Once again, there are people calling for a "Third Party". As always, this argument has an emotional appeal; we're tired of being treated like trash by the GOP/RNC, being ignored, being abused, and getting no representation in return for our taxation.
Alright. I understand that, I really do. But a third party is not, and will never be, the answer to this issue, because it can't be. It is simply logistically and economically impossible.
The political landscape needs to be viewed from an economic standpoint, as well as a military standpoint. As such, this post will just be a basic overview, expanded on in the next few posts.
Eisenhower, in his farewell address, spoke about the "military industrial complex". He saw quite clearly the potential that a major industry sector allied with the government represented. What he didn't see was the root of the problem; the fundamental economic shift that the creation of the Federal Reserve system, fractional currency, and the income tax would cause over time.
When he was president, it was only a few decades from those seminal events, and the USA was still on the gold standard (mostly). The monster that is Social Security was still in its infancy, and all the entitlement programs the government has since instituted were not yet in place.
Even so, he saw that something had changed, and would continue to change. And it worried him enough that he spoke to the people about it. Not Congress, not on the Senate or house floor. He spoke to his "fellow Americans". He was warning us to be vigilant, informed, and work to prevent what he saw coming.
Unfortunately, people have short memories, and in the boom years following the war, then the social tumult of the Viet Nam era, we dropped the ball.
As the political, social, and economic landscape changed, politics became the newest industry for kleptocrats–people who believe in rule by theft, in this case theft of money and power through legislation, taxation, and regulation. Kleptocrats are the dominant subset of the political and economic world. They have no intrinsic morals, ethics, or values. They seek only money, and power. But make no mistake, they are entirely sane, rational people. Don't equate their behavior with mental illness; it isn't. They are pragmatists, efficient, and elegant in the scientific sense. They simply see no reason to concern themselves with extraneous issues like the needs of others.
Under certain circumstances, they are extremely effective leaders, as they don't have to distance themselves from emotional issues to deal with logical ones. There are times when it pays not to be tied down with morals, ethics, or values….When it benefits them to make us happy, then they are more than willing to do so. As such, unlike some other varieties of politician, you can deal with these people.
Bloody Revolution/Civil War. Obviously, this should be the absolute last resort, for a long list of reasons. So we'll skip it for a while.
The Ballot Box. Yes, voting can effect temporary change, but without fixing the underlying uniparty structure, it's a temporary lull in the gravy train.
Making a Deal. Yes, we can make deals with kleptocrats, and in some cases, this should be part of "the plan", as long as there is a mechanism in place to insure both sides of the deal are honored.
The Third Party Option. This is an ABSOLUTE NON-STARTER. From all points of view: statistically, mathematically, economically, militarily, it simply doesn't work in our current system.
The time has come to get to work–and the optimal choice is choice #4, hijacking the GOP.
The American people are laboring under a few misconceptions, politically speaking. One of these is that it is possible to field an effective third party, when it isn't. I'll go into the logistics and reasons in another post. The other misconception concerns how our political parties are structured, and how the power base within those parties works.
If you're a parent, you may belong to one of the organizations. And if you do, then you know very well that though such an organization may speak for hundreds of families, and may have dozens of volunteers, all the real power is concentrated in a very small group–typically a dozen members AT MOST. I have been a power player in every PTA/PTO I ever joined, because I understood that in all organizations, 20% of the people or less do 80% of the work–and 1% of the people hold the majority of the power. If you can get voting power, you own the organization. Because we know this in my business (kettle corn), we can get into any school sponsored events in our city simply by making one or 2 phone calls, while other vendors who don't understand how these groups work may never get into these events.
The GOP is no different–you have "the base"–in this case about 90% or more of the members. They vote for politicians, make donations, buy bumper stickers, and sometimes volunteer as poll watchers etc.
Then you have another 9% who hold the real power–the precinct committee people/precinct captains. These are the real power in the GOP, because they have voting control. They elect delegates at state level, elect the rules committee, vote on policy. They get out the vote and control the databases. Without the support of this group, the big boys can't become big boys in the first place.
At any given time nationwide, anywhere from 30-50% OR MORE of the precinct seats are empty, despite the fact the position literally involves going to one meeting a month, and contacting precinct republicans as needed, by whatever means the PC chooses.
This is why the GOP is able to function in the uniparty–because these seats are empty, the only people voting on party business are the GOPers in the occupied seats. This is also why the GOP is vulnerable to be hijacked, very easily. If those seats are filled with people who want reform, and other reformers are in place to run for a seat after the general election with a group of people ready to vote them in, the game is over for the GOPers.
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The Witness (2016)
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The gorgeous environment and serene island of The Witness is a mask for a complex and challenging labyrinth. This puzzle game plays with the player's mind and perception of everything around them. In essence, The Witness is a game all about perspective and how you view the environment around you. It may be confusing and frustrating at times, but it is an essential experience, especially if you are a puzzle lover.
The majority of the puzzles in The Witness are these screen mazes. They start simple enough, the player navigates through labyrinths on these tablet-like screens. Quickly, new mechanics and rules are added to these mazes. Symbols represent different tasks and rules that must me adhered to, making it to the end is not enough to complete a puzzle. For example, separating different color blocks or having to collect little black dots along the way. Each area in the game seems to focus on a new mechanic and using it to its fullest potential. Many of these screen mazes will combine aspects and symbols from previous areas to add additional challenge. The complexity of these puzzles quickly ramps up and a simple 4×4 grid may take you 10 to 15 minutes to solve.
These mazes are the core of The Witness. The game boasts that there are over 500 of these puzzles scattered across the diverse island. You do not need to complete every one of these brain teasers to finish the game, I solved about 400 puzzles before I made it to the end. If you want more out of a game than small labyrinths, than you will probably not enjoy The Witness. There are more aspects than these puzzles, but progression is tied to the completion of these screens. This is not Portal or The Talos Principle, you rarely solve grandiose puzzles that make use of large spaces. To be fair, The Witness does make use of environmental aspects more than any games I have played. Shadows, light, sounds, perspective, and other exterior cues are key to solving many of the areas and mazes. The environment is also used in a mind-blowing manner, but I do not want to spoil this moment for future players, so I have discussed it below in a spoiler tag. View at your own discretion, because if you are planning to play The Witness, this is seriously one of the best aspects of the game that you should really experience yourself.
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As you play more and more of The Witness, you may notice some strange aspects of the space around you. Hidden in the environment, there are shapes that mimic the mazes that the player has been solving on the screens. The "oh my god" moment comes when you realize that you can click on these hidden puzzles and solve them like all the mazes in the game. Immediately you begin to see shapes all around the island and try to click on everything to find these hidden shapes. Some you have to line up using different angles and perspective tricks. Others you need to figure out how to even get in a correct position. Ultimately, these are in no way tied to progression and serve no purpose within the game, but discovering this secret is one of the most important and memorable moments in the game. This is where you learn that the island has more to it than simple line puzzles, and that the game expects you to change your perspective on how you see the world around you. End of spoiler.
A component that needs to be mentioned is that The Witness undeniably respects the player's intelligence. There are no tutorials, no guiding text, nothing that remotely resembles handholding. When you encounter a new symbol or type of puzzle, there are a few very easy puzzles that let the player deduce what the symbol means and how to deal with it. Furthermore, the island is an open world that lets you seemingly tackle any area in any order you want. The drawback of this is that many of these areas adopt symbols and rules from other zones. So, if you have not been to the required area, you get roadblocked. Sure, you can realize that you do not have the requisite knowledge to complete a puzzle, but I wish the game did a better job and placing areas in a more logical order. The most blatant example of this is that the town area takes concepts from every other area in the game, yet it is very likely to be one of the first areas you stumble upon to do its proximity to the starting location. This could easily lead to frustration as you try to figure out puzzles that you couldn't possibly solve yet. This is not a case of me being flagrantly bad at the game, I finished it within a reasonable time (about 15 hours) and never really got roadblocked. All I'm saying is that it can be annoying when wandering around and you can't seem to find a solvable puzzle.
The other major issue that I had with The Witness was that I could not help the feeling that the game was pretentious. Solving some secret puzzles unlocks real life speeches made by a variety of people in academia. These videos range from 5-60 minutes, and serve no purpose other than really wasting your time if you choose to view them. There are also audio logs of famous quotes scattered about the island to listen to, again I drew no meaning from these. Lastly, the ending sequence of the game seems like it was trying to portray some message, but the dialogue just seemed nonsensical. This was reminiscent of Jonathan Blow's previous game, Braid. In both of these games the vague and pointless dialogue exudes a sense of pretentiousness. Like there is deeper meaning than what was actually conveyed, but in all actuality the story and meaning felt practically non-existent.
The island itself on first glance seems to contain some sort of mystery. Why am I here? What's my goal? What are all these statues? What happened to all the people here? These questions are not really answered in any satisfying sort of way. There seems to be clues scattered about the island to make it seem like there was an overarching story, but just like the audio logs and videos there really was no satisfying conclusion. My final gripe is that everything in the game seems to move slower than it really should. The player, the doors, the platforms, they all take far longer to get to their destination than what is reasonable. When on transit in a boat I was able to get a glass of water and go to the bathroom, and when I came back I was only halfway through the ride. It feels like a joke that is meant to solely waste the player's time.
