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Conservative talk host Dennis Prager claims unvaccinated treated worse than gay men during AIDS crisis
Talk radio host downplays societal response to the AIDS epidemic to argue that society currently treats unvaccinated people worse.
By John Riley on November 10, 2021	@JohnAndresRiley
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Dennis Prager, the conservative nationally syndicated talk show host, recently claimed that people who choose to remain unvaccinated for COVID-19 are being treated worse than gay men during the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
Prager, who appeared on Newsmax on Monday to rant about rising gas prices and attack the Biden administration's plans to reduce reliance on fossil fuels in order to address climate change, segued into a harangue on the U.S. government being run based on "irrational fears," such as the fear of extinction of the planet or the fear of contracting or spreading COVID-19.
With a straight face, and no sense of irony, Prager said those who refuse COVID-19 vaccinations are treated like the "pariahs of America, as I have not seen in my lifetime," according to a clip obtained and posted to social media by Media Matters for America's Jason Campbell.
"During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users — who were the vast majority of people with AIDS — had they been pariahs the way the non-vaccinated are? But it would have been inconceivable. And it should have been inconceivable. They should not have been made pariahs," Prager said, before casting the unvaccinated as principled martyrs being victimized by a combination of government mandates and societal shunning by their neighbors.
But as any LGBTQ person who was alive at the height of the AIDS epidemic and isn't a naked partisan can acknowledge, people with AIDS were in fact ostracized during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Part of this was due to the fact that most Americans didn't know how the deadly disease was spread, believing it to be transmitted through casual contact. Part of this was because victims' lifestyles or personal habits, including drug use, homosexual behavior, or promiscuity, were seen as unpalatable and condemned.
As The Daily Beast wrote about Prager's comments, "Prager, who would have been in his thirties during the height of the AIDS crisis, apparently went the length of the decade without witnessing the endemic fear, ostracizing, and mistreatment of AIDS sufferers by wider society."
Following Prager's comments, the term "AIDS" began trending on Twitter.
One Twitter user wrote: "A reminder that I'm from Kokomo, Indiana — the town that expelled Ryan White from public schools because he was HIV-positive, which he contracted through a blood transfusion. Gay men, drug users, and anyone with HIV/AIDS was a pariah."
A reminder that I'm from Kokomo, Indiana—the town that expelled Ryan White from public schools because he was HIV positive, which he contracted through a blood transfusion. Gay men, drug users, and anyone with HIV/AIDS was a pariah. Dennis Prager needs to@go through some things. https://t.co/uQSg06rrEC
— David Lytle (@davitydave) November 9, 2021
Gay journalist Michelangelo Signorile noted in a tweet that the conservative "intellectual" leader William F. Buckley Jr. suggested in his New York Times column (which, if read in the context of what we know about HIV today, could be mistaken for satire) that people with AIDS be tattooed on their upper forearm, "to protect common-needle users" and on the buttocks "to prevent the victimization of other homosexuals."
Buckley even concluded by addressing critics who would accuse him of wanting to brand homosexuals and drug users with a "Scarlet Letter," writing: "The Scarlet Letter was designed to stimulate public obloquy. The AIDS tattoo is designed for private protection. And the whole point of this is that we are not talking about a kidding matter. Our society is generally threatened, and in order to fight AIDS, we need the civil equivalent of universal military training."
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"People with AIDS weren't just pariahs," Signorile said, "conservative(s) like William F. Buckley Jr. wanted them tattooed. Everyone Prager looks up in to in conservative punditry thought they all deserved what they got — God's wrath. That's not an exaggeration."
People with AIDS weren't just pariahs; conservative like William F. Buckley Jr. wanted them tattooed.
Everyone Prager looks up in to in conservative punditry thought they all deserved what they got — God's wrath.
That's not an exaggeration. https://t.co/QOu2lTKwii
— Michelangelo Signorile (@MSignorile) November 9, 2021
Nonbinary author D.E. Anderson tweeted: "Prager is playing dumb when he literally was part of the stigmatization of the queer community during the AIDS crisis. He knows what he's doing and he's deliberately lying."
This thread. Prager is playing dumb when he literally was part of the stigmatization of the queer community during the AIDS crisis. He knows what he's doing and he's deliberately lying. https://t.co/FPjGtC6Z7K
— Mx. D.E. Anderson (@diannaeanderson) November 9, 2021
Prager has since doubled down on his remarks, claiming his comments are being unfairly distorted, according to Mediaite.
"On Twitter, I am being cursed and even wished death for having said on Newsmax: 'During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users, who were the vast majority of the people with AIDS, had they been pariahs the way the non-vaccinated are'" Prager tweeted.
"But it would have been inconceivable. And it should have been inconceivable. They should not have been made pariahs. But this is kosher, this is okay."
On Twitter, I am being cursed and even wished death for having said on Newsmax:
"During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users, who were the vast majority of the people with AIDS, had they been pariahs the way the non-vaccinated are?
— Dennis Prager (@DennisPrager) November 9, 2021
He continued: "I did not say gays were not pariahs during the AIDS crisis — period, end of sentence. I said they were not pariahs 'like the unvaccinated are today.' There's a reason people use qualifiers. Dropping the part of a sentence that contains a qualifier completely and deliberately changes the meaning of what was said."
See also: Pastor and right-wing radio host who mocked dead AIDS victims dies of COVID-19
Prager added: "Were there government mandates to fire every American with AIDS? Or fire every gay man? Did government edicts deprive AIDS patients of their incomes and pensions? Were gay policemen, nurses, and firefighters fired? Yet, that is what is happening to the unvaccinated today.
"Was there a ban on gay men (with or without AIDS) entering movie theaters, restaurants, hair salons, etc. unless they could prove they did not have AIDS? Such bans exist at this moment on the unvaccinated."
Dropping the part of a sentence that contains a qualifier completely and deliberately changes the meaning of what was said.
Were there government mandates to fire every American with AIDS? Or fire every gay man?
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Kenworthy has missed events after a concussion and COVID-19 left him feeling "disoriented and nauseous"
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Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy might miss the upcoming Winter Olympics after suffering both a concussion and complications from COVID-19.
In an Instagram post over the weekend, Kenworthy, 30, said that he'd been forced to pull out of a World Cup event in Colorado after a breakthrough COVID infection left him "disoriented and nauseous."
On top of COVID, the gay freestyle skier also suffered a concussion while training in Switzerland last month.
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Vacaya CEO Randle Roper says article should have focused on the precautions cruise lines are taking to curb the spread of COVID.
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The CEO of a gay-oriented travel company has accused The New York Times of "homophobia" for an article on the risk of passengers on cruise lines contracting COVID-19.
While the Times article focuses primarily on Atlantis Events, an LGBTQ tour operator, and the company's 30th Anniversary cruise, which embarked with 4,700 passengers on an eight-day journey around the Caribbean on Sunday, Randle Roper, the CEO of LGBTQ travel company Vacaya, and a former executive producer for Atlantis Events, criticized the paper's coverage.
Even though Vacaya wasn't mentioned by name in the article, its Jan. 10-17 Caribbean cruise on Celebrity Millennium was referenced. According to Roper, the Times article failed to take into account the protocols that various cruise lines are following and the safety precautions that have been put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 among passengers.
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Q: Simple keyword search with full match I need simple keyword search.
I have objects that have associated set of keywords with them. I need way to reliable search for these keywords.
After search for some set of keywords search library should return ids of objects associated with these keywords. Additional i need to know is there a full match(all searched keywords are presented in single set [associated with object]).
I want to avoid building query with multiple OR operators.
Can you point me to some library or tutorial how I can achieve this?

