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Q: PDO: Invalid parameter number I'm making an IS and I have a problem with updating mysql table. I'm using PHP 5.3 and PDO.
            $query_update = $this->db_connection->prepare('UPDATE Client SET name =: name, surname=:surname WHERE id=:id');
            $query_update->bindValue(':id', $id, PDO::PARAM_INT);
            $query_update->bindValue(':name', $name, PDO::PARAM_STR);
            $query_update->bindValue(':surname', $surname, PDO::PARAM_STR);
            $query_update->execute();

Warning: PDOStatement::execute() [pdostatement.execute]: SQLSTATE[HY093]: Invalid parameter number: number of bound variables does not match number of tokens in file on line X.
The Warning is referencing line with execute().
Thanks for help.
EDIT: It's working now, again thanks for help.

A: You have a space too much. Correct you query to this:
$this->db_connection->prepare('UPDATE Client SET name =:name, surname=:surname WHERE id=:id');
// -----------------------------------------------------^

This lead to only two variables being used in the query, which didn't match the 3 variables you provided.
(Your query in the current form should throw an error anyways at the same position.)

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Convenience is increasingly king in meat packaging, whether you're adding efficiencies within the supply chain or making it easier for consumers to put dinner on the table. Other marketing and demographic factors are in play, but convenience remains a major underlying driver of packaging trends in the industry.
That points up the importance of flexible packaging, which is expected to represent most of the industry's growth over the next few years. Leveraging the range and versatility of flexible packaging products can improve the marketability of meats and poultry in almost any form, whether you're packaging traditional cuts in case-ready materials or offering end users innovative single-serving prepared products for quick meals.
A trade consulting firm, The Freedonia Group, concluded in its 2017 survey of the industry's direction that "...high-value meat packaging is expected to gain share over commodity alternatives or package formats." Judicious use of the right meat packaging supplies can help you ride that wave.
The trend to smaller portions and single-serving sizes will create ongoing opportunities for meat products in vacuum pouch packaging.
Vacuum sealing provides raw meat cuts with roughly double the shelf life of conventional overwrapped retail trays, and the low-oxygen environment minimizes both oxidative browning and oxidative damage to the proteins and lipids in meats.
Vacuum pouches offer significant potential for value-added products targeting consumer interest in convenience, authenticity and artisanship. Marinated, re-seasoned, ready-to-cook meats or poultry work well in this format, as do cured meats, jerkies or artisanal sausages and deli meats. Consumers are increasingly likely to choose a house-made or local artisanal product over its mass-market equivalent, which can positively impact both margins and gross revenues.
The printable packaging provides scope for additional consumer appeal: allowing the option to add recipe ideas, safe preparation and handling instructions or a compelling brand story, as needed.
Jerky is an especially appealing value-add for producers wanting to ride current trends to revenue growth. It neatly captures both the current vogue for healthy, high-protein offerings and the perennial popularity of salty snacks. High-barrier vacuum pouches are ideal for this kind of snack, allowing high visibility for the product inside while retaining the option of vivid, high-impact rotogravure printing for branding purposes. The choice of three side seal or stand-up pouches, and the option of hang holes, provides the maximum merchandising versatility for retailers. Optional press-to-close zipper seals add convenience for the consumer.
Retailers can also leverage consumers' desire for reduced waste with vacuum pouches. A strip of vacuum pouches containing multiple individual chicken breasts, for example, can be more appealing to consumers than a conventionally overwrapped tray containing the same amount of product. The consumer can separate individual pouches and prepare contents as needed, rather than having to freeze, thaw or cook the entire package at once.
Make the most of similar opportunities in higher-volume settings through the use of thermoforming film. These are available in high-barrier versions for cured and smoked meats, lower cost standard-barrier versions for general purpose use and low-barrier versions for red meats, where some oxygen flow is needed to support the red coloration consumers expect. The tight seal formed by these films minimizes product purge, lending a clean and attractive, display-ready appearance to meat products.
One option with high potential in the current market is high-barrier, cook-in film. This plays to consumer demand for easy, convenient meals, making it possible to simply poach or microwave the product in a relatively short amount of time. The product itself might be anything from a sausage or ham steak to a chicken breast prepared and packaged with an appropriate sauce.
Products in cook-in film can also be positioned as an answer to the increasing consumer uptake of low-temperature sous vide cuisine, using inexpensive circulators from manufacturers such as Anova and Joule. The technique cooks cuts such as steaks or chops in a water bath for an extended period, at the desired final temperature. Once cooked, the finished cut is removed from the pouch and rapidly seared before serving.
Shrink bags provide another case-ready option for retailers wishing to move away from cutting and packaging in-store and the consequent need for skilled labor and potential for mishandling. Larger portions such as roasts, whole or half-chickens and individual pork tenderloins can simply be priced and placed directly into the showcase or freezer.
Producers who have previously used shrink bags for larger items such as hams or whole poultry may need to adapt to the consumer trend toward smaller portions. This might include breaking down whole hams into sections or slices and offering individually packaged thighs or breasts as opposed to whole birds. Although this entails greater processing and packaging cost, that can be offset by higher retail pricing.
Store-cut meat packaged on a conventional overwrapped foam tray has a retail shelf life of a few days to a week before discoloration and lipid oxidation make it unsellable. Modified atmosphere packaging, which fills the package with a specific aerobic or non-aerobic gas environment, can increase usable shelf life for fresh meats by up to 400 percent.
For retailers, this reduces waste and increases the likelihood of successful sell-through during the life expectancy of a given shipment of meats. There are further benefits as well, which help drive the projected growth of this category. Shipping meats in case-ready MAP packaging, as opposed to larger cuts or sub-primal cuts that must be broken down in-store, also reduces the need for skilled labor at the retail end of the supply chain. Further, because case-ready meats aren't handled at the store level, there are fewer opportunities for food safety issues or mishandling to create potential liability for the retailer.
Beef packed in an anaerobic (oxygen-free) MAP has good quality-retention, but because no oxygen is present to react with the myoglobin in muscle tissue it never develops the bright red color, or "bloom," that consumers prefer. For that reason, the MAP typically used for beef employs an atmosphere of up to 80 percent oxygen, which creates a stable and durable bloom, with at least 20 percent carbon dioxide to inhibit growth of gram-negative pathogens. Because of the high levels of oxygen, this atmosphere is referred to as HiO2-MAP.
HiO2-MAP works well but is not a perfect solution. The downside to this high-oxygen environment is that it promotes oxidation of beef lipids and proteins, with adverse effects on flavor and texture. High-oxygen MAPs are also associated with a phenomenon called premature browning: Meats packaged this way can appear fully cooked before having reached an internal temperature high enough for food safety.
An alternative MAP of CO2 with 0.4 percent carbon monoxide may provide a better solution. The CO also binds with the meat's myoglobin to create the rosy hue appealing to the consumer, but it does not promote lipid or protein oxidation. Packaging with CO-MAP results in a shelf life superior to conventional HiO2-MAP. Be aware, however, that CO-MAP meat packaging is not approved for import to or use within the European Union, so if you export your products to the EU they must use the conventional HiO2-MAP.
Vacuum skin packaging provides an alternative to MAP for producers who would prefer to avoid the added complexity inherent in using modified atmospheres. The highly flexible VSP film adheres tightly to the meat product and its rigid tray, and its absolute clarity gives packaged meats an appearance of jewel-like perfection.
Because of its visual appeal, VSP lends itself to a range of products from premium to niche. In a market with an affluent, foodie-oriented clientele, products such as confitted duck or chicken legs–partially cured, then slow-cooked until tender in fat or oil–or duck breasts might prove popular options. VSP is also an excellent choice for quick-spoiling offal or "variety meats," either fresh or frozen, which are popular within more narrowly defined segments of the market.
