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Quick Deinonychus Facts
These dinosaurs are believed to be highly intelligent
They stood about 5 feet tall
They weighed about as much as a man does
These dinosaurs are believed to have been warm blooded
This dinosaur had over 60 razor sharp teeth
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About Deinonychus
Deinonychus is a dinosaur which lived about 115 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. It was first discovered in 1931 near the town of Billings, Montana by Barnum Brown. Since then, fossils have been found in parts of Wyoming and Oklahoma as well. It's name translates to "terrible claw". A reference to the large claw that is on the back of this dinosaur's hind foot.
When Deinonychus lived, it could reach a hip height of 3 feet, a length of 12 feet and a weight of approximately 150-160 pounds. The similarity of this dinosaur to a modern bird caused scientists to develop the theory that birds are indeed descendants of dinosaurs. A theory that was first postulated during the late 1960s.
It is believed by some scientists that these dinosaurs actually did have feathers like modern birds. Although there is no solid proof that Deinonychus had feathers, the finding of Velociraptor feathers may be enough proof to postulate that these dinosaurs also had feathers.
What is known about these dinosaurs however, is they had all the tools they needed to be aggressive predators. Not only did they have a bite force which was probably a little less than a modern crocodile, but they also had those formidable razor sharp claws on their hind feet. More than likely, these claws were used to inflict deep stab wounds on its prey.
An interesting thing to not about these dinosaurs is that they resemble the Velociraptors in the movie Jurassic Park more than real Velociraptors did. In real life, Velociraptors were turkey sized dinosaurs. However, in the movie they are portrayed more like the size and speed of Deinonychus. In fact, the special effects team of the movie has admitted they modeled their dinosaurs after Deinonychus.
Some scientists have postulated that these dinosaurs probably preyed on Tenontosaurus as a food source. If that is the case, then that brings up some interesting scenarios. For instance, Tenontosaurus weighed over 2 tons, and this dinosaur only weighed 160 pounds. Which means, that if they did indeed hunt these animals, then they would have had to have done it in packs.
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Not clear why archbishop thinks judge must unseal priest list
On Archbishop John Nienstedt's conditions for releasing names of abusive priests, Madeleine Baran and Tom Scheck of MPR say: "It's unclear why Nienstedt believes he would need a judge to unseal the list of 33 priests before he could release his own list, and how many priests will be on the list the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis plans to release. St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson has been asking a judge to unseal the list for years. Anderson, who is suing the archdiocese on behalf of several victims, told MPR News that the archdiocese does not need permission from the court to release a list of names. He also said some offenders have died, and some may have moved out of the Twin Cities metro area that the archdiocese represents. … If a judge does not unseal the list — as was the case last month in a Ramsey County courtroom — the archdiocese would not release the names on it, Nienstedt said. Attorneys for the archdiocese did not respond to a request for clarification." Talk about a case study in ham-fisted obfuscation …
On Monday's excitement at the U when a female student was robbed at gun point on campus, Matt McKinney and Mary Lynn Smith of the Strib say: "Some students said they weren't surprised by the latest outbreak of violent crime on campus. The police issued a crime alert Nov. 1 after three separate off-campus robberies on the night of Halloween. 'The robberies continue a trend that shows a rise in the number of crimes close to campus and an escalation in the bold and violent nature of the criminals,' the alert warned. The criminals appear to be coming to campus with the intention of targeting students, the alert warned."
And here's a U-related story I bet you had forgotten about. Dave Chanen of the Strib reports: "Katie Brenny was just weeks into her new job as coach of the University of Minnesota women's golf team when her role drastically changed. … She appealed to former athletic director Joel Maturi. But 58 days after she was hired, the university told her to resign or to go sell premium tickets and suites for campus events. She decided to quit. Now, three years later, Brenny's lawsuit against the university's regents, which claims she was pushed out because Harris and others learned she was a lesbian, is being heard in Hennepin County District Court. The verdict in the nonjury bench trial, now in its second week, is likely to depend on which side comes across as more credible, because several key university employees have testified that they didn't know Brenny's sexual orientation until she filed a lawsuit in late 2010."
And still more … . We're 19th … in international students. Stribber Maura Lerner writes: "It's probably no surprise that the U of M is the state's biggest magnet for foreign students: last year, the Twin Cities campus alone drew 6,178 international students, according to a new report from the Institute of International Education. But the next three schools with the largest influx of foreign students are outside the metro area:
St. Cloud State University: 1,215
Minnesota State University Mankato: 885
Minnesota State University Moorhead: 528
The University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, rounded out the top five, with 448 international students.
In all, Minnesota ranked 19th in the nation, with 13,232 foreign students, an increase of 3.9 percent last year."
MPR's Catharine Richert says small business are getting in early on renewing health plans to avoid higher prices: "[Banker Brian] Nicklason joined the ranks of Minnesota's small group policy holders who are renewing their insurance early to avoid higher insurance rates designed to make insurance more affordable for companies with unhealthy workers. According to the Minnesota Department of Commerce, the state has roughly 324,000 small group policy holders — organizations with fewer than 50 employees. No one has a precise count of how many are renewing their policies early to avoid inevitable cost increases stemming from the new federal health care law. But clearly there's demand. Medica officials say about half of their 7,500 small group policies are renewing early in 2013."
MPR's Tim Nelson tips to the PiPress's Charley "Shooter" Walters … "As the Vikings near the expected closing on their financing deal for a new stadium, the Pioneer Press's Charley Walters is reporting they booked a naming rights consultant … . That's the final piece to the $988 million stadium financing puzzle. The state has offered $348 million and the city of Minneapolis is chipping in $150 million, for a total of $498 million. As of right now, the Vikings have pledged a maximum of $490 million. (All those numbers are in present value and do not include financing costs.) … The Vikings have said privately that naming rights may not reach the league average, which includes $400 million deals in New Jersey and San Francisco." I can see it now … Wayzata Investment Partners Ball and Hedging Emporium …
BTW … there'll be no "hold" on wrapping up the new Vikings stadium business because of the Washington team's nickname. Randy Furst of the Strib says: "The Minnesota budget commissioner has rejected a petition by American Indian activists to stop the state from issuing bonds for the new Vikings stadium until it can be assured that … the Washington football team's nickname and logo will not appear anywhere in the new facility. Larry Leventhal, the activists' attorney, said Monday that he would appeal the decision by James Showalter, head of Minnesota Management and Budget, to Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday."
Still keeping the courts busy in Wisconsin … . Todd Richmond of the AP says: "Labor attorneys pushed the state Supreme Court on Monday to strike down portions of Republican Gov. Scott Walker's public union restrictions, arguing the prohibitions are designed to force school district and municipal workers to abandon their unions. The court's decision could bring to an end one of the last unresolved legal challenges to the contentious restrictions that stripped almost all public workers of nearly all their union rights. Union supporters face an uphill fight, though, because conservative justices control the court."
Another space-filling list someone thought up at happy hour. The Twin Cities (well, Minneapolis anyway) made a Huffington Post list of "20 Awesome U.S. Cities You Need To Visit In Your 20s." Said (most likely) a HuffPo intern: "When you think of American tourism, certain locations come to mind: the bright lights of New York City, the palm trees of Southern California, the nostalgia of Disney World. But for the cash-strapped, adventure-seeking, microbrewed-beer loving, locavore millennial, the old favorites of U.S. tourism don't hold much appeal. Instead, these twenty cities make perfect locations for an urban vacation or worthy spots along a road trip. … If you're a traveler that loves physical activity, Minneapolis is a great spot for you. Minneapolis is the most bike-friendly city in the country and one of the fittest cities in the U.S. The city is also 15 percent parkland, so there's ample space to explore. As a major metropolis, Minneapolis is also home to tons of restaurants, museums, performing arts and the University of Minnesota. Plus, everyone's really nice." Somebody needs to card whoever wrote that .
After latest revelation, archdiocese promises to release names … with conditions
Limited list of priests to be disclosed; Klobuchar pushes immigration bill; government salary spike at top; "solar garden" squabbles; Mauer moved to first base; and more.
Submitted by Paul Udstrand on 11/12/2013 - 10:56 am.
Nienstedt's thinking
"Thinking" does not appear to be one of Nienstedt's strong suits in any event.
Listen, when someone reports a crime, you call the police, you don't launch an "internal" investigation.
Submitted by James Hamilton on 11/12/2013 - 12:48 pm.
It's not rocket science.
The Archdiocese simply wants cover for the release of its list. Absent a court order, it can be accused of defaming those mentioned on the list. The court order provides immunity for the dissemination of the information to third parties.
Mr. Anderson certainly understands this.

