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Terror at France's Champs-Elysées: Which candidates will benefit?
Gearóid Ó Colmáin 21st April 2017	News 1 Comment 7,683 Views
So, terror has struck Paris again. Karim Cheurfi, a 39-year-old recidivist, allegedly linked to the Islamic State, has been blamed for the murder on the 20th of April of a policeman in the French capital's grand boulevard Champs Elysées. Cheurfi has a similar profile to previous terrorists. He was released from prison after previous attacks on the police. Mohammed Merah had reportedly worked as an informant for French intelligence in Afghanistan before opening fire on a school in 2012. Salah Abdeslam had also been on a watch list of the Belgian authorities before the terrorist attacks there in 2015. We could mention many more.
The Champs Elysées is the French translation for the Greek Elysian Fields. In Greek mythology, the Elysian Fields were a conception of the afterlife of ease and pleasure for those chosen by the gods. As presidential elections approach, could yesterday's attack suggest whom the gods of money are banking on?
Fear and finance and fakes
Security is rapidly becoming the political programme of politicians in the West who no longer have any alternatives to offer the over-worked, indebted, alienated, and brainwashed masses. The decline of scientific socialist theory in the 1950s has led to the total financialisation of Western societies, whereby the parasitic financial sector has ransacked the productive, industrial economy.
In order to perpetuate its power, finance capitalism has produced a plethora of NGOs and fake "anti-capitalist" media to divert the masses from the kind of serious scrutiny which would undermine its power. Finance capitalists thrive on war as war leads to primitive accumulation of capital. The genius of finance capitalism is its ability to incorporate dissent as the very motor of its production. Billionaires such as George Soros finance human rights organisations and fake "anti-capitalist" media outlets, such as Democracy Now!, whose role is to steer dissent with the current order into pathways which perpetuate and deepen capitalism's domination of the working class. Nuance and subtlety are conspicuously lacking in the majority of the world's media consumers.
So, when they see an intellectual such as Noam Chomsky explain the war against Syria as a "civil war" whereby a "brutal dictator" is being opposed by "revolutionaries", whom Western finance capitalists are supporting for their own cynical interests, they immediately believe him. The reason is because bourgeois universities promote mediocrity in critical research – just enough analysis to describe the current order, never enough to change it. In that context what can and cannot be discussed is set by gurus such as Chomsky and his sycophants.
The Noam Chomskys of this world have been the most important collaborators of fascistic finance capitalism in the last century. It would take either an idiot or shameless imperialist lackey to automatically attribute the recent Syrian gas attacks in Khan Cheikoun to the Syrian Government. Yet that is precisely what Democracy Now! and its staff philosopher Chomsky do – the constant, deliberate and callous manufacture of dissent.
The manufacture of dissent is the reason why French progressives who read the French equivalent of fake opposition media such as Mediapart or Le Monde Diplomatique or Fakir have NO idea just how serious and dark and grave the phony war on terrorism has become. They will vote for the Trotskyist Mélenchon in the coming election as they have neither the political acumen nor intellectual rigour to see him for what is is: An agent of finance capitalism whose role is to prevent real social, economic and political change. If Mélenchon did not exist, finance capital would have had to invent him. He is absolutely vital to its survival.
Le Pen's security card
What about Marine Le Pen? She seems to be enjoying the increased publicity since the recent attacks and is hoping people will listen to her message – namely that French people need security. To her credit, Marine Le Pen is far more anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist than Mélenchon and it does appear that her stated opposition to globalisation is the reason why the entire bourgeois intelligentsia in France appears to be against her. I went to Paris' biggest bookstore recently to find literature by or about the presidential candidates. I read two books about Marine Le Pen. Both were hostile. There were no pro-Le Pen books on the bookshelf, not even her autobiography! There were many publications on Jean-Luc Mélenchon; none of them described him as a "danger" or a "threat."
So, what does all this mean for Sunday's election? It is hard to understand how so many people in France could vote for Marine Le Pen, in spite of the fact that so few of the media support her. As French politician Philippe De Villiers has pointed out, polls are regularly bought in France by the politicians themselves. The entire polling system is a fraud, yet Marine Le Pen has been consistently ahead in the polls. Does she have hidden oligarchical funds? She claims she could not get any loans from French banks and had to rely on a private Russian bank. Are they helping her to buy polling statistics?
Le Pen's pro-Russian and pro-Syrian stance suggests her administration may reorient French geopolitics towards Eurasia and away from the necrophiliac Atlantic axis. But, like Trump, her rampant Islamophobia drives the Zionist agenda of the "clash of civilisations." Given the fact that abstentionism among France's youth is at an all-time high, what better way to re-enforce confidence in the bourgeois electoralist scam than for a fake "anti-establishment" victory in the presidential election?
Up to 70 percent of French people don't trust the corporate media. In recent years, some major publications supporting Marine Le Pen have appeared in kiosks; but none of them ever identify the collusion of the Deep State with Takfiri terrorism and how that collusion drives support for Israel and its quest for world power, nor do they focus on the nefarious influence of the Jewish Lobby on French foreign policy. If they are sincerely patriotic they will have avoided those issues for strategic reasons but I fear the contrary.
The dictatorship of the bobotariat
Mélenchon is now rising in the utterly spurious and corrupt polls. He may yet face Le Pen in the second round. If that happens, perhaps the best way to save the New World Order is to bring out the Je-Suis-Charlie mob of ecolo-bobos (bobo = bourgeois bohemians) on to the streets, install "far-leftist" Mélenchon and let the masses gradually come to see the truth they never wanted to see about social democracy and the "left-wing" of social democracy. By the time Mélenchon will have dutifully betrayed every promise he made to the bobotariat, France and the EU will have collapsed due to terrorism, mass immigration, "humanitarian interventions", and incurable Je-Suis-Charlism.
Arch-bobo of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, Christophe Girard, has blamed the terrorist attack on a conspiracy by the Kremlin to get Marine Le Pen elected. Homosexual activist and friend of EU deputy and pedophile Danielle Cohen-Bendit, Girard has tweeted that the murdered police officer was an activist for LGBT rights – proof if needs be that "homophobic" Putin was behind the attack. We are living in queer times!
Meanwhile other bobo-crats are working on a "Je-Suis-Policier" type response to the attacks. Edwy Plenel, the editor of the Trotskyite, fake independent website Mediapart, has been photographed with activists wearing a T-Shirt supporting the police already.
Source: Twitter
Like all prominent Trotskyites, Plenel has always been close to the police and secret services. Former French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas told journalists that Plenel was an agent of a "foreign power". He was told directly by President François Mitterand. You can be certain Mitterand did not mean Moscow!
We need a popular republic
If Mélenchon or Macron wins, France will collapse upon its own festering social and political contradictions. In the following election Le Pen would focus on winning the civil war, which would suit the military-industrial complex. Working-class Muslims will suffer. But they, in turn, would be misrepresented by a Muslim Brotherhood party supported by the Gulf States and the Zionists. The scenario is outlined in Michel Houellebecq's novel 'Submission'. I told RT after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January 2015 that Houellebeq's book was released on the same day. I thought it somewhat significant. If Marine Le Pen is not elected now, she will be elected in the future but will not have to focus on social security – just an internecine religious war. France, by then, will have become a failed state and the people will crave global governance. We will have arrived at a post-human, post-modern, post-political, post-truth, Ziono-Wahhabite "democracy."
I have said that the only candidate I support in this election is François Asselineau and his Popular Republican Union (UPR) movement. I support UPR as a communist who believes that the first step towards class liberation is via the national democratic revolution. The only hope now for a real future is Asselineau. Voters should support him and abstain from the second round if he is not elected. There is no point in voting negatively to get one candidate out. Asselineau is sincere and competent and represents a real mass movement. There is no point in debating the problems of mass immigration until the decadent Euro-bureaucracy and its anti-social agenda is lifted from our shoulders.
Le Pen is proposing to stop mass immigration. That policy will please many people in Martinique, Guyane and Mayotte who have been targeted by coercive engineered migration in recent decades – perpetuating their misery. But with Asselineau, French people will understand the real forces underlying mass immigration as he proposes to have a national debate on the issue and until now, no real debate has been possible due to the dictatorship of the bobo-tariat.
The EU is a dictatorship in the service of finance capitalism and imperialism. On French TV, Asselineau tore up the EU document GOPÉ 'Grands Orientations de Politique Économique (major orientations in political economy) which the EU commission will impose on whomever is elected. An Asselineau victory is now the only thing that can save Europeans from media lobotomisaton, social collapse, and perhaps world war.
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Call for Artists' Portfolios: Public Artwork for Intermediate School Renovations
Deadline for Portfolios: January 4, 2022 at 5 p.m. MST
The first phase of renovations for the Intermediate School occurred from 2017-2018, transitioning the former school into administrative offices, meeting spaces, performing and visual art studios, the Viewpoint Gallery and the office of the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra. Arts and culture programming for all ages is offered at the centre in the areas of music, theatre, drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture and summer camps.
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Intermediate School - Public Art Mural Plans (pdf)
This opportunity is open to all practicing Canadian artists.
Each of the short-listed artists will receive a design fee of $500 in addition to the contract fee for the final designs that are selected.
The contract fee for the spaces is set using a square footage calculation for either digital renderings (artist will create a digital artwork, files prepared and delivered) or physical fabrication of the artwork (painted mural or other low profile material/2D sculpture will be installed and the artist/s will supply all materials, labour, and tools). Prices and locations/sizes for each wall space can be viewed in the table below corresponding to the visual diagram of each floor.
Two-Stage Competition
This is a two-stage, open, competition for practicing artists who work in two and three-dimensional media (murals, digital design, interior installations, digital/CNC or other industrial fabrication techniques).
Stage 1: Request for Portfolios: November – January
An internal panel consisting of the project design team members and relevant City of Red Deer staff will review all submissions and identify a short-list of up to 15 qualified artists based on artistic excellence and demonstrated or perceived ability to create and execute an engaging public artwork that is suited to the site and community context.
Rated Criteria Category Submission Method Weighting (Points)
Artist Statement Email as 1 PDF 20
CV and References Email as 1 PDF 20
Sample Projects Email as 1 PDF 60
Total Points 100
Stage 2: Request for Designs: January – February
The short-listed artists will be notified in January 2022 and invited to create a detailed design. A Terms of Reference document will be provided to assist short-listed artists in the preparation of their proposals. Short-listed artists will be paid a fee of $500.00 for their designs. Artists can propose to work with multiple sites/walls if there is a conceptual linkage. One design fee would be allocated for a project where a single design/artwork/concept is spread upon multiple walls.
The Public Art Commission will select the finalists whose designs respond best to the site. The selected artists will be notified in March 2022.
Timeline (dates/times are subject to change):
November 24, 2021: Call for portfolios issued
January 4, 2022 at 5 p.m.: Portfolios due
January 10-14, 2022: Selection panel shortlists 15 artists
January 2022: Short-listed artists notified
February 22, 2022 AT 5PM: Designs due
February/March 2022: Artist final selection by Public Art Commission
March 2022: Competition Awarded and Contracts Issued
Spring/Summer 2022: Completion of Murals, Digital Renderings, and Installations
Professional artists are invited to respond to this by submitting a single pdf document:
Expression of Interest: Brief artist statement (one page maximum) detailing interest in project, demonstrating relevant experience, ability, and general artistic approach. Do not include proposals at this stage. Indicate if you are seeking one wall/site or multiple.
CV and two references
Sample projects – should indicate appropriate scale, budget, materials, and relevance to project Images: Maximum ten (10) projects
All inquiries can be directed via email to Kelly Andres, Public Art Curator: kelly.andres@reddeer.ca
Submissions must be received by January 4, 2022 5p.m. MST as 1 PDF (max 10MB) by email to: culturemailbox@reddeer.ca with the subject line "Public Art Submission"
The City of Red Deer acknowledges the Indigenous traditional territories represented by Treaty 6 and 7 as the land The City is situated on. This land is also acknowledged by The City as a historic Métis gathering site. The goal of The City of Red Deer is to work together with Indigenous peoples in building a welcoming and inclusive community. Applications from artists who self-identify as a member of one or more First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit communities will be prioritized in this competition.
Legend for Locations/Sizes of Murals and Digital Artworks
Floor and Mural ID Surface Material Price/Sq. Ft. Contract Amount (w/o design fee of $500)
1A - 14'x 6' Drywall $45 $3780
2A - 14' x 9.6' DIRTT Partition - Digital Rendering $20 $2688
2B - 14' x 6' Drywall $45 $3780
3A - 14' x 6' Drywall $45 $3780
4A - 9' x 9.6' DIRTT Partition - Digital Rendering $20 $1728
4B - 24' x 9.6' DIRTT Partition - Digital Rendering $20 $4608
4C - 16' x 9.6' DIRTT Partition - Digital Rendering $20 $3072
5A - 6' x 5' Drywall $45 $1350
5C - 14' x 5' Drywall $45 $3150
5D - 10' x 7' DIRTT Partition - Digital Rendering $20 $1400
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At the time many people were preparing to enjoy the holidays, the magnificently talented performers of Cirque du Soleil's show "Iris" were unfortunately facing the loss of their jobs. It was recently and unexpectedly announced that the show would be closing on January 19, 2013.
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Exclusive – Aston Villa fear they may be on the verge of losing star man Douglas Luiz, with former club Manchester City just one of the sides eyeing a summer move.
Pep Guardiola is a huge fan of the Brazilian midfielder, though he was unable to field Luiz during his time with City as he didn't qualify for a work permit.
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Having actual chatter over the com channels during missions was pleasant and it was nice to hear someone other than Ghost (now voiced by Nolan North of Uncharted's Nathan Drake Fame). Speaking of Ghost, he's actually fun to listen to now. Peter Dinklage's voice wasn't fun and even though his most memorable line of "We've woken the Hive!" was the only decent line Dinklage ever did. Amusingly, that particular line is one of North's least well done ones.
Regarding the new Patrol, read exploration, it's an explorers dream and a navigator's nightmare. It's got so many twists and nooks and crannies that I fully expect to have to just run around it for a day or two's worth of time to actually explore everything and memorize it all. There are so many new collectibles to find and use that it'll probably take a sane person weeks to find it all. An insane person probably already made a video guide and posted it to YouTube by noon on Launch Day.
Regarding the new enemies, I found them to be a pleasing addition, although having invisible minotaurs is not fair at all. The one thing I do have a problem with is that every single one of the enemies has the exact same weak spot now: the eye, even though the new enemy variants includes every single former enemy ever encountered. This means Vex are no longer killed by shooting their crystalline torsos.
Regarding the new subclasses, I've only heard good things about them. I myself have been playing around with the Nightwalker, the Void aspected Hunter subclass. It's been plenty of fun, although while having a fire and forget Super is somewhat disappointing, it's still incredibly useful. The other two subclasses for the other classes are great, with the Titan's being actually highly mobile in contrast to the other subclasses. It still won't beat me when I'm playing as Bladedancer, but it makes up for the fact that the Titan was a slow moving hulk. In addition, it actually brings the class into becoming a high damage dealing role. And that is something the class needed since Alpha. Titans were almost always asked to be Defender instead of Striker, which lead to Striker being largely forgotten unless you soloed.
Even more surprising was the fact that coming back after such a long break, there were actually things for me to do in the Tower, although only the top floor of the huge structure can be explored.
Shades of Halo anybody? Anybody? Bueller?
My first visit to the troll, I mean Cryptarch, also gave me the one gun I was searching for nearly half a year before quitting. That was pleasantly surprising, and even more pleasant was finding out that I'd be able to get a version that was up to par with any Year 2 Exotic.
The PvP is mostly the same, though the new mode, Rift, is kind of fun. Rift is what you take when you mix Grifball with actual level design and remove the one shot kill weapons. I enjoyed the single match of it I've played, although I'm not much of a PvPer.
The Strikes are incredibly tough to the point of being punishing on harder modes due to everyone's gear right now being lower than recommended. Does that mean they are impossible? No they aren't and as long as you do them with a group of friends and are relatively close to the recommended light level, you'll be fine.
See this? This is my business helmet. Matches my rifle for fancy meetings.
The new raid, King's Fall, looks like they took the best parts of the Vault of Glass – the puzzles – and added the difficulty of the Crota raid with endless waves of enemies. I personally haven't gotten a chance to go in, but watching friends do it via Twitch, it looked quite tough. I won't give a final judgment on it now, but so far it's looking good. There aren't any major bugs we've seen in the four hours since it went live as of writing this. That being said, they probably are tons we haven't encountered yet, this is Destiny we are talking about.
Speaking of bugs, they haven't fixed some odd ones where if you jump and land remotely funny you instantly die. Cabal performing a melee and flinging you into a wall will still kill you as well.
Get ready to explore a whole new area!
So with all the fun and new features, does that mean that you should buy this game? Maybe, it's fun. No doubt about that. However, it still has features missing that are so obviously needed that it's baffling how we are 395 Days after Alpha and they still aren't in the game. Things like a Return to Tower option, a way to use an ammo synthesis pack without going through the menu are sorely needed. Having in-game clan functionality, as well as the same for Grimoire Cards are still missing even though it seems like an obvious thing to do. These two in particular are among the most glaring issues that Destiny still has.
As always, some of the environments with the new DLC are pretty amazing.
Most of all though, is the fact that the game's random number generator is still incredibly unfair, and even after hitting 40, I'm still getting incredibly suboptimal gear from engrams. Is it better than it used to be? I have no doubt, but the fact that I killed well over ten thousand enemies in the past 24 hours and only saw one Legendary Engram drop is disappointingly unsurprising.
Overall, the additions and changes with Destiny: The Taken King makes it grand fun, but it still has enough flaws that players should give it a lot of thought before purchasing.


