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Troubadour Retrievers
Kansas City's Ultimate Live Jukebox
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Troubadour Retrievers formed out of necessity. We have been hosting Jerry's Jam Night for over a decade. From that we would occasionally take on other gigs usually backing a singer or throwing together a quick name just for one gig. We decided we needed our own identity and we started calling ourselves Troubadour Retrievers. Though the name may be new, the reputation is not.
Scotty McBee – Guitar, Bass, Drums & Vocals
Enneagram recording artist Scotty McBee began performing and teaching professionally in 1988. He graduated from UMKC Conservatory of Music in 1996. In his career he's had the opportunity to perform with Ida McBeth, The McFadden Brothers, Kim Park, Bloodstone and many others. He was a member of tribute acts for KISS, Bon Jovi and Jellyfish, and co-founded the long running Jerry's Jam Night. He is also a founding member of the notorious, Zappaesque band Jazz Discharge. In 2005 he released his debut album Playing With Myself. Scotty is a proud Eagle Scout and a Tom-Tom Beater in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say.
He is the owner of Upper Deck Studios where he gives private music lessons and provides complete recording production. In addition, he is a freelance studio musician and has had the opportunity to perform on the recordings of several Kansas City area artists. Currently Scotty fronts Troubadour Retrievers and Special Forces – A Salute to .38 Special. He also continues to hosts Jerry's Jam Night on Wednesday nights in Lenexa, Kansas. Additionally, you may find Scotty performing with Brad Cox and the People's Liberation Big Band, Project Mayhem, Kelly Blue, and several other local projects.
Guy Hodson – Vocals & Drums
Guy Hodson was born in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Lee's Summit. His mother is a gifted professional dancer and singer, whose voice teacher was the world famous KC singer Marilyn Maye. He began singing very young, his first show was at age five, singing The Big Bopper's "Chantilly Lace" in his mom's showcase. He enjoyed the experience of performing, but really fell in love with music and singing upon discovering Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water". He developed an interest in playing drums from growing up around his grandfather who was an accomplished drummer. Guys parents realized that he had an interest in drums after going through three different Muppet's "Animal" drumkits as a toddler. He sang in choir throughout school and performed in World's Of Fun's variety show "Stax of Wax". He has played drums and sang with Elvis Impersonator Matt Lewis, the late blues legend Lawrence Wright, Seastrings, Drew Six, KC Groove Therapy, and is a proud original member of the Jerry's Bait Shop Jam Night crew…KC's longest running jam night at 13 years and still going strong. He loves singing and playing with Troubadour Retrievers because it stretches him musically and never gets old. "One moment I'm singing AC/DC, the next I'm singing Patsy Cline." He thanks his mom for his appreciation for pop music, but says he owes his dad a price he can never repay for introducing him to Zeppelin and Hendrix. He says he loves and appreciates that both of his parents have shown him so much support over the years.
Bret Boulé – Bass & Vocals
Bret Boulé has been a bassist in the Midwest for over 2 decades. He's run a full gamut in the rock world, playing everything from heavy rock to blues and originals to covers. He currently plays bass and sings in Troubadour Retrievers and Kelly Blue and he portrays Tom Petty in the tribute band Petty Theft. He is a regular host at Jerry's Bait Shop in Lenexa at the All Request Jam on Wednesday nights. He was a member of Drew Six, Shiver and Voodoo Kitchin and has had the opportunity to work as a guest performer with The Shanks, The Stolen Winnebagos, Duncan Hill, KC Groove Therapy, Buck Rogers, On The Fly, Bartholomew, Skooter Trash and others.
Bruce Haley – Guitar, Bass, & Vocals
Bruce Haley has been in and out of the local Kansas City music scene for 30 years to date. He fronted The ReHabaneros from 2007 through 2012, has played bass in The Brandon Miller Band, and has had various stints in Project Chameleon, The Shanks and Echo Creek. Back in the day, he played a pivotal role as a member of The Flakes and Backtalk, with various guest appearances with The Crayons and 4Sknns. As a self-taught ear musician, he credits the vinyl record and CD collection that he and his brother started as kids as his greatest "teacher", cutting his teeth on what is now referred to as classic rock, oldies, blues, R&B, and Top 40 AM radio from the '60s to date. His day job affords him the unique opportunity to have his finger on the pulse of every new musical trend from the last 20 years. His favorite quote regarding playing is by Jorma Kaukonen of the Jefferson Airplane: "It's about as much fun as you can have without getting arrested!" He currently performs as Sting in Police tribute band Synchronicity KC.
Eric Nettle – Guitar & Vocals
Eric is the guitarist for The Mickey Finn Band.
Jeff Daniels – Drums & Vocals
Jeff, a drummer and singer from Overland Park, Kansas, has been playing music since he was 8-years-old. He has had the opportunity to play as a percussionist for the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, the University of Kansas Symphonic Band and as a local percussionist for two touring musicians. Jeff currently plays drums with Cantaloupe City, Lauren Anderson Band, and Brandon Miller Band, where he's had the opportunity to open for acts such as Foghat and Night Ranger. He can be heard on their debut album, Last Goodbye and their 2014 follow up Slow Train.
Brandon Miller – Guitar, Bass, Drums & Vocals
Brandon Miller is a guitarist from Gardner, KS and has been playing since the young age of 7. This early endeavor and hobby quickly turned into a deep passion and career for Brandon. He has been performing professionally since the age of 13 and has had the opportunity to open for acts such as Eddie Money, Jonny Lang, Foghat, Night Ranger, and many others. Brandon has also been named Kansas City's Outstanding Guitarist of the Year by Banzai Music Magazine while gaining success from his debut album, Last Goodbye, released in 2011. Brandon Miller Band's second album Slow Train was released in 2014. Brandon has played with Kansas City bands including Brandon Miller Band, Static 210, Almost KISS, Stairway to Zeppelin and The ReHabaneros. He is currently on tour playing guitar with Danielle Nicole Band.
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Keziah is the Founder and CEO of Gear for Games. Gear for Games focuses on helping young, inner city athletes who cannot pay for equipment and other sport related expenses. Her goal is to give them a chance to play! Keziah brings up two pressing statistics: "More than 70% of kids quit their sport by the age of 13" and "Only .7% of kids receive sport related college scholarships." Keziah relates these statistics to how receiving equipment and funds motivates kids to do well. She prepares to connect with sport corporations and other individuals involved in athletics to who have access to the resources her business needs. Go Keziah!
Maggie's business, Girls Play Philly, is a way to solve the gap that may women face in relation to sports. This would be an after school program for girls to help them develop the same passion for sports that she has! Go Maggie!


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To the left? You love animals and children.
You *could* take a Myers Briggs test to evaluate your personality into a four-letter description—or you could just look in the mirror. Little did you know that how you sweep your hair tells a lot about who you are. Curious to see where you stand on the spectrum? Duh.
You are clear-minded and balanced, making you the number one person your friends and family turn to when they need a shoulder to cry on. Intelligent, polite, and very straightforward, you don't understand why anybody would bother being passive aggressive or rude. Your sock drawer is meticulously organized.
You consider yourself more emotionally sensitive and empathetic than most people, and love to take care of people around you. This occasionally gets you into trouble when you spread yourself too thin, making it difficult to defeat every problem you have set out to solve. You know how to cook pretty well, but if it were socially acceptable to eat different kinds of takeout for every meal, you probably would.
As devoted to your job and family as you are, you're also very flexible to changing circumstances and have been complimented on your ability to adapt. People are naturally drawn to you because of your friendly personality and easygoing attitude. You have trouble with parallel parking, but are excellent at group karaoke.
From morning until evening, you are focused on your work and familial duties. You don't do "downtime" particularly well, but that's also why you've found so much success in life. You're extremely compassionate for animals and children, but have little patience for adults who lie, make excuses, or cause drama. Speaking of animals, you probably have a secret folder of adorable puppy GIFs somewhere on your computer.
You love having fun and laughing, but when it comes time to buckle down, you have ambition that can't be satisfied until you reach every single one of your goals (and get your unread emails number down to zero). You wish Pinterest hair tutorials could be just a little easier to follow.
You have clear directives in your head of what you want to do in the future, but don't always share your plans with those around you—you prefer to keep people on their toes. You never partake in gossiping or dramatics, and regularly serve as a balancing force between your loved ones. You value spontaneity and often have the urge to quit your job and move to an island in the Caribbean.


