them, and normally before the stop, I would have prompted them, but because of the safety car, there are other things that came into play, and I hadn't done it, so it's totally fine," concluded the six-time champion.
Source: autosport.com
Valtteri Bottas at the post Austrian Grand Prix Press Conference
Toto Wolff sends a message to Red Bull: "The gloves are off"


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YAMAGATA Documentary Film Library annexes are in operation at the Yamagata City Library (Yamagta City, Konidamachi 7-12) from March 3 and the Tohoku University of Art & Design Library from April 11. Each facility features video booths where documentary works from the Film Library archive can be viewed with no charge. Works will be rotated regularly. No charge. Please note that works are not available for lending.
The YIDFF Organizing Committee has been awarded the 54th Kahoku Culture Award for "distinguished service in contributing to the promotion of documentary film." The Kahoku Cultural Award is awarded to individuals and organizations who make noteworthy contributions in the areas of academic learning, culture, sports, industry and society in the Tohoku region.


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package com.azure.resourcemanager.oep.models;

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World Health Organization.	. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)	. International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Monitoring Systems.
Congenital anomalies, also known as birth defects, are structural or functional abnormalities, including metabolic disorders, which are present from birth. Congenital anomalies are a diverse group of disorders of prenatal origin, which can be caused by single gene defects, chromosomal disorders, multifactorial inheritance, environmental teratogens or micronutrient malnutrition.
This manual is intended to serve as a tool for the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of a congenital anomalies surveillance programme, particularly for countries with limited resources. The focus of the manual is on population-based and hospital-based surveillance programmes. Some countries may not find it feasible to begin with the development of a population-based programme. Therefore, the manual covers the methodology needed for the development of both population-based and hospital-based surveillance programmes. Further, although many births in predominantly low- and middle- income countries occur outside of hospitals, some countries with limited resources may choose to start with a hospital-based surveillance programme and expand it later into one that is population based. Any country wishing to expand its current hospital-based programme into a population-based programme, or to begin the initial development of a population-based system, should find this manual helpful in reaching its goal.
• understand how to calculate the prevalence of congenital anomalies.
Surveillance of congenital anomalies should be ongoing and should involve a systematic review of birth outcomes to determine the presence of congenital anomalies. If countries have the capacity to identify risk factors associated with congenital anomalies such as maternal exposures (e.g., use of medications during the first trimester), a pregnancy registry or a case–control study can be implemented to allow for the collection of exposure data during pregnancy.
This manual is intended to facilitate the collection of essential information for the purpose of assessing the burden of congenital anomalies. It must be noted that the manual does not present specific information on how to collect risk factor information or how to manage a neonate born with congenital anomalies.
Suggested citation: WHO/CDC/ICBDSR. Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014.
J Glob Health Perspect. 2015.
World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe.. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.


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Die Zeit der bunten Vögel (Originaltitel: Where the Heart Is) ist eine US-amerikanische Filmkomödie aus dem Jahr 1990. Regie führte John Boorman, der gemeinsam mit seiner Tochter Telsche Boorman das Drehbuch schrieb.

Handlung

Der New Yorker Abbruchunternehmer Stewart McBain leitet ein eigenes Immobilienunternehmen. Er kennt nur einen einzigen Lebenszweck: Geld scheffeln, damit es seinen drei Kindern an nichts mangelt. Das verwöhnte Sprößlingstrio genießt das bequeme Leben im Überfluss und macht auch keine Anstalten das zu ändern.

Die Proteste der Bevölkerung hindern Stewart McBain daran, das als architektonisch wertvoll geltende Dutch House in Brooklyn abzureißen, welches einem Neubau weichen sollte. Seine erwachsenen Kinder Daphne, Chloe und Jimmy verspotten seinen Auftritt im Fernsehen, worauf Stewart die Schnauze voll hat und seine Kinder des Hauses verweist, damit sie lernen, auf eigenen Füßen zu stehen. Sie ziehen in das Dutch House ein, welches sie von ihrem Vater übereignet bekommen. Aus Geldmangel vermieten sie einige Wohnungen des heruntergekommenen Hauses. Zu den Mietern gehören der Modedesigner Lionel und der Zauberkünstler Shitty.

Chloe bereitet einen Kalender für ein Versicherungsunternehmen vor; einige Mitbewohner fungieren als Models. Währenddessen wird Stewarts Unternehmen insolvent und er verliert sein Haus. Seine Kinder nehmen ihn im Dutch House auf. Am Ende wird die Familie vereint und wieder vermögend.

Kritiken
Roger Ebert schrieb in der Chicago Sun-Times vom 23. Februar 1990, der Film sollte nach den ursprünglichen Planungen in London gedreht werden, wo die Charaktere glaubwürdig wirken würden. Die Verlegung der Geschichte nach New York sei ein Fehler gewesen. Das Drehbuch weise britische Untertöne auf – vor allem in der Weise, in der die Charaktere gesehen würden. Die Charaktere von Stewart, Chloe, Lionel und Daphne seien nicht geeignet, das Publikum zu amüsieren; derer Verhalten sei für eine Komödie zu plausibel und normal.

Das Lexikon des internationalen Films schrieb, der Film bediene sich "des naiven Blicks eines modernen Märchens, um durchaus kritisch von den Werten der Großstadtmenschen am Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts zu erzählen". Er schwanke "allzu unentschieden zwischen Gesellschaftssatire und Sozial-Märchen", weswegen er "an inhaltlicher und menschlicher Tiefe" einbüße. Die "guten schauspielerischen Leistungen" können "Interesse wecken".

Auszeichnungen
Peter Suschitzky erhielt im Jahr 1991 für die Kameraarbeit den National Society of Film Critics Award.

Hintergründe
Der Film wurde in New York City und in Toronto gedreht. Er kam in die Kinos der USA am 23. Februar 1990 und spielte dort ca. 1,1 Millionen US-Dollar ein. Am 14. November 2001 wurde er auf dem Thessaloniki International Film Festival gezeigt.

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Can Zyrtec (cetirizine) cause the heart to beat more strongly but not increase heart rate? 59 bpm. I can feel the beat more prominently, like it's beating harder.
What can my heart rate be while exercising?
Can heart attack lead to persistend and unintended weight loss? Can heart desease have a negative impact on metabolism?
How is the heart rate when chest pains occur due to heart problems, high or low or just normal? It should be high though bcoz heart struggles to pump.
Why does an over active thyroid cause your heart to beat fast ?
I have a fast resting heart rate and low blood pressure. Does this mean my heart is not efficient? Could I have heart trouble valve or myopathy?
Can anxiety cause prominent brain ventricles? And does it mess up your heart. I've always had high heart rate.
What can cause the feeling of rapid heart rate (not going over 100) and a adrenaline (nervous/excited) feeling in chest and abdomen? Not anxious!
My ECG and blood work are normal but my resting heart can get as low as 41 when sitting. Can a prolonged sedentary lifestyle cause bradycardia?
Slow heart rate when sleeping. My "resting heart rate" is 59. But, while sleeping, it drops to 44 or even 38. Is this ok? Some Fatigue, otw healthy.
I've been dealing with rapid heart beats (100-110bpm) that is not constant and I also have the occasional skipping of heart beats. Pathological?
I have inappropriate sinus tachycardia i'm on no medication and resting heart rate above 100 and slight movement to over 130 will it cause damage?
What can cause fast fluttering in chest that is not heart related? The fluttering does not match my slow hr.. I can even feel the palps in my arms.
Obese with a resting heart rate that goes down to 50bpm. I heard that is not normal, and may indicate heart blockage or MVP. HR elevates to 140bpm when exercising. Ekg's, stress, blood ( troponin I < 0.02) X-ray are normal. What could be wrong?
Does being over weight cause a heart murmur?
Does calcium cause heart fluttering?
Does acid reflux cause heart flutter?
Does being overweight cause heart attacks?
Does being overweight cause heart murmurs?
Why does the heart flutter?
Does my being over weight have anything to do with my thyroid?


