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EPIC AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SEASON FINALE AT THE CHARLOTTE HALF-MILE
American Flat Track Production Twins season finale ended with Jesse Janisch (No. 96 Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R) on the top of the podium at the Charlotte Half-Mile.
Once regarded primarily as a 450cc TT ace, Janisch proved he more than belonged on a twin after being drafted to sub for the injured Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 D&D Cycles/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R). With finishes of second, third, third, and fourth to his name in limited duty, Janisch put the cherry on top with a narrow victory in the finale over Ben Lowe (No. 25 Vance & Hines/Mission Roof Systems Harley-Davidson XG750R).
Janisch said, "It's insane, right? I didn't expect it. Honestly, I don't think anyone really expected it. It's such an honor to get a chance with such a prestigious team. Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson, they've got the XG750R working amazingly. Like I've said before, I think it's the best bike in the class. And to just get the opportunity is unreal."
With the class crown already decided in favor of Cory Texter (No. 65 G&G Racing/Yamaha Racing MT-07), Chad Cose (No. 49 Vance & Hines/Ranger/Roof Systems Harley-Davidson XG750R) and Dan Bromley (No. 62 Memphis Shades/Vinson Construction Yamaha MT-07) came into Charlotte set to decide the championship runner-up between them.
Cose was the race's early leader and Bromley joined Cose, Janisch, and Lowe in a mid-race tilt for first place. Cose ultimately faded to seventh while Bromley rounded out the podium, but the differential still wasn't quite enough for Bromley to catch Cose for runner-up honors.


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Loosen and remove the screws holding the cover over the network interface box. Open and remove the cover.
Locate the grounding clamp at the inside bottom of the network interface.
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13 Things You Need to Know About U.S. Olympic Fencer Nzingha Prescod
The second-time Olympian is ready to medal this time around.
By Tess Koman
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Though Nzingha Prescod placed 22 at London's 2012 Olympics, she's going into this year's Games as the 10th-best fencer in the world. The 23-year-old has medaled in several other international competitions, and will compete as an individual in the foil fencing event in Rio. Below is a snippet of her at the Women's Foil North American Cup in Salt Lake City, Utah, last year. Nzingha is on the left.
1. Nzingha was born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn. She graduated from the city's famed Stuyvesant High School in 2010 and from Columbia University last year with a degree in political science.
2. She appeared in this year's ESPN body issue. She discussed how hard she's worked to become so strong and good at her sport: "I think it's not a coincidence that I've become this top fencer."
Peter Hapak for ESPN The Magazine
3. A lot of her confidence comes from her namesake. Nzingha is named after a 17th-century Angolan warrior Queen who led the resistance against the Portuguese when they tried to expand slave trading farther into Africa. "I love that history," she told the New York Times. "It says I'm black and I'm powerful and I'm fighting for my people."
4. Nzingha began fencing at the age of 9 at the Peter Westbrook Foundation, a nonprofit that teaches inner-city NYC youth how to fence. Now she volunteers there in her spare time.
A post shared by Nzingha Prescod (@nzinghap) on Apr 10, 2012 at 6:19am PDT
5. In 2015, she became the first African-American woman to individually medal at a World Championship. At the Moscow competition, she beat the 2012 Olympic champion and medaled bronze. That win boosted her confidence going into her second Olympics: "I know myself, so I can go out there and be myself to the best of my ability," she told Nylon.
6. Should she medal in Rio, she'll be the first African-American woman to do so in the history of the sport as well. The first man to do so was Peter Westbrook in 1984. He went on to found the nonprofit Nzingha began her fencing career at.
Practice in San Francisco. Peep the #hangtime ➡
A post shared by Nzingha Prescod (@nzinghap) on Dec 21, 2015 at 6:08pm PST
7. One of her good friends on the fencing team is making history too. When Ibtihaj Muhammed competes Aug. 8, she'll become the first U.S. athlete to do so while wearing a hijab. Nzingha and Ibtihaj have competed together for years.
Me and @nzinghap posing with the life size moose outside of the Team Canada House. There are 41 countries and 7,500 athletes at the 2015 Pan American Games. Proud to represent Team USA  #PanAmazing #TO2015 #TeamUSA #fencing #ibtihajneverstops #Toronto #the6
A post shared by i b t i h a j (@ibtihajmuhammad) on Jul 22, 2015 at 10:28am PDT
8. Though the athletics of the Olympics are exciting to her, Nzingha most looks forward to being a role model to young black women. "Obviously I want to medal," she told the New York Times, "but what gets me really excited is the idea of little black girls turning on the TV to see someone like them fencing."
9. She's a well-rounded athlete. Her coach used to call her and her sister Venus and Serena, and though she would've liked to pursue tennis, she ultimately "fell in love with fencing because you never do the same thing twice. You could fence the same person every day and it's always going to be different."
10. And she's double jointed. "I can jump rope through my arms," Nzingha told ESPN, adding that she has "really flexible shoulders."
11. In 2014, she brutally tore cartilage in her right hip. She needed surgery and five months of rehab before she could get back to fencing. Nzingha's continuous fencing has caused another cartilage defect in her hip; She will undergo more surgery after Rio to fix it — surgery that might effectively end her fencing career.
Pooped   @toddmartin
A post shared by Nzingha Prescod (@nzinghap) on Apr 18, 2016 at 11:49am PDT
12. Even if she's forced to finish fencing after the surgery, Nzingha will forever be grateful for the opportunities the sport provided her. "Fencing has given me access to this whole other world," she said. "It's sad, but if you're going into a job interview, they don't want you talking like a girl from Brooklyn — they want you talking like a girl from a fencing club."
Take a moment to read my piece on @jopwell about the impact fencing made on my life, and the inequalities I've noticed being from Brooklyn and growing up in the fencing world. Link in my bio!
A post shared by Nzingha Prescod (@nzinghap) on Jul 18, 2016 at 1:22pm PDT
13. She killed it at this year's ESPYs. That's all.
Had an amazing time at the #ESPYs last night. I was truly inspired and motivated to learn about and celebrate the accomplishments of many top athletes who had to overcome obstacles and persevered. Happy to be among such an elite group of world-class athletes and be able to represent @usfencing and @teamusa! Thank you @ESPN for having me! Styled by: @eburnsprepjerks Makeup by: @MACCosmetics
A post shared by Nzingha Prescod (@nzinghap) on Jul 14, 2016 at 9:31am PDT
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I am immensely grateful to Ian for the incredibly generous donation of his ongoing research data base regarding the aircraft the 75(NZ) Squadron operated between 1940 and 1945. Over this period of time the Squadron flew first Wellingtons, then Stirlings and then in March 1944 finally converted to Lancasters.
Direct links to the 3 respective database pages are here;
This database is obviously very much an ongoing project, but, as with the rest of this blog, if people can find it, they may well be able to add to it.
The publishing of this database is only the first step – there will now be ongoing 'ordering' of the information contained within it, which will attempt to correctly credit/ recognise all individuals that have contributed to it and all sources that have been used to add to it. At the same time we welcome the identification of sources, which we might have overlooked. I think Ian, Chris and I see this database as a resource for everybody, so it's only fitting therefore, that everybody who can possibly be credited will be, within the aircraft lists.
If anybody can add a reference or wishes a source to be attributed, just mail me and we will add or correct as necessary.
The database has been created based on the careful research of Ian and others. In places, existing sources have been used, which include;
Forever Strong – The Story of 75 Squadron RNZAF 1916-1990, by Norman Franks – Random Century New Zealand Ltd.
Luck and a Lancaster – Chance Survival in World War II, by Harry Yates – Airlife Publications.
Avro Lancaster – A Definitive Record, by Harry Holmes – Airlife Publications.
3 Group Bomber Command – An Operational Record, by Chris Ward and Steve Smith – Pen & Sword Aviation.
The Stirling Story, by Michael JF Bowyer – Crecy Publishing Ltd.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the second World War 1943, by W.R. Chorley – Midland Publishing
In addition to these published texts, the work of others are duly recognised from the following websites;
ADF-Serials.com and specifically the page related to 75(NZ) Squadron.
Lancaster Archive Forum (LAF) and its contributing members.
Wings Over New Zealand Forum (WONZ) and its contributing members. In particular, Dave Homewood, who started a Wellington list, almost 2 years ago on the forum http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Wartime&thread=13372&page=1


