Coinciding with the recent 105th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and just in time for Labor History Month, NYU has revived and restored the 1937 musical "Pins and Needles," one of the first musical theatre works to deal with the topic of organized labor.
Originally conceived as a community theater show sponsored by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, "Pins and Needles" is a lighthearted and pro-labor depiction of workers in a changing society. The 1937 show, with music and lyrics by Harold Rome, was cast with actual union workers who rehearsed after work and performed Friday and Saturday nights at the Princess Theatre on West 39th Street. The show's popularity was so immense that the cast ultimately abandoned their day jobs to embrace a full performance schedule of eight shows per week, marking the only time in history that regular workers – who were not trained actors – were able to bring a successful musical to Broadway.
"Pins and Needles" ran for nearly four years with several editions and road tours. Throughout the run, material was added and dropped to keep the show current. As a result, the show did not exist in a specific, static form. The current revival had to be reassembled from original source material, which the Harold Rome estate provided.
"Pins and Needles" was one of the first musicals to deal with labor issues. When it first ran in 1937, the actors were untrained garment workers. The show became a smash success. Recently, NYU restored and revived the show.
Director Meg Bussert, a Tony Award nominee and World Theater Award winner, worked with Local 802 member Joseph Church, who was the show's orchestrator and music supervisor. (Church's Broadway credits include "The Lion King" and "The Who's Tommy," both of which he music directed and supervised.) Church wrote new orchestrations that honored the unique style and humor of Harold Rome's songwriting. Bussert rehearsed the production as a workshop, a process that allowed the cast time to discover their characters and situations.
The show also paid tribute to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of New York City, which caused the deaths of 146 garment workers and sparked a legislative battle for improved, federally mandated labor conditions. In honor of the anniversary, which took place on March 25, representatives from theatrical unions attended a special showing and participated in a talk-back.
The cast and musicians were all students of NYU's Steinhardt Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions. The program in vocal performance produced the show, which ran at the Provincetown Playhouse at 133 Macdougal Street. The student musicians were paid under a UAW Local 2110 union contract, which covers NYU's graduate students.


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Migrants aboard a boat following their rescue from their drifting dinghies in the Mediterranean Seas by Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms, April 2, 2017. Reuters/Yannis Behrakis
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) searching for and rescuing migrants from rickety or even sinking boats in the Mediterranean are saving lives. Thousands of lives.
Enough said? Apparently not.
In Italy, NGOs have come under a barrage of attacks from politicians, particularly from the 5 Star Movement and the far right Northern League, accusing them of providing a "taxi service" from Libya to the European Union. A media-savvy prosecutor in Sicily has made almost daily statements about his inquiry into NGO search-and-rescue operations, insinuating – without evidence – that they are colluding with and profiting from smuggling operations. NGOs and others have been called to explain themselves before a Senate committee.
The truth of the matter is this: The drivers of migration are many, and Libya is a hell-hole for many who risk brutal abuse and forced labor. People are prepared to risk their lives to reach safety or improve their lives, and the risk of dying at sea doesn't seem to be a deterrent.
The debate raging in Italy over the role, objectives, and financing of NGOs is a damaging distraction from the real challenges and responsibilities facing not only Italy, but Europe as a whole.
Humanitarian NGOs out at sea are protecting the most fundamental right there is: the right to life. They do so under the control and instructions of the Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Center. It is a measure of how toxic the debate over migration has become that organizations like Doctors Without Borders, Proactiva Open Arms, and Save the Children must defend their life-saving operations. At the same time, their critics side-step the logical conclusion of their arguments – that we should let people drown to deter others from coming to Europe.
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"GRAPHIC CONTENT Graphic Novels in the Age of Trump" / New York Times / Ed Park / February 22, 2019
Mark, the narrator of James Sturm's Off Season, wouldn't classify himself as elite, liberal or otherwise. He's a builder in Vermont, going through a personal crisis just as the presidential campaign enters the home stretch. "It's hard to believe it was only three months ago that Lisa and I were together and both for Bernie," he notes in the first chapter, which originally appeared on Slate in September 2016, with Election Day on the horizon. Separation from his wife means getting his own apartment, which means selling his truck, which means working for contractors like Mick, perpetually late with the check and with a Bernie Sanders bumper sticker on his BMW station wagon.
The class conflict is palpable. With Sanders out of the running, Mark isn't sure whom to support. His wife knocks on doors for Clinton, but their marital split (she's "got the house, the rich parents, and plenty of time") sours his view of the candidate. (Hillary's campaign slogan, "Stronger Together," gives the chapter its ironic title.) "Not that I'd vote for Trump," he tells himself. "But at least he's his own man." When their young daughter, Suzie, tells him he has to choose, he just says: "I did pick someone." End of conversation.
Divided into 13 emotionally stunning chapters, its gorgeous blue-gray ink washes evoking the New England winter, "Off Season" is a revelation. Sturm's earlier graphic novels, The Golem's Mighty Swing (2001) and Market Day (2010), are set safely in the past. Off Season is the more vital work, a seamless contemporary take on economic despair, political confusion and the challenges of parenting. Mark's dislike of Clinton would make his story a nonstarter for Alex and Michael, but he lives in a reality that they barely graze as they zip around the country taking selfies. "Would anything have changed anything?" Mark wonders, reflecting on missteps in his marriage; the words resonate, seeming to encompass the country as a whole.
