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Bud Dupree: Myles Garrett Incident Brought Team Closer Together
We are now several weeks removed from the Pittsburgh Steelers' road loss to the Cleveland Browns, which took place in the earlier portions of November. They have won both of their games played since then, including a home rematch against the Browns, and are looking to make it six straight, number three coming up tomorrow against the Arizona Cardinals.
It wasn't the loss so much as the final 14 seconds, however, that served as a galvanizing moment for this team. It all came to a head—pun intended—when a scuffle between Mason Rudolph and Myles Garrett escalated to assault.
In a flash, everything suddenly became more than football, a feeling that quite a few of the players in the Steelers' locker room had, and that one instance was yet another wakeup call for the group, an event that brought them closer together.
Fifth-year outside linebacker Bud Dupree spoke to that fact when he appeared on Good Morning Football earlier this week. "It just made guys realize that we've got to get that bond back tighter together", he said, emphasizing the long list of trials they've gone through all year.
"When that situation happened, a lot of guys really felt a certain type of way", he went on. "It made people gel that much closer together, because we've got to have each other's back. We're all we got on the field, and through the adversity that we've been going through this whole year, starting back to training camp, that just made it that much more for us to go out and just compete to the highest level".
There was no clearer example of how the Steelers felt about what happened than in the way that they backed Maurkice Pouncey, who was suspended for two games (reduced from three) after he went after Garrett following his helmet strike to Rudolph's head. Not only did they keep his jersey in the locker room, and sported 'Free Pouncey' shirts, they awarded him the game ball—delivered to his house by Cameron Heyward—after they took down the Browns two weeks later.
Pouncey's now back, and he's been embraced by his teammates. They understand that what he did was a reaction, a desire to have his teammate's back, and that impulse has been one of the driving forces behind this team's unlikely success over the course of the past two months.
During that span, the Steelers have gone 6-1, and have positioned themselves to make a legitimate run at a wildcard spot, something that seemed like a fairy tale after getting off to a 1-4 record and looking like a lost season with Ben Roethlisberger down and out.
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The name or term Bluestreak refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Bluestreak (disambiguation).
Bluestreak is a talker. He talks a lot. Any subject, any time of the day, his lips are flapping while his Autobot comrades are rolling their eyes. Could be about things on Earth, could be about things on Cybertron, could be about just about anything, but the point is, y'know, he's talking. Words are coming out of his mouth in a near constant prattling stream. Some think he's vapid, that his mouth just moves a billion times faster than his brain, if his brain is moving at all. Or they imagine that he's a dude who doesn't know when to shut up, that he drones on and on and on and on because maybe he just likes to hear himself speak or something.
He's also surprisingly well armed for someone who doesn't like to fight.
You can taste his sarcasm. To be fair, nobody likes Mirage.
Bluestreak arrived on Earth with his fellow Autobots four million years ago and remained inactive until 1984. The Transformers Along with Mirage and Huffer, Bluestreak was one of the less sympathetic of the Ark's crew when it came to humans. He once suggested repairing the Ark and simply abandoning Earth's people to the Decepticons after hearing that Sparkplug Witwicky had allegedly provided their foes with a fuel conversion process while he was their prisoner.
Bluestreak spent a considerable period of time out of action once Prime was recovered by the Autobots, and would not be seen again until well after Grimlock assumed control of the army. Totaled! His return was short-lived, however, as he was soon destroyed battling the Underbase-empowered Starscream. Dark Star!
You get the feeling Blurr trained under this guy at some point.
Look, it's Bluestreak's movie protoform "entry" mode.
Suffering from the Cosmic Rust virus, Bluestreak was one of the first Autobots reconstructed using Binaltech technology. Alongside Smokescreen, Hound, Tracks, and Sideswipe, he helped Earth Defense Command drive the Decepticons off of Earth. Bluestreak continued serving on Earth at Autobot City, under Ultra Magnus's overall command.
When the Autobot/Decepticon war erupted 8.7 million years ago, destroying his home city, Bluestreak, then a merchant, joined the Autobot army. 500,000 years later, he related Sentinel Prime's death to Optronix, and later served in the last-ditch attempt to defend Iacon from Shockwave's forces.
7.4 million years ago, Bluestreak remained with the Autobots after the apparent death of Optimus Prime. He and Trailbreaker remained at Autobase while Prowl led a task force against Trypticon. While there, they met Jetfire and apprised him of the current situation on Cybertron. 1.4 million years later, Bluestreak and an Autobot/Decepticon/Ultracon force helped defend a peace ceremony at Tyger Pax from the Predacons.
Bluestreak was among the crew of the Ark when it crashed on Earth 4 million years ago, and awoke in 1984 to battle the Decepticons. After years of fighting, Bluestreak and the other Autobots took part in Operation Liberation in 1998, a joint human/Autobot operation that defeated and captured the Earth-bound Decepticons. However, the Ark II, which was meant to convey the Autobots, the captured Decepticons, and a number of humans back to Cybertron, was sabotaged by General Robert Hallo, sending Bluestreak and his comrades to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean.
Bluestreak was later recovered by the sinister Lazarus, and his deactivated form was used to power Megatron's deadly metal virus weapon. By the time he was rescued by Optimus Prime, his energy had been almost fatally depleted.
Bluestreak recovered, however, and rejoined his newly active comrades. When Shockwave came to Earth and announced that the Autobot/Decepticon wars were over and that the two factions had been united, Bluestreak was more than skeptical, suggesting it was a trick. The memory of his destroyed home-city still haunted him, and he would not believe the same beings who killed innocents could change their ways. His views clashed those of with Gears, who did not see the point in fighting wars that had been ended. Despite his objections, Bluestreak was among the Autobots who joined Optimus Prime in surrendering to Shockwave's lieutenant, Ultra Magnus. Ferried back to Cybertron by Sky Lynx, Bluestreak and the others were imprisoned and scheduled for execution, but were freed by Broadside and taken to an underground hideout. He fought in the battle to retake Iacon and witnessed Shockwave activating the Matrix of Leadership. Victorious, Bluestreak and his comrades began to rebuild their planet.
I know I don't wear much blue, but if you know your history, it really does make perfect sense.
The original Bluestreak toy was based on the Diaclone "Fairlady Z" toy and transforms into an accurate replica of a Datsun Fairlady Z. The all-silver deco for the mold was unique to its Transformers release, not a carry-over from Diaclone, though it was heavily based on the second version of his Diaclone toy. Reused photography and artwork of Bluestreak's Diaclone incarnation led to considerable confusion in that it retained a blue and gray paint scheme not seen in the American toyline. The doors can open in car mode, but the vehicle mode lacks any kind of automotive interior. As with most Generation One toys of the time, he was constructed partially of die-cast metal and had rubber tires.
