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Mind you, this was only in a matter of about 20 minutes or so. I only got through half of the garden, until I got to the point that I couldn't take it anymore. I guess I should have: A) Remembered my bug spray, and B) worn a jacket. I had a short sleeve shirt on. My bad!


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Christchurch, NZ, The Great Replacement and a hail of bullets
[ by Charles Cameron — hold onto your Stetsons, New Zealand, massacre, tips from JM Berger and Clint Watts, sadness, anger, the 8chan ouroboros, more ]
On the left, the symbol which fronts the Christchurch mosques killer's manifesto, The Great Replacement; note the black sun wheel in the center, and compare: on the right, the Nazi SS black sun or schwartze sonne. The SPLC's Flags and Other Symbols Used By Far-Right Groups in Charlottesville page notes:
Schwarze Sonne (Black Sun), sometimes called the sonnerad: symbol has become synonymous with myriad far-right groups who traffic in neo-Nazi and/or neo-Volkisch ideologies. The symbol is based on the ancient sun wheel artifacts that were made and used by Norse and Germanic tribes as symbol of their pagan beliefs. Those sun wheels, made centuries upon centuries ago, do not usually resemble the complexity of this particular version. The version above is inlayed into the marble floor of the Castle Wewelsburg, the castle that Himmler made the spiritual and literal home of the SS during the reign of the Third Reich, and has significance within the occult practices of the SS.
Wikipedia's page on the Great Replacement conspiracy theory notes:
The great replacement (French: le grand remplacement) is a right-wing conspiracy theory, which states that the white Catholic French population, and white Christian European population at large, is being systematically replaced with non-European people, specifically Middle Eastern, North and Sub-Saharan African populations, through mass migration and demographic growth. It associates the presence of Muslims in France with potential danger and destruction of French culture and civilization. [ .. ]
The theory has been popularized by Renaud Camus.
God I'm sorry.
News sources will have more details on the shootings, the shooter or shooters, the trial of Brenton Tarrant and so forth. My interest, posting here, will be in this act of cruel terrorism, in Tarrant's manifesto and its close relationship to Anders Breivik's manifesto, 2083, and whatever else emerges.
Is Islamophobia the issue here? The ideology of Branton Tarrant's manifesto is white supremacist, but the attacks themselves, the massacres, take place not on immigration centers, hut on two mosques — clearly identifying the spear-tip of Tarrant's rage.
Consider: Hatred, hatred, hatred, and prayer, prayer, prayer:
The Gurdwara (Sikh temple), Oak Creek, WI, 2012
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, NC, 2015
The Tree of Life and New Light synagogues in Pittsburgh, PA, 2018
The Al Noor and Linwood Mosques in Christchurch, NZ, 2019
There's context there.
On this most recent occasion I feel a mix of emotions:
The terrorist massacre of women, men and children in two places of Muslim worship on Friday, the Muslim day of prayer, is heartbreaking: my tears and prayers go out to the victims, their families and friends, and all in New Zealand, a small and notably peaceful country — my friend Walter Logeman, therapist and man of peace, lives in Christchurch, and my heart goes out to him this day, as it does to Marianne Elliott, known on Twitter as @zenpeacekeeper, and Leah Farrall, @allthingsct — see below.
In this moment of rage and hate, it is good to remember and praise the lives of those who untiringly promote peace and love.
So I feel sad, very sad, and grateful for my friends.
This, I'm afraid, makes me angry.
Australian Senator Blames Muslims for Terror Attack at New Zealand Mosque
Australian Senator Fraser Anning released a statement blaming "the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place" as "the real cause of bloodshed" following Friday's shootings.
Tarrant's manifesto :
The first thing to know about Tarrant's manifesto is that it is propaganda:
JM: The manifesto is — We treat these often as confessional documents, which are supposed to educate us about the person — but what it really is is a work of propaganda. And this one more than most.
We can tell from the manifesto that he's a white supremacist, he's anti-immigrant, he's anti-Muslim, but when you try to drill down into the details,there's not a lot of utility in the document. [ ..
One court appearance is probably going to be more illuminating nthan the document itself.
On the mix of immigration, racist and religionist issues:
Immigration and race are closely linked issues. Anti-immigration views allow white supremacists and people who have general right-wing views to incorporate a lot of different forms of hatred under one umbrella. It's anti-Muslim, obviously, he targeted Muslims. It's also racist as he describes it. Immigration is a convenient umbrella or fig-leaf for underlying bigotries that are more complex.
Having said that, let's dig into the weeds, and take a look at one particular item in Tarrant's agenda, and that of Breivik. I'll use the example of Constantinople, but Jerusalem and Vienna would have been other candidates..
Tarrant's manifesto includes a Q&A in which the imagined questioner asks:
Did/do you have ties to any other partisans/freedom fighters/ethno soldiers?
to which Tarrant responds:
I support many of those that take a stand against ethnic and cultural genocide. Luca Traini, Anders Breivik, Dylan Roof, Anton Lundin Pettersson, Darren Osbourne etc.
But I have only had brief contact with Knight Justiciar Breivik, receiving a blessing for my mission after contacting his brother knights.
That's of particular since it mentions actual contact of some sort with Breivik , and also suggests there are in fact, as Breivik suggested, more Knights Justiciar besides (the self-proclaimed) Breivik himself.
We'll return to that. The next question and response also mentions Breivik, and emphasizes his importance to Tarrant, whose 74-page manifesto was no boubt inspired by Breivik's own manifesto of 1,515 pages:
Were your beliefs influenced by any other attackers?
I have read the writings of Dylan Roof and many others, but only really took true inspiration from Knight Justiciar Breivik.
Anders Breivik scans geopolitics and notes such things as Hindu nationalism in India as well as crusades and jihad, and one of his focuses within the latter pair of concerns is Anatolia, now known as Turkey — and within Turkey, Constantinople, now known, with the inclusion of largely residential areas on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, as Istanbul.
Breivik quotes a hadith of the Prophet:
Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will he be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!
He refers to Constantinople as a gem of the Christian world:
Constantinople, the jewel of Eastern Christendom, finally fell in 1453 to the armies of Sultan Mahomet II.
He also terms it "the greatest Christian city in the world" and nites that the First Crusade was called by Pope Urban II "in response to an urgent plea for help from the Byzantine emperor in Constantinople"
Tarrant's manifesto is much shrter, though 77 pages is long enough to cram in a fair amount of detail, vitriol, and propaganda, including this section, in which he too writes of the Christian city of Constantinople:
To turks
You can live in peace in your own lands, and may no harm come to you.
On the east side of the Bosphorus.
But if you attempt to live in European lands, anywhere west of the Bosphorus. We will kill you and drive you roaches from our lands.
We are coming for Constantinople and we will destroy every mosque and minaret in the city.
The Hagia Sophia will be free of minarets and Constantinople will be rightfully christian owned once more.
Knights Justiciar?
As we have seen, Tarrant suggests there is in fact a community of Templar Knights of the sort that Breivik also claimed:
I have only had brief contact with Knight Justiciar Breivik, receiving a blessing for my mission after contacting his brother knights.
Breivik himself in his manifesto offers an open invitation to all those Europeamns who self-identify as Knights Justiciar:
Normally, any individual who decides he want to choose the road of the PCCTS (ie Knights Templar), a road of strength and honour, courage and martyrdom, should leave any other organisation for practical reasons (first and foremost in order to protect them). He will then spend a predefined time preparing himself mentally (this cannot be emphasised enough) as well as for planning the actual operation (planning, financing and eventually execution of the plan). This may take longer than 36 months depending on the nature of the assault.
Breivik also stated that the Knights Templar had been reconstituted as an order in 2002, with founding members of the following nationalities and observances:
English Protestant, English Christian atheist, French Catholic, German Christian atheist, Dutch Christian agnostic, Greek Orthodox, Russian Christian atheist, Norwegian Protestant, Serbian Orthodox, Swedish, Belgian, and European-American
That white supremacism may be, as Breivik either knew or fantasized and hoped, an international movement is suggested by the breadth of Tarrant's travels, financed by his "profits from investing in the cryptocurrency Bitconnect, in such places as North Korea, Poland, Ukraine, Iceland, and Argentina [details].
Breivik's own sense of Temoplar membership as he understands it is reported in his manifesto:
varies from 15-80 Justiciar Knights in Western Europe (2008 estimate)
And to the extent that he wishes his manifesto to foment other actions beyond his own assaults on Oslo and Utoya, Breivik has clearly been successful.
Thus JM Berger notes:
The Newtown shooter Adam Lanza reportedly collected news clippings on Breivik's attack and other incidents of mass violence before he killed 20 children at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Other young men, such as the British college student Liam Lyburd, have been inspired to plan or carry out mass shootings based on their admiration for Breivik's lethality, rather than his beliefs.
More recently:
U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Christopher Hasson was charged with planning a mass-casualty attack modeled in significant part on Breivik's strategy, and bearing the marks of his belief system.
And now, courtesy of an Australian, New Zealand.
Clint Watts and cascading terrorism:
Clint: If you look at Al-Qaida or ISIS, it starts as this central body, this network, and then it expands out and then they inspire their followers.
In the West, it happens in reverse. Inspired followers start to network online, which build into this infrastructure.
We know this is getting more serious because the frequency and pace are picking up. When the pace picks up, that means that the network is tighter [ .. ] They're citing each other ideologically, they're playing to reach others' attacks — and so this often does what I call cascading terrorism. It inspires others to begin acting.
Brenton Tarrant: Suspected New Zealand attacker 'met extreme right-wing groups' during Europe visit, according to security
Online presence:
Talk about the significance of the ouroboros!
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Should 8chan Be Wiped From The Web?
Let us not forget President Donald Trump:
You know, the left plays a tougher game, it?s very funny. I actually think that the people on the right are tougher, but they don?t play it tougher. OK? I can tell you I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump ? I have the tough people, but they don?t play it tough ? until they go to a certain point, and then it would be very bad, very bad. But the left plays it cuter and tougher. Like with all the nonsense that they do in Congress ? with all this invest[igations]?that?s all they want to do is ?you know, they do things that are nasty. Republicans never played this.
Okay, horrors:
For myself as a poet, one of the great but largely unremarked horros of Brenton Tarrant's manifesto is its epigrap=h, spelled out in full immediately after the title, Dylan Thomas' great poem Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night — with emphasis on the final line:
Rage, rage against the dying of the light..
Listen to Dylan Thomas himself voice this, his final, trembling plea to his dying father:
God, that's a breth of fresh air amidst all this hatred.
The poem is one of the finest in the English language: to see it thus dragged through the mire is shocking and saddening in the extreme.
South China Morning Post, New Zealand shooting: 49 killed, more than 20 wounded
Guardian, 49 shot dead in attack on two Christchurch mosques
Guardian, Far-right ideology detailed in Christchurch shooting 'manifesto'
Bellingcat, Shitposting, Inspirational Terrorism, and the Christchurch Mosque Massacre
Wikipedia, The Great Replacement conspiracy theory
SPLC, Flags and Other Symbols Used By Far-Right Groups
NYT, Massacre Suspect Traveled the World but Lived on the Internet
JM Berger, The Dangerous Spread of Extremist Manifestos
Vice, how Facebook, Twitter and Youtube failed to keep gruesome video from going viral
ProPublica, White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi Videos Take Stubborn Root on YouTube
Breitbart, Trump Is 'Encouraging' Supporters to Assault People, Behave in a Dangerous Way
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Time In all his tuneful turning (ii)
[ by Charles Cameron — Dylan Thomas' vision of time to set beside Stephen Hawking's ]
I'm arguing here that Dylan Thomas is at least as great a thinker about time as Stephen Hawking, and his masterpiece, Fern Hill is my proof text to that effect.
I'll borrow here from a piece I wrote called That HyperText is Linear: it's the Northrop Frye applied to Dylan Thomas bit that's of relevance here:
I get much of my thinking in this area from the literary critic, Northrop Frye, who says somewhere that you can (and should) read a poem through from beginning to end, and that this will give you what he calls the "diachronic" meaning — the sequential meaning "through time": but when you have done this, you should also perceive what he calls the "synchronic" meaning — the meaning that comes from the poem as a whole, with all its parts simultaneously present and influencing one another, in a way that is impossible in a first sequential reading, but is possible in a meditative way afterwards…
Take Dylan Thomas' poem, "Fern Hill", for example. It's an incredible tour-de-force, moving from the poet's sense of wonder and praise at the natural world around him in childhood, to the moment when time takes him
Up to the swallow-thronged loft by the shadow of my hand
and he wakes
to the farm forever fled from the childless land…
— his "lamb white days" are over, and he realizes finally that
as I was young and tender in the mercy of his means,
Time held me green and dying…
