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Review Title: Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime's membership provides Amazon Instant Video which allows the streaming of movies and TV shows at no additional cost.
Main Category: Pay to View
All Categories: Pay to View, Movies & TV Shows
Visit: Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is owned by: Amazon
Other Amazon Websites: Amazon Instant Video
Other Amazon apps: Amazon Instant Video
TV Shows on Amazon Prime: 24, 30 Rock, 6Teen, 90210, A Touch of Frost, Adam 12, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Ally McBeal, American Chopper, American Pickers, Americas Funniest Home Videos, Americas Next Top Model, Ancient Aliens, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Army Wives, Arrested Development, Ax Men, Babylon 5, Band of Brothers, Batman, Being Erica, Being Human, Ben 10, Bewitched ...[See more TV Shows on Amazon Prime]
Amazon Prime Is available in: USA
Tags: Pay to View, Movies & TV Shows
User Rating: (0.0) Totals: ( 0 0)
WorldTVPC Rating: (4.0)
Author: Steve Sanger - 15 Sept 2012
Unlimited instant video streaming
Thousands of movies and TV shows
Relatively cheap yearly subscription (for the amount of content provided)
One month free trial
Only available in the US
Requires broadband internet connection
Not compatible with many platforms
In this review
Quick Verdict - WorldTVPC Rating: (4.0)
Amazon Prime Instant Video is the only serious competitor to Netflix right now. The quality of their video library is top notch and the library itself is rather sizable.
Amazon Prime is a video on demand service from Amazon, available only to citizens of the United States (although expansion to other Countries is in the works as we speak). It is the prime competitor to Netflix, the only other service that really delivers that much video content as Amazon Prime does. Prime membership gives users access to unlimited streaming of some (but not all) of the Amazon Instant Video library. Prime membership also includes free shipping on goods purchased and instant access to thousands of kindle books.
With just a yearly subscription, Amazon Prime members enjoy truly unlimited instant video streaming privileges on a large number of videos and movies in Amazon Prime's database. Only Netflix can compare with Amazon Prime on that front.
The sheer quantity of HD movies and videos available through Amazon Prime's instant video service amounts to tens of thousands of movies and TV shows readily available and easily browsable in Amazon Instant Video databanks. These movies include blockbusters (usually a few months after they have been released on DVD) as well as popular TV shows that are otherwise expensive to find and download individually.
For the amount of quality content provided, the price tag of $79 per year is really a bargain. In a single year, the movies you can access for 79 dollars can reach to the thousands, and you would have paid a lot more to do so through other service (such as Vudu that charges $2 per movie but has other benefits).
Everyone can sign up for free with Amazon Prime and gain access to Amazon Instant Video for a full month to assess the service's quality. This is a huge plus and also a very attractive prospect to freeloaders who are signing up only for the trial to watch as much as possible.
Sadly, the amazing services of Amazon Prime are available only within the US. If you plan on traveling abroad and want something to watch on the airplane then it's too bad because Amazon Instant Video is not available the moment you step outside American soil.
In order to be eligible to access the video contents of Amazon Prime Instant Video you must own a broadband connection. Not every user has broadband internet access and those who have not, will probably not buy one just to sign up with Amazon Prime.
Broadband means that Amazon Instant Video is only available for platforms that can handle speeds of 800 kb/s and up. This excludes all smartphones as well as numerous other media devices. Amazon Instant Video can be accessed only from your computers, iPads, certain TV sets and only the most powerful gaming platforms. Amazon Instant Video is also accessible through net-enabled and connected blu-ray drivers and streaming services such as Roku.
Amazon Prime Instant Video is the only serious competitor to Netflix right now. The quality of their video library is top notch and the library itself is rather sizable. Amazon Prime really trumps over Netflix for movie enthusiasts who also own a kindle, since they gain access to many of kindle books for free, substantially sweetening the yearly subscription deal.
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Q: Who manufactures the enterprise SAS SSD drives sold by HP? I'm curious about who manufactures the SLC and MLC Enterprise SSD drives sold by HP.
They are labeled "6G SAS Hot Plug Enterprise Performance Solid State Drives" and "6G SAS Hot Plug Enterprise Mainstream Solid State Drives", respectively, in the product catalogs (e.g #632504-B21). They're offered in 100GB, 200GB and 400GB capacities.
Are these STEC drives? Pliant? Another manufacturer?

A: According to HP, HP is the manufacturer of these drives.
Sites selling it, like CDW, list HP as the manufacturer as well.
Correcting my answer, as I looked a little harder after @Jason Bergs comment:
It looks like SanDisk is the manufacturer, who recently purchased Pliant Technology.  There's a Network World article on the acquisition that mentions OEM customers of Pliant being EMC, HP, and IBM.

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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters;
using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Dashboards;
using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Events;
using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.ContentEditing;
using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Notifications;
using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Security;
using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Web;
using Umbraco.Extensions;

namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.BackOffice.Filters
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Used to emit outgoing editor model events
    /// </summary>
    internal sealed class OutgoingEditorModelEventAttribute : TypeFilterAttribute
    {
        public OutgoingEditorModelEventAttribute() : base(typeof(OutgoingEditorModelEventFilter))
        {
        }

        private class OutgoingEditorModelEventFilter : IActionFilter
        {

            private readonly IUmbracoContextAccessor _umbracoContextAccessor;

            private readonly IBackOfficeSecurityAccessor _backOfficeSecurityAccessor;

            private readonly IEventAggregator _eventAggregator;

            public OutgoingEditorModelEventFilter(
                IUmbracoContextAccessor umbracoContextAccessor,
                IBackOfficeSecurityAccessor backOfficeSecurityAccessor, IEventAggregator eventAggregator)
            {
                _umbracoContextAccessor = umbracoContextAccessor
                                          ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(umbracoContextAccessor));
                _backOfficeSecurityAccessor = backOfficeSecurityAccessor
                                              ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(backOfficeSecurityAccessor));
                _eventAggregator = eventAggregator
                                   ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(eventAggregator));
            }

            public void OnActionExecuted(ActionExecutedContext context)
            {
                if (context.Result == null) return;

                var umbracoContext = _umbracoContextAccessor.GetRequiredUmbracoContext();
                var currentUser = _backOfficeSecurityAccessor.BackOfficeSecurity.CurrentUser;
                if (currentUser == null) return;

                if (context.Result is ObjectResult objectContent)
                {
                    // Support both batch (dictionary) and single results
                    IEnumerable models;
                    if (objectContent.Value is IDictionary modelDictionary)
                    {
                        models = modelDictionary.Values;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        models = new[] { objectContent.Value };
                    }

                    foreach (var model in models)
                    {
                        switch (model)
                        {
                            case ContentItemDisplay content:
                                _eventAggregator.Publish(new SendingContentNotification(content, umbracoContext));
                                break;
                            case MediaItemDisplay media:
                                _eventAggregator.Publish(new SendingMediaNotification(media, umbracoContext));
                                break;
                            case MemberDisplay member:
                                _eventAggregator.Publish(new SendingMemberNotification(member, umbracoContext));
                                break;
                            case UserDisplay user:
                                _eventAggregator.Publish(new SendingUserNotification(user, umbracoContext));
                                break;
                            case IEnumerable<Tab<IDashboardSlim>> dashboards:
                                _eventAggregator.Publish(new SendingDashboardsNotification(dashboards, umbracoContext));
                                break;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            public void OnActionExecuting(ActionExecutingContext context)
            {
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        }
    }
}

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It works as a bookmarklet and scans any links, paths or forms on the target scanning page (even cross domain). You can add vectors to it quite easily and it includes some of the most common injections I've found on sites over the years. I've tested it on IE7/IE8 and Firefox but it could work in other browsers."
"The code works by creating connections to the target links/paths using iframes, each iframe is assign a name which is the url to return to on successful execution (the originating url). This allows cross domain links to be checked.
Can you please provide me the link trough which I can download the tool!!!
The download link is @ thespanner link above.