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Be an innovator – Help us grow a new platform!
The social media landscape, in its current reiteration, feels like it has derailed from its initial purpose, intention, and scope.
What was the intended purpose for social media from a user perspective?
Was it meant to be a public forum, for free speech, to connect, share, collaborate, educate, inform, locate old friends, keep in touch with family/friends, make business contacts, provide feedback to businesses, and voice our concerns? To also connect networks and groups of people with shared interests, dreams, and goals? Social media are used for assorted purposes by a diversity of users. Since the launch of social media networks, how these sharing platforms have been utilized has drastically evolved and expanded.
Have we co-created a monster and hand fed it our desires, shopping habits, behaviors, interests, friendships, love lives, deepest secrets, and the inner-workings of our minds? Are we effectively sprinkling the breadcrumbs to our demise? Where are we headed if we continue this commodified course with us being the product?
What has social media really become?
Some say it's partly a sludgy cess-pool buffet of trolls, saturated with advertising, sponsored, boosted, and paid messages, untrustworthy news agencies, clutter, distraction, rampant censorship, low integrity, no accountability, disappearance of core values, time-consuming, a huge privacy breach, and the precise tracking of our lives. Yet we're not easily able to retrieve our information, comments, and history. And somehow we feel the need to continue sliding back to the hamster wheel under the illusion we are making progress?
Social media networks, like mainstream media outlets, sold us to their funders and sponsors, while they prostituted and paraded our personal information to the government, private corporations, and blatantly breached our privacy. But people stay. Not only do they stay, they become more entrenched, consumed, addicted, and don't seem bothered or care. Why?
We know they are censoring, lying, suppressing the truth, spying, big brother monitoring, converting us – their product into dollars, pulling us into their system with their enticing web. We traded our privacy for technology, access to millions of users, convenience, digital community, and have fallen prey to their consumer-driven games to keep us there, like cattle or mice with amnesia who cannot escape the maze or cornfield. We are stuck within a gigantic advertisement and social experiment, our heads spinning from the overload of information, clutter, messaging, and distractions. This has sprawled out of control. But. we. return.
Since their launch year, social media networks have expanded and each platform offers their unique imprint and offerings to varying demographics. The launch of LinkedIn (2003), MySpace (2004), FaceBook (2004), YouTube (2005), Twitter (2006), Pinterest (2009), and Instagram (2010), birthed a technologically based cutting-edge format for connecting, engaging, and sharing visual and written content to the masses aside from traditional mass media outlets. There are redeeming qualities about each of the popular platforms and they serve different needs and purposes. Yes, there are benefits and gems amongst the sludge and crud or social media would have dried up long ago. Let's not discount the merits of social media and the viral nature and power social media have.
But what really keeps you returning despite the negative issues or pain points you experience? What inspires you to continue to connect on those platforms? Is it simply an addiction, habitual behavior, or does it offer something more fulfilling? Is it similar to being in a dysfunctional relationship where some feel it's more convenient to just stay?
Is it really worth it to trade convenience, chronic connection, and instant access for your time, freedom, and privacy?
Why did you originally join social media or other content sharing networks? Is it possible for us to get back to the root and the foundation of why we wanted to connect in the first place? Let's use our past and current experiences of social media, both positive, negative and neutral, to inform and leverage our motivations to move ahead and develop a revolutionary path. Together.
What do you desire in an online space?
What is it that you really want in a platform?
What would you like to co-create?
What keeps you returning to the social networks you currently access? (Is it the people? The technology, capabilities, and bells and whistles? User interface?)
What feature sets are essential?
What would you like to be able to do better? More efficiently?
What would you like to be able to do that doesn't exist yet?
What is not working that you would like a solution to?
What issues of concern do you wish you had a solution for?
If you're a truth-teller, activist, advocate, alternative practitioner or educator, artist, and content developer, what is missing across social media for your needs and "nice to haves"?
What is the benefit and reason to stay on current mainstream social media networks?
Is privacy and the selling of your information a concern? (The data harvesting, the tracking, spying, reviewing and logging of your messages, phone calls, and what you post and comment on.)
How alarmed or concerned about censorship (deletion, removal, banning of content) and the silencing of dissenting opinions are you? What effect does censorship have on content you're interested in?
Do you have security concerns over managing and preserving your data, content, photos, visuals, video, and other media?
What do you envision for a new platform?
We are at the precipice, dangling at the edge; the timing is ripe for an original, innovative social media platform utility. One that is decentralized, and truly free from the choke-hold of content control, censorship, and data harvesting. One that is not beholden to mainstream corporate interests, and where it runs on its own independent technological network — built using blockchain. A free-standing, self-governing, social media landscape game changer. Designed for the people with unlimited applications, but most importantly created with integrity and purpose at its core. Created to provide a voice, a platform for authentic expression, a fully-integrated and multi-purpose utility – loaded with an array of features and astounding capabilities. Designed to empower its users to rise up, create, collaborate, organize, and take action.
Will you take the leap into the pond of possibilities? Where we invite conversation, collaboration, the curation of information, communication, free speech, accountability, and respectful discourse – in a decentralized platform. A utility where you won't be arbitrarily censored based on ownership or agenda, where your information will not be sold, where you can customize your account to include what you prefer to view, and where you can be apart of guiding the platform development process.
Join us to grow something new.
Let's grow something different and transform the current media landscape into a beneficial partnership.
Shall we be innovative together?
Medel.la is coming soon and we're energized for you to be a part of this unprecedented time in history to change the breadth and depth of social media.
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Surviving Trump – A Plan for the PSC
February 27, 2017 / Leave a comment
Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee founded a club in his youth called "Fascism Forever." Needless to say, we should not expect much good from Neil Gorsuch. Indeed by mid-2018, we can expect that Janus v. AFSCME will make it's way to the Court, and the ruling will eliminate agency fees, enabling free riders—people who benefit from collective bargaining but who elect not to contribute to the union. The public sector, in the brilliant parlance of the far right, will become "right to work" (or, more honestly, "right to beg"). The question of the day is: how will the public sector survive this massive structural change? How will the PSC survive – dare we dream, even thrive – under such conditions?
The short answer is: we need every single one of the 25,000 CUNY workers – tenured faculty, adjunct faculty, professional staff, college laboratory technicians, CLIP teachers, graduate assistants – that constitute the PSC to be engaged in the contract fight of our lives in 2017. A powerful and successful contract fight will make us all – both full and part time members – want to contribute financially to the union, when the law no longer requires it. But this begs the question: how can we do better than we've done in the past?
Working from a document generated by rank and file PSC members, I propose that there are three core steps that we can take to make possible an inspiring and unprecedented contract campaign.
The Future of the Tenure System and Justice for Adjuncts
Labor market trends in higher education have followed trends elsewhere – we increasingly see multi-tier systems, with some good jobs and many bad jobs. The labor force at CUNY is no different. Under-paid and under-integrated adjunct faculty teach the majority of courses at CUNY.
The decline of the CUNY tenure system will only accelerate if we fail to organize adjuncts. We need a set of demands that link the interests of tenured faculty in preserving – expanding! – the tenure system, with the interests of adjuncts, who seek better paying and more stable jobs. I propose three demands that link full and part time interests: 1. 7k/course 2. True lecturer conversion lines for all long-serving adjuncts 3. A cap on the proportion of CUNY courses taught by adjunct faculty. These demands combined would restructure the CUNY labor force to create more good jobs, stem the bleeding of tenure lines, and improve the lot of adjuncts, both long serving and new.
Finally, centering adjunct demands has another advantage – adjunct pay is so low that we can make a strong, moral, public case for additional funding from the City and State. Centering adjuncts is one key tool for breaking pattern bargaining.
CUNY Rising +
CUNY Rising is a vital initiative – the PSC has helped to build a coalition of CUNY students, community and faith organizations, and other labor unions to fight for a free and fully funded CUNY. Our bosses are ultimately the City and the State, so only linking our fights with this kind of movement will get us a free and fully funded CUNY.
However, we need to expand CUNY Rising. The PSC has just received an influx of cash from back pay dues. We should use the bulk of this for member organizing, but we should also invest in CUNY Rising, hiring at least a full time organizer, in addition to the part-time support we get from the AFT.
But most importantly, CUNY Rising needs to have an obvious mechanism for member engagement. In our attempt to make CUNY Rising "authentic" we have severed the effort from the membership. But an engaged membership of 25,000 is far more potent than a single organizer. We need to be recruiting for CUNY Rising in our classrooms and in our neighborhoods, following the community organizing model of the Chicago Teachers Union, as they prepared for strike activity.
Total PSC-CUNY organization.
Union power comes from one core place – its members. If we are engaged and organized around an inspirational vision of CUNY, our students and communities will support us, and our three bosses – CUNY management, the City and the State –will be afraid of us. How do we get to this point?
A brilliant Executive Committee, even an engaged Delegate Assembly is just not enough. For every 5 – 10 members, we need at least one deeply engaged member-organizer. This means that we need between 2,500 and 5,000 members who are serious organizers and strategists who take agency in this union. If that sounds like a lot, it's only because we need a lot of power to win, to do better than we've done, and to survive and even thrive under a Trump administration. Every single one of us who is engaged needs to help build this structure, and we must use the bulk of the dues cash we just received from back pay to fund this effort.
