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Democratic congressman asserts Bush would mislead U.S. on Iraq
Date: Monday, September 30 @ 16:36:39 UTC
Topic: Stop Bush
By John H. Cushman Jr., New York Times
WASHINGTON � Democratic congressmen who are visiting Iraq this week stirred up anger among some Republicans when they questioned the reasons President Bush has used to justify possible military action against Iraq.
One of the congressmen, Representative Jim McDermott of Washington State, said today that he thought President Bush was willing "to mislead the American people" about whether the war was needed and that the administration had gone back and forth between citing supposed links between Iraq and the terrorist network Al Qaeda and Iraq's supposed attempts to obtain weapons of mass destruction.
Mr. McDermott and Representative David E. Bonior of Michigan also said it might still be possible to work out a new inspection approach that would satisfy the Iraqis but fall short of what Mr. Bush wants.
The two Democrats' strong comments about a foreign policy matter while traveling abroad drew rebukes from Republicans at a time when the political furor over Iraq and over a bill on domestic security has sharply divided leaders of the two parties.
They spoke on the ABC News program "This Week" and in other broadcast interviews.
Senator Don Nickles, Republican of Oklahoma, who is the party's assistant leader in the Senate, said Mr. McDermott and Mr. Bonior "both sound somewhat like spokespersons for the Iraqi government." He said it was "counterproductive" to undermine Mr. Bush when he was seeking support from allies.
Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, was gentler. "As long as they're careful what they say and what they do, then I think it's fine," he said. "But all of us should keep in mind that foreign affairs, national security issues, etc., are generally handled by the executive branch, with the advice and consent of the Congress."
Speaking of the administration, Mr. McDermott said, "I believe that sometimes they give out misinformation." Then he added: "It would not surprise me if they came up with some information that is not provable, and they've shifted. First they said it was Al Qaeda, then they said it was weapons of mass destruction. Now they're going back and saying it's Al Qaeda again."
When pressed for evidence about whether President Bush had lied, Mr. McDermott said, "I think the president would mislead the American people." But he said he believed that inspections of Iraq's weapons programs could be worked out.
"I think they will come up with a regime that will not require coercive inspections," Mr. McDermott said, anticipating meetings on Monday between Hans Blix, the leader of the United Nations inspection group, and Iraqi officials.
"They said they would allow us to go look anywhere we wanted," he said of the Iraqis. "And until they don't do that, there is no need to do this coercive stuff where you bring in helicopters and armed people and storm buildings."
"Otherwise you're just trying to provoke them into war," he added.
Mr. Bonior, the second-ranking Democrat in the House, said: "We've got to move forward in a way that's fair and impartial. That means not having the United States or the Iraqis dictate the rules to these inspections."
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – New FBI data released today by Everytown for Gun Safety shows that Oklahoma is one of eight states across the country that continues to fail at submitting records of dangerously mentally ill people who are prohibited from owning guns to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Oklahoma has only submitted 26 records in total since NICS was established more than 20 years ago, leaving potentially fatal gaps in the system designed to keep guns out of the hands of the people with serious mental illness. Today Everytown updated its online Fatal Gaps heat map, an interactive tool that tracks each state's progress.
Nationwide, over a six-month period from July through December 2014, 43 states and Washington D.C. submitted records of dangerously mentally ill people who are prohibited from owning guns to NICS and the total number of records in the system jumped five percent.
Each record submitted is critical for public safety—just a single gun sale to a dangerous person can result in tragedy. The shooter at Virginia Tech in 2007 had a mental health history that prohibited him from possessing firearms, but he was able to purchase a gun because his records had not submitted, and he was able to pass a background check as a result.
As Everytown documented in its 2014 report, Closing the Gaps, states can improve record-sharing dramatically by passing laws that explicitly authorize or require courts and mental hospitals to report records. For example, South Carolina was on the list of lowest-performing states as recently as October 2012, having only submitted 34 records. But from July through December 2014, the state added 23,944 records, bringing its total up to 70,829. The significant increase in recent years reflects recommendations that Everytown made in its 2014 report, Closing the Gaps: States that have taken steps to improve record-sharing have seen tangible results, not just in record submission, but in background check denials to dangerous people. In 2014, 342 gun sales to seriously mentally ill individuals in South Carolina were blocked by background checks, up five-fold from just four years before.
This release continues Everytown's history of documenting the missing records that undermine the gun safety background check system. In November 2011, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (now part of Everytown) released Fatal Gaps: How Missing Records in the Federal Background Check System Put Guns in the Hands of Killers. The first report to detail how missing records in the background check system allow dangerously mentally ill people like the 2007 Virginia Tech gunman to pass background checks and buy guns, it identified measures that states could take to improve their performance. Closing the Gaps, released in May 2014, showed the distance states had traveled since 2011. Since the release of Fatal Gaps, 10 states have amended existing laws to get more records into the system and 11 states have passed altogether new record-sharing laws. During that time, the number of mental health records in NICS has more than tripled and the number of states with fewer than 100 records has dropped from 23 to eight.
*Notes that a state recently passed record reporting legislation to address missing records.


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TOM BRADY DEFENDS HIS PATRIOTS
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS — As we all know, football fans in Boston need something to cheer about and, in that connection, the New England Patriots' MVP quarterback, Tom Brady, has given new meaning to the word "patriot."
As Congress prepares to reauthorize the USA Patriot Act — legislation rushed through Congress after 9/11 — Brady, nicknamed "Tom
Terrific" — appeared here yesterday at Salem State University to thunderous applause. Engaged in a charm offensive two days after the NFL released its "Deflategate" report, Brady, referring to the 243 page report, smiled.
The USA Patriot Act expires on June 1 unless reauthorized. Yesterday, a federal appeals court sharply criticized the Obama Administration's interpretation of the Patriot Act as applied by the NSA, and urged Congress to do its job.
As soon as the lovefest near the site of the infamous Salem Witch Trials concluded, Tom Terrific — who, with his wife, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, has three homes, one in California, one in Manhattan, and one in Massachusetts — in full view of a solitary reporter, handed a deflated ball to the Bay State's senators, Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, and demanded that they reauthorize the USA Patriot Act, rather than the bipartisan USA Freedom Act. "I am a true Patriot," he told them. "We absolutely must preserve our freedom to cheat!"

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package io.jooby.i2325;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;

import java.util.UUID;

import io.jooby.junit.ServerTest;
import io.jooby.junit.ServerTestRunner;

public class Issue2325 {
  @ServerTest
  public void shouldNamedParamWorkWithCustomValueConverter(ServerTestRunner runner) {
    runner
        .define(
            app -> {
              app.converter(new VC2325());

              app.mvc(new C2325());
            })
        .ready(
            http -> {
              UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
              // With custom converter
              http.get(
                  "/2325?id=" + uuid,
                  rsp -> {
                    assertEquals("MyID:" + uuid, rsp.body().string());
                  });
              // With bean converter
              http.get(
                  "/2325?value=" + uuid,
                  rsp -> {
                    assertEquals("MyID:" + uuid, rsp.body().string());
                  });
            });
  }

  @ServerTest
  public void shouldFailToConvertWithoutCustomConverter(ServerTestRunner runner) {
    runner
        .define(
            app -> {
              app.mvc(new C2325());
              app.error(
                  (ctx, cause, code) -> {
                    ctx.send(cause.getMessage());
                  });
            })
        .ready(
            http -> {
              UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
              // Fail don't know what to do with: id
              http.get(
                  "/2325?id=" + uuid,
                  rsp -> {
                    assertEquals(
                        "Cannot convert value: 'id', to: '" + MyID2325.class.getName() + "'",
                        rsp.body().string());
                  });
            });
  }

