Tonight, the Rockets will look to get their first win in their "I-45 Rivalry" series with the Mavericks this season, as they take on Dallas at home. Even though the Mavericks made one of the bigger trades of the 2018-19 NBA season by recently acquiring star PF Kristaps Porzingas from the Knicks for DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr., the organization has already announced he will not be making an appearance this season in order to fully heal his ACL injury from last season. Moreover, a few weeks later on deadline day, the Mavericks completed a trade mid-game (which likely will go down infamously in NBA history) sending arguably their second best player, Harrison Barnes, to the Sacramento Kings for two far lesser players, Zach Randolph and Justin Jackson, with the former already being waived by the team in an effort to clear up salary space.Essentially, over the last few weeks, the Mavs have blown up this season's roster in an attempt to build a future championship contender centered around their two burgeoning European stars. In the 5 games since they made the Porzingas trade the Mavs are 3-2, with two of the wins coming from games against sub-500 Eastern Conference teams and the other coming at the expense of Trail Blazers last night. While the Mavericks do not look like an objectively lesser team over the last few games, as they now have enhanced bench scoring with the addition of Trey Burke, improved 3 PT shooting recently (35.4% over the last 3 games), and Doncic is seemingly gonna be Doncic more often than not as he continues to have a an amazing rookie season, they are still not a competitive playoff team in Western Conference.
The previous two times this season these two teams played, the Rockets lost largely in part to injuries, the disparity in rebounding, and because of the play of Luca Donicic looking to take Jason Terry's previously retired role on the Mavericks of the "Rocket Killer". On the bright side for the Rockets, the Mavericks rebounding capabilities have been largely reduced with the departure of Deandre Jordan, and the Rockets are now close to fully healthy with Capela being the sole rotation piece still sidelined with an injury. That being said, the Rockets must not let themselves continue to be beaten on the boards the way they have in most of their losses since Capela has gone down, which in particular provided OKC with a bunch of 2nd chance points in the 2nd half in their loss on Saturday night. Secondly, sure OKC had MVP hopeful Paul George play probably what was his best game of the season, and sure the Nuggets had one of the better offensive games in recent franchise history against the Rockets in their previous loss a few games back, but the lesson remains the same in both instances for the Rockets – they need to string together a full 48 minute stretch of concentrated, tough, defense, especially against the leagues' top teams and on nights when James Harden looks a little less superhuman. The Rockets have had a slight improvement with their bench scoring as of late due to their previous roster additions, and James Harden will very likely continue to keep the Rockets afloat offensively with his historic tear, but for the Rockets to compete near the top of the Western Conference standings there must a continued focus on the defensive end and on the boards, especially against teams they should be beating. I would like to say that the Rockets use the lessons learned in the OKC loss to win this game tonight handily, but in the I-45 rivalry, anything is possible, so I think the Rockets narrowly take a close one against the Mavs at home.


The Ikea website has multiple online design tools to help you plan your next renovation. While most open easily in a Web browser, the Kitchen Planner requires a special browser plug-in for both Mac and Windows users. If your Apple computer meets the minimum system requirements, you'll be able to download the plug-in, install it and start using the planner. The process is similar to installing other plug-ins on your Apple computer.
The room designers let you customize rooms with Ikea furniture.
Launch Safari or Firefox on your Mac. Navigate to the IKEA Planner Tools download page (see Resources).
Click on the Start Now link in the Kitchen Planner section of the IKEA downloads page. When the IKEA Home Planner welcome page opens, activate the Software Licence Agreement check box and click on the Install Player button.
Double-click 2020PluginInstaller.dmg in the Download folder, then go to the new "2020PluginInstaller" window. Drag the Lego block on the left side of the screen to the folder on the right side. If prompted, authenticate the plug-in, then close this window.
Press Cmd-Q to quit your browser. Relaunch it from your Dock, Applications folder or the Recent Items section of the Apple menu.
Scroll down to the Kitchen Planner and select Start now. In the new window, click Start to launch the planner.


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How To: Play "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" on an acoustic guitar
If you're interested in learning how to play Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," then this tutorial's for you. This video, which includes close-up views of the songs four chords (G, D, Am, C), will get you playling like Zimmerman in no time.
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Arnaud Desplechin: Kings and Queen (2004)
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Post subject: Arnaud Desplechin: Kings and Queen (2004)
Location: California/NYC
Wildly unedited but consistently engaging
(San Francisco Film Festival showing, March 22, 2005)
An amazing if somewhat indigestible film, Desplechin's KINGS AND QUEEN (Rois et reine) is a genre-bending family drama that alternates wired comedy with solemn tragedy, in particular nutty violist Ismaël's (Mathieu Amalric's) tax problems and sudden third-party commitment to a mental hospital and ex-girlfriend Nora's (Emmanuelle Devos') discovery that her writer father is dying of advanced stomach cancer. Meanwhile Nora is haunted by memories of the father of her young son Elias (Valentin Lelong), is about to marry a rich "gangster," and other relatives wander in and out of a tumultuous narrative which alternates present tense scenes with flashbacks, dreams and fantasies. Buffoonery and melodrama, which are sometimes hard to separate, turn out to work well together as director Desplechin modestly points out is true of Shakespeare, whose King Lear may have given him the idea for the brutal, vindictive final letter Nora's father, Louis Jenssens (Maurice Garrel) leaves for her. The audience at the SFFF cheered a gratuitous sequence where Ismaël's father Abel (Jean-Paul Roussillon) singlehandedly subdues three punks trying to rob his convenience store while Ismaël looks on with terror. In the next scene, father and son are lifting weights together at a health club. The plan by Abel, who was himself adopted, to adopt a man who's lived with him and his wife for years, over the protests of his adult children, rhymes palpably with the question of Ismaël's adopting Elias, who doesn't like Nora's new man, Jean-Jacques (Olivier Rabourdin). The long scene where Ismaël explains to Elias why he can't adopt him, while they walk through a museum, is one of a number of tours de force.
Secondary characters in this overwritten but always entertaining drama make themselves hard to forget though buffoonery in the case of the Ismaël's junkie lawyer (Hypolytte Girardot); though their neediness, in the case of Arielle, "la Chinoise" a flirtatious 'princess' at the psych hospital, (Magalie Woch) or Nora's sister down-and-out Chloé, (Nathalie Boutefeu); bitchiness in the case of Ismaë's sister. Ismaël's usual shrink is a huge African grande dame; he gets his entrance exam and his walking papers at the hospital from none other than Catherine Deneuve (whose iciness and soulfulness would be an unforgettable blend even if she were not already one of the world's most beautiful sixty-somethings). The women are goddesses, bitches, or queens. Ismaël says women have no souls; but the story's main men are talented but narcissitic problem children. Elias seems poised to grow up into one of those too. Most of the acting is remarkable, or at the very least arresting. The mercurial Amalric and lovely Devos completely live up to their top billing. Still, even their parts might have done with some trimming back.
The movie comes with allusions to Leda and the Swan, Nietsche, Yeats, Emily Dickinson, and a large number of musical references including rap (and a break dancing demo by Ismaël at the mental hospital), Klezmer, Randy Newman and, as a framing device, Moon River. Suspicions that there may be too much going on here are stifled by sheer pleasure in the drama of it all.
Six César nominations in France, where it opened in late 2004.
The title may refer to Shakespeare's plays, or to the way paterfamilias are seen by their children. Kings and Queen is wildly underedited and at 2 ½ hours definitely too long; Desplechin even acknowledged repeatedly that his answers to questions after the SFFF showing were too long too. But his inability to edit his work down may be inseparable from his unique flavor and charm. Desplechin wrote the excellent screenplay for Un monde sans pitié (Love Without Pity, 1989) the story of a fascinating young loser. "Desplechin is a wonder with actresses, at least as long as they're with him: Devos' character is close enough to My Sex Life star and former Desplechin paramour Mariane Denicourt that she responded to the movie with a retaliatory roman à clef," writes Sam Adams in the Philadelphia City Paper. A question about this contretemps met with a flurry of interesting doubletalk from the soft-spoken director. 8/10
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SMU Mustangs announce 2012 Football Schedule
By Tim K. - January 26, 2012
The SMU Mustangs have announced their 2012 football schedule, which features games against Baylor, Texas A&M, TCU, Houston, Rice, and Southern Miss. This will be SMU's final year in Conference USA as they will join the Big East in 2013.
The Mustangs open the 2012 season with four straight non-conference games: at Baylor (Sept. 1) and home vs. Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 8), Texas A&M (Sept. 15) and TCU (Sept. 29).
Featured C-USA games for SMU in 2012 include Houston (Sept. 20), Southern Miss (Nov. 10), and at Rice (Nov. 17). The remainder of the SMU conference slate includes at UTEP (Oct. 6), at Tulane (Oct. 13), vs. Memphis (Oct. 27), at UCF (Nov. 3) and vs. Tulsa (Nov. 24).
The 2012 C-USA Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 1 and will be hosted by the team with the highest C-USA winning %.
Football Schedules:
2012 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule
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Aika Online is launching a special September event, called "Fight the Freeze," as part of their celebration of the release of the new Traband zone.
"Epic Experience Week" kicks off the event with 300% boosted experience for all enemies killed from September 1 to September 7; for the rest of the month this bonus will remain available only between 3 and 6pm Pacific.
The "Back to Aika" event will reward new characters that reach level 50 with a special armor and weapon set, plus a 30 day boosting item if the nation is reinforced that week. All players who reach level 75 by the end of September will be entered in a raffle for an epic weapon.
Aika Online is published by Gala-Net (gPotato), which also publishes Iris Online and Allods Online.
Experience Boosts and Exciting Rewards for All Aika Players in September!
Sunnyvale, Calif. – September 1st, 2011 Aika Online celebrates the recent release of Epic II: Exodus with a month-long "Fight the Freeze" event! Everyone from rank beginners to seasoned pros can gather extra experience and loot as they gear up to take on the frozen new zone of Traband.
Charge onto the battlefield during Epic Experience Week and get 300% experience for every monster killed between September 1st and 7th. After the first week, you can still rake in 300% experience by defeating monsters during the waning daylight hours of 3PM to 6PM Pacific. Every monster that falls before you may leave behind a Chance Gift Box containing rare and useful loot!
Make the most of these experience boosts by taking on the Back to Aika challenge. New characters who reach level 50 in September will receive a special, powered-up armor and weapon set. If your nation gets reinforced in the same week, you will also get a 30 day experience boosting item to continue your climb to the top! All players who make it to the new level cap of 75 by the end of September will be entered into a raffle for one of the new top-level unique weapons.
With something for everyone and new content to enjoy, there's never been a better time to drop into Aika Online. Check out the official website today!
Today, Nexon EU is holding an international poll event between 3rd and 10th February for their fast-paced multiplayer FPS, Combat Arms.
This "Survival of the Fittest" mode introduces a brand new last man standing, fight-to-the-permadeath contest.
Weekly Recap #262 Oct. 26th - Guild Wars 2, Duelyst, SWTOR & More!