Off Season includes chapters that weren't in the original online serialization, as well as smaller adjustments. The most telling tweak is to the last frame of a six-panel chapter entitled "It's Not Over." Mark is leaving a message for Lisa the day after the election, sincerely upset for her. In its original form, each of the last four panels carries one sentence: "I hope you're all right. Call me, O.K.? I love you. It's going to be all right." The book version cuts the last one. Instead, Sturm gives us a panel of silence, Mark with the phone to his ear.
The visual aspect of comics makes them particularly well suited to capturing our digital lives. If Instagram is the inane god Alex and Michael propitiate in "Amongst the Liberal Elite," Facebook is a sort of demonic secret sharer in Off Season, drawing out our worst impulses. A child care issue, post-inauguration, escalates in Mark criticizing Lisa: "I don't have the luxury of spending all day on Facebook planning the revolution." Later Mark falls into a dark text spiral while trying to get hold of well-heeled Mick for an overdue check ("What's going on??" "Any day now"); he blows up when he sees Mick's status update: "Flew out to Vineyard for a steak dinner and the Avett Brothers with my buddy Ron. 3rd row!" In one cruelly believable panel, Sturm identifies a tech-driven source of populist rage.
In the book's single glimpse of Trump — a frame from a televised debate — he's depicted as a literal pig. The grotesque drawing is all the more shocking because it reminds the reader (some 50 pages in) that Sturm has drawn all the characters in Off Season as animals — dogs, specifically. (It's perhaps no coincidence that Americans appear as dogs in Art Spiegelman's Maus.) At one point, Mark recalls listening to a theater troupe describe how "using animals as stand-ins is as old as storytelling … As an actor, it's liberating to wear the mask." The reader, too, falls under a spell: The soulful faces of Sturm's nonhuman, all-too-human characters ask us to withhold judgment, hear out the other sides of the story.
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Where to see 4th of July fireworks on Delmarva this week
Where to see fireworks on Delmarva for the week of 4th of July
Where to see 4th of July fireworks on Delmarva this week Where to see fireworks on Delmarva for the week of 4th of July Check out this story on delmarvanow.com: https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2018/07/03/4th-july-where-see-fireworks-all-week-delmarva/751269002/
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Fireworks: 9 p.m. at Falls Park
More: Music, food, beer garden and vendors across the street at Burley Oak Brewing Co. Children's games, patriotic fashion show, reading of the Declaration of Independence, flags and fans, bands and picnic foods.
Fireworks: Dusk
More: Ice cream social with donation and kid painting. Community band performs from 6:30-8 p.m. at Historic Onancock School. A Community Playground Design Day will be held at the Onancock School at 5:30 p.m.
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Where: Willards Elementary School
More: Food, vendors, games and live music.
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Fireworks: Dusk.
Where: Fireworks will be launched from the beach at Ocean View Parkway.
More: A parade will begin at noon at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Garfield Parkway and proceed 2 miles through downtown Bethany Beach. Floats may be entered the day from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the registration desks located at Route 1 and Central Avenue. Cyclists may pick up decorating kits at the table located on the Christian Church grounds while supplies last. At 7:30 p.m., Love Seed Mama Jump will perform.
Where: Fireworks can be seen from the beach and harbor
More: Parade, live music, food and more beginning at 8 p.m.
Fireworks: 10 p.m.
Where: Carnival Grounds on Main Street.
More: Volunteer Fireman's Carnival at the grounds starting at 7 p.m., with rides, games, fun and food. Live entertainment.
More: Fireworks and parades celebrate Fourth of July on Virginia Shore
Fireworks: 9 p.m.
Where: Fireworks will be launched from a barge in the Rehoboth Bay
Fireworks: Dusk off Lewes Beach
More: Games will be held on Second Street at 9 a.m. The boat parade will make its way down the Lewe-s Rehoboth Canal from Roosevelt Inlet to Fisherman's Wharf. The Doo-Dah Parade will form in the vicinity of Lloyd's Market on Savannah Road.
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Fireworks: 9:15 p.m. at Wicomico County Stadium
More: Vendors, moon bounce, food trucks, and more. A Kids Kazoo Parade starts at 8 p.m.
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Fireworks Follow the game against Hagerstown. The Game starts at 6:05 p.m.
Where: Arthur W. Perdue Stadium
Fireworks: 9:30 p.m. at both locations
Where: On the beach downtown at North Division Street and at Northside Park at 125th Street
More: Both locations will also offer a free concert at 8 p.m. Entertainment is by Mike Hines and The Look at the downtown event, and The Reagan Years at Northside Park.
Fireworks: Showell Park on Racetrack Road. Parking will not be allowed along the shoulder of Route 589 and Beauchamp Road.
More: At 8 a.m., the annual Freedom 5K Race will take place along the South Gate Pond at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial. From 11 a.m.-3 p.m., the July Fourth Carnival Celebration will also take place at the Worcester County Veterans Memorial. The event will feature a disc jockey, water slides, moon bounces, carnival games, pony rides, refreshments and more. Wristbands for unlimited rides on the water-slides and moon bounces cost $6. Carnival games will be free. In the event of inclement weather, the fireworks will be held Thursday.
More: Salisbury's fireworks to deliver a big boom
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Fireworks: 9:15 p.m.
Where: Sommers Cover Marina
Firework: 9:30 p.m.