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A Survey Monkey Poll of 65,000 senior citizens was published on September 8, 2017. The survey was done for the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC).
AMAC is focused squarely on protecting the interests of America's seniors. We offer an alternative perspective on how to best solve the problems faced by seniors today, and we're on your side when it comes to fighting runaway taxes, excessive government involvement in our day-to-day lives, and the erosion of accountability at all levels of government.
We offer a variety of consumer benefits for our members including travel discounts, competitively priced insurance products, Roadside Assistance, retail and restaurant discounts, and a host of other benefits and savings opportunities in between.
AMAC is a conservative, non-partisan organization with the goal of representing those whose core beliefs are not represented by other major 50+ [retirement] organizations.
You can find AMAC's stance on key issues here.
As I have noted, AMAC is a conservative organization. But that doesn't make the poll results any less enlightening.
All too often – almost invariably – MSM polls over-sample Democrats versus Republicans – especially when the poll favors a Conservative issue. As an example, in a poll I discuss in this article, Democrats are over-sampled by 8 points.
Which is exactly why I found this AMAC poll to be of particular note.
It provides an unadulterated view of conservative senior voters and their take on the Trump Presidency.
It might be easy to dismiss this AMAC poll as predictable results from a conservative cross-section of Trump supporters.
I hope Democrats do exactly that.
I see the results as validation of what many of us have been claiming. The majority of conservative Americans are generally happy with President Trump and what he is trying to accomplish.
Importantly, those same voters would vote for him again.
The poll questions are simple, direct and straightforward. There's no skewing of responses from distorted, biased or carefully crafted questioning. The allowable responses are equally straightforward – Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly Disagree.
95.9% of Conservative Seniors polled Strongly Approve (55.9%) or Mostly Approve (40%) the job President Trump is doing thus far.
94.2% of Conservative Seniors polled Will Strongly Support (71%) or Will Likely Support (23.2%) President Trump for reelection in 2020.
99.2% of Conservative Seniors polled Strongly Believe (94.9%) or Mostly Believe (4.3%) the Media wishes to see President Trump fail.
92.5% of Conservative Seniors polled Strongly Believe Most (30.7) or Believe Some (61.8%) Congressional Republicans want President Trump to fail.
95.2% of Conservative Seniors polled Strongly Believe (58.9%) or Generally Believe (36.3%) President Trump is doing enough on all the major issues.
These are real numbers from conservatives who are highly likely to vote.
President Trump's poll results have not been adequately represented by the media. In fact, quite the opposite has occurred. The MSM has tried desperately to portray the Trump Administration as a failure with the American public.
That's simply not true – and now we have a poll to prove it.
In an article the other day, I touched on a few of the things President Trump has accomplished to date.
For a detailed and impressive list of the Trump Administration's full accomplishments see here. There are a dizzying array of items – the vast majority of which are unreported by the MSM.