Woodridge is a suburban village in Chicago mostly in DuPage County with portions of the village in Will County.
St. Charles is a suburb in Chicago. It serves DuPage and Kane County.
"Great Service - All the Time"
Ranked as 2nd best place to live in the U.S. by Niche in 2017. Naperville got an A+ for its schools and family life. It got an A in diversity, an A- in housing and a B+ in nightlife, crime and safety.
Located off of the historic Route 66, Plainfield has landed as the welcoming-point of the Southwest Suburbs.
As the 3rd largest city in Illinois, Joliet's ever growing population comes with booming business.
A picture-perfect suburb with residential and business demands, Romeoville has received an award for its job creation and excellent economic development.
Glen Ellyn is the home of College of DuPage and small shops along the BNSF train line.
Bolingbrook boasts a growing community and was placed at #38 for "Best Places to Live" by Money Magazine in 2014.
Nicknamed "City of Lights", Aurora was one of the first cities in the United States to implement an all-electric street lighting system in 1881. It is the second most populous city in the state and the 114th most populous city in the country.
"Wheaton, Town of our Lord"
Wheaton is a small, suburban city DuPage county. Home of Wheaton College, Wheaton is also the county seat of DuPage County.


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CNI-CIG-EZLN communiqué on the violence against the original peoples
Posted on June 6, 2019 by Chiapas Support Committee
To the peoples of the world
To the networks of support for the CIG
To the national and international sixth
To the communications media
The passage of neoliberal capitalism is marking its steps with the blood of our peoples, where war rages because we don't cede our land, culture, our peace and collective organization; because we don't cede in our resistance or resign ourselves to die.
We denounce the cowardly attack perpetrated last May 31 on the Nahua indigenous community of Zacualpan, members of the National Indigenous Congress in the municipality of Comala, Colima, in which a narco-paramilitary fired high-caliber weapons against a group of young people, murdered one of them and left three more seriously injured.
Given the grave facts, we hold the three levels of bad government responsible for permitting the operation of these narco- paramilitary groups in the region, principally the director of public security, Javier Montes García. We demand the full respect for the uses and customs of the Nahua indigenous community of Zacualpan.
We condemn the aggression and destruction that occurred in the early morning of May 31 in the localities of Rebollero and Rio Minas, belonging to the Binizza community of San Pablo Cuatro Venados in the municipality of Zachila, Oaxaca, at the hands of an armed group, which violently destroyed the homes of dozens of families.
A numerous group of people arrived at the place firing high-caliber weapons and accompanied by heavy machinery, and after many shots they brought down the houses, obliging the compañer@s, among whom were minors, to leave and take refuge in the mountain.
They brought down 24 homes, burned corn and other grains stored as seeds for planting, burned the personal belongings of the community like clothes and shoes. In addition, cattle, power generators and water pumps were stolen.
We condemn the repression and dispossession committed against our compañeros and compañeras of the Otomi indigenous community residing in Mexico City who were violently evicted by shock groups at the service of the bad government and the real estate companies, together with hundreds of grenadiers at the service of Néstor Núñez, Mayor of Cuauhtémoc, last May 30 at 11:00 am in the camp that they maintained on London Street No. 7, Colonia Juárez, from where the Otomi community has maintained temporary camps since the earthquake that occurred on September 19, 2017.
We condemn the narco-paramilitary circle that criminal groups, given cover and supported by the three levels of bad government and all the political parties, maintain against communities of the Indigenous and Popular Council of Guerrero- Emiliano Zapata (CIPOG-EZ) in the municipalities of Chilapa and José Joaquín de Herrera, which autonomously construct peace with their struggle.
We make a call to the peoples of Mexico and the world to be attentive and in solidarity with the struggle of the peoples of Guerrero, to break the circle that imposes violence for the capitalist appropriation of indigenous territories, which limits the entry of foods and medications.
We call for supporting the collection of provisions that will be destined to the affected communities, and that will receive products such as corn, rice, beans, cans of chiles, sugar, sardines, tuna, toilet paper diapers and medications on the premises of UNIOS, located at Dr. Carmona & Valle Street No. 32, Colonia Doctores, in Mexico City.
We reiterate that our Mother Earth is not for sale to big capital or to anyone, our existence is not negotiable and therefore neither is the resistance of our peoples.
Attentively,
For the full reconstitution of our peoples
Never more a Mexico without us
National Indigenous Congress
Indigenous Government Council
Zapatista National Liberation Army
En español: http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2019/06/04/comunicado-del-cni-cig-y-el-ezln-ante-la-violencia-desatada-contra-los-pueblos-originarios/
Category: Dispossession, Indigenous Government Council, National Indigenous Congress, Paramilitary Violence, Zapatista Communiqué Tags: CIPOG-EZ, Guerrero
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Ronnie Liang said on his twitter,facebook&instagram account. It was a dream come true that for the 2nd time he had a duet with Sarah with the song HANGGANG SA DULO NG WALANG HANGGAN the 1st time was in bacolod for 24SG, He was a guest artist for Sarah's Concert in toshiba as their way of celebrating Christmas,the had a concert on their Christmas Party. He is always thankful to his management the viva management : Boss Vic Del Rosario ,Boss Vincent and Mam Veronique Corpus for all of the opportunities. Ronnie has been doing a film which is His launching film directed by Director Elwood Perez and will have a show in Abu Dhabi this coming Dec13 as a guest artist for Anne Curtis show titled Annebisyosa Concert in Abu Dhabi.


