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B-Sides in the Bins #46: Cheapo Discs – Fridley, MN 1/31/09
The weekend I was in the Twin Cities for the Umphrey's McGee concert at First Avenue, I had the opportunity to hit Cheapo Discs in Fridley, MN. While not as "hip" or "cool" a location as the Uptown locale, they have a surprisingly decent selection of CD's and LP's and would recommend it. I had a gift certificate for Cheapo from my birthday in October that was burning a hole in my pocket. I had started by perusing the CD's there and had amassed a decent pile, but ended up putting it all away after I started flipping through the vinyl! I ended up paying a lot more per record than I usually do, but I found some really great pieces to add to the growing collection.
Smash Hits – Jimi Hendrix Experience (LP, Reprise Records MSK 2276, 1968) ($12.60) Labeled as "fine" condition. This was a later repressing of the record as it has a bar code on the back and the inner sleeve was mylar. Super minty condition! Brilliant collection even if it is generally accepted that Reprise was a bad custodian of Hendrix's catalog. I remember borrowing a copy of this in 6th grade from Mr. Latham and taping it and playing it all the time. All the big hits are on here: "Purple Haze," "The Wind Cries Mary," "Hey Joe," "Foxy Lady," "All Along the Watchtower." Interesting writeup about Smash Hits at Wikipedia.
Wake of the Flood – Grateful Dead (LP, Grateful Dead Records GD-01, 1973) ($8.50) Labeled as "good" condition. It is a notched copy with the bottom left cover cut off. There was a lot of Grateful Dead in the bins that day including Live From the Mars Hotel, but this was in the nicest shape. Wake of the Flood represented a lot of firsts for the band– first release after their contract with Warner Brothers ended, first release on their own Grateful Dead Records, first studio release after 1970's American Beauty and first after the death of Ron "Pig Pen" McKernan. Wake was recorded during what some fans consider to be the Dead's most transcendent touring period and all of these songs had the benefit of being worked out for six months on the road before the band hit the studio. The band sounds better on this album than they did on others, maybe all the firsts that this album represents gave the band a feeling of starting fresh. "Stella Blue" is a classic piece of Garcia music that would stay in the Dead's concert sets for the rest of their career.
Robbie Robertson – (self titled) (LP, Geffen GHS 24160, 1987) ($3.60) This is a Columbia House pressing which I would normally avoid, but I hadn't seen this in the bins before. I'll upgrade if I see it in the future in a non-Columbia House pressing. Robertson's debut release 11 years after the breakup of The Band! He chose to leave the rootsy country influences of The Band behind and focused instead on the U2-ish sounds of Daniel Lanois's production. When this came out, I bought it because U2 and the Bo Deans were on it, it ended up being one of my favorite releases for at the end of 80's. Listening to it now, the two tracks with U2 sound like U2 outtakes, really. Not that it is a bad thing, but it would be expected if you use them as your band like he did on "Testimony" and "Sweet Fire of Love." In fact, the release does sound pretty dated, but still a favorite release for me next to Storyville– the 1991 follow up.
Gone to Earth- David Sylvian (2 LP, Virgin Records VDL1, 1986) ($6.30) I wouldn't start listening to David Sylvian until his 1987 follow-up Secrets of the Beehive. I heard this album when it was included in the beautiful Weatherbox Sylvian boxed set. This was an ambitious release as a 2 LP, and that was probably why the subsequent CD release was only a single disc chopping out about half of the tracks. The first LP was vocal tracks and the second LP was instrumentals. The CD picked and chose from both records. In the Weatherbox, they restored the 2 CD's. This release is notable as the first time Sylvian would collaborate with Robert Fripp from King Crimson. A typically lush and melancholy release– just the way I like my Sylvian. "Taking the Veil" is still one of my all-time favorite Sylvian tracks. Sherry and I had tickets to see David in Minneapolis a long time ago– ironically while he was living there– and he cancelled the show. I've been disappointed ever since. I want to see him perform live one day.
Real Nighttime – Game Theory (LP, Enigma Records 70722-1, 1985) ($4.20) Well, I don't really know what to say about or where to start about this release. I should probably write a whole article about Scott Miller's bands Game Theory and Loud Family. My fascination with things Scott Miller started with the epic Lolita Nation which I first heard played on KUNI (the song "One More for Saint Michael") while I was in college. Real Nighttime is the final record by the original lineup of Game Theory that started in 1981. That said, it includes some of the most notated songs by that version of the group with "Here Comes Everybody," "24," Rayon Drive," and "Curse of the Frontierland." These songs would stay in the live sets of Game Theory until their breakup following Two Steps From the Middle Ages in 1988. Real Nighttime also marks the beginning of the production relationship with Mitch Easter. I have all of the Game Theory releases on CD, and have most of them on LP at this point.
Treat Her Right – (self titled) (LP, RCA 6884-1-R, 1988) ($3.97) Still sealed! Treat Her Right is notable as the precursor to Mark Sandman's group Morphine. This album was the debut release on their signing with RCA. It is in fact a reissue of their self-released first album. It did pretty well on college radio, but their second release did not fair as well and they were dropped from RCA. While the band is a slightly different lineup than Morphine, the distinctive sound is similar. The standout tracks are "I Think She Likes Me," "I Got A Gun," and "Jesus Everyday."
Cypress – Let's Active (LP, I.R.S. SP70648, 1984) (3.60) Let's Active was producer Mitch Easter's band. The story goes that he did such a great job producing the early R.E.M. records that I.R.S. gave him a shot making his own records. The EP Afoot was released first in 1983 and did well enough that I.R.S. let him record three more records, Cypress in 1984, Big Plans for Everybody in 1986 and Every Dog Has His Day in 1988. His particular high-pitch vocal tone makes for an acquired taste, but Let's Active is still one of my all-time favorite 80's acts. It looks like the entire catalog is back in print on CD through Collector's Choice with new liner notes and bonus tracks! It looks like I need to make some purchases! I love this whole album, perfect pop.
4 A.M – Full Fathom Five (LP, Link 019, 1988) ($3.60) You may have read my B-Sides in the Bins article recounting my trip to Bill's Records in Dallas back in October 2007 (or maybe you didn't!). Bill had a collection of still-sealed Link Records releases including most of the Full Fathom Five releases. Full Fathom Five was an Iowa City band back in the 80's that I was a fan of– KUNI played their music frequently. When Head Candy was signed to Link as a result of a battle of the bands it seemed that Full Fathom Five made it there as well. I have 4 A.M. on cassette and it was a regular-rotation album for me when it came out. So, when I saw it in the bins I had to buy it. Brings back memories of college. Back when I thought– as many did– that Iowa City would become the next Athens, GA for a music scene. Recorded at Catamount Studios in Cedar Falls by Tom Tatman.
Doug – The Coolies (LP, DB Recs DB 88, 1988) ($3.99) Oh boy, more hits from my formitive college years! A still-sealed hole-punch cutout of the Rock Opera Doug by Georgia crazy band The Coolies. I had this on CD and cassette. Apparently I love this album, LOL. From Trouser Press,
"a trenchant "rock opera" about a skinhead who murders a transvestite short- order cook, gets rich by publishing his victim's recipes, falls into paranoia and substance abuse and ends up in the gutter. The sad tale is related through ingenious knockoffs of the Who ("Cook Book"), John Lennon ("Poverty"), the Replacements ("Coke Light Ice"), rap ("Pussy Cook") and metal ("The Last Supper"), and in a comic book — not included with the cassette or CD, alas — designed by Jack Logan, of Pete Buck Comics fame. A quantum leap from its predecessor's one-dimensional silliness, Doug is a work of demented genius."