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Q: greenDao: set value for ExpandableListView by using 1 of 2 entities Now I use 2 entities to get group name and child name to ExpendableListView.
I what to use only group entity to get group and child values for ExpendableListView, group entity already have relationship with child entity.
How should I get values only use group entity(there are 2 values in group, 3 values in child)?
And how to reset adapter?
MainActivity:
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    expandableListView = (ExpandableListView) findViewById(R.id.expandableListView);

    jsonFileParser = new JSONFileParser(getApplication());

    try {

        jsonFileParser.parseJsonData();

    } catch (JSONException e) {

        e.printStackTrace();

    }

    listAdapter = new ExpandableListViewAdapter(this,
            listDataPLCategoryHeader, listDataPLPhoneHeader);

    expandableListView.setAdapter(listAdapter);
}

private void getPLCategoryDB() {

    DevOpenHelper plcategoryHelper = new DaoMaster.DevOpenHelper(this,
            "plcategory-db", null);
    plcategorydb = plcategoryHelper.getWritableDatabase();
    plcategoryDaoMaster = new DaoMaster(plcategorydb);
    plcategoryDaoSession = plcategoryDaoMaster.newSession();
    plCatogoryDao = plcategoryDaoSession.getPLCategoryDao();

}

private void getPLPhoneDB() {

    DevOpenHelper plphoneHelper = new DaoMaster.DevOpenHelper(this,
            "plphone-db", null);
    plphonedb = plphoneHelper.getWritableDatabase();
    plphoneDaoMaster = new DaoMaster(plphonedb);
    plphoneDaoSession = plphoneDaoMaster.newSession();
    plphoneDao = plphoneDaoSession.getPLPhoneDao();

}

    private void dataToAdapter() {

-       getPLCategory();

        listDataPLCategoryHeader = new ArrayList<String>();
        listDataPLCategoryHeader.add(PLCategoryDao.Properties.Name.columnName);
-

-       getPLPhone();
-
-       listDataPLPhoneHeader = new ArrayList<ArrayList<Phone>>();
-       listDataPLPhonePhone = new ArrayList<Phone>();
+       getPLPhoneDB();
+
+       listDataPLPhoneHeader = new ArrayList<ArrayList<PhoneValueGetter>>();
+       listDataPLPhonePhone = new ArrayList<PhoneValueGetter>();

        String columnPLPhoneName = PLPhoneDao.Properties.Name.columnName;
        String columnPLPhonePhone = PLPhoneDao.Properties.Phone.columnName;
        String columnPLPhoneVisible = PLPhoneDao.Properties.Visible.columnName;

-       listDataPLPhonePhone.add(new Phone(columnPLPhoneName,
+       listDataPLPhonePhone.add(new PhoneValueGetter(columnPLPhoneName,
                columnPLPhonePhone));
        listDataPLPhoneHeader.add(listDataPLPhonePhone);

ExpandableListViewAdapter
public class ExpandableListViewAdapter extends BaseExpandableListAdapter {

private Context _context;

ArrayList<String> _listDataHeader;
ArrayList<ArrayList<PhoneValueGetter>> _listDataChild;

public ExpandableListViewAdapter(Context context,
        ArrayList<String> listDataPLCategoryHeader,
        ArrayList<ArrayList<PhoneValueGetter>> listDataPLPhoneHeader) {
    this._context = context;
    this._listDataHeader = listDataPLCategoryHeader;
    this._listDataChild = listDataPLPhoneHeader;

}

@Override
public Object getChild(int groupPosition, int childPosition) {

    // return
    // this._listDataChild.get(this._listDataHeader.get(groupPosition))
    // .get(childPosition);

    return this._listDataChild.get(groupPosition).get(childPosition);

}

@Override
public long getChildId(int groupPosition, int childPosition) {

    return childPosition;

}

@Override
public View getChildView(int groupPosition, int childPosition,
        boolean isLastChild, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {

    final PhoneValueGetter childText = (PhoneValueGetter) getChild(groupPosition, childPosition);

    if (convertView == null) {
        LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) this._context
                .getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
        convertView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_item, null);
    }

    TextView txtListChild = (TextView) convertView
            .findViewById(R.id.listItem);
    txtListChild.setText(childText.getName());

    TextView txtListChild2 = (TextView) convertView
            .findViewById(R.id.listItem2);
    txtListChild2.setText(childText.getPhone());

    return convertView;
}

@Override
public int getChildrenCount(int groupPosition) {
    // return
    // this._listDataChild.get((this._listDataHeader).get(groupPosition)).size();

    return this._listDataChild.get(groupPosition).size();
}

@Override
public Object getGroup(int groupPosition) {

    return this._listDataHeader.get(groupPosition);
}

@Override
public int getGroupCount() {

    return this._listDataHeader.size();
}

@Override
public long getGroupId(int groupPosition) {

    return groupPosition;
}

@Override
public View getGroupView(int groupPosition, boolean isExpanded,
        View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {

    String headerTitle = (String) getGroup(groupPosition);

    if (convertView == null) {
        LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) this._context
                .getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
        convertView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_group, null);

        TextView listHeader = (TextView) convertView
                .findViewById(R.id.listHeader);
        listHeader.setText(headerTitle);
    }

    return convertView;
}

@Override
public boolean hasStableIds() {

    return false;
}

@Override
public boolean isChildSelectable(int groupPosition, int childPosition) {

    return true;
}

}

A: You have to use one single schema in one database to use the built-in relation-mechanics of greendao.
Since you didn't post your schema I can't tell whether you are using a single schema or not or if your schema is containing errors, but you are definitly using two database-files:
database "plcategory-db":
DevOpenHelper plcategoryHelper = new DaoMaster.DevOpenHelper(this,
        "plcategory-db", null);

and database "plphone-db":
DevOpenHelper plphoneHelper = new DaoMaster.DevOpenHelper(this,
        "plphone-db", null);

Also notice the following:

*

*Initialization of databases should not occur in the main thread as it may be a lenghty oeration and block the UI.