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Sagamok Anishnawbek has been facing an increasing number of opportunities and challenges related to the use of land and resources within their reserve as the community grows and develops. Members of the First Nation expressed interest in building housing developments and commercial infrastructure projects to support the community's increasing needs for housing and commercial amenities. The community was struggling to manage its existing infrastructure challenges, including an incomplete water main, an inadequate wastewater management system and a number of potentially contaminated sites in key areas. Community leaders wanted to develop a land use plan that would inform a big picture vision for the community's development and specific requirements for individual construction projects.
The Land Use Planning training program was developed as one of several Building Environmental Aboriginal Human Resources (BEAHR) training programs, all with the overarching goal of increasing capacity at the community level. Our team adapted this program to provide a training program focused on the practical needs of Sagamok's specific circumstances. We included a guest speaker to introduce the First Nations Land Management Act and the challenges and benefits it brings to planning at the community level. The training introduced participants to land use planning concepts and processes, enabling them to take an active role in their community's land use planning initiatives and to integrate existing policies into the new land use plan.
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Land use planning is important for incorporating a community's culture into its development and is an opportunity to engage the community in determining the future use of its lands. Our team enabled community leaders to identify and protect areas of environmental and cultural sensitivity and ensure that a new land use plan could be developed strategically to enhance community well-being. The shift to a "Sagamok focused" workshop was very well received by participants and provided relevant and usable course materials.
Our team enabled community leaders to identify and protect areas of environmental and cultural sensitivity and ensure that a new land use plan could be developed strategically to enhance community well-being.
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Whatever Happened To Billy The Kid?
For a man known for taking every opportunity to cuss out his fellow musicians and anyone else who would pay heed – for the merest hint of profanity, an off-colour comment about a lady or for taking a few too many sips of the old 'shine, Billy The Kid Emerson did write some slightly outrageous – though excellent-lyrics.
He was responsible for composing and recording more than a few songs that you would have thought were, at best, somewhat indiscreet. The fact that all the guys referred to him as The Preacher and that he did finally become a man of the Church – The Reverend William Robert Emerson – make it all the more curious that he would sing, with conviction, such lyrics as "My gal Is red hot, your girl 'aint doodly squat" – his song 'Red Hot'.
Then there's one of my favourite blues lyrics, 'Buzzard Luck', which starts off inoffensively enough, "ain't nothin' in my pockets but the bottom, that's more than I can say for my shoes" before going into "I left my little home in Texas, spent three years in Illinois, and when I got home I was disgusted, I had a month old baby boy. She took me to court, the judge said boy you're stuck, and man that's nothing but buzzard luck". That was from his brilliant 'Buzzard Luck' which we recorded for the Big Bear Records American Blues Legends '79 album
By no means was most of Billy The Kid's recorded output near the knuckle, and he did record some fine songs. Check out 'Every Woman I Know – Is Crazy 'Bout An Automobile'. Born in Tarpon Springs in Florida, he learned piano in church, joined the U.S. Navy in 1943, received an athletic scholarship at Florida A & M University but quit to enlist in the United States Air Force during the Korean War in 1952.
Stationed in Greenville, Mississippi he joined Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm which led to him signing to Sam Phillips' Sun Records, where Ike was a talent scout. His first of many Sun singles 'No Teasing Around' was released in 1954. Billy The Kid's song 'When it Rains' was later recorded by Elvis Presley and his 'Red Hot' became a hit for Billy Lee Riley and for Bob Luman.
He relocated to Chicago, signing to Vee Jay. His 'Every Woman I Know' was covered by Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs and later by Ry Cooder. He moved to Chess Records, known to that's town's bluesmen as Cadillac Records, and had his songs recorded by Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Willie Mabon and Wynonie Harris.
The late 1970s saw Billy dedicate himself to religion, composing Gospel songs before, taking of the Baptist church in Oak View, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. Ultimately he returned home to Florida to found his own Holy Praise Apostolic Church of Jesus in 2012 and where he preaches fire and brimstone, angrily refuses to talk about Elvis, Sun Records and The Blues and was reported to be "as prickly as a crown of thorns" by The Tampa Bay Times.
I would like to think that the last album by Eddie C. Campbell, a constant butt of Billy The Kid's criticism on that American Blues Legends' 79 tour, is in no way any reference to his tormentor. The title of Eddie's 2012 album, which was nominated for a Blues Music Award, was 'Spider Eating Preacher'.
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Alina Polyakova: "The idea that you can have a real democracy in Russia is an existential threat to the Putin regime"
Igor Sutyagin: 'The Likelihood of War with the West, Alas, Is Far from Zero'
Olga Khvostunova
Over the last year, the rhetoric of war has increasingly colored discussions about relations between Russia and the West. More American and European military and political figures have started calling Russia the main threat to the security of their countries, and Moscow has ordered more large-scale military exercises than usual, in regions from the Arctic to the Far East. Igor Sutyagin, senior research assistant at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), spoke with Imrussia.org editor-in-chief Olga Khvostunova about the combat readiness of Russian forces and the prospect of a military conflict breaking out between Russia and the West.
Some of the weaponry used by the Russian army — for example, the T72-B3 tank — is modern only on paper. Photo: Dmitry Rogulin / Itar-Tass
Olga Khvostunova: How would you assess the current condition of Russia's armed forces? In which branches (ground troops, navy, or airborne troops) is the situation most dire?
Igor Sutyagin: The condition of the Russian armed forces is improving, but so far it is not exceptional. The biggest problems are in the navy, where less than a third of the large warships are even able to go to sea, not to mention being combat-ready. In the other branches, the situation is better—although this is because their weapons systems are not as complicated as those on the warships.
OK: At the Army 2015 forum, President Vladimir Putin said that by 2020, the share of modernized weapons in the Russian army must rise to 70% and, in some cases, to 100%. Are these plans achievable?
IS: The answer to that question depends largely on how you define "modernized" weapons. For example, the T-72B3 tank is considered in all reports as "modern." In fact, the most recent of these tanks was produced in 1989. Each of them has been equipped with more advanced sets of onboard electronics, and they have been fitted with newer tracks. But the engines were not changed even in the tanks that were modernized, and as a result they are obviously weak. The gun and the armor remain the same, and after the mid-1990s, when new armor-piercing ammunition was introduced in Western countries, they also became weak. So, in essence, such a tank cannot be termed modern, or even new. Generally speaking, it would be possible to equip even a T-34 with modern electronics, but the question is, to what extent is it legitimate then to call a T-34 a "modern tank"? There are many of these types of cases in our present modernization drive. So, if you play with things a bit, it's fairly realistic to achieve "100 percent modern equipment" and if not by 2020 then by a bit later. However, such equipment will be considerably inferior to current models present in the armies of many other countries.
OK: In the Western press, politicians and military experts have spent a lot of time in recent months analyzing new Russian military inventions, such as the Armata tank. How do you assess the quality of these new models?
IS: The quality of the new inventions is interesting, but even more interesting is the issue of what forms the inventions will take in practice and whether they can be mass-produced. For example, the Armata still depends on supplies of Western component parts (for example, its sight is formally Belorussian but is based on key elements produced in France, and some of its engine control assemblies are Ukrainian, which are now being replaced with ones made in Omsk, and so on). At the moment, the Armata can be compared to a "concept-car" (a prototype of a futuristic car). It's a great idea, but you must keep in mind how starkly different the concept-car built in the late 1980s by the Leninist Young Communist Automobile Factory was from the mass-produced Moskvich-2141. As a result, it is premature to compare a promotional image with the military vehicle that it will become. After all, not everything is going smoothly with the new generation T-50 fighter plane either: the Russian military has already declared that they won't buy them for five aviation regiments, nor will they buy 60 of them, or even 52, as was claimed later, but only 12, six of which already exist (and one of which already caught on fire).
Overall, I would rate the inventions highly. Some of them have even turned out to be excellent, for example the radioelectronic warfare systems—but they shouldn't rest on their laurels, because the typical state propaganda line about there "not being anything like it in the world" is always misleading, and often it is a downright lie.
OK: In your view, how necessary is it to undertake an army modernization program now, given the ongoing economic crisis? Is this program linked to the geopolitical situation, including the heightened tensions between Russia and NATO?
IS: The current arms program was launched in 2010, so it isn't directly related to today's level of confrontation with the West. And in general, a modernization program for the Russian army really is needed—the armed forces should be brought up to a level that corresponds to the demands currently placed on them. The only problem is that in the current circumstances, the modernization drive is an almost guaranteed way to ruin the civilian economy. The idea that the defense industry can power the economy, as it did in the 1930s, does not hold true today, because the needs of the civilian economy and those of the military industry have diverged significantly.
Igor Sutyagin
"In terms of dangers stemming from sovereign states, Russia is indeed the main threat. Judge for yourself: Russia is a nuclear power with leaders who say openly that it is unnecessary to observe the norms of international law, and that the reshaping of borders, on the contrary, is Russia's legal right."
OK: What is the main difference between the approaches to military modernization in Russia and in the U.S. or NATO?
IS: In the West, as far as I can tell, military modernization involves less pretending and cheerleading and instead employs more of a systematic approach.
OK: In recent months, reports have appeared regularly about Russian fighter planes violating the air space of foreign countries and submarines being detected in foreign waters. Are these provocations or mistakes?
IS: First of all, it must be said that what's being reported is mainly not violations of air space or territorial waters—in other words, not the penetration of sovereign territory—but only close approaches to those borders. In some cases these were mistakes, but for the most part these are feelers meant to gauge the combat readiness and political will of Western countries to react to acts of provocation.
