Went for something a little different. Started off really badly due to rust (picked up a bunch of useless talents for no good reason and died to a rare like a chump). I decided to persevere though and once I remembered how to play, this build had so much mobility and pin/meatshield tools it ended up being relatively straightforward to beat dreadfell. I think I've had my fill of kiting for a while though!
Did you ask to enter under a different name on the spreadsheet or do I just have a bad memory?
This could just be extraordinary bad luck with the seeds, but I was poking around and couldn't get any character to generate the Temporal Combat tree. Is this deliberate?
I don't think it was ever added to begin with, I'll check in a little bit and probably add it for 1.0.3 next week.
Anyways, today is the reset day so here are the new trees/seed!
I know a few people wanted a more casterish build, this one has a few ways to play a more caster focused build at least.
If you do end up updating to include Temporal Combat would you update the White Monk talents as well? Agile Combatant had a fair number of tweaks and has switched to being a class category, Aura of Protection was nerfed, and there were a number of other minor changes. Posted in the thread on the Addons board but didn't get a reply.
Didn't enter under a different name, no - this was my first randventurer. I think we've interacted before though some years ago (either here or in crawl), so you might be half-remembering that?
Insane/Adventure winner with 4 deaths (8 elitism points), absolutely no other addon than the Weekly Aventurer.
Tried three times with an actual corruptor-style caster, and ended up going with the antimagic cursed/doomed hybrid. Got it in one try when I went that route.
These skill trees were so much fun that I decided to do it one more time, now in Insane/Roguelike mode, with no addons, no deaths.
I guess it is possible to count this one into the challenge rather than the previous character (10 elitism points instead of 8 points).
Yeah sure, I was mostly waiting for you to iron some of the balance things out but I'll add it next week probably.
Beats me, I don't remember interacting with anyone on crawl since I played offline. Unless you mean like in #dcss in the roguelikes discord?
Yeah, there were a couple things way out of whack balance-wise when I first updated it, but minmay was quick to point them out and they have been addressed. Aside from possible crazy interactions with 'circular links of pain' and Withering Strike, but I don't consider that a problem on my end and I'm certainly not going to try to prevent every possible exploit interaction in my addons. If someone wants to cheese the game, they'll find a way. If that's what makes them happy, then good for them, I guess. Aside from that, numbers could maybe/probably use slight tweaks here and there, but I feel it is at least as well balanced as any vanilla class and probably more so than many of them.
This week was fun. I decided to play as a ghetto arcane blade and rely on staff accuracy bonus + magical procs for damage. It worked surprisingly well. Tuning paradox to 1000 gives you a whopping 150% multiplier for your chronomancy spellpower. I'm also pretty sure that the 150% multiplier is for effective spellpower, which is a clear scaling violation. This obviously gives you a 100% chance of major anomalies, but neither Weapon Folding nor the other Folds it gets upgraded with trigger anomalies. I still managed to lose a few characters to major anomalies early though. Weapon of Wrath also did pretty good damage, although it didn't play nicely with Bone Shield at all. Bone Shield might as well have not been there, since I put no effort into keeping it up beyond autocasting shielding runes/barrier. Same with Second Life, which never triggered even once.
Long story short: This week's build was so powerful that even without proper optimizing it smashed its way through everything. Only dangerous moment was joining the Grand Corruptor... no Sanguisage meant no life tap. Mana clash almost ate me. As the above poster, I went bone, combat, and temporal combat to maximize my (short) staff smashing (with unerring scalpel in the offhand to abuse weapon procs further).
Hope I am not too late for the last week. I was trying in Insane/RL during the weekend, but always ended up dying in a stupid way.
When I ran out of time, started an Insane/Adventure char and easily won.
Here is the char (absolutely no addons, for 8 elitism points).
Annnnnnd new week, new seed, here we go!


Projects have lifecycles. I spent several tedious hours last week sorting through two filing cabinets of Foresight project archives. The exercise was a nostalgic reminder of the scope of Foresight's activities since its founding in 2003, and of how far and in what directions it has evolved. Growth can require letting go and loss.
I don't covet the office. The expansive lobby on a high floor of a new, downtown high-rise with increasingly rare, unobstructed views of the city is impressive. The relevant contrast with Foresight's third-floor space isn't so much physical—our studio would fit in the aforementioned atrium—as economical. I'm not impressed so much by the glamorous office, as how the firm that occupies it generates its profits.
We're going backward. Growth isn't always about more. Foresight started its high school summer program for diverse sustainability-minded change makers with a single, two-week course. Over the subsequent four summers, we added additional seminars and recruited more students. While proud of the legacy we forged, my colleagues and I weren't content. Fostering more engaged, nimble, informed, resilient and dynamic leaders is essential to achieving greater social equity, environmental vibrancy and responsible economic prosperity.
Yoga challenges me. I rewrote that sentence 5 times in quick succession, and then several more times later, to make it fit. My self-prescribed boundaries dictate an opening sentence of no more than 6 words. That one started with 12. The right constructive constraints, however imposed, can foster impact, and a modicum of discontent. With historically abundant resources, Americans have lived with fewer limits than most other parts of the world. Just about every sustainability project on which I've worked has rubbed up against some manifestation of this pervasively ingrained gluttony.
My frustration resists containment. At peak intensity, it wants to free range, often alienating others. That said, navigating the often deep chasm between what is, and doesn't want to change, and what could be, requires the sustained, dynamic energy of discontent. Being able to effectively channel a tsunami of intent is what distinguishes the effective change makers from the complainers. I aspire to be more of that former than latter, a pursuit that has yet to fully reach its goal.
Little had gone according to plan. My morning has been a series of detours as I try to execute a departure out of town. In addition to evolving logistics, I'm having to navigate my impatience: hello frustration, my old friend! I've gotten better at acknowledging and accepting, however begrudgingly, what is and isn't within my influence to change.
Hutson sleeps, except when he plays. Our 5-month old Boston Terrier is capable of waking and rambling at just about any hour of the day or night. I envy his spontaneity and ability to languidly snooze at a moment's notice. He bit me the other day, his small sharp puppy teeth puncturing the skin in two small places on either side of my finger. It was my fault. He's recently learned to fetch, but not let go of the object upon its return. I had snatched it away from him. Understandably, he leapt at my hand in play, and caught my finger before I could pull it away. It hurt, but I didn't blame him.
Success isn't assured. Innovation carries risk, particularly when it's focused on issues that are difficult to shift. Inherently curious, I find the process of discovery deeply satisfying. Rarely is the challenge Foresight is charged with addressing, whether by a client or ourselves, the one that fundamentally requires addressing. Our real conundrums are buried.
People are essential. The statement sounds painfully obvious. Yet I'm continually amazed at how often the pivotal role people play in various sustainability-related initiatives is overlooked, particularly in the nonprofit realm. Rarely during an interview for a new undertaking or grant have my colleagues and I been earnestly questioned about our qualifications or perspectives. Generating the idea is often equated with the capability to execute it.
I should be working. Instead, I'm looking out the airplane window as we ascend from the runway, capturing a glimpse of the surrounding land, water and mountains before entering a thick bank of view-obscuring clouds. Last year had several notable experiences, including a few profound and unexpected losses. On the verge of this new year, the aircraft rising just above the top of cloud ceiling, I wonder at my relative equilibrium.
The project has become unruly. Working on complex projects focused on topics like energy, water and agriculture, rarely goes as planned. Remaining focused yet nimble is essential. Developing a powerful idea is just the beginning, not the end of most projects. You still have to sell it. Meanwhile, Hutson, the Foresight-Wonder-Pup, has started training classes, an effort to refine his youthful instincts. His challenge is two-fold: keeping him focused, and practicing whatever skill the trainer has assigned.
Giving often comes from the heart. There's nothing wrong with that. Building on last week's post, however, here are some additional suggestions for interjecting some intellect into the act. I've found that by balancing heart and head, I'm more likely to maximize the impact of the dollars I contribute.