For the most part, The Witness is all about its screen puzzles. Personally, I quite enjoyed all of the challenges, but I think a lot of people will be turned off by the lack of grandiose environmental puzzles. Like I mentioned previously, the environment is well integrated and a key component to these puzzles, but you rarely interact with your surroundings in a more meaningful way. The elegance of imbuing difficulty and challenge into what initially seems like a simple maze is what makes The Witness so gratifying. When you figure out a puzzle on the first try, you are emboldened and feel like a genius. When the pieces start to come together and you understand what was stumping you, a wave of satisfaction follows. It is for these reasons I give The Witness a 9/10. It's a collection of fantastic puzzles, but it lacks of any other sort of substance.
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Stop 'n' Swop
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Of all the secrets and mysteries in the Banjo-Kazooie series, none are more tantalizing or more talked about than Stop 'n' Swop. More rumors have circulated about it than about the large doors at the top of Gruntilda's Lair, and although most of them - both the silly and the sensible - are false, there are some truths in the clutter. The mystery involves six brightly colored "Mystery Eggs" and a large key made of ice found in Banjo-Kazooie, and their alleged use in its sequel, Banjo-Tooie.
To use Stop 'n' Swop items, one would have needed to own both Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Toole. One had to collect the eggs in Kazooie then switch the game off and insert Tooie. Originally, the player would have had ten seconds to swap game cartridges, but due to revisions in the Nintendo 64 hardware, the time was reduced to only one second, and therefore, became impossible.
It had also been revealed by the Rare team at E3 2008 that the version of Banjo-Kazooie released on the Xbox live arcade would implement the Stop 'n' Swop feature as it was originally intended; however, it would be used in correspondence to Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. As a player collects the Stop 'n' Swop items in the arcade version, they unlock rare vehicle parts in Nuts & Bolts, for example: the Ice Key grants flags that have the Union Jack on them. The crates are hidden around Showdown Town but will appear by a drawing of that certain item on a wall or roof. Another item unlocks Roysten and his fishbowl as a part (needed for the LOG Banjo).
On January 2009, it was announced on the official Banjo-Kazooie website that the "original plan" of including Stop 'N' Swop would also be implemented in the Xbox Live Arcade release of Banjo-Tooie, which was released in April 2009.[1]
Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.
At the end of Banjo-Kazooie, if all 100 Jiggies have been collected, Mumbo Jumbo will show the player three animated photographs which reveal the locations of two Mystery Eggs and the Ice Key, in locations that players may have noticed previously to be inaccessible. Members of The Rare Witch Project hacked the game, and discovered codes that can be entered on the Sandcastle floor in Treasure Trove Cove that will allow anyone to reach these treasures, as well as another four eggs not mentioned by Mumbo. Once the items are collected, a menu appears on the pause menu, at the very end past Click Clock Wood. It has never since been discovered what this menu is for, and indeed what it does.
Be Aware: If using these codes on the Xbox Live Arcade version of Banjo-Kazooie, Bottles will confirm if you want to use the Cheat. If you Press A, all saving will be stopped and your score will not be posted on the Leaderboards anymore.
Cyan Mystery Egg
The Cyan Mystery Egg is found in the cellar of Mad Monster Mansion, in a barrel marked "1881"; it is a reference to Atic Atac, one of Rare's first games. Before entering the code one should note that the barrel is sealed with an "X". When Banjo and Kazooie enter this barrel, there is also water where this egg nestles. In Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts it gives the Mole on a Pole part.
The code is "CHEAT DONT YOU GO AND TELL HER ABOUT THE SECRET IN HER CELLAR".
Pink Mystery Egg
The Pink Mystery Egg is found in Sharkfood Island, a small mark of land in Treasure Trove Cove that, upon entering the code, rises to turn out to be a cave. Mumbo reveals it after the game is finished with all 100 Jiggies. In Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts it gives the Fluffy Dice part.
The code is "CHEAT OUT OF THE SEA IT RISES TO REVEAL MORE SECRET PRIZES".
Blue Mystery Egg
The Blue Mystery Egg is found in Gobi's Valley, behind an unopenable door which Gobi sits by before leaving the desert. The egg can be found inside a sarcophagus in the proceeding room. Mumbo reveals it after the game is finished with all 100 Jiggies. In Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts it gives the Goldfish part.
The code "CHEAT A DESERT DOOR OPENS WIDE ANCIENT SECRETS WAIT INSIDE" opens the tomb door.
Green Mystery Egg
The Green Mystery Egg is the second egg to be found in Mad Monster Mansion; there seems to be no discernable reason for this, though. The egg is found in the bathroom, on top of Loggo. In Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts it gives the Beacon part.
The code is "CHEAT AMIDST THE HAUNTED GLOOM A SECRET IN THE BATHROOM".
Red Mystery Egg
The Red Mystery Egg is found in the captain's quarters in Rusty Bucket Bay, accessed by breaking one of the windows. And here, this egg is rotating on the captain's bed. In Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts it gives the Disco Ball part.
The code is "CHEAT THIS SECRET YOULL BE GRABBIN IN THE CAPTAINS CABIN".
Yellow Mystery Egg
The Yellow Mystery Egg is found in Click Clock Wood in Nabnut's house in the winter season. To reach it, one must enter through the window. In Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts it gives the Goggly Eyes part.
The code is "CHEAT NOW BANJO WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT ON NABNUTS TABLE".
Ice Key
The Ice Key is perhaps the most mysterious Stop 'n' Swop item, predominantly because it is the only item that can be seen during normal play. It is found in Wozza's cave, in a small alcove; if the player uses first person mode, they can see through the ice to see the key twirling, but there is no way to get in. However, typing in the following code removes the unbreakable ice wall. Mumbo reveals it after the game is finished with all 100 Jiggies. In Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts it gives 2 pieces of British Flag part.
The code is "CHEAT NOW YOU CAN SEE A NICE ICE KEY WHICH YOU CAN HAVE FOR FREE".
Even though Rare dropped the Stop 'n' Swop idea, they decided to add three of the Mystery Eggs and the Ice Key to Banjo-Tooie. Each of these items unlocked a secret in the game.
In Banjo-Tooie, the Ice Key could be found in a cave around the sandy area of Jinjo Village. It unlocks a large Ice Vault that holds the Mega-Glowbo. The Mega-Glowbo can be used in Humba Wumba's wigwam at the entrance of Witchyworld to transform Kazooie into a Dragon.
The egg is in Spiral Mountain, in front of the mountain. By bringing it to Heggy in Wooded Hollow, Banjo will be able to use a new move.
It is behind the waterfall in Spiral Mountain. It unlocks the homing eggs cheat in the code chamber at Mayahem Temple.
The egg is found in Heggy's House, but it must be hatched by Kazooie. It unlocks the Jinjo in Squackmatch multiplayer.
Banjo-Tooie (XBLA)
Unlike the original Banjo-Tooie the Stop 'n' Swop items are not available in the game unless they were collected in Banjo-Kazooie (XBLA) in which case the player starts with the items already collected. (The SnS items will be available in Banjo-Kazooie once the player has a save file in Banjo-Tooie or Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts. This includes the Nuts and Bolts Demo.) Heggy will hatch all the eggs which will unlock the three awards from the original (Breegull Bash, Jinjo as a multiplayer character and Homing Eggs) along with a gamer pic, a Xbox theme and Stop 'n' Swop II. The Ice Key is still used to access the Mega-Glowbo.
Upon completion of Stop 'n' Swop new blueprints will become available in Nuts & Bolts if the player has L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges.
In Grabbed by the Ghoulies, there is a chalkboard that reads "Collect Ice Key. Collect 4 eggs. Open Secret Level." This has been presumed to be nothing more than a way to mock fans, but it is unknown whether it's fake.
It should be noted that, although only 3 mystery eggs and the ice key were used in Tooie, the Stop 'n' Swop fanfare is played when collecting all 6 eggs along with the key. This could suggest that all 6 eggs were originally planned for use as part of the process.
The first part of the theme that plays when Banjo enters an area containing a Stop 'N' Swop item was later used in Donkey Kong 64, where it plays when Troff and Scoff open a boss door.
Stop 'n' Swop has been mentioned various times in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. Bottles pretends to offer the secret of Stop 'n' Swop for 6000 notes (despite the fact that there aren't 6000 notes in the game), but steals the player's notes and doesn't tell them anything, claiming that he'd have to kill them. Trophy Thomas accuses the player of cheating using Stop 'n' swop at one of his challenges. A few mystery eggs and a fake Ice Key are in Banjoland. Lord of Games asks a question about Stop 'n' Swop during the trivia, asking what failed connection from Banjo-Kazooie to Banjo-Tooie that some fans still won't shut up about was. Paintings of the eggs and an imprint of the Ice Key around Showdown Town and Boggy's Gym could also be found. These will give parts when the eggs are collected in Banjo-Kazooie on the Xbox Live Arcade. (Beacon, Goldfish, Mole-on-a-Pole, Googly Eyes, Fluffy Dice, Flag (2x), & Disco Ball)
Stop 'n' Swop was also mentioned in Banjo-Pilot, as a reward from Cheato. Upon attempt to receive it, he says, "Why don't you STOP annoying me and SWOP this game for a nice book or something?"
Stop n Swop Theory
A theory of why Stop 'n' Swop was removed.
↑ NEWS UPDATE: Banjo-Tooie Release Date & Screens banjo-kazooie.com. Retrieved on January 27, 2009.
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(Bloomberg) -- Altice NV confirmed plans to sell its telecommunications towers in France and Portugal as billionaire Patrick Drahi's phone and cable company seeks to dispose of assets to cut debt.
The company is targeting signing a deal for about 13,000 tower sites in the two countries in the first half of this year, Amsterdam-based Altice said in a statement presenting fourth-quarter results late on Thursday. The portfolio is the largest to ever come up for sale in Europe, Altice said.
American Tower Corp. and private equity firm KKR & Co. are among bidders for the assets, which could be valued at about 3 billion euros ($3.7 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said this week. Shares in Altice rose 5.7 percent to 8.53 euros at 9:28 a.m. in Amsterdam.
Drahi has been attempting to reassure investors jumpy over a European business with around 31 billion euros of debt by halting acquisitions, committing to asset sales and spinning off its U.S. unit. After a rout in Altice's stock that erased almost half of its value late last year, the Moroccan-born billionaire has also shuffled management and pledged to reduce borrowings.
Drahi's businesses have been built after years of debt-fueled expansion in Europe and the U.S., where he assembled Altice USA -- the division that includes the former Cablevision Systems and Suddenlink -- through $26 billion of acquisitions. The U.S. unit has helped Drahi diversify Altice beyond a stagnant European telecommunications market and expand in sports and other media.
Altice reported a 1.9 percent decline in fourth-quarter pro forma revenue to 3.72 billion euros for its European operations. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in Europe rose 5.2 percent to 1.47 billion euros.
"Overall these results are slightly better than a very low bar of expectations –- but the challenging key performance indicators/divisional revenue trends show that there remains significant pressure on the business," Credit Suisse analyst Jakob Bluestone said in a note to clients.
Altice this week said it started exclusive talks with Tofane Global to sell its international wholesale voice carrier business in France, Portugal and the Dominican Republic. In December, the company agreed to sell some Swiss telecom operations and data-center businesses valued at more than $200 million.


