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Islamic State publicizes use of child soldiers in Baiji fight
By Caleb Weiss | April 17th, 2015 | [email protected] | @Caleb_Weiss7
A young Islamic State fighter firing a howitzer during the fighting at the Baiji oil refinery
In a newly released video showing the Islamic State's assault on the Baiji oil refinery complex, one of the scenes shows two children using what appears to be a US-made M198 howitzer. The children fired the howitzer towards Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) positions in the complex.
In the past, the group has highlighted the use of children as executioners, or as helpers in executions, many times.
In January, the group used a Kazakh child to execute two alleged Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) spies. The young boy was previously featured in an Islamic State video highlighting a training camp for Kazakh recruits and their children in Raqqah. Last month, the jihadist group used a French child to execute an alleged Israeli spy. In the most recent issue of its online English-language magazine Dabiq, the Islamic State justified its use of child executioners on the basis of Islamic history. Most recently, the Islamic State featured a video of a child handing knives to those fighters who would later behead several Syrian Army soldiers.
The Islamic State runs many training camps for children in Syria and Iraq. The children in these camps are called the "Cubs of the Caliphate," which coincides with many jihadists labeling themselves as "lions." The group has a camp for children in Damascus, many camps in Raqqah and Mosul, at least one for children in Tal Afar, and is thought to have more in Dier al Zour. The Islamic State utilizes these camps to radicalize and indoctrinate children into its violent ideology. Other jihadist groups in Syria also run camps for children. (For more on these camps and many others in Iraq and Syria, see the map of jihadist training camps made by The Long War Journal here.)
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m3fd2002 says:
To me what's more informative is that they are utilizing the US-made M198 howitzers, probably in coordination with drones. This combo could be very effective. Those kids would have a tough time loading the ordinance into the breach, at least if they want to keep up a decent firing rate. Interesting information though. Thanks.
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Is the coalition hoping to eventually recapture all this expensive gear from ISIS intact – and thus save massive writeoffs ?
Because I am baffled as to how ISIS can operate an artillery position in broad daylight – including posing for photos – and no one is in a position to drop a bomb right down the barrel ?
Is this 2015 or 1915 ?
I too am shaking my head as to why the terrorists seem to be able to move around in molested as they do. Seems kind of fishy. How many counties with aircraft dropping ordinance in Syria and Iraq and some days 2 flights, somedays 12, why not unrelenting ,sustained bombardment to wipe them off the world. They all want martyrdom, so be it!


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Schumer says Dems will demand 60 votes to confirm Gorsuch
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., made it clear Wednesday that Democrats will filibuster President Trump's Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch, saying it is important that the Colorado judge be "mainstream" enough to appeal to at least some Democrats and attract 60 votes.
Under Senate rules, the minority party has the power to insist on a procedural vote known as cloture that requires the approval of 60 senators to end debate and proceed to an up-or-down vote on a high court nominee. Republicans have 52 seats in the Senate.
"We Democrats will insist on a rigorous but fair process," Schumer said in a speech on the Senate floor. "There will be 60 votes for confirmation. Any one member can require it. Many Democrats already have, and it is the right thing to do. On a subject as important as a Supreme Court nomination, bipartisan support should be a prerequisite. It should be essential. That's what 60 votes does."
His comments came as Trump urged Senate Republicans to change Senate rules to invoke the "nuclear option," which would allow the GOP majority to confirm Gorsuch with a simple majority of 51 votes. That would effectively strip Democrats of their power to block the judge's confirmation.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has not said whether he will use the nuclear option. He is expected to try first to convince at least eight Democrats to join the chamber's Republicans to advance Gorsuch's confirmation. Although Democrats are insisting on the procedural vote, most of them have not yet said how they will vote.
"If we end up with that gridlock I would say, 'if you can, Mitch, go nuclear,' " Trump said Wednesday.
Some Democrats, including Schumer, have expressed concern that the judge will not uphold abortion rights and will favor corporate interests over ordinary citizens.
McConnell called on Democrats to treat Gorsuch fairly.
"In the coming days, I hope and expect that all Senate colleagues will give him fair consideration just as we did for the nominees of newly elected presidents Clinton and Obama," McConnell said on the Senate floor. "This is a judge who is known for deciding cases based on how the law is actually written, not how he wishes it were written, even when it leads to results that conflict with his own political beliefs. He understands that his role as a judge is to interpret the law, not impose his own viewpoint."
Trump: Go 'nuclear' and abolish filibuster on Gorsuch vote if needed
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Gorsuch began making the rounds on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with senators, including Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who has praised Gorsuch's qualifications.
The Judiciary Committee plans to hold a confirmation hearing on Gorsuch in about six weeks, said committee spokeswoman Beth Levine. That would put the hearing sometime in mid-March, giving senators time to meet with Gorsuch and review his qualifications.
McConnell and other Republicans were quick to point out that Schumer and other Democratic senators voted unanimously to confirm Gorsuch as an appeals court judge 10 years ago.
"There are still 31 senators in this body who voted for the judge (in 2006)," Grassley said.
Democrats responded that Republicans, including McConnell and Grassley, supported the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be a district court judge in New York and then opposed her nomination to the Supreme Court when she was chosen by former President Obama. Sotomayor was ultimately confirmed and still serves on the high court.