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package com.devilwwj.bugly;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.util.Log;

import com.devilwwj.jni.TestJNI;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    static {
        System.loadLibrary("mylib");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

//        testNativeCrash();
//        createIndexOutOfBoundsException();
    }

    public void testJavaCrash() {
        throw new RuntimeException(
                "This Crash create for Test! You can go to Bugly see more detail!");
    }

    /**
     * 触发一个ANR异常 之前版本是用Receiver做一个ANR保证其在主线程执行,但ANR本身就可能采集失败,为了节省包体积,先改为直接执行
     */
    public void testANRCrash() {
        try {
            int trySleep = 0;
            while (trySleep++ < 30) {
                Log.d("ANR", "try main sleep for make a test anr! try:" + trySleep + "/30" + ", kill it if you don't want to wait!");

                try {
                    Thread.sleep(5000);
                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
        } catch (Throwable thr) {
            thr.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    public void testNativeCrash() {
        TestJNI testJNI = new TestJNI();
        testJNI.createANativeCrash();
    }

    public static void createIndexOutOfBoundsException() {
        String[] strs = new String[2];
        strs[0] = "123";
        strs[1] = "456";
        strs[2] = "789"; // 这里数组越界了
    }
}


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Similarities Between France And Germany
The European world, historically, has been shaped by political feuds and war. Particularly England, France, and especially Germany. These conflicts have altered the way each of these country's governments function politically, economically, and culturally. The electoral systems of France and Germany are where we see stark differences in how each country votes, but also their institutions and culture differ on many levels. While there exist some similarities, for example, both England and Germany have a parliamentary system of government, they are not completely identical. Despite these differences, however, (with the exception of England now) each country is bound to one another economically and politically by the European Union. The…show more content…
Parliamentary or, the presidential system. Both England and Germany put great stock in the power of the parliament and its abilities to legislate, rather than a single figure head to lead the government. France, on the other hand, contrasts greatly with the former countries mentioned. The French use what is called a semi-presidential system. Essentially, the system fuses the role of the executive and the legislative. The French government is led by a dual executive system in which the president is elected directly by the people of France, and then in turn the newly elected president selects a member of parliament to serve as the Prime Minister of government. Typically the two serve in coordination with one another, with the Prime Minister acting as a junior partner, unless if parliament is in cohabitation. This system, while has a parliament, entrusts a great deal of power and influence into the President's hands. This is not common with either Germany or…show more content…
Both nations in a sense have a voting system which requires its citizens to vote either on two different measures, or two separate times, they are similar in a sense, but function completely differently. In France the two round system functions so that there is a greater likelihood that a coalition can be formed once the members have been elected to serve in parliament. For a candidate to be elected they must first receive the majority of their district in order to compete in the run-off elections, or 12.5% of the voters. This means that multiple candidates can be qualified to compete in the second election process, which usually occurs a few weeks after the first. There are a number of downsides to this method, however, many of which have led to a decline in voter turnout for the two most important elections in France: The President, and parliament. The most pressing issue to French voters is that of representation. Many do not feel that this system properly reflects their vote because the political coalitions within parliament that form, do not represent them as they should. This has led to other issues beyond voter turnout, but also larger popularity towards fringe parties and mass corruption among politicians. Many French citizens do not take their government seriously due to
Popular Sovereignty In The French Revolution
Currently, the France, that people know today, is the aftermath of the French Revolution. The government of France "is a unique hybrid of presidential and parliamentary systems that reflect rich political traditions and culture" (Guardian). In the current France, there is no absolute monarchy. There is no divine ruler like King Louis XVI. France is now a democratic country with the President as the leader along with his hers subsidiaries.
The Pros And Cons Of Non-Presidentialism
2. If we were to understand semi-presidentialism as the situation where a country has a president with quite considerable powers, but where there is also a prime minister with some political authority too, then, in practice, the set of semi-presidential countries in non-democratic regimes would indeed be empty. Typically, authoritarian and competitive authoritarian regimes are governed by a single, powerful political leader, often holding the office of president. As we have seen, though, it is misleading to think of semi-presidentialism in this way. At root, the concept is taxonomic.
Persuasive Essay On Electoral Reform
The reason being that it coincides with historical colonial links. For instance, 37 out of the 53 former British colonies use SMP (European Parliament, 2011). Furthermore, a significant number of francophone countries use the French two-round system, while many of the rest use Proportional Representation (PR) lists, which are also used in some elections in France. Not to mention former Spanish colonies tend to use list systems. Obviously the electoral systems adopted in many former colonies were not always appropriate to meet the needs of the particular country, as the colonial power was usually very different socially and culturally from the society colonized (European Parliament, 2011).
Argumentative Essay On The Electoral College
The Electoral College is a system, not a spot. The building up fathers developed it. The inspiration driving the Electoral College is to be a tradeoff between choice of the president by the vote of Congress and the surely understood vote of the all inclusive community The Electoral College system contains the decision of the voters, the meeting of the voters where they vote for President and Vice President, and the numbering of the constituent votes by Congress (Jerry Fresia February 28, 2006). The Electoral College includes 538 voters. A greater part of 270 constituent votes is required to pick the President.
Role Of Prime Minister In Government
It is mean Prime Minister is the real executive while the position of head of state is nominal. In other word, the power of the head of the State is limited and only symbolic in Parliamentary System. This matter shows that Prime Minister has more power on branch of government
Explain The Four Phases Of The French Revolution
In this paper I discuss the four phases of the French revolution and how they influenced one and other, these phases consist of The National assembly/ The Constitutional Monarchy, The Reign of Terror, The Directory, and the Age of Napoleon. The First phase of the French revolution is the National assembly or Constitutional Monarchy. "Constitutional monarchy, system of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government. The monarch may be the de facto head of state or a purely ceremonial leader. The constitution allocates the rest of the government 's power to the legislature and judiciary."
Alexander Hamilton's Impact On American Life
This led to many different conflicts especially during his political career. He had many disagreements with other politicians when they thought differently than himself, including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Aaron Burr, but one conflict that he had that did not include politics was his affair with Maria Reynolds. This affair was thought to be one of the first major scandals in the country's history (Biography.com 30). As for the political conflicts, they mostly consisted of letters being published about the other person to humiliate them or to cause them to lose their political influence, but some ended with a duel. In the case of Thomas Jefferson, he and Hamilton had opposing views and both spent a lot of time trying to discredit the other, in the case of John Adams, Hamilton was afraid that he did not share his political views and did not want someone like that as president so he tried to sway the voting so that Adams would be vice president instead (Britannica 15).
The Cause Of Populism
Furthermore they can be described as possessing the ideologies of new nationalism and anti-globalisatiom. Some parties have several ideals as conservative political parties or fascist movements. It may be worth noting that it has risen over these several years perhaps due to the discontentment of people towards the European Union and increase of Euroscepticism. Left-wing populist parties are not as popular and they push for ideals such as anti-capitalism and social justice. In America, the focus of the parties are often on the unpopular actions of military operations in the US and their actions against the Middle
Democratic Democracy
Democracies do not prove to be the most peaceful form of government; certain Nineteenth Century rivalries such as that of the British and the French, or the British and the American, endured regime-changes and wars were initiated even in democracy. Notably, 78% of wars in 1816-1904 involved the democratic Great Britain. Especially newly democratized states end up fighting wars, for instance nuclear-armed India and Pakistan during the Kargil War of 1999. The same can be said of Japan, which invaded Korea after having become a democracy and of Turkey, which invaded Cyprus in 1974. Since a democracy requires a sense of political determination and a national identity, democratization often causes a rise of nationalist sentiment and has even led to ethnic cleansing in order to eliminate the "enemy of the people".