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Xiaomi MiPad 3 Review
James Bruce June 16, 2017 16-06-2017 7 minutes
Our verdict of the Xiaomi MiPad 3:
It looks like an iPad Mini, feels like an iPad Mini, but costs significantly less. The 4:3 screen ratio can be a little wasteful for videos, but it's great for web pages and reading. Combined with a fantastic camera sensor and solid performance, the MiPad 3 is a solid purchase.910
Outside of the Western world, Xiaomi is the king of Android. There's a very good reason for this: they make Apple-quality devices at half the price. The MiPad 3 is their latest offering to the mini tablet market, and follows on from previous successes Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 Review Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 Review The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 is a clear iPad mini rip-off, but this budget tablet might actually be worth your time. Read More .
The MiPad 3 is available for $230 from GearBest, and it's worth every penny.
Price: $230 from GearBest.com (Flash sale price, correct at time of writing – may go back up around $300 if you're not quick)
Dimensions: 200.4 x 132.6 x 6.95mm
CPU: MT8176 – consisting of dual-core ARM Cortex A72 and quad-core A53 (in total, a "hexacore" CPU)
GPU: PowerVR GX6250
Storage: 64GB, non-expandable
Screen: 7.9″ IPS, 326 PPI, 2048 x 1536 resolution @ 4:3 ratio
Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.0, wireless up to .ac speeds, 3.5mm stereo port, USB-C fast charging and data port
Cameras: 13MP f2.2 rear camera, 5mp f2.0 front facing camera
Case: Champagne Gold metal enclosure
From a design perspective, the MiPad 3 is an obvious clone of the iPad Mini. It's got the same screen size, the same resolution, and is only 30g heavier and 0.9mm thicker. Like the iPad Mini, it's also made of a single block of aluminum alloy. The only distinguishing feature is the presence of the Mi logo on the back, not an Apple. In every aspect, this is a premium-looking device.
There's only one model currently available, and that's the Champagne Gold 4/64GB configuration. Without an SD-card slot, 64GB is your absolute limit, though realistically that's more than enough for a mini-tablet.
The power and volume protrude slightly from the right side; with the USB-C port sitting at the bottom, and the 3.5mm stereo port on the top left. 3 capacitive buttons sit on the front: Recents, Home, and Back.
If you're unfamiliar with the mini-tablet form factor, don't expect to hold and manipulate the MiPad with one hand. In fact, you should probably just go ahead and buy a rubberized case too, because the brushed metal is just difficult to grip. Such is the way with modern electronics.
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Obviously, those looking for a completely native Android experience, similar to what they may already have on their modern smartphone, will not find it here without installing a custom ROM (which will invalidate your warranty). But for those of us perhaps coming from an iOS device or much older versions of Android, it's a pleasure to use and felt quite comfortable.
As far as I can tell, there's no particularly quirky features added by MiUI – you still have the basic three capacitive keys for Recents, Home and Back, at the base of the device. The LED behind them fades out after a short while. Though it required extra setup steps, long-press on Home for Google Assistant can also be enabled. The pull down shade has all the usual options, too. So apart from how the launcher looks, it's all quite normal, I assure you.
During setup, you're also asked to sign in or create a Mi account, which apparently I already had. The MiCloud features emulate those offered by iCloud, with services like device backup and remote location monitoring. The Mi Cloud service requires permissions to some fundamental things like SMS. Whether or not you're happy giving those over to a Chinese company is up to you.
Before you can actually use it through the online portal, you'll need to upgrade your account security by walking through a series of personal information and confirmation codes sent to your email and over SMS, as well as mandatory setting of 4 additional security questions. Of all the security setup procedures I've seen, this is one of the most comprehensive. Sadly, Find My Mi Device didn't actually work for me, probably because there's no GPS in the MiPad, though I did set it to report location.
Out of the box, Google Play is installed, but there's no YouTube or other common Google apps, like Chrome. After updating Google Play services, installing those was trivially simple.
Performance and Battery
The MiPad 3 is one of the smoothest performing Android tablets I've tested yet (though obviously don't expect it to compete with flagship devices). The UI is consistently responsive, and apps launch quickly. Antutu scored the device just over 80,000. GeekBench scores it reasonably at 1567 single core, 3622 multicore, and 3186 for the GPU compute. More important than raw numbers though: at no point did I feel frustrated by app launching times or buttons not responding to my touch, though Chrome experienced a little lagging on occasion.
The GPU is fairly weak however, and while something like Zombie Driver is fine, intense games like Asphalt 8 struggled to run at a high frame rate.
Our battery testing involved streaming live BBC News at full volume and full brightness, and the device managed a very impressive 8.5 hours of playback. Their marketing in fact claims 12 hours of video playback, which would appear to be optimistic but not far off the truth if you take into account the power used by Wi-Fi streaming during our test. This fantastic battery life is undoubtedly attributable to the multicore MediaTek MT8176 CPU, which can ramp up or down performance and power usage depending on the task at hand. You're not going to get 12 hours of 3D online gaming, but for local video playback, that's certainly possible.
The only real weirdness I did experience in two weeks of testing was that embedded YouTube videos refused to play when maximised fullscreen, but played fine through the YouTube app.
Media Playback and Screen
The IPS display is bright and crystal clear, at 326 pixels-per-inch (exactly equivalent to "Retina quality" on iDevices). Like most glossy tablet displays, it's almost impossible to view under full sun, and loves to collect fingerprints. The MiPad 3 is great for reading – just not outside.
This was on full brightness, I promise
Coupled with the otherwise gorgeous screen are a pair of speakers on the bottom. Consequently, when watching media in landscape mode, you'll hear audio from only a single side. But they more than make up for the messy stereo with sheer loudness.
