text:
id: bad87fee1348bd9aedd08835
title: Check Radio Buttons and Checkboxes by Default
challengeType: 0
videoUrl: ''
localeTitle: تحقق من أزرار الراديو و Checkboxes حسب الافتراضي
---

## Description

 يمكنك تعيين مربع اختيار أو زر اختيار ليتم تحديده افتراضيًا باستخدام السمة checked . للقيام بذلك ، قم فقط بإضافة الكلمة "محدد" إلى داخل عنصر الإدخال. على سبيل المثال: <input type="radio" name="test-name" checked>

## Instructions

 عيّن أوّل radio buttons وأوّل checkboxes على كلاهما لِيتمّ تحديدها افتراضيًا.

## Tests

```yml
tests:
  - text: يجب تحديد زر الاختيار الأول في النموذج بشكل افتراضي.
    testString: 'assert($("input[type="radio"]").prop("checked"), "Your first radio button on your form should be checked by default.");'
  - text: يجب تحديد مربع الاختيار الأول في النموذج بشكل افتراضي.
    testString: 'assert($("input[type="checkbox"]").prop("checked"), "Your first checkbox on your form should be checked by default.");'

```

## Challenge Seed

```html
<h2>CatPhotoApp</h2>
<main>
  <p>Click here to view more <a href="#">cat photos</a>.</p>

  <a href="#"><img src="https://bit.ly/fcc-relaxing-cat" alt="A cute orange cat lying on its back."></a>

  <p>Things cats love:</p>
  <ul>
    <li>cat nip</li>
    <li>laser pointers</li>
    <li>lasagna</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Top 3 things cats hate:</p>
  <ol>
    <li>flea treatment</li>
    <li>thunder</li>
    <li>other cats</li>
  </ol>
  <form action="/submit-cat-photo">
    <label><input type="radio" name="indoor-outdoor"> Indoor</label>
    <label><input type="radio" name="indoor-outdoor"> Outdoor</label><br>
    <label><input type="checkbox" name="personality"> Loving</label>
    <label><input type="checkbox" name="personality"> Lazy</label>
    <label><input type="checkbox" name="personality"> Energetic</label><br>
    <input type="text" placeholder="cat photo URL" required>
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
  </form>
</main>