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Das Teilnehmerfeld der Einzelkonkurrenz bestand aus 32 Spielern, jenes der Doppelkonkurrenz aus 16 Paaren.

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'We the Animals' Leads Nominees Heading into Spirit Awards
Posted by Contributing Editor on February 23, 2019 in Hollywood | Leave a response
"We the Animals," a gritty coming-of-age story about three boys growing up in a dysfunctional-but-tight-knit New York family, has a leading five nominations heading into Saturday's 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Despite its leading number of nominations, the film is not on the list of best feature film nominees. It is, however, nominated for best "first feature" film, along with "Hereditary," "Sorry to Bother You," "The Tale" and "Wildlife."
Competing for best feature film honors will be "Eighth Grade," "First Reformed," "If Beale Street Could Talk," "Leave No Trace" and "You Were Never Really Here."
Oscar favorite Glenn Close is nominated for best actress for "The Wife," along with Toni Collette for "Hereditary," Elsie Fisher for "Eighth Grade," Regina Hall for "Support the Girls" and Helena Howard for "Madeline's Madeline."
Nominated for best actor are John Cho for "Searching," Daveed Diggs for "Blindspotting," Ethan Hawke for "First Reformed," Christian Malheiros for "Socrates" and Joaquin Phoenix for "You Were Never Really Here."
"Suspiria," a horror film based on a 1977 Italian movie and starring Dakota Johnson, will receive the Robert Altman Award, which honors a film's director, casting director and ensemble cast, which also includes Tilda Swinton and Chloe Grace Moretz.
The Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent film productions, will be presented during an afternoon ceremony inside a tent adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier, hosted by actress Aubrey Plaza. The winner of the Spirit Award for best feature film has gone on to the win the best-picture Oscar in four of the past five years, however, none of this year's Spirit Award feature nominees were nominated for the Academy Award.
Here is a complete list of nominees:
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
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— "Eighth Grade," Producers: Eli Bush, Scott Rudin, Christopher Storer, Lila Yacoub
— "First Reformed," Producers: Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Gary Hamilton, Victoria Hill, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Deepak Sikka, Christine Vachon
— "If Beale Street Could Talk," Producers: Dede Gardner, Barry Jenkins, Jeremy Kleiner, Sara Murphy, Adele Romanski
— "Leave No Trace," Producers: Anne Harrison, Linda Reisman, Anne Rosellini
— "You Were Never Really Here," Producers: Rosa Attab, Pascal Caucheteux, Rebecca O*Brien, Lynne Ramsay, James Wilson
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer)
— "Hereditary," Director: Ari Aster Producers: Kevin Frakes, Lars Knudsen, Buddy Patrick
— "Sorry to Bother You," Director: Boots Riley Producers: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jonathan Duffy, Charles D. King, George Rush, Forest Whitaker, Kelly Williams
— "The Tale," Director/Producer: Jennifer Fox Producers: Sol Bondy, Lawrence Inglee, Mynette Louie, Oren Moverman, Simone Pero, Reka Posta, Laura Rister, Regina K. Scully, Lynda Weinman
— "We the Animals," Director: Jeremiah Zagar Producers: Andrew Goldman, Christina D. King, Paul Mezey, Jeremy Yaches
— "Wildlife," Director/Producer: Paul Dano Producers: Andrew Duncan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker, Oren Moverman, Ann Ruark, Alex Saks
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000 (Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
— "A Bread Factory," Writer/Director/Producer: Patrick Wang Producers: Daryl Freimark, Matt Miller
— "En el Septimo Dia," Writer/Director/Producer: Jim McKay Producers: Alex Bach, Lindsey Cordero, Caroline Kaplan, Michael Stipe
— "Never Goin' Back," Writer/Director: Augustine Frizzell Producers: Liz Cardenas, Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston
— "Socrates," Writer/Director/Producer: Alex Moratto Writer: Thayna Mantesso Producers: Ramin Bahrani, Jefferson Paulino, Tammy Weiss
— "Thunder Road," Writer/Director: Jim Cummings Producers: Natalie Metzger, Zack Parker, Benjamin Weissner
— Debra Granik, "Leave No Trace"
— Barry Jenkins, "If Beale Street Could Talk"
— Tamara Jenkins, "Private Life"
— Lynne Ramsay, "You Were Never Really Here"
— Paul Schrader, "First Reformed"
— Richard Glatzer (Writer/Story By), Rebecca Lenkiewicz & Wash Westmoreland, "Colette"
— Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
— Boots Riley, "Sorry to Bother You"
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
— Bo Burnham, "Eighth Grade"
— Christina Choe, "Nancy"
— Cory Finley, "Thoroughbreds"
— Jennifer Fox, "The Tale"
— Quinn Shephard (Writer/Story By), Laurie Shephard (Story By), "Blame"
— Ashley Connor, "Madeline's Madeline"
— Diego Garcia, "Wildlife"
— Benjamin Loeb, "Mandy"
— Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, "Suspiria"
— Zak Mulligan, "We the Animals"
BEST EDITING
— Joe Bini, "You Were Never Really Here"
— Keiko Deguchi, Brian A. Kates, Jeremiah Zagar, "We the Animals"
— Luke Dunkley, Nick Fenton, Chris Gill, Julian Hart, "American Animals"
— Anne Fabini, Alex Hall, Gary Levy, "The Tale"
— Nick Houy, "Mid90s"
BEST FEMALE LEAD
— Glenn Close, "The Wife"
— Toni Collette, "Hereditary"
— Elsie Fisher, "Eighth Grade"
— Regina Hall, "Support the Girls"
— Helena Howard, "Madeline's Madeline"
— Carey Mulligan, "Wildlife"
BEST MALE LEAD
— John Cho, "Searching"
— Daveed Diggs, "Blindspotting"
— Ethan Hawke, "First Reformed"
— Christian Malheiros, "Socrates"
— Joaquin Phoenix, "You Were Never Really Here"
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
— Kayli Carter, "Private Life"
— Tyne Daly, "A Bread Factory"
— Regina King, "If Beale Street Could Talk"
— Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, "Leave No Trace"
— J. Smith-Cameron, "Nancy"
BEST SUPPORTING MALE
— Raul Castillo, "We the Animals"
— Adam Driver, "BLACKkKLANSMAN"
— Richard E. Grant, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
— Josh Hamilton, "Eighth Grade"
— John David Washington, "Monsters and Men"
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD – Given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast
— "Suspiria," Director: Luca Guadagnino Casting Directors: Avy Kaufman, Stella Savino Ensemble Cast: Malgosia Bela, Ingrid Caven, Lutz Ebersdorf, Elena Fouina, Mia Goth, Jessica Harper, Dakota Johnson, Gala Moody, Chloe Grace Moretz, Renee Soutendijk, Tilda Swinton, Sylvie Testud, Angela Winkler
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer)
— "Hale County This Morning, This Evening," Director/Producer: RaMell Ross Producers: Joslyn Barnes, Su Kim
— "Minding the Gap," Director/Producer: Bing Liu Producer: Diane Quon
— "Of Fathers and Sons," Director: Talal Derki Producers: Hans Robert Eisenhauer, Ansgar Frerich, Eva Kemme, Tobias N. Siebert
— "On Her Shoulders," Director: Alexandria Bombach Producers: Hayley Pappas, Brock Williams
— "Shirkers," Director/Producer: Sandi Tan Producers: Jessica Levin, Maya Rudolph
— "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" Director/Producer: Morgan Neville Producers: Caryn Capotosto, Nicholas Ma
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director)
— "Burning," South Korea, Director: Lee Chang-Dong
— "The Favourite," United Kingdom, Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
— "Happy as Lazzaro," Italy, Director: Alice Rohrwacher
— "Roma," Mexico, Director: Alfonso Cuaron
— "Shoplifters," Japan, Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu
BONNIE AWARD – Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo joined American Airlines in 1973 at age 24, becoming the first female pilot to fly for a major U.S. airline. In her honor, the second Bonnie Award will recognize a mid-career female director with a $50,000 unrestricted grant, sponsored by American Airlines.
— Debra Granik
— Tamara Jenkins
— Karyn Kusama
PRODUCERS AWARD – The 22nd annual Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
— Jonathan Duffy and Kelly Williams
— Gabrielle Nadig
— Shrihari Sathe
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 25th annual Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
— Alex Moratto, Director of "Socrates"
— Ioana Uricaru, Director of "Lemonade"
— Jeremiah Zagar, Director of "We the Animals"
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 24th annual Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.
— Alexandria Bombach, Director of "On Her Shoulders"
— Bing Liu, Director of "Minding the Gap"
— RaMell Ross, Director of "Hale County This Morning, This Evening"
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Guided By Voices to release new album in 2012
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Guided By Voices are to release a new full-length album in January 2012.
'Let's Go Eat The Factory' will be the band's first album since 2006's 'Half Smiles of the Decomposed'. The new album features the line-up of Robert Pollard along with Mitch Mitchell, Tobin Sprout, Kevin Fennell and Greg Demos, who have not recorded together since 1996.
The confirmed tracklisting is as follows:
"Laundry and Lasers"
"Doughnut For A Snowman"
"Hang Mr. Kite"
"God Loves Us"
"The Unsinkable Fats Domino"
"Who Invented the Sun"
"The Big Hat and Toy Show"
"Imperial Racehorsing"
"How I Met My Mother"
"My Europa"
"Chocolate Boy"
"The Things That Never Need"
"Either Nelson"
"Cyclone Utilities (Remember Your Birthday)"
"Go Rolling Home"
"The Room Taking Shape"
"We Won't Apologize For the Human Race"
Following Guided By Voices' split in 2006, Robert Pollard continued to release material with different bands – Boston Spaceships / Airport 5 / Circus Devils – in addition to an incredibly prolific solo career which has yielded on average two albums a year.


