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Q: wp_insert_post() get Fatal Error from Plugin I'm realizing a sort of "page" inside admin area to insert post manually without the default method. This is only the begin...
Anyway, after firing Insert button of the form, the article is inserted, but i get a big long error: Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function ....
Here is the code:
<?php
/*
Plugin Name: TEST Importer
Plugin URI:
Description: No description.
Text Domain:
Author: The author
Version: 1.0
Author URI: http://www.example.net/
*/

if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
    exit;
}

add_action( 'admin_menu', 'my_plugin_menu' );
function my_plugin_menu() {
add_menu_page(
    'Importer',
    'IMPORTER',
    'manage_options',
    'importer',
    'display_content', //function
    'dashicons-video-alt3',
    50
    );
}
add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'register_importer_styles' );
function register_importer_styles() {
    wp_enqueue_style( 'importer', plugins_url('importer.css', __FILE__) );
    wp_enqueue_script( 'importer', plugins_url('importer.js', __FILE__) );
}

if (isset($_POST['insert'])) {
    $title = $_POST['data'];
/*require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-load.php' );*/

$my_post = array(
'post_title'    => $title,
'post_content'  => 'content here',
'post_status'   => 'draft',
'post_author'   => 1,
);

wp_insert_post( $my_post );

/*if ($post_id) {
// insert post meta
add_post_meta($post_id, 'duration', $seconds);
add_post_meta($post_id, 'quality', $is_hd);
}*/

}

add_action( 'admin_head', 'my_custom_admin_head' );
function my_custom_admin_head() { ?>
<script type="text/javascript">
    //Some javascript code...
</script>;
<?php }

function display_content() { ?>

<div id="main_importer_area">

<form action="<?php echo admin_url('admin.php?page=importer'); ?>" method="post">
    <input id="jx_text" type="text" name="data" >
    <input id="ins_btn" type="submit" value="Insert" name="insert">
</form>

</div>
<?php } ?>

I hope somebody can help me... thanks a lot!
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function is_user_logged_in() in /home/***/public_html/wp-includes/post.php:2191
Stack trace:
#0 /home/***/public_html/wp-includes/post.php(6008): _count_posts_cache_key('post', 'readable')
#1 /home/***/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(286): _transition_post_status('draft', 'new', Object(WP_Post))
#2 /home/***/public_html/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(310): WP_Hook->apply_filters('', Array)
#3 /home/***/public_html/wp-includes/plugin.php(453): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)
#4 /home/***/public_html/wp-includes/post.php(4036): do_action('transition_post...', 'draft', 'new', Object(WP_Post))
#5 /home/***/public_html/wp-includes/post.php(3496): wp_transition_post_status('draft', 'new', Object(WP_Post))
#6 /home/***/public_html/wp-content/plugins/importer/importer.php(45): wp_insert_post(Array)
#7 /home/***/public_html/wp-settings.php(305): include_once('/home/yo.../...')
#8 /home/***/public_html/wp-config.php(89): require_o in /home/***/public_html/wp-includes/post.php on line 2191

A: So If I understand correctly you are creating a custom import plugin to wordpress outside the normal wordpress scope.
Therefore you don't have access to the functions inside .pluggable.php like is_user_logged_in you can redefine them in your plugin or you can just use
require_once( ABSPATH . "wp-includes/pluggable.php" );

You will also not be able to use wp_insert_post without
require_once( ABSPATH . "wp-includes/wp-load.php" );

loading the WordPress environment in your naked PHP is most often bad practice.
I would recommend loading your plugin within the WordPress environment. You can do this by rendering your form with a shortcode or a custom template than all these functions will be available to you.

A: I also had the same issue. But i fixed it with:
require_once( ABSPATH . "wp-includes/pluggable.php" );

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Biografia
Poco dopo la sua nascita, la sua famiglia si trasferì a Chicago, negli USA.
È diventata famosa grazie alla canzone Kthehu (in italiano Ritorna), uscita negli USA.
All'età di 19 anni, Genta tornò in Kosovo per pubblicare la canzone Dridhem. Questa canzone ottenne un immediato successo e Gentiana rimase in Kosovo, dove continuò ad ottenere successi. Scrive principalmente musica pop.
Ha prodotto anche canzoni in inglese e continua a produrle in albanese.
Una canzone di recente successo è stata Game Over.

Discografia

Album
2004 - Mos më shiko
2005 - Më e forta jam unë ("Io sono la più forte")
2006 - Posesiv ("Possessivo")
2009 - Zero zero
2010 - Planet me
2011 - Guximi

Collegamenti esterni

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The Deep South is one of the best regions in America for a good old-fashioned road trip, with miles and miles of open roads that can be covered in a matter of weeks. Indeed, there's plenty to see and do on the road, with the food, culture and music of Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia all to be explored. From the Mississippi River Road to the streets of New Orleans, the Deep South has mountains, lakes and bustling towns.
Seeing all of it (or at least the parts that you want) is going to take quite a bit of planning, complete with phone in hand. Here are the best apps to use when traveling in the Deep South.
It's usually helpful to use a GPS navigation app when on a road trip. The Google Maps app is the go-to option here. It is simple to use and has features such as real-time traffic updates and alternative routes. You can also use it offline, which is handy for saving data, but be careful of phone battery life as you use it.
To help you to plan your route during your Deep South road trip, you can use the Waze app, a community-driven app in which people recommend what routes to take, and equally important, which ones you shouldn't. Users update the app with information about traffic jams and collisions so that you can keep on road tripping.
As any road tripper or indeed any driver will know, you're going to need gas when you're on the road—and gas doesn't come cheap! If driving only a short distance or filling up a little bit, heading to a local pump is usually an economical choice, but when out on the wide-open roads for weeks at a time, it pays to buy gas at the cheapest place, which could save you up to $1 per gallon. The GasBuddy app will let you see prices and locate your cheapest options.
In the Deep South, the weather is hot and humid. So, you should always carry water to be safe, but also be aware of the weather to make sure you don't run into a storm without preparation. The Yahoo Weather app is a good choice.
Road trips are awesome, but there can be long and tiring stretches on the road for both the driver and passengers. Apps for entertainment are sometimes needed to fill in the gaps.
The PokerStars app is a solid option for a bit of gaming and has plenty of Texas Hold 'em cash games and tournaments, although you will only be able to use play money when road tripping in the Deep South. You'll also find plenty of casinos here, so live play is also available.
If you would rather sit around and have a read, the Amazon Kindle app has more than 180,000 e-books from which to choose from. Not all of them are bestsellers, but there's a lot of gems and classic books on offer, too. Then there's the Netflix app for watching a little bit of mindless American television. We all do it.
Of course, road trips are best enjoyed with a soundtrack of your creation, and there's no better app for that than the Spotify app, which has a massive 30 million songs that you can play and add to your playlists. Those long stretches are not going to seem so long with a bit of music, and Spotify gives you the opportunity to warm up and get ready for a bit of New Orleans' jazz.
When you need a break, which you should do often for both rest and enjoyment, then it can be useful to have apps that let you know where and when you can stop and what facilities are available. The iExit app is an interstate exit guide to facilities such as ATMs, rest points, restaurants and hotels.
Meanwhile, the Roadside America app shows you the location of roadside attractions and oddities and even has a sunset alert feature so that you can pull over and capture the moment. When it goes dark, you can whip out the GoSkyWatch app to do a bit of stargazing—it shows you the location and names of stars, planets and constellations.
Though you might prefer to camp out, at the end of those particularly grueling days on the road, you might want to make life easy by booking a night at a hotel. You can use the Booking.com or Hotels.com apps to make your reservation and find the best hotels based on reviews and prices. The HotelTonight app specializes in last-minute deals, so if you ever find yourself in need, you can check it out to see what's still left.
A road trip in the Deep South is one of the most rewarding vacations you can have. This relatively wild and unexplored part of America has many secrets, and with a well-planned road trip, you can uncover some for yourself. The apps we mentioned here will help to make your trip run smoothly.
Carter County, Tennessee, photo by Idawriter from Wikimedia Commons.