```

## Solution

```js
// solution required
```


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Jharkhand – Women Reporters Bring Change
June 12, 2015 | By: Video Volunteers
In a tiny village in India's northeast Jharkhand province, some 250 people gathered in an open area for an unusual treat: a video. Unusual, because it wasn't some Bollywood glitz completely alien to their reality; they were watching a homemade movie about their own community, starring some of the people present in the audience. The subject? The Jindal Power Plant's forced evictions of local residents. The company had been trying to acquire the land for years and, patience waning, they were beginning to simply grab it. Suddenly, agents from the company stormed the screening, causing a huge uproar. The police were called but refused to stop the screening.
[caption id="attachment_11993" align="alignleft" width="150"] Mary Nisha Hansda[/caption]
"For a change, it was the agents of the company who returned empty handed. Not only the distressed communities but we as correspondents have received a voice and renewed courage to bring positive change," says Mary Nisha Hansda who is a Community Correspondent from Godda District and a founding member of the local HasaBhasa movement fighting imminent land acquisition by the Jindal group in the area.
Hansda works in the community to make people aware of their legal rights before and during evictions. She tells them about Free Prior and Informed Consent, about compensation processes, etc. That evening, Mary was screening VV's informational video on the subject. "We are not against progress. But progress which doesn't kill our identity; which doesn't take away the land to which this tribal identity is tied. The local media in my region are in favour of the companies. It is only through networking with other organisations that we have ensured that journalists from Ranchi and Kolkata come and document our voice. Otherwise, the voice of the villagers never carries beyond the village," says Hansda explaining her desire to be a part of the Community Correspondent network.
Mary is one of more than 50 women and men trained by Video Volunteers to report on Jharkhand's realities. Community Correspondents record issues ranging from the effect of mining and forced evictions on tribal communities to the breakdown of administration at a village level to grossly inadequate medical, educational, infrastructure facilities that their communities live with.
The motley crew of Community Correspondents includes farmers, teachers, health workers, activists trying to save the last few remaining jungles of the area, housewives and social workers among others. Not people you would associate with reporting as many of us know it. Rather than being disinterested observers of events, these reporters are engaged in changing what they see around them. They fill the gaps created by major Hindi and English newspapers and TV channels that give only 0-7% space to rural news.
Reporting that brings justice for children and women
Getting more female voices in the news is a global challenge. In the U.S., a women's group found that only 20% of op-eds written in America are authored by women. Globally, women only report about a third of the news stories in print media, according to Global Media Monitoring Project's 2010 report. Therefore it was a conscious decision to recruit as many women as possible in the network to balance this skewed sex ratio and so in 2013 and 2014 we recruited only women CC's in Jharkhand. Their reporting often sees things from a nuanced gendered lens—even issues like the non-implementation of social security schemes and forced evictions. The women feel that working as correspondents has given a boost to their self-confidence and a greater skill set to bring social change in the areas they work in.
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Correspondent Nirmala Ekka joined VV with the single-minded goal of documenting how rapid urbanisation has thrown up a whole new set of challenges for women, making them vulnerable to trafficking and sexual violence. She explains the transformation she sees in her own self, "I understand the local issues much better than I previously did. I now have a working knowledge of English. I attribute all of this to the exposure Video Volunteers has given me, whether it is mentoring newer Correspondents or going and training other people to use video as an advocacy tool, like I did recently in West Bengal. I feel empowered enough to go to the police station and Block Office to make further enquiries about the issues we face."
In the past three years she has been covering stories in the urban slums of Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, and highlighting problems like the lack of child care facilities, sewage, and sexual assaults on children. In one particularly harrowing story Nirmala reported regarding the rape of a minor, she was successful in making sure that the family of the child got proper legal aid. Nirmala snorts with cynical laughter when she describes how the State had appointed four lawyers for the accused who has a previous record, and one single lawyer for the child's family. She details how the court spent months postponing this case, how the sheer lack of knowledge & awareness of legal processes left the child's family bewildered. Nirmala was one of the few who convinced the hesitant family to report the case and pursue a legal battle that was becoming an uphill task.
"Such is the state of affairs in Jharkhand, that if crimes are committed you are discouraged from initiating action because it will simply take up far too much time...When I shared my fears with friends & colleagues at Video Volunteers, everybody insisted on the same thing— to follow this case through." As Nirmala's video reached mainstream news, VV asked the Association for Advocacy & Legal Initiatives to take up the case and the proceedings continue to this date.
Reporting on Mining
While recruiting potential Community Correspondents we were looking for people already working on social issues in their communities. For many, their work as correspondents consolidates the other work they do as part of organisations and social movements.
With one reporter serving the needs of several communities over a long period, the resulting videos give an in-depth understanding of the socio-political dynamics playing out in the area. While some correspondents pick up one issue and collect multiple evidences of it from across their whole district, others create a detailed picture of an area by documenting many different issues in just a handful of villages.
[caption id="attachment_11996" align="alignleft" width="150"] Basanti Soren[/caption]
Basanti Soren lives a kilometre away from the East Parej Coal Mines, which have left an indelible mark on the environment and traditional livelihoods of the forest dependent community there. Basanti has been a part of the Jungle BachaoAndolanfor a few years, a movement that seeks to conserve the remaining forests of the area otherwise decimated by mining. As a video activist, Basanti has been documenting the lack of rehabilitation and compensation to those affected by the mines.
For the past decades extractive industries have been set up across Jharkhand on the premise of economic development. Who exactly the beneficiaries of this development are remains to be answered. The literacy rate remains 67.63% compared to the national rate of 74.04%; the infant mortality rate is 41 (per 1000) compared to the national 50; Only 36% villages have access to all weather roads, compared to 57% at a national level.
"My people are the ones who pay the price for this 'development'. In the past many people have filed complaints and made appeals to solve issues like dipping water tables, pollution, displacement and so on. There has hardly ever been a response to these... A large part of the problem is that we just don't know our rights. The government wont tell us, the companies wont tell us. Of course not! They are scared that if we know, we'll ask them questions. With my videos I ask those questions," Basanti says.
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The effect of Armed Conflict on Tribal Lives
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Amita Tuti, a Correspondent who has been with the network since 2012 has focused her camera on the effect of the Naxal conflict on tribal lives. In Khunti, where she comes from, the conflict mars the education of children, people's livelihoods and access to government schemes. Amidst this people try to preserve their tribal rituals and customs, which provide a much-needed sense of security to them. Amita's reports juxtapose these stark realities.
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Reporting that creates a bridge between people and government
With a breakdown of local governance and lack of media coverage on the hyper-local issues, correspondents have highlighted their own growing realisation that a close interaction with government officials is necessary to bring change. Between 2013 and 2015 74 videos have managed to solve the issues they raised.
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Halima Ejaz from Baghmara recently used her video to bring better maternal and child health to two villages. In one case women started receiving the cash incentives for institutional deliveries and in another case ensured that new-born children started getting their birth certificates so that they could benefit from schemes. Apart from being a Correspondent Halima has worked with the National Rural Health Mission for close to a decade as ASHA worker and now a supervisor. Having been responsible for maternal and child health in 16 villages, she lends an expertise on the issues she covers.
She says, "When I'd visit villages before being a correspondent, I couldn't help tackle issues apart from healthcare, but now I can. We can change the fate of our communities by raising the local issues and making the administration aware of their existence. My community sees me as a change agent."
Correspondents are seldom alone in their journey to bring change; they mobilise the entire community and prepare them to advocate for themselves. Community Correspondent Shanti Baraik helped Ichatoli, a village where no officials want to go because of its proximity to Naxal violence, get electricity for the first time in years. Shanti helped trace down the officer in-charge and contractor at the electricity department to finish the work. The residents accompanied her to officials and eventually they were the ones who hauled the poles and wires into the village to set up connections, when the contractor refused to.
Government officials have had a mixed reaction to the correspondents' work, though most have been cooperative. "I was a bit nervous as I'd never met any Block Development Officer (BDO) before. Jay Kumar Ram, the BDO, was curious to know more about the work we were doing and was happy to chat about it. He told us to come and gather more information on such issues at any time, so that a larger number of people could benefit from the videos", BasantiSoren recalls her first meeting with an official. The meeting resulted in 80 people getting ration at the correct price for the first time in years.
Shikha Paharin is a Correspondent from the Paharia tribe, classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, one which faces the challenges of a dwindling population, dealing with rapid socio-economic changes and the utter lack of facilities like education, water and healthcare.
"For a whole decade between 2004 and 2014, I had seen how my Pahariya community has lived under difficult circumstances. I want to bring back hope in their lives… , as an ordinary citizen, one cannot do much. An ordinary citizen's voice is trampled. The people of my community are simple folk. In my region, media – whether print or electronic – fails to reach the remote, hilly areas where my community lives. Even if they reach, they don't report it correctly. That's why I wanted to become a reporter."
For communities like Shikha's these video reports will expose the problems they have lived with to a global audience. The network has produced 397 videos from such media dark regions in 2014-15 alone. Each report has brought out a new voice, opinion or concern from Jharkhand, for the world to see and act on.
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Today starts early with some weed-eating before the heat hits in full force, followed by our regular Sunday morning coffee with friends. Then there's some indoor retreat center work, and a quiet evening ends another happy day for the Happiness Hills family! Day 19 of our July video diary.