VSP also provides a superior display option for red meats, because the film's tight adherence to the product reduces moisture loss and preserves its attractive appearance in the showcase. To maximize their appeal, beef cuts should be bloomed in the presence of oxygen or by pre-treatment with carbon monoxide before sealing.
Use of flexible packaging isn't restricted to cured and uncooked meats. Processors who wish to expand their line to include value-added, fully cooked convenience products can also capture the cost and consumer benefits of flexible pouches.
Hot-fill packages, which accept prepared foods fresh from the line while they're at food-safe temperatures, offer substantial opportunities to capitalize on current demographic trends. These include consumer demand for smaller package sizes and meals-for-one, as well as the growing interest in authenticity and minimal processing. Many types of comfort food require slow cooking and work best in large batches, two requirements at odds with modern lifestyles. Offering up individual portions, in hot-fill packages, of pot roast, short ribs, carnitas and pulled pork makes it possible for consumers to enjoy these traditional, authentic favorites in sensible portions, while also maximizing convenience and ease of preparation.
It also represents a significant value-add over an unprocessed piece of raw beef or pork, which in turn creates greater potential revenues and margins for the meat processor.
Retort packaging is the flexible packaging industry's answer to cans, combining the light weight and versatility found in other flexible packages with an ability to cook the contents right in the package as it's processed. Producers who currently can formed meats for sandwich fillings, for example, or can fully cooked meats in their own juices, may revitalize sales of these mature products by switching to retort packaging. Flexible packaging lends products a more contemporary look, and options such as zipper seals provide a level of convenience cans can't match.
Consumer convenience is a recurring theme in any discussion of meat packaging trends and should be a major factor in packaging decisions. A useful rule: If you can reduce the number of steps needed to use your product, you should.
For example, conventional packaging often requires consumers to portion meat products after purchase into bags or containers. This takes time and in the case of raw meat may be actively distasteful to the consumer. Packaging meats in single-portion sizes, or cook-in packaging, eliminates this step. Where it's inappropriate or undesirable to reduce package size, you might utilize a pouch with a zipper seal instead, or a tray lidded with resealable film. Consumers can remove product whenever needed, in any quantity, then simply close the package.


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The Corn Exchange
Monday 12 - Saturday 17 July 2010.
Duration 1 hour 40 minutes
Backstage at the Festival
Post-show with Annie Ryan and Michael West 13 July 2010
Black Box Theatre
By Michael West
Directed by Annie Ryan
A sudden shock and mans' life flashes before his eyes. He experiences an intense rush of extraordinary images and tangled memories, revekations anf lost connections. People, time and places swirled around him. As he valiantly attempts to stitch it all back together, will his luck hold out?
A sharp, humorous and exhilarating look at the fragility of a human life, performed with The Corn Exchange's trademark blend of beauty, poignancy and comedy.
A huge hit at last year's Dublin Theatre Festival, Freefall was awarded the 2009 Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards for Best Director and Best New Play.
...a compelling exploration of what it means to be human... The Sunday Times
A technically brilliant production...Theatre audiences have come to expect a high standard from Corn Exchange. In Freefall, the company delivers on that standard again The Irish Times
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At the very outset, I have to admit I have a bias against the use of hallucinogens for shamanic journeying. I also have to confess that I have never used any of the hallucinogens. With this said, I will attempt to bring reliable information about both the use of hallucinogens and shamanic journeying.
What is a hallucinogen? It is a drug that causes profound distortions in a person's perceptions of reality. Under the influence of hallucinogens, people see images, hear sounds, and feel sensations that seem real but do not exist. Hallucinogens cause their effects by disrupting the interaction of nerve cells and the neurotransmitter serotonin. Distributed throughout the brain and spinal cord, the serotonin system is involved in the control of behavioral, perceptual, and regulatory systems and especially one's sensory perception.
According to the Australian Drug Foundation, some of the immediate effects caused by using a hallucinogen include feelings of euphoria, blurred vision, distorted perception, disorganized thoughts, and paranoia.
What are the psychoactive drugs? There are four general groups that are included: stimulants, depressants, opioids, and hallucinogens. Our interest here is the latter. Among these hallucinogens are LSD, Psilocybin Mushrooms, DMT/Ayahuasca, and Mescaline/Peyote. Others are listed by the Ocean Breeze Recovery Organization (info@oceanbreezerecovery.org). For my purpose of dealing with hallucinogens and shamanic journeying, I will concentrate on Ayahuasca.
N.N-Dimethyltryptamine, is a naturally occurring chemical found in both plants and animals. It is the active hallucinogenic compound in Ayahuasca, the Quechua name for a tea brewed from the shrub Psychotria viridis, which is used for ritual purposes by the indigenous people in the Amazon. DMT may be among the most powerful psychedelic drug on earth. Its potential for powerful visual hallucinations makes it a favorite among those who desire to authenticate themselves as healers. It's the drug de jour for shamanic journeying.
Reported problems caused by the use of Ayahuasca include increased blood pressure, severe vomiting, and profoundly altered states of consciousness. Typically, these effects begin within 20 minutes of ingestion and last as long as twelve hours. This, of course, depends on the strength and amount of Ayahuasca taken. There is little available information suggesting that Ayahuasca use creates lasting physiological or neurological damage among long-term users, especially those who use it for their religious activities. Assuming this is true, what then are my concerns about Ayahuasca use?
My first concern is the effects of Ayahuasca are highly unpredictable. A shaman who journeys to another realm does so for very specific reasons. It's not a ride on a roller coaster. A second concern is the potentiality of a "bad" trip; one that produces terrifying thoughts, anxiety, despair, and insanity or even death. Cited in References are two articles that challenge reported deaths caused by taking Ayahuasca. My real concern is being in control of the journey. A shaman doesn't just do a journey for entertainment. She or he does so for a specific purpose: to get help in healing and to return a lost soul or a part of a soul. In days of old, the journey would be to seek advice about a potential tribal war, a hunt, or a move of the tribe to another area. If you are hallucinating how can you know what the message is to heal, to help, or to guide? You can't.


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April Favorites
So if March lasted 500 days, then April lasted about 5 days, right? Time moves differently in quarantine, I guess. I honestly feel like I'm as busy as before between still working full time and doing lots of writing, but I'm hoping to start reteaching myself an instrument in May.
I loved Seasons 1 and 2 of "The Crown," so I was super excited to finally get around to watching Season 3. I was so blown away by Helena Bonham Carter and Josh O'Connor's performances as Princess Margaret and Princes Charles. The entire cast is amazing and I can't wait to see where Season 4 will take us.
I had watched the first two-ish seasons of "New Girl" during college but then got distracted. I wanted an easy half-hour episode TV show to watch during quarantine, so I decided to restart this from the beginning. Maybe it's that I'm a bit older now, but I'm enjoying it so much more this time. My friend Julie is also watching it and it's so fun to talk about together. I can admit that I'm a total Jess Day...and maybe a little bit Schmidt too.
We've started our 2014 Retrospective over on Next Best Picture and the first film I watched for it was Ava DuVernay's "Selma." I'd never seen it before and I was absolutely blown away by it and what a great portrait it is of Martin Luther King Jr. You can listen to our podcast review and read my review.
Maggie and I did a special episode of "Petticoats & Poppies" in which we brought on my friend Alexis, who recently graduated from law school, as a guest. We discussed the film "Loving" and Alexis provided her legal expertise about the court case it's centered around. I was so impressed by this quiet and intimate film with fantastic performances from Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga. You can listen to the episode here.