A: As i see only a php tag i assume no DB is involved. but it is a list of objects as you state.
I don't quite know what you mean by building query when there would not be a DB, but question is a bit unclear.
I assume this is the class for the objects you are talking about:
class SomeObject
{

    private $id;
    private $keywords = array();

    public function getId()
    {
        return $this->id;
    }
  public function getKeywords()
    {
        return $this->keywords;
    }

}

Then this would be the solution:
function filterObjectArray($objectArray, $search)
{
    $resultIds = array();
    $resultObjects = array();
    foreach ($objectArray as $object)
    {
        foreach ($object->getKeywords() as $keyword)
        {
            if ($search == $keyword)
            {
                $resultIds[] = $object->getId();
                $resultObjects[] = $object;
                break;
            }
        }
    }

    return $resultObjects;
    // or you could do return $resultIds; But i think returning the objects is a nicer solution.
}

Now lets assume it is DB related with folowing tables:
someobject
 \ id
 \ name
 \ etc

keywords
 \ id
 \ keyword
 \ someobjectid

then it would simply be:
    select
id
from someobject o
where
exists (select 1 from keywords k where k.keyword = 'thekeywordiamlookingfor' and k.objectid = someobject.id)

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Integrable algorithms are numerical algorithms that rely on basic ideas from the mathematical theory of integrable systems.

Background
The theory of integrable systems has advanced with the connection between numerical analysis. For example, the discovery of solitons came from the numerical experiments to the KdV equation by Norman Zabusky and Martin David Kruskal. Today, various relations between numerical analysis and integrable systems have been found (Toda lattice and numerical linear algebra, discrete soliton equations and series acceleration), and studies to apply integrable systems to numerical computation are rapidly advancing.

Integrable difference schemes
Generally, it is hard to accurately compute the solutions of nonlinear differential equations due to its non-linearity. In order to overcome this difficulty, R. Hirota has made discrete versions of integrable systems with the viewpoint of "Preserve mathematical structures of integrable systems in the discrete versions".

At the same time, Mark J. Ablowitz and others have not only made discrete soliton equations with discrete Lax pair but also compared numerical results between integrable difference schemes and ordinary methods. As a result of their experiments, they have found that the accuracy can be improved with integrable difference schemes at some cases.

References

See also
 Soliton
 Integrable system

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Partial differential equations