In robot mode, Bluestreak has the classic "car hood-chest" design also featured on fellow Autobots like Jazz, and is armed with a vacuum-metalized laser rifle and two shoulder-mounted rocket launchers that can each fire one of the three included projectiles.
This mold was retooled to make Prowl, and again for Smokescreen.
An exclusive to Takara's e-Hobby shop, this version of Bluestreak was sold bundled in a set, though not packaged together, with a gold-plated version of Meister. Often called "Anime Streak" by fans and collectors, this toy used the color scheme from the second version of his Diaclone toy (which was used as the basis for his cartoon and comic character model), with a black roof and hood instead of the original Transformer toy's silver.
I come in every color except blue.
Also an e-Hobby-exclusive, this version of Bluestreak was almost entirely vacuum-metalized, much like the gold-plated Jazz, but in silver. Like the gold Jazz, the Chrome Streak emulated a "campaign car" prize item from the original Diaclone line.
Released as part of Hasbro's Toys "R" Us-exclusive Commemorative Series III reissues in the same colours as his original 1980s release, although his packaging pictures depict Takara's "Anime Streak" version. For this release, he was redubbed "Silverstreak" due to Hasbro's apparent inability to secure the trademark for the name "Bluestreak". Due to safety reasons, the springs in his rocket launchers were removed, and because of changes in the plastics used, his laser rifle and projectiles were not vacuum-metalized, instead being cast in more durable matte-black plastic.
Why did the other guy get to be blue?
The second Subaru Impreza toy released in the Alternators line was actually the first to be developed, but due to marketing suggestions, the more eye-catching Smokescreen was released first. Silverstreak transforms into a very accurate and fully-licensed silver 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX, with opening hood, trunk, and all four doors as well as a detailed interior. He also features working steering (not connected to the steering wheel, though) and rubber tires.
His robot mode is based upon his original toy as well as his cartoon model, but with changes made to reflect modern standards of Transformers toys, as well as his new vehicle mode. He is armed with a laser rifle formed from his turbo intercooler and has the capacity to mount two spring-loaded rocket launchers on either side of his shoulders, though these were only included with the retool of Binaltech Smokescreen.
Unusual for an Alternators release, Silverstreak was fully painted silver, similar to his Binaltech release. The silver paint on Silverstreak is more flat compared to the sparkled paint of the Binaltech version.
The first shipment of the Alternator version used the right-side steering like the Japanese release. Soon afterwards, a modified version was released with the steering wheel on the left side of the vehicle.
This mold was also used to make Ricochet and Binaltech Asterisk Alert.
Finally! I became blue at last. Wait a minute.
One of the initial releases of the reborn Binaltech line, Bluestreak is a redeco of Binaltech Silverstreak, using the "civilian" model of Subaru. As his name suggests, Bluestreak's body is almost completely blue... making him look suspiciously like a de-sponsored Smokescreen.
A redeco of Robots in Disguise Side Swipe, he is based upon his pre-G1 release "blue" color scheme, with a silver hood. He is armed with a small gun that is disguised as a tailpipe in vehicle mode.
The original release of this toy (and the others in the assortment), exclusive to Kay-Bee stores, came on cards that lacked a sub-line designation. Later releases that were also available through chains like Dollar General were put on Universe cards.
A retool of Smallest Transformers Prowl, STF Streak is a much simplified, much smaller replica of his original toy. Although resembling his G1 form, he has less articulation and his wheels do not roll. Streak was one of two chase figures in the second wave of the line.
Are you sure you're not Camshaft?
Universe (2008) Silverstreak is a retool and redeco of the 2008 Universe Prowl, transforming into a modified Nissan 350Z. He features twin non-removable and non-firing "rocket launchers" that can swing over his robot-mode shoulders. His fold-out "Volt Beam Blaster" stores in the car mode's undersides.
As with several recent Transformers vehicles with a metallic silver body colour, Universe Silverstreak's silver car body panels are painted metallic silver rather than being left as bare silver plastic. Also, the front of his vehicle mode looks like some kind of evil clown thingy.
Silver paint and silver chrome? Darn.
The Japanese Henkei! Henkei! release of Universe Silverstreak is a slight redeco, swapping the black paint on his hood and roof with dark grey, dropping red from the wheels, as well as adding vacuum-metallized silver on his Volt Beam Blaster, his shoulder rocker launchers and his spoiler.
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One of the longest-running myths about Transformers is the existence of the "blue-sided Bluestreak". This misconception has its origins in Bluestreak's box art and instruction sheet, as well as the original 1984 toy catalogs, all of which used the blue-sided Diaclone variant of the Fairlady mold. No sealed samples of the blue-sided Bluestreak in a Transformers box have ever been found. Oddly enough, though the catalogs featured numerous pictures of toys that did not match up with finished product (like Astrotrain and Perceptor), blue-sided Bluestreak is the only one that seems to have taken on the "my brother's friend's cousin had one" status.
Compounding the confusion, a second Diaclone variant exists, with a black hood and silver sides, which became the basis for Bluestreak's animation model.
In recent years, toys based on the Bluestreak character were renamed "Silverstreak" for trademark reasons, because a company named Gendron currently holds the trademark for "Toledo 'Blue Streak'" in the "toys" category.
Aaron Archer, as Orson, when asked about the Commemorative Series Silverstreak's deco, said the figure was based on the 1984 version of the figure rather than the 2002 e-Hobby "Streak" release due to his desire to give collectors a version closer to the one released in 1984. While this is most likely true, it may also have to do with Hasbro's inability or desire not to release figures too similar to e-Hobby exclusives, thus a required change for Silverstreak from e-Hobby Streak.
The deco for Hasbro's retool of the Alternators Acura RSX mold was originally designed with Bluestreak in mind, specifically the original Diaclone deco mentioned above. Early leaked packaging samples even sported an abbreviated form of the name "Bluestreak" on their license plates. Ultimately, however, Hasbro decided to rename the toy and release it as "Autobot Camshaft" instead, possibly because they already had a representation of the Bluestreak character in the Alternators line (Silverstreak).


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The Adventure of the Lover's Leap
TV-PG | 49min | Crime, Drama, Family | Episode aired 18 September 1975
When an heiress is found dead from an apparent suicide, Ellery Queen suspects she was murdered, but the investigation is hindered by interference from radio detective Simon Brimmer.
