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package com.owncloud.android.lib.resources.users;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.GetMethod;
import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import android.util.Log;

import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.OwnCloudClient;
import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.operations.RemoteOperation;
import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.operations.RemoteOperationResult;

/**
 * @author masensio
 *
 * Get the UserName for a SAML connection, from a JSON with the format:
 * 		id
 * 		display-name
 * 		email
 */

public class GetRemoteUserNameOperation extends RemoteOperation {

	private static final String TAG = GetRemoteUserNameOperation.class.getSimpleName();

	// OCS Route
	private static final String OCS_ROUTE ="/index.php/ocs/cloud/user?format=json";

	// JSON Node names
	private static final String NODE_OCS = "ocs";
	private static final String NODE_DATA = "data";
	private static final String NODE_ID = "id";
	private static final String NODE_DISPLAY_NAME= "display-name";
	private static final String NODE_EMAIL= "email";

	private String mUserName;

	public String getUserName() {
		return mUserName;
	}

	public GetRemoteUserNameOperation() {
	}

	@Override
	protected RemoteOperationResult run(OwnCloudClient client) {
		RemoteOperationResult result = null;
		int status = -1;
		GetMethod get = null;

		//Get the user
		try {
			get = new GetMethod(client.getBaseUri() + OCS_ROUTE);
			get.addRequestHeader(OCS_API_HEADER, OCS_API_HEADER_VALUE);
			status = client.executeMethod(get);
			if(isSuccess(status)) {
				 String response = get.getResponseBodyAsString();
				 Log.d(TAG, "Successful response: " + response);

				 // Parse the response
				 JSONObject respJSON = new JSONObject(response);
				 JSONObject respOCS = respJSON.getJSONObject(NODE_OCS);
				 JSONObject respData = respOCS.getJSONObject(NODE_DATA);
				 String id = respData.getString(NODE_ID);
				 String displayName = respData.getString(NODE_DISPLAY_NAME);
				 String email = respData.getString(NODE_EMAIL);

				 // Result
				 result = new RemoteOperationResult(true, status, get.getResponseHeaders());
				 // Username in result.data
                 ArrayList<Object> data = new ArrayList<Object>();
                 data.add(displayName);
                 result.setData(data);
				 mUserName =  displayName;

				 Log.d(TAG, "*** Parsed user information: " + id + " - " + displayName + " - " + email);

			} else {
				result = new RemoteOperationResult(false, status, get.getResponseHeaders());
				String response = get.getResponseBodyAsString();
				Log.e(TAG, "Failed response while getting user information ");
				if (response != null) {
					Log.e(TAG, "*** status code: " + status + " ; response message: " + response);
				} else {
					Log.e(TAG, "*** status code: " + status);
				}
			}
		} catch (Exception e) {
			result = new RemoteOperationResult(e);
			Log.e(TAG, "Exception while getting OC user information", e);

		} finally {
			get.releaseConnection();
		}

		return result;
	}

    private boolean isSuccess(int status) {
        return (status == HttpStatus.SC_OK);
    }

}


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Funeral Cult
Possession Done by Jacek Rybak
The band was formed in 1993. At that time, band members wanted to play severe and slow music, which brings an aura of sorrow, melancholy and dark. Lyrics were focused on Slavic people, their gods and funeral ceremonies and rites. After few months of rehearsals, the band recorded demo tape "In Tristitia Et In Lacrimis" at Radio Lodz – 4 death/doom metal tracks. In 1995, at Radio Lodz Studio again, they recorded their debut album "Korowody Cieni". The album was officially released by Lusitanian Music from Portugal in 1996. A few months later, we signed a contract with polish label Millenium Records, and all went wrong since then. Both parties ended in court. The trial lasted two years, and the band could not do anything according to the contract conditions. This was the beginning of the end of Funeral Cult. The second album, 'Mystery of Possession', was recorded but never released.
In 2016 Karol Arkuszewski (drums) decided to reactivate the band. After 19 years, he meets Piotr Wilk (guitar) again. They start to reshape Funeral Cult and compose new tracks with a fresh approach but with the 90s soul. Completing the line-up takes one year, and Sylwester Wilk (guitar) and Grzegorz Krom (bass) join the band again. After Przemysław Pawlak (vocals) refusal, they had to find a new vocalist. Jacek Rybak took this place. In April 2019, the band recorded three tracks at Heavy Gear Studio and started to look for the label. They contacted Lusitanian Music again. After the Portuguese label's green light, the 'Possession Done' EP was born.
There are six of us, six middle-aged males with a passion for creating music. We play metal. It was doom death metal before split-up. Some say it is doom black metal these days. So, let it be. With lyrics, I try to tell some stories as it is on 'Possession Done'. It is about demonic possession. We operate within some boundaries. First of all, we play relatively slow music. We are not interested in blasts, etc. And most important is, when we work, we work, and when we celebrate, we celebrate. It makes things easier. And that's it.
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Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. (20 de diciembre de 1914 – 31 de julio de 2013) fue un político estadounidense. Fue miembro del Partido Demócrata y senador de Virginia (1965-1985). Su padre, Harry F. Byrd, Sr., también fue Senador de Virginia.