The media, your pediatrician, politicians and health authorities like the CDC and FDA claim that vaccines are safe and effective. So why do hundreds of peer-reviewed studies indicate the opposite is true? Read, download, and share this document widely to provide the necessary evidence-based counterbalance to the pro-vaccination propaganda that has globally infected popular consciousness and discussion like an intractable disease.
It is abundantly clear that if the present-day vaccine climate, namely, that everyone must comply with the CDC's one-size-fits-all vaccination schedule or be labeled a health risk to society at large, is to succumb to open and balanced discussion, it is the peer-reviewed biomedical evidence itself that is going to pave the way towards making rational debate on the subject happen.
With this aim in mind, GreenMedInfo.com has painstakingly collected over 300 pages of study abstracts culled directly from the National Library of Medicine's pubmed.govbibliographic database on the wide-ranging adverse health effects linked to vaccines in the today's schedule (over 200 distinct adverse effects, including death), as well as numerous studies related to vaccine contamination, and vaccine failure in highly vaccine compliant populations.
This is the literature that the media, politicians and governmental health organizations like the CDC, pretend with abject dishonesty does not exist – as if vaccine injury did not happen, despite the over 3 billion dollars our government has paid out to vaccine injured through the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund since it was inaugurated in 1986.
We have written extensively about this research previously, highlighting different studies, focusing on translating their implications to the lay persons (view our vaccine article section here), but we believe that collecting and condensing solely the primary literature itself makes a much more powerful statement.
Major media aren't giving this story the coverage it deserves. I certainly am.
Short question: Can a person sue a US vaccine manufacturer?
Short answer: Under certain conditions, yes.
Note: I'm not framing this article as professional legal advice. I'm reporting what I've been able to dig up on a very explosive issue so far. I've communicated with two lawyers and a law professor. I've been pointed to an important passage on a federal web page.
Right now, lawyers and their clients are suing Merck, the manufacturer, for injuries incurred from Merck's shingles vaccine, Zostavax.
Among the claimed injuries: contracting shingles; blindness in one eye; partial paralysis; brain damage; death.
One of the plaintiffs' attorneys told me he has already filed two cases in California. Each case has 50 plaintiffs. He states he has 5000 clients waiting in the wings. There are other attorneys with other plaintiffs.
But wait. Isn't there a federal law that bars people from suing vaccine manufacturers?
Isn't that law the 1986 Childhood Vaccine Injury Act? Doesn't it demand that people go to a special federal "vaccine tribunal/court" and plead for compensation from the government?
Aren't vaccine manufacturers shielded from liability for causing injury?
Well, it turns out there are exceptions to the rule.
Adult vaccines are not part of the 1986 federal law.
The law shielding vaccine companies only applies to childhood vaccines.
The Merck shingles vaccine is only for adults.
The special federal "vaccine tribunal/court" is established as part of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). This is where parents who claim their children were injured by vaccines must go, to ask for compensation from the government—not from vaccine manufacturers.
What does "covered" mean? It means "covered exclusively by the federal compensation program." It means a parent who believes her child has been injured by a vaccine goes to the special federal "court." The vaccine must be FOR CHILDREN. However, an adult seeking compensation for vaccine injury, FROM AN ADULT VACCCINE, would, with a lawyer, argue his case in ordinary state or federal court. That adult would sue the vaccine manufacturer.
This message from the federal government is clear. The ban against suing vaccine manufacturers only applies to vaccines recommended for children (and pregnant women). The ban does not apply to adult vaccines.
The CDC claims the shingles vaccine is safe, but a letter the FDA wote to Merck paints a different picture.
I recently wrote about the news of a suit against Merck over damage from the shingles vaccine. There are claims of serious side effects, including death associated with this vaccine.
KP Stoller, a physician in San Francisco and author of the book, Incurable Me (Skyhorse 2016), is a strong critic of the current vaccine program because of its lack of safety science and oversight. He has coined the word Adversonomics to describe this neglected area of vacinology. I asked him about the safety of this vaccine.
A. There is ZERO credible safety data on "vaccines" [defined as (adjuvants etc. + antigen)] when there are no saline vs. vaccine comparisons have been done. Vaccines are not tested for safety against a saline placebo, they are tested against a solution that contains all the adjuvants, metals, DNA, and other toxins etc. but just minus the infectious disease antigen itself – in this case the varicella virus. So, the safety data and adverse event data Merck cites in their package insert does not have a lot of meaning.
It would be the same as if Monsanto tested RoundUp for safety and compared it not to water but to RoundUp sans Glyphosate (the reported active ingredient). Even without Glyphosate, RoundUp is very toxic… one of the ingredients is 10,000 times more toxic than Glyphosate itself. Would comparing those two substances RoundUp with Glyphosate vs RoundUp without Glyphosate be a fair comparison for safety purposes?
Yet that is exactly what the vaccine manufacturers are allowed to pass off as an adequate safety comparison. RoundUp without Glyphosate isn't anymore a placebo than the varicella vaccine without the varicella.
Q. What is the connection between the live virus chicken pox vaccine, now universally recommended for every child, and shingles in the adult population, which Merck claims will affect one in three adults in their lifetime.?
A. It has been two decades since the USA implemented Universal Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccination. And we now know a whole lot more information about what this program has caused because what happened when children are no longer circulating wild Chicken pox virus (varicella or VZV) in the population is that adults who once had VZV as children but were unable to eradicate the virus completely from their bodies are no longer exposed to the wild virus and their own immunity drops.
When these adults lose their immunity to the virus, it comes out of its hiding places (the body's dorsal-root ganglia) and that adult develops herpes zoster (HZ). Before VZV vaccination there were about 4 million cases per year and 1 million cases of HZ. Fifty children would die each year from complications (90 people die each year from lightening sticks just as a point of reference).
Now, initially the vaccine was found to be very effective but that was because not everyone was vaccinated so those that were vaccinated kept getting their vaccine induced immunity boosted by the wild virus just like the adults were keeping the HZ at bay for the same reason. Ten years after its introduction the efficacy of the vaccine had dropped to less than 60%, because there were almost no unvaccinated kids circulating the wild virus. At the same time HZ cases among adults went up 90%.
Big Pharma's ever ready answer was to vaccinate the adults to replace the natural immune boosting presence of circulating wild virus.
The cost of vaccinating adults with a VZV vaccine to achieve protection close to that which occurs naturally when VZV incidence could cost as much as $40 billion dollars – that is a lot a chicken scratch to Big Pharma for a vaccine that wasn't really needed in the first place.
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For one, this topic is heating up in the halls of Congress right now, with vaccine safety concerns once again surging, particularly for young children and seniors.
And two, this thing is going to be chock full of helpful information on this topic that I know will make a difference for you and your family.
Regardless of your position on vaccines, I encourage you to register to watch this series. This series is about getting the facts (and the full story that's not being told), and understanding what all your options are.