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Corporate lawyer appointed special adviser to EU trade chief
European Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström has made a bad choice in appointing Jan Eric Frydman as Special Adviser on EU-US Trade Policy. Frydman's tricky revolving door history and ongoing work for Swedish law firm Ekenberg & Andersson, whose practice includes international trade & regulatory affairs and dispute resolution, creates potential conflicts of interest*. He's part of the problem, not the solution.
According to the European Commission website, third on the list of EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström's responsibilities is "reaching a balanced and reasonable Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the US." Since Malmström took office, she has repeatedly promised a "fresh start" to the TTIP talks, including more civil society involvement and listening to public concerns as her "top priority". In reality, however, the Commission seems to continue its decidedly one-sided and imbalanced approach to the transatlantic talks (its handling of the public consultation on investment in TTIP being a case in point).
UPDATE: We've written to the Commission about this case, see here: letter_re_special_adviser_ttip.pdf
The latest confirmation of the Commission's jaundiced perspective on what it means to listen to diverse viewpoints comes in the shape of Jan Eric Frydman, Malström's new Special Adviser on EU-US trade policy. While achieving balance in politics generally requires taking soundings and advice from a variety of sources and expertise in order to produce the desired 'reasonable' policy, Frydman arrives with a CV that reads like the dream biography of an international corporate player, and is set to have a key role in steering the Commissioner's approach to TTIP.
A partner at Ekenberg & Andersson law firm in Stockholm (a position he will retain despite his new role at the Commission), Frydman boasts extensive experience at the top of the US business universe. He cut his teeth in marketing management at Procter & Gamble - a US-based multinational that has recently been busy pushing the Commission forward with proposals on trade secrets that endanger the work of journalists, whistle-blowers, and researchers as well as severely limiting corporate accountability and transparency. Later, Frydman worked as Chief Information Officer at Mannheimer Swartling in Stockholm and New York. Mannheimer Swartling controversially represented Swedish energy giant Vattenfall in an investor-state challenge against Germany, seeking €4.7bn in damages related to two of the company's nuclear power plants following Berlin's decision to phase out nuclear in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. This is an oft-cited example of Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) whereby a company can sue a state at an international tribunal of private lawyers over a change in law that impacts its profits. ISDS is one of the most controversial aspect of the TTIP talks. Will Frydman, as a former employee of a company that sees fit to sue a government over a democratically taken decision, be able to dispatch his advice to the Commissioner on this issue objectively and in the public interest?
The "intellectual property practice" of Frydman's law firm also raises questions about potential conflicts of interests. Public interest groups such as the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue have warned that TTIP's intellectual property rules could "weaken the rights to health, culture, and free expression of U.S. and EU citizens by unfairly limiting access to knowledge and access to medicine". Will someone working for a law firm assisting companies in the fields of patents, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights cater for these concerns and give "balanced" advise on TTIP's intellectual property sections?
Alongside this impressive business experience, Frydman also comes with plenty of know-how gained at the Commission itself as legal advisor and then as the top administrator for transatlantic relations. "Jan created the structure for regulatory cooperation between the EU and the US and he coordinated with the US department of Commerce the government side of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD)" says his CV on the Commission site. The TABD (now renamed TABC – Transatlantic Business Council) is a lobby organisation banding together 70 multinational companies from both sides of the ocean, which have for decades lobbied for the establishment of a barrier-free transatlantic market. Indeed, Frydman's particular expertise - regulatory cooperation - happens to be another alarming feature of the TTIP talks today that is causing significant concerns among civil society and citizens groups. The regulatory cooperation proposals carry the threat of attacks and lowering of standards in the name of harmonised rules to favour transatlantic business dealings. Under current proposals, the EU and the US will be able to negotiate on contentious topics such as chemicals or banking regulation over the longer term. Regulatory cooperation will occur behind closed doors, far away from public and parliamentary scrutiny but very close to the agenda of big businesses. Regulatory cooperation has been described by consumer groups as the "surreal institutionalisation of lobbying". This regulatory cooperation system currently on the table is built upon the bedrock of decades of transatlantic business dialogue and groundwork laid down by insiders like Frydman.
Regulatory cooperation will come in handy for the "international trade and regulatory affairs" practice of Frydman's law firm. On its website, Ekenberg & Andersson praises its "unique expertise" in "regulations and decisions affecting Swedish business [which] are adopted and taken either in Brussels or in Washington". And it adds: "This can be expected to increase further as a result of the negotiations between the EU and the U.S. on a free trade agreement (T-TIP)." Indeed, TTIP's regulatory cooperation chapter will make it even easier for law firms like Ekenberg & Andersson to lobby to weaken, postpone and prevent legislation that would hamper the profits of their corporate clients. As Malmström's special advisor, Frydman will have a unique opportunity to shape the chapter – in the interest of his law firm and the corporate world at large. Remarkably, Frydman has signed a 'Declaration on the Honour' document stating that he has no conflicts of interest. The European commission appears not to have done any own assessment of whether his twin roles could lead to conflicts of interest.
While Cecilia Malmström talks of "fresh starts", "new beginnings", "citizens' concerns", her actions tell another story. How can the 'balanced' and 'reasonable outcome' to the talks that the Commissioner is tasked with reaching be achieved if she's surrounding herself with corporate insiders? Malmström could have sent a real signal of a fresh start to citizens, to public interest campaigners, to the more than 1.5 million people who expressed their opposition to the direction of the TTIP talks by choosing Special Advisers that are independent experts on EU trade policy who are free from conflicts of interest. But she didn't. The Commissioner has chosen to stick to the well-trodden, predictable, one-sided Commission approach to these talks and the legitimate concerns they have raised – ignore and plough on regardless.
* Jan E. Frydman's reply to CEO's questions added in June 2015. Read it here.
* Edited on the 1st June 2015 to remove a mention to Jan E. Frydman's 'pro-ISDS background'. This passage was removed in order to avoid misunderstandings.


ORLANDO — Digital channels have historically been seen as the place to execute performance ad campaigns – highly targeting, highly effective and geared highly toward measuring near-term impacts like clicks or sales.
Now brands are also increasingly hoping to use digital to place top-of-the-marketing-funnel awareness campaigns.
Tracking the effect of such campaigns has traditionally been complex – but that doesn't mean brands don't want the same super-powers in these kinds of campaigns all the same.
"Right now, internally, they're dealing with a lot of trying to figure out how to transform their brands, and use advertising more effectively, but balancing that with a lot of data that's really particularly useful for understanding short-term sales impact.
"I've been hearing this for months – a need to focus investment on brand, but balancing that with demands from CFOs, largely, to demonstrate short-term ROI," says Enid Maran marketing effectiveness managing director at media measurer Nielsen, in this video interview with Beet.TV.
Nielsen is trying to help brands do that across platforms with its products like Total Audience Suite and Digital Content Ratings, which follows its Digital Ad Ratings service that has been i- market for six years now.
It may help that Nielsen is now measuring video viewership on Hulu, Facebook and YouTube as of this summer.
But Maran wants the ad-tech world to be far more simplified overall.