Here are some of the most popular aquarium forums. It is nice to be able to interact with other people and get feedback or advice. Being involved with a live community also keeps you up to date with the trends. They are also a good resource for saltwater aquarium product reviews.
You will also find that people share pictures and videos of their aquarium set up. This can be very help for anyone researching or starting a new aquarium.
Reef Central is probably the largest online reef aquarium community. A good forum for new and advanced hobbyists.
The Reef Tank is another large forum, with a nice crowd. Overall, they are very helpful and have many experienced aquarists.
Reef Lounge is one of my favorite forums and was one of the first places I registered when I started my saltwater aquarium. They are very good with beginner questions and it is the best forum for people just starting the hobby.


San Francisco is the current title holder for "City with Most Pictures Taken through My Car Window."
I tried to stop taking them--to play it cool and stop looking like a wide-eyed, over excited tourist--but this city was just so awesome. It was all hills and color and Full House opening credits-style architecture.
One of the hundred pictures.
I had a really FUN event at Charlie's Corner. Everybody that works in this bookstore was so nice and so warm! The owner puts on this great story time for kids--so I got to hang out with all ages here! They also have middle school students interning in the store. After the event the interns interviewed me for their newsletter that is written by kids for kids. I was very impressed!
The front of Charlie's Corner.
They created a beautiful display for the signing!
I'm getting interviewed by the interns.
Charlie's Corner has great quotes all over the shop.
This sign in the children's area made me snort-laugh. The drool on the book is just the best.
After the signing, we had wonderful (gluten free because of Celiac) pizza at Patxi's and took some pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge.
It was 10:30 when we got back. This was not good.
So we had a dilemma. The facts were these: the exit had tire-popping spikes for wrong way drivers, we had three very tired kids in the backseat, and there was a dog in our trailer that probably was in desperate need of a potty break. We began to get creative--making foolish plans that ranged from off-roading or hiking (with our two youngest slung over our shoulders) or a scheme that involved laying down the 2x4's, saying a prayer, and going over the spikes. It was then that the policeman showed up.
He was very nice. We explained what was going on and he helped us out. Though he did pause for a second and say, "Were you actually going to over those? I've never seen anybody attempt that before."
The next day was beautiful. The kids got to swim. We ate crickets as a family (see picture). And we made sure not to leave the campground at night.
The kids got to swim and had fun playing with some new friends.
I got the best video of the cricket eating (and obviously I couldn't eat them since I had to document the activity). I hope to figure out how to upload that soon!


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Eugenio Montale (; 12 October 1896 – 12 September 1981) was an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator, and recipient of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Life and works

Early years
Montale was born in Genoa. His family were chemical products traders (his father supplied Italo Svevo's firm). Montale was the youngest of six sons.

Montale was largely self-taught. Growing up, his imagination was caught by several writers, including Dante Alighieri, and by the study of foreign languages (especially English), as well as the landscapes of the Levante ("Eastern") Liguria, where he spent holidays with his family.

Poetic works
Montale wrote more than ten anthologies of short lyrics, a journal of poetry translation, plus several books of prose translations, two books of literary criticism, and one of fantasy prose. Alongside his imaginative work he was a constant contributor to Italy's most important newspaper, the Corriere della Sera, for which he wrote a huge number of articles on literature, music, and art. He also wrote a foreword to Dante's "The Divine Comedy", in which he mentions the credibility of Dante, and his insight and unbiased imagination. In 1925 he was a signatory to the Manifesto of the Anti-Fascist Intellectuals. Montale's own politics inclined toward the liberalism of Piero Gobetti and Benedetto Croce. He contributed to Gobetti's literary magazine Il Baretti.

Montale's work, especially his first poetry collection Ossi di seppia ("Cuttlefish Bones"), which appeared in 1925, shows him as an antifascist who felt detached from contemporary life and found solace and refuge in the solitude of nature.

Anticonformism of the new poetry
Montale moved to Florence in 1927 to work as editor for the publisher Bemporad. Florence was the cradle of Italian poetry of that age, with works like the Canti orfici by Dino Campana (1914) and the first lyrics by Ungaretti for the review Lacerba. Other poets like Umberto Saba and Vincenzo Cardarelli had been highly praised. In 1929 Montale was asked to be chairman of the Gabinetto Vieusseux Library, a post from which he was expelled in 1938 by the fascist government. By this time Montale's poetry was a reaction against the literary style of the fascist regime. He collaborated with the magazine Solaria, and (starting in 1927) frequented the literary café Le Giubbe Rosse ("Red Jackets") on the Piazza Vittoria (now Piazza della Repubblica). Visiting the café often several times a day, he became a central figure among a group of writers there, including Carlo Emilio Gadda, Arturo Loria and Elio Vittorini (all founders of the magazine). He wrote for almost all the important literary magazines of the time.

Though hindered by financial problems and the literary and social conformism imposed by the authorities, in Florence Montale published his finest anthology, Le occasioni ("Occasions", 1939). From 1933 to 1938 he had a love relationship with Irma Brandeis, a Jewish-American scholar of Dante who occasionally visited Italy for short periods.  After falling in love with Brandeis, Montale represented her as a mediatrix figure like Dante's Beatrice. Le occasioni contains numerous allusions to Brandeis, here called Clizia (a senhal). Franco Fortini judged Montale's Ossi di seppia and Le occasioni the high-water mark of 20th century Italian poetry.

T.S. Eliot, who shared Montale's admiration for Dante, was an important influence on his poetry at this time; in fact, the new poems of Eliot were shown to Montale by Mario Praz, then teaching in Manchester. The concept of the objective correlative used by Montale in his poetry, was probably influenced by T. S. Eliot. In 1948, for Eliot's sixtieth birthday, Montale contributed a celebratory essay entitled "Eliot and Ourselves" to a collection published to mark the occasion.

Disharmony with the world
From 1948 to his death, Montale lived in Milan. After the war, he was a member of the liberal Partito d'Azione. As a contributor to the Corriere della Sera he was music editor and also reported from abroad, including Israel, where he went as a reporter to follow Pope Paul VI's visit there. His works as a journalist are collected in Fuori di casa ("Out of Home", 1969).