I never got around to sending in for my free comic book, so now I have it. I never realized that Jack Logan was the artist for it! Very cool! Someone needs to reissue this album. "It's a hot night, and I'm wound tight, and the crack pipe– is burning my hand!"
And last, but not least!
V-Notes – The Verandas (EP, Graphic Records NR 16382-1, unknown year) ($1.90) LOL. This one was the big find– Cedar Rapids college rock band The Verandas. Scored for a paltry $1.90. Unfortunately, this is not the album I know from them. They were on the Blue Band's record label Hot Fudge for an album I think was called American Tradition. That is the name of a song on here. It was recorded at the infamous Catamount Studios in Cedar Falls by Tom Tatman. I had a cassette dub of their other album which had a great song called "Get Out of My Car (You Drive Like Shit)" that I'd like to find again. I haven't put needle to vinyl on this one yet. I should see if I can put together a band history of this group– I don't know much about them, but they were kind of notorious around here.
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B-Sides in the Bins #22 – Cedar Rapids 2/22 & 2/23/08
Friday night Sherry was at a class, so I decided to hit Half Price Books before coming home from work. I also hit CD's Plus on Saturday while I was out running some errands. I got some pretty cool stuff, including a CD that I was hoping to snag for a review from a label.
Prince – Purple Rain – 20th Anniversary (2 DVD, Warner Bros. 33533, 2004) ($9.98) One of the cool things about Half Price Books is that they get "cut outs" of CD's and DVDs. They had two copies of this sealed and notched as cut-out. I had purchased not too long ago a copy of the 1997 release. I think it was in one of the bins at Wal-Mart. This was the "Standard Version" that was pan-and-scan 6×9. The 20th Anniversary version is 2 DVD with a second DVD dedicated to extras like a cool documentary on First Avenue where the live performances were filmed, a making of documentary with interviews with Dr. Z, Wendy and Lisa, Jimmy Jam and others. They also have a somewhat embarrassing "MTV Premiere Party" from the movie premiere complete with interviews of John "Cougar" Mellencamp, "Wierd Al" Yankovic, "rising star" Eddie Murphy, Wendy and Lisa, Little Richard who was in full Bible-thumping mode, and a self-important VJ Mark Goodman. An interesting view into the MTV promotional engine. Talk about non-sequitur interviewees! I guess Eddie Murphy and Little Richard make some kind of sense– but the "Wierd Al" and John Mellencamp interviews were certainly a stretch. Little Richard turned his interview into a thing about him and Murphy makes some funny digs about that. Mark Goodman goads Murphy unsuccessfully to do an impersonation of Prince, and then tries to get him to do an impersonation of James Brown. Eddie says, "I've already done that" and walks away. The bonuses also include all of the associated videos from Prince, The Time, and Apollonia 6. Wow, "Sex Shooter" was a really horrible song and even worse video.
As the story goes, Apollonia Kotero replaced Vanity (Denise Matthews) for the lead female part after Vanity broke up with Prince and went solo under a record contract with Motown. So, the remaining members of Vanity 6 (Brenda Bennett and Susan Moonsie) plus actress Patricia Kotero (renamed "Apollonia" by Prince) became Apollonia 6. The Vanity 6/Apollonia 6 girl group was an idea that Prince had for a while and of course created songs for. Apollonia 6 recorded one record tied in with the rest of the records associated with the movie and that was it. Kotero and group were supposed to open the tour with the Revolution and the Time but that never panned out. Interestingly, Prince apparently wrote "Manic Monday" which would eventually go to The Bangles (and likely specifically to Suzanna Hoffs) and "The Glamorous Life" which went to Sheila E. for the Vanity 6/Apollonia 6 projects. Coincidentally, both Vanity and Apollonia have become born-again Christians. Actually, Prince is too, I guess.
The movie is restored to Widescreen and remastered. The old release was really shoddy, and this one is a vast improvement. I see that there is a BluRay version of this available, too. I'll probably upgrade this copy when I get a BluRay player.
Aimee Mann – Bachelor No. 2 (Or The Last Remains Of The Dodo) (CD, Superego Records, 2000) ($5.98) This is the album that followed the success of the soundtrack to Magnolia. It includes some of the songs from Magnolia– one as an instrumental. Aimee Mann is one of my favorite female musicians and her pairing with Jon Brion is perfect. The songs from Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia and this album would make a nice mix CD. Only "How Am I Different," "Deathly," and "You Do" are on both. "Nothing Is Good Enough" appears on the soundtrack as an instrumental.
This was a sealed copy or re-sealed. Aimee's first release as an independent artist.
Mike's Mann Mix for the Last Remains of the Magnolia
1. One (from Magnolia)
2. Momentum (from Magnolia)
3. Build That Wall (from Magnolia)
4. Deathly (from Magnolia or Bachelor No. 2)
5. Driving Sideways (from Magnolia)
6. You Do (from Magnolia or Bachelor No. 2)
7. Wise Up (from Magnolia)
8. Save Me (from Magnolia or Bachelor No. 2)
9. How Am I Different (Bachelor No. 2)
10. Nothing Is Good Enough (Bachelor No. 2)
11. Red Vines (Bachelor No. 2)
12. The Fall of the World's Own Optimist (Bachelor No. 2)
13. Satellite (Bachelor No. 2)
14. Ghost World (Bachelor No. 2)
15. Calling It Quits (Bachelor No. 2)
16. Just Like Anyone (Bachelor No. 2)
17. Susan (Bachelor No. 2)
18. It Takes All Kinds (Bachelor No. 2)
19. Nothing Is Good Enough (Instrumental) (Magnolia)
Pylon – Gyrate Plus (CD, DFA 2181CD, 2007) ($5.98) This is one that I'd hoped would come to me as a promo for review, but at $5.98 used, it was worth buying. I was surprised to see its spine looking up at me from the bins. Pylon was one of the seminal Athens, GA bands and were contemporaries of the B-52's. Started as a kind of side project for its members who really thought of themselves more of an art collective. They were inspired by the B-52's very stripped down approach (at least in the early days). I think you can hear a lot of similarities in the tribal dance beats and angular guitars. I became familiar with Pylon through the documentary "Athens, GA Inside/Out" and their performance of "Stop It." When I got to college in the late 80's I met a guy named Tom Lally who had the Pylon records on vinyl. These were on the now-defunct DB Recs label. I had made a tape of Gyrate and Chomp. Pylon broke up after Chomp just as they were asked to open for U2. Pylon reformed in 1990 for Chain on the now defunct Sky Records. I bought Chain when it came out and the 1988 Hits compilation on DB Recs. Other than the few tracks on Hits, the tracks from Chomp have not seen re-release. I hope that DFA is planning to reissue Chomp as well.
Listening to these songs again for the first time since the Nineties, I can tell that my remedial bass-playing skills are very influenced by Pylon– especially the track "Volume" on Gyrate. Pylon got back together last year and played a handful of shows to promote this re-issue and there are a couple of them available via BitTorrent.
R.E.M. are fans of Pylon and covered "Crazy" on their Dead Letter Office album of B-Sides.
Click Here to visit Southern Shelter's page of live mp3's from Pylon.
Iron and Wine – The Shepherd's Dog (CD, SubPop SPCD 710, 2007) ($7.99) I got this one from CD's Plus. I was happy to have stumbled into this one. I was really impressed with Sam Beam's collaboration with Calexico for the In the Reins EP. Shepherd's Dog picks up nicely from there. Full instrumentals provided with help again from Joey Burns and Paul Niehaus. Very nice percussion one this record makes it kind of a toe-tapper for me. Sam's voice is one of my favorites in indie rock today. Brilliant record, I can't recommend it enough.
Posted in Bands/Artists, In The Bins, Music, Retail	| Tagged Aimee Mann, Apollonia 6, B-52's, Iron and Wine, Jon Brion, Magnolia, Prince, Purple Rain, Pylon, The Time, U2, Vanity 6	| Leave a reply