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Don Quixote (Mikhailovsky Theatre, ballet) - 06 September 2019 at 19:30
Don Quixote (Mikhailovsky Theatre, ballet)
Mikhailovsky (ex. Mussorgsky) Theatre More info | Price: 181.34 - 352.01 EUR
Genre: Ballet Age restriction: 12+	Length: 3 hours	Intermissions: 2	Opening night: 11 April 2012
Libretto: Marius Petipa
Choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky
The performance also features choreography by Nina Anisimova, Igor Belsky, Robert Gerbek, Kasyan Goleizovsky, and Fyodor Lopukhov
Overall choreographic revision: Mikhail Messerer
Assistants: Evgeny Popov, Anna Razenko
Set Design: Vyacheslav Okunev
Head of Production Costume: Alla Marusina
Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
Music Director of the production: Pavel Bubelnikov
Sets and costumes produced at Vozrozhdenie Theatrical Design Studios
Basil — Ivan Vasiliev
Premiere of the first production at the Mikhailovsky Theatre: 21 November 1996
Premiere of the new revised version: 11 April 2012
Don Quixote is one of the most life-affirming, colorful and festive ballets. It's interesting that despite its name, this brilliant piece is not a stage version of the famous novel by Miguel de Cervantes, but an original choreographic work by Marius Petipa vaguely based on Don Quixote.
In 1869, the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre gave a première of the comic play staged by Marius Petipa to Minkus's music, telling a story of the failed wedding of a young beauty and a rich nobleman, because of the true love of the heroine to a poor guy. In 1871, Petipa created a new version of the ballet for the première at the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg. In 1900, a new production of Don Quixote was staged by Alexander Gorsky. Gorsky kept the scenario plan and, partly, Petipa's choreography. Gorsky organized the crowd scenes in a new way to avoid "any symmetry". Borrowing from the principles of theatrical aesthetics of the Moscow Art Theatre, Gorsky did much for the "revival" of academic ballet.
In 1902, the Gorsky's production was shown at the Mariinsky Theatre. The stars of the imperial stage, as Mathilde Kschessinska (Kitri), Nicholas Legat (Basilio), Enrico Cecchetti (Sancho Panza) contributed to the success of this remarkable performance. The production became the classical one.
Don Quixote, having read his fill of romances about knights and chivalry, decides to set off on his travels in order to achieve great feats, which will bring glory to his name. As his sword-bearer, he chooses the loyal Sancho Panza, a man of sober outlook who is not prone to dreams.
In Barcelona there is festive animation in the air. Kitri, the daughter of the innkeeper, is flirting with Basilio, the barber, who is in love with her. Finding them together Lorenzo, Kitri's father, chases Basilio away: the barber is no fit match for his daughter. Lorenzo intends Kitri to marry Gamache, a rich nobleman. Kitri refuses outright to submit to her father's will. At the height of the merry-making, Don Quixote appears in the square, accompanied by his sword-bearer, Sancho Panza. Catching sight of the innkeeper, Don Quixote mistakes him for the owner of a knight's castle and greets him with respect. Lorenzo responds in like terms and invites Don Quixote into the inn. Sancho Panza stays in the square. But when some young people start to mock Sancho, Don Quixote immediately hurries to his sword-bearer's rescue. Seeing Kitri, Don Quixote takes her for the beautiful Dulcinea, whom he has seen in his dreams and chosen as 'the lady of his heart'. But Kitri disappears. She has run off with Basilio. Lorenzo, Gamache, and Don Quixote set out to look for her.
Kitri and Basilio are hiding in a tavern. Here they are found by Lorenzo, Gamache, and Don Quixote. Lorenzo wishes to make an immediate announcement of the betrothal of Kitri and Gamache. But Basilio, by agreement with Kitri, commits fake suicide. Kitri sobs over the body of her sweetheart. Don Quixote, overcоme by noble indignation, accuses Lorenzo of hardheartedness and, threatening him with his sword forces him to agree to his daughter's marriage with the barber. Basilio jumps to his feet — there is no point in him pretending to be dead any longer.
In the glade by the windmills is a sprawling gipsy encampment. Here too is a travelling puppet theatre. Don Quixote and Sancho soon appear on the scene. The owner of the puppet theatre invites Don Quixote to watch a show. Don Quixote follows the performance with rapt attention and, forgetting it is theatre, rushes on to the stage, sword in hand, to defend those, who need his protection. He breaks down the stage, sends the puppets flying and, catching sight of the windmill, mistakes it for the evil magician, whom he has to get the better of. Grabbing a mill sail, he is first lifted into the air and then falls to the ground.
The wounded Don Quixote and Sancho Panza find themselves in a forest. To Don Quixote, the forest seems to be full of monsters and giants. Sancho Panza settles Don Quixote down to sleep, while he runs off for help. In his dreams, Don Quixote sees Dulcinea, 'the lady of his heart', surrounded by Dryads and fairies. Sancho Panza comes back with the Duke and Duchess, who have been hunting in the forest. He begs them to help Don Quixote. The Duke and Duchess invite the wandering knight to visit them in their castle.
The Duke's castle. All is ready for the reception of Don Quixote. Having heard from Sancho Panza the happy story of Kitri and Basilio's love, the Duke and Duchess have kindly agreed to allow them to hold their wedding party in the castle. Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are invited to occupy the seats of honor. A solemn procession files past. Catching sight of Kitri, Don Quixote again mistakes her for 'the lady of his reveries'. But the Duke and Sancho Panza manage to persuade him that she is the very same innkeeper's daughter, whom he helped to unite with Basilio, her sweetheart. The festivities continue. All thank the valiant knight and his faithful sword-bearer.
Price: 181.34 - 352.01 EUR
352.01 EUR - Best View Tickets (was 391.12 EUR) 256 EUR - Good View Tickets (was 284.45 EUR) 181.34 EUR - Economy Class Tickets (was 201.48 EUR) 352.01 EUR - Best View Tickets (was 391.12 EUR)
Stalls Circle Boxes Sides, 1st Circle Center, rows 2-3 1st Circle Boxes, 2nd Circle Center rows 1-2, 2nd Circle Boxes Center . Possible visibility limitations 20-30% 181.34 EUR - Economy Class Tickets (was 201.48 EUR)
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HomeComstock Park
Let's Build It Club Encourages Tinkering
By Erin Albanese
Alex Brzozowski and Joe Drake work to make a device that plays music in response to clapping
It seemed like magic in the 1980s commercial for The Clapper light, but Pine Island Elementary students took just minutes to make their own "Clap On, Clap Off" devices that create music.
Fifth-graders Evan Brooks and Joe Drake snapped pieces into a grid in their electronic snap circuit kit. They clapped, and it played the tune of "Happy Birthday." They clapped again, and it stopped.
The students are learning about engineering in the weekly Let's Build It club at the Comstock Park Public Schools third-through-fifth grade building where they learn about electricity, music, capacitors and other cool aspects of electrical engineering.
"I'm really fascinated with all this stuff, like electric waves working together," Evan said.
The club is an after-school enrichment program at the third-through-fifth-grade school, offered through the company Afterschool Enrichment Solutions. Pine Island is also offering Stage Stars Drama Club through the company, and they plan to offer Spanish and Chess clubs.
"I just thought it would be a neat opportunity for something a little different than an after-school academic program, something more fun for the students, just to spark their interest in some other things," said Principal Stacy Reehl.
Erin Albanese
Erin Albanese is associate managing editor and reporter, covering Byron Center, Kentwood, Wyoming and Grand Rapids Community College. She was one of the original SNN staff writers, helping launch the site in 2013 and enjoys fulfilling the mission of sharing the stories of public education. She has worked as a journalist in the Grand Rapids area since 2000. A graduate of Central Michigan University, she has written for The Grand Rapids Press, Advance Newspapers, On-the-Town Magazine and Group Tour Media. Read Erin's full bio
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Carlton Schwab is the president and CEO of the Texas Economic Development Council, a position he has held since Feb. 1 of 1999. Schwab was one of the guest speakers for the Greater New Braunfels Economic Development Foundation's quarterly meeting Tuesday afternoon, and broke down how the 86th legislative session impacted the state's economic development policies.
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State dubs 86th legislative session a success
State officials deemed the 86th legislative session a success, both in general terms and in terms of the state's economic development, during the Greater New Braunfels Economic Development Foundation's quarterly meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Speakers Sabrina Brown, of Sabrina T Brown Consulting, and Carlton Schwab, president and CEO of the Texas Economic Development Council, praised the 2019 legislative session as having major achievements accomplished by the governor and state representatives during a luncheon meeting at the McKenna Events Center.
After a brief intro and invocation by GNBEDF Chairman Tim Zipp, Brown took to the stage to speak on the overall successes of the session.
"The governor started off with five emergency items," Brown said, listing property tax reform; school finance reform; school safety; natural disaster preparedness; and greater access to mental health services.
"They passed all of these major items and more," Brown said. "It was a really good session, I have to say. None of these bills were easy to pass. It was a good session where I do think everyone really tried to work together."
Brown walked through each of the five initiatives, many of which were sparked by tragedies, such as the Santa Fe High School shooting, or the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey.
"They got a lot done this session with very little fighting, which is something we haven't had in several sessions, so that was good for all of us and I hope good for you," Brown said. "We realize some of these issues can be controversial … but they felt like they were doing what they were asked to do by voters."
Schwab then took to the podium to narrow in on legislation that affects state economic development.
Legislative priorities for economic development this session were to: protect the economic development sales tax; preserve chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code; protect chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code; continue funding for the Texas Enterprise Fund; maintain funding for Texas Workforce development programs; and support and promote innovation and entrepreneurship.
"We cover so many of these, if you've sat through some of my presentations before, our legislative priorities really don't change much from session to session," Schwab said.
Schwab explained chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code governs reinvestment zones and tax abatements. Tax abatements are an economic development tool available to cities, counties and special districts to attract new industries and encourage the retention and development of existing businesses through property tax exemptions or reductions, according to the state comptroller website
"It is the law that allows cities and counties — if they choose to do so — to do tax abatements at the local level," Schwab said. "It passed with flying colors. We had to make a couple of changes in the law. Mainly it was a 30-day notification period which is now required if you're going to do a tax abatement with an incoming expanding company."
Chapter 313, also known as the Texas Economic Development Act, creates a state program for certain large businesses to limit the appraised value on their property for the purposes of local Texas public school district property taxes.
"Chapter 313 is a little more complicated — it is the law that allows school districts to enter into value limitation agreements with high capital investment employers," Schwab said. "We didn't get it extended but we've got two more sessions to do it, so we'll be working on that next session.
Texas has many drivers that encourage economic development and it's important to keep it this way, especially when another recession will come, Schwab said.
"Anti-incentive conversations have been more normalized, and that's disturbing," Schwab said. "We're going to have a recession one of these days, we are. This expansion is the largest and longest in America history — it's just the way the business cycle works, so … when that happens we're going to need to be aggressive and have every tool available in the arsenal to help brings jobs in."
The program concluded with Schwab and Brown taking questions from the audience
The next GNBEDF meeting is scheduled for October and will be the State of the City. For more information about the GNBEDF, visit www.businessinnewbraunfels.com.


The FBI failed to respond to an October 2018 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking more information about communications in late 2016 between a top Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer and the bureau's then-general counsel, according to the transparency group Judicial Watch.
The report is expected to shed more light on the Mueller probe's conclusions that the Trump campaign did not improperly collude with Russia, despite months of speculation. And, Judicial Watch said in a press release, the ongoing litigation could provide more information on the origins of the Russia investigation — origins that many in the GOP have decried as blatantly political.
FBI records unearthed by Judicial Watch showed the bureau — which paid Steele at least 11 times in 2016 — claimed to have dropped Steele as a source in November 2016, after he leaked his connection to the FBI to the media.
Former British spy Christopher Steele sat for a four-hour videotaped deposition last month.
Fox News reported exclusively in October, citing sources closed to a congressional investigation, that a high-powered lawyer working with the DNC and the Clinton campaign contacted the FBI's general counsel in late 2016 and provided documents for the Russia probe as federal investigators prepared a surveillance warrant for Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
That Fox News report was cited in a related Judicial Watch lawsuit filed in December, which sought more information about the contacts between the lawyer and the FBI.
The FBI official who was contacted, James Baker, revealed the exchange to congressional investigators during a closed-door deposition late last year. He said Perkins Coie lawyer Michael Sussmann initiated contact with him and provided documents as well as computer storage devices on Russian hacking.
Perkins Coie was a key player in the funding of the controversial anti-Trump dossier, which Republicans have long suspected helped fuel the FBI's investigation. The DNC and Clinton campaign had hired opposition research firm Fusion GPS in April 2016, through Perkins Coie, to dig into Trump's background.
Fusion, in turn, paid Steele's company Orbis Business Intelligence, a reported $168,000 in 2016 to compile the dossier, memos from which were shared with the FBI in the summer of 2016.
In the warrant application, the FBI flatly told the FISA court that Page was conspiring with the Russian government. He has not been charged with wrongdoing of any kind, and later sued the DNC for defamation.
Sussmann's contact with Baker suggested another connection between the early stages of the FBI's Russia probe and those working with the DNC and Clinton campaign.
Asked about Baker's statements, however, a Perkins Coie spokesperson said at the time that Sussmann's contact was not connected to the firm's representation of the DNC or Clinton campaign.
The spokesperson said in a statement: "Prior to joining Perkins Coie, Michael Sussmann served as a cybercrime prosecutor in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice during both Republican and Democratic administrations. As a result, Sussmann is regularly retained by clients with complex cybersecurity matters.
Trump, for his part, has vowed to declassify and release classified FISA documents related to surveillance of his campaign.


