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Monuments and Public Art: A Public Conversation with Paul Farber (Monument Lab), Tina Olsen (UMMA), Srimoyee Mitra (Stamps Gallery) and Kristin Hass (Dept. of American Culture)
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In celebration of the release of the new book on Philadelphia's Monument Lab project, the U-M Center for World Performance Studies presents project co-founder and book co-editor Dr. Paul M. Farber to lead a public conversation about monuments and public art. Participants will be asked to interrogate the notion of what constitutes art in the public realm, address current controversies of public art and the future place of monuments, and consider the question of what kinds of monuments we need today.
Please note this event takes place at the U-M Hatcher Library Gallery at 913 S. University Avenue in Ann Arbor.
Paul M. Farber is Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Monument Lab and Senior Research Scholar at the Center for Public Art and Space at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Farber earned a PhD in American Culture from the University of Michigan and is a former graduate resident of the Center for World Performance Studies. He is the author of A Wall of Our Own: An American History of the Berlin Wall (University of North Carolina Press, 2020) which tells the untold story of a group of American artists and writers (Leonard Freed, Angela Davis, Shinkichi Tajiri, and Audre Lorde) who found refuge along the Berlin Wall and in Cold War Germany in order to confront political divisions back home in the United States. He is also the co-editor with Ken Lum of Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia (Temple University Press, 2019), a public art and history handbook and catalogue designed to generate new critical ways of thinking about and building monuments.
Kristin Ann Hass is an Associate Professor in the Department of American Culture and the Faculty Coordinator of the Humanities Collaboratory at the University of Michigan. She has written two books, Sacrificing Soldiers on the National Mall, a study of militarism, race, war memorials and U.S. nationalism and Carried to the Wall: American Memory and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, an exploration of public memorial practices, material culture studies and the legacies of the Vietnam War. Her next book, Taking the Price of Freedom Seriously, takes up the twentieth century public investment in and narratives about US militarism and nationalism in memorial Washington, DC and beyond. She lectures, teaches, and writes about nationalism, memory, publics, memorialization, militarization, visual culture and material culture studies. She holds a Ph.D. in American studies and has worked in a number of historical museums, including the National Museum of American History. She was also the co-founder and Associate Director of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life, a national consortium of educators and activists dedicated to campus-community collaborations.
Christina Olsen is the Director, University of Michigan Museum of Art. In a career spanning more than two decades, Christina has curated and produced groundbreaking exhibitions and initiatives, including Shine a Light, an acclaimed annual museum-wide exhibition and event in Portland, Oregon; Object Stories, an installation, audience, participation, and outreach initiative in 2010; WALLS, a student art loan program at Williams College, and Accession Number, an exhibition at the Williams College Museum of Art. In earlier posts, she was an associate producer at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco; curator of Art Access, one of the first digital museum collections at the J. Paul Getty Museum; and a program officer at the Getty Foundation, where she managed the Foundation's $4M in global grants for museum-based research and interpretation. Christina earned a bachelor's degree in history of art from the University of Chicago, and a master's degree and doctorate in art history from the University of Pennsylvania.
Srimoyee Mitra is the Director of the Stamps Gallery at the Stamps School of Art and Design. She is a curator and writer whose work is invested in building empathy and mutual respect by bringing together meaningful and diverse works of art and design. She develops ambitious and socially relevant projects that mobilize the agency within creative practices and public audiences. Her research interests lie at the intersection of exhibition-making and participation, migration, globalization and decolonial aesthetics. Mitra has worked as an Arts Writer for publications in India such as Time Out Mumbai and Art India Magazine. She was the Programming Co-ordinator of the South Asian Visual Arts Centre (2008-2010) in Toronto, where her curatorial projects included Crossing Lines: An Intercultural Dialogue at the Glenhyrst Art Gallery, Brantford. In 2011, she was appointed the Curator of Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of Windsor, where she developed an award-winning curatorial and publications program.
This program is organized by the U-M Center for World Performance Studies and co-sponsored by the Department of the History of Art, the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design; and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.
For more information, please contact the Center for World Performance Studies.
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Benedict Silberman, originally Boruch Hirsch-Benedigton Silberman (December 5, 1901 in Helsinki, Finland – December 11, 1971 in Hilversum, Netherlands), was a Dutch composer and conductor of Austrian Jewish descent.

Silberman was the son of an Austrian violinist working in Helsinki who settled in Amsterdam. Silberman studied piano with  and composition with Sem Dresden at the Amsterdam Conservatory. He wrote a piano concerto (1924) at the end of his studies. A year later he composed a violin concerto.
He left for Berlin where he played as a violinist and arranged light classical musical, preferentially Viennese operettas. In 1944 he composed his own operetta Het Rozeneiland (The Island of Roses). He had contact with Franz Lehár, Robert Stolz and Emmerich Kálmán and toured Europe with the dance orchestras of Paul Godwin, Marek Weber and Dajos Bela.

In 1936 he returned to the Netherlands and became pianist in the AVRO radio orchestra of Kovacs Lajos.  In 1938 he became conductor of the VARA radio orchestra. In 1948 he was asked to create a radio orchestra specialized in light classical music; he led this  from 1949 till 1967. In 1965, he won the Golden Harp for his contributions to Dutch music.

In 1965 shlomo carlebach published the album in the palace of the king, Silberman arranged and conducted the chorus and symphony orchestra.

Benedict Silberman composed The battle of Waterloo, chambermusic which makes you relive the battle of Waterloo (Napoleon). Silberman was also the conductor of this music, the sound engineer was Ruud van Lieshout, the orchestra was the Promenade Orchestra, the producer was Gerrit den Braber and the recording supervisor was Joop Stokkermans.

The Battle of Waterloo is a fantasy by B. Silberman made after old motives.

References
 Robijns, Jozef; Zijlstra, Miep. Algemene muziek enciclopedie, De Haan, 1979–1984
 Ruppli, Michel. The Decca Labels. A Discography, Volume 6, Greenwood Press, 1996.

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1971 deaths
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The day was clear and sunny. We could not ask for a nicer day for our start of nesting season walk. The leaves were out, so we practiced birding by ear. Five of us gathered for the Greenstone trip, including two new members. Welcome to Hartford Audubon.
The roadside started us off with a variety of birds. A Green Heron flew over. We had several Blue-winged Warblers that were the abundant nester we found. We also had an Eastern Kingbird. This was a new species for the preserve.
In the shrubby field we found a scattering of Yellow Warblers. We are trying to improve the habitat for such shrub nesting species. We also had a number of Great-crested Flycatchers. This was a new species for the preserve. Several Baltimore Orioles were singing, but the nests were hidden.
Crawling towards the road was an Eastern Box Turtle. It was just sitting there closed up in its shell. We moved it across the road in the direction it was heading and wished it well on its way.
In the marsh we saw a Red-winged Blackbird nest with the female sitting on it. Then she flew off and returned with some yummy morsel for the chicks, and repeatedly flew off and returned to feed the young. The nest was not well hidden, so we got to see it easily. I reported this to the Bird Atlas project. To end it, we had a Wood Duck fly over.
We had a total of 34 species, including 4 warblers.