That is, so to speak, the throughline, the sense of the poem from start to finish — as I child I was young and easy under the apple boughs, I was green and carefree: and yet, all the while, my childhood was slipping away from me, for Time itself held me green and dying…
That's the "diachronic" reading…
But the "synchronic" reading is quite different. It doesn't depend in the same way on a process through time. Instead, it works by the piling up of similar phrases:
the sun that is young once only…
All the sun long…
the sun grew round that very day…
the sun born over and over…
These phrases, scattered throughout the poem, seem to build on one another, almost imperceptibly, in a very remarkable way. Suppose that it was life, rather than the sun, that was at issue here:
A phrase like "life that is young once only" would clearly emphasize the freshness of youth and the decay that age brings — and thus be very much in line with the diachronic meaning of the poem. But a phrase like "life long" would emphasize the enduring quality in life, maybe even its eternal quality ("eternal life" even), while "life born over and over" would capture the cyclical feeling that's present in the rotation of the seasons (and in the idea of reincarnation) — and "the sun grew round that very day", while it doesn't make sense to read it as "life grew round that very day", clearly means that each moment is itself the moment of sunlight, in a way that's akin to the zen sense of living in the moment…
So it's as though the poem moves from beginning to end along a track that emphasizes initial innocence and its eventual loss: but read in the wholistic, "synchronous" sense, it quietly suggests that time can be viewed as a slowly entropic and degenerative process, as an endless and unbroken wholeness, as always and only the instant, and as a cyclical recurrence…
To me, that's mind-blowing. Thomas isn't presenting one of these as "the truth" — to the extent that there's a "main" way to view time in the poem, it's certainly in terms of a slow and not so slow process of the loss of innocence — but as four complementary ways in which we can see it. Four major philosophies of time in one poem, phrased in terms of the sun, and thus slipping almost unnoticed into our consciousness while we're busy following the "throughline" or "plain sense" of the poem… four major philosophies, not contradicting one another, but spoken together, as in a polyphony.
There are some similar phrases relating to the moon, too, and they need to be similarly weighed and considered if you want to go deeper into "Fern Hill" — but that's another part of the story, for another day…
That's from That HyperText is Linear, not currently available on the web.
Four major philosophies of time, each seen from a human perspectove, voiced together as a polyphony, and presented "subcutaneously" — beneath the surface of the poem, and of the reader's conscious awareness.
That's what I admire in Thomas' poem, and what I would compare with Stephen Hawking's analog of another great scientist's "Single vision & Newton's sleep!" — for the juxtaposition of Dylan Thomas vs Stephen Hawking is indeed an age-old one, finding its classic instantiation in William Blake's antipathy towards Isaac Newton.
William Blake, Isaac Newton, The Tate Gallery
I'll let Alan Moore, he of the comics [Watchmen, eg], explain:
For Blake, the boundaries of Newton's thought were the cold, stone parameters of an internal dungeon to which all humanity had been condemned without its comprehension or its knowledge. Despite the invigorating consequences Newton's influence would have for a then-nascent industry, Blake would elsewhere describe this rigid and reductive pall as 'Newton's Sleep', a drowse insensible to vision or to ethical restraint beneath which it appeared the world had fallen. Goya to the contrary, here the monstrosity was birthed not by the sleep of reason, but instead born from that sleep which reason represented. From our own industrially despoiled and bankrupted contemporary perspective, Blake's view surely seems a product of extraordinary prescience rather than of the angel-addled madness which some of his less insightful critics have attributed.
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Time In all his tuneful turning (i)
[ by Charles Cameron — Stephen Hawking, RIP, and synchronicity? ]
Connsider these high-popularity responses to Stephen Hawking's death:
USA Today, Hawking's death, Einstein's birth, and Pi Day: what does it all mean?
Time, People Think It's an Interesting Coincidence That Stephen Hawking Died on Pi Day
The Time article focused on the internet:
Some people on the internet think Stephen Hawking couldn't have calculated a better day to die.
Calculated. Like it.
The 76-year-old theoretical physicist, one of science's most famous luminaries died on March 14, also known as National Pi Day — an annual day for scientists and mathematicians around the world to celebrate the value of pi that even includes deals on pizzas and actual pies. Suffice it to say that the noteworthy coincidence was not lost on the internet.
The date of Hawking's death — 3/14 — is significant because 3.14 are the first three digits of pi, a bedrock of geometry. Specifically, it's the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Naturally, the fact that science's big celebration overlapped with the day the life of the party left us is making people geek out about the details.
As soon as news spread that Hawking died early Wednesday morning in London, people were quick to connect the dots.
Connect the dots, eh?
And here's the complete USA Today article:
So, is there some mystical theory explaining how noted astrophysicist Stephen Hawking died on the same day Albert Einstein was born, which also happens to be the day we honor the mathematical constant Pi?
Nope. It's just all one giant coincidence.
Hawking died at 76, his family confirmed early Wednesday. He was considered one of the world's foremost theoretical physicists, developing critical theories on black holes and writing A Brief History of Time to explain complex scientific concepts to the masses.
That's it. Nope, in a word. Nope. There is no "mystical theory explaining how noted astrophysicist Stephen Hawking died on the same day Albert Einstein was born, which also happens to be the day we honor the mathematical constant Pi".
That's decided without consulting Pythagoras, Newton, Johann Valentin Andreae, Hermann Hesse's Joseph Knecht, or any of a dozen other worthies I might name..
But note: Warren Leight adds another datapoint and brings the circuit to completion:
Stephen Hawking was born January 8, 1942, on the 300th anniversary of Galileo's death. He died today, March 14th, on the anniversary of Einstein's birth. Time is circular – no beginning, no end.
— Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) March 14, 2018
Galileo, ooh.
It seems worth recalling at this point that pi is an irrational number.
First, note that Warren Leight posts that Hawking died on the 14th, in a tweet dated the 13th.
One of Leight's commenters challenges the whole coincidence chain:
He died March 13th
Leight's response to that challenge could also serve as a response to mine:
It depends on how and where you measure time
Time is circular, date is relative..
God save us, here's a game ref:
– Stephen Hawking dies
– World Pi Day ?
– Albert Einstein's birthday
Playing poker on Star Trek: pic.twitter.com/tSBz25e6CJ
— Chris Armstrong (@DameYankee) March 14, 2018
Is that Johann Sebastian Bach?
May the extraordinarily, ceaselessly curious mind of Stephen Hawking rest at last in the balm of peace.
And my title, Time in all its tuneful turning?
It's from Dylan Thomas, approximately. He wrote, in this masterpiece, Fern Hill:
And nothing I cared, at my sky blue trades, that time allows
In all his tuneful turning so few and such morning songs
Before the children green and golden
Follow him out of grace…
I want to suggest that Dylan Thomas is at least as great a thinker about time as Stephen Hawking, and Fern Hill is my proof text to that effect. I'll explain why in part ii of this post.
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Trump in Arizona, Rosalind in Arden
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017
[ by Charles Cameron — think of the universe as a handkerchief — folding it into one by its opposite corners ]
Consider these two phrasings — the first, from a WaPo report of Donald Trump's speech in Arizona, in which Jenna Johnson or her editor thought he "ranted and rambled" —
— the second from fair Rosalind, in Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act 3 scene 5.
I donm't think in the long haul that Trump is very Shakespeare the playwright, though as a character he may be Shakespearean. But I'm very taken with the genius of Shakespeare's Rosalind, "insult, exult, and all at once.." and Trump's "never left, right? All of us.."
Audrey Stanley, who directed a superlative Greek-tragedy-influenced As You Like It at Ashland while I was an adjunct anthro professor there, instructed her actors to make of each word its own universe, before running them together with the natural rhythms of speech, focusing in on "insult, exult" — both of which are two syllable words of which the second syllable is "sult" — yet having diametrically opposed meanings, and thus "universes".
The actor who can move his or her breath and rib-cage from the fullness of "insult" to the fullness of "exult" — spitting defiance to joyous exaltation, at opposite extremes of the verbal spectrum — has performed a "coniunction oppositorum" as Jung would say, a folding of the universe as I would put it, from two (opposites) into one — "and all at once".
It's a brilliant and potentially transformative utterance, given to the brilliant and potentially transformative character, Rosalind.
Is Trump "brilliant and potentially transformative" — eh?
Under Audrey's inspiration, I have long admired that brief line of Rosalind's, and have only found one line — in Dylan Thomas — to match it:
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray
— that's from his scandalously fine villanelle, Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night:
Oy. Only one comparable usage. Until Trump.
Well, I'll leave you there. I don't think Trump, as I've said, is Shakespeare, quite — but in Arizona he stumbled into a speech pattern that attracts my notice.
Shakespeare Trumped, perhaps? I don't know, but it comes close..
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Review | At Eternity's Gate | 2018
Filmmaker Julian Schnabel is first and foremost a painter. While he has six directing credits to his name since 1996's Basquiat, Schnabel is perhaps best known for his work in the art world rather than in film. Yet there is something almost painterly about his films. It was obvious in 2007's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, with his stunning use of close-ups to suggest the inner life of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a paralyzed man who could only communicate by blinking.
His latest work, At Eternity's Gate, is something else entirely - a breathtaking tribute to one artist by another. Here, Schnabel examines the final days of the legendary Vincent Van Gogh (Willem Dafoe). As he did in Basquiat, Schnabel has turned his passion for a great artist and turned it into something deeply personal, often abstract, and genuinely profound. This is not a typical biopic; Schnabel isn't interested in the historical details of Van Gogh's life, nor is he interested in creating a linear through-line in which to play connect-the-dots with facts. Just as Van Gogh was an impressionist painter, so too is At Eternity's Gate an impressionist film, capturing the inner workings of the artist's singular vision, seeking to evoke his emotion and passion in striking visual ways.
Unlike last year's beautiful but thuddingly literal Loving Vincent, At Eternity's Gate recalls Van Gogh's visual style without copying it directly. Schnabel offers a window into Van Gogh's mind, often filming in first person POV to put is directly in his shoes. When we look at the world through Vincent's eyes, colors become brighter, objects become distorted, and suddenly we see the vibrant beauty in even the most mundane objects of nature's abundance. It's an exhilarating experience, and Schnabel spends long, wordless sequences lingering on landscapes as Van Gogh trudges through the countryside in a kind of ecstatic reverie, seeing the world around him as it can only be seen by a great artist.
Rather than illuminate Van Gogh as a historical figure, At Eternity's Gate chooses instead to illuminate him as an artist. Its unlikely audiences will leave the film knowing more about him than when they went in, but that's not really the point here. Schnabel is more interested in how Van Gogh saw the world, in examining what made him tick, what motivated him to create some of the most beautiful paintings ever created. Through Dafoe's deeply acutely introspective performance, Schnabel is able to imagine the world is seen by one the great masters of the medium, a man who found success only in death, yet saw the world in a way no one else did. Much like the artist himself observed the world, the film sees him not necessarily as he really was, instead examining the essence of the man through work he created.
It's a thrilling thing to watch one artist grapple with the work of another in such a passionate and evocative way. It's something like a daydream, a wistful and yearning work that pines for the beauty in all things, combining vibrant cinematography by Benoît Delhomme and pensive music by Tatiana Lisovkaia to create a fully immersive experience. It suggests Van Gogh without directly copying him, leaving us with winsome and haunted impressions of a man we're really only able to know by the artwork he left behind. At Eternity's Gate recognizes that legacy as a kind of gift to the world that reverberates into the infinite, mysterious and unknowable, and seeks not to understand, but to feel a legend as only another artist truly could.
GRADE - ★★★½ (out of four)
AT ETERNITY'S GATE | Directed by Julian Schnabel | Stars Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Niels Arestrup | Rated PG-13 for some thematic content | Now playing in select cities.
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I had an awesome time with Samantha and Michael on their wedding day. The entire bridal party were lots of fun and you could see how close they all were, this makes the photo shoot really easy and comfortable too. After their deck side ceremony was sealed with a kiss we headed down the road to check out Caves Beach.
Caves beach is a great location for photos and even though it can be quite busy, there are always lots of photo opportunities to be had.
Back at the reception and the newly refurbished Caves Coastal Bar and Bungalows looked great. A live band added lots of atmosphere during the night too.
Thanks you too Samantha and Michael for sharing their day with me. For all of the family and friends who would like to see more, then head over to our online gallery HERE. You will need your online gallery password to access this extra gallery so make sure you have it handy.