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Kroger earnings stabilize, but long-term prospects remain murky
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Kroger reported net sales of $37.3 billion for first quarter 2019 ended May 25, compared to $37.7 billion over same period in 2018, a decline the retailer primarily attributed to the sale of its convenience store business last year. Adjusted earnings per share was 72 cents, in line with analyst estimates.
Identical sales fell below company targets, up 1.5% compared to a 1.9% gain during the year-ago period. Gross margin was 22%, a drop of 40 basis points primarily due to lower gross margin rates in pharmacy, according to Kroger.
Kroger expects its alternative profit streams, which include everything from partnerships to its personal finance service, to contribute $100 million in incremental profits this year. The company also reaffirmed its guidance for the year, with ID sales growth expected in the range of 2% to 2.25% and adjusted earnings per share between $2.15 and $2.25.
After a weak fourth quarter showing in March that included a margin slide of 93 basis points, investors and industry observers were eager to see the next progress report from Kroger. What they got was an improved quarter that fell in line with analysts' expectations. But the results won't do much to boost optimism for the retailer's long-term outlook.
On the plus side, Kroger's digital business continued to show solid growth, with sales up 42% for the quarter. Kroger's pickup and delivery locations now reach 93% of households in the company's operating footprint. Private label sales also continued to grow, with sales up 3.3% and more than 200 new products introduced to stores.
These gains, however, did little to improve the profitability of Kroger's overall business. Kroger's year-over-year sales have declined the past three quarters. And although the gross margin slide this quarter was roughly half what it incurred in Q4, it still underscores the massive competitive pressure and steep investments Kroger faces as all sorts of retailers take aim at its core grocery business.
Kroger has pinned a lot on its alternative revenue streams, which are "margin-rich, asset light" strategies that utilize the company's grocery data assets. This includes established business segments like Kroger Personal Finance and Kroger Precision Marketing, as well as a raft of newer opportunities that are still in the "incubation" phase, as CEO Rodney McMullen noted in Thursday's earnings call. This includes its recent formation of PearlRock Partners, which aims to find and groom promising consumer product companies, as well as various initiatives with Walgreens like a store-in-store concept and online order pickup.
To support these alternative investments, Kroger has shuffled its executive deck and brought in more outside talent, McMullen said. Asked during a question-and-answer session with analysts if the company has the internal infrastructure necessary to navigate the significant changes it's facing, McMullen said he believes so.
"It's a topic we talk about routinely," he said. He cited the company's hiring of outside talent, its executive changes and establishing alternative revenues as a separate department within Kroger as key to its work.
Approaching the halfway point of Restock initiative. Kroger has made numerous and diverse investments to try to transform itself from a traditional grocer into a modern food retailer. Time will tell if it will all pay off, though investors will hope to see significant traction by this point next year. McMullen noted Kroger sees health and wellness as a promising focus for future alternative investment, in particular the "food as medicine" movement, he said.
Mickey Chadha, vice president and senior credit officer with Moody's, struck an upbeat note in an email sent to Grocery Dive, pointing out that Kroger has reduced debt by $1.7 billion so far this fiscal year. Chadha believes Kroger is going through the hard, but necessary steps it needs to take on the road to transformation.
"We continue to expect 2019 to be a transition year for Kroger, with returns on its investments in the Restock Kroger plan starting to accelerate in 2020," he wrote. "More importantly the company is right sizing its capital structure to conform to its profitability levels as the business environment remains very competitive."
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CHURCH CLOSURES IN ALGERIA PART OF A SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN
Christian anti-persecution charity Open Doors UK has said there are systematic government plans to close churches in Algeria and it's been going on for two years. The charity said when paramilitary police attempted to shut down Church of the Prince of Peace in Ighzer Amokrane recently, Christians occupied the church and refused to leave. The authorities managed to succeed at the second attempt and the church has now been closed. Representatives of l'Église Protestante d'Algérie (EPA), the legally recognised umbrella group of Protestant churches in Algeria, said the closure was illegal as it had not been ordered by a court.
Around the same time, leaders of another EPA-affiliated church in Maatkas were called by the authorities and interrogated. The charity said a 2006 ordinance regulating non-Muslim worship requires all churches to be licensed. Since November 2017, most EPA-affiliated churches have been asked to prove they have a licence. Meanwhile, applications from churches for a licence have been ignored by the authorities and many churches have received written orders to cease all activities. The charity also said in May this year, a church in the Kabilye area, was shut down.
An Open Doors spokesperson said: "These actions represent a deeply concerning continuation in the campaign against Christians in Algeria. "The National Commission for Non-Muslim Religious Groups, established by a 2006 Ordinance to issue official permits to churches, until now has not issued a single permit. These latest developments undermine any sense that the Algerian authorities are taking genuine steps to improve Freedom of Religion of Belief in Algeria." There are 125,000 Christians in Algeria. They are a tiny minority, making up 0.3 per cent of the total population of 42 million. Most of them are believers from Muslim backgrounds.