*DevOpenHelpershould be used in development only. I even recommend to not using it at all, but to extend OpenHelper directly. This way your schema-update-mechanism will be well tested ;)

To reset your adapter you can use the following code:
public void set(ArrayList<String> listDataPLCategoryHeader, ArrayList<ArrayList<PhoneValueGetter>> listDataPLPhoneHeader) {
    this._listDataHeader = listDataPLCategoryHeader;
    this._listDataChild = listDataPLPhoneHeader;
    notifyDataSetChanged();
}

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Use the Sennerhof as your base and complete several stages of the trail. The very good train service which stops at many stations along the way allows you to start and end each stage independently.
Along the left bank of the Rhine there is a continuous cycle path between Bingen and Koblenz. We will also provide information for more demanding tours.
At no place in the world do so many castles and chateaux appear together. Masterpieces of architecture and cultural history will make your trip a memorable experience. The visitor center at the legendary Loreley rock explains the sad history of the maiden Loreley.
In recent years, some Nordic Walking routes have been identified around Oberwesel. We have maps and will happily give you more information.
A romantic cruise is part of any short break or holiday on the Rhine. Experience new perspectives when viewing the Rhine Valley from the water. We have timetables for your use.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This listing is for a Digitech Whammy 4th Generation Guitar Effect Pedal Owned by Papa Roach.
ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: This item includes a power supply. This item comes only as seen in photos, and does not include any other accessories.
PHYSICAL CONDITION: Very Good - A couple small dings, most notably the top right corner of the foot pedal. Control encoder has some wear on it as well but seems to turn just fine. Overall condition is very good.
WORKING CONDITION: Excellent- Classic Whammy tones and pristine functionality. Built like a tank and ready to handle your most extreme experimental playing, this pedal is in exquisite shape. Ideal working condition!
UNPACKAGED DIMENSIONS: 7" x 8" x 3"


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1. Chobham Park Lane, Chobham - Detached
5 £6,500,000.00
Chobham Park Lane, Chobham - Detached Updated: first seen 3 days ago
Built in 2012 to exacting standards this detached 6747 sq ft family...
Features: Detached, Garden, En suite, Garage, Kitchen, Swimming Pool
2. Steep Hill, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24
Steep Hill, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24 Updated: first seen over a month ago
Period house for sale in chobham with equestrian facilities burrow ...
Features: Detached, Grade II, Listed
3. Philpot Lane, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24
Philpot Lane, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24 Updated: first seen last week
A character home set in gardens of around 9 acres. A character home...
Features: Detached, Garden
4. Goose Rye Road, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, GU3
Goose Rye Road, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 Updated: first seen over a month ago
An and lutyens style country house surrounded by jekyll inspired gr...
Features: Detached
5. Westwood Road, Windlesham - Reception
Westwood Road, Windlesham - Reception Updated: first seen over a month ago
Description well proportioned principal reception rooms superb mast...
Features: Detached, Garden, Parking, Reception
6. Westwood Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20
Westwood Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 Updated: first seen over a month ago
Mansion house in prestigious location. Location mile house lies off...
7. Westwood Road, Windlesham - Detached
Westwood Road, Windlesham - Detached Updated: first seen 4 days ago
A and classically styled country house, ly maintained since the hou...
8. House for sale, Westwood Road
House for sale, Westwood Road Updated: first seen last week
Features: Garden, Garage, Reception
9. Scotts Grove Road, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24
Scotts Grove Road, Chobham, Woking, Surrey, GU24 Updated: first seen last week
A , modern farmhouse, built in 2009 with character elevations and a...
Features: Detached, Garden, Balcony, Kitchen, Modern, Parking
10. Gracious Pond Road - Sauna, Gym
Gracious Pond Road - Sauna, Gym Updated: first seen 4 days ago
Development opportunity a rare opportunity to purchase a developmen...
Features: Garden, Furnished, Gym, Sauna, Swimming Pool, Reception
11. Snows Ride, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20
Snows Ride, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 Updated: first seen over a month ago
A fine georgian property with three formal reception rooms leading ...
Features: Detached, Reception, Georgian
12. Westwood Road, Windlesham - Balcony
Westwood Road, Windlesham - Balcony Updated: first seen last month
Entrance hall drawing room kitchen/breakfast room dining room famil...
Features: Detached, En suite, Balcony, Conservatory, Kitchen, Swimming Pool
13. Westwood Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20
Westwood Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 Updated: first seen last week
Heronswood sits in mature secluded grounds of approximately 1.8 acr...
Features: Detached, Garden, Kitchen, Swimming Pool, Modern, Reception
14. House for sale, Westwood Road - Sauna
House for sale, Westwood Road - Sauna Updated: first seen last week
Detached family home with indoor pool set in a secluded plot approa...
Features: Detached, En suite, Balcony, Conservatory, Sauna, Garage, Kitchen, Swimming Pool, Reception
15. Mount Road, Woking, GU22 - Gym
Mount Road, Woking, GU22 - Gym Updated: first seen over a month ago
This uniquely positioned and seven bedroom house offers living spac...
Features: Detached, Garden, New Build, Gym, Kitchen
16. House for sale, Chobham - Detached
5 5 £3,000,000.00
House for sale, Chobham - Detached Updated: first seen 4 days ago
Premier location, chobham park lane. A five bedroom five bathroom d...
17. House for sale, Chobham - Garden, Gym
House for sale, Chobham - Garden, Gym Updated: first seen over a month ago
Situated in an 200 acre private estate is a home built by our vendo...
Features: Detached, Garden, Gym, Kitchen, Swimming Pool, Reception
18. Rye Grove, Windlesham, Surrey, GU18
Rye Grove, Windlesham, Surrey, GU18 Updated: first seen over a month ago
On a rural laneway but just 29 miles drive from central london. A 7...
Features: Detached, Cottage, Georgian
Chobham high street 1.4 miles, woking 4.5 miles , sunningdale 3.4 m...
20. Chobham, Surrey - Detached
Chobham, Surrey - Detached Updated: first seen over a month ago
A fully re-furbished period country house set in approximately 4.2 ...
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Luciano Re Cecconi (Nerviano, Provincia de Milán, Italia, 1 de diciembre de 1948 - Roma, Provincia de Roma, Italia, 18 de enero de 1977) fue un futbolista italiano. Se desempeñaba en la posición de centrocampista.

Selección nacional
Fue internacional con la selección de fútbol de Italia en 2 ocasiones. Debutó el 28 de septiembre de 1974, en un encuentro amistoso ante la selección de Yugoslavia que finalizó con marcador de 1-0 a favor de los yugoslavos.

Participaciones en Copas del Mundo

Clubes

Palmarés

Campeonatos nacionales

Fallecimiento
Murió en un accidente inédito. Se generó cuando quiso gastar una broma a un amigo joyero, Bruno Tabocchini. Fingió ser un atracador en su establecimiento. El comerciante, que portaba siempre un arma por miedo a posibles asaltos, estaba de espaldas cuando entró Luciano y grito: Esto es un atraco. El joyero sin mediar palabra se volvió y le disparó a bocajarro.

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Futbolistas de la Aurora Pro Patria 1919

Futbolistas del Foggia Calcio
Futbolistas de la Società Sportiva Lazio
Futbolistas de Italia en la Copa Mundial de 1974
Fallecidos por accidentes
Futbolistas fallecidos en competición
Nacidos en la provincia de Milán
Fallecidos en Roma