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The Toys That Made Us is a fantastic Netflix documentary series that gives the inside scoop on what goes on behind-the-scenes of our favorite toy lines. TV producer Brian-Volk Weiss tells us the story of how The Toys That Made Us came to be, and more! Can you please tell …
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Ghostbusters Afterlife has its first trailer. The movie somehow manages to be almost completely different, yet hauntingly familiar.
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A pair of dragons and a northern assassin have joined the ranks of McFarlane Toys' Game of Thrones action figure series.
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With 'independent' wrestling federations surging in the US, one3 of the first of the new millennium is making moves. IMPACT is going to Africa.
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It has, at times, felt like Duane Johnson's big screen adaptation of DC Comics' Black Adam was never going to happen. Well, it's happening.
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Sonic redesign official as new trailer hits
The new Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer showcases the redesign, fueled by fan reaction to the original look. The result? It's pretty great honestly.
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Valiant Comics first big screen film is almost here. Today marked the first trailer for Bloodshot, starring action star Vin Diesel.
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On December 4, Polycom's Enterprise Wireless Solution Group officially incorporated as SpectraLink.
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The Revolution Will Now Be Tweeted
Originally published by Jeff Phungglan on January 3rd 2018
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How some less than subtle subtweets could lead America into a war nobody wants.
Here we are, only a few days into 2018 it was supposed to be a fresh start for us all. But many social media platforms seem like they've been stuck in more of a 2017 hangover.
The startups that inspired a generation are now having to come to terms with their Midas Touch. When most, if not all of these platforms launched, they offered the promise of a new and budding democratized internet. An internet where anybody could do/say anything they wanted. Finally, giving a voice to the little guys. But as we head into this year, it's the once thought of little guys that are now making all the noise.
Facebook finds itself in the middle of an international propaganda plot. In the final days of 2017 an infamous gaming prank, Swatting, turned fatal for an innocent bystander. And YouTube found itself in the middle of yet another Logan controversy.
The YouTube star posted a video on his channel which showed him traveling with his friends in Japan. As they were exploring through a forest known to be where people go to commit suicide, Logan came across an apparently dead body and proceeded to show much, much more of the body. After a couple of botched apologies, the internet celebrity deleted the video altogether.
Not to be outdone by the newer model of himself, in the middle of all the Logan Paul responses Trump put down the golf clubs and took Twitter. Of the many tweets he's fired off since the year began, one including another knock at the media:
I will be announcing THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR on Monday at 5:00 o'clock. Subjects will cover Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media. Stay tuned! -@realDonaldTrump
But there was one tweet in the storm that was a cause for concern for many Americans:
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the "Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times." Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works! -@realDonaldTrump
This led many to take to the platform in protest for @realDonaldTrump's suspension from the network.
Despite claiming they wouldn't suspend his account back in September due to him being "newsworthy," the people persisted. And when the people weren't given the answer they were hoping for; they took to the streets. Shining a literal light on Twitter's offices.
But let's just take a break from real life for a second and imagine a world in which @Jack, Twitter's CEO, did suspend the President of the United States' account. What do we expect to happen? This is how the President's golf-caddy-turned-social-media-manager responded to just the claims that the President should have more direction when writing his tweets.
Carry on w/your night @BrianStelter. While you would love nothing more than to see a Twitter ToS Violation for handle: @realDonaldTrump, you and all of your liberal friends have NOTHING. Keep calling Twitter [crying emoji] Stop trying to be the NEWS. Just report the NEWS & try keeping it REAL! — @Scavino45
Maybe you remember those brief, albeit glorious 11 minutes of 2017 when Donald J Trump's Twitter account had been suspended? The level of concern immediately jumped to 12. People started to panic, worrying about the company's overreach. The incident had some calling for a deregulation on all social media and others calling for perhaps more stringent regulation.
One disgruntled employee was able to throw us into chaos as a prank on their way out the door. Decentralize social media now. — @NeerajKA
In all seriousness, security on the president's Twitter feed is not the worst idea for a Senate hearing. Potential for sabotage is high. — @BenjySarlin
It doesn't matter what platforms try to do they'll always be caught in user purgatory. They're damned if they do anything and damned if they do nothing. Up until now, these networks have only had to worry about making sure people's First Amendment rights weren't violated. And if they were, they could apologize and everyone would move on. But the scary thing is apologies might be too little too late when we have two (apparently) grown men arguing over the size of their buttons.
Be prepared, there is a small chance that our horrendous leadership could unknowingly lead us into World War III. — @realDonaldTrump
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Saudi Arabia blocks Qatari beIN's World Cup streaming platform
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group D - Tunisia v Australia - Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar - November 26, 2022 General view inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Suhaib Salem/File Photo
Saudi Arabia has blocked Qatari broadcaster BeIN's popular streaming service TOD.tv since the start of the World Cup on November 20, in a sudden disruption after 10 months of smooth operations, according to a Reuters witness.
BeIN Sports, through its online platforms such as TOD.tv, is the official broadcaster of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the Middle East and North Africa.
Accessing the TOD.tv page from within Saudi Arabia prompts a page that reads, "Sorry, the requested page is violating the regulations of the ministry of media." BeIN channels in general were still available via satellite dishes.
TOD.tv sent a message to its subscribers in Saudi Arabia on Nov. 24 saying it was experiencing an outage.
"Due to matters beyond our control, we are experiencing an outage in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is currently impacting TOD.tv, the official streaming partner of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022," the company said in a email obtained by Reuters.
The Saudi government communications office did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Reuters outside office hours. FIFA did not immediately respond.
BeIN declined to comment.
Twitter users have inundated TOD.tv's account with messages demanding their subscription fees be returned after the outage, or posting with the hashtag "Media ministry blocks TOD."
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the opening ceremony of the first FIFA World Cup in the Middle East. At a later Saudi match, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani wore a Saudi flag around his neck.
The moves were seen as signs that Qatar and Saudi Arabia had resumed their relationship after Riyadh and its allies severed diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar in 2017 over accusations Doha supported terrorism, a charge Qatar has denied.
That year, beIN was blocked in Saudi Arabia.
In 2020, the World Trade Organization (WTO) found Saudi Arabia had breached global rules on intellectual property rights by failing to prosecute pirate TV channel beoutQ for piracy of beIN's content.
That same year, Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Competition cancelled beIN Sports' licence.
It began broadcasting again in Saudi in 2021.
In October, a source familiar with beIN told Reuters that Saudi equity firms and U.S. investors were considering an investment in beIN. Bloomberg had reported that Saudi wealth fund PIF had shown interest in the broadcaster.
TOD, a beIN streaming platform that exclusively hosts beIN Sports content as well as other Middle Eastern entertainment shows, is competing with Saudi-owned MBC Group's platform Shahid for millions of subscribers in the region.
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The City Clerk serves as the link between City Council and citizens as well as between the City Manager and city employees.
The office of City Clerk for the City of Dawson provides clerical, record keeping and administrative functions to the City Council and the City Manager. In addition, this individual performs many tasks that assist in guiding and managing the operation of local government policy and law. Below are just a few of the responsibilities of the City of Dawson City Clerk.


Enjoy resort-style living at WATER-STONE! Beautiful 2 bed / 2 bath bright upper unit at Waterstone. Spacious entry with laminate flooring. Open concept and plenty of light. Granite counters, S/S appliances, and counter seating at the large island. Spacious master with walk in closet & built in storage, also features a separate patio entrance. East facing unit looking down at the beautiful and quite garden. Tons of sunlight and practical floor plan, with two bedrooms on different sides of the living room. Living at Waterstone provides you with all the resort style amenities, including pool, sauna, movie room, exercise center, party room, hot tub & more! Walk to Willowbrook Mall, restaurants & more! Don't miss this one! 2 parking stalls & one locker.


Given n points in the 2-dimensional plane find a strip with minimal width that covers all the points.
The key observation is that a narrowest strip touches at least 2 successive points a, b on the convex hull on one side of the strip and a point c on the convex hull on the opposite side.
This leads to the following algorithm.
Compute the convex hull of the points, and restrict to these points.
Loop over every pair of successive points a, b on the hull, and maintain a point c that is furthest to the line a-b.
Return the smallest observed point-to-line distance.
The first step takes time $O(n\log n)$, while the second step takes time $O(n)$.
In computational geometry problems you want to avoid the use of trigonometric functions, and do all the computations if possible using only integer additions and multiplications. Just two computational geometry tools are necessary to solve the above problem. One is to determine the orientation of a point c with respect to the directed line defined by two points a and b.
And the second needed tool is the computation of the squared distance between a point p0 and a line defined by points p1 and p2. Squaring the distance is a trick that enables to stay within integer computations and even saves some computational time.
For the convex hull you can use Grahams algorithm or Andrew. Personally I prefer the last one, but they are not much different.
compute the smallest rectangular bounding box for a set of rectangles.