But it must also be noted that Finland's air space has been deliberately violated on at least three occasions, violations that pushed Finns into the recognition that Russia is a dangerous country after all, and that it would be better not to remain with the risky status of a neutral country as a result, but rather to find good allies. For now, Sweden can serve as an ally, but support in Finland for joining NATO has grown threefold over less than two years, reaching nearly 50 percent, while previously it was 17 percent.
OK: In other words, the declarations by Western political figures and military commanders that Russia is the main threat to their countries' security is justified?
IS: In terms of dangers stemming from sovereign states, Russia is indeed the main threat. Judge for yourself: Russia is a nuclear power with leaders who say openly that it is unnecessary to observe the norms of international law, and that the reshaping of borders, on the contrary, is Russia's legal right. Whatever Russia's leaders say, it is a fact that in a majority of international agreements since 1999, Russia repeatedly indicated that Crimea is part of Ukraine... So who can guarantee that such a country won't make incursions elsewhere with all of its nuclear forces? It's not the Islamic State—it will be far more serious.
OK: How realistic is the possibility of war with NATO?
IS: Unfortunately, the likelihood of a military confrontation of Russia with NATO is growing and getting near the point when such a confrontation could already be called realistic. There are two reasons for this. The first—I'm sorry to say it, but it must be said—is Russia's irresponsible behavior in halting its announcements of large-scale military exercises. After all, it was precisely in order to avoid another June 22, 1941, from either side, that the Vienna document on confidence- and security-building measures was signed, requiring that large-scale movements and concentrations of troops be announced in advance so that no one reacts too harshly out of a failure to understand the situation. When Russia, without announcing it, concentrates 150,000 soldiers on its border with the Baltics, it could seriously shatter someone's nerves. And the second reason is that the Kremlin is consciously pursuing a high and growing level of unpredictability, so the nervousness will only increase, and in the end it will lead to a tragic accident.
Meanwhile, NATO provided Russia with plans for all of its training exercises for 2016, while Russia emphatically refuses to take a similar step and is continuing to hold snap drills of its armed forces. At some point—if, for example, a Russian military airplane collides with a civilian airliner, causing many casualties, which is something officials in the West are very afraid of and which has almost happened twice now—this could lead to an extremely jumpy reaction. For example, it could cause a Western nation to shoot down the Russian plane, triggering a chain of events that would lead to war. And this problem could be solved easily if Russia simply agreed to announce training maneuvers.
OK: According to Levada Center survey data published in early summer, 52 percent of Russians fear a war with the West. Will the Kremlin take public opinion into account when considering the possibility of a confrontation with the West?
IS: In addition to that fear of war, there is an ever more desperate determination to take thoughtlessly aggressive actions. Look, for example, at what percentage of Russians support the idea that ''we should begin a nuclear world war right now, because the Americans are playing dirty anyway, so why slowly die under their pressure—it's better to die with thunder and lightning right now, striking them first.'' I guarantee you will be simply amazed when you learn how much support there is among our countrymen for this idea of blowing up the world tomorrow! And the Kremlin is not losing touch with popular desires... So the likelihood of war, alas, is far from zero. And the fact that Russians fear war with the West means nothing—because if they seriously tamp down the anti-Western rhetoric now, then the refrigerators, which are beginning to empty out, will speak too loudly for the authorities to take. When there is no bread, the circuses have to be extremely entertaining, so that no one thinks too much about economic policy. And the fear of war drowns out such thoughts superbly. After all, you can always blame it on the need for defense...
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I. There shall exist in the Kingdom of the Outlands an award, known as the Order of the Walker of the Way, which may be given by the Crown to that person whose behavior they feel shows the highest ideals and values of the Current Middle Ages.
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III. The insignia of the Order shall consist of some rendition of a palmer walking on a path, or a medallion bearing the registered badge of the Order: Argent, a palmer, robed, hooded and bearing a staff sable.
IV. This award carries neither arms nor precedence, and only one person shall be admitted to the Order each reign.
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No view, but no bars.
Not sure if I can do it, but in honor of the good of making, here goes. Inspired by The 100 Days Project, I'll spend the next 100 days writing a daily haiku focused on image and thankfulness. Can't promise I'll post all of them here, but I'll try to do so regularly.
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1837: Dr. Henry Draper, the pride of New York University, was an accomplished physician, professor of medicine, astronomer, and astronomy photography pioneer, born.
First picture of the moon.
First picture of a nebula. This one in Orion.
Draper's observatory in Hastings.
We tour NYU's neighborhood on Greenwich Village tours.
1846: Grace Episcopal Church was consecrated at Broadway between 10th and 11th Streets.
This beautiful English Gothic Revival edifice was the first work of young James Renwick, fresh from Columbia College.
More history and tales of the glory of Grace Church towards the end of this posting. *
1926: The first trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversation took place between New York City and London. This occurred fifty years after the phone was invented elsewhere.
1934: Today Show star Willard Scott born.
1942: Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner born. He grew up on Park Avenue.
1946: Peter Wolf, pride of the Bronx, and singer for the J. Geils Band 1976-1983 was born.
1971: Peter Sarsgaard, film and Broadway actor, born. He lives in Brooklyn with wife Maggie Gyllenhaal and their children.
He and his wife have a lot in common. The last syllable of their last names have two "aa"s in a row.
1982: After performing its 10,000 concert, The New York Philharmonic became the longest-running symphony orchestra in the world.
New York City couldn't afford to found the world's oldest symphony orchestra, but we can afford to keep it going the longest.
2003: As Billy Joel sings "the lights (went) down on Broadway." Well, at least the ones in the theaters goes dark due to a four day strike. It is exceedingly rare for Broadway shows to be cancelled.
* GRACE CHURCH's wonderful heritage:
Renwick owed the project to family connections, which was very common for NYC architectural, arts, decoration and monument commissions in the 19th Century. (Maybe still.)
Even so, he was deserving. The building has been acclaimed as one of New York City's most beautiful.
When it was opened, the area, near Washington Square, the Ladies Mile department store district, Astor Row, and Union Square, was very fashionable.
Decades later, P.T. Barnum had his circus stars, the dimunative Tom Thumb marry Lavinia Warren there. Tickets, mainly sold to Vanderbilts and Astors, were sold for $75. This was equal to the annual wages of two millworkers. Matthew Brady, the local fashionable photographer who portrayed Lincoln on his rise, was the wedding photographer, which was promoted nationwide.
The church figured in Edith Wharton's novel, The Age of Innocence.
Navy Commander Henry Honeychurh Gorridge's funeral was here. He was a celebrity for transporting Cleopatra's Needle to Central Park. I wrote about this on the anniversary of this glory on January 22nd.
You might also note that there is a joint along Broadway's trajectory in front of the church, this was due to the influence of local landowners, the Brevoorts, who, besides selecting nephew Renwick as architect, wished to preserve their orchard.
Broadway: still following the diagonal path of deer and their Native hunters, bending to wealth to save an orchard.
Renwick went on to design the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C., and the new St. Patrick's Cathedral, across which Rockefeller Center developed. He also designed St. Nicholas Church on 10th Street and Avenue A, across from Tompkins Square Park. His architectural firm designed the smallpox hospital on Roosevelt Island, which is an evocative ruin.
I refer to Grace Church as 'a bite sized St. Patrick's Cathedral.' This gets my voyagers' attention; sometimes they whip their heads to see it.
During the Depression there was a baker that gave out day old bread to a line of starving people, the birth of the breadline.
It has some beautiful grounds. Despite its beauty, the church's inside suffers from the weather, and they are in continued need of funds for upkeep and improvements. Please step inside and experience it quiet, calm serenity, and gorgeous stained glass, seemingly a world away from the Broadway the Walt Whitman describes:
"What hurrying human tides, or day or night?
What passions, winnings, losses, ardors, swim thy waters!
What whirls of evil, bliss and sorrow, stem thee!
What curious questioning glances--glints of love!
Leer, envy, scorn, contempt, hope, aspiration!
Thou portal--thou arena--thou of the myriad long-drawn lines and groups!"
We can see Grace Church and Union Square on my Santa Claus the NYC Tour, East Village tours, Greenwich Village tours. We can see St. Nicholas Church on East Village tours, and Alphabet City tours.
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Your experience as a construction worker or contractor can vary greatly from state to state. Areas that experience severe weather, or are currently in a state of economic growth, usually have a high demand for skilled construction workers.
In part one of this two-part article, our Florida construction attorneys examined two of the best states for construction jobs: Florida and California. In part two, we will examine three more states with an exceptional need for skilled workers: Texas, Arizona, and Nevada.
Texas still requires assistance recovering from Hurricane Harvey, so there are many jobs for construction workers in the Lone Star State. Similar to Florida, Texas workers benefit from restoration projects after natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes. Texas highways, commercial buildings, and homes are facing significant obstacles on the road to recovery, so workers will be needed for the foreseeable future. Texas is one of seven states that doesn't have income tax, which means you'll take home higher wages at the end of the day.
High-profile projects in Texas are falling behind deadline due to the increased demand for workers to help restore infrastructure after Hurricane Harvey. That means even more workers are needed to address the state's construction needs. For example, workers are needed for the $1.1 billion Texas Rangers stadium in Arlington that is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in 2020.
Arizona is another state struggling to keep up with its own economic growth due to a lack of skilled labor. Although companies are ready to start working on Arizona's postponed construction projects, a stark increase in available workers is needed before any projects can proceed. Workers in Arizona benefit from a low cost of living and high-end earning potential. One report muses that companies will turn to automation as a means of replacing human jobs that can't be filled if development continues to stagnate. The long-term implications of automation could have major implications on the future of our labor force.
The Battle Born State possesses many of the same characteristics as Arizona when considering its numerous benefits for construction workers. High demand, competitive wages, and a reasonable cost of living help establish Nevada as one of the best states for construction workers. Construction is the fastest growing facet of Nevada's economy, which recently cleared the way for an NFL stadium and the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Las Vegas Valley plans to employ 33,000 construction workers over the next few years, and that doesn't account for any other areas of Nevada that require workers.
If you would like to speak with a Florida construction attorney, please contact us today.