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Jim Hutton ... Ellery Queen
David Wayne ... Inspector Richard Queen
Don Ameche ... Dr. Norman Marsh
Anne Francis ... Nurse Evelyn Chandler
Jack Kelly ... Attorney J. T. Latimer
Ida Lupino ... Stephanie Talbott Kendrick
Craig Stevens ... Jonathan Kendrick
Susan Strasberg ... Cathy Kendrick
John Hillerman ... Simon Brimmer
Tom Reese ... Sgt. Thomas Velie
Jason Wingreen ... Roy Miller
Jimmy Lydon ... Radio Actor (as James Lydon)
Nina Roman ... Grace
Basil Hoffman ... Technical Print Man, Harry
John Lawlor ... Radio Technician
Stephanie Kendrick, a wealthy fountain pen heiress, is found dead on the front lawn of her mansion. Prior to her death she was reading Ellery's book "The Adventure of the Lover's Leap" and it seems that she acted out a passage in the book which leads to her to jump from her bedroom balcony. Inspector Queen thinks her death is suicide, but Ellery seems to have other thoughts when a technical print man finds a small shard of glass on the balcony. Later, during the questioning of suspects, Simon Brimmer arrives at the Kendrick mansion and, in his typical pompous fashion, offers his help to Inspector Queen solve what he concludes to be a murder. Ultimately, Brimmer brings the cast together at the conclusion to disclose the guilty party, but Ellery finds the exact time to speak up and reveal the killer's identity. Written by H Pylypiw
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Handsome Hubert, one of the wrestlers Ellery and Inspector Queen are watching when Velie tells them about the murder, is based on Gorgeous George, a flamboyant professional wrestler from the 1940s and 50s. Ironically, his last match before retirement was against a masked wrestler, as Hubert's match in this episode is. See more »
When Inspector Queen is questioning Nurse Chandler she has the top button of her uniform buttoned, but later in the same scene when Ellery Queen asks her a question the top button of her uniform is unbuttoned. See more »
Inspector Richard Queen: A major breakthrough! The butler didn't do it!
Second episode improves on the first
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Episode 2, "The Adventure of the Lover's Leap," is a step up from its predecessor in that Ellery (Jim Hutton) works closely with his father, Inspector Queen (David Wayne), in much the same way that he would throughout the series, the banter between them always a delight, in this case focusing on the return of arrogant radio sleuth Simon Brimmer (played to smug perfection by John Hillerman), who first appeared in the pilot feature. The title refers to one of Ellery's books, the current read of wealthy heiress Stephanie Kendrick (Ida Lupino), who does not love her latest husband (Craig Stevens) and plans to divorce him. As she reads about footsteps at her door, she actually hears them in the hallway; when the book relates the howling of a dog, she hears that too. The final passage has the heroine jump to a suicidal death from her own balcony, and that is indeed where Mrs. Kendrick's corpse is later found by her husband's daughter (Susan Strasberg), as she arrives at the house, following a frantic call from the now dead woman. In the morning, the husband is found wandering the streets after a night of drinking and gambling. Another suspect is the live-in nurse (Anne Francis), who was of the opinion that the deceased did not need a caretaker, and was recommended by the family attorney (Jack Kelly). Then there is Dr. Norman Marsh (Don Ameche), the psychiatrist trying to help Mrs. Kendrick through deep hypnosis, an angle seized by Simon Brimmer, always uncovering certain facts before the police do, a constant source of irritation for the harried Inspector. James Lydon (formerly Henry Aldrich), who appeared as a radio actor in the pilot, performs similar duties here (for the last time), while actress Nina Roman makes her series debut as Grace, Inspector Queen's secretary, returning in 6 more entries, occasionally unbilled. John Hillerman would ultimately make six more appearances as Simon Brimmer, for a total of 8 (including the feature pilot). Incidentally, the Abbott and Costello sketch heard on the radio before the murder was taken from their 1955 feature film "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy," while Anne Francis and Jack Kelly are reunited from the 1956 "Forbidden Planet."
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A new member of Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA), the Truckfest Group, is one of the major sponsors for the inaugural Altona Truck & Trade Show on March 16, 17 & 18th at the Ballpark Altona. Truckfest Group specialise in direct to market marketing services as well as creating the Haulin' Apparel custom garments, t-shirts, casual clothing and uniforms.
One of the Truckfest Group owners, Stephen Proglio, said the newly created Altona Truck & Trade Show event has garnered a tremendous amount of support in a very short time with support of local government, industry associations, and suppliers.
"It is amazing what the organisers have achieved in such a short period of time, they have a great venue, support from the Hobsons Bay City Council, VicRoads, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator and suppliers including big name players Southern Cross Trailers, Scania, Kenworth DAF Melbourne, Viva Energy and Klos Custom Trucks," he said.
"What's even more amazing are the emerging players like Spider GT, the importers of LongMarch Tyres and ANDA Trailers, Tool Trucks Australia, Truckers Toy Store and Samios Tyres who have come on as major sponsors of the event.
"This truck show has really got a community feel supporting the local Laverton Cricket Club and Altona Football Club as well as having entertaining events like the Friday networking function that will feature reality TV stars from the Outback Truckers, Yogi and Amanda Kendall as well as the legendary Steve Grahame and the weekend will feature the Demolition Man Lawrie Voutier.
"The current king of reality TV, at the moment, John Robertson, from Married at First Sight, will be cooking up a storm on the Altona Football Club's grill," says Mr Proglio.
Mr Proglio said the aim of the Altona Truck & Trade Show is to build relationships between all parts of the industry as well as with the public.
"It is great to have groups including the fire department, OzHelp, Transport Women, Blue Ribbon and the HVIA attending and showing a united industry," he said.
Business partner and publisher of Australian Custom Trucks magazine Chris Smith added the event has been a major drawcard for the region and says sponsorship and trade stall applications are open.
"We would like to get as much sponsorship as possible, Friday the 16th will be an industry networking function and we want as many people in the industry to attend. The Saturday is the people's day with a bit of a green feel for St Patrick's day and the Sunday we are putting on a truckies breakfast while we pack up," he says.
Mr Smith said at this juncture of the event planning he is looking for transport company involvement and would like to see
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Azerbaijan stats - Stroll the youngest rookie to reach podium
After scoring his first points last time out in Canada, Williams rookie Lance Stroll survived the chaotic scenes around him to record another 'first' in Baku…
With third place, Lance Stroll became the 208th driver in history to score a world championship podium, and just the third Canadian, after the father and son duo Gilles and Jacques Villeneuve.
You have to go back to the 16 years to the 2001 German Grand Prix for the last podium finish by a Canadian driver, when Jacques Villeneuve finished third for BAR.
At 18 years and 239 days, Stroll is the second youngest person to stand on the rostrum in F1 history, behind only Max Verstappen, who was 12 days younger when he won in Spain last year.
However, Stroll is the youngest rookie to stand on the podium - Verstappen's rostrum coming in his second year in Grand Prix racing.
The Canadian rookie recorded Williams' first podium since, appropriately enough, last year's Canadian Grand Prix when Valtteri Bottas was third.
Stroll also won the fan-voted Driver of the Day award for the first time in his career.
Stroll missed out on becoming F1's youngest ever podium finisher by just 13 days. © Sutton Images
Speaking of Verstappen, the Dutchman recorded his fourth retirement in the last six races as he went out with a loss oil pressure.
But on the other side of the Red Bull garage it was all smiles as Daniel Ricciardo recorded his fifth career victory, and first since Malaysia last year, which was incidentally the last race before this not to feature a current or past world champion.