La bufera e altro ("The Storm and Other Things") was published in 1956 and marks the end of Montale's most acclaimed poetry. Here his figure Clizia is joined by La Volpe ("the Fox"), based on the young poet Maria Luisa Spaziani with whom Montale had an affair during the 1950s. However, this volume also features Clizia, treated in a variety of poems as a kind of bird-goddess who defies Hitler. These are some of his greatest poems.

His later works are Xenia (1966), Satura (1971) and Diario del '71 e del '72 (1973). Montale's later poetry is wry and ironic, musing on the critical reaction to his earlier work and on the constantly changing world around him. Satura contains a poignant elegy to his wife Drusilla Tanzi. He also wrote a series of poignant poems about Clizia shortly before his death. Montale's fame at that point had extended throughout the world. He had received honorary degrees from the Universities of Milan (1961), Cambridge (1967), Rome (1974), and had been named Senator-for-Life in the Italian Senate. In 1973 he was awarded the Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings in Struga, SR Macedonia. In 1975 he received the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Montale died in Milan in 1981.

In 1996, a work appeared called Posthumous Diary (Diario postumo) that purported to have been 'compiled' by Montale before his death, with the help of the young poet Annalisa Cima; the critic Dante Isella thinks that this work is not authentic. Joseph Brodsky dedicated his essay "In the Shadow of Dante" to Eugenio Montale's lyric poetry.

List of works
Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in literature" or "[year] in poetry" article:
 1925: Ossi di seppia ("Cuttlefish Bones"), first edition; second edition, 1928, with six new poems and an introduction by Alfredo Gargiulo; third edition, 1931, Lanciano: Carabba
 1932: La casa dei doganieri e altre poesie, a chapbook of five poems published in association with the award of the Premio del Antico Fattore to Montale; Florence: Vallecchi
 1939: Le occasioni ("The Occasions"), Turin: Einaudi
 1943: Finisterre, a chapbook of poetry, smuggled into Switzerland by Gianfranco Contini; Lugano: the Collana di Lugano (24 June); second edition, 1945, Florence: Barbèra
 1948: Quaderno di traduzioni, translations, Milan: Edizioni della Meridiana
 1948: La fiera letteraria poetry criticism
 1956: La bufera e altro ("The Storm and Other Things"), a first edition of 1,000 copies, Venice: Neri Pozza; second, larger edition published in 1957, Milan: Arnaldo Mondadore Editore
 1956: Farfalla di Dinard, stories, a private edition
 1962: Satura, poetry, published in a private edition, Verona: Oficina Bodoni
 1962: Accordi e pastelli ("Agreements and Pastels"), Milan: Scheiwiller (May)
 1966: Il colpevole
 1966: Auto da fé: Cronache in due tempi, cultural criticism, Milan: Il Saggiatore
 1966: Xenia, poems in memory of Mosca, first published in a private edition of 50
 1969: Fuori di casa, collected travel writing
 1971: Satura (1962–1970) (January)
 1971: La poesia non esiste, prose; Milan: Scheiwiller (February)
 1973: Diario del '71 e del '72, Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (a private edition of 100 copies was published in 1971)
 1973: Trentadue variazioni, an edition of 250 copies, Milan: Giorgio Lucini
 1977: Quaderno di quattro anni, Milan: Mondadori
 1977: Tutte le poesie, Milan: Mondadori
 1980: L'opera in versi, the Bettarini-Contini edition; published in 1981 as Altri verse e poesie disperse, publisher: Mondadori

Translated in Montale's lifetime
 1966: Ossi di seppia, Le occasioni, and La bufera e altro, translated by Patrice Angelini into French; Paris: Gallimard
 1978: The Storm & Other Poems, translated by Charles Wright into English (Oberlin College Press),

Posthumous
 1981: Prime alla Scala, music criticism, edited by Gianfranca Lavezzi; Milan: Mondadori
 1981: Lettere a Quasimodo, edited by Sebastiano Grasso; publisher: Bompiani
 1982: The Second Life of Art: Selected Essays, trans. Jonathan Galassi (Ecco),
 1983: Quaderno genovese, edited by Laura Barile; a journal from 1917, first published this year; Milan: Mondadori
 1987: Trans. William Arrowsmith, The Occasions (Norton, New York & London).
 1990: The Coastguard's House / La casa dei doganieri : Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, Newcastle-upon-Tyne).
 1991: Tutte le poesie, edited by Giorgio Zampa. Jonathan Galassi calls this book the "most comprehensive edition of Montale's poems".
 1996: Diario postumo: 66 poesie e altre, edited by Annalisa Cima; Milan: Mondadori
 1996: Il secondo mestiere: Arte, musica, società and Il secondo mestierre: Prose 1929–1979, a two-volume edition including all of Montale's published writings; edited by Giorgio Zampa; Milan: Mondadori
 1998: Satura : 1962-1970 / trans. with notes, by William Arrowsmith (New York, Norton).
 1999: Collected Poems, trans. Jonathan Galassi (Carcanet) (Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize)
 2004: Selected Poems, trans. Jonathan Galassi, Charles Wright, & David Young (Oberlin College Press),
 2016: Xenia (Arc Publications). pbk: ; hbk: ; e-book: . Bilingual version, translated by Mario Petrucci, winner of 2016 PEN Translates Award, shortlisted for 2018 John Florio Prize.
 2017: Montale's Essential: The Poems of Eugenio Montale in English, translated by Alessandro Baruffi (Literary Joint Press),

Notes

Further reading
 Montale, Eugenio. "Eliot and Ourselves." In T. S. Eliot: A Symposium, edited by Richard March and Tambimuttu, 190–195. London: Editions Poetry, 1948.
 Pietro Montorfani, "Il mio sogno di te non è finito": ipotesi di speranza nell'universo montaliano, in "Sacra doctrina", (55) 2010, pp. 185–196.

External links

  including the Nobel Lecture December 12, 1975 Is Poetry Still Possible?