My mum and I visited Istanbul for 4 days. As it was our first time going, we had no idea where the best places were to stay, so we booked a hotel near Sultanahmet. This is the more historic side where you get to see old city Istanbul - and of course the most famous mosques!
Istanbul is one of the most beautiful and rustic cities I've visited. It was more beautiful than I had expected. It competes with Rome when it comes to Architecture and historical ruins. Everywhere is so photogenic - I literally couldn't stop taking photos!
Before going, I knew that we would see a few stray cats but I was surprised to see that they were literally everywhere. Being the crazy animal lady I am (mum too) we gave them a lot of attention!
During our time in Istanbul, we took a ferryboat over to Uskudar to visit relatives and crossed the bridge by tram to spend the day in the busy and modern Asian side. It was so easy to get around so I wouldn't worry too much about which area you're staying in.
I've put together a little guide if any of you are thinking to visit - something like this definitely would've helped us and saved us a lot of time! We didn't have enough time to see everything but it's the perfect excuse to go back!
Tourist - Visit the Blue Mosque - The number one thing to do in Istanbul and the most beautiful mosque inside and out.
Basilica Cistern (photo above) - One of the largest cisterns located underground - look out for the upside-down Medusa head that forms the bottom of one of the columns.
Bosphorus Bridge - Take an excursion to see the views and the bridge that connects the European and Asian sides of the city.
Topkapi Palace - You need a few hours to see the whole palace but the grounds and buildings are beautiful and have some of the most breathtaking views.
Shopping - Taksim square for your typical high street stores - yes there is a Sephora!
Grand Bazaar - Make sure you practise your haggling skills before going. My number one trick that always works is to give them the price you want to pay, if they don't agree then walk away! Works every time.
Nisantasi & Bebek - Istanbul's version of Sloane Street for you luxury shoppers!
What to eat - You have to have Turkish tea and baklava at least once - it's tradition. Corn on the cob is everywhere on the streets, you can choose to have it grilled or boiled. If you're craving something sweet visit Ortakoy for the best waffles.
Best location to stay in - For those of you more interested in the museums, historical sights and the mosques - Sultanahmet.
Taksim is also a great area as it is pretty central and is closer to the more glamorous areas.
Avoid - Any dark streets/alley ways near Fatih. There are a lot of pickpockets.
Nightlife - Taksim and Karakoy for bars and lively atmosphere.
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Q: Finding a pair of edge disjoint paths in a graph, such that the weight of each of them is bounded Given an undirected graph $G=(V,E)$, two distinct vertices $s,t\in V$, a weight function $f:E \to \mathbb{N}$, and a constant $M\in \mathbb{N}$, does there exist a pair of edge disjoint paths connecting $s$ and $t$, each of which of weight at most $M$?
Call this problem DPBP (for disjoint pair of bounded paths).
Finding a pair of edge disjoint paths with bounded sum of weights is in $POLY$ [Suurballe's algorithm] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suurballe%27s_algorithm)).
Is DPBP NP-complete?

A: DPBP is NP-complete.
I give a reduction from the partition problem. Define $\text{PART}=\left\{ {x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n\in \mathbb{N}|\exists I:\sum_{i\in I}x_i=\sum_{i\not\in I}x_i} \right \}$.
Given an instance $\left \{ {x_1,\ldots ,x_n} \right \}$ of PART, we build a graph in the following way. For each $i\in \left \{{1,\ldots,n} \right \}$, we have a diamond like component. These components are connected in a row, starting from $s$ and ending at $t$:

The weight of the upper left edge in the $i\text{'th}$ component is $x_i$ and all other edges have weights $0$. The constant bounding the paths weight is $M=\frac{1}{2}\sum_{i=1}^n{x_i}$.
A path in this graph between $s$ and $t$ travels through all components. In order for two edge disjoint paths to fit in, each path should travel threw all components, taking either the upper or lower part of each.
Given a partition $I={i_1,\ldots ,i_k}\subset \left\{ {1,\ldots,n} \right\}$, let the first path go threw the upper parts of the components with indexes in $I$, and threw the lower parts of the other components. Since traveling threw the upper part of the $i$'th component costs $x_i$, the weight of this path is exactly $\sum_{i\in I}x_i$. In case the given partition is proper, this sum is exactly $\frac{1}{2}\sum_{i=1}^n x_i = M$.
The second path will be the complement path, i.e., it will go threw the lower part of each component with an index in $I$, and threw the upper part of each component with an index not in $I$. Therefore, its weight will be $\sum_{i\not \in I}x_i=\sum_{i=1}^n x_i - \sum_{i\in I}x_i=M$ as well.
Thus, the two paths are edge disjoint and bounded by $M$ as required.
Now, assume that we are given a pair of edge disjoint paths between $s$ and $t$, so that the weights of each is at most $M$. By the construction, the weight of each is exactly $M$. Let $I=\left\{ {i_1,\ldots,i_k} \right\}$ be the components with an upper part traveled by the first path. Obviously, $I$ partitions the $x_i$'s properly.

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Lynn Snyder was born in Akron, Ohio. After receiving a degree in political science from the University of Michigan, she became a journalist. She spent time in London, England, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, before moving to Northern California. It was there that she met her husband, Leo. In addition to journalism, Snyder has also worked as a playwright, campaign publicity director, and literature teacher.


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Bianca Gotuaco (born 22 July 1997) is a Filipino recurve archer. She is currently studying at Columbia University and is a member of the university's archery team.

Career
Gotuaco started archery in 2006 and made her international debut in 2009 at the Youth World Archery Championships held in Odgen, competing in the individual cadet recurve event. She later competed in the 2013 Youth World Archery Championships in Wuxi.

In 2014, Gotuaco represented the Philippines in the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games in archery.

She competed in the individual recurve event and the team recurve event at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Gotuaco was awarded All-American honors in the recurve in 2016 and 2017,  making her part of the Collegiate Archery Program All-American Team. She received her first collegiate National Title by taking the gold medal at the 2017 National Outdoor Collegiate Archery Championships after defeating her teammate Christine Kim. The Columbia Lions also took the gold in the recurve team event over Texas A&M.

References

External links
Go Columbia Lions
Columbia Spectator
World Archery
Manila Times
Sports Enquirer
The Standard

Filipino female archers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1997 births
Archers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics