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Service for the Blind: A New Sport for the Visually Impaired
ADVANCED, PEOPLE, SPORTS
READY Kevaughn Merrill awaits his turn during a lesson in blind tennis at Lighthouse International in Manhattan, an early adopter of the game. (SOURCE: nytimes.com)
………..Now he is 19 and almost completely blind, and his favorite sport is tennis.
When he first heard about tennis for the visually impaired, his reaction was "No way!" he said. "I was skeptical."
So were faculty members at thePerkins School for the Blind here, when a sighted student from nearby Newton proposed it nearly two years ago. But Perkins, known for athletic innovations like adapted fencing, decided to offer what are believed to be the first blind tennis classes in the country.
Like tennis for sighted people, the game requires speedy court coverage and precise shot-making. Blind players rely on their ears to follow a foam ball filled with ball bearings that rattles when it bounces or is struck.
"Your ears have become your eyes," said Dr. Robert Gotlin, director of orthopedic and sports rehabilitation at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.
Sejal Vallabh, a 17-year-old high school junior in Newton, encountered the sport during a summer internship in Tokyo and then proposed the program at Perkins. She set up a volunteer organization, Tennis Serves, which introduced the sport last year at Lighthouse Internationalin New York and the California School for the Blind in Fremont……….
READ MORE- ARTICLE: Hitting the Court With An Ear On the Ball By THOMAS LIN
(SOURCE: nytimes.com)
VIEW VIDEO "THE SOUND OF TENNIS" & QUESTIONS By BEN MURRAY and ARIHA SETALVAD
(SOURCE: learning.blogs.nytimes.com)
How it works -Equipment
Tennis SERVES uses equipment that relies on the senses of hearing and touch.
Sound-Adapted Tennis Balls
Made in Japan, each adapted tennis ball contains a small ping-pong ball filled with many small metal balls. These balls rattle on impact, allowing the athlete to locate the ball by hearing it.
Our athletes use junior-sized tennis rackets, measuring 19 inches in length. The rackets have a large head and short grip.
Blind tennis uses badminton nets, which are lowered to the ground and are shorter than tennis nets.
Tactile Court
The court size is smaller than a regulation tennis court. Lines are defined by taping string to the ground using duct tape. This way, athletes can use their feet to feel where they are on the court. SOURCE: Tennis SERVES
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Since the beginning of SMOS mission, one of the problems that has strongly affected the quality of the retrieval of SSS from SMOS Brightness Temperatures (BT) is the presence of large human-generated Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) sources, as shown in the following figure:
Image acquired over a coastal area in Europe; several strong RFI sources and the associated tails are very noticeable
The figure shows the effect of several strong RFIs on a SMOS BT. There are six tails spawning from each RFI in three directions (vertical and two diagonal) which are very noticeable, but there is also a ripple effect (like a grid of light and darker blue on sea, yellow and orange on land) contaminating all the snapshot.
BEC team has developed a new technique, called Nodal Sampling, to reduce the impact of tails and ripples on SMOS BT snapshots. The first step of this technique is to oversample snapshots by zero-padding the unknown high frequencies in Fourier space.
Image resulting after oversampling the previous snapshot with a oversampling factor of 9
When oversampling an image, it becomes evident that tails and ripples have a definite structure of valleys and peaks, which are quite homogeneously distributed but not with an uniform frequency. Nodal sampling consists of subsampling the greater image by exactly the same number of points of the original image but at those points where the oscillation cancels, that is, when the oscillatory perturbations pass through zero. We have verified that those zero-crossings can be characterized as local minima of the Laplacian operator, so we have defined our nodal sampling as the local minima of the Laplacian of the oversampled image.
Detail on oversampled image. White dots represent the positions at which the oversampled image takes exactly the same value as the original one.
Same as above, but now white points are the nodal points, that is, the points at which Laplacian attain a local minimum.
By choosing nodal points we incur in a small representativity error (as the value of the geophysical signal at that point does not correspond to exactly with that of the attributed position) but the gain in the signal-to-noise more than compensates this deviation.
The image of European coast after applying nodal sampling on it.
Nodal sampling leads to dramatic reduction of tails; for instance, when applied to a heavily contaminated snapshot on open sea,
A strong RFI generated by a ship in open sea
nodal sampling leads to a significant reduction not only of tails, but also of ripples:
Same image after having applied nodal sampling on it.
In fact, even non-contaminated snapshots have some degree of rippling (probably induced by the Earth-sky transition at the horizon);
Snapshot acquired on open ocean, same area as before but a different day where no RFI was present
even in the absence of a RFI, nodal sampling leads to a reduction of ripples.
Same as above, after applying nodal sampling
In average, applying nodal sampling leads to a reduction of noise of 0.7 K on clean open sea scenes, both in Tx and Ty polarizations.
Distribution of the standard deviations of the difference between measured BT and modeled BT (derived from geophysical priors). 9 days of data all over Earth's oceans were used. Red histogram is for standard processing, blue is for nodal sampling. Histograms are for Tx polarization; similar results are obtained for Ty.
In summary: nodal sampling supposes a significant improvement in quality for SMOS BTs, by playing down one of the most embarrassing problems with SMOS: RFI's. We plan to use nodal sampled snapshots directly as feedstock for the production of higher quality SSS products, but also for the development of new products and the introduction of refined techniques for correcting know biases. Keep tuned!
The BEC Team
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This recently post is a few days late. It'll also be unusually focused: this one's just about things I've read, and very much about politics, socialism, housing, and transportation. This blog does not represent the views of my employer, etc.
I've been reading a lot about transportation, housing, and socialism lately. I moved to San Francisco almost a year ago, and although most cities in the United States are facing housing shortages, transportation inefficiency, and hard questions about equality and displacement, SF ranks near the top in terms of severity and the intensity of disagreemnt.
Personally - I don't plan to own a home anytime soon. I bike to work every day, was a member of WABA in DC and am now a member of SF Bike Coalition. I'm newly a member of the local DSA chapter, but like most folks I know, pragmatic about voting - I voted for Hillary in the general. Becoming a bit more involved with the DSA sparked a lot of this reading - it's the closest to a real party affiliation that I've had, and their issue-by-issue strategy, embodied in the structure of working groups, means that there are plenty of causes for which their viewpoint precisely matches my own and I'm happy to wholeheartedly support them.
That said, the overlap between my thinking on housing and DSA's is not quite complete. The Los Angeles chapter has been the most active in producing statements relative to California policy. They oppose Costa Hawkins, 'a state law that prevents local municipalities from enacting strict rent control statutes' - as do I. They also oppose Prop 13, though they haven't issued a formal statement about it. Prop 13 is almost certainly one of the ingredients to California's housing disaster, amounting to a subsidy of around $12.5 billion to homeowners.
Unfortunately, there isn't much on the table for either of those initiatives - a bill to repeal Costa-Hawkins failed in January, and there's been no serious challenge to Prop 13 in recent years.
DSA LA also opposed SB287, the much-hyped bill that would upzone areas near transit. SB287 died in committee but is likely to return, according to Scott Weiner, its author and main proponent. The DSA's opposition note lets on to one of their main stances: opposition to 'YIMBY', or 'Yes In My Backyard' flavored politics - associating them with trickle-down economics and demanding instead PHIMBY, 'Public Housing In My Backyard'.
This is where I think things get a little wobbly. The opposition note to SB287 is far from a categorical dismissal - instead it ends in a list of amendments that (at least for the ones actually related to the bill that would be appropropriate to include) are pretty reasonable. And the amended bill is certainly a lot closer to what the DSA desires.
After reading these pieces, I really wanted to dig into what the PHIMBY approach might actually amount to: there are plenty of allusions to a plan, but not much concrete thought. There is one well-crafted and very interesting piece, though: the People's Policy Project paper 'A Plan to Solve the Housing Crisis Through Social Housing'. It was an enjoyable read - well-edited and pretty well-researched for the most part. The audacious target is 'ten million municipal homes in ten years'. It discusses the labor required to build, where the money might come from, and spends plenty of words on international success stories.
That said, the PPP paper spends almost no time discussing transit: they note that projects in Stockholm failed because public transit links weren't integrated, but in the entire rest of the paper the only mention of transport policy is mentioning that developments should have 'adequate transport'. I found this worrying, especially in combination with the plan for where to build such housing: they refer to a 2000 study by The Brookings Institute and say that it 'found huge quantities of land' - without noting one of the key insights of the linked paper, that most of that land is split into parcels too small to build anything on, brownfield or polluted, and in undesirable sites.
The claim that there's plenty of free land is how the PPP paper promises to build without displacement, and given its citation - that seems unlikely. And furthermore, the geographical problem posed by connecting long-vacant plots to existing transit networks, instead of building based on existing transit connections - seems to weaken their already breezy approach to transit.
That said, as far as I can tell, this is the first paper to dig deep and propose this public housing strategy, and I sincerely hope that it's followed by many others. I found the PPP paper encouraging and fascinating, and think that the economics analysis will be useful to frame discussions regardless of whether some of the specifics are correct.
The local situation
In short, it's antagonistic and weird, and a lot different from anything I've seen before. For example, 'YIMBYs: The Darlings of the Real Estate Industry', a sort of hit piece on the various people involved in local housing, was initially titled "YIMBYs: The 'Alt-Right' Darlings of the Real Estate Industry", but was retitled 'to be more accurate and representative of the story's contents'. The piece now refers to its targets as neoliberals, indirectly accuses their policies of killing a 100-year-old woman, and refers to people who decided to be activists full-time as 'former techies'. It's a very bad piece: I don't recommend it. There's a lot of antagonism happening.
I've been really enjoying Victoria Fierce's writing - she's one of the few people firmly in both camps, and she's clearly thinking of the bigger picture. I think that approach works, and I want to approximate something similar to it.
The long-term socialist agenda of decommodified public housing seems good. And renter protections and intersectional cultural context should be central to any discussion of housing. Might we synthesize the two into policies that protect existing residents at the same time as well as recognizing that, despite how much folks don't like 'techies', willing them away is not working and assuming that they account for all population change is absurd. The urbanization of the world is a much larger trend than any startup. Most organizations, including DSA, have a more sophisticated - and accurate - critique, but what gets shared and shouted tends to be a little different.
Transportation and housing are easy issues to become consumed by, because everyone experiences them to some degree. They also happen to be extremely divisive. There are plenty of other issues that I'm really excited to engage with more deeply, though - the DSA's approach to use of force by police, better tenant protections, and a new gross receipts tax seem like good straightforward policy.
July 07, 2018 @tmcw


Today in this post I will tell you why you should use Opera as your primary web browser. If you have slow internet connection or have connection with limited data uses plan for your mobile devices or computer. And most of the time you cross the data uses limit and your service provider start charging you on every MB you use.
So you should change your web browser and start using Opera for your desktop computer and laptops and Opera Mini for your mobile devices. It reduces size of any website you visit up to 80%. Now when you visit a web page it will not only consume less data but also it will load faster than before. And if you start save quite enough money with it then you might able to gift something to your Girlfriend or Wife to make her happy.
Here is an ad by Opera on Opera Mini called "The Web is what I do".


Just started faux postage (artistamps) -- issued from "Napland" -- first in 2010.
Thank you for the lovely card of Katie Cat, Lois.
I posted it at the Cat Lovers group, too.
I am so glad to hear that my cat in the tall Greek grass arrived...in 2010!!!