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"Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime." As depicted in the quote by Ernest Hemingway war is a difficult situation in which the traditional boundaries of moral ethics are tested. History is filled with unjust wars and for centuries war was not though in terms of morality. Saint Augustine, however, offered a theory detailing when war is morally permissible. The theory offers moral justifications for war as expressed in jus ad bellum (conditions for going to war) and in jus in bello (conditions within warfare).The theory places restrictions on the causes of war as well as the actions permitted throughout. Within early Christianity, the theory was used to validate crusades as morally permissible avoiding conflict with religious views. Based on the qualifications of the Just War Theory few wars have been deemed as morally acceptable, but none have notably met all the requirements. Throughout the paper I will apply Just War Theory in terms of World War II as well as other wars that depict the ideals presented by Saint Augustine.
Last Resort: A just war can only be waged after all peaceful options are considered. From a diplomatic standpoint there are many other options in which conflict can be resolved. Often treaties are used to avoid war, however, the intention of resolutions should be to preserve moral justice rather than to avoid costly combat. The use of force should only be a last resort as a response to aggressive action.
...fists can be uneffective in a war minded society. If an aggressor is attacking with no opposition, one cannot rely on the morality of the aggressors to halt the attack. Intervention of the attacks would be impermissible by the standards of absolute pacifism, as it would contribute to the overall amount of violence. The absolute pacifist would become a martyr for their beliefs, and without opposing the aggressive force societies would be annihilated. I believe while pacifism is morally better than war in terms of the amount of violence projected, and diplomatic negotiation should be the main solution to world issues, it is a commonality of society that war can potentially be the quickest solution to stop an aggressor. Although the notion of a Just War is unattainable, the causes of war as described in the theory set a standard for global leaders to promote justice.


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The foundation of Jose Mourinho's frustrations at Man Utd
By Vinny O'Connor, Sky Sports News
Tuesday 31 July 2018 12:30, UK
As Manchester United's pre-season tour of the United States reaches its conclusion in Miami, Sky Sports News reporter Vinny O'Connor examines whether Jose Mourinho's pre-season frustrations are justified.
This was not the same Jose Mourinho we saw in Ann Arbor. With a sweatshirt draped over his shoulders, smiles for his coaching staff and players, there was a relaxed air to training in Miami rather than one of frustration.
At one point he broke off to record, what looked like, a video message into a phone, but never did he become detached. The mood very different from the one he exuded in the media room of Michigan's Big House on Saturday evening.
Obviously a 4-1 defeat by Liverpool did not help. Jurgen Klopp's praise of his own youngsters (two of whom now look set to leave, Sheyi Ojo and Pedro Chirivella) also contrasted starkly with Mourinho's assessment that Manchester United are operating with less than 30 per cent of the squad he intends to use this season.
However, the frustration Mourinho vented goes back much further than a pre-season that has not gone to plan. The source of his angst comes back to recruitment.
Image: United conclude their pre-season tour of the USA against Real Madrid in Miami.
Over the past year, Mourinho has seen Paris Saint-Germain spend £200m on Neymar and £166m on Kylian Mbappe. On top of that, Liverpool have broken the world-record transfer fees for a goalkeeper and defender in the space of six months.
Yes Manchester United have spent an initial £89m on Paul Pogba. Yes Manchester United have spent £75m on Romelu Lukaku. In real terms though, is that really competing with PSG? Is that creating a squad with strength in depth?
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Liverpool may have finished six points behind Manchester United last season, but their recruitment drive appears to have given Klopp a more rounded squad compared to one at Mourinho's disposal.
Manchester United's inactivity in the transfer market has frustrated Jose Mourinho
The solution is clear, at least from Mourinho's point of view. He wants more investment in his first-team squad.
United have signed Fred, Diogo Dalot and Lee Grant for a total spend of over £70m, but that has failed to strengthen the problem areas Mourinho believes he needs to address if he is to not only keep the likes of Liverpool at bay, but also close the gap to Manchester City.
He has identified five players he feels can do that, a list he submitted months ago. He says there is a chance of getting two but believes only one will arrive at best.
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However, the pursuit of Leicester centre-half Harry Maguire seems to highlight a disconnect, a lack of synergy between manager and those responsible for recruitment.
With nine days to go until Deadline Day, it is ultimately that dynamic that will determine what frame of mind Mourinho will be in when United kick off the new Premier League season against Leicester on Friday Night Football.
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Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala, IPSK, is a privately owned institution that offers training and instruction in the field of petroleum exploration, recovery, refinement and responsible utilization in Uganda.

Location
The campus of the institute is located at Plot 6207 Rose Lane Tank hill, in the Muyenga neighborhood, in the Makindye Division of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. This is about  by road southeast of the central business district of the city.

Overview
The institute was founded in 2013. The first principal of the institute was Brian Sallery. The institute offers courses that lead to the award of certificates, diplomas, degrees and master's degrees in oil and gas management.

Academics
The institute offers the following courses:

 Certificates courses
 Certificate in Oil & Gas

 Diploma courses
 Diploma Oil & Gas Management

 Undergraduate courses
 Bachelor of Science in Oil & Gas Management
 Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health & Safety Management

 Postgraduate courses
 Master of Business Administration in Oil & Gas
 Master of Laws in Oil & Gas
 Master of Science in Environmental Health & Safety Management.

See also

 Ugandan university leaders
 List of universities in Uganda
 Education in Uganda

References

External links
 Website of Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala
  Explosion of institutes a cause for worry

Universities and colleges in Uganda
Educational institutions established in 2013
Economy of Kampala
2013 establishments in Uganda
Petroleum infrastructure in Uganda
Petroleum engineering schools

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I dumped the word count today. Actually, I backed up my record of it, then erased it from the spreadsheet where I was keeping track. I have been slipping further and further behind in it (even though I'm over the 50K Nano expects in thirty days), but the slippage isn't from not working hard, it's just from having to stop and think and plan and struggle with ideas and words.
In other words, it wasn't serving me to obsess over it. It's kind of less fun, working without my reward system (wee! Word count, going up!), but also liberating because I don't feel this pressure to rush through things. The plan now is to finish out the thirty days, take a week's break, then start back in in November, still sans word count, so not technically Nano, but certainly taking advantage of the Nano spirit.
I will judge my progress by how many scenes I've completed, or partially completed. I'm in the thick of writing the action for each chapter now, so go me.


Education is the most sought one in the present scenario. People are aware of the value of education. Listed here all kinds of educational services. Schools, colleges, universities, polytechnics, tutors, tutorials, music schools, etc.


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Herrmann Zschoche, né le  à Dresde (Allemagne), est un réalisateur et scénariste allemand et est-allemand.

Il a réalisé 25 films entre 1961 et 1994. Son film Bürgschaft für ein Jahr (1981) a été inscrit au  Festival international du film de Berlin.

Biographie
Après une première expérience de cameraman pour la télévision, Hermann Zschoche est formé l'école de cinéma de Babelsberg entre 1954 et 1959. Il occupe un poste d'assistant pendant plusieurs années, notamment pour Frank Beyer. Il se spécialise dans le film pour enfants (Kinderfilme) et les contes de fées "réalistes".
En 1965, son premier film pour adultes est Karla, devenu un classique de la nouvelle vague est-allemande, mais interdit au même titre que C'est moi le lapin et La Trace de pierres, autres films critiques sortis cette année-là. Le film ne sortira sur les écrans qu'à la fin des années 1980.

Il revient alors au thème de la jeunesse, de l'adolescence et collabore plusieurs fois avec le scénariste Ulrich Pflenzdorf. Puis il fait un écart au début des années 1970 en dirigent une grosse production de science-fiction tournée en 70mm, Eolomea. En 1978, il réalise un film d'adolescent à succès,  Sept Taches de rousseur : dans une colonie de vacances des adolescents montent la pièce Roméo et Juliette et s'éveillent à l'amour. Il donnera une suite à ce film en 1989 avec Grüne Hochzeit.
Dans les années 1980, marquée par les difficultés sociales et familiales, son étude de la jeunesse est-allemande se fait plus sombre, avec notamment Bürgschaft für ein Jahr et L'Île aux cygnes. Il s'essaie aussi au film historique avec Hälfte des Lebens, biographie de Hölderlin où Ulrich Mühe incarne le jeune poète.