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Q: Sidebar for specific Page in self-made wordpress theme I am working on theme which self designed by some one. Theme have right sidebar by default.
I made a new template for a Video Page page-videos.php and call 2 sidebars (left and right) there.
Video page showing the excerpts for the Video Posts. The template file of video Posts is tpl-video.php
Video Page call the template of Video Posts like:
while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); {
get_template_part('tpl-video');
Video Post template not calling the sidebars, only content coding there,
starting of template: <?php if( is_single() ) { ?>
ending of template: <?php } ?>
Now i want to call same layout or sidebars Video Post template, that i made for Video Page.
But result is the mix up of default and Video Page template means 3 sidebars there, 2 right and 1 left.
When I made the 'tpl-video.php' template as default template 'page.php' then it changes the settings on Video Page,
may be due to this line in page-videos.php:
while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); {
get_template_part('tpl-video');
Kindly any one guide me to the solution which add left sidebar in Video Posts Page via tpl-video.php without disturbing any thing else.

A: A hard one to answer without looking at the actual code of the theme.
But by going what you say "Theme have right sidebar by default."  and later you say "and call 2 sidebars (left and right) there."  and then indicate it has 3 sidebars which is the default right one and both the left and the right you added it looks like the default sidebar is getting in your way.
Have a look where the default sidebar is called and make that an if statement depending on your template call
Or if you only want 1 right sidebar you should not add it to the video template and only add the left one as the right one is there by default
HtH
Edwin

A: I'm not sure if I am understanding your question correctly, but if you need to add a sidebar to a particular template, you can first check to see if the sidebar is active, then load it in any template you want. If for single posts, you might do something like:
if( is_single() ) {
    if ( is_active_sidebar( 'SIDEBAR_ID' ) )
         dynamic_sidebar( 'SIDEBAR_ID' );
}

If I am not understanding your question, let me know.

A: kindly visit the testing page and check the posts on it. fruityim.com/testing/videos
This is the main Video Page and the links there are Video Post which have different template. A like to apply the page template on post without effecting the looks of the Page.