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Why didn't we know Sarah Fuller's name before she became a football player?
By Alex AzziNov 27, 2020, 7:54 PM EST
Vanderbilt Athletics
In the past two days, there has been no shortage of news stories about Sarah Fuller, the Vanderbilt women's soccer goalie who could make history on Saturday by becoming the first woman to play in a "Power 5" football game.
I, too, wrote one of these stories when I first heard about Fuller's potential history-making moment as a kicker.
And while the potential history is certainly significant, as these articles pile up across the internet, I find myself feeling irked about the amount of coverage Fuller has received in her four days as a football player.
Why weren't people as interested in Fuller when she was a member of Vanderbilt's women's soccer team?
Certainly, her story on the soccer field has no shortage of fascinating details. Like earlier this fall when – as a senior – she finally earned her first start, and then turned her team's 1-2 start to the season into their first SEC title since 1994.
I think part of my uneasiness also comes from the circumstances surrounding Fuller's selection. Because while Fuller might turn out to be a talented kicker, the reason she was chosen for this role is more complex, and oh so 2020.
According to a report by Simon Gibbs in Vanderbilt's student newspaper, Fuller's call-up wasn't a "performance-related decision." (Given that Vanderbilt's football team is currently 0-7 on the season – and 3-7 in field goals – perhaps it should have been performance-related.) Instead, with many specialists in COVID-19 related quarantines – and graduate transfer kicker Oren Milstein opting out of the season – there was a roster spot to fill. And given Fuller's recent success on the soccer pitch, she got the call.
But Fuller's fast ascent – and the news articles documenting it – are representative of a larger problem that female athletes face in the fight for better treatment.
For male athletes to receive media coverage, the bar is not particularly high. But for female athletes to receive the same spotlight, it isn't as easy as just playing their sport.
Because men's sports are still treated with more reverence than women's sports, a woman involved with a men's team in any capacity typically receives more coverage than a woman simply playing her sport. (Bonus points if some type of glass ceiling-shattering situation is involved.)
All of this is not to say that Sarah Fuller, the football player, shouldn't be covered, or celebrated. But if you want Fuller's history-making moment on the football field to be a victory for women, appreciate the full context of her story, and ask why we only now know her name.

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Any hike in or around Taipei will take your breath away but we found this hike to be exceptional. Our Neihu District hike in Taipei consisted of beautiful nature, a small waterfall, multiple temples, and an amazing view of Taipei, all within a few hour hike that stretched about five miles (8 km). Some of the best views from hiking in Taiwan.
Using the MRT, take the Brown Line to Dahu Park Station. This was a more expensive metro ride for us since we lived on the opposite side of the city. Tickets were NT$50 per person from Banqiao. Definitely worth it. From Dahu Park station, take exit 1 and you'll see the signs for the trails.
Follow the sign for the Liyushan/Zhongyongshan trails. It's about a 10 minute walk to the trailhead. Keep your eyes peeled for the brown trail signs and if you pass Dahu Elementary School you're going the right way!
Once at the trailhead, keep right and enjoy! This path will take you along a creek full of fish and through a kaleidoscope of butterflies! If you're walking along the left side of the creek then the path will end at some stairs. At this point hop across the creek and follow the path on the other side.
You'll cross a bridge and follow the trail to a road and from there you turn right. But a short detour to your left would take you to see the Yeh Ancestral Temple. Unfortunately, the gates were closed when we arrived. There are many temples to see while hiking in Taiwan. So we continued onto the next!
Once you are on the right path you'll slowly ascend, following the creek on your right side. There are many great spots for pictures, but keep an eye out for the gigantic spiders! Yikes!
You'll eventually come to a gorgeous garden and rest area with covered picnic tables.
Just a little further to your right is a small waterfall and plenty of rocks for you to scramble on. Keep climbing the steep steps (which are everywhere while hiking in Taiwan) and you'll see the top of Yuanjue Falls. There isn't a lot of space to view if from the top so we recommend spending some time soaking it in from below.
Your next stop is Fengbishan Yuanje Temple. It's a very steep trek to get here but once at the top make sure to grab some photos and enjoy the view…and the complimentary music!
Leaving the temple isn't hard. Just follow the road down and then you'll see the trail continue on your right, passing another small waterfall. This next part was a little tricky. You will come to a major road which will have traffic so be careful! This kind of threw us off. You'll see trails signs pointing to the right, which will take you to Couples Tree and Love Lake (although there's another way to get there). If you're wanting just Bishan Temple, don't follow them! Cross the street and go around the corner, following Bishan road and you will see more trail signs. Follow these!
While hiking in Taiwan, some directions can be confusing.
This part is very confusing because every road at this junction is called Bishan Road! Stay on the main road up and around to Bishan Temple. There are detours but do not venture off the road! We realized we were on someone's property and things didn't seem right so we had to backtrack. As soon as you go around the curve you can't miss it.
We recommend checking out the suspension bridge and love lake first and then making the climb to Bishan Temple. If you're hungry or just want to chill there are plenty of cafes in the area. We saw a delicious looking fruit ice cream stand on the way to Love Lake but it was closed. However, several cafes were open for business.
The views from Fengbishan Yuanje Temple were great, but Bishan blew us away. All of Taipei was visible before us. It was a clear day and a cool breeze blew, making this spot a perfect viewpoint.
Ok, so you're leaving Bishan temple, you now have more options! You can venture back the way you came, try out one of the cafes, or hike on to Zhongyongshan. A little over halfway up the stairs to Bishan you'll find a path with a trail sign that says Mt. Zhongyong. Take it! It's a little steep but not long. You'll come out at the top and see a statue overlooking the earth below.
There are plenty of shaded spots for rest and you'll most likely find some elders hanging around. This is where we chose to eat our lunch and a jumping squirrel seemed really excited about that. One thing we've noticed about hiking in Taiwan is that there are plenty of rest stops along the trails.
When departing Mt. Zhongyong you can go back the way you came or walk towards the gazebos and begin your descent along the path to Jinlong Temple. A pleasant surprise is waiting for you just past the gazebos. We're not sure who uses this area to workout but we found the primitive barbell very amusing.
There's also a stone path that you can take your shoes off and attempt to cross barefoot (although we kept our socks on). We made it like two steps and then died, but it's supposed to be great for your feet.
When you're done with your workout follow the trail and its many, many steps down to Neihu Road and follow that until you get to Jinlong Road. There's a huge statue on the way as well as Jinlong Temple. Take Jinlong road to the Neihu MRT station and what happens next is up to you. If you're looking to do more hiking in Taiwan, check out our posts here!


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Lo spiedo bresciano è un piatto italiano, tipico della provincia di Brescia.

Origini
È tipico delle valli bresciane e del lago di Garda di antiche origini contadine, tradizionale del pranzo domenicale. Le famiglie bresciane si alzano la domenica mattina molto presto per preparare e cuocere lo spiedo.

Generalità
Lo spiedo bresciano è una preparazione gastronomica, di chiara origine venatoria, antica e molto tradizionale del Bresciano.

Nonostante i dettagli della ricetta varino in base alla zona e alla tradizione di ogni famiglia, le caratteristiche principali sono ben definite: il piatto è costituito da pezzi di carne di vario tipo quale maiale, pollo e coniglio, uccellini (tradizionalmente le pregiate peppole sono la carne prescelta) e patate infilzati su lunghi spiedi, localmente detti ranfie, e messi a cuocere a fuoco molto lento in appositi forni rotanti per diverse ore, condendoli con abbondante burro fuso di origine animale, preferibilmente nostrano e con almeno l'80% di grasso, salvia, pezzi di lardo, sale (possibilmente fino di origine non marina) e altri aromi. Molta della piccola cacciagione originalmente usata per questo piatto è oggi salvaguardata dalla legislazione sulla caccia. Il piatto viene tradizionalmente accompagnato da polenta, insalata e preceduto da un primo magro, come la tipica minestra sporca bresciana a base di fegatini di pollo.

Esistono delle peculiarità tra gli spiedi delle varie zone della provincia: Franciacorta, Val Trompia, Valle Sabbia, Val Camonica, Valtenesi, Garda, pianura e Brescia. Le differenze riguardano il tipo di cottura, le tipologie dei pezzi, i contorni, il metodo di salatura e di spiedatura dei pezzi. Gli uccellini sono una presenza costante della preparazione, aspetto che sottolinea la tradizione venatoria presente in tutto il territorio bresciano.

Lo spiedo bresciano di Gussago e quello di Serle sono preparazioni DECO. A inizio 2021, anche lo spiedo bresciano del comune di Toscolano-Maderno ha ottenuto il riconoscimento della preparazione DECO.