Comme d'autres cinéastes de la DEFA, Hermann Zschoche peine à poursuivre sa carrière dans l'Allemagne réunifiée.
Hermann Zschoche a été marié à la comédienne et actrice Jutta Hoffmann.

Filmographie

Au cinéma

Réalisateur

 1961 : Das Märchenschloß
 1962 : Das Stacheltier - Man lernt nie aus (court métrage)
 1962 : Die Igelfreundschaft
 1964 : Engel im Fegefeuer
 1964 : Lütt Matten und die weisse Muschel
 1965 : Karla
 1968 : Leben zu zweit
 1969 : Weite Strassen stille Liebe
 1972 : Eolomea
 1974 : Liebe mit 16
 1976 : Philipp, der Kleine
 1978 : Sept Taches de rousseur (Sieben Sommersprossen)
 1979 : Feuer unter Deck
 1980 : Glück im Hinterhaus
 1981 : Bürgschaft für ein Jahr
 1983 : L'Île aux cygnes (Insel der Schwäne)
 1984 : Und nächstes Jahr am Balaton
 1985 : Hälfte des Lebens
 1987 : Die Alleinseglerin
 1989 : Grüne Hochzeit
 1991 : Das Mädchen aus dem Fahrstuhl

Scénariste

 1961 : Das Märchenschloß
 1962 : Das Stacheltier - Man lernt nie aus
 1962 : Die Igelfreundschaft
 1964 : Lütt Matten und die weisse Muschel
 1965 : Karla
 1976 : Philipp, der Kleine
 1983 : L'Île aux cygnes (Insel der Schwäne)
 1987 : Die Alleinseglerin

Acteur
 1979 : Addio, piccola mia de Lothar Warneke : homme dans la salle de lecture (non crédité)

À la télévision

Réalisateur

 1991 : Drei Damen vom Grill (série télévisée, 14 épisodes)
 1992 : Hier und Jetzt (série télévisée)
 1993 : Geschichten aus der Heimat - Beziehungskisten/Teufelsbräute/Der Hundertjährige (téléfilm)
 1993 : Wo das Herz zu Hause ist (téléfilm)
 1994 : Die Schamlosen (téléfilm, non crédité)
 1994 : Natalie - Endstation Babystrich (téléfilm)
 1995 : Rex, chien flic (série télévisée, 1 épisode
 1995 : Tatort (série télévisée, 1 épisode)
 1996 : Kurklinik Rosenau (série télévisée, 11 épisodes)

Acteur
 1998 : Liebling Kreuzberg (série télévisée)

Récompenses et distinctions

 Prix national de la République démocratique allemande
  Herrmann Zschoche: Awards, sur l'Internet Movie Database

Notes et références

Liens externes

  Herrmann Zschoche dans la base de données Filmportal.de

Scénariste est-allemand de cinéma
Réalisateur est-allemand
Lauréat de 2e classe du prix national de la République démocratique allemande des Arts et des Lettres
Naissance en novembre 1934
Naissance à Dresde
Naissance dans le Troisième Reich


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Lori Voornas is part of the morning show, The Q Morning Show with Lori, Jeff and Brittany on 97.9 WJBQ radio in Portland, Maine. Her birthday is September 12, 1965. She was born in Evanston, Illinois.

References

American radio personalities
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Evanston, Illinois


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The Florida Senate says 2021 redistricting won't be a repeat of 2011
by Andrew Pantazi September 21, 2021 September 21, 2021
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The Florida state Sen. Ray Rodrigues kicked off this redistricting cycle with an important admission: The Florida Legislature messed up last time, and legislators can't allow that to happen again.
A decade ago, Florida voters passed constitutional amendments requiring fair districts according to certain standards: compact shapes, no favoring incumbents or political parties and no denying equal opportunities racial or language minorities.
The Florida Legislature's approved state Senate and congressional maps failed that test according to the courts.
"Some hard lessons were learned in the previous cycle, and I believe we will learn from those lessons," said Rodrigues, who is leading the Florida Senate redistricting committee. "… I intend for this committee to conduct itself in a manner that is consistent with case law that developed over the last decade. That is beyond reproach and free from any hint of unconstitutional intent."
Florida Sen. Ray Rodrigues (R-Estero). [The Florida Channel]
While Rodrigues quoted from court rulings, how he quoted them was noteworthy.
Rodrigues cast the fault for last cycle's redistricting failures at both parties, which was not how the courts ruled. Florida's redistricting was controlled entirely by Republicans, and it was Republican political consultants who the courts blamed for corrupting the process.
For example, Rodrigues quoted from the trial court in one of the redistricting cases, but he edited out language that directly blamed Republicans:
What is clear to me from the evidence, as described in more detail below, is that this group of Republican political consultants or operatives did in fact conspire to manipulate and influence the redistricting process. They accomplished this by writing scripts for and organizing groups of people to attend the public hearings to advocate for adoption of certain components or characteristics in the maps, and by submitting maps and partial maps through the public process, all with the intention of obtaining enacted maps for the State House and Senate and for Congress that would favor the Republican Party.
They made a mockery of the Legislature's proclaimed transparent and open process of redistricting by doing all of this in the shadow of that process, utilizing the access it gave them to the decision makers, but going to great lengths to conceal from the public their plan and their participation in it.
Still, Rodrigues' admission was an encouraging sign for advocates who fought the Legislature's gerrymandering last time.
"It's been really a very good feeling to hear the recounting the actual history and the problems our state ran into and the waste of time and energy and the creation of distrust with the people," said Cecile Scoon, the new president of the Florida League of Women Voters, which successfully sued the state last time. "In the past representatives promised to follow the law, but they didn't."
[Florida Senate meeting packet]
Rodrigues promised this time the Legislature would hold itself to a higher standard, including by trying to ferret out 'astroturfing,' in which paid political consultants use scripts to build false narratives during public comment.
"We will protect our process against the astroturfing that occurred in the past where partisan political operatives from both parties wrote scripts and recruited speakers that advocated for certain plans or district configurations, create a false impression of a widespread grassroots movement," Rodrigues said.
He said speakers must disclose if they're lobbyists or if they received any compensation. One way this is bound to affect people is that he will require that people disclose if their travel was provided by a group. In many cases, organizations like central labor councils will provide bus transportation for groups going to Tallahassee.
This morning, the Florida Legislature released a new website at FloridaRedistricting.gov where people can submit their own map proposals.
Rodrigues said he was still considering whether the committee will travel the state like last time and whether it will allow for virtual public comment.
Jonathan Webber, deputy director of the Florida Conservation Voters, urged Rodrigues to open up the process as much as possible.
"Fair political districts are the most important aspect of our democratic republic," he said. "The integrity of our entire system is in those little lines on the map, which are now completely in your hands."
The Jacksonville City Council members from the Southside (Districts 4, 5, 6 & 11) will meet to discuss redistricting tomorrow, Sept. 22, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at City Hall's Lynwood Roberts Room.
City Council members from the Northside and Westside (Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14) will meet Thursday, Sept. 23, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. City Hall's Lynwood Roberts Room.
The Florida House Redistricting Committee will meet tomorrow, Sept. 22, from 2:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Florida Capitol.
The Florida House State Legislative Redistricting Subcommittee will meet Thursday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
The Florida House Congressional Redistricting Subcommittee will meet separately at the same time.
The Florida Senate Reapportionment Committee met yesterday and though it hasn't set the date for its next meeting, it will likely meet again the week of Oct. 11.
You can find yesterday's meeting on The Florida Channel, which will also live-stream each of the Florida House meetings this week.
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The Florida Senate says 2021 redistricting won't be a repeat of 2011

by Andrew Pantazi, The Tributary
September 21, 2021

This is Changing Florida, a Tributary newsletter keeping you up to date on redistricting, demographics and the fight for political power in the Sunshine State.

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The Florida Senate says 2021 redistricting won't be a repeat of 2011

By Andrew Pantazi
The Tributary

The Florida state Sen. Ray Rodrigues kicked off this redistricting cycle with an important admission: The Florida Legislature messed up last time, and legislators can't allow that to happen again.

A decade ago, Florida voters passed constitutional amendments requiring fair districts according to certain standards: compact shapes, no favoring incumbents or political parties and no denying equal opportunities racial or language minorities.

The Florida Legislature's approved state Senate and congressional maps failed that test according to the courts.