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Q: how to auto answer and incoming call given i have detected that the phone is ringing via my app public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    if (intent.getStringExtra(TelephonyManager.EXTRA_STATE).equals(TelephonyManager.EXTRA_STATE_OFFHOOK)) {
        showText(context, "Call started da");
    } else if (intent.getStringExtra(TelephonyManager.EXTRA_STATE).equals(TelephonyManager.EXTRA_STATE_IDLE)) {
        showText(context, "Call ended da");
    } else if (intent.getStringExtra(TelephonyManager.EXTRA_STATE).equals(TelephonyManager.EXTRA_STATE_RINGING)) {
        showText(context, "Call ringing da");
    }
}

void showText(Context context, String msg) {
    Toast.makeText(context.getApplicationContext(), msg, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
  }

This is my code. What should I add in the last else if so that my app will automatically attend the calls?
I viewed other StackOverflow pages regarding this but couldn't get a clear view. Kindly help me out with this.
I also saw that we can simulate a headphone button being pressed which inturn attends the call? How far is that true? Can that be used?
Thank You

A: Auto answering is impossible.  Android framework doesn't allow it.  It is only avaible, when you can build your own android frame with modifying IntentManger.  such as ASOP.

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Russian Interference…in America's Energy Sector
By rctadmin on May 16, 2018 Comments
BY CRAIG RUCKER
America's oil and gas production is booming of late, with the US poised to become the world's largest exporter of crude oil. Domestic natural gas is also ramping up, enabling the US to become a net exporter for the first time in almost 60 years.
All of this is good news, since the US is setting new records for gas exports. But America's shale gas revolution may have another benefit: It could supplant much of Russia's natural gas production.
If the US were to topple Russia as a gas kingpin, that would be a good thing—since it could weaken Vladimir Putin's troubling hold over Europe's energy supplies. Right now, Russia provides roughly 75 percent of the natural gas for Central and Eastern Europe. Being a major gas supplier has enabled Putin to bully EU nations with threats to close winter pipelines.
Russia certainly hopes to maintain its market dominance, though. And that leads to a curious and unexpected new "Russian interference" story.
A few weeks ago, the House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology issued a report on Russian efforts to influence U.S. energy markets. The Committee revealed that Russian agents have been "exploiting American social media platforms in an effort to disrupt domestic energy markets."
It's not surprising that Russia could meddle in US social media. We've heard plenty about that since the 2016 election. But there are some worrying implications. As House committee chair Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) observed, there "appears to be a concerted effort by foreign entities to funnel millions of dollars through various non-profit entities to influence the U.S. energy market."
Smith cites NATO's former Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: "Russia, as part of their sophisticated information and disinformation operations, engaged actively with so-called nongovernmental organizations—environmental organizations working against shale gas—to maintain dependence on imported Russian gas."
The House committee believes that "Russian-sponsored agents funneled money to U.S. environmental organizations in an attempt to portray energy companies in a negative way and disrupt domestic energy markets."
The committee found that "the Kremlin is manipulating environmental groups in an attempt to carry out their agenda." The question is whether prominent and widely respected environmental groups may have unwittingly aided a Russian agenda to hamper America's energy sector. Last year, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reported "clear evidence that the Kremlin is financing and choreographing anti-fracking propaganda in the United States."
What exactly did the Kremlin's campaign look like? The House Committee cites numerous Facebook posts focused on fracking and climate change. The Dakota Access Pipeline was a frequent target, with Russian agents using Instagram to share "images related to Native American social and political issues." Through frequent social media posting, "Russian-linked accounts targeted highly visible tension points in America, including protests against pipelines."
The Keystone XL Pipeline was another target: "Russian agents attempted to incite Americans to take action against pipeline efforts by promoting links and references to online petitions."
Essentially, Russian agents are using social media to champion opposition to oil and gas production. The committee observed that, "Regardless of one's political or ideological views surrounding U.S. energy policy and climate change, the American people deserve to be free from foreign political interference."
With many millions of dollars being spent to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election, the American people should know whether social media messaging is accurate. And environmental groups should remain vigilant when accepting funds from foreign entities who may not have America's best interests at heart.
Craig Rucker is the president of CFACT, a Washington, D.C.-based public-policy organization founded in 1985.
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Women employees at Seattle Genetics on their work-life balance, and whether Seattle Genetics offers remote-jobs, part-time jobs or is a flexible place to work.
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This is the best article I've ever read about the taxpayer funded public school system. The author is Anthony Esolen, a Professor of English at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, and the author of several books.
Finally I found someone writing about educational liberty!
Form of involuntary servitude, the origins of which date to the Spanish conquest of Mexico, when the conquerors forced the poor, especially Indians, to work for Spanish planters and mine operators. In the U.S., the word peon referred to workers compelled by contract to pay their creditors in labour. Though prohibited under U.S. federal law, peonage persisted in some southern states through state laws that made labour compulsory. Another form of peonage exists when prisoners sentenced to hard labour are farmed out to labour camps.
Read his entire article here. It's not that long and worth the few minutes it'll take.


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Thank you, Liana, for not blowing me off. You are my first "big company" sponsorship (if a promo deal can be considered a sponsorship). I look forward to carrying your product on board.
Here is the message I received. Just need to fill out the paperwork. YES!
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The upcoming biography of an historical record and analysis of the life and ministry of Nykyta (Nicetas) Budka, the first Ukrainian Greek-Catholic bishop of Canada. It is not a popular biography nor a hagiography (lives of the saints).
It is based largely on archival sources from the Vatican Secret Archives, The Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv; the Archives of the Ukrainian State Security in Kyiv; the Archives of New State Records in Warsaw; the Archives of: the Congregation for the Oriental Churches; of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg; of the Eparchy of Edmonton and of the Archdiocese of St. Boniface, and the Archives of the Basilian Order of St. Josaphat in Rome.
Details about his early years in Austrian Galicia (Western Ukraine).
Accounts from his seminary years in Lviv and graduate studies in Innsbruck and Vienna.
An in-depth analysis of the selection process of Greek-Catholic bishops in 1912.
Details about other candidates for the Canadian mission.
Budka's ordination, journey to Canada and first accomplishments in his new charge.
Financial and administrative challenges, the newspaper and student residences.
Franco-Canadian missionaries, Ukrainian Basilians, Redemptorists and secular clergy.
Challenges in maintaining the faith of his flock, religious proselytism.
Religious conflict within the Ukrainian Canadian community.
The Bishop's activities during the First World War and its immediate aftermath.
English translations of Budka's official reports to the Apostolic See of Rome, & other correspondence.
Details regarding the Bishop's heath and resignation. Candidates to succeed him.
Returning to the Archeparchy of Lviv to assist Metropolitan Sheptytsky.
Details concerning Budka's Canadian citizenship status.
Soviet persecution: surveillance, arrest, trail and sentencing. Prison camp and death.
Nykyta Budka's burial site. His political rehabitilation and religious glorification.
Historical evaluation of Bishop Budka's mission.
A collection of photographs and samples of the bishop's handwritten reports.
Quotations from the source documents in their original languages (Latin, French, Italian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, English).


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Iran's Press TV loses UK licence over sanctions
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European satellite operator Eutelsat said Wednesday that it will request broadcasters to stop showing Iran's English-language news channel Press TV following sanctions over its broadcasting of "forced confessions".
Press TV announced the news via its Twitter feed earlier in the day and the France-based Eutelsat confirmed the news to AFP, SIA refers to foreign media.
It follows fresh sanctions imposed last month by the European Union against 29 Iranian officials and Press TV, which has shown people giving "confessions" of their part in anti-government protests.
Iran considered European Union's action against the freedom of the press.


