Why Avoid the 0% Balance Transfer Game?
"I already carry some credit card debt." If you're already carrying credit card debt, then you have bigger fish to fry and you should probably avoid playing. However, unlike the article, I think 0% balance transfers can still be useful… Indeed, if you can get approved, these offers can be a great way of consolidating high interest credit card debt. And since there's no shortage of these offers, you'll most likely be able to roll your debt from one 0% card to another until whenever a promo expires — before you know it, you'll have the whole ball of wax paid off.
"I don't have an emergency fund." If you want to stay out of trouble, you'll need to keep the principal on hand so you can pay off the balance when the promo period ends. If you don't already have a stash of cash, you might want to avoid the temptation of having a giant balance transfer laying around in your bank account.
"I bounced a check or paid a late fee in the last year." In short, these occurrences are a sign that you may not be sufficiently detail-oriented to profit from a balance transfer without slipping up and missing a payment, or failing to pay off the balance before the 0% period ends.
"I'll soon be in the market for a major loan, like a mortgage or a car loan." As you may or may not know, carrying high balances (especially if you've nearly maxed out your credit limits) can hurt your credit score. So if you're looking to apply for a loan in the near future, you might want to shy away from large-scale credit card arbitrage.
"My credit isn't that great, and the credit limits on my cards are low." If you don't have good credit, you might not qualify for the best offers (though it doesn't necessarily hurt to try). Moreover, if you can't get a large credit limit, then you'll be limited in the amount you can earn, so it may not be worth the trouble.
I am still confused whether a transfer would be good for me. I have excellent credit score, pay off card balances mostly at end of each month, but planning to do a $15,000 home repair. Would it be best to do a transfer and have disposable cash? I'd prefer to find a way not to take the funds from my very moderate savings. Thanks in advance for your ideas.
Mostly the reason to avoid the 0% game is that you will spend the 0% money and then suddenly you will forget a payment and the rate will skyrocket. Enough people screw this up to make the companies a lot of money, that is why this free? lunch exists. For those that win, the winnings are now very small…i.e. a de facto 0% line for a year, no profit available due to this stupid credit crunch!
Thanks, I have checked it out already. I'll let you know how it goes if you like.
Tom: Pretty much all issuers now charge some sort of balance transfer fee, typically in the 3% range. You may be able to find some 6-9 month transfer without a fee, but if you're looking for anything in the 12 month range you're almost certainly going to wind up paying a fee. The good news is that a number of issuers cap these fees at $50-$75. My best advice is to dig around in my list of 0% credit cards.
Thanks for this and other helpful posts. I just discovered your blog and I love it!
Have you found any 0% credit cards lately without transfer fees? I paid for my college education and a new (2006) Honda Civic with 0% credit cards and I have been transferring them and paying them down for years (keeping the total debt under 12 grand) without ever paying any fees, even balance transfer fees. Now I cannot find a card and I have 3 months to pay my existing cards off. I have paid the cards down significantly and I have an "emergency fund" (about half of which are in CDs) so I will be able to pay the balance when it comes due. I have been able to take advantage of 0% credit for so long without paying a dime for it. Is it really over?
I was hurt by the 0% game. At one point, I thought it would be wise to consolidate my debt on a 0% interest card and pay it off quickly. I applied for it without knowing that someone had opened a loan in my name and it had defaulted. Well, I was approved for the card, but only for $300, not the several thousand I needed! This not only kept me from doing that, but it also hurt my credit even more in the long run, because it shows new creditors I can't be trusted with a high limit. Granted, they'd be right about that. To make it worse, there was a fee for transferring a balance.
Great post. I see the 0% game pedaled a lot lately and I feel that people get caught up in the fact that they can make money off of other people dime. I think your time and energy is much better spent investing in people and ideas that will provide lasting and more valuable returns(changing spending patterns, start a business, etc). I don't think it is worth the effort, but you highlighted some great reasons why people should not consider trying to mess around in the 0% game outside of personal preference.
I don't think I will be in the market for a loan anytime soon, but I would like to know how long it would take my credit to normalize again after I stopped doing the 0% APR game, and again started having a low balance/limit ratio.
Yeah, I also meant to make use of balance transfer credit cards to cope with my debt and save on it. But when I applied it appeared I had no sufficient credit for it. But then I thought that maybe it saved what credit I had as I would most probably miss payments on the new credit card and accumulate another debt.
It's funny. I had been thinking about doing this today but was unsure of the reasons to avoid doing this. Thanks for the article! I'm a little bit more enlightened now in regards to the situation.
Situation 6: You think that you could successfully remember to pay on time, you have fine credit, you aren't in the market for a loan, but you just have no interest in the amount of effort required compared to the return that you would get. That'd be my situation… heheh.