1896 births
1981 deaths
Writers from Genoa
Action Party (Italy) politicians
Italian Liberal Party politicians
Italian Republican Party politicians
Italian life senators
Politicians from Genoa
Italian male poets
English–Italian translators
Translators of John Steinbeck
Translators of T. S. Eliot
Chapbook writers
20th-century Italian poets
Manifesto of the Anti-Fascist Intellectuals
Italian anti-fascists
Italian military personnel of World War I
Italian Nobel laureates
Nobel laureates in Literature
Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath laureates
20th-century Italian translators


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/* eslint-env jest */

import { join } from 'path'
import {
  killApp,
  findPort,
  nextStart,
  nextBuild,
  renderViaHTTP,
} from 'next-test-utils'
import fs from 'fs-extra'

const appDir = join(__dirname, '../')
const nextConfig = join(appDir, 'next.config.js')
let appPort
let app

function runTests() {
  describe('On a static page', () => {
    checkImagesOnPage('/')
  })

  describe('On an SSR page', () => {
    checkImagesOnPage('/stars')
  })

  describe('On a static page with querystring ', () => {
    it('should preload exactly eligible image', async () => {
      const html = await renderViaHTTP(appPort, '/with-querystring')
      expect(html).toContain(
        '<link rel="preload" href="https://image.example.org/?lang[]=c++" as="image"/>'
      )
      expect(html).toContain(
        '<link rel="preload" href="/api/image?lang[]=c++" as="image"/>'
      )
    })
  })
}

function checkImagesOnPage(path) {
  it('should not preload tiny images', async () => {
    const html = await renderViaHTTP(appPort, path)
    expect(html).not.toContain(
      '<link rel="preload" href="tiny-image.jpg" as="image"/>'
    )
  })
  it('should not add a preload if one already exists', async () => {
    let html = await renderViaHTTP(appPort, path)
    html = html.replace(
      '<link rel="preload" href="already-preloaded.jpg" as="image"/>',
      ''
    )
    expect(html).not.toContain(
      '<link rel="preload" href="already-preloaded.jpg" as="image"/>'
    )
  })
  it('should not preload hidden images', async () => {
    const html = await renderViaHTTP(appPort, path)
    expect(html).not.toContain(
      '<link rel="preload" href="hidden-image-1.jpg" as="image"/>'
    )
    expect(html).not.toContain(
      '<link rel="preload" href="hidden-image-2.jpg" as="image"/>'
    )
  })
  it('should not preload SVG images', async () => {
    const html = await renderViaHTTP(appPort, path)
    expect(html).not.toContain(
      '<link rel="preload" href="vector-image.svg" as="image"/>'
    )
  })
  it('should preload exactly two eligible images', async () => {
    const html = await renderViaHTTP(appPort, path)
    expect(html).toContain(
      '<link rel="preload" href="main-image-1.jpg" as="image"/>'
    )
    expect(html).not.toContain(
      '<link rel="preload" href="main-image-2.jpg" as="image"/>'
    )
  })
}

describe('Image optimization for SSR apps', () => {
  beforeAll(async () => {
    await fs.writeFile(
      nextConfig,
      `module.exports = { experimental: {optimizeImages: true} }`,
      'utf8'
    )
    await nextBuild(appDir)
    appPort = await findPort()
    app = await nextStart(appDir, appPort)
  })
  afterAll(() => killApp(app))
  runTests()
})

describe('Image optimization for serverless apps', () => {
  beforeAll(async () => {
    await fs.writeFile(
      nextConfig,
      `module.exports = { target: 'serverless', experimental: {optimizeImages: true} }`,
      'utf8'
    )
    await nextBuild(appDir)
    appPort = await findPort()
    app = await nextStart(appDir, appPort)
  })
  afterAll(() => killApp(app))
  runTests()
})


How Do You Handle "Fun Sponge" Moments?
As we walked down the large, open hallway toward the classroom, the children were playing a game of tag. It was fun and energetic and we were all enjoying it. As we got ready to turn the corner to the narrower hallway (and neared the classroom), I let the children know it was time for the game of tag to be over and it was time to begin using our quiet voices to enter the classroom and sit down. One of the children responded by saying, "Awww man, you are such a fun sponge!". Quite surprised and confused, I responded by asking "What is a 'fun sponge'?". She proceeded to inform me that a 'fun sponge' is someone or something that soaks the fun out of something. Oh my! The group of children did not know that we were headed into the classroom to do a science experiment, play games, and have more fun. What they knew right then was that I had acted as a 'fun sponge' and had soaked the fun out of the situation by asking them to stop playing the game of tag! Of course, now that I have gained some self-awareness with this experience, I am quick to say what is happening next, BEFORE I try to stop the current activity (because no one wants to be a 'fun sponge' a second time)! However, on a more serious note, I felt that this child was on to something that day and she got me thinking.
Have you ever had one of those days? You know, THOSE days. The day that things do not go as planned because something breaks, something important is cancelled, or you leave something important somewhere else. One of those days that just soaks the fun out of the day (like a 'fun sponge'). I have had a few of those days lately. It is frustrating and it is exhausting. It seems those days happen on the days when I am already not feeling my best. Over the past few months (thankfully not all on the same day), I have had my fair share of 'fun sponge' experiences.
I have focused on the positive side of things for much of my life. I typically am not the one to get hung up on the negative (although I do occasionally). I have had many friends or co-workers make a comment about my "Pollyanna" mentality. I am normally the one who is looking for the positive in a negative situation. I am normally the one trying to find the bright side or the one who reminds others about the next good thing that is to come in the midst of the hard stuff. There have been multiple times that I have been in the midst of the challenging project and have made the comment that "The hard part is over (or almost over) and it will get better from here!".
So, here I am, the person who is almost always looking for the positive and looking toward the bright future and I have been called a 'fun sponge'…what is the world coming to!? My response? Well, we all have our bad days. I just pray that we do not let those 'fun sponge' moments prevent us from seeing the lights of joy. For example, as we got out of my car at Chick-fil-a in Georgetown, TX on my return from a weekend away, I locked my keys in my car. I was frustrated. I went inside, sat down, and began to call Roadside Assistance. I was tired and I just wanted to get home. It WAS a 'fun sponge' moment for sure. A sweet, older man wearing a "Guest Relations" name tag walked over to our table and began to exclaim loudly "It is such an HONOR to have you all dining with us today! I just CANNOT believe that I am in the presence of the World's Greatest Grammie. This is incredible! I hope you have a wonderful day! Thank you SO much for being here and congratulations on being the World's Greatest Grammie!" It felt like we were in the scene from the movie 'Elf' about the world's greatest cup of coffee. It was hilarious, captivating, and wonderful. Grammie (my mother-in-law) had just received the "World's Greatest Grammie" shirt that she was wearing from her grandchildren as an early Mother's Day gift. She just kept smiling and giggling. For a moment, we all forgot our frustration about my keys being locked in the car and being stranded at Chick-fil-a. Instead, we smiled, we laughed, and we did not let the 'fun sponge' moment take over. Instead, we let the light of joy take over. It was wonderful.
I once told my friend (who was in the midst of a crisis in her family) to pause every 15 minutes and find a blessing or a joy right there in that moment so that the sadness and scariness did not take over their lives. I had used this technique frequently when I worked at the children's hospital with worried parents. That same friend reminded me of that technique again a few weeks ago in the midst of one of my 'fun sponge' moments. Sometimes our 'fun sponge' moments are so strong that we have to look even harder for those lights of joy and those blessings. We also need to try to remember to share those lights of joy and blessings with others in the midst of their 'fun sponge' moments.
Who knew that one brief moment in the hallway with a very insightful child would have such an impact on me? Unknowingly, she reminded me not to let the 'fun sponge' moments take over and to go and share the light of joy and the blessings of life with others in the midst of their 'fun sponge' moments.
No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.