  @ServerTest
  public void shouldConvertUsingBeanConverter(ServerTestRunner runner) {
    runner
        .define(
            app -> {
              app.mvc(new C2325());
            })
        .ready(
            http -> {
              UUID uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
              // With bean converter
              http.get(
                  "/2325?value=" + uuid,
                  rsp -> {
                    assertEquals("MyID:" + uuid, rsp.body().string());
                  });
            });
  }
}

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Resurfaced video shows Obama going 'full MAGA' with sharp critique of 'woke' leftist activism
Former President Barack Obama is quite obviously no fan of his successor, former President Donald Trump, or his Make America Great Again movement.
Yet, in a recently resurfaced video of a 2019 speech, Obama was described as having "gone full MAGA" with remarks that were snidely critical of the ideological left's embrace of "woke" activism, the Conservative Brief reported.
Making matters arguably even worse for Obama and his remaining leftist devotees was the fact that new Twitter CEO Elon Musk, who the left now suddenly despises, praised the remarks of the former president as "wise words" that everybody should consider.
Obama said what?
A Twitter user on Tuesday shared the short clip of former President Obama speaking at a 2019 Obama Foundation event and wrote, "My god. @BarackObama has gone full MAGA, just like @elonmusk!"
My god. @BarackObama has gone full MAGA, just like @elonmusk! pic.twitter.com/1IfPxBEdUx
— Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) December 13, 2022
In that video clip, Obama said, "You know, this idea of purity and you're never compromised and you're always politically woke and all that stuff, you should get over that quickly."
"The world is messy. There are ambiguities. People who do really good stuff have flaws," he continued. "People who you are fighting — they love their kids and, you know, share certain things with you."
Obama proceeded to highlight the "danger" he sees, particularly on college campuses, in that "I do get a sense sometimes now among certain young people — and this is accelerated by social media — there is this sense sometimes of, the way of me making change is to be as judgmental as possible about other people. And that is enough."
"Like, if I tweet or I hashtag about how you didn't do something right or you used the wrong verb, then I can sit back and feel pretty good about myself because, 'Man, did you see how woke I was? I called you out!'" he said.
"You know, that's not activism. That's not bringing about change," Obama added. "If all you're doing is casting stones, you're probably not going to get that far."
Wokeness is a "mind virus" that must be "defeated"
In response to that tweeted video clip of the former president critiquing the left's "woke" culture, Elon Musk replied, "Wise words from President Obama."
Later that same day, Musk also tweeted, "The woke mind virus is either defeated or nothing else matters."
To be sure, Obama is far from having "gone full MAGA," but his words in that clip are indeed "wise" and accepted as common sense by most non-woke Americans.
The left's "woke" activism, particularly its incessant focus on racial and social justice and perceptions of perpetual oppression and victimhood, should be flatly rejected and abandoned as grossly destructive and detrimental to American society and the hope for any semblance of unity among the nation's different and varied demographic groups.


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Manchester City can climb to third in the English Premier League tomorrow (7:45 AM Eastern) if they manage knock off Norwich City at Carrow Road.
City are currently fourth in the table, two points back of Arsenal, but they have a game in hand on the Gunners. They also have a game in hand on second-place Tottenham and league-leading Leicester. They can only climb within seven points of the Foxes, though, and time is running out for the Citizens to make a real push for the EPL title.
City ended a three-game EPL losing streak last weekend by trouncing Aston Villa, 4-0. The scoreline looks nice, but Villa are the worst team in the league and are destined for relegation. Still, it was a much-needed win for a team that was lacking confidence.
Norwich are another struggling squad fighting for its Premier League life. The Canaries are currently 18th and in the relegation zone with just 24 points after 29 games. They enter this meeting with three straight losses and just one point earned over the last 27 disputed.
The Canaries have allowed 54 goals this season (1.9 goals per game), second-worst in the league. Facing a City team that averages a league-high 1.85 goals for per game, that number is likely to go up.
Manchester have won three of the last four against Norwich (all competitions), outscoring the Canaries 12-1. They already met at Carrow Road once this season in the FA Cup, and Man City left with a comfortable 3-0 win.
City aren't on top form, but they have no room for error anymore. Look for the Citizens to pick up a lopsided win (by at least three goals).