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General Habs discussion
2021-22 Rumours
By H_T_L,
July 17, 2021 in General Habs discussion
habs1952
Location:Kingston, Ontario
2 hours ago, maas_art said:
Some encouraging words from Gorton in his Presser this AM:
Gorton: I believe in analytics. I feel we need to build that out better.
Gorton: I think we need more when it comes to development. They need help as soon as we draft them. We need to do better there too.
Obviously he reads the Habs fan forum.
27 minutes ago, habs1952 said:
Maybe he's a poster here!
habsisme
4 hours ago, jennifer_rocket said:
Concerning Price, how much salary retention would you consider to be too much salary retention? I think it's likely that Gorton at least asks him about the possibility of a trade. Perhaps Carey and his family would be open to it, perhaps they would want to stay. I'd be open to retaining up to $2.5 million in annual salary.
it depends the return. I'm willing to retain the full 50% if that's what it takes and we get something significant back.
It's a good question and my answer depends on the time frame for a rebuild to become competitive. Carey has 4 more years after this at $10.5M in a slightly increasing cap world. I'd like to see a declining scale. We are certainly not going to be a contender next year 2022-23, so $5M is acceptable retention, and perhaps the following year. That may be great for a team targeting a competitive window of acquiring a solid goalie for a modest amount. If we think we can be competitive 2 years after this 2024-25, then $2.5M or less is much easier to accept as it doesn't handcuff us as much.
4 minutes ago, claremont said:
that would be ideal but i don't think you can do that. You have to retain the same percentage throughout the life of the contract. I think we just have to accept that in year 3 and 4, its gonna hurt but hopefully we get something in return to help ease the pain
maas_art
33 minutes ago, habsisme said:
Same. Price still has good hockey left in him so im not trading him to just 'get out from his contract.' Is he worth $10.5m? No, but if we go full rebuild money wont be an issue for a while anyway. So im only trading him for assets that will be ready when our window is more clear (and obviously to give him a chance to win elsewhere).
So i dont mind retaining some salary to get the job done but unless we're getting a really valueable piece, im not taking back a lot.
1 hour ago, habs1952 said:
Haha. Im not the biggest "advanced stats" guy but like any other tool i think it has some value. I think turning a blind eye to it has always been a mistake. You may disagree with some of it & you may make a decision as GM that goes contrary to what your advanced stat guy tells you but at very least you should have that info at your disposal.
ramcharger440
1 minute ago, maas_art said:
I agree100% on the stats issue it is a great tool it does not tell the whole story in my mind at least but only a fool does not use any tool he can to get the best possible result.
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1 hour ago, ramcharger440 said:
And bergebin got rid of his stats guy!
https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-rumors-december-3-2021/
According to Darren Dreger, who made an appearance on TSN 690, when asked if any teams might have interest in Brendan Gallagher out of Montreal, he responded that he would think so. He noted, "I do because of the character of the individual." He adds, "It's not an easy move to make though. If you're a contending team chances are you're a cap team, so what are the Canadiens taking back?"
Dreger wonders if the Canadiens would have to give up a piece (a sweetener) they don't want to in order to make a deal work where they can take a short-term, expiring contract back.
Chiarot Will Fetch a First-Round Pick
Meanwhile, defenseman Ben Chiarot knows it's likely he'll get moved by Jeff Gorton ahead of the trade deadline. He said, "You see it every year, guys on expiring contracts get moved." One NHL executive said, "There's been chatter in the market about Chiarot for weeks already."
Speculation is that the Canadiens should be able to get a first-round pick in return for Chiarot
… I spoke with a few contending teams today who value him greatly and here's a guy who can absolutely fetch a first-round pick given the dearth of rental defencemen available. He was terrific during the Habs' playoff run to the Stanley Cup Final last year."
Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Campbell, Hyman & Dermott
In other Canadiens news, it was announced that head coach Dominique Ducharme will serve as coach of the team for the rest of the season. Gorton also told media during an avail on Friday that a GM won't be hired until after Christmas. It also sounds like forward Josh Anderson will miss at least 2-4 weeks with an injury.
That's around where I am too, 2-2.5M retained salary. It means the other team is getting a #1 for 8M a season, which is not unreasonable. It also means that if we sign a new guy for 5.5M, we're paying the same thing as the other team. If you retain 50% salary and you got out and get a new #1 for 5M a year, it means you're still effectively paying 10M+ for your starting goalie. So what's the advantage to that? Sure, if you were retaining salary for one year when you're not a contender, that's different. But we should be hoping to be back in contention in 2 years and we can't be hanging 4-5M on our cap in dead space. It's a huge handicap. So 2-2.5M for me, as long as it increases the value of the return. I wouldn't trade Price as a salary dump, he's worth more to us as a starting goalie at 10.5M than he is at 5M of dead cap space with no assets coming back.
22 minutes ago, BigTed3 said:
I think its worth retaining 50% salary if its getting a top 5 pick, or the A+ level prospect, than its worth doing it. It's unfortunte that it will hurt us in years 3 and 4 but its a reality we have to accept. But I see NO reason in just dumping him for nothing.
2 hours ago, habsisme said:
50% is 5.25M though. I'm just saying that you need to add that amount to whoever's replacing him's salary to generate the difference in savings. Let's say the alternative is to go with Allen as a #1 and find another goalie to play tandem with him. Well then the difference in salary to your #1 is 10.5M down to 2.9M and that's probably about as good as you're going to get for a starting goalie. But if you add the 5.25M to the 2.9M, then you're paying over 8M in cap hit for the next 4 years to be left with Allen as your starter. So would you rather have Price-Primeau as a duo for 11.5M and trade Allen or Allen-Primeau as a duo for 4M and be paying Price an extra 5M? Is that extra 2.5M in cap space worth the downgrade in net and the return on what you're getting? I'll say right off the top that we're not getting a top 5 pick for Price. Any team picking top 5 isn't a Cup contender in the short term, which means their priority isn't a goalie in his mid-30s, nor is it likely that Price waives his NTC to go to that team at this stage in his career. If Price is going anywhere, it's because it's closer to home in BC and/or it's giving him a significant chance of winning a Cup. I could see him saying yes to Colorado, Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, NY Rangers, Washington, Pittsburgh, Vegas, Florida, Dallas, maybe an outside shot at a team like Calgary, NJ, or the Islanders. But not all those teams need goalies and not all those teams have cap space. So it would have to be a pretty impressive offer to get me to eat 5.25M for 4 years and I'm not sure what another team would come up with to make it worth it.
I really don't know my prospects really well but say getting Byram, one or two years (its too late now) would be worth 5.25. Is maybe Newhook and two firsts worth 5.25? Cause if I'm Colorado I'd happily pay that for Price at 5.25. Price at 8 million is worth at MOST a first round pick. I'd rather eat the extra money if it will get us more. I don't see us being real contender in year 3/4 anyway. We'll probably be like a bubble playoff team again. I might be wrong but its gotta be at least 50% im right. I might be wrong about some kind of deal like this being available but I would make it if I could.
caperns61
No way Colorado gives you that deal. They would lose big time. I dont think Colorado would take that deal even if you retained all 10.5 miillion
Possibly this would work
Price to Colorado..
Newhook or Colorado's first, Girard and Kuemper- we retain the difference 2 million .
I think if you trade Price to the Oilers, they're instantly heavy cup favorites for the next few years. I don't know the oil cap situation or their prospects but that's where the best fit would be
Not sure why LA made Kale Clague available again but he's a 23 year-old LHD with offensive upside available on waivers. We'll find out today if Gorton likes him enough to claim him. Only Ari and Ott have dibs ahead of us...
2 hours ago, BigTed3 said:
HABS CLAIM CLAGUE! YES!!! Go Gorton.
Price will retire a hab.
8 minutes ago, BigTed3 said:
all I know is that from previous video games he was supposed to be a good player lol
And that's the end of Schueneman's call up. I haven't seen enough of Clague but his junior stats and draft position seem solid enough. Kind of looks like an underachiever to me and needs a fresh start. Might be sign that Chiarot is being shopped or Norlinder is about to be returned to Sweden after his trial is up?
All of Clague's goals from 19-20 AHL. He's #10.
Clague is a 23 year old left shot defender who was a second round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft. He is somewhat in between being a great AHL player but not quite a full-time NHL regular for the Kings right now.
First of all, he is an intriguing prospect who still might develop into a good NHL player. He has put up solid offensive numbers at the AHL level, and scored five points in 11 games with the Kings this season.
I like this move a lot! he is the kind of player we need to have as an LHD. If he pans out it is a steal if not he is gone at the end of the year anyways! the point is he moves the puck! this is what players like Zuke and CC need someone who can move the puck it helps them exit with speed into the neutral zone! and we sure need help on D! So far for a first move this looks like a breath of fresh air good stuff.
Wow, BigTed3. Settle down. I don't think I've ever seen you this excited. 🙂
1 hour ago, kinot-2 said:
Kinda like Sami Niku?

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Q: Reading and using data from user files in Javascript (web application), without uploading them I'd like to have a way for a webpage -which is generated dynamically by my server- to read all the files in a specific user folder, manipulate them using javascript, within the web browser, and using them to show to the user some results (specific correlations between the data, dependent on the context and sometimes some graphs, drawn using these correlations).
Communication with the server about these data is neither required nor desired. Actually, since all the manipulations needed can be done via javascript and the files can be huge, for now I absolutely don't want that their content is uploaded to the server. Therefore there are no security risks (at least none that I can see).
Server side, I'm only interested to save the name of the folder, so that the user (who is registered) doesn't need to select the files one by one or to select them again every time a new page is dynamically created.
For now, the only hopes to find a solution that I have been able to gather are about using the Chrome FileSystem API (but I'd prefer a general solution, not dependent on a specific browser) or creating an extension that the user should install to use this feature when visiting the website (which, for me, is maybe even worse than relying on a specific browser).
So I wonder if there is a way to implement this feature using only pure javascript and HTML5 and using neither extensions nor browser dependent solutions.