We need to be able to able to mobilize ourselves – all 25,000 – both consistently and on a moment's notice. We need to be collectively organized around a vision of a free and fully funded CUNY, constituted by a labor force with only good jobs. We need to know our targets – de Blasio and Cuomo – and we need to aim straight for them. CUNY needs an additional 3.5 billion dollars, and there's no force other than the PSC that can get it. Let's do it.
Luke Elliott-Negri, Chapter Chair
Material Re: Sanctuary Campuses and Legal Resources For Students
January 30, 2017 / Leave a comment
FYI for members! More conversation on this to be had at today's chapter meeting.
Sample Syllabus Language
"As an educator, I fully support the rights of undocumented students to an education and to live free from the fear of deportation. If you have any concerns in that regard, feel free to discuss them with me, and I will respect your wishes concerning confidentiality.
[And final sentence options:]
A) Furthermore, I am committed to resisting any and all attacks on immigrants, including threats of deportation, and will urge CUNY to serve as a sanctuary.
B) Furthermore, I am committed to making CUNY a sanctuary campus for undocumented immigrants, not just in word but in deed – through the campus community refusing to allow ICE to enter our campus and refusing to cooperate with and struggling to prevent any government attempts to ascertain the immigration status of members of our community or to detain or deport undocumented immigrants."
Oh Crap! What Now? Survival Guide
This website provides a list of legal (and other) resources for individuals who may experience legal issues related to their immigration status. The majority of resources are non-country specific, but in NYC the ones listed tend to cater more to Spanish-speaking communities. www.theworldisaterribleplace.com/ohcrap/the-legal-system-and-you/immigration-issues-and-documents
CUNY CLEAR is a project of the CUNY Law School, and provides legal resources for individuals who are Muslim, Arab, or South Asian. www.cunyclear.org
Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) is a community-based organization in Queens. They do more community organizing than legal advice, but you should know about their work. www.drumnyc.org
Resources for Immigrant Students at CUNY
CUNY Citizenship Now! is a free and confidential legal assistance program that is available to the CUNY community. Immigrant students who have not yet consulted with a CUNY Citizenship Now! attorney are advised to do so ASAP. A list of sites and contact information is included below; more information along with a full list of services provided can be found on the web site: http://www.cuny.edu/citizenshipnow
CUNY Citizenship Now! Campus-Based Immigration Centers
Hostos Community College Immigration Center
427 Walton Ave., T-501, Bronx, NY 10451
Hours: 9:00 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday); Closed for lunch from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Medgar Evers College Immigration Center
1150 Carroll St., Room 226, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Languages spoken: English, Spanish and Polish
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday); Closed for lunch from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
City College Immigration Center
160 Convent Ave., North Academic Center, Rm. 1-206, New York, NY 10031
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Italian and Haitian Creole
CUNY Xpress Immigration Center (New Location)
5030 Broadway, Suite 615 (between 213th and 214th Streets), New York, NY 10034
Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Flushing Immigration Center
39-07 Prince St., Suite 2B, Flushing, NY 11354
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Closed for lunch from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
York College Immigration Center
Welcome Center Atrium, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11451
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday), Closed for lunch from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
CUNY CLEAR advice at a glance.
The Graduate Center, CUNY as a Sanctuary Campus
Put your name on this letter calling for Chancellor Milliken and President Robinson to make the Graduate Center a sanctuary campus! We will be discussing this as a chapter-wide resolution at the December 1st chapter meeting.
Joint Statement: Labor Against Trump
The election of Donald Trump to the highest office of government will be a disaster for the labor movement in the United States. Throughout the election season Trump campaigned on a far right wing platform of bigotry and xenophobia. Now that he is set to move in to the White House and Republicans control both houses of Congress, we can expect profound and sustained attacks on our union organizations and our communities.
As members of the labor movement, we have a special responsibility to stand against the policies and rhetoric of a Trump administration. The US working class is made up of people of all colors, religions and identities. Our unions are some of the most diverse institutions in the United States, and Trump would preside over attacks on the groups and communities that our members and their families are a part of.
Workers from Mexico, China, the Philippines or anywhere else are not our enemies and they are not responsible for the loss of union jobs in the United States. It is Wall Street and the corporate elites who are to blame. Collaborating with a Trump presidency and partnering with powerful corporations in an effort to bring back jobs will not make our movement stronger. Those who voted for Donald Trump will be given a dose of bitter medicine when they learn that his presidency will not put American workers first, but instead the interests of the 1%. We cannot allow Trump's right wing appeals to workers to go unchallenged. Organized labor must unite and provide an alternative to scapegoating through fighting to defend workers' living standards and putting forward a politics of solidarity. And our unions must organize the unorganized to bring millions more workers into the fold of the labor movement.
Now is the time for our unions to take action and begin to prepare for right to work legislation, legal attacks, and continuing employer demands for give-backs. Rather than give Trump an olive branch or offers of conciliation, our unions should come out swinging on day 1 of the new administration. Donald Trump lost the popular vote, and enjoys no mandate to rule. It is our duty to demonstrate to the world that we will fight back against Trump's agenda, and to lend our resources to local battles against manifestations of this profoundly anti-worker onslaught.
We call on all unions to join us in Labor Against Trump contingents at any demonstrations or actions across the county on Inauguration Day, including in Washington DC. Our unions will also work locally to oppose Trump's agenda, defend the communities he intends to attack, and join forces with those who call for solidarity rather than fear and division.
*Note: the chapter will be discussing whether to adopt this at the December 1st chapter meeting.
Kamran Moshref: Winning post-Trump
Kamran Moshef is a PhD student in Political Science.
The election of Donald Trump is not what it seems. There have been a multitude of reactions to Trump's victory, and most of them heavily feature words like disaster, emergency, defense, reaction, and so on. But the meaning of an event becomes clear only in retrospect, when we look back on it from the future. Our job is to build that future into the one we want, so that we can look back at the election and see it as the beginning of our path to victory.
CUNY, the PSC, and our chapter should not be misled into taking either of the following two roads. The first would be to think that organized labor and academic unions could possibly collaborate with the Trump regime because of Trump's economic populist stance on investing in infrastructure. We cannot assume these promises will actually be fulfilled. But even more fundamentally, any collaboration, no matter how cautious, would fail to really challenge the reactionary nature of Trump's appeal to economic populism.
The second dangerous road would be to hunker down, to act on fear and prepare only for defense. The wider labor movement has been in defensive mode for decades now, which reflects our structural weakness but also perpetuates it. At the same time, we don't want to obscure the enormity of the tasks we face. Make no mistake: Trump and his Wall Street friends are coming for us as workers, as academics, and as activists and organizers. We do need to prepare ourselves for defense, but we can't stop there.
Instead of either of these two roads, we need to take an approach that they won't see coming, one that will seem unlikely, and maybe even impossible, until we do it. They already know what the standard approach will be. They know our playbook; they practically wrote it for us. We need to surprise them. People in this country are angry and ready for change. The labor movement and academic workers can be part of offering a real positive vision of how to re-knit the social fabric that has been torn apart by decades of brutal neoliberal capitalism into something better than it was before. And the only way to do this is to refuse any attempt to divide the working class: because the working class is multiracial, it is undocumented, urban and rural, LGBTQ, disabled and differently-abled, Muslim, indigenous.
If we decide that we already know that the election of Trump is a disaster for us, then we fail to notice that this is exactly the time for us to push forward.
Workers recently won an impressive and inspiring victory at Harvard. The National Labor Relations Board ruled in favor of graduate student unionization at private universities. The Movement for Black Lives Platform coming out Black Lives Matter included a call for a constitutional right to a fully funded education. Surveys show that Millennials have a more favorable opinion of socialism than capitalism. Media coverage of the crisis in the university and the struggles of adjuncts is becoming more sympathetic. The neoliberal order is coming apart at the seams, and now, we have an opportunity to put forward an alternative; with an ecological crisis of unprecedented proportions, our ability to do so could quite literally determine the fate of the planet.
Academic workers have a unique role to play in these struggles, as we move in and out of conversation with activists, movements and intellectuals, and between our students and the wider society. Universities increasingly play a key role in the political economy of the city. University enrollment is at an all-time high and academic workers are at the center the fight for quality and affordable higher education. We are already important. We need to grasp subjectively, in our perceptions, feelings, and actions, what is already objectively the truth: that we hold a lot of power.
At minimum, we should:
Make CUNY and the Graduate Center a sanctuary campus;
Deepen links between struggles of academic workers at CUNY and the GC with the wider labor movement in New York City;
Center the needs and perspectives of adjuncts in all PSC activity.
The election of Donald Trump is not what it seems. The real meaning of this election won't be known until we chose how we're going to react to it. It's up to us to define its meaning and its historical significance. And that is why we can win: why we have to win.