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Around the World in 60 Seconds with Nas Daily
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60 seconds.
That's how long it takes to dispel stereotypes in Mexico. Throw a house party for strangers in Israel. Change perspectives in Nebraska. Make friends in Japan. And connect millions of people all over the world.
In 2016, Nuseir Yassin quit his job to travel for 1,000 consecutive days. But instead of the usual tourist traps, Nas set out to meet real people, see the places they call home, and discover what unites all of us living on this beautiful planet—from villages in Africa and slums in India, to the high-rises of Singapore and the deserts of Australia. While he journeyed from country to country, Nas uploaded a single 60-second video per day for his Nas Daily Facebook following to highlight the amazing, terrifying, inspiring and downright surprising sh*t happening all over the world. Thirteen million followers later, Nas Daily has become the most immersive travel experience ever captured, and finally shows us what we've all been looking for: each other.
AROUND THE WORLD IN 60 SECONDS is Nas' surprising, moving, and totally unpredictable 1,000-day world tour in book form. At times a striking portrait of the most uncharted places in the world, at others a touching exploration of the human heart, this collection of life-affirming stories and breathtaking photographs changes how we think about humanity and invites us all on a journey to see the world, and each other, anew.
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Uncanny Valley is a super stylish short film about how VR will destroy us
By Adi Robertson / @thedextriarchy
Source Uncanny Valley (Vimeo) | Via Oculus (Reddit)
Dec 2, 2015, 3:09 PM UTC |
It's a sad fact that despite the huge wave of virtual reality hype we're currently in, our generation doesn't have its Strange Days or Lawnmower Man or any other stylish blockbuster about the dangers of VR. Sure, Ready Player One is in the works, but that's not the kind of self-consciously gritty cyberpunk I'm talking about here. No, I'm talking about something more like Uncanny Valley, an 8-minute short that seems destined for a feature film adaptation in the tradition of District 9.
Uncanny Valley feels like an intentionally derivative piece of work. Parts of it look a lot like Eran Fowler's famous piece of VR art, and it could easily be a less surreal remake of the 2001 movie Avalon. It's about a world where social misfits exorcise their violent impulses in a fantasy world, and I'm pretty sure I'll spoil the twist for most people just by mentioning that there's a twist. Sorry.
At the same time, it's incredibly stylish and well-paced, shot in a combination of documentary-style footage and in-game video. Its version of virtual reality hardware is an immersive nose ring, which is just a fantastic idea on its own. There's also a certain amount of fun in going through and ticking off the cultural influences. It shows just how deeply virtual reality tropes are engrained in our culture, and how much you can still do with them. The only thing that's really missing is an adaptation you can actually experience in VR. But given the premise, you might not want to.
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That whole thing about, "as a man thinketh so is he" sounds pretty until you really think about what goes on in your head during moments when you are freaked out, angry, suspicious, afraid, or otherwise discombobulated in the brain.
Though you may blame other people for your mental reactions, or circumstances for your current train of thought, the motions of your mind are yours alone. Your mental words like your vocal words are your responsibility. They are of your making, or inviting, or allowing.
Your thoughts are what form you, so be careful with what you invite into your mind. The words you read, the words you listen to, and the words you say. Fill your head with that which you want to see resonated in your world, for sooner or later, you and your world will be that which your thoughts have created.
Words are thoughts and thoughts are everything.
Some people are masters of the art of lying. I don't like falsifications of any kind— but knowing their tricks helps to discern falsehoods when they are present.
As I go about life, I talk to people. So do you. Interacting with people is great, but not all interaction leaves the same aftertaste. Truthful lips are sweet, but lying lips are as bitter as wormwood.
I started thinking about why I'm hesitant to believe some people, yet not others and remembered two men who opened my eyes to the art of lying.
During my junior year of high-school, I sat next to a mischievous young man in my Honors English class. He was very smart, active and loved to test the limits in all aspects of his life.
With great pride and sparkles in his eyes, he would tell me snippets from his latest misadventures. I knew that his parents were conservative Christians so after one of his colorful stories I asked what his parents thought about, this and that. I don't remember what he did in that particular instance, but I never forgot how he answered.
"They don't know," he said.
"But how do you lie about something like that," I asked.
Years later, I became acquainted with a retired investigator. His whole career was spent working in a branch of the law enforcement system which deals specifically with Intelligent Crime. White collar crimes, mostly CEO's and politicians caught in backhand financial deals.
He said that these people were so devoid of conscience they lacked natural physiological response that average people have. Talking to them felt disturbing. It was as if they had no soul. They had no guilt. They explained their self-crafted truths with such hypnotizing conviction it was hard to withstand them.
Are people telling you the truth or their truth?
All of us have a built-in lie detector somewhere deep inside, and if we pay attention and develop our sense of judgment, we will get cautioned against the lying lips that surround us. Artful liars can be difficult to detect, but even when we don't know the facts, that subtle disturbing feeling can be enough of a red flag to make us realize that something is off.
Don't be suspicious or doubtful of people, always hope, trust, but not in a gullible way— analyze the things you hear.
In most cases the stories people tell— truth or not— aren't going to hurt us, but in cases where truth is critical, think twice. Are people telling you the truth or their truth— and how does it affect you?
Simplicity is not simple in the beginning. We come to it at the end, when experience, knowledge, and revelation simplifies life by removing the confusion.
I used to think that inner growth would somehow enlarge me and create something new in me. But it seems to do the opposite. Every time I learn something, rather than something getting added, something gets taken away.
Learning does not pile on top of what we are but rather removes the blinders that distort our perception of how we understand things. Our eyes open, we see clearer, and as we gain understanding the clutter of confusion drops away. Complicated things make sense. The world becomes comprehensible, we begin to see the big picture and the smaller issues dissolve.
Knowledge and experience don't add a load but relieve us from the burden of incomprehension. Like when a sculpture gets chiseled from a mass of marble, it loses a lot of clutter to become something specific and distinguishable. That is the essence of gaining simplicity, we lose bits of confusion, ignorance, illusion, and become more specifically ourselves.
In the end, simplicity is a way of thinking which is less distorted. More elegant. Distinct.
Getting the best gifts this Christmas requires a slight shift in focus. True giving and receiving happens when we give because we want to, not because we are expected to, and we are most grateful to receive when we presume nothing, but get something. That is when we experience real gratitude and feel like we are getting the best gifts possible.
It's no secret that Christmastime cranks up materialism to the max. Often the consumerist mindset attached to gift giving suffocates the joy of giving and receiving. People suffer all sorts of disappointments during the holidays because their expectations go unmet.
But Christmas is still a day away, and we can change all of that to ensure that you receive the best gifts— no disappointments attached.
Disappointment strongly links with expectation, when our expectations go unmet we feel disappointed. The good thing is that we can bypass that drama if we stop building towers of expectation in our heads. Expectations are often based on nothing solid enough to justify our demand of them. Does life owe you anything? When facing disappointment, it helps to go back and analyze where the expectations came from in the first place.
A gift is not an obligation and therefore to demand or expect any gift is oxymoronic. It's different when a gift is promised because the promise itself is the gift, making the actual thing an obligation.
True giving and receiving can only happen when we presume nothing and get something. Only then do we feel the joy and gratitude of receiving. That's how every gift should feel.
The other day, I was walking down a sidewalk in downtown St. Petersburg. A man carrying a bouquet of roses happened to be walking on the same sidewalk, heading into the direction I was coming from. I sort of smiled at the sight of someone going on a date, then as we crossed, he stopped, pulled out a single red rose from the bouquet and handed it to me— I hesitated, he insisted, reassuring me that he wanted nothing in return. He said it was just because of my beautiful smile or something along that note.
Later, the flower went into a vase and every time I caught glimpse of it, I felt an overpowering feeling of gratitude which made me crave to give to others. I've had plenty of flowers in my lifetime, more bountiful than that single rose, but they were given under different circumstances. This was somehow different because I expected nothing from the man and he expected nothing in return, there was no sense of obligation, and that left nothing, but gratitude.
When gifts are given by friends we sort of expect their generosity because of our friendship, unfortunately, that dulls the feeling of gratitude. But to receive a gift, from someone who owes nothing, asks for nothing, and knows he will receive nothing in return, makes gratitude explode like a bomb in our chests.
It was a random lesson, but timely for Christmas. A mind cleared of expectations opens us to experience the joy of giving, and the fulfillment that comes with living in the moment instead of looking at Christmas from a steep tower of expectations.
I urge you to try this mindset. When you receive a gift, even if it's just a card or a kiss, the feeling of gratitude will explode like a bomb. A simple gift can be the best gift of your life because you are free of expectations and the simplest kind gesture will fill you with gratitude.