A: Due to security reasons, JavaScript running in the browser should not be used to access the filesystem directly. But definitely you can access it using Node's fs module (but that's on the server side).
Another way is, if you let the user pick files using the <input type="file"> tag then you can use the File API to fetch the contents. But I think that is not what you are looking for.
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Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
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Is "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" based on a book?
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is a sequel to Sin City (2005) (2005), which was based on a series of comics by American comic artist Frank Miller that first appeared in the Dark Horse Presents comic books, issues 51 through 62, from April of 1991 to June of 1992. Miller was also involved in writing the screenplay for this movie. While much of the narrative is drawn directly from the graphic novel of the same name, it also includes other elements from the Sin City series, including new material written specifically for the film. Edit
Wasn't Becky supposed to be in this?
Alexis Bledel (Becky) claimed that her character didn't die in the first movie and that she would be returning for the second movie. The claim of her supposed survival would have been irrelevant to a potential reappearance, as all the events in the this movie take place before her character's apparent death. Bledel neither reprised her role nor was her character recast. Edit
Wasn't Johnny Depp supposed to be in this? What about Antonio Banderas?
Neither actor was part of the cast, and neither was even supposed to be. Their rumoured appearance in the movie was based on earlier comments made by Rodriguez and others. Earlier, Rodriguez told MTV that he wants Depp for the role of Wallace, a character in the story Hell and Back, which he and Miller planned at the time for the [possible] third movie, Sin City 3. For reasons unknown, multiple sites that cite an MTV interview as their source claimed that Banderas and Depp were to be in the second movie. The rumour about Depp joining the cast spread extremely fast and was even told as a fact on some TV channels. The mentioned interview can be read here. In another interview Banderas said that he had no deal with Rodriguez and had they not talked about it, but he'd join the cast if Rodriguez would have him, as reported here. Edit
Were any actors re-cast for this film?
Yes. Josh Brolin plays Dwight, whereas Clive Owen played him in the first film, though this was done at least partly on purpose. Dennis Haysbert plays Manute in this film, replacing Michael Clarke Duncan who passed away in 2012. Jeremy Piven replaced Michael Madsen as Bob unless it's a different Bob (though the opening credits shows the graphic novel counterpart being the same for both actors). Jamie Chung replaced Devon Aoki as Miho. Edit
Which stories are included in this movie?
"Just Another Saturday Night", "A Dame To Kill For", "Long Bad Night", and "Nancy's Last Dance". Of the four, the first two are based on published Sin City stories, and the latter two are new. All of the stories take place after Hartigan's release on parole but before Marv meets Goldie, both events that were seen in the first movie. In the comics, "Just Another Saturday Night" takes place the same night as the former, but the reference has been removed in the movie version. Stories that were planned to be included but were not are "And Behind Door Number 3"... and the "Blue-Eyes" shorts. Edit
Is this a sequel or a prequel?
It's an additional collection of stories to what is already a collection of stories. As has been said before, Sin City books have not been published let alone in chronological order. As the movie contains several stories, the terms "sequel" or "prequel" can't be applied: things are not organized into a sequence so as to constitute "sequel". Not even "spinoff" works, but "companion anthology" might suffice. The movie is literally a "more where that came from" thing or an extra. Nancy's Last Dance takes place after the events of That Yellow Bastard, but before A Dame To Kill For. The Long Bad Night overlaps Nancy's Last Dance. A Dame To Kill For begins a few months before Marv meets Goldie, and partly overlaps The Hard Goodbye. This makes it a prequel to The Big Fat Kill (and in a sense to The Hard Goodbye), but it has practically no connection to That Yellow Bastard, other than taking place after it and in the same city. The short Just Another Saturday Night takes place during the same night that Hartigan is released from prison in the comics, but the connection is not in the movie. Edit
Didn't Marv die? Why is he in this movie?
The events of the movie take place before Marv meets Goldie in the first movie. In the comics, the events overlap so that Marv and Goldie meet around the time Dwight is in recovery. In the movies, no such connection is made. Edit
What's the meaning of Dwight being "a killer with a new face" (as he says in the first movie)? Are there going to be multiple actors playing him?
The line in the first movie is directly from the original Sin City Book 3, The Big Fat Kill, and refers to Sin City Book 2, A Dame To Kill For. In the book, before the events of the first movie, Dwight has some extensive facial surgery done to him after getting shot and winding up wanted for a murder. Hence, he's "a killer with a new face" by the time he's introduced in the first movie. Josh Brolin plays "pre-surgery Dwight" in the second movie. Clive Owen was supposed to reprise his role as "post-surgery Dwight", but scheduling conflicts with his Cinemax series The Knick conflicted. Josh Brolin wore prosthetics to portray post-surgery Dwight. Edit
If Nancy's story takes place before The Hard Goodbye, why does she have no scars in the first movie?
Either plastic surgery or the wounds were superficial and healed without scarring . While they certainly don't look superficial (as they had stitches), it is a graphic novel universe and realism isn't a requirement. Edit
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If you are super organised, than you are already on to of the Christmas lists and presents. I always like to start early, but no matter how early I start I always have to think really hard what to get my loved ones. We mostly have all we need, so I think it's nice, if your gift can have a personal touch, if you know how to craft, than that is also a plus.
I thought I'll write a list of GIFT IDEAS, what I thought would be a nice present this year. My family never got huge Christmas gifts, instead we celebrated St. Nicolas, which happens on 6th of December. Because I'm usually not home that day, I give my gifts to family and friends around Christmas.
It is really hard to know what people want, but a little tip I picked up along the way is listen to them during the year. If they say something, just make a note, and than you are all set for their gift. If you spent some time with them than that should be easy.
This GIFTS are for normal budget. No matter how much money you have, I believe it's good to be mindful, and set a certain limit per person, especially if you are buying gifts for a lot of people. I usually tent to go a little overboard with gifts for my loved ones, and there is really no need to, so this year I'm sticking to my plan!
JEWELLERY BOX you make yourself an fill it up with cute rings and hair clips STAY TUNED FOR THE POST ABOUT HOW TO MAKE IT!
Make an effort with the wrapping! It is super nice to receive a gift that is tastefully wrapped and we all know that kids love the wrapping paper the most!
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After all the hurdles, anxiety and setbacks it's finally here as the Springboks and the Lions open their accounts in Cape Town!
Posted byNeil Olsen July 22, 2021 July 22, 2021 Posted inGeneral CommentaryTags:British and Irish Lions, Springboks
It's hard to believe but a tour, that so many doubted would ever happen in the first place, serves up its first course as South Africa and the British Irish Lions at long last get down to business in Cape Town. It's time to put aside all the debates as to whether or not the Tour should even have gone ahead in the first place given the current situation in South Africa, both in terms of the pandemic and civil unrest. However, now we've finally managed to make it this far, it's importance to a country that loves its rugby more than any other except New Zealand, simply cannot be underestimated. Consequently the power it has to potentially lift the spirits of a nation in troubled times is well worth the sacrifice. Despite the rather extraordinary environment in which this Tour is being played out, Lions Tours are still something special. They only happen every four years, and for players donning the red jersey it is an honor equivalent to hoisting the World Cup, and for their opponents it is a once in a lifetime opportunity to pit yourself against a collection of some of the world's best players.
So without any further ado in a match that has plenty of fascinating micro contests within it, we look at five areas that really got us talking.
Two of the game's most talismanic Captains who pride themselves on defying the odds have plenty to prove
South Africa's Siya Kolisi and the Lions Alun Wyn Jones were both in doubt for this Tour having to race against the clock in terms of fitness, but have somehow managed to beat the odds and the Series will be all the better for it.
The fact that Lions and Wales Captain and second rower Alun Wyn Jones is actually starting this first Test is a testament to his status as perhaps the greatest Lions Captain the historic Touring side has ever seen. Having dislocated his shoulder seven minutes into the first game against Japan only four weeks ago, the fact that he starts this first Test is nothing short of a miracle. As the most capped Test player in the game's history, his absence on this his last Lions Tour would have been heartbreaking. His determination to work himself back into match fitness just shows his strength of character and against such a physically challenging side as South Africa, his leadership will be so critical. However, if he can last this match and emerge injury free is a huge ask, so like many we'll be watching with bated breath.
South African Captain Siya Kolisi, has been through his own trials and tribulations as he tested positive for COVID 19 and has had to isolate from the rest of the squad until only a few days ago. Consequently, like Jones questions will be raised as to his fitness levels. However, just like Jones he is such an immense presence and source of inspiration on the field for his teammates, that it was hard to imagine the Tour going ahead without him.
In short two legends of the modern game, both who have everything to prove and yet have defied all the odds to get here in the first place. A clash of noble Chieftains who their troops will follow without hesitation now awaits.
Two of the game's most notable agitators/enforcers renew their acquaintance
South Africa's Eben Etzebeth and England and Lions Maro Itoje excel at getting under each other and everybody else's skin, but Itoje will be relishing the chance for revenge after Etzebeth helped shatter his and England's World Cup dreams
These two giant second rowers will provide us with some thrilling aerial battles come lineout time and some genuine grunt and grit in the scrums. They will terrorize the scrum halves, making box kicking a bit like playing Russian Roulette, while life in the rucks and the breakdowns will be a genuine misery for anyone who tries to get in their way. Both have a penchant for needling the opposition which at times can get them on the wrong side of the referee's whistle for long periods of the game. Essential to both sides, South Africa's Eben Etzebeth and the Lions Maro Itoje are renowned for their short fuses, phenomenal work rates and awe inspiring physicality. Their respective roles in Saturday's proceedings are likely to make the headlines come the Sunday papers. In addition for Itoje, there's the small matter of an opportunity to settle the score with Etzebeth for England's defeat at the hands of the Springboks in the last World Cup.
2019's World Player of the Year meets one in the making
South Africa's back rower Pieter-Steph du Toit was World Player of the Year in 2019 and England and Lions flanker Tom Curry could well have a similar accolade somewhere in his future
Pieter-Steph du Toit is a firm fan favourite here at the Lineout and has been for quite some time now. Since bursting onto the International scene in 2013 the 29 year old back rower who is equally at home in the second row, has simply matured like a fine South African wine. He's just got better every year and we were delighted to see one of Test Rugby's hardest workers get the recognition of World Player of the year in 2019 at the conclusion of South Africa's successful World Cup campaign in Japan. A man who constantly puts his body on the line for the jersey with little or no regard to his personal safety, du Toit epitomises the passion and pride that comes with donning your national colors. Expect to see the giant utility forward everywhere on the pitch for the full eighty minutes, and looking like he could go another eighty when the final whistle is blown.
Some may argue that Scotland's Hamish Watson has missed out on a starting berth for this first Test, as he finds himself on the bench but will likely feature as an impact player in the final quarter. However, we can understand Lions Coach Warren Gatland's reasoning for picking England's Tom Curry. He, like du Toit, brings an impressive and powerful level of physicality to any match, with a similar disregard for his own safety. In short, he's almost bulletproof and in the thick of things for the full eighty minutes while never giving an inch. South Africa are renowned for the physical intensity they bring to the Test arena, and as a result Curry is the right choice to weather the initial onslaught.
Jeep vs Hummer
South African winger Cheslin Kolbe and his Scotland and Lions opposite number Duhan van der Merwe may be as different as chalk and cheese physically but neither suffer as a result in terms of speed or physicality
The only thing these two have in common is that they are both South African. Put them next to each other though and it's an almost comical comparison as the pint sized Springbok winger at 1.7 metres and 74 kgs, comes up against his Scottish and Lions opposite number at 1.93 metres and 105 kgs. You'd think then that the Lion would be slower across the pitch than the Springbok – not so. But then surely the Springbok is a liability when it comes to tackling players twice his size – not so. While they may look like Laurel and Hardy standing next to each other on a rugby pitch it's still a remarkably even contest. Kolbe consistently tackles way above his weight often bringing down men more than twice his size, while his footwork and turn of pace is simply dazzling leaving many a defender wondering if they even saw him in the first place as he racks up another try for the Springboks. Van der Merwe has been a try scoring machine for Scotland and the Lions who simply swats defenders aside or steps over them as he lights up the afterburners he has clearly had installed in his boots. Although defensively he can occasionally be suspect, if you do run into the Scottish Lion you're likely to be stopped dead in your tracks. The contest between these two distinctly different physically built players will be one of the highlights of the Test.
Two players who surely must be wondering what they must have done wrong
Welsh and Lions winger Josh Adams has been the leading try scorer on the tour, and yet finds no place in the squad for the first Test, while Ireland's Conor Murray and temporary Captain finds himself sidelined to the bench in favor of Scotland's Ali Price for the scrum half berth
You'd have to argue it's probably felt like a bit of tough week for Ireland's Conor Murray and Wales Josh Adams. After he was handed the Captaincy as a result of Alun Wyn Jones seemingly tour ending injury in the opening warm up game against Japan, it seemed certain that Murray would get the starting berth as scrum half. However, in the warm up games against provincial South African sides it's Scotland's Ali Price who has looked the more dynamic number 9. Murray simply hasn't looked like he has the pace and quick thinking of the young Scottish upstart. His opposite number, the Springboks Faf de Klerk has all those qualities and more so it's no surprise that Lions Coach Warren Gatland has settled on Ali Price's exuberant game to match de Klerk's compared to the more cautious approach favored by Murray. In many ways Price is what Murray was five years ago, so it's not surprising that he finds himself getting the nod to start.
As for winger Josh Adams, he must surely be scratching his head and wondering what more he needs to do to impress the Lions boss. However, we think we can understand Gatland's logic. South Africa have some bruising centres running the inside channels who are likely to suck in the Lions wingers. Consequently Gatland has picked a more physical mix out wide in England's Anthony Watson and Duhan van der Merwe who can perhaps stand their ground a bit better whichever part of the park they get drawn into. Watson has been big, physical and fast as has van der Merwe and these are qualities that will be more important than the ability to score tries in this initial test of nerves and strength on Saturday. We fully expect to see Adams get to start in one of the Tests, but in this first real appraisal of the Springbok machine, we'd argue Gatland has made the right choice in going the more physical route.
There are so many other matchups that are worth talking about, but if we did then this piece would go on far too long. So these are the main things that struck us about what lies ahead on Saturday and what to watch for. We are putting out a podcast going through the respective team sheets so if you want a player by player breakdown head over to the TV Page for that. We simply don't know how to call this one at this stage, but what we are fairly certain of is that it will go down to the Series being decided in the 3rd and final Test.
Till then take care everyone, and now the wait is finally over let's enjoy what we hope will be three glorious Saturdays of Test Rugby! To reinforce our point that this Tour in the end was the right thing to do, we'll let a man whose praises we've already sung in this article have the final word.
Wales' young guns face an accomplished and powerful Argentinian side looking to set themselves up for the Rugby Championship
The First Test between the Springboks and the Lions brings us plenty of controversy but questionable quality from both sides – so a big step up is needed from all parties this weekend!