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Sinquefield calls public schols a Ku Klux Klan conspiracy; apologizes
Rudi Keller
Feb 10, 2012 at 12:01 AM Feb 10, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Updated below with Sinquefield apology and reaction
Millionaire conservative activist Rex Sinquefield seemed to embrace an unusual theory of why the U.S. has public schools Thursday in St. Charles � he said the Ku Klux Klan is responsible and that it was part of the racist hate group's program for keeping blacks suppressed.
During a lecture at Lindenwood College, Sinquefield explained his opposition to teacher tenure this way:
"You know what. There was a column written and I hope I don�t offend anyone," Sinquefield said. "There was published column by a man named Ralph Voss, who was a former judge in Missouri. He now owns and writes for a newspaper in Central Missouri called the Unterrified Democrat � what a name � and it's in Osage County, Missouri.
"And he starts off, something like this, he said a long time ago, decades ago, the Ku Klux Klan got together and said how can we really hurt the African American children permanently? How can we ruin their lives? And what they designed was the public school system."
The remarks were captured on video by former Tribune reporter Jason Rosenbaum.
The Missouri NEA was among the first to react. In news release issued this morning, MNEA President Chris Guinther, called on politicians who accept the large donations provided by Sinquefield to return them.
"To call the work of educators in public schools a KKK conspiracy shows how out of touch billionaire Rex Sinquefield truly is." Guinther said. "This is a slap in the face of every educator who has worked tirelessly in a public school to improve the lives of Missouri�s children. Rex Sinquefield needs to explain himself and apologize to all students, parents and Missourians.�
For the record, the idea that government, state and national, should fund public schools is older than the Klan, and, in fact, older than the U.S. Constitution. The first national government to set education policy for the states was the Continental Congress, operating under the Articles of Confederation. In one of the few lasting acts of our first national government, the Congress in 1787 set aside 640 acres in each township as it was surveyed, with proceeds from the sale of the land being used to establish public schools.
UPDATE: In a statement issued this afternoon, after his statement was denounced by the Missouri Association of School Administrators and two House Democrats, Sinquefield apologized for his statement:
"I apologize for my reference to a quote from Ralph Voss of the Unterrified Democrat. The public discourse on these issues is too critical for an ill-timed, inappropriate reference. It is my sincere hope that this does not distract us from the important mission of helping all children access a high-quality education."
The demands for an apology began appearing quickly after word of Sinquefield's comments began circulating.
Eric Chruchwell, president of the Missouri Association of School Administrators and Superintendent of the Palmyra School District, called Sinquefield's comments �offensive to every student, parent, employee, teacher, administrator, and school board member in a public school.�
Rep. Margo McNeil, D-Florissant, said she was "flabbergasted by Mr. Sinquefield's comments that are offensive and wrong. Sinquefield�s comments demonstrate his open hostility towards public education and his willingness to rewrite history and play loose with the facts."
And Rep. Chris Carter, D-St. Louis said: "I'm floored by Mr. Sinquefield's comments -- they're as offensive as they are wrong. He must explain himself and apologize immediately"
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Trump and Tillerson Could Save Our Bacon
12/14/2016 12/14/2016 Warren Gibson Current Events, Liberty, Politics	American politics, Donald Trump, international relations, NATO, Rex Tillerson
If Trump is anything like the deal-maker he claims to be, and if Tillerson can translate the expertise and connections he gained as CEO of a gigantic international corporation into diplomatic skills, we could be spared from a nasty confrontation with a nuclear-armed Russia.
Putin is not a nice man. His incursions into Crimea and Ukraine are inexcusable. But he does have a rationale for his claim of aggressive threats from NATO, and this has served hun well in diverting attention away from the drastic declines in liberty and prosperity in Russia. As this article indicates, the West promised not to expand NATO into Eastern Europe but did so anyway, even threatening to include Ukraine and Georgia, which are geographically Russia's underbelly. How would we like it if the Soviet Union had proposed including Cuba in the Warsaw Pact?
Trump and Tillerson should make a deal with Putin. It must give Putin incentives to pull out of Ukraine and perhaps Crimea, although the latter was historically Russian and Tatar. It must give him something to brag about to his people. This in contrast to Obama, who declared Russia to be merely a regional player. Who could blame all Russians for taking this as an insult? He should have praised Russia as a major international player, capable of great contributions to world peace, while taking quiet steps to keep them from making trouble.
The Baltic states are indefensible. Neutralization has worked well for Finland and it ought to work well for the Baltics and Ukraine. Putin could be given a green light to take over Belarus, a socialist basket case that is ethnically very similar to Russia. He could even be invited to join NATO. This may not be so crazy given that Russia and the West share Christian roots and a common threat from Islamo-fascists.
Some would bring up Chamberlain's capitulation to Hitler. Skillful negotiations should be able to avoid that trap. The stakes are high, and right now Trump and Tillerson are our best hope of avoiding a possible catastrophe.
Trump Will Probably Win the Election
11/11/2016 Warren Gibson Current Events, Liberty, Politics	Donald Trump
What's that you say? The election is over? In fact, the presidential election will be held on December 19, at which time each state's chosen electors will meet in their respective state capitals to cast their votes. The results are due in Washington about a week later.
Did you really think you voted for President? In California, you voted for a slate of 55 electors who were appointed by your favorite party. You can find their names online.
The number 55 comes from the number of senators plus representatives. In Maine and one or two other states, each congressional district picks its own elector, and two more are selected at large. Maine's delegation is split 3/1 for Clinton. That seems like a fair way to go. California, like most other states, is a winner-take-all state. Boo!
Does all this make any difference? I say it ain't over till it's over. There have been a few scattered instances of electors jumping ship, most recently Roger McBride, a Republican elector who changed his vote from Republican to Libertarian in 1972. Trump now has 290 electoral votes plus 16 more likely for a total of 306. If 37 of those people could be persuaded to change their votes, Trump would fall below the 270 needed to win. If that put Clinton over 270, she would win. If some of the votes went to Johnson or Sanders or Donald Duck, the election would be thrown into the House where each state would get one vote. Then the fireworks would start!
Why would they change their votes? I wouldn't put it past the Clintonistas to resort to bribes or threats. A long shot to be sure, but stay tuned!
Trump for president?
09/18/2016 Warren Gibson Liberty
I will vote for Gary Johnson knowing full well my vote doesn't matter, since Hillary has a lock on California. But between Trump and Clinton, whom to root for? Trump is an empty suit with a filthy mouth. Clinton is pure evil, hell-bent on extinguishing what remains of our freedom and prosperity. Fascist dictatorship is her goal, draped in red-white-and-blue bunting. Will someone please write an update of the Sinclair Lewis novel, "It Can't Happen Here"?
Forced to choose, I'd have to go with Trump. His election would be a much needed kick in the teeth to the Eastern establishment. We would have to hope he would listen to cool-headed advisors once in office. Or maybe get bored and resign.
But as I write, I remind myself that there is precious little any president can do, even Gary Johnson, to alter major trends that have so much momentum. You can recite the list as well as I can: government debt and unfunded liabilities, nuclear proliferation, race and class divisions, climate change hysteria to name a few.
To hell with them all. I'm going outside to enjoy the sunshine while I can.
Art, Photography, and Homophobia
07/17/2016 07/18/2016 Warren Gibson Books, Current Events, Liberty, Religion	free association, Lester Maddox, Michelle Kamhi, property rights, Walter Block
Sometimes the theater of the absurd, current events that is, just gets to be too much and I have to comment. This time the issue is whether photography is an art form, a case arising from a professional photographer's refusal to cover a lesbian wedding. If photography is art, goes the argument, it's a form of speech protected by the Constitution and that protection overrides any laws prohibiting discrimination on account of sexual orientation.