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NCDA&CS staff to do presentation about emergency response to group from India
by Brian Long | Jun 24, 2009
Staff from the NCDA&CS Emergency Programs and Veterinary divisions will present information about the department's agricultural emergency response and prevention efforts to visiting public policy professionals from India on Friday.
The group is enrolled in the Uttar Pradesh Training Program, an on-campus/overseas training program offered by the Duke University Center for International Development.
Duke officials contacted the Emergency Programs staff because of the division's focus on agricultural all-hazard mitigation, response and recovery, a subject of interest to the Indian government, said Sharron Stewart, director of emergency programs.
NCDA&CS experts in emergency response and animal health will cover topics such as food safety and security, surveillance for foreign animal diseases, the effects of natural disasters on agriculture and agribusiness, and using technology to manage emergency preparedness.
The Uttar Pradesh Training Program provides training and workshops for groups of mid-career provincial civil service officers. Each program includes two weeks at the Uttar Pradesh Academy of Administration & Management in Lucknow, India, followed by two weeks on campus at Duke University. Participants receive intensive classroom instruction in a variety of topics related to public policy and management.


From what little most of us can see cruising down the main highways through Southwest Nebraska, it seems like oilfield activities are picking up.
If you think so, you're right.
That's because crude oil is approaching $70 a barrel, up nearly $20 a barrel fom a year ago.
Nebraska stats weren't immediately available, but nationwide, there were five more drilling rigs in operation, 1,013 across the U.S. for the week ended April 20, according to Baker Hughes information. That's up 156 units from a year ago.
That includes 991 rigs on land, 18 in the Gulf of Mexico and four on inland waters.
Texas naturally was the busiest, adding eight units to 509 total rigs running.
Those inclined to seek a job in the oilfields shouldn't have any problems finding one, with some areas scrambling to find workers to get the rigs going again, and overcome millennials' hesitance to enter that field of employment.
Oilfield work isn't for everyone and is subject to the boom-and-bust cycle, but for the right person, the time is right.


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Put yourself in his(her) shoes.
Don't judge a man until you have walked a mile in his boots(shoes).
It's important to know where you stand.
A:He has been put into a difficult position, because of his wife and mother.
B:I think you'd better to keep neutral position.
A:I'm so tired of him because he's really arrogant.
B:He should think in your shoes too.
It's very important to consider from customer's position.


Mestizo in Baton Rouge prepares authentic Mexican cuisine that caters to a wide range of appetites, and now they looking to please the city's hungry vegetarian eaters with a new veggie-friendly menu.
According to the Vegetarian Resource Group, there are six to eight million vegetarians currently in the United States, and plenty of restaurants are looking for ways to satisfy this unique culinary customer population.
Mestizo is jumping on the herbivore-driven bandwagon with an authentic Mexican menu that all vegetarians can enjoy. Mestizo focuses on using only the freshest veggies and fruits to promote a healthy, no-meat diet.
According to the Vegetarian Resource Group, there are six to eight million vegetarians currently in the United States.
"I have noticed a major trend in the past few years about different dietary restrictions, and we are glad to be able to take care of guests regardless of their eating habits," Urdiales said.
Mexican meals provide the nutritional values vegetarians need to make up by not eating meat.
Unwanted saturated fats and trans fats are replaced with healthier fats your body needs.
The chance of developing Heart Disease, Cancer and Type 2 Diabetes is lowered.
The ingredients used can be good sources of protein, vitamin B12, iron, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, and calcium.
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Pad Man First Day (Friday) Box Office Collection Report. Decent Start.
Pad Man has collected a decent 10.25 crore nett on Friday (first day) at box office. Film collection is bit lower than trade expectation. Still, nevertheless it is decent and now needs to grow through the whole opening weekend.
Pad Man started on slow note in Friday Morning shows across India. Film remained flat in Noon and Afternoon shows and it was looking as if film might fail to touch even a double digit mark for the day. However, Evening and Night shows performed well and growth was seen everywhere. This resulted in film finishing in double digit mark for the day.
Padman is made on controlled budget and hence, even with decent business, makers will recover their investment. However, it being a Akshay Kumar film and well promoted across all medium, expectation is big. Trade and everyone who has little bit business sense is expecting Padman to touch or cross 100 crore nett in India alone. Anything less will be a disappointment for all.
Saturday and Sunday business is now extremely crucial for the film. Initial reports for the film is positive. Hence, we expect film to grow big through the first weekend.