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Website and email postings may be covered by a set fee instead of the Corporate Supporter option. An individual posting to the website and an email message to all SWE-WI members is $50. The website posting will remain in place for a 30-day period.
Postings to the website are generally completed in 3 to 7 business days after the request has been confirmed. An email notice to SWE-WI members and subscribers will follow a website posting with the same information. Requests for a large number of postings at one time may take longer to prepare and post. Postings for Gold Corporate Supporters may only be requested once every 2 weeks.
The preferred format for postings is Microsoft Word (version 2003 or higher); other text formats will be considered on an individual basis. Postings will remain on the SWE-WI website for a 30-day period. If the posting is for a job and it has not been filled in that 30-day period, a Corporate Supporter can request a 30-day extension via email.


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OSHA Cites Correctional Facility for Exposing Employees to Workplace Violence
Mississippi correctional facility cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for
workplace violence and other hazards; more than $104,000 in fines proposed
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited The GEO Group Inc. with six safety and health violations, including one willful, for exposing employees to workplace violence and failing to take adequate measures to reduce the risk of violence following a December 2011 inspection stemming from a complaint about the Meridian correctional facility. Proposed penalties total $104,100.
"This employer knowingly put workers at risk of injury or death by failing to implement well-recognized measures that would protect employees from physical assaults by inmates," said Clyde Payne, OSHA's area director in Jackson. "Prisons may be inherently dangerous workplaces, but the employer is still required to take every reasonable precaution to protect corrections officers and other staff against safety and health hazards, including assaults."
A willful safety violation has been cited, with a $70,000 penalty, for failing to knowingly provide adequate staffing, fix malfunctioning cell door locks or provide required training to protect employees from incidents of violent behavior by inmates, including stabbings, bites and other injuries. A willful violation is one committed with intentional knowing or voluntary disregard for the law's requirements, or with plain indifference to worker safety and health.
One repeat health violation, with a $16,500 penalty, also has been cited for failing to conduct medical evaluations for workers required to wear respirators. A repeat violation exists when an employer previously has been cited for the same or a similar violation of a standard, regulation, rule or order at any facility in federal enforcement states within the last five years. A similar violation was cited in November 2010 at GEO's Pompano Beach, Fla., facility.
Two serious health and one serious safety violation, carrying a total of $17,600 in penalties, include failure to conduct a fit test for employees required to wear respirators, have a written exposure control plan for employees exposed to bloodborne pathogens and complete a personal protective equipment hazard assessment. A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
One other-than-serious safety violation has been cited for failing to provide a written energy control procedure for workers exposed to electrical shock hazards. No penalty was assessed. An other-than-serious violation is one that has a direct relationship to job safety and health, but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm.
The GEO Group Inc. is a correctional and detention organization with approximately 80,000 beds and 116 facilities located in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa. The company's East Mississippi correctional facility houses 1,318 low, medium and high security inmates, as well as inmates with mental illness.
Information on workplace violence is available at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/index.html.
The citations can be viewed at
http://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/The_GEO_Group_Inc_315306803_06_11_2012.pdf*,
http://www.osha.gov/ooc/citations/The_GEO_Group_Inc_315306357_06_11_2012.pdf*.
The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations and proposed penalties to comply, request a conference with OSHA's area director or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's Jackson office at 601-965-4606.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to ensure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
Feds: Prison operator in Mississippi fined
OSHA fines Clifton, NJ, stucco contractor more than $108,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards
OSHA Cites NJ Store For Safety Violations - Blocked Exits
Posted by Jon L. Gelman at Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Labels: osha, workplace violence