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Joyce Jean "Jo" Thompson, 80, of St. Joseph, passed away Jan. 7, 2020.
Jo was born on April 21, 1939, in St. Joseph, to the late Harley Sr. and Mildred "Toots" (Haynes) Freeman.
She graduated from Benton High School and retired from American Family Insurance in 2002.
Jo married Ronald Thompson Sr., on Dec. 24, 1992.
Jo was of the Baptist faith.
She enjoyed fishing, bird watching, camping and loved to dance. She enjoyed her wine gatherings with friends, but her most precious time was spent with her family.
In addition to her parents, Jo is preceded in death by: brother, Harley Freeman Jr.; and son, Daniel Thompson.
Survivors: husband, Ron Thompson Sr.; children: Vee Simpson (Tyler), Ray Smith Jr. (Amy), Pam Regan and Ron Thompson Jr. (Robin); sister, Carole Seiter; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, at Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel.
Funeral service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at our chapel.
Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery, in St. Joseph.
The family suggests memorials to: MDS Foundation or Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.
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Manatees could be forced from Space Coast Stadium
By Kevin Reichard on August 10, 2015 in Minor-League Baseball, News
With Brevard County approving a 20-year lease with the U.S. Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) for the use of Space Coast Stadium, the future of the Brevard County Manatees (High A; Florida State League) there is in serious doubt.
The USSSA currently operates out of Osceola County Stadium, but pitched Brevard County on a Space Coast Stadium/Barger Complex lease that called for 175 days of events at the ballpark and playing fields, along with 75,000 room nights of hotel rentals. The start date of the lease still needs to be determined: it's not clear when the Washington Nationals will be moving spring-training operations to a new West Palm Beach ballpark tentatively scheduled to open in 2017. From Florida Today:
The county would reimburse the USSSA up to $10 million for improvements the sports organization plans to make to the stadium complex. Those improvements would include constructing 10 new artificial-turf fields, converting natural-turf fields to artificial turf, and adding lighting, so the complex can accommodate large youth sports tournaments.
That money will come from revenue generated by the county's 5 percent Tourist Development Tax on hotel rooms and other short-term rentals.
Don DeDonatis, chairman and chief executive officer of the USSSA, said his organization also will contribute extensively to the project to "do the stadium right" and build the new fields.
The Manatees also pitched a five-year lease for Space Coast Stadium, but it didn't include any hotel rentals and was rejected by the county board.
And while USSSA officials say they're willing to talk about a Manatees lease once they take over Space Coast Stadium, there's no guarantee an agreement will be reached: weekends are prime times for tournaments as well as Class A ballgames. Finding a new home won't be simple: the team has pitched new ballpark plans to Winter Park to no avail, while there's been no word on the status of a proposed Palm Bay ballpark. (Indeed, we're guessing the Manatees would be proposing a Space Coast Stadium lease if a Palm Bay ballpark was in the works.) Manatees ownership has stated the desire to keep the team in the Orlando area; perhaps Osceola County Stadium would work if the count wants to stay in the ballpark game.
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Illinois, sometimes known as the Land of Lincoln or Prairie State, is the home to some excellent poker players. It is the sixth-largest U.S. state and has 19 casinos across 18 cities.
There are some superb poker tournament players who call Illinois home. The top five biggest winners have won a combined $31,525,619 in live events. They've managed to secure several more millions from the online poker world, too.
The state is in the process of legalizing online poker and gambling. There are still some weird rules, as is evident by the recent silver bullion saga. These players from Illinois have excelled despite this. How many do you recognise?
Connor Drinan: The Biggest Winner in Illinois
Connor Drinan is the biggest poker tournament winner from Illinois and by some margin. He was born in Arlington Heights but now calls Chicago home, although he spends a lot of time away so he can continue crushing the online poker world.
Drinan won the $10,000 WSOP Super MILLION$ event at GGPoker for $1,423,049. That isn't his largest score despite it being enormous. That honor goes to the $3,225,000 he won for finishing third in the 2015 Super High Roller Bowl!
He'd like to forget it, but Drinan was once involved in an awful hand. It took place in the 2014 Big One For One Drop, a $1 million buy-in event. Drinan and Cary Katz got their chips into the middle, each holding a pair of aces. Katz held the ace of hearts and won the hand when four hearts landed on the board! Ouch!
That didn't do Drinan too much harm because he's racked up $11,256,945 live and millions more virtually.
Mohsin Charania: The Triple Crown Winner From Illinois
Mohsin Charania is one of two Illinois residents who have won poker's Triple Crown. A Triple Crown is awarded to anyone who wins an EPT and WPT Main Event and WSOP bracelet.
Charania won the 2012 EPT Grand Final for a career best €1,350,000 ($1,782,343) in April 212. He won the WPT Grand Prix de Paris 18-months later for €328,750 ($449,856). The Triple Crown was Mohsin's in June 2017 when he took down a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event in Las vegas for $364,438.
Amazingly, victory in the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($1,177,890) in December 2014 is sandwiched between those results.
Mohsin's live tournament winnings stand at an impressive $6,234,853.
Gavin Griffin: The Original Triple Crown Champion Hailing From Illinois
Illinois has a second Triple Crown winner, although Gavin Griffin is the original. Griffin was a relatively unknown quantity when he won a $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em event ($270,240) in May 2004. He secured the EPT Grand Final title in March 2007 for a career-high €1,825,010 ($2,434,060).
PokerStars sponsored Griffin by now so their logo was all over his WPT Borgata Winter open triumph in January 2008. That result banked Griffin $1,401,109.
Griffin doesn't play as much poker as he once did yet still has $5,095,951 in earnings.
Ryan Tosoc: A World Poker Tour Specialist
Nobody except friends and family really knew who Illnois resident Ryan Tosoc was until 2016. Tosoc went on a massive heater that saw him dominate the WPT and win a WSOP bracelet.
Tosoc finished second in the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic in 2016 for $1,124,051. Only James Romero outlasted him that time. He won the same tournament the very next year for a $1,958,065 defeating Alex Foxen heads-up. He netted a bracelet in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Online Championship in 2018.
Tosoc has cashes dating back to May 2012 yet $4,640,097 of his $4,795,258 winnings stem from the past four years only.
Aaron Massey: Representing Chicago
Aaron Massey lives in Chicago, Illinois but was born in Elmwood Park. Massey and his brother Ralph had it tough as kids but have shone as poker players. Massey isn't one to mince his words or shy away from confrontation. He approaches poker in the same manner.
$4,143,852 in live tournament winnings speak for themselves. Fourteen victories show Massey has some serious skills. The biggest of those wins came in 2012 in a $2,100 buy-in event. It saw Massey add $651,559 to his bankroll.
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Frank Rudolphe C. Newnham was born in Ryde on the Isle of Wight in 1891, the son of James Young Newnham (a postman) and his wife Emma (nee Carter).
He lived at 27 Park Drive, Laburnam, London N21 [1938-39], 10 Cotswald Way, Enfield [fl. 1956-57] and later at 33 Shrubbery Gardens, Laburnam, London N21 [fl. 1965-67].
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Basic Care of Live Oaks - Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
1. Do not cover the roots of a live oak within a 15 feet radius nor cover the roots with fill to no more than one quarter of the way around the tree. The roots will smother and the tree will die a slow death. Avoid parking vehicles under an oak as it compacts the soil and smothers the roots.
2. Add mulch around your tree to allow air and nourishment to help the tree with its life process. However, do not pile mulch against the trunk of the tree. A gentle slope of mulch outward from the base of the tree is proper. Do not create a volcano effect with mulch, as it can do more harm than good.
3. If a live oak has been damaged by construction work or drought it is helpful to give the tree a dose of root stimulator (note, this is different from regular fertilizer). It is not necessary to fertilize a live oak except when first planted in order to give it a good start. Fertilizer will do more harm than good to a stressed tree. Mulch it instead and water it occasionally, but heavily during droughts, soaking the entire root zone under the tree's crown canopy.
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5. Never have your tree topped ("dehorned") or lion-tailed (thinned excessively, leaving only the outer branches). A good arborist will prune it so carefully that when he is gone it will be difficult to tell that he was even there.
6. Do not drive nails into a live oak. If hanging a swing or tire swing, insert the chain or rope into a rubber tube or cushioned protection layer to prevent wear on the branches and inspect the device annually to make sure it is not rubbing or strangling the limbs as the tree grows larger.
7. Do not whitewash the tree. It is one of the rules of the Live Oak Society.
8. If the tree is in a low area where the drainage pattern has changed and water sits for weeks at a time, provide for better drainage as the oak's roots can smother in water.
9. Be very careful with herbicides. A tree is just a big, broad-leaf weed to a lawn weedkiller.
10. Watch your tree for any signs of declining growth rate or crown die-back as these are symptoms of root problems which often can be treated successfully by a certified arborist if attended to early.