"Some hard lessons were learned in the previous cycle, and I believe we will learn from those lessons," said Rodrigues, who is leading the Florida Senate redistricting committee. "… I intend for this committee to conduct itself in a manner that is consistent with case law that developed over the last decade. That is beyond reproach and free from any hint of unconstitutional intent."

Florida Sen. Ray Rodrigues (R-Estero). [The Florida Channel]

While Rodrigues quoted from court rulings, how he quoted them was noteworthy.

Rodrigues cast the fault for last cycle's redistricting failures at both parties, which was not how the courts ruled. Florida's redistricting was controlled entirely by Republicans, and it was Republican political consultants who the courts blamed for corrupting the process.

For example, Rodrigues quoted from the trial court in one of the redistricting cases, but he edited out language that directly blamed Republicans:

<s>What is clear to me from the evidence, as described in more detail below, is that this group of Republican </s>political consultants or operatives did in fact conspire to manipulate and influence the redistricting process. They accomplished this by writing scripts for and organizing groups of people to attend the public hearings to advocate for adoption of certain components or characteristics in the maps, and by submitting maps and partial maps through the public process, <s>all with the intention of obtaining enacted maps for the State House and Senate and for Congress that would favor the Republican Party.</s>

They made a mockery of the Legislature's proclaimed transparent and open process of redistricting by doing all of this in the shadow of that process, <s>utilizing the access it gave them to the decision makers, but going to great lengths to conceal from the public their plan and their participation in it</s>.

Still, Rodrigues' admission was an encouraging sign for advocates who fought the Legislature's gerrymandering last time.

"It's been really a very good feeling to hear the recounting the actual history and the problems our state ran into and the waste of time and energy and the creation of distrust with the people," said Cecile Scoon, the new president of the Florida League of Women Voters, which successfully sued the state last time. "In the past representatives promised to follow the law, but they didn't."

[Florida Senate meeting packet]

Rodrigues promised this time the Legislature would hold itself to a higher standard, including by trying to ferret out 'astroturfing,' in which paid political consultants use scripts to build false narratives during public comment.

"We will protect our process against the astroturfing that occurred in the past where partisan political operatives from both parties wrote scripts and recruited speakers that advocated for certain plans or district configurations, create a false impression of a widespread grassroots movement," Rodrigues said.

He said speakers must disclose if they're lobbyists or if they received any compensation. One way this is bound to affect people is that he will require that people disclose if their travel was provided by a group. In many cases, organizations like central labor councils will provide bus transportation for groups going to Tallahassee.

This morning, the Florida Legislature released a new website at FloridaRedistricting.gov where people can submit their own map proposals.

Rodrigues said he was still considering whether the committee will travel the state like last time and whether it will allow for virtual public comment.

Jonathan Webber, deputy director of the Florida Conservation Voters, urged Rodrigues to open up the process as much as possible.

"Fair political districts are the most important aspect of our democratic republic," he said. "The integrity of our entire system is in those little lines on the map, which are now completely in your hands."

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The Jacksonville City Council members from the Southside (Districts 4, 5, 6 & 11) will meet to discuss redistricting tomorrow, Sept. 22, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at City Hall's Lynwood Roberts Room.

City Council members from the Northside and Westside (Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14) will meet Thursday, Sept. 23, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. City Hall's Lynwood Roberts Room.

The Florida House Redistricting Committee will meet tomorrow, Sept. 22, from 2:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Florida Capitol.

The Florida House State Legislative Redistricting Subcommittee will meet Thursday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The Florida House Congressional Redistricting Subcommittee will meet separately at the same time.

The Florida Senate Reapportionment Committee met yesterday and though it hasn't set the date for its next meeting, it will likely meet again the week of Oct. 11.

You can find yesterday's meeting on The Florida Channel, which will also live-stream each of the Florida House meetings this week.

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We've already gotten two submitted City Council maps that we are going to feature next week with descriptions from the people who drew them.

Here's how you can get started drawing your own maps.

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Go to DavesRedistricting.org/maps.

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Choose Florida as your state.

Select your plan type ("Congress", "State Senate", "State House" or "other" for local districts).

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Gambling's not our thing but the Toilets of the World team did have a great time drinking the free booze at the casino while slowly but surely losing our money on the penny slots. After drinking what we could and taking a picture of this insanely boring toilet, the team left the hotel, gave away our last remaining $10 to a man with a guitar and decided to go for a walk on the the beach which is conveniently situated right near the hotel.
The toilet at the Hilton casino was very clean even though the lid was a bit broken. We did not stay at the hotel so we can't tell you much about it. Sorry. we're sure its just fine.