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Many of us have a special relationship with an animal. For most of us, it's our dog or cat perhaps, but John Kelly has a one-of-a-kind bond with a rather unconventional animal: a squirrel. This squirrel is special. Unlike your average squirrel, she is docile, calm, and isn't afraid of people. Because of her attitude, their relationship has bloomed.
Mr. Kelly first met this squirrel more than five years ago while mowing his yard. She was sitting in a tree and wasn't bothered by the mower or Mr. Kelly. As months went by, he continued to see her. He decided to leave out dog biscuits for her, which she eventually started eating. Then, he left peanuts and sunflower seeds out for her. Apparently, she can be very particular about her food, preferring sunflower seeds in the shell and pecans out of the shell. When given sunflower seeds, she will eat the ones in the shell before the ones out of the shell. Sometimes, Mr.Kelly spoils her with marshmallows. Though squirrels appear rather unidentifiable, he can always recognize her because her behavior and the fact that she is missing a part of one of her ears.
Despite his special bond with "his" squirrel, Mr. Kelly generally does not like squirrels. One of his reasons for adopting her was to ward off other squirrels. Squirrels are very territorial, and she will often chase off other squirrels who get too close. However, Mr. Kelley can't prevent her from producing more squirrels. She will usually have 2 sets of babies a year–one in the fall and one in the spring. She will let her babies stay for a bit, but when the time comes, she will chase them away, too.
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Supporting democracy, fighting corruption
Solidarity Meeting With Political Prisoners Gathers a Thousand People
16 de September de 2015 Maka Angola
More than a thousand people took part in a meeting to express their solidarity with detained Angolan political prisoners. Human rights defender Rafael Marques, and Radio Despertar organized the event on 12 September.
The event was broadcast live by the radio station and live streamed through various social networks for nearly four hours.
Deolinda Luisa, mother of the 26-years old political prisoner Benedito Jeremias, in tears and with a cracking voice, said she had not been able to take food to her son for three days because she had no money. The mother, currently living in Moxico province, is in Luanda to support her son who has been detained since 20 June. He has been accused of plotting to overthrow the state as part of the so-called 15+1 prisoners.
The mother of 19-year old political prisoner Nito Alves, Adalia Chivonde, told the gathering that her son was showing signs of mental imbalance due to the psychological torture, including isolation, that he had been subjected to. Adalia Chivonde pleaded saying "We are asking the President and General Ze Maria [Chief of the Military Intelligence and Security] to free our sons." She reminded the authorities they too were parents and wondered "How would you feel?" if their children had been imprisoned arbitrarily.
Lidia Kivuvu, the sister of the 22 year old political prisoner Arante Kivuvu, talked about her brother's health saying he had a tumor that was growing next to his navel. She said tearfully that the prison services had come up with an odd response saying, "that is not a tumor; it is a rice grain of no importance."
More than a thousand attended the solidarity meeting in Viana, in the outskirts of Luanda.
As the relatives told their stories about the daily violations of the political prisoners, many of the people gathered were visibly trying to contain their emotions. The relatives expressed their disappointment at President Dos Santos presenting himself as a victim of the supposed preparation for the coup. They had similar sentiments for the Attorney General, General Joao Maria de Sousa. He and the president, they said, were trying to perpetuate the farce there had been an attempted coup d'etat thus causing much suffering to the political prisoners and their families.
Gertrudes Dala, sister of the 30-year old political prisoner Nuno Alvaro Dala, complained about the absence of the freedom of expression in Angola. She said this was the prime motive that led to the detention of the fifteen young people when they were reading works on peaceful political activism.
Neusa de Carvalho, wife of the journalist Sedrick de Carvalho, described her husband's imprisonment as "Mr. Jose Eduardo dos Santos' joke."
Marcelina de Brito, sister of the political prisoner Inoncencio de Brito, revealed the prison authorities have threatened them with reprisals against the prisoners if any of them spoke to the media.
The activist (in the picture) spoke of the women's power in defending their children's freedom.
There was also criticism of political parties and civil society. Arlete Ganga said, "It would have been nice if all the people who are here also had the courage to take part in the protest marches."
Arlete Ganga, sister of Manuel Heriberto Ganga who was detained and shot to death by members of the presidential guard in 2013, said: "If all the people who are here would have gone into the streets demanding freedom, our brothers would already have been out." Heriberto Ganga had been out in the streets putting up posters demanding justice for the activists Alves Kamulingue and Isaias Cassule who were killed in 2012 by police officers and agents of the state intelligence services.
Friar Julio Candeeiro, director of the Mosaiko Association, expressed his solidarity with the political prisoners and also spoke of the massacre on April 16 at Mount Sumi in Huambo carried out by the police and military. "This is something that ought to embarrass all of us," he said.
"These brilliant political prisoners did not threaten peace. The lack of justice is what is going to threaten peace", the Dominican Friar said.
The following political parties were also present at the event: CASA-CE, FNLA, PRS and UNITA. They expressed their solidarity with the political prisoners and accused the authorities of being authoritarian and intolerant. The gathering contributed more than two hundred thousand to support the families of the political prisoners.
During the meeting more than 900 people added their names to a petition stating, " We citizens who love peace and social justice and who are aware of the need to create a democratic state in which the rule of law is respected." The petitioners expressed their indignation against the existence of political prisoners in Angola.
The petitioners further noted they were, "Profoundly shocked with acts of psychological torture and horrible prison conditions that the prisoners are being subjected to."
The same petitioners said they were "aware of the suffering of the mothers, wives and children of the prisoners whose lives had been changed into real hell. We demand the unconditional release of all the citizens and the political prisoners because their continued detention is a violation of all human rights, and a backwards step in the democratization of the country," declared the petition.
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The Second of a Three-Part Series by the Judge on the Subject of Trying Juveniles as Adults.
I took the bench and asked if the parties were ready to proceed.
"Yes, your Honor," they all announced in unison.
I looked up and saw a young man, 16 years old, trying hard to hold back his tears. His parents sitting to his left, his attorney to his right — his hands quivering. His name was Jay.
He was arrested the day before for criminal attempt to commit a burglary. He had never been in trouble before. He was with an 18-year-old he knew from school. His spurious friend wanted to "hit a lick"— break into a house — and goaded Jay to join him.
Kids like company when committing most delinquent acts. They imbue a new meaning into the phrase, "misery likes company." Neighbors saw the two at the back door and told police that the 18-year-old kicked in the door as Jay looked on.
Unlike most courts in Georgia and around the country, we employ a detention review committee to assess each kid detained on a new offense. It is a multi-disciplinary panel composed of representatives from mental health, social services, school system, juvenile justice, victim advocate, public defender, prosecutor, and certified citizen volunteers.
This panel meets with the parents before the hearings to gather information about the child and family to assess the child's risk to re-offend and develop alternatives to detention that minimize the risk — that is — return the child home and at the same time protect the community.
Jay admitted to attempting to break into the home. After the plea colloquy, I listened to the report from the detention review committee. Jay is an honor roll student. He is in ROTC, plays football and has no disciplinary record at school.
His attorney asked to approach the bench and handed me a letter from his principal. Jay is an "exemplary" student. Both his parents are professionals and were dumbfounded by his actions.
Jay stood before me — tall, handsome, articulate and remorseful. And to top it off, Jay wants to be a lawyer.