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Newsletter N°3 – June 2022
Home » Newsletter N°3 – June 2022
Find here the content of the Newsletter N°3 of June 2022
Intro and news of the website
The content of the Automobile Museums website has just increased significantly, with 23 new museums. There are now 72 museums listed, spread over 13 countries.
2 countries have joined the list with the Hellenic Motor Museum in Greece, and several museums in the United States, including the National Corvette Museum, the California Automobile Museum (Sacramento), the Mullin Automotive Museum created by Peter Mullin to exhibit his collection, and the very recent Savoy Automobile Museum in Georgia. The choice for the US was to start with an eclectic selection of private collections, regional museums and manufacturers' museums.
For Europe, about fifteen museums were added to the list, with a selection of private collections, regional and national museums and manufacturers' museums: Alfa Romeo, Lamborghini, the National Automobile Museum of Turin in Italy, Aston Martin and the National Motor Museum of Beaulieu in England, Autoworld Brussels and Abarth Works in Belgium, the Gianadda Foundation in Switzerland.
New references also in France, with notably the musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris and the Aventure Michelin…
A big thank you to all the museums that have provided information and photos, allowing to make the pages more attractive…
Take the time to visit the site and discover all these magnificent, amazing cars, symbols of the automobile passion still alive! And with the vacations approaching, don't forget to visit the site to discover the museums to put on your cultural program for the summer.
There are still many museums to explore, so the site will continue to grow, but the next big "project" will be the addition of an English version!
Visit of the month
The Bertrand de Passemar Collection at Chateau de Sanxet
The Bertrand de Passemar Collection at the Chateau de Sanxet, near Bergerac – France, exhibits about forty old cars in an outbuilding of the château. This collection gathers the favorites of the creator of the collection, mainly French and English cars.
Exhibitions of the month
As the Automobile Museums web site was only in French at that time, articles in English related to the May 2022 Newsletter have been grouped on one single page. Exhibitions of the month were:
National Automobile Museum of Mulhouse – events 2022 – Mulhouse – France
Reunion of the 7 Bugatti 101 at the National Automobile Museum
Alfa Romeo Storico exhibition at Autoworld Brussels
Sarolea motorcycles at Autoworld Brussels
The F1 Legends at Louwman Musuem (Netherlands)
Summer Animations at the Maurice Dufresne Museum (Azay le Rideau – France)
2022 Temporary Exhibitions at the Savoy Automotive Museum – Cartersville – Georgia/USA
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Ousted USC president received $7.7M payout in wake of sex-abuse, drug scandals
That would have put him at the top of the most recent list of compensation for private university leaders by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
USC officials declined to speak with USA TODAY about the compensation, as detailed in the private university's most recent tax filings.
A statement from the USC Board of Trustees said the board voted to honor Nikias' contract and agreed "to certain other provisions to accelerate his departure."
The tax filing revealed a $3 million, no-interest housing loan for Nikias, who lived in the on-campus president's home through the end of 2018.
Ex-Miss Kentucky Sentenced to Prison on Sex Crime Charge
FILE – In this Sept. 13, 2014 file photo, Miss Kentucky Ramsey Carpenter participates in the Miss America Shoe Parade at the Atlantic City boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Ramsey BethAnn Bearse, 29, received her two-year sentence in Kanawha County Circuit Court on Tuesday.
She was also sentenced to an additional 10 years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender for life, according to Kanawha Assistant Prosecutor Meshell Jarrett.
The former middle school educator pleaded guilty to one count of possessing material depicting minors in sexually explicit conduct in December 2019, news outlets reported.
She was initially charged with four counts of sending obscene material to a minor.
Firefighters resume fighting Bonhomme Richard blaze after evacuation
Fire crews on the USS Bonhomme Richard were still fighting Thursday to contain a blaze that broke out on Sunday. Photo via Naval Surface Forces/Twitter
"Out of an abundance of caution the pier and ship were cleared of personnel due to an initial shift in the ship's list," said a tweet from Naval Surface Forces posted at 11 p.m. Pacific time Wednesday.
"Personnel are now pier side. We will continue to monitor as the ship settles."
According to the Navy, by Thursday morning firefighters were still working to contain the blaze on the amphibious assault ship, which broke out Sunday morning.
Firefighters were able to board the ship, which had begun to tilt due to excessive water used to contain the fire, after about an hour pierside.
6 Macy's execs get combined $9M in bonuses after cutting 3,900 jobs
Six top executives at Macy's have received millions of dollars in bonuses combined weeks after the company cut thousands of more jobs, filings show. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Bloomberg Law first reported on the filings.
Earlier this month, the board reversed top executives' temporary pay cuts in place since April 1, which means that Gennette, who took a pay cut, is now back to a $1.3 million annual rate.
Macy's announced plans in February to close 125 stores over three years and cut about 2,000 corporate jobs.
More recently, on June 25, the company announced it will cut 3,900 corporate and management-level jobs as part of strategy to save $630 million to cope with the economic fallout of COVID-19.
West Virginia U. Police Chief Faces Calls for Firing over Pro-Police Flag in Home
According to a report by Campus Reform, West Virginia University Chief W.P. Chedester apologized last week in response to the outrage that erupted after students noticed a "thin blue line" American flag on display in Chedester's home during a video conference.
Many students called on Chedester to resign in response to the student's outrage. In a tweet, the university announced that Chief Chedester wanted to apologize to the community for any pain that was caused by the flag.
"During our Campus Conversation today, UPD Chief W.P. Chedester had an American flag with a blue stripe on display. After hearing feedback from our community, he realizes the hurt he has caused and has removed the flag," the university wrote in a tweet.
Space Force selects 2,410 volunteers for reassignment from Air Force
Gen. Jay Raymond (R), Chief of Space Operations, and CMSgt Roger Towberman (L), with Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett present President Donald Trump with the official flag of the United States Space Force in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C.,Pool Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI
According to the Space force, those selected from the pool of volunteer applicants were in space operations career fields.
Other volunteers were from fields common to the Air Force and the Space Force, such as intelligence, cyberspace operations, developmental engineers and acquisition managers.
More than 16,000 military members and civilian Department of Defense personnel have already been assigned to the Space Force, which was created in December.
GRAPHIC: Remains of 5 Migrants Found in Texas County 80 Miles from Border
Photo: Brooks County Sheriff's Office/Deputy Raul Narvaez
In a period covering less than 30 days, Brooks County Sheriff's Office deputies recovered the bodies or remains of five migrants who died on desolate ranches after being abandoned by human smugglers.
The smugglers force the migrants to march through the soft sand and heat of the Texas summer as they attempt to circumvent the Falfurrias Border Patrol Immigration Checkpoint, according to information received from sheriff's office officials this week.
"These smugglers could care less if you survive the trip around the Border Patrol checkpoint," the sheriff continued.
"If you become fatigued, dehydrated, overheated, injured, or for any other reason you can't keep up, they simply abandon you and leave you to die."
MD Thwarts $501M Theft Via 48K Stolen Identities, Job Claims
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the Department of Labor thwarted a fraudulent scheme using 47,500 stolen identities.(Chip Somodevilla Getty Images/Getty Images)
"It is obviously a coordinated, criminal enterprise because this is not, you know, just random people in their basement that stole somebody's identity," Hogan said.
"It's a large, sophisticated criminal enterprise."
The Maryland Department of Labor caught the attempted theft over the weekend of July 4 when workers noticed an influx of out-of-state residents applying for unemployment insurance.
These identities were not stolen from Maryland's unemployment database, Hogan emphasized. The stolen identities came from previous federal breaches, he said.
Hogan said the identities of people who filed for unemployment insurance in Maryland were not compromised.
Anybody who fears their information was stolen should email ui.fraud@maryland.gov.
Video shows protesters get shipment of bats before Brooklyn Bridge brawl
The delivery was made by a car parked on the street near City Hall, with one man seen retrieving six bats from the trunk, according to the footage provided by sources.
Police sources said the bats were delivered so the anti-cop activists could confront a "unity" rally proceeding over the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan.
The unity rally included clergy, law enforcement and community activists.
Spirit Airlines employees attacked in Florida airport by 3 passengers reportedly upset with flight delay
https://twitter.com/brilavie/status/1283447731659440129?s=20
Spirit customers Tymaya Wright, 20, Danaysha Dixon, 22, and Keira Ferguson, 21, were arrested and charged with battery after attacking the airline employees inside Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport's terminal four on Tuesday night, WTVJ reported.
Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) deputies said that the three Philadelphia women became upset when their flight home was delayed.
Video footage of the alleged melee hit Twitter on Wednesday, in a clip that has since been viewed over 1.8 million times.
NYPD seeks man who attacked police with wooden object during Brooklyn Bridge protest
🚨WANTED🚨 for ASSAULT ON A POLICE OFFICER on the Brooklyn Bridge. #Manhattan @NYPD5pct on 7/15/20 @ 10:10 AM 💰Reward up to $2500👓Seen him? Know who he is?☎Call 1-800-577-TIPS or DM us!📞Calls are CONFIDENTIAL! pic.twitter.com/NAE6iElmsJ
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) July 16, 2020
The NYPD's Crime Stoppers unit shared the video late Wednesday in a tweet that also announced a reward of up to $2,500 for any information that leads to the person's arrest.
A different video shows an all-out brawl between officers and protesters, which police said occurred after the initial attack.
Police said three officers were seriously hurt, including one who suffered an injury to his eye socket. Monahan suffered an injury that was not life-threatening to his hand.
Lara Logan: 'Paid professional anarchists' turning peaceful protests into riots
FOX NEWS VIDEO: Commentary/Opinion:
Lara Logan weighs in on violence against police in cities being rocked by protests and riots.
Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
As on many issues, there is an interesting difference between the opinions of white Democrats and non-white Democrats.
Just 28% of white Democrats think the nation is doing at least somewhat well in terms of living up to the ideal of equality.
However, non-white Democrats are a bit more upbeat; 40% think the nation is doing okay.[1]
Data released earlier showed that 74% of voters nationwide believe that "In daily life, most Americans generally get along regardless of race.
They find ways to work together and create a better community."
Spectacular Views of Comet Neowise
Neowise over Dublin, Ireland, on July 11, 2020 #
Mikalaureque / Shutterstock
For the next month, comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), otherwise known as "Neowise," will be visible in the night sky above much of the Northern Hemisphere.
The comet will be at its brightest this week, dimming as it moves away from the sun. I
f you have clear skies, head outside about an hour after sunset and look near the horizon to the northwest.
For the next week or so, if it's dark enough, Neowise might be visible to the naked eye, but you may need binoculars to see it well.
Nascar race in Bristol draws 20,000 fans, largest US sports crowd since March
Fans cheer during the Nascar Cup Series All-Star Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday night in Tennessee. Nascar allowed up to 30,000 fans to attend the race. Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Chase Elliott collected the checkered flag and soaked in the sounds of fans in the grandstands.
The spectators at Bristol Motor Speedway surged to the fence, chanted "USA! USA!" and celebrated Nascar's most popular driver.
Chase Elliott joined his father, Hall of Famer 'Awesome' Bill Elliott, as winner of Nascar's annual All-Star race, earning the $1 million prize Wednesday in front of limited spectators at the Tennessee track.
Ingraham: What they're not telling you
We must move beyond the hyperbole and focus on what the latest science tells us.
November's election to decide future of U.S. economy
America is facing a tough partisan stand-off over the path to economic recovery amid rising concerns of stagnant unemployment and lost livelihoods.
One America's Kristian Rouz looks into the matter.
Biden's environmental plan sparks fears of economic fallout
Republican leaders have said Joe Biden's new environmental plan could devastate America's chances at economic recovery.
One America's Hans Hubbard reports.
Trump Announces Infrastructure Approval Overhaul, Scaling Back Environmental Review Process
Unveiling a dramatic streamlining and shortening of the federal process for approving infrastructure projects in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, President Trump declared:
"This will reduce approval times for highways alone by at least seventy percent."
Hawley seeks DOJ probe of St. Louis case on couple wielding guns at protesters
In a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr, Hawley called for a federal civil rights probe into St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's investigation into the McCloskey family for using firearms to defend themselves and their property against protesters.
"This is an unacceptable abuse of power and threat to the Second Amendment and I urge you to consider a federal civil rights investigation into the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office to determine whether this investigation and impending prosecution violates this family's constitutional rights," Hawley wrote to Barr on Thursday.
"There is no question under Missouri law that the McCloskeys had the right to own and use their firearms to protect themselves from threatened violence, and that any criminal prosecution for these actions is legally unsound," Hawley continued.
NRA endorses Trump, says he 'delivered' on promise to protect Second Amendment
"On behalf of America's 5 million NRA members, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is proud to endorse your reelection as president of the United States of America," the NRA's political action committee said in a letter to Trump.
"You have done more than any president to protect the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
The NRA stands behind you and your administration."
National Association of Police Organizations endorses Trump: 'We anticipate' another four years
In an interview on "Fox News @ Night" with host Shannon Bream, McHale said that they had "organized a virtual meeting" following the instruction of bylaws that have been traditionally utilized since their inception in 1978.
"And, President Trump earned that endorsement with a greater margin of the two-thirds that participated in today's meeting," he said.
"So, it's with great pride that I announce on behalf of our National Association of Police Organizations, our endorsement of President Donald J. Trump."
L.A. Schools vs L.A. Students
I think it's time we start talking about school choice.
The L.A. Teachers Union has gone off of the deep end!
Here's the Simple Truth.
Iranians Rally In Support Of Protesters Sentenced To Death
Protesters gathered in Shiraz on July 16.
Social-media users on July 16 called for nationwide demonstrations at 7:00 p.m. local time against a court decision to uphold death sentences against three men who participated in protests last year.
Videos shared on social media purportedly showed protesters in Behbahan, in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, and in Shiraz, the capital of Fars Province, shouting slogans against the death sentences handed to Amir Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi, and Mohammad Rajabi.
Meanwhile, an increased presence of security forces was reported in the streets of the capital, Tehran, and several other cities.
Warlord accused of rights abuses awarded Afghanistan's highest military rank
Former Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum, 66, was awarded the rank of marshal in a special ceremony on July 15, making him only the third such recipient in the Afghan armed forces.
Dostum is an ethnic Uzbek warlord who fought against the Taliban alongside U.S. forces in 2001.
In 2016, Dostum, then vice president, was accused of kidnapping, torturing and raping ex-Jawzjan governor Ahmad Ishchi, a political rival, with a rifle barrel.
At the time, Ghani forced Dostum into exile in Turkey.
US, UK, and Canada accuse Russia of trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research
JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images
"Throughout 2020, APT29 has targeted various organizations involved in COVID-19 vaccine development in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, highly likely with the intention of stealing information and intellectual property relating to the development and testing of COVID-19 vaccines," according to the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre.
"The group uses a variety of tools and techniques to predominantly target governmental, diplomatic, think-tank, healthcare and energy targets for intelligence gain."
APT29, which is associated with the Russian military spy agency GRU, is reportedly using custom malicious software to target organizations around the world. The malware being used is called "WellMess" and "WellMail," according to the 16-page advisory.
Pompeo says China will 'pay a price' for pandemic
Retired four-star Army general Jack Keane tells John Roberts on 'America's Newsroom' there's a broad coalition developing in the world to confront the Chinese Communist Party for 'aggressive behavior.'
Analyst: US, China Conflict May Become Militarized
The U.S. is making its boldest challenge yet against China's coercion in the South China Sea.
An analyst says it signifies the U.S. confrontation against china is now expanding beyond trade and diplomacy into the military field.
Taiwan Holds Drills to Beat Back Invasion Amid China Tensions
Multiple Launch Rocket System Thunderbolt-2000 fires rockets during the live-fire, anti-landing Han Kuang military exercise, which simulates an enemy invasion, in Taichung, Taiwan, on July 16, 2020. (Ann Wang/Reuters)
F-16 and domestically made Ching-kuo fighter jets launched strikes and tanks raced across inland scrub, firing shells to destroy targets on the beach. About 8,000 personnel took part in drills, held on a coastal strip near Taichung in central Taiwan.
The drills, dubbed "Han Kuang," are Taiwan's main annual exercises.
This year's come as China has stepped up its military activity around the island, including flying fighters and bombers close to what Beijing calls its "sacred territory."
"The Han Kuang exercises are a major annual event for the armed forces, evaluating the development of combat abilities.
Even more, it lets the world see our determination and efforts to defend the country's territory," Tsai told the troops.
Barr delivers speech on China policy
A country without an honest media is lost
Paul Craig Roberts. Photo supplied
As a former Wall Street Journal associate editor and columnist, as Business Week's first and for some years only outside columnist in its history, as columnist for Scripps Howard newspapers, for Creators Syndicate in Los Angeles, as a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the San Diego Union, and a number of other once prominent newspapers, and as a regular guest on the TV networks,
I am no longer permitted on any of these media platforms today.
The reason is that truth does not correspond to their message.
You Can't Claim Memorials Deserve To Be Taken Down If You Don't Know Anything About Them
With the support of Senate Republicans, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has successfully attached an amendment to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act designed to erase any mention of the Confederacy from Department of Defense property.
It is true that the namesakes of iconic military bases including Fort Hood, Fort Benning, and Fort Bragg fought on the Confederate side of the Civil War.
While it is undoubtedly easier to brand these men as racist Confederates and call it a day, that fails to tell the story of why these bases bear their names.
Human beings are complicated and complex, and therefore so is their history.
Hindsight reveals that good people sometimes end up on the wrong side of conflict.
Posted on 16 Jul 2020 by RobertPosted in In the NewsTagged Blue Collar Logic, China, Commentary/Opinion, Education, In the News, Laura Ingraham, Politics, President Trump, World News.