More than half of drivers do not know the order in which traffic lights change, a study has found.
According to car retail firm Autoquake.com, only 48% of motorists were able to correctly identify red as the signal which appears after amber.
Of those surveyed, 39% thought an amber light was followed by green, 7% reckoned it changed to green and amber, while 6% expected red and amber to appear next.
Motorists in the East Midlands were the most likely to know the right order, with 64% identifying red as the signal after amber, while those in Wales appeared to be least knowledgeable with only 40% identifying the correct sequence.
Autoquake's chief executive Dermot Halpin said: "We're surprised that so few drivers remember the traffic light sequence correctly.
"It's amazing that so many drivers think an amber signal is about to change to green. Drivers should remember that an amber light means stop unless it is unsafe to do so."
He added: "As pedestrians we're worried that so many drivers expect to see a green and amber signal since this doesn't exist."


How do I gear my property portfolio?
To really set yourself up for a comfortable retirement through property, you need to establish a set of several investment homes to sustain you once you decide to leave the workforce. You can choose to buy in one area, or diversify and establish a wide variety of houses to bring you income. But once you buy property, how do you set up your loan payments and rent yields?
Positive gearing: Do I go for it?
Many people prefer to go with cashflow positive property, making immediate gains through rental yield and focusing on this rather than the overall value of the home. However, you pay more tax on these profits and your loan repayments may be stretched out over a longer period. It's good if you want short-term gains and often suits people just starting out in investment or want to supplement their income. If you fall within a higher income bracket, you might want to head in another direction.
When do I shift into negative gearing?
When you negatively gear property, you can still have surplus funds through tax deductions while you wait for the home to increase in value. Once you pay off a loan or sell a property, you'll find your profits are looking good. These deductions, which can be made on anything from legal fees to basic home maintenance, are very beneficial for those earning more as they can soften the blow of a higher tax bracket.
Negatively gearing several properties at once can work very well if you're looking to sell the homes in the long term, especially coupled with interest-only loans. Patience is a virtue for a reason - stay in it for the long run for the best result on a home. However, this doesn't mean you should gear every investment you make negatively - the expertise of an agent will be able to guide you on which rent yields work for this strategy.
The beauty of diversifying your property portfolio is you don't have to restrict yourself to one style of investment. Mixing positive cashflow properties with negatively geared properties can bring you stellar returns, but you have to make sure your investments are chosen in the right place at the right time. Knowing when and where this is can be difficult, but by engaging a buyers agent you'll have everything you need to identify what kind of growth is occurring in certain areas. By keeping their ear to the market at all times, agents know exactly where to invest and which properties will make the best returns for your situation.


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Singer Etta James hospitalized again with serious infections
Blues legend Etta James was hospitalized in Riverside earlier this week with infections of the blood and the urinary tract, one of her sons said Friday.
"It was a really bad infection," Sametto James said. "Right now she's doing a lot better."
The 73-year-old singer, who is also battling dementia and leukemia, was also hospitalized in January 2010 for sepsis and a UTI. She's expected to stay hospitalized until her infections are cleared, Sametto told the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
James' sons and her husband of 41 years, Artis Mills, are battling in court over control of the singer's money. Mills has petitioned to have her savings transferred into his name so he can pay for the round-the-clock care she receives at their Riverside-area home, saying his wife wasn't of sound mind when she gave power of attorney to son Donte.
Donte James didn't object to the release of money for her care, but asked that it be overseen by a third party "to avoid present and future family conflict and discrepancies," the Press-Enterprise reported.
After ordering $60,000 to be released in January for her care, according to L.A. Now, a judge in February requested an independent evaluation of her health.
Three-time Grammy winner James is known for her signature tune, the 1961 ballad "At Last."
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Who benefits from the welfare reforms?
The Home Office recently published statutory instruments relating to Part 11 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The amendments come at an important time for a government seeking to restrict the large scale movement of proceeds of crime between jurisdictions, but they also impact upon the 'bread and butter' orders in smaller cases and new provisions in the Acts mentioned below will be of great interest to constabularies wishing to supplement dwindling budgets. Defending in cases where these powers are used will require attention to detail.
Together, the instruments provide for cooperation in the investigation and enforcement of Orders relating to the recovery of criminal proceeds. Separate instruments provide for cooperation between the jurisdictions within the United Kingdom and for the United Kingdom to assist overseas authorities. The instruments are required because of amendments made to POCA by other legislation, namely the Policing and Crime Act 2009, the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and the Serious Crime Act 2015. The legislation gives authorities new powers in the investigation and recovery of criminal proceeds and the statutory instruments make the powers available in the course of providing assistance to Scotland, N.Ireland and jurisdictions outside the UK.
Sections 7, 16 and 29 of the 2015 Act amend the 2002 Act to provide for a compliance order to be made by the court in conjunction with the confiscation order. This provides the court with the power to make such an order as it believes appropriate for the purposes of ensuring the payment of the confiscation order. The court may order restrictions, prohibitions or requirements, provided they are appropriate for the purpose of securing the payment of the confiscation order. It must also consider whether to impose a ban on the defendant's travel outside the United Kingdom. These provisions came into force in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on 1 June 2015. Scottish Ministers plan to commence these provisions on 1 February 2016.
Sections 55, 56 and 57 of the Police and Crime Act 2009 amend the 2002 Act providing powers to search for, seize and detain property with a view to the future payment of any confiscation order. The new sections of the 2002 Act include a new detention order where a court authorises continued detention of seized property. These provisions came into force on 1 June 2015 in England, Wales and Scotland. The intention is that they will come into force in Northern Ireland on 1 February 2016.
Sections 58, 59 and 60 of the 2009 Act amend the 2002 Act, enabling the court to order the sale of seized property so that a confiscation order may be paid. These provisions came into force on 1 June 2015 in England, Wales and Scotland; the intention is that they will come into force in Northern Ireland on 1 February 2016.
It will take time for enforcing authorities to familiarize themselves with how the orders can assist them on a day to day basis, but the provisions certainly strengthen an already draconian set of powers. Careful advice will be required in cases involving the operation of these orders, particularly where innocent third parties have a proprietary interest in seized property.