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Originally the ambitious game of Yu Suzuki and his AM2 studio, Shenmue, was planned to be released for Sega Saturn instead of Dreamcast. Finishing Shenmue 2 for Dreamcast or Xbox, you can unlock a rare video of the Saturn version of Shenmue. It was just an early demo, but you can see the untapped 3D graphical power of the Saturn, with an amazing graphics for its time and hardware, all in real time on the original Saturn, without using the famous "booster cartridge".
Shenmue was in fact considered a "killer app" for the Saturn, but it was canceled because of time needed to complete the game and the arrive of the new Sega 128 bit console. The first chapter of Shenmue for Saturn would have been published on more than 8 CD!
The game was originally going to be "Virtua Fighter RPG" a role-playing game based on Akira, a character from Virtua Fighter (a fighting game developed by AM2) that looks a lot like Ryo, the protagonist of Shenmue.
Thanks to John for the english translation!
Yu Suzuki has stated on several occasions that during its early stages, Shenmue was a traditional style RPG based on the characters and storyline of the hugely successful fighting game title Virtua Fighter. The Ryo character was simply Virtua Fighter character Akira to begin with. The final Ryo character has several key differences, but there is a very clear visual resemblance between him and Akira. As the game's development progressed, the characters became original and the storyline moved away from its Virtua Fighter roots.
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Predicting the 2018-2019 Division Winners and Wild Cards (NFC)
July 31, 2018 Allan Erickson NFL 0
By Allan Erickson:
We're almost there, you guys! Football is right around the corner, and we couldn't be more excited about it. After the Eagles Super Bowl win, I'll predict division winners, and my preseason picks for Super Bowl LIII. Let's start with the NFC, I'll make my AFC picks next week.
We'll start in the NFC South, the best division in football over the last 15 seasons. Since 2003, the Saints have the best record in the division at 131-109, the Panthers are 1/2 game back of that at 130-109-1, and the Falcons are 1/2 game back of the Panthers at 130-110. There's no other division in football that has that kind of consistency at the top. This division is a coin flip, and as long as Brees, Cam, and Matty Ice are the starting quarterbacks, it will continue to be hugely competitive.
Winner: New Orleans Saints- 12-4, the Saints finally built a solid defense around Drew Brees, they also have the best 1-2 running back combination in football. No one can deny Drew Brees' greatness; however, now we're seeing Brees on the latter end of his career, getting the help he's wanted and needed for the duration of his career. This team could really make some noise this year, barring injury, the Saints take the division in 2018-2019.
Wild Card: Carolina Panthers- 11-5, The Panthers had a busy offseason, losing a key part of the run game I. Andrew Norwell, but adding a lot of speed and depth on the offensive side. Newcomer DJ Moore looks like a solid first-round pick, veteran additions such as CJ Anderson, Jarvis Wright, and Torrey Smith, this offense looks a lot like the one that took the Panthers to the super bowl a few seasons ago; and the defense will continue to be a top-10 staple as it has since head coach Ron Rivera took over.
Atlanta Falcons- 10-6 (no playoffs) I like the Falcons roster, and the addition of young wideout Calvin Ridley will learn a lot from veterans like Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu. The defense continues to grow and be formidable under Dan Quinn, but the Falcons come up a game short this year.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers- 6-10 (no playoffs) Oh Jameis… another miscue for the once National Champion at Florida State. This guy just can't seem to get out of his own way. Hopefully, he'll grow up, and stop making boneheaded mistakes, but he may not be with the Bucs much longer. Another immature antic from Winston, and he'll likely be looking for a new home. There's only so much humiliation Bucs' fans can take before enough is enough. Too many distractions on this team for them to make any noise this year. I expect them to be competitive, but not a good football team in the W/L column.
NFC North:
Winner: Minnesota Vikings- 12-4, There are times when you look at a team and say, "they need a quarterback, and they're in the super bowl." That was Minnesota last year. While Case Keenum performed admirably last season, the Vikings now have a great quarterback to pair with a nasty defense, and perhaps the best Wide Receiver combination in the NFL with Stefan Diggs and Adam Thielen. I expect big things from the Vikes this season.
Wild Card: Green Bay Packers- 11-5, Does anybody expect Aaron Rodgers to miss the playoffs two seasons in a row? Neither do I. The Pack get back on track this year, and the addition of Jimmy Graham will help Rodgers while resurrecting the career of someone who was once considered the best tight end in the game. A scary offense with 12-gauge leading the way.
Detroit Lions- 9-7, (no playoffs) Matthew Stafford continues to put up excellent numbers despite the lack of a running game. The Lions will struggle again to establish a rushing attack, making their offense one dimensional. The defense is still solid, and the Lions will lose a lot of close games this year, chalk it up to lack of possession offense.
Chicago Bears- 6-10, (no playoffs) I'm a huge believer of Mitch Trubisky, as well as the running back combo of Jordan Howard and Talik Cohen, however the Bears aren't ready to take the steps this year, next year I expect them to compete and potentially make the playoffs, but they're still a year away.
Winner: Dalla… NOT…. of course, it's the Philadelphia Eagles 11-5. Philly has been flying high since winning the Super Bowl. Many were expecting Nick Foles to be traded because the face of the franchise, Carson Wentz is expected to return in full form this season. The reason the Eagles take this division is because the front office decided to keep Nick Foles. Now, the Eagles have a chance to establish Jay Ajayi on the ground, let their defense win the first few games, and have confidence that Nick Foles will be able to keep the seat warm until Wentz is 100% ready to go. The Eagles don't have to rush their starting quarterback back into the line of fire. If he needs until week 6-7, that's fine, they have a backup that can win them ballgames until Carson gets back. Brilliant move by Philly's front office.
New York Giants, 10-6, (no playoffs), I'm a firm believer that Saquon Barkley was the best player drafted in 2018. He's one of the best athletes we've seen. OBJ showed up to training camp, on time, in shape, and ready to play great football. The problem with this team is going to be the defense. Two seasons ago, the Giants fielded a top-5 defense in every statistical category. Last year, the defense declined drastically, and there was a beef in the secondary that seems to be lingering. I'd like to see Eli make another postseason run, but I don't think the defense is ready to take the G-men to the playoffs this season.
Dallas Cowboys, 9-7, (no playoffs), I'll be honest, I don't hate the Cowboys like most non-cowboy fans do. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Dak Prescott, and Ezekiel Elliot continues to be the workhorse back that Dallas expected when they drafted him. However, the Cowboys lost a lot of weapons on offense, Jason Witten retired, Dez Bryant was released, Ryan Switzer was traded to Oakland. The defense will keep them in games, but there's not enough firepower on offense to take this division.
Washington Redskins, 6-10, (no playoffs) I don't see too many positives for the Redskins this season. They lost Kirk Cousins, invested a ton of money in what turned out to be a system cornerback in Josh Norman, and can't seem to stay healthy. Jordan Reed is a wonderful tight end and a great athlete, Jameson Crowder is a good slot receiver, and I love the effort Ryan Kerrigan brings to each and every game. That being said, it looks like another down year for the Redskins.
NFC West:
Winner- Los Angeles Rams- 13-3, (home field) this is the year. Todd Gurley bounced back from an injury 2 seasons ago to establish himself as one of the most electrifying players in the NFL. Jared Goff will take another step in becoming an elite quarterback. The additions of Marcus Peters, Aqib Talib, Sam Shields, and Ndamukong Suh, add to an already stout defense, with the best defensive player in football wrecking opposing offensive lines (Aaron Donald), the sky is the limit for this team.
This may be where I shock you.
San Fransisco 49ers, 10-6, (no playoffs) I'm a believer. I think Jimmy Garoppolo will bring this team back, but they won't make the playoffs this season. Anyway, a huge step in the right direction this season and the 49ers will return to relevance. The acquisition of Richard Sherman will be a huge boost for a young secondary needing a vocal leader, and a trash-talking presence.
Seattle Seahawks, 6-10, (no playoffs) No more Legion of Boom. Kam Chancellor retired, Earl Thomas is a no-show at camp, and the aforementioned Sherman is no longer a Seahawk. I love Russell Wilson and the way he plays the game, but since the departure of Marshawn Lynch, the Seahawks haven't had a running game, and have put too much pressure on Russell. It may be Pete Carroll's final season in Seattle, his record speaks for itself, but when an era ends, it usually means the ousting of a coach.
Arizona Cardinals, 5-11, (no playoffs) I'm anxious for the return of David Johnson, but I'm uneasy about the quarterback situation in Arizona. There's something fishy about a quarterback taken 10th overall by the Cardinals, especially one that came from California (I'm looking at you, Matt Leinhart.) Sam Bradford, Mike Glennon? Who's going to be the starter? We've seen rookie quarterbacks be thrown into the fire too quickly, never gain the confidence they need to play at a high level, but do the Cardinals have much more of a choice? Sam Bradford is like a box of glass, very unreliable in terms of health, and if they're going to trot out Mike Glennon, they may as well forfeit the games and not risk injuring anyone. I don't have very high hopes for the Cardinals this season.
Playoffs: Wild Card Round
Carolina at Philadelphia
Philly wins in the cold- 28-20
Green Bay at Minnesota
Minnesota takes care of arch-rival Green Bay to advance.
Divisional Round-
Minnesota at New Orleans
The Saints take advantage of an extra week of rest and amend last year's last-second loss to the Vikings.
Philadelphia at Los Angeles
Rams beat Philly in a close game to advance to the NFC Championship game.
Conference Finals:
New Orleans at Los Angeles
This is tough. I can't stand either of these teams. But I have to go with my gut. The Rams are too talented to not reach the Super Bowl. Rams advance to Super Bowl LLIII.
Lookout next week when I preview the AFC and pick the conference champion, and who will take on the Rams in the Super Bowl.
Until next time, Allan Erickson, signing off.
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I'm a lover of all things sports, and have been since a very young age. It doesn't matter what it is, I can watch any live sporting event out there. I'm a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, class of 2013. I received a degree in communication studies, and management. I wrote articles on sporting events while at UNC, and have always wanted to share my views with others. I enjoy all sports, but my favorite to watch is professional football, followed by Ice Hockey, College Basketball, College Football, then NBA/MLB. My favorite athletes are Luke Kuechly, Cam Ward, Jeff Skinner, and Kelvin Benjamin. My favorite sports teams are The Carolina Panthers, The Carolina Hurricanes, The North Carolina Tar Heels, The Atlanta Braves and The Los Angeles Lakers. I live for sports. A coworker of mine once joked that he got rid of his cable, because if he needed to find out what was happening in the sports world, he'd just look at my Facebook page. Nuts and Bolts sports is new to me, but I'm looking forward to sharing my insight with you all, and hopefully spreading my joy and passion for sports with all of you.
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When he arrived at the ballpark Wednesday afternoon, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts knew who his closer was. The unsteady April of Kenley Jansen was not enough to dislodge him from the position he earned with half a decade of excellence. But what Roberts did not know, as he prepared for a series finale against the San Diego Padres, was what exactly ailed his closer.
"We're still trying to figure it out," Roberts said as he sat in the visitors' dugout at Petco Park. "Really have no answer yet."
On this night, at least, the Dodgers devised a solution for Jansen's travails: Score so many runs he was not needed. In a 13-4 victory over the Padres, the Dodgers extended their winning streak to four games and avoided subjecting Jansen to more stress as he tussles with the defects in his delivery.
For three games near the San Diego Bay, the Dodgers feasted on an overmatched opponent. The group collected its first sweep for 2018 with breakouts by the offense Monday and Wednesday, outbursts sandwiched around an extra-innings victory after Jansen blew his second save of the season. The Dodgers survived Jansen's hiccup Tuesday and hounded their hosts a day later. The team has scored 37 runs during these four victories.
"Offensively this series," Roberts said, "it was really fun to watch."
The lineup blistered San Diego starting pitcher Luis Perdomo for nine runs in three innings.
In his first game as a Dodger, utility infielder Max Muncy capped a five-run, third-inning blitz with a two-run homer. Corey Seager reached base five times and drove in three runs. Cody Bellinger scored twice. Yasmani Grandal collected two more hits to push his batting average to .358.
The surplus of runs handed a victory to Kenta Maeda. He lived through an eventful evening. Maeda threw 106 pitches, more than any other Dodgers starter in a game this season. He struck out 10. He also permitted four runs and eight hits, victimized by the Padres lineup on several occasions.
San Diego flaunted its lack of fielding elegance Monday night. Another error played a major role in a three-run rally for the Dodgers in Wednesday's first inning. The hitters looked comfortable against Perdomo, who had given up 30 runs in his 30 innings against the Dodgers heading into the game. A poor throw by third baseman Christian Villanueva made things worse.
A walk by Seager set the table for Grandal. He extended his hitting streak to eight games with a single. Bellinger added another single to bring Seager home. Up came Matt Kemp, who had bashed home runs in both of the previous games. He offered a less conventional scoring method this time.
Kemp pounded a fastball into the grass. The ball rolled to third base. Kemp beat the throw from Villanueva, who skipped the baseball past first baseman Eric Hosmer. Grandal and Bellinger raced around for two more runs. Seager supplied an RBI single in the second.
"I felt better," said Seager, who raised his batting average to .254. "But it's contagious. Everyone looked better."
In the bottom of the second, Maeda loaded the bases by yielding three singles. He fell behind in the count to catcher Austin Hedges. Maeda tried a 3-and-1 slider. The pitch snapped into Grandal's glove at Hedges' waist. Maeda sunk into a crouch when umpire Hunter Wendelstedt awarded Hedges first base. A second run scored on a sacrifice fly by Perdomo.
The Dodgers answered with thunder in the third. The first five batters all connected for hits against Perdomo. Bellinger cracked a double. Kemp singled. Joc Pederson threaded an RBI single through the right side of the infield. Chase Utley redirected a 94.8-mph fastball into the left-center gap for a two-run double.
Muncy came to the plate for the second time as a Dodger. He had walked in the second inning. The Dodgers called him up specifically for his bat, hopeful he could handle right-handed pitchers like Perdomo while the team awaits the return of Justin Turner and Logan Forsythe. Muncy excelled in his second opportunity.
Perdomo flung a 93.7-mph fastball toward the outer half of the plate. Muncy extended his arms and powered the ball to the opposite field in left. He let his bat flip as it rotated out of his grasp.
"I was looking for something hard out over the plate and he gave it to me," Muncy said. "I put one of my good swings on it, and it felt good off the bat."
A giddy group of Dodgers gathered to greet Muncy after he touched the plate. Roberts stood on the top step. Kyle Farmer beamed inside the dugout. Kemp thumped Muncy's chest and drew out a smile.
Maeda needed the cushion. He surrendered two more runs in the third inning but avoided further damage the rest of the game.
"You just like to win series," Seager said. "It's nice to get back to that."