text: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics -- July 2003 Volume 97, Issue 1, pp. 1-215 GRAVITATION, ASTROPHYSICS A Multidimensional Global Monopole and Nonsingular Cosmology K. A. Bronnikov and B. E. Meierovich pp. 1-9 Full Text: PDF (112 kB) NUCLEI, PARTICLES, AND THEIR INTERACTION The Symmetry, Inferable from Bogoliubov Transformation, between Processes Induced by a Mirror in Two-Dimensional and a Charge in Four-Dimensional Space–time V. I. Ritus pp. 10-23 Full Text: PDF (159 kB) Measurement of the Relative Probability of the Decay phi --> eta[prime]gamma in the Channel eta[prime] --> etapi0pi0, eta --> gammagamma V. M. Aulchenko, M. N. Achasov, S. E. Baru, K. I. Beloborodov, A. V. Berdyugin, A. G. Bogdanchikov, A. V. Bozhenok, A. D. Bukin, D. A. Bukin, A. V. Vasilev, V. B. Golubev, T. V. Dimova, V. P. Druzhinin, V. N. Ivanchenko, I. A. Koop, A. A. Korol, S. V. Koshuba, A. P. Lysenko, A. V. Otboev, E. V. Pakhtusova, A. A. Salnikov, S. I. Serednyakov, V. A. Sidorov, Z. K. Silagadze, V. V. Shary, and Yu. M. Shatunov pp. 24-33 Full Text: PDF (133 kB) ATOMS, SPECTRA, RADIATION Elastic Scattering of Slow Positrons on Atoms M. Ya. Amusia, N. A. Cherepkov, and L. V. Chernysheva pp. 34-41 Full Text: PDF (110 kB) PLASMA, GASES Distribution and Evolution of Electrons in a Cluster Plasma Created by a Laser Pulse M. B. Smirnov pp. 42-48 Full Text: PDF (75 kB) The Synthesis of Organic Molecules in a Laser Plasma Similar to the Plasma That Emerges in Hypervelocity Collisions of Matter at the Early Evolutionary Stage of the Earth and in Interstellar Clouds G. G. Managadze pp. 49-60 Full Text: PDF (136 kB) Relaxation of a 2D MHD Flow across a Magnetic Field (2D Hydrodynamic Flow) in a Bounded Region S. F. Garanin, O. A. Amelicheva, O. M. Burenkov, G. G. Ivanova, and V. N. Sofronov pp. 61-69 Full Text: PDF (120 kB) SOLIDS Structure Anomalous Low-Temperature Behavior of the Thermal Characteristics of MgB2 N. V. Anshukova, B. M. Bulychev, A. I. Golovashkin, L. I. Ivanova, I. B. Krynetskii, A. A. Minakov, and A. P. Rusakov pp. 70-77 Full Text: PDF (106 kB) On the Coordinate of a Singular Point of Time Correlation Functions for the System of Nuclear Magnetic Moments of a Crystal V. E. Zobov and M. A. Popov pp. 78-84 Full Text: PDF (77 kB) Nonlinear Dynamics of Semiclassical Spin in a Time-dependent Magnetic Field A. K. Zvezdin and D. I. Plokhov pp. 85-92 Full Text: PDF (105 kB) Heat Capacity Anomaly in the Vicinity of the Tricritical and Upper Critical Points V. P. Voronov, E. E. Gorodetskii, and A. T. Berestov pp. 93-100 Full Text: PDF (101 kB) On the Accuracy of Various Statistical Methods for Describing Ordering Phase Transitions in BCC Alloys V. G. Vaks and I. R. Pankratov pp. 101-115 Full Text: PDF (185 kB) Electronic Properties Magnetic Field Effects on the Phonon Thermal Electromotive Force in n-Bi–Sb Semiconducting Alloys N. A. Red'ko, V. D. Kagan, N. A. Rodionov, and V. I. Pol'shin pp. 116-126 Full Text: PDF (147 kB) Terahertz Radiation of Bloch Oscillators Excited by an Electromagnetic Field in Lateral Semiconductor Superlattices E. P. Dodin and A. A. Zharov pp. 127-137 Full Text: PDF (158 kB) The Distribution of Equilibrium Magnetization Currents in Systems with Dimensional Quantization in a Finite Magnetic Field L. I. Magarill, M. M. Makhmudian, and M. V. Éntin pp. 138-143 Full Text: PDF (112 kB) Collapse of Static Magnetization of Type II Anisotropic Superconductors I. F. Voloshin, A. V. Kalinov, L. M. Fisher, A. A. Levchenko, and V. A. Yampol'skii pp. 144-153 Full Text: PDF (126 kB) Phase Diagram of Surface Superconductivity V. I. Marchenko and E. R. Podolyak pp. 154-161 Full Text: PDF (103 kB) High-Field Autosolitons in an Electron–Hole Plasma in p-Ge M. N. Vinoslavskii and A. V. Kravchenko pp. 162-173 Full Text: PDF (256 kB) The Surface Energy of an Electron Gas in Model Crystals M. V. Éntin and L. S. Braginsky pp. 174-179 Full Text: PDF (74 kB) NONLINEAR PHYSICS The Fourth-Order Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation for the Envelope of Stokes Waves on the Surface of a Finite-Depth Fluid Yu. V. Sedletsky pp. 180-193 Full Text: PDF (159 kB) Multiparameter Family of Collapsing Solutions to the Critical Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation in Dimension D = 2 Yu. N. Ovchinnikov and I. M. Sigal pp. 194-203 Full Text: PDF (119 kB) MISCELLANEOUS An Exact Theory of Imaging with a Parabolic Continuously Refractive X-ray Lens V. G. Kohn pp. 204-215 Full Text: PDF (143 kB)