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Mobility poverty not only affects the individual, but society as a whole. Mobility experts need to better understand the issue, and therefore it is the subject of several national and international research projects. Mobility management can greatly reduce mobility poverty and this e-update provides some examples.
What is Mobility Poverty?
© Lucas, Mattioli, Verlinghieri and Guzman
© Andras Ekes, Metropolitan research institute Budapest
Defining this concept is not totally straightforward, therefore a full explanation is required at the beginning of this e-update. According to the University of Leeds study "Transport poverty and its adverse social consequences", mobility poverty is identified as "a systemic lack of (usually motorised) transport that generates difficulties in moving, often (but not always) connected to a lack of services or infrastructures".
Mobility poverty sits within the broader concept of transport poverty, , which identifies a research/policy field and encompasses the following sub-concepts: mobility poverty, accessibility poverty, transport affordability and exposure to transport externalities.
It is the recent approach on levels of accessibility to the public transport systems and services and how this is related to factors like pricing and coverage.
Mobility poverty refers to a systemic lack of transport and mobility options. However, huge amounts of public funding are spent on mostly car-based infrastructure. Unfortunately this tends to benefit the wealthier car-owning segment of the population over the poor who cannot afford a car. Mobility problems are thus often the result of poverty, and at the same time the problems are compounded by transport planning decisions.
Mobility poverty appears in primary and secondary forms. While the primary form describes the lack of services and infrastructures (low service quality, poor time and territorial coverage, affordability and accessibility gap, lack of information, etc.), the secondary form specifies the impact deriving from poor mobility offers like e.g. the limited access to the labour market or increased household and mobility expenses, that subsequently lead to strong inequalities.
Further reading on various examples of primary and secondary mobility poverty can be found here.
Mobility Platforms Increase the Chances of Finding a Job
© WIMOOV
© Platefrome E-Mobilité
In France, when travel difficulties hinder access to employment, associations propose actions to improve the mobility capacities of people facing these difficulties. More than a hundred 'mobility platforms' are organising and coordinating these actions at the local level.
This service is mainly aimed at people who are facing significant social and professional difficulties. They are usually referred to the platform by a social worker or employment service counsellor.
In practice, a platform lists all existing public transport offers and mobility services. Professionals teach beneficiaries to make better use of public transport. When the required service level of public transport is insufficient or lacking, the platforms rely on associations that organise solidarity carpooling. Finally, if no other solution is possible, some platforms offer loans of scooters or cars. Sometimes access to micro-credit allows the individual to purchase a vehicle.
Wimoov (in French) is an example of a platform whose activities were extended to the entire national territory. Another example, among many others, is the Plate-forme Emploi (in French) based in the Southern Auvergne Rhône Alpes region.
Programme to Support the Reduction of Public Transport Fares in Portugal
© Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes
Portugal has recently approved the Programme to Support the Reduction of Public Transport Fares (PART - website in Portuguese), an initiative aiming to combat negative impacts of mobility, such as social exclusion (along with congestion, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, noise, and energy consumption).
Following the economic crisis, there was a shortage of financing the public transport system, which led to fares that increased social exclusion, especially in metropolitan areas where the greatest inequalities were observed.
Thus, PART intends to be a tool of territorial and social cohesion, comprising a financing model that guarantees equity between the Metropolitan Areas of Lisbon and Oporto and the rest of the national territory. Aiming to attract passengers to public transport, PART supports transport authorities in operating a balanced fare model, within the framework of their competences.
The distribution of funding over the metropolitan areas (Lisbon and Oporto) and inter municipal communities, takes into account public transport passenger volumes, service levels and system complexity.
Access to PART financing is subject to a minimum contribution from the inter-municipal communities or the metropolitan areas that in 2019 corresponds to 2.5 percent of the total financing amount.
The following actions are eligible for funding within the scope of this initiative:
a) Support for the reduction of fares across all users;
b) Support for fare reductions or free passes for specific target groups;
c) Support for 'family passes';
d) Support for fare changes resulting from the redesign of transport networks and the modification of fare systems.
The Institute for Mobility and Transport monitors PART and will present a national report assessing its impact on the national public transport and mobility system by spring 2020.
Transport of Social Utility Provides Mobility to Impoverished People in France
© Les Retz'Chauffeurs
When individual or collective transport is non-existent or inaccessible, associations offer a rescue solution called 'transport of social utility' (TSU).
The service is intended for people with limited access to public or private transport.
This scheme is organised by associations or public local authorities and brings together volunteer drivers. When an applicant requests transport, the association identifies a volunteer driver who can accompany and support the applicant. The driver may be compensated for the travel on the basis of a fare.
One of the many local initiatives is The Retz'Chauffeurs (In French) that provides TSU services in the urban area of Pornic-Pays de Retz (55,000 inhabitants, spread over 14 municipalities).
The Netherlands Researching Indicators to Map the Risks on Mobility Poverty
© Hollandse Hoogte / Robin Utrecht
Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the national statistical bureau, has developed a new indicator marking the risk of mobility poverty. Astrid Kampert, statistical researcher, explains:
"Before a lot of the research on mobility poverty was done in a qualitative fashion and solely focussed on a specific region. The CBS, with data from the entire Dutch territory, both on an individual and household level, has allowed the researchers to plot the risk of mobility poverty on a neighbourhood level. Six characteristics make up this indicator: income, vehicle ownership, distance to public transport, distance to public services, physical or mental disability and age. Second, a geo-visualisation was plotted of the risk of mobility poverty for the cities of Heerlen and Utrecht, allowing mobility poverty to be highlighted on a neighbourhood level."
The developed indicator is a first trial and is laying foundations for further refinement and the use of additional information sources. CBS is launching an open call to all parties and cities, to enhance and enrich this indicator, discussed in Risico op vervoersarmoede (in Dutch).
Development of Digital Tools for Mapping Jobs and Their Mobility Options in Belgium
© naarjobsindehaven.be, Nazka Maps
Access to jobs is one of the main indicators of secondary mobility poverty. Improving access to employment is one of the main challenges of policy makers in overcoming mobility poverty.
In Belgium a pilot digital mapping tool was developed to bring together the job openings and the different mobility options in reaching those jobs in the Antwerp port area. The tool called naarjobsindehaven.be can be translated as "towards jobs in the port".
This large and sprawled industrial area is one of Flanders' main employment sites, with a constant pool of low and medium skilled jobs on offer. Suitable candidates for these jobs mostly encounter some kind of mobility poverty, since the transport options in this area are very diverse and linked to the specific location of each workplace. By intelligently bringing together the range of job openings and the numerous transport options under one roof, this map and tool is very useful for the employment agency (VDAB) and other parties.
Convinced of the success, the project partners designed a follow-up project called 'Naarjobs.be' (full website in Dutch online by June '19) to spread out this practice throughout the whole Flanders region. This project received funding from the Smart Mobility Belgium fund launched by the Federal Government, enabling the further development of this successful tool.
Three European Projects on Mobility Poverty in Progress
© H2020 Inclusion
Mobility poverty and its sticky societal consequences require a proper paradigm shift, across the board, in the approach to mobility systems, planning and policy making. Step by step, progress has been made in the past few years with several pioneering projects piloting and researching mobility poverty in its different forms. Currently, three European projects are ongoing in the mobility poverty field: Horizon 2020 HiREACH & Inclusion and the SMARTA project (smart rural transport areas). Each has its specific focus and emphasis in the broad mobility poverty field. SMARTA is focussing on finding the connections between sustainable shared mobility and public transport in rural areas, while Inclusion works on the accessibility and inclusiveness of transport solutions in remote urban and rural areas. HiREACH works on innovative mobility solutions to cope with transport poverty.
From academic research to innovative examples showcased above, mobility poverty is finally stepping out of the shadows. There do remain challenges such as: the new barriers, the increasingly technology-driven mobility system is creating, the disproportional presence of solely urban area-focused solution thinking and the big question of coping with the mobility of an ever-aging population.
The challenge remains pushing and aiming for the inclusiveness of all these technological advancements.
We should continue to strive to make mobility poverty really an overarching point of attention in all policy fields. We should definitely try to avoid the trap of considering mobility poverty as only a 'nice to have'-topic on the side with only small-scale local initiatives launched as small drops in the big ocean. It is about time to embed mobility poverty both policy-wise and financially in the broader picture, by putting money where the mouth is. If we want to evolve from our twentieth century car-focused mobility thinking into the modern human-centered mobility system, we so desire, properly dealing with mobility poverty should be on top of our priority list.
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An amazing, interesting, and strangely satisyfing dish...like nothing I've ever tasted before! Every flavor imaginable is featured: bitter, pungent, tangy, salty, sweet...and each one is extremely prominent. Poblano (pasilla) chiles are first roasted, providing the bitter and smoky base. They are stuffed with a hearty, aromatic, crunchy, chewy, and everything else filling: mushrooms, garlic and onions, chopped pecans, raisins and dried mango, and thyme and (heavy) oregano for spice. The base for this filling, aside from the mass of mushrooms, is tomato puree. The dried fruits are a nice contrast to the earthy mushrooms and tangy tomato and add a tropical zest. The walnut cream sauce is a simple blender mixture of sour cream, chopped garlic, walnuts, and worcesteshire sauce. Its tanginess and creaminess are wonderful on top of such a hearty, earthy meal. Pomegranate seeds, bursts of sweet and tangy, are sprinkled on top and add a sort of "fun" to the dish. Everything about this meal is appetizing...I mean, it even looks pretty!
Make again? Definitely! This combines the two foods I'm not crazy about (peppers and mushrooms) and makes me want to go back for seconds! Even leftovers are delicious.