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Tea and Tribulation: A Requiem for the Tea Party
By Ed Encho in Politics
"Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge"
-Horace Mann
So this is it for the Tea Party, it is a spent force and will soon (although not soon enough) pass into our national history. It will go kicking and screaming epithets as yet another of those horrific, herpetic blights that always seem to plague many of those who should know better and the rest of the perpetually angry, broke-dick, knuckle-dragging fuckups who quite simply don't give a rat's ass. I predict that within the next year it will no longer exist, not because the passage of the tepid jar of vomit health 'reform' bill that was Christmas Day for the insurance parasites that shook the fascist Republicans to their roots and according to none other than Mr. Axis of Evil himself, David Frum was the party's Waterloo. The career lickspittle Frum's denunciation of the embarassment brought upon the Republican house of shame from throwing in with the likes of the Beckers, Dittoheads and Palinazis earned him scorn and the loss of his nice gig over at that roiling spring of neocon fascist filth The American Enterprise Institute.
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In Defense of Joe Stack
By Ed Encho in Media
Joe Stack did more than just go to the window and scream "I'm as mad as hell and I am not going to take it anymore". He chose to make a statement against a tyrannical government long ago pried loose from any semblance of morality. Not that I would personally recommend flying an airplane into a government building full of people to make a statement but it takes a lot to shake the television lobotomized sheeple these days. Of course since Stack wasn't one of those dirty Muslim devils, therefore making his 'terrorist' attack no asset to the Israeli warmonger coddling corporate media to fuel the frenzy for endless wars of imperialism his story was simply flushed down the memory hole in favor of the grand spectacle of Tiger Woods' press conference the very next day.
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Al CIAda – The Bigger the Lie…
By Ed Encho in Barack Obama, War
"The Bigger the Lie, the More the People will Believe it"
– Adolf Hitler
Just a few days after the latest fake Osama bin Laden tape release, scantly a month after the ridiculously trumped up false flag underwear bomber 'attack' on Jesus's fake birthday and on the heels of a relentless propaganda campaign of fear obviously designed to roll away the stone and resurrect the big lie of 9/11 there is this: Report: Al-Qaeda aims to hit U.S. with WMDs. Bravo to the neocons, they are right back in the game, not that they ever left, you just can't completely get rid all of the cockroaches after an infestation no matter how good the Orkin men happen to be. The Mighty Wurlitzer's story on the report in question leads with this nightmare blurb which smacks of the apocalyptic conjecture of smoking guns in the form of mushroom clouds that years before had been used to sell the wars that are still bankrupting America:
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A Farewell to Arms: Why I Left 'The Left'
By Ed Encho in Barack Obama
Barack promised change — and sure enough, things changed for the worse
-Joe Bageant
To Hell with the 'left'! I am finished, done, disillusioned and over it, the divorce papers have been filed and are now finalized and I am not going back. As of this day, I will no longer allow myself to be affiliated or endorse the 'left' in any way, shape or form. So long folks, it was real and it was fun but in the end it was unfulfilling and dare I say, a waste of time and effort. Is this overly harsh? Perhaps it is but the break had to be made and it can no longer be put off. I assure you, this was no hasty decision but rather something that has been a slow and agonizing process, a steady drip…drip…drip.., like Chinese water torture and suddenly the mind goes, the spirit breaks and the ugly reality of the situation cannot be denied or disguised. So to all of my good friends on the left I wish you the very best but I am no longer one of you and maybe I never was, it was never dogma to me only a desire for some sort of social fairness and a fair shot but the American left being a shell of it's former self with labor broken and the DLC corporatists having taken over the Democratic party it has been reduced to shills for the Democrats and squabbling identity groups each with an agenda that prevents any sort of unity necessary for a mass movement for real change. Sucks but that is just the way it has to be.
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The Terrorists are Coming! The Terrorists are Coming!
It has been a bountiful week for those who still vehemently back the PNAC doctrine and the phony war on terror is back with a vengeance. Friday's surprise announcement by the Obama administration Justice Department that the big bad planner of the 9/11 attacks is going to be tried in New York City and a GASP civilian court sent shockwaves through the fascist right and set off a flurry of puckering assholes that loudly rang out from Washington to Tel Aviv. Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the reputed mastermind behind the false flag black op that took place over eight years past and rebooted American history much to the glee of the war freaks will be leaving Guantanamo Bay and coming to the Big Apple in what will likely be the biggest rally of Deathers, Birthers and teabagger terrorists in history. They won't have to doctor any crowd photos for this one, you can bet that marching orders are already being cut, Christian Zionist phone trees are ablaze and the imbecile polemicists like Krauthammer, Kristol and Goldberg will be shrieking with manufactured outrage worth every damned penny to the Military Industrial Complex and the Israeli right-wingers who subsidize the drivel that is grist for the genocide machine.
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Hey, Didn't John McCain LOSE the Election?
By Ed Encho in War
I am a war criminal; I bombed innocent women and children"
-John McCain
From the treatment by the corporatist whore mainstream media you would think that John McCain was somehow still relevant. In the latest example the old loser and self-admitted war criminal is whoring himself out to the lazy cretins who masquerade as journalists in shilling for the escalation of the war in Afghanistan. McCain is ordering President Obama to make the decision on sending more troops into the meatgrinder NOW. I have to say that the ongoing forum for this asshat who has become a fixture on the Sunday morning bloviation circuit and as much a frontman for the Military Industrial Complex as the old phony Ronald Reagan was for the rising fascist tide is rather astonishing but not unpredictable. Anyone with any sense at all learned long ago not to trust a goddamned thing that the pocket media has to say even if they never even heard of Operation Mockingbird.
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Star Spangled Land of Misfit Toys
Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don't know because we don't want to know.
I have long found Chris Hedges to be a beacon of morality in the belly of the beast that is post 9/11 fascist America. His book War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning is a superbly written, uncompromising look at the horrors of war seen through the eyes of a man who has been there, Hedges served as a war correspondent in some of the most vicious and senseless slaughtering sprees of the late Twentieth Century. His sheer courage in coming out in the early days of the Bushreich and denouncing war during a commencement address at Rockford College when the phony War on Terror was just ramping up during which he was jeered by the audience, his microphone cut off and he was run like a rabid dog from the campus, later his employer, the so-called liberal New York Times stabbed him in the back. Hedges went on to write what I consider to be a definitive expose of the authoritarian Christian Right entitled American Fascists and contributes weekly columns to the fine website Truthdig. As a fan, it was only natural that I would pick up his latest scathing condemnation of the dumb, foul rottenness that is America in terminal decline and while uneven it delivers like a baseball bat to the head. We truly are living in the existential Hell that is the Empire of Illusion.
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IOC Says BOHICA* to Obama
The BRIC's Don't Want No Pricks
The International Olympic Committee in a stunning display on the increasing prominence of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China) delivered a massive smackdown of the now obvious (to all but Murkans) illusionary American economic might of the Ponzi Wall Street machine when Chicago was eliminated from hosting the Olympics. This despite the Pope of Hope's pilgrimage to Copenhagen, one of those damned Eurpoeen (sic) Socialist countries to pander for the awarding of the 2016 games to the Windy City where the inconvenience would totally fuck thousands of people trying to get to work for weeks like in Atlanta in 94….not that it matters, by then at the rate we are going thanks to the three headed monster of Geithner-Summers-Bernanke nobody will have fucking jobs anyway as the monthly unemployment figures (cooked as they are) only go up and Americans are on the road to serfdom and poverty.
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ACORN: The Militant Negro Bogeyman
Republican Replicant Army of Bull Connor Clones on the Attack
That damned anti-Semite Jimmy Carter has taken some time out from his Jew baiting to join the Communist conspiracy by enlisting as a propagandist in the militant nigger forces who will rip babies from their mother's wombs, gas granny and indoctrinate the nation's youth into the evil Marxist mind warp….oh and they'll take yer guns too. Former President Carter, screech the drooling peckerwood Beckers, Birthers, Deathers and Dumbasses is a race traitor, a hemmoroid according to the Grand Poobah of white populist propaganda who should know a thing or two about such things after an pesky anal cyst kept him out of the military. The latest fusillade from the fascist fifth column, a gaggle of pissy crybabies playing the victimhood card for the millionth or so time involves the hated activist organization ACORN that long ago became codespeak in true RepubliKKKan fashion for NIGGERS. The outcry is deafening over the latest manufactured scandal involving ACORN, a suspicious sting operation designed to manufacture outrage over an attempt to convert a house into a brothel. Gotta love the indignant wailing of the GOPiggies, a dangerous anti-American political thug organization that still boasts an influential Senator, one David Vitter of Louisiana whose weird diaper fetish led him to employ prostitutes including the conveniently suicided D.C. Madame. The irony is so thick that you can choke on it, that is if you aren't choking back the vomit over this latest outburst of reverse racism.
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The Beckers: An Army of Darkness
"The preparations for Hate Week were in full swing, and the staffs of all the Ministries were working overtime. Processions, meetings, military parades, lectures, waxworks, displays, film shows, telescreen programmes all had to be organized; stands had to be erected, effigies built, slogans coined, songs written, rumours circulated, photographs faked..".
– George Orwell
The angry, shrieking hordes came forth this weekend in the nation's capitol, waving their racist placards, their bagged birth certificates, their Gadsden flags and their Nancy Pelosi Nazi signs. The were legion and they got media coverage, unlike the massive antiwar demonstrations during the darkest days of the Bushreich when these phony patriots, aggrieved citizens and authority worshipping swine were content the 'Bomb Em All and Let God Sort Em Out' foreign policy of their Jesus kissed emperor. It was a gathering of blistering hatred, many smaller 'tea parties' were being staged across the fruited plain on that marvelous day, the day after the hallowed 8th anniversary festivities that marked the coming of the glory of the lord on that historic Tuesday morning when the American Reichstag Fire dragged us kicking, screaming and swaddled in the almighty stars-n-stripes into the New American Century.
9/12 Project, Corporate Propaganda, fifth columnists, Glenn Beck, Neo-Fascists, Obama Racism, oligarchy, Race Baiting, Right Wing Cranks, tea baggers, tea parties
Happy 8th Anniversary – Now Investigate 9/11!
Last night when I was watching the NFL grand kickoff festivities it just amazed me on how much more extravagant that the bread and circuses become as the American empire enters the stage of terminal rot. Eaten from within by looters using the full power of the state to confiscate the tax dollars of the American citizens for their financial gambling schemes and to throw anyone into a for profit prison gulag system who dares to complain about it as well as the termites and maggots like Rep. Joe Wilson who proudly serve as the guardians of the fascist oligarchy. Of course there is the menace of rising demagogue Glenn Beck and the full might of the shadow government that is all too happy to have a money loser as an ace propagandist, liberals extol the virtues of the boycotts by Beck advertisers but it doesn't mean jack fucking shit – the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Washington Times has been a huge money loser practically since its inception but it's true value is as a forum to distort and mold public opiniong, a launching pad for the slime, swill, sleaze and lies that reverberate throughout the right wing echo chamber media. Former Vice President Henry A. Wallace said it best:
The American fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of truth and fact. Their newspapers and propaganda carefully cultivate every fissure of disunity, every crack in the common front against fascism.
9/11, 9/11 Lies, 9/11 Truth, false flag, Media Lies, military industrial complex, Neo Cons, Phony War On Terror, Republican Exploitation of 9/11, Wars of Agression
The Pledge of Allegiance: The Real Indoctrination
By Ed Encho in Teaching
The unhinged dregs of American society that are the Birthers, Birchers, Deathers, Jesus Juicers and assorted other rabid dogs of the far right have had their star spangled panties in a wad over the dreaded brown-skinned devil's 'indoctrination' speech to the nation's school children. Now it is lost on these increasingly strident and violent morons that there is absolutely nothing either Communist or Socialist in Obama's bailing out of the Wall Street casinos with tax dollars, the escalation of an increasingly bloody and futile quagmire in Afghanistan and the coming selling down the river of the nation's uninsured for the benefit of the insurance industry parasites so why even bother with the REAL indoctrination going on in classrooms. The Pledge of Allegiance.
American Eugenics, American Fascism, American imperialism, Angry White Men, Civil Unrest, Idiocracy, Idiot Nation, John Taylor Gatto, Neo-Fascists, Obama Indoctrination, Pledge of Allegience