Taking the time to get educated and get the facts will bring you peace and confidence, knowing how to best care for yourself and your family and keep them safe.
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Episode 1 – Airs on April 12th at 9:00 P.M. EDT sharp!
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June 27, 2017 By sarah shelters
The Town of Portland and Village of Brocton are welcoming visitors with open arms and a giant, wagging tail.
Members of the Brad Anderson Recognition Committee recently installed signage throughout the area to draw tourists and residents alike to visit the statue of Anderson and his famous pup, Marmaduke.
Pamphlets with information about Anderson's life and career and his many accomplishments are available at the statue site, as well as copies of a rack card. The rack cards, which are being distributed to over 60 locations throughout the county and to four surrounding county fairs, feature a few of Anderson's comics, a picture of the statue, and provide information on other areas of interest in the Town of Portland. One new sign at the site identifies the statue to passersby, while another new sign which details Anderson's life, the creation of the statue and sculptor Don Sottile's vision will be installed soon.
The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation recently awarded a grant from its Fund for the Region to support the 2017 Brad Anderson Recognition Project. In addition to a grant received last year, this money provided funding for the statue, signage, and publicity through the rack cards and ads placed in local tourist magazines.
"I would like to thank Randy Sweeney and the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation for the generous grant given to us," stated Patti Farrell, Brad Anderson Recognition Committee member. "I feel proud that I have been a part of making this dedication to Brad Anderson and Marmaduke! It means so much to his family."
The statue, completed in 2016, depicts Anderson working at his sketchpad on a Marmaduke comic strip; his dog is trying to get him to throw his ball for a game of fetch. The completed work combines two art forms – honoring Anderson's own artistic talents through his Marmaduke characters and Sottile's bronze sculpture, created with Anderson's input before his death in 2015.
"Brad Anderson and his dog Marmaduke brought so much joy to people of all ages. By preserving his memory with this statue, we hope to keep bringing joy to everyone who visits," said Randy Sweeney, Community Foundation executive director.
Pat Thompson and Patti Farrell, Brad Anderson Recognition Committee members; Randy Sweeney, Community Foundation executive director; Hailey Nocero; Monica Nocero; Kathy McIntyre; and Al Valentin, Brad Anderson Recognition Committee members, review rack cards in front of the Brad Anderson and Marmaduke statue.
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4 Black Inventors Who Have Made Our Lives A Whole Lot Safer
Life in the past wasn't always this convenient. We weren't as ready to face uncertainty as we are now, and we have many Black heroes in our past to thank for that, all of whom are worth celebrating.
Because we reap the many benefits of their genius today, this Black History Month, we wanted to take a moment to highlight just a few men and women (out of many!) who have made their indelible mark in the realms of personal safety, readiness, and resilience.
MARY VAN BRITTAN BROWN
Co-Inventor of the home security system
You know all those cameras you've got that allow you to see who's knocking on your door in the middle of the night? The microphone? The alarm that's triggered? Yeah, for all of that, we have Mary Van Brittan Brown to thank.
Back in 1966, Brown created a security system that is now the basis for all two-way communication and surveillance features of modern security. According to BlackPast.org, her original invention consisted of peepholes, a camera, monitors, and a two-way microphone. The final element was an alarm button that could be pressed to contact the police immediately.
She was clearly not messing around, and thanks to her tenacity and inventiveness, many home safety systems have been modeled after her home safety system.
Here's a diagram of the invention, for which she and her husband were awarded a patent in 1969.
CHARLES DREW
Inventor of the "Bloodmobile" and groundbreaking discoveries in blood transfusion
Have you ever had a family member get surgery or get into a serious accident? Have you ever needed blood or given blood? Have you survived a natural disaster? Well, without Charles Drew, we'd be out of luck and most definitely out of blood.
In addition to being an inventor, Charles Drew was also a physician, surgeon, and medical researcher who worked closely with the Red Cross to help bring about major discoveries with blood transfusions. Also, he's largely responsible for the creation of blood banks and blood plasma programs, something that came about with his help during World War II.
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, Charles Drew was tapped to lead the Blood for Britain program, an effort to figure out how to ship plasma to our allies. He oversaw "the collection and distribution to Britain of tens of thousands of units of plasma. Following the conclusion of the project the following year, the Red Cross enlisted him to start a pilot programme that included innovations such as community donation centres in storefronts, factories and 'bloodmobiles'."
So, hats off to Charles Drew, because the entire world was changed for the better because of him. We sure are "bloody" blessed to enjoy his significant contributions to our health and well-being, wouldn't you say!?
LEWIS LATIMER
Inventor of the carbon filament for longer-lasting light bulbs
Light in the dark is important. Not only does reliable bright light allow us to work at all hours of the night, but it also keeps us safe, helps us signal and rescue each other, and increases our overall well-being and readiness to face any disaster. Before long-lasting light bulbs, life was probably a whole lot gloomier!
Thomas Edison often gets the credit for inventing the light bulb, but most people don't know it was because of Lewis Latinmer, who invented the carbon filament in 1881, that we now have longer lasting light sources. Can you imagine having to change your light bulbs every few days? Before Latimer's discovery, that was the norm!
According to Biography.com, Latimer, while first competing with Edison, eventually began working alongside him. "Latimer's deep knowledge of both patents and electrical engineering made Latimer an indispensable partner to Edison as he promoted and defended his light bulb design."
So next time you go into a room and flip that switch on, say thank you to Lewis Latimer. He quite literally lit up our world.
GARRET MORGAN
Inventor of the gas mask and the three-light traffic light
As Popular Mechanics enlightened us, Garrett Morgan's inventions were notable, life-saving, and are still in use today in some form.
If anyone's been saved by a heroic firefighter wearing a mask during a house fire, you've got Garrett Morgan to thank for that, as he created the first "Safety Hood," intended for firefighters. It laid the groundwork for gas masks that were then used in both world wars, preventing toxic gas from harming soldiers.
In addition to the gas mask, Morgan also created an improved traffic light. Before the three-light traffic lights we all know today, there were just two-light traffic lights, which caused countless accidents, as you can imagine.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, "After witnessing an accident on a roadway, Morgan decided a device was needed to keep cars, buggies and pedestrians from colliding. His traffic signal was designed to stand on a street corner and notify vehicles and walkers whether they should stop or go."
Essentially his design included a "yield" component that warned pedestrians and drivers to stop, without which we wouldn't be where we are today - safer on the road.
Again, this is just a collection of a few out of many great Black minds that have helped shape our world - and stay safer in it.
So remember, the next time your alarm goes off in your home, the next time you give or receive blood, the next time you turn on a light, and the next time you're told to slow down at a stop light with your whole family safely inside your car, take a moment to reflect on these heroes. It's because of their vision and their hard work that we live the way we do now.
For more info on Black History Month, and why it's important for all people to celebrate, check out this info.