Ricciardo has now won on five different tracks, with all of his victories coming from outside the top three places on the grid.
The Australian's win from tenth on the grid in Azerbaijan is the lowest starting slot anybody has won from since Fernando Alonso triumphed from 11th on the grid in Valencia in 2012.
Ricciardo is now on a streak of four consecutive podium finishes, having finished third in the previous three races.
Speaking of podium streaks, having opened the season with six rostrums in a row, Sebastian Vettel (and Ferrari for that matter) has now gone two straight races without one, though he did pick up the fastest lap for the first time this year.
Valtteri Bottas, Lance Stroll and Daniel Ricciardo - otherwise known as the eighth youngest podium in F1 history. © Sutton Images
Valtteri Bottas on the other hand has scored two podiums – and two second places - in a row. The Finn has only scored as many as three consecutive rostrums once in his career – will he equal the feat in Austria?
10 different drivers were in podium positions at one stage or other during the race, and at one stage it looked like we might see the youngest rostrum in history. As it was, Ricciardo (27), Bottas (27) and Stroll (18) combined for the eighth youngest podium F1 has seen, with the 2008 Italian Grand Prix rostrum (which featured a 21-year-old Vettel flanked by Robert Kubica and Heikki Kovalainen) still leading the way.
For the third time this year Lewis Hamilton missed the podium, but he and title rival Vettel maintained their records as the only drivers to score points in every race this season.
Just behind them in those stakes is Esteban Ocon who registered his seventh points finish in eight races by coming home sixth.
Kevin Magnussen, Carlos Sainz and Sauber's Pascal Wehrlein recorded respectively their third, sixth and second top ten placings of the season, while Fernando Alonso finally scored his and McLaren's first points of 2017 with ninth.
In fact, Azerbaijan was the first race of the season where both McLarens were still running at the chequered flag, with Vandoorne finishing 12th of the 14 classified runners.
Fernando Alonso scored his and McLaren's first points of the year. © Sutton Images
Renault, by contrast, recorded their first double DNF of the year, with Palmer completing a miserable weekend by retiring after just 7 laps and Hulkenberg going out 17 laps later.
Renault, as it happened, were the only team to leave Azerbaijan empty handed, with nine different teams filling the top ten places. Will we see as much variety in Austria?
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In Memoriam: Georgeann Shaw
PALATINE, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Georgeann Shaw, a long time member of Holy Resurrection Church here, fell asleep in the Lord after a brief illness on the morning of September 7, 2013.
Georgeann served most notably as a teacher in the parish Vacation Church School and was actively engaged in many other parish activities and ministries. In November 1995, she suffered a serious staph infection which led to the loss her lower legs and fingers. She returned to her family and parish only after months of surgeries and physical therapy at the Chicago Rehab Institute of Chicago. At that time, members of many parishes throughout the Chicago Deanery and across the Diocese of the Midwest had made contributions to a special fund administered by the parish to assist with expenses.
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Born to Evelyn and the late Frank Kosobud on October, 24, 1956, she attended primary and secondary schools in Arizona. She held a B.A. and Masters degree in Music performance from Arizona State University. Georgeann was the loving wife of Barry and mother of Katie and Alex.
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Further audio leaks expose backroom dealings by Los Angeles Democrats
Joshua Rodriguez, Adam Mclean
A Los Angeles City Council meeting scheduled for last Friday was canceled due to protests calling for the resignation of city council members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, two prominent Democratic Party officials who made racist comments during a redistricting meeting last fall.
Workers hold signs during a protest in Los Angeles, demanding the resignations of L.A. City Councilmen Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo on October 15, 2022. [AP Photo/Richard Vogel]
Former city council president Nury Martinez and county AFL-CIO head Ron Herrera have been implicated as well, leading to their swift resignations from their posts after calls to step down emanated from the Biden White House and other leading Democratic Party officials. In audio recordings published last week, Martinez is heard denouncing Oaxacans, Armenians, Jewish people and white people. She attacked rival politicians for being "for the blacks" and called the African American child of another city council member a "little monkey" who should be beaten.
Several hundred protesters, many of Oaxacan descent, demonstrated in downtown Los Angeles Friday carrying signs saying things like "Fuera Racistas!" (Racists out!) and denouncing the council members' racism against all different ethnicities.
These protests have caused the crisis-ridden Los Angeles City Council to hold virtual meetings in lieu of in-person meetings on the false premise of COVID-19 precautions, citing a recent exposure of a positive COVID-19 case at last Tuesday's meeting.
"The virtual meeting is due to the COVID-19 diagnosis, and that's it. We know Angelenos are still feeling pain and anger, and they have every right to weigh in and express those feelings," Dan Halden, spokesperson for LA City Council President, stated in an email Friday night. "We will take public comment so that people have ample opportunity to make their voices heard." At the last in-person meeting, protesters giving public comments to the meeting used the opportunity to condemn the council, and riot police were brought in to suppress them.
Using COVID as an excuse is utterly hypocritical, as LA's anti-scientific approach to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to over 96,000 unnecessary deaths in LA, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations, long term health problems from Long COVID and the complete breakdown of the health care system.
Michelle, an LAUSD teacher, wrote to the WSWS her experience in running for local public office in Los Angeles, which sheds light on this occurrence:
"Many years ago I aspired to run for public office. You could pay a couple grand to get on the ballot or collect signatures. I made myself sick gathering signatures and when it was said and done not enough could be verified for me to get on the ballot. I also met with a former councilman who had represented our district for many years. He told me that the minorities in office are handpicked in their youth by businessmen behind the scenes. They pay private high school tuitions, then send them to prestigious colleges. He told me Jose Huizar (another former LA City Councilperson later indicted for corruption) had his support and would be elected. I shouldn't waste my time. He was right, but Huizar got caught taking money from developers and was charged with federal crimes. They just replaced him with [other] Hispanics handpicked by the secret society business people. The council person I spoke with died in 2012, so there's no real way to prove any of this. I just know I plan to steer clear of any future political involvement in the future."
Since the initial leaks on Reddit earlier this month, further audio has been published that involves Herrera and Hannah Cho, an aide who has previously worked with other councilors, including Mitch O'Farrell (now the acting council president since Martinez stepped down), Herb Wesson, and Holly Mitchell (now chair of LA county) and who now works with Herrera at the LA County Federation of Labor. In these recordings, they discuss how to help O'Farrell, an ally of Herrera, against a political opponent in the Democratic Socialists of America, Hugo Soto-Martinez, for Council District 13.
As with the previously released comments which were mainly from Nury Martinez, the new ones reveal a similar mixture of backroom intrigue and political cynicism. And while the Martinez audio was primarily about redistricting, this round focuses on efforts by Herrera and Cho to undermine Soto-Martinez.