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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Martin Erat has something the Phoenix Coyotes have wanted for a long while. The Coyotes have something Erat has wanted all season.
In the end, that mutual attraction led to Tuesday's deal — imperfect as it looks to some outsiders.
The Coyotes finally got the playmaking wing they sought all season to team with Czechs Martin Hanzal and Radim Vrbata when they dealt defenseman Rusty Klesla, prospect Chris Brown and a 2015 fourth-round draft pick to the Capitals for Erat and minor league forward John Mitchell, who will report to the Coyotes' AHL affiliate in Portland, Maine.
Phoenix also sent defenseman David Rundblad and minor leaguer Mathieu Brisebois to the Blackhawks in exchange for a 2014 second-round pick in a separate deal.
"We've been looking at Martin for a long, long time," Coyotes general manager Don Maloney said. "He's not a dynamic, high-end pure skill player, but he fits into who we are."
Or at least who the Coyotes want to be again.
"There's players that make good plays in hard situations and he's a guy that has the ability to do that," coach Dave Tippett said.
Erat has struggled to find his scoring touch this season. He has just one goal to go along with 23 assists and has clearly been unhappy with his role in Washington, where he was relegated to the fourth line early this season under coach Adam Oates.
"I've been used to playing in a different system and I think Phoenix is very close to what I played in Nashville," Erat said via conference call. "It's all about how the coaching staff trusts you."
Erat was an effective two-way player for eight seasons with the Predators before he fell out of favor with coach Barry Trotz — much of it his own doing. He never totaled less than 49 points in those eight seasons and he topped out at 58 in 2010-11 when the Predators posted the first playoff series win in franchise history.
But with his role reduced, Erat became disenchanted and requested a trade — a demand he made again with Washington this season. The requests earned him criticism and the label of a malcontent, particularly in Nashville. In his final season with the Predators, Erat was also criticized for a lack of effort, which didn't sit well withTrotz's blue-collar approach.
But Erat has always gotten along with teammates and GM Don Maloney believes the change of scenery will do him some good, especially playing alongside his World Championship Czech teammates and center Mike Ribeiro, who was in Washington last season.
"It just didn't work for him there," Maloney said. "We've seen it ourselves. Some people fit in some organizations; they just don't fit elsewhere."
"He has a great pedigree. He's tied with our goaltender for goal scoring so it hasn't been as good as we need it to be, but we think that can come back."
Maloney believes Erat will help the Coyotes' 27th-ranked penalty killing unit and he could see some power play time. But unless the Coyotes make another move before Wednesday's 1 p.m. trade deadline, Erat's pass-first-shoot-later mentality will find a warm welcome on the playmaking-starved Hanzal-Vrbata line.
"We think with our Czech players and our Czech synergy that we have good luck with Czech players," Maloney said.
Although he has played on the left side this season, Erat has played the majority of his career on right wing where he admitted he's more comfortable, and where Vrbata currently plays.
"I don't mind moving over to the left side if that's the way to make it work," Vrbata said Monday when the hypothetical addition of Erat was floated. "He's more of a playmaker, a guy who normally gets a lot of assists so I think it could be a good fit."
Erat is under contract next year for just $2.25 million despite carrying a $4.5 million cap hit. His presence could help lure back Vrbata, an unrestricted free agent, although Vrbata reiterated Tuesday that he wants to remain in Phoenix.
Despite Erat's addition, Maloney did not close the door on further deals, noting that he'd still like to add a forward and maybe a defenseman. Edmonton's Ales Hemsky is still avalable and that second-round pick the Coyotes acquired in the Rundblad deal was said to be the asking price for the Oilers' skilled Czech forward. If another player is added, that could mean a different role for Erat — who is also comfortable playing with Ribeiro.
"There were some question over the last day or two based on recent play: are we sellers? Are we going to get rid of people?" Maloney said. "Well, we still believe in this group and we'd like to add to this group."
As for Rundblad, Maloney admitted his style made it difficult to find him ice time. It was no secret the coaching staff didn'€™t feel comfortable with Rundblad's defensive play and his inability to play on the penalty killing unit further hampered the club, with Keith Yandle also out of that mix.
"With the emergence of (prospects) Connor Murphy and Brandon Gormley, we just thought that second-round asset is an asset that we can use," Maloney said. "We're still looking to use that if we can help ourselves."