I rewatched "The Bling Ring" for the first time in years as part of a piece I wrote in honor of Emma Watson's birthday. I truly think that it's some of Sofia Coppola's best work and I don't think anyone can argue it's not one of Watson's best performances.
the hunchback of notre dame studio cast recording
My neighbors probably hate this album by now. I started listening to this because "Out There" is my favorite Disney song of all time, but then fell in love with the whole album. (Partially because I just really love Patrick Page.) I would love to see this show make it to Broadway one day.
the trail to oregon
So...I'll have a more extensive post on this coming soon, but in the past month I've watched five StarKid Productions musicals. I had never seen any of them before despite being vaguely aware of the group since high school, but I finally decided to watch some alongside my friend Alexis (also mentioned above) who is a fan. "The Trail to Oregon" is easily one of my favorites thus far, maybe because I was such a nerd about pioneers growing up.
the guy who didn't like musicals
My favorite of the StarKid shows is definitely "The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals," one of their most recent ones. It's actually easily my favorite musical I've seen for the first time in 2020. The score is fantastic, the cast is great, and the humor is top-notch.
In preparation to watch "The Trail to Oregon," Alexis recommended that I play a few rounds of the game Oregon Trail because I somehow never played it growing up. I found a version online and now I'm absolutely addicted to it. Maybe it's because I was obsessed with the actual Oregon Trail in elementary school or maybe I just enjoy being able to focus on something small for a little while, but it's brought me so much joy.
Yes, I finally did it. I downloaded Tik Tok. Not only that, but I started making videos; this is what happens when you have a Gen Z sibling, I guess. But actually I'm kind of addicted to watching Star Wars, Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, and theatre themed videos. My username on there is nicoleackman16 if you want to follow me.
(#567BroadwayPartner)
I made a YouTube video last year about Joseph Corella's 567 Broadway program. You can buy the DVD or digital copy of the full program or check out his videos on YouTube. Joseph teaches you choreography to songs from Broadway shows; it's a way to exercise without feeling like you're working out. I am an ambassador for the program, but I've honestly been doing them so often since quarantine began because they're a great way to get moving without the pressure of working out. They always lift my mood, but my personal favorite is the Mamma Mia themed video on YouTube.
What did you enjoy in the month of April? Let me know on Twitter or in the comments below x
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Befitting a rainforest environment, the sights and smells of the two Malaysian states we visited lingered in our mind's eye, well after the trip ended.
Cruising down the Menanggol River.
First stop was the southern Malaysian state of Sarawak, located in the mid-western pocket on the island of Borneo.
Visions of Borneo must be part of our subconscious mind, as after a short time there, Borneo's Sarawak seems exotically familiar. That the whole area was a private fiefdom for three British rajahs, that headhunters practised their ways well into WW II, and that the eradication of piracy led to its becoming a modern state, all make perfect sense as one looks north over the Sarawak River at Kuching, the present-day capital. Perched in a hotel room above Gambir Road, the main street, the view is fascinating. Mount Santubong broods mysteriously to the left. At our feet is the turn of the Sarawak River where Sir James Brooke, the first white rajah, parked his private gunboat, forcing the Sultanate of Brunei's lackey to cede part of his sultanate to Brooke. And in between the foreground and the background of this vision, the teeming rainforest. One square kilometre of Sarawak's rainforest contains more tree species than the whole of Europe or North America.
Boarding boat to cross Sarawak River in Kuching, Malaysia.
Music lovers now flock to Kuching every July for the Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival. The festival's goal is to preserve and encourage native music from across the globe in a locale that is probably unique in the world of music festivals. Located right in the rainforest, next to towering trees and in a living museum that showcases the indigenous longhouses of the former headhunting tribes of western Borneo, the festival has become a draw for Malaysians and non-Malaysians alike.
Sarawak Rainforest World Music Festival.
But for us, the first Malaysian adventure is a visit to the Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. The eerie shrill of the early morning cicadas, creating natural rainforest music, assaults us as we arrive at the orangutan sanctuary just forty minutes from Kuching. Adding to the excitement is the fact that meeting an orangutan outside of a zoo is not an easy thing to do. In the wild, they spend their time high in the trees, and spottings are usually limited to a glimpse as they build sleeping nests in incredibly high dipterocarpus trees. At the sanctuary, orphaned or injured orangutan are nursed back to health with the expressed goal of returning them to the wild.
As we approach one of the main feeding platforms, the suspense heightens as the overriding shrills of the cicadas egg us on. It is as humid as hell, even fogging our camera lens. On a bridge, we see a mother with her baby. We stop to gape and lose our guide. By the time we make it to the feeding platform, the orangutan start their antics, swinging from impossible angles using all four hands perfectly, climbing and descending trees. They look like they're having a ball. Then they stop and look at us with a calm, reflective air.
We have to keep in mind that the ones we are watching shouldn't be here. This is merely a transition stage for them. If the program works, you soon won't see any of the orangutans who have managed to transfix three dozen international tourists. In the meantime, whenever you hear a crash of leaves above your head, you know one of them has arrived.
New strains and tones of cicadas reach us as we make our way through the jungle past columns of army ants and around towering trees and choking stranglers, back towards the bridge. We stop to view a huge, creeper-covered ironwood right out of Jack and the Beanstalk. Its exposed roots are like the toes of a giant Komodo dragon.
Suddenly we see a huge male orangutan. Because he is content to live the life of Riley and eat frequently at the sanctuary, he is as wide as he is tall, partly due to his overgrown coat. From the back, he looks like a comical robot from science fiction. Then another guide reminds us that a dominant male has the strength of five men and can rip your head off. We stop in our tracks. We frown, remembering that a smile and showing of teeth would be interpreted as a challenge. Who are we to challenge an ape?
Orangutan at Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre.
In Sarawak's sister state of Sabah on Borneo, natural wonders truly abound. On the Sea of Sulu, just across from the Philippines, the historic capital of Sandakan is the centre for excursions into the rainforest. A better choice is staying in a jungle lodge in the heart of the rainforest on the Kinabatangan River (Sabah's longest river), to experience the jungle sights and sounds.
The lodge at Sukau serves as a place to eat and as a jetty for boat excursions. A good tour company will have you on the river as frequently as is possible from early morning mists to spectacular nightfalls.
Gliding in a small boat, with a motor designed to make as little noise as possible, the spectacle begins. More wildly intriguing cicada calls. Then the whoop whoops of a horn bill as it makes its way across a tributary of the Kinabatangan, the Menanggol. A rare green pigeon shoots across the bow of the dugout. The tiniest Borneo kingfisher, the blue-eared kingfisher observes us from a root in the riotous mishmash of root systems that make up the shore. Then he disappears in less than a flash.
The big boys start to make their appearance—male proboscis monkeys with huge bellies and enormous, long noses. The guide recognizes them from the way the distant tree branches begin to swing. Then we hear the rough roar, or so-called "long call" of a dominant male orangutan.
We continue along—intermediate egrets, like sentinels at almost every turn, signal the way to go. Then, a wild mournful call, truly out of this world. As if we needed further encouragement, we glide silently in the direction of this impromptu concert. It's the gibbons monkey. Binoculars pop out. White-bellied sea eagles, Chinese egrets, estuarine crocodiles, purple herons and stork-billed kingfishers strut their stuff. Here, on the lower Kinabatangan wetlands, skirting through oxbow lakes and swamps, we encounter the largest concentration of wildlife in Malaysian Borneo.
The creatures we've missed seeing are as exotic as the ones we've seen. Sumatran rhinos, small wild Asian elephants, bearded pigs and spotted leopards have all been observed near the lodge, as photos by recent guests attest. Before we leave the lodge, a huge downpour occurs, the water cascading off the roofs of our cabins, making the rain gutters irrelevant. We can only image what the wet season must be like!