The most important revolution in human history, more important than agriculture, more important than writing, is the scientific revolution. The scientific revolution came down to these three words: I don't know.
It's hard to find a politician willing to say, "I don't know." Senator Elizabeth Warren is no exception. Her ignorance is bold. Recently she proposed The Accountable Capitalism Act. Under her proposed law, Warren and others in government will pretend to know much about that which they know nothing—running every large business in America.
Corporations with more than $1 billion in annual revenue would be required to get a federal corporate charter. The new charter requires corporate directors to consider the interests of all major corporate stakeholders—not only shareholders—in company decisions. Shareholders could sue if they believed directors weren't fulfilling those obligations.
The federal government would then dictate to these businesses the composition of their boards, the details of internal corporate governance, compensation practices, personnel policies, and much more.
Today, Warren's proposal has no chance of passing. In a few years, under a democratic socialist president—I almost wrote national socialist president—Warren's dystopia could become a reality.
Warren believes firms have an "obsession with maximizing shareholder returns." Warren mistakenly believes that firms fail to consider other stakeholders. Does the United States Post Office or FedEx deliver a better user experience for you? The only firms who don't consider other stakeholders are monopolies isolated from the forces of competition. To effectively compete, firms routinely consider the interests of customers, employees, suppliers, investors, and others, including the communities in which they locate.
We believe that business is good because it creates value, it is ethical because it is based on voluntary exchange, it is noble because it can elevate our existence, and it is heroic because it lifts people out of poverty and creates prosperity. Free-enterprise capitalism is the most powerful system for social cooperation and human progress ever conceived. It is one of the most compelling ideas we humans have ever had. But we can aspire to something even greater.
In Mackey's universe, this is all voluntary. For example, Whole Foods has been phasing out the sales of products containing GMOs. This is in response to demand from Whole Foods' customers. As part of their strategy to maximize profits and attract customers, Whole Foods issues press releases explaining how they listen to customers and farmers and take actions that are good for the environment. Customers are free to buy GMO products from other stores if they prefer.
Warren doesn't have in mind the voluntary actions of companies which must meet the test of serving consumers. Warner wants corporate decisions to be made by armchair quarterbacks who lack essential tacit knowledge and the knowledge of "particular circumstances of time and place," as Hayek calls it. Without such knowledge, it is impossible to make decisions that effectively allocate resources to best serve consumers.
It is remarkable that people who are most keenly attuned to the self-interest of CEOs and shareholders and the ways in which that self-interest influences their decisions apparently believe that members of the House, senators, presidents, regulators, Cabinet secretaries, and agency chiefs somehow are liberated from self-interest when they take office through some kind of miracle of transcendence.
Decision-makers accountable to politicians are a recipe for disaster. Venezuela sits on the worlds' largest proven oil reserves, yet their socialist decision-makers are so incompetent in running a business that Venezuela has to import oil.
Like his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, and father, Kim Jong-il, Kim tours the county dispensing his bottomless "wisdom" providing instructions for everything from producing more buses to increasing farm yields.
With his "benevolence" and "wisdom" Kim presumably claims to take into account the interests of all stakeholders. In North Korea, there are no messy market dynamics to get in his way.
Stressing the need for the farm to become an engine leading the fish farming field of the country and a pioneer, educator and pedigree farm for the dissemination of ultra-modern fish farming technology, he set forth the tasks and ways for it.
He gave valuable teachings concerning the management and operation of the farm and the fish farming field, including the issue of keeping researchers to meet the goal of shortening the catfish production cycle and lowering the feed unit to the worldwide level.
Perhaps you have seen photos of government acolytes engrossed in taking notes as Kim dispenses his "guidance." Does Warren have in mind the government acolytes she'd like to see running America's corporations?
North Koreans, having little experience or understanding of a market economy, believe their leader is a living God whose wisdom provides the guidance the economy needs to run. Although citizens barely survive at a level of meager subsistence, North Koreans believe their country is thriving due to their leaders' greatness.
The story of the nativity of…the Dear Leader Kim Jong-il, brought me out in goose bumps. His birth was foretold by miraculous signs in the heavens—a double rainbow over Mount Paektu, swallows singing songs of praise with human voices, and the appearance of a bright new star in the sky. We listened to this and a shudder of awe passed through our small bodies. My scalp tingled. This was pure magic.
If you tell me America is a ways away from such a destructive mindset, instilled by generations of propaganda and brutality, I would agree. Yet, economic illiteracy is widespread. Those illiterate of economics "teach" each other through school systems and social media. Among journalists are many hostile to economic freedom. Dissenting views are no longer tolerated. For example, Prager University's mainstream conservative site was recently censored by Facebook and YouTube.
The vast majority of the population believes the government should "strengthen the economy" and many fear the future. The combination is a combustible mixture. Imagine a major bear market and the resulting spike in fear. Then, it is not so hard to imagine a future president, with a mindset like that of Senator Warren, barnstorming the country dispensing field guidance. Is not President Trump managing trade via "bold ignorance" paving the way for more politicians like Senator Warren?
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Job fair focuses on queer careers
Postedby Treasure Porth
A career conference focusing on queer issues today is hoped to be the first of a series of events tailored to students with unique needs and situations.
"It's really about customizing the services that we offer and bringing it to the students," Career Center counselor Cheryl Hollatz-Wisely said. She hopes that this career conference, partially funded by Diversity Action Council, will be followed by events centered on the career issues of students with disabilities, students of color and international students.
The conference, called "Working it Out," takes place beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Room 327 of the Smith Memorial Student Union today.
Very little personalized career services have been available for students – a situation that Hollatz-Wisely hopes will be remedied by these conferences and the formal research on student needs that will follow.
The conference will cover a variety of issues queer students face, such as being out at in the workplace, finding supportive employers with anti-discrimination policies, domestic partner benefits and more.
Specialized career services for students who identify as queer are important, she said, because research shows that "most of the career research on students is on straight students. The default [feeling among queer students] is that employers are straight and not affirming."
Career Center research says that queer students are the least likely to use career services, which is a partial reason why the first conference is focused on this group. Queer-identified students are likely to assume that the career services are straight-centered, Hollatz-Wisely said, adding that this conference will also serve as a way to let Portland State's queer population know that the Career Center services are meant for them as well.
"Offices really need to take the initiative and demonstrate that they are open and affirming offices."
The conference will be a starting point for the Career Center to begin doing research on the unique needs of students by passing out surveys to attendees.
Kirk Snyder, a researcher and author of literature on queer career issues who will be the keynote speaker at the conference, said "one of the most important things is to place yourself in a work place where you can succeed as yourself, where sexual orientation is a non-issue."
According to Snyder's research, done at the University of Southern California, individuals who are out in the work place receive salaries up to 50 percent higher than those who remain closeted. "It's extremely important for [queer] students to realize that they can be successful as themselves in the world of work," he said.
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TV SHOW MEME DAY 6
In yesterday's MEME I told you all that Twin Peaks is my favorite show of all time. That is true. But a show that is close or pretty much tied with Twin Peaks is a show called Dexter. I figured since I will be talking about Dexter almost as much as I talk about Twin Peaks in this ongoing meme that I'd give Peaks it's own spotlight and not spoil it by putting "And Dexter" to the end of it. Twin Peaks is undoubtedly my favorite show of all time, but Dexter is my modern favorite.
So that's why when I saw today's topic I decided to do BOTH Twin Peaks and Dexter, especially since I have been wanting to talk about this certain episode of Dexter for a while. And today's topic is...
Favorite Episode of your Favorite Show:
Dexter-Hungry Man (Season 4 Episode 9)
If you ever doubted Dexter as a good show or thought that the show was lacking after Season 2 (especially considering the lackluster Season 3) in came Season 4 and The Trinity Killer. John Lithgow was already scary as hell to me so to see him as a serial killer was even more frightening. From his first scene all the way down to his final scene he stole the show. He mixed humor with genuine scares and chills that I won't soon forget. He was the Luthor to Dexter's Superman, the Joker to his Batman, the arch nemisis that grabbed a hold of Dexter and wouldn't let go.
By episode 9 Dexter had already established the identity of the Trinity Killer. He was deadset on taking him out once and for all but after noticing he had a loving family, a good life, and his life and urges seemingly in order for the most part he decided to become an "apprentice" to Arthur (Trinity's real name) under the pseudonym Kyle. They built houses together, went wood chopping and hung out together. So much so that Kyle got invited to Thanksgiving Dinner.
Dexter was already dealing with a lot of stress at home, mainly his wife and kids and, on top of it all, he was supposed to host Thanksgiving at his house. So in a delicate balancing act Dexter decided to be Kyle first and Dexter second.
When he gets to the house though is when things start going bad. The daughter is promiscuous and always locked in her room, the son is defiant and therefore gets his finger broken when Kyle isn't there, and the wife is deathly afraid of him. That kind outside Dexter saw was really a facade.
When they finally sit down this scene occurs:
This scene is one of the most powerful, intense, frightening and brilliant scenes in television history. In fact I think this is the GREATEST SCENE IN TELEVISION HISTORY.
That's right...the best scene ever. It's this scene that proves Dexter is one of, if not the best, show ever. And if you ever doubted the shows ability to deliver well this is a giant middle finger to you.
The rest of the episode is good and the dinner at Dexter's house is both sweet and fun to watch. But yeah that's about it...now moving onto my favorite episode of Twin Peaks...
Twin Peaks-Pilot
It was really hard to pick an episode of Twin Peaks I didn't love. Sure there were some filler moments (very few but still there) and the series finale was a bit discouraging but overall from beginning to end this series has been brilliant. But how could I go wrong with picking the full length original pilot (aka the one on the DVD aka the original as Lynch intended it)
From the very haunting beginning title to the discovery of the body, this episode sets a precedent for what's to come. The kooky themes, the dark lighting, the brilliant writing, the eerie soundtrack, it's all there and it's set up perfectly. A wonderful start to a wonderful series.
The basic idea of the episode is what I mentioned in the previous post. It sets up the events for the series
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New Report about Ineffective Zero-Tolerance Policies
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A zero-tolerance school discipline policy was brought into action to make sure that students are at their disciplined-best in school. However, a new research has indicated that this policy may not be giving out the exact results that it was meant to reap. The research has revealed that school safety has not increased even after almost a quarter century since the zero-tolerance discipline polices were introduced.
Ineffective Zero-Tolerance Policies
This report was released by a nonprofit organization, Vera Institute of Justice. The report mentions that these policies have very little impact on the way students behave in school. In fact, it even states that none of the studies mention that rise in expulsion and out-of-school suspension reduces the disruption caused in classrooms. Also, some evidences have suggested that these zero-tolerance policies may be having the exact opposite effect on behavior of students in schools. According to the report, instead of having any reformative effect on students, suspensions and harsh punishments can have a negative impact on them that can last life-long. They can also limit the future potential of young students.
A zero-tolerance discipline policy typically includes tough punishments and harsh penalties on students for violating the school rules involving drugs, smoking, alcohol, classroom incidents, and weapons. The National Association of School Psychologists too claimed that such policies are ineffective and even harmful to students in certain cases, like the ones dealing with behavioral problems. The report by Vela also indicated that suspensions only double the chances of students repeating a grade rather than bringing in any behavioral changes in them. Further, the report also mentioned that policies of this kind disproportionately concentrate on minority students.
Brian Smith from MLive stated that according to this report, in 2013 there were about 3 million high school graduates nationally while approximately 2 million students from secondary school were suspended.
Policies Marred by Quite a Few Problems
Also, these zero-tolerance policies are not full-proof, meaning they suffer from issues like high cost and complexities other than general ineffectiveness. Certain problems relating to these policies include racial discrimination, expulsion increment length of two or three years, or even permanent expulsion in some cases; repeated use of expulsion and suspension elevating the dropout rates in spite of the violence in school being stable or low; increasing the negative impact on the educational outcome of students with disability and lastly, inconsistency in the application of these polices.


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The Stick Figures
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The Stick Figures are a London based band who originate from Switzerland.
The Stick Figures consist of:
Rodrigo – vocals, guitar, bass, keys, synth
Fabricio – drums, vocals, bass, keys
Hannah- bass, guitar, vocals
The Stick Figures met in boarding school in Switzerland as a trio. One of them was drafted to the Russian army and so they reassembled in London.
The Stick Figures are influenced by artists like Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Blur and David Bowie.
Stick Figure collaborator and producer Marc Waterman who worked with Elastica sometimes performs on stage with The Stick Figures.
The brand new single from The Stick Figures was produced by Marc Waterman and is entitled " School of hard knocks" and will be released on Rare Candy Records on 29 August 2016.
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Whilst out in the garden/estate one day, amateur mycologist (someone who studies fungus) Georgio Cumundi discovered an odd white mushroom. Whilst is resembled a normal Amanita Thiersii mushroom, it had an oddly sharp point to the brilliantly and bright white cap. As it was morning time, the dew that had collected had not only made the mushroom sticky, but it was giving off a rather strong and oddly pleasant smell, like a cross between vanilla and chocolate, which was what had attracted Georgio in the first place.
On investigation, this was a new types of fungus that had not been seen before. Typically found in small groups of about 3 or 4, these fungi grow rapidly and seemingly overnight and see to last for a few days before decomposing. About 2 to 3 weeks later some more fungi grow in the same spot, with at least one growing 50 meters away in a seemingly random direction. As tis is a new species of fungus, this behavior has only been observed in the grounds of Cumundi's estate.
Some say that when cooked and boiled in certain liquids the mushroom develops a rather potent narcotic effect that has no downside, such as risk of addiction.
If dried then mixed with other typical ingredients, the mushroom gives off a smell that people find rather disgusting and induces nausea. The potential uses of this being used as a non-violent way of controlling and apprehending people is being investigated.
The fungus doesn't seem to grow anywhere else, at least not naturally. The land where it was first discovered is being dug up and rumours are surfacing that the are is contaminated somehow.
Georgio is believed to have died after frying up this mushroom for his breakfast, convinced it was safe to do so. any think he isn't dead, but there is no doubt he has gone missing and has not been seen in public for almost 3 weeks.
The only sample of viable fungus from his estate has gone missing. Georgio only told 3 people about the discovery and believes it to be , if not one of them, then someone they told.