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Q: I need to compare two values in JavaScript and based on those set a status to available The project that I'm currently working on in is probably way out of my programming abilities, but I am giving it a try.
The following snippet of code is from my data.js, I need to compare these in my primary.js
    {
        index: 4,
        name: "",
        desc: "",
        type: "",
        ranks: 5,
        primary: [2, 4, 6, 8, 10],
    },
    {
        index: 8,
        name: "",
        desc: "",
        type: "",
        ranks: 5,
        primary: [2, 4, 6, 8, 10],
    },

-- this snippet of code is just from a data.js that stores a bunch of values
What I need to compare is the "primary: [2,4,6,8,10]," between the two indexes.
I'll try to explain this best I can, each number regardless of the number needs to be seen as a 1, so for "primary: [2,4,6,8,10]," it needs to count them as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and so on no matter if it was "primary: [783,203,1294,240,143]," or the previously mentioned example.
Anyways some snippets from my primary javascript that I think could be key:
var getParentIndex = function (tree, parent) {
    for (var i = 0; i < _talents[tree].length; i++) {
        if (_talents[tree][i].index == parent) {
            return i;
        }
    }
};

Adding new code to look at primary instead of parent could maybe be a step in the right direction:
var getPrimaryIndex = function (tree, primary) {
    for (var i = 0; i < _talents[tree].length; i++) {
        if (_talents[tree][i].index == primary) {
            return i;
        }
    }
};

And then comparing values between two different indexes
Very important is that if the values of the two different indexes primary is == X it needs to be put as available in this snippet of code
                    if (pointsRequired(talent) <= treePoints(tree) && parentIsFull(tree, index))
                        status = (rank > 0) ? "active" : "available";
                    else
                        status = "unavailable";
                }

So something along the lines of:
                    if (pointsRequired(talent) <= treePoints(tree) && parentIsFull(tree, index) && primarycounter=5)
                        status = (rank > 0) ? "active" : "available";
                    else
                        status = "unavailable";
                }

I know you wouldnt write it as primarycounter=5 but its just to give an idea of the functionality I need.
I have uploaded the entirety of both my data.js and primary.js to github if that makes it any easier in any way.
https://github.com/chc544/Helpless

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Things have slowed down here. One brother digs in another brother's undies drawer for a clean pair after scavenging both his drawer and the baskets in the laundry room and coming up empty-handed. Needles from the thirsty Christmas tree litter the floor, scattering them throughout the house as four sets of feet tramp through them daily. Empty cupboards grow barer, the essentials that are usually well stocked dwindling down to none. The cat meows, reminding everyone that the bottom of her food dish is visible and the waste to fresh litter ratio in her cat box is not to her standards. Tiny pieces to new toys sit disassembled. A bundle of forgotten mail piles up, half the stack opened, the rest left till later. Snow gear is flung throughout the house in disarray--a glove shoved in the nook behind the basket, a boot under the Christmas tree, snow pants draped over a chair to dry, hats hastily left behind. Schedules are more of a guideline right now, for this week only, as we wade through the holiday.
Eventually things will pick up again. The laundry washed, folded, and put away. The Christmas decorations stored for next year. The cupboards restocked. The mail tended to. The snow gear in its rightful place. And schedules will be more strictly followed. But for these handful of days remaining before Dave goes back to work and the boys back to school, we will wallow in this land of in between, where we're barely functioning but definitely living.
There's something about the holidays that makes us want to hit the pause button on life. We see the mess but tend to ignore it, opting instead to be Robin to our four-year-old's Batman or build an exact replica of the castle on the magnatile box with our six-year-old or spend a ghastly amount of time trying to make our baby smile just one more time. By the week's end, we'll be done. The list of stuff ignored will haunt us enough to propel us into action, the coming week looming before us when we must return to the land of the living. But who needs clean underwear and a house free of sparkly green and red decorations and cupboards full of food and tightly followed schedules when you can instead wear jammies every day and eat cereal for every meal and plug in the Christmas lights and pretend for a just a smidge longer that it is still Christmas? Apparently, not us. For now, anyway.