Though there is not quite as much overt racism as in the previous recording, it is by no means absent. Cho kicks it off with, "Well, that's it for my first house of labor meeting, other than…" Then, in a muffled whisper, what appears to be either "That's a lot of white people," or "That's a lot of black people." The audio is somewhat muffled, and it is unclear exactly which ethnicity she felt compelled to say that there was a "lot of."
The recordings continue with their plans to beat Soto-Martinez by buying endorsements from various Democratic Party groups. In Cho's words, we need to "buy up some of the these larger clubs, we just need to buy 'em up. And we need to just take over them … Like LACYD, like the Young Dems, that's the one we need to buy. The LGBT one? [Referring to the Stonewall Democratic Club] We need to buy them off."
To deter Soto-Martinez from running, Herrera evidently offered him a deal: "Here's the deal I brokered, right? Go work for Mitch [O'Farrell]. Learn the district. Learn the job. And it's yours in four years."
But perhaps the most revealing comment is one that sums up the attitude of the Democratic Party towards the DSA. As Herrera puts it: "He [Hugo Soto-Martinez] should have nothing but support from me personally, from you, and from the federation. Maybe not in that order, I don't know ... But when that f*** forgets that he's union, and goes, you know, progressive DSA, I don't have a problem. I don't care if he's DSA, I really don't. Because I think that a hybrid now wins for us, that understands labor. He's it. He's in. Right? But … He forgot his roots."
This is how the Democratic Party views the DSA. The DSA is allowed to exist, is even encouraged, by the mainstay of the Democratic Party and the unions, precisely because that "hybrid" approach "wins" for them. They're "in," as long as they don't forget who they're working for. Such is the party the DSA wants to reform.
With a rise of militant strike action across the US, the Democratic Party and their pseudo-left appendages have been working around the clock on damage control, with politicians—from local officials to Joe Biden—calling for the implicated city council members to step down and be replaced by other trusted members of the upper-middle class with similar pedigrees.
The turn towards racial politics has been used for the past four decades to cover up the deeply reactionary and anti-working class policies of the Democratic Party. The pseudo-left, including the DSA, has given invaluable assistance by promoting the lie that the "representation" of disenfranchised minorities—be it on the basis of race, gender, religion or sexual orientation—would alleviate the corruption and inequality which have been commonplace in America.
For all their platitudes, the scandal at the Los Angeles City Hall has demonstrated the real political and class character of the Democratic Party: A thoroughly reactionary and right-wing organization whose preferred methods are those of political subterfuge, whose language is that of the racist far right, and whose approach is that of the gangster.
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This review examines the response of pseudo-left political tendencies internationally to the major world political events of the past decade.
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I'd love to see what you have to say about your bunny companions. I'll start if I may.
His name is Benny, he has been with us since he was a baby. We adopted him from the human society 5 years ago.
By far his most endearing quailty is his affection and bond to my wife and me. Alot of people don't realize how close and loving bunnies can be, but they truely are remarkable.
awwww that is just so sweet. I myself had never had a rabbit before Buddha. Never would I have thought they were such amazing creatures. I was fostering for my friends rescue (she handles mainly piggers) and asked if I could foster a bunny for a bit. I did and woke the next morning to 5 kits. All died but Buddha. I have learned alot from him and treasure each day I am blessed to share with him. He turns 3 in April and is one of the sweetest animals I have ever known. When I come into the room he presses himself so hard against the side of the cage wanting my attention. I open the door where I am greeted with a head nudge. I pet him tell him how much I love him where I am then gifted with tons of kisses. Let me tell you, there is nothing compared to a bunny kiss. He makes my heart melt. He is sweet with anyone and anything. He loves the dog and will cuddle with him for hours. I could go on for days about how much I love him. He is all over endearing I cant pick one quality.
I have a little silver dwarf named Sterling who also is a snuggler and loves to give kisses. One of the most endearing things he does is come when called. I call him when his dinner is ready and he will race over and run between my feet. While I'm eating breakfast in the morning he will scratch and bite my pants to get treats and attention, and when he's totally relaxed he will stretch out his hind legs behind him. I also love it when he grooms his face with his little paws--it's soooo cute!
Though I must say that after 66 viewings of this thread nobody else had anything to contribute. Makes me think are we the only ones with a bunny? Why didn't anyone want to share anything? I thought this thread would have been loaded with cute little stories. I thought this thread would be alot of fun.
Oh well, so much for thinking. Next time I'll be more careful.
I know. I have posted about my bun here in the past and not many reply. Dont know if its lack of having a bunny or it those who have them dont keep them as we do. Their loss i just love my bunz to pieces. Do you have any pics of you little love?
We have a bunny but we are still learning a lot about her. She does love to shake her cage like a crazed inmate trying to escape. She will do anything for craisins. Her name is Bunny and she is about 5 months old. She is not spayed yet, but will be after Thanksgiving. Our cat, Ranger, brought her home one day a few months ago.
She has a hanging toy, a little wood circle thing with wood carrots on it that she likes to throw around, and I also give her little hay woven baskets to play with. She gets to come out of the cage at night after I get home from work and she likes to play with the cats and follow them around. I am planning on making a digging box for her with shredded paper. I think she will like it even thought I have not seen her try to dig much.I think she is molting now because her fur isn't as pretty and soft as it was a few months ago. Its kind of messy and she's shedding like crazy, worse than the cats.
Yea they shed aweful. I look like I have a fur coat on after I am done loving on my guy. Have you started to litter train her? If you dont mind the mess they love to dig in sand boxes. I bought a cement mixing tray from Depot for 5 bucks and some play sand for a few dollars more. I put a shower curtain I got at the dollar store underneath the tray, fill the tray with sand and sit back to watch the fun.
I've been watching this thread, but I haven't posted because I can't choose any particular quality.:) I have four rabbits and they are all unique and special in so many ways.
Mocha will always have a special place in my heart because she was the first. She's sweet, caring, and very territorial with other bunnies. She is the definition of "princess" when it's used as an adjective! Loki is my binky-boy. He's hilarious. He likes to run and binky and throw things that are bigger than him. He has a lot of attitude. I think I was meant to adopt Fey, and her sister too. I saw an ad in the paper and just *knew*. Fey is very sweet and loves to be into everything. Between Fey and Sprite, Fey is always the first to try something new, check out a new box or the open door. She got frustrated with being cooped up after her spay and jumped over a 26 inch high wooden barrier. Sprite is adorable and spunky. And grumpy, but hopefully that will decrease with her hormones. She's all full of sweetness and light, licking my pants and running circles around my feet, until I try to touch her. Then she dashes back to a safe distance and glares at me. Yes, she loves me, but how dare I touch her?
Hi there I have 3 bunnies, two of which I only got recently.
I rescued Dolly from a girl who wasn't looking after her properly. When I step into her pen she runs laps around my legs and licks me. When I sit down she reaches up for a hug.