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MANTA Noon Seminars
The Seminar sessions include a variety of topics, including conservation ecology from local to worldwide scales. Attend one of these presentations and enjoy a trip to the ends of the world, an education on the local stream conditions, or get a preview of the newest installation at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Below is the agenda for upcoming sessions and short summaries of each.
All Seminars take place at:
C-1 Conference Room (unless noted otherwise)
Tawes Office Building
580 Taylor Avenue
Directions, parking, and building access information
If there is a topic you would like to see included in the upcoming series, or a recommended speaker, please contact Scott Stranko.
Summaries of Previous Sessions
Banding, Telemetry and DNA Studies of Fall Migrant Soras on the Patuxent River at Jug Bay Natural Area, 2017-2018
Greg Kearns
Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission
In 1987 Greg Kearns collaborated with the U.S. Geological Survey to pioneer better trapping techniques, digital sound lures and radio telemetry to study sora rail migration and stopover use of Patuxent River wetlands. In 1998, 1,300 rails were banded. Two years later, 100 birds were banded. Greg and colleagues found that growing numbers of resident Canada geese were likely causing wild rice declines in the area. This discovery led to an ambitious restoration effort, involving participation from landowners and the installation of miles of fencing to keep resident geese out of wild rice plots. This work, along with managed hunting, has allowed for a dramatic recovery of wild rice in the Jug Bay wetlands.
Now, over 20 years later, Grants from the Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust, along with private and government support, have Greg and his team trapping and banding sora rails once more. The team is also fitting rails with transmitters that connect to a vast network of automated tracking stations throughout eastern North America. In this MANTA noon seminar, Greg will share insight on his past research and reveal new discoveries from his current work.
Hydrologic monitoring for research and management: do we really need it?
Keith N. Eshleman
Appalachian Laboratory, UMCES, Frostburg, MD
Monitoring data can: a) play a critical role in the scientific process by producing novel observations (sometimes serendipitously) that could support or refute a particular theory; or b) serve as a "gold standard" for evaluating our level of understanding of a particular system or determining the effectiveness of a particular management action. Dr. Eshleman will provide two examples from his recent hydrologic monitoring experience that demonstrate how effective monitoring data can contribute to addressing two current environmental issues— nonpoint source pollution and urban stormwater runoff.
Effects of a Stream Restoration on Water Quality and Fluxes of Nutrients and Suspended Solids
Tom Jordan
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
The need to reduce inputs of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended solids to Chesapeake Bay has motivated restoration of eroded streams in the Bay's watershed. We compared mass balances of nutrients and suspended solids in a stream reach before and after it was restored by filling the deeply eroded channel with a layer of gravel topped with a sand and woodchip mixture. After restoration 45-50% of the phosphate, total phosphorus, ammonium, and total nitrogen entering the restored reach was retained.
The restoration also affected the hydraulic gradients and chemical composition of groundwater in the stream bed and adjacent floodplain. Before restoration, the water table sloped toward the deeply incised channel, suggesting that groundwater was emerging into the channel. This pattern was reversed after restoration and concentrations of dissolved phosphate and ammonium in groundwater decreased while concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), oxygen, and iron increased.
After the restoration, iron oxidizing bacteria spread over the stream bed in some sections of the restored reach and the concentration of dissolved oxygen in surface water leaving the reach dropped to <1 mg/L while the concentration entering was about 8 mg/L. The oxygen depletion of the surface water may have been due to release of dissolved iron and DOC from groundwater followed by oxidation of the iron and respiration of the DOC by bacteria. The highest DOC concentrations in groundwater were under the stream bed, suggesting that the woodchips in the channel fill were the DOC source.