Disadvantages Of Representative Democracy
The world experiences immense challenges on the stature of democracy in both east and west Europe due to the recent events that people experience in countries such as Russia and Hungary. On one side, it is noted that the Russian president Vladimir Putin openly expresses his concerns about the anti-democratic stance that could ruin the choices of people for a preferred candidate to rule the government. On the other hand, the Hungarian prime minister indicates that liberal democracy is not the ideal option for the development of nations. In this context, it is evident that representatives of democracy have a hard task as they need to support their viewpoint against world leaders that have prevalence support. Accordingly, Fareed Zakaria indicated
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Brunswick Stew: A Virginia Tradition and Virginia Barbecue: A History available in stores and at online booksellers now! Virginia B...
The Glorious Fourth! How it Was Celebrated in 19th Century Virginia
The Tucumcari News and Tucumcari Times - June 20, 1913
For about twenty years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, Americans didn't widely celebrate it. Not because it wasn't important to them, it's just that there was so much activity put into building their new nation that the joy of independence was something most felt often and not just on a single day. By the 1790s, bitter partisan conflicts had developed and even the Declaration of Independence had become a controversial political topic. The Democratic-Republicans party admired Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. But the opposing party, the Federalists, took the position that the Declaration of Independence was too French-like and went too far in its anti-British rhetoric. John Adams complained in an 1817 letter that Americans seemed uninterested in the history of the nation.
At about the same time that Adams complained about Americans' lack of interest in the founding of the country, the Federalist party began to dissolve and new parties were established in the 1820s and 1830s. The new parties considered themselves inheritors of Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans party. Copies of the Declaration of Independence were widely circulated with the important date of July 4, 1776 printed right across the top. Ironically, the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826 may be the final events that cemented the idea of July 4 as an important day in American history.
Soon, Americans were celebrating the "Glorious Fourth" all over the country. Employers were allowing their employees to take the day off, plantation owners would give the day off to those whom they enslaved, and barbecues were the main events all over. Even so, it wasn't until 1870 that Congress would declare July 4 a national holiday.
Early on, the "Glorious Fourth" has been a day for barbecues in Virginia going back to the earliest times in our country's history even in those early days when people living in other parts of the country were ignoring the day. However, the Civil Was would change all of that, at least for a couple of decades. Few barbecues held in Virginia during the civil war and even when the war ended Virginians were not quick to resume the celebration of the day. The worthless Confederate currency coupled with the Federal Army's tactic of destroying food stocks, took its toll. And, immediately after the Civil War, Virginia ceased to be a state and became "Military District Number One" ruled by a military governor.
It took a while after the Civil War for "the Fourth" to again be known as the "Glorious Fourth." In fact, the Richmond Dispatch of July 6, 1886 (21 years after the end o f the war) took note that in Richmond, Virginia "the day (July 4 of 1886) was more generally observed than any Fourth since the war".
The Enquirer (Richmond, VA newspaper) of July 26, 1808 provides a description of an early 19th century Virginia July 4th barbecue. This event occurred in Charlottesville, VA and, according to letters written to Thomas Jefferson, was attended by Anne Scott Jefferson.
The citizens of Albemarle county convened in Charlottesville to celebrate the 4th of July. The Declaration of American Independence was read to a large assembly in the Courthouse. At three o'clock the company animated by the presence of many of the most accomplished ladies in the vicinity, sat down to a handsome barbecue provided by Mr. Elijah Garth. After dinner, on the retiring of the ladies, the gentlemen drank the following toasts in the republican spirit of their own country.
1.) The 4th of July 1776 - May the principles it consecrated animate us in every crisis to defend the blessings it bequeathed.
2.) The People - The only legitimate source of power. May they ever beware of those insidious friends who would protect them from "their worst enemies, themselves."
3.) The Constitution of the U.S. - The solar central point of the Federative system; may its mild and beneficent attraction harmonize in their respective orbits the planets that compose it.
4.) America - The world's best hope; the last asylum of persecuted freedom. She has strangled the serpents in her cradle - she need not feat their hisses now.
5.) Virginia - In the 'war of the revolution' she led the van. In the dark period of the reign of terror, she fanned the decaying flame, and cheered the drooping sons of freedom. she will never tarnish the lustre of her fame.
6.) George Washington - His meritorious services will consecrate to his memory the "fairest page in the volume of faithful history."
7.) The President of the United States - Useful and illustrious is the consciousness of having faithfully devoted his best efforts to his country's service, will constitute the happiness of his retirement.
8.) The Judiciary of our State - Wise, republican and independent. A shield to the virtuous and a terror to evil doers.
9.) The Governor of Virginia - May his country remember his services, and his successors emulate his virtues.
10.) Wilson C. Nichols, our representative in Congress. Wisdom to discern; and firmness and independence to pursue the best interests of his country.
11.) The Embargo - A weapon of more effective hostility than the canon or the sword. It promises the advantages of war without its waste of blood and treasure.
12.) The Manufacturing spirit now moving over the face of our land. May it grow strong, may it be general and permanent; then shall we be indeed an independent nation.
13.) The Patriots of '76 - Should their descendants be called upon to defend the independence they established, their spirit will support, and their example will animate and inspire them.
14.) The Militia - The rights of the nation are their rights; they will know how to defend them. The best source of political reformation - the scourge of those who would destroy, and the support of those who cherish true republicanism.
15.) The freedom of the Press.
16.) The Minority in Congress, and the friends of that minority - "Monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated, where reason is left free to combat it."
17.) The state of Massachusetts - A caution against the security, and a call upon the vigilance of republicanism.
During the civil war, as you can imagine, the Southern states didn't celebrate the fourth and there seemed to be a subdued disappointment and sadness that they couldn't and many newspapers felt compelled to write about the lack of 4th of July celebrations. The Confederate Union from July 7, 1863 commented (with a hint of sarcasm aimed at the "Yankees"). The author didn't yet know that the Union won the Battle of Gettysburg on July 4, 1863 which turned out to be the beginning of the end for the Confederacy.
We saw nothing in our town to remind us of the return of the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the once United States of America. It passed off like any other day - sans fireworks, sans music, sans whiskey storms, sans barbecues, sans everything. Gen. Lee has sadly interfered with the 4th of July programme in some of the Yankee towns of Southern Pennsylvania. Instead of flying banners about York on the 4th there were only flying Dutchmen to be seen. We have no doubt Gen. Lee's Army paid proper respect to the day, by a fight or foot race with the Yankees.
The author of the above commentary obviously didn't have full knowledge of what happened at Gettysburg.
Immediately after the civil war, the Southern states were in no mood to celebrate July 4th. This article printed in the Federal Union of July 3, 1866 sarcastically sums up the sentiment that prevailed throughout the South at that time.
4th of July! Tomorrow is the famous 4th of July. It used to be a big day for us, when our boys had pretty uniforms and flashing guns and swords to go a mustering in - but the boys who used to carry them are sleeping under the sod - and the principles they made such a noise about are as dead as they are. The U.S. Congress has decided that our boys shall not serve in the Army or Navy of the U.S. any more - what use then for us to go a sogering on the 4th! They have put us out of the Union and taken our country away from us - therefore we have no flag to salute and toast as in days of yore. What a miserable apology for a people we are, anyhow! No country, no principles, no flag, no military, no money, no 4th of July! Nothing but taxes and trouble! Oh my! Won't somebody take pity on us, and carry us in out of the cold?
We hear that a public spirited gentleman intends giving a barbecue at the river, where those inclined to celebrate the 4th in that way, can be accommodated at a dollar a head. We hope Ab will cook his pigs brown, and be sure that he kills all the worms as dead as the 4th of July is in this part of the world.
A follow up story in the July 10, 1866 Federal Union had this report -
"The Fourth" passed away without anything happening worthy of special notice. There were many freedmen in town who came to see what was to be seen. But, "not a drum was heard"; and as they had no cash to spend, they departed for their homes but little, if any, poorer or wiser than when they came.
Our white population treated the day much as they do other days at this season - trying to keep cool. A few who had invitations and horse flesh, went ruralizing in search of spring water and barbecue.