Sunday = Pancakes. At least that's how it is was in my family when I was growing up. Waking up to the smell of pancakes wafting through the house on the weekend? One of life's greatest pleasures. Okay, that may be a bit of an overstatement, but sharing pancakes on the weekend with your family or friends is a sure way to bring some magical juju into your day, especially if you make this recipe of raw vegan banana mango pancakes!
Traditionally, pancakes are made with flour, sugar, butter, and eggs — all out of the question for a gluten-free vegan or raw vegan lifestyle. However, there are ways to recreate a delicious pancake without compromising your gut or your morals and this recipe will teach you how.
The blend of banana and mango gives a tropical twist, while the cinnamon accentuates the nutty almond flavor. These delicious pancakes are healthy and satisfying — the perfect addition to a brunch date and an ideal snack to take with you wherever adventure awaits.
To get started, you'll need a dehydrator.
Place bananas in a bowl and mash with a fork until broken down and slightly mushy. Set aside. Pulse the almonds and dates together in a food processor until finely chopped and add to banana mixture. Lightly incorporate remaining ingredients.
Use a nonstick dehydrator sheet and spoon out pancakes into 3" wide circles. The pancakes should be roughly 1/2" thick. Dehydrate for 4 hours at 118 degrees. When dry enough to turn, flip onto a mesh screen. Use a knife to help separate the pancake from the nonstick sheet if necessary. Dehydrate for another 3-4 hours. When ready, pancakes should be soft inside with a light crust on the outside.
Serve warm right from the dehydrator with a drizzle of coconut oil and honey. Add a dash of cinnamon and cacao and enjoy. The portions for this recipe allow you to have enough pancakes to share with your friends and family!
Do you like pancakes as much as us? Share this recipe during your next Sunday brunch and let us know how you liked it!