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A healthy midweek meal bursting with flavour. Serve with salad or even freshly cooked chips if you feel really naughty!
1. Stir fry the ginger, onion and garlic in olive oil. When soft, add laver and cook through.
2. Add lime juice and soya sauce then breadcrumbs. Mix all ingredients together.
3. Fill peppers and cook in the oven for 40 minutes at Gas Mark 4 or equivalent. Garnish with lime slices.


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Outie Awards: 2019 ERG Legacy Finalists
This award recognizes a particular Employee Resource Group (ERG) that has a proven track record of success in the over the course of at least 15 years. An ERG that is continuously elevating diversity, demonstrating change and advocating for LGBTQ equal rights in its workplace.
GLEAM – Microsoft
Worked with facilities to introduce more all gender restrooms on campuses globally and creates a map to help employees locate these restrooms
Successful worldwide pride across 60 cities. Limited edition pride products were released e.g., surface skins, xBox ping, immersive experience in New York City in partnership with The Ally Coalition, Pride theme for Windows, discover Pride on Mixer with dedicated streams form select partners, unique stickers, and exclusive programs.
Microsoft joined 6 other companies at the World Economic Forum to create a business partnership for global LGBTI equality. The initiative includes a global call for companies to operationalize the UN Standards of Conduct to tackle LGBTI discrimination in the workplace by 2020
In Their Own Words: GLEAM's impact is visible throughout Microsoft. GLEAM works to drive LGBTQI-friendly changes in company policies and in the work environment by providing support and networking opportunities for its members, and promoting activities within Microsoft that raise awareness about the LGBTQI+ community. It empowers employees to be their authentic selves, to come out or transition at work. We have many members share with us that they came out to their GLEAM family and teammates prior to coming out to their own family.
Pride – Dell
Recognized Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality for the 15th year in a row (HRC Corporate Equality Index 2004-2019)
Strong international presence of over 10 US based chapters and global presence in over 20 countries. More than 2500 members with an average growth rate of 20% each year.
Sponsor, partner, and volunteer with numerous LGBTQ organizations including:Habitat For Humanity (HFH) Pride Build, Waterloo Counseling Center, AIDS Services of Austin, Project Transitions, PFLAG Austin, OUTYouth, The Wright House, Atticus Circle, and Transgender Education Network of Texas
In Their Own Words: Dell Pride is not only about a corporate mandatory initiative but instead it's an group that born and growth from the organic need of our employees to create an inclusive environment in the workplace, homes and every community, for every single team member to feel truly themselves. Serving since 2001 as advocates to lobby on bills that impact our equal rights we seek to create a safe place inside and outside the walls of Dell.
OUT – Comcast NBCUniversal
As a result of feedback from OUT members and representatives from external advocacy groups for the LGBTQ community, Comcast NBCUniversal launched a voluntary self-ID campaign to enable employees to self-disclose their sexual orientation and gender identity through a voluntary, confidential LGBTQ employee self-identification survey. To date, more than 16,000 employees have completed the LGBTQ self-ID survey.
OUT worked with Diversity & Inclusion to ensure a proactive stance to broadcast events taking place in Russia, including the Miss Universe Pageant and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The company addressed all OUT employees ensuring a supportive stance for LGBTQ employees and ensuring their safety as thousands of employees from our broadcast brands began event pre-production.
OUT has nearly 6,000 members, which are 75% diverse, including 47% people of color (POC) and 58% women.
In Their Own Words: Founded in 1986, [email protected] is the oldest LGBTQ ERG in media with expansion across Comcast NBCUniversal in 2012. OUT was founded by journalists at NBC News in New York City who organized to ensure that the HIV/AIDS crisis was covered appropriately by the network. OUT continues to enhance LGBTQ inclusion and awareness through broadened reach, communications, community and organizational partnerships, business insights and ally engagement and education. In 2018 and 2019, Comcast NBCUniversal once again earned a place among DiversityInc's specialty list "Top Companies for LGBT Employees."
GLAD – Dow
For four consecutive years, Dow Leaders named as top Leading LGBTQ+, Ally Executives and Future Leaders in Business by Financial Times and OUTstanding
Dow Argentina launched thier first ever transgender internship program. Dow Brazil launched a second wave of this same program.
GLAD currently has over 4,000 participants globallyGL. There are participants at 142 different Dow sites in 30 countries around the world: Nearly 2000 participants in North America; Nearly 500 participants in Latin America; Over 1,000 participants in Europe/Middle East/Africa and India; and Nearly 600 participants in APAC
In Their Own Words: GLAD was established at Dow as the LGBTQ+ and allies employee resource group (ERG) dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive environment. GLAD continues to transform workplace culture by spreading awareness, advocating for workplace equality, engaging in public policy and prioritizing representation within Dow. Through this continued growth, GLAD has become one of the largest and more established ERGs at Dow.
BEPA (Boeing Employee Pride Alliance) – Boeing
BEPA has been successful helping the company be an employer of choice by attracting, recruiting and retaining employees that identify with the LGBTQ community as BEPA Talent Ambassadors. BEPA members are actively part of a conscious effort to utilize diverse interview panels which is part of an enterprise strategy focused on improving diverse representation and engagement across the enterprise.
Helped design and continue to enhance Boeing's transition process for transitioning employees which is recognized as a best practice among industry standards for HR policies in this space.
Company wide campaigns such as "MakeUsBetter" have been leveraged to drive the importance of LGBTQ inclusion within the company.
In Their Own Words: BEPA transforms Boeing as a place of belonging for LGBTQ people through several avenues: it allows for employees to develop stronger and deeper relationships with LGBTQ counterparts, provides avenues for peer mentorship and support, provides access and exposure to senior leaders outside of business function to support developing LGBTQ talent pipeline, allows for development of leadership, collaboration, and influencing skills and helps to identify potential mentors and sponsors for LGBTQ employees.