Preparazione
La preparazione degli spiedi è detta spiedatura, e consiste nel predisporre secondo alcune regole i pezzi (o prese) in modo alternato sulle ranfie.

Ogni singola presa deve avere un peso di circa 70-80 grammi. Per questo motivo è importante l'accuratezza del taglio della carne.

Usualmente, come primo pezzo viene infilata una fetta di patata (spessa circa 1 cm) . Si mettono foglie di salvia tra ogni presa e all'interno dei pezzi di carne. Vicino agli uccellini si inseriscono quadretti di lardo (ripetuti lungo la fila nelle posizioni opportune), col fine di mantenerli morbidi ed evitare così che secchino durante la cottura. Un altro accorgimento è quello di accostare le prese di carne magra (ad esempio il coniglio) a quelle di carne grassa (ad esempio la costina di maiale). Le prese non vengono pressate le une sulle altre, ma solamente appoggiate per evitare problemi di cottura non uniforme.

Dopo aver riempito ogni "forcola" in maniera omogenea e di peso il più simile possibile, le "forcole" vengono montati su una struttura che li mantiene posizionati a raggiera intorno ad un perno centrale che servirà, in fase di cottura, a poterli mantenere in rotazione costante (una volta esclusivamente manuale, mentre oggi si può fare anche con l'ausilio di motori elettrici).

Preparazione dei "momboli"
Parte fondamentale della preparazione è il taglio delle porzioni che devono essere il più possibile di dimensioni uguali. Poi si procede con la cosiddetta preparazione dei "momboli", che consiste nell'arrotolare le fetta di coppa assieme ad una foglia di salvia

Cottura
Secondo tradizione lo spiedo deve cuocere molto lentamente, almeno per quattro/cinque ore, per garantire che sia contemporaneamente morbido e ben cotto. Per la cottura si usano dei lunghi forni creati appositamente per la cottura di questa pietanza, costituiti da due supporti a tamburo rotanti sotto ai quali viene messa la fonte di calore e al di sopra del quale si trova un recipiente forato che copre tutta la lunghezza del forno.

La cottura può avvenire a legna, ad esempio con legno d'ulivo o di vite, o a carbonella. Esistono dei forni da spiedo a cottura elettrica, ma questa tipicamente viene considerata una cottura di qualità inferiore rispetto a quella effettuata sul fuoco.

Durante la cottura lo spiedo viene mantenuto bagnato e condito da un misto di burro fuso, grasso e sale che viene costantemente riportato dalla vasca di raccolta posta sul lato inferiore del forno alla vasca forata posta sulla sommità, che lo lascia gocciolare sugli spiedi sottostanti.

La differenza del risultato è data da tanti piccoli gesti e trucchetti di ogni famiglia, spesso soggettivi, nonché dall'esperienza e dall'amore con cui si prepara questa pietanza che diventa quasi un rito spesso mantenuto gelosamente segreto.

Come servirlo

Si riconosce uno spiedo bresciano ben cotto quando il burro residuo sulla superficie della carne fa la caratteristica "schiumetta".

Quando lo spiedo appare abbastanza cotto ed asciutto, la ricetta dello spiedo bresciano dice che ci si può preparare per servirlo in tavola, avendo cura di conservare il burro fuso residuo usato per la sua unzione. Al di là del tempo di cottura, l'unico riferimento preciso per riconoscere lo stato di cottura dello spiedo è l'assaggio.

Le carni, secondo la ricetta del vero spiedo bresciano, devono essere di colore marrone/rossastro molto carico e con la superficie brillante. Mangiandole, deve essere apprezzabile la crosta secca esterna e l'interno morbido ma assolutamente non unto.

Lo spiedo bresciano della ricetta più antica viene consumato con la polenta e l'intingolo. L'intingolo non è altro che il burro fuso che, una volta terminata la cottura dello spiedo, non viene buttato via ma conservato e versato sulla polenta avendo cura di creare un piccolo invaso nella polenta stessa per poterlo contenere creando un piccolo ristagno.

Vini in abbinamento
Un piatto così ricco e strutturato ha bisogno di un vino rosso che possa contrastare le rilevanti doti di grassezza e aromaticità. Praticando un rigoroso abbinamento del territorio, ecco i classici vini serviti con lo spiedo bresciano:

 Valtenesi
 Garda classico Rosso superiore
 Garda Bresciano Groppello
 Curtefranca rosso Vigna
 Capriano del Colle rosso riserva
 Botticino riserva
 Cellatica superiore

Sagre e feste in onore dello spiedo bresciano
 Festa dello spiedo bresciano a Polpenazze del Garda
 Festa dell'uva e dello spiedo a Gussago

È consuetudine diffusa, soprattutto la domenica, che i ristoranti bresciani preparino lo spiedo da consumarsi in loco o da asporto.

Note

Bibliografia

Spiedo
Piatti a base di carne

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Media culpa
Plagiarism and Margaret Wente (reprise)
Today's column doesn't amount to much - just a few quotes, in the same order, as a previous column by Irwin Cotler in the Montréal Gazette.
Wente: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad describes Israel as an "insult to humanity" and "a cancerous tumour," and calls for its "disappearance."
Cotler …. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who characterized Israel as an "insult to humanity" and "a cancerous tumour" while calling, yet again, for its "disappearance."
It's the context – a brief glimpse of which can be had from a few examples below (taken from more extensive ones). In many of these the overlap is not confined to quotes, and it's a legitimate question as to whether it constitutes proper attribution.
Wente: "delivering formal property rights to poor people can bring them out of the sway of demagogues and into the modern global economy…"
Cato Institute: "Delivering formal property rights to the poor can bring them out of the sway of demagogues and into the extended order of the modern global economy".
Wente: "For his challenge to the status quo, the Shining Path, the Peruvian Marxist terrorist group, targeted him for assassination. His offices were bombed and his car was machine-gunned. Today, the Shining Path is moribund, and Mr. de Soto continues his passionate mission".
Cato Institute: "For his efforts, the Peruvian Marxist terror group Shining Path targeted him for assassination. The institute's offices were bombed. His car was machine-gunned. Today the Shining Path is moribund, but de Soto remains very much alive and a passionate advocate…"
Wente and Helen Rumbelow, Sunday Times (prose overlap in bold):
Wente: one of the world's most authoritative sources of breastfeeding research is Michael Kramer, Professor of Pediatrics at Mcgill university. "The public health breastfeeding promotion information is way out of date," he says. The trouble is that the breastfeeding lobby is at war with the formula milk industry, and neither side is being very scientific. "When it becomes a crusade, people are not very rational."
Rumbelow: ...one of the world's most authoritative sources of breastfeeding research: Michael Kramer, Professor of Paediatrics at Mcgill University, Montreal.
..."The public health breastfeeding promotion information is way out of date," Kramer says. The trouble is, he said, that the breastfeeding lobby is at war with the formula milk industry, and "neither side is being very scientific ... when it becomes a crusade, people are not very rational."
Wente and the New York Times:
Wente: …But it hasn't worked out that way, Mr. West writes. Instead, what we've built is a vast cultural dependency. Americans and Canadians are fighting and dying while the Afghans by and large stand by and do nothing to help them.
Dexter Filkins: …This isn't happening. What we have created instead, West shows, is a vast culture of dependency: Americans are fighting and dying, while the Afghans by and large stand by and do nothing to help them.
Wente and Stephen Pinker, New York Times: Leaving aside side a short section in quotes, some of Pinker's analysis and wording (see sections in bold), are not included in quotation marks.
Wente: Mr. Pinker… wrote: "The common thread in Gladwell's writing is a kind of populism, which seeks to undermine the ideals of talent, intelligence and analytical prowess in favour of luck, opportunity, experience and intuition" – explaining his appeal to both the Horatio Alger right (Mr. Gladwell is extremely popular on the Dilbert circuit) and the egalitarian left.
Pinker, NYT: The common thread in Gladwell's writing is a kind of populism, which seeks to undermine the ideals of talent, intelligence and analytical prowess in favor of luck, opportunity, experience and intuition… this has the advantage of appealing both to the Horatio Alger right and to the egalitarian left.
Earlier in the same NYT piece, Pinker had used the expression Wente places in parentheses, but not in quotation marks - a popular speaker on the Dilbert circuit.
Wente doesn't summarize Gladwell's wide ranging and eclectic book herself – she uses Pinker's words and ideas:
Wente: Mr. Gladwell claims that cognitive skills don't predict success, that intelligence scores do not relate closely to job performance and that above a minimum iq of 120, higher intelligence doesn't bring greater intellectual achievements.
Pinker, NYT: It is simply not true that… cognitive skills don't predict a teacher's effectiveness, that intelligence scores are poorly related to job performance or… that above a minimum i.q. of 120, higher intelligence does not bring greater intellectual achievements.
Or this recent example, where Ms. Wente appears to use unattributed material gathered by a live blogger at a lecture by Robert Putnam:
Wente: "'We're about to go over a cliff when it comes to social mobility,' he says. 'Social mobility and opportunity [for kids who grow up in the bottom third of society] are going to plummet.'"
Weinberg, quoting Putnam: "If we look out the windshield, we're about to go over a cliff when it comes to social mobility…Social mobility and opportunity are going to plummet."
Wente: "'Over the last two decades or so, white kids coming from less educated, less well-off backgrounds are more and more going through life with only one parent at home,' he says. These kids are disaffected and disconnected from a very early age. 'There's a growing class gap among American youth among all the predictors of success in life'."
Weinberg: "Over the last two decades or so, white kids coming from less educated, less well-off backgrounds are more and more going through life with only one parent at home."
"There's a growing class gap among American youth among all the predictors of success in life."
Wente: "As Mr. Putnam said at Aspen, 'I happen to think that hugs and time are more important than money.' (He added that money is important too.)"
We won't belabor the point with more – like the damning example of the fake Occupy protester John, or the Maureen Dowd example here. Some were addressed by Editor's Notes or corrections. But it's interesting to compare these (and others) with any number of instances where journalists have been cited for plagiarism or improper attribution.
Posted by Just the facts, please at 8:29 AM
Labels: attribution, Margaret Wente, plagiarism
jrkrideau September 21, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Wente: Mcgill university.
Rumbelow: .Mcgill University
It takes special skill to plagerize and introduce one's own mistakes. McGill University for heaven's sake!
Angel B November 25, 2015 at 3:20 AM
Those have been some of the basic and technical terminologies that if you really want to get succeeded in your writing you have to read them all and learn more if you can. professional paraphrasing
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I'm like... Allergic to plagiarism so, I completely understand the need to talk about it. Nice blog post, btw! :)
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An Essay upon the Life, Writings, and Character, of Dr. Jonathan Swift. To Which is Added, That Sketch of Dr. Swift's Lie, written by the Doctor himself, which was lately presented by the Author of this Essay to the University of Dublin.
Deane Swift (1707-1783) was the father of Theophilus Swift and cousin of Jonathan Swift. He deals particularly with the great satirist's relations to his contemporaries. Included in the text are unpublished letters from Dr. Swift, and material by other members of the Swift circle.