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Bitwa pod Quifangondo – starcie zbrojne, które miało miejsce w roku 1975.

W roku 1975 dowódca FNLA (Narodowa Armia Wyzwolenia Angoli) Holden Roberto podjął decyzję o ataku na Luandę, drogą wzdłuż wybrzeża. Nadmorska droga biegła do jedynego mostu na rzece Bengo trzykilometrową groblą przecinającą bagna (dolina Quifangondo). Do pierwszego ataku na Quifangondo doszło 23 października 1975. Atak sił FNLA został jednak odparty przez siły MPLA (Ludowy Ruch Wyzwolenia Angoli – Partia Pracy) wspierane przez Kubańczyków.

Kolejny atak zaplanowano na dzień 10 listopada. Siły obrońców liczyły 1 000 ludzi, przeciwko nim Holden Roberto skoncentrował 1500 bojowników FNLA, 150 portugalskich najemników oraz 200 żołnierzy zairskich dysponujących kilkunastoma samochodami pancernymi. Szturm nastąpił o świcie po uprzednim przygotowaniu artyleryjskim. Atakujący zostali jednak powstrzymani w połowie długości grobli celnymi salwami pocisków rakietowych. W tej sytuacji oddział szturmowy rozpoczął odwrót, który szybko zamienił się w ucieczkę. Straty oddziałów FNLA wyniosły 120 zabitych. Po stronie MPLA zginął jeden żołnierz, 2 było rannych. Wśród doradców 3 odniosło rany (w tym dwóch Kubańczyków).

Bibliografia
 Krzysztof Kubiak: Wojna graniczna w Angoli 1975–1989, wyd. Inforteditions, Zabrze 2010.

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VINTAGE 1920's HOTEL NEON SIGN. 11″tall x 30″Wide ALL ORIGINAL HOUSINGS , DOUBLE-SIDED CORRUGATED METAL, WORKS WELL. GREAT ARTWORK, CONVERSATION PIECE OR COLLECTABLE! Almost 100 years old and still working! AT THAT POINT I CAN INVOICE YOU PROPERLY. YOU MAY USE YOUR OWN CARRIER OR WE CAN HELP. Take a tour of my collection and feel free to contact me! The item "Vintage 1920's Neon HOTEL 10ft. Tall Historical sign SUPER RARE! 2-sided" is in sale since Thursday, May 26, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Lamps, Lighting\Neon". The seller is "california-vintage-neon" and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can't be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
Measurements: 66″ L by 12″ H by 9.25 D. Vintage 30's/50's? Double faced porcelain neon sign can. Has all original glass housing for neon. Some minor chips along the edges and one moderate sized chip on the face of one side. Great sign to restore or hang as is. Production of porcelain enamel signs stopped in the 1950's. Located in Santa Cruz, CA. Call with any questions or concerns. The item "Vintage double faced porcelain neon Sign" is in sale since Saturday, December 07, 2013. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Advertising\Merchandise & Memorabilia\Signs\Original\1930-69″. The seller is "hosm.dre" and is located in Santa Cruz, California. This item can't be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
VINTAGE 1970'S BLUE MOOD LOUNGE NEON SIGN. METAL CAN MEASURES: 7ft. Wide ALL ORIGINAL DOUBLE-SIDED NEON METAL SIGN. GREAT ARTWORK, CONVERSATION PIECE OR COLLECTABLE! LIQUIDATING LOTS OF MY COLLECTION! AT THAT POINT I CAN INVOICE YOU PROPERLY. YOU MAY USE YOUR OWN CARRIER OR WE CAN HELP. Take a tour of my collection and feel free to contact me! The item "Vintage 1970's BLUE MOOD LOUNGE Antique Neon Sign / Large Double Sided" is in sale since Thursday, May 26, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Lamps, Lighting\Neon". The seller is "california-vintage-neon" and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can't be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
VINTAGE LATE 1960'S HONG KONG STYLE NEON SIGN. 3 Tall x 4 ft. Wide VINTAGE ONE SIDED SIGN. RARE EUROPEAN GLASS WITH EXQUISITE CRAFTSMANSHIP & DESIGN MAKES THIS PIECE EXTREMELY DESIRABLE AMONG COLLECTORS SUPERIOR EXAMPLE OF PRESERVED ANTIQUITY. FIRST TIME OFFERED FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION. ONCE MY SIGNS ARE GONE – THEY'RE GONE! GREAT ARTWORK, CONVERSATION PIECE OR COLLECTABLE! LIQUIDATING LOTS OF MY PERSONAL COLLECTION! AT THAT POINT I CAN INVOICE YOU PROPERLY. YOU MAY USE YOUR OWN CARRIER OR WE CAN HELP. Take a tour of my collection and feel free to contact me! The item "Vintage 1960's Tall Hong Kong style DRAGON Antique NEON Sign Rare Euro Glass" is in sale since Thursday, May 26, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Lamps, Lighting\Neon". The seller is "california-vintage-neon" and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can't be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
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I think every woman who wears dresses should own a wrap dress. Made popular by Diane von Furstenberg in the 1970's, the wrap style is universally flattering on any shape, hides many flaws, and is so comfortable.
Sadly, a DVF wrap dress has yet to be in my budget, but I was very excited to find this Leota dress on sale at a local boutique. The matte jersey, fit and flare style is actually a faux-wrap - which actually works a bit better for those of us with a little more up top.
The horse print is a little bolder than I usually wear, but I thought it was fun.
Speaking of Ms. von Furstenberg, she has a new docu-series (is this what we're calling reality shows now?) on E! on Sunday nights called House of DVF. The show features ten contestants competing for a once in a lifetime chance to work with the iconic designer as her Global Brand Ambassador. We're only two episodes in, and while it can't compete with my beloved Project Runway, it does offer an interesting glimpse into the world of fashion.
Do you own a wrap dress? Are you watching House of DVF?
I agree...wrap dresses are great on everyone and this one looks great on you.
I haven't heard of that program. We only watch TV online now. She seems like she has a big personality though.
I like the idea of watching TV online - cable has gotten so expensive, we might be headed in that direction. The DVF show is really interesting!
I love the print of your wrap dress! You look great! Thanks for the tip on the new show! I'm setting it up on my dvr right now!
I hope you enjoy the show Jill!
Love that on you! and I've never heard of DVF, have I been living under a rock?
Maybe a small rock :)!
HOT. MOMMA. Love this on you!
So pretty on you! I really like the whimsical print too.
The print was my favorite part too - thanks!
It is a pretty dress and looks good on you! Nope, I don't own one. Actually, I'm not sure. I have one that looks like a wrap at the top (before the waist, but doesn't go beyond the waist. Does that count?...like they only overlap at the top? Anyway, as for the tv show, I don't watch it. My husband already calls me a reality show junkie for watching the RHOC, RHOBH, The Kardashians, and Southern Charm (before) so I think I've reached my limit. LOL! (And I resent the junkie label, btw).
I love reality shows, especially the housewives! Your dress sounds like a faux wrap, which definitely counts. Same flattering fit, and easier to wear, in my opinion!
Sadly I own two dresses. 1. For weddings and 2. For funerals. I love this one and anything that "hides flaws" and is good for people with "a little more up top" are definitely right down my alley...may have to try it out!
I think a wrap dress would look really good on you!
A faux wrap sounds like a better option to me ... easier to keep it together!
Oh I love it! Banana Republic has great wrap around dresses for every season. You should check them out.
Thanks for the suggestion. I love Banana Republic - I will definitely check them out.
I really like the fun print of this wrap dress and that it's in muted colors so it's perfect for work. I do own a couple wrap dresses which I have a love / hate relationship with. Since I am small chested, I always need to wear a cami underneath and just does not look as cute.
Thank you for joining TBT Fashion link up and hope to see you next Thursday.
Thank you! I will definitely link up again next week.
Me too - it's fun to watch her. I agree, Project Runway is the best!
Awesome dress!!!! Fits you really great!!!! What a waist!