That said, while the screen's brightness and high pixel density are lovely, there's another factor making it less than ideal for video playback. The aspect ratio means that watching movies or TV in landscape mode will result in black bars at the top and bottom, despite the actual hardware having a very thin bezel there. When combined with the chunky half inch or so of bezel on the left and right, the video real-estate is a lot smaller than you'd think it ought to be.
5 years ago, I would've laughed at the idea of someone taking a photo on their tablet, but it's now officially a thing. I'm pleased to report the camera on the MiPad 3 is surprisingly good – better than many mid-range smartphones. Most people will be more than happy with this to provide all their photographic needs, and nothing about it says "budget".
This was taken on a bright summer's day. It's not HDR, so the sky is overexposed, but overall it's a great camera sensor.
Although it doesn't have dual camera sensors, it does feature a quite intuitive background blur mode in which you can drag a rough rectangle around your subject, and the rest is blurred out. It's a decent enough way of emulating a bokeh effect, and you can see the results below.
The sensor also handled fairly low light in my basement "office", with the shot here taken using the special fake bokeh mode.
The front-facing 5MP camera isn't going to win you any selfie awards, but it's perfectly functional for video chats.
Should You Buy a Xiaomi MiPad 3?
It's rare to find a device I actually want to keep using after reviewing it, but the MiPad 3 is one of those. The price is right – in fact, it's better than right, since it's currently in the flash sale for $230. The performance is rock solid, and the battery will last all day. All you need to do is learn to love MiUI. You'll find a great mini tablet.
However, those looking for a device primarily for media playback should look elsewhere, as the aspect ratio and speaker placement is less than ideal. It's also a very incremental upgrade over the MiPad 2: if you already own one of those, you can definitely skip this generation.
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I don't know about custom rom but rooting the device is allowed and does not void the warranty.
If you don't like MiUI then you have any number of choices for a launcher on the google. play site. Majority of Android users do install a different launcher of choice.
I have been using a "Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime" for the past 2 + years. Till date the phone is almost as responsive as on day one. I would attribute a very slight delay to a few of the added in apps like whatsapp. While I was extremely uncomfortable with Samsung's UI on my previous Galaxy Grand i am very comfortable with MiUi 8.x. Don't need to even try any other launcher.
Most of the built in apps are very well done so one does not need any of the free (full od ads) or paid apps.
Believe me it would be worth every penny you spend. Just wish the author had tested and commented on performance of Google Duo on it.
BTW how different do you expect the current crop of tablets to be so far as visuals are concerned? At least it does not sport a totally lame OS like iOS that won't allow me to do practically anything.
Can this device be used to replace a smart phone. It is too big for a pocket, but not too big to carry in one hand. Having a "phablet"? would be more convenient than both types of devices. This one seems to be both big enough and small enough. So what are readers thoughts on this?
It's a good tablet but the screen is not so good, there is a lot of color bleed on the top side, you can literally see the light from behind the screen, at first, I thought the device has a default but no, all of them are the same! I've been to a xiaomi store in China, there are 5 of them on a show table! all of them have the same light bleed. Well, the price is okay for such a device but it is not for everyone!
Hi. At the end of the video you say the wrong price for the device...340 USD..
Yeh, my bad - the price was $330 when I started reviewing it, but went down to $220! Bargain!
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Thanks for the write up! I am looking for an android tablet that's fairly cheap yet has most of the hardware of the last year or so. This one seems very nice for the price but to bad the size is so small, would love to see this in a regular size with a 9k battery for maybe another 100-150 bucks and I would have been sold. I had high hopes with the latest Samsung tablet but they did nothing special and asking a little much for what I am looking to spend.
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James has a BSc in Artificial Intelligence, and is CompTIA A+ and Network+ certified. He's the lead developer of MakeUseOf, and spends his free time playing VR paintball and boardgames. He's been building PCs since he was a kid.
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'A Big Disappointment': Trump Is Still Flirting With The Idea Of Firing Barr
US President Donald Trump (R) and US Attorney General William Barr step off Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 1, 2020. - US President Donald Trump said September 1, 2020 on... US President Donald Trump (R) and US Attorney General William Barr step off Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 1, 2020. - US President Donald Trump said September 1, 2020 on a visit to protest-hit Kenosha, Wisconsin that recent anti-police demonstrations in the city were acts of "domestic terror" committed by violent mobs. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS
By Zoe Richards
December 12, 2020 3:15 p.m.
President Donald Trump on Saturday continued to lash out at Attorney General Bill Barr who appears to have been on thin ice lately after a report landed earlier this week and suggested the attorney general has been working to keep quiet a federal probe involving Hunter Biden, the son of Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden who became President-elect after winning last month's election.
Trump shared a tweet from a sympathizing conservative columnist and radio host Todd Starnes who recently backed the President's false election fraud claims. Starnes' tweet suggested on Friday that Barr should be "fired by the end of business today," if a Wall Street Journal report that said the attorney general had known and kept quiet since the spring about an investigation that involved the younger Biden proved to be true.
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The probe which was launched in 2018, predates Barr's tenure at attorney general — but led to a meltdown from Trump on Friday.
Rumors began swirling last week that Trump was considering firing his attorney general after Barr told the Associated Press in an interview that he had not seen evidence of widespread fraud that would overturn the results of the Nov. 3 election, which Trump decisively lost to Biden.
When asked about his confidence in the attorney general, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office last week that he would need to be asked the question again "a number of weeks from now," in order to arrive at a decision about his traditionally loyal ally.