While the majority (93%) of housing providers believe that digital will be 'critical for future success', many (44%) are not yet ready for transformation, according to a major new industry whitepaper.
According to research carried out by Appello, a leading provider of technology enabled care solutions, in collaboration with HousingLIN, 86% of housing providers acknowledge the 2025 analogue to digital switchover, which signals a growing industry awareness is driving transformation (the number of housing providers planning for digital has increased from 28% in 2016 to 40% in 2018), yet the sector still shows some resistance.
The report signals why this might be the case, with almost 12% stating that their current telecare provider is unable to monitor digital, highlighting a gap in the market for end-to-end digital solutions providers. Further to this 9% of housing providers still have no digital plan in place; 7% are not aware of digital solutions; and almost 7% do not see digital as part of their current strategy.
The report is the second in a series of comprehensive reports by Appello exploring digital transformation in the housing sector and focuses on the impact of the 2025 analogue telephony switch-off and its impact on telecare services in the sector. In addition, it looks at the broader drivers and expected outcomes of digital and how prepared the industry is today versus 2016, when the initial report was released.


European players were treated to a nifty little stats package late last year thanks to Sony. You basically signed up, clicked a button, and then a few minutes later you had a breakdown of your PS4 playing statistics, including which of your trophies were the rarest, which games you played the most, and more. It was a damn neat feature but it was only for the UK and Europe, unfortunately.
That changes today as Sony has put out a new website for North American players to track their stats. There is a catch, however, in that it doesn't track lifetime stats, just what you did in 2018. It's still super interesting and worth a look if you've got a few minutes to spare. You simply need to sign in with your PSN account over on the new website, and then you'll get your stats. Cool stuff.