At a nearby village, we plant trees in a rainforest reforestation program with the chief of the local village. It pours for a moment then stops. The trees will provide the fruits that orangutans and proboscis feed on.
This article is written by Bruce Sach.
The photos in this article are from Carole Jobin.


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Plagiarist of the Day: Mic News Director Jared Keller
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Mic.com, the news and opinion website aimed at millennials, has a very millennial problem: Its director of news, Jared Keller, appears to have plagiarized at least 20 passages from at least eight different news sources over the past several months.
Keller was hired in April of last year as Mic's director of programming. "Jared will lead our efforts to reach young people in the places we get news," co-founder Jake Horowitz wrote in a memo announcing Keller's new title. Horowitz highlighted Keller's "wealth of experience" from previous gigs at The Atlantic, Bloomberg, and Al-Jazeera America. Besides writing, Keller is in charge of hiring other writers for Mic's news division.
Keller's title would appear to require understanding that plagiarism violates the standard norms of newsgathering. But in at least three articles published under his byline, Keller used the text of others, including The Atlantic, without any attribution. In several other cases, Keller lifted text from sources that he credits and links to in the post itself, but without setting that text in quotation marks or block quotes, and without noting anywhere on the page that the text was not his own.
The following is a breakdown of the instances of plagiarism we're aware of. Seven examples were highlighted by an anonymous tipster; the rest we found using Google.
No Attribution
In the three examples that follow, Keller used words written elsewhere without linking to or crediting their author. They bear the signs of classic plagiarism: Taking the work of others and concealing the original source.
The Atlantic (January 26, 2015):
Tuesday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the passage of 70 years since the January 27, 1945, liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet soldiers. Auschwitz was a network of concentration camps built and operated in occupied Poland by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Auschwitz I and nearby Auschwitz II-Birkenau were the extermination camps where an estimated 1.1 million people—mostly Jews from across Europe, but also political opponents, prisoners of war, homosexuals, and Roma—were killed in gas chambers or by systematic starvation, forced labor, disease, or medical experiments.
Keller (January 27, 2015):
Tuesday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the passage of 70 years since the Jan. 27, 1945, liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps built and operated in occupied Poland by Nazi Germany. As many as 1.1 million people, mostly Jews from across Europe, were killed there in gas chambers or by systematic starvation, forced labor and disease.
The Independent (December 26, 2014, 3:00 a.m.):
Shahab Ali Shah, head of police administration in Khyber, claimed that Saddam helped plan the Peshawar school attack and was also involved in attacks on health workers giving out polio vaccinations in the Peshawar valley.
Keller (December 26, 2014, 7:52 a.m.):
Shah said Saddam helped plan the Peshawar school attack and was also involved in attacks on health workers giving polio vaccinations in the Peshawar valley.
The Belfast Telegraph (July 9, 2014):
The Al-Quds Brigade, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), released a video on July 9 which they say shows the launch of rockets from the Gaza Strip on southern Israel. The video shows a vehicle-mounted rocket launcher firing a number of rockets, though it is not possible to establish the date nor location of capture. The vehicle's door is emblazoned with the Al-Quds Brigade's distinctive logo.
Keller (July 10, 2014):
The Al-Quds Brigade, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), released a video Wednesday that purports to show the launch of rockets from the Gaza Strip on southern Israel. The video shows a vehicle-mounted rocket launcher firing a number of rockets, though it is not possible to establish the date nor location of capture. The vehicle's door is emblazoned with the Al-Quds Brigade's distinctive logo.
Credit, But No Quotation Marks
Elsewhere, Keller committed a different sin: Either copying or very lightly rewriting passages (mostly from AP or Reuters wire stories) that are credited in the same post, usually with an inline link and in a few cases with a hat-tip at the very bottom. (It's unclear whether Mic subscribes to those wire services. News organizations that incorporate wire reporting into their articles are expected to credit those services in their bylines or a note.)
Below are 16 examples of Keller directly lifting text, without immediate attribution, from sources he later cites or links to in the posts written under his byline.
Vox (January 26):
The awful truth of the anti-vaccine movement is that it puts the most vulnerable populations at risk: infants under 12 months of age, who can't get vaccinated...
The sad truth of the anti-vaccine movement is that it puts the most vulnerable populations at risk, including children under the age of 12 [sic] who simply can't get vaccinated...
TPM's Brendan James points out that the above passage on Mic appears to have been edited since the publication of this article. It now reads: "The sad truth of the anti-vaccine movement is that it puts the most vulnerable populations at risk, including young children who simply can't get vaccinated."
The post's original language, however, is preserved in Google's results for the phrase "children under the age of 12 who simply," in which the second link points to an CDN server used by Mic. That server's copy of Keller's post has since been updated, but the preview text under the link indicates that it used to contain "children under the age of 12 who simply."
After TPM's post, Mic added a correction to Keller's article that reads: "An earlier version of this article stated that children under the age of 12 cannot be vaccinated. This article has been updated to note that only children under the age of 12 months cannot be vaccinated."
Reuters (February 6):
Thousands of Jordanians packed the streets of the capital Amman on Friday, urging their monarch to step up air strikes on Islamic State to avenge its killing of pilot Mouath al-Kasaesbeh.
Keller (February 6):
Thousands of Jordanians packed the streets of the capital Amman on Friday, urging their monarch to step up air strikes on IS to avenge its killing of pilot Mouath al-Kasaesbeh.
The Washington Post (January 16):
The 218-page report, commissioned as a result of a May law, explores every aspect, option and pathway to legalization...
Each of the 12 paths offers different benefits and risks to public health, government control of the industry, the ability to generate revenue and the level of conflict with federal law.
Keller (January 19):
The 218-page report, commissioned as a result of a May 2014 law directing Vermont's Secretary of Administration to analyze consequences of legalizing marijuana, explores every aspect, option and pathway to legalization in the Green Mountain State...
Associated Press (January 16):
In Ireland, police arrested a suspected French-Algerian militant at Dublin Airport as he tried to enter the country using a false passport.
In Ireland, police arrested a suspected French-Algerian militant on a European watch list at Dublin Airport as he tried to enter the country using a false passport.
AP (January 16):
In more than a dozen raids Friday, Belgian forces found four military-style weapons including Kalashnikov assault rifles and several police uniforms, Van der Sypt said.
Keller (January 17; same article as No. 5):
And in more than a dozen raids Friday, Belgian forces found four military-style weapons, including Kalashnikov assault rifles, as well as several police uniforms, in the possession of suspected extremists.
Reuters (January 17):
Churches were burned, Christian homes looted and the French cultural centre attacked during the violence in Zinder on Friday, residents said.
On Friday, churches were burned, Christian homes looted and the French cultural center attacked during the violence in Zinder, Reuters reports.
At the same time the insurgents continued scorched-earth attacks on villages some 125 miles to the south in Adamawa state, slitting throats of residents, looting and burning homes and abducting dozens of trapped women and children, according to Vandu Kainu and other escaping survivors.
The insurgents also continued their "scorched-earth attacks" on villages some 125 miles to the south, "slitting throats of residents, looting and burning homes and abducting dozens of trapped women and children," survivors told the AP.
Jubilant Kurdish fighters ousted Islamic State militants from the key Syrian border town of Kobani on Monday after a four-month battle — a significant victory for both the Kurds and the U.S.-led coalition.
After a brutal four-month battle against the Islamic State, jubilant Kurdish fighters ousted the militants from the key Syrian border town of Kobani on Monday — a significant victory for both the Kurds and the U.S.-led coalition.