His complaint at that time was that Barr "hasn't done anything," and that the Justice Department hadn't "looked very hard" to corroborate Trump's false declarations of election fraud in battleground states he had lost.
Trump's rage now extends to being kept in the dark about a probe involving Biden's financial and business dealings in two investigations in Delaware and Manhattan.
Hours after a firing off the first tweet suggesting a Barr dismissal could be afoot, Trump followed up with a fresh attack on his attorney general, raking Barr through the mud over why the attorney general hadn't revealed "the truth to the public" in an effort that he said had cost Republicans at the polls.
Why didn't Bill Barr reveal the truth to the public, before the Election, about Hunter Biden. Joe was lying on the debate stage that nothing was wrong, or going on – Press confirmed. Big disadvantage for Republicans at the polls!
The accusations, clumsily lurch miles ahead of an investigation that has not drawn conclusions about the younger Biden, and appears to implicate the President-elect who is not involved in either of the investigations.
Trump's suggestion that news of the probe would have benefited him in the polls are somewhat predictable arguments. Such an effort was central to his impeachment, when in July 2019, during a now famous call, Trump attempted to extort the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to dig up dirt on Biden's son and announce an investigation.
Trump and his Republican allies in Congress further intensified pressure to smear Biden and his son in October, urging Barr to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden as his father rose in the polls.
When asked at the time whether he supported the call for a special prosecutor, Trump told Fox News that he wanted action from Barr before the election saying "he's got to act fast," and adding, "this has to be known about before the election."
The Justice Department however, maintains guidelines urging officials to avoid making obvious steps that would bring an investigation into public view that could impact or give the appearance of attempting to sway the outcome of an election.
Before the Wall Street Journal reported of Barr's efforts to keep the probe quiet, Barr is reportedly had no intentions of vacating his post early — although those plans are likely now up in the air as Trump has taken pains to exact revenge on those he had seen as disloyal in his dwindling days in office — firing Defense Secretary Mark Esper and DHS cybersecurity official Chris Krebs just last month.
Zoe Richards is a TPM newswriter based in New York. Previously, she reported on local politics in Kampala, Uganda, wrote about sustainability from a think-tank in Paris, France, and has pursued documentary and broadcast news projects closer to home. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.
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It's high time to end child marriage in Africa
During the last few years, child marriage has mostly been handled as a human rights and social issue in the international debate. While this is no doubt justified, a strong economic case also exists for speeding up the efforts and enhancing resource allocations to end child marriage and promote gender equality. Our authors shed a light on the costs of early marriage for Africa's development and present the encouraging example of Zambia.
Each year, twelve million girls marry before the age of 18 – almost one every two seconds. The highest incidence rates are in sub-Saharan Africa, where 38 per cent of girls get married before they are 18 years of age.
Much speaks in favour of ending child marriage. Not only is it a violation of human rights and a major impediment to gender equality; for the girls affected, child marriage means an overall lack of freedom and choices, it hampers sustainable growth, and moreover, it is costly. While some governments have addressed this issue legally and revisions to the legislative framework are also being undertaken, the efforts to tackle the root causes have been slow.
The vicious cycle of poverty – root causes and effects of child marriage
Unpacking child marriage leads us to three topics which are equally its cause and effect and must be addressed if we are to put an end to this practice:
i) Access to sexual and reproductive health and early and unwanted pregnancies. Girls married at an early age are hit by high mortality rates. Their children also tend to run the risk of dying at an early age, as high infant mortality among young mothers shows.
ii) Traditional norms and practices. Child marriage is driven by traditional practices and beliefs and the low social status assigned to women and girls. There are also inconsistencies with what is provided for under statutory law and customary law regarding child protection, with the customary legal system allowing girls to be married as soon as they have reached puberty. Available evidence indicates that for each year a girl is married before adulthood, her literacy reduces by 5.6 per cent. This low level of literacy will affect hygiene and health at household level and the future education of children growing up in such a home. Moreover, child brides face a higher risk of gender based violence than women in general.
iii) Low levels of education. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) estimates that at least half of the youth in sub-Saharan Africa do not go to school. This leads to an enormous number of young people not being able to live up to their full potential and consequently not contributing to national economic growth. Child marriage takes girls out of school and is likely to produce a cycle of reducing education prospects for the next generation. As a result, in many cases, the child brides as well as their offspring remain in a vicious cycle of poverty and their potential contribution to national development is not utilised. That is why, when tackling the problem of child marriage, we should not only be talking to ministers of gender and family affairs as well as social welfare but should also include ministries of finance, education and planning in our discussions.
The demographic dividend and Africa'S efforts
As briefly described above, the problem is particularly prevalent in Africa, especially in rural areas. Fifteen out of 20 countries with the highest rates of child marriage are in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, in June 2014, in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the African Union (AU) launched the Campaign to End Child Marriage – in order to enhance continental awareness of the harmful impact of child marriage and by taking appropriate legal, social and economic measures. In June 2015, the AU formally adopted a common position on ending child marriage in Africa. Since then, the Member States of the African Union held the first Africa Girls' Summit on Ending Child Marriage in Africa in Zambia in November 2015, and they are currently planning a Second Africa Girls' Summit.
In the next 35 years, 1.8 billion babies will be born in Africa; the continent's population will double in size; and its under-18 population will increase by two thirds to reach almost one billion.