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Honda acquires app developer Drivemode to beef up connected mobility arm
By James Bourne
08 October 2019, 09:09 a.m.
Connected Vehicles, Data & Analytics
Honda has acquired Drivemode, a provider of applications which encourage safe driving across the connected car landscape.
The two companies have been collaborators since 2015, with Drivemode conducting joint development activities with Honda's research and development team. The initiatives were part of Honda Xcelerator, a program designed for innovators across all funding stages.
Drivemode's flagship product is its safer driving app, which enables users to safely use voice-enabled commands and integrate with a variety of other applications, from navigation apps to music and messaging. The app has clocked up more than 2.5 million downloads across 150 countries.
The company will sit within Honda's R&D branch among the newly-created Digital Solution Center. In the lofty words of the press materials, the move will 'accelerate new value creation in the area of connected mobility services, which will contribute to Honda's vision to serve people worldwide with the joy of expanding their life's potential.'
"As a step toward the realisation of value creation for mobility and enhancing people's daily lives, which is an integral part of Honda's 2030 vision, we decided to further enhance our collaborative relationship with Drivemode," said Honda president of R&D Toshihiro Mobe in a statement. "We are confident that new value creation will become possible when Drivemode's outstanding human resources, innovative software technologies and extensive experience as a venture company are combined with Honda's product development technology and capability.
"We will strive to offer connected services which will please our customers while leveraging our respective strengths," added Mobe.
The connected car landscape is becoming more cut-and-thrust with each passing quarter. Many of Honda's initiatives, as can be seen with the Drivemode acquisition, are focused on in-car activity; a deal with Amazon for delivery service in July, and a revamped infotainment service unveiled at this year's CES.
Perhaps the company's most intriguing development from a technical perspective was its 'smart intersection' technology unveiled this time last year, wherein Honda's vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) system passes data from the roadside to the car. Honda estimated that almost one in five traffic deaths in the US each year occur at intersections.
Financial terms of the Drivemode acquisition were not disclosed.
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Esther has been a resident of Commerce City since 1952, and she is a retired nurse and educator. Esther went to Derby Elementary School, Adams City Junior High School and graduated from Adams City High School in 1965. Esther has been active in her community, church and schools for many years, which includes sitting on many boards and committees. Esther has served as President of Adams City High School Music Boosters, which included working for the students to attend competition in Israel. Esther's family is a Charter member of Our Saviour Lutheran Church since 1956, where she has held Treasurer's office and has been involved with the Ladies Guild for over 20 years.
Esther has been an active member of the Commerce City Historical Society since its inception, and is currently serving as President. Esther has been married for 48 years to Harley Hall, a resident of Commerce City since 1952. They have raised their sons, who also attended Adams City High School, in Commerce City.
Esther donates many hours of her time doing good things for other people, such as; Making and donating quilts to the Jefferson County Action Center, the fire victims in the Colorado Springs fires in 2013, quilts for the Church car shows at Our Saviour Lutheran Church and fund raisers for the Commerce City Historical society along with other hand crafted items for both groups. Esther participates in giving and volunteering at the local nursing home in Commerce City making lap robes, giving bananas and birthday gifts to the residents, monthly for 30 years. She also makes hand crafted clowns and donates them to the Colorado Highway Patrol and Commerce City Police Department and the Adams County Sherriff's department for children in need from car accidents or criminal activities from their care givers. She has grown plants and donated the proceeds to charitable groups for 10 years and donates the money to the American Heart Association and to the Commerce City Historical Society. Esther was an active member of the Derby Business Association representing the Historical Society helping to organize and plan events until it folded in 2014. She currently serves on the Derby Review Board. She is very instrumental in fund raising and coordinating many of the activities for the Society. She serves as a committee person for her Class of 1965 , class reunions. Esther has a real Service Heart.
Along with her family, Pam Meier moved to Commerce City in 1954. She attended Rose Hill Elementary School, Kearney Middle School and graduated from Adams City High School in 1968. After graduation, Pam attended Mesa College in Grand Junction. She then worked for Mountain Bell in the engineering department for 4 years. In 1973 Pam decided to join her parents, Al and Jean Klein, as a Realtor in their thriving real estate business, Jean's Realty. From 1973-1998 Pam thoroughly enjoyed working at Jean's Realty helping Commerce City home buyers and sellers make their real estate dream come true. During this time Pam also helped make it possible for her Mom to spend countless hours advocating for safe drinking water for the citizens of Commerce City, while still running the family business. In 1998 Jean retired and Pam joined Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage where she continued her real estate career with an emphasis on the Commerce City market. In 2000 her son Justin Knoll joined her as a 4th generation Realtor and together they are continuing the family real estate business tradition. In January 2014, Pam and Justin joined Madison & Company Properties. Pam is still thoroughly enjoying serving the residents of Commerce City in their real estate needs.
Pam is a charter member of South Adams Women's Association and a member of Commerce City Historical Society.
Debra has lived in Commerce City since 1959, when her parents moved to Irondale from Minnesota. She was five years old and attended Irondale Elementary, Adams City Junior High and Adams City High School, graduating in 1973. Debra worked in the hospitality profession for 33 years. First at Stapleton Plaza Hotel located next to Stapleton International Airport and then worked at the Brown Palace Hotel for 20 years as the Director of Housekeeping. She joined Starkey International a private school as the Director of Education in July 2007. Debra also travels around the country and internationally training staff in high net worth homes. She is also co-owner of Bullseye Dry-cleaning. Debra is married to Rene' Bullock. They have been married for 29 years. They have one grown daughter (Dami) and 2 granddaughters. Debra is very involved in her community. She is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Commerce City Historical, a member of the Commerce City Cultural Council, a founding member of the Commerce City Chamber of Commerce, a board member for the Union/ACHS Reunion Alumni Association and serves on the Church Council at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, where she has been attending since she was five years old. Debra and her husband, Rene Bullock founded URCC (United Residents of Commerce City), which led to the establishment of the Commerce City Historical Society. Debra is the author of the Images of America, Commerce City, which was published in March, 2010, and which was the first book written about the history of Commerce City. Debra is passionate and dedicated to collecting and preserving the history of Commerce City. She stays very busy keeping all the records for the Historical Society.
Reba, a native of Commerce City, has extensive knowledge of its history and is, therefore, the Historian for the Historical Society. Reba is a past business owner of the Blue Rose Restaurant and Catering Company. For 9 years Reba also served her community as a Councilwoman on the Commerce City City Council. Reba also served on numerous boards and commissions, including the regional boards for: E470, Tri County Health, Rocky Mountain Arsenal RAB. Local board memberships include: General Improvement District, Cultural Council, and many others. Reba was "Rotarian of the Year" in 2005, the Commerce City Business and Professional Organization's "Business and Professional Citizen of the Year", the recipient of the "Commerce City Senior Citizens Triple C award", and the recipient of the Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation's "Good Samaritan of the Year Award" in 2008. Reba also received the leadership "Gold Certification" from the National League of Cities in Washington D.C. in 2009. Reba has 40 years of experience working with students of all ages, working with Adams County School District 14 as a volunteer and as an employee, which she is currently working as a Community Resource Specialist. Reba was the visionary of the School District 14 Resource Center, and she was instrumental in petitioning Congress and the EPA for the release of the Arsenal land for the Prairie Gateway and the continued cleanup of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Reba was also the only carrier of the petition to keep the current name of the high school and the only petition carrier for the naming of the Hope Resource Center for School District 14. Reba's number one love is her husband Gary, and her family. Reba has been devoted to the well-being of people of Commerce City and the preservation of their stories and history.
Sheila is a lifetime resident of Commerce City. She was Born in 1968 to Hester and Cecil Bonnell. Sheila has three siblings Lester, Rodger and a twin sister, Shelly.
She attended Monaco Elementary School, followed by Adams City Middle School and finally Adams City High School where she graduated in 1987. Sheila is the proud mother of three great children. Gerrald, known as Jake (26), Donna (24) and Leah who is soon to be 14. She also has two grandchildren Sarah (5) and Abigail (1).
Sheila has been a school bus driver for 25 years with the first 15 at Denver Public Schools where she met and married Sidney Harris. For the last 10 years she has been driving for Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
In her spare time she loves to go camping and fishing. Sheila likes to do pretty much anything outdoors where she can include the children and grandchildren.


Recent data showed that health care providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for opioid pain medication in 2012 alone, which was enough for every adult in the USA, according to the CDC.
"Whatever the reasons, lack of robust documentation undermines our efforts to understand physician prescribing patterns and curtails our ability to stem overprescribing", said study author Tisamarie Sherry, a Harvard Medical School instructor and RAND researcher, in a statement.
A prescription opioid is a common medication used for severe pain and administered to patients following surgery or while undergoing treatment for cancer.
Kirane described the price of poorly documented prescribing viewed in the imagine as "alarming", suggesting that "lax prescribing practices dwell frequent".
Between 1999 and 2016, more than 630,000 people have died from a drug overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The remaining 28.5 visits were missing any record of pain or a pain-related condition. So why did his urine test positive for two other drugs - cocaine and hydromorphone, a powerful opioid that doctors had not ordered?
Of those prescriptions, correct over 5 % had been for most cancers-connected disaster and sixty six.four % had been for treating non-most cancers disaster.
The most common noncancer pain diagnoses of patients given opioid prescription are diabetes, osteoarthrosis, back pain, and other chronic pain. On average, 115 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Since previous year, more physicians have been cutting back from prescribing opioids, especially to patients who are not diagnosed with acute pain.
Opioid dependence, which accounted for only 2.2% of these diagnoses, can not explain why a doctor failed to give an adequate reason for prescribing addictive painkillers.
Rhodes was then brought in as news president, taking over full management of the news division when Fager went back to exclusively running " 60 Minutes ".
Furthermore, Delgado said given that the study found high-intensity prescriptions were associated with prolonged use not related to the original ankle sprain, the study supports guidelines and policies aimed at reducing the size of new, initial opioid prescriptions.
"It is now more important than ever for physicians to transparently and accurately document their justification for using an opioid so that we can identify and rectify problematic prescribing behavior", Sherry said.
Dr. Robert Glatter is an emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in Fresh York City. He's seen the ravages of opioid addiction firsthand, and believes many cases were avoidable.
How large a role do doctors play in the opioid crisis?
"Are there different which that you might per chance per chance also imagine choices that can also rush, but moreover back cut back dangers for aspect effects, dependence, abuse or misuse?" he stated.
Non-opioid medications and different replacement approaches must be thought of, Glatter stated. All of this "requires creativity and taking time to 'think outside the box, ' " he said. "We owe it to our sufferers and their households".
People with opioid use disorder are far more likely to drop out of treatment and relapse if they don't get Food and Drug Administration-approved drug treatment, the researchers noted.