As she is a giant bunny, she is quite heavy. But I lift her up and pat her. She absolutly loves it.
My other two are still getting used to me but they both love to run to me, lick my leg and run off and hide.
Do all rabbits shed or are there some species that don't?
I think they all pretty much do, some breeds more than others. I havent come across one that doesnt shed.
All rabbits shed. They go through full molts in spring and fall and generally don't shed much in between. At least, mine don't shed as much in between compared to my parents' cats. Changes in diet and unusual weather can cause a rabbit to molt too, even for indoor rabbits. A proper diet usually keeps a rabbit from shedding as much in between molts.
Of course, long-haired breeds are harder to take care of throughout the year, but especially when they are molting. I don't know if rexes (very short furred) are easier to take care of, but I have heard that some get temporary bald spots when they molt. Must look pretty silly.
Bunnies are great! I have two, one I rescued, probably about 6 or 7 (He was being kept in the basement with no light or attention) and the other is not even a year. Hoppus, the first one, doesn't really like me but my boyfriend and him get along perfectly, so I guess that's his best quality. And Atticus rubs his chin on everything when he's inpecting a new cage or when I let him visit with the piggies. It's soo silly and cute. He's also very gangly and kind of awkward looking like a teenager.
Your little fellow, Atticus is "chinning". That's how he marks his territory. Bunnies have a small scent gland under their chins. They will even chin their human companions.
I gasped when I read that Hoppus was in a basement, alone and neglected. It absolutely breaks my heart, the callousness of people. But don't worry too much, keep treating him with love and kindness. In time he can learn to return your affection. If he is closer to your b/f, that's ok. He is learning to trust humans again.
Lastly, Naturestee is right on in his explanation of shedding. Nice going.
Thank you, I'm happy to know that Atticus isn't the only bunny who does this.. I knew it wasn't a problem but it was kind of odd. As for Hoppus, he was in very bad shape when we got him. The cage looked like they hadn't cleaned it in months, his water bottle was empty. He had food though. His nails were so long they had twisted and I could bearly cut them. He was so afraid to be held he shook. Me and Shane (my b/f) were just going to to take a look to see if were going to be intrested. But as soon as we saw him in that state, we just looked at each other as if to say 'Let's get him the ef outta here!' And we didn't have a cage at this point, or anything. But we knew even if we had no idea how to care for a pet, we could do better than that. We let him run around on the floor for a day and gave him a cat bowl with some carrots and water. It's great to see how much he's changed since we got him. His coat looks fuller and he's more alert and he even comes if you call him. The only issue i have with my rabbits is that... well to put it bluntly, all they do is hump each other! They chase each other around the cage and hump! And I guess it's whatever makes them happy, right? It's just odd, to see animals so hormonal. Especially two males... do they not realize it's pointless to do this? I think it's hilarious but I'd appriciate some views or facts on this sublect. Thanks!
The most important thing that you must do is to get both of the boys neutered. The reasons are many, but you will be doing them and yourself a huge favor. It is just extremely important.
And bless you for saving that bunny's life. He will thank you in ways that will enrich your life. The rewards will be immense, and many.
I, and others here cannot say enough about the House Rabbit Society website. If you have not, you should definately go their and read, read, read. Get educated on this precious companion. Learn all you can. Even buy a book or two.
One last thing, I would love to see a picture of your boys! Can you make that happen?
Funny Bunny is great, he loves to hop around the big dog crate. He spends most of his days in there. I will look for some pictures I am sure I have some.
In the evening I always give him a small piece of carrot. If I forget he will thump until I get up and give it to him. I find that so cute!
This dog crate is 48 inches long and 36 inches wide.
I love my bun bun so much. Her name is Floppy Sox. She likes to run around my feet and bite them for attention. Her favorite thing in the world is to get her head rubbed by my feet. She wants this 24/7! She doesn't like to get picked up :( it frightens her. She makes me smile every day with her darn cuteness. I love how shes a lazy little girl that likes to lay around all day. My bunnys kisses are nudgeing my leg or foot with her nose. She gets so excited to see me when I get up in the morning.
Hmmm..... There are too many to choose!
I think two things are tied as my favorite. One is when Jackie flips his Flip-n-Toss carrot toy up and it smacks him in the forehead. (no one said he was smart! lol) The other is when he goes to happily lay down and he flings himself face first onto the floor and rolls onto his back like he's dead. But sometimes he peeks at me with one eye open... So cute!


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            init();
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Chick Webb's early death has tended to obscure the status he enjoyed among his peers during his lifetime. Best known for discovering Ella Fitzgerald, who recorded about 50 sides with Webb's orchestra, including "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," it was actually Webb's drumming and the precision swing of his orchestra that made him a household name during the Swing Era. Art Blakey, Louis Bellson, Buddy Rich and other drummers who emerged in the early'40s spoke of him with reverence; Stan Levey, who played with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker in 1945, called him "my first hero." Gary Giddins celebrated him as "an absolutely brilliant drummer," and in the documentary series, Ken Burns Jazz, Giddins exclaims over the force with which Webb's foot pedal work required nailing his drum kit to the stage of the Savoy Ballroom.
Webb's accomplishments were made all the more remarkable by the spinal tuberculosis that caused him to develop a hunchback, plagued him with pain and fatigue and led to his premature death in 1939 at the age of 34. (Webb's birthdate was never firmly established, but most sources cite February 10, 1905.) Webb's diminutive size only added to his larger than life stature among musicians and the thousands of jitterbuggers who packed the dance floor of the Savoy to hear him throughout the '30s. While Webb's recorded legacy is muddied by the aural quality of the recordings he made for Decca, and his band lacked for household-name soloists, he remains a compelling historical figure largely because of his association with the Savoy.
Webb's brilliant drumming was fired by a competitive zeal that served him well in the many battles of the bands he engaged in at the Savoy. Unfazed by any challenger, Webb's orchestra locked horns with Basie, Goodman, Lunceford, Ellington and many others. As Louis Armstrong improvised in a lively duet with Ella Fitzgerald on "Stompin' at the Savoy," "Chick Webb cut 'em all." In his autobiography Good Morning Blues, Basie credits an encounter with Webb for opening up new doors for his outfit. The two bands squared off on January 16, 1938, the same night that Benny Goodman presented his historic Carnegie Hall concert. Before the Count and several other Basie-ites went downtown to join BG, they did battle with Webb.
It was the story of the Webb-Goodman contest that intrigued filmmaker Jeff Kaufman. "It was said that Webb's band 'wiped the floor' with Goodman. Mind you, his was then the most famous band in the land. I said, 'Wow,' there seemed to be so little information out there. I just had to find out more." The result is the documentary Chick Webb: The Savoy King, which premiered at the New York Film Festival in 2011.


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Study shows that access to theatre & drama can boost children's academic performance
The recent university research explored the educational and social benefits of taking school groups to watch live theatre performances.