1. Have some questions to ask about the job (logistical, substantive, etc.) but don't force the questions. A position like this is designed for an intelligent, inquisitive person, but they don't want someone who is forcing it during the interview. At the same time, they aren't looking for workers who are hoping to land a job at the Pentagon so they can tell everyone they work at the Pentagon. Interested, but discreet, should be the approach.
3. Do not wear lots of watches, jewelry, cuff links, etc. It sounds cliché, but they do like people with a buttoned-down, respectful appearance (read: conservative).
4. Do not bring a cell phone. Most of the time these buildings restrict them, and bringing one in your pocket will just require you to return to your car to drop it off or leave it with the security people (either of which could make you late).
5. If the interview is with a military person, feel free to use "sir" and "ma'am" in conversation (where appropriate). Though you are a civilian, the token effort to show respect to the uniform goes a long way. Even the civilians in the building will appreciate it, so while you shouldn't overdo it (it's not boot camp), it's something to keep in mind.
8. Avoid political chit-chat. You don't need to swear allegiance to GW Bush, nor should you speak critically of either political party. It's unlikely that you'll be discussing politics in the first place, but don't force a political discussion just because you're at the Pentagon.
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On the 7th floor of the US Embassy's enormous building in Madrid is the CIA station. For more than half a century, active intelligence work has been carried out from this site, but its objective is not only to gather secret information on the domestic and foreign policies of Spain. A wide range of delicate issues aimed at guaranteeing the US' strategic interests in the country are looked at on a daily basis. Thus the station focuses on preventive operations to 'neutralise' organisations and politicians that are potentially hostile to the US.
Spain is quite rightly considered to be one of the EU's weakest links. A series of corruption scandals has undermined the credibility of Mariano Rajoy's government (Sp. Presidente del Gobierno Mariano Rajoy). The antipopular austerity policy has sharply aggravated the situation in the country: there has been a rise in unemployment, especially among young people, the salaries of public sector workers have been cut, social expenditure has been reduced, and education and healthcare has deteriorated. Many people unable to pay their rent and utility bills have been thrown out onto the street. Television reports on forced evictions have had a far greater impact on the mood of the Spanish electorate than any opposition propaganda: the crisis is not sparing anyone, we could find ourselves in their place tomorrow, and the country needs a new leader and a new domestic and foreign policy.
Surveillance of young, radical left-wing politicians in Spain began long before the groups and organisations they led were consolidated into the Podemos party (in English, Podemos translates as «We can»). Every stage of the process was monitored via agents, electronic surveillance and social networking sites. Operations files were replenished with information on university lecturers and students, political and social activists, members of the creative intelligentsia, and sympathetic journalists. Every step taken by the project's key players – Pablo Iglesias, Juan Carlos Monedero and Íñigo Errejón – was documented.
Contact between these young 'protesters' and members of populist regimes in Latin America – Venezuelans, Ecuadorians, Nicaraguans and Bolivians – has caused, and is still causing, American and Spanish security agencies a great deal of anxiety, while trips by the 'protesters' to Brazil, Argentina and Cuba have caused just as much alarm. Juan Monedero, who was an adviser to President Hugo Chávez on financial and economic issues between 2005 and 2010 and provided expert assistance to the Ministry of Planning and the Miranda International Centre on staff training, has aroused particular suspicion. Monedero also advised the governments of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua on establishing non-cash settlements in regional trade.
The Podemos party's entry onto the Spanish political scene (in February 2014) was accompanied by the intelligence agencies stepping up their covert activities to expose 'possible' compromising information on Podemos activists and the party's leader, Pablo Iglesias. It is no secret to the 'subjects' of the surveillance that they are being vigilantly monitored by the CIA and the US National Security Agency (NSA). It stands to reason that the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) of Spain, whose senior officials regard the activities of Podemos in a negative light, is not staying on the sidelines. The reason is clear: the seemingly stable two-party system is becoming a thing of the past and the emergence of a new political force has become problematic.
General elections are to take place in Spain at the end of 2015 and, according to the predictions of political analysts, they are going to change the balance of political forces in the country considerably. It is becoming increasingly obvious that the centre-right People's Party (Partido Popular – PP) and the centre-left Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) will lose their dominant positions. The popularity of the Podemos party was confirmed at the local elections on 24 May 2015. Suffice it to say that Manuela Carmena, a protest movement activist, is now in charge of Madrid's city hall, which has traditionally been ruled by PP protégés, and Ada Colau, an advocate of real, rather than cosmetic, reforms in the country, is now the mayor of Barcelona. Hundreds of new mayors are promising to make the fight against economic inequality, social justice, and the involvement of the people in the running of the country their priority.
Pablo Iglesias attended the inauguration ceremony for the new mayor of Madrid and called for his fellow countrymen and Podemos supporters not to rest on their laurels, but to continue fighting for change and defeat Mariano Rajoy's People's Party in the general elections.
Podemos' success was overshadowed by the resignation of Juan Monedero. In January 2015, the Complutense University of Madrid and the Finance Ministry, as if on command, began looking into the legality of substantial sums of money received by the politician from the governments of ALBA countries (the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, (Sp. Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América), is a socialist alliance of Latin American and Carribbean states). At the same time, an article appeared in the Conservative newspaper El Pais accusing Monedero of 'falsifying' most of his academic employment history. There is no doubt that this compromising information would not have emerged without the involvement of US intelligence agencies. I need only mention that the newspaper Diario Las Americas (published in Miami), which is used by the CIA to disseminate so-called 'active measures', published an interview with Spain's former prime minister, José Aznar. He accused Podemos of being financed by Venezuela: «Podemos is a political movement that fully advocates totalitarian models and populist ideas». Naturally, the party filed a lawsuit for libel and slander.
After a huge hullabaloo in the media, the issue of «subversive funding from Hugo Chávez» was explained satisfactorily and El Paisissued an apology, but Monedero still felt it necessary to leave Podemos. The upcoming election campaign promises to be tense, and his previous association with Latin American populists and adherence to Marxist ideology will certainly be used by his political opponents.
Distrust of Podemos in the higher echelons of the US is only getting stronger, however. That the party intends to use the experience of Venezuelan populists to conquer hegemony in the country is constantly being emphasised in the information coming from the intelligence agencies. For now, however, Podemos' minimum goal is to win in the elections. Only then, apparently, will Pablo Iglesias and his team take steps to seize the real powers. Such 'focus' by the Americans on interpreting Iglesias' plans is intended to justify the magnitude of the complex intelligence measures against the Podemos party. One needs only compare the list of US Embassy personnel in Madrid over the last five years with the current one (published by the Spanish Foreign Affairs Ministry) to see that the size of the CIA station operating under the roof of the political department has more than tripled.
The question of whether the US intelligence agencies in Spain have sufficient potential to 'adjust' the results of the forthcoming elections still remains open. During the last election campaign in Mexico, the moderate populist López Obrador had a distinct advantage. Washington's candidate, however, was Peña Nieto, and with the help of questionable manipulations behind the scenes of the electoral process, he became the next president of Mexico.
During closed parliamentary hearings, the head of the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) of Spain, Félix Sanz Roldán, said he «felt uneasy» about the operations of US intelligence agencies in the country, especially the US National Security Agency (NSA). «They are guided by their own laws», said Roldan. He also referred to the covert activities of secret service agents in Spain from «allied countries». Nine such agents have been expelled from Spain in recent years. Roldan did not specify which countries exactly, but judging from publications and independent sources, he was referring to the US and Israel. The number of 'illegals' like these in Spain is measured in three figures.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited US Ambassador James Costos, and later the charge d'affaires Luis Moreno, to get an explanation regarding the NSA's illegal 'wiretaps' and its monitoring of information exchanged over the internet, including social networking sites. The Spanish authorities' timid attempts to at least normalise the behaviour of US intelligence agencies in their country are proving fruitless.
One gets the impression that in some cases, Rajoy's government is not dealing with the activities of foreign intelligence services against Spanish citizens in the country as categorically as CNI head Roldan tried to prove in parliament. Observers are not ruling out the possibility that the Podemos leader's involvement in the presidential elections will be sabotaged with the help of a large-scale act of provocation by US intelligence agencies.