Here's another bit of sad truth, not only about Britain, but concerning any other 'civilised nation' in the EU.
I would come across it at HM Treasury, on Horse Guards Road, Westminster, close to Whitehall, the famous London street packed with British government offices running from the UK Parliament to Trafalgar Square.
Do such wise people, as I assume those working for Her Majesty's Treasury are, need such pieces of advice that the photoholic I couldn't miss?
And if even they are 'water unwise' what about the rest of us?! I wonder who truly understands that these 'little mistakes' we make, such as leaving the tap running for a minutes at a time, are costlier than our 'carbon footprint'.
It is it pretty hypocritical that people everywhere are concerned with global problems, yet remain unable to solve 'little problems' like saving water.


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A complete gold set is essential for any golfer, more especially the beginning and intermediate golfers. The full set comes with a matching set of clubs, suitable for different golf applications.
Since the golf sets come in a variety of models, sizes, and prices, most golfers find it hard to choose the right set from the array. Thus, we have suggested tips to help you pick the right women complete golf sets. Also, we have scrutinized some of the best sets that you would want to buy.
Bullet's women complete golf set comes with a driver, hl hybrid, and hl fairway. Also, the full set contains 6- PW irons, and a putter. In addition to the clubs, the golf set includes a pencil sleeve, rain hood, a tee sleeve, and an umbrella holder. The golf club's shaft is made of graphite, a sturdy but durable material. The clubs come in a sturdy nylon bag with a padded divider and five zippered compartments.
The clubs' glare finish gives them a professional look.
Bullet Golf clubs' aerodynamic head increases the swing force.
The set is reasonably priced.
Callaway's complete golf set is specially engineered to support optimum performance for female golfers. The full set contains a driver, putter, 3W, 5H, 7I, PW, and an SW. These golf clubs are weighted intelligently to deliver an excellent launch an ideal distance coverage. Callaway's complete set of golf cubs come in a stylish bag with 7- pockets, and a six-way divider.
The bag's dividers facilitate proper organization of clubs.
Callaway's putter is easy to align.
Callaway's full set contains a putter, two wedges, a driver, a fairway wood, four irons, two hybrids, and four head covers. The clubs' shaft is designed from graphite a sturdy and light material. For convenient transportation and storage, the clubs come in a sturdy stand bag with convenient pockets and a carry strap. The kit is also light in weight, and it has stylish modern looks.
Callaway's clubs are designed to deliver a smooth hit.
The fairy wood's aerodynamic head shape provides a high flying shot.
Callaway's golf clubs have a nice grip.
The bag's compartments help with its organization.
Callaway's 11 piece golf set comes with three head covers, a fairway wood with a lightweight shaft, a hybrid with long irons, a driver with a large sweet spot, two irons with a reasonable weight, and a putter whose T- style alignment for a precise accuracy. The clubs come in a stylish stand bag. Callaway's bag is light in weight, and it has convenient pockets for convenient storage.
This golf set contains a bonus rain hood and a cooler pocket.
The club's graphite shaft is light but sturdy.
Callaway's kit is available for left or right handed golfers.
Tour Edge's starter box is 7- piece set containing a high- lofted driver, an easy to hit hybrid, and a low steel fairway wood that delivers a high flying wood shot. Furthermore, the set comes with intelligently designed irons that provide high iron shots and a mullet style putter. These golf clubs come in a lightweight stand bag for convenient storage and transportation.
Tour edge's stand bag comes in three color combos to let you choose your favorite combination.
The clubs have a graphite shaft.
Available in right and left-hand orientation.
Cleveland Golf bloom is a pricey golf set that is specially engineered for beginning and intermediary golfers. Like other golf sets, Cleveland golf bloom comes with a pitching wedge, seven iron, driver, three wood, 5I hybrid, sand wedge, eight iron, 6I hybrid, putter, and nine iron. The pieces come in stylish cart bag for convenient storage and transportation.
The golf clubs' lightweight nature saves you from unnecessary weight that can hinder your performance.
Cleveland golf clubs have classic look.
Cleveland's hybrids are reasonably weighted to deliver a high trajectory launch.
Callaway's 14- piece golf set comes with a mallet style putter, a fairway wood with a stainless steel clubhead, and a 460cc driver. Moreover, the set contains four irons and two wedges with perimeter weighting for a hassle-free control, and a versatile hybrid. These pieces come in a stand bag with zippered pockets, and backpack strap system for convenient transportation.
Callaway's stand bag comes with a bonus cooler and a rain hood.
The clubs' shafts are made from the composite graft.
Callaway's 14 piece set comes with headcovers for the driver, fairway wood, and hybrids.
Callaway Solaire full golf kit is specially designed for petite women. This set contains a thin driver, perimeter weighted woods, and irons. Furthermore, the Solaire set comes with a premium odyssey putter. The clubs come in a stylish bag with zippered pockets and a six-way divider for organized storage. Callaway Solaire's pack comes in multiple colors.
The clubs are designed to deliver an excellent ball flight.
Callaway Solaire club's shafts are made of graphite.
The golf clubs have an excellent grip.
Tour Edge's Moda silk 20 piece golf set contains a 460cc driver for longer and straighter drives, and 5-6 hybrids for more accurate and forgiving shots. Other clubs in the set include 3&5 wood, putter, and oversized irons. All clubs are made of a lightweight graphite shaft, and they are well balanced to deliver an excellent gameplay. These pieces come in an amply sized bag with zippered pockets.
The set comes with a lifetime warranty.
Tour Edge Moda's graphite shafts are durable.
The sect comes with bonus headcovers.
Believe's complete golf set is specially designed for right-handed female golfers. The full set comes with a 460cc driver for maximum forgiveness, two hybrid irons with a generously sized sole, and three wood that give a smooth launch. Also, the set comes with a mallet style putter. These pieces come in a stylish cart bag with zippered pockets and a 14-way divider for organized storage.
The set comes with bonus headcovers for woods and hybrids and rain hood.
Believe's designer bag features a towel ring, glove holder, and an umbrella sleeve.
The clubs are made of graphite shafts to last long.


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Sir Edward Knatchbull, 7th Baronet (12 December 1704 – 21 November 1789) was an Irish politician.

He was the third son of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Baronet and Alice Wyndham, daughter of Colonel John Wyndham. In 1763, he succeeded his nephew Sir Wyndham Knatchbull-Wyndham, 6th Baronet as baronet. Knatchbull was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Armagh Borough in the Irish House of Commons from 1727 until 1760.

Knatchbull married Grace Legge, second daughter of William Legge. They had five daughters and three sons. He died, aged 84, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son Edward.