Let's start off the month on the right foot, by doing a giveaway! Allergic Traveler has 2 sets of tickets to the Gluten Free and Allergy Free Event in Charlotte that you could win! If you have never been to this show, you are missing out. There are all kinds of local and national safe products for you. You can try things that are nut free or gluten free, sometimes there are even dairy free items. Aside from the multitude of food vendors like Enjoylife, Glutino, or Wowbutter, there are also products like gluten free make up or chemical free cleaning products. I promise you, you will end up walking out of there completely stuffed! You can check out the complete list of vendors here.
We have been to this show many times before. Every time we go, we get to try new products and meet new friends! This year, Allergic Traveler will also be presenting. We will be discussing traveling with dietary restrictions. We will be sharing some of our tips and stories. Things like what to expect? How to be prepared? Should I really go on this trip?
In the meantime, for your chance to win tickets, simply leave a comment here with your best travel tip for those with dietary restrictions. If we use your tip in our presentation, you will also be entered to win a set of Allergic Traveler cards customized to your dietary restrictions. Winner will be chosen at random. Winners will be announced March 28. Good luck!
My tip is if you know your going to be in an area that's not celiac or Gluten Free friendly I prepack my meals and snacks for the road and know I will be safe and what is in my food. I don't have to miss a meal and yes I have taken my own food in to a restaurant. Better safe then sick.
Missed the last one in Charlotte due to an accident.
Hope nothing prevents me from going thus time.
My tip is to be prepared. With having 3 kids I try to make sure I always have snacks on hand. Also when planning a road trip map out the restaurants that are safe for you to eat that way there's no craziness at lunchtime looking for a place to eat with kids screaming in the back saying they're hungry. Safe Travels to everyone.
My biggest tip is to prepare small meals or snacks that can be transported easily- shredded chicken in a cooler can be added to any salad you find, protein-filled muffins for quick meals, and even nut/homemade trail mixes can help with a long drive!
Drum roll please… we have a winner! Congrats to Melinda Harris! You have won a set of tickets to the Gluten Free and Allergy Free Event in Charlotte for this weekend. Please email us at tarah@allergictraveler.net for details!
Thank you all that entered. Looking forward to meeting you this weekend.
Well some people have all the luck! It turns out that Melinda already won a set of tickets. Love the honesty and the fact she wanted these tickets to go to another deserving soul. So we pulled another winner.. and it is… Merna A. Please get in touch with us at tarah@allergictraveler.net Thanks again to all the participants!