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LISTEN: Evan Greer – 'Surveillance Capitalism'
A rallying cry against the un-nerving nature of Spotify's increasingly pervasive developments in user-monitoring technologies, Boston-based indie-punk artist Evan Greer has shared her latest single 'Surveillance Capitalism'. Taken from her new album Spotify is Surveillance, released via Don Giovanni Records and queer-run independent label Get Better Records, the track also marks the launch of Greer's StopSpotifySurveillance.org campaign with digital rights platform Fight for the Future.
The campaign calls on Spotify to drop reported plans to use artificial intelligence and voice recognition software to spy on listeners' conversations, conducting emotional surveillance and manipulation to target music and advertising. Greer, who is also a journalist & a pro-active voice for trans rights and equality, will be donating all the profits from her single to the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) to support their #JusticeAtSpotify campaign.
"We all want to be seen / but behind the screen / there's a nightmare dressed up as a dream," Greer sings, a sentiment that will resonate deeper with listeners who have endured a year of increased screen-time due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic's on-going lockdowns. The idea that Spotify could be spying on and profiting from people's privacy via new technologies is abhorrent to Greer, and she wants listeners to push back against the platform's plans too.
"The fact that Spotify filed a patent for this type of emotional surveillance and manipulation is beyond chilling," she explains. "It's not enough for them to say that they have no plans to use this technology right now, they should publicly commit to never conducting this type of surveillance on music listeners. Surveillance capitalism as a business model is fundamentally incompatible with basic human rights and democracy, regardless of whether it's being employed by Facebook, Amazon, or Spotify.
The song and video highlight the fact that the Internet has the potential to profoundly transform our society for the better, abolishing false scarcity and enabling universal access to human knowledge and creativity, while ensuring marginalized and independent artists and creators are fairly compensated for our labour. But if we allow a small handful of companies to dominate the web and the music industry with a parasitic business model based on surveillance and exploitation, we're headed for the opposite: a dystopian future where algorithms decide what we see and hear based on profit, rather than artistry."
Listen to 'Surveillance Capitalism' below.
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Cortez responds to questions about his health
Former Pismo Beach police chief and candidate for county Sheriff, Joe Cortez, issued a statement Friday morning, responding to questions being raised about his health.
"I was contacted today by a local reporter asking about a medical matter during my term as Chief of Police for the City of Pismo Beach. The purpose of this release is to set the record straight on this important issue.
"In 2004, I developed a short-term irregular heartbeat. Under the law, cardio-vascular conditions are presumed to be workplace related for public safety personnel and I was obligated to report it to my employer. They in turn were obligated to ensure I received proper treatment.
"I was without symptoms but went through a series of tests and received a clean bill of health. I missed no days of work, and the temporary condition did not alter my lifestyle in any way.
"With regard to questions about the conditions of my retirement, I retired as Pismo Beach Chief in 2008. My retirement is based fully upon my years of service, and not associated with a Worker's Compensation disability as has been alleged to the media. My retirement pension is subject to full taxation.
"Suggestions by my opponent that I am somehow physically unfit to serve as Sheriff are completely false. "
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Typoqueen
One only needs to look at Joe's record. The Pismo PD under Joe's tenure transformed into one of the best PDs in Ca. as demonstrated by Pismo's accreditation. Law enforcement in SLO has come under scrutiny by the Grand Jury, there has been one scandal after another. Do we want to seat someone that is currently serving with the good ole boys that are involved with the SLO law enforcement drama (drug selling cops, affairs, bugging, drunk driving, etc.) or do we want someone that not only has a clean background but an outstanding background. While running the Pismo dept. Joe saved the city money. He can run businesses plus run the PD which shows that he can multi task and that he's organized. I've always been impressed by the huge improvements of our PD because of Joe Cortez.
keithb
Curious…how many sick days has Mr. Parkinson taken over the past few years?
SLOBIRD
This is really sad. You can't run on your merits: character, education, experience, and reputation so let me attack the other guy and bring him down to look as bad as me. If you are qualified and really think you would be the best person for this job, I call you out to do a DEBATE with Joes Cortez as soon as possibles and then win or loss this election like a man by the vote of the people. Please, do the right thing and DEBATE Corterz. It would be the honorable thing to do for the voters! We all want the best honest and qualified person for the mess that lies ahead for the elected Sheriff.
notstupid
I to hope Gordo does not pack. Does he think we are all stupid. If he had his facts straight he would know that of the 30 years of civilean Law enforcment experience, all but 7 were in California, what idiot would not return to that system in which he had paid into for 30 years and claim his retirement, after finishing out the required number of years.
If he read the WC file, he would also know that he was seen withing a few days of his wife noticing the "irregular heart beats" No where does it say there was a pre existing heart condition.
If he read the file, he would know that Cortez DOES NOT have a heart condition.
This is so lame, can't believe that Parkinson is allowing this slander, especially with the record being present. This is proving that Parkinson and people in his campaign can not stick to the facts and the truth. They must bend it to try and discredit Cortez.
It is so hard for me to stomach that so many of these "untruths" are coming from our Law Enforcement. Wonder if they bend the truth while on the stand in court.
These are the same individuals that kept saying "stick to the issues, not the past" when the dirt started flying on Parkinson. At least that dirt had truth to it…we all know that. So they had to twist something that was true around to try and discredit Cortez. And in reality they are making Cortez's
integrity even stronger and making the Parkinson team look really bad.
Hope all you Deputies and union guys that are behind Parkinson are listening, can't believe you guys would go along with such a thing. You are an embarrassment.
KatieEvans
Oh my word, did Gordo really say this about Joe Cortex, "This from the guy who hasn't even gone on a ride along, visited a patrol station, or taken a jail tour."
Why would a police Chief need to go on a ride along? After 30 years he has seen more than the deputies that he might take a ride along with. Visit a patrol station, I think he knows what a patrol station is and a jail tour, well he has sent plenty of criminals to jail and no doubt had visited the SLOCO jail many times although Gordo might not have been on duty at the time. Good Lord, I hope Gordo doesn't legally carry a gun. Frankly I could go on about his statement but I have to agree with Paul, we need drug testing and I will add that we need annual psychological evaluations.
Mr. Cortez said in an interview when he left Aspen PD that one reason he was taking the job in Pismo Beach was because of the lucrative pension increases that had recently been enacted in the Cal PERS system.
Mr. Cortez then became chief of Pismo PD for approximately three years and then filed a worker's compensation claim for his heart condition and his hearing impairment. Essentially trying to hang the responsibility for these conditions on the City of Pismo Beach, when in fact these Pre-Existing conditions developed while he was the employee of two other cities, that were in Colorado AND which did not have the same rich worker's compensation benefits system that California had prior to the system's reform.
All of this was done as the preliminary steps to filing a disability retirement claim for what has been called within the law enforcement industry as the "chiefs disease" ie. heart trouble.
The administrative law judge found while the injuries were real, based on doctor's reports, they were pre-existing and not the responsibility of the City of Pismo Beach to pay for.
Mr. Cortez then continued working, despite the claim of "total disability" that was on his worker's comp form, and retired with a regular service pension.
At the time of his retirement he told many of us in Pismo that he was selling his businesses in town, which he did, and returning "home" to Colorado. Then Mr. Cortez dropped the bomb that she didn't want go back and leave her friends and life here. So suddenly there was Joe looking for something to do.
Now he wants to be our sheriff, this guy who has never thought of San Luis Obispo County as "home."
The guy who tried to pull a fast one and get a medical retirement after only three years employment.
The guy who thinks the sheriff's department is filled with incompetent people and only HE can clean house and right the ship.
This from the guy who hasn't even gone on a ride along, visited a patrol station, or taken a jail tour.
You may yet win this election, and if so you will begin collecting your SECOND pension and I am sure when the time is right, retire with a bad heart from all the stress of leading the sheriff's department.
Give me a break, you're just another carpet bagger come to town and trying to take over………
srichison
Wow. Someone has a big axe to grind. What's the matter? Can't stand it when the REAL truth is told?
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And if you had actually done your research, you would know that Chief Cortez actually owned 2 businesses in PB. You would also know that one business was sold one the year before he retired and his wife has operated the second business since then. "
Home is not Colorado, as he is a native to California and the majority of his working years has been in California, except for his Air Force experience. If you had done your research you would know that he had never intended to move back to California, there was no "bomb" to drop as Mrs. Cortezs family is here in California and they had never intended on moving back.
AND since when does one start collecting on a pension the day they start to work, funny, I thought you had to be vested and then retire. And who in the world wouldn't retire where they had the better pension, get real! It is also one thing to state facts, and another to just throw out lies….do you really think that those of us that really know Chief Cortez are not going to call you on your lies.
Whether Cortez or Parkinson wins, both will have a second pension – this is a moot point. What I am curious about is that you seem to have no regard for the violation of another person's medical confidentiality without cause or due process. To me, this is a blatant violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) which protects all of our medical privacy.
Mr. Holly
Mr. Cortez could have also gone to the doctor in an attempt to get a medical retirement which has great tax advantages to it. These medical: retirements are very common in police work especially to the higher ranking positions who are getting ready to retire who control the process. Recently there was a story on how most of the higher CHP brass all retired on medical retirements. Many of them fell out of chairs, no really that is true.
So there is the other side of the story.
This is true and statistics show that over 85% of fire fighters retire with disability which enhances their retirement benefits as well. The fact that Cortez never missed a day of work and claimed that he felt fine working proves that he had no hidden agenda. Joe Cortez "obviously" enjoys working.
I might add this little item that I noticed in the NT Shredder. "To be fair, I think fellow sheriff's candidate Ian Parkinson filed a claim once after he got into a bit of a physical exchange with some street toughs"
Street toughs? Apparently Ian is a wimp. He claimed at the debate (and in his literature) that the 2004 Mardi Gras riots were a public health nuisance and claimed responsibility for wrecking that event, while coordinating 200 cops. What a piss ant. I've been to every MG parade; our keystone Kops and limp wristed City Council ruined the best thing going in this town, all because a few people got out of hand. This is political and policing at their worst-punishing the whole community because of a few recalcitrants. I thought our glorious boys in blue were supposed to enforce the peace, not wreck our lives.
Our cops make a bundle, doing little. For them to whine about that event is typical of a force that needs a good spanking. I wonder if other cops agree with Ian's backward thinking.
Mr. Holly: The most important words in your first sentence; COULD HAVE . Mr. Cortez "chose" not to, but apparently did what the rules required, to the letter. I wonder if Mr. Parkinson would have had to have "help" filling out the paperwork if he ever had to fill out insurance forms.
Andy Sipowitz
In baseball there is a play called the hit & run. In Parkinson's Political Play Book thee is also a play called the hit & run, but in this case it is hit his opponent with a lie, and then go and run away.
As a police officer Ian must know that Joe Cortez did EXACTLY what was required of a police officer who suspected that a health problem might exist and as a police officer Ian must know that some conditions (heart, high blood pressure etc) are considered to be, by regulation, work related if you are a peace officer.
Ian, you do know that don't you?
So Joe Cortez did EXACTLY what he needed to do and Ian points to it as something suspicious.
Ian, why not go live on KVEC and accuse or debate Joe? Ask him, in front of a live radio audience what the deal is. I'm sure Dave Congalton would relinquish his seat and let someone else moderate that show, just to keep it fair.
Come on Ian, show us what you're really made of. Or maybe we already know.
You are assuming alot, me think! Where's Gloria Allred, she would love this… Another dirty politicial trick, right up her alley.
This all makes perfect sense to me. What the Shredder doesn't understand is that insurance companies always attempt to determine if another carrier can be obligated for all or any portion of a claim. Because the medical insurance companies know that when LE develop these types of heart conditions it is considered work related they absolutely would not have covered Cortez's medical expenses. The only way to cover these medical expenses would have been through filing a Workman's Compensation claim and checking the box that say's it is permanent which simply means that they will be responsible for any future heart related medical expenses. The judge agreed that it was a work related injury and Cortez was awarded his medical expenses. The judge also determined that it was not a "permanent disability" as Cortez stated that he did not miss any work and stated that he was able to work but had cut down on exercise during workouts (info taken from the NT).
As for the ringing in his ears at the time, no doubt the medical insurance company tried to question if that was also job related (probably claiming it might be caused from firing guns). Cortez would have had to get a court decision, that determined it was not work related before his medical insurance carrier would cover the expenses for the ear problem.
Between medical insurance, auto insurance, workman's comp insurance and disability insurance it can get very tricky. I have seen employees go through nightmares over a medical insurance carrier insisting that an injury was job related. One employee had to wait 8 months for needed knee surgery. He ended up on State Disability Insurance while WC and Kaiser fought about it. He ended up having to file a WC claim and having a judge determine that it was not work related, based on the employee telling the judge it wasn't work related before Kaiser agreed to perform the surgery! It's ridiculous.
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another great argument for single-payer health coverage