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Warnings After Laser Light Strikes Coastguard Helicopter
The Irish Coast Guard has warned over the dangers of laser pointers after a rescue helicopter was targeted during a training operation on Tuesday evening (28 May).
According to TheJournal.ie, Rescue 115 was conducting manoeuvres north of Doolin at around 10.18pm when the green laser light was flashed against the aircraft "multiple times".
In this instance the flight was not interrupted, but gardaí are investigating and the coastguard has reiterated the dangers of flashing potentially blinding lights at any aircraft.
A recent spate of laser pointer incidents has been reported at Belfast International Airport. TheJournal.ie has more on that story HERE.
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Missing Tourist Found 'Safe And Well' After Major Air & Sea Search In West Cork
Castletownbere's RNLI lifeboat sprang into action to help locate a tourist reported missing on Dursey Island in West Cork yesterday afternoon (Friday 17 May).
The lifeboat, under the command of coxswain Dean Hegarty, launched shortly after 2pm after Valentia Coast Guard radio received reports that a visitor to the island off the Beara Peninsula had gone missing.
Also tasked were the Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 115, Derrynane Inshore Rescue Boat and the Naval Service vessel LÉ Ciara.
Once on scene, the lifeboat commenced a search of the area while Rescue 115 did a sweep of the island and spotted a person who fitted the description of the casualty.
The coastguard helicopter lowered a winchman and confirmed that the casualty was safe and well. All emergency services were then stood down.
Commenting on the callout, launching authority Paddy O'Connor said: "We are delighted at the very swift response of the crew and that the casualty was located safe and well."
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Medevac From Queen Mary 2 Off Irish Coast Is Second In 13 Months
The Clare Herald reports on a helicopter medevac from the Queen Mary 2 off the Irish coast earlier this week.
Rescue 115 from the Irish Coast Guard was involved in the evacuation of an elderly woman to University Hospital Limerick from the luxury ocean liner on Monday afternoon (19 November).
The incident came just over a year after an elderly man with a suspected heart problem was evacuated from the same liner off West Cork.
Elderly Passenger In Medevac From Queen Mary 2 Off Cork
#Medevac - Shannon's Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 115 was involved in a medevac from the cruise liner Queen Mary 2 some 60 nautical miles off West Cork on Thursday morning (12 October), as BreakingNews.ie reports.
An elderly passenger understood to have a heart problem was treated by the ocean liner's medical staff before transfer to the coastguard crew, who airlifted him to University Hospital Tralee.
Items Found On Mayo Beach Could Belong To Missing Rescue 116 Crew
#Rescue116 - A lifejacket and helmet washed up on a beach near Blacksod in Co Mayo this weekend may belong to one of the two missing crew from the Rescue 116 tragedy earlier this year, as RTÉ News reports.
The items, which were attached together, were discovered on the shore near An Clochar yesterday morning (Saturday 30 September).
A detailed search of the area has been hampered by poor weather, with no other items found.
Winch operator Paul Ormsby and winchman Ciaran Smith have been missing since the Irish Coast Guard helicopter went down at the island of Black Rock, west of Blacksod, on 14 March.
Capt Dara Fitzpatrick was recovered at the scene but was pronounced dead in hospital shortly after. The body of Capt Mark Duffy was recovered some days later.
Elsewhere, the body of a middle-aged man was found washed up on Inis Meáin in Galway Bay last night.
RTÉ News says the discovery comes almost a fortnight to the day after a Russian national was swept into the water while sea angling near Doonbeg, some 36km south of the Aran Islands.
There was better news for the families of two fishermen feared missing in Galway Bay overnight, as the Irish Examiner reports.
Aran Islands RNLI and the Shannon-based coastguard helicopter Rescue 115 were involved in the search last night and early this morning for the pair when they were reported overdue.
But the search was called off around 10.30am when the small fishing boat, which has suffered technical issues in "challenging" conditions, returned to port under its own power.
Rescue 115 was earlier requested for a medevac from Inis Mór to University Hospital Galway.
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Teenage Boy In Serious Condition After Sailing Incident Off Skibbereen
#Skibbereen - TheJournal.ie reports that a 14-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was struck in the head by a boom while yachting off Skibbereen yesterday morning (Saturday 24 June).
The teenager was airlifted to Cork University Hospital by the Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 117, and the latest news from Independent.ie is that his condition was improving.
Elsewhere yesterday, Howth Coast Guard attended a 53-year-old man with serious head injuries sustained while kitesurfing off Sutton in North Co Dublin.
And Shannon's Rescue 115 was called to Inis Mór in the Aran Islands for the medevac of a woman who suffered spinal injuries while taking part in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series event.
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Medevacs For Injured Fishermen Off Cork & Clare
#Medevac - The Irish Coast Guard launched to separate medevacs for fishermen who sustained injuries off the Cork and Clare coasts this weekend, as BreakingNews.ie reports.
In Cork yesterday (Sunday 2 April), the Shannon-based coastguard helicopter Rescue 115 airlifted a fisherman with serious hand injuries from a fishing trawler some 20km south of Mizen Head.
The day before (Saturday 1 April), Rescue 115 flew to a trawler off the Clare coast to retrieve a fisherman who a leg injury for treatment at University Hospital Limerick.
BreakingNews.ie has more on the story HERE.
Coastguard Helicopters In Monday Morning Medevacs
#Coastguard - Irish Coast Guard helicopters were called on for two separate evacuations from fishing vessels yesterday morning (Monday 16 January).
In the first incident, Waterford-based Rescue 117 airlifted a fisherman who had suffered an injury on board his vessel to University Hospital Waterford.
On the same morning, Rescue 115 from Shannon was tasked to retrieve a casualty from a fishing vessel some 120 miles west of Kerry Head and transport him to University Hospital Limerick.
MEDICO Cork, based at Cork University Hospital's A&E department, provided advice for both coastguard medevacs.
Coastguard In Medevac From Irish Fishing Vessel
#Coastguard - Shannon's Irish Coast Guard helicopter was launched yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 14 June) to evacuate an injured crewmember from an Irish fishing vessel off the Kerry coast.
Top cover was provided by a second coastguard helicopter as Rescue 115 flew to the boat 120 miles west of the Blasket Islands to recover the injured party for treatment.
In another incident, coastguard volunteers recovered the body of a man from the base of the Cliffs of Moher last night, as BreakingNews.ie reports.
Units from Doolin and Kilkee responded when the alarm was raised around 5pm yesterday, eventually lifting the body to the cliff top four hours later. Gardaí are investigating.
Irish Coast Guard Christens 'Queen Of The Sky' At Shannon
#Coastguard - As the Facebook post above shows, the Irish Coast Guard has officially named the Shannon-based helicopter with the call sign Rescue 115 as Banríon na Spéire, or Queen of the Sky.
The search and rescue chopper, which was delivered to Shannon in February 2012, was the first of the coastguard's new fleet of Sikorsky S92 aircraft to go into service.


Miekie looks adorable in her goodies!
Very lovely projects! Enjoy the cooler weather.
🙂 Thank you very much. Loving the Fall weather here.
wow – you have been busy! The yarnie projects look great, and that temple looks so amazing!
the new blanket will be soft and warm, just the thing to have on your lap as the weather cools.
I was really happy with all the holidays here. Got time to get out and about again, and also craft, as it is getting colder.
Sounds like a nice time of year there. And if a blanket is going fast, that is wonderful.
Thank you. 🙂 She is probably very spoiled. And I could not resist making her a little matching item or two. She loves wearing them.
Yes, the pup and I will be matching this winter. She is so spoiled.
Love the peaceful temple entrance. Such a contrast to the hustle and bustle of Chinatown. Your crocheted bag looks like it's woven, I love it!!
I do love to visit the temple. It is a bit of a drive but so worth it. Way way out of the area. Very quiet.
Oh yes, it does look woven, 🙂 it turned out very much to my liking.
🙂 Thank you. It was a wonderful trip and visit. Worth the distance and the drive each time.
And soon I can use my blanket, it is coming along just nicely.
Ooh that temple looks like a fabulous place to visit, very spiritual, I would imagine. Lovely crocheted bag and the lining is such a colourful surprise when you open it! Soon the blanket will be big enough to keep your knees warm while you work on it – perfect for the coming months.
Thank you, yes the blanket is going so quickly. I will even be able to use it this winter. How nice will that be.
I love the baggie, it turned out great this time, and now the lining fits too.
The temple is wonderful to visit. Quite a drive, but worth it every time.