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Warner-Lambert is a subsidiary of pharma giant Pfizer and it has a patent for a drug called pregabalin, sold under the trade mark Lyrica. The patent was the subject of a decision of Mr Justice Arnold  EWHC 2548 (Pat), which the Kats pawed over here. His decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal in Warner-Lambert v. Actavis and Generics  EWCA Civ 1006, unravelled by the Kats here.
The case touched on a number of issues, both substantive and procedural, but the one of most interest to this GuestKat is the decision on insufficiency, based on which several claims of the patent were held invalid. As a result, Pfizer will not have patent protection for Lyrica in respect of its use as a treatment for certain types of pain, because it was found that there was no basis for saying that it was "plausible" that pregabalin would be effective for all types of pain. Against that background, the patentees have appealed to the UK Supreme Court, which has agreed to hear the case. The main issue before the Supreme Court is whether "plausibility" should play a role in the statutory test for sufficiency of disclosure.
This GuestKat has had his claws in patent law for a long time, but does not remember reading the word "plausible" in the EPC or the Patents Act 1977. So where has it come from? The Court of Appeal judgment refers back to Regeneron v. Genentech  EWCA Civ 93  RPC 28, in which it was said that this requirement originated in the jurisprudence of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO, following from the decision in T 939/92 Agrevo/Triazole herbicides. As Mr Justice Arnold explains in his decision, there are two types of insufficiency according to the case law: "classical insufficiency", which means failure to enable the invention to be performed without undue burden, and "Biogen insufficiency" (named after Biogen v Medeva  RPC 1), which is a failure to enable the invention to be performed over the whole scope of the claim.
Lord Justice Kitchin in Regeneron said that it must be possible to make a reasonable prediction that the invention will work with substantially everything falling within the scope of the claim or, "put another way", the assertion that the invention will work across the scope of the claim must be "plausible or credible". Another way of characterising this type of objection is as a matter of "excessive claim breadth", although this is not an express ground on which a patent can be revoked.
The crux of the matter, looking at it in the context of chemical inventions, is that you can't just make up a generic formula that covers a wide range of compounds and leave it to the imagination or later investigation to see if some or all of those compounds might be in some way useful. Lord Justice Floyd in the Court of Appeal in the present case said one could draw the conclusion from the cases that a mere assertion that compound X is suitable for treating disease Y is not sufficient without more to render the invention "plausible".
A related issue, looking at things from the point of view of inventive step, is whether something is "obvious to try". Here, "a reasonable expectation of success" is required, which Mr Justice Henry Carr in Actavis v. Lilly  EWHC 3294 (Pat) ruled should not be equated with "plausibility." He said the latter is a threshold test, which asks just if the invention is "credible", based on the patent and common general knowledge. This GuestKat thinks a definition in terms of another word - "credible" - doesn't really help here, especially when the two words seem to have been used interchangeably in Regeneron, but the point seems clear that "plausibility" is not to be elevated to the status of an additional criterion for patentability.
A patent can only be found invalid based on specific grounds, and the relevant one here is that the specification does not disclose the invention clearly and completely enough for it to be performed by a person skilled in the art. If such a person can't tell from the information provided in the patent whether or which parts of the invention will or won't work, then that requirement is not met and the patent will be invalid.
This GuestKat wonders whether it is right to introduce additional words and concepts into the assessment of validity, such as "plausibility" and "credible", which are not to be found in the statute or the convention. The danger is then that they take on a significance of their own. Thus, in this case, the Supreme Court is being asked to address the question "whether (and what) role plausibility should play in the statutory test for sufficiency, and whether a patent should be held insufficient for lack of plausibility even though it is in fact enabled across the full scope of the claim". This GuestKat awaits the judgment with interest.
It is just plain insufficient. Surely that is, and should be, the end of the story. But with so much money riding on this, the creative silks will surely have their way with the Supreme Court judges. Then whatever decision they ultimately hand down (good, bad or ugly) will be for everyone else to have to deal with.
I do find it odd that, whereas the UK courts seem to treat decisions of the lower EPO Boards of Appeal as having the same legal precedent authority as decisions of the UK courts, the EPO itself does not.
Nonsense comment. The patent claimed the use for the treatment of neuropathic pain. The compound is, in fact, suitable for treating neuropathic pain. The patent teaches you to take a tablet of the drug to treat said pain. Seems sufficient to me. What more do you want?
Does this also help us with novelty, for example where a patent publication discloses that a compound is useful for a large number of conditions, including condition (a), but without "plausibility/credibility", and then we claim the compound for treating this condition, with data to back it up?
The ordinary civil burden of proof is - more likely than not. I wonder, is - plausible - no more than a reference to that standard?
Plausibility is important to have as a separate concept from being able to carry out the invention. EPO decision T1329/04 is important here because it shows it needs to be shown in the specification that the molecule in question has the properties needed to solve the problem.
I find it helpful to think of "plausibility" as an evidential requirement rather than a legal test. The legal requirement is that the skilled person should be able to perform the invention across the full breadth of the claim - ie the skilled person, with the teaching of the patent and his common general knowledge, should be able to make anything falling within the scope of the claims. To perform "the invention", you need the physical thing that falls within the claim but in addition the thing must have the quality that caused the patentee to claim it - the quality(ies) identified for the invention in the patent (that's what I take the AGREVO line of cases to mean). The problem is that, as a matter of evidence, nobody is going to have the time to make and test everything to see whether it has that quality. So we work with a rebuttable presumption that the thing will have the quality if it is plausible, on the basis of what the specification says plus common general knowledge, that it will have that quality. Post-filed evidence can confirm that what is plausible is in fact the case, or the presumption can be rebutted by evidence that the qualities are lacking.
....and how about Section 1 (1) (c) of the 1977 Act, industrial applicability. Is "plausible" the wrong enquiry?
'Biogen Insufficiency' seems to this fossil an attempt to re-enact invalidity for lack of fair basis, which ground of revocation disappeared from our law with the repeal of the '49 Act.
That last commenter refers to one of the old invalidity grounds, which disappeared in 1977. Of course, there are many of them.
But the reasons why a claim ought to be struck down haven't changed. You know, all that "scope commensurate with the contribution" stuff.
So today, when the courts see an over-wide claim, they are obliged to get creative with the law on insufficiency and inventive step. What else are they supposed to do?
In response to MaxDrei, yes, case law is always fashioned through actual cases, and that keeps it relevant to the new technologies that are emerging, and new tricks developed by patent attorneys. It's important for higher courts to have that freedom to go beyond the literal wording of the legislation whenever they need to.