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Berlin-Kreuzberg: Social Democrats want to set up police station in left-wing scene district
Against the opposition of their own party, the Berlin SPD interior senate wants to station police permanently at Berlin's "Kotti". However, the senate fears a "partly anti-police scene". Therefore, the new building will be protected by permanent patrols and more video surveillance.
The interior senate led by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin wants to set up a new police station at Kottbusser Tor in Kreuzberg that will operate 24/7. It is to "significantly increase the presence and visibility of the police in the left-wing scene district", explained Interior Senator Iris Spranger on Monday after a closed meeting of the Berlin Senate. This would also strengthen a "sense of security". The entire square has been considered a "crime-ridden area" (kbO) since 1996. Police are allowed to check identity papers and search people and things there without suspicion of a crime.
The "Kotti" is a large street intersection with an underground transfer station in the middle of the former postal delivery area "36". All around, restaurants and shops have settled, the blocks of houses built in the 1970s by "Deutsche Wohnen AG" were only recently bought up by the state-owned Gewobag Wohnungsbau-Aktiengesellschaft after successful struggles by the "I love Kotti" campaign. With about 70 per cent, the Kotti has the highest percentage of people with a migration history in Berlin. "Berlin-Kreuzberg: Social Democrats want to set up police station in left-wing scene district" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 19/01/2022 19/01/2022 Schlagwörter Berlin, BVG, Franziska Giffey, GdP, Germany, Kottbusser Tor, Kotti, Kreuzberg, Police, SPD, Video SurveillanceSchreibe einen Kommentar zu Berlin-Kreuzberg: Social Democrats want to set up police station in left-wing scene district
More German state police forces introduce tasers for patrol police
Four out of 16 federal states are now introducing electric pulse weapons across the board. The right-wing conservative police union DPolG has declared itself to be the mastermind and is sponsored by a manufacturer. Whether the officers will use less violence with the new weapons, as claimed, is questionable. Every year there are two deaths in Germany after being tasered
Shortly after the end of a pilot project in five large cities, the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia approved another 4.5 million Euros for the procurement of 620 Tasers. The weapons, in Germany known to the police as "distance electric pulse devices", are now to be used in twelve more cities, including Aachen, Bochum, Gütersloh, Münster and Wuppertal, as well as parts of the Sauerland region. Currently, there are 766 Tasers in use by the police of Germany's largest state, according to two Paderborn MPs. Altogether, the stock will thus be expanded to more than 1,360 devices; the total cost of the procurement is 8.5 million euros. This also includes training.
Only recently, the German Press Agency (dpa) had presented figures after a survey. According to this, the police in North Rhine-Westphalia drew the taser almost 160 times in their pilot test until the end of September 2021. This involved 123 threats and 31 actual firings. Two times, the devices were used in contact mode, where the electric shock is delivered directly to the target's body without the usual wires. "More German state police forces introduce tasers for patrol police" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 10/01/2022 21/01/2022 Schlagwörter Axon, Bavaria, Berlin, BKA, Brandenburg, Bremen, DPolG, Germany, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Police Union, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Taser, ThuringiaSchreibe einen Kommentar zu More German state police forces introduce tasers for patrol police
German project: Drones for non-governmental maritime rescue
Searchwing has developed a waterproof drone that can be hand-launched from a ship. In a two-hour mission, the aircraft flies up to 120 kilometres. For real-time transmission, members are working on a new model.
In the Mediterranean, EU agencies use drones to track and stop refugees on their way to Europe. Since May this year, Frontex has stationed an Israeli "Heron 1" on Malta, soon to be followed by an even larger drone. Individual member states are also increasingly relying on autonomous systems for their coast guards. They are supported in this by EMSA, the Maritime Safety Agency.
For some years now, non-governmental organisations have also been experimenting with unmanned aerial vehicles. Their objective is to rescue people on the high seas and then disembark them in a state that will not persecute or mistreat them. One of the groups is Searchwing. In October, the activists completed a test on the ship "Sea-Watch 4". I spoke to Philipp Borgers about this. "German project: Drones for non-governmental maritime rescue" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 16/11/2021 16/11/2021 Schlagwörter Augsburg, Berlin, Chaos Communication Congress, Drones, EMSA, Europe, Frontex, Mediterranean, Sea Rescue, Sea-Watch, SearchWing, SpainSchreibe einen Kommentar zu German project: Drones for non-governmental maritime rescue
Undercover operations: UK special court sentences police for sexual relations
In at least 27 cases, British police officers have deceived women and entered into intimate relationships with them in undercover missions. According to a verdict handed down yesterday, the police force in charge also interfered with the physical integrity, privacy and political activities of those involved.
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London ruled yesterday on the use of undercover officers against left-wing movements. The Metropolitan Police violated a "formidable list" of basic human rights. The case was brought by Kate Wilson, a British citizen who alleges sexual abuse and won justice after a ten-year legal battle. "This has been a long and emotional journey, and I am happy to receive this ruling today", the now 41-year-old activist commented to a campaign group. Her lawyers described the decision as a landmark.
In a separate hearing, the IPT will decide on further remedies, including compensation for the plaintiff and payment of court costs and legal fees. In another court, Wilson and other women had sued for damages because undercover officers entered into relationships with them that lasted up to nine years. The police had publicly apologised for this after pressure from the women concerned, and seven women finally received compensation. "Undercover operations: UK special court sentences police for sexual relations" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 01/10/2021 02/10/2021 Schlagwörter Berlin, ECHR, G8, Germany, Great Britain, Heiligendamm, Investigatory Powers Tribunal, Ireland, London, Mark Kennedy, Metropolitan Police, NPOIU, Police, Protest Policing, Scotland, Undercover Officers, USA
German proposal: EU to take over working group on covert observation and surveillance
European police forces are organised in three informal networks for the exchange of information on techniques and methods of clandestine surveillance. The German Presidency wants to merge the structures and establish them with the EU. Europol could be responsible for coordination.
Police tasks include clandestine surveillance, for example to convict suspects of a crime or to prevent the commission of further offences. To this end, the authorities use technical means to listen to the spoken word, to observe with miniaturised cameras or to trace with tracking devices.
To improve covert observation and surveillance, European authorities are joining forces in three networks. Police authorities from Eastern Europe, Finland and Malta are members of the "Surveillance Cooperation Group" (SCG) founded in Prague in 2017. The countries of the Western Balkans as well as Austria join forces in the "Surveillance Expert Network for Southeast Europe" (SENSEE). All other EU Member States, the associated Schengen members Norway and Switzerland as well as Europol are organised in the "European Surveillance Group" (ESG). Great Britain is also still participating in this group. "German proposal: EU to take over working group on covert observation and surveillance" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 20/10/2020 Schlagwörter ARGOS, Assembly of Regional Groups on Covert Observation and Surveillance, Berlin, BKA, ESG, ETS, EU Commission, EU2020DE, European Surveillance Group, European Tracking Solution, European Union, Europol, Germany, Great Britain, Police, SCG, Schengen, SENSEE, Surveillance Cooperation Group, Surveillance Expert Network for Southeast Europe
Taser at the German Federal Police: Shooting from the back
In a year's time, the German Ministry of the Interior could decide on the nationwide equipment of the Federal Police with electroshock weapons. Until then, the officers may in a pilot project shoot at children as well.
At the beginning of September, the Federal Police Inspectorates Berlin-Ostbahnhof, Kaiserslautern and Frankfurt/Main-Hauptbahnhof started a pilot project on the use of tasers. But the officers are to avoid shots at heart patients. This is stated in an administrative regulation of 7 August, which the Federal Ministry of the Interior has only just published in the governmental "Ministerialblatt" for the "Taser X2" model of the US manufacturer Axon. The document can only be obtained for a fee; the FOIA platform "Frag den Staat" has put it online.
With tasers, the officers shoot tiny arrows connected to a wire, which penetrate the skin by about one centimetre and emit a current pulse of 50,000 volts for several seconds. Those affected feel a very strong pain and are initially completely paralysed. "Taser at the German Federal Police: Shooting from the back" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 05/10/2020 05/10/2020 Schlagwörter Amnesty International, Austria, Axon, Bavarian USK, Berlin, Bundespolizei, but also by patrol officers in Hesse, Electroshock weapons, Federal Police, FOIA, Frag den Staat, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, GSG 9, Kaiserslautern, Netherlands, Rhineland-Palatinate, Taser X2, Tasers, USA, UzwG
Right-wing attacks: German Police and Europol cannot decrypt suspects' devices
The Berlin police fail to crack the mobile phone and laptop of a neo-Nazi. This is stated in the final report of the investigation team on arson and spraying in the Neukölln district. Federal authorities and companies have also chipped their teeth at the devices.
The investigation of a right-wing series of attacks in Berlin is made considerably more difficult by the encryption of devices that the police confiscated from suspects. This is stated in the final report of the "Fokus" investigation team. Accordingly, the police have asked several official and private agencies for help with decryption, each time unsuccessfully. The classified report has 72 pages, in a much shorter open version the explanations on digital forensics are missing. There is only a footnote stating that "work continues on the decryption of two encrypted devices of a suspect".
For several years left-wing activists and projects in the Berlin district of Neukölln have been plagued by arson and spraying, while three members of the right-wing scene known to the police are suspected. Because the police were slow in investigating, Senator of the Interior Andreas Geisel (SPD) set up the "Fokus" investigation team over a year ago. "Independent" police officers were supposed to check the work of their colleagues. However, there is still no new evidence against the three main suspects Sebastian T., Tilo P. and Julian B. after the end of the new investigation. "Right-wing attacks: German Police and Europol cannot decrypt suspects' devices" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 02/10/2020 Schlagwörter Berlin, BKA, Cellebrite, Decryption, Digital Forensics, Encryption, FBI, Federal Criminal Police Office, Germany, LKA, Neo-Nazis, Neukölln, Police, ZITiS
Chile: Spy like in Germany
German police officers are advising the police in Santiago on setting up a department for undercover investigations. Further support is provided to improve the public presentation of police measures
German criminal investigation offices are helping the police in Chile to set up a unit for undercover investigations. One of the partners providing expertise was the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) of Baden-Württemberg, which visited the Chilean authorities on site. This was confirmed by the Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Stephan Mayer, in response to an inquiry by left-wing MP Ulla Jelpke. Security authorities had been "advised" during the visit.
The LKA in Baden-Württemberg is one of those German authorities whose spies against left movements have been exposed in recent years. At the end of 2010, the undercover police officer Simon Bromma was discovered in Heidelberg, who was set upon anti-fascist groups under the alias "Simon Brenner". The officer was also active in neighboring countries, the state government justified a trip to a No Border Camp in Brussels with "legend building". Five years later, the Administrative Court in Karlsruhe declared the operation in Heidelberg illegal. "Chile: Spy like in Germany" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 20/03/2020 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, BKA, Carabineros, Chile, Gendarmerie, General Assembly, Germany, Heidelberg, INDH, Interpol, Jürgen Stock, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of the Interior, No Border Camp, Policía de Investigaciones, Santiago de Chile, Simon Bromma, Undercover Investigations
Germany: Many "silent SMS" at federal and state level
Inquiries in parliaments and under the Freedom of Information Act show the amount of secret text messages to find out the whereabouts of telephones and their owners. Police use the method in real time for arrests, while secret services create longer-term movement profiles with it.
"Silent SMS" are text messages whose reception is not indicated by the mobile phone. However, they generate a communication process that is logged by the telephone providers. With a court order, security authorities query this data record. Police and secret services are interested in the radio cells in which the phones are located. In this way, they obtain the location and a movement profile of the persons concerned.
For some years now, biannual inquiries to the German government have documented that the figures for "silent SMS" at the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Federal Police are at a similar level. The highest value for both authorities together was in the first half of 2016 at around 138,000, the lowest in the first half of 2019 at around 26,000. Subsequently, the figures have more than doubled again, the Federal Ministry of the Interior announced last week. "Germany: Many "silent SMS" at federal and state level" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 10/02/2020 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter Berlin, BfV, BKA, Brandenburg, Code of Criminal Procedure, Federal Criminal Police, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Federal Police, Freedom of Information Act, Germany, Hamburg, IMSI Catchers, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia, Police, Rhineland-Palatinate, Schleswig-Holstein, Secret Services, Ssilent SMS
The tracking bug in your pocket: Mobile phone surveillance in Germany
Procedures according to §§ 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (StPO) to determine the whereabouts and identification of mobile phones in Germany
In addition to telecommunications surveillance (§ 100a StPO) and online searches (§ 100b StPO), German police authorities use technical means within the framework of §§ 100 StPO to determine the location of mobile phones. These include the so-called "silent SMS", IMSI-Catcher and cell site analysis. Customs and the secret services are also partially authorised to perform these tasks. Six-monthly parliamentary inquiries in the Bundestag document that the number of measures for federal authorities has remained at about the same level in recent years. According to the figures of individual states, the investigative methods under Sections 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are in some cases used much more frequently there than by federal authorities. Some measures for the localisation of telephone owners are in a grey area and have led to legal adjustments. A ruling by the Federal Court of Justice last year could be the reason why the figures for "silent SMS" have suddenly fallen sharply. Some federal states are currently merging into "Joint Competence and Service Centres" in the field of police telecommunications surveillance (GKDZ), which are being set up in Hamburg and Leipzig/Dresden. It is possible that with these centralised GKDZs, the number of measures for telecommunications surveillance within the framework of §§ 100 StPO will increase further. "The tracking bug in your pocket: Mobile phone surveillance in Germany" weiterlesen
Autor Matthias MonroyVeröffentlicht am 26/12/2019 16/07/2020 Schlagwörter 5G, Berlin, BfV, BKA, BND, Cell Site Analysis, Customs, Federal Court of Justice, Federal Criminal Police Office, Federal Intelligence Service, Federal Police, Germany, GKDZ, IMSI Catcher, Joint Competence and Service Centres, Länder, Ministry of the Interior, Police, Saxonia, Secret, Secret Services, Silent SMS, Telecommunications Surveillance, ZITiS