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Death By Drone, And The Sliding Scale Of Presidential Power : It's All Politics The controversy over President Obama's targeted-killings-by-drone policy is a reminder that the default position of presidents in times of crisis is to side with national security over civil liberties. That instinct has been true throughout history, and has been acted on by liberal presidents and core conservatives.
Political News From NPR
Death By Drone, And The Sliding Scale Of Presidential Power
February 8, 20131:18 PM ET
Frank James
An unmanned drone armed with Hellfire missiles is shown over southern Afghanistan. A Hellfire missile fired from a drone was used in 2011 to kill an American in Yemen who the Obama administration says was an al-Qaida leader. Another American died in that attack, and a 16-year-old American was killed in a separate drone strike. Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt/AP hide caption
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An unmanned drone armed with Hellfire missiles is shown over southern Afghanistan. A Hellfire missile fired from a drone was used in 2011 to kill an American in Yemen who the Obama administration says was an al-Qaida leader. Another American died in that attack, and a 16-year-old American was killed in a separate drone strike.
The controversy over President Obama's targeted-killings-by-drone policy is a reminder that the default position of presidents in times of crisis is generally to side with national security over civil liberties.
Whether it has been Great Emancipator Abraham Lincoln sidestepping Congress and suspending habeas corpus to enable the arrests of scores of Confederate sympathizers, or that great liberal Franklin D. Roosevelt placing his imprimatur on the internment in camps of hundreds of thousands of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor, presidents have often used their power as military commander-in-chief in ways profoundly at odds with constitutional protections of the individual.
If truth is the first casualty of war, civil liberties often come second.
A 2008 collection of essays titled Security v. Liberty, published by the Russell Sage Foundation, examines this tension throughout the nation's history. It found no shortage of times when national security concerns — as defined by a president who was sometimes abetted by Congress and the courts — infringed on civil liberties.
A Legacy Of Power Grabs
And the examples go all the way back to the start of the republic.
Daniel Farber, the University of California, Berkeley law professor who edited the book, said he came away from the project with the sense that it's more the rule than the exception that civil liberties are early casualties of a president's response to national emergencies.
In an interview, Farber said:
"My feeling, after looking at all that history in the book, is that that just goes with the office. It's part of what happens when you're sitting in the Oval Office.
"Presidents, regardless of political party, or liberal versus conservative, they just don't seem to have a lot of qualms about doing what they think is necessary for national security. So it doesn't surprise me [that Obama has allowed Americans to be targeted in drone strikes overseas]. There have been very few exceptions."
The nation had barely begun when Congress in 1798 passed the Alien and Sedition Acts, during a time when the Federalist-led government worried both about an actual French invasion and the French Revolution introducing destabilizing ideas into the new American Republic.
Among other things, the acts made it a crime for anyone to criticize the government. This was seven years after the states ratified the First Amendment, which protected the rights of U.S. citizens to make such criticisms.
Members of the Japanese-American Mochida family await relocation to an internment camp, in Hayward, Calif., during World War II. In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt used an executive order to authorize the internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry. In 1988, the U.S. government formally apologized. Dorothea Lange/Getty Images hide caption
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Members of the Japanese-American Mochida family await relocation to an internment camp, in Hayward, Calif., during World War II. In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt used an executive order to authorize the internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry. In 1988, the U.S. government formally apologized.
President John Adams, a Federalist, signed the law, which appeared aimed at silencing his critics in the Democratic-Republican Party under the guise of safeguarding the nation. As biographer David McCullough has written of Adams and the acts: "Their passage and his signature on them were to be rightly judged by history as the most reprehensible acts of his presidency."
Fast forward 120 years to 1918. Proving the old adage that those who don't learn from the mistakes of history are doomed to repeat them, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law another Sedition Act, which made it illegal to insult the government, military or flag.
The crises at hand were World War I, which was winding down, and communism, which was on the rise. Like Adams' law, it was eventually repealed, but not before U.S. citizens had been prosecuted and imprisoned.
During the Vietnam War, Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon authorized large-scale government violations of the privacy of U.S. citizens.
Both men pushed the FBI and CIA, through COINTELPRO and other covert programs, to spy on and harass anti-war protesters, civil rights leaders, journalists, scholars and others considered insufficiently loyal to the government's prosecution of the unpopular Southeast Asian war.
But presidential sanctioning of illegal surveillance or the locking up of critics is one thing. The U.S. government summarily killing its own citizens on the president's order is entirely different.
Americans have the expectation that fellow citizens will be afforded their constitutional right of due process, usually involving the courts, before they are deprived of their lives.
But since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, President George W. Bush and then Obama have overseen drone strikes on U.S. citizens as part of the war on terrorism (Bush) or al-Qaida and associated groups (Obama).
While most of those targeted by drones have been non-U.S. citizens, a few of those targeted and killed have been U.S. citizens, most famously the New Mexico-born Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical Muslim cleric who was killed in 2011 by a drone strike in Yemen. That drone attack also killed a second American, Samir Khan.
And a month later, Awlaki's Colorado-born son — 16-year-old Abdulrahman al-Awlaki — was targeted and killed by another U.S. drone strike in Yemen.
An Obama administration white paper leaked to NBC News journalist Michael Isikoff this week states that its drone attacks on Americans are limited to "senior operational" leaders of al-Qaida or associated terrorist groups.
While Obama has reversed some of the most controversial Bush "war on terror" policies like waterboarding, the current president has vastly expanded the use of drone strikes. Journalist Tom Junod dubbed Obama's tenure the "Lethal Presidency."
John Yoo, the Bush administration lawyer who became well-known for his legal memos justifying torture, also justified the use of drones in targeted killings, like one in Yemen in 2002 of a U.S. citizen, Kamal Derwish, identified by U.S officials as an al-Qaida operative.
In his 2006 book, War by Other Means: An Insider's Account of the War on Terror, Yoo argues that killings in the context of a war is what legitimizes the federal government's actions:
"When a nation goes to war, it seeks to defeat the enemy in order to prevent future harms on society inflicted by enemy attacks. Because war deals with prospective concerns, it relies less on exact information and more on probabilities, predictions and guesswork. The military bombs a building when it estimates with varying degrees of certainty that enemy soldiers or munitions are there. It does not wait to attack until it has proof beyond a reasonable doubt or probably cause."
'Whether You Like The President'
The white paper leaked this week contains very similar reasoning, and was a focus of Thursday's Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing of John Brennan to head the CIA.
An aspect of the current targeted killing policy that most troubles its critics is that one branch of government — the executive — is deciding who lives and who dies.
Farber, the law professor, said he was conflicted. On one hand, he said, American citizens fighting with an enemy who threatens the U.S. can't be immune from the use of American force against them. But it makes him uneasy that there has been so little involvement of Congress.
"I'm a little bit influenced by the fact that I personally have a lot of confidence in Obama," said Farber. "But you can't make different rules depending on whether you like the president."
Obviously, the involvement of all three branches is no guarantee that civil liberties won't be eroded during times of war. History is full of examples where Congress and the courts also have been complicit.
But if checking and balancing was ever essential, it's when the lives of U.S. citizens are literally on the line, say critics, like the American Civil Liberties Union, which was founded just after World War I during a government crackdown on free speech.
In an interview, Michael Macleod-Ball, legislative chief of staff in the organization's Washington office, said:
"Even if there is some framework that you could argue would justify targeted killings, there certainly ought to be greater transparency. And there ought to be a role for the judiciary. In the Hamdi case, Justice [Sandra Day] O'Connor said in a war context, whatever the power the U.S. Constitution envisions for the executive branch, it requires a role for all three branches when individual liberties are at stake.
"And so if you are talking about a single branch acting unilaterally to take someone's life, particularly an American life, it seems as though there is good legal precedent to suggest that, at the very least, Congress should be weighing in to authorize that more specifically."
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We don't pretend to know what the hell is going on in Cibo Matto's mind. We're just happy they're reuniting this June for a Hollywood Bowl show with Yellow Magic Orchestra. Since the show is a benefit for survivors of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, we suggest making Japanese chicken skewers in solidarity. It's the perfect way to pretend your BBQ is socially conscious without having to do anything other than shop.
Chicken – 1 kg chicken breast (cubed); 4 green onions, cut into 1 inch sizes.
Step two: Bring yakitori sauce to a boil for 5 min, set aside.
Step three: Alternate chicken cubes and green onions on skewers.
Step four: Baste with yakitori sauce, grill on high heat, turning periodically and re-basting.
Step five: Serve with leftover sauce.
Step six: Know your chicken, really get to know it. Ask about hobbies, exchange emails. Also date Sean Lennon.
NBA.com provided a preview of tonight's game.
Don't want to look ahead, sure the Thunder could come back, but I will look ahead, looks like a Heat vs Mavericks NBA Final. Lets go Mavs!
Southern Living magazine has just announced the launch of The Big Book of BBQ, an iPad app. Grab it by the Fourth of July, because it's available at an introductory price of $7.99. After the holiday it will cost you $12.99. You'll be able to navigate the app via the interactive table of contents. From there, you'll discover over 100 recipes and dozens of special tricks, tips, and techniques.
Video and audio clips feature step-by-step advice and how-to demos by contributing editor and barbecue chef Troy Black. Recipe chapters include How to BBQ, Low and Slow, Speed BBQ, Scrumptious Sides, Sweet Stuff and Sauces, and Rubs 'n Marinades.
I love barbecue, and sports, Big Racks in Grapevine is the best of both!
Who do you like in the series? The Dallas Mavericks have had a long wait for the Thunder, they are well rested but is that good? Maybe them will lose their momentum. The OKC Thunder are led by Kevin Durant, a Longhorn who plays in the Sooner state. LOL. I hope the Mavericks win the series and then I'd love to see them beat Miami. Not sure if Miami can get past Chicago. Well here's to a great series, lets go Mavs!
For the rub: Mix the paprika, 1 tablespoon each of salt and black pepper, the brown sugar, and the cayenne. Rub spice mixture all over brisket, wrap tightly, and refrigerate overnight.
Soak the wood chips in water for at least 30 minutes before grilling. Prepare an outdoor grill with a medium to medium-low fire for indirect grilling.
For the sauce: Mix the tomato puree, beer, celery, onion, 1/2 cup of the vinegar, the brown sugar, mustard, bacon, garlic, chiles, bay leaves, chili powder, 1 tablespoon salt, and black pepper to taste in a large disposable aluminum pan. Put brisket in the sauce.
Transfer the brisket to a cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest for 20 minutes. Skim the fat from the braising sauce and stir in the remaining 1/4 cup cider vinegar and salt to taste. Reheat if necessary. Thinly slice brisket across the grain and arrange on a serving platter. Spoon some sauce over the meat and pass the rest at the table.
Know-How: There are lots of wood chips to choose from. We like the stronger, traditional flavor that hickory or mesquite gives to this dish. Fruit woods such as apple and cherry are delicious with milder meats, such as pork, poultry, or fish. Chips also come in different sizes-either chunks or bits. The chunks don't require soaking and produce a big blast of fast-burning smoke. The bits, which do require soaking, produce smoldering smoke.
Best In Smoke, a new barbecue competition series, debuts on Food Network on Sunday, May 8th, at 9 p.m.
Hailing from cities across the United States, six of the best barbecue masters in the country meet in New York to face off for a $50,000 grand prize and the right to claim the title of Best In Smoke in the new Food Network series. Hosted by Bryan Caswell (season three finalist on The Next Iron Chef), this competition tests the competitors' endurance and skill as they take on multiple challenges with limited resources, while cooking for vastly different audiences. From barbecue desserts to single bite hors d'oeuvres, no food is off limits.
It should be noted that not one of the six contestants is from Memphis.
LOS ANGELES — Commence the panicking Laker fans.
Lakers fans, who for years have freaked out over December losing streaks, finally have actual reason to prepare for nuclear winter. With the way the two-time defending champions are being outplayed and outhearted by the Mavericks in such a definitive manner, it's Los Angeles crumbling from within. It was always supposed to be the other way around.
These are so many of the concerns crashing together at once — the mental toughness of Pau Gasol, the inability of the Lakers to handle dragster point guards (backup J.J. Barea, in this case) — but mostly there is the wonderment of how a team that knows (better than anyone) what it takes to win a title lacking the necessary intensity. They're not just halfway to a shocking second-round elimination. Down 2-0 as the best-of-seven series shifts to Dallas on Friday, they're zeroing in on the historic crash and burn of a roster that couldn't be bothered to be motivated anymore.
The Mavericks finished the 93-81 victory Wednesday night with such a commanding presence that Video L.A. center Andrew Bynum afterward cited "trust issues" and Lakers VP Magic Johnson announced via Twitter that "The Mavs have the Lakers pointing fingers at one another. It's going to be a tough climb to come back and I think their chances are slim." Plus, Ron Artest is facing a possible Game 3 suspension Video for a cheap-shot clothesline on J.J. Barea that added to the sense of unraveling. Other than that, everything's fine.
Coach Phil Jackson hadn't even waited until after the game to admit concern. Speaking about an hour before tipoff, he conceded, "Yeah, we're worried now." There was no sense he was going for deadpan.
"You are?" one of the reporters asked in clarification, if not surprise.
Jackson insisted this was not some Philesque motivational ploy, rightly noting that his players weren't within listening range and might not have the comments relayed to them down the hall in the locker room while mostly unavailable to the media.
"I'm really straight with you on that," he said of his assessment of worry.
He saw holes in the defensive and intensity issues, and then both jumped up into the Lakers' faces by the end of the night. Jackson did miss on Pau Gasol. He stuck up for his All-Star power forward, noting the good Gasol had done in Game 1, only to have him get shown up by Dirk Nowitzki and eventually get booed by fans frustrated by a flailing attempt at a playoff game.
By the end of the night he will never live down if L.A. does get eliminated, the only question was whether Gasol would be better off bolting the locker room to avoid Kobe Bryant or staying in the locker room to avoid the rest of Southern California.
That's all they can do. The Lakers, their bravado nowhere to be seen, have been reduced to just trying to claw their way back into the series. It's not December and it is time to panic.
LOS ANGELES — The Mavericks will be glad to have that composure conversation, now that they survived the longest seven-tenths of a second in team history, now that, in the end, they did a lot more than survive Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.
They were on the road, in the third different city in as many outings, facing an opponent that knows all about winning in the clutch, and were down 16 points early in the third quarter and heading toward a blowout loss. Worst of all for the Mavericks, they were coming unhinged, making foolish decisions.
Then, they made a stand.
The big deficit disappeared, followed by the premature celebration around cavernous Staples Center. Dallas would beat the Lakers 96-94 in this West semifinal opener because it didn't follow the first instinct of collapsing into the swamp that formed around both sides of halftime. It dug in for a comeback victory that has to be a confidence boost for a team that surely can use one in these situations.
The postseason has been tortuous territory for the Mavericks. From coughing up the commanding 2-0 series lead and a 13-point cushion in the fourth quarter of Game 3 against the Heat in the 2006 Finals, to shrinking into the history books with a meek showing against the Warriors in a first-round mega-upset in 2007, to as recently as April 23. That was the Brandon Roy Game, except it was also the day Dallas updated its resume by wasting a 23-point lead on the Trail Blazers in a loss.
There has always been another recovery for these Mavs, so far. They responded to the gut check in Portland by winning the next two games to advance and clinching that series on the road, before coming to Los Angeles and climbing off the mat again, and on the road again.
The flash moment at the end of the first half and the start of the second, that was more like it, the kind of disintegration that has come to define the postseason Mavericks. Jason Terry made a ridiculous decision by challenging Lamar Odom and fouling deep in the backcourt with seven-tenths of a second on the clock as Odom was flinging up a no-chance shot. Odom made three free throws. And when Dirk Nowitzki whipped an elbow while positioning for a potential rebound on the last attempt from the line, he was called for a technical, Kobe Bryant converted that, and Dallas had handed over four unnecessary points when it should have been in the locker room trailing only 49-44.
When the Lakers opened the second half with a 7-0 burst, the two-time defending champions had a 60-44 cushion in this one.
In perfect position to wilt again, the Mavs instead stepped up. They shot 61.1 percent in the third quarter, overcame seven turnovers, and closed to within three late in the period before trailing 78-71 heading into the fourth. Once there, they shot 52.6 percent, didn't have a turnover and the Lakers managed just 31.8 percent. The comeback was complete as Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 of his team-high 28 points in the decisive 12 minutes.
Of course he did. In just the first round, Nowitzki hit the Trail Blazers for 18 points in the fourth of Game 1, 14 in the same stretch of Game 2 and 14 in the quarter of the Game 6 clincher, all Dallas victories. All moments of composure.