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CMOS-based QUARTZ series, 2-megapixel OPAL series highlight camera leader's latest product offerings. Production-ready CoaXPress support to be demonstrated.
BOSTON, Mass. -- March 7, 2011 -- Adimec (www.adimec.com), a world leader in application-specific, leading-edge industrial camera solutions, will showcase its latest high-end camera innovations at the largest machine vision trade exposition in North America, Automate 2011 (March 21-24 in Chicago, Ill.) Among the highlights of Adimec's demonstrations and participation are:
4-megapixel global shutter CMOS-based camera, the QUARTZ Q-4A180, already with successful design-ins at several customers
A new Near Infrared (NIR) version of the QUARTZ family.
The industry's first production-ready cameras using the new CoaXPress standard, the OPAL series, consisting of 1 to 8-megapixel versions
Adimec will showcase its products in Booth #324.
Marcel Dijkema, Adimec's Strategic Product Manager, will also provide a detailed overview of the company's QUARTZ product line and roadmap at a session on Tuesday, March 21 at 11:00 AM, in the New Product Theatre.
Quartz: High-speed CMOS imaging with no compromises available now
Adimec will demonstrate the latest version of its Quartz Q-4A180 cameras that features extra NIR sensitivity. These cameras combine global shutter CMOS technology with the proprietary Adimec True Accurate Imaging® approach for unmatched speed, accuracy and consistency comparable to CCD-based solutions. The QUARTZ series provides the highest acquisition speed by combining high frame rate sensor technology with high data rate connectivity. The camera features up to 180 frames per second (FPS) performance, large field of view (FOV) with excellent uniformity, 2048 x 2048 resolution and low noise performance, making it the most advanced CMOS camera available for performance-critical applications.
The new NIR-capable QUARTZ camera uses leading-edge CMOS image sensor from CMOSIS that delivers NIR sensitivity in a high-performance, low noise solution. Compared to the standard Q-4A180, the NIR enhanced version significantly increases the sensitivity above 650nm. NIR is an important element in the move from 2D to 3D inspection technology, and has applications in other visibility-constrained product areas such as outdoor imaging as well.
Opal: First production camera supporting the CoaXPress standard
The flagship OPAL series of cameras is Adimec's most versatile family, delivering unparalleled channel matching, linearity and dynamic range at resolutions between 1-8 megapixels at more than 120 FPS. It is the first production camera available to support the CoaXPress standard version 1.0, which allows it to deliver transmission performance up to 3x faster in a single coaxial cable that combines power, GPIO, commands and image data and can extend up to 140 meters. Its CoaXPress support adds to existing support of Camera Link and GigE Vision interface options.
For more information on Adimec at Automate 2011, or to schedule a meeting with company representative, please e-mail .
Adimec specializes in the development and manufacturing of high-performance cameras that meet the application-specific requirements of key market segments, including machine vision, medical imaging, and outdoor imaging. Founded in 1992, the company partners with major OEMs around the world to facilitate the creation of industry-leading cameras. Its products meet a wide range of performance, size, cost, interface and application requirements and its Adimec True Accurate Imaging® technology provides new levels of precision and accuracy to vision systems. Adimec has offices around the world focused on creating customer value and satisfaction through local, personalized support. For more information, got to www.adimec.com.


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Bringing Care and Compassion to Communities and Organizations in Need
Giving is Our Priority and Responsibility
It's our responsibility to give back by volunteering our time, expertise, and resources. Scorpion is proud to serve local and national charitable organizations that support those in need.
Here are a few of the charities we support
The Michael Hoefflin Foundation - Helping Kids With Cancer
Scorpion is honored to help foundations such as the Michael Hoefflin Foundation, receive the funds and support they need to continue helping families with kids battling cancer.
"Scorpion has been instrumental to the Michael Hoefflin Foundation, helping families of children who battle cancer in the Santa Clarita Valley area. They've been one of our biggest supporters for our annual 5K and gala and we are thankful for the generosity and support."
Gillian Stone,
Michael Hoefflin Foundation
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital - Helping Local Women
Scorpion has partnered with Henry Mayo to support the development of the new Women's Unit, which will provide women with several forms of specialty care including gynecology, obstetrics, and surgery.
"It's been a pleasure working with Scorpion on so many levels. From our fundraisers, to our our golf events to naming parts of our new building, they have been prominent in the growth of our hospital and the work we do here."
Laura Chessler,
Henry Mayo Hospital
Wounded Warrior Project - Helping Men and Women in Uniform
Every month, one of the employees at Scorpion is selected as the Employee of the Month (EOM). As the EOM, our employees are allowed to donate to the charity of their choice, and many Scorpions consistently donate to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP).
"My family has a history of military service and a great respect for our country's military," said Scorpion employee Michael Edwards, after being chosen to select a charity. "We love our country, and we never forget that our freedom and ease of life is the result of the great sacrifices of our servicemen and women. Giving to a charity to help these brave men and women is nothing compared to their sacrifice, but I pray that it will help the Wounded Warriors Project help more soldiers and their families."
The Wounded Warrior Project began from the vision of several veterans and friends who were moved by the stories of service members who were returning home from overseas. It began initially as a way to provide comfort items for those wounded men and women; however, it has since grown into a complete rehabilitative effort to help those soldiers transition back into the rhythm of a civilian life. As of June 2015, there are currently 70,000+ WWP alumni and 11,000+ family members helped.
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Alhambra Hospital and Medical Center, AHMC Health Foundation
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just like all vehicles, caravans and motorhomes need regular servicing to keep them in reliable and safe. many motorhome and caravan dealerships offer comprehensive workshop facilities covering all aspects of maintenance. some garages, too, also provide motorhome servicing and repair providing their workshops are large enough to accommodate these vehicles.
Motorhomes are based on vans while the largest examples are derived from light trucks, so with engines and gearboxes, there are additional servicing requirements. There are, however, other areas to be concerned about, too. There's its electrical system along with all the appliances found today in every modern caravan or motorhome. These all need to be inspected, ideally at least once a year.
Possibly the most important checks of all are those concerning on-board gas supply systems as there have been deaths resulting from CO2 gas poisoning. As a responsible caravan or motorhome owner, you'll know that it's vitally important to maintain its gas system properly to avoid such a disaster. Regular inspections are a must and tests and servicing should be carried out on your gas appliances by fully qualified, registered technicians, and that includes the gas hob, fridge, space heater and water heater.
Condition checks on fire and safety equipment should also be carried out at least once a year along with tests on security, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Inspections should also be performed on the type and expiry date of fire extinguishers, the location of fire blankets and operational function of any DIY additions.
Many owners seem to be completely oblivious to the fact that their motorhome insurance cover is likely to be void without a current Habitation Certificate. What's more, a certificate will help to safeguard their investment in the long run.
Bearing all this in mind, it's obviously beneficial for all caravan and motorhome owners to ensure that their home from home receives a regular, professionally Habitation Service check to find any problems while they're still small. Then any potential troubles can be found before they actually surface. Why not contact your dealer for details.


Come and join Adele and Kirsten and learn how to exercise with confidence and without the risk of injury.
I just want to learn to exercise in a safe space without risk of injury.
Come and join Adele and Kirsten and learn how to exercise with confidence!
The Her Smile 'Let's get moving' afternoon will be an opportunity for you to discover the truth about exercise in a safe environment surrounded by like minded women.
We will be gently breaking down the movements so that you understand them and gain confidence to actually do them without injury.
It will be a lot of fun and extremely beneficial to all who attend.
As you know I am an ex ballerina, and ran my own ballet school for 23 years. I have also traveled the world learning exercise techniques from the best.
You will be safe in my hands.
We will be taking you through a step by step workout so that you understand not only how to exercise but why we use the movements we do.
This retreat is for women who have never exercised, or who are confused about what they should be doing.
SO come and join us because there are very limited spots available!


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Felix Kotta (auch Feliks, *  in Tartu; † 11. Oktober 1963 ebenda) war ein estnischer Schriftsteller, Übersetzer und Kinderbuchautor.

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Felix Kotta wurde als Sohn eines Tischlers geboren, der 1913 mit seiner Familie nach Sibirien in die estnische Siedlung Jurjev (Jurjeka) im damaligen Gouvernement Tomsk, heute Oblast Kemerowo, auswanderte. Er schloss 1929 die Schule in Bolotnoje, Oblast Nowosibirsk, ab und studierte 1931–1932 am historisch-sprachwissenschaftlichen Institut in Leningrad. Anschließend war er ein Jahr Russischlehrer in Tomsk und danach Redakteur in Nowosibirsk. Von 1934 bis 1938 studierte er am Herzen-Institut in Leningrad Estnische Philologie, war danach aber bis 1944 zunächst als Russischlehrer in Sibirien tätig.

1944 kam Kotta nach Tartu, wo er mehrmals kürzere Anstellungen an der Universität Tartu hatte. Hauptsächlich lebte er jedoch als freiberuflicher Schriftsteller in Elva. Er war seit 1952 Mitglied der KPdSU und seit 1945 Mitglied des Estnischen Schriftstellerverbands.

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Kotta debütierte bereits 1926 in der Beilage einer in Sibirien erscheinenden estnischsprachigen Zeitung mit Gedichten, aber seine eigentliche produktive Schaffenszeit begann erst nach seiner Rückkehr nach Estland. Nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten – so wurde 1947 ein im Postimees erschienenes Gedicht von der Parteileitung als "schwerer ideologischer Fehler" angegriffen – publizierte er ab 1948 fünf Gedichtbände und wurde ein "konsequenter Verfechter der Parteiideologie". Wie die Analyse eines seiner Poeme erwies, dominiert bei Kotta ein "schwarz-weißes Weltbild, bei dem die eigenen Errungenschaften vom Standpunkt der herrschenden Partei aus betrachtet gepriesen und der Feind niedergemacht werden." Deutlich ist bei ihm der Einfluss Majakowskis, dessen Gedichte er auch ins Estnische übersetzt hat.