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For the week ending 28 January 2006 / 28 Tevet 5766
Heavenly Plagues or Natural Disasters?
During the past couple of years the world has been witness to a wide range of natural disasters that have claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and have caused damage to countless billions worth of property.
What has mankind learned from all these earthquakes, tidal waves, hurricanes, floods and landslides? By dismissing them as "natural" disasters most of our people have failed to detect the Heavenly message directed at them through these events.
This was the attitude displayed by Pharaoh and his sorcerers when G-d sent plagues upon the Egyptians to compel them to free His chosen people from bondage. They initially attempted to dismiss these plagues as the products of black magic which the Egyptian sorcerers were capable of duplicating. But even when successive plagues described in this week's Torah portion were beyond their ability to duplicate, they foolishly believed that they were merely victims of natural disasters until the final plague shook them into an awareness that they were dealing with a Divine force.
The so-called natural disasters of the past years were Heaven-sent messages to our people to wake up to our responsibilities as Jews and thus secure forever.


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MUDr. Veronika Terézia Racková SSpS (8. ledna 1958, Bánov, Československo – 20. května 2016, Nairobi, Keňa) byla slovenská misionářka, bývalá provinciálka Misijní kongregace služebnic Ducha Svatého na Slovensku. Byla profesí lékařka, měla zkušenosti z práce v řadě evropských zemí, ale také v Indonésii a Ghaně. Naposled pracovala jako vedoucí zdravotního střediska sv. Bakhity ve městě Yei v Jižním Súdánu.

Při své práci byla postřelena příslušníky armádní jednotky, která měla zajišťovat noční bezpečnost civilistů. O čtyři dny později na následky útoku zemřela.

Život
Studovala na gymnáziu v Šuranech, poté na Karlově univerzitě v Praze. Po roční práci lékařky vstoupila do kláštera v Římě. Dne 1. listopadu 1982 byla oficiálně přijata do Misijní kongregace služebnic Ducha Svatého. Řeholní sliby složila v roce 1989.

Působila v Itálii, Holandsku, Německu, Rakousku, Irsku, Velké Británii, ale také Indonésii nebo Ghaně. Posledním místem jejího působení bylo zdravotní středisko sv. Bakhity ve městě Yei v Jižním Súdánu.

Úmrtí
Dne 16. května 2016 po půlnoci, když se vracela sanitkou po odvozu těhotné ženy do nemocnice, zaútočili na její vůz ozbrojenci a vážně ji zranili. Po dvou operacích roztříštěné pánve v místní nemocnici byla převezena helikoptérou do keňského hlavního města Nairobi na další operaci.

Jako pachatelé byli zadrženi tři vojáci z armádní jednotky Joint Operation Unit, která má v oblasti zajišťovat noční bezpečnost civilistů. Ministr informací státu Yei River Stephen Lodu Onesimo událost označil za "nedisciplinovaný a barbarský čin ze strany armády".

Dne 20. května 2016 svým zraněním podlehla, bylo jí 58 let. Z úcty k jejím činům bylo pak její tělo letecky přepraveno zpět do jihosúdánského Yei, kde byla pohřbena.

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Externí odkazy
 Vlastná cesta, Veronika Terézia Rácková, TV LUX, 28. 10. 2012

Slovenští misionáři
Řeholnice
Narození v roce 1958
Narození 8. ledna
Narození v Bánově (okres Nové Zámky)
Úmrtí v roce 2016
Úmrtí 20. května
Úmrtí v Nairobi
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Fox News' Steve Hilton Parting Ways With Crowdpac; Company Says It's Rejecting 'Trumpism'
AMY RUSSO MAY 15, 2018 3:24 PM
A political fundraising group cut ties with its CEO, Fox News host Steve Hilton, unable to reconcile his support for President Donald Trump with company values.
In a move first flagged by The Daily Beast, Crowdpac, which generates resources for emerging political candidates through crowdfunding, distanced itself from Hilton saying his "profile as a political pundit on right-wing cable news has created a tension within our platform and community."
Hilton co-founded Crowdpac and currently hosts an evening show on Fox called The Next Revolution.
The explanation for the shakeup appeared in a post on Medium.com by acting CEO Jesse Thomas, titled "A stand against Trumpism, a stand for democracy."
The company's message was simple: "Our community has rejected Trumpism, we're rejecting it too," Thomas wrote.
"The irony isn't lost on us that our first CEO, Steve Hilton — a conservative political strategist — helped start a platform that has become an element of the anti-Trump "resistance" movement," the post read, adding that Hilton's rhetoric has impacted the site's image.
"Over the past couple of months, we've heard from many quarters of the Crowdpac community that, in light of Steve Hilton's punditry, the use of our platform is seen as an endorsement of President Trump and his political movement," Thomas said.
COO Gisel Kordestani, a co-founder of the site currently on maternity leave, will officially replace Hilton.
A tweet from Hilton suggests the split was amicable, stating he's "proud of what the amazing team has built" and that he "loved working with you" and is "so grateful to our investors."
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How ISO 27001 certification simplified Viital's sales process
ISMS.online / Case Studies / How ISO 27001 certification simplified Viital's sales process
Viital creates digital, immersive and interactive environments that help its customers showcase their products, services and educational content. So its platform can handle some very sensitive content. That means information security's becoming ever more important to it, right from the start of the sales process.
"Our prospective customers are predominantly blue chip companies that have very strict information security requirements for their suppliers. So being ISO 27001 certified makes the procurement process easier for both parties." Peter Risdon, Viital CISO
We first started talking with Peter in August 2020. With our help Viital achieved full certification in April 2021. Along the way Peter and his colleagues built up a very in-depth, practical understanding of both ISO 27001 and ISMSs in general.
"Your people gave top quality service, going above and beyond. Many thanks to everyone at ISMS.online."
Why Viital chose us
Viital really liked our platform. Peter and his colleagues particularly appreciated how sustainable it makes ISO 27001 certification. That helped them see it as a long-term investment in information security, rather than just a one-off fire-and-forget solution.
"We chose ISMS.online because it's a very well designed solution that would help us efficiently manage the ISMS and therefore increase the likelihood of maintaining certification as our business grows."
The help and support that comes with it was also very important to them. Like many of our customers, they'd achieved the infosec basics but weren't sure how to build on them. They knew that we'd be there to guide them through that process and more.
"One of the selling points was the physical help and support from your experts, plus a sanity check throughout."
They also signed up for our optional Virtual Coach, which provides 24/7 context-specific ISO 27001 support. And of course they could draw on our Assured Results Method. It's freely available to all our customers. We've carefully designed it to accelerate any size or type of organisation to first time ISO 27001 compliance or certification success.
And there's one thing we always emphasise. Information security's as much about people as technology. So Peter chose to draw on our Policy Packs feature. It helped him share relevant policies with each of his colleagues, making sure they all clearly understood their infosec responsibilities and complied with Viital's ISMS.
How we accelerated Viital to ISO 27001
We worked closely with Peter and his team throughout the ISO 27001 process. They commissioned an initial, friendly external audit of their ISMS. We helped them work through the implications of that audit, then carried out their first internal audit.
And of course our platform kept them on their toes.
"The scheduled notifications are very useful, as they help us keep on top of things."
That set them up for their Stage 1 ISMS audit. It's the first external part of the ISMS certification process. All their preparation paid off and it went very well.
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That led straight on to their successful Stage 2 audit, which was also a great success. They achieved full ISO 27001 certification in April 2021.
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Our platform's helping Viital maintain and improve its ISO 27001 certification. Peter and his team are also looking at our Privacy Information Management System, to help them with ISO 27701 and GDPR compliance.
Having the certification has also smoothed out Viital's sales process. Our platform's playing an important role there too. It's so simple and transparent that it makes it easy for Viital to show potential customers just how seriously it takes information security.
Everyone we helped go for an ISO 27001 audit passed first time. You could too.
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On the second episode of Tuning In, we continue our 15-podcast look at Firefly by talking about "The Train Job". This second pilot is both less successful and more successful than "Serenity". Find out how by listening now!
I actually did see this episode when it first aired. It was on in the background while I was doing stuff, and my reaction at the time was, that was kind of funny, and I never tuned in again. Then a few years later I bought the DVDs and lo and behold, there it was again. Interesting that it was written in two days–it does seem a little middle of the road in the way that the show generally isn't, and that does explain it.
Agreed! I mean it's possible that the episode existed in some form and the two days was to shape it into a second pilot, of course.