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The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is committed to conducting research of the highest international standards, including both basic research in a broad range of subject areas and applied research of social and industrial relevance. Among its most notable research achievements are the advances made in liquid biopsy in prenatal testing and early cancer detection, biotechnological improvements of soybean, molecular analysis for cancer and metabolic disease detection and treatment, drug development for rare neurodegenerative diseases, network coding theory that has revolutionised data transmission and network applications, and artificial intelligence and robotics for innovative technologies in biomedical and smart city applications.
CUHK is a member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) which aims to promote international collaboration in research and graduate education. The University joined the network in 2011 as the only member university in Hong Kong and has since then taken an active role in it.
In the University's Strategic Plan 2016-20, four research priorities are identified based on our research excellence to address some of the most pressing issues of the world today.
As China takes centre stage in the world's economic, cultural and political arenas, the bilingual and multi-disciplinary field of China Studies becomes an essential source of understanding for all things Chinese.
Advances in omics and big data analytics have transformed biomedical research and the practice of medicine in recent years leading to the development of Precision Medicine. Next Gen whole genome sequencing analyses of circulating nucleic acids allow non-invasive pre-natal diagnosis of genetic disorders and liquid biopsy for early diagnosis and prognosis of cancers.
Information technology draws upon multi-disciplinary connections to advance human capacities.
The sustainable growth of our world in the future depends on the integration of environmental and socio-economic sustainability aided by advanced information and communication technology.
Hong Kong is transforming itself into a global hub of innovation and technology (I&T). CUHK, recognised as one of the most innovative universities in the city and the region, is playing a lead role in this effort.
The Hong Kong Government has committed to doubling its research funding budget over the next few years and has established two I&T research clusters with HK$10 billion. These two clusters, healthcare technologies, and artificial intelligence and robotics technologies, are areas where CUHK has established expertise and strength. In addition, funding for three schemes under Hong Kong's I&T Fund will be doubled to promote technology transfer. Approximately HK$20 billion will be devoted to research-related initiatives.
Nationally, China's Ministry of Science and Technology announced new policies that will enable universities and research institutions in Hong Kong to compete directly for national research funding. Opportunities are also opening up in the Greater Bay Area, the region of southern China that encompasses nine municipalities in Guangdong along with Macao and Hong Kong. These and other incentives are paving the way for a new wave of research opportunities for CUHK. Backed by a reputation of ground-breaking research, an innovative spirit, together with extensive training and support for innovation and entrepreneurship on our campus, CUHK is propelling an innovative future for Hong Kong and beyond.
With the support of a wide array of research institutes and centres, CUHK has long promoted inter-disciplinary research excellence on a local, national and international level. The University also encourages international research collaborations and has established a number of joint research units in partnership with institutions for higher education and research that are helping to advance knowledge in a variety of subject areas and addressing some of the world's challenges.
Evidence of the strength, variety and impact of CUHK's research can be seen in the establishment of five State Key Laboratories entrusted by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, our eight Areas of Excellence research projects supported by the Hong Kong University Grants Committee, and many collaborations with eminent research institutions in mainland China and overseas.