Tomas Zeron, director of criminal investigations at the federal Attorney General's office, said that prosecutors had obtained an arrest warrant for former mayor Jose Luis Abarca and 44 others on charges of kidnapping the 43 students.
Tomas Zeron, director of criminal investigations at the federal Attorney General's office, told Reuters that prosecutors had obtained an arrest warrant for former Mayor José Luis Abarca and 44 others on charges of kidnapping the students.
A day after five people were killed in Niger in protests over the cartoons, protesters in Niamey attacked a police station and burned at least two police cars near the main mosque after authorities banned a meeting called by local Muslim leaders.
A day after five people were killed in Niger, protesters attacked a police station in the capital city of Niamey. They burned at least two police cars near the main mosque after authorities banned a meeting called by local Muslim leaders, Reuters reports.
AP (January 7):
French brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, in their early 30s, should be considered armed and dangerous, according to a police bulletin released early Thursday
Keller (January 8):
French brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, in their early 30s, should be considered armed and dangerous, according to a police bulletin released early Thursday.
AP photo caption (November 16):
The Islamic State group released a graphic video on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, in which a black-clad militant claimed to have beheaded U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig.
AP article (November 16):
The Islamic State group released a graphic video Sunday in which a black-clad militant claims to have beheaded Kassig, who was captured last year.
Keller (November 16):
The Islamic State released a graphic video Sunday morning in which a black-clad militant claims to have beheaded Peter Kassig, a U.S. aid worker who was captured in Syria in 2013.
France raised its terror alert system to the maximum — Attack Alert — and bolstered security with more than 800 extra soldiers to guard media offices, places of worship, transport and other sensitive areas. Fears had been running high in France and elsewhere in Europe that jihadis trained in warfare abroad would stage attacks at home.
The Associated Press reports that France raised its terror alert system to the maximum — Attack Alert — and bolstered security with more than 800 extra soldiers to guard media offices, places of worship, transport and other sensitive areas. Fears had been running high in France and elsewhere in Europe that jihadis trained in warfare abroad would stage attacks at home.
Powerful currents and murky water continue to hinder the operation, but searchers managed to get a photograph of the debris - nearly 6 miles from where Flight 8501 lost contact Dec. 28 - after it was detected by an Indonesian survey ship, National Search and Rescue chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo told reporters.
Soelistyo told reporters that while unfavorable weather conditions and murky water continue to hinder the operation. Divers managed to get a photograph of the debris after it was detected by an Indonesian survey ship.
Storyful, via Yahoo (July 6, linked in Keller's post):
Israel's Iron Dome defense system intercepted dozens of rockets fired by Hamas militants on July 7. The bombardment was reportedly triggered by IDF air strikes in the Gaza Strip, which killed nine militants in the early hours of Monday morning. Seven rockets were intercepted over Ashod and five over Netivot on Monday evening, according to local media reports. This footage captures air raid sirens sounding over Rehovot, where interceptions and explosions could be seen overhead.
Israel's Iron Dome defense system intercepted dozens of rockets fired by Hamas militants from on Wednesday and into the early hours Thursday. The bombardment followed Israel Defense Forces (IDF) airstrikes in the Gaza Strip throughout Wednesday. The uploader has described this footage as have been captured in southern Israel, showing rockets bound for Israel being intercepted by the Iron Dome.
AP (December 31, 2014):
Park, a North Korean defector, said he's partnering with the U.S.-based nonprofit Human Rights Foundation, which is financing the making of the DVDs and USB memory sticks of the movie with Korean subtitles.
Keller (December 31, 2014):
Park said he's partnering with the U.S.-based nonprofit Human Rights Foundation, which is financing the making of the DVDs and USB memory sticks of the movie with Korean subtitles.
The pope also thanked those courageously helping people infected with Ebola in Africa.
The pope also thanked those courageously helping people infected with Ebola in West Africa.
This does not appear to be the first case of plagiarism committed by a Mic employee. In July of last year, the site placed editor's notes on several dozen articles written by Chris Miles, then the site's managing editor of news. One such note reads:
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to remove language that was used without attribution to CBS News and Forbes. We apologize to our readers for this violation of our basic editorial standards. Mic has put in place new mechanisms, including plagiarism detection software, to ensure that this does not happen in the future.
It is not clear when Miles left Mic, but he did not publish any articles for them after July 30, 2014. His author profile is programmed to redirect to Mic's homepage. Five days ago, he joined the financial news website Marketwatch as a Viral News Editor.
Asked for comment on Keller's case, Mic spokesperson James Allen emailed the following statement to Gawker:
Plagiarism is unacceptable. We have strict editorial standards and conduct ethics trainings for new employees. Using detection software, our copy editing team also checks articles for plagiarism prior to publication. Mic takes any allegations of plagiarism seriously and will conduct an internal review to determine the appropriate next steps.
Additional reporting by Jordan Sargent, Taylor Berman, Leah Finnegan, and Adam Weinstein.


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Effects of one year of supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients on cellular immunity in the elderly
John D. Bogden, James M. Oleske, Marvin A. Lavenhar, Elizabeth M. Munves, Francis W. Kemp, Kay S. Bruening, Kimberly J. Holding, Thomas N. Denny, Michael A. Guarino, Bart K. Holland
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a year of Zn supplementation on Zn concentrations in circulating cells and on cellular immune functions in the elderly. Subjects, aged 60-89, were given a placebo, 15 mg Zn, or 100 mg Zn daily for 12 months. All subjects also received a multivitamin/mineral supplement that contained no additional Zn. Blood samples were drawn and immune functions assessed prior to and at 3, 6,12, and 16 months after beginning Zn supplementation. Subject diets were also assessed at each visit. Dietary folate, pyridoxine, a-tocopherol, copper, zinc, and magnesium were consistently below recommended intakes. Although plasma Zn increased significantly in the 100 mg Zn treatment group, concentrations of Zn in erythrocytes, mononuclear cells, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and platelets were not significantly increased by zinc supplementation. Natural killer cell activity was transiently enhanced by the 100 mg/day dose of Zn. There was a progressive improvement in delayed dermal hypersensitivity (DDH) and in lymphocyte proliferative responses to two mitogens; this may have been due to one or more components of the multivitamin/mineral supplement administered to all study subjects. The enhancement of DDH was significantly greater in the placebo group than in either zinc treatment group. Thus, zinc had a beneficial effect on one measure of cellular immune function while simultaneously having an adverse effect on another measure of cellular immunity.
Journal of the American College of Nutrition
Delayed dermal hypersensitivity
Mitogens
Natural killer cell activity
Dive into the research topics of 'Effects of one year of supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients on cellular immunity in the elderly'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Micronutrients Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
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Delayed Hypersensitivity Medicine & Life Sciences 49%
Pyridoxine Medicine & Life Sciences 29%
Bogden, J. D., Oleske, J. M., Lavenhar, M. A., Munves, E. M., Kemp, F. W., Bruening, K. S., Holding, K. J., Denny, T. N., Guarino, M. A., & Holland, B. K. (1990). Effects of one year of supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients on cellular immunity in the elderly. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 9(3), 214-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/07315724.1990.10720372
Effects of one year of supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients on cellular immunity in the elderly. / Bogden, John D.; Oleske, James M.; Lavenhar, Marvin A. et al.
In: Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 9, No. 3, 01.06.1990, p. 214-225.