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HMLP FINAL DEADLINE ALERT: ROSEN, A GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED FIRM, Encourages Höegh LNG Partners LP Investors with Losses in Excess of $100K to Secure Counsel Before Important December 27 Deadline in Securities Class Action Commenced by the Firm - HMLP
December 23, 2021 GMT
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NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Höegh LNG Partners LP (NYSE: HMLP) between August 22, 2019 and July 27, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important December 27, 2021 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action first filed by the firm.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Höegh securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Höegh class action, go to http://www.rosenlegal.com/cases-register-2140.html or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than December 27, 2021. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose: (1) Höegh LNG Partners LP (the "Partnership") was facing issues with the PGN FSRU Lampung charter; (2) as a result, the PGN FSRU Lampung charterer would state that it would commence arbitration to declare the charter null and void, and/or to terminate the charter, and/or seek damages; (3) the Partnership would need to find alternative refinancing for its PGN FSRU Lampung credit facility; (4) the PGN FSRU Lampung credit facility matured in September 2021, not October 2021 as previously stated; (5) the Partnership would be forced to accept less favorable refinancing terms with regards to the PGN FSRU Lampung credit facility; (6) Höegh LNG would not extend the revolving credit line to the Partnership past its maturation date; (7) Höegh LNG would reveal that it "will have very limited capacity to extend any additional advances to the Partnership beyond what is currently drawn under the facility"; (8) as a result of the foregoing, the Partnership would essentially end distributions to common units holders; (9) the COVID-19 pandemic was not the sole or root cause of the Partnership's issues in Indonesia, in 2019, before the pandemic, there were already a very low amount of demand in Indonesia for the Partnership's gas; (10) the auditing, tax, nor maintenance of PGN FSRU Lampung were not the sole or root cause(s) of the Partnership's issues in Indonesia; and (11) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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Details Are in About Vola's Dockside Grill and Hi-Tide Lounge Opening in August
The Alexandria waterfront restaurant comes with a view and lobster rolls.
by Laura Hayes July 27th, 2016 August 29th, 2020
Stuffed clams. Photo by Jeremy Brandt-Vorel.
Think about the food you crave when you finish off a day at the beach still covered in sand and salt air. Just about every dish you could dream up—from lobster rolls and fried chicken to conch fritters and crabs cakes—will be on the menu at Vola's Dockside Grill opening in August on the waterfront in Old Town, Alexandria. You'll just have to fudge the fact that you'll be gazing at the Potomac River instead of the Atlantic Ocean. "I call it my flip-flop bar," says partner Scott Shaw. "I can walk down there in my shorts and get a good cocktail and a dozen oysters."
The 160-seat restaurant next to the Torpedo Factory is from Alexandria Restaurant Partners (ARP), which operates other restaurants in Northern Virginia including Virtue Feed & Grain, Lena's Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap, Palette 22, and The Majestic. It replaces the short-lived Waterfront Market restaurant owned by Jody Manor, who is also a partner in Vola's Dockside Grill.
The Vola's Dockside Grill debut is actually two openings in one for ARP because the property will also boast a "hideaway bar" called the Hi-Tide Lounge. The 38-seat bar, outfitted in 1960's era vintage posters and album cover art, capitalizes on the current tiki craze with drinks like frozen piña coladas.
Corporate Executive Chef Graham Duncan, Executive Chef Santiago Lopez, and Chef de Cuisine Walter Silva will man the kitchen. Other menu highlights include bacon cheese tots, crab po'boys, a full raw bar, Atlantic cod fish & chips, and pails of seafood with kielbasa, potatoes, and corn. Vola's Dockside Grill will serve an all-day menu for lunch and dinner Mondays through Fridays, plus Saturday and Sunday brunch and dinner. Both the restaurant and the Hi-Tide Lounge will offer weekday happy hour from 3-7 p.m.
The restaurant is named after Vola Lawson, a revered former Alexandria city manager who passed away in 2013. Lawson was named a Living Legend of Alexandria, and you learn about her story in the Virginia Women's Hall of Fame. "I'd gotten a chance to get to know Vola before she passed away," Shaw says. "She was a really admirable figure who was at the center of it all as Alexandria grew from Southern town to progressive modern city. Her sons were accommodating and gave us permission." Another nod to the restaurant's location? A wall devoted to photos depicting the history of Alexandria's waterfront from the1880s to the 1950s.
Chart House and Blackwall Hitch Seafood Restaurant are steps away, but Shaw says his spot is different. "Chart House and Blackwall Hitch are 400-500 seat restaurants that cater primarily to tourists. We're building this for the locals," he says. "You should be comfortable coming in for a bowl of chowder in January and a cold beer."
Vola's Dockside Grill and Hi-Tide Lounge, 101 N. Union St., Alexandria; (703) 935-8890; volasdockside.com


The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) have condemned a violent attack against Afghan Times editor-in-chief on Sunday, October 9 in Kabul. The IFJ and AIJA demanded an immediate investigation into the attack, and called for bringing those responsible to justice.
On Sunday evening, Abdul Saboor Sarir was attacked by three men at gun point as he returned home in the Khwaja Bughra area of Kabul city. The assailants stopped Sarir, attacking him, taking his vehicle, laptop and cell phones. The attack took place as Sarir returned from the Kabul-based English newspaper, 3.5 kms from the Ministry of Interior.
During the attack, Sarir sustained head injuries, but is now in a stable condition. Following the attack he said: "I was on my way to home when three gunmen stopped me. They attacked me, beating with guns on my body and face and I got injuries on forehead and face. They told my brother that they would kill him if he resisted or inform the police at the moment." However, this is not the first attack against Sarir. He is repeatedly threatened. Earlier this year, a group of people tried to abduct him at gunpoint, but when a police vehicle appeared on the road the kidnappers escaped. Sarir said that he has repeatedly requested security from law enforcement agencies, but to no avail.