"I wasn't thinking your Honor. I was stupid!" he said.
Jay's upbringing, outstanding academic performance and mature disposition are antithetical to his delinquent conduct. Many outside my work would be stupefied — I understand why he did what he did. Jay's response, "I was stupid," is — believe it or not — a medical diagnosis for adolescent misbehavior. It doesn't justify their conduct, but in many circumstances, it explains it.
Now envisage a kid not as fortunate as Jay — let's call him Joe — a kid raised in poverty, raised by a single parent working more than one job and living in an economically deprived neighborhood. Look around and see the gang graffiti on the walls of apartment buildings and fences. Kids are carrying weapons and guns, wearing colors to signify their gang affiliation and looking over their shoulder to stay alive.
Like Jay, Joe is wired to do stupid things. Notwithstanding their different circumstances, Jay and Joe are equally wired to do stupid things — by virtue of their adolescence. If Jay, with all his pro-social assets, can break into a house to steal, what is Joe going to do with all the anti-social deficits around him?
Their developmental immaturity strongly implies that youth are still in a cognitive structuring stage. Youth are under neurological construction, and should be surrounded by positive adults, peers, and institutions to enable them to become responsible adults (Giedd et al., 1999). Dr. Jay N. Giedd, a brain imaging scientist, described the importance of how adults should manage the youth stating, "You are hard-wiring your brain in adolescence. Do you want to hard-wire it for sports and playing music and doing mathematics–or for lying on the couch in front of the television?" (Weinberger, Elvevag, & Giedd, 2005).
This begs the question — Do we want to send kids who are under neurological construction to an adult prison to be hard-wired by adult criminals? Did we really think that treating kids as adults would improve their situation, or our own? Did we really believe that raising kids with adult criminals would reduce recidivism?
In 1995, Wisconsin lowered the age of adult criminal liability from 18 to 17. In a study several years later it was found that the recidivism rate for 17 year olds charged in adult court was 48 percent. This was three times higher than the rate for juveniles in the juvenile justice system. It was also three times higher than the rate for adults in the criminal justice system. (Boggs, et al, Treatment of Juveniles in the Wisconsin Criminal Court System: An Analysis of Potential Alternatives, 2008).
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) commissioned a study of multiple jurisdictions and found that "the bulk of empirical evidence suggests that transfer laws have little or no general deterrent effect on preventing serious juvenile crime." (Juvenile Justice Bulletin, June 2010).
Another study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that "strengthened transfer policies are harmful for those juveniles who experience transfer [and that] [t]ransferring juveniles to the adult justice system is counterproductive as a strategy for deterring subsequent violence." (McGowan, et al, Effects on Violence of Law and Policies Facilitating the Transfer of Juveniles from the Juvenile Justice System to the Adult Justice System, 2007).
So what is the excuse for policy-makers who fail to acknowledge this immutable axiom? They are not biologically wired to do stupid things as are adolescents, yet it is arguably stupid to continue policy that is inane — its objective is not only unsupported in evidence, but it is indisputably harmful to the youth and the community.
I have come to understand this phenomenon as the "Politics of Fear." It's hard for some politicians to let go of the "super-predator" myth because it displaces common sense with fear-a basic survival mechanism in response to a threatening stimulus. Thus, it becomes a politically savvy ploy that motivates the populous out of fear to act or not to act depending on the agenda.
Fear is a politically expedient tool. I learned of this adroit modus studying political science in my masters program when reading Robert Griffith's book "The Politics of Fear"– an analytical perspective about the rise of Senator Joseph McCarty and the "Red Scare" of the fifties. By making claims absent sufficient evidence, Senator McCarthy accused prominent persons, and not so prominent, of being a communist, and causing loss of employment, destruction of careers and in some cases imprisonment. Many of these verdicts would be overturned, and dismissals declared illegal, and laws also declared unconstitutional. None of these remedies, however, could replace the pain and suffering caused by the actions of Senator McCarthy, and those who followed suit out of fear.
I sometimes see no distinction between the behavior of Senator McCarthy and others who feared to speak up and say "this is wrong." I also see no distinction between the "Red Scare" antics of the fifties and the "Super-Predator" scare of the nineties. The results are the same — people suffered.
I guess it is easier to sympathize with the victim's of the "Red Scare" than with youth who have injured others. It is the kid's crime that makes it difficult to sympathize with the child. I understand that, but it does not negate the harm produced by their treatment as adults.
Until policy-makers decide to displace their fear with reasoned intellect, there are other approaches to consider that can reduce the impact of harm on youth in adult prisons. These approaches include removing mandatory minimums for SB 440 youth and allowing SB 440 youth to be treated in a Youth Development Campus until age 21 with an opportunity for parole.
We know that youth fare much better in a juvenile facility than in adult corrections. If policymakers want to "look tough" by convicting kids as adults, then so be it for now. However, it should not stop them from initially placing kids in a juvenile facility until age 21 for treatment. We do that now for youth adjudicated in juvenile court on a designated felony.
By removing mandatory minimums for SB 440 youth, they would be eligible for parole. At 21, if not sooner, a youth could be evaluated for parole into the community and receive supervision until the end of his sentence. If parole is denied, the youth would transition into adult prison but continue his eligibility for parole consideration.
I know this sounds all too simple and I know it's not. Beyond the political rhetoric arising from the "Politics of Fear" tactics, there is the money issue. Can the Department of Juvenile Justice afford the additional youth once held in adult corrections? Probably not, unless the money from adult corrections used to house these youth are transferred to DJJ. Still, that may not be enough given the expenses associated with housing juvenile offenders — expenses associated with specialized treatment and educational needs.
I do know this — we will never figure it out until we give it serious attention — unless we keep poking and prodding. Let's face it — this issue will not go away. The evidence against treating kids as adults is insurmountable and growing. It's a matter of time before it is exposed for what it is — a myth — and one born out of political rhetoric.
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I did a reference check on this publication and I did not find any publication disputing the findings. If you can find it I would greatly appreciate you giving it to me. It could be possible that Wisconsin did a follow-up legislative audit and corrected its own initial report, but it did not get published (any maybe it came across your desk).
&AKIVA LIBERMAN, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR: LEGAL SANCTIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY AMONG ADOLESCENT FELONY OFFENDERS IN JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL COURT (2007).
Anyway, please let me know what you find so I can make my corrections and add it to my library. Thanks for your thoughts and observations and helping me stay on track.
You refer to a study in Wisconsin "In a study several years later it was found that the recidivism rate for 17 year olds charged in adult court was 48 percent".
c)had been convicted and had their conviction expunged under the youthful offender provisions.
In short, the study did not include many offenders who were most likely not to recidivate.
If this is the same study you are referring to, you may want to look at the methodology of the study before you quote it.
I totally agree with this 100%. How are rebellious teens supposed to learn from their actions when they are locked up with the adults? These newly convicted fearful teens most likely will adapt to their new environment by looking up to the adults in prison. When children misbehave we show them what they did wrong and slightly reprimand them… we do not make them suffer, because that negative reinforcement would produce bad results as well. I am 18 years old and can admit that within a desperate situation i still look for guidance, so will others regardless of whether its from a reliable source or not.