UNICEF: "Generation 2030. Africa: Child demographics in Africa"
While we can witness political will and a huge momentum, progress is slow, and even though the number of girls being married is decreasing, the decline is not fast enough to match population growth on the continent. Furthermore, the median age of marriage has not changed significantly. In fact, in some countries, such as Burkina Faso and Niger, the actual number of girls being married is set to increase, as a 2017 UNICEF report shows. One of the main reasons for this is the rising number of people below the age of 18, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. For example, as of midyear 2016, Zambia had a population of 16.6 million, with an annual population growth rate of 3.0 per cent; 45.4 per cent of Zambia's population were under age 15. Between 1990 and 2015, there was only a slow decline in the total fertility rate, and the average number of children per woman over the course of her lifetime declined from 6.5 children to 5.5 children. In order for Zambia to realise a demographic dividend, fertility must decline significantly. Combined with the right investments in health, including sexual and reproductive health services, education, and job creation, such a decline could open a window of opportunity for economic growth.
Child marriage and the SDGs Given its overall impact on economic development, eliminating child marriage and harmful traditional practices is also addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals, more specifically in target 5.3 to "eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilations" by 2030.
Owing to its direct link to fertility rates and thus population growth, child marriage is a key component to be addressed in the coming years and to harvest the fruits of a demographic dividend. The World Bank states that "the welfare benefits from lower population growth when ending child marriage are estimated globally (for 106 countries) at USD 22 billion in 2015 and USD 566 billion in 2030".
ZAMBIA'S STRATEGY
One of the few countries that have developed strategies to end child marriage is Zambia. In addition to the legal and policy framework, the Zambian government has formed a consortium of line ministries working with civil society organisations (CSOs) network and co-operating partners. The work is guided by the National Strategy on Ending Child Marriage 2016–2021 and is to be performed via an Action Plan supported by a special budget. Measures include a survey on the Boys to Men project and boys and men's role in ending child marriage as well as in mitigating the high prevalence of gender-based violence in Zambia.
Involving traditional authorities is key to success
Government in co-operation with partners, media, faith-based groups and traditional leaders is providing evidence of what works in communities. It is above all the involvement of traditional leaders that is bearing great impact. For example, in 2017, Chief Chamuka, together with a Task Force, developed, enacted and launched by-laws on ending child defilement, teenage pregnancies, child marriage and child labour in his chiefdom in Central Province. The Task Force was constituted in 2015, within his chiefdom. Parents with the intention of marrying off their daughters are requested to produce a birth certificate to the headman to ascertain whether the girl has reached a rightful age to get married.
Child marriage – economic empowerment for rural areas
Child marriage is associated with high levels of poverty, which continues to be a rural problem. Poverty leads many parents in sub-Saharan Africa to withdraw their daughters from school and offer them for marriage to older men (in most cases) in exchange for payment of 'lobola' (a dowry for the bride). This is a form of economic empowerment for rural communities. In contexts where bride wealth or bride price is practised (i.e. a groom or groom's family provides assets to the bride's family in exchange for marriage), families may reap immediate economic benefits from marrying their daughters. The younger the bride is, the greater the benefits may be.
To strengthen the fight, village headmen have the power to approve marriages on condition that all requirements are met. A family found forcing their daughter into marriage are fined 10,000 Kwachas (around 1,000 US dollars), and all revenues obtained through the marriage are forfeited to the chiefdom Child Protection Bank Account. The Chiefdom has a Child Protection Unit which is in charge of overseeing the funds. These funds are used to support vulnerable children with school fees and other school requirements.
Put money on the table!
For communication and resource mobilisation purposes, the international community likes to develop one-size-fits-all solutions. Nevertheless, it cannot be that easy, and to really understand and tackle underlying traditional and cultural practices, joint efforts should support community-born and youth-driven solutions that address the root causes of it. Furthermore, we need to focus our discussions on tools and instruments to monitor the implementation of the legal framework and budget in place to end child marriage, comprehensive sexuality education for in and out of school, and family planning.
Ending child marriage will not be an easy thing to do as it is a multi-facetted and complex issue which has to include a discourse about sexual reproductive health and rights, changes in mind-sets as well as behaviours and education and hence what the country is prepared to invest in those issues. It is not enough to leave the matter in the discussions of the women's movement and machinery where in general, resources are very limited and ministries under budgeted for.
It is important to look not only at the words spoken but also at the budget lines allocated and tracked towards gender equality. Yes, political will is key – however, it will not be enough.
Dr Auxilia Ponga is Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Gender and Development of the Republic of Zambia.
Monika Bihlmaier is Team Leader for East and Southern Africa at Plan International Germany.
Contact: Monika.Bihlmaier@plan.de
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Neutrality and commitment to open source won't change after IBM acquisition closes, Red Hat exec says
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Red Hat will operate as a kind of "Switzerland" within IBM and maintain its commitment to open source at the conclusion of Big Blue's takeover of the software company, according to Marco Bill-Peter, Red Hat senior vice president of customer experience and engagement.
Red Hat will function as an independent, distinct unit within IBM's Hybrid Cloud team and maintain its commitment to open source principles, he told the Red Hat Forum in Sydney.
He described the US$34 billion as a "big elephant in the room" and admitted that he, along with a number of other Red Hat employees initially thought "this is really odd" when the mammoth deal was announced late last month.
Under the deal, IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for US$190 per share.