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import { combineReducers } from 'redux'
import astronaut from './astronaut'
import bonuses from './bonuses'
import enemies from './enemies'
import fires from './fires'
import obstacles from './obstacles'
import spaceship from './spaceship'
import stage from './stage'

export default combineReducers({
    astronaut,
    bonuses,
    enemies,
    fires,
    obstacles,
    spaceship,
    stage
})

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I'm really excited to finally catch up with the rest of the world and get into video tutorials. Sometimes visual aids beyond screenshots are necessary to deliver the entire process of working with applications and operating systems. Be it broken or a fresh install, the more complex items require a bit more than a list of instructions. So bear with me as I get used to creating and working with video tutorials for the sake of providing more helpful posts. Some things I can guarantee: I'll … [Read more...] about Video Tutorials Coming Soon!


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You have likely heard the saying "Content is King" and it applies on the web for both your customers perception of your brand and the rankings you earn from search engines sending new potential customers to your website as a result of this unique and fresh content.
Content produced by SCI can include Journalistic Industry News, Application Information, How-To Articles, Enhanced Product and Category Descriptions, Resource Lists, Interviews, Video Production, Data Visualization Infographics, FAQ's and anything else that would establish your brand as a thought leader in your industry.
Using our internal awareness tool "Scited" we monitor social media networks, industry publications, user groups, conference websites and Google news for mentioned of keywords related to the audience or applications you are trying to reach with your long tail content. Once we identify an interesting story we look for other resources and discussions around it, then craft a 500-800 word un-biased report. Throughout each report we tie the story back to your product line by hyperlinking to product categories or other application specific landing pages or opt-in assets that you have available. These are done on a weekly basis and multiple articles would be created based on the various application focuses you are targeting. In some instances we combine multiple stories into one blog entry for the week. We are careful not to publish any negative news or that which is backed by your competitors.
When we come across unique data sets using "Scited" as mentioned above, instead of writing a simple editorial, we come up with creative ways to visualize the data that make it more digestible and visually appealing to your readership. Sometimes this turns into "infographic's" which we then do an outreach campaign to influencers within the subject niche to post onto their blog or media site.
Keyword performs keyword research in this initial setup phase, but also each month, as you will see in the search terms and keywords discovery tasks listed in the monthly deliverables below.
The standard press release still has its place in online marketing, but the outreach for it must be done very intentionally. Unfortunately you will find the press release to be the corner stone to most SEO companies proposals, for us its just one minor component. As we monitor your brand we will also be on the lookout for items we can turn into a positive press release for your company.
Again using "Scited" we will take 5-10 of the most interesting social media mentions of your target applications or demographics and put those together into 1 weekly blog entry. This would be a combination of Tweets, Facebook Updates, LinkedIn Comments and Google Plus posts. The posts will link back to the original posters profile, and we will also mirror this activity on your social media accounts, establishing a rapport with the influencers in social media. It's easier for the user to read this one weekly blog post, then to monitor social media themselves looking for related info.
As we are discovering new content we come across resources that your customers would be able to utilize and are likely currently not aware of. We will compile these into monthly top 5 lists and send out on a regular monthly schedule. Some of the resources covered in the list might have already been featured in editorial that month.
Although these would not be included in many of the content re-purposing outputs, having unique content on your stores product detail pages and category descriptions is vital to obtain rankings for those pages. Our team will re-write product descriptions and category descriptions.
The content would originally be posted to your respective blog category or application landing page and then sent out in the corresponding e-newsletter for that category as summaries or wrap-ups linking back to the long form of the content. By writing content specifically for these audiences in targeted sections of the site, visitors and prospects profile themselves for you by choosing which content they read on the website, which e-newsletters they sign up for and where they submit information requests from. This also enables you to place product promotions and new releases inline with the content ensuring your visitors are always seeing the most relevant promotional offer.
Once we have built up a group of content pieces from the above lists in a specific application or demographic focus then we can start building opt-in assets such as e-Books, Webinars, Automated E-mail Sequences, Mobile Apps and more. These we will advertise on your website and other off site channels to further build your in-house list of potential customers.
Make sure your site content stays fresh.