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Rothesay's Cenotaph will be the venue for a short memorial service on Friday, August 14, marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in the Far East.
A short service of commemoration and remembrance, marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in the Far East, will be held in Rothesay on Friday, August 14.
The service, which has been organised by the Bute branch of Legion Scotland, takes place at 12 noon at the Cenotaph in Victoria Street, opposite The Buteman's office.
In addition to the local memorial, Bute will be represented at the national memorial service in London this Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of VJ Day.
Rothesay resident Gordon Scott, a crew member on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Formidable off the Japanese coast when Japan surrendered to the Allies, has been invited to attend the commemoration as a result of his membership of the Burma Star Association.
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Home Community Arts Local choirs host prominent conductor in collaborative concert
Local choirs host prominent conductor in collaborative concert
The Buckhannon-Upshur High School Concert Choir led by Jeremiah Smallridge will join Lewis County High School and Glenville State College's choirs led by Seth Stemple to perform "Come Away to the Skies: A High, Lonesome Mass" by Wes Ramsay and Tim Sharp.
Audiences will have two opportunities to see this collaborative concert, Tuesday, April 23 in the Glenville State College Fine Arts Auditorium and Wednesday April 24 in Wesley Chapel on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College. Both concerts start at 7 p.m., there is a $2 admission fee.
The choirs will be joined by one of the composers of the work, Dr. Tim Sharp. He will be playing banjo on the concert and will be conducting the choirs. Sharp is the Executive Director of the American Choral Directors Association, the largest choral organization in the world. Dr. Sharp is excited to be returning to West Virginia as he is a graduate of East Fairmont High School.
"Come away to the Skies: A High Lonesome Mass" is a setting of the traditional high church mass which can be found in many Christian denominations such as the Roman Catholic Church as well as protestant congregations like the Lutheran and Episcopalian churches. The work combines the traditional mass with Southern American hymn tunes and spirituals which are accompanied by the "high lonesome" sound associated with bluegrass music.
The performances will also showcase native professional baritone Joshua Stubbs as well as local band Key to Adam featuring Adam Moyer (guitar) and Kiara Williams (fiddle). Other instrumentalist of the Mass includes: Josh Runyon (guitar), Ryan Spangenberg (mandolin), Mason Atha (bass), and Austin Broussard on (drum set).
The doors will open 30 minutes prior to the concert. Don't miss this exciting event.
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El Vaterpolo Akademija Cattaro es un club montenegrés de waterpolo en la ciudad de Kotor.

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En 2010 consigue ganar la Copa LEN de waterpolo masculino y participa en la liga adriática de waterpolo masculino.

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Canadian luminary Naomi Klein's new book is full of terrifying facts and fiery conviction. This awe-inspiring survey of climate change's social and political implications draws on extensive research and crystal-clear prose to deliver a bad news/good news message. Klein maps out the multiple ways that extreme weather and destabilized conditions endanger the masses while benefiting corporations and the economic elite. But she also makes the case that the prospect of ecological disaster provides us with an unprecedented opportunity to adopt policies that close the gap between rich and poor and promote social justice. This Changes Everything is by no means an easy read, but it's a fascinating investigative work designed to spark debate and stamp out apathy.
The struggle for a sustainable world is really a fight against capitalism, according to this sprawling manifesto from Nation columnist Klein (The Shock Doctrine). She gives a rousing, if familiar, rundown of the perils of global warming and singles out energy corporations in particular, and the "extractivist" economic system and ideology in general, as the planet's great enemies. Her proposed remedies include strict regulation of fossil fuels and investments in renewable energy, but also a vision of a low-consumption, no-growth, localist, people-over-profits economy coupled to a social transformation that emphasizes cooperation with nature instead of dominion over it. Klein's gifts for catchy, aphoristic prose and vivid journalistic montage are well-displayed and her critiques sometimes trenchant, as when she skewers hubristic geoengineering schemes, carbon offset scams, and the pseudo-green billionaire Richard Branson. Unfortunately, her grasp of energy policy is questionable: she uncritically repeats renewables boosterism while ignoring their limitations and her dismissal of nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source is ill-informed. By drawing "everything" into her thesis Klein dilutes her over-stuffed book's consistency and coherence; worse, her tendency to demonize more than analyze leaves unaddressed the real-world conflicts and contradictions that make climate policy so intractable.
Klein and her team created and polished an opus on global warming. A brief global summary of science, history, current events, ethics, interpretations and a path forward.
An informative must read for all global citizens.