This is one of our most popular activities that will test your personal limits, canyoning on the Torrent River!
**Please note if you would like to do the Abel Tasman overnight hike or a Multi-day kayaking option will not have time to also go canyoning.
As long as you can swim, are up for an adventure and enjoy challenging yourself and having fun, Torrent River Canyoning is definitely for you!
It's a packed day starting with a 7.30 am pick up. You'll go to Abel Tasman Canyoning base to meet the skilled and experienced crew, get geared up and before you know it, you'll be zipping into Abel Tasman National Park by boat along with your other Flying Kiwi friends. The boat ride alone is awesome - lots of beautiful coastal scenery to admire as you sit contemplating what you've actually signed up for! Abel Tasman Canyon crew have ensured the trip will blow you away and with that, you'll need to do a bit of a hike in before you start canyoning down a place that is remote and beautiful all in one!
After you've finished canyoning, you'll enjoy another short walk through the idyllic and golden Abel Tasman National Park. Back on the boat, heading out of the park and back to camp, you will feel accomplished, happy and ready for a hearty dinner and a good night's sleep!


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Gallaudet University Professional Education Program Receives Accreditation
By Gallaudet U
Gallaudet University is pleased to announce its Professional Education Programs (PEP) unit has received accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) at the initial teacher preparation and advanced preparation levels. The NCATE accreditation means that Gallaudet's PEP meets rigorous standards which are established by the professional education community.
Gallaudet University, federally chartered in 1864, is a bilingual, diverse, multicultural institution of higher education that ensures the intellectual and professional advancement of deaf and hard of hearing individuals through American Sign Language and English. Gallaudet maintains a proud tradition of research and scholarly activity and prepares its graduates for career opportunities in a highly competitive, technological, and rapidly changing world.
The NCATE accreditation includes Gallaudet's professional education programs in elementary education and early childhood education; secondary education programs in biology, chemistry, English, general science, mathematics, and social studies; and the master's programs in deaf education, school counseling, school psychology, and school social work.
The Gallaudet University Department of Education does an outstanding job of educating future teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students and they must be commended for their diligent efforts, said President T. Alan Hurwitz. The NCATE accreditation is a wonderful achievement which further exemplifies the fact that Gallaudet graduates are fully equipped to educate the deaf and hard of hearing students of today and tomorrow.
NCATE currently accredits 670 institutions that produce two-thirds of the nation's new teacher graduates each year. Its accreditation process establishes standards for teacher education programs and holds accredited institutions accountable for meeting these standards which include the following:
Teacher candidates must possess in-depth knowledge of the subject matter they plan to teach as well as the skills necessary to teach it effectively to students. The university is responsible for assessing this knowledge and skill to determine that students may graduate.
The institution must have partnerships with pre-K-12 schools that enable candidates to develop the skills necessary to help students learn.
Candidates must be prepared to understand and work with diverse student populations.
College and university faculty must model effective teaching practices.
And the school, college, or department of education must have the resources, including information technology resources, necessary to prepare candidates to meet new standards.
NCATE revises its standards every seven years to incorporate best practices and research in order to ensure that the standards reflect a consensus about what is important in teacher preparation. NCATE will conduct its next site visit in Fall 2018.
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The Truth About Drugs
Scouts and Drug-Free World team up.
by Joe Taglieri
Tackling Drugs Boy Scouts in Florida launch drug education campaign by signing a pledge to stay drug-free.
Emblazoned as the centerpiece of Boy Scouts' Second Class emblem is the legend: "Be Prepared." In the 37 tasks a Scout must perform to achieve that rank, one has a special meaning in today's society, and it's all about being prepared. That requirement urges the Scouts to be informed about the "dangers of substance addictions," drugs.
In a groundbreaking partnership, the Boy Scouts of America, founded in 1910, is teaming up with the Foundation for a Drug-Free World. The Foundation, sponsored by the Church of Scientology, has a multi-media campaign, "The Truth About Drugs," which is welcomed by Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and made available to its members.
"The Boy Scouts exist to help people make ethical choices over their lifetime. Certainly [the decision to abstain from drug use] is a critical ethical choice that they would make, and we want them to make informed decisions," said Chuck Keathley, the chief executive of the BSA's Greater Los Angeles Area Council, who was at the forefront of implementing the Foundation's addiction-prevention material.
"The Truth About Drugs" materials have already reached an estimated 127,000 Boy Scouts in 39 states.
Scouts must "participate in a school, community, or troop program on the dangers of using drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, and other practices that could be harmful to [one's] health. Discuss [one's] participation in the program with … family, and explain the dangers of substance addictions," states a BSA manual.
With the help of BSA executives and Foundation members, Keathley started a pilot program in 2014 involving 50 Boy Scout leaders and 5,000 scouts. The success of this and other early incarnations of the program throughout the nation led to the May 2015 memo of understanding signed by Foundation and BSA officials.
"I believe that it is working effectively and that it is a powerful tool to educate our youth members based on facts, metrics and real information, as opposed to anecdotal stories about what the risks are," Keathley said.
Keathley pointed to the "interactive components" that characterize "The Truth About Drugs," which distinguishes it from other prevention programs with a focus on lecturing. Via the curriculum's video and print materials, "there can be self-study, home study and discussions within the Boy Scout troop."
Drawn from the complete standard "Truth About Drugs" curriculum designed for school classroom settings and broken down into multiple lessons, the Scouts' more succinct version is aimed at fitting into the time frame of troop meetings led by scoutmasters. The BSA's curriculum also emphasizes using the material to inspire discussion about drug and alcohol abuse between scouts and their families as well as their peers.
The heart of "The Truth About Drugs" program is that it empowers kids with straight information from former users and addicts. That data allow the youths to make their own informed decisions.
There is also an emphasis in the Boy Scouts' customized material on discouraging marijuana use. This was in response to the increasing availability of cannabis resulting from decriminalization and legalization efforts that have occurred in several states throughout the last two decades. In recent years voters in Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia legalized recreational marijuana use. Voter initiatives and legislatures in a number of states will decide on recreational and medicinal legalization in the near future. "[Legalization is] a problem—and we all know it—for kids to get access," said Foundation member Bob Adams, a Scientologist since 1973 and former NFL pro football player.
"If people know and understand the dangers of drugs and where they can lead if you get involved with them, then they will be able to think more positively about their own survival and act much more responsibly."
Bob Carroll
Since 2013 Adams and Bob Carroll, another Foundation member and longtime Scientologist, were instrumental in forging the Boy Scouts partnership. Over the next two years Adams, Carroll, Keathley and a sizable number of other officials from the Foundation and BSA conducted numerous planning sessions and roundtables throughout the country aimed at making "The Truth About Drugs" a staple element in the Boy Scouts' rank-advancement system.
Jose Niño is a member of the BSA national board of directors. Early on Niño was impressed with "The Truth About Drugs" and saw it as synergistic with Boy Scout programs and activities. "The Truth About Drugs" served as a logical first step toward a curriculum partnership because it mirrored the BSA's existing drug-education requirement.
Carroll and his wife "have been involved with the program with schools and with the police and things of that nature, and we have been very impressed with the workability of the program," Carroll said. "I felt I needed to try to do more with it, so that's when I got in touch with … Jose Niño, who is a major player in the Boy Scouts. He was very interested in the program. He felt it was something scouts really needed mainly because with drugs, very often, it follows along with criminality. His feeling was that with the program, we can eventually nip those things in the bud, so to speak, and make the Boy Scouts aware of the dangers."
Perfect Partnership Beginning with a pilot program in 2014, now more than 127,000 scouts in 39 states take part in "The Truth About Drugs" program.
Carroll further pointed out what he emphasized is the basic premise of the program: "If people know and understand the dangers of drugs and where they can lead if you get involved with them, then they will be able to think more positively about their own survival and act much more responsibly."
In terms of the program's effectiveness in driving home the harsh realities that can result from delving into alcohol and illicit drug abuse, Adams noted its audio/visual emphasis that includes sobering testimonials from recovering addicts. "If you let the videos roll and you tell the kids, or adults, 'this is what these drugs are, this is what they do, these are the consequences from the voices of those who experienced it, that's what really rocks their boat—the testimonials of what drugs are and what they do," Adams said. "It's not a cop up there, or a teacher, or a coach trying to explain to them what this is all about. You've got real stories, real people."
The partnership of Drug-Free World and BSA is all the more historic with the Foundation's sponsor, Scientology: Founder L. Ron Hubbard was an avid Scout—in 1924 becoming at age 13 the youngest-ever Eagle Scout, the program's top rank.
Preventing Drug Abuse at Its Roots
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It Was Always a "Good Day!"
When I started in professional radio, 51 years ago this week, there was a gentleman broadcasting that captivated my attention, his name was Paul H. Aurandt. The radio audience knew him better by his middle name, Harvey; Paul Harvey.
He broadcast six days a week, just like all radio personalities did back in those days. It was a time when all radio was delivered LIVE. Paul Harvey was heard over the ABC Radio Networks with his News and Comment week day mornings and middays. His Saturday noon-time broadcasts were extra special broadcasts that were always sure to surprise and delight his audience of as many as 24-million people a week. Paul Harvey News was carried by 1,200 radio stations in America, plus 400 American Forces Network stations broadcasting all over the world.
The first commercial break in each broadcast was clearly announced with the words, "now page 2." And it caused me to turn up my radio and give Mr. Harvey my full attention as he told me about another great product that he personally used. The ad copy, just like the news and comments, were all crafted by the mind of Paul Harvey.
I bought my BOSE WAVE radio due to Mr. Harvey telling me how wonderful music sounded coming through its speakers and baffle system design. It started me on the path to owning several BOSE products as a result.
Paul Harvey News had a waiting list of sponsors to get on his program. In 1986 his News & Comment broadcasts were rated #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 in network radio programs when he was the focus of a CBS 48-Hours broadcast commemorating Paul Harvey's 70th birthday.
Bob Sirott did the profile piece and it showed Paul Harvey as few ever saw him. I encourage you to watch the segment on YouTube by clicking HERE
Paul Harvey News
On April 1, 1951, ABC Radio Network premiered Paul Harvey News and Comment. His Chicago based broadcasts were often called "the voice of the silent majority" or "the voice of Middle America."
Paul Harvey was making so much money for ABC, they added a third daily broadcast to the schedule on May 10, 1976 called, The Rest of the Story. These broadcasts were written and produced by Paul's son, Paul Harvey, Jr. for its 33-year long run.