Nachhaltiger hat Kotta die estnische Kinderliteratur beeinflusst, wo seine "dynamischen und rhythmischen Verse" durch "erfindungsreiche Reime" und einen "humoristischen Aspekt" Erfolg erzielten. Einige seiner beliebten Kinderbücher werden bis heute immer wieder neu aufgelegt.

Bibliografie

Gedichte
 Ründ. Luuletused ('Angriff. Gedichte'). Tallinn: Ilukirjandus ja Kunst 1948. 94 S.
 Kindlal sammul ('Festen Schritts'). Tallinn: Eesti Riikik Kirjastus 1950. 114 S.
 Vares, vaga linnuke. Valik huumorit ja satiiri ('Die Krähe, ein frommer Vogel. Humoristisches und Satirisches'). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1956. 100 S.
 Näojooned. Luuletusi ('Gesichtszüge. Gedichte'). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1958. 111 S.
 Päikesepaiste. ('Sonnenschein'). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1960. 115 S.

Kinderbücher
 Räägib Mati ('Mati erzählt'). Tallinn: Ilukirjandus ja Kunst 1949. 32 S.
 Vaat, mis juhtus ('Schau, was geschah'). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1951. 13 S.
 Kaheksas sügis ('Der achte Herbst'). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1952. 48 S.
 Tublid loomad ('Die tüchtigen Tiere'). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1952. 24 S.
 Mänguasjad ('Spielsachen'). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1953. 16 S.
 Metsapere laulikud ('Die Sänger der Waldfamilie'). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1955. 21 S.
 Lumest maja ('Das Haus aus Schnee'). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1955. 17 S.
 Hiirejaht ('Mäusejagd'). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1963. 16 S.

Literatur zum Autor
 Helene Siimisker: Näojooned ja arengujooned, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 10/1958, S. 631–635.
 Johannes Feldbach: Felix Kotta 50-aastane, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 6/1960, S. 374–376.
 Olaf Utt: Juttu Felix Kottaga ja Felix Kottast, in: Looming 6/1960, S. 938–945.
 Eduard Ertis: Mõnda Felix Kotta varajasest luuleloomingust (1926–1936), in: Paar saamukest eesti kirjanduse ja rahvaluule uurimise teel IX. Tartu: Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia F.R. Kreutzwaldi nimeline kirjandusmuuseum 1976, S. 26–37; deutsche Zusammenfassung: Zur frühen Poesieproduktion Felix Kottas (1926–1936), ebenda S. 234–235.
 Toomas Haug: Felix Kotta 75, in: Looming 5/1985, S. 711.
 Aigi Heero: Nõukogulikust agitatsiooni- ja propagandakirjandusest 1940. aastate lõpus – 1950. aastate alguses. Felix Kotta poeem "Kindlal sammul", in: Uurimusi 1940. aastate Eesti kirjandusest. Koostanud Anneli Kõvamees ja Piret Viires. Tallinn: EKSA 2011, S. 139–153.

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Autor
Literatur (20. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Estnisch)
Literatur (Sowjetunion)
Kinder- und Jugendliteratur
Lyrik
Übersetzer aus dem Russischen
Übersetzer ins Estnische
KPdSU-Mitglied
Person (Tartu)
Sowjetbürger
Este
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Gestorben 1963
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This thread is for the official support of the ASUS Z97 motherboard series.
Lots of feature changes over the older platforms - from software, UEFI and aesthetics.
EZ Setup Screen - One-stop location for simple system setup..
The EZ mode screen allows quick setup of storage BOOT priority, XMP for memory, RAID, overclocking presets via wizards, system time, fan control and many more features.
Fan Controls are now far more intuitive with a graphical interface for setting the fan slope with 3 control points (more than enough to configure any fan) in manual mode as well as 4 preset modes. Full PWM and DC support is present on EVERY fan header across all ASUS Z97 motherboards from the Z97-A to Deluxe, ROG and of course the TUF series.
We've also introduced the ability to map each fan to various temperature sensors on the board instead of having all system fans react to the CPU temp only. For example, the chassis inlet fans can be mapped to PCH temperature which allows the fans to react to temperature changes in that region - GPU environment temperatures for example.
A fan calibration routine has also been added to UEFI advanced mode. The calibration routine determines the minimum rotational speed of each fan and then sets the fan slope minimum value accordingly.
With these features, users can enjoy comprehensive fan control with any operating system as no software is required (although we still have Fan Xpert 3 in Windows - more on that later).
Graphically AI Suite 3 is the same as the Z87 series but there have been a lot of functionality refinements that take the software to the next level.
Auto Tuning is an automated overclocking routine that tunes a system overclock for the end-user. We've had this feature for a few generations now and have been enhancing it year-on-year based upon end-user, media and our internal feedback.
Auto tuning works by running a Prime based stress test on the system. Previously, there was no control over the duration of the stress test. We ran a quick 15 second test and then increased processor clock frequency in steps. For Z97, we've added the ability to set stress test duration up to 1 hour at each step (we can extend this further via an update). Plus we've added a memory stress test to the mix for more stringent overclock testing.
Users can also target frequency or a temperature to tune to. Overall a far more comprehensive set of auto tuning parameters to help make overclocking easy for newcomers and help seasoned users evaluate the overclocking potential of a CPU effortlessly.
Turbo App is the 5th element of 5-Way Optimization. This nifty addition allows us to set dynamic overclocking profiles based upon the application being used.
1) Overclocks no longer need to be limited by the hottest application we run on our system. Typically, we tune our maximum overclock to the hottest software we will run. With Turbo Ap, we can set higher overclocks for software/games that don't load the CPU as heavily.
2) The overclock is applied dynamically in real-time as we switch through applications – no need to enter UEFI to change the overclock preset or navigate via various GUIs changing configurations. Turbo App also contains LAN priority and audio presets which will change to our desired setting when the application is active.
Turbo App is simple to use and setup and helps get the most out of each CPU.
While we have added a comprehensive set of fan control features in UEFI, there's more on offer in Fan Xpert 3.
i) Full fan calibration for each fan connected to the motherboard.
ii) The ability to control fan spin up and spin down response.
iii) Setting lower speeds for fans that can spin at low duty cycles.
iv) Look up tables for each fan to show RPM versus power or duty cycle.
v) Renaming of each fan for easy reference.
With all of these options at our disposal, just about any fan con be configured to be quiet and react to system temperature changes. Between UEFI and Fan Xpert 3, the options on offer are the most comprehensive ever seen for motherboard fan control. In fact, there's no reason to invest in a dedicated fan controller at all.
Push notice is an application that teams a mobile device such as a phone or tablet to the PC in order to send system event, sensor or user messages to the remote device. Once a device is paired to the app (requires client software – which is free to download and use) the alerts will work over a local network or via the internet. This means the messages will be received no matter where you are, provided internet access is available.
System events such as configured restarts, system shutdown or sleep can be set and a message sent to the remote device at a user configured time before the event occurs.
Power supply voltage and CPU package temp warnings can also be set to trigger an alert message to the paired remote device.
Mainstream motherboard audio has been revised for 9 series – physically similar layout techniques to the ROG boards to prevent crosstalk.
Other changes include a RTL circuit to prevent DC thump for all outputs while the Deluxe model gets a buffer amplifier to drive either the front headphone jack or rear output jack. The buffer is only needed when connecting hedphones with an impedance over 120 ohms or so to provide additional voltage gain and prevent excessive roll-off at frequency extremes.
More guides on their way!
1.	Update uCode for new Anniversary Edition CPU support.
2.	XMP DRAM frequency reset after load optimized defaults.
4.	Enhance compatibility for ASUS ThunderboltEX II series cards.
5.	Enhance stability for OC profile function.
6.	Enhance legacy storage support for the RAID wizard in EZ Tuning Wizard function.
7.	Change "Next Boot after AC Power Loss" setting to speed up PC boot time.
These builds will be up on the support site shortly.
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I built a new system about a month ago with an Asus Z97-E motherboard. I'm really diggin' my new PC. It is without a doubt the fastest one I have ever built or owned for that matter. What I am not understanding is the new BIOS (UEFI). I want to dual boot Win 7 and Win 10. The problem is that either OS will work just fine on this machine. Only when set up to dual boot, Win 7 will boot to the login screen and my mouse and keyboard are as dead as doornails. Windows 10 boots like it ought to.
If this is the correct way and right place to enlist help with my problem, I can go into more detail. Perhaps someone else has set a machine similar to mine for dual boot Win 10 and 7. I have each OS on identical solid state drives. I sure could use and really would appreciate any and all help.
could you send me a backup copy of your bios? I have updated to version 2.10 and now it does not start. I have a programmer and with the bios that I download from the asrock page I can not revive it.
As per title - Looking for modded BIOS to support NVME speeds, such as Samsung EVO 970, on GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK?
Fedora hangs while boot, complaining about the hard drives not responding to some query. Is this a known bug? How do I get around it?