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The Patriot Constitution and International Constitution-Making
By Mirow, M. C.
Constitutions have been essential documents in the structure and function of the United States since independence. Throughout the country's history, groups have successfully and unsuccessfully turned to constitutions to define their political vi-sion and community.1 While structuring government and estab-lishing rights were and are central constitutional functions, scholars have increasingly noted the international dimension of constitutions and related documents.2 Constitutions speak inter-nationally. This function is the central aspect of a newly found constitutional text in the history of American constitutionalism, the Patriot Constitution.
In 1812, the "Patriots," military adventurers from Georgia, with a few residents of East Florida, then part of Spain, invaded East Florida with the hope of annexing it to the United States.3 Because the province was part of the Spanish empire and be-cause Spain and the United States were at peace, direct occupa-tion by a military force or by populating the area with settlers from the United States could not accomplish the annexation.4 A pretextual revolution of the Spanish population, subsequently recognized by the United States, would be necessary.5 General George Mathews and John Houston McIntosh led the Patriots in the revolutionary process, which included the promulgation of a Patriot Constitution on July 17, 1812, to advance their aim of an-nexing East Florida to the United States. 6 The Patriot Constitu-tion of 1812 was a product of this desire to shiftterritory from Spain to the United States during a complex period of imperial interaction along the southern border of the United States.
This Article explores three aspects of the Patriot Constitution through the concepts of pretext, text, and context. Part I of this Article discusses the pretext and actions needed for the United States to obtain East Florida and sets the background for drafting and promulgating the constitution. Part II analyzes the text of the Patriot Constitution. Part III contextualizes the Patriot Con-stitution in light of its intended transitional nature and the un-derlying international forces behind early nineteenth-century constitutions. The texts of the Patriot Constitution and the relat-ed Patriot Articles of Cession are transcribed in the Appendices.
I. PRETEXT
Between 1810 and 1814, under President James Madison, the United States asserted claims for the annexation of the Spanish province of East Florida.7 In the United States, this project was supported by popular sentiment and by several intertwined eco-nomic, political, and military considerations.8 One claim the United States asserted against Spain stemmed from its assistance to French privateers as they brought U.S. ships into neutral Spanish ports during the 1790s.9 With a peace concluded with France, the United States maintained this spoliation claim, val-ued between five and fifteen million dollars, against Spain and specifically against East Florida.10 Spain reticently admitted this claim, and the United States asserted that it held some sort of se-curity interest in East Florida for this unpaid amount, which was to be satisfied before Spain transferred the region to any other country.11 An additional claim arose from direct seizures of U.S. ships by Spain. 12 There was also a U.S. grievance against Spain from Spain's suspension of U.S. rights of deposit at New Orleans in 1802, shortly after Spain secretly retroceded Louisiana to France in 1800.13 This Spanish action damaged U.S. commercial interests.14 James Monroe, Secretary of State, held a lien against East Florida for these damages and asserted that they exceeded the value of the entire region.15 On January 15, 1811, the U.S. Congress passed a "No Transfer Resolution" asserting that the United States would not acquiesce in an attempt by Spain to transfer its American territory to other European powers.16
Under existing international law, such implied liens against East Florida may have served as justification for seizing East Flor-ida under the "doctrine of attachment and reprisal. …
Publication: Texas Review of Law & Politics
Publication date: Spring 2017
Mirow, M. C.
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God's Riches At Christ's Expense (GAME)
This game teaches that we have God's Riches At Christ's Expense (G.R.A.C.E.), but we have to keep returning to God every time we sin in order to keep the relationship strong. If we don't, we wander further and further from God.
Children, youth
• Copies of the Grace or Guilt Gameboard (See the file, "God's Riches At Christ's Expense – Gameboard.ppt" on the "Lesson and Material Downloads" page.)
• Copies of "Grace Cards" (included at the end of this lesson text) – You will need a set for every group of six.
• A copy of the "Debrief Questions" at the end of this lesson. You will need one printout per group.
• Something to act as game pieces. You can use coins, torn pieces of paper, poker chips… You will need enough for all the children to have one.
• Dice (one per group)
• Optional – Prizes for the winners.
• Print the "Grace or Guilt – Gameboard," and tape the two pages end-to-end. You will need one gameboard for each group of up to six children.
• Print out a copy of the "Grace Cards" at the end of the lesson, and cut them out. Place them face down beside the gameboard.
• Print out a copy of the Debrief Question (one per group).
• Practice the script
Use the following script (or modify to suit your needs):
• "We're going to play a game to help us understand how sin takes us away from God and the many blessings He wants us to have."
• "It's called, 'God's Riches At Christ's Expense."
• "First, I'll need to divide you into small groups." (Divide children into small groups of no more than six each. Then, hand out the gameboards and game pieces.)
• "Here's the way this game is played.
o First, you will all roll the die (singular for dice) to see who goes first. The highest role wins and goes first. The next-highest roll goes second and so on. If you get a tie, those people should re-roll until someone rolls a higher number.
o Players should put their game pieces on the paths that match their playing order. For example, Path 1 for the first player, Path 2 for the second, and so on.
o Next, you will roll the die to see how many spaces to move your game piece.
o Each player starts in the "God's Riches" space.
o At the end of every turn, you will draw a card.
o The card has a letter (or letters) on it.
o You want to collect all the letters in the word, "GRACE."
o It's okay if you have extra letters, but you need to have at least one of each of the letters on your cards.
o If you get the right letters to spell, "GRACE," you can return to the "God's Riches" space.
o You should put any cards you used to spell "GRACE" in a discard pile. If the group draws all the card in the draw pile, the discard pile will be shuffled and used as the new draw pile.
o The game ends when someone rolls a number that forces them to move more spaces than are left on the path.
o The winner of the game is the person who is closest to "God's Riches."
o In the event of a tie, you can let the tied players roll again to see who is the closest to "God's Riches" after the roll."
• "Does anyone have questions about how you will play?" (Answer questions. Then, let them get started. When they are done, award a prize for the winners if you like, and hand out a copy of the Debrief Questions on the next page. Give groups ten minutes to discuss the debrief questions, and then talk with the entire group about their answers.)
Debrief Questions
o Why is the game called, "God's Riches At Christ's Expense?
o What are "God's Riches?"
o What does "Christ's Expense" mean?
o How is this game like our Christian walk?
o Read Proverbs 4:14-15. What do you think the spaces represented?
o Read Proverbs 4:26-27. What do you think it means?
o Grace allows us to return to God after we have sinned, but what do we actually need to do to return to Him?
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At Aviation Week Network's 16th Annual Program Excellence Awards banquet last night, a team from UTC Aerospace Systems' Sensors & Integrated Systems business was honored for the company's groundbreaking achievements in improving aviation safety in severe icing conditions. The team won in the Supplier Research and Development/System Design and Development category. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
The adverse effects of high altitude icing on aircraft propulsion and air data sensors have been a growing concern of the aerospace industry and airworthiness authorities. The combination of modern aircraft reliance on air data sensing systems for primary flight controls and increased air traffic in inter-tropical regions has increased exposure to high altitude icing conditions. These conditions can affect multiple or all pitot probes installed on an aircraft and can lead to unreliable airspeed measurements. As a result, actions were taken across the industry to improve safety, including new regulations embodied in Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 33, Appendix D, "Mixed Phase and Ice Crystal Icing Envelope."
UTC Aerospace Systems responded by addressing both short- and long-term industry needs. A lean production system was developed utilizing the United Technologies ACE (Achieving Competive Excellence) operating system to streamline the production of a pitot probe that had increased robustness to Appendix D conditions. This allowed operators to retrofit their aircraft with the improved probes more quickly than would otherwise have been possible.
At the same time, UTC Aerospace Systems launched a 5-year effort to develop a new facility capable of creating and testing extreme icing conditions, and a new generation of air data sensors capable of operating in the expanded certification envelope. In 2015, the company completed construction of its advanced icing wind tunnel and soon after successfully qualified the industry's first air data sensor, a pitot probe, to the full Appendix D envelope.
"From a technical perspective, creating an environment in which to study, design and test air data sensors in new and extreme icing conditions represented a significant undertaking," said Mauro Atalla, vice president of engineering and technology for Sensors & Integrated Systems. "Our advanced icing wind tunnel is generally recognized in the aerospace industry as the most capable air data icing tunnel when considering its unique combination of airspeed, altitude, temperature and ability to deliver coverage of Appendix D conditions."
The Aviation Week Program Excellence Award the company received for its work was given in recognition of both the performance and execution of this complex project and its parallel development efforts. This parallel development allowed for faster project execution and ensured that each aspect of the project met its objectives. UTC Aerospace Systems is continuing to use the results from the project to develop Appendix D-capable versions of more air data probe models.
"At UTC Aerospace Systems, we're committed to leading the aerospace industry in solving its most pressing challenges through operational excellence and development of new technology, and that is exactly what our team did here," said Sensors & Integrated Systems President Justin Keppy. "We're honored to receive this prestigious award from Aviation Week, which is a testament to the hard work, dedication and ingenuity of our team."
The Aviation Week Program Excellence Awards honor global aerospace and defense programs and projects, their leaders and their teams for going beyond meeting requirements to exemplify the best in value creation, leadership, adapting to complexity and executing with excellence. Developed in 2004, the awards were created in response to repeated concerns about the complexity and difficulty associated with managing and leading the aerospace and defense programs that are the foundation of the industry. During the evaluation process, more than 300 program management representatives from across industry and government score each application, resulting in the widespread sharing of innovative practices and processes.