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Required to turn in the ballot for Arkansas� most outstanding senior with 15 minutes to play, the candidate of choice says volumes about the Razorbacks vs. Tulsa through three quarters Saturday.
Among the 19 players listed alphabetically, the circle went to the second name on the list, punter Dylan Breeding.
At that point, his 69-yard punt had set up a field goal, his 61-yard kick had extricated Arkansas from a deep hole, and his on-the-run sidewinder was one hop too many from stopping inside the Tulsa 5.
Too bad there was no way to wait another 5 minutes or, even better, until the end of the game.
Moments after the ballots were collected, senior quarterback Tyler Wilson and wide receiver Cobi Hamilton launched a brief and effective campaign. Unlike political ads, this one was positive from start to finish and the follow-up sequence was good enough to convert any of the undecided.
Wilson�s pitch for votes began with a 20-yard completion before Hamilton got involved by somehow fighting around a defender to snag a throw for 41 more. The punctuation was a well-designed tunnel screen that Hamilton carried to the lip of the Tulsa goal to set up a TD for 19-15.
Not as spectacular but effective nonetheless, Wilson�s throw under pressure � he got up limping � to Hamilton was good for 29 yards and flipped field position in Arkansas� favor a few minutes later.
In the fourth quarter, Wilson was 6 of 9 and Hamilton was on the receiving end of five of those passes for 99 yards.
Even then, the four-point victory was not secure until Chris Smith ran through Tulsa quarterback Cody Green and Byran Jones recovered Green�s fumble. The fact that Tulsa had one final chance resulted because Arkansas was unable to make a yard on fourth down from the Tulsa 16.
Trying to run behind an overload on the right side, Dennis Johnson made nothing. Maybe that failure underscores the truth that nothing comes easy for this team.
In the end, the best thing to be said is that Arkansas finally won a close game. Before Saturday, the Razorbacks were 0-3 in games in which the margin was less than 10 points.
Maybe the result only supports the theory about the talent gap between the Southeastern Conference and Conference USA. After all, the Razorbacks are below average in the SEC and Tulsa is 5-0 in CUSA.
For the longest time, it looked as if Arkansas� special teams � Breeding�s contributions, Nate Holmes� 25-yard punt return, Zach Hocker�s two field goals and the first blocked extra point since 2004 � would be the difference, particularly, because Tulsa missed a field goal and an extra point.
But, Julian Horton�s fumble led to a field goal for a 15-13 Tulsa lead and Dennis Johnson misplayed a kickoff, creating a field position nightmare.
Unable to stop Ole Miss when it mattered a week earlier, the Arkansas defense allowed only 125 yards in the second half.
Cornerback Tevin Mitchel turned in one of the biggest plays, tracking down running back Trey Watts after a 45-yard gain on a well-designed screen. From the 5, no receiver was available on first down, a direct snap to Watts netted nothing on second down, Mitchel defended a third-down pass and Trey Flowers batted down a fourth-down pass.
Twice, Smith � Flowers� counterpart on the other side � hung out around the line of scrimmage and knocked down passes.
By the way, Hamilton wound up winning the Crip Hall Award as the outstanding senior. He had 11 catches for 177 yards, giving him a school-record 69 receptions for the season. He also sprinted about 40 yards to make a tackle after Wilson�s only interception of the game.


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Q: How do I make my player collide with both the sides and bottom of my platform I am trying to make a game which has many platforming levels. I want to know how to make collision detection for all of the angles. In my code, when I collide on the sides of my platform, it makes my player go on the platform but I want it to not have that effect and make it so that the player can't go through it. Also, when I collide with the bottom of the platform, my character phases through it instead of bumping.
This is my full code:
    import pgzrun
    import time
    z = 0
    x = 0
    HEIGHT = 10000
    WIDTH = 1000
    Height = 700
    Width = 700
    xspeed = 3
    yspeed = 3
    x = 10
    y = 10
    x_change = 0
    y_change = 0
    old_x = x
    old_y = y
    fps = (30)
    platforms = []
    score = 0
    gravity = 5
    platform1 = ZRect((0, 1100),(200, 10))
    platform2 = ZRect((400, 1050),(50, 10))
    platform3 = ZRect((600, 1000),(50, 10))
    platform4 = ZRect((800, 900),(200, 10))
    platform5 = ZRect((500, 850),(200, 10))
    platform6 = ZRect((250, 500),(200, 10))
    platform7 = ZRect((0, 300),(200, 10))
    platform8 = ZRect((800, 200),(200, 10))
    alien = Actor("alien")
    diamond = Actor("diamond_s")
    alien.y = 400
    alien.yspeed = 0
    diamond.x = 900
    diamond.y = 150
    def draw():
        screen.draw.filled_rect(platform1, (255, 255, 255))
        screen.draw.filled_rect(platform2, (255, 255, 255))
        screen.draw.filled_rect(platform3, (255, 255, 255))
        screen.draw.filled_rect(platform4, (255, 255, 255))
        screen.draw.filled_rect(platform5, (255, 255, 255))
        screen.draw.filled_rect(platform6, (255, 255, 255))
        screen.draw.filled_rect(platform7, (255, 255, 255))
        screen.draw.filled_rect(platform8, (255, 255, 255))
        alien.draw()
        diamond.draw()
        if z == 1:
            screen.draw.text("You Win", (400, 100), fontsize = 100)
    def update():
        if platform5.y > 550:
            platform5.y -= 1
        if platform5.y == 550:
            for i in range(300):
                platform5.y += 1
        if platform7.x < 498:
            platform7.x += 3
        if platform7.x == 498:
            for i in range(498):
                platform7.x -= 1
        if alien.top <= 1500:
            global xspeed, yspeed, Width, Height, score, gravity, z
            if alien.colliderect(platform1):
                alien.yspeed = 0
                collide = True
                alien.isJump = False
                gravity = 1
                alien.bottom = platform1.top - 0
                if (platform1.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom) or platform1.rect.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom)):
                    alien.moveright = True
                    alien.moveleft = True
                if (platform1.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.top) or platform1.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveright = False
                elif (platform1.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.top) or platform1.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveleft = False
                if keyboard.up:
                    alien.yspeed = -30
                    alien.y += alien.yspeed
            if alien.colliderect(platform2):
                alien.yspeed = 0
                collide = True
                alien.isJump = False
                gravity = 1
                alien.bottom = platform2.top + 1
                if (platform2.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom) or platform2.rect.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom)):
                    alien.moveright = True
                    alien.moveleft = True
                if (platform2.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.top) or platform2.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveright = False
                elif (platform2.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.top) or platform2.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveleft = False
                if keyboard.up:
                    alien.yspeed = -30
                    alien.y += alien.yspeed
            if alien.colliderect(platform3):
                alien.yspeed = 0
                collide = True
                alien.isJump = False
                gravity = 1
                alien.bottom = platform3.top + 1
                if (platform3.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom) or platform3.rect.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom)):
                    alien.moveright = True
                    alien.moveleft = True
                if (platform3.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.top) or platform3.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveleft = False
                elif (platform3.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.top) or platform3.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveright = False
                if keyboard.up:
                    alien.yspeed = -30
                    alien.y += alien.yspeed
            if alien.colliderect(platform4):
                alien.yspeed = 0
                collide = True
                alien.isJump = False
                gravity = 1
                alien.bottom = platform4.top + 1
                if (platform4.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom) or platform4.rect.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom)):
                    alien.moveright = True
                    alien.moveleft = True
                if (platform4.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.top) or platform4.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveright = False
                elif (platform4.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.top) or platform4.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveleft = False
                if keyboard.up:
                    alien.yspeed = -30
                    alien.y += alien.yspeed
            if alien.colliderect(platform5):
                alien.yspeed = 0
                collide = True
                alien.isJump = False
                gravity = 1
                alien.bottom = platform5.top + 1
                if (platform5.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom) or platform5.rect.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom)):
                    alien.moveright = True
                    alien.moveleft = True
                if (platform5.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.top) or platform5.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveright = False
                elif (platform5.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.top) or platform5.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveleft = False
                if keyboard.up:
                    alien.yspeed = -30
                    alien.y += alien.yspeed
            if alien.colliderect(platform6):
                alien.yspeed = 0
                collide = True
                alien.isJump = False
                gravity = 1
                alien.bottom = platform6.top + 1
                if (platform6.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom) or platform6.rect.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom)):
                    alien.moveright = True
                    alien.moveleft = True
                if (platform6.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.top) or platform6.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveright = False
                elif (platform6.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.top) or platform6.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveleft = False
                if keyboard.up:
                    alien.yspeed = -30
                    alien.y += alien.yspeed
            if alien.colliderect(platform7):
                alien.yspeed = 0
                collide = True
                alien.isJump = False
                gravity = 1
                alien.bottom = platform7.top + 1
                if (platform7.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom) or platform7.rect.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom)):
                    alien.moveright = True
                    alien.moveleft = True
                if (platform7.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.top) or platform7.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveright = False
                elif (platform7.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.top) or platform7.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveleft = False
                if keyboard.up:
                    alien.yspeed = -30
                    alien.y += alien.yspeed
            if alien.colliderect(platform8):
                alien.yspeed = 0
                collide = True
                alien.isJump = False
                gravity = 1
                alien.bottom = platform8.top + 1
                if (platform8.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom) or platform8.rect.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom)):
                    alien.moveright = True
                    alien.moveleft = True
                if (platform8.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.top) or platform8.collidepoint(alien.right, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveright = False
                elif (platform8.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.top) or platform8.collidepoint(alien.left, alien.bottom - 0.0001)):
                    alien.moveleft = False
                if keyboard.up:
                    alien.yspeed = -30
                    alien.y += alien.yspeed
            else:
                alien.moveright = True
                alien.moveleft = True
            gravity = 2
            alien.yspeed += gravity
            alien.y += alien.yspeed
            score += 1
            if keyboard.left:
                alien.x -= 10
            if keyboard.right:
                alien.x -= -10
        if alien.colliderect(diamond) == True:
            z = z + 1
            diamond.x = 100000
            diamond.y = 100000
            screen.draw.text("You Win", (0, 0))
            print(z)
        if alien.top >= 1500:
            alien.y = 400
            alien.x = 0
        screen.clear()
        screen.clear()
    pgzrun.go()