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Light and shade can be used to enhance form and texture, and create patterns, shapes and lines. As the impact created by contrast reaches a point where it dominates an image, so the image may move from reality towards abstraction. The image here shows a tree root in Yellowstone National Park, in the USA, photographed using strong back lighting. The sinuous nature of the roots, highlighted by the contrast between light and shade, has created a top-left to bottom-right flow of lines which seem to draw the eye and hence dominate the image. The reality of a dying tree perched on the edge of a cliff is more or less lost.
The image is of course not totally abstract, and can be seen as a simple picture of a tree root. Most viewers will identify the real subject fairly quickly. However, the image is of little value when seen as a real-world tree root, but of more interest once the eye focuses upon the play of light and shade.
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Q: How to generate the inverse of a order 3 tensor Is it possible to generate an inverse of an order 3 tensor? If so, how? I have been searching for a couple days, and cannot seem to find anything online to help with this.

A: Think about how to regard an order 3 tensor as a linear map of spaces of the same dimension?
$$V^3 \rightarrow \mathbb R$$
$$V\rightarrow L(V,V)$$
$$L(V,V)\rightarrow V$$
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It is often said that the kitchen is the beating heart of a home. Everybody uses it, and for a variety of different purposes, so when it comes to creating a new kitchen, there are many factors to consider. The first decision you have to make is whether or not to update your existing kitchen by adding new cabinets or appliances, but essentially keeping the same shape, or to get a completely new kitchen fitted, perhaps with a totally different layout. Assuming you have decided to go for the latter option and you want your kitchen to be completely refreshed, there are a lot of things you need to think carefully about before work begins and money changes hands. Here is a guide on how to design a kitchen that will suit the needs of everyone in your family, as well as looking just as stylish or homely as you desire.
Well-designed kitchens not only look good, but they also work well. Practicality and functionality need to be at the basis of your thought process from the very beginning. Cupboards, cabinets, appliances and drawers need to be positioned intuitively, so that your journeys around the room when preparing food, cleaning up or doing the laundry are direct and unobstructed.
Before deciding on the design you want to use, think about who uses the kitchen, and in what ways. If yours is a family that does a lot of home cooking, then providing adequate space for food preparation is a must. Also, at this stage it is a good idea to decide whether or not you will need a table or dining area as part of your kitchen, or a breakfast bar, or nothing at all. Make sure you know precisely which appliances will need to be included, and what sort of size they are likely to be – it might be that you need to do a lot of washing, and a large washer drier is essential. In which case, remember that many tumble driers need to be vented externally, and so might need to be positioned next to an external wall to negate the need for unsightly ducting.
When you have decided on what needs to be included in your kitchen, you can start to think about kitchen layout ideas. There are numerous options when it comes to kitchen layouts, but there are some staple design styles that fit very well in most homes. A straight kitchen works well in smaller areas, and features a single line of cabinetry along one wall.
In a galley kitchen, there are lines of cabinetry along opposing walls. Larger spaces can include more cabinets and appliances, and can adopt more intricate designs. L-shaped, U-shaped and G-shaped kitchens are all so named because of the design style of the kitchen's cabinets. If you are looking to include a breakfast bar, you might well consider either a G or L-shaped design. U-shaped designs work well with kitchens that will also include a dining table at one end of the room. For something even more spacious, you might also consider an open-plan kitchen.
Having selected what needs to go in your kitchen and its basic shape, you can start to think about the kind of kitchen design that will appeal most to your and your family. Whether your tastes are traditional or contemporary, there are many options for you to choose from, and any supplier, whether it be a high-street name or a leading trade manufacturer like Magnet Trade, is able to offer plenty of design styles in terms of cabinetry, floors and worktops. For something classic but practical, a Shaker kitchen is a good choice that will never look out of date. If your tastes are for modern kitchens that are a little more chic and minimal, you might consider hi-gloss cabinetry in either white or black: a very stylish choice that will add greatly to your home's overall aesthetic.
When you have decided exactly what it is you are looking for in terms of kitchen design, it is time to start looking around. Make sure to visit plenty of showrooms and to get a good idea about what's available. If you are thinking of employing a kitchen designer, get more than one quote and insist that they come and have a look at your kitchen before naming a price. The more information you have, and the clearer you are about what you want to achieve, the better able you will be to get the kitchen of your dreams.


Oilsands operations can be part of the climate change solution, says U of C research group - Enbridge Inc. Oilsands operations can be part of the climate change solution, says U of C research group - Enbridge Inc.
U of C research group says boosting SAGD cogeneration would accelerate GHG reductions.
That may already be an Alberta advantage—straight out of the province's oilsands industry.
According to two major new studies by the Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research (CESAR) Initiative, a readily available and proven technology—already used in many oilsands projects—is a credible answer to Alberta's climate objectives.
That technology is cogeneration, or the combination of heat and power technology, and it's an essential part of the process for oilsands steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) projects.
Awarding oilsands companies temporary GHG credits for investing in cogeneration, and reducing Alberta's overall GHG emissions, would also reduce GHG intensity of SAGD production to a level equal to, or lower than, conventional oil.
"Over the next 14 years, much of the province's electricity generating infrastructure will be replaced," remarks CESAR director David Layzell, "but if this is done with stand-alone thermal power generation technologies, at least 50 percent of the energy in the fuel will be discarded as waste heat.
SAGD cogeneration could also stabilize electricity prices in Alberta, and provide a reliable source of base load and backup power for the expanded renewable energy platform that Alberta is advocating as part of its Climate Leadership Plan, according to CESAR.