Berlin-based Idealo GmbH, a German price comparison platform, on Friday said it has filed a suit against Alphabet Inc's Google search business over allegations that it has abused its dominant position by favoring its own price comparison service in search results. Idealo said it had submitted the complaint to the state court in Berlin. Idealo said its suit is based on a 2017 decision by the European Commission to fine Google 2.42 billion euros (US$2.74 billion at the current exchange rate) for giving unfair advantage to its own comparison shopping service.
German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Merck KgaA on Friday said that it had signed a 5.8 billion euro deal to buy Arizona-based Versum Materials Inc, which supplies chemicals, gases and equipment for semiconductor manufacturing. With sales of about 1.2 billion euros last year and 2,300 employees across Asia and North America, Versum would be integrated into Merck's "performance materials" division, it said.
China's auto sales fell again last month, but the contraction was smaller than in recent months, an industry group reported on Friday. Sales of sports utility vehicles, sedans and minivans in the industry's biggest global market fell 6.9 percent from a year earlier to just over 2 million, the China Association of Auto Manufacturers said. It was the ninth straight month of declines, but an improvement over the 17.5 percent contraction in January and February.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said the expansion of the world's fastest-growing major economy needs to pick up to about 8 percent to deal with poverty and other challenges. While the past few years' average growth of about 7.5 percent was impressive, "the expectation is India can be better," Das said at an IMF event in Washington on Friday. The nation is expected to post real economic growth of 7.2 percent in the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
JPMorgan Chase & Co on Friday reported higher first-quarter profits, pointing to a still-solid US economy reflected in more lending and better profit margins on loans. Earnings at the biggest US bank by assets were US$9.2 billion, up 5.4 percent from the first quarter of last year. Revenue was US$29.9 billion, up 4.7 percent. A strong performance in the consumer and community banking division — the biggest segment by revenue — was the driver of higher earnings compared with a year earlier.
Netflix Inc CEO Reed Hastings is to depart Facebook Inc's board of directors at the end of next month. Neither Hastings nor businessman and political figure Erskine Bowles, who have been on the board since 2011, would be nominated for re-election at an annual shareholders meeting on May 30, Facebook said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.


At the intersection of water and politics, a cross section of water professionals including agency staff, engineers, attorneys and consultants convened in Sacramento March 30 to spend a day with an outstanding lineup of legislators and administration officials at the Groundwater Resources Association (GRA) and California Groundwater Coalition's (CGC) Annual Legislative Symposium. The title of this year's symposium was "California's Quest for Sustainable Groundwater Supplies: Marching Ahead," offering an up-to-the-minute report on Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) implementation along with speakers addressing the full range of today's most pressing issues facing water managers and professionals.
The symposium featured eight legislators from both sides of the aisle, offering unique insights into the California Legislature's outlook on groundwater issues this session. Among the many bills discussed was how to facilitate a statewide water rights exchange. Two legislators highlighted companion bills, AB 1755 (Dodd) and AB 2304 (Levine), that would create a publicly accessible, online clearinghouse for water rights data and establish a five-member board within the Natural Resources Agency to oversee a California Water Market Exchange.
Gary Bardini and David Gutierrez from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) advised attendees to expect to see in 2016 a guideline to local agencies on Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) best management practices. After hearing comments on sections that are not clear within SGMA, the DWR team made it clear that the department is going to help locals be successful by making the department more approachable during the GSA formation period. The goal, they said, is to aim for substantial compliance and sustainability, not to just engage in process.
Top administration officials also offered insights into what we are likely to see from Gov. Brown's administration this year. Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird spoke about the Cal Water Fix and the tough choices the administration is poised to make in the coming year. Gov. Brown's legislative affairs secretary for environment, energy, water, and agriculture, Martha Guzman-Aceves, gave an update on the budget process and fielded tough inquiries about additional funding for SGMA implementation.
In a dynamic session, the SGMA program manager for the DWR, Trevor Joseph, gave an overview of the proposed Groundwater Sustainability Plan regulations and shared the floor with several panelists offering critiques and concerns. Common themes were funding challenges, water affordability, and questions about how to square SGMA's enforcement "teeth" with its codified promise not to impact existing water rights. Issues with groundwater fees under Proposition 26 and Proposition 218 also loomed large throughout the day.
For those looking for funding, Daniel Curtin, of the California Water Commission, reminded the room that the commission is looking at concept papers for $2.4 billion in funding for the public benefit of water storage. In addition to the commission's funding, Commissioner Curtin discussed SB 628, which was passed by the California Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Brown in 2014 , authorizing the creation of enhanced infrastructure financing districts (EIFDs), allowing a new working relationship to be established among the public, private and nonprofit sectors. EIFDs are designed to alleviate local governments' continued struggle to find ways to meet the state's backlog of infrastructure needs, including water, and to play an important role in creating sustainable prosperity by integrating solutions to a diverse set of infrastructure challenges with a new array of funding streams.
The symposium is an excellent example of the important role the CGC and GRA play, facilitating connections between water professionals and top legislative and administration decision-makers. Both organizations have played a central role in guiding groundwater policy in the state.
CGC members have access to coordinated lobbying efforts, bill tracking, and collaboration with an engaged group of water professionals for one annual membership fee. For more information on becoming a CGC member, visit CGC's website.
This document is intended to provide you with information regarding the Annual Legislative Symposium. The contents of this document are not intended to provide specific legal advice. If you have any questions about the contents of this document or if you need legal advice as to an issue, please contact one of the attorneys listed or your regular Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP attorney. This communication may be considered advertising in some jurisdictions.


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Jamie Oliver's Aust business hits trouble
Jamie Oliver's business woes have deepened with his Australian restaurant group falling into voluntary administration.
The celebrity chef's UK restaurants have been in financial strife amid rising costs and consumer caution, partly as a result of the Brexit vote, and his Canberra venue has now been closed.
The Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group Australia, which operated six Jamie's Italian restaurants in Australia, slipped into voluntary administration on Monday.
The Canberra restaurant was closed down, while Brisbane-based Hallmark Group will take over the management of Jamie's Italian restaurants in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Parramatta and Adelaide.
A statement by his restaurant group said Australia was still one of his best performing international markets.
"We'll be working closely with Jamie and the UK team, staff and local suppliers to keep driving the business forward and delivering exceptional experiences across the country," a statement by Hallmark said.
Hallmark, the owner of Brisbane Irish bar Finn McCools, said it was also looking at new suitable locations to expand the Jamie's Italian chain.
Mr Oliver, the face of Woolworths' advertising campaigns and who is credited with helping turn around British supermarket chain Sainsbury's, bought the Australian Jamie's Italian restaurants from receivers of the failed Keystone Group in March 2017.
In January, 12 of his UK restaurants closed despite Mr Oliver having reportedly pumped his own money into the business to keep it going.
Kiwi down vs greenback on pullback in risk
NZ shares fall as Fletcher shares halted