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US » South Carolina » Olanta
South Carolina State Demographics
Olanta, South Carolina Population History 1990 - 2021
Olanta Population By Year
What is the current population of Olanta?
Based on the latest 2022 data from the US census, the current population of Olanta is 543. Olanta, South Carolina is the 12,833rd largest city in the US.
What was the peak population of Olanta?
The peak population of Olanta was in 1990, when its population was 696. In 1990, Olanta was the 11,463rd largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 12,833rd largest city in the US. Olanta is currently 22.0% smaller than it was in 1990.
How quickly is Olanta shrinking?
Olanta has shrunk 11.2% since the year 2000. Olanta, South Carolina's growth is about average. 54% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
Similarly Sized Cities In South Carolina
12387 Clio 605 -21.8%
12412 McClellanville 601 27.0%
12503 Gilbert 590 6.8%
12586 Ridge Spring 578 -29.6%
12669 Elloree 562 -22.4%
12767 Mayesville 550 -47.9%
12833 Olanta 543 -11.2%
13138 Briarcliffe Acres 505 8.1%
13182 Pinewood 501 -1.1%
13188 Hemingway 500 -12.2%
13365 Lane 478 -18.0%
13468 Sharon 467 9.6%
13525 Hickory Grove 459 35.7%
12827 Falls City, Texas 544 -8.5%
12828 Hannibal, New York 543 0.1%
12829 Kake, Alaska 543 -23.4%
12830 Littlefork, Minnesota 543 -19.7%
12831 Maybee, Michigan 543 7.7%
12832 Mulberry Grove, Illinois 543 -19.0%
12833 Olanta, South Carolina 543 -11.2%
12834 Parma, Missouri 543 -36.5%
12835 Pleasant Hill, Tennessee 543 -0.5%
12836 Queen City, Missouri 543 -14.7%
12837 Russellville, Ohio 543 20.1%
12838 Walsh, Colorado 543 -23.9%
12839 Warrens, Wisconsin 543 86.5%
What is the voting age population of Olanta, South Carolina?
The total voting age population of Olanta, South Carolina, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 377. The voting age population is 37.4% male and 62.6% female.
What percentage of Olanta, South Carolina residents are senior citizens?
According to the latest census statistics, 24.7% of the residents of Olanta are 65 or older.
What are the racial demographics of Olanta, South Carolina?
The racial demographics of Olanta are 66.2% White and 33.8% Black.
What percentage of Olanta, South Carolina residents are below the poverty line?
In Olanta, 23.9% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 34.0%. On a per-household basis, 18.1% of families are below the poverty line in Olanta.
What percentage of Olanta, South Carolina residents are in the labor force?
Among those aged 16 and older, 44.8% of Olanta residents are in the labor force.
What are the education levels among Olanta, South Carolina residents?
Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 70.7% of Olanta residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 12.3% have a bachelor's degree and 1.4% have a graduate or professional degree.
What percentage of Olanta, South Carolina residents speak a non-English language at home?
Among Olanta residents aged 5 and older, 0.4% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 0.0% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.4% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.0% speak an Asian language.
What is the unemployment rate in Olanta, South Carolina?
The unemployment rate in Olanta is 5.8%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.
What percentage of Olanta, South Carolina residents work for the government?
In Olanta, 19.1% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.
What is the median income in Olanta, South Carolina?
The median household income in Olanta is $30,625.
What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Olanta, South Carolina?
In Olanta, 77.9% of housing units are occupied by their owners.
What percentage of housing units are rented in Olanta, South Carolina?
Renters occupy 22.1% of housing units in Olanta.
What percentage of Olanta, South Carolina housing units were built before 1940?
Of all the housing units in Olanta, 17.6% of them were build before 1940.
What percentage of Olanta, South Carolina housing units were built after 2000?
In Olanta, 5.9% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000.
What is the median monthly rent in Olanta, South Carolina?
The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Olanta is $819.
What percentage of households in Olanta, South Carolina have broadband internet?
In Olanta, 63.8% of households have an active broadband internet connection.


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Turkey threatens France over stance on killing of Armenians by Ottomans
French parliament to debate proposal to prosecute people who deny mass killings were an act of genocide
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister of Turkey, has hit out at French plans to prosecute people who deny the mass killings of Armenians was genocide. Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images
Associated Press in Paris
Mon 19 Dec 2011 14.33 EST
Turkey has threatened to denounce France's colonial past at international meetings in retaliation for French plans to prosecute people who deny that the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks was genocide.
Turkey rejects the term genocide to describe the killings of Armenians more than 90 years ago. Historians estimate that up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed and experts say it was the first genocide of the 20th century.
France considers the killings a genocide. The lower house of the French parliament is to debate a proposal that would punish anyone denying that the slaughter was genocide with one year in prison and a €45,000 (£37,700) fine.
The issue threatens to further harm Turkish-French relations already tense over French president Nicolas Sarkozy's opposition to Turkey's bid to join the EU.
Turkey has threatened to withdraw its ambassador to France if the bill is passed, while prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the country should investigate alleged French abuses in Algeria and Rwanda instead.
France had troops in Rwanda in 1994, and Rwandan president Paul Kagame has accused the country of doing little to stop the country's genocide.
Turkey's foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday that Ankara would bring up the issue of "French colonialism" and "start talking about truths everywhere in the world". His words were carried by the state-run Anadolu agency.
Meanwhile, France's foreign ministry said on Monday that foreign minister Alain Juppe would meet a delegation from Turkey's parliament on Tuesday to discuss the draft law.
Volkan Bozkir, head of the foreign affairs committee, and opposition figure Osman Koruturk are leading the delegation that is lobbying French legislators against the bill.
Turks have called for a boycott of French goods and companies in retaliation for the draft law.
Turkish government officials say trade rules and a customs union agreement between Turkey and the EU forbid an official boycott of France – an important economic partner.
Turkey's economy minister said, however, that a joint Turkish-French economic co-operation meeting scheduled for January could be cancelled if the bill is passed.