Where does the average American spend up to 90% of his or her time? Indoors living, working, learning and playing. Though many people are aware of some of the harmful chemicals found in outdoor air, many don't realize that indoor pollutants can be higher and, therefore, even more injurious over time. Potential sources of indoor toxins include tobacco products, flame retardants, fuels (kerosene, etc.), molds, asbestos, and household cleaners, as well as household items, furniture and millwork made from materials that off-gas chemicals. Tight box syndrome is a term that describes the trapping of these pollutants inside buildings that are designed to curtail the amount of outdoor air that can escape into and out of it. According to the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], indoor air pollution is one of top five health issues facing Americans today.


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Santa Claus is coming to town; from the Dec. 3 La Jolla Christmas Parade to La Jolla Rec Center's Dec. 16 Lunch with Santa and many other events, as listed in La Jolla Light's 2017 Holiday Events Guide.
A scene from last year's La Jolla Christmas Parade. The 2017 parade starts 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 with the parade route on Girard Avenue and Prospect Street, followed by a Holiday Festival at La Jolla Rec Center until 5 p.m.
'Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' is back for its 20th year at The Old Globe Theatre and runs through Dec. 24, 2017.
City Ballet of San Diego, accompanied by the City Ballet Orchestra and Chorus, performs 'The Nutcracker' Dec. 8-24, 2017 at Spreckels Theatre in downtown San Diego.
Thousands of Santas will take to the streets for the San Diego Santa Fun Run 5K starting 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017 in Pacific Beach.
Global Winter Wonderland is in San Diego for this first time in 2017 and runs through Jan. 7, 2018 at SDCCU Stadium (formerly Qualcomm Stadium) in Mission Valley.


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Q: Bluetooth sound doesn't restore the quality after return closer (linux) When i go too far away from the laptop, the sound quality gets worse, witch is normal. But when i go back, close to the laptop, sound quality remains bad, high-frequency noise and interference remain (not too much, but very noticeable).
I can easily fix it by reconnecting the headphones, even switch pause/play music, or switch the BT profile to HPP and then back to A2DP. But ofcourse, this is annoying behavior anyway.
I already tried ubuntu 20.04 (5.4.0-58-generic) and fedora 33 (5.8.6-301.fc33.x86_64)
Bluetooth service doesn't report any error in logs even in debug mode, dmesg is fine too.
How can I further debug this issue? I would very appreciate any help!
I use Thinkpad t490 and Sony WH1000xm3, if it does matter.

A: I'm just installed https://github.com/EHfive/pulseaudio-modules-bt and used new  A2DP Sink: Ldac profile in the blueman.
Problem is gone.


The Leoma church offers a wide variety of Bible classes through our education program. Our classes meet normally at 9:30 on Sunday mornings and 7:00pm on Wednesday evenings.
Preaching is a regular part of our worship services at Leoma. Rodney Livingston is the primary preaching minister. He typically preaches twice a week, once on Sunday morning and again on Sunday evening.
House to House/Heart to Heart is a evangelistic effort supported by the Leoma church of Christ. HTH is a biblically sound direct mail magazine that is mailed to each home in the Leoma community that offers readers free Bible study materials including tracts, booklets, books, DVDs, CDs, correspondence courses, and much more.


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The Onion Kingdom is under attack once again, but this time the enemy have brought friends. The unbread have risen again and have turned their appetites to the Onion King's castle! Platers must tackle this returning threat using all of their cooking know how.
Team17, a global games label, creative partner and developer of independent, premium video games in partnership independent developer Playtonic Games is thrilled to reveal their next game, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair.
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The Wild at Heart Joins "Presented by Humble Bundle" at E3
Humble Bundle is happy to announce that "The Wild at Heart" from studio Moonlight Kids will be a part of the "Presented by Humble Bundle" label. "The Wild at Heart" will be featured at the Xbox Experience and open to the public from June 11th to June 13th to all E3 attendees.
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Layers of Fear 2 – So Good, It's Scary – Xbox One Review
Layers of Fear 2 takes places separate from the first game. You don't have to play the first one to understand what is happening in Layers of Fear 2, but it will help you appreciate some of the subtle references to the first game.
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Dawn of Man Review
Most of us have seen it. And if we haven't, then we have seen it parodied on the likes of the Simpsons. 2001: A Space Odyssey is a classic. It was revolutionary in a number of ways that I am neither knowledgeable nor smart enough to describe. But all viewers are left with some vivid imagery and themes that remain with us.
At the forefront for me, beyond that amazing score, is the black monolith at the beginning of the movie, appearing before a group of monkeys. The dawn of man. The moment it all changed. The inspiration and cause of all that was to come.
The game "Dawn of Man" is none of those things. But that does not mean that it is not a perfectly OK game to play.
The game's premise is pretty straight forward; You start with a few villagers and you need to build them a home and help them to survive. This is a resource management game and brings up memories of Banished and even Age of Empires. New technologies are discovered. New resources are exploited. But what is ultimate important is survival.
In reading previews, I felt this game's main selling points were 2-fold. First, the setting was somewhat unique. You are starting from scratch, from the dawn of man (hence the name) and can build your group through numerous technological advances to something closer resembling our own world. All whilst fighting off saber tooth tigers and who doesn't like the sound of that?
Sadly, the game never really lives up to this. It has all the moving parts and they are in what feels like the right places but it just never felt important. I constantly felt I was in a rush to get the right resources in place to get the next building or the next technology, without feeling like the tribe had actually discovered something. It was unearned and meaningless. This is supposed to be the dawn of man, not production line simulator.
The second was that this game looked like it was going to be a more personal affair. Those who have read my previous reviews know how important this is to me. Where Age of Empires has nameless drones, static through the ages, Dawn of Man has individuals with names, a family and a potentially bloody future ahead of them. Banished had attempted also this but the cities you create become too large too quickly for you to truly care about a particular person or family.
Dawn of Man should not have had that problem. With fewer people to care for, I should have cared more. But I didn't. I wish I did. In some respects, a game like this should have been closer to The Sims than to Age of Empires. To Rimworld rather than Banished. It should have had more personal interaction and control than a point and click adventure without a story. Dawn of Man basically leaves you in the position of finding a resource and telling a villager to go and get it. Not exactly inspiring stuff.
And that is not to say that this or those games are not good games. Dawn of Man does give you a sense of achievement as your village continues to survive and develop. It is also certainly a pretty game which makes it a nice way to pass some time. But as with so many others, and especially those that set themselves at the very beginnings of our existence (I'm looking at you Spore), Dawn of Man promised so much but didn't quite have the complete picture of what these times meant and what they mean to gamers like me.
It is at times like these that the philosopher in me takes hold. I'm not being melodramatic; I actually have a degree in philosophy. Games set at the dawn of man excite me because they allow me to scratch an itch of wonder at what made it all happen. Could I survive? Could I have been a great thinker of the time or a Picasso of the ancient world (finger painting on walls was about as far as I got artistically so who knows).
Dawn of Man could have been that monolith. It could have challenged the genre and brought about a new age. An interesting age that allowed us to look back and ask "what if?". Instead, it is just another black rock, albeit very pretty, that could be lifted and placed into another era, past, present or future, without much needing changed. And that's OK. But Dawn of Man will not be one for the ages, and the opportunity for inspiration may have passed for another time.
You can purchase Dawn of Man in the Humble Bundle store here, or on Steam here.
Keir Anderson
Blumhouse and Universal Pictures MA Party Pack Giveaway
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer will send chills down your spine in the new thriller from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Entertainment, MA coming to theaters May 31! We have an awesome MA Party Pack for you! Check out our YouTube video to see what's inside
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MLB: The Show 2019
"Here's the 0-1. This is going to be a tough play. Bryant! The Cubs! Win the World Series! Bryant makes the play! It's over! And the Cubs have finally won it all! 8-7 in 10."
I didn't fall in love with baseball until I moved to Chicago in 2015 but the love affair started at a much earlier age. One of my earliest movie memories was watching Kevin Costner build his Field of Dreams. There is a romanticism to baseball. It woos you not with its rules or stats but with its history, what it stands for and how it brings people together.
Since moving to the States I have tried to get involved with the sport in a number of ways. I watch almost every Cubs game, I have started playing fantasy baseball and I can't wait for my kids to start playing T-ball. But I will never get to play myself. Not really.
One way I have been making up for that is by playing SIE San Diego Studio's "MLB The Show" franchise. I started in 2015 and have been playing it ever since. Buying the latest version has been my annual birthday present to myself and I love it every time.
Here is today's line up
There are 3 main games modes; Road to the Show (RTTS), Franchise and Diamond Dynasty (DD). All three give you the opportunity in some way to live out your baseball fantasies. RTTS allows you to create a character and be drafted to a team. You start in the minors and work your way up to the majors with an end goal of being inducted to the Hall of Fame. Does it get better than that?
Franchise allows you take on the role of Manager. You pick the lineup, you trade the players and you draft the next generation for whatever team you choose to lead. Not happy with how the computer determines who wins or loses? Well, you can take control of a single player or the entire team and those wins and losses will be on you.
DD allows you to create your own team centered on collecting and trading electronic Topps baseball cards. With your team you can play in various game modes both on and offline, providing you with new cards, or various types of points that you can then use to purchase packs.
Fly ball to left field
Home Run!
In previous years I have primarily focused on RTTS and franchise modes but decided to give DD a proper shot in 2019 and I have not been disappointed. I collected (American) football cards as a kid and the need-to-get-them-all attitude I had then has certainly been reignited, primarily because the cards end up doing and meaning more than just a piece of cardboard.
Each card means a new player can be added to my team, who will then compete in the various game modes. But do I have someone better? Do I want someone with higher fielding stats or do I want a slugger? There are lots of options and subjective preferences, which makes this a very personal affair. There is even a creative side as the player can design their own uniforms for both home and away games.
I have only had the chance to play the offline game modes but I have been having a lot of fun with them. The 2 main options are Conquest and Moments.
Conquest has various maps made up of hexagonal blocks that can be filled with your or other teams' "fans". Each team has a particular block that represents their home base. The aim of the game is to attack other blocks to take them over using your "fans". When attacking a block you will play a 3 inning game. How hard that game will be is determined by the number of attacking and defending fans on their respective blocks. The greater your advantage in fan numbers, the easier difficulty you can play on. Taking over the entire map will give the player lots of points and plenty of high ranking cards.
Moments is a new addition to DD this year and allows the player to play some of the greatest moments in baseball history. There is an entire section on Babe Ruth and one on the 2016 Cubs. The challenges are hard but the rewards great. And, frankly, who doesn't want to recreate the moment the Cubs ended a 108 year world series drought? Just Cubs fans? Nah.
Online matches are definitely on my list as soon as I can get myself online properly. Online game modes allow you join leagues with your team, play in a battle royale mode (where you effectively do a draft from random cards prior to starting) and also play games for fun with your friends or a stranger.
I grew up on (American) football so I played a lot of Madden in my youth. Creating a player was always fun but I never felt that I was really part of the action. I never felt that my personal skills were being put to the test or that I was part of a team. MLB The Show betters Madden for that experience by leaps and bounds.
In the dugout
Whether my player does well or not is down to me. Am I swinging at junk in the dirt? Did I try to steal a base I shouldn't have? that is all on me. But it also reminds me that I am playing a team sport and that I cannot control everything. I can be 4 for 4 with a home run, a double and 3 RBIs, but I could still easily lose if the rest of the team is not playing well or the other team just happens to play better. And that has happened a lot. The game makes you feel that you part of it and that is a good thing.
There are still some issues that mean this game is not perfect but nothing ever is. And when you are talking about a game that looks to give a personal experience, then personal preferences and gripes will always come into play. So I won't give you mine. What matters is that these are so small, that I still come back to the game each year. Whether its summer ball or the off-season, I am still rounding the bases and heading for third. The replay value is immense.
This is a game for me. This is a game for baseball fans. Why? For love of the game.
The Standard edition of MLB The Show 2019 is available for download on the Playstation Network store for $59.99 or available on disc at your local games retailer and also on Amazon.