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Tag Archives: Fascism
"Not paid for by any candidate or candidate's committee"
Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist
#resist, Donald Trump, Fascism, missouri, yard sign
This morning, in west central Missouri:
Welcome to America in 2020.
Donald Trump, Fascism, Oregon, Portland, protest
"One if by land, two if by sea, three if by unmarked van." – protest sign in Portland, Oregon
Three years ago
#resist, abuse of power, bribery, corruption, Donald Trump, extortion, Fascism, Fascist, impeachment, lower the bar, missouri, quid pro quo, She was right
January 20, 2017. A protest rally and march from the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, organized quickly via social media, with over a thousand participating:
Women hold up the sky…and are a force in the streets.
Fuck Trump.
Our hands are bigger than yours.
Not my pussy…
Tiny hands, huge asshole.
It feels like a lifetime.
Funeral for Democracy – Warrensburg – January 20, 2017 (January 20, 2017)
Anti-Trump march in Kansas City – January 20, 2017 (January 20, 2017)
Anti-Trump march in Kansas City – January 20, 2017 – part 2 (January 21, 2017)
Anti-Trump march in Kansas City – January 20, 2017 – part 3 – marching (January 21, 2017)
We're supposed to seek out Trump voters and listen to their concerns? Good luck with that.
#resist, cult, Donald Trump, Fascism, impeachment, Justin Amash, Michigan, Propaganda, Trumpistas
A colossal waste of time.
"Propaganda is not designed to fool the critical thinker, but only to give moral cowards an excuse not to think at all" – protest sign, circa 2003- 2004.
Republican Justin Amash stands by position to start impeachment proceedings despite criticism
The Michigan lawmaker is the only Republican member of Congress who has said he supports impeachment proceedings.
May 28, 2019, 10:25 PM CDT / Updated May 28, 2019, 10:36 PM CDT
By Leigh Ann Caldwell and Alex Moe
…a Republican who supported Amash and the president said she was upset about Amash's position but wanted to hear his reasoning. She said that she will definitely support Trump in 2020 but that Tuesday night was the first time she had heard that the Mueller report didn't completely exonerate the president.
"I was surprised to hear there was anything negative in the Mueller report at all about President Trump. I hadn't heard that before," she said. "I've mainly listened to conservative news and I hadn't heard anything negative about that report and President Trump has been exonerated…."
Because she couldn't be bothered to find the easily available report on-line and actually read it.
"Faux News channel, fascist groupies" – protest sign, circa 2003- 2004.
Fascist Idiocracy
citizenship, Constitution, Donals Trump, Fascism, idiocracy, immigration, social media, Twitter
Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune
President Trump announces plan to sign executive order ending constitutional right to citizenship for children born in United States to non-citizen parents
7:03 AM – 30 Oct 2018
And, a conversation starts:
𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝑱𝒂𝒚𝑬𝒎 R.I.P. @MisterJayEm
In a representative democracy, an executive order CANNOT alter the Constitution.
Michael Bersin @MBersin
Yes, but in an Idiocracy it can.
This is the problem
When Fascism comes to America it will be produced like a reality TV show, clutching its social media feed…
Donald Trump, Fascism, social media, Twitter
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News. It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!
Suffice to say self awareness is not one of his strong character traits.
An honors graduate of the Nathan Thurm School of Gaslighting…
30 Thursday Aug 2018
Donald Trump, Fascism, gaslighting, impeachment, investigation, Media, obstruction, Russia, social media, Twitter
This morning, via Twitter:
What's going on at @CNN is happening, to different degrees, at other networks – with @NBCNews being the worst. The good news is that Andy Lack(y) is about to be fired(?) for incompetence, and much worse. When Lester Holt got caught fudging my tape on Russia, they were hurt badly!
6:02 AM – 30 Aug 2018
…with a major in Fascism.
I just cannot state strongly enough how totally dishonest much of the Media is. Truth doesn't matter to them, they only have their hatred & agenda. This includes fake books, which come out about me all the time, always anonymous sources, and are pure fiction. Enemy of the People!
At least he made the trains run on time …
Donald Trump, Fascism, republicans, Roy Blunt
Wish I had a nickel, dime or whatever for every time I've heard somebody excusing Mussolini's fascist coup by referring to those timely trains. Which may be why I was so gob-smacked by Republican Senator Roy Blunt's comments when asked to react to the fact that the current occupant of the White House lies consistently. Blunt refused to engage with the substance, declaring that :
It would [be a problem] "if we weren't getting things done," Blunt responded. "What the regulators are doing. … The tax package, better than I would have expected. I think the foreign policy, the president was left with lots of problems. We had about eight years where we acted like the United States of America was basically any other country in the world. And a lot of things got off track during that eight years."
So, as far as Blunt is concerned, Trump can do no wrong, he can lie, collude with Russians and curry favor from Vladimir Putin, and enrich himself with taxpayer money as long as he delivers on goodies that Blunt has been trying to get for his rich cronies. Because that's what "getting things done" means.
Stop and think about that list of achievements: The justly unpopular and deficit-busting tax cut for the wealthy? Deregulation? Tell me in a few years how you like living in a country where basic health, consumer and social protections – air and water pollution and our food supply, for instance – are left to the tender mercies of corporate America. Foreign policy? You gotta be joking. – and don't give me any backchat about Korea now that it seems more and more likely that the naive and egoistic Trump is getting played two ways to Sunday.
Funny thing is, the claim that Italian fascists managed to make the trains run on time is equally spurious. As Brian Cathcart put it in The Independent, "like almost all the supposed achievements of Fascism, the timely trains are a myth, nurtured and propagated by a leader with a journalist's flair for symbolism, verbal trickery and illusion."
Sounds a bit like that prominent liar that Blunt is so eager to defend, doesn't it?
Meanwhile, folks like Madeleine Albright* are warning us that if the tendencies that Trump embodies are left unchecked, the U.S., like Italy, could also go the fascist route:
"The possibility that fascism will be accorded a fresh chance to strut around the world stage is enhanced by the volatile presidency of Donald Trump," Albright warns. "Instead of standing up for the values of a free society, Mr. Trump's oft-vented scorn for democracy's building blocks has strengthened the hands of dictators. No longer need they fear United States criticism regarding human rights or civil liberties. On the contrary, they can and do point to Mr. Trump's own words to justify their repressive actions," she adds.
In order to save our democracy Albright recommends "defending the truth in the press, [and] recognizing that no one is above the law, " both efforts that Blunt eschews because, under Trump, "we" are "getting things done." I can hear that fascist choo-choo train pulling into the station right on time.
As Snopes observes about Mussolini and the ubiquitous trains trope, if you can't – or won't – govern to benefit the majority of the people, "the next best thing is to convince them that you have done something of benefit to them, even though you really haven't." Trumpism – and today's GOP – in a nutshell.
*Typo corrected; Albrecht changed to Albright 5/20/18, 11:19.
Dana Loesch's NRA rant
Dana Loesch, Fascism, Gun policy, Incitement, missouri, National Rifle Associaiton, NRA
By now, if you hang out on the Interwebs at all, you've seen or heard about the latest NRA fundraising atrocity, a video featuring former St. Louisian, Dana Loesch. Normally, I'd think twice about directing traffic to such an abomination, but, it's everywhere now – I've linked to it on Vox – and it should be. We need to know who it is we're dealing with and what they're capable of – which this video amply illustrates.
Here's the script Loesch reads against a backdrop showing images of seething street violence:
They use their media to assassinate real news. They use their schools to teach children that their president is another Hitler. They use their movie stars and singers and comedy shows and award shows to repeat their narrative over and over again. And then they use their ex-president to endorse "the resistance."
All to make them march. Make them protest. Make them scream racism and sexism and xenophobia and homophobia. To smash windows, burn cars, shut down interstates and airports, bully and terrorize the law-abiding — until the only option left is for the police to do their jobs and stop the madness.
And when that happens, they'll use it as an excuse for their outrage. The only way we stop this, the only way we save our country and our freedom, is to fight this violence of lies with the clenched fist of truth.
I'm the National Rifle Association of America. And I'm freedom's safest place.
In case you haven't guessed, "they" are "us," or at least a subset of the American "us," the folks represented by the hated liberal trifecta of academia, entertainment and politics, all neatly "targeted" by the NRA in this fundraising exercise. As Zack Beauchamp observes in the Vox article, the message conveyed is that "the 'only way' to protect yourself from this surge in left-wing violence (a made-up threat, to be clear) is to donate to the NRA — an organization that exists solely to help people buy guns."
So, was it money and/or notoriety that tempted the former St. Louis Tea Party maven, Loesch, to identify herself with this exercise in fascist rhetoric, or has she always been this toxic? She's had her low moments to be sure – during her short-lived tenure as a "political analysist" on CNN, she once expressed her willingness to "drop trow" and defecate on a Koran – but the NRA ad which she narrates is not just distasteful, but crosses the line into incitement. It offers, as Richard Wolffe puts it, "the kind of argument made by the fascist paramilitaries and dictatorship who terrorized Latin America for several decades."
Apart from whether or not Loesch is really a true-believer or just depraved, the video also suggests why efforts to claim that "both sides do it" fails to capture the dynamic that motivates the levels of political polarization that we are now experiencing. Beauchamp notes that:
The problem with this rhetoric isn't, again, that it's telling people to use violence against others. It's that it functions as a kind of anti-politics — casting the NRA's political opponents as devious enemies who can't be opposed through normal politics. Republicans control all three branches of government and a large majority of statehouses nationwide. There is literally zero chance that any kind of major gun control passes in America in the foreseeable future.
The threat, instead, is from a kind of liberal-cultural fifth column: People who are acting outside of legitimate political channels to upend American freedoms, through protest and violence. It's a paranoid vision of American life that encourages the NRA's fans to see liberals not as political opponents, but as monsters.
In other words, the goal is to manufactures a hobgoblin for the gullible. There's no there there, nothing but fake images used to ratchet up division and if it creates the potential for violent confrontation, well, that's just collateral damage in the service of the almighty dollar. At this time, in this country, as Kurt Eichenwald pointed out in a report published in Newsweek, rightwing militias – Trump's spiritual homeboys – pose a greater threat to public safety than Muslim terrorists. That's the mindset that the NRA now serves.
The Loesch NRA ad may be one of the more overt manifestations of this false narrative, but it is not unique. It grew from the willingness of the Nixonian Republican Party to exploit white fear and racial resentment and culminated in the racially loaded, apocalyptic rhetoric employed by Donald Trump as he endeavored to aid the Russians in his election effort. It may have been a winning strategy in the past, but it's not an invitation to the civility to which "moderate" Republicans and "centrist" Democrats pretend to aspire. Ads like this – and I suspect we'll see worse – are the natural outcome of a trend that has been developing almost exclusively on the right over several years.
In contrast, the self-labeled resistance, the folks on the left who are making themselves heard in opposition to the current Republican power structure, may use harsh language and, given the ripe target presented by Trump and his cohorts, resort to ridicule as often as not, but they're frightened too. The difference is that the object of their fear is real and immediate, not a tool for politicians or, as in the case of the NRA ad, a chimera manufactured by a lobbying organization intent on cashing in. It consists of more than turgid emotions. It reflects the intellectual apprehension of destructive policies that will be imposed if they – we, that is, don't stand up and make our voices heard. Notice that I said voices, not "clenched fists" or guns – no NRA payola here.
Now we can also add to our list of things of which we are afraid the NRA's cultural warriors, armed to the teeth and out to intimidate the outspoken. And what's worst of all about the hate speech and lies promulgated by Loesch and the NRA is that they serve nothing but greed. No black bogeyman in the White House to drive up sales, how you gonna keep the good 'ol boys and girls buying guns? You give 'em another target: their fellow Americans.
Addendum: Francine Prose makes an important point about the message of this video in today's Guardian:
Interestingly, the video makes no mention of the NRA's traditional role: to preserve the American citizen's right to bear arms, a right guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. Perhaps this is because Loesch is encouraging her viewers to deter other Americans from exercising their Constitutional rights.
And she's doing it by encouraging violence.
America in 2017
#resist, Fascism, social media, Twitter
It's a cesspool.
From a game show host:
Chuck Woolery @chuckwoolery
Not to stir the pot but, #BernieSanders is a #Jew and a #Communist. Am I incorrect or does this make me an antisemite as well? Another Fact.
10:49 AM – 30 May 2017
A true believer.
One of many responses:
Ellen Barkin @EllenBarkin
What makes you an anti-semite is not your ability to identify Jews but rather your need to.
12:47 PM – 30 May 2017
#resist


It really seems to be hit or miss depending on whether I can detect internal topics. When I can, I think the specific results are better. Anyway, I'd appreciate you sending me examples when you think it is obviously worse.
I do give out free stickers now when people find the post about them and/or this forum :). I have no idea whether it is helping to spread it or not, but it's fun and I think people enjoy it!
We do detect it now and put up the zero-click and the Official site when appropriate. I think some people though know what they're doing and would rather put it in the search engine because it saves keystrokes and does spelling.
This should now be all set!
Pinged the guy again, but never heard back, so I'm calling this dead for now.
I've thought about this and had something somewhat similar (links to sites if you typed in a domain name), but it wasn't really what most people wanted.
I think it was iWon, but generally this hasn't seemingly been a good way to get long term users.
Now I have it set up such that if you search the provider, e.g. 'youtube x' you'll get the embed, but otherwise you'll get a thumbnail on the right if avail.