Bogden, JD, Oleske, JM, Lavenhar, MA, Munves, EM, Kemp, FW, Bruening, KS, Holding, KJ, Denny, TN, Guarino, MA & Holland, BK 1990, 'Effects of one year of supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients on cellular immunity in the elderly', Journal of the American College of Nutrition, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 214-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/07315724.1990.10720372
Bogden JD, Oleske JM, Lavenhar MA, Munves EM, Kemp FW, Bruening KS et al. Effects of one year of supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients on cellular immunity in the elderly. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 1990 Jun 1;9(3):214-225. doi: 10.1080/07315724.1990.10720372
Bogden, John D. ; Oleske, James M. ; Lavenhar, Marvin A. et al. / Effects of one year of supplementation with zinc and other micronutrients on cellular immunity in the elderly. In: Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 1990 ; Vol. 9, No. 3. pp. 214-225.
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At an unknown date (possibly circa December 6, 2010), Minister Louis Farrakhan of Nation of Islam addressed an audience. Video is to the right, Full audio is [keywiki.org/files/farrakhan/ here], excerpts of his comments are below.
"The cracker don't have no authority over me"
"I'm a guided man, and Allah has blessed me to get you this far"
"Since i've been on this tour, I've been telling the people - that God wants to give you the promised land"
"I know the messiah - I am taught by the messiah - because my work is messaianic"
"I can never forget Iran - Iran has beautiful Muslims. You don't know how much our Muslim world is anxious to see the enemy handcuffed. ...the enemy - the British and the Americans have created all of that havoc in the Islamic world. And imagine us rising up in America at a time when there's no superpower to deal with us and God with us - is the power that's gonna deal with America."


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Panama Canal Expansion Timeline Still In Doubt After Crack
The Panama Canal Authority this week addressed the recently-developed crack in one of the new lock chambers making up the expanded Panama Canal, raising new questions over whether or not the bigger locks will open as scheduled in April 2016.
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said Monday that it is awaiting a detailed report from Third Set of Locks contractor Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) on the causes and solutions for a crack that appeared in the concrete in one of the chambers in the new Cocoli Locks complex on the Pacific side. The ACP statement said that the formal report will include GUPC's determination for the root cause of the crack and its recommended repairs, adding that only after receipt and evaluation of the report's findings will the ACP be able to "assess and communicate if the project's completion timeline will be altered in any way."
The new statement contradicts earlier statements by the ACP that the crack would not impact the current delivery timeline of the Panama Canal expansion project. The opening was originally scheduled for 2014 to coincide with the 100 year anniversary of the opening of the existing canal, but cost overruns and delays have pushed the opening to April 2016.
The crack and subsequent leaks appeared in August in one of the interior chambers of the new locks on the Pacific side during testing.
"Earlier in June, the filling of the new locks began, marking the start of a planned and methodical phase of operational testing of the Locks, including its culvert valves, maintenance bulkheads and gates," the ACP statement issued Monday read.
"As part of this testing, some water seepage was detected in a specific area of the new Pacific Locks in a section that separates the middle chamber and lower chamber, as they were being stressed tested through exposure to level differentials much higher than those required for normal operations, but that may occur during dry-chamber maintenance works in the future," the statement added.
The ACP says it has since designated two independent external structural engineers to conduct an objective evaluation of the reasons for the "localized issue" and to assess GUPC's solution, once provided.
GUPC is a consortium led by Spain's Sacyr Vallehermoso, with Impregilo of Italy, Jan De Nul of Belgium and Constructura Urbana, SA (CUSA) of Panama. The consortium was selected as the main contractor for the Third Set of Locks project in 2009 after a lengthy tender process, beating out two other consortiums for the work.
The Third Set of Locks project, the main component of the $5.25 billion expansion project, involves the construction of new, bigger lock complexes on the Atlantic and Pacific sides of the Panama Canal which will allow larger ships to transit and effectively double the capacity of the famous waterway.
For the two new lock complexes, a total of 4.4 million cubic meters of concrete had to be poured.
In its statement released Monday, the ACP reiterated that GUPC is solely responsible for the repairs needed to fix the issues.
"GUPC has the obligation to ensure the long-term performance on all aspects of the construction of the locks and to correct this deficiency," the ACP said."Moreover, GUPC's contract with the ACP dictates that the group is responsible for modifications and corrections that may be required. As with all of its operations and its infrastructure improvement projects, the ACP is committed to deliver world-class services and products."
Even with the current issues, the ACP said it still encouraged by the overall progress of the expansion program, which now stands 93% complete.
"Parallel work presses ahead with testing in other areas; the removal of the strip of land - known as a 'plug'- separating the new Cocoli Locks from the Pacific Ocean, and the culmination of the Pacific Access Channel work. Likewise last week the removal of the dike or plug that separates the Atlantic ocean waters from the new Atlantic Lock was initiated and progresses at a good pace," the ACP said.
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Orkim Harmony Pirate Mastermind Caught
The suspected mastermind behind the hijacking of an Orkim product tanker earlier this year off Malaysia has been arrested outside Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta.
Indonesian media and the Navy reported Monday the arrest of Albert Yohanes, a man suspected of being the mastermind behind the hijacking drama of the MT Orkim Harmony in June.
The Malaysian-flagged Orkim Harmony was carrying approximately 6,000 metric tonnes of gasoline when it went missing on June 11th while off the coast Malaysia, prompting a search involving the Malaysian maritime authorities and the Indonesian Navy.
The tanker was located a week later still under the control of the pirate gang, who had repainted over the IMO number and name of the vessel, renaming it Kim Harmon. Pirates fled the ship about a day later after being tailed by Malaysian navy ships and aircraft, and local media reported that eight suspects believed to be the hijackers were apprehended.
The Orkim Harmony had a crew of 22, including 16 Malaysians, five Indonesians and one Myanmar national. One crew member was injured after being shot to the leg during the ordeal.
Yohanes, who is believed to be the mastermind behind the ordeal, was arrested in an apartment in West Jakarta on Thursday, according to reports.
Earlier in June, Orkim Harmony's sister vessel, Orkim Victory, was targeted by pirates in the same area as the Orkim Harmony hijacking. In that incident, the pirates were able to siphon off 770 metric tonnes of Automotive Diesel Oil (ADO).
Both Orkim Harmony and Orkim Victory are owned by Malaysia's Orkim Group. In both cases, the vessels were carrying cargo belonging to Petronas.
Maersk Buys Grup Maritim to Expand Port Network in Latin America
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S's terminal unit said Tuesday it agreed to buy a Spanish rival to expand its port network by almost 20 percent. APM Terminals will pay an undisclosed sum for Barcelona-based Grup Maritim TCB, thereby adding 11 container terminals to its existing network of 63, the company said in an e-mailed statement. The Spanish family-controlled company is the world's 23rd largest port operator, according to the statement. APM Terminals ranks third.
Nils Smedegaard Andersen, Maersk's group chief executive officer, has money to spend on acquisitions after divesting a stake in Danske Bank A/S, a supermarket chain and, most recently, an offshore safety unit. Andersen has said he will focus acquisitions on Copenhagen-based Maersk's core areas of seaborne trade and oil.
Maersk "is in a strong position to make investments of this kind in volatile markets and pursue growth opportunities both organically and by acquisition," Andersen said in Tuesday's statement. "The acquisition supports our growth plans and value proposition towards APM Terminals' wide range of customers in Europe and Latin America."
Adding Grup Maritim TCB' facilities in Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Spain and Turkey will raise the Danish company's volume capacity by 5 percent, to about 40.3 million standard-sized containers.
APM Terminals last month formed a $200 million joint venture to invest in a Colombian port. The company has also said it's interested in buying the state-controlled ports that the Greece government is planning to sell.