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Disinfo: The United States and Europe jointly destroyed the Georgian education…
The United States and Europe jointly destroyed the Georgian education system.
The EU supports education in Georgia through direct contributions to the state budget and by providing funds for specific projects: bit.ly/2rx76Cg, // In 2013, the U.S. Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation Board of Directors approved a five-year, $140 million second compact with Georgia to increase the quality of human capital by investing in science and technology education and workforce development: bit.ly/2rcoLMP,
Language/target audience: Georgian
Keywords: Eastern Partnership, Europe
Washington has plans for preemptive nuclear strikes on Russia and…
Washington has plans for preemptive nuclear strikes on Russia and China. The US is trying to portray Russia as bad through propaganda. Russia hasn't interfered in US elections, or invaded Ukraine.
Conspiracy theory with no evidence given. // Russian interference was confirmed: wapo.st/2qSOCw7, // Russian troops have invaded Ukraine, they are still both in Crimea and in Donbas.
American soldiers are selling weapons to Daesh
American soldiers are selling weapons to Daesh.
No evidence given. The author of the statement links to a non-existent report from an obscure website. Further debunking by Polygraph.info.
Europeans are already fighting not only against Russia and Russian…
Europeans are already fighting not only against Russia and Russian influence, but also against Russians. The Data Science Challenge where a Russian was denied prize-money is a proof of that.
Vladimir Iglovikov was denied money because of the rules of the competition: "No payment shall be made (whether directly or via a third party/country) to an individual who is a national and/or resident of, or located in, any country with a score of 37 or less according to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2014" (Russia had a score of 27: bit.ly/1AgRivL), . See bit.ly/2saA3Aa,