While Paul and his son maintained this entertaining feature which was based on true stories, not all critics agreed, including urban legend expert Jan Harold Bunvand.
I know from my own personal experience of the two times Paul Harvey included stories based on my hometown of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, that Mr. Harvey played fast and loose with the facts of the events to tell a good story. It made me wonder how all the other stories I heard might have been so "massaged."
In 2000, I was managing a cluster of radio stations for Connoisseur and Cumulus. We carried Paul Harvey on my 100,000-watt KOEL-FM. It was the only thing, other than local news in morning drive, that stopped the flow of the best in country music.
I remember being in my car at the time Mr. Harvey's noon-time broadcast came on the air and hitting the scan button to hear Paul Harvey News and Comment on virtually every station my car radio stopped on. In media, that's called a "road block," the same program or advertisement, broadcast at the same time on multiple radio or television stations.
$100 Million Dollar Contract
In November of 2000, Paul Harvey had just inked a new 10-year contract with ABC Radio Networks when a few months later he damaged his vocal cords and had to leave the air. It wasn't until August of 2001 that Paul returned to the air waves, but only with a reduced clarity and vocal presence in his voice.
I remember this very well as I was now back in Atlantic City running a cluster of radio stations, and my AM radio station WOND-AM1400, was the Paul Harvey radio station for South Jersey.
I had been cajoling Mr. Harvey's secretary in Chicago for months before he lost his voice for customized promotional announcements to be voiced by Paul Harvey to promote his daily broadcasts over WOND radio.
One day in the fall of 2001, a reel-to-reel tape came in an envelope from Chicago addressed to me. It contained my customized, Paul Harvey voiced, WOND announcements. I was thrilled, but just a little disappointed when we played the tape due to the hoarse, raspy sound of Paul's voice when he recorded them.
Before the end of 2001, Paul Harvey was back to full vocal dynamics.
Touched My Heart
It was after watching the Bob Sirott piece produced for 48 Hours a second time and then sharing my personal Paul Harvey memories with the love of my life, Sue, that I found myself choking up and tearing up about the heartfelt emotional impact that this gentleman from Tulsa, Oklahoma had made on me.
Using only wire copy and his manual typewriter, Paul Harvey crafted a broadcast of words that vividly created in the mind of the listener exactly what he intended. His full vocal range, the power of the dramatic pause and dynamic inflection completed his radio magic, what most like to call radio's "Theater of the Mind."
Could you imagine Paul Harvey doing podcasts?
I have no doubt that they would have been as popular as the original SERIAL podcast was from NPR.
Paul Harvey didn't use any music or sound effects.
Paul Harvey created great radio, that was welcomed into homes all across the globe by his great writing ability and vocal acting talents.
Harvey receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005
Paul Harvey died on February 28, 2009 at the age of 90.
Three weeks after his death, ABC Radio Networks cancelled the entire News and Comment franchise.
At the time of his death, he had less than two years left on his 10-year contract.
Paul Harvey called himself a salesman, not a journalist, newsman or anything else. He loved his sponsors saying "I am fiercely loyal to those willing to put their money where my mouth is."
He never would have promoted his broadcast as "commercial free," as he understood that this free, over-the-air medium called radio, was a powerful way to move product for his advertisers and that it was those very folks that paid all the bills for him and the ABC Radio Networks.
Imagine that, radio ads that were as cherished to hear as the rest of the broadcast itself.
That's the definition of "GREAT RADIO."
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History's Technology Rhyme
Transistor Radio, Cars & Rock 'n Roll
I've written before how history never repeats itself, but usually rhymes. So when I was reading an article in the NY Times about "Tech's 'Frightful 5' Will Dominate Digital Life for Foreseeable Future" it hit me. Here was how history was rhyming when it came to communications. Fasten your seat-belt, this will get bumpy.
What this article's author Farhad Manjoo wrote was how Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft (others include Netflix in this mix) came along at a perfect time to roll up their user base. They were in the right place, at the right time in other words.
Geoffrey G. Parker, a business professor at Tulane University has co-authored a book called "Platform Revolution" where he explains how these tech companies were able to ride the perfect wave of technology change – that being a decrease in the cost of IT, an increase in connectivity and the introduction/fast adoption of mobile phones.
And when it comes to advertising, these companies are in the right place to leverage digital marketing and enjoy most of the benefits of this growth area as well. In fact, since there is a sense that these major digital companies will receive most of the online advertising monies, traditional media – like radio & TV – could see advertising monies return to them. Let's hope that happens.
So, where's the rhyme in this story? Well consider this other time in communications history when television burst onto the scene after the end of World War Two in the 1950s. Radio, a lot of people thought, would cease to exist. Radio's stars, programs and advertisers, to a large measure, jumped into television. Radio had to find a new act.
Radio was in the right place, at the right time for the birth of three things when TV came along; the transistor radio and the car radio. Both of these technology advancements would be the savior of radio along with one other important development; rock 'n roll.
Radio was in the perfect place to ride the baby boomer youth wave of rock music, cars and transistor radios. Television grew in large measure by scarcity, only two or three television networks and few TV stations.
When broadband came along, that scarcity factor went poof. Radio now sees its dominance in the car being challenged by a digital dashboard.
The newest radio format to have come into existence – all sports/talk – is now 29 years old. Clearly, innovation in the radio world has stalled.
The good news is radio in America has more reach than any other form of mass media. The bad news is it sees annual erosion of its TSL (time spent listening). This can be fixed. To do this, radio needs to address the very factors that are causing its TSL to erode.
The thing most often heard from consumers about what they dislike about radio are its commercials. Yet, commercials don't have to be a tune-out factor. No one tunes out the Super Bowl when it's a blowout because they want to see what other clever commercials might still be coming on their television.
Most radio stations long ago did away with their copywriters. These masters of the spoken word who can craft a story about businesses need to be enticed back into the radio business at every radio station.
The number of commercials in a break needs to be reassessed by the radio industry as well. You can't kill the goose that lays your gold revenue egg and expect it to continue to lay you golden eggs.
Bring back personalities. They not only sell the music (the record companies need you!); they sell your station and through live reads, your advertisers' products and services.
Those who remember Paul Harvey News & Commentary will tell you that page two (his first live read commercial) was always something you turned up the radio for. I remember reading Paul Harvey brought in more money for the ABC Radio Network than everything else they did. And everyone loved Paul Harvey's commercials and bought the products he talked about.
I think retired CBS Radio President Dan Mason said it best when he said this about radio:
"Without community and companionship, we have nothing."
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when i erase the phone & flash it to 9.40 it turns on fine;no contact service. but after i write rpl, contact service shows up again.
You should write the RPL, doing the sx4 authorize (not the sx4 bypass) and write the full PM without the PM308.
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No one likes to pay for things they're used to getting for free. That was all too evident at a town meeting at the Legislative Center in Cruz Bay called by the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority on September 1.
The plans will not affect residents of the island directly, at least not in the immediate future. People will still be able to toss bags of household waste in the bins located throughout the island. But commercial haulers—those that pick up waste from resorts, shopping centers, and construction sites, for example– will now face fees ranging from $31.28 to $65.26 per ton, depending on the type of waste.
Chances are good that the commercial haulers will be passing on their costs to their customers, which could mean price increases on all products and services throughout the Virgin Islands.
The Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) is authorized by law to collect "tipping fees" and has made several attempts to do so over the past several years. With recent costly construction of a "wrap and bale" facility at the Anguilla Landfill on St. Croix and improvements at the Bovoni Landfill on St. Thomas, the authority is now increasingly motivated to recoup its expenses.
Because they are reaching capacity, both landfills are scheduled to be closed by 2020, according to Mario Leonard, director of solid waste for the St. Thomas-St. John District.
St. John does not have a landfill. The Susannaberg Landfill was closed in 2002 following a series of fires that burned for months at a time in the early 1990's. The site has been converted into a transfer station where waste from St. John is sorted and processed before being hauled to the landfill on St. Thomas.
When the scale is in place, haulers carrying waste on St. John will drive on to a scale as they enter the transfer station on St. John. From there they will proceed to the tipping floor, a flat, concrete area where the waste material can be dumped and sorted for processing; recyclable materials can be collected and hazardous materials removed.
After a truck has offloaded its haul on the tipping floor, the truck is weighed again, and the fees for the materials offloaded are assessed. Haulers who make more than ten trips per month will be given charge accounts. Others may pay by check, credit card, or debit card. No cash will be accepted.
Mario Leonard said that the cost of removing residential waste from bin sites on St. John and transporting the waste to St. Thomas amounts to $1.2 million and is now funded through the St. John Capital Improvement Fund. VIWMA plans to implement fees for residential customers on all three islands at some point in the future.
Several people attending the meeting questioned the fee scale. "I don't have a problem with fees. It's just that you're going from zero to one hundred. It's sticker shock," said Steven Paris, who has a business that includes excavations and the transport of heavy materials. Paris estimated that at the proposed rates, disposal of a truckload of waste—a service that used to be free –could cost as much as $1,400.
Aubin said that the rates will be set by the Public Service Commission and can be adjusted in response to a variety of factors.
Several people attending the meeting also brought up the increased possibility of illegal dumping from people trying to avoid the fees. "There's no way you can control the guy who gets up at 2:00 am and throws his trash on the side of the road," said Andrew Penn of Penn Trucking, one of the contractors for VIWMA who picks up household waste at bins sites.
Leonard admitted that VIWMA has a problem with businesses that dispose of their waste in residential trash bins rather than pay a commercial hauler for their services.
VIWMA has been in the process of removing open bins from St. Thomas and St. Croix and replacing them with "convenience centers." No site has been identified yet for one on St. John.
Elmo Rabsatt questioned VIWMA officials about how community groups will be charged when they do clean ups. Aubin responded that groups that volunteer for clean-ups can contact the authority for a permit and will not be charged.
Anthony said that over the summer, his business had to absorb the extra costs– including barge fees, Port Authority charges, and labor costs for crew– when the Susannaberg transfer station was limiting its service.
For several weeks over the summer, commercial haulers were unable to offload at the Susannaberg Transfer Station because of a backlog in collection services at the facility.
As trash piled up throughout the island, VIWMA made the collection at bin sites by its contractor a priority, limiting service at Susannaberg to smaller vehicles. The barge situation impacted the entire community," Wallace said.
Visit the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority's website to keep up with tipping fees implementation.