Need to back up data on your iPhone? Doing so not only makes trading in your phone a breeze, but also provides a safe storage place for your personal info and documents.
Kicking off a new series of Gazelle Guide videos, our latest video dives into two quick, easy ways to back up data on your iPhone: iCloud and iTunes.
Both ways take mere minutes and will certainly save you from future stress if anything should happen to your phone (i.e. surprise dives into a pool or toilet). For those wanting readable direction, follow these easy steps towards total iPhone data backup peace of mind.
First, make sure that your phone is connected to a WiFi network.
Then, go to Settings > [your name], and tap iCloud. If you haven't made the update and you're still using iOS 10.2 or earlier, go to Settings and tap the iCloud tab.
Make sure that iCloud Backup is turned on, then tap iCloud Backup or Backup for earlier iOS.
Finally, tap Back Up Now. Make sure your WiFi connection is solid and you're ready for backup!
To make sure that the backup finished, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Storage > Manage Storage, then choose your device. For older iOS, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage > Manage Storage, then tap on your device. The backup should appear in the details with the newly completed information.
Make sure your iPhone is connected to a power source and WiFi.
It's important to know that you get 5BG of iCloud storage free of charge. Check your storage under settings if the backup is giving you problems. Additional storage is offered for about $1 per 50 GB through your iCloud account in your Settings.
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Visitors may register on-site during any day of the exhibition. After purchasing an admission ticket visitors may fill out a registration form and submit it to a registration desk to receive their entrance badge. Registration booths and registration desks are located in front of the exhibition hall.
Business Days Pre-Registration FREE Business days are for Buyers, professionals in the Coffee Industry.
Those with the invitation ticket and/or online purchased tickets are allowed to enter.
Public Days Onsite Registration Adult 10,000KWN Public days are for anyone who wish to visit the exhibition. For less traffic, the morning times are recommend.