When the Fourth of July comes round again, we hope our people may have the right, as well as be in the mood, to welcome the day with something of the spirit, pride and patriotic pleasure that marked the anniversary of the Nation's birth in the better days of the Republic.
The Richmond Dispatch of July 6, 1886 summarizes how July 4th was celebrated in 19th century Virginia before and after the civil war.
JULY THE FOURTH
How it was celebrated yesterday and in by-gone days.
The ante-bellum celebration of the Fourth of July in Richmond consisted of an artillery salute fired from the southern slope of the Capitol Square, a parade of the military on the drill ground between the Washington monument and the Executive Mansion, where the Governor and Adjutant-General usually reviewed them, and where they somewhat practiced themselves in musketry by firing several rounds of blank cartridges, to the delight of most and to the consternation of some of the crowd. These exercises over, the companies soon separated, and nearly all of them went picnicking. Buchanan's Spring, Clarke's Spring, Mitchell's Spring. Goddin's Tavern, and Ritchie's farm were among the favorite shades of that day, where, with uniform-coat off, the soldier and his civic guests mixed gallons of mint-julep and bowls of punch, pitched quoits, shot at targets, ran races, wrestled, or played cards, as fancy inclined. The dinners consisted largely of barbecued meats and Brunswick stew, though more ornate dishes were not wanting, and along with the wines came the toasts in which, and in the responsive speeches, " Our Country," "Virginia," "the Memory of Washington," "the City of Richmond," and "Woman" were never forgotten. A grandiloquent style of speaking prevailed, and the term "Fourth-of-July orator" became a synonym for labored rhetorical flights of young and exuberantly patriotic parties; but these were real love-feasts.
The horizon was not yet specked by clouds of war. Virginians cherished the Union with a warmth such as only a parent can feel for a dearly loved child; and after they had heard her praises sounded, and were done with their eating and drinking and frolicking, the military formed in line, and, preceded military formed in line, and, preceded by drum and fife and four or five boys bearing the riddled target-board, they marched back to the city and put away their arms and accoutrements until next time.
IN THESE DAYS
When the war came there were no holidays for the masses; it was all fighting and no frolicking. After the first year there were few new or clean uniforms to parade in, and no powder and caps to spare for salutes which would kill nobody. Hostilities ended, the Confederate flag furled, Richmond people looked at the unturfed graves in Oakwood and Hollywood and at the burnt district in their city, and at the Federal troops quartered in the suburbs, and could not all at once revive Fourth-of-July patriotism in their breasts. But as nature and human industry covered the scars of war, and the great majority of the North and of the South buried their differences, the observance of the Fourth again became general here. At first no attention was paid to it. Few closed places of business. Now, it is the most generally observed holiday of the year, Christmas alone excepted.
In these times, as of old, the stars and stripes float from every flag staff and masthead; but the crowds which used to picnic near the city now take excursion trains and fly to Washington, to Old Point, to the White Sulpbur, to Fredericksburg, to Petersburg - indeed any where to be out of Richmond. The colored troops, ever burning with patriotism and ever indifferent to the burning sun, have usually stayed at home and paraded and marched and pic-nicked.
Our people go out and the country people, white and black, come in. The excursion trains pass each other on the roads, and so crowded are the cars that it is hard to tell whether the out-come or in-put is the greater; and it is likewise a disputed point whether the country people who come to the city or the city people who go to the country catch more of hot weather. But it makes no difference. It is the natal day of American independence; it is a day for fun and frolic, and if the former is only to be got by much endurance and some hard work, and the latter haves headaches, they are but part and parcel of the joy and misery we must endure for our beloved country.
In Fear God and Walk Humbly:The Agricultural Journal of James Mallory, 1843-1877, by James Mallory, the sentiment in the South before and after the Civil War is well documented. Mallory's diary entries for July fourth from the years 1844 up to 1858 were all very similar to his 1844 entry. Starting in 1859 and to the end of his diary, his entries indicate a lack of enthusiasm and support for Independence Day. Here are his entries for July 4 with 1844 and then 1859 to 1876.
A large [crowd] attended the Barbecue, patriotism seemed to prevail to a great extent, good order and more abundant provision I never witnessed, about the time of dinner mostly after the ladies had dined a shower interupted the enjoyment of the party, all seemed to regret it as the managers had taken so great pains to entertain the crowd.
Crops are so grassy and people are showing more love of Cash than patriotism, fear the sectional strife going on with regard to slavery has lessoned the devotion for our national holidays.
No celebration of independence day, indeed it is to be feared that political strife and sectional rancor and hate on the subject of slavery is going far to do away [with] that Patritism that has heretofore been the safeguard of our Union, and the glory of our people.
Independence day is not much celebrated from the sadness of the times, it is of additional interest from the circumstance of the federal Congress meeting to determine on their future policy, if they support Lincoln in his war policy awful will be the times. A rainy day, it will gladen the feelings of thousands, the South will rejoice in plenty of food, God is good to us, may we be grateful for it. No war news.
The context of Mallory's1861 diary entry was the fact that on July 4, 1861, president Lincoln called Congress to a special session. His address to the congress blamed the outbreak of hostilities on the South and asked for 400 thousand men and four hundred million dollars. Congress approved. The Civil War, pg 90-92.
Fighting is going on with great loss on both sides, history gives no account of such a conflict, reports in our favor. The National Independence day has been interrupted by the terrible conflict going on around Richmond, the South if no solemnity hung over it might well retains its galey day never having violated the spirit of the Constitution.
Independence day is not much attended to these times of suffering, hope we may soon add another to our festive days in relief of our enemies. Finished ploughing our corn and potatoes, may harrow some corn.
The day so celebrated by us Americans seems to be lost sight of in the present great sufferings of our people, may a brighter and more glorious one succeed it in our deliverance from our present enemies.
The blacks are crowding every road to Talladega in great numbers to (as they think) a great dinner to be given them by the yankees, very hot.
The day has lost its spell on the hearts of our people, our cruel enemies have done their work of oppression so well that great changes must take place before patriotism has much to do in connection with country. The Freedmen and a few white Radicals had a large assemblage at Town (Talledega) yesterday.
July 3 - Had a chill with high fever
July 4 - (Sabbath) Was to(o) unwell for preaching today, the family attended, hot.
July 5 - Commended to use the Sweeps in our cotton, it is the best crop in the country.
Independence day has lost its glory with So[u]thern people, the Civil War and oppressive rule of Congress has alienated the people from the government, still their vile laws and robbery continue.
There is no hallo of delight in this day with the subjugated South. We gave our Freedmen a dinner.
The day has lost its glory for the South, so oppressed by the government, bourn down by Radical and negro rule & taxes that the people have lost their love for the old flag. Finished laying by our corn, it is good.
There was a cold effort to revive the love of the day observed in most the S. Cities.
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Home Made Hot Sauce - Quick and Easy!
Making your own, customized hot sauce is one of the easiest things you can do. It's great when you create something that is tailored to your personal taste and personal tolerance for heat. Here is a recipe that I use all the time. You can use any kind of peppers you like. You just have to be aware of the thickness of the skin on the chili peppers that you use. For example, cayenne and jalapeno chili peppers have relatively thin skins. But, Poblano and Fresno chili peppers have thicker skins. If the pepper you choose has a thick skin, you may want to roast the peppers and remove the skin before making your chili pepper sauce.
Here is my basic recipe for making hot sauce. I prefer jalapeno or Fresno peppers, but you can use any peppers you prefer. Just make sure you deal with the skin accordingly.
My latest sauce was made with Fresno chili peppers. Here is the recipe.
8 to 12 Fresno chili peppers (use whatever chili peppers you prefer)
2 cloves garlic or 1/2 tsp. granulated garlic
1 teaspoon fine grind black pepper
1/3 cup distilled vinegar
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard (the emulsifier; holds the ingredients together)
1/4 teaspoon xanthum gum (the thickener)
Put all of the ingredients in a food processor and let it whirl until everything is very finely ground. Pour into a sauce pan and simmer it for about 20 minutes. As it simmers the Fresno chili pepper puree will turn from pink to reddish orange. Strain it, discard the solids (or save them for a sandwich spread which is what I do) and then pour the sauce into a sterilized bottle. I use 5 ounce woozy bottles. Keep refrigerated and serve on anything. It's delicious!
Play around with the recipe and make it your own. Do you like a sweeter sauce? Add some honey or brown sugar. Or, how about some pineapple juice or pureed mango or strawberries? Make the sauce your own and have fun!
P.S. - Chili peppers or Chile peppers: Who cares? It's delicious no matter how you spell it!