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Sawed-Off Shotgun Wedding
A foreign ambassador is running a lucrative drug smuggling operation, hiding behind the cover of diplomatic immunity. His legal representation is a very attractive woman, who Reno falls in love with. The two plan to get married, as well as bring down the drug dealer. In the mean time, Dutch Dixon gets promoted to a US Marshal, giving him more power and resources than ever before. This seriously complicates their wedding plans.
Honeymoon in Mexico
Bobby and Reno take a much needed vacation to Mexico. The two agree not to discuss any business on the trip, but that pact is short-lived. They soon find themselves mixed up in the aftermath of a multi-million dollar casino heist caper, involving kidnapping, counterfeiting, and police corruption.
The Ballad of D.B. Cooper
After winning a poker game, Bobby gets a hot tip on a legendary fugitive. He tracks the man to a small remote village, and finds the whole town has been going to great lengths to keep the man's identity a secret. While Bobby and Reno have been on their own quest to uncover the identity of the fugitive, they must contend with a rival bounty hunter who is after the same thing.
Cheyenne places a "most eligible bachelor" personals ad for Bobby in a magazine, and they get flooded with responses. However, Bobby finds romance in the strangest of all places, as he falls in love with the victim of a recent automobile accident he was involved in. While all of this is happening, Reno is on the trail of a fugitive, but a strange series of coincidences leads him to believe there may be an ulterior motive to her seduction of Bobby.
A woman escapes from a correctional facility and goes on the run. Reno and Bobby take on the case, and enlist the help of a local Sheriff. After doing some investigating of their own, they discover the Sheriff hasn't been playing it straight with them, as he has a history of extra-marital affairs with the woman. The more deeply Bobby and Reno get involved in the case, the thicker the lying, deception, scandal, and betrayal gets. They must decide if the case is even worth pursuing or not.
Reno poses as a ranch hand once again, and uncovers a plot where con artists are selling illegitimate horses as supposed top thoroughbreds. What makes things worse is that once the sale is made and the money is collected, the animals are killed. This is done to destroy any evidence of wrongdoing before the buyers suspect anything. Reno has to determine who is in on the scam and who is just an innocent bystander before exposing the operation.
An Uncle in the Business
Reno goes to see Lisa, the daughter of the hit man who was sent to kill him but ended up asking Reno to look after her. While there, someone breaks into the house. Reno thinks it might have something to do with her father's profession which she knows nothing about.
Offshore Thunder
A well publicized death at a regatta gets Reno's attention when he sees his dead fiancée's sister on television. The death is ruled accidental but Reno investigates first hand, both to protect his friend, and because he suspects foul play. He finds that the death was no accident, and that the boat races are really a front to smuggle illegal weapons out of the country to supply a revolution.
A woman from Bobby's past gets victimized by an upscale male escort service that sets up robberies on its wealthy clients. They are blackmailing her with revealing photographs of her recent rendez-vous, preventing her from going to the cops. Bobby and Reno decide to help out, against her wishes. Reno poses as an escort himself to get to the heart of the operation.
S4, Ep10
Another Place and Time
A mafia prince is murdered in broad daylight. The assassin is so well connected that he is virtually untouchable. Reno and Cheyenne pose as a couple on honeymoon, since they feel that Cheyenne is the only way to lower his guard and get close to him. They must catch him before he leaves the country. While trying to catch the killer, Reno and Cheyenne get dangerously close, and begin falling in love.
Dutch Dixon's son Donnie gets out of prison. He decides that he will sell his father up the river for the right price. Although he contacts Sixkiller first, he cuts a more profitable deal with a former police officer that Dutch screwed over to get ahead. Even after all of this, Reno still insists on being involved, feeling that he can't pass up the opportunity to bring down Dixon. In a strange twist of fate he finds himself saving Dutch Dixon rather than persecuting him.
Bobby and Cheyenne get commissioned to escort a convicted sex offender to a new location. Although they are not crazy about the job, they feel it is an easy payday at first. This theory is short lived, as they run into trouble everywhere they go, especially when a new series of rapes starts. This case is of particular interest to Reno, as he sympathizes with the man's outcast treatment. He even goes so far as to start believing the man is innocent. Reno does his own investigation to find the truth, as well as get the current rapist off the streets.
Baby Makes Three
An abandoned baby is left on the doorstep of Sixkiller Enterprises. The mother of the baby turns out to be the wife of an escaped fugitive who is trying to kill her, since it was her testimony that put him behind bars in the first place. Bobby and Reno must take care of the baby while protecting the mother, as well as get the fugitive back behind bars.
Hound Downtown
Bobby and Reno track Hound Adams to New York City, where he is running a shady finance company. The operation is really a front for laundering his stolen and embezzled money. Reno goes great lengths to unravel the Hound's elaborate financial scheme, while still trying to get the evidence tapes he needs to clear his name.
Stationary Target
Reno has a horrible motorcycle accident while chasing a bounty. He ends up in the hospital for an extended stay, and severe head trauma is causing him to have amnesia. To make matters worse, Dutch Dixon gets word of his plight, and has plans to execute him in the hospital. Fortunately for Reno, a female nurse develops a crush on him, and helps him stay alive. Reno must regain his memory and stop Dixon before it's too late.
Rio Reno
Reno has a dream and travels back in time to the wild west. He finds that once again he is wanted by the law, with "Swede Mason"(Dutch Dixon) on his trail. Most of the town is unwilling to help him in his plight with Mason out of fear for their own safety, but he enlists help from his new friends "Bobby Fourkiller"(Sixkiller), "Apache Jane"(Cheyenne), and "Duke Nathan"(Nathan Wayne).
While evading the law, Reno gets help from some mysterious strangers who live in an isolated commune. He soon identifies them as an anarchist group. When a series of terrorist bombings occurs in town, he quickly draws a link between the two. He befriends a woman and her son who live in the commune, but feels they are innocent and unaware of the terrorist activity of the others. Reno declares himself to be an anarchist to infiltrate their terrorist group and expose their operation, as well as stop another bombing from occurring.
Bobby deals with one dangerous situation after another when his mother and cousin show up unexpectedly.
Hard Evidence
Peter Flood shows pictures of what he thinks are UFO's to Bobby Sixkiller and Reno Raines. He wants them to check it out . They think government cover up. They check it out.
The ever helpful office girl Twink Boring is back; and this time it is to help Bobby and bounty hunting legend Nathan Wayne track down a missing Reno. A reporter from the U.S. Examiner, Jill Tanner, approaches Bobby and wants to do an in depth expose on Reno and his story. But Bobby, cautious and guarded as ever,, urges Reno not to meet with her. Reno, however, wants to hear this reporter out and see just why it is she believes so strongly in his innocence. But this turns out to be a trick, and Reno is kidnapped and taken to the woman's home in New Mexico where he ...
Hog Calls
Reno searches Arizona for the lawyer who has the tapes proving his innocence and manages to land a job as her bodyguard.
While tracking down his latest bounty, Henry Travis (Johnny Cash), both Reno and his bounty are arrested and held in a local jail. In an interesting twist reminiscent of "It's A Wonderful Life," Travis shows Reno how things would have been in the lives of those Reno is closest to had he taken the bullet four years earlier instead of Val. Dixon is well on his way to becoming Governor of California; Bobby is a hired thug working for Dixon; Cheyenne, not approving of Bobby's actions and association with Dixon and others like him is missing and rumored to have been hurt ...
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Sama-Sama:Music Beyond Borders
Posted by Joseph Purugganan | Mar 1, 2022 | Asia/World, COVID-19 Updates, Feature, Social Movements, Systemic Alternatives
AMP3's Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
by Joseph Purugganan
A year before the pandemic, the Asian Movement for Peoples' Peace and Progress or AMP3, a collective of artists with a network of socially engaged musicians across Asia, organized a week-long songwriting workshop in Bangkok, Thailand. The idea was to write and produce new songs through a process of co-creation of new songs and cross-translation of existing material.
"Sama-sama: Asian Co-Creative Gathering" brought together singer-songwriters associated with AMP3 from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Timor Leste, and Thailand to produce songs about social, political, cultural, and other issues they and their communities face.
Buoyed by the release of the album A Village in the Making: Peoples' Music from Southeast Asia, a collection of original songs composed and recorded by the AMP3 members, the plan was to quickly follow that up with a second album of songs from the Sama-Sama workshop.
Like everything else, those plans changed with the pandemic. The first response was to regroup and check in on how the members were doing. Zoom calls were organized for members to share updates on the health situation, and how communities that we belong to or engage with closely are doing, across our respective countries. We also discussed how governments across the region are responding to the crisis, with serious concerns raised against militarized and heavy-handed responses, particularly in the implementation of lockdowns. The particular situation of full-time, working musicians and so called gig economy workers also became a topic of discussion.
Sama-Sama Music: Beyond Borders
These discussions eventually turned into brainstorming sessions that led to the conceptualization of Sama-Sama: Music Beyond Borders, a series of online performances aimed at building regional solidarity through music in the time of Covid crisis.
A total of 14 online performances were conducted from March- April 2020 with performances from Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Timor Leste, Japan, and Filipino migrant groups in Canada.
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Aside from performances, AMP3 added another element to its online response- cross-cultural sharing of experiences and exchange of views and perspectives among artists and activists on key issues faced by communities during the time of the pandemic and the lockdowns.
The online spaces allowed artists to report on the situation in their respective communities as well as how they themselves are coping with the crisis. They shared about anxieties that cultural workers are feeling over an uncertain future, but also how their music and art have provided an outlet for them to cope and help others to overcome the crisis.
There was a discussion on the impact of the pandemic on indigenous communities, with Karen musician and AMP3 member Dr. Suwichan Phatthanaphraiwan (Chi) from Thailand, and Judy Pasimio, Coordinator of Lilak, Purple Action for Indigenous Women's Rights in the Philippines.
Another discussion among Bali-based artists highlighted local efforts of artists to raise funds to buy protective equipment for health workers through concerts and cultural performances of local artists, all posted online as well.
Community Outreach projects