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Between the Worlds Part Two
The Celts experienced the natural and supernatural as existing in very close proximity to each other, and it can be said that on the eve of Samhain -- a potent juncture or break in normal time -- they existed within each other. Indeed, it was long believed that a child born on this night will have "double sight"; that is, he or she will be able to perceive and communicate with the Otherworld. It was believed that at each transitional festival the Otherworld was temporarily upset. As the juncture between the old and new year, Halloween brought a complete upheaval, and all the inhabitants of the other world were free for the night to work weal or woe on any humans they encountered.
This was the night when the usual boundaries between the dead and the living, the dark and the light, the spiritual realm and the natural world, were transcended. As Christianity moved into the British Isles and Ireland it continued its time-honored policy of incorporating pagan holidays into the Christian calendar, and Samhain, the "festival of the dead," was redesignated All Saint's Day, in memory of the blessed dead. Although filtered through Christianity, the traditional customs and beliefs survived in the celebration of All Hallow's Eve, or Hallowe'en. (The word "hallow" derives from the Middle English halve, meaning "saint.")
The celebration of Halloween was not widespread in the United States until the 1840s, when great waves of Irish immigrants arrived...
bringing the ancient Halloween traditions with them.
The beliefs and customs that surround Halloween today, and the images associated with it in our minds, have their roots in the old Irish/Scottish Celtic festival.
Everyone knows that Halloween is the night when ghosts and skeletons and all sorts of mischievous spirits and terrifying creatures come out to roam freely for a night in the world of humans!
The ancient Celts, and probably some of our not-so-ancient Victorian ancestors, believed that on Halloween the spirits of the dead roamed the land of the living. The prehistoric burial mounds, the sidhs in Ireland, opened up and their inhabitants tried to lure the living to join them. According to some accounts, the spirits came out of the Cave of Cruachan in Connaught, called the gate of hell, accompanied by copper-colored birds who killed farm animals and stole babies and brides.
The Little Folk
This was also the night on which the faeries were most powerful.
In Irish folktales Halloween seems to be by far the most popular time for the abduction and bewitching of humans by these "little people."
Those who had been taken away to fairyland could be rescued on the next Halloween by reciting a special spell or prayer as the fairies made their procession.
Sir Walter Scott reported the belief that if a person circles a fairy hill nine times, counterclockwise, alone on Halloween, a door will open by which he can enter the fairy's abode.
The Victorian vision of fairies was a bit darker than ours tends to be, and they were often associated with Halloween. In addition to sweet flower fairies, the Victorian Faeries or Fae included mischievous, impish creatures as well.
The most popular way of celebrating Halloween in the United States seems to be playing the part of the supernatural beings supposed to walk the earth on this night -- by dressing as spooks who go from house to house demanding sacrificial treats, and by playing pranks!
There are numerous explanations as to how "trick-or-treating" originated. The Druids (priests of the Celts) wore masks at their Samhain rituals to represent the spirits of the dead.
Masks and costumes today are sometimes interpreted as a means of avoiding recognition by the spirits rather than a means of imitating them. In Scotland, some "guisers," as they were called, blackened their faces instead of wearing masks. This recalls the customs of blackening one's face with the ashes of the All Hallow's fires for protection and good fortune.
Masks are part of sacred and magical rituals the world over.
Psychologically, masks and disguises can lessen inhibitions and give the wearer a sense of freedom and relaxation from usual social restrictions -- often a healthy and harmless break from our day-to-day lives.
Perhaps wearing costumes serves the purpose of letting us defy temporarily the boundaries of our everyday lives and "be someone else," perhaps act out parts of ourselves that we normally keep hidden.
And so normally mild-mannered moms dress as
exotic gypsy girls and ethereal mermaids and sexy witches -- or scary ones -- and children for a night are princesses and superheroes.
Why then do some of us dress as werewolves and vampires and big scary monsters? One wonders what Freud would say..........
but it's probably all in fun!
Some say the original purpose of trick-or-treating was to gather food and money for the All Hallow's feast. It has also been linked with "mumming," a custom practiced on other seasonal holidays as well, especially Yule (later Christmas), another ancient new year's celebration.
"Mumming" was a seasonal tradition in England and other parts of Europe, in which men donned masks and went from house to house demanding or begging for food. Although often fun and humorous, it was surrounded by a mystical and magical air, and performed a seasonal holidays such as Yuletide.
Yule, the Winter Solstice and longest night of the year, is the new year festival of another seasonal calendar, based on the solar equinoxes and solstices. The two calendars were eventually combined, and it is easy to see how some Yule customs could have become associated also with Halloween.
An interesting account from West Virginia reports that trick-or-treating began as "Belsnickling," a Christmas custom brought to the area by Pennsylvania Germans in the 1700s. On Christmas Eve groups went about in disguise from house to house. They knocked on the door, and when asked, "Who is it?" the leader replied, "Old Belsnickle." After being invited in, anyone correctly identified behind their disguise had to do a "trick" -- sing a song, perform a dance, etc. If no one was identified, the whole bunch was treated with food and drink. (Of course, they were all treated anyway, no matter what happened!) This custom is most probably a survival of mumming. According to this account, Belsnickling was later adapted to Halloween and soon spread all over the country; the meaning of the world "trick," however, came to be a prank rather than some clever act. (source: Witches, Ghosts, and Signs: Folklore of the Southern Appalachians, by Patrick W. Gainer, Seneca Books)
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THE chief executive of EDF Energy has said that construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant should begin early next year, despite financial pressures.
The French energy firm's chief executive Vincent de Rivaz made the comments during his speech at a recent Nuclear Industries Association conference.
He said more legal and other work is needed to be completed before EDF could give the long-awaited final investment decision on Hinkley Point, but he was confident that a decision would be made in the first quarter of 2015 – March at the latest.
He added discussions with potential new and existing foreign shareholders to the project were continuing.
Doubts have been raised that French firm Areva, which is designing the Hinkley C reactor, will be able to find the funds to take its 10% stake in the project.
Two Chinese groups have already agreed to take between 30 and 40% and EDF will have a stake of between 45 and 50%.