A schools-only performance at the Shakespeare Rose Theatre in York.
The study, carried out by Dr Natasha Kirkham, a senior lecturer in psychology and researcher at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development at Birkbeck University London, was commissioned by Encore Tickets as a follow-up to previous research among adults.
The ticket provider wanted to see if there were similar outcomes for children, so Dr Kirkham focused this new research on the effects of live theatre performance, uncovering three key benefits, which children as young as three years old can experience:
Improved social tolerance: Experiencing live theatre over watching similar content via a screen, such as a film, can achieve a much deeper understanding and absorption of the content leading to higher levels of social tolerance and a greater ability to question.
Improved academic performance: Engagement with performing arts positively impacts academic performance and can boost academic performance of the average child by four per cent when drama is part of the curriculum.
Positive social change: Theatre holds immense value for children's developing minds. It is a powerful tool for facilitating children and teenagers' self-efficacy to promote positive social change as well as an improved ability to broach complex and difficult issues and subjects.
Dr Kirkham, said: "This research suggests an evident benefit of theatre attendance for children, across a range of developmental areas.
"Theatre can improve social bonding, allow for emotions to be explored in a safe space, develop the emotional and cognitive skills to deal with a complicated world, and kick-start conversations about important issues."
Top school-friendly West End shows
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Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre (opens 23rd October 2019)
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Further key findings
The study found that children and teenagers exposed to live theatre are more likely to develop emotional & cognitive skills for later in life.
Children who saw a live performance instead of a film adaptation showed:
Higher scores on tests of content knowledge of the play.
Higher scores on measures of social tolerance.
Higher scores on tests of social perspective.
Kieran Fox, head of consumer at Encore Tickets, added: "This report confirms what we have always believed about the importance of live theatre for children's development.
"It is clear that live theatre can have a positive impact on both academic performance and social behaviours, and we would love to see more investment in drama and arts in schools."
For more information and to read the study in full, visit www.encoretickets.co.uk/theatre-benefits-childrens-development
British Pantomime Academy introduces masterclass home schooling workshops
The British Pantomime Academy (BPA) has a range of home schooling activities to help engage young people with the arts, drama, language and script writing.
British Pantomime Academy to take Cinderella & Aladdin shows into schools
The British Pantomime Academy is aiming to take its Cinderella and Aladdin shows on the road to schools this December, in a bid to give young people a "rewarding, fun and engaging experience".
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Ocean Conservation Trust provides free weekly online lessons & virtual tours
The lessons are being broadcast from the National Marine Aquarium, part of the trust, and also aim to provide children and their parents and teachers with some of the wellbeing benefits linked to watching aquatic life.
Parents believe their kids learn better outside the classroom, survey reveals
A study has revealed that nearly half of UK parents believe that their children learn more from school trips and visiting places than they do in the classroom.
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wow, some really nice grace in that. thanks for it.
This post has helped me to grasp the idea of what I am reaching for..to remain on earth but withdraw from it and be always at liberty in His will.
This post has helped me to grasp the idea of what I am reaching for..to remain on earth but withdraw from it and to always be at liberty in His will.
What a wonderful thing to be reaching for! Surely the Lord will meet you with that freedom in Him you long for.


NFL cornerback who became one of the league's top shutdown corners during his time with the New York Jets from 2007 to 2012. He spent the 2013 season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before signing with the New England Patriots in 2014 and helping the team capture Super Bowl XLIX in 2015.
He attended Pittsburgh University, where he was a Freshman All-American, two-time All-Big East selection, and Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist.
He was the AFC Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and led the conference in interception return yards in 2011. His coverage abilities led to the coining of the phrase "Revis Island."
He has a daughter and son, named Deyani and Jayden.
He played head-to-head against fellow University of Pittsburgh alum Larry Fitzgerald in his fourth NFL game.


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Chapter 3: VB .NET Language Features
Functional Changes
Upgrading from VB 6.0
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As is obvious by now, VB .NET and VS .NET contain significant changes from previous versions of VB in terms of the runtime architecture and the features of the development environment itself. In addition, the VB .NET language has been changed in accordance with the design goals to modernize and simplify the language, reduce programming errors, and provide full access to the Common Language Runtime (CLR) and Services Framework. Although some of these changes have produced much discussion in the VB community, my personal view is that this is good because it tightens the language and therefore makes it a better tool for development.
As a result of these changes, the language has actually been simplified in several respects by removing duplicate or confusing constructs, removing functionality now supported by the Services Framework, and taking away some of the idiosyncratic behavior particular to BASIC. In this chapter, we'll walk through the details of these changes as they related to both the structure of the language and the functional changes that might require you to think differently when coding in VB .NET. In addition, we'll explore the compatibility features that assist in transitioning code from VB 6.0 to VB .NET including using the Upgrade Wizard. However, it should be noted that some of the modernizing features that require more in-depth treatment, such as changes to classes, inheritance, explicit interface declaration, structured exception handling, and free threading, will be handled in Chapter 4, "Object-Oriented Features," Chapter 6, "Error Handling and Debugging," and Chapter 12, "Accessing System Services."
All code listings and supplemental material for this chapter can be found on the book's Web site at www.samspublishing.com.
Keyword Changes
Unlike previous versions of VB, VB .NET runs within the context of the CLR and, as a result, must adhere to the rules of any Common Language Specification (CLS) compliant language. It shouldn't be surprising to learn that, as a result, the language itself is contained in an assembly with the namespace Microsoft.VisualBasic. When you choose to create a project in VS .NET with VB .NET, this assembly automatically is referenced, and its classes and methods can be referred to without using dot notation because they are declared with a special attribute making them global. This means that you don't have to be concerned with the class structure of the Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace, although the online documentation breaks it down for you. For the purposes of this chapter, we'll treat all the members of the classes contained in the Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace as peers and intrinsic keywords.
To begin, consider Table 3.1, which shows the keywords removed from VB .NET available in previous versions. Contrast this table with the keywords added to the language in Table 3.2.
Table 3.1 Obsolete Keywords, Functions, and Statements in VB .NET
Keyword, Function or Statement
Function formerly used to populate an array with arguments. Now the { } can be used in the declaration of the array.
As Any
Formerly used with the Declare statement. Now VB .NET supports overloading declares so that explicit data types must be used.
Atn, Sgn, Sqr
Replaced by the System.Math namespace.
Replaced by the System.Globalization namespace.
Circle, Line
Replaced by the System.Drawing namespace.
Replaced by the Decimal data type.
Still supported as a data type (mapping to System.DateTime) but is no longer a function returning a 4-byte date value. Use the Today property of the System.DateTime structure to return the day in the 8-byte CLR format.
Debug.Assert, Debug.Print
Replaced by methods in the System.Diagnostics namespace.
DefBool, DefInt, DefStr, and so on
Formerly used to specify data types for implicit declarations. No longer supported.