Live at the Eccles presents Buddy Guy with special guest Jimmie Vaughan Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Eccles Theater in downtown Salt Lake City. ArtTix is the official source for tickets for Live at the Eccles events.
And it only takes one listen to The Blues Is Alive and Well to realize that Guy's mission has been more than accomplished here. The record is arriving on the heels of a spate of high visibility for the 81-year-old performer: at the 2016 Grammys, he picked up a trophy for "Best Blues Album" honoring Born to Play Guitar, and that same year he hit the road for a U.S. tour opening for Jeff Beck. In addition to bringing the house down for a recent sold-out performance commemorating the closing of New York City's B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill, he recently appeared on David Letterman's Netflix talk show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. A truly restless and energetic performer, The Blues Is Alive and Well is the latest triumph in an already-legendary career.


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Q: Restart python program, reseting all lists and variables I'd like to restart my fairly large python program. So far, the way I've tried to achieve this is by doing the following:
   if __name__ == '__main__':
        MyFunction1()
        os.execv(__file__, sys.argv)

My code is divided into many different functions, all I really want to do is allow the user to restart the program.
Using the above code causes an error second time round, when running.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated, even if they simply suggest an alternative. Although, with my large code, I'm not sure a while loop might do :)


The platform independent DSL "UI" defines module types, element types, member types and options to describe user interfaces. The DSL isn't specialized on certain classes of devices (e.g. mobile). A UI model defines nothing else than the structure of a user interface (without any sizes or colors), its content and its binding to data sources.
Here is a list of all provided types.
In the following, each type is going to be described in detail.
A "comp" element is used to define a user interface component, like a button or a text field. Please note that "comp" defines a user interface component whereas "component" (see further down) defines the usage of a "comp".
A "display" element is ued to define a user interface area, where user interface components can be displayed. You can for instance use a "display" to define an input form or a selection list.
A "component" member defines the usage of a user interface component, that previously has been defined by means of a "comp" element.
Label Quoted Text The value defined here is used as the default label for the user interface component. Typically, a generator follows the rule: When there is a "Label" defined, then there is automatically the usage of a label component generated for the usage of the component.
EntityField Reference, single valued References a "field" of an "entity" element. This defines a direct data binding, which is a sepcialization of the implicit data binding, that can be modeld by means of "display" and "databinding" elements.
A "databinding" element allows you to group several "display" elements and link those to an "entity". This means, the linked "entity" provides the data for the "display" elements.
Entity Reference, single valued This option lets you assign an "entity" to a group of "displays" (through the databinding element).
A "container" is the common parent element of "layout", "display" and "toolbar".
Abstract Boolean A "container" that is set to be "Abstract" serves as a parent container of other, concrete child containers.
Title Quoted Text A "Title" defines a standard text, that can be used as panel title, section title or a similar part of a user interface component.
Children Reference, multi valued With the help of the "Children" option, you model a tree of user interface containers.
Toolbars Reference, multi valued "Toolbars" lets you link modeled "toolbars" with a "layout" or "display" container. With this, you define a set of actions, that can be taken for a certain area of a user interface (e.g. save, open, delete, reload).
With a "layout" you structure a user interface. Styles (pixel sizes, colors, …) are not going to be modeled.
Defines the direction in which the child "container" elements are layed out inside the "layout".
Defines, whether the child "containers" are positioned on top of each other (Tab) or next to each other (Split).
A "toolbar" groups actions that a user can take.
A "component" member defines the usage of a UI component, that previously has been defined as a "comp". Within a "toolbar" the UI components that are used typically are buttons, links or menu items.
HasIcon Boolean If this option is set to true, the generated usage of a UI component leads to the display of an icon on the component.
Label Quoted Text With "Label" you define a default text, that is then placed on a UI component, e.g. a button.
EntityField Reference, single valued References a "field" of an "entity". The "field" holds the data that is going to be displayed by the "component".
A "flow" element defines, how you get from one user interface container to another.
Defines, in which way a new user interface container is going to be opened.
Open: A new window is going to be opened. The previous window is still visible.
Replace: The previous user interface container is removed and replaced by a new user interface container.
Push: The previous user interface container is completely overlayed by a new user interface container, similar to a view stack.
From Reference, single valued "From" sets the user interface container, from where the navigation starts.
To Reference, single valued "To"sets the user interface container, where the navigation ends.
Components Reference, multi valued With "Components" you define, which user interface components (e.g. a button) trigger the navigation.
With an "application" element you model an application. It serves as the entry point to all other elements of a UI model.
DefaultLanguage Text A language code, to set the default language of the application. For example de for German or en for English.
OfflineCapability Boolean When OfflineCapability is set to true, then a generator knows, that it has to generate code, that allows to work with the application even when there is no permanent network connection.
Root Reference, single valued An element of type "container". Defines, which user interface container is going to be displayed first, when the application is started. Please note that an application splash screen normally is not meant by this.
Storage Reference, multi valued One or more elements of type "storage". Defines where and how application data is managed. Options that are set for the referenced "storage" element provide the information for a generator, to generate sensible code to manage application data.
Menu Reference, multi valued One or more elements of type "toolbar". With this you can define a global menu for the application.
Interfaces Reference, multi valued One or more elements of type "interface". Here you can define how to access a remote service, for example a REST-API. It is the "interface" element that holds the relevant information for a generator to know what to generate.
A "storage" element nominates persistence modules, that define data structures to be used by the application.
Defines, where the application data comes from. "Local" means on the same computer, where the application is executed. "Remote" means from a different computer that is accessible over the network.
Modules Reference, multi valued One or more persistence modules ("module" with kind=Persistence). The modules contain the data structures for the application data.
Entities Reference, multi valued One or more "entity" elements, in case you do not want to use complete persistence modules to describe the application data structures.
EntityFields Reference, multi valued One or more "field" elements, in case you do not want to use complete entities to describe the application data structures.
An "interface" element references modeled function modules ("module" with kind=Function). Those function modules relate to parts of a software that can be accessed across process boundaries. A generator typcially creates code that handles the calls to the remote services.
Modules Reference, multi valued References one or more function modules. Those modules represent remote services, no matter whether those have been generated or developed manually.