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Q: restore mdadm raid5 after 2 of 3 disks have been reformated with xfs I have a 3 disk raid 5 where 2 disks have been accidentally formatted with the xfs file system.
The disks are partitioned into 6 partitions - sd[a,b,c][1-6]
The disks were present in a Buffalo Terrastation NAS. I just powered down the NAS, removed the disks and booted up a Linux live CD with the disks attached.
mdadm --examine /dev/sda6 reports nothing
mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sda6
mdadm --examine /dev/sdb6 reports nothing
mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sdb6
mdadm --examine /dev/sdc6 reports nothing
mdadm: No md superblock detected on /dev/sdc6

By accident sda6, sdb6 and sdc6 have been formatted with to the xfs file system.
I mounted it as read-only for testing. It is empty - just 5 empty folders created by default by the Buffalo NAS. No real data has been written so far to the disks.
I replaced one of the disks from the raid 6 weeks again and kept it:
mdadm --examine /dev/sdd6 reports raid5 with 4 disks.

So this is the only disk, that still knows there was a raid. Is there a change to restore the superblocks and assemble the raid again?

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This planting is in the Bed 12 garden .
Sown from my Copenhagen Market Cabbage Seeds.
Ensure a rough distance of 3.12 inches (8.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.47 inches (1.2 cm) when sowing directly.
Copenhagen Market normally grows to a max height of 11.7 inches (that's 30.0 cm metric) so ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant.
Cabbage 'Copenhagen Market' requires a soil ph of 6.0 - 7.5 meaning it does best in acidic to alkaline soil.
More information about Copenhagen Market Cabbage is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Copenhagen Market Cabbage Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.


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Bring to a boil over high heat and continue to boil, stirring occasionally, until the mixture has reduced by about half. It will thicken and become syrupy after 15–20 minutes.
Remove from heat and whisk in the olive oil or butter, stirring until the mixture is well combined. Set aside. While the juice and sugar mixture reduces, prepare your flaming kisses. Put on gloves, slice off the tops of jalapeños, and cut them lengthwise.
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IT MAY BE BETTER TO BE THICK
Australia's Mining Monthly - Brisbane-based software developer Dingo reckons thick data, rather than big data, is the way for miners to save millions on maintenance costs.
Thick data may be better than big data for solving maintenance conundrums.
The company is forging data-driven solutions for heavy-asset operators looking for ways to minimise maintenance and repair costs.
According to Dingo CEO Paul Higgins, big data had become a buzzword across many industries but thick data was where it was at.
Put simply thick data is big data with some human context added to it.
"Thick data is simply the idea that numbers alone aren't enough," Higgins said.
"Resources operators are gathering vast amounts of data on their sites but not always able to apply the analytics in practical, effective ways.
"It's adding the layer of context that humans can bring."
According to Higgins, using thick data insights and big data analytics, Dingo's customers achieved more than US$300 million in savings by improving the health and extending the life of more than 125,000 major components.
He gave the example of a job the company did in Canada for a company that was having trouble with its Komatsu 930E trucks.
Their trucks were suffering wheel motor failures and despite lots of efforts and data analysis they could not get to the cause of the problem.
At that stage Dingo had been doing a lot of work on oil analysis. However, the data the company gave it was electrical data.
The Dingo team asked for the oil data and eventually received it.
Their analysis of the oil data showed signs of silicon in the wheel motor armatures and gearboxes of the wheel motors that had suffered major failures.
"We presented this data to the team," Higgins said.
"The guy from the customer's side who had been on this for three years was angry.
"He said we didn't know what we were talking about and threw the report on the floor and stormed off."
It was his reaction that made Higgins think they might be onto something.
On further investigation the Dingo team discovered that when the trucks were being brought in for programmed maintenance the maintenance crews would use high pressure hoses to wash the mud off the wheels before the trucks were taken into the heated workshop.
It was this washing that was forcing grit and water through the wheel motor seals and into the armatures and gearboxes and ultimately causing the engine failures when the trucks returned to duty.
Higgins said thick data was not something Dingo had come up with but he could see the value in the concept.
"One of my team sent me a TED talk from Tricia Wang," he said. "She talked about it."
Higgins believes the mining industry is not taking advantage of the data at its disposal.
"Less than 1% of available data in the mining industry is being used," he said.
"By unlocking the value of this dormant data, the industry could save US$100 billion in cumulative maintenance costs by 2025.
"Mining operations have always understood the importance of collecting data but being measurable doesn't make it valuable.
"By uniquely applying a layer of context, or thick data, Dingo is now giving them the power to access it more immediately, understand it, and apply it quickly to real-world situations.
"And this leads to real world results."
Dingo recently launched Trakka 4.5, a new version of its predictive maintenance software.
Noel Dyson │ Australia's Mining Monthly
http://www.miningmonthly.com/technology/software/it-may-be-better-to-be-thick/