Former NFL players Ricky Williams (an ex-Texas Longhorn) and Marvin Washington joined McMahon in the hour-long discussion.
Washington, a Dallas native and a partner with the medical marijuana company HempMeds, also announced the launch of a cannabis product that won't be a violation of drug tests. Applied through creams and pills, it contains cannabidiol (CBD), but not tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
The way athletes recover and cope with pain was central to Sunday's panel.
Both McMahon and Williams, 38, emphasized medical marijuana as a safer, more effective alternative to painkillers.
He said he first started using marijuana for medicinal purposes in 2002, his first season with the Miami Dolphins and the year he led the NFL in rushing yards.
Jim McMahon spoke on a "Cannabis and Athletics" panel at the Southwest Cannabis Conference + Expo in downtown Fort Worth on Sunday.
When he tested positive for marijuana in spring 2004 and faced a four-game suspension, Williams retired, choosing to study holistic medicine at a small California college. He returned to football a year later but failed a another drug test, and the NFL suspended him for the 2006 season.
"Sometimes you have to make choices that aren't popular choices and deal with the consequences," Williams said Sunday.
Four years since retiring for good, he remains healthy.
McMahon, though, suffers from a routine buildup of fluid in his head. The problem, McMahon said he found, stems from two "cracked and compressed" vertebrae and two vertebrae that are twisted 25 degrees.
Every few months, he sees a New York chiropractor, who performs a brief procedure that "vibrates the bone enough to let the fluid out," he said.
McMahon knew three former players — ex-teammates Dave Duerson and Andre Waters and Junior Seau — who committed suicide and were later found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated trauma, such as concussions.
Doctors can't test someone for CTE until they die. But McMahon said there's "no doubt" he has the disease.
Still, he isn't trying to scare players away from the game. He said he'd play again if he had the choice. He recommends boys play flag football until high school. But he said the NFL has to push players away from using painkillers.
McMahon said he often smokes marijuana in the mornings and at night, to help him sleep. He prefers indica, a marijuana known for better treating physical pain. He said he uses edibles, too, especially when he travels.


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Company logoMori Seiki is a Japanese manufacturing company of precision machines, most of which would seem pretty mysterious to those of us without engineering backgrounds. In addition to the Digital Technology Laboratory that already exists in Davis, the company's first North American factory was completed in Davis in 2012. It was estimated that the factory would employ between 100 and 150 people. The pre-existing DTL, which is next door to the newer plant, was one of the reasons the company wanted to located in Davis; they thought that it would be useful for their designers to be able to actually see the products being manufactured. Another reason was the proximity to UC Davis, from whence they hoped to draw interns and employees. This expansion made Mori Seiki one of the largest employers in Davis.
Beginning on September 12, 2011, morning commuters heading into Sacramento frequently observed between one and four people on the Dave Pelz Bike Overpass of I-80 holding a banner with the vague wording, "Mori Seiki hurts our community. Shame on them!" On Sept. 27, one of the protesters was decked out in a grim reaper costume, scythe and all. The protesters were Sacramento-area Carpenters Local Union 46. They said that although Mori Seiki would indeed create jobs in Davis, they would actually be hindering economic recovery by participating in a "race to the bottom" as far as paying subcontractors went. A news story with video covers the union's activities and opinions. The union's protest flier read: "Mori Seiki hurts our community by not requiring area standard wages and benefits to be paid and by not requiring apprenticeship and journeyman upgrade training which benefits the construction trade and the community as a whole."
• June 2011 Davis Enterprise article detailing the construction of the facility.


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Q: Automatically place text from two data variables into an svg with d3 I am learning D3, and I want to learn how to add text to an svg in different locations following a formula rather than adding each text element to a location manually. Adding the letters A, B, C works below, but then the first three numbers are hidden because the first three text elements are already occupied by A, B, C.
What can I change to be able to place my letters and numbers separately? Thanks for your advice.
        var w = 600;
        var h = 500;

        var letters = ["A","B","C"];
        var numbers = ["1","2","3","4","5"];

        var svg = d3.select("body")
            .append("svg")
            .attr("width", w)
            .attr("height",h);

        svg.selectAll("text")
                .data(letters)
                .enter()
            .append("text")
            .attr("x", function(d, i) {return (i+1)*100})
            .attr("y", function(d, i) {return (i+1)*100})
            .style("text.anchor", "left")
            .style("font-size", "40px")
            .style("fill", "gray")
            .attr("font-family","monospace")
            .text(function(d){return d});

        svg.selectAll("text")
                .data(numbers)
                .enter()
            .append("text")
            .attr("x", function(d, i) {return (i+1)*100})
            .attr("y", 40)
            .style("text.anchor", "left")
            .style("font-size", "40px")
            .style("fill", "gray")
            .attr("font-family","monospace")
            .text(function(d){return d});

A: You just need to make the text elements for the numbers and letters different. One easy way to do that is using classes.
svg.selectAll('text.letter')
   .date(letters)
  .enter()
   .append('text')
   .classed('letter', true)
   // ...

svg.selectAll('text.number')
   .date(numbers)
  .enter()
   .append('text')
   .classed('number', true)
   // ...