A double-murder suspect had to turn himself in – not once – but twice before cops arrested him.
The 36-year-old man showed up at a Detroit fire station two hours after he allegedly shot four people at a party early Saturday, killing two and injuring two others, police said.
The unidentified suspect told officials that he was connected to the shootings and fire fighters immediately called the Detroit Police Department.
But no officers showed up.
"Due to area patrol units being busy handling high priority runs, no units were dispatched to the location," police explained in a statement.
The suspect eventually left the fire station and went to a nearby police station where he was detained.
Police Chief Ralph Godbee said that department will launch an investigation into why a patrol car never showed up at the fire station.
The department will look into what police units were doing when the suspect tried to turn himself in and whether they were dealing with other aspects of the shooting, police spokeswoman Sgt. Eren Stephens told the AP.
The suspect is accused of fatally shooting two men, ages 23 and 27, according to local television station WXYZ-TV. He allegedly injured two other men, ages 34 and 19, who are currently in serious condition.
The Detroit police force has undergone severe cutbacks as part of Mayor Dave Bing's efforts to reduce the city's budget deficit.
The city recently mandated a 10 percent pay cut and 12-hour work days for cops.


Max Mosley has decided he will not stand for re-election when his term as president of motorsport's governing body the FIA ends in October.
The 69-year-old, who had last month hinted he might go back on an earlier decision to stand down, revealed his decision in a letter to FIA members.
"I have decided to reconfirm my decision - I will not be a candidate in October," Mosley wrote.
Mosley has endorsed former Ferrari team boss Jean Todt as his successor.
The Frenchman has not yet put his name forward as a candidate to the World Motor Sport Council.
Finnish former world rally champion Ari Vatanen, however, confirmed his intention to stand as Mosley's potential successor last week.
Mosley agreed he would not seek a fifth four-year term as part of a peace deal struck to end the threat of a breakaway championship by Formula 1 teams.
The teams' umbrella organisation Fota - which represents all current teams on the grid with the exception of Williams and Force India - opposed Mosley's arbitrary style of governance.
In particular, the teams were frustrated by his plans to force through a budget cap and further rule changes for 2010.
Once the threat of a breakaway had been averted, Mosley claimed he was under pressure to change his mind, saying he had received "almost 100 messages from FIA member clubs urging me to think again".
However, Mosley, whose son Alexander died in May, has now said he will not reverse his decision to stand down.
"From a personal point of view, it would be very difficult for me to change my mind and stand again," added Mosley, who became president in the mid-Eighties.
"To continue now would be inconsistent to my family, particularly after our recent loss. After all I will be 70 next year."
Mosley has now urged the WMSC to appoint a strong team to continue reshaping the sport and hinted he may not disappear from F1 saying; "I hope to play a modest role myself."
The teams want to find a neutral figure to succeed Mosley, however, the incumbent president has named Todt, 63, as his preferred successor.
"I believe the right person to lead the team would be Jean Todt," Mosley said.
"Jean is unquestionably the outstanding motor sport manager of his generation.
"Teams run by him have won the world rally championship, cross country rallies, and in the last 15 years, one F1 championship after another.
"Finally, I must emphasise he would not in any way be a motor industry candidate. He would have no special relationship with his former company, Ferrari.
"If he agrees to stand, I think he would be the ideal person to continue but also to extend the work of the past 16 years."
Todt is understood to have already begun campaigning, flying out to chivvy support from member clubs across the globe.
His partner, actress Michelle Yeoh, has also started to work with the FIA on its road safety and environmental projects.
Todt and Vatanen worked together when the Frenchman was Vatanen's team boss at the Peugeot world rally team.
The pair are now expected to go head-to-head for the FIA presidency on 23 October.


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District budget committee recommendations aired
Frank Fisher, of the Record staff
Budget committee recommendations were presented at the Park City Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Feb.6, to a meeting-room filled with people holding a vested interest in possible budget cuts for 2007-08.
Perhaps as important as the recommendations, was the process itself of sub-committees analyzing the system in detail, as efficiency experts might, scrutinizing all facets of school district spending, identifying areas of concern.
The preliminary recommendations, which are only that, recommendations, offers a well-rounded, thoughtful look into ways of cutting district costs.
Seven sub-committees met for two months, each focusing on particular aspects of the district budget. The sub-committees reorganized as a group on Jan 31, to present individual findings to the committee, which then made recommendations on ways to cut district costs with the least adverse impact. Acting superintendent Tom Van Gorder stressed that the recommendations were preliminary.
Those recommendations were presented at the district meeting, attended by administrators, teachers the Education Foundation and Education Association, parents as well as members of the community.
The seven sub-committees were broken down into Community Education, Curriculum, Fiscal, Human Resources, Student Services, Support Services, and Other.
If all recommendations are implemented as proposed, yearly savings to the district would approximate $2 million, according to the committee.
Recommendations cut across the board, but some have voiced concerns that these suggested compromises could reduce the district to mediocrity.
"If all the ideas were implemented, the district would be decimated, as far as performance and morale," predicted Bob Burns, head of the Park City Education Association, which represents teachers. "But I also think that the district, by preparing for these cuts, can have them in order, prioritized, itemized and scrutinized. They can make decisions on what's best for the students, what's best for the teachers and what's best for the district."
"Our first concern is to reduce expenditures to match revenues," said District Business administrator Patty Murphy. "We'll know what level of state funding we will be getting in March," she said, referring to education funding by the legislature, now in session. But Murphy didn't expect a great influx of money from the state, as most of the school district budget comes from property taxes.
One other option for generating revenue is to raise the voted leeway, which, with public approval, would increase property taxes to benefit the school district. But Murphy sees a maximum of $2 million generated from that, and once the voted leeway has been brought up to the allowable state maximum, should there be a deficit in future years because the voted leeway tax not be raised any more. Ideally, Murphy hopes to balance the budget before having to raise property taxes and raise the voted leeway.
One if not the major issue, is class size, which in Park City is now averaging 20 students per teacher, compared with the state average of 23 students per teacher, said Murphy. "We can't afford to keep them that low," she said. "But there lies the problem, where do you draw the line?"
"Research has shown the smaller the class, the better the performance of the student," said Burns. increasing student-to-teacher ratio, "Are we gaining money that will help students elsewhere without sacrificing much in the decrease in student performance?" Burns asked.
Murphy said that one problem this year was overstaffing as a result of 45 fewer students than expected. She believes primary home owners with school-aged kids sold their homes and moved out of the area, and that those homes were by in large, purchased by secondary home owners. Murphy predicts fewer students this year than last. The cost the additional staffing of teachers pressures the budget.
Said Burns, "What's critical is that the data needs to be accurate. They're still not lockdown sure on the data. You have new personnel, an antiquated system and that's one of the components the committee has to look at is a new system, but there is expense to change the system."
District Business administrator Patty Murphy, in her first year in the district, is working to unravel an accounting system where personnel have been paid from the wrong accounts, district schools are not standardized in their accounting practices, and the State-supplied computerized accounting system, she admits, "is ripe for error and is a setup for failure." She related how when teachers recently received a 1 percent raise, the change had to be entered individually for every teacher in the district. The district hired full-time, accountant/internal auditor Mike Heagren, who Murphy sees as invaluable in helping her reorganize and streamline the accounting system.
The full budget committee findings and recommendations are on the http://www.pcschools.us . E-mail addresses of the seven sub-committee heads, as well as the school board members, are available on the website to express opinions and propose ideas. The public forum on Feb. 27 will provide additional input for the board to consider before they draw the final budget in March.
A public hearing will be held at Ecker Hill International Middle School on Feb. 27, at 6:30 p.m. The school district budget will open for discussion, and input and ideas are welcome. The school board will make its final budget decisions in March, when they implement the budget for 2007-08.