AMP3 members also initiated local community outreach projects during the pandemic. One such project was the Rice for Fish, Fish for Rice Project initiative. Chi Suwichan and Jenny Kueuwa from the Karen indigenous community, pioneered the idea of "cultural economy" in their food-exchange project that aimed to build cross-sectoral solidarity and mutual aid between indigenous farmers and sea people in Thailand. As explained by Chi, "Karen people provide their rice in exchange for fish caught by sea people. The program is a mutual help and solidarity project during the Covid-19 period. The sea people are struggling to make ends meet and secure their own food, as they cannot sell their fish because of the lockdown imposed by the government." Chi added that the project was designed "so that the dried fish can be exchanged with Karen rice in the mountain because Karen people have also been preoccupied with the effort to stop the wildfires that have devastated our areas (prior to Covid). So we also need dry food to eat in the forest during this crisis."
Another project initiated by Thai musicians, Nitithorn Thongthirakul (Ae) and Pakapol Kornkranok (Pik) from Bangkok, Thailand, provided children, especially in the rural areas, access to music instruments, to help them cope with the restrictions of the pandemic, as well as giving them skills to pursue a career in music.
The Messenger Band from Cambodia, who work with garment factory workers, sex workers, farmers and cultural workers, continued to use their music to give voice to community aspirations and raise awareness of social issues. Among the countries in Southeast Asia, Cambodia had a relatively smaller number of cases in the early part of 2020, which meant fewer restrictions. This allowed the band to continue their grassroots community work facilitating community-level discussions on issues, and joining efforts to document impact. The band channeled these interactions with the community to the writing and production of new songs, that touch on themes related to the Covid-19 induced health and economic crisis.
In the Philippines, the bands Village Idiots and Musikang Bayan spearheaded and supported efforts like Kayakap: Fundraising Campaign for Working Musicians, and Lilak's Babayanihan: Women's Solidarity for indigenous communities to raise funds in support of fellow artists, as well as communities in dire need of economic relief.
Songs as chronicles
Musicians channeled their creative energies into new compositions dealing with themes related to the pandemic and the economic crisis. The plight of medical frontliners became a central theme that inspired the creation of new songs from the Messenger Band in Cambodia, Village Idiots, and Danny Fabella in the Philippines. Songs of resistance and defiance also emerged in reaction to militarized responses in the Philippines. Danny Fabella's composition Unseen Enemy for example lamented the lost of lives and the failed State response:
We continue to lose precious lives everyday
But the people in power, who are supposed to care, don't dare
So it's up to us to come together
With kindness and reason, understanding and love to share
– Solidarity and Resistance
New songs about resistance also emerged during the crisis as communities challenged increasing authoritarianism and militarization across the region. Nitithorn" Ae" Thongthirakul's song "The Birds haven't stopped calling", based on a poem by Thai activist Wisa Kanthup, was shared in various online solidarity events for activists in Myanmar.
AMP3 members (Bong Ramilo, and the Village Idiots) also helped set up Resistors Radio, a social media platform to share songs of resistance from and outside the Philippines. Resistors Radio organized live chats as well with musicians to discuss their songs, and how their music and art contribute to advancing local and international struggles. One episode of Resistors Radio Chat featured a discussion with Myanmar journalist Mon Mon Myat, on the role of music in the new wave of protests that erupted across Myanmar in opposition to the military coup.
AMP3 also expressed its solidarity to musicians experiencing repression across the region. In August 2021, AMP3 issued two solidarity statements in support of musicians and their communities. In early August, AMP3 expressed solidarity to Hong Kong based musician Anthony Wong who was arrested over trumped up corruption charges. AMP3 asserted that "the democratic exercise by musicians, poets, and other cultural workers to use culture to enlighten and educate is a right guaranteed under international human rights law."
On the occasion of International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples', AMP3 issued a statement supporting the struggle of the Karen community in Kaeng Krachan in Thailand fighting efforts to drive them out of their ancestral lands.
As AMP founder Jess Santiago remarked: "As we all know the pandemic has caused a lot of fear and anxiety among people. I believe that musicians in particular can help give expression to these fears and anxiety of people through songs." Santiago also pointed out how songs are being used to promote the necessary health protocols like proper washing hands, proper physical distancing, helping to effectively convey these messages through public service announcements.
AMP3's response to the Covid 19 pandemic, started with the idea of music as an expression of regional solidarity. In our experience, we saw that music can provide relief to help ease the feelings of anxiety that many of us were facing in the wake of the unprecedented global crisis.
The pandemic and the lockdowns posed huge challenges to musicians. For full time musicians relying on regular gigs/concerts as a source of income, the indefinite closure of venues and the absence of concerts was a major problem and source of anxiety. But artists across the region were also motivated by the crisis to do their part in helping others cope and overcome the many challenges.
Producing home recordings and sharing these through online platforms became key strategies facilitating the artists response, and working closely with communities, other like minded groups, and organizations, collaborative projects that responded to concrete needs emerged and were implemented across the region.
The new songs that came out and will continue to come out in the context of the pandemic, represent important historical documentation, not just of the peoples' shared and collective experiences in dealing with the pandemic– the fear, anxiety, but also the aspiration that more inclusive, kinder, and just societies could be built in the aftermath of the crisis.
*This article is included in the regional report Southeast Asian Peoples in Pandemic Times: Challenges and Responses (Covid-19 Grassroots Report Volume 2) published by the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP-CIDS) Program in Alternative Development with support from 11.11.11 Coalition of the Flemish North-South Movement. The full report can be downloaded here: https://tinyurl.com/AltDevSEAcovid19v2
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Today was a day i went through the songs completed for the album and made a list of what work still needed to be done. Anything from quick ad libs, picking the right takes, making sure that file's I've bounced have the ideal levels prior sending off for mix, or even making sure that album is going in the direction i want it to.
What most people don't realize is, the session files for each song can have gigabytes upon gigabytes of information to be sorted. This can make the process a little time consuming and tedious. I always try to remind myself the great quote by Willam F. Scolavino.
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By Aaron Glantz / May 9, 2014
With criticism mounting on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki over allegations that veterans in Phoenix died while waiting for care, another whistleblower has stepped forward with documents alleging he witnessed incidents that together pose "a substantial and specific threat to the mental health and safety of our veterans."
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, seen Oct. 9, is facing criticism over allegations that veterans died while awaiting care at VA hospitals.
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki
In an exclusive interview with ABC News and The Center for Investigative Reporting, Dr. Jose Mathews said he was removed from his position as chief of psychiatry at the VA hospital in St. Louis after he complained that other psychiatrists were counseling veterans for as few as three hours a day.
"The workday started late, and it ended early," he said. "We are taking care of veterans who underwrite our freedom. It's completely unacceptable and unethical."
In a federal whistleblower complaint filed with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, Mathews said his superiors exhibited a "disregard for veteran care and safety" at the St. Louis hospital, citing emails he wrote to hospital administrators asking them to investigate two allegedly preventable deaths, an inpatient suicide attempt and a veteran who was turned away from care.
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Mathews provided an internal document and extensive email exchanges with his superiors to CIR and ABC News showing he was removed from his post after he says he complained about how few veterans psychiatrists were actually seeing. He says that resulting delays in care led to a logjam.
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"I notified other clerks and the supervisors asking, 'What are we doing?' " he said. "Are we doing anything wrong?"
At a town hall meeting hosted by Sen. John McCain in Phoenix this afternoon, open pain and anger was on display, from families who lost loved ones while waiting for medical appointments at the VA.
"They have no business," said Sally Barnes-Breen, caretaker for her father-in-law, Thomas Breen, one of 40 cases at the Phoenix VA who died before seeing a doctor.
Breen, a Navy veteran, died of bladder cancer, two months after he was promised someone would call him back.
The move followed a vote Thursday by the House Veterans' Affairs Committee to subpoena Shinseki, asking for emails that allegedly discuss the destruction of a secret list of veterans waiting for care at the VA hospital in Phoenix.
The Center for Investigative Reporting has found that in the decade after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the VA made wrongful death payments to nearly 1,000 families, including 246 deaths linked to delays in providing needed treatment and care.
The American Legion, the nation's largest veterans group, has called for Shinseki's resignation.
For his part, Mathews said the VA needs to do more to hold doctors and hospital administrators accountable.
"There are good people who want to do the right thing," at the VA, he said, but they're not the ones in charge, at least at the hospital in St. Louis, where he works.
He still comes to work every day at the VA, but he's been demoted – literally assigned to an office in the basement – where he performs compensation and pension exams.
"They are punishing me," he said, but it is the veterans who suffer, "and it is the tragic life experiences I heard as a psychiatrist that has motivated me to continue to fight."
This story was edited by Amy Pyle and copy edited by Sheela Kamath.
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, seen Oct. 9, is facing criticism over allegations that veterans died while awaiting care at VA hospitals. Credit: Evan Vucci/AP Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki


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By FOX 26 Houston staff
KEMAH, Texas (FOX 26) - The memorial service for the Kemah police chief who was killed in a boating accident is scheduled for Friday.
Chief Chris Reed's body was recovered Sunday after he fell off his boat near the Texas City Dike.
Reed was also a former paratrooper in the Army, an MMA fighter, a referee, a coach and a member of the Clear Creek ISD board of trustees.
The service will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the Clear Creek Community Church located at 999 FM 270 in League City.
A public procession will follow the memorial service. Kemah residents and business owners can show their support by lining the procession route. The route will be from FM 270 to SH 96, East to SH 146, North on SH 146 past Kemah City Hall/Police Department, to NASA Rd 1, West onto NASA Rd 1 where the procession will turn south onto FM 270 and end at the church.
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