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With the compact Boxster and Cayman, the 911, the Cayenne SUV and four-door Panamera, Porsche would appear to have most bases covered. But it's notable for its absence in the front-engined GT segment. The newcomer will allow the brand to take on rivals such as the Ferrari 599 GTB, Bentley Continental GT and Aston Martin DB9. And our exclusive pictures show exactly why the curvy, Panamera-based coupé is set to stun the competition.
Essentially it's a two-door, short-wheelbase version of the Panamera, which will help to spread the £1.1billion development costs of that model. Its front-engined layout has a number of inherent benefits, too...
...As you'd expect from Porsche, though, driver appeal remains a top priority. The engine line-up will mirror that of the Panamera, so a 4.8-litre V8, with or without a turbocharger, producing 500bhp or 400bhp, will be available. The naturally aspirated variant is set to come with four or rear-wheel drive, while the range-topping turbo model will be 4WD only.
...An Audi S4-sourced 369bhp 3.0-litre supercharged V6, coupled to a 38kW electric motor, will give the hybrid 928 fuel economy that breaks the 30mpg barrier. That will make it the most frugal petrol-powered Porsche ever, while still providing hair-raising performance...
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S11E07 — What a Dump
Summary of Breathy
Their shows
Their recommendations
Their planning
Episodes to watch
Their movies
Their profile
Their badges
Their friends
Last actions
Breathy's badges
Breathy collected 28 badges thanks to their activities on BetaSeries:
Senior : 50 shows, we can't stop you. Go on, we don't mind... — On 15 April 2015
Merry Christmas : You watched an episode instead of attending the family dinner. We understand you. — On 25 December 2014
Filed : A character profile you created now stands on BetaSeries. — On 9 May 2014
Godfather : You've invited a friend on BetaSeries, you now have to take care of them. — On 21 April 2014
Old Hand : You've signed up to BetaSeries one year ago. Let's celebrate. — On 11 November 2013
Filmmaker : You've submitted 10 validated videos for shows. — On 3 November 2013
Fresh Paint : Thanks for submitting an image to illustrate a show. You can do it again! — On 16 July 2013
Skilled : 25 watched shows, be careful or you're going to become an addict! — On 26 May 2013
Torrent Freak : Enjoy your 100 downloaded subtitles... — On 20 May 2013
3D Glasses : A hundred movies on your profile, maybe you should go see a 3D screening? Or not. — On 24 March 2013
Pretty Eyes : You added a profile picture. Nice to meet you. — On 24 March 2013
Marathoner : You watched 6 episodes on a Sunday, that's a record! — On 3 March 2013
Drama Queen : 10 dramas in your account? You better take tissues next time. — On 3 March 2013
The Thousand : You've watched more than a thousand episodes, you're such a geek! — On 26 February 2013
Jerry Seinfeld : 10 sitcoms, we fear for your health, please take a deep breath. — On 26 February 2013
Catching Up : Three episodes of the same show in a row… Looks like we have something to catch up. — On 26 February 2013
Surbooking : Wow, 12 badges on your profile, we won't have any space left for new ones. — On 26 February 2013
Hyperactive : Your friends updated their profile more than 30 times over the last 24 hours, they're good customers. — On 26 February 2013
Hooky Player : You dare to watch shows after 1am, in the middle of the week… — On 26 February 2013
Junior : You've watched 10 episodes from 10 different shows, that's a good start. — On 25 February 2013
Rookie : You've added your tenth show, you're starting to have an interesting profile. — On 25 February 2013
Lazy Sod : When you spend your night watching 4 episodes, don't be surprised of what people say of you. — On 25 February 2013
Flashmob : You've watched the same episode as 75 people on that day, you're in! — On 8 November 2012
Look at me : A month has passed and 30 episodes have been watched, you are a double clicker. — On 8 November 2012
Einstein : 10 episodes over a week, it's time to bring some relativity into your life. — On 8 November 2012
Jack Bauer : You've watched more than 24 hours of episodes, call the CTU! — On 8 November 2012
Hermit : You've watched 4 episodes in a few hours. Please do something of your life. — On 8 November 2012
Beginner : You watched your first episode. Welcome on BetaSeries! — On 8 November 2012
Badges to get
Here are some examples of badges you may have while continuing your activity on BetaSeries. Be careful, this is not an exhaustive list, many others are waiting for you at the turn!
Senior : 50 shows, we can't stop you. Go on, we don't mind...
Beginner : You watched your first episode. Welcome on BetaSeries!
Junior : You've watched 10 episodes from 10 different shows, that's a good start.
Skilled : 25 watched shows, be careful or you're going to become an addict!