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Allegation of corruption ought to be supported by cogent and sound evidence under RTI
Allegation of corruption ought to be supported by cogent and sound evidence under RTI. Also allegation of corruption' does not mean mere conjectures and surmises. For the Information commission to frame a prima facie view about corrupt or malpractices being involved in any given case reasonably or to frame a view on the violation of human rights under Proviso (I) to Section 24 of the RTI Act, it should be supported by cogent and sound evidence.
As per the provisions of Section 24 (4) of the RTI Act 2005
"Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to such intelligence and security organisation being organisations established by the State Government, as that Government may, from time to time, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify:
Provided that the information pertaining to the allegations of corruption and human rights violations shall not be excluded under this sub-section:
Provided further that in the case of information sought for is in respect of allegations of violation of human rights, the information shall only be provided after the approval of the State Information Commission and, notwithstanding anything contained in section 7, such information shall be provided within forty-five days from the date of the receipt of request." Read more ›
Feedback on tax evasion complaint- A consistent stand of CIC
The complainant has a right to know whether the information provided by him has been found to be false or true. It has been CIC consistent stand that feedback should be provided to the appellant once investigation into a tax evasion complaint has been finalised. Therefore, kindly remember that you have the right to get the broad outcome of the complaint but not the details of the investigations.
Blank ban on disclosure of information regarding the action taken on tax evasion complaints may not always be in the best interest of the state revenues. In fact, it may dis-enthuse the information givers as information givers are generally keen to know whether the information provided by them has been of some value to the authorities or not. Feedback on tax evasion complaint would motivate the information givers to provide further informations to the authorities and thereby enable them to curb tax evasion and enhance the state revenues.
In the present case too, the CIC ruled that Read more ›
Do you want political parties out of RTI Act? Air your view before 4th Oct 2013
Here is the chance for you to air your views on keeping political parties out of RTI Act. A Parliamentary Committee has sought people's suggestion on RTI Amendment Bill which is aimed at giving immunity to political parties from providing information. The Committee has invited memoranda containing views or suggestions from the individuals or organisations in connection with the Bill. The panel will also hear select oral evidence from stake holders concerned. People can send in their views or suggestions within 15 days time, according to the advertisement that appeared in newspapers on Saturday.
THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2013 (Bill No. 112 of 2013) has been introduced in the Parliament which is a BILL to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005. We as informed citizen has the right to voice our views and concerns over this amendment in a constitutional way on issue of keeping political parties out of RTI Act. But before you air your views please read the provisions of the RTI Amendment Bill 2013 from our download segment here! Read more ›
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Are Chemical Peels More Effective Than Exfoliation?
The skin on our faces is a scientific miracle, an extraordinary and delicate organ that requires careful care and attendance. Elaine Fuchs, an expert on the skin's stem cells at Rockefeller University, calls that surface layer of the skin "our body's saran wrap": "It can be easily damaged by scratching, solvents, wear, and tear." Unless you're one of those rarities blessed with naturally perfect skin, chances are that you've spent hours and dollars trying to master the art of taking care of our body's largest organ.
Do you exfoliate? Do you moisturize? Do you wear sunscreen? As it turns out, we can actually do more damage to our skin by attempting to DIY its care than by just leaving it alone. For examples, scrubs that physically exfoliate the skin with a gritty texture and tough crystals to slough off dead cells can actually rip or tear your skin. In reality, constantly exfoliating can cause extended and damaging acne, a deterioration of collagen, and an acceleration of the aging process as a result of constantly stripping your skin of its natural oils.
What's the alternative? Well, there's a few options, but more and more dermatologists and skin experts than ever before have touted the benefits of chemical peels as a way to save skin and avoid scrubs, revealing glowy, radiant skin by treating underlying concerns and removing dead layers on top.
The word "peel" itself can sound intimidating, but there's a variety of levels, intensities, and options depending on your needs- so, even if you've had a peel before, there may be types of peels available that can change the way you feel about the process.
Medium peels are a little bit more intense, often penetrating the outer and middle layers of skin to remove damaged skin cells. However, they can also be good for improving age spots, fine lines, wrinkles, and other skin problems that stem a bit deeper than surface level.
Deep peels bring in the big guns, trichloracetic acid or phenol, to deeply penetrate the middle layer of skin. This advanced peel can even remove freckles or shallow scars. There's usually at least an eight-week preparatory period, and the procedure will involve sedatives and local anesthetics to numb your face. After the procedure, the surgeon will spread a thick ointment over your face, which must stay in place throughout the entire recovery period.
There's no beating around the bush with this one: Recovery from a chemical peel is not the most charming process you'll ever endure. Light chemical peels are fairly neutral, and you'll maybe experience some red, dry skin with new skin that develops in the four to seven days following. With more advanced peels, the skin will be red, tight, and swollen, and treated skin begins to form a crust after a few days. And with the deepest peel of all, you will have redness and swelling, burning and throbbing, and your eyelids may even swell shut. Many recipients of chemical peels feel more comfortable staying at home while they recover, and this means that you'll have to take some time off work.
The rewards, however, are pretty substantial. "Mild chemical peels exfoliate and give a nice appearance to the surface of the skin," says Dr. Eric Bernstein, director of the Main Line Center for Laser Surgery. "These increase cell turnover, improve hyperpigmentation and help improve melasma, a really tough problem to fix," he explains. In other words, your skin returns just as it was before, but fresher, healthier, and happier.
And while the recovery process can feel a bit long, it's a much less invasive procedure than other surgeries while being much more effective than other topical solutions like creams or serums. Additionally, it can be immensely difficult to heal sun damage or deep acne blemishes with only exfoliation and medicated creams: Chemical peels add that extra "kick" that really makes skin radiant.
Finally, chemical peels are usually a fairly good bang for your buck. The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery estimates that the average cost of a chemical peel is between $450 and $588. Although these procedures are rarely covered by insurance (they are cosmetic, after all), the expense of anti-aging or anti-sun products can be massive, and with questionable results. When you pay for a chemical peel, you know that you'll have concrete results in a given period of time, no questions asked.
To find out if a chemical peel is right for you and your skin, contact your dermatologist or plastic surgeon to learn more. Alternatively, leave a question in the section below, anytime, and we'd be happy to help direct you!


Sydney, Australia. Visitors to the shopping center Pitt Street Mall were shocked by the appearance of a naked girl, whose body was decorated with numerous tattoos which covered a small plate with the slogan "Ink, Not Mink".
Ink, Not Mink – the motto of the International Society for the Protection of Animal Rights PETA, means being ready to cover his body with tattoos, but never to wear products made from mink.