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Is the Certificate of Good Standing you emailed to me the "original"?
The Certificate of Good Standing that we sent as an attachment to our email to you is an "original". The Delaware Division of Corporations uses a modern filing system that produces electronic documents with an electronic seal so that evidence can be returned as quickly and efficiently as possible. This enables you to print out the original certificate using your own printer and use it to open a business bank account or for any other purpose.
Delaware's electronic production of evidence does worry some customers, but we can assure you it should be accepted for official purposes as an official document from the State of Delaware.


Newly elected Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently appointed Shoshana M. Lew as the new Executive Director for CDOT. She is charged with leading the department in planning for and addressing Colorado's transportation needs, as well as overseeing 3,000 employees statewide and an annual budget this year of approximately $2 billion. Prior to coming to Colorado, Ms. Lew served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT). She also served as the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs for the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) as well as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy at USDOT.
Ms. Lew has worked in other areas of the federal government including the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Office of Management and Budget and Domestic Policy Council within the White House. Prior to her federal service, she worked at the Brookings Institution. She is a graduate of Harvard College with a B.A. in history and also has an M.A. in history from Northwestern University.


"Club Camelot" is a huge popular entertainment space in Shibuya. Inside a fashionable and luxurious store, you can enjoy a little adult space. Please experience the collaboration of a powerful sound with the huge LED panel monitor making full use of state-of-the-art technology.


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const expect = require('chai').expect;
const request = require('request');

const UrlValidation = require('../utils/url-validation');

const config = require('../config');

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    it('expanded url', (done) => {
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            const result = JSON.parse(body);

            const isUrl = UrlValidation.isUrl(result.expanded_url);

            expect(isUrl).to.be.true;
            done();
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College football: Mack Brown resigns after 16 seasons with Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – Mack Brown, the Texas football coach who led the Longhorns to the 2005 national title and ranks seco...
College football: Mack Brown resigns after 16 seasons with Texas AUSTIN, Texas – Mack Brown, the Texas football coach who led the Longhorns to the 2005 national title and ranks seco... Check out this story on delawareonline.com: http://delonline.us/1bGaoyQ
Associated Press Published 10:50 p.m. ET Dec. 14, 2013
Texas coach Mack Brown has stepped down. The Alamo Bowl against Oregon on Dec. 30 will be his last game with the Longhorns. (Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez)
AUSTIN, Texas – Mack Brown, the Texas football coach who led the Longhorns to the 2005 national title and ranks second at the school in career victories, is stepping down after 16 seasons.
In a statement released by the school Saturday night, the coach who was brought to Texas to revive a dormant program in 1997 acknowledged it was time for a change after a 30-20 record, including 18-17 in the Big 12, over the last four seasons.
Texas went 8-4 this season and lost the Big 12 title to Baylor in the final game of the regular season. The 62-year-old Brown will finish his Texas career in the Alamo Bowl against Oregon on Dec. 30.
"It's been a wonderful ride. Now, the program is again being pulled in different directions, and I think the time is right for a change," Brown said. "I love the University of Texas, all of its supporters, the great fans and everyone that played and coached here. … It is the best coaching job and the premier football program in America.
"I sincerely want to get back to the top and that's why I'm stepping down after the bowl game. I hope with some new energy, we can get this thing rolling again," Brown said.
Brown led the Longhorns through a run of dominance from 2001-2009 when the Texas went 101-16, won two Big 12 titles and twice played for the national championship.
He has 158 victories at Texas, No. 2 behind the late Darrell Royal, who won 167 in 20 seasons with the Longhorns. Brown is 244-121-1 overall in 29 years as a head coach.
"This is a very difficult day for everyone in the University of Texas family," Texas President Bill Powers said. "Mack Brown is one of the best football coaches in the country."
The school scheduled a news conference today for Brown, and to discuss a search for his replacement to take over after the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.
Brown' only losing season at Texas was in 2010, when the Longhorns fell to 5-7 after playing for the 2009 season national championship. But Brown's inability to win more Big 12 championships – Oklahoma won or shared eight league titles from 2000-2012 – and four straight years of at least four losses fractured the fan base and prompted calls for his departure.
Texas expected a return to national prominence in 2013 behind a team that returned 19 starters. Even Brown talked up his chances to compete for a national championship again.
But Texas started 1-2 to rekindle dissatisfaction that would fester all season, particularly after revelations that in January, several members of the school's board of regents and a prominent donor were involved in efforts to lure Alabama coach Nick Saban to the Longhorns.
The possibility that Texas could hire Saban to take over for Brown ended Friday night when Alabama announced it had agreed to a contract extension with its coach. Texas' announcement that Brown would retire came less than 24 hours later.
Brown was considered the perfect fit at Texas when the Longhorns hired him to replace the divisive John Mackovic. The affable Brown immediately won over Longhorns fans at his introductory news conference when he flashed the traditional "Hook'em Horns" sign and urged fans to "come early, be loud and stay late."
Mackovic's blazer-polished image never seemed to fit the Texas football personality. In Brown, the Longhorns found a kindred spirit – a boot-wearing Southerner, accent all, who talked about restoring Texas' swagger.
Brown did what no Texas coach had been able to do for 20 years: unite a fan base that had been split since Royal left after the 1976 season. Brown embraced Royal's legacy to help win over fans aching a return to glory, and just as important, he embraced Texas high school football coaches, immediately establishing a talent pipeline from Texas' rich recruiting fields straight into Austin.
And he won. In Brown's first season in 1998, the Longhorns went 9-3, beat Oklahoma and Texas A&M and won the Cotton Bowl as tailback Ricky Williams tore through defenses to win the Heisman Trophy.
Brown's greatest run came from 2001-2009. Texas won 10 games every year in that stretch and from 2004-2009, the Longhorn went 69-9 behind quarterbacks Vince Young and Colt McCoy. Young led the Longhorns to the national championship in 2005.