23 Latest PANDORA Rings 2019 & Styling Tips - Awesome Design, You Most like!
You can gift them their favorite item of jewelry to make them happy in their toughest time. Because rings are something more than any other jewelry.
But if you want to express your feeling with any jewelry, a ring is the best option!
Pandora has a huge collection of rings for any occasion to choose from.
You can choose for yourself or your friends and family to celebrate and inspire them at their special moment.
But you need to be a little bit careful about size and design while buying a ring. Because if you get the wrong size, it can be the cause of regretting.
But if you consider the following tips I've mentioned, you'll be able to get the perfect ring which can help you to make your special moment more precious.
A glance on it this ring seems like two sparkling ribbons are twisted. These ribbon like thin stripes are embellished with cubic zirconia stones all around.
It is perfect as it is for daily use and corporate environment. You can also pair this ring with your other stackable pieces to create own statement.
A girly ring with a cute little bow on top. Rose gold is plated on sterling silver to give this ring a warm pinking vibe. The front part and the bow at the center is covered with cubic zirconia for glittering effect.
I don't like to mix this ring with any other stackable ones; that ruins the delicacy of the bow. Pairing this ring with a classic one only complements this ring properly.
Silver ring with a big round zirconia at the center. The line of clear stones around the round stone and the front part of this ring gives it a traditional taste.
It can be a great gift for the elders of your family like mother, in law or grannie, to win their hearts. It is budget friendly but by the look of it, many mistake this zirconia ring as diamond.
Another ring of timeless elegance series. This one is adorned with a bid square Zinconia at the center. The square shape of the center stone makes it bolder.
As a budget option for wedding or engagement ring, this one is an ideal choice. You will want to wear this ring for the rest of your life once you have it. This ring is suitable to wear for day to night events.
This one is a sterling silver ring with simplistic design. Tiny cubic zirconia stones are placed all around the ring. A large heart shape with a bigger clear cubic zirconia stands out from others and is placed in the center.
It is a budget ring to wear casually with your daily outfits. While going out, mix and match this ring with other ones to make it more suitable for an outing.
It is a gorgeous sterling silver ring with leafs all around its ½ inches wide outer side. The 60 pieces of cubic zirconia placed in those leafs for a dazzling look.
Evening parties and dinner dates are the best occasions to wear this ring. Shimmering leaves of this ring is enough to complement your gown. Even an ordinary dress will create a stunning impression when paired with this ring.
A beautiful silver ring, combined with five rings, entwined with one another. Three rings are cubic zirconia studded all around and two are classic polished rings. Together all these rings give this ring a considerable width, that, it is perfect this way, no need to pair this with any other adornment in your hand.
When in a rush, slip this ring in your finger. Because, you don't have to think much about whether it matches with your outfit or not. It goes with every outfit and fits for any event.
This one is the rose gold version of the previous item from PANDORA. The beautiful rose gold color on the ring emphasizes the white cubic zirconia stones on it.
It is perfect to create a luxurious look and can be worn in grand events. Compared to silver, this color looks better on olive and tanned skin.
Two sterling silver rings are welded together with a small gap in between to create this artistic ring. Apart from the cubic zirconia stones all around the two rings, little hearts are engraved on both sides of these ring, making it more beautiful.
It is a size 16 ring. So, it will perfectly fit on women with wider fingers. Besides, it can be worn on thumb of others as well. The gap between the rings creates an illusion of wider width.
Four strands of zirconia studded sterling silver are used to form this ring. The in between gap creates a crisscross shape, making this ring wider.
This one is a wide ring, does not need any other accessories on hands to emphasize your look. It is a trendy piece, so, it is better not to wear this ring with traditional cloths.
A slim silver glitter ribbon is wrapped around your finger and tied in a knot; that's what it looks like after slipping this cute ring on.
This girly ring goes with feminine and romantic styles. It can be a perfect gift for your sister or girlfriend.
A super simple slender ring with cubic zirconia paved on it. Rose gold is plated on sterling silver ring. Little hearts are curved at the sides to enhance its beauty.
The gorgeous rose gold color of this ring speaks of its own. It is a stackable ring; I prefer putting this on the outer side if you are wearing three rings together. That way, the tiny hearts at the side of the ring will show!
A simple, classic polished silver ring with no stones. However, PANDORA's iconic hearts engraving at the sides of this ring makes this ring unique from other classic style rings of different manufacturers.
You can never go wrong with a classic piece of jewelry. This ring is a must have for every PANDORA lover. As a gift, this ring will suit ladies with minimalism philosophy.
It is a tiny princess tiara for your fingers. Sterling silver and large zirconia are used to create dazzling effect.
It is not stackable type ring, but still you can add one thin ring at the bottom of the tiara to make it look bigger. For a budget gift, you can invest in it for the girls who still believe in fairy tales.
A simple crown shaped silver ring with zirconia all around.
Nowadays looks are incomplete without a crown ring. This ring is simple and large to wear this alone on your thumb.
Rose gold plated silver ring with curved princess tiara design. Only one zirconia is placed at the top of the crown to make statement.
The best part of this ring is, it fits in a tight budget. As there is one stone only, the price is far less than the multiple stone ones. Besides, the curved design of the tiara makes this ring wide and more noticeable. Wear it at friend's day out with casual or girly clothes.
Silver ring with princess tiara design. A small zirconia is placed on the top of the crown.
This is one of the best selling rings of PANDORA from 2018 collection. Everyone wears this putting the tiara on front. I suggest doing the reverse. Experiment with placing the back of the crown at the front. This will look different guaranteed.
Silver ring with heart shaped princess tiara design. Lots of zirconias is placed on the top of the shapes of heart of the crown.
Like other tiara rings, this is sufficient all alone, or can be paired with others for more dramatic beauty.
Little hollow hearts are crafted all around this silver ring. The outline of the hearts are dotted to give this ring a rugged texture.
It is a pale ring. Wearing this ring with other colorful ones pops up the hearts instantly.
Hearts of love ring comes with two hearts at end of this open ended ring. One heart has white enamel paint on it and another one is polished. The body of the ring is dotted.
Finally, a re-sizable ring in this list! The advantage is, you can wear this on any finger. These kind of rings are left alone on one finger. Staking this with other ones never leaves good impression.
A open ended ring with zirconia stones. It is silver and has large square and circular stones at the ends of this ring.
It is a beautiful eye-catchy ring. Never wear anything bold with this to over do your accessories. Mid aged women love this piece of rings; so, this one can be an unforgettable gift for your mother or big sister.
It is more of a band, less like a ring. Made with silver and crafted with zirconia on the borders of the band. The middle part is enamel painted for eye catchy boldness. The sides of this wide band is engraved with the PANDORA signature little hearts.
It is a bold piece of jewelry, hence you need to wear it more carefully and be choosy about where you are taking it. It is best to wear it alone to minimize the confusions. Because, sometimes less is more.
It is a fashionable ring which is made with combining two different rings in one. One ring is sleek and has PANDORA marked on it and other one has beautiful texture of zirconias on it.
It is best to wear this piece with super trendy attires to maximize its charm. Try to make your other accessories minimal to make it more noticeable.
As a gift, it is one of the best choice for engagement and wedding. Give this to your woman to promise your love and faithfulness all your life.
If you've planned for buying a ring for yourself or to gift to someone, Pandora is the best choice as they have a wide range of collection.
You can choose one for everyday use or for any special day or you can even choose their statement collection to express yourself to someone.
So before buying a Pandora ring you need to know about the available types of them.
Pandora's stacking rings are today's popular trend. They are beautiful and wear in a set of 3 or 4. You can create your own style with them in a unique way. You can add as many as you want and create your story.
They are available in all types of metal. The best thing with Pandora stacking rings is there are no rules, you can choose whatever you want and make your own style.
You can also choose from Pandora's statement ring collection and mark anything significant.
In short, Pandora statement rings can be a unique way to express yourself to your dearest one. They are available in sterling silver and 14k gold.
Pandora eternity rings are the most amazing way to symbolize your timeless devotion and endless love.
This collection represents your love & commitment and can be a thoughtful, romantic gift to your loved one.
Pandora Tiara ring collection is the best option for a parent to express their affection and love to their little princess to cherish her.
And they are the most popular collection in all.
Pandora's birthstone collection is a great way to celebrate birthdays. You'll find two different types of birthstone ring in their collection- with a bauble band and another one is with a smooth band.
You can also wear them with stacking rings by pairing with any silver or cubic zirconia bands, they will work as a frame and show the birthstone.
If you choose a ring with a slim band you may need to go down for a size as it will slip easily over your knuckle.
But if you are choosing a wide band, you need to go up for a size to be comfortable with it.
If you are buying stacking rings, you should go for a little big one. Because the more ring you add to your finger, the tighter it becomes. So it is better to have some room to start with.
Usually when you are trying rings for buying your hands will become warmer, at that time you'll find them little bit expanded. And when your hands are cold, they shrink a little bit.
So while buying the Pandora ring, you should consider this and choose the right size.
Pandora uses European sizing for their rings and the size range is 48- 60. You can contact their customer support regarding the size you need or download their sizing guideline to determine the size you need.
If you've found your Pandora ring, you need to take proper care of it to wear it for a long time.
Though all jewelry tarnishes with time, proper care can stop it happing faster. You can follow these easy steps for taking care of your favorite Pandora ring.
You may love to wear your Pandora ring forever but to protect it from tarnish, you should remove it sometime. Pandora recommends to remove the ring before bathing and swimming or other sports activity or before going to bed. According to them, the best practice is to not expose your ring to UV light or any rough cleaning products or chemical.
When you are not wearing your ring, store it in a tarnish resistant pouch or ziplock plastic bag. Always store them away from natural sunlight and heat.
And never leave it in the bathroom as it may come in contact with water which accelerates the tarnishing process.
For regular cleaning, you can use a polishing cloth. If you want to clean your ring thoroughly, you can use soapy lukewarm water and a soft brush to clean it. And after cleaning with water, you must let it dry properly.
Buying a ring for you or someone you care is the best way to express your ultimate care for them.
Hope you have got the basic idea about Pandora rings.
The most important thing for choosing a ring is the style and then determine the right size.
So it's simple as pie!
And you must have known that they have a huge collection of rings. You can choose for any occasion and as a gift for your loved one or for yourself.
The most interesting thing is, you can use your Pandora ring as a pendant in your Pandora chain.
So get them for you or your friends and family and express your unique style!