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The Healthcare Industry, Disrupted
Steve Kraus
Last Updated June 7, 2018
Over the past few months, several technology companies have announced partnerships with healthcare corporations, pushing the industry into a new era of innovation and disruption. Last month, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase announced they're forming an independent healthcare company to serve their collective employees in the U.S. The aim is to leverage and develop technological solutions that can provide streamlined healthcare for the three companies' employees, at a lower cost than traditional healthcare. Late last year, CVS Health announced a purchase agreement with Aetna to combine the drugstore and health insurer in the U.S.
Healthcare is no doubt a complicated and complex industry with public and private organizations, local and national initiatives as well as political entities all intertwined – in fact, spending on healthcare accounts for nearly 20 percent of the U.S. GDP and healthcare is now the biggest employer in the U.S. What interests us in particular at Cogito is that these recent changes are a move to help people live healthier lives and access medical care through innovation. What we are looking to better understand is the role technology and innovation can play in providing good healthcare in the U.S.
The Shifting Role of Tech in Healthcare
Before our very eyes, consumer digital health adoption has gone mainstream. Wearables and mobile health apps have been accepted as commonplace with most people sporting FitBits and Apple Watches to monitor sleep, exercise and more. While some are wary of the use of artificial intelligence to diagnose and treat patients, the demand for such technologies has skyrocketed, leading many to believe that continuous innovation in healthcare through technology will only continue to accelerate.
There are now many companies striving to improve the healthcare industry with new innovative technologies. One such example is Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci robot, which allows for minimally invasive surgery while still allowing doctors the dexterity and control they need to operate. Doctor on Demand provides access to doctors 24/7 over live video, who can send prescriptions to a patient's pharmacy without them ever having to step into a doctor's office. Healthcare plans are working hard to improve the interactions they have with their members with the ultimate goal of ensuring members are aware and participating in the programs that will help them maintain long term health. One such example is Humana's use of Cogito's emotional intelligence technology, which provides service representatives with speaking guidance to build a more empathetic and trusted relationship with each member. Through these honest and transparent conversations, members learn of optimal plan usage and take recommended actions, trusting the plan is operating in their best interest.
Change is the New Normal
There is no more compelling reason for innovation than helping people live happier, healthier lives. At Cogito, we anticipate the pace of change within the healthcare industry to continue to accelerate, with new corporate arrangements like those being led by traditional leaders United Healthcare, Anthem and Humana as well as non-traditional leaders such as CVS, Amazon and Walmart. Providing new ways to access care, maintain a healthy lifestyle, consume medication, treat illness, and finance treatments is becoming paramount to healthcare companies success, which is why we are committed to developing innovative technologies to complement this trend.