Replaced by a method in the System.WinForms.Application class.
Empty, Null, IsEmpty, IsNull
Formerly used for uninitialized variables and those that don't contain data. Now both conditions are handled by Nothing. Statements to check for these conditions also have been removed. Database nulls can be tested for using the IsDBNull function or against the System.DBNull.Value property.
Eqv, Imp
Bitwise operators replaced by the equals (=) operator and using Not and Or in conjunction (A Imp B) = ((Not A) Or B).
GoSub
Formerly used to branch to a line label and return later. No longer supported.
On..GoSub, On..Goto
Formerly used to conditionally branch to a line label. Should use Select Case or Switch instead.
IsMissing
Formerly used to determine whether a value was supplied for an Optional parameter. Now all optional parameters must have default values.
IsObject
Formerly used to determine whether a variable referenced an object. Replaced with IsReference.
Let, Set
Formerly, Set was used to indicate that an object reference was being assigned (Let was the default). Because default properties no longer are supported unless they accept parameters, these statements have been removed.
LSet, RSet
Replaced by PadRight and PadLeft methods of the System.String class, although still supported. However, LSet was also formerly used to copy user-defined types (UDTs). This use is no longer supported.
PSet, Scale
Formerly used to manipulate the color of a point and the coordinate system on forms and controls. No longer supported. Equivalent functionality exists in System.Drawing.
MsgBox
Still supported, but recommended use is the System.WinForms.MessageBox class.
Formerly used to define the lower bound of arrays. Now all arrays are zero bound, so it is no longer supported.
Option Private Module
Formerly used to declare an entire module as private to the project. Now each module can be marked as private using the Private keyword.
Randomize, Rnd, Round
Replaced by the System.Random class and the Round method of the System.Math class. Rnd and Randomize still exist in the Microsoft.VisualBasic namespace, however.
Replaced by the overloaded constructor of the String class used for initialization.
VB functions that returned strings by appending the $ have now been replaced by overloaded methods. Their counterparts that return Variants have been replaced with overloads that return Object.
Replaced by the TimeOfDay property of the System.DateTime structure. Note that the Date data type is no longer represented as Double but rather as a DateTime structure.
Replaced by the Structure statement.
VarType
Formerly used to determine the type of a Variant. Although it still exists, it should be replaced by the GetTypeCode method of the specific data types.
Formerly used to hold any type of data. Replaced with System.Object as the universal data type.
Formerly used in While...Wend loops. Now replaced with While...End While.
Table 3.2 New Keywords, Functions, and Statements in VB .NET
Function used to determine whether an object is an array.
Function used to select and return a value from a list of arguments based on an index.
Short, CShort
New data type representing a 16-bit integer equivalent to Integer in VB 6.0. CShort converts from another data type to Short.
IsDBNull
Function that determines whether an expression evaluates to System.DBNull. Not the same as Nothing or a null string ("").
Statement that sets or returns the current system time.
GetException
Function that returns the Exception object used in the Err object. Provides a mapping from the Err object to exceptions.
Try...Catch...Finally, Throw
Statements used to perform structured exception handling.
GetType, CType, Convert
Function used to return the Type of the argument and System classes to convert to a different type.
Option Strict On|Off
Statement used to ensure type-safe code at compile time when turned on. Default in VS .NET is On.
^=, *=, /=, \=, +=, -=, &=
Operators used to perform the operation in the first part of the expression and assign the result to the variable.
AndAlso, OrElse
Logical operators used for short-circuit comparisons.
Statement used to declare a delegate (covered in Chapter 4).
Statement that imports namespace names from referenced assemblies.
AddHandler, RemoveHandler
Dynamically adds and removes event handlers.
Inherits, Overloads, Overrides, NotInheritable, MustInherit, NotOverridable, Overridable
Keywords used with classes, as discussed in Chapter 4.
Statement used to define an interface, as discussed in Chapter 4.
Protected, Shadows, Shared, ReadOnly, WriteOnly
Access attributes for a class, method, or property, as discussed in Chapter 4.
Object used to access the base class from within a class, as discussed in Chapter 4.
MyClass
Object used to access the current class.
Used to define a boundary for classes.
Statement that replaces UDTs.
SyncLock..End SyncLock
Statements that ensure that a block of code is not executed concurrently by multiple threads. Discussed in Chapter 12.
IsReference
Function that determines whether the given variable is a valid reference to an object.
DirectCast
Function used to more strictly convert to a different type
You'll notice that in most instances for keywords removed from the language, an equivalent functionality exists in the Services Framework. In addition, many of the new keywords are related to the object-oriented features of VB .NET provided by the CLR. However, taken as a whole, you can see that the language has not become more complex through the addition of scores of keywords.


We will pick you from the Jomo Kenyatta International airport upon arrival. Have your refreshments and flex relax a little bit until 5.00 a.m when you drive south across the Athi Plains, home of the Masai, via the trading town of Namanga near the Tanzanian border and on to Amboseli. Enter Amboseli park driving slowly, looking for lions, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, gazelles, antelopes and different kind of birds. Check in at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge, after checking in take your lunch followed by a short afternoon relaxation. At 4 pm go for the evening game drive in the small but game filled Amboseli national park with a chance to see Elephants, lions, cheetahs, gazelles, wildebeests, buffalos zebras, warthogs, different birds and of course Mount Kilimanjaro. Dinner and overnight at Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge.
Have an early morning game drive at 6.15 a.m followed by breakfast then depart Amboseli at 8.00 a.m and drive for approximately 1 hour to Tsavo West. Have a morning game drive via the scenic shetani lava flow- a formation left after the explosion of Mt. Kilimanjaro several million years back. This extended game drive will take you until lunch hour. Lunch will be at the Kilaguni Serena Safari. After lunch, have an afternoon game drive en route to the rhino Sanctuary This sanctuary is home to the rare and endangered black rhino plus the "big five of Africa" The lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and the Rhino. At 6.00 p.m., return to the Rhino Valley camp for dinner and overnight. Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge.
Early pre-breakfast game drives visiting the Mzima springs where crystal clear water emanates from the underground. Springs originating from the Mt. Kilimanjaro. Hippos crocodile, fish and variety of bird life exists. Later depart for the neighboring Tsavo East National with a mid morning game drive en route to the Ashnil Aruba Lodge for Lunch. After lunch, relax at the camp as you await your evening game drive that will be at 4.00 to 6.00 p.m. Dinner and overnight at the Ashnil Aruba Lodge.
Early morning game drive at 6.30am until 8.30am time for your breakfast. After breakfast, game viewing en route as you leave Tsavo East National park exiting through the Tsavo River gate. Lunch will at the Man eaters camp. After lunch, drive back to Nairobi arriving at 5.00 to 5.30 p.m. Drop off at your Hotel.
Transport in a private 4x4 Safari vehicle.


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