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Schneider talks space, jobs with Bezos
News • Business • 04.11.2016 • Aaron Grunwald
Étienne Schneider, Luxembourg's deputy prime minister and economy minister (left) and Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon (second from left), during a meeting early this week in Seattle. Photo: Étienne Schneider's Facebook page
Amazon plans to add several hundred new staff to its EU hub in Luxembourg, the deputy prime minister has stated.
Étienne Schneider said on his Facebook page Friday that Jeff Bezos, CEO of the American e-commerce giant, confirmed the firm would recruit 300 additional employees for its Grand Duchy operations.
Amazon had announced these hires in January.
Last year the company said it employed about 1,000 staff in the Grand Duchy. On Friday afternoon, it had 435 job openings listed on its website.
Schneider had "a very interesting conversation with Jeff Bezos on the subject of using space resources at the European headquarters of Amazon in Luxembourg," the deputy PM wrote.
The meeting between Schneider and Bezos took place early this week in Seattle, according to the economy ministry.
Schneider, of the LSAP, also serves as the economy and the defence minister, and is in charge of developing the country's space sector.
On Thursday, the US space mining outfit Planetary Resources, which is setting up its EU hub in the Grand Duchy, announced the Luxembourg state would invest €25m in the firm. On 28 October the economy ministry said that Schneider was appointed a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Space Technologies.
In addition to his role at Amazon, Bezos is a major investor in the space company Blue Origin.
Correction: a previous version of this article incorrectly reported the day and location of the meeting between Schneider and Bezos.
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In Legendary Adventures: Arctic Tundra, we introduce the vast, desolate wilderness known only as the Expanse to the poor souls who live there. Eking out a difficult, modest existence in these inhospitable wastes is hard enough at the best of times, but come each winter an impenetrable blizzard renders the entire arctic shelf of the Expanse unlivable to all but the hardiest, most-resilient of creatures.
Join the Iqtoh tribe in our latest offering as they undertake their perilous and exhausting annual migration, desperately racing to keep ahead of the encroaching winter before getting devoured by sub-zero conditions and dense blizzards. Travel with the tribe as they depart the Endless White and traverse the Mammoth Hinterlands, Matsuoka's Ryse, and Shifting Sea regions before, and with a little luck, finally reaching the safety and sanctuary of Whitewhorl.
The Adventure. An open, non-linear adventure that features a central meta-plot and lots of optional/recommended quests to keep your players busy in the Expanse.
New 'arctic' equipment. Including an appropriately-themed kit that provides everything aspiring adventurers could want to mount an expedition into the Expanse or any other frigid, frosty, or frozen frontier.
Appendices. Statistical information for new non-player characters and monsters, perfect for use in colder climes.
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Hericane Alice Tear The House Down 1990 Atlantic Rare OOP HTF Hair Metal
HERICANE ALICE....TEAR THE HOUSE DOWN...2008 10 TRACK MUSIC CD
Hericane Alice / Tear The House Down JAPAN AMCY-8 *M
Hericane Alice - Tear The House Down 1990 Atlantic Rare OOP HTF Hair Metal
Hericane Alice
Tear the House Down
Category: Hard Rock
Catalog Number: 7 82028-2
Average Rating: 81 / 100 (21 ratings)
Bruce Naumann vocals
Ian Mayo bass
Danny Gill guitar
Jackie Ramos drums
1. Wild Young and Crazy 4:22
2. Bad to Love 3:31
3. Dream Girl 5:45
4. Tear the House Down 3:09
5. Badboy Breakout 4:38
6. Need a Lover 3:34
7. Too Late 4:36
8. Shake, Shake, Shout 3:10
9. Crank the Heat Up 3:49
10. I Walk Alone 4:12
Total Running Time: 40:46
The music discographies on this site are works in progress. If you notice that a particular Hericane Alice CD release or compilation is missing from the list above, please submit that CD using the CD submission page. The ultimate goal is to make the discographies here at Heavy Harmonies as complete as possible. Even if it is an obscure greatest-hits or live compilation CD, we want to add it to the site. Please only submit official CD releases; no bootlegs or cassette-only or LP-only releases.
EPs and CD-singles from Hericane Alice are also welcome to be added, as long as they are at least 4 songs in length.
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From: msmetal Date: February 13, 2001 at 18:24
Juat an all-around fun time rocking album. This is what 'hair metal' is all about!
From: brad140 Date: June 15, 2001 at 1:21
This is a great hair band album!!
From: Mike G Date: June 26, 2001 at 13:58
If this record had came out in the mid 80's, they would have been huge!!!! Great rockin album and a must for your hard rock/metal arsenal!!!!!!
From: David Date: July 2, 2001 at 16:22
I must agree with the previous comments, Execellent album!
From: 3rd_rail@37.com Date: October 20, 2001 at 10:43
THIS CAME OUT ON TAIL END OF METAL MADNESS 80'S THIS IS A KILLER CD THEY SOUND LIKE BULLET BOYS - BUT I WONT HOLD IT AGAINST THEM I ALWAYS LIKED crank the heat up FOR SOME REASON AND TITLE CUT I WISHED THEY DID A FOLLOW UP
From: rattcage Date: February 25, 2002 at 22:36
This band did a follow-up with a new singer (ex-Accept singer David Reece). The band changed their name to Bangalore Choir. The album was called 'On Target' and was released in 1992.
From: Federico Date: February 26, 2002 at 14:29
Great kick ass arena-hard rock. High energy and fun. I tried hard to find this cd in 1990 when it came out, but It was impossible. So I've downloaded it a year ago. I didn't know that the rythm section played in Bangalore Choir.My favorite song is sure Wild young & crazy. Proprio un gran bel disco, mi da' una gran carica. After all this comments in Spanish, I wanna put something in Italian, so nobody can understand.
From: Harvey Date: March 24, 2002 at 19:51
Imagine Marq Torien out of Bulletboys fronting Ratt and you pretty much have the essence of the Hericane Alice sound. Make up your own mind as to whether or not that sounds like a good idea (after all; opinions are like assholes...everyone has one!).
From: Connection Less Date: March 27, 2002 at 7:07
Federico credi proprio che nessuno ti capisca ? I must agree with all previous posts. kick ass hard rockin band !
From: ?? Date: April 2, 2002 at 23:46
this cd is so f**king good. buy it or steal it from your best friend but just get it.
From: Desslar Date: April 5, 2002 at 11:47
Good party metal, and even a couple of strong slow tunes. A bit repetitive at times. Singer sometimes sounds like Joe Elliott.
From: TIM Date: May 2, 2002 at 22:49
I agree with Desslar once again. This disc is great to throw in once in a while to spice things up.
From: Tony Date: June 2, 2002 at 23:44
If you rated every single hair band album top to bottom this one would be EXACTLY in the middle! There's almost a genius to how average this is. Hey I own it and dig it and if you love hair metal by all means pick it up but in all honesty this could be exhibit A in a courtroom for anyone who just hated all the cliches this type of music had. Kinda sounds like the lead singer of Bulletboys fronting a weak Whitesnake?? The guitar player is incredible though here!!
From: dokken6008 Date: July 5, 2002 at 2:57
Some good rockers, great vocals (lower end & high) and fantastic guitar-soloing. H.A.'s 'Tear The House Down' is certainly not one of the best mainstream hairband cds you will run across & certainly not the worst. To rate the 'TTHD', I'd say about an over-all 7.8 out of 10. The dude with the blonde hair takes better care of his mop than most chicks that I have seen--he makes girls jealous! Anyway, buy this if pop-metal is your thing and you aren't expecting anything particularly original.
From: koogles Date: July 23, 2002 at 9:44
Tony nails it AGAIN. Only thing is: this is a little more of a party/glam outing than anything Whitesnake has been associated with. I'd say this is along the lines of a XYZ or Babylon A.D knockoff. Good production and lots of attitude make this a rewarding, if cliched, CD.
From: AndreTekken Date: August 13, 2002 at 13:13
This is the perfect example of what an late 80's hair band looked,sounded like.This record take you to a time when every band that had that kind of attitude was imediately signed up!Good traditional hard rock,neat arrengements,a bit like XYZ,Bulletboys!Sharp guitars.Sharp,powerfull,high range vocals.Solid drumms.Not essencial,but quite interesting effort!
Again you can even notice by the cover some traditional design of this sort of outfit in the 80's!The singuer in the nineties became kind of a financial broker.The rest of the band remained on the music business.Jackie became the drumer of Bad Moon Rising and Bangloire Choir,like the bassist Ian Mayo!I give to this record an 70 out of 10
From: nitrodoll Date: August 13, 2002 at 15:46
don't forget spf1000, a cool hollywood gothic act with Jackie on the drums..(check out their mp3.com site) the vocalist of hericane alice also sang a cool song on 'hollywood underground' a cool complilation cd made by some warrant members and some forgotten musicians from that area.. Danny Gill made 2 cds with medecine wheel, the first album rocked.... nitrodoll1974@hotmail.com cheeeeeeeeerrrrrrzzzzzzzzzz
From: Shane Date: August 18, 2002 at 15:17
Very good! Underrated, per usual for typical 80's hair bands.
From: Andre Tekken Date: September 2, 2002 at 12:05
Seriously guys,if you liked this band,and also are into,House of Lords,Bad Moon Rising and XYZ,try to listen to a new band called Mechanix.His debut is so called Regenerator!
From: KORYCLARKE1991 Date: September 20, 2002 at 17:44
GREAT CD, FROM START TO FINISH, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BRUCE NAUMAN AND DANNY GILL? WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW? THE LEAD SIGNER IN BANGALORE CHOIR LOOKSAND DRESSES LIKE DAVID LEE ROTH TO ME, BUT HE STILL SOUNDS GREAT, BOTH TEAR THE HOUSE DOWN,AND ON TARGET ARE EXCELLENT CD FOR THE OSCURE HAIR METAL FAN, IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE FINDING THEM E-MAIL ME AT koryclarke1991@yahoo.com or go to www.gemm.com,AN AWESOME MUSIC SITE FOR THOSE HARD-TO-FIND HAIR METAL CD'S. THE WILL HAVE BOTH OF THEM.
From: Cotton C. Lover Date: October 4, 2002 at 7:40
But Marq Torien used to be lead singer for Ratt (was their original singer, to be more specific....before even Steve). Also, above this post, is that the same Kory Clarke as from Warrior Soul and SAP? If so, you rock!!! lol
From: T-BONE Date: October 4, 2002 at 10:10
Cotton, I had also read somewhere that Marq was Ratt's lead singer at one time, but I thought it must be a misprint considering Stephen started Mickey Ratt in the late 70's and has been with them up until they broke up in the early 90's. I have no idea when that could have happened. Maybe he filled in on a few shows or something.
From: The Fizzy One Date: October 4, 2002 at 10:33
I'd always thought marq Torien was an original GUITARIST for Ratt, not singer, because Pearcy did start Mickey Ratt in the late '70's. Hmmmm? Hmmmm!
From: PUNKYY GLITTER Date: October 30, 2002 at 2:06
THIZ CD ROXX HARD!! THEY UZED 2 B CALLED HURRICANE ALICE N PUT OUT AN ALBUM IN THE LAST 80'Z I KNOW CAUZE THEY WERE FROM HERE MINNEAPOLIS,MN
From: Drag-in-Bones Date: November 17, 2002 at 0:02
Tear The House Down, the equivalent to multi-orgasms. Like a night with the local floozie that did a number that you could not possiably imagine, 'Hericane Alice' licks you where you've never been licked befor! This is the ultimate party music!They're raucous, they're appealingly uncomplicated and they're rife with singalongs-verging-on-the-inane that, have a righteous knack for working so damn well in concert! Enhanced by solid musicianship and production as well as F'ing strong vocals
From: angry Date: December 28, 2002 at 4:15
just bought this from ebay! Great album! full of raw energy! Get a copy if you dont have!
From: Chuck Date: January 13, 2003 at 22:08
I saw the singer Bruce in a band called the mighty roosters in st paul. I liked hericane alices original guitarist before tear the house down. I bought the cassette on ebay. its got gold reels in a clear shell.leni dimancari was the guy,fast player.
From: ThunderDan Date: March 12, 2003 at 1:10
I remember an old issue of Metallix magazine which had an article on these guys. If I'm not mistaken, I think Doug Aldrich was in this band. Can anyone verify this please?
From: winger Date: March 22, 2003 at 13:10
I bought this album 10 years ago and i still luv it... only made 1 album... what an injustice!
From: Gar Date: June 1, 2003 at 21:28
The textbook hair band. They used every cliche in the book on this one. From the misspelled band name to the cover photo to the generic album title this personifies hair metal. You'll either love it or hate it before you even listen to it. As far as the music goes, its quite average. Nothing bad about it but it doesn't have an original bone in its spandexed and peroxided body. The singer alternately sounds like David Coverdale and Axl Rose. If you gotta own every hair metal cd, you'd better get