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Vouthon-Bas és un municipi francès situat al departament del Mosa i a la regió del Gran Est. L'any 2007 tenia 58 habitants.

Demografia

Població
El 2007 la població de fet de Vouthon-Bas era de 58 persones. Hi havia 23 famílies, de les quals 8 eren unipersonals (4 homes vivint sols i 4 dones vivint soles), 4 parelles sense fills i 11 parelles amb fills.

La població ha evolucionat segons el següent gràfic:

Habitants censats

Habitatges
El 2007 hi havia 27 habitatges, 21 eren l'habitatge principal de la família i 6 eren segones residències. Tots els 27 habitatges eren cases. Dels 21 habitatges principals, 16 estaven ocupats pels seus propietaris, 2 estaven llogats i ocupats pels llogaters i 3 estaven cedits a títol gratuït; 2 tenien dues cambres, 1 en tenia tres, 2 en tenien quatre i 16 en tenien cinc o més. 9 habitatges disposaven pel capbaix d'una plaça de pàrquing. A 9 habitatges hi havia un automòbil i a 9 n'hi havia dos o més.

Piràmide de població
La piràmide de població per edats i sexe el 2009 era:

Economia
El 2007 la població en edat de treballar era de 37 persones, 27 eren actives i 10 eren inactives. De les 27 persones actives 22 estaven ocupades (12 homes i 10 dones) i 5 estaven aturades (1 home i 4 dones). De les 10 persones inactives 2 estaven jubilades, 4 estaven estudiant i 4 estaven classificades com a «altres inactius».

Activitats econòmiques
Dels 2 establiments que hi havia el 2007, 1 era d'una empresa extractiva i 1 d'una empresa classificada com a «altres activitats de serveis».

L'únic servei als particulars que hi havia el 2009 era una perruqueria.

L'any 2000 a Vouthon-Bas hi havia 6 explotacions agrícoles.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

 Résumé statistique Fitxa resum de dades estadístiques de Vouthon-Bas a l'INSEE.
 Évolution et structure de la population Fitxa amb el detall de dades de Vouthon-Bas a l'INSEE
 France par commune Dades detallades de tots els municipis de França accessibles a partir del mapa.

Municipis del Mosa

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