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'Dangerous Lies': Tucker Carlson Accused of Promoting 'False Flag' Theory on January 6 Riot in New Documentary (VIDEO)
October 29, 2021 Winston Irie
Some commentators have alleged that the storming of the Capitol was incited by federal agents, citing suspicious characters who were caught on film.
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Liberal social media users are up in arms after Tucker Carlson aired a trailer for his upcoming documentary which spotlights the ill treatment of January 6 US Capitol protesters and questions the official narrative of events.
Patriot Purge – a three-part documentary from Tucker Carlson Originals which is set to release on November 1 – seeks to explore "the true story" behind the January 6 storming of the US Capitol and questions whether federal agents were involved as part of a plan to push a domestic 'war on terror.'
Describing the government's response to January 6 as "the War on Terror 2.0," Carlson's Patriot Purge trailer includes clips of interviews with commentators who claimed that "the left is hunting the right" and "sticking them in a Guantanamo Bay for American citizens, leaving them there to rot."
Causing particular outrage on the left was a guest who referred to the events of January 6 as a possible "false flag."
"False flags have happened in this country, one of which may have been January 6," the person suggested. Meanwhile, Carlson himself is heard warning that "The helicopters have left Afghanistan and now they've landed here at home… They've begun to fight a new enemy in a new war on terror."
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— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) October 28, 2021
A mob of nearly one thousand supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on January 6 to protest Joe Biden's presidential victory, which they alleged was rigged.One woman – unarmed protester Ashli Babbitt – was killed during the incident by a Capitol Police officer. Three others died from natural causes and one from a drug overdose.
Hundreds of protesters involved were quickly arrested and charged over their participation and many have since claimed to have been abused and mistreated in jail. One protester claimed he was beaten in jail by correctional officers, while others claim to have been kept in prolonged solitary confinement and prohibited from keeping basic personal hygiene.
Some commentators have alleged that the storming of the Capitol was incited by federal agents, citing suspicious characters who were caught on film encouraging the incident but have not yet been arrested or named as suspects.
Though Carlson's documentary has not yet been released and he did not personally refer to the riot as a "false flag" – at least according to the trailer – the clip angered many of his critics who described it as "fascist propaganda" and called on Comcast to censor Fox News.
Completely batshit, unsubtle fascist propaganda. https://t.co/ZkusQ1fWqt
— Centrism Fan Acct 🔹 (@Wilson__Valdez) October 28, 2021
Is @comcast really going to air this???????
— Abe (@TweetG55) October 28, 2021
How do we identify the sponsors, as I sure as hell are not going to watch it!
— Les Joel (@lesjoel123) October 28, 2021
"It's extremely obvious that this sort of thing is going to lead to serious political violence in the US, particularly around elections," claimed Washington Post columnist Brian Klaas, adding that the documentary is full of "dangerous lies."
HuffPost White House correspondent S.V. Date called it "Irresponsible as hell" and said Fox News "ought to be ashamed of themselves."
Conde Nast legal affairs editor Luke Zaleski had a unique take, calling the film "Russian propaganda," while neoconservative commentator and former White House official Bill Kristol – one of the chief advocates of the War on Terror following 9/11 – called it "dangerous" and "extreme."
Journalist and anti-Republican activist Kendall Brown even accused Carlson of "creating the next Timothy McVeigh" with his documentary, in reference to the domestic terrorist behind the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
Liberal activists have long attempted to get Carlson cancelled from Fox News to no avail. Though controversial, Carlson is consistently the most-watched cable news host in the US and has set records for the highest-rated cable news show in history.
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Margaret DeChamplain passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 27th, 2006 after a prolonged illness. She was predeceased by her husband Jean-Yves DeChamplain. Margaret is survived and will be sadly missed by her son Ben DeChamplain of Vancouver, B.C., her daughter Rachel Chenier of Courtenay and her grandson Elijah Chenier. Margaret was a member of the Soroptimists. Donations in Margaret's memory made to the ALS Society of B.C., P.O. Box 2037 Station A, Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 6X5 would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to COMOX VALLEY FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, 1101 RYAN ROAD. The family would like to thank Dr. John Fitzpatrick, all Home Care Support, Rene and Gwen Dewilt and Debbie and the rest of the Jensen family.


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Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, and the NBA's Endless Summer
The blockbuster swap of Hall of Fame point guards is a fitting capper on a league-altering summer.
by Patrick Culligan
WE WERE SO CLOSE. All the big free agent fish had been landed. The Summer League in Vegas is ongoing, but with a number of the big names not playing, it isn't exactly capturing the basketball zeitgeist. The wave of the 24/7 NBA news cycle had crested and was beginning to recede. All of us were ready for the brief hibernation from the league the dog days of summer typically engender. Then, Daryl Morey decided he'd go ahead and do this to the league:
The news broke Thursday night future Hall of Fame point guards Russell Westbrook and Chris Paul would be swapped, with Oklahoma City also receiving two future protected first-round picks and options on two additional pick swaps from Houston. There are a ton of angles to this thing, but I've already written about a bazillion words this week, so I'm going to keep it brief today. Let's get started.
Once the Thunder traded Paul George for every Clippers' draft pick not nailed down, it became a fait accompli Westbrook would be next out the door. The question on everyone's mind was, what is his value? Westbrook's contract is one of the very worst in the league, a supermax with four years remaining for a 30-year-old point guard with a long history of knee issues who is tremendously reliant on athleticism to be effective. He remains one of the best 10-15 players in the league, but even so, Russ represents a difficult financial, cultural, and strategic fit for nearly every team in the league. On his podcast, ESPN's Zach Lowe went so far as to say he didn't think a team trading for Westbrook should include an asset for him; that is, he perceived Westbrook's trade value as a net negative, and the return should reflect it.
Well, Houston saw it differently. Giving up two first-rounders far enough in the future to where Harden could be in the post-prime phase of his career is a massive risk, and the two pick swaps just feel like OKC GM Sam Presti rubbing it in. Russ is younger and a more valuable player at this moment than CP3, but he also has one additional year on his deal, so Paul represents somewhat of a more movable contract. [More on that in a moment.] For the second time in a week, OKC found a hyper-motivated buyer and extracted a premium, even as they sent out the best player in both deals and kicked off a deep rebuild in the process. Houston's front office swore up and down the reported issues between Paul and James Harden were a complete fabrication, but seeing the price they paid to separate the two in order to bring in a new star of questionable fit and overall value more or less serves as confirmation something was rotten in their locker room. Perhaps they make the move anyway because they needed to upgrade their talent level and this was about the only way left to do it, but would they have given up so much if they weren't desperate?
It was reported Miami was part of the trade talks as a destination for both players as well. Allegedly, the teams looked at building a three-way trade which would send Paul to Miami, but couldn't agree on the parameters, so OKC and Houston went it alone. Miami still appears to be in pursuit of Paul, and Presti may look to re-route the Point God as a separate transaction. This makes a lot of sense for the respective timelines of both Miami and OKC, as the 34-year-old Paul has no business toiling away for a Thunder team in the midst of tearing the building down to the studs, while the Heat are forever star-hunting, damn the torpedoes and luxury tax implications. Miami remains hard-capped, making any deal a financial challenge, but a potential trade would likely center around Goran Dragic's expiring contract ($19.2 million in '19-'20), and probably Kelly Olynyk, who is under contract for the next two years with the second year being a player option. The sticking point will probably be Justise Winslow, who would make the deal work financially but is too good of an asset to sacrifice for a contract as lousy as Paul's. OKC could sweeten the pot with one or more of their bounty of picks, but after sending away all of their best players, they may be hesitant to immediately start dealing from a future which hasn't even begun yet. In any case, even after everything that's happened over the last two weeks, the point guard carousel still hasn't stopped turning, so stay tuned for the next league-shaking transaction.