cont... this one. If not, there are much better ones available.
From: brent Date: June 23, 2003 at 10:05
Hi Thunderdan......the bassist and drummer worked with Aldrich in Bad Moon Rising. Cheers.
From: visitor Date: August 20, 2003 at 14:37
Another one-album-miracle-band... but seriosly, Dream Girl is one of the best hard rock ballads ever written! And the fast tracks all have the energy and attitude! This album gets you in a good mood!
From: John Date: September 4, 2003 at 15:11
Most of this is run of the mill vanilla flavored hard rock done by the numbers. 'Bad To Love' is awesome though. Great, catchy verses and big harmonies in the chorus. I don't hate this album, I just find it hard to like it for some reason. 6/10.
From: tomcat Date: September 4, 2003 at 17:29
you say you want it..well come and get it right now... excellent vibes on this album..a class act in its genre, pretty bad nothing really happend with theze guys..a good melodic rock cd ...
From: Scandinavia Date: September 18, 2003 at 15:16
Listening to 'Crank The Heat Up' right now....Yeah! Let's party! I like the voice but the music is just too predictable unfortunately...
From: Legend Date: November 22, 2003 at 17:33
Great attitude but not so great songwriting. Two or three good songs but not a killer album imo. The next Cd under the name of 'Bangalore Choir' is better. In fact is one of the best (and most underated) albums of all times. Este disco no está mal, pero hay cientos como él. Si quieres escuchar algo bueno de ellos pillate Bangalore Choir. Javi.
From: James Date: November 22, 2003 at 21:12
only the bass player and drummer went on to be in Bangalore Choir, saying or implying that that band was the same as this is crazy. 'The next Cd under the name of 'Bangalore Choir' is better.' is very misleading. it is like saying that 40ft Ringo and Trixter are the same. Yea, two members but i would hardly call the Ringo cd the next band after Trixter, which would imply that the band just changed their name and went on.
From: Harvey Date: November 27, 2003 at 17:27
Contrived and very flawed....but I still find myself singing Bad To Love on occasion.
From: Digger Date: December 11, 2003 at 11:31
This is one of the best albums of all time, I would love to buy the rights and put it in my next film... Need a Lover and I Walk Alone are up there with the best ever, I heard some superb demos that presumably would have made the next album? A great band , a great loss that they didn't follow this up...
From: Widzewiak Date: December 13, 2003 at 6:41
Zajebista p³yta, zajebsta kapela, dziœ takich ju¿ nie ma...
From: Scandinavia Date: December 14, 2003 at 8:34
To Widzewiak: I totally agree! Haha
From: Benny boy Date: December 28, 2003 at 2:04
This band was kick ass and every hair metal lover needs a copyI need a copy I loved this when I had it on cassette but dont have it on cd and want it
From: red Date: February 6, 2004 at 13:38
All these posts for a band that sounds like a second rate version of Skidrow. It's not bad at all, but nothing new. I did get it in the bargain rack for two dollars and it was certainly worth that.
From: Aero Force Mike Date: March 2, 2004 at 23:36
Awesome album, basically every track has an awesome gang-chorus that'll stick in your head for weeks. Some killer riffs, with Naumann's vocals reminding of a cross between Axl Rose and Mark Slaughter. Kind of a mix between some Skid Row and a lot of Slaughter, this is just great sleazy metal... check it out!
From: Mig Mazzetti Date: March 16, 2004 at 11:44
BUEN CD,...BUENA BANDA,...BUENA MUSIC,...LOS '90 RECIEN ENTRABA. JUST A GREAT BAND,...ROCKnROLL NEVER DIES...
From: Blue Tequila Date: April 20, 2004 at 19:25
Dream Girl...what a fantastic song on a very good album.
From: Yahyohmpeh Date: April 27, 2004 at 0:57
Great album and a good addition to any melodic metal collection. I would have to say 'Too Late' is my favorite track...
From: Warhead Date: August 22, 2004 at 19:52
This is a cd to whip out at parties. It's so funny that my friends and I were busting a gut. The worst and I mean the cheesiest lyrics. I can't count how many times the singer said "Oh baby," but if I had a nickel for everytime... If you can find it under $5, pick it up and "TEAR THE HOUSE DOWN!"
From: Geoff Date: August 23, 2004 at 6:18
I have no problems with this CD, in fact I really quite like it. The vocals are a bit much at times, but on 'Too late' they are fine (my fave track. I always loved the first three songs, then 'Badboy breakout' and the great closer 'I walk alone'. Good solid commercial hard rock with less fillers than a lot of other albums.
From: Blackhalo Date: January 19, 2005 at 3:54
Jackie "Hector" Ramos' past runs deep in my city (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). Funny how he never mentions any of it. Besides what's been mentioned already & sparcely found on the net, he was also in a local band here called Lillian X w/ David Reece (who was w/ him in Bangalore Choir). He was in various bands before and after that here as well--Bad Boy, Kid Courage, Moxy Roxx...and I saw him in Hollywood in another band but cant remember the name. It's not one thats been mentioned here at all tho.
From: Dean Date: January 19, 2005 at 8:42
As a matter of fact Blackhalo- i was just looking at the Moxy Roxx album today-if you want to discuss or trade other bands in the southern Wisconsin area please drop me a line @ dgehrmann@charter.net.
From: cook_jaime Date: January 31, 2005 at 12:37
I agree with some of the early posters.... Imagine Marq Torien fronting Whitesnake. Not bad. I give it a 6.5/10.
From: hardrock85 Date: October 11, 2005 at 12:48
good christ if i didn't hear that intro hurricane sound from the first song i'd say that the first song was gonna be excellent.....Young, Wild, and Crazy sums up this whole entire disc, sounds alot like Bangalore Choir w/ Hardline licks. Tear The House Down, Bad To Love and the beautiful ballad, Sweet Dreamer is all but too good to be true!! so if you're partying tonite, wanna get down, crank up the first song.........obviously Alice wouldn't push you too hard now would she..........
From: Rob Date: June 16, 2006 at 11:54
This CD smokes. One of my favorites!
From: 7Sinner Date: August 15, 2006 at 18:51
Yep...When you think of hair bands this is one that should come to mind. They have above average songs and talent. Too bad they only put out one release...
From: Helix Date: August 16, 2006 at 18:34
7Sinner, you are wrong this time, They put out two cd's The first cd that came out was there self title cd which had eight tracks.
Damn I didn't know that Helix!! Was it as good as this one.??
From: Fat Freddy Date: October 26, 2006 at 11:37
Ehhh...strictly average hair metal. I'm not going to throw it away but this CD never ranked near the top of my playlist either. Some decent tracks, but the lyrics are hilariously stupid (even by Hair Metal standards). There's a reason this CD is fairly cheap on eBay... cuz it isn't that good! Sorry folks, but I don't understand all the whoop de doo about this band here.
From: metalhead4life Date: December 10, 2006 at 15:55
Not bad at all. Actually pretty good hair metal/glam/hard rock from 1990. At this point in time, the big labels signed plenty of bands like this as it was "in" and the norm - almost like clockwork. If you're a fan of this music then it's worth buying. Cinderella, Ratt, Britny Fox, etc. fans will like this. 7/10
From: themartin Date: December 29, 2006 at 11:43
That someone considers this album, one of the greatest albums of all time just makes me laugh, if not cry. This is so unoriginal, unimaginative, runofthemill contrived, that it's no strange that this is the only release from this band. Don't blame grunge. Avoidable
From: SleazeBall 88 Date: January 20, 2007 at 13:13
What bands do these guys sound like...I've only heard one song
From: VinceK81 Date: January 21, 2007 at 21:32
F.CKING KILLER!!!! One of the best party/workout/RIPPER CD's of all time. Can't get enough of this shit. Above statements agreed, GOD DAMN I WISH THERE WOULDA BEEN A FOLLOW UP!
From: sanxdowntherainbow Date: March 15, 2007 at 2:14
Great cd, in the style of BABYLON A.D. Best tracks: 1,2,4,8. Now getting a little harder to find, so get it while u can! 9/10
From: dudemetal1 Date: March 27, 2007 at 3:59
If you enjoy bands such as Dokken, Babylon A.D., Wildside, Warrant, Etc. you'll should definitely like Hericane Alice....Great Rockers, Mid-Tempo songs and A Killer Ballad!!....It's ALL there.
From: Rafo Phoenix Date: March 28, 2007 at 11:25
Good Hard Rock, por momentos melodicos, Dokken??? bromeas comparalo con los otros 3 pero con Dokken por favorrr un album mas 7/10
From: z4roxx Date: March 29, 2007 at 11:54
Ahahah grande Rafo here!!!many people associate Dokken or Warrant to every releasy here,when people ask me how sound old Sepultura I should say like Testament or Sadus or Malevolent Creation etc...It's not a right way guys even if on ebay it appens often so may dupes bid everywhere ahahaha
From: dudemetal1 Date: May 16, 2007 at 2:01
Orale Rafo, como que POR FAVOR?? La canciones "Bad Boy Breakout" y "Too Late" si se oyen un poco como Dokken...at least that's my opinion.
From: headbanger4life Date: July 23, 2007 at 5:13
Damn, I love this one. I have to keep it out of my car though. I always want to step on the gas when it's playing. All of the above comparisons sound about right. They just came out in a sea of a gazillion other bands with the similar sound. I'm glad to see quit a few other fans here.
From: wsr88d Date: July 28, 2007 at 12:35
I would agree that this is a great release. I rememeber buying this cd from a cutout bin at a cd store in 1993, one of my 1st cds (after I bought a cd player). Great songs and production. If you like this band there is a demo cd floating around with the following songs: "Heels High" "Back Where You Belong" "Its Too Late" "Long Train" "Band Jamming" "Radar Love" "Shake Shake Shout" "Dream Girl". PLUS the band is reuniting...changed the name to "THE ALICE". "A"
From: 123charpenay Date: May 29, 2009 at 16:48
very great hard u s cd s.it is look like tangier.if you are fans of hard u s this album is for you!!!!!!!!!!
From: rick kerch vzla Date: September 14, 2009 at 21:11
I have mixed impressions about this album..usually the opening track is meant 2 blow people away but in my case it took to the song "Dream Girl" (excellent!..love the chorus) to star enjoying the music of Hericane Alice..."Tear The House Down" is a blast,"Badboy Breakout","Need A Lover"(nice),"Shake Shake Shout" and "Crank The Heat Up" are the best tracks at least 4 me..."I Walk Alone" a semi ballad to end the album...anyway decent album if you are into bands such as Danger Danger,Saints & Sinners,"War Babies","Bang Tango" and L.A Guns to mention some then Hericane Alice would be a gift 2 your ears!!!.85/100
From: metalmaniac777 Date: March 17, 2010 at 14:44
Half this CD rocks like a...uh, well, like a hurricane...while the other half makes you wish a typhoon would come along and blow it away so you wouldn't have to bother with it ever again. Yes, folks, what we have here is yet another one of those half-killer/half-filler albums. Even with all the late 80s cliches firmly in place, the band belts out some kick-butt hair-metal anthems, but they also dish out some deadly-dull duds that kind of just sit there like a pile of dog crap polluting an otherwise perfect rose garden. Some CDs are so good, it'd be worth going down on a 400 lb. fat chick who hadn't bathed in three months if that's what it took to get a copy, but for this CD, I wouldn't give that chick so much as a kiss on the cheek.
From: edwithmj Date: August 2, 2015 at 9:03
Another average run-of-the-mill album by a group of "never weres" so to speak. The production is nice, the vocals are top-notch but at times sound dangerously close to Steelheart's Michael Matijevic. What's missing, again, is something stand-out. The lyrics, the melodies all sound similar to each other and the lyrical themes are too similar to other bands - which did this sort of music a lot better. Dream Girl is definitely the best song on here but actually reeks of mediocrity when compared to other bands' ballads. Need A Lover is a decent, fast-paced rocker with great guitars but it still falls short of anything special. The rest are far from terrible but don't seem to stick in my mind. The only good thing about this album is it makes me realise that bands need more than just good production, decent vocals and decent guitars to make good songs: they need a certain spark to make a decent song. 5/10.
From: Palash Date: May 13, 2017 at 14:11
The songs of this album are not so good except the ballad Dream Girl.
From: 123charpenay Date: October 21, 2017 at 16:01
totally agree with others comments.this cd have his moments.one half of this record is a very catchy hard u s.unfortunatelly the other half is very average and really boring.
From: Palash Date: November 12, 2017 at 22:57
The album is not so good, but the ballad Dream Girl is excellent. Voice is like Michael Bolton.