Tenants in a newly privatized residential building on the Upper West Side said they're suffering through the late-summer heat due to façade work that began early this month. Their windows, balcony doors and air conditioning units, tenants said, are covered in plastic sheeting and no fresh or conditioned air can get into individual apartments.
The building is a 28-story, 270-unit residential building at Amsterdam Avenue and 95th Street that privatized earlier this year after several decades in the Mitchell-Lama affordable housing program. Some residents took buyouts, said Wimberly, but the majority opted to remain in their units and maintain their protected rent status. In addition, he said, all but a handful of the apartments have balconies and are affected by the work.
The building's owner, Starrett Corp., told tenants the work is being done in compliance with Local Law 11, which requires physical inspection of a building's façade via scaffolding — and maintenance if necessary – every five years.
But in addition to the façade work, balconies are being resurfaced and new railing hardware is being installed. Wimberly suspects the owners are seeking to make the newly privatized building more attractive to prospective buyers by upgrading the balconies under the guise of Local Law 11.
On a recent visit to Wimberly's apartment the air was hot and stuffy. A tower fan pointed at the couch labored mightily to circulate the fug around the living room. The balcony door, which is glass, was covered with heavy plastic sheeting and blue tape, as were the windows and his AC grill. The temperature outside was 93 degrees.
Wimberly said the plastic sheeting went up on Friday, Aug. 28. According to AccuWeather.com, the temperature that day was 82 degrees. It climbed steadily over that weekend and into the following week, peaking at 93 degrees on Aug. 3.
And there are other issues to contend with in addition to the soaring temperatures. For instance, tenants were told to remove all furniture and belongings from their balconies but were not told for how long. For Stephanie Ferguson, that means dealing with patio furniture that's now piled up in her living room.
Wimberly also criticized Starrett for not breaking the work into sections so only a certain number of tenants would be affected at one time. He said it's frustrating for tenants to have their apartments sealed up while no work is being done.
Tenant Manuel Casanova said residents were given no advance notice that their apartments would be sealed in plastic. Letters provided by Wimberly show that Starrett first notified tenants of the façade work in mid-July and instructed them to remove belongings from the balcony. Three other notices were sent in August, none of which mention that apartments would be sealed from the outside in plastic sheeting.
Casanova said in his opinion the façade work has been completely mismanaged, and echoed Wimberly's objection that the work was not completed in individual sections.
After much protest from tenants and a letter expressing "grave concern" from Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, Starrett sent a statement to tenants last week agreeing to remove the plastic sheeting from the air-conditioning vents on Sept. 3, but said the plastic would be put back in place the morning of Sept. 8.
Young declined to answer other questions regarding the work's affect on tenants, except to say the company deferred the project until September to spare tenants during summer's hottest months and that the plastic sheeting is required to prevent dust and other construction debris from penetrating apartments. As for a timeline, Young said the work is set to continue throughout the winter. A worker in the building told a reporter it would be at least another year.
"Management takes all residents' concerns seriously, and we're working on other alternatives to accommodate everyone during this heat wave," said Starrett's statement, which noted that after Aug. 8 tenants should await further instruction on the use of AC units. The company also offered tenants an air-conditioned community center as relief from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at a property they own on Columbus and 96th Street.
In her letter dated Aug. 31, Rosenthal said apartments at the building were dangerously hot due to a recent heat wave and that the elderly and infirmed were at great risk.
"There are several concerns that must be addressed and I ask that you take action immediately to rectify the un-acceptable conditions" residents now find themselves in, she said.
In a later interview she said despite the temporary reprieve Starrett announced last week, she's still concerned about the work's affect on tenants.
Rosenthal also said she's working with the Department of Buildings to increase enforcement efforts on the tenant protection plan at 175 West 95th St., which must be filed by a building owner with the agency for any work that would have an affect on tenants.


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Weekend At The Movies: Here For A Good Time
Natalie Xenos May 13, 2016 FeaturedFilmWeekend At The Movies
If you're lucky enough to be enjoying all the cinematic magic at Cannes Film Festival, spare a thought for those of us left at home. Whilst it's no French Riviera, the local cinema is a nice place to be this weekend. There's nostalgia from Linklater, app inspired animation and a spy-thriller starring some of Britain's finest.
Following on from the critical success of Boyhood in 2014, Richard Linklater's latest film takes viewers on a retro journey back to America in the 1980's. Channelling the same spirit as the director's coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused, Everybody Wants Some!! centres on a group of college baseball players navigating their way through unsupervised adulthood. Starring a young cast of actors including Tyler Hoechlin, Blake Jenner, Ryan Guzman and Zoey Dutch, it promises nostalgia, comedy and a killer soundtrack. We'd expect nothing less from Linklater.
You've played the game, now it's time to watch Red, Chuck, and Bomb in action on screen. A directorial debut for Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly, The Angry Birds Movie sees the three flightless birds going up against mysterious green piggies that arrive on their island home. Reviews of the game adaptation suggest it doesn't live up to Pixar animation, however it's bright and inoffensive enough to provide some lightweight weekend entertainment for all the family.
If you enjoyed the BBC One miniseries The Night Manager, you might want to check out Our Kind of Traitor when it hits cinemas today. Based on John le Carré's novel of the same name, this thriller follows Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris as an English couple who unwittingly befriend a money launderer for the Russian mafia (Stellan Skarsgård) and get caught up in the world of espionage in the process. It's an inferior le Carré adaptation but it's saved by a cast of stellar actors that also includes Damien Lewis.
On DVD we have another book to film adaptation to indulge in: Lenny Abrahamson's independent drama Room. Held captive for seven years in a small space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom and have to learn to adapt to the outside world. Starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay, this five star, Academy Award and BAFTA winning masterpiece should be at the top of your watchlist this week.
Next week's new releases include a return for the X-Men, Tom Hanks in Saudi Arabia and musical drama set in Ireland. Check back with us on Friday to see which movies we're recommending.
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Food insecurity and food waste are two issues being confronted by the North Country Food Alliance (NCFA). The nonprofit organization works with local food distributors like co-ops, grocery stores and warehouses to get excess food to people who need it the most.
"It is all perfectly sellable food," said Nick Solem, food share coordinator for the NCFA. "It is overstock, not expired."
NCFA's mission is to reduce waste while increasing access to health food for people, regardless of their socio-economic status, Solem said. "So we're trying to change attitudes towards waste and diet."
Along with their food distribution work, the NCFA works in communities to create gardens where people can grow fresh food.
"We have a pattern of starting community gardens, handing them over to the community and then stepping out," said Solem.
"These are not traditional community gardens in the sense that people are leasing plots from us. This is again completely free," he said. "People in the community are free to help garden if they are able and otherwise just eat whatever they want from the plots."
For more information on the NCFA, check out their website here.


Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday assured to rebuild the economy that tumbled over the past 53 days, while insisting that stabilising the rupee was a key priority of the Government›s agenda to provide equitable living standards for all citizens of Sri Lanka.
"One of the key concerns of the country today is to stabilise the fast-depreciating rupee, which is affecting the livelihood of the people with a high cost of living. Economic management is not an easy task that everybody can do, and we saw the repercussions of bad management during the past 51 days. Considering all these factors, it is important that we take quick strategic actions to rebuild the economy at a faster pace," he said, speaking at the opening of the 'Fiftykay Orchids' restaurant at Waters Edge in Battaramulla on Tuesday.
Wickremesinghe claimed that as a result of the hasty decisions taken by the Government to defend the rupee, foreign reserves, which stood around $8 billion during the August and September period, have dropped drastically due to bad economic management over the past 53 days.
"To defend the fast-depreciating rupee, the Government spent more money, and as a result the foreign reserves were reduced further," he pointed out.
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said the Cabinet has discussed with the Finance Minister on timely policies to strengthen the rupee, which is affecting the livelihood of people.
"We have discussed about possible steps that can be taken immediately to mitigate further depreciation. We are even ready to reach out to our friendly countries to borrow money, but that alone will not be sufficient. We must increase our value-added exports and offerings in the tourism industry to generate foreign exchange. This is why SME enterprises, such as orchid cultivation, should be encouraged, to increase economic activities and circulation of money, for better living standards, for equitable growth," Wickremesinghe added.
He also said that the Government was fully committed to develop the tourism industry, and the authorities have already embarked on many initiatives. «We had many plans scheduled to be launched in November last year, but unfortunately all those plans went into limbo because of the political instability. However, we are now determined to start from where we have stopped those projects,» he assured.
Wickremesinghe reiterated that the proposed strategies in consultation with the private sector of the tourism industry stakeholders will be implemented accordingly in the near future.
In addition, the Premier said initiation of all the major projects to transform Colombo into a mega-city has been done over the past two years, and the work has already begun on projects such as the LRT, refurbishing of Kelaniya bridge, and Port City, which will come up within the next five years.
The Prime Minister also commended the Waters Edge Board of Directors for turning around the company into a profit-making hotel.