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Peltarion is een geslacht van kreeftachtigen uit de klasse van de Malacostraca (hogere kreeftachtigen).

Soort
 Peltarion spinulosum (White, 1843)

Trichopeltariidae


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Q: Did i write this correctly? I keep on getting compiler errors I'm not sure if I'm writing this correctly. I've checked my notes to make sure all appropriate symbols are used but I keep on getting errors like: ';' expected and not a statement. Did I miss something???
import java.util.Scanner;
public class EmployeeAbsences {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner keyboard = new Scanner (System.in);

employees = showEmployees();
totaldays = getDays(employees);
average = averageDays(employees, totaldays);

System.out.print("Your employees averaged " + average + " days absent.");

int showEmployees();

{
    int employees;

    System.out.print("How many employees do you have?");
    employees = keyboard.next.Int();

    while (employees > 0)
    {
        if (employees < 0) {
            System.out.print("Please enter a positive number.");
        }
        else
            {
                return employees;
            }
    }

}

int getDays(int employees);

{
    int totaldays = 0;
    int days;

    for (int x = 0; x <= days; x++)
    {
        System.out.print("How many days was Employee #" + x + " absent?");
        days = keyboard.next.Int();
        totaldays = days;
        totaldays = totaldays += days;
    }

    while (days > 0)
    {
        if (days < 0) {
            System.out.print("Please enter a positive number.");
        }
        else
            {
                return totaldays;
            }
    }

}

double averageDays(employees, totaldays)

{
    int totaldays;
    int employees;
    double average;

    average = totaldays/employees;
    {
        return average;
    }
}

}

A: Your methods (for example showEmployees) shouldn't be inside the main method and they shouldn't have semi-colon after their declaration :
Change
int showEmployees();
{
   ...
}

to
int showEmployees()
{
   ...
}

and move it outside the main method.
The same applies to getDays and averageDays.
It also appears that your methods are lacking some return statements. Each execution path must have a return statement. For example, getDays has a return statement only inside the while loop. There must be at least one more return statement after the while loop, in case the while loop is never entered.

A: Drop the semicolon from  int averageDays(employees, totaldays); etc.

A: for every method you write you should omit ; , e.g:
 int showEmployees()
    {
        int employees;

        System.out.print("How many employees do you have?");
        employees = keyboard.next.Int();

        while (employees > 0)
        {
            if (employees < 0) {
                System.out.print("Please enter a positive number.");
            }
            else
                {
                    return employees;
                }
        }
    }

A: *

*Drop the semicolon from all method declarations

*Declare the type of employees, totaldays and average at the begining

*Most of the functions have the return value inside de while, you should return something, also if it dont get into the while statement.

*averageDays function is returning a double but it in its declaration it says it returns an int

*in getDays function you need to initialize the days variable

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Rehearsals for our next concert (Handel's Israel in Egypt) are in full swing. We're having such a good time that we'd like to share a sneak preview from our last rehearsal. The work takes us through the plagues of Egypt, and in this clip we're singing number 9, He Smote All the First Born of Egypt.
We've got a couple of weeks to add a bit of polish but we're starting to feel the buzz…or maybe that's just the flies from movement 6! On the night we'll be accompanied by a baroque orchestra and an impressive line-up of professional soloists.
Tickets are cheaper in advance, what are you waiting for? Book now!
Coro sings Handel's Israel in Egypt, Saturday 1 April, 18.30 at Shoreditch Church, Shoreditch.


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Experts Say Neo-Nazi 'Accelerationists' Discuss Taking Advantage of Coronavirus Crisis
"While this is online chatter, the fact that it's seeking to take advantage of and exacerbate a crisis is alarming."
by Ben Makuch
An image from a militant neo-Nazi Telegram channel.
While ISIS has instructed its members to steer clear of Europe and to constantly wash their hands in hopes of avoiding contracting the novel coronavirus, far-right extremists are discussing how this could be their moment to capitalize on what they see as a potential collapse of society.
The conversations, many of which are taking place on encrypted and closed Telegram channels, gives a glimpse into how the militant neo-Nazi movement—the organized sections of which have been facing increased pressure from federal law enforcement—is reacting to the global pandemic.
Though a lot of the talk is wrapped in troll culture with users sharing absurd anti-semitic theories for the virus' origins and memes about the supposed hygienic superiority of Nazis, some online neo-Nazis are openly seeing the potential opportunity the pandemic brings to their movement: the chance for violent insurgency if authorities struggle to maintain control over society during a prolonged lockdown of the public.
"I hope it's almost time boys," reads one Telegram post on a known neo-Nazi account viewed hundreds of times and featuring the selfie of a man clad in military attire, combat vest and a skull mask.
Another post from an infamous channel linked to neo-Nazis fighting in eastern Ukraine shows a man with a hazmat suit, gas mask, and carrying a Kalashnikov assault rifle with the words (in Ukrainian), "ready for virus and parasite control" while standing with a portrait of the Christchurch shooter hanging to his right.
The same account tells followers in Ukrainian to: "Buy ammo and get ready to rob banks. All is well."
That neo-Nazis are at least discussing they want to be violent during times of pandemic isn't altogether surprising nor is it evidence that actual physical violence is likely—online chatter is often purely hypothetical, though disturbing nonetheless.
In recent years, adherents of ultra violent brands of white supremacism have preached 'accelerationism,' which holds that western governments are currently teetering on disintegration and vulnerable to operations sowing chaos and creating societal pandemonium. Neo-Nazi movements have always tried to take advantage of times of great uncertainty, and some members of far-right extremist networks see the pressure of coronavirus as a possible trigger for the "boogaloo"; a hypothetical second civil war.
"Extreme right-wing accelerationist and neo-Nazi Telegram chats and channels have increased their frequency of calling for violence related to the coronavirus since the president's declaration of a national emergency on March 13," said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a research analyst at the Counter Extremism Project, a U.S.-based terrorism watchdog. "The violent rhetoric also increased on March 16 as economic damage from the coronavirus has increased."
In a post captioned "ACCELERATION REMINDER," one well known neo-Nazi channel that provides tradecraft to evade authorities online warns followers to beware of the possible presence of National Guard units across the country if the pandemic worsens and the Trump Administration deploys troops inside the U.S.
Some posts are less violent, but recommend things like aimlessly firing off their guns in city centers, without a target, to promote panic among the public.
The many far-right extremists populating these Telegram channels are taking advantage of the moment to ramp up their rhetoric, but as Fisher-Birch cautions that, so far, is only online chatter.
"As more Americans have been reported as infected in the past few days and stock exchanges have fallen, the administrators of these chats and channels seem to have realized that this is a moment to increase their calls for disorder and advocacy for violence, whether it is against the government, against people of color, or against Jews and Muslims," said Fisher-Birch. "While this is online chatter, the fact that it's seeking to take advantage of and exacerbate a crisis is alarming."
Of late, accelerationism has become more organized. For example, members of The Base and Atowmaffen Division, two neo-Nazi terror groups under a recent nationwide FBI probe resulting in several arrests of members who plotted assassinations and mass shootings, are major proponents of accelerationism.
Both groups undertook several paramilitary training camps with dozens of members in the U.S. and preached the values of survivalism in preparation for when, "shit hits the fan"—or a time of complete social decay—and plotted ways to hasten it.
Tagged:terrorismBoogalooneo-naziatomwaffen divisionThe Base


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HSE warns of consultant pay hike if private care removed
By Susan Mitchell Mar 18, 2018
In a written submission to a group examining the impact of removing private practice from public hospitals, the HSE warned that removing private practice could have a negative impact on the standard of care provided to patients
The HSE has said hospital consultants would have to be paid more if the government removed private care from public hospitals.
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The event lasts for two afternoons. Although it can vary year to year, some 20 gardens are often open to the public, some on both days, some for one or the other. Opening on just one day allows the garden owners to do a little espionage around the village.
Many garden owners sell plants, and some provide refreshments and cakes.
The gardens are scattered around the village, some in clusters and some out on their own. Quorn is a large village, so getting between gardens at opposite ends of the village can take time. It's quite walkable, but a bike is handy and you can even drive - there are very few parking restrictions in the village and you can often park very close to each garden - invaluable if your walking is restricted.
See our entry on the Open Gardens National Directory for up to date information.