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Q: A way to detect CATiledLayer? I am using CATiledLayer to display a pdf page..
But the layer do have some time to draw context.
Therefore, I try to add an background beside this layer and remove the background after CATiledLayer is successful display..
My question is Is there any ways to detect the drawing status of CATiledLayer?
Thanks for your help.

A: subclass your CATiledLayer and make fadeDuration of tiledlayer to 0.0

A: A "hacky" way of doing is to pre-calculate how much tiles will be rendered, and then count the calls to - (void)drawLayer:(CALayer*)layer inContext:(CGContextRef)context. It's a pretty insecure though and most likely only works on the initial zoom level. CATiledLayer caches its tiles and doesn't tell you what is cached and what will be redrawn.


Pet Talk > Pet > Pet General > Do You Clip Your Bird's Wings?
View Full Version : Do You Clip Your Bird's Wings?
I was wondering if all of you birdie owners clip your birds wings. Even if you don't have a bird (like me), post your opinion!
I think I'd keep my bird's wings clipped until they trusted me completely and had gotten to know me. Then I would let their wings grow out, I don't think its good to keep a bird deprived from flight unless there was a danger of it getting out or something.
My Cockatiels' wings are clipped, only I don't do it. My vet does. :) But I do think they are much more controllable with clipped wings.
Yes I do, and I feel its very important for their safety. My birds ALWAYS do something stupid and come close to hurting themselves when I delay the wing clipping, so for their safety, and for my peace of mind, I keep them clipped.
I don't think its good to keep a bird deprived from flight unless there was a danger of it getting out or something.
My birds fully trust me, but there is ALWAYS a danger of a pet bird getting out or crashing into windows and dying.......or flying into the kitchen and falling into a boiling pot. It happens too often, sadly. There are too many risks involved, and unless my birds were confined to a 100% bird safe room, I feel its absolutely necessary to clip their wings as a responsible pet owner. If my birds flew around the house, I would be getting a heart attack every time they took off. I don't feel they're deprived, as they don't show any interest in flying even when their wings are fully grown. They're scared of flying. Silly tiels.
I would NOT clip my birds' wings if I had dogs or cats in the house though. With other animals around, birds should be able to fly in case the other pets ever try to get their *paws* on them. In that case, its better to leave their wings unclipped.
No, Piper's wings aren't clipped because we also have dogs and cats. If we didn't have other animals, they would be.
I'm of the opinion that in most cases pet birds should have their wings clipped. Several of my regular customers volunteer for our local birdy rescue and they have told me that more han half of the small birds they get in are "oops" birds that just happened to get loose the ONE time someone didn't shut a door or something. I would be scared to leave a bird fully flighted.
This is the rescue BTW...I love browsing their site.
My cockatoos and Oscar's (indian ringneck) wings are clipped because they are wild fliers. I am afraid that they will fly into a mirror or something if I don't keep them clipped. I clip Oscars and Babys wings myself and I will clip Charmins myself too, but haven't had to yet (I've only had her 5 days). They only come out of their cage while in a bedroom with a closed door.
My Cockatiels and lovebirds wings are not clipped. They too only come out of their cage in a bedroom with a closed door, but because they are smaller birds I worry about them more with the cats and dogs. If one of the cats or dogs were to get in I want the birds to be able to get away.
Luckily I've never had any problems with any of the birds, weather their wings were clipped or not.
I clipped Dawn's wings when she was a baby and new, when I was trying to teach her to trust me. At that point I kept the dogs (Willie and Cody, and later Tasha) closed in another room when I had her out. I now let them stay unclipped, but the only flying she really does is from her cage to my computer desk. I trust the dogs around her but still don't ever leave her out and unsupervised with them around. I'm glad I can have her out without shutting the dogs in because it means more quality time spent with all of them.


Everything to help you ride stronger and better.
I am interested, how you structure your endurance training this winter.
I started the Pump Up the Base off-season training program last week and I did half the intervals on the bike trainer and the other half on the RipRow. After each interval, I switched to the other machine.
Later in the program, when the intervals get longer, I will probably also alternate within the intervals.
I read that you are not pedaling at all at the moment!? Are you doing all the PUTB protocols on the RipRow right now or do you adapt anything (the number/lengths of the intervals)?
The drop-in Jordie does at the beginning of the video … awesome!
Assuming a height of 16 meters and a transition radius of 8 meters, that yields 4 Gs in the transition.
If Jordie weighs 180 pounds, that's over 700 pounds. He can be forgiven for collapsing into the rear tire.
As he transitions from almost vertical to the runout, his handlebars rotate backward dramatically. In LLB language, this is a row.
The row has to happen as fast as the angle changes, which is pretty darn fast: according to my stopwatch, somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 second. If Jordie doesn't pull fast enough — and he can be forgiven for this! — he ends up on the back of the bike.
Or: How to build strength on the RipRow.
Our friend Fairlee Frey fairleefrey_mondin is prepping for XCE world championships. Her coach Mike Durner coachdurner has devised a 12-week build — and they're incorporating RipRow into the mix.
What are you trying to express?
On NPR yesterday a veteran musician said he long ago transcended the mechanics of his music, and now he focuses on expressing himself. He can play the same song at a wedding and a funeral, same notes, and share completely different emotions.
That got me thinking: What emotion do I want to express when I ride? Can I express an emotion when I ride?
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How hard should I pedal during Red Intervals?
Should we be doing all out sprints? In the book it states 120-140% or something along those lines, but I'm putting out north of 700 W @ an FTP of 278 W, which is over 200%. Like you've said, this says a lot about my endurance, plus I'm a pretty big guy (190ish lbs, a hair shy over 6'), but I wasn't sure if I am going to hard. To me I've never gone below 90% in a race so I don't know why I would do it in a training session.
In the book, it states when power drops by 10% the session is over. Is this over the course of the entire sprint session or during easy "set". My first set of 3 x 20 sec I was in the 650-700 W range, second set was 600-650 W, but the third I went from about 600 W to just below 500 W, which is over a 10% drop. This was my sign I was toast, but if I follow the rules of 10% over the workout I wouldn't have even made it through my second set.
Lastly, is it normal to not to be shifting during the middle of these sprints? I start out with a somewhat challenging gear but I'm spinning too quickly to feel like I'm delivering good power pretty quickly and shift 2ish times during each sprint.
Thanks for the great programming, both on skills and fitness. My riding has improved immensely over the last 2 years despite being pretty inconsistent about training.
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Last week the satellites told me I was riding slower than in past years, and that prompted me to ask if I am Slower than I once was, faster than I'll be? That doesn't appear to be true.
Our friend Lem Stevens has made huge progress in his quest to bunny hop higher on his mountain bike. I asked him to send a video showing his off-bike training (which includes RipRow, Olympic lifting and more), and he kindly obliged.
Our friend and pro mountain bike racer Fairlee Frey (KS-Kenda Women's MTB Team) is prepping for XCE world championships, and her coach Mike Durner (@mikedurner) is working RipRow into her training. Here's how an elite coach uses RipRow to prepare an elite racer for a huge event.
Slower than I once was, faster than I'll be?
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In this video, pro enduro racer and cool dude Yoann Barelli dispenses some great advice about riding, racing and living.
Exit speed is more important than entrance speed.
Do all of your prep work, then stop worrying.