The term 'bohemian' gets thrown around so easily in the world of fashion these days, seen as merely synonymous with maxi peasant skirts, embroidered tunics and kaftans, beaded crochet vests, and fringing on anything and everything. Say 'Boho-chic' and Coachella immediately springs to mind, along with 'boho queen' Sienna Miller's 2004 wardrobe.
Sienna Miller, the Olsen twins and Mischa Barton were the boho style icons of the early noughties. Pic credit: i-D, Superior Pics and Pinterest.
But with 'bohemian' trends now seen on catwalks, mirrored by celebrities and influencers, the style is truly worlds away from its roots, no longer bearing much resemblance to the nomadic, carefree and unconventional culture and lifestyle it once stood for centuries ago.
The boho hype has never really gone away, but with SS19 we've seen a real neo-boho revival on the catwalks, with Janis Joplin inspired Woodstock vibes felt at Isabel Marant and Saint Laurent, and folk style patchwork and prints all over collections like Etro and Chloé. Boho is back with a bang, so we decided it was the perfect time to take a dive into the history and evolution of this trend.
The true origins of the boho style and culture are widely debated, but many believe that it was established as a counterculture by artists in 19th century France after the French revolution.
No longer supported by patronage and wealthy clientele, many artists were driven into poverty and adopted a nomadic lifestyle, living cheaply and wearing worn out, unfashionable clothing.
Some argue that the original bohemians were wandering Gypsies, or Romani people, from an area of the Czech Republic called Bohemia. Gypsies were an ethnic group with Indian origins who had migrated north – they lived outside the mainstream and were often social outcasts.
People compared the new 19th century post-revolution free-spirited artistic types to these nomadic Gypsies, and therefore picked up the term. To be bohemian was to live an unconventional lifestyle, to break boundaries and to reject mainstream political and social viewpoints. Bohemians' creativity and way of life was reflected and expressed in the way they dressed; the artists became a work of art in themselves, a new level of individuality that had was unheard of at the time.
The style has of course continued to evolve and stay relevant through the ages. As Europeans began to travel, bohemians began to take influence from other cultures, incorporating fabrics such as Persian silks and Chinese embroidery. The boho style slowly became an amalgamation of different cultures, building up to the eclectic mix of distinctive 'bohemian' looks we recognise today.
The famously counter-cultural hippie movement of the 60s and 70s was an obvious manifestation of bohemianism with its unorthodox mores, loose fitting clothes, Native American jewellery and psychedelic colours. If you think boho-chic is rife at Coachella today or all over noughties Glastonbury, you should check out Woodstock '69!
Maybe it's ironic that what started out as a poor person's way of life is now a fashion trend, but that's the beauty of bohemianism as we know it today – giving people the freedom to think outside the box and borrow elements of different times and cultures that they resonate with to develop their own individual style.
With its intrinsic layering and earthy natural colour palettes, boho clothing is one of the most versatile styles out there and wearable all seasons round – but it can be hard to get it right.
Boho style is all about the natural fabrics – from delicate cotton, linen and chiffon to the more durable leather, suede, sheepskin and fur.
Oversized clothing is common, with tunic style blouses and kaftan dresses that can be easily layered with tighter garments, or adapted and cinched to suit your frame with belts or scarves.
Long floaty maxi skirts, voluminous balloon sleeves and baggy cardigans create the classic 'peasant' look.
Colour palettes range from autumnal tones like deep browns and tans to charcoal, to cooler neutrals like chalky whites and soft cream to beige and taupe.
People often pair avant garde colourful patterns with neutral pastels to balance an outfit. Decorate your look with lace, crochet, embellishments and beads. Incorporate animal print, African prints and florals.
On your feet, think Cowboy boots or thick-heeled ankle boots, or in warmer weather go for Roman sandals or ballet flats.
Complete your look with long layered necklaces or one statement pretty pendant, and opt for dangly earrings. Stones, shells, leather, metals, feathers and fringe are common in boho jewellery.
Take inspiration from boho festival fashion for headwear. Floral headbands or tying scarves as bandanas are popular, or floppy wide-brimmed hats in neutral tones.
Fringing and tassels are a classic boho bag feature, and colourful patterned handbags are also popular. Colourful, patterned handbags are a must – fringing and tassels are also a classic Boho bag feature.
Always wear vintage or vintage-style sunnies. Go for oversized sunglasses or take the hippie route with some round aviators, whatever suits your face best!


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In dueling border rallies, Trump and O'Rourke tout divergent messages on immigration
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez
Updated on: February 12, 2019 / 12:40 AM / CBS News
Trump holds first rally of year, in El Paso
The Texas border city of El Paso became a focal point of the nation's contentious debate over immigration Monday night, as President Trump and former Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke, a potential 2020 challenger, held dueling rallies to tout completely different immigration agendas.
In his first "Make America Great Again" campaign rally of 2019, the president again argued for the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border by railing against illegal immigration and falsely linking undocumented immigrants to disproportionate criminality. He accused Democrats of endorsing "open borders" and criticized the "far-left" for efforts to defund or abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
"Illegal immigration hurts all Americans — including millions of legal immigrants — by driving down wages, draining public resources and claiming countless innocent lives," Mr. Trump said, adding later, "We will never abolish ICE."
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Encouraged by boisterous chants of "build the wall!" and "USA!" the president also vowed to never sign legislation that "forces the mass release of violent criminals," slamming Democrats for wanting to cap the number of beds in ICE detention centers — the source of a recent impasse in budget negotiations in Congress.
It is unclear if he will support a budget agreement to avert another government shutdown that was brokered on Capitol Hill minutes before he took the stage. A congressional aide told CBS News the legislation includes $1.375 billion in funding for physical barriers and a decrease of the overall number of ICE detention beds to 40,520, down from the current 49,057 level. In an interview recorded before the rally, the president told Fox News' Laura Ingraham he was briefed on the deal "very quickly."
"A lot of things have changed. And we'll see what happens," he told Ingraham.
President Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum on Mon., Feb. 11, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Mr. Trump continues his campaign for a wall to be built along the border as the Democrats in Congress are asking for other border security measures. Getty
After touting "the hottest economy on Earth" and his administrations's funding for the military, the president mocked O'Rourke, who's mulling a 2020 presidential bid, for hosting a counter rally blocks away, bragging that his event drew a larger crowd.
Succeeding an opening act that included a mariachi band, O'Rourke denounced the president's hardline immigration agenda, provoking multiple chants of "¡Sí se puede!" — or "Yes, we can!" in English. The Texas Democrat said a border wall would be ineffective and make the journey north for Central American families fleeing widespread poverty and violence even more perilous.
Beto O'Rourke at Texas rally: "Walls do not save lives, walls end lives"
"We know that walls do not save lives. Walls end lives," he added. "In the last 10 years, more than 4,000 children women and men have died trying to come to this country to work jobs that no one will take, to be with a family member, to flee horrific violence, brutality and death."
Again rebuking the president, O'Rourke called El Paso "one of the safest cities in the United States of America."
"We have the chance to tell him and the country: immigrants commit crimes, including violent crimes, at a lower rate than Americans born in this country," O'Rourke said, referring to Mr. Trump. "El Paso has been the safest city in the U.S. not in spite of being a city of immigrants but because we are city of immigrants."
On Monday, Mr. Trump again falsely cited El Paso as an example of a city where the construction of a wall bolstered security and curtailed crime rates. His claims have been widely rebuffed, including by El Paso's Republican mayor Dee Margo.
A report by Politifact noted the city's violent crime rate "was significantly lower than the average for all localities of a similar size" for every year between 1985 and 2014. El Paso's had an estimated population of 683,577 people in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
During his raucous rally, Mr. Trump also denounced the "Green New Deal" recently proposed by progressive Democrats and again seized on controversial remarks by Virginia's beleaguered Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam to urge lawmakers to pass legislation that bans late-term abortion.
First published on February 11, 2019 / 7:30 PM
Camilo Montoya-Galvez
Camilo Montoya-Galvez is the immigration reporter at CBS News. Based in Washington, he covers immigration policy and politics. Twitter: @camiloreports