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Barnstormer, Barnstorm or Barnstorming may refer to:

Sports
 Barnstorming, aerial stunts performed for entertainment, popular in the 1920s
 Barnstorming (sports), athletic practice of traveling and playing exhibition matches outside of established leagues
 Iowa Barnstormers, a professional indoor football team from Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
 Lancaster Barnstormers,  a professional baseball team from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Arts and entertainment
 Barnstorm (band), an American rock band 1972–74
 Barnstorm (album), 1972
 Barnstormer (ride), a thrill ride at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, U.S.
 The Barnstormer, a junior roller coaster at Walt Disney World in Florida, U.S.
 The Barnstormer (film), a 1922 American silent comedy film
 "Barnstormers", an episode of The Shield TV series
 Barnstormer (band), a music project of Attila the Stockbroker
Barnstorming (video game), for the Atari 2600, 1982

Other uses
 Fisher Barnstormer, a biplane ultralight aircraft
 Operation Barnstormer, a 2006 coalition military operation of the Iraq War
 Ashley and Shane Barnstormer, characters from the 2014 web series Video Game High School

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Headed up to Bilgola beach for the sunrise this morning. It's a spot I haven't been to before along the northern beaches, so it's always fresh and fun, even on days like today where the low lying clouds in the horizon block the rising sun.
There's something very calming about driving along dark and quiet roads in the early morning, in anticipation of watching the dawn of another new day. That's one of my favorite ways to start the day. But then, there's also having to drive back post sunrise, when the rest of the city has arisen and are starting to clog the roads. Heh.


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Report: Phoenix closing in on IndyCar return for 2016
By Luke SmithAug 14, 2015, 10:04 AM EDT
Phoenix International Raceway is closer to returning to the Verizon IndyCar Series calendar than it has been at any point in the past ten years, according to a new report.
azcentral.com reports that a date and distance for a race in 2016 have already been agreed by the circuit and INDYCAR, but that a firm deal still remains unsigned.
PIR last hosted an IndyCar race back in 2005, won by Sam Hornish Jr., and although a return has been mooted for some time, plans have failed to come to fruition.
However, according to circuit president Bryan Sperber, a deal is closer now that it has been since the race fell off the calendar ten years ago.
"This is the closest we've been in ten years," Sperber told azcentral sports.
"We working hard on it but it's not a done deal. There have been things we've worked hard on in the past that didn't [happen]."
Earlier this year, Hulman and Co. (INDYCAR's parent company) CEO Mark Miles confirmed that Phoenix was being discussed when formulating the calendar, and suggested a date as early as February to give the circuit's NASCAR events plenty of breathing room.
According to the report, a date of April 2 2016 has been agreed by PIR and INDYCAR, with the race running for 250 miles that evening. This would see it slot in two weeks before the Grand Prix of Long Beach (April 17).
Hulman and Co. chief revenue officer Jay Frye confirmed that there was a desire to return to PIR from both the circuit and INDYCAR, and that every effort would be made to take the series back for 2016.
"I think there's genuine enthusiasm on both sides," Frye said.
"Phoenix is very important to the league, our partners and fans. We're making every attempt to explore every option to go back there."


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Released the alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault in the Sanfermines
Concentration in the Plaza del Castillo in Pamplona against sexual assault. / Eph
The accused had surrendered voluntarily today and a restraining order of 200 meters has been applied to him
The duty judge has decreed the release of the detainee by the Foral Police for the sexual assault reported by a woman in the Mendillorri neighborhood in the early hours of July 10. However, the magistrate has imposed a 200-meter distance measure on the alleged aggressor with respect to the complainant during the investigation of the case, as well as a communication ban. This judicial procedure will be processed by the Investigating Court number 2 of Pamplona, the judicial body that was on duty on the day of the events.
The mayor of Pamplona, Enrique Maya, stated today that the alleged perpetrator of a sexual assault on a young woman committed early Saturday morning in the vicinity of Mendillorri "is from another province and has turned himself over to the Foral Police."
The Local Civil Protection Board of the Pamplona City Council has confirmed this afternoon that the alleged perpetrator of the attack has gone to court after having been testifying since this morning, although it maintains several avenues of investigation open.
The mayor of the Navarran capital has told the media that the information that has come from the Government of Navarra is that the alleged aggressor had surrendered to the Foral Police. "He is a person from another province who has voluntarily surrendered to the Foral Police," he said after presiding over an institutional act. «We are going to see if he finally comes to justice; Everything must be analyzed, because these are very sensitive issues, and based on the analysis that is done, legal action will be taken », he added.
The investigation of the events was initiated by the Foral Police after a complaint filed by a woman, and has led to the rejection and condemnation by institutions such as the Government of Navarra or the Pamplona City Council, political parties and the citizens themselves, who gathered massively this past Tuesday, in the middle of the San Fermín festivities, as a sign of revulsion at the alleged attack.
Another complaint for touching
On the other hand, today it has been known that the Local Civil Protection Board has also been informed of a new complaint for touching. The Board has wanted to send a message of "calm" to the public regarding the punctures reported by several women during the holidays.
Despite the fact that, at first, it was warned of the possibility that these pricks could be a new form of chemical submission to perpetrate sexual assaults, the bodies and security forces that are investigating all the complaints "seem to rule out that this is the objective of the punctures", since no chemical substances have been detected in any of the complainants and the behavior of the alleged aggressors "seems to be more related to hooliganism", they state from the Pamplona City Council.
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Video: Incredibly, It's Possible To Use The Xbox Series X On A Nintendo DS
Via a random Japanese accessory
by Fraser Gilbert Mon 10th May 2021
How crazy is this?! YouTube channel The Retro Future has discovered there's actually a way of playing the Xbox Series X on the very original Nintendo DS, made possible by the existence of a random Japanese accessory.
The accessory is a Nintendo DS TV Tuner which doesn't work as intended anymore (at least in the UK) due to analogue TV signals having been turned off, but with the help of some AV cables and an HDMI adapter, you can theoretically plug pretty much anything in and it'll display on the top screen - although we don't know why you'd want to...
You can see the Xbox Series X in action on the Nintendo DS in the video above, with the team showcasing the console's boot-up screen and a game of Rocket League, albeit with a lot of squinting involved. Pretty cool discovery regardless!
What do you make of this? Ever seen one of these TV tuners? Let us know down in the comments.
[source youtu.be, via nintendolife.com]
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Almost everybody at my college had DSes. We were always doing local play during class, outside of class, during lunch, basically any and all times when on site.
Having rocket league with that local wireless download play, would've been something truely special.
@A01 That basically exists now with Nintendo Switch
@everynowandben
Yes but it's been about 15 years since I was in college.
The days of us just getting our portable consoles out during the middle of a lesson and having a good time are long gone. If I tried to do the same with the switch at work these days, I think I'd get in trouble quite quickly.
I also don't think it's considered quite as impressive these days with the switch. The DS was the first handheld with wireless multiplayer and the download play was really a phenomenal feature. It was those two aspects - both of them never been down before, coupled with youth, that made it such a good time.
Nowadays, everything is wireless, so that's not impressive anymore. And the download play no longer exists.
PhhhCough
@A01 LAN parties with halo set up in multiple rooms and consoles and teams, was an event, with food, drinks and other joys. Playing online with others, just doesnt have the same impact as LAN parties. It's fun, dont get me wrong, just a different experience.
I didn't know the DS had a TV turner accessory. I remember the Sega Game Gear had one which my friend had. I remember watching stuff on it like baseball games during lunch and recess at school lol.
gingataisen
If it was the other way around, I'd be all over it.
I had one of these for the GBA and I used it to play Tony Hawk's on GameCube on the tiny dimly lit GBA screen. I thought it was rubbish at the time so I took it back to the store. Wish I didn't now though, I could be making some sweet YouTube ad revenue lol
@A01 we did similar in secondary school. It was mainly using the pictochat to message eachother about the teachers. I remember a rude anatomy drawing contest we had on the coach going to a school trip 😂
Xiovanni
Halo DS confirmed


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