Once you fall behind on bill payments, the calls from creditors start. Around the clock, nonstop, they'll do whatever it takes to get you to pay. Here's how you can put a stop to it and regain financial control.
If you fall behind on your payments to your creditors, you'll begin to get collection calls. At first, these calls will be coming from the original creditor but if the amount owing falls far enough into arrears, the original creditor will write off the account and either send it to a law firm to file a lawsuit against you, or to a third-party collection agency.
Contact you regarding the debts you owe.
Use reasonable means to get you to pay the debt.
Not required to tell you what your rights are; it's up to you to find that out for yourself.
What is a Collection Agency NOT Allowed to do?
Make charges or threats unrelated to the collection of the debt.
Make abusive calls where they lose their temper, use profanity, or engage in other forms of verbal abuse.
Talk to your employer without your permission, other than a single call to confirm your employment.
Make frequent calls that constitute harassment.
Call at times prohibited for calling under the provincial Collections Act, which vary from province to province.
Give you documents made to look like official court documents, when they are not.
Hear how some of Credit Canada's clients have stopped the collectors from calling.
It's important to learn your rights – including your right to make a complaint – when dealing with collection agencies.
There are general rules that collection agencies across Canada must abide by, but they do vary slightly province to province. If you would like to find out more about the specific rules for your province or territory, check out the Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA).
If you have questions of concerns regarding the actions undertaken by a collection agency, it's best to contact your provincial or territorial consumer affairs office directly. For a full list, check out the Canadian Consumer Handbook.
Ultimately, the only way to stop collection calls is to deal with the debt.
If paying at once is not possible, determine whether it is possible to offer an alternative method of payment, such as a series of monthly payments. Make this offer to the collection agency in writing, and provide a good-faith payment.
Always have some record (such as cancelled cheques or a receipt) of any payments you have made to the collection agency.
Any offers – whether made by you or by the collection agent – should be put in writing before being acted on. Remember this: If it's not on paper, how can you prove that an agreement exists?
Any other information that is discussed in the course of your call, such as settlement offers and plans for repayment.


The clue's in the name! Trailriders wishing to follow in the tracks of World Cup rider Lisi Osl need look no further than the Lisi Osl Trail in Kirchberg. Named after the region's most famous daughter, this 3km XC trail offers plenty of great riding and starts at the top station of the Gaisbergbahn chairlift at 1,270 metres above sea level. Descending 450 vertical metres, it includes flowy sections and lots of tight switchbacks. Beginners will enjoy the chance to test their skills on the banked corners, easy steps and root sections, while advanced riders can use the steps for a little air time above the forest floor. The trail is rated S2 (intermediate) throughout and is therefore ideal for keen trailriders of all abilities.
The adventure begins with a ride up to the top of the Gaisbergbahn chairlift. Those in search of a challenge can eschew the mechanical option and instead ride up from Kirchberg along mountainbike route 203. The climb of around 450 vertical metres takes roughly 1.5 hours.
A wooden archway with a large photo of Lisi Osl marks the start of the trail. The first section comprises many turns and switchbacks, some of which are long enough to cruise around at high speed. The trail crosses the forest road on seveal occasions, though each crossing is clearly signposted. The top section also features a number of wooden Northshore elements, while the bottom section of this forest trail is faster and more flowy. It ends at the bottom station of the Gaisbergbahn lift.
Tip! The Gaisbergstüberl next to the top station of the lift is a good place to stop off for a snack and a drink. It has a large sunny terrace and fantastic views of the surrounding mountains.


All vehicles in Germany must have at least third party insurance (Autohaftpflichtversicherung or Pflichtversicherung).
The procedure in the event of a road traffic accident in Germany depends on the severity of the accident, whether there are injuries, property damaged and if it is necessary for the police to be involved.
Minor accidents do not necessarily have to be reported to the police, but it is recommended if liability is disputed. The police can provide an official accident report (Unfallbericht), although this may take time. An alternative is to call one of several hotlines for German insurers. It is then officially registered that an accident has occurred and the relevant insurance companies are informed.
Note: First aid is a statutory part of the German driving licence. The German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) has information on first aid courses held throughout Germany.
Reflective waistcoats (reflektierende Unfallweste) are not yet compulsory in Germany.
In the event of a minor accident, with no injuries, all parties involved must exchange details and make a declaration of events. This will form the accident report (Unfallbericht), submitted to the respective insurance companies. There is a standard, Europe-wide European Accident Report form which is available in English from most insurers and can be used to document the details of an accident; copies should be submitted to all insurers involved.
Under German law, claims for accidental damage are made by each driver on the other driver's insurance. If liability for the accident is in dispute or if the document is not fully understood, do not sign at the scene of the accident. This is vital as the Unfallbericht is a source of evidence if the case goes to court.
The Association for Helping Accident Victims (Verein Verkehrsopferhilfe) can help in the case of a dispute. It can also help if a driver involved in an accident flees the scene.
The innocent driver in an accident may seek legal advice and have the costs covered by the other driver's insurance.


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Two buddies renovating Brighton building for high-end lounge
Jennifer Eberbach
Close friends John Kallabat and Bill Opre are gearing up to open The Canopy Lounge, a new lounge-style bar and small plates eatery.
While the buildout was delayed about a year by shortages in labor and materials during the pandemic, they say the time has finally come. The pair has begun interior renovations at a vacant storefront in downtown Brighton.
They started renovations last week in a former auto parts store located in the same building as Canopy Bottle and Gourmet Shoppe. Kallabat owns the entire building at 204 and 206 E. St. Paul St.. He has run the liquor store for about 40 years.
When it opens, the lounge-style bar will serve high-end liquors and wines, as well as brands such as Bud Light, and small plates.
Kallabat said the lounge will likely attract a mature crowd.
"My vision is we want a place where you can get off work and say, 'I'm going to stop by The Canopy Lounge and I'm bound to see someone I know there,'" he said.
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"It will be a nice, little meeting place to get together with a few friends for cocktails and a small bite to eat. On the weekends, maybe we'll have music, like a guitarist there strumming, but nothing too loud. It will be something for us older adults, but we won't turn anyone away, of course."
Opre, a custom builder and real estate broker, is overseeing construction.
"We'll have a big, two-sided fireplace with glass around and couch clusters on both sides, so it will feel like your living room," he said.
He said an approximately 50-foot-long bar will likely be the longest bar in town.
"In the back, we're building a high-end kitchen. We're not trying for bar food. For the most part, it will be high-end stuff that complements the cocktails. We'll have wild game, seafood," Opre said.
The lounge will also feature high-top and low-top tables and seat somewhere around 100 people.
"We plan to do a lot of guest chefs, special events, wild game dinners and private events," Opre said.
They have already completed some exterior improvements to the building, including a new stone façade.
The building also features additional unused space.
Opre said he is entertaining a few ideas for how to use the additional space, but nothing is final.
He said part of it might be turned into a private, members-only lounge.
"We have a lot of ideas, but some things will wait until after we're open and see how it goes."
They say their goal is to open by the end of fall.
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"We should have been open already. It held us all up working on the inside. Also our liquor license, that was a year, because it took them longer. They didn't have the help," Kallabat said.
He said it took longer than expected to line up contractors for the remodel.
"Everything is costing us a little more because of labor costs and lumber costs, and it did put us over our normal budget, but that's how it goes."
He said it has also been difficult to secure equipment and furniture.
"Everything is back order, kitchen equipment, furniture."
Despite delays and uncertainty during the pandemic, Kallabat said he was not concerned that the project would fall through.
"That was never a question for us. This town has been real good to me, so hopefully everything will go well," he said. "We can't wait to open ourselves. We're looking forward to seeing what the community thinks when we get it up and running."
Contact Livingston Daily reporter Jennifer Timar at jtimar@livingstondaily.com. Follow her on Twitter @jennifer_timar.


Manfra urged everyone to consider, "What are those biggest challenges that we are facing in the internet ecosystem," and asked, what is the $1 investment companies and governments can incur now that makes it $100 more expensive for the "bad guys" to take advantage of the internet.
In her keynote address at today's event, Manfra agreed that there must be collaboration between private and public sector to solve security problems.
"How can we think differently," she asked, not only about securing the systems we have today, but also planning for the future.
transparency of secure development processes.
mitigating issues with legacy and pirated products.