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Home / Uncategorized / Analysts note parallels with March 2020: Will this time be different?
Analysts note parallels with March 2020: Will this time be different?
Analysts across crypto and traditional stocks have taken notice of the similarities between what happened in March 2020 and market moves so far this month.
Analysts in both crypto and traditional markets have noted some startling similarities between the recent downturn and the one caused by a pandemic panic in March 2020.
The real question is whether it's the start of a larger downturn or if there will be a significant bounce-back as in 2020 that led to an extended bull run in both crypto and stocks markets.
Podcaster and author of The Pomp Letter, Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano, is on the permabull side of the ledger, tweeting on Wednesday that since March 1, 2020, when one Bitcoin cost about $8,545, "Bitcoin is up 340%."
Among those hopeful of a turnaround is investment firm Real Vision's CEO Raoul Pal, who believes Bitcoin (BTC) markets have been painting a pattern that shares traits with the March 2020 crash.
In his Friday episode of Raoul Pal Adventures in Crypto, Pal explained that with the downward price action last week, Bitcoin may have "shot straight down" to the bottom of the current wedge formation and is now in a range that will eventually lead to another rise in price. He said:
"That was exactly the kind of pattern we had in March 2020."
On March 12, 2020, investors panic-sold many assets, including Bitcoin, as fear of how the market would be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and global lockdowns. On that day, Bitcoin fell 45% from $7,935 to $5,142, according to CoinGecko.
The current decline in traditional markets has led to a loss of $7.6 trillion in market cap from the tech-heavy Nasdaq, in non-inflation adjusted terms, more than the dot-com bubble and the March 2020 sell-offs.
The 50-day moving average (MA) of financials, real estate and technology investments is close to the overwhelmingly oversold levels seen just over two years ago. In March 2020, respectively, those levels were 0, 0, and 1 compared to 2, 3, and 4 so far in May, based on data from Fidelity Investments. In a Wednesday tweet, Fidelity's own director of global Macro Jurrien Timmer called March 2020 "one of the most oversold setups in the history of the market."
The S&P 500 Index also displays similarities, as it recorded a 52-week low of 3,930 on May 12 only to bounce back to 4,088 by market close on Tuesday. Chief market strategist for financial research firm LPL Research observed in a Wednesday tweet that the last time the index had done that was in March 2020.
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When a restaurant remains in the same location for 36 years and local patrons remember you by face and name, you know you've left a lasting impression in the community you live in. It's with a heavy heart that Tim Lyons, owner of Kettle/Lyons Family Diner on 1301 W Central Texas Expy in Killeen, will be closing his doors for good this Sunday, September 11.
The real magic behind Kettle/Lyons Family Diner is how Tim somehow turned a corporate dining chain into a restaurant closely associated with its community.
Tim always preached to himself and his staff: "Always treat everybody like family."
That's because Tim is a part of this community and more often than not, the staff is too.
Tim began as a bus boy, became a cook and as soon as he graduated high school, went to Texas A&M. While there he became a night manager and eventually moved up to manager before the owner gave him a call and said, "We're coming down to sign the [Copperas Cove] store over to you."
Tim was hesitant because he was broke, but the owner insisted and said don't worry about it. The Tim got a store in Eastland, Texas followed by another in Waco!
"I ran my stores like I owned them. I think that's what made me successful in this," said Lyons.
Tim met his wife at the diner when she worked as a waitress about 30 years ago. From then on, some family members have worked at Kettle/Lyons as well as family members of former staff because they liked working with Tim and the community.
Tim has decided to close the business because he wants to spend more time helping his former wife who is undergoing medical issues as well as continue raising his 17-year-old grandson, stating he is trying to raise a good man. Coupled with diminishing profits and a landlord who wants to sell the property, Tim decided it was time.
But that won't stop him from continuing his passion in food. He will still provide catering under the name T.L.C., which stands for Tim Lyons Catering. He says he can cook pretty much whatever you'd want for parties of all sizes.
"If I can eat it, I can tell you how to make it," he laughed. "I love to cook. If you can cook good food, you'll never go hungry."
So come on out and have one more breakfast buffet at a local 36-year-old establishment, say your goodbyes and walk out with that bitter-sweet feeling of being full and being sad you can't come back.
For catering information, Tim said it is OK to reach him on this phone number: 254-368-8414.


The album art for Rick Ross' current release, "Mastermind." The South Florida rapper was arrested on June 27 in Greensboro.
North Carolina police nabbed rapper Rick Ross at SuperJam on June 27. Ross had failed to appear to his court date stemming from a 2013 marijuana arrest in Greensboro.
"After he was done performing, we escorted him to the magistrate's office," Greensboro police spokeswoman Susan Danielsen stated. Ross was taken to the Greensboro Detention Center, where he posted a $1,000 bond. Young Thug, Yo Gotti. K Camp, YG and Kid Ink joined Ross on the bill, produced by 102 JAMZ.
Ross (nee William Roberts II) was previously busted for possessing a gram of marijuana in Shreveport, Louisiana in 2011.
The South Florida native's current album, Mastermind, features the track, "Drug Dealers Dream."