Sounds reach consciousness through the senses and resonate in memory.
Accordingly, the listener responds, the composer creates, and the evolution of aural imagery unfolds in ways both concrete and ethereal.
Science can not reproduce all phenomena, nor replicate consciousness. It cannot be free of human error, and it can be misused and misinterpreted for non-scientific ends.
Still, science can be an art, and a means to exploration of ideas and concepts impossible to reach otherwise; I, like numerous artists, am indebted to scientific method and study for the capabilities and inspirations technology provides. Imagination expands with technology, as does science, mutatis mutandis, with imagination. There is often a great deal of confusion related to the experimental in music and sound, simply because such works are, in many cases, ill-defined and the result of so-called "spontaneous" events. While these certainly have their place, for works to be the outcome of experimental processes, they must be considered in the abstract, that is to say, in the postulation of theories, and follow procedures designed to be replicated in order to attain desirable outcomes.
It cannot be overly stressed that this sense of a fundamentally scientific approach is at work in every Black Mountain School composition and recording. These are works created by intent, not accident.
Consciousness, and certainly human consciousness, is, according to contemporary evidence and understanding, a rarity in the known universe.
As artist and composer, I hear things that are not present to the ear, sense their objective reality, and bring these atmospheric, auditory images into being through electronic media in ways that were not possible as recently as twenty years ago. These are works of the inner ear, to be communicated as such to the listener, offering peculiar perspectives in hearing and listening that may contribute to balanced states of mind as well as encouraging clarity of percipience.
Rustle of leaves. Unfamiliar cries of a strange, wild creature.
Walking out, experience vestigial perceptions of sound imagery impressed upon forgotten ancestors.
One may take the greatest of care, yet still sense that much goes unobserved. Increasing awareness, one gains comprehension of consciousness and the world.
Therefore, whenever possible, the composer clarifies, interprets, and explicates the imagined through representations of the real.
Social norms and expectations limit perceptivity, particularly in terms of sound and music.
Immured within these limits, the listener becomes accustomed to the various generic forms found at all times and places within the music media, and rarely ventures outside the ordinary frames of reference.
Both composer and discriminating listener understand the importance and value of aesthetic forms beyond the commonplace, and thus it is incumbent upon the composer to bring the unexpected into being in ways that not only "break the mold", but are also capable of altering perceptions in ways that are both beautiful and desirable for all those who would take time to listen.
Perceptions and responses to sound fluctuate according to innumerable conditions.
Consciousness and attitude change with perspective. Observe conditions, become aware of details, give thought to cultural, social, historical, and personal orientation to life and seek insight in the ideas that come to mind. Understanding the effects and purposes of sound and music becomes of greater moment, yet much of it may lose value and the emotional intensity accorded to it.
Listener and composer know intuitively that there is much that remains unknown and unrealized.


Certified Life-Cycle Celebrants™ offer an essential service in today's changing world. Recent Pew Studies describe an increasing number of people who aren't affiliated with any particular religion and many who are non-religious and/or may consider themselves spiritual instead. Non-religious, Interfaith and multicultural families are increasingly an important and growing part of society's diversity. Celebrants offer a meaningful and significant alternative to people from all backgrounds, traditions, cultures and faiths. They provide the opportunity to create personalized ceremonies that celebrate, honor, and recognize life events that are shared common human experiences, and among the most joyful are "celebrations of love".
Many such celebrations take place in June. It's the most popular month for weddings and you may have wondered how that happened. In the Roman Empire, many couples chose to wed in June because by then the weather had become warm and flowers were bountiful. June was named for Juno, the goddess of marriage and childbirth; couples who chose to get married in June did so to honor her and because they hoped that she would look favorably on them, and grant them prosperity and good fortune.
As time went on, other equally practical reasons for marrying in June arose: the Celtics realized that babies born to couples who married in June were more likely to survive in mild weather, and with less infection and starvation than in cold winter months. During medieval times a person's annual bath (yes, you read that right) usually fell in late May or early June, meaning that June brides would still smell clean and fresh. Just to be safe, brides carried a bouquet of fresh flowers to mask their body odor, creating the custom of carrying a bouquet when walking down the aisle! And, brides who married in June were very likely to give birth the following spring, allowing them sufficient time to get strong enough to work during the fall harvest.
Another celebration of love that takes place in June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Pride Month (LGBTQ Pride Month) that honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan which were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. Pride, as opposed to shame and social stigma, is an intentional perspective that characterizes most LGBTQ rights movements throughout the world. Pride represents a positive stand against discrimination and violence toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBTQ) that also bolsters dignity, equal rights and increased visibility in society in order to help build community, and celebrate sexual diversity.
Leading the way in embracing people from all walks of life, the Celebrant Foundation & Institute (CFI) offers in the fall of 2016 the one and only certificate program like it in the U.S. titled "LGBTQ Life-Cycle Ceremony Workshop". The program for alumni with at least one year of celebrant experience and marks a significant milestone in the history of the school.
And thus my soul to full embrace.
O June, my June, you bring content.
O June, my lovely June sojourn.
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SDUSD Investigating After 2 Students Dropped Off at Wrong Bus Stop
Parents of both children say they have yet to hear an explanation of the mishap from the district.
By Dave Summers	• Published September 23, 2019 • Updated on September 24, 2019 at 8:11 am
The San Diego Unified School District is investigating two incidents in which students, a 5- and 6-year-old, were dropped off at the wrong bus stop after school.
Parents of both children say they have yet to hear an explanation of the mishap from the district and both children are still dealing with emotional trauma from being left alone in unfamiliar places.
Corwin Hamilton's daughter, Ivy, and Chelies Turner's son, Jake, both go to Longfellow Spanish Immersion Elementary School in Bay Park.
Jake's bus was supposed to drop him off at Horace Mann Middle School in El Cerrito but he was taken to Edison Elementary School in City Heights, about 10 minutes away in normal traffic, his parents told NBC 7.
Ivy's route was supposed to end at Boone Elementary School in Bay Terraces but she was instead dropped off 20 minutes away at Emerson-Bandini Elementary School in Southcrest.
"Horror. It was Horror. Any parent's going to think the worst," Turner said. "The first thing I was thinking was if somebody snatched him or if he got hit, or anything. Everything bad."
Hamilton said it took him nearly an hour fighting through afternoon traffic to get to his first-grader.
"Running through red lights and your heart is beating so fast wondering where your only child is and if she's safe," he said.
When Hamilton finally got to Ivy, she was in tears holding the hand of a stranger.
"One lady came up and said, 'Are you alone?' and I said yes," Ivy said.
That kind stranger waited with her until her dad got to the campus. Hamilton only knew where to go because Ivy, at just 6 years old, has a cell phone.
"Better safe than sorry," he said.
Turner says Jake, a 5-year-old kindergarten student at Longfellow, was traumatized by what happened.
"He was distraught," she said. "He was shaking, crying. He wouldn't let me go."
Jake is still having issues with separation from his parents, and Turner said her son wakes up in the middle of the night and comes into her room for comfort. She said she's been in contact with his teacher since the incident checking to see if there have been any changes in his behavior at school.
The district said it is investigating both incidents and said whoever is found to be responsible will be held accountable, but Hamilton and Turner said the district isn't being transparent.
Hamilton said he still hasn't heard anything from the SDUSD, including an explanation of how this all happened. Neither he or Turner feel comfortable letting their children take the bus.
"I don't trust them to transport my kid back and forth to school," Turner said. "I don't know what else to do other than take my son off the bus."
Both parents filed complaints with the school. Hamilton says he went a step further and filed a complaint with the district and is considering legal action.
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New York — Are you ready for some football? American football, that is, with all due respect to the rest of the world that considers soccer as true football. If you're set to watch the big game on Sunday, February 3, you might want to look for some of the behind-the-action commodities.
**The roof may appear to rotate open but it's an optical illusion -- it opens by the movement of eight "petals" that slide open in a straight line.
**Each roof petal weighs 500 st and can open and close in eight minutes, using only the horsepower of a compact car.
**The 360-degree HD halo video board consists of approximately 500 st of steel supporting 500 st of video boards.
**Stainless steel was used for a 41.5-ft tall statue of a falcon outside the stadium, hailed as the largest bird sculpture in the world, with a wingspan of more than 64 ft.
**As for petrochemicals, ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) is a fluorine-based plastic, and each roof petal structure is clad with air-inflated ETFE pillows.
**ETFE is a highly durable, lightweight fabric that is translucent, allowing for a light-filled stadium.
**Petrochemicals are also protecting the athletes under that roof once the game starts. Today's plastic football helmets are made from molded polycarbonate shells with foam padding -- generally either polyurethane, polystyrene, polypropylene, or ethylene vinyl acetate on the inside.
**The synthetic playing field is a monofilament polyethylene fiber, Revolution 360 from FieldTurf, boasting a cooling system that reduces surface temperature by up to 35 degrees Fahrenheit compared to traditional artificial turfs.
**Stadium power is supplied by seven 19,800 volt/3,000 kVa utility transformers from two separate utility vault locations.
**4,000 solar PV panels are installed on the stadium site and the Georgia World Congress Authority campus with the goal of generating approximately 1.6 million kWh/year of renewable energy.
**The 1.6 million kW generated by the stadium are enough to power about 10% of the stadium's energy consumption -- the equivalent of approximately 160 households in Atlanta, or more than nine Atlanta Falcons home games or 13 Atlanta United home matches.
**Uses 29% less energy than a typical building of its size.
**Ten electric vehicle charging stations are installed in various parking areas with capacity to charge up to 48 vehicles simultaneously.
**Stadium-wide LED lighting system reduces energy use by as much as 60% (more than 44 million LED lights in the visual displays alone).
In time for the Super Bowl, the stadium is committed to becoming a zero-waste venue by February 2019. Compostable paper soda cups and lids are used at all concession stands. Compost and recycling bins are clearly marked throughout the building so that fans can actively participate in the building's sustainable efforts. Since its opening August 26, 2017, Mercedes-Benz stadium officials report it has collected 1.197 million lb of recycled material.
Fun fact: In terms of pro teams named after commodities or energy, the Pittsburgh Steelers have played in eight Super Bowls, the San Francisco 49ers (named for those involved in the 1849 California gold rush) have played in five and the Los Angeles (formerly San Diego) Chargers have appeared in one.