This bag of 4 aromatherapy inhalers is the perfect stocking stuffer! Four different blends in ready-to-use inhalers to support you through the whirlwind of the holiday season and future travels: Energy, Safe Travels, Calm & Balanced and Get to Sleep. Keep these nearby to use when the holidays get out of hand.
These lovely diffusers are the perfect addition to your nightstand or shelf. Place them around the house to passively diffuse essential oils throughout a space. Check out our Aromas of the Holiday Season for essential oils that we have chosen to help promote a holiday mood.
Sixteen of the most commonly used essential oils in aromatherapy. We designed this versatile kit so that everyone can have a basic collection of the same fine essential oils used by professionals. These 100% pure, therapeutic quality essential oils address a variety of needs for personal and home use. If you've been interested in using essential oils for aromatherapy and more, this kit is a great way to get started on your path!
A special gift for anyone interested in perfumery and creating custom fragrance. This kit includes 14 10mL bottles of essential oils and all the supplies you need to start blending. It comes with 10 roller bottles and a 2oz bottle of carrier oil, so you can package your final product into 10 roll-on perfumes. Your perfume "master blend" takes 10 days to cure, so get your kit ahead of time if you'd like to make custom perfumes for your loved ones this holiday season. On sale for $135 until December 31st.
Five essential oils and resins to diffuse in your home for that indescribable holiday cheer.
Thanks for sharing that: what a great result. I don't know much about using essential oils with dogs and was glad to learn that the lavender didn't irritate her muzzle. Did you dilute it before applying? Thanks again.
In addition to being a registered nurse and nurse educator my hobby is breeding AKC Golden Retrievers and Golden Doodles. I recently started using Lavender with one of my golden retrievers before a thunder storm. We had amazing results when used at least 30 minutes prior to thunder (small amount on her muzzle). With my last two litters of puppies I also gave each new owner a sample of lavender. I think the results are amazing with puppies sleeping 5 hours the first night home vs crying in a crate. Thanks Artisian for listening to my idea and providing a great opportunity to purchase samples for anyone that adopts a puppy .


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Street Fighter II is a game that first appeared in 1991 and is said to be the game that started the boom in fighting games. It was first released in the arcades but would quickly migrate to the Super Nintendo home console and would become one of the most popular games of all time. The Street Fighter 2 slot has the same familiar early console look and you'll start by picking one of five characters – Ken, Ryu, Sagat, Chunli or Guile. This character will now appear to the left of the reels throughout and land the right combination of symbols on the reels and you'll end up street fighting yourself!
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Let's start with the highlight of the slot – the Street Fighter feature. Having selected your character at the start of the game, you'll now want this character to appear on reel two alongside Bison (the enemy of the game) on reel 4. Both reels 2 and 4 will now expand to show the characters in full, each of these reels now completely wild. Now reels 1, 3 and 5 will spin and you'll find four new symbols on reels 1 and 5 – Fists, Boots, a combination of Fists and Boots and a Star which signifies the signature move for each of the characters. When these new symbols appear on reel 1, the action will be performed by your chosen fighter, while the symbols on reel 5 will see the action performed by Bison. Each of the two fighters will have a life meter and these will decrease as they land hits on each other, the round over when one of the two fighters is defeated. You'll win prizes for every hit landed as well as an additional prize if your fighter is the victor.
Of course, fighting isn't the only way you'll win on this slot. A bladed gauntlet alongside a shield is the highest paying symbol at the game, worth a generous 5,000 coins for the maximum five in a row, while a pair of boxing gloves pays 3,000 coins. A necklace containing 3 skulls is next at 1,000 coins while spiked bracelets pay 500 coins. The symbols are completed by the playing cards 9, 10, J, Q, K and A.
Every symbol on the slot pays out when you land three or more consecutive symbols from left to right on a pay line, the only exceptions being the highest paying gauntlet and shield and the boxing gloves which will pay out for just two in a row additionally.
The final symbol on the reels is the logo of the game which acts as the scatter. When you land 2, 3, 4 or 5 anywhere on the reels, you'll win 1x, 5x, 20x or 100x your total stake.
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If you were approaching this game today, you might think that the look of this real money slot game is a little outdated. However, this is a very good representation of the original Street Fighter II, looking exactly as the game did. The two fighters are lined up either side of the reels throughout the game, ready for action with their slightly jerky early video game movements. On the reels the symbols are well drawn, although the playing card letters and numbers do dominate a little at times. The most eye catching symbol is the title one, which animates to show a number of characters from the game when forming part of a win line. The clicking of the reels is joined by the occasional Asian style sound when wins come along.
Take away the Streetfighter theme and the impressive bonus round and you'll find yourself playing a standard 5 reel slot. This game has a total of 25 win lines which are set as the default amount, although you can opt to play any number between 1 and 25. You can choose a coin value of anything between just 1c and $20 which you'll multiply by the number of lines to give you a total stake for each spin. The game does have an auto play option, although you'll have to manually set it by clicking the up and down buttons.
For fans of the Streetfighter series, this game might just be ideal. You have an enjoyable slot game which explodes into life when the bonus feature is landed. Whether or not the game will have a long lasting appeal is open to question, as this is the only real feature and the lack of a free spins bonus game is noticeable. However, there is enough to keep you entertained in the short term, making this ideal for a short, sharp slot session!


The excitement of the catamaran, the adventure of kayaking, the freedom of cutting through the sea on a windsurfing board or a wakeboard when the sea is calm. All of this is possible thanks to the location of this centre, set in a calm inlet in the Peñón de Ifach. Beginners can benefit from the sheltered conditions of the bay, while the more experienced sailors can enjoy the open sea or the adventure of sailing around the Peñón.
Open from March to November, it offers classes and hires out catamarans, windsurfing boards, sea kayaks and wakeboards. At weekends, in spring and autumn, they organise crossings by catamaran between Xàbia and Altea. In summer you can take a trip out in a kayak either in the morning or at night if there is a full moon. If you book in advance, you can sign up for courses or sail on a cruiser throughout the year.


The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended Turkmenistan Airlines flights to and from the EU pending confirmation that it meets international air safety standards, Trend reports referring to the website of the UK government.
This means that Turkmenistan Airlines flights between the UK (London Heathrow and Birmingham) and Turkmenistan (Ashgabat) do not have permission to travel to and from the UK.
EASA is the European Union's agency for the regulation and execution of civil aviation security tasks.
Earlier it was reported that Turkmenistan Airlines carry out regular flights to the airports of Moscow, London, Frankfurt, Birmingham, Bangkok, Delhi, Dubai, Amritsar, Minsk, Almaty, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Kiev, Istanbul, Beijing.
The modernization of the air fleet will allow launching flights from Ashgabat to Jeddah, Medina (Saudi Arabia), Cochin, Ahmedabad (India), Samara (Russia), Hanoi (Vietnam), Vienna (Austria), Sofia (Bulgaria), Budapest (Hungary), Manama (Bahrain), New York (US), Toronto (Canada) till 2020.
The flights are planned to be launched to Madrid (Spain), Jakarta (Indonesia), Muscat (Oman), Kuwait (Kuwait), Singapore (Singapore), Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Cairo (Egypt) in 2021-2030.


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Gallery 1516's latest collaboration features 'Fred Otnes: A Collage'
by Kent Behrens February 2, 2021 Updated February 4, 2021
Fred Otnes, The Day of the Fourteenth-1998, mixed media collage
Gallery 1516 latest version of MONA2Omaha, a collaboration with the Museum of Nebraska Art, features Fred Otnes: A Collage, opening February 5. Otnes enjoyed extraordinary success designing stamps for the U.S. Postal Service and creating posters for 34 movies, album covers, and a mural for the Ronald Reagan Library and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
His most recognized work are his complex collages that combine old photographs with torn paper and fabrics, drawn and found imagery, and incorporate a variety of print making techniques. Through his multi-layered process, he created modern, abstract works that often carry a strong nostalgic connection. His career garnered him more than 200 awards from a variety of prestigious arts organizations.
Born in Kansas in 1925, Otnes and his family moved to Lincoln while he was still young. His first position was with the Lincoln Journal. Otnes' illustrations have appeared in magazines ranging from Penthouse to Saturday Evening Post, Colliers and Atlantic Monthly.
The exhibit, organized by the Museum of Nebraska Art, will be on display until April 11th. Gallery 1516 is located at 1516 Leavenworth, just a few blocks southwest of the Old Market. Masks are required and the show is open by appointment only. Viewing hours are limited to Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11AM to 5PM. Contact the gallery's website for appointment info. www.gallery1516.org/current-exhibition.