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For U.S. dairy farmers, 2017 started with lofty financial hopes. By the end of the year, productivity and income were up from 2016, but weakening prices had tempered those expectations.
The USDA's annual Milk Production, Disposition and Income report, released each April, estimates U.S. cow numbers, milk and milkfat production, volume of milk marketed, prices and cash receipts from milk sales in all 50 states. Progressive Dairyman takes the data a bit further, providing analysis on a per-herd and per-cow basis.
In 2017, U.S. dairy farmers employed the most cows in about two decades. Cow numbers averaged 9.392 million head for the year, up about 67,000 head from 2016. Milk per cow, at 22,941 pounds, was 163 pounds above 2016. The average milkfat test was 3.84 percent in 2017, up from 3.79 percent in 2016.
Total U.S. milk production increased to 215.5 billion pounds, 1.4 percent more than 2016.
Dairy's economic impact adds billions of dollars to U.S., regional, state and local economies each year. Total 2017 U.S. milk production was valued at $38.1 billion, up from $34.5 billion in 2016.
Marketings (milk sold to plants and directly to consumers) totaled 214.5 billion pounds, about 1.5 percent above 2016. Producer returns averaged $17.69 per hundredweight, 8.3 percent more than 2016. As a result, cash receipts from 2017 milk marketings totaled $37.9 billion, 9.8 percent higher than 2016.
Among individual agricultural commodities, cash receipts from milk sales ranked fourth in 2017, behind only cattle ($66.5 billion), corn ($46.4 billion) and soybeans ($38.7 billion), according to data from the USDA.
Eleven states again topped the $1 billion mark for annual milk receipts in 2017. They included (in order) California, Wisconsin, New York, Idaho, Pennsylvania, Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Washington and Ohio. California and Wisconsin accounted for $12 billion in 2017 cash receipts, or about 32 percent of the U.S. total.
Progressive Dairyman calculated the value of milk production averaged $4,058 per cow in 2017, $336 more than the year before. However, the average was nearly $1,300 less than the most recent record high of $5,358 per cow returned in 2014 and $218 per cow less than the five-year average.
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Excluding Hawaii, the state seeing the highest value in annual milk production per cow in 2017 was Colorado, followed by Nebraska, New York and Texas. Wisconsin ranked 10th, Idaho was 12th, Pennsylvania was 29th, and California was 33rd.
U.S. dairy operations averaged 234 cows in 2017. On a per-herd basis, milk production was valued at $947,662.
With the largest average herd sizes, milk value per operation topped $8 million in New Mexico and Arizona. Among others, Colorado ranked fourth, Texas ranked sixth, Idaho was seventh, and California was ninth. With smaller average herd sizes, New York and Wisconsin ranked 28th and 29th, respectively, with Pennsylvania at 45th.
Prices and income levels are headed lower in 2018. As of late April, the USDA projected range in the all-milk price resulted in a forecasted average of $15.85 per hundredweight. With milk production expected to reach 219 billion pounds, that would yield total milk value of about $34.7 billion (down $3.4 billion from 2017 and about equal with 2016).
The value of milk produced would be about $3,669 per cow (down $389 per cow from 2016 and the lowest since 2010).


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Accolades for Alcides after eye-popping play
Royals shortstop runs into short center for over-the-shoulder grab, then fires to first for double play
By Jeffrey Flanagan
HOUSTON -- Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar made the play of the 2016 season. At least so far.After Carlos Gomez led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a single on Thursday night -- the first hit for the Astros off Royals starter Ian Kennedy -- Marwin Gonzalez sent a
HOUSTON -- Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar made the play of the 2016 season. At least so far.
After Carlos Gomez led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a single on Thursday night -- the first hit for the Astros off Royals starter Ian Kennedy -- Marwin Gonzalez sent a looping fly to short center that appeared set to fall in for a hit.
But Escobar ran toward center, with his back to the infield, and made an incredible sliding, over-the-shoulder snag for the out.
Escobar then rose to his feet, pivoted, and threw a one-hop strike to first baseman Eric Hosmer that nipped Gomez at first by an eyelash for a double play. The Royals went on to win, 6-2.
Royals players and coaches were astonished at the Escobar play.
"It's probably the best play I've ever seen in person," Kennedy said.
Hosmer, who has seen plenty of great plays from Escobar, including the magical 90-foot sprint and sliding catch in Cleveland in 2014, said this one has to be at the top.
"The one in Cleveland was unbelievable," Hosmer said. "But this one has to be as good or better because he also got the double play. Both sides of it were unreal."
Hosmer said the play at first was close.
"But I knew we had him," Hosmer said. "It was a perfect throw."
Royals manager Ned Yost doesn't even try to rank Escobar's great plays anymore.
"You see them so often," Yost said, "you just assume he's going to make them all. But that was just a great play."
Even Escobar seemed to give himself a tip of the cap.
"That was a really hard play," he said. "You're running really hard and you're trying to find the ball. And then I catch it and [Lorenzo] Cain is yelling, 'Throw to first!' So I get up and throw.
"Wow. That's a really good play."
Better than the catch in Cleveland?
"Yes, because we got a double play," Escobar said.
Jeffrey Flanagan is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @FlannyMLB.