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Two Cape Town men to appear in court for allegedly dealing steroids
Published by Leigh-Ann Londt on December 2, 2021
Two males are set to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Friday, December 3 after they were apprehended for allegedly dealing in steroids.
According to a provincial spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), Zinzi Hani, the two men were arrested in different residential areas in Cape Town, reports IOL.
At the first location in Rondebosch, the team of the South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) confiscated steroids that were allegedly manufactured on site and a 36-year-old man was arrested.
At the second location, officials found a fully-fledged storage facility in Claremont where steroids in different stages of packaging, labels and one press machine were discovered. A 38-year-old man was arrested.
According to SABC News, officers also seized steroids and enhancers in Thornton and Salt River.
Meanwhile, two suspects aged 24 and 34 have been arrested for being in the possession of illegal firearms and ammunition in Muizenburg, reports News 365.
A 14-year old was also arrested on the morning of December 1. Provincial police spokesperson Captain Frederick van Wyk said that while officers were patrolling St Boniface Street, they noticed a suspicious individual. When the suspect noticed the police he ran and was caught between the shacks next to St Boniface Street.
When the police searched him, they found a 9mm pistol with the serial number removed and 15 rounds of ammunition and has been detained at the Muizenberg police station.
CTICC to close its Vaccination Centre as fewer people have been coming for vaccines
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Article written by Leigh-Ann Londt
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Home Legal Information Immigration Family Based Immigration Marriage-Based Green Cards
Filing an Immigration Petition (I-130) for a Foreign Spouse
Form I-130, issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, is the first step for any alien who wishes to immigrate to the United States as the relative (spouse or otherwise) of a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
By Ilona Bray, J.D.
If you are a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, then as soon as you and your immigrant spouse are married, you can file the Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130) with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
This is the first step for any foreign national who wishes to immigrate to the United States as the close family member (spouse or otherwise) of a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident (green card holder). The form is not filed by the prospective immigrant, but rather signed and submitted by the petitioning U.S.-based family member.
Purpose of Form I-130 and Effect of USCIS Approval
Form I-130's main purpose is to prove to U.S. immigration authorities that:
the petitioner is qualified to sponsor someone, by virtue of being a U.S. citizen or a green card holder, and
the intending immigrant is in fact related to the petitioner; in this instance, is married to the foreign national.
Because the I-130 petition is only the start of the process, its approval by USCIS does not give the intending immigrant any right to enter the United States, nor any guarantee that a green card will ultimately be approved.
For spouses of U.S. citizens, the process will likely be relatively quick. If living overseas, you will be able to proceed with your green card application immediately after USCIS approves the I-130, by applying for an immigrant visa through a U.S. consulate in your home country.
If you are already living lawfully in the U.S. or here after a lawful, non-fraudulent entry (even if you overstayed), you won't have to wait for I-130 approval to file your adjustment of status (AOS) application, but can file the I-130 and their AOS application concurrently.
For other spouses, however, the process will be more complicated.
For instance, spouses of U.S. citizens who entered the U.S. without inspection (illegally) are not eligible to adjust status in the United States; though they might still be eligible for a green card through another method, called consular processing. They will have to await approval of the I-130 petition, then travel to their home country for a visa interview.
Unfortunately, they may be barred from return to the U.S. for a number of years based on their history of unlawful presence in the United States, having become "inadmissible." After a one-year unlawful U.S. stay, the inadmissibility bar is ten years outside the country; unless they successfully apply for a waiver.
Fortunately, what's known as the "provisional waiver" allows many such spouses to submit their waiver application before leaving the U.S., to avoid the risks of being barred from return if the waiver is denied.
For intending immigrants married to lawful permanent residents, the process will also require multiple steps. They are in the second "preference" category of visas, and therefore face annual limits on the number of visas available in their category. Because the demand for visas is always greater than the supply, they might wait several years between approval of their I-130 and being allowed to go forward with their application for lawful permanent residence. It's often a wait of up to around five years.
Due to the complexities of this process, you might be interested in hiring an attorney; see How Much Does a Lawyer Cost for a Family or Fiancé Visa Application?
Tips for Filling Out and Filing the I-130 Petition
Here are some important things to know about preparing and submitting USCIS Form I-130:
Although the petitioner fills out and signs this form, the immigrant should look at a copy and supply the information needed to complete the relevant sections.
When listing current marital status, it should of course be "married." However, if you were previously married and have since been widowed or divorced, you will later need to name that previous spouse and show that the marriage truly ended (so that you aren't married to two people at once).
If interested in petitioning for children of the spouse as well, you need to figure out whether they are eligible, and whether each needs a separate Form I-130. For starters, they need to be unmarried and under the age of 21 to immigrate at the same time as the parent. If a child qualifies as the stepchild of a U.S. citizen (based on the marriage creating the step-relationship having taken place before the child turned 18), you will need to submit separate I-130s for each child. For qualifying children of a permanent resident, naming them on the parent's I-130 is enough, because they are likely considered "derivatives. See Derivative Immigration Status For Family Members of Immigrating Aliens for more on this odd set of rules.
Send only copies of requested documents, not originals. If you send originals, you are unlikely to ever get them back.
If you cannot obtain a document you need, you may substitute other documentation, such as school records or affidavits.
Documents that are not in English need to be accompanied by a complete, word-for-word translation. It's okay to have a friend do this, but the person should write at the bottom that they certify that this is a complete and accurate translation, and sign their name. See this sample format.
Married couples must provide a marriage certificate (a copy) from a government office. The I-130 instructions also ask them to provide proof of their marital union such as joint leases, bank accounts, and children's birth certificates.
All stand-alone Form I-130 petitions must be sent to a USCIS office called a Lockbox. You cannot deliver Form I-130 in person to a USCIS office. The Lockbox office will forward your file to the appropriate office or consulate. However, don't send it off before figuring out whether you're eligible for "concurrent filing," in other words, submitting the I-130 with the entire adjustment of status packet, if the foreign spouse is in the United States and eligible to adjust status.
Be sure to make complete copies for yourself of your I-130 petition, documents, and check or money order. These will help if USCIS loses your petition or claims you didn't include a check (it happens).
For the most current filing address and fee, see the I-130 page of the USCIS website or call the USCIS Contact Center at 1-800-375-5283.
What Happens After an Immediate Relative's I-130 Is Approved
If you're filing an I-130 for an immediate relative spouse (that is, you are a U.S. citizen), then just as soon as that petition is approved, your relative can apply for an immigrant visa and green card.
If the relative lives overseas, this needs to be done through a U.S. consulate or embassy. If the person lives in the United States after a legal entry, then he or she may be able to "adjust status" through USCIS. But check with an immigration attorney to be sure.
If your relative is eligible to adjust status as an immediate relative, and you pursued concurrent filing, as described above, then a local USCIS office will handle the case going forward, and call both of you in for a personal interview.
What Happens After a Preference Relative's I-130 Is Approved
Once the I-130 petition is filed and approved by USCIS, relatives in preference categories (spouses or unmarried children under 21 of a U.S. permanent resident) must wait for an immigrant visa number. How long they wait depends entirely on how many other people in their category had an I-130 approved on their behalf ahead of them, and on which country the foreign national is from. Because of per-country limits, people from certain parts of the world typically wait extra long; usually those from Mexico, China, India, and the Philippines. Then again, in recent years there has been no wait for spouses from most countries.
Progress on the waiting list is measured by the immigrant's priority date, which comes from the date that USCIS received the I-130 petition. To find out the current priority dates for immigrant visa numbers based on country and category check the latest Visa Bulletin.
Once an immigrant number is available, the eligible relative can apply for an immigrant visa, most likely through an overseas U.S. consulate. In a few rare cases, such as immigrants who've been living legally in the United States, the immigrants may instead be allowed to apply for adjustment of status, a process which is done without leaving the United States. Talk to an immigration attorney before trying this.
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