Looks Like Max, with the thumbs up there, is having a good enough time. That is what makes it worth it doing what I do.
First Spiderman appeared and ran around like a mad man because that is what you do when you are a superhero wearing a practical suit for a change. The kids chased me everywhere and I let them catch me a few times. Then we played Red Light Green Light and I had to go change once I was worn, I mean, once they were worn out.
A throw back to my Akido Days. I do not know many gymnastic moves but I can do fast high safe forward rolls especially when on a padded playground so I ran and jumped and climbed and acted like Spiderman to the joy of all of them.
Then, miraculously, right after the Batman Bag Decorating Craft Batman arrives, conveniently tired from fighting crime all day, hence running was not on the agenda but a few pics and some preplanned interaction were.
Batman came equipted with an activity. An easy to make Batman Pinata. The kids loved it when I told them to use their superhero strength to bash it and then commented on how strong they were, and that I was glad I didn't have to go up against them in a fight. I engineered it unike other pinatas, but so that the top was open and things would fall out with most good hits. I recommend this if you are planning a costuming event like this.
Then it was off to the Batmobile conveniently hidden behind the restrooms changing area. Memories were made that day that will live on forever including in my mind. I am glad to have held onto this one special part of my childhood in order to pass it on to my children. I meet others all over the world everyday who feel the same. Max secretly knows there is no Batman but those that assume the identity from time to time and those his father helps with generic costume wares that he meets on the internet. He tells no one his Dad is Batman and his Mother is Catwoman from time to time.
A few days before at Trick or Treating.


Digital SLR camera is a professional camera that is used by professional photographers. It is the best camera that a photographer can use to shoot images with the best quality possible. A DSLR has been the first choice for many photographers over the years and thanks to the improvement in today's technology, the manufacturing costs were cut down so the camera can come with a price tag that is available for anyone. Digital SLR (DSLR) stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex. This means that the lights will travel through one lens and that the camera uses an inner mirror to reflect some of the light through the camera's viewfinder. This helps in showing the photographer how the image will look like exactly.
With these cameras, you can take quick shots of moving targets that will be very accurate. For example, the Auto focusing system of the Nikon D3200. This system enables users to track the subject by using the focus points or they can easily shoot carefree from the camera's viewfinder. If there is a moving target, they can simply aim the camera while holding down the shutter and take shots. The shutter speed is 4 frames per second at 24.2 megapixel resolution. There is also the Canon EOS Rebel T4i that has a resolution of 18 megapixel. It comes with a great variety of features such as its ability to shoot continuously at 5 fps to enable the users to capture all of the action so they do not miss a thing. It also comes with an improved performance of its auto-focus with a nine-point all cross type AF system and its new hybrid CMS AF. Last but not least, it comes with a 3.0 Inch vari-angle LCD monitor that operates by touch. This screen is smudge resistant and has the multi-touch operation feature that allows for an intuitive and an easy experience at any circumstances.
There are many advantages to using a Digital SLR camera. One of them is the flexibility that it offers. Unlike traditional point & shoot camera, a Digital SLR camera is designed to become adaptable. This is why users will find plenty of flashes, filters and lenses that they can use in order to suit any light conditions or zoom requirements. Most digital cameras depend on digital zoom, which does not bring the same quality that the optical zoom feature of a Digital SLR camera brings, mainly because of the size of the lens. The second advantage is that the Digital SLR cameras can shoot HD videos (1080 pixels). This way, users will not have to buy a separate camcorder as the Digital SLR has everything in one magnificent device. Lastly, the ISO range as Digital SLR cameras have a greater range of ISO, this enables it to allow users to take great images in a great variety of light conditions. ISO is the sensitivity level of the camera to the light available. The higher the ISO, the higher the sensitivity of the camera.


Getting robbed while you're traveling can be devastating. While some hotels have in-rooms safes, it's possible they malfunction, and someone in the hotel will have a master key to your safe. Hiding money in various places in your rooms can help ensure that you won't fall victim to a thief.
Purchase the items you need. If you are driving to your destination, the items you need can be purchased beforehand and taken with you. However, if you are flying, you can't take a screwdriver, scissors or a razor on the plane. If this is the case, stop at the local drug or hardware store to gather your hiding tools before heading to your hotel.
Take one side of the shower rod off the wall. Most shower rods pop in and out easily, making it a good place to hide money. Place your money in a sealed plastic bag. Make sure that all the air is out of the bag to it's easier to fit in small places. Then simply take one side of the shower rod down, slide your money in and replace the rod.
Snip a few stitches at the bottom of the curtain to create a small pouch. Most curtains are made the same. At the bottom, there is a hem. Simply use your scissors to snip away a few stitches. Then fold some bills up and store them in the curtain. Do the same thing to the collar of the extra dress shirt you packed and slip some bills in there too.
Hide money in your toiletry bag. Roll up a bill and slip it into the the end of your disposable razor. Place money into three separate plastic sandwich bags. Make sure that the bags are properly sealed and all the air is removed. Slide one baggie into each of the small tinted plastic bottles. Then fill the bottles with shampoo, lotion and hair conditioner so that the baggies aren't easily seen.
Put a few bills into separate envelopes and seal the envelopes. Tape the envelopes under the drawers in the dresser and nightstand. An envelope can also be taped to the bottom of the trash can, but make sure you don't use the trash can. This way the housekeeper is less likely to pick it up.
Unscrew the back of the television. Place some money in an envelope and put the envelope inside the television. Then screw the back of the television back in place. This technique also works on the telephone, if the bottom can be taken off.
Hide money in numerous places. This way, if a thief discovers one hiding spot, he doesn't find your entire stash of money.
If you hide things under the mattress, place your money or valuables all the way in the middle of the bed so they aren't easily seen. Then scatter clothes and items on the bed so the maid is less likely to disturb it.
Make sure you place your money in plastic baggies when you hide them in the bathroom so your money doesn't get wet or ruined.
Retherford, Emily. "Hiding Money in Hotel Rooms." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/hiding-money-hotel-rooms-10628.html. Accessed 18 April 2019.


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You asked: What is a crochet prayer cloth?
What is a pocket prayer shawl?
What are prayer blankets?
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What do you call a person who crochets?
Is crochet good for anxiety?
What is a pocket prayer shawl? As the name suggests, this is a miniature version of a prayer shawl that is small enough to fit inside of a pocket. As with all prayer shawls, the crafter infuses each stitch with a prayer or loving intention to provide love and goodwill to the person who will receive the small item.
Prayer blankets are created and given by Christians to people in need of care, blessings and love. The prayer blanket could be given to an elderly person who is ill for comfort. … A prayer blanket is cherished as the people who make the blanket, pray for the person who will receive it.
The tallit (sometimes called a "tallis" with an Ashkenazic pronunciation) is a garment one can wear to create a sense of personal space during prayer. By wrapping yourself in it, or by covering your head with it, the intention and direction of your prayers can be enhanced.
How do you call a person who crochet? Crochet comes from the French word for hook so the title would be crochetier, but for the non-French speaking, crocheter will do.
Crochet is a great way to ease stress and anxiety, and if it keeps you from getting mad enough to lash out, even better.
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