Geneva, Switzerland, 13 December 2006 - Denmark is the most competitive economy as measured by the European Union's own Lisbon criteria, followed by Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany, according to the Lisbon Review 2006 released today.
The review is the third in a biennial series that assesses the progress made by the EU member countries in the far-reaching goals of the EU's Lisbon Strategy of economic and structural reforms, the last of which was published in 2004. In addition to assessing the performance of the 25 existing EU members, it also measures the competitive performance of the countries on the waiting list to join in coming years.
"In 2000, the EU set itself ambitious action and development plan with the Lisbon Agenda. With the Lisbon Review, we aim to measure Europe's progress towards meeting its own criteria," said Jennifer Blanke, Senior Economist at the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Network.
The United Kingdom is the best performer in financial services, which one would expect, given London's position as a major international financial hub. France, ranked eighth overall, is among the top performers in the development of its network industries but suffers from weaknesses in developing an information society and general liberalization in the economy.
Several May 2004 accession countries have improved their comparative performance since 2004, putting them ahead of many longer-standing EU members, including Estonia, Slovenia and Hungary (ranked 12th, 16th and 17th, respectively). This implies that a number of these recent members are already closer to meeting the Lisbon goals than many of the original EU15 members.
Among candidate countries, Croatia and Turkey, two countries with no foreseen entry date, do better in many of the different dimensions, and in the overall ranking, than Bulgaria and Romania, two countries which will join the EU in January 2007. What is perhaps even more remarkable is that both Croatia and Turkey score higher overall than Poland, a present EU member.
"The assessment indicates that EU attention should be focused on three areas in order to get closer to the Lisbon goal of becoming 'the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world': improving the environment for innovation and R&D, developing a stronger information society and creating an enterprise environment that is more conducive for private sector economic activity," said Jennifer Blanke, Senior Economist at the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Network.