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Across the U.S. the cost of rent has risen as more people prefer renting over homeownership. The rental market in Columbus has continued to grow, but higher prices have left fewer options for the city's most vulnerable residents.
According to new research by the Urban Institute, Franklin County has only 24 affordable housing units for every 100 extremely low-income renter households–families of four that make less than $20,000 a year. Research Associate Reed Jordan says there are about 59,000 people in Franklin County and only 14,000 available rental units that they can afford. This leaves many households susceptible to eviction and with less money for things like food, healthcare and education.
Some Columbus-area landlords say inconsistent and overreaching inspections of Section 8 rentals are scaring away property owners."We've seen (Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority) inspectors and the culture in general deteriorate," said local property manager Peter Lohmann. "The goal is to have low-income folks have a safe place to live.
The housing authority administers the Section 8 housing-voucher program that subsidizes rents for low-income residents in privately owned housing.


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Uncollected funds are a significant problem for youth sports organizations across the United States. It does not seem to matter what sport we're talking about, what part of the country we're talking about or whether we're talking about major sports or fringe sports. The plain and simple truth is that youth sports, travel and club sports in particular, are expensive and tough for people to afford. The best estimates available indicate that the industry average with respect to uncollected funds is 8-12%, and we at PaidUp thought it might be helpful to offer a few solutions for club directors to consider when budgeting and figuring out how to address this problem.
Managing cash flow and avoiding uncollected funds is a major priority for any small business, especially for youth sports clubs due to the fact that many are not trying to make a profit. Given this fact, it is often helpful to structure payment schedules so that a parent pays a little more at the beginning of the season and a little less at the end of the season.
For example, for a club trying to collect $1,000 in registration or team dues over a 4 month period it is often beneficial to structure a payment schedule that requires payments of $350, $350, $150, $150 instead of just breaking the payments up into 4 even increments.
This serves to enhance cashflow and avoid uncollected funds because more money is being collected at the beginning of the season. In this example payment schedule, 70% of what is owed is being collected in the first 2 payments.
We find that over half of all clubs in the United States are still taking cash as their primary form of payment. This fact is a significant contributing factor toward uncollected funds. Occasionally, in working with parents of athletes, we are asked if cash is an acceptable form of payment.
For PaidUp, cash is not accepted and is frankly discouraged. However, we do offer a reasonable solution to parents who feel they must pay in cash. Our support team, when we are working on behalf of a club, will simply communicate to the parent "the next time they are at the grocery store, take that cash, pickup a pre-paid card and come right back into our system and we'll get you taken care of."
A simple solution that seems to work for most because we've never had a parent communicate back to us anything other than a positive response. Checks can easily be handled as Bank ACH transactions just by using the routing number and account number found on the bottom of the check. ACH transactions are much cheaper too.
Following up on missed payments and custom payment schedules gets super messy and often this is where a lot of money is left on the table. In our experience, most clubs are just not setup to handle the ongoing administrative burden associated with addressing missed payments or the ongoing maintenance of managing custom payment schedules.
Understanding that hurdle, one solution is to set payment dates that are uniform across the entire organization. For example, setting all payment dates on the same day of every month at least allows a club director to allocate time toward managing this important process because they know what day of the month failed payments will require follow-up. Clearly this isn't always the best solution for the parent, but at least it establishes a manageable process for the club and any staff or volunteers responsible for managing payments.
We recognize the topic of managing payments and cashflow is much more complicated than what can be addressed in this short blog post, but hopefully these are solutions that can be implemented immediately and certainly in advance of the upcoming season. If you have other processes you use, we would sure love to know about them so always feel free to shoot us a quick email at support@getpaidup.com. Happy collecting and good luck during tournament season!
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Elliot Blair Family Seeks Answers After Attorney's Death In Mexico
The Baja California attorney general's office said that Blair's death appeared to be the "result of an unfortunate accident from a fall by the now deceased from a third-story floor," the Orange County Register reported earlier this month.
In a statement, the family said they received a call from a liaison who was in contact with the medical examiner's office on Jan 16.
According to the statement, the liaison told the family that Blair's cause of death was severe head trauma — not a gunshot wound — and that his case had been forwarded to the district attorney's office for consideration of a homicide investigation.
But three hours after the call with the liaison, the family saw a press release online by the prosecutor's office in Mexico saying that Blair's death was accidental, adding that he had a high alcohol level at the time of his death, Barnett said.
Barnett told BuzzFeed News that Williams and other witnesses who were with him that night did not see Blair drunk.
Confused by what they're being told by Mexican officials, the family and their attorneys are working hard to get their own independent toxicology done on Blair's body and get answers to what happened to him that night.
Bodies must be embalmed for transport, so Barnett told BuzzFeed News they're working on other methods to get their own toxicology report. The family said in their statement that Mexican officials had repeatedly suggested that Blair be cremated, which they refused so they could get more answers about how he died.
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Birmingham Festival Choral Society is holding a free taster session for singing enthusiasts as a way of encouraging new members.
The open rehearsal at Lordswood Girls' School in Harborne takes place on Wednesday 7th September from 7pm to 9.30pm.
Focusing on the world's best choral music, the choir is currently working on a French programme that includes requiems by Faure and Durufle.
Christine Wright from Birmingham Festival Choral Society said: "New singers will be made very welcome, and will be introduced to 'buddies' in their voice parts to guide them through the evening. Those who are interested in joining the choir can try us for several more weeks, after which a friendly voice test will be arranged to decide what voice part suits them best."
The choir has singers aged between 15 and 85 from a range of musical backgrounds and was formed in 1843 to provide a chorus for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festivals.
These Festivals were established to raise funds for a new General Hospital for the rapidly expanding industrial city of Birmingham. They were so successful that the Town Hall was built to accommodate them. The choir sang many premieres written for this Festival – the most notable being Mendelssohn's Elijah, conducted by the composer himself.
Singers in the Society tour abroad every three years and have just returned from the 2016 summer tour to the Yonne area of Burgundy, where they performed in Sens, Auxerre, St Julien du Sault and Vezelay. You can read more about the tour at the BFCS website.
Since 2000, tours have stretched from Ireland to Slovakia, Estonia, Slovenia, Belgium, Holland and Leipzig.
For more details, visit the society's website.