Sridevi passed away in Dubai on 24 February due to cardiac arrest. She has left behind a career of 300 films across languages and genres. Her romantic appeal, impeccable comic timing and glamorous dances demonstrate her versatility.
In fond memory of the legendary actress, Firstpost recalls her best roles.
Sridevi was cast opposite her seasoned brother-in-law actor Anil Kapoor in Shekhar Kapur's 1987 cult film. But it won't be a stretch to claim that she eclipsed Anil despite having a less meatier role. Whether it was her memorable Charlie Chaplin scene or her soul-stirring dances on 'Kaante Nahi Katate' and 'Hawa Hawai', Sridevi had iconic written all over her.
Amidst a galaxy of evergreen stars like Rekha, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta, Sridevi is often considered late filmmaker Yash Chopra's first muse. She displayed her unparalleled skill of showing grief and vulnerability through her eyes when her paralysed fiance (Rishi Kapoor) in Chandni walks away from her. She eventually falls for another man only to be torn between her new lover and her repenting fiance. Sridevi projected this dilemma through multiple scenes of not moving even her hands and just staring into emptiness. Signs of a brilliant actor.
Another Yash Chopra film, Sridevi surpassed an altogether different kind of challenge in this romance across generations. She played the double role of the mother and the daughter opposite that of Anil Kapoor. Whether it was the effervescence of the young role or the restraint by the elder one, She conquered them all with consummate ease.
With Gauri Shinde's 2012 slice-of-life drama, Sridevi returned to the silver screen after what seemed like an eternity to her fans. But here was a much more unassuming actor all the more confident of her craft but with no tendency to boast of the same. She played a middle-class woman who yearns for self-respect and decides to learn English. The aplomb with which she announced her return, it almost felt like she never exited the annals of the Hindi film industry.
Sridevi's last film is bound to go down as one of her most memorable. By carrying this revenge drama on her shoulders, she proved that she could still give the contemporary actresses a run for their money, if a given a chance to be the face of Hindi cinema decades after her debut.