"SAGD cogeneration represents a 'made-in-Alberta' solution to the government's desire to drive coal off the grid and increase the role for renewables in the province," notes Layzell. "Most jurisdictions in the world do not have an industrial heat demand that could use the waste heat from thermal power generation. Alberta does, and it is SAGD.
Approving a pipeline, while encouraging a shift toward renewables, would create 'a path to consensus': Abacus Data.
What's really going on in Alberta's oil sands?
The Alberta Energy Regulator asks: How much of the oil sands are mined? How big are Canada's oil sands? And are the oil sands safe?


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Poison fear as pets die in village
FOUR pets have died in a country village - amid fears they were poisoned.
Three dogs and a cat have died after being in Jagger Green, near Outlane, since last Friday.
The early indications were that they had suffered some form of poisoning.
All are thought to have been in the Jagger Green Lane area and had the same symptoms, including breathing problems and sickness.
A police spokesman said: "It is believed their deaths may be the result of some form of poisoning.
"We are keeping an open mind and there is no suggestion at this stage the deaths are as a result of deliberate poisoning."
Police have been to the village and spoken to residents.
But they have not yet been able to identify any source of the possible poisoning.
The RSPCA charity has been told informed.
Police are liaising with the Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to carry out inquiries into the deaths.
The police spokesman added: "We are appealing for anyone whose pet has died suddenly in similar circumstances after being in the Jagger Green Lane area to contact us.
"We would also like to speak to anyone who may have information that could shed light on this inquiry."
Phone Pc Roman Soltan at Brighouse police station on 01484 405276.


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By March 11, 2014News
Corey Yates says "Every home owner in New Orleans and the Greater Area can now afford to save significantly with a complete Home Energy Reduction Service incorporated with Alternative Energy Solutions."
Sunlight Contractors, LLC a New Orleans Solar and home improvement company agrees that the initial costs of installing a PV Solar Energy system has been steadily dropping in price and is achievable by most homeowners now. In the United States, the average price of a utility-scale PV system has dropped from about $0.21 per kilowatt-hour in 2010 to $ 0.11 per kilowatt-hour at the end of 2013. So in the past 3 years, the cost of a solar energy system has dropped more than 50 percent and that is helping more and more families and businesses to consider affordable, clean, renewable energy.
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Q: SettingWithCopyWarning when using custom transformer in SKLearn I am consistently receiving a SettingWithCopyWarning in Python when transforming new data using a custom transformer I built in SKLearn. Basically I  need to create 3 new columns based off of one, and then drop that one column at the end of my transformer. The 'measurements' column is of the format "A x B x C mm" when I scrape the data, and I need to split that into an x, y and z column. I've tried putting .loc, using zip and a helper function, and both ways I receive the error.
What I am missing?
Helper function
def split_measures(x):
    return x.split(" ")[0], x.split(" ")[2], x.split(" ")[4]

class CategoricalTransformer(BaseEstimator, TransformerMixin):

    # Initialise function with parameters and data dictionaries for calculations
    def __init__(self, replacements = replacements):
        self._measurements = measurements

    # Do nothing, only return self
    def fit(self, X, y=None):
        return self

    # Custom transformations
    def transform(self, X, y=None):

        X["x"], X["y"], X['z'] = zip(*X["measurements"].map(split_measures))

        # Drop unneeded column
        X = X.drop(['measurements'], axis=1)

        # Return transformed dataframe
        return X


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Guns and Gear
Flag To Transfer At South Carolina State Guard
Guns and Gear Contributor
November 30, 2018 5:05 PM ET
By W. Thomas Smith Jr.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Maj. Gen. Tom Mullikin will retire from command of the South Carolina State Guard (SCSG) during a formal change-of-command ceremony, Sat. Dec. 1, at the S.C. State House in Columbia. Mullikin will relinquish command to Brig. Gen. Leon Lott, sheriff of Richland County, who previously held the post of deputy commander SCSG.
S.C. Governor Henry McMaster will preside over the proceedings.
Recently appointed by Gov. McMaster to chair the state's new Flood Commission, Mullikin has served in varying leadership and command capacities in both the SCSG and the S.C. Military Department's Joint Services Det. (SCMD-JSD) as well as the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, U.S. Army Reserve. He is a Camden, S.C. based attorney, university professor, and global expedition leader specializing in energy and environmental issues and representing several international organizations and multi-national corporations, worldwide.
Lott – a recent inductee into the Fort Jackson Hall of Fame and president of the Association of the United States Army (Palmetto State Chapter) – has served in various leadership and command capacities in both SCMD-JSD and SCSG, In SCSG, he has held the posts of commander of the SCSG's provost marshal's detachment, deputy commander for SCSG special operations, and deputy commander SCSG. He is a 43-year career law enforcement officer who has served as sheriff of Richland County for more than 20 years.
Established as the First Provincial Militia in 1670, the all-volunteer SCSG is a state defense force organization within the S.C. Military Department, which also includes the S.C. Army National Guard, the S.C. Air National Guard, the state's Emergency Management Division, and the SCSG among other elements. The SCSG's current personnel numbers are just under 1,000 Guardsmen, including retired and former U.S. Army Special Forces operators, Army Rangers, U.S. Marine infantrymen, engineers, medical professionals, attorneys, and law enforcement officers among others.
W. Thomas Smith Jr. serves as a special deputy with the Richland County (S.C.) Sheriff's Dept. He is a formerly deployed U.S. Marine infantry leader and a former SWAT team officer in the nuclear industry.