This nonsense arises from the notion that some forms of voluntary transactions should enjoy legal protection and others shouldn't. Transactions that are deemed to be exercises of religion or freedom of speech are protected while it's OK to suppress others even when they are mutually voluntary. The courts view artistic works forms of speech, and are protected. This protection covers not just engaging in protected activities but also refraining from engaging in them. Thus if photography is art, then refraining from photographing a lesbian wedding is an exercise of free speech, protected by the first amendment.
That's all well and good as far as it goes, but it leaves courts with the job of drawing lines delimiting religious activity or free speech activity. Example: during Prohibition, Catholics were allowed to use wine as part of their Communion sacrament. But Native Americans who want to use peyote as part of their religious ceremonies have consistently run afoul of the law. What's the difference? Obviously, Catholics are more numerous and politically powerful than Native Americans. Since there is no objective way of delimiting either religion or art (as presently understood), court decisions about these matters are necessarily political.
Delimiting artistic expression may be even more problematic than with religion. Given that any and all kinds of garbage can be found in "Modern Art" museums, it would seem that almost any activity, spraying graffiti for example, could be construed as artistic expression.
The solution is to recognize the right of free association and its concomitant freedom of dissociation, whether in personal or business affairs. (Though not a part of the First Amendment, these rights might be found in the Ninth Amendment.) There are two qualifications. First, any transaction that infringes on the rights of third parties is illegitimate. As Ayn Rand put it, "any alleged 'right' of one man, which necessitates the violation of the rights of another, is not and cannot be a right." Second, politicians and bureaucrats must not be allowed to discriminate since they are supposed to represent the entire population. Those qualifications aside, any business person must be free to turn away gays, blacks, Jews, or anybody else, with or without explanation. But woe unto anyone who tries such exclusions in today's world. They would pay a stiff price in lost business and boycotts. Unless they found a niche market among KKK bigots, such business people would very likely lose most of their customers, including, I hasten to add, this writer.
Some time ago I posted a piece on these pages defending the right of Lester Maddox, a truly obnoxious character, to exclude blacks from his chicken restaurant, which he did in the 1960s in defiance of the Civil Rights Act. Those were different times, and he garnered enough support to get elected Governor of Georgia. That would not happen these days.
Though I got a lot of pushback, I stand by the argument that obnoxious characters like Lester Maddox constitute a vanguard that helps defend the rights of us "normal" folks. If their outrageous but non-aggressive actions are protected, our moderate actions are safe. Nobody has made this case better than Walter Block in his book "Defending the Undefendable." He trots out and defends one seedy character after another—pimps, prostitutes, you name it—whose actions, while distasteful to almost everyone, violate no one's rights.
Returning to the photographer in question, it should make no difference whether her refusal is informed by religion or by hatred of gays. She should be free to turn away customers for good reasons, bad reasons, or no reason.
Incidentally, my friend Michelle Kamhi recently convinced me that photography is not art. I highly recommend her book Who Says That's Art?, devoted primarily to demolishing modern and post-modern "art" which she calls "anti-art." I think she's spot on, but whether you agree or not, you will have to admire the courage and tight reasoning in her book.
A Modest Proposal for Fiscal Reform
05/10/2016 05/11/2016 Warren Gibson Economics, Liberty
Herewith, a modest proposal: abolish all federal taxes and substitute fees for state membership in the Union. $7 billion annually for each representative in Congress plus $7 billion for each Senator would cover current Federal spending. Each state would have to come up with this sum annually, raised in any way they see fit.
Smaller states would pay more per capita since they have more Senators per capita. That seems only fair.
Where would states get the money? Same places the Feds get it: taxation and borrowing. The states would have to pay close attention to their credit ratings to keep borrowing costs low. That would of course require that they exercise fiscal prudence.
States would have to compete among themselves to find revenue sources that minimize the damage done to the private economy.
Citizens would have greater influence over their state politicians than they have over the Feds.
Crony capitalists, rent-seekers and their ilk would be slowed down by the need to devote more attention to 50 state governments and less to the central government.
What about deadbeat states? They would lose their votes in Congress until they paid up. Conversely, wealthy states might be allowed to purchase extra seats in Congress.
Might this scheme encourage secession? Yes! Got a problem with that?
Wouldn't this be a heavy burden on state taxpayers? Decidedly. With about 235,000 households per Congressman, that works out to $30,000 per household per year. But who's bearing that burden now? Santa Claus?
The Federal debt is a thornier issue. Should it be paid off by the states? A drastic remedy would be to hand over securities to the states for payment as they come due. About $7.5 trillion per year would be required (counting gross debt rather than debt in the hands of the public). This would roughly triple the state taxpayer burden—admittedly a non-starter. Repudiation would be another remedy. Mandatory rollover would be another. No good solutions here.
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
04/14/2016 Warren Gibson Current Events, Liberty
If you're interested in energy and environmental issues, especially climate change, have a look at this 15-minute appearance by Alex Epstein before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee. In a pressure-cooker atmosphere, he argues persuasively for the benefits of fossil fuels and for a sensible approach to climate issues.
I also highly recommend his book, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels. He reasons carefully about fossil fuels, alternative energy, and climate change.
Voter Participation: Something Has to Be Done
04/07/2016 04/07/2016 Warren Gibson Comments, Current Events, Liberty, Politics	civil liberty, democracy, election reform, elections, public choice theory, voting
In California, 70% of eligible voters are registered, and 47% of those turned out in a recent election. Thus about a third of those who could vote do so. These are dismaying numbers.
Dismaying because they are too high.
Why? First, some more dismaying numbers:
When Newsweek recently [2011] asked 1,000 U.S. citizens to take America's official citizenship test, 29 percent couldn't name the vice president. Seventy-three percent couldn't correctly say why we fought the Cold War. Forty-four percent were unable to define the Bill of Rights. And 6 percent couldn't even circle Independence Day on a calendar.
Too many ignorant fools are casting votes. People who believe that minimum wage laws create wealth, free trade destroys wealth, or clergymen should be forced to marry gay couples, to pick just a few examples. We need to bar these ignoramuses from the voting booth.
How? For starters, ditch the 26th amendment to the Constitution and the raise the voting age to at least 30. Get the 20-somethings out of the way; too many still believe in free lunches.
Second, change the 24th amendment to require poll taxes rather than forbid them. There is no justice in forcing non-voters to pay election costs.
Third, institute stiff qualification exams. Voters need know the vice president's name, understand the Cold War, identify July 4 as Independence Day, and a whole lot more. Informed voters would be mostly immune from pandering demagoguery.
Disenfranchisement will lead to alienation and rebellion, some will say. Perhaps, and this could be alleviated by a phase-in of the changes. But then voting will become a privilege that young people can aspire to, as they might aspire to a corporate management position.
Another objection: my proposal is elitist. Of course it is! If there's one thing we desperately need in this country, it's a reversal of the egalitarian sentiments that have poisoned so much public discourse. We need to encourage and acknowledge the best and the brightest. Ignorant fools should not be allowed to operate dangerous machinery or pull levers in voting booths.
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Q: Cmake sub_directory, libs dependencies needed to be build I would like to add libraries to my current project.
The idea was to do something like this :
if(build_libs)
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    add_subdirectory(libs3)
    add_subdirectory(libs4)
endif()