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Suffolk police find body of man who went on hunting trip Tuesday morning and didn't return home
By Saleen Martin
(Courtesy of the Suffolk Police Department)
The body of a man who went hunting Tuesday and never returned home was found 24 hours later, according to a police news release.
Terry Jackson Copeland, 74, was found in a thicket of trees about 10 a.m. Wednesday and next of kin have been notified, police said.
The cause of death is undetermined and the investigation is ongoing. No foul play is suspected.
Early Wednesday morning, police announced that Copeland had several underlying medical conditions and went on a routine hunting trip around 10 a.m. Tuesday on his "heavily forested" 100-acre property. There are numerous tree stands there.
Copeland's family contacted police about 11:45 p.m., prompting officers and Fire & Rescue personnel to go to the 3600 block of White Marsh Road to look for him.
Terry Jackson Copeland, 74, was reported missing when he didn't return home from a routine hunting trip on Dec. 1, 2020. (Courtesy of the Suffolk Police Department)
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management also was contacted, and additional crews arrived around 5 a.m. Wednesday.
Officials searched on foot and with the help of ATVs, police said. A helicopter also did an hour-long aerial search.
Shortly after 10 a.m., Suffolk officials said in an updated release that the "extensive" search was ongoing, noting there were more than 60 fully trained search and rescue experts helping with the ground search, the Virginia Beach Police helicopter responded and Suffolk officials used their drone fleet to search.
The Hampton Roads Regional Mobile Communications Center bus also reported to the scene, as well as Suffolk Fire & Rescue's Rehab bus and other emergency response vehicles.
During the search, police stressed that while they appreciated the public wanting to help, citizens showing up at the scene hindered their efforts.
They asked that people refrain from responding to the area.
Saleen Martin, 757-446-2027, saleen.martin@pilotonline.com
Terry Jackson Copeland
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A Girl Attends a Pep Rally
Ruth Joffre January 11, 2021 Fiction
On the walk home from the bus, she practices what she will say about her day. There was a pep rally this afternoon. Principal Wheezely Weasley gave a speech I didn't bother listening to, then the cheerleaders made a pyramid. Gina winked at me from the top. Her cheeks were painted with school colors, and her hair was tied back with a red ribbon I gave her for her half-birthday. It was part of a set of primary and secondary colors, purchased not because they reminded me of rainbows but because I know she wants to be a graphic designer one day. She practices her skills by photoshopping me into photos her family takes of her on vacation. Here we are walking Ruby, the Irish Setter. Here we are collecting broken shells on a cold, rocky beach. Here we are posing in front of a waterfall just moments after I kissed her on the cheek. Her family is okay with it; her family knows. When I go to her house, her mother makes champurrado and rice pudding. We eat at the dining room table and aren't forced to say grace. We're not forced to say anything.
As soon as she walks in, the interrogation begins.
What classes did you have today? English, Physics, History.
Don't you have four classes a day? French was cancelled for the pep rally.
A likely story, he says. What was the pep rally for? The football game tonight.
Who are they playing? I'm not sure. I don't think it's as important as my studies.
That's true. You don't have the physique for an athletic scholarship anyway, he says. Did you have any tests today? One, on U.S. imperialism and interference in Latin America the rise of communism in Cuba, Nicaragua, and other Latin American nations.
When will you get the results? A few days.
Bring me the exam when you get it back. I want to see the questions. Okay.
How much homework do you have? A fair amount.
Better get to work then. Yes.
This is the calmest part of her day. She stretches out on the floor of her bedroom, lays out her notebooks and textbooks, and disappears into other people's problems. If Jennifer is traveling at 60 mph on a level surface, assuming a coefficient of static friction of .75 and kinetic friction of .67, precisely how fucked is she if she hits that wall? If Cyrano de Bergerac were alive today and desperately in love, how easily could he trick his beloved with a deepfake? Does the existence of a Cher Guavara shirt imply the existence of a Chair Guavara shirt? In 5,000 words, prove that the rise of capitalism has resulted in the proliferation of modern slave labor and doomed the planet in its neverending quest for capital. Now argue the exact opposite—jk, there aren't two sides to this argument. Your father is wrong. He is always wrong.
He is a lawyer. His home office is directly below her bedroom. On calls, his voice booms, the sound rising through the slats in the floorboards. He doesn't like her to listen to his calls. One time, she asked about an unfamiliar legal term she overheard ("arrears"), and he snapped, "Never you mind. Don't meddle in my affairs." Now whenever he's on a call she puts on music, wearing only one earbud in case he calls her name suddenly. He expects immediate responses, acceptable answers. He does not allow her to talk to her friends. Whenever she needs to make a call, he dials the number for her in order to match whoever picks up to the name she gives: Gina Marcano. We have calculus together. I want to ask her a question about this problem.
After handing her the receiver, he crosses his arms, monitoring her behavior.
What she says is, "Hey. I'm confused about problem two. How do you solve for 'e'?" but what she means is, I love you. He's standing right here, and because they have rehearsed this and because Gina's soft phone voice doesn't carry, she ignores the calculus question; they both know there's no solving for e, anyway. Her real reason for calling is to fantasize about the future. In six months, both girls will leave Vancouver, WA, to attend Carnegie Mellon University, where Gina will study electronic and time-based media in the School of Art and where her father, the lawyer, thinks she'll be pre-law, though she really plans to study comparative literature and move in with Gina, who has found affordable off-campus housing, she says.
"We can get a one-bedroom. I'll grow sage, rosemary. You can finally get a smartphone."
Deep in the back of her mind, the image forms: of a normal day (brisk, partly sunny) with no interrogations, no rehearsed calls, no random room searches, only life, all those little moments of life she has only read about in books, like sleeping in, making love in the morning light, eating cereal out of a coffee mug because you're late and in a hurry, rushing between classes, pausing at lunch to say hello, goodbye, see you later, and the very concept of later, the thought of being out, not locked in her bedroom, at three, at four, after dinner, when the world, she has heard, twinkles with neon and puddles are shimmering reflections of everything she loves: Gina and ramen and a breed of Spaniel she calls Sweet Prince instead of Cavalier King Charles because the rank suits it better. While her heart swells at this idea of the future, her face remains attentive, even confused. She pretends to look down at the differential equation and have a revelation. "I didn't realize that was possible. Thank you."
© Ruth Joffre
[This piece was selected by Heather Cripps. Read Ruth's interview]
Ruth Joffre
Ruth Joffre is the author of the story collection Night Beast, which was longlisted for The Story Prize. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Kenyon Review, Lightspeed, Gulf Coast, Prairie Schooner, The Masters Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, Pleiades, and elsewhere. She lives in Seattle, where she serves as the 2020-2021 Prose Writer-in-Residence at Hugo House and co-organizes the Fight for Our Lives performance series.
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