text:
Johanna Flynn
"Growing Ideas through Fiction"
Johanna grew up in Spokane, Washington.
Her curiosity ranges from the arts to science to accounting. All sorts of topics catch her interest. But her biggest thrill is connecting with others and sharing views.
She believes that's why she wanted to become a writer from a young age and why she likes many different authors and genres.
She wrote her first book at age ten. Sadly, she could not find an agent for it. In reality, she had no idea what an agent was or that she needed one. What counted was she wanted to write a story, to get something on paper, and to share it.
At about the same time her dad gave her a small camera, so the pictures you see on this website are hers.
Like many, the dream of becoming a writer had to wait. But during those years, she spent time learning the craft, taking classes, and joining writers' groups. She learned that writing is hard, often lonely work. The biggest lesson she learned is to persist.
Johanna feels lucky to belong to a group of talented writers and to have friends and relatives, who are her biggest fans, who give useful feedback, and who support her on this journey.
Johanna and her husband, Jim, now live in Olympia with their dog, Woodstock.
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Johanna Flynn, Author
For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to share ideas and stories with people, to engage in conversation about issues that affect us as a whole. This page is devoted to my journey as a storyteller.
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Last Thursday May 26, 2011 I was fortunate to attend the 1st pasta cook book of ELBA Italy's "My Elba Kitchen" launched held at The Grove by Rockwell. The event was attended by the prominent people of cooking industry. The launched was sponsored mainly by The Grove by Rockwell and Ilustrado Catering Group and with cooperation of the young culinary artists/talents from one of the Manila's top and pioneering culinary school, CCA.
Chef Darin Epp from MAXIM cookwares started the cooking and presented his mastered talent with the crowd with a pasta dishes that can be found within the cook book itself. Furthermore Chef Richie Custodio, wow the crowd with his collabaration and features of cooking together with the CCA manila students as his assistant perfectly cooked every meal.
Chefs, media personalities, cooking experts and suppliers gathered around in one roof to make this launched a successful event. Joined by the ELBA's main celebrity Chef endorser Chef Sau del Rosario, Treviso Corporations Samantha and Brian Hontiveros and Chef Darin Epp.
And to finished the evnt of course the photo opps of the people behind the successful collabaoration of this cook book like the 9 CCA students and their guru Chef Richie Custodio, Ideal Pasta and ELBA executives and other sponsor bosses and representatives.
@Pepper, Thanks sis hehe...exciting to bake cake na yeayy..
@Joy, yes sis you should and lets cook pasta together heheh....hugs for you sis mwahhhget well soon mwahhh..