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Antebellum Barbecue Mop Recipe - Dipney
A 1780 Barbecue in Tennessee from Stories of American History, 1913.
John Sevier (from Virginia) often held VA style barbecues for the other early settlers in Tennessee.
Below is a first hand account of a typical antebellum southern barbecue. It was written by Martha McCulloch-Williams (born Susan Martha Ann Collins) in her book Dishes & Beverages of the Old South published in 1913. The author was born and raised in Northwestern Tennessee and lived there until she married and eventually moved to New York with her husband in 1887. A notable quote from her book is "The very best decoration for a table is something good in the plates." I agree wholeheartedly! And what could decorate a table better than barbecue?
... lambs, pigs, and kids, when barbecued, are split in half along the backbone. The animals, butchered at sundown, and cooled of animal heat, after washing down well, are laid upon clean, split sticks of green wood over a trench two feet deep, and a little wider, and as long as need be, in which green wood has previously been burned to coals. There the meat stays twelve hours - from midnight to noon next day, usually. It is basted steadily with salt water, applied with a clean mop, and turned over once only. Live coals are added as needed from the log fire kept burning a little way off. All this sounds simple, dead-easy. Try it - it is really an art.
The plantation barbecuer was a person of consequence - moreover, a few plantations could show a master of the art. Such an one could give himself lordly airs - the loan of him was an act of special friendship - profitable always to the personage lent. Then as now there were free barbecuers, mostly white - but somehow their handiwork lacked a little perfection. For one thing, they never found out the exact secret of "dipney," the sauce that savored the meat when it was crispy tender, brown all over, but free from the least scorching.
Daddy made it thus: Two pounds sweet lard, melted in a brass kettle, with one pound beaten, not ground, black pepper, a pint of small fiery red peppers, nubbed and stewed soft in water to barely cover, a spoonful of herbs in powder - he would never tell what they were, - and a quart and pint of the strongest apple vinegar, with a little salt. These were simmered together for half an hour, as the barbecue was getting done. Then a fresh, clean mop was dabbed lightly in the mixture, and as lightly smeared over the upper sides of the carcasses. Not a drop was permitted to fall on the coals - it would have sent up smoke, and films of light ashes. Then, tables being set, the meat was laid, hissing hot, within clean, tight wooden trays, deeply gashed upon the side that had been next the fire, and deluged with the sauce, which the mop-man smeared fully over it.
Hot! After eating it one wanted to lie down at the spring-side and let the water of it flow down the mouth. But the flavor, a savor, a tastiness, nothing else earthy approaches. Not food for the gods, perhaps, but certainly meat for men. Women loved it no less - witness the way they begged for a quarter lamb or shoat or kid to take home. The proper accompaniments to barbecue are sliced cucumbers in strong vinegar, sliced tomatoes, a great plenty of salt-rising light bread - and a greater plenty of cool ripe watermelons, by way of desert.
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A pitcher painted on a piece of wood is seen in a mural of Seals Stadium covering the walls and floor in the back room at at Double Play on Thursday, August 15, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.
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5of11Rafael Hernandez, Jr. removes a sign covering a part of a mural of Seals Stadium covering the walls and floor in the back room at at Double Play is seen on Thursday, August 15, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.Lea Suzuki/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
6of11Double Play owner Rafael Hernandez, Sr. walks along the third base line as he looks over a mural of Seals Stadium covering the walls and floor in the back room at at Double Play on Thursday, August 15, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.Lea Suzuki/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
7of11The logos of local companies are painted into a mural of Seals Stadium covering the walls and floor in the back room at at Double Play on Thursday, August 15, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.Lea Suzuki/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
8of11Double Play owner Rafael Hernandez (l to r), Sr. and and his son Rafael Hernandez, Jr. stand in the back room at Double Play and look over a mural of Seals Stadium covering the walls and floor in the back room at at Double Play on Thursday, August 15, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.Lea Suzuki/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
9of11The old Hamm's brewery is seen behind a Seals Stadium wall in a mural covering the walls and floor in the back room at at Double Play on Thursday, August 15, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.Lea Suzuki/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
10of11Double Play owner Rafael Hernandez says artist Leon Carter painted a few of the customers faces into the mural of Seals Stadium covering the walls and floor in the back room at at Double Play on Thursday, August 15, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.Lea Suzuki/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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This is a tale of two San Francisco barroom paintings, one famous, one not.
The famous painting, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," is being restored to its rightful position behind the bar in the elegant Palace Hotel.
The other - a mural of the scene at the long-vanished Seals Stadium - is in the back room of the Double Play Bar and Grill at 16th and Bryant streets.
The Pied Piper was endangered for a time. The owners of the Palace took it down and planned to sell it on the grounds it was too valuable and too famous to be in a bar. They changed their minds after a huge public outcry, and the Pied Piper will be back in renewed glory this Thursday.
Artwork's days are numbered
But the Double Play mural is a different story. The owners of the building that houses the Double Play want to eliminate the restaurant's back room, the one graced by the Seals Stadium mural. The restaurant itself is not in danger; in fact, it seems to be prospering. But the mural's days appear to be numbered.
It's the usual San Francisco story. The landlord wants to build a 12-unit apartment building on the parking lot next to the Double Play, and the back room will have to go. There's no set date, but Rafael Hernandez, of the family that owns the Double Play, hears that work might start by the end of the year.
Thomas Coyne, who owns the building, couldn't be reached for comment, but plans for the site are on file with the City Planning Department - drawings, pictures, everything. It looks like a done deal.
Maxfield Parrish painted the Pied Piper especially for the Palace Hotel in 1909. It's a luminous piece of art, a cherished part of San Francisco.
Leon Carter painted the Seals Stadium scene maybe 15 years ago. Parrish's work is in the neoclassical style; Carter's style is what you might call American realism.
It shows Seals Stadium, the last home of the old San Francisco Seals and the first home of the San Francisco Giants, during a ballgame in the not-too-distant past.
In real life, Seals Stadium was just across the street from the Double Play. History was made there: Joe DiMaggio played there for the Seals. The first-ever major-league baseball game on the West Coast was played at Seals Stadium, the Giants against the Dodgers, in the spring of 1958.
But on a wall of the back room, the old Pacific Coast League still rules the sporting roost. And in the painting, the Seals are playing the Oakland Oaks. The Seals have taken the field. The game is about to start; the stands are mostly full. The Seals wear those old-time baggy uniforms - and wait a minute! In the painting all the Seals players are left-handed.
What a lineup. An amazing sight straight out of a daydream of the past. You can almost smell the hot dogs and the roasting peanuts - a big bag for a nickel. Or maybe it's the aroma of hamburgers and beer from today's lunchtime.
The rest of the restaurant is a shrine to baseball and other San Francisco sports. There are faded pictures of the All City football teams from 50 and more years ago. Posters from the Seals days. Dusty baseball mitts stapled to the walls.
"I love this place," said Jerry Taylor, an admirer of bars and colorful restaurants. "This one just oozes history and real things, like real old-time, three-fingered infielders' gloves."
"There's not many old San Francisco places like this," said Rafael Hernandez, who is the bartender. His father, also named Rafael Hernandez, is the cook, his mother, Lucia, is a waitress.
'Now this is the place to be'
Sixteenth and Bryant, halfway between the Mission and Potrero Hill, used to be a nowhere part of the city, especially after the ballpark was torn down. It had a faded look, like one of the old pictures on the wall of the Double Play.
"But now this is the place to be," the younger Hernandez said. He said it twice: "The place to be."
And progress always has its price: in this case, an apartment building on the site of the back room at the Double Play and its mural of an ordinary baseball day at Seals Stadium.
Carl Nolte is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. His column appears every Sunday. E-mail: cnolte@sfchronicle.com
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Carl Nolte is a fourth generation San Franciscan who has been with The Chronicle since 1961. He stepped back from daily journalism in 2019 after a long career as an editor and reporter including service as a war correspondent. He now writes a Sunday column, "Native Son." He won several awards, including a distinguished career award from the Society of Professional Journalists, a maritime heritage award from the San Francisco Maritime Park Association, and holds honorary degrees from the University of San Francisco and the California State University Maritime Academy.