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The NRA: American Success
Posted bymarkfirearmslawyernet April 1, 2009 Posted inHistoryTags:Mao, NRA
In 1871, a former Union officer, Col. William C. Church, wrote a series of articles in a United States Army and Navy magazine. He was acting as a watchman sounding a clear call for training in marksmanship. Col. Church quoted another veteran officer who complained, "The general ignorance concerning marksmanship which I found among our soldiers during the Civil War appalled me."
Col. Church went on to propose that an association be formed "to promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis…."
On November 17, 1871, the organization known today as the National Rifle Association of America was formed in order to answer that need. With notable exceptions, the Southern soldiers were much more adept at sharpshooting during the War Between the States and this had become a matter of great concern. The reason for the disparity in shooting skills seems to have been because the Northerners were urban dwellers and Southerners tended to be farmers and mountain people that lived in rural areas so the Southerners were more familiar with the handling of firearms and many more Southerners than Northerners supplemented their diets by hunting for wild game.
In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, thus beginning a legislative agenda that eventually led to creation of the Director of Civilian Marksmanship. The purpose of these legislative initiatives was, "That every facility should be offered citizens outside of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and organized militia [National Guard] to become proficient in rifle shooting, and that this purpose can best be accomplished by means of rifle clubs."
Pres. Roosevelt, an avid shooter, thought that it was necessary for the nation's defense to provide rifles and facilities for civilians to develop good shooting skills via competition and other programs. This philosophy continued up until fairly modern times. Then the concepts of mutual assured destruction and other modern military theories combined to convince leaders in the United States government and the Armed Forces that small arms have very little relevancy to modern warfare.
MAD, the doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction, became the underlying premise in many areas of official United States policy. The international structure for limiting nuclear arms by means of treaties (SALT Treaty, etc.) with the Soviets was super-power parity in which the parties agreed that each side in the super-power struggle would forfeit the right of deploying Antiballistic Missiles (ABMs).
In other words, the US leadership under Nixon and Kissinger agreed not to use missiles to protect the US population from our enemy's missiles in order to hold each other's populations hostage to a nuclear strike; i.e., we abdicated defense of the civilian populations by forfeiting our defensive posture against nuclear attack while theoretically ensuring our ability to destroy the Soviet populace by a retaliatory strike. Most of us never understood this because of the complicated bureaucratese that grew up around the professional apparatus surrounding such a diabolical arrangement.
Does it make any difference to our national security whether or not civilians learn how to shoot before enlisting in the United States Armed Forces?
Special-Interests: How many times have you heard it declared that the NRA is a special-interest group? In a sense, of course, all the organizations that make their voices heard as part of the political process are interest groups. The NAACP, for example, is no less credible nor is it more venal because it represents the interest of people who want to ensure their civil rights. This is the kind of transactional politics that modern "liberals" worship.
But when an honest-to-God individual right like the right to keep and bear arms wins out in a conflict with collective statism militating towards collective rights, the beauty of transactional "quid pro quo" politics apparently loses its appeal- at least for those that lobby in favor of bestowing the state with a monopoly over deadly force.
The NRA is different than associations like the NAACP or AARP, however, because the gun lobby is supposedly financed by manufacturers of firearms (or so the argument goes). The conclusion, implied or stated, is that because guns are weapons and weapons are used to kill, therefore the "gun lobby" is even more insidious than other venal "special-interest" groups such as an association of automobile manufacturers or the American Bar Association, for that matter.
Incidentally, the NRA was open to Blacks from its very inception. In 1871, no other association existed in the U.S. in which integration was the rule. Quite possibly this was because General Ambrose Burnside, one of the NRA's founding members, was a leader of Black Union troops during the Civil War; even during the Korean War (1950-1953) most white officers were reluctant to lead Black troops because of the perception that this would adversely affect an officer's prospects for promotion.
The NRA has always been in the forefront of organizing competitions in which civilian, military and law enforcement personnel compete along side each other regardless of race.
http://www.nra.org/Aboutus.aspx
United States military history is replete with countless examples of the interplay between civilian and military innovations in training and equipment. One good example of such cross-pollination is in the stories of how the U.S. met the challenge of Viet Cong sniper activities during the 1960s.
http://www.grunt.com/scuttlebutt/corps-stories/heroes/carloshathcock.asp
For some time, our men in Vietnam were almost helpless before enemy snipers who struck with almost total impunity at any time and place. Until men like Carlos Hathcock appeared on the scene.
http://oldbluejacket.com/CarlosHathcock.htm
Even after being trained in the skills of reconnaissance, stalking and long range shooting, a big problem remained for Hathcock and other snipers that were about to start saving American soldiers' lives in Vietnam. There was a lack of appropriate weapons available.
The United States had been unable to develop a true sniper rifle because of a number of factors, including the prevailing tactical and strategic doctrines relating to the idea that small arms were mainly just for laying down as much suppressant fire power as possible and that teaching soldiers to shoot accurately might actually limit the troops' ability to stop waves of Communist infantry.
Ironically, during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln ordered that repeating rifles be acquired for the troops and his orders were circumvented because of a perception by the officer responsible for weapons contracts that replacing single shot rifles with lever action rifles would just cause troops to waste ammunition. Conversely, by the time of the Vietnam conflict, thousands of rounds of automatic rifle ammunition were fired that never hit anything!
In Vietnam the problem of enemy snipers dealing death from a distance was dealt with by individual soldiers acquiring Winchester 70 and Remington 700s in 30.06 and .308 calibers. Before long many of our shooters, almost all of whom learned shooting prior to joining the military (many in NRA programs,) were making shots that killed the enemy at 1500, 2000 and even 2500 yards!
Today, one of the preeminent military sniper weapons is basically a bolt action Remington 700 with a match grade barrel, competition trigger and customized stock, the M40-A1. Our guys in Vietnam were using deer rifles which were bought via catalogues from places like Sears.
Eventually the military started buying more of the sporting arms along with Sierra Match bullets, mostly in .30.06 and .308 calibers; one shot, one kill became the rule. Anyone out there that has some personal experience in these matters or a different perspective let me know.
It is indisputable, by any reckoning, that the NRA has fostered a culture that has contributed greatly to our Armed Forces and the effectiveness of the training given to law enforcement and other personnel all over the world.
Compare this to a country like China, for instance, where the government has dealt with its citizens by arbitrary brutality and violence. Mao Zedong was so effective in eliminating all private ownership of small arms that, according to Jung Chang in "Mao the Unknown Story", there was a period after Chairman Mao came to power that wild animals were devastating livestock because the disarmed farmers and herders were unable to eliminate predators. Mao would complain if he heard even the sound of a gunshot. Mao would complain that gunshots broke his concentration.
Mao ordered house to house searches and guns and other contraband (like food) were confiscated in order to provide the Communist Chinese government with capital to purchase military equipment from the Soviets. The searches were so efficient that not only weapons but anything of value was plundered with harsh consequences for anyone hiding "contraband".
People that are convinced that an armed civilian population presents insignificant force against professional armies should ask why every dictator is so bent on removing weaponry from the hands of those he would tyrannize. And the fact that tyrants hate private ownership of weapons raises the issue of why the media, academic and political elite always want to impose more "common sense" when it comes to gun ownership (until it comes to election time- then the candidates fawn all over the NRA). Many organizations exist that represent the interest of gun owners. There is no group that more effectively brings together the interests of gun owners, manufacturers and the national interest than the NRA.
The National Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio have been held for one hundred years as a competition that joins military, law enforcement and civilian competitors from all over the world. This event is conducted by a number of organizations, not the least of which is the NRA.
Such joint cooperation between the firearms industry, civilian competitors, military and police shooters through the NRA and similar organizations occurs every day at countless ranges all over the country.
Every shooting event in which I have participated brings me into contact with men (and women) from every walk of life with shooting skills similar to men such as Carlos Hathcock. Some are active or retired military, some are police officers while others compete in order to hone skills acquired in civilian life. It is easy to take for granted, but it does not take a great deal of thoughtful research to discover that many of the shooting ranges, competitions and systematic knowledge that exists about the critical skills and technology of shooting could never exist without the enduring legacy and recognition deposited in this "special interest" group and the communities the NRA fosters.
Do you think that American citizens could presently own firearms and keep them in our homes were it not for all the lobbying, educating, mass mailing, exhortation and other political activities carried on by the NRA? Yes, it's a partisan, special interest group and the NRA is a one-issue special-interest group, at that.
That one issue that the NRA stands for is guarding the Second Amendment and motivating the rest of us to exercise our right to keep and bear arms in ways that are productive, honest and honorable. Many ordinary U.S. citizens believe that the U.S. Constitution is well worth funding. We choose to do so as intelligent, informed citizens, participating as informed members of an organization that is built from the grassroots up. Members are professionals, vast numbers of union members, many of whom are dyed-in-the-wool Democrats.
Gov. Mike Huckabee, also a presidential candidate, recently told talk show host and CNN personality Glen Beck that as a holder of a concealed weapon permit that if the government comes to his door and demands his weapons during a time of emergency, his answer will be no, you are messing with my Constitutional rights!
New Orleans: Weapon confiscation is exactly what happened to armed citizens in New Orleans. At the time they most needed their weapons to defend themselves from imminent danger, while some police officers were looting ATM machines and just not showing up for work and armed gangs were roaming the streets, the authorities were taking guns away from citizens that were already devastated by a natural disaster. The citizens of new Orleans and the surrounding area were threatened by social chaos and helpless but for the ability of families and neighborhoods to protect each other. The government bureaucrats that had all but abandoned the citizens.
The elected leaders and nameless officials in the bureaucracies were trying to disarm the people during the time when the people had the greatest need to provide for their own defense. Many people that did not break any laws, who stayed at home and protected their families, are still trying to get back their legal weapons from the authorities in New Orleans, notwithstanding court orders that order the weapons be returned.
The NRA is litigating to make sure this never happens again. And the NRA is lobbying for legislation to ensure that such a travesty of justice never occurs again. Does anybody know whether such legislation is being proposed in the State of Washington?
It took many months just to get the City of New Orleans to admit that guns were confiscated. Then the City dragged its feet and made excuses in order to circumvent an injunction requiring the return of the weapons. New Orleans told the court it had to do background checks first in order to make sure the owners were not persons barred from owning weapons and the computer networks were still down, etc.
There is no other industry where the end-users and the manufacturers share such a closely shared set of interests than the firearms industry. That is why the media wants to portray gun owners as ignorant, backwards and misguided.
In fact, the statistics indicate that many of the ordinary people you meet on the street not only keep weapons in their home but they also may be legally carrying a concealed pistol in states that issue concealed carry licenses (only a few states- e.g., Illinois and Wisconsin- do not provide for concealed carry). This should make you feel more secure rather than overly concerned. Those weapons save lives in public places and homes and businesses every day all over the U.S. The media just never tells you about it because you can't be trusted to possess that kind of knowledge. The truth about these matters undermines the myth that personal firearms are usually harmful to your health and statistically unlikely to make you safer from crime.
The media and the rest of the American corporate elite are not sure what you will do with the knowledge that guns in the right hands often deter violence rather than cause it. The Founding Fathers had some ideas on this subject. More and more lawyers are finally getting over the outmoded belief that the Constitution contains undiscovered rights that have been "developing" in the primordial social ooze.
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