In an uncomfortable exchange with CNN's Erin Burnett Tuesday night, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) twice dismissed reports the FBI is actively investigating his wife, Jane Sanders, for fraudulent activities as president of Burlington College.
Sanders is said to have falsely secured bank loans while leading Burlington College. In an effort to fund a land purchase, Sanders reportedly signed loan papers claiming the college had confirmed donations of $1.2 million, when in fact it had fewer than $300,000 in confirmed donations.
"In hindsight, it's hard to avoid blaming Jane Sanders for the Burlington College fiasco. She took over a struggling-but-functioning institution and set it on a course that led to its demise," wrote Harry Jaffe for Politico.
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According to Sanders, the investigation is politically motivated.
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"So all that I will tell you now, Erin, is [that] it is a sad state of affairs in America, not only when we have politicians being destroyed, when there are attacks against elected officials, [but] when you go after people's wives, that is pretty pathetic, and that's where we are right now, and that's about all that I'm going to say," Sanders said.
Despite Sanders' refusal to comment fully on the matter, Burnett made a last attempt to get a substantive response from the Vermont senator. It was equally as unsuccessful.
Sanders' tense exchange with Burnett came only the day after similarly awkward exchanges with two other reporters. During a press conference on Monday, Sanders refused to answer a question on the subject posed by an AP reporter.
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Eng and Catsburg to test for Porsche in Bahrain
Published by James on 09/11/2015
Porsche has confirmed that Philipp Eng and Nick Catsburg will drive the current 911 RSR at the rookie test in Bahrain. The test day will take place a day after the series finale later this month.
Catsburg will swap his BMW for a Porsche
As well as claiming the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup title this year, Eng also retained his Porsche Carrera Cup Germany title from last season. His strong performances in Porsche's one make categories have earned the Austrian the chance to test the GTE car.
The two drivers shared the news, and how much they are looking foward to the test, with their fans via Twitter. For Nick Catsburg, the winner of this years 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps it will be his first time behind the wheel of a Porsche.
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La pepita con tasajo es un platillo originario de la ciudad mexicana de Chiapa de Corzo, y que consiste en tiras de carne de res saladas y secadas (tasajo) cocidas y bañadas en una especie de mole de pepita de calabaza y arroz molidos, manteca y achiote. Se trata de un plato ceremonial, que se consume principalmente para la Fiesta de Enero de Chiapa, aunque en la actualidad también se puede servir para comidas familiares dominicales o en restaurantes de mantel largo. Por ser un platillo tan laborioso, se reserva para eventos especiales.

Es el plato principal de la Comida Grande de esta fiesta de Chiapa de Corzo, junto con el cochito horneado y la chanfaina.

Significado ceremonial
Tradicionalmente, la pepita con tasajo se cocina y consume en las fiestas patronales de Chiapa de Corzo, ocurridas entre el 8 y el 23 de enero. Esta fiesta traza sus orígenes al siglo XVIII, cuando una terrateniente española llegó a Chiapa desde Guatemala buscando a un conocido curandero que sanase a su hijo enfermo. Gracias a las indicaciones del hombre, el niño quedó recuperado, y en agradecimiento, la mujer hizo traer desde sus tierras multitud de viandas para los indígenas chiapanecos, quienes estaban sufriendo una terrible hambruna causada por sequías y epidemias. Los indígenas se disfrazaron y danzaron para entretener al niño, de ahí el nombre de los actuales «parachicos».

Según esta leyenda popular de aquí nace la Fiesta Grande, y por ello se realiza una Comida Grande, que suele darse alrededor de las 14:00 como intermedio de las fiestas. A cargo de este gran banquete están las juntas de festejos y el prioste en turno. Este plato se regala a los parachicos y a las autoridades locales. A las demás gentes se les vende por módico precio (~$ 30).

Origen
El origen de este plato es incierto, aunque podría estar en la recolección de calabaza, que se da en otoño justo antes de Día de Muertos; La calabaza se usa en ciertos postres y ofrendas del altar. En cambio, las semillas o pepitas se secan al sol y se guardan para ser consumidas con posterioridad. La carne, al salarla y deshidratarla, también se podía conservar fácilmente todo el invierno. La calabaza redonda o alargada se planta desde época prehispánica en las milpas, junto con el maíz, el frijol y el chile (triada de la milpa). Antiguamente eran las mismas familias que cocinaban la pepita con tasajo quienes cultivaban la calabaza.

Preparación

Ritos asociados a la preparación
Según la tradición chiapacorceña, no todo el mundo puede preparar la pepita con tasajo, ya que es un acto ritual; De hecho, existe la superstición popular que dice que nadie puede «tocar», ni siquiera «ver», la preparación más que las cocineras, ya que si alguien más le «echa el ojo», el guiso no espesará lo suficiente, se quedará sin sabor o agriará, o bien se cortará (es decir, que los ingredientes no liguen correctamente y se separen).

El procedimiento es laborioso y generalmente son las mujeres de la localidad las únicas que tienen la destreza para cocinar la pepita con tasajo, comenzándolo desde el día anterior o desde muy temprano (toda la madrugada desde la medianoche). La agrupación de mujeres suele ser la misma de un año para el otro, o varían según el prioste (quien posee al santo), que es quien organiza la comida.

El cristianismo está muy extendido en la zona y es común que las cocineras se encomienden a Dios antes y durante la preparación del guiso. Según la tradición local, antes de empezar las mujeres solo comerán pan y beberán café, y durante las 3-4 h que tarden en prepararlo no pueden distraerse ni tan siquiera para ir al baño.

Aunque es raro que ocurra, a veces a un número limitado de hombres se les permite colaborar en la cocina, especialmente si son homosexuales. Por lo general, los hombres solo ayudan a cargar las cazuelas o a preparar la leña, y en la mayoría de casos no ayudan en nada.

Receta
En primer lugar se debe hervir la carne seca, y el caldo sobrante se reserva para usarse después.

Las pepitas de calabaza se tateman y se muelen. Antiguamente se molían en molcajete o en metate, mientras que hoy en día es más común llevarlo a un molino o batirlo en la licuadora. Hasta hace relativamente poco también se usaba leña para cocinar el guiso, aunque con la modernización se están usando cada vez más las estufas eléctricas. Los cazos de barro y palos de madera sí que se siguen utilizando como antaño. La madera del utensilio debe provenir de palo blanco, no de ocote, ya que afectaría al sabor. También los granos de arroz se tateman y se muelen. El achiote se mezcla con el arroz o la pepita molida.

En un perol, se mezclan las pepitas molidas con el caldo y se cuelan para separar el bagazo. La manteca se agrega antes o después de la cocción, a veces no se usa. Luego se agregan el arroz molido y se cocina por un mínimo de 3 h removiendo a menudo. La tradición dicta que «para batir los ingredientes, la pala debe moverse desde el centro del perol en forma centrífuga y en sentido levógiro [antihorario]».

La preparación aquí descrita se basa en la preparación tradicional de Chiapa de Corzo, sin embargo las recetas pueden variar de una región a otra. En otras comunidades, por ejemplo, se suele aromatizar con epazote, o agregarle tomate, cebolla y pimienta. Según el Diccionario enciclopédico de la Gastronomía Mexicana, los ingredientes son: tasajo, pepita de calabaza, jitomate, ajo, cebolla, achiote, chile y arroz. Según E. Gómez Córdova, licenciado en Gastronomía, los ingredientes son 5: pepita, arroz, tasajo, manteca y achiote.

Al acabar el guiso, y si no se ha cortado, repican las campanas y lanzan los cohetes. Se sirve a los participantes de la fiesta en la comida del mediodía, en cada cuenco dos tiras de tasajo y un cucharón del mole, acompañado de tortillas, chile blanco y alguna bebida tradicional como pozol o tascalate (maíz disuelto en agua y endulzado) o chucho con rabia (aguardiente de caña).

Referencias

Véase también
 Gastronomía de Chiapas
 Parachicos
 Cochito

Enlaces externos

 Pepita con Tasajo en la serie La Ruta del Sabor, de Canal Once, con Miguel Conde como conductor, 2013 (YouTube, 8:23 minutos).

Gastronomía de Chiapa de Corzo
Comidas y bebidas ceremoniales

Alimentos a base de calabazas