But, libs2 need generated files/lib from libs1 after the build. There is a cmake verification/find from libs2 finding libs1.
How can I enforce libs1 to be build before adding subdir libs2 ?
Same for libs3->2, libs4->3

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April 2, 2016 rebroadcast with Vasen, Heather Masse, and Rob Fisher
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A Prairie Home Companion - Classic rebroadcast for April 1, 2017
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They Say It's Spring - Heather Masse
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This week's classic rebroadcast: an April 2016 show from The Town Hall on West 43rd Street in New York City. Väsen play "Carl Linnaeus Polones" and "Slängpolska efter Byss-Calle," Heather Masse sings "They Say It's Spring" and joins Garrison for "Turtle Dove," and Rob Fisher leads the Coffee Club Orchestra on "Little Joe from Chicago" and "Better Git it in Your Soul." Plus: a look at Why Men Love Baseball, a word from the Professional Organization of English Majors, a story about the magic of radio, and Lila Newman joins our Royal Academy of Radio Actors for the "Anna" script. In Lake Wobegon, Viola Tors attends a clothing-optional Lutheran church in Palm Beach.
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Since forming more than 25 years ago, Vasen has become Sweden's leading acoustic trio, taking their exciting brand of music to far-flung corners of the globe. As one reviewer quipped, "This music could be the most significant Swedish export since the Vikings." With Olov Johansson on nyckelharpa, Mikael Marin on viola, and Roger Tallroth on guitar, the group was named 2015's "Band of the year" at the Folk & Varldsmusikgalan (Folk and World Music Gala) in Stockholm. Their most recent album is Vasen Live pa Gamla Bion (NorthSide).
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Growing up in rural Maine, Heather Masse sang hymns and folk songs around home with her family. Now based in New York, this New England Conservatory of Music alum is a one-third of the Juno Award-winning Canadian trio The Wailin' Jennys. Lock My Heart is her recording with piano legend Dick Hyman. A new album, August Love Song -- on which she joins forces with trombone great Roswell Rudd -- was recently released on Red House Records.
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In 1989, the Coffee Club Orchestra -- led by Rob Fisher -formed as the house band for Garrison Keillor's New York-based radio show, The American Radio Company. For four seasons, the group treated listeners to their stylish brand of classic jazz. Rob Fisher is an internationally recognized authority on American music and musical theater. For his work on the Tony Award-winning Encores! series at New York's City Center, he was presented the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Special Achievement.
Garrison Keillor was born in 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota. He went to work for Minnesota Public Radio in 1969, and on July 6, 1974, he hosted the first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion in St. Paul. He is the host of The Writer's Almanac and the editor of the Good Poems series of anthologies from Viking.
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Bluegrass to big band jazz, Chris Siebold knows his way around a guitar -- or a bunch of other instruments, for that matter. Based in Chicago, he draws from a deep well of influences and styles, and has put his talents to work in ensembles such as Howard Levy's Acoustic Express and Kick the Cat. In 2010, he formed the band Psycles, whose album Live at Martyrs' was released the following year.
One minute he's mild-mannered Tim Russell; the next he's George Bush or Julia Child or Barack Obama. We've yet to stump this man of many voices. Says fellow APHC actor Sue Scott, "He does a better Ira Glass than Ira Glass." A well-known Twin Cities radio personality and voice actor, Tim appeared in the Robert Altman film A Prairie Home Companion and the Coen brothers' A Serious Man.
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Sound effects man Fred Newman is an actor, writer, musician, and sound designer for film and TV. Turns out, no one is more surprised than Fred that he's made a career out of doing what he used to do behind the teacher's back -- crossing his eyes, making sounds, and doing voices. He readily admits that, growing up, he was unceremoniously removed from several classrooms, "once by my bottom lip."
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In 2005, Lila Newman left her parents' New York City home and headed to the Windy City to attend the University of Chicago. She went on to receive her MFA in Acting from Drama Centre London, with study at the Vakhtangov Institute in Moscow. Now back in New York, she is an actor, writer, musician, and comedian -- "Sometimes all of that at the same time," she says. Among her many writing projects, Lila is currently working on a play about Ora Nichols, a pioneer of golden age radio sound effects.


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Ukraine is going through the situation, which is beyond the usual normal human experience. It caused significant violation of human daily life, affected health of population, resulted in great loss of lives, property and so on. All these things have an extremely negative impact on every family. Some families were forced to leave homes and undergo a crisis which is related not only to property losses, but social losses too. Other families have lost their loved ones. Somebody has already returned home and tries to adapt to a peace-time society after the military experience. One way or another, there is virtually no person in Ukraine detached from the conflict.
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Mr Morris became an NHS Consultant in 1997 and was also appointed Senior Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College. In 2007, he was awarded the Fellowship of the RCOG. He has been a pioneer of women's health and established the first UK clinic to help women who had been victims of female genital mutilation.
He established his full-time private practice in London in 2005. He has a specialist interest in genital and pelvic floor surgery.
Mr Morris has written numerous publications in journals such as the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and European Journal of Clinical Investigation. He regularly lectures at meetings and runs the CME education at the Portland Hospital. He also writes a blog on the Huffington Post.