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Today was a rushed, hectic day, full of too much activity. I got my daughter to gymnastics, just on time, and sat down to catch my breath. When I looked up, I noticed the American Flag hanging in the back of the gym, in really interesting light. I knew if I metered my camera for the bright light on the flag, that most of the area around the flag would go dark.
I tested my theory, and this is my dramatic result.
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Hobart woman pleads not guilty to husband's murder investigators say was revenge
By Becky Jacobs
Post-Tribune |
Kelly Cochran (Lake County Sheriff's Dept. / Lake County Sheriff's)
A woman accused of murdering her husband with a drug overdose as revenge for killing her boyfriend is scheduled to go to trial this summer.
Kelly Marie Cochran, 35, pleaded not guilty at a formal appearance Wednesday morning in Lake Superior Court on a murder charge stemming from the death of her husband, Jason Cochran, two years ago in Hobart.
Prosecutors claim Cochran gave her husband a fatal overdose of heroin Feb. 20, 2016, and put her hands on his neck, nose and mouth until he died, according to court records.
Cochran, who wore a green jail uniform with glasses and her hair in a bun, had a slight smile as Judge Salvador Vasquez set her upcoming hearing dates.
Thomas Vanes, who filled in for Cochran's court-appointed public defender, Derla Gross, on Wednesday, said Cochran may seek a speedy trial.
A recording of a 911 call Kelly Cochran made Feb. 20, 2016, the day of her husband's death. The audio has been edited for length by the Tribune. (Lake County 911 Department)
Vasquez scheduled her for trial on July 9. She was then led out of the courtroom, shuffling in her jail-issued sandals as she walked, and was ordered to appear in court again for a hearing April 11.
When interviewed by investigators, Cochran said she had "evened the score" by killing her husband because he took "the only good thing I had in my life," according to court records.
Cochran was booked in the Lake County Jail last week after from the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti, Mich., where she is already serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
An Iron County, Mich., jury convicted Cochran in May of murder in the death of her boyfriend and co-worker, Christopher Regan, according to court records.
During her trial in Michigan, Cochran testified that she and her husband were soulmates during their honeymoon and "finished each other's sentences."
But the relationship devolved into verbal abuse and physical threats, she testified, adding that her husband threatened "he'd kill me if I ever wanted a divorce."
Already serving life in prison for boyfriend's murder, Hobart woman to stand trial for husband's slaying
Kelly Cochran, convicted in Michigan of killing her boyfriend, is set to appear in court on a murder charge stemming from her husband's death.
Feb 20, 2018 | 6:34 PM
The couple moved to Michigan in January 2014, and "things were getting rough at home," Kelly Cochran said on the stand in her Michigan trial. Jealousy between them was getting worse, and she had affairs with other men, including Regan, she testified.
Prosecutors alleged Kelly and Jason Cochran had made a pact on their wedding night that if one of them were unfaithful, they'd have to kill their lover.
Cochran, however, claimed during her trial in Michigan that there was no definite pact, and she "didn't take it seriously."
"I thought it was a joke," she said.
Nevertheless, in 2014, Cochran lured Regan to her home in Michigan with the offer of sex when Jason Cochran interrupted them and shot Regan, according to court records.
Kelly Cochran said she got the cord for an electric saw so her husband could dismember Regan's body, put it in garbage bags and dumped it in the woods in northern Michigan, court documents state.
Jason Cochran died two years ago in Hobart, and a recording of a 911 call Kelly Cochran made the day of her husband's death, which the Post-Tribune obtained in response to a public records request, included her pleas for help.
"I don't know what's wrong. He's throwing up. He's sweating. I need an ambulance right away," Kelly Cochran said in the recording.
The dispatcher asked Cochran if her husband was breathing and she replied he was, but "barely," according to the recording.
"Just get an ambulance here, right now," she told the dispatcher.
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Medics said Cochran was disruptive and wouldn't leave the room when they arrived, despite requests to do so, as they attempted to revive her husband, court documents show.
Cochran became a suspect in her husband's death after there were inconcsistencies in her stories, and she was charged in Lake County with murder in August 2016, according to court records.
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AtMetExp ID
Polality
MS2T ID
1 adp028368 Positive ATH62p11501 PT112580 0.932
delta-Tocotrienol; MS2; Q-Tof; [M+H]+
delta-Tocotrienol
8-Methyltocotrienol
(R)-delta-Tocotrienol
(2R)-2,8-dimethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trienyl]chroman-6-ol
ATH57p12694 - -
Integrase-type DNA-binding superfamily protein encodes a member of the DREB subfamily A-5 of ERF/AP2 transcription factor family. The protein contains one AP2 domain. There are 15 members in this subfamily including RAP2.1, RAP2.9 and RAP2.10. Integrase-type DNA-binding superfamily protein; FUNCTIONS IN: DNA binding, sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity; INVOLVED IN: regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; LOCATED IN: nucleus, chloroplast; EXPRESSED IN: 21 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 10 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: DNA-binding, integrase-type (InterPro:IPR016177), Pathogenesis-related transcriptional factor/ERF, DNA-binding (InterPro:IPR001471); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Integrase-type DNA-binding superfamily protein (TAIR:AT1G21910.1); Has 5711 Blast hits to 5172 proteins in 243 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 8; Metazoa - 212; Fungi - 26; Plants - 5113; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 352 (source: NCBI BLink).
Integrase-type DNA-binding superfamily protein encodes a member of the DREB subfamily A-1 of ERF/AP2 transcription factor family (DDF2). The protein contains one AP2 domain. There are six members in this subfamily, including CBF1, CBF2, and CBF3. Overexpression of this gene results in the reduction of gibberellic acid biosynthesis. This gene is expressed in all tissues examined, but most abundantly expressed in rosette leaves and stems. Overexpression of DDF1, a putative paralog of this gene, also reduces gibberellic acid biosynthesis and makes the plants more tolerant to high-salinity levels. DWARF AND DELAYED FLOWERING 2 (ddf2); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: DNA-binding, integrase-type (InterPro:IPR016177), Pathogenesis-related transcriptional factor/ERF, DNA-binding (InterPro:IPR001471); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Integrase-type DNA-binding superfamily protein (TAIR:AT1G12610.1); Has 5240 Blast hits to 5238 proteins in 236 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 0; Plants - 5235; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 5 (source: NCBI BLink).
nudix hydrolase homolog 21 - nudix hydrolase homolog 21 (NUDT21); FUNCTIONS IN: hydrolase activity; INVOLVED IN: biological_process unknown; LOCATED IN: chloroplast; EXPRESSED IN: 24 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 15 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: NUDIX hydrolase domain-like (InterPro:IPR015797), NUDIX hydrolase, conserved site (InterPro:IPR020084), NUDIX hydrolase domain (InterPro:IPR000086); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: nudix hydrolase homolog 4 (TAIR:AT1G18300.1); Has 1276 Blast hits to 1275 proteins in 388 species: Archae - 3; Bacteria - 524; Metazoa - 249; Fungi - 131; Plants - 237; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 132 (source: NCBI BLink).
Integrase-type DNA-binding superfamily protein encodes a member of the DREB subfamily A-5 of ERF/AP2 transcription factor family. The protein contains one AP2 domain. There are 15 members in this subfamily including RAP2.1, RAP2.9 and RAP2.10. ORA47; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: DNA-binding, integrase-type (InterPro:IPR016177), Pathogenesis-related transcriptional factor/ERF, DNA-binding (InterPro:IPR001471); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Integrase-type DNA-binding superfamily protein (TAIR:AT1G19210.1); Has 5510 Blast hits to 5399 proteins in 239 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 0; Plants - 5503; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 7 (source: NCBI BLink).
Protein phosphatase 2C family protein - Protein phosphatase 2C family protein; FUNCTIONS IN: catalytic activity; INVOLVED IN: biological_process unknown; LOCATED IN: cellular_component unknown; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Protein phosphatase 2C-related (InterPro:IPR001932), Protein phosphatase 2C, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR014045), Protein phosphatase 2C (InterPro:IPR015655); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Protein phosphatase 2C family protein (TAIR:AT4G08260.1); Has 3694 Blast hits to 3631 proteins in 263 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 2; Metazoa - 1048; Fungi - 338; Plants - 1876; Viruses - 3; Other Eukaryotes - 427 (source: NCBI BLink).
Protein phosphatase 2C family protein Encodes AP2C1. Belongs to the clade B of the PP2C-superfamily. Acts as a MAPK phosphatase that negatively regulates MPK4 and MPK6. Protein phosphatase 2C family protein; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Protein phosphatase 2C, manganese/magnesium aspartate binding site (InterPro:IPR000222), Protein phosphatase 2C-related (InterPro:IPR001932), Protein phosphatase 2C (InterPro:IPR015655), Protein phosphatase 2C, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR014045); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Protein phosphatase 2C family protein (TAIR:AT1G07160.1); Has 6969 Blast hits to 6779 proteins in 496 species: Archae - 2; Bacteria - 405; Metazoa - 1770; Fungi - 794; Plants - 2680; Viruses - 9; Other Eukaryotes - 1309 (source: NCBI BLink).
cytochrome P450, family 76, subfamily C, polypeptide 4 member of CYP76C "cytochrome P450, family 76, subfamily C, polypeptide 4" (CYP76C4); FUNCTIONS IN: electron carrier activity, monooxygenase activity, iron ion binding, oxygen binding, heme binding; INVOLVED IN: oxidation reduction; EXPRESSED IN: stem, root, carpel; EXPRESSED DURING: 4 anthesis; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Cytochrome P450 (InterPro:IPR001128), Cytochrome P450, E-class, group I (InterPro:IPR002401), Cytochrome P450, conserved site (InterPro:IPR017972); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: cytochrome P450, family 76, subfamily C, polypeptide 1 (TAIR:AT2G45560.1); Has 35109 Blast hits to 34843 proteins in 1784 species: Archae - 57; Bacteria - 4750; Metazoa - 11986; Fungi - 7467; Plants - 9491; Viruses - 6; Other Eukaryotes - 1352 (source: NCBI BLink).
cyclic nucleotide gated channel 19 member of Cyclic nucleotide gated channel family cyclic nucleotide gated channel 19 (CNGC19); FUNCTIONS IN: ion channel activity, cyclic nucleotide binding, calmodulin binding; INVOLVED IN: ion transport, transmembrane transport; LOCATED IN: membrane; EXPRESSED IN: hypocotyl, root; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Cyclic nucleotide-binding (InterPro:IPR000595), Ion transport (InterPro:IPR005821), Cyclic nucleotide-binding-like (InterPro:IPR018490), RmlC-like jelly roll fold (InterPro:IPR014710); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: cyclic nucleotide-binding transporter 1 (TAIR:AT3G17700.1); Has 2826 Blast hits to 2760 proteins in 210 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 14; Metazoa - 1491; Fungi - 0; Plants - 890; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 431 (source: NCBI BLink).
Protein phosphatase 2C family protein - Protein phosphatase 2C family protein; FUNCTIONS IN: protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity, catalytic activity; INVOLVED IN: biological_process unknown; LOCATED IN: cellular_component unknown; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Protein phosphatase 2C-related (InterPro:IPR001932), Protein phosphatase 2C (InterPro:IPR015655), Protein phosphatase 2C, N-terminal (InterPro:IPR014045); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Protein phosphatase 2C family protein (TAIR:AT4G08260.1); Has 3934 Blast hits to 3934 proteins in 277 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 6; Metazoa - 1049; Fungi - 401; Plants - 1950; Viruses - 3; Other Eukaryotes - 525 (source: NCBI BLink).
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (acc) synthase 6 encodes a a member of the 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) synthase (S-adenosyl-L-methionine methylthioadenosine-lyase, EC 4.4.1.14) gene family 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (acc) synthase 6 (ACS6); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase (InterPro:IPR001176), Aminotransferase, class I/classII (InterPro:IPR004839), Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase, major domain (InterPro:IPR015424), Aminotransferases, class-I, pyridoxal-phosphate-binding site (InterPro:IPR004838), Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase, major region, subdomain 1 (InterPro:IPR015421), Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase, major region, subdomain 2 (InterPro:IPR015422); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: ACC synthase 1 (TAIR:AT3G61510.1); Has 1807 Blast hits to 1807 proteins in 277 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 736; Fungi - 347; Plants - 385; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 339 (source: NCBI BLink).
C-repeat/DRE binding factor 2 Encodes a member of the DREB subfamily A-1 of ERF/AP2 transcription factor family (CBF2). The protein contains one AP2 domain. There are six members in this subfamily, including CBF1, CBF2, and CBF3. This gene is involved in response to low temperature, abscisic acid, and circadian rhythm. Overexpressing this gene leads to increased freeze tolerance and induces the expression level of 85 cold-induced genes and reduces the expression level of 8 cold-repressed genes, which constitute the CBF2 regulon. Mutations in CBF2 increases the expression level of CBF1 and CBF3, suggesting that this gene may be involved in a negative regulatory or feedback circuit of the CBF pathway. C-repeat/DRE binding factor 2 (CBF2); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: DNA-binding, integrase-type (InterPro:IPR016177), Pathogenesis-related transcriptional factor/ERF, DNA-binding (InterPro:IPR001471); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: C-repeat/DRE binding factor 1 (TAIR:AT4G25490.1); Has 30201 Blast hits to 17322 proteins in 780 species: Archae - 12; Bacteria - 1396; Metazoa - 17338; Fungi - 3422; Plants - 5037; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 2996 (source: NCBI BLink).
redox responsive transcription factor 1 encodes a member of the ERF (ethylene response factor) subfamily B-3 of ERF/AP2 transcription factor family. The protein contains one AP2 domain. There are 18 members in this subfamily including ATERF-1, ATERF-2, AND ATERF-5. redox responsive transcription factor 1 (RRTF1); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: DNA-binding, integrase-type (InterPro:IPR016177), Pathogenesis-related transcriptional factor/ERF, DNA-binding (InterPro:IPR001471); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Integrase-type DNA-binding superfamily protein (TAIR:AT5G61890.1); Has 6148 Blast hits to 5821 proteins in 258 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 2; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 0; Plants - 6132; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 14 (source: NCBI BLink).
Flavin-binding monooxygenase family protein Encodes a YUCCA-like putative flavin monooxygenase, the activation tagging mutant has increased level of IAA, increased auxin response and phenotype of auxin overproduction, rescues erecta mutant phenotype YUCCA5 (YUC5); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Pyridine nucleotide-disulphide oxidoreductase, class-II (InterPro:IPR000103), FAD-dependent pyridine nucleotide-disulphide oxidoreductase (InterPro:IPR013027), Flavin-containing monooxygenase-like (InterPro:IPR020946); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: YUCCA 9 (TAIR:AT1G04180.1); Has 1807 Blast hits to 1807 proteins in 277 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 736; Fungi - 347; Plants - 385; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 339 (source: NCBI BLink).
FKBP-type peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase family protein - FKBP-type peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase family protein; FUNCTIONS IN: FK506 binding, peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase activity, calmodulin binding; INVOLVED IN: protein folding; LOCATED IN: vacuole; EXPRESSED IN: 25 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 14 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Tetratricopeptide TPR-1 (InterPro:IPR001440), Tetratricopeptide-like helical (InterPro:IPR011990), Tetratricopeptide repeat-containing (InterPro:IPR013026), Tetratricopeptide repeat (InterPro:IPR019734), Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase, FKBP-type (InterPro:IPR001179); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: rotamase FKBP 1 (TAIR:AT3G25230.1); Has 1807 Blast hits to 1807 proteins in 277 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 736; Fungi - 347; Plants - 385; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 339 (source: NCBI BLink).
Integrase-type DNA-binding superfamily protein encodes a member of the ERF (ethylene response factor) subfamily B-3 of ERF/AP2 transcription factor family. The protein contains one AP2 domain. There are 18 members in this subfamily including ATERF-1, ATERF-2, AND ATERF-5. Integrase-type DNA-binding superfamily protein; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: DNA-binding, integrase-type (InterPro:IPR016177), Pathogenesis-related transcriptional factor/ERF, DNA-binding (InterPro:IPR001471); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: ethylene response factor 104 (TAIR:AT5G61600.1); Has 30201 Blast hits to 17322 proteins in 780 species: Archae - 12; Bacteria - 1396; Metazoa - 17338; Fungi - 3422; Plants - 5037; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 2996 (source: NCBI BLink).
ethylene response factor 104 encodes a member of the ERF (ethylene response factor) subfamily B-3 of ERF/AP2 transcription factor family. The protein contains one AP2 domain. There are 18 members in this subfamily including ATERF-1, ATERF-2, AND ATERF-5. ethylene response factor 104 (ERF104); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: DNA-binding, integrase-type (InterPro:IPR016177), Pathogenesis-related transcriptional factor/ERF, DNA-binding (InterPro:IPR001471); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Integrase-type DNA-binding superfamily protein (TAIR:AT5G51190.1); Has 1807 Blast hits to 1807 proteins in 277 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 736; Fungi - 347; Plants - 385; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 339 (source: NCBI BLink).