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What Elephants Reach for When They Really Need a Drink
SourceKesara Rathnayake
By Taylor Mayol
Because cream liqueur isn't just for kids.
Sophie Andriamalala had been saving the bottle for over a year. It was a gift for her 30th birthday from a friend on a trip to South Africa — you couldn't find it in Madagascar, where Andriamalala had been living for five years. The plan was to finally crack it open one Saturday with me and our friend Kate. A long-awaited treat! We gathered at her house in anticipation, tired of drinking the cheap rum Madagascar is famous for. But when we opened the brown bottle of Amarula, with its gold label printed with a big, bull elephant, and poured the first glass, it came out in curdled clumps. The cream liqueur had spoiled, despite the lack of an expiration date.
So, like most rational adults, we drank it anyway. That's what strainers are for.
Yes, Amarula is that good. It's marketed as the taste of Africa because it is indeed made from the fruit of a tree found only on the continent. The slightly fruity, caramel take on Baileys Irish Cream was first created in 1989 in South Africa from the fruit of the marula tree, indigenous to Southern Africa, some parts of West Africa and, ironically, in Madagascar. Though it may have been hard to come by in our tiny town, you'll likely have better luck. Today, it's so popular that it's sold in more than 100 countries and was once named the best liqueur in the world by the International Wine & Spirit Competition. "There are so few alcoholic beverages you can have over ice that don't taste like gasoline or sugar. It's a perfect aperitif as far as I'm concerned," says Andy Howard, a 32-year-old American who lived in South Africa on and off from 2008 to 2010.
An elephant coercing fruit from a marula tree.
Source Alta Oosthuizen / Shutterstock
Elephants love it too. They feast on the fruit and get a bit tipsy.
Amarula's creation is what makes it truly unique. It's made from plum-size yellow fruit with thick, smooth rinds. The stone fruits are handpicked and fermented, then double distilled and aged in French oak barrels for two years before they're mixed with cream and bottled. Unlike many other liqueurs, says Howard, the sweetness in Amarula is fruity instead of sugary. But perhaps the most wonderful thing about marula is that elephants love it too. They feast on the fruit and, allegedly, get a bit tipsy. It's not until the elephants come calling, say some, that Amarula makers know the fruit is ripe for the pickin'. And the trees, also known as elephant trees, are stubborn, making Amarula unintentionally "organic." They only grow in the wild, and attempts at cultivating the tree have consistently failed.
Cheers to the Amarula cocktail.
Source Rick Madonik/Getty
Marula fruit has more vitamin C than an orange, which makes for a good excuse to try out Amarula in a variety of delicious combos. Today, I prefer Amarula on ice, but was first introduced to it in a more, ahem, juvenile way. Enter Springbok shots — named after the South African rugby team — that are made up of clover green peppermint liqueur layered with Amarula on top. Alternatively, you can mix it with hot chocolate or coffee.
If you're really up for a twist, take a tip a cashier at the alcohol chain BevMo once gave me when I recently purchased some: double down with a splash of whiskey and call it a Rusty Elephant. But if you want to do it up South African–style, sip a glass while watching the sunset, otherwise known as a sundowner. And don't forget a slice of the most delicious (and Amarula-soaked) bread pudding on earth: malva pudding.
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NBA commissioner David Stern has indefinitely suspended Gilbert Arenas, saying the Washington Wizards guard is "not currently fit to take the court" for a game.
Stern says in a statement Wednesday that Arenas' actions will "ultimately result in a substantial suspension, and perhaps worse."
Because Arenas violated NBA rules by bringing guns into Washington's locker room, Stern decided to punish Arenas now. He said the suspension begins immediately.
Stern says he originally planned to wait for the criminal investigation to be completed before taking action, and directed the Wizards to do the same.
Every game Arenas ends up missing during the suspension will cost him $147,208.
The suspension comes after multiple media reports over the weekend said that a dispute over a gambling debt led to a conflict between Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton.
Multiple sources told ESPN.com that an argument commenced during a card game on the team's overnight flight back to Washington from Phoenix on Dec. 19 and escalated into a heated exchange between Arenas and Crittenton. The Wizards had Dec. 20 off, but sources say hostilities between the two resumed Dec. 21 in the locker room on a practice day.
Sources say that Arenas, in response to what was said on the flight, placed the three guns on a chair near Crittenton's locker stall and invited him to pick one before practice on Dec. 21. Sources said that Crittenton subsequently let Arenas know that he had his own gun.
The Washington Post reported in Sunday's editions that Arenas, according to sources, was expecting Crittenton to see the guns on his chair as a joke based on the earlier back-and-forth on the plane, during which Crittenton allegedly said that he would shoot Arenas in his surgically repaired knee. But Crittenton, according to Post, reacted angrily and tossed one of the guns to the floor, saying he had his own.
In his statement, Arenas confirmed that the guns were brought out at the Dec. 21 practice.
"As I have said before, I had kept the four unloaded handguns in my house in Virginia but then moved them over to my locker at the Verizon Center to keep them away from my young kids," the statement read. "I brought them without any ammunition into the District of Columbia, mistakenly believing that the recent change in the D.C. gun laws allowed a person to store unloaded guns in the District. On Monday, December 21st, I took the unloaded guns out in a misguided effort to play a joke on a teammate.
"Contrary to some press accounts, I never threatened or assaulted anyone with the guns and never pointed them at anyone. Joke or not, I now recognize that what I did was a mistake and was wrong. I should not have brought the guns to D.C. in the first place, and I now realize that there's no such thing as joking around when it comes to guns — even if unloaded."
Arenas met with law enforcement officials on Monday to explain why he had guns at the Verizon Center last month.
Arenas' lawyer issued a statement saying that the player met with federal prosecutors at the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and detectives of the Metropolitan Police Department for more than two hours.
At the NBA's request, the firearms language was bolstered during collective bargaining in 2005. Players are subject to discipline if they bring guns to the arena or practice facility, or even an offsite promotional appearance.
Via: Espn.com
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