Colchester's own 19-year-old Songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist, Sam Eagle returns to headline the Arts Centre with his band. Twisting jazz and psychedelic rock into left field pop, Sam and the band has built an acclaimed live show that has seen him perform at Latitude Festival, Great Escape Festival, and play live sessions on Radio X & BBC Radio 6Music for Tom Robinson. Quickly picking up strong support from BBC 6music and music fans, for his diverse, complex, yet accessible range of sounds in his set.
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Haryana connects 100 villages with Wi-Fi serviceshttps://indianexpress.com/article/india/haryana-connects-100-villages-with-wi-fi-services-4444706/
Haryana connects 100 villages with Wi-Fi services
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also conducted a draw of the digital transaction award scheme meant to promote cashless transactions in the state.
By PTI |New Delhi | Published: December 25, 2016 8:20:30 pm
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar making online payment through his mobile phone after taking tea at a shop near bus stand in Karnal. 15 December, 2016. (Source: PTI)
Heading towards a digital era, Haryana government on Sunday connected 100 villages with Wi-Fi services and decided to rename all common service centres (CSCs) opened in urban and rural areas as well as E-disha centres as "Atal Seva Kendras" at district headquarters.
This was announced by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar while launching 53 new IT services pertaining to six departments on "Good Governance Day".
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He also conducted a draw of the digital transaction award scheme meant to promote cashless transactions in the state. Under the scheme, 65 winners were awarded five prizes of Rs 10,000 each, 10 prizes of Rs 5,000 each and 50 prizes of Rs 1,000 each for proactively transacting cashless.
With the introduction of new IT facilities, citizens would get 170 e-services through "Atal Seva Kendras" in the state. Apart from this, facilities available at CSCs would also be provided at E-disha centres.
The chief minister has earlier said that CSCs functional in rural areas would be shifted to Gram Sachivalyas so that people could get all facilities under one roof.
Khattar said students passing Class X and XII from Haryana School Education Board would get certificates through digital locker.
He also launched "Knowledge Warehouse" set up in Gurgaon to promote start-ups through video-conference. A single platform will be provided to 40 start-ups at this warehouse which has been set up with the joint efforts of HARTRON and NASSCOM. The number of seats would be increased from 40 to 80.
Addressing deputy commissioners through video-conference, the chief minister directed them to ensure installation of rate lists of various services being provided at CSCs. They would also ensure that village level entrepreneurs (VLE) worked from the place allotted to them so that people of the area concerned could get benefit of the schemes.
He also extended greetings to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birthday. While interacting with media persons, the chief minister described Vajpayee as a highly regarded and widely respected leader.
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2 Misconceptions regarding Muslim personal law should be removed: AIMPLB
3 Kerala: Stampede at Sabarimala temple injures 25 pilgrims, two critical


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Juho Heikki (Johan Henrik) Reijonen, född 27 april 1855 i Nurmes, död 10 april 1924 i Valkjärvi, var en finländsk präst och novellförfattare.

Reijonen blev student 1872, prästvigdes 1881 och utnämndes 1890 till kapellan i Vederlax. Bland hans arbeten kan nämnas Vaihdokas (Bortbytingen, 1884), Kertoelmia (Berättelser, 1885 och 1888), Uusia kertoelmia (Nya berättelser, 1889) och Suuteita (Spillfoder, 1891). År 1900 utgav han ett urval äldre samt några nya berättelser under titeln Kertoelmia ja Kuvauks (Berättelser och bilder). Några av dem har översatts till svenska (Noveller, översättning Rafael Hertzberg, Bonnier, 1885).

Reijonen utgav även predikningar och små populära uppbyggelseskrifter. I sina noveller behandlar han objektivt, stundom karikerande, folklivet, som han i grund kände. Vissa av hans skildringar är gjorda med en episk kraft, som saknat motstycke i den finska litteraturen.

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Now, to the business of the day.
Whenever I listen to a song, there are certain elements that just irritate me, to say the least. Hence, I am starting this "Anatomy Series." It is an open list of elements that make me want to scream (or itch or pull out my hair, strand by strand … or all of the above) when I see or hear one or more of them in a song. Since it is an open list, it means I will add more "offending" elements as I discover them. And this one is "v. 1" for "Version 1" because I decided to do copy-copy and copy the style of those software updates. If you happen to be a musician / an artiste and have ALL these elements in your song …. I will give you a nice present: 20 strokes of the cane (insert sound of koboko being fired up here). Seriously though, these are just my own ideas. Feel free to share yours (or disagree with mine). So, here we go.
Gross misuse of Auto-tune: Yes, I know that when you discovered auto-tune you thought you were in heaven, and then you decided to go crazy with it. BAD MOVE! Auto-tune is a tool, and it is useful when it is used correctly. But misusing it is the main problem here. Too many times, I have heard a song that starts out with auto-tune from beginning to end and it is just plain annoying. Lord help us if the song is dubbed a "remix" of another song. Father in heaven! That word "remix" is like the singular, most popular excuse to go nuclear with auto-tune. When it is misused like that, it makes me think the artiste is just vocally lazy or just lazy…period! So, here is a word of advice to artistes who overuse auto-tune on ALL their tracks: REPENT! It makes you come across as just lacking in creativity (or ideas) and can be very distracting. In fact, it can be so distracting that it could take TEN (10) well-dressed gentlemen to tie me down and keep me from running out of the room (Well, they don't need to tie me down. I will just sit there and behave myself ….. if they smile or wave at me *mischievous grin* And just in case you were wondering why they would be TEN … well, no particular reason … let's just say there will 5 on the left and 5 on the right … Okay, that's enough mischief for one paragraph). Auto-tune is like a spice to me, meaning that you can use it here and there to add flavor to your song, but when you are heavy-handed with it, it makes the "meal" unpalatable. Okay, enough with the food metaphors. P.S. If you don't know what auto-tune is, Google is your friend (shines teeth).
At this point, you might be thinking to yourself: Come on Sharrap dia, Relentless, abi na which yeye name you dey call yourself! You wouldn't know a good song if it walked up to you, dressed in a 3-piece suit, shook your hands and breathed (not just "said"): "Hi. My name is Good Song, but my friends call me "Fave" for short." *crickets chirping*, 2 frogs croak and decide against singing a duet, after taking a long look at my face. But just hang in there and let's go to offence number 2.
Copying and Pasting a Popular Praise and Worship song: I call this "copying and pasting" because here is what happens. Sister Favour and/or Brother Victor (I decided against using Brother "John" and Sister "Mary" … LOL!) lead praise and worship on Sunday mornings in church. Brother Paul (who did not have the "Damascus experience", i.e. encounter Jesus on the way to Damascus) comes and decides that he wants to release an album. He chooses 10 popular praise and worship songs, which Sister Favour and Brother Victor have sung on Sunday (and in fact, sing every Sunday … and Wednesday …. And every other day there is a church activity). BUT (and this is the big 'BUT') Brother Paul does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to change the songs. He literally sings it the same way Brother Victor and Sister Favour sang it on Sunday, with NO VARIATION at all. And that is not the worst part. The worst part is that Brother Paul expects me (and other music lovers) to pay money for his CD. Now, why would I want to do that?
You cannot just say that because it is music for worshipping God, and most of the folks in your "supporters club" are christians anyway, therefore, we should all automatically patronize your song and/or album. If you sing praise and worship songs in your room before God, that's fine. It is between you and God. But if you want me to pay money for your CD, then Brother Paul, you have to present something I have not heard before or at least sing the songs in a different way (different beat, different arrangement … something …..). In other words, that CD has to add value to my life, one way or the other, and in my opinion, copying and pasting ain't gonna cut it. It is even worse when Brother Paul cannot even sing … chei! Bros, you no even try at all (smh). You then add that "God will bless me" for buying it. Really, Brother John? Really?! (*beside myself with rage*). This irritates me to no end. Look, Mediocrity is mediocrity regardless of how you wrap it up. To all the Brother Pauls out there, please step up your game.
I was not too surprised to find out that he was the winner of Don Jazzy's Enigma Competition. So, I am including both the original version of "I have a dream" as well as the remix / entry for the competition. I love both versions. I don't think I can get tired of listening to them. Enjoy!
LOL! You are just a clown! Ahn ahn...Pangolo Bournvita first...now Brother John. I agree with you on those things.
iLove IBK!!! When he won donjazzy's competition I was so excited! I have the same pet peeves about music! ughhh the auto-tune one kills me!!!
Mwa ha ha ha! Yes now, Pangolo Bournvita. Or would you have preferred "Milo"? LOL! IBK is definitely one of those to look out for and I am not surprised to see him topping the charts on your MP3 player. Have a nice day too!
LOL! Yes, they can use introductions alone to finish the whole song. I strongly suspect that it is just copy-copy and they're not really thinking it through. It's just a mess ... No be only MoHits dey do am sha. The offenders plenty well well ...Thanks for stopping by o!
Long time, LohiO! I think IBK is really talented. He should just do quick and release the album already jare. Auto-tune is definitely one of the most annoying elements to abuse .... Thanks for visiting o!
Hi RB, thanks for visiting my blog! I definitely love IBK and am awaiting his debut album. It's cool to know I'm not alone on the auto-tune 'abuse' thingy.
By the way, you've got a really lovely blog here. I love your theme and the format of your posts (the idea of featuring an artiste per post).
You're welcome, Gbenga. And thanks for visiting my blog, too. I am also eagerly awaiting the album release. I almost want to ask for people to get a special license before they can use auto-tune, but that would be taking it too far ... LOL! I am glad you like the blog, format and all. Please, visit often!
lol@288e14cd2e0779ab332edff86e65ab2b pangolo bournvita...really funny post, i can certainly relate to those annoying elements in song..nice post!
You're very welcome, Jemima. I had no idea you "stalked" my blog ... LOL! Either way, you're welcome!
Would you look at that? Small world, right? I am glad you loved the song!