Houston, as is its custom, is pushing all its chips to the center of the table once again. The financial aspect is hardly worth discussing on their end. Their future is mortgaged even further than it was before, and the gamble will either pay off with a championship, or Daryl Morey will lose his job. There's no real in-between. From a basketball perspective, it's a much more fascinating move. Pairing two elite scorers and playmakers (as well as former OKC teammates) in Westbrook and Harden comes with obvious benefits, but the potential pitfalls in terms of fit and chemistry are staggering. The "there's only one ball" argument is reductive, but redundant skill sets can lead to diminishing returns. And any way you slice it, Usage Rate is a thing that exists, and these two stars are responsible for the two highest single-season Usage Rates in the history of the league. Taking the ball out of either player's hands will inevitably sap some of their historic production (in terms of pure volume, at least; efficiency may be a different matter), and leaving nothing but scraps for the remaining offensive players can tend to have a deleterious effect on the overall ecosystem. [Think about playing pick-up ball with the most unconscionable gunner you've ever encountered. Is it fun playing with him? Do you try as hard when you know you're never going to touch the ball? Do you press too much on the rare occasion the ball does find you? Now picture that, but with two of those dudes on your team.]
Harden is undoubtedly the better overall player at this phase of each player's career, so the optimal configuration has the ball in his hands most of the time. Problem is, this puts Russ off-ball, where he is both lackadaisical and the worst high-volume three-point shooter in the history of the NBA, so there are obvious concerns about defenses sagging off him to put more pressure on Harden. The alternative is to have Harden spot up off of Westbrook, which makes some sense because Harden is the superior shooter of the two, but if we've learned anything about Houston over the last few years, it's that their offense is at its best when The Beard is at the controls. Why mothball one of the most effective offenses in history for any reason?
The counter to this argument is Houston has run into problems in the playoffs because opposing defenses figure them out over a long series, so maybe having some counters and different looks would make them a tougher out in the postseason. I suppose it's possible, but it's unclear if the juice is worth the squeeze. The other argument for the pairing is, with some of their ballhandling responsibilities sloughed off to the other, maybe both Harden and Westbrook will commit to better defensive effort than they have shown over the last few years. There's no proof of concept here — remember, these two last played together seven years ago, or roughly three lifetimes in NBA years — but it's a way to sell the move, if one were so inclined.
Overall, I question the fit, but Houston is better than they were yesterday, I guess? It's easy to forget the team they already had was a top-tier contender the last few years. They've had bad luck and bad timing (and the misfortune to keep running into Golden State), but if you could simulate these past three years a few thousand times on a computer, there are definitely a bunch of times in there where the Rockets win the title, so it's not like they're far away or their gambles thus far have been foolish. Do I think this move makes them the favorite? No. The Clippers still hold the distinction until further notice. But they did successfully retool to where they're still in the game and the locker room should be a more peaceful place, so mission accomplished on that front.
Now for the love of God, can we have some damn peace and quiet?
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TagsChris Paul • Daryl Morey • Houston Rockets • James Harden • OKC • Oklahoma City Thunder • Russell Westbrook • Sam Presti
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Following the crippling Hurricane Matthew on October 2016, Black Lives Matter(BLM) Cambridge partnered with a number of Haitian organizations (Vertiver, Kouraj, and Kolectif Kay Kok- Sakage) to send aids to a number of grassroots associations. BLM has extended long term support by supplying resources to repair damaged homes, install solar posts, and provide water purifiers and donated specific items like LED lamps, solar panels, water filters, etc for as many communities as possible.
Black Lives Matter is a chapter-based national organization in the United states that is working for the validity of Black life. It is a call to action and a response to the virulent anti-Black racism that permeates the United States of America. It was was created in 2012 after 17-year old Trayvon Martin's murderer, George Zimmerman, was acquitted for his crime.
In 2016, Haiti's public debt at $ 2,771 million reached 33.5% of Haitian GDP and that translates to $255 per individual citizen. As per recent reports (dated May 27, 2017), the national and international debt of the Republic of Haiti hovers around US$3 billion out of which $1 billion represents internal debt and $2 billion of external one.
An 'External Debt' (or foreign debt) is the total debt of a country due to the foreign creditors while an 'Internal Debt' (or domestic debt) is the part of the total government debt in a country that is owed to lenders within the country.
If we compare this debt amount with other neighboring Caribbean countries, we might understand the relative soundness and solvency of the Haitian economy.
Is it worth it to apply for the 6 month extension of TPS for Haitians?
On May 22, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a 6 month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some 58,700 Haitian immigrants who have been living in the United States since the 2010 earthquake.
To re-register, you must submit Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status. You must also submit Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, whether you are requesting employment authorization or not. As a re-registrant, you do not pay the Form I-821 application fee, but if you are age 14 or older, you must submit the biometric services fee. The fee for biometric services is around $85.
On Tuesday and Wednesday and Ednesday of this week, the place to be was at the Royal Decameron Indigo Beach Resort & Spa in Haiti where social entrepreneurs, influencers and startup innovators kicked off a two-day technology summit.
The Haiti Tech Summit brought into the country over 100 speakers representing Google, Facebook, Uber and Airbnb. The summit will cover topics such as how to launch a startup, the importance of smart cities and branding, hoping to transform Haiti into a hub of innovation.
The sold-out event at the Royal Decameron Indigo Beach Resort & Spa had more than 450 attendees.
The scammers posing as U.S. Embassy employees contacted the people applying for the US Visa in Haiti and their family in the United States.
United States Government recently Issued Warning to Persons Wishing To Visit Haiti, at the same time is taking the position that the country is stable. On the one hand, U.S Department of State warning (dated May 22, 2017), all American citizens must carefully consider the risks of traveling to Haiti due to the country's current security environment and lack of adequate medical facilities. On the one hand, after granting an extension of six months, the U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now ready to repatriate more than 58,000 Haitian immigrants by January 22, 2018, because the DHS senior officials consider the present law and order situation in Haiti is "relatively stable".
US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly wanted to deliver the message to Haitian President Jovenel Moïse personally. In his recent trip to Haiti, he told the Haitian on Wednesday to start thinking about how to bring to Haiti close to 60,000 Haitians who are currently holding TPS. He told Jovenel Moïse and some senior officials of the Haitian government to get travel or identification document for these people ready.
Kerry took the opportunity to educate the Haitians that TPS is not permanent. Haitians on TPS, Kelly said, "need to start thinking about returning."
Just one week after extending TPS to Haitians for just 6 more months, US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has decided to visit Haiti to evaluate the situation in the country for himself.
Former Haitian Senator, Coordinator of the "Mouvement Patriotique Populaire Dessalinien" (MOPOD), Turneb Delpé is dead. The Haitian politician passed away on Saturday, May 27 in a hosapital in New York after a long period of illness.
Turneb Delpé gained his popularity during the period when he was promoting of the "National Reconciliation". However he was always present as a militant for democracy in Haiti. He was at one point a member of the Communist Party of Haiti (PCH).
Turneb Delpé who spent his entire life fighting for a "National Reconciliation", unfortunately did not see his dream fulfilled.
FLASH - TPS pou Ayisyen pwolonje pou 6 Mwa.
Breaking News - TPS for Haitians extended for 6 more Months.
Haitians in the United States who have been able to remain legal as a result of the Temporary Protected Status for Haitians (TPS) will be able to remain legal in the country for another six (6) months. This is what Wilson learned from the Government and immediately reported to Miami Herald. It is official. Wilson informed Miami Herald that the decision was just made public, this Monday (5/22/17) by The Department of Homeland Security.


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