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2014 U.S. Youth Olympic Team Closing Ceremony flag bearer selected
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Women's rugby team co-captain Richelle Stephens (Fallbrook, Calif.) was selected to lead the 92-member 2014 U.S. Youth Olympic Team into Thursday's (Aug. 28) Closing Ceremony as flag bearer, as announced today by the United States Olympic Committee. Stephens was chosen by a vote of fellow members of Team USA.
"I'm really excited to represent Team USA and equally excited to represent USA Rugby, since it's the first time women's rugby has been on an Olympic program of any kind," said Stephens. "It's starting a new frontier, and I can't wait to cap this journey by carrying our flag into the Closing Ceremony."
In the historic debut of rugby sevens at the Youth Olympic Games, Stephens led the U.S. women to the bronze-medal match, in which Team USA earned a fourth-place finish. One of the few players on the 12-member team to be invited to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California, Stephens demonstrated the camaraderie of the Youth Olympic Games in supporting fellow teammates during competition. The 18-year-old also played a critical role as an ambassador for Team USA, participating in the International Rugby Board's "Get Into Rugby" program that featured visits to local schools during the Nanjing Games.
With rugby's highly anticipated return to the Olympic program at the Rio 2016 Games, Stephens has served as a positive role model for future U.S. women's rugby players on both the Youth Olympic and Olympic stage.
"I'm thrilled to congratulate Richelle on this honor," said Charlie Paddock, chef de mission for Team USA. "With the exciting debut of rugby at the Youth Olympic Games, she has been a tremendous ambassador for her sport and our athletes, and will continue to be a world-class representative of our nation at the Closing Ceremony."
"We are so honored. We came to Nanjing wanting to showcase rugby, but to also let the other athletes know that we were here to support them, and as our co-captain, Richelle has been leading that effort," said head coach Richie Walker. "It was very important for us to set a good example and spread the great word about the Youth Olympic Games. Richelle really loves everything about the Olympics and Team USA, so I know this is really special for her."
Following 13 days of competition, the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games will conclude with the Closing Ceremony, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. at the Olympic Sports Center Stadium. The second summer edition of the Youth Games featured 3,800 athletes from more than 200 nations and included all 28 sports on the program for the Rio 2016 Games.
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Mitashi Play Thunderbolt with Joystick launched for Rs. 12990
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With the rising interest in gaming, Mitashi has launched the Mitashi Play Thunderbolt with a joystick exclusively for the gamers.
Mitashi has announced the launch of the Mitashi Play Thunderbolt, which comes with a joystick and GameIn ThunderPro gaming console. The device has a 5 inch IPS display with resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The smartphone is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad core processor with 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage.
The Mitashi Play Thunderbolt has an 8 MP rear facing auto focus camera with a BSI sensor and LED flash. There is also a front facing 2 MP camera. The device runs on the latest Android KitKat version with a massive 4200 mAh battery. The handset is priced at Rs. 12990 and comes equipped with a free leather free cover.
Speaking about the Mitashi Play Thunderbolt, Adnan Chara, Vice President – Gaming, Toys & Telecom – Mitashi Edutainment Pvt. Ltd, said, "Mitashi has always pioneered innovative concepts and products fit for mass gaming consumption in the country. We've given Indians their first Cricket LCD Game, the first 8bit Cricket Game, the first Talking video game (Mitashi Banaye Crorepati), the first hand-held Portable 8 Bit gaming console and touch gaming console to the recently launched Thunderbolt series – India's First Android Gaming Consoles! The GameIn ThunderPro Quad-core Console is an uncompromised quad-core gaming experience and its extension – the Play Thunderbolt is the world's first smartphone with a joystick! The ergonomics of our Thunder series is sure to thrill all gaming enthusiasts who have never experienced anything like this before. It's fair to say that 'You ain't gaming if you ain't thundering!' This is a game-changer, in every sense of the word."
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A Buddhist monk receives a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a temple as the in Bangkok on July 30, 2021. Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters
Prayut Chan-o-cha
Prime minister of Thailand
"At present, every country in the world has more or less felt the impact. There are many top-ranking countries, as you can see, whose numbers are many times higher than ours."
Source: Channel News Asia, July 30, 2021
On August 1, protesters across Thailand took part in so-called "car mob" demonstrations, calling on Prime Minster Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign over what they call his failed COVID-19 pandemic response.
Violence erupted in the capital, Bangkok, with police reportedly using water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse demonstrators.
On August 2, a small group of protesters descended on Royal Thai Police Region 1, outside of Bangkok in Pathum Thani Province, calling for the release of those arrested the previous day. Police have threatened to prosecute demonstrators, calling the protests illegal under emergency powers introduced to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The government sought to ramp up those powers on July 29 by issuing an order under the emergency decree banning not just false news, but information that "could cause public panic" or "… lead to misunderstandings and affect national security" – language offering broad terrain on which to stifle government critics.
Media organizations and human rights lawyers have petitioned the courts to nullify that order on press freedom grounds.
Also on June 29, Prayut gave an interview at the Government House seeking to counter criticism of the pandemic response.
"If we contemplate the transmission in our country, it may seem shocking, given the daily fatalities. I want you to try paying attention to these numbers in our neighboring countries and others for a change," he said.
"At present, every country in the world has more or less felt the impact. There are many top-ranking countries, as you can see, whose numbers are many times higher than ours."
Prayut said he did not believe the country's pandemic response "is problematic," adding that "distorted information" could make "it seem like the system was not good."
Yet, while countries in Southeast Asia and beyond have struggled with the pandemic, the Thai government's missteps have exacerbated the situation.