The total ice-free area of Antarctica comprises less than 0.4% of the continent. The ice-free regions, of which about 90% are soil forming, are located mainly on the continental coastline, particularly on the Antarctic Peninsula and in the McMurdo Dry Valleys in the Ross Sea Region.
Approximately half of the ice-free ground occurs in the Ross Sea Region, including the largest continuous expanse of ice-free ground, the McMurdo Dry Valleys. The soils are cold desert soils and classified as Anhyorthels where depth to ice-cemented permafrost is > 70 cm. However, in coastal areas depth to ice-cemented permafrost is often < 70 cm and soils are classified as Haplorthels. Antarctic soils are characterised by extremely low soil temperatures, with an average mean annual temperature ranging between –15°C and –40°C, and low soil moisture. Antarctic soils are diverse, mainly due to differences in land-surface age (which ranges from a few thousand to millions of years), parent material, topographic position, and local climate variation.
Antarctic soils comprise a surface pavement and a seasonally thawed active layer over permafrost. The surface pavement is a layer of gravel, stones or boulders formed largely by weathering and the removal of fine materials mainly by wind action, and varies in appearance due to rock type and weathering differences. Beneath the surface pavement is the active layer with depths ranging from 17 to 55 cm. The soil texture in the active layer, when not frozen and ice-cemented, is often loose and unconsolidated. The colour of the subsurface varies according to the age of the soil and parent materials. Permafrost (defined as soil that remains at temperatures < 0°C for two consecutive years) underlies all exposed ground surfaces, except for those heated by volcanic activity. Near the coast the permafrost is usually ice-cemented because of greater precipitation. At inland sites, particularly the Dry Valleys, the water content of the permafrost (generally <5%) is insufficient to cement the soil particles together, and the permafrost soil is loose and is described as dry permafrost. In some areas permafrost may consist almost entirely of ground ice believed to be up to several million years old.
The soils typically have low levels of carbon and nitrogen (<2%) and are low in clay; consequently they have little pH buffering capacity. A notable exception are ornithogenic soils formed under penguin rookeries, which have a carbon content around 20% and total N around 10%. Soil pH ranges from weakly acidic (pH 6) in inland soils at high elevation to highly alkaline (pH 9) in soils of coastal regions. This reflects the dominant salts: in soils near the coast chlorides dominate, whereas in inland soils nitrate and sulphate salts predominate. The salt content in the soil increases with dryness and surface age. The salts in older, drier soils commonly occur as a salty, firm layer about 5–15 cm below the soil surface. Salt encrustations are common under surface pavement rocks.
The prevailing soil conditions create a harsh environment for plant and animal life. Only a few plants and animals have managed to colonise and survive in ice-free regions. Microbes, however, are distributed throughout soils of the Ross Sea region, with highest numbers detected in moist coastal areas compared with dryer inland soils.
Ice-free areas are the most biologically active terrestrial sites on the Antarctic Continent. They are also the focus of human activity and continue to attract scientists and increasing numbers of tourists. The majority of the operating scientific research stations are located in ice-free regions.


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