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Exogenous Ketones: 95% of Products Don't Work Well (and Why)
The bleeding edge of science is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it provides access to the "latest and greatest" technology, which can be life saving for many people in a rapidly changing world. On the other hand, "latest and greatest" virtually always means "untested" and with many of the exogenous ketones, this is the case.
The exogenous ketones most commonly found on the market are beta hydroxybutyrate ketone salts. These simply are not as effective as the ketone esters.
Exogenous Ketones vs Ketone Salts
Exogenous Ketones: The Downside of Salts
Exogenous Ketones: Research and Development
Ketone Esters: Worth the Cost?
What is a Ketone Lover to Do?
A couple of years ago Geoffrey Woo (founder of Nootrobox and HVMN) told me about a hush-hush project involving exogenous ketones and specifically the ketone esters seen in their new performance drink.
At the time, I didn't pay much attention to his scientific argument as he couldn't go into much detail before it launched and there was an obvious bias towards what his company was producing, which made me discount the whole thing (as interesting as it sounded).
It wasn't until recently when I listened to one of the most prominent voices in the exogenous ketone world that my interest was piqued. In an interview between Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Rhonda Patrick, the former mentioned how much more scientifically studied the esters are for performance and his own experience using them (versus salts) [1].
[Note: For those who want some context and a less nerdy explanation: most exogenous ketone products are salts, which are easier to formulate and cheaper to produce. The doctor I most respect in this space turned me on to the idea that ketone esters are potentially more effective and only a few companies produce them.]
Of course, this image is from the HVMN website, but the evidence in the citations backs it up for anyone who is willing to do a little digging:
Substitute the HVMN ketone product for any ketone esters and the graph will probably look similar. According to a 2017 piece in Frontiers in Physiology, it is pretty clearly evident that the esters in the form of a drink is superior to the salts [2].
This graph suggests the ester is more effective at increasing ketone levels in the body and brain compared to others, which would make sense given that beta hydroxybutyrate is typically bound together with some other salt (either sodium, potassium, etc).
Theoretically, the beta hydroxybutyrate salts you can find in most products will still work, but the question becomes: at what cost?
According to a great interview with another ketosis researcher, Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, "…that could be putting a stress on your body, conceivably" [3]. Dom is not against the exogenous ketone salts (neither am I), but was merely recognizing some of the limitations and potential downsides of including a bunch of ingredients that you aren't looking for.
A researcher by the name of Richard Veech also considered the potential downsides of overloading with these salts [4][5].
What makes the exogenous ketones made from esters so interesting is the research that backs it up. It's hard not to mention HVMN in this regard because their product is the exclusive licensee (which is why they create such deals).
Dr. Richard Veech is part of the National Institute of Health (NIH) and his colleague Kieran Clarke at the University of Oxford worked together to patent a particular ester, which is generally regarded as safe (GRAS) from the FDA [6].
The research grants for the University of Oxford, the National Institute of Health, and DARPA (the military research organization) have exceeded $60 million according to HVMN, which is a lot of money going towards understanding elite human performance in both physical and mental realms.
From the research, it seems evidence that the ketone esters are far more effective than the beta hydroxybutyrate salts… but it's also more expensive.
Going with Perfect Keto (our recommended ketone salt brand) nets a cost of $3.73 per serving.
In contrast, the HVMN ketone ester product ranges from $32 – $33 per serving.
That's a steep price to pay for performance and is probably prohibitive for most people.
For those that use exogenous ketones as a way to prevent epilepsy and impact health conditions, sometimes the beta hydroxybutyrate salts are a great way to go. They can be used daily, they can replace a ketogenic diet in some instances, and they can be therapeutic.
Other people who need exogenous ketones for specific, high-intensity, and competitive events can utilize the ketone esters infrequently as an extra edge without any of the risk or downside of added salts.
It is true that most products on the market simply do not work as well as the researched ketone esters, but it would be false to say ketone salts don't work at all. Dr. D'Agostino has done much work with salts and "cleared" many of the concerns though there are still some that remain.
For people who love exogenous ketones and find it works wonders for performance, consider whether it is the placebo effect and if it is not, continue as necessary. After all, there are many people for whom exogenous ketones in the form of BHB salts would be better than nothing at all.
There are also plenty of people for whom exogenous ketones in the form of BHB salts is life saving or therapeutic and until we developer cheaper esters, there is only one economical option.
Anyone who is interested in the absolutely best performance where money is no object can consider the HVMN exogenous ketones. They're well-tested and don't come with any of the added ingredients or risks.
https://peterattiamd.com/rhondapatrick/
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2017.00848/full
https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/transcripts/transcript-ketone-salts-vs-ketone-esters/
httpss://deltagketone.com/
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