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Google's Cookieless Update: What it Means for Marketers
The advertising community has been in a commotion this week, following a momentous announcement from Google on Tuesday: within two years, the Chrome web browser will no longer support third-party cookies, spelling an end to programmatic advertising as we know it. Until then, the tech giant will be working with AdTech players to design and test new "cookieless" advertising features with an emphasis on privacy.
Although it has been anticipated for some time, the move has generated divisive reactions. On one end of the spectrum, some hail the end of third-party user tracking as a win for consumer privacy. On the other end, critics see an attempt by Google to quash its advertising competitors, forcing them to use the APIs in its Privacy Sandbox as an alternative.Whatever Google's motives, one thing is certainly true: the end of third-party tracking definitely signals a struggle for publishers and AdTech companies in the years ahead. At the same time, it does not spell the end of online marketing or targeted advertising. In fact, a "cookieless world" has been on the horizon for some time, and many – from CMOs to CMPs – are well prepared.
So what should online marketers know about cookies, and what will the upcoming changes to Google Chrome mean for their digital strategy? In this article, we will answer both questions, beginning with an explanation of today's AdTech.
How Third-Party Tracking Works
Most Internet users have – at least – a passing familiarity with "cookies," which are small files passed from a website to a visitor. Cookies allow information to be stored between web sessions, keeping a user logged into their account, saving items in a shopping cart, retaining custom settings, etc.
While websites drop cookies directly on their visitors, third parties are also allowed to drop cookies on visitors of their partner domains. Advertisers therefore buy ad space across multiple websites and use cookies to track a user across the web, storing information about their online habits, demographic data and preferences.
There is a good and bad side to this technology: on the one hand, it gives advertisers a high degree of targeting functionality and makes the web experience more "relevant" to the end customer. On the other hand, it tends to creep users out, and some cookies can be used for malicious purposes.
How Will Cookieless Advertising Work?
With the emergence of data privacy legislation like GDPR, cookies are slowly becoming more trouble than they're worth for many publications, and Google isn't the first tech company to do something about it. Last year, Apple gave users of its Safari browser the option to disable third-party cookies, and Mozilla Firefox has done something similar.
But until now, cookies have also been very important to the digital economy: they bring in revenue for ad-supported websites and social media platforms – they also give businesses and marketers a way to connect with high-value prospects. So what will they do now?
Fortunately, there are other ways to target users without the use of third-party cookies:
Like before, websites will still be allowed to drop cookies on their users and offer personalized advertising. The difference is that advertisers will not be able to see their prospects anymore or track them across the web – but even this remains possible to an extent.
Universal ID
In the wake of Google's announcement, there is renewed interest in Universal ID. Under this system, advertisers would be able to track and target users without the use of third-party cookies through an anonymized identifier. Universal ID has many advantages over third-party cookies for both users and advertisers, though it would require widespread adoption among Internet publishers to be useful.
Device Fingerprinting
More controversially, "fingerprinting" is a technique that advertisers can use to track users between browsers and devices. Although it is arguably more invasive than third-party cookies, it is also difficult to prevent, and many publishers have already adopted it as an alternative.
Impact on Marketers
Marketers are right to be concerned about the end of third-party tracking cookies since it will directly impact their ability to target customers. However, the extent of this impact is easy to exaggerate, and – thanks to the developments already mentioned – targeted advertising will continue to flourish.
There are three things marketers should keep in mind before the promised updates to Google Chrome are rolled out in 2022:
Rapid recovery for CPM
Although advertisers suffered in the immediate aftermath of GDPR, their fill rates quickly recovered to pre-GDPR levels. Likewise, after the Chrome update, marketers will probably see a rise in their CPM rates (cost per thousand impressions) across advertising platforms. However, they should also expect a rapid recovery: the technology for cookieless advertising already exists, and by 2022 it will have reached maturity.
With the middle man out of the way, marketers should be prepared to build direct relationships with the publishers who can reach their target audiences. First-party cookies offer a smaller pool of prospects, but also higher quality ones: more than half of all CMOs believe they have barely tapped into the potential of their first-party data, and 96% say they are well-prepared for a cookieless world.
Invest in organic traffic
While advertising will survive the culling of third-party cookies, today's online visitors are suspicious of targeted advertising, and there are better ways to reach them. With an inbound marketing strategy, a business can attract prospects organically through a combination of high-quality content, SEO, email and social media marketing.
To prepare for the future, marketers should make organic traffic a priority and – instead of relying on third-parties – work to build direct relationships with their customers.
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Shirts With Random Triangles: Alabama lands 2016 commitment from CB prospect Shyheim Carter.
Alabama lands 2016 commitment from CB prospect Shyheim Carter.
Alabama already has the second member of its 2016 recruiting class. Kentwood, La. high school rising junior cornerback Shyheim Carter committed to the Crimson Tide on Tuesday.
Carter is rated as a four-star athlete. He is the ranked fifth among cornerback prospects for 2016. He also ranks fifth among 2016 prospects in the state of Louisiana. Among all 2016 prospects, Carter ranks 43rd.
Carter is ranked 52nd in the ESPN Jr300.
Carter attends Kentwood High School in Kentwood, Al. He stands six feet tall, and weighs 185 pounds.


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Solar Trails Open Through March 12, 2023
Having a hard time getting outside in nature now that the sun sets earlier? Taking an evening hike on solar-lit trails in the forest preserves will be an option starting Sunday, November 6.
"Walking the trails after the sun goes down is a nice way to gain a different perspective of the forest preserves," said Angelo Kyle, president of the Lake County Forest Preserves. "We realize that people are utilizing the trails more and more as a way to improve their well-being."
The solar lights serve as a guide along the trails. It is recommended to bring a flashlight or headlamp along for additional illumination.
Though regular preserve hours are 6:30 am to sunset, the illuminated trails and adjacent parking lots will remain open after sunset until 9 pm, daily through Sunday, March 12, 2023. Bicycles and horses are not permitted on the solar-lit trails after sunset. Dogs are allowed but must be leashed.
View maps of the solar-lit trails: Old School Forest Preserve or Winter Sports Area at Lakewood Forest Preserve.
Media Contact: John Nelson, Director of Operations and Infrastructure, jenelson@LCFPD.org, 847-968-3407