Gravity Lab (Pty) Ltd uses the best sign-grade materials available and we guarantee our products with a limited warranty to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for (1) year on most exterior signage and (5) years on interior sign products, from date of purchase. Damages caused by vandalism, theft, accidents, acts of God (floods, earthquakes, wind, hail, tornadoes, etc.), acts of terrorism, improper installations, abuse or misuse are not covered under this warranty/guarantee. Gravity Lab (Pty) Ltd will not be held liable for the repair or replacement of signage or materials caused by these situations.
1. Paint peeling from backgrounds, edges, lettering, framing, supports and all visible surfaces.
3. Vinyl peeling, curling, or cracking.
4. Substrate cracking, de-laminating or rotting.
5. Letters/graphics detaching from surfaces.
6. Breaking welds on metal framing, structures and supports, when installed properly.
4. Letters/graphics detaching from surfaces.
5. Substrate cracking or de-laminating.
6. Breaking welds on metal framing, structures and supports when installed properly.
Temporary signs & banners: Cloth, vinyl and flexible face banners are warranted for (60) days against defects in materials and workmanship, Temporary "job-site" signs, political posters, for sale signs or any other light-weight advertisement materials such as Foamboard, Correx Board and Styrene, are considered temporary type materials and are covered for peeling paint or vinyl de-lamination for a maximum of (30) days. Paper, and cardboard signs do not carry any warranty period.
Vehicle lettering: Including boats, trailers, trucks, cars, motorcycles and all mobile objects are warranted for a limited 7 days. It is the clients responsibility to bring to our attention any concerns with regard to the material or application thereof within those 7 days, we will then replace the vinyl at no charge should the fault be ours. Although most vehicle lettering will outlast the vehicle it is applied to if cared for properly, we will not be liable for damages caused by the use of steam-cleaners, pressure washers, harsh cleaners, chemical treatments and automatic car washes, the use of these cleaning procedures will void your warranty. An adhesion test will be made on any remaining lettering to confirm if it was damaged by improper use or if it was a fault of the material or our fault in the installation/application process.
Magnetic signs: We warrant flexible magnetic signs for a period of (60) days. The use of flexible magnetic signs on your vehicles should be limited to no more than (2) weeks at a time. You should remove the signs weekly, wash the vehicle and the back of the sign, dry well and re-install. A good coat of automotive wax should be applied to the back of the magnetic sign and to the area of the vehicle where you place the sign. If road grime and dirt gets between the magnetic material and the surface of your vehicle it WILL DAMAGE the paint on your vehicle. We will in no way be held responsible for the misuse of magnetic signs. You CANNOT fold the flexible magnetic material, it must be stored on a flat smooth surface when not in use on your vehicle.
Signage installed by customers or their hired contractors: Under our warranty policy we will not cover the cost of the removal and/or re-installation of signs. If you (the customer) needs repair or replacement of the sign and it is under warranty, you are responsible for getting the sign delivered to us. We will not be held liable for damages caused by improper installations or carelessness of the installers. All holes drilled, nails, screws, bolts and fasteners used in installations must be thoroughly sealed to prevent water damage. Edges or surfaces of sign panels, letters or other elements of the sign that may get damaged in rough handling or paint chipped should be touched up and sealed immediately by the person responsible for the installation to prevent deterioration of the sign. Any and all damage or material failure caused by you or your installers voids your warranty. We can provide instructions to your installer for the best and safest way to install your sign, but in no way will we be responsible for their failure to follow directions.
No matter when the problem was first noticed, you are responsible for being prompt in returning the item for repair before the warranty period runs out, sorry, no exceptions.
Lead time for production is approximately 10 working days subject to final artwork sign off, stock availability and receipt of the 50% deposit.
– If paint is lifting on any part of the vehicle or on colour coded plastic areas i.e. plastic bumpers, side beading's etc.
All decals, materials and designs remain the property of Gravity Lab until paid for in full.
There is a 7-day grace period from day of branding for a client to inform Gravity Lab of any vinyl lifting / movement / bubbling. Gravity Lab will schedule a convenient time for branding to be fixed. If Gravity Lab is not made aware of the vinyl movement, then the warranty falls away.
All valuables should be removed from your vehicles as Gravity Lab cannot be held responsible for any loss of personal belongings. The vinyl has a 1 to 2 week settling period for the adhesive to reach its optimum strength with the vehicle surface. Slight movement of the vinyl, or small bubbles on the vinyl after branding are normal and should settle over the 2-week period. Any application done at the customer's site, please ensure full payment is received by Gravity Lab before the branding can be done.
* 3 years for vinyl adhesion Basic Product Warranty.
Pigmented vinyl with no UV film over laminate.
* Normal hand car wash using a hose pipe.
* Standard car shampoo not containing waxes or polishes.
* Cleaning the vehicle with water only.
* NB. no sunlight soap, Diamond Guard etc.
* That Gravity Lab has stripped the vehicles (additional charge).
* The vehicles must be accident free at the time of branding. Gravity Lab can't take responsibility for the paintwork on all plastic areas of the vehicle, as paint doesn't adhere as well to plastic as opposed to metal i.e. bumpers, side mirrors, beading etc.


The distiller mixes yeast, water, and sugar (or a sugar-containing grain) in a fermenter, aka a mash tun. After three to seven days of voracious fermenting, the yeast has consumed most of the sugar, turning the mash into a wash (10 or 12 percent alcohol by volume). A pump moves the wash into the pot of the still.
A boiler pumps steam into a jacket, or two-walled metal sleeve, that surrounds the bottom of the pot. The heat builds for a half-hour or so to raise the wash to its boiling points—plural. Ethanol boils at 173 degrees F; water at 212.
As blended alcohol and water vapor rises from the pot, it enters a cool copper column. Most of the vapor condenses and falls back into the pot as reflux. Flat copper condensing plates can span the column, controlling the pace of the process (and the taste of the product). The vapor with the highest alcohol content, and thus the lowest boiling point, continues to the outlet at the top of the column.
Concentrated alcohol vapor enters a horizontal pipe called a lyne arm. Precise heat is key. Too hot and the vapor contains excess water; too cool and not enough vapor enters the arm.
Vapor in the lyne arm flows into a vertical chamber, where a pipe of cool water surrounds a pipe of alcohol vapor. As vapor cools, it condenses into liquid ethanol, which drips from the condenser into a collection vessel.
The first 5 percent of the run, aka the foreshots or heads, contains large amounts of cogeners, or volatile chemical compounds such as acetone, aldehydes, esters, and fusel oils. Next comes the hearts, the high-proof alcohol base. Distillers mix the hearts with small quantities of heads, and the blend is diluted and aged to make spirits. With too high a percentage of cogeners, the drink tastes rough; with too little, it's bland. The last bit, the tails, is a low-proof mix often set aside and redistilled later.
The clear liquid emerging from the still is called moonshine, white dog, or white lightning. It is colorless and harsh. But after a few years in oak barrels, it takes on color, richness, and complexity of flavor. Bourbon whiskey is aged in new but charred oak barrels. Scotch whisky resides in old bourbon barrels, and Irish whiskey ages in used sherry casks. Gin, ideal for impatient distillers, takes on its character once the white dog is redistilled with a botanical blend stirred into the pot.


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