Critics allege that the government squandered its early victories with an ineffective vaccine rollout. Thailand's initial vaccine strategy was heavily reliant on Chinese-made vaccines and the AstraZeneca jab. The latter is locally manufactured by Siam Bioscience, owned by Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Siam Bioscience cut a deal with the U.K.-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca to produce its COVID-19 vaccine in Thailand in October 2020.
In January, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a politician with the banned Future Forward Party, criticized what he called the over-reliance on Siam Bioscience in the country's vaccine procurement strategy, arguing the company had insufficient experience in making vaccines.
Thanathorn was charged with Les Majeste – insulting the monarchy – for those comments, punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
According to The Associated Press, the government announced that 6 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine would be produced locally in June, with production ramping up to 10 million doses monthly from July to November, followed by 6 million doses in December, hitting 61 million total doses.
When the mass vaccination campaign began on June 7, Prayut proclaimed "[t]he vaccines will be delivered as planned."
However, in July, government officials said production targets would not be reached. A letter leaked from AstraZeneca dated June 25 appeared to contradict government claims that the drugmaker had promised 10 million doses per month.
The letter stated that with "uninterrupted manufacturing," Thailand's Ministry of Public Health would receive 5 million to 6 million doses a month, which the company said "is nearly twice the volume we discussed during our meeting on 7 September 2020, when your team estimated that Thailand's healthcare system required approximately three million doses per month."
The Thai government had only reserved roughly a third of those doses for itself. The rest are for neighboring countries. That prompted the Thai government to consider an export cap.
In January, the Thai government said it had enough vaccine does to vaccinate 50% of the population of 70 million.
The CCSA estimates that, as of August 2, only 6% of the Thai population of nearly 70 million had been fully vaccinated, while some 13,955,087 people had received at least one dose.
An elderly woman gets vaccinated at the Central Vaccination Center with the AstraZeneca vaccine in Bangkok on July 26, 2021. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Regarding the export cap, a confidential letter from AstraZeneca to Thailand's health minister revealed that Thailand had an obligation to export 16.5 million doses to the Philippines, 30 million to Vietnam and 50 million to Indonesia, the Voice of America reported on July 27, citing local Thai media.
In that letter, AstraZeneca also suggested that Thailand join the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) alliance, a global initiative aimed at creating equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines directed by the World Health Organization and others.
Thailand was the only Southeast Asian nation to reject joining the alliance.
In February, a Thai government spokesperson told the Reuters news agency that the country was not eligible for free or cheap vaccines under COVAX due to its middle-income country status. But faced with massive vaccine shortfalls, the government made an about face, announcing on July 21 that it had joined COVAX.
The Associated Press quoted National Vaccine Institute Director Nakorn Premsr as apologizing for failing to "procure a sufficient amount of vaccines appropriate for the situation." More senior government officials have not admitted culpability.
Vaccines will not be available via COVAX until the first quarter of next year, further delaying efforts to procure sufficient vaccine supply as Daily COVID-19 cases and fatalities in the country hit a record high on August 3.
Meanwhile, healthcare experts, including those with the Infectious Disease Association of Thailand, have called on the Thai government to stop purchasing China's Sinovac vaccine, arguing it does not provide sufficient protection against the delta variant of COVID.
Thailand's health ministry announced in July that people who got a first shot of Sinovac would get the AstraZeneca vaccine for their second dose. Healthcare workers, hundreds of whom contracted COVID-19 after receiving two shots of Sinovac, will get a third dose of AstraZeneca.
Others have defended Sinovac against what they call "biased criticism" of the Chinese vaccine, saying the efficacy criticism is overblown. Dr. Prakit Vathesatogkit, an expert on lung diseases at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, said that of the 700,000 Thai healthcare workers fully vaccinated with Sinovac, only 1 had died and 700 been infected with COVID-19 as of July 18.
People wearing protective masks queue outside the Central Vaccination Center as people look to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Bangkok on July 22, 2021. Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters
As of July 21, Chinese-manufactured vaccines accounted for roughly half of the 15 million vaccine doses administered in Thailand (7.8 million doses of Sinovac and 558,179 doses of Sinopharm).
Thailand's vaccine woes came as it was hit with a third wave of COVID-19 in April. Then, in July, a top adviser with Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), established to coordinate the government's response, announced there was a fourth wave, from the delta variant.
Thailand has since seen a surge in COVID-19 infections, with the government recording 652,185 total infections as of August 3 and 5,315 deaths. Public health officials have conceded that hospitals in Bangkok have run out of beds for moderate and severe COVID-19 cases, with the deputy public health minister saying that some people may have died at home waiting for a hospital bed.
Other medical resources are severely strained.
With low vaccination rates and inadequate vaccine supplies, semi-lock down measures are being used to help limit new infections in the worst-affected provinces.
Those measures have fueled a growing economic crisis, with experts warning Thailand is poised for the first double-dip recession since the 1998 financial crisis.


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I think these brush script fonts might just be my favourite out of the whole bundle, now I just need to find a design to make use of them. Brush Up and Daft Brush are two fonts that are great for creating in-your-face designs with loads of attitude!
Showcase and Julieta are two romantic fonts with elegant swirls. Julieta contains hundreds of additional glyphs full of various ligatures, swashes and endings while Showcase is composed of 4 styles that all work together in perfect harmony.
The hand drawn style is really popular at the moment so the fonts Amorie, D.I.Y. Time and Four Seasons are great fonts to have available. They all have their own unique character and include loads of little doodle elements to complement them.
To round off the bundle with a variety of styles it also includes these 3 cool looking retro fonts. Gist is a strong slab serif with a retro style stripe, Thirsty Rough is an aged and distressed vintage style script and Microbrew has qualities of classic printing techniques.
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