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County school board among light election slate
By Jebb Johnston jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Jebb Johnston
Qualifying has opened for some of the offices coming before voters in elections later this year.
While it is election time for the City of Corinth in 2022, it is one of the light years for county, state and federal elections. At the county level, only the First District and Second District seats on the Alcorn School District Board of Education will be in play.
Much of the election action this year is focused on the judiciary, with the circuit and chancery judges up for election, as well as Court of Appeals judge. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are also up for election. Circuit Clerk Crystal Starling said this slate of offices usually makes for one of the quietest of election years.
The primary election for U.S. House, if needed, will be June 7. The school board and judge posts will be on the general election ballot on Nov. 8.
Qualifying opened last week for U.S. House of Representatives and the various judicial posts. The window closes Feb. 1 for the judicial seats and March 1 for U.S. House of Representatives.
Qualifying will come later for school board, beginning Aug. 10 and running through Sept. 9. County school board elections are nonpartisan, and those who wish to run must gather the signatures of at least 50 qualified electors from the appropriate district. Qualifying papers should be filed with the circuit clerk at the Alcorn County Courthouse.
The Secretary of State's Office has posted some early qualifiers for the nonpartisan judicial positions, including, for chancery judge, Brad Tennison, District 1 Place 1; Michael Malski, District 1, Place 2; Jacqueline Mask, District 1, Place 3; and Stephen T. Bailey, District 1, Place 4.
Qualified thus far for circuit judge for the local district are Kelly Mims, District 1, Place 3, and Michael "Chip" Mills Jr., District 1, Place 4.
Jim Greenlee has qualified for Court of Appeals District 1 Place 1.
Next year is the "big" year of the election cycle, with county and state offices, as well as state senators and representatives, up for election.
County school board elections are nonpartisan, and those who wish to run must gather the signatures of at least 50 qualified electors from the appropriate district. Qualifying papers should be filed with the circuit clerk at the Alcorn County Courthouse.
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Jebb Johnston is a 1991 Alcorn Central High School graduate and a 1995 Ole Miss journalism graduate. His primary beats are city and county government.
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