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UK MoD reveals Watchkeeper spy-drone numbers
Refreshing burst of candour in Whitehall
By Lewis Page 15 Jun 2007 at 12:00
Exclusive The UK's MoD, after a sustained campaign of nagging by the Reg defence desk, has revealed how many robot surveillance planes the UK forces will receive under the Watchkeeper programme.
The original MoD position was that the number couldn't be released "for operational reasons", and indeed the project webpage is still sticking to that at the time of writing.
However, the Reg pointed out that this line of reasoning could just as well apply to jet fighters, personnel numbers, or indeed almost any military information at all. Theoretically, that would be great, as the UK's enemies would then know nothing about the British military, but it would also mean that the taxpayers who cough up for it all had no idea how their money was being spent.
The UK Watchkeeper drone, expected to arrive in 2010
Rather refreshingly, the MoD conceded this point, and sources there revealed today that the £800m Watchkeeper project will deliver 54 aircraft to the British Army. In very broad-brush terms, then, each Watchkeeper will cost the taxpayers £15m.
This allows some comparison with other drone aircraft to be made: most obviously, for instance, the pair of new Reaper/Predator-B kill-bots coming into RAF service.
Spyflight.co.uk, usually a good source, estimates that two aircraft have cost the UK $77m, putting an individual UK Reaper at £20m (the Americans pay around £8m each, but the UK - having only ordered two or three - doesn't get the wholesale price yet).
So far, so good. The British-built Watchkeeper will cost 75 per cent of what an imported Reaper does (though the Reaper price would probably drop well below £15m if the UK bought 50-plus). And Watchkeeper will be a capable piece of kit once it arrives, with all-weather ground-scanning radar to complement its advanced optics and laser target designator - just like the Reaper.
However, the Reaper is nonetheless a much larger and more capable platform. It doesn't just carry sensors and a targeting laser, it can also lift a heavy load of ordnance, as many as 14 Hellfire guided missiles. It does all that the Watchkeeper does and it's a weapons platform too.
Another way of looking at the comparison, then, is that the UK is paying Reaper prices for smaller, less capable machines. That's no surprise; Reapers are made on an established production line, whereas Britain is setting up new UK factories to build the Watchkeeper. The prime contractor, French-owned Thales UK, reckons that Blighty will benefit to the tune of 2,100 well-paid jobs (paid for, of course, by the other people who live in the UK).
The MoD's £800m won't all stay in Britain, though. Nor will Watchkeeper be a fully British aircraft. Thales admits it will be using French expertise in the Watchkeeper's I-MASTER radar, and the drone's airframe, electro-optics and engine tech all come from Israel originally. The UK engine making firm will remain fully Israeli owned, and the U-Tacs joint venture between Thales and Israel's Elbit will be 51 per cent Israeli - thus, Israeli controlled.
There are many other niceties to be considered, as Thales and the MoD have pointed out. Watchkeeper is cheaper to run, as a Mini is cheaper to run than a Hummer. Watchkeeper is easier to maintain out in the field - which is just as well, because that's where it has to be based. Lacking satcomms, it is controlled by line-of-sight radio (this will often mean sending up two Watchkeepers for each job: one to relay comms for the other). Still, in a modern UK military environment where satellite bandwidth is pay-as-you-go and tightly rationed - the Skynet 5 sats are a private finance initiative - that could actually be an advantage.
It's fair to say the UK needs some smaller, unarmed drones to go with its Reapers. Watchkeeper will probably fit the bill well when it arrives, and it will be noticeably better than the off-the-shelf Hermes 450s being rushed into service now because the Army can't wait.
But it would probably have been a lot cheaper and quicker to just ask Elbit and/or the Americans to build a Watchkeeper-type platform, rather than setting up a competing UK drone industry with imported tech. The UK wouldn't have got any well-paid civilian jobs, but it would have saved money and time. With poorly-paid, poorly-equipped British troops fighting and dying at the moment, that might have been a good thing - especially as we've now had to import machinery from Israel anyway.
Still, in the bad old days, the brass hats and mandarins of Whitehall might have tried to cover all this up under the cloak of "operational necessity." At least they're letting us know what's going on this time. ®
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